＄03-00-09-06-1-0


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Fae Era 400, back when Britain's Tree of Emptiness still stood, intact and whole.
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Mash was enjoying a peaceful respite with Aesc and Totorot at their forest camp.
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Though still bewildered by how simultaneously similar and different her surroundings were, she told her new companions everything she could about her experiences in Faerie Britain.
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＠Mash
...So that's everything I know about the Isle of Britain, the land of the Fae.
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＠Mash
Does that help...?
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＠Totorot
Aesc? Is there something wrong with her?
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＠Aesc
Don't be rude, Totorot.
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＠Aesc
She isn't lying.[sr]She's telling us about the distant future.
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＠Aesc
...So, in the future, this place is called Faerie Britain... A queen named Morgan unifies all the clans...
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＠Aesc
And there's a figure known as the Child of Prophecy, as well as invaders from Proper Human History.
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＠Mash
...
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＠Aesc
Oh, I'm sorry. “Invaders” is too strong a word.
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＠Aesc
Forgive me. I'm still...processing everything you've told me.
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＠Mash
No, it's okay. I can't blame you for thinking of us that way...
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＠Mash
Anyway, does this mean you believe me about coming here from the future, Aesc?
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＠Aesc
It's...a lot to take in, but I can mostly tell you're being honest about it all.
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＠Aesc
Part of me doesn't want to believe it, especially regarding the Child of Prophecy. You said she's the savior reborn? The next faerie destined to save Britain?
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＠Aesc
If there's such a person in the future, that means...well, it means I'm going to fail.
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＠Totorot
Yeah! And there's no way Aesc's gonna fail this time!
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＠Totorot
She's gonna bring peace to Britain, you'll see! This Mirror clan faerie doesn't know what she's talking about!
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＠Aesc
You're right, Totorot. I do have to make sure I succeed this time. You'll help me, won't you?
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＠Totorot
You bet I will! I'm always happy to help girls who're doing their best!
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＠Totorot
You said your name's Mash, right? You've got bad luck, showing up when you did!
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＠Totorot
If you want my help, you're going to have to wait until I've finished making Aesc happy!
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＠Mash
That's fine. Thank you, Habe[line 2]I mean, Totorot.[sr]I know I can count on you.
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＠Totorot
...
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＠Aesc
Mash, if you don't have anywhere else to go, you can stay with us...
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＠Aesc
But if you do, I'd like you to promise me one thing.
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＠Aesc
If you want to return to your own time, you shouldn't say anything else about the future.
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＠Mash
Oh, right... Is that because intervening in the past could end up changing the future?
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＠Aesc
Nnn... Something like that.
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＠Aesc
I doubt anything you say or do here will have any effect on the Era of the High Queen...
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＠Aesc
But there could be faeries here in the Fae Era, where the Tree of Emptiness is still intact, whose destinies could end up warped.
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＠Mash
Huh? So, nothing I do here will have any effect on the Era of the High Queen? What do you mean by tha[line 2]
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＠Aesc
Hold it, Mash.[sr]That's getting into the future again, right?
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＠Mash
Oh... R-right! Of course! I shouldn't even be talking about the Era of the High Queen anymore, should I!?
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＠Aesc
That's right. I'm saying this more to protect your destiny than ours.
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＠Aesc
When you go back to your own time, you can't bring back any knowledge that would create a paradox.
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＠Aesc
The larger the paradox, the larger the resulting gaps in your memory will be.
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＠Aesc
You don't want to lose your precious memories, right?
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＠Aesc
So it's better if you avoid discussions of the future as much as possible.
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＠Aesc
That being said...
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＠Aesc
I really have to question this High Queen Morgan's judgment in handling calamities by sending them back to the past.
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＠Aesc
If you hadn't defeated the calamity[sr]of Norwich in the future...
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＠Aesc
Then we would have found that, um, giant hand thing you told us about on that beach instead of you, right?
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＠Aesc
Talk about a close call. If it had been that thing we encountered, we might have lost the knight of Londinium who finally just appeared.
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＠Aesc
In that sense, you've helped us out more than I can possibly say, Mash.
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＠Aesc
Thanks to you and this [%1] person[sr]saving us from that battle...
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＠Aesc
...our own battle should go much more smoothly.
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＠Mash
Um... That's a battle you're fighting as the savior of Britain, right?
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＠Mash
Is that the battle from year 4000 of the Fae Era,[sr]or the War of Summer from Fae Era 2000?
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＠Mash
What year is it right now?
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＠Totorot
Huh? The War of Summer happened in Fae Era 10,000.
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＠Totorot
The only war that took place in the year 2000 was the Yard Dispute between the Earth and Wind clans, back when Britain was a lot smaller than it is now.
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＠Aesc
Oh, wait. I think I understand. Those year numbers must be backwards.
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＠Aesc
In the time Mash is from, they probably count the Fae Era years backwards starting from the first year of the Era of the High Queen.
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＠Aesc
It may keep things simpler if we just talk about past events in terms of how many years ago they happened.
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＠Aesc
The War of Summer took place sixteen-hundred years ago, which would make it Fae Era 2000 from your perspective, Mash.
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＠Aesc
It was a massive invasion perpetrated by Ireland, the Isle of Shadows.
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＠Aesc
It was the second attempt by the northern faeries to invade Britain. They were led by Queen Mab, who worked her human army like slaves.
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＠Aesc
That was a really close call, wasn't it, Totorot?
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＠Totorot
It sure was! They almost killed every clan in Britain!
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＠Totorot
I don't know what we would've done if it hadn't been for you and the Black Knight! Right, Black Knight!?
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＠Black Knight
...True. Queen Mab was a very powerful faerie.
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＠Black Knight
And it's not just because she had Albion's protection. She also had a primordial strength about her that the southern faeries simply don't possess.
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＠Black Knight
Aesc managed to buy us some time, but if she'd really wanted to wipe out the clans, there was nothing we could have done to stop her.
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＠Black Knight
But then, just as Mab was on the verge of victory,[sr]she proposed a truce out of nowhere.
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＠Black Knight
She then went on to occupy the vacant throne left behind by the Rain clan in Orkney, and became the lord of the entire northern region.
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＠Mash
I-I see. Thank you for filing me in.
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＠Mash
...Um, by the way, may I ask who that is?
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＠Aesc
This is Sir Black Knight, my escort. He and I have known each other for a long time now, haven't we?
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＠Black Knight
Indeed. Ever since you first became a public figure.
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＠Black Knight
Aesc and I have fought side by side for over two thousand years now. I don't know how much more I can take, even with this undying body.
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＠Black Knight
Succeed or fail, I really hope this is your last attempt to save Britain.
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＠Aesc
Don't worry! It's going to work this time! All we have to do is make sure the coronation goes smoothly!
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＠Black Knight
...I guess that's true.[sr]If this doesn't work, then nothing will.
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＠Black Knight
After ten thousand years of fighting, the clans have finally agreed to live peacefully under Britain's new king.
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＠Black Knight
Though I still find it hard to believe that a human of all people succeeded at unifying the five clans.
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＠Black Knight
Still, I suppose it makes sense, since faeries would never submit to another faerie's rule. If only we'd realized it sooner.
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＠Mash
Wait. Hold on. Did you just say Britain has a king?[sr]And a human, no less?
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＠Totorot
That's right! Mab's still grumbling about it, though! Says she's a much better choice for Britain's king than some human!
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＠Aesc
Well, you know how proud Mab can be, Totorot. And that's not even mentioning what happened with the War of Summer.
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＠Aesc
But anyway, we're getting off track. Right now, Mash, we're in what you would call Fae Era 400.
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＠Aesc
Which I guess means this High Queen Morgan will appear four hundred years from now...
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＠Aesc
Nnn... I know I shouldn't think about it, but it's really hard not to...
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＠Aesc
I know Uther is human,[sr]so he only has ten more years left at most.
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＠Aesc
So does that mean his heirs will inherit the throne for a few generations until Morgan emerges to assume the throne in four hundred years?
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＠Aesc
Is that even possible...?
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＠Mash
I guess you don't know either, huh, Aesc?
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＠Mash
Still, at least it sounds like this new king is successful at keeping peace between the clans.
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＠Mash
After all, in the Faerie Britain I know, there's almost no inter-clan warfare whatsoev[line 2]
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＠Mash
Ah. I'm sorry.[sr]There I go talking about the future again...
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＠Aesc
That one was fine, Mash. It's still within the margin of error. Anyway, there's still peace in the future, hm? That's good to hear.
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＠Aesc
Up until now, Britain has been plagued for millennia with endless turf wars between the clans...
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＠Aesc
To see that fighting end with our generation would be absolutely wonderful.
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＠Totorot
It's all thanks to us, Murian and the Wing clan, and Uther's coalition army giving the Earth, Wind, Fang, and Mirror clans what for!
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＠Totorot
Our only draw was with Mab of the King Clan!
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＠Totorot
But now that Mab's, uh, “merry-ing” Uther to unify their nations, the two of them together might just be invincible!
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＠Totorot
...Though I do feel just a little bad for Mab, since Uther so obviously loves you, Aesc.
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＠Aesc
Don't be silly, Totorot. Of course he doesn't.
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＠Aesc
Besides, once I see Uther take the crown and accept the Bone Bell from the clans, I'm going to go back to paradise.
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＠Aesc
I think Uther and Mab make a great couple, too! I'm sure the two of them ruling together will bring peace to Britain for the next four hundred years!
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＠Black Knight
Let's not get ahead of ourselves. We still need to ensure the coronation in Londinium goes smoothly.
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＠Black Knight
Why aren't you using the cathedral in Salisbury for that, Aesc? Isn't there far more history to be found there?
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＠Black Knight
Londinium may be an invincible fortress, but it still smells of blood. It's bound to attract mors.
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＠Black Knight
If you ask me, Salisbury is still the safer choice.
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＠Aesc
Maybe...but Salisbury is also closer to the pit.[sr]That place worries me more.
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＠Aesc
No one in Britain knows what's at the bottom of the pit.
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＠Aesc
No... The faeries of Britain fear it too much to even go near it.
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＠Aesc
I'm the only one who can investigate what's inside, but it's much too deep for me to do so alone...
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＠Aesc
If only there were someone brave and strong, with magical energy to match a faerie...
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＠Aesc
Someone who wasn't from Britain, but was still willing to help. Then I could go investigate it right...
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＠Aesc
...now.
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＠Mash
A-Aesc? What is it?
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＠Aesc
Of course! We DO have someone like that now![sr]Hooraaay!
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＠Aesc
Change of plans, everyone![sr]We're going to the pit! Right now!
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＠Aesc
Mash and I are going to finally uncover the truth behind the greatest mystery in Britain!
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