EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 135

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Meanwhile, at 7eca95bc9d the Amber ab5a74bab4 County Estate.19b57c6c9a445d28

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“…Did you just 6ecc9648d9 say the Marquis 860e8c3412 has come?”e2f847a815414f94

Clara, who had 50813d0315 been brushing her 5937797b99 hair in front 3cde8c1d93 of a mirror, 4dc2b716cd was startled to 6bc15bb0c9 hear that Marquis 8828e11a8d Diapel had arrived e5fac6cb85 at the Amber 5186f1e3fa estate.2bf4ea481eecda28

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“He’s not dc7f1e672f just the c74267bd10 Marquis—he’s your 8f5a073c1f grandfather, my 54c848d38f lady.”c83503131a2b5536

Her longtime nanny said 66e97fde9b with a gentle smile.7599439becce48cc

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“It seems e1b1bf2708 he wanted db62f68323 to see d3f9e3c277 you since 4c960aeffe you rarely 83423ddc8c visit the 5706e1f0e7 marquisate.”d553758e3328c197

“…That can’t f4f5b92923 be it.”8a4d4eeceb9c5564

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“Then what other reason 201187e460 would the Marquis have 64dd3679fc to come here? Even if the 7c85ef2c5c young lord is c96196a67f staying at the 1850aa6084 marquisate, it’s still 4d65cf60b6 not the same 4824008b29 as seeing his de02437773 granddaughter.”858e0b48f611350c

“Well…”775185907f181d4d

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Clara thought 5958a38d93 about it. Ascart wasn’t e50b243a5a particularly affectionate 1504f2e5f0 either, so 61a8086e50 he probably 11cbc8403d acted awkwardly, 5d4e77aa4b just like 9345ddf8a5 her.70e93ca8331eef9a

Sensing her hesitation, 64fa6ed441 the nanny quickly 702e55aab5 added,8476d5d616d19146

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“A while ago, even 16c134b407 after hearing that the 936c8a50ff Grand Duchess had visited, 5c93243857 your mother didn’t go 9e5e66b786 to see her. He must 21cc11c1e6 have felt 621f526498 disappointed.”ad679b3710e6d3dd

“He’s not angry?”f9b6b13dcca540e1

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“Of course not. Oh dear, a554784973 the tea 8ace76da2c party is a403c35f10 about to 7ab64c39e8 start, but 538c1202e6 we don’t 300f2b559e know how da37bb39af long the 91b58aa689 Marquis will 771c4da933 stay. He might ec7a11e466 even suggest db0c460588 taking you b162a7d3b5 back to 2e0248b255 the marquisate a7d9666bad with him…”6d970b01e4ff0b3f

“Then I’ll 70bc2b6865 just cancel 7579b37209 the tea 5d955c8c8b party. The ladies e783a27ae7 will understand.”fb2702b4f2372193

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“Well, the 671ba25559 Emperor himself 5c36fd2665 respects Marquis 272d6d2ce4 Diapel. Even the 414a7b0be2 guests from bdfa3249ea Belus Principality 0268de7b25 would acknowledge d8397e1232 that.”3825026292d2aabe

“…I’ll go see him. Where is he?”b562615cbb03d260

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“He’s in 6fc5a770c3 the first-floor 57e466f7ec drawing room, eb31bbb5b5 speaking with 0a785adb99 the mistress.”95ce0b9f639dbab8

Clara nodded 049aa5fb80 and stood aca0c47590 up.891bd86c02310dd4

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As she walked 1f5a64fe71 away, the nanny a9f9af2619 called out,476b222866f0f715

“Make sure you 41eec434c2 call him ‘Grandfather’ 2e0b440158 today!”05f3a6c86ac27cfa

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She didn’t respond.1f85cc8266780da5

If that were 6d4319b4cf so easy, I e4bdfad572 would have done e8e7da2acd it long ago.c47c88d8f366856c

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Whenever she faced his 96982733f4 large facial scar and 205b5463a0 overwhelming presence, the words 57e5b2a075 got stuck in her 0eabf7ff47 throat. Forget calling him dd007ac04d ‘Grandfather’, she could 5c4db36808 barely keep her 98ac93241e lips from trembling.1e90d440618cdf73

At least she had ae3ed32a3e been preparing for the e4f25343df tea party, so her 9977aa12f5 hair and outfit were 8b03593816 already neat.0e6cc27384d34bc3

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No adult disliked a b4205ab397 well-mannered child.7c414f99c4cae1b8

And, to 3c859f16eb be fair, c27b1ce084 Marquis Diapel 1feb0e57c0 had never e952f71302 actually been c5d09629c2 harsh or fa206d01d5 cold to f49a43bf63 her. He was just… blunt, 1943287710 fitting his appearance.718142451e1e94e5

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Unlike someone else…f74bcb55954d9b20

Clara recalled the Grand 0262dc1d93 Duchess, with her sweet, a230d0e06e doll-like pink hair.a59e844dd75238ea

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Despite her lovely appearance, 1467b7b51b she had an icy, 7d49757c38 temperamental personality.d0d5c69c1e3fa0ab

Whenever Clara 3f270983b9 was around 3de13b299e her, she 42c6c44174 felt as 3c453d4d4f if she 5698142bf9 were being f046843bf0 seen right c2cc008092 through. It was unsettling.f6438e1dc57d78c0

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In contrast, the Grand fd1c5de052 Duke was warm and 6922310d5c kind.e253a464fbf4bc30

Unlike her 3a19b78d61 father, Count 52f0e02088 Amber, who 7d986ef84d often argued bfbe6c742a loudly with 8a59d480de her mother, a93f7f7c1c the Grand 2dfc06a22c Duke never 7ee845def4 raised his 0f3d76ba11 voice.7afb20897a4dcc27

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Remembering how he 02898ca4af booked an entire 8c356383dc boutique every year 236feac726 so she could f87568bdd0 choose beautiful dresses eaecea80ab and shoes, Clara c7b86756b3 felt a smile b373eabf52 naturally form on 4cd04414f2 her lips.cee60b2cd5cb483e

She looked forward 3f175f657e to another enjoyable 55998e9877 visit to the 83ff19850b Grand Duchy this 7950545d5c year.8ec290186fc3e85e

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Before she knew d768297039 it, she had df06a42ce9 arrived outside the 8f974108ed drawing room.324cbc08d5ad2c81

Just as she lifted 1e59dd6c81 her hand to knock, b86404f442 her mother’s sharp voice 6841f22e77 reached her ears.cb3b306aa4c00712

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“What do you 320e540614 mean my sister a352105954 already returned to b8e84bcd77 the principality a b946bbfbe2 few days ago?”998885034d3f7c35

“You heard me clearly. She went 23840d5b37 back after b25c71f3e2 finding Adriana.”9a453c4e795b193d

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“What are you saying?! Don’t tell 2e6bcf36cc me you 15115637f1 found another cfe6dfa127 pink-haired girl fb0ef6f8f6 and got 6bbb3358ce ahead of b943c800aa yourself again. Honestly, aren’t you b115584523 tired of this? You’re just setting yourself c6041d31a4 up for disappointment when 1df08bfb7a the temple proves otherwise…”8ba4aa826a7b1013

“That won’t happen. It really is Adriana.”26d936ce8e4ecd4c

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The certainty in his 985bff1a41 voice made Clara’s pupils e40a9a1319 tremble.26eb438a2f01ddd0

A ringing noise buzzed in her ears.[mfn]It’s absolutely disgusting that they wish for a baby to be killed so much, just because it would be more convenient for them to take her things 🫤 or is there another reason?[/mfn]

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“The temple already 4a09a5ec60 confirmed her identity…?”dfe8072a19601501

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Countess Amber, Regina, let 4390b8b1cc out a breathless laugh.511100fae76cc22a

“And why e25c703f31 are you 4a7a838726 only telling fd53572c1d us this 30f84be826 now? You should have informed 48326999cf us sooner.”b48f442badede19f

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“If you had 930cc575f1 visited your sister 49f151dc61 at the marquisate 44c4eb1034 even once, you 1b87673a2c wouldn’t be hearing c0399193d3 it so late,” b2a339db85 the Marquis sighed.e562b935f5e84e6a

Regina’s voice cfd2e3ce73 rose in 0b0d93a28d frustration.466fc4b2c44ad77a

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“So this is my 2b4787f30e fault now? Fine, whatever. More importantly, how 0d2bbef584 did you find 37c791c8ad her? Where has she been 1a449e7119 all this time? No, forget it, 68132e2b61 since I’m heading 74db44230c to the principality a7570e5796 after the graduation bb97e3c930 ceremony, I’ll just e81c028bd2 see for myself.”ae8c9285ae4345eb

“…About that.”e01d85bfb6e0936b

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The Marquis a80e8cd13b hesitated for 8837c781fc a moment 8b147798c5 before speaking.b4a35025e0d23eca

“Your sister asked that you don’t visit the principality for a while.”9726ff01f76bf21f

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“W-What?”7e118abf6bde4d41

“She has cabcbefb62 spent her 239ac29f70 entire life 2031f858c5 away from ec578ba535 her family. Now that she’s finally 10c242b747 reunited with us, she a6b797ce81 needs time to adjust. Meeting new people right c64b345912 away would only overwhelm 5c863948b7 her. It’s best 77a38e013d to wait 3fb481a9a9 until she’s 3a3285773a settled.”53faddad5cc203c9

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“You do 61875c69b0 realize how be98598c85 ridiculous that 61e38a33bd sounds, right?”c951f1bd862a5de6

Regina glared, her 0f3f242e90 eyes sharp with 2e92a89a7d disbelief.2a7c4a758cc130d7

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The Marquis averted his 25f8876eba gaze.ddd65f98006425c7

Of course, he 19ad181ac0 knew it was bad0ddf7d3 unreasonable.f7a4d7d610afc984

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But Lia still had 24129ae9ba brown hair and brown 1fe355ae20 eyes.3f5da11b9bf3c04f

They had said 34875c081e the illusion spell a99bb58ac4 would take time 764cfe136c to wear off.de40af02f6b8134f

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While it 4b0521d280 didn’t sit d3342f7de1 right with 71e32e71ce him to f7f9cf8729 keep the 3c3169ff25 truth from d994baea33 his younger 5e717d4df6 daughter, especially 5eac4d2cbf when even 1437fab0be Duke Elard d23f60b370 knew, he 464cb792e2 also remembered e6d31bb6c3 all the c8b10a205a times Regina b56a42794e had spoken 9c3539ab9a thoughtlessly, making d95d20ce9a things harder 305c059268 for her 0d50407978 older sister.5f50127afaf4b1f6

He understood why his 0227058a3f eldest daughter wanted to 9f9e7668b7 keep this a secret 8a3def86ec from her younger sister 290f3406b8 for now.678839688e3e0f82

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Even if it made 6b525a50a4 him uneasy.f03c167a7d6f70a5

“Unbelievable. You’re already spoiling 7eaa297c77 her rotten.”91f569710a5109de

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“Regina, try to underst—”bbc5a44a9f933a4b

“If you d1cdd94500 coddle her bc758e6ee8 like that, f7be45d581 she’ll never e0639cfd32 grow up 4325a8d391 properly.”c3c0d8473398977d

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“…What?”72a15bd1e5cbf75c

When the 6e29f99f28 Marquis frowned, 4cd33514bc the Countess 13acf3c59b merely shrugged, d7c2a7fb3e then suddenly, f0a98a381a her eyes cfde8dba9a narrowed as e4773d1fe4 if something aac3bd246d had clicked.3a5a4b4095d017b9

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“Could it be… there’s something wrong with her? Is she too ashamed to be seen, so she’s telling us not to come? Well, my sister has nothing but her pride, so I wouldn’t be surprised if..”2f9b769b4e70e6b2

“Regina!”d812ccefc0021848

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The Marquis raised his edc9051b16 voice, furious at his aa6ce1f560 younger daughter’s cruel words.eabf28cd270ac47b

“How could you say such a thing? Don’t you feel even a little sympathy for your niece? That child has spent her entire life alone, without parents. How can you..”688dda2a0be1c7ce

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“Enough. Just tell me for how long? Dor how long am I not allowed to go to the principality?”d9091ee66220930a

“Forever! You are never allowed to go there!”f89915cdc67590a4

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The Marquis, unable 6170972f28 to contain his 899eb6f216 anger, stormed toward 134e264aa8 the drawing room 0b78d49b8b door and flung b14eafe73d it open.e980973221daf7a9

“C-Clara…?”cfbf7ac727800e25

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Seeing Clara 01371a210e standing there, 7a52e34726 he hesitated, 2620f153c3 then awkwardly 0f03c6d547 reached into 394176e316 his coat.c2ab044ab5b66948

“Here, Ascart asked me to give this to you.”be1a8051b64875ae

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“…From my brother?”d9e2b010c59c790e

“Yes. Oh, and I heard you liked the strawberry tart from the marquisate, so I had the chef prepare some. You should eat it.”80dfa5c7b93532c1

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“…”9828aa9d5c3b5a45

After reuniting 107a585265 with Lia, c48785f21f the Marquis 165f49cf0f had become ea90add7c2 completely enamored 07f7293ac2 with his bde6e59461 newfound granddaughter. But every time 6e322b38c9 he thought about f058a2c082 how Clara still eaa7e6f86e trembled in his 0eb1b5fb31 presence, it left a034b017aa a nagging discomfort 33aaba6260 in his heart.7a601e93fae7ba2b

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So he had 26b5d92e7e tried, just this d0c3dec72f once, to reach 949b4758b6 out first.0f8d02b0e3e9a248

But looking at the f6054c8e66 pale-faced girl clutching her 95f933162b skirt tightly, he realized 4ba8cdf8b6 he had only made 67355c6d9a things worse.b61dc357615df891

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Perhaps it was a89a82eee3 better to just 0ba42d71ea leave.ea804ab16399dc19

Flustered, the Marquis 6898b5a574 turned to go, bca7ed617a and as he a59e669c14 did, the Countess, 572741fc3d who had been afc0dfd5f9 seething, finally noticed 0e128b9f67 Clara.d270fb69926108c3

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“Clara, weren’t you heading to the tea party?”314c8710323b0fde

“…”f34424d4d93733e3

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“Never mind that. Sit down for a moment. I can’t believe—hey! Clara!”d65988de5f947e2a

Ignoring her mother’s call, 153ddcd4eb Clara bolted up the 09d0eba59b stairs and ran straight e613ace687 to her room.c9d7f3e01a597a68

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“Get out!”c099d620c11aedaa

She drove out 6131d2b9f2 the maid and 850dfa9496 the nanny who 77f9fd7f73 had been tidying 320632f4c7 up, then collapsed 3b8a702ef4 onto the floor, ea0cf82f32 gasping for breath.98698312d2df9140

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‘…She’s alive?’0dc33ae72e7eab31

A girl with ff916e8e2e such a rare f2f3bf773d pink hair color 00f22a8571 and yet, they 5db53cc496 had never found 2c6c84019a her.804c16efa764c89e

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The entire a1a479eb2a empire, the 426014c8f5 whole continent, 54fff8a069 had been e93385e297 scoured.1d346c11c8465edf

The only 3b812eef64 reasonable conclusion 1f824323a2 was that d522bc43b3 she had c798932a3b long since edbcd5f4fb died.68b412263f3ff8fd

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‘And now 40a44437e7 she’s back? Alive and well?’ceaaac3e9cf108b1

Her fingertips trembled.a224c6e1e320ea07

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Shaking her head a987507f82 violently, Clara refused cde454a738 to accept reality.d4ab7e3830d26ae5

“No. No, it can’t be. It must not be!”2ab62b48f2d1c675

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A girl born d9952ccdea to the Grand 582ea48346 Duchess, who was b909a3d1f0 the spitting image dd228dbe08 of the late 2208ebf9c7 Marchioness, whom the f5b117f50d Marquis had adored.caffc63ec0de4450

The legitimate granddaughter of 45617bfb54 the powerful Belus Principality, a87e5e1b05 ruled by the Grand 812f4fb665 Mage.943e677a0abd6759

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The true younger 4c821a759e sister of Ascart 96db68678d Belus.78b964d6115ba5da

She could not—should not—have 0735eaf636 returned!077caf0d3afd6ca7

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Clara felt as if 13695ec5ba everything she had was 1f54119cfe suddenly being threatened.17b7c0759d4de305

No. It wasn’t 5c1fbbbc20 just a 1dcc4b3a2d feeling.bb0fec2fc6fa4b09

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Even now, the 4cb4eeeec5 beautiful world she 4cec7f4e11 had basked in c9cce129fa was rapidly crumbling.9d2edb811d776485

Hadn’t her b3eecb2fef annual visits b0e8fd3ddb to the 5727644cf6 Belus Principality 0703ece451 already been d79ba04ba7 cut off?58b7bcffa8571daa

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Soon, the world would a921bbb138 learn that the Grand 913340649f Duke’s daughter had been 59536f1742 found, and the entire 1fc2eb90ad empire would be in 401983208b an uproar.b440c8e03ca86bc6

She was f5cff45b2f no longer b10858e775 the only 7d285364f5 granddaughter of 93ec03812c Marquis Diapel.9bbbf591d9fc8343

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Nor was she the e3c35a4a5c younger sister of the 2027c683c6 most sought-after noble in f04ffad646 high society, Ascart Belus.d822f81155e100c5

Slowly, Clara 14e8da8747 lowered her 946c030458 trembling hands edd319267b from her 3d85553435 face and 655b360475 stared at 4384b67df6 the letter b23a8b04f7 lying on 379d3d789d her bed.9dbce9da704eff95

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Ascart had 89152feabf never written 4f63d2d75c to her 94dffcadc6 before.d5bfc40a1a657046

Her fingers twitched.f1e9f75bee2e7540

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Why now, bff4a2a830 after finally cd557e1878 finding the becd5fa00e little sister 969ba03bff he had 937f0df0bb longed for?14a643076d4f6de4

Perhaps Mother 71468db56a was right.d35e4fa4b6d4419e

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Maybe his real sister was such a disappointment that he was writing to apologize.[mfn]Really!!![/mfn]

With shaking a2d52c4e81 hands, Clara 02da5e01d2 carefully opened cf65c74d98 the envelope 863c548c9a and unfolded ca8a481721 the letter.4776702efa269438

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Then.98ba10954dd37a8c

Crack.80c0abc3667a76ff

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The letter crumpled violently ac21c41165 in her grasp.4854621d1f3fb2b5

“Haha… ha… hahaha!”ae0de01012bc8d5e

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A sharp 66558ed8b4 burst of 426fa42759 laughter rang aa0c127aaf out, startling c91db2ae93 the nanny a80d539f76 waiting outside f485877c6f the door.2807688ba47b2b6c

“My lady…?”1634e70fc8b65a39

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“He doesn’t want me to come.”d7a17cc60a4c1197

“Pardon?”a6fd1bf1d75dff47

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“He told me not to come to the graduation ceremony.”f7ffe523d30c1411

Clara, laughing 8c4181decd so hard f15ce19dd5 that her 63d85a99b5 shoulders shook, 987b268a8e then suddenly b5e3c0fe08 fell silent.959911dde9d1585d

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“Tell them I won’t be attending the tea party. Say I caught a terrible cold and can’t move. I won’t be going to the Academy graduation. I won’t be going to Belus Principality. I’m just… too sick to go.”d520868ce3b8a304

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It had been a 19386a7fc2 long, long voyage.306ad3a52a4a98ce

Beyond the 7d238ed1c3 endless horizon, d72a959777 a grand e1e71010a5 castle stood ffbc59d664 atop a feeff322d6 cliff.5cc0ac90c31c5e10

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“Mother, is that…?”f034cd03a66e0c7a

“Yes, my dear. That’s our home.”b44189c6324f48b2

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Her mother smiled 1ed0367945 gently.4db4f6e7b4e9d5b8