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Myriad Reality

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What's that?

@Vacare

Our friend Mike's confession. On one hand, it's kinda romantic, but on the other, it's scummy.

Myriad Reality

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*I show the other ring*

It's exactly the same... My my.... Michael has some explaining to do...

@Vacare

Looks like it. In the meantime, I found this.
*Yanks the book from the abyss of fabric and riffles it open*

Myriad Reality

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*The chunk bounces off of the barrier and hurtles to the ground*

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*At the same time Veil and Noct come back from the Queen's chamber with the second ring*

@Vacare

Did you find the room you were looking for?

Myriad Reality

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*When you open it up you find out its a journal of sorts. You stop on a particular entry*

"... I fell in love with her, despite having fallen in love with someone prior. But I cannot help myself, I am merely human. If only there was an easier way to tell her, but I confronted her by the lake where we first met. Oh Laila, I'm sorry - I'm sorry for being only one person. I'm sorry that I couldn't keep a leash on my heart." - Michael Evans, 21st of Summer, year 933

@Vacare

Closes the book and latches it to an unseen mechanism hidden within the folds of my dress, and makes my way back out into the hall*

Myriad Reality

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*As you trace the maps you notice a small notebook by the side of the bed.*

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*You don't smell anything out of the ordinary, just the smell of dust and ruin. However, as you look on you do notice a faint barrier around the castle.*

@Vacare

*Snatches the notebook from the bed and shimmies into a corner before opening it up*

Myriad Reality

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*As you do you reach a peculiar room that looks different from the others. Decorated with banners and maps and trophies of conquest*

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*As you climb you notice the shadows refusing to enter the castle. As if something was stopping them*

@Vacare

*Sneaks into the room and traces the patterns of the maps*
Huh...

Myriad Reality

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*As she vanishes I continue down the hallway in search of the bedroom*

@Vacare

*Peeks into the rooms as I jaunt down the hall, sticking to shadows*

Myriad Reality

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I'll continue down the hallway here then, let's meet up at the stairs once we're done.

@Vacare

*Salutes*
Aye aye.
*Twirls to the left and vanishes into the shadows*

Myriad Reality

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Sure... It should be safe... Unless you run into shadows again.

@Vacare

If I do, I'll let you know.
*Motions my thumb to the left*
I'll head this way and meet up with you later.

Myriad Reality

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Then I think it's up to us to piece together what happened. Let's search first the queen's quarters. It should be the biggest room here.

@Vacare

Think we should split up? We could cover more ground that way.