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{Outside The Projection}
The moment the projection paused, the crowd burst into noise.
"Man. Does. Not. Play!"
"I swear on my ancestors, I thought that bitch was about to cut Madam Layla's throat!"
"Yeah, but even back then our lady was the best haha!"
"She's not a heroine that needs saving!"
"Forget all that. Did you hear what she said? We nearly guessed everything correctly!"
"And they almost got away with it. Imagine if it wasn't him they tried fooling."
"Haha, I know..."
While they went on and on, Layla stared at the projection, lost in thought.
She barely heard the crowd. Barely felt their eyes on her.
She was somewhere else. Somewhere in the past.
It had been a quest. A little adventure.
To do some good.
That was what she told herself.
Save the kids. Deal with the kidnappers. Simple.
But that wasn't the whole truth, was it?