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— As you wish. — While Ilensiya lay on the bed, and Sylphida bustled around her, performing some preparations, the patient suddenly felt very sleepy, and then she lost consciousness altogether. She woke up a few hours later with a new eye, as if it had always been there.

Coming to her senses, Ilensiya sat up uncertainly on the bed, slightly opening her old eye. After a few moments of gathering anxious resolve, she sighed heavily, reached out to the site of the battle wound on her face, and gently touched the eyelid with her fingertips. Convinced that everything seemed to be in order, the knight allowed herself to open her restored eye.
The blinding rays of daylight forced her to squint involuntarily, and she covered the left side of her face with her palm, more out of an old memory. To her amazement, Ilensiya felt tears welling up in the corners of her new eye, caused by the bright sun, and trickling down her cheek in a thin stream. After waiting a minute to adjust to the lighting, she wiped her eye and took her first, hesitant look at the room. Part of her vision was still as if hidden behind a layer of murky film, but gradually clarity returned, revealing the old, once familiar picture of the world.
Jumping out of bed, Ilensiya rushed to the first mirror she could find in the headquarters. In its reflection, she recognized herself again – the old her, without the hideous wound that had so undermined her military career and distorted her future life. She smiled, even laughed with sincere, genuine happiness.
—*****! Oh, you *****. Just a ****** *****!
She couldn't have imagined that meeting Rogdan, his heroic ideas, would turn out to be something good for her. Just yesterday, she thought the whole idea of going to the summoners' circle was rather pointless. Now, the knight seemed to be even more convinced of the foundations of this amusing belief.
Returning to the room, Ilensiya did not forget to sincerely thank Sylphida.
—Well, thank you very much! Oh, I didn't think that was even possible! You can clearly see, a truly great heroine! We must definitely celebrate this. And in general, I promised you that I would show you the local sights, the best places. — rummaging through her things, she somehow found a pouch with some coins. — Um, to be honest, we don't have much money. And we won't be allowed into the coolest districts for the rich and beautiful. Well, unless... you will be allowed, of course. In general, if you have any wishes, anything you would like to see, I will do everything in my power!



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Since Darbon's desire to walk around the city had diminished, he had nothing to do with himself, and he had enough money for food for a few more weeks, he went to his headquarters, where he intended to sleep all day.