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Gabriela was the type of person who couldn't even imagine a story that ended with Leone simply giving up, and so her waking mind began to imagine all sorts of complicated scenario for how Zephyr convinced him to rejoin the battle. Those who knew the previous story loved Leone, and they wanted to see him rise to the occasion and become a Hero in this new world. So, of course, Gabriela was trying to invent ways that would allow such a story to happen... even if it didn't make much sense based on where Leone was now.

They're in a city on the border of Hendrake kingdom now, a smaller city that is part of the larger network of cities that lead up to and make up the lands of the great kingdom of Hendrake's lord. The church here is giving away free food, which Gabriela is grateful for. Kyne doesn't seem particularly interested in eating, and sneers at the idea of accepting charity.

Gabriela tries to continue the discussion from the previous day, about the meeting between Zephyr and the God of Magic. She tells him about the dream that she had, and how Zephyr was gathering his old friends so that they could challenge whatever new threats appeared in this new world. With guys like that, they might not even need any Gods. They could take down those Champions with the power of mortals!

"So then, if the God of Magic is finally going to get involved, what do you think he'll do?" Gabriela asks.

"Well everyone thought the Notes of Cain were so interesting, right? Maybe after he read that story he became infected with the same themes and the same ideas from that story," Kyne suggests. "You could almost say that Mona's particular brand of insanity has infected him."

"Mona's... insanity...?" Gabriela hadn't paid much attention to the villains, or their motives. She was the type who liked to root for the heroes instead.

"Mona had a thought that was born from nothing but pure madness. An idea that if she did something a certain way, that she could 'Make Contact' with the Gods. That, at least, is something you can identify with, yes?" Kyne tells her.

Gabriela nods. "Of course. It's my mission to 'Make Contact' as well."

"Well, Mona didn't care about the Gods all that much. She's a lot like me, since I hate most of the Gods. But I think Mona probably wanted to make someone else happy, and so she created a nice big mess because she thought... after that... she could go home and see the smile that she had been yearning to see," Kyne explains.

"You know something, that reminds me of Kidd," Gabriela notes. "Didn't Kidd just want to go back home and see Susal's smile? I didn't know a villain could be a foil to the protagonist, but you're making it sound like they both wanted the same thing."

"And now... that same madness has infected the God of Magic," Kyne tells her. "He's probably thinking... I'll write a story that she definitely wants to read. If she can read that story, and thinks it's exciting, and interesting, maybe one day she'll open that locked door and I'll get to see her smile."

"What kind of story does she like?" Gabriela asks. "Do you think...?"

It was fun to speculate on the motives of the Gods. But Kyne, however, didn't seem to know as much about the Goddess of Records as he did about the God of Magic. "I'll have to think about that some more," he admits.

That night, perhaps because of their discussion, she dreams about Gunslinger Kidd.

"And what about your child," Zephyr asks. "Do you want that kid to be born into a world that is destroyed by vengeful and petty Gods?!" He was getting emotional, even though he knew that he shouldn't. Ever since Zephyr's mind had been warped he could no longer control his emotions as well.
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