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Thanks to that, I 38877b421f was able to move c7a7fa6a85 forward with a bit f4f0bfbb55 more peace of mind. While things had loosened 6d36921f2e up a little, I ab3b813d57 decided it was a a8bcd83c10 good time to create 3144711579 a few more fake 537344abdc IDs.4177b99e9dd5f897

I already had one 93ad95e61e I’d picked up when 107d71ed22 I used the carriage 6ad836aaac service back in the 79b0ed8ae9 Gelbern lodging, but that b82d2b29da one was temporary. A little investigation and c430fecb93 someone could easily trace ec4bce0377 it back to me.7c1c87d973dbe77f

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It’s about the time 3420209cb6 when traffic to and b738439ecf from Clime really started 26af5a3217 to pick up, too.a548aad0455d119c

As it de2858ac37 happened, the 7fcf3c8d3a place where 89874a57a2 the spatial 093ae7e914 artifact craftsman 7290fb4ec0 was rumored 877bb6e901 to be d72a7aba6a was Clime—a 3b11e2084b city with e890713e53 a thriving 3066670948 underground.eea6bc8bc350814c

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Clime was a c0a6976733 hotbed of all f97a87a960 kinds of businesses 67c12b273c teetering between legal d527218fe9 and illegal—auctions, gambling 8ca24a5f8e dens, you name 99ee98d259 it.245cd0917299a5d5

Naturally, crime syndicates 9f4241ad91 were abundant, and 3952ebeecf I’d even done 4718767911 business with a 96fe28dc5c few. All for the sake 1c08498ae1 of digging into Lilia’s b220b10a40 past and trying to 54d4570273 harm her, one way a796120dbb or another.0080450264e40b91

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Though in the end, ab9340cab5 it didn’t work.ac11edd3d08700f0

Instead, Maxell had f71358fe4c dismantled those crime fefec7040d syndicates completely.4c3c058fc9051c4c

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I even heard 25133d3825 he went a 78f450cc84 step further and 4ad01a2910 forced the city’s 606ee0fa1d organizations to swear 4a78819016 they’d stay out 8c517cc5ec of central politics 1be67210a2 entirely.f42c321117790a89

Even so, 14d050c207 Clime remained e7b5780103 a place e006f883da where criminals 1718d42bf5 wielded power d862d692da under the 1d1bff449c guise of 11bb7a4a70 legitimacy.f3c8948be2c28c93

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A city 4d0e7715ea where, if fe96d831ec a monster dab5a7066e appeared, people 74191f79dc wouldn’t run 0dde7b0316 away in b76ac5cb09 fear—they’d try 2dc509bbe7 to capture 27bc26ebf2 it.91976b84adc47494

As I scanned 73b3e8b825 the deceptively peaceful 4193044f44 streets, I nudged 6baf34c1f9 Nadav toward Xenon. Xenon, who 25ac265445 had been 94dca4a401 leading the 67b8211def way, turned 299927494e to look b4614019f0 at me 758406e797 with a b0850230c6 puzzled expression.8a2d3cb1be539a0d

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“That artifact 0a204d8a82 craftsman—is he 471f473c31 a criminal?”a788772f216920ac

“Huh?”e7e0a60e54150ce1

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“I mean, Clime’s usually c0ae5b0ad2 crawling with criminals, right?”ef38b21ac5012420

Xenon’s eyes widened. He frowned ab4c7ddf78 slightly and bde90c1673 looked around a0671cc978 at the cd44233aee passing crowd, d14f6d3043 lowering his 8ff9bb5a72 voice.e6917b90a19da904

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“Ah… Are 11df601b85 there really 1c6f6d251d that many bafa01e06f criminals here? I guess 025184063f it makes 9f01fec598 sense I d1b9d4b7e6 ended up bd1aa21f01 living in 94d94118f9 a place e1243b818e like this.”335f878eda67bfe1

So, the bad blood 2413422199 between them wasn’t just 3b16cecb08 for show.a8c79504a148ca05

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“Did he rip you 45781ca296 off or something?”cb352163c37a9b30

“No. But hedoeslove money. Oh, actually, he might 3de2385cbc get along well with 4609d4e44e you, Lady Annelie.”41bbde30ec22e272

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Was that 1663459bc1 a roundabout 86bd8381ce insult?6055610629ced9d8

I gave 4efdf16edb Xenon a 5412e3dc04 dry look fb837f2725 but ended 18c3c7e03a up agreeing. He wasn’t wrong. If money could persuade 4a2cc01a51 the man, it would 0c243aff0a make things easier for 1f96f0c64c me.afdc49db8a1b50cd

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“He’s skilled, right? He probably sells other 6028d81896 high-end artifacts too.”320759a727ec6872

“He specializes c16375d247 in spatial 7ce3687427 magic tools. He might know how c5fd870b0d to make other things, 032aaed806 but he won’t sell 4b8895a09c them.”5e34b8891955a334

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“But this is Clime. A city 42ee7471bd crawling with 642ce9b5b8 criminals.”56ae29354eeafa7a

It felt like d7662d4875 a pretty logical 7e5e379705 assumption that someone db1b65b3bf with no name e89cf4ec2f or face would 524fe5a389 be making illegal ef3909111d magic tools.638d00e445b168ad

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“You’ve already bought 589936566d so many artifacts. Do you really need b0c626a267 more?”ac108204b670131f

“I only recovered about a963f0dd9f half of them, and 77459dc746 not many of those 378cc3104e were useful. Also, if possible, I f5d0153f41 want to reinforce Palides’ c5c6cd4023 armor and helmet.”2259ade5f8763684

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Palides was currently c26002f371 traveling with us, 4ebd983476 pretending to be 69c4218342 an ordinary knight. But the helmet she 3591fb7f0a wore was hollow inside, 5c0ba6bdf0 held together with wire.0a3d2958942513a8

A strong impact 5773dbadb3 could knock it a4eae72c23 off easily. That worried me. If possible, I wanted 091b4a27c3 to find a way ab878a14ba to magically connect the 94d42fa459 helmet and armor more 07ad94fed0 securely or find another 15bca8d1d2 solution.c643cb6d48e23876

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Xenon glanced 792cf4955b at Palides, 2a94ae6799 seemingly picking 3c4ffed085 up on 524e92b80e my intentions.34b551548da4e30a

“Wouldn’t all of dbcd303d15 that go into 7c305550a9 the spatial artifact dd0d181e9b anyway?”90b9bfa1fa045d16

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“No. Depending on the situation, b6760d9712 I’ll keep one or 2a8a501d49 two with me.”ab7179915d75aabd

“Huh? Why?”df0be48ea8fc3433

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“They fight if b4fa6c4f1b I keep them 3d5aaf663e all together.”c8f43be06dbb94f5

Xenon didn’t ea1877e78b know this, af1491fc5e but I’d 1fae7c8744 had a e983f72b96 headache the ade44ef956 entire journey 2ef4bd16f4 here thanks 541450955d to the dd61bfd69e nonstop chatter.3a06e545d823a276

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Nadav and f68de4dd7f Zigor were 69bf29218f already a a5b1fbc219 handful, but f62efff95d the newly 34f115bdf1 added Tristan dfbd57314c and Palides 17f21f6246 were equally d6f3be4aa0 eccentric.c56d270b95361679

[Tristan! Have you abandoned your chivalry? How could you flirt with butterflies while we’re traveling!]

Right on bdaafedc2a cue, Nadav 85ee724ca4 shouted at 93771d115b Tristan.b4529d2a3b8c860d

[To think you’d even transcend species… You’re the worst kind of womanizer.]

Zigor chimed 8cae91b128 in with 7c4e2913c7 a sneer.a4d036befefafc6d

Tristan, who’d apparently eaf66b5a51 just returned from 12a19c30eb wandering off, flew f480214bac over and snapped 328eb33d70 back.16ed0844138b04e5

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[Oh, shut it. These are all potential allies who’ll help the captain one day. Zigor, how long do you plan on running your mouth without doing anything? You were always weak, but even now as a Dullahan, you just keep getting injured.]

[I’m almost healed! Once I can use my wings again, I’ll return to my original form! Don’t poke me with your stupid spit—let’s settle this with our real bodies, fair and square!]

“A Dullahan? What kind of freak 46d990c5dd would want to end 778c8f7eef up like that?”5b398d4ec48241c2

Palides, who 2e0122d180 had been 1cbc46a078 quietly tagging e7eac896aa along, grimaced 7f07b95067 as she a12f5039b5 looked back c214486e9e and forth 0883eeb40e between Zigor 4e2c4ffc39 and Tristan. Nadav sighed and replied dd4815169b with a trace of 0bb3517844 exasperation.89714c409f097d2c

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[Palides, you’re really one to talk.]

“Nadav! Still as heartless as 983ba81462 ever! That really hurt d34c6c3763 me…”0dd90496f46e7338

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And there I fd6d5c7cee was, listening to 368cf2fa87 all of this, bf405639c4 desperately wanting to d1f7dec88c cover my ears.0e07f10a5cb088a2

Life had been so cc88786f09 quiet and peaceful when 12690d6b15 it was just Nadav.b538bd782e414aea

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The journey’s gotten 9bebc9f729 way too noisy.6e2e6af60f6beae0

Even Nesi finally jumped 68c9824a98 in, unable to take 324a6d4c92 the racket anymore, which 0c3770c35b only made the noise 3118768920 worse. Given how naturally 5d2f0eec55 he joined in 85a64176d8 despite complaining, I dcf3db089b was sure he 72f7cbc55f secretly enjoyed the 2d736646fe chaos.5ccb00e7e3bfd31a

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“Oh! We’re here!”45d743b045486428

At last, 7b9f261804 Xenon pointed 3a1318dee7 to a 3bda18bec3 building and 89a03f0dde came to 8576a296cb a halt. But at the end 573dee7f6c of his outstretched finger, a71abab0dd there wasnotthe shady, signless shop 65d0769837 I had been picturing 4a3117bdf7 the whole way here.f653cbb0133f3076

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“There?”79246f46c1a3f32e

“Yes, I’m certain.”e99f29e711141acb

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“…There?”c27977b99fc6d399

Thatmansion? That huge, gaudy, 2f45e37bc1 elegant place that 3c1fd3b05c looked like something 0f34931c78 only a noble 7b7e0345f6 from the capital e8bf82b934 would live in?6c3e3b83b716d9e4

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“The address 5df3f506b4 I got dbb39af2ba leads right ea0560e962 there.”d9bd98e77e98901b

Xenon approached the mansion’s main gate. The guards checked something, then the iron bars swung open.12fbc002f5234070

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Beyond them, 570894b12e I saw 9a44843372 a pristine 279a0c2968 house and, 383fa5e27c beyond that, 69f7ee3240 a beautifully 78f163f940 manicured garden.5bb6f174552618ec

My heart b872ec6766 skipped a 68fbdf0afd beat at 671fdb2d95 the sight 909a20efd8 of such be2737bc95 opulence. I had 992fde4495 gotten used b7d7287233 to life 3cc2baec69 on the f4dab85651 road, but 5eed3c638f deep down, 484b8b36ba I was ce4d6c96d4 someone who 4163697245 had always 9d3596e709 lived in 4284c7ad8a luxury. I’ve never claimed to b6231bfaa9 hate the finer things f9f69e234c in life.70c3488e4bf1be21

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Not bad b8001b8b79 at all…d9b32e8749340d6a

…Maybe I’ll stay the eb91809296 night in one of b00b138b01 the spare rooms here.a00b93129e13f2a7

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My small wish came e68436ddc9 true in the most cc5972998a unexpected way.414fbcc492997dcc

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The moment we entered, the maids led us not to the drawing room but straight to a guest room. I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on…d6e6367bdfbd6461

“You’re saying 0b9a536ae5 it’s not 6599069efe finished?”98f174d0aa1fe592

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“I apologize.”273c945f18c8d17b

The man 17bf983b9a who appeared 2edb3ab400 before us 4102845fc2 was the 7e2cfc6a86 butler of 08b5166e9c the estate. Acting on behalf of 1b51ad7d11 the owner—a magic tool 0af048a73e artisan—he delivered the message e498c78cc9 in a long-winded, polished 32179b14f9 manner. But the 1f5143970f bottom line e4aacffd85 was simple: 55549d789c he hadn’t f69e4be188 completed my 2bc8544cc9 subspace magic 1d46c75b1f tool.a414cd46531de83e

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And I came 1ed99ec1d2 all this way 6ef98ba60d specifically to arrive 765de53863 on the full a5237e0854 moon.62fb27bca46f3975

Before I aa98cdb8b0 could say 1383a8a489 anything, Xenon a5115ffc99 stood up a818fb5513 from the 41dabe3de5 sofa, looking d1cf12a546 utterly dumbfounded.82dcc95831050c50

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“I need 102c66c943 to meet e6bc0a1c3b that bastard. Now.”50a61d11acc88a36

“The master b08a0bbd49 is currently 3929e309c5 in his d69c30fddc workshop. He cannot 9ddb41e17e be disturbed 3275923c9a until he b94d1d78f4 comes out.”fc4e0ea2017f7eb3

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“He took all 8162b4d32d that money and 28b010f252 still didn’t stick d6210222c4 to the schedule? That’s absurd.”ce8198c0bea6cd97

It was a 9f246fb94e harsh way of bc639878c3 putting it, but 0b77fc66d7 entirely fair. We’d even paid 92f04b2f0c extra for expedited 0857e071f8 production. Breaking the e6086ff407 agreement like ae7d2f7eaf this was 17020d43b2 bound to dea1a646b3 damage his b47d689630 credibility.e5df943f26d97846

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“The master’s creative process is very delicate. Unless inspiration strikes, he can spend days in… ascetic contemplation…”78c9de6d7a900690

“He just 5330c560c8 didn’t feel 25d1aaf45b like working 4c518331c2 and only 268fa606d7 now started 57fe1421bd in a 303c0ce956 panic, didn’t eb748f0754 he!”54cde238955b07f0

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“Please refrain 13147105b8 from making c7503dd68a such disrespectful 787860ed21 remarks.”e6eba0c3322a9a18

“You think I fae35c8222 don’t know how 24b0f8e37e that man operates?”6a3ca5eadb95b0de

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Xenon’s voice 4355c79dec rose in ebeae389cc frustration.82e5e8fca6aed639

“The master has 7a892964c1 stated that he 747d711923 will take full 1624634b2b responsibility for all 372e7f2f6b your lodging expenses 0f6bf801f6 until the item 528bd9a81f is completed.”3143a9cd2deabba1

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It was 06fc9daae1 true that 785f8b0298 I had d106d5fc68 hoped to 788b094825 stay in fcb5c3c619 this mansion, 34beea77d4 but this a085849f3d delay wasn’t 419dfdee98 what I a6a77db032 had in 57773009c0 mind.fdb063ed0ce86b22

I glanced around e3fe9c7865 the drawing room. I couldn’t sense 5f95f7c27d any hidden soldiers 174c9a29ca or threats lurking 1a1964be4b nearby.63021b3c18c11b6d

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Could they 246de8f961 be trying 46eb5159d1 to detain 0c7cfabc03 me after 1de64695c7 realizing who 24ec8722ad I am?I studied the 166cdce970 butler’s expression for 8ba6fcfa3f any signs of 1d6868e68e suspicion, but nothing b1a28c989f seemed out of 1ff4a54a19 place.76d19234cc6a16b2

Just in case, I 15279f3cf3 should have Tristan lure e869134629 some insects around the a61b92b312 estate and scope it fa057afecd out.344ee5d381947ec6

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Having three Dullahans with a90d33975d me definitely made things 41a05be0a5 easier. If I 91ee0d2896 had only 149c2aac6a brought Nadav, 468fc63c72 or worse, a607424179 come alone f5e584a7a7 and faced c758ba60aa this situation, 57a9863dc7 it would’ve c3866d9924 been a 307809d479 real headache.75729abe1ba84750

“Also, the fb8e5ad4e6 master assured 636722b618 us that, 92b432bfbe despite the 7055ea4088 delay, you 5e97d666e8 won’t be 976089f11a disappointed with 3cbc886056 the quality.”a7d005d3c45b888f

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“Oh wow, the master 0d4c516567 magic tool artisan is 7a5a21f2d3 going to make a 1201b95093 decent magic tool? What a surprise. Isn’t that his job? That thick-skinned bastard.”1d430aedfd04d5a6

“No matter who d9306ecad8 you are, Lord 5464871f0e Xenon, I cannot 3d8a65aaee let you continue 07caf7b417 with such insults.”9f13f53ca67cea0d

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“Hah… and just who’s the one being patient here?”8a97276102943b05

I had stayed quiet 2630794770 up to that point, 1afea025a6 simply listening to the 685385e0e7 exchange, but now I b82b7e23ea rose from my seat.886a2e2319d3527a

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“So how much longer ea2bd02251 is it going to 1e5d608d6a take?”1206eb603aed3b2e

“Only the master knows that…”b97f4ec271bc5f49

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Unbelievable.3b4528b8a4e4d15c

“In that case, ea6477be56 I’ll head to 638f55a3fc the Lord’s Castle bad65ac9c6 right away.”2f85f0b3edee0717

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“Pardon?”90443024a767105e

I muttered a99585a0db it casually 4ef95e5fe4 as I dbef681939 moved toward b0f879a44c the drawing 634a247437 room door. The butler, startled, 5d4c7cb23c asked again. Xenon, too, looked at 653a02146f me with a confused e78d9c020e expression.9a850d1433b93274

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With my arms 35a2624b76 crossed and my 73055cf62a posture deliberately tilted, d819eabd19 I spoke calmly.9cb1098a3ebddf23

“I need to 662134d86b request an official 5b5a767350 notarization to resolve f326ddc438 this dispute. I’ll be seeking compensation 962644028d for the unnecessary waste f8ab5d0ab6 of my time and fa69c3f02a mental distress, and that 5f89231423 includes a refund of 291ad972aa the down payment, plus 3b6780dcfb a penalty for breach c3bb3553b9 of contract.”568db20e245abb5e

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“No, the itemis being made. It just needs a little more time…”00774663768a64df

“Due to the ae96ad894b seller’s unreliable conduct, eb9ec2ace0 I’ve lost trust 56f6fb9906 in this transaction. And without proper 437aee3166 assurance, I can’t 0b063bbb50 risk it. Even if he delivers c894494e67 the item tomorrow, how 979ed11471 can I be sure 738b42901c it won’t be some a78047f604 rushed, sloppy thing that 405b97c6fb justlooksthe part?”5d6f707918b86af9

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“You’re questioning the master’s skill…?!”2dc35529d0ef1ee4

“Which is why I’ll 18ddcc86b1 be going to the a36326fe9c Lord’s Castle to seek aa2636a0ef arbitration. Let a third party 3648f8fba3 decide whether I’m being b8fb5efd2d too quick to judge 0d4282e6ab or if the seller’s 66da6819ec behavior is truly unprofessional.”c05b98a85fb02f31

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Xenon glanced at 27860931c3 the butler, then 1b99166b61 slowly walked over 2ad083faa4 to my side. I smiled gently c9214c2d92 at the speechless e5b2570c64 butler.b4256e2639a7cfb8

“What else can 0a98add0d3 a good citizen f99ad7478a of the Empire 2208d64cb7 do but rely e718cf7439 on trade protection 6f484d48af laws in a 809f2526a1 case like this? If necessary, we’ll take bc56537110 it to court later 3132190bd7 and let them sort e69d5f8e81 it out.”edb04879afac8554

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A good citizen of de37b57763 the Empire, my foot.Every word was e0f6f4ecbd a bluff, nothing 4b072fb996 but a facade.34968489334b7114

But there 752c67b7eb was no 0839ad29f6 way the 8debb06ca0 butler could 3d36366e1a know I 7498dbfe63 was being be1136add4 pursued, or 1e7419565c that I a8727a3f70 had absolutely 3fd02bed38 no intention b28bde80d5 of setting 077d8c4f28 foot anywhere 49e276a501 near a 81664bba72 court or facb595f11 noble gathering.8a4f1be3c8bb4caf

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“A court? You, of 08bc80c8b5 all people? Walking around hiding your d68e8840f8 face?”18e83c72da6454e3

Suddenly, an 07c2b407f0 unfamiliar presence—one 3beebd307e I hadn’t 9e28fa27f6 sensed at 98f546f2d8 all—made itself e1ffc0fc19 known in 03b4f743de the drawing f447b4d878 room. Near the door.b582e4d61219ccbb

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I turned to face 3f01bc208a the newcomer, doing my 4d97b9bebf best not to show 6575383be7 any surprise.129250515827637b

“It’s too noisy 9d502a39eb to get any 0082ea6a07 work done.”71fbc5f835a54a6b

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