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		<title>Haroldosaur: Final chapter of the segment!</title>
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		<updated>2018-09-26T13:50:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Final chapter of the segment!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;amp;diff=9920&amp;amp;oldid=9919&quot;&gt;Show changes&lt;/a&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Haroldosaur</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<id>https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;diff=9919&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Haroldosaur: SEGMENT THREE IS FINISHED</title>
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		<updated>2018-06-02T15:24:21Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;SEGMENT THREE IS FINISHED&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;amp;diff=9919&amp;amp;oldid=9918&quot;&gt;Show changes&lt;/a&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Haroldosaur</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;diff=9918&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Haroldosaur: IT&#039;S FINALLY HERE</title>
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		<updated>2018-04-20T19:14:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;IT&amp;#039;S FINALLY HERE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;amp;diff=9918&amp;amp;oldid=9917&quot;&gt;Show changes&lt;/a&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Haroldosaur</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<id>https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;diff=9917&amp;oldid=prev</id>
		<title>Haroldosaur: Given what&#039;s happened recently, a narrative of fear and sadness came to me, uh, relatively easily. On the plus side: more Foes and Heirs, yay!</title>
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		<updated>2018-02-05T11:27:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Given what&amp;#039;s happened recently, a narrative of fear and sadness came to me, uh, relatively easily. On the plus side: more Foes and Heirs, yay!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;amp;diff=9917&amp;amp;oldid=9916&quot;&gt;Show changes&lt;/a&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Haroldosaur</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Haroldosaur: Things are happening. Quite quickly, actually. Hmm.</title>
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		<updated>2018-01-30T20:18:58Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Things are happening. Quite quickly, actually. Hmm.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;https://kotos.backorder.gr/index.php?title=Foes_and_Heirs:_Segment_Three:_The_Dangerous_Life&amp;amp;diff=9916&amp;amp;oldid=9915&quot;&gt;Show changes&lt;/a&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Haroldosaur</name></author>
	</entry>
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		<title>Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter: Adding categories</title>
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		<updated>2018-01-23T21:28:33Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Adding categories&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122;&quot; data-mw=&quot;interface&quot;&gt;
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				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;← Older revision&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; style=&quot;background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Revision as of 21:28, 23 January 2018&lt;/td&gt;
				&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot; id=&quot;mw-diff-left-l534&quot;&gt;Line 534:&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;âBut weâll get there.â He assured them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;âBut weâll get there.â He assured them.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Stories]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:The Additional Manuscripts]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-side-deleted&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;[[Category:Stories by Haroldosaur]]&lt;/ins&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Wiz Ardon, the Peculiar Enchanter</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
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		<title>Haroldosaur: *Ainsley Harriott voice* Yeah boiii</title>
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		<updated>2018-01-23T20:50:01Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;*Ainsley Harriott voice* Yeah boiii&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;SEGMENT THREE: THE DANGEROUS LIFE&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Never was anything great achieved without danger&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;10: New Plan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
For Daiyu, the morning couldnât have come quickly enough. The sun&lt;br /&gt;
shone from outside her cabin window, and she blinked in the startling light â&lt;br /&gt;
even as she began to hear bumps from around the rest of the ship. Was it the&lt;br /&gt;
others? Probably. It must have been. Suddenly slightly afraid, she rolled out&lt;br /&gt;
of her bed â having taken one of the room that had an actual, physical bed â&lt;br /&gt;
and crept to the door. The footsteps grew louder. It had to be them. It had to&lt;br /&gt;
be them. She opened the door just in time to see Azura trotting past. She was&lt;br /&gt;
saying something â Daiyu wasnât sure what â and it helped her to relax. Yes.&lt;br /&gt;
Azura was out and about, and it was just the people she knew and trusted on the&lt;br /&gt;
ship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Well, almost.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It was just as she had this thought that she caught sight of said&lt;br /&gt;
thoughtâsâ¦ reason for being thought? Did that make sense? In any case, the girl&lt;br /&gt;
that Loden and Iamos had brought back with them was walking down the shipâs&lt;br /&gt;
hallway. She was wearing the same clothes as the previous day â various shades&lt;br /&gt;
of white and grey, sophisticated embroidery, pretty-looking flats. She was&lt;br /&gt;
obviously very wealthy, which was only made more apparent by how she carried&lt;br /&gt;
herself. Her chin was turned up, as though she viewed the world by looking down&lt;br /&gt;
on it. Her arms were by her sides, not stiff and yet not swinging in any sort&lt;br /&gt;
of unsophisticated fashion. She reminded Daiyu quite a bit of the variousâ¦&lt;br /&gt;
other well-off people she had met. It was disconcerting.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
And it also made her more curious about what had actually happened&lt;br /&gt;
the previous day. Loden and Iamos had been gone far longer than they said they&lt;br /&gt;
would, they hadnât returned with any food â which was a shame, as Daiyu had&lt;br /&gt;
become used to actually eating regular meals â and they had brought this&lt;br /&gt;
stranger with them. And where exactly had this girl come from? It would have&lt;br /&gt;
been one thing if they had found someone off the streets like her, but this&lt;br /&gt;
wasâ¦ this had to be explainable. She &amp;#039;&amp;#039;needed&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
an explanation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
After waiting for a moment, letting the other girl walk past, she&lt;br /&gt;
silently made her way to the upstairs room, with the table. It was where, like,&lt;br /&gt;
meetings had happened previously, right? It made sense for someone to be there&lt;br /&gt;
now, if anywhere. Someone had to be planning to tell her and Azura what had&lt;br /&gt;
happened soon. But what &amp;#039;&amp;#039;had&amp;#039;&amp;#039; happened?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before her mind could take her to any of the dark possibilities&lt;br /&gt;
she might have thought up, she focused on the sound of voices coming from the&lt;br /&gt;
top of the stairs she had arrived at. One was feminine, and shouting quite&lt;br /&gt;
loudly. She couldnât really discern the others beyond masculinity. Trotting up&lt;br /&gt;
the stairs, she was encountered by a sight that was either funny or scary. She&lt;br /&gt;
couldnât decide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Azura was sprawled forwards onto the circular table in the centre&lt;br /&gt;
of the room, lying on top of it on her front â as if she had jumped forward&lt;br /&gt;
onto it. Had she? She might have. She seemed like the sort of person who would.&lt;br /&gt;
Her arms were stretched out, her fists grabbing onto the lapels of Lodenâs&lt;br /&gt;
jacket. Ah â Loden! He was sitting opposite her, looking somewhat panicked, as&lt;br /&gt;
the younger girl pulled him closer to the table. She looked up into his eyes&lt;br /&gt;
with her own (presumably â Daiyu was behind her, and could only see her head&lt;br /&gt;
rising).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âYou have to tell me!â She was saying. âTell me everything! I want&lt;br /&gt;
to know what happened!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Loden seemed about to say something to her, but then he caught&lt;br /&gt;
sight of Daiyu, who had frozen at the top of the stairs, observing the scene.&lt;br /&gt;
He gave a startlingly lazy wave with one hand.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âHey, Daiyu.â He said. Azuraâs head whipped around to stare at&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu, who began to feel very intimidated.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âYou want to hear what happened, as well, right?â She garbled,&lt;br /&gt;
tightening her grip on Lodenâs jacket. Both Loden and Daiyu winced, and the&lt;br /&gt;
latter held up her hands in what she &amp;#039;&amp;#039;hoped&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
was a placating gesture.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âEven if I do, Iâm not strangling Loden over it.â She pointed out,&lt;br /&gt;
truthfully. âIâ¦ well, Iâm sure that Loden and Iamos plan to tell us what&lt;br /&gt;
happened. At least, I &amp;#039;&amp;#039;hope&amp;#039;&amp;#039; so.â She&lt;br /&gt;
trailed off. Could she have sounded accusatory, or otherwise implicating? She&lt;br /&gt;
hadnât meant to. Hopefully Loden hadnât taken it that way. She breathed in. She&lt;br /&gt;
breathed out. She continued. âBut we need to let them get to thatâ¦ telling&lt;br /&gt;
stage at their own pace, you know?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âBut this is big!â Pointed out Azura, shaking Lodenâs jacket and&lt;br /&gt;
pulling him back and forth. âThere are four of us, and now thereâs five! Thatâs&lt;br /&gt;
a twenty-five percent increase!â Her eyes suddenly narrowed â whether in&lt;br /&gt;
thought or in anger, Daiyu didnât know. âPlus, that girl they brought back with&lt;br /&gt;
them looked weird. What was she wearing, anyway?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It took a second for Daiyu to grasp what Azura meant. âDid you&lt;br /&gt;
meanâ¦ she looked rich? As in, wealthy?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Azura considered this. Then nodded. âYeah.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu considered this. She had looked quite wealthy, yes. Like one&lt;br /&gt;
of the people who would live in large estate houses or palaces, separate&lt;br /&gt;
themselves from the rest of society because they were able. Now that this&lt;br /&gt;
perspective had been brought back to her attention, her prime instinct was a&lt;br /&gt;
wave of curiosity. If this girl was one of those people, then the fact that she&lt;br /&gt;
had come back with the boys was all the more extraordinary. She found it&lt;br /&gt;
unlikely that anyone would be willing to leave that life behind. What had&lt;br /&gt;
happened?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âAm I interrupting anything?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu gave a start and fell backwards â the girl was standing on&lt;br /&gt;
the stairs, looking across the room with an expression of what looked to be&lt;br /&gt;
schooled indifference, typical of the ones usually worn by people like her. How&lt;br /&gt;
had she managed to get so close without Daiyu hearing her? Had she just been&lt;br /&gt;
distracted? Her heart was thudding against her chest, and her fingers trembled&lt;br /&gt;
slightly from adrenaline. She licked her dry lips, and forced herself to calm&lt;br /&gt;
down. It was ok. It was ok. It was &amp;#039;&amp;#039;ok&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âItâs you!â Azura stared at the girl as if she had just confessed&lt;br /&gt;
to a murder.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âItâs me.â Agreed the girl, walking past Daiyu â walking seemed&lt;br /&gt;
too ungainly a description, it was like she was effortlessly gliding across the&lt;br /&gt;
floor â and sitting down at the shipâs round table. She eyed Loden, wearily.&lt;br /&gt;
âArenât you going to introduce us?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Loden rubbed the back of his neck as everyoneâs gaze turned back&lt;br /&gt;
to him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âUhâ¦ yeah.â He sighed. âThe hyperactive one here is Azura. Sheâs&lt;br /&gt;
our youngest. And Iamosâ sister.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Azura stuck out her arm, fist clenched and pointed forwards.&lt;br /&gt;
âWelcome aboard our ship!â Her mouth was set like an apple slice â upturned,&lt;br /&gt;
with implications of sweetness. The girl, after a momentâs hesitation, reached&lt;br /&gt;
forward and daintily shook Azuraâs arm up and down, in something of a one-sided&lt;br /&gt;
handshake. If anyone else had done it, it probably would have looked ungainly&lt;br /&gt;
and awkward. The girl, however â she still managed to look refined. As though&lt;br /&gt;
she were in firm control of the situation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Loden rolled his eyes. âAnd, yeah, the other oneâs Daiyu.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âDaiyu?â The girl repeated, rising from her seat to greet Daiyu,&lt;br /&gt;
who was hit with a wave of guilt for not going over to her before she had to rise.&lt;br /&gt;
âA pleasure.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She held out a dainty hand. Daiyu tentatively grasped it in her&lt;br /&gt;
own, only to find it surprisingly firm â not only was her grip stronger than&lt;br /&gt;
expected, but her skin wasnât nearly as soft as Daiyu had thought it would be,&lt;br /&gt;
either. A very faint smile flashed across the girlâs face as their hands shook&lt;br /&gt;
once before the connection was severed. What was that all about?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âAnyway, this isâ¦ uhâ¦â Loden trailed off, before turning to the&lt;br /&gt;
girl. âYouâll want to do your own introduction, I presume?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âYou presume correctly.â The girl said, a hint of teasing in her&lt;br /&gt;
voice. All of her emoting, Daiyu noted, seemed to be very reserved and minute.&lt;br /&gt;
Not that she was as emotionless as she might have appeared, but she had to be&lt;br /&gt;
supressing a lot. But why? What reason could she have had for having such a&lt;br /&gt;
tight grasp on her emotions? Unless she was simply naturally unemotive. That&lt;br /&gt;
was possible too, right?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âDaiyu.â A voice drew her out of her thoughts. âAzura.â Continued&lt;br /&gt;
the girl, making eye contact with each of them in turn before lowering her head&lt;br /&gt;
and speaking almost solemnly. âMy name is Motokami Ame Miyuki. I am the&lt;br /&gt;
daughter of Motokami Ame Ryo, the emperor of the Cheinise provinces.â She rose&lt;br /&gt;
to meet them again. âI am a princess of this land.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was a silence for a moment, and then Loden grumbled.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âI thought you may have wanted to keep that to yourself.â He&lt;br /&gt;
admitted. âNow matter how bad of a father your own may be â heâs still the&lt;br /&gt;
emperor, and youâre still the princess, so actionâs going to be taken to get&lt;br /&gt;
you back.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âI would gain nothing by keeping my identity a secret from these&lt;br /&gt;
two.â Miyuki argued. âFrom strangers, I understand, but these are your crew. I&lt;br /&gt;
donât know how much time I shall spend here, and itâs not something that ought&lt;br /&gt;
to be revealed by someone else further down the line.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She may have had more to say on that matter, but at this moment&lt;br /&gt;
her words hit their audience. Azuraâs intake of breath was so deep and sharp,&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu couldnât believe that her lungs would be able to hold so much air. Then,&lt;br /&gt;
she began to speak.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âOh my God.â She began to say, grasping the table and jumping up&lt;br /&gt;
and down, several times. For Daiyu, it trod the line between endearing and&lt;br /&gt;
unsettling. âSheâs a princess sheâsaprincess&amp;#039;&amp;#039;sheâsaprincess&amp;#039;&amp;#039;-â&lt;br /&gt;
â she stopped, one of her legs still bouncing up and down. She indicated&lt;br /&gt;
wordlessly to Miyuki for several seconds with her arms, waving them up and down&lt;br /&gt;
in her direction. Her excitement was palpable, as though it were a physical&lt;br /&gt;
thing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âW â whatâs it like?â She gasped, stars in her eyes. Miyuki seemed&lt;br /&gt;
â understandably â a little surprised by Azuraâs enthusiasm, but after a&lt;br /&gt;
moment, she relaxed, and let a full smile blossom across her face. Which was&lt;br /&gt;
odd, noted. Daiyu. Why was she now showing an emotion so openly?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âItâs nice.â She admitted, with the air of a parent or carer&lt;br /&gt;
talking to a child. Age-wise, this may well have been plausible, but the&lt;br /&gt;
illusion was slightly shattered by the fact that Azura was obviously the taller&lt;br /&gt;
of the two. Nevertheless, she spoke in a maternal-esque fashion. âThere are a lot&lt;br /&gt;
of expectations, and a lot of people watching, which can be hard. But you get&lt;br /&gt;
to see amazing things. And if youâre good, history will remember you.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Azura nodded enthusiastically, head practically a blur as it moved&lt;br /&gt;
up and down. Was she taking it all in, or was it all going over her head in the&lt;br /&gt;
rush? Daiyu couldnât tell. The girl seemed to be enjoying herself either way,&lt;br /&gt;
though, soâ¦ oh well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âDo people do everything for you?â She continued. Was she getting&lt;br /&gt;
even more excited? Her words were becoming less discernible as they shot out of&lt;br /&gt;
her mouth like cannon fire.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âSo often that you wish you could do it for yourself, after a&lt;br /&gt;
time.â Miyuki nodded sagely.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Was Azura even speaking words anymore? A high-pitched, excited,&lt;br /&gt;
exclamation was coming out of her mouth as she jumped up and down. Whatever it&lt;br /&gt;
was, it lasted for several seconds â long enough for Daiyu to wish that she&lt;br /&gt;
could cover her ears without looking rude.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ââ¦How are you here with us?â She eventually squealed. She was&lt;br /&gt;
quite the sight, hopping from foot to foot as she stared expectantly at Miyuki,&lt;br /&gt;
who was able to continue to patiently smile. What had brought on this change in&lt;br /&gt;
attitude? She had seemed soâ¦ uncaring, before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miyuki brought one finger to her chin, in a show of thought.&lt;br /&gt;
âWell, itâs a long story.â Her eyes flickered to Loden, and her smile grew a&lt;br /&gt;
tiny bit wider. âI suppose you could refer to it as a daring rescue.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Azura gasped again, turning to Loden and back to Miyuki. âA &amp;#039;&amp;#039;rescue&amp;#039;&amp;#039;!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miyuki tittered. âI am afraid that I cannot recount the entire tale&lt;br /&gt;
right now. There are some pressing matters to be attended to first.â She leant&lt;br /&gt;
forward, and stared Azura in the eyes. âBut I promise you, when I have the&lt;br /&gt;
opportunity, I will tell you the entire story. Does that sound fair?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ââ¦Yes!â Azura fumbled with her body for a moment before sinking&lt;br /&gt;
into a clumsy curtsey. ââ¦My lady!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miyuki laughed again. âNo need for that, Azura. âMiyukiâ is alright.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âOkay!â Azura nodded to show that she had understood, before her&lt;br /&gt;
gaze started flickering around. She began to bound towards the stairs. âIâm&lt;br /&gt;
going to go check on the engines again!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âAlrighty.â Loden waved her off. âTake care.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âSee you later!â Azura waved before vaulting down the stairs,&lt;br /&gt;
landing with a metal clang. A moment passed â metal clangs could be heard&lt;br /&gt;
getting ever-louder as she hurriedly ran back up the stairs. Her head popped&lt;br /&gt;
over the top of the floor, from where she hit Miyuki with one last sunshine-y&lt;br /&gt;
grin. âIt was really nice to meet you, princess!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âMiyuki.â The princess reminded, smiling back in kind as she gave&lt;br /&gt;
a dainty wave. Azura nodded, then ducked down the stairs again. The sound of&lt;br /&gt;
her footsteps quickly faded. Without the girlâs presence, the room suddenly&lt;br /&gt;
felt very empty. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Definitely&amp;#039;&amp;#039; a lot&lt;br /&gt;
quieter. As she listened, Daiyu realised that the ship must have landed again â&lt;br /&gt;
the hum that could be heard when in the air, which Daiyu had assumed was from&lt;br /&gt;
the mechanics of the engines, couldnât be heard.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miyukiâs shoulders sagged slightly, and her face returned to one&lt;br /&gt;
of indifference. Had it all been an act, then? Daiyu found that she wasnât sure&lt;br /&gt;
whether that disappointed her or not.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âSorry about that.â Loden smirked as Miyuki moved back towards the&lt;br /&gt;
table and sat down again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To Daiyuâs surprise, Miyuki smiled again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âDonât be.â She said. âAs a matter of fact, I actually enjoy&lt;br /&gt;
talking to children and younger people a great deal.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âWhy?â Daiyu blurted out before she could stop herself â&lt;br /&gt;
mortified, she slapped a hand to her mouth, but Miyuki didnât seem to take&lt;br /&gt;
offence at her interruption.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âSome of the most earnest people I have ever met have been&lt;br /&gt;
children.â She explained. âNo hidden agendas, no dark thoughts. They always&lt;br /&gt;
seem to mean well, and it is refreshing when they do not take everything so&lt;br /&gt;
seriously.â She waved a hand. âAdults are always overthinking matters, trying&lt;br /&gt;
to outwit and double-think one another into submission. Children-â she paused.&lt;br /&gt;
âOr maybe itâs not fair to call her a child. I donât know exactly how old she&lt;br /&gt;
is. But she has that quality of childlike wonder and innocence â at least, that&lt;br /&gt;
is what I see. In any case, people like her say whatâs on their mind. Theyâre&lt;br /&gt;
honest, and kind. After all of my experiences, itâsâ¦â she seemed to genuinely&lt;br /&gt;
search for the right words. âRefreshing.â She eventually decided.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âMakes sense.â Loden shrugged, before folding his arms as he leant&lt;br /&gt;
backwards in his chair. It was a precarious position, and Daiyu couldnât help&lt;br /&gt;
but worry that he might topple backwards, but he seemed confident enough. âYou&lt;br /&gt;
said that âpressing mattersâ needed to be attended to?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âIndeed I did, prince of nonsense.â Miyuki declared, smiling at&lt;br /&gt;
him before schooling her face into a more intense expression of experience.&lt;br /&gt;
Prince of nonsense? Where had that come from? Loden wasnât reacting badly, soâ¦&lt;br /&gt;
maybe it was an inside joke? In any case, Daiyu dismissed the issue. It was&lt;br /&gt;
obvious that something more important was being discussed. âYou see,â continued&lt;br /&gt;
the princess, âIâ¦ well, no, Iâll start with this: thank you.â She faced the two&lt;br /&gt;
(mostly Loden). âThank you for allowing me to join you, or â at the very least&lt;br /&gt;
â tolerating my presence. That being saidâ¦â She turned directly to Loden, now.&lt;br /&gt;
âYou were right. My father will try to get me back, and he will be relentless&lt;br /&gt;
in doing so.â She sighed. âWhich is why we have to leave the country.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âLeave it?â Loden repeated, sounding incredulous. Daiyu couldnât&lt;br /&gt;
blame him. It sounded like a drastic proposal.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âOnce we cross a border, we will be out of his jurisdiction.â&lt;br /&gt;
Clarified Miyuki, extending a hand in a placating gesture. âWhat were you going&lt;br /&gt;
to do with this ship? We could adjust it, or come to a compromise?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âWeâ¦â Loden trailed off, frowning. Daiyu nervously viewed him,&lt;br /&gt;
then Miyuki, then decided to speak again.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âWe didnât have a plan, as far as I know.â She confessed. Feeling&lt;br /&gt;
Miyukiâs gaze turn to her, she flinched. âWeâ¦ we used the ship to escape from&lt;br /&gt;
aâ¦ from our village after it was destroyed. We donât have any sort of plan.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Miyuki steepled her hands together and leant back in her chair as&lt;br /&gt;
she processed this, before leaning forward again to address her audience.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âAs empty as it may sound, know that I am sorry for what happened&lt;br /&gt;
to you.â She said, voice low and solemn. Daiyu nodded acknowledgement â Loden&lt;br /&gt;
said nothing. âButâ¦â She continued, âthis &amp;#039;&amp;#039;does&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
mean that you can leave the country. Technically.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was no immediate reply. She sighed.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âBelieve me, I want to stay. It is important for me to interact&lt;br /&gt;
with, and understand, the people of my country. But if my father catches me,&lt;br /&gt;
this will have all been for nothing. He will take me back to Phek-Kai, and&lt;br /&gt;
place me under heavier guard than before. This is my only chance to see the&lt;br /&gt;
world.â She turned to look towards the ceiling, as though she were speaking as&lt;br /&gt;
much to herself as her audience. âI am the caged bird that has fled the cage.&lt;br /&gt;
Someday, I shall return. But the knowledge and experience that I could gain by&lt;br /&gt;
prolonging the inevitableâ¦!â She trailed off. The words remained unsaid. To&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu, at least, her point had been made. But the decision wasnât hers. She&lt;br /&gt;
turned to Loden, who shrugged.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âDonât know if itâs our call, to be honest.â He admitted. âWeâll&lt;br /&gt;
have to check with the others, to see what they think. Butâ¦â He stopped&lt;br /&gt;
talking, and raised his head to meet Miyukiâs eyes. The two stared at one&lt;br /&gt;
another with a certain intensity. âMiyuki, I get it. And I think that we can&lt;br /&gt;
give it a try.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was no overstated celebration, and no dramatic embraces. But&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu was still able to sense from Miyuki a feeling of palpable gratitude.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âThank you.â She dipped her head humbly, the power of the two&lt;br /&gt;
words resonating with Daiyu and almost sending shivers down her spine. Loden,&lt;br /&gt;
for his part, simply winked.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âNo problem, princess.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;nowiki&amp;gt;**********&amp;lt;/nowiki&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Two hours later, Iamos finally awoke from his slumber. Upon&lt;br /&gt;
hearing a groaning from the room that he had claimed, Daiyu wandered to the&lt;br /&gt;
door and gently tapped on the metal. She was met with a sleepy âYeah?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âYouâre awake, then?â She asked, trying to keep the tremor out of&lt;br /&gt;
her voice. As much as she wanted to befriend Iamos (and, to a certain extent,&lt;br /&gt;
she &amp;#039;&amp;#039;had&amp;#039;&amp;#039;), there was still that&lt;br /&gt;
underlying current of fear from when the had first met. How little effort had&lt;br /&gt;
it taken to trap her? Could he do it again? What else would drive him to it?&lt;br /&gt;
Granted, it was mostly irrational. She had discerned enough about his&lt;br /&gt;
personality by this point to understand that he would never do something like&lt;br /&gt;
that without good reason, and that he felt no ill will towards her. But there&lt;br /&gt;
was still a small part of her subconscious that could only view him with fear.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ââ¦Yes.â He said, before opening the door. He blinked wearily as he&lt;br /&gt;
itched the side of his chin, where a thin layer of stubble had grown after days&lt;br /&gt;
of neglect. He â he wasnât wearing a shirt. &amp;#039;&amp;#039;He&lt;br /&gt;
wasnât wearing a shirt.&amp;#039;&amp;#039; Daiyu clapped a hand over her eyes as she felt heat&lt;br /&gt;
rush to her cheeks. Was he okay with that? Had she crossed a line? Had she&lt;br /&gt;
invaded his privacy?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âYou alright? Didnât you want something?â Iamos continued to talk.&lt;br /&gt;
Either he couldnât detect her embarrassment, or he didnât care. She exhaled&lt;br /&gt;
sharply through her nose, making a snap decision to bite the bullet.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âAre you alright with me seeing you without a shirt?â She managed&lt;br /&gt;
to say without gabbling or choking up the words. She couldnât see Iamosâ&lt;br /&gt;
expression (still covering her eyes), and there was a petrifying moment of&lt;br /&gt;
silence before he replied to her question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âItâs fine. I donât mind.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She uncovered one eye, spreading her fingers apart across her&lt;br /&gt;
face. âAre you sure?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iamos nodded, looking down at himself before â was he meeting her&lt;br /&gt;
eyes? No, not quite, but it was still jarring to see his gaze relatively in&lt;br /&gt;
line with hers. He was, she decided, looking past her head. Not quite eye&lt;br /&gt;
contact, but there was something notable â and somewhat flattering â about the&lt;br /&gt;
effort that he appeared to be making. âIâm not really bothered by that stuff, I&lt;br /&gt;
guess. Apparently, when I was younger, Rainer had to keep reminding me to put&lt;br /&gt;
clothes on, because it wouldnâtâ¦ uh, it wouldnât register with me.â His face&lt;br /&gt;
visibly fell, and Daiyu winced at the mention of the old man. They still had no&lt;br /&gt;
idea if he had survived or not.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âSoâ¦â She tried, awkwardly, to fill the silence. âDoes it&lt;br /&gt;
embarrass you at all?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He shrugged. âI guess I grew into a little bit of&lt;br /&gt;
self-consciousness. But people just seeing my chest doesnât bother me.â He&lt;br /&gt;
frowned, suddenly. âWait, does it bother you?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âHuh?â She was taken aback by the change in the conversationâs&lt;br /&gt;
direction. Did it bother her? âI â I mean, I didnâtâ¦ I didnât want to embarrass&lt;br /&gt;
you, that was my main worry.â She stuttered.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âDoes it bother you?â He repeated in almost the exact same tone,&lt;br /&gt;
only he placed a bit more emphasis on the question.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âAâ¦ a little.â She admitted, blushing again. âBut only because Iâm&lt;br /&gt;
not used to it!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iamos almost stumbled over himself as he backed out of view,&lt;br /&gt;
poking his head round the door whilst hiding his torso. âIâm sorry.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âItâs ok!â She gasped. âReally!â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âIâm sorry!â He said, again, before shutting the door with a&lt;br /&gt;
metallic clang. Daiyu stood stock-still in place for a moment, unsure how to&lt;br /&gt;
react, before dragging her hands down her face in mortification. Her toes had&lt;br /&gt;
curled inwards inside her shoes from the embarrassment. She must have stood&lt;br /&gt;
there for several seconds in a semi-petrified state before the door opened&lt;br /&gt;
again. Iamos reappeared â this time, the purple shirt was slung over his chest.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âIâ¦ just realised.â He mumbled, now looking down at the floor (as&lt;br /&gt;
usual). âYou, uhâ¦ you wanted something, right? Was thereâ¦ was there a reason&lt;br /&gt;
for coming to see me?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ââ¦Yeah.â Daiyuâs voice was a whisper. For her part, she couldnât&lt;br /&gt;
look him in the eyes either. âItâs about where weâre heading next.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iamos sighed, as his body began to lose tension. She heard him&lt;br /&gt;
inhale, then exhale. âYeah, alright. Makes sense. Iâm the pilot.â He&lt;br /&gt;
straightened up again, clenching his fists by his sides as he rose to his full&lt;br /&gt;
height, as though he were shrouding himself in confidence. He turned to Daiyu.&lt;br /&gt;
âSo, uh, where &amp;#039;&amp;#039;are&amp;#039;&amp;#039; we headed?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu recalled Miyukiâs words. â&amp;#039;&amp;#039;we have to leave the country&amp;#039;&amp;#039;â, she had said. But Iamos wasnât one&lt;br /&gt;
for change â she knew that now, she thought. How would he reactâ¦?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She was jolted out of her thoughts by the sight of him staring&lt;br /&gt;
intensely at her. His eyes were actually making contact with hers. A deep&lt;br /&gt;
cerulean, like an ocean, they had an indescribable piercing quality. It was as&lt;br /&gt;
though she were being stripped bare, removed of all secrets or lies, and her&lt;br /&gt;
soul was in his sights. She shook her head to clear the thoughts. He was&lt;br /&gt;
speaking.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âYou donât want to tell me.â He said, frowning. âIs it that bad?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He couldâ¦ tell? How she was feeling?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
ââ¦We have to fly out of the country.â She admitted. âSo that&lt;br /&gt;
Miyukiâs father doesnât take her back.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Iamos closed his eyes. For a fleeting moment, his face contorted&lt;br /&gt;
into something painful, but then it relaxed again, and he opened his eyes again&lt;br /&gt;
â though they werenât looking at her any more.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âI figured it was something like that.â He admitted. âAt least, I&lt;br /&gt;
figured weâd have to pretty far to get away from the Emperor. Did everyone else&lt;br /&gt;
think itâs a good idea?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Daiyu nodded. âAnd, once weâre across a border, we wonât be under&lt;br /&gt;
his jurisdiction.â She repeated. He nodded back.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âGot it.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The next thing he did was to pull a fast-becoming familiar piece&lt;br /&gt;
of parchment from his pocket, tied up in a bright green cord. His masterâs map.&lt;br /&gt;
Unfurling it to its full length â the size of a large scroll, or thereabouts â&lt;br /&gt;
he held one end in either hand, stretching the whole thing out until it filled&lt;br /&gt;
up most of his vision. Daiyu watched, expectant. Suddenly, Iamos said with such&lt;br /&gt;
an authority and clarity that it made her jump:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âMap. Show me the quickest route to the nearest national border.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A very faint scratching to be heard, like distant pen over faded&lt;br /&gt;
parchment. Daiyu didnât have a proper view of what was happening, but she could&lt;br /&gt;
see dark shapes appear on the other side of the map, implying that something&lt;br /&gt;
was being drawn on the front. What was happening? She stepped back, both&lt;br /&gt;
figuratively and literally, to examine the map in a new light. Though she&lt;br /&gt;
wasnât sure what was happening, she believed that she could guess. Was the mapâ¦&lt;br /&gt;
changing based on Iamosâ instructions? His wants?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Did it have something to do with the man from the village? Daiyu&lt;br /&gt;
remembered Iamos saying something about the map, as though it were important.&lt;br /&gt;
Then she remembered the fire, and then she shuddered, breaking herself out of&lt;br /&gt;
her memories. Iamos was already marching ahead. She almost tripped over her own&lt;br /&gt;
feet following as they made their way to the cockpit. Iamos wasted no time in&lt;br /&gt;
sitting down in the pilotâs seat, positioning the map on top of some dials so&lt;br /&gt;
that he could see it. Daiyu sat beside him in the adjoining seat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âIamos, are you sure about this?â She asked, coming to a sudden&lt;br /&gt;
realisation. âYouâve been doing a lot of flying already, donât you want to-â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âWhat time is it?â Iamos interrupted. Daiyu obediently peered&lt;br /&gt;
through the cockpitâs glass at the sun.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âIt looks like early in the afternoon.â She said. âDo you think&lt;br /&gt;
youâve gotten enough sleep, then?â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âIf itâs the afternoon, then Iâve slept for upwards of twelve&lt;br /&gt;
hours.â Iamos revealed, flicking switches and pulling on the wheel that seemed to&lt;br /&gt;
control the shipâs steering. The Origin jolted to life. The hum of the engine returned&lt;br /&gt;
â a constant, soft background noise. âIâm good to go.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Before Daiyu could say anything else, Iamos tugged on the wheel again,&lt;br /&gt;
and slammed his leg down. The Origin began to drive forwards before lifting off&lt;br /&gt;
into the sky. As Daiyu clutched onto her chair to balance herself, she suddenly&lt;br /&gt;
noticed a button she hadnât observed before. Frowning, she edged her finger towards&lt;br /&gt;
it. What if it was dangerous? What if it wasnât? She pressed it before she could&lt;br /&gt;
change her mind. It brightened up a colour, but nothing happened.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âWhat did you-â Iamosâ question was cut off as it became apparent what&lt;br /&gt;
she had done. His voice should have only been in the cockpit, but now they could&lt;br /&gt;
hear it from outside the room, booming down the corridor. If Daiyu had to guess,&lt;br /&gt;
it would be carried all around the ship.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âI think itâs to let you talk to everyone at once.â She revealed, in&lt;br /&gt;
wonder. Her voice, too, carried everywhere at once. The Origin, it seemed, still&lt;br /&gt;
had surprises in store. Just what kind of vessel was this?&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âCool.â Iamos muttered, before speaking louder. âOkay, everyone. After&lt;br /&gt;
consideration of a passengerâs requests, we are heading for the nearest border â&lt;br /&gt;
once weâll cross over it, weâll be in an area called the âIcy Wastesâ. Rough estimates&lt;br /&gt;
are that itâll beâ¦â He frowned. âAt least a couple of days.â&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He glanced towards the horizon, and his frown turned into something&lt;br /&gt;
lighter. A confident smile that Daiyu didnât think she had seen on him before.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
âBut weâll get there.â He assured them.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Haroldosaur</name></author>
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