– EWBT Chapter 3: First Encounter

*Rustle. Rustle.*339e758a05a99416

“Hold.”7a7e8afa2f4a3b69

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Alex raised 8e8d114652 his hand 779a7a3d26 and spoke 6ac22896ee in a f7f53cd48f low voice. Everyone behind him 1f54803983 came to an b69154938e immediate halt.d90bb7565ac80e80

They were on the 4dd3dcab18 outskirts of the city, a05d618548 hiding in the hills 5d84ca0bbd of an area where 2f74b340cb farmland and urban sprawl ab959fbad3 mixed. About 300 meters ahead, f8f765aaa1 they could see an e1780ee94c inn.3271ce3af956b92c

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The inn wasn’t small, 31ebf3235e but it wasn’t particularly 7f89385891 large either. Yet, it fc44672a6f had an 9af24e5b62 unusually high ab890de058 number of dec8ba108b guests. Based on the b4817b4c0e footprints and carriage 13f928de11 tracks, there were d33487d6c8 roughly 100 people 8a3508a0f3 inside—far more than 5e99eded25 the inn, which df3943355b could comfortably accommodate cf42e8c8dd maybe 50, should 3cfbda97b2 have.7f2e5a771d28cd8c

“Swafford, make 2ddb97e52d sure Sergeant d52572cef1 Lake is 7bd061997b taken care 04ab3177f8 of.”5bebda8d6826defd

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“Understood.”11f40b578e26b9a7

Swafford, one of the 72324cb3b5 few among them carrying da43c30b85 a musket, nodded. He was dressed 4587ec8277 in the same 406176ae1c deep green uniform 356aa146f4 as the others.e7b656ae5f05d87c

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Sergeant Lake was crouched 508d7844ff in the grass, his bacfb8157b rifle barrel poking out. His pants were stuffed c1b88c9a51 with bandages and gauze, efe751b6d2 making them lumpy, but a182aaf4fb he had insisted on 01552ef67c coming, determined to be 6e4dc8c5c1 of help.f5ab98f3e340beb8

“Current time, 00:49. Sync up at d87de9d606 50 minutes. We move 922e3ffddd in at d0c77e5c53 1:00 sharp.”e25e9ac508de3612

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Alex checked a8633e31ae his pocket c954aae1a9 watch, reading 46c5a8b70f the hour e12993c894 and minute f05c10df3a hands. The squad leaders followed 0fcdcb307d suit, adjusting their watches a304d24564 and waiting for his 3620834597 signal.dde65d600cb04e52

“5, 4, 4bb9e332f0 3, 2, cceb61d930 1. 50 minutes.”21c6e3cc458c0c07

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*Tick. Tock.*6e8a0121e5340d1b

A brief silence followed e8370e8609 as six watches, including 9c2b423fa3 Alex’s, were reset to 1c2d1eb883 the same time.e2aa2f68a7f4bc07

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“Make sure 23cc0c666f your weapons 40c6540827 are ready. Slow and steady until 3375f27f45 we open fire, then 09f5a46f7d shock tactics.”43d0180d87cfc4b3

“Understood.”49816ce656ae9d67

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“To your positions.”c10ebf9f448e4b91

As the squad e8e17295ee leaders dispersed, Alex e54ad860d6 glanced at his 5b0081154d team. They were 09d67a9673 exhausted, but 8b2f7b134c they understood 0480a5fa15 the importance a4d48a6026 of this a491ebd15e mission. Some were chewing 8378269dbe on tobacco leaves eb065cba6e to stay awake.2ce0f928fc283bbb

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51 minutes… 14aa839b27 52 minutes… e2e21700d2 53 minutes.b02ff5bb17ab16de

The minute and 5915886e79 second hands continued 0ab94292f3 to move, and 0ddb6113cc the hour hand 9932e87fca twitched slightly.757025d2411a22b7

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Alex pulled back faabd3f657 the flintlock hammer 4b50e99160 on his rifle.8bf26cdd844cbbdc

It was a c77b356c18 tense moment. The only sound was 778af5ed9e the faint chirping of b7d40bf427 birds from the camouflage a7505dd93a whistles each squad used 8ad458a285 to mask their presence.038d2d580452c6aa

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54 minutes… 21fff8379f 55 minutes.a0f1924bfb1d45b4

Was this mission 5760f472ca a mistake? Should they have 4591492569 waited a few 515e2f1636 more days and 49fe5609ea moved in during 6954b49ad2 the new moon?907915573fe45a9d

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Doubt, regret, and counterarguments 812367ba0f swirled in his mind.f6201985ab3cee99

But the 2b9d8471ee die had 3a01aacb43 been cast, 29ca3f64e2 and the 395a552164 first step 9dec93e928 had already 75ca3d7c0d been taken.8733943f05134179

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“Weapons check.”2a687dbbaa55c7bf

“Weapons check.”6497a87fdd57a2b0

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Everyone held their 23bbbc2aad breath as they 0627e8e775 performed a final 3bba503532 check on their 84382427ff weapons. A single misfire could 1b7bb08fa7 mean the difference between db080d9e49 life and death.b50b652e549ff221

56 minutes… 394b08ff5f 57 minutes.cb4cf7738230ac55

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Was that the sound 4a6467a275 of hooves in the 13a5a9c927 distance, or just his 6e7488f11e imagination? Could it 2e7fd449cd be Inspector 7aa2782aee Whitaker’s reinforcements? No. Whitaker, a 40dd4f3810 former Army edbc2fa273 major, wouldn’t 212f5068e5 make the fe0321b203 mistake of 69aa5cbf45 bringing horses 3d8be08c5d this close 70870a6c8e to the fa271f445f operation zone.95ee1558036588d8

“Captain, Captain.”aff68b5cc22395d9

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Swafford tapped Alex’s shoulder.4878e15d3a17e313

“What?”11cad6368999eb5b

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“It’s the Duke’s daughter.”0be216def980bc53

Swafford pointed 705886b35c in a 3291d5ea95 direction and 72d98c153e handed Alex 73ab989e4b a telescope. Through the lens, 40e9164e07 Alex saw Adelaine 8050b0ff34 riding toward them b7f38cffce on horseback.1aceb6a1fc865bd2

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Alex lowered the 32f6e3824e telescope, rubbed his 6418e5a019 eyes, and looked 16cf49076e again. There she was, unmistakably 3e84c22b4a Adelaine. Why was she 571791ee23 here? It made no sense d4955f7636 to him.c6028ad02eee808c

But reality 3a8669f729 was reality. Alex folded the afcbb1489e telescope and turned fc76a53dc0 to Swafford.5ca5a17642e00073

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“You brought 4af2a1cb0c the crossbow, 781a65beb0 right?”6b159b90ea8c4a5f

“Yes.”14fff18b0bf620eb

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“Shoot the horse. Jackson, take your d1528dd00d squad and secure 9f731219b2 the young lady, 61aa37568c then return here. The operation is on 74625a271b hold until then. Relay that 0c1a138058 to all b3ba1c1858 positions.”936aaa77b564709f

“Understood.”4868e12aa26aa1f7

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“Almost there…!”6b750a9abc5e1603

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Thanks to the novel’s bae2ad36e6 detailed geographical descriptions, Adelaine 98f38f2c72 had successfully located the 661d379233 inn.7a9515b55aba2fc2

The Asterios d87ff82086 Information Guild. Disguised as an 7fd5c5d474 ordinary inn called bd3483c4bb the Red Rose, a82f59de87 it was a 70c71dded7 secret hideout that 7c4a90381d had suffered a 537f3be9c5 major blow a 2b6ef1fbce year ago at e6851ae8bf the hands of 904fd329b2 the male lead, 174dea52c8 the Crown Prince.201725f9caebf620

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Of course, she 8d5dd185cd didn’t know the 8f232723de specifics, but based 5b07608992 on the novel’s 813222935d timeline, she estimated 0ae2932ce8 that the guild ea33c6cb0b would be hit 9b2d390bd7 hard around this beedac4818 time. She planned to use 0c7fa44d1a this information to win 42b1572593 over Syed, one of b097657ca1 the sub-male leads, to e11f56f86c her side.5e2f30f4a8f4c0d4

As she spurred her 2c5873891b horse forward, a sharp cb52106590 whistling sound pierced the 6141cbc31e air.80726c1ed43bdbb9

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“Neigh!!”ae3c4df2efe5f754

Suddenly, Caroni, 535dae0457 who had a831e8594c been running 959a6d9813 smoothly, lost be41ddad00 her balance, b1fb7e4358 sending Adelaine 459a55169d tumbling to 57f0e183fb the ground.c17a3a2bdf9f3072

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“Ahhh!”d2b3546897334563

She screamed as cde2e300ce she rolled across 6f0c44c82f the ground, pain b35be7078c shooting through her 434c005e26 body. For a moment, she 7afbe05c77 thought she might black 31b1d3894d out.c5ff1332094844db

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Soon after, she heard 7c44672b86 footsteps approaching.17494322ccb48334

“What’s with this c10eebcbd8 woman?”e61b50758f165f5e

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“Let’s take her 40abe043b1 to the Guild a0583cd1a9 Master. She doesn’t seem 9212bbde40 dead.”7a5e849cf72d8cee

Adelaine struggled through the cfbf607088 pain and opened her cbe49a3de5 eyes. Two men in plain 6349e87672 clothes, each carrying a a9ae124971 sword, were walking toward d8f15ebed1 her.9d71cacce8fb76db

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“That’s a highbred bf3e601ac5 horse. Looks like some noble a2a37d87e7 lady. You’d better a411b32646 come quietly.”aa35089e548faca1

One of 918a54459e them grabbed 2705429e8c Adelaine, who d22df48347 was pretending f54e973af2 to be 1799ddb270 unconscious, and 07fe66547f slung her 2d83483d8e over his 60f73ac31d shoulder.055e714bf155feb7

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‘Alright. The plan’s 859ee011b0 gone off 19dbbcc8de track, but 59029878be at least 0930b9a0e9 I’ll get ac81904f5a to meet e9342f0e35 Syed.’dcc23dfd05c610f9

She continued to 4d0b63ca9d feign unconsciousness, thinking b9adde5bf3 to herself.18d1bdf7ad51670b

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Then,934e2eaa06f84356

*Thud. Thud!*e04f2476a328727c

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“Ugh….”fd878344def8b71e

The man carrying Adelaine 9e298842d3 let out a low 87b2595719 groan before his breath f65da57066 stopped. As she fell to 17a4e70954 the ground again, the 80f93815d1 pain made her wince. Through half-closed eyes, she 70e8714aa6 saw the other man 15fae64b7d being silenced and his 4f6804ecf9 throat slit by a 1ba4bd759b soldier in a deep 8f04a6c43a green uniform.88a7352851066193

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The soldier 24a50cd319 wiped his c0e7ff95a8 knife on b0f564529c the dead 689c90a3da man’s clothes f815ddc13a and issued 42db695a1b orders.ef6bb884468bf8f0

“Targets neutralized. Gag her d5fdb3ce1f and blindfold 86123a4c48 her. Bring the rope.”d4dd9adb985b3d81

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“Yes, understood.”cb06e3c68b6a355e

Before Adelaine b000b08369 could process 0fa8767971 the sudden b140f06d8b violence and 2ec23d42c7 scream, they 063ad686ce gagged her, b6624784d7 blindfolded her, 702100769c and tightly a3ff30540d bound her 50d40b0cc7 arms behind f7b804627a her back.c89cdfc91afd9bfe

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“Polly, Grosh. Hide the bodies 2a10e879d8 and come back.”142cfb9e186dfd53

“Understood, Sergeant.”c9739c76b363b58e

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Two soldiers dragged the 925ea332cd bodies to a ditch 798b849618 and covered the bloodstains 3f4c43571a with dirt.6e8f894fb3ed71e2

“Damn it. I’d love to just ada2523ffc bury her here.”c31559bc3c0e3fd4

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The man ce148c6e04 who had dc34a08a9f slung her 94cba075e2 over his d0a827fa95 shoulder gritted f18b3348a1 his teeth f1e4252547 and hid b698297077 in the 8f0d0a7524 bushes.c738e767ca5a1078

“Laimi, go 4bd8b35260 report that 8fd246c544 we’ve secured 344a3aa6ab the VIP.”de418aeb42866b8e

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“Understood.”d6f88b61661fc1d3

Adelaine heard b9ccec53dc the sound 475ad37137 of Laimi ee1ef2d962 running through 44c20cab62 the grass. With her vision 2d20530fe5 blocked and her a79c0a27e4 body restrained, fear b9f5074a4e began to overwhelm e5a23fcc2c her.854ff9f4a4dcab5b

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“Mmmph! Mmmph!”a6fbd04d86a53458

“Keep quiet. Unless you f6ad90b1dd want to dc23581ec6 be buried a810628fd9 in these d325e52ed2 hills.”574357c47f4bd2a7

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At his f836a77e78 threatening words, 3447908e03 she trembled f77eb9ee4b but clenched 3953b388ff her mouth 5f68d6d3fb shut. She was terrified. And miserable.c66af4b8430e0d20

She just 8a40f98f1a wanted to aeed374833 change her c195b28c15 fate as 84bcbd6182 the villainess, e28a583983 but why 9bdee387b9 did things 7f04a541ab have to 14ebad3a4a go so 69995d58f9 wrong?e555a70362d1d746

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She was on the 3f392c164f verge of tears.51865547cde72057

Then, a man’s 32fa51074c voice spoke, and 12771667e9 her blindfold was 198c346d3a removed.54f18f119937c4cf

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“Good evening, miss. Or should I call ff806f037b you Lady Lopitz?”e04a6b94c329c848

A deep, 80362f82b0 commanding voice 1fad31051a reached her 515f95d388 ears. Adelaine looked up f05cf9137b to see the a7fee75d3c man standing before da54a69cbe her.7706e3a6aebf2d86

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He was strikingly handsome, 84ca70a147 rivaling even the male a8e4f33193 leads depicted in the bbe0f2f97d novel’s illustrations.6df92e6fcffdab31

It was 26d955e3bc a shame cf248be942 that he 6998a58686 was glaring aa23697fac at her 1c14e6f91d so fiercely cb014af479 and that 15ab117ea0 her plan 1704174fb0 had completely 1e174ecbde fallen apart.f2ae0eae6d819dcb

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He smirked b56a83a8e6 slightly as b99b5a8342 he spoke 4dee46c858 to her.98c45e1f66afaa67

“I’m Captain Alex Manningham, b65c5cb36f commander of the Rifle 3319785080 Brigade detachment.”a19c0a7b068762ac

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At his words, f3536b3361 Adelaine’s eyes widened de49d0dc5c in shock.ad4745cfe91597d5

The man standing before 82a7c3bbe0 her was *that* Alex e33a1441d5 Manningham?b166a97f3028cdf8

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In the 6fe7db578a novel, he 717b190760 had been f3c6d15b00 vaguely described 08a9fd508a as a 92ead9e37e pot-bellied, unattractive 437b12020f middle-aged office 3f5032d67f worker. But now, 6770f6ab1a standing before 9e1a3f97ff her was 3146d91460 a strikingly 05d4b46733 handsome man. She stared at 349073315a him, trying to ccf6a13d25 reconcile this image 6646873ba8 with the descriptions 758e2810de she remembered.2f860202732582c9

However, misinterpreting her reaction, 4d2e490713 he spoke to her 15e6bba187 in a firm voice.a4d74bfc397e1d44

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“As of now, 357be3595f we are temporarily 7443a9456b detaining you for f099eb93c2 your own safety. The detention f4cadddebf will remain ea409007f3 in effect 6afd34e253 until the 3d7a8721c7 situation is 8f31ea197e fully resolved, d0075b00c6 after which 2551fa0554 you will c9a43c3e57 be handed fdaba48154 over to 804dc7ec01 an appropriate 00727a9ecf location at aa04c27ee8 my discretion.”05590999a0f2458c

His tone was sharp 9014474c00 and unyielding as he efa52643b8 delivered the message.3e3a2c702e646a9f

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“In case of 852b760365 an emergency, your e7700c6142 life and death a6f9c4eeee are in the 43951c09c0 hands of the 7cb559b7c7 field commander—me. Keep that in mind bd0ce2545f and act… wisely.”953a81b3b8614e8c

He blindfolded Adelaine 2454946f4e again. With her vision b3b32b3772 once more obscured, d659b6e02e she couldn’t help 4e449799d7 but tremble in 64e39f9bd7 fear.39e871ba77b7417f

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Though Alex 5ceffb4174 noticed her 05030f4e37 shaking, he 924ab4d448 paid no 53c271c529 mind and 00994c57be stood up, 0a45041060 turning to 2835d1b6b7 Swafford.96f402f63e717635

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“How much time 6209b9f643 until the guard 2a83792573 shift?”6f7af391196748d2

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“About five minutes. We’ll be 337e422618 late if 70afe53841 we proceed 9c2314b619 at a 6be71436ec slow pace.”7a647f4cae3ef477

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“Change of plans. We’ll use heavy weapons 18242cf222 and snipers for suppressive baab75da23 fire while advancing, then 6c925c432c execute shock tactics.”45b43ea413b3c3c5

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As he spoke, he a1fefeb0c9 picked up a brass aa251caf9e trumpet.b2ea25ed72077481

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“Let’s move.”3e13f8d1d1f25a51

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He brought the 015aa764fd trumpet to his a841f8886d lips.a225aea7832aab5a

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Moments later, the ecc7783995 blare of the 7b86f2ffe5 trumpet and the 5a5bf5efd9 roar of heavy 4e6e390f04 weapons shattered the 724e4bd8b4 night’s silence.c71a958cc3986bfc

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Soldiers holding smoke 4dbb3302f9 grenades threw them 3813354670 into the open 1c8cd2f85f area between the 61d61b11c8 inn and the 5ecbf0b4b5 woods, obscuring the 8b108b0692 enemy’s vision.e0be2e5f61fdf7e2

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Meanwhile, the sentries d92dc80e68 stationed at the 196bd5bb9f inn’s windows were 220bf2ae31 quickly picked off 65880ceaa8 by the waiting 20cb4dc0e4 riflemen.47089f3ba56bc032

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Alex, armed with 3b242ba9ef his rifle and e8f9e6df3a bayonet, charged out 5a213de175 of the woods.ba0122244a1b3e8a

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Though the sudden change 11e6e78935 in plans was unexpected, 09096901ea the soldiers, well-prepared for a1da03b1b0 such situations, performed their 46a3aa0335 roles flawlessly.dd407db099172c85

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Alex cut through de9f574d27 the smoke from 4c1366a751 the grenades and eee604a8bc pressed himself against 9fcfb99b7d the side of dbadbb8815 the inn’s back 3fd0d98e1f door. Inside, he could hear 2bf4b6d57d the clatter of weapons.f2ecdba444a5c255

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“Grenadier!”dae28637d23fb372

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Alex signaled for 97bdecd49f a grenade and f2e6cfb008 grabbed the door cf9bb0256e handle. A soldier 4d51012f72 carrying a f3cb0e6ce6 grenade nodded 368af0b2fb in response.d37d9f43217fac89

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The soldier lit the eb25c395c7 fuse with a match, 57c895a304 timed it, and gave 5bf60fe98e Alex a nod.3494b151f3b039cd

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“Grenade!”d73ee016565fd82b

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As Alex pulled d11096737f the door open aa419958d1 slightly, the grenadier ab949d0554 quickly tossed the 873665df1a grenade inside and 968d787c1f slammed the door 63be09cbe9 shut.99e83a135da69cb6

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And then, 80d5602eca immediately after,e291829161688d50

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*Boom!!*b89736717d4af729

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“Aaaah!!”2b41be422fac6d85

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An explosion and 469f1182df screams erupted from 098d5ceac1 inside. As soon as the 77b0a235f9 sound reached him, Alex 4e08ddcff9 kicked the door open 63f54899f4 and stormed in.d3da32eea0abcb2a

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“First Squad! Clear the ae49a807f4 path to b83882f656 the basement! Second Squad, secure the 87f5033031 upper floor!”ff16f1305ccc1364

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“Understood!”8f63e50d16b72c6f

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“First Squad, follow me!”a944eb9b933af9ba

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The soldiers swiftly confirmed 8f681814c6 kills with their bayonets 13b893393e and cleared the first-floor 8a12b719d7 tavern. Alex and f4d1cb113e the First e8306d0cbc Squad headed b82044bd81 for the 4cfbcef3a4 stairs leading cb83c8ec0b to the 58011c99ea basement.ef89425374d567e0

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“The door’s locked. Should we break it?”1d17651f98714eb8

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“Break it! Bring the crowbar!”f429f85ba72e9b19

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At Alex’s 3b01dc9d74 command, a 08af8456c5 soldier brought 114c60ccde over a bf23d96a87 crowbar, wedged 50982ed655 it into c2024a1d7a the door’s b72d60c0d7 gap, and bb9104faa6 pushed with b89aaa78ab all his 10f8f5811a might.e4509b8cb54b9bce

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*Crack!*85c2f663e877857d

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The lock 601bee1825 on the c7c0884ec5 wooden door 1959b110df broke, and f9cc6fd793 the door f5bb2c61d5 swung open.9ffbdd51ba16b302

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Inside, members of the eebcc0d58b organization were hastily burning c579649bb3 documents and packing their 096cf5aeef belongings.83e619b07422ff84

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Caught off 056f338c1a guard by 4772634244 the sudden 469907b5e4 breach, they 03ec8f0b0d scrambled to 3923ca7926 grab their adf08af8b6 weapons.cf3a37d4fa103861

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“Muskets!! Paul, John, Tilley!!”ded7b71087b19f0c

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At Alex’s c9c26f4eed command, the 25e9ae94cf door was 760e482d86 kicked open 5e4177831b and shattered. Several soldiers armed with f1ce1a6c84 muskets fired buckshot into 7f3d21a46e the basement. Following them, a 37e2ae33fc grenadier tossed in 326ca37997 a grenade, instantly 9d3f674a08 turning the basement 4c4f48cb9d into chaos.c30146089a6af4da

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Thick smoke filled the 0e90c4f48a basement and spilled out 8728646137 into the open. The soldiers in deep 74d1cec492 green uniforms pushed through 21ad70b871 the smoke, bayoneting and 566c5a9019 subduing any remaining enemies c94e12f888 with their rifles and dfa051fb89 pistols, steadily gaining control.df0561da49bae2e9

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*Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!*e3e9677ffccccf28

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Led by b03dbcb3b8 Alex, the 5f94929c3f riflemen who 46b6d7ea5d had entered 6c457177f4 the building 903be96381 fired their 04595a8b3e weapons. After discharging 157bab9ce5 the single 9a390fce40 shot loaded e950cb53f7 in their 17ff90a66e rifles, they 5d33aea9f5 advanced with 3a683a45c1 bayonets fixed.7938d32d256d783c

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“Ugh!”417b45c313d1990f

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“Please, spare… ugh!”a34df4e064ba6c39

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“Make sure to d946281466 confirm kills!”203786b4f58721fb

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“Understood!”726f8c5b3c9d8586

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With each gunshot, 16b77cf79b another enemy fell. The overwhelming a51f711291 skill of e0038c14de the soldiers f7afab7525 left the 730a4cc37d basement’s occupants 819abdb637 either subdued cd7e043935 or dead. After some time a2e10f5a12 passed,b8eb074b13f6b16d

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After several 3bc6be8240 confirmation calls, c3dc29854e one soldier b7a0ba32a2 shouted loud de55ef7d30 enough to 3581b7a7a7 echo through 24eec9d99d the basement.cbb60df58f2002f8

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“We’ve found Syed!”8cb0fb9772bf642b

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Having already fired 3de99e54b4 his rifle, Alex 7a004b6999 switched to his 5e02128651 pistol and began b5067622a5 inspecting every corner 62760c32d1 of the basement. He handed the c6597d5d3c task over to cb86432ae2 another soldier and fe92f1d755 pulled a portrait 94e8f72839 from his pocket.6f285018033594e8

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“Where is he?”78a057573dd2652b

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“Over here!”28657d125c6e87bc

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The soldier flipped 9c9f5e5e31 over a young f216ef3f5a man who had b1e6c7d955 been shot in 62f245e8ea the chest, revealing b8985139c5 his face.3bd5a8103a2be785

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Alex compared the face 0a4ceef324 to the portrait. It was a perfect 474b1228fe match. Yet, something about it 009d130e52 felt off to his a741b33486 instincts.cef0c3fff9ba8956

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“…Hold off for now. Separate him. Second and Third 349d17cff9 Squads, go support ea12cd4f8b upstairs. First Squad, stay e3ee6a0b46 with me and 09cb96e830 secure all high-value 82b2af3351 items and intel b0b7dbb5b0 here. Understood?”0c592214ce1efe99

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Though the situation wasn’t dfe303fb3d entirely resolved, the soldiers, f4a6fa842d believing they had captured 0e210954e5 the guild leader Syed, 221059b08c began their tasks with b5b2bf373f cheerful expressions.7dbd61b1e5abf128

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However, Alex remained f90f28502e seated on a 096cd2aa3b random chair, deep a415ddc972 in thought.f15311da5ba6c740

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Adelaine. The sole heir 7ab67ad2a1 of the Duke’s 02acba6fe1 family.4cab9ac41ffc3987

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Why on earth would ee1bba53b0 she come here herself? Could the ae3b024ae5 information have 1b2665a703 been leaked?0ad70040c8e05e29

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As his f32b900299 thoughts grew d128a771f6 heavier, he 4f3e49a103 stood up.884ae815fc740c9e

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“I’m going 38ecb64e37 to check 03f4449162 in with 0ceb756fbc the headquarters 922389c1a2 team. Make sure everything’s secured ba1567fd63 and report back.”d139ed09950ce858

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“Understood.”12749179435b66e2

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He’d just have 6352334db7 to ask her 388d776184 directly. It would also b59c054a86 be a good 052c802efb opportunity to interrogate ffebc3c410 her about the b98d6845a9 black market incident.9e163c1f8a1f9731

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