Point-of-View: Siert Huet
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"Good luck," I said to Azeria, my opponent, before adding, "But I do not plan to lose."
That's right...I need to be more confident, even if I have to pretend a bit to do so. That last Quest was a disaster, but it had a silver lining for me, I was able to get over so many of my psychological issues that were holding me back...I could still feel that they were there, deep down inside me, but unlike before, I could ignore then, at least to an extent.
"Huh? What, you think I'm weaker than you?" She responded with a frown and a raised eyebrow.
"O-oh, no, th-that's not what I-I meant at all! I, um, d-didn't mean to offend-."
"Stop! Don't go back to being all stuttery, I was only kidding!" She interrupted in alarm, before adding as I began to say something, "And don't apologize!"
