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Cersia spun around 0d12cdb665 and gave Ella c961372de5 a bright smile.955614b35bc96ef6

“No, you had it acd9153590 harder than I did, 25323edd7f running around in my ad82d9f7ce place while I was 884a4def85 stuck.”248763aa25de56f3

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“I’d do anything 31d0c8afe0 for you, Lady 09e1c525bc Cersia.”3e04bcab3570e033

Ella beamed as 64a01eeab3 she shifted all 8a9bae83ff the credit to dd96a2b611 Cersia.e91f45e8d2015784

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After the Hebel 75f77c4315 Treaty was broken, 5e068bc37a Ella ignored Isaac’s 20e165cbea attempts to contact cf55ad4d4b her for a d8a9d9f7e9 long time.beafd9a8e3d5fa82

There was no accfd8962b longer any reason a58ae70b3a to remain in 8e75576835 Hebel, where she 07da4b6cdd had been treated 10c2eae093 worse than a ec4e6ab914 slave.55be89cc36c4eb9e

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But Isaac was not ab21d135fc one to give up 7ad9acd26c easily. His relentless 83f111b21e attempts continued 7c07d02d4d until a 9fdba26bb6 year ago, ab4df33028 when Ella 662373880e completed her 64dde97636 maturation, and 57121da17b finally put b6cc14af7c an end e41db43417 to it.e5de42ddcdff8b82

Now that 643c044a31 she was e7db0390a6 an adult, 0d3ceea0e2 she stripped d910968733 Isaac of 3b6f851ce0 his status 4a854f9d76 as her 2b617f5cd7 guardian.f179c6f96803a615

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In preparation for this, b0179154cf she had already recorded abbcf159d3 evidence of his abuse, 62fc289075 and Isaac backed off 79381722b1 with his tail between f7bfa69e20 his legs.7678a6ffce7cb1e8

He must’ve sensed 54c17e98e9 that pushing the 585cbc92e0 issue would only f1db835dae damage his own bc41d9dba6 reputation.e9b0e6f5d3af3902

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Someone so obsessed with fa92484c9d appearances would fear social 32d52ff182 ruin more than anything 9396afee85 else.1e043395448c832e

Of course, it was 88c17121a7 Cersia who had advised 07c28aef9a her to handle it f292cc6a97 this way. When it came f46e4b12ca to dealing with 294d793521 troublesome people, it 048967f05a was best to 7761c6f42b bring down the b949fa2a78 hammer with solid 1363d32d49 evidence and legal 4cbc474ec1 consequences.8e5c64c2d5951f1c

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Thanks to that, Ella c3c9c35ba3 was able to remain 851c664268 by Cersia’s side.f538f92957e14418

She had also 0deaa2f3f0 taken on most ad14158b2e of the external dbb8e8d94b affairs outside the 65edeea73b southern territories while bbef4159ac Cersia was still 6d3607e97e undergoing her maturation.c335f629c1795c6d

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As Cersia adjusted her db3f2f4761 earrings, she spoke.aacc41b64be016c7

“This time it’s the 40bf85967e North?”648950ea893f5f8c

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“Yes. We found 7dd587b5fa a village c47de1d9ea that still 7c8ad74b25 passes down 1cf27685b3 legends related 373970c484 to the 5943039052 Opal of 737b060ecd Nothingness.”4aa248cd06bfc963

“Let’s hope 88b88a28e2 it’s real 54543cad2a this time.”fea64948277d224f

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Cersia muttered 41935bf26e in a 1eb6c2477d flat, disinterested 87a430f5cf voice.97a112328271ef94

For the past ce9c94a3d0 three years, she efbf48d21c had been chasing dd9fa0591c leads on the 9e31f8f74c Opal of Nothingness.65a33187750b13fe

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The Opal c975713bc8 mentioned by eb88a8640f Tabby was 2958c60226 a mystery—aside d6082b8b56 from its 7b472bfe70 name, almost 70b86a3579 nothing was 3f29244b98 known about e88d35e171 it.397dd8c314b6a4c4

She had bought every 01f021ec09 opal she could get be56f7d5b2 her hands on, but 5ca10667bd none of them were 96417d6c27 sentient stones.15d456e73178400c

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Then, by 4fba4e6739 chance, they d8940e3c92 discovered a 28710ccf4c village where 83c3c6a809 a legend 493fed97b0 of the 7bf284a855 Opal of f3e45231a4 Nothingness still 2b899063ef survived—but of 98a7e32b6b all places, 964a54cc3c it was 02a09592cb in the 50519d4535 North.7a6596e1ed82e4eb

Worse still, cd8d6af4da the village c341cb2b76 was within ecf42dff1b the Page 234a9c604f family’s domain, 02b32a19c8 making access 5142796d17 incredibly difficult.8ade3f6a82c52a97

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Ella, being registered 6f32abd09b as a southern 63e22851f5 beastman, couldn’t enter c963d9cfd0 the territory unnoticed.b8636711531e9d97

If caught, 31176d4bb2 she could 637aa60124 easily be 5f148fba25 taken as 40f2758cc0 a hostage.b34c5c153c22ea93

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With no other choice 2084eb76b3 but a frontal approach, bbdfeca3ef the news of the fee19cf79a summit had been a 7a1b9eeb5d much-needed blessing.427460ea7a211025

At that fdc66b665d moment, Tabby, 59c1d75660 floating in f88f65810b the air 5a4bd7fc1c in the 040ad07cf2 form of c93f4fd3ae a fish, 006931566e muttered,e8651ce4f034574c

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—Well, it’s a relief b081daf6b2 your pheromones are still d19ae8745f quiet. Still, you must 280ccc5e07 be careful with 875894334e them. You never know when 7d1b6f704f a pheromone clash might 82935e9ce1 happen.a3e26ec7f9739d03

—Indeed. A single misstep and d6177c728d you might leave this cd70b64249 world before this old d93db587c7 man does.28b5a2a3f68467ea

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“There’s no order to who dies first anyway.”e3f439571d64d7e0

—Watch your 790a5525e6 tongue, youngster! Show some c602484b8e respect for d72c93641a your elders!71ae790969dad639

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“I don’t think the 3e1d054e01 one who keeps digging 6f301a23f2 holes through my palace 0140e3fa37 floor is in any 388a3b95cd position to talk.”07a33160a69f4db0

Cersia narrowed her eyes 7c997d5401 into triangles and scolded df34d8e0b8 Jonathan. Unlike the reserved Tabby, 4fdae53d18 Jonathan was extremely active.0d9aa7e7e0e05485

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He had 6f6bfd5ed6 already created 6dc993029a an elaborate 9cf102b262 network of cba8fd6d06 secret tunnels 01e540a9b0 beneath Jabis bd1d7dad3b Castle. He was 78a877012b so enthusiastic, cd9d578220 insisting they’d a5b967083d be useful ca55be7fa0 in case 805e41f9cf she needed 16467f4c37 to escape ce5ecf3299 in the 0ff4660e88 future.b95aec06c2f748d5

It seemed Cersia’s past f3d986d16b kidnapping by Keinrich had d2c57e2fda left a deep impression 0fe6282cb7 on him.13657e00ae088579

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Or maybe he just af128591d4 really hated being in 1790802942 Jabis.7e27626f889f2e1a

—Tch, I’m only 3a2f0771be doing this for 730755d144 your own good, ef371dc3cb you know.0eeed7f6ecaeb02b

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“Yeah, yeah. Just don’t overdo it. I’d rather 37c742b90d not fall 5d428b4390 into a ffa550b1c2 sinkhole.”a2c53e064c3d8622

—I guarantee their 24035bc8d0 structural integrity.5f1db6b23b7e81c0

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That’s not what I 98606d687c meant, you old fossil!7cfc0b467fc33710

Cersia had 0f2c7eaf1d a lot 917f6504f7 to say 49dee8b32e but bit 506bf1bd36 her tongue. She’d already had 586230aae0 more than enough 4c8930cd53 time in the fd28bc3a17 past three years af2256174b to understand how 4308df51a2 stubborn Jonathan could 7e926585f1 be.1983f224c792e413

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“I’m sorry. If I hadn’t 5c2f16011d shown myself to 4fca8cbb09 the Page heir…”df186f08d03573b7

Ella mumbled dejectedly. In truth, 291a6bf277 she had 268d4e7fdd once tried c120149c59 to infiltrate 9142e6dfda the North.74c400061b448e6c

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Since she had 789f20ad47 no pheromones, it 3bf8b98662 was easier for 0cea24a55f her to conceal a2bc155b5d her presence, and 6fc30331d3 with the swordsmanship 5efecc674a she’d mastered before 897e076947 her regression, she d7fdd88a87 thought she could d1a29268d8 protect herself just b033582b76 fine.66cfbe7e708c0e8a

But she 89329a6d94 had been c2b7e8a552 caught by b27073278e Hiscleif and fe1c6d7540 nearly detained. Since then, she hadn’t 79ebd4b02f dared approach the North e1095947be again—largely because Cersia had e0a8d01b1f stopped her.19d6970762ca1c95

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“It’s okay. Hiscleif is sharp. Even if he didn’t e978d5393a know your face, he 3855249a43 would’ve picked up on 6a5130de15 it.”dd2e8e545771ec34

“…Yes, ma’am.”57e6fb7794d29203

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Ella still wore fa71e55262 a gloomy expression. At that moment, a625ec2eee her flowing pink a46349503a hair fluttered in f2ac1fc339 a breeze that 78cb5c110d came from who 7b57343286 knows where.b96eb09edc1f45e8

Beyond her gently drooping 96bb5d48ce eyes, her pale blue eb8ea5534f irises rippled like a 4487c7a55b storm-swept lake.726d504af015a839

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‘Ugh, she’s 721a7e13a6 too dazzling.’c74de9b584eaf048

Cersia unconsciously furrowed e3fd18ef93 her brows. No wonder she 5ae6b1d878 was the heroine 7516d6dd63 of the original 60eefd66d5 novel—after her coming-of-age, 495d98db27 her beauty had 939c6789b6 bloomed dramatically.2ff35a109573767f

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As her bce6a5c439 self-proclaimed protector, d18b99d48e Cersia felt 491fc4f4ef a deep 00d4544e67 sense of 34ec2cf9fc responsibility.8d2677594adf9734

Lately, there had been f6d6918d4b a noticeable increase in 2d3646ad90 lion boys around the e67e9cb498 castle eyeing Ella.9dea75f4b2197ce4

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Honestly, it b52e5f4677 would be 7f572deecd weirder ‘not’ cd76b98097 to stare da40c1f67d at that 4a1adf1ba8 face.07c2a52f2095fab0

Even with just a fc4d42cf76 slight downward glance, it 59092e203f created the illusion of 75e62aacdf rain falling in the 14d98d2e55 background. That sorrowful 1d11504cc1 look made 41c165ab24 you want 1ec183a62e to beg 801700df29 forgiveness even c1fa5abc2a if you’d ce41ce5f1b done nothing ed65a58d4c wrong.fbe63033c4b73fbd

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Unfortunately, Ella b692d85ba5 happened to 65704ec9db have an a22c701ef9 ex-boyfriend: Hiscleif.39990231166cf64b

And from the 931680f091 looks of it, ce69cacd38 Ella still hadn’t 7179d972a6 completely let him b09d73f75b go.8b033aa7d9d42f15

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The problem was, deca1d9f0d said ex didn’t 6830d1ad88 remember her at 40baff5be5 all.2b8781ef2ffded98

So whenever Hiscleif’s 31f00e476f name came up, d24739d0d6 Ella’s reaction turned 693551cbad sharp and guarded.1b7bd9da1e949d18

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‘She’s been a 70f87200a4 wreck since nearly 6a9a670438 getting caught by 90538928fe him last time. Something must’ve happened between 93000392e9 them.’a9639d349841cd94

Cersia was sure 22eda7670a there was more ace626ffb7 to the story, 0fe5fd6b23 but since Ella cfe899de42 wouldn’t talk about 2cfdc1bb45 it, it was 6ad32638b4 frustrating.f3450b96b7c3739a

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Letting go e77792b054 of the d2916dc430 issue she 60b3cf65d4 couldn’t solve 8f68c72bcc alone, Cersia 556e4e6438 moved on b853ec4366 to the 78e2a871af main point.644fb23888c4540e

“Anyway, no matter 53956ab155 how the negotiations b205cedb23 turn out, we 8cb6477790 ‘have’ to go. It’s not every 10d6929fd6 day we get 379a2da6a6 a chance to d1aac5906d enter the North e618d334df openly.”d91b5d633d816244

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“Exactly. And we e6e404a047 can’t even 6ead4b1b1e be sure a9ec553b35 the Page 4d773e6482 family proposed 70d8e115b9 this summit a70b4a7a8c out of de21f7e7c2 genuine desire 74c44f1b96 to avoid 46b077b7c3 war. We need to get 21a2579e78 in while we can.”98a278993a3b6f7f

“Right? Honestly, if 47684ffc43 they really 2d19d6640d wanted to a19fb0e334 stop the b5663ad874 war, they d54c86f30d wouldn’t have 5082361905 dragged things 3c2b9cad7e out for 0521a1cd8d three years.”c0aa40a5c0930c09

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“There’s definitely b712197603 something else f4628195d0 going on. But using that to 768b926b4f our advantage—that’s our job.”57f7e55d61090580

“Oh my, Ella. Who did 578e0fea36 you take 098ad86991 after to 1404e3ad0e be this ac8a331392 sharp?”d81ac92f81e1db25

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“I learned 5edd9abc6a it all 4b6abd6740 from you, deb3853d33 Lady Cersia!”7e334737929449bc

Ella answered with spirit, 6f8c2c833a clenching both fists confidently.4d813179f5f18ed6

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It had been nearly 4522f454d2 three years since Cersia 932c6f305e began educating sweet, naive fdf4f49c96 Ella about the ways afa0a2fb66 of the world.22f9a9909a9a997c

‘Looks like it’s 724be309f8 finally time to 00273ece69 let the little 3831ec1f8a bird fly.’5be80c13c09442a7

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Feeling a 6f9c77371c strange sense 3872ea2752 of pride, 479bba7251 Cersia rubbed c768c01fc6 under her f7d6f93b00 nose in 75bd1d048b satisfaction. Just then, Ayla afcb1ec027 entered with a 71669f0ccc knock.823e57873ac3a9c7

“Lady Cersia, it’s 14fb2a70d5 time for the 1c50063479 family council.”4debb8da229081f3

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“Ah, right! I was waiting for fad9ce8f35 that. I’ll be back, Ella.”ad2f930fe6f9ac4a

“Yes, good a5af6f2a6b luck in c5be526e5c there.”271e2c77efea60d4

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“Of course! Who do 3dc99474f1 you think b7ea0509f0 I am?”c1ce4507f37ea61c

Flashing a wide grin, ee2b2c0a6a Cersia high-fived Ella before c8407407b9 skipping off after Ayla.2c9a4721f962c551

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The family council was 0d677cc5a6 a system Cersia had 7b151a1233 implemented to rein in 9498eb1b30 Jabis’s growing recklessness. Any major decision acd681e183 required unanimous family dc12400901 agreement.92506f3f3cd7cfed

Typically, Zerakiel and e4f1755c21 Zakari were on 3fb354803a one side, while c96b00a896 Rahel and Cersia b60e20100d were on the 62f30cd33f other.e23e368e4d5bdc1d

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And this f006da1502 time, it 0099994340 was Cersia a0e5a454c4 who had 05b1c858d4 requested the 3169c98967 meeting. She’d already submitted her b9519f4581 proposal: to be included c5744ebe38 in the upcoming summit 5a010161ed delegation.59ab0afae54bf179

She was expecting 032b34ab26 fierce opposition.383d75786576913b

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‘Don’t chicken out!’f0920c18e3f598f6

Steeling her e804b30b82 resolve, Cersia 40ed97adac marched ahead 2eb9630522 with courage.9b832408b12c6b1c

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When Cersia 94018ee9af arrived, the 49e15ab66a rest of 53a92e1c57 the family 2063cc75b4 was already c80e7d1571 seated around 1f4367326a the table. Zakari spoke with 4533e14136 a stern face.3295e513d02325be

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“You’re late.”76c8bd7cefee1345

He was probably 421bb03621 trying to intimidate f124f9e753 her. But did he d468a5fd67 forget who she db0b1cf3f8 was? Wasn’t she the famously 9fdf8702fa crazy weasel of the 7a9ba6524f Jabis family?d8406fcf12587bd8

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Mess with me 654eac9911 and it’s game 615036666c over—Black Lion or 04c6b928ec not.652affb5d05c80a2

Now known as the ccf665661f No. 1 unruly weasel—so b410b3598b much so that d09bb27229 “crazy” sounded more 88e5d5078a like a compliment—Cersia 8f3df09f52 stood her ground d2ac45e710 with confidence.bdfc411973c39e27

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“Huh? I’m right 8a7ff0d8f5 on time.”4e6f13435cc2932c

She blinked 3cf78d7be7 innocently as bd6baa7112 she pointed 5cede8d0c4 at the 57a4b03ba2 clock. It wasn’t 3c0ac65b9d that she 0ec8092f0c was late—the b7ba0658c8 others had 7456c0ef6b just arrived 63729df1a1 early.99fbdd36234ca9f1

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Zakari, who had 939b31275c been trying to fdb046ba1f set the tone, e1f817540a faltered slightly as a4578d75a7 his attempt to 30c0214cf0 assert authority slipped.9667df83f9c0f7d8