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86: When do ideals spill blood

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At the end of their death march, the Spearheads' have seemingly reached true paradise; They are in a just country, with people who will fight for their safety; They have found a real home, a place where they can finally be of their age; And perhaps most importantly, they remain together -- Free from the Legion terrors that once threatened to tear them apart. However, there is something empty about that "home"; They could never fit in with the common people, nor could they ever stomach the opportunities gifted to them. Instead when Kurena said that she has  "seen everything there is to see",  we are greeted with this flower --  White daisies, the Tanacetum Parthenium. Parthenium meaning 'virgin', while Tanacetum meaning 'immortality' -- Virgin immortality. For the Spearheads, that is incredibly fitting. We've talked about how in the purity of their ideals, they have already transcended death itself. Having Shin carry on their name plates is an