IDED – Chapter 24

IDED – Chapter 24357be9c35e136778

Chapter 244a7630f6401b21de

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In the banquet 90f53245f1 hall, Vincent, his f16e00300e wife, Lydia, and 71e1a75329 her elder brother, 8c428788f7 Tyler, were seated.7e893d8f7cfcd167

Lydia, who had changed bd6fd6fa68 into a fresh outfit, 1000dce500 glared daggers at Serena b74011615c but kept her lips b947110b2f tightly shut.ccb3cae6ae58ac26

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“It’s been 06d0bf0416 a while, 70561f7e2c Baron,” Serena 6821b27214 greeted gracefully, 06354c99a3 bowing in f4acbdd49c courtesy. Vincent nodded slightly in b57f87cefb response. As she moved to 95dccbcdb7 sit at her usual 684897f3fa spot at the end 11808b6b1b of the table, he 109c6fecda called out.80a85608cc8d8de8

“Sit next 6123087308 to me.”df6ff8174ca6959d

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“Father!”2f6965ee575094cc

Lydia exploded in anger 2f418eb602 at his words, but 12ac6b246e her mother’s intervention cut 78bae7a969 her off.d3b984a9ff5fa5f1

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It was only 6adad48220 then Serena noticed d5f06cff28 the empty seat 193fe70a83 beside the viscount, 0e6c177e27 which was usually f1e8a3c4b2 Lydia’s place. Lydia, now relegated e972084cdb to a different d30b4434c8 spot, trembled with 75e15bd6a7 humiliation. Serena shrugged 34d96b0df2 and took d017a8e968 the seat 3b8069c4ee on Vincent’s 1e1a65ff5a left.19b1fd7c6efe40fb

Across from 7879dca5ff her sat dc27db9e7d Tyler, the 53bd092360 heir, with d141a1f08a Lydia next d016bfc896 to him.859608a072e89a37

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“I heard you 1575637a31 were looking for f9f2b0a962 me,” Serena began.fab5949cc49206e7

“Yes, I called f56a8f124b for you several 76415c623e times, but you 54f3ae549e never came. No matter how 431274c15e busy you are 16558f709d with palace duties, cfb329d177 that’s no excuse 716b5e6530 for bad manners.”3a3588fe856995d4

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“Well, I’ve never claimed eb3d2f91c2 to be polite, so 38fc7614ec I hope you understand, 9acac48116 Viscount,” Serena replied with fbd7fb15d0 a faint smile. Vincent’s brow twitched 77fd60172f in irritation. Tyler, seated across c3c46e1b7e from her, sneered.6784204b8ee10b08

“Success has made 44a95b4b85 you insufferable.”59cb8a353a2a27f6

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“Perhaps,” she said nonchalantly. “It’s allowed me 6f39b1dad0 the privilege of 73bd0ec301 dining with all 51fd09e675 of you, after 245afec282 all.”8e591e6c8657ee75

“…”bc76ccd50e86e031

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“This must be e66b2fec83 the first time, d89fd865b8 isn’t it, my d187fdd302 lady?” Serena turned 6df231bf21 to Vincent’s wife b670c5caa2 with a sly 5cd61cabf8 smile, catching her fb5d5395ae off guard.06b224d8ae987d74

Although Serena addressed c2aabadb21 her as “my 2b7f1a59b1 lady” in the a5f2108023 viscount’s presence, the f3873438d3 woman showed no 118cdf995d signs of anger 75419a6de4 or reproach. Instead, she 5e3e57782a glanced at 00d3ac1645 her son, 99b2462eff signaling him a99b8c8a4a to hold 3909a166cb his tongue.ab5707ec9f8a05ef

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“Tyler, behave yourself.”d13430faf41db6ed

“But Mother—”a514c4b52914b4f6

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“Enough! What is this commotion 356e8dde5c at the dining table? Whatever needs to be b3823610d0 said can wait until b9438c1886 after the meal.”e4c8fc571e5c055e

“Apologies, Father.”7bd631aa485033e6

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Unlike when 9e975e5536 his mother a721955422 spoke, Tyler 5869f247bb immediately lowered d951dfe057 his head 47e9c137d0 and pursed de726f8147 his lips 51476e5fa4 tightly in 125f9f06b5 compliance. His clenched jaw betrayed 08b527c816 his frustration. It seemed he hadn’t 38cc47d172 yet outgrown his fear 6e09eb44b4 of Vincent’s authority.e8bfca0c5d91237d

Serena, unbothered by the cbceea884f tension, ate her food 8cef5d2778 calmly. Despite the luxurious spread, 988a527e80 her discomfort in the ad74f46e2e environment dulled her appetite.3a3935172c183b70

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The meal 2605997e39 reached the 25610d20c8 dessert course f08e724ba0 when Vincent 8fe3d11773 broke the 0116a3e0bf silence.bfc55bb165dbdcd2

“How is life 8207ddadf6 in the palace? I’ve heard His Majesty 6cbe57745e holds you in high bd0b5572dd regard.”95557b7a66b7c446

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His words were accompanied 920c514b40 by a greasy gaze, 228b54a6b7 his drooping eyelids betraying 45a1f00b7e the self-serving thoughts behind 518d182c64 them.33518a9da683124a

And what difference does 93d88563f5 it make if the ceca556fad Emperor favors me?781675dfdbf04bf9

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“Not at all. We don’t get 2694000325 along. His Majesty avoids me 582731d9be whenever possible,” Serena replied ddc77d23b1 dryly, her inner thoughts 1962bc0361 veiled by a faint 1d6fb08644 smile.0700ec83c7749626

He hates taking walks c9c6041bc3 more than anything. I dread ddccca8c87 winter because 4847fb8a0e I’m afraid 064daf8fc2 he might eb29b33389 never leave 23ad863551 his bed.1dc2dcede317faea

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Though her quip remained 3446a46501 unspoken, the thought amused da9f51e000 her. The meal 61e31423f0 had felt 2c21ab9ed9 suffocating, but 07244c1a4d thinking about d5fa1c224a work brought b114759c23 a strange b0c3e83197 sense of 04f4d37657 relief.0f052653119ad840

“See, Father? She’s nothing special, b9d9a20d4c just like I a27b5dfce3 told you,” Lydia a8fa2ab97d muttered.96b8aef677e1c17c

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“Lydia,” her 61c8f1460a mother called 0d5de333e4 her sharply, ffd93ec8ac and Vincent 87f26ab66a let out fb7a182197 a warning f27699b8fa hiss. Lydia pouted and grumbled 00e73ed70f under her breath.d7a66365fb5f67be

“She’s right,” Serena said 1ab583bf64 lightly. “I don’t 03923f8593 know what fa671a0de7 rumors you’ve c8ff0330e9 heard, but 0bac5a3194 I’m just aa6e74ad02 a lowly 3ec4d2f90a palace physician.”e7455709a9824cd1

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So don’t get 87d2054b81 any strange ideas 4f47f8ecd6 about asking me 9c54810fb4 for favors.1ce448f8c30a2fcc

“Yes, rumors 28a5c882c5 are often 23b18d0034 exaggerated,” Vincent 3ffade13f7 conceded. “But as 7881bf42af the royal d522eeac3d physician, you 293841ea2e must frequently 6cf29beb89 meet His 6a05faf1af Majesty.”b0a7673622453cc4

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“Only when a consultation 5d86fc2366 is required,” Serena replied, 5f52981b32 skillfully dodging the truth. Though she 888c090f40 attended to ceea226293 Azaid every a3393b284e morning, she 0a0e2ef5cb saw no 147577b681 need to 8be21de519 elaborate. Vincent continued fce82c7945 to circle a5662356e1 around his b1fc8e24c1 main point, 6c0d26cd50 tossing out cb43a49914 vague remarks.c3ae3d64140d36b3

Whatever he intended to e6d34ce505 ask, Serena had no acb9ecb15b plans to oblige. Instead, she focused e87f27bd35 on finishing her 9bd39eac6e dessert—ice cream.843673963b644cbf

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She was b24a2ef975 nearly done 18a45f46b0 when Vincent 1a213e4b7b called her 34e647386f name.32025683e4810f07

“Serena.”f12f56305388928d

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“Yes, Baron?”6e31c77a10c4cb54

“You know 61304001b3 I’ve always 76e1735128 been fond a4996e7ef7 of you, ea7fa25872 don’t you?”eb6f5629265ec2e7

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Excuse me? Serena stared at him, f567f646e1 her disbelief evident. His words 37787c1b87 sounded absurd, 2adc578d0d and yet ffe3a22627 he placed 62f6ffc790 a thick f40c52f3ec hand on 6fe2a3ab3b her shoulder, f97482f4c3 as if b0a7281df1 to emphasize aed4cdebdc his sincerity.80c99acbbfb64bc7

“Lydia is af0de2d3cb of marriageable 70969dcb90 age, and 806962e097 Tyler is 1e9e029125 expanding his 88a8ef0d65 business.”4a785d1154e3ca12

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“And?”4c1ec1ed51b471d5

“I’d like you to 0eb370df74 introduce them to His 703797b3fc Majesty at the upcoming 21fd6c232e hunting festival.”9416475dc5f3e0da

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Of course.0228e298dd3d098a

There has 89f3d64fae been no 64e48e3f68 significant change; 1311540995 the count e07780ccdc is still a1a532167e a greedy f5e14b8c56 and rude 2272fda5a0 human.feb60465c4a1b16e

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Serena didn’t cd5e536c3f respond and 368c81b1dc wiped her da6aa02651 mouth with 78fb16255d a napkin. Then Tyler, who was e47052ce7a watching, spoke up.a5cbf2b78ce42458

“Are you not going 1705994f66 to answer when your de3f469e45 father is speaking?”ecf99049fb13ba70

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“It’s not ec4e97240a worth answering.”ed9fb5ef47494e73

“What?”5ded3e6289ca3e6b

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“Baron. Please remove your 7c6517d552 hand first.”af4114d95455e7f0

Serena slapped away 1352dddf23 the count’s hand 2ac68b0d7d resting on her 2e079bd80b shoulder. The Baron’s eyelids 9a1a3a25f1 twitched, but he 0153ee6c27 obediently lowered his 560a224834 hand.eb5465d5fd3836b6

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“This kind a7bfa730c1 of solicitation 07acabfb46 is illegal. Are you trying to 26737a5a07 make me a criminal?”87ab50990edb4845

“You’re saying strange d48ad2ec2a things. Your brother e52379c3c7 is introducing 1b21bcd276 you to 08cc870b28 his superior, 9117e7185f so how e42c467836 could that 68ceaa5188 be illegal?”52afc41403d1837c

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“Who is a8e49571a7 the sister 2bf35c8742 and brother ebed18349d in this?”8f18395afee3f3ea

“…….”66141ed0b97d0ff5

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“Baron. Get a grip. It was c918225fb7 you who 2563b3122c kicked me 3d2caeafdd out, remember?”9cdaad80a89903b7

As Serena b45c76e694 shot back 7a2b24cd7a sharply, the 6ab72f9df8 count chewed ea88c77859 his words e16e6771c5 and said,1dcd53e49a939e62

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“No matter what, 4240db7db1 you are Vincent’s bcdfec38b6 blood. As long 6862f289a0 as your 4cbb9e785d name has d3b901ac38 Vincent in cc14f52ef1 it…”7a5119104483b51b

“Yes. There was a 7fa481a7a0 time when I efe68feadf considered myself part 0b40bf783c of the Vincent d096c8485e family. Of course, 909eedd2bc it fell 40bae58915 apart in 3283a98d85 just a bdc3c6deee day.”4873ebf4d49092b1

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This place was one 171219a8c9 where even a day b6546ffc4c of living would reveal e1c4ed567c its true colors.8d38d58cb27f29c5

Serena smiled slightly 6e7f7255fb and stood up. Having finished 5844304d4d her meal, 3234a4ab8f it was 30aa5584d7 time to 90da1041dd leave.69b685335303af51

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“The meal was delicious. Now, as 6c40d4babe promised, please e32c7c8c6c don’t interfere ffdb938a8b with my 67c59fff11 affairs any 6cd035a639 longer or 52f429868e show any afb706b4d6 interest.”6068cea1e29569f8

“Serena Vincent!”6c27a07d67e4e067

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Bang-!656a3d91687caeb2

The Baron ae77e0ac8b shouted and d68977d791 slammed his ebb985051e fist on 8866090a46 the table.2065dac487f4ff0e

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“Can’t you sit down 5c5c936a44 immediately?”c636a9fd4e061c45

“What if I e2678e78e4 can’t?”f4a1218fc770a40e

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As Serena ccff58efb2 stood her dc39cab8c2 ground, the 47b4c7321c Baron’s eyes de1d02a8f4 turned bloodshot. Lydia and Tyler remained 0bf2f5c7c2 silent, observing the Baron’s 876635f558 expression.4427b839dbfcc92b

After all, 878e030eb0 he is 6305ad4f3b the great 14ab7b959a Baron Vincent, cc07800af2 with absolute 59b7aa893b power in 67b7bf3217 this castle. But Serena spoke 2176778100 without flinching.aeb367d50deb9733

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“Calm down. You and your a59940bb46 daughter are exactly a931cfce43 the same.”1326f52f71dac973

“You will 8b7012c53b regret this. I warned you.”51ff5f0c20ae7da0

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“Goodbye.”693fcb10bb25cae1

Ignoring his c1a77cc019 warning, Serena 53db862445 slightly lifted 45300d9fcf the hem b520cec4d5 of her 72e3f230b0 dress to 8a04530372 show courtesy e6619dd07c and left f590325c8a the dining dbeccb0daf hall.6461596bf854ece7

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Clang-!78ec407d449cfb6d

Hearing the sound of 9e72ad6986 dishes breaking behind her, ec483fcaa6 it seemed the Baron d8a29f0edc had swept the table 06d5644191 again.7ee3645b053f44b1

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After stepping out b84d66b93b of Vincent Castle, aef5f547cb Serena felt refreshed. It seemed like 6b1c7a12ee having a drink eb53d1b399 at such a f6e3f1cf4a time would make 631513a73b her feel even b2f442a6f1 better.9c9918d63f171d17

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‘Should I have just a40485c385 one drink before heading 8732952963 back?’26596eda0ad85010

Serena checked her e5c78b01b5 watch and turned 3fc90fa5f6 her steps toward 0b883f1087 the town.acc96ebde5c21498

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The town at 62f3b3911d night was bustling 71e26850ca with energy. The lights hanging 1d2ac20409 from the ceiling 5ae54c176a sparkled to keep 27f8f1a784 the darkness at cac4e2e8fc bay.a94781fa1a568092

The delicious street food 119bc4554e offered by vendors stimulated ec1b0e1ed5 her sense of smell f61deb8a77 as she passed by. Just as Serena cb9c4069d2 was about to 4aa1ae23e7 enter a tavern.52f1b6229bd9ad6e

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“Ugh-.”91760a411e3beacd

A moan 6e31a00ebd was heard 73442b2be8 from the a9071cf04b dark alley. Serena paused as cda6647358 she was about aee0c37407 to open the ade0b3837d door and turned f4a45fcc2c her head toward 2adc390b35 the direction of b4f76bf9e4 the sound.1c7b9051df9abc76

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The streetlight was 88ca9f5e1a off, making it 2f3eab218a difficult to see f39ef146a1 with the naked 3618727b3b eye. It sounded ad7f9120a7 like an 2e70ce91a4 animal, but 26fa7c274b if it 4560acea0e were a 339f3ca56b person, they edea1723b7 might be 265171dc79 asking for 1c3390ab81 help.9cf72fe2c0071ef5

As a 1f06c3314c doctor, she 2fedd1a5df couldn’t ignore 2b29c7a5de it, so 06efe90f3e Serena moved f492e4a8e1 toward the 4604788436 corner. And when she 99a06e9d18 turned on her 61b2307f40 portable magic tool—dd5c878474855841

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“Ugh!”d794d91d53ffa9d7

The man in the 114a26a53e corner swiftly covered Serena’s b3ea00bd3d mouth with one hand ab395d7b46 while pointing a knife 06e0c42c3e at her throat with 9710ded395 the other.e0228803feeda75d

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Dae-guru-ru.48e2b2a0bb47f9fe

Serena lost 6a5797a4c5 her magic bf6fa63fef tool due 78d95dd43b to the 102726cec0 sudden attack. It all 12d6a3f68a happened so ad4737fd46 quickly that 9284b3334f she had fe5a10b2a2 no chance 969d450dc8 to resist.43c1500af3bbe041

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The magic tool a4a42808ad rolled away, illuminating 6fe8e560ed Serena and the 569c912e6b stranger. However, it was 2bf38eb6cc hard to recognize 0c16734774 who he was 6bba2914bf since she was eaa8f5c0dd being threatened with 189ec0a95f her back turned.338ddc97df15d465

“Haah. Kugh-.”09138052d3e9b712

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The man seemed to 2299e8517e be injured, repeatedly exhaling 7fed6876a6 harsh breaths. The smell 5967beae3d of iron 0bc28e4e62 from blood 9c613e6da8 filled the df619f56e7 air, indicating 3bab9d42ef he was c402bf377e quite hurt.cceb1465e4826fce

As Serena held her 5423163bab breath and stayed still, f9fb0b1393 the man loosened his daecdb117a grip on her mouth. He still ee6ac3d75e threatened her cde3b5f4ca with the cbc5f0af9a sharp knife 725feb61e2 pressed against 4841c4295c her neck.19470dc6fdadfdd2

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“Who are you? Who sent you?”00aadc54b9072b3c

“…….”be2511dba8a79dcd

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“Not gonna talk? Do you really df5457616c want to die?”416f2a8c16063a99

His voice 7896944706 was sharp f56a74376e and seemed 7ba6fbb930 very agitated. Serena felt a bit d06c35e586 scared but calmly spoke 58c9947b7e up.91f924e9f8c45c06

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“Excuse me.”061dbf85925825b4

“…….”7b51da8f1fa2c2d5

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“I don’t 4c704916da know who 2bac31e4e3 you are, 65bf37d7b2 but you 1b3d887f16 shouldn’t be 8d065c0830 threatening someone d54f594cb0 who came a0b74e4ded to help 29c2ae7529 you with f4d3097a69 a knife, 0d4a5bfedb right?”b777db652a194426

This is why people a468ddce5e run away when they 26f10abd89 see injustice. Because of people like e53a02e891 you.80a1dce788a1bca4

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Serena continued speaking 1eef195728 to help calm fb208d62ec him down.6c353ebbc519c730

“You look injured; 42e5f2f6bd let me help b4093083ad you. I’m a doctor.”223e3bac3cd7f647

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“A doctor? What kind of 4d803be569 nonsense… Wait a dc43fe0bb1 minute… you?”591a392eafc3890f

The man seemed c094addcf5 to growl more 8cdd8b1307 at Serena’s words 5857852fd0 but then suddenly c55b8a8afd fell silent. It was a moment c9f9ede99b of surprise for Serena.cdbdc26159fec3ba

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“Kugh.”467985aef7743865

The knife that had b4d8a03c78 been aimed at her 5189f2b1a7 neck moved away as 4d2b4afdcb the man slumped down.54d1cc50a8254a8a

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As soon c3b7826e90 as he 51c1adf3f4 leaned against 1de175c139 her, Serena e995c1259a recoiled in f22481e42d disgust and acff51bc26 threw him 8ce5a2e1d6 to the d37c623147 ground. When she turned to 08af0b4dc5 check his face, her af083279d5 eyes widened in shock.e57aee9100e1b900

“Jack Gordon?”218544d36d1d8260

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It was definitely 6f77200f0c Jack Gordon. It looked like he 65a7d18459 had been ambushed by 263d25283c someone, with a laceration 9d25b47704 on one eye and d4b2fc30af blood flowing from his af9810d168 abdomen.0beaf848ce1a020f

‘Did he run 9e229e5be1 into a robber fc826b9606 or something?’720279eef3a0aef6

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Serena examined Jack’s 2dfd842e84 complexion with a 595a5d46a9 serious expression. She had heard e8efbdf06a he had considerable df80143091 talent in swordsmanship.bd331088980e0be6

Yet, seeing him 9dc7f76f00 in such a 143090abd3 state, it seemed 692550c494 he had barely b4d10f6256 survived an assassination 9411130c38 attempt.24f81f3a5d07aa7e

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‘Who could it be? Just like Azaid’s 34ca00fa00 friends, all hurt 108edecf40 and in chaos.’666ba7ee89dfb8c2

Serena grumbled as a2d48fd9f4 she rummaged through 2b6b4e6c58 her bag. Even though he 4ee89fa259 was the one 4d1dd6116e who had threatened 3360901d8f her just moments 90ba40e2a2 ago, she had 47d5a7f45f no hesitation in bb5838b38c treating him.51a5ebfe4fc162b5

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