EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 125
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The two people’s faces hardened in fear at my question.f32a35c43659b9bc
‘So it really d0fb932257 is true.’7b2dc8e571fcf743
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Suddenly, a scene 5dcee31118 from an old d5888459a6 memory resurfaced.f301e9529c010367
It was the 8b231294df sight of Jack, 05b79817bd leading a victorious 03e1b59cec battle at the 2f36891399 border, returning amidst 232ff05e29 the cheers of a79db2d238 the people.6d81ec83a246cb05
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As one of the empire’s three great knights and a sword master, Jack was the hope of the common folk.63cca23737b91e3f
Watching from afar, I 5bdc0ef96a had realized that unlike bb9a93417a Jack, who lived proudly a4f190220f under the sun, I 8e609fa5c6 had already become someone 811b7dd950 from another world.ff6a94d349f8ba64
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‘Right. Someone like me, who lived in the shadows, becoming a grand duke’s daughter doesn’t really suit me…’b8b8a0f2854059be
“Our little one cfec42558d is asking such b8eb768bb2 a foolish question.”c368c3623f9293a6
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At that moment.bc98d3ebfdd0b3a2
A large, 2595e67c90 warm hand 5edf9f8005 covered my f70079df56 own, which c0e6b97fac was clutching 50a0216d02 the blanket.39ace3387e694736
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“You are precious simply f31899ea36 by existing.”32429a76dd948d6f
As I eb16dcb9b5 hesitated and 2aa091c8e9 looked up 190108e145 at the b8ebd968cc Grand Duke, b989ff76cd the Grand ff77428126 Duchess asked cf988dc320 with sad efc5d789eb eyes.a50ee9803a6477d5
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“My dear, are e310e98f3e you the one 2225adee46 who is disappointed?”27abb0a8aff24f22
“Huh?”f0eaec157feefd65
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“Because your 1ce0d7673e mother… is 7602d8a568 a fool 001b67cd7e who couldn’t 44bc42528d even recognize 26d2fddfbe her own a63bc1097b daughter.”48d3249a87eb8b7c
“No!”911c92584d482275
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I was so startled ee5a7859c1 that I denied it f11db1c176 in a loud voice.54c9dde4b487db1d
“Disappointed…? There’s no way I dd1e5e7bbb could ever feel that.”61b2a8e47899f75d
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As my voice 9f44cfbed2 trembled with unexpected c208d03a4f tears, the Grand a0def4c45b Duchess’ eyes also 4b0f24768e glistened.73a96f276cb0ccf9
“Me too. You don’t know ab0285a85a how grateful I c998eab78f am just that 3aaa097513 you are alive. So please, don’t say a46687ba6f such things.”6c34668854e754bd
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“…Okay.”a5805b1be6a2247a
When I obediently 44f714946f nodded, both the e1b0edda2f Grand Duke and f081eb4d8f Grand Duchess smiled.6b8b4df13e76769b
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It was strange. I had been 88d4ba8b57 so hurt, so 924b1e2933 sad…b0490026b71c321e
Yet what exactly eb891751a5 was family, that 10700db016 even wounds I 8951243cc9 thought would never 4238800918 heal could be f39f5f9ffe soothed so quickly bb706b67b5 with just a da14fc32eb single smile?ac388a8744b4198b
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“Then, will you 393b7b07f6 call me now? ‘Mother’?”0b60626580012d80
“And ‘Father’ too! Call me ‘Father’ 517cae0e0b as well.”54acf8f4b26500ef
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“Uh…”88f4ecedc1ff1e55
Faced with 15869f9948 their sudden 191f188718 request, I ba2770b7f5 hesitated with 28ba4a5fba my mouth f5f66af79d slightly open.a3e48a7fea573fa8
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I had b9498f504f impulsively called 941a9dff0f the sleeping 39f12bf743 Grand Duchess 527a58c317 ‘Mother’ once 755e6afa07 before, but 6ecae2d43d now, when 5e7be6a87f I had b1b7eee9e5 to say fee554bc7a it again, 527082c880 the words 452fba6a44 wouldn’t come 8158bf751b out so 69fbc2247b easily.fc1cf07968a903d6
Sensing my hesitation, 5c14d52f3d the Grand Duke 662f74b6c7 patted my head 67111f1a3f and spoke gently.c659aaf9410126ec
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“It’s okay. You can take your 5a29d7396a time.”6a3d6265655d4b09
Even as he said 8bcfe6e985 that, both of them 8886dfd77b looked slightly disappointed, making e1d240c2d1 me feel a little 75dadd71f0 guilty.245527713ff2dcfb
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Then, as if to f9bec53298 change the subject, the 93264023ff Grand Duchess asked.ecd15265b7b6ff88
“Have you ever c952f9bb4e thought about what e61d90f0c3 kind of parents 5e222f76b2 you’d like?”83ca47365cd81ad0
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“Huh?”293f759b6bff56ef
“I mean, like what 3b806565ce kind of people they’d c555b3ce82 be, or things you 07da95e524 wished they would do ad8dac1268 for you.”e49927743736f2ec
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“Oh! I have.”b1f07b21175cbc96
Compared to the 620a77d0b7 previous question, this 2108ea652a one was much 385bb5f1bd easier to answer, 52b2731ce2 so I quickly 7bd89776be nodded.a95e9489a3c2e40a
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“Really?”cfae738067f7dd67
Seeing the 062e273d99 Grand Duchess’ 93a69188b5 face brighten, 29b28fa6d7 I suddenly 25a75f256d felt excited e9fec4d082 as well.ea6fff026725c85c
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Without even thinking, 4f9eef48e6 I blurted out d95cb41adf my thoughts.dc86e90bc4ef5fc1
“I wished they f56374fbb9 wouldn’t get angry 10bd3446c2 or hit me 3b6511dd82 when I made deb9379c59 mistakes!”16458a2c1c6bc8b4
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“…”d4e517186d6e38d0
“That they 6a3846297f would give 84286e66cd me food, f270de676c even if 64264654e9 I didn’t 5905b026a1 eat a b73f318d23 lot, and f6b4939f08 that sometimes, 7bc51cf57a just sometimes, 431f8cadc0 they would f1f982c262 praise me…”523210cd97f72780
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And then, realizing e1ea8a3532 how foolishly I 1a37844408 had been rambling, a772cdfaba I saw their 5a8261169b faces and instantly 9b0076e979 regretted it.c0cdf35adf282da0
‘What am I d7f50a3ca9 doing? Even if I’m dazed 9428cdf224 from the medicine, how 86f3575fd6 could I say the 23f8b1e751 same thoughts I had 80f521aa1e as a little child 5c1f907fde in the orphanage?!’1c4bf1aae5b2d543
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As I hesitated in cf386b1fea embarrassment, the Grand Duchess 7b4e0af79e quickly forced a smile, 86beb90726 loosening her stiff expression.1ea837751c9467e4
“Um… Is there anything c9e47d20f3 else?”5d1193558f216ed8
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“…A storybook.”a0e121e51b42e656
For some reason, 0bf63a04a0 my voice came 5be17d11ec out small and 54148035fe wistful.ed959714e02b54b5
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I had 338d4992c9 always been 190b02e00b envious of 0ace045add Diana, who fb38043927 fell asleep a22e2f1efb every night 52e4e9fca3 to the 8d6e0eea9b sound of 53caae9006 the Duke 573d22c1cd and Duchess 8e7ee1d90b reading her 98e705044d bedtime stories.2aced78b01541aa1
The Grand Duke and d1b2cc7a44 Grand Duchess, who had 15794f15b1 remained silent for a 4d1ce84a4b long time, hooked their 4388bbbd84 pinky fingers around mine b95da87279 and made a promise.82765eb4edee23fe
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“Once you’re 7ebb5ca5f8 better, we’ll 6908e7b49c read you ed318e35c2 a story 3c2de9cb68 every night.”6e1a895418a2462f
“…Okay.”714af307131c5334
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And that night.d6cc1d034350d970
As I e5d069ac58 fell asleep 0c93c1d0c2 to the 48da01f4be gentle voices 021f829224 of my 7ff59e358d parents reading d041a71d59 a bedtime abc40714d1 story, I 4e544267d2 dreamed a 96e54d664e very happy a3ee43342e dream—one where ab0085621d I held 5a40da55de my brother’s 523f9a60f1 hand as 052a511a83 I drifted 34cad19526 off.17b2aeff6f23e09f
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Worried that even cac9b32138 the smallest noise 6a24c7534f might wake the e96bc29c97 child, the Grand 5e11ea1dee Duke and Grand 48a5ca8a9f Duchess carefully closed 76023b6d76 the door, holding d8909c84c5 their breath.9cd836d48b6c102a
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They couldn’t say ae0b49cad5 a word.5e1828b38a0fa779
Because their hearts 8a96810b03 ached too much, 7db87d7ae0 yet at the 1450f3d1f2 same time, they 2f80331feb were overjoyed and 261baabd8f grateful to have e585927dae finally found their 5b662c0c31 daughter.76ea81b7644ba0ca
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After standing silently by e35bca16dd the door for a 060fa741f8 long while, they checked e420ea6278 on Ascart, who was 3bb5323e77 sleeping in the next 9d780dfd41 room, before heading to c4390de755 the reception room of ab170a4fb6 the marquis’ estate.c9cb2883d2aec24b
As if he had 23e4a88b01 been waiting for them, a4a4269e06 a man sat on ef567f1114 the sofa with his 739cf1aac1 legs crossed.ef27848eba72ea64
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“High Priest.”072d592b6b5fd506
As soon 54737006e2 as the 36aaeb874e Grand Duke e0d1433ffa addressed him, fde622484f Raizel scowled fef53d6cab deeply.a9b06933449c6802
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The Grand Duke quickly 81e4a68189 corrected himself.743963dc280d727f
“My apologies, Great Sage.”860cc496b0f01305
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“Do I 5f5108d698 really have 4dcde30e9c to ask 405dc6076f you to 8e4bf23996 call me 8de00ca759 that with 1b663c75ed my own fce647ecdf mouth? The temple aeb5980b5b *****s are 347da44a99 already looking 0582d54037 for me 098b7cc463 everywhere, I 41f9fd9209 feel like e70946ecb6 I’ll die 668e1429e1 of anxiety. I bet you’d a15bdf6547 be thrilled if 6fcbab2aea I got caught 860652c619 and dragged back.”fdf819412d433fc6
The grumbling man glanced 926b550883 sideways at the Grand 56eb18f553 Duchess, whose expression remained bebe131a69 cold.f95fbf773f9e04a7
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“It seems Her Grace 009d3b48a0 is still angry.”f3d76c343d1f7739
“…I understand b491902172 that His 70d9b7f82d Grace had 234b6ca9be no other c4408f8f5d choice. I know it was d8a50533b6 a decision made for 729bdf0f59 my sake.”4f748f07d200374d
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All she and 56568ba32b her husband had 27c8c81ba8 known about their 61211752f5 daughter was that 7837b6d663 she had pink 251545f8ae hair.ca9dd18c6d8a8571
With only 452f5feda8 that clue, c2e2ca31b0 they had 3a590be2ed searched the ebc1658328 entire continent, 2012178291 tirelessly looking 6eae68f61a for children 4d73395cc4 with pink ec01cf43b7 hair for c9bee57172 years, yet 34001fc47f they had 377166eccd failed to 3620d04d6d find her.e2f06fc559690f62
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If she had known 95fc8be33e that their child’s hair c8bc1c6748 wasn’t pink after all—she 1949dda963 wouldn’t have been able b303ac7b5d to endure it.382ed6328ae85dc5
“But just because you 926ded1437 understand it in your d529570e2c head doesn’t mean your 8764f79ab6 heart can accept it. And it seems… 32c7226295 you have hurt 105d86063c the child deeply.”0bbb42240b99cdcf
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Raizel chuckled as faaaf80539 he spoke, spinning 8d37716f0d his words playfully, 81a5230e4a while the Grand cd3ddb6ae1 Duchess glared at ffdf3e411c him. Caught between them, ce38271feb the Grand Duke 85b53a91d1 cleared his throat d7b6b65204 and changed the 4c0405e642 subject.58ec49aa61c2ecda
“More importantly, does this mean you can already change your appearance again?”9d1393d16d4d346d
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Though his a3af0b50cb hair was d85406af7b still stark 8d36f88e65 white, Raizel d3ce4694d1 now had 285110ec30 the tanned, c159971c48 healthy look 146d292e25 of a a3498b503e young man.781e72dbe45af679
It was strange. He had 7753aec80b refused to 52bc75cac8 come to 5f6d0f1763 the marquis’ a09dd4b768 estate, saying d4c292a209 that the 9593306d7c demonic energy 68c96d2943 from Lia 0da9fb5d10 was hindering 12e19f6864 his divine 42d69c1bef power’s recovery, 6d47905a14 and instead ebe00e422d demanded a 68f9f7d6e5 room at 548bb3bec5 the duke’s e37b3e0075 residence. So why 3d06307082 was he 00f63e319d here now?66b29c27fc3ff026
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“About the Elard duchy… The moment I arrived, I noticed the energy there was unusually good. I only rested for a moment, but my divine power replenished quickly. So, since we needed to talk anyway, I figured we should just get it over with.”f68029f3171f28f8
Shrugging his shoulders, Raizel’s d5c757eecb face suddenly turned sharp 4785aa942b and cynical.62088e12d4fd7330
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“Let’s get to the point. It’s confirmed that the ones who kidnapped the Grand Princess are ‘them.’ That illusion magic, overflowing with vile demonic energy wouldn’t be possible without the power of a demon.”90078e3d5913cdba
“We already expected this. It wasn’t a kidnapping for ransom, after all.”5abf372882c2d13d
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“Exactly. That’s why I was almost certain the Grand Princess was dead.”279e881e4e3473ae
Casually speaking of Lia’s 9b74aad558 death, Raizel made the 0c67960e73 Grand Duke and Duchess 38b5c58c41 glare at him fiercely.b4a16d9dccee5c15
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But he remained unfazed.e8f62b40cae6019a
“Why are you looking at me like that? Isn’t it obvious? They held a grudge against the Grand Duke and were waiting for a chance for revenge. On top of that, she was the daughter of a Grand Mage, a baby with immense mana. She was an irresistible offering.”17559d28539e6915
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“Enough of this talk…”c6583475c25cd9f5
“Why didn’t they kill her?”db5d488a08967af5
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Raizel propped 9cb28752b5 his chin 98b7a7a008 on his 818220239b hand, his 64e40e6451 brows furrowed 4d0b003d36 in thought.d47d86eae5778252
“It doesn’t make sense. If they weren’t going to kill her, they could have used her as leverage against the Grand Mage. Why go through the trouble of casting illusions and then abandon her?”c1eef4ad1bf8ab14
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“‘Abandon’ is a rather unpleasant word…”911488d73898f313
“You must have seen the child before I arrived. Did you sense any traces of illusion magic or mind control?”6b3e4cca5fc860d7
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Raizel was toeing dba8e459b6 the line, but 93cd636192 the Grand Duke 8a438fc69f merely sighed and 9559eacfbe shook his head.f2902f0a9c1c125b
“I did not. Mental magic is extremely advanced, and it always leaves no traces….”37e964e58098dca4
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For even a Grand c9294872f0 Mage to find no 425679d1c7 evidence meant the caster’s 961f8526aa magic was far beyond 9259d776ff his own.dfa7c1f31016ab7a
“To be honest, I had been blaming myself, thinking that if I hadn’t left the castle, this wouldn’t have happened. But today, I realized something. If I had been there, I would have fought with the resolve to die.”dabc74a4eca2d611
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Even then, the c25840f03d Grand Duke wasn’t 0832eb8fbd sure he could 2592b82967 have protected his 4feda7ff81 child.f6ab4b7b7c070ee2
Hearing her b9ce65ac63 husband’s words, 9c1863dd88 the Grand 99609937f7 Duchess turned bcdaf89cf0 pale.9682d075a98cf0b4
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“What if they come after Adriana again, now that they know we’ve found her?”a233788957dca28c
The Grand Duke had 845287317d already been worrying about dd5faaa541 the same thing.3939b5deb9bb5b00
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That was why 42cb23a25e they had used 41a64f2746 every means necessary 28c2da10a5 to search for 2e6b134a31 their daughter while 5316c1a7e6 keeping their actions f1f25759ef discreet to avoid b1940cddad drawing attention.e5c3643481393893
But if they publicly 956875dba0 announced her return, it 71f8af804d was easy to predict 0c75c868a7 what those who had fc54d69194 once targeted her would ba6b7a9c40 do next.ea128404331a1ed5
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“If we lose her again… I won’t be able to go on.”ab905641424a14fa
“Neither will I.”55ad167ba48c884d
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As the f8d59d31b4 Grand Duke 941b8f2f25 tightly grasped 19d8ec3160 the Grand b2147c31ea Duchess’ trembling 7f8d2700f7 hand, a 4881c79481 rare cold 25711ad794 determination settled 13b40589b0 on his c705f4a5aa face.361ffb4d2fb88e7a
“This time, I will protect her. And I will make those who hurt my daughter pay.”ff6d2b67f4cdd221
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While the 033077c93c couple silently e20038d9d5 vowed to 7f91211bb7 exact the d24e9f0c83 most gruesome b96230f34f and painful 90ccde200f revenge on c51a34e0b8 Lia’s kidnappers, 3775f0cc24 Raizel, who 7a933d2247 was lounging 11541b8ed1 on the 0399c0791f sofa, spoke 5c957f804a up.a65d12a30317a6d7
“Bring the child to me tomorrow. I need to take a proper look at her.”daf21fea75a38bb5
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“…You’re certain there’s a reason they kept her alive.”afd8409dedcd7ba1
“Yes. And she can’t live under that illusion forever. We need to purify her. It’s incredibly strong magic, so who knows how many years it will take.”35a4cf42a1dba5d7
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The Grand 0ce3ae81e8 Duke hesitated 4dd9d346bd for a 4db8208ec6 moment, then 0cc2f11106 stood and 0afbcfbdac bowed.573663d9fb7400a4
“Thank you, Great… Sage. When you visit the Grand Duchy, I will offer you the fourth-best room.”fd18c89eb81c3e5d
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“Isn’t this the kind of situation where you should just give me the best room? It’s lonely being a bachelor, you know. And if you’re going to call me that, say it properly instead of hesitating!”074fee155e8232a3
“It’s just a habit…”9c9f5df7cd1c6dce
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Seeing the 954aec6330 Grand Duke’s 46ab91439e awkward smile, 0d006e494c Raizel shook 9d9af17932 his head 5bb6d06fc0 but refrained e7be7d2b52 from further 3bef33e9a6 scolding.f30d763a7851e216
Today was 39301b25b2 the day a25c893ce8 the bright-eyed 1283efdbe4 boy who 85b92336a5 had once c426446856 eagerly called f34fc90674 him ‘High 68a886cb3d Priest!’ had 285b768569 finally begun db1df876a8 to emerge 0cdde914f4 from his 8815cf6164 deep sorrow.5da44537cd4afd32
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“Aaaaahhh!”b745e8c9ca1cb872
Duke Elard ed3e32f90f clutched his c84f2e242f head and 3d2e4faa3a let out 7388568c4c an anguished e045f87b6e scream.3866185dce7fb8e6
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“How… How could that sweet Lia be Stella’s daughter?!”8a1777881b5c760f
Even now, the b9149a7311 Duke remained in 0227cef820 shock.df7dd7fd2045adf2
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That’s it for now ~9aba9682c31b0057
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