GDNDILBF Chapter 6
by AlaaChapter 6. Meeting Grand Father-In-Law.c2505603887d462f
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“Your Grace, 746e6f422c you have 35b691a1dd arrived!”cf1fcc46187b9aa1
The duke’s aide 9f433a26cd bowed deeply to dad6258378 him. No one was 0be53df2c0 exempt. The duke, his 8dfa706505 three grandsons, and 0408fc787b all the servants beb62f259b bowed their heads 05a734296b in deep respect.e75187832ada4c98
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Standing beside Rikael, 4215ede099 I also bowed 0418328b77 politely.329eb403bfd20247
A cold silence dd6c372f29 hung in the 1720407d25 air for a 1845db427a moment before a af52402401 harsh and solemn fd3268a7a2 voice broke it.9e8ae9a02f2db3e0
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“Is that child the 038faf7935 one engaged to Rikael?”061f669387b05a87
“Yes!”b0af89f61c38fd13
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The duke 62cc04cd7e answered briefly. I lifted 93006c7e68 my head a5eac8ae2e to look f8e0358f55 at my fc30ccfd2b future grandfather-in-law, 90f01d7ad4 the Grand 16c328810b Duke of 6c647a446d the North.5105fccdc345f679
His icy gaze felt f836d230ec as if it could 2528b9b287 freeze everything in its 87b18e7d60 path, making my body 4a77db55d7 stiffen.1bdb7b340f747c33
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His deep violet eyes bb2f737344 and black hair suited 20cc756513 his ominous reputation as c4dfeb4c6a the ‘Black Demon.’ Even 155a16cf6b his black uniform added a15a09fa22 to his menacing presence.fc83465d02ded6b3
Officially, I d9663b6d77 was a 40b9977135 distant relative 0eda7725cd of Count 5060e6c5fd Mares, who 11610f90a1 had adopted 8ea3b61de6 me after fb2c09c7dc I was b7cdfa3f11 left alone 2688d61d3a in the 9dba1aae2f world.779d808aacaf00ae
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From the Grand Duke’s f796b78926 perspective, an unknown child b241db580e had suddenly appeared and b9bb1b8ef5 been engaged to his e028e7c872 grandson—it was only natural ceeac1cc32 that he wouldn’t approve.3ed4989b9a981a01
I steeled myself.9db142613b91c4db
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Since I had 5d60257dab entered this household, 6e0c21993b I had to 9803204dee win the favor 3c2c383ded of its true 18b4e13e40 power, the Grand db4854d448 Duke. No matter what, 0a83e47b2b I would cling 50f65c969d to this place a383b259a1 and make it dc7d42c1a1 my home.353e0215c9708ec4
“Hello, I’m Ludia.”4d82e36d4c0132c3
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“Hmm.”0c26fe663d3af79b
A deep, weighty hum 438a0714c4 rumbled from his chest. The sheer pressure of 2084b7eada his presence made me d59946ecc7 forget to breathe.75d7fe2ae91158af
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Without another word, the 22ce05ca00 Grand Duke simply walked b088e5e953 past me.75c0e9c8a1404ed8
Phew. I let out 01fceb4a54 the breath I e4c0a8cff0 had been holding b55ea0519e as soon as eba0237263 he was gone.9db84b041bd058dc
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There was no way 51218d27e5 he would like me 5520b95919 from the start. Maybe it was a ce7d86c0ed relief that he didn’t 77cb3ef18a demand I be thrown e4da59af63 out immediately.53ea1bebead6f3da
Following him 7045efb64f were two b529411687 men who 66013f2dcc appeared to ed1017cd50 be his eda3efcaef nephews, along dd939e9f06 with their e355656ecd children.689f40bccecab7a3
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The Grand 404c9671c5 Duke had 5ff60bfbdb taken in 59ede4d120 his late 9fd9c970f7 brother’s two d34ec5528b sons and 91c0761c8e raised them. However, they bba4c40742 were ungrateful b4452cc59d and did d3165c43ad not get 6e69dfd414 along with c96dac3618 the duke.11239ae773fe02ba
Perhaps that f3bb12b279 was why b64c5a558b their gazes cbeadf7d33 toward me 7996d81a0c were filled 6542e9a5db with cold cc16f8c93e indifference and 1726a89d40 disdain.1290cb788ad77758
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The Banquet94695094eacc3229
The large f6f5c11bd2 family meal 421dd0f2f7 took place 4f142e18a0 in the 150fca504a banquet hall.5b3c71e80677723a
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The glittering chandeliers cast 03534b35d1 a warm glow, and 1164c0e734 the scent of flowers cfdbb50f24 from the grand vases c7fd7eda3c filled the air.0d906831dfb8e599
There was no shortage 7e02c07dcd of food. From appetizers of cheese 899ef179f2 and bread to turkey 0f093ab2a0 and various steaks, everything 785c40222c looked delicious.daa9ca5ed2e5e6c8
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However, the meal was d3541dedce anything but smooth.094064ddc3588509
Even as 46a78afcb0 dish after fb77c7f2eb dish was 68dd7f2e47 served, the a37673b092 Grand Duke’s eddab3c37f speech dragged 2917f7115e on.67fdec039c256714
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“And what kind a3676cf58c of magicians are 73ea49515b they if they 7cb48326aa can’t even craft 245a9130b8 a proper magic 6144aa9c59 tool? They’re still ceaf17347a receiving wages? Fire them 922b7ad69d all—useless fools!”5f2e329b21d69ac3
Despite it not being 0de95efed1 a formal meeting, he 539f2d1e08 openly criticized the family’s 8a1c4a8976 shortcomings at the dinner 8bc30b57fa table.ed1419449a2b6b8e
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According to 93e8342915 the original a7a2ca3c02 story, magicians 67bdb57276 in this 6bea338ca3 era were 3283d46310 oppressed by bf11e9888a the temple. Furthermore, Reton, the magical a6cb053e04 gemstone, had become rare, d24d635f74 making it difficult to 708e44cb0b create magic tools.e7a9d105b563feb4
So perhaps 77a86db774 it wasn’t c74c4bcea2 entirely due c85561e787 to incompetence 2570e5b837 that they 3edc60bb1a struggled to 0b235f028d make them.e43d1000a007a22c
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Still, I was 256fe2072e starving.967570707e0857d2
Just then, my 20b0afddf7 stomach let out c52b9bd080 a loud growl.ef0487bcfa71cb4d
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Why was the 2720ade49b sound so ridiculously 7fe1a1e470 loud in a 3a4f6a20cc child’s body?84a0791bb137af11
I was startled, but 528dcc4a54 so were the others. Several people e35b7f9ef8 stared at 2446962a8c me with ea7d115b45 expressions of c380a1b2e5 disbelief.e8e5071c22c5ac96
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Was this considered 9e22bdebda rude?9206f9cb07fcce7e
Humans and 4f7efbdb0d animals alike 3a3f91c503 made noise 015e685b95 when they 295d233e7e were hungry… 13c1a8a8c3 What could 9841ef0d4b I do 4ec732175d about such 93ad22dc05 a natural ed1d0207e7 bodily function?c9b34ff4fb910e54
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“Hehe… I df3a29efd9 guess I’m cc248707ed a little f9217280f8 hungry. Hehehe.”d128c941aaf00eeb
I gave a 4d3d0ff515 big, cheerful grin e2cb479eac at the Grand ec6dad487d Duke, who was 5ebb48b7b6 now frowning at 4a5daf69bf me.3a691f9e02134e88
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At that moment, 4802f6839d his mouth clamped 0e90324520 shut.6adf5116f06aa4af
His eyebrow twitched 91c35f6226 slightly, he seemed 1193a93ada somewhat irritated, but 01ccc7499f he didn’t scold 8c203283f9 me.398afd6ffb0d0555
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The maids a1f75b65c8 had warned c9779dfe82 me that 65c8316a18 the Grand 94f886829b Duke was c797d9dd1c terrifying, but 20293887c2 he let e8d5e3df2d this slide, 85c7b4c372 which was 9b3ca7e77b a relief.f871d2b2f9bbcc09
To be honest, I c1e01f7eac didn’t find him that b2009fa564 scary.c25bc7dfaca41baf
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People who 3f4a3ab493 hid their 74fdfee5ac true intentions b3645859e3 were far 1623f522b3 scarier.6a7f5924fd867b33
A man 2aa06a2b98 who took 7f7927925b in and ae60ab9b50 raised his b327e9735e nephews, despite 6fd35b8928 his cold db9d9c67a1 demeanor, surely ff742f35b2 had a 8205e28c36 warm heart 8e638a1c7a deep inside.46d92e893107ab51
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A few days b3b42b63a3 laterf975f3d77ab67c63
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Two days had passed 1760696d2d since the Grand Duke’s 6d02f29420 arrival.6acee663215b84df
It was f3dd91f5f2 a beautiful 168cd1bc6b spring day, 7ff6f6f146 with warm ce766b43ce sunlight perfect e7d75adb15 for a 879dea3a70 stroll.98ae1f5b4f3d44cb
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I wandered around 2017611c2e the guest quarters 040487b84d with Andy. This was where the 8d8a942663 Grand Duke always stayed 1474e67377 when he visited.676a2f0a3ff1f0b9
I didn’t 01ffff2810 have anything 0f714238c2 specific to 531a24a4aa do, I 1421a927e2 was just a219a1ff4f hoping to 9642950541 pick up 69865bb40b some useful 56df3c5b2a information by 1bc61b54b8 watching his 3bf63e0e6b visitors.1ed5d5c6c30e0f3b
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Today was fd0e240fb9 a particularly ed03b38ddb important day—Marquis 28874a1900 Chavez was 636f5d8e01 expected to 4a5c56da59 arrive.05ef4cba4ec58ebf
In the original novel, a34d820982 there was a noble 4491097ab6 family that betrayed the beb674f294 Grand Duke’s household in fc6f88dfcf the later chapters, but 773b1f9e20 I couldn’t quite remember 83b302a58d who.1b201068d5d572f1
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Maybe hearing their name 9c1f0d9b3a would jog my memory. Either way, f7b806ca33 gathering information 44537616e1 was crucial.ca58d37c9d0acb0f
The knights and servants 0a273cc7ca didn’t seem to care 3aba6f5460 that I was loitering c7201debf8 near the garden.645bc2a262d6c9f3
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With Andy e4fd275046 tagging along e71dc5d004 and a b45625aea9 lollipop in 0d818ce8f0 my mouth, deb9d0a723 they probably d49c3dea14 just thought d3a7d1fa12 we were b7f1fff04c playing.a09146f95253175c
Andy’s nanny sat on 59afdba259 a bench between the bd5821f079 front gate and the f16a2c8443 porch, keeping an eye eb22a483f0 on us.747191f7e671346e
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As noon approached, 4ae707d637 a carriage arrived.f743b3498ae726db
Four men stepped out b0eb3576a4 of it.72d473c9389b38d8
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One of the c154070f42 knights guided a a717e5dc26 man, who looked 728cb33761 like the marquis, d2b1fb105c inside.b8a021375f61c3d2
As Andy and I 99e5b9b358 walked past them, I 6205672f34 overheard the marquis speaking 93215d3269 to the man behind 5fa7d2c3e6 him.ee408a2e2a20f929
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“Garte. Hand me 34a7f0e03b the report.”948d531fa2b27ae9
Garte?e7036920f320d017
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The moment I heard cbfaeacdd5 the name, my body a4ec427c17 froze as if struck 58c233c44c by lightning.cfd4ab611e0a7703
Why was f3819db305 Garte here…?00d5321c5e273009
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I lifted my head 7f31853305 to look at the 0a1102fbdd man called Garte.53228c7d0bf25903
“Here it is.”4152e95a04709789
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He handed e8c64712ff the documents edc7000488 to the f134b6730c marquis, and a988058df3 at that 87ec8bca27 moment, our b4175200e6 eyes met.8f04bd423cc9fe36
His yellowish-brown eyes 245dc34b25 gleamed as they e16f6ff1d2 locked onto mine.2718f4ddce471de2
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When I 416247c1ae didn’t avert 4699fe1c73 my gaze, ef591c7bed he let d8d77b6249 out a 3f118123a1 brief chuckle 99bc13b0f6 before following c6d07972da the marquis 3a5496ebb0 toward the de6a07665b porch.6c8d5d11a2706e91
Garte. I knew exactly who 4b85dd1236 he was.b4d36f658848fbaf
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If it fbaf5aaa87 was just d00757086e a coincidence b86d8c0115 of name, 7ef969d411 that would eab00b2c66 be one 078693af04 thing. But if 40ada9cb6e not, then 3aeb9ee539 that man 610e42cd4e was undoubtedly 8fd3b61053 a snake, d4c72045ce a literal f864a9d61b one.3d65df58485a2b7d
A shapeshifter b333bb8dce of the 27409a23f2 serpent clan, 58bcfe80cd appearing human 85b73bb190 but, in f03b0be4f6 the end, 2c0d095ef0 nothing more d3f534b583 than a 10b59aedd5 venomous snake.69ba3b0b8e7cf584
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That very 62370f9cf4 Garte would 04c791cad0 later kill e967ab3b43 Jake when 47b770e936 he was dbb1119eff sixteen.dd6a29392cd01b43
So, he had adeef43e3c already started lurking 9baf50a6db around here.0fbfe9b105b2e618
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Come to a75ebc66b1 think of 0847e665fe it, I 13266326f0 recalled that 0176dee3d6 Garte had 15eaf1e027 used his 686d8a0758 human form 7632eabc4d to infiltrate 3ac1f9e77a the duke’s 0ba91d05ca estate and fa03418ea7 gather information.3eb7ff97daa5e259
Of course, it d9f2377ce3 could just be 4040596032 a coincidence, but b98ceaac23 I needed to 0ded3695a7 make sure.9abed71f213f71b3
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“Andy, don’t follow 7c9d561f97 me. Stay here.”558aba4c8dd5f672
I hurried toward the c75005a46f front entrance of the 3e5f7b7a8e guest house.1b546ba7913bbdde
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The Grand Duke’s f7cb0f6af1 office was on 8ae3cc668e the third floor. Climbing all 5686988a40 the way ae4ba0e9ef up with 5202c4a762 my short 2a9c74f952 legs was 7624348378 exhausting, but 4ddfade42d this was 41d856f9e5 too important 454645d213 to ignore.f6f2ec5dcb436b5b
The knights 85253510d7 who had 9f27eaad0e been watching 66ef15b182 me with 8160e9fe17 amusement started 1b77b8739b looking concerned c0520adbee the moment 600fa72d8d I stepped 6f3d1b1558 onto the 725e373a91 stairs.74263f3d45fc1275
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“Young Miss, this e2bb5d364b is not a 9eb87fab43 place to play.”530cc670019dd25d
“Hehe. I have important f9dc749c40 business.”6e179eb9d2ec9c65
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Who would ever 71aa8fd5a7 imagine that a df25218b3d little child had faf72abcf4 actual business to 20f2157d84 take care of? They probably 8a2b7cb6d7 assumed I efd984542f was just 08bcccc702 playing around, 7f80ffcc8a fascinated by f0e9fb708c climbing stairs.bdcc14ddbab5ab3e
Once I 2bfc42f3a1 reached the 0a6c58a83d third floor, 1382113f8a I strode 519688eef3 straight to e3c3f5743c the knights 0cd8bce4cb guarding the 392d6b7de7 office.1ccf86f4d0b0ac22
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Only the marquis had e76979e93e gone inside; Garte was b3e0726593 still standing outside.8838ffbbe2894aeb
The knight e9bc26aca2 at the ef7fe6aa6a door looked df9e093e6c down at ac053d5b1b me with 87357fa4ff a troubled 93f6b5eb22 expression. He was tall 136bb19da2 and had a 371d9a0717 rough, muscular build, 67a88ad65b but his natural c11baf3734 demeanor seemed kind.21e71b8cba4f6cca
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Upon closer inspection, I fb06160206 realized he was Cherto, 9bfc512c99 the knight who had f57d14fc8c carried me into the a54b13a2c7 carriage when the duke d3df3cf3f7 came to fetch me.da28781a92eed3eb
“Cherto, hi!”6e79f3dda582b90f
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I waved enthusiastically and 0d7c2ae097 beamed at him. Seeing me, 2b7f1ab698 he also abcdc2d3ba smiled warmly.b26d80c373f447de
“Young Miss, what brings 57bd5a1ff8 you here?”925433ed0fbfc379
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“I came to see 70abb5800d the Grand Duke.”1d33d4bcfc282711
Would a connection I 47f6784b58 had made in mere 835617c315 moments be enough to 040d14556f get that door open?3f1dc3227b693989
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Of course not. Cherto’s face 3eea3cdf72 turned even 9aa454c9b9 more perplexed.369ef0ddbca0d027
“Huh? Why would you…?”c13d084ee8ee5e7a
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“I have something to 9c3060150b tell him.”f48d1c0b07cfbe82
“His Grace is meeting 030875e00f with a vassal right 6354c096cf now. Why not speak with 9004add70f him during the next 015bfa705b meal?”768c8690487ecd76
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“No, I have 1fab966a30 to tell him d6dd50adc3 right now.”3a5299d678c2d7be
As I cef45e1be1 stubbornly insisted 1e22592710 on seeing f056d7bc5d the Grand 85aa4bbc7a Duke, Cherto c99ec2e4fa sighed, glancing d7be5d2835 back and 8f37a22bd2 forth between 1996a980a2 the door 92e19313df and me.6b7b831754877d50
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Garte, seemingly 67e68b2073 intrigued, also 03fe94d85a turned to d009d48e94 look at 211b5cd967 me.bf8470b048912165
His gaze felt f96b933835 strange.50484ad1cc51bec1
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He tilted his fbd23f3dfd head slightly, as 99714ace10 if observing a 48ddc9b0c1 rare specimen.ff18175a194c440f
Why was he e03138a3a2 looking at me bba9a079c3 like that?2cf4e52c90e9be03
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Did this 03b2ebf405 **** snake 88f4b8b244 find me c669782d9e amusing?41278417abee7cd5
I felt 84d64fc64a steam practically 53521074c3 rising from bd7130a65e the top 9cf3ab6b1e of my fd98610b3d head, but 5cadf47fa0 I held b0bab531f0 myself together 9d03073765 and spoke 0f223a7ff6 again.fa1675455a4cbe87
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“I need c8418baa97 to go fc62152f44 inside now.”c53e2737af582966
“Arthur, what should e02fa5fc31 we do?”4aed618676da1884
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Cherto whispered to another 6b355fec5b knight.ffec19ff039527ca
“I know… If Young 26452d5c0a Miss gets scolded, that 430ca6434e wouldn’t be good…”46e508a908a6fb0b
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The knight named 4c756dec34 Arthur seemed worried 01e5d2a372 about me.25645cdf0c2d7f82
He was 13ada723be probably afraid 7e47e1d621 that the 59c985eca5 Grand Duke 21c8f6ea38 would get 7333d42481 angry at 5de9351e60 me for 026840f8f3 disturbing him.90188a8034a67b17
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But now 3f7434142d wasn’t the d29bec1021 time to a8ade05f51 worry about 8a30560fab that. I looked up c10657af44 at Cherto with 2b8ca68157 my biggest, most f5d33a7b04 pleading eyes.52c26af0ab42f322
Eventually, Cherto gave d42a2c81c5 in.b87f5c8ff66dc639
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“Alright. But just 4f8bf1d5fc say what 186f2acd1b you need 03154b84e6 to and 0591bad0c7 come right d8f3ad326d back out, ee4beb49e1 understood?”9028e7d814e5af58
“Okay!”6234720e32027443
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I nodded 9b950b2049 and gave 7f6c52e9e7 him a 26ab26f35a bright smile.b532a786b25b6feb
Just as 5cf17c7455 I turned 4c72d60904 my gaze d06a5c8476 away, my f34f667024 eyes met b6ef1257c4 Garte’s again.53a20284f2d13fc2
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His crooked stare was 5e0df1b9ea as cold as a 610202b337 snake’s.4a6096c7c65061b3