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She turns in her throne, “Vrolids! Come here, honey!” she yells, then<br />

faces us again. “You know my son, don’t you?”<br />

I furrow my brow. “Yeah, he sent us the fan mail.”<br />

“Yes, he really loves you, Matilda. It’s just-”<br />

As she’s speaking, a young rose-gold boy enters the room. He sees<br />

me and his eyes light up. Before I know it, he’s hugging me tightly.<br />

“I’m so sorry Matilda! I didn’t know you’d be so upset,” he cries.<br />

I pat him on the back and look to Noro for an explanation.<br />

“When he saw you upset, it broke his heart. He felt so guilty and told<br />

me what happened.”<br />

“Then why are we here?” Evan says.<br />

The queen stands up and comes towards us. She takes Vrolids’<br />

hand. “I’ve decided to pull Xiollia out of the Planet Earth TV<br />

Programme. It’s hard to watch humans suffer when you know you’re<br />

responsible.”<br />

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