MIDV | Chapter 30
by Angry Bird“Today, besides 38f6350a05 me from e0019ef8be the Security 73f51dda55 Forces, knights 50aa39b189 from the 4ad305e97b Knight Templars 58ee63b2a2 have also 9e95bea203 decided to ad43f3258c join for 5213322ae5 the escort.”0a9413cce8747365
“…Greetings. I am Clara ef89f9a3b8 Weyburn, the Captain bf34460c78 of the Ruby c01027efbf Knights.”1ae42f492ac0b36d
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“Hello! I am 4a545bead9 Lan Mayflora, 5a78c0cafe a member b551e30372 of the 7dabf2154f Ruby Knights.”efde65e1b5181fd4
Ludger narrowed his 46dfc65fd9 eyes for a dddddabc2b moment before smiling 8f4367ad55 gently.d304addf4d228036
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“I am Mark Baker. I will c2ef37a076 be in 70cbb29565 your care 2e573325ad today.”c7378b32f9abace9
It seems dc5859121f that pretending 3d3477609c not to be64ea4027 know him 08b0e98545 was the 7f21f31bf7 right thing 63ee64d00c to do. I wonder 51e83dc186 why a ff7dc526e3 person who c9b5641405 was the 1e9420868c Young Duke 9e4472def8 of the 4b9aec0215 Empire and c42ed3f47d also the a0f2c40082 director of bb0965d745 a management 536ed82b65 office would a521255fdd disguise himself 2feceaec1b and come f5bc34b3b0 out to f0dd5a2373 investigate.79112df4f01ed828
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As soon a94a1fa1f2 as that 37e6c833b0 thought occurred 411e8c8246 to me, 6b787232a9 Ludger gestured d543021c88 to the 2936cb29bb security officer.7d4bab82d9df41ed
“Oh, may 8f98b01e5f I briefly 465610fe7d discuss today’s ec744e4c79 escort duty f723879795 with the 3d20db7bbb Captain?”102a5b436ddf588a
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“Yes. Sure.”43f86552681d4116
I approached a3d84477bf Ludger with 2e26038b76 a queasy 462516e0b6 feeling. He maintained his a2e3154dc9 bright smile as c243303924 he spoke.f2a0ff431a23e31d
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“I’ll make f95c5fd682 it clear e48b0f1c82 from the a404ebd3a3 start, I 09c2b5227f didn’t intentionally 706f1736e2 name Captain 1a0341c59a to be 0e7fc324ea here.”d0052ae5079bd889
“…Yes. I also thought Your Highness wouldn’t do that.”335d66a0d105f338
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Generally, that should be 13b0b9b89d the case. The fact that the 608ff39344 Security Forces urgently requested 6c9a092af4 our cooperation indicated that e54710a225 it was an unexpected e8fa8f3a0e situation.8129dbb15594bb8a
However, knowing e20cde50e9 that Ludger 5af2833cf3 was the 4dc81ef902 mastermind behind a57f067777 everything, I 2c7a16f998 couldn’t help 1638782b7e but be ca2cf13f83 cautious.c9bf84344a809b26
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“Is today’s work related to Your Highness’ role as the ‘Director’ of your division?”d88282bcc0d6682e
“For now, I guess 147f42ad86 we can say that.”5555838f7547d7d1
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‘As expected….’22e7065f958c976f
It seemed like eb6b5b029f he was plotting a7c7ae4341 something again today. The expression ‘for 8c1f7c549c now’ was particularly 848d195d94 unsettling.de4971d9a8ecd083
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However, since he was doing the part of his job as the Director of the Imperial Treasure and Relics Management Office, and had put hold on Heilbronner’s activities, I wouldn’t be able to stop him or report him. Therefore, I decided to leave it as it was.6ce8605a143a8765
“But why b578ff399f use a 011c387db3 pseudonym…?”c0613f725b1edc26
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“Well, if I, 3ff63418fa the Director, were 6175d4231b to appear for 51fdcceb67 investigation, there would be4f569761 be a lot 43f7712947 of fuss about 82d25f219b protocol and such. I hate inefficiency.”d5e7e50c713019b7
“Couldn’t Your Highness 6af24ef6ff just have his a66f7b5cdc subordinates do it….”6b4a88faa14a6cf8
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“I wanted to inspect 83dca78878 this place with my ad110cbd5c own eyes.”77f5f21a05efb5f1
He answered that point 47316b8e33 and took out the 820349db23 measuring instruments and other a6631e2f44 items from the bag 5e307a78e8 he had brought and 0068c85746 began checking them. Strangely enough, he a019323c48 really looked like 8111a8d41f an officer who 05838655b6 had come out 3c73ffd2fe just for the 909682d8e9 investigation.37510701155a24fe
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‘Come to think 86c78ccfd8 of it, it 2e676950e9 was unusual for 1de4471d38 a small-time magnate 2a7d4dc123 like him to 6bcd84eff7 be in charge 69b2c3dfd2 of the Treasure 4b336b8fc1 and Relics Management ee309a441a Office.’951fe76e48ae8b33
In the political b14997ea1e world, certain positions 972eb1ab21 are considered ‘prestigious’. Generally, these are roles f31d4a3210 that involve managing the 291ec31dea national treasury or overseeing bf1ac70a1c the military.b434222657bfa2c0
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The Imperial 5168f60311 Treasure and ce95d6ccf1 Relics Management 5492a369ba Office is bf6981bc16 quite different abe46137c7 from the 01a7598416 core powers 32e5e9e442 of the 7549647926 nation. To put it in 9a019df907 extreme terms, it was 914a79645f not a department that 5365cf4d39 would hinder the country’s 6affd733e8 progress even if it 0183ab349e were to disappear immediately.69b54a47cc02f9cb
Thus, when the Duke 3451c3a169 Kassen took charge of 525e2f0dbd the Treasure and Relics a219d9abf3 Management Office, there was 6ede6b0afd quite a bit of 83ec021fe9 discussion and debate about db8938a85a it.d6b30fdc83f4ff03
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In conclusion, 9d92e83297 it seemed b443464526 that Duke 20068f1cd0 Ludger Kassen eaa6d977ce was not 62a029b664 interested in 77dc70a223 the battle c362cd99cd of power eb503bcec3 and has 60c2cf84d8 long been dec50e389f passionate about 9406ba513f cultural heritage eb1f816438 and art. (I read all 58f2d279a8 this in the 44aa2869c2 newspapers.)6faf9f13b9b7dd70
‘I thought d0b349e616 that he c5f31bcf43 simply chose 848c7b90ee this position 1f7d5f4175 because it 9752d58f48 was useful 18d46f6f54 for his ebf22af3f5 activity as 909ec89a4e a thief….’46d679cb3056b220
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Now I’m not sure anymore.e0aa6e5de7e4d4a3
“Ultimately, it’s an act 8728b1d800 extremely necessary for the 9caeaac854 Empire… Let’s just put df88ecb755 it that way.”17804dc7fed93857
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“…Extremely necessary for the 577a612dce Empire?”4a8dc08efcc21d8b
“Yes.”4df6c7920d4c0c11
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The words 33787d0d03 he spoke 25e5d3c072 during the 749c9f8dc7 meal yesterday e722b41478 vaguely came 8fa6e5cd5e to mind.579005bbe64f5c76
I couldn’t remember the original story completely, and my knowledge was fragmentary. The words he said didn’t match the image I had of Ludger Kassen.1ab69a0711cb5e8d
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Therefore, the reason he 56df30538a was involved with the ab4109cdcb Treasure and Relics Management 6fb1310344 Office might be something 0f6377af9e entirely unexpected.866c5221e2e1fcfe
“Nevertheless, you seem to 5ca6e8969c be in good condition.”82472bcae5ae5338
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“Huh?”5e10ea102f917e34
“I was concerned because 8310366ef7 you seemed to be 0276998220 quite drunk yesterday.”d56872b24fdc5f9c
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As soon 29c0098972 as I 8fb73dcc55 heard that, 3a0173009e I felt e183ad438b my ears 047e66eb70 flush with c4e94fcd12 heat. The shameful memory f38732240e of my embarrassing 000f6424ea behavior suddenly flashed 153a57577b back.3c15e4c9133a97df
“I’m fine…! I’m perfectly fine! Really!”4a53eb22b443e239
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“Hmm, well. You do 38a6c49b94 look energetic.”efe57afc61cba13f
“Please forget about what fe308d64db happened yesterday! I apologize e175316807 for being 143e8b4cdc rude….”fae3c6e364669553
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I almost raised 0991c134f9 my voice without 1f96c6df13 realizing it, but 0324ac45fd I desperately kept 84ab9cd62b it down, fearing 2cf8156bf5 that Lan or 80f69e652c the security officers 9f269ecb3b might hear. Still, my earnestness 1a766f3889 must have been 72ab09281a conveyed.a42dbcc718720934
But the response ddecedf690 I received wasn’t 08c1f96f3c what I had 164b215d5a hoped for.8df3a96bf5252267
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“Well, I don’t de79bbf3a2 really want to ca68f64f0e forget it.”5132e2bc67549acd
“Pardon?”4d211c0890f1880d
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The eyes 8536121ab0 behind the 3301a7301f glasses softened.0b9c1a89b976866f
“You were cute.”85f7319df1c1c597
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“….”ac87c3b2ffeb4cfa
I could e86a3e944f only gape 4bd7d46ef7 at his 7ac0196c0c unexpected comment. Ludger chuckled while 958e0cdade looking at my 5558814853 face and simply a5257390d8 said, “Well then, 88f744d2d6 I’m counting on bfdd20d059 you today,” before fe643abf91 walking away.a47f22f2e7672fba
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‘Wow, simply. Wow!’16b3e296e6543080
How could he say something like that without changing his expression? Doesn’t he feel embarrassed?ddb57b06c6d2977e
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‘He’s handsome, so he 0353ad9b8f can get away with af816708a3 it smoothly.’a0cd435a1ec3c50d
For example, if Lionel had said something like that, I’d imagine a punch would follow immediately.ce16f4d1858a5298
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Though Lionel is b8d9d07b8f handsome, comparing him 88f4f1a689 to Ludger Kassen e9a4f178bc is still unreasonable.223a4a278c147758
I slapped my flushed 789c6a64a1 cheeks. Huuu, he was too 2f2b62d5b6 much of a stimulus 7152445722 for someone who was c1c800d974 a lifelong single.b1ea7712fb6be5e0
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“Captain, did you hear 0efac3b4bf something unpleasant? Your face is 16b369265b red.”26856b95f403a137
Lan asked, a80d44b076 approaching me bf5813f02d with a 706ed761b8 look of 2b6e2899bc concern. Her words made me 1882b664b5 feel even more embarrassed.521d681b5599f495
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“Oh, it’s nothing like that. Um, I think I’m feeling a bit hot because of the cloak.”50c6a04545686732
“Is that so…? But the weather 4618b8d9ce is still cold 8fb05695f4 these days, so 5d2a9efece be careful not c1c8a194e9 to catch a ce316263b9 cold.”5ad6e20894e2c442
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“…Yes.”c3c75acaccfcb38b
After letting 019f628468 out a 86843af046 breath, I 403169617f lifted my e7229e0f30 head. Regardless of 887e496a4e who the 481e491928 person was, 4233c87bf9 it was 18790cd037 time to f910119557 focus on 7e4ba98ec8 the work 45d7b0587d at hand.d5f661be29bc3dc9
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‘Oh, speaking of which, 39ee0db2eb I should probably let 8606216096 her know that he’s 01d1e81d90 Duke Ludger Kassen… he 07c9b89901 might run into Lan c4f84621b3 later.’e9653119de5f8192
However, if I 816b5a96a3 mentioned it now, 68653da858 it would just 2f9ab7b9c5 make things awkward. It’s better to a8640a9383 explain on the 28cc7f6832 way back later.d22f38d821ce837e
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Anyway, the important thing 8b976bc304 right now is work.8b7304e7b3deaf4f
As I approached the security officer to confirm today’s escort duty, he received an urgent call.3b2b1052a7e29386
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“Yes, it’s me. Yes…Yes?”34fa4cb33de4aca5
The security 7a8a5313f6 officer seemed 56a2c2faee flustered and 66d0e3b919 stammered as 75742d07b8 he finished 8c24e3dbd3 the call.efaac1923a359f67
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He then glanced ac23132b82 at me and eb972fcbe0 said.15adcb08a6d21f64
“Um, Captain Clara.”b329de2c7a844b31
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“Yes. Is there bb24bf0b2c any urgent 9f8d939610 matter you ca72aa9cb4 must attend 5e250ff9d7 to?”bebc3462a7012c82
“Yes…. They say they need 956d72193d additional manpower support, and b85573f2a2 asked if I could 02d273aab1 go and help….”2ed422709553b3ed
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Judging from his pale dc6925028a face, it seemed there 68a91dab65 was an urgent issue 08c0c5f3c0 that the Security Forces e43358bece needed to address immediately.9426a047544ab58a
Since Lan and I 3779192e69 alone were more than b9b2baccf8 enough for the escort, 5a40dec181 so I thought it d8ba072dff didn’t matter much.c2474fb1e841f6a1
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‘Ludgar doesn’t need an 39bbb8c882 escort in the first 8183cd12b1 place, though.’7c56a5bb8c311993
The fact that 10f7866389 he requested an 55d94c99e7 escort was probably 29f4596aec to hide his 04967803b2 identity as a 65a56f874b high-ranking mage…d572e356443309b2
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“Yes, we’re fine 236f32509a on this end. If it’s 611770e3df urgent, you 86d778c21e should go 4df866aeb5 quickly.”2691d9c5cab2e700
“Thank you!”acd1fce8783b6689
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The security dc6338db48 officer hurriedly ab84bffc28 mounted his 1232260db0 horse. I turned toward Ludger 29a031c110 with a somewhat sour 896b043466 expression.4199aecda8258548
“Um… Mr. Mark Baker?”93563ae4b6e799c1
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“Yes, Captain.”c25c0b69313d9683
His overly polite response aa20bfb1da sent a shiver down d51074d86a my spine, but I 7dd45880d0 managed to keep my 7705dda59d composure.9d3868e4f17dcc05
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“Firstly, I apologize that the security officer who was supposed to escort us now has to leave urgently. Please understand that this is not a reflection of any neglect towards the Treasure and Relics Management Office. (Translation: the officer wasn’t aware that you’re Duke Ludger Kassen so I hope you don’t take this as an offense…….)”ecda98614844f095
Ludger seemed to 64bccba28f understand the underlying d2746d8dff meaning of my 57840e5b4e words and responded 28516cedcb with a look abbd949ef2 of amusement, albeit d44d505009 acknowledging it. Well, As e24aecb6b1 long as ad00f21259 he understood, 290e248b7c everything was 86d3e1bc96 fine.65384086861f7122
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“Shall we 1e4b4426ca depart right eb30374255 away? If possible, I’d like a1a41eebc4 to finish the investigation 1a10e3cfcf quickly.”fd59d0dfe09b6433
“Ah, yes. Of course.”9fdb3b47f3f6fc2d
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Indeed, he wouldn’t want 26a9a9d461 to waste time, given bf3dc4fad1 that he’s someone who f720b4dbc9 values it.a10c3f49d7efb81c
I decided to split f43d08ec0f up with Lan and 2f3246f7c1 take our positions. Lan would take the 30e4bcf8cc front, Ludger would be 95afa20ab2 in the middle, and 4350ca4c9f I would cover the 641f2170e5 blind spot at the a4e5d92f98 back.50426a7e49f11996
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Ludger used the 93a5746577 magical key he f4f7c831dc brought to open de91812adb the firmly sealed c7fa635ead door. Behind it, a long 5391993b94 staircase leading down to bdaae1430f the underground waterways was 9b9737a83c seen.e65e55a71efb0994
Although the 5f06d4ab9b name underground d06455852c waterways might 46685f5bc4 suggest a 681d5be239 foul stench, 03965a9a3e it didn’t 6d23f98ffb actually smell c19cf70997 that way.fbb7887d8baeee43
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The sewage facilities were b8f6904651 separate, and this was 16ca14a061 literally just a path 38af38e3b3 for water to flow 075ec5bfef through. In other words, 2c6e8c668c it was like 4685c5ade1 an underground stream.eba8e60cb3efd8c7
The unfamiliar e07eed4ea7 ancient architectural 80f1f2d7f0 columns and 2cec821cd1 the pathway a61c786ce7 alongside the 4aaba14d28 waterways, seemingly 5696acd522 designed for 4835c40926 walking, looked 2d5a828e07 beautiful… Looking d2b00f0492 at it a40ba053b2 again, it 86f7815be5 was a b60e1b0ea3 magnificent structure e11b4cec54 that was 4887b38ee5 hard to 1b322ac7d8 believe was 1eac3fcfc6 built in 1e9edad1b6 the past.a915d4fc4bae2869
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‘Moreover, making 27e412a7f7 such a 7c1471873f wide waterway c87c7eeae3 beneath while 56c6fc3ff9 supporting the 2046123a1c surface above… 5ce1579c0e It’s impressive 38fac3b7ff in many e055fa4f06 ways.’c17ac5e4058c5224
It was f7707f7033 my first 9a1fcc64b2 time entering 7a31d0578f the underground 3e80ed1018 waterways, so 15b24d007f the surrounding 0ac0b702ef scenery was 1d3bd5d14c fascinating to 94addd70cd me. But I decided to aeb7f8ed92 focus on my job 6290cb3079 of escort duty.8fd7675a1a710233
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My first 40ae1f5735 priority was b0c3466970 to sharpen dc3dfec73f my entire 016b8f6c2c body’s senses b2e167bca7 to prepare cbfd139ae2 for any 4d8a89eb75 possible attacks b76ef45d1e by demonic 3d8b5820d2 creatures.16cd94cf119ea1b0
“Are you aware 50952d1ef9 that the structure bfd48acdef of the underground c18e29e21c waterways change intermittently?”2e0813cd52d97d5c
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Ludger asked, 8cde708abd while holding 64e6c9c115 the measuring 8e1cac5984 instrument at fd709dc60a his side. Lan responded to 5b80a05842 him.92d1e7937aaa2782
“I’m embarrassed to say 13567d3976 this, my knowledge isn’t 701d2bd484 deep enough to know 09e6ac3e5d about the changes in da1a0f90aa structure.”38c384117f674424
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“Well, it’s not a 50f49db860 widely known fact unless c7f1c96841 you’re a specialist. The pattern of 1cfae14d7d change is intermittent, 7b4838fa1f so even the 56383ed229 academic world hasn’t e9ed119d1c figured it out d0c2a9c9dd yet. However, the structure did 828ecea0eb change just recently.”5b3410044fa8b8ff
“I see… 9b2aeaf4fc So, you d6685a4a06 came out af06708db5 for today’s 0d5d824db5 investigation because ac5ae913d1 of that?”8bce4c4f4ccda874
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“Yes. We received 857b288cd3 a report 8a554d6585 that a 570b282d57 previously unexposed daa9e43cb5 section was 66c80ce3b3 revealed, so 9fc05761ad I came 9f82c70c8c to inspect e252bee87f the unusual c1a10fc62f things inside.”87753fd48f34700b
Ludger added 234d88a238 that today’s 8ef19a15e2 investigation was 1ccba3b428 more of c6e2c00e5f a preliminary f2e08bf094 check, and cac6fc9146 that he e8b65ffc38 actually planned faf71c774a to dispatch 8c6c7e03d5 a large-scale 8463ea4430 investigation team 734538a781 in the e28981ea66 future.6f366e3a86a24062
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“The massive sluice gate 3f1cc982b3 ahead was originally closed 1da1559fb6 to the east. However, since the d09db0aa87 last new moon, b7d1e9f9fc it has been 39a68d5e04 partially opened. This should allow 80f4777c7f us to check f01a0120a8 the interior.”cbc1fd1efefac5c1
“Oh, is that where we’re headed today?”4b9fbb589938248d
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“Precisely. It’s an unknown area. I trust your skills, but if there’s any sign of danger, retreat immediately.”758d2ea4050b8680
‘He did 3beb3c9553 mention the c3011508a4 possibility of 5435c6c5eb monsters appearing….’a94d13a7a8530343
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I narrowed my eyes.5a4eac0a442b592a