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Rose's expression flickered continuously. 

Though she never really combined the current Jade and her master's images into one, subconsciously, she truly treasured Jade even when she was harsh. Seeing her push back so fervently all of a sudden made her realize that maybe she really had been too unbending. 

"Master… I appreciate all you've done for me… But your judgement is clouded this time. I don't know what happened between master and Dyon… But I'm certain that Dyon would never do anything to harm any one of us. 

"In fact, the fact he went out of his way to find us like this just shows that he's worried about us. The next few centuries will be very dangerous… Being alone isn't… It isn't smart." 

Rose clenched her jaw. She didn't like the words she was hearing at all.