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[The video kicks on to show Anastasia at home, comfortably tucked in bed, curled in a sweet little ball with some of her favourite stuffed animals, such as Pan the Rolly-polly Panda.

She had been taking more naps lately for several reasons, but she was awake to strike up conversation.]

I still feel really tired. I did my art the best I can to help keep a path open for people to get to a safe house...

I know I shouldn't have put myself in danger like that, but I didn't want to be chased away again. I didn't want to cower in a closet.

I hope everyone else came out all right.

[Text to friends:Satsuki, Tony, Gale, Soma, Ayame]

Please let me know if you're all right.

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["Don't apologize." That was his line and now he knows what it feels like. Well played, Ana.]

I wouldn't count on 'less serious.' You know Genessia.

[Aww. He smiles at the little tableau. It's a real light in the dark.]

But 'next time'? Yeah... I'm all for that, Princess.

[Beat.]

As long as your knights say so. They look pretty fierce on this side.

I don't know... It was kind of fun being a fairy last November.

[When he mentioned the knights, she knew he meant her stuffed animals. She was hiding the brightest and prettiest smile she ever made in awhile behind that duvet and collection of 'knights.']

They will keep a close eye on you. But I will also need to ask the Knight Commander.

[She means Satsuki, her guardian.]

Lucky you. I was a werewolf.

[She makes a brighter night all by herself. This isn't so bad. Again, he connects the dots. Everyone knows Satsuki Kiryuin, even if just by rep.]

If it helps, you can tell her I'm a knight too. In... rusty armor.

[Well, he can't exactly say 'black and silver robes' now.]

Rusty armour?

[Her constant wiggling around to play with her plushies caused one huge teddy bear tip over and fall on her head. It didn't hurt, so she didn't bother pushing it off.]

What makes you say that?

[By Khonshu, is that bear smothering the princess? Vengeance!]

Let's just say I'm not getting any younger... but I do try to live the way a knight would.

[It's a bear hug, honest! At least she looks comfortable. While she can't tolerate heat from a direct sunlight, she likes anything else that can shield her and keep her warm.]

I don't think rusty armour is accurate for you. Well-worn, maybe? Veteran? Tempered?

[A quiet laugh, yet his smile's just a bit sad. Would she be this kind if she knew he'd been a selfish black knight back in the day? He gestures, playfully indignant, at the tiger and panda. "What's she paying you for? Save her!"]

You sure about those? You might look back in thirty years and think I was right.

[Her shuffling did make the teddy bear slip off and fall behind her.]

I don't know what it be like in thirty years... I might be too busy being Queen and raising a family to look back on much of anything.

...if I ever return home, that is.

I think going home's inevitable for all of us, whether the spirits do it or the GSRF finally finds a way. It's just a matter of pitching in whenever we can and weathering whatever comes.

[He smiles right at her little stuffed army.]

Ain't that right, soldiers?

[She smiles again when he spoke to her stuffed animals. She had a hand on the right place to have her tiger salute him.

But now, her eyes were fluttering and her voice was growing softer. She won't be long for the waking world.]

May...Maybe. I wish I...could take my friends with me. I don... I don't want to forget anyone.

Neither do I.

[That's said softly, and he means every word. It's almost contagious, seeing the little girl sink slowly but surely into dreamland. But no, his night's only just beginning. So he'll place a gentle hand on the top of his device as if it were her head.]

Sleep tight, Princess. You've got knights all around you.

Thank you... for speaking with me.

[Overuse of magic was a hard thing for her to deal with. Once she feels sleepy, it would be impossible for her to resist. She resisted only long enough to thank him before falling into a deep sleep.

In a few moments, a peculiar fairy-like creature floats in and taps on her device to shut off the video.]

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