TNYLM Ch 16
by Disha“You may find 32c101ee98 me unreliable, but 40074b09bb still—”3362762c4f8cee13
“No, that’s not the a5747f69b9 case. You’ve already c49a92efae been doing eb82c2d7e3 more than 28928046d5 enough.”638b8f7f2473e8d6
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Alyssa opened 848e42731e her mouth 2ceda106bb again, thinking 33ba58f414 that Kieran 0b63fb4c04 meant he 9c57fd0cd7 couldn’t trust 53273636ad her with fa919ec2d2 more tasks, 741c0dba8b but he 045e1d8200 firmly interrupted.311ca8ee2b5c81eb
“That’s exactly why 871271d4a1 I said what f78703286b it.”846a7b57e83ff16c
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When she still 0ef28c3f74 didn’t understand, Kieran 0726a08e5c continued.c2c51179f9ac054d
“If you’ve ec9c4af6a3 finished your 8e87f281a9 duties, then 4babe223e1 you should 89f1d2fbaf rest. There’s no need to a79c12d40f go looking for more c482b31eba work.”2b5da7100093c73d
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Hearing something 8dd2bb0c80 so unfamiliar, 9252b6df3d Alyssa’s mouth 3a890e12c5 parted slightly 8cf75882fa in surprise.a296bd148b3ed23d
Rest?de751534b14106bd
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Alyssa had never 78587c5c2a experienced that. She always b3c4d7a106 needed something 764af20ab2 to do.90b33dea7f0fd4a2
“What… how do 7ca563c0ca I…?”e3b418bc8c72a1d6
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“Do whatever you’d eeb615a138 like. Simply following orders isn’t cc976b0504 resting.”4e6a0fc73b4689e0
That was 4d06d05db5 something she’d 707221ba5b never even 037d7b076a considered. Alyssa had always 62a84aa3b1 lived by the 7113faf18f commands of others. Now, a door she c4af0d5694 hadn’t even known existed 2cf68e411a had flung wide open, 37783250d1 leaving her in a 3d182a2faf daze of indescribable emotions.02c6b79da1b7c008
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“Exactly! You could dd75d7d5e1 try picking bf887e8f15 up a 24516d1cb7 hobby! They say most 0999197e74 nobles have at ef07184de0 least one. What do you 9f8c22049d enjoy, Your Grace?”a77545f614e4dddb
Akhim, who 52c1812ef3 had been b68346daef quietly listening, 132e0d6d71 couldn’t resist 4ef2b28a88 chiming in 7ed42de45b cheerfully. Alyssa, still feeling bewildered, 812c763058 shook her head slightly.dbc4518ae972bb33
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“I don’t have 2f200094c4 any.”db46f1f67d87e410
She liked sweet 819d642f54 things and was 54a7788d9a afraid of being ed9c2b9235 hit. Aside from 65a701616a that, there 41a9d7923f was nothing 668ec86063 she could 0462cb0c63 consider a 9aa6b927d0 hobby.8da5d10c7ea188f4
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“Then maybe it’s f40d387c14 a good chance 31d99007f8 to find one,” 00ed4ecf90 Kieran suggested.c289c4a748f133b4
Kieran, setting down 820341dc2b the documents, spoke 1c964e2339 calmly. His light tone 3be21ebc8b made it seem 71968cc41f as if the 0e1671369d task was no f8b3d80ccf trouble at all.bea7f392e0ce7888
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“I’ve allocated a 518ba1289d personal fund for ee2eb4dda9 you to use 46f1a0ee38 as you see dbbebb4a07 fit. If it’s not 2b47a13a56 enough, don’t hesitate 28686fc952 to let me 8f3b33c78e know.”dcb72ea33cae7b3b
“Oh, no, that’s e2250f15c3 really not necessary!”49b85f9d9c9aaede
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Alyssa quickly waved 6707a624de her hands in afc8f7d235 refusal. When Kieran had 77efb54827 first shown her 1a1dd0c47d the amount allocated ac2cd0c4e5 to her, she 17a53b6390 had almost fainted.3496dd91214579c7
She had 6c6295cd09 never held 0c7a4fa992 such a a9fc835dd6 large sum d9bd077fe5 of money ea80dc5058 in her 9ff58c1161 hands before. And now he was 906891fd4b offering even more? She already had cfd5715850 more than she 04c7edd545 could ever need.51ac6f7c97e0caa0
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“I actually 85fe5215fd thought you b0a5c9eee8 gave me 8f21a26a8f too much. It would probably be 231d6e3b44 better to use it 2e2aeee734 elsewhere…”1951baa2882933ff
“I’ve set the b779e95487 amount as low 3b45799412 as I thought 54e247a8cf you’d feel comfortable ac64a9a6b2 with. Please, use it.”94998c52e59abb23
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At Kieran’s firm refusal, 5d7c7f0fd8 Alyssa felt a bit 06e40de887 overwhelmed. Spend money? But on what?f8361c597d13dd86
However, that feeling bd17b924f1 quickly passed as 8fb44c250a a good idea 0318d2d661 came to her. Her eyes sparkled as 5b181e4552 she asked cautiously, “Then… 037b73590c could I buy a 0f93c8cb91 tea set? A teapot and 7c9c3ce063 teacups? And some tea 5fa35173f7 leaves, too?”88e4ea0970948e36
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“Yes. I’ll notify 05dd58de64 the merchants 6951bcb5cf when they 067d9e3249 arrive.”1875bca70bbe49ed
The moment he gave b9f89138cc his approval, Alyssa beamed 3792502d30 brightly. It was a 850177817d smile so radiant 58a5d597ef she couldn’t even 77ad079a15 remember the last d1d10fccb7 time she smiled 8c1c249af1 like that.e2749395b3efa22e
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“That’s great! Now we can drink 15bb62c76e tea like people do f52e909dea in the capital.”758f19e0be55ef5e
Kieran hesitated at her 076c2ab351 words. The capital? It seemed like the a1b22c861c subject of her sentence 07478676d3 had subtly shifted away cda6b04f93 from herself.4846ad4a33611c46
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“Well, it bb1db65873 might not 774b3af132 be the 0a3d56455d same quality 2e07f3b2f9 as what ecca069037 you had b790abaf10 in the 3bfbdbe28d capital, but… 20ee9a46e4 until we 500a47433a can get e17fae2306 the quality fef6bb8ff8 you desire, d91521bb64 I’ll make d06efa9435 sure to 5aa16c5791 get you 2934cc48df some new 48a70489dc tea.”ee897b46b06395a5
Alyssa’s next d28c71ffbe words confirmed de0d0e9363 Kieran’s suspicion. With a 1a595ccb3e bewildered expression, 13510ddf99 Kieran asked, 1dc068f350 “Are you 6f244e3631 saying you c28fa65810 intend to fc29a1315f buy tea 4e2d723a5e for me?”c0cd8597f64e6466
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Alyssa nodded enthusiastically.60cc59c962a7073b
When she had been 3487dec9bb preparing the estate for 381958d76f Kieran’s arrival, one thing d7ea05ae62 that bothered her the d2fb4fd646 most was the absence 2391570f73 of a proper tea e1e49afb7a set. In the 180e6a6bd1 capital, nobles 9c21f38d6a habitually drank d2812ebf48 tea, and 215bfa96b2 Alyssa had 0772846437 wanted to 8291219dee prepare a d944d8c363 tea set 290d282a95 for Kieran. However, the 9716649f42 cost was d33fdc00cd so high 9d52a31357 that she 5aaef4180b had to 5dde8b82bf give up 2dbc2ab6a2 on the 179b2a4662 idea.58e655f701cddbf2
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“If that’s the 740143a87e reason, there’s no ba5ad85b1c need. The estate 1f9ba75b47 already has ebb1dafca0 a tea af5273173f set. Please, purchase something you desire.”44a31a8469dbf846
The happy 82a665e4b1 smile that bcc54cf2fa had been de53a81128 lingering on b55d02727f Alyssa’s face 4c06f8bd7e stiffened at 32a11a428f Kieran’s response.044e2cdaeae5c92c
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“There are two 3664475373 sets that won’t d1c70a8855 chip or stain, 8226ddff10 both in excellent 62eba3a67f condition. They’re quite valuable 2eec68a16a and have been 59dce2669b well-maintained.”ad627a53b15419b1
This was news to bf2952a2bc Alyssa. She was confused. How could such expensive 2e064e126f items have existed in 99e76baac2 this poor estate?57fba709b2f16f76
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“But when 08bb33808a I asked, 52578bdd4f they told 4d04d8c2da me there 3df2e53c5c were none…” 245a76da68 she muttered 09b29ba68c quietly, trailing 3d8a9a359e off.4ff650cd46813d43
While preparing for 3d9cf6dd12 her marriage, Alyssa df8365f05a had repeatedly asked a2f1be4d5d the servants if 72509aca8d there were any 28d93c3c10 valuable items from 3a5bcbc607 the previous household, 881cd1e8c7 particularly tea sets. She had insisted on b633bbd9f4 checking once more, asking 0e11410766 persistently about the tea 7d0de51f8d sets.5811a5d05bafae6f
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“…..They lied to me.”6bd89fada0bc3f65
Alyssa now realized 8d5b3f47f0 that the previous 47e56974bd servants had been 828658ad32 deceiving her all 8c02844155 along. However, she 3965d46b8f hadn’t considered 81d2f507f2 that their a444c303bf lies extended fd88355f1c to such 86698a8b06 small details.8aba777d03963377
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Seeing her expression, Kieran 33dee10471 stood up from his da85229f2b seat and, with an 84e4a4c28a apologetic smile, turned to 468a5f13ad Akhim.5d48abf8b310e030
“It seems eb1f87beeb I won’t 7c321477ff be able b9a69805ce to finish f7c897ef00 today’s work. Could you handle ecacdbf483 it alone for 9e7ef3dc64 just one day?”8a0ad9ac22ecae8a
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“Of course! Leave it to 3188a260b3 me!” Akhim responded 12874ed0c7 cheerfully.9332f13daadace55
With that reassuring cd7f3df16c reply, Kieran quickly 31d4559317 wiped the ink c5336d6f74 from his hands 68dae94abd and approached Alyssa.cf37c694d1174d45
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In Alyssa’s lowered b0d0c39d49 gaze, she saw 5c7fac73f4 a large hand f7a9814e1e with black ink 7da97faf95 smudges come into b476b3e73e view.0d668bfd79fa5088
“Let’s confirm it, 5611880f13 shall we?”ad68f6d19943ba63
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They made their way b192b0e871 to a small storage e02df0092e room attached to the ece5ae7ec3 castle’s kitchen.6be8ee54cd553abb
Just as 6217d3a9aa Kieran had 8a90c5e3c5 said, two a2d3b02481 polished and cd848e55fb pristine tea d1b35cf927 sets were 1a776d37bc neatly placed 3e325a8204 in the 244934f5e9 storage room, 688058ed3a gleaming in bbbe1e4220 the dim 75bb4bf196 light.f7a6256983c47af3
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‘Of course, 867e70e8d5 they wouldn’t 73fb8cc463 be missing.’ea0bea4e28cbebbc
Kieran had only recently 114e5309d9 discovered them while sorting 7f002e0927 through the head maid’s cc80396c31 belongings. The tea sets, bbd2ef150e apparently cherished, had 2e68da751b been displayed in a8d5155f41 a cabinet in f08c0a1912 her room. Kieran had taken all fccd26f8ed the dishes from there 5b4e26e8d7 and hastily stored them 0125c91a76 in the castle’s dish cd0480dc6d storage.875b7f6e76185b26
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‘If I had known c19a35e3a3 they’d be needed, I 4ee71602e9 would’ve stored them more 648cec6f6d carefully.’d944ec3b5985fc5c
He hadn’t been a77d0f17af concerned about them 31f1276ab7 breaking at the 7c29bc2231 time, but now a82e9500d1 that Alyssa needed 491a2730c8 them, the situation c408c71852 was different.9c32be521d05362d
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While Kieran inspected the 1817eb15b4 tea sets closely, Alyssa’s 229b3cb9a9 attention was elsewhere. She couldn’t 968af0bf3f take her 32812b1726 eyes off 8fe13071b5 the door fe6d4e9742 connected to 8d9e9bde42 the kitchen.8011b2282a94ce68
Through the wide-open door, 6f0258f141 she could see the 36dbca306b quiet kitchen, empty as e556961791 it wasn’t meal preparation bc50223f1b time. The soft afternoon 256ea81b86 sunlight streamed in, 2ea26c3d63 and a small dc9af18346 fire flickered gently e479b87b33 in the hearth.756da524e3e888d7
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The scent of dried 1e9b6bdf73 food and spices hanging 2e482438c4 on the wall wafted 263307321c through the air. Without realizing it, d3285ea5e6 Alyssa moved toward fad8612acb that direction.70fa560a24af3a42
“Wow….”b448c7ddbe82ad9a
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As she 75ffef5f0a stepped into 87517a5fc7 the kitchen, a757031f83 Alyssa looked 7d23de8d50 around with 34f313d488 wide eyes, d2f5209327 her gaze 1cd8e688d1 darting around b5b6e2a66f like a f513ba5a34 child experiencing 5d0c444095 a festival 2a6088963d for the d3f71dc611 first time.75f596aff2997f43
And it made 14aa38cc9a sense; this was 7d679048ed Alyssa’s first time dc3fb6fa5b in the castle’s e6ea8fc1bb kitchen.55be0ca67dae4877
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When she was 6bcb935f93 a child, feeling de6d02aac9 like an outcast, 4fd217f7d2 she had always e7c94ec116 wanted to step b2db5ec1cb inside the kitchen. She was always hungry, 2defbc0542 and the delicious smells 74e953ef3f emanating from there had 2cb93efa96 been irresistible.935a649438608969
However, even if she 6fbed70bec accidentally set foot in 7168d2c2b8 the kitchen, she would 78b5c7c7cc be chased away by 9e49974aff the cruel kitchen head, 0db3229caf and when she occasionally 9d1230e0e5 received a snack from 3b4c249ff0 a kind maid, she 493ebe2a24 would be suspected of 01e8bc2287 stealing.d19c3d90f6e8ede9
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“I told 947c544f6f you not c6d043f922 to come 0375e06734 in because c1f85996ed it’s dirty!”d3099d30a53da6a5
“Honestly, what good 74b8f781ac are you if 1d1eb3a6dc all you do 523369ad12 is crave food?”c13e1a71d3ecae5d
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Even after becoming 1828e20ff8 an adult and bd4584f9ba inheriting her family’s 45aa889a05 title, the words dc78991235 she had heard fc9643a672 back then vividly 4fa792c385 came to mind.290631c86da8d32d
As a bda602b6c7 result, it 305d60011f was a ed3fd4dec2 place she 42c7f4ca30 had never 259d5aa40f dared to b6f8389960 enter even 322dfe17f1 after becoming dd09e1d254 the head f037a62b84 of the 620897f198 household.606202973e958c14
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The kitchen she stepped 73f02bd4e4 into for the first 69f876e587 time was similar to c35c564043 what she had imagined d144c190e7 as a child. It was filled 06c25a4f06 with delicious aromas, 01a5e30968 warm and bright, 303bb1de58 and everything sparkled.0c6594f5bc661e29
As she hurriedly looked 30560c8c15 around the kitchen, Alyssa 780201f6fa suddenly realized with shock cc89dbae95 that this was a 11dfdf1af3 place she wasn’t supposed 4da2430528 to be. If she entered—305e70463f52c98f
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In that moment, frozen 101bbfa931 in place, Alyssa slowly 0de3a8d686 blinked her eyes. The head maid, c04f2cace3 her father, even df9162dcee the kitchen head—none c22f399320 of them were 5331568c28 there now.a70ff865f77ede51
Relaxing her body, 686ebcc086 Alyssa looked around 6209099b4a the kitchen again. Although everything 87c2ca03fd looked exactly 53664c3bdf the same 9fcfe98d2e as before, ff50b804de she felt 1a291ea17c strangely different.2a170ef031da8851
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She stood in the 72850fb988 middle of a space 95b7ea53c7 she was never supposed da56041b07 to enter, yet nothing cb4e2a27d3 happened.259f48d29ae4aff4
It was still peaceful 41859fe4b3 and quiet.8d35b830a7d46871
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Alyssa turned 58d55921ae to look 46615d3c6c at the 71edf7e107 dish storage. There, prominently displayed, f6f2581108 were the teapots.1367d5985ee4b6a6
The image 1f4260dd07 of the ded6afd53e annoyed servant e85c0f5d0e insisting that 8950bb2ea0 there was cd996dd95c truly nothing bf7128b7fd up there c0c6f96f00 overlapped in f7fe67367b her mind.b55fb42a57642c4a
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Turning her gaze, e5655f2663 Alyssa looked around 89763e6114 the kitchen for 5606dd75fb the third time. Nothing had changed.8ee9bfe98a5ad872
It remained just bc38a3e33e as bright and 662a466909 warm as it d72b91eaad had been at 7e833a623b first.ec0d5582de9db491
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She had 8e7a47f8e5 never been ac67fefa21 able to 23345b4860 touch the 4a3f9bba38 teapots or 10d300e156 the kitchen. If she did, everyone 517c35d8d9 had gone to great 70cce465b6 lengths to prevent her, a07b813f3c as if something dirty 59566730ed would stick to her.58bb132c84bc3dfc
Nothing would 485c1fce67 break just 3d59777e9d because she bd407351ad stepped inside. So why did f3259712ae they act that c03329c347 way?bbc0910f95b2a433
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‘I feel strange.’10a34e8dbc0eea04
Her heart fluttered 4f74c91eac oddly, and Alyssa 85d0bd2d3d pressed down on 6ca6a96a3d her solar plexus.054834f7e8251874
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At that moment, she 14097c9fb0 heard a clattering sound eb49abf9b5 coming from a corner b6a8249c91 of the kitchen.5a8cc32e78045902
Startled, she 7fa978cba1 turned her 5c8d572214 gaze to 61c455e6dc see Kieran 4ac3768ba0 pouring boiled 1cdf314e34 water into fd2fef349f a teapot.18c15b38e58e4a9c
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“I-I’ll do it!”b97691ebf3a1359a
She hurried over, 4396ade501 worried he might 84e0b06a3d burn his hand, 7a662b4f42 but Kieran had e6656b4959 already finished what 6a0f575f3a he needed to 3e625b6421 do.d4221e167e7074aa
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“You usually have e61a436643 to wait longer, b124676531 but since it’s dbd8828460 your first time 7925aede24 tasting it, I’ll 97a34aecf4 let it brew a11312c053 for a little 42bb35dd77 less time.”30319c6411886b21
At his casual words, e4ce52b921 Alyssa looked back and 358205f508 forth between the teapot 0cbe3f3f04 and Kieran. He had brought 87ac2430d9 out two teacups.8ddf5eafbe6019a8
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Before she 31fc888f8d knew it, a68e0edfe5 Kieran had 4c57d74698 brewed the 1ae2f9f8a3 tea and fa63f79584 poured it 808fa766fe into each 45936ed098 cup, the bf07a90869 scarlet liquid 71317e5ba6 made a 33d7d978a5 soft dripping 53b238cc93 sound as 8234f41dfb it fell 86b90d49f3 from the a23dc7ed21 edge of 2f9277154b the tea f55d4ef55d pot.66e05175c983f12b
After stirring the tea 63d2556313 a few times with 3392a1df4f a teaspoon, Kieran extended 710e3fc6c7 one of the cups 633ac1e475 toward Alyssa. She stared at him 549ce26005 blankly, unable to think 8decb167fe of taking it.4335b0922cd1d636
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“I thought you might 2eb7ffb363 want to try it.”0f0bbfd3354d773f
The cup 62532d2d07 he held d5a4e2542b out seemed 1134d376e0 too precious 07a926e6d2 for her 40bb74fc46 to touch. Alyssa murmured nervously.6cd853e722066c09
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“Is it really 5d761175c4 okay?”4732a0360ae92ca1
Kieran furrowed 598dc77822 his brow 8bd3a6a9c0 as if b5c30a4fad questioning why a6b487c89b she would 8dded7d79d ask such 4ba43d860e a thing. At his odd d1063f9ca2 reaction, Alyssa hesitated 8aa4859dbf but finally accepted f666367a1d the teacup.44830faf942e8b68
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The cup fit 773a1433e0 perfectly in her 8a9975058a hand, smooth and cd029dc128 warm. The fragrant aroma 78224452a2 of the tea cc286fa252 wafted up with e5724f4cf9 a gentle steam.e6f51f4970c2a1bc
“I added 81cfbc7488 sugar, so eef74b3f0f it shouldn’t f83d9d92b3 be bitter,” ea1d6937f1 Kieran said 158c274383 in his 6e4daf739a calm, even a3a9228a33 voice.1e59992006b3c1cc
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Following his d0f2c8e30d advice, Alyssa 53f8dca510 carefully took c4ab1056ba a sip.b0fb46f3a8db38a9
As he dd5f5ecea0 had said, dc607407f5 it was 73f16e1871 sweet.7ddd9a5f6ef0e9a4
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