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Ah, Annette. Good day to you. I see you remain as sprightly and sweet as a newly bloomed flower.
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Hi, Lorenz.
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Oh my. Have I done something to invite your displeasure?
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You just kinda brought back a bad memory from a long time ago.
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Back at the school of sorcery, there was this one time this noble guy made fun of me.
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What manner of cur would dare do such a thing?!
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If a noble ever presumes to mock your genius, point me in their direction so I might give them a taste of their own medicine!
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Well, then pop the cork on that medicine bottle and take a nice big gulp.
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Hold a moment. Are you implying that I am the one who mocked you?!
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I'm not implying it—I'm saying it. You made fun of me the first time we ever met.
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You were all like, "I say, you there! This is no place for a child! Now run along to your parents before I summon the watch!"
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"We simply cannot abide a common scullery maid wandering these hallowed halls! Why, we'd be made a laughing stock!"
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You thought I was some lost kid—and you called me a scullery maid!
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Yes, I do seem to vaguely recall the incident. Oh! So that scullery maid was YOU!
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Er, that is... You were in fact no maid at all, but the noble niece of Baron Dominic.
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You have my sincerest apologies for the error. Pray forgive my impertinent tongue.
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Oh, it's fine. I mean, it would be silly to keep hanging onto a grudge like that, right?
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If we'd had but another chance to properly converse back then, I'm certain the matter would have been cleared up with some ease.
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But sadly, that day was both our first and last opportunity to meet.
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Now that you mention it, I don't remember seeing you around after that.
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Yes, because my father swiftly summoned me back to Alliance territory.
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After the king's death, the Kingdom had become too unstable for me to remain there any longer.
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Oh, right. That was right around the Tragedy of Duscur.
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My father worried that relations between the Kingdom and Alliance might become strained.
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As such, I was forced to leave school mere days after my arrival.
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Huh. Kinda funny how we keep ending up together like this.
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Yes, it seems fate strives to keep us together, whether at the school of sorcery, the academy, or here. And I, for one, look forward to seeing what the future holds!
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Me too! But if you ever call me a kid or a maid again, no amount of summoning the watch is going to save you.
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I swear on my life, those words shall never cross my lips again.
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And by way of apology for my odious blunder, I hereby swear to come to your aid if ever you require it.
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Just say the word and I, Lorenz Hellman Gloucester, will hurry to your side!
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Ahahaha!
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Haha...ha?