Delphina
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As she said this, Pietro’s cheeks puffed out slightly. “Is that why you suggested the interdepartmental training? Were you hoping they would turn up?” Raising an eyebrow quizzically at his leap in logic, Delphina could only express her confusion at his answering her question with another question. “No? I only just heard them coming now? I was asking because I assumed you knew beforehand?” Pietro paused for a moment before replying. “You… Heard them coming?” As the twins each pulled…-
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Hayle raised his eyebrows at this. “Isn’t it famously known that Miss Velasques lives above the clouds, only to take offence at lesser-known whelps who’ve dirtied her sight?” “Hayle!” Pietro’s outburst was sharp enough to make Delphina’s ear ring, and beneath it she thought she caught the faint scrape of metal- though she couldn’t tell where it originated from. “What? Is it something that can’t be said? I’ve brought those kids over today anyway to apologise, once I heard she was…
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Pietro nodded through his tears at what Delphina said, but Hayle responded by snorting and pushing past her, leading them up the right side of the building to a wide stairway and a set of double doors. Honestly, she just wished this debacle would be over soon. “Ugh, Hayle’s always going to view me as the bad guy until Pietro explains the situation, how annoying!” Slowing down as they crossed through the doors, Delphina could see there was a glass wall to the left, where a large interior courtyard…
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Looking back towards Delphina, Hayle stood up slowly and nodded. “Politics isn’t his strong point, but somehow it makes him more endearing.” Her eyebrows arched like a bow before snapping back down. He was certainly laying it on thick with his opinions right there. Endearing? Where were the endearing qualities Hayle spoke of? Flicking her eyes back over to Pietro, who was now cheerfully cleaning up the tea cups they’d used, Delphina could only think that perhaps Hayle had a thing for Gap-Moe?…
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Mentally shrugging her shoulders, she decided to investigate the issue later. Whilst it wouldn’t really affect her, she didn’t like that even more unknown variables were rearing their head this early on. She had enough on her plate already just trying to get Delphina’s memories to one hundred percent. Skills not working properly? Now that was an awful kettle of fish to spill out; it seemed she couldn’t be as arrogant going forward, just assuming they would smooth things out for her. Luckily, she…
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Letting out a yell, Sir Ravos went down in an explosion of pain and sand as he hit the floor hard. The healers nearby started forward in shock, before stopping just short of the barrier, ready to run in at a moment’s notice. Pietro’s blade hovered just over the assassin’s throat. “Yield!” The assassin looked like he wanted to practically spit blood at him, face twisting in frustration. “I yield.” The audience stood and applauded; the few nobles who had come to view the Tournament stood…
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This was certainly an unexpected windfall for her- whilst they weren’t exactly like Zergs, from what Jenkins had just told her, they were similar enough that wrapping them around her little finger would be no issue in the future. “No wonder he hated being called cute.” Giving Jenkins a sly sidelong glance, Delphina decided to pry some more information out of him in the future. Now wasn’t the time to get distracted by such endeavours. “I understand, thank you for letting me know, Jenkins. We…
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Snapping her eyes open, the muffled jingling she heard was in fact Jenkins spreading a set of enormous metal wings out, and she, like an idiot, had let the Boss essentially finish his transformation sequence without getting a few hits in. “Shit, he just had to be a Winged Ant! No, what am I even thinking? I even realised the Soldiers are incredibly similar to Zergs, and I didn’t think of the possibility that they might have wings too!?” Maintaining her stance simply out of habit, all she could do…
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“Problem?” The four slowly turned as one, standing rigid before Delphina; their intense focus was now gone, broken by her interruption. Glancing at his other team members first, the red-headed Rhael then stepped forward, wringing his hands as he blurted out the truth. “It wasn’t us, Captain! A Knight in green sent the message- he said it came directly from the Silverwraiths, so we let him in. It wasn’t until afterwards that one of the Elves realised they couldn’t remember having seen the man…
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Pausing for a moment before slowly nodding, Jenkins let go of her chin and finally retracted his wings. My Lady, you should come down now. Tilting her head in confusion, she hummed after realising he wanted her to stop squeezing him like she was riding a steed, and quickly descended. Taking care not to knock either of his arms. Once she was firmly planted on the ground, Delphina could finally see the extent of the damage to the surrounding area. “Wow, we really did a number on the floor! Those wings…
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Hayle remained quiet for a few moments before mumbling under his breath about how he had actually said that Pietro was endearing- or something along those lines, as Delphina didn’t actually pay attention. She was too busy wondering how she had ended up being a babysitter for the day, rather than anything else. Looking around, there was a decently sized wooden box not too far away. Ignoring the two, she stepped over, dusted off the surface, and turned around to sit down. Making herself comfortable, she…
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Delphina was surprised that Pietro was… taking this sudden turn of events in stride. Had he given Hayle free rein in assisting him with the Tournament? She hadn’t bothered to ask about his so-called arrangements, hoping the lack of foreknowledge would stir her out of the ever-present boredom that had re-emerged after her fight with Jenkins. She didn’t have long to dwell on this thought, though, as the crowded stands erupted when both winners of the lower-level rounds finally faced each other, the…
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Getting back to the building’s entrance didn’t take long. Retracing her steps was easy, considering it had only been a handful of minutes since she had left the training area in a hurry. Nodding to the few admin staff who were now filtering in to begin their day’s work, Delphina paused to straighten out her clothes before heading over to the Knights’ central area. Her belt had skewed to one side in the initial fuss, and the Estoc now sat too far forward on her hip. Probably didn’t help that she…
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Jenkins stood still for only a moment before spinning on his heel, looking as if he was ready to rush off over to where the Knights were. However, the words he said next betrayed her expectations. I must inform the Duke of this immediately, my Lady. Please wait here. I will ask another Captain to take you and the young master to lunch. Delphina was puzzled at this turn of events. Why wasn’t he asking her anything and just rushing off to the Duke? It was almost as if… “Ah.” She raised a hand to…
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Rolling her eyes at him was the only thing Delphina could do. Now wasn’t the time to be causing unnecessary trouble- simply shrugging her shoulders, she hooked her index finger at him, asking Hayle to come closer. Whilst she was curious as to what errand Pietro had sent him on, they had bigger fish to fry. “Has everything been arranged?” Cocking his head slightly, Hayle lifted his chin with pride, looking like a peacock about to spread his wings and crow. “Of course, some of those ‘Knights’…
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“Hmm, Rai de Rios, that was it. I always thought the name was pretty punny considering his… Stature…” Turning back towards the Soldiers, she let her gaze sweep over the different squads which were separated by insect type. Most were very obviously modelled after various beetles, but there was a smattering of ants and even centipedes. She shuddered as she noticed these. “I actually agree with you for a change, Sir Burgess. My brother and I were actually more interested in why they were…
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