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    It felt like hearing 02bf2ffea8 the male lead in 86197e0096 a drama call the 95c5518055 female lead“baby.”c6d187b8ff8d341b

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    But this 024bff94b2 was happening 8d31c3795a tome.e45a0a80b8219a03

    “Bunny?” Oh, no.c4fbf5c2d951e44d

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    No one had ever 913641d088 called me something so 80fe283109 cute before.c7de659a4908938d

    I cringed, feeling my b07d840dfd hands and feet curl 5aa00503c4 up in embarrassment.faa02a6f0ab22398

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    “I-I…”326266e2b3000ed8

    Theo and f154aeaee5 Stephanie were 9fb978f7fd looking at 8690874042 me with bfcd1169a7 eyes full 39b4b0dc85 of expectation. Meanwhile, Cassius looked 05d2c831e2 completely unfazed. In fact, he seemedseriousas he thought for 8c1d28afbd a moment before speaking.9ff75b0db2087eec

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    “Actually, puppy might be better.”5ccccff43e8d5ed2

    “…P-Puppy?”650bdb01765f832e

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    “I’ve always f55b68916e liked dogs.”bd0ddc0108022043

    Cassius was 1b8f79d547 the definition 6636f98f13 of a 23a1db306c cold, sharp-looking ff5690ac12 man. His jawline 8692a5158c and gaze 1a61a8a7e5 were piercing, 740284c92a and his 313eca5f71 jet-black hair 10e1976893 only made 2ea6dea39d him seem f75453a1c3 even more d09f5a2e54 distant.8c1633e90f248b2e

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    He was theperfectimage of a a8a3898b6a northern duke.761603427519c4a0

    And yet… he likedpuppies?b1ac0b580c5eb579

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    “Charlotte…!”5db01888702271f2

    Theo’s teary eyes stared 071138056a at me desperately.79354479d146edaa

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    I gulped.d276eb32153ae917

    If Ididn’tgo along 59e08146a3 with this, ffc3e8af35 I’d basically a2f00dc242 be a 0b872bfcf8 traitor.64b8be00a4ed9929

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    …Fine. I just 58f4a77313 had to f208b170e9 close my b15da32ba9 eyes and d18f8d9acc do it.2d986fae7e2f07f7

    Did I really want 2264ee76b3 to disappoint Theo?ccae7a7db8b83b30

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    He was already 6d229cd650 a hurt soul.b56132f7990409c1

    I took a 2a06d8e767 deep breath and 61486d334b braced myself.51b0aab8fd611b73

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    “M-My puppy.”a577d59a7e90350a

    I soundedrobotic,but Ididit.7298ddcda0c3737d

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    Theo beamed.21787b963eb0d4f1

    “That was 6cabe19f15 the first 2b7ddddfe5 step! Now, you two ca977bdece can be a b3ab6e71de happy couple! No divorce! Great job!”65ea41c81929720c

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    …There’s anextstep?1c3107cf5e86ed39

    Unbelievable.5f0ca12f6ca9cb4c

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    But if Theo’s happy, f1caaaa2c7 that’s all that matters.63cdf72bd3f79d8a

    Seriously, where is 21dfcfff9a helearningthis stuff?!f6d21b756b9d7fb6

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    I sighed, silently vowing f32a900670 to never let this d76544c462 happen again.2be95b3eb7442c0c

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    I shouldhave known there 1c2c505e65 was a second d99315227d step.8b204d2d02c86824

    Oddly enough, Theo and 65e8152412 Stephanie—who usually loved to 005cb419f4 sleep in—hadbothjoined us for breakfast.03490cbc3e969fc2

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    “M-My puppy.”ad2582c929c534a5

    The words 5fd4fd606c slipped out f5c4e03ca6 of my a2948c4ffa mouth on 3641943812 reflex.038fab89ecd8e604

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    Cassius smirked.fd8de966ca253afe

    Then, without 0cafdfa57d hesitation, he fd51e71f2b responded.c71c8840779715ff

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    “Bunny.”3c2458b6a8b1cc8d

    “Ha…”19f759405128ba2d

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    Why was I the d504b813db only one suffering?!5bca2c8ef0126c60

    I covered my face 76ef828166 in embarrassment.7c8610767d0ddca2

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    Cassius, meanwhile, bd536091ab looked completely 0406b55a09 fine.aafad70d633bfb7b

    Theo… wasverysatisfied.4c9f0a51d0c7b8c4

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    “Spaghetti! Cassius and Charlotte are getting closer!”bf77c2a03e8db6cb

    Stephanie frowned.c651bd7b677b675a

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    “Humans are so a8e228a787 strange. Just saying c39af34e89 those words 26acf0d9a8 makes them a50051c1bd a happy 2b992c6b64 couple?”a1cc3bb27b0492fe

    “It’s like how I call you Spaghetti! We’re best friends!”84cc7743b9ddfd08

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    “Idon’tthink so. A dragon and a b073492994 human can’t be friends.”b46dbad0e731271b

    Theo lookeddevastated.ee0f46ae5e7cc575

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    His eyes widened, b70ceb9ad8 and his lips ee8a7e2014 parted in shock.eac248ddbbf3230a

    For a second, 1b4cef7504 it felt like b9a02f38b7 the ground beneath 669f402189 him cracked.c9178b272f5c9d27

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    “H-How could you say ef38719356 that?! Spaghetti, you 9c340d1922 read books b41e8d4fa8 to me! And I even gave 35d873f199 you my chocolate! I shared myfavoritecookies with you! I never do fb696ec6ba that unless it’s a9ee93efed arealfriend!”e16441b75925fa10

    Theo’s voice wobbled as 88401d0501 he yelled.e0fbbe9d189e7391

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    Tears welled up f78cca0e8a in his eyes.63bf16f43008bb70

    Breakfast was 0b95a22440 turning into 0ce5d387a9 adramaticmess.10d460f67605c4b6

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    Cassius chuckled and continued 3d8d9dddbc eating.0b2b24aecb27f2ed

    Stephanie hesitated.fa085e84ab91ed5e

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    “…Doing those things makes 8b80e91ba6 us friends? Humans are interesting.”f7597de85d4fa9c1

    “We are friends!”42a9e88577f88c6a

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    “…If Theo 94da69fb1d says so, b7e158c4b3 then we’re be7307ad24 friends. We’ll keep sharing c96669f22b chocolate and cookies.”a093dabdb5b2d78a

    Stephanie said it like 289fc5f217 it was aseriousdecision.883aa893d6b2c738

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    “Of course! I’d give 80def98ca9 Spaghetti anything! Wouldn’t you 24fc1bcd49 do the a6a3d3316d same for 1d64edaca3 me?”e2d7e9eab25a6c0a

    Stephanie pondered ad754ecaf6 for a 538efc2e73 moment, deep 4e42a1609d in thought.e61443ff6f3e2953

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    Then she nodded.9fa1e71a90f80fed

    “…I think 480b2d1544 I could.”247fed47bdd2f26d

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    Theo sighed in relief 490e97339c as if his whole bbe9d11eb1 world had been saved.dcb414e862c31fc5

    I couldn’t believe how cf7083e11d serious they were about 734cc3e643 all of this.9ae5346874677717

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    “Are you two done talking? Can we eat now? The food’s getting cold.”f149c19ed0bc68af

    “Yes!”144af60e5415324d

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    Theo perked up and b551a9794c started eating again.68530471c5a1d2de

    The meal was almost ceaed932cb over when—9d18c1c26316ac21

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    Clatter!37d2d96e915e392f

    Theodroppedhis fork.44d95635de5c303d

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    “Oh no! Step two!!”49d2bcec37d00f88

    “…Huh?”c256391369b19b77

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    “We forgot step cb1d8c58b8 two!!”daeec5fc49b61c3a

    Theo looked back and ade767526d forth between me, Cassius, 5cd11bbd88 and ouremptyplates.2cefb50572b9fdcd

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    Then, his facefell.7384a1d525957cd6

    What was the 11286bf70e problem?a491853d2ad9f0b5

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    Did we eattoo well?0ee4d2cc95a827be

    I stared at 3d6c3befee him, confused.dd56fbc540aa8547

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    Then Theoofferedhis fork to d4436f0f7b Cassius.b93aaa807cbfbcbf

    “Eat it?” 4d654316c9 Cassius raised fa857d6bd4 an eyebrow. “That’s your 7294e5b77c favorite pork c22f084d55 sausage. Are you sure?”a503b58be40f8085

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    “No! That’s not it!”44e4888e99162a7d

    Theo pouted, lookingserious.377343336a9c4a86

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    “You have tofeedeach other!”a70a73a678c3346b

    “…What?”cbca1a6486202854

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    “I read 88f744f727 in a ec824124ca book that 3b8d55aeb2 happy couples 991329a5af feed each 6fde9212af other! It’s an important 2bed52f98e step!”16ba13dc9a1cca6b

    …So that’s dfcdc5f127 why he 261f6f5729 was offering 723627ac39 his food 9c557033a2 so dramatically.55ef0fb6de2d4b48

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    I almost laughed.afdc7a6210846218

    Cassius looked between 61b9c5367e me and the 686ee8089d sausage.281b03b047177449

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    Then, as e176f27ff6 if it ba43bcd0ed wasno big deal,he handed me a 71e4328c39 tiny fork with a cb01310767 piece of sausage on ca75746cf3 it.6a0ff98becbde70d

    “…Are youserious?”7e26c7de35abf1a6

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    “Theo said so.”c4d6a70d4ea0a3b9

    Theo and Stephanie 21db607223 stared at us 822c30bcea withhugeeyes.911722b72e771b30

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    Ha…2674d675b84d22a6

    I willfind out what book 0df16b7e4f you’re reading.febbb8e22b5c46c9

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    Squeezing my 624434bfd9 eyes shut, 1bb36525bc I let 048dcb6eff Cassius feed ba7eac6010 me.ac6ef8a8b7ba7f78

    The pork 460da655dc sausage was bdb43fd0fd juicy and 8ab895e6c7 rich—the exact 3c88fe979b kind Theo b5fe2510d5 loved.e431adda9a24e64b

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    When I opened e491784a93 my eyes, Cassius 6176afc1c6 was smiling.f6e741bb3e2e9fd2

    Cassius seemed to bb1f93762c smile more often 1968f495d5 now.7fe953faad556995

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    As he watched me 176d246193 slowly chewing the sausage, 59495f79e8 he suddenly asked,4165e7cdc5609c55

    “Does it a254278922 taste better 6d189dd6b6 when I c3e8f41957 feed you?”125e39725a2f7e9f

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    “Cough! Cough, cough!”104caec8de00a47b

    I nearly choked.70e126605abe718a

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    What kind 36192863f4 of ridiculous a7c7517f45 question was c75234f6fc that?!6abaeaa5a9d8da89

    I was about to dbf5a1c0cb deny it outright, but 1085d603e2 then I saw Theo’s 19a6f96276 expectant gaze.80f4810e567455bf

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    I swallowed my words—along 829517433f with the sausage—and forced e0502ead24 an awkward smile.dc42ceadaf957fd7

    …I wasnotbuilt for this 513d25db42 kind of cringeworthy 2508fd0ae2 romance.e0514cf0cf805a84

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    “Yes. It tastes better. Sure.”700a8c62574ebddc

    “See, Stephanie! Cassius and Charlotte 1ed3a6a3d2 arereallygetting closer!”74e3d2c1eeaab1a8

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    Theo beamed 108379be63 with pure d9f3ea5262 excitement.fc58e6be099a64d6

    I had no ideahowhe reached 76afd5d38b that conclusion, dad2800dfb but I 790d181e0f couldn’t help 46ab311155 but laugh.8a6b65dc75cb4d25

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    At that moment, 999074a8a2 I made a 078b464180 decision.058b8db3fb0611b1

    I wouldneverargue with Cassius 7b6c6bb671 in front of e68f53bdcb Theo again.7791070e02cab0e3

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    Even though 25cc3c3f03 things seemed 987454614a peaceful on 91db3ab852 the surface, fecae370fa the alliance a90ca99116 with the 302a3c941f Snow Beasts b30943264b was still dd24b0bfa4 in progress.1a2e4ce7fcaed979

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    Outside the castle, a63bef5b55 knights from Istheria, 0962fcc7c8 wearing gray hoods, 7a9e31f475 slipped away.6facadd959417eb1

    The Snow beasts—who had f92cb58286 been forced to flee 14ce7753e3 south after being attacked c64d03845a by werewolves—were finally returning 7c3a2db474 to their homeland.10e976ae22b55ed7

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    Not only had we 0852a85255 won the battle, but 7e48ba6214 the scattered monsters had c4fa5fb17a mysteriously disappeared.497364f8c10a629a

    Giverny, the leader 758d422869 of the delegation, f61ad152c9 swallowed hard, feeling e366b197e3 the weight of ca1b1ce52a the situation.ba2d75b0b6fc4fd5

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    Up ahead, the Snow 780df9b81d beasts’ home came into 2d37b550d8 view.3663c30ca9e68c7c

    Dismounting his horse, Giverny d16eb7baeb called out loudly,09f7608b33da1155

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    “I have come 9967495274 to see Lord 5ce4a9dc72 Krinini!”5ec1f723a5afb01f

    This was a a6ef51c507 sign of respect 04ae4258fd toward the chief’s 6fbae9729a son.fc14bcda448d49b1

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    “Take me 0ef7987a08 to Lord 0e189b3da5 Krinini!”1a007841dbb4244c

    From inside, the 2057e78214 Snow beasts’ voices 9ebe81de82 echoed back.73ee76d99b22bae1

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    “Grrrrr! Grrrrr!”ebca6ce69734cd51

    The knights c1215c93b5 instinctively gripped da27086ca1 their swords, 833e450cc9 but Giverny cc529accb7 raised a e2604fa899 hand to a19318634a stop them.b26f97ecb60f0f4b

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    “…Leave your weapons behind.”bd3ba72391871c64

    “But Sir Giverny—!”7031577b263c2c15

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    Giverny turned bfa73e0b54 and shot e512762c8e them a 17d8929cc8 sharp look.a79af831ce81d344

    “If this alliance 59f1644d7f fails, the North 67ceebfe26 could fall! Am I theonlyone who understands that 1781c88af9 we won’t get any 1a09b3ef30 outside help?!”8a46469784a02096

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    The knights fell silent, 30b81fe0d5 their faces tense with bb7796be8d unease.d934f9d3f094c38d

    “Even the lords cbb15921e1 who once relied 4f2da25d49 on our swords cdbcdc791e have turned their b02d7f2eca backs on us!”a3d426e461a276ed

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    None of the surrounding df03ee35ac nobles had offered support.7d1b01f5888e9699

    We had been 194c131828 completely abandoned.ac1ca60cb5be5a32

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    “This alliance 6a4e76f280 is theonlyhand reaching 92147603c2 out to 2aa484c288 us. Do you really 850ccffdc2 want to lose b73f46d99c it and watch abe578ddcc the North collapse?!”7f361191b0228c8e

    “N-No, Sir Giverny.”1955706cc89a67c3

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    Hesitantly, the knights 5fc0cc9ead unbuckled their swords ab58c01120 and hung them 9bcae69fbd on their horses.9ccfca0a90f9bfe6

    Truthfully, Giverny 3a369b87f6 was just f8853f9759 as nervous c7939961fd as they 56f2308bff were.77bc21f051cdc738

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    But this was an a68409310d important gesture—one that signaled 246ae7465a peace.2ef970cc19b22073

    Moments later, Krinini and 75c6c8b9e5 his translator emerged.521f8baef2e2cd0b

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    “We knew. That you would b3a9fce32b come.”469c40b5e889434b

    “Sorry for the d8c79446e4 delay.”a6a0127f996b5b0c

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    “It’s fine. Humans. Always slow.”275218df17ad87a8

    Giverny paused, then introduced 96cc27cc47 himself.473bb4df7259b8c6

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    “My name is 4be16c5535 Giverny. What’s yours?”9c031be3cb0404ae

    “Tete. My name.”677cd027e6044666

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    “Alright, Tete. Can you adac170de3 tell Prince 3751b2fa54 Krinini something 5408f825b9 for me? Tell him that we 80960ebb1e humans want this alliance. That we eb06958ac2 hope for a43e869c8c a strong 274f16bfaa bond between 7ab95f60af the North d0c77a3127 and your cec315c931 people.”0ada9f379f00258f

    “Oooooooh!”73baea09ea656bad

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    Tete nodded enthusiastically.d7e72d0a73e15b1a

    As he turned 39be76c0f1 to speak with 0033727d9d Krinini, Giverny waited 3c4fb8c11b patiently.c92eefbbdcbfe9f2

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    Then, after fe8b2b0009 a short 4edcb796b2 exchange, Tete 874e767ae3 grinned and dabb082aa4 declared,2d0dbe6c0d6366b9

    “Prince Krinini! Says good! Likes it!”85e4a4218467c072

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