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Dimitri, Hapi enter the scene
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Dimitri
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I did not expect to see you here, Hapi. I get the feeling that you didn't come for training.
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Hapi
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Listen up, Didi. I remembered something.
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Dimitri
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Remembered? Ah, does this have something to do with why you were staring at me earlier?
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Hapi
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Not ringing any bells. I stare at people all the time. Anyway, do you know Anselma?
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Dimitri
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Anselma... Yes, of course. But how do you know that name?
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Dimitri
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That is what my stepmother was called in the Empire. In the Kingdom, she was called Patricia.
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Hapi
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Oh, so that's what it was. I see now. What a relief.
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Hapi
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It was really sticking in my craw. Well, now that that's all settled, I'm off to bed.
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Dimitri
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Just one moment. You may understand, but I most certainly do not. How did you know my stepmother?
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Hapi
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She used to visit all the time. I think she was friends with the lady who kidnapped me.
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Dimitri
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Friends? Are you sure?
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Hapi
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I heard the lady helped bring her to the Kingdom, but I don't really know the details.
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Hapi
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Anyway, when Anselma saw how I was being treated, she got angry, just like you.
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Hapi
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You remind me a lot of her, actually.
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Dimitri
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Are we really that much alike?
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Hapi
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I'd say so. Come to think of it, you greet people in the same way, hold a book in the same way...
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Hapi
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You even get angry in the same way! It's uncanny.
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Dimitri
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I share no blood with my stepmother, but to hear you say that... It conjures a great deal of emotion.
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Dimitri
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I share no blood with my stepmother, but to hear you say that... It pleases me greatly.
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Dimitri
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She was the one who raised me. I suppose it makes sense that we would share certain mannerisms.
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Dimitri
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To think that the person you mentioned was my stepmother is...baffling, to say the least.
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Hapi
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What do you mean?
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Dimitri
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For all intents and purposes, my stepmother was completely cut off from the outside world.
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Dimitri
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Suffice it to say few knew that my father had taken a second wife.
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Hapi
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Sounds...complicated. I can keep my mouth shut, if you like.
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Dimitri
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Don't worry too much about it, Hapi. However, if you could consent to keeping all of that between us, I'd be much obliged.
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Dimitri
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I would very much appreciate your silence on the matter. But thank you, truly, for all that you said.
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Dimitri
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Truth be told, the union between my father and stepmother has given rise to...much speculation.
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Dimitri
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But for now, what's truly baffling me is the identity of that lady you mentioned...
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Dimitri
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She welcomed my stepmother into the Kingdom after she fled home due to political strife... Hm.
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Dimitri
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No, I must stop this. It's time to put an end to this discussion. Baseless speculation will get me nowhere.
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Hapi
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Oh, come on. I finally felt like I understood, and then you go and say something cryptic like that.
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Hapi
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If I can't sleep tonight, I'm blaming you.
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Dimitri
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Well, if that happens, come back here and I'll keep you company. I'll be training a while yet.
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Hapi leaves the scene
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Dimitri
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I wonder... Could Hapi's captor truly be her?