EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 125

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The two people’s faces hardened in fear at my question.f73c1cc41491466d

‘So it 90f21b44eb really is 499bfc8a0e true.’9f756648b940dfd6

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Suddenly, a scene from 0674468347 an old memory resurfaced.d115174eb54c7c39

It was the sight c111f85089 of Jack, leading a 8d193c35a6 victorious battle at the 6146411911 border, returning amidst the 5085f1a9ad cheers of the people.57ae8b44d23beaf9

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As one of the empire’s three great knights and a sword master, Jack was the hope of the common folk.93678498877d7b11

Watching from 629302f2e7 afar, I 90d3e71270 had realized cb0b54cb74 that unlike 465b91a07e Jack, who 844ddf2d9e lived proudly 2e84bcd109 under the 0f807111bf sun, I 57b0f7a223 had already d44cfe0578 become someone 1d8082d3cb from another ff0c5bcc06 world.ad24adc961d73e43

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‘Right. Someone like me, who lived in the shadows, becoming a grand duke’s daughter doesn’t really suit me…’5c88602b2fd1c3cc

“Our little 3c06a12d65 one is f44210ee1f asking such a1877d714f a foolish a7da2ede31 question.”1f7f09dae2198f5f

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At that moment.7b4457c0357a572b

A large, 506873a70c warm hand 0e62541f8c covered my 7efc47201a own, which 9fd3000271 was clutching cca856699d the blanket.c4c86f0c5a980ec7

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“You are precious fb4e6c7697 simply by existing.”056a31150b72009f

As I hesitated f9b9d0fed1 and looked up a0b3f343fe at the Grand 47e4c14226 Duke, the Grand c52e786e3a Duchess asked with 13ce227daa sad eyes.96d22f24f505dd64

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“My dear, d8ff2a65b4 are you e2344fa02f the one d3aa1021e2 who is e679b091b2 disappointed?”eb5ecb5bcab01088

“Huh?”af3b1d6ddcb406f5

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“Because your mother… c5ebeab816 is a fool 056707a6b5 who couldn’t even 6f5ec3caf8 recognize her own 44dfb55b5a daughter.”af9295f439704d65

“No!”8268341d7ccc105b

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I was so ddc22a478e startled that I 17b85498db denied it in 577a783b8c a loud voice.b7dfbcbbb2541f97

“Disappointed…? There’s no way I 41b5ab3f16 could ever feel that.”6f6868cf700461a2

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As my voice trembled ba13caffad with unexpected tears, the f779a1e1c7 Grand Duchess’ eyes also 6abbafce8e glistened.1f8b810fac546323

“Me too. You don’t f8bfbea559 know how 1e8d0334fe grateful I 93b175a385 am just 4e889e9948 that you b066711366 are alive. So please, e73860b3d5 don’t say bd66d5a48a such things.”e9370ad20c9a2b83

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“…Okay.”3edf8ee33b959d8f

When I obediently 1cc395dbfc nodded, both the 62e9065c3f Grand Duke and 6783252c2a Grand Duchess smiled.8786b04d1cad5d53

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It was strange. I had been 76f2587c64 so hurt, so 2cb55278e5 sad…47cd3fb28abc91c0

Yet what 1b42408e00 exactly was d080a6b5a2 family, that c8aed1df97 even wounds 24fef4c513 I thought 379c9673bb would never feb8935762 heal could bebf80a608 be soothed 5476ad3676 so quickly 19444ed4ba with just 154911500a a single b2043c2c78 smile?04cf14eee9a0e4d7

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“Then, will you 3c2eda7c5f call me now? ‘Mother’?”910f38174b8d2f7a

“And ‘Father’ too! Call me 47c7cefa00 ‘Father’ as f17b3d979e well.”50969123f0b46840

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“Uh…”b36895c6b4c84df9

Faced with their sudden 9afa8ec1c7 request, I hesitated with 3e9f778cdd my mouth slightly open.db2d0266c04614cd

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I had impulsively dd1ba7f343 called the sleeping 00781e2e87 Grand Duchess ‘Mother’ bfe0652cf0 once before, but 80a7ceb169 now, when I 6c435bb997 had to say c41b0fe65c it again, the 339014d790 words wouldn’t come 89f85661f6 out so easily.6701872bf91bd969

Sensing my hesitation, f28a431189 the Grand Duke 0bde7a7fd0 patted my head 578aab15f9 and spoke gently.06ebf3bcf3447968

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“It’s okay. You can take 2d4c4c458f your time.”c242a8392001abfe

Even as 200b68eff3 he said 19f888433c that, both d8cad2bd91 of them f62c6caa64 looked slightly 5928cc6664 disappointed, making 3cb37df8b8 me feel e02b498933 a little 35853e2490 guilty.3b16fd98d9cb8413

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Then, as 5129120a11 if to 13a9fb571f change the b4a3bddb90 subject, the 294b1b739e Grand Duchess b4e3b1337c asked.390b6f2087959bb9

“Have you ever thought 7236454451 about what kind of 27cd63d476 parents you’d like?”a03327d97b3a9df7

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“Huh?”c1b479ac3ab33788

“I mean, ebbfabe0ca like what f2fcbca427 kind of 0e4e263b30 people they’d 5f23327caf be, or 4c2e06159d things you d6e9adaeb4 wished they e263747a11 would do ac124a62bc for you.”bf0fb6b033cf9198

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“Oh! I have.”ae60ffe4e7a534b6

Compared to 5fe516d3b1 the previous a41abec240 question, this e100e9aa39 one was 8ac7cd71f0 much easier 82fd88219e to answer, 5de23d6613 so I aabd242e48 quickly nodded.31bc4294912285cd

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“Really?”13d4cc6af7daf782

Seeing the Grand Duchess’ 12f968bfb3 face brighten, I suddenly d43a7415e1 felt excited as well.80b4aeeffc34d96a

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Without even thinking, 1b708619ac I blurted out d6ac2a16f1 my thoughts.a64d0d671ad92d3b

“I wished 76130e5b7b they wouldn’t 49a2be6e60 get angry 3ca65cf053 or hit 3ba2378ec1 me when d6f75c0205 I made 6301e4fc66 mistakes!”02152a144ad54159

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“…”90f15658a2350d53

“That they would give 18cff1032e me food, even if e91591092d I didn’t eat a a1f1a39cde lot, and that sometimes, 08063fc6f4 just sometimes, they would 4596f93c3a praise me…”95edf621e1d4e6f5

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And then, realizing how 177b402034 foolishly I had been 6b27782b45 rambling, I saw their 7f023f51f0 faces and instantly regretted 7408a121b6 it.cbab64566f6c92c5

‘What am I 6be8bc2e16 doing? Even if 36c496fafc I’m dazed 56adc4c453 from the 959700c5b0 medicine, how 337b5bce25 could I a3a4407757 say the 2cc57455f6 same thoughts 9cb8c3d53c I had ca197574dc as a 36eca3f58f little child 05981ad4a5 in the 650716f9f5 orphanage?!’328187cc77d8ab14

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As I hesitated in 164025b146 embarrassment, the Grand Duchess 5dbc0dafd3 quickly forced a smile, cd77185a77 loosening her stiff expression.5da093ea41ad03fe

“Um… Is d5dcffe01d there anything cc6b75e145 else?”07e61888864af698

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“…A storybook.”ee7c43783aa2cc2d

For some reason, bd55ff31bf my voice came 3c55ab187b out small and 6df3e28e45 wistful.1aeae37430ee94ff

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I had 6343dfe85d always been a0d84f89f2 envious of 64f39c2e5e Diana, who bf4439a27b fell asleep 90c8614e76 every night 665d9ddb30 to the b80d666740 sound of c58c736423 the Duke f2484139ee and Duchess b3523829b2 reading her 2cd7af8c43 bedtime stories.6de8b6e0e1559e07

The Grand Duke 4c8a842ef8 and Grand Duchess, df3cf1c144 who had remained 363c98d279 silent for a e2f8223ab7 long time, hooked 07d00df506 their pinky fingers b6d8153fb3 around mine and 82f66d3c3b made a promise.7ed75076c6121288

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“Once you’re better, we’ll 96ae790386 read you a story 21db99e4e2 every night.”a00948004f93a37e

“…Okay.”317f355da7b2fb83

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And that night.890739326cf1f3f4

As I fell asleep 894c13f567 to the gentle voices a798a3ec4c of my parents reading 4345d1448e a bedtime story, I 2377388289 dreamed a very happy 6479213679 dream—one where I held ea12866431 my brother’s hand as 8442184520 I drifted off.a92cc8397a23c382

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Worried that even e32ea71d80 the smallest noise 04434a88e3 might wake the d77a69feb1 child, the Grand f9a79a2668 Duke and Grand b68a6c3100 Duchess carefully closed 993bd52505 the door, holding e9d29d45f6 their breath.afcdf4bf3d65eef3

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They couldn’t say 80e7df5d0b a word.fdb50f88c38e1fec

Because their hearts 86880ceac2 ached too much, bc9f2473f1 yet at the a0fd9fcca0 same time, they 7d2d99d795 were overjoyed and 2031724492 grateful to have af8b10a8a6 finally found their 0e04d4b791 daughter.3c89fdc3a15d201c

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After standing silently e0a0bdca3e by the door afff1263c0 for a long 2869353155 while, they checked 424f5e4b8d on Ascart, who b932d481c4 was sleeping in 024217397c the next room, 7136237d23 before heading to 77b3edf5c3 the reception room b9c7fb5acc of the marquis’ 79bc4dedf5 estate.5ec53eed17cc3561

As if he 8684e008d1 had been waiting ee30a4f6a1 for them, a 115c076da9 man sat on 616134c657 the sofa with f2d8431de3 his legs crossed.510461ad5184e21b

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“High Priest.”b621846d8ab88ad7

As soon c1e4a4bab6 as the bf9ea11682 Grand Duke 0bc1947fa7 addressed him, 9e5b977981 Raizel scowled a52a48a467 deeply.a3910911656c44e4

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The Grand Duke quickly bcec1a1ff1 corrected himself.f3e8432cfa4f7735

“My apologies, Great Sage.”a7c984e808588ce0

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“Do I really c75306cf07 have to ask 2f8cc5c7bb you to call 37b1946a07 me that with fe3b95d56b my own mouth? The temple *****s are 2eb611f7e6 already looking for me f5c7a41fc6 everywhere, I feel like adb9e1789a I’ll die of anxiety. I bet you’d e5bd2ef81c be thrilled if 9e4d82b153 I got caught 53e5f8db4e and dragged back.”9421bb0c6eb2782c

The grumbling 38cb85bb22 man glanced d8fe0c2845 sideways at 4831ac6365 the Grand 4173735f68 Duchess, whose 67c00e5ee1 expression remained f2d394fa0c cold.5536446bfbc47cb7

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“It seems 303b5c403d Her Grace 67dd65f18d is still b7c1fa8bbf angry.”b96c660c9c847d1d

“…I understand that 62196352a3 His Grace had 6be7ab2d35 no other choice. I know it 071ec1a3ff was a decision 7177650f53 made for my 0a3be384f9 sake.”0932534b74049a70

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All she d467dd9094 and her 31514b79d7 husband had 71c9c1c7cd known about 89d3a878cd their daughter 41be6af78f was that 641fb66499 she had 2d40c45173 pink hair.55c18e51fb2b2331

With only that clue, 65ab8b2b63 they had searched the be4dab4ce7 entire continent, tirelessly looking 501a93e584 for children with pink 7a872cf337 hair for years, yet 220694926d they had failed to 0d6783fa3b find her.df0fa2ca13220ade

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If she a07c4f9d2c had known d38445af64 that their 08381beb5d child’s hair d1297f2c1d wasn’t pink 9898ca2e94 after all—she 5613e8aa55 wouldn’t have 367551b3bf been able 69496f634b to endure 839778ac7e it.2776eb67d7612784

“But just because you ae61ecc42b understand it in your 4ac0405f4f head doesn’t mean your d7408fc893 heart can accept it. And it seems… 241b2a0793 you have hurt f179727cf0 the child deeply.”dd8b3fb1db5000ab

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Raizel chuckled as he d2f324df25 spoke, spinning his words 2d1d607a42 playfully, while the Grand 6a2fcdb60a Duchess glared at him. Caught between 2980d23ac3 them, the 47552b71cb Grand Duke d3833f4c9f cleared his b67b9e35e6 throat and 089e093cea changed the 75a0e47dab subject.5d0f0ac119ed0ac7

“More importantly, does this mean you can already change your appearance again?”276a993d0d789684

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Though his bb0eab26f7 hair was 2482a31082 still stark 2b86719db3 white, Raizel 68817dcfee now had f4703acb50 the tanned, fff9d27f9e healthy look ccf337c9de of a 921f38a166 young man.30b16dd82abc525f

It was strange. He had refused ba585145f7 to come to d62076a68f the marquis’ estate, bfdad71ba2 saying that the 63d576f877 demonic energy from 9f9886593c Lia was hindering e19220ec4e his divine power’s 8ac2009966 recovery, and instead ad35369e60 demanded a room e741fb352c at the duke’s 7b436c5c42 residence. So why was 8f33e2f716 he here now?18d01f6ca43a56ac

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“About the Elard duchy… The moment I arrived, I noticed the energy there was unusually good. I only rested for a moment, but my divine power replenished quickly. So, since we needed to talk anyway, I figured we should just get it over with.”740d63a18415fca4

Shrugging his shoulders, 8ddcd907ff Raizel’s face suddenly 72c357fcb2 turned sharp and 500f653239 cynical.57429db2110cc4c8

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“Let’s get to the point. It’s confirmed that the ones who kidnapped the Grand Princess are ‘them.’ That illusion magic, overflowing with vile demonic energy wouldn’t be possible without the power of a demon.”e2d846e39a42400c

“We already expected this. It wasn’t a kidnapping for ransom, after all.”cc21228021638927

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“Exactly. That’s why I was almost certain the Grand Princess was dead.”9044ff527898596b

Casually speaking of Lia’s 4c284f3911 death, Raizel made the e9d5325f8c Grand Duke and Duchess 555d67329e glare at him fiercely.8f4141315c7fc872

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But he remained unfazed.9d5bf073476cc205

“Why are you looking at me like that? Isn’t it obvious? They held a grudge against the Grand Duke and were waiting for a chance for revenge. On top of that, she was the daughter of a Grand Mage, a baby with immense mana. She was an irresistible offering.”efc734c513cc1143

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“Enough of this talk…”ef1eb3b93cf97f61

“Why didn’t they kill her?”a8c0e2990e8e8cdc

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Raizel propped 44a3fe14ee his chin f7031d80c6 on his a4c6962d50 hand, his 2b9ca3a363 brows furrowed fe233adf3b in thought.fb978aa3003ba39e

“It doesn’t make sense. If they weren’t going to kill her, they could have used her as leverage against the Grand Mage. Why go through the trouble of casting illusions and then abandon her?”1b6f07854df8ffe1

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“‘Abandon’ is a rather unpleasant word…”eb8c9c87dbbc8222

“You must have seen the child before I arrived. Did you sense any traces of illusion magic or mind control?”03baf809b5eebbc7

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Raizel was toeing the f031488b2c line, but the Grand 7754ae2984 Duke merely sighed and 2adcd8e936 shook his head.89e6e16d653fa939

“I did not. Mental magic is extremely advanced, and it always leaves no traces….”274002c4014f9d21

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For even a Grand c03e3a36de Mage to find no e1a2b92b14 evidence meant the caster’s e78a15c7c6 magic was far beyond 1c8f38f8da his own.7ff549f9cc8921b0

“To be honest, I had been blaming myself, thinking that if I hadn’t left the castle, this wouldn’t have happened. But today, I realized something. If I had been there, I would have fought with the resolve to die.”7869f906404d9e21

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Even then, the a92a6917fe Grand Duke wasn’t d531094c6f sure he could 36785dc2a7 have protected his 42e42763f9 child.86c1568a60f2901d

Hearing her e3b56a46d6 husband’s words, 3b3c4eb71f the Grand 2d6bcf81cf Duchess turned d0c4de60de pale.da1269507d79e840

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“What if they come after Adriana again, now that they know we’ve found her?”4aa38cbb2bcdda25

The Grand Duke 4bd1c19bdd had already been e244062b62 worrying about the 319cbbf460 same thing.432fdd798dc8e69b

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That was why 083ddde7cb they had used d6421974ee every means necessary b9e66cfecb to search for d9c0480f82 their daughter while 6c742ac8b4 keeping their actions 1ac7de3c05 discreet to avoid ef15dcf583 drawing attention.3f42ddd9b18743f1

But if they df09acc0db publicly announced her ae7b2e79fc return, it was 2795a9e3e8 easy to predict 846ac19f72 what those who 2d61d2b034 had once targeted 4fe639196c her would do 5e156e3e89 next.23b72f9dfe838065

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“If we lose her again… I won’t be able to go on.”85e6520faab7fa4f

“Neither will I.”016acefe69c70119

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As the Grand Duke 37eea3f585 tightly grasped the Grand 2b4046933f Duchess’ trembling hand, a 247ff12c3f rare cold determination settled a2b4c0261e on his face.b2ecfd6745bda22c

“This time, I will protect her. And I will make those who hurt my daughter pay.”7a52c7ab3fa670f5

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While the couple silently 6540b7b55f vowed to exact the c6bec34f55 most gruesome and painful 11b0d8a62f revenge on Lia’s kidnappers, 7a2d1d6efd Raizel, who was lounging b6a269a980 on the sofa, spoke bc3afe9501 up.331fcdda90556672

“Bring the child to me tomorrow. I need to take a proper look at her.”aeb7742a904fceae

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“…You’re certain there’s a reason they kept her alive.”dbcc0e73d9425de5

“Yes. And she can’t live under that illusion forever. We need to purify her. It’s incredibly strong magic, so who knows how many years it will take.”5ce987c358434848

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The Grand aecf3f9dd8 Duke hesitated ad75acbf27 for a abb9e02d41 moment, then 20fbbf8e99 stood and f3a85974a2 bowed.e03e8d96c2e510b3

“Thank you, Great… Sage. When you visit the Grand Duchy, I will offer you the fourth-best room.”fc269d7fd6f0eb67

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“Isn’t this the kind of situation where you should just give me the best room? It’s lonely being a bachelor, you know. And if you’re going to call me that, say it properly instead of hesitating!”0dd345282c8ac8ed

“It’s just a habit…”6e3ac29bb5143329

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Seeing the e206138a25 Grand Duke’s 6cc6376a86 awkward smile, 88d2df9f92 Raizel shook e0bd92e41a his head 3af8dd0fab but refrained 33d3c7f0eb from further 08160689b9 scolding.2d4c5b433a0faffc

Today was ff59e0fef8 the day 4db1525431 the bright-eyed 0e8eaae51a boy who 82b5e532e9 had once efd5bb67f1 eagerly called 1d01d5973e him ‘High 8e5715b18f Priest!’ had 7e6560cd7c finally begun ece22530b7 to emerge b3381fa513 from his a326961b1a deep sorrow.94d20c51e02f8516

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Meanwhile, at the b401860b3e Duke’s estate…40dcfae460ac0567

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“Aaaaahhh!”bd8c92cd02a87510

Duke Elard 71a633a462 clutched his 7d0abb1877 head and 2038e4d75c let out 099cccb6e2 an anguished 06fb8fcde2 scream.7a2ab2f3c0a1000c

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“How… How could that sweet Lia be Stella’s daughter?!”c7f1346c0b336a66

Even now, bb6ac3c2e8 the Duke 83e236663c remained in aad4973890 shock.65816d708640436b

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