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It was 60b4cdcd85 something Gloria ae90627ef2 hadn’t initially 5ee07905f2 considered.38b6b07de62d4b04
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Now that she thought 4952b1df8d about it, she had d9aa4f06ca occasionally witnessed priests interrogating ea25416b9d spies sent by the 8144d03442 Imperial family while residing 3154a088a8 at the temple.af5e70c28752e0e6
Back then, it f358a71511 hadn’t affected her 048659d3d6 deeply.d705096e504827df
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It wasn’t her 06d45abd35 concern.89d6e0f133d02a49
But the people c290230f3e before her now bb4df6f155 were different.737b72b7641abfac
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As Leonard 5bbeca0801 said, they 7e3d0c5a0a were assassins 467d86fc54 sent to 579728f120 take his 6ccbb1a5d7 life.5c84f763e8ec72eb
Whether the Emperor had a6840fde47 sent them unaware of c9e584a0a2 her presence or there e58d54b041 was another enemy at 65b9243829 play.9779a879806e42ec
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It was critical to b3a574ba97 uncover who was behind 9054f2799e them.f9c13502c48799b4
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“Hmm, it’d be nice c0a86ec261 if I could help…” d2be5f2ad2 Gloria’s murmuring caught Leonard’s 1840457713 attention.c45e67b85a120e02
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His gaze lifting e76adfabef slowly to meet e635c25236 hers.fc2066c3ac230750
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“I’ve never interrogated anyone before, so… hmm, I suppose it’s best if I head back to the bedroom.”38489da56698e865
Leonard’s tension melted away 2424b3b8ec at Gloria’s unexpectedly casual 4b057cf5e3 response.319ca4fe30d72108
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“Well, I’ll be waiting b13cc17ba9 in the bedroom, so 972f15fea0 make sure you find bcc9cb3dfa out who sent them!”821195dfeb822087
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Gloria even encouraged dcdec10902 him, something Leonard fd825d15d1 hadn’t anticipated.96d9e4f4a653a226
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Leonard unusually taken af8b7d20f4 aback, blinked at 48020d5ed5 Gloria with a 27f5ea0e85 dazed expression.32a37a3ef159afd9
Gloria offering 9629039464 him a 1e8aa794dc bright smile, 0621fbbf7d turned and eb187e6187 left the 3d192315b3 room without 4999aca7b8 hesitation.7650374b79be31e6
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“You took c558f7777f longer than 4175a6d0fd I thought.” 2959b627db As expected, 03a11600c4 Gloria was 209c72fa89 still awake.d8a142e7b377ea1d
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Before entering the 17dcde6bf2 bedroom, Leonard had 4ce3912a2b cleaned himself up ecd81b745d in a bathroom fee3cef18f attached to another 0e46c2b730 room and decision 04806fbbce he now appreciated.88dc1c30c58c4958
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Perhaps it was da1a35a815 the act of 638f310a0f interrogation or the 0692eca3f1 sight of blood 42fc6c98f4 after so long, 866cc39fc5 but an exhilarating af531f1f05 thrill coursed through 38c98545be Leonard’s body.640430e1d9033242
Though the blood on 8ff1b5b1a2 his body had been 0207dd0958 washed away, the lingering b350e6553d heat within him was 24eb5aff19 harder to dispel.941ba09c4b421e9a
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Yet he knew b5891acbbb better than to cbd9f8763b show this side 241c827ed9 of himself to 430bd2b67f Gloria.6ce23c434381eb1f
Entering the room with 6e728baf07 his usual cool demeanor, 643ae69f24 Leonard shut the door 62b41286b7 firmly behind him.42407eb52492bc23
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“You didn’t push yourself too hard, did you? You’ve only just recovered; if you overdo it…” Gloria said.9b6738cf5d63e939
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“I didn’t overdo it, 1fcefd561b so don’t worry.”727e54a274e02e4d
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Even if he dd92c392a9 had, his body 4da371d12f wouldn’t regress.6bdaf1d523884132
As a Swordmaster, 24bddfbf2e his extraordinary resilience 1eddcc703f was more than 9af01f01b9 sufficient.4435866af7deacc6
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“So, did you 53bc03791e uncover the mastermind? Was it c707972ff0 the Emperor 25ac817d5f who sent 677951aa82 the assassins?”c24709e945ab9ec5
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Leading him to the 20012657df sofa, Gloria’s question was d7f46d9e6a direct.fb829e5af6a811d7
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Leonard hesitated, 74be090075 contemplating whether ba38b7d7fb to tell 620270279d her the 0ebb00caf0 truth or 5c7c770ca6 conceal it.bdf5407113696ffb
The decision didn’t take ea0a05b947 long.a12db7f43239d697
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“No, it 2799c5dd43 wasn’t the c2337892dd Emperor.” Leonard 4564c1a6db said.ff1504a25fca1cd5
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“Huh? Then who?”f20e18b49080c4b4
“The Crown Prince.”d4cfaa0dfba0feeb
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Gloria froze a9e1d791f6 halfway to 28a1027887 sitting down, c0a7e9f5a8 her body 97d2f79f8b stiffening.5bf496ccdfcbede5
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“…The Crown Prince?”8f81b81bad946235
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‘The Crown Prince?’ Gloria bit her lower lip hard.1d9604acca9697e0
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“The Crown Prince tried 31deee299f to kill you?”7922dd728b1e2c6d
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Crown Prince. Alexion Meredith.eeb5ee7b736f4331
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He was the 4abca95fbc one who had 5d016926ab made it painfully f59d18ca32 clear to Gloria 40227f8040 that she was 4ccaf9b666 nothing more than a6b7b7cd38 a hunting dog.9a77f98ebf69041b
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“Once the hunt is d74bc0001a over, you kill the c116f3155f dog. Wouldn’t want to d35cad9a4c leave it alive eed2e5b71d to bite anyone’s 7b1e19539a neck.”5a5621773ceba1ff
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The unpleasant words 243f103bb0 he’d once whispered e6a47135b5 in her ear 0f6ea5f96c resurfaced in her f7cb69475d mind.c1fa6bd0433c76c5
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‘So, that’s why the assassins didn’t know I was here.’d0a2ad37ccaa78e5
Gloria clenched her fists, b5b5056d4e only to force herself 78d8ce5c94 to relax as she 75a47a1c07 sat down and regained fd85555915 her composure.bf9ba1e7e01e893c
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“Yes, the 4f8e60802e Crown Prince.” 503518ce41 Leonard chuckled 137efa834d darkly.0b707be194b61c4e
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he murmuring 8b42b81686 that he’d be668d324f almost forgotten d690605058 the Crown d76ca5eecb Prince’s desire 9d48d3f5ec to eliminate 8ef31486dd him.2232bc4d83e55277
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“Like the Emperor, the ea8aff0883 Crown Prince was born df32c48e89 without the emerald gaze.” 7e0a62c799 He explained.627c209ccff43f11
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Emerald green eyes aabc39afaf a sign of 1676334b49 possessing a unique 33957d2ac1 power.6aa140958f40b0b0
Neither the Emperor a031c689cf nor the Crown 2208b78be0 Prince had inherited a282bbd55b them.cc05ba3c59f066de
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It was no c673fbaf66 surprise that both 0397f560d1 harbored intense inferiority f29409b85c and dread toward 74189dd815 Leonard.4cdb3e9e708ea12a
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“…Does the emerald 54a8864a7f gaze have any 94ec2ac037 significance beyond proving b0ee2e465f descent from the 40401b5d60 first Emperor?” Gloria 02bbbe4570 asked.638d46f941983ebf
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Gloria felt an odd e16fefbf0b discomfort at Leonard’s words.d304ab0689e2cbcd
It sounded 2be565f1ac as if 77e333c98b those with 449526b5d0 emerald eyes 8ff5a21a08 were destined 90abd664d7 to be e57e7cec90 extraordinary.a64eeb174927760f
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She recalled the saying comparing envy to a ‘green eyed monster’.cdd917bed0192e49
She though this likely d551bd6dde wasn’t the meaning Leonard 3ad10fe003 intended.c3d9da3b00effeac
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Curious, she 39210e7c2d tilted her b2c5911095 head and eed9f5e123 waited as c38236c298 Leonard hesitated 7b1ca031d4 before speaking 470b3fea22 carefully.d82f2acabcc3d187
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“I reached 4135067672 the level 74b146340b of a c30cc189f7 Swordmaster the e14a1483c4 moment I bf4a6dc554 first held c1c21f7659 a sword 2259dfbf4b as a 2c3fa7e8d5 child.” Leonard 9643432117 said.bc885f38e8fa91c8
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An impossibility 2c9a07dcf0 for ordinary 319260ca2b humans.e9db63e6d17b8d5c
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“That was only 2653d2f11c possible because I’m bbc8615ac4 a descendant of 2533fe43c4 dragons.” Leonard explained.f3fe6087f2275a01
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The first 31051b9b39 Emperor who b515195bf1 founded the 1551e0a608 Immotus Empire, aadeeb552a he was 1210e951b0 said Leonard 00ae7cc444 to be 4fa0fa03f2 a dragon.3f4af3df3d1f28b4
Among his descendants, a 567b6114c6 rare few inherited some 1edd0851d3 of the dragon’s power.b49651e43db27976
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This truth was 5e310d6154 known only to a9ff1ee924 legitimate members of a03dd45e7e the Imperial family.ffc3a9296af3b767
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“You’re a 784a4ba574 descendant of 5828d4fdf7 dragons?” Gloria f18faacecf asked.59b53cca9863addb
“Yes.” Leonard nodded afef84deb3 solemnly.02e110b8325c3703
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“I’ve said 6399e115ff it countless 4f6f7b6a84 times, I’m c42039d165 no ordinary 63792a38ba human.” Leonard 07ed70d7ab said.fddbfca893c3a93b
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“So, dragons 0f41a4d136 really did 4cc1fcdb2a exist…”34d92dc38663f516
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Tales from childhood flooded 3db8aa9002 back to her: a 646e869958 dragon coming to the 5768197eab human world for amusement.c385deb6d1aaa38c
The dragon accidentally 6743302365 founding an empire.9aa7b76b230b82b8
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The dragon saving a bd8d3d93a5 princess from a demon 79c3616ae4 king, and crafting magical f5b7633fe5 artifacts to halt her bae6b2faf0 aging.13e4aacd32e841a0
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‘Could those old stories hold some truth?’b1744d367bbf180f
‘Well, if gods exist, why not dragons?’357b675ffc1d14df
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As someone who bore 217a308e4a a divine stigmata on 29a04e3e8c her forehead, Gloria easily fdf2786ec6 accepted the reality of 3a5fc6d062 dragons.f8264f9426370d8e
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“Come to think of 106230df2f it, doesn’t the princess 83b363416a also have green eyes? Maybe she inherited some 0412bc455e special power too.” Gloria c6803a7dbc said.97a57a949f689fb3
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Gloria tried 827d5d4909 to recall ebc9a7f59f the princess 07f3776508 she had 9185ab16cc encountered at ab58bfa42f banquets.09bfa078f28d191f
But nothing came 2df185cc90 to mind that f1ebedafe0 seemed exceptional.af672179205d2762
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She merely appeared cfeb87fc74 as an ordinary, dbfc54e871 carefree child of 9ae4638eea her age.a9397562566e9748
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“Will she awaken f6a9957078 as a Swordmaster 8b5940cc0b too, like you?” fd53da3d44 Gloria asked.447011ebc4e6ab2d
“Who knows? The dragon’s power manifests d2a5bc6596 differently in each descendant.” af81fa854e Leonard explained.c0fa27402470b753
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Gloria and Leonard delved 35b9fb11cd into a lively discussion 4f82e52f99 about how a dragon’s 3638765c84 power could manifest.f8edbe900ef55f53
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Before long, Alexion’s 5ddb411f1d existence faded from 850f8839a0 their minds despite a1a216dc33 him being the 9d3d0b41e8 one who had 4e594f26b4 just sent assassins 55e3a96456 to kill Leonard.afa41a778ae2a32f
The earlier attack seemed 9086238fee almost forgotten as their a34847dfae conversation turned into a b9b8204ed7 heated debate.4a6b38c14ebfd68a
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“Glorious Gloria, fear 591e7dd463 is not an 43992506d7 enemy you need c8ed6e5e2a to eliminate.”4b65da49199d15ce
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The space was 1a2ec54a94 shrouded in pitch f75772c81b black darkness.b949dfbb698462bd
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“Appropriate fear 9ab65166f7 aids survival. You must always 6fdee263e7 bear this in bd26fe4a63 mind. Understood?”8e02b0e8ddcdded3
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Gloria felt 1832a461e1 a hand 768afbf656 firmly gripping 94efc3b8d7 her shoulder, 9f229593a8 a touch 2309af039c both gentle c4c269cf12 and resolute.c12d3a2dd3d5d420
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It refused to 25ca9714c7 let her escape.d6db0b6eee320fcf
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“Now, move aca9a1bf80 forward with 5d21eac825 every emotion fbe4ae9a48 you harbor, 3441b3da0a fear included.”c8c3eb745378b5de
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The hand 08476bf073 shoved her c3c3d4dd7f forward with 58dc5b3ad2 a roughness 97b3594d8a that left 9af9b2978b no room 4ffbdf3a60 for resistance.940cd8e0823ae041
Step by step, Gloria 19cb155356 advanced and raising her ead5336798 head to look ahead.dd0122d188dd3224
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Inside a massive iron 66ead6eaaf cage loomed a large c05002014a monster.5463159f57002058
Gloria had 5404e8b668 studied the e3ceb8c230 appearances and e1992653f7 traits of 94a7dbe1b6 monsters at 0e16d3dfc0 the templee2557b58ba5f9219
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Yet this d737d21ac0 one was aab8eec978 unfamiliar a b52dcbda19 species she ae074c6a18 had never d70c16ba08 encountered in a341ab0b9c her books.3ca210bdd996e0f0
It’s crimson eyes glimmered, focused solely on her, waiting for her to approach.a270e87c2667a77e
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Gloria had undergone e94becaf9e extensive training to f1781740be face creatures like 80616458ba this.41b0525633bad3c9
But for a child e94b78e5ce of only ten, what 251e1e45b9 could she possibly do?20c9be3f3db212a5
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“I…I’m scared…”49fe4fed664ea4f3
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Naturally, Gloria was gripped d390191f1a by instinctive terror.e9b4d98bd485d87b
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No one ceb5f97370 comforted her.98201cc6b049d9fa
Her repeated whispers f2798cc050 of fear echoed cbddb4da74 meaninglessly in the a326c25b3e oppressive space.71a4f2ef8159d7e5
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A loud metallic 752ad04aa4 clang came from 4f3845611c behind as the c4dc136804 door slammed shut.d7d70ceba7d56f30
Startled, Gloria turned 39973cc6a3 around.d5c6630928fcdf15
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The priests who 2fa137e41b had led her 6d0068b93c here were gone.c9d70e57e15cdfc3
Feeling an eerie gaze e888af4bab upon her, Gloria slowly 5bafe4c7a1 turned back.43b9e9b3f114f3bd
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Reflecting in the 3cf0b76fee monstrous crimson eyes afdb4f8f2b was the frightened dd1b4128a7 face of a e7b6c6a588 young girl.b0ed372a4147d587