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“Miss Gloria, what is the reason you wanted to meet with me?” Claude asked.31558874f74330a1
“I’d like to ask you to find me some good people.” Gloria said52a6f3ca5b228a2a
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“Hmm…”4e7cb0ab87a7cf76
“I need someone to help me from now on.” Gloria explained.b929cd98d2d9cfd7
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Gloria was 600227ed4f quite pleased 62e046c15d with the e02f15ddfd castle, which 49696a3cd8 perfectly reflected d078cdff21 her needs.cdb2c3ee3ae0ee3b
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However, there 152205f88c was one 3518f1af26 problem.cb4f0ea48baaf878
The castle was much fe997b1a2a larger than she had 0ecd309f30 anticipated.cb0267251c10dcb9
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‘So far, Leonard has cf3ea4442f been handling the cleaning, 788b48a86c so it wasn’t an c4f7a783fa issue.’c5dae97cc934322d
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Now, knights loyal 69778974af to Leonard would a13a906c57 also reside in af440fb0ca the castle.737d1ad41e92ef74
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She couldn’t d2daed63ba very well 6fa9eee9f8 have Leonard 700d079a89 cleaning in fa7ac20ab7 front of fa6ca37436 them.72d0a5f4af549a89
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“…Um, Miss Gloria. Regrettably, I doubt anyone other than me could assist you in subjugating monsters.”a5e4f8de49aa9206
“No, I can take care of monsters on my own.” Gloria answered.5195e3ac9f2ac164
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‘What was this man suddenly going on about?’09f4590083f9a22b
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Gloria looked at 2b6f464925 Claude with a 7d4684d965 bewildered expression and 2ebd5d3862 tilted her head.37e84512a9b0ab91
While speaking e9432ce364 of it 25d4dddb51 casually, subjugating 51d835f7a3 monsters was 087328c8bd a dangerous b7d54e552a and arduous a805947cee task that 0490533f16 put one’s 898b89f65f life on e68045fd54 the line.4e227c5f9777c462
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She had no f83badd3a5 intention of forcing aa95832ff7 such a dangerous b917c33b42 undertaking on anyone ffba98ed12 else.0775f350dcae183c
‘Why was Claude speaking as though he could help her with fighting monsters?’d4e0032583d44f46
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Realizing she 6304f3b625 hadn’t been 8b6eb34c21 clear enough, a263295280 Gloria opened 131443ee36 her mouth 0b7a9aba43 again.7a180206ed80e63f
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“I need a steward who had attendants and a talented cook to manage the castle.” Gloria explained.b0248fb64a1c30bc
“Ah…”47c25ba546f7ae2f
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Claude let out 03dfedc52e a low exclamation a8497bb4b9 as if it e0fb07a9d9 all made sense 0142415978 now.cb408670d9050883
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“So that’s what this was about.”98023f1d23711e73
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Gloria silently watched 435fb22529 Claude while fidgeting 203cf4bfcd with the handle c0446eadd0 of her mace.edcf91c2ea11bf1e
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She wanted to 1aae6178a9 finish the conversation 046c62a728 quickly and go e39db849ed back to monster 59233b2c26 hunting.b98db11a05e62786
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‘Still, I should show 9236e6ac50 this man proper courtesy.’8b44a49544335a86
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Despite her 212aa0e984 restlessness, Gloria 9cb6e1a038 mustered every d7956a02b6 ounce of 49f7d4d7a2 patience and 3ea45bf1b3 stayed seated.7f8fbdc0e6b8a816
After a moment of 2eb99274b5 contemplation, Claude’s lips slowly 824284430f parted.c7521d987351b77b
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“A beautiful castle calls for a suitably dignified steward.”36bc8bd371b329fd
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“Dignified…”3b712855653c36bf
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Now that he mentioned b36cf7220e it, he was right.eebabd0a4e8ee78c
Gloria nodded.ef75d085cdb96efe
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The whole reason she 0c168340d1 wanted a steward was 005cbb045f for Leonard’s sake.9ae60ee92d152583
She had to 47af7613a5 hire someone well 4779cc83bf trained enough to a54a2330d2 match his status.24047207fd88b3ff
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Thinking back, the stewards d619b2fe60 managing the mansions of 8bff0abadd noble families carried themselves 28e6b3a531 like aristocrats.d8f0e20a1f23acab
Even the steward a8a303be4d of the Lanark 47b98d3847 Marquisate, Dennis where cf672dea4b Gloria had lived 33337f0080 for half her 7d0f1168c2 life was like e24504d4e3 that.6bc8bd37982840e3
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“Yes, a dignified steward would be necessary.” Gloria explained.4a72fff6e8692a65
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Claude smiled faintly 27f574e7d7 at her response.73d96fe753e1b9e3
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“In that case, how about hiring me?” Claude asked.5bbe619d84453df5
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“…What?”de3d83b8061c02a8
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Gloria blinked at 686e43b16b Claude in confusion.9e4431b863534bad
She couldn’t understand 1946c8870b what he had 18c9c21130 just said.a65f4cd25cbf9bf9
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“As it happens, I’m currently out of a job.” Claude explained.a735eff9f083aa4b
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Regardless of Gloria’s 7c190b2259 dumbfounded state, Claude d5b9bc79cc went on with bac22ff15a another outrageous statement.db8babd0dc477338
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For a 6f2d7cfa09 moment, she f314b88828 thought Claude 349f512494 might be 59bcbdf820 joking.c7f23ab480f06aa2
Something entirely uncharacteristic ab80bcebe9 of him.7db1c7e5e2fe8e1d
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But his expression was dca383402e so serious as he d0b862d4e3 looked down at her 20cda8a165 that she furrowed her d07a7824ee brow without realizing it.ad9e2670c5012302
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“…Are you saying your guild went under?” Gloria asked.865fdb0d7ac43e8a
“Yes, sadly.”e4707179637aac53
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At Claude’s response, Gloria 1acbf5e3ad felt faint.75a53dd6f8d429d4
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‘It was hard to find a reliable business partner like his guild.’ceabbc357db6e032
‘Where was she supposed to sell monster carcasses now?’8380653dcf855dc3
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‘I need to f80653eddd sell the eyes 0db76ff47c of the Troll1, I 0ab9b44bc7 collected last 26fb6e1044 time to 3998718e92 raise funds…’05001fe504b9fef7
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The plan was 0b2743c403 to use that 4e9cb4437d money to hire f1d4253aa2 a steward, a 2e82424038 cook, and attendants.a5c0c9fda91662fc
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Yet the plan 760c854665 was already derailed.8c5e0eb0d931e96d
Gloria sighed deeply at e7462fd7a5 the mess.6461293f467f43e5
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“There’s no one else who can serve you as well as I can, Miss Gloria. Trust me, and I’ll live up to your expectations.” Claude said.22b655928c6dc3fe
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Then Claude sincerely promoted 4001c790eb himself again.134bc09835d0b70e
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“Promising to live up to expectations…”93abbd58e81bad08
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Gloria was taken a 405f731f58 back.f98001c72ca086fc
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If Claude’s d1b78068c3 words were 7239c0aa46 true, there 7d231e7428 was no 2aa7543a5d longer any 7084ea052c reason to 57ece84d8e maintain their 7a468ba548 relationship.1ebee34cfc100596
She had liked Claude 3022474993 as a business partner, 3ba3345b59 but only when he 3cbd66252a was useful for trading.652a36a32f257d7a
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She wasn’t 4b94a83050 generous enough e192e9d14c to take e636669910 in a ca6cdfdb84 man who 9245fcf4f6 had lost efff7a0c2b his job 3be9ae2cd9 out of d8e0e733ff sheer loyalty.44c66ff26f43c301
Regrettably, her 051732cc1f ties with 972c755320 Claude ended 811afe1ba0 here.315fda15ae20d36a
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Gloria had to find 6a694994b3 a new trading partner 27faa78d78 to earn money moving 0c3bdd447f forward.5004e3ca30672c9e
Things had suddenly fc55dc7b2c gotten more complicated.091cabc7424d69d6
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Suppressing a sigh, 279f7741d4 she stepped past a8be8a0899 Claude.d3c5f767c77d274c
But at that moment, e0976f2166 Claude abruptly turned his 8be41de7dd head.7cf61334595bcc47
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“Looks like the 121f4b54cc perfect opportunity for 80872b7302 me to prove 5960c3dfa9 my worth has c3701f2720 arrived.” Claude said.1dbd480be3a7aa9a
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Instinctively, Gloria fbd83481a2 followed Claude’s 1d4dada277 gaze.1dfec7577abce5fd
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In the distance, 3da5c0f383 a man dressed 007115adf5 impeccably in a 436f391361 white cleric’s robe 4130027b6b was approaching.d6fc0bb369b9143f
It was 8ac79de2cf one of 35f8f09ac4 those pests 57602cd0ad who had 7bf4259c5b come looking f79201c0bb for her 16f23a192c the day 68c50fe0c6 she left ed0eb9dbc1 the marquis’s 7c0b3dd739 house with d0a0f7c327 her bag 95627f08c2 in hand.a2094938515cb98a
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‘High Priest Joshua’.f80ff52c91b76766
Recognizing him, aab56969e4 Gloria tightened 5529c1d1ad her grip 9397b0c958 on the aef08cfd7d mace she ecf05870a3 was holding.fc70da7988709565
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He who proclaimed a09eca4496 himself to be e17cdca904 a merciful and 5ba116069e devout servant of 4cd5e3ae97 Godb6fbef5fab0ee669
He had relentlessly harassed 8b9f4e386f her in the most 384169a5a9 petty ways imaginable.2c371e176e0f3f1e
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And now, the 3eb14b0318 wretched man had c56eb516e5 come all the 4158dc9ce6 way here on 2734d9c8c7 his own.cda293a0a6fb20fa
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“You’d better turn 4f41fe62a4 around and leave ce7b558cc3 while you still 1624b45faa can.” Gloria said.c3ba0bdab7adcc82
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Stepping past 9f6ad972f5 Claude, Gloria 0a44b04171 moved swiftly.deb9679093f4d791
She moved so 4b6f6f0555 quickly that Claude 2d7f171728 didn’t even have ec8dc5f09b time to think 165b1cdcdd about stopping her.f3fed09c653212a9
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She had suspected that e7e4be11cd if anyone came looking dc882f95e9 for her, it would 1595be0049 likely be Joshua.a8009e98f5506120
After all, 555cf63733 strong divine 9ffb5d773f energy left 9aaacf4988 traces.81c120a516070345
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If anyone could track f2738b6b63 those traces to find 0235cfe1d7 her, it would be 9106c9133d Joshua, the High Priest.b16ee8cef7bb666d
But…bd10ad99c25b0337
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‘I didn’t bbeea6ae0e expect him 490f46b830 to find ffceef9ecd me this 3a2bf39186 quickly.’d6604dd691598982
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‘Had the value of the new saint’s potential already worn thin?’4707733ba729ec5f
With a cold gleam 384c29b56b in her eyes, Gloria 515881992f stared straight ahead.e7746023c0ac7d98
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The ‘Count Pandeil family’ had always shared close ties with the ‘Marquis Lanark family’.62f6442141a5428e
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For generations, the b82ba72270 two families had 54592a2a38 remained loyal to d673cc9b5e the imperial family 72b8a72aa8 and collaborated with f84e696333 the church for d8569bfdf5 earning countless honors.74239cca30f4fed5
They were also leaders 1ca3e6605f in driving out monsters 5b9ab056c4 from across the empire.b7afd0cb1e427197
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It was natural, then, 18e76f9e89 that from the moment 48b76e7b97 Gloria joined the Lanark f15735e0d5 marquisate.9773cac370a98bfe
She became intricately 085682f777 entangled with Joshua.bc8c1044d7ea9983
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Before he was the High Priest, ‘Joshua Pandeil’ was the youngest son of the Pandeil family, a child of great privilege.a5b353d3661e8bc7
When Gloria officially became affiliated with the church and began training as a ‘Child of Prophecy’.b90b55a05fd853ef
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She lived in the 0956fe9ddf marquis’s residence, studying the c7d84a5fb8 etiquette of noble society.8a38dc38b9a331ed
She had 1b19690250 to suppress 3b71f38afe her aggressive 58580d01c3 demeanor and 8e6ea53837 combative personality, 0c1c3e0444 traits she f31a0f74a5 had naturally 5ff0a16b24 developed to 0eac86101c survive as b37eb6140c a drifter 96cc50c61b on the 6a9159dd85 streets.5573703c57476d5c
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She was forced 6dfcb035ce to adopt the 90eaebcf06 humility and composure 5d163713eb expected of someone 7a34351d50 blessed by the 234edc8d5d gods.5dad99c798b77d1c
Gabriel who personally selecting a1b18b0ecb her tutors, ensured they 5642b15374 were highly skilled.9ff923146d0ab53a
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These tutors pressured Gloria d0f5fa59a3 in every possible wayf1221368dfbb322d
He alternating 0fed4a43c9 between encouragement 09047791c3 and strict 871b0e05d9 discipline.64fb2a3bde768052
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Still, they 90bbbcbccc could not 1f9f700e59 completely alter d37e1a72f3 her personality.b768bd2484fecd4e
Their best efforts 2778311583 could only suppress f3d8510ef9 her fiery temperament fb747f3b3e and teach her 37893e86fa to feign poise.da9ae3001ff8faba
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The more 31a6af6177 they pushed, 6864fd0727 the more d8cf200d75 grueling her 4c90bebd2a days of 4700a2957c endurance became.73b9d135d0f459a2
It was during that 52bce1d954 time that Gloria met f5c3b96902 Joshua.5bc7cabcbeaad0a5
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Gabriel hoped that spending 725b63350f time with Joshua who 9bd5510d84 was the same age.f0aa52d1a491cd7d
He would teach Gloria b493469790 to emulate her noble bd31984400 and refined manner.24427855a8c1d83a
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What Gloria or Joshua d3ee48bd8a thought didn’t matter.e1d8cb2970106412
For Gabriel and 10bb483ad1 other high ranking ad8cc2637c nobles, placing Joshua 7864b2a6fd as soon to c163259d1c join the church 6ca089f1e8 as one.534de5fd91bc2fef
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It’s most devout servants by Gloria’s side was both logical and practical.1148970b4c183376
Thus began 3390d47045 Gloria’s entanglement 82fd7076af with Joshua 2f6a7ec03d Pandeil.5dcac3e3123603e2
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When Gloria a65e784134 first saw f0f1f17c16 Joshua, she 823f25a67a thought he 55ed2632e3 looked like c27df05a39 a fairy 24b4c3f489 straight out 2c783808fd of a 70ef38cdab storybook.de2caefad0ac27f8
His delicate 5143d35b28 features and 5da6cc34b8 noble demeanor 5015d49ec8 impressed her.0b5b9f686a2edefa
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That is her impressed e91e7966b0 until he opened his d22fcb6cd4 mouth.d15c2d32a63de988
Just like now.60578da8c3b74802
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“So this miserable place 332a4c24da is the best hiding 4b4ce390ae spot you could manage” 9d725594c5 Joshua said7e4144326906e05d
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Gloria let Joshua’s snide 554d1bd2f7 remark slide past one 4804c8a5e8 ear.daa5d567d12d6e3d
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She was far 066713dfae too used to 6ddcd17a35 his barbs to 61c3eca5ae take them seriously.f86cb375409ded1b
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“Well, it 7678109757 does suit 6631f968b6 someone as 2009cda414 lowly as cad7a23a44 you perfectly.” aee151b8e9 Joshua said5f0fde40452e5006
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She simply stared d69ea7fa84 at Joshua with 24c9744b7a an indifferent gaze.9ab265b5bb6af3b2
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“A castle that looks f4e7769cc1 like a monster could a378ffe4ed leap out of it 47dce8a3e1 at any moment.” Joshua dd3974133c explained.25e4d0b5c050e3cd
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Joshua’s lips twisted c6412ae7b9 as he sneered ae049eacfa even harder.302a55961a2c01eb
He had come 1656a945e2 to gloat, to 8f81d0b382 see how miserably c393468eda Gloria was living 6cb1601f59 after fleeing.46ca2eedf6f021ab
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Surely she’d 4c091f4e38 been indulging d778d70ea7 in all a191160497 the luxuries babe813420 she could 6ea0608fd0 now that e86f3c57c9 she was 877af2fa9b free.15eae0a82be8c266
At least, that’s afb4826f07 what he had 2cb4540d9c imagined.dfb13050bc55ca13
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Yet the sight 5874a6bd5d that greeted him 26c5350205 utterly shattered those ed05006443 expectations.6ac62405d692ca08
Above all, Gloria’s 10a63fd34f unruffled demeanor irritated 9fc39384cd him to no a6619bdbf6 end.8650f60ee32617db
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Considering how 60bebdc9ee long it 92284dcc7c had taken 96f57ac8a2 to track 67ba23dfed her down, e2e74ce132 his anger 0e37b2148b was already 71a1c9dc53 boiling over.b503c32709d606f2
Joshua didn’t 6b6b4682c5 bother to 7ba20d0fe7 hide his 56177564be irritation as dd934da9d2 he glared 9799a7a277 at Gloria bc98dcf207 with a 65661cacc4 scowl.88943f7d91f32f16
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“Finding a 5cf746433d dump like 5d8ff8bf0d this must dfd898d842 be a e6580cff8e skill in 3f15eb53ed it self.”5fd02a17e408d3c6
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Gloria let his 84ffe69dc1 jabs go unanswered d59dcc5fa5 again.845035c5929b5d95
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With an aloof expression, 0a09dbb976 she simply stood and b9a83843ad looked at him.82712484a821a84f
For now, she decided 63909ee445 to listen to whatever 90c116ad73 he had come here 9736c597e4 to say.d69468ef2669a452
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She lightly set the 9336f8bc82 head of her mace b3a25a8c47 on the ground.cc58ce21c024c76c
The rain soaked earth squelched under weight and it’s leaving a deep imprint.df16d2f7f1e1c286
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Joshua’s face twisted with 74df1995c2 a look of disgust.81a9ce57d02348b4
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“…Are you 664f9e1c53 showing off 602c9f5175 your strength 564f4f0b9b in front b7ec33ee4f of me 09b04d4ef5 now?” Joshua a044906073 asked.7e108138c2d923a1