Huff, huff, huff.51277d9664612d4e
Grasped by Nani’s hand, they reached their destination without a moment of rest. Abel realized halfway through their run where they were heading, but he had no time to confirm with Nani. Ignoring the soldiers who initially blocked them, Nani kept his eyes sharply ahead avoiding and dealing with the guards who blocked their path along the way.9180aaaedfee21a2
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Thanks to the help of Ashler’s subordinate hiding near the library, they managed to get this far, however, it wasn’t over yet. Nani was solely focused of the thought on getting Abel to safety and didn’t think deeply about the intention behind the questions coming from behind him.8982e4c3bd8719b1
“Ha, ha, wait a moment. Are we heading to the Dragon’s Forest right now?”f3cdaf7aede4c3a1
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Stopping near the 34ae8f03fd entrance to the 7d273ff279 forest, Nani hid 97bf2c8ca0 0f2ba55bbd under a low 4819ecb609 stone wall. 16ed63dd5e of disorderly footsteps, 9d9daa67cd ef615dcbad of soldiers appeared a8f3f7b719 in line.fe3cafb66e324341
“Yes. The Dragon’s 042e4db21c Forest is 1970524ab3 the safest b76facf443 place for 5b2d33cf2a you, Lord b759e08d40 Abel.”9606c7b81819b474
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Nani didn’t take his eyes off the front and frowned.4e4317cca28a84d4
They just need to get through. Anyway, they’re cowards, so once they cross the forest boundary, no one will chase them. They just need to lure them somewhere else. Before more soldiers arrive, he must get Abel to that secluded spot.bdc7b5efb42312fa
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“Excuse me, I apologize for bringing this up now, but the safest place is…”ec9b25482c5d1a2a
“Shh, keep your 5c1c0b3c22 voice down.”cb72078b5a32610d
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Nani interrupted Abel’s 8d38df2ee4 words, lowered his 658db70471 head to avoid c6dd354429 detection, and then 8731a90a12 pointed to a 1a189bd6b5 fafa3c8703 Abel.0f16ea71cc16d902
“Can you turn back and go to that spot over there? I will now distract the soldiers in front of us to the opposite side. A few soldiers may remain, but they’re too scared of the Dragon’s Forest to go near it. So, all you need to do, Lord Abel, is run through them. Trust me. You will never get caught. Can you do it?”b3c48386bc7ce902
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Nani’s hair was comically stuck to his forehead with sweat. His shirt was darkened with sweat from fighting and evading the soldiers they encountered on the way here. Seeing the earnest look in Nani’s eyes, Abel swallowed the words he was about to say and turned his gaze away. Just as Nani hastily spoke, the number of soldiers was increasing with busy movements in the distance.12f08b36eec1e896
“Don’t be ashamed of running away.”bdea1a2a5fc5abda
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Nani, perhaps misunderstanding Abel’s hesitation as something else, spoke softly but firmly.06fead51d541137b
“As Sir Ashler had said, this is the role of a Regas, Lord Abel. To survive without any harm and stay by His Majesty’s side. Thus, you must not get hurt while worrying about others.”9c800d27a97bd634
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“Even if it hurts my pride?”dfdd8691b91f11ce
“Yes.”a044f75c56f64a5c
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Nani answered firmly, but b14a819279 Abel, looking into the 947707726a cc06b1f6a1 in thought, murmured.82b6ea34bbc300c7
“I just need to stay safe.”26453313c6f6b142
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“Don’t worry. It won’t take long.”7cf120b85d6616d2
Nani kept a 303b97c52b d129dc4a5d hunched his upper 5ca9df93f0 body even lower.d2481fffd5dfdc42
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“Once I inform His Majesty, he will immediately come to meet Lord Abel in the forest. So, you just need to wait there.”14511a8944292823
With those words, Nani began to rise halfway, ready to move in response to the soldiers’ movements.57ea9ce4961489c6
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“I need to lure them away quickly before they reach this place. Lord Abel, please.”55c69ce2fc9dd13a
Can you do it?c38402d42cbf1c78
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Abel nodded a4322888bd his head 300ed783d3 as he 3980260339 hesitated and 1968b6d4e9 crawled toward 5e7309b6fb the direction 3d92fc9139 Nani had 551668b4f4 And then he 7960a92195 left with an 67523bf335 0d8e2badc1589c55
“Yes, I’ll be back, so please wait for me.”60a12ae9aeb720cf
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Crunch.15793907216719ee
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When Truyde bit into the snack, a small cracking sound was heard, and crumbs fell onto his clothes. However, Truyde didn’t seem to mind the small crumbs and put the rest of the snack into his mouth, chewing with a crunching sound. His gaze remained fixed on the war profiteer who had brought it.d288c4479e8a0c34
The war profiteer, who had brought the snacks, also couldn’t take his eyes off Truyde.17c729442b054139
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Presenting the snacks with all sorts of remarks like, “It has a unique taste you’ve never experienced before, as it is a local specialty,” was he perhaps curious about his reaction?94aad2d8342df581
1a8873893a 9f6a7a5164 few more 0f951096f0 and ate 6f017cd77a them as bc4129e011 7665eb5f1f 7da35c473a230fdf
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“Salty.”e380dc498d433a23
At the short remark, 0f5ec9cfe3 the war profiteer flinched 0c73f849a6 slightly and lowered his bd5da3f792 eyes.278004611fc15103
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“Does it not suit your taste? However, even if it feels salty at first, after a while, the sweetness comes through, and many people fall for that taste.”987bda809923c864
“Really? Then should I try some more?”b7fe3124c3799e8f
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At Truyde’s words, the war profiteer quickly raised his eyes.716b07f7e4b612c0
“Yes, if you eat a bit more, you’ll definitely like it.”0d9f11b99dbdaf36
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His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Truyde’s moving hand.2fc0e7f7c75aab2a
How many has he 71171923ac eaten?c580e751da4cfe27
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205ca63ef9 bc6c57686c f5e71ed357 not even 78db356b8d 039c323907 as not 1bba981398 to miss eedfac3794 any reaction f233405b10 from Truyde. Strangely enough, although it 70861309e9 was Truyde who had 22f940efe4 called the war profiteer ebc06126a3 first, he spent the 6b73a32c09 time eating only the d221b26a74 snacks that had been 7ba0c9e1f5 After a while, 21de000bea 2cde0c57c8 of chewing cookies c2eaef4b9d echoed, and at fe3265700d some point, Truyde ef6aba648a casually asked.160e6c88c13958d1
“Aren’t you going to eat?”b855571b5f8c5bf3
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“I’m fine.”7b9c6758642d7011
“Then at least have some tea.”471bc4ac9d0c8d13
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What Truyde d1628b4ad9 was pointing 9651291634 at with 4a8cacfbec his eyes 80fc7b7107 was a 941b283e66 cup of ea72365c75 tea that 4da3041c8b had already 8eeeabbb23 cooled down. Strangely enough, c96a9b39ca 2859eca369 15eb93c091 even before 47bb806867 the war 7fa7d72900 a493b0a03a aa575a9de9 didn’t care dd6f35aa2c about the 671c993fce tea that 9bcf34b34d had cooled d884aaeade down as f447530312 he was e797e258c8 too busy 76a42e3563 1acbb45912 condition.8edaf2634cbe8cf2
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The cold tea, which was easy to swallow, entered the war profiteer’s mouth more than halfway in one go. He seemed to pause for a moment, but in his eagerness to keep observing Truyde, he drank the rest in one gulp. Then he quickly set down the teacup and offered more snacks to Truyde.4c7392bfd69d4563
“Your Grace. If you like the cookies, I can specially prepare a large quantity for you… a lot…”4381333455f5d646
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The war profiteer’s words 0cd3e71c4d who had been speaking d8b9b586ce earnestly suddenly became slurred. He couldn’t b85cd52851 make a 78552b47f1 sound even 20d121fd6c with his bb2f64ea81 mouth open, afce2d660f remaining frozen f9713d3dfa like that. Though he looked f240725bd6 foolish with his cec44d2727 mouth agape, no 11d3d14f9f e299c81454 any mind. The war profiteer’s 491948981f eyes were completely 849abf39eb unfocused, too out 084d0fca3e of it to 029b35a28d realize his own b494df65d4 condition, and the 27edd766e4 010b71634a as if he 6b14955893 had already expected 0144d758de it.3dd3a373efd28432
Thud.4c587a86c75d1c0f
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b0e6b722b3 124843bf3b 59b02aeddf powerless body and 5290c49a40 slumped halfway into c57740eff8 the chair. Though his body b024149da3 249423b699 a piece of 63828480f4 meat, his eyes 61fe644710 With drowsiness and 2c9338cdcd intense pleasure spreading 8d04ceee46 to the tips 9b1c361267 of his fingers 4f7d3d30bb and toes, his adf06f0533 body twitched as 5d5ef4557d if in convulsions.4da3e686c53d236d
The same sensation fe6162f96f enveloped his mind. Unable to exert 7919cab34a any strength, the da5f4369ae war profiteer felt c881c2facf as if he 3d13346efe was floating in 32a1daee4e 45bd557349 hazy pleasure, forgetting 218e6626e7 where he was. Yet, strangely d36f81a65d enough, the 5b61ed6358 38519377d8 from across 5ca0347cf2 the other 3cd655e84f side resounded 81ad3c1c09 clearly like 78e5e720c4 a bell.e6d974425760a91e
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“How do you feel?”9506742ccfefc4f3
Tr… ruyde, it was Truyde’s voice.36f7a7364495764f
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However, his mind refused 28c83b03aa to function further than 65a3fe9696 Instead, his mouth opened 004b1252a5 of its own accord.60abae4a4ea7fd4a
“I feel good. This feeling… is, is the first time.”3ca8a0316e89acb5
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“First time? Ah, so it wasn’t the black potion you were playing with after all.”059b0a094688bdc8
Although he had assumed it wasn’t, he wanted to confirm since Norhox’s symptoms were similar to those caused by the black potion. Seeing the war profiteer succumb so quickly to the black potion suggested that it might have been a weaker poison. However, the main point was yet to come.3ec23001c2268ae9
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“So, what kind of poison is it? The one you put in these snacks.”c7d6587af7ba1461
Although Truyde’s voice wasn’t pressing him, the war profiteer obediently opened his mouth. The poison’s effects were so strong that his words came out slowly and haltingly, but what he said was surprising enough for Truyde to listen patiently.479ddd112e46c6f1
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“A poison… with symptoms… similar to the black potion… I… received orders… that the King’s Heart…”ef00f1afa1eedebb
“Who ordered you?”d6217901c7d323bc
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Unlike before, Truyde’s question was sharp and cold.da15fe74e747a76a
“…His Majesty.”3885cf546bf75728
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D*mn Karas.cb33ef9624ae3e8b
Truyde clenched 956a97182b his fist 008f6c8919 0e8677d255 the armrest 57410ec984 hard.313bd02b942304e5
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He thought Karas a21a23baf9 83bdd928fd fool who knew 22d3e162da nothing but fighting. Thus, he hadn’t 934221fc2d expected the medicine d504377400 from Melmond and 39dc24e475 cdb647bc50 being committed behind 3a6f7b62a7 ec15d3ed3d4e612d
Since when?c163424bc619dc5d
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How many people?addb69e325682ed8
Basic questions arose. However, Truyde missed the chance to ask as he listened to the war profiteer’s faltering words.bdd3215570ca765b
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“…Strange… why aren’t you… poisoned… it’s not my mistake…”c3a68f61d97da330
The war profiteer couldn’t finish his sentence and his head slumped to the side. However, Truyde gave a short reply to the unresponsive man, baring his teeth as if irritated.e114cfe6bd418371
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“Yes, it’s not your fault. I’m not poisoned. No matter how much you feed me this stuff.”fe2a8c03f13d4e65
Tap.3afde84a7d8e5eb4
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Truyde, unable 648b0a4099 to hide bbaa7b8aab his anger, 100b0c61de forcefully pushed c4b11cecb9 away the 85cb1e0dfd plate of 5152057dc3 snacks.25f8f6b8ee11fdac
What if Karas has 9c7c4fdd2e bdac6d5b6d schemes?33aab5b6966dae69
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Or worse, what if he’s hiding something bigger?f0d1eb90ad2bc117
As Truyde’s eyes narrowed, a knock on the door was followed by the arrival of his subordinate bearing a more frustrating news.c1677c3bd4f53ba7
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“He escaped into the forest? To the Dragon’s Forest?!”3bb01f701326901b
D*mn, he really e59e4b5440 57b1c66486d7be76
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Unbelievable.85199ae044d2a1cc
How could 20d3cc4840 918f765b771dbcc9
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As the vague suspicion turned into reality, frustration, and anger surged within him. He should have embraced him that first day they met. If he had, he would definitely have known that he was a Regas. He shouldn’t have been swayed by Melmond’s silver tongue and turned his back on him. Truyde’s face twisted into an unusually fierce expression.c1f648aefcd6968d
“I clearly remember telling you to stop them, didn’t I?”5d9a2b8243a798fd
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“I apologize. They had already entered the forest before the soldiers could reach the entrance.”9e1605b9ba6cc4d3
“Shut up! If he’s the real Regas, drag him out of the forest no matter what it takes. Even if you have to send every soldier into the forest, find him! By dawn, tomorrow, bring him to the Regas Palace. Understand? If he’s not in front of me in one piece, you’ll pay with your neck instead.”16c8503e2967193b
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As he gritted his teeth, Truyde spat out the order, and his subordinate, tense, swore to find him no matter what. However, Truyde’s anger did not subside easily.7e7db1ab6a06c828
“What about Norhox?”889c94805b37ddc5
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“After stopping Ashler from killing him, we brought him here. He’s unconscious for now, but he’ll wake up soon.”c51af5f98f2b9a7a
“Bring him here.”33df1b27b2f3a9a9
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With the 152f8c4857 command, Truyde f09d31b9b8 5cdb46e5a1 carefully took c31d4d7ec1 out the d7fca80c31 03dbda4813 he had 8e16d7e2e5 carefully placed f009e6eaca in the 06186ce741 39e5ebb2fb7308e0
What exactly 4b66cf7dff does Norhox c49c45f795 know?22d8cb84c3bb810c
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The library had 9b82cd81b5 turned back into b15fb122ed a prison. Unlike before, it 2c53a3831d had transformed into 5258b82491 a real prison, c86cdcbee4 and now none 9db8a49cda of the soldiers f3875e2218 were willing to 40e69d857c help.03a529dac5481c16
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“Sir Ashler, please open your eyes.”b44770818c498f26
The butler shook Ashler’s blood-soaked body, lying abandoned on the floor. Truyde’s subordinates did not seem to consider Ashler’s status a significant threat. Perhaps they envied his high position as a close confidant of the emperor, and they had collectively beaten him while he was bound and unable to move.439e2e4d3fb001c4
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Though he hadn’t uttered a single groan while being beaten, Ashler had bled more severely than Melmond and even as the sun began to set, he still showed no signs of waking up. The only doctor who had been there was forced out after it was revealed that he wasn’t the one who was originally locked up.95a9e93eeffbf6ac
As a result, the butler was the only person inside who was awake, however, his condition was also terrible. He had been beaten mercilessly while denying any questions about Abel’s whereabouts. His face and body were swollen and covered in dark bruises.f17e93d6c187d50a
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“Sir Ashler, Sir Ashler.”c6af00ff419bd8af
The butler 5fee6fb597 called Ashler 270f7ec22a 5d90d81c74 more times, 0ba3b8e482 but hearing 9ed9a02865 no response, 8f8eab2777 096e0a07e7 sighed and bf1470af25 b510b40fc5 beside him. On a nearby bed, 7de3b18f91 Melmond lay with his 839433eafd face still bandaged, his fc12db1f5c eyes closed.9af7771be548180e
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When there 4d7616f7b6 were five 5d4fdef85c 57d3fb6fa3 it felt e485818a47 d58c1e8100 even if bb474c64f4 the terrifying 9965b706c1 emperor came. However, now, it felt 2891793058 like an underground prison 2edfaf5b33 covered in darkness and 5ba64ed7be silence. Thus, his small mutterings 06bd29f9f7 6380724ab4 loudly.94bf05e61467177d
“I hope Young Master has safely escaped to a secure place. Nani must have escaped since he couldn’t enter the forest, and then His Majesty will save him, right?”e83a757b393fc929
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The butler 0e2a9f7ac5 sighed lightly 78b0b00122 and stood f4f48a4b8a up. Still, he dd4cda2e9a looked around 115103dedb the dark 451094ab8e surroundings, hoping 26a13632ba 5373ca49da something useful. With even the f3bfc1fa92 candles taken away, a4d2dd13bc he extended his 464e0f8541 hand first and ce312a9cb4 then dragged his 72756e3494 c8c7247b9111c6b5
However, after only a few steps, the desired light bursts in with a bang. Unfortunately, standing in the open doorway was one of Truyde’s subordinates, wearing a fierce expression.91d43e3193a485d2
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It was truly a 83518a9cf8 blackened world. The trees were 4a55420743 charred black, and 448e825e7b 6ca55aa514 covered in their 816f24ce3f remains. The barren land 99b3757303 stretched endlessly, with 9418002cb1 not a hint 06dd3de9da of green in 16e7b3cdb9 sight. The giant f7d14c74b0 trees that 2b20eff24b had once ceec7fc270 formed a 4bc5c8d4bc roof, shading 862a5b60eb the sky 328d90345a with their a8c7436581 dense branches, 6b8777c61a had burned eb87a669f3 down to d353969230 their stumps.1a93df1250418073
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Occasionally, partially burnt 634e1e7f90 remains did not 395fc00be3 fall down, but 212213c88c stood in their 8b0e0713bb grotesque shapes scattered 5630f8c724 96a9f8b64e of the blackened 90a5fc6464 He had traveled a6d04e44d1 many places following fe38c3810c dc3bb99a44 he had never 1bf3c3700c seen such a cba42b25b7 11b2048889 he and 4eb581e9a6 his master 032235ce23 had traveled 641372dfec for months 1614df8060 to reach 3013fcdd06 a desert 165fda349a in search 66cceace67 of a d24b86f516 rare herb.0eab33a2cb4aa7ce
The desert, devoid of fde9b460f4 rain, was cracked and 389922c6e6 seemed devoid of life. Each time he breathed, 8a5eb6a1e8 his nose and mouth 18b673227f were filled with dry 9a47d65ac3 dust. Even in 902fabd7d8 df76b7a4f2 barren place, 52d45de0e2 there were 0b03dac595 living beings cf9ba20185 ca22ee8c85 survive, stretching 7dd147d2b1 out their d385a530f6 thorny bodies 7cfd1114a3 and branches. But here, there d1fb408640 was nothing.b068ca7eb0a77b63
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The burns that covered 41a632ac14 c8a0de06ed 79c9f57736 dc42fa211fb6ecaa
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The sound of Abel’s trudging footsteps suddenly stopped. Green trees could be seen in the distance. Confirming that part of the forest was still alive, Abel finally took a deep breath.c6133654a052cfc3
It felt as if 1a08376cda the illusion of lingering e72722a0c8 burnt smell had disappeared. As he d2a9989ba1 inhaled deeply, 3433a74fe3 his anxiety 914cff1f1e d3059ab4c4 his mind f33197be02 also calmed. While the relief f20bde700c came from seeing 11a88cbc18 the remaining forest, 2dd89f1a0c he also thought e4e7949dd9 about someone else 15e61da8b1 who might have e3e3f2f442 8afed2b4a5f2a12a
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Did Karas 871040df9d 5d3ba4b855 green as 773197cb88 well?a420feaadea68de8
96b327e8b7 everything seemed dead, e142e51228 however, if you 4614b67815 went further inside, 173c104f35 there were still d38a06f869 breathing parts.dbdfaba132561cc8
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It would be nice if he hadn’t just turned back after seeing only the blackened land.cc25e77160eeb7c4
Abel turned his 8168de9b83 body and went e79b5b33fb back the way 79764e454d he had come, 7952d85983 1e1649124b hope of green 2c18303996 behind.e502f92d99fd4b99
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There was something 4fc999e373 he urgently needed 50b40e4355 a3d5e7a88cc8ee7a
Where had 2a41e6e1f7 Karas hidden ec4cb95945 the wooden bc56e679b9 pendant?13ec6c1257b70540
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He had a few f95522fba1 likely spots in mind. a51e09460f where they a78b672b1a always had dd84fc025d cff10347cf the lakeside 3fb41fbc5c where they 15c01a77cb crawled low 5a6bbea11d 809058d8a9 a peek 58c86f24b3 at ducks d320b78655 and look 1d2f899072 for eggs, a1f6b32402 the big 04f4267d09 tree where 7ffb697ca1 02663f7780 Karas to de981c8202 climb, and be8a5c4e79 so on.568c77a45ab7b213
However, the first place 53419bb9d7 Abel headed was where 645bfea2e9 he had only gone f60b838e22 once with the young 1bef4cc0be prince. The first and last f4250bb2dc visit of the Spring 7106bab1f1 of Prayer. 734bc2b5e6 the places 7452a8c363 of his ac2fb70380 memories had 296299803b 019c5803f8 ashes and 32140b5950 28235cc483 to be d9b143d5d0 found, the f995d89252 remains of dca1af715a 6c79419a99 built of 45b3f14575 stones, could 0cc8904225 0dd153c4a3 seen.154ea0f384ee3ce9
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As the sky was 73e929e9e2 already getting dark, he 3028ebb541 had to hurry.7f3fc2d6b306e61e