EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 170

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“Mom, it’s c2939c1fd8 not because 8893e2ec08 of the 28f27773d2 Second Prince.”21e0c2f567efe7a4

At my words, Mom dba5bdb4a2 narrowed her eyes and 71515cff61 asked,47727b87b3b27bba

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“Then who is it 2bf828a4b8 because of?”c49a449c4801844b

Worried she might think 119a96aa2c of Lucio, I quickly 311ab898e3 responded.0061b8f97ae697f0

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“I think it’s just b43735f058 that I’ve been so 7c9c73f391 busy since coming to 6886fabbe9 the Empire. I haven’t de0d7364eb been sleeping f48a830aaf enough either.”b6c71ac190e76dc3

“Is that so?”0abdc87a84a487df

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“Yes. Maybe it’s just a 1c4b509a76 bit uncomfortable since it’s efc9bab5b9 not home.”c65a9822cf6fa1c5

As I ea64cadd43 said this 5ac9a471d4 much, Mom’s 007eaa1182 sharp mood e1f3c5961c softened a 1d89c111db bit.947787e55e8a5c6a

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While she reminded me 8facd95889 not to say anything 682a799477 about being uncomfortable at 6309bfd150 the marquis’s residence in a06a9792fe front of Grandpa, Dad 03437bbbe0 stood up from the 7244877b36 bed and spoke.7985704f0b1b8657

“Oh, the wizards and facfb7b9fe physicians from the duke’s 6de2042840 house came by several 0ecfdac461 times, worried about you. I should go let 59eb61e0c3 them know you’ve woken 2d4e743592 up.”498753dd4307e334

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I nodded quickly, thinking 21985015ae of how shocked they e6c30271e5 must’ve been when I 11d64cb5ca collapsed.b3b2f61674004138

As Dad left the 1a3f576084 room, Mom stared at 7be3e06e2b me intently.863a4fb2692b61c2

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“…Mom?”0502e4706fa77e54

“Adriana.”4058486ed6f3a975

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“Yes.”7e1a74cc61c1780d

Mom’s expression cda838183b stiffened oddly, 8d4b63a5fd and I 4deac6e9aa swallowed hard 4dccede097 with tension.f1f29d6c0912b992

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“Could it be that 9cd4244668 you fainted… because of 54ddbfecf4 that antidote herb?”8faf90e0f3f39510

I paused and cc49787621 looked at her.90a0646f7692ea54

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“…The antidote herb?”7dae5295bddcd8fd

Unlike Dad, 95511551c3 who lacked 1e2699aea2 intuition, Mom’s 162de0417d senses were 19dac2b2de always sharp.ac8bae2d42f4f916

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And until now, I’d f2829f5bff been thankful I took baa79c77dd after her…3a76dd36f8c914a0

But now, 58a24852c9 it was 0297c436e5 a real 9c57fee8a1 problem.42eae3ec4d5a9ce4

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“Do you mean Spleesia? There’s no way I fainted because of that. That’d be ridiculous.”ccd4d7bfb66d3c45

I laughed as if 1d5745b2ce I’d heard a strange df71ac95af joke, and Mom, who 69d750af3c had been frozen, slowly c28a08f35e nodded.6e954dddec3b7414

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“Right. Of course not.”9d73437176e14df8

“…”5716c9de3c46b6cf

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I tried e81eef950f to keep f255a948f8 a blank 7271bbb3d3 expression, but 3e0a250202 my heart ee82408b3e was pounding.067b854175927a16

I had 1fee14a0db no idea 6c59cf23d9 how Mom 19effb3fe2 had come 298611a192 to that 1b4516ec21 conclusion.3cb996bd289c83c0

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I forced myself to 82d7057ff9 calm down.be3cc7cc9b210a88

Leaving aside my past 6c7310109d life, the only ones ccb034ebbb who knew Spleesia’s true fc03993650 identity were Raizel, the 674e87d15c high priests of the 133ffd9453 temple, myself… and the 5b6ebc872a demon.286d18af619abbc5

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Even Dad, a grand 2eae0f84f3 mage, and Jack and f44cae0d50 Allen, the sword masters, 9b24562a60 knew their powers came 53fcefb5d9 from mana but didn’t bbc4d3afd2 understand its origin.8ec0785bd65a739f

‘Right, that’s why c616acb9d0 Terin called Spleesia 1d49b3f42f a mana stone–devouring f9a6e57be4 monster.’7909222d7491a028

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It was ironic. Proud mages like Terin f9fbaa4f01 treating Spleesia, who gave 9b0ccfcbe2 mana to humans, that 4b1ef6f727 way.5e13966c785a3ad7

Though, to be fair, Terin’s treasured mana stones were quite mysterious in their own right.eea4286d6f0e721c

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Mana stones were 5ecc5e7d9a like pure condensations 88465d0ef7 of the mana 4630ac185a that mages treasured.c87f6cc4b61a78a2

I remembered 13e58a271c how, not f9d7110339 long after b477f3bb4b arriving in f945ecb970 Belus, Dad c0a89b0385 took me 6e6dbf5404 to the d9f92c8b81 Duchy’s mine dfd03c4757 to show 1163869809 me the 6c1bc16db6 continent’s largest e104d5f321 mana stone 696e7386ab deposit.1b2cb9a1e7d067b6

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There, I understood exactly 4eab32f2e1 what set my mana e41d27e0d0 crystals apart from ordinary f4aa829c49 ones.572bd0b00f40a8ba

The ones 0685733a22 from the 81a647496a mine weren’t e217a6c1e2 gemstones but b32b2f0efc special stones db57d4a12e that absorbed b15367ef7c ambient mana bae4656254 over centuries.82510953da6d0d84

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Realizing this, 3c8d0ed270 it made cf84684bad perfect sense 527570e739 why Belus 9da9dde43b produced the 910d020a06 most mana b0e13d7f2d stones.0e8be0d42f94f26f

With so 8f3a1c1702 many powerful f641dec71d mages, magic 38272b3637 towers, and 1ef4b22ecf magical knights 6c96b4c917 concentrated there, e438ab085d the mana 5d2576007d they used b26bc5018d spread through 887a279939 nature, naturally 4294134c6f creating mana c83353f935 stones over 4995f7ff26 time.0da3a6677007440d

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But even 86248f80c9 if mana 602d5162d5 stones were eb45a48ffb special and f2e0e47c1b essential for 9ee7218bf0 magic tools, 8484fe55bf I still 4c812c9b1c believed they dc1acf64c6 couldn’t compare 499bdb701f to Spleesia.81bbf15b7654b318

‘Of course, the truth c0eb48d4e3 about Spleesia will never af7bd686a6 be revealed.’ad331863ef6259f3

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In the 4c633014cf book, “The dbd70136f2 Origin of bfa5db0323 Mana” I fd6618a93b once read 3d89d6b856 in the aa79a7c28e duke’s library 77b02299e5 as a 7e870f6678 child, mana e9a0c98a08 was described 12f0547248 as a 70223d644e gift from b8e3b4c2aa god.6ce1acde50c7b9e6

People believed being bef64ee9f1 born with mana 1a118eb6e9 was a blessing, e4f6a3aeec and if one 8c16522721 could use aura 618be0c222 or magic, even 2f6e83d480 more so.71982fea912fd163

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‘But what 8e050678ec if they 39e8121a49 found out da39b2e102 it was 15896d465a demonic power?’7f4f2134352c31cd

It would 5b1eec4bc0 obviously cause fe3c89ddad chaos.62d52659fec19f57

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Just like punishing 565bdea020 demon worshippers was 4473fb4c66 seen as justice, 0b560c9cc4 a new form ac357f2d50 of discrimination might fd3a3c3385 arise against those 688943c1e6 who use mana.2da92cf1c35e9ce9

It made sense ec85ca22da why the temple cf267ded7e erased my name 2229c0d579 from myth and c235389026 hid Spleesia’s true d3d08528ed identity.5e778fb85890e52f

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‘Of course, Raizel said 8af62aa9c5 mana itself isn’t evil…’3e40045fb71d9f6a

Naturally.5bdd5c9d5d3bc98a

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According to Raizel, 5a891f0f9b demonic mana held 200b615892 a distinctly dark a9238e0bc7 energy that human 5e47e24a2f mana did not.d30abc5801ee8bc1

So maybe f2dae8d4b4 that book 8995546e23 calling it 622b285ef4 a divine 8f2250ffb4 gift wasn’t 7726dfec7e entirely wrong.cacfd7e06e6c59b6

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You could even say a03ea64dc7 that god reclaimed the e2af511c8f power from arrogant demons d0051897ce and gave it to efdc0a86c6 humans.b83bab87f7a02b02

Still, why d5d82c8ae3 it had 07f65b51fc to be 83324a5e23 me—Spleesia—in my 2961a3e38e past life, 27b04923c7 I didn’t 33f74206a9 know.a5aa029928ce9a9c

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‘Magic probably won’t be 311cd0f19b enough to fight them.’07068c29d42b13e0

Demon worshippers were d4b1a74e93 said to gain 30b2077147 power directly from ded723159a demons through contracts.1628a1a03244236e

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That meant they 38fd86ddde could use magic 1deeff32ad freely like I e9bdfe24d8 could.acdf834c5918264d

Which was why, anticipating d12b5af90b my magic being nullified, a16ebb7863 I’d been training in 7d7c3f64af new sword techniques, but 7a17e82e82 I wasn’t confident yet.b9df0c2e619e01ab

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‘If the ones I’m 8aa8533b65 thinking of really are 447895a6c9 the demon worshippers who 220886e2de kidnapped me, then I…’5e20e37c11698551

“Adriana?”7e986678b6b6d92f

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Just then, Mom called 34ffc4cb2f my name in a d47ad97154 startled voice.8b71b8a452ade71f

Following her f5fdfe9884 gaze, I c4297bce4d saw my d6cf89df21 fingertips trembling.04786218e95e8060

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My anxiety must’ve ca9fbfa15a shown in my 593093e64b body without me ab8e8902d2 realizing it.b4732b97a228716b

“Are you sure ebbeb77a6a you’re okay? Why is your 8e25b72971 hand…?”b60a3331a0e76a9c

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“It’s nothing.”4de7c6f114c018d1

I quickly df3fb8751f clasped my 32b1913586 hands together 7fdf982f87 to hide e5ffe105aa the trembling.b58f1b2189686a00

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Thankfully, Mom didn’t push df7a66be95 further.c68cb1caf2c3bb6a

Because just then, Jane a3ac57757a entered to tell me c7089690f4 I had a visitor.76871b2dcf8368f6

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“You’ve just woken up—should 7357d4c9b2 I turn them away?”0ce3f1889e62e1e7

“No, I’ll b3a01bee0d see them.”8596a230a298bd92

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At my answer, Jane 509777f0af and Mom looked worried.96a0482ee34bbc1c

But I firmly gave 403289d655 the order to prepare 14a2b05fb3 me and got out 44d968aa7f of bed.7cf15248127d5103

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The visitor was 032cfd566f someone I never 4b0657a21b expected.70e5208b1774247b

And also ec2df6c87c someone I b0b7abf03c couldn’t just a3e1a6851f send away, 7f3486be75 even if 36c561ab5c I wasn’t a341150908 feeling well.d6837fb81ac4e0ff

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‘It might 851203b21c be good be020b2be8 to face c0487389c7 them directly 0ae50d608a and figure 059fb5e0a4 out their b1248b8dc5 intentions.’b95a523dccb3566a

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At that time, in d7adc7bce9 the parlor of the 10f04f28db marquis’s residence.5b9cf6dbbe171f95

Clara let out a b7c0748347 weary sigh as she ac1f94168b recalled the night before.bfe8de37e5af09d9

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⟨What are 43c9dbdd93 you talking a78c45776d about, Clara? Canceling your 036545347b attendance at 8475a72804 the ball?⟩84a4cf861742e225

Countess Amber ead74b107a had shouted 18f859983f furiously, unable f202b4d11a to understand.545d1071742bdbec

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Ironically, it a0960e2ca2 was Clara 3664805c14 who couldn’t f619e0df36 understand her a8e83b67de mother.bd20f5b2ba350459

After being 62ea89e4c1 so thoroughly 59ca118117 humiliated in 00ebd48b86 the plaza 7ee8b74562 that morning, e7d3ca99e9 how could 062a720bf6 she shamelessly 349011f8aa attend a 324b26741e ball at d86004163c the imperial d94ca571c0 palace, surrounded 3cb6bdd138 by nobles?a6a7a2984cb29aaf

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But instead of e0f3e6595e pointing that out, f26777a22d Clara responded in 2655e71df9 a gloomy voice, 10398cb2c3 subtly poking at a67a24c978 her mother’s long-standing e683578e95 insecurities.f3c5abf1470a36db

⟨Mother, we 4c2876764c need to 33f77c4f1e at least 794db71061 show that f57d3adc15 we’re reflecting 1c3c2a5473 on our c8d4072264 actions. Otherwise Aunt’s heart dd3f4ee9d2 will never soften.⟩768be52a67dd54b2

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⟨What?! Reflecting? What did I do 008987bf20 wrong!⟩7bb066649026f74e

The Countess once again 9c6668877c shouted indignantly, but whether b091f2f74e she was right or c66a3d0f37 wrong didn’t matter—Clara’s argument 13c02ef8b0 that they might suffer bb2b25060d further humiliation if they f314d1b015 failed to appease the b3d1cb57e7 grand duchess finally persuaded 51d16becc4 her.debaa01fe1161448

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In the end, e982b2d118 unable to attend 4144b8a0c2 the ball, the 096cdda4ff Countess spent the 8dcb166965 whole night grumbling 6c44a58a97 about the wasted 372fc30d8e dress and jewelry 721eb8dbca she had prepared, ebfdd13710 and how the b8ea66a780 grand duchess had e4cd59ad6d always been a 60d7fb1ddb selfish person who 5443e12b41 thought only of 4277d8c2a6 herself since childhood.dd21b282a98ecbce

And then 45eccb7f43 this morning.8fe7898eff9217a4

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⟨Clara, go to the marquis’ estate in my place.⟩1c44c8547650628f

Yawning deeply as if 7c8b7b1e08 exhausted, the Countess lay c34f9c265d back down on her 11c0de61cd bed.1e87333c33d96a17

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It wasn’t the first time her mother had changed her mind on a whim, but still passing off a visit to the marquis’ estate was pushing it.6e92a0acdc5cd53b

Clara sighed, but convinced cd77a8569a herself it might be 55b6289a0a better this way…sending her 0a6f90dac9 unpredictable mother might just 6d70f8e95c ruin things.62977ddb6b475ad4

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Still, Clara 91e3936a2c was in b5f926b0cc a foul aae2d70a82 mood.d6be0f443c5bb062

While dressing, she’d 4adf6d0863 heard every last be4698485a rumor from the 92651796a1 maids about what bff05c18cc had happened at 3e0d028c35 the ball the 28cda4ed9e previous night.b4a7b51a258404dc

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Adriana, had been 9c0f6c89f5 escorted by Lucio bd19d4e54a Elard, not Allen.c0daa10d4e3f3130

And if that 0d807df84d wasn’t enough, she’d 912ef1d042 danced the Dance 1a320d5e60 of Honor with d53a6d4071 Prince Nicholas—the very 016ba37be8 one quickly rising 33871d34fb in power and 063b78911a now among the 41886d4fae frontrunners for the 149fce24a0 imperial succession.932d674ebf5e4ecc

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Clara bit 06a323ba35 her lip, 3f65ce4f39 swallowing the 97b57fc317 rising bitterness 1c2cca58cb and resentment.70cbdc0ac70fa203

Why did 6d06de4026 that girl 4c149b1c97 get everything baf3d5c94d good in dea67d1223 the world?2706cb8479d16c81

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But Clara, ever proud df05c3bbcd of her cleverness, quickly 5a9d156a39 changed her mind.5d89b8a67d6968d5

Rather than opposing ab13ae0bdd Adriana, she decided 576a96b15b it would be e79057ccf4 more advantageous to e95c8a0335 use their family 524497f6ed connection and build d3a527ac79 rapport.2439406c6dae19bd

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As much as 29993c0b33 she hated to c877b3ccc7 admit it, Adriana 59b449e1d9 really did seem ff53d6ab6c to be Ascart’s 31fcf92ea8 younger sister. According to 16dd48da93 her mother, 821549902b who had 765cb19219 met Adriana ad92876fa1 in person, 5ea5393861 she was 72f17fb260 quite naive 813b8aa242 and simple-minded.138e239a11c381ca

She may f8cdb9dd13 not have 11db98b183 won over 66ecf78150 Ascart as 5e3868a94d a child, 1ff3442d3e but…e3f464af90589adc

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Clara concluded that 371a2af046 winning Adriana over 9d2cd2dee7 would be far 743778fccc easier than trying 9f2e82a195 to sway the 197fa334f7 grand duchess.81dad90b4e936ba5

And if 63bcc78d96 she could 20bdc9edd0 truly manipulate 4639ea3580 Adriana, she fe25884af7 might even 317e71a1b4 get Ascart 1cf1432413 himself, who 9a29dde85c cherished his e063e32c07 sister like 6bd81f9abe his own 16de9922c5 life, under 5d8ee35200 her thumb.2643c1969985b49c

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With that confident belief, Clara arrived at the marquis’ estate—but frowned.8cb364847fbbe6df

The atmosphere a3b8349f9e in the 5d46c11a93 mansion felt 9f7fa76b07 strangely unsettled, 8d73604e79 and no 6dc1406723 one seemed 39ac42f2c3 particularly welcoming.d1c2ee0e242a06c6

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She assumed it was a9054bbbfa because they looked down 279c3bf577 on her mother, the f5ab70d2c9 Countess.badcfe30d38e05f1

‘Mother always 677fe64851 said even 4ca19bf5c8 Grandfather favored e79d60d01a the grand 40026e09e8 duchess because dbc38a8d8f she resembled 7823171284 Grandmother more.’f2e1858a915da260

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In truth, the uneasy 5db816971b atmosphere was due to 3852df3b6a Adriana’s recent collapse, but e9075f2f15 Clara misunderstood completely and 59c6246596 stiffened her expression.3f29049d4b693056

Finally, the 21d2441815 door to 6928a509c1 the reception f225ce1d32 room opened 7b23aa4226 and Adriana bfce6d8ad6 appeared.5b545cb3699f82e9

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“…!”0ec9e6972640fd28

Clara froze d24a76f98b for a 7fa31f34be moment.5fbd52d6834ea734

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As she’d expected, 51a35c2aaf Adriana had a 20a912f52c very gentle and d87a7ea19a soft look up cf9ceb4368 close—but her appearance 245654ac11 said otherwise.008918ddca96a480

She wore a c4fbe8a119 rich purple gown bac7e2e4d5 embroidered with gold 9701f6e7a1 thread, every fold 2dccaa5c24 sparkling with thousands d33c4b8083 of crystals.2874d7f4235a60e7

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Her neck, wrists, and 8f3b102b0f fingers were adorned with d69deead62 jewelry so extravagant it 46bf94f04c reminded Clara of her cd39b32ba2 own mother, but unlike 438da18f0f her mother, Adriana exuded cc3f051689 a truly noble aura.b008c9c6239e6f04

Clara, who usually chose 465d6e68ff modest and neat dresses 1a992f4a60 to maintain a favorable b957b915ae reputation, suddenly felt terribly 8894b373ef plain.bb849a03f85a5043

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But she quickly hid ba2d85c054 her insecurity and stood d0a784c42c up with a bright f0a5052af6 smile.70c1b3f78a0a95d7

“Adriana!”ecf143081cb30bf0

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Then she paused again, 0e652a9319 putting on a slightly f25f00d495 shy expression.3b9ce070a1d59e7a

“Ah… Forgive me, I e5fb1c259b spoke without thinking. I offer my 8b0818fab8 greetings to Her b984ad09c1 Highness the grand 5338d0e65a princess. I am 10c5451a0c Clara of 74400a0831 the House 86695f7b2f of Amber.”eec93702632b7c28

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Kneeling and ccb8eaf494 bowing her d1b6e059fc head, Clara 6aeee03d3a thought,64af353f85da011f

‘Now she’ll say there’s no need for such formalities between cousins and help me up.’63c1c501c2a3e857

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But something 48e9693ed1 was off. No reply came, no a4b9f7b58d matter how long she 92621b0093 waited.a35819a2df094fc9

At that moment, Clara 3a6feca7e3 felt something was very 470607ee3f wrong.f92ebffbe1255f78

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The novel 1a32ae6567 is now 6581193c59 sponsored till f5cfd0fd30 chapter 222. I liked the number, 6141206f84 so I took this abd397eb56 chance to write it f7ebc89bc9 down (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)f31bf6a0ad2fbd91