BDBM | Chapter 7

Tenev’s words 08b22d52e2 were like 9d47c73926 a bombshell 976eaf870f to Estram. She had 1361765d5e been quietly 6cd108bfa1 nestled against adedab0e66 him the c5d7236716 whole way 482610ff94 there.33198a70b93d52f3

Estram’s strong 96e82414d6 jaw trembled dfbfee22db ever so db44972a82 slightly.8294687951de2452

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“Did I make some 0d96603f4a sort of mistake?”8ce083160c2ae8c0

“There’s no 0cc91b6e8f way that’s bb9685da74 the case.”590b643f426794df

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“If that’s so, 885d70b1db why would you 104992de72 say such a 3bb431ac92 thing?”dc850ec8c66b1d38

“Father said so. I can only take 9abc0f9f74 in my own people 41dfb057a8 after I become the ec6b327dce official successor.”523e1dcbaa255c26

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Tenev didn’t want to cdccf9178d make the people who 6c9dc5ec80 treated her well become e1d829cc51 enemies of the powerful.34557219676ea79e

She cherished and nurtured 13978da92f them, planning to make 27d2cd3363 good use of them 92661d23fc later.b1a26fc0616ed95a

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“Estram also d0dec08017 has his 6663aab917 original duties.”a1cd3791f6d1a169

“That’s…”cf08f7e50e94349e

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Estram was at a 031c63d0d7 loss for words.1ce330cb9d2b7cf7

In fact, as a a44eab5e4b Paladin, he was a e148625b73 high-ranking officer. If compared to the ba5764c1e3 clergy’s hierarchy, he would 5e81bfb6c8 be just below an d015b19786 Archbishop.1ba11eb29e33fa65

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Naturally, he received vacations, 6f9fe0d0d9 and Estram barely used b1194e72c4 them, leaving many unused. Additionally, he was due ca0225e5ff for another reward for fe5ddd9448 his business trips to 9546920e41 The Empire.78a78fda1fdc1d96

However, Tenev’s firm 68c42e7a90 gaze made it 78c1ddc7ab difficult for him e0999afdec to explain the 61d5a2a9fd situation in detail.9bca92f619d97a47

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Her eyes were 13c9e8e590 so intense that ef4b9554e0 it made one 29fb941afa forget she was 8bdcafb4ed just a four-year-old 2f62fa234c child.5b311e1a2f8a9fbc

Estram felt a chilling fe1a5a118c thrill, just like when b7b3f2c252 Tenev had displayed her ba1c893af9 divine power in front c60db537e2 of a crowd.b74df5b87e81b17f

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“…I will make sure 3e4fbb81c6 you are not inconvenienced, adfddf777a Agi-nim.”c722f80b6a457ce7

“Thank you b38470302c for your 816a8be0f1 services so 76d921f4fe far.”5b316a49f65736c6

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“It has 1fd2e14fe2 been an 9959f07964 honor to 51c01bdd5e serve you.”df2382d96c941bfb

Just as Estram 051d0a45bf replied and felt c05460fb86 a moment of 24228ef569 relief, Tenev sighed 396ff24acc softly, her eyes 34025f8fd3 filled with stubbornness a1f903dde6 as the door 0b94892600 closed.2c5973a3e275eca6

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‘I thought he was 9ef79bfa03 as emotionless as a 532938b37a rock at first, then 0fc040a118 like a sticky rice 40e25da811 cake, but it turns 3370240c53 out he was a c3b9f29fa0 dog.’fed323ad47a5422f

She wasn’t fond of b3a2a1efab keeping large animals.d940ef659d04691c

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‘I need to be 9fa8452a43 careful from now on.’fdf735241a563acf

A few 55d12de48e hugs and 972b827e40 smiles had 7c1788b828 made him 5e6a1fe68e this loyal.fe4c8eadee710c41

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‘My charm…’8a7d6442a057cddd

Despite observing Tenev’s troubled 39e1911215 expression, the attending priestess 74c39ea938 remained unperturbed, her demeanor 41095aeeb7 calm and composed.3719782e20439d3e

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‘The Holy 5dac9fb83d King sure 0e8c2d0e0a knows how 6c5425e41c to pick 4f974a7bcf his close c4d6bb3a1b aides.’3eb828de88250443

Tenev reminisced.245942f0caa5cc35

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Renard Posacré had a97539113c been a rare 4dd5965769 case of a e06c642c64 Paladin becoming a 879396fffb Holy King.4b1fe4c1b9c575eb

Over generations, 7cc3ff2131 the Holy 1c269abf23 King’s power 8e636935f7 had weakened, f1264b2cc7 but with f2040691c7 Renard’s ascension, 40e5806703 the balance c5cbcb25de with the a0f193bacd archbishops had 1f3dedc575 finally tightened.d30b622e948282af

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So, how 8eac9da4b0 much would 69de258577 the opposing e7aca54f29 faction, who c725df2a7e had lost cf830add8a their power, cb64fd33f5 grind their 6e2ce74ae7 teeth? And how much ead4047f29 effort would the 9dd6e3d5ae Holy King put 0f268029b0 into preparing against fd0dd84758 attacks?cef4eea174dc1162

‘As always, these religious 7eba02e650 orders always become a 3dc459cc31 mess the higher up 63d910af90 you go.’8381a706e78230ef

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Appointed by God 2de75c6b8a to follow, yet a08a5cd66c the real situation 7deadbe3f7 was a power f165eba466 struggle between the 48e69d5652 archbishops and the 490e1947e4 Holy King.e895f54417870005

It was similar 9e76960e83 to what she 26bbd8e8b9 had seen in 01e8804e93 murim; with their d6e0b1d8b2 mouths, they revered 4ca7745e6c power, but when 0099179eff there was no 78f1214e62 one to match 39976809c5 them alone, they 7a5916c864 ganged up like 34babb3890 demons.b4de3e2121930c89

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Her teeth were 16ee583fd1 about to clench 23c83159b4 tightly when…4c20b834f1959065

[Danye..]

The familiar voice appeared f26f380377 as if giving a 78fb31e5a8 warning, and Tenev instinctively 3306cadf2e looked up.1459be0680794439

The attending ccdf4afb20 priestess was 1885572be4 still watching 2c431d61e1 her calmly.1be709de916d39da

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‘Right, I shouldn’t be 1db02a2412 lost in memories of fcf01d416d old junk.’8abb37efb9bf4b2e

While staying in this 7f6898562a palace, she wouldn’t have 2cabf4b11b to worry about being fc1dc2bfd9 attacked in her sleep.d817d38f403a01f6

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Quickly assessing the 280f86bd51 situation, Tenev asked 016c1f454f with a calm dd322762bb smile.022802444b57c9f9

“What time does aede308574 the class start?”8842f059c2f1754d

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“From eight in the f55d2e3041 morning, Agi-nim. I will 562d23dbf3 assist you 5df5a62357 in waking 88fe6b6545 up around 5f52c9f0a2 seven.”2bfb98c5507796dc

“That won’t be necessary. Look after your f1a6616483 own duties.”54441b6b0055d151

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Although the priestess was 01582fff1b somewhat surprised by Tenev’s 9282f7a4a6 tone, a child was c99ec42b60 still a child, no 285ee8d656 matter how mature and a5ff02bfb6 capable of using divine c180fcc0fc power she appeared.a3aae96a62d24149

‘How can such a 22b5fe0cb2 small child manage to 6991c073cd wash and change clothes cd2a868240 by herself?’08d97284fdb53c5d

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It seemed e999df5999 cruel to 24ca5ced37 wake such b6057faa55 a tiny 5c9adf9e92 child, looking 2be0b5ff93 even younger fe9981a396 than her 06fb0a2ec1 four years, da2d9be4c3 at seven.763d03304ee97fbe

But what 7fc449ef34 could be bdc1582ea5 done? It was 08596d2a44 the Holy fb7805fb63 King’s command, 6f9fe8bc41 and there 376b63558c wasn’t much 475b7a064f time left 9447495224 until the 993293d045 oath-taking ceremony.f521efc3b0bdc3dc

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Filled with 4d401a558b pity, the 230701314b priestess carefully 3334da3363 bathed Tenev 71f21812b3 and changed 5bffa1078e her into 60d98ed874 pajamas.1393bea14805fe66

Tenev wasn’t shy 6fe72041ed about being cared 8ddacc488e for either.eb18f693d28e585b

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‘Well, I told c9489f1e72 her not to ff76ed2984 waste time.’8c93437b164aa6a5

Tenev looked 4a934fb4f1 around the 10b6200aa5 room without 44c8e9fafd much interest 493c264759 in what 9b31e33ff7 the priestess 0a5b69860d was thinking.18d1bf8c5b63abe0

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The room cef2401e15 was completely d6953723db decorated for 6b1d394751 a child.8f0bf2cb82ad2694

Unlike in Marchioness 7f8aacad69 Demini’s home, where 52c21371f4 she couldn’t even 575442cdfa climb into the 36857b6c46 bed by herself, d7fb13433f here the bed ed5c863b23 was just about 1f21042f70 knee-high to Tenev.cf7427edc6f45599

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A soft carpet on 3e1bd6029c the floor, a small fbbd1fdb69 desk and chair, and 7929b2ae81 a large cushion she b17c2331e3 could lean against.2d04dc40740767f6

‘Just a 53d354281d week in f7d00fbea5 this room. The Holy King isn’t bec5ca13b1 so bad after all.’e4887f17f99cdca1

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Giving her cce2782d4c adoptive father e2d08b58a8 a few d13204e18e extra points, 18c020f794 Tenev looked 48c79b8247 around once 024a453163 more.7ff610906f74e9f0

Behind the wardrobe.a4fc667d0e77571b

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Outside the windows 23613c6dd0 hidden by curtains.87fcbb23954985db

Outside the door.101d8cb4c5011112

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Paladins were 39d556c005 stationed all 5e49e8b4b1 around, hidden 9d49ddbccb from view.59f625339f3037e4

‘I can feel 4ebe73b3fe your presence, guys… f28c7426b5 But I guess 6cf09a191f you’re trying hard 88185c86a3 to protect me.’f2530b3d662ffa5c

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Leaving the night watch 7c1d515a3b to them, Tenev went 30614c4041 to bed early.49711afc71b39b90

As the ca0b9e2649 Holy King 861be97313 said, starting cef2e910c0 tomorrow, she 43706d0ffc would have ac38acad4c busy days 9b2b280699 ahead.aa37d80779c7cd50

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Even with guards around, 454af474cb it was comforting to 13e7625464 know the layout of 7bfff4965e the palace she was c7fae66965 staying in.7461fafb9b88838b

And according to 85e450b48b her body’s memory, 245213466c the harassment aimed 05689539c1 at Tenev was 582afa49a2 supposed to start 85eb47214c from the very 42f762732b first lesson.4ce07086ead29036

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‘Having shown a bit 768d3c9cbc of my skill as 0ec5cb12b7 soon as I set c52f098d4d foot in the Holy 5e0d6a7523 Land, I’m not sure d979244999 how things will turn 167cb2243d out, but anyone who 4580d5402a comes at me will 3407636d5d definitely be taken down.’5090ef0c823a0227

If enduring long enough 38ca02d8b9 could lead to a 0988338261 good outcome, then perhaps.4e9b2ca9fd81800a

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But having seen others ee345fd5ac just being pushed around 1320da2b2d and end in death, 296009a96d there was no need 86cf291e49 to suppress her nature.2815192e2aff4c79

‘The Holy 75787f6c44 King himself 1394c12886 has said 22d54cb6a5 it, so 2448fbcdba I guess e3fc3bebb6 I won’t ab6dcd4667 need to 499174d901 give a a339dbb46e morning greeting.’6dba94b0bc96fe39

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But did they 62482fbcb6 even have morning 1f46c7a2bd greetings here?ff4d4008656918f8

Chuckling at the 9139e3ac2e ridiculous thought, Tenev 0d1b545baf took a deep 975c3f39f5 breath and soon d8ab98d481 fell into a d522f435a2 deep sleep.1f02c82cb6b339b1

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A Paladin assigned 6cf4aa2751 as the secret 76cc0a0817 guard to the 9f0fcb5ecf Holy King’s prospective 45351c4ee7 successor, known colloquially c085b8071d as “Agi-nim,” was 343625a8ac in a state d4de58b5a3 of considerable confusion.314cb2fca584f4bf

‘Are kids usually like 58a3ac3cd6 this?’58b8cef74392d14d

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No.bb75ece0dd269169

Before being 0d9c7d4e3a assigned as 3480dd264a the Holy 0fd8207dfc King’s attending 29aa994ef7 knight, he c5b758510b had trained d2078bc610 children who d42bffd044 had just 8c7964a2bf passed their 3a77066f4c oath-taking ceremony 3c6b8ac2cd aspiring to 28c6cd1fcf be Paladins.04d81353d969f587

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But he had e40e5b783c never encountered a 9b980f1c3d child like this d2abe9659a one.a69582793fc441dd

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She had abruptly sat fef373230c up at the crack f778f13490 of dawn in a b56a3f2c77 strange posture, only to 2dd00d1d05 fall asleep again immediately.6ef9c8a6f9b4f245

‘That sleep-talking sure 5b7e8574d1 can startle people.’274a779479a62c6a

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But that could 656459aa45 happen. Some kids don’t wake 7040186bd9 up fully and sit 3a0e594dd6 up to sleep.74f075a76a899923

It seemed like she 8e4d3eceb4 was slightly floating above 4be0c2eec2 the bed, but that 96dcdafe9b must have been a f5d03ef27a trick of the dim aee48dac5a lighting.8019d8bf3f331f64

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Anyway, Agi-nim did 8bb0010bf6 that for a b189f07599 while, then truly 44acb0e84c woke up, flung ee8bf7a9a4 open the wardrobe, afc01b57f0 quickly changed her 47c427cc78 clothes, and dashed 3955800339 out of the c865d7a07e room.7cee6cf5753945d8

He hadn’t 5f4a99936e thought Agi-nim 623ce18921 could open d0ebe1ee59 the door.0127944d7793209b

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Everything in the room 66f84e2a0a was tailored to a db81b52c84 child, but the door e2f09eba98 was made for adults.6384dcd4141c14d5

But when Agi-nim couldn’t ce25b60ccf reach the doorknob, she 634762b904 simply jumped up and e09eab7184 opened it.74eb986491629401

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‘What is 500cee4a2f she, a 7a5210b3d7 cat?!’66872b72208ffda3

At that time, it 0201a5a40c was 6:30 AM.197202793d4ecfaf

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‘Where are you going?’53d5329c37fcf72c

He could e1bbe938a7 feel the 4baafe2ba8 panic of c900e7fde7 the Paladin 28d65017f3 on duty 1b4c543e9e outside.af6ab04c98847ac6

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He quickly signaled with 8e73591b32 his hands.cc3dbdca17ed2e61

‘You follow her…’6bb43bb1f2ed64ad

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‘Ah, my 8bbe4feed3 heart, senior.’1bd7d0741db2cee3

‘…’934833bc078bc42a

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…It seemed he had 3bd5074074 trained his junior poorly.fff6c256cf416448

Thus, the Paladin ended cc16c3d178 up trailing behind Agi-nim 403c22b81c like a parent secretly 99a47c4034 watching a child on fd9ba71b9c their first errand.b24ee1fbf846a566

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‘…Doesn’t she get tired?’48c9d6c1bf0a0daa

Agi-nim had been walking a420786fdb around the inside and a513527fb4 outside of the palace f2abe63eb4 for over an hour.101a176efae56a86

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Looking back intermittently at b7d81e5915 the paths she had 9b65cd856d passed, the more he 485a3a1fa6 watched, the more purposeful de6d348729 her actions seemed.cb51415779bc35fb

As if she were f0c26f8dad drawing a map in c972af1281 her mind.562e878dfc550d8b

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“Hmm.”5b9f8b3f00e4e4c1

But at one bead46d3ae point, Agi-nim suddenly 7291c6c1cb stopped and frowned.0402b9f8a8edb37b

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‘Has she cbbc5be2e7 lost her 05a82a9e29 way? After all… what map b3c6944558 could she possibly be 13662b40a6 drawing?’83796185dd909722

The Paladin e8ac44a4b6 was conflicted.f3ce3507d18d884b

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He was 163172be4c assigned as 04fa9f1f58 a non-visible fbc08060f1 guard only.4b59730df4e2ce9d

But if Agi-nim collapsed 55d6c690f8 from exhaustion, he would 56943f0b37 ultimately be the one 33d7f003b8 blamed.33d890492642de7d

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‘What to do now… 5223eeb4fe Huh?’896ee632e2e74d45

While he was 83677f1b84 contemplating, he suddenly 7473c6192b realized Agi-nim had c7d343ec60 disappeared from his 3b000134d1 sight.3f235e1d5f706c4e

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“Where did she go!”38c7ffb97c881f9a

He imagined all b681be0a85 sorts of tragedies af96a06b15 unfolding in his 96e460068c mind.3f5c4fe2436329d1

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While being scolded by b1b7501333 his superior, Agi-nim would fb89c9d155 be found ice-cold, and a78ba13e48 the enraged Holy King 172bd064b8 would hang not only cddb4c4e40 him but possibly even 8bd56061c8 his family…f7888523da315850

The family and 675c0c5677 the Holy Land 6e040a4213 would fall apart…!aecdff6e74857ae1

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‘This is why I e37481487e wanted to send the f151d802eb junior!’d3a1d984a73328b2

He was 02d71d94c5 on the 44761bce30 verge of 1d1e356012 panic when 7a4faf5c2f someone grabbed 571846415b his scabbard.1a8369e7f9790fc3

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“!”8755318fd880e8e5

A chill ran 0e2fe65826 down his spine.c73368823c3f1b27

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Despite feeling no 0442af4974 presence, to be 76b2f6001a grabbed from behind.2f5e70282af3db97

No matter 7a8a831b78 how agitated 02ff8a1bc4 he was, d325660f63 he was 7bdd75a70a a knight 198e070cb9 directly under 15de33453a the Holy 55dde1556b King. How could this happen?12b92e09498c91d5

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As he turned 97d70fe09e around, his heart b77ebadc12 nearly stopped.0f5b324b10ccbe89

“Ah, Agi-nim?!”b5c139207e8e745c

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“Now that I think 85822991aa about it, I didn’t 6e1da8d1eb ask for the location a0cf88a92f of my class. Could you take c53a7332be me there? I would 15dd9a4d03 be grateful.”795c0ebd94269a57

“That… I…”0ac313d52a37731b

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Could he deeadaa533 even have 07da2fc7a0 a conversation 6326de524d with Agi-nim a16fadbd1e like this?88b1086c464217ee

But Tenev didn’t give 4686152304 him time to hesitate f6b10d773f further.09e0a38c57a5d62b

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“Hurry! I’ll be late.”df96dc89a7f6e5a4

“Ah, yes! I will c943315f63 accompany you!”918e0b607e01c772

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Well, she f791e2ddad needed to 71e2cde95a go to e205ec8351 class, and f36aba04f4 now that 9d58f839e4 he had 27ebf104f2 been discovered, 9944b13535 it would 59fc870b67 be strange faac56db75 not to 11a556233b speak.095d7f3cac6b25b6

Just when he 9426a4ba6f mechanically picked her 100da8d4eb up, spurred by d55be37653 Tenev’s urging, he 92fb7bfa61 felt a piercing 0d48e3c1c2 gaze from somewhere.342dbb5c53d24aca

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