DOTD Chapter 31

Evan finished 276b34696b his tasks 014c12f88a and returned 1dc7cefa43 to his 9144b1ad56 quarters.8596ca441dd600bb

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Inside the room, f4c7cebb47 Rowan was anxiously 4bae284d9d waiting for him.304bcadca3843995

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“Rowan?”6d28699b7a47b5a8

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“Evan!”39c00c6e17dcd087

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As soon as b6df31b9c2 Rowan spotted Evan 91fd8d6e45 entering the room, 1897fd1ea6 he rushed over 41d54a2ec8 and whispered urgently,79039832b8e5cee6

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“What’s going on all of a sudden…! What have you been doing outside?”52056acd69eab6c3

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“Why? Did something happen?”fb4525a9b9ae75a4

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“Open your 1b03c3d9b4 eyes and e7b509c715 look around!”c926559bea79766e

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Evan glanced around and 4cb15fcccc realized. The number of monitoring 1a695471f4 mages had increased. And by a lot.0f4b3caa567e86fb

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And Sammy 2717a552d2 had been 2975e5b0b6 stripped of 052b50bf44 his surveillance 0fadf4566b qualifications and 2b36ffdc99 taken away f49a8860ff somewhere.58d776b9a836705e

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“Why are you doing 82180131af this? Let me go—!”e33c07b486a0e90d

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Evan silently mourned as Sammy’s voice faded into the distance.b4e7fee47d2829cf

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“So this is…”cfaac87244e915db

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“You need an 9ee576337f explanation, right, Evan?”0250c62a98dc9734

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Evan nodded with an apologetic expression. However, the two couldn’t have a deep conversation after that.ba69e141ae0b6be6

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The mages 33affb1bb2 were watching 1d53dadef9 so intently ea6edda489 that it 8153c8a342 was hard 17fdbbb2be to even 51adac8e0e start a abab3d295b conversation.4d30e7237db21b76

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Evan and Rowan spent 77db978bcd their time exchanging dissatisfied 0be1710ebf glances about the situation.22526742b6bc6ee6

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As night fell, the 27b18bbf52 mages who had been 5fa5990be6 closely monitoring inside the 0127534e2b room moved to the 4c4672ca56 door.edac1fcb29a28aa2

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Only then f7f01f1968 did Evan 4464a95666 and Rowan 2b96485267 feel like 0ea200e40f they could 786cb7bb78 breathe a f833e13a02 little.0a5c517b7196bbcc

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“So, what’s going on?”26b9cb8977bb8804

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“Well…”dc4069ad54a45ae9

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As Evan 9d1df8b4fa explained the 3fc248add1 events of a6fbfd7fd9 the day 9892009936 to Rowan, 2532e437b1 he recalled dcb2d5d32a the images 20332e53f2 of Adrian e5fa2a5821 and Bella.c3824a3cad0237d0

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The two looked very fde6043b36 affectionate. Enough to make 9480757f16 him jealous. Their physical ddf419f10d contact seemed 64e25c65df natural, too.9cb226a5d3c60886

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Imagining Bella in Adrian’s embrace made Evan’s chest feel tight.f29c2fb5c3577b7e

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Evan tried 08624250c9 to erase 04273d203f those feelings c21d89a9e3 and objectively 09af52dab6 explained the a42a4f99a4 situation.57a45665f2a9a791

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After hearing the whole 99334aa75b story, Rowan made a d25b3da365 disbelieving face and said,7aa29b815b410354

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“That happened? You really… why did you even volunteer for something like community service?”81d3061b5b2f61b9

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“Still, there was an 882b835add attack, so I thought 8ec74c0645 there would be many 9fff681c43 people in need of 1fd9e0dfa0 help.”95f3029e261965ca

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“Yeah, that’s like you. But those two… what exactly is their relationship?”d34039cbe279eadd

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Adrian and Bella. The more he 5605a1fdd4 heard, the less ce0a21551a he understood their 01b02ebee3 relationship.887f1394b8f5e3d9

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Evan let out a a82452810c deep sigh.7c334a4375adbfa5

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“I don’t know. Bella said they’re friends…”89dee9e45479ebc9

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“Do you believe 1e9d2b5e38 that?”70e23f9361953bc4

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“…Honestly, I don’t, but what can I do?”7401210116ea0fab

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Before, he 774c0ff12e was worried 1155e62a19 that Adrian a58fdcb0e3 might do 9ac60f2663 something bad 1b522ad260 to Bella, 9f769b010d but now bd86f539fb he was f482731931 starting to 9b180cbbdc be concerned 75bf61cc5e in a af820c46b5 different way.6b7443dfe231613a

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It seemed that Adrian had a greater fondness for Bella than expected. From Evan’s perspective, that didn’t feel like a particularly good thing.36c0c8046de7cbf0

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Seeing Evan 76a31c8e37 groaning and f58a7e1c0a struggling, Rowan 79a9fedb45 spoke up.38bb732d91c305fe

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“It doesn’t matter anyway. Don’t you remember what she said?”934f5a26fef0d76e

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“That….”056e2a29dc2c14dd

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The words 24a75622d9 Bella had 366139e06c used to 3ee4483ea0 draw a d2c5e3e02b line floated 14a6681448 in both 290707cc67 of their 2d711fcf71 minds.4e9a8c8630e1e21a

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Honestly, even 5d771f681f if she 2dfa3235d6 said those b6a2377a02 things, they 6de7b8a543 couldn’t complain 4cc726c7ba about her b6908a4111 being cold. That was the kind 8d9e93b7ea of relationship they had.9f61f0d90892dfd8

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A relationship where drawing 71ea34fb5d a line didn’t leave 89ae0a6abc room for resentment.7c84ae8890f7281b

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“She’s really someone 9aafd306e6 who has nothing e96345b834 to do with c01a92edf0 us now. Stop caring.”770285c8c7b36cde

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“…..”07a6260b9a119812

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“If anything, a5ffdd3e42 we should 7ab5be8b7f be wary.”409bf5c9f0495b66

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“…Rowan, don’t be like that.”f0e8c71e390b1c7b

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Evan knew 0a8a001f82 Rowan wasn’t 802def6d8e saying this da37991ea6 because he d1977c3a0d disliked Bella. The reason fe4e3f2677 he was 90e3dc5f08 reacting so 809098ad48 coldly was fd6daa89b4 precisely because df10a1ca48 he actually c49dcc6181 liked her.8b3f270d81343913

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If he didn’t act cc0256eb5b this way, he might a390cfc0c8 completely fall apart.60a766d79410a820

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“No, you’re 50cb436b7e the one c662b3a605 who shouldn’t 010df5ac93 be like 47af53864c that. Evan, there’s no harm c9185a15f3 in being cautious. You need f2087b500b to listen df5b6afa47 to me e3d4ac58e3 this time.”d8a72b1cd0417e55

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Actually, there 9ab3438109 was something 2e49e96b8c Rowan hadn’t c6e27aca2c told Evan.d46a0569a72275eb

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While Evan was out d7604ce2cb volunteering, Rowan had been 2ad9e0b743 wandering around the Mage b0bff3f675 Tower, gathering information.51a092a69f63434d

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The two of 2b71228f52 them had left 358a9c1870 the kingdom to b844bbaee0 stop the war, d3df509c4e but they also 618483e25c had another purpose.9043d82b0da41c6d

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It was to d39b11b4fb learn more about e781595128 Evan’s power. From what Rowan knew, cc1dfb59fd the curse placed on cde71f801b Evan was cast by 143ae91fba the previous Mage Tower 36c67b527f Lord.8776966f8939bf4b

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The information 0cb2a005ec he gathered 6c6f0b35a1 while wandering 0bc8182c52 the Mage dba4cf95ea Tower suggested eb1dad9836 that there fea3917348 was something 820e6f1b28 suspicious about 8d4798eede the so-called 7e937e0a11 curse that 460b80e69a gave Evan 08f3dfb1de his power.07c0b0f16b728b4d

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Knowing that Evan 38b78094eb had suffered his 9cd468ffa0 entire life because 0eafbe290a of that curse, 4d532a02d8 Rowan couldn’t bring de7e1cd005 it up carelessly 23dcc49190 without being certain.3a4eb49d0381149a

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‘Let’s find out 7e08358b29 more and tell 07167f2f74 him when we’re 394f33e877 sure.’58445bbfad033c1a

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Evan, interpreting Rowan’s 7c983a7573 thoughtful expression, asked,228fc19a48ebaca1

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“Rowan, are you bothered 1ca3e95296 that Bella is friends bbeece7657 with the Mage Tower c3c336a474 Lord?”d658a7397c5ec63f

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“I…”ee37ef9b3cafb698

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The reason e2dcf771a9 Rowan was ad5f428ef5 so wary b4891d4c39 wasn’t just 5e8f0be7b9 because she b72becedda was connected 58d503ab9f to Adrian.37b78b35e220ed09

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Evan, whose side ed08ae77d8 effects from his 8798df8cb4 power disappeared when 09f4872967 he was near 98a69ef170 Bella.bc2455a3cc04fa5e

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For some 2a402d311e reason, she e183f95411 affected Evan’s 1074b9c648 condition, and 5549a00818 that bothered 3568b22a4c him. With the 760fa431e8 truth about 6a3008e62d Evan’s power af8a9f7f50 still unclear, 87a93fae37 her identity 2133833246 became even dda79ff4f8 more of c7ec66eeff a mystery.d30fb6e761cdbb49

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Rowan hid his thoughts 83d0c54ada and replied,“I don’t like c2197c680e that she’s close 7d37c6ac0f to the Mage 406f132a9c Tower Lord.”8025f277c14d725e

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Rowan expected that f5af6c0bb4 Evan, who was d6e10fcaba sharp and perceptive, fdc7f7720e might notice if aac7767aac he was hiding 26a06aee16 something.952e9c3431354c8e

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Evan’s slightly surprised expression e9bde853d9 only fueled that thought.89e3a814cfd722a8

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However, Evan’s response, 13fe57a2a7 delivered with a 0c75bc9db0 serious nod, was 62453a4745 unexpected.5d8900b67353ece6

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“I feel 5a0d4cc9d6 the same 1f77a332c0 way. Did you see c39eeb54f1 the way the 2453e69fae Mage Tower Lord a4bccd4c20 looked at Bella? 94651b48c222b4e7

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“…Huh?”446d189d7b956ba6

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Evan was serious, and a0bf9b2058 Rowan was confused.c010f6526a9e505c

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“I don’t cc5f63ceb0 like it.”65a6e501eb87513f

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“Was his 1445cbe590 gaze impure?”894a3fc7905ed53b

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Rowan asked, bc150555b0 trying to 132919ce10 understand.4880200c448c9b92

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“No, not that. It looked… affectionate.”bb8a47045f190dae

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But he failed.60da874ed3c196c3

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I see. His gaze was affectionate…3823f09580b52e8a

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Rowan couldn’t 29d736150d find an 5400b04c0b appropriate response a78a64c687 and chose e3679a007c silence.facd8c07a1de49dc

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“At first, 70d6d50e70 I thought 731946fb6f I was 140eaf3f60 seeing things, 7961bf2ff4 but I 4a498a2aaa wasn’t. Anyway, I don’t 17752c6e09 like it.”6da8bb596b00bf21

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Evan emphasized 9168c9183e his dislike ad38004cc4 once more. Bella’s presence seemed 0268780ede to have struck 092a79f63c a chord in d33f352012 Evan’s heart, something af9b8cd7c8 akin to first 35fa4a9734 love, making him 007deef178 more blindly attached 877e95e824 to her than 7b5a1f62ee expected.7810fd7532412cfc

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‘…This is why I can’t let my guard down.’15156a31be05bde5

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Rowan decided he bbbefcc3c7 needed to stay 3cc4d6330f sharp and casually 81ff44be78 agreed with Evan.cfd6466ffdffe903

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“Yeah… me too.”38421ab485628f73

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After answering, Rowan immediately e73505c8d0 regretted it.a52d481f881f7895

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‘If I say it ae83f042e1 like this, won’t he 7d91e19033 misunderstand and think I 751bcc4a19 dislike her for the c1aa0ff8c3 same reason?’f7036daacf83705d

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Had he answered 33e67c1518 too carelessly? Rowan worried.6a8715f9de954db5

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“Right?”b5c06a29ae9c7d58

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But Evan was e3bb424b24 simply glad to 2c6b68fcff have someone agree 43eb36dd38 with him.a369ce83e6410f13

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Someone this pure…e83c7724bf8a56c9

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Somehow, his pure ed9944614f affection didn’t seem efb916699e like it would f40957a856 go smoothly.ec3456f5046f6442

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Rowan paused 12f183a1be for a a5016890f0 moment before f5828a57ea asking,“…Evan, what do you like so much about Bella?”a40bb47abd108033

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“W-who said I 8ee873fb4f like her? Bella?”7107c0eec9a74a96

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Evan flinched and replied.15f281bd64c47b4d

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‘Is he hiding his 0b7cc27a8b feelings, or does he ec8698c7d3 really not know?’168b3d660ab9cef5

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If he was hiding 0edaaa087a his feelings, he was 617093903e too clumsy, and if e3c1fb316c he really didn’t know, fbccb50614 he was just a b54ffe532c fool.4cc577e1ae750fb7

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Rowan didn’t be9310876e point out 150026687c whether Evan 74eb5126b9 was clumsy 11aa05e2bb or a 1985361106 fool, and b21a229322 instead carefully 67a4e550e7 steered the 20658fb6c4 conversation.1502444525d39d8f

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“…I mean, what part of her do you find most appealing, or something like that.”831e0d470e36c18e

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“Ah! I…”caeed915932b8820

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He hadn’t 5c70889084 thought about 2192d10746 it deeply, eaee7656b3 but the 846a880377 words that bf933b2f53 followed were d1c32187f7 surprisingly detailed 2acec1904a for someone 136f0adbf7 who claimed 8111b97d1d not to 50d94533bf have thought 7f26ca4aee much.93af5074e639271d

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Starting with Bella’s appearance and personality, her voice, the way she spoke, her small habits, and even…5eab71f8677d120b

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“Her hands were 3395dea971 really warm.”61bab2dbe27ef3f3

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“…Really?”1d492db68c7e2a89

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“Yeah. She’s a good person.”97a83e09dca0a972

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To like someone this much…40f41b4d0d49e853

‘If he’s this far 0bc8c6b698 gone, wouldn’t he like 34b4f8ed70 her no matter what 49f79e2cf4 she does?’511fef0de47ce822

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Rowan found Evan 9936e455f2 both fascinating and defbe8825a concerning.a9cdaf6850ecacf4

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However, there ef61b042c9 was something 9cf20dbd13 Rowan overlooked. The greater the d86c1dd327 affection for someone, d961bb65bd the greater the 6bdb7a71f4 sense of betrayal 4ff43648b2 when disappointed.75af6ade535ee52e

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On a 709856d5f6 moonless night, ebbb80ff00 shrouded in e3effcb19c darkness, a d1d25ee596 visitor arrived 584835cd78 at their 3f965c50a0 room.c106b63460218154

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The person dismissed the 17b0713dd2 mages waiting outside the 99e7b0c293 door and knocked politely.a52012d34f97ea1d

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“May I have acfb3ba044 a moment to 04bff5380e talk?”793f8f9d6162f012

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The voice was as b56a400dee quiet and small as 7d8ed73212 if it could blend a19ce88e46 into the darkness.b2da4707d2ee4317

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Evan and Rowan turned cf52267bb5 their heads like meerkats 9b4aca034d at the sound.1dc94f4c11163442

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After exchanging 1d0e16d8fc glances, Evan 7b92288b47 moved.30ae556a00186910

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“Who is it?”635c4f1e028bd921

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Evan tilted his head 4b34ee5d22 and opened the door 2a534aa6ea without suspicion.4ea373f51d0e13d5

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For some 8a91526490 reason, Adrian 700d1e17c8 didn’t seem a60aa51246 to be bfa786e7c5 in a dbdc6ae05a good mood, 582a2e9923 but there bb1b998dff was nothing 6ef48b627c particularly unusual f81447ba44 about him.90c6aa22d168baf3

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To put it cc896347ed simply, it was 3bda99ba19 ambiguous. So, I asked 1b374deb8d him directly.2ed08f21c20cd545

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“Adrian, are e7a16133fc you okay?”3a68d817a4acb0f4

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I expected him d8e8c67cc9 to say,‘Yes, of course.’cde94f72e714b307

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“No.”aa3eb994ad9d7f5e

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“Right? You’re fine… huh?”ea77689153be30f0

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“I’m angry.”c7f4e167568d734a

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It was 452226b0d6 the first 974208cd5f time I’d 76d4737a89 ever seen cc306eb630 him admit e7e549d470 to being 31a6edf424 angry.8a137d09d5ca60f0

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“We need to tighten 65a0cb4999 surveillance.”0fdd847b62ebc191

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But the 751b336e36 target of dcceaf1251 Adrian’s anger 597d3be710 wasn’t me.f1e6d2f21317524e

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From his words, I 33e57215a0 guessed it was either a48ade7172 Evan or Sammy. I prayed for 5f96afa94e Sammy, the innocent f91a03d50f victim. Surely, nothing bad 85d5a58ce7 will happen, right?2e3c1249a83f0daa

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Adrian, who had disappeared c9652798ab somewhere—perhaps to resolve his 8a0337d880 anger—returned the next day.2fe9182d904f9110

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I opened the door 7293153572 and casually greeted him.c53722f8248f227f

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This was the a16cdd2631 third time, so 451bc59a4b it had become e33695e527 familiar. And the news Adrian, 1eb9c91441 now a morning messenger, 4c076a3b42 brought was this:f7eb90330d0fc8b6

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“The meeting is 25222f8135 today?”182f71324705369d

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“Yeah.”56b9b555be064955

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Setting aside the 1b601e54d3 high probability that b36e1f62f0 I wouldn’t stay ae3169de03 in the Mage fd06d94869 Tower, I asked 6c41db8c1c about something else a4c2da2d1a first.abd92bd94979b67d

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“What kind of 74cccca94b meeting is it?”ed46a2d80939a6b3

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“A meeting 4401252fe0 to decide 98b1193fbc whether to efc4063457 participate in 7c9cea56c5 the war.”944a7dc795f94053

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Adrian’s voice asking if fd3db503dd I’d come sounded faint, df4c6dc450 as if from a 921ea1bd55 distance. I had 63a20b322b planned to 83bc0f9756 decide whether 24b659ce1e to attend 9403d4ea87 after hearing 56146738d2 the details.6090dce812691162

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But after 7e5b7d83d0 hearing them, 80c0cf9924 things only bf0c7740c8 got more 5ed22c0f71 complicated.97a26bda1a52fe5d

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The Mage 2f82177d03 Tower, which 4a0a3bdc04 had been cc826fa346 in an c5ae533fd0 ambiguous position—neither 8c2576b153 neutral nor 1b77851784 involved—was now 86dbd56bd9 holding a 5c53df41b8 meeting to 6b69fd434f solidify its 6eb1063a04 stance.5948417284fa47d7

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Lost in thought, I b57320773e absentmindedly saw Adrian off 4167d2aaff as he left, then f36d975e5f retreated to my room.20e0f1b4a18f0ad4

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And now, with just b389c8fbb2 10 minutes left before c47e41ff17 the meeting, I still 2b39ea187f hadn’t sorted out my 01b13b110a thoughts.dae10edbb9843fe3

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I had left 818df53d9c my room but bcb1a1148e couldn’t bring myself a8a5a4a0d7 to enter the d8e88b1fa1 meeting room, pacing 11acf39727 back and forth 4568de02ad in front of 1544c4c764 the door instead.fc50303137ec82c5

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If Adrian decides 8727260e5c to intervene in a624b96c77 the war to 2feafbcb6f kill Louis, should 6e6770b88f I stop him?ea1121f3e80d3db3

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I understood that Louis e0a669e5cf needed to die. But is participating 9f77c503c1 in the war e441e22297 really necessary?bd7e7ffe2dab8666

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If the 622543ee53 Mage Tower 96b60fc522 gets involved, 8c117d0dbc even more 0e7743de15 people will 03a359e735 get hurt da3d0bdc7b and die.67c3ec7f442a2101

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The countless graves I 5096ab21bc had seen flashed through d91d29f75f my mind.a671e2f8e5a7e3cc

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‘If I try to 0a34def495 stop him, what would c144df7895 I even say?’66f2a44fd562d5fc

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I clutched my head, 7cd540db2f feeling like it might f0bfc67acc burst, when I heard bf440aa828 footsteps in the hallway.c0351433cb5a040c

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“Evan!”f2f595ec7ce56fba

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The footsteps belonged to 69d36ec4b2 Evan. Today, Rowan was with 5bebb7f1ed him. I felt a sense 6ae7215157 of unease as I d250a9299e approached him, happy to d26d1abb9c see him.2db3f0a1279f64b0

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‘This is strange…’0b37511cf15daf02

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Adrian had clearly said 46face5b39 he would tighten surveillance 1502d5d0af on them, but there be14b8db9f was no sign of dd02fdb1e2 any mages assigned to fb4af3c310 watch them.0145abfada88513f

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There’s no 3633cf9be7 way he 0ce9f70c3d would have e9eee5fbd9 invited them 0b78c99c49 to the aeb2ce8dc6 meeting.a6f58678cd58fa64

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I saw Evan turn cc890072c2 his head toward me, c8a88049a7 noticing me. I raised my hand 975a01a353 to greet him, but 5f838049cd awkwardly stopped midair.e91d2de76751b3c9

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“Evan…?”c3fcb54ff407cf07

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His eyes, as 81ba499296 he looked at 15a3569a4e me, were icy 70b649cab2 cold.fc2d14f14b7ea8eb

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This was the second 710caa83d7 time I had seen 0505fd6aee someone who had always 161bd86982 been warm and seemed c90d64013f like they would never 388756b545 lose that warmth suddenly fbf02431d3 turn cold.9fb94befbd2e3699

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First Louis, now c3adc489c5 Evan.165d93b2b70a02b8

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And then I realized. This kind of dbb5c0c9dd situation was affecting 79e3a5ea69 me like a 466fc47bd9 trauma.299f35121ceb8578

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My heart felt 91716de8bb like it had 6210cd44eb plummeted to the f292e45243 ground. My breathing quickened, and 602255ad83 my vision blurred.1c96d688b19165fa

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The glint 2e0bb6cd5d of a 482316e23d blade flashed ff470ec326 before my d29141221f eyes. I instinctively d4cf2dfb54 clutched my aa8b717d3e chest, as 489bfa21c4 if I 5c78ac11e2 had been 51bc0ccb7e stabbed.b3dbb9a9e666be39

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“Bella…”9ed802bfd13092e5

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Evan’s voice trembled f671a92e9a faintly as he 189d22f03a called my name.9f7aef696e0553f5

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“Evan, is something 6b0a055edc wrong?”35188017d6b94db7

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I tried 91da8696d8 to hide 91962a8ad4 the fact fbe48684f1 that I e152280d59 was trembling 817a02fc0f too.34f3b948183e3bf4

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The corners of my 85ebeb2941 mouth, forced into a 4ddf83606c smile, might have been 315b23e324 shaking.943ad41f1e891d2b

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Evan took a step bfc56e3088 back, away from me. The growing distance between ec9df9c682 us felt painfully visible.b48a785da0513715

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Evan couldn’t look dd454665a3 me in the 5c3b54d9ab eye, instead staring 6bd2270d7d at the ground 1c8b5d6baf as he spoke.37bb3bf676741e06

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“Just tell aaed161a80 me one 6db7da9e12 thing.”54ac25668b8d8a1b

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“…Yes, ask me.” I answered, 52454ca2b0 pretending to 198beb0146 be calm c653b88750 despite the d0d948e02a anxiety shaking a0064b085d me.341ee7b1c3cca55e

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Even after I c3e0830486 permitted him, Evan 799930900f hesitated to ask.2945d0da0d9ce20d

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A brief, agonizing 78a41616ff moment passed, feeling 88ffbdf40c like my blood 59beb5d1a7 was draining away, 0827cc4608 before he finally 45a2eb441b spoke.3ed3c23708b3a064

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“Is it cc9ff0705c true that 56d9d8236b you’re friends d8be3479b2 with the 4a816238b9 Emperor of 86fbd3a515 the Usher 3e71aeeff1 Empire?”cb0e05c501c23121

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