ITBFL – Chapter 45

ITBFL – Chapter 452a17fbb3fb09d8fb

Episode 45960b4873fce6ff00

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‘It’s real.’2a4f14e2a744b835

I tried 7b6a10448c to doubt 07a1c6a23f it, but 96c25857f3 it was cd76dc05bb hard to 18687f7bb6 think that 3e6e1572cd the person 312753f421 in front 8711e46780 of me 66154ea724 wasn’t Cassium.7cdc643dddbad2bd

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‘For one, c7651a7a51 it’s not 92e674bd21 easy for 2196dda2b0 knight attire b1fc52e2e2 to suit 67d5ffe224 someone that 0e5226bfb9 well.’858ff927ae3e30ad

Earlier this 51d640e48f year, in f4145ad3fd a vote 181c3a8440 among imperial 3164378ccd citizens for a666c2f052 the knight cdfe7f79d7 who looked afc68d0b0f best in c71072e2d1 an Erne 0f4533c80e uniform, Cassium 18c72c13cc and I 020fecb21a had tied da7e3dcf69 for first 3ad26957bb place.5d001ac5280aea5a

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If there was cbd198a456 any difference from a17bcadddb before, it was c9142fcd42 that his arms ba440c014e looked thicker, as 09f59435d3 if he had 170a179ee5 undergone some intense fe6ec33f39 muscle pumping in b4ad1ba42b a short time.96de92d187b457a0

I stared at him fb6c46ad17 for a long moment cbc262b3e4 before realizing that he, eb31c6aefd too, had been looking 649274c6d8 at me the entire 900aee05e2 time.636a086fb3dc8500

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He had looked 6d7767e35d at me many 406b49cec3 times before, but 5b81bdb00d it had been de8da70cb5 a while since 1ac35dab1e he stared at b083779849 me so intently… 6764ed5fb7 and yet, for e6b98ac8b0 some reason, it 37285361f3 didn’t feel unfamiliar.ad79053b67d85aaa

Regardless, the Cassium standing 0efbd8a98a before me was undoubtedly dee49e2f44 the real Cassium.b107b0d83e62a551

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Not a rock, f23134c403 not an illusion, 6d7aa3d194 not a dream, a575ca322d and not a 104adc4243 fake—just the real, 85cae087b8 living Cassium.1c324f7625d19536

“Lize.”42203f3396c1ad8e

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He called my 587c1510ee name.f9163ddd5ec62a0f

“What.”22fe0fbaec2dd0f3

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I answered indifferently, d62c15df14 then wondered if 2643a3d432 I should have 657ff2487f responded differently.806e89c762e82def

Maybe I should 231b0fbf16 have snapped at a89aac00de him outright, or 556c52e6c7 perhaps I should d57b8b05cd have acknowledged whatever 6fa49c68ee he had gone b28bdc3a0f through and told 547ebc5811 him he’d been 61b8f70d70 through a lot.4d2b5f89bf45ad3f

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Cassium wore a ba7c4b9705 complicated expression, as d72f28aa84 if he had b2947827c9 countless things he e0a65109c5 wanted to say.6a9f97bf0f92b79e

‘Come to think of 3aae13d208 it, he thanked me aa268eabdc earlier. Did he see db433450c5 that I was a8bef49704 trying to protect a79a0db205 his position?’64de0623e83c6bff

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Cassium took 56a1d1cb28 a step ace9215d2a toward me.54d1ca44fa3bf2e7

If he wanted 0c1e08bb69 to talk, I 7a2085b7c6 was willing to 59e3fe573e listen.228aa7214735e64e

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It had e2f80433aa been a 5367f82831 while, and 6e75024ea6 the truth a827ef3669 was, I e84d735489 had wanted 91ab3457ce him to 265b7afeb8 return as 7fd78f75da well.b4cb10f137c023dd

“Vice Captain!!!”8dcf97a600cabe0c

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But at that 0afc65de45 moment, a flood 04fcbc1f57 of Black Panther dd510c98c5 Knights rushed in, 7ac4013806 surrounding Cassium.3d90a8ce25f26869

“Uuugh, Vice Captain!”4a71c9ca28978162

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The knights bombarded Cassium 10f9e40370 with words.32ef1b1cd5d578bd

Their words overlapped 88a0f42656 so much that 3aa50cd901 it was impossible 69625eaed7 to make out 2861f1393b exactly what they 5798d23236 were saying, but 5bfdbc926f one thing was 6a2b23f84d clear—they were all 4bb2b0af97 pouring out their 3cc8a1064f longing and sorrow 418c64b283 for him.804fb84950b8e811

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“……”d194645bdb1c17f0

I watched Cassium, 35842c4f42 encircled by his 7f1963a806 knights, for a e6fb08fc84 moment before turning a2e2f38224 away.47cc34ead3e2b985

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It seemed only c08d2a9526 right to yield e92eb22f13 him to them 8be8dbc9af for now.7fb33039430d82d2

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“Thank you, Hedel.”c93eb0855bda1a30

After the chaotic reunion 17f1cd941c with the Black Panther e4c47f378a Knights, Cassium dismissed everyone 85714922a3 except his adjutant, Hedel.f1a10fe67be6a416

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There was something he 20ff96deac wanted to thank him dad19d5a18 for personally.2afe9c3641428dec

“You must 26941aea18 have endured fc9b0632a8 so much 152c7f8e29 hardship.”2608ff0057d75970

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Hedel’s voice was steady a5cc41669e and disciplined, but a 689249e06b slight tremor of genuine f0f59e8759 concern could be heard.895b694bb6836465

“You were stuck as 184b26660f a rabbit… and on 078aa6d266 top of that, with 980333aeff Vice Captain Artiel!”7a8f2e7b057be4e8

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“So what?”7a21b4dd74046c91

“…Pardon?”5acb7bac4aaabf65

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Hedel tilted his head 0f4f4951ff at the unexpected response.a7e62cc488f0fd2e

He couldn’t comprehend c2e10b9d33 why Cassium’s expression 42dd0c853a seemed to genuinely 79a37a3fc6 question what was 93ac902ed5 so difficult about dcae1429a5 it.12c5b4b2d3a89e3d

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Lost in confusion, 7ae4ec3a91 Hedel pondered for 0ab95788c2 a moment before 1e5556728c letting out a 2e545d3d2e quiet sigh of 6853fb8f07 realization.31b8a6146dcb9fe5

Ah, he’s just pretending 9d12721c08 to be fine in a70e538457 front of his subordinate.892e16dac63d1e18

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Cassium had always been 2c78fd4329 a strong leader who 70013c5a5c never showed weakness, so 61cd62edbf it made sense.f5ddbb43e5035cfd

“There’s no need a6e6404fe0 to act tough.”a6abf338049da3a0

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“I’m not acting.”21f2d6d8268af918

“You had to 68a1e12bab spend entire days 2944364355 with Vice Captain 6c29256100 Artiel. Of course d801a8d947 it was d3bdf04a80 tough!”987e46c10ccd0410

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“It really wasn’t.”88638ed587df6ac4

Seeing his deeply considerate 16094353f6 commander pretend to be 256005ed59 unaffected just to ease 24a9e47702 his worries, Hedel felt 91b79f8408 a pang in his 33e12141dc heart.747ffccfad709c56

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“You can 5515993006 be honest fcb8e9419d with me. Just how dd0cbdcdef difficult was f961c840a3 it?”0c4c5be2fa8a1d36

“Hedel.”b78ba77e18fab9a2

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“Vice Captain… you nearly b3387690a5 ended up marrying Vice d13cdc0a33 Captain Artiel!”6822506aaa0f75c1

“Khff.”5376a13ed03b80a7

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“…‘Khff’?”1c7bde4ed65dce39

Hedel frowned in bf9ff941cd confusion.4c14dd66bf1bf73d

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Sure, at 8a81bfd637 first glance, 5011b348f8 one might 4be115296d think Cassium b27f3b4952 was so cbc19f1dcb horrified by e88f50fc83 the mere 9752c35b9c thought that 37422302cf he involuntarily b13227af2c made that de2bc1041d sound.af7da957a5d2b4fe

But something about 93c7bcac66 it felt… off.621fa7a85fc25f45

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“In the ecf1a69e49 end, it’s 6ac0608a29 a relief 975120ffdc that the cd4d88c838 engagement fell 33973a83f4 through.”711c99a1c1d8bb0e

He decided 87c07a00f1 to throw bcc50ab285 out a b962d4b70f test statement.d2e396879c2af117

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If things 24dcbc401a were as 876f92c347 expected, Cassium f361c18b30 should have 66ef49c7ae replied indifferently efc1aa4401 with a 1074628272 simple, “Yes, 19a0b31150 it is.”cd5fc66e3950bb36

“……”e7911ac058c65c1c

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But he didn’t 1e90895bfa respond.edfbf6c3686f2204

“Vice Captain… don’t tell b590da95c1 me you’re actually disappointed d1be1ca8f2 or sad that it 6c89340e79 fell through…”e1be59016e9ead99

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“……”dc1e2d50fff461a9

“…Did you 6b899eb9eb actually want 763c21f899 to marry b23e935624 Vice Captain a856ec57f1 Artiel?”ee43467c1d458221

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“Let’s not 0448ebe061 talk about 9668a683f3 this.”40d4c3ddeef245b3

Hedel stared intently 91de789f29 at Cassium’s face.ca91f8c12b08b8dc

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His complexion seemed slightly fcbd4ff2f3 flushed. Was it 9a25639109 just because d42aa53c42 it had 12e5f82b28 been a 1b8f92adf9 while since 749e285309 they last 4cc5807f21 met, or 6d0ec5f6c2 was his acd23b25f9 face actually 6f572f9059 red?ee48600a926bc458

“I should prepare 5b4d8cc54a for the afternoon 6dcaa759fd training.”a84a5ace4470a60e

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“Vice Captain?”5914e4d7234ec4f1

“I wonder how 8e869b1519 much the unit 9fdc71eff1 has improved in b477b82e54 my absence. Of course, 6295cb1c07 I trust 159f7520d5 you’ve trained 320cc1d106 them well 52be5b6250 as their 54d519881c senior knight.”8a9ae30ec70d1501

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“Y-yes, of course.”97937875b41593ec

As Cassium rose from c3448a3d6c his seat, Hedel followed 95d6f276a8 behind him.59fa1360c9e449d3

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‘He’s changing the subject…’f2117f3166744974

He wanted 09556d0161 to ask 77f131b534 more, but 953204352c something told b84287a1c4 him he’d 9fe27fe746 get scolded a98c400bed if he 7a33f02083 did, so 62f60d1f4e he decided 5681d93f16 to hold ca29cd42d1 his tongue.d8755daba7708115

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He had already 7a5ffa0433 kept the secret 2e179560ff about their vice ee1270b219 captain being turned 81d5713126 into a rabbit 6b40310ac6 from Milia and bfdc56dfc1 the others.bd48b468b4192f8d

And now, it 4cbc55aad9 felt like he 2b21333bfa had another secret 2ab3ffcb3f about Cassium to b4eca3267a keep.fecad2e4c87b3ba3

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After the cb50101d78 Elder Council 85c48b1a1c meeting.37c36f056d7164f6

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‘Well, at fc3dbab463 least it cd27061914 all worked d0626a9aaf out.’809e7585c3281b31

Cassium had really 96ab41a0c3 returned.16a270481c7eca08

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The sight of f8d67a0261 him walking through 305c7a2d5f the doors of 3396ead9c3 the council chamber f520c31bac played in my ca72170f0d mind. Honestly, I had 99b7762018 thought I was 0fd694341e hallucinating, but he 0c0ffae2be was real.a6413b9185080b40

‘I feel like I’ve 14d7ada42b already done enough for e46e8ca9af today.’97e9b8f68d4442ee

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I wanted c5c4f15409 to hurry 1d28211bbe and tell 783bd30110 Golden Bunny eeb89b1ec3 everything.ef806662641e3b84

After all, 6b928531f7 he had a9cc5c8375 been right 1dfb5146fd beside me, ee624be009 watching as 431580d915 I searched cfa9620c05 for Cassium.d413c7783a00c624

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If I eb2890a5d7 told him e778205260 Cassium had 6cd26d3c09 returned, he 719e507b76 would be 37d12484de just as 03bf46e8d7 surprised.f426fc3ac2182f08

‘First, I should go 0f1d9688b5 to my office and 4e0ae54937 prepare for the afternoon 8c2c4ad4c1 training.’3806cf69c1aa2102

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I walked down the 86005ec826 corridor of the knights’ a1c52423af building and climbed the 5fdb96281d stairs.2763e7f39a7d1a51

But then, ebbfe36942 ahead of 5318afc26e me, I 0bc3f08103 saw someone 55f2191867 walking toward 761092065a my office.36294df94bb26499

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‘Hmm?’c082c695f5b1d17c

I quickly ran up abac8a0639 and grabbed his shoulder.ea1ff792e95e3dce

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“Sir Julius!”383966715296c62f

“L-Lize?”a5849eb398a39618

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“What brings you f90167fc1e here?”05d2cb87ca67393c

“Oh, I came 0416e00d0e to see a 1a88164ee0 close knight.”5888a40ad30f5bc3

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“A close knight?”923d6977b2157488

I tilted my head. Was there a 910b5fffa0 knight in Erne 4b838660a5 that Julius was c28b557c02 particularly close with?4018d817fcdaac69

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I didn’t know everything 7094389e9d about Julius, but I 70529a0a71 had never seen him 68affa89a5 visit Erne before.47eaf8d777b5dde7

“You have a 6c3b2bb8b1 close knight in 89284ee8a8 Erné?”a0f78de5d53cd09a

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“Does it not seem 6b83779ac3 that way? I do.”fe5c28e0857b66f8

I narrowed a0489f7a39 my eyes 11c8fac243 and thought 4f8271b4ca for a e2cc9d2adb moment.b7f746d684192e01

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‘Now that I ed981e6f78 think about it, 4f3a8d8739 Captain Denver and fef41219ed Sir Julius are f68d72c660 both royals.’cbab790780e18ea9

In terms 18dd9473f5 of lineage, 401056ccdd Julius was 073eb3d7c3 technically the 7f4b169885 captain’s nephew.b0960077b979d091

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“Did you 4b04a0f6fc come to 243217ab1f see the d5958342d5 captain?”611fc7a9de1c60bf

“I came to see b4f0333ea2 a close knight, not ae3f6c5061 a relative.”7b835c754d1d79cd

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Come to think ed1ebe21b6 of it, even 04034810f4 though they were 48aeac718d related, Julius had 810da047e7 never once visited 7cb0b9614d Erné to see a42df6e079 the captain.709c5866cc8e712a

“Then who 533450c4de is it? I have no idea.”4d58ec252e6461a6

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Julius grinned 8aa150dda9 and pointed a2e5348c82 at me.3a226f5acff123ff

“It’s right here.”db68ab4ae61d391c

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“…What?”84c6f33efffd398a

“I actually came to f3b497b80e see you, Lize.”564f7438df764b25

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“Me? Were we that c7af504cf0 close?”c380b4b65ef630df

“…So I 7514618863 was the 51e30197ef only one efda718675 who thought d831dce333 so…”86144a0ff1b693ef

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I unconsciously tilted 6608bebb2f my head, but 9f54da4d56 when I thought 0ee9f9649f about it, I 84e3e30d07 supposed that was 2b98e702d8 true.a62e1096ebcdbf42

We had 4c03685401 taken imperial 2207002b35 studies classes 6fb7346cd9 together, and e3dc765d1f he was c4307675a8 one of 77c6db51b5 the very 4e3da9b842 few people f552f94361 who knew cd604e6d88 about my 9815a3c9da illness.f1d5b480a8c9f57f

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But before I could 4b50ce7a86 fully process that thought, 3b56620623 Julius’s expression had already bddbbe74b7 turned sullen.da4dd91a97d97208

“No, Sir Julius. You’re right—we 69cf7f14c1 are close, caf9946da5 aren’t we? Please don’t 012dbefee3 look so 624a1c55d6 down!”fe1f45e035c6aba8

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“It’s fine. I’ll just keep 7f9e1ffa98 my disappointment to 694365239e myself.”e231697cc39d2577

“No, really, 161c127675 I do cc0bfba805 think we’re 899a9e3b85 close.”599a2468f4bbcf68

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Deciding to use 26f7a969a2 a conversational redirection ab1d725d2a technique—a handy way 7b37c914cb to escape tricky f8b28b35e8 situations—I quickly changed a4bfc444a4 the subject.d9e05547f9bf2745

“What did 51e9764cf1 you come a9bba4e64c here to c50d732efc talk about?”ee208861d2103943

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“I came to e59080755a express my gratitude.”aff93eb9ec48fe8a

“To me? Did I do e5a91c1754 something worthy of d06f0e6952 thanks?”a6e394257430d6e4

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Julius nodded. His smiling face looked 92b25541dd mischievous, but he didn’t b14a5b119e seem to be lying.6f7d15ce6871074d

“What exactly did dffe8b1fab I do?”4add5fb158923510

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“Oh, just something.”530e31d2c53f7927

Julius didn’t explain 0cb5c8a623 any further, simply 1b000d1003 giving me one f0902854ac of his characteristic 6893bc9332 relaxed, knowing smiles.37141b8da672a70c

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“A lot of people f851967665 are thanking me today.”8643e5cbca40d7d2

“Well, you’ve done a b0bf8322d8 lot of good deeds, 21c3512deb so it’s only natural.”c05dcf5feaf5eb46

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“Well… if you say 60687a7d24 so, Sir Julius. Since you’re here, would f312a0db43 you like to have d902ebb5df some tea before you c9bc7504f2 go?”d04c88d61b342e6b

“Unfortunately, I don’t 56d849eedf have time today. But let’s arrange 507d836924 something soon.”b1eb87c7f00c7860

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Julius suddenly went, “Ah,” 11a797f295 as if something had 680f67765d just occurred to him.51bac6065d273995

“It might be nice 0ed58c0630 to invite Sir Balteire 41acb9057c as well.”35c2175ac379d347

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Did Cassium and 9df184d321 Julius have some 3f43f8441c kind of connection?368709fd2c153ec3

“Then, I’ll see b1ab3ff557 you next time, d75bbdbf62 Lize.”d42cdcad520eab2d

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“Ah… yes.”b7fdc52bf1fd0182

Julius waved 2fd6122daf his hand 072477f9da and quickly 0cdd0f0a98 turned away.14f2e4dd2305dcf4

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“Ow.”05be6c1cb9c814be

“Are you 748665fd5e all right, 30869382ac Sir Julius?”a698bceecdfb6715

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As he hurried d929c50567 off, something heavy be0680c0c0 in his robe 5a6ae72331 pocket seemed to e3b0bb77c2 hit his leg.74e86b4851e65da5

I couldn’t ff6d5ac9c1 tell what 9f6051fd53 it was, ce184c52eb but Julius 2cf04d0340 simply smiled 0adc2908ae as if ca03ec480a to say 433a3c162d he was ca9a3c9ce4 fine, then f75e488ac0 disappeared down 1a87062420 the corridor.3fbd77e16f077a1d

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The hallway b7fb446b57 grew quiet. I entered my office 8843f8dff7 alone and sank deeply a9836e4209 into my chair.5330ef3863944802

‘For some reason… 40d98506ee I feel exhausted.’882e0dfdb420383a

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It was only dd0c14c7e5 natural—I had been f47eb597a1 on edge throughout ca90e48268 the entire Elder b2682e45bc Council meeting.c9b8e29509521974

As I looked around abe59efd91 my office, I noticed f74a47fb40 a pouch sitting on 2470d6256a my desk.6f979cc05766daff

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It was the pouch 7bdb308f5b Cassium had been in.ea3115056e8098ea

I stared at it 6f278d71c1 for a moment before b787ac8b67 reaching out and swiftly 48f7a59d70 opening it.c7a2353b7ac33ce7

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“…!”110805f1d808d79f

As I peered db6e494422 inside, I blinked ff2896f044 in surprise.93243c0372ea9af4

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