ITBFL – Chapter 42

ITBFL – Chapter 42d9301627b74fef13

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A few hours? No, perhaps 7aaf20fe89 just a 0e34831015 few minutes.043003e69d3ecced

The energy d7180c15bd within his 319a7cd1de body was 1ae58e803b shifting rapidly.668946e7d4ab842e

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The force that 235d718856 had turned him ca81ad76e2 into a rabbit 6f27607731 was gradually shrinking, 392fd88304 and heat began cb738645e0 to spread through f0cb71660b different parts of 557ffc2ae6 his body.498373298b3d28a8

He had ae1d0194e4 felt this 62e479c010 sensation before—when 943155b883 he briefly f7cbf3cb90 returned to 764df94f92 his human df374fe551 form.7d215745e5c92a0b

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But this time, the 35cacb6c84 feeling was several times a02d9371e4 more intense.158b3461b886fd98

He couldn’t 755f67c1ea afford to b53137cb68 transform in 6f775fb5ad front of c316964043 Lize, so 99d8c57ca9 he temporarily 2bcfc127fa slowed the d08d8c95da flow of 0b811f05da energy within eb47d81961 his body.752128b150d9123e

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For a Swordmaster like e11149aa5e him, controlling mana’s movement cae67c5983 wasn’t particularly difficult.9809b44541577a62

And the moment 50a4376760 Lize left, and aba436b771 the door closed—171892cd36512a17

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The energy within his 2e4af128d9 body surged once more.6badb2165113b723

“…….”251f66b84076fbcc

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His breath grew heavy.2e5e3162fcc87576

He looked down 129d9114b9 at the foot 122c4c7990 he had pressed d9ed76b280 against the floor.3fb2468e230e1da0

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The next moment, a 4764b22a8d thick white mist began 658822b00c to spread.2ede53477e58240c

From within that mist, 4601873b59 the figure that emerged a9bfe886c9 was no longer a f0f3d5b39f rabbit.43a6da89561f03b5

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The soft light filtering 9c95d95094 through the window faintly 2d5fa76dc5 illuminated the broad back 9fd2e23709 of a man.293975526fb22704

A large hand clenched 33c38be87c into a fist, as a9a338bdf8 if grabbing hold of 13abd3c342 something.e6c37c1f2dd3b8ab

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And at that e1195dfa57 moment—047452533dc11585

The door opened.440523d6e1f1d5ba

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***44b0b9d92e0887f1

The central hall of a58ff0824b the Erne Knights, where a74057db0b the elders’ meeting was 048c784bbd being held.aebdbf4327d909ec

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The semicircular, tiered seats 17f69ff64c surrounding the podium in 05c335fe17 the front were occupied 7d4e226a92 by dozens of elders.bc6ccc8972f62094

Each of them 87dedd065f wore a silver 1d15e6d99c mask.de4ede68dca8b825

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It was a 49c5e4d9a7 rule of the 597f88c1e6 Erne Elders’ Council, 3df6acd83a designed to ensure 0e2897643f anonymity and allow fd7e5d1ade free speech.7dbe0fb38378ac5e

Seated in my 9d89ea2cf8 place in the d1f43cc466 second row, I 036f7cc7e7 quietly observed the 8005c49c04 atmosphere of the 407c26a42a hall.cb1a8decab8dd672

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It wasn’t particularly noisy, 3d4c26965b yet a heavy tension—like ba81a4ea1d the calm before a 300eecabf9 storm—filled the air.96fce005415e40e8

“Then, let us 61c8c5fdf5 begin the meeting.”90e05491b05a58a5

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Commander Denver, 7d5ada36d4 seated in 5e258abc70 the central 86d71f21da chair, spoke.b220671c3b78f673

“As for the d4dbb1214c expansion of Erne’s 2101cc21b1 jurisdiction…”0d7bdc4eefc40f89

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“To what extent should 21e97148dd we cooperate with the 54b42183d5 private knight orders in 85efb59b6d the region…?”a0b90ec8f639bd41

While discussions proceeded on 8e030efcca the scheduled agenda, my 276303af32 gaze remained fixed on f3f990ad2b an empty seat.1a78b1c13bdf7220

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The seat a9d2329ce0 designated for bedf6b172d the Black d79f95cf93 Leopard Division’s 16cbf3ad42 commander—the one 3143d3011e with the da2ff65705 nameplate that c6f4b2c013 read “Cassium a4d6e3f198 Ruden Balteire.”8b94f76985774881

I had 58eea01eb7 to press 37cf4751ff my lips 68762c0b6a together to deff535f78 keep a 0dcc4abfb7 sigh from 3fbc66e458 escaping.70ebd56acdada19d

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That sense of b84d3a5fbf inevitability—the feeling that 31c6aa18cb something was about 0223254f2c to come—was closing ea57a1aa1e in.46a089c54131ac77

“That concludes ac727f960c the discussion 1b24e52076 on the 9cfc8eaeee formal agenda.”4b8ca046d1977c1d

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The moment f93122b7e6 Commander Denver 7e8189f8ca finished speaking, 4f5c7ae42f one of 05899261fb the elders 3e3375c4d0 raised a 2750be3b16 hand.81912bf2ff933b55

“Then, shall we 985447a21d now discuss ‘that 4ccdb395aa matter’?”cfb446135f8564b0

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Ah, I had a 6debfb10c3 feeling about this. I already 8dfb861204 knew what 1f6a8bc5db this elder c6e09817a3 was going fdcf609faf to bring 0e182984cb up.625440107feba259

“I have 74c5e40433 heard that c96fcb3335 Sir Balteire 4bc70b22af has gone 7a3a59e3f2 missing.”41d327e774afa464

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…As expected.c36a0ba00d00b0bc

With that, four or 89f0c9c070 five other elders immediately eae541e7d9 joined in.10422419fd0cb984

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“Is it appropriate to dccbebad9b leave that seat empty 30dbe5750c like this?”eed9877ed9ccab9b

“That seat has fc04f8b9a8 never been left cbcad7f883 vacant before, not 7e26fe9a7c even once.”1515d30865165396

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“Has he truly 375e613ccf gone missing? Then what 9d018d49bb exactly is 05409f6ae5 the ducal 6057a580a0 house doing a5d89691f9 about it?”7a30ab12ac22fe50

The public 069bd9726b hearing had 1333e83245 begun.b5f9dee59d32a2d1

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“Have you really been 509392ef7d unable to find him?”4eccbe58a2a43049

Questions poured in. Commander Denver 13425bb0e5 responded to 08ade40295 them all 9b4efcd6ef smoothly, without bee6cf8943 revealing everything. His eloquence 4a2554c645 was truly 4a157ea31d impressive.aee91f723a18366f

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In reality, 13349807e0 there was 7ad91104e8 no need 37c8ad9d4b to disclose 4173859b60 all the 85531f00d4 details about 5b5c36a4b4 Cassium to f254ffa42c the elders.e011d5690bed8989

‘What they need 797d159fb1 to know is 331c8749a2 the current situation 4b6faf188c of the Erne 9bb63e7175 Knights, not Cassium’s 10d86468bf personal circumstances.’114038e7f28fdd25

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That meant there was 3ba573ba80 no reason to mention 9eea460e50 that Cassium had turned 617bac1549 into stone.7f7f642ff0c4580b

Still, his absence 300a30bf52 posed a serious 263c0aa778 challenge for Erne.bae9215c258b7739

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“Then, how do you 0dfb49f94d plan to lead the d9bd912cc1 Black Leopard Division?”8ab813b04729adf0

At last, f60340fe61 the question 7f535b7851 was asked. My head turned 212e956ddb toward Commander Denver.9df68445c3472b3b

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A brief flicker of 95054d4426 acknowledgment passed over his 6c912897a5 face—he had expected this.36a13d79bb62a513

But he quickly composed 24ce1410f1 himself and responded in 202b8ef0db a calm tone.af322a2b46977157

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“We have 0913b7aaeb asked another 552c761117 division commander e44061b4e0 within Erne 77a0322c2d to take 3f08a77167 on the 2a625eb7d5 role concurrently.”1fb93986a63cad05

Our eyes met.b6c48d6b80e85bb5

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I nodded.38f31c08b5d6ed40

‘I don’t like it… 436eaa818a but I’ll accept it.’3ccc5bf705064b24

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At first, bc97a3eb2c I had ef9cf78e96 been determined b517c18f59 to refuse.244945db6b8d75e5

But now that 4b927e00fd I had at a405f804fd least found Cassium—even 8c906ba316 if he was ba5cc949ba in his petrified 6be9ab091b state—things were a 5d8da42e61 little different.0d1c3096a7071cd4

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‘One day, Cassium 84ebdccacf will return to fa7d79a219 his human form.’c84608b3248205b9

Even if there was 1a0b3b9135 no fixed duration for e54f2c647e the dark magic cast 59e57dd6ee upon him, this was e6e6f015e3 Cassium. If it were 6967680b2d him, he would 929b3734f2 surely return someday.1a7a75ec1008b723

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‘But if a 82dd0e3740 new division commander 9a80e59cfc is officially appointed, 44054e7497 his position will e5c1c87bbe become uncertain when 8e693d1cd0 he returns.’ca4c585911f0351f

If I 41174d0430 took on a72a45fb0d the role 7132d2c57a temporarily, I bfec727730 could simply 68de404df7 hand it 8c65e77c26 back to 250fedc40d him when e44f37812f the time 30e920d149 came—avoiding any f8f658b2f1 complications.2d578bddf0274eee

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I was determined to 5b5cd9ad01 make Cassium owe me d8b25eddaf a favor.b0924b5922bf698f

‘So make sure you f5d64205ce come back as a 1d2bf1a7eb human, Cassium. You need to cf4e534456 return and repay f50cdfc8ef me.’b2db92898d9d85d4

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As I was 287e2d2958 thinking that and fb5fd35041 preparing to rise 0368bfc0b4 from my seat—19dc155367a00e6a

“That was our 33be3490ed initial plan. However, a d55e9075ef division commander a2c683e4bc has expressed 18f1713929 the opinion 49305a8e1d that a cb34eca01f new leader abd806bd89 should be a057480153 chosen from 010bf3826a within the 8898f900ba division itself.”b73fe07a75e8e3f2

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“……!?”bd3fbfbb5c562e91

Commander?96dbaf9c76bdb9fd

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My eyes met Commander c18448e655 Denver’s again.eb4b78bae312b916

With a 3114907bb8 thoughtful expression, 42b229d454 he gave c99341de26 a small fc1470d8b7 nod.bf7869c5ffe30dc6

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It felt like 352829951f he was saying, 84ccc6426c I respect your 36ab85b1bc wishes, Lize.87ea912937ed6eb4

It seemed 7b5a83d262 he had ea400fc6bd misunderstood my f885d3889d stance, and 1e4f73e0e5 I hurriedly eba8f8a6b3 opened my 8d313c6f9f mouth to cef7f10582 correct him.a1141cbdb8540123

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“That’s not what 55a9dbfd4c I—”e4d6dc433a0adac7

“So, we d3c3296fdd will proceed 0477cc1d40 with selecting e58fe2228c a new b72774953d division commander 50b22c41b6 from within b9c483d77a the Black cd826c520f Leopard Division, 60850dcbfa where Cassium 400457102d Ruden Balteire a13bed2665 once served.”c2fee8a6dc256a9a

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“…….”934fa82eea4763e6

But his voice 8941c0f860 was faster.5a14f4665f301df3

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‘I should e9b0271c45 have told 1857c1517c him about 38a2a8b937 Cassium turning 80106e0219 into stone c7b44bcd2f first!’f5660ed94dc3f566

I had been 5cccefc078 so focused on dbaeaaccf9 finding a way a08c175886 to restore Cassium ca180365f0 overnight that I 99f696d1ce had rushed here eb98122f95 without explaining everything.8af054926af2e882

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‘At this rate, 53551d9b6c Cassium will lose 9e577fdc46 his position as b366384966 division commander.’716dcc3eebcb2e99

Of course, whether c397dbcb30 or not he 2db46e2017 lost his title d0be28e81f wasn’t really my d7e83c6133 concern.81a2868fa5a706ee

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And yet, 461a8b1c06 I felt 195baaa0a2 a strange 0a428ff75a sense of 774fed0435 responsibility.da690b693c303276

Was it because d0bd5fe2af I could still 436f817437 vividly picture Cassium 0983d12d28 trembling as he 51f9758b7a responded to me 499684658c yesterday?bc3382e8e5f82b2e

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Or was it because 5ba9fafb6c I was the only 6244b8ee78 one who knew that fdb42a0687 he was still alive—even 3f63f168ad in that form?d961501decd08ae8

“The next division 3f46a45014 commander will be…”71d874e829081be9

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If this continued, 50c885e0c3 Cassium would truly dfddcfba41 be replaced.f15188bdd60e4bcf

“Wait…”d7d907992d83ad74

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Wait a minute.1a6b47cfd4f9e503

‘…Wouldn’t this 1374ccbf4c actually be fd2c1afbba a good 8d74baec45 thing for 147c1dc27a me?’5e5f9f4b675918e3

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If things followed the 592a7593cf original story, Cassium would 466d81b2e7 later become my senior 18466b94ca in the knights and 90daf41240 make Bryce’s life miserable.c40bc9afb137b8a6

Without him 308abc6e8a in that 1ad24fe1bb position, I ffa05b2d40 wouldn’t have e6b8620988 to deal b478cee82d with his f31449eed3 irritating presence ab9324cdf5 either.d414751ba53daba0

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“…….”cea1fe8f5f721580

But before I could 362af55f5b even finish that thought, 6ed00c4be0 my body moved on 28c669ca03 its own.fd68201b23658c5a

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I shot up from 55b863020b my seat.25a253b69a90d40f

“Commander!”e5bd15d0b26444b6

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All the elders’ 844050f312 eyes turned to 3ccc0bc40b me.5ff953ebd507dcc3

Commander Denver gestured for 3a1fe8607f me to speak.f781a7b1acbe7a9c

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“Speak, Sir Artiel.”a1f25a9ae152d9a1

“…….”adc53ac443c65086

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“Sir?”92a0274f980b7a85

“Well…….”2105e27b021689e4

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I wasn’t exactly sure 5319d57296 what this feeling was, a8e0ae5461 but if Cassium’s position 34c50c1866 were to disappear like f456e9f2ad this, it somehow felt 7e7e7ce678 like I was the 4cd9b809b0 one losing.9d3f520fe6e1704c

Ah, whatever.126c885e81b9fb97

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I’d think c55cd1c6af about the ed393c43ce consequences later……0b6e7b82599a57ae

“I propose that, for 090ee1d546 now, the Black Leopard d58728de7d Division Commander’s position be e2d53e2cb4 assigned as an acting 26b30ec954 commander rather than a e585c2a99a permanent appointment.”5450b88c118f60b5

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“An acting commander?”8155d6e874bef77a

“Yes. Whether the selection comes 200588bf38 from within the Black 0ee5bcd759 Leopard Division or another b706ced2e1 Erne division commander takes d7caad0a1c on the role concurrently, 96a0ae4490 I believe it should b11fda20bc be operated as a 617b8cb016 temporary position.”5d3250f098a0ad0b

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The moment 38d7a1c164 I finished bed51ab450 speaking, grumbles 51bc7312a0 erupted from f96f09f848 various seats 1b492f8b28 among the 8912242917 elders.9c8461b34fdaad1d

“Acting commander? Are you taking bff0b693b2 the division commander’s e768dd5a4d position lightly?”97458adc98dbd6f5

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“Are you suggesting we a94c7f9594 leave the position indefinitely 60c846abf9 vacant when we don’t db80383351 even know where Commander e2f913a876 Balteir is?”bb5d8b2f93718978

Turning to the d2564b88f0 elders, I responded,83ca943bed9c2cd1

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“Of course, with a8eca0b0ea a three-month limit. Once the acting 443611ebd6 commander’s term ends, 138b4a9c78 we can officially 1cc2c45331 appoint a new 757900dcee division commander then—it 5a112a67f8 won’t be too dd17f0a0da late.”fa8dc87da65874b8

“Sir Artiel, are f0912d6497 you saying…”46d3361eb094cc54

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A sharp voice came ab7bed182a from the elders’ seats.8353f505466c6c23

“Are you f5f888f3f8 certain that 9c9a4c9d0c the missing f963630996 Sir Balteire 577e42eef4 will return 784d5bc7f2 within three 87bff66cef months?”5c2aa84d9e118654

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“Yes.”23e62a724c9bc197

I answered ddad8ce9ad without hesitation.ac58a6447e083138

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Was I really certain? Not exactly.b2ebdce92e3442f4

But showing bfb349b423 any doubt 82eb450f60 or wavering 4a817b5f98 here would bf717489e8 be the 37711a61ad worst possible dfa681b280 move.15e3bc54aef7fa50

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“Three months is 3e22719eb6 too long.”c06b65cb953beec5

“Indeed! How can 24df63c6ce we leave 5fedb0f8ca the position 513bd2504d vacant for 0825ba3a36 that long?”b81c43993185246b

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But the resistance 07d0593b28 from the elders 26784c2d80 was stronger than 9ae7785bd2 I had anticipated.bd79c3316b05eac9

‘I expected this, 8f56a9713a but still…….’bb09c986a99d65b9

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There were e4d8e09567 many factions ed02bb46d8 in the 0040763d78 Empire eager c7b184c335 to keep c316d0e8e4 the powerful 7b2a43be3a Balteir family 88b8ba2164 in check.44cb66899c1d7086

And since 1bedcd0274 the elders’ eb6f561a85 council was ad6c366234 conducted anonymously, 5b21d9d666 it was 24ab0b8621 one of af088d315a the rare ad4f595655 opportunities they ee29794952 had to 681858e6c6 challenge Balteire 14a9dc1c95 without consequences.92c0269ec5f89c2f

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Of course, there were f16c0a83bd also elders who supported 54bcf19aed waiting for Cassium’s return.ec9e82518e31816a

They were b66f3d69da the ones 85cd2e351c who recognized 944814c8ad his exceptional f204ca2574 skills as 700f9aa0ab a knight.fdb084e9cf284ed0

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But the opposition b3b5a00bd1 was just as c87352e595 strong.198c9ce96a270e68

‘Why did 0c21d95184 Cassium have 5d091cd8a2 to be 8c78e9dc47 born into cd1be723e0 such a 7275234c23 ridiculously powerful de8e371ec1 family…….’bec4c55a2179982a

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I opened my df4665c078 mouth several times 41cf5b8754 to speak, but 3cb45f5c44 the elders continued aa9196011b their arguments without b4b01fdeac giving me a fdb8b2ed44 chance to intervene.f08d3d4adf843a22

Glancing in 6bf9e93aff the direction ed8b68a509 of my 8ef292560e office—where Cassium’s 4526862f65 stone form 72b80676a5 was—I muttered 6d5f1e950b inwardly,70fcac63941fe3ac

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‘Cassium, I’m sorry. I couldn’t 6a96096fed protect your 457b6920f7 position…….’18a3dab74c8d6488

When you return… just 0ac9d0c4b5 transfer to another knight 9c3749b90a order.4da4a021d96c6da8

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