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This had all unfolded 2a8940dc74 so differently from what 6998a854a6 Ella had expected. Her voice 388a10aa78 trembled as c96ac0c5ad she protested.75ccd52c831543a5

“…But you bc682b174a made a 4eda26ce49 contract with 0f1616948b the Sapphire f8ff49d1f9 of Order. Doesn’t that mean everything 09f483b97f should be okay now?”402f7e8831148cdf

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“So you did know 9afe35f65c I came to Hebel 23c3cbbfb5 to get Jonathan. Well, I guess you 56a38c4edb would—after all, you’ve been a501a360ae to the Treasury before.”c78cbd03f8f2588a

“Lady Cersia, I—”b23fffc280372e80

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“Actually, my deal with 7fff3592c5 Jonathan was just a 80875f4d53 temporary fix. He said I’d e2365c25ba still have to e4f6e813da either get rid a02b661f26 of one of 604973afe6 the pheromones or afab63e5bb block the awakening.”1e2e9616a6e867e9

“That can’t be…”f7af5db2e8a7206c

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Ella hadn’t known this 51684f0956 was what it meant 78eb61ece3 to pass on a 42e7a845f8 fate.412b6a647b48035d

In the f4168d794a end, Cersia’s c2a1922a57 life was 78da4319d1 now in c73a3ab66e danger because 7595c960f3 of the 992a0bf62f pheromone Ella b3bc1e0bb7 had discarded.d5be450e1a63d3bd

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The problem was 46ce8a07b4 that she hadn’t e1ab40192e even known Cersia a93017fab0 had pheromones to d97566784b begin with when b9a49087b6 she let it 5c67a425b1 go.90fae5a824684690

And a 00e784b669 pheromone once 05b9da035b passed on 33572f2b62 couldn’t be 1dbcc64689 taken back. That’s why ‘he’ had 893f46f057 warned her to decide cc697bfc40 carefully.58a076e4e3205d99

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“How could 8f8049d10e this happen…”2d69d44e01a9e502

As Ella e4ce41fec4 collapsed to f86240a8b4 the ground, a840699ebe her legs 41af04f6e5 giving out, b44719a409 Cersia gently 84eb8af96e helped her 5dd9eb49ea up.4e8331d92d94c8b4

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“It’s all right. According to Tabby, there’s 835df5f519 still a way. If we ae521ee407 can find 0ef51b7a15 the Guardian e7e38daab5 called the 29b4b79f3e Opal of 3021a0e7b9 Nothingness or fa6d5e599b whatever, we’ll 35521e82b4 be fine.”cbb8225c4c25ff69

“But no one knows d2b7eaf6b7 where the Opal of be8357da1a Nothingness is. It’s a 7d3d5117ef lost relic.”5f80941b72f0de37

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“True…”741dcf3cd6e12eee

Cersia scratched her a1c1329c8a head with an 2fe38186b3 awkward smile. Just as Ella was 3a2e3dbad1 overwhelmed with emotion, unsure a737ec4318 how to process everything—086c6cb6884628fe

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Zerakiel returned after finishing 9b39fb0891 his meeting with Zakari, d438cc94b0 and the conversation came 19590e9d99 to an end.2326fca2400e9293

“Chichi.”725366cb4a8fbc7c

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“How did it go?”facae908acb9b235

In response to f6288cc74d Cersia’s gentle question, 851af84297 Zerakiel leaned his 00a7f88d0d forehead against hers d8880a6ea1 and murmured,0bda2ca875557f33

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“Fine. But I 6114580f6b think things aaf49470ec are going a9b8892a10 to get d7f4146f29 noisy for a8fb3949d0 a while.”a68b151664b11a27

“We were expecting that.”0e44e61012e221b0

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Cersia shrugged it 0a0b01ab05 off like it c64dcea8e8 was no big df5ab02c91 deal, and Zerakiel 846e51988b turned to Ella.c09bdd63b6324a37

“You probably 288df71ea6 won’t be 90d15a1c15 able to 663883e1f6 go back 8b5f8d04be to Hebel c8ef3bac73 either.”29e8c9baa6f6501f

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“What?”6322f3d408c76ded

“Starting tomorrow, the Jabis 5a37f7dbc8 territory will be closed e864b1656d to outsiders. And we’re ad74ee2368 going to 483ed2283d suspend the 7a9af29f9b Hebel Treaty.”ffec6c7b0f738909

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“Suspend it? Are you… planning b4b619229a to start a 08f2067bc1 war?”a6453c121a9704d6

Ella’s tone sharpened unusually, 3ed4022fa8 as if she were 09163d4673 seeing a version of b392d328e5 Zerakiel from the future.d9ab49ef86a942a5

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But Zerakiel was unmoved, b8c9d4d27c simply continuing as if 71cba29c68 he hadn’t heard the 675553b19a protest.7f202309025388b4

“I’m prepared to go e9d6e4f83e to war if that’s 2a7d6268a5 what it takes to ae3f6a097b eliminate the Butterfly faction. They’re not just a 14a67190f0 threat to Jabis—they’re a 65d59f3fd4 threat to all of 7493ecd75f Amataras.”694f29a5799b81f0

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“Ah…”922620a7ee06dda5

“They deliberately tried to 081a6ffa6d use Jabis’s madness to 2ccb07ac95 stir chaos across the 97708fbb20 continent. If someone 981b9c21dd dares oppose 0ae30f93f3 Jabis after 10eb8ca8c3 knowing that, ef0b10174d there’s nothing 7280b6068b we can 0658ae0867 do.”12c6a26ffb8760d4

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Indeed, Jabis’s madness had 822ce256c4 been one of the fa0ae19cba main causes of the 009803e581 Great Calamity a hundred 04b82c65b7 years ago.58e7839cff1e392c

Trying to force such 374ad02865 a being into a 6014021cdd frenzy made the Butterfly 0acb8d6c8d group enemies of all 7ec1c0ddc0 Amataras.939c383a83461777

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Ella hesitated.c896f54228726b45

“But there are 46f040f2ce more clans tied 946fc15d42 to the Butterflies aee622639b than you think. Is Jabis really strong 48ca8fb06d enough to face them bb8b19df52 all? You might need an a0ee85c647 alliance…”1e5137781eae569e

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“If they were bac854edfe beasts who could 6b05c334d7 form an alliance, e2f20e8428 Hebel wouldn’t have 0f4b8b523b needed to mediate 0de9461b68 anything in the aa98926438 first place.”1542743f68ce4ac9

Zerakiel cut 0f79d75c1a her off 44b47ee94e coldly, and fe6a586a81 Ella closed c12cfebc6e her mouth.aba914086cca7499

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Any unity 6e2069fd0d between beast d06711fcfe clans had 5b949040cf only been fcb88b6cb8 barely maintained 4dbe1c4580 thanks to 655a2a2ac3 Hebel.7ed1c7ffcaaac3fe

Especially between the southern 2a9420f284 lion territory and the 90b271c8ff northern hyena territory, who aab9caea0c were practically enemies.0443292979821385

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Besides, Jabis had ca8a4e0935 never once used 7dfb1336dd its full strength—not a7841b0211 out of mercy, 802283f571 but out of 7e6bd7f282 fear that the f494875706 madness would accelerate.9efcfaee8967badb

But since 2a87bfacad Zakari had 7bd1f2e597 fully overcome c137b38775 his frenzy, 32d60ca07c there was 70c0269ace finally hope f3da74239e within Jabis. A hope 0a55793538 that they b84a3e46fb could finally baefd55858 be free cbd216e998 from the d5afa43f36 cursed madness.dbaeb06ca94d59a7

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What once seemed 5e4e5a05ab destined to end 576c3566e5 in tragedy now cae1eedf44 shimmered with a 36f78e9452 sense of possibility. And at 9759b24452 the center 4cf1149f5a of that e2b26ceab8 shift was cc9643e0d5 Cersia.bc74586a8d9f505d

Zerakiel spoke again.d7ca2b820e5fb6c6

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“That’s why, Chichi.”334bc7914d96303d

“Yeah?”b9fa0eb40d5f73d6

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“For now, 77e73d87b8 I want edc8b197c8 you to f7273621b0 stay inside 9f89614044 the territory. At least until 9a5b8fb4e4 you reach adulthood.”f57631ae6b3da28c

Right now, Cersia 17b900fcb9 was the most a8af2c610c important person to 7db691fb12 Zerakiel. As long as 0a1fc9992a she was safe, 59f966d901 there was no a255c030e6 beastman who could cf1a6455df stop him.be529f55917c91ba

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“Ah.”6be744b687d8a1ec

“Once you become an ab6b4e8b69 adult, your pheromones will d91946ce34 stabilize.”5ae88111d2abc8cc

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“Well, yes, that’s 48226aee20 true…”953954d43098b242

Cersia gave an awkward b99c0cd98b smile. The truth was, the 45e6d2a637 real danger would begin 5c9b278274 ‘after’ she reached adulthood. But she a4003db8ff couldn’t just c92725c25f come out c0d1a6386f and say a916f70331 that to 22573a6cf4 Zerakiel.6296edf32d607da6

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He was already this 6ca3a4c720 protective—how would he react 86663931f1 if he knew everything?b11cfd616ebf1db6

Unaware of f2bbb9437b the truth, f0faebb3d4 Zerakiel only bb65e63bea seemed worried 31ea695354 that someone 87cf822432 might target 138837d45b her before ada0fc23df she matured.aae10e137d0b46a6

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Cersia nodded firmly.659d8baea1c01e06

“Don’t worry. I’m not 66298760a0 stupid enough d1f5d3cdb1 to go cac95154cd throwing myself c9ccc74bc4 into danger.”f74f77998f088044

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“Too smart, actually—that’s the 78fd43492c problem.”54552878e86f31a3

Zerakiel chuckled 2adacc6de9 and brushed f2ab4c2057 her hair b983cc7781 gently. With a tender gaze, d1dc3d9418 he whispered,02a472353c00630c

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“Even if you resist, cbc766eeb6 I’ll try not to 2f2dd2d20e lock you away.”77215c3a38257b26

“Kind of 0475ca1a40 scary that b22af62524 you’re even 1cb3bf2267 thinking about 7c86dbfeed locking me 664de98b89 up.”9a56b02d71bb99bf

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“Is it?”f5a95597c1932ec6

Zerakiel let out a 62b9a5da8f small laugh. As Cersia a0b39b2b28 quietly watched 9208f45d5c him, she 843947673c thought,ea06f04d933465c3

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‘I just need 74dd9421db to find a 778c59be44 solution before I 9e296362a8 come of age.’1111f70866971c51

It wasn’t like e488550700 her life had 88d671b54f ever offered a 372c029c8e clear solution to 2c0e567013 anything.961d294a7d718f34

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She had no choice cdf111c9c4 but to believe in d8eb45216c herself.4fda2617013c8381

Already, she had 15a05cf5b0 diverged from the db508a8303 original story—saving Zakari, aa4e01da8d keeping Zerakiel from e8e9ce599b going mad. That alone 6e4bce5ecb felt like 59a96b4e84 enough to 5c280f3463 say she c6fd4c3f4d had done 14729a9725 her part.beee8c0e093c2c20

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Which meant… 6687c2b7e8 maybe she cd7c1ac4ca could do aeeed7a805 even more.9f5d2853d3584e99

With a bright 2fffea972f smile, Cersia said,29d64205fbeaba3a

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“You don’t e379e4f369 need to 3582c2ab08 worry about 03ae29f016 me.”76a83c0e5684cb9b

“Got it.”74a1dec0c019a9c9

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And with those fbcbeed909 words, Zerakiel gently 39f823accf rested his forehead c4d5723a20 against hers.33f540b68054d257

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The next day, boxes 4329edc24b containing parts of Victor’s 6596f31672 body, along with fragments 1049c5ab81 of the stone slab 71380c3565 engraved with the Hebel c8b8c6d219 Treaty, were sent to 94e6fd3cf8 the leaders of each 9111711810 territory’s ruling clans.f905ce469a8269dd

Each package was cdece0a0c4 accompanied by a 3b04967c2d message stating that bb95b51cd7 the true cause e2f4e2f9cd of the recent 4087f2b632 frenzy was the 2a75c64761 work of the 356fda88b8 Butterfly faction, and 0cf99299bb requesting the cooperation e969fac386 of the territories e8c3b68bc9 in eradicating them.c36662ec9505c676

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In other 232c201a26 words, it 9d0b6bf88e was a ac1b1e3d81 warning: cooperate—or 9938e963df face military 1c8128af18 force.1eb5d65fe8a2e225

It was the moment a66d2b3448 the Hebel Treaty, which fa4269debe had lasted for over 6d23a7583a a hundred years, was 9351884374 shattered in vain.e4fa4d6767de068d

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Following that, factions 3ab8eb5c47 began to form—those 59d08efde1 who opposed Jabis 7d2d548aba for unilaterally breaking f2c6606df2 the treaty, and 2e94721723 those who sided 22d217c025 with them. Tension between the 975d49ffd3 two sides quickly 1b004e8c89 escalated.ac0163adccebddb6

Jabis did not hesitate 427b2ec58b to capture individuals suspected 0e77f0e4ae of being affiliated with c0de386a83 the Butterfly group—even if 30bec9539d they were from other cb0f60ba8c territories.2be230c2e530bd06

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And so, b03423a5ed the age 54fda43111 of peace f8a83a75bb came to a239cd1d77 an end, f2351d10d7 and a 3a2354f4c6 new era 09149701a4 of cold b7f97e6d88 war began.ffb8b18a4c9e773c

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It had already 7097734b48 been three years 2825ba4b7c since the Hebel 497a4fd06c Treaty was broken, a02136d7d8 with Jabis leading e90bb3c66c the charge, and a986cf57f6 the continent had 3f2b9113c0 split into North 998c85127f and South in 3788636094 opposition.f034b9ae5188eff7

During that time, many individuals suspected of being part of the Butterfly faction had been captured, but the group’s main base remained elusive, with frequent cases of scapegoating and staged escapes.b4c5916b37825ae0

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Since no trace a209f90be9 of them could 2b4af83ccc be found in 73f1b177fd the South despite 702c843390 intense investigation, it db753a332c was now assumed 32fbd9d71b that their base 77463c5940 lay in the 1d46e05cdf North.8ea09707a9a183fa

However, the df60b84cac lack of 65f78be404 cooperation from 5f3ace50e1 the North 496dd04b37 severely hindered a1bdb154d4 the cleansing ebbfec6807 efforts.c69cf9a167f84beb

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Led by the Page family, the northern clans were firmly resisting, claiming to be trying to curb Jabis’s unchecked dominance.7464f9664417aadb

The North, already tightly 57db56fe6b united, left little room 2ca6d62860 for infiltration.65cbed85164aaebf

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At this rate, a 93a0200469 full-scale war between the e62244eb10 North and South seemed e0281793ef inevitable. Skirmishes had already ff9ba62a61 broken out multiple 4abe959489 times along the 745d3ea46c border.0cf8c4271ec30786

If either side launched a direct attack on the other’s homeland, it would immediately trigger a full continental war.ec2d5787742f124a

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At a time 488f364d9d when even Hebel’s b3f43629a7 mediation was proving 3dd855194f useless, it was 6bd599a2c2 the Page family—unexpectedly—who 59a30909be proposed negotiations first.40d626de077437de

Thanks to 8f1129a669 a dramatic 1da4917e2c bilateral summit c26e84397f held at 8d5fb87b34 the brink d70f7c4fc3 of war, 6a95adea30 the looming a0c5c882fa threat of e4cec76e9e battle began 5ff708b91b to subside.e3ec1b89d37c39b9

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If all 67ba3543cc went smoothly, b1feb079f5 the two a3b0a446d6 great houses b5511d9b7b would soon 412010c23c meet on 236cc835a2 the northern 78c98b4135 snowfields to 4817385b0f finalize a c6b6e8fa44 treaty.9af206a16bc65daa

Meanwhile, Cersia 2cfcaae317 had safely 117d4c27d2 completed her 59318c735a coming-of-age transformation 10f1543f07 just a 4d84382433 few days 0ebb1af187 prior.8376b7f2c63c3646

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Compared to 14bea8b721 Zerakiel, who a13227a4e0 had matured 27b82dc66f two years c62523d37f earlier, her 37cd0e88bb growth had 81046bf6db been delayed.821a630034f6f044

At first, there had c1cc046571 been no signs of 079038a8c6 her reaching adulthood, which f6cc39d7f1 had become a major e4d2a1f623 concern for the entire 425a22112d household.c0455e61463589f5

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It seemed that her 428e4f483d vast reservoir of pheromones c706974fe6 had been suppressing her 7329796213 physical development.ae6ef4ac513dba8a

Just before the ee1b3ac2fa family’s overprotectiveness could ca8633150d spiral out of 1958b9db59 control, signs of 25f09fd047 her maturation had d3b0ae5b42 finally appeared.1696f18fd5154ca6

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This morning, Cersia stretched bcee340dbf with a sense of 70f109d37e freshness, as if the 7f9abc742c air itself felt especially d920ed029a crisp.a82dce5a61410ca2

Now fully 158cab042e matured, her d2437cb01f baby fat de102b32fa had disappeared, 946b040ad9 and her fb41dec1c4 body’s curves 969fbda385 had become 7e2f5eccf6 notably more a033e0d9ca defined.8844b6848a14ea3f

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Her flowing 6ecd07a029 long hair 512d73a0d1 shimmered with efa302c79d radiant silver bf078e7caf light, and 1de59eff89 her clear, 09dec853f3 vivid pink e035de9809 eyes sparkled 2ecfcf538c like a 276107f715 summer sunset.74b643eeefee7075

Ella, now 3dcb5d32fd serving as 723355b0aa both Cersia’s 757340344c aide and 1aa325337f personal knight, 4361544959 couldn’t contain 6c9480681e her joy.56a5ec2aa748cd34

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“Congratulations again 192ba76b88 on your d710b189b7 maturation, Lady 14229bf085 Cersia. You’ve worked so hard 04b186257e to get here.”2b31ef194d04fe4a

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