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Carol:  "I just wonder what he’s planning, acting like that…and when he’ll show his true colors.” Carol had a look of disgust in her eyes.
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Grimm:  Grimm pounded his shield as if to speak. His usually friendly face was full of reproach as he shook his head at Carol.
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Carol:  “I’m sorry, Grimm. But I just can’t get used to it…”
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Bordeaux:  “There’s lots of opinions about the new Wilhelm in the squadron. But at the end of the day, everyone pretty much agrees with me and Grimm. It’s a real sudden change…but not a bad one.”
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Carol:  “…I do know that.”
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Bordeaux:  “Heck, they say ‘fire and a hammer are all it takes to temper steel.’ He can be prickly, but I guess he can also change pretty quick when he has a reason. It’d be interesting if that reason were a woman…”
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Carol:  “Erk…”
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Bordeaux:  “What’s wrong? You know something I don’t?” Bordeaux gave her an intrigued look.
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Carol:  Carol shook her head vigorously, a troubled expression coming over her neat features. “I don’t know any— This puts me in a difficult position vis-à-vis my assigned duties. Please understand.”
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Bordeaux:  “What you mean is you do know something about it. But I get it. I won’t press you.”
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Carol:  “I’d appreciate that. Even so, I just can’t get used to it…” Carol watched as Wilhelm continued to protect his allies and cut down the enemy. In the midst of violent sword battles, he would help his squad mates and deliver words of advice. It was a profound transformation. If it had caused him to lose his focus and had negatively impacted his abilities in battle, that would have made it a problem, but Wilhelm’s prowess had not faded in the least—if anything, he might have been even more capable than before.
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Carol:  “I know, Grimm, I know! We’ll keep pushing the enemy back.”
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Grimm:  Let’s not let Wilhelm show us up, Grimm had said. The two of them advanced to the front line.
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Bordeaux:  Bordeaux watched them go, resting his ax across both shoulders. “Speaking of changes, I don’t think you’re the same person you were when you first met Grimm, Miss Carol. But I guess maybe you don’t realize it. Ahh, damn it, you’re all so young!” Bordeaux laughed wildly and looked to the side, hoping for someone to agree with him. But it was just force of habit; the man he half expected to see standing just a step behind him wasn’t there. Bordeaux touched the wounds on his face and cracked his neck. Then he bellowed.
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Bordeaux:  “Hey, save some for me! We’ll destroy all these barbarians!” After the fight at the castle, Bordeaux Zergev had continued to improve his technique with his ax. Now, he showed the fruits of all that practice, wading into the fight even though he was himself a commander. It was a battle that encapsulated both what had changed about Zergev Squadron and what hadn’t.