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Emilia got back just in time for her to be able to join the strategic meeting with almost all the higher-ups of Blue Dawn, including her girlfriends. Luckily, with her physical characteristics, she didn't have to worry about appearing suspiciously tired or sweaty, and no one would suspect that she'd snuck off for some quick genocide in the enemy territory.
As for Dixie, she'd just quickly washed her face and hopped on while doing her best to not look guilty.
It was impossible for her to not feel like trash. After all, she'd clearly betrayed everyone's trust by allowing Emilia to take 'unnecessary risks', and even decided to hide it from them.
Sam and Noelle treated her like their little sister, and her friendship with Crystal was definitely not fake, but the dark-haired girl simply couldn't bring herself to reject her princess.