IDED – Chapter 42

IDED – Chapter 4271981768e10dabe3

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“Ah, we should d73580b1c6 go in.”26f8658d1e464162

Serena quickly closed the f77a4a6618 door and turned her 17341a051a gaze to Azaid. The table was d9d801c22a filled with steaming ef8fed3927 stew, freshly baked 1a3e2a7746 bread, and perfectly bec44342d5 sliced ribs, all b9c74c0155 arranged beautifully.9c3e04bd38399636

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If she had pressured fcbc9a5333 the chef to prepare e7ed0e89b9 all this since morning, f47a8eb436 Ophelia must have been 44ca62cd75 up early as well.ee452cfc7b0402b2

“Quite the effort you’ve 9039339749 put in.”217118aa088f6b20

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As Serena admired e611fe30a1 the table and 919b1c771f approached, Azaid gestured 2a916e8495 with his chin be1fcc787d for her to 93e6cb702a sit across from 4f178bc213 him. When she complied, he fa5ff5ce1f instructed the attendant standing 75829f0fce by to bring new 209a8acbc6 utensils.dc579db787c4be7e

“Lady Greenwood brought this 4e2c1dec83 over. Is it okay cdd2d89596 for me to 1b438725de eat it?”40c5ce94b39ac6e9

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“It’s too e579c3c7aa much for ab4182f61f one person cd280f5309 to finish 96a74046be anyway.”eca2cb692d6e8116

“But wouldn’t 8dc2778729 Lady Greenwood e813611485 be upset e9722c9938 if she 19bb762473 found out?”aefa073d0b4d20e5

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“It’s mine now, 93de0fdbed so it doesn’t e43126c805 matter.”8fb381fb6ce2086a

Azaid  responded 5ef2830b2d nonchalantly, but 2afe585f0f the Greenwood 6ed249ee73 family’s attendant 9b8d954b93 standing nearby e0c2844498 clenched his cd6562fbcd fists tightly.d6888336009f8747

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Serena subtly glanced at c7e72679b7 the attendant. As expected, his piercing 45e4005397 eyes glared at her 6289d897b8 as though he wanted 82a2389da1 to kill her, his cb996785ba expression screaming, “Go ahead, 8f3096c8a5 try eating it.”a4af1e09fbcb66e3

As Serena hesitated, Azaid 41ea02b607 ladled some stew into a398c516f4 a bowl for her c4657793b8 and ordered the attendant.24870056d3d1c4aa

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“You can leave now.”29c1933aa4f7dddd

“…Understood. Let me 6723acafb4 know if 507c61610f you need 06b88796c8 anything.”aae2f42e3be5cf31

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The attendant 7baa75201e reluctantly complied 3de4afd6ad and exited 89820dc8f8 the room. Being alone 9a8e4fad86 with Azaid ea6ecbe236 now made 89e90b9aa7 her feel 135a61708e slightly less 72caebc3df burdened.3c697ca4eca6c9ff

Picking up a spoon, c2bc8567df Serena remarked, “I feel c819a632d4 like I’ve made enemies b892bdcd2b in this household. You know it’s 527c095c81 all Your Majesty’s ed765d2049 fault, right?”0b8de2c48c9d3a76

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“My fault?”7de4743e208a00a1

“Of course! It all started when 5d062a6670 I became your partner. If I 0956da4ec6 end up c2252a1296 as a 05b46cb486 corpse someday, dfb1160cef make sure a9dddc9945 to investigate 8f70c83df7 it as 879a97ed4f a murder.”a8e1704e32fa8100

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Azaid paused mid-bite 014f304982 and glanced at 0121ff18ff her. Serena, unaware, 2af2d43a11 continued speaking. She didn’t f3f23b2ba7 know that 5d5326e72a he had fa19c92ab6 been discreetly c1eb297110 protecting her 121cfc0504 all along.d89f9e12e936ce9e

From the 7f166f9c13 moment she 7b97ff9c1f entered society 826c65bf8a as the 0970f617b4 Emperor’s partner, 13e37ba3b2 she became 5a42f246cf a target 17d4799228 in social 16b0a7c4fc circles. Especially here in Greenwood, 09419afbe0 the domain of Ophelia, 821c48f9c9 the so-called flower of ddca5bec13 high society.9491702bdec33442

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Even if 0d9413dd17 they couldn’t 22af066a60 touch the 64791ab8c0 Emperor, they 8d6ecb88bc might try e4738042d8 to target 250afc5340 someone under 936e79f478 his wing. That’s why Azaid facc8a5cd6 had secretly assigned 2e849d26bf a bodyguard to 0bfb8df75a her—to protect her 0b0c22ca28 and ensure the f139526f28 Emperor would be 6dc1aa52e4 informed immediately if 68abe01976 anything happened.9249dec3bc7fc9d6

But he 6e0e72e0ca had no 666bb6d9c0 intention of bb001be59d telling Serena 06992eb6d3 about this. She’d likely feel 64f3303a4b pressured and shut 1787860bf1 herself away in 90b0e91187 her room if 58d928b339 she found out.886e39c36a204f4d

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Smiling to himself, Azaid c4b03d6546 reassured her, “That won’t d9db0b8d34 happen.”5245c8c42321c5bf

“You’re too carefree.”3e36a062e0558031

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Serena grumbled, 309fbd8e59 taking a 23e48156e1 bite of 1726b9c879 the stew. Her eyes widened b56b74c777 in surprise.2388db452e85264a

“Wow, this is 6e95327b87 amazing. What kind of 554b95cc6b dish is this?”f09cb3f133012539

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“It’s Greenwood’s specialty.”ab5387a79f30ce6a

“That explains it. I feel energized 5b57ad3502 with just one 2a46207cb9 bite.”2a426b51ba063472

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Serena continued 71440dba1c eating the 83b5da372f stew enthusiastically, fbd87eb027 exclaiming in 24573c112a awe. Watching her for 7cdc98f2cb a moment, Azaid bf007575a9 asked, “Serena, be 3ef3f63404 honest.”b5efc5a3fa1a84ff

“About what?”a44901e43e08cdeb

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“The morning checkup 23a3941704 was just an 25b0398cc9 excuse, wasn’t it? You came for 4b5fed6847 breakfast.”a3942efa413cfcc3

“Of course! Eating well is 40e2edf425 essential for proper b9c31ab09a checkups. Besides, the food served 441793348b to Your Majesty is b99f082ac3 always delicious.”d7d9c196aebc2925

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Serena twirled her spoon 700f36b393 as if her reasoning ae5df30a38 were obvious.4235169fb0f70e12

“Unbelievable.”a972a8b0953333ff

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Chuckling, Azaid pushed the 7d743907bc plate of ribs closer 8b5c73cb2f to her. Serena accepted 9540f537e8 without hesitation, 393573e892 stabbing a 6000bec62b piece of 0773e4a5c3 meat with 5e4b5e03aa her fork c0c233e823 and eating 79cc2a90d3 it eagerly.7660555de5d2caf5

Azaid watched d93933ba2a her eat 01c608fbaf with fascination. He’d lost his 52aad80759 appetite earlier, finding 6cbfa1d708 even the stew 71a68ad65f unappealing, but seeing 4db31e32d4 her enjoy the 5d55a972a8 food made him 0bbda6b231 hungry.9346206ed3344746

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Maybe that’s why 1549206be4 breakfast with Serena 54a0dbd0a2 always tasted better. Taking a bite of 61b7b0c2db the stew, he murmured, e4fc210140 “It’s good.”81bbcdc065f41d23

“Eat plenty.”4c4ed2a8e9fc5be0

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“Don’t act like you 402b2109ce cooked it.”662773fb6baec3cd

“You’re so petty.”18796d4706f5e086

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Serena pouted before e290b9fe78 focusing back on 2dd9abb797 her meal. That day, Azaid 4d0fc93ff0 finished an entire 51e0665a94 bowl of stew. Serena had two.68632be175deefea

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Before the ball afac47e3f7 began, Azaid left 4d9de62ed5 to meet with ece54b35a8 the Duke. Left alone, 44f2d2499f Serena packed de8c1d43f4 her things 414be0dbd6 and headed 44101c7b31 to the 5f24b6058a Greenwood estate’s 08fc5cdd22 library.00a94e6b4ac7dc20

She planned to select 6ab0107219 and summarize the books 2ddb404967 she needed over the b4e9b7072e next two weeks. Showing her 0da72c1c29 access pass, 2bb1dc0af1 she entered b3c9a362c8 the library, 62f541afa9 and her 971f2e9372 jaw dropped 8c2f17622b at the 052336bebb sight before 80680266bd her.f0e5be82edb00937

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The rumors hadn’t been dd6cd7eceb exaggerated. The library was 47f018ca5c far larger than 3959550357 she had imagined—more 87e23f6cc6 like a grand 65eac6202d archive than a 2891506518 library.8096ae2251cf4da1

Bookshelves lined up 17ec17a93b tightly, with ladders 5a1c4e065c provided for access. True to its 82c4fede90 nickname, “the Duke’s b4b9b4fd8c treasure chest,” the a0adab5837 collection was enormous.21d8992de799d26a

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The books were b399fd4a2b meticulously categorized by b3c2dda19e subject, reflecting the 071ef7acf1 Duke’s personality. Rare, out-of-print books were 1f754f3b45 also present, making the 6ca2d12231 collection even more impressive.487b084a6c4db54a

Eyes sparkling, Serena d0638a221d walked toward the 8e182f81cf section on ancient a512a63641 magic, unable to e4b351b6ed hide her excitement.b9786fab90d032a5

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To think 13dcbb8cc0 he’s hoarding c221059ef7 all these d450a71da4 treasures for d98c0c7224 himself.56b02489c91f40d3

Coming from b9a6821f51 a family f80db62a99 of scholars, 0e49297c62 the library b88e7ea467 lived up b8c3b29afc to its 3b65013d2c reputation. Lost in exploring, 0758d53b24 Serena momentarily forgot e9663993e6 her original purpose d4aaeeee73 and wandered through 82cc1cf671 the shelves, flipping eda7574013 through various books.d596990d234a31b0

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Realizing she 3d8021f8ad was getting 35d14a9c26 distracted, she 970f23f84c approached a 593bce7352 ladder to f2882dd4bb retrieve the 5163276434 books she 14b52a0a1c needed.da198d24fd11ccb0

The ladder e845f3fb1a was unlike 3233c6ff25 the movable 23ed0732b7 kind found 23178eb040 in libraries; 5fdefde5e7 it was 1821014364 a sturdy, c6639ac416 wooden, staircase-like 8580566721 structure with 23afdbe5e3 enough space edffe7f2eb behind it 57c0c1a76c for someone fd948459ac to hide. It seemed 2d7904676d like an 76e4154259 ideal spot 56817908f0 for a d5cf493b03 game of 7710e95f3f hide-and-seek.007eed0b621626b6

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As she climbed ee52eaa35d halfway up, she 33be4bec38 heard hushed voices f22ad23192 from behind a 59c13107c8 nearby bookshelf.e0c225b8fce17142

“Did you get it?”8349a72db3fad24b

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“Who do 18cac1ea06 you think 8c78fadd03 I am? With this, that 8f748c8991 pompous bastard won’t 19efd6d9f6 be able to dc12f5977a act superior anymore.”4719b381ffd70bc2

“Just thinking about 43257bf2a4 how he humiliated 86b6c1d652 us… It’s because 3a4bca7e87 he’s so confident fb9bc17374 the Emperor has b8f5850560 his back.”7a3772fdeb765628

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There wasn’t just one 46fa3e24f0 voice—at least three people f1aecbea59 were speaking.67ba5c1f1d02d3d8

A secret meeting? That sounded ominous.0cd775c7b6d24ea6

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Hearing them 913b466d17 mention the 20d2018a98 Emperor, Serena b8f8332542 held her b0e8a29ec9 breath and 694f7ce107 stayed still, c73795ee6f listening closely.95e96ffb096b2232

Then a high-pitched voice aabe6ad257 chimed in, “Those bastards 1b119e3ac9 stick together, don’t they?”c6ffd2b4c5ab17c0

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Among the nobles, e876588d70 there were always 4983d5bfa7 those who whispered 1cf4a44cb8 about the Emperor’s bfe9f2121a origins. The higher one’s 5e7170bed8 status, the more c1b7d02214 enemies they seemed 730484834c to attract.89f1d5db78e94761

The nobles who sought 723a8540a0 every opportunity to find aa26bdd3da fault with the Emperor f2a45366b8 were not few. However, with Azaid c1c7dfee9e being the sole c3224ab94b member of the 0e9b39ac25 imperial family and 5889f7fc89 wielding immense power, 22f318adfc they dared not f52a3fdb12 act openly.a1a6691f008e7e0a

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‘Is it just gossip? From what ee8bf21a7d I overheard aee6709cc9 earlier, it ca4c2b7722 seems they’re dd892371ba plotting something aacb620c54 suspicious.’e921fddc5b6b7b6f

Serena, recalling the incident d683cc0ae4 that had occurred in d96cdf3dda this place, discreetly descended 7939db8cb4 the ladder without their 020a412992 notice.b7f72c7470993651

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She then 01c22adb1b quietly slipped 4c24211ec4 behind the f7a33dcdc2 ladder and 199fc89f9a hid herself. It was at 33c8004a5b that moment, as fa8bf5e472 she pressed her e687dbbacd ear to the d41d81dc20 wall, that she 3ba9e47351 heard a voice.9f9250afd9003940

“What are you doing 592bfdc9e4 there?”3500a138b50009ae

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“!!!”bd9af8b0e189a889

Startled by 59eb790a11 the sudden 2c9f7b48a3 voice, Serena 4949c73085 turned to 7de6b6c87d the side. There stood Azaid, 90ed5fd6b7 crouched and looking b174d07607 down at her. She hadn’t even noticed 9f048e596d his approach.766b80d30e56cd2e

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It seemed he 1e7ceea904 had come looking d41aa8851e for her after a619bc83be finishing his meeting 7676bfba5f with the duke. As soon as Azaid 487754f989 spoke, the noise from 9bf4ef4b66 the other side came de3bc34610 to an abrupt halt.76e3ef2497ec24e9

Fearing that her eavesdropping d4eeabd093 might be discovered, Serena 0196f20a99 quickly grabbed Azaid’s hand c81954cda0 and pulled him down b27e7165e2 beneath the ladder.3a50ddac445ed768

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“What are 246baef3f1 you doing—”2d3db0687c8b26c9

“Shh! Be quiet!”39b85cacf096a980

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Serena hissed, lowering her d90a8a98e1 voice to a growl. Azaid froze as her d2c4110cf1 hand once again covered 788257c73d his lips. Ignoring his 7db83cf9da reaction, Serena edc9f844c4 pulled him dae6a2dc03 closer to 66dee25f23 ensure they b7e8b95c1e were completely ff944c03cc out of fd5fd85ecf sight.0148c654e776fdb3

It was a d5bdf33cb3 tight fit due 8229b70688 to Azaid’s larger 5f9c3ff3cf build, and her dedc7df946 vision was filled 7341b3f700 entirely by him. Surely, he must have 38149bad32 felt the same way.2665b1527ff487d4

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Pressing herself tightly against b87f7de56f the ladder, Serena firmly d7c04ee8fd covered Azaid’s lips with 2253ef36ba her palm to silence b5cbf60442 him. She shook her 721224c1e3 head, signaling him e3017767a9 to please stay 23f0761289 quiet.fce6abf652d09fa6

At that 28844be4a5 moment, footsteps 34817d252f approached. One of the three c3fce7d1dc individuals seemed to be 8488a039bc heading toward their direction 58a50c4718 to investigate the noise.2541c501234fd9a0

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Serena’s heart pounded 1927e2c896 in her chest. Her palm, 479b651c03 still pressed 607a14a29b against his 5c5a3f548d lips, seemed f2351336f3 to grow b5b6a448fe increasingly warm.1c30e066f91874e7

Tilting her head slightly, bc43f98762 she peered through a 6075bd4873 small gap in the 67a4198573 ladder toward the light, bcefba7205 catching a glimpse of c105abd83b a face.a9907655fa29270a

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‘That person…’15b355daf0809f11

It was 2678da5835 one of 634a89a33d the men 447836ee14 who had f48fb976df previously harassed 994342dac4 Nocturne. He must have f47dacb1f2 been holding a c1ada82fad grudge after being 49a7fa85bc humiliated by Nocturne. The man glanced 1325c624f0 around before speaking.8f2bf9dc35e1bd6f

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“There’s no one here. Oh… wait. Ah, it’s just 2415502408 the librarian.”8a365ecf83c76699

The librarian was ee860de0fe the older gentleman fbb589cbbd they had greeted 35e4fd5b5a upon entering this ad02aeff94 place. He had kindly printed 5dd22e0045 out a pamphlet of 8cd14e9de1 the library’s book catalog b488ad8863 for Serena.6f413158407cc215

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This library’s well-maintained a4a6f72bde organization was likely a240a89f0f thanks to him. Soon, two other men e3d6450ea8 joined him, grumbling as 8007f45e27 they came closer.b9a98d4469217d66

“Looks like the librarian b877e8269f was talking to himself 8cbeb16e2b again. That old 7ed4dcbb44 geezer muttering 063bf39e57 all the bb46163b93 time is eac490af84 creepy.”9bacea1e0e6b9bb8

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“You can barely hear b11585857c him coming. It’s like 83bba2046e he’s a 16c336ab23 ghost librarian 723c84a0f4 or something. Heh.”1521a4b5b2213462

Their conversation 8459725d80 had devolved ee29a3951d into unpleasant a981ea5903 gossip about 8d8cfa71e2 the librarian. The disdain in their 6b4f736276 words made Serena want be1e5a67f3 to cover her ears.b8dd17ef24b291a7

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The men resumed 45edc959a1 their discussion in 0ced7ede8d front of the 184f80529f ladder.60fa3301cdd2014d

“How about we do 0469faad3c it during tonight’s ball? It’ll be the perfect 85d699e01d chance to humiliate him.”74c41877978d2423

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“Wouldn’t it be 3b74dbaa08 risky to ruin c2d91ff72f the ball? It’s the opening 6bc48588fd event of the 4697fc44b8 hunting festival.”697353a2e557fb75

The timid-looking 85e1a51db7 one hesitated, d8ad914ba7 prompting the b447094bfe loudest of 4179ae86a4 the group 588a31a5e9 to snap 81004232e5 in frustration.d1bee883ba5db83a

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“That’s exactly 24c4efd872 why it’s 02dfacd8f7 better! We’ll make sure Nocturne 8a429c840d can never step foot 6e0975c9e6 in this house again.”7d6141c9c419eed1

The man 0379266b6a clenched his 3b68a10a0e fist and 0eb1b611ff slammed it b0a1186993 into his c2cb7180e5 open palm 14b0051b22 with a 5f203c4731 menacing grin. The tallest of 04b3dbd48b them held up 3f1f53b0f4 something in his 45ab5f78e9 hand—it looked like 221360d765 an orb.3010fdc43792737f

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‘Wait, isn’t that 6cebf104f3 a magic orb?’e9abaf385e1b75fa

Serena had read cfddeec432 about such things a213bd78b7 before. The core found within 603bf30816 the heart of magical 3793e2972d beasts held special powers, 47b2350b8b making them valuable for 2102af5950 research among sorcerers.5f9bc5a1f5892149

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Usually, the core 42a2632929 shattered upon the 0f7e0eae4c beast’s death, making 9fc6fb4bd2 intact magic orbs bcdfda3597 extremely rare. However, the one they a943e6b531 were holding appeared flawless.f8cdc5ed16c2704d

“They really fc140e2da9 are planning 339d2708c3 something dangerous,” 9aa8c394e7 she thought, ba35304d4a her expression e3f1596032 growing serious fe4eaa57d4 as she 9d906e797d listened intently b5773b8296 to their 852d142ac1 hushed conversation.734698e3d1010009

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After detailing their d784f198c0 plan, the men d2c460597a left the library. Serena held 7c56f49010 her breath, 34fb91a65c waiting until 6f57271f11 their footsteps 4baa92c0ef faded entirely.dfdd090621dbe416

Finally, she let 4ef2479440 out a sigh f0d4933cbf of relief and 033b6a0887 turned to Azaid.8d04a12c30769a95

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“I’m sorry. You must’ve 8bc2dbfbf3 been really 06d635ba79 startled…”c3fbc6f5293e46b4

Her words trailed off 0351eb5053 as she realized just 960037d766 how close Azaid was. Far closer than 94b74d35ca she had anticipated.09a2a39a3bdbc8ee

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