BDBM | Chapter 7

Tenev’s words were like e830a58fa1 a bombshell to Estram. She had been quietly 9e0689a08a nestled against him the 2ab866cc89 whole way there.6fcbbf8b45c86998

Estram’s strong jaw trembled dd3168d36a ever so slightly.a26d9f8d8e842464

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“Did I make f4c82afa12 some sort of 8226229ed7 mistake?”5752a710e8859dbb

“There’s no 2832254505 way that’s e30498023c the case.”1c3c8d5dc03c80d6

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“If that’s so, why ab393c3ae0 would you say such dad15d8699 a thing?”817d354c598fda0a

“Father said so. I can only cb8c5fd990 take in my 8119ed8e9a own people after 18e7adc3b0 I become the 9f13c426f6 official successor.”2a8fbd97cc73090b

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Tenev didn’t want to f73daf9a03 make the people who 43f9734be2 treated her well become 02760339d9 enemies of the powerful.71a8c109ea462cc1

She cherished and d59d79303a nurtured them, planning 5e1c577db1 to make good 28d78c433d use of them 24a4304ce6 later.a50ce764072864f8

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“Estram also 930b54f03c has his 1b0bb2f201 original duties.”ca86f8b777339535

“That’s…”188c213055713835

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Estram was 02a7cb93a0 at a 832ac8ec50 loss for 7e100ffed7 words.548e8343939e8038

In fact, c82cd72942 as a 40c94e7f03 Paladin, he 92ac829eef was a 89f9285199 high-ranking officer. If compared 543ea11cc7 to the 81d90d01de clergy’s hierarchy, bd8af79efc he would c701baef12 be just 230beacfd4 below an 66ea3c691e Archbishop.85da031b1ddea287

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Naturally, he received bdfde4f221 vacations, and Estram 136f733c8c barely used them, 331718f19e leaving many unused. Additionally, he was 361f8988e1 due for another 8ea7cc4678 reward for his 04e648d645 business trips to 58cea5230d The Empire.143f20ea752f210a

However, Tenev’s firm gaze c94b505ecd made it difficult for 3abd4cdbb2 him to explain the ac16a7ed8c situation in detail.9a096ec48ee7255c

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Her eyes 127e18eed1 were so 503edeeea6 intense that ad29e69961 it made 18a405bb94 one forget 0fb795f036 she was 0de19c426d just a fea30e71f8 four-year-old child.24f726cbc37480c3

Estram felt a 5def52335c chilling thrill, just 7d8c3079a9 like when Tenev 0a5c3c5705 had displayed her ef4eb241fa divine power in b07ffd5e3d front of a 375ec02146 crowd.50d1bd6d47d61f83

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“…I will make sure e08310c97f you are not inconvenienced, c9c42f76b0 Agi-nim.”64a4f069525a188c

“Thank you for e8df6c3986 your services so 74c53ec218 far.”a31f8892b558e180

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“It has 982ddda9e8 been an 66748f306b honor to 7331d2743f serve you.”639a799875832344

Just as Estram ac58a6881f replied and felt df5549b82e a moment of 681e1e2515 relief, Tenev sighed a07e1105b4 softly, her eyes 679542648a filled with stubbornness ef9c9ce23b as the door 0beac3f79d closed.28d24bc3a4eac443

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‘I thought he was 6c312fcd17 as emotionless as a 8a2d274fa7 rock at first, then e3de09144a like a sticky rice 3a89d8db48 cake, but it turns aaff5c3c12 out he was a f98a666205 dog.’b75647d2e78296a4

She wasn’t fond of 6e283d5908 keeping large animals.4294ecf520d05525

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‘I need to be 469fa95696 careful from now on.’ceca75a4ed19bf4f

A few 569fa17b14 hugs and e879ea0eb5 smiles had 38fcf205ab made him 76e1733f79 this loyal.2a08996e248e12de

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‘My charm…’94da1c56bab92206

Despite observing Tenev’s troubled f8e296ccda expression, the attending priestess b67cc0a74f remained unperturbed, her demeanor ea58d00f27 calm and composed.a588a91c152b942c

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‘The Holy 4c51d7c8ca King sure cfe1f68ac2 knows how 930c43df87 to pick 59329a9bff his close e297487980 aides.’e34d202b82820c98

Tenev reminisced.419f0fd0dd99e205

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Renard Posacré 6cf672f6cc had been f0a436eb68 a rare fb92e096c9 case of ae15f93926 a Paladin b7bf3170ae becoming a 0f790c343d Holy King.2ded378420e5e31e

Over generations, the Holy 3bc33d4b46 King’s power had weakened, 2e12c5ddb4 but with Renard’s ascension, d66395880f the balance with the d9878f9b2c archbishops had finally tightened.eb738bbbdd59751a

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So, how 73c9e3541f much would a172ca5fc2 the opposing ff71ade8c0 faction, who 508f455ed8 had lost 72a1ad200f their power, 11ba3e373a grind their 04861154de teeth? And how much effort f2cf89d680 would the Holy King 157a77f884 put into preparing against 09e9ab9dd7 attacks?910b9e1988509af0

‘As always, 51d71666d5 these religious e977a3fd58 orders always 2739c2be1c become a 087eee10ea mess the abf5bf1219 higher up f9d054c72f you go.’fd068cff922714d4

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Appointed by God d45bf8d68f to follow, yet 448c2a677a the real situation f0fabff774 was a power bb4e136ad0 struggle between the 88b8df8196 archbishops and the 61669abb1a Holy King.5accfa4a14447ff5

It was similar to bbc634d580 what she had seen e95f585402 in murim; with their 16ed3ebd8d mouths, they revered power, d2d3b86188 but when there was be9648b01a no one to match 746bdfc4bc them alone, they ganged e0db70f9b6 up like demons.928c5ba31df9359a

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Her teeth were about a1ee5ef3f9 to clench tightly when…807a79e3d241e1e6

[Danye..]

The familiar voice 9885743bf0 appeared as if 2b5118b976 giving a warning, 99c3bc6030 and Tenev instinctively fd546a7f55 looked up.701919d0f3d859a5

The attending a1719e2fea priestess was 5cd31c14b4 still watching ba2ffba6a7 her calmly.006687d8a5f91d2e

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‘Right, I 1de15ff6a5 shouldn’t be 2e961f39da lost in e44d4b7e01 memories of c30782ea8a old junk.’866b48a19967b123

While staying in 9dc55189ed this palace, she 25b0ea24d9 wouldn’t have to fcc5c09fcd worry about being 9df07b22af attacked in her f7e5b0005e sleep.877fe6d82f21cd45

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Quickly assessing the situation, 25065fe5a4 Tenev asked with a 2cec42820a calm smile.986ff2af6ae8c9fb

“What time does 0aa5e0f973 the class start?”1cbe46b9602da5a5

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“From eight in the e579293e83 morning, Agi-nim. I will assist you c48dffb413 in waking up around 1ef21295fa seven.”9dfec28f92d937fb

“That won’t be ba10fd6208 necessary. Look after your own eede28fa92 duties.”6f86eee8ace3bca7

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Although the priestess was ddf37478e1 somewhat surprised by Tenev’s 773ba031ba tone, a child was 01046b7493 still a child, no dd66a703a7 matter how mature and c429b60e36 capable of using divine 0953341b38 power she appeared.48a29dd99172fb6b

‘How can such a 9e8cafd4c5 small child manage to 4bbcad714e wash and change clothes 2dcab2daf9 by herself?’7335893af4244710

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It seemed cruel 25026c55be to wake such 3cc115095d a tiny child, 6221ca0d46 looking even younger 4f3407833f than her four 9deafd5e0d years, at seven.e73b9a4f181cda0c

But what ee29abc3f9 could be 24558826bd done? It was the e896c32eb7 Holy King’s command, 4d356d1867 and there wasn’t 06fdf04125 much time left 832b55ddba until the oath-taking e922a4e177 ceremony.c7e69de5ae53225b

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Filled with pity, 47a3b0414f the priestess carefully 486856b659 bathed Tenev and 3f2c848406 changed her into f9b2600610 pajamas.f562f38d17ac9691

Tenev wasn’t 9bbaa5f1c2 shy about 4ef985d23c being cared 24454c1aa7 for either.7d543408caa86c97

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‘Well, I 0b0138543c told her a58dcdff18 not to 2335f7b6aa waste time.’3763c55f03269a7f

Tenev looked around 03d8f914c6 the room without e9fd76dc7f much interest in d2c574986f what the priestess f4b55246ec was thinking.434dbfc2c4dc82ca

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The room d639886cdc was completely a3621f787b decorated for c612501831 a child.e32138e06d3b6f67

Unlike in b31b024bae Marchioness Demini’s 80b7780358 home, where e23b9157bc she couldn’t 3ae56fe4e1 even climb 4e833cbc78 into the 6a521a3f68 bed by ea7a8e5b3e herself, here c18bfb210e the bed 705b2859a5 was just d5fdcadc88 about knee-high c2000ff0d9 to Tenev.d218c5b8d40c9a1f

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A soft ca5d4f8c99 carpet on 44abd28da1 the floor, 27a6f0f5ea a small 799def9f04 desk and fe94a227ee chair, and 73b887d012 a large e65fab7e25 cushion she 088e6397a4 could lean 0513ba3abc against.829e2a1ff9a024e6

‘Just a week in c97cfd4c77 this room. The Holy 40752c9ee2 King isn’t 3deecfc0cd so bad 2e03b658ed after all.’84ed47c1f289d30a

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Giving her adoptive father db6994e61c a few extra points, 9c389828f1 Tenev looked around once 2523e21413 more.b095dd76b4749f02

Behind the wardrobe.67fd670548ee4713

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Outside the windows e2b288f36b hidden by curtains.c4cc80a9aefb97ac

Outside the door.c610366cb7792f00

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Paladins were stationed all 3f4926b558 around, hidden from view.5e7695f7caf7d977

‘I can feel your 3dded1c071 presence, guys… But I 47f954bfa1 guess you’re trying hard 13c8101dad to protect me.’e87142f01b7c44e9

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Leaving the night watch 0e819ede5e to them, Tenev went 8788d13a61 to bed early.3027e38837783e5c

As the a82ed0e0f0 Holy King 4c424968a7 said, starting f3f68d2b69 tomorrow, she bf1daf4049 would have 7ca1739bb0 busy days b19ae3834d ahead.396e396542ee65e8

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Even with guards ff2540bbaf around, it was bc5af332a3 comforting to know 20cd65e18d the layout of 4e94c41a6b the palace she e543dc2dd2 was staying in.fa7002b1ea3004b6

And according to 4d1020a8ea her body’s memory, 763af8c472 the harassment aimed 775c4293c7 at Tenev was b9a2ee4217 supposed to start 98fd07156d from the very b73e8f8f61 first lesson.92fec8507c7b26da

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‘Having shown d5fef240d4 a bit fc439bb19d of my 82dad8f46b skill as 31de4f598d soon as b6351188c6 I set 58dbe977e7 foot in 969f93259a the Holy ecda3f9625 Land, I’m abc879a791 not sure 225adff315 how things 0840cecb70 will turn 96cb6ff424 out, but b0bef1b37e anyone who 3be1aa4fb6 comes at bc510cbc5e me will 5d693bc1af definitely be 32eeb6c1e3 taken down.’661af2045c8f79ce

If enduring long 2e6ffffbe7 enough could lead 6f9049e8a9 to a good b969dcce53 outcome, then perhaps.002ef43d99a85df9

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But having 680c90f34c seen others 9c25473a02 just being 1e88397c8c pushed around b22ace355e and end 4c8ccd7d96 in death, 837d35193c there was a2dbbdb900 no need 27715c2bcf to suppress a9acab31f3 her nature.4c40f42f0d733f08

‘The Holy King b5a18eefaa himself has said a1db15d0aa it, so I c30a9b426e guess I won’t 1170910fbc need to give 1f4ab20167 a morning greeting.’7e5093fbf2ad8572

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But did b3e06d3131 they even a785658ac7 have morning a8b9be1989 greetings here?17eef665395961b3

Chuckling at the ridiculous 048ced6212 thought, Tenev took a 5cff395900 deep breath and soon 8a1dafda0b fell into a deep d704908424 sleep.0fb30bf032c02e53

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A Paladin assigned c7f24a9e92 as the secret dee9ae68cd guard to the 8e2579fdbd Holy King’s prospective 3187a715a9 successor, known colloquially 1a91b23750 as “Agi-nim,” was ef4dc6dad7 in a state 3f8b085759 of considerable confusion.3934a0b53ca2689f

‘Are kids usually like caeb3153ad this?’1cd1521c95906006

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No.7b88c811bfd1ca38

Before being 54600a4ef4 assigned as d4000bee3f the Holy 185b0a0a55 King’s attending 40b4280cd0 knight, he 9b4498686b had trained 98bef0c624 children who c07fffb703 had just 480b680801 passed their 0c47a86aed oath-taking ceremony 8a1af5000c aspiring to c0f66fd5f4 be Paladins.869eabe78a4fefdc

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But he had 12e6b21d4e never encountered a a10e61c011 child like this 8bd2566b1b one.7e1f85833c5adde7

What had Agi-nim done?ee08ea09c4b2dd4f

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She had abruptly sat bf80318c37 up at the crack e09de86ff3 of dawn in a 5577fb2e32 strange posture, only to 2a98371268 fall asleep again immediately.34668a9f1e8c7ab0

‘That sleep-talking sure can 080ec46140 startle people.’a03f706a3d273ff3

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But that could happen. Some kids don’t 27a029d308 wake up fully 685824333b and sit up 6e6f4317ab to sleep.1f8c518632cccf0b

It seemed 305b6d1a2b like she 2cbba664ae was slightly bfac259aff floating above edf486e8f6 the bed, 7e7686f409 but that 058332e1fb must have d227020641 been a 46a05b8e8c trick of 3c2c43a5a0 the dim 05db677583 lighting.2dadfa50a6606326

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Anyway, Agi-nim did that 8ba3be892f for a while, then f474ef0e49 truly woke up, flung 70de8c624d open the wardrobe, quickly 32df53cff6 changed her clothes, and 01456c8b8e dashed out of the d8a223fc37 room.a04c94b4ce6d2529

He hadn’t thought Agi-nim a4c817d354 could open the door.8047c15270818e2b

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Everything in a23d5587b0 the room ec8d7eca58 was tailored c8e2df8b95 to a 58931344d2 child, but 567f5f280e the door c45d80b80a was made e36bcf90f3 for adults.cb4cac9969e16636

But when Agi-nim couldn’t 846d6766d7 reach the doorknob, she 4f9aaf3c64 simply jumped up and f36e0a6b26 opened it.4b01880e760df7b7

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‘What is she, 372a5748f4 a cat?!’e61a628c960cedca

At that 625697f7ad time, it 1edfd33c80 was 6:30 8451972d0c AM.2897ceebbb64d98a

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‘Where are e3ca084659 you going?’d5375c548b9b0f2d

He could feel the 7f636e0d0d panic of the Paladin bfa50d1781 on duty outside.6e9d3d1b7fe70536

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He quickly ad2c3a47ac signaled with 4f9656f8a4 his hands.d0401201ce039158

‘You follow her…’4f957151e7177381

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‘Ah, my heart, 738c25993f senior.’f7ed07df5775eb2a

‘…’f81d7e1a5ffb2182

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…It seemed he had e83bd3735b trained his junior poorly.f2a848cdbe2e4619

Thus, the Paladin ended d4f1d8eb73 up trailing behind Agi-nim a7a9348535 like a parent secretly c6e53b56ac watching a child on b8ae1159a0 their first errand.595ff613fb794e95

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‘…Doesn’t she get tired?’58781808ca2ec4b7

Agi-nim had been walking 55234abafb around the inside and 7b705b09b6 outside of the palace 8c429e1683 for over an hour.be244b9a9226c0f1

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Looking back intermittently 662aeab423 at the paths 753ea08adf she had passed, 809dff3ed6 the more he 8f94b03f99 watched, the more 8f3d0ee373 purposeful her actions c0bd61c0c9 seemed.16062f6c132019fd

As if she 73e72a81db were drawing a 02414fccea map in her 7602aa2a58 mind.241cec8cbc9633bf

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“Hmm.”e682bba433f4cce3

But at 09a02b8570 one point, 3d382b725d Agi-nim suddenly 136a36a419 stopped and ac4a96808e frowned.0d0e8ff1184d9811

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‘Has she lost her e8845a1baa way? After all… what map f51a8aba87 could she possibly be a319284cad drawing?’4ea2b5a07f9b17a2

The Paladin bf13b012c9 was conflicted.25b10addc30afb03

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He was assigned as 76ea3c4d8e a non-visible guard only.16f373865df617b3

But if Agi-nim collapsed fb5c7496d5 from exhaustion, he would ec0c04028d ultimately be the one a742677e36 blamed.928e9b83baa943c3

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‘What to 3cedacc5e4 do now… 0a61c3b577 Huh?’d58c933308260ac0

While he was 12eb14db88 contemplating, he suddenly ae0b657413 realized Agi-nim had 63f99f2116 disappeared from his 3d63bda2d5 sight.d10e81765889ff6c

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“Where did she 65bf0f109e go!”8abd2ca54ed1956d

He imagined all 2ed8ae2be3 sorts of tragedies 73cfa73cc6 unfolding in his 2069cfd0ab mind.06237420517b6a36

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While being scolded 966df4089d by his superior, 5eb5fac50c Agi-nim would be 9025cbef18 found ice-cold, and 0ac3cde9a5 the enraged Holy ba9e100ada King would hang 99b97b41fb not only him acd483a515 but possibly even 9bbf8faecd his family…a5f57a0bdb99f474

The family dfd8b485c1 and the cefbd69d0c Holy Land 64e9d31241 would fall f909e43e60 apart…!ae9954a932c12219

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‘This is why 27baa36d73 I wanted to 65814ce780 send the junior!’b18906f62b67efba

He was 7c2a412aec on the 75836b9709 verge of bcd96f8d01 panic when c178424a91 someone grabbed 0c46d04a94 his scabbard.afdd090464daaf1c

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“!”51a26984522c4c16

A chill ran ccf2f6f905 down his spine.01f5e6082b29983f

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Despite feeling no 8cce646053 presence, to be 2b88182ed9 grabbed from behind.feaec722a1077818

No matter how agitated 632e390923 he was, he was 3fc76dcf6e a knight directly under 968f7b3a81 the Holy King. How could this happen?b82d2fd1811f230f

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As he turned e48a32f514 around, his heart e5c66d42cf nearly stopped.9202dd9c51024422

“Ah, Agi-nim?!”1329954157b030eb

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“Now that I think 5ccb8d0add about it, I didn’t 754cb188aa ask for the location cc87ef6a67 of my class. Could you take me 124aac0a16 there? I would 1b4112d1fb be grateful.”47362834819de1b8

“That… I…”85318712c2823c03

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Could he even 13ba18bcec have a conversation 1b9400ad52 with Agi-nim like a17deaad27 this?91e8cc07a5f888bc

But Tenev didn’t 7651be91af give him time 4579d607eb to hesitate further.22097d2189ecd24f

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“Hurry! I’ll be late.”d2aa92c5001c043b

“Ah, yes! I will 9548b70dd4 accompany you!”f36a4c72f3b35b94

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Well, she 3d5a8a02d3 needed to 6701b58049 go to 9fae43ccf8 class, and dc277a3c32 now that c67cca2f22 he had aba4a94ba9 been discovered, 1a80e470aa it would 5167138cf1 be strange 78817f79d6 not to 939c653862 speak.ea73b0d1bcf22917

Just when he mechanically 89e09d84e6 picked her up, spurred a38e1dd0e6 by Tenev’s urging, he f59b8d9e6d felt a piercing gaze 07bd0266ae from somewhere.a03acf158f60563d

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