Several months had passed since the mutant invasion attempt, and there had been no new attacks during all that time.
Although Luna had managed to prevent her faction from losing face being marked as "abandonment of duty", her political situation remained precarious.
Being a child didn't help.
Having escaped from school had complicated things even further. And her uncles having achieved a great accomplishment on Yino's side with the Twin Stars had strengthened their position to the point where Luna's rewards seemed insignificant in comparison.
But the saving grace was that fortunately they had only been monetary advantages...
Her territory had been saved thanks to her, at least for now. But the constant pressure remained there, threatening to crush her now smaller faction at any moment of weakness.
Sirius still hadn't appeared.
Had he fallen during his mission?
Luna was becoming less and less efficient at pretending she didn't care about him.