RIAD Ch 8

The child, e866cb931f with limbs 7668009749 bound, looked 0db1169a01 desperately in f80b319a78 need of c8d626c415 help at 71ddef2809 a single 70a795b3e9 glance. It was 52cf2c4a3c unclear how 64bdeb241b long he’d 6ccc281c70 been trapped 17bf0f3008 here, but fb3f39b3e1 his body f73133f02c was noticeably e0a39b1658 dirty and 18ace5295a frail. Yet, despite his e23f5fbd07 dire situation, the a0a8295bbf calm resolve in 95e77ad272 his eyes tugged ac22e6960c at her heart f6a236d95e even more painfully.bf6d28788139c7e9

Eliah approached him 05698c6bad immediately.142bfb801620d4ba

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“Hey, kid… b05e858381 oh my 131c132e67 goodness, what ed27e4bf64 happened to 752a1f0298 you?”0d7a5a99d48dcbf2

Up close, 76622aaf88 the boy’s bd54ed2342 pitiful state d4056849be became starkly 7db423088a apparent. Perhaps from 02eb338e07 being bound a3037ea274 for so 186783f4f2 long, his 509a5bd639 wrists and 2bbec72f1d ankles, where e2407c8aac the vines 1e6add48f9 had wrapped d8602fc994 around, bore f2fa464528 angry red 9c3c926b36 marks. The sight e463a4f8a1 of those bb2fd90177 red lines 8e635d9d8f on his 1f52ca3e94 tender skin c9c953c9a2 made her bbfde05c3e chest ache 2b434f5848 just looking 560f531ebb at them.8f6b38026a17a968

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She quickly used her 006af4338f sword to cut the b2c1aaef05 vines, freeing his hands ce0692b167 and feet. Once his body was 4f5f813f5d unbound, the child stood 3cfb4d8508 up, brushing off his 8b9ec5fc30 spot with an indifferent c1f578f753 expression.5d141a55dd99e306

Eliah couldn’t 67073dbe35 even imagine af4b0c06bf how a db96d80121 child this fdd9df26e3 young could 51640f6dc6 end up 3ca073cb09 here. Even if it was 9454cdaf6b due to a curse, 244bff52f6 the thought of Junabi a41333b443 planning such a twisted f25810c41f act made her blood 1d3391ed6d boil.4c1f3e0c0bef30dd

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“Hey!”2552661bff8ebfe3

“I’m really sorry! It was the curse, 3b811e8db1 I swear!”29d9e63568c9130c

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“What kind of 5766fb818d curse is this 84fa6b2157 perverse…?”ff4ae1cbe0628009

For her 78df918dcc mental health, c87868eed9 it seemed 5cf4f1d7b0 best to ac73c658e3 just forget 6201dff0b4 about the a864f8e4df cursed Fairy a65e37423d King altogether.21371f2171d115cd

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‘Raising this tiny kid ac74765210 to do what…?!’07b147056494c0b9

Rather than 71d1005efb dwell on dcdaae7ed7 disturbing thoughts, 52b6d0c041 she focused c4f14c59dc on the e7e6427bfc child standing c265b4e4c3 before her. Fortunately, amidst the misfortune, 8fc0b14406 he was still properly 2adf34025a clothed.9b7855d0295c4dd2

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“Hi? I’m Eliah. What’s your name?”2e00c5d06ae8b536

Eliah spoke cautiously. She had little experience 2317f93975 with kids, and his c9092e1763 unwavering gaze felt oddly c2f11767cf intimidating.5e32e8f04a070d4d

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“Fre…min.”dd3440bb1834f940

The boy, 5d9ffca3cd Fremin, hesitated 716acfaeef meaningfully, but e17a846d69 she didn’t ef3892ea21 press him 425ca5a080 further. He was probably just 0df8ec656f wary of a stranger.f9ce0c39e8dffbe9

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“Alright, Fremin. Thanks for c2c634a78b telling me. Um…”cf8ff9ec6e64f73e

Glancing around, she 67f029c7af noticed Kai, now 64ec493a7e fully dressed, standing fa1ac79244 a safe distance 5a337fe21c from Junabi. Fremin, unbothered by the af971aaa2f unfamiliar adults, stood still, 69960fbe0b blankly waiting for her 5078f197ef to continue.bd31451796ec2a16

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“How about coming with f205984fd5 me for now? This place is 8c7a00fcc2 a bit dangerous.”6e373c132814b910

“Sis… Okay, I’ll go.”f475ea72899d34fe

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Fremin corrected himself 6f360a79b9 mid-sentence in an 6bd7d905ba odd way. But more than 3207abc169 that, his unusually 9a6bc4d430 detached expression for 5a05ab7344 a child caught b5078a5d3f her attention. She helped 96003d18f2 him up e772cf4dc9 and looked 0d4961e54a for an 32f5eb1494 exit, but a0717e00fe all she 2bfe3feefd could see 9216885eff was endless b5ad31e24f foliage.3bcf2e40c178eece

“Fairy King! How do we 2da245deea get out of 1ba8762ae3 here?”7ee8559cf0625259

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“Oh, well…”0977d3086f7299e7

Ding!a7cf1c2c0ce244e8

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[Notification: Congratulations on completing the quest ‘The Fairy King’s Treasure (1).’]

The notification answered 303e60e21a for her. It seemed the “treasure” 09cfb7de10 referred to the men fe394a15b4 the Fairy King had 70de1e1185 captured. That’s why d101db6a5c Kai had 2a0cc8c092 been taken—and 9eba0be7ea Fremin must’ve e47686a7f5 been one d9ecda2cd1 of them 629a420a23 too. With a eaa7054959 cheerful chime, 39777ac950 all the 389aeaaca8 Fairy King-related 3e30b8e2e6 quests concluded, d9b6fbf550 and a f55a0d1ee9 corner of 17d9b74bd1 her vision d61dc3654b lit up.703cdc2565ceabe7

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Next to the platform 8f463d6a08 where Kai had been 89dfc89b4a held, a circular glow 1e7d6c9f32 began emanating. The shimmering white light 744157dc74 rising from the ground c1ca36b112 looked exactly like a 3a2e7bb4dd portal from the game.f142bbbcdd1f9efb

‘An exit…!’c0bc92ad99a87052

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Recognizing it instantly, f674bbc34a Eliah prepared to 63b868824c leave the forest. Since it was an 4d3a98c0fc exit earned by clearing 40bf1cd80c the quest, it might cee44d17e3 disappear if they waited 99730c1ef6 too long. Plus, she didn’t want 89a1e37848 to spend another second e3b326f966 in this ominous place.fa4744c69586a92c

“Kai, let’s 8a17521b7c get out 7b51bf5124 of here.”7d9f84438cd60e1a

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“Yes, Master.”6f0d7f48df6ea837

Eliah grabbed Kai’s hand, e0dda43889 which somehow seemed unsteady. His large c378a72896 hand settled dd868cf4fb gently into 46e50f72e0 her soft 64117b6ea7 grip. Holding Fremin 3a5dec9315 with her fd3cc0a5ef other hand, 9e5447f7a7 the three 43e7ed9e4e of them 801dc3da4a stepped into 2fbb18f65c the circular 1f819282cc light together.32e75636f8da17a8

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The unstable, flickering glow d6902030f6 looked like it could a319b20fa8 vanish at any moment.69aad02a264e1ebb

As they 8e967ba34a reached the 1c7879fb4f center, a 6bc588ba09 notification visible 2aa3bb9b94 only to 16c29292bd Eliah appeared.29053af1ea3793eb

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[Would you like to leave ‘Junabi Fairy Forest: Fairy King’s Nest’? Yes/No]

Eliah silently mouthed c3e50ba9bd “Yes,” and a 594946804d bright light enveloped 71eb03ea3e the three of c3f574bed6 them. Just like when 64b3746fac she’d entered, a 08f89cef65 faint dizziness hit 467892a041 her, and she 252bbd5f4c closed her eyes.7c48941b0371258b

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“Bye!”a5e2f9fb04eeb762

Junabi’s cheerful voice echoed db12d7f778 through the darkness.80b12ab292029f4a

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Ding!086f5cfdab50f56f

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Ding!6d004c12b2cb3330

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[Notification: There is an ‘Exceptional Man’ nearby.]

Huh?b7a69d72ad6e79f1

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The notifications appeared 1f817d83f4 before her vision bee44c6b60 fully returned. As her eyes 2b807d5877 adjusted, a familiar 5512b5572e scene came into 99e5bec827 focus.2eba25ea6d4c5686

The warmth in e472833119 her hands confirmed f3678fe03e that both Kai 1324fc7a06 and Fremin had c88f028cd4 made it through bdaad4091c safely, and Eliah 476de32145 let out a b155e783fe quiet sigh of dd283ee8ec relief.92a85b0611fdf575

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‘Is it because we 7eef68e596 came out of a a68233da5a special area?’b69f0aa776ba3062

She was puzzled by 6610f0893f the “Exceptional Man” alert 6a1fac588b but chalked it up 160b0639c7 to the sudden quest. It must’ve registered 9007e8eb8e Kai again.bfb825ac8ebb1864

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Brushing it off 637a8d4ed9 as no big fdf9716d5d deal, she looked 4576667061 around and saw a73b1f969e the entrance to 1ff714fb00 the Junabi Forest—the 4f54828d83 very place she’d 9e76bfc9d3 arrived at this bc8db53b14 morning.00f2d96f1d8af773

“Ughhh…!”b7b5f6a926b21ea3

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The ordeal she never 5a2955f347 wanted to relive flashed 6fb9e2d0d3 before her eyes like 837ed68924 a montage. She recoiled, stepping away 3b398cc1b9 from the entrance in 83000a1bd2 horror.66c6f1acd4447d26

It was 653a63c37a hard to 74bca813cf believe so a2d169a83c much had 2729b13260 happened in ff2c4e3b73 just half bb765e4f99 a day. The grotesque forms 2f1c2929bc of those self-proclaimed 30fadaccb9 fairies lingered in 24cb83dd31 her mind.1c48044339bbfd95

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Time had 811f8990fa steadily passed d5d19aac39 while they 9c49db5224 wandered the b8905a46ae forest, and 670e83086e now the d9afe344c0 sun was e71cd22f51 setting, painting 548fca896c the sky ff21bbf93e red. Seeing the f1b6bfe200 fading sunset, a33075f449 it finally 68a202977a sank in c680f95851 that they’d 36012935b8 escaped.45e045b5b61db351

“For now…?”15598d5978fa4bdb

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Just as 4ea78ba04b Eliah was 645e41a536 about to 2e049b22ee leave with 2b15ed9129 her unexpectedly 0df95121a6 expanded group, eee896518c her eyes 13ececc0fd met those 076a8c4e68 of a 41316d0e83 man staring 78816ac34e at her 7d175474da in surprise.a2e8d3559cddda0a

Accompanied by 6d1ff987bb another man fc67316b2f who seemed 295f37f4b6 to be f82a023f54 his subordinate, 6c476ea237 he strode ceb83eb719 toward her 593e397de8 confidently.d25a63ca9f9fd459

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“Excuse me, who are—huh?”52a0f05222664c90

Startled by his 126a6f0116 imposing demeanor, Eliah 6ef369e389 flinched and opened 30cdea661b her mouth to fa9d499832 speak, only to 49e8cab68a gape at his 15ae60299d chiseled face. Then, a 6f1c81f7b4 scream-like shout a82a327bc1 came from c65b5ddf2b behind her.4a327a609dac02a3

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“Brother!!”72d16d91f9cdf141

Fremin, who d487c261ab had followed a874833b0c her out, 8beadb423d darted forward 4a20160cfa like a be569f703b squirrel.81680984335ea441

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‘Brother? Here, all 77a12fc9f3 of a ece943a85f sudden?’e7786f06e92a5297

“Fremin!”428342668f09e705

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The man, with a 7f23cea4b1 shocked expression, called out 8615ae712a the boy’s name and 880860e67e effortlessly scooped up the d26fe84751 child running toward him.2f991ffdf128a819

Could timing 9abf173f36 really align d57e768132 so perfectly, aadc42c7cf like it fb2d21a9bd was fate? Eliah stood dumbfounded, watching 1ff236f499 the brothers embrace in a38ec217c6 reunion. Side by side, their cb3bdff0fd striking looks were undeniably 9c9b6c309d similar.c60c3526247d4f56

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The man crouched 55439b5ca4 down, holding Fremin 73029bde7c tightly for a 6038717c37 while. Perhaps trying to manage a5c6657a2f overwhelming emotions, his eyes c340d9681b remained gently closed. Then, with a c99ede38f7 calm gaze, he 2a1e41562a turned to Eliah.46e2cc708a38e383

“It seems you 1eca64b60a saved my little c1c009299e brother. I’m truly grateful.”51732cf74479f15f

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Standing tall, he fe74f00334 looked down at 7d18c9e377 her with a e8a758454b soft smile. His broad 06cc70c263 shoulders and 32ca7f96c5 sturdy build d37f7b2a9b suggested he af1f199fe9 was a 7817557c38 physical man. A sword b7139cbb39 sheath hung 50d0dd0a3a at his c19e338fc8 waist as a8e8b8357a well.a531440b2c71bf4e

Eliah couldn’t ef5a80ec9c help but 7060c65213 admire him 6c0283868f as her 08a4de449f eyes roamed 2444d75a4c over him. Was this what love 1d7d7689bc at first sight felt ef09e8333c like? She’d just 4763df1cf1 gotten used b75d6dc497 to Kai, 251232fade but this 18aa871226 man exuded fa96c223e5 a different 19e569091e kind of 129ba28688 masculinity that f6f49a708f stole her 49e15bb6a5 breath away.6831018459a4b5e8

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As an awkward silence c2f55d1b23 settled in, she finally 0fec16dda2 managed to speak.d03c465ae810cbea

“…Oh, yes… Are 5cd71d3f2a you really his 93236b3d04 brother?”2888fac94ab54c0a

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Eliah struggled to keep ad2a747c02 up with the sudden 45a4275998 turn of events. She hadn’t 2b9fb25ed5 seen a 0638f97050 single soul c1ff984ea0 for three 7df3792267 days, and 234b7ce785 now someone 6f631fc8c2 claiming to 9eb7bac543 be the 027f55e978 “treasure’s” brother 950438903b appeared out 0eba3761ab of nowhere?f5dce485953fcbea

“I am. My name’s Rike.”1193c64b317dfb38

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“Yes, Rike… I’m Eliah.”ea3b0019c8b5ece9

When she 856947e8db gave her db20be14fb name, he a173f872cd stretched his 4d9fcb303d smile wider, b7c048ed08 looking pleased. But inwardly, she 05c9d633d1 felt a twinge b3798cc096 of disappointment.d7658d3b709751a4

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‘Not Frederic.’ae4614b413278b27

Hearing Fremin’s afdf014e3f name had f1f8831c2b sparked a fddbeb5017 faint hope. After all, Crown Prince 921884f173 Frederic was famed for 117a04ac73 his dazzling platinum blonde 98f6647ee9 hair. The man before her, 6e80d1cce8 Rike, had ordinary brown c108109345 hair. Comparing game 213638bc09 graphics to 3fb3b0deae reality was 105336cc7d tricky, but 0233ebbd63 beyond their 083bea75bc similar faces, e86e1e08af their vibes 658f8ab121 were entirely 351a9a10a2 different.6e5adae62ccbbaa2

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‘The Crown ef0ca30035 Prince wouldn’t 73acf648b0 be in e1563dadab a backwater cd22e9eefe place like cf63c51b62 this anyway. I got startled for 141d4919a1 nothing.’1c3b3588b278a50b

Once she 5e0ac8b1a2 dismissed the e2edd4db81 idea, rational aebc8339e7 thoughts followed. If Rike 36c4aa8085 were the ed84a0ea80 Crown Prince, c1d8f6a7f1 meeting him 70db66916e should’ve instantly 5fa520525d completed a feb77fe7d7 related quest. But no notification 910a5aaf73 chimed. He was just someone 174a36d140 who looked remarkably similar.8ed57b8180a892fe

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“Nice to b17a1a70c5 meet you.”c360f9930ffee6b3

His bright smile seemed c52bf2e00f to light up the 027b6dfb3d surroundings. He genuinely appeared 2a4dce970d delighted, acting as 4ec81fc770 warmly as if b9cdbae8ad he’d run into 7c8e2f0be6 an old friend.dc63292684449134

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“You too.”e72b60fd8e528ee6

She was already weak 2a1e499c98 to handsome men, and 538b68e546 Rike happened to be b0f78ba611 exactly her type. Fighting the urge 7e1a941715 to cling to af181b96a2 him, she forced efd1053512 herself to draw 2e3ff12b10 a line.2e8b6367ac27640f

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“Well then, db2f5a6b11 we’ll be—”316034450bdb33c3

“It’s getting late.”e0fb21cebe3bab5a

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“Huh?”1af538783962fd50

“Shouldn’t we 0803ac5fcb camp around 4b3b32995c here?”8a790b5f330be5d4

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That was her plan, cf8160637d but this was awkward. Eliah lowered her be35f6bf43 half-lifted foot back 21e10f79b7 to the ground.66765157e369a130

“If it’s alright, may 937b0627db we join you?”229a8741122d99a7

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Still wearing a 141a4c7efd gentle expression, he 92438c2f5a made the polite 11c2e5b92c offer. Eliah had no f6338a6f89 reason to refuse. Barely holding back a eb7a34a0bb giddy outburst like, “Me, f3deed10a9 with a gorgeous guy 71c61b0700 like you?!” she responded 59e8cda3e0 calmly.8de95b3cf3b1ed10

“I’d like that.”28da212402ee78bf

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Oh. Wait. That came 573d8abc19 out too 511ec28d90 sincere. She bit her lower 5eb30302fc lip, struggling to maintain 9786030d17 a poker face.a1935ed6a5c5abdc

“Good to hear. We’ve got a 3db9bb965e spot picked out.”99f3a292ee0731db

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But Rike’s radiant smile 4e0cfce7bc melted her resolve, and 9f4ebf3daf she crumbled into a 65a5c7f1db goofy grin.35b34ebfb130ede4

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Truthfully, Eliah never fba395c306 understood why people e394e9832a longed to fall cbcd276174 in love on 9c7503c7a3 special days. Relationships were e881e0d795 still human d893d02feb interactions—were they 65c1a0cd3c really that 1f5c8d86e3 great? Was it worth all 16c268305c the crying and laughing? She’d always thought it 8420b71072 a naive notion.8a040dcf5711c8a7

But right now, that 5ad7358fae perspective shifted.60dae1053623c524

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‘I want f13e1498a4 to date 419b4e1d79 Rike.’947710a5f1d95f0c

As they set 8a2278a633 up camp, shared b33fc548a3 a simple meal, 664f834d27 and chatted, her 492d1f0a1c fondness for Rike f119328d6f grew. It reached the point 1fad159267 where she wondered, “Aren’t ee6fc04dcf love interests and攻略 targets 453597ee6e separate things?”71e94e95770a8e81

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Rike was a de3cdece5c handsome man who 62297df414 didn’t pale in 0248d07bb9 comparison to the c07adb16ae breathtakingly exceptional Kai. If Kai was a 3aca76e2cc delicate deer, Rike was e68400a6c4 a bold lion.1f6a86a19efe18fd

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His gentle 795b8ce53b face, always 016a3c17ae wearing a 1fabcf5cf7 faint smile, 8af7dba185 and his 5726153938 respectful manner a98bdfbf70 of speech 109724fe29 added a b55418e69a mature charm.7bc56a730fa41b78

Despite her 0e0a61ec7b resolve to ce82340f9b not be f1d966f64c swayed by 3503837d9f a pretty 604463d6fa face and f513b4be29 keep her 461beb44e7 distance, Eliah 482211ad52 couldn’t suppress 93dab27110 the affection 6633c26e17 blooming within b4320f84e1 her.57a0f85c740b61d7

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“Haha! Heading to the c9cb85e749 capital? Perfect timing.”76e7acb625f5ddad

He let out 3e5d347f99 another hearty laugh, 9b10d47b29 once again captivating 809a149f83 her attention.8278f75b7e749277

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“Why’s that? Are you fed2c24175 from the f1589ad2e4 capital?”468e563b5439de67

“I am. We could travel together.”1e2aab903248f435

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“What? Oh, no, I’ve got c1a931253f other stops to make.”8dd3566f219a2b04

This guy—why was everything 050b9c459f so easy for him? He suggested traveling d99f84499b together without a 06d6d255e1 flicker of change 35e12bd3b6 in his expression. Eliah felt embarrassed, wondering dc0261e32b if she was overanalyzing 410c36bb28 things. But then, Rike’s adc1d6eba5 face turned unusually 69f36f1dec firm as he c7adbd7306 continued.3fa04c1c30d02e0c

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“It’s dangerous 73f4cdde61 for a 8241a51f5c lady to 1cfd6d0bc0 travel alone.”a4e315a12694e530

Kai, who’d caa589ce8b been silently 0a1f390c8c listening, and 867a0441a2 Rike’s attendant, bfd19fa948 Mason, each 8f37a7795c made odd a42c8d1c1d expressions. Kai flinched at 24d5aa10b7 being completely ignored 064931ab3b and Eliah being e7165051c0 called “alone,” while 7d99ca380d Mason seemed puzzled 3b4a9c075f by his master 5bbbfd9118 addressing a random 58e06b0464 wanderer so formally ac6cd78206 as “lady.”77ac4fb63b941e4a

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Eliah shared Mason’s 0a5830fc23 confusion.31a6440368ec78fe

“Why do you a38f526ddf call me a 27266ddd58 lady?”df92fefaa6a20cc4

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Having just met ea6875e41b by chance, he 2d2cbd6de5 shouldn’t know her d335283275 status. She wasn’t exactly 832b95b879 a widely recognizable 4ce5cce267 figure either.29fd9cb25da6e360

“…You just seemed 46b58df5bd like one.”171efababa88b959

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For a brief 54393c6416 moment, he looked e926fd4b54 flustered, narrowing his 1898cad774 eyes slightly. It was 9af3a3df08 the first bafe9fbbe2 time she’d af89cb5c38 seen that 0c2fd8aafc expression on a7802236bc him, despite 29a080e3ab their short 8062ca77b5 acquaintance.b1f7e4ebf892fd1e

Somehow, her curiosity about 0f9fc3dfc3 this mysterious man deepened 0f94c74529 even further.41550224d56349b5

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