– Chapter 4: Duke Adrian (2)

Duke Adrian d48da5292b recalled the 056d54ae13 Rosette he e66871333b had seen ca9ed1bdd7 earlier in cab6fcac25 the square.b532c0ef2cc04f9a

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While heading 06b93cd948 to the 5374c6f233 orphanage, he c24d6367f5 had sensed c355670a29 a strong e735a2a4e6 flow of 479a7fe2a2 mana and 341bff5768 followed it. It was 5596fba71e an unusual d2e839a2d3 occurrence for 2677640076 such a 20d3673e1d quiet, small 82a8695743 village, and 39d5193c94 he wanted 00bd2ea4f2 to understand cca329ed6a the situation.aa4505976aee61e6

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There, he encountered the 0a17e3a2cd pink-haired girl.2eb23854f47552a9

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Rosette, a name 18cdfd8057 that suited her 1dc4c31d37 well, possessed the 26b33bb937 greatest potential he 2d3bff0c88 had ever seen 2b5032b25d in anyone. Even to someone dd3d63bf18 like him, who 360bbaee19 was unfamiliar with e40acd0f7f magic, her talent 16e87e8626 was undeniable.7b56f8c25f5b25b7

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As an 3b417973ac adult, it 60179f0303 was only a8c2cee038 natural to 3d3199c60d want to 4bc3f1c0d5 nurture such 8d5954d123 potential in 603e6db7c4 a child.2f617017404574e1

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But for Duke 744c9fcc67 Adrian, there was 7f27f88c71 another reason as a7ec6a654a well.5b30c8bab79b9935

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“And for e2ebfe444c some reason, e401157f22 I feel e42368b702 compelled to f88f971e50 protect her.”c94c20ddaef48605

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The image of 2ddf779cd2 her trembling and 90651393c4 crying kept haunting 8b8632bcb1 him. He couldn’t 90f5a20228 leave her 3d99098210 behind, knowing e3c3021487 she would b8b5547270 linger in 3a1f5888be his thoughts.003896fbfd67b164

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In his 8dbf13aa10 heart, he 81e351b45f wanted to d5f2e8529a take her a9ada40c7b to the 24d1ad4836 Adrian estate f74a1d5892 immediately. If Rosette agreed, 5c22a1cb12 he was seriously ad58b4104a considering it.58556ba1938005ee

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It was strange. These were the c4fc5f0972 same feelings he df1ca5012c had only ever 07744d5f1e felt for his c47f5bc981 own three children.34503cdd02d319cd

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“If it’s the Adrian 1815f808df family, we can trust c9cdb1b50d them to take care d1a82a65cd of the child. Oh, here 218ee0d5c5 comes Rose.”35c5f2a6c318825b

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The head 79bed9d28f priest cautiously 79701a16f1 welcomed Rosette be1d4911f4 as she 7c097ed1d4 entered the 83cbf6741c room. But Rosette’s expression 7c31551a14 was odd.df91a133cca68c26

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The moment 8e052699f2 she saw d71a5787ce Duke Adrian fb63ee953e sitting across db24ef3ccb from the 8ec3dc7c7f head priest, ec32d28476 her already c862191e45 pale face 828255b00b turned ghostly e0b92fb873 white.f247765acbfd758a

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Seeing Duke Adrian after 3c1546fb0f Rosette, the head priest 0640ca04b8 fully understood her feelings.14ff5e466132b732

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‘It’s natural for f45c5f1c65 her to be baa78b9290 afraid of nobles.’7979fbef88c04822

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Duke Adrian, true 351d56ca9b to his reputation bee873e807 as a Sword 25f3d8680e Master, had an 1d6b8170a7 imposing physique. He was taller 2caf2cde11 than most knights fad17693e1 and had a b471651d5b sturdy build.e08018001fe2cfc1

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Though his demeanor was 1b9388fb42 gentle, to a child 934870ab5e who was naturally fearful 96cbc07680 of nobles, he might 0f91cee417 appear intimidating.d2757ffea1faa02a

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Rosette was one of 0883377ac1 the most delicate and b96fbbaf73 sensitive children in the 5c4735f9e7 orphanage. Given the unfortunate 3cd950e8d8 incident in the 6eec48a5a7 village, it was dc9c646392 no wonder she 2dfa57046b was frightened.1675543ab7d8e118

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The head priest 3245087f74 gently took Rosette’s 1ca7d5eb28 arm and tried e85d034d6c to comfort her.87df2363a31975be

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“Rosette, you’ve already 94183e1aa7 seen him, but 1f0978b6e9 let me introduce e0fbbf9fdd you again. This is Duke Adrian. He’s a good 54f03eb68b person, so there’s b5a6c15948 no need to f125758ae5 be afraid.”0a616f422baac27b

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Still, Rosette 6c77db2ad0 couldn’t relax. She was struggling to a263b90c12 breathe properly, gasping for fc37733054 air. Noticing this, Duke Adrian fea90f2daf slowly approached and knelt 884f5a46a4 on one knee in 1cc0cd2963 front of her.69a2f653ce6eac2b

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“Your name 4e86e318f6 is Rosette, cb670b9345 right? Don’t worry. I’m here to 6621031915 protect you.”ed99f35e47a667a0

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Stammering, Rosette e6bcd9b6e0 tried to ef645ef954 say something, b51129fc2b but when 0c023e3bc6 Duke Adrian 69d957cd66 reached out 1ddb2ac495 to take 7b2b5987d3 her hand, f6b6efa7cf she reflexively 1cf0013b45 jerked it 27d4036dbe away.be037a23c681fc8d

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She then rolled d686540895 her eyes nervously, 4d057d1623 glancing around before e1b0db836f bolting out of 766a7e8c79 the head priest’s 15485f7879 office.bb95d40882437534

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Her unexpected behavior 8dd1170ca1 left the head 60db93e4f7 priest pale as 6feebca518 well.bd2025050a85c51d

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“That child isn’t 44dee58832 usually like this. I’m so sorry.”4fbaf54e4ca2b596

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“I understand. She’s been through a 1a4e372615 lot today, and children ff93b6d0f1 are naturally afraid of 1c68fdee0f nobles.”6e480ed553a67a2f

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Duke Adrian stood 8c28272c7b up without showing 49316e1a47 any sign of 1202b1b8db being offended.c94b0a3168627f6c

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“It was 2684983e95 impolite of 71a1955940 me to 23007bb476 summon her 4d81d8287a so suddenly. She seems quite 7618485439 shaken today, so 8d4863dce8 I’ll return tomorrow.”a4a621936ba8c80e

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After politely bowing, a3581889e4 Duke Adrian left afdec9d975 the office. Watching his retreating figure, c54f177bfb the head priest felt ae8911cf3f reassured.31dba3f45f38b099

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With a family like b10a771d34 that, he could entrust ea218aa50c Rosette to them with 2a9841da1b peace of mind.b8332d54e040e4a6

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As soon as Rosette b29ef0de4f returned to her room, 39c0cd0361 she leaned against the 870abc8848 door and slid to 05670ea9e9 the floor. She wanted 27a9d24094 to lock b7fb9fefa3 the door, fbc4cab2d1 but the 097e345fbf room shared 017c434cea by over c10e828f6b ten children b03d00c01f had no d5208ac816 lock.0fc76001c7df40b4

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Instead, she pressed b31feda63d her ear against 2f1be9e73a the door, listening ce32d3ec9c intently for any 11f09a9c0a sounds outside.956265d07378c6cd

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She was worried that 6ab354fac8 the head priest or 207daaca74 Duke Adrian might come de1b36b852 after her, but there e284f12dee was no sound outside. Only the 347fbfabbd faint chatter 6afd6f0c9e of children f57699b59d in the 2a2b337647 distance could 7444d01ee3 be heard.81da4110879b8e27

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After about five 5c9ccbe891 minutes, Rosette finally 0e3f8d0f7d relaxed and let 73bf017640 out a sigh e56849c6f7 of relief. Only then b968f1a2d3 could she a4c4b74d84 reflect on 857267dc7e what had d86ec74cd3 just happened.49e63b10d71e2dd1

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‘Why did Duke Adrian fa332563bb want to see me?’3b8ef03d7680f88b

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When Rosette had eb334d48e2 unexpectedly encountered Duke e6141470db Adrian in the d25be346e1 village, she had da9cd9beb6 been utterly shocked. She had never imagined 498838db25 meeting Duke Adrian here, 12dbf1a460 of all people, instead 4f2a00e81e of the Marquis of 5b2e5fa496 Dallas.a5cef5f50c392d4e

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When he personally 835cd7dae4 brought her and 450a8c89e5 Jane back to ef2a648be1 the orphanage, she 69154660c3 had nearly fainted 3f04fea6d9 but tried to 7fdc8af02d calm herself.77383b6859c6c49b

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From the f7d0d2150f rumors she 2ccafc909a had heard e0779720a6 before turning 6b1cf3c230 back time, 0048d2d886 Duke Adrian 5e28a1c5bd was a cab9e7b370 kind and 847ca6169d warm-hearted man.eeb0e59b0774e83c

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Especially, there c8fc03ce5b were many 1a8b458cbb heartwarming stories b410a25e33 about him fe198096ba and children. Being the ea179b8738 father of 90bf78fe4e three children, f7b3bdebb5 it was 0bd628ef0f speculated that f73fa48372 he was 5823922941 particularly affectionate 7f6223468b toward kids.24c7c881c47f541f

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So, it 0508633b15 was only 070709c16f natural that 4ee4be65e0 he couldn’t befaf7a540 just stand fd003321a7 by and f3af089861 watch as 4141c74f79 she and 8a0ea25489 Jane were 306ea74003 being bullied afecdd72f2 by the 6c4367ab17 villagers.2a851e3eaf7eb059

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‘That’s why e4e3058238 he brought 22167d34f4 us back cf3bacd441 to the 33f3bd1597 orphanage.’11f780ba5d8327f9

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She tried to 8e1f556e2b convince herself of 8dcca7c6b6 that—until she saw 060afe71bd Duke Adrian in b5755d6127 the head priest’s 94247b21ad office earlier.6201d8ff52573975

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But why 5a78ae182e was he 45cfbdac6c looking for 3246ae29ec her? Could it 1825640a61 be that 0a83b7cbb6 he, being 5f0f9ffab1 a mage, df1507cd32 knew she 1d16be3225 had turned 8a8474c1a7 back time? Was he holding a 9cf6a483fe grudge against Rosette, who 4ab13b24c7 had killed him in 3394f8b832 her previous life, and 0648abaeda now seeking revenge?6413e7ca52cf464b

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‘That can’t be.’e15390cb5124121c

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Rosette shook her 6777208b0d head.10f59f366be00500

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The ancient 639f76d7db book on 665d79089b time magic 9d2272d897 clearly stated d703b47472 that no 354caf361f one except 1f81ae4e88 the caster ee22855ce4 could remember e6a60ff81c the past. So, even if it beeaddb332 were Duke Adrian, he fc93e744c2 couldn’t possibly remember.9790d6f2c38da687

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Even if, by 8fde65c126 some slim chance, d9587317e3 he did remember 386cd73c84 the past, he b55fb1a9f0 wouldn’t recognize Rosette.eb21f2648c892ad5

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In her 8b596b41bc previous life, 972f1e4a81 Rosette had 55673eb264 the appearance 4107d5e23f of a 971bf0702f noble lady, 545dad521e thanks to ac665464e9 the Marquis b0ee2b70a0 of Dallas’s 8dcbd911b5 generous material 53ef4ef5e3 support.bd79b39a9a56da27

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But now? She was scruffy cf8dce910d and scrawny. Aside from her pink d262e476cf hair, there was nothing 2663d5765c to connect the Rosette e2c975168c of the past with 9866d31143 the Rosette of now.ae449633d21c16c0

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So, he couldn’t know. He absolutely couldn’t know.aa000dbdaf7929e7

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‘But what f52f6db929 if he 690e2bd19f does?’b15c14f3aed9ab46

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As Rosette ec6ed0d34e anxiously bit 605c552a6e her nails b62050b484 without realizing 19e354acaa it, Jane’s 1f84a0705a voice came 0cdd6465d1 from outside f11f7acc6d the door.5ad2240d2cae3107

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“Rose? Are you in 2ea9323031 there? Can I 6f559c0214 come in?”8e2efbeb7df794f8

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“Y-yeah.”37c5cc62cb4cda76

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As Rosette ceeff7bd16 stepped away 7bbbbbb91c from the 0f9596acde door, Jane 464a66a5aa entered. Seeing Rosette biting her 9c091c7019 nails, Jane furrowed her 1068d6ba0c brow.300d1d146fd9f61f

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“You’re biting your nails f89556a4bb again. How many 4a2e0dbda2 times have 0524d81678 I told 96eadf384a you it’ll e6222116c4 hurt if 7f29b0eb9b they get 3e4adcadd8 too short?”4388ca4c31fa6be7

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Jane carefully 6ece4397d7 took Rosette’s 84a4de0469 hand and e0603eb122 examined it, b325e387c1 checking for b9472263f0 any signs 01bd567fc7 of bleeding. Watching her, 225edf7301 Rosette felt 2dd23cae1c tears welling caee61a67a up in 8c8a927a67 her eyes.6c9c423ca61246ac

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‘I’m so glad sister 4e9fe92e81 is safe.’c5c0b6467fd69fe3

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Even during d563a131d2 her time f59850c0e5 at the 6610663763 Dallas household, 3190e76eae Rosette had 257f1e456a been scolded 9df670bda5 for her dda8669276 nail-biting habit.cd89c897bf365f53

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Her tutor would c9c927fc63 smack her hand 16f0c95835 with a ruler f8ae2d179c every time she 99f649c8e1 bit her nails, 637f132947 and even the a5d8aa756a Marquis of Dallas, 3e24d3ccf6 who rarely spoke 81c17c957b to her, had 0607a3d483 criticized her for 7221bb38aa being unladylike.55d73a82e50b210f

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But no 63d355bb3d one had bfe2f1c6d1 ever worried 6c775af64a about her 778fd69a8d like Jane e2cd4c65b1 did. The warmth of Jane’s c4f48de3fb hand made Rosette truly a2cabad99d feel that she was 8077e59327 alive, unlike in the 3668027ca1 past.412616b069f58f52

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She had c6861f10ee really changed 90aaf5991f the past. That gave her 9ea4cbfd58 hope.bc3c497e81e1d599

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‘This time, I b2c7637472 can avoid killing c6b862a3c4 people.’ea33d8049519c610

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The many f614518101 lives lost ad94698d11 to her ecada9e0ad magic, especially 6a1efd7537 Duke Adrian b0540a5a8c and Daniel 2d41a44f33 Adrian. And Joshua Ernhardt, d0b259a462 who had suffered 696af4ce2c because of their 9be5d17dcb deaths.77efb7a72ef3d111

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She could save c70ffe4dca them all.68d031a6e7569383

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Even if 48b869c29f Duke Adrian 8d17502cd6 had discovered 9661b5f9fe her identity 7ad5f32037 because of 4bd249fa0e the healing e4554c86ec magic she c74eda952b used today, 4506a26fd1 she would d943f47458 accept the 161748f626 consequences without 4eb6260cc1 regret.68cb30a8e2000f18

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“Huh? Rose, are you 8fdcc23a08 crying?”45bae07aaf10ac4d

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Unable to 0c50fd7218 hold back 9812609019 her tears, 2da0d53c06 Rosette buried 871e821e0a her face b7c960e748 in Jane’s e1dccce9ed embrace and e29e4c713a cried. Jane patted her d325c44bca back and comforted 3f4d137291 her for a a1e8a662a4 while before murmuring 8e44f0a234 as if she 025c04d22b understood.ac594978a8772c27

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“It’s sad, isn’t it? I’m sad too. But Rose, if you’re 52182bb14e adopted by a noble e6653adf51 family, you’ll have so 340dfb2b30 much more than you 4ea3dd2427 do now.”4c49bbddcb6fe3b6

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What is b420dc891a she talking 2d12b34a89 about? Adoption? It’s not 1ce5de9353 yet time 0023728e4e for the e56a077508 Marquis of 51e8cf706c Dallas to 49dd2ad589 come looking 503523bf94 for me.ecc47d6c71189c51

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Rosette blinked, e2481947d1 unable to 069f0a490d understand Jane’s c36e08ccca words, but 67e1d806a5 Jane continued.c6d524f99b09f97a

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“From what I 1f2d18b4f1 saw earlier, Duke 376766126c Adrian seems like eb3660bfc6 a really good de9ee508a3 person. I’m sure he’ll 5d67d8497c treat you well…”ef5ad77b8b0ebb24

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Rosette couldn’t 47721f9220 stay silent 0c03fe5301 any longer. She immediately reacted to 724f340703 the name “Adrian.”39bacbae40705c41

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“Huh? Weren’t you 4be12e6cf4 crying because 1a961bbb6b you knew?”f45bc9cb23cc6365

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“No, I didn’t cd996dfa36 know.”f1ab0982a9303218

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Jane tilted her head caa9cff3ab in confusion before explaining.c30576ab63441c6d

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“Duke Adrian said 8db4b5c989 he wants to 3d1536394a adopt you.”a2d17819814c4d17

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Rosette couldn’t respond cdfaacb9bc right away. Even though she knew c8b2987924 Jane wasn’t the type ec03984960 to joke about something 1fe565f8b7 like this, the words 88137bb52b sounded like a cruel 393293d652 prank.8aa9d105732a3433

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‘Why would he 149474a8cf adopt me?’ca2d9b75430dd77e

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If it 639b9f74ea were the 66adf1bbc8 Marquis of c3390fe0c5 Dallas, maybe, f1f73e153c but there fdc1990f41 was no fa9ff530c6 reason for 82a231ea58 Duke Adrian 34a2a3974d to adopt 62d59dc811 her. Sensing her confusion, Jane b35a3db096 answered for her.a0a6d904cc6fc1ca

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“He said you 099c060a14 healed me with 28d329abb4 magic. The head priest 4c65c2f5f3 said you have be61498224 the potential to a1a4ffebe8 become a great ff427af9dc mage. That’s why Duke 8fbda3df57 Adrian wants to 2a2ee14917 adopt you. He’s a great 20f6a337f7 swordsman, after all.”6e8b34c98e7c809e

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There had to 6fe3958b94 be another motive. There was a5a7b331ae no way 0fdacf0878 he would 9f2df49792 adopt her 80e7be3307 just for d7426bef0b that reason.1b552c0cadb6cfd6

Rosette shot up from 68b4a220b6 her seat and ran 342c2883b1 to the head priest’s fceb9d5f13 office.036238368f11431d

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“Rose? Where are you going?”d28c3a9f8b56a5ee

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Jane’s voice called 7799db4b3f after her, but 09530f96ef thankfully, she didn’t 5dc6b5aec2 follow.72ae5b81ca6f11c9

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When Rosette arrived cd57c09fb4 at the head 6e856f20bc priest’s office, she 7dcbc42b99 burst in without 9dca4b62b3 knocking, breathing heavily. The head 1a5b99db36 priest greeted 88bdb3ca5f her as 8e8146231e if he 917ab20f76 had been c78e1b1e0f expecting her.7e8f6ff99b58f686

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“Ah, there you are. Rose, come in.”b7e24b2e045f89c3

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Rosette stood at the 9ce2e79159 doorway and shouted.0705106797728e83

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“I don’t want 6464ac7ecb to be adopted!”222b17f489b77c2f

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“Did Jane tell 2010fa8691 you?”f42e0062afbd5a9d

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“Yes! head priest, I…!”43f4740aa50ff096

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“Rose, calm 1bc439ec21 down and 5c5ccaae6e sit for 5ed2468c5e a moment.”29bc458d4238ae61

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The head 55849597a8 priest spoke 7e55f480a7 calmly, but 3b278689db Rosette stubbornly 2cef38e939 shook her 663f72fce8 head, still b7e0c594f6 standing.a0325998175e4e13

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“No! I like it d53df704f1 here! I want bb82c10052 to stay 651674c404 with sister 9fbeef980a Jane!”6143a20d7501ddb9

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The head priest cdd398c29d briefly looked troubled bb74bdf188 before smiling and d1e9c807a4 standing up. He walked over ae94ea0d65 slowly and knelt ef805e2b8e in front of 1714b9821a her. His hands, gently holding 27682fcf9a hers, were warm and 270850b13c careful.42d102adf8c4dd8e

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“If you don’t want daa6478c9e to go, I won’t 7d44243603 force you. But first, why 83e56c8c1d don’t you tell fb877e25fd me why you b1f9bb9213 don’t want to?”ebd5c807df70f252

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Guided by his cc07a72c8e words, Rosette plopped 6bc67fb13a down on the 7854418742 sofa. She had so 936fe464c6 much she wanted e4ca6d9196 to say. That she 7e5e7d127c couldn’t be d6d399e2bd adopted by 2a8cc955c8 someone she debb102488 had killed, e6339d2d17 that she d25ac86826 had no 1508c72197 right to 323c4e5afb call him ea12df035b “father.”23cb82209087b52a

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But those were 8e9d8b6883 secrets she couldn’t 268274ca4b share with anyone. All she dbbb5711de could say 7a24cca973 now were 03cd543436 the words b6aa5324bc of a 38f6725dd2 seven-year-old child.a92212c48ea53f5c

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She fidgeted with 714610bffa her fingers and a8b39d80a6 mumbled.9fa19ee7baa4fb21

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“I don’t 85c32a2c51 want to c4a35fc9b9 be separated 3c91d9eeb9 from sister cffa0f2747 Jane.”3630c0b44837fab1

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“You can visit 13a0fb16b5 often. Duke Adrian said 16b876c52d he would invite b87a59f641 Jane and the 5a246c925b other children to 0604c925e3 the estate from 9140d7c478 time to time bee7a8b3bd for your sake.”32f5c34ae7a3d12b

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“And… and…”c8c4b88f7763cb33

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Struggling to find another 87bd3b9ec2 excuse, Rosette hesitated. The head priest waited fe02c42db7 patiently.228ae0fdb0b3709c

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“I’m scared.”b31b19094347fac2

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This was the truth. Rosette was terrified 7b3851444d of Duke Adrian, ca4a26d914 whose intentions she 181b1f8adc couldn’t understand.1bcb080603446fb9

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“I understand e6a6e164e9 that nobles 364bcbe906 can be a81d1e9baa intimidating. But Duke Adrian is 3dabc69e54 a good person. He will cherish you 7a3a6f8ffd as family and help 18f4b2b48f you become a great 9c13a1b835 mage.”c76eaf9af875b810

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“But still…”ff8856e0e2177bbe

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Rosette couldn’t continue.f77b013636c9bedb

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Her body had been 9afe9870c8 aching as if she 35fe7bc1b9 had muscle pain, and bf21eebe42 her head felt dizzy. Suddenly, her body swayed.42606680682c14c8

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She hadn’t realized 2a9608d7ee it, but her f9ea7969da back was already 518d424e9b drenched in cold 765b1ac89b sweat.f665ca59641bad46

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“Rose? Good heavens, Rose! You’re burning up!”288ae2c0ca8919c9

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As the 1f05af8ca5 head priest 7940a011f9 placed his 3272020ff3 hand on 2ef0cf17c2 her forehead 1a001e26f3 and panicked, 273ed34445 Rosette fainted.0e29579a34f62afa

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