The Terrible Price of Saving the World

Aiko had not been bluffing when she said that she had no use for a weapon. She was neither a warrior nor had any ambition of becoming one… but that did not mean that she was harmless. 

After all, she was also a former member of the Dreamer Army. She had survived the Forgotten Shore, and it was not by accident. 

'What, did you think that running a gambling den in the damn Bright Castle was a laidback occupation?'

It certainly hadn't been. 

...The Memory Aiko had summoned was a communication mirror the members of the Shadow Clan used when on missions. It allowed them to talk to each other remotely... or listen in on conversations if the mirror was hidden in some dark place in advance. Not that there weren't better ways of eavesdropping on people. 

Of course, Aiko did not really need the mirror to get in touch with Effie and inform her of the dire situation they were in — Cassie would already know, which meant that Effie had already been informed.