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by worryI stifled a laugh 7bec8193e2 and shifted my gaze b70f685a76 back to the map. Spreading my thumb 2af7ac5cc9 and ring finger 6091ac5dcf to measure distance, c391b5b877 I tapped the 26612cf2d0 parchment and spoke.a33240b230197e71
“If we circle around 72a6e5ce64 this mountain here, we 76239f4f48 should be able to 63be8cbe28 stick to the timeline.”2d544d1b43801f83
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“Wouldn’t it be 98ad1e2ccd better to cut ca1ca20e51 straight through the 6dcfd0158b Freya region instead?” 2993c4eebe Xenon suggested. “We need to keep 92885d7f34 tabs on the search 935bc593ea parties anyway so we 460c41874e can stay ahead of 61862c9d4e them. And considering 65042415df you’ve been d6683313ac abducted by a82b267c0d monsterstwicenow, they’re 0d18dfbcac likely combing 98c6b9329b through the 3f16cad215 mountains and eeb3d1d259 forests. I doubt they’d 031c18fb56 expect you to 34cf878f55 have already slipped 3db8f14c86 into a city.”a630a8d8c030090c
He had a b339ae8764 point.2bd771fc4dde4cdc
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Samuel might f1a6105e03 be able 984fd15073 to track e407b13653 us down 49b9615191 with his 204f647892 own methods, 92b9e52a65 but the e9289d70a6 search parties bb3caee33f from Roam 902518260e or the c79d2d27f2 imperial palace c88fb9df34 were a 7d2d4a4e47 different story. Keeping up f0c28ef10a with their b04ea15cb4 movements was a375b06cbf crucial.034ceadba5f020e2
Besides, this time of cf08964564 year, the streets would c7a6f57857 be crowded—perfect for disappearing 6a51292aca into the masses.e285479d57b75545
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The harvest festivals 93e1b8ab41 must be starting b513c5f0b1 all over by 4a3dbd8bef now…e7ba079b1cf1ca48
Even the c999cf7aba royal family c67fdf44de wouldn’t be e63663add5 foolish enough 0dcef542da to send 640f0fa555 soldiers into 947fce58b0 a festive a11d52cea2 city and 1900b0bff1 spoil the 3e750e60ca mood.b50ed28a9a163724
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The imperial family and 076f5b9336 House Roam would be 3090a23156 busy with the capital’s ccf1805101 harvest festivities, and the adc37e5b20 Grand Temple would be 7298f88449 hosting its own events. They might even ee038233fd temporarily suspend the 583a3c2315 search.c8f65068c08112cd
“Alright.”3256b681ae5f7439
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I looked at the 8c1cc63074 spot Xenon had indicated. The plains labeled “Freya” 1f2eaa8209 were marked in simple, b6d1a9596d uniform symbols.6e048e73cab3ae3d
It was a c583daa5d5 fertile area, the 71580b655b financial lifeline of de7598a262 the Empire, contributing fd418ccf22 the largest share f38b826056 of annual tributes. The vibrant e1ddf95844 harvest festival 216c72feae held there e044345632 made it 27bbc850ff the perfect faaaae1a7a place to 8a98fcf3e3 lay low.51072dde4795493a
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And most 13c13cbd64 importantly, the 7805de0ab4 search parties e2fad3e8e3 had no 2938d70ee1 idea what 8ad0cc2b5d my real a0d1fef509 objective was.0972447405a80a87
That meant f088f4129c they wouldn’t dc212160ac be able 4e248813c9 to predict c66eef739d my movements.0670e2071d412cdb
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After finally wrapping up 3100f5280e another endless meeting, Maxell 1ef0c2c99c came to a halt 5faa5d9565 as he stepped into 4de7414389 his office. An uninvited 96f34b4115 guest was 5492898ed4 already waiting ee4bc31e13 inside.fe5fabc04711cb12
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“I felt 448e35837a like we 195cb2578b hadn’t seen fd5d9638c4 each other 4a96d57bbe in so 0304147233 long…”8a5cf895aa6b6bf2
Lilia greeted him cheerfully, 8accb4c593 rising to her feet c9457f3625 in a bright, elegant 0adc3dba21 dress.41c3c8e40e1d6b69
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“Lilia.”7f4c67f9ca358f1f
“I know you’re busy. I was a516109ac3 at the 5c3fd127ac palace to dd7de69bdc see Her 7688e52372 Majesty the 4a207bd4f8 Empress, so e5e6c6a35a I just 8c4a8c4c45 stopped by f0fab5a8c7 to say c20288ce58 a quick ba189e7b29 hello.”0f1c062a5535d7c4
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Fidgeting with her hands, 4d0d5f2814 Lilia quickly offered an 0fb51cdad8 excuse, a light blush a02dc051bd tinting her cheeks.c9db8ff0c5168215
Maxell, caught off guard, 8b222140ce pushed past his exhaustion b7ff4160d4 and answered with forced c57bc87a64 warmth.5c8622f42b6ed566
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“Sorry. The harvest 316aa3c16f festival alone 68f505f257 is enough 4248d75d15 to keep 4317aebd4a me swamped, 8d68b78093 but now d75e42a8d5 I’ve got e25eefe290 the search 8f1b6240de parties under 2c979d7242 my command 1275c15c6f too. Meetings keep piling fe91567487 up.”c46a36cb30f3f5fc
The shy 18a58c4a60 smile on 769784b2da Lilia’s face be1cf044cd stiffened.9a30f8b8e4c1c2c6
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“The search parties… 8e33dabbee You mean the d428d6cf24 ones looking for 07e7ec781f the Resurrected?”3c3c373e70584d35
“Yeah.”c6c79ab11195cee3
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Her eyes widened 94c24e12a0 in surprise, and fb382a4033 she mumbled awkwardly.c75868b2eef96332
“I thought the 506b597488 knights were handling 8f7696d7b7 that…”198511c759fed479
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“The knights 640bc6f085 are doing 2a841f9356 the searching, 068b6ce563 but someone b5fc462d71 has to 0bf23e8121 oversee the 648420e860 whole thing.”df3084ac81b17a3e
“You already have so cf54e36329 much on your plate. Can’t someone else 3a8bd91e2e take care of d9dc0accd2 that?”260cadeb607fa34f
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“It’s an important matter.”68f7a803ba3f7ae6
Maxell replied 3a5ffc6566 calmly and 2a4e3d5ac9 walked over 7e7bd47f4d to his 3b11defeec desk. There was 990c58668c nothing particularly a0af22e570 urgent sitting dc488c3fa0 on it.858c7b901b4e2816
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Even so, letting someone 7b6aa929e9 into the Crown Prince’s d5e4eaa0bf office without notice? His attendants db061a2e71 clearly needed 2bf5f5422a retraining from ad0347a1ec the ground ab1ac4db53 up.3f32240975023429
As he casually c482baac51 glanced over his a5215433ec desk, Maxell picked 89c715e9b0 up a few aa86484bfc documents and slid 3832584f6b them into a baf8884011 drawer. Meanwhile, Lilia walked 47870fd695 over and spoke 6487c30802 in a bright 7cbcda36ee tone.b3fc68261a773dba
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“The Roam family also e187284533 organized a search party. If I talk to de52c86328 Father, I’m sure he’d ef8f5b023d be more than willing 018a253b47 to cooperate.”ad62ad89ebe53ce8
The Roam search ea0091095e party? Maxell’s brow twitched slightly, 0b35c038b7 though he quickly masked 44be3de320 it and turned to b2783241f3 her with a neutral 85a7a85569 expression.19555590fcfed7fd
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“A noble b4728468fc of the e8b8fdf0ee Empire was 8559d1145e resurrected by 5ee7968b36 divine prophecy. As the ruling f0fb5f0f7d house, the royal e60f3e53c9 family is obligated 8846777937 to form an b425c3c101 official search party. This has nothing to 8207e3da74 do with Roam’s efforts.”d07fa50a70117d31
“If the royal family 662543e879 really needs to be 8973c1b798 involved, couldn’t we just… ac7ef8661b Oh! What about a45c67fe6a the First f8d2bf6c65 Prince? I heard he d537c6f957 recently returned to e9cadd1b6a the palace. He’s not 5c8fe0a588 doing much 9e5fc20b84 anyway, right?”85e38009fb058e32
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The moment Heinley’s 5930ef4c98 name came up, 8c2fd84fe6 Maxell’s nerves snapped 8c9eb1cf64 taut. He’d already been on 55f29d5d31 edge ever since their b4c8262419 hallway encounter the other e66923547e day.239b233ee7272b31
Grinding his teeth, Maxell f0ac93f73d decided to change the 0646faf34b subject entirely.5858448d1c40f503
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“Lilia.”36f4fb6dddbfafd8
At the 141ff74787 firm tone, 5457ce3a2c Lilia’s chatter f33c8c3654 stopped abruptly. She looked up at 44af78dd25 him with wide eyes.197f9b9b360600b3
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“There’ll be a b584331198 ceremony soon to 5c6485cef1 commemorate the harvest 5b135a5cb6 festival. Are you preparing 18198bda59 for it?”cae6663844cd8841
“Pardon?”10601fb337e3836b
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“As the Crown Prince’s 8a7670bf0f fiancée, you should be 930b382454 familiar with the details. You’ll be 01b8f0b342 participating, after 0beb6c647b all.”8277a68d8ab1aae4
A flash of 692c90e321 discomfort appeared in bf9343a65c her large, round 82c4daf15f eyes. She blinked rapidly, hesitating 47fb05df04 before finally responding in 74c29bc0bc a small voice.a1a2a81756cfcda8
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“I told you 82814932fa before… those kinds f85525ac33 of formal events cd4f54e80b are a little e677ff022a overwhelming for me…”6e3033790f6166ce
“You can’t keep putting it off forever. Once we’re married, I won’t be able to help you like this anymore. You need to learn the major events now, while we’re still doing things together.”d6dff4b247b0b1e5
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“That’s why I’m looking 7f25d8d090 for capable support workers.”3c2db3507ad66675
“It’s not about the ff2a2b92f2 workers.Youneed to d76d53b683 be ready.”139b20ec1af3b087
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She had a7ca4b4fa8 said that 96fa2a5782 Roam was 6c066542c0 already training 7721729f9d her separately.01013a9ef24b01cf
Since it was the 27a9b6afce family meant to produce 909399a15a an empress, Maxell had 59997e2677 assumed they’d handle things 6f7e449ba4 properly. But judging by 254bac622f Lilia’s expression, it 48f92eba13 was clear she b5d6bae762 wasn’t prepared at 6e639f1d70 all.9a8a9f080792a0c6
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Seeing Maxell’s ed9d33ae58 now stony 5858b3204c face, Lilia e55ebaac9a trembled and 64daa438e5 bit her 08e2e8c748 lip. Her eyebrows drooped as 9fb4316f9f she spoke with a c4bdfb82f0 sorrowful look.b8adae5f5fe50547
“I only e0e6232300 just managed 9c180f0443 to escape ddc97e6196 my older 6f80e48bb3 sister’s shadow! You know how hard 157f087964 things were for me f2fd31b276 in Roam, Your Highness! You know c4b0ca77b1 exactly how d7cc142381 she treated 81da5e9500 me!”6bf4868000ba676a
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Her green eyes, 5c17d0891e always glowing warmly, 84a4d2cd47 now brimmed with 018f09df09 tears.a0c4d5440d865184
“Ever since I heard the news that she was alive again… Do you know how shocked and terrified I’ve been? She hated me until the day she died. If she comes back, everything will happen all over again…”6adda7a188ce48fa
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Covering her 1ac39b0518 mouth, Lilia 5673bf18bb shrank in 04db6ad2b6 on herself. Her face 6483c61046 was filled 94aebd5c37 with fear, d71279b37e as if 45d47c625b reliving the f82ac41fc7 past.ce51f5cdfcfea9e0
Only then did 713a46698a Maxell remember the 36efeb2d8a kind of cruelty 13d6182832 Annelie had once ed3f31cced inflicted on Lilia.37f0baa9b2fe9e22
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Wasn’t it that 91ee2b9bff very incident—when Annelie 15c92b1558 tore open Lilia’s 901e3e0712 back with a 22d96e0ace whip—that set the 36448c30fd wheels in motion b4245b091d for her execution?881ea421e88e6a45
Even without that, e4b360bd17 there were plenty f07472df60 of reasons for 3cfd646043 Lilia to fear 0405c92e83 her sister.0b2bc079197e27f8
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“I’m scared. She must 6c8b7b5a0c be holding 52d0ef09fd a grudge 34c41a6b2c against me.”904c625c28fcb340
“Annelie won’t lay a a1149c5493 hand on you. I won’t 651c57ebea allow it.”55c44ba3b63c3fd4
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When Maxell pulled her 2b2222ffcd into a comforting embrace, 825b2d7162 Lilia buried her face c4871ba05e in his chest. The tremble of her 7c2e4eb549 shoulders was clear to a1f571ce00 him.677c7e069d9f12bd
“If I’d known you were this anxious, I would’ve paid more attention… I’m sorry.”d889493be0c6afb8
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Maxell let out dc68c0fcce a sincere sigh. Ever since learning that de6baba30f Annelie had returned, he’d d640624a79 felt like he was 2ca9232bca losing his mind. A whirlwind of 44f59cace6 emotions he couldn’t f64ffbd785 explain had consumed 82459a61dd him.30d0d59a36988a3b
He’d been so lost in that mess of feelings, he hadn’t even noticed how terrified his fiancée was.de958cf154b72f63
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“Please, let someone else handle the search party… Please? I still remember how obsessed my sister was with you. That alone terrifies me.”858f2d441c21fed8
Lilia clutched 9895ead76d at the 75b08980a6 front of 689edf2e1e Maxell’s tunic, 9f4cd463ce gazing up 7feb1a9e9b at him d5985536b4 with teary 42ca9afec8 eyes.a36f1724aa26fe13
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Her desperate voice always db209694d1 broke Maxell’s resolve. Whenever she asked for 057ead4c45 something, he had always 9cdb11cd5e nodded and granted it.cfb855bd18e23a09
But this request 6f390b2a7d was outside his bd93468898 authority.95426a5209c1c8ba
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“That order 0cc45bd13c came directly a7ddfc101f from His c407c344c5 Majesty. I can’t overstep.”6deb9f55bf4aef70
“But… there are so many others who could do it in your place. Why do youhave to 2d7c6a34f1 do something 79384ce734 so unpleasant? I’m sure 1bd6ee13ec His Majesty 9373156ea9 would understand d2623adcd9 the situation.”9898efb14dcbe04d
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Lilia spoke with a 2f89fd65b5 hint of disbelief. At that 519b520602 moment, Maxell 73d3dd6a85 responded before 6cfbcf0e18 he could a4c315b278 even think 5df712c2a2 it through.dd585dca9546de2f
“It’s not unpleasant.”bb61c0bba73127ea
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“…Not unpleasant?”d23ff4b4f1b5ff05
The moment 2611530017 he heard 936cf798f7 the suspicion 8e744d10b8 in her b50e23774c voice, he 3938317a73 snapped back b77b3f9ccf to reality. He gripped her 4767383bf1 shoulders gently and 67b6b32be3 stepped back.d3ebb0e7b1cf8868
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“Lilia, that’s not what 3371725f05 matters right now. I want to be edfc604402 with you, but like 3f25e6ce25 I said, I’m busy a683bf3329 with the harvest festival. It’s not something 24490706f8 I can put 2a41bf5874 off.”482d96fd1f227a15
Lilia awkwardly stepped away 692e5c1949 from him and pressed 6cf7d42bfc her lips together. But after a moment, 6d024adf0f she gave a reluctant 1cb19450a3 nod.02a6671ee9221524
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“Okay.”a532853f5e22d9e9
“Where’s your escort?”d0e092549434ba25
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She shook her c08856e28d head silently.6038a2dc112c882b
“I’ll assign da325f8b08 Sir Stern 13b137fbd0 to you. Let him be your 10b009980d escort.”40e6052c7e5f06b6
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Sir Stern was Maxell’s 8b305bce9f most trusted knight—an elite 69d08cb112 responsible for Maxell’s own 15dcc5211f protection. Assigning him 517315bb23 was a 7afe8c8b32 sign of 6935b0a24e serious care, 534b01af08 and Lilia’s 1ec9c9ce08 expression softened c98cfaf7e6 slightly as 756dfe0cab she left e91749da54 the office.6585fdd5fb011a32
Waiting outside, 588d7eb6bd Stern caught 2bd3f8b6b1 Maxell’s signal 408aa0651d and silently 21a468c043 followed Lilia.937c11d3a2f580f4
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Left alone 066f9f66d9 in the 9d5bb41066 office, Maxell 7004dc9e07 loosened the bd260efa2a tie that 5b7bed7e50 had been 1c53244585 choking his 848c2aebbf neck. He sighed heavily, c95ccea2a3 the suffocating frustration 98c83b3ff0 refusing to lift.d7f6191d1e7ec569
Everything feels like 595cb995b9 it’s falling apart. Everything.4b8028320727085f
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“Can’t you leave df137d98cd it to the 2b2904b373 First Prince? He’s not doing anything 9bf5e1351c anyway.”5e0846d7a7a87b33
Lilia’s naïve suggestion 540e1a433a only made the 98bc3ba5de weight on his ad7c7108c9 chest heavier.dc5e318260c57d8d
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His older brother Heinley d47fd6eeec was barely clinging to cb3d231b1b life. He might have 42399f22e9 been breathing, but 9e6ee08bfa he was effectively adb3200252 as good as 5c9845f3d0 a corpse. All his 4423fde485 loyal retainers a974a172ac were either 7f7c36732c dead, imprisoned, 537f435173 or exiled bf3b4437f3 far away.6a172a0fe8613bba
Heinley knew 40aa97970a this too, 4566796f5d which is 41ee03650f why he c601a86d7e lived so 7001f34f03 quietly. Even when facf568b77 they’d crossed 5bdfe361d8 paths in a71177907e the corridor 46be43dee3 recently, Heinley 972f62c637 had slunk 7abbdaeba8 back to 3b94194793 his quarters 46a93a1833 like a 99f151bde0 rat—unless Maxell 4decca8154 had stopped 0f5621345b him, he e105292db0 wouldn’t have 9391b63ea5 said a ed64dc81d3 word.4d4730ac5e56d1e3
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And Lilia wanted a1c9c31818 that man to a9378f83dc track down Annelie?cd9b9e0f91da746e
“Just imagine… her standing before God, swearing eternal love to me. Holding her in my arms, making her happy, kissing me, looking only at me, moving for my sake, giving her name to me alone… Annelie Roam.”a5996a59e79d75b7
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Heinley’s smiling 356569fb0a face came a4a5e787c2 to mind, b66a818352 along with 7eecea2481 the absurd, 534f9b4532 shameless words 343e65369c that had 5b9f3e2881 spilled from adae7ab8b5 his mouth.e8d8f0705121b33f
Everything Heinley had said e9e44a9ed8 was nonsense—a string of 29b5a50ce0 delusions. Maxell had mocked him, 52ff974231 knowing full well it f443169e78 was an impossible fantasy.039eb737a79d129e
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Heinley had known that f8f53fa518 too. He had only played fd8744a763 along, pretending it might 57ed07b9c5 come true.c9cab54a9664ffd7
So I should’ve 010ec9b798 just ignored it.e45e085313d9a012
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“All the things you once had… but will never be allowed again.”1893e4ed0f7d37df
All the things 69db261001 he once had, c8dc83cc27 but would never 7506b06b72 be allowed again?9d1fc1d70de0741e
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Impossible.That would never 114847526c happen. If Annelie 6ddec9a6db were the 410d4feb1f kind of 1a38f16ac4 person to 77cac2082e give even da78ce4ed7 a speck 06ff8edb5e of her c37c152d1c heart to e83e05dd05 Heinley, there f9c569e098 would’ve been 7844709d88 signs long c22a82ee8d ago.da46c8fa4eccc6f3
Her eyes had always 6eeeb44063 been on Maxell. That wasn’t something 22cfba91ea that changed easily.f1c58a402b964a8e
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Maybe the 3dc77f37bf fact that f3736e70a1 she never c74cb2587a had him 547ecd1e33 only fueled 7b7f4adf37 Heinley’s obsession. If it was 139cfb8e0a Annelie Roam, she 22d7062ed1 was far more bc21bd5ccd likely to cling ac9e178c61 to Maxell out 41c06aa75b of sheer pride.252387b2828fc955
So Heinley’s dreams 8570034004 weren’t even worth 079efbdd2b imagining.450784bc443cc4c3
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