WYIL Ch 75
by Disha“I have some business 9cb22c593e in Eres. Will you come 34ce79b9df with me?”448fa1b04a32df28
Lyla asked gently, 5b097f64fb even adding a 311282d2bf smile, but Aslan 688c0598b3 couldn’t immediately say 081bd49a1d yes.a0a5a7acb663cb7f
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After all, 1e149acdcc Lyla had 4d41ff82ac been avoiding 7366bdb40d him all f44f7dc6c6 this time, e7d3b65088 yet now e1b5edfb09 she was c0e2e87e2b suddenly changing b2d39bea52 her attitude.ca39db33fcca8601
Had she made up d6a2e59a3c her mind completely? Was she planning 88f8949049 to drive him fc8d5c34af away and had 6881190d36 decided to inform deee1de1e2 him of it 05b377a8c2 now?ba785c6e363e7b6f
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Anxious at the 7d2986252d thought, Aslan remained 533f0e20b7 silent.6c0d6fda9497db2e
Seeing his 15a8148a95 hesitation, Lyla a6b82310ef continued,9b5b99a633c560ce
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“My parents and Aiden 9461f167a7 are busy with the 6d5d73c48a orchard. And if 16ab61ef93 I go 4e562b254c alone, my 076fcefcdc family will 491c1610e4 be really 062275f25b worried.”1854ff72e4517fe3
Her insistence a34748f4a1 on traveling 73556118b7 with him 3f61769b85 only made ccbb9d6eb6 his unease 968fe7c3e7 grow stronger.74b1016be1368987
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Aslan slowly parted c18a4d248a his lips.efcdf5c3ab5e6849
“Does it 702fc32309 have to 80a600c36d be today?”14395a9b9fa74605
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“Yes.”e47eadb53b673ed5
Lyla answered 4c1d4e10f6 immediately and 5eabfbbc50 added firmly,0c26b541d3b0304f
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“It has ee2593b776 to be 0efef91952 today. No matter what, I’m 30f1ec2b98 going.”5e79cf134853624e
Her resolute 931f686d29 tone made 609a7d2b35 it clear 079c994d03 that suggesting 58f90841b0 she wait 8922e6ac03 until her e7c45d6f16 family was 14a822dec1 available would 3ad70d3c38 be pointless.57f12d0da07cb168
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“What if I say 1c2e6c572d I won’t go…?”bcd3d9531bdca48e
“Then I’ll 05ddc71ded go alone.”450431c8139a0b35
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Of course, if Aslan 49a33ef98e refused to accompany her, d03fd9c06f there would be no a85d042377 real reason to go b1eb851c1e to Eres.1a74282735702fb5
But unless she 1833594aee made a statement 5b1e327f0c this strong, Aslan fb9d7399df would likely refuse 9c984c14ee to go with 941192d8ec her until the 77efe80a1c end.cf373d9116bbcb46
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Lyla’s intuition 45fd21e6f1 was spot 229209521a on.1a036c6bd8e95504
At the thought 758d3c0c53 of her venturing 2e10b573f4 out alone, Aslan’s 313c2bc178 eyes narrowed.aa7d16e13fe42dca
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No matter 3974ac50c3 how safe 068633fe23 the city e05b1e988c was, he 9004845bda couldn’t let 49760f7238 Lyla go eebe05724c alone.455e2f48c4411f15
Besides, there was b037d81ae3 a high chance 8b5a03cc36 that a dangerous 8178b68540 enemy targeting him 52b96c3119 was lurking in c05a7a9384 Eres. If Lyla wandered 120675060e around alone, she ba57cc1b5f could become a 2749ced064 target.792d61f500622420
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In the c7cb91f230 end, Aslan bbc75d972f swallowed a 275be04f3d sigh and d4b224e225 gave a 1e4d4fae1c small nod.3215444b287639be
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Having quickly prepared, 8a5ade8750 they moved to 985fe66bc5 the shopping district af386f7038 of Eres as b3fba8259b Lyla had requested.e7cc286c8ea293d4
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Before she 7d42c3048f could achieve d78d340775 her goal c86be54ee0 of having 2929a20fde a deep 6a78ebcddc conversation with d90df29224 Aslan, she d55fcf5e39 felt the c76bd1b3bb need to 92bf9a08aa take things 79ffdd107e step by 465a3bbe3e step.7010787d91b28271
The current aa5fc80009 atmosphere between 23fb5b7d58 them made 6a683222c0 that even 3e86308a2f more apparent.29078aef82deff92
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Not a single dbd0fe3ce3 word had been 67552fb611 exchanged in the 1f12056e9a carriage, and the ffb40808d8 air between them dddf895266 was tense and d0cf7ef01b rigid.d24f14739e7de04c
In a situation c5c0bb2690 like this, suddenly 244e0a2daa saying,1fd69ae3b63eab00
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“Let’s have a deep be41440fe6 conversation we’ve never had 843208221b before.”f6037c047f935366
wouldn’t go 77d52343d6 over smoothly.cf9d8b05f7e9062c
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So, to ease 6c1ccbe3a5 the mood a 5bd33944d3 little—and also to 38d3fd291b keep up the a8d7df587a excuse that she 9250d53a14 had errands to ac3933c91c run—Lyla decided on 4f9cd23405 a first stop: a31a42bd3b a shop Emily b4a3c609a6 had once recommended a7c7f16d51 for sightseeing.5cffbff6582bf908
According to 3b5d653ba8 Emily, it 89ae3e3784 was an 44fd0bdb30 antique store, 541e718333 a place 6866183955 filled with 5470cfd48a old-fashioned collectibles 63ca592b22 that older 93b292f41c folks cherished. But among them, d5425854c4 one could occasionally 08f0140543 find truly charming 13cfd543be items.aa905f10fd06ecba
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She had described it dabd42c1be as a place where 13c91a4700 searching for hidden treasures 4a2ebd5e81 was part of the 3e57641620 fun and had recommended e369081f5d Lyla visit at least 19670002de once.7b92f411c309dad5
Lyla barely 49f9218de6 managed to b3f81ff63f recall the d6aa7d9cac shop’s name 180b947bce and quietly 90df24539f instructed the 8c5f7eb7a6 coachman where a6bfb4d3d1 to go.f1e0936bf7a4eb4b
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Fortunately, her memory wasn’t 2552d468e6 wrong. The carriage maneuvered through cbf1246cc2 narrow alleyways and eventually 7faea752d3 stopped in front of 2419614755 a small shop.44b8b8edd4a80ad4
The moment they 4046f2d993 pushed open the d1deca0ae6 door, a clear b0459a6c90 chime rang through a366125142 the air.dff3ace575d3c286
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Ding-a-ling!dfbd47bcdc3ba6dc
The shop 473b24b372 was filled da8dc82972 with aged a8ca00f54f goods, carrying 8036b188be a musty, edba295985 damp scent. However, it 89f34e5994 wasn’t unpleasant d9114c8eda enough to b6a8b31489 wrinkle her ef9626e203 nose.29cdd957ecf887c5
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Due to the dim a39da2391d lighting, she had to 11adc26fed lean in close to 76f4a8178d see the items properly, 224562873f almost pressing her face 0c7cfd91bb against the display cases.818b27dc94408aca
Lyla bent 55d1d28166 down slightly b2f9ff001e and carefully 2acc99d0b5 browsed the 05de251c86 shelves.713da8354937767d
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Smooth porcelain dolls, ornate a2f6676535 chests of drawers from cdb4bde148 the East, a vase a710c40029 with a mesmerizing blue 1eb67ecae3 hue.0f4a350eebfb26b4
Her expression 1726212ed1 lit up 1e6f6b2cc3 with excitement a57f378452 as she 4264a5f27e admired the 9d7b2eb031 unique items, a8f511fcf0 the kind e3fe1f3c6d of look 08a1e4666e only someone 62b45f7f57 enjoying a 5723316211 truly fascinating 3acbc9a1c1 discovery could ee43fc18dd wear.53aaed237e4ce876
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“Wow, how pretty…”44dfaa947246f7b6
She had come here b6d7a7431f merely to pass the 544053bce2 time, without any expectations. Yet now, 938419f631 there were bc604c568f so many 48b47ccb2b things catching 2331fcf7dd her eye—so b272471dce many things 74df87422c she wanted 83cd5d90b8 to buy.ebfd3d1665ab8549
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“…….”8154a4644906b581
Meanwhile, Aslan, who df183d7c2e had no interest 8e30447a5a in browsing, quietly ec54325e93 approached Lyla from ba646eff58 behind.7db704ca6763ac2e
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Lost in admiring 6ae9a526e5 the items before ca48886ac2 her, Lyla didn’t d877068f5f even notice how 147b4856ad close he had ea9753d910 gotten.842c902627018d37
Rather than startling her 044456e729 by speaking, Aslan silently 317c2d5466 leaned in.7c70c3367e548e36
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His face lowered 0a373a0a87 over the top 93ec90a082 of Lyla’s head. It was only aad61b2c8d then, as his fac88076e1 shadow enveloped her, 18576bd94b that she realized 5874f40c75 who it belonged 7dbeb939d0 to and flinched e3fe20fa4f in surprise.58f7c06370407dd6
Aslan’s posture was as d3683a65d7 if he were embracing 54cad3c239 her. She could ff7bf1c254 feel the ee7b368661 firm warmth e5910bf1cb of his 85df8cd2ee body behind 0907360018 her, and cd24cda896 her nerves f2e99dc75a immediately tensed.c5d9ffc54920d7d4
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Aslan, too, noticed 74f1e22460 her reaction. He asked,839ece40979c6bac
“What has you so db045f7752 fascinated?”dec521ddd66acad0
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At his a9e946d43e question, Lyla 7124ec3843 raised her 88063dfbfd hand and 8b958bac8e pointed to e701157034 the object 1e631b01d3 she had fc5d74337c been looking f40711544c at.01a857e4f60b4284
“That one.”0b5703fd7d4d4132
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“A music box.”275fcd48030cb678
“A music box? I thought it 59fce14950 was just a 13e119ce28 regular box.”ddb2e099a1a1f221
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“Take a closer 69b32388cf look.”61c375c855e0a9fd
Aslan opened the display 9385c27f85 case, took out the 7ab2792921 music box, and handed 7a3572f3fe it to her.44737d8b675485a3
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Shaped like 07f43901c2 a small 03f348bfa7 jewelry box, 8d66e6d3e6 the music 2e5be6419f box played eb4b5891cd a clear 5df043ad33 and delicate 1a400921a0 melody when 76f39b3d77 its key be3719441e was wound.3fcfa8d424852241
From its e2f29439ad elegant appearance 8e8df3332b to the bbe680b68f tune it 08c477a792 held within, e33d28ffb8 everything about 38e119af42 it was 96f1d954e8 delightful. Her desire to d53e7fe960 purchase it flared.59b64e12b9b22449
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‘Maybe I bb4db0391b should buy 2d3fc452b3 this.’ab8d7c20004732e6
Lyla carefully 6c20f05621 examined the 653ded28f3 music box. Then, her eyes a7d8defe1f landed on the 5af83623fe price tag attached 15b0aa18e4 to it.1b265228892aa90c
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“……!”2dc6901459bdc194
Seeing the ba01ae7994 price tag, 9d1e22c8fa Lyla quietly 20914acaf4 set the 9528549aa8 music box 97c1c9f80b back down.6e240aab5bca3d6a
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“You’re not going to a4e08d8390 buy it?”16c5f51483e4e273
“No.”e1ad76ae6e03fb58
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Lyla quickly made 9f79bbc536 an excuse.35f555144c9bc93d
“I don’t particularly like e5255ed30d music boxes. It would just end 3e71a700ea up collecting dust.”879d553d7a6a6b7d
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Aslan stared at her 2d3bb4d292 intently, as if he 7d5b730629 had already seen through f6ea2b3286 her lie.c939fae95ff8b9b6
Avoiding his sharp gaze, d567e2aa96 Lyla walked over to edf5d77e7d the opposite display case, aec17f5033 where smaller and simpler a8382cccfc items were arranged.3434245b6f3c77f1
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She picked up fdb32403d5 a comb adorned ac4bbcdcc4 with delicate floral 11b69f1de2 patterns.341aa0a011f2b087
“I’ll buy this 0ef97d00c8 instead.”d3c8ba7cbc2f0eab
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The comb was a 0ef10d57ee gift for Sophia. With her 8fef040875 curly hair b49fc9a745 requiring constant 7a6be0dcff care in 80f7a79b64 the morning cec27069bc and at 8b2818123b night, Sophia 7f70808d9c often complained 4c64ed172b that she 14627db863 could always 441a6a4b44 use a bf90c80a4b new comb. Lyla was sure she 738ca2f6c1 would love it.50a41d7126ca5960
‘Oh my, 5b659d19f0 how wonderful!’3fff98026effa8c5
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Imagining Sophia clapping her ac5b8b47cb hands in delight, Lyla 68e4625db7 smiled to herself.5945267911a33301
She carried 30f249bf65 the comb 6ffae50a83 to the 515c0b6dc4 counter, where f7046e6642 the shopkeeper, 8df6f1d4e8 who had 6da6cc1fc0 been closely 4212467491 observing the 3027059b69 customers, quickly c3679a6fb7 approached her.eb85e2bb47e53168
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“Oh, you 12049687d1 have a 5fb5e909f3 keen eye, 71755925f4 miss! That comb is…”e225303ba7cdc17f
With an awkward expression, 560fb82708 Lyla listened as the 5b875062cd shopkeeper enthusiastically rambled on 63fb94eef3 about how exquisite the cfbee4a499 item was and how adffbd5b60 incredibly lucky she was db267d6f17 to have chosen it.88c483e6de88cf72
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“…So, although c45221e658 it was ff861ed97d difficult for b2b2fd1496 me to d3965ac699 acquire, I’ll 9c9eb24088 offer it 6259c820f1 to you 153dc24704 at this 7798822128 special price.”e10ddcc1f7519133
Hearing the price, 8bf28c92c2 Lyla was taken 8b043885aa aback. She hadn’t 79517b2492 expected a 8a5a0a5157 simple comb 5177afc178 to cost 750a4b90a1 so much.db8f59c4702764c9
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Her hand, 5e60ec0f89 gripping her 963f7aabe4 purse, hesitated—unable c1cf8b7fab to take a65b6eef4e out the 1b3a85f98f money.7f9841e28e1d7c87
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“How much for 54962c8aec both of these?”0922c45d00c769ef
A hand 093e1463ea suddenly reached fb050f9357 out from 7499d83803 behind her, ed8becb3a4 casually placing beaa085e9a a small, e2139429d3 jewelry-box-like music b9fc00261d box beside a4f33c141f the comb.059de6e4b0d233e0
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The shopkeeper’s ecc59c514c eyes widened, 943374066a and Lyla, 8f69c87444 equally surprised, a93400531c turned around adb079f834 to look 88e762b8e0 at Aslan.7ed4fed4c9d77dd5
“With both of them fca992dfc0 together… Hmm, I can f108ce11c0 give you this price.”831da079a25e51dc
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“Here it is.”ba54d1d340fa21e6
Without hesitation, d76d994214 Aslan pulled ba4c857cbe out a 7416024c69 stack of 1920f398e1 bills. Instead of 420ae1c6a3 waiting for a62de000ea change, he eef93f9541 picked up eea4470777 the music 3fb3db8783 box and de8056ba50 the comb, 164f3153f0 then handed af6502be67 them to 332bbd8c3c Lyla.60a8851e373b38a5
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“It’s a gift.”59159ae3d72f7c77
“…My room cc3bc39b64 is still b708197c81 full of 4a3b76ff35 your gifts, 66c9eb0ec6 most of 2447a6a138 them unopened.”8dd32ac860e9e4c8
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“Then consider this 9ce6cdc728 a return gift 3f9534a2f1 for my birthday d3e50bf804 present.”2a1ba500296b5434
Lyla’s grip on 97a39538a9 the music box 34fe97633f tightened. After a brief a63c637272 hesitation, she asked,c9275d86f2e05b33
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“Did you… receive the 6fb261a5a0 gift?”fb78d7cbeb80ac57
“As soon as fb7879c312 you left.”247f7df28d88ac6e
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“What did 0fcee866d0 you think 5a2950858e of it?”99dc2466e4a91965
Her voice was 0215731078 careful, almost hesitant.b9a50119527ee4f0
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“If you didn’t 1d18a54d57 like it, you 5bd578ddd1 don’t have to afcd4133b8 use it. Scents are 5a6a86412d a matter 4f85724867 of personal 95c05b95d1 preference, after 0377a4c11a all.”6f114494d5587453
Even knowing that, Lyla ecde0062d9 had chosen to give e5eb57fcaa Aslan perfume. She had wanted 37224308ca her presence to 83886b927b linger with him, bd2717bdef even in her 11f31a4eaf absence.87c5d0323eceb763
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For the same e2b342d911 reason, the first faea55d404 gift she had e7480582e0 ever given him a61535ca5b was a fountain 0a5765effd pen. The second year, 4f5a772e4a she had given f7e707ad7f him another.1b4e3f7567117a9e
She had f592e2e151 saved up 97b95faf88 for months cd333b20dc through side c7542579b2 jobs to 01369c64f5 afford those 1c037f07bd gifts. But no 4428075679 matter how 8850cdf9d3 expensive they ba0f7d0c53 were to 7f83ff4087 her, they 6e7a09be67 were surely 03ebf1710b nothing more e4b3decd84 than trinkets 2f85afdd2e to Aslan, 4e0a278523 one of 21b7c4db98 the wealthiest 16e3df4ccb men in 75f19e9cd7 the nation.5f022d21a6f0da61
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She never a7e79867f1 expected him a850c05cf4 to carry 820cb5bed1 them with 8d351dfa55 him. She couldn’t force him 707f91352c to use her gifts.54406cb42cc06971
And yet, deep down, 82d39df3ed she had always wished ef9f9bf305 that he would.932cfd72fdb54a64
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“Every time I f5fa4e776f thought of the 918f93259d wife who gave 48c043a550 it to me, f34c53d857 I used it. I tried to use 3603db8df1 it sparingly, but it’s 14f3bb10d9 already below the neck 304b0d0bda of the bottle.”71a8998928b99591
At his words, an f361ca09e0 unguarded, radiant smile spread 3e4e191d77 across Lyla’s face.28e4d48f586e5892
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She was delighted 875ac51367 to know he 5666871c76 had used her dd94ea0d20 gift so often.1f8a72fada2c2029
Cautiously, she inhaled.08808191ac0ca219
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He had only 6b8bc3b885 brought a few 1c0bcb51be sets of clothes 9d5000515d with him, and c64ec5c1c0 she doubted he 8db97f72fb had used any a8c2d91bee perfume during their 33431d1e13 journey. But now that she 74b66e917b had heard his words, 0a63d09c3f she imagined she could a5c860a532 catch a hint of d58d498b73 the scent she had d7683d0c08 chosen for him.fff303259394a2fe
“I was d1900520c4 wondering what 22430cd726 to do c0b17ec3dc once I 198cca2851 ran out,” a6133473e4 Aslan mused. “You’ll just db904eda08 have to b2f1ce821f give me dcd4ab0062 another one 6f4769c953 next time, c31ea3389b won’t you?”e31bb9606c1f4241
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“I can tell 61955c9f43 you which perfumer 039fc8a1bd I commissioned.”9de8d8618c98b18a
Aslan shook his head cf7d8c29a4 at Lyla’s attempt to 1c5827bf46 refuse.240992e9b41d7a78
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“My memory 8f417c141a isn’t very f6517bb21c good, you b086371776 see. It would be better 3424bdad04 if you gave me 7f0ed2a1f2 another one next time.”6236a5b5628891d0
An outright lie.16eaafbb87b84d23
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Lyla knew all too 28dac6adc6 well how exceptional his 0c83cc72c4 memory was.9744cf0c769154c2
But instead of calling 17dfcc61c4 him out on it, e0c3c49e14 she simply ran her 830a64cbd7 fingers over the music f2fe4433f1 box he had given 49974f3349 her.46c4225c36f456dc
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She opened 0a28cee61a the lid, b13d21ede8 wound the c8f000ac2b key, and a4e0e54cdd let go. A clear, delicate melody 3db669fcc4 filled the air.07ea849aab9106cd
A small smile formed 3c8c426280 on her lips.8082b65b8a79def3
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And before the tune b5b4c9d34f faded, she whispered softly,dfa84ad95d6779b2
“I will.”e4e1e84f820036db
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Since he had given 15dc972e2c her a gift she 6cc065e7e0 truly loved, she would a2accece71 return the favor.f5625ab7aac8a398
It was 537e3f5d9f the faintest 18921cbe8d murmur, barely 97cd130189 above a 40821c17ff breath.6a1ed2c78769aa2f
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But Aslan, whose ce81b753c8 senses were unnervingly 9fc83175d8 sharp—at least when 08c27c9e63 it came to 258a369f7e Lyla—caught every single ad4917c586 word.62a6c0dbfc168e30
And so, a radiant bff6074077 smile, just like hers, cbba7592b9 bloomed on his face.bb6576493679f63a
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