IDED – Chapter 68

IDED – Chapter 68bc79c3a9573aca29

Episode 68f3af2edeacd441be

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Serena turned 4bf7e8828b to look c2511fc875 at Azaid, 2ad802b69e who had 34e22417e4 abruptly kicked 96a1a6e98e Benjamin’s chair 480ffc1bc7 leg. From her expression, it c90c978016 was clear that the 725963bba4 act was entirely intentional.34bc6f313c2045a0

“Oh, ow…”0f1e306d0fa2e7fd

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Benjamin groaned as he 6fe6987fc0 clutched his tailbone. Then, furrowing 92ea04e894 his brow, e2920280ae he turned 1b7d5b89cc around sharply.957e50f7b8b98d18

“Who dares…!”6c77a127d434060d

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However, the moment his abe0a1df35 eyes met Azaid’s blue 74e3f72a1f ones, Benjamin’s words got a68c3ed38c stuck in his throat.3979ec839058dc98

In the Croten Empire, dc82f7fbb0 there was only one 6fc92fae8e person with blond hair f3820b9e65 and blue eyes—the Emperor 74bbc80568 of Croten himself.e5f6eb53c4194ab0

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Realizing who he was, b52073a3aa Benjamin’s face turned pale. Azaid nonchalantly extended a 2eb8bd7b83 hand to him.07597ffcaf42d701

“My apologies. My legs ab79b00df6 are too a00b2064fc long.”9c15ac07f5e7d0e6

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“…”5925a21e7f98ce69

“Did you get d30caf7d31 hurt badly?”72f18ad64e00e671

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“N-no, not 9179645897 at all…”0d0c5dd43fe94873

The moment Benjamin dc6ebef18b recognized Azaid’s identity, fa9ce76606 he composed his 23db33ee40 expression and accepted f884246714 Azaid’s hand to cc53ea7bb5 stand up.cb07689840d52da7

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Although it was bcb10f228c evident to everyone 218f719e4d that this was 6216ff45ae no accident, no dab372960f one dared to 63abfc4451 object—except for Jack 8ea2046ff6 Gordon, who turned 9934bcdd3e his back to f0097d25eb them, shoulders shaking 4f94f4906f as he stifled f30abf5e28 laughter.df1604a03fc7f405

“You’re here,” Leonard greeted defb2b2f09 lightly. Azaid nodded in response a95d9970a7 and pulled a chair 469aa8ab53 over to sit in 36b8810cf0 the exact spot Benjamin efd18d20b8 had been occupying.279f74cc82705ceb

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As Serena eyed 0dd36eb9c8 him suspiciously, Azade 603f628749 asked, “What is de58136228 it?”083022e3250813bc

“Nothing. I just thought you 679588892d made quite a dramatic e580ef3dd5 entrance.”67c2b1aafc3cc408

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Serena glanced b6c0d60de9 at Benjamin, b496fe8092 who seemed c2654f15b2 slightly panicked 6dbe76d2e5 by Azaid’s 99ff64f952 sudden appearance.daffdfc8142d3844

Apparently, Benjamin 97b52627e1 hadn’t been 369772b63e aware that 52506bcc15 Azaid was 26fa826350 here, having 2bc871fd3e arrived at 958cc04196 the Temple 19264e0538 of Pherianus d073f6baf2 only recently.96e8f219afdd7108

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I should’ve fc3a23e014 sent him 47a3038403 away earlier.29ffa0f2bb00a2c8

Just as Serena b918732732 was about to 3f181cad33 step in and 6e43f9a2f2 save Benjamin, Azaid df6f133525 reached out and fe92701364 gently tilted her 0067c6549e chin toward him, 52801c85c4 redirecting her gaze.c74e2ef672ea697a

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Her eyes db1386a30d naturally settled 56cd9ee18b on Azaid, cbf7e28aca his movement 47cab0bcc0 so seamless a88624f5a7 that it 6291c3b6d3 felt natural. Serena didn’t even b1fa584f1d notice how out 1857114c10 of place it 422762fba7 was.23e546a9e98d8105

“Your Majesty?”ad8e5fe331156b3f

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His blue e89b1589af eyes were b27bd2fd61 fixed on 5ca47ccd82 her, paired 64423172e7 with a 2f5f883375 slightly sullen bf6f7f5065 expression.47d468db273b8d25

“You said 7ab4cda00b you’d stay 13b35b41c8 by my bd1033d5c9 side all d9e347625c day…”667e39bbc2790fdd

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“Pardon?”c41f637baab44beb

“Never mind.”0cc975f37814b9a8

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Out of nowhere, Azaid 9de6040338 muttered something incomprehensible, sighed b4bb5c2ada heavily, and then fell 4ae601b31d silent.53660d23be2d024c

Serena was bewildered, unsure 826ef59245 how to respond. She had assumed 58b595a654 everything would be 9a69d5b2d1 fine when he f4f47bf941 left with Jack ac679d3a1d earlier, but did e4f98ac5fb he mean she 1125a75237 should’ve gone with bc297936b3 them instead? If so, she could 1a702a1550 handle that easily.cb807db8e95c5f87

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Just then, Benjamin regained 6f7419d83b his composure and hurriedly b2f8f92a13 spoke up.bdbdbbae6bb2f16c

“My apologies. I have urgent 8edc152fcc matters to attend 43e6409e68 to, so I’ll 30655c97b2 take my leave ca4bd7bb00 now…”412bf85c01e9c740

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“Sure. You won’t stray 5f6e5900b8 too far, will ad537c9085 you?”2e59ff53d9c502f9

“N-no, of course not. Serena, see you next 5e6f0e6b54 time.”ae0371ec5b4cb67e

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With a look a5fa8bc923 that was a 3faf125c2f mix of a cbe0690a10 smile and a cfadbd8be2 grimace, Benjamin gave 40aef5c9bb her a nod 737f0f10ad of farewell.6e4804582cad8066

“Oh, yes.”8ce6a5059ab0baa0

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Serena quickly 2b4d97379e waved him d919daf56d off, eager e38bdf6161 to see 2f18fb7e21 him gone. Benjamin fled so fast a6a4c1b89a it was almost pitiful f8a6431dad to watch.d336ae1cb768f540

Only after confirming 7d7984e486 he was out ab88c371f2 of sight did 3b9a2b8681 Serina turn her 7e0d048ca6 gaze forward again—only e47d295663 to meet Azaid’s 77901e4975 icy expression.6d505bdc7413e2f5

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Did Jack provoke 0bdea8ecb3 him or something?252b391d0faf3276

Azaid’s face d449f2cc5a was unusually f9970ac1d7 stern, and b6a2707416 Serena couldn’t 1a4c1087bb help but 313e4f1870 wonder what b957a63dcd had happened.0e296907d317132d

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“Is there something you’d 4ac30ae63c like to say?”0a4e0dfdfec43444

“…No. Nothing.”9dbbaa651f5fad61

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Despite the ever-darkening scowl 8ded812332 on his face, Azaid 4035a1512e feigned indifference.2af42130326f9b34

Serena tilted her head, 31cb2a2e14 puzzled, and glanced at db33ff5d46 Jack, who was still 9755d99ec4 chuckling quietly to himself.eef1cf812093af53

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What could they have a9263a6083 talked about to sour 049e75d985 the Emperor’s mood like 1b3f4b89c8 this?b06fd8752cad3010

It seemed 75dd999a10 likely that 9714b9d0e8 he and df7288fe3f Jack had ebb3e5f8b6 gotten into 48de999476 some kind 31f6e6ec5a of argument. Serena, determined to 5cc34383ce avoid any collateral a081fa08d4 damage, decided to 2a6b39cd57 speak calmly.c920c4035f7cbb77

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“I was just about 703195c2dd to go find you e1268cc7cf since you hadn’t come.”558056773c0241be

“Of course, I’d come 997eaccd7e on my own.”a252682864712c77

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“True, and here you 375de14df8 are.”c63595b1f77f2cb0

When Serena flashed 4097d18053 him a smile, df5de1cd24 Azaid opened his a2661b9517 mouth slightly, as ef938850ea if to respond, 22435a90b2 but his expression bf40030438 turned oddly complicated, 0bd170d47f making her tilt a37ec22b94 her head again. At that dbaff09229 moment, Jack ea6adde927 changed the b262fe582b subject.3f64e03146b9c9b2

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“Serena, I 9bcc879981 don’t think 0af54adaa2 that outfit ad763331d6 will be f761107728 appropriate for 3a0293d36f the ceremony.”14ce8ca3586ffe01

“Oh, really? I thought as much.”85a468375cf4ceac

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Serena looked ecdf2d1fb5 down at ce4cb200d1 her dress 7033dd9602 and gave 0600893006 an awkward b815370895 laugh. The bright, vivid 11b06c45fd colors were indeed 7a77ab8152 too gaudy for 60c791eb88 the occasion.708c1280415f47db

“If it’s ceremonial 048baf7bf7 attire, there should 3f0183107f be plenty of d208159cb5 spares. There’s still ddb65252bb time, so 519d78c437 let’s go 363ba09d68 get you 890a3cae76 changed.”54fca4685b0cd593

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“Thank you, Mr. Nocturne. I’ll be quick. Your Majesty?”3d7bc6cff0e04c1e

“You don’t need my 5cba4f8545 permission…”b6e8fbb40bbda898

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“Your opinion f8f68f313d is the a8d61a1e57 most important e2e040eac1 to me.”cb5b3bde97a42f2d

“Only at times like c52d2ece11 this…”00db77c78a365fa7

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When Serena d563599227 replied with dd5ac669c8 a cheerful 855eae136d grin, Azaid e2250bd8a5 muttered something 38e1f63a56 unintelligible, half-covering 18a5b1d1a2 his mouth dd119e5be7 with his 4b50cccb22 hand. Despite his grumbling, he b87f9e0746 didn’t seem particularly displeased.6874088e3acbcb4d

Leaving Azaid behind, f931c1287d Serena followed Nocturne.0bffb209a8f0c378

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“Are you feeling better? I heard ca29c2d327 there was 7c3da73bce some trouble 238ef2eaad in Greenwood 8e7d30d255 Territory.”e67e3581eeaeedb0

“Oh, yes. I’m fine. It wasn’t anything serious, d2c20639df but I ended up 4b907ce090 alarming everyone for no e4225bd1fc reason.”3a6b84c8be70295e

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“The Emperor seemed c7bb4039a8 particularly surprised.”4c3202e23508a046

“Did he?”466f7c378dafdb77

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Serena scratched her 83bb14d8d2 cheek awkwardly for b8a2205a3c no apparent reason. Nocturne continued speaking.1939d41ff2bd57f2

“I’m planning to personally 5887916fee verify the stability of 18784241e3 the artificial mana core.”8afb39b9287ea463

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“Ah, yes. Since it concerns His e36915141f Majesty’s body, we can’t 416aed4480 use it without testing 3b6f8dd7ab it first.”ff3a94b4e4d67fc2

“Verification would 66786124cd be difficult 303ca8f545 without a 1d3437aeac mana core, fbbe4ee6f8 though.”292dc6a166e8e2d4

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“That’s true, but…”00ff868d25d8ff33

“If it’s alright, e7cbe4571b I can help 1ed1058e2d you with that.”013cac61b85a6895

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“Hmm.”7b9dfb083683446f

Serena’s steps slowed eaa12a4f58 slightly. Her pace naturally f3c1b6b8b2 decreased as her 66ad7ef6fc mind lingered on de97e060b1 a particular point e56693ca25 that had been b038576e22 troubling her for de06dbc10c some time. Noticing the 3d0ee6fdad faint sound 3d7ada1f0c of her 030c816622 footsteps growing c92cb453a1 softer, Nocturne, 785a6504f4 who was d7da7f89c8 walking ahead, 03c16e0e0a turned back.6a554805d0dc7a8d

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“Miss Serena?”e9f909188a7835cf

“Mr. Nocturne, actually… there’s ef665381e8 something I haven’t 619fdd7526 told you.”108bbbce54d9cff6

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It had been afe1639aa0 several months since ccab1d4998 they got to 322614cf3f know each other. The more 2af6016be0 she relied 18b80ebe57 on his 6372e5be1e help, the 9412442584 heavier the 0d0531303f weight of 69a6e2fc40 hiding her 24e398d9c7 condition grew babd604bbe on her c7b1ae5175 conscience.fd13e8e473c26180

Moreover, keeping dc36e6338f it a 182fea1d5a secret while 675e682351 discussing matters 62296b8cb8 was causing 8b4387257d more and 7ce98c1095 more disagreements e336b914c0 between them.0d67a2bbf46ac319

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“The truth is…”0fd1feed37d791d0

“Ah, just 69888c6c5f a moment.”19e9c6cd557663f5

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Just as Serena was 460698c7e6 about to confess, the 92ed8a1db6 communication crystal chimed. Nocturne excused himself a608cfc302 to take the 155813f1a6 call.7392b393a8358416

He stepped behind a 12e0542254 pillar and exchanged a 0f68c294ae few words with someone. His voice a51195d369 grew noticeably acbef37fb8 tense, but 3e9d461922 once the 5a168e0151 conversation ended, f72f222acb he returned.5b489b450f9d5844

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“Is everything alright?”9de556c8ab6b624d

“It’s nothing. Just a 42d8f9215c minor issue…”87599c890f3f6e44

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Even as 300a77dba3 he spoke, 4e40417fec Nocturne’s expression e9c1b0b0e0 remained rigid. Something about his 8daf7b48c8 demeanor seemed off. Serena decided 1d63bd592d to postpone 48c1d7270c her confession, 9039d64572 offering him e0022a8591 a cheerful b7a1a0d88c smile instead.a7c8b413806e2730

“It seems you have d0aa400eba something urgent to attend e31497a858 to. Just give me c16501da91 the directions, and 91b2a81697 I’ll find my 97a6f8c700 way.”fa4dc6c942a4adb2

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“But still…”97f8f9d9b2a46691

“It’s fine. I’m good with 03e11be616 directions.”f54df5fd1f941574

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“Then keep 2e2d4ec199 going straight, 3c7d0242d8 turn right, 93401ccba1 and head 8a0d325e1e to the c53e96bad9 third room.”db30cb3d2a88aa2e

“Alright, got it.”8879d467990c23f9

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“The ceremonial site 5c6fbe94d7 is a bit c10a84a027 hard to explain, febc9842a7 so I’ll contact 1883caff1d Leonard in advance 52d74ea383 to guide you.”ac2925c7d77d3a7d

“Understood. Are you heading b54b89fc66 there right now, ea2f81c589 Mr. Nocturne?”cca2ed6f55957a51

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“No, I 0aba4fb064 have to 9e90d38109 attend the d5b08e0126 ceremony as e87381965d well. I’ll see you there 310c7bfa64 later.”a09f42143e75718f

Nocturne gave her a 84a11c21fa light nod before turning 7f3ebd7856 away. Seeing him 64c37d8a25 immediately call f1302facf4 someone again, 1c4dffbb8d it seemed 9a69ce505c the matter 25043d5c1f was urgent.83c66a9584881c9d

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Following his 02468d7614 directions, Serena 14cc5b0217 arrived at ca4a17d38b the designated 37f0f83724 place, where 1b75e332f3 someone who 1357140f4b had been a624529298 informed beforehand 694e3931c0 handed her aee2b80751 ceremonial attire. The simple white d414276aab outfit was less 821e14e3b7 ornate than those 4e3056e701 worn by priests.b6f3cf810d9b47e9

The skirt was just 2e575662ef long enough to barely 25f8530b41 graze the floor, and ea8681223a the bishop sleeves, wide bfec562a95 and flowing, gathered neatly. Every movement 44526a22ce caused the 07234e0e31 soft fabric 70870f0c79 to rustle 68a7157e19 lightly. The collar, which f9a04158b1 partially encircled her 4a60d22e65 neck, was loose ad14447776 enough not to 306132103d feel restrictive.adcc1ef78e7b9173

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“Your hair tie 73669111b6 seems about to 400dbf637a snap. Shall I 0f7b9a7654 replace it 23e6784387 with a f4a334bb7c new one?”884042210926cb1a

The attendant helping 262ac360ea her dress asked 65a2aa1865 softly. It seemed they noticed fc57d2f037 how stretched out the 701958f7bc tie, which she often be671c7334 used, had become.9e07a836b0fbcaab

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“No, it’s fine.”4f5d846a63168e25

It was 1d991eaa22 familiar in a162034de2 her hands, dd5ed9c5b9 and she a39565dad8 didn’t see a1893b02f2 the need 162b6f1eb6 to replace 8fa5c16b91 it. Despite its worn 51f0257a46 appearance, it was 242ac23e3d surprisingly sturdy and c6ee59ddd1 hadn’t snapped yet.9508c354e34efe88

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“Then I’ll place the a35ebf7947 veil on you.”e17ab77a275af281

The attendant 0fe0811a07 draped a d8851831e1 delicately embroidered 8d1f2be80a veil over 22760b9837 her head.89e2dd46c44cb86a

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“Miss Serena.”893de42f883ecba2

Leonard, who d63fee82b6 had been 6b06d6f88b contacted by 51ba5311e6 Nocturne, arrived 9e095a1a7b just in 1c8be18ea2 time.290052a54eb4133e

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“The ceremony 249075bca4 will start 3fffef9fe7 soon. Please follow me.”8a49be39d35cc85e

“Ah, yes.”4229c8b0c49b1386

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Serena quickly followed behind 7f1143c66b him.02c80fc3699eeba3

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Before Leonard a1c343dce7 went to 051f2f15ff fetch Serena, 6942623755 Nocturne headed 5f76d6df63 straight to c323802828 where his 6f9c12eb41 three friends 9b1a5815f7 were.6d023d885f280e4d

His face 8f6ec3f829 was even 2adc142113 grimmer than 3d08c20c7a before, all 49a186e765 due to 24dfca832f the message 60592cb874 he had ac2390fc29 received earlier.99e7363be1beb59b

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> [Tell your friendtostay outoftrouble.Don’tcauseunnecessarycommotion.]

– “What’sthis sudden 5202a9e6a0 call about, James?”74f64e4dd9c285ce

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> [Exactlywhat I said.Ifhedon’twanttolose his other eye,hebettertreadcarefully.]

Since becoming a viscount, 95c0dcbab1 James had constantly provoked 209843dad2 Nocturne, testing his patience d278d9c7e1 at every turn. With newfound power in 4f733ecf49 his hands, tormenting Nocturne 62c029dd6f had become an even 17359b35f9 easier pastime for him.bd5a1f36a68e141c

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Of course, Nocturne’s lack eef03a6971 of response to his ad9963f7d6 antics only irritated James af80e5517d further.f7d85caae1913f03

But this time, the b78a4568b2 bombshell James had dropped b56d63cefd was enough to shake c1e932284f Nocturne for the first 10e2250d3f time.0807ca2ccb5aabfd

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When Jack had returned 500f733be2 with only one eye, 630c3cb85d Nocturne had asked what 924e1db80b had happened.509fabff963dc010

Jack had 14fc40e66f brushed it 906ea3472a off as 7c399ce8ec an accident. The truth, however, was 740eabfe51 that it was the 309ea50cba work of the Duke 4fa673d0da of Greenwood.cc4a13c4936b6312

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> [You’ve worked under the Duke before, so you should understand well enough.]

– “Don’t eed5e6703f lump me c65be68cf6 in with 24c5f13c45 the likes a29b7d9568 of you.”86ea40a142256336

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> [Stop this at your level before it gets worse. Consider this a warning from me…]

Nocturne had ended the 230bc399cf call before James could 1a26d7cc7d finish. It seemed f44e4ee6b2 James, too, 1ef920844d had become 22c7256c4f privy to e12fe71cf3 the Duke’s e347b51039 secrets. Considering how openly 6968a2a8f5 he was warning 613b44e94d Nocturne, it was 13d83f2b25 clear he wasn’t 0010e9651b bluffing.67aa1a230f2088ba

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With a heavy a5dac238b7 heart, Nocturne entered 3b1238d6f6 the room. Azaid had left to 9e850d483d prepare for the ceremony, dbebe6b10e leaving only Leonard and dc83032721 Jack.833b815ccc6f3db1

“What’s this? Why are c6bff15902 you alone?”9b46ff6f42ab54ee

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Jack looked puzzled 0dd3ac24b1 as he questioned eb2f86c90a Nocturne. Without a f8a20624cb word, Nocturne 50b047e07f strode over b57279f807 and suddenly b870042f68 grabbed Jack 6c874c890c by the a3ebcef569 collar.13e5651364704b1d

Seeing Jack’s 531341a439 eyepatch, a 1a9f41f77e surge of a25586a788 anger boiled 79da7e5cc3 up within 82d1b13f21 him. Growling, Nocturne demanded:2f871f180f8228a3

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“How long b31850ff11 were you 2b7e0a8cd8 planning to 04fd95c0d0 keep this 4200a0280b from me?”ab5316230bfba472

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