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[stfuporom]

[Palom's looking a bit angry. Okay, I lied. He's a LOT angry. He's been pacing since he's heard these rumors, and while it's okay for people to talk about him, it's not okay for people to talk about Leonora.]

Look, everyone can say what they want about me - my tunic is not a dress, thank you, nor is it poofy - but you guys can leave Leonora out of

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[twincasting]

-If I return only to find Mysidia's frog population has doubled...

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[stfuporom]

-it'll only be doubled if I found out who's spouting vicious rumors about Leonora!

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[twincasting]

Toads can still talk. It would be more efficient to silence them.

[Pause.]

...that's not an offer. How is she? Do I need to go back and talk to her?

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[stfuporom]

No-

-no. I'll find her. I just need to calm down a bit.

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[lunarianlegacy]

Hey. What's happened?

[Palom being that angry is a rare sight.]

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[stfuporom]

Rumors are what happened. They're about Leonora.

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[lunarianlegacy]

Well that's dumb. What about her?

[Not that she's not a nice girl, and Ceodore's got a fair idea Palom's into her, but she's kind of dull. What in the world could anyone say about her?]

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[stfuporom]

It's not just here in Mysidia, either. I heard one when we were in Troia too. They're saying that she's not taking her vows seriously. That she'd rather...

..that she rather spend her time studying me instead of her spells.

[epopt_trainee]

[Despite Palom's assertion to the contrary, Leonora has caught wind of some of the gossip. Or more exactly, she accidentally walked into it and found herself the object of some disapproving staring. The things they've said are things she's thought about herself for a while now, but it still hurts. So out of reflex, she retreats to the most familiar haven she can find in Mysidia: the crystal chamber. And that tiny trickle down her cheek? Just your imagination.]

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[stfuporom]

[Seriously, on his way through all of her normal hiding spots, he's turned a few mages into toads. He's not happy at all right now. He's angry, he's furious, he's livid beyond belief that people could be so vicious against someone so... nice, caring, infinitely patient as Leonora.

The last place to check was the Crystal Chamber. At first, he peeks his head in. When he sees her, he sighs.]

Leonora?

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[epopt_trainee]

[Leonora can't quite bring herself to pry her stare away from the empty crystal pedestal, as if it would somehow provide some illumination what she should do. At the sound of Palom's voice, her eyes close and two more tears go splashing down her cheeks.]

I know I'm a lousy Epopt...

[It's been a source of grief for her here and at home.]

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[stfuporom]

Don't say that.

[He let the door close behind him, leaving the two of them in the empty crystal chamber.]

Don't ever say that. You're better than them.

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[petalwhirlwind]

[Ursula frowns incredulously as she listens in.]

What on earth can they possibly have to say about Leonora?!

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[stfuporom]

Things that if I heard again I'd want to cast Flare.

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[petalwhirlwind]

Honestly, you'd think their minds would be occupied with actual important things, like the fate of this world.

...how much of this has she heard?

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[stfuporom]

Enough that she's hiding. I'm giving her a little to calm down... and to let myself calm down as well.

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[dragoon_rising]

You're dealing with intolerable rumors as well?

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[stfuporom]

I can handle the ones about me, but they're talking about Leonora as well. I won't have that.

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[dragoon_rising]

That's how I felt when they spoke of Reis. I suggest you Flare them.

[Yes, he knows Porom will disapprove. But... he doesn't much care, he knows how Palom feels right now.]

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[stfuporom]

I think this is the obvious solution.

[Thanks Kain! Clearly Palom needs more violence.]