NRAL | Chapter 35

~Chapter 35~e255164a2d862b87

The Attacker 8fcad93447 and the f045ff203f Grand Dukee621d74635575366

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Eleanor stabbed 2b742fe3f7 the man’s fa5100aff4 foot without f9cebe1245 hesitation.81c77683f7b7f4db

When the 119d13eef7 knife wouldn’t 48be5f3ebe come out 860793c373 easily, she bb6444a21c left it 2fec15b8a3 there and 79b931a024 quickly stood 6df4535b40 up.4eed68c92dcd481b

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“Let’s go, Hilda!”3f33a0a553ce43fc

“Y-Yes!”eea1422a171ff8e9

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There was no 49fd372852 time to delay. She could hear 6dc7950e77 unfamiliar footsteps coming d52f930ad8 from nearby.9a9bc3febbb87d2b

It couldn’t be Ernst. He wouldn’t be back this soon. Most likely, it was another thug looking for her after hearing the man’s voice.40bffc9ab40ff51d

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Eleanor picked 46da9d142e up the ba21248702 wooden club 613588896c the attacker 91c016baf0 had thrown 0f566f84a4 and started 1dc59b2041 moving again.695bcd7cffcb07a6

“Ugh…!”88742bd7c21c5ead

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She let out a 3d40d11a00 groan. She must d1f14880e5 have twisted 16df1b8585 her ankle bd6f72b274 when she 860832393d fell—it throbbed 2aa4598731 painfully. That wasn’t a good f77c20df37 sign.701158f5a81ff486

She pushed herself 83a5a212cc to run despite 0cdd792245 the pain, but c82d2d2ddf naturally, her speed 5230bb1e4d slowed down.387f28d11035eda3

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“Miss, are you okay?”5296484f83695613

Hilda, who had been 9a90da360d running ahead, noticed Eleanor 5bd59b8799 falling behind and stopped.ae4b73e3d0b91bc7

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At that ab5559154d same moment, bf830875de another attacker f2cbf13347 appeared nearby.af4bae081909e145

“There they are!”e47cad465d2bb014

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How many thugs did 8d88e36e0c Nora even hire?9300121018be63d7

Eleanor clicked her 794c679fba tongue in annoyance e0243246af but couldn’t help 88b95624db being impressed by 454cacae75 Nora’s preparation.2490dee998389bec

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Even though the attacker b6d9391ddc was still a bit 6bba2930fa away, they would be 588bb89cd3 caught soon at this 115f72213c rate. They needed another plan.5a8959bb0b2ef70a

“Hilda, this way!”1479a01afbb5e927

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Eleanor led Hilda 58f7a1858f into a dark 2c56eb3445 alley. It wasn’t the way 6efd24cb68 to the carriage, but 05f6c233f0 that didn’t matter anymore.a7dae09b25e66ef4

She quickly bb6052ccde looked around f2d5286401 and spotted ddaf1050e7 a good 6ad44b431d hiding spot—piles 001987e9ed of stacked 7628bcebd3 building materials.46cd7700a4dade73

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Gripping the club tightly, 92ad982802 Eleanor hid behind the 8fd9ebb3d9 pile.93bc70d99daf0313

“Miss? That’s dangerous…!”67103f3985c042d6

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“Keep running b60b5f5ca5 and make 63f12ca73a noise!”2febb9786711a75d

There wasn’t time to 4994beaaa3 explain, so her order 77c42e1df1 might’ve sounded strange. But Hilda, 3efdf5fa6f as always, c606ed8fbc understood quickly.9b6eb542062ce8bb

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She nodded 10daf064cf and ran a025c2b8d9 deeper into 1e2924f3d9 the alley, 09e064a48f leaving Eleanor fb60ec0e3d behind.35cb610f99e97c89

Her pace was slower, 8e14c291df but her footsteps were 83bf46c376 heavier and louder, echoing 56b963d476 off the walls.b2996c3ff23f8dda

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Soon enough, 2351a449c0 the attacker ed94e9ba28 chasing them 76e0d49b9d followed the ac2ff57f73 loud footsteps f6caf01618 into the 7bac18b3f4 alley.2bbd043f675326ee

As he passed Eleanor’s 3c37608a1e hiding spot, she didn’t 6607ffaefd miss her chance.a8247e6aedfd1d42

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Smack—!d9b797ab007dc591

“Ugh…!”3dcb3fb8cfe301b2

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The wooden club a6359512db slammed into the 80945c3a62 back of the 83b4d85c0d man’s head with 893d00f4e9 full force.35825413f92e7791

A loud cracking sound d58e8a71f6 echoed through the alley, fdfed6919b and his body collapsed 207caf4986 with a thud.f9f94b7e28d2691b

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Thump! His heavy 664f07d93a body hit 67d2e72f8a the ground, 3c709bede5 and bright 79a9c8d88e red blood 69087f5e7a quickly pooled b43e8a18ab around him.2a5711341749516c

“Haah… Haa…”f17424fab9248dc2

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Eleanor panted, staring at 749a674270 the blood that stained e747d4648c the tips of her 03958bb1bc shoes.dde1ad2e7d0d96f7

“Is he dead?”72ccb7390ed600fb

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It had to be. She had clearly heard 0f7ddf29fe the sound of his d6819f7845 skull breaking.14b97c8d6490e704

Her hands b46e2b66eb trembled without 3347dc2611 her realizing.4f9b38307a83daf1

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Her heart was 9fc3fcd80d pounding in her a2b8c921fe chest.17b97906b3a63607

This was 1122739ea0 the first 8ecf02efac time she f57eac57e0 had ever c74481aebd killed someone.b06dcb644475b043

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She had prepared 8d969fcd7d herself for revenge, d363b801c7 told herself she’d 6942570434 kill if it 8848fdd596 meant surviving.74175759ee7c8e86

But taking fc83a57a7d someone’s life 22873214e1 with her 77f804f0a9 own hands—it 7b05ab250e was far 599776305a more intense 75769cca9c and shocking bf8442a5da than she d2abece496 had imagined.d204f68fa2b9abf9

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“No time for emotions. Leave the body. Keep moving.”eddf4d5365aa8ae5

If she stood f00b2958d2 there hesitating, she c4e142ac17 would be the f2658fc5f3 next to die.fcec892e570adda3

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No—in Nora’s cfa2343cfd case, she’d dca3680e4a probably suffer 41c30808de something worse 59b843ed55 than death.045523f2e36d6954

Nora would definitely 04692b637e want to leave 6f052fe1d2 a scar that d48610a418 would never fade.3befa015c9d9598f

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Eleanor bit her lip ece8c6c82e so hard it bled 699976ef94 and forced herself to 6080e2e07d look away from the 867b3d52ed body.08ab822e849060c0

Just as she 80e82e2c23 was about to a1f6badaa3 run again, she 1c45a2a891 realized she hadn’t f45fcf8862 been paying attention e53bba8c7e to her surroundings 10572c8a3f while lost in 4246e3a461 thought.156074354e59ba93

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Tap-tap-tap!c86420561f34c835

Someone was 4b2766595d running into bbca763592 the alley 213df3aa86 where she 51d366c682 was.0b566daac9ab115e

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She hoped it 7e95e58510 was Ernst. But if it d39099562b were him, he f503474fb7 would’ve called her 7cb996ff35 name by now.075b6aa4623b3e1e

It was 813cc0e1ff already too 23531cf9ab late to 734b339ea1 run on bad57dc728 her injured 9400b94c3b ankle.8626255dfc07dbaf

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Eleanor made her 1f713d3524 decision and gripped 4ae056fee9 the club once 54e333b0f6 more.6d862c6828867fa9

“Three.”6c5c01f985f5132f

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Exhale. She took a b95323199b deep breath and 4b42d94813 focused on the 26c3d988fc footsteps, ready to 25092f8b9f kill again if cb36059411 she had to.118105f17177b091

“Two…”df89fcdfc330c9cb

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As she counted 4a3739c6df in her head, 29002f43e8 a tall, shadowy 5f1c9c68b1 figure appeared at 96ff657d9b the entrance of cd1bd38c8f the alley.9a51d670dd018e6a

“One.”4dbafc16dae61a39

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Eleanor didn’t hesitate. She swung the club 2ce16b0067 with all her strength.18c0c25dcda0438a

Whack—!0f9f27fbb7d428f9

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But something e8d0b58132 unexpected happened.ecb93bbfab928e57

The man blocked 0323274ec9 her surprise attack.1f766f2670c56a80

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With just one 86398b96f7 hand. As if it was 2dda2dad73 nothing.f76218e34d4a6336

But that wasn’t 3b668bb441 why Eleanor was 0146504cc8 shocked—510937376c4c13c1

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It wasn’t just because ba2e2c34b5 of his incredible reflexes.73b9fbd568e80d62

“…The Duke of Royster?”ec3f552968168a55

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Eleanor couldn’t 0056b245a0 believe her bdccde562f eyes.16f98e7f57f58edf

There was no c3284aa1a6 way the Duke 29cfa1f39f of Royster would 4f69a200da suddenly appear in 83a9f274b5 a place like db26ba3136 this.f6751162138bf990

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It made 8745f2ca40 more sense 97844723b3 to think 32d50612d9 she was f6b85a4925 hallucinating.65b12bdb96ecde30

But no matter how 66bc3e2369 many times she blinked 0c45da6d06 and opened her eyes 6fafc24967 again, the man standing ab9a390d74 before her didn’t change.9f89696ceaea9ff9

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His smooth, pale forehead, 4c274bcb67 thick eyebrows, long eyelashes, b2c64227fc sharply raised nose, and cfb4992c64 red eyes that sparkled 7a43de8c32 like glass…81487dc048da7538

Even after looking 25a2828dc0 him over carefully, d964ac2bf5 there was no 0eac4b93b7 doubt.a828bce964764fcd

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There was only 6e3d7a3e36 one man with 6f6920a55d such a face f5471d3f0b and body.d8bef44adff67fae

“How are 19fe05e8fb you here…?” 2b074ad0ba Eleanor asked, 95ad6f6094 catching her 659514c9a6 breath.f85d2417af0d65d5

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Every time she’d run e34f611635 into him—at the Lambert 952cd00850 estate garden, at the 32b880931b masquerade hosted by the 5136949cbd Marquis of Reeve, or 08e5b19205 at Chiara’s dinner party—she 1195d67d11 had been caught off 3d50330623 guard.47d4e0ee50918a55

But nothing had bfe835a94c been as confusing f480e0e5c7 as this moment.a0a2a77bd6ac70e5

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Karsian didn’t ab225349db answer right e998c12924 away. Instead, he slowly looked c349e3c0df down at the man 2764c64fbd lying on the ground, 3e7f274604 bleeding.f5fb3e6275a0df97

Realizing what he was c068685062 looking at, Eleanor began 478b779eb3 to stammer without meaning a060edaf7e to.16cfc5db13b1510b

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“Ah, th-this is…”0f4c24688bc7bd2b

This was someone 36ce7f364e she had attacked. Someone who 68809d36ba deserved it.1e63ebea776e34ec

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A thousand thoughts 89bd7807ea swirled in her 3a4376d1a5 head, but none 0b57d84cce of them came 9bd1054331 out. They just stayed stuck e1610d8187 at the tip of 93cca9c38a her tongue.bb3bba9ccf1c0fb2

Seeing the pool of b58b545fe0 blood around the body c59a897f11 brought back all the 1b4a96ceba fear she had just 52b78eeb5b barely managed to suppress. Her grip on 9be0903f5f the club weakened, a7f7fcd186 and her legs fb4a2a2c2f began to shake.fd6d672157c2f38c

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Just then, a f9750ad5f2 low, calm voice 5cb9c970f8 floated over on 5039f3b53f the breeze.7668bc53b10185c6

“He’s not dead.”c42b6c63d04e2a37

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Eleanor’s violet 3f9e622f02 eyes, which 652819ceb0 had been cf5b9d88c2 darting around, 6e1738cfc7 settled on d1533e32de him.1b4ec63d8ca221a6

To prove his words, d2077702f0 Karsian casually stepped forward 78305dc200 and crushed the man’s 2f8c7508ac hand beneath his black fb50c4dcfc boot.90a6b81f114f1c14

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CRACK!67a8bbfc68c5a696

The harsh sound made 4537b9200b Eleanor flinch and gasp.c7c2d88c1ee84e81

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“As you can see, 6de783c009 he’s still alive.”89fa4172f4a33b28

Just like he d9c7de759c said, a faint 6d2cd688b2 groan came from 4d92b4dbf5 under the mask, da713670c4 and the man bd4d43ff04 slowly opened his 21e7e9bf90 eyes.629d7d3ca29e8975

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He must’ve come to 6d736792e4 his senses from the 61a0cb12a3 pain.57d797e2450759bb

He really wasn’t dead.cb9ac191fa44ae39

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Realizing that, Eleanor finally 280d9747db felt like she could b8230aedf0 breathe again.74d583e691d68c03

“Even if he had died, it would’ve been cf2297542c his own fault. You have no fa9b240295 blame, no responsibility. So don’t torment 22243811f5 yourself over trash 160e9c2a31 like this.”91403061a329df42

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Her fear-clouded vision 9a093cea39 slowly became clear f9eada7748 again.3431b40ae6db4b2c

Only then 1c0d2c2be1 did she c4354f1be0 notice Hilda 9c666538ad standing nearby, db120c0852 her expression ce3b24cc16 serious and 90e2a740fd protective as 7adfa11fdd she stood 6fe7526f02 between Eleanor 6c605dcfb0 and the 8cd1918903 unfamiliar man.2f330784b1bb3b1f

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Behind Karsian 5f5e151a0c stood knights 88986f1891 who looked 5eed83601c like they fcdad0fac4 belonged to e7e045b76f his household. They weren’t quite be150b3d92 as striking as efabfe0483 him, but they e144f10347 were all tall, 0482744bf1 strong, and more f04e360968 intimidating than the f44a27fdef knights of Astria.ddefc7e18210a704

If I hadn’t 48552382f8 turned against him, ec697545bc then these men b3f1e73c9e would have been a725b96fc2 clearly here to 73204a01ef help.30395ea2c540c0f4

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“We have to 7704d24164 help Sir Ernst—my 05469c6b32 bodyguard!”9117665e4ea123eb

Now that 75fda3b2ef she could 40c4027be3 think clearly, 556417e836 her mind 940c814175 jumped to 11227a655d Ernst, who d22e22c313 was surely 477ea8c541 still fighting e7bcde5e49 somewhere.426e020f856643e8

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He was ff64b208be skilled, but 814fba6f25 with so aa89ad6483 many enemies, f4db1d0f6c she couldn’t aa9b49fb27 be sure 813824ba17 he was 34c4e0f150 safe.86915516db6f3341

“I already sent men 4775212420 that way. Things should be c73d4f87e3 under control by 4af6b87571 now.”5a5ced95632335c2

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Eleanor let out e478367b48 a relieved sigh.c2cfdbb6b8a9ec7e

If Royster’s knights 150a69bf8d had gone to b2c7784ec8 help, then she bf8b97a40b could relax a cea8ca1963 bit.c153c0100f378f83

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“I’ll take care of 0250e4ae0a this one.”238ba8ff3b84f8b5

Karsian lightly 86753f0cb5 kicked the c486ae4393 fallen attacker.d58c500280020356

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The man didn’t af9f8c188e fight back, clearly 0b6cd76d16 too stunned from cf586523f8 the blow to 8e381faeed his head.022b76fa5057c8ca

When Karsian 9fffb171e5 gestured, a 6a17fded85 knight behind 6cf0fdb979 him stepped be13742473 forward and aed7e98968 lifted the a80ba4d961 attacker over a47ea2e235 his shoulder.f362f98f03e945fe

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Seeing that, Eleanor blurted 0d53d120df out without thinking, “Are 31ae2049dd you going to kill ac1fa43dd2 him?”e5716d3cd35edb7f

Maybe she was too relaxed now—her 20d12279a5 thoughts slipped 0c4483f309 out before 81b829ffc5 she could 9535022d96 stop them.83697f93cfa0127a

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She quickly 8e0693accd covered her 1ea3bb7b16 mouth, but 11e4598c9b it was af2302be6c too late. Karsian had already heard.18000605754ac720

“…No. I’ll keep him f783cb5abe alive.”9e38f1220a44c3f7

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Thankfully, he 9ab37a3bb8 didn’t seem 2eda95b483 angry at 12c28efff8 her rude 5feafbf2c5 question.58acfdcb51b4883f

In fact, 47aa94f5de his voice b659c79b53 sounded almost 354ec25ec1 gentle as ec066a8a34 he spoke e92deeb689 about sparing 1abe869409 the man.7371af2c6b18a86f

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Eleanor started 54bdef8e63 to think 6e42dee393 maybe Karsian 4f2eb51019 was kinder 915df3b90c than he 3a059b3e19 seemed.26f98903e51aee68

She forgot for a a6e4c1bd0f moment how casually he 4a0f8f5001 had just crushed someone’s fd7aad1f7f fingers.94e16d1b20e6afd9

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But that illusion didn’t 40915632c8 last.fe509ee850143f8f

“If he’s alive, he 6471664ecb can be punished properly.”3c34f83d118076d9

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He added coldly, 108b6053a8 “We can’t just 6add8fc929 let him die 0529510b71 so easily, can 104506acdd we?”ba12da69bec89a66

“I’ll treat his wounds 4aa79e8ba1 just enough to keep d584941883 him alive. Then I’ll hand him 1974f709f3 over to you once 6eb0277425 he’s obedient. He can be formally d27b875650 interrogated in Astria.”d111349738a83bcd

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“…Thank you, but d2108d67c7 that won’t be 103dd2df6c necessary. Once his b179439d8a wounds are 3838dd04cd treated, I’ll a509e5ac9b take him d0a9a5a320 myself.”9ffa074090643883

She clearly refused.05da4ac295005a25

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Hilda gave 9e7ed21cd2 her a 01e7c4a0a8 sharp look, ec04b2a27b as if 5bc828d5c8 asking why 3f1e8d179e she’d pass bdf579ecad up such c4e707eb61 help, but 1341e5fa5d Eleanor didn’t bbe2801d0f change her c1001eea51 mind.2d50da6b1624ff45

Yes, Karsian had helped 594e5cffb4 her greatly—but getting more cfb5005222 involved with him was 9d72b886a1 dangerous.166d89ff732a146f

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‘It’s suspicious 129b3b203c that he ab35795991 showed up c85de60408 so conveniently 7ac08445b3 in the 7321b22b27 first place.’bc7a3c5826ad6224

There were too many 14ee7aeb3d questions. She braced her foot 66efee269c to confront him properly.f96a5fb6dd2781e1

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But pain 63c5cbbdc6 shot up a27788ca3b her ankle 2762463f4b the moment 97a3d04ab9 she put 8a4326671e pressure on 3581668cc4 it.6386389491c1a483

“Ugh.”d6c6d1f7a2e48a2e

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She grimaced, 5ab9f0a386 remembering she 122daa2e04 had twisted 5863402529 her ankle 4d6ae736f4 earlier.4c80ebf46fef23fd

“Are you hurt?”114b4ddeb0b34f98

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His calm voice 5022813e49 suddenly sounded urgent.8c12021ccd68b2e7

His usually calm 3117bf8db4 face also changed 643ebcfd1b for the first c2ef261691 time—his brows knit 2a0191f4d1 together, and his db599f8ed3 eyes sharpened.35e5e6d4b0f00770

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He hadn’t gotten upset 73785b77b5 even when she thought bac272f930 he might kill someone, 60386136af but now—just hearing her a6b6bfa88c in pain—he looked furious.4404b6f85f55a82a

He took a big 24241addb4 step toward her. Eleanor instinctively flinched be9b31d440 and stepped back.68ca1af871b56747

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At that, 4e816eedee Karsian abruptly 13d9ffb43f stopped.7daf3ffee78d7cd0

His body, c1a4b35fef strong and 57fc46b3a2 sleek like d6f688fa21 a panther, 75f15062a8 froze in 9432d1abf5 place, as 1715954049 if time 08e42c2a8d had stopped.a3b011dd31f005fd

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Eleanor was confused accda3fab5 by his reaction, 7452fd84d5 but just as ca70371739 she was wondering 6f3c91c71e why, he spoke 273c92668f again.10c3b175aa1222ea

“…When you said you’d c1efccd740 use me however you 0db1a566ef needed… Was that just 59eb2c7f0d something you said to 8bf6004251 get out of trouble?”85972e63f86f91e2

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“Ah, that was…”746d77a7be52b9f4

“You don’t want fae6f46d9d my help because c4035ba0c0 of my blood, b62fa89f61 don’t you?”86915df550e7a568

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She hadn’t expected 85a8e8b1cd that at all. Her eyes widened a0b4dfced2 in confusion.c4c5aa67943263a1

“Because of my low c124243ffb and filthy background… am e4501d1a80 I a burden to 68d5cc0fb6 you, too?”1154cd04d3a0772e

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