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The boat gently rocked as they sailed closer and closer the Sindria. Shirin was still fuming about her encounter with Judar, having been forced onto the boat a few hours after she had walked out of the fight.
"Shirin, it's fine, you don't have to be so grumpy" Kougyoku says as she tries to raise Shirin's spirits.
"Like you have anything good to tell Sinbad" Shirin retorts, Kougyoku miffed at her response.
"We're almost there" Hakuryuu says as he gazes into the distance, a small speck growing larger and larger.
"I really don't want too" Shirin says with a sigh.
"We'll, you're going down with us" Kougyoku says, a twitching grin appearing on her face.
"Got ittttttt" Shirin drawls, mentally preparing herself for the encounter. "Do I need to do anything while Kougyoku does her accusations?"
"No" Hakuryuu says with a sigh.
The boat reaches the port and the three walk off the ship. In front of them, the city shines brightly from the sun. SInbad walks forward and says "Welcome to Sindria!" his wide smile inviting them into his island Kingdom.
From the corner of her eye, Shirin notices two figures who she recognized as Aladdin and Alibaba.
The full circle sure comes quickly …
She eyes the crowd warily and starts snickering, Sinbad's frantic actions amusing her to no end. After a few minutes, the problems were cleared and Shirin stares at Sinbad's flustered expression. In an instant, their eyes met and a smirk forms on his face.
"Shirin" he says and everyone turns to look at her, the two of them staring at each other.
"It's nice to see you too" Shirin says through gritted teeth as she notes Hakuryuu glaring at her to be civil.
Sinbad slowly walks over to her until he's standing directly in front of her. They awkwardly stare at each other, a storm of unspoken words fizzing in the air. "I'm truly sorry about what happened" he finally says, ending the silence. "If there's anything that I can do to pay you back for my mistake, please just say so".
"There's nothing you can do that I can't" Shirin replies nonchalantly.
"Please do not be offended, I honestly just want to atone for what I have done" Sinbad says, a hint of a plead in his tone.
"I'm not a little girl anymore. I have learned and gained with my own power, and I don't need you to do anything for me" she says.
Suddenly, the light catches Shirin's ring and Sinbad notices. "Is that …" he asks.
Shirin raises a single finger and says "I'm only one away now" and starts grinning.
"Congratulations on the new djinn" Sinbad says with a wide smile, blowing off the ice in Shirin's words. "Now that everything has been cleared up, let's head back to the palace" he says, ignoring the previous argument as he turns away from Shirin.
Slowly, Shirin follows behind Kougyoku and Hakuryuu, an unpleasant feeling sinking in.