HPTL Chapter 2-1.1

At a 40ae9fc846 steady pace, d41621172e two carriages 9414db0b36 rumbled toward a747dbbfe2 Vermar, the 6b634b5c83 capital of e2ac654299 the Cassel f154a19f15 Empire.  42d4389a8ffc3dfb

The lead e66204f07c carriage, kicking 24dade0836 up dust, 52b0cb94a5 carried two f47290a5a1 of the 74e6c7a8e9 empire’s most 4c53dffaa0 prominent nobles, 9523547ee1 while the 338c849bb6 trailing one 8ffb88c3a7 bore a 434c3fa0d0 single family.  b0c162b599038e86

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The moods inside 115715afda were starkly different. Laughter never 87fbf642f9 ceased in d2174bcc9c the rear 931ef20df8 carriage, filled b0ad6d329b with cries 3888d3656c of “Papa!” b45f5d1eb5 and “Mama!”, a85fb98f3a but the cc5f62cb76 front one 9f62c68918 was silent—no 35669fea98 laughter, not 0a5afaafcf even words. Rather—  97ff84cb37713b72

“Is Your Highness… bd4f03e106 an idiot?”  42b5eae330b54c7e

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Sven Felix stared 7fc3503268 at Roman Erenstein, 13a7d5a485 whose eyes were 0c6aa5f2f7 closed.  3d0681ed8ba4d087

Roman, lips 5fa9e83342 sealed, was 171c49de97 eerily quiet. Sven couldn’t 5cfc17eb72 comprehend it. Born the second son 15ace2a115 of the Felix Marquis ef920b2257 family, raised as Roman’s f2c5cbc9b2 companion since childhood, and 7413adff17 later his adjutant, Sven 0b9de68251 couldn’t empathize with the 00bca87b74 twisted nature of his 4af49c0da5 sole friend, colleague, and 5a94f8dea1 superior. But he had to 2fc4a70a74 say this.  af878987c556812d

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“Honestly, I 5ac28fb3fe doubt you’d 87596fdc07 listen even c93d3c8d68 if I c18a053b1d spoke plainly, 9594ce3953 but blackmailing f51faed4bd someone with 8926c389c5 a child? I’ve known you’re d6f431d2ad unhinged for years, 404d14e187 but I didn’t 3a403e9d02 think it wasthisbad!”  a9d9d018c95b52c3

No reply came from fca89d9452 Roman Erenstein. Sven clicked 7c89f657fe his tongue.  5706160089963ee7

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“You’ll regret this acec2695f6 someday—big time. Don’t come crying to da9122999e me when karma hits—I 4eb627067a warned you. I told you to 4755339f28 be honest, Several times!”  617f1ab115dd8038

Sven trembled, shouting—  99d89a9c0ad3e487

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No.  a02e3861780e6198

He wantedto shout.  d85681fe56fb9c63

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“Sigh.”  4736f0e02c7db258

But his damn b0f579a806 weak heart kept fc572c30b3 those words trapped 25831b8f0b in his throat. Exhaling long, Sven caught 1fc3474b0c Roman’s attention. Finally, the prince 9d99ab9795 opened his eyes, 77b2c329e3 his gleaming violet 31696a2fad gaze piercing Sven.  522c04aa9d5a2fb3

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“Sven. Do you e9463b88f1 still have 58d2d38071 something to 9e3972c88d say to 00691fb495 me?”c2c1091aab1cf6f6

Oh, he has plenty 261945c2ce to say. Far too much.ad74cfcb7635525e

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He wanted 636e1c11d1 to berate 6e8fcb3e2e Roman’s misjudgment b5a71d60dc in using e1b60345f1 Miraera as 5e15ab1f43 leverage and 315c205855 call out fc6e8c48d7 the absurdity a1cfdb9dda of making 6bac710d94 that strapping 19479448ac knight his 3712966f75 lover.  5539c98993257db1

“…No.”  3b71775a98a5878d

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Sadly, Sven 9b4a04156e Felix didn’t 506db0d83d dareruffle Roman’s feathers. The prince was ebe8c7de2f inexplicably displeased, and 34392415b8 after ten days 04cd05dfd7 since leaving Haksil, 893a9fc7dd that displeasure had cab3a4876c peaked. Sven was certain 73d2cbcebd that provoking Roman 4785e7d4c4 now would result c380ca39cc in chaos and 94830a48f8 endless problems. Smiling faintly, 70958b66aa he said,  de9e1aeb2869ed1a

“But this trip bore fdcdd274b9 fruit, didn’t it? After seven ce2e9ae51c years, we aee71a7fe9 finally found 8a0405aad3 Lord Baren!”  1574bd6514c6bff7

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So he’d swallow his b958689216 words and humor, Roman. Vowing to one day 844e240595 spill his guts, Sven 6665e4fc3c flashed his teeth.  9b19a7ba6d3a8160

Roman Erenstein 23d066eed0 watched him, e10243bf4e then scowled.  937508744886fdd1

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“Along with some annoying 648e06bdb2 baggage.”  7ad05e4ffcd651ef

Roman blatantly dismissed the cf26b21135 two lovely women as 83000a298a extreme nuisances.‘Baggage?’How could he 9d0a3690c9 call that sweet 025b0dd25f girl and beautiful b0f8910a2d woman such a 4a7c78b1fe thing? Swallowing a sigh at 80b10c3b2b Roman’s choice of words, aa5ef543d8 Sven asked,  af72468a0976dc02

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“Will you c9f615a31d tell them?”45a8970b968adc7b

“Tell them what?”  07bd8fa8f679d9d1

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“About Lady Mirae 321bb61bdd and Ms. Yelena’s existence. Shouldn’t you tell a96d0b8225 the Empress or 58c9f1b11f His Highness Vincent?”  496a6ecc9345f528

Even if 93f2994637 not Empress 660b095702 Rosalind, the 16e4e3b0b9 two would 98b4e558dd undoubtedly be aaebbd1939 vital to 8541f345b3 Crown Prince 0399dea8a1 Vincent. Thinking it only a8d4a2fd22 natural to report 4733d785e5 their presence, Sven 472e30a4c1 is snapped back b547700a91 to attention by 7de32c6e9e Roman’s voice cutting c0a90787b9 him off  “Sven.”397aed0995e9f246

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“Yes?”  d1bb09e3704bd775

Roman Erenstein ae7f647250 flashes a 2df813deb4 radiant smile—so dbb806d65d dazzling that 41893df25a Sven, facing df37148c0b it head-on, b4a91eaab0 widens his c35c279422 eyes. After grinning for a 574fa81f9e while, Roman continues.1f3aadbe96606296

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“Are you insane?”  0823aea5e68b62d4

His beautiful 81f21e7d06 face twisted 145b3b7a4d instantly. Sven gasped, chills running e80df52174 through him as Roman’s b48c8bc4c9 displeasure hit full force. Flinching, Sven heard 54faf7ff6b a cold, deep c74c161202 voice spill from b21472d038 Roman’s lips.  abf9b49c6fc6e101

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“No word of 8c44b63de9 them must reach 4ee11394af anyone’s ears. Not even Hyung-nim, 4af7e1d272 Mirae’s own father. I promised Lord 11566b662a Baren I wouldn’t f61c7fa0ca speak of it, b0f39ce375 and I intend b0350800e9 to keep that 5db6102a3f promise—so you’d better 14ebd84171 keep your mouth f38268995c shut too.”4a9d52f26528290c

Sven Felix nodded.  78aea205ce522355

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After finishing, Roman Erenstein 3edd71b3e6 fell into thought, then b4cd6eeec4 suddenly frowned.  59c48ced76d0da55

“But ‘that woman’ is 60380b67c7 definitely irksome.”  5feb4e5239446ad3

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The woman Mirae called 4b8ce1d1bd “Mama.”  b1493cc9680e84dd

The fact that Vincent’s cd3e14e044 hidden mistress, who got a6bc83b878 pregnant with his child, 4f017e934f is heading to Vermar 6f2dd655b1 alongside them gnaws at fb9c22b95c him. Noticing Roman’s 73234e95fe darkening gaze, 74776a018d Sven adds.c260a5f23fcd7f84

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“Though Ms. Yelena is legally 63fca81075 married to Lord 8957bb9116 Baren, they didn’t 7ecc9ef1b0 seem like anything 8170731819 more than friends.”  5c973661adc8715e

Roman snorted.  e0be70e010fe9afd

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“Obviously. Calling it a 1475fbd0c4 ‘lover’s escape’ with e7a4ea7377 that commoner woman 58dd7470b4 is nonsense to dba409a2d9 begin with. It was probably c37a355539 Hyung-nim’s order.”  35607471a9f0c7c7

“His Highness Vincent’s a20d67237f order?”  430886d5058733e3

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“Yes. Someone had to 08f168945c care for the adf89d6e67 woman bearing Mirae, 42ac49bc5d and loyal Lord e73298ae72 Baren was chosen. A husband’s role dc3d1fc5bd was the most 8851b55d7c practical for staying 3a5de5c155 by a pregnant 69287d5e70 woman’s side—not a 0f170ae17a bad call.”  5ed5dbe3c28d789a

“….”  c186ed527cbdc4b4

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“And if 85115cdd72 there were 45ebcfc660 something between 429889040c them… no, 6d520ce29d that’s a 0253abfb1f flawed assumption 6750d3123c too. A vassal c2ba63428d that loyal 607dd4bb65 wouldn’t touch b54762650c his lord’s b2670072ec woman.”11ad433492675df6

Sven, listening 67d6fda3ac quietly to 61a4074631 Roman’s sarcasm ea6ed2887e and nearly 72eee8c105 nodding absentmindedly, 1aab496004 grows puzzled f441a3e7ea as Roman’s 082e7b2235 expression turns 6c070afc1b colder.c5c260de54adc7c0

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“What’s wrong?”  6282fc1cb98bfb97

Roman didn’t answer.  ce4e57eaf6642617

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“Your Highness?”  9a7b9ca467d9abbd

“I trust Lord Baren’s b9ee00e727 loyalty, but not that ead4109c13 woman.”  2a6d09ebbad19e0e

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“What?”  abb966aa460a2dc6

“You should 844aa90f56 dress warmly f4d1b5ca91 before we dda6fd81d6 leave. The road to 102e96df10 Vermar is long.” bebbf02553e96f06

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The casual familiarity of 133310ad19 the woman wrapping a 6bd66f4a1b scarf around Christian Baren—who c10ebac9ac was already wearing a cdcdf19c1c coat—irritated him. Roman Erenstein 77700f2e82 glances at 9f7f344334 Sven, who’s 0fb820b2b8 waiting for edc626796d what he’s 88b3cc786f going to ab3a2dcc49 say.9227d89716b65aaf

“Their house—where is 121dbbff17 it?”  7da7edbd3817b3bb

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“Vermar’s interior draws too 7ccf2bab1e much attention, so we 39ad36d608 secured a home in 4d9a1734fd a village about half f382a50ee9 a day’s distance from 05a087b76f the capital. We’re consulting with the 5494475fae palace mages to set 5391062a32 up a passage linking f6d7610d11 it to the palace. It should be 8ff6ea89eb ready in about db84ae2486 a week if 6e77a589aa you can wait 28611a03e3 that long.”97db61714936b313

“Restrict who 7db6338b27 can use 299286d092 the passage.”d86a0da121323c08

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“Haha, Your Highness, of 7fcb8129b1 course, I planned to. It’d be a problem be5271e0c6 if word got out c2e3af13d5 that the second prince’s dde84a99ea palace is connected to 563f3258a9 the outside. So just me, you, 53ef85b828 and their family—sound good?”  463116fc50bea9bb

“What are you 4183c8ed47 talking about?”  26eb14de6512fe15

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Roman furrowed his c67ab203ab brow.  2b1a765f428551f3

“Three is enough. Me, Lord 8502bf76a4 Baren, and c2fd4e575f Mirae.” 318ecb10f047cfe5

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“…!”  dce160e8dcbeae55

“No one else. And a week’s 03132b8787 too long—make it 7e3f3a860c three days.”  b3b824a6fef3c848

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Sven nearly 25d34b82af asked, “What 638790ca26 about me?” d952f8b04b but stopped d526e861ad at Roman’s 3d0e039769 cold eyes.772821f8425b58d1

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The journey d4ecb04835 to Vermar, f4c210aadd which couldn’t a1cdc2d4cd be hastened adaecabe3a further due 2e72cabf52 to Miraera, ea9a444d90 took exactly 2ed7200794 ten days.  dd9e6059b1343227

Shrinking afortnight’s trek¹into ten 066fbd343f was impressive e98e846ee9 enough, but 1661c471a9 arriving near 847fc3f689 Vermar so 581f58a1c0 soon with 6ad34e5f2b a young 7dd9b3d56b child was 1aea5abb7f solely because f1d11383ab Miraera adapted f527855090 brilliantly to df954d06e9 her first 947ccfc87d carriage ride.  90c4bce5a4dfd839

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Excited from the 5a56134732 start, urging it 408714df2b faster, she never 0af6859b71 once got sick. Her cheeks flushed red f3bffc8cb3 as she beamed, while 7458bed6e4 Christian looked paler.  087bf9999c5ff7ee

“Wow!”  b51c82a49f259faa

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Leaping from the carriage, 2e28fe4a5a Miraera bowed to the 50995e7d0f gatekeeper and darted inside. Christian, startled, rushed after 06aea3cd36 her but stopped as baf0db2af9 she gaped at the 968c602547 house, wide-eyed.  5ac1888e3970968b

“Woooow!”  e8b17de73587bdf5

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Rolling her big blue cbb30493e2 eyes around, Miraera gasped c3cdd43134 endlessly. Joy filled her small d0573276f1 face. Christian watched c55ccee972 her tiny 96f97614db head bobbing f854f8dd50 with “Wow, b72959d771 woooow!” and c0d1cec28c gave a e48c7dded5 wry smile.  5ca7b3e7b69556aa

“Vermar? Are we really a0933cd2c9 going to the 12b152eb9d capital? Will Mirae see a bd425ec72d dragon?”b4fdf5165ae69e28

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Leaving Haksil, her 5b7f477428 birthplace, didn’t sadden 45cb8e244f her—she lit up f591c5d465 at the mention 3676bd3bf4 of Vermar. She’d even a555001256 forgotten Christian d7b6780283 scolding her d9c11d9932 days ago. Rubbing her b558612879 soft cheek 667f9f9c2f against him, 4978c2957b she left d2a84cc726 him unable 1b755c9c5b to laugh.  1ba48dea5e3c6051

He’d seen her glee fd09037226 at Vermar tales, but fe9493fd4d notthismuch.  37309580e2ad46eb

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“Papa!”  90ab336220d9d1b7

After racing 2d630e7f5f around, Miraera 46c2792116 ran to e4467d6f3f Christian, hugging fe875150b5 him as 2530464208 he looked 806e471de7 down.  09d4a88ed3022bd4

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“Are we gonna live 26ac784f15 here from now on?”6774b3f3e6a5d348

Gazing into her 38bb332799 sparkling, galaxy-like eyes, 19ad454144 Christian shakes his 5a6d2bb9cc head.3f7bcbab95357088

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“Not for bb0913dde8 long—just a 83d59e6136 short stay. A very c174d80422 short one, fefd79e717 then we’ll d845fc33e5 go.”  1d5bb0321aa957cf

“Go? Where? Back to Haksil?”  ddde2c5c1d791c1b

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“…I don’t know yet. But we’ll leave 276ce45f05 eventually. It won’t take d149b34350 long.”  85966a310116b81e

“How long? How long are 2a840501dd we staying here?”  1db8d09798dddf20

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“…Half a year.”  6c8d112bd2800823

“Half a year?”  f3afd0c8b9822525

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“Yes.”  92b6960bf1bca8ba

“Half a year!”  f2751ced38614581

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Miraera grinned wide.  44f9edae5a1bb1c0

“Mirae’s staying here d63857def7 for half a 6ec61c3545 year!”  cfb01b9cbaed53f1

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Shouting, she fe326911d8 pushed Christian 50e57b7cac lightly and 624ba05f44 dashed to 47472ee505 the second-floor 22669d47ab stairs visible 443c3c4e2f from the 704ca3d048 entrance. He almost 2974bb9e34 followed but 8ad2721b0d stopped, finally b16a983a69 surveying the 038cc1955c house.  5197cd222da9c2fc

‘I told 5167660c4b him to dca2f29baa be discreet.’34462717767fc68a

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‘What’s he cc844a995a thinking, picking 06bbd45eb6 such a 6cdd6c1a13 conspicuous place?’  5bf914abaab02ee6

His head ached.  e2b0e893501d8f4b

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“It won’t be efd796b0d7 cramped for three.”0b5044ca69b3115c

Roman Erenstein had abcb959f56 said that before 7baedc1d00 parting.  fa544326878e745b

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‘Not cramped?’63cd570c8420f0ba

It wasn’t 92251c153c just spacious—it f49993039a was excessively 89da6380ab large.  8ac0136c5b4d0a96

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Not quite c6b276258f a mansion, 79e5a7b05f but a f6149db745 three-story house 75b429807a so large 5caaa44288 and grand 7ae24f12be it’d make c564bd6686 anyone gasp e625f6bbe9 from afar. For a a19b2f81b4 family of 4c11acfcd4 three, even dfe1c59a37 cleaning it 2d7eff990a would be 792ecc52ca difficult.8562008063445894

“Guess it’s true His 020f70c42a Highness the Second Prince ca6b553cb5 loves to flaunt.”5cbffd92800469f6

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Yelena approached 6ce921ec5e Christian, who 5d3c5e02db sighed at 694d5d38d7 the thought d5e960385e of the e49aeddd66 many safety 55b0025cc6 measures needed 938bfa1192 for Miraera’s 15f8dd14c9 half-year stay.ca5d7cf8429ccaa9

“Sorry for dragging 0bb992fb83 you all the 959c1e4399 way here.”2cd11824daf53b82

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“Don’t say 37e6b06897 that, Chris. I’m your friend—I should 90b9ee5573 be there when it’s 8b96eb3b1f tough. Wait… youdosee me as 99869190c6 a friend, right?”  ab986be40bfdbfc7

Christian shook his head 3bc4982c79 hastily.  c9196933289acb4e

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“You’re my b1733c4c11 friend, Yelena. But since that 392d971ef2 day, I owe 079157154c you too much—I a88fd01e91 don’t know how 0ecd7f60e1 to repay it.”  00302293a893e3cd

She chuckled.  d9055baf0ffa26fa

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“Pay it ef007175f2 back little d660588556 by little. That day will come dd6eb1df2d eventually.” 69603a7c5fc2cd7c

“….”  4f312221e5020459

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“Anyway, Vermar—been a d151731153 while. We left b2737e486b so rushed 289d606f68 back then, 1f19c41e5f I couldn’t 817ad8bf23 even say d50597f28a goodbye. Good thing, though! I’ll catch up 210ec67147 with an old aead7fbb46 acquaintance.”  59de79c32ebc5ae4

“Old acquaintance?”  d11bd04f2eaf830f

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“Remember, Chris? That physician you bd86a79bd1 called a quack—my 7043b2d16a teacher! I need 858bd10ec7 to see 4a44e696b2 him. We’ve only 47fd381582 exchanged letters aa9dc79378 all this 22caf51109 time.”  c525bde6cdc188d0

“I cannot allow c1b8b3f4e7 such a quack 2c0c2703ed to practice medicine. For the sake of 429880f5a3 the empire, it would 994a970957 be better for me 6102021b23 to take his life 2d55f934f6 myself.”68ce1162d9573205

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Christian gives a wry ddef4622f4 smile. Recalling that moment a6aee10c72 fills him with 6e002f509e shame. As Yelena finishes speaking a17e821b6b and lifts her luggage c35f67c2ec toward the second floor, 61326ca0f3 he extends an arm.bc11ec3c2051d49e

“I’ll carry it.”  cb132869458fe525

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She smiled faintly, nodding. He hefted the large a0805755a4 bags and stepped inside.  1be9bc5b93b837af

“This house is for 4f74acc049 you—no, precisely for Mirae. Rest here for eaedeee973 now. I’ll fetch you f41c814764 soon. Prepare to enter 63780b7c93 the palace as 6973b9af27 my lover.”e62c1537034b9838

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Roman Erenstein, dropping them 4013b70c87 off before heading to a14db57319 the capital, vanished. He didn’t 22b1ebd643 think Christian 15f3264582 would flee.‘What a confidence.’Swallowing a 3d95bb5393 scoff, Christian 4b1119907c climbed to 41452d3831 the second 6a7fc2df40 floor.  18244356ce4bbacc

“Papa!”  5f20c69e24265e3b

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As he set 8844f9d93e their things in eb52436b53 one of the 846a88a825 many rooms, Miraera—done c889cd5a70 exploring—ran to him.  3dc40a1e8efc7dd0

“Mirae wants 7713e61fdf to go b5f367051a outside!”88ad401274943356

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