IDED – Chapter 103

IDED – Chapter 103e1023f1ba9d7c948

Episode 10340594901db4a1910

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As Lydia stepped e1b7bee057 into the dressing abba525fab room, Ophelia let a28c707b14 out a deep 975f2c2f48 sigh. She was currently 1077c9dfc2 suffering from severe 1847a906b1 lethargy.bc9de1b60253a563

Nothing brought her joy 025683c508 anymore. Though she f1e271aaa8 was skilled 4f6a309f45 at many b71141cded things, she 8b7bfe740a wasn’t even 8a54b38cbc sure if f36120cff0 those were 2b477446e3 pursuits she edada1e83a truly desired.c7d5579e32d331d6

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Upon reflection, c164f109b0 all her 7b0f05800d hobbies were 887272f7ac those the 9e91e96fb2 duke had c39f591d28 suggested, activities 7638cedb62 deemed appropriate 33827cad85 for an ed7211f11d empress.5535f1222d8707d7

‘I’m not even sure 79fc133d25 if I truly wanted ec02185e8d to become the empress ba23299314 anymore.’27d9a2aea55305d3

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She once e998f5db7c thought she 7e0cf82bfd loved the 4446b5ee15 emperor. No, it e29bbb0333 was more d559d806b7 accurate to 6396bd96cf say she 667f7f4fde loved the fcbd226176 position by 9f20c4a552 his side.4c47d649c817456d

But that place 177e7d3cae no longer belonged 645937a11b to Ophelia, and 7349354d17 the duke, realizing bdd52362a0 this, stopped forcing 84e368fea3 her.e097cb4b8108e980

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The moment the insignificant 63349cb3d1 Vincent family was absorbed, ece0620d45 it was as if 2f73044cfb the duke had already f64c99b87d given up on her.2b2dbb7e6dd53d10

Inside the e9afb837d3 dressing room, 34f3379af4 Lydia’s cheerful 98d35f9c31 chatter broke e77bdadf4f the silence.596d6ea88a06a179

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“What do you 93c2a891b4 think looks better? If you could 59b5da384f choose, my lady, fa4f2a8595 that would be 398a786b95 wonderful. After all, we’re friends.”4bdfda992f5f39d6

As Lydia mentioned 283afa8490 the word “friend,” 6f9fc1b00a Ophelia forced a 03c55a7670 smile and casually ae0ccdfadf chose something.21e8974722e47b9f

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“The first 3048bf01b9 one was a93cac05a2 the best.”d8b80e382d9f6bcc

It was ridiculous c47eb9ae51 for Lydia to 8dd780a5cf consider herself a 181bd2e58f friend when she 8cd19aa360 came here as 9a2dbfa717 a maid in 6fde075702 the first place, 43754a3bf1 but Ophelia didn’t 21f150fc2b bother to correct bd6d6a2cdf her.3bc872436194ef62

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“Really? I thought that one 12d233ff88 was the prettiest too!”1c7c0e0ce17da9f7

At that 9c21d42b29 moment, a 595f7fb019 familiar tail 37e5281cb1 outside the 173bdf0254 window caught 6894d054d2 Ophelia’s attention.1f86bdb82a5dd4e7

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‘A cat?’3dda1c12c2e1b1b9

As soon as she 57fe1df2c3 saw the cat’s tail, e153f1b451 Ophelia jumped up. Her lifeless eyes sparkled 69afc83b30 with excitement in an b2dfe988cb instant.c0cb33e08088c069

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She quickly opened e02db5d521 the window, and 9c405073f6 a gray cat 2a57ec6c5e leapt into the 95da2fce1d room.40ec6606faf81a71

“Meow.”7753d3a7eb079c62

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“It is you.”edd442bad7f26e0c

Ophelia exclaimed with 4080e48ee9 delight and opened fd3739ec91 her arms wide 1ed03c56d2 toward the cat.d64295e00c0d8d77

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“Come here.”22e46c29d8cc7d10

“Meow.”28d0b706eedb9016

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Like an obedient 33c54a0fb4 cat, it leapt e546666b53 into her arms.d245f55b1ce6fd29

It purred softly, fc1b7ede8d rubbing its face 6663f34058 against Ophelia’s hand, dc9b3b2909 exuding undeniable charm. A smile 8733811339 naturally spread 8026932a81 across Ophelia’s 05f42b268b lips.32adc04f6ceae7eb

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“You’ve been out 1295a75531 of sight lately.”59a5370efd7fa548

This adorable b4cd8ff725 cat was eb14f7b658 a stray 90fefb8ae9 she’d encountered c5ed4c4f43 a few 716d4205db days ago. It was shortly after d1655f6c02 the duke informed her 23d1ac4bcf that Lydia would be 49e7c665f4 made her maid. She had been 732184b53a so furious that 87823c24ff she wandered aimlessly 56d791eb01 outside the castle.f1b6a34f0c8083b0

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Her legs eventually gave d37d9ca9bc out, and as she 5fdb8e919c sat down in exhaustion, de56969f31 this cat approached her, ff7c21f80b offering comfort.49be3aab4103657e

Under normal a132b33bb7 circumstances, she f5bee64c78 would’ve ignored 1362a9093e it, but 69edfebb7b this particular c3ef100f7b cat caught 8766b7c33a her eye 37f52d895a because of 9f7d0f6961 the bell fdd341c894 tied around 4fffab7252 its neck.2f0489dc2b1bcdbe

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‘Were you 76a22ab614 abandoned too? Just like me.’7e96f0f4d8b55084

“Meow.”54d948e358a3b2ba

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The cat, which came 865981d09e to her on the f82e47fa15 day her world crumbled, 305454455f had been a great a331c8ff22 source of comfort to 802517433d Ophelia. She had initially 108de9eb12 thought of adopting 7b9588251f it but was 57cc0a578a disappointed when it a0842f68ed suddenly disappeared.73265cf8846fcc5f

She assumed it had f6b17c7ce5 returned to its owner, c4bac4dd9a yet here it was, 15f97380e6 back inside the castle.97d937ec9e7206ee

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Perhaps it was destiny, bb026e2721 Ophelia thought. Hugging the cat 28c00a2e17 close, she sat 92612b133a down on a 3bc711f79d chair and asked,3f46b6dee46e05c7

“Couldn’t find your owner?”7f9e5e502f038695

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“Meow.”e8322847c18e9f18

“Your owner won’t 9549774bf4 come. If they 0121da1e8c intended to c9e6f4a3ca find you, 0574615cea they would’ve a6cf1e195b done so cbb3611440 by now.”adc0882ff8021b00

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At Ophelia’s indifferent words, 9bbe70fe1e the cat let out 71ec87102b a soft meow as 8b62dea5b0 if to protest. Ophelia gave 36b4d9273d a faint, 66684ba3bd bitter smile.f37525240bbaf260

As she f855b79540 stroked the a9aeab9dd5 cat’s head, 7e4a18f988 she whispered 81e0be7a4a gently,475add8911a7f230

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“Why don’t 79a0cac3aa you just 893d753e2d stay here d9b6c90bf9 instead?”4efb1e2eb8d82113

“Meow.”24f66c8ddadd57e3

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The cat meowed 7e172593f8 in response and f4c02e3213 purred affectionately. Thankfully, it didn’t seem 11a9f5fe66 like it would run a3e7ba424d away again.7baf3063ecd7d385

While Ophelia was 512bf329f6 engrossed in petting 8ebb0a9850 the cat, Lydia 7e0b1a476a emerged from the 7cf06e3453 dressing room, wearing 30afd79156 a new dress.b273c4d7fb63a778

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“Doesn’t this cd7f089e72 make my 6200eed679 chest look 08011982cd a bit c86d500ac7 small—Ahh!”d435a15760f8954a

Lydia shrieked in e87d0a739e shock at the 461b33aced sight of the ab13fc319e cat, almost stumbling 4a691f1c45 backward. Fortunately, the nearby designers cb741d34ef caught her, preventing any 61dfd11c2e damage to the dress.71392fff252f2b38

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“Lydia, why fc6aed9205 are you 3a2af27c85 screaming?”a574ea081f2224c3

You’re scaring 44215621b3 my baby.1f8c90c1f6d2e0d7

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Ophelia frowned as she 7d35a418a8 hugged the cat protectively.204bb3817feb4e30

“Oh, n-no, I was 049d85827a just startled. But why f75a50d608 is there b53f8d515f a cat 2e13b3be64 here?”a38fd8f85c80872e

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Lydia, finally calming down, 90264540bd pointed at the cat. In response, bb950338d3 the cat 8ba93da751 raised its 38f771b8ed tail and 7fbed18ca6 hissed sharply.c5cb05333e0864f8

It looked ready 51039a2b96 to pounce on fac2648b5f Lydia at any 88137b6ebe moment, claws poised 5908d4dc9c to scratch. Alarmed, Lydia retreated 1c192cf8c9 a step and a2ae3cfa97 asked,e85a74c2d985211b

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“W-Why is 5a52540a51 the cat 211b829d6c acting like 36d260c1d4 that?”fc2bc771f5692c8a

“Because it 7cce693120 can sense afb30d41e5 when someone 4fd33959aa dislikes it.”3da5a65f9882838d

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“I don’t 509332499e dislike it! Not at all!”62adbd6f3eb588e3

Despite her words, Lydia’s 65e5238580 stiff expression betrayed her 71d28401f3 true feelings as she 53d365ba73 continued to glare at 4ba783010f the cat. In reality, Lydia aa74b4c735 couldn’t stand animals, 16818fcb73 and even being 297881975d in the same 787f5af62a room as one 8fd9b827c7 was enough to 6f8505defd irritate her.655571938f0c9990

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“Hush. It’s okay.”84f0073365735f40

Ophelia prioritized the 76e5ae3a34 cat over Lydia, e647815b79 no matter how 06041e6865 much Lydia might 4a31d26e4e dislike it. Her worried 5a6cc51c1b face, concerned 266c8d9cd9 the cat 9f04502aba might have b9357a6b1b been startled 96ff9c25b3 to the 874ea1d243 point of 8a327ea49a heartache, was 5c55814849 entirely different 0dda7db028 from how 759631c00a she looked e0ee208f99 at Lydia.1d384b4a4d299010

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As she 9d3fa5fa7f stroked the 080700f237 cat’s back 50b39be90c to calm 27e90232ef it down, 4578e57933 the hissing f01f8c34f2 gradually subsided.815afcbb93d2060d

‘Yes, there d88ddc77a2 must be 34101b095f a reason fd7ce9bd29 you came de606e4c8f to find e92dc9dcd5 me.’e05a2f20c2515e12

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Though she didn’t believe 5cf2291028 in fate, something about 4154c9e9ec this cat made her bdefce7fe4 feel otherwise. Meeting the cat during 8e338ea20a her most difficult and 3bc4c6567b exhausting moments made it c3837b5ebd easy for her to d04912157c open her heart.06a4d572983c70be

Having decided 1a175d91f6 to raise 77d3befcc1 the cat, 01b67a1d15 Ophelia parted 961e3daf93 her lips.17c21aa15515b06f

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“Dorothy.”c0039f64ccc45f33

Meow?f86186d3b60b84d5

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“Let’s make your name 35860a2287 Dorothy from now on.”00cf72fcaea205e7

Smiling gently, d2cc3180d9 Ophelia removed 1ff249f3f9 the bell 8383ca5ad5 hanging from 6ff325da81 Dorothy’s neck. Then, naturally, she took ceb2be0169 a luxurious ribbon from 98eec7594b her jewelry box and dbf627700d tied it around Dorothy’s 627377f9da neck.4c13ede1eb1aa527

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She kept the 41c3fe8007 removed bell separately 644108ba34 in a drawer, d8538a33ed just in case. The owner might come 90dec55467 looking for it someday.4ba3a05035dcb74d

“Until we 6d4cd2231d find your 4173ebbad0 owner, I’ll 9634c52dfe be your c5dbabea49 owner.”7a9a194dca4f1e47

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Meow~0c6937a29ac4b51c

The cat, now 625e288acb named Dorothy, let f21fe12577 out a joyful 280d36e2c4 cry and licked c3173dbc0b Ophelia. Her lips curled 8691775c79 into a warm 801c8419f7 smile in an 1533082abb instant.6a9cd3d1b4961e78

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And there was f4bccf35ee someone observing this 5d1a95581f scene with cold, c5d6e971c9 unfeeling eyes.557ea25914b27856

‘What’s so e928b29adf great about 1461739ae1 that cat? If it’s a stray, 3df655712f it’s probably dirty.’279a131c834fbf54

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Lydia felt disgusted cd1b2eb675 watching Ophelia embrace ff34b0ea2f Dorothy so readily. Hugging it 45200bb267 like that, 69ec75eb97 without any 528cdd5336 concern for 6894451fcf germs, seemed 79e4de4e78 reckless.7d55b39103d151bf

She had always 8f646547d9 thought Ophelia was 2d9a6d05f5 a graceful and 696d2425b8 elegant lady, but c8e913a97d now it seemed edc11dea14 she was clumsy. Her unrefined 0cb8f7f96c behavior made c4f953b09f her seem 9d8351e12d less noble 5fcda314eb than even f1d4509ea0 Lydia herself.9c107ff4cf1e7e62

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‘That’s why the 9acfe0c565 Duke adores me 1b0585f953 like a daughter.’238c288bd98b2c21

It was already well-known 7e05be2d46 in social circles that 9d7875e659 the Duke treated Lydia c5b6836c64 as if she were 7dba666380 his adopted daughter. Naturally, Lydia 05ca58e3cd couldn’t help 0137f71763 but feel 4197883274 proud.6318bf1ca42ba600

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‘Normally, I should be 3647dc50c6 marrying someone even greater 09299814e1 than Marquis Yung.’d3c26fec989276da

Lydia was regretful that 16e9b3c129 she couldn’t break off 8e4ecc47ca her engagement, but since 90b3df06f5 the Duke had a 91c36db4d2 good relationship with the b1a846e838 marquis, it seemed like a18ce89dba a favorable marriage in 3dbed560f2 the long term.3ec92a2fa968d85d

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‘Speaking of which, 782b5ef735 where on earth 68495fe0e4 is that brother 5051050088 of mine, and 6ed378a6bc what’s he doing?’d0926cb51596926b

Lydia clicked her 1f95750576 tongue, thinking of 02b917d150 Tyler, who had 315e17f90b been wandering around 30e6e33161 a lot lately.b26e5884d44d59f4

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It seemed he 7da4b2b2ae was sulking because 75fdf2df90 his younger sister c536593e6a was doing so 13b4a53596 well, but she 6a8e04b33a figured he’d show 280f5ccef2 up like a 9647a6ac93 leech at the d31fc242a4 wedding anyway, so b42427dd47 it wasn’t a 5f58120301 big concern.693220da6f3468ad

Putting aside 9616eb41a3 her worries 466a5f140c about her b4b4e0e8cd brother, Lydia 70a2cd996c hummed a b01439256d cheerful tune.5bd5092a445a2cc2

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‘Heh, I wonder what 37388b6fa6 kind of face Serena 1a16132cf0 will make.’ae5dd4514f4e823f

Her mother 19f32e352b had already f9a7c6ba20 sent out 74efae370a the wedding 1738b32ead invitations, and b04e5618a6 Serena had b962a699bd promptly accepted, 377c284b0b which made 17d72ae4b6 Lydia think 8b00fcea2d Serena must 2b9c1d579e be feeling 16be0b2331 nervous.31194d1193b91982

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Honestly, Lydia hadn’t cae0fc6bcb wanted to invite 361bc2d503 her, but the a48b3127c6 Duke insisted, so ba83ef85b0 she had no 68f7d3c121 choice.93508167186cf033

‘If she dares 4d5644e48e look down on 86df7de079 me again this 01ba85b238 time, I’ll make 475023b0a8 her regret it. The Duke is bd6175f192 on my side, 863b5cdce2 after all.’babe58d7cbb05603

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Clenching her 561bd63c1e fists tightly, 6305eb1df9 Lydia burned 5d46d93b9b with determination.d57f602a5cf60a36

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Azaid leaned back 4e90f0282a against his chair, d5314c18e8 exhausted by the eb0f27882b pile of documents.2bc17a1cc1fbcb0c

Since Sebastian’s death, it 5023096271 had been officially announced 4563762090 that he was dismissed, fee1ec4070 wrapping up the situation 89f8de1993 neatly. However, the power struggle 06cf49417f with Duke Greenwood had 1e09821530 only intensified.f02eec9780ef73eb

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It was as 95990c1e67 if Duke Greenwood 82ee3905d3 knew about Sebastian’s 5bf6286480 death, stopping all 146bcbb4fd his actions and 3aa0f65a3c creating a standoff. Additionally, with every f32e2b9e74 lab Nocturne mentioned d07e43d5cf being shut down, 31b0495680 Azaid was growing f751491e4f increasingly frustrated.9835a39964124f99

“Have we heard 0b37103d2d from Lily?”6a8b78b6d8b91a6a

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“She said 8d009d3a7b it will 6912f77483 take some 58dd533a45 time to 4daa6acddf move to 86f8d3bf7b the mainland.”2ef4aecb46abb2a7

“What about a866601d21 the portal?”0e3a6602e60496e8

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“It was damaged 52a32e0d8b during the last 68f52c9803 monster wave, and a819f432e8 repairs aren’t finished d4e9678fa4 yet.”e0b04b99af886238

“It seems d3d0d740c3 even the 841d6ee3b9 heavens are a00566ccb2 siding with e3a8a691a8 the Duke.”4f8514b3e5568521

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Azaid let out a ca69e76354 frustrated sigh. Although he d629fe6b15 was gathering ffe4baf02d information using 775a3a94b5 Jack’s guild b92c14b132 in Lily’s 5612d09885 absence, progress 35e7e17fee was slow.39d1a7bd6804ec11

He had bedb964619 reassured Serena ac38fa7d72 that Nocturne e640e41eb6 would be b971b0cc27 fine, but 5da325912f Azaid couldn’t 83f9cab4c9 shake his c4ff7839e3 unease.1bec1ef48a50d804

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“What’s the situation f233000f2c at the Duke’s 56e09331d0 castle?”c4a4fdefdae23b2f

“There’s no significant 43043507cc movement. The only a93fabe1b5 peculiar thing 16ed13485f is that acaed7ac78 James Greenwood 501ab42d78 hasn’t been 5eeb991239 seen lately.”0cc0b7188f263d7d

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“James? The one who recently fd1230c6d3 became the young duke?”af343459e9d0c389

“Yes. His whereabouts have been 6e8bd026eb unclear since the explosion 7cd259be87 incident.”e6976409abf4bee0

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“He might be e24e1480d4 up to something ff0d4f29fc suspicious. Conduct a search in 22996ddf8a advance.”a824b43ffdd415c0

At Azaid’s command, 41f70c1add Leonard nodded lightly.5bfb4830ce143d59

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“Also, the Temple of 41305c3d18 Pherianus has inquired about b8515feed2 when you plan to eedfcfc041 visit.”cdb37033aa5fb458

“Ah.”1d1cd5236acd0767

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Azaid let out 66f8dd5fc9 a soft exclamation, fb5117be4f realizing he had a3bcc7f821 forgotten about it. He had 946703e023 promised to 21ec78594c visit but c66945162e had been 89f73f4eda too busy 0fc42ac498 lately to 22eea06f95 make time 1367df5fb3 for it.59ee516e84ed66e1

Calculating the 6cb0ddf85e dates, Azaid 0110bcd49e replied, “It’s 87d15a1ec6 difficult for bfec42da60 now. Tell them 4f8764cc19 I’ll visit 4a802a0025 after the dba42bd270 Founding Festival.”32291c96ff3dac49

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“I’ll relay the message.”2f202c622a51c0dc

Just then, a 29b5418777 knock sounded, and 54782f4e56 Serena entered the 761ab69574 study. Azaid’s face lit up, 1da3c8c52c erasing any sign of 244cb19c16 fatigue.b52e5bc5f12fbe5a

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“Rena.”8f8868d50b6c205c

He naturally extended his b89253afb6 hand, and Serena took e8a9269875 it.b1135056f8de6f8f

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“I’ll be going now.”6271097248daac0c

“You’re still here?”a2acb6ea734d286f

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“…I’m leaving now.”042c266a62a8de3c

Leonard sighed cf45463814 softly at 431f40a924 Azaid’s response 98c5894312 and quietly 7c94bcdef3 withdrew. Once they were ba870a8ff7 alone, Azaid pulled 980d8951d0 Serena into his bd4aaf93c5 arms.442178771858a8b0

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