Interlude: The Many Troubles of Jianta
Taking Momodi's advice, Yuna went into the adjoining bath present in her quarters and relaxed, the hot water washing away some of the tension and worry of the previous hours. She had lost most of her luggage with the shipwreck, but she found a selection of suitable replacements for almost everything she had lost already set out for her in her quarters, so the material loss is virtually irrelevant.
Eventually Momodi comes by to pick Yuna up, accompanied by Nanamo. She says that Y'mithra had been introduced to the necessary people and given appropriate quarters, then leads Yuna through the halls of the "palace", taking her back out of the spire and into the ground floor. They arrive at a spacious room boasting a large map of Kori and the surrounding regions set into a stone table, with several chairs surrounding it. Guards line the walls, and a group of servants kneel nearby, ready to be ordered about.
A large, slightly-overweight man sits on an ornate chair at the head of the table, eating finger-foods from a tray set at his side. Clearly the satrap, V'neef Papashan, he has his deep brown hair done in an intricate pattern of braids and hair ornaments, most set with crystals glowing in a myriad of colors, and his brilliant green eyes roam lazily around the room, at times lingering on the table's only other occupant. Said occupant is a girl not much older than Yuna, with pale golden hair and silver eyes, apparently ignoring the satrap and absorbed into reading from a couple of documents spread in front of her and writing down notes in a journal.
As Yuna, Momodi and Nanamo enter the room, the satrap smiles, turning his attention to them. "You're finally here, cousin." It's unclear whether he is addressing Yuna or Momodi. "Let's get this boring business over with, shall we?"
The silver-eyed girl cringes as the satrap speaks, but he does not notice it. She then puts her documents away, rising and giving a shallow bow to the newcomers. "Thank you for coming to our aid, esteemed guests." She walks towards Yuna, clasping her hands in front of her. "In the name of the Alabaster Seat, I bid you welcome to our realm, Lady Yuna. I am Song Yuqi."