Home of the Hollow Ones…
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Exactly one week had passed since Cedric brought four hundred and five fallen cadets back to life and retrieved those alive from the barren plainlands.
They were all now residing and uneasily coexisting in the home of the hollow ones.
Of course, it wasn't easy at first to get the cadets to follow Cedric back to this place.
After he reached the plainlands a week ago, both Cedric and Leon first broke the news about the blue bridge to Princess Aurora and their party. The news was so devastating that the members of Cedric's party descended into a state of absolute resignation, and even someone like Aurora had to clutch her knees and struggle to breathe.
It felt as if the entire universe was hellbent on completely wiping them all out. They began to frustratingly question why this ordeal was being forced upon them, unaware that this misfortune was actually because of Leon and Cedric.
And, of course, Cedric had no intention of telling them that.
