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“You’re wrong!” Aria cried out, hands clamped over her ears but to no avail. The voice as clear as ever. “I-I’m not like that-“

“[i]Not like that, she says! Well, how about this.[/i]” The voice chuckled sinisterly. “[i]I’ll bring the city back- if you die. Simple, right?[/i]”

It was a simple choice, with the right answer being painfully obvious. It was obvious, yet the girl just stood there frozen. ‘If they’ll really come back then I’m willing!’, she wanted to shout, and yet her lips remained still, unable to form the words. 

“[i]See? SEE? You actually have the audacity to think your life outweighs those of thousands![/i]” It shrieked victoriously. 

Aria jumped as two figures walked out of the guild. “Who- Xan, Lute!” Had they escaped? They would know what's going on, right? But why were they laughing? They were both smiling about something, each looking happier than Aria could remember. About to run towards them, she paused when bits of their conversation floated by her despite the distance.

“Yeah, I’m glad she’s gone. I can’t believe they stuck me with that sorry excuse for a guilder for so long. I wanted to missions and get stronger, not be forced into babysitting someone older than me.”

“Right? I only endured her presence was because I had no choice. If I had a choice I would have left long ago. Luckily she went before I had to!”

They… They couldn’t be talking about her right? They would never-
“Aria wasn’t worthy of being called a Guilder. At least she was smart enough to quit before we ended kicking her out!”

 Their voices were joined by a cacophony of others, and she whipped around, eyesight blurred only to see the Pride standing there, staring at her scornfully. 

“I can’t believe we thought having you in our group would be a good idea.” Estelle shook her head, ponytail swinging.

“You couldn’t even take care of a single enemy. We didn’t need something so weak.” Marcus looked upon her with a hard glare as Selan stared her down, mouth twisted in a grimace. 

“You’re crying? You think you deserve to cry when there are people suffering through more than you’ve ever faced?”

Their voices rose as they each starting talking, each word stabbing into her.

“Useless-”

“Weak-”

“Self-centered little-”

“[i]Just get out of here already![/i]”

They screamed and Aria fled, sprinting away from the Guild as their cackles followed.