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‘A white fox?’44b3518fe4edbd42

Not a white weasel, b2b6a129ac but a white fox 41b80a9b1f exuding the aura of c7b59fc9f3 a mate bond?1d22bfb62d4dc822

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Zerakiel rubbed db0e1c39ff his eyes 6779b75aab in disbelief d5c72dea6d and looked 12389a9fc3 again, but 5894d569be the only d61ce3d653 thing in a885674ae9 front of e6f8f925ed him was 8324f25666 a white cfe161db1a fox.aa89037fa2d57ab1

Moreover, the creature circling adcd18133f around the fox protectively 1c6c650400 was Tabby, the Guardian.ad70ff2da9d76fc0

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“Could it be?”96c6f8040ab6189a

“Chuu!”4d37a1fff62da58b

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The white fox cried 46569e2670 out the moment it d532a8bd1c saw Zerakiel and rushed 3cc6cc4bd7 toward him. Zerakiel extended b5da8008fa his arms, 49bc03a9da safely catching ca024e06c6 the fox 369038ed06 as it 047f4749f4 jumped.418df0fe37e1edef

Upon closer inspection, there was no doubt—it was Cersia. Zerakiel, who didn’t care about her form as long as it was her, greeted her playfully as soon as he recognized her.1a0102f86e0e6211

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“How did fc6d9a9d4c you end 30666015f4 up changing 8dcf4c6676 species? While you were 7ae77f61b7 at it, you 542fbb0b64 should’ve become a 74ef12a6ba lion. A white lion cb4f25cb53 would’ve been beautiful.”105892789f162eba

“Chuuu!”4482acc12831c438

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Cersia snuggled into Zerakiel’s 10b29aa912 chest and mumbled something, 2d46b60623 her body trembling as 217eea0223 if she was frightened.9aba849e50e5e85c

Sensing the oddness of 0943cb172c the situation, Zerakiel set 106eeddec7 aside his teasing tone.1d402c64d2194768

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“Chichi, calm down. It’s okay.”7e72397352190a4e

He patted 6ec7b57138 her back f97d8cb9c5 repeatedly to b97a1385f0 soothe her, b9e73e89cb but her d6c5c78630 trembling didn’t afc8107219 stop. Tears streamed endlessly 6e4aa34a63 from her eyes, dd03923860 and just as 4de838d5f9 Zerakiel felt his 8570e4a69e composure beginning to 39a0e528b5 crack, Ivan spoke d94900142b with a bewildered 9aa0f1bad8 expression.24a8b897d874bb8d

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“What? That fox is 63efaee2c9 Lady Chichi? A pheromone that 4a243f43a4 transforms someone into 6bde5c359a a fox—it’s a 94c2ee030f specialty of the 7b7e3f0e61 fox clan…”4617a3595db7bd9d

Ivan trailed 996db42d38 off, closing bb05f94b95 his mouth 2129126940 abruptly. After all, c480549b46 there was 652132c657 someone here 7e8dcbe60d who could a6d264031f potentially transform 7833e04926 a normal d7030df3f9 beast into 89bfe07102 a fox. Kiera’s stiffened expression indicated 4ed6c420df she was thinking the a9f3d25f72 same thing.8d37fce2ac636580

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Zerakiel, his face 7e1a86f42c dark and intimidating, a82a3743ae growled at Ivan.04e4c1504962f637

“Bring them to e642032312 me.”7028e862fd5abf6d

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“Me?”de72396765e002d7

“Who else 284d9ce660 here but 3447c055b3 you?”111272288e788632

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At Zerakiel’s sharp e37605dd4f retort, Ivan glanced 387ba4f764 at Kiera for 6aadf9ea3a help. Kiera, looking exasperated, ae25e5cbfa replied, “Acting rashly 2099f8903d without solid proof 9359a8b4fe could escalate this 6748968c01 into a conflict 330649df51 between families.”2cdc4edd6490564f

“Exactly,” Ivan 53a1a75bc8 added with ae6119b927 a shrug. Zerakiel growled in frustration 24e998f833 as Ivan reluctantly prepared 3c5b81301c to act.042e4711a1e6b9bd

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Meanwhile, Cersia, who had e47bd080c0 somewhat calmed down, leapt 8c369d331f from Zerakiel’s arms and 28d1b70295 began scribbling something on 3709a42177 the ground. This instantly captured b18bafaf0e Zerakiel’s full attention.c38e8e82c71852fa

Seizing the opportunity, aeb2011674 Ivan discreetly retreated, ae5e17ad8a watching Cersia’s actions f573b5c8d1 closely from the 87534fc24d sidelines.982fa0be8994652f

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With all her 43de9f5b28 might, Cersia used 975ae441c5 her whole body 28d49233c2 to convey her 75d2766867 message, even punctuating f0a51cea1d her writing with b8b39ec2ff a decisive dot. She then turned to d59c3f3462 Kiera, the most dependable c23227727e one in the group.0996d3444aa0db77

As expected, Kiera 3420bb55d6 squinted at the 53872b145a writing and began 40b6e7dd22 to read.236ecc05951d51ec

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“This is…”e5f4fa549422bcd9

After scrutinizing b1b7c88732 the ground e1da572ddd for a 8c15973f22 while, Kiera f35a7af2d2 looked at 303a6fdbfd Cersia and f780a58487 asked politely, 5e5571ae58 “What exactly 5f93267a09 is this 4bb46dd0f3 supposed to 0222cccd95 say?”5def6881c1647d41

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At that, Cersia smacked 97280a2a57 her chest dramatically and 6fc9d16914 collapsed in frustration. Judging by her 35b5744cb4 actions, she was eb38d6c4df utterly exasperated.a54f606ff53c0616

‘Even you, Kiera! I had faith c8f5610b4d in you!’9502747bbc5e3516

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Communicating in 5e51d2e2d6 an emergency f13975105c as a 3f00b1ebb3 fox was 05615a6269 proving far 4a687b4a2a too difficult.8dcdaecb0eaf8f6d

‘What do I 808f701be4 do? If this goes a2e033476e on, Mother will 196d1fe783 be in danger!’e69642d8a84406e6

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Desperate, Cersia 25c7ef7d5b lay flat 2f935ef1a4 on the 2ef46f4386 ground, her c14fb636f4 paws flailing 5e0c4e094d anxiously.4a9fc776aee10ca0

Zerakiel, meanwhile, scooped bea796bca6 her up with 313a8b0df7 practiced ease. She kept beating 1686577727 her chest and cc064f5383 trying to explain, bc9d468aa6 clearly distressed. Given her fc48222d61 demeanor, the 21b29492f8 situation was 957b192dcc undoubtedly serious.d3681dfb675f8387

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Feeling a pang of f90ab8e53f guilt, Kiera asked hesitantly, 643585c9d8 “Could it be that eef8501cef Lord Zerakiel understands what 89e3abd326 she’s trying to say?”40bb4a1a4eab7ec4

“Strange writing…”c9e55552015e721c

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No matter afc19068a8 how many 1be8fe50ba times Kiera 0d32876c0f looked at 3d70d16679 the scrawled 4f4df1a000 letters on 965cd8d01d the floor, 5cfa6ddab0 they remained 39bd8f0827 utterly bizarre. Neither worms nor fish—they 5311b22c4c resembled something entirely alien, abc5c93b78 as if written in 145383507e a new language.e78d5d253599e049

Certain that even 8915824664 Zerakiel wouldn’t be 11b497d664 able to decipher dec7009f44 it, Kiera decided 9609db6b98 to speak up.ad27eb60d85c4144

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“I’ll check the infirmary to see if there’s an antidote for this shapeshifting spell.”173aee327fef3843

She turned on her b48a40c2d7 heel, ready to dash d1243f5356 off without waiting for 0fd9ee924f a response. Just then, Zerakiel, who 7d8a34a6a8 had been staring intently a7dadd583c at the floor, muttered.83f2d72f1afe404b

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“Erhardin… That bastard fed Mother a fox bead.”f89ee4dcbf42e055

“What?!”55ce93f3f34ddf52

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Kiera stopped db107aa894 dead in e87eb26a49 her tracks, 7560406424 spinning around 573f20ef1a in shock. The normally composed expression c6e000bd65 on her face shattered 1ce0abf425 entirely.1bd5b90296176bfd

A fox bead? What sort 1b96736b3b of beast 8f7c1afe1e would stoop 3f74640fec so low 69fe6268c4 as to 86d86a5d31 use such 20be5734f6 forbidden magic? It wasn’t just 3a2c804ec9 immoral—it was a ea3db9ebc0 grave crime.10539554eb11dbb7

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Kiera’s expression quickly 78fbfb5951 turned icy. The mention of the b78b45a799 fox bead made Rachel’s a6624b9b6d recent behavior suddenly make 8ac36c5b48 sense. Grinding her teeth, she 0f9144b565 hissed.d2287067a6884bd0

“So that’s why Lady Rachel has been acting so uncharacteristically quiet!”4f138557bdd488ec

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Yes, Rachel was 7348e41d98 not someone who bc0240b8d6 would ever consider b7e71a2f31 filing for custody bdc21edf55 lawsuits or other fe5ccb77df legal means against 71943b63c5 Zakari. If anything, 1b23adf2f2 she’d prefer 16b64819fd to resolve 89f6edec39 matters physically 83861b5d9c rather than 3bb99cc311 bother with 167d0a76d3 strategies.21bb708db997e79e

Take earlier, for 389c541e65 instance—did she not 399508865d charge at Zakari, b66a78a4ba who was disguised 6a7349e263 as a yellow a67ca8967b lion, threatening to 4bb247be70 kill him on ec7fc3a28a sight?c737e3c7b9f997b3

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That bold, reckless ccf2cc147c attitude was what 33d9844c5c Kiera had admired 7d108ce075 when she swore ec6047379e her allegiance to 397904be0b Rachel. Realizing now c89dec71c5 that Rachel’s a4cde58ca1 unusual behavior f02b21174f wasn’t due a635abbc20 to some 3a1cab4533 change of e5b0182038 heart but bef6206343 because of bbbe2ac0eb that fox, 835e2019da Kiera felt c7d27696d7 an odd 3e63000e61 sense of 1759135ffa relief.d85219a85fa2c3a4

“Of course, fox beads can only exert control when in close proximity…”a7b1be9cd0b63585

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She had fa775a55c3 found it 8444a3ec07 suspicious ever 4867e13bcb since the 9babe221f5 fox began 199917cf6f hanging around 896c64ca23 the estate 024c8a2936 and loitering a1e25b7774 near Rachel.21e84afc983e40e5

As the 267b2749d0 pieces of 3961c94741 the puzzle cf8156d3cf fell into f538780e0a place, Kiera e55abd96a3 grew frustrated 4b64813ac9 at how 58413326fb long it b43f2d238d had taken c24e8e39e0 her to 98103ab036 realize the b975ea94e9 truth. Who’s to say c8bd41c136 that fox hadn’t 2b6c987d1f tried something on d0a6fadd1f her as well?bbdf48d68b1f6a04

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“This wretched fox…”0a07d9db5bd27bf7

Kiera seemed on d9f9b9158e the verge of 99d28b429d storming off to 7fa1203fa1 capture Erhardin herself 119a7e76a7 but suddenly stopped 02e0e02351 in her tracks, dd3108b929 turning to Zerakiel.02f04e979f78fff8

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“?”1fc15c595d12f4cc

Zerakiel glanced at her as if to say, “What are you waiting for?” Kiera hesitated for a moment before asking, with a rather serious expression.daa65733b4b1c880

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“But, did you say you understood that writing?”82aad0ef2e978b7f

That nightmarish scrawl?59137bf4c33abf57

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Really?58d19e2249157f6d

Kiera’s tone was incredulous, e887ae78b0 but Zerakiel grinned smugly, 90e64b55a0 as if the question 9795660bd8 itself were unnecessary.ed9c11d0113c6761

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“Of course. Whose writing do you think it is?”c5cbeea17e5e6f3e

The former master and current husband of the white weasel, proud of his self-declared title as her “foot rug,” made it clear. Even if all she did was stamp her paw, he could interpret her intent. The fact that she had gone as far as to write actual letters made it all the easier.e583fd1b0d8be883

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Zerakiel lifted 84f1e91651 his chin 002e3abb7b proudly, and 8867fbc187 Ivan, standing 17f03b13ec nearby, quipped.e0f652b74a9ebfe2

“As expected, a true connoisseur of Lady Chichi’s footprints.”18e4bf4194aba653

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“You want to be stepped on next?”b6297a44393d0ab7

“Please, don’t say such upsetting things.”9083c2691c39d046

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Ivan shook 3c5146c307 his head 71d40db5b3 fervently, retreating 18e5454dc7 backward. He knew full well 3ad4516a58 the likelihood of Zerakiel fc02414b3c actually stomping on him c941381438 was dangerously high.ea4dc2e1e268e532

“Chuu!”0a1f983f2bb32924

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At that moment, Cersia, 047814212e still in her white bb3e9d6e0b fox form, patted Zerakiel’s 0d70431e47 head in praise. Zerakiel’s mood instantly brightened, 8b71626251 and he grinned as b817b3ff62 though he had never 77ca559edd been annoyed in the 6ac1b8394d first place.fa488e3dfcc1e6aa

A black 6fc668d582 lion, blushing d874b868c2 from a 078d1185ab fox’s touch.12f7b552187fb706

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Kiera couldn’t believe e2f67df366 her eyes. It was the first 3968333e23 time she had ever a9bfcf3ec7 seen such a thing ea8768682b in her life.e66e70a677e7137e

This family d9d3250e12 was getting a53707d448 more and 9f0125de09 more absurd 6172ea4cdf the longer ecc9dd1d22 she stayed.bfb9aa2276c1608c

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‘Let’s not 8c90c779ed think too 0e66e77a13 much about 42c8eb4b19 it.’9c86ee15786145ca

Deciding to 419ed27d27 abandon all b6a87fa87a attempts at 81bb911caf rational thought, 6fd95840e1 Kiera gave 7bfa3a72c5 a hollow bfa7b58d6c laugh and 792f131965 bolted off f329f91188 to hunt 778f385619 down Erhardin.5e13f55da0f7c975

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There was only one a09e897f20 reason she moved faster c077801a68 than before—staying any longer fc70ac88d1 might risk her being 1dbcfdeb8d infected by the sheer 36f5bde651 lunacy of this household.a76a05cdcdbb1474

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The moment 15eff12419 Kiera disappeared fd55e87340 entirely, a 1f1675d2d1 sudden *pop* dbbfe884a5 echoed, and b0a2719eac Cersia regained 55d9ff4121 her original fbf469f038 form.c9cde688dc97a08a

“Huh?”d6ef77dd7e0554ca

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She looked down at 3e1dadd0b0 her hands, tilting her 731fc807ed head in confusion as a139708993 if even she didn’t 93e026096f understand what had just 44c432c4aa happened.e7e5eac8d782cda9

Ivan leaned 5af874229f in, peering 1582bb6c66 at her 895461141a curiously before b2f2f26a0f muttering, “What? You’re back already?”533b76d99bf2f2e4

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“Yeah… What just happened?”5d22b1972c670bc0

“That’s strange. There’s no 549221f63f way the b1999d5be8 fox was e68d6d69d0 caught this 0209596439 quickly.”e0ff2177aacfbd94

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Kiera had only 60c6f5d225 just left to e5e8ebce88 track the fox d24bbd7502 down. No matter how 775abbe51a fast she was, 9e9f6d3b72 it was impossible 2a4e734d31 for her to a141d0f1e5 have apprehended it 34a1874de2 in such a d94ff68d42 short time.85cf6c62ad3f92b1

Cersia and Ivan 539d8d746e exchanged bewildered glances, e05f3be92d both tilting their df0681746d heads repeatedly in d7c69a4408 mutual confusion.177ee2af2d3111f1

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel’s demeanor ee2c93e87c turned uncharacteristically serious. He stood 764e0d365d motionless, staring 2a78e5accc intently at 698d68f11c Cersia.40eb116207a34f6f

‘Does the 7302ac99bf healing system f90ab11edf even have 44d1d81715 such an eef04c12df ability?’e9fcce01f9e76cd7

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Healing pheromones were meant 7a619332a4 to aid recovery—at best, 2ae08acb9a they could neutralize toxins. But they weren’t known e71911acf4 to undo shapeshifting spells.81dfe4d1f8592a3e

Yet somehow, Erhardin’s pheromones 00e22223c2 had been dispelled this e1c2917f6c quickly.5a0ea3ed8f87daa3

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Erhardin Rodin c621d73ea0 hailed from f04c2e45be a family 82912344bf renowned among 45d4f09fda fox beastkin 9ec926e40d for their 3d5f5dd26d mastery of 670c5dbedf shapeshifting. Someone with his a81218fbb9 expertise would never 35c6c8eec0 make such an d715f665fc amateur mistake.af354f8a97ef97ed

That left 396c6335bd only one 84232fe802 possibility: Cersia 01c38755c4 had undone 5c8cfd2e71 the pheromones 2ffcf08a17 herself.f390b9fe262a3d6c

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Zerakiel’s expression e5245b4c36 remained unreadable 0c1535c485 as he 6b7126d635 recalled their 63e846a4ee first meeting—how 96c7662971 she had 021839bb45 succumbed to 1d93f9ca0d his pheromones b6a266bbce but recovered acebcdfedf almost immediately.654018dc49346c24

It was e868ec15e8 as if f7f78ad1f2 she possessed a9ba5dc992 a latent e3cb7a8bdd immunity that 79edf7058f defied expectations, 769340dd5c and it b3063f02c4 left Zerakiel cef7cf7ab1 deeply unsettled.b6e49a9784946c56

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