... so she's really serious about this, it seems - taking so many precautions to ensure that he complied. It felt almost strangely amusing - but then again, this bore much similarity to what he often had to do back home. It feels quite surreal to be the watched instead of the watcher, this time...

The strategist climbs onto Koppa Tengu's back, resisting the urge to completely slump over into the avian's feathers. He needed to keep alert so that his Persona wouldn't fade in midair.

"Shall we?"