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　A boy who can no longer handle magic: .......

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　I thought about the boy as I lay on my bed and looked at the ceiling.

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　I wondered if he was still alive. If he is, I want to see him.

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　If he's the same age as Grandpa Will, there's a good chance he's still alive.

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　The question is, how do we find him?

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　Your father is more likely to know than your brother Albert ......,.

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　Besides, your brother Albert will not be at the house tomorrow for school.

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　But I doubt he'll tell us that easily.

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　I have a feeling that even your father, who is so sweet to me, can't do it.

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　We'll ask him in the morning.

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　I fell asleep.

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"Alicia, wake up."

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　I woke up to the sound of your father's voice.

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　What in the world was he doing waking me up?

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　I got out of bed, dressed quickly and left the room.

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What's wrong?

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"Alicia, I need to talk to you."

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　Your father said seriously.

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　What is it? I have no idea.

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　He started to walk away and I walked behind him without saying a word.

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　I wonder where he's going. Did I do something before that? .......

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　Maybe he finally found out that we are going to the poor village.

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　He was headed for his room, which I had never been in before.

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　What have I really done to be brought here?

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　I followed him inside.

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　......The king again?

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　Sure, there were a few flags of the king, but .......

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　And all the heads of the five great nobility are here. .......

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　What's really going on?

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　I wonder if they're talking about having dark magic removed from the five great nobility because it's so useless.

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　But then, why aren't their older brothers there too?

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Alicia, it's been a long time.

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"Long time no see, Your Majesty."

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　I bowed deeply.

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　It was like a pressure interview.

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"Alicia, can you do magic?"

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"Yes."

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　You were talking about my magic.

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　How fast is the King coming to see me?

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"Will you try something?"

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　I snapped my fingers lightly.

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　With the magic of stacking things, books floated and piled one after another.

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　It's a big room, but there are books and papers all over the place.

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　I want to clean it up.

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　After the books are piled up, a large pile of paper is piled up.

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　A tower a little higher than before.

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　It's stable and well edged. Good work!

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"They're stacked beautifully."

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"Yeah, nothing sticks out."

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"You can't do it this neat the first time."

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　Joanne, Neville, and Derek said one after another as if they were grading my magic.

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　Was that a test?

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"This is ......."

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　The king is speechless as he looks at the tower.

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"Thank you, Alicia."

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　Your father smiled at me.

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　You and your brother Albert have the same smile. That underlying smile.

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　His smile prompted me to leave the room.

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　I'm so tired from this morning.

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　Let's practice swordsmanship and get moving.

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　I went to the garden where Alan and Henri were.

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　I had completely forgotten to ask about the boy who had lost his magic.

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