00 hung her head low, mulling over her thoughts before giving a slow shake.

"You saved my family's life, brought us years of peace, I'm here by my own choice."

A hint of restraint shimmered in her eyes. She had her regrets, chiefly that lan didn't love her.

She had changed her appearance to look like Maja's; a dab of makeup, and no one could tell them apart.

She longed to stand in for Maja and stay by his side forever, but she knew confessing her feelings would be an act of folly.

She was just a stand-in, and the day she had blurted out that misunderstanding to Maja was the boldest move she had ever made

in her life.

Her family owed their lives to lan; she had to fulfill this mission.

lan took out a necklace and placed it in her palm.

"There's a poison pill in here."

00 understood why he was giving this to her. The methods at the research facility could make life worse than death; if it cto

that, she could take the poison and find release.

She calmly accepted it, a faint sense of relief in her eyes.

"lI understand, sir, I wish you and Ms. Pennyfeather a lifetof happiness."

lan was taken aback; he hadn't expected her to say that. He nodded slowly.

00 stood up, fastened the necklace around her neck, and played with it for a moment.

Even though it contained poison, this was still the first tshe had received such an adornment.

touched the necklace at

on the uptake when it cto matters of the heart. He had only

of back-and-forths. Before that, he thought he was

when it cto the feelings of others, he had built a barrier around himself, oblivious to them and

facility first and then reached

by the international community

allies who had marked these points for him indicated these were

immediately contacted Dylan, Abner,

intrigued by the research facility and wanted to

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decided to cwith

person would bring about four

self-defense.

lan had already found a breakthrough. He took off the cap he wore at his convenience store

meet Walter.

would handle the aftermath in North America and stay out of the Astronia

Dylan,

that Maja had overheard him

lan had signaled from his

Dylan would surely not

and boarded a plane to

realized she wasn't at hand panicked, ordering a search. Then he found a message

Maja:

I've gone

scalp tingled with

book a flight but was informed that due to a recent outbreak in Cania, there would be no flights for

Maja caught was

had left even before Dylan and

relayed

track of

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