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anyone who messes with the Dregs is about to regret every life choice they have ever made (or, mosses and heartsbloods in Grishaverse)
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Very good stress relief. 

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Oh, good.

Off to see Nina afterwards?

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Sounds good to her. 

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Sturmhund gets them a sneaky boat over to the creepy graveyard island.

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She heads unerringly towards the crypt Nina and the not-so-secret Fjerdan princess have moved into. 

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"...Valeriya?"

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"Yeah. Nina?"

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"That's me." She essays a smile.

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"...Are you doing okay?"

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"On balance... yeah. I am, actually."

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"...I know you don't know me, but... As soon as we heard you'd been taken, the Darkling set me to tracking you. To try to save you. You're - "

"...You were the first time I got sent after the witch-hunters. I've been successful every time since, at least in getting revenge, but I'd still been looking for you, pretty much up until the Darkling put me on the trail of parem's maker instead."

Huff. "Guess I was looking in the wrong country."

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"Yeah. Uh, sorry about that."

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"I don't think you need to apologize for being safe - though we would've appreciated a heads up that you'd gotten free."

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"Ah. Yeah."

"...Wasn't sure I'd be coming back, at the time."

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"Are you sure now?"

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"Mm." She nods.

"I won't be."

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Knowing nod. "I can handle relaying your resignation, if you don't want to hand it in in person. Though - if you want a formal discharge with honors and all that stuff, or just want to say goodbye, I can also escort you to Os Alta and back."

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Nina glances at Feilan to see what she thinks.

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She's been hanging back and conspicuously Not Involved In This Conversation. She twitches a bit when Nina looks at her. 

"...Whatever you think is best. Just - once all this is settled." (Will this ever be settled?) "...I'll stay here. Probably."

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"Yeah."

"I guess I'm still a little worried about not being able to come back if I go."

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" - She listens to me. If I say it's better for you to be here - or wherever you feel like - for you, for our interests abroad, whatever, then she'll listen."

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"Thank you," she says sincerely.

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"...It's - you don't need to thank me."

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"You're doing me a big favor. It's only polite."

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"I mean, it's kinda my job. And I bug her anyways whenever I report or drop in to see Svetka."

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