"That๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝs Lario, the echo that takes us anywhere the sea takes us toโand he didnโt quite like it when you suddenly bumped his head like a stop sign."
"Haah~" the chuckle left him like a collapsing balloon. "Do us all a favor, and refrain from hurting Lario, please!"
Tapping his foot on the wooden floor, a deep growl echoed from the front of the so-called "ship".
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"Mhhhโฆ. I cannot tell if it is my imagination playing a trick on me, but I am about ninety percent certain that your temperature is higher than what is considered healthy for a lad. Let me check a moment longerโฆ."
"Oh c'mon~" he retaliated, "clearly, there were larger forces at play than mine."
Stepping to the side, he held out a hand as a silent invitation to dance, so that he may show rather than tell.
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โ in the most ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ display
possible . โ
the heiress chimed ๏ผ not allowing
him to escape the spotlight as
he wished .
โ each had a role to play ...
ensuring our victory ~ . โ
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brant pointed at himself, smiling like an innocent bystander.
" the captain here merely steered the course of the heroes! " shrugging away any light on the spot, which attracted a few suppressed laughs from his crew mates hanging around.
the children could just barely contain their amazement when she began to move, as if they met their heroine.
stuttering at first, the little boy asked again, "w-who? did your friends help?" their gaze went up, searching for an answer from the greatest fool.
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standing ๏ผ slim fingers softly
brush back cascading silver
strands ๏ผ a radiant smile
forming upon stained lips .
โ indeed that was me ๏ผ but
the victory was not won
by me and me alone . โ
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a tale as wondrous as those he would spin on the spot, barely believable.
and yet, there she stood. in flesh, and grace.
" paint me surprised, your existence might be akin to a miracle from the imperator themselves. "
the troupe of fools!" and in unison, the crowd performed a gag or two to emphasize his introduction.
"before you stands the captain of this 'ship' under the name of brant! who might you be, ethereal one?"
"stealing?" he repeated, with his eyes wandering through the clueless crowd of faces. he shook his head in defeat, then raised his arms welcomingly. "never heard of her! however, you might have heard of usโthe bane of the old and unmoving, the so-called pilgrims of ragunna. โขโข
a hint of concern interlaced within the usually so carefree smile. that is, when he would come to bear witness the walking phenomenon that was likely the cause of the tumult:
"my oh my! a visitor, this late in the evening?"
a day like any other, a voyage to the stars! with half the troupe gathered were the shenanigans the loudest on sea; their vessel drifted along the coastlineโin a fashion similar to social distancing, but still in line with the shape of the island.
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they had just evaded yet another attempt of the order to set them straight with their doctrines, celebrating their triumph, until the whole ship came to an abrupt stop, as if it hit an invisible wall.
"โ!!" the captain leaped out of his cabin, โขโข