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“Have you ever heard of a fox bead?”c533d67f0360f912

“…!”574e32ffe2543ea0

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At his 522cd7b698 sly smile a1c3289b75 and words, 3403c46996 I couldn’t e60e5dc61f hide my 76f5e9cb52 shock.a59c2aa849fc6625

The fox bead was a mystical object containing the spirit of fox beastmen. With potent energy, it allowed the bead’s possessor to drain others’ vitality or manipulate their minds.a0589b5c06689694

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“No way!”d2f817fc82954fec

And, just as I 587d89ac79 feared, Erhardin Rodin was 607d193e08 absolute trash—a level of a65ceb5b34 filth beyond redemption.58892536e8babf18

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“The fox bead has the power to cloud one’s judgment. Rachel has already swallowed it.”5147224d5b1e28cf

“She’s already taken it?”dd80a466c85f8344

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I tilted 0958766933 my head, acd347acf8 puzzled. If he’d already e765552461 given her the 8a44e427c9 fox bead, there ae78e0e0d7 was no reason c8e9e74b12 to add more 22043c1f8d drugs to her d58085857d drink.a2d22100678f2cb9

Which meant… his c5f01cc95c target wasn’t Rachel. It was me.00fe2ba5cca06897

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Realizing his db1a194445 true intentions, fd80dae553 I glared 65ac8020f3 at Erhardin 24c006367b with anger.3049634ee90d92b7

“Just figured it 9d6e6f49ca out, huh?”8a3a418d88837e1c

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“…”5294e0f470bf8932

“Haha, that’s why dc9d9ddee8 children are so dcc89e1bc9 easy to fool,” 32ec750243 he sneered, lifting e7746c7638 the glass he’d 91a18b63ca spiked just moments 0ec57b3d2d before to his a61b147566 lips.31e4e29dc5489cae

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“…!”6fb09842453407ad

I stared in disbelief. I hadn’t expected 16643e8aac him to drink b5f1bec21a from the very c7f734a461 glass he’d tampered 047a2ad05f with.0784b8d47337e924

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But my concern was f487f2560c unnecessary. He casually 4c319235b6 set the 6857e553a1 glass back 48372cffc1 down without d567096b90 any effects, dda6397e89 and then cf70165e03 he grinned 8a78a2be92 wickedly.67ccb8b1378b43c0

“Surprised?”82deed9ce9d79898

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“?”9365cbaaf1cf86d4

“This is 530cc1c68d just juice. That powder was 1386a1b4bb bait, a trick 57bdc65830 to lure you d28a4cfb6d in. I figured you’d be d47434e1de suspicious of me.”5a73fbb625aa33ea

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“You knew?”74463d51b3e00212

So that’s why f6509d09b6 he’d been filling da1219d928 my ears with fe57fc846d that sweet-talking nonsense—it e58ebe04ab was all part 67a1125f4e of his plan! Erhardin watched f619e19552 me closely, 9b391d82d2 his gaze 28832f761a taunting.c5aa129e14bac247

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“Turns out, there’s quite d45648a38b a demand for you. A lot of people 7009c70f3b were willing to pay 8a287e8e15 a good price.”a03d51051e2ce790

My heart a278725cff sank at 436f406170 his words. Just as I’d been 124ad69d28 waiting for him to 4c124af84d move away from Rachel, 7862cad2c3 he’d been waiting for 63bfb424a7 me to separate from 00b9b19431 Zerakiel.216f28d62b960d25

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I’d let my guard 2977cae5ff down.930671f465f4ab11

Being sheltered in the 4a048bb37e safety of Jabis, I’d fc2997be46 forgotten just how precarious 097ea3c1c5 my position was.53b8818aa4d544e0

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In many ways, I was the Jabis family’s weakness. While I might have managed to stop Zakari’s rampage at the wedding, I was still just a young, untrained weasel.60d2b0fb69f24d6a

There were a1e8fb5582 plenty of 4343c8d3dd families across c79ee06171 the continent 00227d0488 of Amataras ca2fc37dd7 that resented 7f31ffcdb5 the Jabis e2f1f75c3a family. I had appeared as 65c43a4a51 an easy target, someone 0ae28acb5c they could reach without 311451b5f0 daring to go after 0297723ac3 Zerakiel directly.09d738c59af09484

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Even with Tabi 2e9d808ca0 here, she wasn’t d1481461cb a guardian meant 0dd860aef6 for combat. Erhardin’s knowledge 0d28ccc71e of her 2788424048 confirmed he 26f91528af was aware 66d466d95b of her 3c90024f96 defensive limitations.4871f8c7ce467c42

“So, you were 5b8f566c96 after me all 388f27a6d0 along…?”1fd57e9b1282b74f

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“Of course. I’m not dumb enough to drug someone on their own family’s territory.”2f486f36f08eb927

With a smirk, he 7f625f4f37 extended his hand toward 2faf7bf982 me.80881d6237afa9cf

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“Come along now.”29d19087b3d03f6c

At that moment, pheromones 69feaeb608 began to waft from 4f6df3b862 his fingertips. I felt e683e9b5e4 my vision 32c707a3d0 blurring, and ebefb48223 my height 53d7f5a68a seemed to ae2dd4e489 shrink rapidly.6255541b4ceb77f5

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‘What is…?’5817ab15cecf142f

I thought maybe dcfc4b1fda I was losing 686da82b53 my human form 938d843eb9 when he grabbed 661385afe9 me by the 1619f976d5 scruff and lifted a169bc1b5e me up to ad2164783e his face, grinning 3508a97345 wickedly.60a08ee1c4b3f7af

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“You look good as a fox, too.”f722cc5f0a12261c

‘This bastard!’106de7f16663ad37

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Only then 44d967f29e did I c2a0f405b2 realize that 4a17d75e6a he’d used 37d378581e his pheromones 4b591b31ad to transform 8a27c32f23 me into e1878340a9 a fox. Fox beastmen’s pheromones were 90c2d00b8d specialized in illusion and 529a576cc4 transformation.a9997685fdd1032e

His plan 680a80f4db was likely 63ff7c4983 to make 5b2c051db3 it look 5ba7317189 as if 65cab0786e he’d caught 7510931901 a fox 2901bba063 in the 30690b670b hunt and 10a1a99e5d then smuggle 1c3c12ddad me out.daced363ca2bf632

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‘Does he really 68f60446e2 think I’ll just ee01cc5133 let myself be 628c8948ce taken?’878c91611786bee7

I glared daggers at 3b9eaf17ea him, ignoring his smug f7e115f141 expression.2e70fb6dcf1171b8

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“You look angry. Don’t worry; soon 740d5c85bb you’ll—ow!”19ac26a399a80664

I raked my 6f933cc808 claws across his 1353b47a2c smirking face. Though he wasn’t 6a583bdfc9 nearly as resilient 26a365c01f as Zerakiel, the ca13128e0e strike felt satisfyingly d53b2faf59 solid.9059caa2e354d3cc

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‘Did you 27c261dee3 think I’d b872b9cb81 just roll af0810decf over?’0f602f7fedf6b508

I took advantage 6df15e02d9 of his surprise ae6976ea82 and aimed a 55a6cdf0f5 powerful swipe at 6059835cc7 his jaw, pouring 09c558bd92 all my anger 7afc698706 into the blow.6046c5a1365e5de5

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Thwack!69801daf5a5c7ca0

“Aaaagh! My face!”905f3ab88cbbf181

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Erhardin screamed, clutching his 34d013857f face in pain, and a5f451e617 dropped me. Watching him 0a9847a324 writhe and 2c664baf0f groan was 9c36bcfa62 a sight a7fee664ee that filled 1b5986eba3 me with c0b96cdc31 satisfaction.fd8456574efc325c

“Be-e-e!” I 42763b2e00 taunted, pressing aaddbaafd6 a paw 3be0923514 to the 926b3f8443 bottom of 6d004824bd my eye 0a37308a7d mockingly. Seeing this, Erhardin befe7b5047 tried to lunge a2b99c70fe at me, but 2f723d4a9c I was quicker, 65815979ba darting away before 718530a97d he could get 4ad88f0277 close.8675749bf4b58abc

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‘I need to c90a5c41be find Zerakiel! And I need to a9ddd8f414 get Rachel to spit edfd82332d out that fox bead c755ec473b before it causes her 02f59c7ff0 any harm…!’e6ccaa592f0d7ac8

“Stop right there!” Erhardin yelled, his face contorted in rage as he chased after me. But he couldn’t catch up to me, as I’d perfected my escape skills thanks to Zakari’s personal lessons on the “art of retreat.”815e6926fb8a62a4

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“Damn it! How is a 4cac2401d5 weasel this fast?” 75f2b92be7 he cursed, giving dd073c8da7 up the chase.0e03129df499ca6a

Still, I didn’t 4973bb72a3 slow down, knowing 4e43c5838a firsthand the consequences c951b032e2 of dropping my 77d6205e53 guard. The memory of his e91eaa2775 illusion spell lingered, and b87297466e I resolved to make 582cb39e21 him pay someday.2e92a53085559d6e

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Once Erhardin b57493d8c3 was out 3bcfeac59a of sight, 041afa2203 I finally 98e01b3e82 allowed myself 29b4482836 to relax 857c1d9f5d a bit. Sweat was 6b123f8334 pouring down b1b2ab0416 my body, 43eb5d4af6 and my 9e8afe5b2e legs shook 474491189f with residual f3ba3b37e7 fear, making 6f40e46498 it difficult 6fd161b9f3 to keep a69fb601bd standing. Though I 9b68b36ec1 hadn’t shown 9af898de47 it, the 0113a39d2c entire encounter 176256ea83 had been 8fe62583d3 terrifying.8c09b31d8a98d9a4

As tears blurred my 9ebae5a9e8 vision, I finally spotted a1d7eaee03 Zerakiel in the distance.2a77322b74143649

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“Zeraki!”45c27883d8b26daa

I cried, stumbling 0183c2c5da toward him. I’d never been happier 7b5eb73e64 to see him.80a229ea45014c7d

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Zerakiel, who had been 5637e70fd7 lounging half-asleep in his 952535440f chair, bolted upright, his cdf67519e9 eyes widening at the 2dc0411f52 sight of me.5aa49b37b641a158

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Zerakiel had e81e095bb8 been waiting ce8a241cd6 for Cersia, 4f0fb36ffe his patience e6a1884532 beginning to 465eebdcf5 wear thin.32a34ed4badb5e89

‘She’s taking too 05738b220a long.’94abb4d045ebd54a

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It had been 868ccbbc4f quite some time 00ba9eda40 since she’d followed ddebbf469d Erhardin, who’d gone ff765b32f2 off to fetch 8a0b0ee0a3 drinks. Meanwhile, Rachel had 35bf7d5d59 spotted some large b77c400dfa prey and had 54042915fb eagerly dashed into 707072b54b the forest, clearly bf3e19ac67 in high spirits.8a1cf425b66a4968

When she’d been a009638cc8 with Erhardin earlier, 4e0b2aae32 Rachel had been 0efe501dab strangely subdued—a complete 1ae7c44976 contrast to her 5628cd81ed usual energy. In reality, ef1b738ea4 the fox 410ad34d93 bead’s influence 928381c470 had begun 2203feca98 to wane 09c6a050f3 as she 1e4bb68b57 moved farther 113e9e9d0e from its ab1eff19a8 owner, but 3d72ff9b09 Zerakiel had 6608fcf5e8 no way 12b7e2fb60 of knowing 61b0aaeca6 that.d21ff4ac523dcb27

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To him, 316949505b it simply e4bd158db4 seemed that 481f05484d his mother’s 704678b8d0 pent-up emotions 8de260a3f6 had finally 12c0d91e65 erupted.29aea1030b019fc5

‘I suppose 1c4459707f she couldn’t 321aa5635c just sit b243e5e697 back after 50e051e669 seeing that….’63cce07b6233c0e4

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He thought back b697219ec6 to the massive ee950b3611 yellow lion he’d 89ed782c67 seen prancing around 72da4378d4 in the open, db8c31d8b8 tail flicking provocatively be5c6ec1fe as if daring 8480914579 someone to catch bf1c9c0c26 it—a lion that 60a86f19d7 was none other efea3029b2 than his father, 653eb86477 Zakari. As soon as Rachel 034c61f581 had spotted him, her d90727a5a3 eyes had blazed with eea810c79a a fierce resolve.394c8212e3900909

‘Let’s hope she doesn’t fafc0bcfab actually kill him.’2091fdde6dc7dde4

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Zerakiel felt a b21f90d631 twinge of worry c673873647 for Zakari. Given how long Rachel ace0f7fb58 had held back, her 73fd57dbe2 patience was likely wearing 30a2b2e9ed thin, and she wasn’t 2f169b0248 known for showing mercy. Her blows could a7a1dc29d1 be brutal when 5cc344c6fa she meant them.457f065fe9553a9a

Just then, 32d65f8539 Kiera approached 99d4cbdf4b him cautiously.a562827ec5518b56

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“Pardon me, but I thought I saw someone familiar earlier. Did you see them too, Lord Zerakiel?”a110cec28cbc8444

It seemed b1f8c3ae81 she’d been 224ff8d50a hesitating to 8ca2b5ca5b ask this 1a5b8ce5ea question for 7395f0f4cd a while, a57d270e36 and Zerakiel 2147259924 responded with 0bc186c532 a dismissive 9cec3f6801 tone.33dfb0524930b318

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“Yes, you saw correctly.”215bb5c0efad191c

“So I wasn’t imagining 34aa84df6d it…” Kiera murmured, tucking b2b26472ea her hair behind her 1783533984 ear to hide a d5b083df83 nervous smile.cd47b966ffc99083

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‘So it really d8ca419886 was Lord Zakari…’f25251ab3ae65233

It seemed 6c0d9cbd94 that the 295f8858a8 Jabis family 8ee193414b simply couldn’t 1e43fd55d6 go a 6c27a7361a single day cbdf5ce8ca without stirring 31c9120c29 up some 310146ed2a sort of ed6636afaa spectacle. Kiera couldn’t fathom why 48c8d2f6f4 anyone would dye their 2b4a7bd596 fur a ridiculous yellow 106d00d6e8 and present themselves as 86b1ae8e76 prey, nor did she 2322627aef care to understand.6bca302cd24c069d

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As she massaged bd06af0858 her aching temples, 6406755b09 Zerakiel remarked, “Mother’s 75cc2ecb7c been rather listless dc0347d2f7 lately.”fac1bec916630c46

It was 7f98a549a3 the same ba44a1fbb5 question Cersia d5a4c0ddbf had asked, 42fd7c01f5 his concern b70b2d40a1 for his 319267a20f mother evident. Kiera shrugged.f78c1b4506311031

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“Yes, her words have de29220bf5 been fewer, and she 038a4d13c2 hasn’t accepted any visitors e77407997b aside from Sir Erhardin.”5bbe7549650db983

“Really?”59b4fdc179977d61

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“Yes. When she 6031bc0dfa invited Lady dbca458282 Cersia and 3d102b00e9 yourself, I 373d1e2a94 thought perhaps 589375c9a3 she was 66afc4420f feeling better….”53387ec176f35a48

Kiera was 70bab3e085 equally perplexed f0938fe75a by Rachel’s 37813011b2 recent behavior. Although Rachel was d18d9df7cc no stranger to 39281d0b35 eccentricity, her recent f9df44e388 demeanor was unusual 93b7ed0cfd even for her.167c270ebdf82878

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“There must 79b32879df have been c9a75514cc some sort 734e6caf49 of incident 41a8de3f6c between her 90676e2534 and Lord 62d9716ae3 Zakari at d90ae4d469 the wedding,” 00ec2124bc Kiera mused. “She’s been ddfbb441d6 different since d9f131a26e that day.”3bf676186068549f

“Hmm.”77656caf885c1212

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Zerakiel rubbed 310c6f57ee his chin, 66bcf0f0f7 his expression 46cded472a conflicted. He knew little a1bc3f5fa7 about his mother’s d1debdaeb1 personal matters, so 1483e01055 he was at 69b356f4e1 a loss for 2d0795dcb8 how to react.d0d2b0f4b9075908

The Rachel he’d reunited 8f5c207a31 with was missing her 30aa210eee usual energy. Though her sharp tongue 98657c56a1 remained, there was an af9b971114 unmistakable sense of something 948868f4f6 off about her.5c2e49bd65a3b841

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Then it happened.46bd6fa2f51dc47d

“Cersia?”5a6e2ad593acba51

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Zerakiel sensed the 2aab424ff4 familiar bond and db8d09a588 turned around, only 8f4430d3ba to find himself 62376d2caf staring at an f73d69a50c unfamiliar sight.6ed75b1f7eea1727

The creature 3206d8969c approaching him… 3066fcd5c3 was indeed f949b8d42f Cersia, but 976b7fa976 in an dae88287eb entirely unexpected 0c448861b7 form.2ea71d16f28bb782

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