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By popular decision of the Lords, Ankaia will wage war on Earth. Ishin will be first in line, no doubt using his extraordinary might for great effect.
[Sielje is a mess. She sits with her head lowered, not bothering to change from her fancy dress - now torn and dusty from the fight.]
And it is all my fault.

If only... I was strong enough to face and defeat him...
If... only... I was stronger...!
[Her eyes are full of tears and you can hear pretty undignified sniffing.]
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By popular decision of the Lords, Ankaia will wage war on Earth. Ishin will be first in line, no doubt using his extraordinary might for great effect.
[Sielje is a mess. She sits with her head lowered, not bothering to change from her fancy dress - now torn and dusty from the fight.]
And it is all my fault.
If only... I was strong enough to face and defeat him...
If... only... I was stronger...!
[Her eyes are full of tears and you can hear pretty undignified sniffing.]
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After a while of being clueless on how to approach this, she crouches to stare up at Sielje's face concernedly. Watching what people did after the Fleet of Batavia was attacked gives her an idea.]
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[She brings up her damaged hand to gently touch Sielje's. Maybe this isn't the right way to do this. But she'll at least try.]
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Your hand...
[But her gaze falls again.]
I am sorry. I cannot be a powerful artifact like you.
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[The hand is slowly withdrawn, accompanied noise that sounds like internal mechanisms whining in protest.]
And you do not need to be.
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Is that alright?!
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But becoming an artifact is not needed, nor is it possible.
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But what am I supposed to do, then? I worked so hard, for many years. And look at the results...
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Do you still wish to protect?
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This has not reached its conclusion.
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None of that is new to me. And yet...
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Even I must adapt to achieve the best performance possible, because my situation has changed. To not do so means...to become obsolete.
In this, I cannot be of help to you. But Earth is vast. There may be a means you have yet to discover.
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We are both strangers in a strange land.
[Somehow, Sielje finds it amusing, in a wry way.]
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Even so, I still intend to do as you have asked of me.
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I... appreciate it.