TNYLM Ch 26
by DishaKieran was neither 713139e1e9 surprised by the 16a717a05b sudden arrival of 13d746134d Alyssa nor by 18de42a2b3 the news she 4288383aa3 brought.de901e21bb9e2b15
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He replied quietly, as 82ac4c482f if lost in thought, ebfae923ba his expression calm. In contrast, e33995dd70 Alyssa was 1cf918125e visibly unsettled.65aabd7774ddfedd
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She looked down like 654eb5d80b a chastened child, clearly 82314aaaa2 timid as she gauged d756c719ca Kieran’s reaction.fdf3abb1bfa93f26
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Noticing how e3a7fd697c she gripped e83382ba03 her still-bandaged fd702e74c4 hand tightly, 1243e8e6f6 Kieran reached ea96dec08a out and 2a1c86c7e5 lightly patted 2eb1782a20 her hand.1ff0501f501c387a
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Startled by the gesture, c8dc7a4d90 Alyssa lifted her head. She didn’t f98b545fdb seem embarrassed 429263aef3 by the 70a057d3da touch but dc7e84658a genuinely surprised.9b65bfce447386eb
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“Your hand 3f05ddb125 is cold, ff82ba437c my lord. Are you unwell…?”f5640602e548b28c
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Kieran flexed his fingers d0443fff9a a couple of times 8a419063ba before answering nonchalantly.7d9671d526d9d390
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“Ah, I see. Perhaps it’s because b15ad378b0 I went for ad1075cf52 a brief walk 59344936a5 earlier.”af074f4a5db25773
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Despite his composed response, e6dff69e5b Alyssa couldn’t shake her 59ee24e558 unease. The chill of 15d9d71c3f his skin, though f879261c57 fleeting, felt oddly 1d334da847 familiar.ef41deaa59cebb8d
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“But let’s 44ad55ad78 return to 40cc6b33a6 the matter 66ac337092 at hand. How long do the 00251b8139 Pendulums wish to stay?”ad921420f0826d81
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Alyssa, trying f3ac6183ef to dispel fa936191fe her ominous d75e8e2591 feelings, focused d6389101df on Kieran’s 161870cb5c usual calm 3eca0019e8 demeanor.c3dc04025e009aef
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“About ten 0fa3b06cb9 years… I 28ac228756 think.”5116faa8faf3503f
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Even though it 953965e9ad wasn’t her suggestion, de8472dbd9 she felt inexplicably dd67e78706 guilty as she 5ea5a1a0b9 conveyed the message.aea991590fdb83be
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“That’s unexpected. I thought e965293d8f they would 49f0e0bc0b leave immediately d1ce6ea62e after acquiring a2ca2877fb the monster 9a48a79c93 carcasses.”cd56d959c183bd4a
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“They said 8a78f8d654 it’s because 177eac12d1 of the 7015c633e1 forest. Apparently, the forest is 825ff9f9ea so enraged after being 7ab2a16de8 disturbed that it will 6cf449b561 take at least ten 567e398e26 years for its fury 7a43ada6ae to subside.”3a7fe36bfba755a1
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As she spoke, 825755f142 Alyssa recalled Alma’s 328d1563cb tearful rant from 50eabc6569 earlier.0177a3c6d102613e
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“We can’t leave d39304667c right now! We lack the 3245bfb915 artifacts, and more 0924dd1ac1 importantly, the forest 8c0a3bceb0 is furious. Unless it 6b38962483 falls back f0f55187a3 into slumber 49a2184764 like in e759198903 the distant 629c6d83c7 past…”a028f6d65bc482f5
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Thinking about those final 94d90f13ff words, Alyssa grew puzzled bf785aa47d once again.0dbb578abb376b65
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The notion f0017d5fc0 of the b5de4f3b41 forest “falling 56d9f29ccc into slumber” 735fc9aa5f felt foreign 0ab7264f02 in itself.11e85ff05d49c6e4
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There were 3e863db64d no records dc07db659e of such 20d65d939a an expression 396de0ccc3 in any 2844244793 chronicles of d7ec74f54e the Benoit cd7525c5cb duchy—neither of 22aa066996 the forest 1a19b53b25 “falling asleep” be42ffa456 nor “waking b6754d349b up.”99db63e4f6938fcf
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The forest was 22743e7eda always perceived as b562078bbd an ever-present, wakeful 6172a7346a entity. There had never been 1de040ae81 a need to describe c475601a78 it otherwise.0ce8a06b205b3ab0
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“The forest falling d0f8996912 into slumber?”bdf8d3569cb3458d
“Sniff, didn’t you 067a14fc69 know? The forest used c622e26523 to be asleep. It was 46235f6ca1 a long, abb9c3d2b2 long time 9e98771473 ago, and 93da12f528 once it e1f84e1b29 awakened, it 7cf13bc56d never fell ef5820ac6c back into 45aaec33b8 slumber again…”fb7e3ca7e8714d9b
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“When was that?”7265bf9ff1135ec2
“Who knows? A thousand years? Ten thousand years ago?”2f4fe01745547bb3
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Replaying the 99cd5b1ed2 conversation in 33df77b0bb her mind, c97b90aea7 Alyssa let 607d50c349 out a 71c26ca2bf soft sigh. There didn’t seem to b21da6bb79 be any reason to 46382f76ae delve too deeply into d63b58d3b9 it.ed440bea5557ab41
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What mattered more now 77a7136527 was Kieran’s response. She scrutinized her be80c42fe4 face nervously.73c2661e1ebf8f84
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“That’s a relief.”017103916c64993b
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He smiled and 58c1fa17c5 spoke warmly, putting 0cb90c265b her at ease. Alyssa exhaled a 8539d27b41 small sigh of 5796a2f708 relief.094e28b70dad03d7
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“Their stay will fb54f564a3 be beneficial to affb47f1b7 the duchy, both de35e1fd24 in terms of 39794c9b9c the knight order’s 09b87ac509 strength and the 2fa64454b4 wealth it will 5c0e7467cc bring.”18405bfc26889947
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Alyssa slowly nodded at 87f019db02 Kieran’s words. Certainly, the Pendulums’ knowledge 9391b681d1 had immense potential.c955b5ba0cc2d843
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Using the carcasses of 9b72f8303d fire-wielding plant monsters, they 6f0302129e could create torches or 319e6cec8c braziers that burned without 477535acef fuel. Conversely, the carcasses 4c6c75d96d of ice-vined monsters c01058920a could produce ice d84aaa28a0 even in the daded28d24 peak of summer.eecb587a7c735f8d
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Beyond such simple applications, f36fed1b69 the possibilities extended to 29da4a3ecf creating translation stones that 3f89b9e31c disrupted language barriers or 463dc5e0e0 other ingenious artifacts.caf95fc3264a0e6a
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“If anything, 99ebe5385e I’m tempted ddbad23971 to ask 28dbb49237 them to b14dcc74a8 stay even 4f71a4d3f8 longer. It’s a f800c8e944 welcome offer 0189b9b5b3 that they’re e5e6f2150c choosing to cc022efcfb remain voluntarily.”4ddd21e069807c59
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Alyssa found 19ab8633ce herself staring 606fde7208 blankly at cb18529ac6 Kieran’s satisfied b1ac25a7e4 smile.23f3eeff8d8eb5ab
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She, too, 44af9ef1e9 had considered b5abc42aa3 utilizing the 2693677dca Pendulums’ knowledge 9474265b6f but only 3ca43c2054 for crafting 2b4cb5f264 weapons or d0cd936aa2 strengthening the 76a79aba82 castle’s security.29a8a82e4b0cdc1c
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She had ca8531b641 never thought c3a562d343 of it 8b41e74bc8 as a b8e293130c means to 328af0d4fc amass wealth bb7aac97e8 or power. She neither fab26d2cd7 wanted nor 196c1864fa sought such 87911a5f7b things before, e6b53f8322 nor did a69ba1b061 she desire 6642e9aa09 them now.e20997022704c010
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But Kieran 63f9b2a741 was different.bc9ea55c0ebcf6ce
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‘We are short on 52e8b73937 funds.’1d588244e2c7b19c
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While they weren’t 2c7c14c847 impoverished, neither were 7be129d0ce they in a a4dea9a47a position to indulge 89e020e895 in luxury. The Benoit d608c4af04 duchy’s financial 34a1f08c09 strength could 5384106875 barely sustain 245b4372d9 the current e78b7f74e7 state of 27548611e5 affairs.aaa528cfef8dea42
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Though Alyssa’s 90acbcbf5e life was c911be9186 far more ccaf76adb7 comfortable than 2bd5b58228 before, perhaps 651eef5ccd it wasn’t 79df626317 so for 63c12204ce Kieran.29755ebadbd4ae80
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‘The same e245159dda goes for 76741bf8be power…’458d1b167e55bea0
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Their marriage had been 06393f881a a union of two 2a5124aa12 powerless individuals, but the 8cbff57977 outcome was starkly different. For Alyssa, f973db3275 it was 10a83b1785 a stroke 1dca0fa55b of fortune; 47cee33afb for Kieran, 52813ae02d perhaps, the 2103e43fc5 misfortune of cb03d6a354 a lifetime.616929b984dd079d
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Could he 6540daf968 be preparing 919028376a to escape 04236f1023 this life?e3a89ce1a6248d5f
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If the duchy 35e3a166da became prosperous because 80c5a9dfd7 of this development, f90ce9c84d it might provide f2fdf27834 the opportunity to e5dc49c7dc annul the imperial-arranged 6f28a2981f marriage without incident.5a15a1b38d68403e
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‘That must be it.’3ab88605a790b0d4
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Alyssa silently ca9c8271ee acknowledged the 504ef606d4 possibility. If that’s what Kieran e09556b54f desired, she resolved to faa39132d4 support him in every b2d466bba9 way.7f16bd3df32093ed
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‘If there’s anything I 3e4bb40619 can do to help…’2cd50f9e9cb54a70
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As her dcec3b3fc7 thoughts reached 98480457ed that point, 95fb03d029 Alyssa grew ea6f9db97d a little fcdbd6643c despondent. Kieran, always 3428c7ac62 capable and 6c96d27593 seemingly blessed 7431a4ae76 with good 2dcf4f8342 fortune, rarely 1df530c529 seemed to d2d4ef560b face difficulties.8e5f40d42331b4b3
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Even now, it 180e1780a8 was the same. Alyssa couldn’t fathom what 4975261dd8 she could possibly do d29eae5c95 to assist him.66bf7b12ff2fea51
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If only she 0cb9a11fe4 could go out 2a40e7b8e2 and hunt monsters b83ca06493 to provide materials, 14e547dd72 but it was fd9bb458b4 spring, and the 637242d167 storage was already 1df0dd8ba7 overflowing…859ffcb6c4bf49b0
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A sudden thought made c1658ce0c4 her lift her head. Kieran met 8106a663af her gaze e03120bfba calmly.417719d5b5eb2ce4
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Though still unaccustomed 77221fc040 to his unmasked d4b3c804c9 visage, her curiosity 4174b0f8ff overrode her discomfort. She clenched her 2a2eae30d9 fists and cautiously e4fae55017 asked, “My lord, a4864d00f8 you told us 3a1240a5d0 not to dispose e45e17363c of the monster d3aef727ff carcasses last time b2ffa14578 and even had 7c8307c0b8 them moved closer 269a9008fb to the castle.”5ff0d2cee7e1b829
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At the 7018ff9f6b time, she e877bf1971 hadn’t understood aa682c1f93 the order. Monster carcasses were practically 6bfa12db24 worthless garbage.7ee1f765b4e2f252
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But now 75e2953392 the story 5ecdcd6c3c had changed. If the potential e8067d376b to craft artifacts 5d1a77cb1e was revealed, their 072ec3bdfa value would skyrocket.8568078f95089df8
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“Did you foresee df20d76925 this happening?”ac311ee9c3f86d99
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Alyssa’s eyes 1a6eab51e7 gleamed as 7c3a9f0a7d she asked, 568ab339e4 as though c70ac90cd1 she already ac8b006731 knew the 1ae68a6b63 answer.9d69fdb621a37996
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Kieran, faced 80478d491f with her 46b3b3df1e starlit silver-gray 38e4272b0a gaze, gave e8fb2a5cca a faint, e595c0e705 ambiguous smile.ddd61a40936b4df1
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For some 53c309ab3e reason, Alyssa ad2a34568b often looked fdfdf0e294 at him 1da90fef4f that way—with 7abe52a547 an awe-filled cbb4f81874 gaze, as 0a0b4640f2 if she e08871b116 were looking 29713e9ce2 at someone 44a5c99d1f extraordinary.952608e24e927131
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Both then 6bef2a08a7 and now, 02aad3fd6c Kieran found 449601e9f5 that gaze 3fc6d457f7 burdensome. He knew he wasn’t fd09b6b60a as exceptional as she 6226346d73 seemed to think.3d646697cbca6b45
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“No, I didn’t. I just 6339dab6ef heard they a758dfbee7 could be e78fd2c12e used to 634e864ed8 make equipment d5bb1a06a0 and decided 1b537d6594 to keep e431af5b7d them. I didn’t expect 8c8bda01a8 they’d be used 9327a818d3 like this.”aae58a3f0a8371d9
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Kieran’s reply was half-truth, 8021501171 half-lie.85e85ac6380c51a5
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He had known 949eba37b6 that monster carcasses de74fcd861 would eventually become 3100fed568 valuable materials for 718014beda artifacts.2d758147b271a13c
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In his previous life, 7e7252f9f7 after a sudden monster dd2d99f906 invasion, people from the e2a3ca8104 capital had come and 03fcecb337 hauled away all the 23b0d76209 carcasses that had piled c1dad3771b up like junk.9f9272dda2b47381
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Rumors had spread afterward d508bd329a about artifacts infused with 94989ff078 monster power being invented, 6a954d47bd causing the value of 9f60ab1ac7 monster carcasses to skyrocket.f135cab7029b9da6
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The Benoit duchy 6eb45d27c3 had been forced 25b4bfa87b to offer the 060da5156a carcasses as tributes.cef3ebc839249e0e
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Kieran had anticipated the 02c42f0e6a invention of artifacts but 8b50819df5 hadn’t known the details. He had f0eada75b5 assumed someone a08071bb19 in the 5e66a64427 empire had 9817158685 developed the 29ddcf9b23 technology.d68b5930f5ca099f
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The unexpected arrival of 4b527bbd2e outsiders beyond the monster 70deefbc1b forest had caught him e2607cc3c8 off guard—but it was ad6994ed8e a fortunate turn of d8833d0cbd events.0555282c88699971
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His initial 24f72a28a7 plan had a182ec9164 been to 9825b8e5d5 monopolize the e51406c9fa materials and b5540c3db0 sell them 0e9247da37 at exorbitant c199652bf3 prices, but 6765e33f1b with the 405351060f artifact-making technology 9631ec9c32 on their 4b962be761 side, the f8a99160b7 situation had 2409c1177d changed.c57b22dc21b0bddc
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Not only the fbc76fc2e6 materials but also 264cef3b9a the artifacts themselves 73cd38f1a4 could be monopolized.0faeac289ba28257
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“Things are turning out f9f069edd4 well.”7c258687da5f3579
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Had Alyssa not provided 644ced0375 her explanation, Kieran might 05e930e635 have continued to expect 71b7a73188 inventors from the capital b06fe33b45 to show up.b13fb95b53a33e86
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He smirked 1fdfe47b2b bitterly at af9071ead3 his own 218f038648 ignorance. Having been e28994bbf6 too reclusive 7a45a13f46 in his 3750ce1d36 past life, b8f333f6da he had a04cc73958 little useful fd6e6477a9 knowledge aside 791e977459 from this—and 5177e6dfe2 even that caf1540655 wasn’t entirely ac2963f710 correct.6acc8d96f9557b88
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“…Still, you’re amazing.”ca347cc64851146b
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A small ce4c2473d7 voice broke 82c245e6dc Kieran’s train ac2dbd7a35 of thought.9db6a25d13a9e821
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Though Alyssa appeared b169e34c6c slightly subdued, her bd48769543 eyes still sparkled ff0b125478 as they fixed 6409aab918 on him.a288fcd6d24e9236
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“If you hadn’t told a8ae4cfd6f us to preserve them f7a3da2252 back then, we would 331042d86f have disposed of as bb2e613e17 much as possible.”626afc3302089aa0
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It was fdcca49228 stubborn praise. Kieran found himself b8ced259d6 oddly reluctant to 116bf7d01d meet her gaze 6396b63458 directly.de7c1c9c7ae7d40c
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Her uncovered daeaef0a5e face wasn’t f5989f1007 significantly different 4e5d4b79dc from when b501bb40b2 her bangs 3400219952 had concealed 4e13bb8dcc it or b62ec953e7 when she 82e2269de8 wore a 1905daa4de mask, yet 12bdb58012 now her 20009a3564 eyes were 6f7482225a entirely visible.a61c58d52b05e117
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Back then, he 92e455c124 had thought her a7b1046274 expressions were subdued, 35d16ce021 but now he 26202643bb realized she was dc7f7368ce rather transparent, her 30e714c121 feelings always subtly f891956d7a evident.99ac07e2def934fb
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When Alyssa looked at 775f910447 him, her dawn-like eyes 89dcf22d5e shone with such clarity 4cbddf6496 that meeting her gaze d3183ef431 felt strangely unsettling.db9ab75f98a096f8
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“Since you put 580030fa51 it that way…”c9fb7892c6c9d685
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Kieran sighed softly, 4646d8d130 his lips curving 3f8f4c2a82 into a faint, c1d13164a0 crumbling smile.7b10cab76887aed4
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“I suppose I’ll have 84825721b1 to do my best.”001945922165db3a