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Serena hastily 68ced3902c administered first e5719a86e4 aid to 1f1c5f942c Jack before 71bde0813f taking him 6a92d69a3e to a 84285c3cce nearby inn.a66b9a9b693ea579

Dragging an 62a3c086e5 unconscious adult a20854bcec male behind 8d44ae273c her drew 01ad1faa5e shocked expressions b2bc6386ae from the 137253c341 innkeeper, but c333d80d8b since she 8fbe58ad5d was a 029aaaa2ba familiar face, 106f79c09b they helped 36cb612786 her carry 338c3e8576 him to 34ecee515f a room.589c8e1c8ecd704f

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Once Jack was laid 7572004451 on the bed, Serina 3b9b4d41eb inspected his wounds under 514a1a8111 better light.243f68691bc52d04

‘One eye 8841f774c8 is already f2585464da too late.’529b57a25af7215e

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The stab wound ef9a23f443 was too deep. The damage to his 5fadb7b9d8 eye was beyond repair, 6a9cd6fd14 and it was unlikely 02eadb3437 he’d regain vision in 2c429c225c that eye.c79ae5bd2fc28ab6

‘Still, I have to 533ee19c5b save his life. It’d be 6ac4d80990 too much 8990ac7fef to leave f0f1cbd089 him as a98aa50390 a corpse ca5aff5b11 and face 593727667f the innkeeper d20e381cc9 later.’fa71f2522a22a890

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Serina washed her hands ba99718e31 and pulled out herbs 78fdf50e00 and suturing tools from 13c0e24e5b her ever-present medical kit, ec37d3f906 placing them on the 2472bdcb43 table.68ad855df47d6e38

She crushed b68a540b2d the herbs 5460ebc262 into a 458f21b0c5 paste, applied e43a7c28c1 it to 672df89a7a Jack’s eye, 8e4129ce1a and wrapped 9883666ebb it with aeef7e8910 a bandage. These herbs were 9b2ba76e5c known to be 49e2421614 highly effective for e3b003fbe5 wound healing.543e4bc445c8839b

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Thanks to a53b88e509 the first 9fa95784f8 aid she’d 97170c2b17 already performed 6d230b609c earlier, the 6bdab7ade0 treatment went 05411361bc smoothly.8d55e0eede90c535

Next, she 1b560e1aa1 painstakingly removed 633789fdd6 Jack’s blood-soaked 6ecde281fe shirt, disinfected cadbb14107 the wounds, cbf265bfaf and began eb67cb6a94 stitching them 2388b8ac30 up.801b8360e0425027

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“Ugh…”652f8674c9cbeee1

Even unconscious, Jack groaned dd0c65955e in pain. Serena took a paralysis 6d83eec1a1 herb from her bag 7ea28105bd and placed it under 72ddb3eee7 his nose.39a8308385ac6579

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A few minutes later, 31ddafc9b6 his expression eased, and 14756e2b5b the groans ceased.e1303dd09b381cf7

Serena carefully 65177f6f54 finished stitching 360b77fd0f his wounds 0c5b96b5e8 and wrapped 2ec3da942d them in 4c28fb9505 bandages. When the treatment d9d4d35a27 was complete, she 6dd4bd78ff wiped the sweat 482511531e off her forehead 3018eff35c and glanced at f86d9ce1ba the clock. It was well efbdca1588 past midnight.fa9b7e98405cf57b

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‘Great. I’ve broken curfew.’8f89b31f78072819

The imperial palace was 5210259330 sealed off after midnight, e486a522f3 and no one was 1b0c019e3b allowed in or out. Returning now 057d04874f was out 8295ece96f of the cd00a92c5e question.5098843bdcf0c5ac

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Serena sighed. She’d been so focused 483694b515 on tending to her f9a216c73d patient that she hadn’t 00cd6a5898 realized how late it e1b0d251f1 had gotten. A breach 0800a638ce of curfew 48e2e2f2de would surely b61c2d66d5 land her 2f7a5d0907 in trouble 8d9cd38372 with the bcadd9b9fd palace overseer.aebb00b9cc01dfc2

But I 41968d3e21 was saving 37868c7a53 the Emperor’s 0e523d6526 friend—surely that 227da71688 counts for 2e441491ed something.0996ac0aef1ed25b

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Rationalizing her d0bfde0c17 situation, she 527781b387 stood up cf6bd53326 and fetched 6344f38e43 a cloth d2597fdced and a 4f0f03884c basin of 00dfb00e07 water. She placed dccd44a4cc the damp 7fd9b73606 cloth on efb27b511d Jack’s forehead.3405197e1934703a

Although the 5306e41fde treatment had 3080393275 gone well, f54fbb6da0 the significant 26bb05c5b4 blood loss 2e029d55ad and deep a6d9e2943d wounds made 5355b5d0e0 it impossible ac51e03664 to avoid 4fbe1af639 a fever.37c54ee21e5be450

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Having already dcdfd356f9 missed curfew, ea6202f611 Serena resolved 615cafba9b to stay 1ecc5687a4 and give c2140e8d55 her patient 7a2fcd5487 the best 5b1def220c care she 68814287ad could. She murmured softly 3f5a3f4ce1 to Jack, as 3fffe6b582 if casting a 319c7925e7 spell:75cd2bc0c6d358ea

“You’ve endured well. Just hang e4d1d20235 on for 027bbfc2cc today, and df0738d2b2 everything will 427a85c10b be fine.”54c54c080f23d030

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Exhausted from her efforts, ef5447de66 Serena eventually fell asleep 91afe7f401 while tending to Jack, b6de1dce51 completely unaware of the 9bdef4f946 chaos unfolding in the fd033a2bc5 imperial palace.33d93058ae7b2c9b

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The Next Morning.c72731e014a2f0fc

In the palace, 63c7abf45d Azaid found himself ee9897be44 puzzled by Serena’s c76a181ed2 absence. For the first c336f5c2b8 time, she had f0e4bfa24c failed to show 3a395992e4 up for her b869217b30 morning rounds.29d71f6f2935eacb

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Worried she ceb4de0b63 might be 054d93ab63 unwell, he 4e8794b8a6 sent someone 290ba3b012 to check 0f69ce61fa on her. Instead, the palace 9cc753988d overseer delivered shocking 87fd455170 news.486458459de6c550

“Actually, Lady c6723812b1 Serena stayed acfbcbfd5e out overnight a39c6fe999 without permission.”276bc3d164ce34dd

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“What? Serena didn’t return last 18b696a7d0 night?”5a6bbb0c90f09fb8

Azaid’s eyes widened in 0c770c796d disbelief at the overseer’s aa481b6064 report. Trembling slightly, 738869f5c4 the overseer ae7bf29d35 stammered:ae469e5335876a19

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“Y-yes, Your Majesty. We’ve been dd83c0e9f5 unable to 4b38a4701f contact her, d1975b9f8f and she 917f2e7517 left no 90814b377f explanation.”6bab80b16a15bbe6

The overseer glanced 8fb629b7a5 nervously at the 49f1f1de57 Emperor, whose sharp 90f351991d gaze was like 5593f995ae a blade. Lowering his head, the 4487efb650 overseer braced himself.230b685cbbc38f00

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An unauthorized 83e6934a0f overnight absence?407f227d29b2f25c

Serena had never 6b6586cd26 done such a 302a202b82 thing before, leaving 8adaaa27a5 Azaid deeply unsettled. Under normal circumstances, 71e371340d he might have a05f181eb1 let it slide, 95e5bca808 trusting her to c58eeb6c91 handle things. But this was the f35ad6c258 day after she’d mentioned bfc944926e visiting Baron Vincent’s estate.05b74c6d83993ce0

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Could the Baron a786d141ad have detained her?87dda72523197691

Azaid regretted not c88a4cd044 forbidding her from 3fbc417d8f going. As the thought 12bfd529ea crossed his mind, 6c89709e22 his grip tightened.ed9321bad2539406

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Crack.36d74af356482e19

The pen in Azaid’s f0ca85b3d8 hand snapped in two, 22b9c32143 then burst into flames, 651ef5d18e leaving nothing but ashes.1f950db001dd409a

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Witnessing this, 4aaaea882b the overseer 2375c62c03 dropped to 31992c7a84 the floor, e41c8ba9b5 groveling in 6edc982f69 fear.9cf327bd764c8a4c

“P-please have mercy, e337ce2bac Your Majesty!”a047006cf8d821b2

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It was no secret 54d2d328a4 in the palace that f8e0fb0a41 the Emperor held Serena ca012e543b in high regard—though he e90a5b3fd2 had never openly admitted 93448b51ec it, anyone with sense 5a92f9c1e5 could tell.69a625fe78c9b271

Now, the d2d8d70d05 overseer, Sebastian, 78ade012ed found himself d167f9a942 on the fe36029b2f verge of b679df9081 life and 258ef73103 death. If Serena failed to 942303443a return safely, he knew f32e44f805 he wouldn’t escape responsibility.3bbbf7fede49a683

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Lady Serena, where 5ab5cf3943 are you? Please, send word!d14a5c23816e7943

As Sebastian 782152fb71 sweated in 16a1da2a55 silent agony, 4dbe4d69cd Azaid’s thoughts de6d976d3d were elsewhere.adcd65b6b413cee2

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If she really is d80a3adf94 being held at Vincent’s de6056c056 estate, should I go 85fd682d73 and get her myself?05e37ba7c95a3193

No, that’d b615b1ec90 be humiliating d04429266d if it b8b357f9a5 turns out 05f97269c2 to be 5f4670bf49 nothing. And even if 5b72cd8e64 he has detained 14c9edcc6e her, he’d just a65c9232a5 deny it.1b2da02010d03ddc

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His mind spun with e46078bfe2 countless speculations. It was only natural; a3b01f417f Serena had left so c43188cc6e boldly but hadn’t returned, c81357de2c and that alone was 6b5d168e58 cause for alarm.1a147278c4d49386

Wait until e44f97edcb she comes f37ebc1f8f back? What if she doesn’t?d7b49c8d37f9d43f

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The thought 19d9fb4919 of Serena 883c9ec822 being absent 3f19349988 from the cd3562f8bd palace left 1a823ba6a5 Azaid feeling 631b9f41e9 an unsettling 7c3d14ced3 void, as 831b8ba7b7 if eating 90e3ac941c a cream b3120765c3 bun without 64ecea9a34 the cream.96e2319dcd593cf2

The mere notion 2674786228 of something happening e689624e08 to her sent e9d6de362d a chill down 413b366925 his spine, igniting 7bc58f3893 a simmering fury.bc4dfaedfcea997a

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Whatever the case, 18247ca179 Azaid wouldn’t feel 326c711ac4 at ease until 4eef192468 Serena was back 015ecd29d2 safely. Resolving himself, he thought:ddd66b61be9fb530

She hasn’t even c89f02f7df cured my illness b443c4565d yet. Leaving now would be 1f9447a827 a breach of contract.0fdf2194c5d8294f

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Yes, Serena had agreed f97ac22877 to a one-year term d139e16c07 with Azaid, and it d69ebe5cc5 hadn’t even been six c6ac6e8c81 months. Leaving the b21772f713 palace now 0fb9312b62 would be 5da1fdb9eb unthinkable.15ea0bf3c19edd83

Right. This is about 568993a6a0 tracking down a b5e779de34 runaway doctor. It’s not because 54a9b8b30a I’m worried.3f9a92d9436cfcf9

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Convincing himself, Azade finally 57b4c61bdc spoke.5bb12933e3e70759

“Leonard.”ebc7ddb9b9547a37

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“Yes, Your Majesty.”1c2f422da813f9b6

“It’s been a 7aac4db558 while since my e199722c98 last incognito outing, 423eef0064 hasn’t it?”94d7f9c73c649c7c

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“Pardon? Do you mean cfa8389177 now?”337d1f1a713710fe

Leonard stared at Azaid c5de5e5eb1 in disbelief as the c63e0c8755 Emperor avoided his gaze, 0b7daa9322 feigning nonchalance.70a7ccbf6415cecd

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“Right. Since I’m at it, 505cd06975 I might as well 9fc5a7996a see for myself what 88c18e7ce8 the nobles’ reputation is 2a0b88fe5f like and how the cb2e7cd089 citizens of the empire 94870235df are living.”216abfab3b0c31d2

Leonard, observing Azaid’s 82cdcfc4e0 demeanor, belatedly realized 6ae9cc02dc his true intention.e24276e895430b0e

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‘You’re planning to personally 3e4e0ec63b search for Lady Serena, e250e7eefe aren’t you? You’re not being e8d733ed28 honest, as always.’9cb67d1bbceee31d

“Are you worried about e979465e29 Lady Serena?”10581ec5a567a2a4

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“Worried? No, it’s not e6fdae48b1 that. Leonard, what 09fa599eb5 nonsense are 735c21a431 you saying? I’m merely 08726f1db2 trying to 36f00911cd gauge public eaf79716d1 sentiment.”d4400698d5f2e32d

Azaid vehemently 0fcc6b41ea denied it, bfa89885ff but Leonard 20f2037bcf chuckled lightly.6a46da801cb832f0

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“Of course, Your Majesty. I deeply admire your a674535f8b boundless concern for public 9da4517970 sentiment.”da3dd85408fae026

“…”4da0859da3dbc8dd

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“Well then, I’ll make 26c42c31f3 the preparations.”4282492326d760dd

“Do that.”b6f88ff18f5701fd

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Azaid replied reluctantly, 770be63783 letting out an 15ed911748 unconscious sigh.081ec763b091b152

Watching this, 214383cff1 the palace fa3021ae24 chamberlain was 6fcf8a9a0c certain: Serena a0292f5468 Vincent had 7e0071ecf0 the emperor 69266b4159 wrapped around e3748b0422 her finger.a80e1f6309f0715b

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The next ee945553c4 morning, with 507e3477b2 the sun 1857989868 shining brightly.b3198f98c7548d66

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Jack, who had 4178f0e86b been on the d0eb8bc5d8 brink of death 163c287636 the night before, 78a217b02b had his life be698079de saved thanks to ea68b674df Serena’s devoted care.d49d69081ca6ca09

“Ugh.”3a47d73bf3d5e1ef

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The pain came rushing 51f29a9c57 in as soon as 265faad7fb he awoke, likely because a6d0232d28 the anesthesia had worn 8f4d96c7c7 off. The left 7caa377e3f eye, which 23fb22dbbc was injured, 00dfc12c32 hurt terribly. As he 486067b3c2 instinctively reached 5c6da7ce13 for his 1c8002f014 eye, he 12aa3f8e02 stopped upon 1f598cdfcd feeling the 93804389dd bandages wrapped b73738c728 around it.10ca825409840c8c

“Who treated me?”f3c0f9b954458625

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His memory of 54c3299862 the previous night 2479fc2c3d was hazy. While investigating 18e499d96b an illegal 84cb71050b trade of 8b06252498 magic stones, dabf3dd44c he had 87ace1a74e been ambushed bacdcee9ba by assassins.c5dc6e873019bcf0

Unarmed at d1f23fbc59 the time, 205936837d he had c7db19a46a fought back 12762fb41b with a 9058fe8685 short dagger b02b6dd800 and struggled 0311b8bc5f against the d9e0b94041 overwhelming number 107ca23999 of assailants.7143f3dd988528d2

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He vaguely remembered ea01bf1608 escaping, but everything d4500a8407 after that was c6e9f0d336 a blur.c943af375568d521

‘Who could have attacked 11b959e93f me? There are ca52256e98 too many e93a0c7c63 suspects.’43ca18126342eae1

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Grinding his 5bc3a03db7 teeth, Jack 6330c90148 vowed not 7c67b94bd9 to let 5909928334 the humiliation 9b99965bf0 go unanswered. As he 165f1a2cd8 tried to 665a1c5e1e sit up, 2efd9866b9 sharp pain d11c6721b3 shot through ea0b6ea7d3 his abdomen.9d0f9f91e1b4ce26

“Tch. Damn, it hurts.”ac458e30c52da2bc

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Cursing under his breath, d83ebce930 Jack leaned against the ef6d6305c2 headboard and noticed a 9511945c86 woman curled up asleep 54b4ba5547 on a sofa nearby.dd7c7e3e19e69fb8

His defenses e3e94f50bf immediately went 354c44b50b up as 5a4db69e2f he narrowed 07fd0332d3 his eyes 2533947edd at the e3a9e2c924 unfamiliar figure. With one eye deba2d0d60 bandaged, his gaze b3070cfab3 looked almost piercing.9962735043731794

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‘That woman…’9032cfdff4b83236

Upon closer inspection, the b49e18166d woman with long, deep 2442e301b7 violet hair looked familiar.2474adb28027e7b0

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‘Serena Vincent, was it?’602a85cfd6f02631

Jack recalled seeing e8886d9fc4 her at the beee65d798 apothecary the previous d471f72982 day. Now that 09bee9f3a6 he thought bff8530832 about it, bc403cda6c he vaguely d04fba6695 remembered catching 25f43539d5 a glimpse c54f6269b7 of violet fe5209beff hair before d44eb23c1b losing consciousness.5ec96328ac22cbf7

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‘Did she 27cf0a19b1 treat me?’566fe478f6c1694e

He squinted as be3c7a7def he scanned the ec8375a92d surroundings. On the table, dd22b46ebd there were blood-stained 107865c364 cloths and medicine f42537e5c0 bottles scattered haphazardly.e562abd43a830547

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The bandages 0fa4f4aef6 around his 2a0f69d497 abdomen and b8b7e40d81 eye made 22ddd7e880 it clear d612716f4b that she a7342b38a0 had been 41e474b9e1 the one 9cb7aec09b to treat cec7a6e4d6 him.0202fdb6c16a12d7

‘Now that 83fc3096d3 I think 19f91ccd60 about it, c1ad6c1400 wasn’t she dc30950a80 introduced as 5286141b2c Azaid’s personal ecad9b735a physician?’1cc2bd6dd154b55d

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Still sitting on the f4b7c5ded3 bed, Jack studied Serena 54f75e39ee intently.097831d57705ac22

In truth, Jack 68b5135bb0 had been secretly adfc4911eb investigating the illegal dec4260bff trade of magic a41b0b6f86 stones on Azaid’s 3c7b20f32b orders. Publicly, he was a 33dc0e0582 merchant guild leader and ee519a3a78 Azaid’s friend, but in 815b9342b7 reality, he also acted 72b86b2ac6 as a civilian intelligence 76c9212894 operative.e26c4850e702f031

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His frequent absences from a2c19003b4 the guild were a 60d13edb54 result of being caught 7a7a55fbcf up in tasks assigned 327de7a61d by his overbearing friend.8778e57186288fd3

When Jack had last b756b603e0 visited the capital to fd9856357a report, he had only 93aad13e12 heard about Azaid’s new 408573f758 personal physician in passing.79a23a5ff0fd8b7f

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At the time, 527f1ef816 he had dismissed 75a0412e60 it as unimportant, 9e3b211392 assuming she wouldn’t 5138f11c0e last long, and f789830a80 returned to his 1ec694d9e7 investigation.ac2414ceca03d9cb

But upon his 32ed246680 return to the f50fab0fe7 capital this time, 55c0abfb22 the rumors surrounding e399ed06df her had completely e5e80e99ca changed. While most of the dfc5e0f67f talk centered on alleged e88bd21f9a romantic tensions between the 918b0d7298 emperor and his physician, e210df0e9d what truly caught Jack’s 71e864a245 attention was something else.4082df4807b1a8e2

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“Every morning, the emperor 855770c868 starts his day with 8487700a24 his physician’s greeting. She is 46117af97b the one e6afffc7ee who must 457dc78a28 wake him, 14b170943b though occasionally, 973e5c5b12 he wakes a810e4e666 early and ba8e8cfed3 waits for edae732b68 her instead.”61c729374db48d81

“What? Azaid wakes 6e0a8c635b up in f6804ab370 the morning?”ceb52a2133974304

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Jack knew just how 390b6a262c much Azaid loathed waking ae356ed464 up early. No, to be e82d26e8ed more accurate, he 5f41f4171c knew just how 9dea156735 unmotivated the emperor e7e7f381ee was in general.8217b653f66f15dd

Yet here he was, b8a1c4d00a waking up in the b2e2ba50c9 morning—and even waiting for 9d9132c7ac someone?69c711901e3c33e4

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“That can’t be 346c003919 true.”072d615eeffa9411

Jack dismissed it a14af366bf as idle gossip, 02d76cdbd4 exaggerated by those 5b75427dab with too much 7a394835f3 time on their d623a29e50 hands.a0c775dbf4b6c4cb

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Still, he couldn’t help 42b8543c36 but be curious about 7e1266b006 the kind of woman 6bf5d308a3 she was. That curiosity c8f250f4c6 had led ec55de115e him to e808a7e2d0 notice her 1d8e32a6e7 at the 9988298d96 apothecary.b801c2f1b52cda82

Contrary to his 7d815f4de9 expectations, Serena seemed 320f1971d5 ordinary. She was a 0bce2db7e6 little pretty, perhaps, b786e8b1e8 but nothing remarkable. Certainly not someone who c75c4b11a5 looked capable of “taming” fff1842b4c the emperor.7ce290bbea148cb1

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‘Now I owe 92dfa4460e her.’fe186fd9250f683b

Deciding this a54b21ac54 wasn’t the 8555f314eb time to a37e554d59 linger, Jack f0f3e25302 began to 18cb5a3596 get dressed 8a336a5c7e quietly. He moved 3a8433cf8d as stealthily 9a67d33133 as possible, 953988ea0c but a dbbd16caf7 cold voice 5e36a716a7 stopped him 34070bacab in his 514cb60711 tracks.dffbadecfd41546a

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“Hold it.”13940c0f98df28a7

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