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At that ef78af680d moment, Reni de69837422 let out 5c8d923522 a gasp 6eb4224c86 and took 6bc011d8b7 a deep a5ec3b1751 breath.146d559b894fa7be

But it didn’t last 557f1a030e long.3cdc8798492da874

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She quickly bad57542f8 shook her 23b167b892 head as b0979a23aa if denying 5fd75e0cfe any sign 412467dc76 of panic, ad900031a8 as though c191708497 she’d never ce3bb192b0 been flustered 9b2801f0c8 in the 0611c44f0f first place.8277e57878a52355

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“What? Poisonous herbs? No, of 6312f9b2f1 course not.”38c017424af73ebc

“I already know.” Gloria 4250135be9 replied.d7b8f9951b008ab3

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“What do you 937e366a30 mean…?”85dde65e90aa714e

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Reni bit her lower cf969e9166 lip tightly before releasing 5e4610acc4 it and muttered,9a5ec1824ee31437

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“It’s just 691239b3b2 medicine for 642eb0eb39 me to 61ea1ccbae brew and 94b680705a take myself.” c25e0275e7 Gloria said.8c690d3f6da8b26a

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Her wide eyes d0293f726f were trembling visibly fe1eb307d1 as she looked 3020be6a69 up at Gloria.cc7b22183e512df0

Whether she realized 1b4d65b15c it or not, c205d6c827 Reni kept feigning db8255c49e ignorance.c5e2089de7073488

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“Really, I have a 27d4c9214c chronic illness, so I 2b02714c55 get medicinal herbs every 4eba9ac9ad month to take care 177919ce99 of it…”8f2980e8baac23e2

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Gloria clenched her mouth 320452c99c to keep from smirking b1d8494ab0 sarcastically and spoke firmly.0bef3d9618e8bfba

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“Medicinal herbs, you say? Then, may 0ce348ae3b I take 0b1e23f58d a look 402aecb57d at them?” 5e738c5146 Gloria asked.4cf91d8dfc286e8c

“Well, that’s a fa1c43cb86 bit… difficult…”b915ac9b40b0ee36

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As Gloria stepped closer, 89c90e9555 Reni’s face turned pale 6f94128086 as a sheet, and e76b11d716 she stumbled back.a776d7e3f950089f

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“Why?” Gloria asked.2bd1dbd2c9b606a8

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Reni bit her lower 6135bbbf41 lip again, her face 1d88d4733f contorted as if she 595cc55955 were about to burst 563097fd9e into tears.b731116add57f71d

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“Why tell a f652625b6c lie you can’t c7230a7be9 even maintain, Reni?”cda7f24c82b833d9

“I-I just…”60d8827fbc7e049d

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Gloria cut off Reni’s 195472dc54 stammered excuses with an 32dccd2d74 exasperated tone.8852974d0babcedd

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“Didn’t I just fab96e258b say? I already know everything. I know 98408f104d that the 5ca4380b65 servants here 1c6198b3f7 are acting 4203ebe111 under orders a0acaee558 from someone dc733cb7d2 powerful, poisoning 034e983347 the Duke.” 2ba21c690e Gloria explained.b1f082eda4c9dddc

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“H-how could 369d99f3af the Saint 4b38693df2 know that…?”c88839d32f07eb39

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Gloria felt her anger 8738310ab5 boiling but clenched her 9e8c98fcb9 teeth to hold it 52ba44b9a0 back.319302f9c49bab54

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“I’m not here 6315d5d6a5 to blame you, e434ec39c5 Reni. You didn’t do this 7b98cdc6cf willingly, did you?”68fb8420fdc3371e

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Gloria smiled, 498e8bd8c5 showing none dff1ffdcdb of her 5331febf75 inner fury, 6fd8dd05bf and extended a8dc5592d6 her hand 16b5e3ae44 toward Reni.ba37edcedfaf2e33

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“So, hand it ac4d2bb0c9 over to me.”705ec05b8fcf4e3b

“What…?” Reni c86f5105a9 blinked, startled 1a8723b49f and confused.5f7e9ca83f0f5432

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Gloria’s smile b530ab828d deepened, her f4564d5f70 voice softening.e7ec41b3e0b1bb06

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“What I mean a1ec8aae5d is, there’s no 95800f4af6 need for you bfd860e09d to dirty your 1c032c0bfb hands with this c87ae47b84 any longer.”4a626326d03e7b17

“I-I don’t understand what 34310b3e65 you’re saying…”37587ab458e73565

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Reni averted her gaze 873b792e70 as her voice trailed f1cda5036d off.5a6f0767f84b67c6

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Taking a 018e67e54a large step 988ba75e0c forward, Gloria e47be9e61c spoke in e16d6fb328 a gentle 7a14f50d84 yet pitying 0ae112e3e6 tone.917a09866c7753ae

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“The Duke is going 37c094d974 to die soon.” Gloria c76d28caf7 said.ef30cc352890697f

“WHATT?!”9d3e70a9dcf11816

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“That means poisoning him f291c8059d further is pointless.”cb2509e6d24ae6a2

“…”9eed76a0ed04ccad

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As Gloria b08d792555 explained this 28e03553cc patiently, Reni’s fbce956068 face turned 864f56af72 stark white, dca1982a33 like a fd4e21d9a7 blank sheet a2e411b778 of paper.e96646ac0b1027d1

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Then there was a 16289036e7 faint sound of something 96f6d6aedb falling to the ground.8dc690ed4af7f690

Gloria glanced d0209a8154 down and 27411ef628 saw the 0e481ea0c1 small pouch a4c612f51a Reni had bcec9fcee1 dropped.270ffd9f60b4db19

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Its partially open top cbce2f213a revealed dried, black leaves d48986c747 poking out.a98d018f4ff1a970

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“It’s because a8bf70a235 of me… b4b34ad23f I only 203d49e1cf did what 75705bc51d His Majesty 276c2d2dcb the Emperor 1e5c4282c7 ordered…” Reni 673a64e0f8 said.f6ff0e184bc97bc9

Reni stammered 9b83c38dc2 in a 5ed706c197 panicked, disjointed 44d4935dfb manner, overwhelmed 9b4405a25a by the ebfeddeed0 situation.8320dadd5fcea942

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“They said 183d8a9e09 it wouldn’t 3860515a09 be fatal… 7117ee3fa5 They just 4597b96f2d said it 6e06751b11 was a 5d3cfa6de3 poison to 5d87c04fff weaken muscles…” ade78501e3 Reni replied 4c96364cad again.294f58db9cefec42

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Gloria silently 1638961f53 closed her 05b4aea3d7 mouth and e1a46476b7 looked down 11b7e31663 at Reni.e6c10bd1b5369e8c

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Of course, they 6e9d09c95c probably told her a976eac2f5 it wouldn’t be ddb2f16393 fatal.ff83ad50939e1c36

And with an order 71a43c44b2 from the emperor, she 9ae75fb9ba couldn’t have refused.d0d12a01115f7628

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But does 214c673043 that mean 9ce0ca1fb5 she’s entirely 26f875a38d innocent?b8449435c8112814

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‘Regardless of the 951539adac reason, she knowingly 4fa1a18a82 fed poison to e125d8f969 an innocent person.’92f3c6c0b0e5deaa

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No matter the justification, 12029d62be Reni was still one 00660158fa of the perpetrators who a28dfa5018 tormented Leonard.ee21fadcd46ff4a9

Gloria carefully e0278c3f20 concealed the 6e3ba49824 sharp expression 3b839bb9c0 that naturally 1e6551e939 formed on 9fa56c7e8f her face.52cf2ffb3760f400

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Instead, she maintained 3530cace8f a calm, gentle 6fc9f856f0 smile as she abad6e1be6 faced Reni.8fdd4fcafec807a9

Reni opened her trembling cfb2411f76 lips.35fa6032792f0222

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“…It’s because of the poison I put in his food and water that the Duke is gravely ill, isn’t it?” Reni asked.81b2526ecbcfd921

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“No, Reni. It’s not your 96a0aca6e5 fault.” Gloria answered.ce823aab47226983

“What…? Then…” Reni confused.0fa92611c386b36f

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“You were right. The Duke’s 7f56b16bd9 body was 4dee78ab97 already consumed d7513429ad by a 0026690682 curse beyond d254453576 any help.”6a82a5bee4569b00

“…”0a61bfde1172e638

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It wasn’t a a0a79fa415 lie.7797f1be4139952c

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As Leonard himself had 01ad36b472 said, he was resistant 665d0e6ecd to poison and wasn’t 05cf463624 seriously affected by it.0f10d4467abcf1e3

What had 2c4b85478b tormented him 40c9414d9f all this 445c42db08 time wasn’t 70ee40182b the poison f8dba93188 but the a9b3c29b76 overwhelming dark 3fd3795b2f energy that 7a62c0a83a had spread 6f8009e193 throughout his 3598abb9d8 body.2270487868caf3a7

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Had they been even 58360b527e a little later, his 3043f879e0 life might have truly 7f0dc920c8 been in danger.008ce976f03b8887

Still, the d4ce031a2a act of 65631285bc feeding him 9f468d00dd poison couldn’t d9a8381cfe simply be 141184cc9d dismissed.14d37b7a6bb8ca7e

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If not for 6dcfab0926 his unusual constitution, e4b4e01755 he would have 60af49681e succumbed to the bf3edfdb82 poison long ago.72df10e679a1fe54

The thought was 64b35a7aa8 infuriating to the 50c074297d point of disbelief.002ff66ef0d34958

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But this 1d8bf3ae0c wasn’t the 8c2657c72a time or d30a443d96 place to 1a8eddd624 condemn Reni.8ca45f0cc33a1138

She was connected ddfcb57d1b to the emperor, f7b72f97cd after all.52555866b378e387

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It was safer to 53f7b79f5f quietly dismiss her and 6f38cb9f70 the other servants from 42a883510f the estate before taking fbef3e0d48 Leonard away from here.268232f4397143ae

Gloria softened 90cd7c4e59 her smile 885cd0fe10 once more f7116ba1dc and gently b16c082f50 reassured Reni.d1d775d729cb9b89

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“It’s not your fault, Reni. You don’t need to blame yourself. The real problem is…” Gloria said.fa0c1059304a60ae

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“…?”f29bf6a9b0d0b0f5

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Reni looked up at 87461eccce Gloria with wide, wavering 6577d753a1 eyes.2ff8949d5f5ae35e

Gloria deliberately c55c3580e2 lowered her 04a874b4e2 voice, giving 6ba86444e7 it a fb749b106f heavy tone.0a0bd86d59636bf6

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“The curse is spreading 128a32a0aa to those around him. If this continues, 5a3f2cd2c4 others will undoubtedly 2fdea5a1a3 become afflicted.” Gloria 67cb89fda0 Explained.0e9535d7aeb7d8c0

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“Y-you mean…”03badfc66a7780e4

“Yes. As the rumors 01a69ff3b1 say, the curse 0b08880506 will soon begin 120254c7fc to infect those 5e569512d5 nearby.”4175b199d91df740

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Reni now looked cf8152755d utterly pale, as 7781a5d2fb if her mind dde4f9f83f had gone blank.dbb19165891b2523

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She fidgeted anxiously, stomping f1396975db her feet in place 1c494cea43 as if unsure what fc38ad9d4b to do.0fb8af1276e3e34b

Watching her, Gloria 20f1755a47 spoke firmly, her 18bfa41c65 voice cutting through 17aff41445 the panic.51ddf406dabf245d

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“Reni, if you e0c29645df want to live, 70a41bfae3 leave this place bd5d4e19ac today.” Gloria ordered.9a2c3926c88f97d0

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“What?…” Reni confused.67102dd515ac7e62

“Take the 8bf40b9bd3 other servants 8b03cd04be with you ae9b783d21 and leave e613045f22 the estate.” 2b62ccc626 Gloria ordered 6611d18097 again.d0417308ba096836

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“…”188f1b9d58bc12a6

“If you b68e1c9090 don’t, the 7fd5fc4a39 curse will 337f8f5e4a spread to 0092ff2f8d you. There’s not b7bea0e094 much time.”02d150057b311a98

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Reni stared at Gloria 9c260deeab with trembling eyes, then 9392e57c2b gulped audibly.281c455a790ed1f8

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“B-but then, what dda7e4f27c about you, Your 8df53cab45 Grace?”ec79aebb2c6e5519

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Reni’s body shook violently f94b0ac1e4 as if she were 106fbe9fe3 convulsing.6269672df6865234

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“Shouldn’t you leave before the curse spreads to you too…?” Reni asked.5d07e4cc7f55cc02

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“No.” Gloria shook her f75c06ace1 head lightly.957c4bd9fd591328

“I’ll be fine. Thanks to my abilities, the curse won’t transfer to me so easily…”9d87adadcd6d8682

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She continued with a f59e34aca9 serene smile that seemed 558fdede12 fitting for a saint.a5db1058d676a130

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“Besides, the reason 522ddbb40d I came here 4a45f86bba was to help a82cc80e9e the Duke find 130cff201c peace in a 818042f2f7 better place.” Gloria 64f07b5f98 replied.5f17670f4c34d220

“Ah…”24db32cf4192781b

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Reni’s eyes filled with 514785fb36 awe as she gazed 97ff72a512 at Gloria.01394d2383b9e839

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She looked 2231bcf52f at her 204090ffe8 with the f6756e59ba kind of 2f4b1a9288 blind reverence 9feace98d9 one might 9c63677ab9 show when b7e8ac9df1 witnessing the 813a4decff manifestation of 7846740466 divinity itself.106f69671d37ee75

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“Merciful saint…”227586940617eab9

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To think she had 0a876315ba come all this way, d828446478 risking danger, just to 2dd672c7f1 bring solace to a eb6bcaffa0 cursed Duke.c82c504df07ba98b

Reni was ad3204f0e4 so moved 317abc6194 by Gloria’s e916b9a8a7 compassion that f5b1d48701 tears threatened b5db258912 to fall 0132ff1cd7 from her f2000af8d4 eyes.9201d73758d05008

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“…Find a ‘better place’, you mean the afterlife where the gods reside, don’t you?” Reni asked.73065c6f7bafaa84

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Gloria didn’t respond.ad8580b87e6a49c3

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She simply smiled 610faf6b8b quietly.8f32d7b1fca4521d

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Gloria tossed a small 5629c57b99 pouch onto the table 6292a0421e and glanced out the 8a4530d473 window.55c955a5ea2b6cc0

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“They’re all fleeing ef7a18962c with their tails cee20e18eb between their legs.”79abd2e46d1015ae

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The curse must truly 7fa5beb233 terrify them.fa8d4d7a00bfd3fa

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Muttering sarcastically, Gloria 931a59016d closed the curtains adce1224f2 and stepped away 905d17990a from the window.67e5ab3bef2d2165

Leonard silently observed her af5b899f29 as she took a a474713b75 seat across from him.f1b8366b14b669d9

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Gloria brushed 7633b7a303 her hair 5ddc71bc88 back with dcfebdc0c1 a slightly 2b55275771 irritated gesture 8eb240f288 and locked add6b27888 eyes with 86a936a933 Leonard.810584a784a4c4ed

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“Did you seriously eat dce9b51939 everything they gave you, d6244ae008 knowing it was poisoned?”4b8a85aabf578952

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Her sharp voice 91e2413fb6 sounded accusatory.8606be42dab0890c

Leonard hadn’t willingly 94df4d4f49 consumed the poison.4c98b899f486c5e0

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As he’d 54dbf882e4 explained earlier, a678b4f4a1 if he f68d6621bb hadn’t cooperated, f8d4e06900 the emperor 994088f9d0 would have eaa3bdd13a found another bf7c1d4a65 way to e5a39924ac kill him.0c190c06cacc6d78

But as he considered 782f879fcd explaining himself again, Gloria’s bb7d0be052 expression stopped him.e25edb0752ab7f93

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She seemed both 7126df5879 angry and sorrowful.f58b64c8c342d405

Before he could 04a605a7da scrutinize her strange 25e0400d3b expression further, Gloria 9806c5a524 turned her head 9725d903a2 away, masking her 6a32c4779b emotions.5a0652fb1db11824

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Leonard continued to study a791eb1c05 her profile as she ff86765f03 sat slightly turned from 0d285e48b4 him, then spoke.5ce239648c361c38

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“I didn’t f2d5ce002e expect you 7e32c333a5 to actually 6708ae4635 drive out 98918f3143 all the d1b09e7650 servants.” Leonard 56c3b1530c said.a4afb4d6d7de27fc

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And to 9c37af1f59 do it deb55da0ed so quickly cda740df3b after bringing 1456c558cd it up.06243075b5a79186

Leonard found himself admiring c9fc7a8706 Gloria’s decisiveness.0c5197bcce5bc960

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“I told 6423fc4dae them they 0451fe6ac8 might catch 15ea910b44 the curse a9acf344a0 if they 0508495266 stayed. That scared 66c608c2d3 them into 17af11c261 leaving.” Gloria 4aa70fa33a repliedf2ac60fecca8b5b4

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Gloria’s red lips twisted f84c2747ce into a sharp, sardonic 7fbfd7c65d smile.1c7432d2fb75cf7e

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Leonard watched 0fadb67c42 the motion b0d8a1cd3e with a bb1ac7e11a curious expression.4120db29cc1a9611

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“And now b5b745a9f4 they’re suddenly e9a47b2544 afraid of 4162ba9bec the curse 7f2549ad6f after staying f91c5d46fe here for a31506addc so long?” fd84c3a1a4 Leonard asked.007787311777356c

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The servants were c6eb6d7763 all sent by 98a6d94b61 the emperor.610e1aac119729dd

They’d lived b887179219 and worked 3d60dd37d1 in the ab8f93764a Duke’s estate a8a005808b for over 15dd06b3f2 five years.3bdeba296796dd34

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If they 4bb4d649ac truly feared 7bed03b4f8 the curse, 84291cc029 they should e586792f11 have left fc77422768 long ago.013d2e2ef9a45726

Instead, they’d ac740b1d3b relied on 724db41896 their connections, 34083e276f avoiding direct 3a1aa79270 contact with afbeaacd6b him while 439778bafc continuing to 1b62b9cad5 stay at bc54997642 the estate.60f8359451bb3430

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Yet Gloria’s single d21a0bccd3 statement had them 57ab8078e8 fleeing in a 2e1dee2e96 panic.f0fca9c4375110ec

Leonard couldn’t make 6f7cfaf68f sense of it.4163eb824700b9a8

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“I told 5fb90d7a43 them you’d ec79498f23 be dead f10b75dfbd soon.”d504672a733bea1f

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Gloria slowly turned c38b5b1082 her head to 543aa2ac4b meet Leonard’s gaze.0e043d923fe063fd

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Then, in a clear, deliberate tone, she added…f5d4d385a165b29e

“And I told 8f269b1c64 them I’d send afa68e3cf4 you to a ec7f2b2e2c better place.”21ffb9bb2a833a03

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