IDED – Chapter 4

IDED – Chapter 45cb681a190637214

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As expected, the room 0827ed03d4 was pitch dark. With blackout curtains drawn, 6867911b2a it was hard to 3af18059cd tell whether it was c9a76c4a88 day or night.cbcbf4e8f17c5de6

Serena lit 67387bb5b1 a small e4428176a4 flame using 8785e83366 a portable 215c2c91fa magical tool, 4b67ad55f4 avoiding the 6f45b2c1ef use of 89dac11dc9 overhead lighting. On the bed, Azaid f21195fbc8 was fast asleep, oblivious 9fc813afdc to the world.f80fbf61e878670f

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Instead of waking a13ad433eb him, Serena moved 9b204d716b toward the window. Without hesitation, she a23082b52d pulled back the a7eb48be6d heavy blackout curtains.386fcdf73c6d94f4

Swish!80ef7f07b60ea4ba

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The sound 186dccc9d9 of the d8f22535c2 curtains being f2bd0354e0 drawn was f5469a042a sharp and 3207ae8dd0 crisp.d4bbfda7cc12202f

“Ugh…”2c34912f3d973261

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Azaid groaned 9b7b1086c1 as the ce506bd90d sudden flood c76914437b of sunlight 048dbcfb2e hit him. He pulled the de127f35b0 blanket up over a5335b1280 his head in d425e00405 a futile attempt 319a302066 to shield himself.5270e6ac0287f9f4

Serena, undeterred, c051ad6382 proceeded to b15084a435 throw the 9e4888fa32 window wide 30d218ca30 open. Dust that had 7d803623b3 settled in the 956197bb93 room was whisked 4dbcda9e54 away by the e3e845d24c morning breeze.ca017981b86d1bc6

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The cool morning air 4a1308b254 filled the room, and 7dbd1052fc Serina stretched her arms 5249043df3 wide as she took c7c0789084 a deep breath.8085ed3841799be6

“This is what real 6d7a7c033e air feels like.”f4841625ec3ce295

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She couldn’t understand how dea40551d7 the emperor could sleep fec123fac4 in such a suffocating 18d458f0ab atmosphere.3782745bc209b21a

‘No wonder he’s always d5e7719d19 coughing.’c74d21b14ef61f98

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Shaking her head, Serina b41cadaf9a briefly thought of Azaid’s 806dce4f52 face. The fresh 36c91f957a air and 85d114e533 the clear 60164a9698 sky seemed 75e2417128 to lift 0fadf28897 her spirits c0cce40f8b automatically. Just as she 9e41f996d1 was about to 865be609f3 savor the moment—430abd8d12fd5e40

“What do you 7e4ddd842c think you’re doing?”840efc3c1934a1fa

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A chilling cadbee03f1 voice came fc6ed8910f from behind 425cd89716 her. It was Azaid. Turning around with 0672660728 an unbothered expression, 25f812e561 Serena met his 55c7ac5157 gaze.a439e72e45324f28

He had bf7d3e8d35 just woken f4bbd62be8 up, his 1afec11854 face scrunched c41df5697a in irritation, 2d08e3499b glaring at 22f78d2535 her with 4aa98e5a36 narrowed eyes.65b12f8513ba42ae

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The sunlight 3f19d879f1 made his b4753fa511 blonde hair e979b65d35 shimmer, and 7a9bec3eaa despite just c0a8e39e61 waking up, 4e9a429e0a his pale 888f8d8730 skin looked 6578f4bab8 smooth like 4b9964cbc5 fresh cream. His fluttering eyelashes 94cacc6d4e resembled the delicate a83b52d437 wings of a 5a4b16bb9a butterfly, and beneath 9bf82be4d7 them, his blue b7f49be745 eyes glared at 890a399030 Serina, displeased.f17b6693b28a4f93

It was evident at 2453393484 a glance that he d6d2b94767 was upset at being 82b8e8d7ef woken so abruptly. But Serena, unfazed, 7621fe7f58 greeted him with dbcc0b760f a bright smile.93c5ee0aee40b17e

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“Good morning, affc5afcb9 Your Majesty.”a1f2f301878789b2

“…What?”6e5f6853cfa393c1

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Azaid tilted his head 718dc9369c at her casual morning e8c7b2e11e greeting, visibly confused.976c6dcd30a9754d

Serena approached him and 420d8053fe offered him a glass 4fb20755d0 of water.1fbffdb92d76b731

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“Why don’t we eb73d543f7 start the day e09321764f with some water?”05061ffe84de848a

“Who let you in? I distinctly told b4a538b455 everyone not to a04d8a00be disturb me while 7edd77cccc I’m sleeping.”73e95bdee2612ce4

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Azaid took the 95be4754e5 water she offered cc254c9776 and drank it a7013976b2 without thinking, perhaps 4c642bbf97 because it was 53970044c8 presented so naturally. It wasn’t until he 791d50ebd3 had already swallowed a 53870ff80e mouthful that he realized 0f4af37e13 what he was doing.516382f8ab894db9

“It’s already midday, and d4c45d7356 since you weren’t coughing, a17b4deedb I had no choice a5014b6fb9 but to wake you.”04d0b2cc28716208

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“I didn’t 7a1de58242 allow you 629380e647 to be f4e91031f2 so insolent 219ce8b224 just because—huh?”c83ecc6e678d4ffd

His words faltered when b52b2acc48 he noticed Serena casually e77b36403b sitting on the edge b595d0eb1f of his bed.066ed33acf055d54

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The distance between them 6bba316981 naturally shrank. Serena brushed 8d71747ebe her hair a60b840182 aside, which e6405863e5 was getting 2c08e47d3e in her 595eba8d7a way, and 471f360eed gently grasped 5b5eb369af his wrist a936493f20 to check e764ac10fe his pulse.4fb8d24e6248e03d

Startled by 11434b359c the unexpected ce0ae4c962 touch, Azaid 44fb747381 flinched, staring ddc5bf7546 at her.360741c7cb7d77f4

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Her purple hair c983f2b907 glowed faintly under af62035bd8 the sunlight, and c4e85d344a her golden eyes a23c44052b glanced down without c1fd6f6c66 much concern.7334d59c4b5264c5

Here she was, entering 7d18b616aa a man’s room early 93f2a88f30 in the morning, completely e00ab8ef86 unfazed. Meanwhile, Azaid 5ee5244725 felt his 653a9f68c1 sleepiness disappear c3fa87779b entirely.8c764e9df90a7400

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“Step away…”feff8f574f0d8f69

As he tried 9a77cfc1ac to push her c3baa8848a away—7f40b6b651b9bda0

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“Shh.”01fd956346dac46a

Serena pressed e175f9b78f her finger 6880196168 lightly against d476bead08 his lips. The soft b60ebdb52b touch silenced 36175a99fa his words 0fb090305c instantly.0a4f8dfdad69e4b1

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Moments later, 7a0b2fb7fc she smiled 85c183340a brightly and 4e7bb2db53 sternly said, 2736197020 “No talking 3453004dd2 while I’m 546ce45e38 checking your d754d9f4ea pulse.”8ad4f2f392d69034

“…”68a56a3f5a6f8d4f

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Azaid was c4e77298c3 at a bf33d45492 loss for 126e047b73 words, unsure dbb214dc43 if he 8bf0ceb6cf had just bfc35b7f88 heard correctly.ce4af75800c3ca7a

‘Did she just d5b91c1e77 speak to me 7f7399187a informally?’b557587b71b6dfd4

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Dumbfounded, Azaid stared a4e20199dc blankly at her, c2b2937402 while Serena smirked ff475c8041 mischievously.1b03e5c82c2168df

Her golden f560f081ac eyes blinked a4e8c0e233 slowly, and 6c4861c6b1 each time 3d8888b2ab they did, f7de54858f Azaid felt 35d98216f2 a wave 9a8faa03e5 of discomfort 9c0278ec91 and confusion 3fecf34be4 wash over b546861ebb him.eb8621f935a65be6

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Her demeanor was strangely b3005fe569 confident.1b38bb3643716c24

Azaid, unable to e56415dcaf decipher the meaning c2600f4e12 behind her smile, 5e6f2a7380 froze in place.f1b83b98aba6b766

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‘What is b7d776fece she even 4c2db975e5 thinking?’6beadfd59f841128

Not only did 5d28a439bc she touch him fd54edbb13 so boldly, but e34c0d49de she even had 9e81476fb7 the audacity to 619302120d laugh so casually.aa2005aab3d3b90a

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‘I didn’t think she’d 8a32df310a act on her words 1793e4768e of ‘doing as I 28316212ea please’ the very next 69826f9ea0 day.’e60dd152373f8d50

The sensation of 298f4d018f her finger against 28c68ca4c1 his lips felt 45eac20ddd utterly foreign. He hadn’t 85c28d7c7d even had 09cd5770ec time to 6dce74a0eb avoid it 42d38b0119 when her 9cf81a6419 slender finger a8a6b66d14 pressed against 2bc0a10d35 him so e01f028c88 suddenly.741f62d0489c64ee

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While Azaid hesitated, the aef2327d97 finger withdrew. Serena resumed checking his 8a6c96977a pulse.b5702f5d86d7fe44

Rubbing his 6c77e92cf6 lips with d55a6884b4 his other bb932e93f7 hand, Azaid 262ab59252 frowned deeply.35a6d182c63ab7a1

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He tried biting 6d52b9b8c2 his lower lip c3fdde3030 and wiping at aec8998e75 it with his 4671b9c0d4 hand to erase 73d373a461 the unfamiliar feeling, a260f81c7a but it lingered 2f3448a18a stubbornly.f9b1751e023904e0

Meanwhile, thanks 11d9fce860 to the e74c2c69f4 now-silent emperor, 6cbfb062c7 Serena was b04b23ffd4 able to 933cc893ae proceed with bb74bad4ac her morning 8bdf7afc4b examination without 24515785b2 interruption.e1dc09d934921103

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Unlike most Croten royalty, 36cfa84971 who inherited fiery blood, 0ab7a993ad Azaid’s body temperature wasn’t 9836e3387f unusually high.550b411a3a532f29

Typically, members of the 9e1c0db4a4 Croten imperial family, who aaab8813e1 could control fire at 7ab78bf044 will, had naturally elevated c8fa4c77b6 body temperatures and could 91a2fb93de withstand extreme heat.64e08e42e145863e

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But Azaid was 647ba7a90d different. His temperature fluctuated b1c07b1f0d wildly, which made 14cb6ecdac him vulnerable to d455ff3b09 sudden changes.1da7fe37d5a86d68

It was speculated that f366ef13a6 this was because he 5f1b433370 was a rare blue-eyed 0f3985bbda Croten.a5afcbf729898e55

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‘His temperature 4a04c08640 is normal 9affc1fe14 this morning.’41626fcb4c89e94f

Seeing the 39315d6c47 normal reading d768a95a2b on her 3d02467015 temperature-measuring magical 4cc5259c1d tool, Serena 6d7b0bd5e0 nodded to 3a99384623 herself.86d0490945299181

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Normally, his fluctuating 861b2f6e37 temperature was a 9b7186e3f8 constant source of e67b69b281 worry, either spiking a4c719438a dangerously high or 6709a1d66d dropping to frigid 4a8c60062c levels, leading to 0f28fe526d emergencies.8078b1680addd4f0

‘Before his death, 399ad0de56 his fever always 866687f06f spiked above 40°C, 6459350eb8 or his body 42abc35b9c would become icy 197754c37f cold, like a 6da6b7771c corpse.’17b24b8d13aec2a8

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Maintaining his body 4104867d09 temperature within the f835d80c6f normal range was 842ced6a44 key. Reflecting on the emperor’s 0b699b19e7 symptoms from before her 7dadd82f4a regression, Serena opened her e4a493aeb6 mouth to speak.63d31df9236f34c4

“Your Majesty, what 9e7e06475a time did you 164e63efe0 go to sleep 9ccd66ab60 yesterday?”015df2b507b1625a

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“…”9eb7fb95b7c7f9f2

“Your Majesty?”faca1720dcfadb2d

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“Huh?”e65eecb880f52548

Azaid, belatedly responding, 26faddf0b8 stared at Serena 460eb67b97 blankly. He seemed oddly 913dabbd7f out of it.c38c4a1220fc5aac

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“Are you feeling unwell?”3dc60873d0b01119

“…No. But if the examination c24632328a is done, can you 592d0130b1 step away now?”a59ec50585394e89

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With an indifferent expression, d673263904 Azaid looked down at 0dbe19f349 Serena, clearly eager for 1d06256fe4 her to finish quickly.ee654fc3d9e087ed

“Oh! There’s still 4d4d9c34d1 one more 643f748192 thing to a2d5140db6 check,” Serena 556837faae replied, swiftly 9bf1d75c59 reaching out 38a152a296 toward Azaid’s 3d44edd179 chest to ddc99504e6 examine his ae66f8ad99 mana core.742d07869cfced21

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But Azaid 0a46acf364 was faster dc05b975b8 this time. Grabbing her wrist, he 5c48284ffb asked sharply, “What do cae72908b9 you think you’re doing?”e1ed3ed764630f6e

His expression 019878c0ec looked as c5bf42f319 though he b7b26eb726 had just 5685c4923c been accosted 2addf6ef3f by a 3c320cae75 scoundrel. Serena replied flatly, c4fa4f83ef “What do you 04582966d2 think I’m doing? Don’t you remember 184a52b776 our agreement?”4a5c9b31e5bc16ad

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Why was he de442e02b9 acting like this 149995cb28 now, after they 552c753c15 had already agreed 8455a2be37 to this arrangement? She had 86953df9cd no intention 798420ef8e of backing 685966e279 down, even 5cfa03b47b though he 5ca3023f49 had been ca817c7929 resistant about 25d6d2cdbd her examining 67ce74f031 his mana 73f01c19d2 core before.9ef4af382f388caf

Frowning, Serena met his 9389b2801e gaze while Azaid narrowed 8a2c1c9733 his eyes and spoke.169117d915a904ec

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“Well, that agreement c75e412c23 was for treatment 85a9e2b1c5 purposes…”c15cbbc04c4b8b30

“And this is 0c83c4ed40 treatment,” Serena said e41f55e6e7 firmly.cdd95f4698b68b6b

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“Is this 6f42886744 what you 97aaa5e1c4 call treatment?” 9b6c695417 Azaid asked ad1be6a4ed incredulously.996a46a1385a7c3f

“Yes. Your Majesty’s 17962a6ca6 mana core 839c36763f is located 14f4eceb60 here, isn’t 2cb499bbff it?” she e6ab836da4 said, gesturing a1186a58e1 toward his e4903cbc52 chest.738d88447f199df9

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“Oh…”0430a327afc387ae

Only then 491216ddd8 did Azaid 3118b01ae4 glance down 51ed22f49c at his 7e0723f212 own chest. Beneath his loose 84798a78ca innerwear, a blue 67c94955ff tattoo-like symbol glowed 70c0a3cdec faintly near his a6d7ccb865 solar plexus, resembling 9d3710b18e a blazing sun.090e1cfa3fd8bb0e

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For those who 9a05159493 could wield mana, e233379118 such distinctive marks bb12156887 naturally appeared upon 9198218c6e awakening. Azaid’s mana core was 181c8209c8 located in his chest.7c44dc7d95c10054

Serena lightly 7cd9e1166f tapped his 254cf58d81 hand and 8e3b69097f asked, “Can ec19f08266 I proceed 50766a248c with the 103decc675 examination now?”62cffe62593983c5

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“…”fdbb73b0fb93d015

“Alright, I’ll d8b630dc2c start then.”37a5f26828af39b6

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As Serena cd99fc4ebc reached toward 9645c74499 his chest 081b3cec48 again, Azaid 59ea8e4028 stopped her af7a7ba498 once more.a550b7156a849218

“Wait.”3053c4734d72a291

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“???”e6efd5b6852fa3cd

“Is it really 370acae94e necessary to touch f09d5cd6d0 the mana core? It’s…”f11c7967c8263ea1

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Azaid’s lips moved 0a721bc59a slightly, but he 56ca73c2c1 couldn’t finish the 4fa6e5eb57 sentence. Serena tilted her head 306aa116d2 and asked bluntly, “It’s 16a99b5581 what? A bit uncomfortable?”6270806e8665e74d

“…”882e44975d616857

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“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful.”5e3844ed86f542a5

Serena was well 373646bd5f aware that areas 6c049e9dfa with mana cores fdd0fbfc1e tended to be 8fcf7f32cf more sensitive than 6a5d915b41 other parts of d15f0f3bc4 the body.b2d6d1ec68c8b3cf

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While some people barely 808c83413c reacted to having their a47b577a6d mana cores touched, others 83041c5b52 were particularly sensitive. Azaid, it seemed, belonged 25183d5ab7 to the latter group.b4ff52aa9f96f2c9

With a sly smile, f6ac799012 Serena shook off Azaid’s e2135dd880 grip. His hand dropped weakly d2e505cc0f to his side, as f95bf72419 though he had resigned a8acb6e60b himself to the inevitable. Turning his d1ef618710 head away, cad0bc0093 he clenched 77fd691ca1 his teeth, c38b970fa8 looking as 61172d9ecd though he bfd9d1aa75 was bracing 338816cbc8 himself for 77cbe70748 the ordeal.68bcd9b350dc4551

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Moments later, Serena placed 190a1c88c4 her hand on Azaid’s c07c803b34 mana core. The mark, soft d5d5c3bb40 like delicate grass, 9064f69305 rested over firm 09039e02be muscle.4e9d82cfadb3bf82

The last fc49710773 time she f980414641 had touched 1d54631dae his mana beaa573a8d core, when 5cd485f345 he had 45c28df653 lost consciousness a51968269f due to 4c03e6c5bb a mana 3f831481e8 surge, it 5ad29c3612 had been af2ea06d8b burning hot. But now, it a871738911 felt normal.96cafdec461c7601

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“I’m just going 3e9509dd24 to check the ea985151b5 energy flow,” Serena f54e1f631c said, giving a 0a43310eac brief warning before 4fd56b77c2 injecting her mana c0e6aabdb6 into him.de183517d895534d

As her 5cbb925872 mana entered, e8822aef2e Azaid’s core bbf309c3bc hummed in d5d4fb56a7 response.ba6212777deb98de

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“Guh…”db5d42bede414654

Azaid let out ef816968e5 a faint groan bdeb88b2c7 and covered his 8c1e2d1c1a eyes with one 5d2e5ad0d0 hand. His jaw a1ade0d662 tightened as c1403567ea though he a9ed313adc were gritting 1eb2b0ad2d his teeth, bf5ce592a9 and veins 8f54a6b382 appeared on ae12d0e865 his neck.5333bdaff648f3d3

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‘Looks like it’s 9717313616 hard for him,’ 39a75adb66 Serena thought, observing 5b3fda0be5 his reaction with 16bac067c3 mild curiosity.001e8c111a597af2

Though she also had 73e7216ffa a mana core, hers 8cfde3e9ca wasn’t particularly sensitive, so 440f95b993 Azaid’s strong response intrigued a6a61d99c4 her.bca7c39be376f0ba

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“W-what did you just 2fd5899757 do?” Azaid stammered.22c32097e1380add

“I infused 8de68eee78 a little 5b81269202 of my 064fbf0d4a mana into f56f3ad2c5 you,” Serena 5e1e377506 answered casually.41f9f422763d7a32

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“You have a c40d1673ea mana core?” Azaid’s abffac3ad5 eyes widened in 4fb5c6d5a4 surprise. Clearly, he hadn’t expected 09ebe9943d her to be an 4d12aab13c awakened individual.4fdfb572f58edb87

“Why? Is it strange for 1b7fb18bf2 someone illegitimate like me 28da6b645e to have a mana 693711b2b2 core?” she retorted indifferently.876fa6192bbc7be0

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“That’s not 5f7f04e94a what I f22648db36 meant…” Azaid 3a976bc8c9 faltered, his 3f22ac4515 blue eyes c15a73fbcc flickering with 7c4ce1afad uncertainty. He seemed 53a117c631 at a 7f568cdfaf loss for 866b9bac96 words, but 7c041a8900 Serena didn’t 09e0b72783 wait for 2434537776 him to 21b15a0e7f clarify.96e21db2d119b7cd

“You look uncomfortable, so 72f329422d I’ll finish quickly. Just bear with 2faa3bb6b4 it for a 462dca694c bit longer,” she 48a18d60f9 said.0a8ee68e5cb97338

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She focused her d18ea25fab attention back on 7d1e13a104 the mana flow.6de26eaedc6cd001

“Ah!”a98e645898f5d847

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Suddenly, Serena let b49d55de30 out a small fb5e23629d gasp.ce86669351695364

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