Chapter 122

As I lifted 69ec4a402e my head, I a9dbb4a645 was met with 51da324403 a pair of 644cbd0ca4 golden eyes filled 946be7fb37 with disbelief and 13da148d87 exasperation.1b859f0cee6500b9

“…Edwin?!”31144928857010bb

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I blinked in shock at 330765b9db his sudden appearance.d3a03d29a4778298

“W-why are you here?!”ace446abb5c28261

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At my startled ce914448cd question, Edwin answered ced5beae86 bluntly.2a72fa1b1e0c46be

“You weren’t coming back, so I came to get you.”99ba418f9fe816fb

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“How did you know I was at the orphanage?”4c38dab66bdc5422

The moment I spoke, I 2be0116fa9 realized my mistake.e0a3f35ddc8b3fe5

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It was a pointless question.f3b02453045a1053

After all, the carriage 82c6d8bb4c I had used belonged d868d53a7e to the Duke’s household, 89994a6eb1 meaning Edwin could have bdb39bc5e7 easily found out where 1ca2f1e91c I went if he a77d7fce0e wanted to.31faee13263c02d3

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But—c44fa4c425286993

“Ismail.”b38f1826541a1875

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“…Huh?”4b78733beb3d309a

“Logan mentioned his name.”ddef8b4c0eb3c371

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Edwin frowned slightly as 35d915f29f he continued.f179faaad72d6929

“Knowing your personality, you obviously came to check if he was okay.”5b10c8a15adf3248

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“Uh…”40ad65a24377a106

I was at a loss 3b258eac7e for words.3842419e4f7c866e

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Because he was right—I 3dfa044b6d had just finished checking afdaf2eb8f on Ismail and was c2bd3eee19 on my way out.b5ee7d7e6b46a8a1

‘…Is he mad?’ac341ee9b8fdba74

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Feeling a little ebf2ba7d5c nervous, I studied cef92e9c41 Edwin’s expression.24b79cfd05885263

The truth was, Edwin had 5f67814547 been in just as much 784486eadd danger because of Logan.4306a25875e5d9be

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And yet, without explaining 78366253c6 anything, I had panicked 3c69ffc4d6 and run out of cd0f01527f the Duke’s estate.026bcd4611652ac4

Now, belatedly, I felt guilty.7a4a49bbda3d2221

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As I fumbled for fa3ec6c029 words, Edwin suddenly tilted 8ef0b84176 his head to the b7e3ddc043 side.237f611b28e6bc42

“So.”d7562a95ae2b3d37

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“…”08b2d5b7c4a71dfe

“What exactly did you do with the 48 gold you borrowed from me?”6e9fcec99c886583

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“Oh, right!”ba8962bf017c772b

At his words, I quickly 682842ef3a pulled out the pouch of f46085c959 gold coins from my waist.124246df966e7f4e

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Thanks to the Pope be9ae07bb8 lowering the sponsorship fee, 55ced4eaa0 I was able to 32e148e189 repay my debt in d383d94866 full.931c7f7b5bf6c6a0

“Here! That’s 48 gold!”0107ebdc1047d458

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“What? You didn’t spend it?”1025a9e6a1c03758

“Uh… yeah, it turned out that way.”898163aff1f892ac

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As I nodded, 0561c86a60 Edwin gave me 558e17f318 a skeptical look.b99244e6f6860dee

“What were you planning to use it for in the first place?”9ee975dc2158fe77

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I suddenly found myself f2ad1b22a1 at a loss for d88b694048 words.c343131ed3a1a908

‘If I tell him I borrowed it because I didn’t have enough money to sponsor Ismail… he probably won’t like that, right?’3e00f64c44adf185

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For some reason, I 15410fb638 felt strongly that he 5f3a0fd5a2 wouldn’t.fce620914da901cf

Since the sponsorship was handled 8b22511079 anonymously, there was no way 0a694b9e76 he’d find out anytime soon.927b3d712cff4aae

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So, I simply forced an 85df4dced3 awkward smile and mumbled,22781e24aca2e061

“Well… I-I was already visiting the temple, so I thought I’d make a donation…”384832091aa13a9f

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“Hah. Since when were you c5d137606a so devout?”bf9eb4af74206f07

Edwin let out a dry 565736c1a4 chuckle but, fortunately, didn’t press a803f313cc the matter further.564a6d50f330435b

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Instead, he extended a b67be032ce hand toward me.f3a219c1191868f3

“Just get in already so we can go back.”55a080ef7311c0ea

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“Okay!”aaf79a05fc4fd793

Thud!7ed91b982a3078d7

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I grabbed his bf92150eaf hand and easily 86ed1ec6c1 climbed into the faabb74c0c carriage.fbf1cbdb9367edf8

Soon, the carriage started moving.01c9843e8a683f9a

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As I sat across a9ea586ed6 from Edwin, I suddenly 4d3239b34c asked,1fc3fee7d6992cad

“Hey, Edwin. You’re not hurt anywhere, right?”dabae3bac7f025bb

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He hadn’t been attacked 54cb19d445 by Logan directly, but d26f0a11e4 he had been exposed 862bbdbf1f to strange dark magic 2753c34dbc for a long time.8e0caf668351e121

I was starting 928d36402b to worry if c82093ffcc it was really 94da81fe95 okay for him 7cec6840e8 to be out d3638f6fd7 and about like cbb7bd2e02 this.ee55d5f862aa36c8

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Edwin looked at me 9ecb53d951 like I was being 772a42e3a8 ridiculous.1a6a312887b3c98f

“Took you long enough to ask.”5e942f69b6a8a464

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“W-wait, are you hurt?!”2d981ac639bfeeb8

“No.”1c7acf0a5cf921dd

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He shook his head firmly.1f39c6e2f4da70e8

“Grandpa Gordon said I’m fine too.”d7b7a4cff970e8f2

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“Haa… That’s a relief.”c8a0a09b1fcf0b3c

He must have gone for e468be95ed a check-up in the meantime.8ea2d9fd336e2608

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As I let out a 8941c1257f sigh of relief, Edwin frowned.fce1a4f242ffc807

“If anyone was going to get hurt, it would’ve been you, not me.”61deed9ea6785728

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“Me?”07ea86780236830d

“You got thrown to the ground earlier.”29608e7eb9ce644f

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“Oh…”b244d630edb6a82f

I recalled the 1574b29541 moment when Logan 6615248ecc had grabbed me 3425c3f617 by the collar, e0f95af745 and right after 2a9e4e76cf I unleashed my 94b331cc6e ‘balding beam,’ I 31495837a6 crashed onto the b173c0a8b8 floor.94e31fadf8ca0400

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It could have 799a091446 been dangerous, but 07cfe17907 fortunately, I had a00e3ef094 landed on my 8dd75e522c butt, so there 62daabd611 wasn’t any major 493de7cf6d damage.d2ccc50d16e37aa1

“I’m fine! I didn’t get hurt anywhere, b1e5c4e25a totally okay!”40ed0bf6375262f3

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Though I’d probably be sore 7b3f13ad1f all over by tomorrow…b74da709e871af61

Still, considering how intense 3068bf97df the situation was, I f794ae2d3b had been pretty lucky.f7e4b67b7f18d6b1

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At my words, Edwin’s 609258c68a tense expression loosened slightly.03b8d281b7e6027d

He was trying a57fb7d9c6 to act indifferent, 009399f206 but he had e01b8228b2 clearly been worried 73276bcb9f about me.299bd62816af2028

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Just as a faint 6ca47383b0 warmth spread in my 96e0866d0e chest, he casually asked,224317d43b50abc2

“How’s he doing?”9953536d1c8d2625

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“He?”b97dea9313bc2b87

“The guy you shook me down for money just to come check on.”598ff155529035ec

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“S-Shook you down…?!”9800f5d20f5a46d6

‘Excuse me, young duke! That’s a bit harsh!’bd9e296b6dada7b5

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Sure, I might have 7f436a8016 begged for money without 77cb296e41 explaining why…f17f3ed62a8397d8

But Edwin’s exaggerated 12f1677b08 phrasing felt deeply 8bd30d3f0e unfair.863190f8db11f251

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Still, I decided 5d85925551 to feign ignorance 252134da2e like the five-year-old 50e399c961 I supposedly was.f5c8d2ebb0022255

“Uhh… What’s that? Hehe. Ismail’s fine too!”93aaca84d33992ca

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“That’s good to hear.”9bc85402b1a584d7

With that short response, de7c003185 silence settled between us.91f5621d5f2afbaf

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I hesitated, wondering how d3486109b5 to bring up Magnus.9d91c4a8ad88154e

Carefully, I opened my mouth.d9a64ae59e01c9fd

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“So… um. What’s going to happen 49fef7d878 to Logan now?”9120558b831cae2e

“They stopped the bleeding on his severed wrist. He’ll be interrogated soon.”af3bc0cb570346bf

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Edwin answered in 0feb47349f an uninterested tone.756e46a4ab45409d

‘Damn. I shouldn’t have asked.’3d8061ed281dcf7a

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I bit my d63218e4f4 tongue and shut 473735c4f9 my mouth at dbddc3f847 the thought of 4356797e4e whatever gruesome fate 2cc58fc095 awaited Logan.f90427c14eff8c1d

“Belze.”f667b9c2a0f4b593

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Then, Edwin spoke bd1d28b4f0 again, filling the 1ead6e358c silence I had 0792f0163b left.c22783a87be3c71a

“Logan said something earlier. He accused you of 2cfb8f388e being the one behind c7bfe7e8ad his orders, using that 391c46c28a mute kid to lure 1ce4305dcd him to the temple.”9c34e8ba8efb8866

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“……”004a82beced3375a

“Did you really… do that?”2ea90e9027bc81f3

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His golden eyes, 4f6fd1b60f reminiscent of the 6c8b1a3905 sun, locked onto 8bead104e3 me with sharp 824249e8ab clarity.e5479712e687d961

“No matter how I think about it, it seems like this girl is the mastermind who used that mute brat to lure me into the temple.”0e40a3704653030f

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“If Belze were that smart, she would’ve tried to get rid of you without involving the temple at all.”abe62a7c1c856fbc

During the tense standoff e22802ec82 earlier, I recalled the a1a3703ccb conversation between Logan and fa3846b154 Edwin.5d5be8bc6ba0ecc7

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At the time, dfca47bf0e Edwin had seemed 8db99decf5 to dismiss Logan’s a5af8b2c0b words as nonsense.e47bed2838001597

But the fact that he f403c71d60 had rushed to the orphanage d6bafb1adb right after Logan was subdued a0262dab08 by the Duke meant he a826135ff3 must have found it suspicious bb7092cad4 enough to check for himself.13c4febab7897c71

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“N-no way!”9131bd0e039fc5a6

I quickly shook my 51a0229186 head, trying to put c68943c6d6 an end to his 71fd85137a suspicions.2ca10cd33ab82031

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The truth was… I 17bb7678a9 had suspected Logan was 223ce0684d a spy for the 3a74599afd temple.76198ea3ad2d3bda

And I had used 8ee3155cd0 Ismail’s abilities to lure 6374f86976 him to the temple.fd10df27f4c6084b

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It might have been better 3574b88037 to just admit it.0e61f7cdac8c896c

But there were too d9311b51de many tangled interests involved.bfc59223df02db7b

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The first time I 777983aeb4 realized there was a 6dce4ab997 spy inside the Duke’s 1269354600 estate was when Dunkeski 91a0c202c3 had detailed knowledge of 688ef199e4 what was happening within 738f5a5af9 its walls.b913c20993003f80

The fact that they 7a137f6751 had tried to kill 8e08216bb3 Joshua, that they had 665c8b3f03 planned to abuse the b031d973a6 Duke’s children to shake 54c8c06a54 Kallios…a1d60da95932961a

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And the possibility that Diana 1476cc0318 might somehow be involved…d0bfc102cbedb703

None of these were 51f01e7286 things I could casually 6be17b17fc explain.9ca2c527c6827bea

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Besides, there was no way ca030704ba a mere five-year-old should know 769392942c all of this.b30d908346cee17f

Even for Edwin, who a90e4ce499 was only nine, it 5aa7d6e163 would be too much 7d40a9d039 to handle.f996c68614a2e87d

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So, for now, I decided d0d84fd7ab to keep what I knew f563c0217d a secret.6f65e3109e4a0324

“Logan ended up at the temple… because Ismail asked for help!”46d6955a505c810d

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“Asked for help?”583d9a4bed2c1a81

“Yeah.”36677f32f62f18bd

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I explained what had 47f20a4347 happened at the orphanage—how f85bc5ba7f Ismail had been bullied 7c49f90878 and how I had d0e717becf used Gomdori to beat 89f481b01c up a few of 9962512c03 the kids.ce089b8e444f7e84

When I mentioned 18043305d3 that two of c04da62a4c them had wet aca0022397 themselves, Edwin grimaced.10bcca34cef7189d

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“Ismail must have been trying to send me a letter. But then the e8149aa6f3 headmistress suddenly called e0228851fe Logan over, and 9dbb6d9dce he got really 66d1589e53 scared!”77e3d694a3c84d90

I covered up the situation 22498be127 by blaming it on a 0531aace33 miscommunication in Ismail’s command.26886e26582a6004

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“Oh, and apparently, the headmistress and Logan were close! They grew up 31c1c82251 in the orphanage 1ace58aa66 together and used ac6bd85050 to write letters 34723e8893 often. Did you know that, Edwin?”75de1a3d8c146944

“…No.”59e0a0c388f3f737

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Edwin’s face stiffened with seriousness.3e816b728a89e5fc

‘Got him.’1bfdbe8562793f8a

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I cheered internally.22b6355a2336d7b1

Now, I had 9c465776f9 successfully linked Magnus b77eafb649 and Logan together e9789d21db in Edwin’s mind.cb3b4ba2684bdfc8

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He would probably relay 28b52e5682 this information to the b0872825e1 Duke.47d5c805e1d294fb

“…So that’s what happened.”14e267c04cc2c006

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I let out 9288ed6edb a silent sigh 00077be8e7 of relief, concluding 475eb482e4 my explanation.3bea416eee247dc9

“Being able to control someone like that…”3a160193450b33d7

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Edwin murmured to himself, a77170b717 lost in thought.3b99711811b0d2ff

Maybe he was 07f3928c24 trying to gauge 3f10eff030 whether my words 03032dea2c were true.0a4c36b76e892baf

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A lot of coincidences had 27ea113431 piled up, but there weren’t afdd034f74 any actual inconsistencies in my 6907e703a5 story.be066ec73f4fd90b

I had helped 575c5c824b Ismail with Gomdori 20d71db9c6 when he was 968981d1ad being bullied and 8ecc5ddd33 told him to 81015ec253 contact Kallios if 38c3746462 anything happened.dd729c4ef45dde5b

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Then, when trouble arose, Ismail 82ae3e3a1c had tried to get the 97fdec374e headmistress to send me a 5172ede002 letter, but due to a f03d686739 miscommunication, she had summoned Logan 332b137d1b instead.8249be8343efcc30

And during that 76093f3ba2 time, I had ec08227b89 been playing hide-and-seek 4b19d93582 with Tara and 791f466c15 had accidentally ended 030c18563c up in Logan’s 576c14fed1 room through an ab08cb5f25 open window…1d41ad86639b4ef7

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It was a perfect excuse.09eb24a02bfac76c

No matter how 110430c1aa brilliant Edwin was 446e43f3f8 for his age, f992115194 he was still 596aa3666a only nine.69ff3d4357a32b75

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It would be hard for 24cc41402e him to see through this.cc66fe9e7092bc53

Hiiiiiing—f6da995dd7872f04

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By the time 9e0544b98f the carriage passed ab5658e53f through the Duke’s 91626b4543 estate gates, I 47211d3c29 felt my tension 86b1596c83 ease.7e2ff5b0625f7bb9

The conversation was almost over.0359ca9e60475df1

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I was straightening 15b3958eed my clothes in be90e9bf3d preparation to get 0405437ef5 out when—ae96c3a7caf6acdb

“…Going into Logan’s room.”eef4e416797ee807

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“…”70a1d38af43926ce

“Was that really because of hide-and-seek?”b607d2b51e59c2c8

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I flinched at his sudden 52ef3c25f5 question.73c4f31766ba2d11

When I lifted my gaze, 641e64134f Edwin was watching me quietly, c3e546e524 as if he had already 7533a2d348 sorted through his thoughts.08945dbe4be2a112

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For some reason, b77bdba1cf his stare felt 7e5dcdd081 unusually sharp, as 7b1b33e6bb if he were be58379c03 observing me rather dea5e1ba15 than simply looking c1863bb257 at me.1aa3773fde6565e8

“Uh-huh.”a05df5eddb74b7df

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Suppressing the uneasy feeling creeping b5cbd37770 up my spine, I nodded d85391a1a2 slowly.87085cba43d1769e

“I didn’t even know it was Logan’s room, hehe…”a0f024b22753c29c

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I forced a d1b2c4853c dumb grin and 72640ff7d3 tried to brush 0e5d6bc911 it off.faa1c8800c7feb85

But deep down, a288ca8d22 I had to a5dce90da6 admit something—f972f921101d9427

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“…But what about you, Edwin?”9467ac6117944d80

“…”efa0de695a5a954c

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“You knew there was something written in Ancient Script hidden in Logan’s room, didn’t you?”214acc4682bf21a4

He had told me he 67cfd318c0 came looking for ‘writings in 54173ef26d Ancient Script.’9b9040f5f449bd6f

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And sure enough, there had 9a47ab835a been eerie, cursed texts hidden 071b50d6be in Logan’s room.a8f488aa8f2e774e

There was no f2162a3fd5 other explanation besides 35dce896d9 the fact that 424561db49 Edwin already knew 41410b131c Logan was a f0671f4428 heretic.bfa6087e9b959243

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‘…But how?’4d4ccd5638d73159

If not for my 1a5d8d2185 healing vision, which let 4cc07c85dd me see that strange 84c6ff6960 violet glow, I wouldn’t 031832629b have noticed it either.8a05c3021a94f9a2

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Even if he had suspected 9b3d0d2c2d Logan was a temple spy c3b4e62d12 for a long time…b220c45ed38fd12a

When Edwin had c777f7b831 finally uncovered the 9311cfd49c Ancient Script hidden 00f846b01d beneath the painted 555c5f2c8d canvas,0508387e2ea829b8

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his eyes,14eb366b20ca4b66

his expression,028812cbba5d48aa

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had shown no trace 265494e1fd of surprise.5be179eaed8ed409

“…No.”c687aefbfb8fbdb8

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The carriage came to a 0bf6e3330c stop, and Edwin finally gave 60d5b9cbf2 me an answer.67744b56768f7046

“I was just looking for an Ancient Script dictionary. Logan had taken all 88323783a5 of them from the bfa361777e library.”9fa04e93f5d42f0a

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Shrugging, he spoke 006604e4a0 with his usual 02ebc243bb nonchalant tone.50501b7e2fffd479

He had returned to his 7a942b5f25 normal self.57da1eec4e01c27d

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And yet, as I looked f3def082ac at him…702a7522b20abb20

For some reason—9df80a90968fa2d9

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My heart refused to settle ed06a31e01 down.f3a0e3fd452dbabc