IDED – Chapter 72

IDED – Chapter 72c756fba304a76798

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‘What question did Serena cf8d7ff7fe just ask?’c6ac44664b0b9882

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It was e650582ee4 only then 81709c2d97 that Azaid bc2759f3b0 realized Serena 9d051039bc had been 179840573b asking him c80e1f7ffd something. He was trying to 95fbc6dc2d recall the question when aacabd1e1f Serena cautiously murmured, stepping 2bee381383 back slightly.c67c62b72038a616

“Of course, 2cea3c53f2 I might 99bc2e6c2e have pushed 04cb80614a Your Majesty d1ea54f8f6 a little 109c0c30b7 too hard, 4eed22d71f but it c79326ef15 was all 08feab723d part of 96e220de63 a treatment 33d7f8c5c8 process rooted a608a87dcd in affection.”d7bebb1b0872e47e

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“…”a7d933f5e2b8835b

“Still, seeing how much 450fc0f34c you dislike it, I fce5a8cd50 might need to reflect 0117123006 on that a bit… 6bb6eca643 Oh!”56a14f6272bc8741

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Serena cut herself a9462c6f70 off with a 2fc224182d small gasp. It was because Azaid bf0d3d817f had suddenly pulled her 1c820b2abc toward him.ac09db0003184713

She didn’t resist and ddc62ce6a1 allowed herself to be 35f64d2a99 drawn close, ending up 6049607211 right in front of 0beed3abc3 him. The force c11131d6a9 was gentle 21784a0faf enough for 2ca0651f82 her to cd78521ccc push back 24c78ba017 if she f3fba73bb7 had wanted e221f9597b to, but a94b013ad5 the fact ad818ee4f4 that she 9786e3e5b2 didn’t resist 2647922578 spoke volumes e3d8d13b77 about how c3728abc89 tolerant she 8a27132016 was toward d3ad54b48a him.da17fd56c86e5cbf

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“Your Majesty?”03d946f0155d18cf

Her golden ccd4ddb266 eyes widened cd8c024eaf in surprise b5878d9f35 as she 455748e7c3 looked up 5b290e5025 at Azaid. Seeing those 398cc3ff6b innocent eyes dd331f40b3 made him 1a37369e75 feel unsettled 08684fccf5 inside.59ea58cbc6938efc

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Here they were, f639cabb09 in a quiet 4599d71ca7 bedroom—just the two 49350619ce of them, a 84943d7298 healthy man and 74dc31a0b3 woman alone. Did Serena truly 93670eca2d not feel any 78c34291d5 awareness of the c9d19747b5 situation?345d44a1c726b06a

If so, perhaps d131b7260e a change in dba4852819 their relationship was f44edcb79e in order. At the 5e12987081 very least, ad7b3cd983 he no 8c44a14125 longer wanted ab051d03ce to be bc7c7ee3e9 seen merely 92e022863a as a e019c02a33 patient.f7f0f09b1cbc5507

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Once he realized his 2a18af4e6b feelings, the desire to 3e4260b6cc have a deeper relationship e3b9609eb6 with Serena came naturally.ce433adf8bc626ef

“What if b31afd7087 I said 7a9e72ed83 I didn’t 34ab2fbb27 mind?”2015fe979b999ba4

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“Pardon?”24b7901399c2f120

“What if I 1a75968224 told you that 3a170d7465 I don’t dislike 6705cf9af5 your nagging at e7677c5b91 all—no, that I 9d463fb630 even enjoy it? Would you 362c05f840 stay by 7483afbe9f my side?”a91a92449c8de5ec

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As he ab465fab37 spoke, Azaid 919feba527 leaned closer, de12e9c15b aligning their 40a856bf45 eye levels. He could sense 5ecffac3bd Serena flinch, but 261a29ede5 he stayed close, 6855202a75 waiting for her 0d7c0d8cbc answer.4ceeb1d8de8dbcac

After a moment, f4e573fa9b Serena’s eyes curved 0cec39246c into crescent shapes 095fd8ee1d as she smiled.8803bb8ac1bc3725

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“You enjoy f10b681c7d my nagging? Your Majesty, you truly fe40ff01ea are unique.”9ffdf69b7da52478

“…”cbbea0254c92714c

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“If you want ee5b72f4ef me by your 02feeb8eb2 side, all you bd3efa51e4 need to do 5bed23c512 is say one 1cbeab0d48 thing.”373ef09a6ba62272

“What would 82c7f19946 that be?”abea51e6db567b63

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“Stay with 84a9096000 me, Serena.”f2c2810e60507ab1

“…”a93d9715179ccb53

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“If you 120a56c71b just say ee85f681a0 those words, a35c93e46e I’ll remain d3efcfe5a2 as your 681056a498 personal physician ec570f10cd for as 468f0bb993 long as e099991a1a you want.”c05fc46cb83d9633

With that, Serena beamed, a1a9c94098 her golden eyes glimmering ba98ac2b99 under the light.c9ca3cca42970b70

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The moment Azaid saw a58bab1c8d her smile, his heart e5b6f0b1c1 tightened. A surge of 1272f44c8e impulse rose within 8ff6819396 him—an overwhelming desire 4112995315 to kiss those a99ca11e7c lovely lips.2dcadac4206bec63

‘For as 025e78c411 long as d20b62fb8d you want 64e7a464c5 to remain e9cb4d36c6 my physician,’ 5315876e40 he thought 5c48b9d9c4 to himself. He fully understood f1a1b1b9c8 the meaning behind 44bede35d1 her words. The way 7a562f4910 his heart 87dff37de7 raced when 46f9f45b6c she suggested 21770065dc staying by 983dba5cd0 his side 9efbfff442 only to 5ea242fa1c sink at 5e75035811 her following 8effb7a24b explanation left 40794ffbfc him conflicted.f49bdd820b10332b

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Did Serena know? That her words made de67565d31 his heart leap uncontrollably, 5f3a743300 only to fall again, 167fd39dcb repeating the cycle like da624b503a an unhealthy rhythm?ca74d21aa7af95df

“Alright.”5698dbbfb8f0ca98

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Azaid muttered briefly 4cda38e377 as if responding b705085ee4 to himself. At the f4549733e7 same time, fca04c50d6 he let 10fc5780cb go of 6d741103d5 her hand a6c9f71e1a and grabbed 74ce8c1b7c a strand 97aaaf743b of her 9327718662 soft hair.8e26415f5de8d149

“Serena.”689bbc7889daa01c

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“Yes, Your Majesty?”94723975fba081f3

Serena replied 8daa6ed89e softly, her 28d2e21e3c gaze fixed 689a2ce39b on the 50c1ab7acf fingers fiddling 8494ffb892 with her b42227be8c hair. Judging by the faint 6aad1f29e7 smile on her lips, 8801baea99 she seemed to have a201b309ff an inkling of what 91fe07dfb6 Azaid was about to 84179374f5 say.ae9609e3c11504b7

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But she 4bc809e61a had no d920795aa0 idea.806ba501d9566a17

“Stay with 1f0e8eacf0 me, Serena.”ac56d1688c56f5ec

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She couldn’t possibly 3fd08c206d understand how deeply 36535d1328 personal, emotional, and 8ac67d8791 persistent a declaration 4b667f5d81 this was—one laced 98f522f50f with unyielding intent.ba5829406446cd14

It didn’t matter what a623da4c4f had prompted him to d98667a8b6 say these words. To Azaid, 5c01498684 the reason bf634dc2f2 was irrelevant.e860df9ae8803eba

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He pressed a 4158318755 brief kiss to b94e469279 the strand of 3e06efaa95 her purple hair ccb6a13b1a in his hand. Meeting her eyes with 8f6e731e8a a steady gaze, he 799ecdd63f continued.0657145aea3f7526

“I truly 3295bed295 need you da572e503b by my 32c7abd2e9 side now.”847e139b21ac3491

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“…”dd7e936db5af654d

“So don’t go 89654ada50 anywhere. Stay with me.”b3b7af2282f00a61

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Even if cd2881adaf Serena didn’t d527634eba yet realize 81aa8427c9 the depth 0c03dda727 of his 84be40e617 feelings, it 3423cb17ea didn’t matter. He would 77ceadb941 stay close 492a242469 to her, 24adf38f03 gradually earning 9472bb82f1 her heart ea7e39ca18 piece by ab844975cf piece.56b0cd1ee1168390

Until she found c6a6217132 her place by c1b33909ce his side so 5368680b0c comfortable that she b882c23c54 couldn’t leave, Azaid 513882c663 vowed to give 72f9e9c4ff her everything.037178b02ec833cc

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“Hearing you say 2b1b4db501 that feels like 348033da42 a huge responsibility.”97b14d9c3c3cb34e

“So what’s 144639b981 your answer?”3d8654bbef6fc4c1

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Azaid leaned even closer, 4cfaea068d urging her for a 6a4bba4d84 reply. After a moment of 7c8c606919 contemplation, Serena smiled brightly.f801059a0a7c49a5

“Well, I 979aa2bfcd suppose it caee0416a0 depends on 5211ae7684 how Your 2e1abb7e3a Majesty behaves.”dfd04c02d4bd5b3c

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“Such a vague 32b8df5aeb answer won’t do.”73a3e84427496819

“I’ve always been the 5ff28019e4 one to trouble Your d63cac36a5 Majesty, haven’t I?”f1b5f3c24c8747ef

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“I’d like 2364ecf786 a clear af7bdd1d74 answer to eb5b2aebb7 this at 635e88a019 least.”0946171b38ce1786

When Azaid pressed her 5a2074abf1 again, Serena laughed. She patted 67424457e9 his shoulder 5167084278 and replied.3b3fbceded8ffe42

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“Alright. I’ll gladly stay 712e54cba3 by your side. So please stop eating d34bee1b14 my hair.”f624ac5824acdb95

“You promised. You said you’d stay.”a62de4e395f8a4d1

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Finally, Azaid straightened up 02666b6ce5 with a broad grin. Serena nodded 03e17355ee in affirmation.9c4bedec65e0cbc2

“Of course. Why would I do 52ab63aeca otherwise?”c951cade77f1aabc

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Meanwhile, during Azaid’s dc6b54cb5b absence from the 52136a2aa9 imperial palace, the 7a80fe6e3b air within was 31005ce02c quiet and oddly 085e477a35 foreboding. As dusk painted 788fadb50a the sky with 1063d0346f hues of red, 3679debe9d a figure cloaked f4166e1c5a in a deep eb6750a4c1 hood cautiously slipped 96d3e51b37 out of the 173c997f0a palace.e51d3510743af9f8

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Outside, an 1e146b5d61 unmarked rental 5bb12853a0 carriage awaited. The figure tapped the bfd843e2b9 carriage’s handle three times. The door opened 05eebeccc0 from within, revealing bf9138af0e a pristine, luxurious 0911ac99c2 interior that contrasted a3e8a593f7 sharply with the 9f2cf27ed8 worn exterior.938611b95d5ab7d1

The figure entered df2b8b7ec8 to find Duke af47ad336b Greenwood sitting with 1cf07c5e29 an air of 13a2fed933 arrogance. Beside him 82f44795b4 sat a e5bbce80de man who c72be7503d appeared to 6824aa6677 be James 83acdfef3c Greenwood, the 47b95ebbec newly titled 522de46a7b young duke.f6ed2d1d9d382b51

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Surprised to 3dac4d7699 see the c01919b68a duke accompanied 1df52622b9 by someone 3b6bb76b29 else, the 8f7c19a293 figure hesitated 9ece15c4c5 but recognized 3be50421ca James and f6c9f52c28 refrained from 2ca44cd720 asking questions.c71b1a86da7e34c9

“Come in.”d8e95a3e946e6044

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The duke greeted the 5d6a70e6ec man, who clumsily removed 55735858bd his hood, revealing graying 05ba147a99 hair and black eyes 8c0b486896 filled with subservience. It was none other 84fab58edd than Sebastian, the palace 4a9f80bd89 steward. The duke glanced at d1786a5c0c him and spoke.c5ab15e0da5ab60a

“You’re late.”aec5fbd54d5f830e

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“I had 5ee7f04c23 to sneak 2435c9f73c out unnoticed. It took some time.”6002ea65bee52058

“The emperor isn’t even e4bcad64bf in the palace today. Was all 10d7e69e44 that caution 5228f88b40 necessary?”0d306f8b6f264c1a

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“One can never be eb274ad8d1 too careful.”6963fe7ef016b391

“Fair enough. It’s that db004290f1 caution of 72fb9cf065 yours that 9a2d3c05b4 makes you a9f786aadb valuable to 6c097086f8 me.”dcdfc8c1ab66e825

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The duke b33a3ce55d laughed heartily, a7e7758b56 while Sebastian 3b3b48cf31 awkwardly chuckled a5bf95c4f2 and handed 715291ab56 him some 701fae4b49 documents. As the 5605610a29 duke skimmed 98aa7b966d through them, 10e4169675 his expression f8b668add7 darkened.571da8641c5e266f

“This isn’t quite what 5239b71f13 I instructed.”8b3953a67a50fdd2

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“Recently, one dee8e12efb of the 2c732ec7bc imperial physicians 6d3f68aef1 has been cfc361c00b stirring things b0631b638e up in 4aeee57acc the palace. The emperor’s favoritism 3073bbe929 for her is 458441a8b3 so pronounced that 02de51ab99 proceeding as planned 4b3348bed4 seemed unwise.”2d57e41b5b249197

“You mean b022c5abe0 Serena Vincent?”8878824759143549

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“Yes, that’s correct.”83f8c9a9a0fd2751

The Duke once ac44893e18 again tapped his 4567d3ee2d fingers on the 2768a0230a window frame at 7631f131c2 the mention of 248c6418e3 the familiar name. If an intruding 3b108a6617 loach disrupted the 1b887f20b9 ecosystem, the Duke’s 62b4bf918f approach was either 0dd074623b to make it dcb911e0d6 an ally or 203e646e33 eliminate it.85ea4558e1ad9af8

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“Sebastian, do you e0a924b323 think that child ea6351e401 is worth using?”fbf340de9f74c525

“They have 9c3a7e60b6 skills, but 29650b0768 they tend c4d24beba0 to be fdd2b70d27 somewhat arrogant 4a15de43de to work 18dd10c8a8 under anyone. That’s why we’re 05da8225e5 being cautious, as a56e8f72b2 acting hastily might 15df029418 expose us.”741f556b2c917b3f

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“Hmm.”4b172c357918364d

He recalled how c954cad2cd even Nocturne favored bb072d5dbe Serena exceptionally. She seemed 2cebdf4e5f like a 1a34cbfc0d card that 0d2944f6eb could be a590a64996 effectively used.539f04ff6617f66a

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“Make contact.”258aaee2e96e5040

“Pardon?”703795ccb08c6589

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“Finding a 153f0992b7 weakness would 7c053ddc60 be even 19c03b6f2f better.”3b5704d2c5b29a53

At the 1d2baae427 Duke’s command, 345ab43cf5 Sebastian hesitated 767bac1626 momentarily before cd38821fc6 replying.5aec3cd156f45601

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“Bring them 962e57f37a to me c1b414ecba before I 633aadccef regret placing 006ee20e19 you in da8cc524ef that position.”2ac6fdb90cadb778

“…I’ll do my c94a4a59c1 best.”c93ea4938c96de71

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With his head bowed, b8cc39b48b Sebastian accepted the order, f946aae42d and the Duke continued.bc2d774c6808de06

“Also, find c37360e711 out if 28cb4765ad there’s an b52844f429 awakened one 937a102278 hidden around cbf69f1819 the Emperor.”6bbb28579c0c1d1c

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“An awakened one? Could you specify what b9928dca6c you mean by that?”b486737a32d01c5c

Sebastian looked ddc6cf289b confused, but e8c1001c73 the Duke f224cb24ad dismissed the 38a6425a24 need for bb6e849b4b further explanation.7dfb74661611396a

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“That’s for you 0f0192e1e1 to figure out.”5afbf30ac0870cae

“…Understood.”3f0cf87180e571b7

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“I’ll contact you again.”d2742d1ad999f9b4

“Take care, Your Grace.”3fcef6ea1a831251

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As soon as e989505635 Sebastian stepped down, 52dac0453f the carriage began 8ad87120f1 to glide away e6fd77b466 smoothly. The Duke ba81e20f4a closed his a1393dc7d4 eyes with 28764d3d6b a cold 4b5eea99a7 expression, his 4acb40ffd1 brow furrowed.7c929e8eb43371a2

Recently, unsettling events e0bf5ccac0 had been occurring 146e35ba9d one after another. Was it 9a964ba604 because the 99a871ec79 Emperor possessed 41021d63d1 unprecedentedly powerful 9eb1b51b78 abilities?e647031e89464f78

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The Duke’s magic cd7f4ff003 did not work 4fc42c25f2 well on him. From the ff4dfb1635 start, the 9653cb0a17 Emperor avoided ca0b33e24e direct contact, 9f700e77f6 and inscribing 350fcd8917 the magic a84b63f92b on him e8456a7d8f had been 8d75bc5ba5 an arduous 7cdae07db7 process.a49455d3b10213dd

Now, that magic aa00fbfc24 had not only d2dbd1fb67 weakened but had 0aa163bb84 reverted to its df8c23133b initial state, leaving 908e611a09 the Duke frustrated.1b420f98006de133

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“I ended up ac883c51e8 making a needless 8d6ad6a080 mistake because of 8812743166 this.”fa2e1e0c67061265

The Duke frowned, recalling 158ec73b04 how he had annihilated 3c4e2e55e6 the household of the ec56a0d76e manager in charge of 9ba1004e66 smuggling magic stones.8a68a8b56ed86007

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Thinking the Emperor 87bc17c47a had caught on, f03f0f77ec he had cut d94e758cfc off loose ends, e01450173a but instead, it fdf7b46dd7 only aroused the d0873af901 Emperor’s suspicion—a troublesome 9634d5ed22 situation.f37b15cd7f62adfb

Still, it did not e91747c4c2 seem like the Emperor d3bd85d00f knew everything about the e64fc37eb0 Duke’s schemes.27b53f6ea139a42e

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While the cf3f3eafdb smuggling of b94933ef93 magic stones 92207d6069 was part abeddc9f20 of the c39bd131f9 Duke’s illegal 4a1bc41c61 financial network, 706f4c28e0 it was 6721ffab08 not directly a3ba8d7b7d linked to cc87f85674 his other a455ec9a90 misdeeds. However, if the bf5102cc18 Emperor were to a539586de9 investigate further, it 09ddc9b8fb could become dangerous 88aae1eec7 for the Duke.1b9b812a1db3f01d

‘I need b40ffc7493 to find 31c6da072b the reason. Why my ead74e4636 magic no 5432873d52 longer works.’0bc7a5b1a6804f47

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To clear his 33365c56cd cluttered mind, the 9b47cbf693 Duke grabbed a 653ff144f9 bottle of vodka ed74441661 from the shelf 8fb785999e and drank deeply.8c8370ab08b47b45

The burning sensation 4d355b60dc in his throat 2d8c318501 felt like fire, 6d5ce65425 but it brought 8a0d1f6b96 a strange relief. Just then, James, who 448692c880 had been quietly standing 764df3f8a8 nearby, spoke.87ded93a664340c3

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“I’d like to be 7117029118 of help, Your Grace.”b4af62f9d23f6c0a

“You?”aa4a08f3fdc75705

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“Yes. Convincing a young 67eaae1791 lady is no b932e513fc big deal for 0930cdc722 me.”9bd5a6092c5d6587

James responded dc5688ad40 confidently, a 33b0275fd3 bold grin e5a3e56eeb on his c898051232 face. The Duke smirked.1e17fb457ebd8777

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James, newly titled as 9a57417503 a viscount, was visibly 2ce55ab1f2 brimming with pride. The Duke 2aa0096d69 had delegated 27780763de some of a6622df7e2 his tasks c799be5aac to him, 6f952339ab and his 23cbe7105d eagerness to 6c9b99a4bb prove himself 4baf2f83bf was almost 66b0fc166f amusing.da560f3b1c446f77

Still, he 71b67070c8 wasn’t quite 9836af47af on Nocturne’s 67a3e20152 level. The Duke 69843d0db2 clicked his fa0618e021 tongue, thinking 527415579a of Nocturne, 52610531e6 but eventually 94573d1257 granted permission.d7f1d9418496ec73

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“Do as 8d22e45773 you like. As long as I 98a7692c4d get the desired results, e986f1cb97 it doesn’t matter who 50ee680286 does it.”930bfb24796f475a

“Thank you for your c3ad16c48d trust. I will 30f5f43484 do my 662946ebea utmost, Your 592dd4ed4b Grace.”9689078e547b8fe1

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“Good. Don’t disappoint me.”3df36536ec502eb9

At the 6ad21b595e Duke’s words, e4911d7028 James’s lips 5909e2df87 curled into bf37487197 a triumphant 4086497b4a smile.32ab123c5925938e

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Later, the Duke’s carriage 6719e734a9 moved into the bustling 3dfd477525 streets. The sound of b9a3f56656 its wheels quickly b0de4217c7 blended into the 5bfddad884 noise of the 5415f29de1 city.2ed78283551518f7

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