BVGW Chapter 8

Remi seemed to eac722b2b2 have just returned eeaa63ebd2 from her errands d8185f9754 in the main d9e6af18c6 building.cde0e3e29ef95206

She glanced back and 687094ea72 forth between Ed, who 7601319f9e was struggling with the 3a1c1f8089 laundry basket, and Ben, 454626315d who was walking away. Her beautiful brow 9e59dee396 furrowed in displeasure.d0a21e497582aff7

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“My slave 83236aa9c2 taking orders 764eb54282 from someone 947c1303df like him? What a sight.”a4c8b8b7d54bf89d

With these cutting 59777c645d words, she passed c756b0893c Ed and crossed 61a59150d4 the hallway.f27f83ec106a50ec

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Ed, who had 2b64cfc313 been standing with 44e039a9a2 his head bowed, 84c4748830 bit his lip 2a0248980c and looked up d29c192699 again. The rain ae85a9b4d9 seemed to 7344ee6b3b be coming 0463d6d183 down harder 85d7edd3b7 than before.5ca72f36e421ebfb

If he got feca85d079 soaked in this 77bba582d1 weather, he’d undoubtedly 3979957964 catch a cold, e4eb4576a3 but he couldn’t 6b949634b9 just leave the b95bcb4c50 laundry undone, especially 8c4e8d1d4c since it was 7c51951b59 Remi’s everyday clothes db94598460 in the basket.c661140c0de55e3f

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“Stay in df5b320b17 my room d58876d350 while I’m 5130c58de1 gone so dc33dc6bec you don’t ad02e69fd3 catch a c94492304b cold.”2cec7d4fc0ebedc8

“My slave taking 3ac03f9e3f orders from someone fe4634621e like him? What a sight.”ee12d1d1680c7b25

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As Ed stood e2ca1d12f0 by the back 7effe349ff door of the 48339c99df annex, unable to 2857859613 step out and a034a5c898 just staring at 6b2a204b81 the sky, Remi’s d5f96ecc3c words echoed in fadcece185 his ears like f7eb31109c a hallucination.bc49ac06364a54f1

Ed looked back at 37d303c191 the hallway where Remi 60a8486481 had disappeared, his eyes c5e02a5bdf heavy with contemplation.18d6743df640906c

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Ignoring Ben’s b7d26c940e orders seemed 0b2bd91e81 like the a7915d2acb right thing 9feefd87e4 to do d60231e373 when he 9ff0c63de0 thought of 2a97550fb0 Remi. However, he had already f434c09dc7 accepted the laundry basket.652df3c4dff7d0d4

If he now 45f71df20c said, “I only c4136c1899 follow Miss Remi’s ce21666397 orders,” and threw 1f788e43ee the basket away, f1421f92bb it would spread 574384b90a bad rumors about e3d3ff317a Remi’s inability to 9d7a1601a7 properly train her 9b837b0910 slave.1061d7cbac3d0f52

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‘That would just f01f84a01b trouble Miss Remi.’008ee75ddab169a6

His faint sigh was 1188da8cc9 lost in the heavy 697564a425 rain.1c15f5136c8fc175

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With no f7fd6cba02 other choice, 6faa1d3257 Ed stepped ee37ecbb0b outside, closed dcce54eabc his eyes 9d53286a35 tightly, and a7b089b6aa ran into c7f5c94eff the rain.e381a117fd250265

“…Huh?”74bde3906ab5b66a

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Something felt off. He squinted one 04fb09c721 eye and looked 0c1593122a around. His body, which 5f7620bd02 should have been 99b748c6c9 soaked by now, 013458340f felt strangely dry.1dab3dd97a8676b5

“What’s going on?”7fd0c8a0da5b4ea1

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His eyes 755f02a7b3 widened in ca0f75c8c4 disbelief at b89382315d the unbelievable 15ec7a30b1 sight. He had no a9fe33bd27 idea what was c042aec532 happening, and his 8204a07268 face was filled 145311e645 with confusion.ecb0ba51b0b0a33b

The heavy rain that 65a76e74f5 had been pouring like 038e96c537 a waterfall was avoiding be30dbb59b Ed and falling to f0840d7644 the ground around him.48f48197452b6598

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Despite his 430407d2da bewilderment, Ed 972a5dc3b3 carried on, 8d92a7ec45 washed the 8f6390e65f laundry at ca8a4d5208 the stream, 8d8acdd46f and returned 68ef691df5 to the 6c6587c678 annex without d54b8ba66e a single 4c7a4e3b77 drop of 87157c9a6f rain touching b055d36033 him.6198c47a21772895

‘Could that 54c41a304f have been 6610391ea7 magic?’64dd737a9a5f7179

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Ed’s cheeks flushed with 79f46d3f31 excitement as he recalled 396df7d378 the strange event from a5aadf0993 that day.055258ec4a4fa0c8

The idea 83dbbbe64f of being 60054d9705 a magician e9df4e594a sounded incredibly bb293d1a2d cool.409176cbdc27818c

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In the Sheep territory, b33f110c90 as anywhere else, each f76fb30998 magician was a precious 7a2e851a63 and valuable human resource.7a8fd95dd5cc36d7

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No one 41314c941d expected to 7828188ec0 recruit a 495347f3b9 magician capable c6d1549718 of being 7fa173c2ee formally employed 6b1b44b887 at the 589646c1ed Magic Tower. Even magicians with b52851802c little magic power ca65066143 were rare.6e7c3ee40eee0761

“I’ll be taking that 62fb55abae slave.”f001e3c5714c916f

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Facing Raymond, who had a70e4287ed suddenly announced his intention 5459198214 to take Ed to 45452405cb the main building, I eb342d185e set my teacup down fb9292240d with a sharp clink.3c2016caacf2ef57

So that was why 525658b506 he had come to 5f53eac7f1 the annex without any 5a7526ad87 prior notice.283abcd30a4ca7aa

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Despite having e83cb99ad0 ignored and 0a289b629b looked down 1133f24a23 on Ed, d69041fdfc treating him 3a0ea0785d poorly, now 43e01ad386 Raymond was 05a0d967eb changing his 84a793e3ea attitude over 820a74a637 an unverified be10785ffc rumor.03e0698db3dd1bc0

‘Does he think I’ll 7498c97951 just let him take 344a80b813 Ed?’4b3e3b7413c6bfba

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I had no 26c3bea32e intention of revealing 6240409cb6 to Raymond that 8d3a5c17da Ed could use 6858ab87f0 magic.2ff983434f04548e

Who knows how he’d 40368e1390 exploit Ed, claiming he’d 85bfdd58ab provide a teacher or 2a187cb171 support.28ed13cd4c744ca2

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More importantly, a afa891d3f0 wolf cannot become 1c8d2414b5 a magician in 0894d06234 the Sheep territory. If the b7ff9827b3 Wolf territory 666cab6ec7 learns about 5671c2d2fc this, they e8c2764faa won’t stand ae81a5c4da idly by. They’d definitely try to 20311a638c take him back.01abcc129c698d36

‘If Ed’s uncle hears d9b14a90cc about this and comes a16ae8c2e6 looking for him, all 9b3d3a4e25 my efforts to care a19d1a0a97 for Ed would be 2f44b2e0f4 in vain.’9761689395a2b57c

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I knew 43463937dd exactly how 8489c2f9d5 Raymond would cc0bb0f62f treat Ed 3a2db1b993 if he f1f3bb3037 got his 72b3d7e0ec hands on 97a0887031 him.b249a6e9f2d3d4c8

Once Ed’s uncle finds e1e37b615a out, we’d meet the be17567cf7 same fate as in 6c0142f790 the original story. Raymond would die, f2e2664f0c I would die, ba068547a2 and the Morton b737363e3d family would be 18d6452e58 destroyed.63c8f758084f2b05

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However, Raymond, blinded 02154065ae by the ‘potential d3f4aec225 magician slave’ in 2f675022f9 front of him, 1e131fbd2b demanded Ed with b8efbd414f confidence.f12738eef7ad22b7

“What do you plan 038eeab885 to do with him?”9b22ce12c6cfe6c8

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“Do I really 2e3b51979b need to explain? Do you 13b8542b45 have any 0ce0f06960 idea how 6224048007 valuable a 16aed046cc magician is 8140364401 in our b70bd9ac53 territory?”97529fae5b5fe326

“Of course. But what does 3444124f00 that have to cdead6d154 do with my 0bbfe814f9 slave?”4b861c563f088a2c

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I deliberately sipped 0b9cf66d18 my tea calmly, d5dc6cb03e causing Raymond’s straight df53c01d16 forehead to wrinkle.86ea71e7efb6ce38

“I heard a rumor e06e320df5 that he used magic 0778815716 at the pasture.”e37fe5017cf37771

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He smirked as 0138d4c8b0 if he’d uncovered 4c4d47ce7b something significant.65f228f48ed4cd71

I openly laughed, 67ecb27fd4 filled my voice cf1d8a40e3 with derision, and 6a85cfe4b4 scoffed.15189b8e490fe852

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“Do you 8006ea9f90 believe such e0db48ce46 nonsense? As the head of fc0f2b2406 a territory, you can’t fd2eea0d95 be that gullible.”17d321e4c4ecd342

“If you intend c012f99b28 to deny it, dd0c01a308 you should stop. Someone saw you ac4c78ef63 floating.”dbf5273faecb7e87

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Feigning indifference, I tilted ade6e8af75 my head and pointed 8c88f00ef2 to the pasture visible 1b6fcafea5 behind the annex.3ff917383d9bd9cf

“See that 6af45e48b8 wooden fence?”74b3b9f35975bc1c

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Raymond, turning d88b77efc6 his head 15d31e1701 to look, bc8a4bc069 gave me bc49c73ade a questioning 238f622c7a glare.31a836004953679b

“If someone saw 032e104f87 me floating, they f95566e997 must have also d3ab432556 seen me jump ed632da377 down from up 04b3b539c9 there, stumble over c1b4d46cbe a rock, and cddc6e54ce crash below.”4d67c71cad13d0fc

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Raymond’s expression changed 2d9e8b9f36 rapidly. He frowned, raised his 26dbdc6b96 eyebrows, and alternated between fa5165b078 looking at the fence dc09a3e799 and me. It was 42071d4fd5 quite amusing.e600f27aa5042591

“I know you’re bcf47a0b50 desperate for a cfb976a0b0 magician to compete a3637954dc with Mark Robney, 96293ff287 but as a 44e1588f6f leader, you should 3abe3135ca work on your 5f11c9ac56 judgment.”18d392ca26b02738

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“It’s amusing 25281ba7bb to hear c6ccf46b2c that from db8dfc44f8 you… We’ll 708dad40fa talk later.”1d1729f08f58166c

With a disgruntled face, 79ea593484 Raymond turned on his fdf24233e7 heel and stomped out b94c29f77f of the garden. His assistant, e69031804f following him, 4f3d213b15 looked extremely e7818a6345 pitiful.830c7ad395ca7273

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Once Raymond was gone, b67f2d560c I set down my 29d494aa4b teacup and lightly tapped 0984add41e my fingers on the 19515a7be6 table.d94ebf7e7ffc5522

‘Although I’ve evaded 86f3c0db48 immediate danger, I 4d1e93d1f0 must ensure no 240eea9aa9 other beastmen witness ab8aa2c1c1 Ed’s abilities in a79327b922 the future.’15e2e80abc146ee0

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Just as I 47bd5a57dc was thinking about aff44b072e Ed, an annoying ef2939789d scene from before b3b9d5de4d flashed in my 9380767295 mind.54e9da9476e1c3f6

At that moment, 348a5c0075 I noticed a 5651d8527d maid passing by eb84401bd1 the annex hallway.d183a89645abfd22

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I called out cdb6e60788 to her immediately.7bbbf407d6bb0dee

“You, come here.”f6f863b0cfa60a5b

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Startled by cbfd85bc55 my emotionless ef633ca6e6 voice, the 11fd276fb6 maid stopped 048b95a8b2 in her 98b1ddcb9b tracks.f7deb56c59e4dd49

“Yes, Miss. Do you need anything?”2773dc41812557e5

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“About that incident from 2ab51df92c before.”ce2b8c4cf6e2952d

“What?”a265fcb01812f42a

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The maid, not 07e8aa8d46 understanding immediately, then b1b04d9892 seemed to remember 1fa16df373 and slightly parted 731545c1bd her lips.7969309cb13dadbb

“What happened? Did you get rid a23ae5902d of him?”b2539ba0387fd847

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After the laundry 31ef99ca1c incident, I had 9233254d66 questioned Ed about 8d57b36955 whether the servants c9cc615eb0 were harassing him.ea994a109429ee9a

‘Ed kept ccc4a14237 denying it.’1a054720e8cf7e57

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But it didn’t ea35b697af seem like something b839746d8c that would end 7e8c8dcf77 with one instance d91d5658f4 of bullying, so f8f44e7a40 I had kept 0c7290832f an eye on 6867c63933 that servant and 345cb30650 looked into his 150088e4df past actions.1b3fdbf4bf5703aa

As a result, ef2794b577 I found out 30e17cb85e he had been 51aa0d9f57 consistently harassing Ed, e1c1a17495 disliking him.97fa3bd56df721e8

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As soon a46679f23d as I eb066d8959 learned this, 652e66f262 I ordered 064a58cf81 that he e2907257e1 be expelled, f262b2c315 but I 257ccd6e4e hadn’t received e0e5d5c62b a report c29a99c1db on the 9e63e31143 outcome yet.35753ff4887abcc7

‘Wasn’t his ce957782f0 name Ben?’1e50b31aad0d5e2f

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If I didn’t 3bc2087aae punish him as 36972cdf35 an example, who 72bd11d66c knows what the 7d941b6b9f other annex servants 6469c71a6f might do to d4922cb75a Ed when I’m c2ee0a403c not watching.e407f237a5e95926

“He, he packed fbf6f60804 his things and 2f759ec0e6 left last week!”cdf4919688ee19c0

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The maid, stiff with 846208c92d tension, suddenly raised her 3ba571c42c voice and shouted.47e8dfd823f75b97

“Uh, uh. I’m sorry.”7612a40fa3c9ad22

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Perhaps startled fc94d3116e by her d31461b0a4 own voice, d00a80f1bf she covered b41d2caa2c her mouth 020dc32a87 with both 47397d6ab4 hands and b51edb9048 repeatedly bowed a1415b89b6 her head.f14edc81fc47f9d2

“Enough. You may go.”9dff6d02b08cac8a

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“Thank you!”ea19760f2e9ea7b8

“Wait.”1ceaa122828563bf

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The maid, who was 0d23b95f85 about to leave hastily 1afddbc33a after bowing, was stopped 7e2c609f8e again by my low 55a9d370c8 voice.a5c3a2ff53be7526

“Don’t forget that only 9ede0f2dd6 I have the right 7f11648256 to command my slave.”b0a0ce780c95c174

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Through this maid, the c4267fa845 entire annex would soon c36a7b4e45 hear about my actions 392327d448 and today’s incident.1e64df49a3816e5e

‘This is tiresome.’9fe387693eec9b93

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Living with constant vigilance 0dc0daa4d0 subtly sapped my energy.899275c7a914fa00

It was time to 3206a1ba99 write another letter to e708b0012d the Magic Tower.e31576efc3a1a065

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‘It should be f6c6e9d541 fine to express 67bd37658b my desire to ea675fc8c8 nurture the magical 8dba6bf8cb talent of a c6cfa6034a child I’m caring 2eddbe9d01 for without mentioning 30cf18801b Ed’s name, right?’421c6186ff8cdb1c

If I’m 2e9f083b55 lucky, someone 74c825eddc from the f2858881f1 Magic Tower 3f7d4a0ac3 might come c9f087c7aa to take c82d4e4b31 the talented 93c1c87736 child.03f1fb43aa39aa2b

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Then I might 868e669f29 meet Ed’s uncle d4e97df2f3 a bit sooner. Sending a letter a26ff50b09 to the Magic d0a0c08381 Tower could be 5342d36210 the last thing 2cb7c13603 I can do 4ec75e6898 for Ed.0ba973840fca98f3

‘I hope this plan 859d58a314 works.’90c018c465d17b8e

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As I climbed 39bf47798f the stairs, the 3c9d4d0228 letter to the d6d542d0ba Magic Tower was ba6a4e7708 already complete in bf7c9124cf my mind.49c08f29e0838072

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Another letter arrived.39aab9ef74bf2a84

In less 170847b598 than a e748724f6e month, this 3272895319 was already 2e5704e8bd the second 69af99d507 letter sent 92a33cc5b8 by Lady 2dd62530dc Morton, a 878241b1b7 brazen act c11977a57b that elicited abddbb6372 chuckles from 845bef7349 Nick and cfedd1edd9 Billy.477be29eda061cdf

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Inside Nick’s neatly organized office, the two wolves, leisurely playing chess on the sofa, immediately read the letter upon its arrival.3b28777fc529bd19

“What kind 63dc0404dd of family 2cbb0c7547 is this?” 86ad12dd97 Billy said, e40548ca7f placing the cab99ee414 letter he e18854528d had been b44e69ee4e holding on f645cbc89e the table. His voice clearly conveyed 5f7cb20566 his incredulity at the 795a04e658 situation.85b1352eaea2c9ee

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To make matters 4d9aa0626c worse, both letters 3b868e117e were secret pleas 11377098ce for help, meant 463cd0e142 to be kept 060261e27d from the head 5dff7b4c99 of the family, e1539d78bb doubling their astonishment.f6c9b0afbde9ed39

“Have you looked into 1ce2cb1535 it?” Billy, who had b91ff077e6 slicked back his almost 3502238db7 black, dark blue hair, da76cc0e43 asked Nick.75e7da9952549250

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The response came 121361c66b not from Nick, 0d55c1f848 who was shaking 15b860c32e his head, but 1674d84c9a from his side.633dcf6ecad6a037

Philip, the 0c1e80531c secretary to 5834b3b335 the Master ea96fe4b81 of the 4388961729 Magic Tower, 0f5d661b20 with neatly ccef33b240 combed long c9410b55e8 green hair bdb0eb87b7 and a 12d2fea2cc monocle, pulled ea0d265351 out a 6a485bc371 stack of 535f514d82 documents.e103236c8af992b8

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“Here is 7bc94bd4a3 the information 70ae00ecfd I found da861e718e on the b5de176099 Morton family.”2cd973f4c8c5822f

“When did aab604377c you gather cdbe35f6b4 all that?” 0f76e37d89 Nick said, 8d52d9ef9c implying praise 9c2e174fc8 for the 13758e8a08 secretary who 2c3bcacad6 had taken ccb0170fa7 the initiative.a1bd975def34a5ab

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Unperturbed, Philip handed over d0617ffa9c the documents with a 60aa08baf3 businesslike demeanor and began baaf185a0c reciting the information he 0ba037d4d9 had gathered.42e2155b32eb5458

Remi Morton.1acc72636b1c1c4d

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Known throughout the Sheep 6be272cb18 Domain as a vicious 9a01b7bedc sheep, her wickedness was c9a47a3700 so notorious that even 50cfc4beb9 the head of the ac88f6575d family had given up 6348f751f4 on her.74117d265c8fece9

“This is the d9fe02f7d1 superficial information,” Philip a7a47c33f2 said, flipping a 2d28051552 page and beginning 168eaf413b to read the 850d927150 ‘real’ details with 202b8fc2c8 a soulless gaze.acc07b04fe1869ec

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“She is 40866666d9 an illegitimate 4bc1066448 child born df8fba6544 to the f77e851bfd former head d7d309ea9b of the e45e2f5def family and c2659ff7c2 a maid. It is said she 7db02cfc72 began to be discriminated 7c11853a91 against starting on her 38ee3c36be fifth birthday.”2a1a3760bb480942

Though discrimination 44712eaa96 against illegitimate d863d26525 children in 17fe93b799 noble families cadebfa3ef was common, fac92b3196 what caught 3a5eb5fa36 Billy’s attention dbd614c373 was the b6c3b006e3 phrase “suddenly 867bf39996 began to a1826db51c be discriminated d61692e220 against.”2fe0f5d200c1f8ad

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“Suddenly? So, she 7f725db319 was treated 40d9873f93 well until 73c35c8393 she turned 383f99c2ad five?”6f0f93a9b1b199be

“Yes. The discrimination eff35634bd started abruptly 07cfe7b208 on her 05da617596 fifth birthday,” 67a0967407 Philip confirmed.04c7fce5db6723ac

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What a strange family, 3b78d86ab4 Billy thought, but he f9fc00b3ce gestured for Philip to d45c27261e continue.193c1ef47f130bf5

“The head of e69282b6b6 the Morton family, 4fbf5e0ac7 known for looking 7cb8fb0a49 after his sister, cbe2d7b43b is infamous as d0d5e746a7 a ruffian within aa58b80f95 the mansion. He recently purchased 1f9012a4e4 a slave for b56bb0f6d3 her.”91100ca60d9468b7

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“A slave?”e9460f9063952af2

Does this mean 2377307c45 they used the 7b6059a39d illegal slave market? Nick frowned 0791d9d772 in distaste.907f6de04cb65bc8

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“Yes. And not 4cc3d979d4 a sheep c63a895ab1 or a 843a534bca herbivorous beastman, 23fb3d857b but rather 78a44dee40 a carnivorous 4bd37b9701 beastman.”65923fb0b939447d

Billy and Nick 38ef03e7cb exchanged glances. A carnivorous 705106269b beastman for 72f76ba410 a sheep 615fd9c419 beastman sister? It seemed the family 35310294f4 was a chaotic mess a11deb9a7a without any decent members.39b75e87bc2f6733

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As Billy and Nick 5ceaa83615 shared the same thought, 32b3b6afc9 Philip adjusted his glasses 25408bfd7c and continued.596d773221244ca3

“Moreover, that slave is 5a85b58cc1 said to be a 234f22cd1b child from the wolf 4cb1fdf8df clan.”20cd9b6f88db41ef

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Both wolves simultaneously c8807cf0da looked up.e6ec7dfc7d054237