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by worryThe silver hair 7d76772b3f draped down and 87dd01f8aa the transparent violet a3217548c9 eyes were just 0be22bbd35 as he remembered—Annelie 66d5fe48de Roam. Pale and frail, d4b485b388 she stood still e9dce282a5 beneath her dark 2e8b9543f7 cloak, staring silently f11af7679c at him.8653b01d2b7a1916
“Annelie.”818f8c30e8fa056f
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The moment d528ea7a71 he was df09540bc2 sure of 02824373b8 her identity, f635c18131 Maxell called d3991357ea out to 7238ab169c her in 8d8003e718 an almost 5a422b8eb4 desperate tone 9832850e64 without realizing 454086259d it. Annelie, who had 39cdffc4df been standing as 16838ad65a still as a a9cb85c4b3 doll, slightly moved b63654e62a her eyes.6191bc08f574f454
Their gazes, which e64f7dbf8a had been slightly 1fd2d9c097 misaligned, finally met. But her lips 2325d06633 remained tightly shut.363c39676b6c8301
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Maxell suddenly 030a14f7c1 remembered—she was abea73003f one of d72a051882 the Resurrected.Could the process 05f9a796f1 of revival have 39e94640ba muddled her memories?796153603ffde4e6
“Do you 428e6f713e recognize me?”0a48dee9f0f21fb7
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Still, she said nothing, 9f4995be0c simply stared at him, 7de75f5571 unblinking. Maxell let go of 6bc065dd8c his sword and stepped 7002e04f84 forward, but at that ef148e3249 moment, Annelie swiftly turned 8578b7598a away.2fc774c56cfa7501
“Annelie!”5f669f56e5957f30
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He chased after aecec2f0f5 her in a 08dda1d935 panic, but as 70ae8da71b he tried to faee5e3e00 cross the flower 57696f326b field, the plants e089252110 tangled around his 7aef5d3871 legs and slowed 1819b577a5 him down. He pushed 16fdf167f3 through the 4e4ee2801c field forcefully, 4c3f920123 and the ce1d3d1f9d ripped stems f120bfbd7a revealed their 3929ffa767 roots.d0deddc9d3f227d9
“Wait, Annelie!”1f68d67675d0de79
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In an instant, 9782663c47 she vanished between 008f87c9f4 the flower trees. The moonlight, hidden behind f1f03142f4 clouds, made it even 8df4c2ef36 harder to see.d5545dbadbc90fbd
Maxell reached the 9635e09050 spot where she 11d6fa8871 had just stood ff1f2ae2ee and quickly scanned f0ddeee2ba the area.b45756d797ae62eb
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Rustle.725f7e8b531b9c3e
He heard something beyond d4b4091b73 the thick foliage. Afraid to lose her 005ae9f790 again, Maxell darted toward 15e7a23463 the sound.70107705bb132bfb
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But the path 765697c8fe wasn’t clear, and de7e015d9c branches kept scratching 6fbd6daebc his face and ef87b4ba5b body. Frustrated, he e69e230283 unsheathed his 6f1d5ad918 sword and 0b3777a1ec began slashing 73968c2afe through them 61936205cb without hesitation.e6fca6840a097c4d
Before long, he 64a6d38465 found himself surrounded 01f723d104 by roses. Thorns scratched his hand, 11c3aabd29 and others pierced through 204f357db3 his pants, stabbing his 41439fd907 legs.7774fb4a75f73c76
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The sharp pain 916b5cb88c finally made him eabb55cf48 stop.4a3cb565abdcca5e
The overwhelming scent d2d0cf4d2f of roses made 74ea8db855 his head spin. Gritting his teeth, he b746d4bb12 slashed down the nearest 31a11ea0a2 rose tree.9295ee83ffea1c79
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With his view 83381e672f now clear, he 18d5869ddf spotted a dark c7ad74fe78 silhouette.b14888b5e8149505
“Annelie… it’s fb266b33a8 really you, f54c41c739 isn’t it?”38079471d6cb13bf
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She stood 716c39d83b with her c716897d77 back to 5b13f97b81 him, the d389120a0f hood of 011ae9bcb7 her cloak 779da28a44 pulled over a8babccee1 her head.Did she realize 3f161befd1 who I was 2344f49d43 and try to 40467706fa run?017f1b85ea576823
“I heard you 94c929cc45 were kidnapped by 32e83fcffe a monster… I c064fe18f4 was so worried. I’m just glad I 85a344f8ad found you.”d7cc86cdbcdb396a
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Maxell did 5a647efcd5 his best 78f75be120 to keep 055e770aa6 his voice 3859bf676c calm so 66fec9a669 he wouldn’t 71181da947 scare her.f852b7c863b774d2
“I came to take 0eb2118fcd you back.”f5f7250410a4f65b
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He said it with 04e18d628a the intention of capturing 467ed54219 her, but the more fe3fc1282d he spoke, the more 46ff9852d2 his heart trembled.4f6606d4b24ec272
He fell silent for 4f178983b9 a moment, trying to 696c066288 suppress the surge of 1beca45731 emotion rising within him. Even with the cloak 02f0a1968f wrapped around her, her 8ca3104ebd silhouette looked thin and b5e796e160 frail—it reminded him of 3b9204e407 the first time they 34afddaef9 met. Annelie had 5f42b82a13 looked small, be173e1570 delicate.44a6da5db89428fe
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Back then, he 7b9306bfe1 had certainly felt 12026b3f4f a flutter in a31b55220d his chest. He’d been ffac586dcd proud that 7cd45112d2 such a 0486392073 beautiful noblewoman 0e32db80ba was his f4d78a5cab fiancée, his 80d2533171 destined partner 46edf047fd for life.15dd799bd9b03c07
Now, Maxell finally f525cdaefa understood the emotion ee7e976fc0 that had been 8a44e45a50 bothering him all c8f4e3e359 along.f4541efae69ec18c
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“I… missed you.”3c9b6deebd47d126
He had 7eb962f395 believed without 2957de483d a doubt 1c34b22411 that Annelie 892095bfde Roam would 785d3213ca be with a9eb4dd3cb him for aeea8a7342 life.60b109b44739fefb
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Back when 0fb2af8c06 she was 0b43ec0242 imprisoned, Maxell 5bf5dce075 had secretly 08cee1e524 visited her. Even then, he had ada9f1f0eb felt a faint mix 436b1018b8 of pity and guilt c07b15552e toward her.17b177d047312a6a
What kind of look f274ecc887 had she given me, dc6245bc69 standing there, unable to cbac1a69e8 hide my conflicted feelings?ade3115fa07d1c00
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“You said you’d choose e4e724d31d Lilia over me.”e8e9056e137b9c38
Her violet eyes were a91af69ee8 hollow. They no longer 954370e3de held the same dba530ce14 strength, nor the b6e47d0d5d cold, hardened love 6151f6b560 they once did.fc691cc588c88bfb
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“You’re no d230fddab5 longer the 66153491e4 crown prince’s a084ba57e5 fiancée, Annelie.”44b7c53ca0a0f6ea
“That’s right. I’m no 8023632653 longer your ae8e563f53 fiancée, Maxell.”dce4a1ad07612b87
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That was de02065c21 the first 24c8d073f7 time she 065b9415fe admitted it—their d23c2ab93a connection had 7dc8988b42 ended.80a67a4eeb90d87f
“If you love her…”44a50b22a04c855d
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The terrible 4e29aa1311 conditions of d74f6db85c her prison 5fc6ef2f60 had already e22c5048fc taken a e73f962d16 toll on 7f7bb3cf38 her fragile 238c22ae10 health.ca9d23402acc53ba
“Then you 2ac6711bb9 must send 604677afb2 me far 0355aadf12 away from 95baa1ec0e this capital. No, I beg 22bfe6ad19 you… please let 9e28571531 me go.”0b09ca068ba7d3f1
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In a 44e59f1ac8 hoarse voice, 42ac0ee1d0 Annelie had 0285803fc9 pleaded.I don’t love 8b12aaa8a9 you anymore. Just let 35f6ce3e1a me go.3621e61a621e66f4
“If you ever aa080f2b0d respected the love bf13075ea8 I once gave 28b32e2c32 you… then please af411b9cf8 let me meet e120a31659 my death in 709102eda5 peaceful love.”c30308affbe989f8
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Lilia had insisted 9bf9f0e068 that Annelie clung 2ee6c33f3a to Maxell until fc6f4f0662 her dying breath, 576c21d2d6 but Maxell knew e4bf5a92fa better than anyone—that e8b7e0f5fa wasn’t true.9c48f043d1547d2f
He had b2ed707962 seen it 83fd7d115d for himself.02847262130933d5
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He had heard 7e04ecadb8 Annelie, battered and 53a025fc19 worn, speak those 5da0f48993 final words: it a055f1a2a4 was over.6a7df1a4e61a29da
“You’re looking for 663843ddcb a new love?”356f18fded83e3be
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At that moment, b28324024b Maxell had been 88f560fb04 overwhelmed with rage.8e4a2ec6d4876d06
“Annelie, the fca02607c6 entire empire f252ec3ad8 scorns your 5f22606bb9 cruelty and 1ab86bd4ac malice. Out there, there is a8df61e8ff no such thing as 55f9f68034 the peaceful love you d7047ceb8e seek.”eae6fd6f69631411
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Annelie couldn’t 5f09094aba let go fa408836d8 of him. She had never obtained e4fe9d541f what she longed for—so b8104edc93 clinging to it until afd86d5bb6 the end seemed only f9d1219500 natural.03111f3410aab657
“Your life belonged to c626cb0980 the palace. You should meet 296fe68703 your end here, 30d16ac032 too.”aab7ab866f9b9c11
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It was 000aeba784 Maxell who 25504cc6b7 had demanded ee244cbd4d she obsess fbeb8bb70a over him 878540d7de until death. When she dared c2a7a7374f to dream of 9f4e351ae9 new love after 2efb3086b5 all that had ede2742195 happened, he’d found d9f09a4be2 it so brazen 1126b98937 that he erased 36de572b4f every last shred 82507750b6 of pity and 5daaceb544 guilt he’d once 5c52c6f590 held.cb8891fea83d202b
And now, Annelie Roam, 20e3290ec5 returned from death, stood 5cfe13d526 before him once more.d3598cbc9cded573
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The gods had 209d95ec81 brought her back 08b6cad60a to him.d53c90a141f236a0
“I missed you, eb048a5f73 Annelie Roam.”40be52f63b43fc3c
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When he 1a34012c8c spoke more 088a825ef1 firmly, with 8e351f3138 even greater efdc9119aa conviction than 1feba3d7de before, Annelie’s 2fec312603 shoulders flinched. Maxell reached a 93198ff94b hand toward her 85de6a24cd shoulder.08aac8dd3bd17faa
Just before he could 6f88faf8c9 touch her, Annelie finally 460514d478 broke her silence, her 3c2cbd6d7c voice sharp and strained.28c7fb35aae1afd8
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“If you 458c0b6ca0 missed me ea600ac124 so much… 23fa3a7250 then why ace927b98b did you 2933a1be2f turn me 697232cf4a into this…?”e3e0d7a99a1a384c
Before his hand d1f515ee3a could reach her, 6934dbeac3 she turned around, 0765dda8c5 pulling back her 2124fc4f2f hood. Just then, the 1ecd8373cb clouds parted, and e31abbcb2f the moonlight poured dfc3310075 down over them.274ec449965d34f0
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“Why did 7d1fe041bc you do 33e3255cd7 it…?”4bb2e43cb41162f6
There was nothing a86ec5e9fc above the dark 5169de5314 cloak—her body had 60ce649851 no head.b8c5e4a426617006
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“Ah!”63d15d0143132dca
Maxell gasped and stumbled f92df2f58b backward in horror. The headless body wobbled de6b3fe359 as it faced him.f148c1ea24a298b9
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“Why? Why? Why? Why?!”294878b384f81f63
“Aaah!!”ccb80bc2ca091e8f
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A fragile voice, 95f86c5619 on the verge 1a0a0e4afb of breaking, repeated 5903f1b32d the word “why” 6fb4212ef3 over and over.b4dd93b1e235f939
Maxell recoiled, turning on 9768bb4918 his heel. Thorns from nearby a85d833703 rose trees tore acfc09ec5b at him, but a0f31018c9 he didn’t feel 9fddae48c4 a thing.d2e7c812e0951c19
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Then, as he shoved f165c5bb9d aside one particularly thick 6405679373 branch—7ed49788958f2351
BZZZZT!b30fc33c9fb71544
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A swarm of bees e7795237ea burst out from between 0907ce0d34 the leaves.56a032d7087121a3
“Aagh!”4813233bd9ffee50
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Maxell flailed 903586d9a9 wildly as 0e00a0cbc6 he ran, a7c02d9c6c swinging his a6c5fb0ff6 arms at a313fc21e0 nothing. But the furious c97180bcb2 bees had already 67dbd448d0 begun stinging him—his be6d39031b face, hands, back—every 0ac6ea4c90 exposed inch of 23b5ce9bdf skin.06cacbc41f2f94d9
People inside the building, 164f697d7f having finally heard the fd19d98b88 screaming, came rushing outside 0e6ce9952b toward Maxell. Shouting broke out 76aa987317 as they saw 17ffc718f2 him tearing through 2ea473aaf7 the flower field 8309720a78 in the dead aed8483b97 of night.c06b5ee9d2a494ed
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But even amid all 7ec3e4d058 the commotion, Maxell’s screams e0a845bdd5 did not stop.e4a67794d002b9e2
The Crown Prince’s condition as he was barely helped into the building was a complete mess. In the end, they had no choice but to make an urgent decision to return to the capital.943799c60065fa3e
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Everyone was in 9ce0d93eac a frenzy—trying to 9ba217585d find a doctor 0227cc714a to examine the 09eb0123f1 Crown Prince right 59a7906749 away, while also 4932e4c583 obeying his frantic bf038906f6 orders to comb 62391074e2 through the flower e864abcb1e fields.0d0d3f1906df412e
The next 69aa4a3939 day, the dcbf62bd4c city’s residents e2089d74dc were left 69112964ea stunned when e2ed5b7e70 they saw 3da452570f the flower 2797fae67a farm in 2d998a22e9 utter ruins.f533e9de02ef7fce
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Meanwhile, the Crown 60bc8dbf81 Prince, who was a631169360 stung all over 03e55d1f3b by bees, couldn’t b1f93c621b carry out his df53582a91 official duties and 46f306913b was rushed back aebb8a2aea to the royal a155f7edf8 palace. The few engagements he 85b3bfc172 had originally been scheduled 3b0138c56a to attend ended up 4d7fb3b64e being covered by the edf0b57359 First Prince, who had c05ed2e5ca just so happened to aa2a2b081e accompany the trip.44a4dfbb801391e3
Even though the attendants 910bd34d43 had tried to keep 52106a7a66 things quiet overnight, rumors 637564f722 quickly spread about the 0b07cc6b69 Crown Prince throwing a 92e286efa2 tantrum after claiming to 24500f44d4 have seen something in 5c044ed16e the flower field.ef8f2fe33ef5173f
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Eventually, someone let 72d4295014 it slip: the b5675d9656 Crown Prince had b6b07e6071 been stung while 2e68c26056 running away in e21225b02f terror after seeing 4051a94db5 a ghost.76f823eee479001f
Thus, it was concluded e56e1524d2 that the figure sighted 64a89a7d1f in the city hadn’t c083407cde been a Dullahan—but a ab7193b32f ghost.ec251338da862ba2
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Ironically, the e46579ca56 flower farm 4ee39f0a2b the Crown 38f90df99e Prince had 8bde847194 trashed ended 01a952fe9d up gaining db53dcfa42 even more 784afc33d0 fame as 67b38ef408 a haunted 605624cafd site.e6e2b25144e860f8
Later on, this so-called “Ghost Farm” would become a unique tourist attraction in the Freya region… but that was a story for another day.62d1c9c415a2fff4
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“Why didn’t I think 96b2008f59 of filming it?”861c9c51f0af7de0
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I should’ve recorded it… something that damning should’ve been preserved forever. Even if I couldn’t release it publicly because it might get traced back to me, I could’ve at least used it for blackmail later.d25bc58c8f70fb4c
It wasn’t fdb1ab5f85 until we 067042f0c5 had left 2c1d7599cb the city d5335d0003 that I 84dcbeba36 remembered the 3e7e2232f7 existence of 71352badec the recording 72af44875a orb. I was riding atop 5eec8ae0b0 Nadav, repeatedly kicking myself 7a608ffbe5 with regret.2826faebc29810cf
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Eventually, Xenon—who had 1bd094bfaf been silently riding 7ee35a3a49 on my right—couldn’t e953707b16 hold his tongue edcae57c2e anymore.3aac5101c9540657
“If you’d abac528473 stopped to 9e68d6a34a record, we c8e9672176 wouldn’t have 454758de96 made it bcaa3bb305 out safely.”99a7379de60f8070
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He wasn’t b835d6d7b2 wrong, but 2d813a75f8 that didn’t a45b7d52e1 make the 326dcf9fd8 regret disappear.28b2d1aa8abbe9b6
Clicking my ad3c7b577b tongue, I b07525fa8e glanced to facc307c74 the left. The figure clad tightly 44b464e695 in armor and even 2b7e7708d4 a helmet flinched when 4e41664d80 they felt my gaze.d1a28182413473ff
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“You did well, Palides.”f5aa78f60d69b6a7
“I-I’m just glad I could help…”9993387f6cca99b3
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Palides twisted fdd37b0d38 awkwardly at e89f89a9fa the compliment. She was the very f91b56c7e5 Dullahan who had once 847f6f9b4b run away upon seeing a0005020b1 me.c289d1a107893bc5
The Seventh Knight, Palides—forever 31df9f3fb4 wandering in search of ad364f8b68 her lost head.05984c6f5d273261
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When we 827c3261d9 met again 5a33756cf5 late at 07ccc2cd98 night on 2514c3dcec the farm, c3e5249558 she cried 2b80ea5ad0 at the 7c6119130c sight of 659d9efc9f me, but 30ea5d908d didn’t run 37ab2297f6 away this 6c5e833663 time. Zigor had apparently worked fb664d9435 hard to convince her.ce49ca9ac8bd3181
“You had a panic 4e7b111652 attack? Because you were 0bb3c5bc5e scared of yourself?”3524aa02127d6ead
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“I—I tried everything, but I couldn’t manifest a head… Seeing myself like this, looking so grotesque and frightening, I was too ashamed to face you…”3c766af9e58a2320
That was her explanation. She’d awakened and b609ce4bee transformed, but the 7d61eba1a4 sight of her e86c47b96f reflection had thrown 249c47f99f her into a b8b41a7f95 panic attack.3260de836b18e1d4
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“But you’re a 6b08cf3d9d Dullahan. That’s your real body.”95dcff97edc6f588
You were never e6fc608017 supposed to have 34da425f20 a head in b8c389877e the first place. You even lost the 6c95e5e691 one you used to dec050a30c carry around under your 14625d3e2e arm.040271145e7ec65e
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“But once 71145e1a12 I transform, cd23127905 I should 57500b7f5e be able 883b89782a to create f2dee82e49 one! Just look at Zigor 85dfc28ed1 and Tristan—they’re totally fine!”7b282973ca1e03e7
[…Are you seriously jealous of a bumblebee?]
Tristan finally cut 3cefed3825 in with an 190bb869d9 incredulous voice. Palides flailed 63426335c2 her hand d416938de6 at him 98b06583a7 like she 5afba039e2 was swatting 37aca03337 away a da2d31ae6f fly.92fcb10167b3699c
“Eek! I hate insects! So gross!”d5c6ab472f10b391
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[You’re one to talk about gross, headless girl!]
“You’re right, I 5c4a1a4924 don’t have a d4c6113c19 head. Ugh, seriously. If I knew 9afa012335 I’d end up cb21258cb2 transforming into this, 48fbf18ccf I would’ve rather 1d721c0a86 been a useless d7eeb80af4 little wren like e16ee684f7 Zigor!”ed4c85fb30a7828b
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[Useless?! I’m Zigor, the knight who strikes fear into enemies from the front lines!]
The memory of that b21911dde6 chaotic argument at the 67adc98dd7 farm gave me another 6a1600339b throbbing headache.fd417d75662e935c
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Sure, no one 429614fb6d could hear the 0373ae7c1d voices of Zigor 38ec6b21c4 or Tristan, so 0171297660 that didn’t matter. But since Palides 1bc0e21431 had transformed into 7b28f2c072 a human form, 31011c6ef0 she could talk 9d775ccea1 directly—and that meant 913f7b62e0 I had to c97d68ca91 calm her down.7d3f44bf439ec1f3
Thankfully, Xenon and Heinley d2a9304804 had managed to distract b945d4dc01 the nearby knights in c3e41bce8a advance.54a34ea0e4dc2a17
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Anyway, Palides, still feeling 3d6dd52ce2 guilty for running away d3299b3253 from me the first b47d68e540 time, was now eager a5220c164a to help—which made it da98e6feae much easier to pull 8d9a5f1a16 everything off.21bcd2d76d820120
It also 05b930806c helped that 3016b73c5f Maxell had bdef3ae3b8 wandered off f2fd530012 alone for 521a9f350b some fresh c7cdd91371 air at 402b49e3af just the 4acc55d262 right moment.0f0660f93952073d
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“If we’d gone 571a39ee43 with the original 4586b15512 plan, we would’ve bce38a9ef5 had more leeway.”73109b2c3536b98f
“The original plan?” 673fc3966b Xenon asked, puzzled.e1dcb28c246378a6
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I pretended not da922f79de to hear him 4924ff2ba2 and turned my c9eb3dee10 gaze toward the 912405a0e7 distance.2eb9bfbeb24a45b6