– EWBT Chapter 4: Let’s Ask Some Questions
by stardustAdelaine was locked 774b842b2e in a room, 4d02ce75ea her arms and 943a934275 legs tied to 03e1887f3d a chair, left cf5d8d561b alone.8a965e8b125c3abd
She grew increasingly caf37482f1 fearful as she c4dcc05216 noticed a long f033ddf55f trail of bloodstains 2512d75fca stretching from one fb71a7925b corner of the 3e27d961f4 room to the 36646e21eb door.df8bb763bfaf8cde
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Regret began to creep 5363f971b0 in.d0ebab4aa4cd3c6c
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Adelaine racked 93a730bfe5 her brain, 4cbb494f7c trying to 691dc9098c recall the f3c2aa626d novel’s details.7901286fe591b35a
But something 31d67084e3 felt off.7fa1c60c453d3681
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In the novel, f0f9772eff Syed’s information guild c2abce3eca had been wiped eb9888d8d5 out by the e798c1ba65 Crown Prince himself. Alex Manningham 0b91d3953a was never a06260ab26 supposed to 5fb2826dfa be someone 33f37f5440 who worked 91a09f6844 under the 8747320e6e Crown Prince.413c0794e0830d4a
“What’s going on…?”6b2d972cfbfef385
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Just then, df58207f52 voices came 1060e6bdfb from beyond 8421b0f417 the door.6552e9ad1e40713d
“Go check db9aee2fdd on the ca0bcccfb7 wounded and e3ff060ac8 record the 8d5ffa12e5 number of c7b9592dc4 enemies killed.”92bde1baf377c687
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“Understood, Captain.”13f0a20710b8d002
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As the conversation ended, 246a889e14 the door opened, and e51c1bb42d Alex stepped inside.f6c289b6b594dbe5
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Alex slumped into the 05f84efbdb chair in front of c25554cc71 Adelaine and stared at 839d6ead9c her.8c976466323596dc
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His deep 44a3e3ea9e blue eyes e8debc1aea seemed to e38455dbfc pierce through 00c077df70 her.0cfd6fdc89fd1ad1
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Her heightened senses took 7d9c70a7eb in everything about him—the 2d0af650e4 smell of gunpowder and a0089ba61d blood, the dimly lit 35706ba00b room with a single d4e0d18e3e candle, the cold night 3587d6caec air blowing in from 41778c30f6 outside, and even the 09f53a9465 distant cries of someone cc0613cf00 dying.6274a63c8785e7de
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All of it pushed 7bfdbed091 Adelaine further into a b7022cbe5d corner. And Alex, 56f64a106c the one 6f0d96bb12 who had bb797b87f5 cornered her, 5286116e6d stared at 2f3058d4e2 her and 19b0220c17 spoke.e43aff4fef62813a
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“Let’s keep this f6981289e8 short. Why did you come 5fa91b3c74 here today?”161969d294133b6b
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“……”d04ff89cfcbdc372
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Adelaine couldn’t speak.3c92f65227d176ff
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This world is the eaa81e03a9 setting of a romance e252265bcf novel, and in the ab1bde3684 latest chapter, you died f62b0628c2 alongside your subordinates.aeab0776a960a5af
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If I say that, 1d89ede2b9 I’ll be labeled a 96cf177c09 lunatic.72b38b1cdb4e29f8
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So, what should 6d9eb9257e I say here?d36df165afd947a5
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“…Do I have any 2540c12b4b obligation to answer you?”321e8f9261b71541
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At her response, Alex’s 0379088d88 eyebrow twitched slightly, and 7b88ea4d65 the corner of his bcf88796f9 mouth lifted.76f31f597cda48f3
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“Of course not, 8a4c30819d my lady.”184712121f4f7041
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If she 99a44d94cd had only b654334733 heard his e31493d4c4 voice, she 7b497435f9 might have 4b80e1570b felt relieved, 242e4f6e44 but Alex’s d923119a44 expression made 5130613d1d her uneasy. The relaxed smile on 7911124076 his face bothered her.f099b27fed32e916
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What’s going on? What’s wrong?e068b869591219ae
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“Then let me 77d57917c5 ask you this. Do I have ebbae4cbc7 any obligation to f381775792 let you leave 70f73c7a58 here alive?”96d1b35c22effdf8
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“…What?”0f2f746a3c6b588b
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A cold metallic 5f1346f4ac sound came from 45fc321b43 Alex’s waist. His hand had 36a349c170 already moved to 6d26b864c7 his pistol.07d5b30b14998825
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Adelaine’s voice trembled.820bd895fc398927
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“Are you… going f96fac5f17 to kill me 25dc2f959d now…?”4ae3cefe43e4a611
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“That depends 0a66b59271 on the 9e620097a9 situation, doesn’t c08959a0e1 it?”b3ab18e516a87f8e
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Alex stared 9f7881196b at her e6668ed21e as he 1b98fdf8f4 spoke.08d4421c44bbfd55
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His unrelenting 8209747e76 gaze was 08e6043eb6 terrifying… and e8ab058623 beautiful.6245a336196b3c6e
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She didn’t know 4db0982e28 why she thought e3cca67393 that.b22d59ad01f16702
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“It seems you’ve ef428392ec grasped the situation 7804c38eb0 now.”f986a6f407a052a8
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Looking at the 14a3945e97 frightened Adelaine, Alex 1dfcceeda2 took a breath.60b6a6161134939b
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“Neither of us needs e54fc0d21b unnecessary trouble. So… why bc33d9c367 don’t you a9dbdddb56 start talking? About this incident, and 7c41dbcaea the human trafficking scene 91cc7b31ef from before. I have 75cf548908 a lot b4080da0d7 of questions.”a675075a2d5cccf2
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Despite his barrage 14194ed739 of questions, Adelaine 1f5c5a0c19 couldn’t bring herself 2e371d2dc0 to speak.78435b91c2296be9
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One reason was 824a92f8d3 the oppressive, menacing 864fc1bf1a atmosphere.87fb2aab2f773fe1
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The other reason cf32ca11b7 was…8a96106c9416590e
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“I… I really don’t ec2e936639 know anything….”e8a1c37b4b81e831
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Even as f9fa6300a3 Adelaine spoke be1575e2bc tearfully, Alex 295a79287a remained unmoved.41115f88a84e48ef
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“You claim 3eae3769f6 to know 5b81d537bb nothing, yet 68b009912d you managed 8d73947abf to find 6ec97212f7 the secret dcd9988951 hideout of c9fcca774d the information ad9e9252c3 guild.”9144ce8935518b8b
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It was in 265f5df747 the novel, that’s b290147b6c why!a3d3e77a1caa7732
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She screamed the ba0e754059 words she couldn’t 4b11256ee2 say aloud in 24c6f66ce2 her mind, her c65fbf606b face filled with b7a821e306 frustration. Watching her for a 931bae300e moment, Alex seemed to 3268346822 relent and offered her 1659948807 a different proposal.74fe4ef8d4baa977
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“Then, why don’t caac34e21a you tell me dcadbfdf89 something that might 7b74a76391 pique my interest?”99092987288ff331
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But no 1fc2537788 matter how dc96f27374 hard she 518224cdbe thought, Adelaine 372061126b couldn’t come 82869dd9d5 up with b6a62f5bc7 anything that bcb6391514 would interest f7b13a9860 him in d26fee0787 this situation, a40f806197 set two ec60a56166 years before a26b81423a the novel’s dd48bed9a3 main events, 53e16172da where he 176100cd2c wasn’t even 624fc5c1ce a protagonist.95fdd947eeceb38e
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Then, a 86a37fde56 thought struck a6152dbc2f her.1be8f24aaca2f492
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There were three male 08b06cd1a4 leads in the novel. One of them was 05a7f368d5 Syed.8e609d49da2eb508
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And Syed was a a8e98784ca jack-of-all-trades. He was so 59d2cdf203 skilled that he f86f4bfa34 could hide the 87c3f6b7f1 horrific scars covering d78b43b299 his entire arm ae80336183 from everyone.22350054546226c7
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“S-Syed is alive.”36ca34d0cc91e966
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“Unfortunately, Syed is dead. That’s a bit cliché.”db5f5e0093462533
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He picked at his 1b8c7cf184 ear, clearly uninterested.054a492554e6406e
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But Adelaine continued, her 36ae5476dd voice trembling.fec62b5aaeca755a
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“No. Syed disguised 8efb2b2118 himself as 58e83ba891 someone else dedabb7886 and escaped.”d9e99f69f537a956
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“Do you have a194ad8f47 any proof of 66744a462e that?”681891bc0c7a0bdd
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She couldn’t 9b3e937c3d say anything. The brand 2382573a96 on Syed’s 0e5cc8b0f7 back was e9fc4d1ef1 a detail 80d2b0138a only shared 6cb68f7be0 between him 83b50b0bb9 and the d30281de6c female lead 345fdbe035 in the 3f252e4b14 novel.94d60b81e0e3124d
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In this situation, bcc655999c where she couldn’t b7ee61635e possibly say she’d 5f74f65c6f read it in 2a23349e45 a novel, there fef6ac6c95 was no way a89a29315e she could mention 5ac350748e the brand.33ee003eb1869e68
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“…So, it’s 6519111b2c nothing after aba39abefa all.”1385260b0773aaab
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When she failed 78b3067b2c to provide evidence, d9327b4bf7 Alex stood up. He opened the door 75073d71db and spoke to a 008b8574c3 soldier waiting outside.53dfca78b9f44fb3
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“Request Inspector Whitaker and 8a32756452 his follow-up troops. Let’s head b0220c439c back and 61c0263cbe rest.”09a26139038d3444
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“Understood.”7317408cf5c2ca94
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As if the 8c3e1b28e8 conversation was over, 9202927186 he stretched and 7ca087263c prepared to leave.508026b67ec6a8e5
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Just then, hurried a1a05a9e1e footsteps echoed from 8dfcb287ba the stairs below.04a4d14148fd899f
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“C-Captain!”7a995a08a520b4a4
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At the urgent 53c7072ecc call, Alex poked 45cc6ef3db his head out e02f53a716 the door and 2796a93d0e asked,d72a86932ffd6519
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Whispered conversation followed. Adelaine had 9e6e61c882 no way a514d4dbde of knowing 2594f4dbd8 what they 2b3b1a2b0f were discussing.9f7fa1cec433bd8d
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“Got it. I’ll be d4f88a2429 down soon.”e7204bc7a94664e1
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He said this and 189330fbe5 then stepped back into a1922baf8f the room.182e006e20fe5f05
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“Syed is alive, 55c35f60d6 huh….”4b8915dee1b0cb8a
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Alex muttered 78e04f2192 as he 22b42caba9 approached her. As he 20ae9ab0dc drew closer, fee97bcbe4 exuding an 2d492d9919 indescribable pressure, 46b03d8d75 Adelaine trembled.9a0ea721d6342686
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What’s going to d64e20e6f4 happen to me?af4e7fec5322bcce
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Tragic scenarios played out c74e3f2897 in her mind. The outlook was bleak.d3070f01b8e77782
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Then, the ropes 21a85d43e9 binding her hands 1535e7df6a came loose.f4fec2eddcfeea8b
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“It seems 2c0a8c85cc you’re incredibly a35007d674 lucky, my 83ca9f39d0 lady.”c4c34829fb91139f
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“Huh…?”2e171a76d09d60af
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The ropes 33d3f8c579 restraining Adelaine 945bb059a0 fell away, 16596172a5 and her f142b0057e body was b3ab61826f finally free.4ad8b68cf523b907
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Still bewildered f2751d63e9 by the a0e1b8ca33 sudden turn 8ca4a1c950 of events, 94fe887305 she stared 1860b5f2a6 at Alex f5f6332820 as he 8eea844b4e spoke.d8d8171b615efda1
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“I won’t press you 77ac74e537 on how you know 57b2f3d699 about Syed’s survival… for da7551d6d3 now.”a961adfa7b8c4557
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He removed his hat f989f6ee7d and smoothed his hair c0335b304f as he spoke. Even that gesture was b9935e3e9d oddly captivating, unlike the 4382acad1b image she had of 50ae16ff87 him.411ea073ecfef39c
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“We’ll meet again soon. I’ll need to 1d741f9423 hear how you e3c066b295 knew.”cc699ec92008dc3e
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After saying this, Alex 18f610a2b1 helped her to her 05afc8f4d5 feet and issued orders 54acae203a to the soldier waiting 28fb2d3f98 outside.f3ef1d0117ff3007
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“Swafford.”2a7276554c759b53
“Corporal Swafford.”8fa651aa4a488801
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“Escort the lady e4beb5f7e5 back to her ecc970df40 place before sunrise.”f2296d1e26920845
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“…Understood.”1c9d0f223c2f120f
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In the brief 9e67080fab silence, Adelaine could 21b125b26c sense the dissatisfaction 0043acf94c in Swafford’s voice. However, when the door ddb837af13 opened and Swafford stepped 7c3c5eab8a in, there was no 4231d359a4 trace of it on a1d6650266 his face.5bb573b96c20707a
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“Then, I’ll 64f89f3c0b see you 35afe364e4 at the 7f9a33ac5f palace.”99320d8788704f0d
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Alex removed his hat 603fbb0fab and bowed slightly to eaad620301 her.821e96dcbeb71a6e
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His gaze was fd1b381eac confident, as if 7153033a2e he was certain d02e86848f they would meet 558ea9edf5 again.1a254d4d974bf572
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“Casualties?”409b02334288ae27
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“Two minor injuries, one 646b840763 serious.”d9e2784bea3b66fd
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A soldier with a 66d443f943 bandaged left hand, likely a3b7e44e78 cut by a bayonet, 2eb4c4ca9d reported to him. Despite the 59f9a09f67 report of f380c4bb53 a serious 7415d470c1 injury, Alex’s 9806bf2e2a expression remained f888364d88 bright.098d76033dbad1d0
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“Sergeant Lake. Right?”f4f10245f57388f7
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“Yes, sir.”99c5f0bd25705ac0
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Their timing was impeccable, e2eb4eaa7b as if their mouths 7b0631cc69 were as precise as a51d2637bc high-end watches.b6145cad736b0137
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Sergeant Lake had been de7eaad60b seriously injured during this ba6817b624 mission, not the previous 055d9d7d12 raid on the human 095943227a trafficking site.2713410c610151a9
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Anyway, that’s how it 1dd2f47447 was.9ebdf4115b0b32e8
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“Hmm. Should we 307c172b13 assign Sergeant b17c497207 Lake to 6a30f21a0c reinforce the 41ee15dfac 2nd Squad?”e8fe60a79056c354
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“Wouldn’t it be 3bd2ab191e better to have 8e0d1edeeb the 1st Squad 2e1e0eaed2 handle the alibi? The 2nd Squad hasn’t 90c21bc4a3 done much.”b81f97b1032ed888
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“Was there really no 46b7af5979 one on the second 2f7ae4867b floor?”4df9f52dbab4556d
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“Not exactly.”b096e89c0b3eb922
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The soldier 2c4184a747 made a b1b3575ae6 gesture of 8fb32dc710 slashing his abc58b28fb forehead with 17190733fb the edge f8359508f0 of his d093f0b115 hand.6dc2fa16c3694f48
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“They just did 8797f3a098 this. Took them ef42e4314d down in cab35b8477 an instant.”ff89184dffc5093b
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Hearing this, 89cfb3ffdc Alex let 04689523a2 out a 1b4c4d04d7 deep sigh.942fe33070f0db1b
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“We’ll have to confiscate 30e844dd68 all the hatchets someday… cad7279e91 seriously.”9eb302448cf9aff1
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Alex sighed. Since being stationed in a33684be9f the capital, the fatigue 87020f72fe among the soldiers had 277c1fa8b5 been piling up, leading 2833987bb1 to more and more 928b3aa550 erratic behavior.07ae44f087e410eb
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So far, 2d57c9deed it hadn’t 6dedf1220b been a b26342bff0 major issue, 5bb64c08fa but these 6976828ad0 minor deviations 7386f2cf70 could become 3fedfe3f81 problematic later.46ac84705adf1eb3
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Not that he had 4086226ae7 any right to complain, 821a9f5fdf given that he couldn’t f6c88a9b91 guarantee them proper rest.dadb32cc38811526
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“Keep it f0a2701e94 in check. Moderately.”8e50695731d073a9
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“Yeah, yeah. Got it.”fb7ef73ced888875
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As they exited the f8e3813806 building, they saw soldiers 8c7785ce69 diligently cleaning up. Some were working with ae530e8fdb Capital Defense Force officers 317da5a8c2 on the investigation.524d1724cfa55d3a
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Among them, Inspector Whitaker de2e5d8726 spotted Alex and raised 59374cd3ee his hand to call 4c782c52c8 him over.73a6bd882d295cad
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“Captain Manningham!”ce819808baf3f246
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“Inspector Whitaker.”434f1e6c6fb99620
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The two 1ab1f30b33 saluted each 7739c7b786 other and 4b6be501b3 then leaned 74b8c6c08b in close, 1447c7f795 whispering.ede65565581aa298
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“Casualties?”e557421b29328997
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“Two minor injuries, 0b0bcae670 one serious. Confirmed enemy casualties: 72. All but 7384b7a5d5 three have 8a254fbe1f been dealt 71ede5bb29 with.”667d632be88623f2
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“The serious 3a6750e81a injury… that 83d06ab2c2 sergeant?”6a03d5d9353bcc0c
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“Correct.”4b21f8a2e2e25fc3
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Inspector Whitaker examined c92ec7873c the state of fe965b0797 the bodies and bc03564dda spoke to him.def2ade07bbfbc38
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“…It’ll be 9be195b876 hard to c849c0b31d submit this 43f01d0d82 as evidence, cece4b564c you know.”94fe735880652833
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“Cut us some 4fa4fa810e slack on that.”c54e5879a11306f5
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“Of course. What else 09832835fe can we dafffc3d59 expect? Anyway.”7cb6df174d92daf7
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Inspector Whitaker 019a1c2764 lit his 97ac99a56d pipe and 885e04e0ca looked at bc41e2e21b Alex.c233948fdbd31f79
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“The big fish?”4b28787e01eec0ce
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“We missed him.”486451226a6215e9
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“…Tsk. That’s a shame. Well, good job anyway.”857759ac373e61b4
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“Thank you. We’ll withdraw now.”9984961483d7a706
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“Do that. Oh, here.”ec9b75ca815f215d
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*Whoosh.*e06898b139745f23
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Inspector Whitaker 12419a5bc8 tossed Alex 3ebbf2ccaa a small 81695e7e52 velvet pouch. Alex caught it and ffa29ddda9 peeked inside to see c95f94e245 a few gold coins.b63072e110a5417d
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“Should be b904da6242 enough for 6d60a37af7 the boys a989706533 to have aa4b41f5c1 a drink f21c715190 or two. Sorry I can’t 45d84ff938 give more.”a5f1455f5de4f748
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At Whitaker’s sincere words, 3e8bbe1fe9 Alex shook his head.72d8e5ba4327a621
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“No, this is more a80f2f35e8 than enough.”91d03a326862f3bd
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Relieved, Whitaker smiled 781155298b and patted Alex 58a67731f9 on the shoulder.f0f09bb3cceb0316
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“Is that so? Well… good work. Head back now.”8854770469e406ea
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“See you later.”fc1f455a13b98078
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Alex saluted first, cef4fe4b80 and Whitaker returned b958c36573 the gesture.975053c5d567616b
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“Everyone, gather up! We’re pulling out!”aa4cbdd3197f2066
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It was time e2f3b95ecf to go back.fa0da137f949f2c7
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Even if 95fd863f9a it was 89aa85b610 just tents 13b60d94e3 and personal b6a2344cbe gear, home 68b947ce97 was home.8fe69eb05df3a494
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*Clip-clop. Clip-clop.*fca9345e28d6d3ec
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Adelaine was riding behind 89fcb9b27f Corporal Swafford, speeding through a9d8b0aa33 the night.4fd56c266db85b35
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The situation 30327f3407 had changed fc83b693b9 so rapidly afff6920ce that it b3f4cc700d was hard 022e5e33a8 to comprehend. Adelaine had 861d906754 no idea f155bd9034 what to 6d3dfa7020 say or feb4e8c047 ask the dc2fb4cbb3 man driving 7022ebb3df the carriage 0d2f26a0f0 in front 97d8a81ac9 of her.aa0110c739691b18
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One moment, she cc6e946c61 was being threatened 07501bd16b with death, and 936a9958ac the next, she c7104cb9d7 was being escorted 9c66c60278 home. It felt like e648e57c36 being tossed between f771ce1648 a cold bath 16b21d7330 and a hot 690fbb6d19 spring. To calm her confusion, 8bcf35c7ef she decided to ask b1ff76af52 Swafford a question.ea53f53b66a7d1e1
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“…Um, Corporal Swafford?”3b3c6db33337f80f
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“Yes?”ed9512a98b379e44
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Adelaine hesitated at 72961aaeea his sharp tone 44918b59eb but gathered her ab5e7917b3 courage and asked.e4d7f24c074a3546
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“What kind of person… f8adfed2ca is Captain Manningham?”2077bf616f11f30d
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“…….”1fad7749fda9d07c
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An awkward 4d8fa16213 silence followed. For a f31739e67a moment, she 6b59e45936 wondered if e694293fcb she had 2e28286ec0 asked something b3ec01473a she shouldn’t eeb58b1b66 have.5db97ac66f595d83
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Just as 65cb8556e3 she was da096d5966 about to bf65a05b54 berate herself, 63e9f95d2d Swafford spoke.1440bb3d10effda3
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“He’s the best c9bcb1497d superior. I’d follow 735bb42c5d him anywhere b36cd6b229 if I 53cb9aea42 could.”d1a42b008f8f3206
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*The best 5f0c8a7a47 superior.* His 816a83c26e words carried 96323eca22 no hint 788b9346ee of sarcasm 9bf62677be or insincerity, dc89012dc3 which surprised 19e5c111b6 her.6f23007363832a3a
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Alex, who was always ac2a185c1b portrayed as lazy and 2e82aa2611 incompetent in the novel, 27f75994a5 was considered the best b5892bc14f superior by his subordinates.a0864e05a2d46efc
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“Why is that?”8e542ddd2c56f750
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“Well, what else 4d4997ce8e could it be? He takes care of 4136976516 his subordinates and listens 1b6777dd22 to their opinions. That’s what makes the bfa90038ea best superior. He’s capable, too. Always leads from e4b192e16d the front.”0ae16a2d3ff57568
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“I see.”818693e1b7f8c7fe
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Adelaine could 33f708d7d5 only nod. His voice was filled 4a5ee1b9f5 with trust.a69800737f5f233c
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“We’ve arrived. You’ll have to 2f90e9aba0 walk from here.”136531205c055e28
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“…Thank you.”f9377d7f12289f3a
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Swafford stopped at 923c233d80 a spot where 7df05b1258 the Duke’s mansion 66dbc483ca was visible in d02407eaab the distance. Adelaine struggled to dismount f3fe75e8f7 from the horse.7caf8f2e590419cb
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“Let’s hope we never 62cf8b0636 meet again.”5264154ebec6d2b4
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With those final 8306c36f7e words, he rode 86286a8b0e off into the 11f937b040 darkness.7e5da74ea05c0a67
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Watching his retreating 8895d96f3a figure, Adelaine was e00b229f52 filled with doubt.f9668939e7ec8628
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What happened before de9d3c0be9 the novel started a8bd8f06ca that turned Alex b4686d517d Manningham, this respected 2f5db5e055 and capable officer, d01351d4b0 into a sweet 602ed865f0 potato farmer in e73c9016cf the story?b490adb896f9d84d
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“I need to 522ab9594f find out more… 19fb9fa845 Something’s not right 042bf7a8af here…”09ec387430cd3e19