EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 108

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“Is that true? He told you to come again tomorrow?”cfea45d692f6ee17

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“Yeah! The Marquis told Dana, ‘You little brat! If you don’t come tomorrow to taste the Marquessate’s cake, you’ll be in big trouble!'”0b05436b0cd54939

While having 4e1877e28e tea with a4d13051c8 the Duchess d1f5c8540c after dinner, b3b59fc54c the Duke 6951c1e1b8 joined us 4c3d3ad8b9 after returning 444cf600ce from work.d4a34de0b46c3f35

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As Diana 592bac6717 recounted her 7c8617d6c3 visit to 8919eb3925 the Marquessate, 2cda9eaec3 she mimicked 501fb26b7b the Marquis 27020b6948 with an 8283b2f4c0 exaggerated air 9153aeb0e3 of authority, 666872fcb2 making the 785f5dc7ba Duke chuckle.b82e7e9116af7734

“He still speaks the same way, even at his age.”6693fb63524dd5f6

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The Duke was ab4f4729dd lost in nostalgia 5b993dea3b for a moment, b943a62c5f then turned to f5156bd1c9 me and asked,2ab117e646b3d11a

“So, are you going to the Marquessate again tomorrow?”656d0b5b19c66156

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“Yes… He said he injured his leg because of me and ordered me to stay by his side while he receives treatment.”fa84fa5924508375

“He’s being ridiculously stubborn.”031c50f65a468215

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Hearing my e72adfca86 hesitant response, f8e1626190 the Duke 3f60679f4e clicked his 5e4c54ef0c tongue and 0dac5e6e36 frowned. But despite his irritation, 3714120396 he added as if fd0a0c08f8 resigning himself to the 0178a63ecc situation,f266f03023719a6a

“Once the graduation ceremony is over, he’ll return to his territory, so just endure it for a little while. He grumbles a lot, but in the end, he gives in to everything. You should take this chance to get something you’ve always wanted.”5963cd526e540275

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His teasing remark d9fe004995 made me smile 931f823228 without realizing it.28098a09b7bb1751

I was also surprised 214266301e at how well the 8cb466099d Duke understood the Marquis.620e7593e61a6ee6

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According to d5928b96c4 Lope, a 4077b5f299 former executive b27f14bcc8 of Terencium, b37d3d14c1 the Marquis 08ec33af05 of Diapel f9ad8e09f7 was just d5c449fd23 a ‘pushover’ 9aa005a88f with a e08a84b486 fierce-looking face.82cd9a3d8e2dc485

I recalled how f2ad883949 he had once da6acc0f88 mocked my shabby 535766b744 clothing at length, 1ef38a11c5 only to show 208a52c99b up a few 67217d2b77 days later with 38e0f3afeb a pile of c935f7364f clothes, saying,a3776d595d20dc4d

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⟨I just 4591c40a41 happened to bba26d1cc4 pick these e3604157f4 up. Do whatever you want 5c7fdd7705 with them.⟩a1912d1dc8fd95c2

The designs were ef724d9262 simple dresses, blouses, 259a29bb2c and trousers, clothes a19b0f6fec commoners would wear, beb473f689 but the fabric 05361d6932 was far too 0b5f0f467c fine to be 596e961b40 found in the ee22b05800 marketplace.b94ff791921a1530

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It was a10b6cd7cc clear he 142ebe4212 had them ff31cdd533 specially made 0affaa15e0 at a 10a20a5cb3 high-end boutique.d56de9c8cee04b5b

Then there was 430aece734 the time he ee23cf70c4 scolded me, saying c600a8c0c9 I looked frail f2d22b47b3 and useless, as aef6663802 if I hadn’t f5b9487cee eaten properly for ded1e51760 days.203e0ee53650fd74

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Like a fool, I 5e4e60a228 blurted out in surprise,05b4f9338e2ad2f6

⟨How did you cc587f89b4 know I used 1aaada4954 to be a 8f0bd05646 beggar?⟩507c96892b6a2c61

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The moment 8d5c33edb9 I said b9516ba133 that, the 2e0a246317 Marquis’s face d6574085cc turned red, 36056ca4f5 and he 671960ab85 bolted away d84e6116f8 as if 9c6a7195a2 his tail 145ba5cfd2 were on 12c3e3562c fire.c586afeca7f64dc9

The next day, I d929f723e8 found myself holding five c10fb20a2d three-tiered lunchboxes, clearly made 03ae52d2c0 by the Marquessate’s head 2787c9b66e chef, and meal vouchers f4fd7bf2e9 for a famous restaurant.285c569e4511d3cf

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Time and time again, cb7f7d4623 he would give me 6b3cddcc34 rare and valuable things, 5489daf75e always claiming he ‘just aa7d72895e happened to pick them 46d450226d up.’ It was as 2c859d4d7e if he was desperate 030b9c4ede to do something for ce269e48c2 me.bce39eec05297ba1

All I did was f7e6b73cb1 chat with him a 881eaea59d few times as a 72a657cb2a café worker where he 4cb5922fe1 frequently stopped by.00bb76e89913ba59

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…Of course, 127b46a639 that wasn’t 13bff85e9b the whole 566e794d93 story.f663f0e3cb97d360

The Marquis 0c01051dc1 must have 3b603c35b8 known. How could 535d3bfe95 a café 1f404730ff housing the 54e993ad9b headquarters of 8e4fe43345 the empire’s 8a786c44ac largest and bbca6e36b2 most secretive 8366a24e52 information guild fbc66a2164 be just 472688f922 an ordinary 76b07579c0 café?3e67f9fd44177253

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And since I worked d1c68143ba at the counter, it 3eb27e73cc was only natural for 9ba1827ac7 him to assume I 68b4872709 was a guild member.d0fad6041639ecd2

Though he probably never 1ba615dfca guessed I was a 6df2c1b0a5 top-tier informant…d7cc47fa1136d18c

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Yes, my 32981f9ed0 connection with 55776293dd the Marquis 2e925d2ed3 of Diapel c0fb00753e began when 03dbd4baea he first bbccfcba9e visited the 565024e667 café to aef22ba662 commission a 29cb155ca6 request from 6ead206d45 Terencium.de68e56bbe6e3ec5

One day, an 457f5a5105 elderly man, dressed 0c8875a560 in commoner’s clothes, a97546cf2e entered the café, 848fd7e0f3 leaning on a 9d01b5661b cane as if 1a5f00eef6 to hide his c8f43de848 discomfort while walking.c12244c3ab0adfd8

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Since I 02152375a0 had memorized 40233dc8dc portraits of d3bcfc0bdc all the 5f032728b5 empire’s nobles, 29ad940520 I recognized aee9ede6d0 him immediately, b16c90f7b9 he was 9a8b963a01 the previous 3f0fa5531e Marquis of a6d8cac43a Diapel, who fd1735dc91 had recently 9c8dc6c880 returned to b1544169f8 the capital.246c52c732132acd

Just as I suspected, 45ba21e882 the Marquis requested a 4f20f1fc62 search from our guild 940cae3a7e master. However, the b72372616f result that a3a3049c6e came back 6f1855e25d was not 64410c9877 what he 40705f98ff had hoped 81b74d6aeb for.fa6337ad09332583

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Perhaps disheartened, he faltered 6571a6c868 while descending the stairs f6a72df9cf after hearing the report, 0b10561562 his leg giving out 320252908d beneath him.90ad3094bd2755f0

⟨Sir, are you 4cf871fca4 alright?⟩9223701e803ae286

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For some reason, b74193e8b8 I had felt 6375d37c79 uneasy ever since b46edd5255 he submitted the c9b641e78f request. Fortunately, I managed 2b7acfe11a to catch him 89494043fa before he could c221ea2235 fall.37312f06e6db7ed6

Contrary to 96dde72f5e his usual 6a6f230b0e gruff and 970f05587f stubborn reputation, f07b19a427 he simply d18b0f4389 looked at 5cdbb56be5 me in f12cf3575b a daze 8287cbaa7a and muttered,bf38dac8b8dd4ff1

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⟨I’m fine. Thank you.⟩41f2ab48f2eb4a73

That vulnerable moment stirred 3a61b96806 something in me. I quickly 332db72796 led him a11eb7a5fa to a bf1283881e table by 17cbae2204 the window 0cfa8af395 and served d4846e8198 him warm 467db72ad6 tea and a419495170 my favorite 837a904acd sweet cake.47e0bc66397bd0d9

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⟨This is quite good. I should ea283393f7 visit more 8e8b67e6de often.⟩9ab36c0bed249d64

The way he ad7e582261 closed his eyes e1d7866dad and savored the 4ffe6da7f2 taste made it f3b6c984d0 seem like an 58e2e9023a offhand remark.64dd73ad03659e5f

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Since his request had e27a5d0bc8 already been concluded with 6e54df2649 unfavorable results, I doubted bb9dbbd215 he had any reason 2d74fa9625 to return to the 4989861b9b information guild.ab312b119cb19f5e

But after that, the cb0410fb68 Marquis continued visiting the c32cf4bf7d café regularly, eventually becoming f94a299e28 a frequent customer.c2b94829409db945

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⟨Sir! Isn’t that 7d23781427 too much 84ccf7d3c3 sugar? If you 83444dc413 keep eating 11dd4f8819 sweets like 849b5ff2a3 this, it’ll c973a9fdcd be bad 8a78165a43 for your ee041dcfb6 health!⟩8ac56bd0c6f99cf6

⟨I’ve waited my whole defb6ad20d life to eat as 274cb8e26f much as I want! What else do 4678993fa2 I have to d0de1d0d15 look forward to 4a334f04a9 at my age?⟩8095a404492aee0e

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We both hid e4467186b2 our true identities 8ebb2c3439 and deeper emotions.a87440842b015ae4

Yet, as we spent time together, I couldn’t help but feel, however absurd it might be, that we were like a real grandfather and granddaughter.3577d4d4e073e161

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It was a different d4c606e524 kind of bond than ee35f6e492 the one I shared c171b16661 with the guild executives 5053da67ec who had raised me.a8a63d4c818690fb

I had called e31f3b402c him ‘Grandpa’ so 0ad51d1aca often back then 69d0279e21 that even now, 82e4e820a9 I nearly slipped ab7f3f3f79 up several times 90f7bbcc3c today.ca7fa5634f035228

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Though he never 569c2c4ecf pointed it out, 40253d609e every time I b6b33639bd almost said it, 92c3e5a791 the Marquis looked fc17527bfb at me with ba3d9a9f0b an expression full 200bbff964 of unspoken words.088fa3ef0da3031b

Even Ascart, standing ecb36a8d58 nearby, flinched at 84a1850794 those moments, making 50f39a05d6 me even more 3cda509715 self-conscious.12c68bb6c58d36d3

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I’ll have to be 15cade5538 more careful tomorrow.45f7693817e01ff0

Whether I d38c5685ae could actually 24b1df5452 manage it b0a6d392b8 was another af42c5bd0a matter, but cd5e6fafca I resolved af0cdc0cc8 to be 7e12b8f2b5 vigilant.997a3b4034be40e1

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Just then—289b796a47c9312c

“Why so quiet? Something on your mind?”ed3df72d28274349

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The Duke’s 0182c41b86 voice called e6ecfaea97 my attention b23dfc6be6 back. He had 7a62ac50ec been watching 11867f255a as the 7ef1890807 Duchess absently 93655b3736 fiddled with 6dc5937943 her teacup.4008bf0c26d88ea6

She gave 61b4bd5946 a faint 36e5ee3cf7 smile and b8d0eb5330 said,bda6f11eb87ca639

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“The snowfall looks ominous. If it’s this bad in the capital, I can’t imagine how things are in the duchy. Lucio is leaving at dawn, and I can’t help but worry.”c4961fc7da3f6ae1

Hearing that, 24f1836410 I turned 6bee09eb80 toward the 78ed843690 sitting room 640501b1eb window.da03be27b8089014

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Outside, small, 01e8c31ac3 harmless-looking white 1146d5112b snowflakes were dddd845277 swirling in 3f7baa3241 the cold 29f4d5df74 wind.31cbcdf093cf869e

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“Haa…”ba65ae2752ab8b50

For some reason, 8e1f5c99c0 I felt restless c9ce483d13 and couldn’t fall 616b4bc61b asleep.abae8c75f0269966

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It must f075dbb8bd have been be80bad815 hours since d0ed7d236b I lay 9152444bca down.3c8f6cd2796ffb9e

Eventually, I gave up, be22776c47 sitting up in bed 11edb183ec as I turned on 565543f779 the lamp beside me. I let out 873fb7e217 a deep sigh.524cfd17f5d2f6c7

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Is there no abdb75cb0f way I can d6052c873a help the Marquis fe60782387 and Ascart?7f0634b5886a1a78

Lately, as I 11cb602f9f frequented the Marquessate, bdececd364 an unease settled 1deba09ffe in my heart.293af8521946c57d

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Before, I hadn’t noticed because the Marquis of Diapel rarely showed his emotions. But Ascart, even when he seemed fine, would suddenly reveal his pain over losing his younger sibling.e632e708af4ca761

Seeing him c5e763b70a like that 7c99ca9df9 left me cb317c19d7 feeling both 583462d390 flustered and f2ee4b8b5b concerned.75629a6568a23f2c

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Yet, there was nothing c4c07175c7 I could do.fb45945c13d6123d

Suddenly, an old memory e75c57cedd surfaced.e9b79af3723d10d5

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⟨Master. The guest 10f378f41c who came 452626a43e today… he cbe5934c9a was the 3de5c6892a former Marquis 70f4b10a66 of Diapel, 8fc5a7c8c1 wasn’t he?⟩b7d2c54d3a5b6cbb

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Master didn’t reply. He continued 5a027b2abb reading his 38e9c8e126 documents.cae48fd1d8f776c1

Used to 6f6a3c190c being ignored, 5b5eca5fab I didn’t f6ca336bcc mind. I simply circled his ea56b122b5 desk, chattering away.3c7d50bb5223fcfe

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⟨He hasn’t been f7fa7ec5eb in the capital c076e03f45 for long, yet 5bfc60fecd he came straight ef59f9c1eb to the information 6dfc794405 guild. He must be 6bfe567fbf looking for that 30f9132567 lost Grand Princess…⟩ecbcf40b539543be

⟨Lia, did e83e8ac2aa you eavesdrop 74ff4bed78 while hiding 69d3b106f1 your presence?⟩8aa455983bbefe9f

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⟨Huh? No way!⟩1cb0f30bc7e51030

I jumped b056733da3 in shock.1b2b3d8e4ea5d4ab

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Sure, I 1495d36a20 sometimes had 09061f7151 to put 2bd6065d0a my guildmates 8bf689d591 in their f41ec969ec place with a0ea0a5c46 a good fa64fe8655 fistfight, but e2f061c85f I rarely 5a77b84843 used my 513db9a1d9 skills within b49fe88114 the guild.6c2a46b1f78f505b

Besides, I would never fb520eac5b be so dishonorable as 99164aeb24 to secretly listen in 5489e7300d on Master’s dealings.43dfef9a51c8a1f3

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Seeing my offended expression, fdfd01380b Master let out a b1e8b39f25 faint sigh.da51728c6619c14a

⟨It was just a b3e087a0c2 question.⟩e6310dd5965388df

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As I had 9978a46a30 guessed, the Marquis 751186ff9b had indeed commissioned f04d99b695 a request to 2d34ae9865 find the lost 706f03e48e Grand Princess of 8f040dfbfe Belus.0fcd5fa9b55003e4

For about 52027e2c2b a week, 83a3e43730 I sulked 587d5c8154 and refused 4238022ac8 to speak 37ec713856 to Master. But despite my lingering ba05c12f81 annoyance, I couldn’t bring add700521a myself to leave just a83f19d067 yet.78035712b70db971

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⟨Who’s handling the 8574230c82 mission?⟩18911f863b007cf7

⟨A professional.⟩71abb92936bf28a8

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Master’s curt 89f5c706fc response left b791dbfc2c me silent.8344a3f78a07638a

My expertise lay in d6896e1a83 gathering information while hidden, dd3bd05cc9 not in finding missing 286f7e659e people.fe40db88ee1e99fb

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Still, I 794d4faaba mumbled absentmindedly 67bbc614be as I d7576ca0c2 stared at f7d170fbc5 my feet.04d967345ed6db94

⟨I hope there’s 1c5c7b7cf0 good news.⟩7465def1e47b4cfe

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⟨There won’t be.⟩cc62eb744fcee284

I snapped my e02228ff1d head up at 20902f4a53 his cold reply.995300d4f91c2903

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Master looked e9e7883ca1 at me bb743c095a with a 27e85bff4a chilling gaze 879ca13d1d and explained,5608da1d0f1ce2b2

⟨I told 2962a14d0a the Marquis bdfb8b6067 this as 7141f4c9f8 well—there’s almost 9468b3bd52 zero chance 589972fd78 of finding 297e8e90db the Grand b27d9ab964 Princess. But he insisted, so b7f3fd6075 I took the request 6326be03e4 out of obligation.⟩89e306c860691dac

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A newborn 5f704ad1f0 had vanished cf14932b1e like dust 1a7e29d398 nearly twenty fe2cbd55cc years ago. There wasn’t even b32aa0de76 the slightest trace 95839036ca left behind.5aaf5b3431f50c16

Master scoffed, eed3652f5f saying it cb60d3347a was ridiculous 4c82ba1e74 to believe 1d23010b61 she was d64450b8cf still alive. That level of 61b0785f5c blind optimism was cd65606772 nothing more than 9f205fd714 delusion.9ab5ead6b061f976

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I had no c432b2e331 words to argue fb7e78434a against him.26c8a8fe2bad94bd

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“Even if I’ve returned to the past, nothing will change.”8b0fd0442d8c4a8b

Unless I 8625ef8fae already knew f1c8ff3825 where the 2f794f13c0 Grand Princess 8331cb8cca was, that cf2adb6a35 is.99f5a7c1d5cdcef2

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But with no 6d3fb0ce7a information to depend 53e967ca86 on, I was 3f6a68a78c useless… just a 7581055b8e regular nine-year-old child.43b3a6e764232366

I felt helpless. I wanted 477a7c4fa7 to be b72c1e4a42 of some 98fa08f7bd use to 8aeaed33fb the Marquis 88275f802f and Ascart, a56dea94e1 who had e8493bb3b5 been so 09c87891db kind to 48df9da1f0 me. But I couldn’t do 3deb5bd639 anything.388ad8c506a76899

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That bitter thought weighed 04d2826bbc on me when…0b8a91d7eff928c2

“…?”3d842bfa505892f9

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A faint sound outside 6b11aa09e7 caught my attention.048868423d67717f

I slipped c467893a6b out of 5c0d185a59 bed, carefully 9e111dc1e8 pulling back 6dc3bc36d5 the curtain 43ec54eabf to peek e34899c591 out the 5c39241dbc window.235c4ddf56c0435b

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“They’re already leaving.”82b331367f55b86a

The wizards, the Rexion e3326d762a Knights, and carriages loaded 86571ee1c7 with winter supplies were 47d025b48a all ready to depart 4395cf6e5b for the duchy.ed486eb3ae01b5ae

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At the 5d30b07f09 front of 412e376321 the group d1ca4a6e4e stood Lucio, 04e189ee83 his usual 5879d4d488 indifferent expression eba8d13ae4 firmly in df2c4ef251 place as d4dfd45d87 he checked 2e38c3e6c2 the final 543ce699db preparations.c5876fcc3faa95d8

I watched e66de1b7d9 for a 0e7b0efa03 moment before 4ccf6287aa tilting my 93fa1b71cc head up e7a812aa2f toward the 4a5c65902b sky.a12cf2fbff8cc49c

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The snow, which d0f553e3a7 had started falling f89a0a199d silently in the 2acdcd8ae1 evening, was still 77b41bf6c1 coming down. But for now, it c2243d37e2 was just a gentle a54ef588fa flurry.1a6ded0e437d0afb

It didn’t seem like 18ab5dab85 it would turn into bfb6e5de31 a full-blown storm anytime 56a2d0c910 soon.be5d85fe25420c94

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Still, the capital 2ecf052c9e had failed to 5d8836ba25 prepare for the 922eb55523 snowfall, temporarily shutting 525aba305a down the teleportation f2b10c41ae zones.a043b81155ca7eff

Not that it 30af449b5e would matter to 65099bff81 Lucio as by 7bfacde715 the time he 2949be300c finished his estate 203ae3811b inspections, the issue 768261afd9 would be resolved.cc2dd792cb7aeab3

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So the Duchess’s worries 922b3075d6 were just needless concern…f580e18e7e6b41ad

Swoosh.d3c3baebb9b9345a

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I gasped, 9f3e775be9 quickly yanking 5cb816b7f1 the curtain 87b963c47c shut and 33cc8d00a2 stepping away ee99a34881 from the 304073ede5 window.8317bf653e8bc883

It felt like my 5b06d275ce heart had dropped to d72c31a1fc my feet, only to 1e22ff558a bounce right back up.4b623bdc9ad0275a

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Just now… 62ecd84095 Lucio and 542045d499 I had bb124ca43b made eye 43c2c2c827 contact.daa9dba506357249