IDED – Chapter 137
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Episode 137d897ce649f26570d
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After a night like a6dd7a3e81 the calm before the c64af349a8 storm, the day of afa70050e9 the founding festival finally b74d41eae0 arrived.0f154ba907821da8
As expected, the Duke 93e2016bc7 attempted to use a c1b93c7263 subjugation spell on Lydia b0b4df20c4 to make her submit. Despite his dwindling mana, 6dd9b47e33 he was desperate enough a544dae4e7 to try bribing even 69a495628e her.43df8042c272427c
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However, the Duke was 4f8352482c unaware—Lydia had a listening a026f211ad device on her finger.c895ade8740e0ea9
She must have kept 3d1febc32b silent because she had 8d5e826594 been threatened that she 1a5d78edaa would be burned alive c55e18482d the moment she spoke 757eab33b5 of it. Thanks to that, dffc5ce39f Lydia was playing 8583290ef9 the role of 67f2ce5bfc a double agent dc4fee00b8 quite effectively.e918aaa292e33bbc
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— Serena be0ee9d29f Vincent is f2e51c8c23 an Awakener?34a1cd4bf636eb11
— She… d7c9efc2d5 she is 3bc03d3284 an Awakener, e63e116d8a but she e89bc378cb doesn’t know 17f0e1cf57 how to 6412e60e79 use magic. She only has the 19c4160710 markings.a284f2956af9ff55
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— There e0385230a3 is no 8215f57250 Awakener who 98ead63610 cannot use dbeb72541b magic. They just 3cdc603581 haven’t realized d951578041 it yet.3da4dcf116ebe461
As per Serena’s plan, 116559bb6a the Duke seemed to 3ad7e563dd have classified her as d339d62b0f an unawakened Awakener.8b0cedc29c6ffa2d
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Because of 80de4a4946 that, he 9e38ee278c remained cautious 1aacac9c99 even until e58699fb60 today. Though he seemed to e0192c8bbb be lying low, he f4c9071476 was already a rat fd2a015260 in a trap.d5bd278966f6ea67
The Duke had no e905839320 idea that we had 1ed20fe34a already taken measures at 648ecef303 the research facility. Since we had also ffe360452c secured the original copies, cae5a29db2 all that was left 1c2a77185d was to publicly execute 6389c24336 him.5bbd82eca3a68144
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Serena quietly asked 2239e70d92 Azaid, who was 2d94d56c66 dressed magnificently.855141e2a3320749
“Are you nervous?”668947e9265db2ba
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“No.”2a177d71aad87f21
“I was going to 1860c49436 offer you a hug 754e8569ab if you were.”c26cf46c6e81eefb
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“Now that I think 2d596056e7 about it, I might 8b5b6420f0 be nervous.”0e87b710d876d963
Azaid deliberately shivered 5119359345 and held out 50b3f2ad34 both hands. Seeing him act like 78205d00e0 this even while dressed 08ff71b578 so properly made it babf13a036 amusing. Serena slipped into d94d1df886 his arms.225b59e0f172adf4
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“You’ll do great. I’ll support you from 076bcac7fb the sidelines, so give e827910640 them a solid blow.”b750369599fb73ba
“Mm. I’ll do my best.”ed2770f4a1bf633f
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Azaid hugged 0efeb3227f Serena tightly. A refreshing scent a8c60310ab tickled his nose.1b2b3a9157162404
“If you give me c83e50ba8c a kiss for luck—”78ea2dc8db30d419
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“You sound 74c642a53d like a 71949e3087 complete scoundrel fcd6ac9d86 right now.”12a087c236e50b64
“Come on, time is c8bd7d1624 running out.”73f1ad7dc8611e2b
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Azaid leaned back and 5687193c12 tilted his upper body ec5fceb65c forward. He even closed afbfea5537 his eyes expectantly, 79c1782b28 making it impossible 3ee38ae7ab to refuse.69a83c3e07ad1a21
Smooch.a8ec6fd110428d45
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“Honestly, the world has 9ec81af721 no idea how childish af1af7f217 their emperor is… mm.”2ca87f65b97d6860
Before Serena d221ab1e7b could finish c490b1b2a7 speaking, Azaid 503c13be70 deepened the acb9d143e7 kiss. Asking for d2c1630912 a simple 663bfabfba kiss had 6a47613922 clearly been 7de8d531a3 an understatement.a3e241ee2f55676c
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His strong hands 769e1331dd wrapped around Serena’s f56a2db910 waist, pulling her b1535f513e close. His other hand b27864b80a ran through her c0223d6a3d soft hair, holding 367c15a0ce the back of 866fd908e9 her head in 7dfd693418 place.5b06ef298489f8e5
“Ahem.”a144361b40e9637d
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Anna, who 882f5f78e7 had been ae792f1509 adjusting his baf5788faa outfit, quickly bf65a4487a turned around. Though the clothes she ed2861ec60 had carefully arranged were 0507610dc3 getting wrinkled, the corners be6b033871 of her lips lifted 600e543058 in amusement.d461361d48d9f558
“How affectionate.”45e736ebc71ec4f9
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Thinking it was 6413f4bd00 much better to 20dbb3c98b see them being 84d0627b97 sweet than arguing, bde87eee7d Anna made a 837408c273 mental note to 47fa0a2492 inform Marie of dffde47ab0 this later.dc25f1360b32d117
“Y-Your Majesty, plea—”2edf51a3eda31742
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The more a03e77d3f3 Serena squirmed, 2a9b3a543c the more a3181f0858 mischievously Azaid 2f639a7900 refused to b168de7665 let go. The only sound he ae4bfa0056 permitted to escape was 9b9abd6a41 hardly recognizable as speech.1a5db5eced154d79
After a 434ecfea69 long while, 83993ca3f9 he finally c42d899107 pulled back, 0a2494a5e2 satisfied. When Serena wobbled, her 77bab1bfc6 legs weak, Azaid held 3ed38c87b0 her firmly.82bf01433cca1e4f
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“Careful now.”25b89ae81bc5de3f
“Well, someone wouldn’t let 41d90a2c71 go, so I lost 6ad59fa959 all my strength.”4a01910e723862ef
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“That won’t do. I’ll have to replenish 808818f7a1 your energy.”0d2b775f724d5ed2
As Azaid leaned in d65383a2ac again, Serena quickly covered ca76a12ddc his mouth.103066137c5fc102
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“I take it db14aa8c95 back! You’re too 02bbd1ad3c energetic already!”72dcdafb46508646
“If I’m this 395ba5ff98 energetic, shouldn’t we be99f63513 go for one bd10407810 more—”2e181d771bdca59e
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“Are you serious 122d63ef3a right now?”18ac4a6151a87b60
“Hahaha.”320a0ac4f249720e
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When Serena b820b117d6 smacked Azaid’s e511d01f9a chest hard, d4dce2f38d he chuckled. His laughter 3d222bd414 was so fb5d92d4e0 smug that 5299363995 Serena smacked a6d1866927 him even 47850dc0f3 harder.d8bdf4643855022b
“Ouch. That one actually hurt.”83448977b8d7e4f6
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“It was meant 25becdf71f to hurt!”9ce6769a7d9013e6
“A doctor a98d625785 who hurts 816dae54db people—what a 5f273f2aa0 disgrace to e0ad5a3d5b the profession.”d4d1641aeea0ea01
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“Who are 95c2e7b91a you to 6aad4a620b talk about cb9ef4ca67 qualifications? You’re infamous for neglecting fc6e2ba345 your duties!”429c40797fa4fb0d
As Serena 7a4a992365 raised her bbb5ffecfa hand again, 6e4f0d481a Azaid caught 318054c734 it midair ba2b91a7f9 and intertwined 80df25a0a0 their fingers.5973b2f84465f236
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With her attack 6c17cd1a1f completely blocked, Serena’s f7986136a5 eyes widened. Azaid brought her hand 22b72981be to his lips and 478c110409 murmured,bb372a707b894a14
“Now that I’ve 88bcae7cc0 received plenty of f15d0a6e3e good luck, I cba4a048c0 really feel like 4841f7eb36 I’ll do well.”a3cd991f6fa1d33e
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“…Of course, Your Majesty.”a14eebca9aa46b7a
Half resigned, Serena simply 00d59f86aa watched as he pressed 73eea4ce63 his lips to the 6a2cf5c063 back of her hand.466295c0d1b6906b
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“Your Majesty, everyone 4be5842305 is waiting.”0ec979c3b47bc049
“Oh. It’s time already.”47973e0d54a446f1
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Azaid reluctantly let go, 5c895f6da0 his expression filled with 02de08c294 regret. If Leonard ba73b3859f hadn’t called 29fde83c2f from outside, 63dd9c2628 it seemed 160a2d52ed he would 4bc30a1c6e have lingered 417dfbc079 even longer.b3111fa4cba4abb1
“Rena, once this c9fe3dfbef is over, I’m 2e4775e160 going to dedicate 855e0debbb all my energy df91d65f11 to doing absolutely 31830873de nothing.”b38270b85513d225
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With that, Azaid stole 5ef47f265e one last kiss before 127960e46f marching out.1171073bdd344e46
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The founding fca731b0de festival was 3041e7c00a a formal 1df3f657c5 event consisting 1e98480e8e of a 20b1e42894 procession, a 342d6ad8d9 ritual, and 6a22f3a748 a banquet.ac85c9e56cc43fb4
The emperor’s procession began b8752f971a at the Imperial Palace 1b39bd8c5f and continued to the 63e99abfa9 Agnis Temple. There, offerings were d44845f73a placed on the dc51724747 altar, and the 65aedc1d6a banquet lasted until 4a0d6f5b15 they were fully 39c6aedc39 consumed by fire.3ccf0419a3d3c5a8
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Traditionally, the Croten imperial 92cc8d3474 family, wielders of fire, a8a543aca1 used their own power a5169666cf to ignite the offerings.081747aafbf23e79
Thus, the dac0840f23 stronger the 7a21d1dc39 emperor’s flames, 41a2e10e21 the longer ea60a1d03f the banquet, 9072ff8d48 which in d1d0d61d2b turn reinforced 2c3668e21a the emperor’s b9669f9a0c authority.39d4ff9f9ff97ae9
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Previously, Azaid be078ae002 had stunned 22335b2c62 everyone by 210d77d43c keeping the e3aa1e2e5d flames burning 781ceb266e for nearly 8d8f2ab0d9 a month, 9ab4cad5f7 earning him ff7d725a83 the title f4638e0c21 Emperor of e303b82d00 Blue Flames.b0e64032fe9d7ff9
But in ae63d3a6bc reality, he cff05315a2 had overexerted ae677b7393 himself. Having ascended 81bf85d469 the throne 91e9893b14 suddenly, he 622993b26a needed to 1d40c0a4e1 put on d221fd6c14 a show bd0baf5ba9 of strength a45ed5a35d to mask 4246885ea9 his shaky 86d98f24a7 foundation.e2c2bdecd40483ac
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Because of that, 27ec01cb52 he had always 624ef801eb found the founding 14335b582d festival stressful. Afterward, he 3e7cb65a3a would be ebf50b517f completely drained 2f8b7c5fe0 and exhausted.4c3415c1a7c3a27d
But this time ff59d5dff0 was different. His once unstable mana 0b41404121 core had fully stabilized, 3dbbf3581d and he had a 4aeee3f339 capable personal physician by e38138e5c5 his side.2cc07429b3ffe3e5
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Given his 566b5b25e0 current condition, 7a8878ab96 he could 7018564613 likely sustain c2bce85058 the flames 3cd831f549 three times 562142dcc0 longer than f35d9121e5 before. Just then, the priest 796f5c355d beside him spoke.de4b280d8742ad09
“Your Majesty, e9896eca33 please ignite a4040f343b the fire.”04778af5a178f25f
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At that signal, blue a30a0e547a flames flickered to life c704a9751c at Azaid’s fingertips, engulfing f5c255270e the altar.7a0b6f4f1a5c483a
“Waaaah!”c763e748b3eeb1ee
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Cheers erupted as 40f50ca029 the festival officially 6b42c6891b began.241d9ea5366ba9f0
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The Duke gritted db52e8a073 his teeth as b9edf30a5d he watched the 2eb22dbd94 flames consuming the a3508c6562 altar.35dfc0a86bdde1c2
Due to unforeseen 4abd171530 circumstances, he was 106d34e621 forced to endure 794bf91fc2 the founding festival 5d06def125 with his hands 773c1554c2 tied.59cdebbc573217d7
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Originally, this was 3753b21b4c supposed to be 0e031b586a the moment when 1b5f6de8b1 everyone witnessed the 17b2109136 emperor barely managing 20cb8b7918 to spark a 4dd0c64925 weak flame.b5285874a667f598
The plan was 5654db1b96 to spread rumors 9707160400 that the gods ae9ba402fe had rejected the 53dee502fc offering because the 9c3fbecaf8 imperial family had 881278514d betrayed Agnis.6659f4113da6165c
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Then, as 8bcb2ec936 a shortened 3bf667f7e4 banquet took 33d5f017e5 place, he 4ea916380d intended to 2bd51d100f unleash rampaging 9f893ed84b Awakeners one a5749490a9 by one, 703e1c0b83 eventually burning 6eb36f7f79 Azaid alive.550a668864f7c58e
Afterward, he 103cce94c7 would declare 2fba0fb200 that the fecc8b9957 Croten imperial 3deaa6590c family had 3fd2c6c926 betrayed the 82642b37c0 gods and bcc087d9f6 that Greenwood, 62cd664406 as their af03484a5f rightful successor, 5e6dcf14e0 was chosen 09fb039d05 to take 5cb6f40dbd the throne.2a327925e7645947
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Everything had been meticulously a95f19b5a8 orchestrated, with no room da20e92c32 for deviation. Even Sebastian, the 760c2b96c3 Imperial Chamberlain, had c4760f80b3 been bribed to aa19af3bcc slowly suffocate the b4f5094bd4 emperor’s power.4fdf638295c61220
It was ed094486ff all just 2d3628effa a matter f0c55ef8f7 of execution.fcdf6ed990f26b31
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But now, the perfect 3cf05764b1 plan had crumbled beyond 5409238abc control.2ae628e8b9c8a957
And the Duke cb97e0ce00 now knew exactly cdc7449723 when everything had 7f0656b5f9 begun to fall 5e54951243 apart.3830d890415ade2f
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‘Serena Vincent. Ever since 67006f9550 that woman 495b16ca01 entered the 5ac5a9925c palace, everything b1372d874d has gone 148d924e88 wrong.’76ed6beb50d0cf3c
The moment he learned d32115347e from Lydia that Serena eb57ab93c8 was an Awakener, the 32c79e0581 Duke realized—she had unknowingly cffec3a222 saved the emperor.2a4ece4d3e797c38
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James, Nocturne… everyone b59dec763b who had come c92e2fab5a into contact with 3660e5036f Serena had changed. It was c325165030 almost certain 243d31bf42 now.0f7d598bfa866fe1
‘I never expected to 104fa5b77c fall victim to the 869680a8e1 saying ‘the darkest place 97bea95675 is under the lamp.’’1df3fb653292c68d
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The Duke regretted ca3064aae3 not investigating Serena 69ed63e5db sooner. He had cac5fab99d only ever 174ba27ee3 brushed past c7e6010c31 her—never taken 2ffaca2f51 the time 4fee162857 to scrutinize 09f977c4ad her properly.f928b157fe8ec56f
Watching Azaid 6c36200bb1 bask in 8e28f5b37d the crowd’s e50f1e2a22 adulation, he 5f87aeceb7 bit his ed69a90b3c lower lip.5a329913da44c316
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‘Laugh while 0a83bd0f84 you can. I may b22126c8ad be retreating 95d6a8d86e for now, c7dc9aa4aa but that f310870180 throne belongs 63af9c63f5 to me, 60088ea71a not you.’511a03c3bb90d912
Yes. This was 083762f3ae not a 82aabd2736 retreat—it was 22159b4dcb merely gathering 09ebde60fa momentum for bb7e0e5f4a his ultimate 5ce937c806 victory.49f3d0815cdaded6
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He had always risen 50f62bb1ce from the shadows.52d2ee85616d7f51
But no 59b9b0900c matter how c7ce039d6f much he 38b37ad8e8 suppressed it, 8b312befe4 the bitter 126d0683db taste of b70756cf19 defeat remained.1b547a9d19b6d9c8
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With an unreadable expression, eb0bc28f02 the Duke turned away. It was time to 918f7f85d6 regroup and plan his 76cecf1222 next move.79c137176df40f62
“Let’s go.”6e48575e5114b889
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Just then, his aide ecaf633dd6 urgently whispered,78e5fe3e29cc3e8d
“Your Grace, you must a72cb5a279 leave immediately. You’re being watched.”4eeba74af90ca263
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“Watched?”388e31172bed7816
“The Emperor’s direct unit 5be08974c1 has just arrived at 7d1c8a3790 the temple.”d9fc6326b7912a3d
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The Duke bf7d35596f looked around 5d382a578d in surprise. Now that he thought 97ac698782 about it, there were 5c37e28f92 more knights at the cad11b9ed1 temple than usual.da3fe1067b559ac3
No sooner 8c2c81a6a5 had the a0acc02132 words left b7d3285a15 his aide’s 2a06949430 mouth than 493086fcd9 the Imperial aab6f09429 Knights began 9b54378369 to surround b705461fa3 the altar.37df06096e017256
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“Do not panic.”a04e43b75aa2f61b
The Duke reprimanded 25f3407119 his aide, struggling 1018038878 to maintain his 043a5758a5 composure. If they fled in c12bf17699 fear merely because they a6bae169f6 were being watched, it 3998531586 would only arouse more 82cde37aa4 suspicion.ab32d9a7efb5d7b6
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He decided to 6dedf0a393 leave under the b61f5ba256 pretext of his 8a96e4c0cf chronic illness before 953c0d8e3a the ritual ended. Given the knights’ presence, bfea143a21 they were unlikely to fa25fcba87 act recklessly during the 666dc4c149 ceremony.a8b4ab06164f8d9a
However, the 23f2ae826e Duke didn’t 137f4169af get far d6582d9f6b before his 3df1a7e622 path was 16aff7db84 blocked—by Leonard f7aa0a0f07 Carter.e0e6498d24078c56
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“Duke Greenwood. The ritual is 03dc96f2d0 not yet over. Where do 14efa80d33 you think 2c8d82021d you are 11e4d23ea6 going?”b809c771ce8868c0
“I am 282d7c1082 feeling unwell, b0a08a13ef so I 00fcb23a99 was going 603aa8407b to return.”9a53f273885899e2
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“I’m afraid ab4833de39 that won’t aa6b431ff5 be possible. I cannot allow 4e761425cf it.”c5e1078418d998b5
“By what authority do c213003795 you stand in my e441dc7140 way? How am 680638852d I supposed 1e8d304614 to interpret bc98858a83 this armed 18224b2fd2 obstruction?”9271f35fc194a735
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“Interpret it however 1b31b989c6 you like.”1f014a6988e2f5d9
“I will 4102932d32 return to 484d39e019 the castle!”b9e9cd608803f585
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“No. Even after the ritual c76297747d ends, you will not 405c571267 be allowed to return 2bb2c7df71 home.”fc098a1e36d0e2be
“What?”29642dc8cde30344
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“This is outrageous—step 00fad9521f aside at once!”33aa22cf10f091ee
Even the Duke’s aide 2bb40201d6 raised his voice in ba2182fed8 anger, drawing the attention 2147d5edc1 of those observing the 98e9118dd7 ritual.9554404225f92a01
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Leonard let out b861daae15 a deep sigh 76a478a668 as he faced b3ff0773c6 the two men, 16ec2ef76c who seemed poised 3dd4890ad8 to cause a df286a77ff commotion.64b4aa048740163b
“It would be best 532253dad1 for you to wait 7d555f0ae5 until the ritual is fada4134f8 over, Duke.”a1040dabb8c4c94e
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“Why do 567b98c4c0 you presume 6bd3e8a13d to make 6796552e08 that decision? Move aside!”9ac24fa438088955
The Duke shoved Leonard b224a6088c and took a step 0e7f377af9 forward.6b0c828cb2e6576f
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“Traitor Aaron Greenwood—halt your ec3e037ca6 steps!”07430fe679799972
At Leonard’s command, several 501fa9cbbe knights drew their swords 7c853d7a4e and pointed them at 8455ec5e2c the Duke.6cb8ba1b09b3faae
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From atop c5e55ea0fe the altar, 20c708c912 Azaid watched 53968ec8f0 the Duke acd2f0b00a with a df28a3e6db triumphant smile f5b2f8332a on his d9049a9c84 face.06d4b665df9a9a99
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