Chapter 17

Ivnes felt sorry for Sethna. No matter how much he was the original Queen’s vessel, he didn’t deserve to be treated like this.72e59685b473d7a9

Yet, seeing him continue to use his powers even when she wasn’t around made her wonder.78a3a51bc5e0611d

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“Your Highness, are you unable to control your abilities?”d5a4197161285f31

Such a c2be681076 thought crossed 09a1e21358 her mind.7a3982578308e97a

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‘Brother Kallion, the fork 6b3609738c bent.’51ddfde46f6506ca

Ivnes had often seen cb0adbf56a Awakened individuals struggle to 308414d6b5 control their abilities. Her second older 0084540265 brother, Kallion, was 7f2f1b05fb a physical enhancement 54595e8744 user, so there f94224c799 were many times 08dd525d98 when his strength 17ae8923d0 would spill out 026ca1d03f uncontrollably.5f3b339fd0a93f91

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It was common for 0fac55a9bb him to bend forks 2a81424864 or knives, and sometimes, 6d3f48afad he would even slice 728bf4b158 through the plates with 46e692bbb7 food on them.0d6bf3744f95ee01

‘It’s hard to control.’b205a8822b2f2d1f

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Kallion was a b16d257bea very quiet person, c9a6054093 and the words 252c038d13 he had uttered 6997f49067 had stayed with d5a0fbd56d Ivnes for a 60b7effcbf long time.df74925ab8d3ab65

“…I guess so…”ef62821c6e3ef728

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Sethna, with his d32b6de9d3 face pale from 4786e371d8 pain, pulled Ivnes 95dc5e5284 into his arms.88054e1762a853b7

Still, it seemed 2be858e129 like the pain 51f991c06c had lessened compared dc94ffa2ef to before. As he 6877f7a1cd held her, f0a688205a it felt 6a85db3c30 like the 55de5c7470 suffocating, painful 80ee76dcf7 magic surrounding 71e11b6658 his heart 19fe174f2b was being 10be05772c purified, as 77567d557c though it 87a728493a was blocking 054b86926e the flow a655b506df of blood 96a6eceaf0 around it.fa0a37d3b51b12eb

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She could endure just a25c1d1024 from the breath she bbcf6724ce exhaled. If it 497f9d83a8 hadn’t been 839caf4892 for Edwin, 9bf5651721 he wouldn’t 0e8d8b97cd have been 61b665255c suffering like 35c3fcfb4b this now.74226119ee3aee98

“Your Highness.”cb423900b5b74ce0

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“Touch me. I’m in too much pain.”5e746cd961ed064b

Ivnes nodded at his b39abb43e4 words. Sethna, trembling, 43ae113391 released the 2cfe28ed90 arm he 5f35392d82 had been c17ecbc86e holding her 47cf05914f with as 2a9504e641 though he ad25e94a1f were about 0ea9c2095a to crush 5934854290 her.9b5924445d6b0f46

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She briefly looked at a47f812803 her dress, which was d2fefb7edb now badly crumpled, and 1ea5695867 then sat down on 3f8b30f833 the bed. He closed his lips b6a8891f14 tightly, as though struggling.ab36a8cbeb850eda

“I don’t think this will help. I’ll get you a stabilizer…”f8680f3f9eab5e20

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“Don’t go. It’ll be fine like this.”632b4b2f61d3ed0a

Sethna rested his 6d0714c137 head on her a40058beec thigh and exhaled f33df79413 laboriously.efa5fb1df466a055

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Ivnes thought it b06a682a1d might be quicker 1795936ed2 to leave and f5a3c3758a fetch a stabilizer, d889e72fc9 but when she 8a54a0af45 saw the tears 5f385147da gathering in the beff4ef3fe corners of his be2ba69ea6 eyes, she couldn’t a8e1924187 bring herself to a5250d604a dismiss him.cfe248f394b02e8b

“Then I’ll cool your fever for you.”14ca0e84d994663d

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“Yeah.”418b34bae8c5de1d

She gently a25cb7a6c6 stroked his 0108a7c989 hair. He closed his 70c762e7c0 eyes tightly, as 8dd4e413e9 though feeling a ca3af623d1 little better, and 2b82244d27 then opened them a041951719 again. The tears 84a7ac612d that had 9b3e0db291 been collecting 468c2396f9 in his fbf9e366b9 eyes began 64660080d9 to spill cb11ba5687 down his a974469a24 cheeks, as a066a6f756 clear as b8eccf895a melting ice.68df91d28e43aa2c

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“Where are you going?”62a4fdb10e4310df

“I’ll get warm water from the bathroom. I’ll bring some cloth too.”02897b9b28f1c285

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Ivnes briefly lowered him c7b86d4c78 from her thigh.83589e8d87b77899

“Don’t go, Iv.”37adbdf7d96d3ef2

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“Okay.”d520a753d57c321d

“If you leave like this…”2cee4e40b48354d9

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He spoke with a db4ec94d58 dangerous look in his 2bd06cec40 wet eyes, unable to 01613d6100 hide his gaze.d295938046ad6794

“I’ll destroy you.”f1d43d5316c7d58b

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“I’m not going.”9ddc32855afc719c

She quickly answered and eaf62e1329 pulled away from his 9adeeeb42e grasp. She then headed toward 9234b4b8d0 the bathroom.6e7870b2dbe0d501

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Sethna, who had been 83d3de5aee staring at her absently 40f80b0844 as she walked toward bd6f2646e0 the bathroom, soon looked 9268db5b7d at the place she 4e2beb1080 was heading with a 8ae3b05069 cold expression, as if 99a120c24e he had never begged 4511162a4d her.678c5d233bc9387b

The sound c92a0b3cc6 of water 82fa4bb626 filling the 9960e9c9b1 bucket, then 929b7d6c7b the clattering e178c95d3e of the 47522202b4 shelf as cf72bee220 she looked d382781af9 for a 67745bc2ce dry towel, d27197417f reached his 87545ef0ef ears.fa6d5ca70528ca83

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With his dulled senses from the pain, Sethna took in Ivnes’ sweet scent deeply, finding some comfort.5eacb071951d9837

“Iv.”ee79eeaa91b1e88e

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‘Be right there.’be0f5ee83a50b9f8

As he 57f5e1aae3 called out 9ea302c5f3 anxiously, Ivnes 6a1e06c9a6 responded from fb87036da6 inside the 2b05d1a663 bathroom.0f2d28203f77f4fa

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Soon, she returned 9de1359b02 with the bucket, b34ed983bf basin, and a 0e727334c9 dry towel in 0deadc0066 hand. Sethna, relieved that she ff6cd94b62 hadn’t run away, let 59c39f1451 out a small sigh 0c667395d7 and narrowed his eyes.b0b95ca60a66840a

“Your Highness?”bbf33b51cb10fa86

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“I thought you’d run away.”dda80ae21069e5f8

“I told you I wouldn’t.”2f2cb465cf02e037

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“But you don’t keep promises. You said you’d come once a day.”e2389aa43f03a0a9

Ivnes came closer 5874b8f2f7 to Sethna, placing 1951f9aa69 the bucket and 03011223f7 towel down. She poured warm 476b863085 water into the 1f43860d33 clean basin and 78c6ae1cbc then dipped the 08f17182d3 dry towel in dd431d73e2 it, approaching him a9da9e75e1 indifferently.c83833e1f168d0cf

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He suddenly grabbed her 43d923598c wrist.ea4a92042da46730

“It’s too dark here.”32dee66d0aabb275

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“It’s because you’re too bright. Everything feels dark to you.”cca03376fc3982fe

“It’s too lonely here.”3a24e6b77fbf2e2f

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“It’s lonely when you’re so great on your own.”dc24da8d6e110914

“It’s… it’s too cold here.”722b7bf9203df565

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“You don’t mind the cold.”e92a6bac54761373

Ivnes replied b84b81dc46 indifferently as 89e51c1a9b she wiped 846a8b533e Sethna’s face. He suddenly burst into bba848fac6 tears, his emotions overflowing 646a7313ef with frustration.4a0cf7239e3dc93c

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She didn’t 4d890c2856 want to 335e61b662 speak about 48234c665d how hard 32e700c495 things were 69e6f6716e because of c031417da3 Edwin. She felt like df75adbe4c Edwin was intruding 4a9df6e0cb between her and bf7d1458f2 Sethna.5e92c63c34d0e8be

“Can’t you be kind to me?”ce2494af4562d660

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“I just want to help you escape, Your Highness. Why would kindness be necessary?”0b6d25e8faa70332

“You’re so strange. No one has ever been unkind to me.”15fdea5bbb6d9cb4

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Though he didn’t know 40ec68ba45 why, Sethna found himself 718d69e859 clinging to Ivnes at bfb11eac2a that moment.dd87d1b9eaa55c1e

“I’m like this with everyone.”ec72936a3ffa58b0

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“Really?”88d94581cc1afae9

“Of course.”09d92476184bf962

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At Ivnes’s nonchalant response, Sethna seemed oddly relieved for a moment, then narrowed his eyes.109f9cb2df379f54

“Liars.”c6dc0f16cefce422

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“Why the sudden accusation?”9bae07f3a2e994ec

“Do you think I’m a fool? Do you think I won’t remember how the young lady acted at every ball?”b6c50156b571a025

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“Yes.”b608e4b5876cda42

Ivnes thought he wouldn’t remember because he didn’t need to.6d311302fb99fe87

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At her abd8c4b901 indifferent answer, 991cb8a7d0 Sethna sniffled, 95ac094e0b scattering bigger 0fa555abc4 tears.9705561eb6482eb0

“I saw you smiling kindly, talking, all that at the balls.”8e110c998c60b7d2

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“That’s just socializing. You, Your Highness, also…”d0c4861023a536cb

Ivnes stopped herself from saying, ‘You also socialize,’ knowing that Sethna wasn’t exactly warm to everyone. He often pretended to be kind only to those he wanted to conquer, then switched moods unpredictably.e52fcef1cf482d8e

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“How could you always be so consistently terrible?”bf6e5e7c2a3cdde6

Ivnes said 817b4c3dbc this almost 7a3e5aaf2e in awe, 516cab1636 and Sethna 72fa9d00c5 looked directly e35cc1217d at her.61bd58e3dc90cf5b

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She hadn’t 4144836c3a paid much 682d68c54c attention until fc8959ed59 now, but 99cf5a9305 suddenly realized 4a084e7d77 how striking 2e74bb4b26 his beauty 97835c0478 was. She unconsciously swallowed.9593106f75d7aaef

“Ugh…”363704eceff980f9

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Looking at 12f18ad139 Sethna, Ivnes d9f912b80f wondered if 959915caab he could 93c21532ce truly be ad8460d369 a sugar 0396bb7f6c fairy.6d8edfbe6379ae9e

Even in the dim a55ad53021 basement, his hair shimmered d344fb4f42 like the light from ea38efb370 a chandelier, exuding an 2be7d6f419 almost sensual allure. His bright sky-blue f92f50a3bb eyes were as d88f4fd89f clear and beautiful c736b56867 as the surface 670bff13ec of Antarctic glaciers.ec2858144e1452b6

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Then there were the 29352f27e0 upward slanting corners of 69474bf1b9 his eyes and two 7e96d7a58b tear marks.468ee1e1ab604545

Yet, what Ivnes found 991eba1ec7 more intimidating than all 199a58ff69 of that was his c8242f197c body.2ac84f2ca5502211

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Every day, new clothes 7b19f762a2 were brought for him, 8f1c5c4d5f so he wore simple 3bc6e6c9e1 but fresh attire. Perhaps because of his 32d213043f illness, he was now 800c2f353c only wearing a thin 9f7069554f shirt and black pants, 9277d62105 which clung to his 1ce53cba2b form as sweat made 4e7bc0b1cb them cling tighter.435dfe72252025a1

Who would think of e78611794f him as a natural-born 68cf4539d5 ability user?ba1b067067108c82

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Just from 496ad35403 his appearance, 3bd52af3af one could 01c0f2294d believe he fc68d327f1 was a 6512d5b948 physical enhancement fd5ce08f0f user, almost b425a9de1e like a 1bb97d587f knight.b0b421b537aff590

Seeing this man, 4809c863a9 who looked at 102bee7b00 her with such 1e70237da0 intensity while crying 1d4fdf2ac8 pitifully, even Ivnes cab931348b felt her heart 09b2ebd301 soften slightly.08ac858293dc030c

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“I’m a bit indifferent. I’ll apologize for that.”aefade5c7887b7f4

“Don’t apologize.”de652edde8708cf4

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He dismissed her apology 3c88257de3 with apparent irritation. Ivnes quickly 474fffb46a followed up c9a395ad88 with her 63bbf349f3 words.44dd1ecbb3633898

“Then should I mock you?”002e832bf30a1c36

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“Are you crazy?”4e655d3a09b80a6a

At her joke, he 9579969423 let out a small 6a99fa68a9 laugh. With that, Ivnes felt 2fe802ccf9 that he had calmed 1ade5096fd down a little and 2d91ac6b1b decided to get to b722de99a5 what she had been a9b0c24e77 planning to say.aeb1d358bc9f7301

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“My father doesn’t know that you’ve been kidnapped.”519ca0e799311c6d

“That can’t be true.”c3ebdf78959adb28

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“It seems to be. I’ll need to confirm it, but if my father doesn’t know, things might get easier.”0f8a7b841f9e0377

If it 32dac9a4d5 were true 0a8341ff35 that Duke 2c1be7e427 Rosmond didn’t ffd53b1a20 know Sethna 6766ea3650 was here, 7e59b3d01e then the dc8a3f045c initial assumption 304d8998f2 that Sethna 61c51fc1d0 had been 90ed23ada5 brought here 408fdab9d1 to be 43df3d7de2 made into 875e9933b4 a puppet 754d8e853f would be be09157322 wrong.3badd7a5e5991290

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If it wasn’t 5bf42ff1e5 the Duke’s orders, 7722c1c345 then the danger 799740c376 to Ivnes would 0b10133fc2 be much less.b908da2fc933dc3f

“I’ll give you the mansion’s map tomorrow. You can memorize it from there.”6e584a8ddc44019d

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“Okay.”509bd09d85d9126b

“And I’ll bring you the keys soon.”5208e131058a5cd4

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“…Okay.”f4dd9a628b70c2dc

With the keys 4d97fe3e22 Ivnes had, she dcde3a7550 could only unlock 165b06ef7e his limbs and f847dfc760 the muzzle. The collar that 072e70e663 controlled his magic 936a04ac0e likely belonged to 70356015ff Edwin.ef20f70470c730ac

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“If you escape from here…”8513dde59516fc5e

“I’m listening. Don’t stop your hands.”de307a377e018fd1

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As Ivnes carefully wiped dc0df4b4fa his face, she spoke.626a800c12fb69be

“Would you hide me?”ff3c1baa5413e916

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His eyes brightened 3bc0808b4b with joy, but ec8d24a1b8 at the same ae8b73adab time, Ivnes felt 1f9a8d2b8b a sense of 5294a71822 disappointment.2bfa732b40b3b4c1

She had thought 611287e138 that she was 7431d89455 doing this because d803c001ee she wanted to 4cb84d59af get closer to a1121d5f56 him but was 5e1c819e5a too shy to 18459351f9 show it.e65ad0ebcb07701d

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“Sure, if that’s your wish.”d59c19c8acc09bbb

With that, Ivnes e032825877 realized she would e117d07fc0 have to stay 8da0a84420 with Sethna for d3110bf08c quite a while.d4ce57914612b1e0

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“Move aside.”4adcd07c12c2f1dd

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Edwin said this with ff7b857cf5 a smile as Duke aa497f255c Rosmond, with a dazed 8a4dd80bd3 expression, rose from his 2bf2031b6d seat in the office. When Edwin sat 9ffa7224c5 in the vacant 9efe4405fb chair, he stood 9e033acb0b next to him, 28b9e6327d staring at him.9c3a124a302b0e4c

The surrounding aides didn’t 97ff263f9a find it odd.1ee750cf4fcf9719

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Near them, 0e3903edd0 five members c877154bcf of the fec036772d Rosmond family afc764c6c4 were standing. Those who b9bd42ed1d had become 625f52c074 puppets looked 5d86310847 as lively 1850a095d6 and human-like 5308f2b492 as ever, 7cbefdcf8e with expressions bc65d8c5d7 that seemed 9c904fa742 alive.a1e8f59f9acab2a0

“Is it true that Lady Ivnes is going to marry Marquis Renold?”d57ff65223dd92de

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“You should call him Marquis Renold now. He’ll be passing soon.”35ea4685da4d5155

Edwin frowned, clearly 8d0e75b05b displeased by Duke 5f448fe7d5 Rosmond’s words.9b4af8fcd2ceba12

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“Don’t you think it’s too great a loss to exchange Ivnes for the magic stone mine?”609d636cd603bb24

“If I could exchange that useless girl for the magic stone mine, there’s nothing better. And now that her beauty is at its peak, shouldn’t I sell her while she’s at her best?”1e59797c54b82161

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Duke Rosmond spoke 1f29ba7763 in a tone 66e50919a5 very different from 02c23c7df7 his polite stance 31a96b31fc while standing beside 3cc9d60915 Edwin.93a6944b91963946

“Oh, really? She’s probably more useful than you, Duke.”358aabc00b53e76f

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Edwin mocked 34a7dbd7fc him as 14265deca3 he looked 49732dbba6 over the 330369793b papers Duke 85d4e5dc42 Rosmond had fc59b4a24e handled.06875e5fa12e61cd

Then, he frowned. He pulled out 953a2893fb some papers from 93913c3c33 the drawer and 74ae7c13d8 began examining them.7450d226b07384a6

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“Hmm.”10e55f9795d1b731

Still not 84d656e414 satisfied, he f6847958b1 unlocked a 497e531ac1 lower drawer a887354445 with a 324d9d6a7d ring that 75db709616 served as b7995d5083 a key ec8193f0bc and checked 9a6593066e the documents 40c4c9c090 inside.8fb434706bbe36a9

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“What’s this?”a53b58cb9dd8847f

As he found cd48918d39 a document with ea3bf05996 Ivnes’s name on 0a70296a14 it, Edwin confronted 2a374940b6 the Duke.d8fb9239dc3ad673

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“Oh, that? It’s the medicine Ivnes takes.”276441250f6b9588

“What kind of medicine is it?”d178ff710a77f173

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“Tears of the Moon.”fe709a6c5ea9f2b3

The moment he 31e424f926 heard the name, 79b22d955c Edwin recalled the de59a279b1 effects of the 8b2fe73ce8 drug. If taken, the 17fe132859 person would stop f995c0c64c aging at a 20528c5e65 certain point.e7cfd85eaf795761

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If fully f9a05679d3 addicted, the 1618abc797 heart would 0bdf23c14c stop, and 6a011d5fb9 the person 3bcfa0e5af would die, 73e6517c7c vomiting blood d217aa49e3 from every 37fa5539fc pore.60ed8d2da1f1a9de

After the 5ed822c92c blood is 3a96f78c1b wiped away, 9d85f3a5b4 the person 0a69054fb8 would remain bceb7d5b0d as beautiful 32ad010974 as they 9bdad7544a were.d6dea4c48417a670

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“Hah.”c59852dbcebd66e9

Edwin barely 12bbad7fa3 contained his 4bb76f0d17 anger and 08bc0c418b spoke.9e8cdae3fb2fae4d

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“Stop her from taking it immediately. If not, I’ll make sure you swallow it, Duke.”71397f8b606e27f7

The Tears of the 8e58d8352c Moon was a drug aae3e7329f that Duke Rosmond used d8e9378cdc to create the perfect 0afec2bdae puppet.cc3615e2f738db3c

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