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As they prepare for battle through rigorous training, Kora shares her dark past with Gunnar: once the adopted daughter of Balisarius and a bodyguard for the princess, she was forced into betrayal. During the empire's violent coup against the royal family, she hesitated to kill the princess, which led Balisarius to frame her as the murderer. This act ignited Kora's rebellion against the empire.