NEXT DAY
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Ximena had decided to go to the Palace the following day as she didn't want to lose her position of being a trainee. Besides, she needed to be at the Palace to carry out her next mission when she'd be done making the poison.
She was in the room, zipping up her bag when Richard walked in, holding a cup of steaming coffee with him.
"Ready to leave? Here - I made this for you", he beamed as he proffered the cup to her.
"Oh... Thank you. But you shouldn't have bothered", Ximena was a bit reluctant.
Well, she still had some spare time, right? She collected it from him.
"How has it been with the training? I'm not trying to be offensive, but it's actually a bit of a surprise you've not been kicked out yet", he added the last part in a chuckle.
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