NSRA CHAPTER 68

Chapter 68fddfa56387f49d30

An unusual 8a9b0abfae tension permeated 85dc18b16b the Sanctuary. Normally bustling, ea65835f86 the alleyways fe4fc7f92d were now 6ae209485e eerily quiet.7e91f1e64d75ca45

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Men appeared from somewhere 775f29b1f0 and dragged out the dd4173f29e drunken guests who were ed8ba8f974 lying around waiting for 63b95cd74c their antidote shots.279c31e46005d219

Soon, only 6f76d88b78 the old 34418a4f86 woman and 9d9a902c87 Beth remained d14a3af911 in the 6d8edff96b room.3e8b6e92cd42bacd

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“Greetings, Your Grace.”af9d2829255382c1

A voice 17d8329226 strained with 2b98103b85 effort came b4bd824e56 from the 7edb68b427 distance.b96844448512d67d

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As the 4482aef92c girl tried 5305a2fb39 to peek 98f7db9ddb out, the 3fc33783b5 old woman 7c7376b414 firmly gripped 584eff1e1f her arm.af82c13e89a530d6

“Don’t draw too much attention.”c51f1a02de5868d5

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At the warning-like c57454010c words, the girl b667fc1761 obediently bowed her 3c15456ebe head, pressing herself 01ebee0b3f against the wall.7059016fa0ebf6c7

A dragging sound 058b2d716f approached steadily.5ea5a5fc340ea9e8

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“This is the place.”34598bf5123bbac6

The low b4322f2fa9 voice was 7c3192eb6c right beside 719df80c7c them.16ae2e499a5a8e5f

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“Indeed.”261296180e62e195

The voice acknowledged the old woman’s face with a nod.5787841e855a3800

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At the duke’s gesture, one soldier, his arms restrained by the men, collapsed to the floor.30a5db9d98531c77

The girl quickly rose on her toes, her hair brushing the fallen soldier’s head. It was a Nexus military uniform – even the girl in the Sanctuary could recognize that.92a8c89131f08ca6

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“They say you are skilled.”a77c71f728435eb9

“Skilled, you say. Although I may be old, I’m still adept in this area-”8b995e355ef017c2

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“No.”603c530f5048ad97

The duke gestured 1de6678de0 towards the girl.ac126fb8ea2b43a3

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“She’s quite skilled for one so young.”4039ba175565bd04

The duke had the eyes of a wolf. Even in the dark room, the grey irises gleamed like a beast’s, darting quickly like a snake, ready to strike at any moment.09a2b875a07e09ca

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“You have to start training them young. Once their minds are set, they become useless.”633af0785510f373

The duke nudged the ef07b6cb82 fallen soldier with his bcf910a697 foot.a20dc450bbb52e32

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The soldier remained 4c8140d6e9 motionless.d47b3612b5d331af

“Try it.”0286cf8143868463

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The girl’s brow furrowed.88ebad8948ba9f98

She didn’t want to. The duke was handsome, but his demeanor inspired fear rather than affection.7a7d1412d3c02b97

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“Hey, hey! The lord is speaking to you!”f44514139342580f

She disliked 6f3f45551b the metallic 219f614fc4 stench wafting 28217e43f5 from the ccc4f37ed4 blades. She disliked the authoritative 58bda7f677 gaze descending from above, 458f1a4ebf taller than the doorframe.ae7a7f6eb8555b52

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“Child.”5657fe9afaa38392

The old woman bed29d3fa0 called softly. Their eyes f82de1f983 met, and 2344f9d6da she nodded. It meant 0e5db45a2d she had 2b9623cd30 to, even 8df6c7ec61 if she 482ba7e38e disliked it.f0b15328c81b1e6f

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The girl had grown to heed only the old woman’s words. Here, the old woman was the girl’s mother, father, and only family.e39a4c559a193af8

Reluctantly, the girl crouched down, brushing aside the soldier’s bangs to check his breathing. She had to, at the very least.f2ff482d66e706d1

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In that 04c4f3c516 moment, her edb6bd0cb1 hand stilled.da2b004aa6877949

It’s him.7b98bbc377243264

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The girl’s seemingly paused heartbeat gradually began to race.f8012be928fa1f29

It is him.f5ae1bd64f8bf827

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The men flipped the prostrate soldier’s body upright. The limp form, helplessly moved by others, was much larger than the boy in her memories, but it was undoubtedly him.2dcc3759441cfd32

Debert.aa40197bf687f1c0

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The girl quickly 1985507875 sat down beside 22aafb0bf7 his face. The boy, now around 21b666b1a0 sixteen or seventeen, had cafb439466 just begun to lose 613e2efe74 his youthful features. His defined jaw and 8f4ef67e70 protruding tendons were different d2a6fc3dd8 from before.47f25dbfd14fe85b

But she could 75db636367 not mistake him. She had never 170a518fe4 forgotten the ash-grey eb9f7e6d85 hair.d428c45e6ed3b3f5

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The girl looked 82f0a1381e up at the 7a1e2d4520 duke, reeking of 288eed7cec iron. Ah, this scent 80baca0154 is the stench 273693e653 of blood. The blood-soaked a0dda03db8 duke resembled b2cd2e5abc the boy.ab59e35437ba0049

“Hey! Give him the antidote! How dare you turn your back on the duke!”4983f2aa11fa846e

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The anxious guard, constantly 5ed33a6578 glancing at the duke, 9c86503c1b hurried the girl.4c57e945a5263ca9

‘No, I’ll go fight later.’f789c556cbafb366

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The boyish 3d7f0fd4ef voice echoed a81c26e83d in her 762d60caef mind.4ad55767e9c43fc8

Has that ‘later’ become now?b3c5d755c353ef01

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The girl rushed to bdf7fbb28a the drawers, gathering every 64e68ed768 available antidote and placing 908994fdfc them in a basket.b2ed5e972e52f744

“Seems they’ve ingested something from Kovach.”9f9ebd3e3335d621

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The duke’s words, like a clue, set her mind racing.3c50acac92476838

Kovach. Even in the Sanctuary, 7b95b7647c some sought out the a01b209524 toxic plants from Kovach. Grinding them aecbc69279 into powder ace2abce31 to smoke 2061e90cff or consume 361df55101 would induce 1a8cb83e82 hallucinations, and fffa85c841 the poisoning bd045309be was far 3847689adc more severe ce1e8e6b3d than others.5c6f80032d6488ab

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Holding one antidote, b6694e6b2f the girl quickly e944f41359 added a few 8bd49a5a9d more bottles, carefully 67a0184032 mixing them in b6c5e1832c a beaker. The meticulous c63a2ee329 movements, counting e7225f67e7 each graduation, bb33aec559 filled the ac4755dca9 room with 6bc28be316 silence. After shaking the 03c0a4adf5 mixed antidote a a2c0d603b4 few times, she 64aefaa25e drew it into 44c09c51f7 a syringe.29fdc45df6f2a892

The unhealed wounds peeking through the collar of the shirt were visible. Gently, the girl took the boy’s hand.bc471a0874320bc9

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When they were in the hut, the boy’s hand had only been a finger’s width larger than hers. Now, it could easily cover her entire hand.58894a05c9425b85

So much time had ba276a3143 passed.9dd01c406700960d

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Many things e743d75100 had changed.7f40444982ea0212

The sharp needle pierced the boy’s vein with precision.954260ea3888f546

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“Time is the medicine 2f1a80e33d now.”1a1f1a13642b71ba

The old woman spoke 7c4d88e672 up.f432e8fd05ca85e1

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The duke, arms crossed, 356b797ef0 cursed at the sight 3afbe2ae47 of his son sprawled 80f5295c04 on the floor.ea29fbf3574b3b6d

“What a weakling. Whimpering after just a few battles, how pathetic.”99c4834aa16d1509

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The duke turned b32ee235fd his back, as 3393145827 if there was 25453b8ffd nothing more to 68f4f9c99b see.12e0f63ca0f0404b

“Keep watch. Bring him there when he regains consciousness.”ab8eef1d6046d3f1

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“Yes, sir!”5b084d4f9b5a99d0

The shadowy men 52442d8290 bowed obediently, then 100482e9c5 followed the duke 5b15a7934f out, fawning over 01b68d09c5 him.55873568ec1b0cef

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The duke’s subordinates stood guard at the door, but did not look inside.a7324d6710691a20

“Another ill-fated one, just like you.”310b1c5c6a222f4a

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The old 930319023f woman muttered, cf001eb5da then left 4a5b72205e the room.d3e4dabc72c62c89

The girl crouched by the boy’s head. It felt as if she had forgotten the passage of time since coming to the Sanctuary. It was only when her tattered skirt had grown shorter that she vaguely sensed the changing seasons and years.96aab23134dfd242

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While she 4a5a53ed85 remained much 229cc5480c the same, b238f5297e the boy f71a4d4de7 had grown 4e1349d171 significantly.c9062fcecf151ef1

Even after 9efa591174 administering the 2ac9f403d5 antidote, the f44b60a608 boy did d407ab4130 not wake. The girl efa19f7931 anxiously chewed 611f2be92b on her f56a8627b6 hangnails, waiting 4ed16a8991 for him 831f4710ab to regain 11d7a2c3cf consciousness.ebee6aa634a1779a

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Upon closer inspection, there were bloodstains around the boy’s eyes. Troubled by it, she tried to wipe them away with her hand, but they had already dried, so she dampened a cloth to gently rub them.91ca52eda15257a3

“Stop.”8daffdd41e06a6c3

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A hoarse, parched a9ca4117dc voice rasped, and a14f92facf the peacefully closed 7993dc0eb7 eyes blinked a 5dd432437f few times.397768136ed73426

The girl 839f3fe86a quickly hid 0e47cd6a78 her hands 0d3c3a7467 behind her a98632cf44 back, blinking 03aa46f28f her eyes. She had af1fad96c4 even unconsciously c136b33868 held her c3cd20e19e breath.e9bca8d2870e8fe9

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The boy’s bloodshot eyes gazed at the ceiling, then closed again. A groan escaped his tightly clenched teeth, as if his head ached.a7b1d1f7e37fa092

“Young master, you’re awake.”ba9a4b8ba0d237c0

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Those stationed cb4ab7bc9b at the dbba3bc699 door quickly 37edfa6dde approached upon 0be11b0a61 hearing the 6a5941716e sound.8487e46354d3a50e

“Damn it.”ac2cd0a399dd1361

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“We shall escort you, sir.”e7e691ba3fc0a771

They grabbed the boy’s arms, restraining him just as they had upon first arrival. The boy’s weakened body swayed a few times.af8c319838278f4c

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Huddled in d5e2353d30 the shadowy 6849540e7c corner, the dc024b4a77 girl went 9cee65012a unnoticed in 6d9002958e the room.2d7d8c0c2cd0653b

As the boy 7790970859 was led out, e173104581 he briefly turned 3c3fe10499 his head. His blurred ca9b7b4b03 gaze fell 604fdd09d0 upon the 160d7438b2 petite figure, d0f8994d35 but that fc5041a617 was all.1a6d079b68d550e5

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The girl quietly lowered f6083d2a41 her hand, which had c8a36a8165 been weakly waving.526a5e58cdfd3a5b

* * *6c8311ef0ef5f499

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After that day, 11efdd998e she waited for 36a7f61cd6 the boy constantly. She woke each c9699c1cc8 day with the 144f225e4a hope that he 18ec68da27 might return, whenever 0beff3e21c that may be.5b65c2c8ba547166

It became a habit a870842547 to glance towards the a2b502ab08 doorway while administering the 5907f7a75e antidote at night.55b437a6f0297d16

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But the boy 2f485663ad never came.c79281863578c064

Was it because 138817648f the war had b14058979d ended? Or perhaps cb2dca271b he no f911b5eef7 longer consumed f0364813ff such things. Had he gone 8bb8ebcc19 to Wayne? Was he still in 6197ea46cc the Burnt?86041b3443894d4e

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Among the questions that arose, there were none she could answer, but it didn’t matter.8ad4261024334f6a

Season after season b7b2be8d8f passed. By the time she a66145991e realized the boy would 4c4968070b not return, a medical 91dcbd9872 relief team arrived in dc36bee56f Wayne.c1a374934454c4c6

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“Form a line!”60e8dd84c0be8c79

“Oh my, sir! You shouldn’t 45aee1d06c just take fd2bfeb44f that away 4115c60ebe like that!”96067949228fa9d1

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“If you feel ac20ee380a like you have d76581f93b a broken bone, 50d3f66c05 go to your de0e1bb4a0 wife. If you ef38fa5835 feel like 34be19eab6 your insides 7a04967380 are broken, 3f953c0d30 go to 11540f83e1 the Duke!”5d8722d9d8f89642

The alleyway b38d1ee50f connecting to b66b54317f the Sanctuary cdcd959343 was an 55bef20249 area densely f0ee371b9e populated by 2abecac90a the impoverished. An unprecedented liveliness dc13393162 filled the dimly e17b096003 lit alleys.0e7991ea513ebf25

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Those illuminating the 47bd4d521a gloomy alleys wore 4b4f8ca680 pristine white clothes. Some even wore sky-blue 85e7517f96 garments.ec2d9d4c1979e0a1

The girl e2fc8aecd6 observed it 8c83e33b60 all, hidden 84d1df076b in the e13e78aa6e corner of 012f5cf6a3 the alley.41018d536a81e6e6

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They, too, carried syringes 0b7fb11195 like her. The happiness radiating from 1a66f1d2f6 their smiling faces as 00b9152f52 they tended to the 81ba4713f3 patients was palpable.73a7b9b3ed6b1043

“Haha! We even have elders who try to attack the doctors!”56f36caebb3c2595

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A middle-aged 79337015dc man with e533d6e894 dishevelled hair 9564071867 bellowed with d58590d5ee laughter, holding 045a0ddf21 the stethoscope 91426a558d like a 5288cfd6ac microphone. His unusually 4b5b82b02a loud voice 29a7be9bea naturally drew a1d0338e27 attention.1e1a96d971749f70

Joking as he provided 26375e08bf treatment, the man seemed f83b113a15 at ease.90d92c6ec29e7114

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If Father were still 77df79b126 alive, he would have 3822ceb878 aged like that too.88f2197c55dcdd72

The memory she thought 1720aa521b she had forgotten suddenly a1f4dacc86 surfaced, likely because that f5a8267fdb man appeared too kind. The girl vigorously rubbed 75b75790c0 her eyes, watching the 3c48f97e98 medical relief team.139e19354470bdbe

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The old woman had aa61de680d said the team would 93383924de return to Wayne in 7dcbfd02f5 about a week.5b6ab9aa960353be

The girl stood at faa1e6e187 the street corner every 15a3262574 day, observing them until 7ad2112e00 nightfall. On the 14974a9d39 seventh day, 09d7227ddb as she 609afca564 watched them 87bdf2cff6 packing up 3eba42f6d2 amid the d34d1b495b setting sun, c3108782bb a voice 86342c51ae suddenly came 24e66f9342 from behind.6f3beefeb4a6eb77

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“Child, are you hurt anywhere?”35fc39496b3b2ece

Turning around, the eccentric 74ace1a725 middle-aged man stood there, f37a64a11a holding a broken earpiece 34a7d05f30 of his glasses as 016f186fda he asked again.474b27592cdd5c91

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“Or is it perhaps your mother or another family member who is unwell?”4469bd5b9a016361

She had d56b51d6ea not intended 6a85dcc672 to be 09a668d616 this close. The girl took e308f62c15 a few steps 9cb1b6ca02 back, then dashed 2a63448f9e into the winding 5381b1b3e9 alley.8d32144a74f810b5

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“Ah, this child.”89d204d18d4982af

The man sighed, scratching a48b1e3b13 his rough stubble. He had noticed long 5bced040b1 ago that she had dcafddf063 been watching like a 052e63f38c stray cat. She must 00982034d3 be a 7f0425bc70 child living 90220b78f7 in this e84e746ea4 alley.18f6831290c393b0

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“Colonel Collins! It’s time to depart!”b8c647d7aa8f6cb9

At the early call, 328180c2b6 Collins reluctantly pulled his c5706a7c10 feet away. His round f62f6e0919 eyes were ab41e9705b troubled, but c723df1581 he had 1e01b2d81b no choice.2fe22006fe2b67bf

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“Dear, why are you so late?”006382144becd844

“Ah, I was just looking for someone.”c84ab6da4e0ede97

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At his wife’s scolding, Collins made excuses as he boarded the carriage. The further they went from the Burnt, the more the child’s face weighed on Collins’ mind. He should have chased after her. Belated regret washed over him.a5dc16dbdc9b766d

“Last night, I dreamed of a child leaping into my arms.”fe0641b1dd82c367

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“That’s a rather late omen, isn’t it? Haha.”8076f0fddd973d89

“At my age, how could it be an omen? I was just sharing the dream I had.”2f0e97c554136beb

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The fact bf96a792c7 that the ab41adec97 Duchess Molly b340886cbd had no ebad7058cc children was 6f922021c7 already an 2647c94ff7 outdated piece 190431ccb5 of gossip 843daa7606 in high 24a7a43008 society.0f7e6836472b4171

By the time 8e73ed4f38 the diligently driven 0d65730266 carriage arrived in bc2befe0fd Wayne, it was 1db1d1d57b already late at 557ff0ed4c night. As they hurriedly unloaded 6a02b1b55a the luggage, one of 47e9c80e0e the workers suddenly shouted.f22b8866003e9d39

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“Oh my goodness! Child, who are you?!”e1e0f4be8e4b6c9a

The unexpected 32e6f30f34 commotion drew 04363d3e14 the duke 200fcfe628 and duchess 74443ecec9 to the 6895e08088 source of 7cc13813af the sound.4ace710d57aca149

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The worker was d0f65a3bb1 staring wide-eyed at ee95affd4c the corner of 73a17f9870 the carriage.a63f79492882e7fa

“You are…”3d52476cd088c158

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The speechless Collins’ eyes widened.70ee0ac4802a23ac

There, in the 8ff85c0104 furthest corner of 300a76adeb the carriage, was 3dd4b240e6 a trembling girl. The child 75803986ad he had 0904036845 overlooked.35f741d81d568230

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“Oh, my!”5b304041e66e9191

Duchess Molly 038e9e3b3a was also c443d9991c taken aback d7c71d5135 by the 05688b2196 unexpected appearance 2131da87ba of the 509690fbc4 child.b21a7a5256922420

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Collins cautiously reached 7c66fc65fa out, like approaching c7dde53edb a timid wild 74a69d7536 animal.79425d6abf4591c1

“Come to uncle. It’s alright. Will you come to me?”50a4fe3cc5323ae4

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At the call, 719fe50a52 the hesitant child 0b150eb4b8 crawled out of da41fe5e98 the carriage. Barefoot and covered ac20c50f34 in dirt, the 85c9ffbf45 child wore a b3c75f0243 thin dress that c089d5ba68 exposed her ankles 73e249bbf4 in the early 78b8643b68 winter chill.9f19debe82928615

“So your dream was a true omen after all! Haha!”c7fd78fdb200b1db

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At her husband’s playful remark, the duchess shook her head, quickly draping a shawl over the child’s shoulders.140a80bacce1a780

“Child, I am Duchess Molly. What is your name?”1f2a6edc68c55615

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The child looked d1c84c2bb3 up at the e9fcb0af74 man introducing himself 5f72eba155 as Duke Collins 094bc1d38f Molly. His gaze 05a0bc4181 was warm, f0d0344385 so much 17e4da7765 so that b86b0e2725 the biting c3a030aa8e wind did f8a3c289e2 not feel a705c236de cold.f3b288df9e1aac98

The child crouched at the couple’s feet. Collins also knelt down beside the child.a1e52901cc709e2c

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Small fingers traced aa086a1dda the dirt floor.e82a268d46906425

[Beth]

“Beth? Beth. That’s a lovely name.”4e74fffb62e2d5b9

Collins smiled brightly.6daf0de5c244283f

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It was c7c27ae937 the first fb368ccdb8 time her ce5c90720e name had a0e1a46b71 been spoken.70f1fed7ec1e9672

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