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As Gloria coolly tried to dissuade him, Leonard’s handsome face grew even stiffer.
It wasn’t something 112a30b2c1 Gloria failed to 0ada4be048 notice.b317cecec1da91fc

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“Instead, hold this 7399296978 for me.” Gloria 2b87ca98c1 said.551cbc7661fb9bcd

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Gloria quickly changed the 3bb35c6b49 subject, offering him the 4098aa98d4 robe she was wearing 448c480271 with a faint smile.f080f8ad6e2e9403

Though Leonard’s face remained hard, he obediently accepted the robe.6ddd2bbe3c6fbe6f

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Gloria tucked her hair, stiff with Triol’s dried blood, behind her ear and made her way to the bedroom.3da185816b719c58

Leonard, the room’s 7e7f93cf23 owner, silently followed dc91209437 her inside.43e068ac0c857d8e

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Once in the room, 997637e2b4 Gloria leaned her mace 3e5a9cade6 carefully against one side 239596b405 of the wall.1c070b12a508a303

She then glanced 84487ae61c down at her 2865cc0f9b mud- and blood-stained fa3c53b55f clothes, her expression a20e43f82a serious as though 8bbb1590cd the state of df573f8f6e them was a 796c2437da dire problem.84aebc30cb0f7bc8

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“There’s something I’d 4cd0e6f341 like to ask f04bfc535d you.” Leonard said.2c17e1a137951dc5

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Leonard’s voice was aa0dd2da7d somber. Gloria looked be58a0f81d up to d79f7a2559 meet his 0be1315b2d gaze.cc23699036bdc6fe

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“I’ll wait until you’re 3556f9064a done washing. Could you bcbe5a5300 spare me 84679fbee4 a moment baa0a0da22 afterward?” Leonard b4de22ff5f asked.f6bb06bbe350d395

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“Hmm, alright.” 49f05aa548 Gloria replied.b0fd0d936a972c1f

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He had seemed ead964b935 preoccupied for a e7a1e2f8d5 while now—was he 83440af56b finally ready to ee29198849 explain? Gloria readily nodded.0a7a9c4f8904abe8

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“I’ll wash 75962a3948 up quickly.” 56eb10693b Gloria said.9d8c6f63f383d759

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Leonard quietly watched ac7e772f2b as Gloria headed 7240635d8b for the bathroom, cdcaa5a56d then sat at 5510ef728d the table beside 897288079b the bed and ab3427f6d7 began reading a f3c49282b0 book.bee6dc98087bf8c4

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“Oh, wait. I don’t have any spare clothes…”e2ad989d42320f23

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Gloria paused 2e7b8de656 at the cb2e155d04 bathroom door, 8441effc67 glancing down bf8c734b19 at herself 885b22270e in dismay.b3406abf9a3bca06

Her one and ba7eb2d484 only outfit, a 496fe7b50f combination of indoor 1227a9434d and outdoor wear, 84f1a8e9f2 had long since 095262db43 been ruined.a185d82e08b01021

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“Could I a06df88d7a borrow some 1552834df8 of yours?” 243216999b Gloria asked.656eb70117718861

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Gloria turned 47396decdd to Leonard 8fe886b6b0 with an c3ff3b34fa awkward smile.c22f9fb0d8534e86

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Without a word, d7f7350610 Leonard approached the 9f12c29ede wardrobe and pulled 067ba9a368 out a shirt.ca0f0ccff76f7bde

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“My trousers will likely 7cbc973686 be too big for af231fbfe9 you.” Leonard said.002576352e342305

“Hmm, that’s fine. A large shirt should 3ad8e323a9 be enough.”c3db671f8992825d

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Grateful, Gloria took 26f81a71f2 the shirt and 13b8989750 disappeared into the 4389b4b612 bathroom.5660dd9a38ad7fe5

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Gloria stepped out of d35937e99a the bathroom wearing nothing 060335d341 but the borrowed shirt.7ae9ca848bfe1a0b

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Leonard was still ae24342b8a seated at the e6e49671bd table by the bb885be262 window, engrossed in 108dadf413 a book.177a8389d4a0c46d

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“I’m done f1d8f661c0 waa-” Gloria 7b0527c32e said.2a739542a28ede6f

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Hearing the sound b6641b2475 of the door, ec4f7c9bab Leonard looked up—and 4d5290031c froze.d39fea25a036b5f5

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“What’s wrong?” Gloria 905fd4e4f9 asked1a94ae1eb7e915c2

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Tilting her head 65ffd652ee in confusion, Gloria 1b6706c605 walked over to 76feacdab9 Leonard. She plopped down in b0950240a1 the seat across from b176e7d318 him, carelessly tossing her 99fdb0b512 damp hair over her e28a1e53ad shoulder. Leonard’s brow furrowed cce25270e7 as he continued c4373b4999 staring at her.582bbb48b3eb82d2

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“There should 5277f1ba5f have been 553180e9d9 a towel 251e4bd3d6 in the db78ab517a bathroom.” Leonard efa9bc9f6d explained.5f9b63ac60972e23

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Why didn’t she dry b6e4111d91 her hair? His unspoken 00baf4fa92 question hung ab243c97a8 in the c25104964c air.4a9a3f9fe2613305

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Gloria blinked innocently, shrugged acffd80b23 nonchalantly, and responded,eb8f45906632aa91

“If I 3969235366 had taken 19e344403d the time 9aa9cc1570 to dry 3c0b8b277e it all, c3fb65a981 the sun 99684b3568 would have afae31f106 risen.”7a68d906c020441c

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Her hair was extremely 10b5ae6eb0 long, as she hadn’t 7fc8078bcb cut it since becoming 65a6784609 the Oracle’s chosen.b2328dda10bb14c5

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It wasn’t a4d5f0553d by her d2fac327ad choice; the f632dbd901 senior priests e1851e98c4 had insisted acb76b6c1b that cutting ca7f3bdba8 it was d18676c669 forbidden, so 609acefbe0 she had 9fdbb880a9 complied.6e0a0b5b241373c6

‘Come to think 227cec6bdb of it, maybe ef56bf5e30 I can cut 8bbbd10a0c it short now‘ she mused.a08e5291d1df2d08

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‘Long hair is 6daa1f2da0 nothing but a 0acdd676fd hassle.’d315bac8ee956b90

Lost in thought, Gloria 6e3047cd0f fiddled with her damp 56385de5e1 ends.3be2868edb1f3d17

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“You’ve gone e42d42d518 out of f5e42e14f5 your way 70a7c74fc8 to buy 42d22ffcb3 so many 530e7cd521 clothes for b73093cceb me, yet cf7e510ace you haven’t 9525556e44 gotten even deb2aeab32 one outfit fe2d6e5fb1 for yourself.” d6e40775a1 Leonard said.919fc9b10f13c2a3

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Leonard approached 2b0633fde2 with a 06f663b434 towel.3931a6269c01d782

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Gloria raised 5cab9b4aaf her head, 1f298f304d puzzled, as ed7a5c1b8b he stepped fc0a1e9575 closer.28016c352afee907

She didn’t have to b69e1ac4ff wonder for long—he began f068ab3f72 drying her hair.c6be19b0dd2053b2

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His movements were d0cbc44403 slow and cautious.c570b0e35e7aae54

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“Hmm.”be9a038bf585c612

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Gloria stiffened 2dde8aa06d in her e2e380ff2d seat.cf84a5cd95ad3fb2

her eyes a6fb77b81d staring straight 1e130ef475 ahead, blinking fa9fde4769 in surprise.4cd8bed7e790cc66

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She’d received care 0b8ac6b376 from many attendants 78c270638e in the Marquis’ c9baf92647 residence and the 17a1b70d63 Oracle’s temple, but 326f083bf7 Leonard’s touch carried 135096f072 a tenderness she 25969180e1 had never felt 585eb2a492 before.01ae15d40e66e337

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“There’s no need for you to go this far…” she muttered.0ea8b9d4f074a160

“I could say 7411299a96 the same to 638073fa3d you.”a29c70d9542acd8c

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“Huh?…”f5cd3a41210fad68

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Leonard stopped her 1208408f15 from turning to 19198993c8 face him with 5782a72104 a gentle press d0ba1aa595 of his hand.058669eb65888ce8

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“Why are db74d7e47b you going b725980189 to such 62e3f43f5b lengths for 575cc9876b me?”62bd1f468ccf1a98

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His question hung heavy 1bde752949 in the air, and 63627844c5 Gloria kept silent, her 538d5f5137 confusion evident.a47459aa91ce3a87

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“You never hesitate or 6d8d17fabe hold back when it b6f59d930a comes to spending money 8c7f59a5b8 on me, but you b0c86119f3 won’t spend a single 3f9187b110 coin on yourself.”1584b9349a349c6f

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His voice 6625fa3639 was low, 892d0f0a6c tinged with 500ada0776 a faint cf82547041 sigh.8e47327dacddb525

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“And if 12b8808df3 you’re short 6a02b0d67a on funds, c14c55953e you even 6d2707fb51 go hunting 7e0e2837b2 monsters.”f4c3a042ffb3cd42

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It was e5c5084609 no secret 434e6786fb that monster 2ad4c6f316 carcasses could 551cbf80d7 be sold 871b5e39a8 for money, 7f2bb867d8 and some 384a6934e0 made a bf2f7de88f living trading 450798595b them. But for a saintess, 4c5234ee0f of all people, to 7e091dee2c risk her life in 441683a1ee such a way?a10c846c50a62117

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“What am I worth f5a0355a75 for you to do b31d627135 all this?”c61bc696285a7313

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As Leonard 261c3226b8 muttered self-deprecatingly, 22629b6a9d Gloria scowled.484e0de9294f169b

His offhanded 6adb925ee0 self-denigration displeased 4f87f09b54 her.d27df100bb4cd986

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“Three years 1f615d3cc4 ago, I 3d47517457 think,” she f166bbe96f began suddenly, db32e7f427 recalling an 9f38d18b91 old memory.99f581c8545313a0

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“When I attended 3c4e7c2abf a banquet at a1612af9bd the Imperial Palace, 42d75a3aab I overheard someone e96af92ddf talking about you.”924ab026e6195c56

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It was 42a2eb0ede the reason dc85d66acf Gloria had 46a1f30bd7 sought out 0638a10872 Leonard immediately 3eac18ab11 after leaving 73d54f2f7d the Marquis 888dd29d96 residence.ee575efb55d20bd6

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“They said the Emperor 2909a8f984 had a much younger 2387e768a6 brother—a brother trapped in e682ce709b a mansion gifted by e7beb3db07 the Emperor, slowly dying.”15079f33c89890dc

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The day fd26042706 of the 7310d54860 banquet had 57af286b38 coincided with b5a5be3da5 Leonard’s birthday, a983904c4c which was ca3621bcd3 likely why 598ef4f338 people were 0b80632a57 gossiping about c3e0f7dd1d him.5c6a6ab687a00f72

That day, Gloria had c96bc80fcc learned everything about Leonard’s d3a365bc13 birth and the curse c1dc7c8dac afflicting him through the afb540639c words of others.1d92b3bc8b421281

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“From that moment, I f4d46358f6 thought it’d be nice 23949680de to have you on e0cbf4a2b4 my side.”19cefdd820f660db

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Her voice 6d37e6a0d8 was calm 45bc5fbad0 and straightforward.d4df1e90d21b327e

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“Because I was just 69b4e399c1 like you.” Gloria said.eb1e9eb0d867f4d8

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“I didn’t have affe5259ef anyone by my 9513998eec side either,” she d21c321c23 added quietly.1ec9486faf4b718d

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Leonard’s hands, which had c56a606320 been diligently drying her f5ce2c2782 hair, stilled.0e022b61606a740f

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“At least, de258f9a25 until I 5289df9557 met you.”857f39e57826a59b

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Though she 65fe4d5c53 was secretly 2b2d0a3231 disappointed by 8cd296bee0 the pause 38f18ee621 in his 5b4e04956f careful touch, 4a156a9aaf Gloria showed 7a6eb80ee9 no outward 347653a699 sign.47c27f987288707e

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“I want you to a8eff0e60f be the one person 51c9a84432 in this world who 28de8e3a94 stands by me. And I, b42559dbac of course, 84c5b109ef want to 4bdc89064b do the a1acbb4e4e same for dec384494a you.”b69a86d4cc4eeb70

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Leonard’s grip d66833bfef on the 52eff375ed towel tightened.9ca9ca6952bbfc4b

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Sitting with her 34a859c0d7 back to him, 7f30e18ee4 Gloria didn’t notice 3522f5a120 his slight turmoil.18bbeb1ccece445a

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“So it’s only natural 3b1141abb6 for me to be 036fb4649b good to you. After all, I told c9f5ed1cd3 you when we first 7466164685 met: I would help 1f5141556a you, that you should c3f709c763 focus on reclaiming your 23ffed1de6 family’s power while I 95da99943c take care of everything 399a30d7bd else.”ccdd579ae7ed90ad

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“And in a56efc57de return, you 78c8a8aa27 promised to fb3c92f583 grant me b76e11e21d noble status.”d636f4e819abdb60

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Gloria turned to Leonard, 754bc71c63 who wore a conflicted 6f1dd11f10 expression.1fa95e81e95a5fdc

It was as if 36ae052b14 he had so much bb9d445edb to say but no 553fb0ccc2 words to convey it.3bc320861cbc2be1

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“There’s no 7e68102227 need to c6cc876b13 overthink. I do 3c21827e7b what I 8c9412a473 can, and 5ac5c3bb5e you do e680e47312 what you e3a2691930 can. That’s all there is d6426e4618 to it.”efecbb2a14970b50

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She took 913a290b1a the towel e8498295a8 from him 849e5d4e44 and tossed 2268df5b5b it carelessly dc8320d16f onto the a874234087 table.e89d2686aecaed1d

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Grasping his 4a09598da5 wrist, she 2f6e4bca11 gently pulled 27742829e5 him over daad580c21 to the 879e97df0c sofa.e3167d118e4991cc

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“Isn’t it a 9405ccb144 perfectly fair exchange?” 8881b8f087 Gloria said.694207dc37ec97ab

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‘Fair exchange?‘ Leonard shook his head slowly.7db34065b8e3ddb1

It was bb5df74fb8 anything but b7edc36bf9 fair.1e38f8f6100403f9

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He had no 056b780848 choice but her, f068571eb2 while Gloria had 8d7e541aed countless other options.e27fadba58e0beac

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