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As the latest battle winds to its inevitable conclusion, it is clear the corrupt army is faltering.
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From where you watch, you can see and hear Morgana shouting orders at them - but it’s to no avail.
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The din of battle has begun to fade, too, as it reaches the scheduled ending time.
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“GET AWAY FROM MY DRESS YOU FREAK!”
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Your attention is snapped away from pondering the battlefield and directly to Morgana, just as Muramasa flings something- no, someone- away from her.
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Something large, with trashbags attached to it, lands near you. Before you can even process who or what it is, it sprints off, half of Morgana’s gown clutched in its teeth.
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“I am DONE with this forsaken country and its DISGUSTING VERMIN! WE’RE LEAVING!”
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You’re not the only one evincing surprise at the shrieked pronouncement.
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You notice several corrupted soldiers who were still standing suddenly drop to the ground - probably playing dead in hopes they will be forgotten and left behind…
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Muramasa notes some of them, and forces them back up - but he doesn’t catch all of them.
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“If that is what you desire, then we shall. We’ve already achieved what we seek, after all.”
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You watch them leave the battlefield behind, and hurry off yourself after the figure of King Nero.
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You are decontaminated from any spores that might have gotten onto your protective gear near the battlefield, and soon meet with Queen Iola to tell her about what transpired.
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“…they’re… leaving? Just like that?”
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“You should have seen her face.”
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“I’m sure it was magnificent… Still… What exactly were they seeking if it wasn’t actually about conquering us…?”
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“And what on Aerius did they do with Mother’s statue…”
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As she says it, a maid rushes in, not even curtsying as she wails about something in the Memorial Room.
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The couple exchange exhausted looks before standing, each patting one of her shoulders before they hurry off towards the Memorial Room, with you hot on their heels…
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To your surprise, when you enter it, the statue of Queen Deja is back. It is surrounded by trash and has a stew bowl on its head.
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Attached to it is a note.
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«Trash King needed this junk out of the ship so Trash King had room for sufficient trash for the trip back to the Blighted Wilds, got to get more of Morgy’s tasty stockings there.»
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«Trash King thinks this would be much more attractive if Lala let her Mom hold some trash.»
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The note is signed, obviously, by the Trash King.
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“I…”
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The queen seems at a complete loss for words as she stares at the note, then at the statue, and then at the room.
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“Was… Is...”
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“I don’t think I even…”
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“Do I… Am I…”
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“…this has been the most bizarre autumn of my entire life.”
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“That is certainly true.”
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“…I wonder what they’ll do when they find out the person eating their clothes is on board their ship.”
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Queen Iola can’t stop herself from beginning to giggle.
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“Oh no… I don’t know! They said they exiled them before, didn’t they? How long do you think doing that again will take them…”
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“I could not possibly guess…”
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“Let’s just… I’ll tell Father that the statue is back, and then we’ll get contractors to work on blockading that cave and the various tunnels.”
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“Once it’s all dealt with, we can clean up the Trash King’s uhh… ‘offerings’ to Mother.”
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“Sounds like a plan.”
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You are left behind, bemused by the entire experience.
