"Kate, I want you to go to the Istarin Empire and give this letter to His Majesty." The expression on Kate's face changed to ugly when she was ordered to go to the surface. Kate did not look comfortable going to the surface.
As her master, Laura knew it. But this was an emergency for Laura. She had very little time. Kate was Laura's most trusted person. Laura can only send Kate to complete this task. If possible Laura would have gone to the Istarin Empire by herself but the situation didn't let her leave the Deep Sea Palace Empire anytime soon. She can only leave the Deep Sea Palace Empire after the competition ends.
Laura had met Aditya around 4 months ago. Back when she met Aditya, she nearly suffocated to death. Her sudden appearance had made Aditya mistakenly assume that Laura was an enemy. Fortunately, all the misunderstandings were quickly resolved. In the end, Aditya and Laura even have a meeting where both become allies in secret.