[b][i]Mikhail Suburov-Tachibana[/i][/b]

A flicker of anger in Mikhail's eyes, a flicker which was dispelled by Akasha's smile. He held on to that light projected by said smile, using it to lift himself up out of the darkness and poison his heart had plunged into, at least for a while. Replying with a smile of his own, the boy, recovering hope, said to Akasha: 

"My lady, I'll follow your lead, then. I'll be staying with Nico if he wants to stay here as well." There was still a dash of disappointment that [I]Clive[/i] and the other participants of the operation to punch Varus had abandoned them, but what was important...was that the Amazon girl hadn't followed their example. "Let's train together, let's be friends together, and let's be stronger together."

A lifeline, he had been thrown a lifeline. Mikhail can almost cry at the kindness shown him, even after he had betrayed the depths of his hate for others, hate that had been concealed behind the desire to bring peace between Magi and Nonmagi. [i]My lady.[/i] He would latch onto this Amazonian beauty as well as Nico, in exchange for the generosity he had been shown. Turning towards Nico, Mikhail would say:

"The higher-ups did something to make sure that there's no more language barrier; basically made it so we can all understand each other. Anyway, do you know the name of our new friend, then?" Mikhail felt wonder return to his voice, and hate for those not himself, Nico, and Akasha fade.

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