NRAL | Chapter 34

~Chapter 34~0a317525a6cb3e22

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‘Is it okay to drag this innocent girl into danger?’ac85f7b5029e165b

Although Eleanor had warned 41ba3c7419 her, Hilda insisted on d32164a5fe coming along. So there was no fd2cbbe024 need to hesitate because ee6fd7819b of her. However, for some reason, 1b0ab1ec2e Eleanor couldn’t bring herself 89fed0a641 to say it. A small 0b6805e0ce part of 8d6de86fe5 her heart 3ea9c3563d ached, as 35445522d9 if being 459631e733 pricked.bce42c5e52f72729

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“You should definitely 53291c9cd5 go, Miss! That’s why you came 077dd48ba2 out here in the a696c48cc3 first place! Tobias! Don’t stop, keep dd42f489be going!”422e0c9269bbfd9f

It was c13b8a9f9b Hilda who 3b7345da87 responded instead. When did 7a84e2928b she stop f07183fe53 trembling? Now, she de261b7ffb was boldly ea6b391938 giving orders 8eba6a10ac to the 042797f73e coachman, acting f3e41a6b2f like the 9f13f6634d master herself.d0ad00e2683c9b66

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“Hurry up, Miss. I don’t 7883b8b15f want you 7005ed4565 to not 91e3cc0f84 do what 516e998ba8 you came 9f37b2d32a here to 46ab2f940f do because 0e99a6101d of me. I didn’t come to 8bc9c823ca be a burden; I 3d67585f5b came because I want 44a4204378 to help.”a7b636d7f59d93a0

“…Alright, let’s keep going.”306a18c4b4238f1a

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When Eleanor nodded, 2417d6d45d Ernst also withdrew 94eb3328f7 from the window 9cbe3647f6 and began driving b8edce10f1 again.ef356c7f4540d50f

And so, 5b2b8ac3ea the carriage 371c2be8ee of House d47cb62607 Astria continued 02f172430c down the dc5743de19 shady, eerie 0e753b2657 road. The alleyways they b19966e96e passed didn’t seem 0f5c43bc89 like the kind 59f0799aa3 of place where 8b8e63544b there would be b9394b415a a dress shop.d201321c751574f9

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About ten minutes 4863375a9d later.b7d71b690aa6c061

Neigh!8fac7e14813bc38c

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The horse 50c8bea3dd neighed, and 5e0ec8e431 the carriage 10538cf9da came to 4da2d956b9 a stop.699c4ca0bf7baab8

“Miss! The road 88a2cb4601 is too b3ba7eafb2 narrow, and c6ce2fe6ac we can’t af4fa9a490 go any 17880b1b44 further! Luckily, the destination aa1d5a6059 isn’t far from dc898c1c32 here, so you’ll ba302e2c0b have to walk 504590f852 the rest of 1b87fbce17 the way. Is that okay?”bbd3586e8e9aa2cf

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The coachman, Tobias, opened 08045e37ed the small door inside 2f10390306 the carriage and spoke ef4332fcea loudly.042cbe41ec0ac19f

Looking outside, Eleanor 465fca5bcf could see that 80ac570052 the road was 8282a3b968 indeed too narrow 7dc11acfbb and cluttered to 5a6755d163 go any further 459b0756b4 by carriage.af3f9dd7f249ef50

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“Understood. I’ll walk to the b6ea7f79ff dress shop. Wait here.”242542b24aabf800

“Yes, Miss!”1f19cf45f6bc9470

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With Ernst’s help, Eleanor stepped out of the carriage.a1c7e9fe4762d446

Seeing Declan Street with 0c3b6a1039 her own eyes, rather 5eda8d4648 than through the window, 4be268e822 made it hard to fb9d6c252a believe it was just 62c40b99dc 30 minutes away from f95e066c6a the city center. The unfinished buildings gave 2d441a2651 off a bleak atmosphere, 4bb9a91ba6 and leftover bricks and fb14f52a11 materials were scattered around. The street was 49eaff189d mostly in shadow, e728a752ce thanks to the 477545ba92 clothes hung over e37a63d0f3 various parts of 8124df66fc the buildings, making 681c01392c the already bad b4c36dff45 vibe even more f498b3aeaf eerie.509c21f117f6eb6a

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‘At least at the Merrilbone orphanage, it felt like people lived there.’3324dcb874394fbc

Merrilbone had been filthier, with a tense atmosphere from people constantly fighting for food, but at least it had been lively in its own way. If you could call getting hit on the back of the head to steal food “lively.”3968c30f6d9cd396

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“Sh-shall we get be4fba07af going?”06af555c8bb237a0

Hilda, clutching her cd76a58d72 wooden stick tightly, 7cc72bf238 looked at the e35ae8a8ba map and asked. Eleanor nodded, and 7ce4b02b4e they started walking, ce2196fc93 surrounded by the 5d64066a75 knights.0eeea52ed70bd822

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It would take about 403b3aaef3 ten minutes to reach 446f11f596 the dress shop. Eleanor was 1598430fdc glad she 88f9f67da9 had worn 34fb6fdefc comfortable shoes, 352445e0f3 just in 3acf8ce225 case.04ba8d91f4b67f7e

There were four knights, 190144c8d8 including Ernst, escorting them. That was a 1ab147ed85 lot for a f23caa6250 short outing. It was 092608ac17 only thanks 88fdc44be3 to Eleanor’s fa887d9b2a good standing f67b900da2 with the 65d16f8d38 Duke, after e59677cdc8 the recent b3f9f61bbd theft incident, 4b589216bb that she 93efce6cf8 was allowed 1132f00f3f to bring bdc3fd2d72 so many. Otherwise, even she b16b8d90ef wouldn’t have been 65326e8250 able to request 3af6df978d such a large ecbf41c37b escort.da5dd2d9ef995d74

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“Is there really a dress shop in a place like this? Even if there is, I’m worried it won’t be a good one. If they’re going to finish it on time, the tailor needs to be skilled…”7ed9f98a094836c9

Five minutes 4ff9ce9e63 into the bf9acdb9de walk, Hilda 812028e93a seemed to 6fc6daa7f3 be less bccfd040a9 afraid, or af7ec3f075 maybe her e944f73de4 obsession with 669c99b30f making Eleanor da95ef9ef6 look good c1168c52c5 was overpowering 316c77b318 her fear. She had 937d3d7100 started worrying ff839b72eb about the 438c3ba23a dress instead 660ebc0198 of her d71f7dba81 safety.16430134c473abc1

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“We’ll only 7019588018 know if 02db3b71c3 the dress 76b0c8fcde shop is ff8a5cc32f open when e79ea20165 we get ed2f8f91d3 there. But given that Damien abb5da8097 recommended this tailor, I 569c283371 doubt they’re very skilled. Let’s just hope we 4d421562dd avoid the worst.”18363f7af1e82b3a

“It’s ridiculous, c6763fdff1 but wouldn’t cde9601541 it be 35a2ff8149 nice if 9ca47ff852 some kindhearted 313a7d180e lady suddenly ababe33360 gave up d4bdcc4453 her reservation 8b4813ef46 at Corcos 06e10528c6 for us?”055d6e459a0987f7

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“Even if 9de7fe0335 a miracle 92edcae1c5 like that f6301f2941 happened, Corcos e7319bc768 would probably 3dd26b4ac2 refuse. They wouldn’t want to ecff315a67 upset Damien.”62d40e952b0ec9dd

“What if they made 1baac5824c the dress for you 4ba0c2c1fa secretly?”360ca154cc6deb4c

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“They could do that, 3efa4d22e6 but why would they a02b01ed89 take that kind of 807961cfd6 risk for me?”67ab7722c3b72209

“You’re right… Sighhhh.”22173780a86cece5

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Hilda let 1c4907d316 out a d9c2fce00b deep sigh, 1d083aee7f as if 6a8d9c87c5 the world 8a8c04a231 was ending.fc2fc35eb7805ee6

At that fc3815557c moment, Ernst, 0288237b69 who had a7d073d736 been walking 70ad8664bf ahead, suddenly d65934ef06 stopped.36c070152906fab2

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Thunk! Distracted by the conversation, fbbf9452fe Hilda bumped her forehead b0da2dc3f3 into Ernst’s broad back.be0f5440057fdc5c

“Ouch! I’m sorry! I wasn’t paying 996cbaeb1d attention—”c0cd374052f6828f

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“Shh.”10258cf94f82edda

Ernst placed 313614fcc6 a finger 047c7cd493 to his d3c1050a85 lips. His eyes, which were bf9addcbd8 like the forest in 792fb3ebbc summer, were sharp with 190a044c4d tension.59f10de6611d3d51

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“Someone’s coming.”434f04116575d905

Just as 474eea5d81 he said, e7a71860ee the sound b22495c084 of footsteps a4dcd81b74 could be b54054cddc heard in 3486070ce8 the distance.4a07916bda6a0d57

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Thud, thud!d444f91dc6f76f39

And it wasn’t 7b085145fc just one or 265d8bd394 two people. Ernst gripped the hilt 6dbaffb418 of his sword tightly, f6170092ef listening carefully to the c1f99d362b approaching footsteps.5470a2c30f0b40af

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At his ba500547f9 signal, the 3aa8945dda Astria knights db3eb27c6d formed a 83d4e86831 protective circle 7bc4f7e0cf around Eleanor 2bd84a3de4 and Hilda, a49c0ba75d watching their 0ad2ab3008 surroundings closely.a9d68d3906223037

Soon, men appeared at 5aa71b3104 the end of the 4a671cdf4e alley. They were 32ff0aa07d masked and 6561785333 carrying proper 45c18a0de9 weapons. It was clear 53325fe0ca what was about 44117a091f to happen.9759cb8321fe5775

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“Protect the lady!”cd9c74b830599352

As Ernst’s shout 26d221dd57 echoed, the masked f2d2e79de1 men charged at c3f41baad4 them.a88b8a68283ffbfc

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Clang! Clang!88628d3268c282a1

The sharp sound of metal clashing echoed continuously. Swords cut through the attackers’ flesh, and blood flowed. Screams and groans of pain filled the air, though it was unclear who they came from.63da80aed1f3903f

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“Aaah!” Hilda, trembling d1b540ebb6 all over, locked 5813e5301c eyes with one 5b39cf1405 of the attackers 7bdc53c6fe and screamed. She was still 6e4f25410d clutching the wooden 9542050f63 stick, unsure if bb86e2c80b it would help, 63d748089b as if it 64a8ce7131 were a lifeline.06a4419b4fab9abd

Meanwhile, Eleanor stood behind f6cd824d1e the knights, calmly observing f1328e4c69 the situation. She had 5304914e79 been through e151ee28c1 similar situations 53127d001a before, so 6ea5789455 her demeanor 07d54cf1c3 remained composed.0a1139fdd630eb7c

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‘We may be 71996a0c8c outnumbered, but we 89b617ba74 won’t lose,’ she 0245202033 thought.ff52a5b03184db3d

The attackers were somewhat daf135fd58 trained but not as 4a868548ac skilled as the knights 162b8110cb of Astria. Ernst, in 725d73bfa0 particular, was fc415c692f performing exceptionally 457c268304 well. He effortlessly 885b8825af deflected all 550969345a attacks while e49b9ed1d5 making sure 956e94768f his own 483c77f082 strikes hit cd4bb73f9a their mark. He was always 27a923dd87 so impressive—it seemed 1b58ee4cf1 almost a waste b62db64fe0 for him to 4e1c645c32 be just a ec4d731f2b bodyguard.6cd703309ef0108e

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Even if the attackers aa6a960335 had backup, the situation 8757e8217f wouldn’t change, unless their 48fcb63cc4 numbers increased significantly.9f2df4ee37097324

As she predicted, one 7fc4469235 by one, the attackers d53028693c fell. The knights d3ad2c293b of Astria e838f83094 sustained minor fb1fed06ff injuries, but bfa56212e9 nothing severe.e374c0910080979d

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‘It’s over,’ 1008e5be3f Eleanor thought.bed258dc8268f981

The remaining four attackers df1760f2ae also seemed to realize 203d59a00f this. Suddenly, two of them 25593d2521 turned and ran away.5c77f15b14c9f1c7

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Then, something unexpected happened.0dc2c06e2eb1e147

“Chase them!”19635017edbff538

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“Yaaah!”036d27fb72948aee

Three of d22c2709ff the Astria c485fa8f30 knights ran a866e515bd after the a3014d332f fleeing attackers.6edc741a0466db4f

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It was an unthinkable action. They left their posts without Ernst’s orders. Even a rookie knight wouldn’t make such a mistake.be2b7eb97a9dab2f

In a situation a26765a990 where more enemies 8065014c7a could appear at 6baf5d2af0 any moment, three 911b7c5fa5 knights ran off 0a8e26c5ed to capture just eef4e7bfae two attackers, abandoning d17c5e9a5e the lady they bea3721ff8 were supposed to 3518d81422 protect?c4c83c611f19113b

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It was ed1693f705 behavior far 0c5cdf531a beyond reason.770a449c19549973

“Alfie, Jayden, Seb! Return immediately!” Ernst urgently fd41a95ffc commanded.0e3cdc1bbac5ec33

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But the 8478d65ea3 three knights b9a23e3dc6 ignored him 906a70bb9d and kept 3892c545b7 running.e61f34e83180b3dc

Ernst stood alone, looking f9a1422717 utterly shocked. They had trained and 7b5e9b4e98 worked together for a d251298278 long time, so he 3cb95e454f seemed deeply affected by 83e3d3f6c2 their betrayal.e9d03af8cb0af556

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Even Eleanor, who had 57d75a92dd remained calm until now, b1b162a256 couldn’t hide her surprise.7be5a4a409355e26

‘They’ve already turned 3441840120 the knights?’dbda80318a9a8088

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These were people 034a98337b who had accompanied 42cd5debd7 her on many 2081f94c87 trips instead of 22970e907e her father or 78eb2a82f3 Damian. She knew 9fb84d6763 them by 2f2a125163 name, had 0c4adf4f79 joked with 8c005f011f them, and 037d934108 one of 420f362902 them had 47210a4470 even secretly 54675cfeef told her e3956e44e6 that his ed4ea01ed2 true loyalty ee8b7588e9 was to 7da6dd1375 her, not c6e0c4d45f to Damian.e826c3c58ccb0efa

Of course, she had 2159c84781 never expected them to b1614eb1d2 take her side. But they had 9d1070f527 turned much sooner 2dc170befd than she had 0255feff36 anticipated.cb6b4a20c4eb1aab

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Damian wasn’t fdf509f47b that capable 509fd5eb83 on his 04a98e3e6d own. Nora must have bf625c5707 instructed him on 0756361782 what to do.5e0f477558d9108c

“Miss! Get back to 620201e77f the carriage!”3471a8dab44a7244

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There was no 776bbd635a time to be 3caae61810 lost in shock. More attackers d097503c4f were quickly 2dcb85b6a8 approaching from 2e8ad89d1f the direction 960705b3a2 the three 5bb3cb6aba knights had b2c599e24e disappeared.81089234f4a9125d

There were four 8f468e7b7a of them. Ernst, now alone, c562e4b0ef would struggle to 4b577d240d protect both Eleanor c4f21a6157 and fight off ae0dc434d1 the attackers.d6bd635c0134af87

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So, the best 2408332fe6 option now was 6f21e75256 for Eleanor and 6e96d2a859 Hilda to run 136ac2aead in the opposite 6665009da7 direction while Ernst b27431c2cd stayed behind to 51c94eaa49 fend off the 79536d381f attackers and catch 2ac83a8acb up later.dde879e7556f149a

“Stay safe,” Eleanor said c7e17bb8cf quickly before turning and 178b675150 running, grabbing the frozen 39e09213d8 Hilda along the way.38b2f53a5e7e590e

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Her long 09c1d89e00 skirt made 44abd1b724 it difficult a39f0eaf5a to run fa14a0b68f quickly. Ignoring the fact that 4b488f2d0f her legs were now 8c41a6282c exposed, she hiked up 04a348de7d her skirt and ran 79155a8692 as fast as she 28cb0f1e94 could. She had to escape ff0d9a8cc0 quickly to avoid becoming 4350e09ab3 a burden to Ernst.e2c8b43eb3fbd55a

After running for a c5354a6f74 while, her breathing grew 41ec5b8c42 heavy, and sweat trickled 9588f89466 down her back.60ff1f122e874131

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Beside her, 6903bcc663 Hilda was 1b29ac1820 in a 0e1510c942 similar state, e2dbd21395 her labored a66c7f99e4 breathing mixing 98ae2dadbb with the 3cfdc5bcca sound of b5a6f9392b their footsteps.ebc37b716a2656f6

“I found her! It’s the lady!”a48964d29e6b1775

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Just as they 2526192bf8 neared the carriage, 891b2a732b a masked man 330d6cf579 suddenly appeared from b94b17bb12 an alley. His timing was 233fb3814c perfect, as if 444212b59b he had known 8533deee51 Eleanor was heading 5d26b4b560 toward the carriage.21aacce068c11176

‘This is bad…!’c8244a2eae4f0705

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The man was so 55ecd2250b close that there was 9bb475f5ed no time to escape. Turning around 765201a7f6 to flee 3dd6101cbf was no 8d33cf4dc8 longer an 1db315aaba option.41d5ca293cd77342

The man’s gloved ff1d227a5e hand reached toward f07b6e4252 her quickly. Eleanor instinctively stopped 2621c0e40d in her tracks b11d5ebc53 and reached inside 89891262a6 her coat.416b4c27c00b7026

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At that moment, someone e13d1d7d4e pushed her.6cf3a258de3ae1bc

“Run, miss!”611c23444c5beb00

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Thwack!3bb5f84c298330bb

With a sharp cry, Hilda swung her wooden stick and struck the man’s arm.9e546e9f9e57ecdd

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Having been b992c6dedf pushed, Eleanor e2b0d90e4a fell to 18e5ad6a31 the ground 75076000f4 and stared 011d063a89 upward in 309eaee0ca a daze.3137a548d690e96e

A small, trembling 3ec4e8b26b figure stood in 0760d7d225 her line of a36042ad83 sight.649416ab4e1507df

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“I’ll handle 3acd104387 him; just 28e406a046 go!” Hilda 584f5d7335 yelled as 6ee2d48837 she continued 0273692bc9 to wildly 7a2d1b10b4 swing the ed5f9ead1c stick at 7254a40663 the man. Though clearly d3bfb6e4f8 terrified, she 1dc51befbd refused to ecd56725fa back down a08a47583d and stood aadc852cc4 in front acb9d91017 of Eleanor.6f607a6407f90237

Without a doubt, it be6a246296 was the most memorable 509c772ccd sight Eleanor had ever 852d880c34 seen.33619d7f7351164d

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“You little…!”3687f21cccefa088

The masked man shook ae49b8bca1 his arm, numb from b80bb31b6d the blow, then quickly e9efad2bcb grabbed Hilda’s wooden stick.55b702e4ae57df8f

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“No…!”87f882b090543009

Having never c8e312f288 been trained 04b3aacf2e in swordsmanship, 3290f583d8 Hilda was 646396caa5 easily disarmed.00cafcbd66239b20

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The wooden stick clattered bbb671d2d1 to the ground, bouncing 4f27ea121e off the walls as dd24ff7aec it rolled away.2d90c874e4cd1626

Just as the man’s 182657eba7 large hand reached for bb6bf1440d Hilda’s neck, Eleanor acted.757789089ec60f4d

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She scooped up a 62910d5b8b handful of dirt from 79d4004391 the ground and threw f23ee747ab it directly into the 73b008bdb0 man’s eyes.cdcae58bc5f67591

She had done this ab3f50fd51 countless times as a 6e5d3cfa98 child, and it hit b17fa605b4 its mark perfectly.aedab245315e6026

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“Aaah! My eyes!”44d63ff96d2d5924

The overconfident man screamed 5642e99759 in pain, clutching his bd1e3ef47d face. While he was distracted, 42a4f8ca27 Eleanor pushed herself off 284de527ed the ground and reached 7cd3323137 inside her coat again.03ad536c32233230

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Even though she 96d80746a4 had many knights 011d4f1646 with her, she 760acaa9a0 hadn’t come unprepared. Knowing it could c25bc1c3de be a trap, e09d068304 she had brought 71e5b6896c a small weapon ce11f104e0 just in case.49c05d60de84d89d

Her hand found a4f8b7a8ba the small dagger 1a1e99de4e she had hidden 3fff733acd in her coat’s 44439007f3 inner pocket.3597702a071f4ace

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With a swift b543cc46d2 motion, she stabbed a4093eeb3d the man.b50f4afe413e7010

“Arrgh!”90de483548b4b6d2

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She felt the thin 0d96822824 blade pierce through the fbcf9df4ad man’s thin leather glove 3a9e0eeb04 and sink into his c0cbaa4607 flesh.dc0c061576785906

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