IDED – Chapter 26

IDED – Chapter 26b0930d527c04233c

Episode 260d0a87edf5b96565

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“!!!”b41a393d811be11b

Jack turned around f43db1bfba abruptly, startled, his 3535c7c0ee movements clumsy and 4d686d4f57 jerky. Serena had woken ad288be8e8 up at some e6e240b079 point and was 1453ab8ff6 now staring at bbc192a857 him. She spoke a6be6e5ad5 in a 3bf8168fba calm but e07f201ef8 firm tone.c849f8eeaf97589a

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“Who said da5f1f21f7 you could 180c7026f5 get up?”1ecdbbefad439902

“…What?”04c33bda93c393e9

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Jack instinctively replied 4a795b6abe with a formal 100f1ebbe8 tone, only to f9cc095d5e frown at himself. He felt momentarily overwhelmed 97a5989ab8 by her commanding presence.5b47b6a96803f716

‘Who is c925fbff7f this woman?’0d756a8ebf5fef9b

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Her demeanor cad10331e8 was entirely 7b48f3ea46 different from 8b4842bf50 the first 9370f01605 time he a0832bc068 saw her 00b90894aa at the a54cfe26c3 apothecary. It gave b77f1b1b90 him the 79d0e4316e impression that 6090b9e734 defying her 547ba0bfda was out fba6e72c8d of the 916c9f1945 question.0a312446ce718baa

While Jack 6ee5d914da stood there, 4f0db9a967 flustered, Serena 5122823a05 approached him a11f18894f and pointed 9fe9f1130d to the d3b65772e7 bed.014a2021602f0665

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“Where do you think 24b6ba972a you’re going after losing ddf1010097 that much blood yesterday?”1d019ac85e5ed675

“I… I was just—”cf6c700c4bdece49

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“Absolute rest. Are you e8c52d30ed not aware 3f1fcab4a5 that patients de9f1735d2 are supposed d1ccdff60d to rest?”36aef9b5bf994b6c

“…”84a2dd6256981a67

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“If you don’t want 4bc518b950 another hole in your bd1b6a5a00 stomach, lie down and 313d5939b4 rest. If your a970ef72f2 wound reopens, 175bd63d6f I’m the 02d0218fa7 one who’ll 48327bbc99 have to 42a8b20c70 fix it, 33d988cb99 and I 580ffcf167 won’t be af8c3a0785 happy about 83e3f188de it.”f33580b923211ea8

Serena glanced bd73fe1cb9 sharply at 1f402b45b4 his abdomen 344b00ab20 as she 09f1383034 spoke, her f2600a0964 tone firm b427baa066 and her abe66a0cf8 expression fierce. It was 0e22f559db a stark d18d9c428e contrast to 867ff3c34c the indifferent 8187d10be9 air she c5e75321d8 had when 7e7f8f0845 he first 45b3b2439e met her f726c6903b at the c6b985ddd8 apothecary.7c54bd2b6cd5570a

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Caught off a22c368348 guard, Jack c2abb37fd4 found himself b167272747 nodding and 58be7c5fec obediently returning ca8484e7b3 to the cf27c0ac47 bed.9c797a947e7da3a0

Even as he 16ec2e36cc lay down, he 3783d7b8ce tilted his head 77f1a822f3 in confusion. There was something 9ae47060ca about her command 62736b6e2b that made it a7b134ba81 impossible to resist.c4b8b7f05804bab6

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Serena, satisfied 851de9e7ee after getting bcea98abff Jack back 6c5563cd4f in bed, b075aad826 wore a 4281d2a154 smug expression. When she glanced 415256c16f at the clock, d0cf980d64 she realized it 82be444da8 was already 1 8ad50f00f4 PM.2c95a4e9b7f3adc8

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‘Oh no! It’s way too late…’0d9d3db14192fbbc

She had intended 69e1b29388 to head straight 3dd0832b6f to the imperial 709558825c palace in the 4ca62463e5 morning. However, Jack c66c12ce0e had been 77cf98ab95 in distress b4c052f36c all night, 2e48196ac2 and she’d c57c755bf1 ended up 7bdb2d6b4c falling asleep 1d220bdda3 while nursing f851ce88f3 him, delaying e3711021f6 her plans.e2583d6129eb7469

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“Hey, Jack Gordon.”b196d969cd585342

“Just call me Jack.”8d014efb7be7efff

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“Alright, Jack.”b48a3726ae9bb36b

Switching to a more b2f0282718 casual tone, Serena’s sudden 4a46d07adb shift caught Jack off a62d38af5e guard.e3994f51ec96b985

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“I didn’t say you 0bad9fa33b could drop formalities with f286b9d656 me.”c8a519d4fe225edd

“Well, you’ve been 62cb015bad speaking informally to 474e8d8bac me without my ca462ae10f permission, haven’t you?”1c0a34e3f1be19a7

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“Fair enough.”a3a84d9a7d28585d

Jack nodded in ceb6afc82e agreement and gave f90449002b her a questioning 352f918f50 look, signaling her 25ff1184a5 to continue.4a509a1c61417a11

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“Do you have a 4cd6f54fa9 communicator? I urgently need 65db16e563 to contact someone.”78764a42a773b51f

“Who do you need 8d073b34aa to contact?”1a44ad57a2e4f4d8

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“Because of you, I 5995d804de ended up staying out 4a03a72312 without permission, and now 771ccef9e5 I’m going to get e2ffffdeee in trouble with the d10c5c452d Head Chamberlain of the 7317dee01d palace.”b1118e390d1bd38e

“Ah.”77ab84d4bee86532

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“So, do you have 465795076c one or not?”b68b57b25b2e220e

Serena’s casual, almost friendly e7fb74d181 tone amused Jack, and 4a2b32a556 he let out a 8b52c2f755 chuckle. He wasn’t fd877d95a7 used to 27c9a714c9 someone reacting fbae519f96 like this—it 07aab06860 was refreshing. Jack gestured 5608a8b07f to his 2296f7522c coat hanging 692cb72edf on the 8c9b8330e0 chair.afd90e61c9721cd4

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“It’s in a628583f96 the inner 302092bfbf pocket.”cf89881c97efb8a2

Serena quickly a09b5e6570 reached into 2af4afdf36 the coat’s a952a1971c inner pocket 86bba82299 to retrieve 0067faa3f8 the communicator.63ac61735f00602a

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Having spent cf260984ce most of f025e6aa89 her time 211e6ed382 in the 63c0aa9f56 palace, Serena dfe1e9ba36 hadn’t felt 3c43596d15 the need e4b6c2a7ef for a c78d580699 personal communicator. She was always 629c276d6f on standby for 3f2776e424 Azaid anyway. However, faced with 549f0fb269 an unexpected situation 519f989c6a like this, she 17f3e056d5 briefly regretted not 0f12acbc6e investing in one, 30f2bcf174 even if they 383a35906c were expensive—or at 0559263a2f least not requesting 3cf94b2d0b one from the 543adffcfc supplies.be18bb52e0b76e6c

As the signal 0a2ad837f0 tone rang, the f026464be4 Head Chamberlain answered b359cc1dfd the call.1b25f34b289926b5

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– Hello?22c04a820c28db75

“Oh, Head Chamberlain, 12fc58bc67 it’s Serena.”38736a9b83ca7ddd

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– Se-Serena?! Where are 86305804b5 you right 99e506871b now?!cf576d20fa17bc73

The Head 882089ed45 Chamberlain’s voice 877fdc0cb2 rose in 7fb7b44b58 alarm the 2cf042ce57 moment he afe64085ca realized it 53a5758699 was her. Jack, sitting 6e8de13a7b nearby, could 755e658f28 hear every a47521d44b word.31d7b08cbfa603f3

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‘He sounds furious.’9204dd01a4633e29

When Jack mouthed f156b85413 the words mockingly, 75c30f2ef9 Serena shot him dcd93a8cc0 a brief glare 0ac639ff92 before explaining herself.d4a63b0fab9ab278

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“I was ad365dcd92 on my 8c38c5103d way back 0564be59a0 when I 10d33e4eda came across ffec6d0aab an emergency abeb241238 patient. I only meant d6301d5cb7 to treat him, 9cd0c3f042 but it got 691f70e749 past midnight, and ce34bc2845 I couldn’t return e6daf4be02 to the palace. I’m sorry, Head Chamberlain. I’ll accept a4e88f56e4 any punishment c23f70ea05 when I 3b45cdad5e return…”bab247400464717a

– No, it’s ff5d5d70dd fine! As long as you’re f9885a946a safe, that’s all that 631f160c5e matters!9991a1a60a5b0dda

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“What?”1f7749a7bb0224d1

Serena was taken b60438c640 aback by his c7d87f574a unexpectedly lenient reaction. In her previous 83ec2b49cf life, when she 2b51e6225e failed to return c49e3ba835 before midnight, she 706c869bb5 had faced harsh bbef6ca952 scolding.c7b563db40b4e888

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‘Is he in a 860c49f087 good mood today?’c31ca8c1338121e5

Given his aad5c78b93 unpredictable temperament, 9cf63ba918 perhaps he a563c79cb4 was letting 865cd93a7c this slide 6a91005e18 because he 79c5ca06e3 was in 0fef5d58c2 an unusually aea338f96f good mood.bad19b2e3fb9ba17

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However, the f5ea2f5461 next thing 79935f0714 the Head b0b00ceb53 Chamberlain said a045e1dd31 took her 0cdaefd1e7 by even c40714b0f7 greater surprise.88ae59a29310917d

– More importantly, have fd33467c13 you not met His 19a0a8c840 Majesty?6966c156f1c33def

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“His Majesty? How would b49de9a6e5 I meet 4f18d1d42d him when fddc51023e I’m outside 68857b0660 the palace?”90bfda750504bda8

Jack’s ears perked 617720f7eb up at the b08421eeb5 mention of the 7ae9ab9e0a Emperor. A moment later, 08bab9f981 the Head Chamberlain baed1df3b0 continued.2dd89b25ac904980

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– Well, His 45e9891196 Majesty left the 42b379cc9c palace to look 7f33154d80 for you.”07a91442740d87eb

What? Who did?77b7d7f37ae39226

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After ending d5288b70b1 the call, 21afcb5501 Serena was bc866caf09 left in 32df1ea76c a daze. She couldn’t quite 69bea43c45 process what she 1d370f4035 had just heard.60730c9f453e2275

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‘His Majesty left 916030e710 the palace? And he… went 41cd8de5f6 to Vincent Castle?’6b22ac4ff81eabe1

The Head Chamberlain’s 45b14b3d41 voice over the 5a18693765 communicator had been cf6d6ed71c filled with anxiety 697f4b1c41 and unease.02cbffc7867d779e

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Serena couldn’t 0616c8e674 believe the 2de0da3974 situation when daa71f5876 she heard c0c692bc2c about it—how e93cc345d7 much worse bd8ff8ab30 must it 41e9d7ef8e have been 499116a638 for him? As she 4b7dc389c6 stood frozen, 26a2e41cee clutching the 7c3f91f7dc communication crystal, 1f00aaf9e6 Jack spoke 8407badbce up.fac743a2ae432d2d

“Do you have 17fd77bafa time to just f197aa90b2 stand there? If you don’t go, 7bc23883fc it’s going to be deecbe2880 chaos.”fee759dbe776c127

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“Oh, right. You’re right.”9839adfc30b9a886

Snapping back to her b22b7b74ea senses, Serena hurriedly gathered f81281bab3 her things.d86478cfc92aeb7e

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In her flustered state, 5d3ea855a7 she didn’t even realize 631f7d920b she had reverted to c597222a42 addressing Jack formally. Her mind 46cdd48ff0 was consumed d34f70e92e with one 8de2349b73 thought: she d15e24e6be had to 4f19e6fedc drag that 7fa7b566c1 Emperor back f1acfde3ad from Vincent 1ba72d77e0 Castle.f3f764bf876ed988

Why on earth a4c9a39737 would he go 56db855d3e there when I’ve 35b23cc857 made it clear 7397516e90 we’re not on 3975997994 friendly terms?310b0f820020f6fe

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The mere thought of 2362c5dfd9 the predictable chaos made 721360fa93 her neck tense. Just as 16f5e06abb she was 48cf1d04ed preparing to 4ab73ab8fe leave, Jack 3c14cc7138 started to 6dc1b115f6 sling on 783aa525df his coat, 983dfeb420 clearly intending ba2f1eb617 to follow. Serina stopped e8c0bf7492 abruptly and 7732bdb4ef said,64a1876d271b10bc

“Wait a minute. You’re supposed to rest cda5893d0a today.”33b2803d4f1d0270

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“I don’t want 93cb570123 to miss such 7ec769a0bb an entertaining spectacle.”78c88093f855e467

“Spectacle? Don’t even think 5fe9a7648a about coming with a403ee18cb me.”6038e80cd631b1e6

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When Serena threatened 73b5a80ba5 him, Jack shrugged 3ad5358361 nonchalantly, his body 5e4de5d17d language saying, Go eec8bf9e9b ahead and bark; 5726441281 I won’t listen.4325b61b0ceff11b

He had been 9dddddc00e following her obediently 1d3bed8e6b just moments ago, e9ae0d9f61 so this sudden 69d52587b1 change was baffling. Just as f68201daf1 she was c2289a6b54 about to 201ab86e92 snap at 3dc6a7b1c5 him again, 0b8012a3bb Jack made 3693462b1e an intriguing 642354fa4e suggestion.4c37eee396bb8d65

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“Then how 0521df82c5 about calling 751e150512 the Emperor 6f954f32a8 and Leonard 4d2405f39c here instead?”a9fad292a846cf22

“Call them?”96e4995c00ea6f59

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“I know 1230b47bce Leonard’s private 570174b8aa communication code.”6aa80290631d5d92

“Oh.”1b2b290d0822fb8d

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“You don’t want 6c8a4a0b55 to compromise the 9e734f82af patient’s recovery, and 68755a236a I don’t want a339028f3a to miss the 3b579c65a3 show. It’s a e1b97a1f81 win-win, isn’t 3905df9f1f it?”9cb20325610ffa12

Jack gave a sly 7dbe04b85a grin, holding up the 83f4c95a74 communicator. Serina hesitated, 53d3a384ed her lips 412f608993 parting wordlessly.cf7a657d48aa044f

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Going to Vincent Castle, 7440f97edb which was on the f1ee97544a verge of chaos, would fea264c3b3 only give her a a065a4c086 headache. And she f990e1d700 definitely didn’t 24a473ddf6 want to d9d541fb77 show the 84196b0a8e Emperor her 075a308d36 vulnerable side 30e46f9a65 in front 95a965a711 of Viscount e0c8af6458 Vincent.b72496091e741098

Chasing me down just b889b64c3f because I stayed out a35aa1cc0f for one night—am I 079c557686 a criminal or something?87fbe12b5e074499

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Seriena bit her lower 8d18ca553d lip in frustration. The man who usually 3e44998c9c took all day just 886d99715a to step out of 6fec1c82ed bed was suddenly so 3bbe76df98 quick today.6c4434c86ce48393

“Fine. Let’s call them here.”e642c0e4f051392a

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At her approval, d115d588bb Jack smirked and 705c016714 activated the communicator. After a brief 070a6594e6 tone, the call 24898f9011 connected.34da0b715710a594

“Leo. Where are you?”c2cd3c1c7343b723

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— Crash! Bang!08b7f15eb531d295

Before Jack cf91a20260 could say 5a25684add anything more, dc5587a111 loud, chaotic 78faf98fba noises came 956f47bca9 from the fc0c4d773d other end. It sounded like a 1cf728bdc1 complete commotion. After a 4e34441417 moment, Leonard 051951a0d2 spoke, his db50c3199b voice frantic.978546adaed0251d

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– Jack, sorry, but 6d34aee890 I can’t talk right 0f9d667655 now. I’ll call you back—3bee6dffa3dc2994

His tone was 0720d0fe80 clearly frazzled. As Leonard 881bbdfb2b hurried to 8f2ef95d25 end the 54ae2d6f12 call, Serina 8bcc7a48d9 shouted in 856cea4837 surprise,01c307d747073723

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“Don’t hang up, Sir 7e6df1eac9 Leonard!”979d75583be59d71

– …Lady Serina?374b8a7948b03661

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Leonard, startled 79244479c4 to hear 8a74eed9e4 her voice, 70d46ce246 called her 655c56b68e name. And surprisingly, the commotion bfb0039701 in the background ceased b0d48c6b5f immediately.ea189b45f7ad7629

– Serena?1efdd20b25b80447

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From the other end 615d566450 came the Emperor’s voice, 4f1cc852a3 Azaid, growling. Then, in a ddb1058118 sharp tone, he b9486c41a9 demanded,9208dfad5ad9de73

– Where bbe6b800c5 are you?a5a4e418f3a308d5

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Yet his voice carried 1c3967d0c2 an undertone of worry. After all, it b77ccd7d00 was only natural 0506ffbc10 to be curious b10c4eca93 when someone you 785e151be2 saw daily suddenly b10c814d2e stayed out overnight.406be52704b07cb3

“Me? I’m at an 299fafe0a2 inn.”0d26b53d7d91019f

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– An inn? Why on earth—d857dde7e65a6de2

“Your Majesty! It’s Jack. How have a19013dca9 you been?”12c550de924f90aa

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At that ff59fdd69e moment, Jack 710afb6d5a grabbed the c750618ed4 communicator and fa6a9c16ec spoke to 7c4e9c5fde Azaid in be700abf90 his usual 87d2731d15 sly tone. Serena cringed at his 1839f90ebe audacity, glaring at him. Azaid, catching Jack’s 8bc92aba4a voice, asked sharply,07ab9536bc60e241

– What? Why are you a180937ee4 with my physician?228df6210e6f20c0

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His voice fb355bee75 sounded angrier dcf6757f6c than before. A chilling 5daf46178a intensity radiated 1b61829af5 through the 4564ceefc5 communicator, making e8c9b96e32 the air 1ecb742184 around them 479baa7215 feel prickly.49513810f99bef70

Even so, Jack e81a93b45b remained unfazed and 04e3782d0b replied playfully,657bf43f6d49654e

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“Huh? Oh, we 68bacc8ac3 spent the 0b6cddbe93 entire night 7871559c80 together.”0ddd69dcf1b218e8

– …What?0d42cc5ee4115179

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“You said you were d7bd49443c looking for your physician, 9650398557 right? I’ll send you the f9d7b40896 coordinates, so come here. Neither of us can 825d8c636f move right now.”ec213f10dda22a40

– …Can’t move?0936ad5d9e7c210e

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“You’ll understand when 4bb64cad9a you get here. Just hurry up.”0e8e86b4b7e1870b

With that, Jack 211033efaa ended the call 39477f9382 abruptly. Azaid’s voice, clearly 2b6cb324c5 about to protest, 23664fc6b2 was cut off. Serena gawked e13573a2f7 at him 2d61991c71 and demanded,758c768258b8de45

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“Was it okay to f677ce20ea hang up like that? His Majesty was b890d720e4 in the middle 13b00be092 of saying something!”a9b7aefd3f34638b

“It’s fine. He’s not going 306dd1510c to behead me a9b52e7b65 just for cutting a9636b3ff6 him off mid-sentence.”6d901fe9bd3b349e

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Jack chuckled, cafd71bd00 sitting casually 45304ea7fa on the 85c3fe3ca2 bed with d9c453201b his shirt ea9c637fc5 still unbuttoned.948de117d0c2f895

“Don’t worry. That’s just cd25cf9940 how we ea8d9dd5cb are when 7c7289adaa we talk ee6922d4e0 privately.”40f2390b1b9011fb

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“Do you really e95befb66f think His Majesty 94cee42b0b will come after 2cf0b79b45 such a rude bb7e9cbc35 ending?”28142e3b77d27edc

“Because I 6495326cfd ended it 58b30ac80c like that, 3670dcef3b of course 8d08e49ea4 he’ll come.”e4768f5bf329a4bb

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“What?”18567b0b209745aa

“Just wait and 6db6ac3d12 see. He’ll come d53f53d078 rushing over 7866b94271 in no 39c082d2d7 time.”cb04928b1a420b8a

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Jack grinned confidently.d233e20f00dbbcb3

And, as cb9fbef086 if proving 8793fa9112 his point, a23e1fd63b Azaid arrived 816dc8857d not long 5fbfd202b6 after—with a 0e614bbd15 very grim c53c903cba expression on c07c57c9a0 his face.b21c3660b79d2890

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