Chapter 4
After Kaede had returned to the room with the other sources, she could only stand there in a daze as Sae took control of the situation and started an impromptu conference.
Sae pulled Kaede to the front to sit next to her, closest to the pilots arrayed across from them. She whispered into her ear, “I know you’re not the type who wants to talk or disagree with the pilots or make a big production, but this is about you. So please, I need your input.”
Kaede nodded. She knew she had a problem with expressing her complaints to the person they concerned, but Sae was right this time. Maybe now they could find a way to reconcile themselves with their counterparts.
“Right,” one of Mariko’s friends said, scratching a hand through bright orange hair. “If we have to discuss this, I feel w
