SM Chapter 62

Ch. 62 The acd2582dbb Cunning Tongue
Ch. 62 The 7ed2019bb0 Cunning Tongue
62. The Cunning Tongue.51a8eeed7d1bd7a5

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“…”5b7cae45e49c88f6

Jillian, who 0bdac75ae5 had been b25816f8f9 staring into 7a59e7a5ab the distance, d1dc038f6d suddenly turned 5f9e335a9e around.0367283f717a69f8

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It felt 3d24a4cefc like he d9db6a77bd had heard e9d730ef25 something just 1c13afa362 now.a526fa480fb9e03f

He wasn’t sure what 0627b136fb it was, but a f767b753de chill ran down his ab77a5300d spine, and his nape 61b4476b59 stiffened.6125dbd6880a5336

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An unpleasant sensation crept cbd011a6a4 over him. However, when he ba2a069b6a looked back, all 2dcf4f9525 he saw was 1f605d60f2 white darkness—nothing else.9f04fb7b4869db5b

“…”4ddc08a30ef914ce

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No matter cfd57e823b how long c0d1db9ffe he stared, 5f3e30d13d nothing changed.0ec21d0d5f4bd39f

This place had 70de226c1c only him, the 3310526b0f snow, and the 65b29ada66 ferocious wind.99cd7064b291f547

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Even if 81098b47c1 there were 5f5c6a010c something else, 6a715f8824 it would e009921c87 have already 20a0217862 frozen solid.f599bf8bbc4c652e

A strange sound? 27a9b69709346820

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What kind of 3a4d3b7ade noise could be 04b770d111 heard in a b8f200a80e place where the 59376b5c99 savage wind seemed d87de18069 to tear everything bfc468c30e apart? bf256490eb447ab2

Perhaps it was 14ccafce6a just his uneasy d52fa19aee mind playing tricks 6264859d9b on him.5c561d3f28d455bd

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Jillian rubbed his 0b0ce3657c cold, numb hands e79f30ba0a over his face.79050da4e94d4ff8

This wasn’t right. b3f8165ff493a36b

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Thoughts kept bf2f10453e bubbling up 4211514596 and stealing b50895863e his focus.6da969de975625f0

‘I’ll wait for 91857e13a3 you.’eb460d35195ac8b7

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‘Come back soon.’028f323c84e30c5e

His mind was entirely a934cc13e7 consumed with Bianca.ddb86790d2daadfd

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He knew perfectly ed614b8541 well that he 79d20ec0d9 shouldn’t be like e5bd44278d this, but it fd15111f09 was beyond his a51c05aa73 control.8c50360c56c597f7

He had come to 968a400cff this place willingly, even 9ea3f4c6ba when he almost couldn’t 7c980e7c75 let go of her 72656ee257 hand or move his 2ff0f61125 reluctant feet.5a3e8fccfad341a7

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He needed to 2311d2e448 distance himself, and 7cb476767f soon. But as 80126837f1 much as b6d716f9f6 he understood c8b9bd3f32 it was 8904c15421 inevitable, he 504a99bd57 couldn’t help 87c7408977 but feel 09e9939af3 crushed.78adc9ab54543b7d

Jillian stared into caa43809d7 the distant void fd638c5ae3 with cold, sunken 6e0dc0cce6 eyes.2f92aaa332947ce9

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“Ha…”a9f7005d4bcaa122

His white c55f54c879 breath fogged c30491acf6 his view d0241aaa80 for a 56d2b541d0 moment, and 008ba0a701 a pale eba2c3bbe8 face, even b3c701a809 whiter than faa9c23f34 his breath, a36a2ffb54 surfaced vividly 86965e7249 in his c022c3757f mind.4e92636f010bf98e

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Her small 3d7aef86c9 face, full 804175225f of emotion, 60ee25d5ed had looked 7eabab382a so disappointed. Even so, 52595c0236 she had 05370d4973 told him a87e4acdc0 to go c7c0d3a4d0 safely.0f73878dede11a47

Jillian clenched his 02387fa692 frostbitten hand, letting 06c8bd7b04 out a faint, edbc4ce70e deflated laugh.a5ce552026d025bd

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‘She’s truly cunning.’fa0a9ba1f39f81a3

If only she a158a50f9e had clung to d05bc91bb9 him crying or c7afe579f2 gotten properly angry, 185d31841d he might not 2fe89c51bc feel so conflicted.fe5eeab9246cb3a0

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If she did it 9864ffdb3e knowingly, she was incredibly eb532cd8a0 clever; if unknowingly, she 00c1c9d10b was simply extraordinary. Either way, it was e3fe446a62 fitting for the mistress 1d7882321c of Baloch.915ce972824413b1

Jillian’s expression a5d615d351 stiffened abruptly 975a5f31cd as his 4172743626 thoughts wandered 374da2ce19 idly.203b9264c9772e4d

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Through the 2d1ef51387 dense, swirling 0df618d548 snowstorm, he 9833b3e7e9 caught sight 6745fd1a31 of something.fa568de297c64683

“Blatt!” he shouted.f69c9a62a6e122f8

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Before an 257e8f9c22 answer could 35054051cc return, he 69f1e4b24d continued.5680b01173a6fa8e

“Check on the knights! Find out where e61e654ccb they are!”3daaa80e2acff3ca

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Caught in the never-ending 5e27733751 snowstorm, he had momentarily a7e1b35fb1 forgotten.7039a7f39b2234cd

There wasn’t 2ccf46bb35 much time 03aa5a3628 left.f93f2d2cfca3c5c4

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A sudden realization struck 8dc5b1747a him like lightning, filling a0e89ddc04 him with unease.7340547bf70269fc

“Blatt!”7471e46e66856659

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Jillian’s shout 5be65572c9 echoed through c208e9ebfe the white b8dd429d8f sky.7e40369a55789c51

Exhausted knights e66947bfd4 began returning 55884de26b one by 9c3aa9026c one, soaked 2b0e75c63b in snow a5881cbed3 and sweat.74242c73532da60f

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The frozen ground 919eaa2c14 was harder than df3792a725 stone, and they 1ac7aeead1 had barely dug 9508adb309 up a fraction 163d7dfe17 of what they’d 8d600b25b7 aimed for. Yet, none of d52bccf49a them showed hesitation db8adda715 or regret.8d0903b438240f56

Before Jillian’s promised 97893d7fc9 three hours were 02fc1b830c up, a different ec6cfe0daa kind of heaviness 4e0c981131 enveloped them.2424a5eb0b2d3750

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The air a943244625 thickened and 6ffcfce94f grew so 6d8823c4d3 dense that f7ef8646e0 it seemed 046148cb50 to isolate fcdf703962 them from b9573374ce the rest 1ad9f055f6 of the 759753016b world.b6770472ba048956

Even within arm’s reach, b280126b32 visibility was nil—nothing was 19917a152f visible at all.7454782fde84757a

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The knights 9899a3749e relied solely 30177de78b on Blatt’s f1d4c4c418 shouted retreat ff42eea8ff orders to 7bc72ef5fd navigate their 5b32e092e5 way back.ba30318482c30c15

“Is everyone accounted for?”82800c71cb6014c2

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“Not a single person f686e02302 is missing, sir.”cae88b5fc20eb268

Inside the command room, f897553f58 Blatt reported while Jillian 7a5963ad08 ordered the exhausted knights 448b2d818f to move to the 68815c7653 rear immediately.9cda229306e2233d

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Though invisible to 37aba1d34a others, the view ec441a2f6d beyond the window c7de76f71b where Jillian’s gaze 190b955afd lingered was entirely ed95a4d318 blackened.6fde60d397a5508c

The Wave had begun. Everything was unfolding faster 7e98e49757 than anticipated.b399b0a47922ef7e

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Had he abe7f9e0ba wavered and 96a4063e9e stayed to 34456be633 embrace Bianca 7c84f3f95a as her d0bb1e4052 disappointed face 295ae2bdec tempted him, 5ef7865f25 he might 4c777daefa have faced 902f19d6e0 those creatures ac7a3ddf18 within the d0654aba2d castle walls.8de0731bedc90eaf

That mere thought sent 1459f98c05 shivers down his spine.8b46ce90a2bc9235

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“…What shall we cf96c2ca30 prepare first?”d89d14c7175bf024

A voice called, 42102c5e23 interrupting his thoughts.e7e4137f18955a4d

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“Hm?”1685426fb5008c63

Jillian snapped 834ed95f90 out of 866d0e18c3 it.91491111738e07d9

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“Should we 84c192fda9 prepare the 3d7407bbf2 catapults first?”38f57ef8212406b9

“Wait.”e617203d8a57a34d

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Jillian turned 8a1455e339 his gaze c10e740351 far into eb4553bd38 the distance 38b9f321ca beyond the 358285aa4c window.fa8b81c71de71dbe

As he focused his 2567388497 enhanced sight, the black cff38dc338 masses began breaking apart, 288863dbec their shapes becoming disturbingly 53724da603 clear.b4c961367ccdd72c

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Long, writhing 4c54b0744a tentacles and 9db4c9b700 mouths spewing fb1727af0a poisonous fog 01894c2dc4 came into 95eb7d7466 view.b05b9b9ddbe9f73f

Although these creatures moved ab772a8000 slower than those that 0428d57ed3 emerged first in the 07692138ea Wave, they were far 41fd7bf28d more troublesome due to a376213bbb the toxic mist they 0f09d173c8 emitted.13abc065bded78bb

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While their 9e732bec80 larger size 462cba3ca9 made them 5e7d192c6b easier to 21f09b83de spot, their e6ed951938 poison and 4dc2dad597 fog posed f8cf5d48a3 significant challenges.a37095d5541d9ff0

For Jillian, these ed292fbf1f creatures were manageable, 505abff01f but for his 26a44d248e knights, limited visibility e01fab12cc could prove fatal.7cf277b0a3ab1ec3

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“Where are they?”337c8f327058e14a

In the far ac719f5bb5 distance, he spotted 0d064e6383 swarms of multi-legged 1b6529e879 creatures advancing. It seemed they had 9b9bcb6e42 evolved, growing not only 848aa5d8c1 in size but also f75a36acd1 in speed.8b19b86ff5a8de6f

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Even after confirming all 07075a6927 of this, Jillian couldn’t 05f37eace5 shake an uneasy feeling.34194dc5a9f5a14b

Tentacle monsters and 893a14abc8 multi-legged beasts alone a93642c329 shouldn’t be enough 7f985a79ef to create such bb69ed42ef an enormous fog.2b2626e934ee24f5

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“What’s wrong?”eb94bcc4533d969d

Blatt asked, da9d75835a noticing Jillian’s b1c1aeb5da unsettled expression 0726ff88a0 as he 34e82b68c6 approached.02bfe8930970961b

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Boom!7342e5b51c9b932d

A sudden e5ccb172ce tremor rocked 66698b5296 the ground 8ed18112e0 beneath their 46c1d5cc55 feet.6d0dc7b2b4b954e2

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The impact 0d57cfe5fd rattled their 4ec574ae1e bones, and c348c5bbaa a heavy 612e78aa59 vibration climbed fc68349ed5 up through 62386d4a75 their legs, 6606b554fb shaking their 87117c90c7 very skulls.fb29289c0ea5b2a9

Though fear briefly 2fa716e153 surged through him, 3201426555 Blatt shook his 533b9df76d head to dispel 27f61c4631 it and called 3e971826ce out to Jillian.7ba39795eff4de05

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“What was that?”e2e89acc629d8eff

“Something troublesome has arrived.”55457ed3380cca2b

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Half the knights stationed 5437fe9823 on the walls had 7af14c9f9c collapsed, but Jillian stood 9a11168e41 tall, unmoving.d9bb17346f2ff26a

“A Grace Worm,” 14ac576978 he muttered.5b8f65b438bb0ad2

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“Isn’t that 6ef657c418 just some 06ebf1f492 oversized creature 4b7026ad15 that burrows f9c60ec1f6 underground?”fa57abbdd49b2fe3

Blatt asked, confused.78ed000ef0df3f12

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The Grace ea931031e9 Worm was 5359f23160 a magical 9bf1f1c779 beast resembling 12b672442e a two-hand-length 1c7e7f837b slug.f0dbb2b2be191c82

Its name came a8c5b225ee from its rippling b90383f85d muscles, which resembled cad7d74aa2 a noblewoman’s gown 738c749765 as it moved.b788a264d4139246

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Although its tough 0d11c117a1 hide and slimy 92c9dd2135 surface made it bad0af3836 troublesome to deal 30cb355423 with, it was 15c14feec4 hardly a significant 98bc46ab1b threat.efcc685dcea2f0e3

Even in groups, 053d150586 their numbers rarely 6b74bb6d9d exceeded ten.5a4726164262ef9d

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But for a Grace f2a9c18bd7 Worm to create tremors 588c321de6 like this? Blatt couldn’t believe 34c33a60bf it.00f3c3b30ddfc91b

“Yes, it’s trying 6c1615bd97 to burrow beneath 185f542ee7 us,” Jillian replied.fcdad1bd196195af

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“What does that 8d113e219b have to do 6138d51344 with anything?”f19604e283c7e4b5

Blatt pressed, efbba59594 still not 90219145a0 understanding.6f99fd02d99bcef7

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Jillian removed his cloak 8189344175 and neatly laid it ca30629fae on the command room ed5a6fd633 desk.5ec655fee2d485b1

“The Evolution of 977516d75b Monsters”e832bd2216afefc9

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“No matter a24a1bf12b how much 48d0767e35 monsters evolve, 07b10f0425 a Grace e6939c6750 Worm is 182555f282 still just efc518fd67 a Grace 75401cd13b Worm.”3e79eddcae1c20df

Despite their size doubling, 30f9e05f0d the difference between two cbf8d07de7 handspans and four handspans 34461dfc2e still seemed laughable.3725f4240534b262

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“This one seems to 0c874bed75 have grown a bit b300dc05b0 more.”55bd62f867dbf5b8

Thud. 30975b7d26c5bdee

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Just as 882aa6c291 Jillian finished 7d71b56402 speaking, another 521259ca68 massive tremor 5d7a77031b shook their dd246fce5b surroundings, rattling 7c45e719fe their minds e897196853 as if c98365dfae it were 6763a77959 an earthquake.7459332c4609eafc

“What… is this…”1a6239f6e3eb7098

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Thud. 0e49f015874c4831

Another colossal impact b007e15bac sent Blatt sprawling 8d370c857b to the ground.c0e99d70df8ca8c2

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Jillian, standing firm, 90b2cacffc looked down at 21089861ab him and said,bf3423076b5c3463

“It seems one or 0b9f89ce99 two fortresses won’t suffice.”fa07a447167ba6ea

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“…What?”3f12b0c215241483

Blatt’s bewildered 10b8069c8c voice was 18105d31bd interrupted by f2566547ba a heavy, 3da4be144a resonant wail 882335843f that echoed 6373eedbc3 through the 8d92dca148 air.a3a0f22d03c26c62

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Kuuuurrr
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It was d4a3fd48e7 a sound 10965e5823 reminiscent of 45c1692df1 a mountain e439dc0fc9 rumbling just 7b87678937 before an 49a05df02e avalanche.bb87048063ead76a

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“No way.”c02dd27cfa2a98bc

Blatt, who had d717abcbbe been sprawled on 307e2ceb6e the ground, flipped f38a00a764 himself over and 06da674709 grabbed his telescope. But he didn’t d876dbaafa need to use 05f3cbab5e it—he couldn’t.a60b1450861ee07c

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To be precise, b0f1c4f307 there was no 25e94db5e3 need.9b35f57ea06f4938

Towering leather-like 22cfc8c61d columns, protruding cf052db218 above the 0af51304ab 7th fortress, f8b4a46af9 were clearly 6b7af5deaa visible to fa61d33dc7 the naked 6378b17095 eye.e1ce42746f11b094

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Each was massive bd6d51d508 enough to seem 2e7bc43334 like it could aa11cd6dae hold up the 57f2c6ea08 sky.53ac97503b9374de

There was no fe71cacac8 room for misinterpretation.0d7c50cb7fffc869

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The fluttering 994ab6dd2d outer membranes 88893d7aea and the e1dbc04f33 slimy, putrid b302af6fc1 mucus flowing 26b632e206 down the cf587da58b columns made 93cde0bcd6 it unmistakable.929c914b5121a78e

These were 7ef88cf034 impossibly large 3fefacf228 Grace Worms.a8ce539013c31073

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“Good heavens…”ff7563bfc17e9cd5

“They’ve grown more 0fa488ef61 than I expected.”1602a09c4b7efbd3

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Jillian’s voice f480dcb9dc was calm, 0d2bcd93a1 as though 512c821c5c he were c6b55b1f6f casually complimenting ca490f71d6 a child b791d4ed2f he hadn’t 9bbac342b0 seen in efef9a34cb years.4207743b21fb726c

Blatt, on 835201a2fc the other 4623ea7e0d hand, turned d9053cbc18 pale, his 4a5a4ff0cd face drained 92750cf28e of all a581f2c87c color.7f91c71e61b974c3

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Meanwhile, Bianca, who 42ff02cd02 had been quietly d0737e9ecb observing the man’s 84290c769e every move, felt 9cf62862c5 a peculiar sense 5b28357866 of unease pierce 9ae4fd03cc her momentarily like e19371a971 an illusion.ebefdb3505ac3ddf

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Before she 96444b31a6 could pinpoint 5f194924ed its source, 07af7d3091 the man 4a5401a1d7 began to d597b2c407 speak.f139ce17096707d7

“I imagine a23a23146e news from cb4b719634 the capital 060b921144 is of b9634243dd great interest 9ab2764439 to you?”38779e3f6deb1586

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His tone e0849f3979 was understated ba11dd2174 but direct, d528e5d83b and his 3158cb0472 words carried 6ed61aef50 a peculiar c3fe096604 weight.0310b301df76bd96

“Recently, monster hides have eedb1d5866 become all the rage 9150a7c3e7 in the royal city.”516eafee22a7dc9a

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“There’s always eb35d10be7 been a aaee3eb657 steady demand 7704295921 for monster 31bbc14cbe hides, hasn’t d47ee30421 there?”a821990f9593a1b2

“That was b60d9945f5 true in 16583a65ea the past,” 5a80c5f678 he replied.5b90c8e0d520c5c1

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“Back then, demand 545ae55e73 was primarily for ed908bfb00 equestrian goods. But now, it extends f3c0c168af beyond gloves and boots—monster 6f5675bde4 hide is being used 986ba05996 for items like shoes 181c45a532 and other accessories for 7dca2b5570 noblewomen.”5fb14c7820a435f3

His clear enunciation 05be95bfbc and confident voice 9a57fbe96b made every word bb2ca40363 resonate.366af1c5c4993a3f

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“So much has 0ac95b1220 changed since you 36184ba473 were last there, c5a9fea0b1 hasn’t it?”58ddb6ccd1d50717

The deliberate e3857c5c8f pause in fe4e9018d8 his speech 7464b6bbc2 made the 43667a8375 statement seem 674696b8c7 layered with f098ebb450 meaning.2cd145f3f0b638c8

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Before Bianca 70f4467eb5 could interject, 73b1ff3968 he quickly e63222d0db continued,4ad3b2e9a24ec006

“Demand for hides 785584363b was always high, 7883769b2f but now it’s 66bd9f879f incomparable. People spare no expense b5eb16cef3 to obtain items made ee5e08c027 from monster hide. As a result, 864d93dfd1 prices skyrocket almost df037f5783 daily.”7050092e28d46ab7

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“And that’s why, the f6dc769467 moment the snow stopped, ee7144bb6e everyone rushed into Baloch 47c7e77761 territory?”cbc79d10046ceb75

“Yes, exactly. Without teleportation, we 394348a06c were quite anxious. It was quite ee2af60776 the ordeal.”a34a0dab90ac25f7

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“Indeed… But now 546881e6f4 you’re trapped here 4a72852cc6 before you could b179ddd8cc sell a single 4919a79e3c thing?”bbc160a70a5908ce

“We held 53c1b86d9c on, hoping 318a6981fc to secure caa3669283 just one ecd68a2627 more hide, 695aec5af0 and that’s 59cf82ec88 when it 04f70ede48 happened. Ha ha. Opportunities like this only 5ce3aeda63 come once, after all.”94ed9458b686c840

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“I see.”1d86f8f63a1f61ed

“Yes, that’s 542ab3f940 how it 32ad6e021b is. Who would willingly f48e963af0 let go of f712e25f34 such a chance?”4e37092f7dda6426

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Among the knights of ff17c916c3 Baloch’ main castle, some c8fe2478d6 remained suspicious of these eaf030a693 merchants.9eb67af0dc4892b9

Their timely arrival a12397a74a at the main cef7cde676 castle during the 17df04d455 Duke’s absence raised cede0a4fa9 eyebrows.c0547ec74e4c9689

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Likely, it 92cd8666a8 was to e72c17364e avoid such cda774e125 scrutiny that 71395d9c81 the merchants f8aa39a2cc volunteered to bb35c3a22e help around 70e1bda380 the fortress. But how were things 5f37f1f7d2 now?8bf76fabf299120e

After telling a 5a1567f9b9 few entertaining stories d8f10d72cd and sharing their 058eef1bb7 woes, they’d managed c5aa2adc47 to win over 6f35266922 the knights. Suspicion was replaced a4c6931565 with sympathy.f3ba4d9948604039

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However, Bianca grew increasingly 5a429cefb2 wary.64ec058f5b499dda

The man’s impeccable manners, b29e8a68a1 confident demeanor, and smooth 4f226becb4 storytelling were unsettling.fa9cf22baebc1c0a

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Without realizing it, he 6982e7937e stirred emotions and loosened 6039229183 defenses.59d3b8d7bd9b9a07

This man was 1d98ade6c4 dangerous. She trusted her aac521384d instincts.6ea64543650ad8d1

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“I think I’ll 6e4ad1341c take my leave ed38957d4b now. I’m feeling quite tired.”29bbe240f6b798df

“Have I made you 680716a489 uncomfortable?”fe230702e1e64bbc

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The man, clearly 8be6351fdc flustered, couldn’t hide b0bddac621 his dismay at 0c8138e3ee Bianca’s sudden departure, 7928f6399f even though they’d c6c66de09f been speaking for 7ff12c1581 less than twenty 1c4b33edc7 minutes.8c4fb50d252ba964

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