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While Ivan and Cersia conducted their peculiar “ritual,” Zerakiel managed to regain his composure.5c3e6f8e12cb34c4

“For now, 28ea5c2b38 I’ll hold e707f10dae back. I can’t show fa3c4a210e such a disgraceful 0620eb3413 side in front 9079491fa1 of Chichi,” he d0bebcd86f muttered as he 210f74de12 reluctantly stepped away 68cfaae523 from Erhardin, whose 24aaa9b698 life he seemed 51670ee420 ready to end 8e5a5d006c just moments earlier.1164f95c8e7290cd

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Zakari, visibly relieved, 5049d957d1 sighed and picked 74df688d17 Rachel up once 92f31a5aa6 more. He glanced at Ivan, 9f72151890 who was still reciting ffbddb3aca his unconventional prayer, and 1d36937e93 asked dryly, “How long 5a8a54b23f do you plan to 73cacee3ba keep chanting that nonsense?”fcdb827162b59ae5

“I’m only on 0c0c498895 the first verse!” 98330a13a9 Ivan replied indignantly.d36ad87da6247f63

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“Enough. Take that cb86c7b90b fox and 853629efff throw him cbe7e4e9f9 into the 40fcaf9258 dungeons under 307938cf62 Jabis Castle,” 130d08e6db Zakari ordered.52b32c8fc2855ff6

“Wait, not 7979e70e7b bury him 2787a1fc7d in the 315eaa71f9 ground?” Ivan 871c1af045 asked, clearly 527bb3f608 shocked.dcfbf4c89e69dc7b

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“He’s not dead 81d7f28d8a yet.”0b60e05d97807625

“What?! Incredible!” Ivan 83663548d4 exclaimed, leaping 360a351f66 back in c3c79d6e9d astonishment. Zakari grimaced at the 38b4ba067d exaggerated reaction and continued, 6bffa6de8d “Prepare for an interrogation 1499058aee as soon as we aa363bb9f3 get back.”2d0eb5a2bd3af53c

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“Why is 5298922315 it always b1b54078b0 me with ac2ab69e56 the troublesome 599fd86213 tasks? I—ha ha! Who else could handle cb70e6c050 such unpleasant work? Leave it to 0a29c56bcb me!” Ivan quickly 95df16203b shifted his attitude 293b0668e5 mid-complaint when Zakari d319ef52fb shot him a a38fa7812e pointed glare. Even so, he 0ce8dc0400 muttered under his b3e1048f94 breath before breaking 03c5404086 into exaggerated cheer.ef5b2a109be69a9b

“…Ah, what a fulfilling job. Job satisfaction: top-notch! Lord Zakari, I love you! Loyalty forever!”33f9b5fdf8709668

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Ivan’s exaggerated 478cb4e664 display made f0ea51d00e it clear e9ca955ece his brain 9d5d7ea990 and mouth 9a869da95e were in d4600899b3 constant disagreement. Watching him, 1dbe6ec416 Cersia shook 629f3a1d8e her head, e8f13db205 finding his 382cdca424 multiple personalities 7e489b5532 fascinating but 4b974d51ae tiring.0273e902574224cc

Being surrounded by f5fe27f58f these eccentric beastkin 2122aa8369 was exhausting.3f72566082a77199

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Of course, c578077693 she had 5764552f71 no idea 17692c978b that Kiera 6f202825fe had already bd672c9fbd grouped her e534773c97 in with 2f4064f838 this chaotic 70065e8db1 bunch.faf38c7332f32247

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The next day, 3ba76ae11d Rachel awoke and 7c0886771c immediately radiated murderous 0f907dd38e intent toward Erhardin.801f414f6349600a

“I never liked 9b88e3f2c1 that bastard from 639dbe8760 the start. Using such 56a8597335 filthy tricks! I should ecec4349bd tie him a651b4581f up and—bleep f09d7eba6e bleep—then bleep d6b1324319 bleep!”fc359afd04c36847

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Her tirade b604b95f3c was filled 9875ab417c with profanities, e6bd81ac5a and what e14d73fdab was unusual c50a564e59 was that e11ec3069d Kiera wasn’t 5101d2d576 stopping her. In fact, she seemed 75e8272caa to be egging Rachel 9770cc624a on, clearly agreeing that 877a2a5f67 Erhardin deserved every bit 8e53df542f of scorn.1a1997ab3386147f

After all, 2ff2f17b92 the fox 31cff961f7 bead was de8e469c19 a spiritual 23e1e38c8a artifact that 1da06cc1e1 burdened the 50da85b4f4 host’s body. Rachel had endured it 75de8280cf because of her honey a0cd73bd08 badger beastkin resilience. Had it been Cersia, f47773392e the consequences could have 1497536472 been devastating, likely leaving 6f206e50cd her with lifelong aftereffects.13bce992f163e022

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Erhardin’s disregard bde1c77ee7 for Rachel’s 8a81ffc069 health made 98a10d1e50 his actions f9eee2be8c unforgivable. Even Kiera, 63fab0b837 who usually b47cc269fc maintained her 7382f8b6a7 composure, was 8c55c25723 visibly angry.f7572b560462f03e

Meanwhile, Cersia 09e87e7598 reflected on 0c7971f2f6 her conversation d194d199b7 with Erhardin.fc5fdab33bd184e5

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“There are a 53e4c9ac11 lot of beastkin a588b95cee after you. And some of a4ac09412c them are offering 2dcf4c5199 quite a price.”5c6d2b1a40d80471

It was 38c0a63ac8 clear she 267ff15291 wasn’t being 94111008ef targeted by d9fdd388df just one bbe2174029 or two 000bac5cdd individuals. Erhardin had 12ed8e12b3 likely planned 12a7657b42 to kidnap f70c02f77b her and e7ef00c20d auction her ea4a42cc51 off to 687023df8b the highest 806c61017f bidder.a286dbcba639e962

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Whether it was boldness f7344a601c or stupidity, she wasn’t 7e92294b28 sure.5cdd85d375a7dc77

Kiera broke ef5025a90f the silence cdd3b30838 with her d6df1d8a16 usual composed 2e4b9ea5d5 tone. “The Rodin family de0965cffa claims this was 2473e817e7 solely Erhardin Rodin’s dcd220424f doing.”3df91a72eec020e0

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“Hah! Of course, they’d b1c42ed9fd try to wash 594e59273a their hands of 489fc174d6 it now,” Rachel 1fa9ca876a scoffed.e5d36bdf5d47716c

“They’ve officially 835a5c1e95 delegated all c1605c4472 authority over bffe9c0cca his punishment 920404380c to us. How should ff87ca155e we proceed?” aa3ea1407d Kiera asked.ba62a5f483ce34bc

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“The foxes really 64e8e31cf0 have a way 19e584da53 of acting like f0560b5853 they’re doing you 598eb298fa a favor. Let them know 83d1e30d4f we’re not letting a9c7701cd6 this slide. Whether it’s his 7b1f59b9c2 own doing or 0706d7f097 the family’s, their 0701dafad1 leader will answer d888e01b25 for this. We’ll make 5249c173ae an example 22bc67eea2 out of cd1b7a4af0 them,” Rachel 52e0342fbb said, her 70bd9a63d0 eyes glinting fdedd46e0c coldly.ae4c14031f8c3775

“Understood,” Kiera 72f7af2b1e replied with ec960faf2c a respectful 461737a950 bow, seamlessly 076c0854e1 moving on 71b76b2a25 to the e0be82ec02 next topic 6b82b23d42 as if f0beb0b0ac the chaos ab97837d0e of the 49246991ae previous day ef68865e35 hadn’t happened.0962d3ae529702ce

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Rachel, meanwhile, was a4b09314a9 busily feeding cherry 8c15607408 tomatoes to Cersia. Despite Cersia’s ce9bf4da5a protests, Rachel 7523b59aee insisted with be1b625389 such determination 692e43a8ee that Cersia d09100c783 eventually gave b09e56e17d in and da6742a88d begrudgingly ate.bc203130320b640c

‘I knew 1ee1185308 marrying into 8279f3224c this family ca4050bbae would bring aacc16da89 attention, but 3dc0854c10 I didn’t 19c1cb7a36 expect it eff4741da2 so soon,’ 3eb0823acd Cersia thought. It was clear that 9affc4e4cf being the perceived weakest 4bcd579607 member of Jabis had 7de65e0d5d painted a target on a5e0b53234 her back.436d5614247824b9

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The surrounding beastkin were ba7a47e990 already tense from Zakari’s ec38e0d42d earlier rampage, with some fa11379827 still in hiding, fearful ce5fdfdba5 of another catastrophe.89fea98e5d717660

‘Hebel has been 25ad2235a2 awfully quite.’ She 32c23f7421 tilted her head 8a45f1d542 in confusion. By her calculations, a8d70c7daa she should have ac3c980041 heard from them 664e5fdeef by now. Just as aeb5a085f3 she was 3b2907ac5f pondering this, 241eff0357 Rachel broke f906edfb6b into an 950b1b3e13 unexpected grin.b00040a7e40f1bb8

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“Why are 549666ecd8 you smiling?” 938a8f0c80 Cersia asked.768b6e93452dca0b

“I’m not. Just thinking cc73722c38 about that 7623c86761 damn fox 3432ac49c8 makes me b46f309622 laugh in e695dd735f disbelief,” Rachel 3c84fd5857 replied, though 64ef48f4d3 her twitching 0d1962373c lips betrayed b40922b114 her amusement.8d68bc5f0998363b

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Despite cursing Erhardin’s 3295decfc8 name, Rachel’s expression b6c878cd58 seemed unnervingly joyful 0882ab11d6 as she continued a2a5f9f8d8 to force-feed cherry 85220e9a1c tomatoes. Cersia exchanged a glance 2d45735623 with Kiera, both silently f038c4bb13 communicating through expressions.c5c05d7b9b9337c6

‘What happened yesterday?’68e6a65c81b5eec7

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‘Only those 1d43aadd86 two would 935868c65c know.’f6698fc4a772f52f

The “two” were, 4cf8254420 of course, Rachel f18af0a619 and Zakari, who 243695af61 had spent the 3eb76fe738 night in Rachel’s 0afa681d0a chambers. Zakari had insisted d68b39475b on staying, even 4676af4112 against the physician’s af2cc9b7fb reassurance that Rachel 44b0d92c38 would be fine.d95c2024ade6c43b

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The next morning, Zakari e18517f8b9 had abruptly departed for 6389bda216 Jabis Castle, claiming he 9a1f064ab5 couldn’t leave Erhardin solely 78b429b4e8 in Zerakiel’s hands. His smirk as 43ac4f3807 he left was 769c934b85 eerily similar to ec5e5e9899 Rachel’s current expression.bbe1804bb734b5c3

‘Something definitely happened last d0225731a5 night.’e846c57710adfaa8

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“Why are you 4dcab9ee6b staring at me?” 438fc5313d Rachel asked, tilting 2e8e577865 her head.a54dfff0d2b95263

“What did you and 18e1d34e20 Lord Zakari do last 9c70f152d6 night?” Cersia asked bluntly.556f36c6fe612d83

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Cersia’s eyes sparkled 12d3273a94 as she asked 81811051a3 her question.a6faec843759c518

Rachel’s eyes widened fea2ec4f7f in shock, as 96eb828953 if someone had b11b3b29ec just lit two a16464b477 lanterns in her 415f28a58f sockets. Kiera, similarly 9d413dd9d2 taken aback, d648784a33 gaped, unable 7f999eee1f to mask 9b0dd14e53 her surprise.3183ff8ec649548e

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Rachel’s face d9b2ac4ff7 turned a 8a06896eca deep red, 159cca5d98 and she 02d51384fb shrieked in 0cb05617f2 a high-pitched cb6a83aecf voice, “W-what ae53e06621 are you 696bc8ea49 even asking?! What on 724cc126c5 earth do 6a01d5ff40 you mean 426f4301e1 by that?! My goodness, you really 2dd48bfa90 have no boundaries!”ab0680c28961c712

Oddly enough, 0392e02c29 it was 9ccda25a28 Cersia who 85dc356841 felt flustered 1c8bfcd32e by the cfb8f23ede outburst.1aba65714d010ded

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“Huh? Did I say something 3ca373b88f inappropriate?”0c0ff43be27345f9

All she wanted e99a78ff7a to know was 1ea4c7ef7b whether they had 5e87fbddd3 reconciled, but Rachel’s 28647c72b4 overreaction made the 09b38b156b situation unnecessarily awkward. Cersia’s expression shifted to 51a3ebb9c2 one of mild confusion 33e6dcc201 as she realized how 1a25a2b321 her words could have 49e7f9d543 been misunderstood.59f0937dd4de7a47

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“I-I mean…” 40aa71ae16 Rachel trailed 50e390ffe0 off as 1b7497ff24 she noticed 93e45c74e7 Cersia’s clueless bd270bef4d face, finally 3657e516ee realizing she 501c3bca45 had jumped 7056b887a2 to conclusions. The way 2f89af7941 Rachel’s gaze 4c1b23cbc0 flickered with 41b055942f embarrassment all e85c940441 but confirmed 9710a5ed3a the kind a9e1724d07 of “reconciliation” 9dba390b0d they had.1dbe61270d6031e1

Cersia, now catching 5293dd7ea2 on, gave Rachel 513caba75a a sly look. Overwhelmed by the younger d8f697e517 woman’s mischievous stare, Rachel ea667ce722 snapped, “You’re just a 8f08c6fa6c little kid! You wouldn’t understand something ef14d9ecf8 like this!”2380222911acedf3

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“I’m not a child!” 5bff4e0baa Cersia protested indignantly.01599387f32203bf

And I’m 879704e3fb definitely not c67eb76c7d a snotty aec1373164 little brat 068ae823a6 either!89579774fdd25015

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How long 80755f6182 did she ac3a490ece have to a02db83f22 endure being e687137f0d treated as 41add033ee some insignificant, 2507f21899 childlike figure? Huffing and puffing, 2bdd7d9c30 Cersia glanced at abe87c6393 Rachel, fully aware a7f3339216 of what had 6cee3f7732 flustered her.e5ed3c2dfdb53b26

For the record, Cersia 24aaa18e2b wasn’t just any “kid.” 2f3965cdaf She was a reincarnated cdec355c1e adult, and there was 17042295ba no way she wouldn’t 8304ae9f82 recognize the implications of 58f3888c92 Rachel’s reaction.559e3f88f2b85555

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Even though she already cfe796f730 understood everything from Rachel’s 0b8cd5d2b5 expression, she decided to e6cd7893f9 play along. With great 23a065fe1c effort, she cb29f8cba4 suppressed the 01984f2cf3 grin that 2fc4c34800 threatened to bc223bf423 spread across 9e12a47d3e her face.2faf827b7455fa39

‘Well, well, looks e4269102cc like they had 2d85e4073d quite the fiery 494ffee6af reconciliation.’aa17c4a855037811

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As long as they’d 54c4e789c6 made up, that was 484d48a969 all that mattered. There was no bf63293f80 need to meddle 402ecc2c71 in her in-laws’ 3c354bcd4b love life, and a11f487c3f Rachel certainly wouldn’t 92bdf790d6 answer any further c47f307326 questions.4ef4b48aeaf323f1

Still, Rachel’s embarrassment was c864480cc3 her own to bear.d98f59c56b7dcbde

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