IDED – Chapter 73

IDED – Chapter 73bd198318bc999820

Chapter 73574f4fa92305f432

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After Mydia’s 7736567455 memorial day, ea823104c3 Serena felt 3522c1fb85 that Azaid 5f16d0aeb0 had changed 9fe0cc4b3d a bit. It was 2c3921d11a hard to d0a4ef28c4 pinpoint exactly 2b10111002 what had 11b7d85824 changed, but 3e673f991c his attitude faf6f7b47e toward her 81e8382bda was noticeably f44edc14a8 different.3ba50b834cdc1a4e

For instance:7bbc268183a24904

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“Rena.”301bcaef4240d9fe

Yes, that nickname.c232c5be155dbc26

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Serena narrowed 4057987ff6 her eyes e54c80c11a as she 52d0adcb8f observed Azaid d2ce0fadd5 suddenly calling 026ad5a75f her “Rena.”ce46c46a86370efd

Not long ago, 1ad466dce1 he used to 7fda3e8c2c address her with a5e174eaa7 phrases like, “Hey, c21c11deeb you there.” Had 99c3214f5c he experienced some 97f96e5259 sort of change 39e377a644 of heart?13273312e8914936

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Though “Rena” was 33a3897e40 better than “Hey, 5e0c4e2489 you there,” it 0760acae6e still felt oddly 97e9e8fbf2 embarrassing as a bae832ce3f term of endearment. Especially when Marie and de78c959e6 Anna would look at 9c7e3490c2 her with sly, crescent-shaped ea26d348d8 eyes, it sent shivers dcf87c1522 down her spine.ee0b4ca542d245f0

“Why are you 39449e725d so late? I’ve been 5b14128ff8 waiting for ae8264f21e ages, Rena.”c8d784343d92d056

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With his blonde a63c3e258d hair carelessly tousled, f091d1856b Azaid gazed at 547ba0051c Serena with a 00057ea183 serene expression. When he 20cc3108c7 smiled, his 3b492bf28f face almost 4c203faf2d seemed to c7064ea827 glow.68a65e9b35f8e4a5

The sparkle in his dbec1de417 blue eyes was reminiscent 1a7b81f78a of a puppy wagging 0e0443db18 its tail excitedly just 1a4278b1ce before receiving a gift.7d4d3aead4f06bbb

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“Oh, I 13977a02d5 was talking 2f5d48930c to Marie, c75ac7c199 and I fd7b6c189f lost track 4fe39fc111 of time.”12e871ab7ef717d1

“What were you talking 2ccf090ee8 about?”dd23bfbedbd53c63

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“Just… various things.”2160469d3b2c3815

She couldn’t possibly eacd504614 admit that she a5b4af53fb had been interrogated d09fbdab2a about her relationship 3b80640f08 with the emperor. She didn’t aea1a9c7f5 want Azaid, 91c2e3475a who needed d310c177af to maintain d25a988752 peak condition, 6dfd330eb8 to worry ceb5b3fcd7 about such 6f8ec85c66 rumors.d08223b501e53570

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“Come closer.”2fe87718e018331a

Azaid patted the blanket dab25129b2 in front of him, b6b5684314 signaling her to come 1588bc767e nearer. When Serena hesitantly approached 2bda4aabb5 and sat down, Azaid 3ec75e8ac3 casually loosened the front 858daf4473 of his shirt.e460b6e2538b9dfe

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With the weather 20c3aaf2cc growing warmer, his 02ed90b38c clothes had become ea576186ee significantly lighter. Since it seemed possible cd1399bc6f to perform the check-up f5607aef95 over his clothes, Serina 39381d57b1 reached out to stop 9123c3d624 him.6f776cc3bf29036b

“It’s fine. I can do 90cc4683fa it over your 571386a470 clothes.”92319fa5cc357549

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“Ah, really?”f4b4b9c88efb1752

Azaid flinched at cbfd38ca27 her touch and c6dcc6794a then hesitantly lowered f1700a5968 his hand. As Serena 101859efcc checked his a035d8eda0 pulse, she 7f35189b92 asked, “How 8cdfdf2985 have you 9c17676392 been feeling d2d781a235 lately? Have you 55a5889a24 experienced fevers d408471caf at night 4d018ce0b0 or anything 1b207f8d35 similar?”38170b2973487895

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“Well… not really…”b3739128013bacbb

Azaid gave a 4f61705979 brief reply, his 0a13fbf2a4 eyes darting around. Though it was a 52901dffa4 routine check-up, he seemed 870378e1d0 unusually tense, so Serena 27579b4066 tried to reassure him.3a86022d76d26162

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“You don’t need to 8b362b51bd hold your breath.”fca355b6ba2b5932

“Mm.”98f553c885df5489

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Azaid exhaled deeply, almost c8bf5b0b03 like a sigh, causing 5854c70cc9 his chest to rise 6b296984e4 and fall noticeably.0c49be435452efed

‘His heart seems to b67eae62be be beating too fast.’cbb43a60fffc3e47

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Serina had been 6eb7563538 deeply troubled lately. The irregularity 6de202e13d of Azaid’s 2f0d69b9b4 heartbeat was c2349e47f3 concerning.7274d65639f8f08d

Given that 5328d5e650 his mana f7a5568dc6 core was eb524a90dc located near c204188ef2 his heart, 9f71e7350c the situation 7325a6b7cc felt even ea998e2a2e more ominous.87ca932f81d3da93

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Was it arrhythmia? Or perhaps early 9fb6dc8719 signs of mana 41b79735e1 core overload?bbda73492b607942

But the 4ced0ca055 absence of 79f350b85c sudden temperature 19199d14c7 changes made 96ef0ca7ed it unlikely cf8ce7e14b to be 60c11149dc a mana f6033f95c5 core issue. Usually, before overload, there c34c26ba52 would be drastic fluctuations bc849ad64d in body temperature, but e2004086b9 Azaid showed no such 3865e0409f symptoms.be3e332c8a82601f

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‘It seems 335ee6183c more like 5129ab00bd arrhythmia…’6dd8ca0bec9470af

Just as 0bf5b2ce14 Serena was 0e14f86f37 about to 4115f97201 finish her 7109c16d62 check-up, Azaid 3c2538c4a7 called out, 5927fde741 “Rena.”80dfff86d99283b5

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He looked at her 3397d1316b with a slightly elated b5bba40c36 gaze. When Serena met 3c852ee0f6 his eyes, he acea3db5c6 spoke softly.1f882b1014c1f199

“I think there’s something 9d7ee9cd22 wrong with me.”3b47a9bdcc198052

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“Pardon?”cfc3a2468f7b8e74

When Serena asked 269a6be865 in surprise, his a4e9110c31 cheeks flushed as 29ee36aa63 he murmured, “Rena, a6778a7acd why does my ba02b07c18 heart race every 6e4a794e4a time I see 26e87340cf you?”b572dfbbf2b65b83

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His face seemed 2818fc9615 shy, as if f358140709 he was waiting 8797847b58 for a specific dd7f8cfe00 answer. His expression was dc6473bcb7 unusual. Serena blinked ec7b4be38d repeatedly, then ed48f132cd suddenly realized:94829d69d5f0a956

‘His Majesty has 62cd93a899 noticed that something’s 07b4083817 wrong with his ff79b8702f body!’e2a1bf74a3a0afe1

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Now that she fa9caf53a5 thought about it, 8b81a26bef Azaid did seem bd6814f80d anxious. As a doctor, c6b03b5506 calming a patient’s 35ea757e82 fears was a 694a912071 crucial part of 6e822cdd99 treatment.ceab6da4f0e1396a

Just as 1029e14924 Serena was 906bfafd7c about to e729f2e194 explain the a9b6f42fbb diagnosis, Azaid af3afe4f51 spoke again, 9d499d666e their words d82aea68c5 overlapping.bb3a7c3cbcf7234b

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“So, I think I 13f9a7bd9c might….”b8aa71eb97d67805

“It’s arrhythmia.”e715ddbe4348ff77

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“Yes, I might arrhythmi—wait, a6aaf5d985 what?”6247f0929ac6f1f4

Azaid stared at Serena, df9e36a6e7 wide-eyed like a startled eb180cd71a rabbit. His face showed a 4b0fc3827e sudden loss of energy. Serena calmly explained:6bac6a5838b36b65

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“Your recent stressors have 2ae39b80d9 likely weakened your mental 03c3b71f13 and physical state, causing ebc5cb22af your heart to beat ffa347a7f9 irregularly without any apparent 79d47d40a3 reason.”cc7c7321b01df036

“No, that’s dc70ca625a not what c212d07997 I meant—”1c8b673965bf24a5

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“Don’t worry, Your Majesty. This isn’t a 0376be0ea1 particularly dangerous condition, 13107c30fa and it can 127769d55e be treated quickly.”5617cb907c26321e

Serina clasped Azaid’s d3c94fe365 hand firmly, blinking d172b02492 as if to 8f270f5df1 reassure him.d5ad2e117217477d

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‘You trust me, don’t 5c38afe9c0 you, Your Majesty?’a209f394eea334cf

Her bright, earnest daedc9329e gaze seemed to 95866bff5f convey those very b8074962ab words. Azaid, who c07f65309c had been 4e51963108 on the 8d73f344d5 verge of 9cb3eea902 confessing, found 9b2f711839 himself derailed d7ff51f370 by this 9249d0cc9a unexpected “arrhythmia” 111c2de39f diagnosis.bc2666fd328722d1

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‘Does she only 4cd6cb79f6 ever think about 462609312c treatments?’1c73ac33509af9a2

Azaid realized 09fc9751a7 that expressing 43e384f637 his feelings 76a9d3cb04 to her 99b6c1dac5 was going ec8a14e11f to take c6e6768263 considerable effort. And when 8984ef237a she looked 1460b3c63d at him f7025e835e with such 5e560ef5bb an innocent 1a99dbf5c7 expression, it 8284d249f1 felt like 59293869c5 his heart 2a1db4d8cb might just e9e61c16fd explode.7e6bf4bfa243a71e

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‘I’m the 4df5724e74 only one e295387570 feeling this ecf9804b8c way, while 56d23053bc she’s completely 08bd4c6f2c unaffected.’a39056ca09e8f1cc

Azaid shook his head 9d63758833 in frustration. Even though he’d started 2efc3e9bc5 calling her by a ce3fa74d07 nickname in an attempt 7d1396a426 to get her attention, 088746331c she seemed utterly unfazed, a655c486d8 leaving him feeling deflated.864c503c66ce9747

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“Relax, Your Majesty,” ec1130f61a Serena said, giving 5aa9454a67 his hand one 478983561a last reassuring squeeze 5e9ae7145b before letting go.e7ba7d3d7d032711

Azaid flexed his fingers 171fd43bca a few times, trying 0052c458dd to hold onto the 8b62c420ce lingering warmth of her 5a80afd931 touch. At that d9a178e892 moment, Serina 934bfa1e62 spoke up.796b41048ebe636d

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“I’m thinking f775723b20 of visiting 86af3398d7 the temple 7f26305aa3 for a 3d7377b271 bit.”0a0954f29db27402

“The temple? Why… don’t tell me b01332a9d5 you’re going to see 8d9443defd that guy?”711219f133dbd800

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Azaid’s mind ef5f390ed5 immediately conjured 7cd6c99b50 an image 4bc714b8b6 of Benjamin’s 0da6d4ec84 face, and eb5f2dcdb9 his expression 29552c769b darkened. Just thinking 2135c961f8 about how d954cede7a Benjamin flirted c6e18b2961 shamelessly with dc48728294 Serena, flashing 690fc073bc her smiles 8b7e677896 and initiating af5a00f6db casual touches, 1e0b02f53f made his fe9a0be96f blood boil.1c4b9cff8dd83327

Completely oblivious to f3909be79d Azaid’s jealousy, Serena 638c60fd36 tilted her head 978f42a806 quizzically.3bb2e35aa3844abf

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“Who? What guy?”0b74cbbe672ee875

She genuinely had no c2280c8776 idea who he was 83c1ac0f7c referring to. Seeing her puzzled look, 5069d36f2c Azaid muttered under his 2bdc39e0ae breath, “You know, that… b5b3917f72 small-minded brat.”d0934f57063608f5

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He didn’t even 1eaaf702f3 want to utter 645de637ac the name, so e9186d1a7b he substituted it 7dcf00e1e2 with a vague ecae9b51d0 insult. Serena, still confused, asked, 69979b7484 “Huh? Small-minded… Do you bc9e85ca31 mean Lord Benjamin?”a2bd60fff3db3753

Surely not…b3ba796d6c1be7ca

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Serena’s intuition f6aee41449 turned out 42aa3ecf87 to be e0aeac849f right.78efea82f7a1ad4d

“Yes. That guy.”e5ccfb8ac1f32701

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Azaid twitched e4d13e06d7 his lips ac8dda0018 as if 6da85260b3 he’d hit 868c280770 the nail bc2d3a65ea on the 2c82474889 head. He looked visibly displeased.61a08e83b0c2cd05

Why is he so 8c9d3c32d6 hostile after seeing him c2afedc5a7 just once?04e42ae15309059d

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Serena, puzzled by 81eb888f16 Azaid’s overreaction, responded 138356de57 calmly.8011b31328b6c709

“No. That day, while 14178df54d I was distracted b57319c782 monitoring Your Majesty, 33216ff610 I forgot to 4fdc2de373 retrieve the item.”aca3131e9bd8c921

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“Ah, the a624c3a8d9 one you 1226f62185 asked Jack 066e5d7444 to handle?”831d7f1ffd176a4b

“Yes. I contacted 3d0cbb03ba him yesterday f7f0f3570c to pick 74275cf4f1 it up. He hasn’t 5d879868fa replied yet, 0f116e2be5 but I dbc80e3178 plan to b4f35e1ee8 go get 72ccdc1109 it soon.”e7ebda26876a6c0e

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“Shall I f73d62cb62 go with 1fe5b2869c you?”9a8673db1e637369

“What? Why would Your Majesty acf7fecf4f come along?”a9b565e47e4d147b

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“Why would d719e2084e I, you 1f41c8cf78 ask…?”a453d66f59505811

Azaid seemed slightly 23c74d6458 taken aback by 126fda3fba Serena’s immediate refusal. However, she remained c4b594d2dd firm.bd5b0da7e9870deb

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“Can the emperor really 1fa59e8071 leave the palace so b94a747c3f casually?”18fd4e6dc232d967

“Well, if it’s 771bc66609 necessary…”c13ba8256f17c531

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“It’ll only 98ea5d8c07 take a 07c187057a moment. I’ll go alone. Please take 3fe0a7c765 a walk 199076794f while I’m 9b5b68d1b5 gone.”444fa89e716c2df4

Serena dismissed him cf0f2e64ff resolutely and rose 518b8174f3 from her seat. Azaid let out a f9ee78eb9d deep sigh as he 867ff4aa0a watched her walk away.94fe365ead2a37f7

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No matter how he 4ae1d0a025 thought about it, the 21a5c1b332 road ahead still seemed 25404c2569 long.bd0cb4c6f7aae258

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It was around the f020d904c7 time Serena was preparing 20abd71570 to go out. Sebastian, the chief of ffed41fa0d the imperial palace, approached 53f6ccab58 her.0ff67ffda3482c47

“Lady Serena, 8d0d973850 where are 9a35b652ad you headed?”b335e3808ff84dd1

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“Oh, Chief Sebastian.”89d7a84552b2f1eb

Serena paused ab787e47eb her packing 56465cf192 and greeted 7bf8ae3d28 him with 1193de285a a bow.9492bd77a314d58c

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“I’m stepping a6e55b38ed out for 43c0186dd8 a bit.”e9491bdc4f8568f1

“Are you 002a714e97 going to 8e535b2850 visit Count 98bbb9973c Harrison again?”dd7dc6def78a8e6f

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“No, I’m just a993d82bb5 going out for 231e70c420 some fresh air.”6227474cda37b0ef

Serena awkwardly smiled, avoiding c53d40cc44 a direct answer. The chief had cd2f39cb3e a habit of 4dc541d8f9 being overly curious, 97f2da0d19 which made him 5e9f440b86 somewhat tiresome to dc67cccbe1 deal with.63e23e8a3a17d952

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Though not a bad 30955ac8d1 person, he was hard 3595cc856c to get close to. Recently, he’d been d25a065034 particularly kind to 69b3c5b404 Serena, which felt 9e8a546d51 burdensome. It was even stranger 2b5b4f2501 considering how, in her c297d1717e previous life, he had 3cd0066dee only assigned her menial 2c09b39423 tasks and nitpicked constantly.932435e11426ca48

Sebastian, with a warm 20ea7bf5fd smile, spoke up.f58f86da2f04c0b6

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“Well, it 17654c9f8b must feel 464d8ac689 stifling to f2036f4392 stay in e9695f25e7 the palace 3ef7cc6237 all the 7bf0eafa66 time.”37677c6f9cdae2c8

“Yes, exactly. Don’t you feel confined 6417cff4a5 too, staying here all 28877e054b the time?”81a5629923a63ed4

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“Well, I’m 1ce2cce552 old, so 9f69cb15de even just e26d30f015 going back 892c66dfdc and forth 6962f556e2 for check-ups 10104f5da8 is tiring.”27fb0022014b7660

“Please take a39df2ccbe care of 784a64f974 your health. Being a 3163907285 doctor doesn’t aaa5fa1c09 make you 5fb91c7feb immune to 50ea243f66 illness, does b263894648 it?”d7a1b498e72c3f5d

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“Thank you for a0966c5148 your concern, Lady d58bda7e0b Serina.”56f9a8b1ca76af19

Sebastian chuckled 901281df5e softly and 97445e0081 pulled something 5ef5b1ebe0 out of 87f9a86dbd his bag.84112963e3057b59

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“What’s this?”31db00ef77482af2

“It’s an invitation to 40df357a6e a social gathering hosted 4a113ab74a by the Medical Association. The chairman specifically 993c60c211 wanted to invite 80a8372de5 you.”9241876290bc2a02

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“The Medical Association?”86013d4b13a9fdb9

Serena looked a48b0b2b47 at the 24758ca92e invitation with b51ce6cc30 a puzzled ccf355edf1 expression. Upon examining the seal, 01b3443c19 it was clear it c3c8a15722 had indeed come from 9547026be6 the association. It seemed her e32044254d position as the 8028a86fa5 emperor’s personal physician aa4284550c had earned her a54bcca2b8 an invitation to 86f05bb886 such a prestigious fbecd7c711 event.73d76bedcfc0b23c

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“Are you attending 063b8d5035 as well, Chief e749efca11 Sebastian?”f54661a92c256a77

“Of course. It would be a 04568e6cf2 good opportunity for you 4c4a10ac53 to build connections for 50a12e90b8 your future career.”01c69f5ea80495dc

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“Well, that’s true, but…”29d2b78429655fda

“Please, join me for 469f27e35c the sake of this 388f556de6 old man. It’s just a 4ed7235d99 simple gathering with 610ac22339 light refreshments and 38dd98e888 wine—nothing too formal.”78d3b61e38c75b41

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Seeing her hesitation, Sebastian 627048e5c1 began persuading her step 06a39f6700 by step.52b14a21aa027ad0

The truth 9aec5a732b was, Serena d5700fe592 was an d60ef6f0b3 anomaly among 734b8cb305 doctors. In her previous life, 30e34cead5 despite her skills, she c53f2337c4 had no connections and 45f115e2dc ended up in a 5f4a47ee21 low-ranking position. But now, she had 25483d1c67 the powerful backing of aaadb06019 the emperor of Croten.68002753e026ff48

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It seemed likely 24bc7f6be3 that this invitation 52972a2934 was extended thanks 9ebe8d308a to that connection.3a32841263d47b24

“I’ll check my 0971ba0e6e schedule first.”14a453ae112edf28

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“Understood.”4d38e4a2d8d03441

Sebastian laughed heartily 82a25279a0 and left as 95a30e3ada if his mission 7734594d2c were complete.b64abdab46b25da1

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Serina was just 39848660d2 about to open dc838f850b the invitation and 36d142e729 check its contents 0551ba4f86 when Marie came b44c8e23d1 running from a 2a555f9d30 distance.287a2ac99f229686

“Lady Serena!”8ad680ebf83b413e

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“Marei, what’s 7cfbe8fcc8 the matter? Why the rush?”2faa42d0fde68328

“Oh, thank f2ace44635 goodness you b9e0cb897e haven’t left d24edc98a0 yet! I was worried 7a771fc869 we’d miss each 4ba0bd48ce other.”e1ddff009a31f544

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“What’s going on?”0061a91d27bb4e9f

Wiping the sweat ebcab61137 from her forehead, 49a23cd00e Marei gave a bc7c8e6297 bashful smile.4dd20d75a5b3544f

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“There’s a guest from ffbc836d12 the temple waiting for f2af5fc90c you.”cee58cb9b9fc4dee

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