Later at night, the family went to their old horse stable solitary on the Kansas prairie. For many years, they dared not to step foot on its land. It was here where their beloved Joseph met his doom. With every step forward, Belle and Mary trembled with fear as ghosts of painful memories ran past them. Their minds saw phantom steeds dash away from the burning stable! Among them, Mary ran to the scene only to find Belle, a child, crying over her father’s dead body. And even all these years later, Belle could still feel the hellish heat of the barn on fire.

Daisy gazed upon the stable with dismay as she saw its dilapidated state. "My god, I still remember Pa working so hard to raise the horses here. Ma, how could you ever think about selling it?"

"After all these years, I still struggle with Joseph's death. So when I thought you died, I wanted to be rid of some of my sorrow!"

"Sissy, why are we out here? So we can relive the day that ruined our lives!"

"I'm sorry. When I saw the stable, I couldn't help but ask!” Daisy took a deep breath. “The reason why I brought you so far from town is to get away from prying ears. And you can’t find anywhere more solitary than Pa’s place!”

“For what?”

“I’m Damara the Valiant!"

Aisha burst out laughing!"Daisy, I love you, but you are not a war hero. I don't think I've ever seen you hurt so much as a ladybug!"

Daisy looked at Aisha with annoyance as she laughed at her statement. But she swiftly summoned the divinus's light and emerged from it as Damara! Her family was taken aback by the transformation, especially Aisha, as she fell to her knees, dead silent!

Mary looked at Daisy in shock."So this is how you survived!"

"And because of the sacrifices of a good man. Ma, now that you know who I am, you know that-"

"You're going back into that killing field! Why?"

"Because I'm Joseph David's daughter. And because I made promises, I need to honor them. Ma, there are billions of little girls that are about to lose their fathers!"

As Mary heard Daisy, she started crying and walked away from everyone else. And Daisy looked at her mother, miserable, speechless, at a loss on how to console her.

A few minutes later, Daisy lay with Carter on the grass, staring at the starry night sky with Aisha and Belle beside them.

"Sissy, are you sure you can't give the divinus thing to someone else?” Belle pointed towards Carter. “Like the pretty boy, for example!"

"No, I'm the only one allowed to use it. I hate putting you through this, but please understand!"

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"Daisy, we understand, but we still hate it!” Aisha got up weeping, slowly wrapping her hands around her neck! “You came back to us, but now you're leaving for that death trap! If I hear that you died again, I might commit s-"

"Don't you dare say that vile word! I will come back alive, and we'll run our boutique together like planned!" Daisy interrupted.

As they heard Daisy, the two women shared a look of concern.

Daisy looked at Belle and Aisha, perplexed."What is it?"

"The Boutique is dead. We lost all our clients!"

"How?"

"After we lost you, our dream seemed so meaningless. So we didn't have the strength to keep fighting for it!"

"Let's promise right now. When I return, we'll work hard like never before and get our dream back on track!” Daisy initiated a pinky promise. “You can expect me to fly down to Pa's stable early on the first day of March!"

With her words of assurance, her sisters shook to the core, accepting the pinky promise. But Aisha and Belle started crying as they finished. They hugged Daisy with an unyielding grasp, and she reciprocated!

"D-daisy, I know this might sound strange, but can you please bring out the horse?"

Daisy grew a smile."Really?"

"What can I say? I'm Joseph David's daughter, too!"

Daisy giggled but quickly granted Belle's request, summoning her noble stallion. Playfully guiding her to look to the right with a glance, the horse emerged from the divinus's light. And he swiftly brushed his nose lovingly against Belle's face.

"He's a handsome boy! Does he have a name?"

"I like to call him flaremane!"

Like lightning, a herd of wild horses ran through the prairie. Flaremane saw them and spotted a beautiful mare. The noble stallion became love-struck, preparing to chase after her, drawing everyone’s shocked gazes. But as he started, Carter pulled on his reigns, stopping him.

"Sorry, horse, but I don't want to know what will come of that!"

Flaremane snarled at Carter like a rabid dog, but he looked straight at the stallion with an apathetic expression. And as the girls saw them, they burst into a laughing fit, clutching their stomachs in pain!

Two days later, Daisy and Carter prepared to leave Lilyville. Carter put his and Daisy's suitcases in the back of his car. As he finished, Daisy hugged Belle and Aisha goodbye, but her heart skipped a beat as she saw Mary walking towards them.

As Mary arrived, she looked at Daisy with an apathetic expression. Carter and the girls traded worried looks. She only interacted with them by the barest minimum over the past two days. None of them, not even her daughters, had the slightest guess of what she would say. But Daisy had prepared her defense. The young woman would insist that she loved and respected her mother, but regardless, she still had to leave for the greater good. However, as the words began to exit her mouth, Daisy saw sorrow growing across Mary’s face, stopping her.

Mary cried as she looked at Daisy."I will pray for you every night until you return, my kind and brave child!"

"Thank you, Ma!"

Mary and Daisy hugged each other goodbye, and as they finished, Daisy hurried into the car with Carter.

"Boy, you'll protect her with all your might, won't you?"

"No need to ask, ma'am! That was the plan!"

Daisy and Carter waved goodbye as the car drove off. And as they left, the David family watched with teary eyes as their beloved Daisy hurried off to war! Knowing too well that all they could do for her was pray!

Meanwhile, on Placentia, Mavor landed on the flying castle in his spaceship. The slaves quickly rolled out a long red carpet of the finest fabric before its doors. He departed the vessel with his guards, walking down its path to Cymbeline. He and his soldiers met their emperor, kneeling by the entrance. But as Mavor reached him, he signaled for him to stand. And hastily, he heeded his emperor's command.

"A warrior as mighty as you, Cymbeline, should never be on his knees," Mavor said.

"Thank you, emperor!” Cymbeline stood up. “I mean no disrespect, but why are you here? I already sent my report on the status of the colonies. Are you dissatisfied?"

"On the contrary! There's something I wanted to discuss with you in person. Please let us go inside!"