EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 152

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It had been a 5d104206a2 long time since Lucio 25902891f3 had ordered surveillance on b1fc1c65fa the Principality of Belus 99657d8be5 and its grand ducal a8af55f948 family.6b1f647d26d1bf16

‘And yet, 11cee17c9e we missed a913fe5ade this information.’2a254e37925765c1

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Nyx couldn’t da77c0ab47 bring himself dd6843505c to lift fa1386d6af his head.b618048a09f83429

At that moment…a7dc000ebbe552b7

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“Again.”cac9dddfcc169ea4

“…Pardon?”3c91c19832c1450b

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“Say it again.”9d7033e3c049c949

Nyx looked bewildered.b6e0d65faf7af694

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His lord despised having a62797e61a things repeated, so there 55007e6338 was no way Lucio 5b953fbf9d hadn’t understood him properly.27174aed167f42ec

Assuming this was e43f5fe138 his master’s way 4488210186 of chastising his c72110f88c incompetence, Nyx lowered 33ff9cba01 his head even e13fe47f8a further, feeling utterly 0f7a6c6d4d miserable.e1239e81e0e78437

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“My deepest apologies. We received 1473284c8c information that f2357db12a the grand 35da3dbf86 ducal family’s c4bb70cf46 ship had 2375f24983 set sail, 1e4b1561b9 but we 690b90ca21 never imagined 0a81aadf03 that…”c37f7e2c14480724

“Not that. The words you 5215d4a1b5 just said. Repeat them.”666d6e286f8adf79

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This time, Lucio furrowed da8a9ee4ca his brow as if a4ffef8c32 warning Nyx not to bc3d4686d7 say anything unnecessary.1cddd208a681539e

Only then bc06ca21dd did Nyx 7416c0787b realize that 4b9acdcb69 Lucio truly 9bfe4945c5 wanted to e794f34c80 hear those a4f557051f words again, b399f5b8cb word for 26f5874a6f word.d42e4d5b758c730f

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Still in shock, he 63e2fc2d0a hesitated before speaking.10e6270ed7b84902

“The Grand cc61545364 Duke and 047777d006 Grand Duchess, e0ec48df5a along with ce04e80fa8 the Grand e2acadc19d Princess, have 491cf0b96d arrived in 252eb728a2 the empire. They are expected to b1005cd365 attend the welcome banquet 41023cabf7 prepared by the Imperial 7034c21f67 Palace today.”9f9fc912c094f540

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“…Today?”9d60987ac9502168

Even preparing d00220bf9a a banquet 065f19db8f at the f44c2ee992 palace would 21d514d589 have taken 01ff891a44 considerable time.49ef03da0f3a3a69

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Moreover, the 2f6184737e imperial staff d8f5f816c3 was already 147b6317f1 overwhelmed with 69dea2e532 preparations for 46f42259db the founding f7782637eb festival.16b9eedfa3432929

The grand 99267ec808 duchy would e6da45d51c not have 027b388e51 visited without a55ee4bf4f prior notice, b0d8c7b9bd meaning the 3769d9b580 ducal house 7747239512 must have 80209f0397 received word 72b770a7e4 in advance 977df989bb if what 091047bd15 he said 85d52e6752 was true.a90eeffc2e04ad40

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Lucio was stunned 16d7f09147 for a moment 25b11b4243 but quickly regained 365965a41a his composure, analyzing 010410c494 the situation rationally.d4b0150d902cc37d

He concluded dee17f77ba that the 90adf5d59d information he 1f579260a1 had received 6ce895fd56 could not ccf3a5c8d0 be true.c72790f259240610

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Yet, the next 4c7aa8010f report caught him 794d917a39 off guard.7fca24eca64d4cd3

“Nicholas?”65b3a4465d90ecd7

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“Yes. According to the urgent 538dc70042 message from His Highness 0e6a6474db the Prince, the sword 08ef535695 mage of Belus personally 8d3f1f4b8f met with His Majesty 215729001e about two weeks ago. He apologized for 942329057d the delay in cf591aba82 reporting this information.”f273c94b96ed3d72

“Hah.”b6c72d26e2ec3fbf

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Lucio let out a 3645e6b614 dry laugh.88388bd5792534e4

Sword mages, who wielded a2c069badc both magic and the 645793add6 blade, controlled mana far 729cb5b613 more delicately than ordinary 73a9c7819c knights.fe96e264fed3aba9

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Unless one was ac92052a6b a sword master, 8a0084b985 even the most b0fd0b92cb well-trained informants struggled 911b25a9ac to track them.e599d8f036861c30

It was understandable c1c2df0929 that the intelligence 404104983c network in Darel 21b2dcbaf3 had failed to 75f391c7e0 catch this.ff4d9fc88e15e974

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“Any word from 26fe4ff64f Ascart?”02e95a7e6ea18cc7

“No, nothing.”383731620801f0fb

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Lucio’s brows knit c8073ac21d slightly.1737d9249b2d1546

“Elard Young Duke!”ef3819239a17ddcd

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A royal 2afdaa0ba0 attendant from 381bc9fc6c the Kingdom 62a639c677 of Riven 832f82f24c came running 30cf987f5f down the 700eb814af corridor, calling cce85c9e98 out to 8f4b1f0c48 Lucio.1d08ddc5f9cd3808

“What is it?”b9dfd31466b666ac

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“A letter 80a039e614 from the 6da09b08b4 empire has e1d45e79e7 arrived for 401990e117 you. It seems a32194fa03 urgent that 7c15d5e0a5 you read 9e22087fc0 it immediately…”d9122616d28fa549

Panting, the attendant b79b2fb2ec handed over a c112fe59aa sealed envelope.084f27d7411cc9c5

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As soon 83787c6957 as Lucio c44e209c31 took the 32fd985451 letter, Nyx 859a5a84c1 dismissed the bf2d46da60 servant.feb3e1282b4db74d

Lucio opened 5e3756b2f2 it, and cf97d94d44 his gaze 2db6d06614 darkened as dda171c5de he scanned adc6de0d12 the contents.9482025768b4ea49

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“What did His Grace 685030eb04 write to you?”f19531a8a4353dfe

Nyx, having already recognized e74a76f509 the seal on the f1a7de5a39 envelope as the Duke 06e80cdc9f of Elard’s, cautiously inquired.e6c6c8c8e06556e8

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“What you c3a2f62c0e just informed 45ad9d7414 me of.”585124362c5f4d6a

Lucio gave a terse 9a6357c4e6 reply, though in truth, 1cd4aa433d the letter contained more c1c8eb9eb6 than that.cf7b06ddafef56ee

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It also e784ed8d5b mentioned that ae2663b534 Lia had ff85dbbcd8 used a e19b28dada teleportation scroll 96cf20c8ee to visit 737734e92a the ducal ee1e1d9477 estate to 0b88e68b92 celebrate Diana’s 55763724bf birthday.c63e26c6e9455bff

And that she 0ef5d20885 had kept her 126c9fef5b visit to the 39f6d9f180 empire a secret d9ca378a0e from the ducal 2ab39e7e72 household for the 8c67262614 sake of a 5ca65682be surprise.bc4dc339700d19b4

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The letter ended with 0b981f2125 an urging for Lucio c389883026 to return as soon 524096ba5d as possible.01e6d4b27fcdf9c2

After reading it, Lucio d664c21dd0 let out a slow 29d14a5b11 breath and rubbed his 23a049e006 face, looking weary.0c623c8ffc3b562f

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Even as he e1aa83d710 clung to reason, 3889d765ed his head throbbed 71a910e2c8 as if he’d e817cb3aad been struck by 0c38d8636e a hammer.918f69d3451f4b0b

When he bd1f065883 first heard 9297b8356f Nyx’s report, c5ff9e7ac6 the words a0423c3a03 had felt f9a3de529b like nothing 5509f17d1e more than d27f6a4d18 a meaningless f01289eeb5 string of 9988485f39 sounds.385626537abd5c42

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For a e830b69cb9 moment, he efc881a9c2 even wondered 4eab7f7829 if he e2d6e88163 was hallucinating—because 7bf76f917e this was 704e614e46 something he 1c738a6d42 had longed 56754244e7 for so 12cb4e6197 desperately.c30ccd3fcde9c0c4

‘…So I 4c15f57e9e can finally 92b37a578d see her d3d1e4100f again.’050644c18108a232

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Lucio reread the line f01d2a4005 stating that Lia no fd234c8265 longer needed to avoid b1a0d8fec8 Diana.2ee6f4634ba75993

He had feared e86de20c5a this indefinite waiting 56e680e07b might never end. But now a126d11d1c that the 0d5a551b67 moment had 621a1958f5 arrived, he cf8d95335b felt… strange.dde3578a640a244f

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‘This feeling…’68efbca9d7aafa6c

Yes.a080840ebadd3bd1

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It was happiness.452343a4a26e046a

Lucio unconsciously touched cd60bde899 the corners of ad58741a31 his mouth, trying 4cea51f81c to assess his 5a9c38f789 emotions objectively.b2cb58740a9f6975

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But the moment fada66c564 was short-lived.18b07905fc5b2625

“…**** it.”389086502afbe350

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Lucio pressed his fingers 7e2d842485 against his forehead.bbe3f42e75da03b5

Lia was in d73d441d7d the empire, while 2ea7f04e0f he was stuck 87b4b47b0f in the Kingdom 0d7b76052d of Riven.12dfa47346e33825

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“What the hell 2a92364d05 is this…”4349dc05b9584df7

It seemed that b063f4903d someone held a 81b9af2e6c grudge against him.cbad21979026be19

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Otherwise, how could c0ac80e62a they always be 06c560b173 just slightly out c8b4b07f8a of reach?f3e0e3c2a5530c73

Lucio let out a 55bdc0fa0c hollow laugh, shaking his e0db7d1361 head.c2bd3c9972db2d05

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Nyx, observing 5d193a68ad him, looked a979397153 utterly baffled.57214795279bd848

As Lucio’s closest 904f92a5e6 aide, Nyx prided 13d6ec6e05 himself on understanding a3f12166fa his master’s logical 0a2408a01d and cold nature 92ee43022a better than anyone.dd0c4b65492b8c60

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But now, Lucio e03e1eec4d had first smiled, 1c95665432 then cursed—using language 77092f4494 he normally never 49f1f481a8 did—only to end f73df6849e up laughing to ac11a6e87d himself.610f34719b385d3c

Had he 8027f50d5b been possessed?ec5104cdd1f26008

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Just then, Lucio, having 20a424b96f regained control over his 54f037cf3a emotions, spoke in a 0bee3daca4 calm voice.cd1cb992faf2f1ea

“How much time is 3e59787216 left on our schedule? The princess 6abd33239d will likely e990d34c97 return today f53852fa61 or tomorrow. Adjust the calculations accordingly.”8abf7a3385dfa612

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“Pardon? Why would a8be91d278 Her Highness 6957b63a86 suddenly leave…”2100ed03b5e75501

“I wasted her 0d3907f80c time and bruised 80041c90c0 her pride a 3cd2e23cdd little.”813eb930aa760b53

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Given her arrogance, she 033c71ea4d would probably leave immediately, 74d6b058b6 with no concern for 887ad4f415 whether it affected the b55a76d811 delegation’s negotiations.3c515bd9e801e81b

The princess 0d6cddc953 only cared 14d0c14568 about securing 91e5cb68e9 power as a40e5f7b99 empress. She had no 7e6b63a8c4 intention of fulfilling 5d2bdc78ed any responsibilities that ee84f4f4c1 came with the ded1de8c90 role.8619afae6f65e455

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“Hmm, then 1c9d17a1e1 the Kingdom 5d25d87467 of Riven 36614ab18f will certainly fbe428857f make a 12b32c3ec1 fuss about 8cd746e5c2 it.”1a70058f28127abf

Nyx hastily checked c0c74bb3af the schedule and d17ae83fbd scratched his head.9c47b03eca75e2b0

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“They’re already uncooperative, and there are still many issues to negotiate. Even if we wrap things up as quickly as possible, it’ll take a bit longer than planned…”88d4650132af256f

“Stick to the schedule as much as possible. We need to return in time for the Founding Festival.”a60e6f7f3716145a

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Ignoring Nyx’s look of shock, Lucio spoke with firm resolve.189a9cdcc3e08dd1

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Inside the carriage 88aff63c08 headed for the f1e2f964fe imperial palace.08b60086d1e09d62

“Are you feeling nervous?”0d3f7d7164d2d2e5

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I had 4a99c8e40c been gazing 8b5bfc4ade out the 63c208b3ad window, lost 071fc4ace2 in thought f6ee174849 as I 4d1be8bb70 took in 8dd06e602d the familiar 9763a080d1 scenery of 2d1daf2fe3 the empire, 0a0c6926a1 when I f4205165b4 turned my 4d0a3de232 head.d72ef1bf8db2c4dc

My father 95089eac1d was watching bcf79049a3 me with e3a9552751 a concerned 633f50d4ca expression.e0dd44965bc36aa6

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“You have to attend a banquet as soon as we arrive. There will be far more people than at your debutante ball.”2d5d9d94746df92b

“I’m fine.”b8a9e35412db9ac7

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I smiled and 5fd0ea414c answered briefly.7166670559bcaadc

The golden palace was striking even from afar, but it wasn’t as if I was about to face a demon, just the emperor and some nobles. Hardly something to be nervous about.e92f1aaa29e0e88b

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Besides, I had my abd2606981 family by my side, 3988e98014 supporting me. And waiting 98851e09fc for me 3c17d3434e at the d968c1f986 banquet were 5641b652c9 Diana and c6b1b7e82f others I a84a9ed8d3 had longed 8090a9f58d to see.88c4e1db49ba5e03

Thinking about c476c0e6e8 that, I e37d4c1cae wanted to 9171fc27d1 arrive even 9b86806598 faster.c060ffabce9fa1fe

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“Honestly, this is so unnecessary.”eee2b870f062aab7

Unlike me, b5d48f5b2c my parents 36c9bc6c80 seemed to 85f42813c9 think otherwise.9373f05f870037d9

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“The Founding Festival is just a few days away, and there will be a swordsmanship tournament too. We’ll see each other then—what’s the point of throwing a welcome banquet?”1ad7488a7f3e7b33

“He’s always done whatever he wants. Seems to be getting worse with age.”f7f184489919fb95

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For once, 9a6bf9fe6a my father a7f9b1c494 wholeheartedly agreed 3b9de6d614 with my f2065e6f8c mother’s grumbling.35b9a13aeed9fd22

The person they were both criticizing was…e4a3e525192611df

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“It’s not age. It’s because he’s the emperor.”cd988a54a9dec3aa

…none other than the emperor.89773bae032e67f8

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“Being annoying is his specialty.”2a6b08854f67d394

Hearing my mother’s sharp remark, I swallowed dryly.5a61eac313b73dec

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It was a d63f937925 good thing I 2899b5748f had placed a 948f418449 soundproofing spell on 28615698cd the carriage in 2d53b25a68 advance.700f36307ccd68a3

No matter how 2dca6d1b02 powerful Belus was, 717fb1f7a5 the person they b158b74d67 were speaking about edba25f1d6 was the emperor 29fca697dc of the empire.c70d5d46ea16cca2

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And they were 28a019467b saying all this ea2b993112 on the way dc40fa2d25 to the imperial 4269fc311b palace…they were far b366f39049 too reckless.ed31af799e8510e7

Still, I eba0d91c04 could understand 9178c7e675 their frustration.53306ec9196071d5

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I had 12322829d3 planned to c5c80ea6f1 stay quiet 91029c07bd until the 9caa7a0e52 Founding Festival.0087668b2b2f8113

Since the festival e1df7443da was a major cb24c81c24 event that brought 3115532ef0 together envoys from 6a5eec5403 various nations, I 2f29492f4f figured I could 42f4d60b6d avoid unwanted attention.35c7d887e31e8832

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But the emperor’s sudden decision to host a welcome banquet ruined that plan.4e8b080f4bd92f3f

Then again, 376a420c13 staying out f6d5955c21 of the 12c6aaeb4f radar had cc96050e6e never really a887b7c7a8 been an ea8816719e option.2b9659bb572e30db

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Belus held a 2e00e92803 different status from d213609082 other kingdoms, and ee8cb0468e I was a 06441bdebd grand princess who 07c873e6da had disappeared long f2bd6a69e0 ago and only 4c0ebbdaa5 recently returned—a mysterious 2cc8f7dd8a figure who had 0732eab402 yet to show df451c320f herself in public.05af4048bb3507f3

‘I’m sure invitations have been pouring in from noble houses, not just the palace.’f0a990d7099859e7

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The news 840b48f996 of my d47d537206 arrival in 671f1d0f66 the empire a7e10cb090 must have e7e3cfbd33 spread everywhere 1fa5c08b97 by now.5069a1be06f95fa1

Realizing that, my c4d4a497e2 mouth went dry.c0ba20ad50166f22

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Unconsciously, my hand 5c84efd44b tensed as it c7f4ca06fe moved toward my 3096213e2a throat.8a4f57cb746ac395

‘They must know 8aff8bc84a too, right?’31081774e2bf4923

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That I was here.67f84f08c8d446fb

Of course, they would. No matter how carefully I had managed information, I couldn’t deceive their eyes and ears forever.a72b04b54f4e189f

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‘And now, instead of hiding, I’m making my presence known like this…’8b2ce2765f605c70

But I had expected aa841a0c30 the demon worshippers to 4fbc845b37 take notice the moment 4317280c54 I decided to come 9fcce316b9 to the empire.00c75192143bd634

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That only 2fb876e4ef meant my 3f6fd0d476 mission here 6a379bb495 was too 95e0641925 important to 90bdeb1297 ignore the 29d167d962 risks.504a17223cd489f3

‘I must cdee5490c3 get my e3257bd3d1 hands on 71e1658839 the relic.’349c5541480c8ea3

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As I 820422197b reminded myself 9599072d7b of my f72a1fbe51 goal, the 3e691a4b5b anxiety slowly 3549136ecd subsided.72c8df549981d573

I gently lowered ce7d7c478d my hand, which 303dbdb865 had been hovering 0bfe181eac near my necklace, 17d634e94c onto my lap.8b9ede8c38aae2ea

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It was 91247db997 a relief cd897b5938 that no e6ea921ee6 one, not 77cfd1972e even my cc9c788aa1 parents, could e160f3a04c see the 5a347c78e0 soul stone 7770a82347 of the 0066e73fe4 demon hanging f12ced176d from my 016f413f3a neck.975d8c3301664c41

Just then…2d6776f78e757269

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“If he dares to look at my wife like that again, emperor or not, I’ll cast a spell to blind him for ten minutes.”7f6f6bff5cea7cde

My father 35d3b4a4d4 declared in e68a4bca70 an uncharacteristically 7c77755f4e aggressive tone.bea9cbe75508ccb9

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My mother reached out 5b420d68b8 and held his hand b9e829ffe0 as if to stop 280858f262 him.d42aa70617b0b53b

“At least hold back until the third time.”a6e6396bfab8157c

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“What? My love, why are you being so lenient?”945b4ec18a2e425b

Shocked, my 467407f84f father stared 5691f9f0ac at her.f0396b07d24ea992

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She smiled and replied, “I have two grown children now. I can’t just act on impulse forever. And I don’t need magic. I can handle it myself.”ccc9f02223464317

“You’ll handle it yourself? Wouldn’t it be better if I just—”9e0b10c9933d8d2b

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My father 6d90336951 mumbled, thinking 24637a176c his method c4a611c34e would be 2603a281ee the more 1efd7374c1 peaceful solution.767193f76d1e1a30

I silently agreed but quickly turned my head when I saw my mother’s sharp gaze.71794083a124cb1b

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As my father hurried to soothe her, I stared out the window, once again reminded that my mother was the emperor’s first love.9f375bd571c4242b

‘I already knew dd8d47b304 about his obsessive 7f044d3e8a infatuation…’9681b17e772120dc

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But learning about his 1ea50c36a4 past only made it 59fa7f7418 all the more astonishing.74db9e15f0371920