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[liorafae]

[When Liora begins the feed, she sounds...strangely chipper. As if she's trying to contain an explosion of emotions.]

Hello, everyone. As I'm sure you all know, this...Nature Mage...has been turned in. During the mission, I...I encountered a grassy dragon, and...

[Wait for it...]

I...defeated it! I defeated it...by myself! This means...

[Her eyes widen more and more, and she's even shaking a little bit. She shouldn't be getting this excited, because she still has a long way to go, but eeeee! She stops, realizing that the camera's still on, and she must look weird to anyone watching.]

Ah...sorry. I need to get a hold of myself...

[And then she ends the feed.]

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[lilacwood]

Congratulations, Liora. (A Unicorn is gazing at Liora approvingly. Her lion tail swishes in her contentment and her deer ears are perfectly perked.) Are you going to celebrate?

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[liorafae]

[Liora stops to study the unicorn for a moment, her eyes still wide. Something about her seems familiar. Her voice, perhaps? The serene presence?]

You're...a unicorn? Are you...Lady Amalthea, by chance?

[And then the question.]

Well...I don't think I should celebrate. There's still...so much more I have to do. I still have to get stronger...

[She hasn't even thought about what she would do if she does manage to stop Erebus. She doesn't feel like she'd want to celebrate. Maybe she'll have a good cry when it's all over?]

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[lilacwood]

(You know her, Liora, and Amalthea - now simply the Unicorn again - waits patiently for the little Dragon to remember.)

I am... I was... (And she will be again.) The magic has been turned so that it may be used in my favor. I can be a woman or I can be myself as I will.

(She blinks peacefully.)

The strength you need will not happen upon you overnight. A celebration need not last long.