"The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually, your parents leave you, and nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself and what you believe, and sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass."
-HM Queen Elizabeth II
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In their few encounters, the pin on his coat didn't escape Ysabel's notice. That was how she immediately recognized the emblem upon finding it in the river.
Staring at him now, Ysabel became more sure that she was right.
Reis waited with bated breath. She kept Ysabel in her sight. On the other hand, the way she was holding the letter and the item they found in the woods told her that if she had a choice, she wouldn't be doing this.
But the recent events had been too much for a simple sabotage. Someone died. For Ysabel, that's a game changer.