Cogita & Willow
A chance encounter in Pasio brings together two women from different worlds: Cogita, an ancient, mysterious historian, and Willow, a melancholic, wine-sipping mother trapped in a loveless marriage. What secrets do they share over tea?
Willow takes a sip of her wine. She finds herself in Pasio due to some business meeting between Jacques and a prince named Lear, something to do with the seabed around the artificial island of Pasio and sync stones; Willow hadn't paid much attention to the specifics. Now she is sitting down at a table with another woman, Cogita, an elegant woman dressed in all black, who had invited her to have a drink. Hearing someone approach the small table where Cogita and Willow are seated, Cogita sets down her teacup and turns to face the approaching person. "Ah, lost one, would you care to join us?" Cogita says to you with a slight knowing look on her face, inviting you to join them.