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"I'm going to put the plan into action." Blandina said, already saying goodbye to the others, her posture different, far too relaxed for the test.
"This is a good chance to take the Token." She added.
"Where are you going, Blandina?" one of the Dragloaf twins asked.
"To the Emperor's palace." She said simply. "To steal the Token."
"What!? Just like that?"
Blandina shrugged, a light, almost casual gesture.
She grabbed her own skin. "Now I'm a noble." She said. "You guys should learn how to use that too."
Each of them looked at themselves for a moment, perhaps remembering for the first time consciously that they were no longer in just any world. They were in Aethelgard, where a noble title opened doors that no brute force could ever force open.
The Rosengard House carriage rolled alone through the wide streets leading to the imperial center, with only Blandina inside, dressed in royal clothing.
