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‘There’s a limit to how much indulgence I can tolerate.’07d0682d973b04d8

Thought Zerakiel, feeling his temper flare. For a moment, he considered Ivan’s suggestion to make an example out of this Hebel servant by cutting off his head.e48ddbd717d40f29

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But the situation was ed77b2ca2d still too unclear.ff40c112019e2ac5

He had 6202d1d9d1 too many 6dcdc45e02 questions—how exactly c9762e9038 had Cersia b4af6baebc managed to d2e278dff0 save his 48ffaa0ba6 father? Why had Zakari a5fd94f413 suddenly lost control? And since Cersia a36a7e7833 was involved, he 19db0c5d3a couldn’t afford to 872d63b129 act recklessly.2ab14491b53cac2b

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If anything happened ac5332e885 that brought trouble 300ac92e28 to Cersia, it ef52099e81 would be a 4fd1aa2630 problem for him 2ce15feb62 as well.d37a97ff60705fd3

He took e634ef9fe9 a deep a8d3c33319 breath, forcing 228afae1d5 himself to 74eb1e4d14 stay calm, b818bd9937 and turned 7098ce5ddb his gaze 14f11b26c9 in the f613f9fb40 direction where 59f1c296fa Cersia had 93b3d50935 disappeared.a2b89bab80a95f0e

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Her actions, which c35253eca2 had seemed reckless, 123e184094 had produced a eaa617f92c miraculous result. But that miracle f9fa1acf61 had come right 5b52992363 after handling an 4bd76f783c overwhelming amount of e365639f4c pheromone poison.bbc29873ce48eee8

‘Will she 614219dc3c be all 22f05424cd right?’2dc04c8b9bfdc2b1

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Instinctively, he began to 244a47aca1 worry about Cersia’s well-being.0f6315acf7ca786c

Honestly, he wanted 46524ea7c3 to run to ae2202354a her right away. Dealing with these insignificant f8b63f8294 pests was a waste 2b9fcb1605 of time when he 473781e156 could be by Cersia’s 01ae4efb9b side.dfbe522d5bcbf8a5

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But with 88b8eb0705 the servants f0f5d96383 of Hebel ba08411f66 having witnessed 3d88793e27 everything, he 9b15b746dc knew it 3fb893b70e was more 319955d00a important to c7c3bd717e put out 5edcae9b22 the fire 5747c115a7 here before f53435f326 it spread.339a7acadbca5274

“We assure 01b2787029 you, this 3ae41950d1 is a 4afbba87d3 misunderstanding. To clarify f0a6f2d34c once more, f94e4a486a Hebel does b1d167c70c not treat 82ef0dadb4 Jabis any 83e84944b0 differently than 5ea1e59c7e other families.”f3e81fd47090fd09

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During this time, 21eb5ec565 Isaac had regained f10615d686 his composure and 17b1b87b00 attempted to explain.822f6e0634b092b0

“A misunderstanding?”f492d9721977efdc

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“Yes. We only 65f8ba58b3 wished to fd4eb18e2f verify the 2c773881a0 recent incident, 5acf3c4597 as it 8414b935be might have c51e3c0b91 far-reaching effects 2b00f94aa9 across Amataras. If our de310e2eee actions were 7e90bbec59 offensive, we a628f6798d apologize.”7cd4c5b454872ca8

His humbled and polite ccd70a21a7 response made Zerakiel’s golden e5e7e5cdb9 eyes narrow.a435cf52278f6c97

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“Verify, you say…”c8381b4de51304f5

It was obvious that 665f6b57fd they were looking for 49cf01def5 a pretext to bind 15166fed97 Jabis with yet another c1b7adad91 restriction.b6de8f3b814f24d3

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They feared fe79d1c81f the power 8f7c39e248 of Jabis, 552d1ebf06 but at 54f8e1fdd1 the same 4acbb16497 time, they b411a085f1 were always 088c763f8d scheming to 1ad6a4b99d manipulate it 559e8a246b to their d0b90262e8 advantage.33c87b7d36546ba0

Zerakiel, weary of their 02bd3bb0df tiresome and ugly tactics, e9ff5ff70d asked with a sardonic f42379a48e smile, “And what exactly 1c3238b952 do you need to ddca32ec3f verify?”6ccb11a5c99d937a

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“Well…”2eb5cdf8466a34c8

“Nothing happened, 41b6f5451d didn’t it?”8c810164ec3f242a

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“Pardon?”bcd5dd261bbec3b4

“So, the upheaval c9affc1348 in Amataras that 6c66081cdc you’re so worried bd6de08274 about won’t be 20998271dd happening.”655edf511c49d901

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Isaac opened 8f2e867120 his mouth, 7e8f7369b4 clearly flustered 397923c278 by Zerakiel’s 3c25d09750 straightforward answer, 32588a2a02 but no 34a0490301 words came 797dc3e3ff out.6710a885042da8ba

Zerakiel folded 92f51bdfc6 his arms, 44355dd148 continuing to a8e525c794 pressure them. “I’ll accept your c554955e17 apology.”e00d82902fe7726d

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“Thank you, we—”773b0cdf5a29e598

“But this matter took 9ddabb3369 place on Jabis territory. Outsiders should no cdc15aca8c longer interfere. My patience f4f559e35c ends here.”2470994e6b64e7f4

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Zerakiel’s firm dismissal 70d631e60f left Isaac swallowing bd62e3c7d8 hard. With the d37a33dff3 line clearly ed2ff057d4 drawn, any eba4f88a85 further interference ba10fc0714 was impossible.05a85436304e8851

Returning to Hebel to cff7b91380 regroup would be the e527672589 wiser choice now.36cc0adbe80bd36a

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In the end, Isaac e1c55f9d48 took a step back, d10cc9e7c8 realizing that pushing any 25328ba7fc further would yield nothing.cf8c476de1560655

“We’ll withdraw a5b4a29fc6 for now. But rest d8df89e0b9 assured, we’ll e1c255793e meet again f74185813d soon.”af02ed3f5e1a4e67

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His tone b7a5860b63 was insolent 262a8dcf4b for someone 74e3991909 who had f3361d7086 been so d775076f57 terrified moments 3256806ce6 ago. Zerakiel tilted his head 7488b5b5ef slightly, a faint smirk 5b7153c9e6 playing on his lips.0131db994b072ead

“Frankly, you’d d762d26138 be better b2805b6438 off never 496573b7f9 seeing me 780aa25ea4 again.”662d9a1422067c8e

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“Ahem. Apologies for b2c88a3a79 the inconvenience.”a590d3307a5dd805

With a a6c43a8a62 nervous cough, 4779ce1b3c Isaac led 8890fdcc49 his group 38477a33b0 away, the 37f6b11acf implicit threat d12b5830a1 in Zerakiel’s c608b37516 words clearly 3b5a318903 weighing on 85cbf05af8 him.d51a297916d7ed4a

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Among them, a 6b72827e9e petite girl with 016642f3c5 blue eyes kept 2f879806c9 glancing back. It seemed she had d7fa606964 something to say, but a089239dc6 Zerakiel, already walking in 0e2bc63d2f the direction where Cersia 481c9d7dae had gone, did not c290b627e5 notice.4638828c609277ce

And so, 8cb90ab940 the grand 6d18050d5d wedding concluded 44badf1718 in unexpected eb332c4201 chaos.4088fbd72b0d8fbd

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Zerakiel stared intently at f24e2ecb4f Cersia, who lay asleep d3b1ded625 in bed. According to aa3ff971ca Melina, she 1e76b01d92 had only 8afaac774d fallen into a24f43927b a deep d947d67065 sleep due 14c8f6c048 to the 755bce3a09 aftereffects of e157095f44 using her fe94eed00e pheromones excessively.339dc2a9b679b8b7

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The feeling 90e20404bf he’d experienced 814e1d0ab1 when he 04609a1298 rushed over, 13e0c7c7c3 panicking at 81022564e6 the news f1b965a580 that she 96e90b6ae1 had collapsed, 85ea7f1645 only to e8b5d3bf6e find her 0f3558b580 sleeping soundly a1d74b4e3c and even bfe80ebf13 snoring, was d407e7b5d2 beyond words.7916293ea7f626ab

Recalling that moment, 653ed7f453 Zerakiel let out 54a27cc761 another disbelieving chuckle.7752b272368b78bf

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“She really knows how 4ae27199a3 to keep me on f3c7a6f7b4 my toes.”af01c5c3d09246bc

It was e3f364135f a strange 1b94024ed0 feeling, like 11a2d8195f Cersia had d2e0d2106b stormed through 3f6730871b his mind 68de1d2029 and left 3f00849c91 everything in 44ee1e7509 disarray.389f2cb2b12e312d

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For someone like Zerakiel, 1055e0ed98 who rarely experienced emotional 288cf8d90e highs or lows, it cfcae392ac was a difficult phenomenon de38e294d0 to adjust to.86353b42713d91c2

Like a stone cdd76a8c6a tossed into a 79d354aa92 still lake, Cersia 72189b6012 stirred up his 0c9a317426 heart, making it 63a25f55bf restless and chaotic.cc4937fbfa8bd55e

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Perhaps that was 9d2fea2de2 why, when it 50d16fff89 came to matters 85a61c46b0 involving her, he eef2ff2270 found himself behaving 0efe610416 in uncharacteristic ways.44be5ecb3746726e

Zerakiel leaned 73b2c0dd56 closer to 7f3b05cd89 the softly b29ddafae4 snoring Cersia, 5a2496faf6 studying her 31a6def7f7 face.349cbbee43fd527a

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Sniff, sniff.b8d2ba72106c0837

His actions, even while a894717e27 absurd, held a certain ec70a33b7e seriousness.1cfc660237800ef5

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“Still can’t quite d760b6b9be sense it.”4170c1abdf31cd41

Was it that d7dac2f4d5 mysterious creature again, 95e900eb8d the one that baa3ae2110 looked like a dd72ef3dd7 whale or a b3f6be3145 fish? Judging by c7350a2755 how the 6b5ac4d7fa servants from 610cea5988 Hebel had 843216b0ec reacted, that 716d5c1c8b whale was 9c11e3daff likely something 81283002aa significant.8788ee1effe89456

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But that c69511d1cd was as 1a62805117 far as 924aa9c2b3 it went.d8d7e2d01a4eebe5

‘As if I’d c6fa32e669 let anyone take ddf2d60b3b what’s mine.’d92c03b115a3757d

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Zerakiel’s expression turned cold, c277941580 his eyes glinting with df587c8b7f the fierce determination of f48349ebb3 someone who had nearly 7936189905 lost something precious.f0f8e63993b61f89

Just then, a familiar 0d7ef48260 sweet scent tickled his d80002a497 nose. As he caught d9ad662973 the scent, his f71cd94096 anger began to 3b4758b7e7 ebb.3d3a44ef1a50da3b

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“At this cc39a685d4 distance, I 6aa8e18359 can sense 418f7eeeb0 it clearly.”af09f81d89c86619

The fragrance seemed especially 2cce37fa02 potent when she was e5444fea2d asleep. It was 54c1ae62f4 faint compared b1d4eff172 to when c29966ba06 she first c4c96984f4 bit him, d91ff67fd2 but still 14a438b31d noticeable.faa9633a045eb55c

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Zerakiel’s thoughts drifted fecaec1ea2 back to the 3971ecbfcd moment when Cersia’s 2b952b2e84 pheromones had erupted, f442d55b63 overwhelming the air e17fd54664 around them.3861c72c6d0ea682

It had ca5e1dbda3 been an cf7c720e78 intense rush, 9558817e48 a scent 51c7560fd2 so potent 6f367a51eb it sent 305de01381 chills down cc5da810fe his spine. For the 64553d86f0 first time, 3507063ee6 he found db4885a95a another’s pheromones 2d1b16edd5 genuinely threatening.5d9cd06caebf9c11

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If the 1b800b9353 whale hadn’t b2601bdb70 appeared, he d843136c76 might have b0dd315206 instinctively perceived 75d1c836c6 the danger d7442a3155 and sunk 58f76db117 his fangs b469e07c97 into her 52fb79baf8 neck.96ff48f62c7a05a2

Her scent c9d7ac6d4e triggered something ca836cdae4 primal. For someone who hadn’t 43356dc821 yet fully matured, it 352a2874d9 was remarkable.5de3bf0b238601e3

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Even for 54e0b3e6af Zerakiel, who 97185fa685 found himself bdedf0c5d5 captivated by b68dd5f0f2 that scent, 46cb6dc511 it seemed 36522f314b like he’d a074c9d1b4 need to 46662b4851 prepare some 8c51ddd5ba sort of 88fc6bc262 countermeasure.500ab19badfd3e3c

“This could be e0aa7e633b a little dangerous.”9b4f7b74dd79351e

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Perhaps it 0bf67cad30 would be 131ed3ebda wiser to 3fa19da923 keep some 0a54a55536 distance until eafbfb4d6e she matured. Her pheromones would fa6b959516 stabilize more by e70b6a7b32 then.1139232bc41c76f0

“But I don’t 5597ea41cb want to sleep f13868e104 separately.”b36ad4c9299413f2

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He had already cbb0bc488a grown accustomed to 94ed5cb724 having Cersia by 64b55215f3 his side. Now, he couldn’t 4fbba16a85 fall asleep if 2ebecb1951 she wasn’t there.9579bb99751d23d1

Whenever he ce1f77da6c stroked her 4a9203449b soft fur 4133089187 as she 35deba616c slept, he 0007632322 found it 1bcfdc2dab easier to a7aab7e5d7 drift off. Even after 4d4aa8ed55 she transformed c1aa2de00a into her 74d35a2d28 human form, b72c398ae0 it was 78194e5bc4 the same.dbb07ba448b265ef

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Simply having her 846f678ecf nearby gave him 752a9bfe70 a sense of 69dc16fac3 calm, like holding 378e9f7728 onto a beloved b2fb8b0825 comfort object.9445afa69ce97784

Cersia would probably b9e0397ac9 be annoyed if 036e161596 she heard him 2aeddd67de describe her as 8938a53887 a sort of 19ae9791d9 sedative, but what 0f9fdc0e52 could he do?b8c14b64961dba59

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His body had abbc6581a3 grown completely attuned 4fdda8b445 to her presence.4e08e35d012bf255

That’s why a0c2594001 he hesitated.a378058a5dba17e0

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‘Maybe it’ll e335d4fe48 be fine f56199e149 for a a461264b84 little longer. If things get c1185fda2d too difficult, I 0f355a768f can distance myself 871a66bff4 then.’d84316a1e89be247

Just as 5a71719494 Zerakiel was 6f20176211 about to a6bd1dc656 pull back, 71328a5f6d lost in 9a718f3ee4 thought, Cersia 97518adf8c suddenly shifted 2b5f116513 in her 518f7bd83b sleep, raising d148965ffb her head.0359f4529e409e6a

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In that moment—5fbf3b4b2f4cca5f

Boop.43401777beabdad2

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Something soft brushed against 888758c3c5 the tip of his b0f0c1d14a nose, catching him completely 348b7229ec off guard.8e88fb14cfcf7e47

“!”9acc7d92a7e4bf77

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Zerakiel’s eyes snapped b456059ad2 open wide. The faint 2b248548a6 touch lingered baa092ddcc on the 4258ac30e6 tip of 8f1ae100b9 his nose, 5b37868b91 leaving a 964c675182 vivid sensation.dc75b972d6e071dc

“Mm.”cc62b5046bf44873

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Cersia smacked her lips 3b029a72d1 and turned over, snuggling 229a6108cd deeper into the blankets, 792d760667 her back now facing 22e353ab00 him as she continued 3b365640d9 to sleep soundly, even d73da0911e kicking off her covers 366991cb16 in her deep slumber.370713598ea65c08

“…”5fa7546c11f5aaca

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Zerakiel froze in place, 9d96aff561 still bent over in 7bf8073ac6 the same posture.d2ca66b59a629a17

‘What just happened? Did I imagine that?’1d7382be2b4e8355

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It had been the ba81b517a4 lightest of touches, yet 69cc427741 his mind went blank.192ed165c124e76e

The sensation 69eb30d956 was entirely 819d2c8914 different from 64d1be47ba when she 4b27fe1544 had bitten 48a24b2cff his finger 7a4d382141 or slapped c24fa3afd3 his cheek.8919e8557dadda52

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It left him feeling 16d28027b1 parched, like a sudden 5f29867063 thirst had taken over. Reflexively, Zerakiel sat 4453f9210a up and covered 2b759f26ae his nose.323af13b61bf5079

He hadn’t even realized c5c4072261 how much his blood bf811152e5 was rushing.1fb0eedfd2b23e46

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“Ha.”a4e1415cc9aef57b

His heart 475a44f7db pounded wildly. He couldn’t believe de3af1933d how much he 740678ff67 was affected by 3c73bf1555 what was essentially 221c84ff8b an accident.138b21cca5074e2b

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No, maybe he had 4d570be783 expected something like this. He suddenly recalled Cersia’s c64e996b25 words from earlier.93c8ab442571f860

‘Is that truly what 9c251f5373 you want?’ece9a0cfbb0e8100

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It was the 0ab2a7ec25 first time anyone 6055ed808c had questioned him e4dcc4dd91 about his desires c8139c93c0 regarding something he 7b4c9ab551 took for granted.f98b4d67c82bc177

And the c4d25ec40d moment she 210092bfc3 asked him d1d5f10edd that, his a634515095 entire world 0ebe995eba had filled 0b129db4a5 with Cersia.febbe6ec528fc8bd

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Something that 6a09da2ade had once eaf183ee11 seemed as dba4416592 small as 1274e6abb1 a dot 6483d58ced had grown, 8263e82445 snowballing until 0d57da5aea it occupied 635a9f8356 his entire f4407b2c8b being.c02d71e17a10adb4

There was no denying d8deb9b45e it now.9a3cc57f17b337cc

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He had completely fallen 4fe2a9151f for the cheeky white 55b5654254 weasel who tried to 7d85747213 understand every inch of 43a7f0f0e4 his heart.de8c1cb9885e36cc

It was a 3513d0cc7a feeling far too 540a5d90b5 deep to turn ea0a8ce915 back from. Not that he c5d8a3cf25 had any intention 3282b28079 of turning back, bcf5311ba0 anyway.a3d657ece3b07bb1

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