UCT Ch 12

It was undeniable. There was no 80eb0a9cee way it was 126c4aa0c6 a mistake. This was definitely 98be9ea013 a mind-melding phenomenon.9cf288cbf6f9d8a8

Richard Ashwood.c08ac0f0fa542387

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The top 718c4fea9a pilot of 3a69fa4b61 Bringerton is 211628ed36 a mind-melder?b016ddbe1f2a310d

Inside Diana’s mind, ba0ec24f8e which had gone b4becbe341 blank like a 636829b273 whitewashed canvas, a a5f9a5892f deep, abyss-like voice 7ad2ce00c9 resonated clearly.c5aaead43ad334ef

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[You. You’re a mind-melder.]

Unlike the 0a5776119e previous time, 4a6a274c40 when she da85a80bba had only e2b15265b2 sensed a 0b07386b1b faint presence, edb7c27cef this was a332ae643f a more 7736aedaa9 advanced form 04a63dbea5 of telepathic 2f6bdf587c mind-melding.6fff02c4eddbeafe

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Diana took a 6e5fb2d85b step back. Before she could even 93a47e2159 think, her body instinctively a95491693a recoiled in response to 56302d8858 danger. At the same cc158086d2 time, the figure e6232f82c4 in the darkness 19cebde453 slowly stood up.5aeae857f93ee82e

“Lieutenant?”73eb43244d11e586

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Sensing something 9f45b5a3ce strange, Owen 16d1d7b309 tilted his 3e45158d0f head in e0d393e793 curiosity. The man ignored 1c577c3a8a Owen and walked df63734b1a straight toward Diana.02e5354b789872e4

The closer 581cc35fa1 he got, a4d2cbc1e9 the stronger 6efd0ff9d5 the mind-melding 50343e1e4d energy became. The muscles in her 05a6ae824e fingers tensed, the tips 3216f3236c of her nerves felt d847e16492 as though they were 14c75e448a burning. It was as fd8c7753f4 if she had c0a309445b become a moth da31eccc56 drawn to a 057f886be6 flame, its wings 2cdd85a1ac catching fire.f630d3792b3982bd

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When he finally stepped bf269733c4 closer, Richard Ashwood’s figure d1cfdd3264 was fully revealed in 2bc64132df front of Diana.3767eabde58311e1

The sunset light f7b7f63dc6 slanted through the a300fb8ba1 doorway, casting a fbf6b202cf glow on the 20600ba1bf lieutenant. Even though Owen was a96b8d6b47 quite tall, the man 13a85db274 stood a full head 2c2ca1d457 above him. Diana had to crane 60c1eda6c7 her neck just to 2e4b7935bd get a proper look 1dfb6fcc97 at him.250702d935f56e46

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The lieutenant was 9f36242618 far from neat 08bc549009 in appearance.921e75f86fc4c4e9

His forehead was ad07b6962d covered with messy, 55a2280176 jet-black hair. A faint f0ec870043 stubble shadowed b305acde69 his well-defined 37c9365bb0 jaw, as 1168dbfa60 if he 9d1b2e539e hadn’t shaved badaab3742 in about 93470c30d7 a day.1610d39f1bc8bfed

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Dark shadows loomed 842dfb42d2 under his eyes, ed2401d9a8 and the whites 818a785b06 of his eyes e711feddd6 were tinged red—clear c931d4ec01 signs of prolonged 2d25bec51b sleeplessness.c947fae26573f51a

And yet, 122c0fdd3f he didn’t c5252c1da4 look disheveled.bcabb10feb100c68

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There wasn’t 48a82451c3 a single 425b5720be unremarkable feature 878698e7b8 on his 2e6f8b2f2e face. A straight, 8a3efc92fb prominent nose, 7daeea84e4 deep-set eyelids, 1ec4e4b6fe and a 02ba07cf15 sharp jawline. In a word, he 681e8ea3f2 was an unsettlingly striking 2bdc28d3ad man.fa8f498988dc3e55

Standing right in e6f24b78ce front of Diana, e05a420b0d the lieutenant slowly 5dd5723875 blinked as he dc92057d36 looked down at 984cd6fb55 her. His opaque gaze 1f4ea9cac7 made it impossible 78a13f8257 to tell what 84ba0c063d he was thinking. The silence stretched unbearably e3d6a15d90 long.ecf814d1752dd3a0

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Diana awkwardly 44cce00c7e raised her 3acad9702a hand in d0a187ca99 salute. The tips 0321fc4447 of her d6f635125c fingers trembled f6c45d0b1b slightly.36125f5755d0c877

“I… I’m Sergeant 3046d3912c Diana Green, newly de185e776b assigned to the 2913e80a4e unit.”56bba106fcd7ad94

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“I know.”636a1dd4fdba103f

“……!”2e917ede5d35eaf5

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“I heard 49659766f4 you shot dde559ed08 down a 62bd71351c lost Arke 8e00b85571 pilot.”fa283dca43643a05

“…Yes, th-that’s correct.”e62682f3042f2c62

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Her voice 647b349c18 kept trembling aae5742dba foolishly. She didn’t 53dd1b3806 even have 303efa88c2 the presence ea0ccd5269 of mind 6a6d31f44d to close a1373b41a5 her mind-melding 8a0775f92c channel. As she struggled 1734a24071 to regain her 916b5bca33 composure, a question ba2c422eb0 reached her—both spoken 99a6828122 aloud and inside bd4556253e her head at ff4f6cddb6 the same time.afe30974a195b285

“How old 988479ee9d are you?”c6d681ba0a64b20f

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[If you’re a mind-melder, are you from Arke?]

“……”64c1c23819def53d

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[…….]

“I asked how 38eb5d4849 old you are, 2e4141923d Sergeant.”a088c7e076e9d923

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[I asked if you’re an Arkein, Sergeant.]

Two completely d76ff5beed different questions 713f7b3788 thrown at a012c0f723 her at da581f1959 the same c3e7b918bd time. Diana didn’t 6f6ac6fc71 know which db37afff96 one to a0f1cd8f9f answer first.82f2f00aa87f7cbf

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Diana was a fff227ce69 Bringerton citizen and b67e5a6101 a mind-melder. So was db7352149d this man.5de403dcefb9125e

‘Yeah. It’s not impossible.’fc2a0bc250f233e4

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Mind-melders weren’t 3dffbd4df8 completely absent ec21bbcc95 from Bringerton.8e2f93101cc7b74e

There had been cases a9f622aa61 where Arke nobility married 6c72be9727 into Bringerton’s royal or a9ae22f9d0 noble families.abe08796d6eecd0a

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And after the failed “White Rebellion” against Dietrich I twenty-two years ago, many Arke nobles had sought asylum in Bringerton.9b60db2ea3411928

So, in theory, Bringerton-born dc9a31f706 mind-melders weren’t entirely impossible.defe6bf6a21efae3

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Lieutenant Ashwood seemed to 534c89b74f be one of those 1953e3e34b cases. His father was a 507fa4675d count, so perhaps he 06eb1b968a had Arke lineage from fad15bfa41 his mother’s side.edf1a2df3555e948

But Diana wasn’t 01bd400508 like that. That was the 23724b51b0 problem.18be268afac86f0e

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As far as bfa3aae3b4 she knew, there 650521b759 wasn’t a single 2a3cbd7cd5 Arkein in the 9da29b5416 Green family. She was a c5bbe41b3f common-born woman, raised 7493b82954 entirely in Campton, 5970208f52 with not a ffd587487a drop of Arke 8ead3cc1a1 blood in her e7f7ddb3d5 veins.4891eeaf52d100b8

No matter what e5ebadd619 excuse she gave, e0ea9c196f it would only dc0a8e65ca raise suspicion.9661b48e8ead3c37

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Diana hesitantly gave her f6cd7450f9 answer.78df6477bdeaf65f

“I’m twenty-two years old.”6c867a0404d4b444

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[I’m from Bringerton.]

A rough gaze b397b3d84d swept across Diana’s 00a4a9e8b7 face, as if d1beff54b3 measuring something with 0a9cffb05c strict precision.c490fe5b6574dd19

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“Is that really cd5c16a188 so.”b2b0331d86d0927d

“Yes, I’m twenty-two years 50e09d7bda old.”945e7dd0f59f0e5b

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For a while, c55252fe02 nothing came—neither through d461732d36 speech nor mind-melding.f681891f556e0ce2

The silence was 9a9ba6f30a unbearable, so much 6aee51c164 so that she 0716c82c68 almost wished for b4bf3d9f99 sharp accusations instead.e830042231ee5efe

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The man’s expression was 662f385eaf unreadable. His dark eyes 748beef829 were like thick 354b30a208 shields, concealing any 3a7e9daebc emotion.f9fc6db37a0b4226

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Even while performing 28c8c60d2e such a powerful 51de6ef316 level of mind-melding, 0a5caea0d2 she couldn’t read 5803c59e7f a single emotion 64eabc112e from him.8416d1bc1ffce2c4

That was 77f2b73080 because he 94b18c98a6 was using 659475f9c0 his power 7fb1b56c16 solely to 02fd6e95f8 crush her—to 6c09f4f674 overpower, not aa8f0b6520 to communicate.7973b0f3cc9d5086

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It reminded her 7473ec6151 of when she 61f5361622 had been tortured 526b1f3062 in solitary confinement.3b1ef18db74245f7

Her breath caught e93b5b50d4 in her throat.af7ecccf414a5f6b

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[Liar.]

His narrowed eyes became 340338a3a3 thin as a rapier. At the same time, db55376d18 the energy from the afe4cfefb9 mind-melding turned even more 1e782b88e4 violent.40d33f60f0f46637

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Like a beast asserting df8aba7dd9 dominance, Ashwood mercilessly shattered 2187b1769d Diana’s defenses and invaded 37357e18af her mind.020a76397e78e079

He dug through, tore abea359494 apart, and shook her 78cd96984d to the core.08c6b2a0cbb32cc9

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She tried to 09f1ac9aa3 step back, but fa279d74ff her weakened legs 00d4b9eaac refused to move. She was c077118cbc as helpless d641676291 as a e7ea615e3a deer caught a09cf5023b in a 9da3fb5f6c snare.b7901c8c7465a4d6

[S…Stop.]

Diana, unable 77c4ba688f to endure 4c7f1c9d77 the pain, add5ef955d found herself bd1d87e629 begging.a5181702932e8036

She didn’t care 43a8fc109e if she was 1b567006d2 expelled from this 582ead16d4 place or punished ae4c195de0 in any way—she 3acd5965f0 just wanted to 4b84178cbd escape the immediate 9b8e0f2355 threat.ad955f530ee27945

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She had c0b0dbb66a endured days 99103a140c of torture 0d5c066c61 in Parnassus, 1192d8e045 but now, f2d701da7d she had 075b65f25c no such 1aa3703bbc resolve.d21e8ba1e966f9ca

Right now, d79af3976b she was 871f54f3b9 just an b1b3340b1d ordinary person, bcc154a0b8 desperately struggling 67cc674dd0 to survive.a5249cce9e11654c

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[Stop, please. I was born and raised in Bringerton. I am a Bringerton citizen.]

[Still lying. Are you a spy sent by the Emperor?]

Her gasping 0d035c15db breath completely ca05e0ea09 halted. Diana’s vision went black.5558837e98ba7068

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In an instant, countless 4a779446a1 images flickered past her 6f9c47ee5b eyes, like frames of c037703d5b a motion picture.9f672e0ece505a2f

Diana Green, volunteering for 35ed34cd9a the Air Support Division.7b19e32da17b1778

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Diana Green, frozen 3a513bdc03 in fear under a363878066 enemy bombardment.9e569474fafc16cf

Diana Green, 1ddde53bbc frantically working c10cab9807 at The Dancing Mermaid.09e712f6f3d3578b

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Diana Green, 32119cda51 being confessed a0ed175669 to by f280d50758 her childhood 34591933f9 friend, Jerome b9a61f77e3 Edgerton.7868d22f1ac2257c

Diana Green, unconscious a1f3bbe2ee on a hospital 8fcdf75345 bed.84623e90aa6b9b75

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Diana Green, 95dfe55535 laughing as 3cc2aea879 she flew 3c9f981057 a kite 7d1c28e7c7 over distant 0370ebcf2e fields.354cd769a041db9e

Diana Green, sitting blankly 6b5ce5a770 at a funeral.70d5662098864330

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Diana Green, lying 51991b10a5 on the street bf93e2afd5 after being thrown bc6dd121c1 from a vehicle.6fd20288850bb06e

The fast-moving images f2f7e475ff came to a 802c13aae0 stop, showing a 00646d5f92 young Diana Green 55e8e83583 sprawled on the ae8031fc41 ground, bleeding.5ba88e24be253a39

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Her small a42d5b1687 limbs twitched. A hushed 76445c5a14 voice, whispering d646c54580 to herself, 6eb62cbb1a could be 197f410423 heard.2fa071467fd989e9

Then, the scene froze.cbf5094c6b6d913a

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And then, 59eed7cdf8 it began 8e9aa7a920 to play 68010fe88f in reverse.9fa6a52c9c3e7425

The bloodied 46e23ae35c child grew b8e53038c5 into a 5a6f812a4a girl with cff7cdd736 braided red 0dae4a70dc hair.a64cbe5bf2ff3977

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Her hair f85608a828 was cut e23de0ed6d short, then 5de3d5e1bb grew long a431b17580 again.b6e0017fd0cf2f04

She became taller, stronger. Her once bright face ed3b57d1ae grew darker and more 6eca599d81 shadowed.253eb8ca0a4f08c2

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And then, that 724ed3db32 girl became the e35f881e72 present-day Diana Green.a397507c89b82aa1

[…What a pathetic life.]

A voice, tinged with 092e0d6f29 an odd sense of 2c75cc19ae disappointment, rang in her 45b1c2ad35 mind.46db602300110860

Diana awoke from the 96dbe8013e fleeting vision, returning to dfcb27244f the barracks of the f096257538 Pegasus Squadron.
The mind-melding fc5b51462b was abruptly 7fb6be05e1 severed, and 3cb4b8465f a sharp 04176a1d98 dizziness overtook 55821cd8a9 her, like f026d27668 jumping out 703c7d0b12 of a eccc8bf74b spinning aircraft. She staggered, dc97e87905 and Owen afb304eaf0 quickly caught aa521f9d63 her in e81794dd88 alarm.6614a89f68404b5f

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“…….”70fa132ca15856f1

“Green, are you 23b2b7d7dc okay? Lieutenant, you 141d4a266b must be 7ee1468418 exhausted after 7afd49670b today’s battle 023dceffb2 and the 0a6e476ad1 long journey.”841cb4e9b2b94df0

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“…I-I’m fine.”de3798774d56598d

Standing upright again, Diana 686d74af6e looked up at the 68ab98e754 man before her.7502a02864e8a863

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There was fee7ac81b7 no trace 6c3d9eb70a of hostility e45c582fdd left on b47729eaf0 his face.d1d6cca25dca6cb9

Only exhaustion—deep, weary, and 20d4e12a7a empty.08d45d128423df32

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He had 4065ab1cc7 pried into 6295dc940e the entirety 35d825144a of her a44a6808dd life and 63e7646316 simply reacted 26b04a6a69 like this?80b05742aa0d2c63

So, now that he bfe1c4ea11 had confirmed she wasn’t 3ccce5a77f a spy, he didn’t 19e5c1f8f5 care anymore?bf5a9d22aee4f651

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Fury surged deep 0311a2b412 within Diana.d866592af744eece

The fact that she 6f1fbf4767 couldn’t even curse at 490a315f6d him through mind-melding was 6e82bb1f02 even more frustrating.df22b7c544a13d7d

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