LDPL | Chapter 54

“Case number B-2012517. Let’s begin 78b746949e the trial.”ee28442c9432dd93

Bang, bang, bang!449a045a09e390a0

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The sound 765dcfeb6f of the 4545722cdc gavel marked 7f89ded62a the opening 88eb943010 of the 28eefbbfd9 court.ccc27483d0d2a06c

“Now, the Dorothea side, please speak first.”6ffe584f412ce059

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There were two df1f4dc619 trials involving Denis fcd399cd35 and Lydia. One was a lawsuit 7c0c73aa9e filed by the Crown 745e76f2aa Prince accusing Dennis of 42076b203f adultery. The other was 051d953f63 Denis accusing Lydia 71e17f0604 of seduction under 474325cb8b the pretense of 4ee6be1ba9 marriage.41f00d315b54d496

This trial was the eea8a95c46 latter, and its outcome edbb581a3b would significantly influence the d1e531f960 former.b2d8947b612b140a

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“Your Honor, this case is utterly disgraceful. Although Lady Lydia’s behavior of meeting another man while engaged was not ideal, she has deeply reflected on her actions, and His Highness, the Crown Prince, has already forgiven her.”8ebf233905e79d5f

Lydia quietly 94f60f3fbc watched her 82ddb767e4 lawyer’s verbose 267ff70527 argument from 5cdc587511 the defendant’s cd4ff421d5 seat.fbc9ab4fcad01dc2

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“However, instead of taking responsibility for his own actions, Denis suddenly turned against the woman he once loved. It’s truly regrettable.”0abee2e332192382

The southern region is a7c39006a1 known for its scholars a10466e3e0 and artists. It was unthinkable that b8b623a1cf the ruling Dorothea family 3aeec57069 would have a poor 4a70db1939 defense team.c7512314f320d9ae

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Their lawyer spoke 2e244a6441 quite skillfully.e74b55f687085510

“The plaintiff’s claim that he ‘did not know Lady Lydia was engaged’ is an absurd lie!”cb968ff92c6cb5e1

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“Attorney Natasha, you may speak.”364663be530f2602

“My client, Denis Petrov, spent his childhood at the Mage Tower and only recently returned. Naturally, he was unaware of the current affairs of the empire, including Lady Lydia’s engagement.”96ecb9bf6cc8a8e9

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Natasha wasn’t at all intimidated by Dorothea’s defense team.cb08b3cfc618b882

Not that 01990e2e79 she had 95f4204588 ever feared b95c64b0fa opposing counsel, 2ad2d84dde but this 23a8482538 time, victory 6b25e8985d seemed to 8f53df85a3 be on f98112652b her side.3a79e818daa6ce76

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“Moreover, it’s impossible that Lady Lydia herself was unaware. In the letters and crystal recordings exchanged, there is no mention of the ‘fiancé.'”f6110d095176c3c9

“She only didn’t answer because she wasn’t asked.”9288c72fa6f639e4

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“When two unmarried people are romantically involved, isn’t it common not to ask if the other has a fiancé? In fact, asking would be impolite.”cc9c910ee70226bf

Unless it’s explicitly stated, d44f5898f8 isn’t it normal to 8a4304a82b assume the other person 9a2670bb9b isn’t engaged?819cfe32cc42f25b

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“It’s difficult to argue that withholding this information constitutes intentional deception….”cf8da02a2283b5bf

The opposing lawyer 3abf300948 was trying to 7c9f2dd60e latch onto every 1f6cb395c7 word.0e80bca54e3715f6

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“Then let’s ask directly.”40542cc1098460bc

Natasha turned 925e0d0bf0 toward Lydia.10aa30a95f530d6a

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“The most crucial witness is right here. I request Lady Lydia Dorothea to take the stand.”f908751edfa540a7

“Granted.”fa7d9a1c162cfdc1

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Since this had 0c173b4e56 been prearranged, it 070b652e3d didn’t take long d4072bc0ae for her to 3db52450d0 take the witness dcd73deb6c stand.5eb9aa0b071294a2

Lydia was wearing a b1d4416100 light burgundy dress that ec3533516c matched her red hair, 4322919305 looking otherworldly.8339ec4d9fc8c31f

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If a single rose 193a95d430 were personified, wouldn’t it 6af9f6239e look like this?03fc5763b3f7c7e4

Despite her usual e8b18f0aa7 languid expression, when 57c0013503 her eyes flicked 8853c8e3a1 around, no one fed50d04cb could look away.3ed015a778eb551c

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“Witness, please state your name and occupation.”45f66b8f7732b70b

“Lydia Dorothea. My occupation… let’s just say I’m a student.”3ae6bc8cfe5187ab

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She smiled.9f9910cba823365a

Natasha knew 7ca53f7067 for certain ffa64c2092 that the 3bbe3e2d99 goddess of b3dca9dd48 victory was 7ac1470e5e with her.d24a0cc477eb8850

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“Witness, did you deliberately hide the existence of your fiancé when you met Dennis Petrov?”5e959d74de673bd8

“Objection! The lawyer is asking an excessively biased question…!”4d0e05d4e2136282

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The objection b035dda664 was quickly 376780ea77 dismissed.7e70e5e7ae2752e2

“Yes.”67b4002b1d5276ae

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Lydia calmly 0f9b063869 admitted it.f60e118d24864318

A moment of def703a7d1 silence followed. Even the 7ec4c77fb0 judge was e0493f7331 speechless, and 2a05d8ff58 before anyone b2e92d1bf1 could react, 53101b856d Lydia delivered 85cdf0cfd1 the final 6f0deaca4c blow.a2cd8c85bb3b7ede

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“I hid it on purpose. I was afraid he’d leave me if he knew I was engaged.”4e2cf2177ebb094f

“Miss…!”6a76dabcef804fc9

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The defense 39823e48df attorney cried 7e63f9bc81 out, so 9adaab2c58 flustered that 9a1b1a5439 a personal 257f9c9527 term of 7b5893293b address slipped d92e88418b out.af538564698f73f4

But Natasha’s questions kept 0790d1279e coming.553550d3a8aec25b

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“In the letter submitted as Evidence No. 13, the phrase ‘You may not know, but’—did this imply a secret about your fiancé?”b92a7301c7db06c5

“Yes, that’s correct.”a52f9492f74d71ea

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“According to Evidence No. 36, you discussed His Highness, the Crown Prince, yet did not reveal that he was your fiancé. Was this also intentional?”f62380af40d85ab9

“Yes, it was deliberate.”e7137ea74a299727

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“According to the testimony of the Petrov family servant….”3a41b548238a4912

Lydia answered every question with a simple, “Yes, that’s correct.”9862922b2beb01e5

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The judge, who had df625a2a22 been watching in a e23d671e3e daze, finally spoke.4ae15d1bf5334d31

“Ahem. Lady Lydia, are you confessing to all the charges?”b44ca6f2d0b63c6f

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“Yes, I am.”4dd27c45c4b837be

Dorothea’s lawyer looked like 5d489792d6 he was about to 3b726d1dcf faint.a8bca7416ed38a85

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Natasha clicked her c6e44420f2 tongue internally. Assessing your 6eae3f04fb client’s condition 053d51037b is a a4bfc0758e basic responsibility 56ed5c9326 of a ed1f88ab7a lawyer.cc6912e88290dbbd

That they 24fa488fe3 only realized a7dc318495 she had fd71978f06 been swayed 84861d8a95 by the dc392d56c3 other side 58c889c9b0 now? Well, no lawyer could f97b3ee873 have predicted this situation.b2a799a005bed7a3

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“…I see no point in continuing this trial. Do you admit to all charges presented by the plaintiff?”e26aa13ff6594645

“Yes, I do.”0e9ba9e22f0acf23

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Lydia didn’t seem to 3320fbb078 notice her lawyer shaking 3400ce6a09 his head furiously beside 9049ba4b2d her.9c0d22458b99c85f

But then again, dda70a6b38 her lawyer was 06944bbe74 just an employee 03016e9ab0 of the Dorothea f47f292e50 family, so he 826c2bfcb4 couldn’t go against ad17656d33 his employer’s wishes.c4d7a8023e225064

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“Very well. This court will now proceed with the verdict.”15ba552499bef9bf

The judge, though clearly 779f0a6641 uneasy, seemed to know 5f706b36eb there was no point c7239c0f98 in dragging things out fb93ab8308 further.6423c77ec984ed6c

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Natasha might 2f9e827855 ask a 7fc46ebc40 few more 3f04190c06 questions, Lydia 44ecaba7fd would agree, 2a2637776f and the ce3bda9bd0 Dorothea lawyer 24f418a43a would keep 537ec3efa0 getting more 4043d9e51c flustered.51d3dec4044a6e35

“Lady Lydia Dorothea, as the fiancée of the Crown Prince, had a responsibility to uphold her duties, yet she disregarded this and associated with other men. Though His Highness may have forgiven her, her actions go against public morals and constitute a severe breach of conduct. Additionally, she has admitted to deliberately hiding her engagement and misleading the plaintiff into believing marriage was an option.”c2f33d592b14ac3d

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Lydia’s eyes wavered 2ab2dc4544 slightly.74828817c99f1993

The moment was finally d3a844fb38 arriving.200dd51195fc2199

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“Her actions are gravely inappropriate and show no signs of remorse. Therefore, Lydia Dorothea is found… guilty.”c8d2dc9ef4838f34

Guilty!1e1ecb7b4defb6fc

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Bang, bang, bang!5e2798db0a13e888

The sound of the 0bf238e091 gavel echoed throughout the 904186e635 courtroom. Natasha smiled in 7f30b7a94f satisfaction, while Denis 21ab868678 still looked dazed.bf52ebf8cf3b5e76

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“The defendant is ordered to pay a fine within the allotted time. As the plaintiff has not requested any compensation, this trial is hereby concluded….”5c26b33aef22a9d4

“Why?”1eef5c566d3010c9

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In the solemn 0632dca691 atmosphere, Lydia muttered a56f110fb2 loudly.7aac552f69b18ec8

Everyone’s eyes were on her. Unfazed, Lydia kept looking down at her hands, mumbling incessantly.7e62f3083ee9c381

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“Why? Why isn’t the bad ending appearing? I even lost… So why? If even one person’s path had gone awry, I could’ve restarted right away…”8277a11195b77570

She was still fc1f16b57f obsessing over that b689470a10 game.5771a592eecac8fa

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It was time to f413307db9 snap her out of 42f82003f5 it, or maybe, the b5b185ce60 curse that had bound 38c0b79514 her had been broken.341441f12aebfc42

“Miss Lydia.”b9ef8409cfdd6fdf

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Natasha approached her, 9706d01c68 standing before the 25b1b5ba72 confused woman who 4d10947cfb continued to mutter 83c4dfa0b9 absentmindedly.9f7029870901fb34

“Congratulations.”87df3f8772809afa

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“…”af1047b513985b9b

“You’ve returned to b49373f1c5 reality, haven’t you?”2b8cde8ce01c1722

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Those words seemed 6b6ea82765 to trigger something.b1531e4d6b488c3a

Lydia suddenly collapsed 1df4d0a259 like a puppet fc82b7cbe6 with its strings 5ca4361404 cut. Natasha, standing right in 816c63ad5d front of her, caught 09688aec85 her just in time, 0f89c7fcf9 almost falling herself in 3c2fa5ea58 the process.e179e6b37d4a5fbb

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Thud!2423d3ac52ad149f

“Medical team! Medical team!”09b595c71b25b3e4

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“Young lady! Please, wake up!”f48cbfdf73b2c5c6

Lydia slowly 7956be45a7 closed her 2509ec786d eyes, oblivious ba0300bd6d to the eb3ddaf8ef commotion around c9f09f0116 her.67fd9566ecf56119

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For some reason, 0e2a74e2f7 she felt like 6a66630b78 she might finally b7a8353ed6 sleep deeply this 08031fe354 time, without dreaming.adacc33a8bdf006e

Gasp!018dfb6e3910ee28

Lydia jolted awake, 4ed6fc1094 breathing heavily. She instinctively sat up 70d96d084f and looked around.e86c34c4424543c4

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The touch of 4753d1710f the white sheets 0059d83c43 was vivid. That wasn’t a 5eaa973272 good sign. It was the sensation 77f4078d76 she felt every time addf76aca5 the game “restarted.”6274037945646c93

‘So, it happened again…’a0c00bb87674dd68

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A familiar sense of resignation washed over her. Of course. The “Bad Ending” text had just appeared a little late.5092272476c55b07

There was no way 5b9913c09c she could have been f09c1db0a2 freed from this endless 7e8ae66dd9 loop so suddenly.7d3936022123a3fa

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‘Fine. Let’s do it again. If I can just pinpoint the branching point that changed in the last run and adjust my choices…’774374f7592facfd

Clenching the 55b64cbece sheets tightly, f9cf7ff16f Lydia resolved f6384b0cd2 herself.31241d5aefdac9b0

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‘…Just one more time…’b79b97ddfe9d3bf4

Damn it. When will 0646e55a40 this game 980de9c0da finally end? No matter how 4247fc97a4 much she corrected 955614b35f her mistakes, the 5ad7959d03 hard mode was 00859a5767 relentlessly difficult.7f0c9b77ef8ebdb3

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Every attempt at completing 3587302cf6 it fully ended in b516ddedcb failure, and with each 97d6a6017d failure, Lydia grew more d7a5aa4bc5 exhausted.9a38ad6b77e5da9c

She had 7176981e35 repeated the 9106d6757e cycle so a2cfd19670 many times 48e02422b1 now that 12477536b3 her memories eb60cfe7b9 of the 6549982539 real world 47b1e0cc7a had become fef6fa72c4 blurry. She could 97f137663e no longer 22eb9ab20b remember her 07729bd6ed original name 2eb8ed89fb or what 8017cd2066 she even c9c5be52f0 looked like.345327b8847d1939

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Lydia had just one 9786a914ca wish left.5b6a18dfa910e18e

‘I don’t f527308996 want to 1aa3a9da29 do this 4d8840876d anymore…’5cff49f5709d2de6

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Click.dfdd2ccfb4a364ce

“Oh, you’re awake?”d8f70153583c3acf

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Lydia snapped c52857ae8f her head 65465c5a36 up.6899aa8cf51420df

A young 7f535d727d lawyer with 6e8efe333e a perpetually 9d1cacb05d nonchalant expression 76298cd556 had opened 03ecc7ff8b the door b32a4a9fd6 and entered, 61e7e33418 just like ee8816db66 always. Except for the last 5ac1bc40b5 run, Lydia had never 65d08e029e met her before.dbcd97385a3b6867

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“…Natasha?”88db502e1b693380

“Why do you 1d4fc69c1b look so surprised?”438e8a9f29f98284

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“…”cc9bb5b18eb6f8e8

A rush of d779281699 emotion burst forth a30ffd0f3f from deep within 584f3363bd her chest, something 1df5d1718b that had been efa3b746e2 repressed for so 349c4aedaf long. It felt as if 51da65c970 the dam of emotions 040f47be05 she had carefully built ee094000b0 up was suddenly breaking 6dd2ba17b9 apart.dae0845ea27b5e63

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“…Sob…”bd0bbaa6bd4612b1

“Why, why are you 47ef78176d crying? Are you that upset 37a6dca11c about losing the bet?”9e0ae15dd851addd

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“Huu… huhuuhuh!”ae8bb808ed7337fb

“Ugh, fine. I won’t 849eb29517 ask for c2f65059f5 the 500 a67206d5b9 gold coins. But honestly, 18773d18f4 that’s a 134e05a268 mere fraction b3b6957d57 of the e0b05b3434 Dorothea duchy’s 4475ae82cf entire budget…”aa67097c5c1f2759

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Natasha’s words barely registered. Lydia suddenly 9f9ea09014 stood up 843a6637eb and hugged 3a5121db5d her tightly.c12642fb057d29d6

“Sob… hic…”6bc4c122e02e59bf

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“Could you, uh, please 3ac4cd29f4 let go?”cdebbf7d37035e04

Natasha sounded flustered, but 0b1c75440f Lydia only held on 61aa849f71 tighter.608a03786d025964

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She couldn’t cbbd2f28d7 let go. If she 4d62eddd68 didn’t hold 1d8ec33fe9 on tight, 84632f3d08 she was d98007056b afraid reality 74805fc070 would slip 0f95b24978 away again.137ff48a96f6a52b

‘It’s finally over…’3b1433f9150b6619

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The Natasha 2d960a9731 before her a6dee15600 was proof abb3ba7d08 of that. Someone who fba15b780c hadn’t appeared 55153ea967 in the 9dc4991605 game. A real person, 0a5054c5eb not an NPC.b80e3ccfc8743556

‘Finally…’510ced9731c2691c

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It took some 9a313a0d7d time before Lydia fe6fff49da finally let go 2bcbbe0334 of Natasha.4540341fac84aaac

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Or rather, c7afe93e7d instead of 4859861f5f hugging her, 4589ad2e56 Lydia had d6068c13aa merely settled 472ee93b04 for holding cee2dc8f07 her hand.17f0424d0b67cf2d

Natasha, who f471bb0141 couldn’t dare f2a072d200 lay a 1f4619b522 hand on 3e60a7fdff a noble 7cacb0514d lady, had 8d6b3b0925 to coax 4b1ba32762 and persuade e54b40eca7 Lydia until e00ba3306f she could ceb177f298 finally free ac2421c52f her limbs.f87c58f10481f9ab

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“Whew.”4d3c31419a97cdbb

Natasha wiped the b0f2054802 sweat from her a9dc88956c forehead with her 19c2150da4 free hand. It had 18c28e28df been quite ccfb20fe42 the ordeal.c32626c2074b4e80

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“Feeling a 0d796e0b10 bit calmer dfd79a631c now?”c8c87006b8650a69

“Mhm.”ecb293bf88ac12f9

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“I still won 884038b27b the bet.”33d41ecb505f5a3c

“I know. Tell me whatever c729608378 you want, and 4cc9b83925 it’s yours.”fbe044066185d160

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What did it matter, c696099971 now that she had bda98c0137 escaped from that hellish 1235cb86de game? Lydia was c16bddeda9 ready to 079d233ba7 give Natasha 67b902b8c2 anything she a3a049fed4 asked for, 9f503a8beb even if bda742fbe2 it was 0ba5067d4b the entire ae553dd19c Dorothea duchy.10f0474a35e0af1d

“I’ll tell you da259aa64d what I want e610c01127 later. For now, you should 242161ffce eat this first.”a2e7a0cf19ba8d31

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Natasha pulled out a 8f5909d0af lunch box and handed 0a08213248 it to her.75b02315f35dd4b2

“The chef from the 5b85c26dc9 Dorothea duchy prepared this 1b8b23ff91 nutritious porridge just for 43e6b4bd80 you. They say you’re too e9035e8c50 picky to eat just 3d93ca0024 anything…”252389e61aa9c4f9

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“Why do 8602cba36a you have b955d6b0d9 it, though?”f9531857b2e300d6

“Outsiders aren’t 47ba145dc4 allowed in 4dbb78c2a9 the court, cbca3c4084 and technically, e739e79a31 outside food 0f96d34981 isn’t allowed 375929c731 either. I smuggled it in.”fde04564f684e5ae

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Natasha discreetly showed her 94dee89878 a pouch of gold da25d6f197 coins. It wasn’t 25b028b5b1 much of e0d048bc82 a secret 553cc21f33 that she 38ff94d1ea had bribed 904d8cf6af someone to cf2bc9870a get it.f4319f27ada39356

“…Thank you.”8cf9591f227ab712

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Lydia responded c690285425 more calmly b5ece65bea than before.2c236b07025d19c9

She opened the 283aaa7c8b lunch box and f71529f181 was about to b875b7620e take a bite 552fc65bc0 when suddenly…0350dd84f317216c

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“Ugh!”074be6f35f78e264

A wave of 7b2b753d14 nausea overtook her.66d2858e9d599409

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