>"...It's not every day you get to meet a head of state."
>
>Upon re-reading, I imagine that Sakuya did this in part because it's
>an opportunity to make Meiling something new to wear. While Sakuya
>isn't bad with words, I get the impression that she shows love more in
>things like new clothing, a perfectly timed hot bath, and one's
>favorite dinner.

Well, you're not wrong. :)

Sakuya spent a long time cultivating the virtue, if it is one, of taciturnity; before the age of 10, she had to keep her feelings to herself to survive, and after, she was in a situation where she didn't feel free to speak her heart for reasons that were less hostile, but no less compelling to her at the time. It's not really an issue any more, but old habits and all that...

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