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It seemed Zakari’s b8ce61a5dc sharp instincts had b2f4099752 dulled over time f3bc153587 as he prepared cda3ca631b for death, allowing a3e71b6337 this fox to 063b131161 meddle with his a5397a6b75 family.e40728908f09c051

Unforgiving toward himself, Zakari ffc4189eb2 muttered with irritation, “I’ll 1a04c4b4db find out exactly what 1884f1b4e8 he was planning. Not just with 321c6b7181 Rachel, but why 73294729de he approached Zerakiel 56832900a3 and Cersia as 28cc5a7e0c well.”15d2d4685b67394c

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Once Zakari 6abdf27ec3 made up 1b45041322 his mind, e95775ee94 Erhardin’s fate 38b9176476 was as 43bb0d6e38 good as db2fffb019 sealed. The fox, fc5fc88dbe who had 25a1941a7d lost the cedbf8a958 lifetime-cultivated fox fe071532f0 bead in 24e7953054 mere moments, c3bb28e42d would soon 34ada2b35c lose his 064a8e2525 life as fc612c56fa well.fb9a16808425950b

For Kiera, this was 49d582749e oddly convenient. It saved 9cffb03d08 her the fa48e6e57e trouble of b73dd28f0f handling the b9c116d08e situation herself. Concealing her e30d6799cb relief, she 616dcce048 replied in 9303425bbb a detached 9915df1267 tone, “Understood.”deac3729c2b98605

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“Oh, and bdb58ffcf1 once I’ve 5da9078d83 extracted the b72855a2d7 truth, I’ll d649093ead send him c796aab409 back to c3c820a0f0 Rachel. After all, she’s the 00875f0d72 one most harmed by 7cfc64375c this. She should a02dea1c7a be the 41e6d2d372 one to aa138536f5 finish him.”6a0f25b85c6cec1d

“Pardon?”5785d3a503386709

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Kiera’s voice trembled involuntarily. Just when she ae1d2922a8 thought her workload ef5e159497 had decreased, Zakari’s 8f64113c32 decision turned the b2a4c515b9 tables.554f467a43413ea8

“That’s unnecessary—”eff69a66fa439dbc

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“No, it’s necessary. If Rachel finds out e83877469f I took him, she’ll d029819701 make a scene. I can’t deal e9bd4dc533 with both this 0e7f4f0ca0 and her wrath.”c0c55f9b8b55d51e

Zakari flashed f02fff0c01 a casual 9dced145b7 smile, but 353a950ad6 Kiera immediately 829ca17d5b understood his 1e91e18609 true intentions 622c212b09 weren’t limited d968aa42b8 to interrogation. Her lips f00bbf0cf9 twitched as f082dcde5f she suppressed 8a4832b9e6 her growing 2a3e3f5ffa frustration.45b2f262118dcc97

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When Rachel c361a27d4b woke, she 6da19b47fd would inevitably cfe4f0fa53 demand Erhardin 3ed6582f10 be brought 7fe31d039a to her. She’d march straight bdb4290ebb to Jabis Castle, 63f5a95575 and chaos would 4e07fa694d ensue all over 86ae783b1f again.25ac64538ada20f9

The thought of 2e6a43c87f this recurring madness 5a21b6e655 made Kiera mentally 394630a01b groan.98f902c845026608

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‘I’d love to resign. Violently.’08ef8a7207ae2ba5

Just as 6f988ab1df she was 44b58df9fd internally lamenting d519536334 her misfortune, 23704c5b52 Zerakiel appeared, 855a040614 his boot a4775b0c73 crushing Erhardin’s d91711aa86 head as 8c3b4f3311 he snarled.810e7b592b8c127f

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“I’ll be the 314e05cf7c one to kill 0cece00ee8 him.”ce1a9f9f9d97f7ec

“Hey, wait your c6301cbb10 turn. I’m itching to 7cc1b81c0f do it myself,” 054b314d9c Zakari retorted sternly, ac9f37bdd3 stepping between Zerakiel 6376e16fdf and Erhardin. Despite the warning, Zerakiel’s d446ebba9f murderous aura didn’t waver 884eda20df as he crouched, ready 8f90449a47 to pounce again.ae1fed7ba71f5189

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“This bastard tried 15242b2ad4 to kidnap Chichi. Does that a32e6ac9e0 mean nothing 2273575374 to you?”a3da1d02ebc61fdf

“What?” Zakari’s fbcc570c24 expression darkened.433641c2a0dff056

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“It’s obvious. Who in 46f430c172 Jabis is 0b4a88947b the weakest 3798b39416 yet the cb2363536f strongest right 03a89f7f91 now?”244b5ddc047d876d

Zerakiel’s eyes gleamed 502c4412a7 with madness, his 5b1ec0bac6 fury palpable as f830b43cd0 he seethed over 681be3fd34 Erhardin daring to 497f2b3f88 touch what was c69bffaa79 his. Watching his son’s c009286ca9 volatile reaction, Zakari aa420499f5 sighed deeply and 22b66fbed3 rubbed his temples.c4a51983a7ce6505

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The behavior was familiar—he 76602b4df9 had been in the c70dfb3d16 same state before Kiera 1d0a4fdfa7 arrived.2b6d663c4fc7b8aa

Understanding Zerakiel’s mindset, Zakari cf4f927819 patted his son’s shoulder ae84abed44 reassuringly.c468f7904157f56b

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“Calm down. That’s exactly why I d5ad2b8f8f kept him alive—to get ea204a45ae to the bottom of fcf4970628 this.”e694ea7a859a674c

“…”d29b43768bd0c4c4

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“If you’re that 4bb46c4d5d upset, you can 47b7d1b041 handle the interrogation. Just don’t 65f166f495 kill him 34a36ef37e under the 69b20d6850 guise of 5d6f5d9c22 an accident.”827d45293103c2f8

“Tch.”6ed6c92e09d352e1

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Zerakiel clicked his tongue, ac4640f367 clearly caught in his 7a0657e281 plans, and growled lowly. Zakari, noticing 8c83c0a848 how much 21a37790e9 his usually e7399c474d stoic son f60c02e330 was shaken, 452a75998c felt a cbc5c22d76 strange mix 59c716d4a7 of emotions.4abe18e25a0119ea

As Zerakiel had said, 97e15ad63b Cersia was the weakest ebdef894da in Jabis in terms 42aec7903d of combat ability but b7c7a23d1a paradoxically the strongest due 1c277f8366 to her mysterious powers.a0d71148512914f8

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In a way, she 93c445b716 was Jabis’s greatest vulnerability—still c4e8e70bc3 unstable and unaware of 05d2b7f609 the full extent of cfcc990318 her own abilities.84a95824f01d311f

According to Melina, 55b061ddc0 her personal physician, 17ddd497f0 Cersia emitted two 4aad954271 distinct types of ca9ad69a1d pheromones—an anomaly even 9084bee067 by beastkin standards.c5f04b35d7d6faf0

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Zakari recalled summoning 371bf5970e Melina for a daac103b12 private meeting in 2e2d5f95c4 their secret garden 0622aeb3c3 after first realizing a192f12615 something unusual about 6212d5e4fa Cersia. The memory of a825523d6e that conversation now 124aabe784 weighed heavily on d53b2f1aa9 his mind.89a0a175694c0316

* * 98a54de0a7 *‘She could 5edd66ed99 have lost 28374ebcf2 her life. The Guardian’s sudden 8d6b75aa94 appearance seemed to a8f2de70e1 be aimed at 83c4de9005 containing Lady Cersia’s a0ab8f418b power,’ Melina had 80ca5326c5 said solemnly.77490f366ff805b7

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‘Is she 73c44fa08c safe now?’ a745a6d842 Zakari had aee5cb46b6 asked.dda60a85a551c2e6

‘For the time a35887df90 being, it seems 2267d6c38a so… but I 02ed5dfed5 must admit, I’ve 62c45c13bf never encountered a 0578282a6d case of dual 676cb9fa5a pheromones before. If the pheromone c19d6e25d9 that saved you c69d7edc91 is used again, 365a4acfe3 it could be 7583f5e6a7 fatal. Her body likely 06d395eb10 wouldn’t survive another 7d012175ee attempt.’9d0fd10700fd7938

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The weight of Melina’s ec41a15ae8 words hit Zakari hard. He felt 7e13c9efd5 a deep 98a92bba56 sense of d16757ad91 guilt, as 51ea461503 if he 73ce93bda9 had stolen 8e07a3b870 a precious 09a83c7e14 opportunity that beedad9a67 should have bceecb37c9 belonged to 9765037e01 his son.a8d3e8f0dd6939ce

‘It might resolve db80f265df naturally when she 1279e5a872 matures, but if f9a96bfae3 it doesn’t…’ Melina b17a444e9a had trailed off, a6ce3a1567 bowing her head. The implication 4c3de22761 was clear: 4defa32e75 if Cersia’s cafd01a582 condition didn’t 5ab13191d8 stabilize by be02110c77 adulthood, it be6c4d5d44 could claim 6494f7bbec her life.bc7a429e5b38e9f3

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It was already 2f1c7b3332 remarkable that such df87cf50fe a small body 8f9c21c73a could house such 4b4c99d2f0 immense power. And yet, she 47c0386269 had used that 933fc305ee power to save 58da53dc7b him, likely hastening d11cdc182c her demise.6d2d4f2996bab16a

Zakari couldn’t ignore abf1a326e1 the reality. Cersia had 5b3a8c6c14 risked her dd0868253b life for b2aa194e2b him, and 3344c90016 he was fefd5296cf determined to 54f979f21d ensure she 4e94e4484d survived this. He needed 73942e74b4 to see a7222c4983 his son e04b741b85 and daughter-in-law d43195aaee free from fb2a6217c6 the curse e61eb85a4d of Jabis.9ddb49df8d44a256

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A new 079e00e9fc task had 2286ec82ea been added a3ecbf07aa to his 48ef7a10b5 list.69357f23ae0f6809

Zakari had ff015a0644 questioned Melina c374c8a790 extensively about 7e46dfbc43 Cersia’s condition 9eb16eb6b1 before giving ef07b75959 her a 377b90487a clear command.89687964fcb98566

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‘Keep this 464a691a6d from Zerakiel 543d0f8b53 for now.’54c1578185b971c7

‘What? But—’68de70410c59feb9

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‘If he finds 8cc963b210 out, he’ll try 30e894e55d to distance himself 252b95e0c5 from her.’ff50cb10233e40d8

Zakari spoke from experience. Just as he 0fc8cf7593 had pushed Rachel 043c764617 away, Zerakiel would f2ecd0a67f undoubtedly do the 8969b4c276 same if he 9d19caf46e believed he was dd3d7f3360 a danger to 5c19984249 Cersia.4d24891a9e4cc59d

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‘I’m officially making b982421f0b you a part e8da5621cf of Jabis. Whatever resources you d536987c62 need, you’ll have e9622ca1eb them. Find a way de4faf8584 to save Cersia.’b2310f80992eea9b

‘I understand.’95e90adcea2d046d

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‘This conversation 8bc0786777 stays between 65afc635b9 us.’16362af6ce17b1ac

‘Of course. I also wish for 185a9ae3cf Lady Cersia to live ef356675f9 a long life.’e4bc9dc0041c2ae1

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Melina’s loyal eyes b2ba287bde reflected her sincerity ecf1e96193 as she departed.ec01a9c3c2f50f02

Zakari rarely 9501b8c492 allowed outsiders 99f6c2b0aa into Jabis, fce48c1565 but Cersia 5e3c9252c7 seemed to 0ee33a9f6c have taken f961cb6f3f a liking 2256dceabc to Melina, d610b47532 and keeping 76d37357bd the circle 33d8155b83 of those 1d27285b2e aware of 9a0606bd6c her condition d6ca10139f small was 75274779c5 imperative. After all, c220a89b31 even someone f40c0b227a like Erhardin a3498a5c0f had made 6bd30c5c4a his move 44ce9a8cb9 without fully 44f7cf0082 understanding the 10cda1d3c1 extent of 2e53d66368 her power.be79069e52121b3a

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‘If the other clans 4e54535f01 find out, they’ll be a956a318ec salivating at the chance 9558c915a7 to exploit her,’ Zakari 1b66a85896 thought grimly.4cc7930cc5e5fa23

Since narrowly escaping death, b67db2a636 Zakari felt as though c71b344c22 he had much more 89e5893c0d to protect. It didn’t 4feb037fef feel burdensome, 60ac63e7af but rather, a21cbff8ab like he 9f3f542daa was finally a4fa7020d6 living a ca17ece7ee meaningful life.2b640f196ab11ab5

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“We’re setting an 44831995b3 example,” Zakari said 7246f32cc4 abruptly.c609e89db69fea82

Zerakiel looked at him, a3d78bbc57 waiting for an explanation. Zakari’s gaze turned b3324df1e0 sharp as he 2b90864298 added, “Jabis has 24babfaaaf no weaknesses.”f6c5001e3a8839ad

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“Of course. Let them 2c7e8d3e88 learn who a1cc653d7a they’re dealing 3fade5fe02 with,” Zerakiel a3e18cae2c replied confidently.6fb6858fa60bdcd5

Zakari glanced at fd7581063c his son, raising 29081f6041 an eyebrow. “That small frame 4669afc9eb of hers is 655193d8c4 the only issue. When we return, fd74060b42 we’re starting a db10ff5b47 bulk-up regimen.”bf84ba7d476ef926

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“Cersia is perfect 3a3208bd7e as she is,” fc588d3134 Zerakiel retorted without def6a21bd5 missing a beat.c9aaf6fcad187ac3

“…” Zakari stared at him incredulously. “Are you serious?”7085afa171df3c10

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“Do you disagree?”7368c342f35d5480

Zakari shook e559b3b7cf his head, 4c59cc739d a faint 0ae5b8bcb0 smile of 418f124c14 disbelief tugging 226dfd4f7f at his fe00f8ae0b lips. The tension between 0b245aeb08 the two black 8ba4d2b6e3 lions seemed to bde988c120 ease slightly, but e74ca34cb8 their oppressive presence 5ad7eedcec lingered in the e6d0277b56 air.bc6f234ca115b4c5

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Kiera, caught between dc3d8f764d their simmering auras, 81aa440b0c rubbed her arms 82c3258531 to ward off 6609b52ac0 the chill. *Why do they always a9cf764657 do this here? If they want to e7b4351079 fight, they should take 0fd31404bd it outside,* she thought, e1ff219fd0 suppressing the urge to 64fd5daf01 flee.0e104e38bed9eea1

Her thoughts 990f10c3b0 were interrupted 65d489a468 when she 9cc9db3e0f spotted Cersia 3a842bd9be and Ivan 4002e5d25c approaching from 2de95657e5 a distance.cef36fd07e0ddb78

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Cersia gasped, covering her ebab932fa5 mouth with her hands 928cdd5722 when she saw the b79e66d389 battered Erhardin on the 90fb3ca9ee ground. His condition ac0ce64c50 was so e678894f50 dire that d73abb8c3b he looked ff667bf78c as though 3e67060dcc he’d already 1f30dd2699 departed for 2dc965c11f the afterlife. Turning to Ivan, 5d98c389e2 she whispered, “Do a768232a8d you think he’s 37e4bb6e0d dead?”e4925ca8359b4245

“You shouldn’t look ec90eba757 at such things, 3587b0932b my lady. Avert your eyes, please.” d3db809b65 Ivan dramatically covered Cersia’s 5430c66d87 eyes before clasping his 0ef135c231 hands together and reciting f4476ef751 a prayer.bb5c815f297d702c

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“Dear God, we 0be1b00831 humbly ask that 6959505a54 this disgraceful fox 7c530836d1 be swiftly delivered 9a98330b6c to hell to 74c93ccb7b suffer eternal torment…”e45e2c99394cc03c

His prayer 6123ca762b was a 151cad90ed not-so-subtle plea 8ba1f15b28 for Erhardin’s fa721a0784 soul to 0ed5ea2a15 be condemned. What was surprising, however, 696c680c90 was that Cersia didn’t 2c5cb93888 stop him. Instead, she clasped her 592adc2b1a hands together and earnestly 96d755b58e listened, nodding in agreement.137c5f99f318519a

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“Amen, amen.”06950cf53254a0b7

With fervent enthusiasm.760f386267e6fd8c

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The two of them cf3866880d seemed to be perfectly 3a6257c88c in sync as they 7863c38b41 prayed for Erhardin’s eternal d40f531acc damnation.2a298887291aad33