Nanako was similarly taking the chance to nose around after being buried in her own projects, though as a consequence she was decidedly more in the know when it came to current events. And her vacation days had piled up, but that was a minor detail, really.

She had a few guards loosely scattered around the town, but they knew to give her space. It was a foolish man indeed who intruded on her rare picnics. especially when she had a new mystery novel to sink her teeth into.