[Backdated to yesterday, October 9th, after
this conversation]
[Her tone is urgent and commanding while her face, now drained completely of color, is blurred on the screen as she moves around her hut, heading for the door.]
Guildford! Tell me your location now.
[It would seem that this sort of message is beginning to become a common occurrence
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No, not just dark. Everything is in black and white, and the would-be recipient of the call is asleep... but she might not notice this immediately, for his face is looking back at her, with gold eyes hidden by dark glasses. ]
The hour is late, and your demand is sudden. Is there some urgent need you have, Princess?
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P-Princess? [What is he...? It takes her a moment. Her eyes are wide, unblinking, coated with an emotion that is both dark and vulnerable. But it is only for a moment.]
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You have no right to call me that! Now where is he?!
[Despite the late evening, her voice is loud and imperious in the darkness. She is already heading next door to his hut, hoping that she will find him asleep and unharmed by this foul creation.]
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I took that oath.
I swore my allegiance.
I chose to throw that title away. [ The last bit was almost spat out, the camera shifting to show Guilford sleeping fitfully on the cot, oblivious to the rest of the world. ] Now look at what that has done to me. Why would I not wish to return to the duty I promised to uphold?
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Liar. I refuse to believe your lies. [She is rushing forward again, the door to his hut only two yards away.] His duty is now only to himself!
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Himself? What has he done but traded one selfish desire for another. How pitiful.
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