"They can only come here if summoned, and even if the information gets to Earth there's nothing to do about it, we're probably far enough away it won't change anything, so I don't think so."

"Then your proposed first step sounds sensible."

She nods. "—and, ah, I don't actually have a place to stay for the night or anything. It might perhaps be best to give you an individual circle for me so you can summon me and get myself dismissed."

"If you prefer that to spending the night in a hotel, or believe you cannot pass for Amentan in a hotel, that is agreeable."

"I maybe could but I'd need money and being at my own place is less of a hassle for everyone. Also this is mostly for your sake, if I have enough coffee I don't actually need to sleep."

"I was offering to arrange the hotel for you."

"Right, I know, and I'm saying you don't need to spend any money if you'd prefer not to since we have an inexpensive alternative, but it's up to you."

"I believe I would have very much failed my country if I were to lose track of you."

She smiles. "Yes, I agree.—my current summoner is Allocator Savo's husband, he can dismiss me whenever he likes by wanting me gone for a minute, you could ask him to and then summon me yourself?"

"...Allocator Savo's husband? Very well." She pulls out her everything.

"Should I draw you my circle?"

"Yes, please. Is it possible to guarantee that it is correct?"

"Yeah, the bindings and my name will be written in Voan so you can read them over yourself."

Nod. She's apparently texting Savo's husband.

And she can produce a circle.

"Thank you."

And Kaede is dismissed, then resummoned in a nice room in a nice house.

"Hello. I'm bound to this circle, we'll need to agree on a deal for me to leave and be able to affect anything outside it."

"What would you like?"

She shrugs. "A token something, Savo's husband told me his parentonymic in exchange of my making this circle disappear."

"I think I would prefer to retain a copy. I will tell you my eldest child's name for your indefinite consulting services."

"—can we go for 'consulting services for as long as we both believe this is the ideal arrangement'?"

"'Ideal' seems too high a bar."

"Acceptable?"

"Very well."

"Then for your eldest child's name I'll give you my consulting services for as long as we both believe this is an acceptable arrangement."