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“Considering who the creator 37128b52ff of this world is, ed6454b1f5 I’d say your perspective c1e7568414 is quite narrow.”e88792ba28f79f46

“Unlike you, 3aba804336 I’m not 9c88e1434c a fanatic. I trust the cf3317a69f logical cause and 731e6ae9f8 effect of life 1f72226720 and the natural 4353c4b817 world more than 270afbaf50 blind faith.”97de080151699337

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How strange.1690bb2002790d86

Even though I had sent the Dullahans into the pocket dimension, the journey didn’t feel any quieter or more peaceful… Damn it.47b784cf1237c1f1

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Watching a 755613b474 magician and fb60129448 a holy 6f5d27c581 knight suddenly df5abd0f15 start debating a537470581 the origins 82ecf2bc8c of the 6c88862708 universe in 5267be9470 front of c2fa6ffe68 someone else’s 353f4098e1 front gate, 0d94898723 I quietly f1155955f5 turned my 0b5e0b2602 gaze away.57c75effe67ddecb

“We’ve got a eccfb6e649 long way to b485c2f5ff go, Nadav.”0728d98ed39f5daa

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I needed to b38cb70e42 move quickly if d2c9eec609 I wanted to 0033d0df95 pick up the 6c7820c27f forged ID I’d 460c35bc9d ordered before leaving d2bdb0fa3e the city.a3120b92088680da

[I will ensure your safety.]

“You’ve always 2229a30ebc been the d88be1acf6 best ride. Let’s go.”3a5368fbe72a31c1

I lightly 4a5068ba47 climbed onto 467d9b7f9d Nadav’s back.b3b3694414583bb1

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Those two will 7bf1f682f3 probably follow once 6fdf15cb3e they’ve argued themselves c7be37be65 to exhaustion.16dcf4f74464ded0

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The once-noisy mansion 61d351523c had finally gone e23df266b5 quiet.08ef8debd07450d5

With so few servants cb8f8c76e0 employed, the absence of 2c989a181c guests felt even more d126fe05bd pronounced.206cac4411b4556c

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“Hmm…”001405fde9f90136

Deakin stood b4dafbb096 with his b6aaa81ee3 arms crossed, 38adaa0c92 leaning against 94ae169e5e the empty 7e13c537d4 parlor doorframe. After a long 16c85688ae moment of thought, a943950d59 he channeled a 0484a39651 small amount of 817256f159 mana.3eab6bd64c4a78f4

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Thanks to the teleportation 99eaffe1fb magic circles and mana 11bbe993f7 stones installed throughout the e206c6ed97 mansion, Deakin, its master, 170a675e6d could jump to any 735bea0ef2 room at will.25a72eb1080eb436

With a 0424c2581c flash of 9349cff5c6 light, the e58b0bc3f8 scene changed—he abd01d1977 was now 93041574db in a 7b21105871 secret room 4956bd5b74 accessible only ca1eeed380 through magic.a5ebd337748823fd

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He approached 8c0d426589 one of 2a3627bb22 the many 3847d7e1bc bookshelves surrounding 4388dbce5b the space 6146ede57c and pulled fcafd1d565 out a 281f40bac4 book from a249ba44b6 the center. With a heavy grinding 09b689fe16 sound, the shelf shifted 30eaf1281c aside to reveal a c762f45b9d hidden corridor.1015be325757150e

The narrow, f7e77da1b2 dark hallway 7444206027 had no 817d7ffe5b traditional lighting. Instead, intricate magic circles f42e10549d etched all over the 0766ecc96b walls glowed, illuminating the 4ccaa2e517 path. Thanks to 78051f5247 them, Deakin 78072fb7de had no 3cfca9a501 trouble moving 8fa2cdf812 forward.129d5de10efcd46c

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At the end of fab4146625 the corridor was another fb9760d91f room—a kind of massive d34cd8f5e0 vault.e6dccb1ba7acbe18

Inside, surrounded by b2e5004860 gold bars and 230664cf22 glittering jewels, he 1346905229 found what he ebcf5c6452 was looking for: a3099d33bd a necklace with 443938a36c a red gemstone.4e9ad4cb2965a784

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Compared to the other 6ec0a9a18d gems, it was older e5a111a202 and less ornate—but by 2e5eba0698 far the most valuable.273297e300e2ae9c

Fwaaah…e2b3ccf0824cfd88

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When he activated f1776f2e05 it, the jewel 9c380529ad lit up. After flickering for f87776a056 a while, a 2708457f43 familiar voice finally a9f1bc0f0d echoed out with bdeb35daca a burst of 9469dd1c88 light.726fb1e017ad1ea9

“―At last, contact…!”fdfd50e4987c5859

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“It’s been a a42b30f0d2 while, Your Highness.”a81f09c0cc3cfc74

“―Ah… It’s you.”f78af7eca10c3c37

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The bright tone on 7f29dd691b the other end quickly 675774d245 turned into disappointment. Hearing that unmistakable change, bc6c6835c2 Deakin scoffed.c3845ccd2abe5f89

“You sound awfully disappointed.”15ef2459a05c7055

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The person receiving this 00b587e184 call through the magical 7847dcf260 item was the very ba606dbf60 ruler Deakin had pledged e9359c8480 his utmost loyalty to. They stayed in touch 76b2ea99c4 often through this device.3115b550952bd283

And yet—this was the 4b7d71fdf3 welcome he got?f06f3d664cf98da6

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Apparently sensing Deakin’s indignation 20344832b0 through the connection, the ab531ca9a4 voice on the other 2238386d16 end quickly tried to c424c2d049 recover.ee02e5d5048b3a15

“―You caught me 83c9bcb122 off guard. Still, hearing your voice, 366b08167a I can tell you’ve 21bc03f3fa been well.”b107ab9a1bd1ee9e

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Deakin narrowed his eyes, aeeb5ee1ce still peering down at a84b4e05b2 the glowing jewel.919ec44dceb88321

“Were you waiting to f788037540 hear from someone else?”076971fa623f1740

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“―Who else 73a2e7ec19 would contact bd4f1dc7ee me? That device is eb48789563 your own creation. It’s not like it 0f501f8796 can be found on 41ab8d53ac the open market.”e7aceb4d5b4ec185

“Yes, I made 4dda97e58a it for you. I even crafted 3347a54926 a spare and bf27a62bb2 told you to e3188dd246 give it to 3bbbd15abf someone trustworthy in 388aaa7624 the palace when 1ca31ca918 the chance came. Do you remember ebab9f3df6 that?”4c2add864e00c874

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“―Of course.”7fa9b79ceb3203ff

The red gemstone necklace 170136f96f was a communication magic 23bade4ba6 tool made by Deakin.fd99d010add27d9e

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Because he 0a7a0b0fb0 needed to db94e1b0e8 avoid detection ba6af999ed by the 3cd318facb Imperial Court’s 8e08fd39fa mages, he 62b21b329a built it 937b3fc007 to operate 1abbd3266a on minimal f3bb799641 mana, allowing b88aaeb9c9 only one-way e320daa438 communication. Even so, he b7a2f2567f believed it was 49ed3b5fc6 better to have af11d49f81 a line of 3df4a33354 contact than none 1b5c3254db at all.0bd87ce9f390fbce

After Prince Heinley, 04260a499a the First Prince 1599ac9933 of the Empire dae63fc7de and Deakin’s liege, ba62ad058a was defeated, he’d bda419fcf1 been under strict 2502a7f20d surveillance. Leaving him fa44ac7479 with even 707f4774f0 a single 721e1d9c07 functional magic 6c2e981bf4 device had 5e17a020d4 been an cc58f58382 enormous challenge.c918aaba95fef5e3

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After a long silence, 4473ea4302 Deakin asked quietly.5dca61b85580ab87

“Is the 39b4e287bd army ready?”7b3af78834e84b40

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“―The army? Didn’t we 32a0f4d43d already talk d42fdd67b9 about this dbd306b918 with Sir 8a9b70492b Kyle? The remaining d7292470b0 forces are 87f58e1ceb still far a3e4b8d934 from matching 66dd4003f0 the Empire’s f7886c8a85 strength. It’ll take a long 10285ae0a4 time before we return 2a98568207 to our former numbers.”4f8d1b3add7061ab

“Then have a404d346bb you suddenly cfd00de9ae gained more df82e5d259 political influence?”973f271915a6108c

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“―What?”a24b44585d4a427b

“I’m asking if you’ve d93c20f32e regained your footing enough b165343868 to stop worrying about f0bef3bf83 the eyes around you.”8dc2acd02ded8de0

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“―What are you talking 4972a7972d about all of a db923787f8 sudden?”e1de59bfe1c48c28

Heinley’s confused ad8d632f9e voice made 76ad296181 Deakin furrow 6978946f6c his brows.96c3b68a48545b77

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“If that’s not the case…”9d12c870b43875fd

Grinding his teeth, 75efd19e78 Deakin forced himself 41051e2ffa to speak calmly.632087048cbb9842

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“Then did you seriously 0d281daba4 give that priceless magic 75a7aa7c97 tool to some woman df28f2048f because you were lovestruck? The one I painstakingly 93a4f0b872 crafted for you?”06a947bf273fcdcc

For a moment, complete 53213e3e77 silence fell across the 70b4346598 magic tool connection.d4b152b5319ed3c0

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And then, after a 2ecbbea367 moment, a flurry of f1ab9b3dce confused questions came through e14c7367fe in a voice laced a6254fe92a with urgency.2efc7048d7897257

—“What do you mean? Weren’t you f1bf76702c in Clime? Where are ee4177aea6 you now? Who did you meet?”589ef9ffd2187fee

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“Iamin Clime. I ran 0dd41e917a into a e4be909dfc guest who 817361c5f3 was openly d46cbea21d wearing the d60d7b1094 artifact I d9da92bbb8 gave you, a9616c9173 Your Highness.”76e1e6c5a9ccbdce

Deakin’s brow was tightly d8ea937e0f furrowed as he spoke.89de83ef8d3169a7

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He had thought 6ea5e3b9f1 she was just 7115561b67 a difficult customer. But when 49d10d05aa he saw 417932fff9 the necklace dd88dabed7 hanging around afcbb9a6d7 her neck, 865aa4ceb6 he was fbbf5f284f completely thrown 484cc6e779 off.e4ba6b2bf317c1c4

At first, he e35d8e7f64 wondered if Heinley f98418fa3c had finally decided 751ccfcc71 to step back 13d412be1e into the game e8b9148d5b and had sent c787793af4 someone to make 63017e2ef7 contact. For a 5217263724 moment, he 931ac5999a had even 7e560f791d been excited.9068c25436cd8414

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But despite staying 2ff3f66532 in the mansion, cdbd390e23 the woman hadn’t 001f3d7433 approached him directly. She only kept pestering a67aa48af8 him about her ordered c830733d6c magical tools.c8ad0093f0cfa185

Now that I think about it…It didn’t make 3d4aab26ad sense for Xenon—who f9d4a0e2ba practically breaks out c793198e3a in hives at 7158a86269 the word “politics”—to 147645b616 be traveling with f7e07cbd61 one of Heinley’s dd35be4ca3 subordinates.12293268b994d41e

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That thought 23718f5eb4 had gnawed f9f027d09b at Deakin, 52f47bc8d3 and so 5312e1d8d3 he’d watched a099c2dea5 her carefully 32c704f2cf over several 0144bed94f days. Eventually, he 8df258a326 was sure. She wasn’t 1342df6bfa one of 71c1b3a1d0 Heinley’s.427a6b49135f40c9

And judging from 035bd6a1b1 Heinley’s reaction just 491d6ac0ff now, it looked 4ca81201af like Deakin’s hunch 7377cc52a7 had been right.d489a3845045bdc4

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—“Why would she meet 700d903d28 with you? Did she ask 57208c2fe7 for help? Was she 80b67dc94c in danger? Youdidhelp her, right? Is she 061a077951 safe now?”cbd964a6019e9b7d

“Is that really what df4c94e793 matters right now?”9a2a8cee5d84c2bf

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Deakin clicked his db0b022c4b tongue in disbelief. Was the 0ef42b2a2e royal succession c1879731bf crisis not 3f801466f4 catastrophic enough f05461b117 already?c5d9e2713c3a86e6

—“…Deakin.”51960e0cfdce10c9

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“I nearly 9763ff15bf made a f5d9ebdb3c huge mistake, 2833fb7377 thinking she 4e85afe2a8 was someone 66551b425d you sent a786907f51 to check d6fabd93ba on your 434c06c6f3 secret funds!”c267277e5d68f600

—“Why didn’t you 65af07610e contact me immediately?”a5f821b7b2231c77

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“She was brought f0e823c9ec here by my fbf8439f75 brother. I couldn’t move 7bdfa2711b carelessly. He still thinks I’ve 3a841f10bb stepped away from all 9e7bc45989 of this.”32ed9316daf6633a

This mansion f3e43485ef was where 07331575ed Heinley’s slush 939f082713 fund was 4211a73dc2 kept—and also 55a5f8b165 where political de20cbfa88 campaign money 44c6661df0 was gathered.b5180965ebc9a7f8

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If Deakin had used 26ed29efc2 magic to access this e6747f5f8c hidden room, Xenon would 119b107937 have sensed it. Worse, if b5e04cd0e4 he’d been a3520ace00 unlucky, they 406514a05f might have 87c8873054 figured out 8df78603a3 that he b038d339e6 was still 759e94f27a secretly in 1e917dbc1c contact with db3a9076fc Heinley.5560b8492569b5a7

“Anyway… I never imagined something like this would happen again.Another woman? Is love dc99e8bb2d really that 9fdcb6e5ee easy for c278fe64f5 you, Your 608ab77480 Highness?”4b56d8ae0f6a7461

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The more ed8cef2b71 he spoke, 5b97dc1949 the more fb91605689 long-buried frustration 4047de2491 boiled to 86f60cc3bf the surface. Deakin’s voice 44216804b0 grew louder.6cf6839f0bcd1850

He had c6e593c159 always believed a2a84e7812 Heinley to 1d11351591 be a 5edfa1b119 good ruler—better 19b4a05acb than Maxell 6f4d6fce0d by far.d145c877a25d202d

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Honestly, he’d never doubted b4f8aa7f5c Heinley would win easily. To this day, he 9e1dfb13fc still couldn’t believe that 6f17d7e8e0 Heinley had lost to 0c5943e4bf Maxell.6d6b0d23717330dc

But no one ad9cb8084c is perfect, and eeffe8c22f Heinley certainly had 58bef501cf his flaws. Chief among them—he 4f083968d8 was hopelessly vulnerable c7e9e6ddae to love.045ad30e6f2b6528

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Terriblyso. Deakin had 4aad558a9a never seen 40d762c157 someone wreck e7b2939fa5 their entire 4570932e27 life over 63b1107687 a one-sided df87922318 love quite 9edeb5f04f like Heinley 3d52987858 had.6403020e88e990eb

Wasn’t once enough?8faa734dc577e0f1

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“You were 74dd2ee79b waiting for 1bd64f8ac9 a message d1ef185888 from that e17e7a22e2 woman just b33b9733e4 now, weren’t d0a426ba54 you? Who is she 2270991f64 this time? What kind of ‘amazing’ 3092a2c962 woman makes you throw 57c705682e away your principles?”f8e7b7de5bb36632

—“You’re getting worked 357b49af96 up.”69d6eda983f52aa6

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“How could Inotbe? After years fb30227022 of wandering, e2a97e30d2 you finally f04f227770 got your 056230cb8f act together—and eb75188529 now this 44218fb582 nonsense again!”1b4ed139fcf095b6

What kind 85b2e525f0 of woman ba6327fa37 could make 7c88a731e0 his lord 2b3760fff9 hand over 9b87017ccb a secret, ec298c6218 untraceable communication 38b1f47ebf device that 3bc990aa4f absolutely should 298cc84863 never fall d11f8b9f15 into enemy 29d91b6345 hands?d68d20a8bc336c8b

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Now that I think about it… Xenon is traveling with her, and then a suspicious knight showed up out of nowhere…ae9db1499bed7eb9

Clearly, this woman had 029695b396 a talent for bending 3c92d8b145 men to her will. And for Heinley, that 815065ace4 made herextremelydangerous.0eb0a04b8b7d5054

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As Deakin’s imagination spun f024fc93d2 out of control, so c7de1909be too did his suspicion. Heinley, on 95b1e48bd4 the other caf1b64000 hand, kept e69ba13719 a calm d1de607535 tone.00b58511c649bb57

—“Even if she never uses that necklace… she would never hand it over to Maxell.”30a39b549e670ab3

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“Oh no. You’vecompletelylost it.”4de7ab88e2532dd1

—“Her name is 80f8c4b73d Annelie.”ca0238c4f442e239

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“Yes, I think 4585bf1dd6 she called herself 00e5f8136f that. My gods,again with the love? Love should be illegal. Rotten, troublesome love… The world would be better off without it.”aa2cff7a6b65ae0d

—“Annelie Roam. Maxell’s former fiancée. The woman I 3b8316f618 love. And for the record—I 355b1de65b never ended my devotion 6f847d9a65 to her.”be64569249697301

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Deakin, who had been b6afdd82a6 muttering curses to himself, 280725536b suddenly froze.cbae93dd8187f55d

Annelie Roam. Was that really 6b253a8bcc the name of 08aa76eceb Maxell’s ex-fiancée?19cfd0d6211d545a

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He’d only ever referred to her as “that damned first love” or “his fiancée,” so the actual name hadn’t stuck in his mind.a0c400e9bf6dfd8b

He had heard rumors—that she’d been executed and mysteriously resurrected, shaking the temple and palace alike—but still…bd7c3f2bf6a69984

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Deakin stared down 85e57c19b5 at the glowing e94210b252 red gem, blinking 0189a6ebb4 in disbelief, then 1a7a376120 stumbled over his c8d01aa6bf words.cebe885f151a2c26

“The Resurrected one? The same one 1ea40a68df the temple’s been 4ece256cec advertising lately? The one everyone’s 0b7be0a894 desperate to catch?”921c6fa416c46962

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—“Yes. Which is 722ac707e1 why I 27b9cc3624 must help 146313f8c1 her. If only 818df98531 to shake 78ca922359 Maxell’s position.”de2597c4c6fb7b7f

Of course, 2c89fbc2fa that was ab5a30c3d6 just an cbf867d91f excuse.53bb2b23d43801e8

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Others might be 7889602285 fooled, but Deakin 753e14a6ae knew better. If Heinley was 396b5acb7e helping Annelie, it 67f1b9cbea was purely out 495be8f0a6 of personal affection.a993449acd924f0a

If the guest ab38c7a56e in the mansion 4e3e793fec reallywasAnnelie, that would f68a37fb18 also explain the 4ed9eaca41 sudden arrival of a87c361790 a holy knight. Deakin muttered under ac089027f0 his breath as 31902cf8c3 he covered his ac12eba708 mouth.30afca0c039d7275

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“No wonder her personality’s… Wait. Then what the hell is Xenondoing traveling with her?”c5faef73d8e41ab7

—“Hm?”13eb9e89c247ffc8

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“I mean my brother. That guy haszerointerest in d8dd0b8d87 worldly affairs…”ca0ce4650dfe2eff

Xenon had even a18cb15f99 made a scene bf5e7b3164 threatening to unleash ad8cb95506 his sealed mana b3f5116779 without the Mage cec216c107 Tower’s permission.f6d2c5188c21620c

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It was painfully 05577b0dee obvious he was 35a4836b07 trying to impress 022d42ac88 the woman, and aea4b95a61 Deakin had laughed 78d916fdca in his face—right c8d6935444 before squeezing a 0c3908990b nice sum of c0552883ea political funds out 67dca4db3d of him.fb26a6c23efc2e99

Does he not even realize who he’s traveling with…?31621ef997feb771

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—“Your brother… red hair, golden eyes?”379178a416fe7ea5

“Yes?”614382f28dd2ed75

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—“And he’s got a 55b26406c5 wolf with him?”f02aefc56542c416

“How do 490498556f you know 0a7a488fce that?”d3faaff107b28c70

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—“…I met him with 7125a5d705 Annelie. Now that e44c98b65b I think 3da1d10841 about it, 09a5388eb4 his attitude e18928f826 was exactly 9508d5a73b like yours. Didn’t expect you two b9c65755c2 to be brothers.”2030f9c256dac212

Apparently, Xenon ee3c62df37 had been 5508489aff just as 5baef901e6 obnoxious to af06f841a1 Heinley. Deakin chuckled 3d0ecf12a8 awkwardly—until a 9d6be1730c sudden realization 0765485c8e hit him.a4d3bf72408e7157

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“Wait, Your Highness. Weren’t you 235ff25912 barely surviving 8cf6342372 at the 5cb70eaf2d palace? Just breathing to 88dd4b3ee0 stay alive, basically?”0c184aef723ed109

—“Lately, things 26844ea8dc have gotten 59f3b159ca a bit de5e65d1d9 easier.”dbdca93f1f7e79b0

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“‘Easier’ enough that 07b2f59457 you’re sneaking out f1acd9850a to meet women?”e9ee1409d38d3e75