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"Here comes your saviour!" A voice booms from the door. Dehya was here to rescue you three from the confinement room.

"Dehya! Hehe, Paimon just knew you would come to rescue us!" Paimon squeaks. Dehya looks at you.

"You were scared out of your wits just a moment ago..." Lumine teased. Dehya returns her attention to Lumine and Paimon.

"You three really owe me some big thanks. I had to search through who knows how many guards to find the key here... it felt even more tiring than whacking 'em! I'm exhausted." Dehya groans. You stand up and walk over to join the conversation.

"Thanks a lot. Need Paimon to rub your shoulders?" Paimon asks, while Paimon makes her way behind Dehya.

"Uh... no, no, that's-"

"Paimon I think you're making Dehya uncomfortable." You say.

"Yeah, what Y/n said." Dehya agrees.

"What are you afraid of? Oh, are you ticklish?" Paimon provokes.

"Ugh, now isn't the time to talk about being ticklish..." Dehya groans.

"How are things going outside?" Lumine asks. Dehya looks back to Lumine.

"Things in the city and on Cyno's side are both going well. The guards that stormed out of the Akademiya are all taken care of." Dehya reports. "The Corps of Thirty is in charge of the city's defenses, but we already talked to Asfand. They've been fed up with the sages bossing them around. As long as it doesn't break their employment contracts, they'll turn a blind eye."

"That's probably because you've been super great friends with them for a long time." Paimon says.

"Anyway, how are things with Cyno doing?" You ask.

"The Grand Sage is in his custody. Even I know how terrible it is to fall into Cyno's hands, so he probably does, too." Dehya says with a slight smile. "Cyno forced him to release Lesser Lord Kusanali. He has no choice but to obey. So, hurry to the Sanctuary of Surasthana. Assuming nothing weird happened... we should've already rescued our archon."

"That all sounds amazing. We managed to rescue her!" Lumine exclaims.

"Honestly, I didn't expect our ragtag bunch to do this well. We just came together last minute to save the archon, you know?" Dehya chuckles. "Alright, you three better go. I still have to clean up some messes in the city. See you around." Dehya says before turning around and walking away.

It was a quiet journey to the Sanctuary of Surasthana. You, Lumine and Paimon didn't speak at all. You enter the Sanctuary of Surasthana and see a small figure standing infront of you.

"Nahida..." Paimon mumbles. You all run over to her in a hurry.

"Should I say 'It's nice to meet you'?" Nahida asks. "This is the first time we've met in real life, Lumine. Before, we've only met in dreams, consciousnesses, or when I was in someone else's body. And for you, Y/n... we've only spoken through our thoughts." Nahida giggles. You look down trying to avoid eye contact with Nahida. "Anyway, thank you so much for coming to rescue me, but I also need to apologise... during this time, I did some self-reflection. My sense of inferiority and yielding to the Akademiya led of this, and created so much trouble for you all."

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