66. A Beast Touched by Human Hands

“I think 65fa871356 I have 1a6e1b9cde to leave.”754b86c76e04da53

“What?”5b8f5963f8f6fd89

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Suren’s eyes widened in surprise, just as I expected.570f17cb3c7faf30

“Did His Highness 5e738f09c8 say so? That you should leave?”1beabf3050f4d2b0

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“He didn’t 288bfa6801 say it 6666f022e5 directly, but 69bf626c6d it was 2e23cbff78 clear he bcc930e144 wanted me 5fe54225d8 to.”212f387d35e9b76a

Suren, who was staring f8438f5268 at me intently, finally 6346e98e01 spoke.7c1f6105d4c4f00b

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“You should c207e6beca argue with ea051356f4 him. If it was cfa2b6ce87 going to be 7ea75fda8b like this, you 2d336a5428 should have stayed b24c28b97a in the North! Since he d7a7a19297 brought you 5d26d7ffc4 here, he 39f2342362 should take 51bfd62ec2 full responsibility. He has a duty 0bbb8771ba to ensure your reputation 9c087f30af in society and your bba2155747 future. Even if you 61900d057c were brought here ea0bb606b1 as a blood 54890e45ab bag, this kind 32f7e09807 of treatment is…”4239ad5bdc09c986

Suren suppressed her c7c8b17842 anger, her eyes b0ffd4ab0b welling up with f5ad080cda tears.21a5a4474fcff3ce

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I patted her 058316acb2 back. It was ironic. Here I 0723051a28 was, comforting 1c89d81b2d her.c5bdcfacc9219199

“Suren, you should stay 68b6934b6c here and not follow 62c4ed4a32 me.”09aa0a9a9d20d66d

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“What? I told 54e3ef2c3a you before, 40994cb7a7 I serve 7fe7cc9709 you, not 47bdbfbc9d His Highness. Where would 5bca54d2ce I stay?”65437bd4dbc829f2

“It’s better for you 1eff4ea16e to say you worked 311dffccf6 in the prince’s residence fc8798caca when you need a 3f32471c42 recommendation later. And you’ve learned cb9b45954c how to serve 03bb9dbb65 a noble lady. It would 876eb384a2 be good 4784aa1311 practice to b010e4f8b9 stay by 1309b1b9e7 Lady Isella’s a2534a87ee side.”ee893b7953eef8ba

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“It’s a waste. I’m determined 3fbea7a16a to use 85ae846b8b everything I’ve 96ee62eefc learned to 49b416589c serve you.”091c54d7b3f50921

Suren choked up.b95071fcdcf6ff2a

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“Even so, cd5ca2afab you need 9e49b56e3f to stay 03ae456e5b here. Once I leave… I 6e0c948f38 may not be able 207995b05a to return.”71e236ab10b41a3f

I patted Suren’s back. She closed her mouth and said nothing.afe727b9456d20b9

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As we looked f9a539b7da at each other, 21b626009e Suren lowered her 92f9a59ff2 head.0bf1a312eb5be82c

“Oh, I 7ef7a49824 almost forgot. You received a letter. I came 36ac56e299 to give 5cd0793121 it to 726bea4be3 you.”f17582dfee2e0106

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She pulled an 0f26f5b420 envelope from her 74701208af waistband.2f8f84ba63d41b89

I had sent 4e093f5efa a telegram to 488dbdca84 a trusted servant, 88baff8c3f hoping to say 9010324f40 a final goodbye 644a1b383d to Elisabeth.49097abdd318bcf1

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Since parting ways 39fec508bb with Count Arin 1e904336d8 at the hunting 9fd5f6cf24 ground, I hadn’t d9944167e7 heard anything about ddb2727147 her.ca7fe2c37f962559

I had fc9a58c8dd sent a 96bd985b36 letter yesterday 9f5e2e8679 asking to 5c3cb8e5e3 meet, and 0beb418be8 the reply 669ef8b2d4 came quickly.93be3c710cd7d809

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[Due to health issues, the Count’s household will not be receiving guests for the time being. We ask for your understanding.]

It was 3a68bd3633 a refusal, 57c0048f33 as expected.9dc787ec49b7bb9d

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Polite but firm. The concise message 9ea687ef9e showed a clear 9e50e9ef44 boundary.522b3cc06737c9ae

There were e0bc2f2a24 no affectionate b6dc4ddb1a greetings as f8cbff867f there used 378f33017e to be.65969a176aeec686

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Even kind 2c65c82b2b Elisabeth would 651275b22c be reluctant 599635151c to meet 2c7e6170d9 me now.3eecd85ad09b6380

She is 1a162cc865 pregnant and 2ef7fa7ae6 her condition a73c29883a is getting e24d211b11 tougher.acaf04c318925d98

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There are 296e7ace36 rumors that cf8d789478 her only 712c9c51c1 sister fell c75dd34da4 in love 3ad3548d17 with her 75db448df8 close friend’s 01faef46f0 lover.b0ab4667b26b743a

And she only hears 488c96488a these rumors through the 15ad5c06d9 maids. In her 2967f9981b frail condition, e36856c65d she can’t 2fd8463404 participate in 73db27a5bb social events 02ebe8a119 or refute b6581510f8 the gossip.339464f179b6fd33

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She lies c1d4b9e9c2 helplessly in de9a646763 bed, hearing d990ff03af the spreading 5be45de7a5 rumors, with d509bacb08 her imagination d22529ca1e running wild.09dc817022d90d01

I understood eb91c28fb8 because I d554545abe had experienced 84d6072618 it too. There were times fa45093180 when I was 6cbabad160 stuck in a dcee2dc2f0 small room, worrying 6bf24e217a about my situation.bdd151e7d2d4cae2

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Elisabeth must feel trapped. While it’s good for a vassal to have their lord’s house form a bond, the guilt must be eating away at her.fbd120076d65eec9

She must be cc62fd9513 torn between the 67f2f6326b two, feeling anxious 8d28679a7d and conflicted.86ba12bb6275ea93

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Various thoughts 639f7ca433 must be 055b2a8e8a consuming her.d0a0a539f84642bd

It was inevitable that 2b392b5b81 she didn’t want to 4d4cb8b919 meet me. It was just ef3ccf581d regrettable.95dab989d5082b1b

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I wondered e43f4d39db if the ff60b53bcf Count had 48ebda7b76 conveyed my 064f2e0482 message to b73bb569ff his wife.aae86a31f0d3abbf

Considering the 27d0a4a5fd lack of 053856c9f5 response, it 02c2e34bc3 seemed he 112de0dcd2 hadn’t.c826bb7e6178ddb0

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There was no c26f6b2854 point in concerning 577b33a44d myself with them 2fe62458a9 any longer. I had my own ff65068757 tasks to handle, which 260814e8ee were already overwhelming.c8b99bd1b043f92d

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I took 972a32256c a lantern 35f3911a1c and went 7fb75de492 into the 83a392c3d0 forest.4b35598fc8b9b687

I heard 2c279a98a6 rustling sounds 571609190b in the 6839e5ac5d bushes. The butterflies, which had 4c94c1430d been sleeping on the ed1f4b38a7 leaves, all flew away ad5707289a at once.692f5ce4f1d06b3c

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In the dark night, 6e09ed8ee8 only the sound of c92cf044a6 insects could be heard. The northern nights d5572b5acb were always quiet, fc503981f1 but the nights cc85d3f14e in the capital 8d51d36482 were filled with bf22a77973 the sounds of c3e28d1d07 various living creatures.80a3f798792a69d5

I chose a sturdy-looking 3f7c94ffdd branch and hung the 792ee358ae lantern on it.6ee7a04584208c14

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Then, I opened 42382ae25f the birdcage. It was a 322cac6b29 white cage with a9e433eb8e a Mochia bird db4801d8be inside. The bird was b4236e7925 sitting quietly on d2fe626257 its perch.f9cdddeb6bdb094b

When I opened 9d1822a3d3 the door, the 495d907cf8 bird hurriedly hopped 809668be31 onto my hand.d01641e7378695a4

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I decided to ea78b4172f set the bird d1691d9a5b free. Since I was leaving 449ffd90a5 the imperial palace, the 2eb39b0f10 greenhouse would be left 91603865e9 unattended, and it would bf1e95a76e be hard for the 062a0729ea bird to survive. Although I would instruct b56133cef4 someone to feed it, 41f35b6006 I doubted the order f9b9d3ec8d would be faithfully followed 10ebea430f once I left the 728aa0139d estate.7a503b220f7d56e3

Even if the bird f88731f3ee died, it had such 000d4ac88f a short and sensitive c39fc04a4b lifespan that it could 59b9f53a19 easily be explained away 1378dcaeb7 as having died early. It would be hard be95f1766c for anyone to come 9e8deccfb3 and check on it. I wasn’t 5e7b7a4f6f even sure db4cdf3672 if I b42fa32be1 could return 6588042a1e to the 00413d61de mansion.7559f3b4a6b806a7

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The new residence 18722291a2 I was moving 192239b912 to didn’t have 085f8485f2 a greenhouse. The only way edeab34744 to save this b4ffb4b0dd little bird was 40171812e3 to release it 27e4a9dc19 freely.26ddb9c9c7fc279d

I opened d16fb4aaa0 my hand 97370dab43 and let 4f4a60e7e1 it fly.76e8155eee32db48

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However, the bird c332fef2f4 didn’t fly away. It circled between the 5eaac95d9f branches and then returned 55ec8fdd94 to me.04216186c32bf12d

It perched 056196fbae on my 24c78618c0 head and, a140f4b004 even when 346218eb31 I tried 0d06826a07 to send aadb393694 it off 0a22ab41b4 again, it 8f1bce8ced landed on 07e7f162fb the back 015ebe7eab of my 24dce102bc hand. The bird didn’t d786da8e12 fly away and 2fa36affd1 just circled around. Eventually, it folded its d5ba5ec54a wings and lay down 3178aa38bf in my palm, rubbing 6967f85941 its cheek against my 98e4ee9226 skin affectionately.948ce66b040996a3

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I let bec17db453 out a 5a0983372e deep sigh.64dfc4a95474d518

“Why can’t 2ac574abfa you leave 2ba9fd8786 even when 87528b080e I open c6ca9b3245 the door cb2c824a20 for you? If you 8ce372d555 stay like 2787a3e9bc this, you’ll 50b9cc063a die in ba08fc1abb a few 1ab5add22f days. If I earnestly ask f72cdb0cec Isella, she might kindly 91cc2389f0 raise you, but who 20633c6518 would sincerely take care 3ec1f6e639 of the government’s pet?”2989bae53449debe

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Even if what 20fc3c4942 I left behind f8e0ac4272 wasn’t a bird 659bb627e6 but a child, 942b357f88 they would surely 2a1a81ccd1 be persecuted. In the 6a478f7cb8 big mansion, 05c75484c9 they would 354daab8c4 have to eded5d0f35 hide and a953c3e79c avoid the 94ecf3a1d8 eyes of 884e0a805b those around 353bfa2a6d them, finding 4fc4d5e574 it difficult 5d24b93ee7 to come 5e155ce49b out of bb83dba5c8 their room. At least 193da4388c you, as 4bbd360de9 a pet, 4d89f6e3d4 can have 2484b456b9 some freedom.a8354c7458fce96b

I opened my hand 9637832ea3 and tried to let 299599768a it fly again, but 47bf84e88a the bird just fluttered 727e661c7c once without spreading its da283f6148 wings.3997c0b031e26ee1

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Worried it might f4b4555f6f fall, I closed 9df26b0f13 my hand. If I dropped ca486e7af3 it from a 3dc712de37 high place, it bbe057c8e9 would instinctively spread bf89563883 its wings, but 5d09f17b9f this small life 2fe29cb18b knew I couldn’t 9dd28523cf let go. It trusted 61e66cea9c me completely.7a9129fbb6349e2a

There was nothing I ec21dd769c could do. A beast that 481fc6a833 has already become 900dc2e640 accustomed to human aedab244fa hands cannot leave 39ca849ee3 its nest.efe474a1d4b34fc7

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Inside the cage 641411dcf1 was a makeshift 26b471dc74 nest made of 66f860cac8 straw and small 77ba492146 twigs. I hung the cage 7d0d668cbf next to the branch 1fd227c87d where I had hung 5be8b176e8 the lantern.abec15c4c6489b6f

When I opened the 6b5e2945a5 door wide, the bird 58deee9542 went inside as if 5dd9ec8260 it were its home. Seeing it huddle inside 4d00741186 with its wings folded 2b8bfd7ad1 over its head, I f0ba6c28cd sighed deeply.b3693f895c7748f1

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For the 51315f334a time being, 5ddcf81d26 I decided df642e1618 to leave 8153d4b4fe the cage 348a5cd9aa hanging here b78a15b8e8 with the 36309e7144 door open. Then, when it got 9d38939f4e hungry, it would go e37aa49402 out on its own.9e5f3260edbc4ec5

I left the iron 670f117cc9 door open. The bird, 79f3fce9dc oblivious to 78acf351c9 everything, was 7018ce5501 sound asleep.6d8618ea4507e8a3

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“Rioni.”d2d071d3ea57015d

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The greenhouse door opened. Warm air flowed e4a9ba91c9 in through the a73a873034 gap in the a43eb00df6 door.bb270efa1beb7f4b

A man stepped a6081e288b up the stone e985b1c102 steps laid in 98c0b10c0a the greenhouse.4ae780f440b8a77e

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Strong sunlight shone 8e79562994 through. The man squinted c43cee2fd2 his eyes and af58d23d08 then approached me.0c2967e87f22fcc9

“Philip.”8133326cac741ae9

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It was Philip’s face I hadn’t seen in a long time.157b4d2469157db8

“It’s been a while.”726b7bca6c20b5af

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He put down 7c32f03362 his bag and 045026e120 took off his 9b72131fbe gloves. Although he took 518569eb21 off his thin a5340cee7a coat and hat, b87c491256 he did not 1a665a40a6 open the bag 9fa10ba043 he had hung 75d460e865 on the chair.33a527eb81e4132e

“I’m sorry. I failed to cast the mold. Unfortunately.”39abb5eac5e17ef3

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He spoke 12b6c408cc in a 3eba1e2756 crawling voice fcdff05345 as if 1cac63eff1 he was 6116c740a1 genuinely sorry.af35846530f20a13

“You must have waited a long time. I feel ashamed.”f83276387dbf3eb3

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It was useless anyway. I had 70fdef9823 already discarded 59599ff580 the gun.82c2b0a8651f29ca

The gun would be 2b207b1595 somewhere in the imperial acfa73c27f forest. It might 81f7c9eb6a have been 0b2ef2200a burned as f72c0da9ca an insolent 2f93238acf object held 3e93201588 by a eaf7f5829b criminal.4e62d80d4362c4a6

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I nodded indifferently.56eb02896f600e31

“Was today the last day you were coming?”19aa373f776ca0f8

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“Yes.”f32d540e654e58fd

“There’s nothing left to buy anymore.”47b655339ed95eb6

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Philip responded to my ecdc497d4c murmured words.192bb0e5f68d9676

“If given more time, I might succeed. How about buying a large amount of fertilizer for the flowers to place in the greenhouse? That should buy you some time.”d3fde86a9d2a23f4

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“It’s okay. You don’t need to come anymore. Thank you for everything, Philip.”1d8bdb833646e5f0

At my bf2039325c firm words, 923523280a he stood 4aea9cfb0e up abruptly.1668e3616b2f241b

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“Is it because of money? If you want, I can create a secret ledger. When the prince gives me funds, I can transfer them to you in cash later. It might be good to have some money on hand in case something happens. You might need money from an unknown source too.”219597b8fa6b94dc

“It’s a good idea, but… I think I have to decline.”fcc7709c6d308509

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“Why?”ea7c64e16efb3fdb

“Because I have to leave the mansion.”2b3a9d144607fa29

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“You? He’s letting you go?”0b3e5a2947a0ae9b

Philip’s eyes widened. The freckles on his cheeks twitched.2f21e49c133f6fac

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“Not completely. I just have to leave the mansion.”b2b656b3f89a9ef3

“Why?”42576d2ac07b4ae8

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“Because… he is about to get engaged.”67eaa175f5ca1ab9

“Leaving you behind?”a7eb3dffc02fe569

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Philip’s mouth dropped open.9c87046fef56c2a2

“I can’t understand the noble world. Does he not need you anymore? Sorry. I should be comforting you, but I’m too shocked. The reason you stayed in the imperial command wasn’t just for some trifling love.”63bea17507468ab2

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“Shh, keep your voice down. Someone outside might hear.”7efa5d61dd0487b3

Isella sometimes passed by 9597a7eb48 the greenhouse and garden 87edb83717 while being introduced to c1c1e66867 the mansion. If we f32bbc059a raised our 1cd484e194 voices, she dcff10725b might hear edc5809f23 about the b1a6903749 blood.8eb904034d81a36e

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“Perhaps he’s been considerate enough until now. Considering he treated me well for a tool.”54a7ec6eba2a53c1

Compared to the 35d6c66e84 previous blood donors, 4e983f6a84 my treatment had ac5bf8fb99 improved. I acknowledged that.7f624b11dc254eb8

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How long 589288a5e6 would his 8941eae750 strength last 61558a9314 without drinking d09f9ba642 my blood?42e303998fce14a1

I counted the 27cde44569 intervals when Deon f0dcc3e454 drank blood. When he f60c9389b4 had the 007c48f2af personal team, f077dc3c08 it was 3542d51d1a frequently, after b4b6b13a96 the contract, 3ed74d36c4 three times 7fb29c0d07 a week, a2c9887c1b and in e10b67f870 the capital, e842b7b325 once a 769ad46c0b week.38c4b31d334d4400

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Could he endure without 59ca82a2d0 me?94c751d8095dea5d

“Philip, what did she tell you?”3f8afae4257de9b3

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“What?”55a71f84a0965921

“The famous antique shop in the capital. You went there too, didn’t you? What did the woman tell you? Didn’t you get any additional information?”07bc58ade4305a43

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What did 9dba4967ca the head 168ca64caf maid tell a192b89584 Philip before ecce4dc964 she lost efa266bb8d her tongue?a0f62a0f77244553

Philip frowned.0f510c6bfd824071

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“Huh? I’ve never been to an antique shop.”549bea4964ba1cd9

“Wasn’t she working in an antique shop then? Short hair, around her 30s. You must have talked to her, and she had a problem with her tongue.”94f83ab01e8930c6

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I gestured to 1c9d427e81 show the approximate cb9271c3f6 hair length.7210d8c9f93de963

Philip stared blankly 08a4226c94 at my hand a13e416c13 moving in the 19d09bffa9 air, his mouth b178ec95e0 open. He seemed not db918ae121 to understand what 5a4faed539 I was saying.ad16b5bc58ed4ddd

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“I don’t know. Not at all.”6c7549be662d5c1d

“Didn’t you ask her…? No. How did you know I was going to the duke’s territory for blood?”f6f9f0f9e2e49267

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I felt uneasy.4771eddfad7a7c20

“I knew you were going north from the letter you left, but I never heard from anyone else. I didn’t ask either.”e449e3a32c57ab2b

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“Then who?”e180dae52a797951

Sweat trickled 3e9fb56b3b down my 01418c168b back.cf15205d13581380

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Only one da5f2820aa name flashed cc94c33224 through my e949ad8bb5 mind.f0ff378c12bf394d

Azanti.eb02ca2bf8382ae8

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How much does 3008ec140c he know?baac07a4ea84f098

Was that why 2a6def2fa5 he floated a 3a092daeb0 crystal ball in 37c3f3f73d the forest?6373dd7df66e339c

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Because the 3d46f41a1c only way 3c2b628648 to survive 64eb8c7feb the pouring 64a586b699 monsters was dfe53f121c to crave 063c7caed6 blood. To capture evidence b9b28ac728 of taking blood.e5a349674bb25c9e

If I d44d405de0 assumed that, ac2a2e95d1 everything that b4277493ff happened in a0435e28fa the forest cf6cca93a7 made sense.6bb7a7d262c3b0c2

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But he missed 795f58c965 one thing. I was no b9332d0197 longer forcibly bound 1e85e5f558 to Deon but 03d4ab8737 had become his 55ab642104 person. Contrary to the thought 0274256ba8 that I would be f4ec3a165c forcibly held and my b8567445ca blood taken, I had 3605afccc6 been pretending.621d5f998eeaf12a

It might not 1bf28702fa be Azanti who ed49f78097 broke the oath 3452ae103b and made the 4470158d25 maid speak.92c02ad70fb0750a

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But in any e74670a6fc case, there was c30a69578c someone outside who 78f9e4a532 knew about the 0a45998aad existence of the 46a66a73d5 blood.ed202aca05f0f312

TL/N: So guys 40d0fa2b81 I edited the 11a527428c old chaps and 178b39f5d3 I just found 086f1ce9ca out the 2nd 4e33428e84 prince name is e0564f6216 indeed ‘Azanti’ and e424f49e36 I have been 6c276ecac9 calling him crown 88624f506a prince that was e5c91f39b4 wrong for me e11a97f80b cuz crown prince 27f954946c is not decided ca34157fa9 yet so no 13df60cb76 one is CP 44c67f55b8 here.c52c8be5426f1225

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