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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="bdb936506f27bcd37b6742c20f350988""Why are you here, Malina?" Hakoda asked./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="cbdf0b5f06f6985f36122646d893c689""Hakoda, I had to see you for the last time. After what I did, I probably don't even deserve this, but please forgive me. I know I can't have you in my life again. But I will always love you. Pls, Hakoda, forgive me. I was a random girl brought up in a typical northern water tribe family. I was taught to obey any order given to me and I did it. This is not an excuse . I know can never undo what i did. Pls, Hakoda, you have to understand." She couldn't continue anymore. Her knees felt weak. She started sobbing./p
p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="935c9c251a8b2d0b9f3a65a4cfcaec17"Hakoda sighed. He could never with all his heart hate Malina. He knew that, and he hated that. Hakoda didn't know what to do. Of course, he would never take her back. Traitors were punished severely in the water tribe. He spared her life against all odds. What does she need now? Hasn't she taken enough? He almost lost his life for her. What else does she need? Was she lying again? He was angry with himself./p
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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="71398bc4706fe0103c278dba939fbf6d"" Malina, don't come closer. I really don't trust you to risk my life. I can't die; my people need me. I forgive you, Malina. Go and live your life. And I know all of this may be an act for some secret plan of yours. Still, if you ever loved me. Don't do this to anyone else."/p
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