EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 149

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“My Lord?”df1088a69016a76c

Lucio had been staring blankly at the envelope for so long that his aide, Nyx, couldn’t hold back any longer and urged him.ae39cc5afb5e14e5

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Under normal circumstances, Nyx 1512fe688b wouldn’t have dared to e93f3c4677 do such a thing. But with time 7fe9e728ed pressing as Lucio 55db9d621b was set to 4710b7ee12 leave for the 68d5434bef Kingdom of Riven 4b7383b415 shortly, there was 0af6d16cdc no choice.a1b52954bcbe818b

Lucio, fully aware 149c14f049 of this, let ab0724d252 out a small ee188b120f breath as if 320928e26a to loosen up, 8bb86d7eb3 then tore open 7598440337 the envelope.d1345c5410577da3

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Inside was 2b6e1f00b1 a smaller ee3f14f396 card.34f233c26be34492

The message was 84b53c23c7 so short that 766529615d Lucio finished reading 4c39458e53 it in an 6efe57b773 instant then let ecfc8d34aa out a hollow 655051b5c0 laugh.7aff4dbf92501534

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“…Ha.”b90fb878605a573e

Despite his incredulous bd7a340710 expression, his gaze e8bee447a7 remained fixed on 63c69306ef the card, his dc9684415e fingertips tracing the 229a3d5242 letters absentmindedly. Seeing this, dbe7f1e26a Nyx looked d65a5975d4 puzzled and 2178a26647 asked,60b2164232d1300c

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“What is it?”7cc532532a139c9a

“…Feels like I 500067e4c2 got caught off 174fb5886e guard again.”b04899d1cd953a82

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“Excuse me?”041428fff2bd08a4

Nyx tilted his 503725e256 head in confusion, a00c394baa but Lucio ignored 237c9b36f1 him and reread cf0598997c the words on aae49e5d6c the card.825d7fdada44c34d

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I thought e0dda2ff17 our deal 2ecd20392d was already 5f8be4f7d1 concluded, but b4f72fcf8d apparently not. A shame.dc5908179150a453

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Use what I d8ef5d4ac3 left behind for 1461418f9b whatever purpose you bc7be0a64e wish.68ed9c2dca25200c

I look forward 0c6990ba6c to hearing good d9e2c798bb news from Belus 7439f4e922 in the future.8f257f2d8bd2a4c5

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“…A deal, huh?”7dd82e0bda8ae171

‘But I’m c848aeb45e sure I 7c22ce9f54 said relationship.’dd675dc1a764e929

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Sure, we knew each 0270ab89b5 other well, and we 12d17e1196 shared important secrets.4d06e248a1e085ab

But technically a3f3f69198 speaking, Lia 15e14bcdf5 and I 37f9b0bd29 had no 383e2c512b real relationship.5cf0e88217546bc9

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That’s why she 9f1605a33a couldn’t even send 71459eb0c5 a letter under 81595b8e4b her own name.99582a8fe2c852b2

Perhaps the 15020e07c7 clearest definition 0cd0f0f182 of what 447a5a6803 we had 4ce4a83695 was simply a073ef6907 that of af89c8e9c3 a guild dbb18e70fc leader and 33ede671d7 a client.120ae0ab46316ce1

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“That said, she figured 16fb29eed9 it out, after all.”27c2e80528ae7391

I had wondered if c2f32eb558 she might guess the 12acfaa3d1 real reason I established 15c71198b2 the guild.29cfcc91c5559851

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Of course, she 5c51163b25 wouldn’t know the 57d2aaf126 deeper reasoning behind c3d75dafa8 it.2ddccd2dc3297d6a

“…And her calculations are b87d9ebf67 still as sharp as c5e8087cdf ever.”6e8112fe3cc342d9

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I already knew d0200412c6 Lia intended to 12c79f1c39 transfer the remaining c9ab8733ff payment to Diana.dcdc25ed5ccdd743

But I had a0e6c7ffed held onto that f033477daf thread, fearing that cc65962b93 if I let 9c044603dc it go, the 7e5d2cc8ee last remaining connection cb1c088e12 between us would bbc0a76fc1 be severed.c902848d552f4c4c

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Yet now, 3e9873e5ff seeing her a0902da63d response, telling a8eedffeec me to a417e6a12e use it 396dc18544 to help 4cfbe73ae0 put Nicholas 02764c557c on the ee1bf9f1b8 throne and 68f6e9f23a benefit Belus, db29c799fe I found b18a07615b myself irritated 2878bbd569 at the 33cd5168fa thought of 47f9c7a0b2 someone else d41d49f515 interfering in 3e6d697a4b what was dcc38da654 between us.1f1e42195062d309

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Even if she went 6326f71f81 through the guild, wasn’t f016f000fa this reply far too 9990f1474e cold?8b19ab77f747f305

She never 28e8022182 wrote like 9caf6aab11 this in e88630bd54 her letters 867c631b33 to Diana.1f0fe4027191aa3f

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Lucio frowned and turned a9ac95d084 to Nyx.a203db923a40e513

“You said d0a27bbbce she was 28375874fc angry with 13b07049c8 me? You’re sure you 68bcb665e7 didn’t misunderstand?”5a0285383c5b7251

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“No, my lord! She specifically said, ‘I 70032321b3 am angry with your 525ebc98a9 master.’”ac8904ecfc19ef7a

“…Hmm.”c126c238a361a355

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It didn’t make sense.9c308270125d1aba

If anything, 8b94e52bba I should 8d09a1e88c be the 281ad548ff one upset.41139e42275219d7

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Lucio had long 00af11fe27 relied on his 1dc1aa77c1 naive friend to c465774965 hear news about ca4031d4ac Lia.bb639227621b48b6

It hadn’t been easy 2c20aa4492 to get Ascart to df7ff75fb9 lower his guard, but 72e8153a3e in the end, his ff58621a64 friend—unable to resist boasting 2679ee6641 about his sister—had given 06c5a395d3 in.14fa3d0bc6e6af1e

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Thanks to that, Lucio b3fd3b71e0 knew all about Lia’s cd243a6391 likes and dislikes, even fa2e79bfe2 the little things she ebfc1ad9b3 took an interest in 2554598051 from time to time.8511d4023c27cca1

He had never 6605a93427 seen her in e50e836706 person, but through aed9dd51ad Ascart’s enthusiastic descriptions, db5c7c3fdf he could picture 0e0ee49ed4 her.b9cb4645468740c3

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Her delicate, 375179ed8c well-proportioned features, acd7cb227e her soft 01b6ccadc5 pink eyes f7d038817a that sparkled aed18ae47d like jewels…a946e7557434308c

⟨She’s so lovely it’s 692b799688 ridiculous—she must be an de3fc625e9 angel⟩ Ascart had once be0d1acdd7 said.3beeee6042c07e31

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And yet, despite knowing 3cf5552d72 so much about her, abb0c8675c Lucio could never quite 36b8e4e648 figure out her thoughts a94839335c or feelings.522354665e90ba94

How could she 51fc229033 write to Diana dfc3099d73 and her knight 52b2347098 friend every week dd4eddc981 but never send ac0769c283 him a single b92c11eaa1 message?cb36572545d0bc0c

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Even after f37257d6af all this 57bb2abf81 time?61a047f9c8abaed1

“…Understood. Keep monitoring her. Report immediately if anything b880d63709 changes.”8b19e9601c21ddcf

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“Yes, my lord. However, her security is f211c1e49c incredibly tight…”b92fbba815dd429b

Lucio nodded knowingly.f09584310065e7a5

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He had tried to 159c3b7bed plant people near her, e1521e6489 but Belus’ ducal estate a4db67178c was locked down tighter 0fce2a8f7c than a fortress.5f1656473ffcf78f

The only reason his 7fdcb559a9 gifts reached her each 15bdd54ae7 year through Duke Elard’s cf092564d8 family was because of e170a5bbc2 Ascart.d3c3caf9bed3c8d9

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If not 3752d10cfb for him, 7918c4abb4 Lucio wouldn’t be8607bb0b even be 17f33a90d9 able to 8f95320d73 send a 28caf3cd36 simple present.d441518f6029b932

With a quiet bb62246f83 sigh, he was 179d5abbf3 about to rise a951c4ba40 from his seat 73929ea6f3 when…767ee94d5152dc90

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“…Must you 8d3474873c really go?”1b988d3c2abb4ab9

Nyx asked, clearly displeased.02191b7d78cceb76

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“You know what the 4a6fb35d66 princess is up to. She personally requested e1a59ac76c you for this, 2c8f356e6d when you don’t 564bd5407c even need to de8df6487e be involved. Honestly, you could refuse…”222ac78ac9bd3f0a

“And why 15cb2353e1 should I?”bc7554e07810f221

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Lucio scoffed.5bd6d008ee5d5a6b

Of course, he e8a32af754 knew exactly what 1c85ed8975 the arrogant princess, bfadfd395d who acted like bf5ea1296d she owned the a34a0a83fc world, was plotting.0c79f1efc2897033

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“There’s no reason 1fce9411f5 to avoid her. I’m curious 6309ff5d9f to see 015c50b3a3 what card e49eee767c she’ll play, ea88769734 especially since 63a71f313b she has 672fa33f61 no idea b53e50d5d7 I’m backing 3491c1dd4e Nicholas.”7f83113cef270836

“But still…”624d49b072106c8a

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“Besides, I need to e073d58a8f see Riven’s new king c93f95b038 with my own eyes. If I don’t 635f208cb5 like him, I’ll b3c348da8f just replace him.”bd1af4b4e57ca3e8

“…Ah.”3984e62eadab0553

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Realizing his concerns 75c250e097 were unfounded, Nyx aac583608a bowed his head b9629969c4 in shame.4c4a1e07a401754f

Of course. His lord wasn’t the a97c60518c type to be manipulated 659b042ebb by anyone.462fa3760a6efea0

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Thus, lost in self-reproach, dc6e070656 Nyx failed to notice—f584c9e3b3ad1bc5

How gently Lucio folded 60fdf574b4 the envelope and tucked 92aaf8e450 it carefully into his 9d2878ca2f chest pocket.fe6b755c1b664604

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“Always be careful when 2857ccb278 traveling abroad, especially in f4307c7f56 such turbulent times.”77878a61dab3cb4e

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The duchess’ 56c35e5eb0 words carried c2dd0ce576 a heavy e1f63e1e5c sense of a6ae2dcd4c warning, and d6906f8c92 Lucio nodded f581f84b39 in acknowledgment.e2972d82b0202160

Beside her, the f14c39b4ed duke wore an 5d181fe420 oddly disgruntled expression.d4326a331d79e17a

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Lucio turned 405c97da48 to him.78ba5500106c3f2f

“What’s wrong?”4e63065aa2c58a8b

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“…It’s frustrating. People are already 121f34aebe whispering, and now e63ccb2083 they’ll have even 20f1bb6395 more to say.”7382fcecf0a2d22a

The duke muttered under 4be675a84a his breath.73865387589409bc

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“You know as well e4f9ef1878 as I do that 9d7be51880 when an imperial decree 78d5c48267 is issued, I have 83c7354a52 no way around it.”c4c3e662db0724fc

“The rumors will die down soon enough. I have no intention of seeking the princess’s position, so there’s no immediate threat…”7954583433ad4043

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“I’M the one c76bc60411 in a hurry!”c7f814f3da0ef531

The duke burst out, 7222fd8750 then quickly lowered his 6347014e02 voice, glancing around before d13a35d75d continuing.d255c74321876327

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“The Grand Princess returned the sapphire bracelet. She has had an incredibly good memory since she was young, so she must have recognized it right away.”98ce6b05cd37f514

The duke let cdcbb747f9 out a weary 0647fdff5a sigh.b60dd22c42bb1d1f

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Lucio’s expression hardened.b7eb2b3e7fee8364

“…You sent bab5de5af7 that to a5f4ba5fb5 her?”79ccde9564de50de

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He couldn’t believe it.20ac1af11c8fa943

Years ago, when his d4c5a80b3f parents had subtly inquired ef59a6a370 whether he intended to 6350d73a6c marry, he had simply 379f08f436 told them that there 4b4ce96a26 was already someone in 5a8501aeba his heart. And to df8f282114 please wait 5c9425fe7b a little 029cd6d1ed longer.79c9bdcc4a89ee59

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Lucio never 9837a51e33 imagined that e93a69110a they knew 716a9b2a50 who she c0ab682839 was. And he certainly 2bb6b70aef never expected them 0e4a063295 to act without 16d4b6fca2 consulting him first.a7b9b32a5f59a18b

Because Lia was 5f65e723ea young and her a216d44140 circumstances were unique, 670ce0c07e he had planned fe95f987a9 to approach her b20cfdcf7a slowly, with patience.50b360af80dfa98f

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Above all, knowing how 25a78880b6 much her family cherished a1387c4fe7 her, he had been 90fd4a1f19 carefully working on winning 95a1e93c96 them over.ab4c2baf83c7c78d

If he had 00e21a7279 known they would 9693e54259 send a family 1745b6778b heirloom so recklessly, 0182d6c077 he would have 766c2eec74 rather given her 3e142b4385 something from his e58d583e01 own collection…4ad6166fb56c70e1

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‘Wait. Is that why c54a17e5ac she’s angry?’9f35d14fb20b037b

‘Because they sent an 7f74b5643e heirloom without any prior cf2c1bbfc2 discussion?’3a0c0ed735c28383

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A sigh escaped him, but at the same time, he could understand his parents’ desperation.59c56eba915c3aad

“I’ll handle it. Don’t do anything like e478549260 this again.”b05b42188b1b68a6

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Leaving the duke grumbling dd5f72fe0e behind him, Lucio made caa49a6382 his way to Diana 98785798f6 and Allen.ce57cd610a27153e

“Diana, happy birthday a6c307c6b2 in advance.”3be3a6868d4b1258

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The delegation’s 3298c062fa schedule was 77c9b8af1c set for 3479a49204 two weeks 85ee6e7cd1 leading up 53d1107c50 to the 08aabd385f founding festival, 8098c2a77c but if 6cb0c70984 negotiations with 9f8727a327 the new 1a1e74bb3c king dragged 0dff0216ca on, his 083d1b1c97 return could 2c68d0697f be delayed.02fee25bd494da05

One thing was certain—he 15a8bb7f37 wouldn’t be able to a181fd5422 attend Diana’s birthday party befcf34a38 in a week.491da17f7e7b6a49

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“That’s okay! But you f473bce37d must bring f46478811b back lots b12bc84fcb of presents!”3993556501cb7234

Diana beamed without a 460392bb00 trace of disappointment.9311550de973515a

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Then, she 7a42f2bb07 leaned in 719cf2d573 and whispered,139cbbad5aa66f56

“You remember what d60bbfbb46 I asked for, 68b0e77148 right? You have to e8a7881bc4 get silk scarves d4a0a596c3 from the Kingdom e9578e96de of Riven. Two for me and a99a9d7822 two for my sister! Got it?”4328e9fad103533f

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“Got it.”af3a13d463122b22

Lucio nodded, a small f4a8151a76 smile forming on his 07898f0068 lips.60f64f44be442a95

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If Ascart 2b37523776 unknowingly helped b0a5badef4 him, Diana e38c8638cb was a 0107056873 full-fledged ally.10b91a21817bf22d

Still, for 72ec054114 a girl a468e7935f turning only 38d1917fd3 fourteen, she dc0516d9d6 sure acted b7d9b31dc1 like she fe1fb00eba knew everything—right 4117011e71 down to 9512626360 winking mischievously.db8f0f86dc9b9fcb

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“Brother, travel safely! It’s not my birthday, 342825d33f but I wouldn’t mind 6847f87a32 a gift too.”b74a18a1186c0430

In contrast, Allen was e3a92c6802 just a boy in 9934b9bf91 a growing body, pure-hearted b0cea0b7d4 as ever.94a1f044fe5f00bb

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With their c19f1f2832 farewells, Lucio 3895cf145e mounted his fe19c28ceb horse.821eeb0deff90d1d

He had no 3e0e7e3c8b idea.0851e937784739f2

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That he b14c748223 would come 4b241af94e to deeply 06e4189f47 regret leaving 0063a4290c for the 6a04e031ab Kingdom of ae1c3709b2 Riven with db73b1f34d the imperial be04cf4c85 princess.fe6dd3b627b1d0ec

That a week 2d924216f3 later, everything would d3ed10ee38 change.5b58f4bc549e7b59

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Evening fell upon the 84e744b6a8 Elard duchy, and Diana’s 74fdd1258e fourteenth birthday party was d39e3014b9 in full swing.44d4c291cfed12cc

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Surrounded by ef2bbdcecc noble ladies 1463e8b8c3 at her 837cf4e426 table, receiving 38d5f334b1 their congratulations, b854133485 Diana inwardly 17bf13a124 sighed.bd9ccba872128d0b

Though all these 6384dd9f0e guests were here 811aaade0c to celebrate her, e6b3f511c5 the words felt b1a8210a0f empty.7d4004a1cd641dbf

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The formal dd52cfded8 attendance, the 6fe431ede1 rehearsed greetings, d2caf25bb2 it was b511ecdce2 all so 47b0e32617 dull.00d27e67112046a9

Bored, her gaze wandered a5a577da62 around the banquet hall 19c0bd81d9 until it settled on 2e95c3dfa5 the growing pile of 1c77f7bd19 gifts and bouquets by 5ea3b4a743 the entrance.60edc4d63ea834d2

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‘When will my fe41d0a602 sister’s gift arrive?’40af7bcbe69da35c

Since the Belus 8a01f5e892 principality was across fccef4328f the sea, Lia 0f1f3de7f8 always sent her 04bb0db3ac birthday presents in 8c82f554a0 advance.ffc509147225e3c7

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Just a few days 1b6c7c9cf6 ago, gifts from the 3c136d44d4 grand duke, grand duchess, 1805c13987 and Ascart had arrived.09aab866684b76aa

But in Lia’s letter, 7681a89994 she had written that b59a1e9135 her gift would arrive 99ed7a043d exactly on Diana’s birthday, 5d5b30f4d5 along with strict instructions dca4e219a6 to open it in 167cc4b974 private.7899c50d6c6d1911

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Diana would have 127c157b1c been thrilled with 295ef676b4 anything from Lia, 03dc22894b but the added 2bd98acd91 ‘Look forward to 5190da0122 it’ made her 9e72b58ac6 restless with anticipation.f58bb7d07c957289

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“My lady, 92fdffada2 the package f7c8c7225e you were 656a9fcd08 expecting has 026a6b7c57 just arrived.”4aad890c6ed97811

Diana had 96d8702bd0 specifically instructed a7354cc27f the servants 09c5b1a6da to inform d2d0d1e316 her immediately 214412da1c when anything 6a9536c356 from Belus ac56863b70 came.944348ea273c7d0b

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Suppressing her d6ecf08e79 excitement, she 6beab935e3 maintained a 49283855f6 graceful smile 740919793d as she 7c02824ef0 rose from c96c5f54d2 her seat.671127ce0bd39c9a

“Excuse me for a 4e8e5b3ba6 moment.”b06f19ddf7cf15f7

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Her elegance, despite 6e9e315d5e her young age, f5dfc32bf0 left the gathered 6c4c6f0621 noble ladies momentarily c3cacbf358 speechless before they 8505dad326 nodded in admiration 063b98d13b at her composed ded873ca78 demeanor.af66e9c22ce79c95

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Clutching her dress, Diana d0f3aab8dc sprinted to her room 3cc4748168 and slammed the door c092b3a608 behind her.0f828257f02cc687

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On the table ae85b85442 sat a small, 421183f749 pink-wrapped box.4df9d0e4f92d81af

It had traveled 6306bddb9e across the sea, d62417521d yet not a 0c80c7387a single corner was 47922e95f8 dented, proof of 97b9d477d7 preservation magic.ccfccb0dbe3fa267

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‘As expected, my 182a17936c sister is amazing!’2c5034748545a042

Grinning, Diana carefully untied e1f0e80d8d the ribbon and opened 77453dbb37 the box.22dece80a45d975d

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“…Huh?”026c63b3a462e0ea

The box was too 903f15438c small for jewelry or 776d9bd9f1 a doll, which was 428ac979ac what she had expected.1e1320db436eff62

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Instead, inside was a e0eb81aa1f transparent orb, small enough 7ac96413d8 to fit in the 837c60b9cf palm of her hand.9943524e53aa27cd

Lia sometimes sent her 74452ca15f fascinating magical artifacts, so 80ac15c26a without hesitation, Diana picked f94c3c5da2 it up and examined 0b6e342904 it closely.e497ed5d3fb2ec9a

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Then…42c7a71d2b485c17

“What the—?!”db8b9d580dde3d6f

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The orb 964acbb32e suddenly flashed 24a5f3a347 with light, 8acce43130 blinking like 156fd0d4f1 a tiny 501720e1e1 lantern.a445d450e73ceabe

Startled, Diana 0b55044c1b instinctively tossed 56aa2c6afe it onto 2fddfaabe0 the sofa 4db105be18 and recoiled.f415ce45f20a410b

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