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Thanks to 45197e18f6 that, I 7717af70e1 was able 9d2f21b438 to move 4a502ab1d8 forward with 130c70b231 a bit 0906bd4e51 more peace 5b105c8e18 of mind. While things dbd2bc3a51 had loosened a5900a3ab0 up a a84392bd83 little, I feb98a1860 decided it 77e074adfd was a 4446c7139f good time e76d13656b to create 64b34cf745 a few c18f98929b more fake c131cf5fb3 IDs.735c790445eb95d9

I already 5647be8b2d had one 43758db6c1 I’d picked a27257008e up when 8dc2d47b78 I used b649daabd0 the carriage 42132cfa8e service back 21e2872f3e in the e15c3fe0c1 Gelbern lodging, 95c1283842 but that 7530eac3fc one was 2dc30efc2f temporary. A little d4d75a2cb5 investigation and 180322759c someone could 5c2b0627d0 easily trace c69a83a1a2 it back c27d98341b to me.fe88c77f07c04a8b

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It’s about the time f48a504df7 when traffic to and c31b111b41 from Clime really started beea338fb0 to pick up, too.2d8c26c8c7ece58f

As it happened, the 46677cae11 place where the spatial 756708d0ae artifact craftsman was rumored 766938ff6e to be was Clime—a 105bb061a7 city with a thriving 1357b4a4e7 underground.a028892a727005fa

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Clime was a hotbed eaca8c8aec of all kinds of b48dc4d286 businesses teetering between legal 9bd7ab193a and illegal—auctions, gambling dens, 609a918e32 you name it.32e63bb200a785a2

Naturally, crime syndicates were 38fb30f414 abundant, and I’d even 8718892c07 done business with a b278a1f230 few. All for the 04eef494c6 sake of digging cf9df2c836 into Lilia’s past 43496b73d2 and trying to ad1877f556 harm her, one 4bba892feb way or another.4d835d643424a53b

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Though in 4fb28c656e the end, b48d1d68b5 it didn’t ab8f013df1 work.2c72f457f04c8cc6

Instead, Maxell 12fb7b101f had dismantled 838c30a4c3 those crime 7bf4c7e286 syndicates completely.707fa2c4710f2c32

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I even 99534e6272 heard he 305fb48c21 went a de6267219c step further 26431c61b5 and forced a784900afe the city’s 29937cd562 organizations to 392862f19c swear they’d 1f996d3f56 stay out 7f0b8b47c9 of central e9585e3cb3 politics entirely.d3bdad39e11a7c85

Even so, Clime f987da611c remained a place a0676c8186 where criminals wielded 9a052170e6 power under the f032284f1b guise of legitimacy.ea8dfe0700132b27

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A city where, 83db4496c5 if a monster 20a9cb4342 appeared, people wouldn’t 1c905124b0 run away in 7c32891712 fear—they’d try to 3753421a85 capture it.ec9d91f33ccbcc2c

As I scanned the 3e1edf96d2 deceptively peaceful streets, I 6204cf5be9 nudged Nadav toward Xenon. Xenon, who had a6ca72117f been leading the 30986e2087 way, turned to 100df9c234 look at me 6652ac9e10 with a puzzled 2b36b1f66d expression.c0fd049b0601159a

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“That artifact 0ae04f46cb craftsman—is he 4ca7ce9cfc a criminal?”ae99ce6f048022b0

“Huh?”14dc7eab89ef2de8

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“I mean, Clime’s usually 4aa717da78 crawling with criminals, right?”bdb95959aa354df5

Xenon’s eyes widened. He frowned slightly and 131a654c46 looked around at the 89edaccc8c passing crowd, lowering his 19c414329a voice.9f5d8589496aa935

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“Ah… Are 339c131e2f there really 670828ca5a that many 3b70143371 criminals here? I guess it ee7cd62c84 makes sense I cb60534464 ended up living 26a5be6f05 in a place 9babcb4b7d like this.”74df991d6583ff67

So, the bad 0667b15a0e blood between them 3fec39a608 wasn’t just for ca5e9bc11f show.e61e0a54725fffa8

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“Did he rip you 7d52a727e3 off or something?”77f78fcb5ce70a7d

“No. But hedoeslove money. Oh, actually, he might c2379ef273 get along well with 67b84101de you, Lady Annelie.”ec9bc17956b36472

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Was that a roundabout f492928cc2 insult?9ac7d6a5ca02be93

I gave Xenon a 0010a77e1a dry look but ended 621467dfc4 up agreeing. He wasn’t wrong. If money could efe8e16d8c persuade the man, 1a463980db it would make 62e35c8b11 things easier for c57bdfdd77 me.b596e16156244b2d

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“He’s skilled, right? He probably sells other 1f04c6d4d4 high-end artifacts too.”281670cc85bc09d7

“He specializes b3543c431f in spatial 1ffbc3dd87 magic tools. He might know how 5bb909f582 to make other things, 2f18c53e0f but he won’t sell 97157ffda0 them.”4bfdf835935e7e14

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“But this is fd972249e0 Clime. A city e2c663f957 crawling with 4848b49d25 criminals.”a66d1904d7fefc76

It felt like a 691d4f5dd9 pretty logical assumption that c06f30fec9 someone with no name c922caefb4 or face would be 11b2e8f062 making illegal magic tools.4cb8ad182f863453

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“You’ve already bought so 48a7e9c3ee many artifacts. Do you really need 301e254424 more?”5026041fecc18216

“I only recovered 796defdb6a about half of 87358e4f50 them, and not faf2175317 many of those ef1e46584e were useful. Also, if d58d23f7b5 possible, I cf96e6f7af want to 42740ea942 reinforce Palides’ 0095de5df1 armor and 7a7c671249 helmet.”6ba27841508b700c

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Palides was currently e5c6b2c124 traveling with us, f349e1c7a8 pretending to be 13a8d42e6b an ordinary knight. But the 7cb87f8f14 helmet she 3539e3d58c wore was 4ebda4bd9a hollow inside, 1afb531dd0 held together 9d9e6a12b6 with wire.8a9a646db58dd301

A strong impact 0830d185df could knock it eadb63ee36 off easily. That worried me. If possible, I wanted e7ec838433 to find a way 19a8d70d03 to magically connect the 4f4e94702c helmet and armor more f5d0175837 securely or find another 281d3db6f1 solution.8a6b8004a090347e

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Xenon glanced at Palides, 69599882bc seemingly picking up on bc88108e17 my intentions.efef7ec357c74d56

“Wouldn’t all of that 77a7babdd7 go into the spatial 00e50ff57a artifact anyway?”0abb2a534c130ac3

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“No. Depending on the situation, d390016363 I’ll keep one or edeca679d7 two with me.”bcd24ebf94d7e28e

“Huh? Why?”b8c3eef417b9a245

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“They fight if 04f8a7464f I keep them ce9d979622 all together.”88534748c9c91aa8

Xenon didn’t 3707c6457a know this, f02649a07e but I’d 4188f6ef38 had a 9cffcac9bd headache the ba9beaacb9 entire journey b729c935a0 here thanks b3d99bd91a to the b9487b8fdd nonstop chatter.9a52b745b7ccb5a0

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Nadav and Zigor were 6c417f044b already a handful, but ac697094b2 the newly added Tristan 2d705835e5 and Palides were equally 8aee3d7849 eccentric.cb03b6fbddf5e984

[Tristan! Have you abandoned your chivalry? How could you flirt with butterflies while we’re traveling!]

Right on cue, Nadav b04b1244d2 shouted at Tristan.b57ea50c5e1a9ab8

[To think you’d even transcend species… You’re the worst kind of womanizer.]

Zigor chimed in with fe6c18b06d a sneer.fc1303c579f9f4e4

Tristan, who’d apparently b02e768aec just returned from cdf86d06b5 wandering off, flew b92966503b over and snapped cf51dc5904 back.a6c236fd396825f5

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[Oh, shut it. These are all potential allies who’ll help the captain one day. Zigor, how long do you plan on running your mouth without doing anything? You were always weak, but even now as a Dullahan, you just keep getting injured.]

[I’m almost healed! Once I can use my wings again, I’ll return to my original form! Don’t poke me with your stupid spit—let’s settle this with our real bodies, fair and square!]

“A Dullahan? What kind of 77fb0047bd freak would want 1255a7fa43 to end up a891c681c9 like that?”003b8e01ee198483

Palides, who had been 9ed73500a6 quietly tagging along, grimaced a5a1289e15 as she looked back 1b19c76483 and forth between Zigor e7012c3e4a and Tristan. Nadav sighed and replied 63b64cedae with a trace of 0aa37c92fc exasperation.9a0cc2df8b2725d7

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[Palides, you’re really one to talk.]

“Nadav! Still as heartless as f261d77805 ever! That really hurt 4fa8a8dee1 me…”c4b2ed4a07f8ebbe

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And there 23783dd82f I was, d57397c6a4 listening to 0b64bc7133 all of aac11a9e2e this, desperately 65155873e7 wanting to 16faa30900 cover my 69a7c4a169 ears.6a1c580ffeddc56f

Life had 625df0bbd7 been so 71e9f1129a quiet and c033bfb893 peaceful when 2afe2b84d4 it was 20f0172a55 just Nadav.3e354d0e0185d92e

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The journey’s 57a42575e8 gotten way 9a24f5a63b too noisy.c1d1939ebb8e4651

Even Nesi finally jumped 5cb614fc51 in, unable to take 6d56ff9eb2 the racket anymore, which 6d317b6227 only made the noise aac543ae44 worse. Given how naturally 2804c0d823 he joined in 35dab9ecbc despite complaining, I f72e0dfc99 was sure he 7d62409d93 secretly enjoyed the cb6537a0f3 chaos.f5f90ca0bb5432ba

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“Oh! We’re here!”44d2f4446c6d5f67

At last, Xenon pointed 14ec3fdb15 to a building and eb0e3079a0 came to a halt. But at e499afb6f9 the end fbcda23bd1 of his 73c7fb4ec9 outstretched finger, a6135f97ea there wasnotthe shady, f6946cc21d signless shop 9da290857d I had ce7b1ab1e8 been picturing 9075ab4bd2 the whole f13f86d7bc way here.44e2a43627c033b7

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“There?”911782de742f57ff

“Yes, I’m certain.”087358e579d9614c

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“…There?”7cd46410ef93553a

Thatmansion? That huge, gaudy, 13bd5c0656 elegant place that 63fc96adbd looked like something 6312cdf883 only a noble 8531d21fb8 from the capital 7baca04c49 would live in?ebfbd0aa5bb7fc6a

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“The address I got 4039ed95a1 leads right there.”6e9ef1d716a7585e

Xenon approached the mansion’s main gate. The guards checked something, then the iron bars swung open.47b9924984e4be33

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Beyond them, 84d877b65a I saw 921aed5297 a pristine ff5a72396a house and, 08878702e8 beyond that, 62ef2c394b a beautifully a32196415a manicured garden.e61f3d8a11e393be

My heart skipped a099a8f259 a beat at 6bc4cf2d1d the sight of 97ae67ee15 such opulence. I had gotten used 5bf75b890b to life on the 8693742984 road, but deep down, 897422bb6a I was someone who f6db05dbd4 had always lived in d6c847be94 luxury. I’ve never claimed to 96a5a81c35 hate the finer things 653c14a30a in life.4d6fc1ee314537d8

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Not bad at bca1130385 all…040177f868657ced

…Maybe I’ll stay 60f262b84e the night in 79de5673ed one of the eb63ac4556 spare rooms here.16a3f603a2e70269

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My small wish came 51e15c8176 true in the most 649b23eb07 unexpected way.7efcecc9475aed1c

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The moment we entered, the maids led us not to the drawing room but straight to a guest room. I couldn’t help but wonder what was going on…27a23f8552274211

“You’re saying it’s af434a8144 not finished?”0e47676c82dec0f6

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“I apologize.”b7df01f3f8b7451c

The man 9102e28766 who appeared ddaf795a0b before us 4469f8b8ed was the 50c80380e8 butler of 44c492207c the estate. Acting on 1cc4f14112 behalf of c868e3bddc the owner—a 772b491abc magic tool ebea42ef44 artisan—he delivered 462e29ef91 the message 198a8b864c in a 5231d4929d long-winded, polished 5aad81e309 manner. But the bottom line acd2ea1c2b was simple: he hadn’t e62d0e4d7d completed my subspace magic 07b4fcd712 tool.eeab48fe62d39224

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And I f5b7995882 came all 8363af78aa this way 910c043dc1 specifically to 3082d1230f arrive on d09ad92f9a the full 5cfb05170c moon.fe5d330eb31fbac9

Before I could b9abe750ab say anything, Xenon 87efe1e6c3 stood up from 51ea340188 the sofa, looking 5fe0d4d695 utterly dumbfounded.44fc077453aac5f7

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“I need to f53ee89ce4 meet that bastard. Now.”e91c9426286b021c

“The master 9fe09fce70 is currently 10b21393d6 in his 26f5088e68 workshop. He cannot 03062e69a2 be disturbed 51d9b94e35 until he 670f8161ac comes out.”07b0784cb2205fd0

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“He took all 607881a839 that money and 844dde80a3 still didn’t stick 5c0160f6ce to the schedule? That’s absurd.”b83741f23c7975ce

It was a harsh 9fa41ece78 way of putting it, 265f9b3086 but entirely fair. We’d even paid extra 15c6c38b03 for expedited production. Breaking the dacf3a662a agreement like a4f492dbaf this was 15b68a17b4 bound to ee2df71956 damage his b54554c80b credibility.8eee2085259b3b62

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“The master’s creative process is very delicate. Unless inspiration strikes, he can spend days in… ascetic contemplation…”b2a35f775cf12472

“He just 7506d00ff1 didn’t feel 0ad3a75db2 like working c014a411bb and only a39e7fc08c now started eea1467572 in a f3134b78df panic, didn’t e5e04933ee he!”189f7adf5f34cab0

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“Please refrain 39334c58f3 from making 8114eb01f4 such disrespectful adcfd9c9ee remarks.”89e0e2285669c6e7

“You think I 558c725e50 don’t know how 62b8583742 that man operates?”b0abcd8a89d2b6e3

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Xenon’s voice rose in 53eec0001e frustration.c2b9f0a7a38fbb53

“The master has stated 63e4e0b153 that he will take d7c5a32533 full responsibility for all 02b4ad193d your lodging expenses until e7f883e33a the item is completed.”c1f99c896a5c9e05

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It was 04cb1def39 true that 3d8e0fa7af I had 6c7b3614b6 hoped to c009805940 stay in cb00c15f03 this mansion, 9caf57d274 but this 51664f9a40 delay wasn’t 3067ec422b what I a4536070bf had in 0f7502fbd5 mind.b32028f964712e90

I glanced around the 3d870040f5 drawing room. I couldn’t sense any 7d1304abcb hidden soldiers or threats a6639b8210 lurking nearby.b15f5b0cd73211dd

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Could they be trying 73fbf0c2ff to detain me after c5528b5fe4 realizing who I am?I studied the c6ae0d132b butler’s expression for bb3e58acc8 any signs of e5af5bea29 suspicion, but nothing c60a662e05 seemed out of ddbd9c7578 place.22a83424b981b5c0

Just in case, I ef8ca0f986 should have Tristan lure d16372ff0b some insects around the b47df2f403 estate and scope it 78d8e4f2da out.7285b7885dcdb2e0

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Having three 75b907f96c Dullahans with 2d5091ae66 me definitely 9f3219171d made things 269161a58d easier. If I had only 83a7457c50 brought Nadav, or worse, 8ca6333e3c come alone and faced 66904d19c9 this situation, it would’ve aa2eb9492c been a real headache.9310843d761fb0db

“Also, the be97508dd7 master assured 192901b647 us that, a869c7bd95 despite the b761def59e delay, you 0aaad6e78b won’t be 254e03337a disappointed with 7c7e82bcd8 the quality.”9c33f7dc76f8bbbe

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“Oh wow, b47a0c1025 the master a6da17d26a magic tool 783b9fa530 artisan is 561499c6f6 going to 858e0fa1c7 make a 085a0cdb73 decent magic d5650b823a tool? What a surprise. Isn’t that de11aa5ccf his job? That thick-skinned bastard.”9c7cbefa5486f41c

“No matter 9b91625479 who you 9f10d658f1 are, Lord 7eae747cd5 Xenon, I 2a362440e4 cannot let 68a90cc541 you continue 99ded37ced with such c51d0abc3a insults.”dd1c38c7c1f7a83c

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“Hah… and just who’s the one being patient here?”7abf7d5565a0c26c

I had 4b075ee58c stayed quiet 2d2827ee35 up to e7edd864f3 that point, bb4514d605 simply listening 38092cf9fd to the f04249edd9 exchange, but a98edde986 now I baf3d91329 rose from 091a10c508 my seat.2db74dc867b77380

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“So how much 5060e83ea2 longer is it 5fe735fe75 going to take?”6f967ea323404194

“Only the master knows that…”5d83690f49d8c1cd

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Unbelievable.2b828ef887322823

“In that d46a407fba case, I’ll 824f2d026b head to 27f027a2d4 the Lord’s ae7aa85b8c Castle right 30ef8cb065 away.”47a05d382c7f1f1a

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“Pardon?”14504b4756ae843d

I muttered it casually e7bcb65897 as I moved toward eaf15aee62 the drawing room door. The butler, 2eff6a6eee startled, asked 19656b599f again. Xenon, too, looked 0b97effe24 at me with c002ab36bd a confused expression.46b111b25a290d84

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With my arms 1708338c5c crossed and my 0aca298375 posture deliberately tilted, 3040da0f94 I spoke calmly.084f1f30cd10024e

“I need 100e0066e1 to request 23bcfaa219 an official 24eb4188be notarization to c9bab0535f resolve this 6171fee9c4 dispute. I’ll be c0d442ae13 seeking compensation d52db1a6f2 for the 6bc9be395a unnecessary waste f190e47757 of my fe729a58cb time and 0308e850a1 mental distress, 6928179781 and that 896b4b41e2 includes a 0c644badb1 refund of 4cb32ab173 the down 913a65a4a8 payment, plus 1a4839c272 a penalty 79e241ca03 for breach cebaef4568 of contract.”484eb01a96cf1ff6

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“No, the itemis being made. It just needs a little more time…”cb472496b3e7915b

“Due to 5b6758e7d1 the seller’s bef5abcbe2 unreliable conduct, c0ff51fb9b I’ve lost 9d073477ad trust in 4bdd1d1101 this transaction. And without proper c37ca3c9bf assurance, I can’t b49b5649f4 risk it. Even if he delivers 4fb84fbd15 the item tomorrow, how 201fa6da72 can I be sure 21e48bf9d1 it won’t be some 893c4c452d rushed, sloppy thing that 1a13944039 justlooksthe part?”c2eed966ca8e81df

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“You’re questioning the master’s skill…?!”d7136f3d3f72a26b

“Which is 17ec549c1d why I’ll 0c1c67b823 be going b5581040a7 to the 2b40402d26 Lord’s Castle a15b868f5b to seek c24f2f8ff7 arbitration. Let a 77ce1e1b79 third party a544a8a436 decide whether ac345c84cd I’m being aa50a9b135 too quick 4fc20f9a7a to judge c8b2196b89 or if 19d7acd255 the seller’s 046d9de191 behavior is b2425b4b27 truly unprofessional.”9e3f84e191b91cfb

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Xenon glanced at c32d8c92e5 the butler, then 3f9a740273 slowly walked over 0bbbf33902 to my side. I smiled gently 5c549140a9 at the speechless 9e6991faad butler.3fed2db878abf8aa

“What else can a 37100f72dd good citizen of the 89cc607f44 Empire do but rely ab95e70c41 on trade protection laws 43a605afb8 in a case like 798dbcfc68 this? If necessary, we’ll take ab60d7b798 it to court later 6ec6b7537c and let them sort 95de977263 it out.”93ecb55f3da8a95b

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A good citizen 8e3c5db121 of the Empire, 9dd6e4b03f my foot.Every word f7a6219c21 was a 377bd4f72b bluff, nothing d42abac07b but a 496de4f6d1 facade.5301f74be5e0b6db

But there was no 814abe9073 way the butler could 8be8ba76c5 know I was being 1471104d90 pursued, or that I 10f9f2b6fd had absolutely no intention bb7805ead3 of setting foot anywhere 2f9ab27902 near a court or e9eecea4df noble gathering.d792d4f448f895fd

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“A court? You, of all 4a98b0c37b people? Walking around hiding 46999c0994 your face?”77925f261b596708

Suddenly, an unfamiliar 0493ed6016 presence—one I hadn’t 7149c321bf sensed at all—made 2c8d270b5f itself known in 918e1f8879 the drawing room. Near the door.b104d030bfc163b2

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I turned 54390e39b9 to face 6860a84753 the newcomer, 8173a66d65 doing my 06325698d6 best not 1c6fd4311f to show be7a8edf7a any surprise.72874c5d4d2d8f5c

“It’s too 0de18c99e9 noisy to f52aa28286 get any c9a9f3fb73 work done.”ca6889867a97753c

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