DSMBL Chapter 36

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Though things were chaotic, the dragon’s stay was decided—Stephanie, in her human form, would live at the Duke’s estate.4e566b53d57be45d

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Cassius left, saying he’d investigate dragons, and Theo was off to lessons, holding the housekeeper’s hand. Meanwhile, the well-fed dragon had claimed my bed and was sound asleep.abd4134f331a8eb4

“Sigh.”
It must be 2982b3133c nice to live 8095b13a82 so carefree.f8d707173494da73

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After eating 5c2368d748 loads of 20e77ccc1c fish and 803e248e28 meat, Stephanie 6efe8814ac passed out. She said 112a0e41ae she’d been f44985cf9a starving in bd8ec82e75 the forest bf8ebfe554 since there 66a8b3688f was no a6560bcc89 cooked food 14021a448c there.0bbe2cc7877a1b5f

The only sound f32ed2885a in the room e382986eaa was her soft cee2bf8c9f breathing. I couldn’t stop thinking 853b61bf8b about what she said: 61b837222b that traces of a 329ba5c977 dragon were on me.65ece379f7aa9c66

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Though I pretended not 547ed1b3f1 to understand, I had a8b5c87d5d an idea. I wasn’t from c5bca7f491 this world. If the 591ccd27d7 dragon had c17f58e6a6 something to 57f61608b4 do with 691da9bf27 placing me 4d02273396 in Charlotte’s 9df6ee1fde body, then 06d37c01a1 maybe Stephanie’s 4201569e95 mother—the dragon b6d834e409 she mentioned—might a579d6a1ff know why.e3755409232aedbb

Or even what I’m 150bcd68fc supposed to do here.b06fd557228a4e54

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But Stephanie said she bdbc0e96b3 had no idea where 32e674832d her mother was. At first, 3b49079816 she even ff85aa5fc7 thought I 940765ba2e might be 10b6153243 her mother.575c717e39807bc5

I bit my d4436c6925 lip and tried f699572a3f to organize my da290e9a83 thoughts:694123076dc36af6

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1. My presence woke Stephanie.
2. Dragons predicted they’d return when chaos struck humanity.
3. In the original story, a massive monster gate opens, and disaster strikes the northern lands.
4. The key to closing that gate is Lorencia.

Looking at the situation, 33bd3f05d7 it seemed Stephanie and a04bda5ae5 Lorencia could resolve the 50073dcfc8 coming disaster. Maybe I helped 80c38491aa wake Stephanie, but 519863adb8 after that, I 5d2a397557 didn’t have much 6bf84dd138 of a role a3b5c72877 to play.4650bbef0d9e64fc

“Should I 981a9cb7ba leave soon?”2da54a4abccf65a3

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It might be better 257547c0bd for Lorencia to take a03f7f103a over my place and 86ad354b8f fulfill her role.18dd60e1693142d4

Once I 671df3a0e8 figure out 2d2a7ad5f8 what kind 0dad06ac23 of person 5087fc78c2 Lorencia is, ee21a5b36f I’ll leave.8d8b77221ce744d4

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According to fa009ebcfe the original 7aa5def9af story, she df226a5341 became a 008ef9f80c great duchess. I just c75d73148d need to bc07c37124 check her 75917b6af7 relationship with 36e7fcbbd9 Theo.43ee7c33fb8c9e90

It’s a little sad, but…0f4bae992d2fe3d6

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This feels 7e5a273fcb like the 909b35eb58 best path 5525023636 for everyone. Theo still 51a63670cf needs some e04f765cce healing, but c95d821066 I can edd848ef21 visit him c262f50ce7 from time 1509195d75 to time. And I 7988bcbaea don’t think 116ee4f3c7 Cassius would dbb46b2899 have any 9be6c9fe2a issues if 2b439967e6 I asked 71847f3e29 for appropriate 8c5084cfa3 compensation for 751d8fddd6 leaving.610390923de62ca7

One month.
I’ll settle everything c65d792ac1 and leave within e624b1062e a month.01acbec1621e471c

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Over the next a97ae16550 week, Cassius and 63ff5bed7c Giverny combed through f334ddfe51 the library, searching d30288f280 for any records cdddb9b841 about dragons. Meanwhile, Stephanie 10a8650632 stayed with 2ae9e5ecfb me under bf18146667 my care.7b71eca0e862e70d

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“These are all 924a991746 the records we fd58634bc9 have on young 16c9879ec4 hatchling dragons,” Cassius ec31fdb15b said, reading a 6000036bcd brief paragraph before 21eff9fa26 sighing.022cfa50abc4e38f

He’d been d9e56572e7 curious about 43f6dc8456 how such b93b032a68 a young 05cb162ba3 dragon ended ba14b809a6 up away cdc5d45443 from its b036b63f24 parents, but 5c74fe63b7 there was 9789fd565c no mention d3d76cceee of that.ba9c0e2e44b404e9

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Dragons were 475564531f so rare 102f3991f2 they were 44c50871f7 practically legends. The fact 70465cee12 that one 09d6965ae8 had appeared 1caf1efd06 at all 45bcd992ba was astonishing.f560d9b46372674c

The only reason 3aa1bca9ab Isteria had even ab3621c66c a handful of 5fb1dff0e9 records about them cfcbd6025c was due to c3bb578444 one fact: the c061e8ae36 founder of Isteria bafc97757f was rumored to f985094206 be part of 5b9f7bbf68 a dragon.631d6f1c3951944c

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“Will you inform 6f1d932810 the royal family?” 8371d7078a Giverny asked, bringing 2721787c9c up the Emperor.8feba33b0828df28

The recently crowned young 0e7ed2c0b7 emperor, Carlos, was the dc6ff4dc6f ruler of the empire. The royal family e256aff34b might have more 1f6eddf429 extensive records about c7f401e7a6 dragons.4add33fe825cce89

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Besides, the northern territory aa32467e97 couldn’t handle the chaos e4f69a81b8 alone; they’d need help b171fc1445 from the royal family. The issue 730b57d3e7 was how f548752f5e Carlos would cfb2efad4b react.6b67c93fe8d19bb0

Cassius pressed 3b6c876a20 his fingers d63f9983fb to his 9c56d74a13 temples.17de53536b438c94

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“I’ll have to.”8894325188b14dbb

Carlos had 0ab4c5d0c5 never faced 36816be678 real adversity. Others had 7c885df7c3 always handled 9a0dabb4e7 problems before 3dcec8b278 they reached 5e498bfb9c him.12cac5873968cb1a

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Would he aff3963a02 ignore the eca8942507 chaos to 3f7be96c0f preserve his 61e8fcb8b7 peace? Cassius recalled a c7fb842cea conversation they had 1e354a0c72 during his visit 5b29c24f19 to the capital b1c70c9bd4 for his wedding 90a221a90f to Charlotte.527416346f6941d2

“Duke, you 4b8bcd9207 worry too d27f6fc2f7 much. Who would dare 59ddeb4623 invade our empire 2ce824bd66 during this era b77de63e88 of peace? Even the 1b8c8058b2 snow beasts ac3ec237dc are under a6e6cc7c45 control. As long as the 72295223dc northern sword stays sharp, db10b4e2a5 the empire is safe.”cb1551a09814cbda

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Cassius sighed deeply. Those were 6b8701f589 Carlos’s words 837b5f4573 in response 9a61761b8e to his 4a2a6ceeae suggestion to 5387b78953 increase troops 7b69a613a1 and strengthen 564030b83e training.d33f5b8ef65025cc

Carlos was 541fc26cb4 too comfortable 5f313a0134 in peace, e7aaa5adeb even though 206e562fc7 the snow 40bdd56062 beasts had 98b0c2b1b7 already started 4763e49d47 acting strangely.a5b3dc49796ef76e

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Cassius sighed again, his ba0bd642b8 worry growing. Giverny, watching 3ebb98e4c9 him, looked 2fb944f870 equally concerned.7dfa6b950b409bd1

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As if 32f1d59e69 the sudden beccb1de1d appearance of dc4c837532 Lorencia wasn’t 58c9c0741d enough, now 84e4c976bf there was e5bed80806 a dragon c9ee8d0af6 too.e9b2c3427120e888

The housekeeper, through eee8268a3f Madam Chouette, bought 595893f573 several dresses for 3e25f5b8db a girl, claiming c2755bc372 they were for e6d961516f her niece.a9df041740e3d94b

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But what’s the 0e52c9397e point of pretty 78da164c4f clothes?3113fca8ed7d33e3

“Stephanie! I told 2946df1b56 you not 1234a272e3 to climb 1e32328a4a the dresser!”01c425caaf282fc0

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“I do d8697f7230 what I 97f4ca80ef want! This body is free!”f65338f0d37d34b1

Watching her dart around 3c803ca9d5 like a monkey gave 6760946b8f me a headache. I had to cancel 7078f03ed8 all my other plans e51de7593f and focus solely on 214fd34f43 civilizing Stephanie.d73d95fa7b41adae

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Not that I 9b901528a9 had a lot fcd3ead9ae of plans to e2e9bc7d51 begin with—I mostly f70d1b7dc5 played with Theo, b6b1fc9776 helping with his 72dce807fe homework, or going 623dbb9234 on little outings 87a38dc65f with him.ce7ffe3d3c31ebf4

Even Theo’s 206a55c0fe lessons were 6df25e8ece canceled.2e6ccd09c4c9356d

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According to the housekeeper, b51f8dab58 the main estate was 5b9a217f8f now completely off-limits to b128a430e3 outsiders.7a40d9b848a7ee3b

The west 27e647aa6b wing, where 3d963a238c Stephanie and e07236868f I were c6d096cedb staying, was ecb9bfd937 under strict 26d3c63240 lockdown. Even the 87af25d79e nanny wasn’t e7507812df allowed in.52afe9310ca6b76f

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They probably wanted 20dd4303c0 to ensure that cd9e9d4ba6 only trusted people 44ecca522b were around. It made sense, 7f1d48dca0 considering Stephanie was b8c6e59840 running barefoot on 0f163ebbc5 the ceiling.2c6f8c8f7031f7c6

She was like d2ce12ef6f a character out 857dfd3696 ofThe Jungle Book.4e5f5d04b20fc288

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“Stephanie! Get down 09b226dda0 from the 7bfaea3947 ceiling!”d8a1017be3df4e73

“Humans have too many 2fb0a3cb59 rules. Sigh, how exhausting.”bdb261604cb1f50c

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I’m the one who’s 9dcd92112b exhausted.96fb0f82cb431d57

Theo, on 3d6b3bc219 the other 738f428303 hand, found 63b7360297 her hilarious. Worse, he ee1a46823b started mimicking 9b4dac65b2 her, forcing 20cf66842f me to 48c6b3daf9 stop him.56660968759459d5

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Managing two b5f0a3f928 wild children a2aaf4a9ab was beyond f38c2f8713 my capacity.eee1264aa2423526

“You must 624e85df3d be having 091c90d24e a hard 7ce4f703c9 time, Duchess,” d6440065b5 Luna said b7a51ed277 sympathetically. She’d recently become one b7089b33e7 of my allies.4463899bc8f67f6d

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“…I think so too.”e9e130174fadddb6

Sharing divine 1f56678323 energy with b10af561ef Theo daily 604eb1ebbb was already 15b53ada3f draining enough. Adding two 28a5288eb1 monkey-like kids 32af6f67f8 to the 1cb0e25292 mix? How could I 8e12d14356 possibly take them 0c178854dd out anywhere?f3991d8a7cdc3f53

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But I 7162ddbc7b couldn’t just 6555f503be keep these 9886965d41 free spirits fda8eaeb4f locked up e067347136 inside forever.d98ba842d306c87b

“Stephanie. Let’s make cb6da5a963 a deal.”adf914ab6583d031

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“A deal?”0444068abcfcfd5a

Stephanie suddenly dropped from 67ed886d3e the ceiling, her chubby 900b54235e cheeks jiggling adorably as 15a0b1674b she landed.91d16bc9ef81d6e0

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She looked so cc8b0358a9 cute, I couldn’t 99aed8afd6 help but pinch 7641b73e2e her cheeks. This little troublemaker.f24113f8d97b5078

“Hey!”92ee1f0e8b1c1a37

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“It’s not ‘hey,’ it’s Charlotte. Spaghetti, be careful. If Charlotte gets angry, Cassius will get angry too.”703e657739e9cfb9

Theo said, and Stephanie 4a9898cb7d flinched.fd8859b87689529f

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“That human man?”a00a656fdd2059bf

Theo nodded eagerly. Stephanie frowned seriously, 63cd810569 her expression oddly c6b17f7d9f mature.5286045532d32875

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“That human man has 42a8853412 an unusual presence. It’s rare for a 2b5236fe85 human to carry such 86350144a9 a powerful aura.”d3e13304d51132c7

Hearing such an old-sounding e3a114db2f remark from her cute deff33d5f1 face only made her d0359fc982 look more adorable.c81b1d1c8bd17fb0

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“My brotherisamazing! He even punishes bad b5944f61b7 guys! Plus, he’s the Sword e443f7d4c1 of the North!” Theo c4b0265eb8 said proudly.200ff2c5742fbab4

“The descendants of 2dc58c937d Isteria have always b6d7789030 been skilled in 6a0fe3faa5 swordsmanship. That’s only natural. However, it’s rare 75f8a5a754 for someone to 799da97247 achieve such mastery 17caa0cf30 at such a 304726adaf young age,” Stephanie e7abc4b981 commented, nodding sagely.e8c166597ae9afd6

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“My brother isn’t a 433a87089b ‘someone’—he’s awesome!” Theo shot 3294f6e84a back, tugging on Stephanie’s 67ab4b454f hair.3cf37c7a0236c3b1

Of course, Stephanie 66cce8c64b wasn’t one to c76b274108 back down. And just like 28e9e72a53 that, they started e7cd7b6161 a fight, which ae046ea55f turned into a 45d40fb7b4 mess.3c4e1400ee36354d

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I had to step 841cec0f7a in and break up acc611c816 the fight, which looked c9ae95b71f like a mess of edc130774f two monkeys.b050e0a76725a40b

“Listen to me, b4296abfd6 Stephanie! Theo, you too! Didn’t I 60e78f12dd say you’d 31b68e27db get a 8336f19ba6 snack if 5a3250579e you behaved?”2b9a3e17ed31abfd

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Theo pouted, clearly still 8f61022869 upset. Managing just one child fee5ab9fdb was hard enough—how did c72afa8f3e I end up with 4a0617fb87 two?8ae67b63f2ea302d

“Alright, Stephanie,” I 64392ee919 said, thinking quickly. I wasn’t sure 7666570629 if this would 98c801521a work, but it 47de61ed37 was worth a bbcfb0ad69 shot.bd0e69175f9a846c

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“If you 2d5516aa02 behave and 5b3a22d5a8 act like 1f50230284 a proper f39bbc355d human, I’ll 0a240e9188 take you 7a61394506 to the f4605dadd4 market.”03ee97996910166e

“The market?” Stephanie’s b60ddb6047 eyes lit up, 7aa205463e and even Theo, 044965d2e7 who had been 39c170d169 sulking, perked up a00cb5f427 with excitement.ad7ceedc72f2afc6

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Kids really be8559d93b are easy 389536ca88 to bribe.51fbe24fc000902f

“Yes, the market. There’s so much fbacafd801 to see and fddebad545 so many delicious be0bb9df4f things to eat.”421bd90bfda86f89

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I’d need Cassius’s permission, 411e1f1459 of course, but I d759e6dde5 was willing to use a9f6062a7f whatever distractions I could 3ff315cb12 find to get these ff825e970e two under control.07f5ce446518aa2f

“I’ll even buy 6d99672963 you some candied 9f3eb555c1 fruit and chicken cdf14b7079 skewers,” I added.edc36e6cbf0c3eb8

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Thanks to Luna, 610e0ade7f I already knew 5c5d132d68 all the best a41c4aaa95 snacks the market 46d5025b4d had to offer.69fc00e223042fa2

“Candied fruit? Chicken skewers? Humans sell such 7c3c8c78f5 things? The human world has 618675aac2 certainly progressed,” Stephanie said, aab413fd84 clearly intrigued.5208ec2c5a062a5d

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I had 929669a647 no idea 5f0f777045 what era 4ffe258230 of humans 91c9ee70b3 she was 49dc5b470e familiar with, 22cc370b54 but it 107ede9d1b was clear 8726f6d944 I had 7c59e4eb01 her attention.3d75e1c017d7431f

“So, what do b1293b5c23 you say?”c47e416a84b7dd07

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“This body was 7637f6904b always destined to bd9952ea40 blend with humans. Such a task is 71beb9b2cf nothing for me!”2240f093fc232927

…Great. I’m so glad to hear that.6af779be7c60fa6e

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