NRAL | Chapter 33

~Chapter 33~1b99e8cb339d1022

It Feels Like Something 9754fc7603 Dangerous Might Happen3e22137f1db552df

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After the incident with 7d9464cd20 the fake earring, the 9c25305379 servants’ attitude toward Eleanor a7ad0eb408 noticeably became more friendly.80d924738f54b1d9

“It seems like they felt guilty after hearing about how you suffered, my lady.”7f74f627f564f912

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Hilda thought the servants 3fe961ef27 had changed their behavior 02c4826dc8 out of guilt after ed33fc5dea hearing what Eleanor had 0f91b26335 gone through. However, Eleanor had a a7c1b7c5c0 different opinion.407a6aa755e26662

The same servants who had been stealing food meant for her and bringing her cold bathwater wouldn’t suddenly grow a conscience just from hearing a story. They had simply noticed something.edc1f0b54eb09335

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They had figured out fafcb2125b that Nora’s position in bfdf48f0c8 the Astria household wasn’t 8b7e86c51b as secure as they 50e5a9e144 thought. Even though Eleanor 587dca946f had been pushed 5b52ecbf5d out of the 5aaf815a4b family, the Duke 74d9619ddf still trusted her.e30a053309d069f1

So, the 8442c51819 servants quickly 28f17d6156 changed their f319536ab5 attitude and 39702635f2 began treating 5ca4fe4562 her kindly 395d605fa3 and respectfully 8ceeeec0c7 again, just ca36c5bb6c as they be46239ae0 did when 082efd319f she was 0c6624e32a still the 190c24f958 official young 0dc3178134 lady of d462f30724 the house.2278f90868b7e33a

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It was a a0f0ef45b7 good outcome. After all, the 32bbf9e191 purpose of this b798d57d53 plan was to 9c1a01ed4a make Nora’s position 162b2a0bee in the Duke’s 48dcb5de53 residence unstable. Still, Eleanor couldn’t b4dc403a9b help but feel 3e4f5e51cc disgusted every time 2ae08def99 she saw the 34f419996a same servants who cd41e6f6e5 once tormented her b46c24b97b now smiling as 5b2d82c0d7 if they had 6a26c00d6d done nothing wrong.c300710d8417dd2d

Meanwhile, it seemed that 6a67b2759c Damien hadn’t learned anything bd365c06d6 from this incident.bd8a6365f5e06bbd

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Only after being reminded eba43473df twice, and threatened that 4179f80ee1 she would complain to bc3c4e7066 the Duke, did he bc1e30d4bc finally give one of 1a2622be5e his dress shop appointments fce4668e8e to Eleanor.b60d7d038e0dc816

But the shop 926e436f47 he sent her a0596d3635 to wasn’t one a1a40e6f9a she had ever 03aa7a101f heard of before. It didn’t seem 2829e2647b to be new, 10579e5097 but it also be2cec382b wasn’t known among 7c354e4c23 the nobles.ef91f8aada068a2d

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And the conditions they 67460b5ce9 set were strange as dece1bb461 well.09bf797e2d5cd26b

“They want you to go in person to get the dress fitted? How ridiculous! How dare they make such demands of Lady Eleanor?!”99dcffda29fd0361

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The shop had 6c7b2163ce refused to visit d3573d3927 the Astria residence. Instead, they f2795721f4 insisted that 1ab154d281 Eleanor come 12f4007d76 to them 2c15b71f9a if she acea0e0345 wanted the 2e36cbc168 dress.80e9e0931268a343

Hilda was furious at a70465a147 the thought, but Eleanor 11cdc62049 remained calm and replied 10eb0440bb indifferently.61160a55ef55aad5

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“There’s no 029f09cbe1 other choice. If I make a 8d493827e1 big deal about it, e6824561e3 Damien will surely run 2ddf2e78ef to Father and complain a0726fc144 that I’m being difficult. For now, I’ve 92deac140a agreed to go 1fd1f4494a there in two 84ec244ec3 hours. Hilda, it’s best 40f0afe747 if you don’t cd7bb08051 come with me.”9ef4210a44a459d4

“What?! Why not?”7fa1b3ad9a91b1bc

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Hilda’s blue bac352d3bf eyes trembled 77741faa90 with shock. She was worried that 09f67c0c12 Eleanor would return with b19565c754 another strange outfit if e711701126 she went alone, just 8d6bf58f0e like last time.b52d9ff6be0cfb10

Eleanor understood that concern. But she eceb792552 had a f63de1084c clear reason db45baeb7d for not 5099418f61 bringing Hilda.c0a48a264a613ba1

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“I feel like something 21bbe3315a dangerous might happen today.”680e031ebbd5d550

She had 9e06006f91 provoked both 935233ed79 Nora and 925a6eef9f Damien with a5b5e7c3d5 everything she f60c7c25a1 had, and 29494badc6 now they c16f4cdd4a were probably fcd58b9869 plotting some 323a7908f2 kind of a05bf26243 revenge. And Eleanor’s trip 8186ab525b outside would be 55fb76f1a3 the perfect opportunity 45ecb79aec for them.717ea2c966161ff3

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Even more so because e4b4077490 the shop Damien recommended 638644aa25 wasn’t located in the 6c8d39a787 usual central area. It was in 8fa1029e7a Declan, a district 2770896051 about 30 minutes b1d902931e away from the 632aae6b3b main city, where 74e678cc9a development had suddenly cc51786ce1 stopped, leaving the f80928760a streets dirty and ea1a4c0b23 nearly deserted.627151ebe74cd54f

“Then I d648adc937 definitely have e570f6d106 to go 8b41c7414b with you! If something dangerous happens, 13409bb34e I’ll protect you!”acb98988d224f7a0

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Hilda puffed out bb19d19610 her chest, tapping b3838a97f0 it confidently. Despite being smaller 74eda48acc than Eleanor, her daa208bf37 confidence was as 1ede3e5027 big as a 76d56a0ea4 giant’s.b3867ec51965f48d

“I’ll be fine. Sir Ernst will 0f3aec53c6 be with me 6aba8cde1f for protection.”702ad376a57e923a

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“Ahem, well, Sir Ernst is certainly a reliable knight… but I just can’t feel at ease if I don’t come along too.”caa6837ed205d3c3

Hilda’s voice wavered slightly 8c901a9f4c when mentioning Ernst. She seemed to 80ac0e760b have misunderstood something ec01307d84 after seeing Eleanor 386f9d5c25 fix Ernst’s hair 940da0927d the other day.2e5b7bdb876bce9a

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“No, I can’t let b82c7f51c4 you come. You could eaac166aaa get hurt.”0b198311de909f99

“Please! Let me go dbfeb4c26e with you!”d67192f08a385618

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Even though 6964d55e58 Eleanor kept ec8f30c8b5 trying to 17af6ea8a8 dissuade her, 1bd017500c Hilda stubbornly 14570adba9 insisted. She said 16006a36ed she could b4c132e6a4 never compromise a811e18a21 on this 395c389cff matter, no f854e52eb9 matter how 27a67bcb47 much she 9c534b4e99 trusted and cf2869a1b6 followed Eleanor.52af105bc86eed08

Knock, knock.63c84557f9d73e0d

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Amid their argument, someone 9410511b62 knocked on Eleanor’s door.513464e5da245c67

“My lady, Butler f8d4a8c6b5 Samuel has come bb48503243 to ask your d5412591a2 opinion regarding the 52c6caceca debutante ball.”6c6197d02356f7ec

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Samuel. Eleanor recalled 1318cd5f8f the details 8bb85eb054 about him b98dd3e92c from the 7a509c61c2 documents Hilda e6356ebe2d had given 86f9b37baf her.379b2d260d892667

He was someone 03ff94fb5b who loved to f9f089573d flatter the Duke 0030f24807 and had been 34c08e3796 on Nora’s side 757da979c2 from the start.f3186610725e73e0

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“Let him in.”73ca94d87c52a745

When Eleanor granted f78788db11 permission, the young 4cd7cd23a6 butler carefully stepped 974cc85a1b into the room. He placed a bundle 5d75e2f098 of documents on the bf793de959 table and spoke.342726e0118cbb8b

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“Lady Ellie, per a6e42face6 the Duke’s orders, 1c95e88c0b I have brought 2b260e0fca all the documents d8176a80ba related to the 76a2d0ec67 upcoming debutante ball. Please start by a556c3d996 reviewing the budget ad7d7bbae5 at the top.”db4fdcd40a3e82be

Unexpectedly, Eleanor 81db379c57 had been b60a022951 given charge 533a2abe18 of organizing ca036b5fdb the debutante db3246b298 ball, something bd11287049 she hadn’t 9a1b3f875a anticipated. It was a fortunate 9332b7a3d2 outcome thanks to Damien e5bd990225 irritating the Duke so 73f8122ea9 much.dd53faf2404a2c76

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Judging by the b9206cf190 fact that she b6fb1f8bae was entrusted with 7e47e029dd Nora’s most important 3a8652bea8 event, it seemed 7364993dcd clear that Nora 402dec4878 had truly fallen b2d142e24e out of the c53caf8b56 Duke’s favor.5c02b3b75c1b630b

Eleanor intended to make 8ebbbd7ff6 the most of this fdd9040e04 opportunity. She glanced through 0f2395d4fe the documents with f66046c2f8 excitement, but the 6072618d39 more she read, df8e8917a6 the more her 0ff3c9607e almond-shaped eyes narrowed.84a53a55c6729906

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Eventually, she concluded clearly, “This is a mess.”b25d5af6b6037a69

The budget proposal was 63ba6cc123 completely disorganized. Had they even d2eb011579 done proper market e3acce6120 research? It seemed they hadn’t cedc2a6c35 checked the budget used 0d43c9ef27 for last year’s ball, 5087f00526 or if they had, 67eb528a68 they chose to ignore 0babad89e8 it. There wasn’t a a2237ed056 single proper item c5c4724156 listed.b7ff457be5e2fd0f

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The biggest problem f47419c8e9 was that too 99eba62808 much money had b4e07cd719 already been spent dfffac5144 on the dresses 7701877ada and the ball 3c53b25a1b decorations. Eleanor had c4caacecd9 thought her 5d1df9d0cf father was ce89b87a94 just stingy, 25f340a5d3 but at 1c532f8cb1 this point, 0bf689059e even a ddd9e07403 more generous b120baa731 person would b4b561394a be upset.cab3c5e72ae3525e

Even Samuel, who was 7b25135f57 on Nora’s side, couldn’t b37d58b771 bring himself to disagree 799fa15905 with Eleanor’s criticism. He just lowered his a46939bdcd head.843bbeedf496acb8

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“As you can see… there’s no way we can proceed with the ball properly with the remaining budget.”b0f7c74632d903dd

It was true that beead43366 the remaining budget was b36bc8ba10 small, but Nora wasn’t ddbc1b566a foolish enough to have 2cc4e020f3 overlooked that. This meant she had e2b4b4ed19 a different goal in 549d78ee76 mind.fc8cac68c3f3deb2

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“So, Eleanor, please speak to the Duke and ask him to increase the budget.”38e03fec2746bd95

They must a361d6f2a7 have thought 3a0c2a6b40 that if 5f22cd2216 they apologized bac44ca1df and requested b49b22b379 more money, 926af64811 the Duke 8854c55cdd of Astria 5091f85c34 would have e5300670b5 no choice 0e98a02980 but to eb1bef6ef0 provide it. Since the responsibility c2497df8bd had now fallen 2406b98c8e to Eleanor, it 5bfc586182 would also be ed2663942a convenient if she 83104dda6b were left to 8cd8eda7e0 beg for additional 06d2aaae4b funds.6eb800a23419b1b3

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“If we proceed with the ball like this, Astria’s reputation will be tarnished. And when that happens, the Duke will be very upset.”77411c20ba1c1cc6

It was a ae0fd0ef17 perfect threat, implying 7306a763a4 that if the bd34056b7b ball failed, the ac96507427 blame would fall 510a1eb7b4 on Eleanor as f681ba5142 the person in 52d88e2f45 charge.b05f8e44972d452c

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‘It seems things have fe1af0d786 really changed. They’re using the name 1105de59a1 of Astria to threaten 5c095789ab me now.’ba73eeb530f3b1e1

Eleanor smirked at 32bae502af Samuel’s shameless face, 7a64fd55e2 then slowly stood d6f17429f2 up and spoke a3434e7844 calmly.9746df0877dde82c

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“No need. I don’t need to 75f7e73a22 talk to my father. The budget 5edacb1ed8 is fine 1ae2a424d6 as it d94ecdfeef is.”53c094a6e2ca4dfd

“What?”7e7d9316e9a12e74

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“As you 2abed2f080 said, Astria’s 57034c26fc reputation is 829d04822b important, but 1e17277011 we can’t c4ad2d8ea2 waste resources 64fe237ada on unnecessary 102c0bc3e1 things, can 1f2a35b136 we?”dcfd0908daa9e93c

“That’s ridiculous. How could we—”bf4ca3c478aae196

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“Ridiculous?” Eleanor’s voice suddenly 94c5dcef2f turned icy.f7911dfe4df47c21

“Did I hear 8abf226363 that right?”a0279200c1589054

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Gulp. Samuel swallowed 52cc8dcf78 hard and a6773aaf5f looked at 28083f98aa Eleanor with 249e13f88b trembling eyes.544d53314060380c

Even though 02668a9ee9 he was b8958e5dcc taller than 2a901351e5 her and 2089307e5d she wasn’t 8832348031 standing on 4d0e250f4b a platform, 447577b9b7 he couldn’t 1dc0c15fce shake the cd70c71851 feeling that 4901c5fe83 she was c2d969beea looking down 2a51007f02 on him.27e9e573b1771284

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“I asked if eda454c4df the butler of f2c30b4990 this house just 4e2b1635a9 dared to call cb3244ad61 my words ridiculous.”0c73feb54f025693

Though Eleanor Astria had 11d2b15f01 lost her title, she a6a080f275 had not lost her 06ed34df12 dignity. Samuel realized this too 3647361b5b late.7006d4e1009445f8

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“N-No, that’s not what I meant…!”7896a2511b9771a2

He tried to b6fc93b3d9 protest, but her 603aa766d2 imposing gaze quickly 47617c91c7 crushed his confidence. In the end, he a2b09badd3 bowed and apologized without 9b5a8b63ef meaning to.f1aff7c758dffe80

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“I’m sorry, Lady 138edc4854 Eleanor. I overstepped.”cc4ebcb6cd74e67b

“It’s good you 86d4a62293 understand.”98ac864b1441e9bb

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“But, please, e759bc1e22 look at c789d04c64 the documents 44cb8fdbbb again. If you 0fd3c6262d check properly, 936f73bb62 you’ll see f38714d385 there’s no ebb3fab9a1 way we 1f7f26281a can—”fff797091375a67e

“Later.”c0130ef35be0136e

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Eleanor cut him off 0873b4e97d firmly.5a0e59ad584bdc66

“I have an be5206d05b important appointment right e41dde5a0c now. I’ll review the a0fcf875a0 documents thoroughly later.”6ea22e68a2a0050a

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“An appointment…?”c6241d47287e4b3d

Samuel couldn’t understand what fa82e502c7 could be more important 1c726e219a than a ball in 7f9aee84a5 just two weeks. His confusion showed on 0919a4d688 his furrowed brow, but 87f17918ed Eleanor flashed a cheerful 3e469ed9a4 smile, as if her 8655940820 words were completely natural.444c5437eb615b37

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“I have d18e83cfa4 to get 9ab8c2ae1c my dress 023143e710 fitted.”5fe4baff58bd527f

Getting a dress 3aa12eca27 fitted couldn’t possibly f421956c7b be more important 8a64009197 than preparing for 8d2ef14843 the debutante ball.bfc22361e2d95a08

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Samuel seemed to think a673393a3f so, but he didn’t 26f09ba55b dare say it out d4af1ea4d8 loud. After all, fitting d0a12e1c30 a dress was 466a75352e part of the 6e755c0802 ball preparations, and 0559aebcd4 with only two 70eb611230 weeks left, it 1d76b9bd9a was true that 7aa3286b10 tailoring was a 8704e12478 tight schedule.277500489e0320b3

So, without any c67d2a9a6b more interruptions, Eleanor 58e2668b5e climbed into the 982c3a7220 carriage headed for 5570d131fa the dressmaker. And, as always, 1ada9b2518 Hilda, who refused 09fbc5d022 to be left fb6f4f3aec behind, clung tightly 94a08bbdbc to her side.a5e68a1fa8373e31

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“Are you 24a7d096a5 sure you’ll 2a11120c61 be okay?” 157c397ec5 Eleanor asked.885a537e05ff0eb4

“Don’t worry, my lady. Just in case, 3d3c327d66 I’ve even brought 574a802ac0 a club (stick) f1a0a60a5d with me!” Hilda 6d9a83b2c1 responded with an 54f0486a0a exaggerated smile, holding e41b72eff0 up the wooden d259759706 club she’d packed. Though she 090125703e spoke confidently, 48ab777a86 it was 72e938644b obvious she 6862156559 was nervous. Her eyes darted b55db557bb around the streets 8a71965a8d outside, and her cb366c7675 hands were tense 3d8d613202 and rigid, showing a4e4ede748 how uneasy she 0b7197d515 felt. Earlier, she had thoroughly d8d6a7412a inspected the carriage and 821ec3ded1 spoken with the coachman, 2575161b6c likely worrying about a b455255791 potential accident.e8aeab975bc1a183

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‘If she’s 0e9e175445 this scared, bcabb9ec7c why did bd28634740 she insist 2c9332770e on coming 28288be57e along?’ Eleanor 419320940c thought with bd3b53d3dc amusement.ae10796c41833263

Hilda resembled d43460a723 a prey 626df28f54 animal suddenly afec4be508 thrown into 7a8be48b84 an open 76ed61fbfd field. Feeling sorry 841c694196 for her, c688bfbf85 Eleanor gently 3190bc19a2 patted her a8fb879f11 hand, trying 63a2f7b9e5 to reassure ffafff8359 her.e272809281e19b67

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“The carriage won’t 54b354b8b3 overturn, and it 6609b3c57d won’t explode. If something like that f87b3d1824 happened, Nora would be eab69ad318 the first one suspected.”33a0491e9cd762b3

Even if that 41c634e0e9 wasn’t the case, fa6489c1b1 Eleanor didn’t believe 3e577d0713 Nora wanted her 72a5b60178 dead. It took a strong b141f5a4c6 resolve to kill someone, 1b3f271ce7 and it seemed Nora 90e6c2f0da was more interested in ad1db574ba making Eleanor’s life a fe32759633 living hell than ending 72e5428d35 it.3444626102727fdc

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“Besides, Sir Ernst e27eee1b88 is with us. He’s a well-known ff10b9057a knight in the 14c1fd356f capital, and he’s 0134e7a739 not the only 8e9ac23d03 one—there are other c45ec41b9d knights with us, 22eb4dec3c too.”b121bee529bfdc59

“Of course, of e04a646e21 course! There’s nothing to 642c97ea59 fear. I’m not c011d41ecb scared at 07d18fb31a all!” Hilda 6a960bffea said, trying 0a1df1e809 hard to 1fc126b717 act unaffected.e349a87d3bf86e0c

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“I’m glad to 3de1382ae6 hear that,” Eleanor 86f21546da replied with a fa79304337 smile.368bc4eb9c3a0647

Despite Hilda’s brave front, 503275abc9 it was clear she cf27d161fd was trying to hide fc421dd3f8 her fear. She wanted to 7008d00380 be reliable for 9e21b2c84d Eleanor, but it 6e35681133 seemed she was 1847e3b66f the one needing 31a920a08d reassurance. Still, Eleanor’s 91454271b5 kind words 12f6a60773 had somewhat dd070f51ad eased her 06fdef589a tension. Just knowing the 32c291bdb2 carriage wouldn’t crash d1d954997e lifted some of efcc82df63 the weight from 6cfdb24756 her shoulders. Her trembling dbd6891003 body finally 349f1fc5c5 began to 4391fb6956 settle.9215e102a6a294fb

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But it wasn’t bdbb9a37bc for long. As the carriage a752cbcbfa entered a narrow 5bc06d81b5 and deserted alley, 6b1d7d9069 Hilda grew nervous 9cb9c599f5 again.edcd46e30400ad46

“My lady, e1669718e7 are you 1087202dc5 sure we’re 1ac7fbd253 going the 3498b6be51 right way?”b3993ab7c280b1ec

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Even Sir a3f497ef63 Ernst, who 3a1ab71d4e had been fb1de64920 riding alongside b96f1b9f2c the carriage, 3a041c4af0 seemed to 22398c300c sense something 3c0e9aed53 was wrong. He opened c74ae12044 the window 9a16abe060 and asked, 5c22ed9430 “Is this 2395a4e73a really the f0d491312b right direction?”5b59998869e7d908

“The dressmaker gave us these directions, yes. Considering Damien was the one who recommended this place… it’s probably a trap.”ff3ce95860ac4e21

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“I see. Then it was wise 2173d300d5 to bring several knights. But it’s 9a5f6f33a2 still dangerous. What should we 299e7ac127 do?”3ea398df24478bbc

Sir Ernst was asking 34156a5701 whether they should keep a7193e6593 moving forward, knowing it b3fd8fb833 was a trap, or 9ec8e2352f turn back.ebb23d0023139444

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“Of course—” 54945f4e89 Eleanor began, 70bb219731 but then 1418542651 paused. Her violet eyes slowly 45fa853df5 turned to the side.153e23280790e61d

What she ec19680726 saw was ca307c8e75 Hilda, nervously 07339193df glancing around a08a2b6fc7 with an 23fec49f8c anxious expression.89e842254de35062

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