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To be sent to a foreign country for a time just for vacation... either Cassandra's family was fairly wealthy, or the business was rather more serious than she first thought. Not that Junko was one to talk; she knew being sent here wasn't exactly cheap, so she was determined to make her own way as much as possible.
"It is nice to get away from the family for a while, isn't it?" The wording may have made Junko sound a bit heartless, but she didn't seem to notice. "It is a bit lonely, but freedom is a good thing." So they had that much common ground, at least. Even if they were unlikely to meet that often, with the distance between their places of residence, it was still good to make new acquaintances. And it was better than lingering on the topic of war. It was something that Junko did not want to dwell upon, and she somewhat regretted bringing it up in the first place. Still, what was done was done.

"It has been more challenging than I thought, moving here. But I do not regret it.  There are many people I would not have met, and things I would not have done if I had not come here." And now meeting Cassandra was among their number. No matter what the future held for Junko, she was sure that her time in Ilusia would have a lasting impact upon her. Despite the homesickness creeping its way into her heart, however, she wasn't that eager to return home for the foreseeable future. It was a difficult feeling to put into words, Adonean or Romudan, but it was certainly present.