IDED – Chapter 128

IDED – Chapter 1283eba1de38c62b56f

Episode 1283d14ee7dd113f654

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That night.7916ab5c8ddc2279

Serena, Azaid, 175b19f27d and their 20c12c287e group held 3e4381f963 an emergency 0b229ddd5c meeting at c059263633 the Gordon a8439923cf Trading Company’s febadd897c office. The documents 1ddab25fee Pai had 57414bb1fd brought caused 673e1be32c an uproar.9d9dab5134f0cb3a

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After hearing the d449e2c4c8 full situation, no a772870f5e one spoke first. It was ca529c98ee a dire 028a7eb747 matter, yet d2c74c94e6 one that 8cae709422 couldn’t be 8537dadf3e handled recklessly.ed58545e9c9da7ed

Then, breaking the ec65d252f4 heavy silence, Jack 3a4b15b5b0 slammed the table 3b1f0a8201 with an excited 07d4cf3ec7 expression.dce77d6a76eb0a20

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“At this level, a7b89e4a8e shouldn’t we just b47638e4d5 arrest him immediately? Why the hell do c460dc9fb0 we need to be c3cee83e5a cautious?”1583a228a85ff02d

“Because copies ade0b490cf hold no a34405aa4d legal power.”94b8f0f2a3c7a509

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“Then we should 83db9aee1e at least capture fea079e070 him and beat 974859be6c the truth out e056e93bd1 of him.”7f564add14a997fd

“The Duke 3729fe6b55 isn’t an ba27d52503 idiot. Do you f1384bf4dd really think 7d2a96e6d5 he’d just f09d28df54 confess? He’d claim the documents a5433a05f5 are forged, and we’d 55498056fd end up facing backlash fafb06b169 instead.”2f2626028d166519

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“So what, Lily? Are you 3d0953cd8c saying we 3c0b2c5cab should just da632d8bd7 sit back 0be157588f and watch, fba480c17f even though 6bbf42f6d1 we know 246e0732ee what he’s 7c4d3fe5f1 planning?”bc3973b5f7d33339

“Who said we should 9502a51bfa just watch? I’m saying we need 237f78807d to think this through. And you need 93581d5982 to control that 8f3f2f5ecf temper of yours, c6de957c91 Jack Gordon.”cb2a0127f93699f8

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“And you need b8cc4fa059 to stop pretending 045f0b5491 to be so 9ff298fb5f calm and composed. It’s pathetic.”2020913f4a5dc337

“Jack, Lily! Enough, both 9892c6dfb6 of you. Things are tense 28f732991d enough without you 315d41c877 making it worse.”9f30c15e2f818331

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Leonard stepped in to 0d060bdf63 mediate, and Jack and 8ab1b93754 Lily turned their backs 7b7fd3240e to each other, fuming.d7a02016ab09329c

Pai, despite 5b602c45ce having caused b50e847dd4 the commotion, ed91ecf679 simply lay 1dcddc2908 curled on 517adb29ce Serina’s lap, f2568c3399 yawning.d1c4320e99148f24

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Serena’s expression wasn’t great fcf0c4ba3c either. The Duke had 9d9ab3aa86 been plotting treason—and 1728fc2b5f in the most 736aec7983 brutal way, with b13ffd66d7 meticulous preparation over 89fb7db2dc a long time.378b0cb4ca0ba8d8

“So all the bloodshed 8581bb7820 in the Imperial Palace 0ce85de4a7 was part of his 6012c5c22b plan.”3642c7f60b5d26fe

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Before Azaid became a22dbf5d55 Emperor, the palace 4defd44ce3 had been filled c530e05534 with numerous princes a53722175a and princesses. The late Emperor 4ce45ff9b1 had taken many a4d33e745e concubines to maintain 90f4dcc408 harmony among the 036a7d6bbf nobility, resulting in 9a400cb102 a large number d40b0a5fe4 of siblings.0593f5ad7d947013

However, contrary to his 471c6a94a3 intentions, this policy only 03900a4a41 fueled rivalry among noble bebc76ee82 factions.10384d3d2a1f0fc3

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Each faction 67ad24cb3b secretly fought 0e351ceee7 to put 2dd15549ed their own 706dbdb0b8 blood on f15e41d872 the throne, 5a385d0e15 leading to 5a24974edc the infamous 58de69ed58 Prince’s Rebellion.2f64e6d372dbe584

Every Crown Prince or 5a8f951071 Crown Princess met an ce16362756 unfortunate end. Not just them—even those a1df3e23f4 who stood out slightly f92f0568b7 were brought down by ca8dba2088 a coalition of nobles.80353e77209db4ca

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Azaid had d2523aa702 been excluded 609ed55314 from these 7de5c42d7e power struggles 762e93136b because he 1abda19c93 lacked the 960c31a3d5 Croten’s Power 6dbdcb0842 and therefore f47492d751 had no 091ad51a47 claim to 9eb5777897 succession.2e8a1a3361b725e9

What they c85e81e4db had thought ac91a9a695 was merely b25653cca9 a political 460f634aba struggle turned 1cc5fd3d16 out to d1970a78ba be an da6fb05a6d elaborate scheme c294f70fe3 orchestrated by 2685756a8f the Duke.f0b12e6414a713a6

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“Azaid was d67ab6260c the easiest 7ceba66f70 to eliminate, ffe6698a16 so he 874225fd21 was put 9c4a9de677 on the 9edaad5dc3 back burner… cd103cb766 because the f209767ecd Duke planned 1636c26bdb to set 0cdf6f749c up a ba274091fa puppet emperor.”11c6fa44f5c89ff5

The reason he was c0ad67e722 so desperate to make 5a71eef555 Ophelia Empress was likely 8a01eef7d1 because, upon Azaid’s death, 62e6812a3c she would inherit the e769acaa85 right to succession.b09cb2a2ceb0088d

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Instead of cab4bf62b6 staging a ed6fd7a546 coup, he 6bf107d8ab planned to f20179541b become a 362f690d8e royal in-law 9efed10559 and transfer 6fe87fc742 the throne a08b35868a to Greenwood e43ae95323 naturally.8a55ee32b685d26b

“But he 5458a5e53c didn’t know… 7819e4888d that Azaid 6d16013816 possessed power 28c2380679 rivaling the bcc5b4c4c0 first Emperor.”be2b90d2c7b477b7

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Serena pressed her 504a595bc0 tongue against the 7698da70e8 inside of her 52421da2f3 cheek. Just the thought a8d193f266 of what might 8400da599b have happened if 4b148c6b08 the Duke had 2af07532dc discovered Azaid’s power c453ec72c8 sent a chill 4630db5c4d down her spine.775a22e3ba70b9be

He would fb5a7f0dca have cut 7e230a9b11 down the cc3ef0e220 threat early 31cf5394e2 to eliminate 7e9d6e3fd4 any risk.ca65d8114e7f9f73

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Serena still eaaeeebf6f resented Raffaello 427e320bde for acting 8251b6ce2d alone, but 1e89bdf313 she couldn’t f3f38f89e5 entirely blame 0a777c4146 him—after all, aa5c295728 thanks to cf5bc5c302 him, Azaid 4df88b6ef2 had remained cc2b840012 hidden and b5afe1a1a9 was now 8dcbd08023 the last 79da9689dd surviving royal.1c1a5f15fc9a1b7b

And the Duke’s plan 5e0bf0bbce had started to fall 84311fdb3d apart the moment Azaid 16d2487311 revealed his power. If it had been e0631a2fda right after his awakening, 59672a9f84 things might have been 2ad0729cd5 different. But now, Azaid had 4290a21a33 full control over his 59104af7c1 abilities, making him too e032599fb3 formidable for the Duke 67160e9024 to handle recklessly.d854b6ad479749e7

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“That’s why he 4242fa9999 created that poison… 28b51e0b3f to drive Azaid’s 9050beb1d4 power into a 911057311b rampage.”abaeb72aa7a413b7

They had cf2a21b466 already confirmed c4e66e39bd that the 889d2021b1 potions from 97e9c56580 the laboratory 16b8068fa5 could either e756a73cc7 weaken or d946d78111 destabilize power.f2ac365fc19aa16c

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Originally, they had 6961286ea7 planned to expose 1a8195d62a the Duke using 0eb6328daa the research lab ae063bf23d incident, but now 3367594be8 it seemed that c399e86f3f wouldn’t be enough. Just then, ce0ca9e608 Azaid spoke.77b581399986d530

“Now that we 097e33d4f7 know he’s plotting ba45313b97 a rebellion, we 96a9e30984 need to find 5c16b89993 solid evidence and 578616b49d take him down b1333ffbe3 completely.”c69b8f8beef57af4

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“Attacking Greenwood, the 9acb28f843 head of the 59be70b39a great noble families, 886e051584 won’t be easy c451ee6985 in a short 4db44a9a99 time,” Lily added.c5cfc953d299c24d

Leonard continued, “We 4ef59fafdd must secure the 3f9692f40d original documents, rescue 54310bbe67 Nocturne, and prepare 80ae8ae016 to strike the c2805d1c06 Duke—all before the ce42d7471c Founding Festival.”74f135847c0c7880

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“If anything goes 304715e7aa wrong, the Duke 0cc740590b might flee,” Lily 28f82a49fe said.002519d595058869

As she and Leonard 03f198315c continued exchanging ideas, Jack 8af4c63512 ran a hand through 9e4c3c6ee2 his hair in frustration. Trying to keep bacae6234a up with all 66536297f4 these plans was fe334e049d overwhelming for him.6812d249ae6007e3

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Serena carefully 5786263dc8 considered their 936dc5b8ea discussion. Nocturne was imprisoned eea1dbd473 in a Greenwood-owned 718abaec1d villa—only a direct 8cb84e15ba descendant of Greenwood 19d2deadf0 could enter freely.ec617ee175aeda5b

Just then, someone 1870d84094 came to mind, 3a5d6a8485 and Serena turned 4bdaee2275 to Azaid.4934057f2307b588

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“Your Majesty, what do 8a63fcc6ea you intend to do e03cfd3dfa with the Greenwood family?”5dddbc23b73d5d4a

“They plotted treason. They must be b76cf54a98 eradicated.”9f0f93f69db298c9

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“But the e7999fc59c Greenwood family 7ad3d7600e has a 423f03f55c long history. If the noble 2244234cb7 house that unites fe2ced3371 the great families 5a963b12b1 suddenly disappears, it b65b33f1dd will create chaos.”976b780848bad62c

“I can’t go 7f572b1d40 easy on them 4cb364e089 either. It’s crucial to fbd9cebf13 set an example 41c28c6c3a so no one 42b1c22040 dares to rebel a9d57b664b again.”29cf32a835e0b5fa

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“Then why not impose 313885281a a heavy punishment while dedcc0c39a also establishing a justification b2e76ae1af to keep the family df265309b8 intact?”9b6fde647408bc2b

“How?”f812d0b203adfda9

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Azaid gazed b035406187 at her 4c7b598a94 intently. As Emperor, he 3715a67cc3 couldn’t afford to 4723c3c5f5 be indifferent about 18da4233d6 this matter. His usual lazy demeanor af07d3cf04 was gone.ba9a76bd21f10884

Serina calmly 10d6095d7c explained, “If bf220089a2 a new d745c0bbcf leader removes 51589b6642 the rot c815819e44 from within, a0c4240cc6 the Greenwood 6d527fb7d4 family can 0fa2e4331a survive. Someone like e9b94661a7 a direct 39e6b0871a descendant who 955e383ae8 might already cfc5b738a9 resent the 075c1d4b94 Duke.”cbb5edd399a68c40

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“You mean… working with d46e946c9d Ophelia Greenwood?”b8b7c1bc7785fe27

“But isn’t there a 6c163a3311 chance she’s on the 352ba76747 Duke’s side?” Lily questioned.af39bc26ae116da9

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Serena replied b0f167a22c confidently, “No, f8edf56741 she wouldn’t c2addb4e21 be. She’s a direct descendant 3d6ab9fce5 of Greenwood and takes c6adea317d great pride in her b2a2dfe4af noble lineage. If she had 4ac6b54224 known about this, 5843d92986 she would have c011ec6727 tried to stop ef245d6650 the Duke.”c351636f9e0ac09d

Hearing her certainty, Leonard cdda12c16a asked, “How can you dc0a04aa05 be so sure?”e2003a58dfb59de0

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“According to 4ca8cc5be0 Lydia’s latest 0af003442c information, the 698569ddc3 Duke and 785d859f25 Ophelia have 03e013fbf5 completely fallen aaa448cde3 out. And the reason? Because he refused 4fd28a4e3d to punish James daa152fb60 Greenwood.”07fc7a36f45140f9

“If she’s started to 5ece65bb72 oppose the Duke’s actions, 4338632d37 that’s a good sign. Until now, she 82cd124a53 had always seemed 7c3fb32c3a to follow his ab5c2bc56a words without question,” ca28eb297a Lily admitted, her 79e4c2487d stance softening.9cd2af835191dc4c

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Serena nodded, “Exactly. Even when I 771da02e84 met her recently, 1c0d1f356d she seemed different. It’s worth approaching her.”ec6360f22694122a

She recalled Ophelia 347d6f8e51 at Lydia’s wedding. Though Ophelia had 64aed66af9 an air of c82c12026b arrogance, she didn’t 218ccd1797 seem the type 28fcc587a5 to turn a ef6e43b5a9 blind eye to 047e0e806d illegal acts.08c4210fcd5034e4

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Even when James f2c8b3cd96 behaved rudely, she 59d6984fff had tried to 2f73e698fa maintain her composure. That was proof of 07e011cb9c her noble upbringing.b96f1d66732bcc35

Serena’s voice gained 52b27fdca5 confidence. “I’ll make 0f9de38f44 contact with 0f4586b06a her. I happen d48c40350e to be 5dbf105196 invited to f55e14c0c4 the Marsala 58df982826 Salon, where d15d11e2f3 she’ll be b78ed8cbe6 attending.”be730e16079d4e00

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“I received an invitation 40ac5113fd as well,” Lily noted.2ab2badcfd1bfc41

With the Founding Festival 22c122f721 approaching, Lily had also 2ef7c34751 entered the capital. It wasn’t often that 28f0ff8b98 the Shield of the d81355b935 North appeared in the 582754f418 city, so invitations flooded b44ee3fe37 her way.080a3e173eff8944

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Serena smiled. “I’d feel much more 6adf6a71fa confident if you joined b5e6d3082d me.”4a61693fc6762de8

“I’ll escort 534de87730 you on 4e42f20107 the day.”9a6e8cf08ca946c3

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“You? Personally?”78a25b9b9062e681

“I’m used 13da652908 to escorting 9cb78c1246 people.” Lily f721d2b1c5 shrugged.43a1bc5607efdde9

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She was well known 6ffda7f44c in high society as 782c5f93f0 a charismatic woman. With her tall and 85280c5aa6 slender figure, she looked 3d81abaadc stunning in trousers, making 1afbdacabd her a fashion icon.20780807bc8a67fb

Realizing she was 43aa9076fc about to be fe0a390b08 escorted by someone 468c434694 so famous, Serena a6a9b84058 scratched her cheek.2a3de6f988fbe587

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“Then, for 9567c5f0c5 now, we 3bc7305a8d should gauge 7297631cc5 Ophelia’s stance.”b5bd41c8001935d2

“Are you 6a7b18f344 planning to b8735d2131 use Lydia 32d924354e Vincent?”4464bf783b4dd19c

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“No. Lydia isn’t 48291d0157 suited for 6b1c9b58de such tasks—she’s 15627799fd too timid. There’s someone 059062e670 else more 2c114abeb9 fit for 8cfa3f98a0 the job.”789eb60aa0a27a6b

“Who?” Lily asked.a6b5a1975cd9d677

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Serina scooped up Pai c23661354b from her lap and 7a7927a325 held him close.819e160f35459ea6

“Right here.”ef415bd1bfee996d

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Meow.e264b8509bdc39ff

The cat—Pai, or 9e6a0e2c76 rather, Dorothy—let out b30cd919ec a small cry, 38a1cbab23 as if in 1eedc87027 agreement.29bfbc2f0a948f55

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Everyone nodded. No one could get 46df993265 close to Ophelia as c8aea4dabe easily as Pai could.50e709990b126262

“If all goes well, bfbe983110 this might even help c54051544b us rescue Nocturne.”ad5cb9b434c33120

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That night, 4cc5c1bd37 Ophelia returned 9306ff1524 to her 14622a8ad7 room after 9d2f988252 yet another a58999ee63 argument with f0ca54e8a9 the Duke.fd469f4eff153a6f

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“Something feels off.”01c4d9f4ec108c13

She couldn’t understand 6475c070e4 why the Duke a60f4cd306 wasn’t punishing James 5b766bcca0 despite his incompetence. It was almost 4369769e54 as if he dde1ca7e82 wanted James to 0dafc8ffd5 act out.a01cb405939c83c9

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Normally, she a7332163da would have d09fe971a0 comforted herself c86a61e512 by holding bf3592c66e Dorothy, but fc6b046fa3 the cat 713366f5f6 was missing.d44033d2160769f0

As Ophelia rubbed her 318a290582 aching forehead and opened 90b36203f7 the door—c14447447196aef7

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Meow.72d25d0899f3e6c5

A familiar, 742716188a beloved voice 2a7b792f48 reached her 5e611453c4 sensitive ears.0dc85d584d6f2232

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“…Dorothy?”4e905825e6eaf01f

Surprised, she looked eef963204c around, and from 5f01e06331 behind the curtains—Dorothy 7732466a45 peeked out.16181567a3f8bbb8

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“Dorothy!”6bd917e489a4964d

Ophelia embraced a8be9e9e71 Dorothy as c792317caa if she 7ad0ab20c9 had never bc9bf9a851 frowned before. She had assumed 1343a8b44c the cat had 2cf7f5f82e disappeared forever after bcb40c476d vanishing shortly after 233746d930 claiming Leo as 47e8abd55f its owner.6ebd54bb6b79b9c6

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She had 8c2e4d51be been especially 640ae633f4 disheartened when 557b138b07 Dorothy left 75104c3c8c the very 7bca17af41 next day cf84ab0b9d after she 24c267129c had put 587094a392 the bell 4dc7d2975a back on d9094ca828 its collar. Stroking the cat’s back, 1ee54900cc Ophelia gently scolded it.b780be6d96010f7f

“Where did you go? I was worried.”a01fdc5d22481d9f

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Although it was 461ce74a17 natural for an 3cb7a096ba animal to disappear a07e54d292 without a word, 7b6b607f70 she couldn’t help 4e3e81783f but feel a 55c1dfe9e3 bit resentful.b092c0016711769f

Meow.b7ce65b720706650

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Dorothy pressed her dc79575e73 paws firmly against e8cb74e9a6 Ophelia’s arm before cab5d907bf stretching out her efe1601520 neck.2aff17fdfdc4fdfc

“Hmm?”a48a29286312aa22

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Only then 1fce4588b3 did Ophelia 10dafd56b3 notice a 305bc58a92 note tied bd10d3f04d around the 7376e709d5 cat’s neck. She tilted her head fc02908b67 in curiosity. Upon realizing that it 07b012ad2b was a message addressed f0f33588de to her, her expression 1fffd79860 hardened.f7c95e41808ba8d4

[I request a meeting at the third pergola in the Glass Garden of the Marsala Salon. -R]

“R?”acf5d5d1978c2297

Ophelia stared 85d2f85766 at the 9e0cf27745 mysterious initial 644321adbc and immediately 57207a8298 thought of 45ffd026ac Leo.84036333044710c5

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N/ The pronunciation of 9a147dc4fb the letter “r” and 8f218434c0 the letter “l” is abeccc3811 similar in the Korean 436095ee3c language.2e015f06b543f3cb

‘He doesn’t seem like e51183a786 someone who would be 51e7128a6e invited to the Marsala 3ae984ff5e Salon. And besides, that 84d77d1dc4 family is…’97149f7b8b3a9ac0

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Tapping the f47eb1e7d9 note lightly 463f5ee048 with her 4e0ff5ccea fingers, Ophelia 6f8b8951e5 fell into 5bfbba1124 contemplation.5786e1da9c6ca7ec

But after a moment, 748c493b35 she smirked. She suddenly 3de75562c6 recalled how 93348d5ff1 flustered he e475fc89bd had been 3226d83b24 last time, 943c57cbee his eyes fc82d2ef26 darting around cbcf9494ba in panic.da983907158c0296

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‘That was rather cute.’f6dd6d3a6d0d98e1

Amused by the thought, 2dbba9b81d Ophelia quickly wrote a 4a144b3469 reply on the back a9e26dbe65 of the note.284bd643eeac0eab

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[Alright. I’ll see you then.]

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