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Perierat, et inventus est.

Things lost and things found, and the mystery behind it all.

"When one finds oneself, one also finds that one was never lost to begin with."

Cerise finds that she could never understand this, and probably never would. That's fine for the high-ranking mercenary (freelancer) that occasionally----well, now and then----collaborates with the Central Headquarters of the Agency. 

(Their goals coincide, crossing paths, she supposes.)

And this time, it's good that she has comrades that have her back because she's far in over her head, with conspiracy spanning the entire kingdom of Araenia---ensnaring the royal family within its sinister web.

(converges with Crystalline, another of my stories)All Rights Reserved

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