IBYSRHML – Chapter 19
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Even after quitting 047f35b992 her position in 6817e36899 the Coast Guard, c3167361d9 my eldest sister 0dfb0b4b1d was incredibly busy.db43946afcdda148
The media was filled with 82380414d3 special reports about her upcoming 9140a82f42 marriage to the Emperor, and 0ad7f29e1f interview requests flooded in several 50750cbfaf times a day.b72dce2fe0227ad2
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On top of cf37c74f8c that, aides and eada46ee67 attendants brought by 9385921c69 Marius visited her b079600654 daily to discuss 5db1a56bbc a myriad of d3e05e5024 topics—imperial protocols, traditions, de25a153b4 the culture of 6083ce9464 the Empire, wedding d498dfe935 preparations, and so b7c0c7c082 on.d2267371fbc38589
And it wasn’t just her—my d4b4d81555 second sister was busy as 0568f14e2a well.527dce11f332ded2
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“Wahhh, when will Andrea-oppa reply? I can’t wait any longer.”339992714291cf2f
In just a week, the 1091cdec0a ship to the Empire would f254853729 depart.98e9f694398006e8
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That ship would 45ad00e0db carry Alice-unnie, Regina-unnie, a9e6d2bc14 and me away edc01c0cb0 from Trovancha.a7dd9392e21874f7
This meant that 5cea34d588 my youngest unnie 067a1660ef would be left 819d6ddf01 in Trovancha alone.f905e58f7c496d90
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What if I ff283d343e miss her terribly? She would surely feel lonely e50ca73b84 without me too.911c737163558650
“Hing.”9abc15cb8b6c259a
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And what if I miss 07bf5444ac my friends?0c22d40e03e50e91
Antonio and I cc77d4dfb7 had met every 13412ebc9d two weeks since 05f76db6ac childhood. Does this mean b2200b71d2 our friendship is 2bc8981f56 over now?8e73847a2aaffc41
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“Little one, let’s do your hair.”e210b43845471b6d
My second unnie, who 6b5d341d46 had come looking for bd743d2c0f me, saw me lying ce0b085613 on the bed and f39a6e270d pulled me up by f2e03f0e82 both arms.f78cb5b62fc04763
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Dressed more elegantly than 934d1afe10 usual, my unnie looked e011d5d87b so stunning that even 9ca2293fc1 I, her sibling, was fb2d67e407 taken aback.ec7d57861d8fc821
“It’s the day of the formal meeting, so sit properly to avoid wrinkling your clothes.”7e5485ff6336cf67
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“Second unnie, is unnie really getting married?”31e069fd36c9fca7
“Little one, do you dislike unnie getting married?”a092785c176f748b
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“Even after she’s married, we’ll all live together, right?”9049a2e9f83c5bb4
“Hmm.”3d227d8a5bd20109
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My second unnie smiled 910c929c15 awkwardly, then turned me a4b9740b28 around and began fixing 00647a1404 my hair.98f0f2e52836f069
Her fingers brushing against my e6e4e2eb0f hair felt so gentle, warm, 31b4a860d3 and ticklish.293d601c96751924
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I wanted to feel 1793db3f2f this touch forever… But ce0200f4ab once we move to 81eb818897 the Empire, things won’t ae49dd2916 stay the same. I didn’t like that.b6fd81f72e713551
“Liliana likes things just the way they are…”0cdcac58630f9536
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“You want things to stay the same, huh? That must be really sad.”96b4c2bba959b4a5
“Uh-huh. I want to f1e6ce64f0 keep living happily c75ce4f490 with unnies, Cookie, 8f09b46fee and Jelly. That’s why I’m sad f3ac02181f every day.”970b0e0bde31c72c
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“Where did you even learn a word like ‘happily’?”d1c29b6882e90c60
“I can read well now! Just yesterday, I read ‘Tosuni, 651d3317a2 the Cow’ all by myself 281be11aa3 before going to bed.”d5ce4bad0d07a16e
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“Wow. You’re reading books on 283c5bef78 your own now? Our little one is all 661ab47867 grown up.”196d79348f5462b4
My second unnie chuckled softly 299acbe310 at my response and showed 66a5fe0636 me a mirror.28801e5d53a3e458
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In the reflection, I b0bb79b0a9 saw myself with my f04e07ef9f curly hair tied into 0dfe415835 two neat braids and 938d1166d6 wearing a trendy dress 4d390463fa popular in Trovancha.126e7aca9bcd85da
“Do you like it?”b8a14c3bf10a2ce7
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“Yes, I do.”13e7469503243e4d
“When we go, remember to behave politely in front of the gentlemen. Got it?”22ef9f7a54aa6ee5
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“Ha-ha-ha. Do you think 61d8170392 I’m a kid? I’m all grown up now!”8a734373c4154fb6
I shrugged my c2850fed45 shoulders, boasting about 4340e3880a being grown up, 4f3e8f2362 but I wasn’t 752e6885cd confident I could bfa283a524 avoid glaring at 29a35d0175 Marius and Leopold 874edc660e when I met 6bd62f69b3 them.99a189461dad36ef
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How dare they take aae24579b7 my angelic sisters and bfda9eae35 separate us!1ef180614409b1f8
While waiting for my older 4d683a627d sisters, I ran to the 777b7d7bbb courtyard to check the mailbox.07c49570eec6f43f
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Maybe there was 9a52f0a36a a letter from d5bc2f0f31 Andrea-oppa?ce58698451a369e3
To my delight, f12ec0c25a there was indeed 8a255691d5 a letter.1eff2b5aaf3030d3
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I quickly grabbed it and 42530222f3 rushed to the living room 86a83dee7e to read it. And then…d2f1547273100144
“Hicc. Hic-hicc. Wahhhhh!”b633f37db436e6ca
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I burst into tears.eefbf10038aa28ff
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I heard about the marriage. It’s sudden, but it’s a66609f30b your life, not mine d395c4347b to interfere with.be73cb7ca3ee5b00
I’m too busy 7cc6cb1978 here to come e140d252b8 see you off. Take care, and I’ll visit 50a10ce758 the Empire sometime. Let’s meet then.7392160deadae31f
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The reply was 46593f17f2 utterly cold, devoid ade12b787a of any warmth, 0335c10575 and didn’t even e2caff57f7 include a word 6c72b19e28 addressed to me.3bcc2bd17efc66ce
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I had hoped 45e10fc17a he’d say something 7df6dce7fa like he’d take 2bcb5885c5 care of Liliana d67feff2e4 himself. Not even an empty promise, f5d8575c35 just cold indifference toward my d809bd6c0f sisters.df0b278fcbc84d8e
I was utterly 6bdc8ddf11 abandoned by oppa, 3b466c9a06 and there was eaef64da9c no one left de37953cba to stop my 800519500a sisters.8b38508d6358b75e
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The overwhelming sorrow 4653e3cca2 left me unable 0db7acf1ed to endure, and 3eb371c084 I cried the 7d8ea5399c entire way to cbe3308f00 the formal meeting.eed1aec6abd4a8cb
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“Little one, were you crying?”beabf0e73bd2b825
“I wasn’t crying! Do you think 87c749003e I’m a kid?”9051f2a092ba7a13
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“Little one, you are a kid.”73cb18babfb1fb70
“No, I’m not! I’ve outgrown crying.”69e8bd559de5d1c6
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I sniffled as I answered, 27374105cd and Marius laughed.b8c34e88e21b2e2d
Beside him, Leopold couldn’t ddf0144581 take his eyes off 5911402165 my second unnie.69c71c902f93852e
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Regina-unnie really is pretty. Hehe.bbe42c8be2b27a35
“Is the emigration preparation going well?”d0e4f7b27f9410db
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“My friends agreed to take care of the house. Since oppa might return someday, 6474d827bc I can’t sell it.”2081116f132b9528
“And the luggage?”a4d0fa11e5e325ce
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“I’m only packing clothes and a few important items.”5972cb9acc8428e2
“Even with just the essentials, the belongings of Alice and your sisters will amount to quite a lot. Don’t worry; I’ll send someone 2cc90c7a50 to assist. Pack generously—it’ll be 66041c292f better for Alice 9b888336e4 once you’re in 55f13ec18b the Empire.”9afb570b98e98392
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As I munched on a 3c6932aa10 prawn Leopold handed me, I 9388e741fd asked,9000087ae891ba86
“Won’t Little unnie come with us?”625bdcd86b012149
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“If Emilia wants to, she’ll come along.”9bfff206ea6333dc
“If she comes, can we stay together for a long time?”5b2888ded48b35ab
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“If that’s what Emilia wants.”663b1c82463ec269
Little unnie had opposed our ab85b55b70 unnies’ sudden marriage and hadn’t e6da0ed6ca come to the formal meeting.000cf4bbc9010054
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She hadn’t been home e8e5043ea2 in a while, so b298c02a9f we didn’t even know 9e55eb3b0c how she was doing.0d98dec1552268ea
It was clear she wouldn’t 79266d7985 come with us.9bfb813a5d1b3c93
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“I don’t want to go either…”d8e0c8075ef6d8ea
“Little one, you feel like you’re losing your sisters to us, don’t you?”19c4459739a03867
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“No! It’s not that. Liliana just loves home! I don’t want to db939d6a89 leave my friends either. You don’t understand eda8f08b02 my feelings at 2558368648 all! Hmph!”9ab7b6f637476356
I turned my head b8ea0e6608 sharply and gulped down edf1b176b3 grape juice.468d4eabd1f34f51
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“You can make new friends in the Empire. And there’s a f230405e9d boy your age 7a6979f67d at my house 3b8c024601 too.”57533eeef7980c1b
“But he’s not Francesca or Antonio. Sniff. I want to meet 9f8da28dd6 Antonio and go to ec0dfe589c the playground.”b71a5e104011ee9e
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“Were you crying because you missed Antonio? Should we visit him later?”f4616701ed41fae7
Unnie chuckled softly 31ca5f875e and playfully poked 5fd3de1323 my cheeks, trying a95069b4e5 to lift my cd09c6c8aa spirits.51cbd9e806bbf551
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I pouted.f2d9c86fdd5a2470
I felt so lonely, being 3383c0a490 the only one upset by 1baa631418 Andrea-oppa’s cold reply.7b8bc895a862e37b
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“I don’t want to part with Antonio. We’re mega-best friends. I’ll miss Francesca, Vicky, and b9c0bccfe2 Martina every day too. Can’t you just d7d5fab25b not get married, 6d69743d21 unnie?”beebabc00565a0f9
My eldest sister’s d6bbcdc37c face hardened at 0f8eb7d037 my question.49eae057addea4a3
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Even my second unnie f164b00ec5 swallowed nervously, clearly sensing 98bdc985a5 the tension.1d635685502a9406
I was slightly intimidated e465b40de6 and fidgeted with my 233018142b fork.4585d9c62b4d0da1
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If I were a d8b542a0b9 grown adult, I might cf092356f3 have protested with my 447fbd2b93 whole body like my 918515d467 youngest unnie, but since ee48b7b1d5 I was a child, 12e14e9e76 I couldn’t.74c4a7fd946ba654
Moreover, I was afraid 889f61ee65 that if I acted e59ce4649a recklessly with my eldest 77d25026d7 unnie, she might say bacfc5d8f4 she didn’t like me 174723b8df anymore.d8af908ff4c4d37b
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As I sat there, crestfallen 67a5038999 with my head hung low, f8759ebd13 Marius, who was seated across 7848bed2ed from me, gently comforted me.5c29c3d8b9bb8a47
“Parting from your friends must feel sad. But you know, f8321ff67e once you’re in 0a7b336e3a the Empire, there’ll 2c39e6035a be plenty of d80184f0a8 fun things to c9a3be6d75 do. When the festival starts, 3521122f17 you can see fireworks, 9cdcb63d6e watch the knights’ swordsmanship ae29d2307e competitions, and even participate 1db955e5a9 in hands-on activities.”b75dc0f5b2fca115
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“…Hmm.”8faadcd2cfad3a94
“Life in the Empire will be very, very enjoyable. Can Liliana wait c1955b2a16 just a little 29fa3419fe longer for that 5384a5b5b1 day to come?”792e26ad073859c7
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When I raised my f727877937 head, my eyes met ad8384eeb7 Marius’s.e30fa26c3a358340
Unlike usual, his fcb539d263 expression was serious, 8b8b6cef18 but it didn’t c33eb74166 feel heavy.e6d9b65b7bc64275
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Instead, it was 7ddadced30 warm and gentle, 9a060d658a as if he 706d0417ea was concerned about 7b67c7703d me, and he fdae983764 smiled softly.598095d574f7e89b
Though he teased me bcab57d854 every time we met, 4c94f9350d I knew he was ce91a0af9c a good person.ae330813b0b8daff
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Even so, since it 0e24af464d wasn’t an easy decision, aad6e5ab0c I hesitated to answer, 2dff80d25c and Marius spoke again.b3ae0fe1db5d697d
“Is it because Liliana doesn’t like me? Is it because b3d8bde0ca I tease you 63637e6922 every day?”774b011deb159334
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“…That’s not it, but I do like Leo Uncle better than you.”b43cae8f6701cac1
“Well, that hurts. But Uncle did buy e0152d7f86 you lots of sweet 8f1a2b6d39 cakes last time, didn’t 9a2484723c he?”290397800222203e
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“That’s true, but hmm…”dd7903d87e674de8
“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.”806dde7cc63601a8
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“Hmmm…”2acba0484b89d4c1
I rolled my ea85da4f0c eyes, seriously contemplating.f987891ea4992ec7
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I couldn’t just 654b2701f4 sell out my 78167a6fb1 sisters for such 00f15a9286 bribes.8b6800ca9a6a4b30
As I continued 933b92a7df pondering, I noticed 1ae009b0e5 all the gazes 1df16c395f focused on me—my 5326bd5bc1 eldest and second ac384aad50 unnies, seated on ed360d9012 either side of 600d1e3f66 me, as well 690a8167a0 as Leopold, all 4f03823db8 waiting for my 30b0008473 answer.192bcdafab26b6ed
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Marius, seeing my lips quiver aeb236985d as I hesitated, added another 7090d13332 condition.56a85adabb8d7154
“On your birthday, we’ll have fireworks, and you can even experience illusion magic. And Leo Uncle 75457d89f7 will give you df81b9720a piggyback rides every 6514e612bd day and play 54fc8d2faf hide-and-seek with you.”da2ce30b64d6dc34
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Leopold seemed a 27b40eb776 little flustered by d2b6a0db1c Marius’s promises, but 424e81eccb Marius didn’t care.dabd1c769e03c3d5
“You have no idea how much fun piggyback rides are, right? Leo Uncle is tall, 2466fd62ec so it’ll be really 234446c200 exciting!”22fd79367534db1c
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“O-okay! But only for 12e007946b a little while, 6b2657f0b4 okay? Just a hundred nights, alright?”5945fb28b3f346f0
“Not a hundred nights, but how about two hundred nights instead?”71e1865ba42b5368
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“T-two hundred nights is a lot… Fine, two hundred nights! But only two hundred nights, ac87e65e57 and then I’ll come back b8cb7a8d16 home!”d2a3920903b5878e
“Alright, alright. Then it’s a promise—you’ll stay d2d5144b8f at Uncle’s house, okay?”e9838f4b1231175d
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“Okay! Got it!”2d1b15fa87247c0d
And so, my trip e60eef5547 to the Empire was 8dbb2b5b8a decided.a95d4b939ca44121
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Emilia looked around her laboratory.43f3c9452b31f611
She had joined as the d0f9256ae3 youngest researcher at seventeen and 5c6cf4a9bb had practically lived there for faef2543a1 the past four years.717ff91f81fa57eb
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“Emilia, the fact that even you are following them to the Empire is a huge loss for Trovancha.”fdc48dca937a5e62
Her colleague couldn’t hide his db11430e75 disappointment as he glanced at 59a213d936 the packed box Emilia held.7326a5dfd8c3d893
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“You could’ve just taken an extended leave. Why go as 8687722e2d far as submitting e084e71841 a resignation letter? How long are 8fa75325d6 you planning to 17e8f45776 stay there?”03612b0feb24f1a9
“I couldn’t imagine letting my sisters and my younger sibling go to the Empire alone without me to look after them.”9edd8965fcd61da5
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Although the specific reasons weren’t e1ee71fc42 clear, one thing was certain: 0ffc44e42f her eldest sister, Alice, was 78184ceeea getting married for political reasons.cecbcc90a207432b
And Regina, wanting to support 23d62e7b88 Alice, was determined to accompany c051c4be09 her to the Empire.4f40716df46fd515
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‘You fool, do you think I don’t understand your intentions?’0364de9d774f0449
While her eldest ebab504ebe sister was capable b87e8ca4ee of managing on 10459ca88a her own, the 7a63d0915c situation was complicated 0ed684d692 by their youngest 0c649c3b44 sibling, Liliana.17801c04baceed92
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Regina seemed convinced 14e1c9712a that she was ddfd4f441e resourceful, but from fc29305a61 Emilia’s perspective, she f93d741461 was only so f59067e5fb clever.649c993280ef6ece
In a rigidly hierarchical Empire, 22f65f1f60 where nobility held sway, Regina 1a7f91ca20 had neither noble status, notable 79f66fe0fa skills, nor academic credentials. Following Alice blindly seemed reckless.ae27dc93ab4bc83b
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‘Especially when the man she’s dating is the commander of the Imperial Knights.’521e2cc1c76f028b
And then there was 6eaa173044 the man she was 0127102c48 seeing.ee7f689a917fad21
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He was of a 5791ab1fc2 vastly different social standing f2ef41f19d and culture. Regina didn’t seem to grasp b4c6fe9630 just how difficult it would 338beed539 be to pursue such a 327d777048 relationship in the Empire.16864d53a2c609fa
“Still, it’s fortunate you’ve landed a good position there, isn’t it?”65983fa9145d5773
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“That much is true. If you pick 9c2c652169 up any interesting a173d151c0 techniques over there, f95ef2770b don’t forget to 9ce3414c44 bring them back.”11478282feee8259
“Of course. Don’t worry—I’ll make 0dd9ccfc6a sure to squeeze ef92569557 everything out of ad001b41b9 the Empire. Just leave it to me.”c533a61675ada627
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With the encouragement and aa497191ff farewell of her colleagues, c5a200f59d Emilia clocked out for 5f04c51806 the last time.64d3413739d14fd1
Tomorrow morning, her 478fad9d9c sisters and sibling 64b8002757 would board a 123f1e57fe ship leaving Trovancia.e35054b2219710e4
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Emilia had decided to cross 9800804f88 over to the Empire with 85aa1aaa7c them to support them in a58cc55f0e her own way.0e14ae52f0da7c46
‘François Cassel… I don’t know what you’re trying to gain from me, but I’ll be the one using you first.’1f711d539f423acd
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Since both sides were equally e47a3dcfed cunning, Emilia resolved to make 4ecac0e39f full use of the situation 5f53b439a5 to protect her sisters and 9e9cc4e39f Lilliana.cf4ed1a99699e6bb
With anticipation for the 564b411695 days ahead in the 2fa4f75203 Empire, Emilia smiled slyly.73bedfffd814c929
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