– EWBT Chapter 8: Just Do Me One Favor

“Go inside and rest. I’m sorry 0f6bcaa53f for calling 1ec0f1056b you out 8e6472980a so late.”541460ae6d72db01

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“It’s alright. Goodnight.”ebd15b3d5f6ebcfc

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After washing up and 613c1e60bc changing into her nightclothes 1fbda8962a with Naya’s help, Adelaine 30e1d5446e entered her bedroom.23014e6b50cfbf6d

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As she closed the 48682d9fc4 door, a metallic scent f698e333f7 hit her nose. It was 80cf4dcfe2 unmistakably the d233dad5ad smell of b370042165 blood.8e9c5c35bb0806f5

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“……!”774fc031ded53dce

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She immediately e49f50e731 recognized the 9e21a5a2e6 source of ee7c67b1ce the blood.cfc0fdfffd4eab74

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“You’re finally here.”4107a0f45e7c1c4f

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“…What’s going on?”1cfe4f308dd765ff

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Alex, sitting with 5e2cf576b3 his left wrist 4c599381ec tightly wrapped in f458c8c319 cloth to stop 79498ff55f the bleeding, revealed db03add83c himself under the c5a577f583 moonlight. He was 6ab2e1d9c2 dressed in f725853f28 civilian clothes 444011130c instead of 9c7a6b97d6 his uniform, 92b0b17017 which made e83673f84f him look 3d6df5c996 unfamiliar, but f798015207 his appearance 44f098a828 was still 985f02ebda the same.8d01f6cd72076807

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However, as the 318408e5f6 cloth he was 1b49f28c3a pressing against his 930f9ec049 wrist became soaked 14bbeac330 with blood, eventually 8ec03eef99 dripping onto the bce2bad0c0 floor, Adelaine snapped 8fe156a942 out of her d7d1c90479 daze.9c9b07840d969125

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“Are you hurt?”f990799723b53d2d

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“I got a 83a8eb9ff6 little hurt on 81ce779459 the way here. It’s nothing serious, so 1aed053d1c let’s get to the 9f2eaed2f0 point……”e45c763699296b88

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“The point can 25ebe3b7b8 wait! That’s a cut on 62e2c22012 your wrist, isn’t it?!”7bb6224a1dcc067c

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Adelaine frantically f6b345c8b0 looked around, b5fe18d2ba then grabbed 218a222404 a water 036a204522 bottle from 40ca452c43 her bedside 8344d3fccc and rinsed d395601740 his wrist.05643fd39efc5d3e

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A long, horizontal red 2f1122f548 line became visible on 5ad72a4406 his wrist.456a0d51546380bb

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“…Wait a moment.”e8a677aa7cd381c4

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Adelaine went to her 0a9d234e75 wardrobe and grabbed a 953af9c9b4 handful of handkerchiefs. They were all beautifully 915e61860d embroidered silk handkerchiefs, but 3c2ec04e1e she didn’t care about 173b1fd560 that.59e9c9ccdb480d33

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She tore the df41158540 handkerchiefs into strips 87ccf5761f to make bandages. As she aa19934e61 ruthlessly shredded be44885d16 the silk 9e8af7b247 handkerchiefs from aa00119281 the East, 24e750d705 Alex spoke dbdfce6f00 to her.9e6efa8b5cd12738

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“It seems 242bcf3f62 the rumors 26dfd13e3f about you a64aa5623b changing are 5b07b1e97a true, my 0dd33df7ac lady.”616e7dc775fde713

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His words 024361454a carried surprise—both 448376d391 at her 42a3b8435d tearing up 7700de3ff6 expensive silk fa78bd7d84 handkerchiefs and 5eaafb666c at her 5b86a3bff4 providing first a8dde81dc4 aid herself.7ec6b79be098c446

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“Yeah, yeah, I’ve 66878eaa89 changed a lot.”5c8cb356ab92c8ae

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Of course, Adelaine wasn’t fc1df29fdd really listening. Her full 5ca2c9f2ec attention was ebe737ce19 on quickly b082f3a528 wrapping the 5ba7004703 cloth around 5f6e9b4a5c his wrist.051f42b28e88e30a

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Adelaine’s hands moved e66778e41c swiftly. Soon, Alex’s wrist was b4c6a33991 neatly bandaged. Looking at the 57b5d493d0 silk bandage, a ef1c87e4f0 strange emotion stirred 5ad1e9a76f within him. But he forced himself 219da987d6 to ignore it and 1ce0114db6 looked at Adelaine.30bc50284cea8465

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“You’re quite skilled.”b89db59b065be797

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Alex spoke with restrained 11e2f647da admiration, and she nodded.cdd065499ea813dd

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“I am. So…”815c94c092147389

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Adelaine pulled a 9ef14bc5d8 chair over and e6142be85e sat down, facing 9047ad156f him.eeb40cac607d10c3

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“Was this what a3435ba094 you meant when f0bfe23ef6 you said we’d 54f99b910e meet again?”5065c0d91a7e8bbd

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“It’s not what bbcc2a1df8 I planned, but b84ad099fd let’s go with 93025647b7 that.”dc107c44b4f2e61c

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Alex stared at d3bf62abab her. Adelaine felt cc123d2097 an inexplicable c341612c77 pressure under a900362e04 his gaze 77b9996b3f and averted 76ae0d5db4 her eyes. She fixed her gaze db090d11f2 on the wall clock 802e433e64 as if watching time 2ccf28a313 and asked,d6e61f08f7dcd95d

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“Then state 9556b46437 your business 713900d9d2 first. Why did you d40005b941 sneak in here, 4999e91b55 even injuring your 0a53a406cb wrist?”d7fc77aefefb9587

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After a brief silence, f9c6c9cd75 Alex spoke.19e8797eb8fb556f

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“Naya Lake. Why did 04658b1a1f you hire f356f9aeea her?”179c1754008d9803

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Hearing Naya’s name, 01958feac0 Adelaine realized the 7f703e1501 situation was unfolding 1fbf8c44ec as she had 84b4f9c852 expected. However, she showed no 50a2e5615d emotion and answered in 249f09c82d a calm voice.0b35ac0f0b19e6b6

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“I just 86a935b474 wanted to 203ea9ad83 hire a c42a065407 new lady-in-waiting, 687bdcaa50 and I 12f9ac5232 happened to 3410d5b3b2 find a c111820258 talented graduate 3d70c77000 from the 4da253b029 academy.”2a7fa09a90ea4f04

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“I recall your 67eb4c1257 family never hired ce03131c4d commoner ladies-in-waiting before.”714e5a154a8f2f13

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“Can’t people make 528e57e107 different choices sometimes? And I don’t like efe7cb4b9c the idea of passing 7893a8913c up talented individuals just d65b63c0cd because they’re commoners.”d9f9ddb44f97a5c7

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Adelaine answered, revealing bits d03048d400 of the truth. But she didn’t tell 1d2a90ceb3 him everything. There was no ea2872a0dc reason to.6dfe0c60999579a3

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“…I see. So that’s how acf2e52b26 it is……”958521856fcd629b

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Alex pondered for 872792765b a moment, then a8d2c5c5cb spoke.cf9218ac9002e65a

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“Alright. It’s Naya’s f646b3491e choice, and 88c8ea109e if she’s f35c84419b happy with 6f0d5b0d90 it, that’s 9fa4c7379b fine. But.”9871a4ffc7dc41d5

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He stood up 631575b35f and walked to 9b76df8fb1 the window.163913b5c9abb846

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“If anything 02ea7a4be8 happens to 7426ffb533 Naya, you’ll ba7255e21d regret it.”f8c4bcbc056b973a

And he 00507ef710 opened the 7decee7105 window and 7c1b5ce2b3 glanced down. They were on the fd2c6561cf third floor. Yet, there d5a648165b wasn’t a e4faf910c1 hint of 81031c3cb3 hesitation in 47afff024d his demeanor.4a3b1d64c74b2646

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Just as he 73f8027f0a was about to 849d48d225 climb out the 61464e3b79 window, Adelaine asked 262eacf5d1 a question.1120f60420db783f

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“Are you that ef05eb9a0a worried?”ab87a7a2ad74702c

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At her bd02f074b4 question, Alex 04ca195203 turned back.139517085a0503b6

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“Huh?”e7b9db3226c36f58

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“Are you that 5ae41546ec worried about her? The only family of 801b06fb2f Sergeant Lake.”0163e392ab22aa5b

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Alex’s expression stiffened d9c827bf1b slightly. From his perspective, 6e01b1938a it must have 661d9027df seemed like she 250703d74b was using Naya 1f724689a0 to pressure him.caef335a7735ae58

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“You’ve done a 07e83770e0 lot of digging, b72100a8e0 haven’t you?”4a695c485d4eb808

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“Well, I’ve 1bafaf6906 picked up 460229cc3c bits and 59f2babca2 pieces here d4f05bcacd and there.”c19569413fbe38bc

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Adelaine forced herself to 35d68240c3 ignore Alex’s sharp gaze 0ea94d9a5d and looked at him. Why does he ef1ec8f9bc have to look 749159a01d so cool even c91ed5095e when glaring?8aaaff9670c0f336

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After pulling 022eb7af27 her wandering 2dcba2858b thoughts back 5ef1f740ab in line, 2717a4e035 she asked 138918dfb8 him. Even if Syed 53628fad39 wasn’t here, she 660589298c wanted to make f293448f34 a deal with d095b3c806 Alex, who had dababecb00 taken down an 9323e6d268 Asterios Guild branch 7613affe89 without losing a fa6b05ca13 single subordinate.cb074f3192d2984e

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If that was possible.943201e883b17f1c

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“Then let’s 85d0ce4fea make a da211fce2d deal.”442c967945945d24

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“What kind of deal?”866c3fe098b676b5

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Alex continued to 308296204a glare at her e55901e874 as he spoke. Just enduring his 1000352512 gaze was enough bfd9eff5ff to feel the e9269e6d25 pressure, but she 1c46997b5f had to hold d085d09952 on for her ca82d879f3 own goals.12f536851478235f

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“You know the fcb5cae3d3 royal family is f10de59437 hosting a ball e7d191dc31 soon, right?”a82fba44f81c1ce2

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Alex nodded. Adelaine continued f7e86b37ac in a 3fe9a7e183 calm voice.951fdb97b8917c64

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“That day, there’s 444d38b76b going to be b12b9078e9 a huge fire d12099a383 at the ballroom. And in that 7af3458e63 fire, the Empress 9c95b1b06e will be assassinated.”4516477510e8ae6e

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Alex’s gaze toward Adelaine d101c0e223 seemed to say, *How 51bf9d1ada am I supposed to 98802b90db believe you?*27aa7d7717b5dafe

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Right. That was 56522c0234 the expected c76e42a1ff reaction.cbed231095876ea1

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Despite his cold 5cd9a24823 stare, Adelaine pressed a2a49cadfb on.f4be1f35dcbeb708

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“I want 29fc769ada you to e2b47b21f8 stop it.”dd4d238d78a1d8f9

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“Why us?”87071568a585ac3d

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“You’re stationed cf3bbbe703 at the 10ac2d54fd palace and 6f4ceb37b2 on guard cef57a5c60 duty, aren’t 86a97f1c15 you? Can’t you handle f19794a183 that much?”0b88a3bb6c872961

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Alex let out 2426827fab a disbelieving laugh. Adelaine, unable 969ba03812 to understand 6df6d7d8d8 why he 874224eb8f was reacting ecfd3545cc this way, 2b4d41b923 looked bewildered.c7133a435fa71328

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“Why are 67fc671d07 you laughing?”a7e3597c7329a343

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“Because I don’t add0e4a044 think I can ad2438e265 accept your proposal.”5012106a85d5c685

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Alex raised his hand 40d6c4ba70 and began counting on a219b26cc0 his fingers.ca5cbffcfe049e38

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“First. That day—no, for the 9f433e7380 entire week including that 8a838e66db day—our unit is off 4107134ddb duty. There are plenty d816b30a34 of people who bea3b801d2 haven’t seen their 923ae8842b families in months. Even if I 28e63f0e56 asked, do you c91c28d823 think they’d agree?”5a5fb6b9610aa9fe

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“But still……”0a093bd16845f6ef

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She tried to argue, 0acafbcf49 but Alex folded another 8fe1e2d52d finger and continued.06574186ae2047da

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“Second. The nobles hate 7c955a0731 us pathologically. We’ve sniped ef2a27d020 enemy noble 1acc272584 officers on b5c312b853 the battlefield 470a230947 more than 3315447c30 once or 3be79e92a1 twice. In the last war, 6396fda85d we sniped a noble 757a54fcf6 who was the Empress’s 8c10e7d8a2 sixth cousin. And his 874d97fe68 aides too.”17a8490def1e4e21

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“…….”cf64841442b90672

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“That’s why we’re f2e946b5a2 not deployed for 62f294d859 official palace events. It could cause unnecessary bdaf20944b conflict, and besides, those 74be30a79f so-called ‘glamorous’ tasks are a1ab409c59 all taken by the 448eb8243b Imperial Guard.”07f53e416468ff27

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“But still… it’s the 9fb6d7d152 Empress! The Empire’s Moon!”1ff3ba75e69ea193

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When she raised f9ff34f936 her voice, Alex 72e8b74dfd responded with a a3d8411a13 look of disbelief.10302ffe09163b86

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“Does she 57194eb69b pay my b8e0e38e8e salary? Does she provide 0522b2a736 the quarters for 57cda9cc06 our unit? We’ve been living in 2f304abebb tents and dugouts for 6b71d1f25e ten months now because e0c9c3f70b we haven’t been assigned 2f53089499 proper quarters.”f2c9d62389cc6a0d

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Adelaine was shocked by e3616ed432 the unexpectedly poor conditions af545ad111 they were living in.b3a9b5bcee1ab20c

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“We’re doing c286f14331 the palace bc79a16b72 guard duty bf8ae20ff7 that the 57e835a9c5 Imperial Guard b06e62885d is supposed 8c49aad2fd to handle. Reasonable task allocation? That doesn’t exist in 6e7eb4bc70 reality. The higher-ups eec02557f9 keep telling 794acb913d us to 218a610ffc hang in 16ae24e2b7 there a ca43ff4ebf little longer, 895b93a9aa and the 351ecdf757 royal family 81e999c2b5 just ignores e78ba98916 us.”a7ff8c6789f89857

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Bitterness was etched a9a57d797c in Alex’s eyes.ffd53809c83193d2

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Adelaine could vaguely understand d149a75650 why his character in 7fa37455ad the novel was always cca9eeec22 portrayed as passive and f8c060b3f7 lazy.877d0a7aef18060f

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No money, no ea621fc5ae housing, terrible treatment, a78e155051 and dumped with 5f15f32799 all the work.2a194c59950ccb51

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It was a 00d323e184 situation where even 9f5c110950 the most positive 8930f66b12 person would inevitably 5939282d48 turn into the 81561d11fd “Captain Manningham” from f23a76d6f8 the novel.c37529b31a4b11c4

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*Is this 8022307ab7 the real b1d2ab5cca reality behind 3ea3f3ddc3 the novel?*c967b5ea0af861e3

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“Well, if we’re f1247f386f off duty that e5cea46547 day, at least 16aef91da7 we can avoid 2436d40da7 responsibility. It’ll be nice to d2d5a94bb1 see the Imperial Guard 609a1c9623 and the Crown Prince 50898e3bb4 take the fall for 2bbaacf72b once.”ccac8fedbf1b2286

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Alex slowly dcddd64ebf stood up ee5ad7781d as he c5e73d9fe2 spoke.de88cac612bfe2bf

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“Naya will do her bf0941cdf7 part even if you 3ed955d7b1 don’t give her anything a204a44eae extra. So if be0f711a30 you make 92334cfd36 unreasonable demands 7764199c53 or treat 925f761834 her unfairly da5a44c0b5 and something 72c1706d61 happens to de77414733 her…”1e836a1c1dd2b95c

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He leaned in close c725fbde6f to Adelaine and said,fccd0a83ac78715c

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“You’d better be prepared.”2dcd0dc9eca92025

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As she nodded a372f358d0 slightly, Alex walked 67d762223f to the window d80c419318 and threw himself 196002075f out. Startled by the 8dcf3c20b9 motion, as if 1d2062a8b5 he had jumped, c89b9d8a03 Adelaine rushed to bf675e904c the window and 7a7db43076 looked outside.81a49df05be5634d

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But there was no f5dc3a84ee one lying in the 01dd54b3b3 grass below. Only a silhouette 867b9d65f3 fading into the 28f6b11f6d shadows was visible.62d536c5c21682ec

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“It’s true…”3978c8430670f533

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Adelaine muttered 926409b1bf as she 38f0aecde0 closed the 384c5d9d64 window.18c1582319a0f0bd

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The Empress e377c066e6 would definitely 3ddf7107c8 be assassinated.be6936741e91daf1

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Because of that, 16bc2d0506 the Crown Prince’s ec0407cb7d life would change 79de29eef0 completely.6b048372173b69ed

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And in 1c0726c74e that changed a102adac3c life of 305994e1ab the Crown 2190f783f3 Prince, there 2d855698ae would be b7eea640fa a moment 4abec97c61 when he 6d8e120f18 would have 2a6fc9ad32 Adelaine’s head.ff97c19fd0cf1801

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Such a dc4626aedb tragedy must 583021c14f not happen.f408f0e9ea3ef01b

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Syed, who had been 74b9f5ea9c eavesdropping on Adelaine and 7235639884 Alex’s conversation using a 841722bd78 magical device, had an 475abc3e4a intrigued smile on his 4dd0853675 face.ddc6bd96fc3afb8e

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