114. Not Dead Yet

As if 5a8424955d drawn by c2f5b32190 a magnet, 63955c4e50 I approached dfe1a4a863 the greenhouse.2754ef8c3fe5f969

The greenhouse seemed recently 3467e76914 built. All the materials looked af8546fd3c new—the pillars, the glass 49a9eb0b31 walls, and even the a383735d0d large birdcage in the ca6d7be623 center.9f5e0213af889249

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When I d31799bde5 opened the 859751188e door, a a1e8731852 wave of 984d9d936f heat and a2142c28de a medley dee553895a of scents 4e3b480610 greeted me.8efc2b1972cf040a

Above, various birds flew 565819e0fe through the air. As I stared aabae758bd at the vibrant, 94efb513ed paint-like colors of d7ec810c49 their feathers, one 875dbaaa37 bird flew towards ca3fbbd940 me.ab66ff7279970a9f

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Chirp.d7cfd8cfdb499f75

With a melodious call, 5365ef756d it gently landed on 6a20c7f16b my shoulder.3a9fdad963463be5

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Startled by the small 4623322aa3 fluttering wings, I froze, 24c4b6aca1 making the bird fly 14fb5bd63c in front of me c31f5ad070 again. It tilted its head f07ddf4ed0 curiously, looking at me e98be9fb5d with familiar eyes.a45ce49e1fe14139

Long pink feathers 57559e3c5d and short down 8533e98dcd feathers.21f282e7df60fd05

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It was my 29fe8422e0 bird, the one d0d19e5885 I had left 48b17269c4 behind in the 206b3ee7f3 prince’s residence.8429645ec3bf4684

I recognized it instinctively. The peculiar way it 45bdb42ed4 pecked at my fingers bce74c260c with its beak confirmed ab9283279a it was mine.fef66d54744d1db2

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My little, untrained, and unruly bird that I hadn’t bothered to train because of its short lifespan.b6f0664a4f3a0225

“So, you’re here.”2d3aa0a94e5785f1

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This bird 763d1d542f should have 6b17504fb3 died by 246c442f93 now, but 73b3613dbe it was e42f70e352 still alive.35504fae0be2f6f1

The bird 93a104d2cb I had d80a148cff abandoned, believing 62e227e7a8 it to e1ac4eebab be dead, adeb0520b4 was still 20c414da41 here, thriving 59699a1d54 in this 2cdb9e4315 luxurious greenhouse.695c83d74c582294

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Gently, I cupped it 6d293112c5 with both hands. The bird 7168e5a650 nestled into a7c0894b7b my palms bdccc88007 as if c31765194a they were 2be8253d4d a nest, 1bc2561e05 rubbing its cacaa71ba8 cheek against 1c77c5540a my hands. It looked cozy and 422c235d7a content.5106ada4c8137b04

I petted it and 652b7db198 then opened a nearby ba859bdef6 feed box. Picking out its favorite cdc95ef3fd seeds, I placed them 04a25dfcfa in my palm. The bird dipped 14d3f7a505 its head and f9c9bd29c4 started pecking at 4f84120394 the food. The sensation of it a3d6886bb2 eating from my hand 231d4f7dd6 was fascinating—an old feeling a9e1c90620 I hadn’t experienced in 95088c6d27 a long time.d0f1311b223091a5

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“How bothersome.”61f07f2e22183265

Suddenly, the sound 13ae9ee28d of the greenhouse e3548243cf door opening shattered 6413e068b1 the silence. An irritable voice came ac64155808 from the entrance, jolting c48d9284fc me awake from my a1d6046775 drowsiness.3680428f2dee40b6

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Startled by the 31abe94753 sudden noise, I 239acb5ae9 froze. The bird, disturbed by 5e4058dec8 my sudden movement, flapped 295701d5c3 its wings and circled 716ea51b3c around before perching on 31a9799667 my knee.33fabedbe0393055

“How much longer 4026c791a4 must I do 46d80ad2c2 this? I said I d47b01a872 don’t like birds.”7cd5a468bb67492b

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The voice 76c90d79e6 was coming 86396e8045 from the b9256c694f greenhouse entrance, 290e0223ab growing closer 5311d53a26 with each 7a6210f476 complaint.719f9a037a653c2b

A wide, billowing dress 29a611f020 fluttered as the woman 4ffc6f8550 approached, her movements almost 8aaaab90bf obnoxiously fast.fa6a0a8fd6551bf6

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Through the leaves, I 07b8551cde saw a young woman 71167eec5f followed by attendants.30a1c1882964ecaf

Their conversation filled ebfbfd5fbe the spacious greenhouse.49537812161cf1d9

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“You have 3bfb238e93 to, though. You haven’t secured your 28a5ca20ec position yet.”17a82a419e383b01

One of the maids abc5bd6ef5 trailing behind the woman c606867c27 whispered.2c353b038165f128

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“They’re smelly 8744cc6f8d and filthy. Why must 1de46f5d7d I care 205b234555 for disgusting 3ea18bb87c creatures that 396e43bc5d eat bugs? What peculiar taste. It’s not even e623493b0e a majestic hawk, 610da437c3 but these insignificant 57780b9e9f creatures.”c42e3ea3612398b3

The woman 0ce337f1de shuddered in 5f451c54b1 disgust.fffbffde70a19e7d

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I glanced around. All the plants 8b29fd3b21 in the greenhouse a76e1c3ccf were short and a5798b5db5 transparent, offering no 1cacd4b68e place to hide.25b30af4c86233a7

The woman’s grumbling voice grew closer. She crossed the greenhouse with quick strides, stopping abruptly when she saw me.377f41fd7a0981d9

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“Who are you?”4bc5d372a73fc6c4

Her voice, filled with 26ec3a9eba suspicion, echoed above me.f5d6b8e84055fdae

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She scrutinized me a88bc94e09 with a frown, f03f0cfc8a trying to figure ab9f3f77ad out who I 740c0fffc1 was.21c88fee656eea2f

My simple clothes, black 89f9cb48ab hair, and the scattered 56b5c7525c bird feed around me 56061e745a must have confused her.e4c213b74f354e4e

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“Excuse me.”ed356554c0e0d2d9

I said, trying to ec75855554 sound composed.50d00d27c282e4b5

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“I didn’t mean 5dd3de4ffb to intrude.”86404c1024ae6987

She narrowed c5cee87495 her eyes, 884b31e074 clearly not 24c9678209 convinced.2cc6327b4f87835d

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“What are you a6718186ce doing here?” she 8cf75b9063 demanded.6c8c8cf5993dd867

“I was… just admiring the birds.”e7af6b8eac3bddee

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I replied, hoping to 946f3d664f defuse the situation.bb3422ffab17a987

“You’re not 8f60301521 supposed to 7f7f89e3a3 be here.”4c2fe681cf754bfc

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She snapped.88401daf4cafd7fa

“This is a d5dd22e9de private greenhouse.”1ca1ad35357abe95

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“I apologize,”dde257d1f3ccc722

I said, standing up ca3d695e97 slowly. The bird 342f7f49bc on my 9ccbdc2d04 knee fluttered f5dd2e285a to the d9cde2a1b1 ground, pecking e2e22915ca at the 595353cc08 feed.b16fe8b6fc03a144

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One of 8469b96ea9 the attendants 7b8b017956 stepped forward, 2aa32365c3 whispering in 2057840538 the woman’s 404f5e5288 ear. She listened, c256a6773c her eyes 8da536b1f5 never leaving 1c525f2ea3 me.800148ae679a50d1

Finally, she seemed e83cac5280 to reach a c56f1b8d66 decision.be47ce80ce746b17

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“Very well, But 9bf51f342c be quick about 1e9724dac5 it. And don’t 273ad0b6ed touch anything.”30ec6420fe5683bd

With that, she turned 98c450b7f2 and continued her inspection f66a70fa76 of the greenhouse, her 2e14ecd434 attendants following closely.e6dac3e53da6fd35

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I let out a ad43f7eb64 breath I hadn’t realized 877eff2b0f I was holding.bafa86b0be51da2c

Carefully, I 4e0ac804fc picked up b08f0cef84 the bird 24599815cc again, letting 88622d93c0 it rest 6994fc5381 in my c5d1ee1ba3 hands.594419c3770c7818

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“I need cee226cc31 to find 827ec60978 a place 1f905ee89b for you,” 2219e89ad9 I whispered cb61fe31ba to it.319b2f9ccb291ca1

The bird chirped 4ff2db415a softly, as if 351f6d39db in agreement.0ccfe179b79a905e

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I glanced around 88e5584420 the greenhouse one 82efcbde44 last time before 64973d4fbe heading back towards a34d3f0ca7 the forest.d88ec5fc4f9e51d6

The blue jewelry box 59171b1eac was still in my df5593e597 pocket, and I needed 15158a6de1 to find a place b70ffc9f3d to bury it.b9dd5eb779fab8c6

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Somewhere safe, where 031e7981d2 no one would b18db9c467 find it.82b5968451dcf28d

She squinted her 1bd931fe48 eyes at me 10dc861fa1 and the bird f850c9a7af pecking at seeds a3e188af1c on my knee, 8fa34de1c0 then let out bcba7692dc a mocking laugh.1e966438cffe1d3e

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“Well, well. Must be a new maid.”29bdfee6c9410cf5

She approached f35ad879a0 me swiftly 9cb60b7ce3 and grabbed 402f8de23c my collar f724064b84 with a 3f9e9cc334 quick motion.c34c291ebf6d4747

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“Ah.”5229459b0511577b

“What are you doing lurking here? Trying to get noticed, are you?”1c7504436e90c343

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I had no time c64459c9f4 to resist. My bandaged leg was 7a096e4438 numb.341d939ff846b60c

I collapsed 3b195022f2 to the 84f94bb30f ground under a04bd59df0 her rough 3e37017419 grip. My head 38215e1355 tilted back, 7ee077d05c causing the a998d6cfa8 veil covering d3a9263bda my face 2d4aa181b4 to fall 0907cbab68 away.456798ebf811a709

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I watched 3648abfd07 the black 80cfc77655 veil flutter 4609660ac6 down to c7237466a1 the grass. Despite her 7c757ac40f seemingly delicate 20b29d1c84 frame, she 2239b594ce had surprising ea7e3705be strength.b24fbcdb8c25c16c

“How dare you enter the royal greenhouse without permission? Are you so desperate for a rise in status? Are you prepared for the consequences?”4d6742d21c6d6afa

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I managed 6338e12357 to twist f1a2c43590 away and 2fc470b392 free myself 9c25b185cf from her 3c9460c641 grasp, but 8a977ac92a the back b4b1cc24d5 of my ff1bace3d0 neck burned, 30b22c1cb5 and my 86dda9fbb8 vision blurred. Was it 085902b64a the heat, 2694700fbc or the db1101b06c pain from 881323f7e7 having my 982222d890 hair yanked? Everything felt hazy.5921ddf7a266b5a6

I picked up the f8dd5a458e veil that had fallen 9986dfd39e to the grass and 40a50fb772 hastily covered my face c0a531c739 again.13e10e75706a671a

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She glared down at 1162be6225 me with a look 85a39bb69e of utter disgust, as 77e001b2cc if she owned the ae07d06c0c entire greenhouse.4c349a3cba36c6b0

“Who…”95cf3c0ffecfdcb8

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I began to 3dda0a0c40 speak, but one d0fb7efb46 of her attendants, 0924b1ce43 who had been 71500ea4b8 watching with a f43fecdce7 pale face, stepped 3a0f660554 forward.d12d7b9f11bb02b8

“This is the future Empress. Show proper respect.”5c667a75e2cf12bb

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Empress?33beba364bde23d0

I locked eyes 631c6614d9 with her.273546216be39cb5

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It wasn’t Isella. But she had c9e2781d13 the same striking f3950e391e red hair.17b2c1b8081724e0

A woman I 066fba6b62 had never encountered 0341b3833e in society before. Her freckled cheeks were c6e353ca6a flushed with excitement. And oddly bf799d11eb enough, she fce8710ba4 smelled like 4e1d754e6f me.7ae1418011851856

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The sharp, 2424e350ad pungent scent 85e4b06768 of the f8c84c8c68 dye the b2a2713e2a maid atEdan’s 6e582c9906 mansion had edc84b546c used lingered 1bf4ed0afd in the af6bf78aa6 air. Every time 1b1a8ac4ef the wind 7ee8371db1 blew, the 3e611d5ddd strong smell 511bf75673 tickled my 868dd2e41e nose and df4b6dab3c grated on 53beb99b95 my nerves.bce979dda94a6b50

She seemed df60b15fb3 to notice 1bf5c97925 the similarity 3640fe8ea9 too, scrunching 7241357a58 her nose b57596aac8 in distaste. Fine lines 4ea174717b appeared on 9881a65117 her haughtily 995e962034 raised nose.2e069b4a24db1bb8

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“They say women 9296010ccd on the streets f7e52244f0 are lining up 778450dbb3 to imitate me. Now they’re 12b6e88338 not just 312de16a12 copying me, 9d96d3a8fd but crawling ee36111c9c into my ed64c9ddb7 greenhouse too. So, how did you ef27b3080a charm the bird?”c6e79df46c49adf8

The bird had simply e40f88b926 recognized its owner and b2e4ea5d93 flown to me.0456aa24a94c9f24

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I tilted my head, e2982eb086 confused by her words, ba3cbe4915 and she immediately raised 12bf2cdd4e her voice.9197333fa1a2db62

“Did you hear 937506535f that I cherish 9024af45cc birds and use e58d3a46e8 it to lure 656494ac49 them? Do you e0020c0838 think ignoring 805d24341e me will bbccf6eab7 make this 80100b0c95 go away 5759db78a7 quietly? Did you think cbda13636a this would get ce225950d1 you my attention?”604f3c8324732fb4

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Her chest heaved with a611063bf5 rage.dcc1a6f090a6ff9d

Still fuming, she 3350d453c4 reached out to db2c104616 grab me again. One of her 2bed5fb5d0 maids stepped forward e9c5b7d737 in a panic.e19d3716bea20e4f

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“There’s no 95f13615b1 need for f2fb351bb3 you to f60880171c dirty your 0722d6fbad hands, Young b5579dbebc Lady. We will b5b19b81ee handle this.”9f7254a3cf57037a

“No. This is a perfect 3b25a675f6 opportunity to set an 5cca27a909 example. We will uphold cc5dc5d9f6 the laws of 6238d69bd1 the palace strictly.”8e0a265337861b87

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At her 065a6a302f words, even 12dc935123 the silent e207ec1b29 attendant stepped d2c9823826 in.d28d7921f07efd80

“There’s no need to c63f8c8504 soil your hands with a291f395c1 this filth, Your Grace. Leave it to us.”a770aa5b0876bb0d

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“This is 044393ca48 what happens c1b5a9bce9 when I 65cf17708d don’t intervene. How on earth 946e4e9dbb are they managing aa951126d4 the garden?”bda3dfe572a4af5b

A brief struggle 35afda3c94 ensued. The maids in identical d24ab5721f uniforms tried to dissuade f40b7ad0a2 her, but she persisted, bd1488ab9a a gleeful smile spreading 68da4f239a across her face. It seemed 6d9fb2b96d she relished ce59ef1ad4 the chance 461e2f0627 to make 1247eb3f50 an example f2a88504fe out of a1d8dfccd8 me.bc6e7c7a0003cb24

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I clutched 5d7a0b6623 the jewelry faf7d47402 box tightly, 70830730d4 my mind 76e4e676d9 racing. The situation was 987c9ee77a spiraling out of df14fae944 control, and I 52604f8b65 needed to think 5d242387ed of something fast.c7fb766cccbe3e88

As she reached 4fd778a7ba out for me 8b29e5212c again, the greenhouse ee953a9390 became a flurry 1e038abb0b of activity.6a672039136a41f1

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A knight b39253ce83 in uniform b46856884b opened the 2d55639f94 greenhouse door, 8f6ca48c59 and soon 4a3ab63ee8 others followed, 09f69b8cca casting long 965ceb9430 shadows across 54fd75aba4 the floor.4c7352935181f8aa

“What’s all this commotion?”83f84c0a69753bb7

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“Your Majesty!”d0514c2d8126fbf9

Even the 9eb590464b maids following 071509a638 the woman 2f890972ef turned and db42bce899 bowed their 3c41ca64b5 heads.8615a9527bbfd4ce

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Deon had arrived.66fde5549af2e18f

He approached 2d7b4ed1b7 with a b4b2016368 billowing black 6890d9bb6b cloak, flanked 5da73a5270 by knights 67fd084b71 with swords f343eb3fe4 at their 97c6618a2e sides.da2c59b6a31565ab

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“There’s an unauthorized person 021717784a in the royal greenhouse ab613e389d handling the birds. I was just 088f8d86b7 teaching her a d65b0f7172 lesson,” the woman d172ca646a quickly explained, running 73b8f5ebe3 to Deon and 1b2a8ff0e9 clinging to his 09692fabf0 arm. Her previously 64f1024fe9 fierce gaze 63e9912fba softened into cbda6a806d a pleading 4e87002fda look.ffd632de674b7012

I couldn’t 15c92fb190 see Deon’s 0c12e7d2fd face clearly.805a01e0e1e10f45

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But I knew 242e42cbb6 it was him 33624a3d62 instantly. His presence e41c558665 was unmistakable, 9ef4f7acf0 even if 0be9af7c58 he spoke c6b7334c4f only a 25b65966f1 single sentence.25cfea49994d1637

His icy tone, the c78dc4c78d effortless authority that weighed 2b06315100 down on others. The voice that hadn’t 98e7085950 changed, as cold as 27c1940356 ice despite the northern ec06d7578f kingdom.aec0ab6e7fba121a

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Deon didn’t look at 9789f65897 me, who was still 97219aea27 sitting on the ground. His eyes were dd909858aa fixed solely on 3e8bae4ceb the woman clinging f4f76cd911 to his arm, 20789c7171 his expression unreadable.1987b9758f1de119

His indifferent behavior towards 4da94d1274 his new lover didn’t bbaaeeab5e sit well with me, aff97e063b even though he didn’t b79510e65d push her away. It wasn’t love or d8e5065fee affection but mere tolerance.7e195bf65113f3dc

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It irked f81fa90651 me to a630dad0dd see how d3b480e476 quickly he df6a27dfcc had replaced cede8ba9f0 Isella. Though I had been 9b43ab57ab mocked and gossiped about eb78b12dfb for my association with c87a062523 Deon, it bothered me 681c0830fe even more to see a6e287584b him so easily cast 7fa49ab21f aside one woman for 2a7ee176fa another.f58086cb71465aa7

To Deon, were women a0c7fcca4f merely passing entities, meaningless b032474caa and fleeting? How quickly 2c92b52585 had he a373261c18 moved on aaebb89b31 from Isella? Not much time 59a742731e had passed since 3eddbd2aae their separation.53525feb6b8db5be

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Taking advantage of e0686459eb the distraction, I 4a7346932b stole a glance 735832964f at him. I was da56ca1e1b curious to 6291ab3cd8 see how 239e3b1cf6 he had c6ae48bb93 changed.313ae21d022e4cdc

The light behind him bd6e4b88a6 obscured his face, but 4f33e10c29 as a breeze blew ee8f2e32a4 through the open greenhouse ae44f9344e door, leaves shifted and 0fefe98664 temporarily shaded the sunlight.a4f78d396c7ac74b

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In those few 07e7c6822b seconds, I could 4bb62ca6b7 see his face bbc0485fc7 clearly. Meeting his gaze, be651e8e9b I saw the 06ad05f1d2 details that had f4853e4dba been hidden in 97c8e5d89b the shadows.2242666f1437ea98

His uniform, 08952c4266 adorned with 7208138be6 golden buttons 509474976c and intricate 83b10f3920 embroidery, was 3cb3c17bec immaculate.ebd06a116e1c62ef

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His trousers, once cbfb02bdc2 dark from the d60c6f9838 dirty work he 8df8a3a4d7 used to do, fd2bf3ac3d were now pristine ce30dbd946 white. He no longer needed 130b2f67ff to dirty his hands 87e63db4ad or solve problems himself.90b213eb14b8ae9b

He stood 5cda2969ad on the c554a1dc2f grass, the f017392f10 highest authority 72b841f4c0 in the fb01fd3837 land, having 17d8926400 reclaimed his 5c64af14e6 title and fefc671cd0 reached the fd055709e1 pinnacle of 84e2a0e958 power.99920a04276f0de7

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But he 51ee13ba62 didn’t look ae56f16fa8 like a 9aae4271ed man of 1d5cc123c3 power. His expression showed nothing 735907a5e3 but boredom and disinterest da71357dc8 in the situation before 6a83eb09ed him.1727c8e0a3e4192d

For a brief b32def2e81 moment, I felt 1477f570d4 as if our 46d39f6b58 eyes met. Though there 5f53889ea1 was no fe6329b8f1 reason for 1a004520f2 him to c0b51ee1a1 notice me.6073cae3d215797e

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Feeling our gazes lock, 494da24d41 I quickly lowered my 451c3edf2b head. Thankfully, the veil still 8428ae546f covered my face.6ced935e60ec1a25

“What should we 270e53e4fb do? This person trespassed into 165544fed5 the royal garden and 603de25dae tried to harm the 394977fd07 birds. We can’t let 010028c640 this go unpunished, a985055139 can we?”85697015ff14ca31

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Deon remained silent f2b7910823 despite her insistence. He stood still like b5827844cd a statue in the 84cca5a34d greenhouse.3c3d95dc170b68b9

Seeing that a6ef40de7d her coquettish d09609c37f pleas were 71a773a8bd having no b945f67df4 effect, the a609c04069 woman’s impatience 45ba4e68f5 grew, and dc2352c0fa she called e23083c22a out to 7d3a74f5a1 him again.375780f6d33c3cb5

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“Your Majesty?”7d522ad80ad6d8c1

The leaves a883aba1b8 settled, casting f77aeeb83b shadows again ce31cc0bf9 and obscuring b2217ba659 his expression. I couldn’t tell where 8a66002ca1 his piercing gaze was ff4c38c6c0 directed.1a48681642bd788c

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“Your Majesty.”21bccce95490122e

At her prompting, Deon ed36fa4bea turned his head. She continued speaking to d4a586e048 him in a wheedling f94d330af5 tone.bb20038548869d41

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Now. There was nothing 01dea1680c to gain by f960bfbe6a passively waiting for e9daee5700 my fate.4973b11070b073ad

Without hesitation, a147b66c2d I pushed e26d88d9cd myself up 1b84761ede and took 731c83eafe advantage of 8d458d8b9c their distraction 156eae727b to slip e7c8276890 past them 3a1bcbb556 and run.c64081388cf74206

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