Yuna walked up the boarding ramp of the stealth jet first to input her official Tachibana Clan and Archon Academy clearance codes into Cortana's navigation system, leaving Raiden on the ground with the people who had become his family in Verdant Hollow.
Sarah was the first to step up, pulling him into a quick, tight hug before stepping back and straightening the gold-embroidered collar of the black coat she had made for him.
"Don't ruin this coat on your first day, you hear me?" Sarah said, trying to sound stern even though her eyes were slightly misty behind her glasses. "It took me forty-eight hours straight to weave that out of Emperor Woolie's new dark fleece. It can withstand Platinum-Tier blades and elemental blasts. Whenever you wear it and beat someone up in The True Capital, make sure you shout out the name of our shop!!"
