☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Alas, the battles are planned one-on-one, so it may happen that you will have to fight each other. And I - I will try myself in this unfamiliar business.

— You'll manage. Use your experience and turn it into a path to victory. — Garret encouraged his friend. — Alright, Kalin, we've been sitting here long enough, let's go on. Have a good day.
— Pleased to meet such an important person for Carneol. And, by the way, — Harold leans closer to the Ikigai. — Know that I am impressed by your mutual trust with Garret - and that is quite rare. See you.

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After saying goodbye to Kalin, they leave Ikigai and continue walking through the streets of Margel.
— Pkhah, eheh, mde.
— What's wrong?
— I imagined you writing your book about Aster. You're sitting there, all covered in cobwebs, straining your brain, ink dripping from your nose. Are you really my brother? Because you're acting strangely, giving spiritual advice, making creative plans, it's like I don't even recognize you.
— No, man, a golem made of space ore. Quite metaphorical, by the way, I should keep that in mind.
— You made a good joke. But I know you - you won't write anything, it's not in your blood.
— Well, as always. Imagine your face when I actually do it. And in general, think about it and you can be a co-author, you can write about your own experience.
— No, bro, no offense, but I won't do this crap. As if Aster was really something significant, and not just a poor bastard who wanted to disappear. In my opinion, he should burn in blue flames and the like, it's much better here than there or in Lungwort. And this topic is frankly boring.
Harold suddenly stopped, quickly flicked his lighter and lit a cigarette, looking sideways at his older brother, ready to put him in his place if he dared to interfere. After looking at him for a long time, Garret just sighed heavily, realizing how much the newly arrived brother still had to rethink.
— You'd better quit this. Like me, Kalin too, so you do the same.
— Not today, brother... — calmly puffing, the younger one calmed down. — Not today. There's too much going on, I just can't handle it. I need to sort it out in my head.
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— Your Kalin is quite nice, despite all her seriousness. And you can see that she treats you with sincere respect. I'm even a little envious.
— Yes, it was nice to visit her. You will also have such friends, you just need to work on the relationship. For now, you are doing well, good job.
— Stop lecturing me, I'm not some impulsive idiot, even if I only have ten intelligence.
— I believe you, I'm just worried about you. I was lucky, I was almost immediately sent to an audience with Naria, and she... In short, I immediately realized that I would be loyal to her. And you should be too.
— You've repeated this to me ten times today, I understand. Long live Empress Naria.