At her peeved tone, his expression snapped back to its usual impassiveness. "I apologize if I've offended you. I shall strive not to wear my thoughts so plainly next time."
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"I'm sending some of the Remdragon Knights back to Anatol, and I would like you to go with them."
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"I said that he wishes it, not that he intends to do it," Ruth said, raising a hand at her rising voice. "Sir Riftan also seems to be agonizing over what to do. Under the circumstances, no travel is safe, and with your penchant for the unpredictable…"
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"Ruth Serbel," Riftan said softly without looking up from the map spread on his lap. "I suggest you put that hand down while I'm still being nice."
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Maxi's face blanched as she gazed up before limply hanging her head. To her shame, her eyes burned with tears. Even if that were the truth, did he have to say it in front of everyone? Anguish welled up inside her.
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"B-Because I can!" Maxi cried, surprising even herself.
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Ruth selected a few suitable books for her before leaving the library with a stack of parchment. Now all alone, Maxi dived into the yellowed pages of the thick tomes.
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Ruth took the seat opposite her. "Should I have bellowed that the great sorcerer Ruth has arrived?"
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Maxi's eyes glimmered with determination as she walked back to the castle.
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Instead of an answer, the princess gave Maxi an ambiguous smile. That in itself was answer enough.
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"You seem not to have realized just how boundless my stamina is. I could march for three days straight without rest and be perfectly fine."
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"These are the dresses you ordered, my lady," Linda said brightly. "And what better occasion to wear them than a banquet!"
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The raid party returned two days later. It was well past noon, and Maxi was grasping the magic stone in her hands to feel the flow of mana when she heard the loud blast of the kopel. With a jolt, she leaped up from her seat.
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Maxi gently took his hand. "I feel the same."
Under the Oak Tree
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