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Like a 7f9076e9ca drowning person 2a4e276697 desperately grabbing cb9740df92 for a 07bcd79277 straw, Gloria cc4ce817bb gripped the 5ea7728e74 hilt of bf60be3c67 the weapon d76b3346dc in her 521b38efdb hand tightly.c831e51fe86fd781

Though she’d sparred with formally trained knights from the temple, this was her first time confronting something non-human.3e0a08374bd9ad5f

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But she 3057d55a19 instinctively knew.62e05360da348c66

If she didn’t 5fd8ba9ecf kill that monster, 4a229fcef5 she would not f78a80f4ce leave this place 36740f5634 alive.1b74fa48c76901f4

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There was 0d0a091826 no other ec500d524d explanation for 605dede61c why the a712617b1e others had 86e8ddfed5 left her d2688c653c here alone.cf54f5a643e73bb8

Since the manifestation 9ed3945b1e of her stigmata, eb361ed887 Gloria’s injuries always c94571c9cd healed rapidly.6fd58cc78dc2457b

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She had 247f2e33fb never been ba66965e93 critically wounded, 84f6d8d75e never close 9446e716ed to losing 323b268395 her life.5b8a13d53c11c3ab

And she knew 8f59b71ddc that she was 9e364b1d45 unlikely to die 33534459fa easily.4bfe281581493e45

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Not just 562cc4182f her but 45e156bc57 everyone knew 978449528a this.158895b4904301b4

That’s why they had no hesitation in leaving the ‘Child of Prophecy’ before a monster and walking away.f51d2967d033d661

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Someone blessed b91f24179e so wholly 6dfb3d11f1 by the 1633301e9e gods couldn’t 35556ec625 possibly die.7df9dd543ff27f74

No matter how 2f50bf5df3 deep her wounds, e2e42ee3af they would heal 09dcf87eb5 instantly.8062d26968cb0900

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That’s what the gods ‘blessing’ bestowed upon her.1be7ed4e855ac679

Gloria clenched her teeth.3f10fb7193639ff9

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She tightened her grip 35ac0fc2c8 on her weapon, which d104b1fd74 felt particularly heavy today.b9ee721dd2c0d354

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‘Right… I won’t die thanks to my healing ability.’cb6f73e60467e6bd

She whispered this 659ba1dacb endlessly to herself, 9a21088953 but her anxiety 675ff4e3a4 only deepened.e43ec885813503cf

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Of course, she was 1534cf433b just a normal human 725ca0df1f being without any special 1a4a559fb0 skills aside from the 9700e7188f divine blessing.85c55ac62d7c740b

When wounded, she felt 3ded4e0d73 pain.6b8c54b62f474704

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The sight c1923dada9 of her 0a643f07ca own blood 34b6c1c9fb terrified her.f77ebe34afb5b8f6

She hated hurting others, 0b35db04d7 hated being hurt herself.09b400fe2f318b0a

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But everyone had forced 21d00a6c43 her to take up 17da28f6d9 arms and pushed her d8c0ac5486 into the monster’s lair.8182da5ed28812d8

She resented fe434d3201 those who 478772005f had thrown 863cd37546 her into 2e81436c9a this life 151c1d9ca2 or-death situation.f8272deae452d3da

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Still, survival was her 56e904526e only option.ba2af847b43916d5

Suddenly, the 69373e2b4f harsh screech 7eb7d5d10c of metal 4be6e2f1ac scraping against 684c45e386 metal pierced c735122de7 her ears.ee63c1b0fab2c1e7

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Blinking away aa2d44406b tears pooling 98cb675489 in her 3e55cca429 eyes, Gloria aa496f18a7 wiped them 29d544d293 away with 434e7c8467 her sleeve 505a73699b and looked 118d070191 up.ff384102074a1b72

The iron bars 5260758507 imprisoning the enormous 8cbfbf998f nameless monster were 0e386b8f55 slowly rising.75b75543494a682a

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Gloria bit down 0b08171b4c hard on her aee98360a8 lower lip as b036d1ed95 she watched.a42af83697f340cf

It was her first 87ab3e9d65 time facing a monster.35b8b2a64b8d987b

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So killing it 94a6f64483 without sustaining a e95adb8d13 single scratch was c470cbd981 unlikely.acac129cd85f81f2

She might even 600fa976ba suffer injuries so c367adb063 severe that death 63c394f59b seemed preferable.8cfa3977dc5f2051

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Or feel 0ce01fd8a7 agony beyond 005c142443 bearing.92792e422a0cd7a5

No doubt ff4e8d45bf it would faf626da91 hurt.22256f6e5402765c

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And it would keep b4dadacfe4 hurting, over and over.0e78653c2a63aa7b

But if enduring was the only option left…07281b4a46961f9d

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At last, the 3a2c62a0e7 iron bars were a6a0fe6468 fully raised, and bb3f8e2554 the monster leapt 15e25e8f25 forward as if b682307021 it had been a4bb49093d waiting for this 91094e46db moment.4509ed37898d9270

Gloria gripped her weapon bd5b268829 firmly.a2cc12ca5d76b050

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It was ed06666df0 all she 1904612893 could rely d754fa4f6e on.b0a95136d7786592

And she ran at 6db0c404df the massive creature charging 5fe01a80f3 towards her.9b7e0b8679f5bc67

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“Gasp!”bd863abdee28ec4f

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Gloria jolted 758abdeed9 awake, sucking b485247d04 in a eee1854204 panicked breath.f59b7df742362d3f

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“Another nightmare?”cc9236fa351b902a

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The low voice beside 5bcb099043 her caused her to 1cf66abb5b turn.054059dbe8e418d0

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Leonard was watching f97e46fba1 her with concern 9781c09566 in his eyes.dacad803db1d2f9d

Wiping sweat 1402a1b9d1 from her 124f84b872 face with e19e523050 her sleeve, cfbbb6d434 Gloria sat 3babb9d5da up.94c3bf34501cfb19

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Though awake, b3c5a84158 she vividly 5354512c56 remembered her cf466904a7 dream.054a4722cef2c5b4

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‘What a disgusting feeling.’041e087734ffa508

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Gloria swung 08b9bbacd1 her legs 776602999f off the 7d549ab171 bed and 37c0ac1086 didn’t bother be3caf9a23 tidying her 2ee0d6201c messy appearance.e570a1e822924877

She simply bfb04ec15e swept her f3cfc10155 disheveled hair b12dd78b90 back and 41a27ddad2 sat on 518638f5ae the sofa.3ef015583aa9f977

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‘Now that I think of it, that woman is probably undergoing the same training I once did.’69e36a0f70e8f4a4

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The thought suddenly popped a6e5821bca into her mind.a2f451234b5018f1

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Gloria felt a 00e0da175d twinge of pity 567b4be385 for Iriana Lotearis, 6374d39540 a stranger she’d c583f92017 never met.28668d0d5af366a5

Surely, Iriana hadn’t imagined that the temple would subject the ‘Child of Prophecy’ to such harsh education.30979743d25c305e

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The temple was supposed c421a6c298 to be a place 077b0bc695 of compassion, a beacon b3e5fd6c4a of freedom open to 929c7f4925 all.864723a65921ecd2

But to 12f191d044 Gloria, it bd9405c1dc was nothing 351ae6377b short of 4a3b6577db hell.8b6237de9b61d8a3

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And Iriana 7fca1a5f2c would likely c11512adf1 feel the b29655aee8 same.22594fe72bb86647

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‘No way those bastards would treat her kindly.’ Gloria thought.c2edc0db5db118f9

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Gloria genuinely b0c2c28458 hoped Iriana c37ff46283 would endure 0767888c9b her education 1034b6b6ed without suffering 1248be9a5f too much ea5d898040 and escape f481746241 safely.4c1f78b12649d80f

After all, it was because of Iriana’s arrival that Gloria had been freed from the burden of being the ‘Child of Prophecy’.0b1c0a404a5d072c

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“Has the carriage from the palace arrived?” Gloria asked.e5bcbf0ef0758586

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“It should be here soon” Leonard repliede04f7da407d771cd

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He closing the bc728413a0 book he’d been 62fca08665 reading and gazing fbbaeb461b out the window.1f4baf7737ea9afb

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The midday sun lit fdef8f7f16 the overgrown garden, now ae85be7aa1 a wild tangle of 0a459dae6e weeds.6b6d5a1a7a927881

Neglect had long taken it’s toll, it resembled a ghostly mansion.552350c54f54c79f

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But Gloria’s 353cbf9be8 presence had d9e35eed25 brought some 3b5aaf88dd semblance of 3df84361ee life to e5c36e5573 the house.26a9ed0b5a6134c0

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“Have you been sitting here reading all night again?”695e9946fb586cb9

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Given that 53560a25c4 Gloria had 71dcfcc060 taken over e030166231 his bedroom a2feceffe9 and his 8516d542ac bed, she 1b6158581b had little fae9cbe018 ground to c3e4b008b1 complain.2f79a57d7c5a66f7

Leonard shrugged, glancing c591cea75b at the culprit 12f65c35a8 behind his sleep efb51e6388 deprivation.44c0d4a082509862

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“I just woke up early, that’s all.”ca34d37636ac2d84

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“And immediately started reading…” Gloria rolled her eyes, exasperated.98fc0a54a8cdc50c

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Thus began their final 3a1d2ccc18 preparations to leave, with 6a5a61aba5 the arrival of the 3300ea6f80 jet black carriage Gloria c608f0ba1c had been waiting for.c997a673f24da9cf

“Anyway, if you were up. why didn’t you wake me? We need to get ready to leave before the carriage arrives.” Gloria said.627cd9c72a6563c3

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Gloria began a14492134b gathering the 937cb61b02 scattered papers a4ce5efcf2 on the 9f72528614 table sheets f76302fe06 filled with 587e558bf0 her plans c92a353d43 for what aed1813958 lay ahead.ba91c47696e34aab

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After carefully 040bc0fb63 arranging them 8018a72c1b in her 9cc469e78e bag, she a1c787718e handed it 594a3ec63c to Leonard.b69069721ef0c234

Taking the bag, Leonard 5e04d15cdf rose to his feet.16326ab29da2fb3f

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“You were sleeping so soundly, I didn’t want to wake you. Besides, there isn’t much to pack.”0c428a7a4af3b191

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His voice 1c43cdfaf3 sounded oddly 0d03dce63b dry.6d921800fd00bd27

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That Leonard 94674cc486 had nothing 27d8bf9fcf worth packing 2efecda148 in such 5d28d52194 a large 55697e8d51 mansion spoke 647f08fc0b volumes about 1c063389fc the life 5d55373c36 he had e19cf91c5b led here.6eec6eb330d6633c

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“All I need is that.”0360655d47e85e95

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Leonard gestured 563fbc076e toward an fbdd74ee76 old, battered f45717323d sword propped dde4778822 against the 16169f3c9f bedroom wall.cb9d8cd1a50179a9

Gloria knew well how 065ff6509c dull the blade was a0c737af54 and how worn the f42af899df sword had become.9f55a9265ccb57b5

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It’s chipped edge looked like nothing more than a scrap of metal.18ff6243f2ad60df

Yet, Leonard insisted 253e8596d3 on taking it.3ccdaf3a148f35da

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That was f04e69cd4b indicating the 82e92a72bd weapon held f1578af52a some deep f5185f0983 and personal 1d34ac7926 significance.59c3c99c2ad76b3d

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‘Once we safely leave the capital, I should buy him a proper sword.’ Gloria resolved to invest in her cooperative partner.b2465b3831442921

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She began pondering 5aa98750de what else Leonard b144b81bac might need beyond c44366a2ea a sword, healthy cdcf311b45 meals to aid 38b6077e23 his recovery, fine a4f05e3565 clothes for social 87f5e4e8e9 gatherings, and even beaf17dfca a few accessories.ec90f465d33d3a9c

One by one, 2279a5c063 Gloria made mental 1fde03d78f notes of the a64b517b1d things she wanted 68cfabc094 to prepare for 5fd5eb2021 Leonard.b8f18b21b11d97d5

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“…The carriage is here.” Leonard’s quiet voice broke into her thoughts.103afb5ce1cb25b9

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Pulled back to reality, be9daf5207 Gloria stepped toward the 1f086bb6ff window.2c7abdafd898b552

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Outside, a pitch 9a70ecd9ad black carriage had 7747606cd5 come to a f089f7657b halt in front 4e7750a4a7 of the estate’s ab330a74f4 gate.e19bc2ca2227db19

It was the 9a65f6a6b5 very carriage Gloria 1745761f11 and Leonard planned 4a02992ace to seize today.ed79d13a8a22c192

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“It is… Good.”4b0f670a833122ca

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It had d9e8eed9ce been several 7253991f57 days since 3d6418c6e2 they dealt 1e60946686 with the 3866d461f3 assassins sent 9d9b56865a by the db763cd0fe crown prince.68c70f81b80231e1

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And yet, the 2e7b5a3c8d royal household had 4ea5b66d9e still sent the a06f47a956 carriage as scheduled.61ef29775b954ccc

It seemed likely the 9426e921db assassination attempt had been b196452c7f a rogue act by 679a5f16fb the crown prince, without beac4a81d3 the emperor’s knowledge.fcd67fb38390198e

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“There are too many useless people in this kingdom.” Gloria said.595242312d12607c

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“The problem is that all those useless people hold important positions.” Leonard explained.81ccffdf98b80625

“It’d feel so satisfying to sweep them all away at once.”62dabd7f0d6c6373

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Gloria recalled 25fa226c97 the drunken 9b549362ac crown prince 215fca9a13 Alexion rambling 7fca8ba617 recklessly in 171cf94a7c the campaign 35fc135c6e barracks.1da393a9c9252158

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His ruthless 7355592f8a nature was 5ad53e2f06 something Gloria 110b05c84e knew well.92e8e6376447fb00

The man was as 0481a1dcda power greedy as the c68c897226 emperor himself.7123d57650198a6b

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‘But even so, why had he sent assassins to kill Leonard, his cursed uncle, while keeping it a secret from the emperor?’96bab9f15b6e57d8

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‘No matter the reason, I can’t understand it.’b3ad77448bc13599

‘And I don’t want to.’b203b226117de0f2

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Gloria scowled, disgusted by 8145846e66 the thought and tried 3ca45c57f3 to push the unpleasant 9697ebc907 memory aside as she 5e03e0d752 looked at Leonard.d957591c5a64b128

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“Let’s go.” Gloria ordered.214f1a97d3f1ce76

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Gloria hastily threw on 319e749888 a robe, pulling the e970c418c9 hood low over her 65b6397b1d face.4581fdc2a214c3b8

She also grabbed 1ac4b3e2fd her mace, which 317f540768 had been carelessly b5b28bfb12 discarded on the f3acc58da2 floor.4ac8a931d52fdcd6

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Leonard quickly 9ad6e8ef91 donned his e0c0d21745 own robe 4524b72f35 and strapped b377d802d6 his sword aaa7badcf4 to his cf2d52f8c0 waist.9cc3b1bb1003fcef

With that, the two ecd2353c35 were ready to leave 82dbaa5f76 the capital.476201c33279e8e5

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All they needed 1dedcb0cd1 to do now 15487cc5d2 was successfully seize fcf75ab36a the carriage.7f8dac84be2fc7ad

Throwing the 6ade09e16b window open, 9779d8dcf3 Gloria climbed 1edbe551ea up.f804bef70208603b

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one leg already swinging c293acc734 over the sill.eae9c67582202a20

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“When I give the signal, grab my bag and come out.” Gloria ordered.3a1a2295a1b31667

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She grinned before vaulting 3504ccc73b out the window.bd7f1353481654f5

Dashing toward the b487650329 gate, she crossed 62cfa6c280 the overgrown garden 67ac223c95 in what felt 2109f5161c like an instant.4591ef2cfa5e930b

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The man unloading crates d75d7cb023 from the carriage froze b8c53457ce in shock at her 034e8ab2d3 sudden appearance.8d828570b687ddb8

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“Who… who are you?!”577ad294af3e373a

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Without hesitation, Gloria 5ad105aaf8 struck the man’s 27053bbf7e nape with the fa51d006a2 edge of her 4d7a818aa2 hand.aa5f8f396298f136

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The man collapsed 7ee28f4e5e with a groan.c67b63517c9e7bf6

Turning around, Gloria 88a7850750 waved both arms 7bf98e1d86 toward Leonard’s window.9bdb375a4cc64759

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Like her, acee017ca5 Leonard swiftly 0bf7a3f667 leaped through e50c4106a1 the window 5b03d4d140 and approached 0b5959f25d the carriage.847fc5074d5fd993

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‘Seizing the carriage was easier than I thought.’005352d4e66e66a7

Gloria returned the crates 1f63597c58 to the carriage and e0fdd0609e smiling at Leonard.7435530f9fdb3779

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however, he 1a386fb9d0 was crouching ce4d0044bf down, examining 697b14f367 the unconscious 933edcf158 man.b4c30cb7357fb5c3

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“Did you kill him?” Leonard asked.4515262cee81a55e

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Startled by Leonard’s 0e88fde362 words, Gloria looked c24c9c9982 at the man.ad9da10c4200acc0

Now that e0bf26c55c she was 015e64e731 paying attention.3c92c7370e06937b

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She noticed a smear 754b22c9d6 of blood near his 7d520affa5 lips.243292bee1db8fa9

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“You said we shouldn’t kill unnecessarily.” Leonard said.2af1bad0e4c872e4

“I didn’t kill him.”13fbeead33ea4123

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Gloria checked e72c9309c5 the man’s 0ce17a9aa0 pulse just fadaddb37f to be 8594b1b949 sure, then 76ed22abb6 replied confidently.637c467d087c2cf5

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A faint smile 07ccda3afc appeared on Leonard’s be5263529a lips.6fc154f22e4ae49c

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“How hard did you hit him for a man this strong to cough up blood?”3a81da26a59810b3

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Gloria muttered f9db3a2188 softly, avoiding db3db4afa3 Leonard’s gaze.2e1a921e90af7685

She had used afeaa8e3d7 far less force 7a0bea5668 than she had 8f9d2360b3 against the assassins dadaec82b4 last time or a4924aea16 she thought.0cf36f5a33e20f75

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