Daybreak:Volume 4 Chapter 1 - Revision history

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	Kaede would never have a chance to say goodbye... to any of them.		Kaede would never have a chance to say goodbye... to any of them.

	"Letting go is so much easier said ~~that~~ done." The Samaran girl replied mournfully as she reopened her wet gaze. Her expression struggled to not cry as tears brimmed in the corner of her eyes.		"Letting go is so much easier said than done." The Samaran girl replied mournfully as she reopened her wet gaze. Her expression struggled to not cry as tears brimmed in the corner of her eyes.

	Yet, as she refocused her gaze to look upon her elder, the familiar saw the same nostalgic longing in the eyes of the middle-aged lady.		Yet, as she refocused her gaze to look upon her elder, the familiar saw the same nostalgic longing in the eyes of the middle-aged lady.

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	It felt as though all the colors of the world faded from her eyes while the very air grew stale and cold. Her mouth felt parched as she stared back at the other woman, who seemed to confirm a theory that she has outright rejected up until now.		It felt as though all the colors of the world faded from her eyes while the very air grew stale and cold. Her mouth felt parched as she stared back at the other woman, who seemed to confirm a theory that she has outright rejected up until now.

	At first, it was because Kaede was in denial about herself being stuck in this world. After that, it was due to her desire to maintain a sense of continuity in her life. Her only memories of the past -- before the night she woke up in Pascal's bed -- ~~was~~ of a childhood spent growing up on Earth. If she truly had died on Earth and her existence in Hyperion was a wholly new life, then how would she rectify the lack of a formative adolescence in this world?		At first, it was because Kaede was in denial about herself being stuck in this world. After that, it was due to her desire to maintain a sense of continuity in her life. Her only memories of the past -- before the night she woke up in Pascal's bed -- were of a childhood spent growing up on Earth. If she truly had died on Earth and her existence in Hyperion was a wholly new life, then how would she rectify the lack of a formative adolescence in this world?

	Furthermore, there was the lingering question of just how did she die?		Furthermore, there was the lingering question of just how did she die?
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	"Isn't it always?" Gwendolen replied with a bittersweet smile.		"Isn't it always?" Gwendolen replied with a bittersweet smile.

	It was a reminder that just like Kaede, Gwendolen also never had a chance to bid all her loved ~~one~~ farewell.		It was a reminder that just like Kaede, Gwendolen also never had a chance to bid all her loved ones farewell.


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	"I certainly hope so," Gwendolen declared. "I would hate to see my country laid to waste by some foolish idea of his. It would not be the first time when experimental magic escaped the control of its creators and destroyed an entire region."		"I certainly hope so," Gwendolen declared. "I would hate to see my country laid to waste by some foolish idea of his. It would not be the first time when experimental magic escaped the control of its creators and destroyed an entire region."

	Kaede nodded. She had not forgotten the story of how the Dead Mountains south of Weichsel came to be, as the murderous mists which filled its air ~~was~~ anything but 'natural'.		Kaede nodded. She had not forgotten the story of how the Dead Mountains south of Weichsel came to be, as the murderous mists which filled its air were anything but 'natural'.

	"But to return to the topic -- I would even suggest you pay the Samaran Grand Marshal a visit and discuss your experience with him personally, once you have a chance." Gwendolen stated. "The problem is that the Marshal lives all the way in the principality of Samara, which is deep within the Grand Republic, several thousand kilopaces away to the east."		"But to return to the topic -- I would even suggest you pay the Samaran Grand Marshal a visit and discuss your experience with him personally, once you have a chance." Gwendolen stated. "The problem is that the Marshal lives all the way in the principality of Samara, which is deep within the Grand Republic, several thousand kilopaces away to the east."

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	"You're a Worldwalker!? The ones spoken of in Hyperion's myths and legends!?"		"You're a Worldwalker!? The ones spoken of in Hyperion's myths and legends!?"

	Kaede's eyes were as wide as saucers as her body froze. She stared unblinkingly at the woman she met two nights ago -- the 'local herbalist' who introduced herself as Gwen. ~~Kaede~~ had surmised back then that Gwen might be a Ceredigion noblewoman. She could never have guessed that Gwen... wasn't even mortal.		Kaede's eyes were as wide as saucers as her body froze. She stared unblinkingly at the woman she met two nights ago -- the 'local herbalist' who introduced herself as Gwen. The Samaran girl had surmised back then that Gwen might be a Ceredigion noblewoman. She could never have guessed that Gwen... wasn't even mortal.

	"I certainly hope that I haven't become just a myth." The Worldwalker spun around as she pressed a finger against her cheek and replied with a teasing smile. "I contributed quite a bit to the birth of this country you know." She added with an almost pout as she continued to walk backwards through the snow in the wintry forest.		"I certainly hope that I haven't become just a myth." The Worldwalker spun around as she pressed a finger against her cheek and replied with a teasing smile. "I contributed quite a bit to the birth of this country you know." She added with an almost pout as she continued to walk backwards through the snow in the wintry forest.
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	"Then... why do you wish to meet with me then?" The Samaran girl asked again. "When you're limited to only a few people?"		"Then... why do you wish to meet with me then?" The Samaran girl asked again. "When you're limited to only a few people?"

	"I'm doing it as a favor for a friend." Gwendolen's voice mellowed as an affable smile returned to her countenance. "Tara, the Protectress of Samara, has helped me a great deal over the centuries. And your... unusual circumstances, ~~seems~~ to have caught her attention."		"I'm doing it as a favor for a friend." Gwendolen's voice mellowed as an affable smile returned to her countenance. "Tara, the Protectress of Samara, has helped me a great deal over the centuries. And your... unusual circumstances, seem to have caught her attention."

	Kaede swallowed. If there was any truth to the stories of old in Earth mythology and folklore, it was rarely a good thing to receive attention from the divine. Religion was far more often an instrument of fear than one of blessing.		Kaede swallowed. If there was any truth to the stories of old in Earth mythology and folklore, it was rarely a good thing to receive attention from the divine. Religion was far more often an instrument of fear than one of blessing.
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	"Then I really am dead on Earth." Kaede's voice fell to a bleak whisper.		"Then I really am dead on Earth." Kaede's voice fell to a bleak whisper.

	It felt ~~as though~~ all the colors of the world faded from her eyes ~~while the very air grew stale and cold~~. Her mouth felt parched as she stared back at the other woman, who seemed to confirm a theory that she has outright rejected up until now.		The air grew stale and cold as it felt like all the colors of the world faded from her eyes. Her mouth felt parched as she stared back at the other woman, who seemed to confirm a theory that she has outright rejected up until now.

	At first, it was because Kaede was in denial about herself being stuck in this world. After that, it was due to her desire to maintain a sense of continuity in her life. Her only memories of the past -- before the night she woke up in Pascal's bed -- were of a childhood spent growing up on Earth. If she truly had died on Earth and her existence in Hyperion was a wholly new life, then how would she rectify the lack of a formative adolescence in this world?		At first, it was because Kaede was in denial about herself being stuck in this world. After that, it was due to her desire to maintain a sense of continuity in her life. Her only memories of the past -- before the night she woke up in Pascal's bed -- were of a childhood spent growing up on Earth. If she truly had died on Earth and her existence in Hyperion was a wholly new life, then how would she rectify the lack of a formative adolescence in this world?
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	A sad smile entered the Worldwalker's expression as she looked upon the snowy-haired girl with a motherly smile:		A sad smile entered the Worldwalker's expression as she looked upon the snowy-haired girl with a motherly smile:

	"There are downsides to retaining memories of a distant past, especially those of loved ones who are no longer a part of our present lives. It is why the first step in one's journey -- for both Samarans and Worldwalkers -- is to, well, ''let go.''"		"There are downsides to retaining memories of a distant past, especially those of loved ones who are no longer a part of our present lives. It is why the first step in one's journey -- for both Samarans and Worldwalkers -- is to, well, ''let it go.''"

	The Samaran girl did not reply. She only looked to the ground before closing her eyes and taking a long, deep breath. Then, after holding it in and counting to four in a standard 'box breathing' pattern, she slowly deflated her lungs over an equally long exhale.		The Samaran girl did not reply. She only looked to the ground before closing her eyes and taking a long, deep breath. Then, after holding it in and counting to four in a standard 'box breathing' pattern, she slowly deflated her lungs over an equally long exhale.

	Nevertheless, Kaede's attempt at clearing her turbulent thoughts only left it as a clean slate to be filled by longing memories. A bellowing laugh from ''his'' father Konstantin as he left for work. A final hug from his mother Honoka before she boarded an airplane bound for Vladivostok. The cheerful smiles of his older sister Elizaveta and his grandmother Raisa during their last summer together in Russian Siberia. The encouraging shoulder pat from his best friend Daichi before they parted at the bus stop...		Nevertheless, Kaede's attempt at clearing her turbulent thoughts only left her mind as a clean slate to be filled by longing memories. A bellowing laugh from ''his'' father Konstantin as he left for work. A final hug from his mother Honoka before she boarded an airplane bound for Vladivostok. The cheerful smiles of his older sister Elizaveta and his grandmother Raisa during their last summer together in Russian Siberia. The encouraging shoulder pat from his best friend Daichi before they parted at the bus stop...

	Kaede would never have a chance to say goodbye... to any of them.		Kaede would never have a chance to say goodbye... to any of them.

	"Letting go is so much easier said than done." The Samaran girl replied mournfully as she reopened her wet gaze. ~~Her expression~~ struggled to not cry as tears brimmed in the corner of her eyes.		"Letting go is so much easier said than done." The Samaran girl replied mournfully as she reopened her wet gaze. She struggled to not cry as tears brimmed in the corner of her eyes.

	Yet, as she refocused her gaze to look upon her elder, the familiar saw the same nostalgic longing in the eyes of the middle-aged lady.		Yet, as she refocused her gaze to look upon her elder, the familiar saw the same nostalgic longing in the eyes of the seemingly middle-aged lady.

	"Isn't it always?" Gwendolen replied with a bittersweet smile.		"Isn't it always?" Gwendolen replied with a bittersweet smile.
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	She also learned from Gwendolen that it was during the beginning of this era when the Worldwalker's Treaty was signed. It happened after one of the 1st Generation Worldwalkers deleted an entire country overnight with a single spell.		She also learned from Gwendolen that it was during the beginning of this era when the Worldwalker's Treaty was signed. It happened after one of the 1st Generation Worldwalkers deleted an entire country overnight with a single spell.

	"So you ended up helping that prince after all then?" Kaede ~~spoke~~ as she pulled her thoughts back to their present conversation. Her bubbling curiosity couldn't help wondering just who Gwendolen's beneficiary on Earth might have been.		"So you ended up helping that prince after all then?" Kaede said as she pulled her thoughts back to their present conversation. Her bubbling curiosity couldn't help wondering just who Gwendolen's beneficiary on Earth might have been.

	"Not at first," the Lady shook her head. "At the beginning I didn't want anything to do with him. However, he was persistent, and ''righteous'' -- kind, earnest, passionate, and not just handsome but cute as well." The woman closed her smiling eyes as though enjoying a pleasant dream once more.		"Not at first," the Lady shook her head. "At the beginning, I didn't want anything to do with him. However, he was persistent, and ''righteous'' -- kind, earnest, passionate, and not just handsome but cute as well." The woman closed her smiling eyes as though enjoying a pleasant dream once more.

	"So, I tiptoed around the treaty a teeeny bit. Worldwalkers aren't allowed to hand out artifacts or leave behind any equipment 'foreign to the standards of the realm', to use the official phrase. However, we ''are'' allowed to discard locally made tools that we just happened to temporarily bless for our own use. Like... you know, animating objects to do the household chores since we can't bring any servants from world to world, other than our familiars." Gwendolen finished as she turned to Courtain and brushed the phoenix's glowing-blue feathers.		"So, I tiptoed around the treaty a teeeny bit. Worldwalkers aren't allowed to hand out artifacts or leave behind any equipment 'foreign to the standards of the realm', to use the official phrase. However, we ''are'' allowed to discard locally made tools that we just happened to temporarily bless for our own use. Like... you know, animating objects to do the household chores since we can't bring any servants from world to world, other than our familiars." Gwendolen finished as she turned to Courtain and brushed the phoenix's glowing-blue feathers.
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	Kaede nodded. She had not forgotten the story of how the Dead Mountains south of Weichsel came to be, as the murderous mists which filled its air were anything but 'natural'.		Kaede nodded. She had not forgotten the story of how the Dead Mountains south of Weichsel came to be, as the murderous mists which filled its air were anything but 'natural'.

	"But to return to the topic -- I would even suggest you pay the Samaran Grand Marshal a visit and discuss your experience with him personally, once you have a chance." Gwendolen stated. "The problem is that the Marshal lives all the way in the ~~principality~~ of Samara, which is deep within the Grand Republic, several thousand kilopaces away to the east."		"But to return to the topic -- I would even suggest you pay the Samaran Grand Marshal a visit and discuss your experience with him personally, once you have a chance." Gwendolen stated. "The problem is that the Marshal lives all the way in the Principality of Samara, which is deep within the Grand Republic, several thousand kilopaces away to the east."

	''In other words -- not anytime soon,'' Kaede exhaled a long sigh.		''In other words -- not anytime soon,'' Kaede exhaled a long sigh.