ITBFL – Chapter 45

ITBFL – Chapter 45e7710afbdf2b85df

Episode 45bb6c3997a27cd443

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‘It’s real.’408107850043203b

I tried a401176d01 to doubt 207e05a3b4 it, but 1bac368e4b it was c9679746d9 hard to 3d7056ad8e think that 31e584017e the person 02e479a42e in front a93c3a77ba of me 2287a1cc20 wasn’t Cassium.16bc108afabad638

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‘For one, it’s not 0580aaf976 easy for knight attire d1941f1add to suit someone that 8678852c43 well.’455e056b95cfa1a7

Earlier this 6d5eaf1c18 year, in 8fbe167ec7 a vote 63eaa256ac among imperial 89cdda3809 citizens for 72e87082b2 the knight da9f0a9f46 who looked 675224dbb4 best in dbfb9fe952 an Erne 3a5376fe5d uniform, Cassium d1da82acce and I 2cb5b1f2a1 had tied e3c23c69e1 for first 7aa5a93c26 place.7b1d42608737db15

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If there was any 1309142774 difference from before, it f0dca934b5 was that his arms 4f5394dc7c looked thicker, as if c4de1a676e he had undergone some 37b7f9c647 intense muscle pumping in 556a425e7b a short time.64af4193d5f4bbc8

I stared at c77f0cb917 him for a efdcc14038 long moment before a24ef5e15f realizing that he, 3e3b39f7f0 too, had been 9a82cad344 looking at me c179446f29 the entire time.e1b963a734bb7294

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He had looked at 6ee74530d7 me many times before, 80d5b9c131 but it had been 5945351d49 a while since he 2326f0b9dd stared at me so 2e63a22a3e intently… and yet, for 425cbbb683 some reason, it didn’t 5b16404188 feel unfamiliar.20257df06175d818

Regardless, the Cassium standing 5bf0b88f77 before me was undoubtedly a6134b4264 the real Cassium.cd36fb590086656d

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Not a rock, not 050bd7f634 an illusion, not a e6f6a09f00 dream, and not a 35d7480bad fake—just the real, living 7d5982aac1 Cassium.846d8556e68c46df

“Lize.”f4d9a84a63c6c462

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He called c062858324 my name.74931f574d8d3105

“What.”ab5e9e9e91ad8fc7

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I answered a8fe6c8a96 indifferently, then a99c05a48a wondered if 5f6927ae0d I should 0952b33f0a have responded 662a79fd4c differently.08e12bb1e2cc6fbf

Maybe I should have dc16fd5156 snapped at him outright, ef816b7652 or perhaps I should 85a67107d7 have acknowledged whatever he 1e25b26288 had gone through and 66961f1c25 told him he’d been 7c7b202de9 through a lot.4906c1934446ce24

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Cassium wore a complicated 4b0e556429 expression, as if he 60c7166c3c had countless things he 470f9f6c13 wanted to say.e18afb73ef517673

‘Come to think 3b07a9862f of it, he b186131bad thanked me earlier. Did he 66d0a7bea6 see that 6c253dc092 I was 6b39606749 trying to 46d7da1700 protect his 5706f99f76 position?’89e1377c9bbd0a62

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Cassium took fd53fa5261 a step 71bfe3e600 toward me.ddb043cc68e91ded

If he f4ad98b37a wanted to c59cb528e9 talk, I 7fdd4d109a was willing ab1c4fd251 to listen.31bedc37cc013ffa

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It had been 3e079689f7 a while, and 818a93f64d the truth was, 54431380c5 I had wanted 87227955de him to return 96238bebfe as well.b49fd9ff7f9c244a

“Vice Captain!!!”8dd2206853877a24

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But at that da8f3ebb81 moment, a flood bb02f675a2 of Black Panther 91444df879 Knights rushed in, 473ef58c31 surrounding Cassium.8d415555c3bc33cd

“Uuugh, Vice Captain!”87cfaeb346a6be77

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The knights d7d44120ad bombarded Cassium a7b82b7f2b with words.a608706b4bde0ea7

Their words overlapped so 84db662d5d much that it was aabd1fb828 impossible to make out 631ce13944 exactly what they were 19fac707ab saying, but one thing 374f25a46b was clear—they were all c2f99f943a pouring out their longing 644cd90e00 and sorrow for him.d08ce2a8b3cae202

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“……”997ae1eb293d66cc

I watched 0bf57d0a53 Cassium, encircled 9fc9b67a4b by his 65851b5d62 knights, for e3f7377b44 a moment c1e197aca1 before turning 33f55ec824 away.9b39e791d5d4bc28

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It seemed 06448bc7df only right 472a26569c to yield 7931c2418a him to 4c8f0cff4f them for 68f903e70f now.ee4c96e2aa3a538d

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“Thank you, Hedel.”5620617a5bbd4ea9

After the chaotic reunion 2302831ac6 with the Black Panther bdf9bb8e96 Knights, Cassium dismissed everyone c187d5c88e except his adjutant, Hedel.b09b7b9bcfbe1a15

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There was something cb4f5e2ac4 he wanted to c29a75ee02 thank him for e37f432ed5 personally.d53f95ab38b2edac

“You must 54edf0098c have endured b5f7ee732d so much c623563be6 hardship.”b03455e76603fffb

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Hedel’s voice was 0641b5c410 steady and disciplined, bac2a53ab4 but a slight 58f21f09db tremor of genuine 5bcb5230ce concern could be c8a097538f heard.a2abac5f517cac68

“You were stuck b35fea2f12 as a rabbit… 4aa56b8d20 and on top fbc2fb7d19 of that, with 2f6b7e738f Vice Captain Artiel!”eb1ac5cbf7f42040

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“So what?”aa3530712e927758

“…Pardon?”cff3291818ef11c8

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Hedel tilted his 0d068af616 head at the ec3ddb09c7 unexpected response.dab8954c66bf772e

He couldn’t comprehend e29248236c why Cassium’s expression f8b92fb1c3 seemed to genuinely 328110f8e0 question what was 99a63df897 so difficult about a42d1d3282 it.132e5cda919542b6

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Lost in 67f8e78724 confusion, Hedel e7102dd453 pondered for 0095317108 a moment d35d9f3f81 before letting bdbbda4989 out a 75b28eadc7 quiet sigh 6ccb99224e of realization.4962a58944a2052e

Ah, he’s just pretending 635af766a4 to be fine in 1613f62570 front of his subordinate.e121cce7d1ff31b9

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Cassium had always ebec17c8f1 been a strong e455df9e6e leader who never f774c95a3a showed weakness, so 2886c0b241 it made sense.d659002b0a7b7acf

“There’s no d3fdf2db5e need to 7773cdf657 act tough.”e25b05d364a830f1

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“I’m not acting.”9a796a7261c8ae96

“You had 98a308a309 to spend c028edf9a5 entire days 34a33cd566 with Vice b8fadc8757 Captain Artiel. Of course 4159cc34b1 it was 1c56990e55 tough!”9cae0f52dc4a700f

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“It really wasn’t.”666a3b41732a3cb2

Seeing his deeply 03383011ed considerate commander pretend 6facc8fe6d to be unaffected 8fc81b096a just to ease d0dccc7e16 his worries, Hedel 74f289f8f3 felt a pang 1746f9037b in his heart.0c05d940928736d1

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“You can be honest 974b134dd4 with me. Just how difficult was 90d13ef2b6 it?”5cb24d47086cb062

“Hedel.”0cffd619ddf13e56

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“Vice Captain… c04e03f9c6 you nearly c51c36b0cc ended up 97c531a657 marrying Vice 054f05a48c Captain Artiel!”37ba86eb536d1878

“Khff.”6fe04505d435ef9d

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“…‘Khff’?”7000fe5716a13745

Hedel frowned 3fdc78180f in confusion.b9b3da543e814304

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Sure, at first 2ed1ef5de8 glance, one might 88d6c6d863 think Cassium was d3205e0fdc so horrified by 1aca3e7534 the mere thought 04c593182a that he involuntarily 498a56b636 made that sound.169d29a176b6103b

But something 7ed54b5fdc about it 2afb7cac8b felt… off.640082dc6769aeb7

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“In the end, 8bcd7fccba it’s a relief c27e95c0d2 that the engagement 540974c1f2 fell through.”9d48fda04ba3feb4

He decided d4447155f8 to throw 904a3d98ff out a 839bfae659 test statement.4e51fb7dfb7c1abd

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If things were aa058d9ead as expected, Cassium 9e1d5ac800 should have replied 8205c6381f indifferently with a 6529845af5 simple, “Yes, it 1d347ce997 is.”e136c104e96fc818

“……”13c3d9894717e711

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But he didn’t 1f12826c0b respond.891d1a9479d39151

“Vice Captain… don’t 88edcf4a8c tell me you’re 3f655bca18 actually disappointed or ecf08461ca sad that it 4c1aabddc4 fell through…”4fc887fe2500487f

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“……”0afec6c2b63df63e

“…Did you actually want 296bffac6b to marry Vice Captain 04c485409a Artiel?”4fc2ddcaeee4f05e

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“Let’s not 9c84f57dd0 talk about 853480a112 this.”126da9d02853c873

Hedel stared intently 44afabcd81 at Cassium’s face.787d7b315a6d5dbd

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His complexion seemed 0a61d9fa45 slightly flushed. Was it 9d55470e1b just because c2afc98bde it had 8a0535cf1e been a ca40975cd9 while since 96116711dc they last da76e7bc65 met, or d28fc9f4c9 was his 300d6e504f face actually 84efef51ab red?8750fd55c897e7c9

“I should 14bfc8a3fa prepare for b44d05738d the afternoon 7f505473bb training.”6a0a94d3a4d17a02

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“Vice Captain?”bcd3afa211e4f5df

“I wonder a8480a4336 how much 9b7a1622c8 the unit db65bc5cf3 has improved 43cc6f0e33 in my 23f1304e6b absence. Of course, I de80199ad2 trust you’ve trained 9154d0704c them well as aa29fc3c27 their senior knight.”36c2f12bcb6a9531

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“Y-yes, of course.”9aa743628bdce87f

As Cassium rose from 827645fbff his seat, Hedel followed 39ee6b967e behind him.cf430567c02cf595

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‘He’s changing the e60f007d2d subject…’6894464fcbbe8a16

He wanted 88703b6a78 to ask 81affa53da more, but fd2321267e something told c1da466136 him he’d 7173e5d448 get scolded 49b16b4afe if he 05ecb2961c did, so f6341360f0 he decided 54544a0e3f to hold e5483b4d62 his tongue.dcea60a1a3a20e47

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He had already kept c71eb9d54e the secret about their d3b6ac6e55 vice captain being turned d8b42d2995 into a rabbit from 32325c0881 Milia and the others.32ec25d63303b2a7

And now, e22d35bcd1 it felt 01a2ad961e like he d496d6c266 had another 5cf1e21170 secret about 2ba9960059 Cassium to 7c39c98aa1 keep.7df1bebba055239e

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After the Elder Council 38799e3b49 meeting.8fa43e2954a732fb

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‘Well, at fe4b7af3ae least it d1c8e9b739 all worked e6bc308e74 out.’eca7a0ddb8ea1d99

Cassium had really e2ca348030 returned.aac1e39542367c14

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The sight of him 29fb54d809 walking through the doors c55b393493 of the council chamber b92195e6eb played in my mind. Honestly, I 1ea3b0bd61 had thought 087366d8ba I was 851c91095f hallucinating, but fe0915bf49 he was c3f101b395 real.ac16faf46b427525

‘I feel like 2af0d2c38a I’ve already done 8b35d7a5c5 enough for today.’dcf4a2e3a4d70b76

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I wanted to 2dc43d6fd4 hurry and tell 9b7d614233 Golden Bunny everything.2b994d3f7d0b935a

After all, he had cae6be3581 been right beside me, 12766d1b17 watching as I searched 616f655306 for Cassium.9bc9746389dcfc6e

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If I told him a66905ef66 Cassium had returned, he f192129c42 would be just as 621e8f53c5 surprised.13b444b9adb4311f

‘First, I c37b362f4a should go 0f06923a63 to my 66f9dbb65d office and 69c23801b6 prepare for 5a6d512f8e the afternoon 7f29f431b1 training.’6f44d23b06a169a2

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I walked down 35662bbbd8 the corridor of 5bf3b031de the knights’ building 20458ee43f and climbed the ba859751c4 stairs.dcf7f769ed1f663e

But then, ahead cbe5562801 of me, I 377c66bbfc saw someone walking 22870f94e5 toward my office.89d496b7c1e23c61

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‘Hmm?’b5e7a2318f29c647

I quickly ran up 14e6dc90d6 and grabbed his shoulder.b7c5a2d1dc777cf7

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“Sir Julius!”1b3eeb846209bdea

“L-Lize?”20fd829c6f55100a

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“What brings af848b1e5b you here?”4eb9f1d73f67e13b

“Oh, I came to 4c5162a6a4 see a close knight.”9e1b41510f98d4e7

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“A close knight?”68f5aed068cd1863

I tilted 8379e2b276 my head. Was there 1b865217e5 a knight 53d427f738 in Erne 449ab137ff that Julius e0eda1303e was particularly 1978a81253 close with?d88065d574e945e9

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I didn’t know 367cdcf241 everything about Julius, 1d870908f1 but I had ebe06ac458 never seen him 8e8fb83253 visit Erne before.84dd554b1518e2ea

“You have a close 519ef77197 knight in Erné?”6703c91faecf340d

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“Does it not seem 317cca254c that way? I do.”a9f4b813dec9c4d9

I narrowed my eyes 2e103883e2 and thought for a bca99f0a03 moment.5f44ec12cd8d86ea

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‘Now that I 4378d072fe think about it, 178b1e8a3f Captain Denver and 9c8d6a9997 Sir Julius are 04f889a9ed both royals.’1bb9593a64b4f5eb

In terms dc16d1de29 of lineage, 412e264c48 Julius was 0ec4c76bf6 technically the 4c668d47b2 captain’s nephew.5b0f745a2607365f

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“Did you a4b215ce6a come to 96186e3f76 see the 7c55af2d79 captain?”463a6d6095152733

“I came to see 1b70661cd0 a close knight, not 33e082096f a relative.”419d84e7fb6f8f41

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Come to 55a2f7a4d9 think of b41b689c77 it, even 4e90d165e6 though they 84eda0499e were related, 94f2195b8d Julius had 01cdaa920d never once 01437de878 visited Erné a89ba5944c to see d0e203019c the captain.4083e4787b41c5b7

“Then who is 0ce3fce5f2 it? I have 533042a193 no idea.”7b819bc1a873afc8

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Julius grinned and pointed 183a02430d at me.04710cb352e86212

“It’s right here.”1d3df01aca55d51f

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“…What?”51e7c40e1e01cef5

“I actually came 12dccaf13a to see you, 5a1a2478e3 Lize.”3e0215ba05e15f24

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“Me? Were we ba9477b0ea that close?”ac85317691615458

“…So I was f437b378e4 the only one ebc6e53aa0 who thought so…”05a33d30eeba6ed3

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I unconsciously e5e21287fa tilted my 05f5334c5f head, but 26904f0adf when I fe61239238 thought about b68c8351dc it, I a7f53ee7a5 supposed that a811cc7617 was true.dd2373b8af5c1a0e

We had taken imperial 6968e3ae17 studies classes together, and d387423dcb he was one of 2f7a81e053 the very few people bbc010e491 who knew about my fab1efb555 illness.e7f12c3e46aa01ac

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But before I 814017961d could fully process 7782127f1f that thought, Julius’s 7e9280ef8d expression had already 97e5f9e628 turned sullen.cfbe707e0d17a780

“No, Sir Julius. You’re right—we are close, 2954cfc2eb aren’t we? Please don’t 729a2723e3 look so 3a50f482c3 down!”736ee9f58a1889c2

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“It’s fine. I’ll just e4952949a3 keep my aab4f2b869 disappointment to cdc9448b21 myself.”98661f6f3e5516f0

“No, really, 2695c78b00 I do 5dc3088f8f think we’re f78ddb4cc0 close.”c6283c0913d6e50a

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Deciding to use 3cce4620ba a conversational redirection c9bad8c00a technique—a handy way ca16c03597 to escape tricky 1d6809ba1e situations—I quickly changed e1d22806d7 the subject.f5897196fd490154

“What did you come a0c27d9a97 here to talk about?”9ad9d51f40fc737f

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“I came to 4a22cd19f3 express my gratitude.”033edf5d608aa4b4

“To me? Did I 5b32d8c4b5 do something 5c624ef50b worthy of 3ecc6e682b thanks?”cc4a230b8355b723

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Julius nodded. His smiling face looked 775ca07cd8 mischievous, but he didn’t 8813953771 seem to be lying.cdab6e2a9b7de92a

“What exactly a273fd9ebf did I e32166576b do?”452b184a5ef600b7

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“Oh, just something.”cedb9cbe86ee2b44

Julius didn’t 578c8856e6 explain any 0316613c90 further, simply 70f7403705 giving me 1d0c8cb6e2 one of bc9695865b his characteristic 3093f9eb54 relaxed, knowing 7121f66d40 smiles.071ef289d509e7ed

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“A lot bb178c8358 of people e4f3608139 are thanking 1535556129 me today.”f9e4001a7d7c2d1c

“Well, you’ve done a cbb2e71f0f lot of good deeds, 11d9df47c2 so it’s only natural.”b1fb5c4fb1e26ccf

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“Well… if you 218045503b say so, Sir ab517f70ae Julius. Since you’re here, would d9ea257a7e you like to have c5dadd4a79 some tea before you cbe68cc0e9 go?”63540067a63df4c5

“Unfortunately, I don’t have 87d47922d7 time today. But let’s arrange 893d0158e7 something soon.”134d935c665e8f7c

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Julius suddenly went, “Ah,” a46c79631b as if something had b36830d3db just occurred to him.8a41257ae944c98b

“It might be 563f6b2e26 nice to invite 4e79d655b4 Sir Balteire as 780c345ff0 well.”be36c1319b87de85

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Did Cassium 4be10d988d and Julius 17ce77dae4 have some 87eb9c1e14 kind of b716602f0c connection?16a52d7242264723

“Then, I’ll see 2059bc238d you next time, b218d27d21 Lize.”22c6abb26c6c1263

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“Ah… yes.”6cc4925b5a647254

Julius waved his hand 5b1e3b7888 and quickly turned away.66180bcd4b7e9484

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“Ow.”b7b4482c587e5e50

“Are you 2be050068c all right, 34956530c3 Sir Julius?”9399f4042e74f211

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As he b528c103a4 hurried off, f15f19dc16 something heavy aa93c684d3 in his 4fdbb8eac4 robe pocket f41fd71254 seemed to 894fce1c6b hit his 0a5888b70a leg.5a90daba693cd989

I couldn’t tell what 9ea304bcbd it was, but Julius 6447123b35 simply smiled as if e54aa41c23 to say he was 74b9db75ad fine, then disappeared down a75dc102e2 the corridor.32b6923a41457371

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The hallway a74fd82e22 grew quiet. I entered my c4dadce8c2 office alone and 61661fe54c sank deeply into 97b5175e40 my chair.ca45e574d6b0a499

‘For some reason… I ebc6eb9606 feel exhausted.’bd05d6f13bb005c7

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It was 699fc07625 only natural—I 36f344fe9d had been 3f8c7d8c82 on edge 1253fdc57f throughout the d1bab7d771 entire Elder 22918c4488 Council meeting.3cbbd6e26414bf70

As I looked around a86d7a02c7 my office, I noticed 147c1d0462 a pouch sitting on 7305fd2c52 my desk.0919713d6d88a03a

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It was the 417ee94488 pouch Cassium had 92d26c4f70 been in.3961e2846293329e

I stared at it 8851c3f81a for a moment before 92a239877c reaching out and swiftly 8a02d15f6b opening it.d52ed63c0cc355f9

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“…!”6be9b6ea38eb53c0

As I peered a278697aeb inside, I blinked 0e9bae7a20 in surprise.79ace9a347ca236a

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