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"Wait!" Argider called out, her voice slightly panicked, as she reached out to Callista, stopping her in her tracks.
Callista turned, her smirk playing at the corners of her lips as she eyed the emperor. Argider's eyes were wide, earnest, and perhaps a bit vulnerable, her chest heaving as if she were trying to find the right words.
"I… I really trust you," Argider blurted out, her voice barely above a whisper, but the sincerity in it was clear. Her expression softened as she took a tentative step forward, her gaze locked with Callista's. "You've been there for me more than anyone else, even when I didn't deserve it. I just... wanted you to know that."