[IC] Swords Beneath the Starlight

Saya



"A fellow after my own heart!!! We will be chivalry at its highest, gallantry at its greatest! But before this pact is sealed, we must decide on a name for our merry partnership! Gallant Wings, perhaps? No, that's too obvious... Golden lance? Too passe... What do you think, chum?"

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Airitech



"A few. Truth be told, though, I'm not usually playing bodyguard. But we all play the hands we're dealt; such is life."



"...Watch yourself out there, old man. If I don't have to strike you down, I don't want to see anyone else doing it either."

And with that, she disappears.

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Barnabas

Lain thinks a long moment about what you've just said.


...


"...I'll have to think on that a while longer. There's... a lot. Much of it I'm still trying to understand. But..."


"It does help to know I have a friend to rely on. Thank you, Barnabas."

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Mazelina

Lys swallows down a lump in her throat.



"O-Oh! I hadn't... um... Okay!"

She squeezes her eyes shut, summoning a prayer up with all her strength.

"...U-Um... Goddess, give us... b. Bread."

She slumps. "Oh, it's no use -- I don't know how to pray on the spot. I'm-- I'm sorry!"

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Casey



"Good to hear it, mate. 'Til next time, then - if you need a spot of cheer, you know where to find me."

And without another word, Dorian turns on his heel and walks away, giving you a lazy wave as he does.

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Logan



"It is a pact. An oath, sworn to one's ancestors. There is nothing more sacred to swear by, and to swear a half-hearted oath is to invite destruction upon one's soul."

They nod.

"I will be by your side in the coming battle, should you have me. I look forward to sharing a sky with you."

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Baylee



"That so? Fine by me. Best keep your hopes up, then, girlie - hopefully you'll like what you see when the time comes."

Without so much as a wave, she chuckles to herself and walks away.

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Sunny



"My comrades are good people, but they're loyal to king and country first and foremost. Believe it or not, your traitorous past is exactly what I find myself looking up to in you."



"If I am to reforge my homeland, I need to find my ideals and make them hard as steel. I cannot allow a new Ilya to be mired in the corruption, greed, and squabbling that it was ruined by. If I am to help unite my people, I will have to fight with a heart greater than my own - a heart which can hold the hopes and dreams of all my countrymen. I will need a heart like my father's - a heart like yours, if you don't mind my saying."

He smiles. A rare sight - the young man seems perpetually burdened by the weight of the whole world, but in the moment, he is weightless.

"So, prince or not, I hope you'll accept my continued friendship and my tireless praises. I simply cannot shake the thought that if the old world had a few more traitors, both of our lands would know peace."