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"You're really the guy who sold me Asteria?!" Elayne asked in complete disbelief, her eyes widening as recognition finally settled in. "I never thought I would meet you again, sir. Asteria… wait, I am not giving her back to you!" She tightened her grip on the bone sword, holding it close as if the blade itself might be pulled from her hands at any moment.
"Hahahah, no, I am not going to ask for her back!" the man replied with a deep, easy laugh that echoed lightly through the crowded street. "Plus, I know that once a sword has earned your heart the way she has, she will never let go of you unless you die."
"Hmph! So you plan to kill her, knave?!" Blank snapped in sudden anger, raising his White Maiden spear and pointing the gleaming tip straight at the stranger's chest. "She has tamed and unlocked the true power of that bone sword you never could! It's quite obvious the sword was made for her, not for you! Accept the truth and move on, you pathetic—"
