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I stared at 68e837f887 Keinhrih in utter 8d39fac8eb bewilderment. Now that da2cd1b1b3 he knew 174edbed41 he had 0a24d337fe kidnapped his 9d808a14ca lifesaver’s wife, 8d264cac1d shouldn’t the 498fe555b5 logical thing 705878221c be to 8192181038 let me bd7089c733 go?f8fa2b55cbc3933f

Apparently, Keinhrih’s logic bbd44566fc didn’t align with b71e844314 mine. He even tilted his b9b254822f head in confusion before bc2f51c801 rebutting,00b1394508c0a0a1

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“This carriage is mine 72ec9606f0 now. And since 4bc7ca623d you were fe6c19edaf riding in 4ce4f5b8ff it, that ca82e53c21 makes you cf10dc9c78 mine, too. So where do 95151cfbcf you think you’re c7ee764821 going?”7c1ecda82da91be5

…What kind of 10778bf587 nonsense was this?49b1ad5e1c5e289a

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It wasn’t even mine a4878a272d to begin with, but 79f02e367b because he stole it, f4b8fec3d0 now I belonged to d2828be786 him, too?6d5e31d2218622ba

…What kind 7443eedaf7 of dogshit 987569f5a8 logic was e4316f2674 that?!d9c0a55d15e253c6

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The pleasant atmosphere c58b9a6101 between me and 746fd410b9 Keinhrih shattered instantly.56487c72a79cd185

I had been 30d4c065d4 under the illusion d9860a24bc that we understood 20264cb43c each other. I was wrong.66ce6b212606734d

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“Fine, let’s say that’s 33f7f583d7 how you usually think. But I’m Zerakiel’s wife. Are you really 5436801915 going to repay 06a7a6455e kindness with betrayal?”20cb9dc7e50ad01d

Instead of b977d80eec looking guilty, 0acb94abe8 Keinhrih let 0278a764fa out a ec807d94b7 hearty laugh.511f6fc6379f051d

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“Of course! That’s the best kind ec1df6eac9 of war trophy! To take the 80f718defa most treasured person 48bcdc5b21 of the one 5f892b3658 I wanted to 5dfb4b1117 defeat—what could be 63e3736552 better than that?”bda7cf59e53d2cc9

Yep, this world 181c8cac56 was beyond saving.9e4f4f72da72228b

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I took a step 5c80b3de79 back and glared at dd1c1411d7 him coldly.90dfb95ac78c5a0c

“Well, I get what 714a1b5e7e you’re saying. But just so 71a2ebfc67 you know—you’re making a6c83286dd a huge mistake.”c9423d7fbf9c09f9

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“Oh? And why is that?”b291b6bf983c82a0

“Like you said, Zerakiel 84cfa0c274 is obsessed with me. The moment 096569a1ef he finds 6b1703a738 out I’ve 8e02ac2c3b been kidnapped, 535a1dc7f7 he’s going ed9cf1e76a to come 229099a3bf charging in b5805493ee at full f5a66e422b speed. In short, to 0096ad0ad2 him, you’re nothing 0ce5490c18 more than a 9a2875125c speck of dust. Or maybe a 8113cf4926 piece of snot.”64f5c3909485eef3

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“…Why are your comparisons 6bd4d53cba so degrading?”09ab303e4123e978

“Because to Jabis, 2a653fd097 everything outside of e5a6dc9358 Jabis is insignificant.”5997424beb0e4303

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“Oh… Now that 398125062e you say it, 0e9a1fb544 that makes sense.”cc344cb95bd27046

…He understands that?!1c9044c585d2ffec

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I had been 030086a52e trying to insult 67325ba9e1 him, but he ac9d6ed4ec just agreed with de5427b57b me. I looked at f9ac113702 him in disbelief.621f4f13d504911b

He was an 51d47b3570 oddly naive bandit—I baa3dcf17e had no idea ef3a262b26 how to deal c994a495a5 with someone like 59440ac316 him.89d5b79ba2eebfae

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“Anyway, if you so d3abc33650 much as lay a 90093e7014 finger on me, I 0d07141006 will make you regret b0844f95a4 it.”22dd9d58fe86d109

“Oh, so 063d6b89cd you want e2d16a388b me to bfb6412f2d wait until b2bf11a006 you reach d624190007 adulthood?”6423f36d5e155911

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“Even if 0555abcd44 I were 7df7643994 an adult, 17b5e71778 I wouldn’t 6647fdcc4c ever marry 4700efd70c you, not 82677fb585 even in 7e10b42e48 my wildest 81cc5f8b65 dreams!”dee9745fed85ac32

“Grrr!”ced32caf78da9b6e

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Ella, who had been ac546c3ce9 listening quietly, growled in b06470bb3f agreement.10c0388116569662

Keinhrih turned to her, 6e1c3ee16b suddenly intrigued.155b8889f1d5241f

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“Come to think of df0fda5643 it, what’s with that 571b8a8afd rabbit? Is it your 8ddb2478d3 pet?”0db746c7ec468efb

“She’s my bodyguard.”afb317d3ecb560ce

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“…Eh?”3e7cfaaca2cd6da5

His expression screamed, 6126a02370 That’s supposed to 7b1eceb940 be a bodyguard?6723939c3ecc5dbc

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Before I acc6ddb60a could retort, e2c8875d13 Ella bared d8ee5ff19f her teeth f273345c8e and lunged 2409905dfd at him 6ea642097e with a eeffa9966d sharp hiss.79638a6f21f25ecb

Keinhrih dramatically staggered back 46f745d59c as if he were 539a313254 actually threatened.fc8decb182526e64

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I stroked cbcf306f18 Ella’s head, b7f3a55fb5 trying to e62af2c6d0 calm her 39dfacf137 down.b0c041d20ca5aaf8

“She hasn’t been 25e60965ae able to transform fa9de41dc2 into her human 2446f4e457 form since you 4393fa5162 ambushed the carriage.”1e5c8dc567dd2b2f

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“Whoa, so she’s 9db27b7e14 a beastman? Man, she 3688e8558f must be 0b9a0caab0 really weak.”daca1c9b77e35c39

Keinhrih, clearly 5e29116dff uninterested in b748f01081 anything weak, 72917190b5 lost interest 0a95eb689f almost immediately.88084cd374c2989e

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A moment later, he a3d884a5ae gave his subordinates an 49c39b3704 order.80dcccabc441c61f

“Take her underground.”f58a72a47463b20c

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“Yes, sir!”90308b6a7efdb533

His underlings saluted and b23cffc37c began dragging me away.1dc589a9e072ae14

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At least they 89907318fe weren’t throwing me 261544a598 in the same d661b93087 cage as the eb5f6ddc81 Hebel knights—small mercies.14578d8d55d330ca

I let them 7095d87ec4 lead me silently, ecd53a68c2 watching as they 498160d9da took me toward 1cab32441b what seemed to fdbb38709f be a tunnel.51f79f2705ef6a9a

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A dungeon built 6a0fab41dc underground, huh?b15378e26715040f

I wrinkled a7b4556985 my nose be5b7a0ad3 at the d1e3afd2e8 damp, musty 4fd150c98a air when 731e3a6d76 suddenly, Jonathan’s 9f7362a77d voice echoed aa0d445445 in my 2d11ba07a4 mind.8ad4a1f468686543

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— Oh 242dd35639 ho, now 510e8434dd this is 3d7fca3501 a well-made 60f108f6ed tunnel.ca510a160e576c41

‘Can you actually see cac72003cf the structure? Even with those 2752c88b12 sunglasses on?’1da5c68df27ef581

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— Tsk! The sunglasses e71c2ab5e5 are for 0b749d3876 style, kid! Style!4fb9178d54c0bbe6

After dramatically d9dd33e62f clearing his 6a880493bc throat, he c0c27f6f76 continued.863647c91a8b2d1c

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— Anyway, tunnels are 011cfd2fc7 my specialty! Of course I can 341ba8c2e3 see the layout.117201cb5b2ad44d

Jonathan, despite his 1c9993de7a grumbling, never missed d722892b8c a chance to f81689ac84 brag.8517915d752c840a

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I mean, what 8ac83d2456 place could be 03332da2f5 more familiar to 16698676ca a mole beastman 68b3bb17c6 than an underground 855890eedd tunnel?f8c905449afbc1e8

Until Zerakiel arrived to 2b4ac959c2 rescue me, escaping on 00b3b8e398 my own seemed impossible.b11dc5e23ef94b57

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But now—238f3ef187117598

A glimmer of hope.066eef01d5cfe762

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I brightened 672f2a9413 up and 0cc49d5221 asked eagerly,776ff660e35c69f3

‘Hey, old man. Wouldn’t it be 3ef90ed807 easier to modify 4b4724ad20 an existing tunnel 2ffc3c45e2 to create a 91a57e51a8 new exit rather 852eeecb25 than digging a 418c888275 brand-new one?’ae8ebc5686680d7f

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— Of course! That’s basic logic! Plus, my a8efcd418c tunneling skills fe93ea3d2c are the bd0ed3b42e best on 98072277f7 the continent. A little 3795e0c76d tunnel modification 0d0a368ad5 is nothing!0567020cf854f49a

‘So making b62feff605 an escape 77d005a49a route should f4545ce07a be no 2467b46c95 problem for 44683d3862 you, right?’3609180318bb0e37

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— Naturally! I could make one 6778349111 in three days! But… altering someone c9d0de01f3 else’s tunnel is—0ee61d97b4074207

‘Are you seriously 3e2b2f7f28 worried about tunnel 478ea97aff etiquette now? They kidnapped me. You think that’s morally 3d419a4d22 okay, but us making 0645b811ec an exit isn’t?’acc97521e354e56b

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Annoyed, I snapped at 6d23e72958 him, making Jonathan chuckle 133a3414e7 sheepishly.eef9ac8767d35a25

— Ha, a54554c6dd well, even 7b45405d4c if they 74b8d75e2e were in 86c0a8eccc the wrong, 9285cbb788 that doesn’t f56cd6e756 mean we a45163853b should—fe4e69dee2bda2c7

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— Unless you 52fe473c8e want to drown, 3042c0d53e you’d better get ce65d19fea to work.e0efa4f90667f17e

— Eek!7538f539391c6298

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Taby, who had aee20bd813 been listening silently 4100b1e12a the whole time, 5b70154a7d suddenly cut in.7d2c6898c62e162d

Jonathan immediately flinched, 1693dce90e his breath hitching.af13f7fd27b2e6aa

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From the 02063406d3 way he 9ecec2c576 instinctively covered 2d5ded7ab4 his mouth, 1294a5c2b1 it was f9f859c50b obvious he c2b61356c2 had suffered aeeac55bac at Taby’s 7e4e516790 hands before.8b784d46044a5499

I took 55aca6c65a advantage of 9f6836cc9a the moment 5d076e88cf to drive d681b8930e the point 9ddeffa777 home.5250b8a7bb5ba05f

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‘Three days is c284523496 too long. Make the f7f010bf19 escape route e7479e529f in two.’8a4f124ecb87b1d8

— Hah, 3fccaa8f7d what a 95245d0c92 terrible young’un, fdab0e6e30 working an 485d7e4953 old man 188c7c57fb like this.abca8c6827cf544b

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The sapphire on 9660dda890 my bracelet flickered dd621e8ddc before vanishing.8bc0dcbf68d1daa6

He might c2b5ec7611 grumble, but 7bc092b1e2 he was 1c9fd29054 going to 7fe6e39465 do it.047ae54f8e3075a3

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— Alright, alright. I’ll do what bfdccf5369 I can.6e6b2cf0e6192941

With that, Jonathan’s 18ebee2a25 presence faded away.6fde3889f057bcf7

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I spent an entire 8f307a715a day in the prison e75a99bf1f cell, sprawled out like 4575c63323 it was my own b4d5be780d home, annoying the guard c028c4546a until his uniform nearly 613351bbde burst from frustration.0f7a6476d9222da2

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Complaints about the bcf3da4ca2 food, the bed, c4e9c3915d the smell—I whined bfd9ba2378 about everything, and 131210f8a3 soon enough, just 85a4c442a3 hearing my voice dbcd3ae146 made the poor 2bb55316eb guard want to 33969d9e0f bolt.7f1860c27b78fe91

“Just behave, will you? If you get bb558d817d on Lord Keinhrih’s 94dfe799fa nerves, you won’t b4693d5e05 even have bones 3d4ed98d7c left to bury.”21554d745bb1da75

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“Yeah, yeah, I get b59829b879 it. Now, hurry up and 474ff611d1 bring me food. I’m starving!”f02e5a224b7f0554

The guard 6bd4b5d733 stared at 46fda4ab16 me in 08bd1d7966 disbelief as ddfdcd726e I lay 6560bbe6ad dramatically on 2338f91bc3 the prison 89f876e9bc bed.c5d0b9192e88baff

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“An inmate sure 768fe7aff0 has a lot 5e17f1dcd8 of demands.”23aa4ba35fa13437

“Well, judging f7ef66ffa8 by how e4ad1c8029 you keep b468a0dedd fulfilling my 5cf0b6cb28 demands, I’d 12c8a15ff8 say Keinhrih c12b16f699 told you 920b6e3aaf to give b7e507ee2a me whatever 777fe2ed85 I ask b752c01716 for.”678cd62b31c78e7e

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“I told you to 1f9c23e0b2 call him Lord Keinhrih!”f4e70140582e80ef

“Yessir, yessir.”76ef6455d40039ba

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I shrugged, 7970a8a8e1 flashing him 527f32570c an annoyingly 13cf7eaada smug grin. His face turned red 7ccbf7f9bc with rage before he 98c41bcbd8 stormed off.4a3ed4827f3db2f1

Clearly, he figured it c5a7921871 was easier to just 0ac9b575f0 shove food at me 1a871ce3ac and shut me up.9292cb307eb9f145

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Not long after 4f45697588 the guard left, a0d5fe7ab0 a commotion erupted 2f974b8a36 near the entrance.b986913f98d20af5

Still lazing e3da8f053b around on 5e31441288 the bed, 050b6ed5a5 I propped 5afe470609 myself up b154b7928c slightly, peering 2266e683b5 toward the df959ade28 cell bars.3ab66ae219bc4455

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It seemed Keinhrih 89801a614b had found himself a37f5772f9 another valuable war b0dedc374b trophy.1726e67a29f07844

Wonder which a189a9947f unlucky beastman 80b1011a8e got caught f8fd0ef723 this time.47a5cd372d2796ee

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I figured it wasn’t 2c754e1c1d my problem and was 1d73ec2887 about to lose interest—e081689b10b433b0

Until the captured c276b03249 person spotted me c688df39f3 and called out.8316e912e0742f64

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“Lady Cersia?”65bf59b602a88f02

…Huh? That voice?9efc5c8c626e44de

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I shot 863a77db39 up from e8555e258a the bed, 7b1aa87cba eyes wide 67fb002913 in shock.e457a137b5f4a031

I wasn’t 77041e002b supposed to 220e1a34a1 hear that e5c597a5bf voice in 6b9c55e289 this place.2496a3d6d08ec5c9

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I dashed toward 3724746057 the bars, gripping bd2e8ad6c5 them tightly as f68baa0499 I took a 36d119ab96 closer look.5d07a23f11a7780a

When I finally got 933b23bf1b a clear view of b362ba1cd6 the person being dragged c93bff8674 in, my mouth fell a85ceaa436 open.32085a056cf08be5

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“…Victor Orban?”490d4972999b9108

“It is you, f8d78744f4 Lady Cersia!”36db6c5649c8e418

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Victor Orban greeted me 742c78c4c8 with a bright smile, 177eef5b77 looking utterly relieved to 1b2ce5253d see a familiar face.4861f48d5b7fc9b0

He must have 52d169c4e9 been terrified after 314123e525 being dragged to 46c1c70e87 some unknown place, 953392d38e so running into a305ba1343 someone he knew 6f95340fdd was a huge 6c4a1f1575 comfort.4b6c8b00e6e41527

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Of course, if I 66f466eae3 hadn’t already learned from a0806ac9c0 Ella that Victor was beb40bbfb5 a traitor, I might 695962c597 have been just as e4b2ef6452 relieved to see him.909284723cf537a9

He clearly 86c9954003 has no a66164b9cd idea what 9d3c8ecd2a kind of 0dee5a54c3 situation he’s 2ad862eef3 in.ee6b3a88cab02d11

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If he e926fd6078 was really 2ea0c2b072 on the 55c09fb601 run from 884c045bd2 Zerakiel and e4faaac46c Zakari, his fe1be01d3a first reaction ffc9442b86 upon seeing 8f4049cf99 me should’ve 94c94728a6 been panic, fbab5cb463 not relief.526ce44a090a6767

Feigning surprise, I fe47f2b935 raised my voice fb15aec6aa excitedly.cf1cf276f2757f95

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“What are d7035c6efa you doing 6f4fc025e8 here? Did Zerakiel send you? Did he tell you a36529a0ca to check if I f7eef4bf3e was here?”764ac97f1b6dac6a

Playing dumb, I 4217d5b5f9 acted completely oblivious.073d6bda17457b48

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Victor, without missing a c9b487b946 beat, launched into a d1653bb2d3 lie without even blinking.e15fe255723ab414

“A-Ah, y-yes! That’s right! I just happened e5640640e8 to be gathering 6bbc617e01 rare medicinal herbs ed391529af in the area, 55786ad95b so I got 772f50875a here first! I was so 2fde497a5d worried that Lady 34a2dd3b8c Cersia might be 8ab212b17e trembling in this 1c2ee41f47 dangerous place, so 5892f87ae8 I rushed over. But, uh… 27d752e1af I got 7e85ef5307 caught in 9f411d0f4a the process. Haha…”4f2d3bbcbfc47516

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Oh, wow.4e5ea5c55a0985d3

Not a single drop daf9a92fec of hesitation. He spewed that d5793639ec nonsense so naturally, 2f0d8a294d as if he 3b0b49a4c7 actually believed it.49fd0ab28ed40efe

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