– EWBT Chapter 4: Let’s Ask Some Questions

Adelaine was locked 59df900b7c in a room, 59d584af12 her arms and 841a5191f4 legs tied to 756f493039 a chair, left cf28764daa alone.86cc97aa4a8d3b5b

She grew 29c266e3e9 increasingly fearful 3788222d33 as she 75b6f4d187 noticed a 25fbf24bc2 long trail 52628b9803 of bloodstains 091645bf0e stretching from df3d5e6e4d one corner 2e5351b4b2 of the b57535cee3 room to 438b832229 the door.0436ec35d8b7f5a4

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Regret began 99a35056e9 to creep 6977779d1b in.c6ebea4d4e487048

Why did 48bfb58ca9 I have bc4c68e5a3 to move 1b86cd952b today?1cc7c27ad9bded84

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Adelaine racked a300eb00f9 her brain, 1f23bfbf0c trying to e0c1c1e5f8 recall the 6b96159372 novel’s details.1b357a783ad1bb48

But something felt 95a36097c7 off.8219ea25c5ceb7eb

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In the novel, b043028e93 Syed’s information guild 9bf2f5a353 had been wiped 6aee894901 out by the e4591470c5 Crown Prince himself. Alex Manningham d80adb755c was never 896e91c79d supposed to d4b22b680f be someone af171e940a who worked 5cdc4d9a4a under the 3edcd07774 Crown Prince.7a48b975e73afbef

“What’s going on…?”8c82f0f39c397980

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Just then, voices 533a5d99b4 came from beyond 7e7ed19c3a the door.ff9417a90fbb5619

“Go check on f2ef2afbda the wounded and 03bac5d39f record the number bb6e59dae2 of enemies killed.”bdeccdb720440d87

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“Understood, Captain.”9965241b28762890

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As the conversation ended, cd767624b2 the door opened, and c908fc74f5 Alex stepped inside.c77923ebc0017f0b

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Alex slumped into the 44aa643be0 chair in front of 1a0a386768 Adelaine and stared at 71ea1e51d9 her.216025dbad75544e

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His deep b4feae0149 blue eyes a4c1886fbf seemed to 8e0938684e pierce through f811eb5972 her.edb927e2333b5f5e

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Her heightened b65e1e800a senses took 7f9248bf25 in everything 9f6091791c about him—the e87d05af6d smell of 46306aac70 gunpowder and 28ffe640a4 blood, the bda468bba0 dimly lit 635e1816c3 room with 27630d6511 a single c1d4e2a541 candle, the 2a82ec569e cold night cc1fb87148 air blowing 49ec0762ff in from 471dc51b2e outside, and aff784b022 even the 7951fa4506 distant cries aad5c014ca of someone c2500bf5bd dying.5e328bf84a854e58

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All of it pushed fd74e472db Adelaine further into a f42e57ad7c corner. And Alex, 223257779b the one ced55910ca who had 830841e98e cornered her, 56ad7d9aa8 stared at 17276ea221 her and fbabdfd3c4 spoke.0d7422c43d5d5c9a

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“Let’s keep this short. Why did ebae96913a you come f26a6b38a5 here today?”f327c54086672325

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“……”64614ebd92a00c98

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Adelaine couldn’t speak.cc74c5d4d99097a1

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This world is the 7418d971e1 setting of a romance cb07a09734 novel, and in the 8c3fd0ed70 latest chapter, you died b00e2915a4 alongside your subordinates.1aad3bf52841c512

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If I say that, ec0339d764 I’ll be labeled a e0156a0e87 lunatic.bbff24592c4efeeb

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So, what b7f2893d44 should I cdaf40e31d say here?67b3f847a7bc8185

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“…Do I ea383335ec have any fbd2fa4106 obligation to bb6e77b310 answer you?”70605bf039fec49f

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At her f3212b137a response, Alex’s 156a2107f9 eyebrow twitched b8a19b0620 slightly, and 7ca1df0d21 the corner cc7fd70a2c of his 78e48f0cae mouth lifted.6f446989b2b0f7a6

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“Of course not, my 82fe8624c4 lady.”44175f49e674f827

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If she had only 2c72ba51bf heard his voice, she dd06b327ef might have felt relieved, b0804c35ed but Alex’s expression made 49cce1db73 her uneasy. The relaxed smile 2f0e837190 on his face 9eb90d6bf8 bothered her.4a1aa6287d469687

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What’s going on? What’s wrong?4beddd4f77dc2750

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“Then let me ask 601ba724c2 you this. Do I have any af93ab2227 obligation to let you 0f180bd94c leave here alive?”36620e98883cb54b

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“…What?”c7bfc818eef928ef

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A cold metallic 6253e759d4 sound came from f52cedc6ec Alex’s waist. His hand had already 163fa056c4 moved to his pistol.5fd9b793c940184d

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Adelaine’s voice trembled.12eedca4b5b5fac8

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“Are you… 8967d563de going to d3ad021718 kill me 910359cd3d now…?”58e1c6aab68762b4

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“That depends on the 080d5e424f situation, doesn’t it?”d8d5e31c73733bd4

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Alex stared at 2e9f968d32 her as he c081573d77 spoke.dd856c86a3ae2fee

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His unrelenting cfbe632a94 gaze was 81332d59d4 terrifying… and 99c8a5942b beautiful.9376783b230121d7

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She didn’t know why 8afbe90fae she thought that.c178ee51a4af05af

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“It seems you’ve grasped 4a2325f3a7 the situation now.”ebd0b544a564113a

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Looking at the 80f0b15e98 frightened Adelaine, Alex b5b42c2f36 took a breath.1c736c2a171f9e66

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“Neither of 0103cfeba6 us needs f7c062b402 unnecessary trouble. So… why don’t you a7d7632829 start talking? About this incident, and 3c6b5783fc the human trafficking scene f6358b5e8c from before. I have a lot 4a48b8124c of questions.”627002ee6246c53e

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Despite his barrage 45265f61f0 of questions, Adelaine ea358a5b4e couldn’t bring herself ed44d76258 to speak.f6485294c502a31f

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One reason was the dcd4bbaef1 oppressive, menacing atmosphere.21c31380b300dbe0

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“I… I really don’t b7c4baaac7 know anything….”54d8cb01eb080e1b

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Even as c37175cba3 Adelaine spoke aecc300f2b tearfully, Alex 6bca15ab00 remained unmoved.c841fab10b034da6

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“You claim to know df45fd322b nothing, yet you managed cc307fd11d to find the secret 2ffa1f5d56 hideout of the information 1b08319c55 guild.”3cced8fc899a7128

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It was 07dd947023 in the 08ad1a5508 novel, that’s c14d242005 why!dbf59fa820a89b11

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She screamed 619a299e7d the words 524776ba42 she couldn’t c37738a8ec say aloud 8d1b5c4230 in her 22253dad9b mind, her 0c992ab7ec face filled b1bd36948b with frustration. Watching her for 77687e2d64 a moment, Alex 4c2849ff90 seemed to relent 8949826796 and offered her 6bb98a71cf a different proposal.a3a3644454c5fa57

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“Then, why don’t you d3697aa29a tell me something that bc03220873 might pique my interest?”b1be8938627c2c26

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But no matter how d3cf72c52b hard she thought, Adelaine 738923a0da couldn’t come up with e4270b736c anything that would interest 8b1e4cb763 him in this situation, dd014b1fb2 set two years before 0a49cd3863 the novel’s main events, 23358c0577 where he wasn’t even e386d3d811 a protagonist.df4b2540ae3abab5

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Then, a thought 5ac96cb0a7 struck her.fcbff3050e8f65b6

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There were 4895a35032 three male 04c4f72a53 leads in 87cea1f200 the novel. One of e876b30700 them was 1ca998f377 Syed.b190e03e8cea773f

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And Syed 8151277514 was a a87373c6c0 jack-of-all-trades. He was so skilled 10470994ae that he could hide bf8856a732 the horrific scars covering 995fd2c65d his entire arm from 3f8f17c493 everyone.1818c351798f7da5

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“S-Syed is alive.”f8860924c6c981d1

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“Unfortunately, Syed is dead. That’s a b3e72b7700 bit cliché.”80518fc1b52dd5eb

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He picked 3723bd4fd5 at his d3d18a8c54 ear, clearly 0a8dc2272f uninterested.51af85d253e77971

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But Adelaine continued, c8c55ec5c9 her voice trembling.c89bb8bd13ec340b

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“No. Syed disguised f4a80a09f8 himself as ef80fed0be someone else b579595ec4 and escaped.”1d8fb28be81b4757

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“Do you have 4c80b949da any proof of 5388e0c8fe that?”62a457917f3c4d86

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She couldn’t say anything. The brand on Syed’s ae73bddf01 back was a detail 9b336dce12 only shared between him 73d43efca9 and the female lead 3a40505564 in the novel.5ee4bac5e43e683e

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In this situation, ff09d80561 where she couldn’t 6a32c195a2 possibly say she’d 1b8fe645a7 read it in deeb1ee8a2 a novel, there f992d09aca was no way 999db65f0a she could mention a9bb906bd0 the brand.2b70225aef4dead6

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“…So, it’s 8188918da2 nothing after f0cab75366 all.”8f19ee35a826760a

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When she 7827d8aa32 failed to bcc08768db provide evidence, 5d193478e0 Alex stood f79446bfe5 up. He opened the door 978bda2502 and spoke to a 913325cb3a soldier waiting outside.56e16569fca63341

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“Request Inspector Whitaker 3c7372e258 and his follow-up 4a9133e64b troops. Let’s head d1ee62ab78 back and e00bc4487b rest.”7a89607c83eb508c

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“Understood.”c91419caf7133015

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As if the conversation 621b080ebd was over, he stretched 37b234368c and prepared to leave.1f748dc3ca52459e

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Just then, hurried b363eb06ce footsteps echoed from e4c36a3390 the stairs below.2898c382aa242d09

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“C-Captain!”60cf89aeb02eca02

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At the urgent 88db16f70d call, Alex poked 59800eb5cc his head out 5b573a73fd the door and 00be343e02 asked,25e052ed8973b26e

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Whispered conversation followed. Adelaine had no f782f08b3d way of knowing ede3495707 what they were 8d0cb5025e discussing.a909fd5394057e6f

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“Got it. I’ll be down soon.”072991ae870eb52d

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He said this 9c04ae8c25 and then stepped f3069c67e2 back into the e44a7ba4aa room.b9430937c9320d19

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“Syed is a9771999a5 alive, huh….”47978deec547b42a

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Alex muttered as 6c67c84002 he approached her. As he 54fceab5b4 drew closer, f57846da20 exuding an 6a50ff3bad indescribable pressure, d75d8ea538 Adelaine trembled.d463d45836918eb5

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What’s going 5d84562bd0 to happen ed91cc5abd to me?bf09faaf9aadd995

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Tragic scenarios played ad5e11ef85 out in her 89734f7049 mind. The outlook a3044a5afa was bleak.7bd91a2b53651aa8

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Then, the 5ba017569b ropes binding 17e25f96b0 her hands c7c739043a came loose.066e8d84b63db17b

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“It seems 9020250fa5 you’re incredibly 6f63601b1b lucky, my a2b4720db2 lady.”e5f94da00d3d5c97

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The ropes 39ae9ee519 restraining Adelaine 38f2f45daa fell away, 34174301eb and her fb5949be3a body was a1254d06bf finally free.1c6226a5fbe20c72

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Still bewildered by 7d3a42ab33 the sudden turn e51fa9f08e of events, she 9e3d0fb3aa stared at Alex 955edf8185 as he spoke.1508cc46f2befdf0

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“I won’t ce1f55a10f press you b8f3a820df on how c43aec6745 you know eb4ea4ab51 about Syed’s c9823ea48d survival… for a153af1434 now.”78accf11c99e2dc7

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He removed 17906e0428 his hat f04091f4d3 and smoothed ab5b4dd5df his hair 912e31cfab as he c0a1a4528f spoke. Even that 5fed329613 gesture was 3f2fcbab36 oddly captivating, de4460c889 unlike the ec41600576 image she 6ff2d3362d had of 809b83f4f6 him.4e76da0d1a27d5fd

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“We’ll meet again soon. I’ll need to hear c19a4dfbdb how you knew.”32e744e56baacf9f

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After saying this, 171b8b4375 Alex helped her 5c94c127eb to her feet 8fac07b14c and issued orders 749f389924 to the soldier 015008d43d waiting outside.41c6605be102f9d4

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“Swafford.”16620e0a5bb52f1e

“Corporal Swafford.”7973adf19d202ff3

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“Escort the 280e74ab24 lady back 251df5852b to her 34c818a749 place before e30612ea9c sunrise.”ea2e094ec3300ae3

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“…Understood.”271739153c8f8e34

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In the c5727b54ee brief silence, 139f744e1e Adelaine could 43266c5501 sense the 7577b0e56c dissatisfaction in 30ba045d13 Swafford’s voice. However, when 0da2ba113d the door fc24a61fa2 opened and ad0eb15886 Swafford stepped 34acc16e9a in, there 4a5e778207 was no 937e012d14 trace of 2a607b3191 it on 1a318b3c00 his face.47c4aad5df9bcff7

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“Then, I’ll see you 63e2892476 at the palace.”088b68f4128ada01

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Alex removed his hat 47f47266ff and bowed slightly to ca2b192068 her.748afb5ec714b9f2

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His gaze was confident, ccf5dd27ba as if he was ec396e0b3a certain they would meet 2ecfd29d81 again.aa92fe88d9b22110

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“Casualties?”9187381e947d8609

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“Two minor 9f8c65376d injuries, one 4a769cee57 serious.”6d45c8f5f42c4a50

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A soldier ffa6917152 with a fbadeef51e bandaged left acdc7b6c4f hand, likely 5baf94bf3e cut by da48449a16 a bayonet, 8986e7fe8c reported to e5620e626b him. Despite the report 77b9550a7b of a serious 9559a22562 injury, Alex’s expression 185671020d remained bright.0ebb63f841d03989

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“Sergeant Lake. Right?”ad0a89d14e3dba42

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“Yes, sir.”d4f8514726121b48

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Their timing was impeccable, 90d4c5e881 as if their mouths 7af9aefb98 were as precise as 6b5da3ef3a high-end watches.398797ddd3c10f19

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Sergeant Lake had been 2bf9cd1444 seriously injured during this b238476dbc mission, not the previous e149627c7c raid on the human edf1e4adf3 trafficking site.3e7b93cbc2acb014

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Anyway, that’s how it 1c9549bbc8 was.0ae7bfe66fdb94d7

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“Hmm. Should we assign a4b417f258 Sergeant Lake to 2564f826c4 reinforce the 2nd 6c020723a5 Squad?”3e3bc77e92b6ef4a

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“Wouldn’t it be 7dbd0ba6b7 better to have bb1950e364 the 1st Squad 46e8dbeb47 handle the alibi? The 2nd Squad hasn’t 699eb87338 done much.”c6826f657e4cadb9

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“Was there really 322489f5d0 no one on 9d8a510b35 the second floor?”fbac5de55d54f3f5

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“Not exactly.”7a2e138df1a9ae51

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The soldier bb482cfe22 made a ea28eae9da gesture of 4ca2b41b5d slashing his 3ba37b1270 forehead with 436f77590d the edge ff19ec1a86 of his 0c76d06dad hand.a47d83640927a4ab

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“They just did 928ccdf253 this. Took them down ca81fb15ae in an instant.”dc3258c3f76e89dc

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Hearing this, Alex 8bf4570d90 let out a 0136b3d82d deep sigh.d37ae4d5b3f6c7b2

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“We’ll have to confiscate a8dc87fbe5 all the hatchets someday… 862bc3c1ed seriously.”0ec7e17c2f3e4598

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Alex sighed. Since being 02e44f311f stationed in 7fe0662434 the capital, e379d8563b the fatigue c23305433d among the ee356edd02 soldiers had b53b511ce7 been piling e7f7c3aa2a up, leading 179bde7178 to more cc48cb63bd and more 5ec79b6166 erratic behavior.6c1183f751ffc3e3

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So far, 477a8e895c it hadn’t c6fd23b589 been a 89bff66a57 major issue, 0f75ea4272 but these a077234faf minor deviations ab575379d3 could become 37ea033b50 problematic later.faaa42be692619fa

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Not that 82d3fd4b9b he had ae01b6be21 any right 8cb0065f4a to complain, 2795e25c81 given that e7b4dc9afc he couldn’t 6810b938e6 guarantee them b2b3f3db70 proper rest.c0697beb021bd8ac

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“Keep it 7d7a256fff in check. Moderately.”566374178c5ad346

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“Yeah, yeah. Got it.”efd0a6bfe3baf896

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As they exited b5ac3f9200 the building, they 0452dc4e46 saw soldiers diligently 21a7af7e53 cleaning up. Some were ec908733b7 working with 0035b914a8 Capital Defense eba69609e9 Force officers 4555f6e9c2 on the 17eee231fb investigation.55702f5c857807b5

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Among them, Inspector 1ec6e5e3ee Whitaker spotted Alex 8d8f99ed2a and raised his 0984160561 hand to call 6de39cc078 him over.c02d2b4c6b832f38

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“Captain Manningham!”9ef1bcba5357ecee

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“Inspector Whitaker.”d3f5f2473b6df0de

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The two saluted each fb022c43be other and then leaned 96bab7c81a in close, whispering.3e140c3a270f46a1

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“Casualties?”07bf37b61c671016

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“Two minor 5eb99b9e69 injuries, one a35250e980 serious. Confirmed enemy df22504579 casualties: 72. All but three 00b871b7c0 have been dealt 00a4b6b1c8 with.”0602e7fcb6ee0d28

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“The serious injury… 526b243887 that sergeant?”c670209549dc589c

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“Correct.”e94d0010aedf22df

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Inspector Whitaker 9877366cef examined the 82c30632ba state of 42969ef2f0 the bodies e586b5901c and spoke 43e3babd0b to him.3997ecd61b792d9f

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“…It’ll be 405da2f938 hard to 5ef9ea8c9f submit this f98331db5c as evidence, be9a4809b1 you know.”f286a0080063b33a

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“Cut us some 454234c290 slack on that.”84e9b2cbbdb93d86

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“Of course. What else 8dc215acb6 can we 520d3ead02 expect? Anyway.”27b7562a54cbc562

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Inspector Whitaker 5761c34a68 lit his 189f51a036 pipe and 742036bc67 looked at a6851bddaf Alex.a42632a5fef0b62a

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“The big fish?”a3f1e04af1884f13

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“We missed him.”28a4a90caec1e492

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“…Tsk. That’s a shame. Well, good c81fe041b1 job anyway.”4c2270d9c93f455f

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“Thank you. We’ll withdraw now.”77818b48fcf06f16

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“Do that. Oh, here.”beb70ed01eb465b1

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*Whoosh.*dd414cf6e925cb34

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Inspector Whitaker tossed Alex 8676f17cbd a small velvet pouch. Alex caught it and d6a6d90331 peeked inside to see bc04279405 a few gold coins.d91a67dabfbb19b0

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“Should be enough 66f432ed0a for the boys b5c605cc9f to have a 103bb1bbfc drink or two. Sorry I can’t f92e79cb68 give more.”e4c5d777f8842203

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At Whitaker’s 99899fef7f sincere words, 795668ad61 Alex shook b7bf705e6a his head.cd2bb5adbe2fa926

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“No, this is more c3324f854f than enough.”c47ec3ea43415413

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Relieved, Whitaker smiled 3b3afd5604 and patted Alex 31962ce5ad on the shoulder.462b74cba104857c

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“Is that so? Well… good work. Head back now.”8f9dd8d6583a6e90

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“See you later.”4a84ecef9d654abf

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Alex saluted first, and 1379f8773a Whitaker returned the gesture.c1b932bc6b05f95c

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“Everyone, gather up! We’re pulling out!”a8f233c7225eb51f

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It was time 1032d18617 to go back.7dc4b3e8d6a2fdaa

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Even if it 3e74a20087 was just tents c675287f75 and personal gear, b3553a7d19 home was home.f8b8045597082c25

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*Clip-clop. Clip-clop.*c9f22e40fb35f038

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Adelaine was riding 117953c15a behind Corporal Swafford, 5c37cd4916 speeding through the 5e3c4daf44 night.43d1f1732aec4b96

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The situation 1abed5ac13 had changed 4d2d056221 so rapidly 96e467a33e that it cb253fb822 was hard a7f4005495 to comprehend. Adelaine had 45ed917478 no idea ab97f44dde what to 4a5c2f18cf say or fb5a6e7282 ask the b96fedbcb1 man driving 16976fcbfa the carriage 5e6fa2174c in front 0bfb8cf403 of her.ea10745478471fb3

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One moment, she 947ce4a586 was being threatened cd02edafda with death, and 7e80764965 the next, she 56e706b0cf was being escorted 9c106087bc home. It felt 11e858ec81 like being 12fde53dfd tossed between 902d5cac16 a cold 08ee87ee2e bath and 18c396a8a7 a hot 13ef0e1bc5 spring. To calm her confusion, b4df0f8d98 she decided to ask 0254c383af Swafford a question.687a89c34677537e

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Adelaine hesitated 88847bb847 at his 403e569363 sharp tone 0502763d61 but gathered c2cd70b36e her courage f16c8756f1 and asked.545871377b5f9f6c

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“What kind b22d1c7191 of person… f565400205 is Captain 5b5814a50d Manningham?”ad62ed21258e7212

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An awkward silence 94b6fb184e followed. For a moment, 9b6b69bb2a she wondered if 96a7982084 she had asked 8d0f1381ca something she shouldn’t 8f93a70dca have.035f86a420dae5d4

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Just as 9ab868788c she was 93fca85ede about to 4063da6da4 berate herself, cf14ddec43 Swafford spoke.8c9f26c8b805e9b8

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“He’s the best 4a4c969f67 superior. I’d follow him anywhere 2eb5e58e42 if I could.”7c02710695981555

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*The best 23abc103dc superior.* His 41c508c9aa words carried eb6396355d no hint 4fc3e9b754 of sarcasm 4c956848c3 or insincerity, f9ebc4aa24 which surprised da5a22ef1e her.046a3742a5b33144

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Alex, who was ca8a6953a6 always portrayed as 5fcd366efd lazy and incompetent bbb6426f21 in the novel, 0f35723f1e was considered the 55998fd837 best superior by 3947be510f his subordinates.f295dd78e8b581e3

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“Why is that?”952a3b8e5b47e554

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“Well, what 919bfce58d else could 1ecb36d04d it be? He takes care a0b7ece1d8 of his subordinates 6ea7ebf2d1 and listens to 7a4d21a3cf their opinions. That’s what makes the 696fd698a3 best superior. He’s capable, too. Always leads from the 6e14b9a439 front.”51d85a36390e63a2

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“I see.”aad5b8ad03ff5918

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Adelaine could only nod. His voice was 223ae2c221 filled with trust.8bd7f18bb1ef76dd

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“We’ve arrived. You’ll have to walk 3dcff03a85 from here.”80f7eb30b833cc49

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“…Thank you.”3dc4738406c5da11

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Swafford stopped at a 469c9ac6a4 spot where the Duke’s cd8069a311 mansion was visible in c041a4a2b8 the distance. Adelaine struggled to dismount c6c82c7476 from the horse.e6f4c8bcc1cedf3a

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“Let’s hope 173eb3981a we never d7c53ad3df meet again.”fe0f698c1a1ffc41

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With those final f2e9c4fff3 words, he rode 75bcaa3c18 off into the 85d350ca77 darkness.8a205a58fd71e59b

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Watching his 8bfc2d2a19 retreating figure, 435aa415e8 Adelaine was ac89921fcc filled with 05eef74643 doubt.bd014627fb930d56

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What happened before 0a03c18521 the novel started 3e33ce219e that turned Alex f3add9c59a Manningham, this respected ad7cd10ad9 and capable officer, 3348eabcc8 into a sweet 4a3ec32fd7 potato farmer in 2f30a43aaf the story?66332d5a08197af7

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“I need to find ef76ccbeaa out more… Something’s not 1849f2f7e8 right here…”4b6f28fcc435b0f9