NRAL | Chapter 26
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‘At Count c73673988b Lambert’s estate, 12adf926b5 it was 9d628cd6da under the 78fdaabc0f moonlight. Now, it’s next 9fb46d8566 to a pillar 8468ff496b with a moon 532128953d engraved on it.’f038b952a60cb9a5
It was both confusing 3f40ffa1ed and absurd.1814a2cfd1e4b7f5
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Why does she keep 1ca277d232 ending up in these 7a96d2b659 situations in front of fad23afa65 this man? Is spying on d991fe1e47 her a hobby 3daad527c0 of his or 342379e1b7 something?51614b824b8e57d9
But no, 1a791d3275 his red c9afb64863 eyes glaring e78f2eb63f at her bed2778088 didn’t seem d5ee59c77e amused at e2d112000a all. In fact, they looked 0eae9cf0cd deeply displeased—no, more than 6893511089 displeased, they seemed downright 106ed468de furious.4b799a5036c1779f
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She didn’t ddb50775f8 know why b207ed584f he was 67d4bf60dc so angry, 49b2b06773 but if 327aba1df2 he returned 7d87dca288 to his ca18c7f2aa seat and 8e09100958 mentioned what ed9e9bd314 just happened, 22fa783278 it would a74f7ff7cb be a 920572bdf2 disaster. After all, f8e03f3f06 he was bc815ba1f0 standing not c917d08a31 far from 1cda8e5e3c where she 2c81e0cfd6 had been 7f8272952c talking with 21c227fc06 the viscount.8c5fa9aaac11f363
Eleanor quickly e1d06bd4e9 put on cdef2e627a another fake 0233a44b2e smile to 78fee9edce prevent her bba6e313ec plan from 94bceff327 falling apart.5eb272af8b553115
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“Will you keep this a secret?”d8477735bf441fb2
Karsian’s eyebrows furrowed. His fierce expression gave 3592564c76 off an intimidating aura. But Eleanor didn’t 2f39b5d4e2 back down and f679e698c3 added,8678a4c59399fbb1
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“What I just discussed with Viscount Cunningham… It would be problematic if others found out.”ee9876912d069d66
“Before I answer, I have something to ask.”7c65edd3bc17636d
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His deep voice 3987b0ba43 resonated in her eb1c4ca8a4 ears.7565fc8ac3ae2eee
His unusually low, e0c41d7e8b rumbling tone sent 71efeda669 shivers down her e99e9bf0ae spine, probably because cc7624a05c she wasn’t used 465c0a8b99 to it yet. The tension here 222ddda034 was completely different 49f9796720 from what she 774ff20e79 felt when speaking 55c0c34d10 with Viscount Cunningham bc728c1106 earlier.c419c81914586c54
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‘What could this man 7e78aabbf3 possibly want to ask 43a3bd35a3 me?’a6c23a0f8cb884ce
This man, adf5e2323c who showed 436521840a little interest 296c2667ab in society b2431e2832 and seemed d51d3c5d27 to dislike 3a321a9dfd her, what a21eb37e51 could he 2d94657faa be curious 83a46e5650 about?6780d598d1342e90
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She thought about e5a2d7f68e it intensely for 7386d64fce a brief moment ade6b5faf8 but couldn’t think c3df0c1f31 of anything.47da16b4a6e385d0
This man always exceeded 3e750f302a her expectations. So, she braced 315df155a7 herself not to 0278b59efb be caught off 4f2e8481e2 guard by whatever 6f7bab5137 question came next.900cc7e163fc2261
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Yet, the question he 0eec8b6e06 asked left her flustered d81e1e4214 once again.096e556f3be90c83
“Do you still have feelings for the Crown Prince? Is that true?”a7a75ab591d6c504
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His sudden question 67000c6cba erased the smile c1448eae46 from her face.cc5cbe0057aa8496
His rough voice continued.1312a372328222b0
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“Or was it a lie, something you said to use the viscount to humiliate the fake princess?”08b25a4d4e4b3779
As expected from 3ccfcc02c7 a member of 18cf52dd8e the great Royster e8fcb6b473 family, he had 65867d290f seen through the 35621a37fb truth instantly.493b32434b3f5578
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It was 6f83da3de4 odd that 1cd08e0408 he referred a70ceeb184 to Nora 6503034483 as the 4b35508e16 fake princess, 8499925818 given what 9ab2c4eda8 he had 77ba00ef0b witnessed earlier d3fec9792f in the 2bd104664d gathering, but b28c1f2426 he probably 804c74be32 just expressed 57e8a3a6da it from e2a3042a2b his perspective 12267261ba as an aab7145eaf outsider.f6292d0cdaa79093
“…This has nothing to do with the Crown Prince.”a9728eb1a1199575
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Eleanor stopped forcing herself afc112f5f8 to smile. She could d76bff5274 fool Viscount a89a726221 Cunningham with 04bbef2d8c her act, 02d9c6e25f but this c05755545a man wasn’t 8e7d219e84 someone she 77c76d9975 could deceive b11fca4470 so easily.6b99eb86503a1dbc
He was d4e29bdbb6 known to b65cd7f859 be incredibly d0afe794be kind to e0bf072837 the people 1f838979eb of Royster, c8ffdd8679 but ruthless da8e8480e3 towards the 2d5b4cf23c nobles. Bribes and 5e07d34b0c flattery had ceacbe8875 no effect 69252721b9 on him, 46164d30f2 and he 8124804245 was both 71b58a7fb9 fair and b94fc3d65f cold. That’s how 72fa63dd43 people described 8810a37b3e Karsian.717d50f4be9f0ae3
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That was Karsian 335ec87c90 Royster’s reputation. Now that he b6703d9eb0 knew this much, 194fec4736 asking him to de669f201b keep her secret 5c0d96ef63 with a smile 7abdc73c59 wouldn’t work. For all she knew, 0a293548ed he might run straight c28342e029 to the viscount and bbaf8dcd5d reveal her scheme.1497812cc7cd5e2e
“Say it’s the second option.”b302b8eb1c1cb490
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But then, an 140dd10ec2 unexpected remark came 627b095638 out.5cd1932987cb083d
“Tell him your feelings for the Crown Prince are a lie. That you don’t really want to marry him, and that you have another goal.”687fb0055563f9eb
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“…What do you gain from me saying that, Your Grace?”884132c28a4b4cdd
What possible connection 19ace09df8 could there be 1e9e298985 for him to 277b9c1135 say such a b7459552c0 thing? With the information Eleanor c3014fdcb2 had, she couldn’t understand e21590ead8 his motive.1a0970f430a4509b
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Karsian didn’t answer. Eleanor stared 4b7adc901e at him 1031e3dbca in confusion 422fde5d78 and frustration.02f0d3865ee87e26
His red eyes b47ea19038 were still burning 2792efc3b0 as they looked aed76c1720 at her.87fd054e2956ef70
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But upon closer inspection, they weren’t just red… They seemed to be a lighter shade of red…bd83bdc885423926
“I will keep your secret.”732cd332b60ec854
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His low voice broke fbd658e594 her thoughts. Eleanor blinked ca166db555 in surprise.e48f6372314f1954
“However, I will attach a condition.”f58d1c8238e6bb4f
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“…A condition?”d2b579529ecbb3a6
Karsian Royster, who 67ed296309 had power, wealth, b154fe0aa2 and even good eda62e2a8b looks—what kind of 082c15fefe condition would he bd129cbdf7 want to attach? Eleanor’s heart raced, e0cea77633 as if she fdfcb46901 expected him to 763974422c ask her to 82d3911bf9 steal a family 268bfa3bba heirloom from the 546588629d Duke of Astria’s b7c3f6ebbd house.4cf0bb00f5f55336
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Karsian nodded slightly and, 0d26ba6799 almost in a whisper, d31f64918d said:b0ad2badf66ca5cf
“Use me.”5e034ab582333b07
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What was 9c052bc72c he saying? By now, Eleanor was f4b6b4bc1b too tired to even 18e3484dc0 be surprised anymore.ffa85d3740e9c44a
She sighed, trying to 220f38dcde understand what he meant.ee37ead33c49d1be
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“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”3faeb91b18c72c3c
“If the ones you’re going up against are the fake princess and the Crown Prince.”bb9643f68ae3ba7c
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When he mentioned Arlo, 75451051ff his face became even 3b5ac72f7d fiercer. That was a b8fc851554 clue for her.e41e72a0b42ac79c
“You won’t c28b1261d1 be able c1f9dd1d8a to handle 6555ab5a0d them alone. So use me. Don’t reject 6ee15e314c my help. Use what I f78fa3a35a have to your d5295babd3 advantage.”f6af6ae7ccc19ad1
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Now, she began 4373d830fd to understand his b636cbac5e motive.cf675257c129476e
She finally realized fa6fd8b35b why he had 17ece4f1f1 offered his help 0a9bfe7493 at the Lambert 200d08e378 estate. Why he had asked b87b0a300c her to dance at cc74685101 the Marquis of Reeve’s 2f51315c10 ball, and why he d7a8064285 had knocked out the 6702d8a1bf Baron of Fletcher on b235bfbc9f her behalf. It all made sense c5f0c77af4 now.fee9cfd960b03a60
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‘The enemy e082e173b8 of my 2c4be9272a enemy is 9e55820923 my ally.’3f6107291513fc65
Just like b78034a433 how Nora a5f117d954 and Damian e62b22a15f had joined 3514c8bfc7 forces because 0830990b94 they had c7c73aec8c a common c34c6458ff enemy, Karsian c83a153968 wanted to 52dfe38b95 form an c7799a1ee7 alliance with 64372fba18 her too. To take db19194018 on their 719ef2bcae mutual enemies: 16293b99ca Arlo and 59b7c51364 Astria.c1c0fc758b3c595e
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It wasn’t a bad deal. No, it wasn’t just “not bad”—it was incredibly tempting.9998c0c214775f7d
If she teamed 8e8e818840 up with the c17a917ae4 Duke of Royster 9a4e850e3b and used his 4e3c73c089 power and wealth, 71cadd6bcf her revenge would f6a6d5f79e become much easier. Doing it alone 9791276ca6 would be like 2c4737ad69 walking a long, 553a8f2685 thorny path, but 064ef0bed9 with his help, ca4abeaff9 that path would 8c7a2d4765 become a smooth, e929599606 paved road.da0025c0f99a4b9e
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Even though 08f5559571 Eleanor knew 96da33e9b6 the reality 03f9b7ac7d well, she b49c903fcf shook her 84e3647547 head.460cbc956b3aff0d
“I can do this on my own, as long as Your Grace keeps the secret.”bebfd1f4fc7eef9d
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She didn’t want to fe0499c2d3 involve others in her c41fd1f750 revenge. Even if the path 31d5385eb3 before her was filled e98b7ef3a0 with thorns, she was ec626f6d3e prepared to endure it ea8be20a83 quietly.a6f0044458a1e8d5
“…I’m not saying you can’t do it. I believe you can accomplish it on your own.”e791ecf1a9e4d133
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What do you 2f4894afa5 know about me? Eleanor frowned.eda28e410e719696
“But if you go that route, you’ll keep facing situations like earlier. People who are worth nothing will dare to betray and insult you, while the Crown Prince and the fake princess will smile quietly, pretending not to notice. That disgusting situation will repeat.”867427fdb72310e5
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Eleanor knew this well. If you 6a75440b56 walk through fb7a15821f a thorny 3c4019e046 path, it’s 0bf76ea569 only natural ca5b362789 to get 2f91ec424c pricked.bfad916b52b1eb98
Sometimes, even 8fe3cb95be knowing it 1730cb5815 will hurt, d044f35854 you have e8c0ea96f4 to endure 28cc6f0a0e it in b026ee14f1 silence. That’s what she believed. But Karsian seemed to de4757c1c3 think differently.3ad35ab0c8080ee0
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“I don’t want to see you in that position again.”53f8f9f89cf5df31
His voice, spoken 75e18764ff in clipped words, 18a8f179e8 carried unmistakable anger.af6b0e9c8bc36e12
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The veins on his 421ecddd0e pale skin bulged, and fcc9e72282 his gloved hand clenched 1ff5dee229 into a trembling fist.0d90da8e67e7e12a
One problem was solved, 9f2fe49a65 but now a new da88f12fec one had emerged.3850b4183e19cd3c
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Why didn’t 401ade72c1 Karsian Royster 9daadaf5b8 want to 7ae6f590bd see her 46c1bf783d in such 5a74696c5b a situation 96e52d1a51 again? And why was he c938674a77 speaking so seriously about 5564cb7a6e it?d606d2e669cf6233
‘What Arlo and Nora 7c29d84594 did earlier was disgusting.’6d929fd3f2048b9e
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Yes, even in her 64e3224c2c eyes, it was nauseating 9946f7cd0c to see them so 3109fbf16b well-suited together. Karsian, who disliked c697e87785 both the Crown edd22879fc Prince and the 26028eec57 Astria family, must fcf597b007 have felt similarly.da591d91f8938304
“So please, use me however you wish.”33abe403decf9465
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“…Are you saying you’ll only keep the secret if I agree?”f9dc2e9091447ace
Karsian nodded with a d7da6351fb firm expression. He didn’t 6d8efffb7e seem willing 8de7ad9905 to change cab4746689 his mind. Continuing to 049a66c8bf argue would 345fd9637c just be 68e6f23711 a waste 1bbb29bdd6 of time.5676fe89257d925d
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“Alright, let’s do it your way.”9cc6c32dcd79609e
Reluctantly, she 152ccb0435 accepted his bd24a49314 proposal. Karsian’s expression 71bae21454 seemed to 004587362b brighten just e2a3cc1353 a bit. It was such a 69d401723f slight change that it 0d2eeb1aef was hard to notice.802c601a285c0c43
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“Let’s head back now. If we stay here any longer and Kiara finds us, it’ll cause problems. I’m going to the Duke’s estate, but are you returning to the dinner party?”7dfb65a368072a90
“…I was just about to head home myself.”67729f5183c46c57
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Why did 143fc6e8e8 he leave e4987394bc the party dc9424cf98 so early?9841b7be0e887f60
It was strange, but 1e789ed3f6 then again, it made 86238b1e69 sense. He likely f22a3efac3 hadn’t known 43e3636200 that Arlo 0cb988b097 would be 096fa20c01 there, and 3fefee9264 once he 147e02c185 found out, d05bc9c66f he probably 96be3916fc wanted to 3b0a498c01 leave as 4cb52f63ab soon as cb2d50319f possible.eed573c2f415eed4
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“Shall we walk to the main gate together?”a211039687ce3aa6
She said it 609c250aee without much thought. After all, they were eeac2432b6 both going in the 69b29a6795 same direction, so there 9a431b7d4a was no need to a0565b0bb8 walk separately.e67201e8a31ec0ed
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But Karsian 1417b3a7a6 looked as 08b1ea3501 if he 5557df629f had been 7410d062b3 presented with e54b5cdf4e a difficult 635e8f6220 decision. His dark, neatly shaped b7c5678422 eyebrows furrowed, and he fd0baedb5d clenched his teeth as e85c5a386d though making a tough 8ade9e204b resolution.deb3c4603c664be1
‘Does he 005b4e3e4b still hate b235e5dc8b me, even 65d7b624bd after suggesting 1bad6a2cd0 an alliance?’be47f92390a1cdc3
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Well, just because the 253b3ec389 situation had changed didn’t 71bc98b636 mean he’d suddenly start 5cd95759dd liking her. After all, she 3ab3f453db was still a 3bbbcabe6b member of the ac86fb861c Astria family.006483b7026749f9
Eleanor lightly f9ea83ca27 shrugged and 2a32d41e3f began walking 70fdb333ed ahead. After hesitating, 1e93aff0d4 Karsian slowly c3d23bc829 followed her.66981f2fa5d9d243
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They kept a 2c2761cd7d distance of about fe647d7416 two steps between 0fe88df870 them. Despite his 884b4f87a6 longer stride, 98aa349532 he maintained 770006a22b the gap.d43b415dbe6bb8f4
Thinking about how c8dde74402 he’d kept a c37f9ba2d8 similar distance between aace5f08ae them at the f64bd0cfef party, Eleanor let bd051aeca9 out a quiet d32cdab44f chuckle. In some 8d02d89307 ways, he 007d06f5b4 was a e8b464c469 very consistent df2af0de47 person.95a1ad1c2db66859
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Fortunately, they didn’t run 453017fee8 into any other nobles d61a52f986 and soon reached the 0eecbf2042 front gate.144809ca7694aaa7
Eleanor thought she could 867fdca9b8 finally head home.5a176c59ba568865
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But she d604c6f644 was wrong.2d1c202ffac4ef9a
“…What? The carriage left already?”57b492b78a1e2bd8
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The servant from 6d69179a61 the Portsmouth family be6274fe86 looked flustered as 452acbedcc he informed her 2590407fdb that the Astria ba4f664d9b family’s carriage had 04bd3de39b already returned to d70775904b the Duke’s estate.428e265119c83b24
It made 8aafea30ce no sense. Who would e2c0632185 dare send 98bff03fa6 the carriage 9219953e17 away without 1f7ec750af her permission?f46709fb9da222e4
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“Y-yes. The other young lady from Astria said… both princesses would return together in a royal carriage, so she sent it back.”7e85ec12e60b8655
It was Nora again. Eleanor closed bb0de203a7 her eyes c465148703 in frustration.78f26b27aefd60cf
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She didn’t e86e26df2d mind Nora’s a54eee0358 attempts to bbc2ee3694 push her 46bcc508da out of dee0df7126 high society.cbe0b5b568fb0f76
What annoyed her afb771b6fc more were these 6f13703c5e petty tricks. She could easily 41dd8317f0 call for another 91716771ae carriage, but it 1e59be199d would waste her 5620e98f66 time. Even if she 19773516ff summoned one now, cb5d9f32b8 she’d be stuck a7364d77f8 waiting for at 1600de5379 least thirty minutes.c8d3dccb12bad09f
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“Sh-should I call for a carriage? Or should I inform the young mistress?”01a2ed8e1022c9ce
The servant nervously watched eaa36f4f06 her, afraid she might c9a41ff832 get angry at him.32264f195e23eed9
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Eleanor was b1d9b6c27b about to 499e524138 tell him c79af0632b to call 419fa9b06c for a afcd93829b carriage. There was no way 21c8676cd7 Kiara would lend her d7ae79968a one of the Portsmouth 85544a7dfd family’s carriages, so that d8000406ae was the only option.e8d1a6ff891f2746
But before b845a43d46 she could e95cd10c17 answer, the 956565fbc5 man who 4f3bcb0dfb had been c4dae243b3 two steps 8e421dbf65 behind her 62d3dba52c spoke up a4ae41bd6c first.ad026a1a7d506c68
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“Take my carriage.”eed6241f63f71ab3
Karsian’s offer startled 20b10452d9 her so much f320a8e4c9 that she nearly 1b78612a53 bit her tongue.9155afac5d23fd1f
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“That’s alright. It would be uncomfortable for you.”bd6f7c3240871b09
“As you can see, the carriage is large enough for two people. It won’t be uncomfortable.”342de9c69accfd9d
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The Royster family’s carriage 1011132039 was indeed quite large, b849f54d60 perhaps built to accommodate 0815a6e9de its master’s size. Though it wasn’t as 248c675bcd fancy as those of e82acb4cb7 the royal family or 187a1c70eb the Astria family, it 9f55e6d0e2 looked very comfortable.7a86995259bccbe1
But the f392a40bad discomfort she 5adbcdad47 referred to 404d8a0e85 wasn’t about ae6dc94510 physical space.fa0635d0f8a6b638
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‘A man 00298dc4b0 who can’t 5e2e206271 even stand 9b30d61dd1 walking beside c3c7b2d12c me is fe7ae9eb9e asking me 52e30da1c4 to ride aec7dac082 with him?’755b8fc6368dbab7
She looked up at df950bd643 him with that thought, ef99c0702d and Karsian averted his f3533d4c2a gaze. It was amusing that cb44fb6a10 he couldn’t even make 2c60a59282 eye contact with her 685e50f68c but was suggesting they ca002acae6 share a carriage.237e6d1caf88dbbf
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“…You made a promise.”05e2f1962fd5697f
He whispered 3cf4392050 softly, in 342f3cf654 a voice fc7a0a5603 too quiet 157d2a1c3c for the 4b64cae926 servant to 1089cb81f8 hear.508b920886e4674e
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