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"Well, if he gives you any trouble, please feel free to confide in me about it." Ariadne left the other half of her thoughts unsaid: ''I'll give him a real scandal -- one that will send enough evil glares his way that even he'll flinch.'' |
"Well, if he gives you any trouble, please feel free to confide in me about it." Ariadne left the other half of her thoughts unsaid: ''I'll give him a real scandal -- one that will send enough evil glares his way that even he'll flinch.'' |
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− | For a moment, Kaede seemed eager to take up |
+ | For a moment, Kaede seemed eager to take up her offer as her lips parted to speak. However all that eventually came out was: "Thanks. I'll keep that in mind." |
− | Ariadne shrugged off her rising disappointment. ''Don't be greedy'', she silently scolded herself. |
+ | Ariadne shrugged off her rising disappointment. ''Don't be greedy'', she silently scolded herself. |
If there was one thing Ariadne enjoyed more than riding, and wanted more than a renowned career in the Knights Phantom, it was the trust, recognition, and admiration of everyone around her. This went doubly so for the closest person to one of her few enemies -- that self-centered prick who had dared to scorn her. And based on how the younger girl's gaze had been rooted on her this entire time, she held no doubts that Kaede's trust and respect were steadily growing. |
If there was one thing Ariadne enjoyed more than riding, and wanted more than a renowned career in the Knights Phantom, it was the trust, recognition, and admiration of everyone around her. This went doubly so for the closest person to one of her few enemies -- that self-centered prick who had dared to scorn her. And based on how the younger girl's gaze had been rooted on her this entire time, she held no doubts that Kaede's trust and respect were steadily growing. |
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Kaede didn't mind studying. If anything, she ''enjoyed'' learning. But, as her gaze swept across the table and saw the dozens of dusty tomes piled up in thick columns, she could feel her eyelids tiring already. |
Kaede didn't mind studying. If anything, she ''enjoyed'' learning. But, as her gaze swept across the table and saw the dozens of dusty tomes piled up in thick columns, she could feel her eyelids tiring already. |
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− | ''Where is Wikipedia when you need |
+ | ''Where is Wikipedia when you need it? Or at least a library index?'' |
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-- Nobody except Pascal. The same man who had caused all of her misery was also the only person who stood up for her. |
-- Nobody except Pascal. The same man who had caused all of her misery was also the only person who stood up for her. |
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− | ''How am I supposed to even think about this |
+ | ''How am I supposed to even think about this?'' Kaede found herself struggling to untangle it all. |
It wasn't until after they returned to his dorms when she regained the energy to breach the topic with him: |
It wasn't until after they returned to his dorms when she regained the energy to breach the topic with him: |
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What came out was a crystal clear liquid, tinged only by a shade of pink. |
What came out was a crystal clear liquid, tinged only by a shade of pink. |
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− | Unlike her, Pascal calmly finished the procedure and pulled out the needle before he froze |
+ | Unlike her, Pascal calmly finished the procedure and pulled out the needle before he froze. |
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+ | Both of them stared at the syringe that held translucent blood the color of cotton candy. |
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"W-what does this mean?" Kaede heard her own voice from far away. |
"W-what does this mean?" Kaede heard her own voice from far away. |
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Pascal shrugged as he stirred a potion vial that included several strands of her hair. |
Pascal shrugged as he stirred a potion vial that included several strands of her hair. |
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− | "Don't jump to a conclusion just because it removes blame from you!" Kaede glared, seething. Being told that she had died was another shock she could have gone without this day. |
+ | "Don't jump to a conclusion just because it removes blame from you!" Kaede glared, seething. Being told that she had died was another shock she could have gone without this day. |
− | After piling so much weight in the past few hours onto an already overburdened mind, |
+ | After piling so much weight in the past few hours onto an already overburdened mind, annoyance and anger remained as her only barriers against another teary outburst. |
"I did not say that is what happened. I merely said it was a likely scenario." His focus was still concentrated on the vial. His poker face was impenetrable. |
"I did not say that is what happened. I merely said it was a likely scenario." His focus was still concentrated on the vial. His poker face was impenetrable. |
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Yet despite her comment, she held no doubt that many sleepless hours would be spent precisely over this 'useless worrying'. It was impossible not to, perhaps even inhuman. That was an odd thought because Kaede wasn't even sure if she was still considered 'human' at this point. |
Yet despite her comment, she held no doubt that many sleepless hours would be spent precisely over this 'useless worrying'. It was impossible not to, perhaps even inhuman. That was an odd thought because Kaede wasn't even sure if she was still considered 'human' at this point. |
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− | She was now a Samaran without even understanding what 'being a Samaran' meant. How did this affect her body? Or more importantly, her mind? Did Samaran psychology even work the same way as normal humans? She wasn't sure about any of this! |
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"Do not bother getting too comfortable. I need a urine sample from you soon," Pascal noted, only to receive a groan in response. |
"Do not bother getting too comfortable. I need a urine sample from you soon," Pascal noted, only to receive a groan in response. |
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− | + | After sitting back up and chasing the evil thoughts away, Kaede pouted towards the corner closet door that held the heavy chamber pot. Leaning against the wall next to it, there was now a pile of treated wood, packed cotton, and velvet fabrics. |
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"Is that..." |
"Is that..." |