IDED – Chapter 25

IDED – Chapter 25df5a3564086f0d38

Episode 25ae3f26bf7d142690

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Serena hastily 79d80ba3a4 administered first fa09b2b938 aid to a804447f25 Jack before 90febfe04a taking him 4d3fe6d60c to a 742f388029 nearby inn.63a9d91d48187a5f

Dragging an 75445eaaac unconscious adult f57c20bf6d male behind 029c4c7e77 her drew d05c550839 shocked expressions 5793a91f99 from the d13bf1ae3a innkeeper, but 6a5174741d since she 9a199e49f2 was a 323ff2b03c familiar face, a5f168a831 they helped f86b58384a her carry a79c72031f him to 7f67700e9b a room.cb30f61a8f790170

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Once Jack 976eac530d was laid 3d3ac9fa33 on the 40663ba6e0 bed, Serina 3e7e79f892 inspected his 3646eeb67c wounds under c39d1113db better light.1b5cba919a4d5fb8

‘One eye f9d236fd21 is already 67791b79f0 too late.’4e6fed6481efe57f

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The stab b1d6167387 wound was abcbc5b856 too deep. The damage 770551f4fc to his df723f7421 eye was 11e9e5c656 beyond repair, c12414d7dc and it 342552ae33 was unlikely f70a478762 he’d regain 5b8c78b228 vision in 5d3d5230cb that eye.595917f3af5fcba7

‘Still, I have 79b4f971c1 to save his 8310228dd6 life. It’d be too 5235c50194 much to leave 963c008447 him as a ea469e51d4 corpse and face f293f3fdc8 the innkeeper later.’e395c4282565fb80

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Serina washed her 59b37b75d1 hands and pulled e6a3282988 out herbs and f100190734 suturing tools from 1677020846 her ever-present medical 5b5f8c4df6 kit, placing them 42fcbb4391 on the table.24ea4ce65361f5c7

She crushed the f69f43250c herbs into a 9fcd07f48b paste, applied it 65be602841 to Jack’s eye, f0335f27d7 and wrapped it 0b6d8b024b with a bandage. These herbs 249afd11b9 were known 26e02bb4f9 to be 9149ce9763 highly effective 443b268ea5 for wound 0b0e5cbe48 healing.67f9b07509675231

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Thanks to 5a78b0e78e the first 631a57f691 aid she’d fb8356902b already performed 0ad885eb2b earlier, the 883234133d treatment went c294df6096 smoothly.080162f9f43c3177

Next, she painstakingly removed 542e240f4d Jack’s blood-soaked shirt, disinfected 309b13fae6 the wounds, and began 84752dee8b stitching them up.5ec8db70efe548e9

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“Ugh…”25f6529b76d2ef10

Even unconscious, 08af2fde41 Jack groaned 1ae2a493f1 in pain. Serena took a cb8a91ad57 paralysis herb from e8cb132bed her bag and 61de8cceae placed it under 66e84affae his nose.fd9245b3969bedab

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A few 6192d7f9d5 minutes later, 6da81d6150 his expression 6fd1a3e5e9 eased, and 223fe40d7f the groans b47b42f37b ceased.e1682638faaf573f

Serena carefully finished d24aebea01 stitching his wounds fc00666b25 and wrapped them 934c68dec0 in bandages. When the 3d8f98562b treatment was 370e499d70 complete, she e4da6c5ddc wiped the 1324b0a784 sweat off 6d100a7cfb her forehead 197b5e7a2a and glanced 108da15be3 at the e09ff69704 clock. It was well past 7909a55393 midnight.57ea42930b02a8d4

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‘Great. I’ve broken curfew.’17c65f55c39436c9

The imperial palace 4711a1e31b was sealed off 7818a99a71 after midnight, and e1d2fce767 no one was b3769326d0 allowed in or e1a0998f92 out. Returning now 85e0c30687 was out cdf3e0f6b7 of the 59ca524733 question.a29895fc2192afa7

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Serena sighed. She’d been a60e34f96e so focused eef391c662 on tending 0f9d339b4e to her a9f1b938fa patient that bf3719d212 she hadn’t 3682c2a288 realized how a90da3a4d6 late it f25a48bc34 had gotten. A breach of curfew 185677e8f9 would surely land her 98bb7414bc in trouble with the 547b372b3b palace overseer.052191eca16f0b70

But I was 7741cab91d saving the Emperor’s c3d97912c7 friend—surely that counts 078aaad0e1 for something.4c56411c2d39928c

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Rationalizing her 8e166001e7 situation, she dda0d0aaad stood up d2f62eb0be and fetched ddf97cc3f2 a cloth 3fa3c605c6 and a 83cfc41163 basin of 20be2d8068 water. She placed 0b6d7633e2 the damp d71cc584f1 cloth on 65f3b0a3b4 Jack’s forehead.f0f7e00b790055c1

Although the 0bd2211c64 treatment had f2c2e926bf gone well, 0f69ec37d8 the significant c5d0323087 blood loss d51005ecda and deep 864bb7d735 wounds made 728b70d0e4 it impossible 25f344c1cc to avoid ef3bf88d46 a fever.90f894dd77207f1e

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Having already missed curfew, 1e8657a631 Serena resolved to stay 347f59ecf9 and give her patient eadbd926d0 the best care she a4d780536e could. She murmured softly to ce4f326e29 Jack, as if casting 1e844b78a0 a spell:589efa1792527901

“You’ve endured well. Just hang on 348298462f for today, and 415a81a21d everything will be f69591bfed fine.”641510aed46015d2

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Exhausted from her efforts, 03b33ce21d Serena eventually fell asleep f1bcef8ad2 while tending to Jack, 6e28b67804 completely unaware of the bef8e59979 chaos unfolding in the 586428b161 imperial palace.4b87f482c0cae6bd

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The Next Morning.70134b6ac2e3a93d

In the palace, Azaid 10b792ad43 found himself puzzled by 39e007ff2d Serena’s absence. For the 5ffee48c7e first time, f69932502d she had 50126b9722 failed to 13cc986662 show up e2d0fde3fb for her 40bee45937 morning rounds.470593cc3df18e98

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Worried she might be cbfe70f3c5 unwell, he sent someone 5e9ad7690b to check on her. Instead, the 6e7a3ddf36 palace overseer b200671c2f delivered shocking 1dff7f16d2 news.8d2bf2b5c068028b

“Actually, Lady Serena stayed 86442b0856 out overnight without permission.”dfc3077f6078a675

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“What? Serena didn’t return last 574d50f1a6 night?”a309ea4e5f725e36

Azaid’s eyes widened b2c7e5d184 in disbelief at 8dfa9d720c the overseer’s report. Trembling slightly, bf4702c718 the overseer e8173207dd stammered:1a4f28291aaf104f

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“Y-yes, Your Majesty. We’ve been unable to 580185fd79 contact her, and she 1c459f84a5 left no explanation.”0ef1b54d0b25aab5

The overseer ea32452512 glanced nervously 9454211862 at the 425df45490 Emperor, whose 57f0fd2c27 sharp gaze e03f190902 was like 645769d6ae a blade. Lowering his head, the 3b25c9364f overseer braced himself.5d1615729280c71b

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An unauthorized overnight absence?8e1b11787bc552fa

Serena had never done 1f23738dc1 such a thing before, f81ac97f88 leaving Azaid deeply unsettled. Under normal b246400be5 circumstances, he bb6b65169c might have dcc7470de8 let it 1e9c0f612f slide, trusting f3be2dde48 her to 6941015ef6 handle things. But this 6455335e13 was the e0360d0aec day after 476675ebb5 she’d mentioned 52ecb13240 visiting Baron fe699cc16a Vincent’s estate.9bff1caacd389ca3

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Could the Baron have 6cc9cd5b94 detained her?6f767e7dbc0d62f2

Azaid regretted not forbidding 3bdaa74b10 her from going. As the thought crossed 0caff4e907 his mind, his grip e73e3c277c tightened.1e6dcf113ddf6d3e

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Crack.30536436fc4deddd

The pen 22d992b4cc in Azaid’s cd260e84ca hand snapped bc893f42a9 in two, bffeeb2c4e then burst 479e7717ba into flames, 62579a559e leaving nothing d82e2300ee but ashes.21c03bf63ec349cc

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Witnessing this, 0c02222d77 the overseer 8cd85a6e10 dropped to 78be8027a8 the floor, 3167102b2c groveling in 8f18b35545 fear.22db2c5ed7262e52

“P-please have 269ac54e29 mercy, Your 03ad0dbdd6 Majesty!”05a71bcfeae1224f

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It was no secret 588410bfb8 in the palace that 296d984d61 the Emperor held Serena 4069ca4fb0 in high regard—though he 0306fb2ce2 had never openly admitted 89636df067 it, anyone with sense 54915378a0 could tell.a4bf69ed8e444664

Now, the 960647dc91 overseer, Sebastian, 3bad194708 found himself 694f257d8b on the 75906dfbc5 verge of 30b5a58b41 life and 56b91ee48a death. If Serena failed to a6a6cdd89e return safely, he knew d05b29f543 he wouldn’t escape responsibility.5d8b52f5ce6b7bad

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Lady Serena, where bbe69302d6 are you? Please, send word!516cb064c46c5c1f

As Sebastian 37203f6da8 sweated in e6167efded silent agony, 9f6fe731d6 Azaid’s thoughts 8981bec48c were elsewhere.bae963bdf6f5925d

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If she really is 7223ab664b being held at Vincent’s e112098552 estate, should I go 997cc1d754 and get her myself?0fffee3e92b5dd12

No, that’d 59f455595b be humiliating 8d9f3e794b if it f4d5062ad4 turns out e956ad0a20 to be fdf600f44f nothing. And even if e492b9eec4 he has detained 550c369f64 her, he’d just d222386f3a deny it.bb5859afcd2698b2

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His mind b2f7aceb1d spun with da23dc2566 countless speculations. It was only natural; 15a57c50ce Serena had left so 08cfea8f3e boldly but hadn’t returned, 920963fe2a and that alone was 4256dbedf3 cause for alarm.daf687a680be6023

Wait until 8caac0e94e she comes d9fc5bb169 back? What if she doesn’t?94a386123e81bde2

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The thought of f852f30070 Serena being absent 16717e8bb4 from the palace 0a482b13bf left Azaid feeling 8ac74e408e an unsettling void, c457209ec4 as if eating ed439c84e1 a cream bun db9ac82d07 without the cream.75ac299b361bb4f8

The mere notion 29fc74d5f8 of something happening 2c9d13bdd3 to her sent f3fbfd90c1 a chill down b00e083d41 his spine, igniting b90703c0bd a simmering fury.c1b38499a5b7b76b

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Whatever the 2f4d18af41 case, Azaid c93b863145 wouldn’t feel 01324f8326 at ease 4657e7c121 until Serena eff1193ced was back 963ccc957f safely. Resolving himself, he thought:2eed946736340141

She hasn’t even 6c242a2ad7 cured my illness 1f26146566 yet. Leaving now 4092d3ae16 would be 78ffa4d0e2 a breach 745adaf274 of contract.2a3dbc16b75ed2f7

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Yes, Serena had agreed 726725b4e0 to a one-year term 77f9c767f5 with Azaid, and it 24ddb2211f hadn’t even been six b44345416f months. Leaving the palace now e01f0702cc would be unthinkable.8eb3ca91ee0e6d6b

Right. This is about 73a8021d0e tracking down a e2d7713089 runaway doctor. It’s not f6fc1b59dd because I’m 06b6c27905 worried.2af2eea55caf66da

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Convincing himself, Azade 533291b874 finally spoke.993bd73bd156adb0

“Leonard.”4d4b18a2f979a35a

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“Yes, Your Majesty.”f59690ca59f2f8ae

“It’s been 89e4627ed7 a while 5149e009fb since my 16a8a50125 last incognito f1ecd98ec4 outing, hasn’t 7aee7d4db9 it?”268874b8d5286787

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“Pardon? Do you mean 1c2969c47c now?”1d0e3daacf8b11e2

Leonard stared at Azaid b2dc71fa8b in disbelief as the 2f5f5d6b11 Emperor avoided his gaze, 33331eec2b feigning nonchalance.84167b7d8c2d7ba1

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“Right. Since I’m 721cc7a9d2 at it, 9888925798 I might 7306cf0666 as well cb7e7de4a1 see for 3aecff1d48 myself what 0501d29312 the nobles’ 4106944a12 reputation is ff4c46087f like and af37adf7d8 how the c44f87b3f1 citizens of a63e6b1060 the empire f0ff66a320 are living.”44cd80ff3dcd7f86

Leonard, observing Azaid’s c29116a7ce demeanor, belatedly realized 1f0451c973 his true intention.39f52151228562ef

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‘You’re planning to ce24a9d86b personally search for 80b115954f Lady Serena, aren’t 2612b0de95 you? You’re not being honest, 556e9b34db as always.’5af63c6435a3bb68

“Are you 92e1cf258f worried about 3c31d79537 Lady Serena?”c89d5bb151e5dc2e

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“Worried? No, it’s not 2e94f89a9b that. Leonard, what nonsense ad934dc1d8 are you saying? I’m merely trying bae29d8431 to gauge public 7244f32253 sentiment.”4ee4fc104f0d4810

Azaid vehemently denied it, be33736c17 but Leonard chuckled lightly.9fdd8b9c7e03793b

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“Of course, Your Majesty. I deeply admire f928adc788 your boundless concern 6add470f35 for public sentiment.”a657490a43887e7e

“…”95c812a4a88119ff

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“Well then, I’ll make 6d53651336 the preparations.”5d24fdab2702f162

“Do that.”34d2155392f96d70

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Azaid replied 9066cbc16e reluctantly, letting 4c41b79754 out an 18cccfdbf1 unconscious sigh.727f453057f629d6

Watching this, the 54841c0ef8 palace chamberlain was 93c64f9c46 certain: Serena Vincent 17f19c631a had the emperor d54cf625da wrapped around her d460b96d2f finger.2b0ed78f62219fbd

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The next 51a640a118 morning, with 89e9b71a93 the sun 8769c05537 shining brightly.f00906da893694a0

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Jack, who had 47448007df been on the 1fa8051f11 brink of death 25837af63b the night before, d109d92c4f had his life aadd3acfa5 saved thanks to 5facd8dc2f Serena’s devoted care.615845e20bc2e7f4

“Ugh.”216590b2c40da5d6

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The pain came rushing e710a6eec5 in as soon as ef2d6522c9 he awoke, likely because efd731fb2e the anesthesia had worn a67cf5ee07 off. The left eye, which e0eaa22c04 was injured, hurt terribly. As he 5505829e52 instinctively reached 5422ed2d1f for his 4a94ca7908 eye, he 31a8415f23 stopped upon 07b57328e1 feeling the 3719d6d583 bandages wrapped 2ee8a32989 around it.afca91a21a54046c

“Who treated me?”57646477edb5304a

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His memory of 1f55881ced the previous night 1c5564ada8 was hazy. While investigating 23bdce289a an illegal 8b87cc1033 trade of 572f1d0b17 magic stones, 18c124d5a4 he had 271507dec7 been ambushed 8db12c9fc3 by assassins.3ab15e9c42f25a6f

Unarmed at ea5ac91754 the time, 15b2cc06af he had 6ae66b4f69 fought back 4d6b0ae929 with a dbc6b28d71 short dagger fc2604ecb3 and struggled a3efe7d272 against the a1f479b182 overwhelming number ecaa8a4a38 of assailants.8ae20c9dbc0065aa

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He vaguely remembered c036a97c7f escaping, but everything d899d21015 after that was 9acaf037e0 a blur.032ff136bd445b69

‘Who could have 6cf1e082b6 attacked me? There are 3531fa2be0 too many 1004b55c12 suspects.’3d27b0dd11422af7

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Grinding his da0dcfe7ed teeth, Jack 36d4d3e2e7 vowed not 1e231ba864 to let 83ce852ee0 the humiliation 12a97f7af8 go unanswered. As he tried 1a310af3ba to sit up, 8f6fe0ed63 sharp pain shot 71a4383af2 through his abdomen.ae5dd56e0e83554d

“Tch. Damn, it hurts.”a42169edb375fd37

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Cursing under his breath, 8e916ac4bc Jack leaned against the a01931cda1 headboard and noticed a 2db46e6afe woman curled up asleep 11a69dd626 on a sofa nearby.c14108eae8dcbb3f

His defenses immediately c0efdb856f went up as 951800a257 he narrowed his 3bd3c95e3d eyes at the 25a7b100a6 unfamiliar figure. With one eye bandaged, 584e0ca50c his gaze looked almost 693b6c3d50 piercing.6562e53da8868065

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‘That woman…’2de5c97d9edef4d3

Upon closer 1980d2d09a inspection, the 84fc412b30 woman with a7ed762f61 long, deep 11f447d689 violet hair b7d7b4db92 looked familiar.cbc0244d80817181

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‘Serena Vincent, was d95127312e it?’aecc07d9e2a03a4a

Jack recalled seeing her 83b8e22ba9 at the apothecary the adf25822b4 previous day. Now that he thought 36bd8348a1 about it, he vaguely 89e175c512 remembered catching a glimpse 8585e6e7a1 of violet hair before ee1fd07621 losing consciousness.f29778f7af9666ee

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‘Did she 93986f56a7 treat me?’ff3a05e82703b42b

He squinted as 253e63cca4 he scanned the 3b22caf2bd surroundings. On the table, 2caf081f70 there were blood-stained 69f840c27b cloths and medicine 1711ec3585 bottles scattered haphazardly.f53446352048d4d6

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The bandages around 0d253efc6c his abdomen and 3881a95bb2 eye made it 2b99db0f35 clear that she 27c77bd179 had been the 4ba58f0f60 one to treat 33804867d3 him.7f372b8d3a6bb935

‘Now that I think e74e790198 about it, wasn’t she bca1837313 introduced as Azaid’s personal 8d357046f9 physician?’6bd89bd765ebaeac

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Still sitting 6d41397ef1 on the dfe8c1810c bed, Jack 956fb194e3 studied Serena 4266c0a505 intently.950ba10593fdffbb

In truth, Jack 184981a37b had been secretly 43027edeab investigating the illegal 04e5f47971 trade of magic 8513ab483f stones on Azaid’s 2bc0c86a90 orders. Publicly, he 1fbba4b745 was a 33a18c0df5 merchant guild da0fdd0475 leader and 9ab5d41249 Azaid’s friend, a78c712cef but in 6fd95df240 reality, he f9b2776888 also acted 5087e844c2 as a 7363cb4a73 civilian intelligence 97f99b53f9 operative.bd5c644f73f6fdbd

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His frequent absences e9c0d3c2c3 from the guild f1add4a79c were a result 04b86e5021 of being caught 81d1c2ccda up in tasks ced3130953 assigned by his 2efef0b913 overbearing friend.ea6d77a4525de1cd

When Jack had 16233d452d last visited the 0c1a9831e4 capital to report, e662b11d0e he had only 601f3da396 heard about Azaid’s 4bf8bed244 new personal physician 146e023866 in passing.e0d4f0e748ef41af

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At the d47910dff9 time, he e48f754bfd had dismissed 3330bf6a3e it as 7dab62a170 unimportant, assuming 48223aa9bd she wouldn’t 395bb577cc last long, 3a84254077 and returned fe18e6461c to his 0a0a02f5d6 investigation.92fd142a325998d8

But upon 13297deabe his return e8aae262a1 to the 0d11c4082d capital this e7e66d05ff time, the 3d08f51224 rumors surrounding d9c54269b6 her had 3731ba230f completely changed. While most of the 1acfed6001 talk centered on alleged c098e608e5 romantic tensions between the ee2c997f08 emperor and his physician, 404a77ff34 what truly caught Jack’s 73b136133d attention was something else.9c1adf300ef79776

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“Every morning, the emperor 97172105ec starts his day with 8c491ae2a1 his physician’s greeting. She is the one b5239c0c54 who must wake him, e503961438 though occasionally, he wakes f3689331dd early and waits for 89b956c860 her instead.”e48e1b6b1c5f2547

“What? Azaid wakes 21f34de3ee up in 922a29415f the morning?”37c1f8667117b7d4

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Jack knew just how 50026e0189 much Azaid loathed waking f96008e49e up early. No, to be more 646337ba60 accurate, he knew just 0884f20ff8 how unmotivated the emperor 517783b6ce was in general.592c854121b3aa16

Yet here 5cd4a140c4 he was, 2920976360 waking up 60edf5e4e1 in the e324d85fcc morning—and even 4a48ba885c waiting for 5e0fb5dffd someone?07cda30ae3709e24

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“That can’t be true.”11ac87a0866356a2

Jack dismissed it a54f048228 as idle gossip, d80b06a4f8 exaggerated by those bb642a9b5e with too much 1049abbedf time on their b55c746c42 hands.24821397c3c89a7c

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Still, he couldn’t help f65949eb0f but be curious about 08094720f5 the kind of woman 4d231d812f she was. That curiosity 712e472a3e had led 12f91d41ec him to 5f887a828a notice her 817eacbe5c at the 9a8f12c981 apothecary.4f88d29e84862fb6

Contrary to his expectations, da2c71df0a Serena seemed ordinary. She was ff737b3656 a little db6fa27767 pretty, perhaps, 0faaf7fb35 but nothing 87eb284a2d remarkable. Certainly not someone who 2699ca2f0b looked capable of “taming” 446395a308 the emperor.ad9aa022c3d80312

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‘Now I owe her.’92a809ae8fffb50c

Deciding this b090ac4e75 wasn’t the 440942ba2f time to 6eb4e60252 linger, Jack 7f7695c42b began to a87c7b007b get dressed b73998488b quietly. He moved as dae580aaa4 stealthily as possible, a4ff1e6d1b but a cold 10b61de643 voice stopped him 6dfc8dcd63 in his tracks.7ddd473251291b33

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“Hold it.”667ae1d22352f20a

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