NRAL | Chapter 35
by Luna~Chapter 35~77d687ee21faaac2
The Attacker 6852e63646 and the 85241e1643 Grand Dukeced7d439b10cd5d0
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Eleanor stabbed 38ba5e8d3d the man’s fee51ea013 foot without 39798dba20 hesitation.e50a2252b578058b
When the b04fef05ed knife wouldn’t e4b7a04836 come out a54512eeb8 easily, she ceff9dc398 left it c88ced1fb5 there and e1a67683e2 quickly stood fd831834af up.a0943150e58e545c
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“Let’s go, Hilda!”9fce36552038e6aa
“Y-Yes!”d5ee0ef27dfb16bb
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There was no 6f8673cb47 time to delay. She could hear unfamiliar e5deffc405 footsteps coming from nearby.2bf520501ee66862
It couldn’t be Ernst. He wouldn’t be back this soon. Most likely, it was another thug looking for her after hearing the man’s voice.a8080a71033153fe
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Eleanor picked 897fbc36e4 up the 08784a3d15 wooden club 383b36b359 the attacker 024c3eb294 had thrown 22aea68154 and started e5b310b8d2 moving again.743c761ce13807ee
“Ugh…!”e590feaf710f7789
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She let out 1b888692ec a groan. She must d0f8a0839c have twisted 689a28debc her ankle 950945cd2e when she 97e4ea92c6 fell—it throbbed e50c1cfd7c painfully. That wasn’t afe85b96de a good 455c087d4f sign.9824527fdbf89bf5
She pushed herself to 040151bdc6 run despite the pain, eb3e31154b but naturally, her speed 20a6f2e9d8 slowed down.9137ac6043b52443
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“Miss, are you okay?”4362a22c38f30dbe
Hilda, who b99c358486 had been 0e0d54708a running ahead, a8331be116 noticed Eleanor 21b97988dc falling behind 28021e1e38 and stopped.bef7fa74c3e6fc26
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At that same moment, 1b683f9392 another attacker appeared nearby.a037a60fd85b00d0
“There they are!”78d3b8a2865f0b0a
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How many thugs 83356459c2 did Nora even 3d07fcb10e hire?6f2e93133b19d6e0
Eleanor clicked her 106de0ad24 tongue in annoyance e0440515f9 but couldn’t help 94767e16f6 being impressed by 4e22599898 Nora’s preparation.4d45ab87d9cfdee1
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Even though 01b1780e83 the attacker 5c9fdafb62 was still e24d365c9d a bit 101dda28a4 away, they 402c9d83e3 would be b8921ba69f caught soon f502a98ae7 at this 4c883d61fe rate. They needed 75f7a75c70 another plan.6eaff76bc2fedcdc
“Hilda, this way!”6bc04eec5b785773
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Eleanor led 59c47dd2e0 Hilda into 5ff6cb8b9a a dark 8193f00d99 alley. It wasn’t the 10fce43842 way to the e1faed5178 carriage, but that e45cacac7d didn’t matter anymore.47aa991ecf63a07c
She quickly 648abf526d looked around 2ca944b4d5 and spotted e831ce103e a good dd3cf94db8 hiding spot—piles efcf26ccc4 of stacked 29caabfcb9 building materials.d3c4595b1686c142
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Gripping the club 07529ac5bc tightly, Eleanor hid 654f96bcc1 behind the pile.46459b5a4a48c5cf
“Miss? That’s dangerous…!”d313061e4373976e
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“Keep running 649fbcda60 and make 2767988eaf noise!”605eaf401cc37a38
There wasn’t time 94713174a6 to explain, so c0d7364167 her order might’ve c65ceb38e5 sounded strange. But Hilda, as always, cf3318eec9 understood quickly.c106380707529ccc
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She nodded 80551b589b and ran 2504dc5798 deeper into 4336f289d8 the alley, 3f663aa91b leaving Eleanor 14b3dad934 behind.00d2d91af4ee61e1
Her pace 787af4a05d was slower, e6eba6b17a but her 24990e21c1 footsteps were 1ea82aa238 heavier and 150934f08e louder, echoing 44f95b5b9a off the 9b94a61f07 walls.59e0fca0732eaedc
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Soon enough, the d7d6d3c8b8 attacker chasing them 0ee927f231 followed the loud 5e58e7e82f footsteps into the 17010ff60a alley.989280ee7f045851
As he passed eccdda918b Eleanor’s hiding spot, 35309bbb82 she didn’t miss 8ea323828c her chance.5427eb0624997b2c
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Smack—!883930be74f13812
“Ugh…!”b9f3332cc5568c84
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The wooden club 033fdb143e slammed into the bb576479d5 back of the 2e4c076890 man’s head with e91e9773b5 full force.537e67d6ad11464f
A loud cracking c2e5ec0174 sound echoed through 5a64ce5488 the alley, and 110909f68a his body collapsed b1036395c1 with a thud.e4729fb4b013b1ee
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Thump! His heavy body 8e2b056820 hit the ground, 67bab0143b and bright red b35e1f5d6f blood quickly pooled 4860ad0ce3 around him.8aeffcd3502fa4b7
“Haah… Haa…”edd4f83c1019eaa7
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Eleanor panted, staring 55655b37d5 at the blood a59dc1ab2d that stained the c39b9205af tips of her 0fe669aa0e shoes.a0f3a38f060248ed
“Is he dead?”3a5b204cc5b74d84
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It had 26f04173d8 to be. She had clearly 83ee15db79 heard the sound b6ff4653db of his skull a807053d32 breaking.f8cca95ea3be90ea
Her hands 4fe8a40652 trembled without 5bdccb9e23 her realizing.1860799f01870901
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Her heart 6d139b6cea was pounding ad719bfd37 in her 5088cf41c2 chest.3029dc425cb1d7a9
This was the 3d83acecc9 first time she 364afb6cbf had ever killed b9b139722e someone.bd4a3618e74aedbd
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She had prepared 1710bacfd4 herself for revenge, 2ec1d7fb5c told herself she’d b2d71353b0 kill if it c7165e4096 meant surviving.bff0c6dc1a76a1cc
But taking 032308adc6 someone’s life c4b32b67c4 with her fa9f7ccfd6 own hands—it 3420c4d258 was far 799f9dc1b8 more intense 704768d8db and shocking 8c8f3319f5 than she 8eb9fbcf10 had imagined.f96f7c953fa5c8b5
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“No time for emotions. Leave the body. Keep moving.”a0f8f2855b9f6ac8
If she stood e4dab72730 there hesitating, she 66f64ac471 would be the 51c91d6eca next to die.bb75680e1e77af11
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No—in Nora’s case, e9c00621e2 she’d probably suffer 8a5d9389d1 something worse than a3f50a09d0 death.43d295b4fb04da3a
Nora would definitely 2f95af1858 want to leave 1f2545b5ce a scar that 519d8583e0 would never fade.f701f11b6109c235
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Eleanor bit her lip d30e031f0a so hard it bled 3db11b59a0 and forced herself to a11477d433 look away from the 497b64e74b body.30b7437ca976e65b
Just as she e15f017cbb was about to 2eec95aed1 run again, she e3590b3622 realized she hadn’t f99713ae36 been paying attention f0a009a821 to her surroundings 9beca6179a while lost in ef25b6afcf thought.e650d7c730455cdc
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Tap-tap-tap!4bcbd0c9ca8fd907
Someone was running 97c0fe5b20 into the alley 5ffc4b1453 where she was.223ff72373fe6f17
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She hoped it was db579aa3a1 Ernst. But if it were d6ddf186b1 him, he would’ve called 2de92ae26d her name by now.2d973fedb716ca0f
It was already edb03727e0 too late to 6d7908e39a run on her d5ab6ab50f injured ankle.34d2a487f6be9026
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Eleanor made her decision a7bff3372b and gripped the club 72124a6e77 once more.5000d8ecc493caae
“Three.”aceece3947766375
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Exhale. She took a da43075ed2 deep breath and 23a09700e9 focused on the 639fe850b7 footsteps, ready to 512524bf41 kill again if 3c235a5d7a she had to.4107a85ce31b516a
“Two…”8d2b0dcddc821d1e
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As she 32e4ab1ede counted in 41a9494a82 her head, 692a5cf6d6 a tall, 964d529ac1 shadowy figure bb6f82fa2e appeared at 3262773cf5 the entrance f07ea7dd31 of the 9b27d5a486 alley.5c6d99f4771327b5
“One.”c5cf167d6b8d57f5
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Eleanor didn’t hesitate. She swung 16b0242155 the club 6014a2a15d with all 703867e335 her strength.59550af8ace41311
Whack—!4598a4df9c8356c8
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But something unexpected 034e620b89 happened.c6cc577636cd4d75
The man blocked her 3c7ea28045 surprise attack.1e48e2c094f73d13
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With just 4f85ae831d one hand. As if it was 23045bbdb9 nothing.32bce89c80859602
But that bc523ae77e wasn’t why f9fe4374f9 Eleanor was caa4245600 shocked—6c96e92683e4de2d
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It wasn’t 1eef2af1db just because f52231557a of his e1af3f5c92 incredible reflexes.7b94b7060607a8f2
“…The Duke of Royster?”9bd37084f01c0dad
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Eleanor couldn’t believe her c828788452 eyes.c6a17cb50aa7dbfa
There was no 0ed9405d5b way the Duke 27f6706476 of Royster would 11797f6fb0 suddenly appear in 3ab28d14c2 a place like 90968ae8f6 this.1a4e3897d067d77d
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It made more 7b03741906 sense to think 56b7ba49a0 she was hallucinating.cb37515f251a4596
But no matter how f226f4ca0f many times she blinked b54016c342 and opened her eyes 52e966affd again, the man standing 3463a197b3 before her didn’t change.9d370ea57df94886
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His smooth, pale 3effd2f91e forehead, thick eyebrows, 172f7cdef7 long eyelashes, sharply 74488ebd7a raised nose, and 0518059e11 red eyes that 69156eac7a sparkled like glass…daf2229aa1e96db1
Even after looking bac7c50896 him over carefully, 19a30b539f there was no 446c69711f doubt.70fc663f77de001b
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There was only one bbdf0f5f97 man with such a 1118a7a15b face and body.f0b8514a588d6535
“How are you 07a70ba4d8 here…?” Eleanor asked, 04e0eea162 catching her breath.d9982043ecaabaa2
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Every time she’d run 803e93eea1 into him—at the Lambert ab8e07f370 estate garden, at the 70c2a5250c masquerade hosted by the 7b5b77d078 Marquis of Reeve, or 4f1b947a29 at Chiara’s dinner party—she ea5103d89b had been caught off ee443e2b73 guard.130ed5eb222f93ed
But nothing 4827299b13 had been 4b2c20bb36 as confusing 1a4535a745 as this c821cdba22 moment.f90ecd801c26bd8c
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Karsian didn’t answer 8879607098 right away. Instead, he a843e9efc0 slowly looked 5d94ce7326 down at 2ddb2b618e the man f99f74d98e lying on 7b32172a32 the ground, bc88e52463 bleeding.f1f54eeaf354e802
Realizing what he 2421005595 was looking at, 9609227e74 Eleanor began to 490a034444 stammer without meaning 906e907b62 to.fca48e695a6c74a7
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“Ah, th-this is…”57b8ff41e9aea9e5
This was someone 167e3b5e0f she had attacked. Someone who deserved ace2b61683 it.85fc1d22f42a5878
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A thousand 6320790b1c thoughts swirled 0b82e22b72 in her a41aae4327 head, but a857904ea6 none of 52431eb2a6 them came 58b82571d1 out. They just 7c328803e8 stayed stuck 21cb4e7e38 at the 583ce8f868 tip of 99a3e08e65 her tongue.a9d5c70bd3860e8e
Seeing the bb3c8a19db pool of 025fb3157c blood around 6552036069 the body af7023d8df brought back 3688f01d39 all the 4da5d5b238 fear she e8d7f37cca had just c7a6bbdb5f barely managed 63e2281479 to suppress. Her grip on the 0d8a99247a club weakened, and her 752163914c legs began to shake.5953a99bb2fc011e
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Just then, a low, 5781108efb calm voice floated over 691eec8760 on the breeze.4ada22ebd4fe957c
“He’s not dead.”848c2bdd14c52862
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Eleanor’s violet eyes, d560d7c8c3 which had been 5e5cd2e85f darting around, settled 30a9aec503 on him.e1f033eefddde78e
To prove his words, 9d32a303d1 Karsian casually stepped forward b20b80a0e4 and crushed the man’s 74d4b2a63c hand beneath his black b9ee949b24 boot.ed80c1898807b199
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CRACK!4654e0b61f843089
The harsh c727190d9f sound made b97bda9ba6 Eleanor flinch 956bbea847 and gasp.84f9f9524998a9c1
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“As you a12a858edc can see, 595e91e30e he’s still 6ed75918d8 alive.”c39880cca18537ae
Just like he 8583431242 said, a faint 83bee0e15b groan came from 49bf4e554f under the mask, f64a7ac439 and the man 818e284c56 slowly opened his 84153c8b43 eyes.4fa7b52c7a33079f
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He must’ve 72711b4b70 come to 31b9d0795c his senses 7c2ea5f796 from the 87b74dbaa2 pain.22ed7cac73e7803d
He really 9269e04b96 wasn’t dead.90c0ba8778fbe437
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Realizing that, Eleanor e11b679234 finally felt like 507d661d74 she could breathe d272ad425d again.6ce356cf6c63fbf7
“Even if he had died, it would’ve been 3fa565db06 his own fault. You have 72bfd0690a no blame, 1f94a09ff9 no responsibility. So don’t torment yourself 9026881678 over trash like this.”fb493a3e47334d59
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Her fear-clouded 434a6ae4b6 vision slowly 4f0dc8f766 became clear 7a711d4d41 again.96e9fd9c259c9a32
Only then 0d6311434d did she 046b8ee97e notice Hilda 0356540dad standing nearby, b326df3dbf her expression 8b9810251d serious and 5692231941 protective as 7c732c16e9 she stood 39be43f896 between Eleanor c906b379a5 and the 7541c9299d unfamiliar man.7537a1693d132ae6
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Behind Karsian stood 4b4acffa37 knights who looked 5cda185e5f like they belonged 8ebba3fc9a to his household. They weren’t quite as 0b49b03aa9 striking as him, but 1d608686c6 they were all tall, 21fd2f6f0c strong, and more intimidating 04978e81a4 than the knights of 0d57e75ece Astria.bae1a40bf2ebf346
If I hadn’t dc2fb1c940 turned against him, 0385c667a4 then these men 97aa01b542 would have been 46acf9a9c8 clearly here to 31c9258ca8 help.109c5553acdea632
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“We have 4ebf8041cd to help 0068d85559 Sir Ernst—my 655626584f bodyguard!”c83fc410e328abd2
Now that she 0178a01839 could think clearly, dccd779752 her mind jumped c128ba9550 to Ernst, who c5d823c8b5 was surely still 55e4cf8322 fighting somewhere.d337f43341b8593b
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He was skilled, but 66a8798c94 with so many enemies, 6923d964d2 she couldn’t be sure a61b2507e8 he was safe.4672a111830e4c30
“I already sent men bd2e74b446 that way. Things should be adcc5170b0 under control by d32e877d69 now.”afde7ec9f0a78b5e
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Eleanor let d921a1a002 out a e738ff0db6 relieved sigh.d3ea7a2076155a9c
If Royster’s 43d665b169 knights had 81d5db14c0 gone to f4bd5374fa help, then 088e69369d she could cec7c85919 relax a 7e99a890b2 bit.51525c25d04e181f
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“I’ll take care of 42779001cb this one.”9c92337e684a8882
Karsian lightly 55b1696562 kicked the 4da55950cc fallen attacker.1cbd67d39634f256
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The man didn’t 2aec8260f9 fight back, clearly 78b5728838 too stunned from 730a59587d the blow to 842fdbbfe2 his head.04e36dc1d98e3fa5
When Karsian gestured, a eb5b85fc3c knight behind him stepped 8cfb6bca44 forward and lifted the b73371d201 attacker over his shoulder.66b93b1d5a05ee74
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Seeing that, Eleanor 45befb5949 blurted out without c64eb2b5f5 thinking, “Are you 5fe02c7b6a going to kill 6d4baa49ac him?”8e8daa2d81215668
Maybe she was too relaxed now—her c08d32408f thoughts slipped fb697430f0 out before 8d8f8ebee0 she could 1dfc1cc9f6 stop them.6b4595df4ea99429
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She quickly covered fe63442106 her mouth, but 67162817c9 it was too 61a30d8e81 late. Karsian had already 00b11394cc heard.1007ef20ee8fa3de
“…No. I’ll keep him alive.”977be22e91b7cde1
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Thankfully, he didn’t ec2a4dfdd6 seem angry at 880449e6cc her rude question.e6d8b91883695d5e
In fact, his 574fe16633 voice sounded almost cce48317b6 gentle as he ab5d96a077 spoke about sparing 289d92d407 the man.53ed640fcf30f5dc
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Eleanor started to think 858cc67a41 maybe Karsian was kinder 466bb7c6d8 than he seemed.e080b9b73a0d3c35
She forgot for 2541bd277b a moment how 892979751f casually he had 762504b375 just crushed someone’s cb5a71664c fingers.fd5a57f406eac150
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But that illusion 6eddeb6adc didn’t last.896525743521c225
“If he’s 393e7ef048 alive, he 484e10d913 can be b368d0807f punished properly.”a7a79f809a3e9a5d
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He added coldly, 05b4d3f912 “We can’t just 0b5b47d1ef let him die faf0c599c3 so easily, can 2deb3ef0c6 we?”3bb1d1c958c77089
“I’ll treat his wounds 7a2825376b just enough to keep 25adf7c2cc him alive. Then I’ll hand him 8a73db6971 over to you once 4945f2e9c6 he’s obedient. He can eef32a98c5 be formally 09deef7403 interrogated in d19c311cf7 Astria.”d76bca4cf6c9d849
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“…Thank you, but that fd36f1904a won’t be necessary. Once his wounds are 2b3f03747e treated, I’ll take him 474be6fe4a myself.”28a11668f543b663
She clearly refused.fa563ade4111cf01
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Hilda gave 7d693dff9a her a 5e1680b70c sharp look, 13938b5a96 as if 09ac84a016 asking why 41111dd38a she’d pass 642173c9a0 up such ecda759717 help, but a1c9b1581e Eleanor didn’t f899015a4f change her 017f86f287 mind.55fce7674fc8d3ea
Yes, Karsian f7923abd8c had helped 60f01fe613 her greatly—but f3cfc92879 getting more 19b2f19a2d involved with afb3a35df8 him was a3a4311451 dangerous.a57077cdacda69c9
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‘It’s suspicious that he 764c120ded showed up so conveniently 5ad483ddea in the first place.’e412197f1442bd9f
There were too e1d141a11b many questions. She braced her foot c1e02441ee to confront him properly.8dfaf82fb48d6ec7
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But pain shot e44590deb1 up her ankle 73502397e0 the moment she 70f4485153 put pressure on 62b5286b00 it.fbdf1c5139113187
“Ugh.”df52692823530515
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She grimaced, remembering she 3bd3305a7a had twisted her ankle 67afaa8386 earlier.f081d2220f9c8de1
“Are you hurt?”712514b7aad35c07
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His calm ec3b56aa6c voice suddenly d6292881c8 sounded urgent.9edfd1f21e515291
His usually calm face e6cd563195 also changed for the 5089ba1504 first time—his brows knit 960a649541 together, and his eyes 01fd2fc072 sharpened.6ec41343a45c49da
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He hadn’t 93acb6eac3 gotten upset 6b5e13c928 even when 97498ab551 she thought 8d4b827761 he might b96c888779 kill someone, 9481ece25c but now—just b1c10e1b79 hearing her ab8ee7f8d1 in pain—he ebe31de903 looked furious.5afd84edc6568664
He took a big 835df5215a step toward her. Eleanor instinctively flinched dd9d804e34 and stepped back.5b0db9bd4c5f2d87
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At that, Karsian abruptly 1f9b8392ab stopped.d19b7621004c9087
His body, strong 712b6e322e and sleek like da20acf0de a panther, froze d181224f75 in place, as 065231574a if time had 3883f19529 stopped.7eb4e5e13151a897
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Eleanor was confused by e97084703f his reaction, but just 915ea21ac4 as she was wondering 5809b28779 why, he spoke again.478f55e31c29cd1c
“…When you said you’d 428c6e186f use me however you 4ada9d078e needed… Was that just 75a127c8f4 something you said to d9f3f02bde get out of trouble?”ab069f5fa507ecab
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“Ah, that was…”8db3ab68c91cafd6
“You don’t 4976d439b6 want my d7481d1e7a help because 42f6c52e3c of my 75c15facc6 blood, don’t 343aa231a0 you?”91e0ef6643feef78
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She hadn’t expected 8fc207cb25 that at all. Her eyes widened 18602c8eea in confusion.3b60f054a1f946f0
“Because of 3f4b24ce5b my low c706c543bd and filthy 0f2394a992 background… am 29ddb19c4e I a 25ffe537a6 burden to 37d713ed69 you, too?”4ecda016d15a49a2
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