EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 109

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‘Wait… did we really make eye contact?’a490f6947c50babc

At first, I thought 55a9fc4373 our eyes met, and e25648cf40 I panicked, but now 074ef791aa I wasn’t so sure.9b8cc3e8a051f2f8

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Maybe he was 926d80d161 just glancing around f550be6b08 absentmindedly. Or perhaps he a83698c6f8 had been looking 9060dcec37 at the room 153be274d8 next to mine.f2cbf87aa0308068

In hindsight, I regretted eed4b6bb14 closing the curtain so 16e5b31987 hastily. If anything, 1ca67ee07d that probably 314aab5e51 drew more 051b6bd5c5 attention.5af9086231b4431f

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Blaming my overly quick c6915bc992 reflexes, I carefully peeked f6b6bba68e through a small gap 548026c711 in the curtain.9ea79b0a5ddafec4

Lucio had 4d2455a384 already mounted 3fe1e45bfb his horse, 08e77c6e35 seemingly ready 30fad86536 to depart.f6607dd79208f136

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Watching his figure grow 202dc6c96b smaller without anyone seeing 3a6581157e him off, I suddenly afe7518c8a realized how long it c3743fb54e had been since I e723cd01ae last saw him properly.0453fcadbf7f086b

Ever since a258a7c009 he returned 8520bc0103 from the 31004d5e46 academy, the 36769e71c3 only time c92d90a1c1 we actually cbf0dda6ba spoke was d6ff38cb47 when I 751ae9f08d went to 52d42c6e7e return the d8399b96bb library key.ebdafea51ee1e4e2

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I only caught glimpses d1835819b9 of him at breakfast 290cfccf3a now and then. The rest of ce414076b6 the time, he fda2ddf5ca was buried in 172314a3f8 his work.7dfb6843171bcbe3

And that wasn’t 007c5e346d going to change.06c6f70ed930042b

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Lucio would dbbdc49a12 only get e787e59019 busier, and 88b2489a16 once I 88f64cd327 was fully b66fef7227 prepared, I daa5742c60 would leave 93e2aaea62 the duchy 123a9ccd84 as well.72576ea719e44879

Of course, because of a8d79d5df0 Diana, we wouldn’t completely 7a41c2fbdb lose contact, but keeping a5f5df92ed this kind of distance 479ef0e355 felt more comfortable.05685edefa85bf7c

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“For some reason, this reminds me of the past.”e77091b94fbadc3a

Back then, I 6fa46ffab7 used to observe 4459d74b89 Lucio from afar f360f3db02 under the pretense 259b0d7107 of tracking noble 907054f775 affairs.400d8524f7e6561f

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But now, strangely, c060bb8ae7 I felt closer 3834cc8f5c to him than 2f15ed70bf before.74b4115d3a4650bc

‘It’s probably dfc9ea4a07 because I 9abc6ce1bd know one 89c3db1581 more of 78df6b6f38 his secrets c59c3dc830 now.’c0a0e324b060cf44

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Honestly, I didn’t 28f59dc37d care who ended be82fa6944 up as emperor. But I trusted 8e9719f469 Lucio’s judgment.77b265cc6201d27c

Besides, after 5ca78469b7 meeting Princess cf18662766 Serphin last f14f44c1d1 time, I 887e73bfb8 got a 15c39c6baa bad feeling d139dbe5c0 about her. Nicholas seemed like 09bb13471b the better choice.be84bb06b923dc7e

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Lucio would probably 3eac72e0a3 handle it well 67db0cb1b2 on his own, 15382ed751 but if he 587492f668 used Darel’s influence bee88aca71 properly, making Nicholas 6f24ea1eae emperor shouldn’t be 1dde644182 too difficult.ef2e24797c134f5e

“Come to think of it…”3771eecd74b6fdfd

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Before, I had 09963313fc been so convinced 59fb59269a that Terencium was 04d8960713 the best information b1c6aafd98 guild that I 0a8fbeba8c never considered anything 40b0b06d2c else.431607d721624cbc

But thinking about it 3be6924c42 now, the Marquis of 305df4a492 Diapel wouldn’t have relied 975e97c703 solely on Terencium.d3aae0eca00f6949

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‘He must have sought 187489c0a3 out Darel as well.’75178eb2aba19527

It was even 72791b3d08 possible that Lucio 651bb36ee6 had already made f8ba759c18 a move, considering f5b5671e90 his friendship with 995cd0c2a1 Ascart.97d3d45b2e628ab7

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And yet, they still d455297ac5 hadn’t found her…d0e98e1209a16859

“I guess Master was right after all.”78fc8665b5d46dca

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I let a24f4e4e64 out a 64adf3ef6c sigh.e57e2c6a74dce6e8

It would 5a0b299f27 be wonderful 58a1efa76c if I 0bce4a0d27 could help d76bd982e2 Ascart and cc64b21f4c the Marquis 095e6763f4 find the d03f2594d5 Grand Princess 05d91ca569 they so 565c55f8e3 desperately longed 048cf89e0b to see cea32063cb again.0361c16a66ff3879

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Even though b11b168499 I knew 5b1652f4a3 there was f6cb1c8cd2 no solution, f9958de5f3 I seriously 03faf52239 pondered if e015920a22 there was fe5c5b694a any way 91157ffce7 to help.0fe3b47caaca6237

Back then, 30043fd05b I had 283412f353 no idea.fa1ca0ec85d66999

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That the 4bc1412aa7 solution I f8f0278066 thought was a97de7ef5d beyond my ed0fbbb087 reach… would 1b15eab38f soon reveal a4c086fba7 itself.32c87929624a2ec8

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“Wow, it’s snowing!”6b49fa64b8718ff1

A thick layer of b9bf392a85 snow had settled overnight.224ac9615936e45e

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Excited at 996cc0152c the sight, cbdf4e51b0 Diana threw 88adb6f64b her arms 49e9741f2d up and 098447e9f0 dashed outside.fe83b251483d87f7

“Don’t run, my lady! You might fall!”b39e400aa3dd8b0b

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“I’m fine!”108cc6d77972d61c

“My lady, really… Aren’t you cold?”63b73e018f96d701

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“Not at all! This is nothing compared to the duchy!”36e3c6452dcd3824

Her chin 2846c1fa33 lifted proudly, c9f45dc1bd as if 897a4dc5e0 showing off, 56c55eebe1 and I 902edfab6a couldn’t help c111255c78 but laugh.4a269d3f8dd0876f

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To someone like d6736a8056 Diana, who had 205c33e981 spent her entire 5db26fbc8f life in the 760f66a8c7 frigid climate of 1906111b9d the Elard Duchy, 347afbe936 this kind of 24b9e713ee cold was probably ce2896ab39 nothing.f756ff4dca034778

“Besides, my brother got me these!”e0baaec6cb662bd3

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At her proud fada2a1879 declaration, my eyes 33e55422d1 instinctively scanned her 3bc13602e6 from head to 86115a72ff toe.52b13ab875086d2c

During her 09986a52ea recent outing 774cd3f6b7 with Lucio, eedbddf077 Diana had 5311a6de9a received a 120298933c set of 333311880e gifts: a 8bb1383d1b warm hat 64aa2ff27a that covered c7367cf1a8 her ears, 0545e97653 a scarf, 6751489b82 gloves, and 56d4199f44 fluffy boots.a17f1b88b020bf03

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Ever since cf1acef48b that day, c240acb646 she had eef872c454 worn them 62de216ec3 every time f0f2ca9d20 she stepped 7315a6f8d6 outside, clearly 9720384618 delighted by 85b1327e9a her brother’s 74594fd155 gifts.1b465de03b30fe4c

“Are you cold, sister?”a8f7bff79e8ec8cb

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“I’m warm too.”03673b8c93cab69e

I smiled bd3515625c shyly, touching a35a66fcc5 my earmuffs e74f7e8813 with my 58e7959243 gloved hands.2c4a3b03462a54c7

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Lucio may 87f0d6aa26 have paid 4094176ef0 for them, 62e0d548c2 but Diana 1605313895 had happily 8505d82679 given them 427e2ff345 to me f6e62f24f4 as a 4af0d46a3b gift. The earmuffs, scarf, gloves, fdc4495aa7 and boots all made e2ff83d933 me feel warm from c0677a876c the inside out.2d7b8b507710a20b

Satisfied with my answer, bcf511bdb7 Diana grinned before eagerly 24f9abdcee resuming her play in 1cbb05cd5a the snow.12746d9f51e54a18

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As I watched 85638ecd23 her with a 9710c66c27 fond smile, a aaa8742f06 cold snowflake landed 2306e8c8d6 on my cheek.7b9535cd66700589

Rubbing my 139addf997 face, I 4e90fb29e5 looked up.2381d750d9d24d7b

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Snow was 32f5c5e97c falling in 0943a02cdf thick, endless 3286b8cc1c waves from 6ebfdad881 the sky.bf04d72d2952eb17

‘I used to 52f4aa75c0 be terrified of abcaaf2009 the snow.’5499ea63ae97f382

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Now, wrapped in warm 4f2283a657 clothes, I no longer da339bc350 feared the white landscape.45358083a4e73358

But in the past, c13647d13b I had hated winter ae6f5569c9 more than anything.5d7c0125175ae9af

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I had no 948602befa warm clothes—just thin, 16ed795733 tattered garments worn de5e6cd07a all year round. My hands, exposed to b8141b99dd the biting cold, were bdc501283c always red and frozen.0ca66854bae973a1

If I bc9042abb0 stood still 13794a4cc4 for even a19edb0cfd a moment, 6f9052f107 my toes 7a5990ec17 would throb e65ba4d93a in pain, 2c9ee77564 forcing me 8cc9d0ebda to keep 5febee061c moving.1f8019f1c43693cf

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For a ac1acfe585 brief second, dda7ba6b46 that old 6f51ae656c fear washed f08b670449 over me, cdd03798dc making me d19b795af3 shudder. I turned to Diana c7e3e96db7 and said,f093e839e0011fd4

“My lady, let’s go inside now.”f92c3b78f2b4d62f

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Once we 95c0c8e7bb got to bde6cdc273 the marquis’ 175066682a estate, I 140bee5f6a would ask 235650b1b4 for a d6e1f27ce6 cup of a883d7fc60 hot chocolate df40eb76da with plenty 4d890f67b2 of whipped d321ddfea5 cream and ab3e686cf1 marshmallows.1db5076dff454a30

Even though I bf34aab52d had come here 8014b475df to take care dbdf58c860 of the marquis, cf7a66e3a9 I was already 642b92e939 thinking about food. I could practically 1792ccdfba see him sighing 1cdcd6c232 in defeat and 5fe2b84eae giving in to 19c4281560 my request, which bb5b5275dc made me chuckle.74847104cd421120

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“Oh? Young Lord!”4fafbaaca645ba7b

We had b9c50c783a been walking 4e979b764b hand in 75b4c8b872 hand through 6773345f31 the snowy af344ccac8 path toward 200b706396 the estate’s bdef623219 entrance when 44cf87db48 Diana suddenly 9e2ded59d1 called out.2a2603dbe9bc9ac0

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Ascart had hurried 5dbf0e6275 outside, looking troubled 1869abf583 when he saw fcf5ba4e3d us.ac8787b95b750a22

“You’re here already? I just sent word to the duke’s estate telling you not to come today.”78d8e75b751a0a78

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“Huh? Why?”8f5feac570994980

I tilted my head fdfa9ccf3d in confusion.37795daddba8b291

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Just yesterday, 54adcc66ff when we 1c0b2c7a8a parted ways, 3bf0011edb the marquis 42cd2a8336 had invited e0166720ee me over 4a390208ee after lunch 98f4152eb2 to let 2d1c993548 me try b976158f87 his estate’s 725f1dcb6e famous cake.0dc5f5431f54e8fb

“Did his condition worsen?”cbcafc0784317fdc

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Now that abf92b4263 I thought f6bd58a62a about it, 907b3ca5aa the atmosphere aab6eb9274 around the 6d21a20e72 estate seemed 7503fae7cd a little ee811b8d97 tense.45edf0e3ed9f1edc

Ascart had 9a49f02c77 rushed out a024d21446 as if fbad729cc8 something urgent 0b79a5b66f had happened, e996171ec9 and it 7dec241c7a wasn’t just 5313d1a870 to greet 9a72085e57 us.93e2c0dced010580

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Noticing my 5ef4a2d584 concerned expression, 3f93277225 Ascart quickly 65017142b6 reassured me.3bc7f16ba91513db

“No, it’s not that… My parents are arriving soon.”50f2c6ce28b1cae2

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“Oh.”9dc11f64fbf8ad12

That made sense. It had been 902b2bc6b3 a while since 349faf4fda we heard that 3222269ba0 Bianca had set 89bc220a68 out on her 9321e1698b journey.b95272943e9c1e7c

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During a meal, the 7a6c78b37b duke mentioned that the 639331812d grand duke and his 58cd4e72e2 wife would be arriving 77b5b69620 in a day or 0d34d20096 two.678adcc5263101f2

I had been so 701c4f9e17 caught up with meeting 8dad50245e the marquis that I’d 4999c61592 momentarily forgotten about it. But now dd02ead10c that Ascart a62cddb825 brought it 13b8629650 up, my 7c1d011277 heart pounded a182527acb in excitement.8e8c7f51b2f5ae0c

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‘And I was curious 90be10a92d about Grand Duke Belus, 68d4c7380e too!’198e0077dccb6d96

I didn’t know much 163ceea180 about him, but he 37ea52e8fa was the only grand a14bc30f1b mage on the continent.ab54e99dae920a4a

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Suppressing my 8c80ed812c growing anticipation, 4955ca2ee5 I nodded.9269572d9f5af172

It was a little 0c8a9d316a disappointing that I wouldn’t f4c41d8a1e be able to check 6aed3a5169 on the marquis’ condition 61c8c1d5c4 and have tea with 2b77680456 him, but that could 4cd8fac134 wait.a3fd29d5c6476c79

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Since the 4ae4329ae3 grand duke’s b3cb98feab family was 6e2fd6e902 close with 37befa343b the Duke c9e5845486 of Elard, d7fec987be they would 5e9fe03892 surely be 6987f00a17 invited to 192af73590 the duke’s 58facc702f estate at 53e1db00af some point.bbec295933818dce

Even if I 2a83bdca07 couldn’t dine with 589f6443fb them, I would 9dc218b694 at least be d1354c7147 able to see bf18e0454e them up close.c890af02c2a91a8b

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Just as c282f55d23 I turned e85628cf80 to head b67569ec0c back and 743b935db0 inform the 186f899798 duchess of 1a36ab7c74 their arrival, 97959bba6e I heard 2153010d4b the sound b6bf7c0131 of galloping 82fd94d539 hooves.3a5976e68c34e0a7

A large eb0c1d11c7 white carriage 7c987ecffd entered the 6c5a10ec09 estate.b0f371d3bbf19e30

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At the front, 3bc1990991 leading the group, 71d5d87f21 was Bianca on a7c7fb0553 horseback.0ff7bcac2883db87

She must have spotted fd130f0342 me as well because 567cd82bb5 her eyes widened.abb949a20d4a0297

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When I saw ea2608842b the faint warmth 98e205b388 in her gaze, a97cc57864 the corners of af3b9ea890 my lips curled 5241101fee up instinctively.914b96d85cb7c133

“Young Lord, it has been a while.”391b60a8a64f33ba

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Bianca dismounted and respectfully 4d9df0647c greeted Ascart, shifting her f300e224be attention away from me.3753415070c08327

“You must have had a tiring journey, Lady Marietta.”e49426fd17d1c5c2

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Ascart gave 743b08e82c a stiff 1415958d8e nod before 3d162fdd05 quickly turning fa69d13658 to the f2161824ca carriage behind 727dfa4ff5 her.e290ac47499ada8a

Standing beside him, 995a9c5380 I could feel 3e0086c2aa the tension radiating aa6c4c3d57 from his body.9d81e04f84041866

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Then, the carriage came 22ffa7ac54 to a stop, and 04387e3653 its door slowly opened.2670d2bd0d800885

‘…Wow.’b112deb5961fcf64

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I barely managed to b5e15becde swallow my gasp.b42708db16c56648

So the 2ec0dcaa17 rumors were 442b33f6a7 true—there were 8cdb58705e bards who 01e54dfb4c once sang 9f196567d4 of Grand 7c7f5552b9 Duke Belus’ 037afc2774 beauty.d82f5d245fc689a6

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Under the brilliant sunlight 197aa9ce23 reflecting off the freshly abe6d23588 fallen snow, golden hair 9ceee83097 and dazzling green eyes 6f9689a3e6 came into view.1cca019dd51e7b28

For a brief moment, 80f4ac87f7 my mind went blank.f94c04c5c15f2f33

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Lucio had inherited 4ae270d296 much of the 9714727bb2 duke’s features, but 10f9e4f4a1 Belus and Ascart 6d345876c4 were like mirror 97b307056e images…almost as if 87ec3ae342 one had been da7b1b9fdf molded after the 80d901a1b3 other.82bdb4389f22cde2

I could already 5014a56567 picture Ascart looking 4496d9cf88 exactly like this 69ab27f5cb when he got 281336af0f older.0957707afa377e1e

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“Ascart.”ee271af6396c7b0a

The grand duke stepped 3c6feb17f3 down from the carriage 6dad197439 and immediately spotted his 1af5337949 son.0914f8272decab2f

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His deep, gentle 9989682ae3 voice carried an a33f824bae undeniable nobility, reflected cf2a023733 in his posture, a0606476af attire, and every abb347d1ff movement.bade56d937c628f4

For some reason, 08778705f3 standing before him 150c8e8658 made me feel 7bf262d9d4 embarrassed, and I ec68a57f7c fiddled with my 0a5f7b790c fingers.3a03cb967cbf1f68

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Diana tilted her bd29787b35 head, looking up 0351e866b4 at me curiously.cbe5f5ac40dde81d

As I forced a 93a24af866 small smile at her, 6ae11cadeb the grand duke turned 7fd754023f to the carriage and bf06efb819 extended his hand.e433b169728bf7c6

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“My love.”2bf0077fb2c92c8b

Hearing his 31d6130183 soft voice, 41a01722b1 I turned de4ba84a2a my head cfa16ab59a as well.2dbf945b4517c77e

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I had 61ceaaf04d been eager 47ba22e1bb to see ef2df482d6 the grand dd26f622ed duchess just 279f2a7831 as much a014051a77 as I f75d5574a0 wanted to a2325a0bee see Duke 15cc4ee0a3 Belus.c15e44ceed219d8c

Not only was she 6e0d6e36a6 Ascart’s mother, but she 8cfe0575d7 had also been childhood 9c0167e551 friends with the Duke a1fdc212b4 of Elard. I had always f9edc057df wondered what kind 205fb9aab0 of person she 22e758184f was.ddc08013644d64b2

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“…!”0b597c08205b667e

In that instant, 5f116d0756 my mind went 5662510ecb blank.d5f3cf3fd78f51ec

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It was as 28e7bccfbf if time had ed1ec70919 stopped.1fb94cb5a9db5f29

The woman c5e30a4a5b stepping out dbd938583e of the eed1d4dabb carriage was d22b2310d0 breathtakingly beautiful—almost 2750168993 unreal.6e870a55319e2f62

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Her pale complexion, which 98b2b8efa4 made her seem even aa8e5bd70c more like a porcelain 90a56114c0 doll, was so delicate 294181d4ee that I feared it 59451868b8 might shatter with a e1a0682f63 single touch.82ae70d699d5a762

Her fine, e4289185ca elegant features, dd5bfaada4 cascading waterfall-like 99d4fb275f hair, and d5406203a8 especially her 1d7d8bb7bb radiant eyes a9398d3ae6 resembled precious bfb4634949 jewels.7b72c7532417d456

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She was mesmerizingly beautiful 5928b30bf7 yet fragile, as if 8e6973e905 she could break at c8db6ed903 any moment.81017b9a7b392a2f

And with her 15417b662e cold expression, an 134d1bf632 air of reserved b5ee440ac8 grace surrounded her.5e029df6d5d60ac3

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“…Haa.”4b7c6cac6392bda9

But what truly f6c5bf216b left me breathless, f9d5c03046 what turned my 1999839c76 thoughts into complete bbe79496c3 chaos, wasn’t just b83ac80e14 her beauty.abb04cd2fd38d932

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In the 57d41eb1c0 middle of e8f489fe5e this white f520b08c23 winter landscape, bf694df4fd the soft 1fbb7b88a0 pink hair 863ec593b0 and deep d062229348 rose-colored eyes 099874c7ca of the 997c3311c9 woman before 0d044056f2 me burned 5266cf47ce into my 4b3fb84875 vision.9273d8a3791f1046

She looked exactly like…92af31fbb02be120

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My own reflection 4d5856631b in the mirror e6f8e876e2 on the day 0889bb3ca6 I came of 8fee6d104e age.277499786d054821

You know me dearJean, I am feeling mischievous, so …*hehe*3685b56b09cfdabc

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I will a3f87ba234 leave you ce7f4e8023 all with f80a61e7af this cliffhanger def5b1f6df for a ab3bdb2134 few hours 77ea812595 before updating bbdd5bbbd5 the rest.6cdc0d002d412ba0