Evangelique did not sleep well that night.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiro4mbW0VC
How could she? After knowing how Augustine felt about Ago being a Lieutenant, she felt sick.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXLD3ImOLEO
Was it selfish to chase the call of Lieutenanthood?640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtFjvKunkvA
What would the others think?
She looked at the golden camellia Tsubaki had given her. She thought about who Tsubaki had lost.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpbCHoaxO8
Who was that person to him?640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipPs58RQ5W
Why did they die?
Lastly, she thought of what Nadia told her. The impact of the Lieutenants was clear as crystal seas; without their existence, the lives of many would be footprints on a wave-battered shore.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbAWzIyzYZ1
Nadia was a testimony to this, but it was not her story that influenced her decision.
No, it was a more personal reason that persuaded her to make her choice.
Evangelique exhaled and splashed her face with water.
She knew her choice was right.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPh63TBzrk
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"Eva, please speak more clearly," called Cordelia. She stood by a snacking Yasha and a half-distracted Cyril. "There is more leniency when comes to the presentation of teachers, but the importance of teaching effectively still remains."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAEYVCUK2i
"I-I'm sorry," replied Eva wearily. The exhaustion of a sleepless night was catching up to her. "I'll do better now, I promise."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYp5wth41gU
"That's good to hear," responded Cordelia. "But are you okay? If you need me to, I can fetch Althia so she can check your health."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNqXuOfDjI
"No, no, I'm okay!" exclaimed Eva. "I just didn't get good sleep, is all."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTE3IJVDYNJ
"I see..." mused Cordelia. "Then, if that's it, we can take a break for now."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQPrNv2WCOa
The rest of the day was a balancing act.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfJm8bk9UH
Anxiety for the night ahead, the sleep deprivation, and the secrecy of the Lieutenant situation juggled within Evangelique's head.
"Hello....anyone in there?" sang a voice. Eva jumped.
Yasha and Cyril looked at Eva with concern. They had decided to talk a walk together to fetch Althia from the hospital where she worked.
"I'm sorry, I zoned out again, didn't I?!" stuttered Eva, panicked.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1v2jk8eYon
"Oi, oi, calm down!" replied Yasha, equally panicked. "You aren't in trouble or anything..."640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAkh1t4HLIn
"Really, is something wrong?" asked Cyril.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZYJGUuURv
"N-No, not all," responded Eva.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYVqcGfGLcm
"You sure about that?" questioned Yasha, doubtful.
Evangelique stood silent for only a moment. She needed to hide her issues more carefully.
"I'm fine, honest," stated Eva. She smiled as falsely as she could.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ76emYstb2v
"Well, okay then," said Cyril, sighing. Evangelique laughed nervously.
Yasha glanced at Evangelique, suspiciously, and watched her walk ahead.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuukLTOZziz
Evening came quickly, and after dinner, everyone parted ways for the night.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡULD4ZJy96H
Evangelique grabbed her winter coat and quietly made her way out of her room. In her right hand, she held a small lantern that held a flickering candle.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVALiSnui61
She walked silently down the hallway of bedrooms, through the maze of corridors that led to the front entrance, down the flight of stairs, and out the large wooden door.
The snow whistled in the cold night, teasing the candle's flame. With her left hand, Eva grabbed a slip of paper from her pocket. On it, there were scribbled strange patterns, yet somehow Eva understood them. As her thumb traced them, a soft, blue light reflected from them.
With a quick breath of determination, Evangelique began to tread her way through the snow, following the patterns and unaware of the shadow that followed behind her.640Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIa6hLbZGXi
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