Keeper of the Kingdom

Haruka took some comfort in these words, so her companions were keeping an eye on things.

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Haruka took some comfort in these words, so her companions were keeping an eye on things.

“I thought I sensed several presences,” she replied. “Some somewhat familiar, some not. Those reborn have a similar aura to that they had in the past, but there are differences too, because with rebirth comes change in some form or fashion. That’s something to be celebrated, however, as one cannot expect people to always remain the same. At any rate, I have no doubt things are in good hands.”

“….I see. Tsk…”

“Agreed,” Tamashi replied. “I don’t sense any immediate danger, but that doesn’t mean we should let down our guard. If it’s any consolation, we do have other allies up there, on the moon and elsewhere monitoring things. Though if anyone senses anything from up there, it will probably be Sedna. In spite of her appearance, she’s been around for many years.”

Haruka still sort of found the girl’s story hard to believe, but then again a lot of unbelievable things had happened since she had first awakened as a senshi. Nodding, she listened, finally deciding that it might be okay to trust her; she did not sense any evil energy from this girl, after all, and what other reason would this person have to lie to her about this?

Tamashi shook her head. “Down here? I’m not sure. I sensed many of you awakening down here on Earth some time ago, so I was waiting for an opportune time to both introduce myself and offer aid if need be. On the moon, things are relatively peaceful and quiet-the rare visitors we do have are other senshi-either moon or castle senshi from our system, or from elsewhere.”

She nodded, and smiled gently, though made no note of the shock on the other’s face. “And I am Sailor Juliet, a moon senshi designed to protect you, actually. It was a position given to me by Queen Serenity to protect my true identity as her niece and the princess’ cousin. Though until this conversation, that remained a secret between Queen Serenity, myself, and a choice group of senshi that have been helping me rebuild. Well, as much as I can.” She paused.

Haruka nodded; perhaps this girl had sensed her, and thought that she was one of her friends whom she had been searching for.

“The moon,” Tamashi replied, smiling wistfully. “Though it is not where I was born-that much I do not know of myself. Before that, I spent many years on Uranus’ moon of Juliet. Technically that is the most ‘home’ for me, but circumstances have kept me on the moon for many years. A mission, if you will.”

Haruka prepared herself, in case she needed to attack in fact, she almost did, until the last second, when she realized that the form stepping out from the shadows belonged to an innocent person. She blushed, thinking that maybe the ‘attack first and ask questions later’ method wasn’t always the way to go, though she still remained confused, watching the individual with caution, as she regained her composure. As far as senses went, she had heard of a few people being able to do it, but up until now, she had thought that she was the only one with a strong connection to the wind.

“Sorry about that,” she apologized again. “Hoshi Tamashi is my name, though you may call me Tamashi if you wish. I’m here because I’m searching for some people I once knew, and others I only knew of. People I’ve been waiting for for a very long time.” She paused.