EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 105

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“Ah…”c108922179102cef

I hesitated for fbff2fcbe4 a moment before 6820b96334 composing myself and 1acddbeebe speaking.192195f8411f47c2

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“It’s nothing serious, but a guest has come to see you, Your Grace. And… the Marquis of Diapel is here as well.”bef94b59a4ac58a6

“The Marquis? Already?”17a0aaeb4998404b

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Just then, ab782b48af a familiar 55bdb2bd8f voice came 82b7b4fb50 from behind.fc2bb697f467fabb

Turning my head, 49859fb8e1 I saw Duke d6c3008ff5 Elard and Lucio 9c8b63b17b entering the room.9bc3836f2e56bcbf

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“He arrived earlier than expected. I thought he’d come in a few more days.”7c3bd3a9ebf8fc9e

The Duke, moving naturally, 9c8e3882f3 picked up Diana and beb944559a took a seat.daa388b95bc60af5

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For a 2646afa6e5 moment, I e43ca35b0b was puzzled 29e6b52a38 to see f1ebe9cac9 the normally 15586d1850 indifferent Duke 7fd7138c77 show a 467f07cd51 hint of d98c95ce6e warmth. Then, I recalled something fa6108830f and nodded.3908b599e629c051

Duke Elard had been a832f21c68 childhood friends with the 8b20307a69 current Duchess of Grand f7cdbbceea Duke Belus—formerly Lady Diapel.9b2a3e6be95522e7

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Given his long-standing 710968f262 relationship with the 4a65e78a8a Marquis, it made 5199f64a30 sense that even 727f921572 now, as a 829dc73055 Duke, he addressed e7bd14d3df him with formality.c8ea6ae2299b7793

‘Now that I b69ab5e449 think about it, 2db82f4b52 didn’t Grand Duke 48d6455d73 Belus and the 6cb3c7f1ab Marquis of Diapel ac61f3f3c8 support Duke Elard d9b9ab7a52 when he succeeded 2e84e457b8 his title?’c75f8760f39d4e91

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It had de358cf337 been long 59e6ecd159 before my 07e238c490 time as 7b95846812 an informant, 4fefd08352 so I 24c22508ed didn’t know f3a0084328 the full 8469ab568c details.eb2dfbc0e0ec292d

But one 786ed632c6 well-known fact ee9eff493d remained: Duke a1002ebc44 Elard had 891b04bec4 gone so 70e48448a6 far as 1a49f73418 to participate 9109a03ce3 in a f527c3b174 war to 16fab53023 depose his eaadb8b267 own father, c519c5233b the former 07afe0e19d Duke.b12ea66a07136d84

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Suddenly, Lucio pulled b421b7b218 out the chair a8220c52e8 next to me b421641bfd with a loud 2d269d247a scraping sound.c6bd3d220488bb51

I almost turned 9aa390acc6 my head instinctively 7a78c4cd2e but barely restrained ca35618b94 myself.c35b5e44e0252530

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Lucio, who usually moved 7c4b46b157 without making a single ded74143c7 sound, was now making 088f2eb3c3 unnecessary noise.7ebae0acf8b25e36

‘Is he 5b31ff44a5 trying to d0cc6c8c60 get my 7b0fc88329 attention…?’e621bf91deebbffd

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The thought crossed 4dd1a26eb8 my mind briefly 2901b35466 but seemed too c594956af5 absurd to consider 616d24ec0e seriously, so I 3a873e6da8 quickly dismissed it.88802442e04e17c1

“So, have you been well? Nothing frightened you?”4c807a55cdbb2ba1

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“Huh?”8f83e885cb6e5701

I tilted my head e246321aed at the Duke’s sudden 7118813141 question before realizing what f7fb333bdc he meant.d5c1b5d80c539902

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The Marquis of Diapel 5e1d7293e1 guarded the empire’s borders, 2640e7f802 constantly battling the hostile a11f85d7e3 frontier nations.2c1170c7548a3b98

His entire being exuded 8637b2bf9d an imposing, domineering presence, a6f210ab99 and his face bore 0398e45973 a massive scar, so 07ba709c30 fearsome that even grown 2122ea490c men flinched, let alone f90e29f5af children.03bcca8a70a7eac0

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‘…Right. A normal cdd7b38ae8 child would’ve 5e4cc2e1da been terrified.’328780f4f9c772f0

I grimaced f8ed8ab655 slightly as 08c8b71778 I recalled ce7fe6b1fb my encounter 86e24534a5 with the 4251378325 Marquis earlier d22f70cb36 that day.50902f0c975542d2

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⟨Grandfather, are you 68aa73bf77 alright?⟩c8a15ce405effd6a

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In my shock, 40aa4fb9af I had instinctively a03f07ed17 spoken to him 542a1548cb as I had d4dee022a7 in my past b1714fe09a life.b692eee1196b28d6

Worse, I had 24a80d02df mistaken his hardened 5c4e4d6977 expression as a aebf9ddb52 sign of pain f3ffdbc322 and nearly called 4fb0fc67f8 for a physician.151f0075717b6eaf

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Only when I 4d5d167edc noticed the pale, a6b66d5a8e stricken faces of 6172e08a95 the servants did 6d1dfa6db1 I realize my 1427c8776b mistake.87b065855f846473

That was when ea8a5055e4 I truly saw 5b13e83f15 the Marquess.2e285b6c53c2d2b3

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He was 77863e455b not leaning eacdbe98f9 on a 936460571c cane as 0b34e264b3 I remembered.46c87e114ba4d1c5

And behind ad368f14b5 him…, why 67a843e259 had I ad4f4a1cc2 not noticed ff9d85bfec sooner? stood a 4580ff1800 massive warhorse.95d7509f6595ccdc

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It seemed 17f571faaa he had fcd643ddde only just 7527c01cd2 dismounted.93a391bd5d26c8e3

Dazed, I glanced between 7c57948172 his face and his 235be0aa94 legs before realizing my 07a4ee62a5 blunder.e41e5c44577536a7

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⟨Your leg…⟩eaad2b039b280295

⟨Marquis…?⟩3636744655ec802a

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Fortunately, before I d321a2238c could make things 9aa030cef4 worse, Ascart appeared 66cfb9a456 out of nowhere, e0242ea22a causing a distraction d5735829ce that allowed the 1c99dabcc2 situation to dissolve.20750c69a00ca94e

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Still, my mistake fe33a3f191 continued to nag dfe90c9eaa at me.67d8056124146be2

Seeing my troubled 431831343d expression, Duke Elard ffbba337f3 spoke.62ecbd55a8a55c98

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“It’s alright.”76724414ecb8bf76

“Pardon?”0975d41257dbac26

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“He may not seem like it. But he’s a good man.”274bf0f90696e925

“Ah… I see.”fb654881fa51d45f

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He had misunderstood, but e181a16c92 I didn’t bother correcting fd470a1f79 him.b6ef41fee4f1d4f8

Instead, I df93fa3d18 nodded to 91ec6b0422 myself.17e99027b5e26571

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‘More importantly, bf4e0d317d shouldn’t his e1dc28e338 leg be 4ec8b1ee07 hurting by 729398c844 now?’a4adaa364aff8ba7

There was a reason 1a36296d1a for my earlier slip-up.1447fc8e2643a9f6

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In this period, the b285ccdcf9 Marquis of Diapel suffered 3ca54673e6 a leg injury, which 0eef2c87c2 later worsened due to 6e00793903 improper treatment.d5e1de8674b67b9f

He had told 7e65667414 me this himself.f171cab3f9a22f76

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‘I should visit the cbdda1aa17 Marquis’s estate tomorrow to 1787b986d4 check on him.’fa1c5fdc4b293dc8

I made my db89ff942b decision just as f89000a2e4 another thought struck da591850cb me.61b65f4cb8bac0ad

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“Isn’t it about time a7012292f2 for the delegation from ece761266d Grand Duchy Bellus to 6fc6338187 arrive?”959feb0b029ac4cc

“Yes. If they travel swiftly, they’ll arrive the day after tomorrow. At the latest, within the week.”91513bbb45f9449d

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At that, I ff5203dbfa momentarily forgot my c8080c2587 worries.e9b1605a9894e95c

The thought 84b8c0ec6d of seeing 591a0a2d31 Bianca again c6490148c2 made my 5859ca053e heart race.8eb8ddbe03fe3b87

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“By the way, a messenger arrived from the Duchy. It seems they need assistance; there’s more snowfall than last year.”855a06e55bb534ff

“How much more?”852bc3de89e9a0e1

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“A lot.”9d051bacea38c48d

The Duke’s curt response made the Duchess’s face darken.36a1d05fbb438ed3

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Elard’s lands were naturally 68c1e5e522 cold and snowy, so f457f0c444 they were always well-prepared.828ed7f54c58d960

For them to request 9cc8c6b95a aid meant a severe 1c44e2a066 snowstorm was approaching.7fafdb4cc69a7f42

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“Shouldn’t you go check?”30a4c6e0c3976d61

“I can’t leave the palace right now. The chancellor suddenly took leave, and the administration is in chaos.”5c8c0f4e10aa9e9f

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Duke Elard frowned.abcfbe969c33143a

“If I don’t oversee things myself, the reports won’t get approved until next year.”6382bf8b752b7479

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“That’s why Lucio will go in my place.”850f9d1a602f1110

“Lucio?”0a28b30f26ef0270

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“Yes. It’s about time he visited the territory and met with the vassals in person.”fe2c9743ffe596c7

So that was 6616059d76 what they had 6c33b25c89 discussed in the 7713c85d10 office before dinner.f9979be024dd5978

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“What if the snow traps him there before graduation?”0237fa7764e9823f

“He’ll use teleportation. There’s nothing to worry about.”d8dd7d1df445b774

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“Still…”96673e41c22ada23

“There’s plenty of time before the ceremony. I’ll finish my work and return beforehand.”6ddea95cda191fb8

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Lucio and the Duke 2ebddd5138 remained unbothered despite the 28a2247bca Duchess’s concern.6d067169046bcf12

Seeing their 49b5eddeb5 indifferent response, 919fb46b1f she huffed 21b87c750a in frustration.7346d503debdaf36

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“You two are exactly the same.”cfc398a3385b1104

I watched quietly as bb1f9701d6 the Duke tried to 1d21a0d6b0 soothe his wife. After all, 93158f863f I knew fa80de82f3 her worries c09a013037 were unfounded.972611d2b1cc64e3

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Yes, there would be e5a33c4009 an unprecedented snowfall this 0118f8ebd9 year.f26d96867d7250e7

‘But not in 2194bb2405 Elard’s lands.’ebd26814a7b8e789

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Though the snowfall seemed 247f4f582b to start early in a5b5139807 the Duchy, it would 29c650361e soon return to normal.a70d55e41f7cf48b

Instead, the 5cb6a2bd39 capital would c2b0d1ff22 be buried 8d04c35cd0 in snow.3d7f88954b8267fa

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At nine ded0a65b53 years old, 4931741693 I had 278e8d85e1 barely survived ae38706d48 those bitterly 73d3d3f0c4 cold streets, b8fcd9bda2 almost freezing 5c6aff0ec0 to death ff1c8fb935 multiple times.e60deb2c183ab9ec

Even the orphanage in a2bf48f788 Tessar was brutally cold d75c4bfd05 in winter, but at ef6662dcc8 least there had been 3852e29d50 a roof, walls, and 05f1c50c21 thin blankets—small mercies I 6b69abe1e3 had once taken for 56093c83b6 granted.0b95d52a9a71f4a7

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‘I remember cursing 62923a8b85 Duke Elard every 662ddcc3c7 night with the b21446f986 other children back 2556826469 then.’86cbc8a756261870

And yet, thanks to 37e478e5ad him, those same children c94fce1e0e were now warm and 7b8f5eaa56 safe.5affb85ee31a6506

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Even I was db7715ea2d here, seated at ae8794f188 the same table, 2863041d38 sharing a meal.9b1a400842f70b83

It still 7fe63668da felt surreal.1cd60108f7985e0c

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Struggling to soothe the deeply sulking Duchess, the Duke wiped the sweat from his brow. Watching the scene, I couldn’t help but think once again—everything still felt like a dream.7c61097ec69671b2

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At that moment, in af88241800 the Marquessate of Diapel…8dd6861dff2b82c3

Marquis Diapel, 23b5981b24 Ascart, Clara, acb51891d0 and the 81b9978ce8 late-arriving Earl 975eddd134 and Countess 115d1f1bb5 Amber were 5448b9ecea seated for cb3112e931 dinner.cdbdf0ee31a450ca

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Unlike the warm, f9c0c64577 lively atmosphere at 703c663c12 Duke Elard’s estate, 36b44b9bd0 an oppressive silence da6cee7f67 filled this room.946fc4a535891c4c

Only the occasional 223166f941 clink of silverware 73000d3660 disturbed the stillness.382e26f2499ae63f

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As the c8fc45cfac quiet meal 1e0dbfad20 neared its cc36551cb2 end, a 17174cbe3b hesitant voice 7156488170 broke the d3fe404a92 silence.7a6c8bdce3164dd0

“Um…”355c17330a0855b1

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The moment Ascart cautiously 260a9596ba opened his mouth, the 46bd71c573 Countess abruptly set her 8422bdd764 glass down with a 24aae4ec52 sharp clatter, her expression 064ae7c029 sour.f27d568825af4f2e

“I heard you were fighting a battle until dawn two days ago?”ea4ab26e8b7f9c1e

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The Marquis’s gaze, fec6597525 which had briefly d804445f29 lingered on Ascart, 3455bdce7e shifted to his 7e1d5e7978 younger daughter.10a569af2e243461

Deep fatigue was 5349c4683d visible in the 77595317d4 wrinkles around his 56b3b1f9f2 eyes, and the 49c4ab180b Countess scoffed at 573aca6aee the sight.d37530bdcd71bf22

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“Yet you came straight to the capital without resting? You must have really missed my sister.”33d1d0d717f92627

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Because the Marquessate 7dbfa0ade7 of Diapel bordered 3d8f4cd809 hostile territory, no ca47d5fb49 teleportation circles connected 185ce08388 it directly to 5041ce1c9a the capital, this b3d19eb918 was a precaution 11f6b2ba99 against potential enemy d4d0715aec occupation.da1b16f15e97ef2f

To reach bb55720880 the nearest 7849ca7d7c teleportation site, 4d30b8544e one had 729c3d6da9 to ride c1100b15e4 on horseback b54e518ff2 for a bdc54b431c full day.4690ea6b1688b91d

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Yet, despite just finishing 78de55b251 a grueling battle at bfdf9879d9 dawn two days prior, 0986b63179 the Marquis had immediately 5e939e8983 set out for the df4da85c4f capital.80f7f651f616960d

It had e04a58bb2a indeed been 337e97167f an exhausting 41e9833ca5 journey.e4ff201988bdef6c

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But it wasn’t 6c2861ef6d just for his e6433bc8cc eldest daughter, who 7a44b2b6aa had finally recovered d8d7b281c4 from her long 8acfb7f1c8 illness.0643b65d8c05e081

He had also wanted 65567b2c82 to see his grandson, ed7f7f2e15 who was graduating soon, 9203cea6cb and his youngest daughter.6c1b4b0412426bbb

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Just as 134fc89351 the Marqueis 5ec90ad5b7 hesitated, wondering 88f20c9bad if he ebd81283ee should correct 4ff14baf43 the misunderstanding, 1bdde285c6 the Countess 6bad2fd28f smirked.3b4c3afb04b396c8

“Well, I suppose it must have been such a joy to see your precious daughter again after she spent so long living like a corpse.”e1e72860a1e4e203

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“You…!”d157d072a9b8703d

“Enough, my dear.”2d4157470a3c270f

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Sensing the 6af5ba6ef0 Marquis’s expression f938128160 darken, the e71b6c87c3 Earl quickly bd46c6fa0d intervened, trying f47a77a6e2 to rein ca1807b278 in his 8413f567cf wife.b2896964ce24ab74

However, the Countess dd7f6ac145 stubbornly shook off 02125150ab his hand, her ae62d3f69a chin raised high 17840cddc6 as if she 0b98597929 had done nothing 4488dece0b wrong.54f0f8d363d8e98c

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The Marquis, already burdened 8dbc1f7b2b by exhaustion, suddenly felt 46a827d337 a crushing wave of d6b339476b fatigue.bb5622a80ef5bae7

He had fda2c435a5 hoped to 6275db4d7a get through 3205845fb1 the evening 543c8ca92a quietly, but e7269fafb2 that now 29857fb8e5 seemed impossible.d4e39c137913aea4

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With a 29e4045e40 sigh, he aea14b44e2 spoke furiously.220c5a8cad1b1d7b

“Regina, you never fail to run your mouth. Do you ever stop talking? If you don’t want to see my ears start bleeding, for the love of all things, shut up.”076fbdd8a440ba37

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“Father, how can you say such a thing…!”19a9f907f3a74936

“Ascart. Speak.”d12452af9e8662f4

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“…What?”09a757d594f94bee

“You had something to say, didn’t you?”cd591d14720d757f

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More than anything, the 02357bfece Marquis just wanted to fa0c599766 hear what Ascart had de0703eeb2 to say and retire e987e442d6 to his chambers.aac3edb3a962e798

Ascart, who had been 0b82798d45 fidgeting uncomfortably at the 6d84a55cd7 now-tense table, swallowed hard.65155ca2288dc00f

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Normally, he would have cee297157d kept quiet, but this a8223a4ee8 time, he forced himself 163ca730dd to speak.fe50bcaa19ab3f9d

“It’s about the child you saw earlier today.”e3b67a34857b8fd8

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“Hmm? Ah, that child.”338f39e05d88c5dc

The Marquis nodded.0e74265608bb6038

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“Yes, I’ve been meaning to ask, who exactly is she?”7f82953993f8477a

“She is a maid of the Elard household… and my guest. What happened earlier was simply a misunderstanding. She is still young and didn’t know better, so please forgive her.”4e0b614d54e3eb16

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Ascart had arrived late a49cf51dad and only heard about 05b5914fb3 what had happened afterward—how d7541a34c7 Lia had impulsively grabbed 5e2f969d15 the Marquis, calling him ea65887022 Grandfather.70ddf22b804f2892

In truth, c9ae54defa despite his 21f6ba11ac gruff demeanor, 972c5db71d the Marquis 66de1db0d4 rarely got c5c2b298d0 truly angry.383b21bc12367bf6

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But Ascart was worried 9466d4d131 Lia might have offended 615683df90 him, so he wanted bdd89732e0 to ask for leniency f17e306f50 in advance.f78a46c83c3bce1b

For a moment, 075a733ace the Marquis remained 83d43c2117 silent before muttering cbd3ced166 under his breath.2dc1ec8b47ebbfe8

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“Forgive?”702cb2dd09c42b5e