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Captain Eshiaf. As it happened.

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Then I think we tell her she should update her will.

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Other information is - probably not urgently relevant; I'll send the complete message to Father and Mother, give you a private key you can use to decrypt the message if anything happens to me. 

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You're Fated to live, though?

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If any of this works, we snap Fate like a twig. Getting Caitebe off this ship ought to be enough to do it, unless by some coincidence we meet up with her later.

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Understood. Let's see what the Admiral has to say.

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And the two siblings depart immediately. There's no chaotic rushing, this time, just a swift, organized stride as the two heirs to the royal family head straight to the Admiral's quarters.

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There is observably a considerable stir among the student body. People are gathering in knots to whisper gossip to each other.

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Oh dear me how could anyone have predicted this.

(Sesnai is anonymously stirring the gossip pot, carefully choosing ridiculous theories that will foreshadow elements of the actual truth when that gets leaked.)

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Gyanto will provide polite nods with reassuring intent as they pass; the purpose of his stride is to let everyone know that, yes, there are problems, but the ideal princely hero and his ideal princessly sister (um...) are on the task of resolving them as quickly as possible, and there's no reason for anyone to be worried.

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Rear Admiral Duchess Alarante Paizar wants to know why she's being woken up. Please explain, small children who seem to think that they are sufficiently important to WAKE UP a DUCHESS who is IN CHARGE OF THE GODDAMN SCHOOL YOU ARE ATTENDING and can technically have you COURT-MARTIALED by a MILITARY TRIBUNE that can DELIVER THE DEATH PENALTY.

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Prophecy.

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... Understood.

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Prophecy of doom. The war will start soon. They have overwhelming forces. I don't think it's unwinnable but there's a Fate attached and we need to break it as quickly as possible.

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I need to know all the details -

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Everything I can.

And she does some quick summarizing: The Doom of defeat, the invasion that will occur very shortly - Aillis Caitebe is at the center of it, I don't know how -

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I need to know more.

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It wasn't a complete description of the strategic situation, Admiral, it was a vision of looking at her, about to - well, have things go very badly for me - and knowing that it was her who'd put us in this disaster. From the humans I could see in it it was within a few years.

She pauses. I think you were dead by then. Captain Eshiaf commanded the fleet.

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And Alarante Paizar is now basically confident that this is some kind of clever plot Sesnai is pulling. She'll probably need to go along with it anyway, of course, Sesnai's a princess, but she's been at court for long enough to know that "it's a prophecy, so shut up and listen" is just too simple. If she had a prophecy she'd put lots of irrelevant information that advantaged her loyal supporters in it. (Not that she'd ever get a prophecy.)

Which makes the important question how she makes sure that Sesnai is plotting against someone she doesn't care about, like whatsherface, Caitebe, instead of plotting against her parents, who will swat Duchess Alarante Paizar like a fly if she tries anything. Fortunately, she's checking the rules, and - 

Am I correct that this is your first recorded prophecy?

 

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Only if you don't count short-duration precognition, but - yes.

(And there's a sudden burst of profanity inside her own head -)

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Then I need to immediately confirm this prophecy with the Queen before I take any action.

Standard procedures, how wonderful they are when you don't want to get blamed for something.

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Admiral, I must strongly urge you to reconsider -

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Chief Cadet?

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... Ma'am.

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AAARGH

Admiral, I hereby predict that the war will begin before you get confirmation back.

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