Can I Help You? // [Reggie/Kana Blitz]

Silence was the only thing that Kana knew when she was working.

While her mother had always wanted her to take someone with her when she walked around the district, Kana felt better working alone. It gave her time to muddle through her thoughts and make clearer decisions.

Besides, getting close to people never seemed to be something that she was interested in, not after her father forced her to end a relationship that meant the world to her.

And she wished that she could move the sun and the stars to be with him, but doing that would be going against the gods that brought her into the world.

And monsters were not something that she was ready to face head on.

So she continued to sit on the sidelines and do what she was told, because she knew that soon enough she would be accepting the role that her mother would relinquish to her.

Not her father.

That is what she was promised.

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She was walking around the district, on an errand for her mother.

They needed more seeds to grow on the farms, and her mother, too tired to venture out, sent her right hand woman to do the job.

It was always a simple task, but one that always caused questioning because most farms always had extra stock of whatever they needed to grow to meet the capitol quota.

Kana made a left, and then a right, the cold air hitting her in the face as she moved through the tundra of wind that barrowed through the district overnight.

She took a deep breath, stopping to take in the scenery, wondering what the Rose’s might have been doing right now if they were alive.

She heard a noise behind her, turning around and looking back.

She saw nothing.

And then she heard a voice.

”Oh – shit.” Kana was a little louder than expected. ”No… No..” Kana stammered. ”Not lost, just, thinking. Sorry.” Kana looked back at the regal woman and noticed that she recognized the face. ”Where do I know you from?” Kana admitted to her, the fact that she looked strikingly familiar. She didn’t leave the farm during normal hours too much, but the womans face was still striking. Maybe a couple more questions would help.

Kana took a deep breath once she realized that she was safe.

While she was used to the dangers of walking around the district in the open, she knew that no one would cross her path that wanted to hurt her, because messing with the Freya's usually ended in disaster.

Her parents were willing to do anything to make sure that their way of life wasnt affected, and that even meant taking down the competition.

However, that didnt meant Kana was always safe, which is why she had a moment of concern.

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She could tell that the woman was looking her up and down, like she was going to be her next meal, but Kana knew how to rebound that, and instead of showing any fear, she simply brushed the hair out of her face and smiled at her. "Ah, that is where I know you from." Kana was kind of following the race, she knew that there were two candidates, a guy and a girl, but that was pretty much it.

She smiled again, realizing that Reggie had a lot of questions to ask. "I'm Kana Freya, very nice to meet you Candidate Stromstatt" She extended her hand, gripping hers and giving a gentle squeeze just like her father had taught her. "Our farm is at the edge of the district, we dont get too many visitors out there." Kana was quick with her words, knowing what to say and how to say it. "Maybe you should come out sometime and we can give you a tour." She smiled again, because at surface level, the farm she lived on truly was a regular farm. It was just the relationships that her family held, those were the secrets.

Kana could tell that something was up, but she did not let it affect her.

After all, she still had a job to complete.

While it might have been easier for her to turn around and walk away from the woman who could possibly be in charge of the whole district, Kana had faced worse people in her life. Her confidence didnt shake after all.

it was why her mother had trusted her so much.

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Reggie had mentioned growing up on a farm on the other side of the district, and Kana simply smiled. There was something about the woman that Kana could relate too, while their upbringing might be drastically different, Kana could at least mesh with the fact that she knew what it was like to grow up raising life.

"Thats fascinating. We do both on our farm, though I like to work with the plants and vegetables more than I like the animals, in the winter they get strangely irritable." Kana offered a light laugh, knowing that small talk was just a distraction, but not one that she didnt mind making.

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She then heard the candidate ask if she could tag along with her, in which Kana smiled. "Absolutely. Im actually running to another farm in order to fetch something for my mother. We all got to stick together y'know?" Kana wasnt lying per say, but she wasnt completely telling the truth either. Whether she believed it or not was up to Reggie.

Kana knew that the moment they walked into that farmhouse, her merchant had to be on their best behavior, unless they wanted a little visit from demons they wished they could bury.

Kana doesnt even bat an eyelash.

"Oh I understand that. The winters do get rough here." Kana smiled, realizing that they were just getting into the winter months here. While she was never comfortable in the wintertime, she did love the season. It brought people closer together, something that Kana could get behind because in her own life, she felt like she drifted apart from her family more than she wanted too.

But keeping secrets was always more important to them.

Kana stepped forward as Reggie had instructed and she couldnt help but push the hair out of her face. She wasnt sure what the woman was looking to find here, but Kana knew not to think about it too much. Thinking would lead to worrying, which would lead to doubt, and doubt was never something that Kana wanted to deal with.

She was confident in herself, and the amount of times she has done pickups before, and as long as nothing hit a snag, she knew that everything would go smoothly. "I help my mother and father tend to the plants and vegetables. I do go out quite a bit as the errand girl, but I do enjoy that a lot. I get to see every inch of the district. " Kana smiled as she continued to step forward. "Making sure that my family is supported is always my number one priority. I owe them so much, so while I would love to be doing something else, I am more than happy to help them with everything they need." Kana spoke with such joy, a joy that really was genuine, no matter how Reggie had looked at it.

She loved her family, even if they never worked out of the shadows.