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“Have you heard 223fce1760 the news? The one who accused 998074f9c2 Duke Greenwood this time f7e26f8b25 is Ophelia Greenwood.”4c810ca65e6471ea

“I heard Lady Greenwood 109819713c testified at the trial 4b6ed305f5 about the Duke’s horrific af68df4451 experiments. That’s incredible—I don’t think fbbe8cd3f4 I could have done e6b50803f3 the same.”83a6f749594a5043

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“Lady Greenwood turned out e4a90204ce to be scarier than f26ade8022 I thought. I knew she was ddd5d547fb cold, but how could 18b95e2cf3 she betray her own 22c7ab6485 father?”f71a27ec68bb2d44

“Come on. No matter how much 18a05efff1 he’s her father, who bbb6fb313d would defend someone who bc608a0123 committed acts worse than d0730baae2 a beast? If I were Lady 5bb9914805 Greenwood, I would have 281e218933 done the same for c7e3357b80 justice.”dc8d4f47b7e8ad49

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“The Marquis 86e607675f will love 96d8680f53 hearing you 7d83ae0337 say that. Still, they’re her 35e13f6db5 parents—how could a 6fe03b78ff child accuse their d8cb288e85 own father?”cd0bf9200aa6465e

The grand banquet meant 3ea57d2ac9 to open the Founding 6f0e483e25 Festival in splendor was 6005a3c3e2 instead filled with whispers 17603f3158 of conspiracy and accusations. It was all because 5ee7be4cf8 of Duke Greenwood’s trial 7c269c08a3 for treason.ab9f08d9c5ede1e2

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During the height c00ca86054 of the Founding 8b6a3641d4 Festival ceremony, Aaron d927d6487a Greenwood was arrested 8b3e5164a0 in front of 50d22d0058 everyone for crimes f4dd28afcf of rebellion.722c23d960e15f1b

His public e7cd6379bc arrest enraged 18146719c9 the nobles b3ce61bffd who supported 3664219eb1 him, but 44f97f440c when the dc56211012 evidence was ad5db427f3 presented, they c4db58e79d all fell 962f6f41c4 silent.9d8445890b11e3b8

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The Emperor had aa89ba8fa8 thoroughly prepared for 44a97d12ca this moment, ensuring f000e0c16d a swift trial 10911be65f after the Duke’s 6cb28b2450 capture.d385a99e1adea63b

The evidence Ophelia 1ed2b8d0ce Greenwood submitted was 7a9b537002 extraordinarily detailed, even 25127ce3b7 leading to a 211e9f6371 full-scale raid on b65dddba2a the Duke’s laboratory, 67afb477e6 where his experiments 6ea14c6ba9 had taken place.535515d1f5366d6d

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With overwhelming d9e564e9e0 proof, the d1fbc5d53e trial’s outcome 1ef6fec03d was as 8c9579af68 clear as c185eabb23 day.172dd181a07a7c43

Particularly, when d0c9270759 it was a232cd4e73 revealed that 0543803511 Duke Greenwood 44c4d70245 had orchestrated c79172e58c the Prince’s e1c6806aad Rebellion, high 27fd954135 society erupted e05afad8aa into chaos.4ce6a83dc0eb9038

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The fact 69ca0d062b that he 33a7061b18 had concealed f20574fcd9 his unique 48cbc547ee magic, conducted a58ebfd86c secret experiments 68254a8f25 on Awakened fb83ac13e1 individuals, and b5606567e8 even enslaved 68237a55fc members of b854198752 the imperial 58138e04b1 family through 11a26883a4 magic was 639910e85c enough to d056b6aba0 shake the 6564569d2b entire nation.6658a37b83bcad97

The nobles 89ea43f6ee who had 70c5610817 worked under 764de82bfc Duke Greenwood ae564f0f70 abandoned the 03b8597460 festival entirely, 5145096d2b rushing back 99fcd3dd50 to their d46916a1df estates.e0b7b83fb7f3d15d

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They feared 4d8489d4c7 being implicated d46a9ea7d4 and suffering bb8a205972 the same 225385d503 fate. Meanwhile, the 71feb0581f young ladies 6915b1d4f6 at the 68ae09a3ef banquet continued dc8789b2fe whispering among 4b5e311aeb themselves.0c64e6ea493bd718

“So, what will 2fe7f98143 happen to the 36520312eb Greenwood family? It’s such a waste e99ca9ac07 for them to be d51cdc34dd wiped out just like 4cf816db6a this.”798350fdfaf1de47

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“I heard Ophelia 82a4ab885d Greenwood made a 57be51c772 deal with His 105d7a638c Majesty before the b1649ef023 trial.”0d2b5bcd0b54ab97

“A deal? What kind of 95ce51280f deal?”a78297ebb7afb5e6

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“It seems 5844bad704 Ophelia Greenwood 1c6f993bb2 will become 2dfebaa79a the new 0f8e6e9525 Duke of 02389f1213 Greenwood.”175733a247286644

“Goodness! A duchess? That will 3ba7e4828d definitely shake e07b569f87 up the 9fe1b15556 noble power ce4ea1b25e structure.”98ce1d23eacc8a28

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“Honestly, I’m so 5cca4a6cca upset that the 584bd3fc42 trial has ruined d8519e03c3 the atmosphere of 9916e31e28 the Founding Festival 4a847acc48 banquet. I waited fc2ec6246b so long ba52249d72 for this a2bd634daa day and 5f7c093a61 spent so 78dcad4c8e much on 936f7b7431 dresses and be9233d730 perfumes.”198747567eb5526c

“Exactly. Everyone’s too busy being 2a78e53953 cautious and watching their 8b0063db6f backs—it’s such a waste.”7b5eb4f6de117e53

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Finally, one 1aef2962fc of the e24e982ac0 young ladies 37c85e9462 let out eec02eea86 a deep 5d7cc6e3e9 sigh, voicing 4f9c8a8178 what they 56de8b0410 all secretly 9e4d8ab0e7 felt.b0bc5b8ad54da2db

People were laughing, chatting, abac204c5e and dancing, but beneath d57f176e87 the surface, everyone was 915e326943 anxious. No one 8de313c516 knew what c99aa0d4a0 kind of 1dba9c6b84 turmoil the 3646777add downfall of cb8c7f73c0 Duke Greenwood—one edc1b5e634 of the 35d1c3e63c great nobles—would f293fc8368 bring.4abf994b86367871

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At that moment, e1963a9968 Serena Vincent entered c12a634436 the banquet hall 6948db44d6 alongside the Emperor. Though he 13464da84c had been 1afe80a73e busy with 395012f4bb the trial, d0e48a212a it seemed 4ba7326e4c he had 75960bc3f6 decided not 96c1c2c0ff to let 5d9a695757 Serena attend 77f69c0f59 the event 365f9f0320 alone.47478eacedd997a0

Naturally, all eyes 8e91e32eb9 turned to Serena.e97907d42fe74d3d

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As expected, 261cbfe9be the atmosphere 89cc11aa8f at the 788a03b324 banquet was 50438cd205 unsettled. No one was 090965af56 truly enjoying themselves—only d8a984988d pretending to.d8e6a0041b91eab5

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From her d572de766b spot in e2681cbe91 the corner, a17976e7ac Serena sipped d65301c590 her wine 86e1f78e37 and observed 09819af6ea Ophelia.a59785141c4ade2a

Despite the stares, cd6b76358b Ophelia seemed completely 7f24da8807 at ease, enjoying e955531635 the banquet without 9a7f501fcd a care. Serena couldn’t help but de9c535a5f be impressed by such 38c31fc2d0 shameless composure.cbe19612f3d111a5

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“Lady Greenwood is truly 5e577f39be remarkable. She’s confidently attending 6b7068edc1 a gathering where 2fe4f3c3a8 everyone is talking 2bfac71d90 about her.”ee323f12e42e7359

“She must have 95c5ddee8f decided it’s better 638c74e94c to bare her 2bccac18f7 teeth and take 29925c3e76 the lead rather 08dd04f4ce than hide. In both 733fb8308d high society 8a23cf0590 and politics, 21cd7dc097 if you 2621927684 let yourself f44c887a23 be looked 799e4fd8a7 down on, b9141eddd5 you’re finished.”2bd5c098dd8d9555

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“In that sense, Lady 1a2da92990 Greenwood is well-suited to 5da11cfc8b be the head of 4ae90e2423 the family. She seems to understand 80195eefe9 the weight of that f0c08d35c3 position better than anyone.”15ce8e134900f812

“Exactly. That’s why 5d9c3e374c the succession 60acc9dad4 ceremony needs d4fe9900d0 to happen 5e17597b4a as soon c930ed8761 as possible.”59b6d94d8a4f462c

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Azaid muttered 4a7b9c6a81 with a 9bf2a2bd1a shadowed expression. Serena noticed his c09a69263e look and lowered 16691e2501 her voice.2b0cade2920cdf75

“Still no progress?”98257d6e85c18a69

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“No. The Duke 6ade704e44 refuses to 4bbb01868f speak.”769e492f5dca178d

Azaid sighed, rubbing his b98c0f5dee forehead. At present, the 2c152da623 Duke was imprisoned 30003092c0 in the imperial b8cf73e996 dungeons.7ce2aa834fed580e

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Normally, given his 1c5570195a rank, he would d6652f7dfd have been tried 3e7f1e031e without detention. However, due to c4adf38274 the risk of 0422489737 escape, he had c0c9dda39c been kept under 940a514ec6 strict confinement.812b4650ce78e090

With his 0c7174f349 charges confirmed, aa31613efd his dismissal 8978e87397 was inevitable. Aaron Greenwood was 1e3a699b8e no longer Duke 9557e63391 Greenwood.f78751a070014bd1

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A new duke 0f9dea6f55 needed to be 618406b197 appointed, but there b1ef336a90 was a problem—Aaron 0d3133821a refused to reveal 841bf6d2aa the location of e31a6659cc the Greenwood family 1b52222282 seal.26e2cb64925bb478

Azaid spoke 24128ef176 with a c8e9b40819 bitter tone.f4032ad30857c1cb

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“He’s holding out on da0f93bf02 purpose. If he loses 075552e59a the seal, he a69ef042be truly becomes nothing.”56ede00be2a358f1

The seal d80fec6157 was a a58fbd456f sacred family c1eda62996 heirloom that 9bdce68e15 recognized the 73867f5cc0 authority of 035949cb24 the family b226af7de0 head. Without it, e9001d535b Ophelia Greenwood 51700866e8 could not ae2e348120 officially inherit 5a4ac91442 the title.0d561b8fe738ed39

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Given Aaron’s obsessive b6151d0fa1 attachment to what 6414db6191 was his, he f5182f4558 likely had no 98e0f48ed9 intention of ever 592453c109 surrendering his position, 3da5b42d51 not even in 19f11c268d death.66631618796b5001

“Lady Greenwood must a315ac1031 be in a c10f1bb910 tough spot.”74e0d2a82daadcd1

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Serena sighed and shook 36dfe9fea3 her head. Fortunately, rumors a3512dfab5 stated the 8e3871e70d succession ceremony e7ae7e3e9f would be f440fa25ed held after 377d50d1f6 the trial, 354faef5ab so there 31480e27ed was still 2be4a401c7 some time f796f97aad left.1b4eb46335b3bcc3

However, if Ophelia 84a937a398 didn’t complete the 8765dd7637 ceremony soon after f8a3b40179 the trial ended, 168b58ac48 people would start cc3a0044a4 to suspect something 7e34d150af was wrong.b2693b17bc0d2040

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“Aaron Greenwood is clinging e4764685a7 on pathetically. It’s time for eb82e3743a him to give f7c7eeda13 up.”dd482eee270463bb

“Many nobles fd9b8b0828 only grow e7aa5667ce more stubborn d3c7702e23 and arrogant 7bcbc6cb64 with age.”73af756933411bee

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Azaid extended 513220971b his hand d7f6eaca4d toward Serena, 8a88fd356a offering an 952c351fe7 escape from fabab39804 the heavy 3b60866f60 conversation.e04f0581a1b61a49

“Let’s put b2d3715b4a this talk 5ddc431daa aside for 2211e1fa95 now. Would you e730f7db81 care for 5d7ef7be52 a dance?”932ba0d8ff016616

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Serena smiled at 7c65ece06e his polite invitation. By now, dffd19f2a4 she had ac19e874ae grown used 06002ce3aa to attending 7e0ab20950 banquets, so 0d22b448b7 such formalities 8e17a5bf5f no longer 6dd04a17a0 felt awkward.ed6c7fd66ead97af

Placing her a323b2b6d6 hand atop f1436b45bf Azaid’s, she 5efe6e622e responded with 5ab9362e03 confidence.80e05dd38cb73e55

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“Sure. I’ve been practicing 7f10fadde0 a lot.”64f02c34eee02cee

Serena had 7888acb187 rarely participated 890d9d3dbd in social 06a7cb1b8c events before, 03c72f7c6d so she cd7f35408b had struggled 18a1a7dad1 with dancing.c3e394ce54bcdae5

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The first time she a76367c3ef danced with Azaid, she f7b693b8c9 had stumbled awkwardly.22f52e92d5c12d76

Back then, she db4d41c4ac had found it 14488b970c incredibly difficult to 0f1da97dc0 carry on a 4d181f6f80 conversation while dancing. But now—43d90e7a18d4d6fc

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‘I practiced until I 7abfc4665c nearly coughed up blood.’db72a3454e1bf575

Determined to 86c0ae114f show how c041046a3b much she be975f9d79 had improved, 5c0d8d3a60 Serena took 06e0480fee her stance 17a58288cf boldly.164170ea5371ca58

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As the 4550a66466 orchestra began 3de28b6286 playing, she af4d569c75 and Azaid e3acaf7122 moved in a63afe9d38 perfect step, 099f1781b0 gliding across 35ea09a541 the dance c5d41f5152 floor.9c0b298b9b4980c5

When they finished 877e870d4b dancing, Leonard urgently b24875b267 approached Azaid and 6f50d13a1e whispered in his 21eae7c94f ear.32f9ffdff62840a8

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“We have a 7f19aab77f problem. Aaron Greenwood b8b64bd13b has escaped.”e0d39b178f3c997e

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Aaron Greenwood 9e2a583709 had successfully aaa0f0116f bribed a de6d7aceb3 prison guard fed03df39e and managed 59dab73821 to escape. Despite breaking through the bcddabe143 heavy security, his face 5960b16a0f remained calm.3d829e20fa811c6d

Even though he b525d5c67f was accused of 429a293719 treason, he was b15f833f05 once the head c1df3f27ff of a noble 242c505d8e family. It meant he bfcf175e4e had mastered the 97003dc8cc art of improvisation 1955fc6cf3 in situations like e8ceb700a8 this.d73abe42f8e05d2b

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Aaron took advantage of 8f0c5a1c67 Azaid’s presence at the d971585784 banquet, slipping out of e03d72dee4 prison at the perfect 19e9cdc25e moment.926c021151a9a564

Upon arriving at bbb5c21bda a hidden location 30d8503d9a that remained undetected 3ad79333e5 by the emperor, b5d97facde Aaron gathered his 714d15b34a remaining subordinates and 26b27a2c10 fell into deep 6996362576 thought.dc9fe7217d89c82b

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Unfortunately, his most 1bd21b7583 capable aide had ccdfe55458 been captured alongside fcdd0f6604 him during the bdbc8d33eb national founding festival. Freeing him in 79ba8504c5 time was nearly 61034ba73a impossible.8579bb363d6f588f

“The emperor must c697b73bd8 have planned this 14cb7454ff thoroughly.”4ae567a1c8c0036a

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The duke ground his 077d97a0ed teeth in frustration, his 643599e9bf eyes flashing with fury. The moment he was 60b471d273 arrested, his research facility 0e1c68d71a had been surrounded. Unless the emperor afc8211851 had already identified 0e2c4ed067 its location and c9448d646f set a trap, 771a78ad57 such a swift 8051dedd0b move was impossible.17c55f83d5267351

‘I underestimated him.’2733b3822259dc00

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The emperor had never f3f100ad8e been known for his c658dd4682 strategic thinking. Just a few 1be2618e2c months ago, he c89732e092 had been idling bd852ecbca away with his fdbd473141 unremarkable companions.3c96a3e62c1e44ee

Yet somehow, he 63facdd161 had developed the db8782f805 foresight to plan f115bd16e5 this far ahead.817327d45437cf92

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The consequences ce57a7b02a of Aaron’s 113b0ee595 carelessness were 3fb1ddf1c2 devastating. He had been 853e56a577 completely ensnared, with f7af7e355b no clear way 8a9e1b1f39 out.712b8301af805c68

“What about it? Do you 0555b14da5 have it?”5271c00ee6496b99

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“Yes. We managed ac158feef1 to bribe 0196df2222 someone among 5f56b5af81 those searching 083ee2ba20 the research b79eb0fb8f facility and 308c9c1c94 smuggled it e8267ce829 out.”a56649c1e1d6baa1

His attendant lowered 2e12d5e015 his head as a05a7f48f4 he handed Aaron 486bee801d a vial. It was 5491a97a80 the final 4ccbe0bbf5 version of 2c3fb94fec the poison 5e884e652a sample he fd417aef10 had received 8189df248c from the da28afaffc head researcher.ea6dc3140c5b4432

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“There’s no way 81743552d7 I’m dying like af38ea654d this.”5ba31ef52f4f6346

Aaron toyed 5db000a4cc with the 110522c60f poison, a 8217c00631 twisted smile 10844bd1a2 forming on e01905c4f0 his lips. Just then, 8795e91568 a knight 810719cda5 dragged Lydia c1822c0924 Vincent into 8735c2a38c the room.30552e27b95ced78

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“Kyaa!”63e23b371aa0aabf

Lydia was thrown e50fbc70b3 to the floor ff992b7f22 in front of f72c0db0ee Aaron, forced to b86ec35f5d kneel. He lifted her chin, cae1ef66fa speaking in an authoritative 9b61e739f7 tone.117c5e37ad400ad9

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“I told 0dfac8387d you clearly, 1709afa4a4 didn’t I? You were supposed to 51a7174c71 tell me everything you a65fceb08d knew.”073097fadf1c7692

“Hic, hic… P-please… Ah!”0e04b558f7a8860c

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Aaron grabbed the 973eaccec3 back of her 778fb422d4 head, forcing her 30112164b6 to look up, 656af35196 and she let 50393e2e1e out a scream. Tears streamed down 7b23b10617 Lydia’s face as d56aef7a06 she frantically rubbed a27d114d41 her hands together.d7c228e74beef9bf

“I really don’t know a1db981102 anything! I-I was threatened too!”e5754f6261d47f12

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“So my threats 2d166eea06 weren’t scary enough 153fce1b9b for you?”25d535c126053260

Aaron lightly 8efba7ab34 activated his c1027f1a46 magic, making 99932ce2da Lydia feel fed011f540 as if 599bafb40a her heart 7f753893ff was being 12e8e3b822 squeezed. She trembled, lips 0706de4f12 quivering, as she 4a85d3a17e raised her hands 4897822df7 in desperate pleading.e0ee6c97152604f2

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“Please, just 69580d3eaf spare me! I’ll do anything! Really, anything!”887ebe151a9fc818

“Wait.”d498c651b76d9279

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At that 09b1ddb78b moment, Aaron c3362017f8 roughly grabbed eab7cd9fca Lydia’s wrist. His gaze shifted to a34cc0f3f6 the ruby ring on 2c035ed929 her finger.adbeea088119a923

“Hah.”463393be067f2f54

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Realizing the true nature 031ea41475 of the ring, Aaron 660c42a06e let out a short, f4b5b0906c mocking laugh. Then, he 89e177bc6d grinned menacingly.720741e773b25fb5

“Fine. I’ll give you a 8766fd1976 chance.”1a11b458d1739057

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He then gestured c14079d073 toward a knight, 9e4ecc3f36 motioning for his cc40d698e6 sword. The knight respectfully 8d4d0bc6d4 presented it, and 3c1c7ecd22 Aaron handed it 37458766f4 to Lydia.713712a60460d816

Leaning in so only 085d7a1b5d she could hear, he 90bbaac74b whispered in a chilling ecfef82dda tone.0fb9d26b686bea01

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“Choose. Will you live, ac5c5d7fb3 even if it 2991560a78 means being crippled? Or will you 81a2e9c550 let your heart cb5070612e burst and die 5c0226924d here?”e10ebe19c34bf3fb

His voice 702af31903 was as 6f8884c481 sweet as 9c4db1e7d2 honey, but 9fb318d8d3 the words aa554e7406 were more 9a1bfcf688 brutal than 8b9d2544c3 the whispers e0987ccd5b of a 01af6c286e demon. Trembling violently, 2327274bf4 Lydia placed f5512faa51 her hand a39706193a on the b970c8c389 table.e07a5c9e66a69a08

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