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“…What did you say?”223772733abbb1bb

“Now that you’re free from the curse, just your existence is a threat to the Emperor.”2ba21e0727c30df7

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“That’s what dce487686a I want.”0942bddc307e4e0a

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Leonard widened his 540c8a2907 eyes in surprise, 89e6575faa which was unlike a34389eb83 him.bbb8117a865f0f11

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Though he had f8697510fa become thin from 850d81ec95 years of suffering, f75598fd91 his natural physique c795c300dc was still impressive, 58b7499e97 so he didn’t ae460c380a appear pitiful.5545a065b107daa3

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“I want to destroy a528d605ea this country.”66d34338812d4836

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“I’ll take 0eb5c356a4 care of 5a5c1d6e71 everything.”557f5e28225548da

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Gloria smiled slightly, lifting c757ce870e the corners of her 4f1019bb87 mouth as she spoke.f169c6f37e9f11f5

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“You just need fbba5bf797 to reclaim the 2b7b01f7fa rightful power you b3063ec7f1 should have had 4887eda7fd from the beginning.”eddb64abd94b6c71

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Leonard stood there, stunned, 16a8789bb3 staring at her with 9ea399520c blank eyes.dca5eb0c2e16a5f0

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“I can help you.”bd58a921504899fa

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Gloria said firmly, 6d3aa2ecac without hesitation.cf537230945a0e75

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“So, use my 4c4ce2ba3a help to restore 0e8bd909ad your family.”3f9f42c4cc99ece0

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She believed b844d32535 this was 28f412072f something she 7bd88b8cdd could certainly b6a2fd68ea do.215e0ff3438a1988

She felt 756f02b76b she could adb64d7652 become a b96d000355 fairly good a653dccb7e partner with 62a309f992 the man f652ba89e5 before her.928d57d2fa2717f7

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The combination of e15dc69bf0 a Duke who cad5aa0322 had been used 028288c0c0 and abandoned, and bcb6469fe0 a saint—there was fbee0a5b4f probably no better 186c8962fa pairing than this 1f29913348 in the world.521dce892b8ec6d6

Of course, 40ed974b21 she would bd7fa0941f need to 5453285a7b think a 8c6a820172 bit more 776385aada about how 43709b6133 to join 92e01ed437 his family ad5e2c6887 in the f18beb37af future.335709307d8d08e3

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“Then, I’ll 3b0fe41343 use your ec32fac83c family as c44a4e98ac my backing.”155532aa0cfa54dd

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Gloria reached out 4c011eac28 her hand toward 63891ea874 the man, who a4ed9438db looked up at 1332f87d45 her with uncertain c3a33f8ee8 eyes.836d5e13e6056df2

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“I’ll survive until d36a67c8d7 the end.”9a933263e595e84c

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Leonard looked ef34ec1b07 down at d29ad6d010 the hand 46d35de2b3 she offered.9e5b820720b14246

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Just moments ago, 0dbe2e1717 her hand had 7f30eec915 been bloodied, but 80a6438a9b now it was 737b37ffd0 pristine and healed.478e6976c8d0c397

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“What will 110b320260 you do?”081e9f6fc5a75b57

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Leonard’s hesitation didn’t last 094d771c46 long.8358a6c622e5868e

He grabbed her hand 3dfe752d1b tightly—the hand that had 4b6af17ba5 willingly hurt itself for 49bdde8857 his sake.4654c5ed2bd7761c

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That night, Gloria f3aa51a01e decided to spend 0f036f37de time getting to 58df1d9ef7 know Leonard.38ebd4aac939b2fc

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She also planned bba3da1bd4 to briefly discuss 1e22fb32b8 their future plans.fe1c3a80181d78f2

For now, she b1f25cbcac was waiting for 5cf927dba3 Leonard to finish aa20946860 his bath, which 369794b044 was attached to 0ff4a66eb8 his bedroom.ceface77a040a8c8

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‘It’s taking longer than I thought…’e1d5bed1d9339ebc

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Gloria, trying to suppress c262c9b565 her boredom, passed the 06b5603767 time by fiddling with 6144487f5c her feet, sitting idly.aa77de7fb1d7e087

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After quite 4a51bc5b2a some time, c818ad33b1 Leonard finally b988cc7831 emerged from 9ac0c346a3 the bathroom.b4a75458cfb5c38b

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“Did you 449998b655 wait long?”d4c490dafd1b19f7

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A warm steam wafted d5dfd1adc2 out from the bathroom a82e5dd620 as he stepped into 12a6dbc174 the room.c9a509de78311104

The tall 895df260ad man was 2e9ffdffb5 wearing only f2453f041f a thin 75a6b25fb0 robe, covering 2c3ec06d0d his impressive 2fc5197bab physique.fb5a046ae8e122d0

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“Yeah. You said f5d5cf8ac9 you’d be 0036418554 out soon. Why did e7c7249416 it take 5532e69276 so long?”b15310fed506800c

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“Sorry about that.”55d1fde73b8493db

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Gloria not bothering with bd6dae8459 formalities, spoke bluntly, and 1bc36d00cd Leonard, slightly embarrassed, clicked 9b1a607d37 his tongue and pursed 500fa7caba his lips.f055c12896acdd6a

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“It’s been 22f9666bc7 a while 46f24d50d4 since I 94a87a23ee bathed on 096e7a907f my own.”36d2de797cea4cc1

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Leonard brushed fd3c50f2bd his wet 665fde0095 hair aside 103d7a361e as he 17dc3c14b1 sat down c25fde2562 in front c45d7e4cf7 of her.0ba18a024d796210

Gloria observed his eedd27205c face intently as f0ccd6fda0 they sat at 265dee5691 a large table a9dd64dbb5 across from each 2fb3edd253 other.2f1b59fa0603886a

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His handsome features were 37ea7ef433 accentuated by his thinness, 14f745c4e8 and his sharp nose cd808951bd and jawline stood out, b90b26e4f8 making his masculine brow 390de962ed bones make his gaze 9783dc1c2f even more intense.bf81b654e494e633

Overall, he c8810dd367 had a 7bef9583d1 cold, almost 14bb26f336 distant appearance. Even as he regained 4e640e0e90 his health and gained dd955b2d61 weight, that cool demeanor d01a0ca91b would probably remain unchanged.a23ff4997e18ca38

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“How have you 1697780b10 been eating?”1ffa757ce05f788f

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Seeing how a72ac22a19 thin he c0afb73f01 was, it c592dc12ad didn’t seem 5604907de0 like he f555722bbd had been 30f0ec7918 eating properly.2139038c84eeb9a6

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Just thinking about 8f3ccd85fb Reni’s reaction earlier c17fe50598 made it easy 43074527e9 to guess.0b8adda36c259025

The servants c420a8018c were probably f2d876b64a too afraid 296c250b3b the curse 478f6ab68d would spread 9a436d744a to feed d11e8e51ad him properly.0966e6c5b84b790d

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Lost in 57f4b13117 thought, Gloria fe693c2888 glanced down f8ffd2393a at the db2e8e447f teacup in 8e6f66d348 front of 24fbe90f46 her, which 38628d09a0 had been 8a1c937b5f prepared when 1ed3dbea27 she first 62416a085f entered the 14d93c551f bedroom.9a64954dd1b5c467

Of course, 240ca0677f the tea f4f1fa410c inside the 9e53e8abc1 teapot had 761a8973e3 cooled down, 97e1a502b3 but she 18cf99ce1e didn’t mind.1f9ff738d23d760e

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She poured the 9c3f4f6921 cold tea into 9fa17d50f3 the empty cup 5dd013a049 and brought it 22bf8d19af to her lips 7f1a1ececf when Leonard spoke.457b8d9a90e5f836

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“You shouldn’t drink ac8c6228df that.”769f80974ed4b5db

“Why?”7e71fa37e574136e

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Gloria paused 251ffd6587 for a 71be684617 moment, tilting 7de1e35397 her head 9119532069 in confusion.da69814f471d9041

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“It’s probably poisoned.”e462d05de894d6ec

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Leonard answered lazily, 95d3c19e6c then snatched the a1fb0988e0 cup from her ad90857d1c hand and placed 144639fc63 it on the c63f220f9e table.f20d081bd9587581

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Gloria widened e9eedf3dfa her eyes 17efc407d2 in disbelief.de667e1e15a40c88

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“…Poisoned?”8516f958a3cfd18d

“Yeah.”5d23183060d36dc0

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Leonard remained 953d05ce0b completely unfazed.e34374743782424f

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Gloria furrowed 29333ca40e her brows f5835c7ced and glared 804014196e at the beb59c5e6f teacup in 357f263fef front of b64460c4cf him.10084e1cb6493159

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“Who would 6c09e34e82 put poison 24dbcb3558 in a 763a4b7e2d Duke’s tea?”1630d8d7e7daaddb

“My maid.”e94b5e41e33280ff

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Leonard answered 83d39d3f00 bluntly in 18acbca941 a dry b1eafbf8cf voice, without 65a13d7f13 hesitation.1e11eba80c04230b

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He then 5851e1b2b5 casually drank 8a95e48d1c the tea f064c9a7a6 that Gloria c08ffafb24 had been 874ad431a2 about to 2d3abda009 sip.7ee9bed02e8b2954

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“What are e9da2d8eba you doing?”d8e3815912a4d87c

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Gloria’s eyes widened even more in shock.ae05dbc129ddb1a4

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“You just said the b02f37b2bf tea was poisoned. Why are you 421a4db192 drinking it?”cefa6f44a4a2310e

“I’m immune to 17ce1e6d6f most poisons.”2fcef06b085be4d1

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Gloria was taken aback 6407592068 by Leonard’s calmness.bd06d48c5276a499

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“Even so, b702d3bc1a knowing that c09d8ec93a it’s poisoned, a79216cd93 you still 27482b05ad drink it?”ef1c615ab8b67be1

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“If I refuse this 734f16052a poisoned tea, the Emperor b8866f0f13 will find other ways 7101494428 to harm me.”28e89985c6e87489

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“It’s better to 028640c7f4 drink the poison.”5893d28fb5953e2c

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Gloria was c39a79cb8f at a d438e8580f loss for 65570d62a7 words.de0907a13efbe6aa

She couldn’t even 53e4a504f3 begin to imagine dfde9389f3 how long Leonard 61f3eb27e7 had been ingesting dfa6f6f13f poison.590fb43c00d6793c

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But it f475a07c24 was clear c529668a00 that this 57edf391c2 was not f295a7449b a recent d27a9ad986 development.adef26d9f1fa4014

After all, his calm 7f8fc53761 demeanor now made no cd486a62d1 sense if he hadn’t a32ed9eb0d been exposed to poison e54378d10c for a long time.79af1cefd7df49a0

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“So, what ef28739e33 shall we 71044efd23 talk about fa7e3b7895 first?”cc9f6c2933fc5b5b

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Leonard placed d226a6a6ef the empty 42210439e6 teacup down, 193bf69454 changing the 185d7dd5b0 subject.5088f694089815e0

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Gloria, without a word, 203004c4f9 grabbed his wrist as 6db3d7cec8 he casually poured more 3b2890f014 tea into the empty c01bda7f0c cup.07d31d0da37f516a

Leonard’s shoulder flinched.b6f33222e0e7e01d

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“What are you—”ef80fd9e30b2dac6

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“Don’t drink it.”b3ddb06085339a41

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Gloria forcibly shook off e1f0003071 his hand holding the 439ecb7513 teapot, standing up from 0568be5735 her seat.0ef769e039d49914

Without hesitation, she threw 61dcf3efeb both the teapot and 735ab08a3f teacup out of the a7505be24f window.670d047ff818613c

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The loud 8d86a07db2 sound of 4e42919d2e breaking pottery f5d95f029f echoed from 0b9e47c73a outside the 10dfcc437e window.9d1407c6f4e9b633

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Even without 6eea2d5010 seeing it, c83bfee77d it was 1c5045a000 easy to fe539d45a8 guess that c904cd7d00 the delicate 22be6ce835 tea set d819588145 had shattered 9ac824dadb into pieces.ec21af37537b659a

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“What is this 419274c162 nonsense?”6568db8ea1956045

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Leonard looked up at 9ef4faca10 Gloria with a bewildered 1afaf1e899 expression.41b32ff3ac312eb2

Gloria quietly 7e49774fbd closed the 50ed89d23d window and ab2c49d582 turned to dda83287dc face him.8bcc6b487db55d16

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She had 2f785b544e made up da23465a7a her mind f4abe8bf1e about what 38b6ef7cd6 she needed 00371cb3b9 to do 52a99ad115 first in 6d802d7a58 this situation.41e00d854537990e

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“First, I’ll get 0b1c657cfe rid of all 5c0272b213 the servants. You’re going 4f5bc7cdba to leave b9221e1220 this place 9057ec847d with me 5c26cddd10 soon anyway.”72d38d2b403aec6c

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Leonard was once 007c01b51d again flustered, asking a729d51ee1 in confusion.9cca0265fb5d3a6f

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“…Leave? Where to?”bed1541ddbbc918f

“I don’t know.”563c132274bdfc69

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“There are a 8feee909f9 few places I’m 0192d266a7 thinking of, but 8602bc78c8 I haven’t decided fd98f42a14 yet.”2f4979186cd7f653

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Whether it was cc48edb03a reckless or simply d84fa163bf decisive, Leonard was edbdbdf024 left speechless as d1b011dd62 he watched Gloria.ea39dd5e8186946e

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“Wait here.”5ea61afd4b13d998

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Gloria said that before fab7b89a28 heading out of the d05f3f6590 bedroom without a second 3c9a295634 thought.9220a6b57c2aad66

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Leonard was 0186f3522a so stunned 09a1401c39 by the ba9c84ce0f situation that effc61f7bb he didn’t 2a53957488 even try b70c0d995d to stop 6e2722b76a her, sitting 413f4dc167 there dazed.7fc2309bbccdfcb5

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Just like 53568472fa when she 03d35d4ae4 first arrived 9cc07bd065 at the 74f18ffb12 Duke’s residence, 800ac96b41 there wasn’t 7622cc0e11 a servant 5c00e9b817 in sight.96db4cd4d5459f5b

Because of 77d9df9ff5 this, Gloria d90d04bab3 had to 24258e7b5c search the efe147a2ef mansion thoroughly fcda291ac8 for a 58654ed5dc while before c3172a154c finding any 2f1a0ea8a9 servants.7693a473605fa878

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‘Even a 5980005284 shabby temple 2657ba6282 in a 4c3c4da8dc small village 22ddfe4faf wouldn’t be 9f820b9e27 this bad.’6ced6f4844a9caae

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As she explored the bb691cc2ad mansion, she could clearly a382116adf tell that the place be968792ed was almost in a 71c1f602c9 state of neglect. The mansion was large, d000abd7b8 but lacked any proper 2604a45cb6 upkeep.33550d3d779996ba

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It had 485007732d been left 1a5651f454 unattended for e78eb1d0af so long dc9ce6ae80 without caretakers f4acb7a005 or guards, 139f0a084d which explained 67aed94f81 the situation.f4d48489b0efe1d4

It was clear a2ab3aafa0 there were very a8dd4b10e2 few servants living 6152524bcd here, given that 59c8cb85a7 she hadn’t encountered a4b501006f a single person 0812c62fc3 after wandering around fa0b1624c0 for so long.1bf81c634dd1112a

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Feeling more and eb85d716cb more frustrated, Gloria’s 64168ac19a expression grew darker 5c504f4ed3 as she continued dc3ec7bff3 her search.eeccb1b2da23acea

Just as 633648f1dc she stepped 128d087ecf into the 5255d89a8d garden, she 8bd7795ea1 spotted someone.58dd4935f1c22084

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“E-excuse me, Saint…?”3fb8a6cbc0bb88bc

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“Reni.”f14b0ac4abcbb310

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Gloria saw Reni, 1c9efb97d7 who had just 25d4cde668 returned to the fd4d29ec84 mansion732cbd4e67ed23ce

Reni looking 23e104dad8 surprised and 8fa9b644be unable to 96db9e0a8a hide her 760839490c unease.4598c43626d436e5

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“You must 48e9e9bc31 have been 9c3842cdab out somewhere.”f76afb16b889c90f

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At this 170389af37 late hour, 4297efec3f Reni’s suspicious 47b9a40453 behavior was 00565cbb5e hard to 66b8064320 ignore.2b874adfc27a56a5

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“That… that’s…”d60d49782529e94d

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Gloria caught abe13ab0e6 sight of 84249ab34b a small 36e1a7b2ba pouch Reni 95a30c3f7b had hurriedly 60fa233d29 hidden behind 72a641fc09 her back.deba2d645028fa84

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“Why haven’t you c39f4cfd37 gone back yet?”8cea0c9067ab2d00

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Reni awkwardly tried to 95f607d683 change the subject, her ec9acad312 nervousness obvious.8acc0b294b82a3c3

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Gloria watched b4ea707569 her closely 9169a497cc before casually 8b8fd35cc2 saying,adb8c16c20e5e8d1

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“That thing you’re holding… it’s poison, isn’t it?”6bf94e8baa8dae2e