Although the friends had longed to get back to Rose Cruce Order, the homecoming wasn’t all that joyous. The girls had to bring sad news with them – the coffin of Shiba. The whole Order greatly mourned the loss of one of their finest members, but the most heartbreaking was still the agonized shrills of Shiba’s little sister, Diana the Celestial Lady of Uranus – the tiny white-ponytailed maiden left without her beloved guardian, who had raised her while they both were orphans in the street.
“Brother!!!” she fell upon the coffin, her eyes swollen with tears, “No! B-Brother…”
All the three girls who had accompanied Shiba on his fatal mission – Riza, Tamie, and Tiger – had hung their heads. Their new friends – Byakuya and Kokuyo – were sorrowful as well.
With Shiba’s part of the reward, they
