Cecilia POV"Don't take her words to heart," Julian comforted me as he walked me back to my room."I understand," I replied, managing a faint smile.Noticing he seemed reluctant to leave, I gently nudged him toward the door. "I've trained all day, and I'm exhausted. It's time for bed.""No goodnight kiss? I did stand up for you, you know," Julian said, pointing to his lips with a playful pout.I gave him a quick peck on his left cheek."The captured Rogue woke up tonight, but he's too weak. We barely got a few words out of him before he passed out again. If he's better tomorrow, we can interrogate him," he said, his tone shifting to a more serious note."Got it. Goodnight!" I replied, giving him another peck on the right cheek before closing the door.The next evening, after finishing my training, I headed to the mess hall for dinner. Just as I reached the entrance, the sounds of a commotion caught my attention.Rather than breaking it up, the soldiers had formed a circle, eag
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