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Rivera's eyes locked on to Aldsworht's as he began to speak, and throughout his speech, she began to laugh. "Oh shut up, you stuffed peacock. Your misguided concern means absolutely nothing to me. And when I said I don't care, I mean that I do not care where I am sent. I never let on that I do not care whether I live or die. You see, dying is not something I plan on doing for a rather long time. And I certainly don't plan on dying in the Gallows." Her grey eyes once again settled on James, whose own eyes held a slight mortification on her response to Emanuel's question.

"There is one thing and one thing only that I have to say to you. This land can grow and become even stronger, so long as its people stand united. But the minuet even a speck o disgruntlement is discovered, and this land becomes divided, Avalon will fall from its very core outward. No one among the royal family, myself included, wants to see that happen. United we stand, and divided we fall. Remember that, James."