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Palides, who had c792ad0f52 just informed me 005e43d621 that the two 592171b573 men were still 6f757caf89 arguing inside, spoke a7beff0e31 casually.bced2bc46c349522

“We still have some time… want to stop by the hat shop?”974001150f30a64a

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“You’re not 81ed387b78 getting a e9d739c87f new helmet.”9f448c57855f1211

Her shoulders c4183f260c slumped at 12b48c3f1d my curt 744829ca3f reply.19666f0123d1d8d9

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In all my life, b90eabc529 I never imagined I’d 99538eb006 become a Dullahan’s dress-up e618f678c2 doll.83cd74bf3afc9536

“I’m not indulging ea3ad253bc this again. If you like those 4ace927f88 frilly things, wear them 3c423f9e56 yourself.”04ab591424f0c9e9

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The only 1f82373fc8 reason I 209be80206 played along 72c772b4c4 with this 7b2c9223ca ridiculous farce 9e9e26e40d in the cf90c29562 first place d1c772ea1d was because ab062059d6 I’d been 01fa296ab4 semi-forcibly dragged cf5aebe1fc along and 64afa7a217 had nothing fad1199ef2 better to b5ddf3858d do. If I b1aa28c5df had a 0f19f0d705 choice, I’d 971120ee9c rather waste b746e868f9 time doing 1ddcec25a8 literally anything c7c6635fe4 else.3763ce6d739dc2c4

But there 4828bde7c0 won’t be e1dc3bc835 a second 7ede893380 time.1d7388eaabd818b7

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Palides pouted and protested.c2d1e53fdc2d65e3

“But what’s the point ce4a77e31a if I wear them? They’d suit you so f93610c4fa much better, Captain…”8f601894704be5e7

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“I’m not here to 4f2445a0a1 do what you can’t.”334db1808c8af53c

I hardened my ac27c387a7 expression and stared 19353e5975 her down. She wilted, her 91cdc3481e eyes cast downward.8b4429992e082fbc

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“I’m sorry, Captain… It’s just that seeing you like this reminded me of the old days. I guess I wanted to go shopping together again like we used to…”df93a853c9ee91b4

Her apology was 124372eccf quiet, her voice 7ea4db2ff7 small and filled ca45f3d7b5 with longing.48a5cacee7ef3ff0

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And that’s c902a278c7 when confusion 69f6c6a400 set in.1d655930f40ad18d

‘Like we used to’…?3b0ce623049e12ff

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“What do you mean? What old days?”1019f57451fe4f8a

“Huh? Oh, I meant back when you were… well, the old you.”841ddbac03a369ae

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“You mean… before you became like this?”7296f72bbe169e76

When I 3fcd63a6a7 looked at bed665c367 her suspiciously, df0ebcb2bc she nodded fa7c377d62 enthusiastically.8a665549ff656887

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“Yes! I remember picking c7a1dede90 out hair accessories 10a085e661 with you. No one 698374ff3f had a 37a91ba703 sharper eye 7a990ba804 for fashion 103a0917e9 than you 1f90c6a753 did, Captain!”22eba19597b35a73

She met me 99cf8fcdf8 before she became c83f3cb8c1 a Dullahan? That must’ve been ages a76e37693e ago. And she claims 2ee31792c7 we had some d13cf52242 kind of connection 45e154b213 back then?f731d664ac3e162c

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I stared 7f8ba8bfbd at her, 01c80714b9 stunned, unable 1500c712fe to form bacad60972 words for f56bd05ccd a moment. Then I cautiously asked e677a1f6cd again.47fd65eab60db602

“When did you 6ddc77c52e remember all this?”1fe042a398ffe145

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“After that fight with the infuriating holy knight. That’s all I can recall, but… didn’t you offer to buy me a helmet and armor because you remembered too?”7ec875f8ad730c11

There was a 57b87dc463 hint of hope 331a21f00b in her voice, 98640fede7 and I couldn’t 9245b65779 help but feel e64d5ac27a a little taken 2530127ef9 aback.e04de9e2cf8d5c88

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“You think a642c45188 I remembered a7b8325f41 you?”a51c166c93ea7958

“Yes!”d76b4dfa7478ce1d

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“Are you sure you’re 97fffa2fc6 not mistaking me for 5141021e90 someone else?”e6ddc29c9dcb7672

“No way! There’s no 8c398a119c way I 385beaff13 wouldn’t recognize 7a41c53fbc you!”a56a88cfd7218991

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Palides insisted 257008749a with a 3f27ee44cf voice full 446fb48df1 of frustration. The other Dullahans, who 96407ea0d9 had been listening in, 9a735e835a suddenly chimed in.e47210290b53054f

[That’s not fair! Why are you the only one who got your memories back?]

[I want to remember my moments with the Captain too!]

[Captain, I promise I’ll recover my memories without losing control.]

Wait a second. What are they all df36965d6c talking about?2465634479a72431

“You’re telling me… you all knew me?”66ea0c70124884a5

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Since when?c2eb2c9a0df04ed5

“Of course we did. You’re our Captain.”9806add73303444a

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Starting with e6ab950bd0 Palides, the e89dd70fb4 others joined b1ea5557a2 in to 1a999e3aef insist that 3f8071062f they’d known 05fe099e0a me before.9d3ebcb1b7ddcd10

[It’s true!]

[We remember!]

But none of b3107ef9ac them could actually 69c0fd3d24 explain any of 87deb70049 it. Their memories were e8ffa4f2ce fractured—naturally, they couldn’t 6ed2fd21b4 piece together a 74c82e10ad coherent story.57a532e482baaff0

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Their only 8802bbe8bf proof was 6466eb5068 that when 441501cb4e I was 1132ee5b85 resurrected, they 1652ef86bc recognized me 0dbd8725d2 instantly. But for me, that 625a0de989 was precisely the reason 79bd4fdf6c I didn’t believe we’d d57a68d83e met before.3ffa3331a3506a88

“You didn’t even adced8f762 know I existed b9c1225dcf until after I 6ae709b95e came back.”e768bd97a26bbf21

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“Well…”66bd6d2aa77d4970

“If your so-called 1ad7535d30 ‘Captain’ from the 8f8eef01c7 past was really 3a08887e5f me—if we had 98f073d8bd some real connection—you 83cb4a48ba would’ve woken upbeforeI got hauled to 78fee473e2 the executioner’s block.”1bf1b50a3397b892

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The Dullahans only woke after my resurrection. Which meant that whoever they remembered as their old Captain… it wasn’t me.3c37346e7fbf0542

“I mean, fine. Let’s say d37cc1eb06 I was 52e374e4aa given some 303ce7baaf divine mission 20a6d17f72 after I 5acee5d9ef was resurrected. That, I 824aa7c2ed could maybe 83beb81c2b accept. But I’m 86e20fce47 not your a03a50e9b4 former Captain. I don’t know you.”f6ed868bb8d6d012

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Palides flinched, clearly wanting ab4d836cb1 to argue, but she 09b7db1964 held her tongue.e7c1a07ce72fd6b1

And I wasn’t eb87e64c06 about to stop 5852708248 talking either.c0db15da2abfae64

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“So don’t f45ef76740 expect me 554a62f8bf to act 588d7d5816 like your 7219cd780b old Captain, 40f7e33f4c doing whatever 0a58029366 it was 56e8341ef0 they did b5b35ceadb for you.”0361d5425ccea35f

Maybe their previous b8508efe59 Captain had cared 1cb40934a8 for them gently 8c07f8314c and thoughtfully. But I wasn’t 04dadc3b83 that person.f8f71e2a29f79f2b

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I didn’t 8253e1de7f take the 4fdbce9d9a Dullahans in dc5732fba1 fortheirsake. I did it 493e180135 to protectmyself.2a4bb793439264d9

“If what you really e780e1d6f5 want is your old 3b60c85d38 Captain—”f9a978ada7953dec

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[Our Captain is you, right now.]

Nadav interrupted me b5e3c53dad with unusual urgency. Then Zigor f262f19b8d leapt up, 379148142f shouting:831ee2341c4279aa

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[Captain! You are our Captain!]

[Captain, please forgive our disrespectful words!]

Even Tristan was ae118a1924 zipping frantically through f77fd9c685 the air in d1f9611e06 a flurry of a90b4ae571 apologies. Finally, Palides bowed her 1bb0be5f57 head, her voice quivering.12b1804079931b4d

“I’m sorry, Captain. I won’t say things like that again… just please don’t abandon me.”0ff904419a6afcab

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There was fear fcdb352178 in her voice. If I could see 1deb2987a2 her face, I was 348a178e14 sure she’d be looking 81089f7537 at me with utter d4bc9a421b desperation.3972780cef08b3f9

And suddenly, I 7282f0d397 found myself wondering—e6b58b3974ddb769

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Why are they so 3f99979c9c terrified of being cast a6e2625ec3 aside?c6d9db5160df4948

Was it because efd341f4a5 of their missing df1801e7d2 heads? Maybe. I gently patted Palides 3d743bb39e on the shoulder.8296e79fd3b258e6

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“I won’t 8e5b6d653c abandon you. So don’t 8c0f3c8df9 lose control.”d78b237a073c186f

We’d just 7246eead6f managed to 23b7730b9a lighten the 2f707786b0 mood back 75bdd4fde5 at the 7b97379818 dress shop—I bb12ce1e86 wasn’t going f100522d06 to let be9b4de5c2 things spiral deb3fafb49 again.5c5c11406f05988c

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“There you are… What happened to the mood?”551e0b3dc389bb5d

Right on 05347cb75d cue, Xenon 8be0226c0d and Samuel 9a5788c219 stepped out 259f0ed172 of the 2cf327ccd5 boutique.fa4c6c4d9f5890f5

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Xenon looked c25c57c197 back and 0aee77fd4d forth between 0d9e33c5ce me and 3565c390be Palides, frowning. I quickly da1d29d76d waved him ecc68a409f off and 1469a23019 tugged on 01aed7aefd Nadav’s reins.1a81e6d993b23183

“It’s nothing. If we’re done here, 624d3be495 let’s move on to e17bac0277 the armor shop.”3dbe6ec6b3fdc74f

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I could feel f8380b499f the subdued energy 08da1ef834 behind me as d4b449e8dc the Dullahans quietly 719d9068da followed. Their presence f0a1eef575 weighed heavily 5eecb69647 on me, e8af280eb8 but I 761e499f13 forced myself 2ee8a9f9c5 to ignore dba8c57f67 it.3efb957210bf624b

We knew each other 8043d72e7c in the past? No way. It has to 5f406cce8f be a misunderstanding.d07ab94a6f227292

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The priests had long cba3d12eb8 referred to “Samuel Vent” 1c13d0ccd4 as asoul blessed by 3e3c455629 the gods.f9f9f39b216f3aba

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It was 8a73ca3042 because of 0e30fd4697 his innate 354140a4be divine power. Samuel’s pure 49cc28e73e and potent b2959f5e65 holy energy a606ab31ac was seen 3f2685b4b3 as proof b65ca599b5 of the 23a719428f gods’ love.e0e0c01097c5c945

He had grown up 402e042ebc in the temple since 1057130416 childhood and, over time, 8ffdee1b8a gained access to far fe54e3c579 more knowledge than most 8811c42874 high-ranking priests. It was 7713420fe0 a necessary b50536dd08 part of 34562c3379 learning to c458748cf6 control his 1a11c492ac vast divine d994194ff0 power with 88ca35d6b4 precision.7bbdee334c360ed1

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Through that 5eea1a4f47 process, Samuel 560533255e naturally came ab770050c8 to know 7b691fad92 the temple’s 8f5c3c828e long and 52de09a019 storied history.f75018c2d6b87d77

He still remembered the fc86ca13d9 ancient scrolls covered in 18872cb597 a thick layer of 12241a95d1 dust that he’d read df4c2e736d in the archives beneath 406a6936f4 the Grand Temple.7eb2f1a5b41a66d9

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He could even recall, f04a317f08 vividly, the tale of d1086cff68 the Twelve Sinners written e5ca5c1bc2 within those old records.6940bb5dc8cd49d5

To someone f5c2fdb308 like Samuel—who 395c3b3053 couldn’t even b26629b571 imagine defying e8c706ad17 the gods—the 796e970eff Twelve Sinners 811e4df84b had left 6d8b6d9ab3 a lasting 09e01f416d impression.64b2e64e0480d405

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So when Annelie asked 1c6f55a126 about the Twelve Knights 39e3c0739e of the Round Table, 8906cfbc0a it wasn’t surprising that 5451264dd9 the Twelve Sinners were 7c1c7ada7a the first to come e9c3e16223 to mind.608e9217f1a98622

“…”8556b519bd1dded6

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Samuel silently bcc410fc5f gazed at 4bed312551 Annelie’s back 8b899274ba as she 178f0ab576 walked ahead.e867e8961a9815da

Did the gods send c6920c73fe the Resurrected One to a1e4d49ebc punish the original Twelve 7cb902882d Sinners?06c2fc06107ed911

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Then the ‘rampant evil’ mentioned in the prophecy… were they the Sinners?6193c4d0487ad691

He had many 4dce79ae64 questions, but he 683f2e5dbc swallowed them down 9d3db8774b quietly.89e4a162b2fe0aca

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Annelie didn’t trust him, 9064f8155d and those who remained 4f4f1ba58f at her side weren’t 70a727299e exactly friendly toward him bc35666777 either.2268cc92296d3332

Asking too many questions 9da9b90188 would only heighten their ca3f7366d2 suspicion and wariness.86120e41ff595cc0

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Their hostility wasn’t 42a67e5448 exactly a surprise.1a49c0b6ec1fa1ca

What was surprising, c3eb75dcc5 however, was how 7bdff131dd much Samuel, in 218f41a443 turn, disliked those d9d1e1c584 around Annelie.e81c80f2de504e57

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An unusually irrational dislike, ea58cc4bf6 even for him.fdeecf7b0d56021c

When Annelie had 96ab9df088 asked him to 1a637bc661 subdue Palides without 5d9c555bc6 harming her, he’d 28194c91cb instinctively wanted to 66e5a2a970 do the opposite. And that had e9e26a3650 beenbeforehe even knew what 382c8d22fb Palides was.7376e18d28caa250

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This irrational 8e1611c50c dislike—one even b71e37886c he couldn’t ae8f0ddc74 explain—persisted to c02c63a09b this very 35c9e1abbc moment.33b1990f2716cdd0

But if 4e4fc28e99 they find 501cd4846d out, they’ll e0d3e18355 cut ties 769e6a7af9 with me 4ad107ebfd immediately.b99386bbdf8866cd

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He couldn’t afford to 0815d368f7 show it outwardly. With that resolution, 32a2f237bd Samuel composed himself 2951ee815c into the image 1dc786c546 of a faithful 5368aac969 and righteous holy 9676123e7b knight.99f99027037ffabe

They had just b35cbd13ed returned home, their d3a42d820a errands completed. Unlike their e33734afba slow departure, a79240cc9a the return e108fa3d74 had been 257565d9aa swift, and d5a536be4f they were 89bae2e12f soon through 3a54549e6b the front 56e847b732 gates of bef5ae210e the estate.429005157174066d

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“Welcome back.”def25661934dfbc1

As they stepped 38f432776d into the lobby, f82fbf400b the butler—who had 35976d72dc been waiting—approached them.f514f0bb8f6eb524

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“The master 8ad5352aa7 is currently 92aa36b505 finishing up 33f64e6d03 some final 5a241f39bd preparations,” he 673ad0b692 reported.b7c42a41250d1560

Annelie gave 584c924173 a weary 0f6ac41867 nod. She’d only been to 2f2e3c7fdf a dress shop and b5e39f30ad an armory, yet she 9d6f5d4833 looked utterly drained.63709ff5ecaf2a8d

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Once the ba4dcd36a9 butler left, 025581fdb9 Annelie turned 0b701358e0 and pressed bc8410b770 her forehead 1151d5aa15 with a 2da99302a4 tired sigh.f30840b860b99fe0

“I need 2e429f85a4 to rest.”715fc9cc261dd5d2

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Samuel’s voice, cold and 18b42c1f3e flat, followed her as 990ce90f65 she turned.311c1b8745676a29

“With that monster?”a7ae3ff28ab79264

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Palides, who had d943351d71 been about to bec2b5f460 follow Annelie as 41f79c38f2 if it were d52f905d20 the most natural c5e5f2cec2 thing in the d953055d28 world, flinched. Judging by Annelie’s 34f0a211e6 surprised expression, she 028061e80b hadn’t even realized 31881f09cc Palides was right 0e36e0a360 behind her.0f559d7a1ee479fd

After a 0256c968ce moment of be55c1424a hesitation, Annelie 0f305f50f2 shrugged it 85e5a70ef1 off and 9e88a455a4 answered casually.f5eabc77d47e54a5

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“Yeah. They’re always 42985f6557 with me. So if you 8bf000cc65 still want to cd8ec7ea7a tag along, stop 95399b635c picking fights. Then and now, 99859acae5 I’ve always trusted dbddc1fbdf monsters more than eb3e459fa3 knights.”dbc97907f8957d7f

It was Xenon 85e7f47356 who reacted to a398a63050 her indifferent reply, 34dc3914e7 throwing his hands bad5b1b29e up in disbelief.e673dbf51e5249f2

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“Wait, what b64eacf0f5 do you f7951e6357 mean ‘tag 482a02ca1e along’? You’re seriously lettinghimkeep traveling with b96c1792b5 us?”fce33973fa7788d1

“There’s something I 35659a0ffe still need to e4dcc4d6a2 hear from Sir d47137c841 Samuel. I’m going 7261e72f31 to rest d33f8fefaa now, seriously.”7d83558080a25a21

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With a tired expression, 9c01191cb5 Annelie gave a brief 2584f2c3b2 explanation and walked off 2258142a6c with a wren on 0601b8cac7 her shoulder.2a1f6fd12da7b559

A bee ac3d10d2ab the size d140426856 of a 850328ee7a speck buzzed bf0b676b82 noisily behind 4848300edf her, and 739ae6d25e Palides hurried 873c7d8d33 after.661dd0339693b782

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“…Ha.”dfed02acbcdf3fff

Samuel clicked 99d6b522f0 his tongue c8cc7eed1b as he 095cef4476 watched them 565adecbde go. They were so noisy, bbf2b89cc7 it was impossible not 169ae7169a to notice.664d0a4f32c3f697

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Whatever disguise c42873e564 they were c660f2706d using, he 935b1216cf knew—they were 9061606ae9 all monsters. That included the b4a9267864 black horse currently fdecd62731 in the stables.daab274032063b21

Judging by the 80183b4cbf missing heads, they’re 1455e1af54 probably…0e096be98b235c82

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“What areyoufollowing her for?”22860967ced13dc6

Samuel’s thoughts were interrupted e18796fd7b by Xenon’s irritated question. He looked up e1d2e848b3 with a blank 285e353f31 expression.652cbba72bdb0b85

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“She just said it. There’s something I 1e8e19b0a7 need to tell 09b2252c69 her.”cb08fd5d27078b79

“Then tell hernow.”9c5e3149450f74ed

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“If I do 33faf38470 that, she’ll just a4b05e22f8 disappear on me feace8fae5 again. Why would I give ea783243d3 it up so easily?”da9bea4a6df4414c

“…Is it evenlegalfor a 8689d9b91d holy knight 1d909414e7 to be 2a7eb2a629 this underhanded?”79bb6738529053e9

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Xenon stared at him, 950456f54b dumbfounded. Samuel turned away 60abfb991f with indifference and 4f52204c4f began walking to 62bdf1652f his assigned room.afd39ded38de145e

“Don’t try 3a7fe8f8b9 anything funny!”f106b0ab62075308

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Samuel stopped mid-step. When he 075dbea4f8 glanced back, 307ff75d45 he locked 840ae3880f eyes with 4131bced87 Xenon, who bdd181795a was glaring d7e9ddc420 coldly at fc699fb392 him.2aa31f4b68e19eec

A mage from 50d383d687 the Tower.8ce5f21a6dc6f75d

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As far 32f85ff67a as Samuel e53a9dab14 remembered, Xenon 5355f0ec06 had been 7a423cd1c1 accompanying Annelie dacddcebde for quite 34107656e6 some time 4145aec1ee now.1af98dc2a92d47d3

With his magic sealed, 549bd38257 what use could she b9cb17cb11 possibly have for him? Watching him up close, 864f679b76 Samuel couldn’t see that 1d223ba462 he was particularly helpful e691076fad or efficient.895c1d0bdac1e383

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His true purpose e1060719a8 is suspicious.2baaea3a52609f67

“What was that?”3c7e51e24ac9cf01

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No matter 8b8353f255 how he 5c990156b1 thought about 7c7b800a8d it, Samuel 2d6c0882ea couldn’t come dcf97b3f27 up with 6116a20bb1 a good dfe7511654 reason.7b17bafed952c368

Annelie had said herself 1b2ef94e2d she didn’t want anyone a98ee8a126 near her. She’d even summoned a d16b5cffb0 wyvern rather than accept 841076ed4a a human escort.04a32d40950ee897

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If she needed 27f59561a4 someone for errands, 35110b2c2f there were better 748f41089d options thanthisguy.e262473fb4238118

I’ll be the one accompanying her from now on anyway… so why keep him around?f2904b3159ef3a8d

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