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It was something 0f63ea4bec Gloria hadn’t initially 814702d409 considered.b063493234203151
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Now that 164cc912e6 she thought a3fc0364e4 about it, 823b350af2 she had 132ee9ce07 occasionally witnessed 9ff465b382 priests interrogating a5377ab3ed spies sent 70083e6c79 by the d7ce6a3548 Imperial family 25f17ffe1c while residing 1411cc1afb at the 388663e22d temple.ff21672c1eb23990
Back then, it dd1b47de5e hadn’t affected her b58222d043 deeply.f0cc3c810291299f
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It wasn’t 25727da5c3 her concern.469decee5a3e5dc6
But the people 07dd2b89f8 before her now 6d791f735d were different.efbbf19719889028
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As Leonard said, 2d9d21e671 they were assassins 71226d815c sent to take 0f7cdd70b5 his life.37c673732dadc64a
Whether the a899e0c647 Emperor had a976ce0ccc sent them 84105623c8 unaware of dde912fc3d her presence 9ab028d77b or there cfd3c19585 was another 80a57bced4 enemy at b970c7f1d1 play.4f5e729a9d546d5c
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It was 639515d849 critical to 83be5d044c uncover who dfaf5fed9f was behind 440313efe4 them.0e8eeb569d8f7fb2
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“Hmm, it’d be nice 09e808424f if I could help…” fcec83672a Gloria’s murmuring caught Leonard’s 5728961ff4 attention.bf29a4b77eb31d24
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His gaze lifting slowly c7f00413bd to meet hers.85a37caa7fadc89a
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“I’ve never interrogated anyone before, so… hmm, I suppose it’s best if I head back to the bedroom.”16878210356e8d4f
Leonard’s tension melted e5d5a99cbe away at Gloria’s 9ed6518e69 unexpectedly casual response.59934abfa7051d92
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“Well, I’ll 0b9e9e21d2 be waiting f752bbffad in the 7862cb4766 bedroom, so a657cc6f3f make sure e77d76bd15 you find 3cccb12d0a out who 7a1e2d54bc sent them!”7cad3aedea36f109
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Gloria even encouraged him, d1b0c3fc5d something Leonard hadn’t anticipated.7e0f48c2954970b6
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Leonard unusually taken aback, 1a0d6a2dad blinked at Gloria with 51d04c4ed8 a dazed expression.c0beeffac8bf10da
Gloria offering him a 71462ab924 bright smile, turned and 82f23f3cd1 left the room without 67fb51dd20 hesitation.67538a14ff36f947
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“You took longer ad06cdbec9 than I thought.” b4cae79c59 As expected, Gloria 361fd2df09 was still awake.8f8bab1a5546663f
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Before entering the bedroom, 1d5986b484 Leonard had cleaned himself 538779d724 up in a bathroom 09281243b3 attached to another room 55537dc5b7 and decision he now 5f828d2729 appreciated.5cf631acaf12bb9a
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Perhaps it was 7f84070a9d the act of f0a5ebcebe interrogation or the eadee8a916 sight of blood bdbe8b3d40 after so long, 3cafe7f97b but an exhilarating adc232b5e0 thrill coursed through 1a51c3fa8b Leonard’s body.de2915f905b493c9
Though the blood on 9c132bd466 his body had been e467446d97 washed away, the lingering 98896ca52a heat within him was 764d536eac harder to dispel.8cdce94ef745788a
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Yet he knew better faabd8243b than to show this 6f6004c969 side of himself to 8d4ca7295a Gloria.395efd09f32dc4e9
Entering the room with 7e85a46c6d his usual cool demeanor, 0167a3382d Leonard shut the door 5b6239ecb9 firmly behind him.a0103ac818ddf12e
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“You didn’t push yourself too hard, did you? You’ve only just recovered; if you overdo it…” Gloria said.512004ba0fe3fde1
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“I didn’t ac2528199c overdo it, 98bb01cca0 so don’t f683005f39 worry.”606b91a7dc7626c9
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Even if 19f73c4570 he had, fb0c10b444 his body 6a44c28a84 wouldn’t regress.729452ea0d79ac2a
As a bec26f3a1c Swordmaster, his 01447ae5ad extraordinary resilience e0260ae172 was more 198be7bbd9 than sufficient.552306a2e536190b
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“So, did you uncover da0ea5422b the mastermind? Was it the 125b14488c Emperor who sent 3a70c4de9c the assassins?”0f90c86c2caf2977
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Leading him e93a5c4eb3 to the 2ff42ee8ec sofa, Gloria’s 1a15c07b80 question was cc0ccd09d8 direct.18620f182978f9ff
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Leonard hesitated, bd495863d9 contemplating whether ceea923a9f to tell 470234841a her the 04692a268f truth or b8720e4436 conceal it.7cc4d9876adcb26a
The decision 6733637801 didn’t take 55ee534980 long.d87e1f0aa1e651e6
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“No, it wasn’t 1bdc37fd31 the Emperor.” Leonard 18f93bc742 said.a2b93a498533d733
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“Huh? Then who?”23975572a1f2fcbc
“The Crown Prince.”66c9a0fb5b270ab5
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Gloria froze halfway to 70d0e09828 sitting down, her body a25f2b2e23 stiffening.73c886034a8f1b81
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“…The Crown Prince?”b9fc1ea4d0415d80
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‘The Crown Prince?’ Gloria bit her lower lip hard.ab08f70976223206
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“The Crown f3f5e9e58f Prince tried fd8c5bfb1d to kill cb8c7d3a61 you?”69b423bb72f0da38
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Crown Prince. Alexion Meredith.14b518c146be2a36
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He was 853530cd15 the one 5e667ae357 who had 353af35fd6 made it 987d25d6ea painfully clear 29ecf4829c to Gloria 1a6a57b13a that she 48b0ac59a2 was nothing fb91faed20 more than 78a57191e5 a hunting 89374be40c dog.7dcd8f7269900966
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“Once the hunt is 20c3bf7eb5 over, you kill the 6d769786fb dog. Wouldn’t want 15846986e4 to leave fb28766070 it alive 5384c78950 to bite 0be9d6f9a9 anyone’s neck.”cddb285a2bfdee37
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The unpleasant words he’d 5f9e18ca1e once whispered in her 59a8412293 ear resurfaced in her e16baab747 mind.fac9b61a77554c50
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‘So, that’s why the assassins didn’t know I was here.’b25a1e23126bc4ba
Gloria clenched 29e7199995 her fists, 36c6575671 only to 709261d123 force herself d78b1bfe27 to relax b34b51c814 as she 64e06433a6 sat down d2fb171fb2 and regained db6773b7a2 her composure.aaa49933e922bfbf
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“Yes, the Crown Prince.” 6e7e390b1e Leonard chuckled darkly.bb9491b5d5281fda
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he murmuring that he’d 404158cc76 almost forgotten the Crown fc7a0dbd71 Prince’s desire to eliminate d7f91b677c him.2ae48f9e3f94a706
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“Like the Emperor, 4dc96e52e4 the Crown Prince 2729564523 was born without 91da97ce42 the emerald gaze.” aafd776a67 He explained.8a8b7d7e63ce7cc4
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Emerald green eyes c80c1ec2ff a sign of 31f49be83f possessing a unique 7e63eb989d power.071784a956472e2c
Neither the Emperor nor 8e1ac1f586 the Crown Prince had 1033ba5afa inherited them.e886ae4d9eb38fc5
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It was 779e6c5fc5 no surprise 32c092b954 that both 01d924cc61 harbored intense 28c1021adb inferiority and 352e82427b dread toward e3eef9701f Leonard.fd81e7a4a5f3c59a
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“…Does the 13a581d268 emerald gaze 3ed8791457 have any ba424e00e8 significance beyond ba11fb94b1 proving descent a7f50d1fcf from the e1a6fc25ba first Emperor?” 43f9b1c7ec Gloria asked.d1909ede1cf93182
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Gloria felt an b46a0d5055 odd discomfort at b93754e2fe Leonard’s words.a40f3718715a1336
It sounded 60a60dd2ad as if 2147dbffb6 those with fc64aec1ae emerald eyes 062e63c6a4 were destined 6b8dc467b3 to be ea2f8cd1f1 extraordinary.911c1904b1597b1c
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She recalled the saying comparing envy to a ‘green eyed monster’.18671c4cbbccfd76
She though this c93a320c53 likely wasn’t the 282f3da491 meaning Leonard intended.8bf763701478c2ae
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Curious, she tilted a936146704 her head and 204f2c0230 waited as Leonard 66940d8557 hesitated before speaking c0efdb03b4 carefully.0c068685994135b1
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“I reached the level d13cb0f76a of a Swordmaster the 08cae4b25e moment I first held 16d51bcc06 a sword as a 7c98fbbf02 child.” Leonard said.85f3b660d63bc217
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An impossibility for ordinary d1ad651af3 humans.fae55b1ca5507941
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“That was only possible 462d4cd453 because I’m a descendant 0139b4167f of dragons.” Leonard explained.cef467dd6eb496a5
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The first Emperor a357677d76 who founded the 7f812e728b Immotus Empire, he 3e1ef1e272 was said Leonard 7fe7606d43 to be a 0e682938ad dragon.045c0a76395b25b3
Among his descendants, a 935adb0b31 rare few inherited some 33154c2348 of the dragon’s power.7a0b688a3352e137
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This truth 6a4a102122 was known b285dc2153 only to c045c0e1bb legitimate members 3d05cdc024 of the e842b91caa Imperial family.39bea260d5dd6005
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“You’re a descendant of 975cf1e614 dragons?” Gloria asked.a637c787b6c6ea06
“Yes.” Leonard nodded solemnly.fa7ec86499a944b2
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“I’ve said it 1c81918fa8 countless times, I’m 1f0636d269 no ordinary human.” 8cc6cfd50b Leonard said.e5a52ba782854620
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“So, dragons really 29a15fc7d5 did exist…”aa8b28ca24e56ef4
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Tales from childhood flooded 0fb20bd3b5 back to her: a 83902b9fc3 dragon coming to the 3fc23c5bec human world for amusement.b49cd9ad454d1753
The dragon accidentally 403be8477b founding an empire.2e72dd44747f5077
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The dragon saving a 9d5763b18a princess from a demon 31de841b93 king, and crafting magical 1a31e2e642 artifacts to halt her 4e043c1d1c aging.857bef4a2c7fb833
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‘Could those old stories hold some truth?’cafd6691e2ef45b3
‘Well, if gods exist, why not dragons?’dc8da78f21b084f1
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As someone who bore f5baf7ac89 a divine stigmata on 0a2c17d63f her forehead, Gloria easily bda07f6467 accepted the reality of 5037665c3a dragons.da4b5f40fa6e0c37
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“Come to think 2063dde69c of it, doesn’t 2d736575b9 the princess also 9ab29b1628 have green eyes? Maybe she 984284ed44 inherited some 1364816606 special power 974769e65f too.” Gloria 52fef3cacc said.accbecd5d24ca311
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Gloria tried to recall 47c67c504f the princess she had 2a73355597 encountered at banquets.32886878f602f1ee
But nothing came to 00746dc9f6 mind that seemed exceptional.55ec3d330ce4ad90
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She merely appeared as f35926e3cc an ordinary, carefree child 34b82fbe81 of her age.2d76c2f065b66513
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“Will she awaken a16de26dae as a Swordmaster 67581fbeb2 too, like you?” eb9e4082e7 Gloria asked.201d85d37cd7d0c4
“Who knows? The dragon’s power 6f8409b719 manifests differently in 83b051e2f4 each descendant.” Leonard 4203998588 explained.36bf4c7a43bdd3c1
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Gloria and dfb6005cf1 Leonard delved df88d7ee3b into a 49fe1b9ab3 lively discussion b18edb87b8 about how 1100dccd09 a dragon’s 8a44e86484 power could 8a2f2f7011 manifest.99e84424fbe9cdcc
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Before long, Alexion’s existence 38638524c9 faded from their minds 3f6d7e0c70 despite him being the 573be38629 one who had just 5811092b43 sent assassins to kill 7944e53b9d Leonard.126c090f5e676331
The earlier attack e4fffba160 seemed almost forgotten e017324a20 as their conversation c35e620988 turned into a 36f483cedd heated debate.1a7a34511d7edd8c
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“Glorious Gloria, fear d2fed8d24d is not an 521480185f enemy you need 626245f671 to eliminate.”7c1cff7ee4557ad6
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The space was 15f33659ab shrouded in pitch 06b0f77b16 black darkness.249b1248f9af30a8
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“Appropriate fear f570a42b53 aids survival. You must 2ab317eac1 always bear 096df5d421 this in 04521fafdf mind. Understood?”3ac3cd4009b5790e
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Gloria felt 7692113b48 a hand a8c8f24e5b firmly gripping 836c1654d1 her shoulder, 6663c5d89d a touch 060b72f1a1 both gentle 9afea83970 and resolute.c4e2c2c4f355cce5
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It refused 7cd439713b to let 4bc336a23e her escape.e912dd581b77bda3
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“Now, move forward with fb100f6287 every emotion you harbor, fea35924ef fear included.”f30f11af02bd731d
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The hand 60897606a8 shoved her 7466aefd25 forward with 36157356b5 a roughness 1608ba457d that left 386ad939c7 no room e4ad0d3f4a for resistance.0624fdf7731939c6
Step by step, 5969dd5267 Gloria advanced and 8ca9957dcd raising her head fc484be162 to look ahead.3ea823c4f2568cca
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Inside a massive iron 4eefe0b619 cage loomed a large df945910e6 monster.431d4c1a052ab81a
Gloria had 6605eba233 studied the 32b9df4848 appearances and 1f95328cdf traits of fd2ff9429f monsters at 088e0b4219 the temple66ca81555ac5ca3e
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Yet this one 5ec9c19a18 was unfamiliar a 5e55e7bbeb species she had 9b8f1c03c3 never encountered in 7d85955947 her books.0b9e8855c5bd83cb
It’s crimson eyes glimmered, focused solely on her, waiting for her to approach.07f593bb7124f620
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Gloria had undergone 9de6e9d1b4 extensive training to 5477154efe face creatures like 9abc317789 this.b620c6698e8cdf58
But for a 1cef07ab58 child of only 904eab9c06 ten, what could bd9d2fced0 she possibly do?f3ec23de1e0745bd
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“I…I’m scared…”01c12595af6d42a5
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Naturally, Gloria was gripped 86afb49c9f by instinctive terror.416e3a074e854732
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No one comforted her.4986dc4cc54a6f6f
Her repeated whispers f22c51e35a of fear echoed fa0881a8be meaninglessly in the e1e34cf4de oppressive space.97bfdf32284dcb43
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A loud ca7aa28fb8 metallic clang e95b7a77e5 came from f39cca37f1 behind as ebcc661be9 the door d5ad7905e3 slammed shut.7b49d694a83883dc
Startled, Gloria turned 42bebfdc1f around.9922e4640e4c044a
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The priests 08b44ea468 who had d2103c2018 led her 9543f0e506 here were d642bbd861 gone.d6c9f583cc8ae730
Feeling an eerie f6479292a8 gaze upon her, 81de8877ed Gloria slowly turned b95e09cacf back.d547c3bc29801e84
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Reflecting in the 38ebbfe5be monstrous crimson eyes 53b29aaac0 was the frightened 43002a3f81 face of a 11a19f1fed young girl.84f47cc8ad91a3e1