As the eastern window began to glow, Revin slipped out of bed, went to the kitchen, & returned with coffee for two.
He laughed when he caught Momo shutting her eyes & pretending to still be asleep.
"It should be a crime to put bedrooms on the #east side," she grumbled.
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Revin studied Momo's #pale face in the dim light. Her eyelashes were so long. She murmured in her sleep & shifted position. He gently stroked her hair as she snuggled up against him & relaxed back into sleep. Revin smiled, closed his eyes, & drifted off to sleep himself.
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Revin awoke to find someone pressed up against his back. He turned over. Bathed in the #lambent glow of the coal grate, he perceived the features of the Queen, her eyes filled with tears.
"I had a bad dream, my hero," she sobbed. "Please hold me!"
Revin pulled her close.
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Emma stepped into the room & curtsied before the Queen.
"Please rise," Momo said, then glanced between Revin & Emma.
"Wow. You look so similar, one might think you were siblings."
The #blood drained from Revin's face as he realized the reason for his father's obsession.
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Just before the credits, a bright flash & jump-scare made the Better Angels shriek & laugh nervously.
"Lights out!" David called & flipped the switch.
The unit emitted a flash before going dark. David found himself buried under a pile of girls.
"#GHOST!" they screamed.
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"Where is #north, David?" Zaza asked.
"We're on a space station."
"We want to go north!"
"North! North! North!" the Better Angels began to chant.
"Why do you want to go north in September?" he asked, knowing it was a mistake.
"We want to see THUNDER CROSS!" they shrieked.
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"Come, Sir Revin," Her Majesty beckoned. "I require your private counsel."
Once the door shut, she spun around and threw her arms about him. She turned up her face.
"I'm must #kiss you," she said.
"But what would Lidja say?" Revin asked.
"Who do you think it's from?"
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"You should appoint Lady Vallon," Revin said.
A #shadow of doubt crossed the Queen's face.
"Wasn't that the woman who dumped Griphon?"
"You, of all people, should know she had no choice."
Momo sighed.
"And Lord Vallon?"
"He'll be too busy in the Airship," Revin smirked
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Queen Momoire regarded her Chief of Staff seriously as he handed her in to the coach.
"We have unified the islands of the #west. And now Devishire. But this scheme for having commoners in government: how does that work across multiple islands?"
Revin furrowed his brows.
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Rory and Tseluna sat in a manga café in Ikebukuro. Rory practiced using Tseluna's knowledge of Japanese.
"What does this mean? 魂? #Soul? What's that?"
"It pretends that you biological creatures have a magical component. But you don't."
"But if I did, could I…"
"No."
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