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eral Sentinels Obey Only Her
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Still, the few Guides she had seen did not match the gossip she had heard.
At last, they reached Lyra’s residence.
The hovercar touched down.
The escorting Sentinels stepped forward and opened the vehicle doors.
“ Ms. Kaelin, this will be your home from now on. Is there anything you find unsatisfactory p>
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Surrounded by strangers, standing before a cold, empty building that was being called her home struck her as bitterly ironic.
She gave the exterior only a quick glance, memorizing its shape so she would not get lost, then walked straight inside.
Sentinels could not follow past the doorway and took up their posts outside as ordered.
“Ayla, what are you staring at p>
A gentle yet stern–sounding man stepped out of another house. Seeing Ayla Page munching snacks, he shot a reproachful look at the other Sentinels nearby.
Ayla nodded her chin toward Lyra’s new house. “There’s a new Guide arriving p>
Without diverting his gaze, the man pulled a cloth from his pocket and wiped crumbs off her plump little hands.
“You never cared about new arrivals before. Why stand out here watching for so long today p>
Ayla let him take her snacks away, her eyes still locked on the house out front.
She replayed the scene she had just witnessed in her mind.
That woman, who looked very young and painfully thin, had stepped out of the car. Even surrounded by a crowd, her silhouette radiated a strange mix of cold detachment and crushing loneliness.
He finished wiping her hands and led her back indoors.
“You ate extra treats again. You’ll need a medical check–up to make sure it hasn’t harmed your body. This cannot keep happening. Your daily snack portions are strictly regulated p>
Dragged away from the balcony, Ayla listened to his endless nagging. Her lips tightened, restless annoyed.
The Sentinels around her noticed and tried to cheer her up, pinching her cheeks and pulling sil
None of it lifted her mood.
Every single thing she did was monitored. If she ate or drank something simply because she wanted to, she
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would get lectured and forced through tedious medical examinations.
It was so annoying.
Yannis and Lior followed Lyra through her new home, walking her through every feature.
Her expression stayed flat; no one could tell whether she was listening.
No matter how fancy the place was, without people she cared for, it was nothing more than a fancy parking spot.
Lyra typed out her first message since landing on Core Prime and parting with Hadrien.
“Didn’t you say my level needs to be tested again? Let’s do it today p>
Yannis, mid–sentence describing the house, paused. “Wouldn’t you like to rest and settle in first p>
Lyra’s face remained almost entirely unreadable. “No. The sooner, the better p>
Yannis glanced over at Lior.
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The Guide herself was requesting this. No one could later accuse the White Citadel of neglecting her needs.
Lior caught his meaning and inwardly disapproved of how quickly Yannis tried to shift responsibility.
He nodded. “If that is truly what you want p>
Just then, Lyra’s luggage from the Black Spire on the Grade–two planet arrived.
The familiar belongings softened the wall she had built around her heart, if only a little.
“ Please come with us,” Lior said.
Lyra’s attention had drifted; she had not caught every word, yet it did not matter.
She told the staff to set her bags inside the house, then climbed back aboard the hovercar with the two
men.
During the ride, Yannis asked whether she liked her new home.
Lyra nodded absently.
Home? It was just an over–decorated dormitory.
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Lyra said. “I don’t want this many people following me around p>
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Yannis said, “This arrangement is for your own good. Others handle every chore, so you never need to exert yourself. Isn’t that good p>
Lyra shot him a look.
What was good about it?
If her brain never had to work, it would grow dull.
She worried that staying here long–term would make her body grow weak. If these guards vanished one day, she might end up crawling along the ground.
Noticing her cold demeanor, Yannis hesitated. “If you truly dislike it p>
Lyrallooked toward him.
“We could remove one or two of them, provided your safety remains guaranteed p>
Lyra fell quiet for a moment, then typed sharply.
“Mr. Sterling, you keep saying Core Prime is safe, and the White Citadel sits behind heavy defenses. And I can see tall watchtowers everywhere.
“What possible danger requires several Sentinels constantly hovering at my
side p>
Yannis was caught off guard. His mouth opened, yet no answer came out.
“That is a fair question,” Lior stepped in. “Guides are incredibly precious assets to the Federation, treasures the whole Hophrin must safeguard. True, there is little external danger here. But you understand–every Sentinel dreams of access to a Guide’s purification gifts. We fear reckless or unbalanced individuals might cause you unnecessary trouble p>
Lyra refused to buy that explanation.
She typed, “Then tighten discipline and oversight over the Sentinels instead p>
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