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conversations.value:  The problem was that I likely couldn’t use my magic without harming her, and I wanted to avoid that if at all possible. I was reminded of my fight against Louie long ago. Wait a minute.
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conversations.value:  "Wait, Eve. You said you were from the same hometown as Lana, right?"
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conversations.value:  "Is now really the best time for this?"
conversations.prefix: Eve:
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conversations.value:  "Just answer me. Are you or are you not from the same hometown as Lana?"
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conversations.value:  "I am."
conversations.prefix: Eve:
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conversations.value:  Right… So something was strange after all.
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conversations.value:  "Then how could you have met Lady Manaria? Did you really work in the Sousse Royal Palace if you were born in Euclid?"
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conversations.value:  "H-huh?" Eve’s eyes shot wide. Sousse wasn’t a complete meritocracy, unlike the empire. I could understand somebody with status like Claire having crossed Manaria’s path, but a commoner like Eve couldn’t even visit the Royal Palace, much less serve royalty. In peacetime, it might have been possible. But even then, as Manaria had been vying for the throne, she likely wouldn’t have risked hiring an unknown foreign commoner as a maid.
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conversations.value:  "Think carefully, Eve. Were you really Lady Manaria’s maid? Or were you born in Euclid? Which is it?"
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conversations.value:  "Ngh, I…" Eve grimaced, as though fearful of what was to come. She grabbed her head and writhed in pain, breaking into a scream. "Ah…aah…aaaagh!"
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conversations.value:  "Eve!" I drew close, knocking the knife out of her hand and grabbing her. The light was gone from her eyes, her face overtaken by a dangerous look. I had seen something similar to this before, and very recently at that. Suggestion magic! I didn’t know how, but Eve was under the effect of Salas’s hypnotic suggestions, meaning she wasn’t in control of herself. That being the case, I drew the you-know-what from my inner pocket.
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conversations.value:  "O moonlight, drive out the evil dwelling in this body!" I chanted the Tears of the Moon’s activation phrase, causing the ring to glow. A soft light began to shine on Eve.
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conversations.value:  "Ah…ngh…" The pain gradually faded from Eve’s face. It had been a gamble, but it seemed Salas’s hypnosis was indeed considered a status ailment. Eventually, Eve stopped struggling and collapsed. I hurriedly caught her.
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conversations.value:  "Eve! Eve! Pull yourself together!" I gently slapped her cheek. Thankfully, she had only lost consciousness, and she soon woke up.
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conversations.value:  "Ms. Rae…? Where am I?"
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conversations.value:  "You’re in a reference room in the Nur Empire. Do you remember what happened?" Eve was still disoriented. She turned side to side, scanning the room.
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conversations.value:  "I was…working on something with you and Lana…then…"
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conversations.value:  "Go on," I urged.
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conversations.value:  "Then…I…ah!" Eve shot up to her feet, wide-eyed. "No, how could I have…"
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conversations.value:  "Calm down… None of it was your fault," I soothed.
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conversations.value:  "But—"
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conversations.value:  "It’s fine. Calm down. Let’s take some deep breaths, okay? In…out…" Eve did as I said, taking deep breaths. Her piercing, hateful stare was gone. I could surmise that whatever had been affecting her—likely Salas’s power—was dispelled.
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conversations.value:  "Okay, let’s clarify some things," I said.
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