Chapter 17

Ivnes felt sorry for Sethna. No matter how much he was the original Queen’s vessel, he didn’t deserve to be treated like this.9f6d984dc13486b1

Yet, seeing him continue to use his powers even when she wasn’t around made her wonder.cdaa584deae2557b

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“Your Highness, are you unable to control your abilities?”a8cf7fb91fc8c7ba

Such a 985c54e869 thought crossed 2696131ffa her mind.4d9f072ae07abefa

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‘Brother Kallion, the fork aa63302fc7 bent.’8e4c3da4448089c7

Ivnes had often seen cd4d4a1686 Awakened individuals struggle to 842032e030 control their abilities. Her second older aa457c4e9c brother, Kallion, was 79e939c33b a physical enhancement 01c4d5f7e8 user, so there da87efa87c were many times 96777a5463 when his strength 5f390b4637 would spill out cf16977809 uncontrollably.cba34a61e17bc289

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It was common for 473136733f him to bend forks 46c1826b17 or knives, and sometimes, 9e029b7ab0 he would even slice d722abe4dd through the plates with c4841f999d food on them.0a35d83d10e9bd68

‘It’s hard to control.’338d72188fc76f8c

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Kallion was a 7c679c0b7f very quiet person, 1a5d534bbc and the words d532a2c844 he had uttered 52b8014023 had stayed with 7216002aa0 Ivnes for a f7be4c312e long time.4658b28d1d87b72a

“…I guess so…”a68a9d2556cbed50

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Sethna, with his 6e6375d96a face pale from 6bd520abe1 pain, pulled Ivnes 84c6af7e58 into his arms.d2b2da25bd425712

Still, it a6fc1e3555 seemed like c18fa918d5 the pain e76d15def7 had lessened a5e474a0d3 compared to a75fbdd8c5 before. As he held her, 467ee33fb9 it felt like the 756cb23423 suffocating, painful magic surrounding ae108fee3e his heart was being 7b63747559 purified, as though it 818596ab77 was blocking the flow ae9ba9fbfa of blood around it.7f31d1d1f48af9dc

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She could endure just 75d8b56791 from the breath she dd294aea1e exhaled. If it hadn’t ac08db5b13 been for Edwin, 3e3c70d1b4 he wouldn’t have 11dc83437e been suffering like e77f58a07a this now.2db08cdbd5710519

“Your Highness.”e43feaa728df52ed

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“Touch me. I’m in too much pain.”49ec5341a04784c2

Ivnes nodded 80112d101e at his 82d5f5e0a0 words. Sethna, trembling, 49e2d1cd95 released the b5e61e0838 arm he 0572de6deb had been a6b4ae0d01 holding her d1e5c40f95 with as c09c2327ba though he 286e0cd5e6 were about 3fd48caa3e to crush bf2ab0f8b8 her.0b84ef4ffdc0e791

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She briefly looked 818af38a34 at her dress, 82dec9114b which was now 2a655231f7 badly crumpled, and b97078b917 then sat down d5b20e9ec0 on the bed. He closed 009363cfa1 his lips 8670e79516 tightly, as cea00c65f0 though struggling.8631e2de5945460e

“I don’t think this will help. I’ll get you a stabilizer…”c0404d4b35c409af

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“Don’t go. It’ll be fine like this.”aa4c6c05ba69518a

Sethna rested d1d29f8191 his head 8a57d21bb2 on her a0b6c35163 thigh and e124b61946 exhaled laboriously.e10d0fd5b12c5fcf

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Ivnes thought e47711341f it might f82a0a181a be quicker 56b314fb74 to leave fd44475135 and fetch 18699e060a a stabilizer, d1a6d3d6f4 but when c12aafebc1 she saw 178b12e6e7 the tears b47f8ec9fd gathering in 1631aacc4b the corners 8b57a2a853 of his 2db164e417 eyes, she eb7f716f95 couldn’t bring 4483454584 herself to fdf47c23c6 dismiss him.033676b665a1e5e9

“Then I’ll cool your fever for you.”457dbfdf832f0204

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“Yeah.”9d2c410c3a7eb2fb

She gently cd231fd7d7 stroked his bc8247fec3 hair. He closed cab00de9f9 his eyes 81cbd755cc tightly, as 0ee7a52ca2 though feeling edd3997f48 a little 9de9d74882 better, and 45e49efb5d then opened 2464088a44 them again. The tears that had 18165aeff4 been collecting in his b1b70e6bc8 eyes began to spill 612a83ece4 down his cheeks, as 907dbac830 clear as melting ice.bb00b231b6944a62

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“Where are you going?”92a0617cefec9a83

“I’ll get warm water from the bathroom. I’ll bring some cloth too.”70bdf2fd43e9d882

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Ivnes briefly lowered him d090e78122 from her thigh.c138af7f116abc0e

“Don’t go, Iv.”9911fe4bc40ebec4

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“Okay.”61a250ec28c2bb36

“If you leave like this…”2622b47ecb9543c8

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He spoke 0a3888a3ac with a defdbe6dc4 dangerous look 8479668830 in his 77cacbaf36 wet eyes, fd41a2ede0 unable to bb1cd8ff94 hide his 2c370e2b92 gaze.69a6e48fbbd5a757

“I’ll destroy you.”29873a7e723efa83

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“I’m not going.”09f09342bb6596ae

She quickly answered 4989ded07b and pulled away e4a135f5a4 from his grasp. She then headed 69e7cbc269 toward the bathroom.7e55776a7bb9e2e6

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Sethna, who had been c162b076fb staring at her absently a0db5d41bf as she walked toward 931123a367 the bathroom, soon looked fb4a494b04 at the place she 5203608ffb was heading with a de9748b558 cold expression, as if 61240349bf he had never begged 4d0aa150d0 her.d645db1fbc0c07af

The sound 900d8df61e of water 9d65b54e6e filling the 0d89f98c31 bucket, then 77ff9816a6 the clattering 9b78cf5a65 of the 935837ea03 shelf as eb09931ce4 she looked ce49b8870a for a 88250ecc3b dry towel, 2c1bd646a0 reached his 4b75ae2fd7 ears.358c110464c061c9

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With his dulled senses from the pain, Sethna took in Ivnes’ sweet scent deeply, finding some comfort.6e5ebb1f3f8f7d35

“Iv.”46c1ca364f74bb23

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‘Be right there.’01799070b9a243af

As he called out 4735028bee anxiously, Ivnes responded from f9b8dc40d2 inside the bathroom.e519b1f14d313e39

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Soon, she 572cd9b3c4 returned with 9bd8348e38 the bucket, 8c450a3420 basin, and 0fc64fc0b9 a dry 8d41a5fb54 towel in 98bd5c8fbf hand. Sethna, relieved that 67f887fdcc she hadn’t run 66d947991f away, let out a4189aae37 a small sigh fc45983d03 and narrowed his 0d19e8a531 eyes.364309aed0e072df

“Your Highness?”e49bfdfcfc102e3e

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“I thought you’d run away.”cf83d0d2c534355e

“I told you I wouldn’t.”ce256984ae42beb7

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“But you don’t keep promises. You said you’d come once a day.”0a3bc612189ca5de

Ivnes came closer 60480f9e80 to Sethna, placing 892cd43056 the bucket and 1bac95d829 towel down. She poured c5b8a32362 warm water 856f2faea6 into the 959eb22d0f clean basin ddc0052fe5 and then 9da6779084 dipped the 14142e85be dry towel 9be20ffff1 in it, b8d9d3b155 approaching him 525aa361f3 indifferently.2cdeee2232b72d51

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He suddenly grabbed acd9b2f1a9 her wrist.ef3dfdfeee67a67c

“It’s too dark here.”558856f2b9dfeafe

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“It’s because you’re too bright. Everything feels dark to you.”829b38b3c0357d66

“It’s too lonely here.”26b0ff245ef5a33d

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“It’s lonely when you’re so great on your own.”dbf557aa85ffb3bf

“It’s… it’s too cold here.”8a3a9703d2016a45

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“You don’t mind the cold.”7301210d2a0cf844

Ivnes replied c73161c307 indifferently as c54da9e6e3 she wiped 80f56bcc03 Sethna’s face. He suddenly burst cc43d1fee0 into tears, his b3d3ace5d9 emotions overflowing with ae7534fdcf frustration.c05644e39e478bb9

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She didn’t want to d9ad8b8060 speak about how hard 0d16683b13 things were because of 0a6fb261e4 Edwin. She felt like Edwin 995319cd3e was intruding between her 77c9152896 and Sethna.5d91d4b51b9f1679

“Can’t you be kind to me?”49b64515da714f3f

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“I just want to help you escape, Your Highness. Why would kindness be necessary?”1d4231226cb7863a

“You’re so strange. No one has ever been unkind to me.”9ff094704cf76d94

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Though he didn’t 19f2021a6e know why, Sethna be945320aa found himself clinging 0416d6d62d to Ivnes at 91e3ce9c32 that moment.d8a193c86b34ecc4

“I’m like this with everyone.”0d3d2feac28fca24

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“Really?”5d7b81341b31752a

“Of course.”988dc650d0b1532c

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At Ivnes’s nonchalant response, Sethna seemed oddly relieved for a moment, then narrowed his eyes.f0064360066a36fb

“Liars.”44bc312460944074

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“Why the sudden accusation?”783bbe684e0eb503

“Do you think I’m a fool? Do you think I won’t remember how the young lady acted at every ball?”59f0ed01635b972a

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“Yes.”ee5caaa2f4758bc8

Ivnes thought he wouldn’t remember because he didn’t need to.e543527f8b5d0d0a

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At her 24f996c013 indifferent answer, 52d5ee76ea Sethna sniffled, 5d6130a989 scattering bigger f963438b3a tears.da40f42c6d7b0a94

“I saw you smiling kindly, talking, all that at the balls.”c602382666179993

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“That’s just socializing. You, Your Highness, also…”2bbb7269eda88556

Ivnes stopped herself from saying, ‘You also socialize,’ knowing that Sethna wasn’t exactly warm to everyone. He often pretended to be kind only to those he wanted to conquer, then switched moods unpredictably.53e3bd064a505102

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“How could you always be so consistently terrible?”214cb63b7f898362

Ivnes said d921438848 this almost 9cb07a7cfd in awe, 97ae0f8b95 and Sethna 072b10dba9 looked directly a12d86c8fb at her.eb5dfa0aeeb24c75

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She hadn’t paid much 42ed72827f attention until now, but 9d46f2f9de suddenly realized how striking 24677423b0 his beauty was. She unconsciously swallowed.20a9d6e11092739f

“Ugh…”ff565398e114bcd4

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Looking at Sethna, 1b2aa9101b Ivnes wondered if 3e27518609 he could truly d783244a6e be a sugar 1743b5eb2d fairy.42fd7a66a0bf656a

Even in the cbccf1bb44 dim basement, his 0f6743771f hair shimmered like 50ea983552 the light from a54fdb6d40 a chandelier, exuding b946d6cc33 an almost sensual a82f9c0f4e allure. His bright sky-blue eyes 5280239708 were as clear and 649bb8ff8f beautiful as the surface fd81b6e55d of Antarctic glaciers.32e0cca7b908e511

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Then there were the b26487d02b upward slanting corners of 1a696ce4d0 his eyes and two ef0d8ddf2f tear marks.00f7d3e5ab02be70

Yet, what Ivnes 56cf906a4b found more intimidating 07891c2521 than all of e5e5ed80c7 that was his ea28b2028e body.15bf26804868b702

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Every day, 9df970afef new clothes f4ba251835 were brought 3a7e837df5 for him, ee307435de so he 6ef65f14cb wore simple 112e4b317a but fresh bd317c0e18 attire. Perhaps because of 73f3118a18 his illness, he 45b5185683 was now only eb95d3457a wearing a thin 75a5ecec74 shirt and black c4875a47d7 pants, which clung 3d5a8abff0 to his form 89dba1bd0b as sweat made d9845460a0 them cling tighter.2c4f5910c99cb4bc

Who would cd1ff00cd6 think of 9e270dad7d him as f3e7c7a60c a natural-born 46c34ccde1 ability user?c48c6b732081863e

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Just from his appearance, 2e644a7e8a one could believe he d89ab47697 was a physical enhancement 337fdab01a user, almost like a cebae93008 knight.2030e94e2a5f3c54

Seeing this man, 56c59af1b4 who looked at 2efaa3a92f her with such b73224f619 intensity while crying 8f6959e31b pitifully, even Ivnes 2c14ead49a felt her heart 12ce6230f3 soften slightly.4a3ec7237eb292b2

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“I’m a bit indifferent. I’ll apologize for that.”8665c5fa3d85c4dc

“Don’t apologize.”827e0090a34dbf55

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He dismissed ab5e60b1d6 her apology ed7806c8ae with apparent 768b787cae irritation. Ivnes quickly followed ef78d70896 up with her 46ea9b4087 words.392f7cb91679cf0d

“Then should I mock you?”3fb437efa98c98c5

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“Are you crazy?”51bf04f2f27d29bc

At her joke, he 95694150d3 let out a small 848514f291 laugh. With that, Ivnes felt 2be76a7160 that he had calmed f57c56244e down a little and 052899ed4b decided to get to 8d3e9f05fa what she had been a8c3dbe709 planning to say.d240b0e6d391f51d

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“My father doesn’t know that you’ve been kidnapped.”169a792cb6acf3e0

“That can’t be true.”56440fd63cee757a

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“It seems to be. I’ll need to confirm it, but if my father doesn’t know, things might get easier.”17220f9a6036256c

If it were true 380aae34f4 that Duke Rosmond didn’t 090ed3c44a know Sethna was here, bd0ff2cb1a then the initial assumption e70b2fbce4 that Sethna had been 5757f00194 brought here to be 56bb7f5612 made into a puppet eba761ec87 would be wrong.6cffcaec05b71d3f

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If it wasn’t 2c0963d213 the Duke’s orders, 16e4436a37 then the danger 61cf795f4c to Ivnes would 9a9c974122 be much less.e856cccfe858ad00

“I’ll give you the mansion’s map tomorrow. You can memorize it from there.”cebba84cbf810622

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“Okay.”c3e12f161bfb5900

“And I’ll bring you the keys soon.”114eb09b3d416ffc

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“…Okay.”74d50bf2c8cd2f82

With the keys Ivnes 6e938f2ada had, she could only b499ff95fe unlock his limbs and e3080974ac the muzzle. The collar that b5e821923e controlled his magic e0b336abbe likely belonged to dd7cd6b0aa Edwin.1310222ab338553c

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“If you escape from here…”f2d154aa20cdd9e6

“I’m listening. Don’t stop your hands.”f85384c314c44159

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As Ivnes carefully 8b50463563 wiped his face, 5b3d9a82d9 she spoke.94d5d43e6540c7ce

“Would you hide me?”f196abd63825acca

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His eyes brightened 81bba1ab17 with joy, but 04d177013b at the same de74f8fd3b time, Ivnes felt f66d2b671c a sense of 74802c9e02 disappointment.ccff7b4a955f59a0

She had thought 8891f221de that she was 75767c38f5 doing this because b6708de183 she wanted to 5406af076d get closer to d8084b159c him but was 986baa6e82 too shy to 8a1a6ac2e0 show it.541fa274270e5dad

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“Sure, if that’s your wish.”15208d0177b2cb43

With that, Ivnes 1ed2845436 realized she would cf22d108f7 have to stay a1416177cb with Sethna for c738a6ce3f quite a while.686b48f5f2d1b46e

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“Move aside.”723ea4da9883443c

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Edwin said 3c4f9c5840 this with b5406e00a3 a smile 9bb867e50b as Duke df7ec1ab80 Rosmond, with e71901a77f a dazed f14a38a23d expression, rose 46685ad263 from his 00c8e10d7b seat in d43800fc85 the office. When Edwin 1f95373d08 sat in 5f152e9dac the vacant f3c297a7d8 chair, he 6e609645b7 stood next 2dd7cba29e to him, 3fa17d471b staring at f7d6593f7a him.523666280f43f265

The surrounding aides a93a89d86c didn’t find it fd479aabb7 odd.da8367a245b70b9c

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Near them, bdfd14e920 five members 5a6f64e347 of the 6b011a2465 Rosmond family 7c6d3f07eb were standing. Those who had become 00796ff65b puppets looked as lively 163f900393 and human-like as ever, b36a1655c9 with expressions that seemed f0fff6952f alive.8d61f1ec4c48994a

“Is it true that Lady Ivnes is going to marry Marquis Renold?”46dfca1b3c09f2fd

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“You should call him Marquis Renold now. He’ll be passing soon.”8e2e5343d3aa2404

Edwin frowned, clearly displeased b8dd64c73f by Duke Rosmond’s words.7f1301a33b5acb90

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“Don’t you think it’s too great a loss to exchange Ivnes for the magic stone mine?”cc100df792c68c2c

“If I could exchange that useless girl for the magic stone mine, there’s nothing better. And now that her beauty is at its peak, shouldn’t I sell her while she’s at her best?”ef2f10a03de37d2a

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Duke Rosmond spoke 1f8ed3c0f8 in a tone 88841d41a7 very different from d3dc5689a2 his polite stance 60a3d3df79 while standing beside 4b4736a5ff Edwin.fcfcc4d3c2999d51

“Oh, really? She’s probably more useful than you, Duke.”f303eabadcc458ec

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Edwin mocked 72ffafaed9 him as 9e1a8fae5f he looked eb0aca14a3 over the 654eb69844 papers Duke d0e1d6a20e Rosmond had 1c3d18eb6a handled.9ffc54c94d2849aa

Then, he frowned. He pulled out some 900eadff08 papers from the drawer 04a62c45c5 and began examining them.cabbdcf0af92b0b8

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“Hmm.”c1939efc33344ce0

Still not 70cddcfdee satisfied, he 8b6c10a7fa unlocked a ce1b0da5a7 lower drawer 7d69c4a384 with a ef52a40c3b ring that 2377010b60 served as 2f9b9f086b a key c42c69c5c6 and checked 3a4ea18ed3 the documents 88dd72e55b inside.a654296c2ff73053

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“What’s this?”87cd5326abda22b7

As he f89a435a89 found a afbb5e2ed0 document with 63e0b47ef1 Ivnes’s name 1658049bbc on it, f7c9ea18d5 Edwin confronted 8b0517cadd the Duke.f63850a4c63ecc62

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“Oh, that? It’s the medicine Ivnes takes.”8fe93503d6998739

“What kind of medicine is it?”60b3be4715d3d3f7

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“Tears of the Moon.”fcb8476d852c51b3

The moment f6ac310e10 he heard ef33f4819b the name, c4b9b87a6f Edwin recalled d01d42390a the effects d7841795dc of the bc340ac62d drug. If taken, the a4b3a9c591 person would stop 610ef9ac90 aging at a 017317fdaf certain point.56c29a0ae0e89122

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If fully 0b8081fd4b addicted, the 38c6ab0512 heart would f76ab5b526 stop, and 4a130a0a48 the person a0f5873542 would die, 1315e72845 vomiting blood bc81c5f22b from every 9079c68b77 pore.6ffa3278fad27d45

After the blood a87e082717 is wiped away, be349bf30d the person would 2fe96e9367 remain as beautiful eb7f3ac2ce as they were.2c74d1086588e1f5

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“Hah.”3a81a4f609ec35f8

Edwin barely contained d90fa43d54 his anger and 8822964118 spoke.fc091b0dce852f49

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“Stop her from taking it immediately. If not, I’ll make sure you swallow it, Duke.”dc4db2eacea39beb

The Tears a7055ed15e of the 0c27f1df7f Moon was a013087d9c a drug 2af19bd2b7 that Duke f4bd284360 Rosmond used b354ff1f2b to create ebd15d6d5a the perfect 2080dd9e0e puppet.ec4d598892771ff0

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