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Marcus:  "But it’s more dire than that.” Though it had taken Julius a beat too long to respond, Marcus seemed unbothered, only casting his gaze downward.
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Marcus:  “But that isn’t everything,” the captain added, as if reading Julius’s thoughts.
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Marcus:  “There’s been a lot of foolish grumbling. The royal guard is to continue to secure the capital, while the rest of the knight corps applies itself to other parts of the nation.”
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Julius:  “So we’re to continue on as we’ve been doing, sir?”
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Marcus:  “I wouldn’t call you here just to tell you nothing’s changed. As Felix says, we’re busy.” Marcus, putting his own feelings aside to keep the conversation moving, placed a paper on his desk and slid it toward them.
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Julius:  "Thank you, sir.” The spirit mage ran his eyes over the report.
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Marcus:  “Two envoys from Volakia have entered Lugunica.”
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Ferris:  “Huh, s-so that’s it. Envoys, sure, of course. Envoys from the empire… Wait, what?! What are they here for?” Ferris’s face went through several swift changes as he realized this had nothing to do with Cecils’s unauthorized entry.
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Marcus:  “Excellent question,” Marcus said, looking at him sourly. “I’m sorry to do this to you after you went all the way to the empire and back just the other day, but we’re involved with the imperials again. If I had my way, I would bring the entire strength of the royal guard to bear on this issue, but unfortunately, there’s no one else I can deploy right now.”
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Ferris:  “Wait, wait, wait, that’s not reassuring! Don’t tell me you’re planning to send Ferri and Julius alone to meet a threat you want the entire guard for?! That’s nuts!” Ferris’s relief that this had nothing to do with Cecils quickly vanished, and he began to lose his composure.