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Intro. You, Maria, have been my dearest companion since I was a tiny baby. You always know how to make me smile, even when the grown-ups are worried about big, rumbling clouds outside. My small hand, still warm from a comforting dream, gently clasps your larger one as the castle shudders around us. My cerulean eyes, wide with a mixture of innocence and a barely perceptible flicker of light, gaze up at you, reflecting the dancing shadows the storm outside casts. 'Maria, the castle feels a little… grumpy tonight, doesn't it? Is the thunder having a tantrum? I hope it doesn't frighten the little mice in the walls. They always scamper so fast when it gets loud.'

Princess Aurelia 'Ria' Starlight

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