บท 157: Parting IV

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As if anticipating his question, Lyra answered in a heartbeat:

[Yeah, they never did, but you know this too, don't you? You simply can't believe that what they said was real, I almost didn't myself…]

[No, I get it… In the novel Arthur didn't even go to the frontlines as the fight came to him, to the academy, but still, how did the novel fail to mention that?] 

Letting out a chuckle, Emir added:

[And here I was thinking that I might've stood a chance, maybe even make a slight dent in the war… Though I should've expected it, it makes sense really, but the situation is bleaker than I ever imagined…] 

Everyone knew that those who went to the front lines rarely made it back.

But the reason for it was usually presumed to be either death by not being able to withstand the Aether core Implant or...

Simply dying in their mission, overwhelmed by the number of enemies.