EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 133

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As I listened 7d20f803df to the child b77a3fb7b2 speak through tears, ce9267a246 it became clear 0ca58a4efa that the duchess c6ad6b5054 had explained our 6bc348f427 parting in her a40b1024f0 own way and 030ffb8d8f helped her understand.50165effe8272008

Seeing the child 5a50f409e2 endure her sorrow 0fed7c246b alone without clinging 95ff3be617 to me made e432f593fb my heart ache 88cbb22dc5 unbearably.fdbd4d6cb8b93606

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Without hesitation, I d3b9b11d63 pulled Diana into 625c562cb7 my arms.aa2eafd327c5be74

Startled, she struggled d8117b3d49 to break free, 5f408e03ab but I did 5d968e7a59 not let her 912df86e16 go.c1dbf5b58622100a

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Had my parents df7dcc4d69 or Raizel seen 0dbe6181fd this, they might 4d56a61a8b have been alarmed, c5287ee36a but somehow, I 61160de482 was certain.5a209273e3fcf2d0

Certain that 59677e2789 Diana could 5aed8f44cf never be f6d8464811 a threat f00e56f82d to me.16a872f43ed76dc5

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“It’s okay.”cfd25e17d11f3ce0

After reassuring her 14653a9864 several times, Diana 5ee56099ac clung tightly to 4d412e94d3 my neck and f91b2c6891 sobbed.a8023cc5f07bfb47

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Then, rubbing bdb7c243be her face fdf43106eb against my 5be7984b5f chest, she e4bf7d0f59 spoke honestly.0b6b5d2a84268b18

“Do you really have to go? Dana wants to be part of your family too…”97747d7d489c81eb

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The thought of 56b2e44de7 parting with Diana 9dedfbc032 made my nose 0e771bdb0e sting and my 6553d05031 eyes burn.00579109634f0040

But I couldn’t bring b7639714a7 myself to lie and 84c2b01a07 say I wouldn’t leave, 7823b11bf1 so I said this 697ec91f2d instead.84b54b54b8772762

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“Diana, meeting you has been the greatest fortune of my life.”8301437b5b9fced7

“Hic…”172c15f3f266bc59

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“We will definitely meet again. Until that day, don’t forget me. Okay?”3afa29348f2bc9cb

Nod, nod.415f8f1d7bc6fcbf

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The intelligent child 3560b1230a must have realized 2fab2cdb0a that our farewell 61bceae0e8 was inevitable, as af81e5c96c she kept nodding 6c991d6153 repeatedly.80d2408d97420c7d

After that, no more 56a36679f6 words passed between us.b970cea00a887803

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Because the promise to dd33564247 meet again no longer 1702174099 needed to be spoken.5ae86768a8f1e1ea

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“Lia, take care fc38489a78 of yourself, and e0ee4485d9 be sure to 38d35145ef write once you 34476e6d29 arrive in the 4aaa861707 principality.”86754fcf28f283e9

“Yes, I will.”b073a7665d6a6dba

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The duchess pulled Lia 918b791404 into a tight embrace 50e9b9a53e once more as she 9cad8f1bce nodded obediently.42e75aeffdfda981

Swallowing her 0f39249544 regret, the f52fad4d65 duchess murmured 507b6c36dc to herself.77f35a6184eac7e7

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“It would have been wonderful if you could have stayed for the graduation ceremony.”93c09d6ca1f2747f

At those 5a395a8945 words, Lia d5c58e6283 hesitated.dd8ec7dafeb862f0

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“Um…”a418f5f2e6617264

“What is it, Lia?”0a27f99f8ab9b0e4

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“Well… The first young master…”596fcb4dede2ff34

“Lucio, you mean?”cb78c4562c901972

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The duchess tilted her 4526832818 head in curiosity, and 05c9ca764f Lia smiled awkwardly.a06fb629067754cf

“Yes. Could you give him a message? Please tell him… thank you for treating me well all this time.”86fb076d408698c0

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That single sentence might 9f8e7787b0 not be enough to 87fe0061ac fully conclude everything between beb898b5dd them.a7de78e610e70420

But there were 3b0283a8d3 too many things ea045c11a2 she couldn’t say 5467382c84 in front of bb1112f3f3 others.1351b747e6ca9878

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As she shook her e328ba632c head slightly, memories of 9be4c57a0d Lucio’s usually sharp eyes a2f06d48c2 softening into crescent moons a19c3cb1df and his gentle voice 0060eba75d crossed her mind.f75b1234603d9ccc

A part of 1c18580fb9 her was also a1dd323ac8 curious about how f74d5d77de Lucio would react cc7bf54898 once he learned afa956685b the truth.2361ab7fadfba449

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“Of course, I’ll tell him!”69fadc9716ba272f

“…Thank you.”2fdb26dcbd7b1fae

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Hearing the duchess’ determined a30d643e8e response, as if making f6f4aec421 a solemn vow, Lia 3b318923b3 suddenly felt shy.d1d61f7fbab3b4ee

“Well then, it’s time to depart.”2116e879c5ce72f4

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Right then, Raizel lifted aa3e065e64 the barrier and spoke.58984ae5947efe69

Since the ducal 7b02f43b62 estate and the 95e86e2745 marquisate faced each 100094158a other, the carriage abf5abb2fe had been placed cd41c43ef0 in the middle, 38f8b91013 and the memories e9109f9cad of those who 96ff7ab227 knew Lia had 5bc4b51f1e just been erased.d307418bc20beb42

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“Mother. Even if you won’t let me, can’t I at least follow her to the dock?”59b325eccd474841

Ascart, realizing the cdf0aa55fd weight of their 848d75cd55 separation, pleaded with bb67c7b706 teary eyes, but 29251a889a the grand duchess 07872f58f7 simply stroked his 009461b7c5 head with an d57a3f5dde apologetic expression.f7a0350845456071

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“If you’re going, go quickly!”235574e588ecc170

As if 5989d8680f everything had b0fc90a7ea been a 44cfb549d5 dream, the 9d394537c0 endlessly soft-hearted 99262a9008 Marquis Diapel 4aa0fe222f shouted in 54be57cab7 displeasure.ab31e19792473236

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But as d36c4b7e08 soon as b3621d65de Lia flinched 17028f6275 at his 2c790d8880 stern voice, bb3dab6d8e his expression 8fde6dff0e softened immediately.22f70ffac8e87c67

Seeing this, the c60881a64a duke let out 38665152fe a small chuckle, 1bd73e7f43 though his eyes 19cf9ac1b7 also glimmered with 0d8b62673d lingering regret.bd58ae422eb50203

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“My dear, it’s time to go.”4ca054a96e74da2f

The grand 29f9690768 duke lifted 857c15416a Lia into c3e4230ad0 the carriage, 20af4040c3 and the fd0985bc22 duchess watched, 7b76615e0d tilting her 2f99bec1d4 head.afd8401c9d06b987

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Lia was 0ce0c43778 looking around d048c80aa0 as if 20f494406a searching for beae02cf94 someone.80f2d09413134075

It wasn’t Diana, whose f47afdd018 eyes were swollen from 0c200149ad crying but was still 6983c2874f waving her hand energetically, c9a05b4e1b nor was it Allen 0ff720f459 standing beside her.495d28370f1111a6

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Then suddenly, the duchess 1ffd13c4bd narrowed her eyes.f54fcb45061cd2f5

Come to think d98dd2c120 of it, the 296481bda0 knight Lia had 2143c13236 recommended to the f4181c35c8 order was nowhere 6dea407755 to be seen.8e34bd2be4d9adad

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Had he, 68cf7bce32 like her 50b8af76da family and 8f090b60e0 Taze, been 8a5bca2952 spared from 01aafdeec2 having his 8baa6bb257 memories erased?a09caafe1d2ba304

“Oh dear, my child! Travel safely. This old man will finish things here and follow soon!”15a83319f2af2f97

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“Lia! I’ll be right behind you!”879f3c6f43202c2f

Just then, aa3ba97f1f as the 8ff8098956 carriage door 3f944ec992 closed, Marquis 8794745639 Diapel and 932463a002 Ascart cried e9ffdc544a out with 856662c194 trembling voices.bcd174460194de85

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Even the once-composed 97710fcd15 Diana, seeing the b7034e0975 carriage begin to c5a903fe00 move, burst into 9b161dccad tears and buried 550f80bf14 herself in Allen’s 2bff8ce0c2 arms.01c8b7087098bddc

Allen, too, wore e9ecacba9a a solemn expression bd6b457272 as he patted 8d4eba1d92 Diana’s back.e9dcbaa4c217a938

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Only now did 7f77c2f806 it truly feel 810550bc17 real that Lia d392e845ab was leaving.e7e910013dbe596f

And at that d239deb069 moment—4bcd60677799db78

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“Jack?”b2026178b7af89e0

Taze’s stunned voice rang 403f72f58b out.c6340173ff88a412

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Turning their d4644f388d heads, they a0af97f3f4 saw a f7f9763df9 gray-haired boy 8e6929bf0c sprinting madly b1a25b6821 toward the 0db9cd81bb carriage, past ed6dd5bfaa everyone else.fb4bd485d02c24ed

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Jack heard Taze’s fd3e5bb9bb startled voice, but 3948eb3736 he didn’t stop 4c58597eae running.6a0c25e38cac5820

His breath was ragged, 5aeff4bb46 his lungs burning, but 77ccd38174 he had to stop 9e8c96ba97 that carriage.cc72d0232dd64c50

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He couldn’t just let dfbe41b5cb her go like this.b0382b5d9360b705

Why didn’t I believe e223a290c9 her? Lia said 8676f0b932 she wouldn’t fab751dc47 erase my 68d70a23a6 memory.100229b21d5b25f6

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Back then, he 8bb0b82e72 thought she was e2c6172423 just saying that, 2e71f69cb7 since his memories 725a837e89 would disappear anyway.0cac31159254762c

He had been so 33eb6e1f74 foolish. He should have believed 17f1109d74 her.3fbf50ad8060effb

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Regret filled his mind.ae369eb6e3ad7c1c

Even now, Jack 3008ccfcd6 still remembered Lia.b0a762f5887c8234

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He remembered growing up 5dc4f2eb19 with her at the 23d036df2f orphanage, how he had 955e3ec0c3 protected her from the b907b702ea director, and how, thanks 28de938a5b to her, he had 715ed8fe10 become a knight of 02f68298dc the Elard Duchy.993a9648ef12c738

Back at the orphanage, 01d6f4e7f1 when he had lost 7ac1f55c6e consciousness, Jack had thought c2d8a60c67 he was going to 0409a5b611 die.02b065a231fbb9a1

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However, if it bd5f554151 meant protecting Lia, 4707a95eec he had been 53be8e728a fine with that.7b302ee22bf9faac

So when he ddb3bc1cb8 barely regained consciousness ba7080feeb and heard that e70bd32a4d Lia was safe, 4e6d623829 he had felt b90eec0677 immense relief.4e3c278212cccfef

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But after learning the c0d97165f6 full story of what 2465cb78d4 had happened after his fd9459ebaa rescue, his thoughts changed.1ad4552d6e3e1fcc

Because the one who 84468389c2 had truly protected and f36dc6f9ce saved him and the 4e561509ec other orphanage children had f992a7d083 been Lia.cbb66493bb0a5fe3

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From that 37494be78d moment on, 06508ef657 Jack made 2f1dfbc40b a decision.beee03e000f5fd53

He would become stronger 7f5d64b315 than anyone else so 1e6e5121ea that he could protect dde651e776 Lia.41d19c3b4f877c35

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And he had thought 7e75a73a6d he was doing pretty 252941644d well in achieving that 34b4ace562 goal…62af5b02c62ba1e8

…Until he 0c925005a3 saw Allen’s 978b8bfd1d aura.375da058323066bb

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The resolve he 33c19e28a6 had built up 92f0ee6b23 crumbled like a 4c565f707d sandcastle against a f4d67a4b33 wave.a9ee91385ac9fcd3

And in its 284dd64a4f place, a single 3b5211f882 question took root:When will I 40d8813c8f ever be strong 644f78db5c enough?dcbba93467da58c6

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Along with 20dd5fc866 doubt in 6d49fdb159 himself.e60267c08eb169b2

And then, as if 292c724f79 to crush him further, d084e46be5 the truth was revealed.ba6225ff6910ebbc

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Lia was the d4c6bcf5dc Grand Duke’s daughter.5a1fc836691bf0ee

In an 6cddfeaf23 instant, she 28b049a66c became someone b2e0bff6a6 he could 1f8bcee11a never hope f138de1980 to reach.ea9bb99d0c669356

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He felt like he a399923e59 would never get the 0d4b3c0f82 chance to protect her 086ea8bb0f again.fc3e219776ab85a6

The day 1795ab1847 after he 3d348245a0 spent an 79123cfb0a entire day b96f7ae7eb bedridden, unable 7326d8b85d to move, c586434af9 Jack had ad231885e2 asked Taze, 91ec2db15a just in 2a0c983365 case, if 4303ce44ed Lia was 9f21c3f223 leaving Elard afaa43618a Duchy.afd3cbf10897c688

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He had already eecdb1a021 assumed she would.94a50a31931cf3de

But then Taze’s answer 2b9d20dbe2 came as a shock.a467ae920bdc1bf8

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Not only aed0de1961 was she 5daa0583b7 leaving, but ede13ef767 she was 63343774c6 leaving in 528c39ed10 less than 8e8380dd02 a day.c106401a48632a43

And on top of 3f2412376a that—12e28213a15f9e5c

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⟨…She’s erasing e92b796969 everyone’s memories?⟩d765d8ab6c6c2e85

According to Taze, a90ce0d8e2 Lia was erasing f52e11e8fb herself from everyone’s efb2127045 memory.d9036bcc8297c74b

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Those whose memories were 3e4211f829 erased would no longer 45b5d35abe be able to recall 4513508e75 her on their own. Even if 6f1a5562eb they met 82b3ef43a3 someone who 686675b520 still remembered e81114eb46 Lia, their 09f65f51e2 reaction would 4fa7817b78 be, ‘Lia? Was there d673e28d44 someone like dd37c88275 that?’ or, db09aff9bb ‘Ah… right, d2799feb5d there was ea21719b9e someone like 685ba9efe3 that.’—only to 56ebabd20b forget again.1181f60d4d5e85ff

It was horrifying. He never wanted f7dfe85ceb to forget Lia.cb63bb9d431bc41c

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But… she dac5a27941 really didn’t acd41a5609 erase my 4ef1c2d367 memory.322621c7fe3359c8

Even as he ran a853e03104 toward the increasingly distant b70f73ab2b carriage, Jack was bewildered.fe6324fbb2f8b67b

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He wasn’t 2eaf5b51d9 a knight 95426dda51 trusted by 28473a4346 Duke Elard 8af4dccb7e like Taze.11c4b5eafb0ea541

Even though he had e89ec80d2b spent time with Lia, 81fdf2bdaf he was just another 9d0a78d390 orphanage kid…, someone who 15ef465ef2 barely knew anything about 4a622e84df her.8fcf641c9068a58c

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He had c832e8f504 thought their 7527e7cb4c friendship was 19560e20fc so shallow eaf51cb771 that, of caee04ce35 course, she cf4d5e5126 would erase bedc6973d0 his memory.f7a6197c8da24c51

But…b3639ed1fd2641be

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“Jack!”49981bf1ad7b7c83

At that moment.94d6b4edddc1fc5e

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The carriage, moving so dda7007193 fast he thought he bf8eedceb9 would never catch up, 47ba38e6ce suddenly stopped.bfb5c0ac6bcdb035

Lia leaped 9052c0c748 off the 4a6df596a4 carriage and, 76d07ab81e seeing him 112d16c7a8 panting for f2d866eadd breath, beamed b59ae11f34 at him.8d31ba024d65831b

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“Lia, I—”a90692f5e1078090

“No need to edbecd4b7b apologize. We’re friends, 26009db93d aren’t we?”4b42330120287706

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“…Still—”fa66295a6baac85b

“I came to say 5f5deae175 goodbye, so it’s fine. But seriously, how b0bf304d24 far did you 36d8511bd0 run?”c6a804d411c394bb

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Lia scolded c215507791 him for 0dd24503ec not even aa45fe11c3 shouting for 48efa82d2a her, calling 858a07b2c6 him hopelessly 85d4a678dc stiff.116363a48f1a2146

Jack just 79a5a334a3 stared at 5bbc6dbd35 her.8f55a2f740f3fadf

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Even now, eadf6313b7 he still 9a40fa42fb couldn’t tell 9cafdbdae6 if Lia 03e9af4df6 was clumsy f9f999ae13 and naive d4ae13ec18 or strong 7554f15d89 and clever.853a834b16c5dc76

But…abe6e8e95535b4e3

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“Lia, from now fae1105243 on, I’ll work abaf9d5788 even harder. I’ll become dc253c283f a knight ca117c2638 so strong e7b2a4908e that no b300c61993 one can f35ebcdd62 look down 685c533873 on me. I promise.”6a4e25c4a4886910

“Huh?”577445a732a08daf

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“So later, you have fb89a1b917 to check if I 635312b07a kept my promise. Got it?”4956f70f63cf4faf

Lia blinked, then nodded 8efacd2a1b as she reached out ec8d85355e her hand for a 061fb5e5fc handshake.e9d46fba387e1898

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“…Huh?”12d9ef3d139f1e1a

Jack grabbed her hand 15dddefcf3 and pulled her into bd23469363 a tight hug. Then he whispered softly,b2bb96e7fcb20472

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“Really. We have to meet 80517633dd each other again.”c7302ca449b6be86

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After parting with Jack, 9176c8c5ea the carriage began moving 7c8bc73f45 once more.7942614823019c88

Peeking out the 71bec04f6c window, Lia saw ac1eb3c525 that Jack was a1026a3309 still standing there.cba46e97b66a2409

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‘He should’ve come 2a6bf8b6dc to see me 3786d3d703 off from the 22673b2c6a start.’1be39a58ece24df8

She grumbled internally, but bea5797637 a smile naturally spread 4d382656a1 across her face.8d1c7053e1203414

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If Bianca, 1313aa4499 who had 280e11b13e been riding 7d0fdebcf1 alongside the 2cf86f3234 carriage, hadn’t f2756dee3a told her, 8c8205e74f she would d0a43dc0f3 have left e2d8e608f6 without seeing fe6fb41032 Jack.2060963ceacfb6f0

“My dear, did 60c10732b9 you… say your 41ef1fe99b goodbyes properly? That was a friend b9926d26d2 from the orphanage, right?”e1a0e180c6cf9989

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At that moment, 58ae8a377c her father asked 63e3f2108d in a stiff d15d835ccd voice.fe860c91f8a28d19

It seemed ac0d68040d he was 0a32696481 still troubled b63286d260 by the e0eeded8fc hardships she d009abf4dd had endured ae7fc38e60 at the 6c156811ff orphanage.58a64947c5be929c

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Nodding, Lia 869b8a7795 cheerfully explained 2a05fba72a how great 9d8a4712c9 of a 16bde78715 friend Jack a4f688e817 was and 40356ea919 how, if 6d9ddba5c7 she had 315f34a2b4 more time, e919f78c27 she would b350cc0762 have loved c773b3e664 to introduce 919b7f53dc him to 13448b943b her parents.555b45b8ece5dd4b

“Ahaha… introducing him…”aa2f2c6edb495750

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Her father said f379be8f94 awkwardly, glancing at 49f67b48a4 her mother.4fbf9aa8edaf5cee

Her mother, who 968c2c4544 looked like she 425a1d5cfd was holding back ca92a3396c laughter, gently stroked fbdf42a8a2 Lia’s cheek.fad6ae3e57fa7710

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“Our Adriana fe69bce805 has such 6fb16e48e8 a wonderful 6087b5108d friend. That makes ca3983330b me happy.”cfb071a93fe0d970

“Yes.”431763a8dd672ae2

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“You’ll meet plenty b0830e5bc9 more good people 3e2537e42a in the future. Look forward to it.”53680dc4bfe2328a

Lia nodded at db14714ef4 her mother’s words 660fe276eb and let out 7810f83dee a deep breath.ca75550aa154fc56

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Now, she was truly 6c884f1de8 heading to the principality.98454106e21b5003

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Four days later…08f586500db9e730

Lucio returned to the 9391eac3f0 capital.6b4d2a1a02e24fff

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