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Volume III : Twice The Brightest Star

A couple of weeks passed since he got out of the inheritance grounds, and the best thing he managed to get used to was his name. Finally, he had something to clutch to.

In the beginning, he was sceptical about believing whatever Dawn had to say—which turned out to be little, as the girl was too shy to open her lips too often. However, he did feel an obnoxious sense of familiarity with her, as he did with many things of his past. Not to mention, she had given evidence for him to believe her. 

And it wasn't limited to his name.

"For how long are you going to keep the act?" Gale asked.

Jenni scratched furiously on her slate before showing it to him.

"So long as I breathe," it read.

"So until Gold rank," he mumbled, looking her up and down. "That'll be a long time, I guess."