Unexpected Company

 Dea and Lapis have been traveling for days towards the Aries. She had not spoken about her suspicions and worries to the group regarding this country, but in private, she had been honest with Ari. 

 Aries was the second matriarchal country on the Zodiac continent and it was one of the bordering countries of Libra. Though not as strong, Aries was not considered weak by any means. What worried Dea was the fact that she had lost all contact with her people in Aries two days before Amare's funeral. She had no news from the country from any of her sources and it soon became clear she wasn't the only one. 

 The only part she didn't reveal to anyone except Lapis was that only the duo would be entering the country in order to move stealthily and not draw attention. It took them about four weeks to cross the borders without alerting anyone and arrive at the entrance to the Capital city of Aries, Diatea.