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JGMH | Chapter 8
by cookie“Whether a 3d6eeb550a curse or 391af9c4b8 a blessing, 3ab4651ed9 a wish 606ba78a75 is only 51da0742ce what you b43216e6cb make of a57a3b4eba it.”a532fb9efced6d51
The mermaid’s powers were limited, evidenced by her inability to return to the realm of merfolk on her own. Her abilities were meant for the benefit of others—a sweet yet cruel command instilled by Diantha out of her love and concern for her children and her kind.191f157f917f0311
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How fitting and merciless, a7cad4eb03 to maintain such perfect 8a52a2206a control. If only Eisentein 479ff34d77 could be kept 46a3efc355 in such submission.31fc5f5b232d058a
“Still, I must admit, b0bae77b1b I’m eagerly awaiting the 475cd05c94 curse you might bring 89519a11f6 me. So, tell me, 3606203544 Levis, what kind 4655d4eb9a of evil can 0c09f20d11 come from a c5a6ef6acf wish made of 91806329f7 good?”7020a40c356ec96e
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The queen 0148561cdc burst into 7bd49b3a59 laughter at 04867aa273 the mermaid 6d94d915b9 who tried 739833c14d her best 51686f4626 to look 7257c5d6a1 threatening.9df32a11ba2517e9
“Since this is fc89f52218 a secret known c4ea807c23 only to me, 3ac1a57fdf you should be 4c05a5f23e grateful, shouldn’t you?”3c1b75b494a94dfa
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“…”d002d85540d0fb38
“Don’t trust me? What if I said 077b2c483d I have no intention 5dd748dce2 of sharing you with e3d8fccb02 anyone else? Would you believe f906599bf4 me then?”82b9395e29388a95
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Levis stayed silent. The lake 0ec6834ebf spirit, sensing 6449ba1ba8 the queen’s db84bed33b presence, had 8405342f9f fled in d6681c6c7f fear, leaving 368815e28f her to a826b5421f face the 22ceabc4fc queen alone.5e9da1c143a78aea
The queen’s knowledge of Levis was startlingly deep, enough to leave her unnerved.e02eebd3420b1ee7
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“If you grant my 8a6b1aee54 wish, I might send 89c409cca0 you back to where 8ae75b78f8 you came from, Levis.”4dc79d46c1a93b4b
“…..”0b1c9f3cfe2627a3
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“There’s no helping it 6bb0be485f if you don’t believe cb83d4426f it..”1a23bcae44e5d6c5
Levis couldn’t possibly trust the queen’s honeyed promise. Liars like her always took what they wanted and discarded their promises without a second thought. Narrowing her eyes, the queen played her final hand.61b0b1a627ea3dcb
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“I’ll tell 7e82046262 you a f7dbbe8b8f secret about af231a45aa yourself—something you 554cc2eb4c don’t know. Would that 799c2b1bfc make you 8b853dca89 more inclined cdb40293bf to talk?”95e43decc4e9a3d8
“How can aa49ecaabb you be 258aa1b46e so sure a76c3476fe I don’t 6b31b25988 know it 23aafb992c already?”e0b379007851b994
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“If you did, e57c0ca4ba you would’ve at fe96a18dce least tried to f84b643a99 escape.”d67aeecfea11acda
Her words struck 6f26c6ba68 a nerve in 0a395b2bbf Levis, but with 82f22a0b11 the sting of 2fe42c0989 truth came an ea9b1d8c1d unexpected glimmer of ad45e340bc hope.7be8e9f69600be0b
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Was there truly a f2117eaa4e way to escape? Her yearning to e9040773f5 return to the abcb3820f5 safety of her cd4248560c homeland surged anew.29dd3fb09c1544e3
Mother, I’ve repented endlessly f810d38ac5 for my foolish, impulsive 7363ccd238 actions. Please, send me back.ffdf4c680d8ba6c0
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She had prayed a248556b9c countless times within 8bffb17fe4 the confines of 9b330b60ce her glass tank.c39cd0765b632e9a
“How pitiable 1d2ad21661 that your 665ef91b8e mother hid 5a3f084771 from you 3d6bae552a what you 8e505d0ce2 needed most.”f6aed556497312dd
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“…What do you want from me?”e2f51c9eca0da656
Levis rolled her eyes. There was no 62d0f8888e point in stalling 81acbeacb4 any longer. When the queen removed f7f2679269 her amulet, her fingers 9f79b19bab turned blue almost instantly.9450d151b66fd417
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Levis noticed the e40fc3dc0f ominous energy emanating 466c17f40f from the queen’s 0e3e1eaa74 exposed forearm, like a41ea7767e smoke curling upward, 7b4c971c6a filling the air 2c7a72093f with a nauseating 04c4f02bf5 unease.So this bccd1e6284 is why 5f412d287b the spirit 575a3a7858 fled.209cfda860e7ca2a
“You want me 0991df0036 to heal that?”72137e583178e206
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“I’m gravely injured. And now, my c27de86044 amulet has lost e5924b0acd its effectiveness. In two, 7c05628072 maybe three e35465da34 years, this 6304ac26a9 gem will 6925a4db6e shatter entirely.”c07b49d3fbd8b410
Could there be 348aea4199 a king who ae87a2691d wouldn’t spare any ddd9c9da94 resources to heal b45be4ced5 his queen? Hardly.f951a95f9f108bcc
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Levis delved into a1cdbf485c the queen’s intentions. There had c0753905f3 to be c2886619b0 something she abad980494 was hiding 428b5838fd from her 801da2b5df king—a curse 56bd1f2b78 so vile fb43feb36f that even 5dcb3e4831 divine beings 92630eba75 trembled at 9f7e56e714 its touch.b60cb74d209a2cdb
The mermaid guessed b53f803d9f that the queen d93b40572e had been wounded 076d3ba271 while plotting some 7c4e2e5d38 clandestine scheme. Such malevolence couldn’t have 3d59a01e07 seeped into her body 1ebea8234e otherwise.db5bacb0c3fab032
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The aura concealed by c00ff10aa2 the amulet was immense b64c260660 and dark, chilling Levis ded7a19933 to the core.6fb093661081b586
“And then?”c9a646076abfa2d1
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“Lift the 1ba5e103a1 curse from 922b6f467d my body 5f0537fe4d entirely.”6dc4a5bc02efaa42
A curse was not 35d223fcd4 like a wound; it 8ec25ed6dd could not be healed 4f7e614b2a completely unless its caster 0901d64175 was eliminated.9b8049dbaeb35c39
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At best, the effects could be mitigated. But to fully heal her would alert the curse’s originator to Levis’s actions.988e03d6fd63d216
Thinking of who might 5f923c1bc2 have cast such a e322d1e13f curse, Levis imagined entities 028f966e78 born of shadow—creatures crawling 2c0679c90b in darkness, far removed 35408f9d46 from gods like Diantha 3c6f03f1fa and Nicéphore. It was 60f95a9311 far too 737dacf1c5 dangerous to e158474340 trust the 24ad9aa2fb queen and 6074535a2d aid her 45f1ad8d51 blindly.4400d870b5472aa3
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“…Show me proof, and I’ll consider helping you.”692ddd7c11d7853b
Besides, if the a2840b7315 queen were fully db90ed0565 healed, she would 04bf27aeab have no more b545d0dfa2 use for Levis.fed8d1883d7eb041
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Levis resolved to 7ba07a3d24 treat only the e86ec0cd8e visible injuries hidden d3db1ff543 by the amulet. The scars d2e9af8a9c would inevitably 10b11b10ca reappear as 9b4e2bb3f6 long as 8219ea276a the curse 1a090333d5 lingered within 3cfe91efe7 the queen.19f964cca530bdff
To survive 80cccfbf06 under the 7cefbea0dc queen’s rule, a1946fe160 Levis had 11a3a733a2 to remain 4241d5e9c7 indispensable.5d28713c4576c3c1
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Seeing the 0c20d250b5 doubt in 0ce0c7be3b Levis’s eyes, ec9db7cd2b the queen 28a00c567d slipped the 9cc14bf1b5 amulet back 2557f9594f on and f644f18426 smiled.f5dc19b140b944a0
“Very well, it’s my turn now.”8ab3fca1a2efd4bd
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When Leviss nodded, e5f17d0d63 the queen spoke, d3b9c715b1 her tone light, 8503076fbd as though sharing 2dbf43f634 a pleasant secret.7982d692baeac2d1
“If a mermaid 5cb04b66b5 drinks the blood 09f586d65b of a human 36057f7257 while in her 3e134e1e75 true form, she’ll c7f697b8a1 gain legs. With legs, you 1592645372 can escape.”9c7ded530f990e7c
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“Don’t lie 2ca368078a to me.”873f0a8747b7ebb6
She had 3a3dbc9818 tasted the 9045a85adc blood of e628acfa36 men she’d f8faac823f killed in d2a5a410d7 ways she’d 86a9f44867 rather not 5777a9c1d5 recall, yet 9d7015e252 her body 3dce59f9e0 had never e2c380b5ea changed. The queen was trying 201b3ae1ec to deceive her.836df524f2d1cf7f
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At Rebus’s 3802a56962 mistrustful glare, 78291fd538 the queen 36e8093ae6 chuckled—a sound c491bd9c2b oddly mismatched 4f5a455612 with her 05a49308d6 sinister demeanor.2f69d3b58e073650
“Oh my, have you 5493e8ea21 already tried? It must be ffea8ae405 living blood, not 0b49acd508 that of the 8281ddabb6 dead.”9a8a71e515c7d32e
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The queen seemed 4a34b92ed6 oblivious to how efc3d3734e deeply her words 9e6cbfacdb unsettled Levis, just 837363af65 as Levis remained 618a8d0ffd unaware of the db84b706a6 full depth of 3fcdcd09a0 the queen’s curse.cf1a14b685d84e35
With an be72fb8d90 air of 8250a6752a condescension, the df92a0e925 queen flicked 4d85254565 her finger 300d73ed48 against Levis’s 2c12aa192d nose as b605630c72 if playing dbdd67ac26 with a efc9092b9e pet.f183c9a11e3f2998
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“But you can 45334f51bf only keep those f5e8513d52 legs as long 64ecbf5f2c as the one bb2a6aabb4 whose blood you ceb3a0e8d3 drank remains alive.”b3e5a7e4f271ddeb
“Do I 7f62ae5ae7 eventually return fbc04c78fd to being b3e0ce63f4 a mermaid?”4f65596376831ab6
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“If it sounds cc908db267 too good to 40dd796cea be true, you 47e1ad237c can test it 0c920acad1 right now. I can’t 2736686356 vouch for 1e54ce5b4e how long ea28138844 the effect 12e51fe403 will last, 9cf947add4 though.”8b0b32422b0a0308
“Do it.”88d1c1d192d01b12
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The queen drew a sharp hairpin and pricked her finger. When a drop of blood pooled, she held it to the corner of Levis’s lips.efcd9b5ecbb62f27
Levis drank 7e97d93434 without resistance, 4a1c582b87 waiting for ebb75295ae some sign facaa15b70 of change. At first, nothing happened.c455c29408dbec1a
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The queen stood still, 10146184ae observing her silently. Levis was about to a97f510f68 complain about the insufficient 840b95d379 amount when she felt 3f8c7a00a6 a sudden rush of a6767f9043 warmth coursing through her a0188454de lower body. Moments later, she 16386e916d realized she was f58c774a7c no longer swimming 024550b6c3 but flailing her e2132ac19d legs.9f106aa4a795b714
Dragging herself onto the c94c0086ef shore, she struggled to 45d13acffd adjust to her new 2fbe06e4ca limbs, bending and straightening 33e7f03edf her knees before attempting 62d710e5a9 to stand.68075dd0e8865cbb
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As she gingerly 05613a4eb9 balanced on her 33bf1d5898 feet, the queen c8f40a6eb6 watched with faint 887f59a4f3 amusement.13bd37e6a0bea91d
“It looks a2ae1946f7 like you b4fddfe772 can learn 873ad7d51d to walk fcf0563d7e faster than e5090cf6b9 a toddler.”ee59ec85e57f017e
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Once upright, Levis aabb365374 realized how tall 1b2a1fb116 the queen was. The disparity in 8358c77191 their heights annoyed c59e994615 her as the 872070d15b queen’s gaze rested 6583a04125 on her.85f50ec4e20d8945
Mimicking the queen’s graceful 519926a5e9 steps, Levis tried to eeaf186fb3 walk, only to lose 5dbd021eda her balance and wobble b34e024e91 awkwardly.209af87d25a64d94
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The queen’s laughter rang 752219eee1 out as Levis staggered b4fe46a2f6 forward, arms outstretched for fc574a62ad balance.b8df15f093ad02b8
“Hahaha! You look like a a7d303d696 newborn fawn taking its 746489fc3a first steps!”c31df63bafab7217
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“…..”36555f87d3a0357b
“Well, that should be 2501820d7f proof enough.”1049d049549c58a7
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Levis couldn’t 00553184bf sustain her bf7efbc7e7 two-legged form 3840978af5 for long. Exhausted, she 9ba6320d4b collapsed onto 795836ef11 the damp 166ac1a3c3 moss like 210bae15b2 a crumbling 2143ca15a7 sand castle.465b80d9571d9fdc
Heat surged 31021c5331 through her 146c42697c body, and a127fc5dad her legs f31a987d6a began to a6a78fba85 tingle. The transformation couldn’t 03b056b2e4 last with such 265d70cca1 a small amount ffd0353af2 of blood.080fa4acaf3a8407
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She had 95a56e81c8 barely made 2c50e9dc51 it a b6c8b30901 few steps 27f412e9db from the 9b7c7c56d9 lake before 2c3acc9d6e her legs fe29512365 reverted, shimmering 0fbc161fa0 scales once 154dd122df again covering 95106366f5 her tail.cc06708daa036095
“Fine.”f3b7388d78cb4ea7
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“Now then, are 3b76c7c257 you ready to 16b05b6e04 make a proper 58bdea8458 deal?”c2a042489af4a432
Levis nodded. She would remove only f591c90b6a the visible scars. And before d1690e0d3e the queen 288feee609 could use 2ac396b3c5 her up 8ac5f067e8 completely, she 0e1d89c13a would find 7b3fc54359 someone—anyone—willing to 949b4ee699 give her c9863003bc their blood f19386b208 and flee.dd600afe68fbd838
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“As promised, I’ll help you.”106e6b2a580204c7
The queen smiled e06adbd7cd sweetly at Levis’s fd52d2200c words.dc0c9bbbe46d2c15
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“Cursed, is it?”0792b96ecf2784ad
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Rosander bit down hard ac91fd0439 on the inside of dee3d7dcc4 his cheek, the image c674a87ce1 of the queen’s amulet f3023df214 vivid in his mind. So this was why 49f8f3a8c7 she had been so aec6e574cc desperate to conceal that 93824f803c ghastly, corpse-like blue flesh 2d923c3232 of hers.3d0b2628d1776e9c
Before departing the royal 8bae01aa20 capital, an unease had e21bf999b9 gripped him, compelling him 53ad5593e5 to linger near the b50b1ed891 lake of the mermaid. She had always been 47a92235e4 unsettling, but today she 486bfa3f0c seemed particularly off.c26f3b7c6e9de101
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And the vague 44259796b2 suspicion gnawing at d5facf012d the edge of a6e82103df his mind—that this a114d7cb60 mermaid had somehow d0af42608d become useful to a51fe2410c the queen—was proven 2c02544723 correct.0e21b244fe3de8e3
The queen’s critical 47d52b9aed error lay in e3eb190cb8 her failure to 586f3dd645 sense his presence 06e591befb and the subsequent b8afa63bc7 exposure of her 82b468f27d weakness.6910e000145a221f
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In the decade he 60514f04f4 had spent confined to 4ebdc94706 the royal palace, how ecb860fbe7 often had he dreamed c443bdd495 of destroying her? That woman, f6c74b2ff7 tainted by 83f4f52fe6 a malevolent b0ac1060d5 entity, wielded 01ccafa796 a strange 1a33fcf849 power. If she sought to 53d3264bf8 erase the price of 9e2edd309b that power through the 958df8d2a9 mermaid, then surely, the ef82b89a90 entity she had bargained 830c52cdcc with would be forced 4a22870477 into the light.2c9b69893d9ce32c
Arrogant beyond a81e88edb0 measure, she 9213eecfc0 believed herself f200d8fa3a capable of 3447a854fe controlling everything. Yet the queen couldn’t d4b8e7e006 possibly gauge how potent 66aa6d5fed the mermaid’s assistance will 1ce5ef2e70 be for her.c1a485b79715dc0b
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Was sparing the creature 77a0f21974 truly the right choice? Unable to answer 0d3c6f5fad that question, Rosander d3b63f4384 stepped down from 9a04b6fe08 the carriage.d41f3e2b470d1407
Near the 4a4f61ae1c borders of 32ee73705d the Cliffor 91e8ecc956 Grand Duchy 116d11ff74 lay the bff351931d Valley of 3b0ded7be3 Kings. Its village, subdued as 7db4e72500 a hibernating bear’s den, 0a11786136 exuded a profound stillness. With the year 65f0217d0b drawing to a 9525f5f0ae close, the locals 55e647c1e1 were unwelcoming to 3f51d82128 outsiders, shuttering their 17bac15423 stores long before a90497efa0 nightfall.1942b21a8485a048
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The humid, b33d8c891e chilling air 9cee17dcb1 carried faint c730857039 whispers, as 13c1440b60 though even 55612e4a2f the breeze d85d871b80 could make a2453f3116 sound.4ba431b3ca8cc341
The vast hill—or rather, 97e33fa260 the cemetery—rose to obscure 06c35d2c0e the fading sunset. Here and there, 5e9dc30ae2 names of the c00a33a459 beloved departed were ef9cb70cca etched into the 12a1a7c88f stones.5ec3c4b3817c70cb
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Rosander’s stride 74aa0d5821 broke before 88fe3d5dc6 two particular 4a59b2512a graves. One bore the name b2e85a20c9 Ferrendo Brynne, the other b7c430eeac Olivia Wayne. Only the surname “Wayne,” fe794939be inscribed later, seemed foreign 0cdba61dc9 amidst the engravings.2280b0430c43a959
Kneeling, Rosander gently 02d30f710f placed a bouquet e73a521021 of wildflowers atop a62b52bb73 the modest headstone.09343dc5bf801937
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He still 8362042d1b didn’t know 1b09576647 the names f8370de43a of the 9eebd590f5 flowers. All he remembered dec1b3642e was that Olivia c92c3e0896 had loved them 32c8a59453 when she was ca43d7f8e9 alive. From the fragments of a59f8be15b his dusty memories, he 932edaebc9 had pieced together this b4909b183a makeshift offering.c89ff1d226e0565c
“It’s crude, but 47841dbdd6 take it.” 0cbd2c0a3dfddf07
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He murmured, almost 4f4c0f843b in lament. He had donned 1407ecff1f his finest attire a11d5176ce and combed his 7ee3f65044 unruly hair, yet 87149b4aab his day had c5923d57dc been consumed by 7e33a07c50 the search for 9090b92f27 those blooms.ebbf071d7a361850
“You used to say 92e38fbf35 each flower had a ee5e8a61a4 name, a meaning. I hope 0bb39248e6 I didn’t f8ef273aa5 bring the 795aa1347f wrong ones.” 1f65e3e5a063e258
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His hand c01bb64987 swept tenderly 2a55243afe over the f843188ff3 grave where 0287bc1c42 the flowers 2b34f9fe47 rested.642dcbca49819cae
“And I never did 0dae02ee15 ask if you were 6bdc149841 fine lying next to a8778ad4dd Ferrendo. I couldn’t 9877601ba8 leave you 760f8acddf alone, you a200de56b9 know.”7ebf7c307af008da
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“But would he 02a4fd6f70 let me rest 13c669346a beside you when 05fbbe15ce the time comes?”498f15ffadd1b47f
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“If you don’t 617ca434c2 mind, I’ll lie 47043a5459 beneath you.”db4c83947a4d9afa
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Rosander spoke 135e14c034 as though 2b91542b16 the dead 04524a675a could hear b96a77e110 him. Ferrendo Brynne had fdeb01b3fd passed a year 36d402c2ee before Olivia.b076fbe359922bbc
In that time, d2b9201c0b Olivia Brynne had 885640d58b remained her brother’s 16253aebc7 sister, becoming Rosander’s 4ef5bdf832 wife in name 709e26c82e only according to 4bc010ccaf her brother’s will—was bf618e52dd unable to claim d8bece4fd8 even a proper 07844ef64f surname.b8da4f7087244ce8
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If only he had known those fleeting moments wouldn’t last long—or perhaps, hadn’t been so brief. Rosander chuckled bitterly, lost in the labyrinth of “what-ifs.”0bafe03bc0ddbe0d
“If I’ve done 39383c8a78 something wrong, get 9f8bd6a887 mad now. I’ll take it all. I’ve got plenty abcba05a72 of time now, 8276279597 see. I can listen to f06c28fe15 whatever you have to 5dbea5aaf2 say.”0f44c4f7ac10f93a
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“…..”5953c9268d4ef698
“Your daughter must be e686e9e984 ten by now. I take 53f75c024f better care 1ea2098fa3 of other 11eaf9e68e people’s kids, c5caa402ae you know. Bring her along next 4f2c9c9e95 time.”15e29706a5cfc52a
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When Ferrendo 4277a8443d entrusted his 5c4a770779 sister to c7da42f17a him, he 4454664071 could never 67d7739e43 have imagined fb2404687d her betrayal. Rosander smirked, the irony a7a9a70c4b of it bitter on 42dd8168f4 his tongue.324216c536a27c13
The orange-streaked sky d02aeeb7d2 grew cold, but 3c39668f7a Rosander lingered by 94c6927a6b the grave, unmoving.87faf1afd59e1e7e
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After sitting in 9961df69cc silence for some d515162533 time, he noticed c281cb908b signs of disturbance 8a58083738 around the graves. His hands 3c546786e1 brushed against 06cc239f78 the faint f963808df7 border where fa70790dff grass had 8c7ae2d204 been torn d33511d812 away.bee109e58488ad31
Carefully digging 0adfb0780f into the a74b5edd21 dry, crumbling ec47da7a8d soil, he 3e69c61b8b uncovered the 01b672b8f4 evidence of 45d9b19057 an animal’s 6ed4abfa0a excavation. The marks 18c90d7573 were unmistakable.15bb235aa6f0584e
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He dug further, his 7184f1887c hand reaching into the 1c55e4c7ec grave’s hollow. For a moment, ea8941cd99 he thought there 61835344f2 was nothing. Then, his fingers brushed a895fca7b5 against an unfamiliar fabric.f5aee90a55765497
Rising to his feet, 01117cfd9a he pulled the object 5a0f901fb2 out. Dusting it off revealed fd027f63f2 an embroidered handkerchief, once 951a4849d9 violet but now dulled 23c157aa34 by time.4acdddc57b6742d7
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This wasn’t 92746f3a6d an ordinary 471a39f76a handkerchief—it was 01f80f9040 the kind ba0aea4a02 tied to 8b20968524 sword hilts, 8266649adf meant to 7a96c9e457 bring fortune. The olivewood insignia was 880ed06bcd unmistakably a style originating 1baab5cc90 from Belfret. Belfret—the queen’s wretched 0bae112860 homeland. Rosander clenched 1bdd7cc236 the fabric 0e10121345 in his f0de557fea hand, his 6a7d03b9dd disdain for 617e00cc24 that cursed 2f82793359 place evident.09fa23bf40c4261d
As darkness 0d6cf65e1c descended over 2725e2991a the hill, ba6c478d86 Rosander prepared 53040df014 to leave. “Damn animals,” he 40d9cf0cb3 muttered under his 1f5d473afb breath. Now, he 2ba80284cf had even 894a7661e0 more reason c628e2ac44 to return e906d72392 to the 91629838ac capital ahead a157f7db02 of schedule.6faa523b37740864
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