❛ it was ill - advised for me to speak to you, lest the host be accused of favoring one knight above another. ❜ and still, kira had walked the path of shadows cast by the tents set in serault's fields to be able to find beidou. although all who came to participate in the tourney received letters signed by lord briar, who's name was still tied to the marquisate as ruler, the writing on the rest of the parchment had been all too similar to the lady who often accompanied the old man. his successor, so the whispers go, and the true organizer of the entire spectacle. ❛ i simply wanted to come and see you before the tilts take place, to tell you that i am glad you are here. amongst other things, of course. ❜ but the joy of seeing beidou had taken up the forefront of her mind.