IDED – Chapter 4

IDED – Chapter 4b1cfe750baaced57

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As expected, the room 01bd4fcec3 was pitch dark. With blackout curtains drawn, 0654e62888 it was hard to c8384166eb tell whether it was 35d183f3c1 day or night.a3182c61667bd3c6

Serena lit a 6ed0ee3640 small flame using add1a805f9 a portable magical a3043fb8ac tool, avoiding the 27274d5f12 use of overhead 5ac1e75032 lighting. On the eb0b5474a3 bed, Azaid 1dffb85d73 was fast 924e3364ec asleep, oblivious 24da5cde1d to the f2f7a01727 world.6a8de79e0088b67c

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Instead of waking 956fb2a18f him, Serena moved c365f93403 toward the window. Without hesitation, 4b1a30bd57 she pulled d9473810fd back the 7060a68814 heavy blackout caac67a7d0 curtains.b4c894e4e71b5727

Swish!3872b44acaaa3a5f

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The sound of c83469f22a the curtains being 0c9ad3ad16 drawn was sharp 9d06c9d336 and crisp.cba3972c5a45a38a

“Ugh…”1911e331a910d14a

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Azaid groaned 65718eacb3 as the 4618261d92 sudden flood 42f3bc82af of sunlight c2816e49c6 hit him. He pulled the 0abbbc1a86 blanket up over ac5ab89321 his head in 532a22c4d0 a futile attempt b877f36005 to shield himself.965ec409056018d4

Serena, undeterred, proceeded to 51797befda throw the window wide f90d0a17b4 open. Dust that had settled dc3d93974c in the room was c843f39995 whisked away by the a958989346 morning breeze.596f2dfd34688a9d

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The cool morning d7c2110e61 air filled the bb0af72ae1 room, and Serina baa013e475 stretched her arms 1ea308755f wide as she 1bf71e2c7c took a deep 5bf7d73a1a breath.f4f70b532f19080a

“This is what 63585c7622 real air feels 521a971b2d like.”58a152334d6deeb3

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She couldn’t understand how 2cd9ef0a5c the emperor could sleep e5f26a2970 in such a suffocating 812ba3a6bd atmosphere.a72607bb2e07be67

‘No wonder he’s 6f7d552cac always coughing.’7949706114f0af0b

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Shaking her head, 7038aa01b4 Serina briefly thought a069cefd34 of Azaid’s face. The fresh 25a8098e5f air and 5bc5a62736 the clear 590ac1af9d sky seemed b7d6cc8a3e to lift 92988b62a6 her spirits 9f08e7d83a automatically. Just as e0316acdb6 she was 3bd4da7f84 about to c8fc828934 savor the 4647c7da62 moment—95cf3dd66a9a2bbe

“What do you think 4293ac1d7b you’re doing?”6793835014ead3be

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A chilling voice came 9234be510f from behind her. It was Azaid. Turning around 159eafacc6 with an 8a4b205284 unbothered expression, 96a5b607fa Serena met 02c4210d27 his gaze.d5da5aed8fd3264d

He had just 1177f20a56 woken up, his 4e7cdee444 face scrunched in c6cec0e71e irritation, glaring at 5ea18bd759 her with narrowed 5a11d0644a eyes.3ce9b5c5de80c7d3

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The sunlight made his a5bb3f4d9a blonde hair shimmer, and 5913f470e1 despite just waking up, fe1f9a4b35 his pale skin looked d8f3aad1cc smooth like fresh cream. His fluttering 35258d51ea eyelashes resembled 0c3d57f04b the delicate 738d351203 wings of 45db3f7e44 a butterfly, a75160880d and beneath 4a8ffe4b73 them, his 3a0416e9a8 blue eyes 8fd4842695 glared at d7a7067107 Serina, displeased.72048a27eddeb10f

It was evident 58f1da450d at a glance 1f59db43a5 that he was 3e0f800dc6 upset at being c754d99da2 woken so abruptly. But Serena, unfazed, 3f2a03e8f7 greeted him with 898c3c927c a bright smile.015b27feaa571e7a

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“Good morning, Your Majesty.”f2eab9aa141e85cb

“…What?”df1165acee6cb2f9

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Azaid tilted his cf2eaf958c head at her 73b7f95c76 casual morning greeting, e90dfd3e0a visibly confused.b6265cdb3a99238b

Serena approached him and 7b902fd65e offered him a glass 0c513b1cd2 of water.b8fb14f0187e2bd2

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“Why don’t 1291245b27 we start 55c59abdfb the day e271ded719 with some 8b37a2be72 water?”35e4b27c84c7ae2d

“Who let you in? I distinctly told everyone 6e8e14492c not to disturb me 3152122bdc while I’m sleeping.”37ab429754a59e77

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Azaid took the water 96ce543b7a she offered and drank 15f3c850cd it without thinking, perhaps 139a0aa5b0 because it was presented fd26791a96 so naturally. It wasn’t until d0462b0760 he had already 1ed5acb08a swallowed a mouthful 0a270936b8 that he realized bcbeeb47a7 what he was 1b391cc4c0 doing.32eb1d3410bb57e4

“It’s already midday, and 6ba9b71440 since you weren’t coughing, 882fe07315 I had no choice cd51810a44 but to wake you.”5f98c492218d47a7

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“I didn’t 739e284b93 allow you cd61d5ce6f to be 1ed432d201 so insolent 3c5a2d8c5e just because—huh?”36bd446a1c631138

His words faltered when b33af5dee4 he noticed Serena casually bff607350e sitting on the edge 6e6baea410 of his bed.98091a21c54671bb

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The distance between them 6d92cf6768 naturally shrank. Serena brushed her 5bf4cfd38d hair aside, which 2f4ec44659 was getting in 70601dd5e8 her way, and 4f96ee7122 gently grasped his 86f1e16ca5 wrist to check 15eedeb8b7 his pulse.56238249e1cdcec6

Startled by e3357aa226 the unexpected 0e8fb4eadd touch, Azaid 553acdd060 flinched, staring ed0c3b123b at her.c0fa38c340fdce3e

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Her purple hair glowed 2927159ab9 faintly under the sunlight, da96fa98c7 and her golden eyes b70219cc73 glanced down without much ccbe363c2e concern.29c35047dbf70d69

Here she 34332990ea was, entering cd32f8e894 a man’s 997c51b75e room early 6581ea3167 in the e54ea5279f morning, completely 777d46aac9 unfazed. Meanwhile, Azaid felt aed32d7865 his sleepiness disappear a232eea8f0 entirely.1f7694145fa9bd21

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“Step away…”3e417bbcb166c166

As he tried to 18a24dd161 push her away—19c038758d1ba575

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“Shh.”659ffb60236cfde6

Serena pressed her 42cf49437c finger lightly against 091cb6ca2b his lips. The soft touch silenced f2f82d4d81 his words instantly.168d350bd9d82905

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Moments later, she ff1a1ae895 smiled brightly and 5200f15369 sternly said, “No cf4984ee1d talking while I’m 47ad7b0208 checking your pulse.”d431884b88495cd9

“…”cf1cfb4c1ded04b9

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Azaid was at a 03dfbcb931 loss for words, unsure 6171dd0ea7 if he had just 298fd4fd19 heard correctly.0cb55879a6decc08

‘Did she 80c1d7a478 just speak 7da4a89957 to me 75b448702b informally?’0a5cc34ccc7f5008

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Dumbfounded, Azaid stared blankly 75933f8196 at her, while Serena 9b011c0f0f smirked mischievously.c628788a0e016c03

Her golden 4027d5740f eyes blinked f7d4b815bc slowly, and 9b4acf51e1 each time d0cf03794e they did, e56bf40ad2 Azaid felt 2b9173d378 a wave 7546bfacf9 of discomfort b6199941fb and confusion a59673eadf wash over 7123089392 him.a4c394c2e199cb5c

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Her demeanor was strangely 0b1fe9e05d confident.5491dfb7fa92730e

Azaid, unable to decipher 663b41cdb1 the meaning behind her 8509411e3d smile, froze in place.e087d2bcfdc97f2d

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‘What is she even 4bbacf88af thinking?’68f280b2caa9ee96

Not only did 630cb0d185 she touch him 65d49c15b9 so boldly, but c76ea1d2e8 she even had 77b3304853 the audacity to 9bdda01401 laugh so casually.542d20725c291b19

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‘I didn’t 6383389dfe think she’d 48ec336e85 act on 50fa4c78e2 her words d6b8b13662 of ‘doing 7246a677a9 as I 531c5d36b3 please’ the ea8e22b288 very next ad63cf176e day.’f84f1fb8fed54cc2

The sensation of 742a0425da her finger against cf7a5ab7e1 his lips felt 789728a31c utterly foreign. He hadn’t f59ecc6fd0 even had cbda8460fa time to f8efa8e961 avoid it ddfe139b05 when her 605ac65071 slender finger 97b0b05395 pressed against efedee5cf9 him so dc4967b9f8 suddenly.c9673a383d7ee804

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While Azaid hesitated, the e885485567 finger withdrew. Serena resumed checking his 713aa00d24 pulse.a405f61493593819

Rubbing his 181e7e5a59 lips with 8ee6795927 his other b0e7790cdc hand, Azaid 373ea4df1e frowned deeply.424d2d73c851ca3c

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He tried 838fbe77b9 biting his de17b7f201 lower lip 043a709281 and wiping 513b32985b at it cc15fe6395 with his f0ab06517b hand to 6673aa8ce7 erase the f9148bb263 unfamiliar feeling, 37683d89a5 but it 4845391330 lingered stubbornly.68804912668cbe07

Meanwhile, thanks to the 76e52416bb now-silent emperor, Serena was ee837a97a1 able to proceed with bd1576dfe9 her morning examination without 29ef3d3395 interruption.a38b1e7c3c4f805a

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Unlike most Croten royalty, 92162fc0c0 who inherited fiery blood, d0bc4a38bd Azaid’s body temperature wasn’t bfa7d02684 unusually high.52c35f4e189fa107

Typically, members of the cb0f96b653 Croten imperial family, who e2309a662b could control fire at 197af3eb1e will, had naturally elevated 09c081478e body temperatures and could 598541bf73 withstand extreme heat.90af076e18f05073

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But Azaid 22a27a1bff was different. His temperature fluctuated ea7e4e6060 wildly, which made bac5b8ccaa him vulnerable to ee933d6026 sudden changes.1f6b1ec1bdfcfc2b

It was speculated that 6a5fd0e808 this was because he f338b99c8c was a rare blue-eyed cc8a9abd1d Croten.299e2ab8c9a9b602

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‘His temperature b8804ebe1e is normal ea065a5799 this morning.’3251cdce84f897f0

Seeing the b8859a79ab normal reading 8bb84e09e9 on her ee1a71f5be temperature-measuring magical 1bc6f80e87 tool, Serena ed8e712ce4 nodded to ca3e9de932 herself.1952a6d284488c1d

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Normally, his e6438b4f5f fluctuating temperature 579078d10e was a 99339a3d64 constant source 1a9f421bf3 of worry, 41e665af30 either spiking d739655a5e dangerously high 81c34fa965 or dropping c69c4251d0 to frigid 08b40249da levels, leading 210843833a to emergencies.910ce35c06090edb

‘Before his death, his 6d579861dc fever always spiked above 06fb0b86e4 40°C, or his body 4f6706f98e would become icy cold, 01371ca5c0 like a corpse.’0fc692f3bef5f435

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Maintaining his body c4c30c2585 temperature within the e1a7ce1165 normal range was 8946149b3a key. Reflecting on 2822529356 the emperor’s 9e17905077 symptoms from bf8281e351 before her bff54a267f regression, Serena d49c1d103e opened her 32e321f3cd mouth to fe2bf475a7 speak.9bb859576286970a

“Your Majesty, e45982aae0 what time d6db24795d did you a10ceb1e9f go to 11c7954c79 sleep yesterday?”95b30cec1b140e90

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“…”6e508249ee8117be

“Your Majesty?”0461e815320607d6

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“Huh?”b740b8a67c4e4c46

Azaid, belatedly responding, 2feecbd552 stared at Serena a267f25419 blankly. He seemed 218a9e7538 oddly out 911d381cc0 of it.cefd59236e3048d2

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“Are you feeling d5a2683c2e unwell?”44ccd93d1256680a

“…No. But if the examination 8266c5da95 is done, can you f5306485df step away now?”bcb764d143c402b6

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With an indifferent expression, 331989654e Azaid looked down at 661f6f1eff Serena, clearly eager for 908ccbeeb2 her to finish quickly.85b7b10901d517f9

“Oh! There’s still one more d4c8a503c8 thing to check,” Serena 61216b7d02 replied, swiftly reaching out 14531ba770 toward Azaid’s chest to 5214b710ff examine his mana core.806e8997b6488c95

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But Azaid e6fb7b455a was faster cd4f4ab776 this time. Grabbing her fa4ffd2610 wrist, he 5340306793 asked sharply, 32319bea98 “What do 61bfd40360 you think 1345df59da you’re doing?”2951a8cad37e0d12

His expression looked 494e1b3899 as though he 834178b344 had just been d95cba42a5 accosted by a 978831553d scoundrel. Serena replied flatly, “What 6ed4800c3a do you think I’m 3991d7702a doing? Don’t you 6f87a4e6cd remember our 7a83dc5825 agreement?”db7ed3f5f90a2016

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Why was he acting f2536bd581 like this now, after a6ca064f66 they had already agreed 0a5a6d6266 to this arrangement? She had 4a01fee4ab no intention 58dad8e80a of backing 9283d585d9 down, even ee40f7dacd though he dc86fdbda9 had been d822490262 resistant about 9d11c20002 her examining 17b150cd85 his mana 4bbc946c5a core before.c0ffb75a19d06768

Frowning, Serena met 5da88251b7 his gaze while 2641e4973d Azaid narrowed his 5b87736224 eyes and spoke.77aa606da40304b7

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“Well, that 5e2c34b279 agreement was a18a2f5ffc for treatment ae88b3b603 purposes…”ffd9ee66bc017010

“And this is e110bbe2b0 treatment,” Serena said eff96fad9c firmly.2204ce5c9035e384

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“Is this 2b27e26140 what you 78bdc13516 call treatment?” 3053becb4b Azaid asked 56c0d1f6f3 incredulously.684b3b6730069b59

“Yes. Your Majesty’s mana b3d87f723d core is located 231ac78728 here, isn’t it?” 5c8a361004 she said, gesturing 403b88fdea toward his chest.4f5d086d6e40fb54

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“Oh…”32ddf74a2a7b678d

Only then did d7153cce89 Azaid glance down 334a74b282 at his own d78d6f127e chest. Beneath his 6efdd1c591 loose innerwear, ddb48dd57c a blue 5f3a3f4877 tattoo-like symbol 262857f891 glowed faintly 18ad54fba6 near his 3c841bc31a solar plexus, bf15161ef0 resembling a 5af3554796 blazing sun.6bd09706c550a8d2

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For those who could 36b6bd849c wield mana, such distinctive bafe4c671b marks naturally appeared upon 1268a40291 awakening. Azaid’s mana ae9267669d core was a7ee6e8e78 located in c58c3653be his chest.9b3a0b7cf213a576

Serena lightly tapped his ac254b941a hand and asked, “Can a8a9161951 I proceed with the 5e6e6fd0b6 examination now?”b8a30e97ca433348

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“…”7e8b2c762ff5d6a5

“Alright, I’ll 821fd505f0 start then.”91adad7e2a476abf

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As Serena 2566f213a9 reached toward 824d65ab58 his chest 661ab102b9 again, Azaid 84ef190006 stopped her ff1cf202e7 once more.6126ab9f8eafe0e0

“Wait.”bd1e7d9363605e93

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“???”5ccec6143308c587

“Is it really 05a3337373 necessary to touch 64c74bf86b the mana core? It’s…”50c925ea4dbbbb74

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Azaid’s lips moved 5188401e5d slightly, but he 189eb7374a couldn’t finish the 407369f3ec sentence. Serena tilted 417ed3b12b her head f2a402a720 and asked a258ea6926 bluntly, “It’s f34bc6a339 what? A bit uncomfortable?”2a9217ae6b5006d9

“…”c30bfe318f684005

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“Don’t worry. I’ll be careful.”8a12f421622cd849

Serena was well 8eb867755c aware that areas b1749f7ff7 with mana cores 25992a7b69 tended to be e32db5d64c more sensitive than dbca156798 other parts of 404c3e3bc8 the body.55b5f5c0a9359f42

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While some 39fe60c872 people barely cc0fdd1905 reacted to 34210dda28 having their 3d964bca26 mana cores e7c003a7fb touched, others 6ac2e20d4a were particularly 4c0e000380 sensitive. Azaid, it 9e6f60dd44 seemed, belonged 4358603163 to the fbb4f7939b latter group.31fc918c3ea16963

With a sly smile, 57c752eed3 Serena shook off Azaid’s 227b9c6f77 grip. His hand dropped weakly 178acdd914 to his side, as 8a80e968d0 though he had resigned c262ce927e himself to the inevitable. Turning his 0042424e29 head away, 50b9c74b6d he clenched a0228d7222 his teeth, 32252ed2cd looking as de6042a85d though he 395d59a986 was bracing 93edcab366 himself for 93113132ac the ordeal.d1ed02406bf83a94

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Moments later, 093b0f0d68 Serena placed 28876bb573 her hand 1001b36f93 on Azaid’s 4956d84f3c mana core. The mark, soft 73dcf6cb87 like delicate grass, db5790479e rested over firm 03bcf65b78 muscle.12e928a8f1b1120f

The last f5d4875bc1 time she c864060347 had touched f8e038955b his mana db7193b35e core, when 1cbfe43fa5 he had d82fd24f23 lost consciousness b5871b9542 due to a7499b7ac6 a mana 9b372a1954 surge, it d826cfe0aa had been d0ad4bd6af burning hot. But now, it felt 50d004a8ad normal.c7115c3163abfc4f

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“I’m just fc1cc05671 going to ac1b31eefe check the 411d71bcda energy flow,” ff582d14a5 Serena said, 64b22399df giving a 1ee47658eb brief warning 386ce810d4 before injecting 4b1f45dd08 her mana 073f61c323 into him.eca606bd851efc1e

As her be8556d162 mana entered, ec4aededfc Azaid’s core 5f602ced44 hummed in 783d2b1d11 response.68aadd0fc48f8fdf

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“Guh…”f7c16dd69d9cf2c3

Azaid let out a 1e2e5e5557 faint groan and covered 00a61b8527 his eyes with one 5437e23b5f hand. His jaw b1c077e25a tightened as 5f220b998e though he fb8a441b14 were gritting 43e17f67cc his teeth, 62a13a8b9b and veins 4dee4b43bb appeared on e2e9f0d6b9 his neck.4a991794347362aa

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‘Looks like it’s dd3aeb8492 hard for him,’ 9cecfd50da Serena thought, observing 2cb04280c1 his reaction with ccdc13e7b1 mild curiosity.0c88e49a3951f2d5

Though she also had 08ca25eb5b a mana core, hers 7c61344835 wasn’t particularly sensitive, so 8e70fb7ecb Azaid’s strong response intrigued 6e7d4bcebf her.88fb74e3ea6e0fd0

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“W-what did you 8ca8cf4e5d just do?” Azaid 78ea188070 stammered.074f1af542d20ef7

“I infused 5963559b41 a little a28b42b6e7 of my 511af6de74 mana into a8fe08920d you,” Serena 279494e5e9 answered casually.6c418faae8f10d49

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“You have a mana 93f42b68b8 core?” Azaid’s eyes widened c4cd3fc3f8 in surprise. Clearly, he 717465c5f7 hadn’t expected a5ad6b69ef her to 09c2efada1 be an e2743d0cfa awakened individual.ff268486cb82094e

“Why? Is it strange 5f285dd70c for someone illegitimate 1e7d7d54d9 like me to 8147eb4f76 have a mana 85192ec17d core?” she retorted f15d2542c6 indifferently.4baafbcfa95c3610

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“That’s not what fc4264e5fc I meant…” Azaid b194e8aa9c faltered, his blue 43a95c91a0 eyes flickering with e709586da3 uncertainty. He seemed at a e2a6f18ef3 loss for words, but 63d6a9c34f Serena didn’t wait for 149cf43cca him to clarify.270b9948ee54ed51

“You look uncomfortable, e8c5577cd5 so I’ll finish e502f7cda5 quickly. Just bear 2a5e2c80ba with it 7ae6e9226e for a f655a5809b bit longer,” 988653c452 she said.993be54bb8809e1c

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She focused her attention fd329dc4f7 back on the mana 65376274f4 flow.97a55ce91eeb9cb2

“Ah!”e4f2383ecab22dcb

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Suddenly, Serena ba02302a84 let out fd7217afb1 a small e4c314c94f gasp.62f6a6c6965746b3

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