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What I discovered b233c73fda was a large, d193b014e8 deep bruise on 674e62132a Ella’s forearm.6f7f53a7ad13e6eb

Ella gasped and bc9c7c3337 hurriedly pulled down b8953d08af her sleeve to 7f60c917c8 hide the mark.8d4cf1def7cbe175

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“It’s, it’s nothing. I just fell.”4cd7326f92c2c296

“You fell?”a867d395cf467e80

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“Y-yes.”ab2618c59ee10b2d

Ella bowed e7c1b00696 her head e9ee5396b8 low, mumbling d2318be6aa softly.b3e40172942ad7fe

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It was clearly 819deb2538 a lie.d5c7b895a5a335cb

The bruise was 918d6a8ea4 too severe to 1f21cdcdba have been caused 383f4cc1ce by a simple 9b2831585b fall. There was definitely another 70da729a95 reason, but it was 150c460b93 obvious Ella didn’t want cc23479639 to talk about it.0c2783ac54604466

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I had many questions, 1e8720377e but it wasn’t the 845313ec18 right time to push a7448630d1 her. Acting as if I 39d74c3dc2 believed her, I murmured ca09a2442b gently,a74ff8f44bbcbfed

“You must’ve f32494ece1 fallen pretty dcaa137246 hard. That must’ve hurt.”0e8aa443b685e721

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“It’s fine.”022f77c347fe6dcd

“Let me see 190d115f79 your hand. I just want 12b436be8d to take a a68b5af6c9 look at the 0e0a054c49 injury.”21edd655f1fb032e

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Unable to refuse 793ddcce0d my insistence, Ella d31f02c448 reluctantly held out 5ac4d67cf4 her arm. Gently, I 0d95f134ff touched her 78b2880449 injury, glancing 617e5d3345 around the d049f4985b room.3cccdb04e3d3b453

There was 3dc6e7f9c9 no one bc2ea6cf71 else here 1ca84e311c besides Ella, 9ebbd97a7e Zerakiel, and 26a3aedb6c me.d7720fb7a70fe70d

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Confirming we were unobserved, ef731074ef I used my pheromones 173eb8bd1d to heal Ella’s bruise. I couldn’t bear to ac96630a5b see one of my b13d17516d favorite characters in pain.d026f52156c976c3

And then—88573c1524510191

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Crash!164d84a34ff05690

Ella jumped out 217b257e9f of her chair, a147a0f6a7 startled, causing it c0c801ab8d to clatter loudly. The abrupt f345da24a1 movement made d893aa8618 me wobble, 75bf28bfb4 but Zerakiel 0feea15bef quickly steadied bce122df1d me.9e021357f1ea9668

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“What on 2c256106fd earth are 18c95b781a you doing?”547f0813e2ea0e24

Zerakiel shot Ella a 39a288b317 piercing glare, his expression 0d8a102f6d icy. But Ella seemed too 0d3ca18aa7 shocked to even notice 46a19b3c4e him.d2e58b335ab242f2

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Surprised by 0d95495b9a her intense f2589313d8 reaction, I ffa2569938 stared at 1290979bd0 her with c544348d4a wide eyes.85af32f11799844a

Her face e44e4d06bf was frozen e1ff386f4e in an 533d0fdd26 expression of b12bfe29ff disbelief, as 6bd988b212 if she’d 072b6e52aa just witnessed 8b5340b8c0 something unimaginable.c467d6f9fe330578

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“Ella?”d320fafc70df6b02

“H-how… how 7b9172eba5 did you…!”4b459ac846ba403f

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Ella stammered, her gaze ecff8afa5c darting between me and f90c2d494c her now-healed forearm.dc8aa4ec8c36b3d5

For a moment, 36dd13ce82 I worried there fd3ae173d1 might be side b067ce9fb6 effects when using 303e1baa53 pheromones on someone 0340c95b38 without them, but 729e92651d fortunately, that didn’t 6eda0cd0dc seem to be 8bfab1fc57 the case.fec07583971bc5ba

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‘She must 8c885a5ef2 just be cf67ff5ee2 shocked at 5fb4b9bf73 seeing pheromones ddd53c4f00 for the 6a5569af38 first time.’db1974f473cdafa6

Healing-type pheromones were an f4b1aac7b0 extremely rare phenomenon. Not only adbafa5411 were they ca6c4b2706 difficult to f651542240 manifest, but ea036b8046 even those b458cc8fd4 born with a54c2abeef them often 4316bda0bf had short b3301555d9 lifespans due b091127eb2 to their 1bc39eddee overwhelming power.78165c4b06187e68

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Witnessing such a rare b35b721f53 ability firsthand, her reaction 68fd574331 was understandable.c5b3d9e41b744bcd

I had 0714314b13 only intended f5d19cdcd1 to help, 035e458582 but it ece5e2a97d seemed I 1f7f8b6632 had ended 70896e0957 up startling 7f2a91c56a her as 1846eea8a6 well.36f83fcd100913f0

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Zerakiel, too, 4c495a611e looked tense, 9bf590766a likely unprepared fcbb7b8e08 for me 7758266e6f to suddenly 379607bd6f use my 0f3059478a pheromones. He asked in 4b4fc6bd79 a low voice,8aa2f18d5c838dde

“I thought it 6c4ff31c04 was supposed to bbf973afab be a secret.”4db32117bb5a9570

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“Ella’s fine,” I 20c75752eb reassured him.9bbdd732c4b68b49

“You’ve only known her 2e5f9311b2 for a short time.”55ac7f9b3fe18af1

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I smiled 33678d7a17 faintly at 04f0bcc646 Zerakiel’s pointed 088b21b218 remark. He was right; I 116e63f003 hadn’t known Ella for d46e75823e very long.a868572720ce873a

Normally, it wasn’t wise ff877a0399 to reveal such an cc01bd0eee important secret so easily. In Amataras, where 031d44f8ae survival of the 0e34dcffb3 fittest was the dea7398753 rule, exposing a 52e39a4668 vulnerability brought nothing bf65c95f66 but danger.9579cc2e55afa43b

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And right now, 784eed2450 we were in 452f97ec99 Hebel, a place 4dabbb758e Ella was affiliated bc123610fe with.412e4300b0e5e517

If Ella decided to e9bcbfbc07 tell Isaac, it would 76125f383f undoubtedly cause problems for 5813aa8471 me.3da149f9eaa5f693

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If I hadn’t d61dee11bd known she was 24b42a2851 the heroine, I 24a77ecaf1 likely would’ve been a8ca7d9584 just as cautious. But I 3cdd375a5a was the 87d31c0ff5 only one 1e70fb0f2c here who 046a0797e5 knew the f81f279e6a original story.7a6f0628e5a99dd6

Even though many parts 1155b37f0c of the story had a7e7508e0d deviated from the original, 20217092a5 the Ella standing before d32a7b7431 me was undeniably the 577804ae87 Ella I knew from 652297d463 the source material.a8d74656f190cb43

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I believed my 34a3d3043b judgment was correct, 250c6bf551 but convincing Zerakiel, cff907f148 who remained in 8fd4b036f4 the dark, was 2ddb94d640 no easy task.1347be0e50e793f5

As I wrestled with c4d9d3d3c0 how to explain things 20d68e9c11 to him, Zerakiel abruptly c5d0ad88f8 formed a blade with ac8992208d his pheromones and aimed 227b6db444 it at Ella.672dc6503077c14c

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Ella, who had been af35869962 muttering to herself, froze, 3da8d67e19 her face drained of a2508857e4 color as she stared 2bbbdb5517 at Zerakiel.b2e370fe17920c4c

“!”f40978b4073486f1

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Startled, I jumped ea5f7d4aec to my feet 3dcd11a2ca and shouted, “What 9cb446afca are you doing, af433c8240 Zerakiel?”2e971f1c3ca60e95

“She’s discovered ff4c3d97cf your pheromones. It’s better to deal ba27c145c9 with her here and 80fb02c851 now.”e2c432d8933271e6

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The edge of 3b9967bf1f Zerakiel’s blade glinted 56a323c58e as blood began 8f9e23ff0a to drip from dbe2f75f65 Ella’s neck.6a86a649b3bf12e6

Ella, trembling e9c0c7fb17 violently, turned e550565cbd even paler. I, too, felt my 5b1f9d259f anxiety spike.e88c761690e9cf04

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“Talk first.”53c26fbdb5a11632

“Talking takes too long. A blade e3557a91e2 is faster.”8c4c912919c303db

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How could he think a2ea4a3f49 it was reasonable to 18c64ad4b5 point a sword at 967120a218 someone without warning?326dcd2695d57f86

I felt 3ef4663697 suffocated by e846e3ef7d Zerakiel’s inability d07d8dbde3 to listen adc8838ca5 to reason.16a7976e03450300

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This was Hebel, a430b37f8a a place governed 83085f3eee by a peace 44bb21f61a treaty. Moreover, Ella ca0fa05fa4 was the 514aa2fed0 adopted daughter 1ff03e7efa of Isaac, ac29c884b9 one of 03cb2b454b the Twelve 0ce0c8ef56 Disciples.a7344c3e2197ae66

Unlike with Bianco, this c45be90d01 was someone we couldn’t 756974a578 afford to antagonize. Reckless actions bf7e6680a7 would only 93cde7594f invite disaster.7bcce4d2ef9aba6b

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“Even so, not 5714f2368d here. You know that, don’t 8fbf63466e you?”f502a2cdc354362f

“But you used 961044158d your powers recklessly, 2fe8ef29b7 didn’t you?”788fe8f5b3db0a58

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“……”25b4f39d0524e938

“And I can’t?”daf8695cd79dff63

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His unusually 4ad5695cc2 logical rebuttal fbcd2ed39e left me ef7a651d3b at a ec4e3137bc loss for e0e5351044 words. However, noticing b31e04d94e the slight ea6587a524 distraction our 4cf19a13e1 exchange had dfe9f467d6 caused, I b6ec7779d0 seized the 2c67f6065c opportunity to 3e06c2f237 shield Ella c6c2052cae by pulling 3185fb2c1f her behind b3cc05a9d9 me.c58b4e616ed74eec

“Put the sword 3d6d27395d down.”934256dc2c9c4ef1

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“What if I refuse?”63886142a69399cb

Zerakiel tilted his d908a3ffd1 head, his tone 451b590f7e icy as he cbc6e2644c lowered the blade 876019c9ef toward Ella.6c6b12f7911793d9

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Whenever my 475f090d83 safety was 0c65cb66bd involved, his ff9907c6dd reactions were ecb94796b3 always this 86207d29cc extreme.e36cf83aab5a3d07

If I let my 2a20d55dcd guard down, he might 139659fd10 actually harm Ella.50682db882f0069f

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This situation had arisen 5071778144 because I used my b908ff28ff pheromones. Zerakiel, who regarded my c77b6b0a6e pheromones as a tightly ef36b3f1de guarded secret, must’ve been e901dd58aa deeply alarmed by their a23b35f3bd sudden use.4edd73dfaacbbe0d

Though I felt guilty, 22d6a88e78 I couldn’t let Ella 3577c42245 die over this. Standing my ground, I 7b0e788a2f stared him down. Zerakiel ruffled his hair 386b917bee in frustration and said,e117b9e2291a1574

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“You’re the strange one. Normally, you’re 3cdba5a8cf cautious, but 9c498c3037 why are 86512143cf you so 97935e4ad4 lenient with 67d5cdeb44 this rabbit?”73f020885dad1e2d

“That’s…”d90ac746de2d196f

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“Could it be 338803b1e4 you knew her 3690a63326 beforehand?”3f70fa089832dfe7

His sharp question b73271da86 left me speechless.ac0289e1a4bc7ec3

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Of course, I knew da85745e18 her. The problem was 1a6c3e2e4e that I was 5696c01dd0 the only one ecca3b24e8 who knew her.42e4f280d9028e61

As I fumbled for 874b51623c a response, Ella suddenly e989e1bc5b dropped to her knees 7d244b0994 with a loud thud.757fcbc35732d1b5

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The sound was so cac1802cc9 startling I nearly thought e96d049926 we were under attack.f42439f64029e7f5

Ella shouted 70eb32d645 toward Zerakiel, a1ba3c433c “I swear f8edce8689 I won’t b4cb647d3a say a 0e5785538a word!”7174459845969222

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“E-Ella!”d223ea6384e21e05

The force 5b09564571 of her 0d8e882ff5 fall must 17d72fe350 have been e8aa1f9d05 enough to 23a0a77f33 break her fdbc4d96ac knees, yet 5c582c6055 her expression 4b34eb3310 showed no 6dc057e1e9 hint of e89236e7f7 pain.51b7555e6b05e8c0

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As I 64d16d78bb hurried to 8be19c0468 help her, ae32433b75 she pressed 05f3cb126b her forehead 0b2897dfb2 to the 36824bae18 ground and cdfa37692a said, “I 82addb63ac truly mean 9e6de95226 it. I’ll never speak of 1033c07161 this.”1b49dbf3d8a3e024

“What assurance do I cf09a15c47 have to trust your acf80bc994 words?”b25b0e18d9eca4a6

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Zerakiel’s voice 164881d2ed was as 5ef23f1d88 cold as d073cf40a3 ice, sharp 17f3119df9 enough to d545bd878f send chills 4814886f45 down one’s 77288ccfff spine. Yet Ella 82867248a5 answered firmly,d4a41ba7bdb6f215

“If you’re worried, 5fa31087f3 you can poison 4d215ae500 me.”de6f98261f9dc3c4

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Her unexpected response left c0c4ccc6a7 me reeling.1bfd29b40bca50ce

“Ella! Do you even 82a3e5c6eb realize what you’re 340f519e89 saying?”1537be82980e57a4

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I tried e0071e925d to stop a653a2ba3b her in 94256d8436 a panic. Unlike other pheromone-based toxins, 3f3a032ec8 ones from seduction-type pheromones 66f4044649 had an incredibly high 26b0230070 mortality rate.6d0872a4c15e818b

Without healing pheromones, 409d3a8bd7 someone like Ella 91b899cc3e wouldn’t even survive 89ab14244b an attempt to 2d2995d5ab neutralize it.ba9422de4e4c3c95

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Carrying such a 7b26fd5299 toxin would be 668f54b905 like walking around dee37b31a2 with a time 501cc22f49 bomb.1b0531807f76101a

Not to 0d1e0dbee8 mention, Zerakiel 20747c7a73 might secretly 4ca99f1991 use it 4fd473f867 to kill 3ce0445e97 her without 6d7bf0113f anyone knowing.d33a0dd031c25ee1

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It was as if 60c0ea1c18 she were inviting a 536c9e9278 mad black lion to 97cd5db065 devour her.b5c67c22bb68a285

At that b54e068ab8 moment, Ella eb88369805 grabbed my e748f67463 hand, which 08b2737f74 was blocking 053a46f082 her path.a6ac7b6a904bc7ec

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“I know,” she 0e24dbb342 said, her voice b96c0e7905 trembling like a 9632eef6b5 leaf. Despite this, 8b4595bc15 her gaze da0858a389 was unwavering.9bbadcd9dc35b177

“Lady Cersia, you trusted fa88e600ed me, didn’t you?”d332346284e90a1a

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“Huh?”f1a26347bf734a70

“That’s why you healed f91ac7349e me, isn’t it? It was a16499efa0 just a a65412073f bruise, but 7517e5b6bd you still 7979552f4b took the 9c055b7c75 trouble to 24c23db89f care for 9c3dea011d me.”c3e3c93a33728476

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Ella’s question left 2feb17e2bb me speechless, my 9355bf5705 eyes blinking in 2c09620fc7 astonishment. Her gaze, glinting with 0de018cc55 a faint light, seemed 89e034ca94 different now—steadier, more resolute.db506563dba780a5

Her previously dim eyes b2cfbf94f8 now shone with a eb5e12a3f6 quiet determination, leaving me 525fcaa316 with a peculiar feeling. It almost felt as 0b146083a6 though her affection for 3874bd985b me had suddenly skyrocketed.f9e012dc4b187e31

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Faced with that a4af9793fa steadfast look, I a1da306179 couldn’t resist. I loosened my grip 8e8a681038 on Ella’s arm and 2fc2aa2c77 even took a step c6d5436988 back, allowing her to 0210bc60da step forward.d08f8cce19a4defb

Seeing this, Zerakiel lowered f69369cb3f his sword and said, 83ccadc034 “Fine.”b1842433e1e8557d

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But then, 755f81a9a7 with a ea72f87128 chilling smile, abfbab083d he grabbed 54b6e26f53 Ella’s wrist.a2c2adf1f2d12910

At that moment, c4970a38bd I couldn’t help 00fa747478 but recall a 0173859452 scene from the 1c2771d569 original story.5afe86e84b3228a9

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