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""Ah.""
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My voice and Viktor's overlap. I pull my hand away from my face.
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I can't believe my spur of the moment reaction did this: ....... I've been in a lot of desperate situations lately.
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"You're so beautiful, it pisses me off."
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That's your first thought?
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I was really a woman... or why do you have no left eye?
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"I knew it! A prince wouldn't be upset by something like this!"
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I give up trying to fool Victor and return to normal speech.
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"Of course I'm upset. A smelly boy is a beautiful girl, right?"
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"I'm sorry you smelled that way."
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"Don't worry, it doesn't stink anymore."
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Victor comes slowly toward me. I want to run away, but I have nowhere to go.
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It's best to negotiate with him now. I don't know how much ...... he'll listen to me.
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"Why are you here?"
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"I wanted to help."
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Where are you from?
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It's a poor town.
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"You look very noble for a poor man."
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What do you look like, that.
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Victor stares at my face. I've never had someone stare at my face that close before.
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I don't know what's going to happen to me now. If the fact that I'm the daughter of Durkis comes out, I'm going to lose my head in an instant. But I guess Victor is already aware of that. .......
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The golden eye: ....... How could he move like that with only one eye? And with a piece of cloth wrapped around his eye.
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He glances at the rag in his hand.
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"What are you going to do to me?"
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"I don't know if you're harmful or not. But you are useful. But as long as you are in this palace, I will make full use of you.
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"You won't tell anyone who I am?"
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It wouldn't do me any good to tell you. But this rag stinks. Get a new one.
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Isn't it a bit much to call a girl stinky and smelly?
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But they're letting me stay here. I'm a little surprised. I honestly thought they were going to kick me out of the castle.
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I was just thinking about how I'm going to gather information after they kick me out.
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"What's your real name?"
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"...... Alicia."
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It doesn't make any difference if they know your name when they see your face.
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"So you're Leah because you're Alicia."
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Victor nodded approvingly.
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Since I'm playing a boy, maybe I should have chosen a different name. Michael or John.
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"I just want to make sure you understand one thing."
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"What?"
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Are you from this country?
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"What else is there to say?"
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"...... people in this country can speak the old language, can you?"
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Oh, I'm good at old languages. I learned all the old languages of all the countries when I was cooped up in the cabin for two years.
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His yellow-green eyes dilated as he said this.
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......Why are you surprised? It's normal in this country, isn't it?
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After a short pause, he replied in the old language.
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I follow his back as he begins to walk. I walk with my head down, trying not to let everyone see my face as much as possible.
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"Even the general staff of this country can't speak the old language.
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Victor seemed to have mumbled something, but I didn't catch it.
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