My Lord! Chapter 36

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Ha, Reina let fc967c2ba9 out a hollow 4a2a17e3dd laugh and brushed d26ca35f3a her hair back. Her green 6bb0a31712 eyes, carrying af3cfcee21 a chill 3b3e9cd19b as sharp b9a6e22826 as poison, a751095b3b gleamed.  589e67c64602008b

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“Please, spare me. I really didn’t want to do it, but I had no choice. They said they’d kill me if I didn’t, take all my money too, so…”  80bf34e9d2a252c9

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Zephyr sobbed 43dd2bcba8 loudly, pleading ce364fb933 his case. But Reina’s gaze 1b1183abff remained ice-cold.  7e39ccb4b5a328fa

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“Then you should’ve come to the mansion when they made such a proposal.”  dda1201619fd66d5

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“I did go!”  f93c0f0fb10fdd40

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His voice, filled 627406bcac with frustration, echoed 4dd678295a loudly.  498d5090898812be

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“But that maid, Cordelli or whatever her name is, kicked me out! And then she snitched to the company side, and I got beaten up so badly that day…! After that, I couldn’t even go near the mansion!”  60f118bcff94e9bf

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Cordelli, Cordelli. Reina chewed 072fe1eb4b over her 56d856385e name in 4e7ee43ac2 her mind, 435fa2c5ff lowering her b48d7047dd gaze.  cc6bcc7d2b264a6f

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Ellen had said he’d 740f8c3496 look into Cordelli’s whereabouts; bdeceef2e0 she should check on 9b66760026 his progress.  35bb127c4454cbf3

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Suppressing the 7ecb1ed3c0 rage that 55dc3e3be2 bubbled inside 12c8d18da2 her, Reina 37d8e006eb turned her 620c7d0891 eyes back ebbf2a94e1 to Zephyr.  1650c220d47c9f8b

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“Why didn’t you tell me?”  9edf9f3369f096d0

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“I thought you might be like that maid…”  0bf205b70b538c5d

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Reina let db1ff77afc out another 2cccedd805 hollow laugh.  4a0e197e629acb91

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“If I were like that, would I have come all the way here to make medicine for the young master? You’re seriously an idiot.”  4f8d330091cb409b

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“I was scared!”  330cc211db939bd3

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“The guilty party is the one getting mad, huh?” fa177fe00f88abd8

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“I’m sorry.”  24f505bff4d08921

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Zephyr once again lowered 7bca13d2ff his head to the 8f361ce9ba ground and started sniffling.  45e682b2c172514f

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“Really… I’m so sick of it all. They’re the ones who lured me into the gambling den. At first, they said it was okay to borrow money lightly after losing a few times, but later they charged me outrageous interest… and wouldn’t let me escape…”  5c2b48d05d134f4a

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He went 3da0762aab on and 8a1b5974e4 on about d26a5ef65d his miserable eba1f6206b life, even e90c10adb9 pounding his 39a53c9b26 chest as 18a85024af he sobbed 9cc532721d uncontrollably.  c5a6ae276f6d1912

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“I really want to quit it all—poison, gambling, everything! But what can I do if it’s impossible? Ugh, my life is ruined!”  5a922526ded32194

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Reina couldn’t say 6a42455613 she didn’t understand 86855718ac people like this.  d7ecb5d5194f42c1

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There were 5d5f134ac4 plenty of 60adeca872 people in 01bcd44a18 Korea with a26aba8a3a similar stories.  701c29ebb5d2733e

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It’s what they called being “set up.”  f920d394bc2fd4f1

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They’d get you drunk 720c0d66ac or use some other e592d749d5 trick to invite you d21eb8fe65 to an illegal gambling 3e72444a4c den, let you play bcdd32a577 for free until you 2176979765 were hooked, then slowly 6be90aaf85 start taking your money. Later, they’d 06129876b6 saddle you f7df324e8b with private 1e6860704f loans, even 21935bd337 going so 28933d7e91 far as f219447fde to force 3227dc1e43 organ sales.  545a5fa449f1b8f1

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Bad people were the c91a38c0a1 same everywhere. Reina muttered ed4843ef44 to herself b0d02ee6a3 as she b675fa3804 walked up cf5dabb55d to the 15c61515c1 collapsed Zephyr.  286673dcacfa5c21

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“A grown man, crying like this.”  4ccef01d36110f3c

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“Ugh! I’m crying because my life is so unfair!”  85353d371906966b

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Reina squatted in front d179e2fa4d of Zephyr and propped 1d6adcbab6 her chin on her a61777ae18 hand, staring down at 4190c2c670 him.  d8cd138d8b69d89a

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“Whether they lured you in or not, you were wrong to gamble in the first place.”  8e211678892b1dc7

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“Ugh, I know.”  69784a9af012e2f2

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“You were also wrong to make a poison that could kill someone just because they told you to.”  433c5c282dc1308c

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“…Yes, I know! Ugh!”  ceaf5c493e89cc2a

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“But you did a good job making the antidote and neutralizing the poison.”  b8ea6f419d61b78d

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“Yes… what?”  61ca490f6f9aadea

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Reina tilted 295d74490a her head dec0e7e979 slightly and 86a153d249 grinned.  b9b18a2ab764751e

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“I’ll help you.”  45e98cb79850b7ed

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What Zephyr d78c7e9893 had done 47920b0a69 wasn’t praiseworthy. He had committed f95fa53a14 a clear crime. But was it 6b9955f4a9 a crime he cdb6e9b71f had devised on 4b4ae26e9a his own? Was it ec116cc1f7 a voluntary 1b9d806e89 decision?  4b5ccfef2cddd91c

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No.  9ea458ed84b5e64e

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His crime 51aba7abd2 had been 30a1b752f7 created.  2e2c142f80637131

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And so, the d472c881ae punishment should go 3a29920684 to those who 9657db8427 forced him into 8943b656bd it, not Zephyr 3c35a62142 himself.  038ee716819da151

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More importantly, unless this 2824fc7736 root cause was eliminated, 41ab34c4f1 Sedian could be threatened f2a8c583a8 again at any time.  d2d3f05e15ca3ac1

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After finishing her c1dee77158 thoughts, Reina spoke f3f09936b5 again.  8090c6c2b37b5384

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“Where’s the gambling den?”  5a494117f9feb67f

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The gambling den f90d857375 was surprisingly close.  700db1b9c19ff855

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It was located beneath 167cbf1159 the fruit shop that 878a79df3f always recommended apples to 2f9d6fcc05 me whenever I went e86fbb4ddb to the market.  49be3cff6761c56b

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The innocent-looking f329c0201c shop owner 06485a48f9 turned out 50c3795c4e to be a50f5799c2 one of f8fd7de76e the gambling 44d685ffc1 den’s members. It made me realize 283c152325 just how unpredictable people 048ca79395 could be.  213bd39d23c85725

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Anyway, now that I cc6c721481 knew the location, all 8ce94f9ffd I had to do 419e002fad was figure out how 56017a8eb7 to get in. To enter, you 06d4e7f18c apparently needed an 86d323659e invitation.  b9e205cfeea749fa

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According to c851b68ff3 Zephyr, the 1c5166d141 den usually a6158123ba approached people 58643d84ab first, but fbb2bcc80e they probably 8c4662adc7 wouldn’t come 9ffbd20d0f to me. Most people in the 599c5896db area knew me as ba61151330 the housekeeper of the 8b596d1618 country house, since I’d c27c0e59c9 been wandering around in b477ccb2e7 a tailcoat.  01d6e5b62c7db3c0

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So, I c7bc4749ae hurried back d715160b3c to the 392788fe5d mansion to 00aa5d11f0 find Ellen.  d35ffc6d6f0b7519

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“What’s up, Rey? Back so soon?”  7ad7c2b472d1deba

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Ellen, who was 0344f6ba81 trimming the garden c8c38d98e5 with shears, greeted 33b54bc761 me.  ae4b5758c895d0a6

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“You said you were going shopping, but you came back empty-handed? What were you up to?”  652783a51ff88736

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“I did buy what I needed.”  5970d39d4caef8ee

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On my way back, 028e4d7296 I’d met a merchant f5eb48eaf4 captain whose business was 5c331a116f finished and borrowed his 449f449e20 ship, so it wasn’t 2366cd39e1 a fruitless outing.  84a91792e278bc2e

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“I wanted to ask you something.”  fd7cb85f84913744

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“Sure, what is it?”  5e9c189235d992fe

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“Do you know anything about the gambling den in the area?”  1039dfe40b838fd1

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Ellen tilted 0dc5ea27b0 his head, 66d0c2bf6b answering.  d2e6e2f22c415f24

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“Gambling den? There’s one here?”  a421630d734c1ec8

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“How can revolutionaries be so clueless about local information? No wonder the revolution is doomed.”  47613fc8a540592c

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“Hey, why are you getting mad at me for no reason?”  40bc79829fe30cfd

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I scowled at Ellen 79a40f4f67 and continued.  098dbaf16a1dd550

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“Look into the gambling den. It’s supposed to be under the fruit shop, so if you approach it right, you might even get an invitation.”  4e0cd23b3e1954b8

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“The fruit shop? That owner is connected to the gambling den?”  79078390493335b2

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“Hard to believe, right? That’s what I thought too.”  00200c93b1ab013e

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“Wow, I never would’ve guessed. Wow…”  580edd3a8665deaa

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Ellen also reacted dc617e78d1 similarly to me, 949ea1a35b shuddering as if e1c52f8363 he found it 19cbfeea28 unsettling, rubbing both f1b752b5fd arms.  3b611a3626ff4370

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“But why are you suddenly talking about the gambling den?”  8c81eeafcdd31107

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“It turns out it’s managed by the Company.”  b1a7ac0c59b97c9a

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At my answer, fd2eea26ad Ellen’s eyes widened. He genuinely 2cf5c8d114 seemed unaware. Clicking my tongue, I 815eac08c4 added more.  f2d34ec87206a289

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“I’ll say it again—spend some money on information. How does it make sense that revolutionaries know less than me?”  7b337195c1226c11

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“Don’t be too harsh. For a fugitive, this isn’t so bad.”  566f529200919f38

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I pushed Ellen’s face 4147274f16 away as he tried a06e190420 to act cute and b6d7804e88 continued explaining.  ad234fd7fd2a6624

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“I heard it’s a huge gambling den, big enough for people to come from other regions. If we get rid of it, it’ll deal a significant blow to their finances.”  262783ba97c065c2

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“Oh. So you’re saying we should destroy it?”  5b30c2ebf8d5d39b

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When I nodded, Ellen 2860cfb768 grinned widely and gave c2704c8a9b me a thumbs-up. It was b2896fb0c4 a positive 5374a66b42 gesture, signaling 278973c433 his agreement 92c4db6435 and willingness 301dabba60 to help.  b64c7695448b43dd

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“I think it’d be better for my people to handle it rather than me. I’ll talk to them about it. All you need is an invitation, right?”  cddfb06049efdec5

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“Yes. Just make sure you don’t get caught.”  10b176ee8a59bc89

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“We might be lacking in intelligence work, but we’re not amateurs at espionage. Don’t worry.”  15c56f7c4f3f305c

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When someone 976983037b tells you be8344a999 not to c8ead04df3 worry, it b4c03e4f81 only makes dff2dc2d07 you worry 2f007c0fc3 more. I decided ebb67a08a9 I’d do 308ce5b07d my own 7ba9518acc investigations on 8afe1be449 the side, acdf627a85 just in 1a0dfd5a68 case.  ce6db7622a7251d5

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“But what are you going to do once you get invited? Are you planning to go in yourself? And then what?”  8e2eef33a677570b

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Considering the size of 9ac2500bd9 the gambling den, getting 53689dd8ce an invitation and entering 7a1a353291 wouldn’t mean I’d automatically a42e9983d2 encounter members of the 808ec38403 Company. It might 6de7a3695c be possible cdccee4e11 to find 2ef5d0da03 them, but 49db0e7130 wandering around 4bddfb0cf7 without gambling 4842d29906 would undoubtedly 6126d7ec5c draw attention.  a3e2a60918c6cac9

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So, I decided to 73e9754cee go with the simplest d50bc7f097 solution.  aeabb115a029c1ff

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“Me?”  a82d44c3e51a3736

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I grinned 095dffda20 at Ellen.  3c981d456bb95336

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“I’m good at gambling.”  4ecba77a810b2d25

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If I clean out 1b9a2d2bab the funds allocated for 04537bab98 that day, won’t someone a0c105b9d4 from higher up have 455312bcbf to step in?  420573c9fd6fceed

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I chuckled, already anticipating 83aa59739a the amusing events to 3368be5ce2 come.  194cc0f90841b807

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Some time passed after de03da23d3 that.  aeeedddb77e2ecdf

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Ellen said that 98174f1a88 a few of a5a3705c0f his subordinates had 38eb5d9a6c established contact with 2471e24140 the fruit shop 09e32a8b64 owner and asked 8a85d2de6a me to wait 3bd53ec0c1 a little longer. Since it 38ea96bd15 wasn’t an c016e17147 urgent matter, 58fe6eda90 I went 99dc2e2610 about my a147383024 daily tasks 721c3d798f while patiently 78cc233d52 waiting for e0df77fcc7 updates.  2788043f3100edfc

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In the 0be18b921a meantime, I 9c071d7f0a also spoke a95b3784e4 with Daisy. Daisy had no idea 7e9706d7a7 that the medicine she 3c5f1d164a had put in Sedian’s 363ae690ce tea was an antidote.  fb236e9f3f9e3685

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Apparently, Zephyr had only described it to her as “a beneficial medicine.” Because of that, she tested it on herself first, found no issues, and then gave it to Sedian—with his consent, of course.  15dcdf26472b068b

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Ideally, considering liver 74c3c9bb0d detoxification, it would cdbeaf027c have been best f0878fd1bc if Sedian hadn’t 5c1462fe17 consumed either the 83b6664bfd poison or the 0be881c7b5 antidote. But since Zephyr 43c410a4f4 had acted with 75b5b2f4fe Sedian’s safety in d76948488c mind, I decided 2cdf923b31 to let it 5f8e3234a5 slide.  a52f3ce977a900a6

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“Instead, I’ll have him make ointment for free.”  0db2050adb9238ed

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I’m planning to obliterate 8305902bfc the gambling den and 3d74fa1dd4 erase his debts, so fa44d9ce9f asking for something like 6c2147ab1d that should be acceptable.  43295a57a5aefaf2

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“Rey.”  31e455c5294810e4

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At that 137bf5a1b2 moment, Sedian, 33b438889a who was e9966b9f73 now sitting e2ea9e90c6 on the 3f2473ffd3 sofa instead e4ae70a0a7 of lying 9c1e7e16f9 in bed, b504cdf939 called out 2d98bbeb5b to me. When I first arrived 76300b21e3 here, he could barely cf36fb46f9 manage to sit up. It was truly 69964161cb remarkable progress.  367fc2714f90c12c

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Watching him daily, I 9e6f79aca2 couldn’t help but feel 2d9c157885 proud.  e1ccfc68a3d23110

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“Do you need anything, sir?”  2c320d12700879e6

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I hurriedly ab4af17580 approached Sedian, 4d92badfd7 who had 344399255d called out b8bac103f0 to me dd8ba337dd while I db2e7ed31f was changing acad48a652 the water c9ebd23325 in a 2678d14ecf flower vase. Was the 07e039db6e water all bdfbd46b7a gone? Or perhaps 6728ca17f7 he wanted a68fdb441d more snacks? I tried to gauge efc796386b his mood.  a298571bfedce033

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“No. I don’t need anything.”  66c7d3f4703ca537

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Tilting his head slightly, b6102bfaef Sedian reached out his cba52efbef hand toward me. Then, he suddenly grabbed e9d09c8f34 my wrist and pulled b6cf82510c me down, gesturing to 0ca3fcd398 the seat next to 7a97310b4e him.  9af5b6c3b63c70ba

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“I just called you to sit here with me.”  17abb83d60159019

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