[center][h2]Esther von Degraff[/h2][/center]
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Esther was soon joined by another cadet in the bathhouse; a brown-haired girl by the name of Regina. Like Szeren, she belonged to the Princess' escort so she didn't really know much about her, if, at all. But when she declared loudly how she missed being in a place like this, Esther relaxed her guard. It seemed they shared the same sentiment after all.

"Ah, hello, Regina," she introduced herself to her. "I can vouch for that too. It's been a long while since we have the opportunity to relax like this."

Eventually, any conversation that might have happened between her and the others ended, and she drifted back to her half-dozed state.

Which was the perfect time for Leblanc to strike.

Without any warning, Esther felt herself being pulled down to beneath the waters. Panicking, she tried to kick around but the green-haired girl's grip was too skillful and strong for her. She could only try to hold her breath as Leblanc had her way with her.

[i]N-no! D-don't touch me there! A-aaaahhnn![/i]

And so went Esther's relaxing bath session. It was only relaxing halfway through. The other half was spent with her eyeing Leblanc suspiciously as she didn't want to get caught off guard again.

Poor Esther.
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The next morning, the Captain gathered the cadets in front of the fort, Esther included. It seemed she wouldn't be joining their mission with the princess, which made her a little sad. The Captain had been such a reliable leader for all this time, and she felt a little insecure if she wouldn't be there in her mission.

And speaking of leaders, the princess was asking the group to vote somebody to be a leader. Esther had thought that would be the princess naturally, but she thought otherwise, not wanting her status to be determined who to get to be the leader.

"Umm... Gradon would be fine..." she referred to Leblanc's choice. "But I think Althea would be fine too, i-if she doesn't mind, that is," she added, not wanting to offend the medic.

Really, this whole voting thing was confusing to her as she was used to taking orders from the Captain. And judging by the non-answer of some of the other cadets, she was clearly not alone on this.

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