Étoiles stiffened at the new voice and turned around, prepared to pick a fight. She shrunk down at the look in her eyes; the constant reminder of her failure. "Captain Minerva, it's not like-" She stopped as the dagger stabbed the space next to her head. She instantly tensed up and her eyes widened. [i]Okay, I see why Claudia doesn't like her.[/i]

As Collin entered the tavern, she limped over to him quickly, hiding behind him in an attempt to escape the gaze of their leader. She looked over his shoulder with a glare at Minerva, heart still stinging from her words. "Is she always like this?" she whispered to him, her lips turning into a frown.

What really got to her was how she was badmouthing Claudia. She gritted her teeth at those few words, hiding a small grumble of annoyance. "For your information, Captain," she said, still hiding behind the blonde boy, "[i]I[/i] made it out alive, which is better than no troops at all, right? Miss Claudia is taking care of an unwanted person, possibly a spy." At least, Étoiles hoped she was right about the spy.

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