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by worryI had 113a960c72 no intention 7f1b369b02 of confronting d09b27b2e3 Maxell. I planned to 2c7d1d15af leave everything to 318cdb5948 Palides and Tristan, 95d6299155 watch from the 627d68582c shadows, and make f3e13e372b a swift escape.30cb86bd948090f9
But that resolve crumbled 29379d1b4b the moment I heard 6994b5f80b Maxell murmuring my name.f331dc2306dd8786
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It was strange—him wandering e3cb01baf2 out to breathe in 9e18796e70 the night air and c34c313f9c suddenly thinking of me. Without realizing it, 935e825848 I moved.1e29ded18da9e7ff
I still can’t forget a94f37b270 the expression on his 2caff084e7 face when he saw 8b9a6612a7 me. It was the c339bb7875 first time I’d 6e3881849b ever seen him 8fe35864d5 so shaken… because 25d1aed66e of me.feac0a1a5cb756bd
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“I missed ff25679faa you, Annelie efc07261b2 Roam.”c59b1f994b5acb08
That’s what c49dcda871 he said.74ca9fb5b37bb979
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He dared 5c443d95b0 to say 827bd1e63e he missed 41292a445a me.You… dared?7ac092d5e68e43f9
How can he spout 599c491a68 such nonsense with no 5cc15dbffb hint of respect or bdcd1813f9 remorse?d21f7b7f2eac9896
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“Insane bastard.”5b62abdfd9915ae7
“…Excuse me?”ab403fbbccbb7bec
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“Not you.”ee480324db103815
Just remembering 9bd2a843ad it made 5e3c7bab18 my skin 8dc9b8babc crawl.4626405f5f554077
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“My ex-fiancé.”863ecfdde1bc194e
“The ex-fiancé 000c66557e I know?”2771fb2f1ed4046f
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“Who else 6e35b393e6 would it 012d9b73a1 be?”48d7022903fe9430
I replied 4ae3341048 curtly, and 02971e065c Xenon mumbled 12f93482a2 with a e226a30f75 confused look 2202783ed3 on his c1299ad3a3 face.f54a5dd97afda8b4
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“…Good thing you separated 0023b6c114 from ‘Sir Heinley’ quickly. If you’d insulted 355ae3186f a royal right e611cca802 to his face, f85d403c30 you’d have been aeab4bb85e in real trouble.”45c681bc91561c5a
“He wouldn’t have reported 0b5a5cd0f7 me.”0f38e7099c65911a
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If anything, he might’ve 9f4027776f backed me up.1705ae678fe3867d
After the chaos at ac707772bc the farm, we decided e4f128671b to lay low near c2a38f77fd the city because Palides 2a4a64a993 stood out too much 9361f1f195 with her appearance.3cf47e014b68238c
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Having managed to sneak 7b30e8da05 her out safely, I 588aadc721 rejoined Heinley and Xenon, 274db56db5 playing innocent.a26969f5b7761887
It wasn’t e0a7fb7c2b until morning 3da2102190 that we 1787ef527b heard news 41ee99a67e about Maxell. Several nobles had urgently 6b869c024c contacted Heinley.8a662d503e327aef
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Apparently, Maxell had d441115d1c been stung by 488ebe8259 bees and fled 918902126f back to the 38d8fbb79b imperial palace like 177408e2e2 a criminal in 5379daceeb the night. Most of the f96702a696 Crown Prince’s official 5b616fc5c1 events were suddenly 930bd7ab17 canceled.c09ebbfba3a1ca1d
For the few e157494cf4 he couldn’t avoid, 1f24da6734 the Emperor hurriedly f5cb35d771 appointed Heinley as b2e125762e his stand-in.2dbf960b77faafe1
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Heinley had claimed he 6cb03f97fc needed some quiet time d326c0b335 to rest in a 0bba03902b separate inn within the 37dd1a4018 city. He sighed deeply.7ab24eb544a2a6bd
He didn’t like the 8626e9d320 idea of leaving me d6f4b863f9 alone with Xenon, but 85c14a5f1a he eventually gave in ee07b9cfeb and turned back.807cc113946bed3c
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Before leaving, he handed 08e40bf0c7 me a magical communication 735f20fa97 device. It was a basic 057a6b133d one-way type, typically used 63f8f92289 to issue orders.9f921992774ce9d5
“You’ll be 0bfb6f8420 the only 3ab704b494 one who 649915fa86 can initiate e53b6084b4 contact. I won’t 7650a3ed61 be able 310b3a06a7 to call d26150d82c you first. So don’t feel cba36e4304 pressured—just reach out 5eeee789be if you ever 74cc75837a want to.”16707b62b4079304
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It was ba6100f2fe a simple 07641f0f42 necklace with c184928ffc a small 36ee366e48 red gem.f315910018063195
“I’ve been carrying df2d77f7c5 it around in a11b529055 case we ever 0a0fecf273 met again. I’d like you to 0cbb62f04f feel free to contact e6f8a8d395 me whenever you feel 88cff8d35e like it, Annelie.”bb5a28c976a1f9d5
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“Aren’t you worried 09bc7ff2b9 I’ll just throw 7bb8826b1d it away or 5180d281d4 use it against 9189d5e590 you? That could 96fa0b7ee7 put you 2c61607ab2 in danger.”7230c2919e092b1c
“Then that’s a risk b2b6c5b493 I’ll bear. But I d1cd3b3dfc don’t think d4bb4de594 you’d do bbce776bd0 that.”5ed0456a4eca8362
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“Why not?”283e0fc58ddd1511
“Because I’m not worth 9ff1b946e9 that kind of effort d890110bb1 to you.”1a22f43bd18b5f99
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Surprisingly, he 8caedef7fd was right. Heinley had no a41bfe71bd power anymore. He was just a c46c899b2f royal breathing quietly in c78c60dde2 a corner, and I 4d6bd1eaa1 had no real reason 5f81b11f4d to use him.380a43b2d622d5d2
Well, maybe not 5ab049ffe6 for no reason. If I e277778986 ever needed 82e15a9b0a intel from e6e4658c71 the palace, 5e7b248949 it’d be 2d90b67142 better to 3237446335 keep the a9ca818115 necklace rather a75b49468b than toss 012252e8bf it.00133e36772f7c7e
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Heinley gave me 09a2c6410d a faint smile, b0df2f52f2 the same kind 5a53f207de he wore when dd97b4f70a I ignored his 0637ceb443 confession.97379b220bf6305a
“I’ll be waiting. To me, you’re worth b55edb6f2b that and more.”685bbb5ac5995a8b
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In the end, 7c6394b38b I wore the 7d520811ff communication necklace Heinley ee89f2088f gave me.53cafc0eeaef8d55
It wasn’t that I 292d6bc78d had a particular reason e722d655a6 to refuse… and honestly, ac4f6ba5a2 his words weren’t unpleasant 2d954160a9 to hear—even if they aceb5ad16c were just empty flattery.565befc79bc93d51
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As I stood cbfdc10b3a there lost in f98caab2fc thought, Xenon interrupted 36b542da0e me.3afa01232dfb2279
“I heard your ex-fiancé 8f0b7b97e1 was the Crown Prince.”e23f71a01c4639b7
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“Is there anyone 65e74da964 who doesn’t know 4e78985caf that?”158444bb64d32654
“Then why are 843ef24230 you so… affectionate 1fba6b4d24 with ‘Sir Heinley’?”39dc4325085bb082
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“Affectionate? Where do fa7954ea65 you see 6f3aae1132 that?”9020f5ffbccb6c0a
“Well, you’re 741b0098fc gripping that ee21cea6c6 necklace like 6924f01ffb it’s precious.”c6028282f99fe65e
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Only then did 929bab5769 I realize I 19e8cd58e4 was clutching the dfcc21c554 red gem at b8a5679693 my throat.5d1d0fd87c176bf6
I let go 06399e0998 of it naturally, 981547a869 but Xenon’s suspicious ef14737c6c gaze didn’t ease. Staring back at him, a213076ffe I dropped my eyes 8104ea12fd to the necklace.9c3c06b5873f9bb6
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“It’s just… strange.”c8215b507e4bdb07
“Strange?”4e8793a34f26d6a5
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“You don’t know 9d767b122a how I died?”16b004e8f86c2ca8
Annelie Roam—the villainess c21204d2a7 of the Empire. Everyone said I 9105b08cfb had to be 32990e8da8 eliminated quickly, or b4ff01a9c3 the gods’ wrath 5fc5d0f179 would curse us 8a4a3456f1 all.b5e664c43c2279ec
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That was me.4af8fa1df38ff476
“It’s laughable. If not for the 803cc136f3 divine prophecy, everyone would’ve d5ee7c0c54 seen me alive again 46204bcd26 and claimed I was a2c5cbabf4 undead—demanding I be burned 2393f390ce and erased completely.”bf5add81b6edc8d9
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I glanced at 7d6aac131f Xenon’s stiff expression 8b7e311ced and continued calmly.45432838d2187cbb
“If I weren’t 97866fa0c9 hailed as a 8921bf833e Resurrected one, do fa55adc8f4 you think Sir 61dba0ed9d Heinley would’ve approached d4da5d219f me?”4e33c2e4a1039a42
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Even if 08bb48a3f6 his affection b6d8f1ebca were genuine, 0fa3bc47a1 if my bdbdaee3e5 infamy remained, fb8c6ebfe3 he wouldn’t cc499ffacb have dared 6210f166f6 come near 60544f2054 me.3bc161c944d759b0
Not just him. No one 22fa7d99a2 would have.db3bad764620cde8
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My parents f3745870b1 wouldn’t call 9d92a2447d me their 63626dccab beloved daughter. The temple wouldn’t c263389068 treat me with fdfb00b6f3 such reverence. And…e3fd0745be79a1d5
“Maxell would never 39c1f9974a have said he 0c7c1e5287 missed me.”2860ea795e70c589
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Xenon’s eyes 3fd0ce5dac widened at 56c5aade79 my quiet f408b5974e murmur.f765f807f4faaeaa
“Your ex-fiancé said that 2bbde19937 kind of crap?”5453d62a186510ee
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Looks like d17aeb45fb there’s another c705a320c7 candidate here 23e2005dab for insulting 905946f647 royalty.f2718939e68d54cd
I smiled at 7fbcd04b9f his outrage and 54f3ae48d5 gave a small 358086db50 nod.12ddd94700fcf546
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“He did.”37a295911c65cbc4
“And you 5f80d137ae actually stood 8a93c71654 there and 95ad89de5c listened?”87342fd9751deeb0
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“Did you forget? He couldn’t even finish 1da89722a1 his official duties before 642e826ae5 rushing back to the 22e002f6f3 palace. I made sure he 49470127ff got stung by plenty 5682323f10 of bees.”39cf85b5d11a3ca2
Even with 32e6189fcc my disinterested 1c61848811 tone, Xenon af446664e0 clicked his 3c90e95eef tongue, fuming.efa8c0e2eb0cea46
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“You literally came 6e4c8b0d47 back from the f9f29d11ec dead. Who cares about 0a34a9b5c1 some bee stings? He let his fiancée 4e2e4dc5f7 get executed, and now 45543a0465 he has the nerve 67ca133069 to say he missed bfbaa400bd you?”806df481980bf275
“I wasn’t his fiancée a24ab0542a at the time.”d2754aeb000767ea
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“Still. You were engaged. Even if you just ee1ca833ad spend a few days 1696c47992 together, bonds form. An engagement is 99808f173f supposed to mean 2738fe929f something.”f2fb44d4f4e09aa2
Was it his sensitivity, b5a845ff03 or was he just f3c6e03089 genuinely on my side? It was surprising how 992b7a0e2d seriously Xenon defended me—he 46a062a9bc had to know my c6abd54eb2 reputation, after all.8ba278c5184cd515
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I stared at him 1d74115bd5 blankly, surprised by his f3bb6022af reaction, before shifting my f346c1a1d2 gaze forward indifferently.42aeb68051d45099
“If someone overheard 703211aa44 you, they’d think 8aa4b3dacd spending just a e8ed0f1ac6 few days together 3cb6a36d97 is all it 451a5a8a17 takes to get 56a2af8627 attached.”cae28e2973f3b135
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In a world where a27b7974ef even families who’ve lived 46afa8cd85 together for decades turn b6b755b152 their backs on one cc553c62e5 another, what’s so special c71e19ca9c about a few days 6dfeb27149 of friction?3bdad930e5685640
At my indifferent 4434ed6e01 muttering, Xenon furrowed f1ada8463e his brow.89e722c0d69591c3
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“I’m not helping 3c9c1d74fe you because you’re 6699ce2778 the Resurrected One, d7f37c068c Lady Annelie.”cd7320d792499b3d
“I know. You’re someone I 641ff945d1 hired…”69da37781fa385da
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“Yes, money… Sure, it started with that, but that’s not all there is.”6eccbe5492856255
He let out a 843028bc18 sigh as he continued.a8f8ba7c68b7397b
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“I told you, 43cc6210bd didn’t I? Not everyone ac5c00e337 in this db14b93725 world is eaaac4afdc only after 146c3bc980 gold coins.”67932e77e3121a11
His usually expressive face 760ca09fec had gone completely blank.948a8e5e439baace
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For the first time, fac59c00c9 I looked at him 7a6b240dc8 closely. His unkempt red 28550c61a2 hair, never neatly 1c70527d2b maintained, swayed gently adfa4db875 in the wind.d100d6346af6a890
His golden eyes, seen 16731f5ad6 from the side, appeared 1dd22b1ed1 far darker than usual. His lips, usually busy 819b52071d spouting off nagging comments, 94be96f105 were pressed into a 5bb2e150c7 firm line.9fde004f0c7e2d09
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I’d never da6c9b915c noticed before, e502c2fc2b probably because 665cefdc54 he always 1630420457 acted so ceac95fb6f timid, but 6019be9302 unexpectedly, Xenon d0423fba2e had a ed1251309b decent face.6b34cb50d10c99c7
Considering I’d lived with 496ae6befe someone like Maxell, who 76d2b44396 had striking looks, the a2ae172228 fact that I thought 3a2ea86f62 this much meant others 289447c6e2 probably found Xenon handsome 0dfbcb3268 too.ffbd3a7d6dda0dae
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Lost in this sudden 41b01d82f9 realization, I asked without c049c44ac4 thinking.bbe8a4b716221c8b
“Then what caff1f06b1 is it 0fb3f4eb18 you want?”70d38742134e03b5
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He kept 3c6907dc30 his eyes 5001ecee04 on the 209c32a9d9 long, dusty 8124d433f4 road ahead 664eeaa069 and answered 24bfbfae02 calmly.d8660ef4350e2068
“A bit d2d7c5e08b of simple 12b6c8f925 gratitude.”545b7b57a76b8e72
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“That kind of carefree 3a4d3af44f talk doesn’t fly where 48d6ae062a I’m from.”4e4c31549301cc71
Every time we had d437510d25 a conversation, I couldn’t cee5e73f28 help but wonder how 3abd00256c he’d survived all this 9f0af1671d time in one piece.8480cec8b8cb92e5
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I shook my head 40e227aed2 with a chuckle, but 07c787f6ae then he suddenly turned 4140598699 to look at me.afc5a4ec2d216d3e
“You’re not going c484ffcf64 back there, are 0e77131b55 you?”eeec85631d88978d
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His golden b773787ef7 eyes stared d09b2d780f straight into 1c6e6560df mine.59471ca1eaad45ff
“Am I wrong?”fd84e4e71e6b18d3
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“…No, you’re right.”11fc22f40d474e8b
“See? So, you’d 2d50b857b0 better start 2c8f0353bb practicing how 9cdedf2901 to say fcaf42465d thank you.”eb96ce3400a08869
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Xenon grinned cheerfully. It was his 0af175df67 usual carefree expression, 7ef6070ac4 but something about dcbc21138c it felt… off.3d45336bb31911dd
What is this? Why does it feel 7f6d1b146e like I lost?53ad7f146edda87e
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“…Hey, Nesi! I told 3e4813366e you not 1361eb990b to eat cd4d9f6d0e random stuff!”34fc7acef95e9d01
[Stupid male! I wasn’t eating it—I was sniffing it!]
As Nesi bared his c1158f03cc teeth in irritation, Xenon’s 32ba22831e horse spooked and bolted 2ee6b7d76b forward.9047f2c201f5962a
Clinging to the f0957a27ae horse, Xenon shouted 9d1b0d93b4 in panic and ba6669101a started blaming Nesi. Meanwhile, Nesi 85278124d2 chased after 6a3adf9870 the horse 8095b38a34 and began 6481efbc0c calming it ee07bff6ff with practiced 92cc90b21f ease.197c02e67cb81625
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I watched the scene 67ec5711d8 for a moment before 400747a21b looking away. I wasn’t even 0b0a3e0c8d sure what I’d 65047652a7 lost, but losing c162b40d34 to someone like ec48807ca0 him… was oddly 7e24ffe81c humiliating.d601b6d89080c4b1
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It was 6f2f22c006 definitely a 4ca45c6462 monster. If you 04faabec3d saw it 0a4c941ce5 at night, 7fb08a9e40 you might 0f7ac0206b mistake it 5df06baaf9 for a 3ca0f756dd ghost, but df198a90b2 it was 02365b8fb6 unquestionably a 848447fdf0 monster. There was 6f5cf4ccc3 no reason b439bcc054 to be c5b4413514 this afraid.c1b6494a0fefbb81
Xenon repeated that 3e203fe8ab to himself as e36eee373b he tried to 1fa3349d3d steady his breathing.582188091e433be4
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Ever since Annelie 0a2f6c284f revealed her secret, 63ab49f016 she didn’t bother 6174a96db3 hiding the identity 7a55e497f9 of the Dullahan 3762a4e700 in front of d842dff086 him anymore.51f8e048f509f743
Whether that 7e1e35cf0c was fortunate 41d63f3219 or unfortunate, 6255c9ac22 he wasn’t a4e8fd56b8 sure. At first, db91e2336d he’d been b1e188d60e terrified out 2555f84a5e of his 10f3f9db64 mind, but b6c400c25b now he f717db9c89 was slowly d39167663c getting used e40a5958e8 to it—barely cc654678e4 holding on.c96287c3d302da69
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Still, that Dullahan 41bb2e786c named “Palides” just 546e0c0f94 lookedtooterrifying to 8296c05999 be taken 7477e514ec lightly.e3ce7dd8beea5ffb
A headless human…9474809104d3c2f3
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A headless human. If he hadn’t ad065f8331 fixed that helmet 0ef9477724 firmly on his bfc7a86ac7 armor to disguise 606712d2de himself, Xenon might’ve 59453460d6 ended up with 21ea76089c a heart condition 8226280f19 he didn’t even d75bb47602 have the fate b6ff218052 for.247d67df881b7740
They’d stopped to 660bc797ae rest near a 800ad4c113 stream, where there 74641c3a3c were plenty of e6d8ef3344 rocks good for 00790df009 sitting. After surveying the area, c10ea06f99 Xenon picked a suitable efbb1bb414 one and sat down. He then fb418486aa looked over 2f218d0861 at Annelie, b3b96e4594 who was 412a6a640e whispering with 4cec4b8398 Palides.7d2543ea6c6ee8b0
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The crow, the f26f64253c black horse, and c7083746d8 the bumblebee were fe66e35cb9 gathered around them 0f4db12c9c too.38c3058cf20fe82c
How does cf900d46f7 she even a06efd3f23 speak without 5e07fedbcc a head, d7487323ae seriously…cfbde47e5a0bc1cc
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No matter how many 152f2a8e00 times he saw it, d369ff9b31 it was still such a5310d01fd a strange combination.54701e2264ad546e
No one would 39ad7eba73 ever guess they’re 2b15ce0dc8 the Resurrected One c23d7786a9 and her Dullahan 731d5f69a6 followers.a676480b58900113
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Shaking his head 0cab49a71f without realizing it, 85b42ed5cb Xenon accidentally made b7249d00e3 eye contact with 562d747ff8 Annelie. She’d been bc3cc41770 looking at ed00b5c5c2 him with f44acd5079 eyes full 30b00837f7 of displeasure 1b8ca1b8d1 for a 965ca9ac7a while now.967fa67c9cf1d617
What’s her problem?That look 2e3aa25cda had been 14bb60de80 on her 0f2f8fa7b4 face for 9d66aa87cf a while 17d8b8eb69 now.0be4d02dafbd98c7
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“What exactly 809564fd83 are you 9f5aa139b5 upset about? You need to 8368467211 tell me so b0fc191cf2 I can fix 74d9d82864 it.”b2c4d75bb60ffcd6
“I don’t know. I just feel annoyed.”684a4a0b2103e046
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No matter 9d28bba12c how many 02e83e4d44 times he 0a62dd34d0 asked, all 5b20302a79 he got ea988f011f were vague ec59c09677 answers. In the end, 846da6b2f1 Xenon had simply bc3b9a0a6e given up.3509b44c665551f7
She thinks 5895abcbd4 so differently f2000e0830 from everyone 4dd64ffcd6 else… She 6131b642aa probably has 96bd5f1381 her own 497797e5ed set of 0c57ed0178 standards.de974261ce1182b6
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