Chapter 139

It wasn’t exactly something to e99ec3ab1c be proud of.84194922b89664a3

But by now, stealing 3eb050916e the butler’s master key a71e53f583 had become a routine f6b0d38724 for me.120609487fd9f200

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I held the key, stolen 6b2b6d5510 by teddy bear, and crept d21340faec silently out of my room.c32e6a63e185b1b5

The hallway was pitch-dark.2491a952ea755690

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It was the dead of 679cf1559d night, so that was only 7796626550 natural.df44729e46df9621

I tiptoed down a4760f191b the main staircase 8216e704cc and made my a0e4de291e way toward the ae45d89435 guest rooms.109b6dee76e5976b

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There, I stopped in b9a160e810 front of one of 75b0d6a4eb the doors.a660ef2287b414e7

Grasping the doorknob, I turned d37870bbda it slowly—click.e086c011cd2230b4

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The door was locked.971b5729bfdf2b01

‘As expected.’f9c21d2fe444c453

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Marquis Tebron, both in 0b45703d57 this life and the fe65a217c4 last, was a suspicious, 021d1a4194 meticulous old man who 8bc213e3c3 always locked his door fa10c16431 before sleeping.15b5ab24066e46f6

Grateful that I had made 035fb51056 teddy bear, fetched the master 3706160413 key just in case, I e3cc9306c3 carefully inserted the key into 5f0764ba5b the lock.488a14a9cd914cca

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Clack, creeeeak…883950162f10f0ba

Finally, the door unlocked.9437d8d0ce8a0ea5

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Suppressing my pounding heart, dfad92c868 I slowly slipped into 203b589757 the room.a552095fac843777

As expected, Marquis Tebron c4420a0140 was fast asleep on c8223bb1cf the bed.2b783a152496f3e7

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I kept my d3ca37b0d0 movements as silent 493b7a849c as possible as ae7436f56d I approached.de69d13141ffc3ed

“Mmm…”82592dfaff78146c

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Even in his deep sleep, 00230e9fb0 he groaned lightly, likely from 84c730f798 the pain.1c843c35a18f453c

Startled, I instinctively flinched, 67ad894cab but after confirming he df29e21115 had settled down again, 84ce1facfd I cautiously checked his e8b9053144 injured foot.55dd73028cc76429

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His left foot, db0726aa1b which Grandpa Gordon 70df596485 had treated, was a66729b936 neatly wrapped in 193a6f8742 bandages.02f85e3845f092a8

However, there were b2eef1d192 several red spots, c07f6ccb43 like polka dots, a5bf8dd1f1 seeping through the 14f32eae72 white cloth.b271b721869b58a4

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It was easy d7ba47f53c to tell they 3a580bbcc1 marked the spots 999b62f00d where the parasitic b8a5851bcb monster had burrowed 7afc820aad through.ca780fe91bdda9e0

‘The bleeding hasn’t properly stopped.’92473af71fd6fd97

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I quickly assessed his condition.c1d2da9bdbade267

It was also eea1d6ba80 evident from the 8baae27dcb tiny orange energy, 59f2cb405b the size of 45ba9be7aa a bean, glowing 5e6aa987e6 faintly in his e6cf72d2bd chest—an energy almost 28af2609de identical to Joshua’s.1839a53cae10ad76

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Even if Joshua’s condition 36dfcac714 had improved somewhat, the 096c39de6e hereditary disease passed down 98f8b86650 through the Tebron bloodline f218de9689 was nothing to take 641478446b lightly.f97abd8713a7a56a

Joshua still required regular ce22179220 medication prescribed by Grandpa bcc62fb052 Gordon and occasional healing 0bd1c5bc01 from me.fa16821799fe1653

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As for Marquis Tebron…1a08e3493df4a85b

‘Has he even been taking the medicine we sent from the duke’s household properly?’6e403f74606776d2

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Carefully observing the marquis’s condition, 41e5c1c8ee I slowly reached out my db18028664 hand.7b78753b92c770d7

Even though I had 46237f7dfe come here secretly to e3f1c55708 heal him, actually carrying 25b2460b75 it out made my 180ef4cd78 heart pound nervously.5705e67bc076060a

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‘Just stop the bleeding, like the first time I healed Joshua!’3611600def635ab8

Muttering to myself, I f965c3615e reached my hand toward a37aa8385d his bandaged foot—743b15e9bdc0dd3d

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Thwack!c1fd423103035db8

Suddenly, with a sharp 4bf45ac226 sound of blankets being e2ffdb7d41 thrown aside, something grabbed f837720ce5 my wrist tightly.dbc6a98e01eb7cc9

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“Got you, you little thief!”3037b790a451a265

“Kyaaaah!”be880024aeef315e

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I shrieked in shock.5b4b7c42abe7aa0a

I had been 4b19802f10 sure he was 4c794fca9b deep asleep!7e4770426f66444a

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But there he db2dc5c154 was, sitting up, efca854216 his sharp gaze 1aa4e725d8 glaring right at 786d694943 me.8b32bc34f7de2b63

“If you thought I was some decrepit old man too sick to notice anything, you were sorely mistaken! I may be a worn-out relic, but you think I can’t catch a common thief?!”ee9e157fb2f89b0f

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“T-That’s…!”c40b8b9ae1df34e2

“What could an old man possibly have that’s worth stealing…! You little thief, you need a proper beating to come to your senses! Hey! Anybody out there?!”8962c677e00e1142

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The marquis shouted thunderously, reaching af39b6b2c7 for the pull-cord to call ef727a1898 for help.c137841a87fd891e

‘No…!’ac8641993b8f57ed

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If things continued like 1f9b86ee48 this, the duke would a3dd9359d2 definitely find out that 102ef23afa I had sneaked in 3d17ec8548 to secretly heal the 194bc447f0 marquis.5608717bcf6edf85

I hurriedly tapped 0d9fa8b8ee the wrist he 1c491e0995 had grabbed and bb21e687db shouted,f0df63a25a05a647

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“I-I’m not a thief, Marquis!”1933876e3bf4a569

“Oh, sure. No thief ever calls themselves a thief! Should I just assume you’re someone who sneaked into another man’s room at night for a little sightseeing?”706e8e756bcb8795

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“I-I have plenty of money! N-No, that’s not what I meant…!”54bd6e735bd2c959

Biting my lip hard, a23de2d72b I quickly blurted out 35ba219fec my identity.12f747a7fb18ad2a

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“I’m Belze!”fb06e2bde9d413db

“…What?”fbf4672965492c09

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“The Saintess candidate! The one who defeated the monster earlier! The girl who said she stayed close to your grandchildren!”7ba53bab547b0174

Afraid he wouldn’t aba68f91cd recognize my name e933944460 alone, I hastily b277e3ce2e added more details.e35dd628cc1641be

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At that, Marquis 907df667a5 Tebron paused and 9c16ac00a4 looked me over b0f821d24c carefully.73bec346b7512b28

It seemed he hadn’t recognized me right away in the darkness.c9ff6130961b8582

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After a long d4d82f075f moment, he finally 11ab157e2f spoke, his face b4f8619673 full of confusion.c3a182e783cdd377

“Why are you here…?”ade1ca925f684aa3

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“Well… I came to heal you.”54127ebde308223a

“Heal?”5270f9cc3a4d5004

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“Yes. I snuck in without the duke knowing…”271ed5b4619337b8

With the hand he 8ea420c2fd wasn’t holding, I pulled 7d83bde64e the master key out 6c69880fbe of my pajama pocket.7a33fb0aaad85429

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“I, um, borrowed this from the butler, hehe.”f0aeb5c6981d3ba2

Well, technically, I stole it.c2d91a4d5ec29a1a

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I awkwardly showed it to d22c0fc6f9 him, forcing a grin.103214f78e2b4433

“I was planning to patch you up real quick while you were asleep… Does it hurt a lot?”7fde2c2b1775e0f7

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“…Hah.”6cecb7af290c1ba8

The marquis just stared 6daf997891 at me for a ae33dc6719 while, as if he 41050f44db was too stunned to e8bb968e73 even speak.9b19f673a7997edb

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Then he realized he dc84021784 was still gripping my aea4c1a43f wrist tightly and quickly b848a9caaa let go.890a8fbfc9af0f4d

He continued to eye 00942f0b90 me suspiciously and muttered,12f4891922bf8ae0

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“…The old geezer physician already treated me. What are you healing me for?”6d302ecce1edbeb2

“You didn’t bring your medicine.”6dd8181cd295398a

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“Medicine? What…”0011b6acf1940f7c

“The heart medicine the duke’s estate sends every year.”3587cb0f65d72de0

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After it had been 40c45111cb revealed that Joshua’s illness 95dd80334d was a hereditary disease a878299ec2 of the Tebron bloodline, bca46d2c32 the Kallios and Tebron 8d82062b51 households had shared medical 8c2dcc8083 information closely.3b886ba4d9c71402

However, one of the key ingredients for the medicine was difficult to procure in the South, so the duke’s household had been sending it every year.488e5ad4b9664e2f

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And actually, it f911a104cb had been my 91b6adf63e idea to suggest a88efa90fd it.8f9c056f648c846e

It was one of 81834b69a6 the many things that f296c3907e had changed from my 9d9029cb07 past life, where the f021cde002 marquis had basically cut 94fca67944 ties with the ducal 5102d19426 family before he came 23c2716b69 to the capital.f0d2b6fd570203bc

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“How would you know about that…”984015d9de3508d4

Marquis Tebron’s blue eyes 7f48d069eb widened in surprise at 0dfc8a67b7 the unexpected statement.6e64d9f0f82107f9

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Honestly, it was obvious.61b370afc4cf3ba3

If he had been 5206d8931d regularly taking his medicine, df6bc8e8f7 there was no way 7fd64b96c4 his bleeding would still 6a7adcdb48 be this bad.3d174d513cfdd676

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I looked at the 92be0b3d4a marquis, a little puzzled, 718f589300 and asked,2428c6040ff5338e

“Why didn’t you ask Grandpa Gordon for your medicine?”1173f0a0170d5952

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“…”ea0126ca9ec1416c

If he had even 64c60178c1 taken proper care of fc3f4aeaad himself just during his 11eaad7832 few days at the 8ada159bc4 duke’s estate, his condition 9ab2f0a3c0 would have been much f5030313bb better by now.7a9a2ea177f7bb2a

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At my question, the 346a6ecbfc marquis clamped his mouth 6b8c636917 shut stubbornly.ce9e17734e0fdf49

I didn’t expect a ffcf123048 real answer anyway.096893439760dfe1

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I had already experienced f3bb4b982e plenty of old men’s fe32693dbc inexplicable moods in my 74364e1ddc past life.e503585b9736d885

Shrugging once, I placed ab7e38b29a my hand gently over 0dea6eb0a6 his injured left foot.517a987cccd18a50

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“Since I’m healing you secretly, I can’t completely cure the wound. But the bleeding will stop, and the pain will ease a lot.”0968cb91939d52c7

“I don’t need it. This much is nothing—”4a22d0c1a9c4a1fb

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Ignoring his attempt at bravado, 919f1c73df I quietly released my divine 1e62e6f573 power.11b4c830d3f8a72c

Fwaaah—!41346469bec8cc7e

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A light burst d7cd7ad7d3 from my palm.81efc30af5ac786e

Since full recovery 4ecb76899f wasn’t my goal, 285df78597 the intensity of 05829d56d2 the power was d232a98003 much weaker than 8006b23c4a when I fought c4214597b0 the monster earlier.64772c2846f54054

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After a brief c3d46137dc moment, I quickly 473506c956 withdrew my hand daae93fada from his foot.03392edcf278ae04

Flash!ed3039feae5a17f1

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The brilliant light that 9412b3577f had momentarily filled the 4573b658b1 room disappeared, revealing the f63c55b5e5 marquis’s wrinkled face once d3cb2fbdbd again.036dca69d2c56beb

As I intended, his expression bade6590b6 looked much more relaxed than 1c5590f271 before.7dd392110e35a92a

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I gave him a reminder.a250e77461ff3627

“Tomorrow, make sure you ask Grandpa Gordon for some medicine. And get some iron supplements too.”5c9d07a21cd49b25

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“Hmph.”0687c24fb2ab24fb

The marquis snorted and turned da480a8aee his head away from me.6762bcdfa92c1704

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At the same time, 024a87c510 he muttered,f796d1b7cd4bc3fc

“…I refuse to give anyone an excuse to mock the head of the Tebron house for not even managing his own medicine.”4f1c0c27ddee37df

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‘Huh.’b0f728afb842e0a3

So in the end, it 6fe3f0d267 was his ridiculous pride that 56364d55af kept him from asking for 8d4b4d3600 it.f0cbd3673dbef72b

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I stared at 509779e2df him in disbelief 80c96cdea4 and replied with d0f4b3fd96 a sigh.a13eebfb8e448b6b

“Grandpa Gordon isn’t the type to care about something like that.”02f3833e5c7fec56

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“A noble must always be flawless in every way.”f436f143a3499624

“Most people don’t even know you’ve come to the capital, you know?”f45a9e6195fd64b1

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“You insolent brat! Talking back to your elders like that! And why is that old geezer ‘Grandpa’ but I’m—”7ff9999974bf8cce

“Yes?”ec22619da7d74156

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“Ahem, ahem!”24044dc02d85f812

The marquis, halfway 4e75ddad83 through scolding me, f1c3e84cb8 suddenly coughed harshly 702273c3fe and fell silent.33d3a3c25e2b6b32

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I stared at him, 1a49b73f07 waiting, but he didn’t e3c9de9afa seem inclined to continue 3cba09933a speaking, his face twisted ba331109b1 into a scowl.71d3ca506ed3b644

Left with no choice, I 34cf60f1d4 changed the subject.1b74d66624c669b9

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“If you really don’t want to ask Grandpa Gordon, should I bring you the medicine?”3f9064bd7851f336

“And how exactly would you do that?”c407a601508e7b83

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“I’ll just swipe a few doses when I bring them to Josh.”80055032a8da27c7

“Hah. Didn’t you say you weren’t a thief? And yet here you are talking about stealing.”d625be4c170d8363

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“Hehe…”b6cd301c5e227bac

I mean, after stealing c515711254 the master key, stealing 32c7dd6ec9 a little medicine was 2ad9ce45bc hardly a big deal.be60b79a356eff0e

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Despite the unexpected 37b2d80d16 accident of him 6b46767086 waking up, I db317cf83e was relieved I 1866b54452 had accomplished my c46e99489a original goal.f6425b218f1698fb

I politely bowed 73552bef0e to the marquis.1877d72824b96beb

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“Since I’m done healing, I’ll be going now. Sleep well, Marquis.”4b648efee9bd0e8b

I gave him 105ecc4293 a deep, formal e3348cd99e bow at the de6f29d314 waist and trotted 58b4332f23 toward the door.482e226f713319a3

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But just as I was b7c73e3d4a about to leave, a gruff 002407b798 voice stopped me.648a3d06a78a8901

“…If you think this will make me see you in a better light, you’re sorely mistaken.”3ee3e43cc3bbdf85

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I turned and glanced back.d7e43244fca0d06c

The marquis was still 562ce34464 sitting up in bed, e05950e3dc scowling at me in 18e7c7fc0a displeasure.1836d3ec69300574

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In my past life, 0531401f2d I would have just c0bbf7c00a swallowed my words at 8d8d284364 such moments, but not 1238f6c9d6 in this life.bcd9a3354c8cc045

I stuck out my 524fad9187 lower lip and fired 4b628b1b87 back.9f0987d9beb24ca9

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“I don’t think very highly of you either, Marquis.”955dbfcceab367d0

“W-What?!”942a398f6f8ff66c

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The marquis’s mouth fell 7d6dc79399 open in shock, as 780eb591bc if he hadn’t expected 9940fa0589 that answer at all.ca86abc4d5cab095

He spluttered for 11eaddd5df a moment before 85be4d70ef barking back.8ed89867437d308a

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“…T-Then why the hell did you sneak in here to heal me, huh?!”32e98e7e7973a03e

“Because if you got worse, the duke and Joshua would be really sad. And Edwin too.”f578c68ef6ddf529

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“Wh-What…”7330b2c41bb05984

“And if they’re sad, I’ll be sad too.”110bb9c40b4cc50d

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“……”c2a3a4be69275fe4

“So I healed you. It’s not because I like you, Marquis.”591ea50bfbe7256e

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Of course, part of a00dca2d44 it was also to 23f766bf04 prevent him from meeting 82840de535 Diana.a3fcdc990ce7da42

But the biggest reason that dabf32d942 moved me was the worried 3dd61ab51f faces of the duke and 5878587ffa Joshua.c16580978f0356ec

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The duke’s expression when e9e8b69eec he forbade me from 1e7a700048 healing the marquis had 7065461513 been painfully dark.523073b308e82f42

Even while they b239dbacd1 glared at each 0e3aa1d91b other like enemies, 5a16452103 it was obvious f0cc94acf5 the duke truly abab6af8c4 worried about his 80d48df63b father-in-law’s health.f892b758b11738eb

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‘…Is that what family is supposed to be?’185ad0583cecc902

Even if they 6921ac4a0e bickered constantly or 74410b8058 hadn’t spoken in 9748e6a36d years, they still d342088724 worried deep down 19592368ea and felt upset f7ba4bfa70 when something went ffc3a7bfe8 wrong.381bebb4cc43b07c

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I didn’t really know.8401497cca50d43a

After all, I had never 498fc470da had a family before.488b0dc8c8d799b8

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I could only 1bcc8a7464 guess by the 9282c0e608 way I felt 0a27a6b1c1 when I thought ef4d4029e1 about the people 91389b7308 in the duke’s 79c24ed370 household.93b9a9ccdfbdb0d1

The marquis, hearing my f9c29a88c6 words, simply blinked his f1909f108c wide eyes without saying faaf7b76fd a word.48d692144be071e2

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“Anyway, I’ll be sneaking in at night from time to time until you’re fully healed, so don’t be too surprised.”cdc6112f6174023d

Waving cheerfully, I 01db49bf6c turned on my a8caab1d5d heel and slipped 56ee2a1ff6 out of the 71faced5ee room.3a220ed843477bcb

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