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[Tharja has seen many things in her strange lifetime, but this device is a new one. However, she instantly deems it useless, and so throws it on the ground - as a result, it turns on during her rant.]

- will pay, oh yes, they will pay... Damn them all...

[As a result of being on the ground, the angle you get of her is a little weird. But she's looking very exhausted and sickly... most likely a result of her ripping off some of those black feathers on her back. You can see them clutched in her hand. Someone should tell her that wasn't a good idea.]

Ugh... There's... there's no way they would have left me behind. Robin would never have let that happen. Walhart... he and his army, they must have...

[She has to lean on a tree now, clutching a book to her chest. She takes a few deep breaths, before pushing off the tree and trying to walk again.]

I'll destroy every single last soldier... I'll turn them into toads... no, I'll make them into rats, and feed them to the cats... I'll... I'll... I'm going to be sick...

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You're in the village proper, then. That's luckier than most people who wake up out in the forest.

... This is common?!

Everyone who lives here arrived the same way you did. Unexpectedly and with wings stuck to their backs.

You're telling me... Some crazy men kidnap people, experiment on them, and leave them stranded...

...Essentially, yes.

They need to be found. And they need to be killed. Painfully.

I'm afraid it's not quite so simple as that. We can't leave the dome unless we get drafted to fight in the war or take on a mission.

They never really put themselves in reach.

Of course. Cowards.

So we're expected to dance under their puppet strings for the rest of our lives?

Probably not that long.

Most people return to their world after a while.

... I don't have time for this...

None of us do.

That doesn't really change anything.

[And then, for a moment, that haughty tone breaks in her voice.]

... They could be dying, and I'm here...

[That, at least, hits a familiar note.]

They're not. Wherever you were taken from, whenever you were taken from, when you eventually leave, you return to that exact moment.

As if you never left.

Uh - !

[And then, she sounds flustered, as if embarrassed to have shown weakness.]

Why didn't you say that earlier!

[Eleanor just laughs softly.]

It's hardly something that just pops up easily in conversation.

[fffff-]

That should be the first thing you mention.

[Eleanor isn't used to quite this level of combativeness...which is a bit ironic given she'd been a little terror when she arrived.]

Well, you know now.

Is there anything else you're keeping from me?

[Eleanor huffs.]

I'm sure there's lots of things you need to know, but if you're going to act like I am your enemy I hardly see why I should tell you.

You could be my enemy, for all I know. This could be an elaborate trap. Do you honestly expect everyone to automatically believe you when they first hear these things?

...Actually, I attacked the first person I saw when I arrived here. So no.

But I am trying to help you.

[Snort.]

So did I. Though my curse failed... damned wings...

Mm. The person I attacked was...less fortunate.

Wait. Curse?

They're my specialty.

[Followed by a dark chuckle. Because being creepy is her other specialty.]

[Eleanor's not so much creeped out as puzzled. Despite everything, she still doesn't really feel all that comfortable about magic.]

Curse how?

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