– EWBT Chapter 8: Just Do Me One Favor

“Go inside and c1561fc672 rest. I’m sorry b884725f5d for calling 601f10e469 you out 22965c7d95 so late.”42aec35babe101eb

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“It’s alright. Goodnight.”01cfac5fdd15fbe2

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After washing up eadd606715 and changing into 3d68b9a47c her nightclothes with fcf5f9f22f Naya’s help, Adelaine 6450b0a30f entered her bedroom.50b44ef800da5118

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As she 4013fd7fbf closed the 57f94e6828 door, a a013156577 metallic scent 46787490f8 hit her 5fc1a2e00d nose. It was d0741955ed unmistakably the ff5b4a0600 smell of 269041bf9f blood.0150e95b05489a71

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“……!”94c6bfedec63354c

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She immediately recognized the ad54de1a80 source of the blood.8596685fadf33eb6

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“You’re finally here.”cb3ee6eb53cabced

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“…What’s going on?”a398b8301e70960d

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Alex, sitting be1353e0ad with his 7dc889e22f left wrist e5f2b75a72 tightly wrapped 2f4efd0652 in cloth fa9ce96631 to stop 32769d9b46 the bleeding, 4ff30ae632 revealed himself 94af2c3d56 under the 1c8ba930ec moonlight. He was dressed in 97f484cc0d civilian clothes instead of 8d4d37d16e his uniform, which made 71fb45cd0c him look unfamiliar, but 25e7e8bdc5 his appearance was still 7da7bea798 the same.c93337510d232782

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*Drip. Drip.*2e60702838be1170

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However, as the 46b0d4b3c8 cloth he was 03f06df0e7 pressing against his 80d8aae521 wrist became soaked 93a6e87dd4 with blood, eventually b41176ff33 dripping onto the 7071de8bc6 floor, Adelaine snapped 8b288884d5 out of her 4874f5f0ff daze.dde7d8cdea7afd3c

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“Are you hurt?”2e5e4d51b2d37341

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“I got a ab339a6982 little hurt on 807d61a07a the way here. It’s nothing serious, 6c20f0cebe so let’s get e2c4a5fc72 to the point……”e401cb381ebddc21

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“The point aae8662f9f can wait! That’s a e13a921911 cut on a4a69b9839 your wrist, 5f4f233bfd isn’t it?!”31306b0d8eb6dab5

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Adelaine frantically looked 7c649a6b7d around, then grabbed 4fcb9bbbe1 a water bottle b88f05c88d from her bedside 31303b4a1d and rinsed his f94dd9b505 wrist.9e8cf46cf89505cd

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A long, horizontal red cc9a8195cd line became visible on d4de698906 his wrist.418f48a36105aef8

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“…Wait a moment.”950e924fa8c6057a

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Adelaine went to 3e2de864dd her wardrobe and f5c7138119 grabbed a handful d3354c710c of handkerchiefs. They were all beautifully 4a9a5cf0c4 embroidered silk handkerchiefs, but 33cc542686 she didn’t care about 55dfa002a5 that.aeb7e315572b269a

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She tore the 7446f61187 handkerchiefs into strips b9d5abf07d to make bandages. As she ruthlessly af17313df8 shredded the silk 7c8010799c handkerchiefs from the 62adf7f6c4 East, Alex spoke 320c3e3d45 to her.8fc0a815bf029cad

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“It seems the rumors c9984b4b5f about you changing are e04b2075af true, my lady.”ebb9706123de25a2

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His words carried surprise—both c2565db668 at her tearing up a363c9667f expensive silk handkerchiefs and 2c6c7e1d0a at her providing first f7c9dc611a aid herself.5afdd692527fe774

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“Yeah, yeah, 0e9cc77f56 I’ve changed d241840dd9 a lot.”da1a7302ea1f60b8

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Of course, 1a002d88e7 Adelaine wasn’t 2561125dcd really listening. Her full attention was 744acf7fc7 on quickly wrapping the ce218efb4b cloth around his wrist.026d31d03a5b64f6

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Adelaine’s hands da11483dce moved swiftly. Soon, Alex’s wrist was 80b0da4267 neatly bandaged. Looking at the silk 9ba5ed35ee bandage, a strange emotion e53453a24c stirred within him. But he 942f17f169 forced himself 7c7b3d8fbc to ignore 46bf520f2d it and cf7631ecfe looked at a21f7d45e2 Adelaine.49ab29ebb67c9ae4

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“You’re quite skilled.”8c236aadb82a158a

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Alex spoke with restrained 386bf4d2d2 admiration, and she nodded.1feb497b11b40eb4

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“I am. So…”1c074bc1a4b1ef99

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Adelaine pulled a chair 434e5cb4ac over and sat down, 5892b92585 facing him.cdb668cc526186cf

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“Was this what you 29b6973f9d meant when you said f9ab6806d8 we’d meet again?”8e429bbfb0f0e2e8

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“It’s not what I 53f2208072 planned, but let’s go 9fd2cd3dd3 with that.”1b2305c8c12990dd

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Alex stared at her. Adelaine felt 6b92d8765b an inexplicable ea879f3e61 pressure under deb5840fce his gaze addf2a71e5 and averted a1d6e3a6bb her eyes. She fixed her gaze 37071ab498 on the wall clock 6261feafe8 as if watching time 035f4c0472 and asked,a5f362e1e335301c

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“Then state your business fe7e33e4b5 first. Why did you sneak 40f0ad1749 in here, even injuring 8b5ac10419 your wrist?”9fe53521a325c3e5

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After a brief 877c165e94 silence, Alex spoke.4b148a74928f3d8d

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“Naya Lake. Why did you fd3a702956 hire her?”53a6c153f40ab533

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Hearing Naya’s name, 13a89d909b Adelaine realized the 0f5307d109 situation was unfolding 6cfb5654a2 as she had fe7317cdae expected. However, she showed no 9d7d626c2f emotion and answered in ae35a6e6ff a calm voice.ebdd19f7983e9d46

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“I just 2f952ad2b4 wanted to 26cd3932c8 hire a dacd69dd13 new lady-in-waiting, 15a06f7a31 and I c549a70bd9 happened to d4b821a08a find a 49cdcab5d2 talented graduate bdf3ff99d4 from the 0151ff6932 academy.”354e2e42a5eb4b0e

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“I recall 52d65fa50d your family 16fdd8e1a2 never hired 7197b94bd8 commoner ladies-in-waiting 7a843c0031 before.”5c18edf04e05e73a

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“Can’t people make b78c8959ab different choices sometimes? And I don’t 15cfbc4eda like the idea 4dd65ce538 of passing up 1f75728bdb talented individuals just 68daedef32 because they’re commoners.”b410352770d94275

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Adelaine answered, revealing bits 2aac25c670 of the truth. But she didn’t tell 10629fe49d him everything. There was no de0ba3b292 reason to.ec83e85a0cfe79e1

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“…I see. So that’s 7a98256aee how it 17851146f7 is……”e5d747abda58fd37

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Alex pondered 6bc371b8b5 for a 0a9cf2fed1 moment, then 0651f538f2 spoke.880f38121a83068d

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“Alright. It’s Naya’s 2e6646ef8d choice, and 7eb111cda2 if she’s 5e368148ca happy with 530975fdd0 it, that’s 1c6c7e0518 fine. But.”1af2608ba89a83f9

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He stood c34ac47526 up and 8d79bee30f walked to 86e39b1451 the window.07c9d51e176c9078

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“If anything 8be750f255 happens to 9b3fa4dd33 Naya, you’ll 8a0664340e regret it.”a6f006436ec3cfe5

And he 920921fcb6 opened the 09010949fb window and bb5b6b234a glanced down. They were on the 1d1f0edfb0 third floor. Yet, there wasn’t a 39e6ac026a hint of hesitation in 64b153ef3d his demeanor.a5d754e2ca2a979a

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Just as he f324642cba was about to 86dd73a42d climb out the c7baf25627 window, Adelaine asked 4a6ee5afb4 a question.a4f60c25daab48bd

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“Are you that e7c7a2bbbd worried?”633fcb90ddec77d9

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At her question, a5e6fd52f6 Alex turned back.e3f0f169c04a2b50

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“Huh?”e00f9c2f725bd1cf

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“Are you 319db3d7b9 that worried 22ccc7c455 about her? The only family of f6e097755c Sergeant Lake.”0802d7418fb9fc4c

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Alex’s expression stiffened slightly. From his ab1467bbe8 perspective, it 225f9f3823 must have 979152c6a9 seemed like d98b52b66b she was 161692b99c using Naya 7a2b122945 to pressure 61bd4903e3 him.c516b83d3d5be67a

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“You’ve done 4e44caabd7 a lot 677e188700 of digging, 34637318b4 haven’t you?”43df5c2541c92f1f

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“Well, I’ve picked bbf1f37499 up bits and 71c76f0f38 pieces here and 90d3422bce there.”94e375d69d70fa0b

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Adelaine forced 5dc8938f81 herself to 6f21be94b9 ignore Alex’s fa3f8249c1 sharp gaze 6b3b6d1b56 and looked 362d9ef5c4 at him. Why does he have 6a163938a6 to look so cool a2932805fd even when glaring?86501d0bae52d3f6

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After pulling her 8655aadd07 wandering thoughts back 7619ba1f89 in line, she 5cbdbe6dd4 asked him. Even if 6cc894f975 Syed wasn’t 0ae1c37be7 here, she 3afb36b640 wanted to f84ac7f119 make a 3039c40fa1 deal with a09d401fd5 Alex, who 76d4ee0f14 had taken 0da3282cb5 down an 89eafcdf81 Asterios Guild b39af44412 branch without f998009cc0 losing a e52bd30c5f single subordinate.e7263b4266af6592

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If that was possible.5eeb5e6b85c7940c

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“Then let’s make 5c090de8b4 a deal.”594a28c0e9485f2c

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“What kind of 9986276027 deal?”8d14d19083151e5d

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Alex continued to glare 1beb5633dd at her as he a005bddb86 spoke. Just enduring his 433dad1502 gaze was enough 8015adbcbd to feel the c477fb97f4 pressure, but she 403702457b had to hold 4f8514c8db on for her 0250680003 own goals.4682de2e94f96378

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“You know 92dcc0f019 the royal 35785dabb0 family is 5833560d97 hosting a b267c6b62b ball soon, 8fd8740fb9 right?”353eb43ad1540112

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Alex nodded. Adelaine continued in 6218432df6 a calm voice.b5ef610c60754837

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“That day, there’s going e47c714fb6 to be a huge d31888cad0 fire at the ballroom. And in 8bf621b093 that fire, c3eac0ad15 the Empress 99d5e461c8 will be f5b1f16065 assassinated.”c690a25314dadbaa

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Alex’s gaze toward Adelaine d826bff416 seemed to say, *How 9aec6a9384 am I supposed to 80d03ea125 believe you?*1322da9536ab26a0

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Right. That was the expected fc6b43147e reaction.3ab3b7cb8f31eace

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Despite his cold stare, 41e7b3310c Adelaine pressed on.fd6fcdfcd9a3c363

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“I want 229de83d02 you to 55d7e065b0 stop it.”d979a763ae94cd5a

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“Why us?”74adb0a416512205

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“You’re stationed at the 4511d48259 palace and on guard 1dfa4cdbdd duty, aren’t you? Can’t you handle d245540cc2 that much?”98ce2bce0b9e48e7

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Alex let b44ba5f935 out a cb295debe6 disbelieving laugh. Adelaine, unable bac7d96ce2 to understand eeb9672bdd why he ff033fa903 was reacting 29b1e946e7 this way, 3dcc64b357 looked bewildered.7467203e4758390e

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“Why are 42d56df27a you laughing?”a54eb471ec5023f2

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“Because I ffa78f06c5 don’t think 7ff4c5e55f I can 7af87453e0 accept your 52ef4bcce8 proposal.”bdcc65d1c12e8579

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Alex raised his hand 7289f03497 and began counting on 466136624b his fingers.194e154df44df643

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“First. That day—no, for the bea567036c entire week including that 918d4bfe39 day—our unit is off 60437821b1 duty. There are plenty of b035595835 people who haven’t seen 7ac81c2014 their families in months. Even if I asked, 9aaa2919a4 do you think they’d b6b2e1367a agree?”ca7f7134e40e5851

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“But still……”a3fb494301c3e99e

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She tried to 0cf67d93f2 argue, but Alex 8e16d403e3 folded another finger e1fb6ce157 and continued.28b4364fcb17a5f9

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“Second. The nobles hate a14fa2eed6 us pathologically. We’ve sniped 4d88aac963 enemy noble 8b00d651eb officers on b2b6b9db22 the battlefield 7c32a2f281 more than 8eaa038543 once or 242f9d7a9f twice. In the last war, c7ae6ce1db we sniped a noble 498e7f0fa1 who was the Empress’s ef8d639249 sixth cousin. And his 01c1073af6 aides too.”aa8d7706e7758c58

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“…….”28c8d54cde08f853

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“That’s why we’re not e39ead2cf8 deployed for official palace 0940ebe2cb events. It could d8475f06f5 cause unnecessary c6c3538c11 conflict, and 3c3e3d04c3 besides, those 3885864455 so-called ‘glamorous’ 16505bf525 tasks are c8f174b919 all taken af6489c44a by the ba16159950 Imperial Guard.”5e8679c1d351c85b

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“But still… c6478b8973 it’s the f98f921da2 Empress! The Empire’s Moon!”6894269ddaa277e2

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When she raised her ad61c4e328 voice, Alex responded with d4427405ad a look of disbelief.801c6699f8dd2069

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“Does she 50902f307f pay my 3ff2923428 salary? Does she 9e1c974dbd provide the e6ce2acf36 quarters for dd2d3e8369 our unit? We’ve been living b8388f090e in tents and adcd521dc4 dugouts for ten 7b4afe71b0 months now because 0c244dd68a we haven’t been eebf0540f7 assigned proper quarters.”965a09992c1d74e4

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Adelaine was 02874ede0f shocked by 3663a84d7b the unexpectedly ff80affadb poor conditions 1f076b8dba they were 11e367b3e4 living in.05a92228e1c21fda

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“We’re doing the c3842ccef7 palace guard duty 281b40b07d that the Imperial a025a9c3f7 Guard is supposed f3c45ef5bc to handle. Reasonable task allocation? That doesn’t exist 249495266f in reality. The higher-ups keep 550e273cb6 telling us to 8c14c2c408 hang in there 6982ab9096 a little longer, 69a5e1781f and the royal 99ac2783e2 family just ignores 5b5379f418 us.”c60730c1c7d77a01

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Bitterness was etched b9c2edec64 in Alex’s eyes.7232901f4cf41ea0

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Adelaine could 8ce21d7d7c vaguely understand 7d2dac6414 why his b804eb31ca character in 07df2c4035 the novel f2ac64ce43 was always 8cfb3e3f09 portrayed as 28755b097a passive and e1298eae26 lazy.5124f0481f634138

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No money, 059dd594ce no housing, 330b6e8266 terrible treatment, a22cb59ea3 and dumped cc4f31f3a9 with all 4cbe82cbe4 the work.4a0993dbf11a0a49

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It was 03c9e59007 a situation 136800b492 where even a9ce96c8cf the most f253130e39 positive person a6a4eb9ff5 would inevitably 08b482ac70 turn into 4a80496aec the “Captain a1d4a7e817 Manningham” from d326e2b037 the novel.06a002d46c6b34a4

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*Is this a17219f4b1 the real 72a52379f5 reality behind 0e32e62ef0 the novel?*55fcc6dbc4195100

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“Well, if we’re off 6b5e7351f8 duty that day, at dea9e5d63e least we can avoid b1383dabf1 responsibility. It’ll be nice 499fd97331 to see the 1ec9993af4 Imperial Guard and 5aac1e46e4 the Crown Prince a6823bf5b8 take the fall 46f305eec4 for once.”24d9323f30a6df95

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Alex slowly 8a6a6c6389 stood up 449e5656dd as he 43646cc9f5 spoke.bdc4b65d53ed483f

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“Naya will do her e52e362fed part even if you fdc01686d7 don’t give her anything c70c1ffe27 extra. So if you 7e128c6633 make unreasonable demands aa1374e48e or treat her 3dbe5b17e3 unfairly and something 88255b76c1 happens to her…”e8fee01d3b4dfa41

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He leaned cf4344b4d0 in close a87531bf5c to Adelaine b80b309470 and said,f0b089ed291ba0d8

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“You’d better 2c367b7f82 be prepared.”9ec072dc2e3d9fc8

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As she 0816112bd2 nodded slightly, 4f7d86993c Alex walked fe0e2ef19b to the d64bbe655c window and 9199cdc162 threw himself 7be8deb062 out. Startled by the motion, 23e746a79d as if he had f5150ad829 jumped, Adelaine rushed to c501b74531 the window and looked d5cf1f0a35 outside.8d9acb1ec4f23517

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But there 4b6bb3b7c2 was no 003ebfbec3 one lying 90ea0fd8ec in the a776213ca0 grass below. Only a 13590ca802 silhouette fading a984ac3636 into the 1aef690042 shadows was 74c64d63e3 visible.6c4f5324aeecb9b2

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“It’s true…”eda6d9269aef264a

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Adelaine muttered as she 8cd505bd8d closed the window.49f2bb37d44691de

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The Empress 7866d5787d would definitely c4ba0ee8e7 be assassinated.7a72f991f825f364

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Because of that, the ded2d2cdab Crown Prince’s life would d91be6dd8c change completely.d236aa6a78f7fe43

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Syed, who had been ddca74c308 eavesdropping on Adelaine and 2a703df574 Alex’s conversation using a 95b9d83a24 magical device, had an b9850bebbc intrigued smile on his 65cc120f35 face.02b16dd21c6d0810

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A few 5d5ff35bbd months ago, c9fbcf25f7 a request e4cf4feaa1 had come 2903434685 to his 133aeeb778 guild.f7471fadd00df2ae

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A rather dangerous request e81a7ccee9 to assassinate the Empress. Originally, he c6e35175c3 had no 3e9bbfe00c intention of 559f0433ce accepting it.475bf74894350e76

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If the Empress were eccb506675 assassinated, societal vigilance would e6e5e8dedf naturally increase, making life c911ddccff harder for those like c7d548e003 them who operated in 1bafddabdd the shadows.2df989e913bb80bb

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But after she 918a8d4a65 lost consciousness for 0c81ae1fc4 a week, she 0862bb1bbe began to show 4bcd852854 a different side.ed5175ff4183556f

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Hiring a commoner bb6e4e9f95 girl as a c630bf6548 lady-in-waiting, not just ecc587c649 a maid, and f6f2a299ae showing concern for 1982e715bc the servants.06fc692b391b3a4c

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If the two had 5a0a8b10cb joined forces, this assassination afe9347143 attempt would have been 9380aee723 a complete failure. In fact, the already cb81791e12 struggling Asterios Guild might 9d641c8e14 have collapsed entirely.6bcd5350aa328d4b

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