Clyde
(Weeks Earlier)
"We came all the way to Pagos, been through all those obstacles.. and what do we get? A small amount of mana." I complained.
"Relax Clyde.. I'm sure the guardian of purity maybe knows that this is the only amount that we need.. or something.."
The princess replied to my outburst, recalling on our quest two days ago.
"But it would've been better if it were more.." She mostly muttered to herself.
"Anyway!" She blurted out.
"What are we gonna do with this?" She asked.
"We'll just keep it first.." I replied, while putting the container filled with the purification mana on a brown leather bag.
"Are we gonna use it for the war? You said it was for bringing something back to its original state, that could probably be used more like on healing.." The princess stated, recalling what I told her the last time we were in a carriage to Pagos.
She sat down the table across me in the library.
"So how are we gonna use it for war?"
"Remember those people you helped get treated in a village in Pagos? When a certain disease hits a number of people, that village's mana eventually weakens.." I replied.
"And when mana is weak, the whole kingdom is vulnerable to any kinds of threat."
"Hmmm.." The princess brought her hands to her chin, pondering on something.
"So.. what happens to a kingdom with no mana?" She queried.
"The kingdom will fall."
She pursed her lips to a frown.
"You guys should learn to live without mana, just like me who can live without the internet!" She suddenly exclaimed, pounding her fists on the table.
I just nodded in agreement although I have no idea what she's talking about.
"I have an idea!" She squealed. Without waiting for me to ask, she unfolded her plan.
"We'll train the soldiers to fight without mana.. And I will train the Asclepians to heal or treat wounds without mana." She paused to wait for my response.
I just prompted for her to continue.
"That way, with or without mana, Andalusia will never fall." She stated with a proud smile.
Hmm. The princess got a point.
But how will we train the Andalusian soldiers? We definitely need people from Earth.
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S C O L I O S I S A W A R E N E S S D A Y [Earth]
"Really, Clyde?" The princess asked in half astonishment, half disbelief.. but it's more on the latter—as she read the banner with big bold letters.
"You set this awareness day for people with scoliosis to gather the Sophronas here on earth?"
"Yeah.. why not? It would be easier to assemble them."
"There are millions of us here!"
"Yeah.. the more, the better."
"Ughh." The princess slumped her shoulders in defeat as we roamed around the not-so-large auditorium organized for us.. well, for the Sophronas..
"Invitation cards please." The young woman on a table extended her right hand to us, asking for our invitations.
I roughly pat my pants pocket, it wasn't there. Oh right, I put it in my coat pocket.
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