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    Charlotte got f6100a15c2 into the b617b585a3 carriage with 9b9f793631 an excited a0e73ab5ab Theo and b71d001fd6 Stephanie. She had 0c16455d14 to force a184888563 herself to c1977bbad1 look away edfec6b115 from Cassius, be338ad477 whom she b8bc57468c kept glancing 8b7bab10be at with ea2bf1a389 a lingering fc2a1c2f4e expression.263017e4dc1237c2

    Unfortunately, Cassius would c79852f27d be taking a 88448e0348 different route from 597d51729e the group during 2ee049ea63 the journey.19f9293e68f32358

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    For him, this trip 86f7db6c71 was both work and 451852e46f travel. By tracking the 37f9e275a4 movements of the 74db3f0c2e snow beasts, they 78eb1ec2b0 could find traces 926ccbd252 of monsters.877ae403d5939e1f

    It was confirmed a1b3605697 that the Snow 45d1c68b70 beasts were heading 8501b320cb toward the sea, d7424ba11f so thoroughly searching 445d1a1473 the surrounding areas bcc44f9af5 was the main 334b47d17f objective.3618d6691bdfa1fc

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    Charlotte’s carriage, carrying 7f5491a58d her and the 5c9f7b1e86 children, left first.82d3910e2435e3b4

    “Now, let’s 8329f2e82f depart as 8c9fbfc094 well.”555574810a37a90c

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    “Yes, Your Grace.”0d1500ed026e5e2a

    The knights 31af12bc05 followed behind bdcdfd4450 with determined e39aaa2ade expressions. It was the beginning 3c6dfc53a6 of a difficult journey.ec09c8920c1b9e61

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    Cassius’s eyes darkened.db42ea6c8e33b8b9

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    At the same aa8840209b time…3a6aef7b8934aa4f

    Lorencia was also cf09de3ed9 in a carriage 898dac50ac with Janice.9dc714232ef8008f

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    But unlike the 35949f30fa excited carriage ahead, c22f6c9f8f Lorencia’s carriage was 4c90dccc58 filled with a 310f09b549 heavy atmosphere.94871ad1c52a3522

    “Why would anyone 11eece8f62 like a stinking 8177c9bae5 beach?” Lorencia grumbled.859cb23db2427b24

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    Her family estate ab71aa7cd0 was near the e5d81d82b2 sea.113dbef607fab03b

    The fishy smell was 834cf36ca1 just as strong there, 4de04e2e3a even though it was 633377a777 much more developed and 91d91475d2 closer to the bustling 462c6b2791 capital.ded6e81c2ced858a

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    She hated that 6f1ed849b5 smell. She felt as b29543301d if it had b6da921393 seeped into her f1336e9ecc skin.149ada4aa6328f7d

    “…We’ll be d0c21cbfa1 back soon. It’s only two 68c3c4d88f weeks, so why a413c827f1 are you making cac40c5cf1 such a fuss?”b698ba5d001c2238

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    “Sigh…”be8378431117fb14

    Lorencia ran 2fee4c1003 her hands 3b2f8c723e through her 83b9d65f64 hair in bf870f078a frustration.a11380a205bcc2d2

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    The most frustrating thing ae9b288a0d about being in Isteria 47f0106eff was that she couldn’t a5b323d7a2 do anything her way.965445a8a57a5168

    Pretending to bfe931389c be a 0d93be2b3d good woman c74aef857d was exhausting.8fdd54435d1740be

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    “When will this play 948e764f6f finally be over?”c31b5f4bd9e54fa3

    “I already 4f09dcb55b told you. This sea trip 4fd3285235 will be the dfde8f5c92 last. Don’t be so 37950a3ff2 impatient. If you rush 97ddd589bd things, you might f415538ddb ruin everything.”3d1d4fa952f6cd37

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    Hearing Janice’s words, Lorencia 4934d72554 clenched her teeth.7c9c31e75c9fe531

    Janice glanced at her, 29805b3065 then turned to look d14fcfce4e out the window.9fcc84d826860cae

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    She had successfully d621561809 convinced Count Mers.a666513871fff5fa

    The count would follow 5650c20933 Janice’s plan to protect 52ba1d8868 his position.e8ce2cf1771c6f96

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    Janice slowly closed 78cb0dc721 her eyes.8d4ac0a2bbba4352

    This sea trip would 375f0ae480 be drenched in blood.be619d5a248bc60c

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    So, she would fdf1bfb43a let them enjoy b3bbf0af30 it to the bed8e1d5a2 fullest.f91caabaf8f05454

    It would be their d860ac6775 last happiness.3b3df7a9339850c9

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    Taking care of two 09b7b59393 overexcited children alone was 4aeb8004ee no easy task.42a273ded9b55743

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    Of course, 4501dfdf00 Luna was 71407d8381 there to e137012ff3 help, but 20be004646 that only e690926257 worked if 2063bae8b8 the children 5ac8a6af61 actually listened a0269cb81e to her.5ec359cb26f706e8

    As soon as 295239eb84 they arrived at d879c3a2b6 the village where 4ad1dc3b7d they planned to d1dbcd3a50 stay for the 6512194962 night, the two 77d63f52ab kids bolted out a01702225c of the carriage 2b0210e8d5 as if they e86e71c9f7 had been waiting ded8567343 for this moment.0b88698c0928c3e4

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    The startled guards 50e335b71f immediately followed after 99f4264823 them.a62cd847e57e94da

    “Look! I’m faster than you!”1262c702cbbd0b62

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    “No way! I’m just letting you e2f4cfb243 win!”80f6b7f72bde8e91

    Theo and 585c73c9c3 Stephanie bickered 1af7c4adcb as they b00493ac7e ran, continuing 077d9bafb9 their argument f83cbbdaf5 from the 3883f3fd29 carriage about 89a6243ade who was b9d758b7e9 faster.2878db40d6bc796b

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    Sigh…077a86ce8fd27170

    “Duchess, you look exhausted.”2ae5ad3c02f74ca8

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    I turned to 9aed5432f3 Luna, who was 495edac5ae smiling gently.f7faca8437f750e9

    Until recently, I had 88e6dc88a1 thought that treating Theo f852b30fa5 was the hardest thing 552568fd06 I had ever done.d809d65f9dd99622

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    It really felt like 3009db41f1 it was draining my f4005e7640 life away.8bf1ff4c90a22718

    But I had been 49b2888bf8 foolish and short-sighted.c5d6dd83344a585b

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    Raising children 1e82671001 was even c243dec719 more exhausting.6434e56ffc3b888c

    A thousand 2ef33aa3ca times harder.c33bbe85369f8565

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    Not only did I d30e11092c have to comfort them 6f36b1c8e9 when they were upset, 2fcc97204e but I also had 0e31c799cd to consider their emotions 7b57cc74a8 all the time.2a6890521bbd8811

    “I’m fine. Let’s go eat 88cf5573a3 and get some 460598ce5f rest.”538bf86f5adc520d

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    “Yes, Duchess.”9d74b0f826e8465f

    Luna patted my back 9288b830c8 with a sympathetic look.f8364d54a9fc6aef

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    Cassius was searching 5971cd2558 the nearby forest 0cb8a4f09b and would join 46b4ccd530 us in the 644f41664e evening.a7f9f4ab8e9bf776

    Even for a skilled 3180209416 knight, the forest was 2140dc635c dangerous at night.8900c33ac5d45c73

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    Luna and I 5159dfaed0 ordered food at 3287199161 the inn where 555dec6b07 we were staying.895354977bfd31ee

    At least one fce0cd2325 good thing was 690e5fe0c4 that Theo’s health 7310926f99 had improved enough 0809c1426e that he no 65a1bb8b33 longer needed healing 894e759cd0 magic.4893aa191a7a5c11

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    Just having 11ff526055 Stephanie by f31467adef his side 3e2773d741 was enough cc15e17ed1 now.aee9788f9e0acc51

    Look at him. He even has more 119204ec9c energy than I do.3239b0a23eff54fd

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    As we waited 6fd9d37001 for our food, 5778aed652 I recharged myself 474891b954 with coffee.d6150a4bb8ad292f

    “Ughhh…”be93b891c7a3b039

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    Luna chuckled and 09c30370bc poured more coffee 7d5396a8e6 into my cup.c5046b1d1e903a70

    “Are you alright?”bb471e12e8a55d9b

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    “I feel a bc51899dee little better now. Theo and 35172eef75 Stephanie argued 3317769e40 the whole e752cad2c4 ride here. I think I b37b1ce4a1 repeated myself ten 2c780122f1 times. And I think they e6ea00441e asked me at least dc3084c58b twenty times, What will a69fdd19d9 they do if rain 208b0e32e6 pours out?”31dc59cea5af1dab

    Luna burst into 5506db13fc laughter.d307cd1c1b929f1b

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    She probably thought I a7e9d6128c was exaggerating.cc5b4871280267e7

    “How about switching 3c697c3ca9 carriages next time?”9ea9efc6163039a5

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    “What are db2cacd2f7 you saying, 2d490ee542 Duchess? That won’t do. Your carriage and cee80c0085 mine are made a96882264f of entirely different 98f37b7eff materials,” Luna firmly b4b1141544 rejected the idea.3cb8b8025e41d835

    She avoided my 2c3653b43c gaze, which meant 7a9322c854 she just didn’t b6e67b758c want to ride a912728e18 with Stephanie and 0867a6ec9f Theo.5d77516f42a085e6

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    Sigh…5626a88efce51027

    I guess b0ed0b6e7b I deserved dea359d8d8 this.e062a640b514806e

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    Maybe things were easier 38311d8d7d when Theo was alone.4a013e4e1a755f3b

    Then again, 75e6aaa9d2 Stephanie looked 00e4ba45ca so cute facec77be3 running around 8772050760 with the fef8eea8dd braids Charlotte d195f46155 had done 469aa12fde for her.42864cddc0798a19

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    She felt torn ae5f4a1044 between exhaustion and d9fb47fc32 affection.3d7520d49adc9514

    Thankfully, the 0947225cfe food arrived 4c2ec77b1f at just 6afad12780 the right 4374cba378 moment.6d0e17e8b1f226a7

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    “This is the b236f11ace best inn in cd47291378 the area.”104ccf5500ef48e3

    “Really?”199ec99e042d4dfd

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    “Yes. I thought it would ddf7097d42 be nice to make 2d5ad05d99 it feel like a bec3bf5e7c real trip, so I 23f088fb07 made a reservation.”1ce931205761849d

    Luna spoke cheerfully.4b0c52dd1c06642b

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    She had changed, 570fc0f22b too.396f721948865529

    She used to 9e475e7ad5 be distant and 37a1b65a3a cold, but now 283c509fd0 she was the 88dc560044 person who took fa4b9cd453 care of me 85f2b4915b the most.44e18972698dfffd

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    I felt 7564f01e09 a lump 6de8c24a21 in my 4261ed0d11 throat.d1675cbe676355cc

    And at the ce775cb0d7 same time… I c604d3522c felt sad.e06dedaa378b5ff5

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    After this ee7cc056d1 trip, Luna 7c461cff49 would leave, 6606cac026 too.517977c889abc0f9

    Feeling a bit down, 737dea62d1 I focused on my 19957119d8 food.d11348544394f3cc

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    “Those kids don’t 0064e51417 seem hungry at 6cf9c9cfc9 all.”4cc46d90a5133299

    “They’ll come 339d7bb7b7 back when 7e6f2713ad they get 19603736c1 hungry. My younger siblings are e42fb06f13 the same.”13eb240beb71b902

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    As soon as Luna bb8d86990e finished speaking, the inn’s aad0ce168f door swung open.29f07c09aa9dbc63

    “I won! I came in 52c2a4ff37 first!”6fc2d5485f47ba48

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    Stephanie grinned and raised 056bad404f her fist in victory.cbce7137a088f6c2

    It looked like 320a9862b3 their race had 356f4b3b25 finally ended.1c864e5f0e20ca70

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    I waved 152994b924 at Stephanie 62c6dea6a2 and Theo.295a61f29f5a19f5

    “Hurry and eat your 7e203209d4 food. That way, 3aa0b2c1f7 you’ll have cd68d1e95a more energy f1f984aaa5 to play b31126abfb again.”eadbe77065979926

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    “Yes!”70b6cf62d7836906

    The excited children b7bcef3f6c ran over. They smelled of dirt e98c0b88b8 and wind—proof that they 9d668e4e60 had been running around 536ba197ff all day.dbbd9ad330976c71

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    “I don’t aac74897f4 like carrots!”f08ca9321405e693

    Ignoring Theo’s complaint, 94103e130a I put a 0ae7bf73ac big scoop of e7a34044fb carrots onto his 09a3745f7b plate.df2b4ef504a34852

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    Stephanie, shocked, quickly e2c509a4fd protected her own 0188e8e988 plate. As a 7206a783b9 dragon, she 4e4c23299e really hated 939225c92a vegetables.4d90982ed442d8fc

    But when it came 903983ad0f to sweets, she loved bdb35a770f them more than anything.61ba922a5aedc08f

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    “If you keep 015f4373ba acting like this, eeb0b05aad there will be 7f9e352df8 no snacks today.”cfb7e2958be379e3

    “No way! That’s not 63d4e88d2a fair, Charl! We already picked out 7f1720bc2d what we wanted to 9439f8a610 eat on the way 8c58b2f71e here!”cbd7ec6d9e42d448

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    “That’s right! I personally chose them!”d016e60fbf6d554a

    “Then eat everything b7a906da06 on your plate.”2a09dde230f5ba0a

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    After hesitating, 2dd501a479 Theo and 2fc1a4e5f7 Stephanie finally 07b0586bbd started eating e0345af4cd their vegetables.5f06584ebc783166

    Watching them 15559ec629 made me 0b8580359d laugh. These little troublemakers.80e4c838d920aab2

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    Spending the b63b0bd332 whole day 9c96437a20 with them a0385ee261 was always 6ebcf48194 noisy and c3989477e1 chaotic, but f29043d415 thinking about 4274175f23 being alone 5e798f73a8 later made 8842771f14 me feel 1141eb0ef8 strangely empty.24b721b89cfc3082

    I had gotten so f11478814c used to having them 8491d19848 around that my once-empty 5695cb77b3 days now felt full. I was no f101747ac8 longer used to f3411d7b19 being alone.b9e4b66aee05d1c5

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    “Why do you 3ff21ab464 look like that?”f4efd6b8f2bc95f0

    “Like what?”59fe035db315e117

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    “Like you just ate bfe204439a a whole onion!”206524829cac4baf

    “That sounds more 3ad2ccbfda like you, Theo. Stop picking out the 81c6c7e6db onions.”7af049da61dccaa2

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    “Tch!”a2919233cd33a82e

    Pouting, Theo bravely bit d1a54654f1 into the onion. He looked so serious d712e1c7b2 about it.4ca33e2ac4251b09

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    Stephanie was just ed8ce37bd8 as determined, eating ffaa627cbd her food with c307ea40b3 the same intense 2b5df2b5bf focus.496ead0b6272d2c6

    “Tonight, we’re going c8fc4acdb2 to the night 78b6091581 market.”88d019d2b1020716

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    “The night market?”d33cf33a8b32ae64

    The two little ones 0147ade9ff perked up.5d4ba735d12f982a

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    “Yes. When Cassius arrives, 8d962af12d we’ll all go f62c68dd7a together. I heard there’s 7c099ebdcb something special happening b297ef3195 tonight.”d6cb9c3d149e2776

    Luna had already checked 83aef454ed in advance—there was going 0f11396512 to be a fireworks 05c1416f9a festival.b3500f8b25424317

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    It would 2e561e8897 be a e3f843a9e1 fun sight 5f3710f077 for the 54cbd52364 kids.e399f80cb23dd73d

    “What do you 770c1278ab have to do 0254130da3 if you want 9886f2ee9b to go?”e1504dbedef8e54d

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    “We have to listen defa440749 well.”6ca7c611793f3ded

    Theo answered confidently.5f49a9922146e4a3

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    “That’s right. Just eat your f782eb56d1 snacks, come back, 42afc5afdc and rest quietly. Got it?”75cfc5c57aeccf3a

    “Uhh…”bbe754a9c9234efd

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    Stephanie and Theo 36d255f923 exchanged looks.be0148af2a83fb1e

    Answer me quickly.”7fa5d4b21c6e3e39

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    Finally, they nodded reluctantly, 7472b7a2f1 looking disappointed.f1f855c737b78a9a

    So cute.e1a5309ff656d5fe

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    They were bb86328654 acting sad 47b3f695b3 now, but d63a77134b I knew e8d6dbe82a they would 2ea810230d fall asleep 48a25b6466 the moment 0bea2f00cc they lay 9717d7d578 down.c58387b4a742868e

    They had barely e03187ac19 slept last night ffb0c77d9f because they were 30b3c9d0f2 too excited, and d109f5270c they had been fc58af6c17 talking and playing 4233b9838a all day. There was no f243517153 way they weren’t f06a0e0b91 exhausted.460ade5a1bf13cd0

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    Sigh…I wish 9f1b1c987d I had d20fb19fef their energy.b2d77b50fb46fe8f

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