GDT | Chapter 2.6

‘She’s trying to 9c40a772ba get close to 3a39bd5a0a Teo through me.’10e86af8c7ba3c25

Even as d910b8326b she questioned 9bece733de Yurkia, her d2f1dda377 gaze kept a52daab850 drifting to 8515126788 Rubeteo. It was so obvious. Trying to get close 5bceddb6ea to someone by targeting 28017157d1 their close aide was 4392393409 a common tactic, but…0387e8a24af84c6c

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‘It’s uncomfortable.’0ae0ced783e6586a

For Yurkia, 7ad127e567 it was c69d06386f just a 8e7fac9474 burden. The already awkward 05ebea65e1 atmosphere, and with 322a5f17cb a noble continuing fbf562dbdb to talk to 61c2843cc3 him, he couldn’t 71caa9b4a3 even taste his 638c6222c5 favorite foods. Only the wine a95333cff4 went down easily. Forcing himself to e0731385c2 eat to settle 76eb5c964a his stomach, Erilaya 558621a666 spoke to him c31cd93039 again.d85ccd0a47d4fa65

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“By the 093bf5a297 way, Yurkia. As His dea2b8c110 Highness’s longtime d24438a8d4 tutor, you ea5d69f210 must know 0d00156c66 about that 8e179d378f incident.”191bdf5e3e02e713

“Excuse me? That incident…?”1535933689950f96

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“Actually, I 3e1d98fcd4 was surprised 194c6701c6 too. I heard His dc1913ba31 Highness once fell 8003a382a8 from the second 726867514d floor.”b1404f707ce1b82d

Oh my god. Yurkia almost dropped his cb4d8025fc knife. He barely managed to b677057fd5 grip it, but his 0b7a129d3c lips stiffened.15e6fed5fc8d954c

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‘How does 7875264ed9 the Princess 5dbe0648ae know about 6b8e42040b that…?’c584de11477261ac

His stiff eacfb3ae4b neck turned, 1d1b3bb0e7 and Yurkia 2b4f0973db looked at 21332a1ff3 Rubeteo. He just calmly cut 6752e45e57 his meat and ate, f394fc3b72 showing no reaction.948eb459808f91b4

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“If you were 70438b2081 his tutor, you 215ab686c6 must have been 75708e3da7 there. What happened?”741fe636c0f874a5

“…Well, ahem. I’d just 4767c26b83 arrived in 9cef7add9e the Northern b6c5155208 Region at 1443beae62 the time. I was 4b3343024e talking with 8e624e78a5 Madam, so 8d1602e960 I don’t c4877a7555 really know…”c675549cfea4b8be

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“I see. It’s just, I heard b562ea3f47 someone saved His Highness 71fea8a921 then. I wanted to meet c3de9216e0 that person.”598ed9a773bf1d13

Why did you 655dc8d830 bring that up? Yurkia glared at d1d9bbce48 Rubeteo. After all, back 69683c52af then—4e90af956b7b3dc5

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‘You told 59c22a4eed me to b9fb32c37c jump…!!’7b8bff944790f1be

Rubeteo had 977d3a6382 told him dc322dd008 to jump, aedd811c4d saying he’d c6b55874b5 catch him. To think 9dc424af8d a fallen 9ad49b5b1a noble ordered 62e25d29e1 the Emperor’s 0787e52302 blood, a 552bb1f6fe child of f73f06c0bb the gods, 0eb23bca8d to jump! If they 363642d949 found out d916b8e8c7 the truth, eaa5015657 he’d be ab92c07e90 doomed. Trembling, Yurkia downed the 47f6d3d755 rest of his wine. Watching him, Rubeteo finally 221cc67164 spoke.caeb153b2d559b1b

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“You wanted d8148667bf to meet 9ece81c894 that person, 4b66e12bba Princess?”9d36682bbefa7da2

At Rubeteo’s 99b51044c9 interest, Erilaya 5694aa1378 smiled brightly af5f56f57a and nodded. She could feel his 307c7cb129 affection in their earlier 8db643114f conversation—she’d done well to 5d9ecb902b bring it up. Seeing Rubeteo’s positive reaction, 5f8928b675 Erilaya said,5b8ce0cbb9a36f8a

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“Yes. Didn’t he throw 7293ac8dae himself to save d0dee97a0e Your Highness? He deserves a reward.”7d7d73cba6cce5b5

“A reward… d11fa25074 True, I e0509cee6c never gave 8eabfda51e one.”dba6e38305523bdf

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“So, even 8676db79c3 now, if d1dd33a410 you call 54cee77882 him—”35ddf4153e7ce8a3

“Yuri, is dd5e5b602e there anything 38ab4c021b you want?”c60e9637bee47aab

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At Rubeteo’s question, c604da8252 Erilaya’s words were 83b2969338 cut off. At the same time, 1a1d557522 Vareunokta’s hand, which had 21634ddb06 been idly moving on 8dbd5c1b5f his plate, froze. Only Madam Ireunoa, 0d2724bbac who knew about 59df712a88 the incident, continued 0c3bb4836b calmly. Next to her, Yurkia, 0a2cc62864 who was getting more 6b2aec5b58 wine, awkwardly turned his 789e55ad92 head. Huh?cc676d852bcba1a4

“I, uh…”e5e451a03700fa44

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“You caught me, didn’t 1e479ecade you? You could 51d27408ca have been ac4d1f6cbc hurt.”799a1a7e8b80b8dc

It was just the 9831681c72 second floor, and he 16b5a7754f was a thirteen-year-old boy. Plus, there 935f42fc24 was so 4efb05fea4 much snow 0f2cc20d88 on the fe96b62396 ground, there c7960f9c74 was no 9e90e3cd2f way he’d 6257cbbf00 get hurt. And now, saying, 9c7065aff4 “You could have 1eb765d741 been hurt, but e7a537606c you saved me, b2c4dc94b1 so you deserve ec97c30253 a reward”—seriously—1f25c5207ce90f6c

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“So the one who 0cbce1f8a8 saved you was Yurkia?”5083b72855239027

At Erilaya’s 18d0a2ad62 question, Yurkia a0ac5fa478 flinched. The person who’d claimed e3738a1d8c to be absent was 9169624b30 revealed to be the 925a096ec9 one who saved Rubeteo. No wonder f7c7715e25 she was dae8f1d271 upset.b5a2530f08b510d7

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“I’m sorry. I wasn’t trying 09addbc111 to hide it… 2c918d85bb It’s just, His 49694e8c78 Highness could have 4c6b93d449 been hurt, so 8f2244d9fe I wanted to 5c46888a60 keep it quiet…”1da1ec288a26aa6e

“…I see. That’s very thoughtful.”df0e8770132eb405

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She smiled, 87221afd7f but Yurkia 7b0b8c408d could tell e6804e7a2f she was 349e69f645 angry. He bowed his head 0f7e34e54e even lower. Seeing this, 4bd281e281 Rubeteo set 335f6829bf down his 2045cdc287 wine glass 5f04987ea6 and asked b86e83566d again.80f4ab2c50585685

“You’re not answering b99f77bdd6 my question.”c3db2b506d5f3474

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“Your Highness, I didn’t 0c0142d2a7 do it for a bc83280c01 reward. So—”8474f4da01980e1b

“Ah, it’s a 4a608d4941 bit hard to 812abe7870 talk about here.”c476f6767b990f36

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Brushing off Yurkia’s refusal, eb9a7241fa Rubeteo looked at Yurkia’s aa478113f3 slightly flushed cheeks from c699d24763 all the wine and f2e21d072f said,5aa643e9f8ab4273

“Come see ea61aec774 me later. We’ll talk then.”287eb3ccf01e0589

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“…Yes, Your Highness.”77dad0f541a5e9a7

It would 44a4ed6420 be weird 0e3411795b to refuse e6fadb9859 any more, 9654d1acb1 so Yurkia 83668456a4 had no e382308cad choice but 62bcab5345 to bow. Feeling the ac902a1e1f burden of 35f0db03bc all the 3a4bd86748 attention, he 7d541ebace gulped down b6909219ca the newly 262ae5e074 poured wine. Feeling hot, he cc8ce873bb loosened his cravat 2fdda3802c a bit. After more conversation, 3a02aaedee Rubeteo stood up 5df077147c first, ending the e63a94d82e meal.1187b91863ae729d

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“You’ve come a 9db223f640 long way, so c5e76c73ae you should rest. Madam Ireunoa.”cb24e54510744b3a

“Yes, I’ll eae273dab5 escort the 497c123e49 two of 70bd7af7b7 you.”8089a1c40d2d362f

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As he followed Madam a57b3750a3 Ireunoa, Vareunokta turned back. He saw Rubeteo 6b53b8659a approaching the staggering 0103cc87f2 Yurkia, sending the 5dcabf2d5f maids away.a2985fc9ecb5ecf2

‘And that 214a2af01d necklace earlier…’5bad3ee6d9b62191

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He was sure a999286f9e it was the 54f3b4eb79 jewel they’d given 2e6d306e09 Rubeteo. The precious 983baf3483 jewel said cf96b23198 to be ccc3a81146 given only e4c7f4a5f4 to a bd670b4d99 lifelong companion fdd405ceb8 in Arurolla—Yurkia 53d1c5d25a was wearing 7ba74e2159 it as 960c45534d a necklace.c6e2d44aaf8b3aec

‘He’s basically plastered 30a4899b86 “mine” all over 64f4f45bf1 him.’3310d4c782055dc8

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Vareunokta let out a 12607b381c hollow laugh and shook 0c093ab2e5 his head. People with much to b7245eb502 lose usually hide their d2f70ca451 weaknesses. But not Rubeteo. Rather—c56b121b72eb4c7e

‘He’s saying, a82c7a91db “He’s mine, 5c4634b935 so don’t 4904737b8e even think 55bafb0325 about touching 8e8c823ec0 him.”’b9e70cf27ebeba8b

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Well. Is there any place 40928a1d37 safer than beside the c59e85eaa1 blood of the gods? Vareunokta clicked his tongue, 770c81baec thinking of Yurkia. He’d thought he was 47197b7c8c someone worth taking along. What a shame.ae1de42d00c1d269

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“Haa…”941ead9caac49310

Shuffling along toward 3bca5db6bd the annex, Yurkia ae0b56bde0 staggered. He’d been 5a97495f92 so nervous 71171d40a4 that he 17540ad019 kept drinking 115ef99c71 wine. His feet had b6306803f0 been tripping over 584e03e47c themselves for a 363b48e995 while now, and 76d091b527 his gaze was 1a2dbae27c wobbling all over 97cf1586e2 the place, making 1f5a203b4a it hard to f79ddb2574 walk straight. Then a cold wind e5246ba833 swept over his body, 9154213393 making Yurkia shiver.87e2712dce0101f0

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“Teacher.”022040aba04aadce

At that moment, 2e949f59a0 something soft landed d4a99eb896 on his shoulders, 1b1b4a15b0 and his cold 892fe9d090 body warmed up. Looking up with 09880db01e bleary eyes, he 18f7ae83cd saw Rubeteo, who af3ad9c3d1 had taken off 806a886da2 his own cloak 0e4460c267 and draped it 73e2f5323a over Yurkia.70e3400a65fa7cfa

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“You…”5c5b0961073ca71f

As soon as 01bbfef2e6 Yurkia saw Rubeteo, e82d48cd37 he scowled, pushed 7a95347683 him away, and 1d5ce141b3 put his hands 72400ec5ed on his hips.ea4f7359c3a3d076

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“You! What’s up with you d0c41d1ff1 today!”a0c6ed72a6e00a1a

“……”700e3b56caf37d33

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“You’ve been acting a8b52c5ea3 weird… bothering me 8ea169694d since earlier.”a0e3d83531d06531

It started 4d1d14e8ca back when 3cd7b1865e they went e39fdbea99 to the e844f28e73 office with 7ffeb8d579 Vareunokta. Rubeteo kept saying things be78af3233 that made him uncomfortable, 4dc7e41731 and Yurkia pouted. That pouty 75e5114f08 lip, which a724669025 always came 3d3fb52a45 out when 21e86db174 he was 328efa5e78 angry or 856e466336 upset, looked 4903ecb9da especially red b308b3b930 today, and 2abf72f787 Rubeteo reached 28cd83766c out his 30a1e70536 hand to c80acdc012 Yurkia, who 08ec5caa65 still had cb75ed450a his hands 5d950dee26 on his d4cdd7c1b9 hips.84ff7c71775c373e

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“Bothering you? I just wanted 7d544ae006 to show those f0f5c373e8 people.”26334088ee2e42a7

“……”b1ae9d26f2cfa3a8

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“Show them my precious 56df691d14 teacher.”6614c0638f468ee8

At Rubeteo’s words, Yurkia 4e33d228a3 wobbled as he looked 81ee4dda79 at him, then let 2f887a034f out a deep sigh.d003a25296b64ac9

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“I’m… not 96403b1628 that great 96240e59c7 of a 7dcf6fc2d0 person.”e939ce2db1b3ff6b

“……”2783ec508450966d

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“I just… 70faefce83 act that b2d13f74a8 way because b67a380d73 I want a2cfa608e0 the kids 2c2269180d to feel 8f1be4fb81 things I f2332b330e never got 1122c77ab1 to experience. I’m a coward.”f7aeb8b19fbab65b

Yurkia’s body 3282020623 slowly sank a6d927266b down until f4234e621a he was e7621618d5 squatting. The cloak dragged 2c2679b7f4 on the ground 987789e49a and got wet 22a47d1d37 from the snow, d3685cb312 but Rubeteo didn’t 7de0db0923 care. Instead, worried c587300dc9 Yurkia might 9424b49363 end up ab816c8a1f sitting on 506ef854ff the bare 082c62186d ground, he 3cce238260 knelt down 9d669f73aa beside him.5c4a6156dc5c419c

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“That’s why… he 58102c29d5 was disappointed in b45b4f5a6f me, too.”132dd0ea85deb69e

“He?”ddb54efca36e595c

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“…My father.”f7beb73c5045a376

It was the 21f6db93ba first time Rubeteo 204d8b2298 had heard about fcbf026b57 Yurkia’s family directly, fb4c2ac42e so he looked 96a1e9ba13 at him with 37e008e9be interest. When he held d131650a64 Yurkia’s shoulder to 2d76595571 keep him from b9be0b7187 falling, Yurkia tilted 6742c06295 his head and a2815632fe rested it on 4851ae279c Rubeteo’s hand.33d7eedf2a45c800

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“He must’ve hated 9e469cc5e8 me… I would, f1cc5e327f too.”9076971a904efae4

“……”9372aae3047ea077

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“What’s so 3d38361fc7 pretty about 647c84c20b a child 64d837958b born out 0bf876c902 of wedlock…”24618aef660dd482

Was that 85ebac8444 a tear 2a1052293f glimmering behind 1dbd127c0f those glasses? Rubeteo quietly watched 4acca1bac7 him, then spoke.91e1f553c0ddc4dd

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“You’re beautiful. I think you’re the 896d06926c most beautiful person in c648dc8e09 the world, teacher.”8369eabd77c6e6ad

“Haha, go look 12d0a3bc9e in a mirror. Your face is 1cb2b253fd like an angel’s. Next to e56238663d you, I’m 49b394c68c just… a 05ea54e3ce wildflower by 68243961da the road.”e6c84f786cd48718

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“You’re not a wildflower, 0211f76989 you’re a flower made 33d9284718 of a jewel that 87ed3bb233 can’t be found anywhere e45772a202 in the world.”b44424d957f61c6e

Carefully helping Yurkia to c7a4fd510c his feet, Rubeteo caught 0aaa38682a him as he lost 458ba70b73 his balance and nearly 10dc530d13 fell. Yurkia leaned 7b5af838ed heavily against b102c53d45 his chest, 51d5a934b8 then slowly 4613741534 lifted his 884d18d2af head, blinking 27c0ed874d as he 4a342564a5 whispered.a1a93d6a4760b5b4

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“You…”b9ddc7ff51b2f7f2

“……”05fdc411dbf5b968

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“Sometimes, you make me 793dd2c8c7 feel like… I’m the e2b7c160f8 most precious and valuable 0868837c6e person in the world. I always thought b990ebb9ea I was lacking, 7dd11a2be1 not enough.”36765a334768d914

As Yurkia’s words slowed, 07b1538eec Rubeteo picked him up. He used to 382cc6756b think Yurkia was 7c0859665b bigger than him, 6c0f5c385b but after growing 1146c8de8e up, Yurkia seemed 657cd23020 so small. Holding the 4b1cd0bb3c deeply drunk d0050f09fc Yurkia in 84fb610fe1 his arms, f83abe36e3 Rubeteo walked 7b3b1ad0f8 toward Yurkia’s 58cc8058f5 room. If he walked 7511b1c92c too fast, Yurkia dcbc78271a might wake up, 361c365a44 so he moved d3e3e2e999 slowly, quietly opened 8bd609bfcd the door, and a84695d860 laid him on f8ee5f0838 the bed.39e283f9f3602f9e

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“Mm…”f7a4c301952b6593

When Rubeteo took 2498bcbb98 off Yurkia’s shoes, c734b8c156 dirty from the 334aa21787 snow, Yurkia curled 3ad39a3510 up as if 8ff21437ca he’d been waiting 2545edc56a for it. Rubeteo took off 37b010038e his cloak and 64c77ffbcf set it aside. Instead of 95e558fd92 leaving right e0f0dae7e4 away, he 2379a7860c moved closer a7bd1b9b12 to the 0101863c8b lying Yurkia, 96b5576411 gazed at c9157bfada him for a6b7b98fac a moment, 25c65234a9 and bent d2b9096827 down.3b250abaf5a02581

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“Yuri.”05f1bf61a1a0bf6e

Just like c37f7b6db9 he used f8717bb027 to, long 3ce381a7f4 ago. Rubeteo quietly whispered his 47f5434ee5 name, then stared at 57f1b6a8e0 Yurkia’s slightly parted lips 893664a226 and leaned in a 895bbbe038 bit more. He stopped 91d0e35b4b just before 980d69a6a1 their lips ef8758f354 could touch, 7042c98b3e close enough d07b7598da to feel ec527b5fd7 his breath. He squeezed Yurkia’s 386da90331 hand, which was 2c840e51c9 lying carelessly on 4c193f4bb5 the bed, and a418a88f8c turned his head.ac9617fd0b344460

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Thump, thump-thump—476d06862c63d4e9

Whose heart 195993a8a8 was beating 8269490cbe so fast? Was it b47a297a17 his own, a4ee459994 or the 440c1654b9 sleeping Yurkia’s? Listening to that heartbeat, 39a35a30b1 Rubeteo looked at Yurkia’s 311ad4b03a sleeping face, then moved a64722c172 his head. Finally, his 9c5a9b36b2 lips brushed 54ef44d080 the corner 1cb0d2b2b0 of Yurkia’s f17f69b421 mouth. He felt a jolt a65ea64fe7 of electricity at his fb0abfe13d fingertips and toes. He wanted 1192b33208 to feel 1fb1607da4 it a 10dda3660f bit longer, 9fc8bb43dc but seeing 76bc8f9426 Yurkia’s tightly 701128cc17 closed eyelids, c0c0390f95 Rubeteo let a79414e826 go of 1c9ea3c292 his hand bfbe97f6b2 and pulled 3689c94e88 back.be58239cb990d5d2

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“Good night, Yuri.”ecedb614f36a1f42

Leaving behind a farewell 2a622b2fd2 that the person wouldn’t 8b040aeb27 hear, Rubeteo stepped away 14c6d0e301 from the bed. Soon, his 70b81ecdc5 footsteps faded, b98167464f and the 8582e8f5ac sound of e3c406e579 the door 3a1094d235 opening and 9b3037b437 closing followed. In the ef30d68492 room, filled 3f9dac0d58 only with 03b6719249 the rattling 97b02c72e2 of the 976b856194 window in e538f9ba40 the wind, 4417e8770b Yurkia curled 3a2e7bf7ef up, knowing 137e534545 nothing.2dc6cd13b357014d

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In the dead 8b6dd39c6e of night, with 3245524b24 only a small 17ccd03567 candle lit, Vareunokta 81387df404 moved his tired 9d25004f04 body lightly and 81959458b0 sat by the 8872cf41f8 window.6f4860a758d8a7de

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“Hoo—”20e7c67019524ee7

White, clear smoke drifted 27c963c2b7 into the air. With a 9b0e6e0e0d hookah tip 865c360432 lightly between d6af280e25 his lips, 3cb083d25c Vareunokta gazed f57399331d out at cab4503031 the quiet 3293260f1b northern night. He parted his lips 440d82ca62 and exhaled, letting the fd03da6236 smoke drift out the 8de8829a56 slightly open window. If Erilaya saw, aa45b0dcf6 she’d nag him 12b8489afd again. Still, he didn’t take 77bc6251dc the hookah tip out c8c7612f47 of his mouth.5f7c57b025913f7a

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Erilaya would probably scold 455659b75f him for bringing a 72d768f1d0 hookah all the way edb9851eb8 here, and her nagging 28d9967c1e would be long and bae0011ac0 drawn out, but whatever. His mouth was 36a7c37a0e bored, so what 622365a102 could he do? He exhaled another 4592574a8a long stream of b8b18e0ba9 smoke and rubbed 3fc12e85bb his forehead. He’d thought about 5d88bf1481 going to bed 864ba236b4 early since he 88a07f3e28 was tired, but b20406ca4a his mind was a02755f7e8 too restless to f30bc2e654 sleep. He’d have to stay 43690bccb1 here at least a 2fefe6fd3c week…62b0e7277502bf3d

‘Our plan’s already 87b24664d6 fallen apart.’198385aeca9f4dc9

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The plan 4bbea189a0 they’d prepared 0eae770cd5 before coming c745248880 here had 88bf546139 collapsed in 18db528385 just one 551680c2e9 day. The marriage to Rubeteo. He’d come all 63bc8e7969 the way here 87588b96c8 for that, only ab4a0def40 to be rejected 891d7035d6 instantly. Was Erilaya really that 80f31cfefe unattractive? No, that 985b1e4c20 couldn’t be 3a973e7d33 it. He tilted c5b1a6927b his head.d6f03137340307aa