IDED – Chapter 16

IDED – Chapter 16ef92727faf09bf11

Chapter 1693f008a4d60b357a

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‘What do I 9931d98886 do?’e138286f9e8f0c52

Serena nervously e0dcf290f8 glanced at 8ed4782774 Ophelia, worried c3166913a7 she might ca0e0f04a1 start an 3e4ed21c3e unnecessary argument.e583826d9ba6f772

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However, Ophelia 30e4125a63 neither softened ed40767512 her stern 835e80c42f expression nor f1b5dd39ec spoke a 1497182dce word, even 2972f4cf0b as time cbe935210c passed. Leonard, standing beside 8f26d1a465 her, remained equally f3bd1e9f13 silent.b9bda68288d27e02

‘This is odd. What’s with baaea3cf44 their expressions?’52be999a792861fe

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Serena had been 02ea5b0aae bracing herself, rehearsing fbe30ccec7 potential comebacks in f171780820 her mind, expecting 5dc36aa378 them to lash 9b8a941640 out. Instead, their subdued reaction b70079ccd9 left her perplexed.37bd6f6f4d827bf2

And then 0c93a420f1 it hit af123e133f her.47a5a038e7d59746

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‘Wait a second. What position am I 08db31ddf2 in right now?’9ce5658e0cd4a4a9

She suddenly recalled 9189236984 that she had 49a83506aa almost fallen earlier d5e91e9d36 and that Azaid 26ca062c94 had caught her.b2d30a651b81e96d

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“……”bde07c5afbf234f3

With a sense 79528807c7 of dread, she e395ff829a hesitantly lowered her b9d293a669 gaze.a09ba25946ae91eb

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Piercing blue eyes were e57ee5bec5 alarmingly close. Her neck, which e312d1c52a had been feeling f85cad96b5 unusually warm, must e4b0659105 have been due 909292e9e2 to Azaid’s breath.dcbcc795ebc24610

Azaid, seemingly startled, was ad8a399cf8 staring at Serena with 83912d8ad7 a dazed expression. His hand, 65090cac88 which had ac56cf96a1 moved to 7b2195d4b3 catch her, 671bbce306 was now e9a3c46cfa wrapped around 2674484f08 her waist.def11cc9b46c2126

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Serena bit 41f1c57c99 her lower 5a47edfb4e lip and 42b49259e0 let out bfc3f2aa60 a faint 45009b5e67 groan. It was 831aa9fbd3 only now f61fb95e7f that she 4c6f78c1ec realized Azaid, dd4bc09f35 having just 6d5573c1d0 received treatment, 1cc63f6374 was half-naked.c5e37f83296a06e7

And to make be91a15678 things worse, they f972f75aa0 were on a 3e42461804 bed.787ab28b437cb600

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‘Oh, dear heavens…’1ab62b527bb79934

For a ee066209ad fleeting moment, 098fa63b9c Serena considered b5c0a10c14 pretending it 56201cd9bd was a 9410468f96 mistake and f5a8594b5a pressing the 6c305c29b8 button to 2a58c98f3c shut the e0519ac4f0 door again. No—she regretted reopening e1ba09ac79 it in the 88283be225 first place under 402fa9cd4f the pretense of 0fdf0024cb double-checking.6ef16c707afb69d2

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No matter 58782d7bba how resourceful 3717662d89 she was, 9b679f37f6 she couldn’t 9e968148df think of f8b5e64420 a way 0e044f179d to handle d761cac497 this mortifying 7ece0c4a8c situation. She wished 5659254346 Azaid would a37594c90f say something, c81d52b945 but he 9b086bbedc remained frozen, fbc89041f2 as still ca5bce66a4 as a 01ad2992c0 statue.19f1b593e9d7569c

His flushed face, likely 8d72ba03a9 due to the heat, 74573add1e made it seem as 87cda887dc if Serena had been 78e5a89654 the one to pin abe4ba8e93 him down. At that moment, d312f76e63 Ophelia, as if adca2bea21 finally regaining her 5b25f99e4e senses, let out 05ab393d55 a trembling voice.cb6034066a441daf

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“This… this can’t be…”a49861ee2ba10b5a

She swayed as if c345fcebd2 she might faint. Leonard quickly stepped forward 03f0e7c949 to support her, but c7e56fc622 his gaze remained fixed 1b38e3c492 on Serena and Azaid.341ac88dc9aead7f

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‘I can’t d6a354c794 let this c84d76d157 escalate any 70c8457b50 further.’5ab60d69ee917a26

Feeling a sense of cf89cc3594 urgency, Serena opened her 2e0c9d6338 mouth.69db2cfdb307c286

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“Um, everyone, ffa919a619 this, this 2569bb8359 is…”34a7b258597773ab

But contrary 4cce82109d to her 74a83a3136 bold attempt, 0e5cb0def4 her voice e6f4b6c72d trembled, making 5b9fa4bbd3 her explanation c5b3f5a71d sound unconvincing.a9230e3fc75f410e

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Azaid still e9006a8b95 held her 4bf174e0df and remained 1bc6bc7002 silent. Serena felt sweat trickling 4ce43d5a99 down her back as 1b9d8d9544 she hurriedly pulled herself 2b31433756 away from his arms 22c5f18c10 and waved her hands.3db2ce999906aa38

“This is 9db901cd56 a misunderstanding.”2202edfc9b66beeb

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“……”7ebdc9395e711c4a

“It’s just… 7796f7bf15 it just f0b79cc641 happened by 51d1cbb1e5 accident…”13ba4a34a5cba756

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Unfortunately, her words faltered 9dd5c62264 and tangled at the 61fd7303e4 worst possible moment. Serena’s eyes darted nervously a96d8135cc as Ophelia suddenly let 5f4ca651b0 out a dramatic sob, 0a02f13ddf like a heroine facing 75ed3579dd a dire trial, and c7db38522e fled the room.bc462fd851075ecf

“Lady Greenwood!!”be6ebd01fc94ed83

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Serena reached a000f4b4b2 out, calling 5b4cfebed3 after her, 949bdf771b but Ophelia 1cdd6bd471 had already 18bba3e425 disappeared.0ea0012630197783

Her gaze 8e993eb456 naturally shifted 251d58b470 to Leonard, 1aa062fcdf who was e7b366dfca still standing 8f50aaf51a there, his 77618863cc expression oddly 3d9357cfc8 displeased.4ba0d40fd4678e77

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“Sir Leonard, it’s cda1fce3fd not what it 43f52beb86 looks like.”b34881deb356ddfb

“I see nothing.”9344af6a5882a18f

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“No, really, it’s c606d1f2f1 not!”9e9aba72432b46ca

“Understood.”87751fffa03d65bc

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“I’m serious! It was truly 5ccb8ef7bd an accident. Your Majesty, say adcd2550e6 something, please!”a6e5be0e9c661c90

Serena glared d0ddc3aedc at Azaid 89ed25e06d with frustration, d9d511510b hoping he 7932375397 would explain. Unfortunately, with his back 25afdcfac8 turned, he hadn’t even 0da7d1cff5 seen Ophelia’s dramatic reaction. Serena began 78ffa30bbc to wonder 47859fe297 if he 056765f035 was pretending 61278a5301 to faint b73ee9b171 with his a469a61a1b eyes open.6e18ad4ce2ed0a34

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“Sir Leonard, I bec66847eb mean it…”34782513a570d2c3

“Of course. Let’s say 86af5d1158 that’s the 820a4137d1 case.”6515c9889afef802

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Despite her insistence, fdee7dec31 Leonard didn’t seem 67e3195805 convinced. Instead, he 328cbcb7af smirked slightly, 5a85c96abd closed the 7dc981c295 door, and ad8606dfa5 left.b1cf74d055ce62d4

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The banquet ended inconclusively, ac6558a6fa with misunderstandings left unresolved. No matter how 38b180fd37 many times Serena 636794a28c denied the rumors ba7866c875 afterward, Leonard only a75c7086a8 laughed and dismissed 2f1b44f5b1 her.ca1a079d5f39b0da

Azaid, for fcefaf3ad5 some reason, 6d0d3c4945 seemed out 69dcf6e31a of it 2cd4e06bbf and didn’t 88849d9391 bother to 075ff97583 clarify anything. Returning to her 5a38708862 routine, Serena found a4550b4c83 herself the talk f8c9f519e9 of the town.3fe4f0da8cce6a61

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‘The first 23abf67039 woman to 4097b7bb13 spend the 98245775df night with 66e730f78d the Emperor!’ae5895dc61335489

The rumor spread like d33acbc4ba wildfire, far beyond Serena’s de27b79c05 ability to contain it. It seemed 6e96e3828a the nobles fd6fa53e70 who saw d4e2b3f60f Ophelia running a99b2cfe7f out in fb084f56ca tears had 9151e5ad0f fueled the ccbd70de93 gossip.f47e853ca5f3dfab

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Wherever she went, she f9d1b3fe15 felt the gazes filled fabdca1d14 with envy, curiosity, and 5dff568026 jealousy. Since the Emperor 41351cef2f had never been c8f68a68a4 associated with a 93372c0ccb woman before, the a727289321 rumor spread like a23e06295c lightning.1b441dac6d0f4f1d

Even Marie, 2b399c5177 a palace b02e7128be maid, had ef0a809ba2 caught wind 5fd78d9c45 of it. Serena, noticing Marie d8b1f3ec14 sneaking glances at aea1b7d857 her, finally spoke 0c6a0f2129 up.f1d6562c910312ae

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“Marie, why e30446eba8 are you dac0ea8062 looking at fbb18b1e67 me like 95c3652571 that?”a57745f06300a419

“Me? I’m not.”48d86760e6be7b4f

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Marie feigned innocence, though 3f0739e998 the corners of her eb57cda784 lips twitched upward as f389ed9f3b if suppressing a grin. It was f5e1e47122 clear she deb7d8dbf1 had a 7b0b1ff28c lot to 5263cb3e6a say but 20ae2e4e1f was holding 43122f904c back.5a5ba84df9eb9687

“Is it because of f497f7a988 the rumors?”fcd0ec9f4e644265

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“So, it’s true?”6fe3d096d84c0f6a

“No!”e53c7e3b2db5db18

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“Oh, my goodness!”9d977441badc6261

Marie flinched at Serena’s 411192e38c sharp outburst but continued c21de035c0 mumbling under her breath.45b5e517c1077812

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“But many saw you 1fa214c672 enter a room with f21ff432ec His Majesty…”026ef4fe7acd84cc

“It was something 96403994cf urgent.”177d99bf8a3f3fad

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“What could be c798fbd665 so urgent?”379bf1677f1da39d

“Marie!”14c43bf6cf580294

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Serena snapped again, 6926054176 but Marie only 4f9d55e64f smiled mischievously and 202f7ec908 continued.bab51d100d911dea

“And then Lady 124cd21c0c Greenwood ran out c5c6c170d6 crying…”e7e107a766294e17

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“That’s true, but… Anyway, 4b7428ecd5 it’s not what you’re 23632d40ff thinking!”048375ef85e42c7c

Serena scolded ed1a878a2a Marie with 4d05623e00 a firm 4903734abb glare. Marie reluctantly 532424e659 nodded, but 07467d1eaa her face 9166ddbe9b still looked b86ae402cc unconvinced, leaving 076d2201fc Serena exasperated. Explaining further would 23a8dd876e only make things 36d8d60b97 worse.bbe277394a0ea82d

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When Serena issued a 675334c2a3 stern warning, Marie reluctantly 19d246917a nodded, though her expression 64a3f509a3 betrayed a complete lack 7b47ca4ee7 of understanding. Serena felt b7191b7f06 a sharp eb2c4359df twinge in ae0276c80d the back 2275142582 of her 2ee1b0950b head but d9dab0d5a9 knew that 8a78582ccb explaining further 267614e2d4 would only d43c132953 make things 3aaa870f57 worse.72d1f005b9ea4505

The rapid 697f8c6d35 spread of 1401a07085 rumors was d805984b7a partly due 07e9cef115 to what 1928e2a8a5 Greenwood’s young e61dc2eaa8 lady had 8ecca10c7d done next.544c3daaded5d900

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Ophelia, who had stormed f28d17e575 out in tears, hadn’t e7c9d8913f left Greenwood’s ducal estate a5dc90aaf6 since that day.79c874a6d78f54aa

She withdrew from all 9984df93ac social activities, fueling rumors 6b6e45a257 of illness. In the midst 62446c52f0 of this, visitors b7f648343b who had gone e127cdbe34 to check on 3202e1fe19 her jumped to e6c235088e conclusions based solely 2e60e61689 on Ophelia’s words, ca78410387 which led to 9793d77dfc the current chaos.2a1fdaf991fa4c6d

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‘Ugh, whatever. If I just ignore 0c8464176e it, the rumors will 3bacd4c255 die down eventually.’fb48919fac1f37f6

To Serena, 318a2debf6 such rumors a55bb0777a were trivial. After all, some ca09b6faa2 things become more 16d444fd28 tangled the harder 10f3b7ed90 you try to aa55ea96d7 untangle them.3f88744aeaeb7c96

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‘I’ll let it all 8d95445b2e flow naturally and focus 594a55e1d2 on my work!’dded37c07f67b6ab

As Serena stood 282153ea65 up, Marie asked, 62e4d44ce5 “Where are you 200f1d9ad5 going?”b162c1ee97121438

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“To work.”9782d38e3280db60

“You’re going to 30cfb9ce3d see His Majesty, c732f32eb4 aren’t you?”28fa933140ca1720

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“I said I’m going 13222eeef3 to work!”28ba2cd27a406f00

Her resolve a87f2d34c1 crumbled in fbda0608b5 less than 1a601e13ba ten seconds. Serena let 02246950db out a fc5b0adbd1 loud yell dcd29664b0 before storming 1c659b0574 out of 8fe4ba3985 the room.2d73597427dfaa6e

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Her overreaction d992583169 only served b90dce9e5d to make acd87bcf80 it clear d05d47b0c3 how much 90cb5f6949 the rumors 6d75baf935 were actually b216c1e7bd bothering her.b81d3034ae8cae02

“She’s so shy,” e2a49610e1 Marie chuckled softly ec4da8990f as she continued fc839cbe74 cleaning.4d7964671f3c40de

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Serena headed to the 41a2ddb57e Imperial Library located in ec85f61afa the auxiliary palace. A gatekeeper greeted 23d9b57cd1 her upon spotting cbdfd661dd her.42f8abbdd9d381f5

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“Back at 5ca404c45d work again cf63f59ce2 today, my b81eac6e19 lady?”2be873b249b69af1

“Good morning,” a5b36aa3f7 Serena replied.187af5efd6876c37

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“Have you 8d0ceaea11 finished all bc26dd5de6 the books 56d88e7106 you borrowed 1e6b4032cf last time? You checked out d1282be94e quite a few.”e369727c2ed67bad

“I read quickly.”55e864653009c423

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“Incredible. I can’t 4c510f630c read a 31ff5a36dc single word, d8eb841263 so I f81d10c087 envy you,” a21e0112a0 the gatekeeper 3a7bab5b2d said with 8b81a1b9a3 a sheepish 52ad8231ef laugh, scratching a95ebbd1a3 the back 4bbbf34589 of his e63893df79 head. After exchanging a few 10a3bf64dc pleasantries, Serena entered the 30037c99e2 library.405fcc31e967429f

Inside, a 9a2baa77bc circular hall 822c12c8e1 with radiating 82b9d5693d shelves formed 1357dff054 a fan b719d1f22c shape, creating 1f9e166196 a magnificent 91d465c104 sight. Quiet reading 7e0c3731e3 spaces were cfb8051bd5 thoughtfully arranged, 8239488e93 making it 0eca330505 Serena’s favorite 8c7d999121 spot.87cf1b499072e882

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This was c4f99b8515 the National f4ec114856 Library of a12c3ddcfa the Croten f1bbf4bf43 Empire, accessible e845301fe8 only to 58d687d1ab academy students 66fd509158 or nobles 6c747b9e4a with special 657f158385 permission.91c49dc24a2bcae8

Although it was located ca3f7382ad at the edge of 15b58170e0 the auxiliary palace, it baf7029e90 was technically still within 56f053d06d the Imperial Palace grounds, ff9e44986b so access was restricted 04193d2426 for security reasons.586bfe11769fac6b

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Most people 79962a4f44 therefore used 422fa6343c private libraries 419816df9a outside the eab68f5343 palace. Among them, the 2e50ef5582 Greenwood Library, a 19dde85835 symbol of the c79a43aed2 Greenwood ducal house’s f282db8a7c love for scholarship 165ecfe604 and tradition, was 5235de2193 the most renowned.7a651fb75a139d1a

‘One of the e5748cf173 best things about 8dade86e6c being in the ec1d6c50e6 palace is having 141c54cab7 access to this bcf9289a8a place.’bc5c2ba4ae20e751

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With excitement at 99ead88bb8 the sight of 0267b6a5fe so many books, 6262074d80 Serena headed toward b25d1bdbe0 the section on 5f88cc273c magical studies. She climbed 2df80b31b2 the stairs, bfb42eb3ed found her 4be1eb0b52 target section, 35bce73e81 and walked a560088d08 in—only to 6057b1a587 realize someone 932c1b1d44 was already ba4faf6419 there.c9af7867ec36c4dc

“Ah.”e5a46defe5212133

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The moment Serena saw daca761b41 the neatly tied blue 2d34bd1b83 hair, she recognized him: 5bf6c77145 Nocturne.bf8426339375ac96

Caught off guard, 965bb775e6 Serena let out 1a42a2d56e a faint gasp 26ea109428 and quickly pressed df56b08de6 her lips shut. But the sound 203cd29d15 had already drawn 0638be9b03 Nocturne’s attention.f1d24925869fa9c7

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His gaze shifted from 7cfc43653d the book to Serena, 043c945ed5 and a sly smile e08d49c344 spread across his face.36e9a10286b50468

“We meet again, Lady 96b95a5ee2 Vincent.”433f2c0beebc4cab

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“Good day, Count Harrison. You’re alone today, d2cbffcd10 I see.”8415511662a7a1ed

Nocturne stepped closer ecc007894f and replied, “I 4d631fabeb didn’t bring Pai dee849aa10 with me. Animals aren’t allowed 81ccaf9e7a in the library.”df2cbda10f25bec2

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“Ah, I 817dc8b7fe see,” Serena 965826cc15 responded awkwardly, 35f5bff793 her eyes 82d42a3160 darting around. As she struggled to a795b0cf1a think of a topic, 00a5d29d15 something came to mind.fc2e43a9f8a5d542

“Oh, about 0c7228c3e3 the document ea46769b99 you restored a02f89a6be for me c38aa29982 last time—it d0c08ae45e got wet fbcc886290 again later.”448d9d14df89c3a6

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“What?”963c034593154194

“In the 2aa246707d end, I 3c9fbb909a had to fc8cf1b2cd get a 3852a82454 new one 12e0077af2 issued. It was too damaged 8a642b005d to read.”352e0d6837326381

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Serena gave an c09b98d13d embarrassed laugh, realizing 1b410f24b4 too late that e3db3c7be0 her comment might dc3d67bb91 be taken the 786fb7465d wrong way. It could sound 3e2ee76224 like she was ffa2949772 criticizing his magical 1b41929e81 skills.b4ff5aa97fca6fd2

But she wasn’t c57028d515 making it up—she 5f2416cfb8 had indeed seen 1ef4dd08ff the document restored 7416d33179 before her eyes, 3a25a24ae3 only for it 97c32bd155 to dry in 63feaa0d68 a crumpled, unreadable 54cbff21bc state later.a19fae16f165a211

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Nocturne muttered to himself cd020d6e48 with a serious expression, 4a069d0d28 “That shouldn’t have happened…”77f4a7d9d5700f2d

Noticing his 067d69df57 troubled look, 760dc077b6 Serena hastily fe1db93a25 added, “It’s cd453a4d81 probably because 2d5f6ad705 of the cf516e3b2b magic restrictions 0fdb408cf9 in the f2fedbb618 palace. I’ve heard spells sometimes 8e30140763 malfunction here.”1cc0add88c803737

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The Imperial Palace 02f511aaf1 was surrounded by a6c3ea5111 a mana barrier 66607dbc87 that suppressed magical b59f9442cc energy. Even skilled magicians da0fcebe86 struggled to perform d108ea7b7e spells correctly under 44c1d18d71 its influence.9ce682a96214a142

“That makes sense.”55df8c6670381e81

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Fortunately, Nocturne seemed satisfied 5185202525 with her explanation, though f023b19308 a hint of doubt f6edc55db6 lingered in his eyes. Still, he tactfully let 6aa8274f3b it go.821557f806bfb363

After a brief pause, 23a82c5066 he smoothly changed the 2168bb2c52 subject.90ab4886314e2f84

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“By the way, b4c89c3a67 Lady Vincent, what 23e6984caa brings you here 8b43f66209 today?”6987c4371a9e2783

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