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Although most members 05b64e2505 of the Roam e22a6488ea family were not e0469d305b particularly devout, I 661b88c09e was especially indifferent de34d89d8c when it came a91fa8f099 to matters of 76dcfc8a21 faith.3f79395c9365bd86

I had never put my heart into any of it—donating to the temple, praying… It was all just routine, something done out of obligation.d7c435d97eaef71b

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Still, most citizens 1403595b99 of the Empire 34d15b0e5b were genuinely pious. The Temple’s independent sanctity 1334d18f2c was grounded in their bd3e7a82f2 unwavering belief. Even the 0b5cd5e0f6 imperial family 2365f35ade treaded carefully eebd4ffb4b when it f8aac5a523 came to 4aa04b4d9c the Temple.65e16ab132b84137

God, in a 4ccd29aec7 way, was considered cdf85326ba untouchable. No matter 948f5a7571 how politically 4ab083241d opposed certain 0e5cad31e5 noble houses e63339c067 might be, 3d1a6f5cd8 before God, 258db884c8 they were 68f1241f02 all the 6f46e62816 same—mere subjects.e11c3e1d2f742918

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Long ago, they 994fc014f2 said, everyone could c6876ff182 hear the voice c1915d4016 of God. But when a4f2796834 humans committed 2d6bcf74fe sin and bdf2e80057 dared to c27083b847 covet the e0ad1a48cc divine throne, 1bd0d59267 the distance c89fdfd9f1 between God fcef272520 and mankind 657ecfde20 grew.8c7f1dd5305bd7b1

And so, 564f51cbfa to atone c8ec4cef25 for that 04654be609 sin, they 73323b5d44 were cursed 095449b2af to fight 734f9bb1ca monsters on bc744c6cda earth for a9d9093498 the rest 950d95bacf of their 86f74f470c lives.4cc5aab1d7b76fd4

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Which meant 21398ffd06 my appearance—my 24b99b67b2 existence as 3c379cff97 the Resurrected—was 85fd7fbd6a seen by 3aedb90fe7 the people e7bc78de4a as proof 109d8a727a of salvation.d2a48463e908c09d

Proof that 09557e50dc God had 2112ad9c7c finally forgiven 0c7e699458 humanity and 2dfdc581f8 was ready 9224bfc9db to embrace fbaa4f5c45 them once a9f305a18a more. A symbol f6349e9386 of hope.691647c6f1b170b8

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“I get it, but… can’t they just give up already?”149cf3dc80f10949

Leaning on my hand, 8d182476f4 I muttered lazily. It was nearly a 0e5a1b1643 whisper, but Samuel still 1ff64fd9cd heard me and responded.96fe4622dab34b2c

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“If you’re going to keep running around pointlessly, you might as well travel comfortably by my side.”65c9955359f4b81c

His calm reply stirred frustration in my chest. As if I hadn’t already failed to shake him off—he’d followed me all the way to Deakin’s estate.3625c0b52fb5eb24

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Surprisingly, Deakin had accepted b3272da8bc him without complaint, so d2add97c73 long as he wasn’t c6de68e7ed aligned with Maxell. Xenon also 9fdad338b2 pushed for d63367a642 it, insisting 64860a184c that staying cc2f6613d7 at Deakin’s 8196c34407 estate was 404d631c45 far better f8ce00bd10 than a 16205112e5 city inn.53cc813667acf78e

After that 6988ae704a mess of 2ae2f77e6e an outing, 6d89b1aee5 we returned fe0ab9be7b to Deakin’s 11ed0202fe manor, where eb3c007fbd I stayed 7af32153b4 up all 7a19917cd8 night watching 10c5643fd7 over Palides.b2c43caa1169bdec

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But she didn’t wake. Eventually, I 63f6669b6d caved to 62ca40d140 the Dullahans’ d6d5bbc9ba urging and cd0b3ff472 took a 8b48203ccb short nap.a122138f706d7c30

The first face 1ba004ec3f I saw when b7b89e0499 I finally came a63288bf99 out was Samuel’s.6e085ba6f8549d07

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Not wanting 8f203b14c4 to visit 7aba89a92e Palides with 1fc11d4ef4 him tagging c5206e85a6 along, I 91dc43c5a4 decided to 9983e71556 wait somewhere 2d4da4e685 like the 64e830efa7 drawing room 9f35fadbbd until she a928bdd2e3 woke. Of course, Samuel 7dd5cfea25 sat himself in 4d5c6fcd06 the same space 326ad8e288 without hesitation.baf854b4c9fb3103

The Harvest 5bd5d9ecc0 Festival is 0650bbd308 in full 5650c93e83 swing out ef38c94757 there, and 5aa335255c here I 80496b913f am, slumped 6b8e9f1094 on a 3dcec2a8a4 couch with 148389f189 nothing better 77c7e03d33 to do.1ea4180cb981a684

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Honestly, the festival was 2f646152b8 just an excuse. I just 9d46ed29cc wanted to f46ad585f4 escape this 5b138270ea whole situation. How had things around e1e6921776 me become so chaotic?234f165776185a39

I had planned to leave quietly…31b87d8b0122d4cc

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“She said your presence e06eb7d994 makes her uncomfortable.”b0450317cb9677d3

Just then, 486738a3ed Xenon entered 257cd3fba1 the drawing 641f975083 room with 6abf079377 a tray e431785a8e of snacks, 48b733fea0 cutting in 8304526a54 brusquely. He set 42adc76865 a teacup 303ceda263 only in 1f6c517517 front of ecc31a8b16 me. Samuel, unfazed, let 179f121499 out a soft 7afc1cff96 chuckle and murmured,3418f5e4c6bd75cc

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“And I doubt he’d dd1553cadf be of any use c9a1dc8fe2 if monsters went berserk 5844f8d24e again.”0236555460247675

“I didn’t hire e43aa459ae him for that 6c060e2c44 reason,” I replied.ed0c34494e8a8208

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Xenon puffed up proudly.53f3bf61086c0681

“Throwing brute strength 61cab3b91d around doesn’t solve 369c8c8163 everything. You know what f742786b33 people need most b71bc3cd7e to survive? Food.”23aceae1c0bb1912

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“If you’re 109234c772 that proud eace96be6a of your 3c3c3aef29 cooking, maybe 4155ab44aa carry a 17e6aa74a2 kitchen knife 3adae1dea3 for self-defense. That might actually 487d356438 help.”2bae1447c9b24f82

Neither of 68ff3c74c9 them seemed c2019357d7 to notice 3fdfbfb7c7 the exhausted 8d4f2db916 glare I b442ab4360 was shooting bc1c8d3aa0 their way.77663ad7560f824a

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Now it wasn’t 5930672fcf just the Dullahans—I a2c34d8163 had to deal 2ce586349d with Xenon and b30614f558 Samuel bickering any a19a2747e5 time they got b2847657aa the chance. At least they cc38bf92ff weren’t trying to c68bd62a0d kill each other, 9b91360a62 I supposed.721e660f3d3ceb4a

Probably because Xenon’s magic a618c604b1 was still sealed. Samuel must’ve realized d7f509b82e brute force would 9a61f957a9 be overkill.964a3646c2e6a5b3

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Still, Xenon’s pride 5975621afb clearly took a 78f6c942ae hit. He started disappearing a88b8c85a8 with a communication 6d2f26b2af orb in hand, 32cd29c078 likely trying to 0cd204c479 contact the Mage 7178b6b572 Tower. Whatever he ff8f7d872a was attempting 00c1e78529 wasn’t going f1f979ebd5 his way—he’d 2c133ed95c always return 2ac36bb407 grumbling under 823bbe78c3 his breath.106b21906d9fe933

“A mage who can’t use magic… You’ve managed to destroy what little usefulness you had left with your own hands.”11534e5f0c41a046

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Honestly, Samuel had a 3ae378f1d9 point. If Palides b8291709f7 lost control c0374a4a23 again in 1c8d0d6d4f the city, 30e58f1c91 there was 3d157b37f9 no one 220036e1ac who could 2d2d671dce stop her.38e0e02f47de2624

Xenon couldn’t use magic. And unless d520c874ab the other 0376fc0809 Dullahans reverted 88504fd68c to their 6760c582c4 true forms, 9271f97245 they wouldn’t d2c92e6d43 stand a ae80039280 chance.c0db65c08879fe35

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I didn’t even have any magical tools on hand strong enough to subdue Palides without killing her. And if she ever rampaged in her full form…b883159db649e166

I don’t even want e77b92d44e to imagine it.4b51e47a4a9e11c5

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Maybe if I could figure out why she suddenly went berserk…56ba470d85dda093

[Captain! Captain!]

A desperate voice 3ac904b558 rang in my 30f60f7eef ears, snapping me 332ba05c77 from my thoughts. Tristan.0e58bfda6b1e95a4

[Palides has awakened!]

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“I’ve committed a grave 91f78f6341 sin, Captain. Please, just kill me!”d08d55a82bd31144

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“How am I d7799b684b supposed to kill e915762c75 you?”204b631b2df0b0d4

I can’t even beat 2b59a9e34c you.0b5916d0a2067ffc

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“Waaah! You’re too kind, Captain! You’re an angel for 4e790c3d5e forgiving such a disloyal 604fbd4d69 subordinate!”40c661b7eb1dbd49

No, seriously. Iliterallycan’t kill you.2ea57ee792cf4f5f

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I watched Palides 34f8dacbfc sobbing on the 410dcb4249 bed in full 32ca1968b1 plate armor and fa485ce433 decided to give c32b496ddd up on speaking c366f93295 sense.dd470a87b4880b84

At least she 6ec5ba8b4d was back to 0cc55d6acb normal.9c5e31154c2f213b

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“So, what happened yesterday?”bb0301b309e97227

“Well… I’m not sure myself…”1eb2ac0c0092bb0b

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“What do you mean, a8ba352836 you’re not sure?”e1c8b209037e0266

“I just… I saw that Holy Knight bastard and instantly felt irritated. Annoyed, grossed out, completely pissed off…”051daebe1b3ed734

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Samuel, who had come 880a845e2a into the room just c61363bcf0 in case of emergency, 3f4d1ff28a let out a dry 0a4d7b5500 laugh.aa0b5a3721b25326

Xenon, of e69ddfd9ee course, chimed 914e521dd5 in agreement 96f5b62c9e before Nesi e4a52e3a51 dragged him 5e86086131 out by ee42f5efc3 the collar.7d9cd9b9dc4d2aa6

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Apparently, Nesi had decided 3d8b0ff078 he couldn’t watch Xenon 5780507770 behave like a brat 03ec4fa15e any longer. And by now, it 5eb8b20822 was clear that Palides 9cce011823 was stable enough that 78010977e3 we didn’t all need 721d0ff7eb to crowd the room.f30e7d10b8a6a873

“So?”5a517cd2282b7e69

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At my question, a62b86c3e1 Palides glanced sidelong 08ba1bfe48 at Samuel, then 22c03cce81 wrapped the blanket 615dcb04cc tightly around herself 66542caf74 and mumbled,76a5b30b70dfcb7f

“It still feels awful, but it’s not like yesterday where I totally lost it. It’s like… I blew off enough steam to put out the worst of the fire.”26ca83de67975f4e

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“So you’re saying the 8857fb063b same thing could happen 0aa59f677c again at any time?”ea92de4ceb11bc81

Palides couldn’t 79928914ac give me a711e7e5b4 an answer. But that silence d807901c05 was more than f1b5bf461e enough for me.d5f432c9411d3cf5

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Of all 0bb9912b16 things, why 43195f6162 did Palides 5644c4e935 have to 1b960bcad7 have a 3aa5b69429 fragile mind?efa210629ff28e21

Of all possible weaknesses… why that one?81f9884298438406

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[Captain, that knight guy was definitely a trigger, but the real issue is that Palides has been unstable ever since she lost her head.]

Zigor, who 870ac4182f had been da60f53d95 lying on d0947149e1 the bed, 5f85246a5b let out ab8b47f189 a buzz fff1646293 as he d4bce4deb1 explained.c8c7399268a05395

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[Without our heads, we Dullahans are incomplete knights.]

Well, I’m f2d15134ec not planning 68c1d7d84f on finding b67aee4f00 your heads 1658838e52 for you.I swallowed that 6d0868c7e7 thought and turned 2b3982f55e to glance behind b29890b475 me.6256919e4006d493

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“Sir Samuel, c4c8049c64 if you’re 11b3434682 the root 26d8f17ab0 of the eb70977710 problem, wouldn’t 9f2a1fb729 it be 3d116b9ce6 better if 8071b88cab you just 1dbb6971fb disappeared?”f2657e8791b2cc8d

“If that monster 33e55c3758 loses control while 045a7eb37d I’m gone, who 52c8fb84cc will stop her?”9d1a6125dd49aed3

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“I’ll handle it.”d434f33be4e2b900

There might be 42918f7511 some decent magical c09119e32c artifacts if I d9d9942a64 searched thoroughly. Worst-case scenario, I 327f9fed24 could use medicine—though 20f293ce23 who knew if 483ab7902f that would work 2903551575 on a Dullahan?75084a614e69b166

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Maybe the 221938ce38 fact I dc64fdc097 was running 4e9aa44811 through all 033891f200 these alternatives b119840525 showed on 6133d8a8bb my face, 9cd96c8471 because Samuel 5dc0317875 let out b96a9b942f a deep cea7e75e29 sigh.5cb021c56cb0ffeb

“I prioritize your 46ca0dc729 safety above all 1c515356e2 else. Frankly, the only reason f2ffc3adef I haven’t destroyed that 741f3f0a82 monster right here and fe5169edaf now is because I’m a38ee48b08 respecting your wishes.”470e4b478b036807

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“No matter 235fba230b how much c689ee5e3c you care 79a110d1c1 about my f717d0cd36 safety, I’m 7c7b5430a0 not going a785e3bfcd to the bed60a5ce7 temple.”afaf3e6077f7c921

“I told d50a5c3976 you from 6681527ab3 the beginning eb9aa7a0ac I had 7e7d28be3f no intention d31bb784b5 of dragging 00777d09a8 you there.”dee4cfad3bda148a

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“But if f9795b5707 I stay ab0f758a1c with you, e80ca17e06 I’ll end 88c32f4963 up going ff11784ad7 eventually.”b44c7132a8bd08e5

My firm 640f3166b9 reply made 49e1a06ddb Samuel raise dad56f04fa his eyebrows.20190b385605a864

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“And why is that?”00a5a50ff68f0f76

His confusion 796b23bbcd seemed genuine.Is he really asking that because he doesn’t know…?bc33e2e6fdb711ec

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“Because you’re 1c9b7aeabd a Holy 6798756fd9 Knight of 533cd1a400 the temple.”1e698adc2fc04fb6

“And what d9112730ed does that 2eb53518fb have to 7c77bc2c06 do with 8e19b1cab4 where you 459e362582 go?”6687a7265435c96f

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“The temple d7f0023315 wants me 894a3167e1 in their 2c34cc81f2 custody.”f3d75e160fa146cc

“The temple only 08977532ba wants you to c48218b264 be safe. As long as your b21ac08d23 safety is guaranteed elsewhere, 74a031f2f7 they won’t force you.”c174d99bbeb03edb

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He really c9f75796ea seemed to b0a8a55165 believe that. I stared at a8c5af7df7 him in silence, a1dd786c1b momentarily at a d4ad400d46 loss for words.e2b745790dc4892b

No wonder the ea8153f2b7 High Priest dotes bca1fa2671 on him—he has b8dabe5590 absolutely zero doubt b9349de857 in the temple’s 097cffa616 righteousness.07f06df9295d7297

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“I doubt the High a04580f2f6 Priest or the other 64aa596746 elders see it that 1b44630dc1 way.”2581373296f9e870

“God is 03d9fc8588 present everywhere 07139e3096 in this d856c99da9 world. Restricting your b12f0bbca9 movements has a0f41c0e3c nothing to fdc8f3a22e do with 22d7cf1fba divine will.”57f2fb01b059cd72

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If he truly believes that…fdc9940661eaa534

“No one can 3c5f2c9840 keep you against 4b705c8bf6 your will. They can only 8b68151815 try to persuade 9ac175fb90 you.”12dfbd249effe116

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Could be useful when I need to escape, actually…24a3deb1a5d641cc

Maybe he sensed me c62ec2c2c2 wavering, because his gaze 1f7de74183 dropped to the bed.12881d9affb1699c

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“As you 3fccffe4fa know, divine 84812a75af power is a3f882e2a2 the most c1de5ce7c9 effective force 745db1ae89 for subduing 005879b688 monsters.”3ff50bee65dd9c52

[Captain, I still don’t like that guy. I wish Palides had won that fight.]

[Captain, just say the word. I’ll cut that knight down in one strike.]

“Can you really f81506a16d trust those monsters 6df7631703 completely?”c604076b47c0b4e1

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Zigor and Tristan glared 383d47bf43 at Samuel, brimming with 27111c7d25 dissatisfaction. Palides, though silent, still 89e0688961 looked displeased.af0b559519f62250

I got the sense ff5f898199 that if I stayed d2da1f690d with Samuel, Palides would 9ee86f5cb2 probably snap again. The cons clearly outweighed b0be8f833b the pros.34ce428e0ee52a24

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The reason I’d 4d3d2496f6 taken in the 4c70d7c709 Dullahans in the 8fc0c12120 first place was 95b8f1e493 because they saw 1919670134 me as their ef6c5c515e Captain. There was 108d0ae77e no need a2205aee02 to create e10dccb451 situations I 1cab535ce3 couldn’t control.f47ff98b93dd0d16

Just as I e8f9895923 was about to 207a2c5664 shake my head, 6c907bdfa5 a thought struck c395c32d50 me.c952ca3641dbd0a6

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Wait… didn’t they say Dullahans were the souls of Holy Knights who failed to find salvation?953676a6273ce2f3

“Sir Samuel.”e2e2df0829c9f8a7

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“Yes?”22036a4898d82f1e

“Do you know anything 9259f97447 about the ‘Twelve Knights 185d6b5176 of the Round Table’?”1e871d9b1609daf9

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He looked puzzled at 271750cc7d my question. I thought 33c33c229b maybe he’d fc305e8c15 heard something, d4648bb452 having grown 9d4dd93f8c up in c6b98b0eab the temple.5207c46d67f26451

“No? Never mind then.”5cf8f9dc2b392f27

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“Are you referring 70f59ab28b to the Twelve 0299f2841d Sinners of the 513c20d886 Beginning?”fb47f1d64b3680ce

“What?”56604c7b85b6a830

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“The first twelve f5f3d08858 sinners who defied 09b820d7bc God and were f6732e5049 denied salvation. They desecrated 021b4e1edd a sacred d9f978fed6 altar made 1bfbfe931c of holy f8b6040dcb wood and acee9f1533 used it 205edef4cb as their 3df951b88c own Round 6db04a7399 Table—that was 23de490973 their first 1288831feb act of d15ba28f84 blasphemy.”e66cd119e7f2177e

I didn’t 341c009f43 respond, and e6ce30bfd4 Samuel narrowed ced8e67a96 his eyes.1c9e4266d653a8ba

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“Their arrogance 117cabd692 brought forth c187f4fef3 humanity’s original 5df143f555 sin and 69a110bed7 began the e4e68d55d5 age of ab7238adaa eternal repentance.”1d48bb5f9a6ba69e

“…I’ve never heard that before.”fb2c43814cea1449

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All I’d known was a21dcee033 that humans were cast a1d62941c8 out for committing sin. That was the common 90b288a53d understanding.e465692c5365d87f

“The punishment they 7b02ac098d received was oblivion. God erased all memory 2cd7dcebc9 of their existence and c04886de9b commanded the remaining faithful b8504e4263 to atone through unwavering 903ad7ecff belief. The temple 9030363924 keeps this 744a7184b0 knowledge restricted, 3d5e3acf6e shared only 02e02c1695 with select d3aea536c0 clergy. But you’re a257cc8c7b the Resurrected 94493988cc one—this doesn’t 91845f3fd8 apply to d5931fabc2 you.”9ebaf51d82cb276f

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My palms felt 40794aff16 clammy. My heart e0fbee70b1 raced without 718a746b4a reason.54b37026e4ae1da8

“So… how exactly did God erase them?”0cfef56ebf960095

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“It’s written 35d41ec643 that their cd00592646 souls were d8ba6e8513 severed from cad3cf9cca their bodies—their 1e7eb3e687 necks and 66dcf89c37 torsos separated—then 0f7e634eed buried at 8cf4aeff8b the unreachable 7ed050622b ends of 4fea343448 the world, 6a2f350205 never to 245c0b2758 be reunited.”af8ca75a40313863

It felt 0a38575d16 like someone b880ab12a0 was clutching ac84dc75d2 my throat.95985e812cee72ab

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As I sat frozen, ff0e5294a5 Samuel turned to look 6d4b53ebfb at Palides with a 8ae4c0a2a3 calm, unreadable expression.c55a60f0ec53b772

“So… are they those sinners?”ff7004b5dae8aaf7

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