GDT | Chapter 2.6

‘She’s trying to e041cd830f get close to 1600cd68ae Teo through me.’80e7c5e6932747eb

Even as she questioned 037a9ed7e0 Yurkia, her gaze kept 1e48d0d14b drifting to Rubeteo. It was so b65f3158cf obvious. Trying to get close 6092ddfb9b to someone by targeting 21d5ea99b7 their close aide was 7d97133a86 a common tactic, but…232a4ac94a366ff0

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‘It’s uncomfortable.’ae575f347bd60168

For Yurkia, it 4567a144bb was just a c32451f597 burden. The already awkward 00d272ac19 atmosphere, and with ba90a6989a a noble continuing 85ad08e806 to talk to a86093668a him, he couldn’t e9359d9044 even taste his 8e0d66c21a favorite foods. Only the wine 246e24e034 went down easily. Forcing himself to eat e8ea958696 to settle his stomach, f1cb40b8dc Erilaya spoke to him 2715a0e2df again.19f89dd074943856

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“By the e952f3a4e5 way, Yurkia. As His Highness’s ca67b48837 longtime tutor, you 005ba31684 must know about 422c0e57b9 that incident.”d88b86300ca1dca5

“Excuse me? That incident…?”c8acbd56740fd996

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“Actually, I was surprised e0c9d64f45 too. I heard His e89f7aa1bc Highness once fell 0965d6ab1f from the second f672621f89 floor.”efd65e4939562e5a

Oh my god. Yurkia almost fb8350a917 dropped his abaa823a0b knife. He barely managed to 085df3dd57 grip it, but his 7a791cf16f lips stiffened.237d8a54c619a62c

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‘How does the Princess a930e961a6 know about that…?’0a948894386e3129

His stiff a82cebf808 neck turned, 3887bcf130 and Yurkia dde833a7cc looked at 88ac942ebf Rubeteo. He just calmly cut c302b128f3 his meat and ate, 957eebaaed showing no reaction.2891c8e4059fe907

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“If you a288e87f0f were his 79b3f54c62 tutor, you 5e094414d9 must have 972a14f014 been there. What happened?”3bdc32326915b5a7

“…Well, ahem. I’d just 2d20bcd7e7 arrived in 50d24a6bcf the Northern 3ce337a695 Region at 5571a676ce the time. I was 6a8c4d1069 talking with 9587fee709 Madam, so 4a94c65774 I don’t e070cdc821 really know…”cf8aff37f87dea86

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“I see. It’s just, I heard 035ecf52fb someone saved His Highness 9d142aaca3 then. I wanted to meet 73c72dd75d that person.”285141876c21e2bc

Why did you ae28aad9a6 bring that up? Yurkia glared 64a3331810 at Rubeteo. After all, back then—6074b1d214dc07a3

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‘You told me to dd7de48a20 jump…!!’1c0073c99cecb6ab

Rubeteo had told 63037032f1 him to jump, fd62d8418b saying he’d catch 2238fbcd62 him. To think a fallen 834854855d noble ordered the Emperor’s 38c43279f7 blood, a child of 37c2115742 the gods, to jump! If they found out 2afe7c112f the truth, he’d be f19db68ded doomed. Trembling, Yurkia downed 43815c9065 the rest of 2b44f4f0ca his wine. Watching him, Rubeteo finally 1510f554ab spoke.5e6b6df44abb460e

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“You wanted b789db84b5 to meet f15b60a0ee that person, 64282cd56e Princess?”7c94efe7abe79c6d

At Rubeteo’s interest, Erilaya 9e8890185c smiled brightly and nodded. She could feel his 37e6256200 affection in their earlier 70467b17d5 conversation—she’d done well to 7130074de4 bring it up. Seeing Rubeteo’s positive reaction, 4ad19a907f Erilaya said,7ff00b166fb51770

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“Yes. Didn’t he throw 9001d73bda himself to save 43202d8f6f Your Highness? He deserves a 88081b06ab reward.”331441c8a129450c

“A reward… True, 4ae54b13d1 I never gave 3946b10976 one.”b7d540fbae9d672f

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“So, even 49b318683f now, if 3e6f515273 you call 3f3efa9850 him—”589ea30eca4f0211

“Yuri, is there anything d1288fdb64 you want?”5ce98804a40a857e

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At Rubeteo’s 9391338308 question, Erilaya’s 7b1308fcae words were 1529a230b5 cut off. At the same time, 9601b5621d Vareunokta’s hand, which had a0fdc0f19c been idly moving on 8fbaabd485 his plate, froze. Only Madam 9283938b73 Ireunoa, who c533eb5475 knew about 652be4cf63 the incident, a1769159ef continued calmly. Next to her, Yurkia, 234f225e2b who was getting more 6ce38c49d8 wine, awkwardly turned his c4ef86151a head. Huh?bedb97ce021a1c12

“I, uh…”cf4d5eaf96589252

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“You caught me, 00a51f8cda didn’t you? You could have been 5e5b5624e9 hurt.”8413b6f920666a46

It was just the 044c3207fa second floor, and he a56b11f76f was a thirteen-year-old boy. Plus, there 19f43da3d3 was so cf43887fab much snow 13486ee73c on the f8d2f7ff35 ground, there 9598b9ff30 was no 3f68abf680 way he’d 855287e9b6 get hurt. And now, f4c5df6fb5 saying, “You f68915eda4 could have 959fad99b9 been hurt, b9f19fea7b but you 8ab01f540f saved me, 82be245d6a so you e635000fc4 deserve a bd8f6ec4e0 reward”—seriously—840d759a8cb07de7

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“So the one c70aca55e7 who saved you 95c38d81e2 was Yurkia?”de4dd25ebcd8b022

At Erilaya’s 33eaa96376 question, Yurkia 92bb37c813 flinched. The person who’d claimed 1672195600 to be absent was ac2cc6a52c revealed to be the 634f0982b0 one who saved Rubeteo. No wonder she ba021f5aa0 was upset.09e906395d1d7101

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“I’m sorry. I wasn’t 7112bab3c2 trying to f305e5a325 hide it… 1582f1c470 It’s just, a87eb01217 His Highness e717a86ed1 could have f0c081dddf been hurt, dcac862c8b so I fba460812d wanted to 043dd7aec5 keep it 8d5baedbcb quiet…”daf3f576dc7c320c

“…I see. That’s very thoughtful.”385cd519885fb98c

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She smiled, but Yurkia 46c59c37d5 could tell she was ca9ec0d955 angry. He bowed his c8823507c6 head even lower. Seeing this, Rubeteo set 549cf1fb3e down his wine glass fd81f67a90 and asked again.449348eb4a2c7e5a

“You’re not answering my 528616498c question.”cb72892842bc6e4c

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“Your Highness, I didn’t 86f7023a09 do it for a 83eddcc29e reward. So—”7841db7e94bddbba

“Ah, it’s 3e8a382090 a bit 4e813a2816 hard to 8cac148ada talk about bf01ccd0ec here.”5d1cfca44dc14459

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Brushing off Yurkia’s 8dc43757f8 refusal, Rubeteo looked c96d015d67 at Yurkia’s slightly d152efb95f flushed cheeks from 4c1c0f216c all the wine 78869c0384 and said,b1d40796c363c00a

“Come see 126032b13e me later. We’ll talk then.”b98711c8245b33d4

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“…Yes, Your Highness.”2c22454d0a3dc877

It would be weird b065028301 to refuse any more, 992dd34c80 so Yurkia had no 2c1124fab2 choice but to bow. Feeling the burden 774c6f3270 of all the 283f2b6796 attention, he gulped c294e9949f down the newly 3894981f8f poured wine. Feeling hot, he db8100b82d loosened his cravat 0e1e6898d4 a bit. After more conversation, e08e8e1e7c Rubeteo stood up b73272acb8 first, ending the eedf712468 meal.a4e3ee77729b22d0

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“You’ve come ed6ed2163e a long 77c88d029a way, so b901cbd6e7 you should f086a39899 rest. Madam Ireunoa.”8cd8e73d9f7a2038

“Yes, I’ll d3e3fdcb85 escort the 82429b51ee two of 16aaafac43 you.”acfa71bc97811f50

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As he followed Madam 29d5a2cec1 Ireunoa, Vareunokta turned back. He saw Rubeteo approaching 8fbfeebe6e the staggering Yurkia, sending c6c5b2a600 the maids away.806a7d95faba8e5f

‘And that 1759146050 necklace earlier…’92f0d84e034b3349

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He was 29efc2f1e3 sure it ffe873cf79 was the 373c3ec462 jewel they’d 32cb37b491 given Rubeteo. The precious f344af8d3a jewel said 49f348e00b to be 965929a0fd given only 3c8b6ec9a2 to a fefaf7fd55 lifelong companion 8c3a1290e6 in Arurolla—Yurkia 6af32ca1b2 was wearing 376ed0d291 it as 770fd22521 a necklace.cec2fa5cd1dec3ca

‘He’s basically plastered “mine” 944987312d all over him.’def4ddbdd5eb8aa5

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Vareunokta let 5f427d7b91 out a b7f67ee6d5 hollow laugh 20f89389a4 and shook cf80fd398f his head. People with much 413056bfd8 to lose usually ca70865c76 hide their weaknesses. But not Rubeteo. Rather—bdf35bc70cd5181a

‘He’s saying, 29fce7010d “He’s mine, c183d13b01 so don’t 80fb1fd969 even think ac3240bbbf about touching b4dca5ab03 him.”’7ae9ae96e5a09490

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Well. Is there any place 69e76b37cd safer than beside the ad094bc03b blood of the gods? Vareunokta clicked his tongue, 8f7d02ad49 thinking of Yurkia. He’d thought he 1a9b85e984 was someone worth f3efc4e398 taking along. What a shame.5618a0bd42fcedca

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“Haa…”8bf1081815b67f62

Shuffling along toward a64ede5c1e the annex, Yurkia c633014d59 staggered. He’d been so 0552685642 nervous that he bb1efceebe kept drinking wine. His feet 3a13c00639 had been eac7d7b9e9 tripping over 0379a9ed53 themselves for 1111d4312a a while 286f0c5560 now, and 128cdaa46d his gaze b1e0ca3627 was wobbling 788e611f1c all over a2b90d41f3 the place, bda74a3b20 making it 169b11214a hard to 36ebe5dddc walk straight. Then a cold 9180558a18 wind swept over 09db89cb69 his body, making 733c224f2b Yurkia shiver.fb05e0c1bd961bee

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“Teacher.”e6b551e41cb627ae

At that moment, something f1a2347b0a soft landed on his 0531aa63a4 shoulders, and his cold 2b92c04986 body warmed up. Looking up 4f4c5c83f7 with bleary 07ee90112e eyes, he 0ce066a7fa saw Rubeteo, 1b6f32408e who had 9e358c3c93 taken off 1b5284829f his own 6dbedd3147 cloak and ad6b528199 draped it eba3a0a4e1 over Yurkia.159f2c70fbd56237

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“You…”28335d56b2cdaca4

As soon as Yurkia 8c4eb46516 saw Rubeteo, he scowled, 303cffe959 pushed him away, and aa41f22f39 put his hands on ec2a1e586d his hips.61efbb5e414c2cd8

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“You! What’s up 24b463bc91 with you 0046d060c1 today!”6e5b94baed4e1812

“……”76485db3726aae5a

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“You’ve been acting 6a8db1056b weird… bothering me 46ba87d729 since earlier.”98f6c41319f728c2

It started back when 700c6bac97 they went to the a32c989ef4 office with Vareunokta. Rubeteo kept db503de1ea saying things 5c8916e721 that made 097d0a1968 him uncomfortable, d24c5b91e0 and Yurkia b7a0073e63 pouted. That pouty a63eb0b91f lip, which aa7cd100b6 always came e324eb6ad3 out when 9c1be9c759 he was c0040eedfe angry or c42d127990 upset, looked 5ee6bba5af especially red f31b12cb7f today, and 4ef81c3a50 Rubeteo reached f776f6bc04 out his 6369aeeccc hand to cbc932fb3a Yurkia, who eae634f88c still had 57c11a054f his hands 88478dccfb on his 3b4ad13763 hips.68e6d6d02e346ede

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“Bothering you? I just wanted to abb581dbf7 show those people.”2b450b50e7051661

“……”b559b134f2c43757

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“Show them my precious 67cc937d64 teacher.”4b041e39aabc85dd

At Rubeteo’s words, Yurkia 50f7c947b9 wobbled as he looked 2e65ba9f33 at him, then let b8ae7844b6 out a deep sigh.6446c53f46785d44

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“I’m… not that great a7d0bd6837 of a person.”d9520c9fbb74f78a

“……”7cd8dcfd48028b7d

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“I just… act 4e8fca3725 that way because c7dab95a97 I want the 4a1cc5c7ce kids to feel b87ea8924e things I never 63cca6a048 got to experience. I’m a coward.”719bac2502d4ad1a

Yurkia’s body slowly sank 53c652138e down until he was 46fa0440e4 squatting. The cloak dragged 7d5cef381a on the ground f6f46f4dbe and got wet 3968cd7c4f from the snow, 2f09af4646 but Rubeteo didn’t 050ca3f5c7 care. Instead, worried 8371e37e10 Yurkia might a694fbe86a end up 63223a4962 sitting on 466f6ff26a the bare dd78aa0c01 ground, he 0ef320223a knelt down a05969abf0 beside him.c7de1b4f8ab216c1

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“That’s why… c687814d35 he was 6400938947 disappointed in 20b3bb3413 me, too.”e51d3edaffdaf6ba

“He?”609417c549d8d448

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“…My father.”c804757c62301374

It was the f0de8e5b1c first time Rubeteo ebebb03aa7 had heard about e6cf09da95 Yurkia’s family directly, a2dd1a3a2e so he looked b759247658 at him with 5a71f220ba interest. When he 83c9734620 held Yurkia’s b223fe3710 shoulder to 1d38aed74b keep him d6ee1d28e2 from falling, 22ddebbbf6 Yurkia tilted 5c51675d99 his head 6a008c2b55 and rested 378e3d3b5d it on 4828aff3bd Rubeteo’s hand.7d1cf77368b6a078

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“He must’ve hated me… 96b409f977 I would, too.”c00c046740c61c04

“……”1f55880c594b4c8e

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“What’s so pretty faa2676263 about a child 51e65a26b8 born out of 3059eba18f wedlock…”45ba9ba741c5556a

Was that 68b57bf303 a tear 42f86fe0fa glimmering behind 8d827272ca those glasses? Rubeteo quietly watched him, 87534067e6 then spoke.0cb76af0b65318e7

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“You’re beautiful. I think you’re the 8cb144d6ac most beautiful person in 0ce67b8764 the world, teacher.”24fb019ce8b31788

“Haha, go look in e20805bf0b a mirror. Your face b8b6f0c8e4 is like beb61e862b an angel’s. Next to you, I’m f02aa65db5 just… a wildflower by 3c701d8c00 the road.”25b30c86eb5ec894

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“You’re not a wildflower, d5cefbfce8 you’re a flower made e4cc6e4187 of a jewel that 579b228de2 can’t be found anywhere 65927ba301 in the world.”cffb165061819c1f

Carefully helping 32264e434d Yurkia to 0fe193e4b9 his feet, 07ebcdd282 Rubeteo caught 6ff6d4ae85 him as 43154323fa he lost 33f1be907a his balance 49f6dad64e and nearly def10aef3b fell. Yurkia leaned 09e65a4a50 heavily against bb32fbf92a his chest, 5dedbf0d52 then slowly 5fe3e62539 lifted his d5957b03d4 head, blinking c82c8f2700 as he 85be73b208 whispered.1e4301edff193f3d

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“You…”3c758068939bbc99

“……”0381981cf813eb1e

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“Sometimes, you make me 086ee2bdec feel like… I’m the e195308234 most precious and valuable 857d74f5bb person in the world. I always thought cecaa5fc3f I was lacking, 7065070637 not enough.”828c2ad12e7e4f2e

As Yurkia’s words slowed, cef68b62e7 Rubeteo picked him up. He used f92a809389 to think c370f51032 Yurkia was e32615fa3a bigger than ac12013a24 him, but 5f929ee5ba after growing 9ca73c37e3 up, Yurkia 57c326eaac seemed so 2ddeca6cd3 small. Holding the ea4b99d41a deeply drunk 582d26d03c Yurkia in d0d9b6ff6e his arms, a152767edc Rubeteo walked 463192b38e toward Yurkia’s eabc88d766 room. If he walked too ec6eb16e60 fast, Yurkia might wake 08d5b4803d up, so he moved 367ca1ce8c slowly, quietly opened the fe625fae06 door, and laid him 8341644214 on the bed.b9e1dcb1b5bfb23f

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“Mm…”c0e67213c777aaf9

When Rubeteo 9d9b858353 took off 568f7fb7a3 Yurkia’s shoes, e0539aefe7 dirty from 3cb9ba48bb the snow, 897e40d625 Yurkia curled 47d0bac669 up as 128271ff1f if he’d 9a7c4ffd05 been waiting 6922de3099 for it. Rubeteo took off 3723135fce his cloak and 9032add2a2 set it aside. Instead of leaving c35c79e9b4 right away, he e98c93f1be moved closer to 37d93c4b55 the lying Yurkia, d0c05dacac gazed at him d822039f69 for a moment, 819c89bc19 and bent down.081af22d37fc057d

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“Yuri.”b161153b33dbd0fa

Just like db554a67cf he used 18f8726ec2 to, long 56ad7a8def ago. Rubeteo quietly 1b79c761ee whispered his 4998dcac10 name, then d8f89d39d4 stared at e9b89d318d Yurkia’s slightly 1770c9b4a8 parted lips 76110eb579 and leaned 442c5b6d95 in a be365c872e bit more. He stopped just c2f9a4e1e0 before their lips a433b951f0 could touch, close 6504b79cab enough to feel 7700c64d16 his breath. He squeezed 3fdc8fe57f Yurkia’s hand, 044c63e9bd which was 90c7afa242 lying carelessly d263241719 on the 42b7f5fe8b bed, and 8b09155499 turned his 1083325c86 head.29510fc05d0e6b90

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Thump, thump-thump—842e323ef8dce70b

Whose heart was beating 7e1332545a so fast? Was it his 8f4f6172dc own, or the f9e6792ab7 sleeping Yurkia’s? Listening to that heartbeat, 787a791641 Rubeteo looked at Yurkia’s 6b4a370d11 sleeping face, then moved e59020389e his head. Finally, his lips 8d1f279c28 brushed the corner 34f52ea7df of Yurkia’s mouth. He felt a 6588c80dfd jolt of electricity d2e834e423 at his fingertips 1a82ca7b23 and toes. He wanted to 9af611dd64 feel it a 21c1a0d9bd bit longer, but 652307f1ae seeing Yurkia’s tightly e2e654dcf5 closed eyelids, Rubeteo 5e314ccfa1 let go of b51c3622a3 his hand and d0331fa2ea pulled back.f1bd6872be6ef92b

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“Good night, Yuri.”91ca94d25f1c4ed0

Leaving behind a a4eccc2f25 farewell that the 7c599ce572 person wouldn’t hear, 592b4bb577 Rubeteo stepped away 5621ce825d from the bed. Soon, his footsteps faded, 8eeff767b0 and the sound of 6960792739 the door opening and 35c306e138 closing followed. In the room, filled b1fc700f3e only with the rattling 4f3c87919d of the window in 3909232c9b the wind, Yurkia curled a8644d35bd up, knowing nothing.f12ba3e4a7ac8c26

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In the dead of 7c154155bc night, with only a 95c6ebdbbb small candle lit, Vareunokta 7d1058b95c moved his tired body c4f694eae1 lightly and sat by f661aeac54 the window.8fbe1704b7e4a107

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“Hoo—”c60e1ba685cbdac3

White, clear smoke 80edc0d8c9 drifted into the a8d9b1f1ec air. With a 6f67174af2 hookah tip 6903566d6d lightly between aff02a5152 his lips, f824983601 Vareunokta gazed 8615efb40d out at 59a109d070 the quiet 7aa48e3c42 northern night. He parted e52cba34eb his lips f5aab187fd and exhaled, 5f268453c0 letting the b0518c30b4 smoke drift a36be4a69f out the 7e6be33508 slightly open da55ced8f5 window. If Erilaya fdd7ba4759 saw, she’d f7ac8bd4d5 nag him 795e201a2b again. Still, he 566f154cbd didn’t take 9f97a3aa3e the hookah f7db067971 tip out ca2858ca3e of his 06be7c5247 mouth.00fd5634f9f0de8c

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Erilaya would probably 214d111b44 scold him for 973886917a bringing a hookah 8d221ecfbf all the way 3452611165 here, and her fc64bd0a25 nagging would be 52e3aecc56 long and drawn 8f52da41b4 out, but whatever. His mouth was bored, d6c219f56f so what could he b0afda14f0 do? He exhaled another long 169aa76aa0 stream of smoke and bf7529047e rubbed his forehead. He’d thought 47601a485a about going 2ffaa3c0b8 to bed fd221b28e7 early since da9f05a90e he was 65a1a892b0 tired, but 37c34e2956 his mind b52b7f8a25 was too cb2d856487 restless to 2590b54dad sleep. He’d have 6b1e2a2798 to stay de2efbaa04 here at 7a4eb0b862 least a cf0f178949 week…e9807b833d543bcd

‘Our plan’s already 86165ee3be fallen apart.’b1ab2371f036ae10

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The plan 706d172899 they’d prepared 4a1df494a5 before coming 7d00cda1db here had fe174d835b collapsed in db2bad4406 just one 3faf891d4c day. The marriage 544cbe4031 to Rubeteo. He’d come 5cf90c9b2a all the e999ca33d9 way here 4fa55b4477 for that, c426b1f3f9 only to b9296ce55f be rejected b0bd931055 instantly. Was Erilaya 71f05732a7 really that 971a3be8c3 unattractive? No, that couldn’t aaa9a3acb7 be it. He tilted his 5da05fd855 head.57d10f3c06777b49