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[sub][i][b]“I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change, I'm changing the things I cannot accept.”[/b][/i]
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[b]K A Z N I A  -  E U R O P E[/b]

[INDENT]The information Diana received from the lasso of truth was fruitful, but not as telling as she would’ve liked. Whoever was behind the attacks on Kaznia’s citizens and infrastructure was smart enough not to have told Giganta much; a fact that was a bit worrying to the amazon. 

Doris had received an advance of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars to come to Kaznia and deal with Wonder Woman from a pay advance that was supposedly only [i]five percent[/i] of the total cash reward. Diana didn’t need to do math to know that was quite the reward for dealing with her— though it seemed whoever hired Doris had not read reports about the villain’s success rate in her bouts with Diana previously. But the “whoever” it was knew that hiring one of Wonder Woman’s enemies might result in a confession through the lasso of truth, so when they approached Doris with this cash advance it was done completely quietly and discreetly. The only thing Doris could tell her was that the individual that hired her was [i]male[/i] and that upon completion she would await a phone call.

Unfortunately, that didn’t give her much of a lead.

Diana tightened her hold on the size-changing metahuman with a frown, [b][color=D14F43]“I was hoping you could tell me more, Doris.”[/color][/b]

[b]“Well, if I could I would; your little rope makes sure of that.”[/b]

Diana could feel her annoyance, and it was one she was quite used to with those that found themselves on the other side of her lasso. [b][color=D14F43]“Indeed, the [i]lasso[/i] tells all.”[/color][/b]

[b][color=D14F43]“Before we end this conversation—”[/color][/b] 

Diana looked back towards the damage the duo’s fight had caused on the city of Zvono. The damage had been excessive as it always had been in the past when Diana came to blows with Doris at her peak height. But Gateway City had [i]insurance[/i] as set up by the United States Congress following the years of superhero-related damages. Kaznia was barely a second world country in a small stretch of Serbian-controlled Europe. Diana always found herself not proud of the damage done from her getting involved with criminals and this was no exception. She knew how to fight Doris; she could’ve ended it faster. 

She looked back towards Doris. [b][color=D14F43]“—what ever gave you the idea that you can take me on alone?”[/color][/b]

The lasso didn’t need to hue in mystical gold, Doris intended to speak the truth in this answer; a wicked truth accompanied by a smirk. [b]“[i]Alone?[/i] Why would you ever think I was in this by myself? You cannot be that [i]stupid[/i].”[/b]

[b][color=D14F43]“Doris.”[/color][/b] Diana’s brows narrowed. [b][color=D14F43]“Where are they?”[/color][/b]

[b]“Ask the Royal Family.”[/b]

Diana nearly threw her knee into her nemesis’ face upon her smug albeit truthful reply. She drew back the lasso in quick succession. Whilst Doris was in no shape to run or change size, she would recover and a Kaznian jail cell wouldn’t hold her… or it wouldn’t for [i]long[/i]. She couldn’t personally escort her across the Atlantic Ocean to proper accommodations with more pertinent matters to take into her hands— she was too short on time. As Diana took to the skies she mentally kicked herself for not thinking what her presence would do in Kaznia; whoever had arranged these attacks were moving up their schedule while she was [i]distracted[/i]. A smart move, but one that made her [i]livid[/i]. 

She just hoped she would be there to help Princess Audrey in time.[/INDENT]