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She stopped. Her antennae lowered. "So… I choose yes. We will join you."
Kai didn't answer right away. Instead, he walked forward slowly, stopped within inches of her.
"You understand what that means?"
She nodded. "We will not return to the old and destroyed kingdom. Our ties to the Crimson kingdom are broken. There was nobody left alive for us to return. We will fight with you now. One day, we hope you help us rebuild our people."
A beat.
"Then I welcome you all with open arms," Kai said.
And she nods, "Thank you."
[Ding! System notifications- Luster's Mark: Akayoroi. Impression +6 (total 60). ]
Her mandibles clicked together once. "For the forty-one," she whispered. "For the future."
Kai placed one hand on her crown. A faint pulse of Monarch energy flowed through his palm into her crest.