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ELIA
"Proof?" she asked uncertainly. Lucine's eyes were sharp on her.
"Yes."
"Proof of what?"
Lucine walked closer, but her arms were still folded. "I can't just walk into the Tree City and say I killed you and declare myself queen, Elia. No one would believe me. They would scent me, and detect that something was… off."
Elia swallowed. "Am I not truly dead if I'm not here and can never be here again? I am dead to the Anima."
Lucine tipped her head again. "Semantics," she said. "I would need proof of your death that left no one in any question about it, so they would not think to have me scented for truth."
"W-what kind of proof?"
