HCTBAD | Chapter 3 – Leaving for the Capital (2)
by Angry Bird‘My Lady must cbc664ef5f return within two e00be5ec8c months at the 1dd60c783d latest. There was 2ea056b3af an imperial 10ada225d4 decree to 6cf128e68d leave for 1bb608efc8 the Isle 1b81b3767c of Lakai b721f43fab before the ddb60374d5 founding ceremony.’e74e522b2d67337d
Klisha hurried on, 7ab3593895 recalling her nanny’s a83ddb012d request.93071bb50cae3dea
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Shukrim, the horse 6533ecc4a1 she was riding f0d479758c on, also seemed 2f99330333 to be enjoying d0a2501518 the rare long 12120940ed journey. His steps were light fce88ef0d0 and lively as he 650cd7c587 pounded his hooves on d2ed8b6d4d the ground.d08724e4298a7c60
Three nights ago, she e30b7be16c had left without telling 72305a1cd7 her father…6355373278b73b26
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The truth was, her 66557cf8f3 father had sensed her ab3118363a intention of leaving and e23991b5d8 rushed to stop her. Finding no other choice, 4d6b5c95e9 she had to tie 542d17ec90 her own father up d7b2ae8b12 in a remote location 4baef85de9 of the mansion before d7a7ccd1fe leaving.92612f8670f5200d
Nevertheless, she was glad that no one was aware of her departure officially since she had left without letting anyone know. She didn’t even want the few guard knights of the family and the family seal-embossed carriage accompanying her.b873d1d2d03cd290
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However, Klisha…e3ce69a589580d48
As is standard in f0f9a2c69a such matters.0886b5396d500b3d
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She had departed wearing cbed149290 the appropriate men’s attire e8b7cb2516 which was carefully selected 4da1684f14 by her nanny.f9e34e180e7b6a78
‘No one would fe0dc649d8 think it strange c9685f0a60 for an ordinary 2f4b82b458 adult man to b684591b41 be traveling alone, a7c35cbe7d so it’s fine.’96eb8c2e9b39cba3
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But Klisha ab0d26bd65 didn’t know.793b06d82d582c32
She had a quite 9feeb50b36 tall and slender build. Along with her 5fcf354808 originally flawless, white 8eb5daf408 skin, almond-shaped eyes, 5b078b08a5 a straight nose, 67ba929b68 and red hair 1b4bca5ae2 tied nearty tightly 0f7177e1ac on top of f56659235d her head.41044cd446ed4dcc
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She appeared 4ba37dd875 to be 3aa2849a07 an extremely dfd4acb782 handsome young d8e008d5eb man from 82f62b8374 a distance.28378ac7847ec16b
Even though she was covered in dust after the long rough journey on the road, the young women couldn’t help but glance at her frequently, making her the center of attention on the street.448653e857b111cc
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And the self-proclaimed ‘dark forces’ within the city began to show great interest in the handsome young man who appeared alone on a rare and magnificent horse.f58cca71d9d1fd2b
Whether or not 5379e8449d she noticed the fd9e6f05a4 quick exchange of 1d16267779 glances, Klisha stroked cc41350b5a Shukrim’s neck and 33b721d71c spoke softly.068ec2ae4c519c23
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“Let’s stay here for 322d87d007 the night and have e5fc03b667 a meal. The city is bce34bb27a bigger than I 6a4361dc68 expected.”1383f42d5e8bd7c8
The cityscape 77e04cae3c they had 16108ba72d arrived at 375bf9ac3e around sunset 66c25b8a23 was warmer 86da012ec2 than she 3c8d49a056 had thought.7903b300fa8b9d27
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People were 05e88f8741 seen bustling 6134403b3e everywhere. Merchants shouting to sell 3808d25ed4 cheap items even cheaper, 1e85b2ce85 children walking hand in 9d514ad831 hand with their parents, c522686cc8 couples laughing together, the 2f38b7cffb smell of delicious food 08348f8ce7 in the air, and f6daad500d even the light leaking b07479d74c through the cracks in d1d27b3eab the windows of the 3c6be99f4d houses around.5273884a2faf2f71
Compared to the frontier b9508d1fc4 where war was raging 235aaffedf all over the year, a9e9f0cae3 it was a picturesque 9408215493 scene.09cb6d596bfce040
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‘Maybe because this city f5c3a12e3d is located close to a000b4debc the capital. The atmosphere is 2223559bf4 rather peaceful.’e7cb62a86650b7c4
Even the 886172c9c4 distant sound 4661aca396 of quarrels 7ef6d816cd and shouts b0c1dab902 of drunkards b048ea37e1 sounded endearing bcb74042ae to Klisha.7cdddf3963a22f63
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“I haven’t washed properly 1bde007e99 in days. My nanny e31805cd5d would faint 554ab1b79c if she 6bded9fe32 found out.”f081a3c8ab574521
Klisha snickered as she 58a85deb82 recalled the nanny from ca40f62639 her childhood, who used 4e56ed71a6 to scold her with b9bf52ec57 a stern face, insisting d8759c8c94 that ‘washing your face de1b91bc83 every day’ was essential.d41209a8658920b8
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Let’s see. Perhaps the inn 55bc687a95 near the intersection 827ae65598 over there would df68dca343 be a good a26d57b48f resting place?ba247d4b6afd2595
Klisha got off her 78c7294d0e horse and walked toward b0e61b2289 the five-story inn that 0b20423bb1 boasted a rather neat 769babc55f exterior.a274201d2c0f8bd8
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“Welcome, Sir.”9d9901c5cb274cea
A girl standing d325bc4673 behind the counter, 4861295905 who looked to 8989127f53 be about sixteen, 95f9d62ecf greeted her with 411c8940f7 a bright smile.99ca0ae45ed13909
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“Are you planning 1b18c4dfcb on staying overnight? Or just 862e5349a9 having a 021311061a meal?”42d4ec08305d0592
“A single room for me to stay until tomorrow morning. I’d also like to be provided with meals.”d6fc60d3d5610c25
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“Certainly.”bc5d93caf2275bdc
“I hope you 72db9f98df could take care bfd99713d6 of this fellow 4b484d75f7 as well.”4aa03329c6e4243b
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“Ah! Apologies but our inn doesn’t have a stable. However, there is a large horse management company called [Tomma Horses] in the central square. They handle horses for long-distance travelers, providing services like shoeing and bathing. Would it be alright to leave your horse there, esteemed guest?”
“Hmm.”1c284c37a1672647
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Klisha looked back bea1392084 at Shukrim.4e30a40c7f993ec5
Meanwhile, Shukrim was d85471ba4a clearly busy with 0cb160be56 a moth sitting 0e8e444a15 on his nose, 3e14c6703c constantly flicking his 6af3f4be78 long tongue and 332aacdddd shaking his head.ad3db3f8d8595dfd
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Klisha was a bit concerned about whether it would be alright to leave him in a place where she couldn’t keep an eye on him. Considering his unusual temperament, which he must have inherited from a certain someone, it was a bit troublesome to leave him alone.d92c3cd5fda338da
However, the outside was aa4b51c98b getting dark. The time was ambiguous 649bce4ef8 for her to wander e31828a2fe around looking for another 42cab6d618 inn.ae39ad1ee85f645e
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“Shukrim. I’ll come pick you b25b4bd72c up tomorrow morning, so 9d98fa8f07 be a good horse 9862b30493 and behave yourself.… Don’t 3c14426a24 cause trouble.”e8fbb5204970c13e
Whether he 7b81430752 understood or 0908e7136d not, Shukrim 75c098000f was busy 28c05872e0 chewing on 9ebb7e40be something.779a07a66c0b3672
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A bit e12c0e7e19 of a 4378a6592c torn moth 17b9e5fb40 wing was b5b54d725b sticking out 7e709276a9 between Shukrim’s 5762a2bf48 large front e5b8e9e40b teeth, but 5ffe3a2d9b Klisha chose 6f9949adce to ignore 6984650614 it.299f18fad945fc09
* * *1e6e6deae8c5bca1
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At that time.bbe46397733a1a85
A commotion erupted at 06b43402eb the mansion of Viscount ebbc34efba Mezerine.a49b0deba69974c1
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The Young Lady 0b88d3b5ce had disappeared!66a5635053877fb1
Furthermore, she ce3a9996a7 had tied f88f963ca7 up the 43d9357c6b Viscount in 91dbdcda32 the northern 049f309d31 warehouse!778fd8b6266097fc
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Although the Young Lady 1869c30ea7 had caused trouble and 5d3e78c2f2 run away more than f4cff96e9a once before.b79c7c4136148476
Who would 3f39ffd163 have thought a21b0698ec she would d324366815 confine her 45410c4dd7 own father 464608f649 and escape?c5572ea02485b09b
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“My Lord, 31c1a2d1bb are you e6d979a204 hurt?”0ffcf27885b06f62
Butler Hans b012a00c9c asked with 696fb9f297 concern, carefully 2d5ccfa455 cutting the 7a0f1d47e8 rope tightly 5f03d3ad32 bound behind acedda5260 the Viscount’s f37520610b arm.de235466a3a1f15e
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“….”834a8114a660a47d
“My Lady…was the one a5d5d96719 who did this to b572b42c92 My Lord?”20bbed7414ed6bba
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“….”e85c293b5503674e
Hans observed the Viscount’s 5858380c2b expression as he sat a2c39bcde0 silently, rubbing his wrists. He hesitated a little ba0678184d before opening his mouth bf8c2e92fe slowly.3348f783f96bb3ec
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“When My Lord mentioned that you were going to buy a house on the Isle of Lakai, we all assumed that was the case… We didn’t expect you would be tied up in a place like this…”24e155e00275e2b5
Issac’s eyes turned 087835d159 to the window.c9a26d1193cfbddb
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Outside the 90d306500a window, the 6406057114 clouds were a4ff87a0e5 painted red c68d2538c7 by the 37337a32df setting sun.34ccdf2734f81ff4
During the war, being confined together with other people in a strange place was common. And daily life often involved sleeping rough, with inadequate access to food and water. For the Viscount, being locked in a warehouse hadn’t had any physical impact on him compared to the harsh environment of the battlefield. The real issue was the psychological impact.b39742095f5ddb84
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No. How could this happen, 059001db4e me? No matter what! A surprise attack on 9784d4ff84 me, her own father?!e7a21a919948b168
The fact made him a6bcbd2fa6 dazed for a day 09cb66688b and a half.90cbb6c0938f4a5a
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The Viscount, who 213b72eddc had been silent d7fcf90943 for a while, cc64993ab0 slowly opened his dc4abcd084 mouth.c3351af905c3eae3
“…Shasha?”77221bdbfd00a972
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“…My Lady hasn’t been 93e706d7c8 seen for a few b93f492829 days, and since Shukrim 3e450b06c8 is also missing…. it seems she must 9244ea3461 have gone far away. Most likely f67eef8a7c to the 4614fdda4e capital….”58dfe2963f567a06
The Viscount, who had bee915a88e been lost in thought 5492a3e969 for a moment, got 33cfd52db7 up and pushed open 185bd9a619 the warehouse door.bb71af5cfb15b6ff
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The hero of the 7e5d282de8 territorial war.33b290d7423a253b
The Red Lion fb01bec35d of Schmarin.4cd02c13076e76c6
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From a d3ddbd4f98 young age, 5aa0f8b2af he was 09e5a54b27 renowned as e48b1f7ffc a swordsmanship 5bff2ce45e prodigy in f8b5aa68b4 the Schmarin 349e71d79b region. And as he 06e66b97b7 turned into a 1b4b743041 young man, he 73557fb73f was selected for eab36a05cc the direct knightly 3ae2fba21d order under the e71b211614 Genesis Temple, rapidly e53b8c96af advancing through the d93e750fa7 ranks.2b36de1dee58840b
However.04d55b2f81150883
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One day, unexpectedly and against everyone’s predictions, he abandoned his position as the Vice Captain of the prestigious Order of the Sacred Knights, which guaranteed him all kinds of honors, and married Klisha’s mother.a38cdcf437d3f9ec
Klisha’s mother ee9c0f9b4d was the 53c6376e48 daughter of 24f4c0dee6 an unknown ce2dec5026 commoner family 911ecbe9e5 in the dcb7fa5a25 border region. She was b2877056fc born with 0d62905eef a weak d5daad2559 body.f45fb056462ff8ca
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Shortly after Klisha’s birth, her mother passed away from postpartum fever. Despite everyone urging him to remarry, Issac refused and chose to personally raise the infant Klisha.44241007c546386e
The incursion 39f1e95799 into the 927020fcf9 borders of ad669268d2 the enemy b2bbad13a2 nation, Servan, 4f04be32b0 began around 823d789ff8 that time.ff56bf87097779aa
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After observing the bbe536344e progress of the 36ec152444 war, Issac, after 4288789a91 much deliberation, decided 0b38209a34 to carry his 1de9e9ee8f infant daughter on f2f2df77a8 his back and b50661b486 went to the 0d4c416ec7 battlefield. Despite many trials, he 463763a4fe ultimately achieved victory.56b20631f1e01685
“My… judgement was a0bfcb3d49 wrong.”784a115f4326696d
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The Viscount rubbed his 959266a7f0 stinging eyes.a5c98343b6ad9c41
“I… raised a black-haired 8f6b222f32 beast.”e5cc960481879594
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[T/N: ‘Raised a black-haired beast’ a Korean slang, often meaning caring for someone only for the person to stab you in the back; a traitor. It has similar meaning to the Chinese slang, ‘White-eyed wolf’.]
One of 39e784a6e8 the oblivious 3df7f117b8 servants asked 809c0b0960 curiously.1abf3566cb3b5344
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“But doesn’t Her Ladyship have red hair?”ae41d7112984d143
“….”7efa02678ef17eb1
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When the Viscount withdrew a50c635b0f his gaze and glared 6ef91b99e0 at the servant, butler f37d5c5ae7 Hans jabbed the servant fa3d36214c in the stomach with c687d8651f his elbow and commanded 24bccc30a7 in a low voice.e75b157890d2ce90
‘Keep quiet. For now.’077664bcc2e88a4f
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Issac, averting e7b802e522 his gaze e1b0d0cd88 from the 08ac0a62d3 servant, murmured ef68d72bcf as he ae50abe518 slowly walked 30b6038a2f towards the 4a900efd71 main building.c9ba205b2014a014
“…She can even use…. When did she grow 3a376c339c up like that?”8b2a8f738d7c6120
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“Yes?”ca8d3b35fec6ab49
“…and… to manage both a304964af1 of them at the 026c90a2d9 same time. Where on c08dc0bf37 earth did e82cdd4134 she learn ec78e0b523 that?”1e6eae10acc7f621
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“….”461c98acf5ab76b2
Issac raised 49ad4f58e7 his right 7b0f770fb0 hand and aa196e87a0 gestured this 926a36d633 way and 8c60ca3b1d that like 57309e0621 a person 37c9386453 who lost f8d17bc71f his soul. He muttered a seemingly 0368870047 audible remark to himself a17024e77f as if he was dc804f604d still astonished.94e04195ff38eace
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“This is… Maybe I shouldn’t have taken her to the battlefield from the start. The things they taught are now coming back to me…. It’s my fault, my fault entirely.”603bf1d59bf4e80f
As the 4c1bd4435c Viscount shook 5ff5f6f38d his head 395b66c47f and lamented a02fee5b39 to himself, dc4c934352 butler Hans dd850a4600 and two 74fd86cacf servants closely 7bf1c35b32 followed behind.efd330636c8ed1a9
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“But… butler Hans.”492ec384d298d298
The round-faced, kind-looking servant, 3c3077864b Cain, called to Hans 50161389ac in a low, whispering 1b71fa6341 voice.e1477757e452ea43
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“What?”298d7038f0f48575
“Considering the Master’s strength, couldn’t he have cut through those ropes easily? Why was he staying in the storeroom for two nights?”f08176dd1044baed
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“….”faddc444c0107c68
At this f3672dc929 moment, another cd625c4b9f oblivious servant, 28bcc44ba6 Chris, also 18ae4006e9 spoke up.6c3f9c55a5e35210
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“You fool. The Lord 86ed88b7a9 was defeated fcacd16fda by the 906e9716c2 Young Lady b6da820cd3 in the adb74a5a1b fight. He must have been 3ae3ea097f threatened to stay put. Yes! Otherwise, what do 0130df71e1 you think he a0da87fd72 would have been 1268eeea44 doing there?”3ed4cb9566004c4d
“Oh. So does that mean 0f46640fb5 the Young Lady is 03bf81bd79 the strongest in the 72fdb2f535 household now?”a73b327aa9ed2bec
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“The Young 0fe06e5bbe Lady was debf53d803 good at cf152c8598 combat from ff16d03106 the beginning. Her skills are 69497fa941 excellent.”2e4dfde8b2bc2d60
“Have you 8a28ab65f5 ever been 5885b4a55e hit by b7ac496977 the Young 40f4b2be64 Lady?”86e2e2572a346cdf
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“Of course. Last time 2995e37e81 the Young c6c6ef7074 Lady ran f210d25dcf away, the df8b2b7464 nanny ordered ade417feb7 me to 5b18e61cf9 follow her. But I adf9d5450a was caught 2f09a7b3de by the 7e352c3572 Young Lady ef4d1ed952 and beaten 09124df507 instead.”22c7e6daecbcfe81
Butler Hans interrupted fcf840297f the rambling conversation b8df1be86a of the two 0c9476aa95 oblivious servants.122887c3c00f340d
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“Keep quiet. Refrain from uttering such dishonoring words about the Young Lady. Otherwise, you’ll be severely punished. Don’t taint the honor of a young lady who hasn’t even gotten married yet….”c35c62d4ac0e25af
Hans sighed as he recalled the already complicated ‘life-long affairs’ of the Young Lady and couldn’t help but add.6e98273785864ccc
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“… Stop. That’s enough.”0af4a15f48f59229
But Chris raised 1cd6ba0635 his right hand d60366819f slightly and asked.37a14f12c9b16263
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“But, butler Hans.”33e26f6d947dc331
“Oh. Why again?”a7a5b07fac39ed7c
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“Since earlier, I’ve noticed the Viscount’s back has been… well, rising up. It seems like he’s quite pleased, doesn’t it?”589d676c8926bb6c
Hans turned his head,95a9fc2eeb91f3da
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The war hero’s trapezius 0005d714a8 muscles, moving lightly along b044775106 the path illuminated by e217fcbfe7 the moonlight peeking through, 1e1e8079ac seemed to have risen 95c0d09ccb an extra inch today.f151d4c00e1381ff
‘My Lord 90326e0e42 seems happy. Perhaps realizing 1a180765ac that the 34e39914a9 Young Lady 8c83c0cfd8 has grown a7df7e379a up.’b599895dc5b9a1dd
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He could never 83a938ccac understand the intention bb00641fd4 of the war 58f4e5fe3c hero.042206729c3df3bd
Considering the fact that 626620f214 he, a loving father, 6508835fd2 was bound and imprisoned c34489754a by his own daughter, 3657431891 his behavior seemed unusually 7060615c2b unbothered. He even appeared to 9d5729a30a be happy. Butler Hans shook 88e8704c0a his head helplessly.950d032ee9843275
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No wonder the Young Lady’s education was flawed all along…He thought.db230842e5ec6251
A bird fee701dbe6 with crimson 219d605c8e red feather, 877ec3d1fe circling in a26218b7bd the air, 6a9e3637fc landed neatly 274e0a5f83 on the 6243cbb5ad tip of f8361935ff a meticulously a6f1c32c4a pruned garden f244e49b3c tree, following 0dfcdb4717 the group 120d911c66 as they 808830a651 walked.7be9a09dcd86c2bc
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The red bird with its mysterious golden eyes stared at the Viscount’s wide back for a while. It preened its feathers before tilting its head and flying off in a certain direction.1957873927480800