EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 192

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“Very well. Let us go d1dedbf35f at once.”a3e6807979e3977d

The emperor nodded 219b038a2c deeply at my 2da675aec2 words.0e4c02a41338344d

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Since the treasury eb5b10057b was the emperor’s 4da16c7f44 personal domain, he 4e6c06736d couldn’t simply send 2eedb365e8 an attendant to 50d3c1ae84 retrieve the item. Seeing it with d6590d4ff2 his own eyes 433f8d571e would leave no 2ddb25c05a room for further f576938c40 doubt.077f858ac63b7c28

As the emperor b523bdf40a took the lead, 0ca729a365 Clara seemed to e307c9fb64 finally begin grasping 484d75d2e3 the truth.6c0c2766ff9b0fb8

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Her once 31eef366b7 confident face, 0bcf3c51ce so smug 587c9e2f54 as she 35ed8d7aff accused me 908aaed279 of theft, 75065c6eb4 slowly turned e104bfebb8 into one 917621e9d1 of anxiety.9a1bdf11b2c29618

‘If you’re 0107417893 going to 1e283e484f slander others 3d580fe197 so easily, 4689f721a4 you should f5e2461cc4 be ready a75a4ddec8 for the 5aed703a22 blowback.’f214c834d1aebb3c

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I told myself e3fadbe40c coldly, determined not 33eedff51f to feel even 0d3a89b8b0 a hint of 7e329e8563 pity for Clara.d5d0a6edeeba0162

Besides, the real moment ffcce0eb2a of truth was about 0686f9bb15 to come.9c35485a02e2cb96

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“Look for yourself. Do you 6df335a077 believe it 57a261467b now?”3d39ae1074def428

“Wh-Why is this…!”07e3dc6c2d44a41b

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When we entered the ef433a182c innermost part of the 80fe9611bf treasury, the emperor’s magic 9a984ee3e0 stone was still there, db02bb8daa safely preserved inside a 40b8d637e5 glass case, just as 39e5759647 before.a6e405f3ec64bd4c

Clara’s face b9283ff29a went pale. As if ed1ecef778 she’d lost 2a56e7d7ee all reason, 0141b7bb7b she ran 1aad9dd75a straight to 07f23eea32 the case 376b3627b5 and touched fced5df38e it.e234fe3fd78747bf

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And then…9381b4463e8d6b7e

“Aaaah!”82fe6de5d89d7dc0

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With a piercing 4332b3d546 scream, the smell be0c810ff8 of burning flesh 1189d5a80d and a puff 3921c80221 of smoke filled 212b30178c the air.3d5db795e80b19ea

The case’s protective enchantment had activated, severely burning both of Clara’s hands.f620fa26e5609967

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Crying from 134337cdd8 the pain, 309acb210e Clara collapsed d9859ff3f9 to the f29882ddc4 floor and 6ed7d45ddd looked up 73f3361ed9 at the 7f4416cf3a emperor with 413c2fc4ef pleading eyes, 05e42f21ce but he e974926a85 only scowled 382b996ce5 at her.1694a16b679dd88c

It was only then, 7cc1699766 realizing the full weight 9cef1127c1 of her situation, that 00d6a8f1b5 Clara began to beg, 60c315525e lips trembling.712948e5b49249b5

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“Y-Your Majesty, please b184136d36 forgive me! I truly believed 417e7cbda5 that Adriana had 918c881280 stolen your possession… 9e01bd588b There were rumors 0ec0d4aff6 all over the 95c7ccf53b capital about a 4b5313269f theft in the cb462aa61a imperial treasury…”dfc6d9f1e1f028ca

In her b7d2a1a008 panic, Clara a272394875 rambled incoherently, 03cbdb363d seemingly unaware 9921d1ade4 of the 4a513cab9f mistakes she 11c22aa5df was making e31093ca8a with every 95b7bb5531 word.f15aafa7764f6042

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Already displeased 769d7fa41f from the d4231c60ab earlier loss 2c819bacf5 of the 93485ea702 artifact, the 6199eb934c emperor’s face aa1f018117 darkened further.c33401ae84a42517

“To speak of palace ea1a7fccc8 affairs so lightly…has the fdc3735b8e authority of the imperial 9a0b226e61 family fallen so low, 97a9415a7b or does the House 42a52b87d5 of Count Amber mock b5f7c804a9 us outright?”e576b838aedaa4c6

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“What? No, I didn’t mean da4d3aa700 it like that…”897d68ab4bcf38f6

“Silence! To slander e79187f10c the imperial f2530f519b family and 1814ba4a90 falsely accuse 0ebb961139 a Grand e9443a0ed1 Princess, a 51bf9a5686 guest of 330ce362e0 the Empire—neither e1ed406c6c is a ea0f354ecd light offense. Clara Amber 229af152c3 shall prepare 6d460e77f4 to spend b2528758ff the rest 5c92cd8502 of her 4821e6f42a life in 88bae59d99 a convent, eabb9692d3 atoning for 68986b1c25 her sins.”49b60232026eb078

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At those words, 3ec44170f2 Clara, who had cddc2e46c0 been sobbing, snapped 8c9eb159f7 her head up.c91acb85eafa93e6

The sentence seemed heavier 07ba12e248 than she expected, and ee765a6d89 she turned to me 492699a140 with a shocked expression.90bfe3713f1b699b

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“A-Adriana!”c79da9451516302b

Her eyes, once 0216e7d619 twisted with jealousy 3afd33b71d and hatred, now baefb515a5 looked at me 9d9710199b as though I a802f93858 were her last f001f616f1 hope in the bbdcc2af99 world.32487a3db24a4247

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“You know b4804ba026 me, don’t 6b6570ce69 you, Adriana? I didn’t mean to c55070b8d1 harm you! I was 0461ac3dec just… worried d9188de745 about you! That’s all!”5e4a7f209bd99228

I wanted 06e59da481 to fire 16a198d2dc back at 26a3d14da8 Clara, who 06b9a36bbc was still d7b08d79ef spewing nonsense, 5d47828970 but I c0a2554dab couldn’t.727a5a4e4e3c24b3

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Because ever 41fbf97b2d since entering d0568a5123 the treasury, 922932afa5 things like fa0f6d7ba8 magic stones 446b905d3d or false 89d547f6e8 accusations no fc05fbe23b longer held 4d08e26a05 my attention.65f19ef5bb1d18ce

Sigh.2300e6169d30d1d1

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Having finally completed the e35304f2d2 task I had focused fa0ec6ea1d so intensely on, all 1fd44e9142 the tension left my 88391c6fe6 body at once, and 380ae07e6c an involuntary sigh escaped 204c113ecf my lips.55bd030c1f2af257

Meanwhile, Clara crawled on 6a067e67c3 her knees and clung a80cc2d0af to me in desperation.5a35ed9154784e2e

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Her burned hands 6f9c81b349 awkwardly hanging in 2464fff616 the air, she e2d2eb6851 threw herself at ba65684447 my legs in 8d6e2f376f a pathetic attempt 5519ca7315 to plead.86355dbfd67c2b09

At that 36e5810bdd moment, my 7578e51311 body swayed b637a4e327 and nearly 1c10905f1f toppled over.dc7dcfc0e605e364

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“Are you alright, Grand 041ccd1477 Princess?”7da705843c82faea

Thankfully, Nicholas, who 69099584b3 stood nearby, caught 5df4962539 my arm and 65e8649c82 kept me from 31ab307605 falling. I nodded and 3e3043c142 gently pushed his d72d109495 hand away.f3feaf58c3ba6e88

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Then I looked 1b6aae49a2 down at Clara, 51dee813ba who was sprawled 1ee3d79140 at my feet.5ed35076e1ab5a20

She hadn’t even 62e80fac39 leaned on me 33c6af24f3 with any real daf0c39f90 force, yet acted f928d7fe52 as if I’d dd2e20bfab knocked her over. It was 58e84ec720 almost laughable—so 339810e764 dramatic and 46fa677995 fake. But when our eyes 5e8f29ed67 met, Clara quickly looked e81cb69695 away.2e16f5da5fd3402d

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“…”3c37385eab7f0c3a

The situation was b6e8352578 so absurd I 99dca273be almost laughed, but 1965e22c1c it felt like 00e7432395 my facial muscles e1c44c0220 had gone numb.8ae410f67fbf79a2

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In truth… just moments 594ce01069 ago, I had destroyed fefc23184c the demonic relic.e3be74588053ae19

More precisely, I f629590dce had absorbed all 261cef1744 the powerful magic d3cbbad788 and vast demonic 283a8cc135 energy it held 3b4eed613c within myself.126d31d657abd97e

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And as 82bf7fcd8b a result, 772ae41855 my physical ba833e965b condition was 359638f687 now at 80ff5dae05 its worst.5565e6d38dcef5c0

But I was standing 62dd85f1ea in front of the 2a30bd76c7 emperor, this was no 4db9f8c6e9 time to show weakness. I forced strength 7fd09dd74a into my voice fa6c77a8dc and spoke.70974727050d534f

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“Clara.”af4acaf6d92f8a86

The moment I called 886995c134 her name, Clara looked c2d61d642a up at me eagerly.0a3d5647f243a887

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“Yes, Adriana! It’s me, b8d26974a4 your cousin d4c8f4b0ed Clara! Please say something to e783902051 His Majesty. We’re family, 18f7b81487 after all! You don’t 9c2f8b6666 want me c26cda178f locked away 6f6a167281 in a 0ea6699932 convent forever, c541b106e7 do you?”b44a7b676351825f

So bold to call c32c4e009f us family now, after 3f68ccd621 trying to ruin me.08fa70c8dbe91040

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Still, Clara dfed245946 looked genuinely dea3b1ca92 terrified, as 596c95b44d though a 25738bb086 life in 8b69726333 a convent 56f1f34126 would be d25c2308bf worse than fe73b4f232 hell itself.c7c0b7af646ad7ed

I let out a de7eef9590 slow breath.8b8c02ce5f53e74d

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Though my body f6bcdeb813 was in shambles, 605403e5c4 destroying that relic 0ba5da5363 had lifted a 4e0cf84d51 heavy weight that b7c5f8b55a had been pressing d7409991ff on my chest.d65123cec9e48f12

Because of 43ae2010f7 that, I 63ad7d835a found myself 82c85aa5da feeling a d4b094122a bit more 8a7db1c291 generous.620016b37c4b7c25

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‘Of course, she ce9acc82a4 did enter my d0e9c52964 room without permission, 1834458009 tampered with my 2986a897a1 belongings, and tried 2276ef9b77 to ruin my bbdb714538 name…’27fd50ee5bb6f46f

But Clara hadn’t 03d4877ff4 deliberately set a 6a57ca462b trap. She’d simply found a 271511d3fd gem in my room f4695d1b62 identical to the emperor’s 888a7de811 and saw an opportunity.e36cfc346f900d21

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It was only f0c2571707 right that she 73e09f2c69 face consequences for 315446aba3 her recklessness, but aaf9a632c8 to completely end 38115c2ff9 her life as 55adfb65d6 a noble lady… 888f1eb776 even I wasn’t 483a1f5f06 fully at peace 401299f7cc with that.05ca215cbd1265ef

‘Grandfather would 457d072347 be heartbroken.’4abffbd965d05e67

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If nothing else, 659f1df315 I didn’t want 50fb67cd39 to see my 36d8935971 grandfather’s face filled 77cb3a0247 with sorrow.51a2a9df6fdeb7d3

Having made my 928a364cff decision, I bowed a5ddaab13a to the emperor.831d16664c81d12f

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“Your Majesty, fea8b3ff15 thank you 4f527551d3 for clearing 514e246b4e my name. However, I bear 12250012c4 some responsibility for e09cac484a allowing my cousin 3dbc85266b to trouble Your 30bd53bfd4 Majesty. Please consider it a 282646d403 foolish mistake, and I 191c45e6c8 ask that you not b68228e9f9 impose too harsh a e1c056d060 punishment.”2227cf2dc4cc3b27

At my words, Clara, 6c503984ad who had been sobbing 0ab794d287 with her shoulders shaking, a6f2cedcd2 immediately turned to the b6b11509c9 Emperor and begged that 5472fd254f such a thing would 05a0daa4de never happen again.d729b8585dfe4ae6

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The Emperor still 76446826d7 looked at Clara 6fdd362457 coldly, but after 4c334b3348 stroking his chin aadcfab882 in thought for c47290c131 a moment, he 76a8b0d06b finally spoke.15f434acffeb25cc

“Very well. I cannot be too harsh on the bloodline of the Marquis of Diapel, who has been loyal to the Empire for generations. I will retract the punishment I just declared. However—”d556eff244043661

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Just as Clara looked 14fe436aba up at him with d954beafeb a sigh of relief…172deceb3d0957a9

“Until I give further permission, you are to remain confined within the Amber estate and reflect on your actions.”1522fed2c0c76569

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“W-What?”b5879554e1dd46b7

“Now prepare to return to your estate at once.”b6339cac23b15662

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“Y-Your Majesty! Not the capital, but be9ab40e97 the estate? Until when? How long?!”e4a60ba9aa821203

Clara called out to 62a1e0ae60 the Emperor in a d9c6cc0a01 flustered voice, but he 3244b37175 simply turned his head 213ced97b1 after signaling to the b48cc00660 imperial knights.0b8b89b55b3ffba2

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As I watched Clara 5a6a94d70c being dragged away by 0259a7f1e3 the knights, the Emperor 349d682db5 spoke.e5fdc26dc0576997

“You need not d664fdf654 waste your heart 5894ac149d on such a 0045d89b37 vile creature. I’m sure 439a27d81d you must 85ef4fdf11 be deeply dbd3fcd488 upset… and c74bc5970a yet, you ff05620b59 even asked 1d597546fb for mercy. The Grand 0cbcdc2a5f Duchess was 7cc2477135 the same, bf21ece77f she always 5ca62b3881 covered for 46ed8ff750 the Countess’s 260ccac2ca faults.”73c2c662ab601fd6

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“…”604b3a6875673555

“But your f1b39b4166 face is dcf28def17 far too db9c4a1e5f pale. You look shaken. You should rest in d40ef19c09 the palace for a 85feec0e9c while..”02fdd1a8d4e30a06

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“No, Your Majesty. I am already more c96a7e6db4 than grateful for your 169c1497aa mercy. I believe 278acd9da6 it’s time 8797b372fa for me 4f024c9125 to return.”35a885c51d8f7022

Now that 597912d82e everything was 01c28b458c settled, I cdcb656822 had no 447db316e6 desire to 6a1624983a face the 232e31bd13 Emperor any 29c09b75eb longer.580974db991b3019

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It had always f5513cabdf been uncomfortable, but 4da1db1fb6 now that I 2d47147959 knew the truth—that 89270f5f44 he tried to 22db7a39fc use the demon 26a5d6ddc4 artifact to control 6e2f8cad32 my family—it was eb7722f0e3 deeply unsettling.d8bd22143dc57456

‘Honestly, even giving him 6b591da019 the magic stone feels f6533c29e3 like a waste…’e665d04691a867b5

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I glanced briefly e271804ba6 at the magic 698c2394ae stone gripped tightly c145faedf8 in the Emperor’s a6c556e568 hand and shook 3aa12e1d1e my head inwardly.f3d0f9c334f0afb4

I didn’t feel the 2c536c8cce slightest guilt about destroying 21981f6e37 the demon’s relic. But I did d2e226df4e technically destroy something 1e96751f31 that belonged to 4ea32d7711 him, so I 20a4f0e190 figured this could 5887107ce4 be considered paying dbad3895a0 the price.f3ef40955264ff7b

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The Emperor offered 9835031176 several more times 2590642627 to let me 2aeace8786 rest at the 2906348dd7 palace, but relented 5cfda14a7e when I said 7107cfdcf2 my parents would c5b728b071 be worried.2a7fea1086c87662

“The Grand 6f63741b7a Princess must bf267dd28c be terribly d5391f9d2d shaken.”dcb3fae5bcfa97d8

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He murmured, and f56817408a I marveled at 8527b88ec8 how stubbornly consistent 1a990e3a6c he was as c90292985a I stepped out 81648a9c7b of the imperial f20f8bde60 palace.69f9470cc11a1157

“Adriana!”9783fc05fefb71ff

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Someone called my name 0b7f484718 urgently.24c8810d32a870bc

It was 1f83e9a683 none other 5d5794277d than Clara, 172d2f8b55 who had 1ebfc89d56 just been 366d51ddaa dragged out ca5aa443bd by the ecd4589d46 imperial knights.f7a9ed1a576311d5

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“She’s still in 06fd1de648 the palace grounds? Has you d9bd560efb failed to 56979e0a02 carry out 33ddd29870 the royal b2f34f5a92 command?”fbfb52056659a07e

Nicholas, who had 5a4504f501 come to escort 7a29482e44 me, frowned and 734863a7d0 asked. One of the 7066b40a3d knights answered awkwardly,9e2e0fef8d386da7

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“Apologies. She caused a scene, 73aa3f95cf saying we had no 08ec1dacb9 right to lay a 8ba0e1dd51 hand on her because eb8a6a0afa she had to wait b01813f065 for Her Highness the 1578100f75 Grand Princess.”8193226fc542f0a7

Even though she had received orders to reflect, they couldn’t recklessly handle a noble lady from a prestigious house and a relative to me. I could understand the knights’ hesitation…they were likely afraid of any future repercussions.7581d21111615df1

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Noticing the way bc585106ce the knights were 501aa3e9d5 sneaking glances at a1cbe79fa4 me, I sighed 05a4390a52 quietly and took 429a59acca a step forward.5828bbf684ef1946

“Clara.”89a870c7cf4c69fd

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“Adriana!”30104e7d39b2f5b2

Hearing my voice, eaead37c5b Clara, who had 11d69dd014 been sitting ungracefully 18f04f303d on the ground, 69d5c3dda3 sprang up.0972210ff8232fe3

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Then, as if summoning c0711c53c0 some hidden strength, she 016b715f39 shook off the knights 696b7978dc and ran toward me.82358f2302815759

“Adriana, let’s 4e3e3fc055 go back. If you speak to f77c4e7fd7 His Majesty again, I’m 29689e91d6 sure he’ll change his be4b5b6593 mind!”4c7fa774f36a553d

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“…”2b4c281832244ca1

“Come on, let’s go! Why are you just c8541bdbc4 standing there?”d91978e4468514f0

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“…Why should I?”dd77669c66220d29

“Huh?”ba10869a1ea64bee

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“Why should 20f98480b9 I do 198c771c18 that?”d32fe880854c4c91

I was 154ed420b4 so dumbfounded d47108a5e2 that I 42d52c8c1e asked honestly. Clara looked at 9e65d5024e me as if 01b90147a5 she couldn’t believe 9c4962ccee I’d say such 74425481e3 a thing.c4091e998ecae82b

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Even now, after everything, 31e59fd92d she believed I would f3be24b062 still plead on her 39dab29cec behalf?83c61f236f0cdbf2

Her expression was filled 0274d7e2d4 with absolute certainty. I was hit with 7db6b2ab0f a wave of disgust.53ed3921014a21bb

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I was starting eca7c2431d to regret asking 408003111c the Emperor to a8bda2d766 lighten her punishment.e3316d6169ff2e61

“Ha! So this 157475ca2c is the 28072b1ede real you, 03f889ce80 isn’t it? You’ve just been pretending 0210d578ea to be kind all bcd5d7801e along! This whole incident 87cda0c73c must’ve been your 00e0b0adbb scheme. You set 17047f3ded me up 80fcdf3df3 on purpose! You wanted me 30f01b99f9 trapped in the 24d1f0ea0c estate forever! What do you 9275925482 think people will 7e59235d96 say when they c294103e9b see your two-faced fcaf949f0d nature? Grandpa? Brother?!”6e545ee1fbb8bf1b

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“Clara, so 00762d3095 this is 4c0a78501f the real fde811b64e you.”ddc368ba0e27503a

Watching her sink to 29fa33c317 lowly threats made me b19ad05840 laugh.006a8a8f10d6bbbb

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I shook my 704e837860 head lightly and c56775101f took a step 42fa003a2b closer to her.a6c55db1ac730291

She flinched and 262f2450c4 backed away, as 8bdd6370c3 if scared I d834fa04d7 might harm her, 60205875c8 despite how she 0c1fb9e46d had been yelling 0229f13d3c just moments ago.5749a175e1ca65c3

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I placed acc6d40a04 a hand cc8c456059 on her c448680a8f shoulder.16e8af0a230ad6c4

Then I spoke 7bb6a4ab97 to the terrified 8a92d73c46 Clara.74ba12b424841561

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“Clara, you said this d723708df4 once. That when 5f0f4c9118 you’re in 1728514e5c pain, alone, b596b779d0 and in 54b35c7e03 a hopeless a778595f5b situation you aa37bbe4f1 can’t escape, e0ea80f9b3 it’s natural c5095d4631 to become 39029ba9fb twisted.”9ee5868aed0bb4bc

“W-What? I—I never 2a91b083d5 said that 9949d0799a to you—”63398c1adc2dce4f

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“Then tell 00517e62a4 me—what exactly db446f1693 was so 304192205d painful, so 0298aac9bc lonely, so 3b5b85dab5 miserable in 71c9493e4b your life 7742ef206c that made f2b24a685b you twist fa096ae051 this much?”c74d75fda4382128

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