When Boer was about to send Carina to Mary Geoise, she was still nestled in his arms, tracing circles. She rubbed affectionately against his cheek and looked at him pleadingly. "Nooo, I want you to come with me, Boer."
"No." Boer leaned against the headboard, one hand behind his head and the other resting on her shoulder, his thumb unconsciously stroking her collarbone. "Go yourself. Say what you want yourself."
Carina froze for a moment, then wrinkled her nose. "But... that's Mary Geoise. Where the Celestial Dragons live. All those important people..."
"Those important people." Boer repeated her words, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. "Will bow to you."
His tone was matter-of-fact. Carina stared at his face for three seconds, confirmed that he was not joking, then slowly digested that information.
They'll bow to me.
Those Celestial Dragons. Those Five Elders. Those important people in the World Government.
They'll bow to me.
It suddenly felt a little unreal. Before, she had been Little Fox, making a living conning people on the streets, taking detours whenever she saw Marine patrols. Now Boer was telling her that she could go to Mary Geoise, ask directly for whatever she wanted, and they would bow to her.
She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but did not know what to say. In the end, she simply buried her face in Boer's chest again and said in a muffled voice, "Then... what should I wear?"
Boer laughed. His breath brushed her outer ear, the vibrations making it tickle.
"Wear whatever you like," he said. "You look good in anything anyway."
An eerie blue light shone before the main gates of Mary Geoise.
Before the guards could react, the light had already condensed into a slender figure.
Long white hair fluttered gently