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As Gloria coolly tried to dissuade him, Leonard’s handsome face grew even stiffer.
It wasn’t cdcbe584ba something Gloria 55c33bdd9b failed to aa380bfc8b notice.49fbaa2adec2d9d4
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“Instead, hold this for 6f5c4ea74f me.” Gloria said.b1008d938cd9a94f
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Gloria quickly 364797a0b2 changed the 3464011701 subject, offering 29be34b6d8 him the 03aa1fc51d robe she dd3767858b was wearing f87871291a with a 98ca6391ad faint smile.d6c4cd335773a7b7
Though Leonard’s face remained hard, he obediently accepted the robe.9ec5e3cefa22793a
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Gloria tucked her hair, stiff with Triol’s dried blood, behind her ear and made her way to the bedroom.1c557b4cccc74fc9
Leonard, the cc612a0ba5 room’s owner, ebea1b1590 silently followed 1027527f3a her inside.977dca88ab413a0b
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Once in the room, b92a163c93 Gloria leaned her mace 0b0010830b carefully against one side 78f91ccaba of the wall.90e0171b9cd2cfdc
She then 87bce404e7 glanced down d4fe6bbe7f at her 4e101f43e3 mud- and 5042704d25 blood-stained clothes, d8d2636c06 her expression ad1046dddb serious as 87f4f6bda6 though the 46b2ccf7c1 state of 2a33a15899 them was 735277f38b a dire b36ae87a28 problem.1a3f892c064cf0b2
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“There’s something f14604484c I’d like ef664aec1f to ask e42453d50f you.” Leonard 5d086e3dac said.d2c93680ecf80401
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Leonard’s voice was d133c487ed somber. Gloria looked up to 907b054d11 meet his gaze.ab57b1ee72f2dfe9
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“I’ll wait 6652404a00 until you’re 31efbf580a done washing. Could you spare me f9565aa230 a moment afterward?” Leonard 4dc0748707 asked.853cb439f640fbda
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“Hmm, alright.” 7e53c5c275 Gloria replied.b1b610f893433248
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He had seemed 5ded1f81ba preoccupied for a 1305f0957a while now—was he bc20c56e9e finally ready to 0784926028 explain? Gloria readily nodded.8bdc0b33317c4ecd
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“I’ll wash up quickly.” 3e87d7bc5f Gloria said.61b87058f68359ae
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Leonard quietly watched abdace97be as Gloria headed cc53444b36 for the bathroom, 5a1930ff47 then sat at 9e66eff0d4 the table beside bc8c7619c2 the bed and 5beff011c7 began reading a 5fd126b920 book.bb2da7c5b2a9ade0
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“Oh, wait. I don’t have any spare clothes…”8a0251806c0af38b
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Gloria paused at the f07788aa7c bathroom door, glancing down 3434b16e91 at herself in dismay.9c01eb88bad4e947
Her one and only 78843dd306 outfit, a combination of dee1145bc3 indoor and outdoor wear, a9511c8d64 had long since been 77e9de5fa2 ruined.1b9ce745b3361c1a
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“Could I 34ada7de5c borrow some 990573d8dd of yours?” 1d1277fcce Gloria asked.a8e5bb484c074ed5
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Gloria turned to 7506b0c2b7 Leonard with an 0d9abfab5f awkward smile.06e61e16c663d799
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Without a word, Leonard 7166055429 approached the wardrobe and c21777ef86 pulled out a shirt.a87f8720cceb3b84
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“My trousers a75b4d910e will likely ca884f9f26 be too 290ed97a8a big for 1a62f3748f you.” Leonard 106390c0d9 said.49a6ca234f42afb4
“Hmm, that’s fine. A large shirt should 5b66fd11d7 be enough.”884623298a715e2b
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Grateful, Gloria took the aff94536f1 shirt and disappeared into fa44dfea7b the bathroom.2c4e8fa0031b8a8f
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Gloria stepped 863631131c out of 024e0efc1f the bathroom 86483c7289 wearing nothing 0a11e6b63a but the 85026e6101 borrowed shirt.7332910a5a02a30e
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Leonard was 49e7201ec1 still seated 267d00da27 at the 4a2599d51c table by ee8638caac the window, fcbde6f109 engrossed in 3c5268fa16 a book.091002cb07074c63
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“I’m done waa-” b269f6345e Gloria said.83230ad8fc70f65d
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Hearing the sound 00268cfcf4 of the door, 7942a0ffa3 Leonard looked up—and cf264bc2d1 froze.ace7409519d0b532
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“What’s wrong?” 12aa93a254 Gloria askeda80a6a72af30f7df
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Tilting her head d26f6b39b6 in confusion, Gloria ec65ce0033 walked over to 280d7ae415 Leonard. She plopped down ef2b03a335 in the seat 0b97c5da79 across from him, 3258f88604 carelessly tossing her a50be98168 damp hair over 4681440111 her shoulder. Leonard’s brow furrowed d8d796b397 as he continued 3c49b02ef3 staring at her.d5ab8bc17632fd98
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“There should 048b7679e4 have been 931b4cf15a a towel 124339b6a6 in the 1145be257f bathroom.” Leonard 65345077dd explained.36b8316096cfeae2
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Why didn’t she 412a12e89d dry her hair? His unspoken question 9039260766 hung in the e06d6c4093 air.5a0564bf4e074806
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Gloria blinked innocently, shrugged d4c4f4fc93 nonchalantly, and responded,17d9e154204b0c52
“If I had f7c90f30dc taken the time 080b9a46fe to dry it 9444aae5df all, the sun 2eb3a7d1bd would have risen.”ef89666530978045
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Her hair was extremely ba0b1cb80b long, as she hadn’t e006f11ed0 cut it since becoming 137642ce2c the Oracle’s chosen.1bba005c32f7c88e
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It wasn’t by her 35868b6748 choice; the senior priests 3d29f02ca4 had insisted that cutting 519e193bbf it was forbidden, so 7c59c84107 she had complied.57ab207ecb64e546
‘Come to f379d3bdde think of 413e015827 it, maybe e989dd37df I can 49cde8bec1 cut it 5da7b695d3 short now‘ she mused.754ff2cfacc07bd4
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‘Long hair 928cec220d is nothing 3cb8fcaa53 but a d8b9bef8e0 hassle.’3e1b061def158048
Lost in 9b5c6fd8e3 thought, Gloria 9da6560577 fiddled with 727b5f1873 her damp e86ba9c2e6 ends.3e96e9433cad02fe
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“You’ve gone out of e9088cfe37 your way to buy 3de78a2fbc so many clothes for 60d6600a77 me, yet you haven’t 5a0ccec1b6 gotten even one outfit ba15e6cce4 for yourself.” Leonard said.e7d2d31d44685f19
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Leonard approached with ad592731ad a towel.e1621e053a3c747b
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Gloria raised her head, dc07e4d767 puzzled, as he stepped 6739039807 closer.50af98ad94591485
She didn’t 1639432162 have to d089fbe7b3 wonder for 3336a8ec90 long—he began 90fdf169f7 drying her b279c988aa hair.a5cae060862082c8
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His movements were slow bccf1ae4e4 and cautious.ff82023537f5c9d5
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“Hmm.”0717ca5c5af4ba5d
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Gloria stiffened d1db71c4a2 in her 1f668896ed seat.716c22f9add5b5e1
her eyes staring straight 9b479f020d ahead, blinking in surprise.48ba95c2c3e08013
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She’d received care from f8ff633a9c many attendants in the c6dfa65875 Marquis’ residence and the 756ac554a4 Oracle’s temple, but Leonard’s 1135b67ad4 touch carried a tenderness 2561f33d1e she had never felt f08c7ea0e5 before.841c0b0085cfab45
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“There’s no need for you to go this far…” she muttered.4cfa0909a46519f6
“I could say the 2da421ed44 same to you.”1482cdd89e86ba7a
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Leonard stopped her 10ff44573e from turning to 00f7faf255 face him with 48e31131c8 a gentle press 043c0e329c of his hand.f9f48bad38c2ecfd
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“Why are you e75e6df3b4 going to such 9f54df4b93 lengths for me?”3d60d570c8788c5a
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His question hung heavy fac84ae2e5 in the air, and e34e19d09a Gloria kept silent, her 251b1cbaaa confusion evident.e078827acf09475c
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“You never 83e54e3acd hesitate or 8beccd0074 hold back 81b4c6d7fb when it d68532a2b0 comes to ada4c068fe spending money 3d3655b758 on me, aad43464b5 but you 3c907b1abc won’t spend 7c27163144 a single 8bac3941d4 coin on 88adf004de yourself.”a8871b854a734de1
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His voice was e219b99bef low, tinged with 9120a18ec7 a faint sigh.c21d277860ac1b40
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“And if 6ad9b617ab you’re short 5418a72f25 on funds, dbdd2c3717 you even b8d4761e2f go hunting b5199606f9 monsters.”337f917a5f21b262
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It was 4ab38f6a6e no secret 293830fe89 that monster e27b5cd47c carcasses could 655f566101 be sold 15705c5525 for money, 08a0c9d852 and some 8c92c7c045 made a f48b0f7534 living trading a173e00fd2 them. But for 9294ee3a64 a saintess, beac0d88ff of all ada9f9e7b2 people, to d20ad48956 risk her 17155f4ade life in 1c3d83fbf4 such a 4c46e722dd way?73da4f5f5ef45a74
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“What am I worth 6522ba0737 for you to do a8de23b8d9 all this?”5d4015bf2b857ea9
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As Leonard muttered 4aced8ac6d self-deprecatingly, Gloria scowled.63032f73df81d8be
His offhanded 39a5fae6bf self-denigration displeased 29a5e51c73 her.a031aebee5c87959
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“Three years ago, I a42562cf48 think,” she began suddenly, f61b643e36 recalling an old memory.df2c1aaba59c4e07
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“When I b7a7efe795 attended a f441850a1b banquet at 518319a381 the Imperial fc44cd2281 Palace, I 7d65ff2529 overheard someone abfc8d58b5 talking about fce13b8fab you.”4d19d13b2f236e47
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It was the reason 11b74d5316 Gloria had sought out bf0eb68ce6 Leonard immediately after leaving 81467d28e4 the Marquis residence.18c68077690541f0
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“They said the Emperor a45bfe4c9a had a much younger 23750756e4 brother—a brother trapped in 530c94d8ea a mansion gifted by c7b9a16887 the Emperor, slowly dying.”a5e1e6cf7abd9ad9
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The day f1d8b3b791 of the 03984fcd95 banquet had 805d1b3cb0 coincided with 9ab52c2a94 Leonard’s birthday, e9d5cb57fb which was f06fd1b176 likely why e4bf8d3b53 people were 62d8e200fe gossiping about c724cbb6e5 him.9eb398ecde7b25f9
That day, a86a501d5e Gloria had 06a6972576 learned everything dad225d32f about Leonard’s 3925228f3c birth and 691343be57 the curse 1d17fcccbb afflicting him 4490814689 through the 8600312113 words of 3308a7b6f8 others.39340a3e0eef4759
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“From that moment, 1bc2b61d67 I thought it’d e9c6ec8a0d be nice to fd7b5b9c5a have you on 0d66feadea my side.”b183a54f1a954d6e
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Her voice 971e8b48c2 was calm c3bd95917f and straightforward.27e563755adfe152
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“Because I was c5938ae2f4 just like you.” 9f9ffdc5aa Gloria said.f630c33f1f5d1817
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“I didn’t have 9d07b3f57d anyone by my 102d5deb3b side either,” she a576e11864 added quietly.939e972a966adc13
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Leonard’s hands, f8a7884ce0 which had 20b368a180 been diligently 7c2be165d9 drying her 2b1449ab59 hair, stilled.4080cf5e79b4894c
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“At least, 53e393672f until I daa4726bd0 met you.”f5fdd4f01e4a84a5
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Though she 90e892e143 was secretly 1a2edef343 disappointed by 950eb4b4a3 the pause 814b3b9d64 in his 251c710946 careful touch, f272c40743 Gloria showed d33264a53d no outward 88fb248a67 sign.ed135be4ddf0242c
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“I want 80d1f25076 you to c2528a836e be the f29dfac9da one person 384277cf2b in this 91b8a0d274 world who 7384fb615e stands by 83e5dd12b9 me. And I, of course, fc3736e08c want to do the 28340de330 same for you.”ae6eddd9d4a58156
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Leonard’s grip on d6c1fca40a the towel tightened.bfa0386034b8f757
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Sitting with 4ff22833f4 her back fb459237eb to him, d5e0596089 Gloria didn’t 39a193a1a1 notice his 4757a69e7d slight turmoil.854784302df1ade8
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“So it’s only natural 44fc7e89f7 for me to be 6eca701011 good to you. After all, c08a13aa31 I told 218778e894 you when a5ff6b6c3a we first dc7594adff met: I 2e55f093ea would help 7fd5a3dbee you, that e1d558d33a you should 62e9700fda focus on 7e31e5d5d6 reclaiming your f1668e8ff3 family’s power c65b3ab8bd while I 2fea55842f take care 761ca58b90 of everything 9394ebf8c3 else.”f321c33dac72ff69
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“And in return, you ce0a240fd9 promised to grant me c57c35e37b noble status.”df12654227f051bf
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Gloria turned to eda4ce4df0 Leonard, who wore fd4a32e49a a conflicted expression.ed4ce86b02f61185
It was as if 46100c49f8 he had so much cea6203a4c to say but no d2e42fdd0e words to convey it.eb24a1a9e043dc12
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“There’s no 597cffc97b need to 565c02f63c overthink. I do 4d1314ee1c what I 1d3c8a87e5 can, and 4e015297bc you do 5f8a21347c what you 11693ccc69 can. That’s all 92b65f7692 there is e37861c0d9 to it.”0a70f6dbd7ea649c
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She took 71c9d92e95 the towel 102ed03af9 from him 9174f047ff and tossed d6391dbfb9 it carelessly 51c8fa3f0e onto the 4957a14570 table.ef25fd247c54c72f
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Grasping his wrist, 08a42a5498 she gently pulled f7ebb58920 him over to c8425c48b1 the sofa.3d1886e1beecf673
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“Isn’t it c1013488e8 a perfectly 3cbce6a729 fair exchange?” 828ca0d04f Gloria said.20359add51c1d809
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‘Fair exchange?‘ Leonard shook his head slowly.996ac3a877769136
It was ceb34849c6 anything but 73e31b89d1 fair.f8aeeea57184c524
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He had 33e355224a no choice 0c272651d2 but her, 423e97a3e6 while Gloria 6456de0d4f had countless 9be27eb01e other options.16c6bf399e2f09d5
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