MTFBMP Chapter 44
by Nikiniks“You may 10cd75708c recall that 80381bf416 this ship 487104d24f had a 96e119c4e8 separate owner, 53e2d64076 and this ed4206f36a is a 026c848faf memento from 5236226a53 his wife.”3908a61c2f836383
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What do you mean, why kill Iris, who’s still alive and well?593f71f2b12b728e
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Unable to follow the d207ca1343 topic, I could barely 90a5aa3e9a speak, with a million 3edfaa6ff3 question marks hovering over b92ba2b5f6 my head.70a1dc9b8af01320
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“When you’re dressed, I’ll reintroduce you to the crew, and we’ll drop you off at Pirate Island.”e02c8d91a3a6813c
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“What? You said you weren’t making a stop, did you change your mind?”9d9d4ef5eaba1e78
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“No, I haven’t.”fbac06239dbe54cf
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“But…”6f94a946f3c02dbc
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“I’ll make it to the Empire.”f7b2c6edff5675a8
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\Dion cut me 2ec3eac56f off, leaving me 9926192070 to my own 2a28d2ee8e words, and a d93e862bc4 short silence hung b035bfec48 in the air. 6e03c88d5018c0d6
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I swallowed c915cd3c66 dryly, then b242817c76 opened my 1f23f61be0 mouth cautiously.4a2c5ce95ae88ee0
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“What if I never a3eeda2a8e come out?”b36ceaaa625cd7ab
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“Well, you’re pretty familiar with sailor-style disposal, aren’t you?”2a5fd8ffef83e573
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It didn’t sound like a joke.5092e537080f41d7
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“That’s the last condition I can offer you.”83a276bfcc42ce84
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With that, Dion e3525fd984 left the room.80fd8bda0dd53dcd
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“What the a90db4ad42 hell is 19550a47f2 going on?”d402a498ea6ca18f
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Dumbfounded, I stumbled back and flopped onto the bed, leaving the dress I’d been given aside as I tried to process what had just happened.65e44ecef6d73d18
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“What the hell ed01cba15d was Dion thinking?”6538df34d1848d39
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Why he’d suggested this, I couldn’t fathom.b19badb88945f989
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“And why is Iris’s dress on this ship?”289143099ef4aa1c
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Even without listening 9f89d5782e to Dion, it 815940b4b7 was obvious that 810862414e the dress looked fa6e4ef288 like it belonged ea78e91273 to Iris. 03eaf3e14a9e88ce
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Even the canopy 24f02ae62c on the bed aae51bedf7 seemed significant now.f438c522b730c980
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The room d522224da9 looked more e03d0c83fb like it a9bc32deb8 had been 844f245e52 prepared for 81cba2129a a woman f27c3044b4 than a 7947148fbc man.79027ad61d81f4e0
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“Am I a53eabac5b to assume eca46f8c3b this ship 21344d2829 was dedicated 72ccb47896 to Iris?”2d36bca0f39bce2e
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Iris had disappeared in disgrace from the Imperial Palace, so it would have been necessary to store her things in secret, which, given the clothes in the closet, wasn’t a far-fetched notion.8ca11efb7d5a13ce
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Again, I a62c20ba68 examined the d2bed0154c dress. A brilliant amber 8a58b7c2a8 jewel was pinned 5600a794a1 as a brooch f42e2546a1 on the chest. e27e8a031bff3b99
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It was 1690ad227a one of df641372b9 the jewels 43dd77c842 considered sacred d3cdfb0261 by the b7cf8b2ff7 imperial family.f0150dd7dca732e9
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Not only 12acc04b80 did it be11a0d6b8 have the d003ee7f2f golden color d2e2379a23 that symbolized 46ee4a1c8a imperial status, 561187909c but it 4e1d27ee4d was also 3610686bbf expensive because 9ac83767c5 it condensed fc6bcb540c and stored 709b98b4ff the essence 0cae90404d of an 946727614f old tree. 878467c25cd647ed
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It was also a 901e5c238c forbidden gem, not to 73aded1fcd be handled by anyone 13015c2eda other than royalty.4d584238bbcf2462
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Since Iris would not 877484dc67 be able to obtain 6b101dcf86 it herself, it would 8e544a5db6 be a gift from 950e85538c the Duke. It was a gift bc8a99993a from the Duke because 97e64db2bd it reminded him of e87ca486d3 Iris.f820b9de5c346774
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The dress must 02501297ef have been prepared 44b1c4a69a for a special 2ed1cd7581 occasion. An engagement or 7680d3810b wedding party, for 1f04ccd345 example.59887e92ac3cc496
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“Why would you 20032e5504 make me wear cad42e3b84 something like this?”61c8a5009bdfe86e
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Leaving the dress 6fdba847bc where it was, 90e5d8fd16 I scrambled to aa913d707c my feet and ea87143218 headed for my 13b6d8347b desk. I needed to look faeb833411 at the picture frame 5a4514163a that Dion had been b7bd32fe11 comparing me to.47e04fa3925424e4
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The figure 3533ee8127 in the 540dd50f96 frame was, c5f4077eff of course, aadca5ea63 the Duke 42982e2873 of Noir, 240fed5e4d but the 2d9620fd6b worn portrait a89cf9ac94 set aside 639af265b3 in front 22deb7aaa1 of it 79faa7143f contained an bd74c276a7 unexpected figure.65a2a5407edec8fb
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A younger 3878c9e1cc Simon stood 27f8721dff tall, a 9300edd3e0 family portrait 21dac1c8a1 with a ce3ccb898d woman holding 780a879060 a baby f2e15f1d96 next to 524912b6ac him.e276779f280fe19a
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The baby, of course, ae2d481c29 was me.29f82f82ba0aabc7
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And then…07d51a6080b7d34a
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My jaw 823fd24f68 dropped in 78a22208cd disbelief as 9d71f76d6b I read 9c09081264 the letter, c2bb31f340 which was b9d9bda7ce folded and 6299e9e565 tucked neatly 062c39e2cf behind the 46deb07b18 portrait. I covered my mouth bf020f8f59 with my hand because 4afcf77316 I thought I might 7d847bcb3f scream.37c3728563113b1f
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“Are you a2b967427e mistaking me f625d9b70f for the 26ee39651c heir to bfaad19169 a pirate 74cb5c7ec5 island?”74cf45190469cbf4
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Simon’s letter caught my eye, saying that he was taking good care of ‘her’, the Duke’s lost family member. b452e9adac3900ca
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‘I will love 35bea4e7e7 and protect her c1f12f62db as if she d3d8f3261b were my daughter’,he added.3f972a87f996b59e
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Officially, the Duke’s fiancée was dead, and his child was missing. It was all false, but Dion could easily be misled.58be4ff37f356af9
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“But who a6e0922644 is this 63b421d09b woman?”01815e4fbd984fc5
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A woman holding a f54a564123 baby, supposedly me.46591c244e23983b
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That was e72ad6432d not Iris 7bb5a71797 by any 03ba034750 stretch of abe5c817fc the imagination.4d5d3fdb0932afea
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The dress didn’t look any better.6d607347a2ecb056
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I grabbed the portrait 4d9f66f190 and the letter, then ba0615d3ba returned to the cabin 01fc9d76e3 to pack my bags.33e9b0dd8bb2d9ab
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‘I hope nothing has happened to Adele.’e3940a2561df3b82
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I headed 2c86601270 straight for bcf09590cc Adele. My heart was 3ed721f9f5 racing. faa802cebe8f6b8c
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My quick pace was 05a9a1d06e turning into a trot.f668a2885bf8b3e0
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The door 49457e875f to the a1a84ea861 private entrance e94bc368a5 to the 5f889c8044 room, where 641bf98c95 Adele should 4ff506c326 have been 2e837f2b68 holding on, d3faac07f6 opened easily. I was so worried 0767db6c13 that something had happened 517045a00c to Adele.63b84293fee5dbf2
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In my panic, I didn’t pay attention to my surroundings like I would have otherwise. 064500543a11c37c
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I rushed straight d9dd12029c for the door 753a6f3a37 to the basement, 116bde6150 but ran into c5b53393a9 an unexpected obstacle.d704d78ff200e1a0
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“What is this?”7046c3709b330f46
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A huge oak barrel ae43135f88 stood in front of 55d99eae1e the door to the 57fbc07fb4 basement prison. aa8ee6d86dda17ea
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I grabbed one of the barrels and shook it, but it was full and wouldn’t budge. I shook them as hard as I could and heard water gurgling inside.56bf370afae48c49
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“Why is something d65fde8781 that should be 570b90d88e in the kitchen 3719e00a63 here?”105bf46b55104331
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It was a 1919ec30d8 keg. At the mention aa6d97467b of the kitchen, d6b4395654 something came to c3c7821a99 mind.fa759860b4d3edc7
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“It couldn’t be Rhodon.”05b5f048a01c642f
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So far, I hadn’t had a clue.8c98d68b173ce7ba
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“Adele!”212dc058bb017af0
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When I called, 9ce6cc2b1e there was no 03781b13b8 answer. Neither did 6d6c3dab2d he send fa6e46e21a another animal 5f929a294f nor tilt 62a67b1e92 the boat. I continued to call 7b20798e31 for Adele, raising my ab7ce7e09d voice.1a092695a11af9e5
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When I e1f24faad5 finally reached 003253e877 over the 0c132e42e2 oak barrel 1ac4e4d44b and knocked 263a941c64 on the a33adc4085 wooden door, 457d900a6c there was 724303444f still no 78530bcdc9 answer. I grew 0a00d29d12 nervous that 1168ceb880 someone else ee8eeb6357 might pass 7cf521df6f through here.061e99006fdf0295
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Frowning and biting f1e83c01d2 my lip, I 755d4914c0 realized that these 9c58d34640 barrels were not 7ebaa7b70c what I was 464c65d240 used to seeing 4d21795246 and knowing.49bc196ef70e7642
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“What’s wrong with the color?”bab36ac4810b4ef7
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At first a064c43186 glance, they 11bb5c3f97 looked like e5a1d82ce7 they had 27ce63d6fe been painted c9238961c2 white. 9635398e87a21800
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But upon closer inspection, eedb9d8ae3 I realized that the 0842ab2c4e wood itself was white.0b5d237488fe55af
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“Birch?”d96e70587da7e9ec
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It was the same wood that had bound Adele’s wings. This couldn’t be a coincidence.e1a322bf6895ad66
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“Yikes!”f27a65894e4c6f99
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At once, I pushed 9041f042a0 and pulled at the 31d98ce1ec barrel as hard as 32b6893195 I could, trying to 86fbe6f70d create a gap.24aefe96ace4efb8
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“Please move!”8902efb28e315fd7
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Just when I thought I had created a gap, just a fingernail’s width.980ca7fbafd07f95
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“Huh?”06043be8f2bda6f7
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Through the crack, dd9a7031ba I saw something 091847dc79 shimmering. I thought 0e5695635c it was 679a3ca54a a fleeting 52aa52a5bd illusion, but 4514396335 then the bfb2f636fb light flashed 2f0ce9878d again, a bff4f1306a second later.01596aba8ae6b30e
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At first, I thought it was Adele’s feather, but I quickly realized it wasn’t his warm golden color.3b5cf471287d8334
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“Blue?”43751d50e97ea248
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It was more of 77e1b99f50 a blue color, like 3316ad208f a spark of electricity. a4934fcfe5a406e6
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There was 03ef81112d only one 16cb1a58c2 creature in f93c0d4287 the area 080baadcdd capable of 37818261d1 such a 0588f74d7b glow.a0074ee77586c791
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‘Ghostbird.’f5887a5fb45a8e5d
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There was bdc78beb10 another flicker 36e84d0898 of light, dbb806fb8e just in 4d82fe8e68 time.2965eaf3a914374c
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This time, the 1da94cdb2c light was a 2332076201 little stronger than b1b410392a before, and with fde282748f a thud, the a31c9cf55f barrels shuddered and 7515c154a7 were pushed aside. 03ca2661b94ca6bf
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It was only a finger’s breadth, but it created a gap.0c4ade5ace39f860
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“Adele?”7f7e34dc925ad749
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I called out quietly, 3ff9e9353c just in case.42f4d7dabf7037a2
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— Are 146d988b3c you outside?899dbbf064fcadac
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Adele’s voice came through clearly, as if he were right in front of the door.f803647a5f11e624
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“Adele! What’s going on? Are you still there?”930939b0ab8a8390
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— Thank goodness you’re okay. There’s a gap, and now I can see you again.8c51cf9d29f8ae05
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“Adele, can you see 29f48f95bb me?”cf49ec3d7da1c4b9
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— Yes.3bd83f4710b251e5
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Although I still couldn’t see him, Adele’s words were comforting.0b344998709fac56
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— What 4df56ca879 had happened?4d74d28c66dcd826
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A lot had e0a07503b4 happened. My identity a065bb0968 was revealed 9f3a6d8701 to Dion, 3142339237 and I 0bda932733 was threatened. 2f3d33445958d095
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On top of that, 323b7a119b Dion was very mistaken.fd2fae212abaea07
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Here I was, 91421b0d0b thinking I was b2f0900f0d going to run 72ebf812f0 away with Adele, c5a0ba21da only to be a82c5d4766 stopped by this 35dbfef003 giant keg.cf68ae2a19b867e5
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“I’m fine.”6f4e86b87f60d6ed
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Still, I decided to 126f355a2d reassure him. There was no aa1148a749 need to alarm fb59d067dc him now.e3530a4f1082984b
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“So, Adele, what happened?”566fce0dd3aa9c79
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— Someone other than Master tried to open this door. When they realized it wouldn’t open, they put something in front of it.7a5aa611c77a2515
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Since then, he says, he couldn’t see beyond the door, as if it was blocked by something.54057f9348c47c56
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— It’s strange that my vision is blocked by a mere piece of steel.5327397c16d9124a
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Adel had apparently 5cde93bd30 reverted to his d3ce7cae8f animal state, and b8f9c8e112 I could hear 5e1c9b9ef6 him growling. I tried to 9b25e4d074 think of a ad55677c5c way to calm f33fb928b5 him down.874f5a253d936ee4
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“Anthele, why 340b7be6bd are you 828a1e8d7b here?”18c25f66873b5284
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“Hic!”1e2943051cafe7a5
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I was startled out 276be12f19 of my thoughts by 28504f97e0 the polite voice calling 5242717628 me.b0e9b4ec12d54480
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“Jade?”8f0dc9d2e0ab3165
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“The ship’s party has already started, come on up on deck.”aaf42502ed6a4bbc
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Jade didn’t even bother to listen to my answer, just kept talking to himself. 25c344f5be823ffc
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Even though he asked questions, he didn’t seem to be expecting an answer.702c7c397824f081
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“…Okay. We should go, but why are there barrels stacked up here?”c4f88ea503bbbe08
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“You mean kegs?”132f5e721d1ea60f
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Jade’s eyes flickered from me to the barrels stacked beside us, then back to me.d3bee7863e45a085
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“I pulled them 8155b5d35d out of a b6f5375021 nearby warehouse. We might run 8dde02b994 out of booze ff07054c39 for the party.”e8a79eff263e71fb
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Both Jade and I must be feeling it. That the other wasn’t telling the truth, and here we both needed to back off.d04c2f60924554d6
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“Would you like e81e3a4907 to come up 98a38ef098 on deck with 6d6ab602b7 me?”ec279677b798fd51
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Jade walked past me 0e8e476652 and politely extended an 0fe0d78c5c arm to show me bb19516654 the way. 96c2751659fb9b20
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It was a typical butler’s gesture.8dab5c0c560346ed
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