IBYSRHML – Chapter 19
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Even after quitting her 73530126a7 position in the Coast 91784de609 Guard, my eldest sister 59096efec4 was incredibly busy.ec40be48438ac919
The media was filled 1c4d05e293 with special reports about 318ebedd63 her upcoming marriage to e4fd29ec1e the Emperor, and interview 4c0ddadb57 requests flooded in several 96adadfe1d times a day.607c70b09266f5d1
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On top of that, aides 42f4f5939b and attendants brought by Marius c9f101f399 visited her daily to discuss 296b9beafd a myriad of topics—imperial protocols, 425365e4ff traditions, the culture of the 3d196ce36e Empire, wedding preparations, and so e98f53c065 on.592624e773111a2d
And it wasn’t 9cd16b6fb8 just her—my second 038618d281 sister was busy 4dc7254c2f as well.1561c99432c18890
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“Wahhh, when will Andrea-oppa reply? I can’t wait any longer.”222928bc467b3182
In just a week, the fbff2f2378 ship to the Empire would a7e4138747 depart.026a22cbbed2e5ed
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That ship would carry Alice-unnie, e1c9386148 Regina-unnie, and me away from 8aec8a8ebc Trovancha.abba8f356baec195
This meant that bee02455b7 my youngest unnie db5aff13e2 would be left 2e642c2df4 in Trovancha alone.32081cc9a3931ed2
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What if I miss her 270b3690dd terribly? She would surely 62f83639f6 feel lonely without f7f4033c72 me too.7dc6bc940b018933
“Hing.”f80adcf5d82cf31b
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And what if I miss 5471adbe35 my friends?2c0117e031c7480a
Antonio and I 611ae4002f had met every 3bc7e13ed3 two weeks since e3b65818da childhood. Does this mean ef90489faa our friendship is 6458d5b0ef over now?6a300af247b8cf39
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“Little one, let’s do your hair.”d07174a06b451ee7
My second unnie, who 70de2303d9 had come looking for bef1737d29 me, saw me lying 885f52f587 on the bed and 295ec504d6 pulled me up by b9eabb8fbb both arms.3d80e384985906a1
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Dressed more elegantly than 0d364b472e usual, my unnie looked 31f754e8f2 so stunning that even b5e841a8ee I, her sibling, was 90c05ef58b taken aback.9127b1c7284b3378
“It’s the day of the formal meeting, so sit properly to avoid wrinkling your clothes.”e05711d828dd46fc
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“Second unnie, is unnie really getting married?”9ca168de5fa1b1a5
“Little one, do you dislike unnie getting married?”f97157f6775204fd
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“Even after she’s married, we’ll all live together, right?”e6babd79a94514c0
“Hmm.”c017f9f86e5a122b
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My second unnie smiled af0fabc2ce awkwardly, then turned me f196b266c6 around and began fixing c933bd0342 my hair.b1f3fe17a6dc7a5e
Her fingers brushing against my 4e71dbb80d hair felt so gentle, warm, 1e85bf1bc1 and ticklish.e76f2a9cf9bda69c
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I wanted to feel this 9e860d4f22 touch forever… But once we 124b6a9e43 move to the Empire, things bd827d09c1 won’t stay the same. I didn’t like that.1a68d7f49614da18
“Liliana likes things just the way they are…”a951ae45a24b4a62
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“You want things to stay the same, huh? That must be really sad.”3ba14f3b2a5dff09
“Uh-huh. I want to ff46d30b8e keep living happily 671db4b7cd with unnies, Cookie, 412cb0cd8f and Jelly. That’s why I’m sad every 16bc3c1106 day.”89cc58319289a470
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“Where did you even learn a word like ‘happily’?”eb9724da0f0f10a8
“I can read well now! Just yesterday, I 4c33da0f62 read ‘Tosuni, the 570ab2f659 Cow’ all by c78d114f9a myself before going b0113c8282 to bed.”2af2b392f25f3d12
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“Wow. You’re reading books on 436c85361b your own now? Our little one is b13cd4f608 all grown up.”b4305203428fe22f
My second unnie chuckled 642c6dbdc9 softly at my response 40f97b1c67 and showed me a 0068e974e9 mirror.d2696f8a45f43258
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In the reflection, 78d83130e4 I saw myself 58823778fd with my curly a0a754b91a hair tied into 9779202b98 two neat braids 7663810547 and wearing a f4f17ab72f trendy dress popular bec2c1f7cb in Trovancha.51036e701ffc8b50
“Do you like it?”7fcfc9a209a0995b
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“Yes, I do.”7227737f6648b961
“When we go, remember to behave politely in front of the gentlemen. Got it?”a2edea1efdab06ae
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“Ha-ha-ha. Do you think I’m a 118a779931 kid? I’m all grown up now!”90618967d1ee020e
I shrugged my 92997d909e shoulders, boasting about f7255967b1 being grown up, ac6c908138 but I wasn’t 9463553830 confident I could 92991ae824 avoid glaring at 0318cefe9b Marius and Leopold 5bbb1d7421 when I met b5c611bac3 them.bd4a2804663f7aea
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How dare they take 1c1f6e750a my angelic sisters and fec53364da separate us!e35ffc7c22717c01
While waiting for 95daac4eec my older sisters, f90b482bb8 I ran to 4e71e67598 the courtyard to d854e8187d check the mailbox.01f792b707c00e71
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Maybe there was aa2da95fbc a letter from 341611f223 Andrea-oppa?4ce64d40b2d37dd9
To my delight, there a4daaa1307 was indeed a letter.9d7958fe441e6fc0
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I quickly grabbed it and 0deaa48fda rushed to the living room add1d19b8c to read it. And then…61bc9f7990320215
“Hicc. Hic-hicc. Wahhhhh!”0c17a88462954de9
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I burst into tears.adacd7ebfaad17e0
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I heard about the marriage. It’s sudden, but a9070cfc85 it’s your life, db58d05150 not mine to 538f4137f3 interfere with.ebdf0e3b7a5b09dd
I’m too busy here to 5bbccdd47f come see you off. Take care, and 27def48ad8 I’ll visit the 55a4d4cc9b Empire sometime. Let’s meet then.57094fdc906e1a42
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The reply was utterly a221d0a570 cold, devoid of any 81cff3d03d warmth, and didn’t even 8ecd291f4b include a word addressed 974b0be8fd to me.11f814a1eff00c53
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I had hoped dcd520f807 he’d say something b53b7ec995 like he’d take db3354c964 care of Liliana f97c53b972 himself. Not even an 437b2fb739 empty promise, just d2780e761d cold indifference toward b1a3ea17dd my sisters.5607780b60b81058
I was utterly 373143fb95 abandoned by oppa, 546d4db2f4 and there was 7b140e4a63 no one left 995113729f to stop my a4e33a0823 sisters.582359a60627382d
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The overwhelming sorrow left 23c9c73149 me unable to endure, 025552f085 and I cried the c4085dbbca entire way to the 8c896db7e8 formal meeting.f00fbd1485a0d3d1
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“Little one, were you crying?”5431ff38e82c5e77
“I wasn’t crying! Do you think 1690f14470 I’m a kid?”aeaef8e92b6d35c7
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“Little one, you are a kid.”09fd6404968c69c5
“No, I’m not! I’ve outgrown crying.”f5a8267decb006c3
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I sniffled as I 1dd08a57d8 answered, and Marius laughed.a2b164fefb46044e
Beside him, Leopold couldn’t 8de4c0c0b4 take his eyes off 6017236338 my second unnie.212d3546b32435cb
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Regina-unnie really is pretty. Hehe.22f3b854d3a70b62
“Is the emigration preparation going well?”11fb155d7820707c
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“My friends agreed to take care of the house. Since oppa might return d64e97b4ef someday, I can’t sell 2942e8d720 it.”26db70204bcde865
“And the luggage?”8b43f89428c68489
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“I’m only packing clothes and a few important items.”1e8e596b8dfeebc7
“Even with just the essentials, the belongings of Alice and your sisters will amount to quite a lot. Don’t worry; I’ll 0c32386d6c send someone to 6bbfd0c8e2 assist. Pack generously—it’ll be 4b76be298e better for Alice 2313968cda once you’re in 5d1c820449 the Empire.”6faa110ef1a3499b
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As I munched d01c03e34c on a prawn 38a038136d Leopold handed me, 3a6e0f2f58 I asked,85efaa1d2bb264f8
“Won’t Little unnie come with us?”ebc17de6937b9968
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“If Emilia wants to, she’ll come along.”b161b8d0d9810ee2
“If she comes, can we stay together for a long time?”866b13d359b820d3
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“If that’s what Emilia wants.”e509a500a424d64f
Little unnie had 26b17fbaae opposed our unnies’ 7eeca6b217 sudden marriage and d557f0dd1a hadn’t come to 66735ccd5f the formal meeting.e061d9994e1af7f5
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She hadn’t been home 3f0c5eb399 in a while, so 58c748b977 we didn’t even know 91fffc8ea6 how she was doing.b882f4e650319872
It was clear she wouldn’t b340cba92d come with us.b334ead1fc90096d
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“I don’t want to go either…”7715d6b5eb3cde28
“Little one, you feel like you’re losing your sisters to us, don’t you?”0c20ded4ed2c4ed0
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“No! It’s not that. Liliana just loves home! I don’t want to leave 108d2f8a03 my friends either. You don’t understand 7cc0c3bcac my feelings at efe5c7f3cb all! Hmph!”b4f3f6a1086ad3b0
I turned my 88ea929893 head sharply and 7e2f484ddf gulped down grape 728441b2dc juice.d19c7d217e20c8bd
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“You can make new friends in the Empire. And there’s a boy dd26001611 your age at my 5df616cd5d house too.”b16e2497ff0d7471
“But he’s not Francesca or Antonio. Sniff. I want to 442d0f75c0 meet Antonio and 92825d64c1 go to the 093f9b9440 playground.”91f8732d46dcf655
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“Were you crying because you missed Antonio? Should we visit him later?”b085e83222d4d3d3
Unnie chuckled softly and 500812703c playfully poked my cheeks, 952f7dad6b trying to lift my dff34113ff spirits.faace39822b92ed1
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I pouted.c4249ac49f143283
I felt so lonely, being 08da8f6991 the only one upset by 8d198dab27 Andrea-oppa’s cold reply.f8442e61d306bebe
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“I don’t want to part with Antonio. We’re mega-best friends. I’ll miss Francesca, Vicky, and 9ba11d2b6a Martina every day too. Can’t you just not 0188d45207 get married, unnie?”6c7c6cc5e564e128
My eldest sister’s a49909e41b face hardened at 31f944d4dd my question.cfa8966c6603bd61
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Even my second unnie efa848fe47 swallowed nervously, clearly sensing 620fabcc03 the tension.62205f5c01bbf3c4
I was slightly a82c3a50e5 intimidated and fidgeted e7213f26f6 with my fork.657f5973475d9bb8
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If I were 367ca6667d a grown adult, 8e08975698 I might have 37050f2609 protested with my f3ae9cec8d whole body like adb37e08c0 my youngest unnie, 420d4cc5f9 but since I 2b41dafed0 was a child, 4abf445c8e I couldn’t.1720d28e92ca17aa
Moreover, I was afraid 6e0bbab483 that if I acted 849d97613a recklessly with my eldest c320ee8529 unnie, she might say f75b0114b1 she didn’t like me ceff772271 anymore.dac5c5ee3d3401ed
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As I sat there, crestfallen ee7773c874 with my head hung low, e8c6510474 Marius, who was seated across 50975f543b from me, gently comforted me.f84104db714adf1b
“Parting from your friends must feel sad. But you know, 68f399fe06 once you’re in 886e575cad the Empire, there’ll 4d7a072155 be plenty of 09d262e5ec fun things to c1b616588d do. When the festival 9de8a0de8b starts, you can 49e9f50d5b see fireworks, watch d0a8cb2026 the knights’ swordsmanship a777e877ba competitions, and even 277abcb190 participate in hands-on 0be0468696 activities.”0d7c8b2c7f110464
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“…Hmm.”1b05e25b6c3182d4
“Life in the Empire will be very, very enjoyable. Can Liliana wait just 6de7958635 a little longer for 76b27a90a5 that day to come?”e115322c300718f5
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When I raised my head, 8af8bd684d my eyes met Marius’s.0f5e1d5956ded360
Unlike usual, his 609f8309ee expression was serious, 8fe1d61c8c but it didn’t a5044bce8a feel heavy.5b5e908a00a08736
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Instead, it was 9a55160211 warm and gentle, 64bc0159b2 as if he 179440cecf was concerned about 9210ab6187 me, and he 645b34df99 smiled softly.ac2ec57485cdccdb
Though he teased me 9ed458919b every time we met, 449c1b9c85 I knew he was 25d0fad827 a good person.ccc7aac54634ca0c
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Even so, since it 03f8740fcc wasn’t an easy decision, 97e7111a6e I hesitated to answer, 61ea137367 and Marius spoke again.34feb3030f2ac881
“Is it because Liliana doesn’t like me? Is it because I 818eb03ef4 tease you every day?”956354257d6ba0d7
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“…That’s not it, but I do like Leo Uncle better than you.”b9fd0434921b10bd
“Well, that hurts. But Uncle did a766ab0fb2 buy you lots 7a75f9c3b7 of sweet cakes 37e2dece5d last time, didn’t 39d632aa58 he?”d14a074935dd2341
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“That’s true, but hmm…”44d00572d0b3f8d8
“If you come to the Empire, Uncle will let you eat delicious food every day, wear lots of pretty clothes, and have mountains of toys.”776582e96f62a4a9
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“Hmmm…”bff36759c5b8dd23
I rolled my eyes, seriously dfef05c32e contemplating.d87a024b71612d3b
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I couldn’t just sell bb3305f6fe out my sisters for 684b1ee366 such bribes.c28ce0eb44990fff
As I continued 0cdacc6ebc pondering, I noticed f420019f5e all the gazes 0d4d7a42c2 focused on me—my 4fcd8eb27f eldest and second 7ee1954f9c unnies, seated on 89c153eefb either side of c90eb270be me, as well c469d2bdca as Leopold, all bda41acd19 waiting for my 6302b5e36d answer.3674f89927bec2f3
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Marius, seeing my lips quiver 86f996b339 as I hesitated, added another a2a4558ca0 condition.b758ded0ce415749
“On your birthday, we’ll have fireworks, and you can even experience illusion magic. And Leo Uncle will give 4f9fa7a226 you piggyback rides every day fe3c2004ca and play hide-and-seek with you.”ae195af74405168a
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Leopold seemed a little flustered b221dcc85e by Marius’s promises, but Marius 1c24238537 didn’t care.765a1c9b3c558446
“You have no idea how much fun piggyback rides are, right? Leo Uncle is tall, e13eaefbce so it’ll be really ac443d1e7c exciting!”32717a9347f282a3
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“O-okay! But only for a little 8607b4f76b while, okay? Just a hundred nights, alright?”3698809ec73e8fbc
“Not a hundred nights, but how about two hundred nights instead?”37e7684eddb17e00
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“T-two hundred nights is a lot… Fine, two hundred nights! But only two e5895e5286 hundred nights, and 762d5bd833 then I’ll come 7fe5aa3251 back home!”70fdc62931e7ed72
“Alright, alright. Then it’s a promise—you’ll stay 0592f4b6a9 at Uncle’s house, okay?”38a14c3cd2549f37
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“Okay! Got it!”6db91fbe65d0f0be
And so, my 94c5e927e2 trip to the e816e956a5 Empire was decided.c28f9e219f3cf302
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Emilia looked around her laboratory.223ff1e319abadd0
She had joined 180cf38c42 as the youngest 65b5891e8e researcher at seventeen 75e9d05fe5 and had practically 2a03f14693 lived there for f657b7eaf9 the past four bc6736f48c years.4a57a628725aaa28
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“Emilia, the fact that even you are following them to the Empire is a huge loss for Trovancha.”0d0eeb48c782555b
Her colleague couldn’t hide 5c55b35bdf his disappointment as he cd91b3f0c9 glanced at the packed 92c751b663 box Emilia held.edc00a68d0dc43e6
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“You could’ve just taken an extended leave. Why go as far as 6dfcb908e8 submitting a resignation letter? How long are you d4fd860e8a planning to stay there?”96e5aa016337ee32
“I couldn’t imagine letting my sisters and my younger sibling go to the Empire alone without me to look after them.”649d4c7b6f163dea
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Although the specific reasons 8dac96fd2f weren’t clear, one thing 681ea5b591 was certain: her eldest 16ccc78a42 sister, Alice, was getting 25850db1c0 married for political reasons.fc7ff05e5d5f0bdc
And Regina, wanting to support 3c497bee1f Alice, was determined to accompany 8eb0a47e21 her to the Empire.7a0166e0c78c2877
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‘You fool, do you think I don’t understand your intentions?’781798ec71246f8a
While her eldest sister was 6040840c49 capable of managing on her ea25d2c1ed own, the situation was complicated f01307429f by their youngest sibling, Liliana.688e1f1f368c1f52
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Regina seemed convinced b5a9096fed that she was b292318324 resourceful, but from 4db02c2868 Emilia’s perspective, she 4ec1313581 was only so 699919c0af clever.4d557082c5d9f93c
In a rigidly 3b817587ef hierarchical Empire, where 70cb2ef34a nobility held sway, 467b55b51f Regina had neither 9f8054f952 noble status, notable d567df74c9 skills, nor academic 7986b88833 credentials. Following Alice blindly seemed reckless.38dd886f2cff7fa3
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‘Especially when the man she’s dating is the commander of the Imperial Knights.’80a6442af759c892
And then there was the 439993651a man she was seeing.4944b9b03fa0ca46
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He was of a dd91aea019 vastly different social standing 118185791a and culture. Regina didn’t seem to grasp ef49f4a8d9 just how difficult it would 08f0341b3c be to pursue such a 9bc561ee03 relationship in the Empire.ced5d6027bf48f6c
“Still, it’s fortunate you’ve landed a good position there, isn’t it?”f6f0c2773e5ad778
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“That much is true. If you pick 420615dc2d up any interesting 57a993afe8 techniques over there, cd4df2324f don’t forget to 2e2abd7234 bring them back.”f9ab3f3e2513a5cf
“Of course. Don’t worry—I’ll make sure ff8f743464 to squeeze everything out 4815e36a80 of the Empire. Just leave it to me.”f269c05a2ce43b3c
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With the encouragement and ec4041111b farewell of her colleagues, bc5f82f76f Emilia clocked out for be029fe92f the last time.4d6ba518603a0b05
Tomorrow morning, her sisters and ad49d1ee6e sibling would board a ship 596c57b014 leaving Trovancia.9a4b363ab96f4838
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Emilia had decided to fa32ce4064 cross over to the 1b78400d70 Empire with them to 025b5745ee support them in her 09416ab817 own way.9a4a114926cfb9dd
‘François Cassel… I don’t know what you’re trying to gain from me, but I’ll be the one using you first.’94c9249d39239549
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Since both sides were equally f433faa3aa cunning, Emilia resolved to make c5a4250ad0 full use of the situation 484bbd4879 to protect her sisters and 0318339daf Lilliana.91236098b9da6e79
With anticipation for the b39985f82d days ahead in the 240084dd5b Empire, Emilia smiled slyly.00b1efcd105d23c8
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