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We, the members of the expedition, are riding our horses along the empty, wide road under a clear, cloudless sky.
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I can't believe I'm up this early in the morning. ...... I'm surprised Prince Victor and the elders got up so early, let alone the soldiers. I hope it's not rude to call them elders.
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You'll learn a lot on this expedition.
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Suddenly, Victor turns to me.
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"About what?"
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"You know."
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Hey," I said to myself. I haven't heard anything about the expedition. All I know is that it's dangerous.
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What a vague expedition.
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"The little guy really likes the prince."
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I chuckle at Captain Marius' words.
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"No, at first he seemed very reluctant to have anything to do with me.
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"That's because you're ......."
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I was about to say a few words when he clammed up.
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"If you've said all that, please tell me."
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"You don't usually like that. You don't want to take care of a heretic from who knows where.
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"I'm not the heretic."
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I muttered in a small voice in response to Captain Marius' loud voice. I don't think he heard a word I said.
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The real heretic is you, Liz. I guess I'm in the upper-middle range of abilities.
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I look at my grandfathers.
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I wonder what they're talking about. The three of them. I'm sure it's a deep conversation.
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I listen to their conversation, alone and excited.
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"Albert is in a bad mood right now, you shouldn't talk to him".
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"I guess old people are always in high spirits early in the morning."
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Kate laughs lightly at Mark's words.
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As we found out yesterday, Kate is the frankest of them all. But I'm afraid she has a dark side to her.
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And my grandfather seems the most difficult. ...... while your father seems so calm. I guess even father and son don't look alike.
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I don't know about Mark's personality, but he doesn't seem to have a bit of a temper like Eric.
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I observe them idly while rocking the horse, and before I know it, we are in a slightly dimly lit forest.
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Unlike the trees around my house, the trunks of the trees are slender and unreliable. The long drooping leaves are impressive.
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As far as creepiness goes, this forest wins.
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"Aren't you afraid?"
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Victor looks at me with his mouth turned up in a nasty smile.
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"Not at all, I'm rather used to it."
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When I responded in a matter-of-fact tone, he turned his head forward with an uninterested look on his face.
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Ever since I was a little girl, I've been walking back and forth through that dark and creepy forest in the middle of the night. How could I be afraid of something like this?
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He looks around with this thought in his mind. There is a dead frog at the base of a tree, a sharp-eyed snake on a branch, and an insect on the ground.
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Indeed, if I were an ordinary young lady, I would be out of my mind.
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...... forests have more insects in Laval than in Durkis. I wonder if insects also congregate in the big countries.
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I wonder what lies ahead.
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Keres, the soldier who is accompanying us, mutters to himself. There is a slight uneasiness in his voice.
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I wonder if few people have ever been in this forest.
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"Is this forest dangerous?
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I moved gently toward Ceres and whispered, "I'm not sure I want to be here. I didn't want Victor to realize what I didn't know about this country.
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"That's because Sicily is off-limits."
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"......Sicilian,......Eh,......Seven rings!"
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This is the first time I've heard that shichirin is off-limits. I mean, only insects are allowed in there, right?
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Is there such a thing as a seven-ring in this world in the first place?
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"Why do you look so surprised? Is this the first time you've heard of the Forest of Death?"
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Ceres looks at me doubtfully.
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Oh, that way. I mean, this is a forest.
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"No, it's nothing. I didn't know it was called a citrine."
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I doubt the management has good taste in naming things.
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