[Some Moments Back. 5am.]
[Hayatobi's Office, Dragon Empire Academy.]
"Why are you here this early?" Hayatobi asked, rising his head from the heavy parchment in his hand. He stared at Yakima, who stood at the heavy oak door of his office, a confident, calculated smile on her face. The early morning gloom of the Dragon Empire still clung to the frost-tipped windows.
"Can't I come and visit my old man?" She asked, walking gracefully towards the expansive desk, and sat down on the high-backed leather chair opposite Hayatobi.
"I am here this early to ask about Mirabella."
Hayatobi raised an eyebrow, dropping the kingdom's security documents on the table. His sharp gaze was fixed on his eldest daughter. He could read the ambition—and the underlying anxiety—in her posture.
"Why do you want to know about her?"
"Well..." Yakima thought for a moment, organizing her tactical approach, and nodded her head:
