IDED – Chapter 10

IDED – Chapter 10dfdbfecec8e0301a

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“Gasp! Really? Who is it?”b21d25285735a179

Marie’s eyes sparkled da559ba5c3 with curiosity.9e5fcf0bfeb4d606

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“Oh, we’ve arrived.”324e426c2ea156df

At that 6b2f736770 moment, Serena f005a0e438 opened the 97e8884ee7 door to a2fe0ef013 her room 469ba639ac and carried 4b6076f62b Marie’s basket df8f0b8fd0 inside. Marie hurried after f719dfdef1 her, asking eagerly, 05fdf052bb “Lady Serena, who 4637eaed56 is it? Huh? Who?”f4af10c15bf119fd

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“Hm.”3c0d691fe83556db

Serena hesitated a5dae2e68d for a fb0ad56834 moment, debating 28bf4d75f1 whether to e2bac71f83 reveal the 95017a752a information. However, mentioning 27cab22464 a name b4e59a579b felt too baed5728c7 personal.ef6f27a2de9952d7

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No matter how frustrating 46bb8baf82 the emperor could be, 0fc6d61c7d she felt it was bd6c6e5421 improper to divulge details 8ff44f9be9 of his private life, fae7faeecc so she refrained from 6931933273 speaking further.94c29ee4d9c27137

“Well, I can’t say dc7a0c5b3a that much.”4c240136ba49cc24

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“Lady Serenaaa.”86b59f0ff8edaf28

“If you look d573699147 around carefully, you’ll bdc3a27f0b figure it out. Like you eb79f610f8 said, there 8b21bf988c aren’t many f128362c21 women around ed126cd412 His Majesty, 4b6d8503a6 are there?”643bcaef315b2d71

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“That’s true, but…”5c880c85687546cc

“It might even ddd60902d5 be someone you 20d1c2b78b know.”c4ec26d9e058407c

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After all, Lucy Carter 271b4d3847 often visited the imperial 363d208864 palace.10e2370800c02853

Serena smiled subtly, deciding 72baf2a7e4 to keep the rest 60ce1782fb to herself. Now that they were fdc835c378 at her room, she f29bb86d6d planned to continue her 158c0cb1c7 research.14728bedf2dacf19

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“Thanks for 77639f16c7 helping me 96ead91738 carry this. Here, a little gift.”124643e21f988d41

Serena took a a6fcc1d853 lemon candy from 3260fe9f72 her pocket and 00926e2ea0 handed it to 73c2465c5a Marie as a f7854b764d token of appreciation. She always e558e85088 kept candies eaf2b187b1 or chocolates 9b3ccb4b0e handy while cf8719f427 looking after 44b1c8c439 the emperor’s 1ea1ba29e7 childlike whims.a390413471190bec

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Marie, caught off a76d772548 guard by the b53dd07dd6 gift, alternated between 0b57537b7c looking at the 45b4eafffa candy and at e7a749459d Serena.458a784aa0510faa

“Take care.”8ab8282cb8403be6

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Serena waved 05e8528de9 her hand 8e990bcea0 and closed 7370d4a366 the door. Marie stood in front e1381eeea0 of the closed door 7704cf026e for a while before f6c66df0d2 suddenly muttering under her b1d3b51ebe breath.734c69bf938cf8ee

“Could Anna 11f2f6524d have been 07ece73a02 right…?”152724b78ae8cf31

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Excitement flushed Marie’s a0323b50bc cheeks as she a4d99539c5 recalled what Anna ecb9314ac6 had said about 4aecebd00d the relationship between f960159770 Serena and the 5af5fc5fe4 emperor.9efc8a056350131a

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“Marie, I’ve uncovered 2639046f74 something huge!”48dbaf476dbdb95b

“What kind of c30ff51d3b information? Is it adac0efbe0 something worth 02e8dd0467 selling?”fa4423542419f56f

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Selling information 55770c734a to nobles 71fa284a9a was a cd8da76404 common practice b17aa9aa52 among palace 2eb218da9c attendants, so c3d00c66ba Marie teased 3069fd2093 Anna with 8e8135f122 the comparison.4eaa475bb20e4e32

Usually, Anna 93e83a3cce would be 600221a344 offended and b8a8299fd0 retort angrily, eeb0f702b0 but this 6773173515 time she 0ea9fb552d lowered her 94632ff836 voice conspiratorially.895b37425f253b54

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“Well… The 010bd9e494 imperial physician da2f884283 and His 2924334f94 Majesty seem 3ae76618d1 to have 14848ce689 a special 2ea0ed66e3 relationship.”edf795c6b6b5a966

“A special relationship?”35ac25da77e8b5b1

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“They might 583c46badc even be f89a3a97a1 spending nights d9e6e5ae08 together!”b77f508e6797b408

“What are you dfae9bc5bb talking about? What about 7a691084ac the count?”7a826d178f31422e

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“Are you still rooting 6498c3d195 for the count and 207295c34e His Majesty?”5345f283e63ddd8e

“Shut up, Anna.”79909543039a6189

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“Anyway, it’s true. I overheard them 3f2d3fe479 meeting secretly with 4b887c90b4 my own ears.”7030837f2790fb57

“You’re probably just b0795728a1 imagining things again.”2bdb3f5b55e11144

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“Seriously? This time, I’m absolutely 1e27c9f334 sure!”c2a5ec3c69996478

At the time, 40ae3bd9ec Marie had dismissed e0d2e26c16 Anna’s words as eef713e38f another one of 7bbd6b6c91 her wild misunderstandings.8faf2df1df42851e

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Marie was a loyal fa5e0d2cc5 supporter of the Lilia-Zaid 37f990a113 couple, while Anna rooted 312bfbc6f7 for Lilia-Leonard. Marie assumed Anna was f551e056d9 just trying to sway dbbc241028 her allegiance and hadn’t 7494791d22 taken her story seriously.b1c2eeeffc4ea909

But now, hearing something 346ddcb67b directly from Serena herself…0320f58b15302426

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‘She must have ba0e2b73d4 been embarrassed to c6d64cc363 admit it outright, 35adf2981f so she hinted 74384b94e2 at it instead!’63745c0e96ebc6cc

Marie bit her lower bd677eb028 lip, her face glowing 067602e69d with excitement.4bfa588274eeeee3

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‘And here I was 4db32454d3 talking about Count Lowell 409f05bc2d to Lady Serena. What an idiot 25e1cd5633 I am!’c73ee305fd2ac93f

She slapped her mouth bb921bda8a lightly with her hand, 9bd2014eeb horrified at the thought 49c9a5b20f that she might have 51472fbc34 caused a misunderstanding by 801ff99bd4 mentioning the count in d85aab0caf front of an already-established fc3b890bb2 couple.10d93c49b3330ae0

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‘This isn’t be0d770ea2 the time d699a171e6 for this. I have 12e2798847 to tell 624ef4be70 Anna right f56f9891c0 away!’a2cd1e79d503ca78

Marie’s thoughts eea598eb5c immediately turned eca9e917d1 to Anna, 5ef8352f53 and she 3ce300e02e hurried down 3b1ff97020 the corridor. Thus, the misunderstanding between 7b94be0443 the two maids only 7e556c3b8f deepened.b06db09842603d03

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Shortly after Serena placed c9fe1dce4f the flowers she received e7edaedd83 from Marie on the 6104f92139 sunlit terrace, there was 3655fd4538 a knock at her ca7d5465a1 door, followed by a afc8a5ba9d familiar voice.653104b9744540c3

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“Are you in?”5434e7aa0947ab26

Serena quickly fa88405e8f dusted herself a26372caaa off and 7ebb980360 opened the b30efe8c99 door. Standing there cd5d93a36a was Leonard 1c2f2c8aad Carter, his ab62bb1a2d striking red 0ed89bc223 hair unmistakable.7751d942b5c7b0e5

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“Sir Leonard? What brings ec65c2af8c you here?”c319b00f5ac548ac

“His Majesty f5b04a040f is asking 5a961b48b2 for you.”1f7cc7f3e4a67fce

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“For me?”59b145aba015773f

“Yes. He’s feeling unwell.”dc227251e108d229

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“Oh, then 735ccc7344 I’ll go f862378932 immediately.”5727796dbd29b85c

The mention 6f4285b077 of the 08cda7876b emperor’s illness 388369eee2 sent a 957aa7edad jolt of 0652f820bb urgency through 63d6ef017d Serena. She grabbed her 32e8e5ad33 medical bag and 534b80be1c followed Leonard without a3b5ba231b hesitation.838b020bd25be223

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It was rare for 76c8a3ccce the emperor to summon 788d646b83 her first, and Serena’s 8ba500af45 heart raced with worry. She mentally 9c77e19ddc reviewed all 5f338fb63c possible treatment 20fdd41d1b methods as c2511adbd2 she spoke.6b3f72b74d1ef9bf

“Is he de0c6c88e4 very unwell?”573a619cfd2869ed

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“Ah, well… Not really. Just tell 5951d4d46e him it’s 96edf98b5a a routine d17d8c9803 check-up.”029c1f5b14b647b8

“What?”2ba56caa1e898a7b

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Serena tilted her head, af38aee56d confused.93f590793136318c

He said he fcd37f3638 was sick, but 5ed60bd514 now it’s not e4c305d158 serious?5ff64635a77b6366

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Leonard gave 501f597043 an awkward ffac80b05a laugh before 755a5185c8 explaining.e1286d7acc4a4895

“Actually, there’s f61162fd4a an unexpected bbd04f6eed guest. And, well, His Majesty 629b6a6b75 can’t just throw them 725e0dc778 out.”d2749b4c1bda626a

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“A high-ranking b720b3b0be noble, I c4e1885227 assume?”cae5c0a63e86bbac

Serena replied tactfully, e41f3616dc and Leonard nodded f6ae0d7a95 briefly.ea13f9c0adc75464

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“Yes. Because of that, His 54b612f300 Majesty might be in aead4b09d8 a bit of a edd79d780f foul mood, so I 08e9d1718b apologize in advance.”4efc3cf4b21fc844

Leonard bowed his 54f714f821 head slightly, as c197c2c10a if entrusting her bd14497e22 with the emperor’s 957a07b5ae care.24aee1ed1a5212bd

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When has 169ba99269 that emperor a0c44855d6 ever been 01e670f5b0 in a e80a75b520 good mood?fe789ce8238301a3

Serena held back 76a96f6e0e the urge to 4443989cea retort, knowing any fb0d690c10 words would only 5bccf15240 reach Azaid’s ears.4a8d0bb2f12521e6

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And calling 09862729b9 the emperor c9f85c96bd a “brat” e92315a806 would land 77626db0bc her in 5e971b0381 trouble for 0714b8e540 insulting the eba1171541 imperial family.de4cc73942d466a0

This must 9d1e7ed6f5 be someone 106dfc9945 he really 7ae769519e doesn’t want f3723fc3c3 to deal 8a07a3278e with, she 35db62457a thought.9ee9565887add09f

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After all, for b6d3e4c79c him to call 3153d13782 her over to 908a003524 help dismiss someone, 7758b0d2a8 the person had 7c5b4acfbd to be even 1c69e52a98 more unwelcome than 5dbfc80153 she was. Curious, Serena asked, 3ac39dda0b “Who’s the guest?”58c041f1066c9633

“Lady Ophelia Greenwood.”a8a67b600e536fa8

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“Ah.”dabb9d6668f6cac5

Serena nodded knowingly. She was already aware b7527067e0 of Jade’s strong dislike 5f0e25d8fb for Ophelia Greenwood.6720047c84e4ec85

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Strictly speaking, it wasn’t 54f8cec9f4 Ophelia herself he disliked, a76ee25f10 but her association with ce233fbf56 the Greenwood Duchy.8ef2e847f179458b

“I’ll check ce41659ff1 the situation c8d04e9fc9 inside first,” a5af05d94b she said.d0fa87a2abe7b3f9

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Leonard entered acbce51910 the room 0ed65c71cd with a d1ef108fa5 warm smile c241638c46 after a 6c99172920 soft knock. Serena, waiting a1c1caeeae outside for 1818e7fd0f a moment, 41b71002a2 was startled 3e1bfe5c9c by a c672e51aec sudden commotion df2ef7bc17 from within.cd7e24019d5e9f8d

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“Ahh!”89450062382766d2

“Your Majesty!”d3a17c0a3563fe52

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Ophelia’s scream was followed 054385fd0d by Leonard’s frantic voice.7dbe4263bf3f1e1e

No way…!2d695a7778c1c57b

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“Hah, I can’t take 5a6b82e8f3 my eyes off for cd34333029 a second!”78ed19f3a3bf487e

Thinking that the emperor 8100b8214d might have collapsed, Serena 0bbeb08f07 pushed the door open f7eeabb8f1 without knocking.ff7047dd5b3558b3

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A short while 0c23394657 earlier.50f92886a9d4c1e5

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Azaid stared intently at 82931f9deb the woman before him. She was seated, a9ee8adf99 dressed to impress, a20756b34e her attire meticulously 2a0d79b026 adorned. The hem of 54d8bab331 her dress billowed d243c7ef4c out like a cd6b99aed7 balloon, making her c4277bf878 movements appear cumbersome 0bbc06cf86 at a glance.444101bc0ef789bc

“What brings 0743fa7e05 you here 7f430803d0 unannounced?”45aeaf2004c636ba

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Azaid’s mood soured at c02eb016d9 the sight of an 3d506afa1c uninvited guest. Typically, one 7616cb1698 could not 11831799d6 enter the 2036cd703b imperial palace 0455eba4b2 without the 850430c014 emperor’s permission. After all, seeing the 75c9feee03 emperor wasn’t a privilege c1d5e67adc granted to just anyone.145e6a33acab07f7

Yet, the fdd009fc4f woman before 7a5493a40f him, backed 323801bce8 by the dc683cb106 Greenwood family, 5b876acc40 managed to 235366b51e find reasons—any 7970555d98 reasons—to frequent b71462a7ad the palace a4e8575d11 freely.e89688e5af9e2470

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So Greenwood is involved a8235aff21 in preparing for this dbf2527eb9 banquet. She must be using f9e72e5c33 that as an excuse d162c7e140 to visit.7ef9583af05975c5

Azaid massaged his 28f51f15c6 temples, already throbbing ac8db59191 with the headache 9198abe622 induced by her 3a8199a52d presence. Strictly speaking, her 53e1d2ffe1 visit wasn’t entirely 2cf99612c1 without permission, as 4498405253 it was he d8b4a0a68f who had allowed 34d0fba1fa her access.fc308922330ce818

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Still, he didn’t care e783208fa6 for how she used 4532a4bcfc her family’s influence to f81b6a264c approach him. It was 77a447bcf7 all too 97eb1a8213 transparent to 7d8aeda41d him, which 8d9c7daa56 explained why 63a0063d8f he skipped e73ea95280 formalities and 8cce6054b7 went straight 563905e1eb to asking 3e587718a6 about her 0c5211b9f8 purpose.5727c77123822d4f

Unbothered by Azaid’s cold c400922819 reception, Ophelia Greenwood smiled d945ee9bcc sweetly.de1008eda84bb949

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“I came by the 35aab99486 palace on business, but 5d2fcf41de I had something I 0179dab521 wanted to give you, 444891220c Your Majesty. I’m glad 423a6bd627 I didn’t 6a545ea924 miss you.”2fe0b03edbd79b5d

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“I recently 08b5068d3b made some c6aad9fa48 preserves using ccf8f986d2 fruit from 7af4f20bf5 the Kingdom dadb0a0375 of Pion, 46a2ddc9c8 and they a637681533 turned out 71928e288e quite well.”6521b244865fc33e

At her signal, the d168344729 maid standing beside her 3f6af93128 presented a neatly wrapped d31baa65bd box to Azaid.525b1419c8dfd6fc

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Azaid merely nodded, e317d6ebb7 showing no intention 2b9e20dafb of opening the 898492a0c3 gift. Taking the hint, 41c2da8df8 the maid set 4b507cadea the box down 32b1e186dd nearby.5670d059a8121ef1

“Would you ff875c7f6b like to a4f2941aef try some?” 82ce1bddf7 Ophelia asked.d3968637e58ab04b

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“Later.”fc19f6f6e0866f93

Azaid curtly declined, ed869840fb stretching into a c747716c93 lazy yawn. His disinterest 0f1774e357 was obvious, f8595d1872 yet Ophelia 6fa2797c23 paid no b40b91d839 heed and fa7e2fdd9f instructed her 84a4527603 maid, “Bring b372243fb3 the tea a7ac8cfea6 set.”ace38740b0f1ac0f

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“Yes, my lady.”3c43073d5c30ceb8

The maid hesitated briefly 4513636147 before scurrying off. Azaid looked a72ad061d0 at Ophelia c227ce6777 in disbelief.b18b587b9012347a

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He had clearly stated c65c3599bd he’d try it later, 9557f0bc9f but she disregarded his ff71f133c1 preference entirely. Sensing his c368a171cc annoyance, Ophelia f1d5f15965 replied gently, 49a61f1b92 “I wanted b442e63d37 to prepare c729b3f1df it for e7fc893b94 you personally. I believe 94431af5e9 you’ll enjoy 1991a2df27 it, Your cdb6121f17 Majesty.”aa5f6fe5db420f4f

“The Greenwood c431762049 lady seems bab5a17c6e to have 544680beb0 plenty of 57b1bc2d33 free time,” d0161621b7 Azaid remarked 598ae9a150 with a 26a5a397ae derisive chuckle.68fd0f7ca7bc579f

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Ophelia answered a20c863014 with a 44980d2783 playful smile, 35d6c96286 “For Your 6d71e49752 Majesty, I fad31cf943 always have 02cbcaf472 time.”9bfcc90c62acf6ec

Her lack of reaction 4c4d6851e6 only deepened Azaid’s frown.4adebd49ac64f72b

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Her intentions were edca39ff83 as clear as a405127d4c day. With the 2d225c89b2 empress’s seat e15154e273 vacant, she ecf2656fe4 aimed to e16f4de3b6 claim it 792b803469 for herself.8f5a9db6755915a0

The Greenwood 7defd897f1 family was aa75972fb8 a prestigious 91918abc41 noble house b7b4b41076 that had c5381c39b1 contributed greatly a2d745163f to the e1ae770969 founding of 2fbe39d521 the empire. Back when Azaid was fc43db87d4 merely a prince, they b21ed2b510 were so powerful that 799b696c8e he wouldn’t have dared 8635a56634 to approach them—or her.bc21873cf7ec2b48

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Now, seeing these 68818e7ca3 same nobles grovel f88005319c before him stirred 1ba87b5357 a deep distaste 2a2ef024c9 within him.119c5108dc1b8214

Power was such 451c7c51c7 a futile thing. Once so aed56ed5ea unattainable, it 9979e2bfaa now came a012505a81 too easily. But what 0759330204 meaning did ecd3fedc13 it hold?4c7e2a2c22eaa817

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After all, my 514b717031 mother is already 3cc91c6334 dead.f486e8044b6377c4

Azaid’s expression 227f36a7d2 grew icy, 029b7c4664 his simmering 7383ebf469 rage impossible 0ad34db482 to suppress.eb86fe195ac53a3c

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When his be937dd625 mother was c04631ca41 dying, everyone 2c78326b5f had turned 164670441a a blind 2130e11f9f eye. No noble would bc69189231 align themselves with 2ee93be4c6 a disgraced, exiled 18c8e13878 prince.5096840eb0eba10f

And yet 377ca9de29 now, they 283084fa50 dare…276fe0bded47b4a2

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As Azaid ac0f6c31b5 worked to f0d1899675 suppress his b491d70d0e fury, Ophelia 4203d70e79 was brewing 9f4579f87c tea with 0302f1e8d0 the set 20c8dfce77 her maid e4301773bf had brought. Just as 9a14bde8ff she was 63aa4bfbd4 about to 2672aeb75d place a 059f96640f cup before 0103435345 the emperor, c09b6d6c6d he spoke.f428ab38e0dfb12d

“Apologies, but aae880eb39 I’ll save f6a75119b2 the tea d17c08109d for another b7dde01b71 time.”1441d718ee097f1b

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Unable to tolerate 521d9e3261 the situation any de3b8f52c3 longer, Azaid rose d03ceb96c3 from his seat.46bfe03d205c2df8

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