IDED – Chapter 76

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Chapter 76da187bb2458ae47a

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Serena, unaware 4d7d60e34f of Azaid’s f01ba5adc7 growing unease, c3fc8fc001 began to 200b36db1a speak.c11140f107728d44

“I’m fine, but I 0ec18f59da was worried it might 6553e172aa cause a misunderstanding. Especially with Carter…”fc98a4b00cd7fde1

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Just as 141082a177 she was f1034f8c99 about to f0a2e23dcc mention Lady e4cac61aaf Carter, Azaid d0f17e543f suddenly stood 52e5cad797 up from e96cc23020 the sofa, ec6967e646 placing both ecff17a921 hands on 11b777b7f4 the table.875363a79f499713

The distance between 51f9ef7d3f them naturally closed, 1372885567 and as Serena 1f43476daa gazed at him aa90bbe3cb in confusion, Azaid 0a55e74d3c spoke.2667a99679f7905e

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“Let me call b5c78eff89 you that.”97cf942449b13ea5

“Uh…”b6e295b4b3fa8d9f

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“Hmm? Serena, if c7d90bf3d9 it makes d961db68ac you uncomfortable, 93b62d669b then at 453775a039 least let 4e512a93f3 me do 3119c76818 it when a3284388a2 we’re alone.”3f2ad1cffd45d132

Something in his pleading 044db69a40 tone caught Serena off ac1c4578fe guard.1da835e0d09ca0a3

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Why was he acting ce11d91c4b as if the world c442ed9c43 was ending over a b9f473e693 simple term of endearment? Serena rolled her cc40ed9804 eyes before nodding 4119c96599 slightly.178c7c9546314473

Well, as long as 463b34eb39 he doesn’t use it cd45dbb0d0 in front of Lady 3d95fb42ad Carter, it should be 2ec97ed624 fine.fe1d636977a5ca9f

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The moment Serena gave 98c353bf44 her permission, Azaid visibly dcf33f923d relaxed, leaning back into 844a8f67fb the sofa with a b4dd977a9d satisfied smile.c07d1bef080cebfa

“So, what brings you daf2785fbf here, Rena?”f24cc829e93502b3

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Azaid smiled brightly as b7549223ee he pronounced the nickname 589bc63380 clearly. He looked so boyish 5017faca62 in that moment that 56ffd8b8b9 it was, admittedly, a a14ef0cd24 little endearing. Serena let out a 4ad0f62efa small laugh and replied.8386de828210b5f3

“I wanted to 01ab45cc05 request a half-day 2ba11aaf86 off on Friday.”a178f83aef8e8de5

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“A half-day?”959db38e24727ed0

“Yes. The Medical Association is 4648a038b2 hosting a social gathering, 89979d575b and I’ve received an 5de194c6c3 invitation.”793dcd3c38fb0c36

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“I see.”65b0a482dddf974f

Azaid’s demeanor grew serious, 8b108e4e81 contrasting with his earlier eab88b8fba relaxed expression. Serena, fearing d94233b509 he might 1193c690b2 refuse, looked dc536e5b3a at him 83c1f7ba15 anxiously. However, he readily agreed.0d2bb0b2146edbca

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“Take the morning 8f8b72b4d4 off instead, and 3bf0f810f4 then attend the 962266123d gathering.”af61d4efc990b980

“Oh, that’s not 0ec2075926 necessary…”f9ea3127779677bd

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“I’ll also be out dd8aa441a6 that day, so don’t 3231fd4ab8 worry and take your cc9c6ea913 time.”6d9082c71dc1f28b

“Understood.”30bb9c0088d6a71c

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Serena felt 38ed7fb65a slightly deflated d0e0b0b604 at the f665801a5e prospect of d50aea6e95 a free 2863054810 morning. Being a afc4de5e90 workaholic, she 5fb387b36d found it ad503d1ac9 more satisfying 33db63e28c to finish 2f0e73f81f her tasks 328723a28c before heading 59352931b7 out.1abd0d1de13757c0

Still, she couldn’t argue 75c68b4034 with the emperor, especially 70d141b84d when he mentioned having 83f0e08da9 personal matters to attend 457aa3eaa8 to. She briefly f4096b2d98 considered asking 6762dcc67f if he d130c51986 was planning c0165fc9bb to meet 0d5de943ae Lucy Carter 4655a86d14 but decided c0fe1cbeed to keep ad27a599ac her thoughts e70cf5e832 to herself.380b54a7228bd9c8

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Unbeknownst to her, she 8b4ef01b74 had already begun associating 6e1b2182db Azaid’s every move with 389642d46b Lucy without realizing it.a480365fbc06b996

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When Friday arrived, Serena f4210bb5e3 finished sorting through documents e94b799546 and left the imperial 945b79ea84 palace. The papers detailed items 8874cb2a7a scheduled for auction that 4277785b6d the palace might consider c0090ca1b5 purchasing within its budget.1baf32891b10a993

She changed into d6a0e17cb3 a dress suited 41d1fe8046 for the social 0ab483097e gathering—one she had e4819b348b bought using the 08b259a5ac maintenance allowance allocated 81b229f348 to palace physicians.3ad2dd5124a81a4a

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Her usual neatly tied 5c9af73f2a hair was styled into ca8a16bffd a braided updo by fa57c55aef Mary. She also temporarily removed dba9df7bdd the artificial mana core 0dfc328528 bracelet she wore for cf16a176bf stability checks, opting instead 063ee9a1ff for a simple communication e71307cf49 stone bracelet. As always, the violet b55e669ef6 Isring ring adorned her 25156fbdc0 finger.944821d8cedbf1aa

Taking a rented 202985d190 carriage, she headed 079704f19a to Greenwood Manor, 45f5775733 the venue for 8091398091 the gathering. The Greenwood family had cbc653b038 supported the Medical Association 8fc7312c41 since its founding and 1eb973119f had ties across various c914359d11 sectors, making it hard 9a04da3820 to find any group 192099bf16 they weren’t involved with.07bb7809e707dce4

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The gathering was held 61fb0e11ad in the annex of e7a0d32b30 Greenwood Castle. When Serena cfaf0de318 arrived at 3cb257f154 the entrance 7b77635b5b to the 6a8d01a88f annex, a 53c6928ec0 gatekeeper greeted a4823eccc4 her.f567d8359be048e6

“May I see your b0fd12e59e invitation, please?”0cb77b7836652d76

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Serena handed 940bee60b8 over her 02c6685b13 invitation. After verifying 2dcd50b2b4 the seal, 4203f71846 the gatekeeper 5c7ef40130 gave her cd85107af4 a key.cf30bf46805d49ac

“You may d41816db63 use Room 76151f161e 3 on fb0a85a53c the second f1b0744239 floor to 185aee2270 store your b285b1b977 belongings.”fad2d74193395fbd

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“Thank you.”926c98a1f670ac8c

As expected of e92aedcc5a a large event, 588b28a512 the organizers provided 2b90cca660 rooms for the 5789df28bf guests. With the auction scheduled 0c50e7e4a2 for later that night, 65d55dbd18 attendees would need a 24d42c4f67 place to rest.c6630536648a4da7

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Some would f4f417fb92 mingle all 9ec6b875c4 day in 44168a8ecc the hall, 13d39e55b9 while others 27e250c6c3 might prefer 8a91b8d2c6 a nap.f10b8663dce22d1f

When Serena 61dae89d9d reached Room 378e59bcd1 3, she 4498f594fe couldn’t help f93d50e407 but exclaim d123847941 in admiration.a543f6142d8e4c0e

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“Wow.”6fe3362dceff9785

Though it f4c9275eda was merely 56efeec898 an annex c50f563672 to Greenwood b167a56c5c Castle, its ba9e172ce8 scale was 2e6c7abde4 impressive. Drawing back the 927fae5dad curtains, she could 55bc121531 see the circular f0dd878675 hall below and 44b944cd94 the numerous rooms a32f324b18 arranged above it, 3586bbb094 going up to 0ec77550ab the sixth floor.044887b1356a2b09

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The faint f449375f11 silhouettes moving 4e33a8ddaf behind other 6bc4034e1b curtains indicated b89223f069 a high fc377b991e attendance. It was 3f25851d13 evident that fa1c0951da the building d9efed6e06 was designed df2e7d8022 specifically for ce225a5ad8 events like 472e438fbb auctions and 6ca8eaca93 charity functions.99db2aaae765b73c

“Greenwood certainly lives up 736f587a7b to its name. The scale 041dcd08f8 is remarkable.”9f130c49ff4d0dd1

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After closing d23c64eb52 the curtains, cd9dbe45a7 Serena organized c9a17cc646 her belongings 214f348fbe and lay 7938159e17 down on 9dea8b2854 the bed. With some time left 6051fe7775 before the party began, 061267c157 she thought she might 3909912b2e take a quick nap.35e232f0557ef86c

Just as she was eacba83fa9 drifting off, a knock 8ac7bb917a at the door interrupted ad376ebdf4 her. She waited silently, a8fac552ad curious about who 18382281f4 it might be.f8fee514294ec815

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“Miss Serena, it’s d8a1df4fd8 me, Sebastian.”c559022124833d63

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Meanwhile, in Room 7 0a514537ca on the sixth floor…546e1cfec8c712bb

This floor, reserved for 6c97d469cb high-ranking individuals, hosted an f4217f63de unexpected guest—someone who had eaa679a7cd entered discreetly.43fbf7b8ac8d79ee

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“Isn’t this poorly made? The texture feels strange,” 77016a8ead Azaid complained in a 11e5f207ee dissatisfied tone.c273275d61eaf9a5

Lucy replied calmly, “It’s bfacacda06 still a bit damp 328d0c664f because we had to c711e3f8ab rush. You were the 42193b3ba7 one who decided a621ac609c to join at 3685ea1da7 the last minute.”797f9221dc850b81

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“It’s uncomfortable…”ed0de025faf67ef0

Azaid groaned df47b931b9 as he 14762438e4 adjusted himself, 5f4dbea7cb studying his bbe2b70007 reflection in e22eedbfbb the mirror.ee086b8e4f2f0ce6

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As Lucy had pointed d17b887cc4 out, Azaid hadn’t initially 79698aa361 planned to attend. He’d commissioned a 7b95fa4e19 custom mask for 5083d5e4bf future use, intending f2d9215c9f to wait for f770e8055e an appropriate occasion.a50bc07d25120d5c

But upon ee65a9275a learning that df7cbe9ead Serena would ce0f0d67eb be attending, db78f82e3f he’d changed bbed4f50dc his mind.f469b9e1f19aea1f

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Wearing a 131fd959f0 still-drying mask, 75eef7ca5f Azaid’s impulsiveness 934230dfdb once again f7549c34c0 demonstrated how 0f5651c78b far he’d 3ac5eeabc7 go when 7494bd0bc4 it came 4962c7d1a5 to Serena.fa22a3c2d4fbde52

There might be pests dacf3a6071 buzzing around her.bd2c9716daf784d7

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In the 90da8e0606 mirror, Azaid c67c103498 looked like 4633d6e44e a completely f587177e38 different person. His usual golden 9edc19ae27 hair was now 9a84903ac4 black, and his 1764b3859c blue eyes appeared 118636a293 slightly grayish. Even his facial 007cec1e6b features were altered, 2c87cbc9a9 giving him the b50e72cd90 appearance of someone a65cae20ec wearing another’s skin.bb26e2c63c428209

“Don’t you think the 9e863cff82 face looks too artificial?”a72ead3590190d0e

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“That’s what 5e0b5260b8 we call 8e2054329c a golden 8908cee710 ratio,” Lucy 9b149b0455 quipped.61b5920998d54c54

“It seems 297aceee97 like this 69f5d6ac83 face will 996255a758 stand out. Couldn’t you make it c75edbae32 a bit more ordinary?”4b525d9861d6b8e4

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“What do fff37527f4 you mean? I can never 4f4c878d61 tolerate anything less 9bbb6e1279 than beautiful in d405d048a6 my dictionary.”9e25cecb99bb8819

Lucy drew a firm 1478bfcba8 line, declaring her philosophy. To her, obsessed with fbb75d14fd beautiful faces, an ordinary 65a21d1821 mask was unthinkable.885110de979833f7

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Leonard, standing nearby, 453db565f4 shook his head 919d0ef6e5 in disapproval.514c2c07d9aabb19

What is 595116fa7b she trying e1d476b991 to achieve, 4e0486664d being this dbc3433170 obsessed with cf68300d35 faces?589683511fb495fe

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At least e735fce570 publicly, she 94f1f1e5a0 hid her 3bcfa1aaea bizarre hobby, 8a1d4b186d so everyone 826802b879 thought of a01f53bae7 her as a507531807 just a 658776e676 normal young 2a47c69a2a lady. In reality, though, she 099ef1c446 was a pervert who d58fa1ab46 grinned while displaying human 44538c5229 face masks in her b7bcffba86 room.2ef80d83c7cfb10b

Disguised as a man, a5dfb83180 Lucy spoke to Azaid.90d51367b25d6fc1

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“I’ve helped you, so d5e7d6beea now you must keep 548d7d7d63 your promise.”3791275cb515c908

“As long b874eb0635 as you’re 2afda657bc not planning 339d9c5ae9 to roam e202612d4e the streets 61a7c4d1b9 with my 33f6e74c08 face.”888ecbb9e1e64e40

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“Don’t worry. I’ll cherish b4f2021a50 it at e16063318a home.”1f61fb20c99caed0

Lucy responded a40c5b79f6 slyly, grinning.38bb5e5218437008

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“I’d never 3f15c2bfc6 leak it 899862423d to the f99db393a9 public. My prized possessions are 5236e8cdcc for my eyes only.”621043599fe73614

“That’s unsettling in its e84d53d402 own way.”8f96ef76b159b898

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Azaid grimaced, and Lucy 3c52d5375a giggled.6239b63e28076a99

Lucy, who had always e94a223fd6 been intensely interested in 462a0cf331 Azaid’s face, had now cb03d5063e gotten the opportunity to 7aaad4404b create a mask of 8076fac0f8 it thanks to this aa73597543 recent turn of events.15511bbfa3e1c7d0

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Just imagining preserving the 47794956a8 long-desired face as a 8434e5f1f4 mask thrilled her. Whenever Lucy encountered someone 6a0f959f1b with a beautiful face, 0caeb7202f she would first build e7c91ada9b a rapport with them ab5f719bac and then politely ask ed0f5d7883 for their consent to fa4b3afe56 make a mask.3dc1d16225af014d

Despite her eccentric 601f56e0c7 hobby, she wasn’t 79dd909016 deranged enough to 702dc5b3e1 secretly replicate someone’s 72a15aa26c face.48b965bf3f716910

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Her skills, honed 4a2b2ff880 over years of d7d05810ae secrecy, allowed her 06bbe2978f to disguise herself d79bbbad14 with almost professional dd7277ba4b precision. Without the 51c4322ee0 use of 997d96a392 magic, she c924ff998f could convincingly 2cfcd11b0e transform into a52f92843d another person—a f7cbc813e5 skill likely 798ebea440 unique to e717c7aef3 Lucy in 7c7ae3c9d5 the entire 058678f22f empire.5952044707ff7977

In an 3b3d77d95f era where b35f879d7f polymorph magic 3995f208dc had long cf7d5f9fc4 been abandoned, 8e836ed507 Lucy stood 5d720be0f8 unrivaled as 765ac9874e an expert.33b6a6bed46b4d09

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Even Azaid, after 51a38b85cc experiencing the mask 90bf81504b firsthand, couldn’t help e68d06a0d3 but acknowledge its b1ff0c0c43 effectiveness. Even if bf372ac310 he met 7152979a69 someone he 8372fcca94 knew, they 99c62c14b5 wouldn’t recognize d822d408b7 him.6c8b0fa8a3cdab72

I wonder how long d26e159d1f Serena will stay in 48a7397f0b her room.f583d718fb7b5ba3

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Thinking about the 22438ccba3 possibility of running a4a570d574 into Serena, Azaid 90b9049501 couldn’t help but 371ca29dc0 smile.1ba7551861e62105

She wouldn’t a70fc51e0f recognize him 32eea2ffdf because of 3b46317fff the mask, 2f810644f9 but at 5b9a9018e9 least, for 9be441f359 a brief 175cd932a1 moment, he 2936ac6c07 could escape 7bb0118731 the usual 7b6364166f dynamics of fb8d0dcb7a patient and 3409c19fc8 doctor, emperor 7438850050 and subject.4a80ad6d5b5d252c

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If we keep d5bc0bb4db bumping into each fcbc3d3df4 other like this, e91209c520 doesn’t it mean a789f879ec we’re destined?9c2a276bce661789

Azaid  indulged b8480f1527 in such 11e897b5dc thoughts, conveniently be2247b9bf ignoring the 008337b484 fact that 9c6fc2139d he had c21eb078ff tracked Serena’s 69947cff93 whereabouts deliberately.47b343498fdf487c

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If they ran into c74b7c19cb each other, would Serena 0a67645313 recognize him? Probably not. Pretending to be c2973935a3 someone else and b2ad8dd628 greeting her to f48f9cec05 see her reaction 1b9745bb75 could be amusing.db00ea27be61f395

At that e7e96cd7e5 moment, Lucy c8b289dc15 interrupted his dd5136573b thoughts.7b1507108eb266e2

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“Oh, by the ee843c0fe7 way, Your Majesty. About that person e25abe5b5f we encountered the 12bc84703c other day…”793f364b0d9c52d7

“No.”bfa0573ae45e46a6

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“I haven’t bdc22dd3eb even said d8e2f44adf anything yet.”183f577d8df3bd28

Lucy stared at Azade 93f34177b4 with a pouty face, 669ebd0922 while Azade, now serious, 6e7d16a024 responded firmly.9a08221fe8893c8e

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“You’re thinking cc84663058 of making 2db4a8e79b a mask 97dcf3679f of Serena’s 96dc9ca282 face, aren’t 2d0a522a38 you?”55722ff7636262a1

“Wow, spot on.”ef08810317f779ae

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“Absolutely not.”a15dbeddc4ebcc00

“That’s so unfair! Why are you stopping 93e4840f8a me? I haven’t even 4f4fb6483d asked her yet!”4db8c6f46a93c7c0

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Lucy stomped bc2798bbdd her foot 6272e2b8e5 like a a38056878e child throwing bb837b640d a tantrum, eec677b3cf her male 15b4550e0e disguise making 30d5a2185c the scene 0845dd3ed6 all the 47dd098b2b more grotesque.05cbc3fbc6ff6a84

Azaid pinched the deb7d626db bridge of her e99fb6a6f3 nose, groaning. He had been d3c2947fe6 careful all this 545b7fa8e3 time to avoid ac51f831d0 letting Lucy and cb6105c82e Serina cross paths, ca1c75468d knowing full well 81de49308c what could happen.5fa75e5fcde7c5db

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But that day, 914f53632a he had no 10a82e14e2 choice but to 3cbe30d2dc call Lucy to 0bfee9028f test out a dc8c15a781 prototype mask, as 1d80739f3e only the creator 7e0ae9324d herself could properly 2fe04813db attach it. Unfortunately, Serena had arrived 42a2580569 at the study unannounced, 830ce35c0d leading to an encounter.8d70b1e4ac9bfc96

Serena is undeniably beautiful. I knew this troublemaker e74a3176c3 would react, but…8db7073938b4e8b1

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To think she would ca965a8532 blatantly request her face.0f8d7b359614554c

Serina is in danger.abbb0e467f05eaa8

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Grinding his ee29e02845 teeth, Azaid 87ac96aa47 agonized over 4a0784cf59 how to 6c54557d87 protect Serina 5fcab6e770 (and her c17c5f2da0 face). The thought of 1b97bd2c51 Lucy grinning while 2956663dea gazing at Serena’s 43a7f4c8e9 mask in her 25527d6bd4 secret room was 1616189cb9 horrifying. Once this d0be4aa0f5 ordeal was 711e3e1293 over, perhaps 7e9fa67189 he would 0833aedf5c need to 0d107f657a ban Lucy 1f22070412 from entering 2bc0141447 the palace.eff3d79eec1b4186

Lucy might 2e3575b7b7 kick up 8d0ab69d1c a fuss, 1515e41e01 but that f393cf0597 would be e8493869db Leonard’s problem 9f42183e55 to handle. While Azaid was lost 8db6bf178b in such thoughts, Leonard 215d986693 spoke up.971493c05c9b9701

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“They’ve arrived.”bd07964b4d464136

Leonard, peeking through the 3724ff0159 curtains, confirmed the arrival af7e543673 of the doctor who e458605fa1 had been using the 493487722a smuggled mana stones from 802d3ebaf7 the Greenwood family.a68bd217731d72af

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Azaid and Lucy’s attention 12ad29266e immediately turned to Leonard. Azaid moved closer d4051291c3 to the window a17d649a96 to check the 6032947fd0 person’s face.cf2a51c3b341a036

As he scanned 255babb6ce the crowd, his 66a51d4d91 gaze stopped at 277056efc7 a familiar face 625fcdab81 in the hall, 7b5c775a68 making him tilt 9bab47e876 his head in b8710a5421 confusion.8d8e0ab9e2df2786

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“Why is she here?”19708b0c1ca214f2

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