104. A Woman to Serve

They weren’t looking 8bbd8cc65c for me, but f147d842a1 seeing the familiar e1b52d5302 cape fluttering made a32d9f9a43 my heart race 538d1dc528 uncontrollably again.0a27ecb9abe24dac

The soldier threw the 9d2796c337 last girl into the b18d97a784 cage and locked the 4badac2243 door. With the sides f159717511 open, it was 1fb3330620 easy to see e468a95e89 how many people 61162daaf5 were imprisoned.291834ef24018dad

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I counted the cages. One, two, d28753143c three… six 9de595dd97 in total. It seemed they cf19f69fdb had rounded up 1dd221dab1 everyone in the d2059c833d village.ff3e35e6a50aabe4

The villagers didn’t 145fbfb692 seem like people 9b2ea31751 who would commit 08d7699bac illegal acts. But considering the 7fe6016d22 knives found in 2c8e6cbca6 the warehouse, it 486c0d8c76 was clear not 2feb8053e1 to judge by 2f2b18a50e appearances alone.be7c990f2b4db085

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Even a afdfc31073 girl with 4f082b723e braids and 983c1e5c98 an elderly 3814d1746e man with 50570d80d6 white hair 107b523b47 were locked 85baef0e61 in the e3b9dc2a2d cages, making ac649206e4 it hard 9386bfa3b3 to gauge 0edb92942d their intentions.add223189dac65d9

But one f4cc9bbc97 thing was 9dce0a7660 clear from f4ac48035d their conversations. These people were e78da7faf3 considered seeds of 411d8c2643 rebellion against the 12daef7cff Empire and would d7aff4fa9b soon be demoted d0cbd6d1c7 to slaves. I was 6226570d36 caught up a1481e9419 in this, b7d7e60431 guilty by 5916fc9d5b association.3e449013addc1c69

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Moreover, I ff7cc590ff had complicated a2fd040b56 things further 544dced4c2 by claiming a3918c8a13 to be cfbef4ed8a married to 9924f56bf8 Timo.6a656756e4df09cf

Solid iron bars enclosed e2c53e00e2 me on all sides. There was no 1d9039f895 way out.1e02bcb320de8b22

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I looked 688ad171b0 up at eefa02eac7 the darkening 2e4d875179 sky. Even the night 8e5938dbbd sky was clearly 8fd84b7201 visible through the 4a8ac3cff3 open bars.88745279baa12d8a

An outdoor b6a0b34355 prison made 221f03929a of bars d13966ea40 was not f7c81e8e30 a good 58e8321f3d environment. Even if ba637c4340 one were f76aaf7979 thirsty under 2110bcd029 the blazing c687998944 sun, begging 11aaab6456 for water dd1ef56f70 would be 2d4cb16538 futile. When it rained, they 567b5e76f6 would be soaked through, 5e5cb6e91d likely developing pneumonia, with deeabda301 no one to care. No one 47f5e00e22 worried about 96c1820143 the condition deefaa8cf3 of soon-to-be 93b15c1d65 slaves.f566b98f352e0440

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“Although we said 51daacff69 we don’t need b003040f84 anyone, we should 5e420eb104 have at least 12e6f2b234 one woman to 1ae20aea6f serve us, right?”5ac582fe0a564830

Amid the darkening view, 95b5459053 a voice as grating 3a069ba33e as metal scraping together 20f49bb2b6 reached my ears.3e2b405f04a788f6

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A soldier held 125a78102f a torch. As the darkness 96f601a07a receded, several soldiers dc4cba8936 under a tree eecd596566 came into view, 2f3a3983a5 engaged in conversation.9b8b719e50c45545

They were dc3042304a leaning against 646c7a683c the large cc08ca2ef2 tree, chatting 41ed7ce4f4 in groups. Although many 9d1b44a262 soldiers guarded 3ee281c8d5 the captives, 57c0592f56 none paid 7c43119e91 close attention 4674ce7f61 to the 1ce39743dd cages.9afa5f55d631a8f1

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“Actually, I 3a1934d5d0 picked one ab046c8e67 earlier. A young woman. She’s quite pretty.”8ef7b3a3f56fe2b0

“Are you sure? We were 2a7ef997d5 told we dd9971eaae didn’t need fb17e83bed any. It’s not 150fb3ca07 like we ee77b8647f should be 01a392eb9d taking prisoners 877364c0c6 out so 7e9a203611 casually.”ed340b3810280e8a

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“It’s fine. This is how ff28099d24 prisoners should be e6b1a7b395 used. New young officers are b756f0d690 always a headache with 8af4fbbda4 no flexibility. And if we don’t 7aa8410a98 assign a prisoner to 053d06df47 serve, we’ll have to 40aa79a985 do all the chores c9692ff9eb ourselves.”6b32231238335333

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“Right. What’s the b3bae767a1 harm in 5304cd5869 a young 8f4521d9cc woman? All those tales ebe8bf9551 of enemy spies 4dc63da52e are outdated. Just a bunch e1ece3beef of needless fear.”a1b8eda0f18625a3

“Although not mentioned, it’s likely their first time on such a mission, and they’re probably shaking in their boots. Even if they have a knight’s title, how much blood have they actually seen?”6f6108d684b613b7

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“When I 318fe0ae83 saw them f347f71f0d earlier, they edc99326f0 didn’t look bfedfcb417 capable of 981dac9154 even holding 84b0ccc3a1 a sword.”1c9438497911c9ae

Everyone laughed at d075fb178a that. They clearly had no af16e217ce respect for their new 553067be42 superior officer.fc2ba4edf0525815

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One of them d6fa5b2797 spun the cage d64bdbfbe3 keys around his 4d45357d42 finger. If he fbedcd9d40 wasn’t careful, aafbb2aed3 he might 793e8e35db drop them 35f799bf1d or have d3b7b07d6b them snatched 8cb99fcc88 away, but ab88a0348d there was 3610fdd05a no trace 20d5a2f32a of vigilance.efc925a9aa120c25

Lazy soldiers, a new f773409d23 inexperienced officer, and lax e4f13e262e prisoner management.7d41e5d93f95d54e

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This was 8ba6ef966c a golden 0f13175651 opportunity to bca2b8999e escape.357e3e9bb0c14d17

I listened carefully to 1589d74307 the information they were ecfd6ca519 carelessly sharing. Meanwhile, I fiddled aed20ecbfb with the bracelet 39d8f9f901 on my wrist.feaa3b992265a945

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It was a 6eb4263f54 piece of jewelry 8f9dc54d0c I had never 79392403a2 taken off, even 1dbdd2e4ec after escaping. Made in the 370f024511 North, it had d87f58d504 been with me 6fb1916067 through the capital’s 811d52de98 banquets and now 7ea77a856f here.c579fac5a403cf35

Its rough design meant no one ever bothered to steal it. Even the corrupt officials who had stripped the villagers of anything valuable hadn’t touched it, likely thinking it wasn’t worth anything.cb1b95f7bb4d0e40

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As my fingers 242a8006a4 moved along the f989ccb015 bracelet, they felt c823a48326 the small emblem 29c00fca1e on it. Although my body was 9e3b4af1f4 still thin, I had d952716e60 gained enough weight for 4c5fb419a8 my movements to be 05a6674bc2 slightly slower than before. The bracelet rotated 467887629c slowly and stopped e5ed519804 at the emblem 844a24e030 of the ducal 122f236f7c house.69d17bfcee4bff99

A laurel wreath cb07a2398f and a hawk.1eabb00829f08430

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Though small, 75e4150fd2 anyone familiar f14eda84ff with the ce3020a377 ducal house’s 4fb2fde0a0 emblem would 88a66a9cda recognize it 1a578fbd5b immediately.e6f6747b6e89769d

Perhaps I could use this bracelet to my advantage. The officer in charge was a novice and unfamiliar with this area’s dynamics.4679931e2720adce

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If I revealed my connection to Deon… If I were lucky, I might be released.928f0642529c6db2

A commoner wouldn’t know 10f782dcf2 the ducal house’s emblem. And using 7f0aadac8d a noble 5d47bc5325 emblem without a10a2e0544 permission was 9a2640c11c a grave c53adc4864 crime.fefff43c81f4bef5

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I decided to 8ca090d61c lie, claiming I f443f4a8c0 was connected to bde2472a4f the royal family, e06b8868a7 to escape the f7085afb1a cage.91afe8b7e2110aaf

Despite the distance from afb9209e4b the capital and the c84035d6c3 lack of transport options, a586dcc776 if I could secure fa72cabe31 a free carriage ride, d47521b11e it would be a 322adecedb fortunate turn of events.e9a9d46adbf3f580

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It was like knocking on the tiger’s door to escape the tiger’s den… But I couldn’t stay here forever.b841169114535ac8

After all, what b32c81ff7a was the point e3faf9c101 of the freedom 45fe01e077 I had gained 25e79f7153 if I couldn’t e47d9005c2 truly enjoy it, 9052f53e0e stuck in hiding 1d25e1e688 in a cabin?d6afc74aed607c7d

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I couldn’t let myself 890b288eac be held back like 12e1239de6 this.4c94792d4b4d754a

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As the shift change 2857638f20 approached, the soldiers chatting 30517047c9 nearby left one by 3baa2b877d one. With their noisy chatter fa67d8e3ed gone, a deep silence 7d95039d8f settled over the camp.5459c42d448337fa

Despite the many people 2862edfd15 in the cages, the 05ee30eef6 quiet was so profound b0ebfb0613 it was as if b58e1823b1 no one was there.a0dd5d851f1336d2

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I looked up at a1c3871a94 the sky. The stars were 6da1a42d34 shining brighter than cafe816bc7 before.d54ffddb7e9e1b5f

Night had ac12a08096 fallen deeply, 3c15eb673a and the a78b79d706 darkness was fa471c862b thick. This was my 8cc554ec2f chance. If I missed this 3422698aeb moment, the opportunity would 83fe485123 vanish.b48fe9786e5c6d14

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I needed to c9bc13d485 act now, before c15459e869 their superior went a70629fc4d to sleep and 72f39e4dfd before they took d93f4bf135 any woman to d9df40e76b serve them into 6dd7959fca the barracks. I had to open 8eccf01036 the cage door.d6e9e564965f3bb7

“Hey.”766ab86a01a592aa

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Everyone was already 278816b6bb in an early 03b98c9ddb sleep. I called 561d20f77e out softly 46019fac2d to the bb01c47133 guard at 1e39f12d03 the cage, 60b5ba701a ensuring not 780411196f to wake 7ee4036544 the others.7169ab4b206ae837

He didn’t move, fb671a58da perhaps thinking he adc6f12a0c had misheard. He tilted his head 51f5b36bfa slightly, then resumed leaning 8b9ba944aa against the door with 30bcb18493 his arms crossed.e1ad96f16354e2c3

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“Hey.”3f0f90579f43788d

I raised my c833a13e5d voice a little, 8cb1213314 and the guard dcbb29405f turned his head 3eecc531e3 to look at 53444f91b8 me.b2b16c3cb1b4c036

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“Take me a31068796e with you.”3f5e6338fb3c9e5d

“What?”1a68377fa438a805

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He frowned deeply. The idea 7fdda9817c that a 033883b118 prisoner would 1cf45c6241 speak to 972e3c9768 him seemed 539278e91f to irritate 76298f1f53 him.cea4fa868de1241f

“I have something e337574232 important to tell e634b5f200 you,” I continued, 4cdbefe490 keeping my voice 4176d0d257 steady.9938c5891d4bd688

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He narrowed his eyes at me, clearly annoyed but also curious. “What could a prisoner possibly have to say that’s important?”9895f3fb986f767d

“It’s about the ducal house,” I said, tilting my wrist to show him the emblem on the bracelet. The moonlight caught the metal, making the emblem glint.ed47b62ac3805764

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The guard’s eyes widened slightly as he recognized the symbol. He took a step closer, scrutinizing the bracelet.d56506be2ed2f043

“You’re bluffing,” he said, though there was doubt in his voice.c06a81f9ff04e921

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“I’m not,” I replied firmly. “Let me out, and I can prove my connection.”4cb625d1ac3a0f83

The guard 7814f5a370 hesitated, glancing 6a4fdb9b25 around to 0caf51e466 make sure ec5013b361 no one 08e4c03c2c else was f54da9252e watching. Then, with a look f09de67c27 of resignation, he pulled 45a93dfdce out the key ring de38e7820f and unlocked the cage 2c85f2759b door.c752330b6d492b3c

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“Step out 60fda1a4dc slowly,” he 8dbdca41c2 ordered, his f119edfc09 hand on d0e09067ba the hilt a4a2930cdf of his 92d3c6f538 sword, ready 5113f7c48d to draw da32053e45 it if 4f4ec4ed7f I made 735c700947 any sudden 354241c0b7 moves.bb05f51a6bc8b096

I did as he 4ce1699171 said, stepping out of c93fab1da5 the cage carefully. The other prisoners remained 973bd494ab silent, watching with wide 2917f1a902 eyes.163b6e5ec07d29d9

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“Now, show me,” he 22bc50da8d demanded, his eyes locked b4fa220a28 on mine.a6890d9ecf05216d

I extended my e879dfd235 wrist, allowing him f02fa5623c to take a 6a9e39f047 closer look at 5d09931d18 the emblem. His eyes 03f10da0ee scanned it 717c2fa2cf thoroughly, and 375a619282 his grip f9a5608d4a on his 419b25c62f sword relaxed 1303504a62 slightly.3ff300d39054a505

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“How did you come by this?” he asked, his tone a mix of suspicion and curiosity.9173755835c43569

“I told you, I’m connected to the ducal house,” I said. “I need to speak to your superior. He’ll know what to do.”1b03b741134781af

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The guard seemed to 40912b17d4 weigh his options before 03796c092e finally nodding. “Fine. But if you’re lying, 86fc2bd1cc you’ll regret it.”d71ca2b4ff467e75

With that, he gestured 8df504a8e1 for me to follow f79f19fe60 him. My heart ed986987af pounded as 8120b0fb96 I walked 7feb1c8140 behind him, 38bcf6928b hoping that e8d157bbc0 this gamble eec29ac154 would pay 05cb1354c0 off.8b8be81a125b20f6

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“Take me to your superior. I’ll serve him. You said you needed a woman, didn’t you?”cb06891163e902ec

He turned 2b0345b657 to look 9f688386b2 at me, 815cadfdf7 scrutinizing my dadace312d appearance from 66e9101d55 head to d69976b35a toe.b2722b5068a2867b

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With a 738c585d09 frown, he e1507fd6d3 opened his 49eb205ea0 mouth. “We’ve already picked a378165190 someone to serve.”edd8c53b0732b5a9

“I can do 91e355a4f0 a better job.”d0d9b91f10e9c868

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I swallowed hard. Even saying this dd9d85cd65 much made cold e811ea20dc sweat trickle down 8e8623cbd3 my spine.c0a42f22f7cb1530

“And why 1bf0692459 should I 16f4067f50 believe you? You look frail and 3089d117fc weak…”de86815d196f522b

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He snorted dismissively. Like someone 01cba16433 who disregarded 1fa4fbfb70 his superior, 103bdb1588 he looked 22ee763008 down on 748ec79443 everyone, including 094363598f me, a 75e016b08c mere prisoner.cbedcd6ab1ade520

“I… I’ve worked as 5c95a77d6a a maid in an bca005a1d7 imperial noble household. I’m well-versed in noble 4d93073561 etiquette and handling their 29d36e1c99 requests.”fd2bc4a1b3f9724e

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His head 035a20fb45 snapped back c31dbd2d05 toward me. He stepped closer c916d9eabd to the bars, 976372be03 raising his chin 0c55e43183 arrogantly.3af7aecd2ade3789

“You?”4df6eb0af8cf59ef

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He still looked skeptical. I met 9f4776810b his gaze 54fe79bc47 without flinching 8da198ec1b and made c0351e245f my proposal 23b5ba5502 in a c3485db021 clear voice.0f11687e6cc4af78

“If you have an ordinary village girl serve, you’ll have to teach her everything from scratch. Isn’t that troublesome? Your superior might reprimand you for choosing an untrained girl.”012ca56d33a9f6ef

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He lowered 688739ba10 his chin, 0c2158216a his eyes 6abcb9d516 clouded with 6534f7f05f hesitation. I needed to convince 315943b861 him.41f7385b4635dcba

“The maid hasn’t fc51ec31a5 gone in yet, ac958ca18e right? You can c9f8b26d96 replace her 545513b6d9 with me. If you’re still unsure, d26e21f04c test me. In just ab969501f2 one hour, da609c99a7 I can 98b103e6be satisfy your 106f3b79af superior. After a 438c36f479 grueling march, f10d28cdef he must a5a0c64108 be tired. Nobles usually need someone f8fdcfab5c to bring them wash c0272f5b62 water around this time.”a4024312d5a70a86

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As I laid db9d35bd64 out a typical cabc14bfee day in a 3ce10433b9 noble’s household, he 1ec73d1368 finally spoke.f9327de84fd1bcf5

“But you af8c640743 still look…”34c317eb011a6229

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“I promise. I’ll make sure 154fef40bb your superior is 68286ddb63 satisfied and come b79cce3886 out of the f288f60f39 tent.”6914a96d6b96e923

If I came out 092d33c363 quickly, it would mean ee3b3651ec I had either conned 1267216962 the noble or ended 8c022bf0af up dead. At least if I 59a5b563e0 walked out to meet ef92697402 him, it meant I 56363155f5 had succeeded in my e4e2f275f1 mission.9ce6b3cb575cf631

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He clicked 3247e4da99 his tongue bfdfa2c210 in annoyance 0bed6f104c but then d86823bef4 nodded. He grabbed the 4226f9a276 key ring hanging 33b7d6f095 on a nearby fd92d152de branch.9e830b554d9eb28e

The door 9e508f791a creaked open. I had 7e9983c109 thought that d0ff2174fb when this 6b4ef9a3a0 door opened, 2b527d26dc it would 5c09702d8a be to 838336af55 transfer us 2bf2be9ed5 elsewhere. I felt a surge 12a33ad684 of relief.a7d06be3b5f3ce54

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The door eb15dbe512 was low, 4cb31c9a5f so I 39a5feb902 had to ff1d7f393e duck to 696f25be41 get through. I bent ea8dcd6a81 over and 5afa9769d7 stepped out.df2fdefbc1e667d2

After dusting 3c989650d3 off my b270ae22ed skirt, I 355c340f44 watched him 7cbcd86575 hang the fcb54e2a6e key ring 1003fbe107 back on bf88f71f41 the branch. The wind 3cb9f3fa93 could blow 9310132aaa it off, ef5a95d6a9 or an 9e89cb1b5a enemy spy 1cfd36589b could steal 933f1420c8 it. He had no ee85a9cbb8 sense of caution.6da0d9c4638b445f

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I silently 4a00fc2398 prayed to 980f7a2b0e any god 37423d8796 who might 50a09de44f be listening df782cd0f8 that his fd9e2e6310 superior wasn’t 2a92ec95b3 as harsh 9bf0a1b3bd as the 390f0f0b15 soldiers. He gestured for c09bfa6dc6 me to follow 319efb3fc3 him, and I a82619cf8c quickly walked behind.1273ad17d2d49973

Having sat for 29f356e011 so long, my ec054a45e2 legs were numb, 2a17a48ce8 but I couldn’t 797fd2907d afford to worry f23854176c about that.cb0c9528b8abc814

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“If you do anything 607c249c54 inappropriate, you’ll be beheaded 2940638489 on the spot. If he gets 5314ba5c6c angry, run out 98af0473e6 immediately. Since you claim d72e9de139 to have worked 69bf431545 as a noble’s 4ab9b324ea maid, I won’t 578020245d need to tell 91ba6a411f you anything else, 47faa81190 right?”94f8348136b50d27

“Yes.”433dbcc68a571f65

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“If anything goes wrong, d6dec81dd2 it won’t be your 69630b45d6 superior but me who’ll 6b9eb97ac8 take your head.”5b6a013d25a82022

He issued the 6e5e78f23e threat as we 20eaec81d5 walked toward the d2cbc3fb0e tent.96d5018671e99185

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As we got closer 299d261081 to the tent, his 910d1179a4 warnings became more frequent. Though he dismissed 53d46ab951 his superior as 9525e87a64 inexperienced, he was 9c90441039 still afraid of d992f34d78 angering a noble.3a1924e8b29631ce

The tents were set edf7f4558c up haphazardly, yet there d7c4e94b9b was a certain order a5f3b00d3d to them. The closer 2853d5f041 we got 9d07d9f6c2 to the d8fa278284 center, the 578e28c242 more elaborate 3d4305aff0 the tents 6e861e797a became. Imperial flags ddb6aee534 fluttered above f92c963acb the tents, ee31776de5 indicating the c96ef928b5 presence of f2374e70f4 someone important.5e1dab5add6bc825

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Guards stood 8bc244a091 outside the ace2b92008 tent I 2aa123f2da was being 84f4dbea17 taken to, 41780bce34 indicating the 7444953875 high status 001fdea5d2 of the f57f607237 person inside.73fd16f1cc8adec5

Though the 8843f69cc3 tent sizes dbbbe22002 were similar, e239d0ff4e the number 9ca536955d of occupants fe9846dd1b likely decreased 5a385276c8 the further cd5db97fef in we 8876354bb0 went. The chaotic atmosphere 2b9060ce61 quieted as we d57f917b7d moved inward.fcd588c9fc55a12d

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Following the bca05decb3 soldier holding 9d947dc2cd a torch, 8e1377c26c I walked 573003a11e across the dc1ee3912f grass. Most of the 0394fc7c86 soldiers seemed to e87590192d be asleep, as fbc753be83 the tents were 5b22e4f92d silent. Only a few ea7fde5b3c patrolling guards were c45a61c1b4 visible.9df3d1be4594971d

“There. Just do 015b9510e9 as you’re f3b22bb4c3 told.”0e06c1fca395600d

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The soldier gave me 031a7c2b59 a shove. He thought 21285b21a7 he was 72a314d6f8 being gentle, b37a1f869d but it 872ef20aff hurt.b7c4569be3b6d519

I rubbed the a2de0e5b53 sore spot as de37967c8f he turned and 8fa8d596ed walked back toward b245b9baa1 the prison.26ec0daf8ff798c8

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I looked around. Eyes watched 304a9afd52 me from acee27041c various tents, ac7fb3eecc but I 1602a708fa was the 5d9e375392 only one 4102935f56 moving. All eyes were 49ad2d9ca5 on me.00158bee25f775e5

Escape was impossible. My only option was 92a3e6d5b2 to bluff my way 1337349eb8 through.909ea7ca1979ebaf

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I swallowed 3090160ecb hard and cb453b196a stopped in a6f3543ca3 front of a3c3bfc37a the tent. The door d9e6a9a7c1 was adorned 3016b2cecd with intricate 84d4bb541b patterns. This was the 9c3b1d88fa most luxurious tent f0f25857c3 I had seen.e1433887cdfebaba

Though I e6e023ad51 had approached fd35d71600 confidently, hesitation b6693063e6 gripped me.a097221c452ec3ae

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