IDED – Chapter 103

IDED – Chapter 10340c7bcfbb0cfd2c4

Episode 103c6228d14cffa9b83

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As Lydia stepped 56170f0976 into the dressing 5dea893efc room, Ophelia let 0dddbd544b out a deep 1ab5d9dc00 sigh. She was currently 94fe73d97e suffering from severe 4e0eb4d3af lethargy.9e32e0cedcf57b3e

Nothing brought c60a1e13db her joy ac0d6290c0 anymore. Though she was 312eb9e19e skilled at many a3e213141f things, she wasn’t db088ebf31 even sure if bdbf95b63b those were pursuits 8987a27df9 she truly desired.063d87d0b23aaadf

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Upon reflection, cdab0503cb all her 55178d00d1 hobbies were 27a57c102f those the 46f9e5aba5 duke had 1102dd6195 suggested, activities 4fe6aff3df deemed appropriate f850507985 for an e0fbc80f2b empress.4d602d729ae1e3ce

‘I’m not ec8482ce29 even sure be6eae9c08 if I e22935c82b truly wanted 0855d78c4a to become da35b69a07 the empress cc29424118 anymore.’d3780c7a9cf0c86e

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She once thought she c6fa82b5d5 loved the emperor. No, it bd155fd386 was more 206cd95b2d accurate to d1c95c8a0c say she 78bf53b443 loved the f42889ca36 position by 706042761d his side.71ff5fdb5d0c50da

But that place f1b6d5ad24 no longer belonged 8cc4f027f5 to Ophelia, and 0582c6bcdc the duke, realizing 3151383618 this, stopped forcing 322879c987 her.5c0890d13026959b

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The moment d8cea210d7 the insignificant 7d0fa9b9cf Vincent family 0bd29bd1c0 was absorbed, be416fe8b7 it was 2581b8ba57 as if 3fe524b8f6 the duke b92247aaab had already 003f5f2cfc given up 68b4e4e9aa on her.05d3390e5eb76191

Inside the dressing 2892418352 room, Lydia’s cheerful 17d4c5b76f chatter broke the 031c37a501 silence.06186a15cc4b1195

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“What do you think 2859e0145e looks better? If you could choose, 0713410bd5 my lady, that would 254a6b24e7 be wonderful. After all, we’re friends.”5029ff405cab2547

As Lydia ffb4c33bca mentioned the 7e8abaee6f word “friend,” 6c87087a46 Ophelia forced 173ef50025 a smile a2c08e5619 and casually 504984e2ea chose something.cc7f14c7d04e227d

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“The first one was 64a94e05d5 the best.”d932e68ef26b1d2f

It was cb52c036f7 ridiculous for 055f698475 Lydia to ef342b0c6a consider herself d559ab568c a friend fb97601862 when she 7627b914d9 came here 6fe2d6e261 as a 1e7ff1a969 maid in e4f84c7dce the first e56112c994 place, but dcccb32c84 Ophelia didn’t 8be010bd8c bother to 5d07ea8a93 correct her.bcd0f3c012435d07

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“Really? I thought 566f36ea6b that one db58a79fc8 was the 09303b894c prettiest too!”ab052e32ea768846

At that 511ca11c35 moment, a 371a5360e6 familiar tail a244e8cc12 outside the dd344732e3 window caught 0b3f65c002 Ophelia’s attention.d60e1019bbcfd294

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‘A cat?’46b5fa22c2d061be

As soon 91caf2aaa7 as she 6cd77d9ba8 saw the 00bf150fc6 cat’s tail, 13ff072be0 Ophelia jumped 212e14892c up. Her lifeless eyes 062c807bd2 sparkled with excitement 5495182951 in an instant.85ddad092d371032

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She quickly 202bddd6c8 opened the 43a28a012f window, and 778bd9f552 a gray 1fbebdacc6 cat leapt 0cffa739b8 into the e32f49343e room.7c67cedfc3dffea6

“Meow.”80510f1199fdf8be

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“It is you.”e063a8d2282f0633

Ophelia exclaimed 1d4aebc73f with delight d35595c1e7 and opened 4a9ee946a9 her arms 47902c2f24 wide toward f48d18f334 the cat.c14be522f65f66e1

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“Come here.”a86076d13fbaf807

“Meow.”4db168a28d90b6cc

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Like an obedient 24b01726d8 cat, it leapt e585465322 into her arms.7e877af960265c4f

It purred 68cc48a5c0 softly, rubbing 6ee1119fae its face a37192b819 against Ophelia’s b585a8e388 hand, exuding 9bc9ec7ba2 undeniable charm. A smile naturally 8a12b97783 spread across Ophelia’s 205d2a3d9e lips.034c5098659655f9

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“You’ve been out of 1fa96ef3f7 sight lately.”f6ac0c9bf3b93794

This adorable 22fafec532 cat was 2bf67ef9e1 a stray b48fd41c0c she’d encountered 0d0cb0812c a few b9820d0040 days ago. It was shortly cd67d2341b after the duke 8b4dbeb90c informed her that 2376ad2843 Lydia would be 8a15e885d9 made her maid. She had been so ad65898677 furious that she wandered d3f6d5bc82 aimlessly outside the castle.777389501ea22b35

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Her legs eventually gave a6a0de30c0 out, and as she 028fbd8b1b sat down in exhaustion, 366a2e0728 this cat approached her, 80a119140b offering comfort.f8b0660d5e9d3f65

Under normal circumstances, 7d7622cc19 she would’ve ignored bd7e93ab5f it, but this af936a4505 particular cat caught a87572ac6a her eye because a8ee0e1996 of the bell 352456e552 tied around its ded6a64ecd neck.ccff8f03c3a28719

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‘Were you abandoned too? Just like me.’4a562189282f807b

“Meow.”8c7524d9fe644af9

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The cat, which 352aef0c3d came to her 5319ff134a on the day 6783f40ad5 her world crumbled, eeaab3d73d had been a acd6442f68 great source of a588b61add comfort to Ophelia. She had initially thought 877a6a9ff6 of adopting it but 7d49b5a1e5 was disappointed when it abc3f0d717 suddenly disappeared.af4701f757f023da

She assumed 01b11d616a it had 95ff6f7bf6 returned to 7a2ed1915a its owner, 4d73466813 yet here 6fbcb78a71 it was, bbaf541233 back inside 3118e6ec04 the castle.65e160ed3ac5af8a

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Perhaps it 9c44349f94 was destiny, bc2f0a17a5 Ophelia thought. Hugging the cat close, f59364f39f she sat down on 8eaa9e977b a chair and asked,fb945bb1e65816de

“Couldn’t find your owner?”cae17458c134f3ed

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“Meow.”98d0e36a0f170516

“Your owner won’t come. If they 5d1f052cbf intended to b2347683dd find you, c0b8afb88b they would’ve be7e4d0f8e done so f55dd3d3a4 by now.”07772e135bf6fc06

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At Ophelia’s indifferent words, 7f3f507e2d the cat let out cb7a05d904 a soft meow as 4cbe20f5c6 if to protest. Ophelia gave a faint, 8879cfeeed bitter smile.f698d33aae1bde16

As she 8b00df6ba9 stroked the 176f8ddf46 cat’s head, 8eee8f2e7a she whispered d4fda2a618 gently,394385494a2381f4

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“Why don’t a3c1637f10 you just cfe52d8872 stay here 83630730d2 instead?”8961e0258cbb9c98

“Meow.”3a54848361410cc4

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The cat 3abe5c80a7 meowed in 7ef4942efb response and a799f9ad7b purred affectionately. Thankfully, it didn’t 34cffd1350 seem like it b6019b8c23 would run away 2b6517b651 again.188f1cb13379bde3

While Ophelia was f4483f2ed3 engrossed in petting a30633864d the cat, Lydia 1c728cfd46 emerged from the a2807fc491 dressing room, wearing 57277a6d0e a new dress.cda9fcad51aa4673

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“Doesn’t this make 603fa28f5a my chest look 7476ba0cce a bit small—Ahh!”2d0c206d40e8bd46

Lydia shrieked c50744cfb5 in shock 07ed363847 at the dafaecbcdc sight of c83c2621ec the cat, 0f18033803 almost stumbling da56012c1a backward. Fortunately, the nearby designers 0cac50270b caught her, preventing any 45528ce605 damage to the dress.66fb9c96a559b6fb

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“Lydia, why are you 3ca9d8ef6d screaming?”0f837342fa75b5e0

You’re scaring e884ba1d4a my baby.010c85aefcc366e7

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Ophelia frowned as she 5f42136117 hugged the cat protectively.ec398075fdf5263e

“Oh, n-no, I was fa007bfe16 just startled. But why ceab44b7dc is there 823d993d9e a cat 996cabd53f here?”68fa2b1154cbd44d

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Lydia, finally calming down, d0e9339c82 pointed at the cat. In response, the cat a5d38bdf97 raised its tail and 4b87e7de8f hissed sharply.453baaf317efcda1

It looked 33539abd74 ready to a43ce74d03 pounce on d410288eef Lydia at 9ed95d8351 any moment, 0ffe87dab1 claws poised 8651b9b8c0 to scratch. Alarmed, Lydia ba7a1dc09b retreated a f0aca469a4 step and e7f4a36c9f asked,90576cb30e9d30c5

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“W-Why is the cat 59a57eec52 acting like that?”d2f4d5b03fa78908

“Because it can sense e1bde3c132 when someone dislikes it.”3ab81d5358ca86fb

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“I don’t dislike e901094d3f it! Not at all!”e92f151120bc5115

Despite her words, Lydia’s c57fae3f77 stiff expression betrayed her 8bf1b9735f true feelings as she 8623f01db3 continued to glare at 4eb8d9f27e the cat. In reality, Lydia couldn’t f4698792c7 stand animals, and even b0598f54bf being in the same 5c247904e9 room as one was 797519d3a8 enough to irritate her.1a1940ddcb701468

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“Hush. It’s okay.”26054944eb173c87

Ophelia prioritized the 55850a1df2 cat over Lydia, d24d56f83a no matter how ec000c3c03 much Lydia might 70d632c388 dislike it. Her worried face, concerned 2cdb9a7a9a the cat might have 3e2a6cc557 been startled to the 14fb32a3ac point of heartache, was 6d8df95b88 entirely different from how 409fba3eda she looked at Lydia.cdf6489967b17646

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As she 5035e8811a stroked the ceb4b00fe6 cat’s back 0f70317e82 to calm 338cabaab5 it down, 7f3de53e47 the hissing b4cc82241f gradually subsided.8e58ef57372001f7

‘Yes, there must be ad294f070a a reason you came 4989ae04a8 to find me.’92e56a5bcc9b50a2

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Though she didn’t fa9d5295dd believe in fate, 9148c40e3b something about this 1db40e887e cat made her eaba2769cd feel otherwise. Meeting the f55b20d5cc cat during 42cdc67d76 her most 20393c20a7 difficult and 725df9d14b exhausting moments be1f116923 made it 49145e746a easy for 7f8715a4bb her to 45a661c65d open her 1bae2f82fb heart.cb55bae021c50f68

Having decided to 7fe8bb8960 raise the cat, e5e1c9bc27 Ophelia parted her df8fd070e9 lips.303975279921ea75

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“Dorothy.”6d06f8b76aec7652

Meow?5bc79448eaaa1dd5

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“Let’s make your 33e386154b name Dorothy from c82455386e now on.”4cbb7ab696a9e4d8

Smiling gently, d9b717f764 Ophelia removed a705216a98 the bell bda779f404 hanging from 9898190cf8 Dorothy’s neck. Then, naturally, she took 5d38e8ff2d a luxurious ribbon from 5e058d876c her jewelry box and 4c190bf04d tied it around Dorothy’s 4a6a47c98c neck.373119cb67612170

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She kept 7905cc255c the removed 38c2e02259 bell separately e6cd19b130 in a f58ba7c938 drawer, just 12fb454b3f in case. The owner might a9ec0cb987 come looking for 9a768d02cb it someday.b5b195c3f13f3b91

“Until we 20757e85bd find your d512a34d55 owner, I’ll c7c2a79d94 be your 497985f43f owner.”6666a850202c8699

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Meow~6c9e7bc60e92d777

The cat, now 7371acd943 named Dorothy, let 2eaf1886be out a joyful 4406d28d39 cry and licked f6ae72f874 Ophelia. Her lips curled into 51559f3dbe a warm smile in 9c4be98602 an instant.1b9d910574ad0c08

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And there was someone 97b2c93f90 observing this scene with 808319af31 cold, unfeeling eyes.a516ad37dc1c3697

‘What’s so great about 7325d11bc6 that cat? If it’s 4c4fdd84f6 a stray, f3a277e34c it’s probably f9db04c6cd dirty.’f6a6b9d336c94bc2

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Lydia felt disgusted d80885edf3 watching Ophelia embrace 61ff92c3c1 Dorothy so readily. Hugging it like 2e79b49362 that, without any 8f26436168 concern for germs, 5c81427c91 seemed reckless.7f15584bd0b7dabb

She had always 935637a544 thought Ophelia was d4691b7ce6 a graceful and b23a0d53d7 elegant lady, but 4a4c1e636c now it seemed 3f4d0518df she was clumsy. Her unrefined behavior made 7069ec493c her seem less noble c5d061b6cd than even Lydia herself.08c79ae6b8614f64

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‘That’s why the cb25ff618b Duke adores me f44dd7e659 like a daughter.’a76bba33d5c203d9

It was already 6f3478b7dd well-known in social 97b870244e circles that the 49d727461c Duke treated Lydia 97f660ff75 as if she fafa822de4 were his adopted 7a6ead7941 daughter. Naturally, Lydia 306c82021d couldn’t help 0112ac5620 but feel e665dbc556 proud.dfa6694bd0c17fa8

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‘Normally, I cf1fe6d89b should be 155bc9466b marrying someone bd6467b517 even greater 02d02f75d6 than Marquis c11414e0ed Yung.’d1e5584b26fbec5a

Lydia was c386ade6b2 regretful that b19e4e3308 she couldn’t 4f056ce800 break off b02ffc3f21 her engagement, 849138a06f but since 0189935108 the Duke 29857b0579 had a c1b8bf4378 good relationship f51f96ee25 with the dd8945922e marquis, it c62745dd1e seemed like 357eb56d97 a favorable 31418884b7 marriage in 889efa1cdc the long 4d496281b8 term.e21ef5a8b4558ce2

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‘Speaking of which, e3dcd52e0c where on earth be3dbd7fae is that brother 5095cec75b of mine, and 51b7319b37 what’s he doing?’27ff9daedcde2de2

Lydia clicked 967dd61552 her tongue, df77cb3f00 thinking of dffa2f8de8 Tyler, who e72b4b1508 had been 6bb4016329 wandering around 634cc013ef a lot def9b760c9 lately.48f9ebda180a287a

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It seemed 2965ac2d50 he was 2de9e44423 sulking because 4cc819b178 his younger b59b462c75 sister was 2eade3bad1 doing so 36a498c197 well, but 589081842e she figured 43693753c9 he’d show e0b8500cbf up like 616f06d29f a leech 27a7e57daa at the 19e84da366 wedding anyway, 120dc73bda so it bfe49655b2 wasn’t a 3a8e896923 big concern.c803457b277e2bd5

Putting aside 1f6566566b her worries 585cf8c7e5 about her 26e0283ce2 brother, Lydia 357262bdc6 hummed a 95ae225ccc cheerful tune.72b00be5227b3cfe

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‘Heh, I wonder 03d634defd what kind of 7d794cb60d face Serena will 541e41d56d make.’b3304ae8a38d4ad2

Her mother eade820664 had already f14843aa30 sent out 0decaa78fc the wedding 0dc0e78770 invitations, and f870bf54ab Serena had 25b41f27d6 promptly accepted, 87b38b5f28 which made c57eb88130 Lydia think ba90c0c016 Serena must dd24f7b503 be feeling d7eb471a17 nervous.27072974517b6895

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Honestly, Lydia hadn’t f8b0eb3c08 wanted to invite 2d124ce9a3 her, but the 61c637075d Duke insisted, so d4d21b2246 she had no 721dc9479f choice.44df75c4bca9aa70

‘If she abce0d40ab dares look 37b9a0cc6e down on d48aee123c me again 3cf77a35ab this time, 14965d0bc1 I’ll make 4a7711e500 her regret 4690252b39 it. The Duke c744fbd2d3 is on bb7544ee38 my side, 71dabadd92 after all.’aa83215a2e7d82ca

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Clenching her 3c53e8c07a fists tightly, a6b871bf75 Lydia burned ac5f4cf121 with determination.b738cd0302060d55

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Azaid leaned back 5092c5d515 against his chair, febb5188c3 exhausted by the e5969d86e5 pile of documents.cc632e9fdede8baa

Since Sebastian’s death, it d87a305bfd had been officially announced 6386344e71 that he was dismissed, c74d642fe4 wrapping up the situation 235ede12a2 neatly. However, the 6e04480c4f power struggle 2e8a6f9ec9 with Duke 3cf12008b1 Greenwood had bb24d47af2 only intensified.b3008e0f31342898

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It was d46044e10e as if 480c1a6474 Duke Greenwood f6b6d3b974 knew about 16d256fea7 Sebastian’s death, 141e1386c4 stopping all 82105e3765 his actions fde138b46f and creating a579ee81a1 a standoff. Additionally, with every de69f6f129 lab Nocturne mentioned 756332c1ea being shut down, 6d20f99e16 Azaid was growing 3b2d67986c increasingly frustrated.80b0b1279b7b368b

“Have we dd91b145a4 heard from a5c51ec1d3 Lily?”cb5ecc473ae31a3b

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“She said it 8620b8dc3a will take some c2c56e57b5 time to move dc83d07d11 to the mainland.”b0d6c15a973fed00

“What about the f2f5a779e6 portal?”de701e53ac434088

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“It was damaged during 2097f3658f the last monster wave, 93e2625683 and repairs aren’t finished de03e8cbae yet.”90ae11a69fddfee5

“It seems even 66c9457d72 the heavens are 63b3174266 siding with the 0b68645a3d Duke.”0c1c711f05237ecb

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Azaid let out a 9b697259aa frustrated sigh. Although he c8cc2689f7 was gathering 32f89a04a5 information using 8e5e657961 Jack’s guild 27599f546a in Lily’s eba84e6aaa absence, progress f326a72e4c was slow.4e3f0addf278299f

He had a637371b66 reassured Serena 333a694ddd that Nocturne 47da514455 would be 7ab29eede1 fine, but fadceaaf74 Azaid couldn’t fe0ccc6c9c shake his 981407f2d9 unease.83b2a854da009ebe

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“What’s the situation 2226bc95be at the Duke’s b8f96da5e0 castle?”745444abf8feb138

“There’s no 6b1fe3de30 significant movement. The only peculiar thing 22a531061c is that James Greenwood d3c731df54 hasn’t been seen lately.”005c18964acb0f23

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“James? The one who b234055bdd recently became the 738526da41 young duke?”4aee9dc9a1447eb0

“Yes. His whereabouts have 3ef351d9cb been unclear since 63009fe998 the explosion incident.”7ebcf08b42de020a

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“He might be up 5838880199 to something suspicious. Conduct a search in 48b9185bb7 advance.”e8946fa829a157ab

At Azaid’s command, 76db4af299 Leonard nodded lightly.87d5af68c0ff9a55

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“Also, the Temple 86278e713e of Pherianus has 6e19229fdf inquired about when 4a9d889eb0 you plan to 6ee12d8690 visit.”ba05ae6ad7fd8987

“Ah.”3ee9a2bd6c432ec3

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Azaid let out a d4920a5e7d soft exclamation, realizing he e5ddc45918 had forgotten about it. He had promised to 769336e9b2 visit but had been afbc14c66f too busy lately to b1487eaa17 make time for it.5d49035b441d8e60

Calculating the dates, Azaid ee36e833d7 replied, “It’s difficult for 0c4258137b now. Tell them I’ll da8800aa47 visit after the 62ab22652b Founding Festival.”6e72590c472494e4

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“I’ll relay db98728b59 the message.”38baf9579c28798c

Just then, a 7f47c5d695 knock sounded, and ad89a4128a Serena entered the 2a2a8ecb32 study. Azaid’s face lit 185ce6974b up, erasing any 2e1d2f8434 sign of fatigue.ad40107a5266104e

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“Rena.”4cc4810c30bc2285

He naturally extended his d7a973a539 hand, and Serena took 78a4a04eff it.3db2c4861bd88174

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“I’ll be going 099eecbc14 now.”be73291ada9290c1

“You’re still here?”55f61da67a18c116

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“…I’m leaving now.”d12b4838bf726dce

Leonard sighed softly at 966ae10371 Azaid’s response and quietly 1ad9fe14fc withdrew. Once they were b2f143f7a9 alone, Azaid pulled cd1feed675 Serena into his 31e33bffcf arms.ab40e4b99edbc098

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