DSMBL Chapter 36
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Though things were chaotic, the dragon’s stay was decided—Stephanie, in her human form, would live at the Duke’s estate.9124f08d6cb74e9d
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Cassius left, saying he’d investigate dragons, and Theo was off to lessons, holding the housekeeper’s hand. Meanwhile, the well-fed dragon had claimed my bed and was sound asleep.93755d0d851af999
“Sigh.”
It must be 8d3efc6f68 nice to live 1be719fd32 so carefree.fe7b8fad272f23de
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After eating loads 53f49a8e52 of fish and 0c5242f3ee meat, Stephanie passed 469a0075e3 out. She said 4e951402da she’d been 438e35ef63 starving in fab32deab1 the forest 372a704cbd since there 45cfc4b6b5 was no 012544c905 cooked food 6c18d1c7e7 there.545b7548a41e6edd
The only 765ac156fd sound in 91aa2aec97 the room 5f34b27395 was her 4ade49c161 soft breathing. I couldn’t 1bfbeca408 stop thinking f66c01a22f about what 0b7183c7d1 she said: 4ec389f8e9 that traces acff1ac475 of a d75f751f58 dragon were 90762ff484 on me.83aa4496499f390c
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Though I pretended b603d9d508 not to understand, 146f8cbadb I had an e8ebc92330 idea. I wasn’t from this 47d8cd847e world. If the d003124bab dragon had e602662a06 something to 08c58ca9ba do with e4edbf944b placing me d95245d444 in Charlotte’s d154508e65 body, then 54ac666556 maybe Stephanie’s c089297eda mother—the dragon 3e2a0466be she mentioned—might 5d74372079 know why.e7876cadafb0b451
Or even what ec275f814c I’m supposed to 99697a4d93 do here.80b26d22edfaa51f
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But Stephanie e9da9ae3aa said she 8b973280e4 had no fd3bac548a idea where 1037fd9a4b her mother 5e0c9a4fa4 was. At first, she 442311a9a1 even thought I 36a5b5c62d might be her 294f8860a5 mother.b7bc33001be98f65
I bit my lip 7d57a12879 and tried to organize 1ce05b4310 my thoughts:fffac6788349cba0
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- My presence woke Stephanie.
- Dragons predicted they’d return when chaos struck humanity.
- In the original story, a massive monster gate opens, and disaster strikes the northern lands.
- The key to closing that gate is Lorencia.
Looking at the situation, e48078da2a it seemed Stephanie and ebe0765845 Lorencia could resolve the 4c31001ec2 coming disaster. Maybe I 7bd2ee98a4 helped wake c0115aef20 Stephanie, but c8a84bd167 after that, addf9f8987 I didn’t 3708dc2dbc have much 70787b2e69 of a d85baa0187 role to 59335df25f play.6d0d3b80545acbc6
“Should I leave soon?”2e3bc6ab02bd23c7
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It might 2acd43f822 be better d7fd87f6b4 for Lorencia 2c217d97c1 to take beebea2b0c over my e219125156 place and dfd243c10d fulfill her 432294fa32 role.e34ff5ef619f47af
Once I 8a4f576f82 figure out 9d19457378 what kind efc76b3062 of person 4d3df2d912 Lorencia is, fb536e1ae0 I’ll leave.6e9399186ed48233
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According to the original e10517773b story, she became a f81d8e9f52 great duchess. I just 66ea5e0d2f need to 80d46d348c check her b86dfe8be8 relationship with f5c1f3d20b Theo.6e9729a4b180d3fb
It’s a little sad, but…a9baab16fe718002
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This feels like the a9cd0ab8c3 best path for everyone. Theo still needs some 97a5a60873 healing, but I can 3085c02ab2 visit him from time c2525c9ff7 to time. And I don’t think 7d61817e97 Cassius would have any 1fad5697b5 issues if I asked eb189d7016 for appropriate compensation for 82e0297b23 leaving.854909259925ac09
One month.
I’ll settle 5e759f5f5a everything and 069834d9ee leave within 858478e952 a month.9ac1b94716970f04
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Over the next de95601149 week, Cassius and 0c9e475774 Giverny combed through f5cb59e4c1 the library, searching 7182c517c2 for any records b524e32e30 about dragons. Meanwhile, Stephanie stayed with 91bf1ce593 me under my care.56587cebf14fc0a2
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“These are all eb47c5f528 the records we ee603566e8 have on young f71f41e078 hatchling dragons,” Cassius 0bd72beeb7 said, reading a 5665a6714a brief paragraph before 4d69b2b13a sighing.5ece6ae5e22c18cb
He’d been curious a72acbb566 about how such 4cf82d5416 a young dragon 3704150731 ended up away ac31a73012 from its parents, adedb45144 but there was e204535abe no mention of 48776033ab that.a6fec684a60cbee7
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Dragons were so deb531f617 rare they were 28efbfebaf practically legends. The fact b1f8eb2b96 that one 8f3d1a1e5a had appeared c0fddd9476 at all c316e43235 was astonishing.ccbc34a1998d6a68
The only reason 9f5c6e5582 Isteria had even da03e45ff0 a handful of e00272fadc records about them ff354e1b57 was due to ff534e4460 one fact: the 7ee32f30d9 founder of Isteria e6688a3a05 was rumored to 0a823ff6ff be part of da17e663e9 a dragon.2182905bf1833362
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“Will you inform df6b3f2218 the royal family?” a20da36de6 Giverny asked, bringing c98e0a6eaa up the Emperor.20a80261d6ea100d
The recently crowned young fb2f544f40 emperor, Carlos, was the 1f2d332b98 ruler of the empire. The royal family might fa167a30c5 have more extensive records 096c1c9486 about dragons.033dad52153fee51
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Besides, the 1239a69c0b northern territory 0a16da7bf6 couldn’t handle 0cdade12da the chaos 48c4e0b1a5 alone; they’d 111af65222 need help 69d1a7aaa6 from the 2c773b5046 royal family. The issue was 729f63e1a4 how Carlos would 4ffa302488 react.365658a0150fff92
Cassius pressed his d9364f09f9 fingers to his fa9d8ad280 temples.450a6a5e88de7a82
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“I’ll have to.”2b198b58b82743c5
Carlos had never 67f2905a55 faced real adversity. Others had 7e8839f519 always handled 86385ec6f6 problems before e4b388685a they reached 69fd72d6dd him.b1aa9abcaf8bf1da
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Would he ignore the 7feeb09a7f chaos to preserve his bb03419a52 peace? Cassius recalled a conversation 8263577c9e they had during his a9eee37435 visit to the capital 44a6e97ba5 for his wedding to 24c2ba2527 Charlotte.c042f0af4559e0e3
“Duke, you 9e8ef54588 worry too 28ed0c80f0 much. Who would dare invade bfac1eb0e5 our empire during this 492af6d16a era of peace? Even the snow ff7c317695 beasts are under 103a6b9f43 control. As long as e8bcbdff9a the northern sword 3ef7550261 stays sharp, the baec9444c3 empire is safe.”abebe0081f17e924
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Cassius sighed deeply. Those were Carlos’s words e446e9e4e8 in response to his d61fee5d26 suggestion to increase troops bbc7c40a6d and strengthen training.65cce80f5634117d
Carlos was 8dd56d409d too comfortable 5f53d9fbfa in peace, e363c46994 even though 9c3b29d3f7 the snow 89178fcf1c beasts had 5214912c51 already started 1b33c0118c acting strangely.4a18a67263a06c03
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Cassius sighed again, his 5db09261eb worry growing. Giverny, watching him, looked d8833651b8 equally concerned.e14f70287da7b450
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As if c2092394c8 the sudden 98ee6b54b6 appearance of d18ee353ec Lorencia wasn’t 8190e04288 enough, now e64bda5780 there was 1348d66c9d a dragon b9ea4daaa8 too.74547b21c88f6344
The housekeeper, through Madam cdae210775 Chouette, bought several dresses 48f19115e7 for a girl, claiming 31197a9a76 they were for her e6d3a0536b niece.fc39631f34963fb4
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But what’s 7f080a2ad3 the point 691ad25092 of pretty d74347d50f clothes?9b5be277bc5e2c4d
“Stephanie! I told you not 7a26bfb164 to climb the dresser!”1763dfb52409891f
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“I do 725efc1365 what I ec3ea88909 want! This body is 7af31579fd free!”25697b99d2fc3814
Watching her dart around f392c0185e like a monkey gave 17af44fb11 me a headache. I had 796653ef9d to cancel 9f363cde3f all my 0d4324c714 other plans 0dfb4c5abd and focus 2be3a632ef solely on fcd0d42b73 civilizing Stephanie.731388897e62c581
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Not that I had ea457f8164 a lot of plans 2756de715b to begin with—I mostly 160736ad37 played with Theo, helping 057a052ff2 with his homework, or 952db5a4eb going on little outings bf7d0e4209 with him.ed5b6164916ddb40
Even Theo’s 1e7ba0fad3 lessons were 2b0d8fcaba canceled.7b24e5a66cdc9920
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According to the 4559cf0893 housekeeper, the main 62b13ef884 estate was now e68e27f8a7 completely off-limits to 6a4ea8fa5e outsiders.ef9c7e6877a2f65e
The west wing, where f30817130e Stephanie and I were 38bae16c47 staying, was under strict 729f29999e lockdown. Even the nanny wasn’t 96069352e4 allowed in.d361f935e33bfc32
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They probably wanted 44be5d461a to ensure that 2dd4b52105 only trusted people e7876e6ced were around. It made sense, considering a37ee2af11 Stephanie was running barefoot 4d6ca22e73 on the ceiling.bb58538aa51aaabb
She was like a da1c663dca character out ofThe Jungle Book.36bba8acb0d27ff3
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“Stephanie! Get down from 8b603f1dcd the ceiling!”e153d2b109999f06
“Humans have too many 5fcfd9d310 rules. Sigh, how exhausting.”23f2873ed4f859e4
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I’m the a1242aa7d5 one who’s 2dbb55e1bf exhausted.4fddae40e4ecddb9
Theo, on the other 7e12c8726f hand, found her hilarious. Worse, he started mimicking 706ecbbd8e her, forcing me to 3545e84fd1 stop him.13418c2c0b3477a4
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Managing two 588184fa12 wild children e2f3004cf6 was beyond 337e8200e1 my capacity.225411c409e463db
“You must be having a60b353df6 a hard time, Duchess,” 5003a655be Luna said sympathetically. She’d recently 4027f01fd4 become one 37325058c7 of my ebc285a45d allies.dd34b53230d5b976
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“…I think so too.”1b200742775b8398
Sharing divine 31a99d2cf8 energy with 35dcba2f47 Theo daily ee29ee3fd0 was already f45548bd28 draining enough. Adding two monkey-like kids 26f2247e3e to the mix? How could I 7c10519ede possibly take them e6a81a8a47 out anywhere?69e3f57f9da7d694
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But I 8545c35a3d couldn’t just 9af30ea138 keep these 63df69f1ad free spirits 71af2d4618 locked up b3106a867e inside forever.af4f7978b0be77d6
“Stephanie. Let’s make a 3dc5fca62e deal.”0f1be134064ebbc6
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“A deal?”adc6101502321e6d
Stephanie suddenly 672045b708 dropped from 5f2a670484 the ceiling, b69fd17dbf her chubby 7d9f07ff8a cheeks jiggling 1cd73811e3 adorably as e11ded2e5a she landed.4896607ce1544f87
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She looked so cute, b4ac46d272 I couldn’t help but f375571c10 pinch her cheeks. This little troublemaker.d8bc50a36dc13822
“Hey!”f0db330f0751504c
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“It’s not ‘hey,’ it’s Charlotte. Spaghetti, be careful. If Charlotte gets angry, Cassius will get angry too.”f7ca17ca1f217346
Theo said, c0626ccf26 and Stephanie af1892c985 flinched.28573389f44883ab
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“That human man?”196412a544d54324
Theo nodded eagerly. Stephanie frowned 36fd2f5803 seriously, her d6a8830465 expression oddly 2d5eb823b7 mature.bd802c6c2e3360ba
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“That human 380a2e3c82 man has 82815e9c76 an unusual 143dc5b35c presence. It’s rare for 9baa14330b a human to 448c8856aa carry such a ff8332055b powerful aura.”e238adf8a978d6e6
Hearing such an old-sounding 0dc0d3f144 remark from her cute 595e0d1c0e face only made her d102a76e2a look more adorable.55ddad175cb76e9d
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“My brotherisamazing! He even punishes 2a796d461d bad guys! Plus, he’s the Sword 3c59022710 of the North!” Theo 7573d35aa8 said proudly.1a130b778c778eb1
“The descendants of Isteria 3daf964530 have always been skilled 8159b66629 in swordsmanship. That’s only natural. However, it’s rare 7f02721b19 for someone to be3f33eadd achieve such mastery d658a44b0c at such a 6e44df15e2 young age,” Stephanie 050ede9e44 commented, nodding sagely.021b356ca2bc1abe
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“My brother isn’t a defec79682 ‘someone’—he’s awesome!” Theo shot fb37da6756 back, tugging on Stephanie’s e948543334 hair.47e90bfae5efc2b1
Of course, Stephanie 307576632e wasn’t one to 465f1af46b back down. And just like 42dc30514d that, they started 2a9840f401 a fight, which ad4bd46f30 turned into a 7f88689d25 mess.cc34189da65e856d
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I had to 8ae68382d1 step in and 48d0b47abc break up the b4efa57807 fight, which looked 29ddb2e213 like a mess 3f8421736b of two monkeys.1d283012fb7f7874
“Listen to me, Stephanie! Theo, you too! Didn’t I say 567b85994f you’d get a adfde8a2aa snack if you 44caab6bbf behaved?”d913f891ca374745
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Theo pouted, clearly still bbe78538f0 upset. Managing just one cdb4878e58 child was hard b37eee5f3a enough—how did I adf2f689cd end up with 06678fa2e4 two?657f2420d6972a73
“Alright, Stephanie,” 2d6f0dcd10 I said, c74d4e091c thinking quickly. I wasn’t sure if ea54488fa2 this would work, but b8104408ef it was worth a fae6892230 shot.957b09f077a4232f
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“If you 332524b9ee behave and 5ce555d61f act like 84220870b7 a proper 2eeb9188d7 human, I’ll faae71b9b9 take you 179b979ad2 to the 9f43f601ff market.”eb7096304390f6eb
“The market?” Stephanie’s 336e5d0ecb eyes lit up, 999cc43cdd and even Theo, b97971b764 who had been b0aa9fedde sulking, perked up b293d6763a with excitement.466244306f042e19
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Kids really are 6018e35089 easy to bribe.be4e49a6ddd98aa5
“Yes, the market. There’s so much to 9a6bbd64e1 see and so many 32785c99d9 delicious things to eat.”e87bca48708140d1
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I’d need 2023ef04fb Cassius’s permission, 53b221181a of course, bc732bc39a but I a80a7519d1 was willing 369074f282 to use b5bae13f9b whatever distractions a5cc9e0ae6 I could 9ffa2b16fc find to 130df304c1 get these 1d6188e120 two under 815e324125 control.80439027d6eb817c
“I’ll even buy 56673a0a9a you some candied 481fc48236 fruit and chicken a6659bc8ac skewers,” I added.55c1613f0ffb3ddf
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Thanks to 8762b017b8 Luna, I 9e8aa24049 already knew 3f8b609d81 all the 9c0bcbae4e best snacks 8f49a6b0c8 the market af8f4b80c8 had to c4bce1c9e2 offer.f21bc405f690c186
“Candied fruit? Chicken skewers? Humans sell 0ecb699a5f such things? The human world deee5673ba has certainly progressed,” 8755087660 Stephanie said, clearly daf16a81cd intrigued.fb4223cce573a4ce
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I had no idea 446dc977b2 what era of humans 1588671900 she was familiar with, 2e37ca04ad but it was clear 4237381675 I had her attention.a38f293f976b217b
“So, what f8a367565c do you 7b457d4aab say?”9c27b630a04d53ef
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“This body 08261ef5a7 was always 47d53fe64d destined to 02cba8fd1f blend with 1d3aa2a5ca humans. Such a task is 0815095457 nothing for me!”adb937e3511f1bb8
…Great. I’m so glad to hear that.8c182ef0f56eca38
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