Evangelique did not sleep well that night.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyd0pTR5npi
How could she? After knowing how Augustine felt about Ago being a Lieutenant, she felt sick.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1ORxhXEFK
Was it selfish to chase the call of Lieutenanthood?730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQncs06gJKT
What would the others think?
She looked at the golden camellia Tsubaki had given her. She thought about who Tsubaki had lost.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpEbgkQZif4
Who was that person to him?730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBi6JtrSur
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.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDvmHx4M4Us
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.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQs17b1rODx
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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."730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QkVdIe04l
"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."730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfPGjf2aBh
"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."730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi5n1Xd2WVU
"No, no, I'm okay!" exclaimed Eva. "I just didn't get good sleep, is all."730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBHqS4s3dj1
"I see..." mused Cordelia. "Then, if that's it, we can take a break for now."730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGZsag5AiIR
The rest of the day was a balancing act.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4qJ5o1tAMu
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.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUQUfbpHoyw
"Oi, oi, calm down!" replied Yasha, equally panicked. "You aren't in trouble or anything..."730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMLETPi8Os2
"Really, is something wrong?" asked Cyril.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8RALJl3kSq
"N-No, not all," responded Eva.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNSdDBMPJO
"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.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHnJSnwj5gj
"Well, okay then," said Cyril, sighing. Evangelique laughed nervously.
Yasha glanced at Evangelique, suspiciously, and watched her walk ahead.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡut8eXrePGH
Evening came quickly, and after dinner, everyone parted ways for the night.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKhoksVulvJ
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.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Ibos4Zj9U
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.730Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTsy9FwChu4
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