After she pushed Max back into his waking reality, Valerian pulled herself out of his dream and woke up to the sound of her sleeping orange and white striped cat.

Angrily, she pounded her fist on the table.

"Damn it!" She screamed.

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When she realized she wasn't alone, besides her cat, Valerian sat up on her stool and looked directly at her childhood friend, who had her back turned to her.

To ease her frustration, she took a deep breath.

"Don't worry, we'll find him."

The girl in the dark cloak walked away from her into another part of their house.

Valerian sighs defeatedly.