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"Mm... the worst thing I'd say would be public executions... or 'examples' as some like to call them. They're always beaten beforehand, humiliated in front of hundreds of eyes, and then brutally fuckin' murdered. I'm never personally involved in them... nor do I watch, but I've approved that sort of punishment twice in my time here. Honestly, I think it's overkill... but it keeps trolls in check. What can I say? It's brutal out here."

Chapter 2, Page 90 (2.90.102)

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The scene cuts from Elian’s childhood back to the present, with him and Fawya, as Fawya speaks up again. Night has fallen and it’s much darker.

“Hey, I have a question!” Fawya pipes up.

“Uh, yeah?” Elian asks.

“Why isn’t this Nania person the main character? She sounds a lot cooler than you!” she asks. “You found something as rare as a phoenix and give it away!? You lose ON PURPOSE because you feel bad for the other guy!?”

“Wow… Y’know how to make a god feel special, Princess…” Elian says, leaning backwards.

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Chapter 2, Page 99 (2.99.111)

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He stares up at the night sky, looking very tired again, and thinks “Sometimes things that are good… are very, very sad.”

His own eyes now begin to droop closed.

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Chapter 2, Page 95 (2.95.107)

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Elian starts to sing. Growing tired, Fawya leans against him.

“H-hey-- that’s… cheating…” she mutters. “...You channel… through singing…? Me too…”

Finally, she falls asleep completely.

For just a moment, Elian lets her lean there, smiling down on her.

Like the little sister he lost so long ago.

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Chapter 2, Page 94 (2.94.106)

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Now Elian hesitates before speaking. But just as he’s about to answer, something startles him.

He doesn’t let Fawya notice. He puts an arm around her shoulder.

“Looks like it’s gettin’ late, ain’t it past your bedtime?”

“I’m 13, I sleep when I want,” Fawya says.

Elian grins. “Not when you invite the god of sleep into your house.”

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Chapter 2, Page 79 (2.79.91)

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Nania passes by a stall with bread on it. As she does so, she grabs a couple pieces, placing one in her mouth and moving swiftly away before anyone seems to notice.

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Chapter 2, Page 87 (2.87.99)

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Nania said, “Maybe you don’t believe in yourself, Elian-- and maybe the whole city doesn’t, and maybe the Lady in the Soil doesn’t even--”

“Wow… Great pep talk Nania…” Elian cut in, sarcastically.

She placed her hands on Elian’s shoulders. Elian paused, looking at her, and she brightly smiled back.

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