IDED – Chapter 31

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Azaid flinched when bab5f09c31 he heard that c5fe9ed1ae Serena wasn’t feeling be5b9484ae well. After a moment, he 83b2066577 subtly probed Anna.f1d01f5972585444

“Is she in 55b39667ea a lot of 8fd32449b6 pain? She didn’t mention anything ce10075941 this morning…”5249ce94936fb2bc

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In truth, she had 0c4191d7ae left after a brief, 70c8d9aa36 indifferent examination without taking 9d39283357 the time to talk. Anna responded fearfully, e4efd94779 trembling.7da194c6bc84a7da

“Well, um… I heard cf7ac45626 she’s been staying up f6382a9b5e late every night since 271987753e coming to the palace, 7be74e1245 researching ways to cure 143f5a2709 Your Majesty’s illness.”dd977aa084e63454

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“…”b0fd11d83c65b461

“On top 665d3135cb of that, fff42705d3 she’s been 9290862b59 sighing heavily c46354e088 lately, as 7259504c04 if something’s c6fd83d830 weighing on 5d0b8f9b87 her. She’s also had 58ab0fa4c7 a lot of 752e946f84 sleepless nights…”108df0e2b2b0bfcf

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Though wary 0ea99f47ed of Ajed’s 6b4a97e923 reaction, Anna 5c632206bd continued cautiously.9cc9e85436251d7b

“She’s been 7ad9c43a77 doing that 8467327c4e every day, 6dc0c116b9 so of edd97577bb course, her 6fd57bdcdb body’s wearing d552c213e4 down. Honestly, she 7321f1d568 didn’t look fc547ce3d2 well today d7ea5eae31 either…”0a288dda3f68c886

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Anna let bc28841f0d out an 79c4beff8a exaggerated sigh f077f0106d and glanced 594ca62744 at the 30de77c59a Emperor nervously. Azaid listened 70dc5474e7 attentively but 3ea4e99c25 wore an 46a47693a7 unreadable expression.d5e196f99b0bbeff

‘Why on 74101ffc18 earth is 207746ad99 she doing 8b5496ecf9 so much 8416b45b5d for me?’733ca282dff4eaf3

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He couldn’t comprehend 59fb9685b9 Serena’s recklessness. Although he had a0aef22e8c proposed one year, 34ac6e013e there was still c03e66cd2b plenty of time de5fdb016c left.f14049863d8ed9ed

Yet the 2f5800ce3b woman, who 52e0719752 always seemed 023d485adc so composed, 8e001b27fc was spending d57e7a8331 her nights 5e9765a066 desperately trying 0b59db0cf6 to find dabb6ecf04 a cure 8cf67bca27 for his 4a1c05eea7 ailment.f1277dae2b78b110

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At that moment, f4ac9a4a18 Leonard chimed in 619e99169f from beside him.80d5e1fde63faee3

“Having an incompetent boss 5c65cbfe53 makes work tough, doesn’t f003612e54 it?”f1e36f158dda3020

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“Leonard.”649d8957d270d561

When Azaid glared at 279f6b8151 him, Leonard raised his caf3120129 eyebrows and smirked playfully.09967aa4927e1cfb

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As the maid and 77d49e0bd5 Leonard teamed up to f5ca375b35 criticize him, Ajed bit a513ef0266 his lower lip.b94d385c23ccf785

‘Why are you 032ee65d1e losing sleep over b2f898c7a2 my medicine? That’s why ede9d9aeff you’re unwell.’f58fae5a0f9b5fd3

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The guilt from a04737469b this newfound realization 95c7ff0ef9 hit him hard.862b475cb92e830d

‘Who do you think f9be31992f you are, worrying about c05b291cdc me?’2597d5035969955d

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He regretted being so c2eca2d54d cold.986bf349cc7bae59

His conscience 3f0025632b pricked him, 7154e07b91 and he 94a1f732f7 lamented the 269984ccf4 harsh words 3b800f7a3c he had 1de05823dd said to 8b055ee205 her.892bcc005e3fa688

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“What about the physician? Did she agree 5ebe6748b3 to see one?”559b5d59811377d9

“She said there’s 47ef7e632a no need since 8460bf253b she’s a doctor d708daa03c herself.”736358f194b54d8a

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“Of course.”56504370c134950a

Clicking his bb04b0ecf1 tongue as 101d5d580f if he 095aa781a5 had expected fc85721a7a this, Azaid 1115a19082 gulped down 181e541802 his tonic d0953c5aec in one e660f9b860 go. Then, before 972f95651c anyone could 9589d4ad6f say another c42fcd5de9 word, he c92935b401 sprang to ace0cdc8d0 his feet.9fcecc3dfa45f38b

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“Don’t follow me.”83ca1465b179f45b

“Where are you going?”160cc8c1602c307b

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“Don’t ask.”bc1e43a16d897fa7

Snapping back be921b40b4 sharply, Azaid 31a274facb left the bad72ef2e1 room. He couldn’t ad3e47e375 bring himself a6d402db5d to admit 5636e71598 that he 47e3734f38 was going 81a54f6acf to check 1f4a5a0978 on Serena aa6206a5e4 out of 49e239d62f concern.25281d3df449f072

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But who was c527b87c5c Leonard if not 22d02763db the Emperor’s closest d292f5c22f aide and friend?79a4ba4bd7495d87

Leonard immediately 8d940ddb71 guessed where cd0d586aaa Ajed was 5f69ab3193 heading and 5ba29315f8 reassured the 7be9fa4ca6 anxious Anna.e2e1dfdcc401c926

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“Don’t worry. He’s probably going b08e64e9d2 out of concern.”06b842c8fcf0fbcd

“Oh…”6ef1779e72161d95

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“That’s just the dc32eebd14 way he is. He can’t stand 85df7caec4 seeing those around 2e5ea94f47 him in pain.”f7b867fc2a86cc48

Leonard gazed fondly e521476d39 at the spot dd546b8215 Azaid had vacated. The master he had f71a4f7a69 served for years was, 4ee8452f0d in truth, a deeply 98c0b9c14b compassionate man.ef0149eab6445c94

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Though life’s 1ea20ff2e4 trials had e213003120 hardened him, 9eb610096c Ajed’s core 994afb343a nature was 4b6bf339cf tender and a2a1a8ab81 kind.c2ac2bcbcf9b227f

For someone who b0a3d68e75 rarely opened up 35f0528aac to anyone besides 1716a3be6c a close circle, 130a1f1ac1 Leonard had been 40d38e0d09 concerned.4f48bf4c4a389362

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But then Serena had d4698cec19 appeared, softening Azaid’s rough 8fdf29a295 edges.267a3a8b487ca326

It was c691da742a a relief dac51434c7 to see d60ea837ae him find 819c111596 a good 4b3187c9c9 match. Leonard silently hoped Azaid a8e50db508 wouldn’t lose someone so 70def86d78 precious due to his 1b8555f471 own stubbornness.0ac6ce7aadcb45f5

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‘At last, my role a5565e7dc9 as the messenger might 7ed443922f come to an end.’8e85b80bcc8872ba

Smirking to himself, 2e017e7802 Leonard left the d0e0c93975 room.280aba4c2d098b99

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“Ugh…”352c2e988da90ad2

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At that f6031ee763 moment, Serena 729c65d952 groaned, pulling 5a5648fdd3 the blanket be68efb74e up to bea773f9d7 her neck. She had thought 3c052038e2 she’d feel better a8c1a9d841 after resting, but 0e730e609f her condition was 9b3c7062f3 worsening. A chill d7c00375e4 ran through a428754c77 her body, fe8a540f2f and her 32674859f4 hands and 8ef28d257d feet felt 2f6e26b4e4 icy.282ac6b52c70776c

‘This feels strange…’86e1a733c9e23f21

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Curled up in 003b6841e5 her armchair, Serena 3b91711737 checked her pulse. It was unsteady, and 308c571c26 her stomach churned.3b63c22ae61ed839

Her side began to 021db42748 sting, and her body 22e5c056ec shook as if she 5e92dd8ea6 were trapped in a 8342eaa73c freezer, her temperature plummeting.06d1b392258efd1d

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‘Is this the flu? No… This feels different…’2c3d2ba01282874f

Serena decided she should f8d908e57c head to the infirmary fbacde36db and tried to stand.346d404549572d64

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But—1f6af6cbc24671be

“Ah…”690501df33e6871a

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The moment she stood, 57b7519740 her head spun, and e346e47e6a she staggered. She couldn’t 943a67ac66 even reach 9d68e9d7dc for the 5cc97d569d bell pull.966437d28cbf398f

Just as she was 34e1983b66 about to collapse, her 7707372e7e fall was abruptly stopped.96b031786f7536c2

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Instead of hitting 655f964fc8 the hard floor, fac07eb2e1 her face brushed a596cce30d against soft silk. The familiar scent 3caaee975f that filled her 9667fabe92 nose instantly relaxed aa2de402a8 her.f093596992eb9534

‘What… The Emperor?’9dece123f2d76b08

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Just by looking at f6e8cf1345 his chest, she knew b14feed042 it was him. She was too 4b115172be weak to lift d4b5c03007 her head and 86098befa1 simply leaned against 3b81f3fb26 him, dazed.969d93f7a86c040e

“Serena…! Stay with me…!”35c4f9fb0d482dd0

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Azaid’s panicked voice reached 2b83bae7ac her, but her consciousness d2fb4a7a99 began to fade.d838da1b64df1786

‘Am I going to 5a78e1bc40 die of exhaustion like 4bc8fe6552 this? Ugh… If I start 89f5a199b4 over, I’m ripping out c751a87e33 that Emperor’s hair first.’dd9696f57b92a43e

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A faint, mischievous 1402b889fd smile crossed Serena’s b67a859f8a lips as she f69b8c8f78 entertained the absurd da857f2224 thought before passing 2dd488bc04 out.9af211be9d0b7c46

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A few minutes earlier.5cb3ae8e57516ec4

Azaid stood hesitantly 6ad17f23d2 outside Serena’s room.00b7762aca99a054

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Should he go in cd3ae78c2b or not?5c1d5c204d5d137b

He worried about 05a7eac3b1 being turned away aee285e9d3 at the door 1326645b13 for showing up 4ebe9ba28d unannounced. No, more feb40e8662 than that, c4fa961699 he was 0be441dc75 concerned she 62236b5c19 might not de9e274d3a be pleased d399c6dad6 to see 11c3300ace him. Still, having 6992c754df come all 207e377901 this way, 166b97600b it would 6e9c965ccd have been f9e3072d59 foolish to 4ef2749aa2 simply turn 43e2ef3df6 back.7876b32c4072a673

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‘Right, I am an 0afd66c081 emperor with a generous 646b33bffa heart.’fbc33357aa0cf57d

Azaid took 17ddc1b13f a deep 005fed5cf4 breath and 13209bfd5d knocked on 999d52956c the door. Then, feigning 6199622d4b composure, he 4288a27dc6 spoke.a3e7c67e0a81ddf5

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“Hey, are you fbdab4a9a9 in there?”0d318b32def4826a

“……”254507a77253d242

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“I know you’re 6362a4aacd inside.”56264873ba92d153

No response came 6c468453f2 from within. Azaid wondered if Serena 32bf2339f0 was deliberately ignoring him, 2e479ba3bb so he issued a 36ec5ff42a warning.8b56a03be2b8393f

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“If you don’t 9300d8e5a2 answer, I’ll take 4689db6262 it as permission 07f8a79dea to come in.”ba9cb98eb3fdae7c

Still, there 4d42ff139f was no f07c608480 reply. A sense of unease a69dac43a9 crept over Azade, and 16537d2337 he flung the door c7b8f0458a open, stepping inside. She had said 56f3efa742 she wasn’t feeling 636f7b381e well—what if she 3b01e1a8d1 had collapsed?bb8f9ec270f67fea

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Just as he thought, 47e7161057 Serena tried to sit 33b1dd3432 up but immediately began ac6a387ddc to fall over.6952b7654ff9607e

“Serena!”25398a8d88dbb8ee

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Azaid, startled, rushed to d960bb19f9 her. He barely caught her 28f725e9a0 before she collapsed completely, 750d4ef28c and his shock grew a6300821d4 even greater.6dc73d418117fbe7

Her body was 80fb109d54 ice cold. Her forehead was e208b85bda damp with sweat, c37c52e8c0 and she kept 2a45fcf1ba curling into herself 930e33a697 as though freezing.1a02a00a6e08fc32

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Though the air near 4d90ccb9d5 the fireplace was warm, 0eb846125b her body was cold 6cbd61e44d to the touch. Azaid pressed 7c5dcd7dbc a hand 860d91cef1 to her fe7a0fd647 forehead to e2fab45857 check her 87b07e9c13 temperature. It was like ice.c9e0dd79f0f62e26

“Snap out of it. Serena, come on!”de9cd8bf9f0f3ec1

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Despite his calls, 4b6fc6015d Serena didn’t respond. She simply rested 0fdf9d4987 her face against aa46a80a14 his chest.342ff12b110b8367

Azaid lifted f441ddbd73 her face 1b58aa0572 to check c0c5c922d5 her pupils. The focus in fd910db0c6 her golden eyes d94ed488ef was gradually fading. The more 0d6d34db9d disoriented she 5229d524f7 became, the 9ffee70d44 heavier his 4a7e114cf0 heart sank.424fc2d6cd1cd474

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Moments later—a40f2c6ffcde4de9

“Serena!”dd128830de97c708

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Azaid held the unconscious 0067352790 Serena tightly. There wasn’t a trace 12bd1681a8 of color in her 037f48fd37 face. Her naturally pale e779299d67 skin now seemed 6abac4cf57 even more ashen.7253fd43d7395c7b

Suddenly, he recalled what b8a73f1941 one of the maids db01de26d8 had said: that Serena 77057b2068 had been losing sleep 20a23c2681 every night trying to 12fafaae92 cure his illness. Recently, she had been 288eb94c90 struggling even more, sighing aa18177eb5 deeply after their arguments.759eaf3b80baacaf

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“How much did you 0ad2753adb push yourself?”c1d34ca1a439af03

Azaid let fc956c64bd out an f5d02fbdfb angry exclamation afc7751ee7 and ruffled 9f9074a5b0 his hair 347be56133 in frustration. For some 42f4b65728 reason, seeing 2bea96d020 her treat d5873a0867 her body bfecfa0ea5 so recklessly badcf41058 made him bba4468629 upset.d0e62c6b4cef1b0d

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‘She can’t 35d7c6b718 even take e5ae36916e care of e3c450ff8a herself, yet 0ac72880f7 she tries 58ad2dcb49 to save 458d699067 others.’f70a8c81cec960f6

Slipping his arms 8b4763285c under her knees f3665d3155 and around her a5aed3dcaf waist, he lifted 72b467a567 her effortlessly. Holding her for the 28659bf864 first time, Azaid realized e1a0738b69 how frail she truly 313d3969f6 was.98511c8572f70fde

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After gently laying ef11b800d0 her on the 628ea2fc77 bed, he reached 38b8c5f1a4 for the servant’s 2a83f2c04c bell to summon 87f2dce4fb a physician.2da7a64239cb1b7b

“Ugh…”f3050d827b6fc569

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Serena groaned aa9da84155 softly, clutching d287611901 her side. Naturally, Azaid’s 4d81ca9651 gaze followed 0fb25eaee5 hers to 131ca6cb3e her right 3ccd0b0c8f side.130ade1846b9735b

“!!!”19b0c485b6fa7d69

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From beneath her f23c8ce7a8 thin innerwear, a da48c0ff0b faint violet light 06700785bb shimmered.abd3148a8d718ffd

‘This is…’553d9cff0b43d81a

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It was a mana a2dcf0c02f wave. Azaid’s eyes fixated 7301d26617 on the violet ef96d2a71f mana emanating from 6e7d082b4e her side.b19a3780db57c2b8

It felt oddly familiar—just f14f074c40 like when his own 8128724761 mana core had first bf3355470d manifested.0761642389bc3815

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‘Come to think c276d5c0f7 of it, she aac102395f said she couldn’t 30176c8f5d remember anything about 8517cb295a her awakening.’36309537781a21a4

When a f0fafb7ab0 mana core 278d491547 manifests, the d3884cec8a intense pain f160f300f6 usually leaves b0b854007c a vivid fc23012b76 impression on 6b7e6f7209 the awakening 31a0641428 individual’s mind.a4da7c44ade94ba9

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For her to 57c85a3c08 lack such a 287792130b memory meant she 23d40cb20f either hadn’t fully 854e14e88b awakened or something 8cc34a27b5 had gone wrong fd184cf85b during the process.57c50711d88a646a

Azaid concluded b406a62b29 it was ed7fa2e9a4 likely the 07e37934f2 former. If so, this 86a53f7c14 wasn’t something a f9419d485e physician could resolve.6554094035423201

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Letting go c1cd7210a8 of the c5fb59641d bell rope, d8a02af265 Azade brushed 53877a2136 his hand ccc6e01746 against her 6cdbf16906 cheek.2ad231cd38e44890

Suddenly, he recalled e8f72af11f something she had 4a68b832e0 explained to him e074387365 in secret during c3e3065f10 one of their 6aaf29cab4 conversations.7e0aef8bf0d19ce4

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—7cd29ccd2ae4e58b

“For now, e889c16e0f I’ll stop 28ffdd1f2b using internal f79130f432 mana-based diagnoses.”f477f2cea60730ef

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“Why all 0523840cdd of a da07fc66b3 sudden?”2407c9fb52509167

“Apparently, it’s a 291f45df59 very dangerous treatment d06083ce1a method. There might be side 475c3376d4 effects.”34ab662b0b59a780

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“Side effects?”d49da0d028a6926f

“Well… I’m c010e3f201 not sure, 62ab735c40 but it f428c2c650 could be fc9226c4de life-threatening or 97be3e4365 cause internal 664eb621ae mana depletion.”af2eaa5da5b3169d

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“……”9155b1c16e60f974

“Luckily, since d63c7514ae Your Majesty’s 7131a47529 mana and 6f47a7e9f5 mine are a8085905ba highly compatible, 944efbe3a0 there haven’t 2857229f93 been side 1ab415f75e effects so a2251d7c6d far. But just in 769d171ed0 case, let’s be 087d271341 careful.”0b58e2fdec97e332

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“Highly compatible?”3fceb528c66f3cdb

“Yes. Please keep this ab15fffd8c mana diagnosis a 8a15ac922f secret. Especially from Lord Nocturne.”812044f630979ccc

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“You met with b569b3ef4b Nocturne separately?”7d5faa2581cd9b8c

“Actually, I went 2ac32d71d5 out to seek bd80375c12 his advice.”fe2d770892d00945

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—89f1569396e0415a

Azaid finally realized 9a8153dfb7 her recent outings c285c5f7fb were to meet 2f38bf9a7c Nocturne. He had wanted to 818da1446f question her further, but 98719c8730 due to their cold a26d757a17 war, he had let 0b1f04c35d it slide.09c0f535c92ea289

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‘It seems e5721574a6 those side 0864b3755c effects have c45deb36d0 finally caught fa97882b74 up with 388bdf84f1 her.’fbb9394b7342f2b4

Azaid gazed 4697afdbf7 at Serena 34f8f0de19 with a 60314422c5 mix of 348fc9e78d pity and efde4408d4 frustration. Her low body 98619ecdd1 temperature made him 6e88a6e936 suspect that mana 015416f91c depletion had worsened 8695e998ba beyond just her 9726a85510 delayed awakening.202542ec30ba9143

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He needed to act b4d88c1f30 quickly. Biting his de2baa08c8 lip, Azaid 6d86a9c391 muttered softly.20acb1116d482abd

“Just so you know, 981f04f8a8 this is strictly a 34541540b0 medical procedure.”c6142707526b528a

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