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One place Eidan thought of going, you’d been, and the fight against the Revolution had only taken you to Halmeggia. There was only one real recommendation you could give- even if it was the furthest one might go besides Caelus, or Zeeland.
“I’ve been to the east,” you said, “There’s wars going on all over the place, all the time. They don’t care who you are or what you do, there’s fights to be had. If there’s any place to go and make yourself anew, it’s over there.” Taking the wrong turn meant fighting against the Caelussian Federation, but then, a part of you couldn’t help but feel, who better to be matched against than the might of the overseas? “That’s what I think. If you’re going to become somebody else, then make that a positive person, a good person. An adventurer, you know? Somebody looking towards a new tomorrow like you want to be.”
“Y’think?” Eidan closed her eyes to think on it. “Guess that seals it.”
“They all speak Imperial over there anyways,” you said, “Just try to aim high. There’s enough lowlives looking for death and booty that you don’t need to join ‘em in the grinder.”
“What if the grinder’s the fun place?”
You shrugged. “Wouldn’t know, kept all my boys clear of them.”
Eidan nodded and sighed. “Yeah. I remember. I was pretty proud to be your girl, then. Now though…” She put her hands on her hips and took a resolute breath. “Not much more to talk about. I’ll be out of here. You’ve got a date to go on. Though, y’know, if you feel like coming on over for old times’ sakes, just a night or two, I won’t say no to a little fun…”
You waved a hand. “Thanks, but no thanks.”
Eidan tried to hide a small twinge, like a wasp stung her, but she hung her head and smiled anyways. “It was worth a shot.” She waved as she turned to you, and a little rustle of wind blew through the bald branches of ornament trees. “I’d say I’d see you around, but I don’t think that’ll happen.”
“Who knows?” You returned, “I’ve been defying that exact expectation lately.”
That gave Eidan a chuckle, and with a last glance and a wave, she went off. “Take care of yourself, war hero…”
You watched her a bit, and when she was out of the graveyard, you looked back to see Linda waiting.
“Thank <span class="mu-i">God</span>,” Linda sighed as she tossed her head the other way. “That’s one woman. Where’s the other now?”
Good question. “She’s probably watching from somewhere. Not that there’s many places to be. If I were her, I’d know where some big di-” You hastily adjusted your speech near Linda, “-plomatic para-tanker would look for me.” You thought to take Eike from Linda, but reconsidered. “Wait here, I’ll be right back if she’s not feeling social.”