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Heading to the Tower School. It felt odd coming here. A long time ago, Narcia wanted to be schooled there, she wanted to be in the same class as Aine, and to do everything with her, but her mother said no, her mother told her to stay in the palace and keep with her tutoring under the then head of the Archon family. He taught her, but it was lonely, Nee at the time wanted to spend more time with Aine if she could. But then Aine, when she came back, she was different. So in a way, Nee was retracing Aine's footsteps, trying to make her old friend proud. Aine wanted a world that was good for everyone, where everyone was equal. Nee hoped she was the right person to bring about that reality.
"Heron? Okay, hand it to me." Narcia took the phone in her hands as Shiro pushed her and smiled up at her lover. "I hope I'm not too heavy for you, Shiro." She didn't want to be a burden, after all. So Heron was her usual arrogant self, a crooked smile on her face, that obnoxious gleam. So Heron told her how it went, about Thyella - the maid? - and Finnley and everyone else tracking Astor to the base. Astor.... Narcia shivered thinking about him. She didn't show it, but that incident really affected her more than she let on. "Interesting..." Nee murmured. Sneaking into the base as androids? Would that even work?
Apparently, it did though, and Nee's backdoor program she devised for during the days of preparation seemed to have been successful. "So there's nothing left of her." Nee closed her eyes, breathing out. How did she feel about this? Nee should have felt relief but instead of that, it was just a dull sort of sensation in her chest. "Okay. Good work, both of you. She's gone. Alright." It didn't feel good. Why didn't it feel good? Narcia sighed at Heron's little joke. "She's strong, Heron. Cress is my sister, after all." Her tone went to a rare teasing one, when usually her voice was cold as ice. "Isn't it your job to protect her?"
Once the call was done, they arrived at the Tower School, and Shiro froze in her steps. "It'll be okay. Go to her, Shiro." Narcia assured her lover with a smile, giving a weak wave to the woman who took care of Shiro for quite some time, the one who rescued her. Nani hugged Shiro close and cried and Narcia poked her gently, still feeling weak. "Nani, I presume? Thank you for taking such good care of Shiro. She needed someone kind like you in those times. I can never ever thank you enough." Nee did her best to do a bow from her seated position. "If there's anything I, as Ashia's Queen, can do for you, please don't hesitate to let me know."
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Everything was going wrong, and Una didn't know what else to do. Thyella and Orthrus were out now, her top agents, and Una was left to cry alone on the floor. That was when a call came through. It was Queen Riana, somehow. Riana was there, and Una hastily grabbed for her phone, solidifying her fingertips - and she fumbled and hung up. "No. No, Riana, no, I'm sorry." The Silver Princess wept, and then she called back and fumbled again and Riana appeared and no, no, this wasn't right at all, she didn't look okay, she looked pale, she was laying down, no, it was over, wasn't it? Riana smiled on the holo, she was weak, she was shaking, no, no, not again, Una didn't want to lose her family again.
"Una.... I'm sorry I couldn't have.... fixed you. I already... I sent your body.... to Ashia... it should arrive... in a few hours." She coughed, blood from the mouth, Una stared in shock, she wanted to cry, she was so useless, why couldn't she do anything right? She was going to watch another precious person die, and she couldn't do anything to save her. "You'll be safe. It's okay. Just... look into my eyes. Una...." Riana coughed again, trembling and the Silver Princess didn't have any words to console her. "Let me... treat you like... a daughter.... okay? One last.... request for a dying... woman...."
Una nodded. She knew, she knew what she had to do. "Mother." Una kept her eyes on Riana's, she wouldn't look away. "Goodbye. Thank you for taking care of me." Riana let out a little smile and nodded and then she slumped. "Tell Narcia... Coriandrum is.... hers...." Those were her last words and Una knew it was too late. The Coriandrum Queen was gone, and her territory was gifted to Ashia. Then Thyella called, and she had grim news. "Una, listen carefully. We found Kail's body in Narina's base, he's dead. Cumin's brother is dead." Una felt her heart drop from her stomach. It couldn't be true.
"Then you have to! You have to tell her, you have to give her the body, Cumin loved him, you-" Thyella shook her head mournfully. "No. She called a few minutes ago." The maid said sadly and she was holding back bitter tears. "Cumin's dead. She... she's.... she handed Etruria over to Ashian control, as a last thanks to Nee for the help earlier." Una's eyes went wide and she shivered. No. Was this a joke? Was it a lie? Was this really how it was? Una quivered, and then she knew what she had to do. "We received word from Frelia, too. Their royal family was all killed. Safe to say, it was Narina's work."
So Una called Nui's number and she had to hold back her tears. There was one last step before the Eastern Continent was unified. Narina won in the end, didn't she? "Princess Nui. I can't. I'm not meant to be a princess. I'm not... I can't. I don't... I don't want to rule. I don't want any of this. I just.... " She sniffled. "Riana said Coriandrum is Ashia's. I'm... I'm handing Tartaria over. I can't rule. I can't wear this crown. I'm not good enough." There, it was official, wasn't it? Even if Narina was dead, her plan worked in the end. Ashia now ruled the entire Eastern Continent.