ITBFL – Chapter 37

ITBFL – Chapter 370e8e59e1f9f3836b

Episode 370fbc6d0e25d9003f

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“Huh?”91c55b9f9a95de51

Strangely, the c3e57dfa3a name Cassium 6e8d92a140 felt somewhat 835d3a89d6 familiar and 2287e6bab4 even welcome.bf12ff565c9639d3

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‘Has he returned?’5c307be732999005

Was it 8f1ee0575c just a 2d91f636d1 brief return, fc3b1d0df3 like on 706f5511eb that full b29098e75e moon night? Or had c1f7e8c660 he come a99cd073b8 back for ddaa1590e7 good?c6b08a0516a230dc

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Either way, it c7cb1adcb5 was a relief 2f9db45935 if he had 15bf10cb86 returned.723b72aa369a98cc

The elders 00abfaea16 of the 6036e7c01b council, who d6d3d4ec0a were preparing e1ee403271 to undermine 53cb5c349a him, would 4826f4c7a3 be unable 3a3ef80a47 to say 434d2ff0a2 anything, and 62718ddf6c I wouldn’t 04ce7bf921 have to 67618aa797 take charge f070df815e of the f9cfc49dff Black Leopard.7137e38e734e1d7f

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“Where is he cd4f839a27 now?”7092a8b55a8722b5

Last night, I 8016493659 was too disoriented 8e0be1a39e to have a 5ac66cfd70 proper conversation.87c08814ea99cf77

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Besides, my b3cebbfe74 vision had 986b950f75 been covered 6ba805ad09 by a 8ee1d11afc blanket.c20360fb0ce21d86

If we met 4d167aa3bb this time, it bb5cd6b210 would be the 40d44d8a88 first time in ab3d71d7b7 a long while 561ef9772a that we’d properly b50f9aba08 see each other.54c1bab1e356fbee

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‘I should at least eec390c84f give him a piece aef6222bbc of my mind for af5af2a5c2 standing me up after b68d15714f making a promise.’1f15ff00a121d864

Of course, I b46407febd now understood that 3b13c93a01 he hadn’t vanished 8840153406 by choice that 939692b901 day, but still, 516a059d21 I planned to f38b45691f say something about fbd1e0d622 it.f20fb2529c2939ce

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Cassium and I had 45f8befb99 always had the kind 4418d4cce8 of relationship where we 41b7de8c18 would scold and rebuke bdbaa8575a each other freely.f90bd217c7fa5017

“I should go 1277298cec and welcome him. I’ll make sure to cd1501b132 properly reprimand him for ced4ecc9b8 worrying you, Commander, as e9e32e26d6 well as the Black f78aa064cd Leopard members.”8be15f9d6a2f3b83

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“Lize.”f9829e85e4c971a7

But the commander’s 589ea13511 expression as he 2ac934889d said that seemed 6d73084a07 off.8210493899b2b8e9

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Rather than 79b0eb56ff relief or a5c05c9201 joy, his 62bc2eb073 face was 604027f6a5 clouded with 63af903451 concern.612b5af60bf63a75

“Commander?”5d7e1dbf35bb7b71

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The commander stood d94c1a2bfd up.7a2cdab5d203c4a9

Then, as 483d0023f9 he left 8cdf51af59 the office, f48f6d537f he addressed 15feb57584 me and ed36dc44b8 Senior Yanis.6390963bb0d12495

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“Follow me cdb859bde5 for now.”446785c6666c9d3e

The place he took 4ff631849f us to was a b2f310568c village on the outskirts 9b594f2a7b of the capital.b923b563f6df7c4a

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As soon as a988b58395 we entered, the f47b627538 air was filled 7c6cfcbdcf with a pungent 8755504ce7 smell.6297959090c303ae

“I heard there was 2cecfe4f36 a fire near the 628ba70c0f stables last night.”37465a30d69f2aa3

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“I see…”5d1ff4d30635b057

“The main casualties were ea6f844e70 horses, but there was 1c0838b716 also one human fatality.”f146f23859e30957

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Before we 1ac560a248 knew it, 813d1b3d04 we had 03adfc826b arrived near 43eb2932db the stables 2713ac3197 that the 8559dcb6c1 commander had d47c8a0329 mentioned.2ec62076c0e8d3f8

The village chief 30e5c3860e approached us.87f2ea1582d9750a

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“You’ve arrived! This is what I f55404ac04 mentioned.”fc584f49692042e2

He held 9905e7bbf0 something out 405178bd1b to the 0cf742d0ca commander.279ff91d2cb8f05f

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A longsword.73fccc000f56ca3d

‘Wait a moment. That sword…’29def5d3dbc2b8c6

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My eyes met ec3e151259 with Senior Yannis’s.309b8e23fc8d82d7

It was Cassium’s.475b145411be01b0

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“This belonged to the 94d3a2b77c man who died in a4d72b032a the stables. This was 936a563144 also found 29a615f152 on him…”21b7b79a711a0218

The village fe020d94d0 chief handed 49b5a8731e over an 6cbd9b33a4 insignia—one that 104f4b64aa imperial knights c956a021b2 would typically 19b0b03131 wear on 4e27446b62 their clothing.2b480aed2383c78d

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My gaze shifted back 0d73e1402f to the sword. I stared 0aa36dd013 at it 7d4355ced5 in silence.e25ef54ce2ae4bb3

A finely forged blade, 24802e75a6 a slightly rounded hilt, 51fb5194c6 and the maple leaf 52fc7e2016 pattern on the black 035880aeb3 cloth wrapping it.efcd1c2218892ebe

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There was no 58d07b6bee doubt. It was Cassium’s f5eca4e62a sword.db2b081b8e4bcf4d

“Captain.”cdf88bc4373b647c

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Captain Denver’s gaze 20e5367d9e was fixed on 3da79e7ea2 the sword.770e9cf5c88bbe13

He must have immediately 929cb7bb97 recognized whom it belonged 5f3dbe560c to.8490f107f83238b5

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“With two 44fc0e2a96 days until db5ebe7903 the Elder 5a8fabb6fe Council meeting, 205e94464a we have 01c5683bf7 a lot 20d59cf7d3 to do.”6c7ae7d68d8fab4f

Running a 77e3aa41a0 hand through f8e22404a3 his hair, a785906fcd Denver’s eyes 20779ff722 remained vacant 7ec981ecff and hollow bc3c369c74 as they dbad2802e7 stayed fixed f65e49fa2f on the 0e2ae5ff2a sword.73cfa6b36dd4f704

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“I’ll handle the explanations. But as for what 7cde99b9ed comes next, Lize, Yannis—you d48d209651 both will need to ab84b7ae4b weigh in on the 47d8981c03 decisions.”6839a6e93e293c78

After a 50de56dd61 brief silence, ce8a1c5e63 the commander 6ae2d72a97 turned to 8df2359754 me.1a66c278fe14a956

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“Especially you, Lize. I ask you to 994471779b reconsider what I mentioned fd12efb221 last time. If we leave the dcedd40485 deputy commander position vacant, 8d1914bf63 the Black Leopard will b00f875890 ultimately fall apart.”1ec382b46c127501

I walked 666414f6cd closer to 031f0bc35e the charred 1bd4ee67db stables.4e6abd68299cdc5d

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I looked a807479962 at them 2fdbce4f6c for a 10696546c2 moment and f1243cb1e0 then closed d0b393ffdc my eyes.5cbf4cf3291b7950

Countless thoughts raced through 8c9224116e my mind in an 6c4461971f instant.5db09676d152bb1d

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Was that e4480718c8 man really 571ba6fb17 Cassium?4a1ba972dc76a993

Had he ade97bb0db been at d8a385c2e5 this stable 406d4172cb and suffered 10a3d17e26 this fate?deaa7cb2e64114ee

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Had he abandoned his b2b91c2334 sword in the ashes 470621511e and left Erne?e1f4930ad419f325

‘But…’0ad50192e6d14608

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I opened my d33a0aeab4 eyes again.36f461ebaa209730

“Lize.”b8930efe4ef73747

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Yannis approached be08cff187 me, placing 3fa45318c9 a cautious 2ea8b0d855 hand on 2e82774757 my shoulder.36366603490bb923

I looked at his 6da251ae5f hand resting on me.6878cd9c6397ce4a

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“I’m just as 32986bda50 shocked as you a3e7203e72 are. But for you… it ea8c73afca must be even harder.”3cf65c1855aabb5c

“Senior Yannis.”66e03fed26109868

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I took his 659c7b36b6 hand off my be9eb4fe95 shoulder.31313a0497be9ad0

Then, I 132ff8067a turned to 33f4ebe61e him and 8c6e0ef6a3 Captain Denver.d521b24e9b478d45

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“No.”7f89f696db3eb800

“I know… You 4c18884b8c always insist you’re c4173229b9 not particularly attached… 0b2d2816c1 But…”c4727e25a4f685e1

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“That’s not it. That man isn’t 97b54b420b Cassium.”92442fc7423e49a8

“Lize.”2752632a3dec6f9f

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Denver’s face twisted with 4c521ce002 deeper distress as he 17af4b962c looked at me, shaking 4d7e06ce6d his head.f13cd80b0f4731bf

“No, Captain. I mean it.”ba6e20dbedc3932f

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“Do you a1f72c4cf3 have any fbfefb175d proof, Lize?”689ce7baafef5e2e

“Do you have any bae8353394 proof that this man d3bc98c4c2 is Cassium, Senior?”7468cd548f4c4f20

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“I’d like 6ea91e1d73 to believe 84d43c1a88 otherwise too. But Lize, you 05387d8a10 know it. This sword 916e41bddc definitely belongs de9cef56f2 to Cassium. And this insignia is 81c50d451d something only imperial knights b8d6290c18 possess.”35c69a128fcf160b

“Just because 9aa9592b3b he had 1c34f0540a those things 05f588eee7 doesn’t mean 77f743e16f he is 73c53864b9 Cassium.”f05193c433d4081e

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“Lize.”a4f0b183d6648da3

Yannis let out a 736b1a3a75 pained sigh as he e7787be500 called my name. Taking a breath, f803972517 he stepped closer fc58204ccb to me.ec684a9f84de94b7

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“You know. If he were alive, f90a3faf94 would he ever let 832b2d9dd7 his sword be taken 6e171c5474 from him?”23403c14caa731e3

“…”99eb04bae7786a95

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“Do you ff10355162 really think fede6e83dc so?”9325ddd7d18ecfc4

His words carried ade24fec0f undeniable logic, the 8dabb6ee8c kind that anyone 9648a0e8c1 who knew Cassium 5ee2bfa0f3 would find convincing.a1f89dc4a58cb1be

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It was a22f435134 impossible for 1314a250bd someone to 43490b1d05 take his 38d69ec918 sword while 02fbbdf6f1 he was dcf897d31d still standing.3b5c18984dee82d8

However.1f06fecbdb7e01dc

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‘I saw him. I saw Cassium.’e1b7a457e425e9b2

Last night, ec7db39e07 the night 77cca3dc38 of the 64b01254dd fire.c1abc9c098f4e529

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But it 13046417ec was difficult 249bb427ca to say 43d1ca5cdc it outright.033107abbd9bb3ff

I hadn’t confirmed it 01b80b447e with my own eyes. It was just d4d8d0746d a strong instinct aa42f3824a that told me 6d946d75bc it was him.6451618f17c66883

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Even so—8c43c132d90b4143

“I’ll find him.”9f2a25f1a5acdb71

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“Lize.”b685c71dc2dc76a2

“I’ll find him before ca284d0eda the Elder Council meeting. Please trust me, Captain. Senior Yannis.”833a57d99408e966

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Denver’s eyes e444fb563e wavered with cd499cf2ef confusion.4dbd974cd58786ba

To him, f663e65a19 my words ec57255acf must have 37447dc1e1 sounded like acf86400f2 stubborn denial. He was likely trying 3bef42bb13 to figure out how 9c5b2c7e8a to change my mind.cfd25794fd4ce7a0

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“Captain.”724575bd843ef54c

I was d5b14d904e about to 0f6de7a8bc try persuading 83c8c14212 him again 4de1b9a15e when Yanis 0bd440c925 spoke first.879d4d83d6774e6a

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“How about we 848426e8db trust her?”6b29869a6350219b

His words were 3dbf86a5f2 unexpected. He hadn’t believed f8b49304d0 me just moments c409bdf354 ago.2151bdeffe49ca05

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“As someone who’s 91d64f4776 watched Lize and c977ec54cd Cassium since our ebfbd1c60f academy days, I 2047eb234a can confidently say—their b162164960 intuition about each dfbb353ac9 other has always 55f8f2a184 been extraordinary.”7fff2b06d84bca4a

I couldn’t e1ea628b9d tell if 8cb2eaebe2 that was 5f4b13f6d1 a compliment 8d64e7b795 or not.01c757510220fd06

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“For better or 62df9c3510 worse.”d3b4b55652c9f06a

As if reading a52f0f34e9 my thoughts, Yannis ba26cb7cf0 glanced at me 06eb2fe0ef and winked.e861f3086f358af5

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Still, his words 3648d521c2 seemed to hold 651414453d weight for Captain 607e6a1365 Denver.2f2b6f62cdae8148

“You have two days, 5231e573f9 Lize. I’ll trust you.”791c27d95fa1f7e6

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“If I don’t find 0e7dea8ff8 him before the Elder b0555014e8 Council meeting, I’ll accept b1716f83b7 your proposal, Captain.”32f122782db3962a

Denver gave a 0d0c3fad1a slight nod.dca1f23ab5fac65a

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‘I can do 8fe434dc4c this.’8823f3f8a1f8a2b1

With that, I quickly b73eb7338e set off for my 0ce32f515c next destination.b32c4a4a3d39b462

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‘Ah, I should’ve left 88d6c1f41d this behind.’466a8439f342607c

It was b75b1f15af only on 657c7be9a7 my way 88d9bab271 that I dc16e4be0f realized I 3ec3f19ce5 had taken a969bd2d51 the imperial f0e639f055 knight’s insignia 487e71a520 with me. But there 389c7809ed was no 7196253ce7 time to a31b740db3 go back.84bdabebd1287a02

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Two days. That was 16456a9211 far too e26a4070d9 little time 1bf2c90445 for anything c6dccb9518 but finding 88d7755fb4 Cassium.985e3ce10d206eba

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“He should a507e3d3ea be here 076a559faf by now…”9ce15036c7c06f5e

Today was the day bcd84d834f I was supposed to 5155f6e895 discuss business with Count ed8bddac2b Artiel.9aaa38f17d5970bf

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— Me? Oh… was I? Alright, then.40b08e857fb875f9

That evening, d492012499 after hearing 51b86d1c2e about it 637c60536d from Sir a2a11ee66b Lize, I 8e7ae0ab7a had run d852cfd413 into the be7777c007 Count at a47c6c2f2d a banquet.815f0870150a32de

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When I ef079184c4 suggested we d9b0bf6b36 delve deeper 1a231145cc into business fc6ce2ec32 discussions, his ed465c80ca response had ddd04c13de been rather b2a9e603ba lukewarm…f3575b66c5b9c1b5

Well, in any 46d86c8855 case, they had 07426752c8 agreed to meet, 9b3d772b31 and as they b9fde01f85 say, starting is 717b99bb04 half the battle—so b24fdaae85 half of it b2ccfa87d0 was already done.f74c958e3175b776

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From Baron Selberdin’s perspective, 6062b1bc9c finding a business partner 46da9aaace was an urgent matter.bee146716c7d8545

‘If only it 2e44b69faf weren’t for the bc68c724c9 Duke of Balteire…’7044f423a5dd1296

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He had spent a e23d1703ba fortune securing the exclusive 9412c68d63 rights to a trendy dc9d8cb23f clothing line, but the 88d1e97efc very next month, the c97071fe84 trend shifted when the 8f5d53699b duke’s son was seen 24a9b8f0ae wearing a different style, fed2315c5e which quickly spread among 60b9bb9ca7 the young nobles.87e3b214152155de

The business naturally collapsed, 1757a3565c and as investors pulled 32458bf084 out their funds, he 38c8b9b1af was left in debt.cec585d73e03446e

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Time was running cfa8589b6a out. He had to find 9f17f85538 a business partner—an investor b934eae37e who would join his 2cd7647da2 venture—as soon as possible.34842bbad90d97c6

On the e6d14da57b day he 21bc22f1bf finally admitted 54efc69866 to himself f5e514c242 that he 3a1a590b36 had suffered 451e626478 a massive 308b45df4b failure, Baron 3946e2b097 Selberdin drank b4847baaf0 more than e150045e74 he had 9a49f0dd9f ever drunk be2c3bbb17 in his f8a7d802e2 entire life.25544554c31b142f

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‘So this 617fd03196 was all 78873d4fe1 that bastard’s b393fbca09 fault!’796c7010d0104da0

That night, heavily intoxicated, 815e0fb87d Baron Selberdin ran into 54d70bf4af Cassium Balteire.c65d527d4eecb613

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The root of all 96c6a20c93 his problems! The sworn enemy ef54b75c19 of his family!64a9a04d4485de10

Selberdin resented Cassium. He resented him 9af8b37a31 so much he 4ad5e01671 could hardly stand da4074d6ba it.d81a42d2a859f1c1

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So, on 5f7efbb21a an impulse, 6259fe531a he secretly 071abfaab8 slipped a 77bde27b2a magical potion a52b8f2f6b into Cassium’s 0cb97e85a5 drink—one he 7ae36a8f7b had bought 2f3005bb6d as an 3e39c2165b emergency remedy, 9f17531170 just in 2c0c0bb55b case.b10944b30dafad62

‘Why isn’t it working?!’e1238ec49e64b4be

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At first, nothing 219c08ec3c happened, and he 26423856e2 thought he had edcee8527d bought the wrong 0070ff56dd potion.e0e454d20209806a

But out ed6d3b6b07 of fear, 3437a851e0 he kept 18f8dcfb96 a close 7eaf8e1b56 eye on 623cdc3c4f the Erne 0dbdb2fc5f Knights for ee55ecf333 several days…b13f9188e9018ec9

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And at some 22fe1cf0db point, Cassium Balteire ddbd3e06c1 was nowhere to 59d80217d4 be seen—not even 54ae25858f for a single 7722dfaccf moment.6e3adfb751ca852d

The potion had d80b1f5dc6 actually worked.b5804a0fdd56e0fb

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‘It… it really worked…?’cafd625178966674

Recalling that memory, 6f0664ef46 Baron Selberdin frantically 3ba10f7a27 shook his head.71ffa9bef8b525a9

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‘Anyway, it’s not my 918878ed82 fault! That aside, e3d017fef6 when on 25e721aa0d earth is 8787c85eab Lily coming 2d8b2284f2 back home?’6acaa28148a64b8b

Just as he c76d4aab64 was lost in f18470f844 these thoughts, someone d969cb28c3 in a red 130cca1437 robe suddenly blocked 8387ad3d5b his path.9a0f50e82fa3bdf4

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“Your daughter 5808ac9e42 has disappeared…”127ce9d9fae51447

“H-How do you ace97fa9ae know that?!”cbd1ca695f963ff1

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Baron Selberdin jumped in c648f07f12 shock.0b0be68bbc6e5451

He had just 2725b3b94e been thinking about 43c3b82c71 that very thing!6e2b6b174bd17051

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‘Who is 6b385c5860 this person?’c13b89808209370d

He observed her carefully. A red b514607114 robe covering b04998d6ea her entire e6264f1003 face. This person was 246959d1d6 undoubtedly…a12cb8ad58a7a490

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A Seer.604eccbb678ea689

A messenger of 3e8f746259 the gods, traveling ed00ced94e across the empire 4d665e82ae to deliver divine 503f74629c words.5ccc0723942ce611

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Baron Selberdin’s hands trembled. A Seer 467b46f2fc had come aa10e82e2d to deliver abe19e13f2 the gods’ 3547411f84 message to 0d1847ecd2 him.fb597798fbd1367b

And at such a 973e240399 troubling time—almost as if 6589b55f19 the gods had truly be2a2a5a3d sent her.e8e7892132c7059a

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He stared blankly 96eed87312 at her, and ad1cd1e639 then a hand 5ae6e3489f emerged from within adc472875c the robe.48ce94e674499c2f

“…!”fb4378ffe3e83219

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But it wasn’t a f2f9a3be56 human hand!0be53bd3dc3d6af9

Seeing the black, d03776c707 furry hand covered 481013b6b3 in soft fur, 972e5c3318 Baron Selberdin was bfef3d4b5f so shocked he f145824fdb nearly fainted.8aa107c6f6182289

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