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We didn’t exactly reconcile because we hadn’t really fought in the first place.
We had hurt each other in ways we couldn’t fully understand, and we had ended it by apologizing to each other.
However, Harriet’s issue still remained.
That night, I called Harriet to the tea terrace where I occasionally talked with Vertus.
When I asked if she was alright, Harriet forced a smile and said, “I’m okay. I’m getting better.”
She had no choice but to overcome it. It was a different kind of horror from seeing a corpse.
“I just can’t understand it. I don’t see why people have to do such horrific things,” she continued.
Magic was supposed to make the impossible possible, but she couldn’t understand why anyone would need to do something as grotesque as mixing different species together or creating such unnatural life.
Harriet’s complexion was still poor, but she was gradually improving. She seemed to be find some measure of composure as she sipped her tea.
“And how about things with Ellen?”
“We had a reasonable talk.”
“That’s good.” Harriet said with a sad smile. “You said you fought a horde of zombies in the Dark Land, right?”
“Yeah.”
“I’m struggling just after seeing something like that back there. I can’t imagine how hard it must have been for you and Ellen.”
We had fought horrific monsters face-to-face, and Ellen had dealt with the chimeras herself.
Harriet was struggling just after seeing the aftermath of that fight.
I wanted to tell her that her struggles were no different from ours, but Harriet seemed...
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