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"Agreed."
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Taai looked betrayed.
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Tchoco laughed.
Akshay shook his head.
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Some things really never changed.
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The laughter slowly faded.
And silence returned.
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This time—
Nobody interrupted it.
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Because they all understood.
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This was it.
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The last time the original group would stand together.
At least for a very long time.
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Akshay looked at them.
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Alice.
Raj.
Taai.
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Friends he had known for years.
Friends who survived things nobody should survive.
Friends who had crossed an entire world together.
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And now—
They were leaving.
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Again.
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Akshay smiled.
A small smile.
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"Take care of yourselves."
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Alice nodded.
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"You too."
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Taai pointed.
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"Try not to become a boring king."