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One year later, the story continues in Polder.","key_events":["Olivia and Princess Marguerite leave Herod the next morning after a farewell ceremony at the palace.","Olivia says her last night in Herod was wonderful and she will never forget it.","Noah says he coincidentally ran into Olivia in the labyrinth and helped her; he does not attend the farewell due to Navy duties.","A soldier is warned by the Colonel for reading while on guard; the Colonel climbs the Death Stairs to smoke and looks out to sea.","Lucy cries at the farewell; a gift is exchanged for a hairpin, and Olivia is invited to return to Herod.","A royal family member apologizes to Olivia for not protecting her.","A time skip of one year shows a cargo delivery scene in Polder."],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"I APOLOGIZE, OLIVIA.\nI'D HOPED TO PROTECT YOU FROM ANY SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, BUT IT SEEMS I WASN'T CAUTIOUS ENOUGH.\nI WOULD LIKE NOTHING MORE THAN TO MAKE THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS TO YOU APOLOGIZE...\n\nBUT THE CIRCUMSTANCES DIDN'T ALLOW IT.\nN-NO, YOUR HIGHNESS.\nTHAT IS, I...\n\nHUH...?\nI WANTED YOU TO HAVE A WONDERFUL LAST NIGHT IN HEROD. I'M SORRY THINGS TURNED OUT THIS WAY.\nNO, YOUR HIGHNESS. IT WAS TRULY WONDERFUL.\nIT WAS WONDERFUL, AND I WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO FORGET IT.\n\nI MEAN IT.\nHOW DID YOU GET OUT OF THAT MAZE?\n\nIT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN EASY TO FIND YOUR WAY OUT ALONE ON YOUR FIRST TIME...\nOH, WELL ACTUALLY...\nIS THAT TRUE, NOAH?\n\nYES, IT'S TRUE.\nI THOUGHT JUST MAYBE THERE WAS SOMETHING MORE, BUT HE SEEMS INDIFFERENT.\nPERHAPS I DIDN’T NEED TO BRING THIS UP.\n\nTHANK YOU FOR HELPING HER IN MY PLACE.\nI JUST HAPPENED TO COME ACROSS HER BY CHANCE.\nOH, RIGHT. NOAH.\nPRINCESS MARGUERITE AND OLIVIA ARE LEAVING TOMORROW MORNING.\n\nWE'RE PLANNING TO SEE THEM OFF AT THE PALACE. WHAT ABOUT YOU?\nI APOLOGIZE, BUT I HAVE TO GO TO THE NAVY RESIDENCE AT THAT HOUR.\nI'VE ALREADY GIVEN MY REGARDS TO AUNT MARGUERITE.\nIS THAT SO...?\n\nALL RIGHT. YOU SHOULD GET GOING NOW. YOU MUST BE TIRED, TOO.\n...YES, MOTHER.\n\nW A A H\nBE CAREFUL ON YOUR WAY BACK.\nIT WAS NICE MEETING YOU.\nDON'T CRY, LUCY!\nHEAVENS...\nTHANK YOU FOR YOUR KINDNESS DURING MY STAY, YOUR HIGHNESS.\n\nTHIS ISN'T MUCH, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU THIS IN RETURN FOR THE HAIRPIN.\nLIV...\nYOU CAN ALWAYS SEND WORD IF YOU WANT TO COME TO HEROD!\nYOU MEAN WHEN SHE WANTS TO DO AN INTERVIEW?\n\nNAGGING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE! OFF WITH YOU, MARGOT!\nIT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU, OLIVIA.\nI'LL SEND MY REGARDS THROUGH PRINCESS MARGUERITE FROM TIME TO TIME.\nTAKE CARE.\n...I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN PRINCE NOAH WOULDN'T COME.\n\nI WAS TRULY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HOSPITALITY.\n\nDID YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME?\nI DID.\n\nSO MUCH THAT I ALMOST THOUGHT...\n...IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A DREAM.\nTHAT'S A RELIEF. I WAS WORRIED YOU MIGHT REMEMBER IT AS A GRUELING CRAWL OF INTERVIEWS AND PRESS EVENTS.\n\nI WAS REALLY OKAY WITH THOSE.\nI GET THE FEELING THAT I WILL REMEMBER THIS TRIP FOR A LONG TIME.\n\nTHE PALACE...\n...AND...\n\nYOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO READ WHILE YOU'RE ON DUTY.\nCOLONEL?!\nI APOLOGIZE!\nBUT IS SOMETHING THE MATTER?\n\nI CAME TO HAVE A SMOKE.\nUH...\nHERE, SIR?\nYOU CAME ALL THE WAY UP THE STAIRS OF DEATH FOR THAT?\n\nSIR, IT'S DANGEROUS TO LEAN THERE LIKE THAT!\n\nHUH? WHAT IS THAT THING?\n\nOH, RIGHT. IT'S NOT AS IF THIS IS THE ONLY THING I DON'T KNOW, HUH?\nI'M GOING.\nYOU REALLY CAME UP HERE JUST TO SMOKE?!\nREALLY?\n\nGEEZ...\nWAS THERE SOMETHING OUT AT SEA?\nI DON'T SEE ANYTHING.\n\nA YEAR LATER\nPOLDER\n\nDELIVERY!\nIS ANYONE HOME?\n\nA MOMENT, PLEASE!\nCOMING!","bubble_count":76,"pages_count":26,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"On her last night in Herod, Olivia bids farewell to the person who apologized for what happened, and they discuss how she escaped the labyrinth.","spoiler_summary":"On her last night in Herod, Olivia bids farewell to the person who apologized for what happened, and they discuss how she escaped the labyrinth. It comes out that Noah helped her, but he acts indifferent. The next morning, Olivia is seen off at the palace by Princess Marguerite, while Noah does not come to say goodbye. 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