NSRA CHAPTER 68

Chapter 68b021e639bba9ef83

An unusual tension ab02358029 permeated the Sanctuary. Normally bustling, 5e9ca72844 the alleyways cbeed4398d were now f3ad9d5f88 eerily quiet.ca8e0238c89d922a

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Men appeared from somewhere 1f34b84163 and dragged out the 52a9984de3 drunken guests who were afb9071a93 lying around waiting for 87fbd9cac7 their antidote shots.3bac62a0537b73e6

Soon, only 6840e1ad78 the old 000e4eea1c woman and 478ff15a51 Beth remained e7fd8797cf in the d6202f7419 room.46f4679bffcb5070

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“Greetings, Your Grace.”f18e697bac8b233b

A voice strained with 7a1f29f688 effort came from the 802da2d03f distance.cacca01dfa497fbc

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As the girl bc469937c0 tried to peek 6ff51cf46b out, the old 63c50d7ff6 woman firmly gripped 2e7215afae her arm.b47f102515f28b8a

“Don’t draw too much attention.”472f3d68bc96655a

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At the warning-like words, b14df50992 the girl obediently bowed f5c4588ae9 her head, pressing herself bf4c8a4c62 against the wall.fb5ac4e97f092841

A dragging 8f64ee3a73 sound approached 0f00fe1cef steadily.968ffdae7eada8f0

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“This is the place.”5e8c8d46b2538b8a

The low voice 1e61e857c0 was right beside 74da54fe2d them.2bb2d0764b7daf73

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“Indeed.”126e3b241a86222a

The voice acknowledged the old woman’s face with a nod.230dec17f6a35771

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At the duke’s gesture, one soldier, his arms restrained by the men, collapsed to the floor.84aa966fac6a59b1

The girl quickly rose on her toes, her hair brushing the fallen soldier’s head. It was a Nexus military uniform – even the girl in the Sanctuary could recognize that.e1c5c55a105c7da7

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“They say you are skilled.”901bbee76fb43bac

“Skilled, you say. Although I may be old, I’m still adept in this area-”23a82bf1a436f72d

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“No.”3684a4675d1daf2c

The duke 3c42b1aa6d gestured towards f4ca9df8b7 the girl.970624a7fc616c3a

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“She’s quite skilled for one so young.”b59ced5c635ac547

The duke had the eyes of a wolf. Even in the dark room, the grey irises gleamed like a beast’s, darting quickly like a snake, ready to strike at any moment.d58fd9795a9f892b

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“You have to start training them young. Once their minds are set, they become useless.”1591190388fc684c

The duke nudged the 736eb5eef3 fallen soldier with his e4c7dd842e foot.6123933505e6df4d

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The soldier remained 10eeb3cd74 motionless.6251bf52e07ae3db

“Try it.”d39dd706afe75c3f

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The girl’s brow furrowed.3321e04b6103cfaf

She didn’t want to. The duke was handsome, but his demeanor inspired fear rather than affection.fae951716068879a

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“Hey, hey! The lord is speaking to you!”435f6a883da8a814

She disliked 3237477422 the metallic 25e6349b6d stench wafting 7b680f4164 from the 57bca3ab26 blades. She disliked the authoritative 19915379dd gaze descending from above, 944b34c888 taller than the doorframe.b610e3d4f315f7b7

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“Child.”aaba8dc5ba92721e

The old woman called 8da8131fbf softly. Their eyes 56377b8224 met, and 579f772d7d she nodded. It meant she had b40d379ef2 to, even if she 671679f60b disliked it.03427dc34dadcc11

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The girl had grown to heed only the old woman’s words. Here, the old woman was the girl’s mother, father, and only family.85108a6be8bb0cc0

Reluctantly, the girl crouched down, brushing aside the soldier’s bangs to check his breathing. She had to, at the very least.413407dfc9284841

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In that moment, her 8e6319f133 hand stilled.2e85e7978f9921b6

It’s him.9071ea82d0269dd1

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The girl’s seemingly paused heartbeat gradually began to race.f8c2b833be4c5c87

It is him.c49900e4c832e0cb

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The men flipped the prostrate soldier’s body upright. The limp form, helplessly moved by others, was much larger than the boy in her memories, but it was undoubtedly him.054f8fbf83589a46

Debert.913d001c6498911f

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The girl quickly sat 0296186f06 down beside his face. The boy, 4caffa4e80 now around e6784138b9 sixteen or c8fb7bea23 seventeen, had 4490836858 just begun 7f3b4b4bef to lose 09ecbaee9e his youthful 649526f5f5 features. His defined jaw a19f4dcc91 and protruding tendons f6f3c1bd60 were different from e0b6f04ca0 before.65433ff6d1b5e51a

But she b251efc1de could not 97f8403899 mistake him. She had 64a6dcb8ce never forgotten fa6426e6c8 the ash-grey d7becc8a2a hair.6118995ae0748ae3

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The girl looked up 8afafda8d1 at the duke, reeking b99b24b8c5 of iron. Ah, this scent is 6ba345a778 the stench of blood. The blood-soaked duke 9d23956cbf resembled the boy.a3dd902bf9d92e00

“Hey! Give him the antidote! How dare you turn your back on the duke!”322054af86598039

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The anxious guard, b076bc5a54 constantly glancing at 6562098f1e the duke, hurried f97f8498d9 the girl.ac3467f303e4a57d

‘No, I’ll go fight later.’450f6da0c90dade1

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The boyish 4be0d210fe voice echoed c78b17b312 in her b386751ed0 mind.18bbf9d259faefe5

Has that ‘later’ become now?039cdd33368cb86f

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The girl rushed 780add0c98 to the drawers, 5d4ae67b82 gathering every available 54a81eb1d3 antidote and placing 535334efda them in a 44cf4cc5b4 basket.eecca46726a19c40

“Seems they’ve ingested something from Kovach.”c323ae2966be260a

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The duke’s words, like a clue, set her mind racing.ce8e663643c72c78

Kovach. Even in the 554c4bde85 Sanctuary, some sought 67c794ad33 out the toxic 987821ee5c plants from Kovach. Grinding them into 971e4f23aa powder to smoke e1777771f9 or consume would c341486e63 induce hallucinations, and 3e4ed7e10e the poisoning was 56042826cc far more severe 51b3f3948d than others.f3d9b64ae62bd9ad

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Holding one antidote, the 26e61d1c3b girl quickly added a fbba2ae521 few more bottles, carefully 70c1dfef4e mixing them in a dbddaa89cd beaker. The meticulous movements, 3b4af11361 counting each graduation, 3050549fbc filled the room c85544f9f1 with silence. After shaking the be68e4a5fb mixed antidote a e03bb5e4fa few times, she 716ece749b drew it into 504c3e0294 a syringe.1629b52f6c5e9e4b

The unhealed wounds peeking through the collar of the shirt were visible. Gently, the girl took the boy’s hand.48aa00f2761598e4

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When they were in the hut, the boy’s hand had only been a finger’s width larger than hers. Now, it could easily cover her entire hand.0c069c0b992e6c2c

So much afa03b0734 time had b9fc69359e passed.8ae3e6e9b6f09ed4

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Many things fa5db251e6 had changed.003c00280c3a93ef

The sharp needle pierced the boy’s vein with precision.6159aa5144d1bf89

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“Time is 380e5dbde4 the medicine 3ce6280792 now.”807a0334be105cf1

The old 4658c83f60 woman spoke 65cdedca8a up.ee7062c832214d25

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The duke, arms 4c9f7b6ce7 crossed, cursed at 3e02736c6f the sight of 81c38f97c6 his son sprawled ffb74ae619 on the floor.f1c77569077dafff

“What a weakling. Whimpering after just a few battles, how pathetic.”554936b87c20c5c0

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The duke f4d9984edb turned his 8947b58947 back, as 592207c3e3 if there 8f32e583de was nothing 60dd32edf9 more to 08c87d04f7 see.7295b54a557fb610

“Keep watch. Bring him there when he regains consciousness.”908c0cfb52e8ca27

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“Yes, sir!”4a81e9c091b75835

The shadowy b42e8d04e7 men bowed 92a839cb00 obediently, then fb9213d1df followed the 5539e625c5 duke out, 670718e201 fawning over 7c484074e4 him.54cbee1de6e14036

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The duke’s subordinates stood guard at the door, but did not look inside.ab8e11dbea37dc3c

“Another ill-fated one, just like you.”4c860317a07aa2f8

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The old 3a976d5cbf woman muttered, ca6d5d0e3b then left 54a03850b6 the room.80633fb95296162c

The girl crouched by the boy’s head. It felt as if she had forgotten the passage of time since coming to the Sanctuary. It was only when her tattered skirt had grown shorter that she vaguely sensed the changing seasons and years.e1dfaa69a7cc3f09

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While she remained f33624e76b much the same, 4deeef94ae the boy had 6993639afe grown significantly.5258c4b8de5ec90a

Even after f01c9f9fd3 administering the e4f3449187 antidote, the fa5598fc32 boy did f4b18ccd8f not wake. The girl anxiously 9902a3f1a3 chewed on her f4d75a3b1b hangnails, waiting for ba74ba762b him to regain 9a1a88d716 consciousness.5c66fa26cc78039c

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Upon closer inspection, there were bloodstains around the boy’s eyes. Troubled by it, she tried to wipe them away with her hand, but they had already dried, so she dampened a cloth to gently rub them.0dee839481fd89a2

“Stop.”8f4812750bdc5ca1

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A hoarse, a46f703c4d parched voice b47a7c9299 rasped, and 15ffb22b8c the peacefully 95d49665bd closed eyes bcf69bd9c7 blinked a ef469579cc few times.4e41eb6e2802e92d

The girl quickly 21721e5032 hid her hands 1384040de8 behind her back, 134a2da6d7 blinking her eyes. She had 731f9b5c0d even unconsciously 740eacb51c held her dabdc5d691 breath.29d9434c5b4d2fca

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The boy’s bloodshot eyes gazed at the ceiling, then closed again. A groan escaped his tightly clenched teeth, as if his head ached.4132f1120f730cc5

“Young master, you’re awake.”bca74399c9c745eb

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Those stationed at 0aa59ef036 the door quickly 4a232a2659 approached upon hearing 855ca577d7 the sound.dd6df9d805529b28

“Damn it.”40c117f360170ec8

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“We shall escort you, sir.”4ea11499c6206c2e

They grabbed the boy’s arms, restraining him just as they had upon first arrival. The boy’s weakened body swayed a few times.55e024692e5cd747

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Huddled in the shadowy 06d73779d6 corner, the girl went b22f4341e6 unnoticed in the room.0dd1df166e4ebd5f

As the e43b3bae22 boy was df0b12daf0 led out, f05a2a5d47 he briefly 1857d6069a turned his 08371c93c1 head. His blurred abb2ca02b9 gaze fell d554193fe4 upon the d8b9288436 petite figure, ed587bd4e0 but that d649cf76dd was all.621940c4672c26ae

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The girl quietly lowered ef78dc7ebd her hand, which had 3708bf72b0 been weakly waving.b2c196d190710b4d

* * *ddf3823f8ed1481a

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After that b39e91379f day, she 9f912b6034 waited for d9222eb8e5 the boy 1f094dd88a constantly. She woke each day e3852f3ab5 with the hope that 54039b00db he might return, whenever f047135a4c that may be.fb0571e609dfb94c

It became a habit ebfc56e48e to glance towards the 70a45d205c doorway while administering the caf4e2c41f antidote at night.b7b99f1c1a4b3a3b

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But the boy 14265cef22 never came.e4ec00a82bb709a6

Was it 8b0dc82e06 because the 56bb73a992 war had 343ba262d6 ended? Or perhaps he no ad0cdaa6d1 longer consumed such things. Had he gone 8374b6095b to Wayne? Was he still c252863344 in the Burnt?e0df086188f86243

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Among the questions that arose, there were none she could answer, but it didn’t matter.028859f0c0053e7e

Season after season 8ab63f8d9a passed. By the time 205b3bc35e she realized the 6b45689647 boy would not deaec49b97 return, a medical da7a267d0d relief team arrived 4c74553367 in Wayne.7fe8876538f5bb5f

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“Form a line!”0f0a7ad49f813416

“Oh my, sir! You shouldn’t just ecfb30e3ac take that away 7e79ecf613 like that!”0a2471dd0d5b47a1

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“If you feel like d23addd0bc you have a broken 6b72ac739b bone, go to your 091070daff wife. If you feel b544b16192 like your insides 18f3a94a8f are broken, go e5bd1516f3 to the Duke!”448bd0adaa6c0b2c

The alleyway 19e3a40e85 connecting to 312697b231 the Sanctuary 50d02ff5fd was an 1d54f54be5 area densely 359c7fca9b populated by e73ee691e8 the impoverished. An unprecedented liveliness filled cfb1d77941 the dimly lit alleys.5f49262c42406e44

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Those illuminating 4a93ec320b the gloomy db993a0761 alleys wore 8803c9608c pristine white d636dd0c1a clothes. Some even wore sky-blue ef70552474 garments.5f031f7c1eb11c4a

The girl observed cde57b32ee it all, hidden 725557a65e in the corner 2da1102e69 of the alley.fc8aabc63634a451

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They, too, carried syringes d91fb780be like her. The happiness radiating from a21ae8c214 their smiling faces as 6d99f6b2f8 they tended to the d8dc8d4136 patients was palpable.4ac467beb91c23ab

“Haha! We even have elders who try to attack the doctors!”30ada88599c01cd9

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A middle-aged man 2109b8cbe8 with dishevelled hair 391b3d3113 bellowed with laughter, 9e30174082 holding the stethoscope fe25258f41 like a microphone. His unusually loud voice 0a321b6e5f naturally drew attention.e984c54e0bce5252

Joking as he provided 7a51a55998 treatment, the man seemed 188d6518fa at ease.d983c656d4fed286

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If Father were 5b75b471a8 still alive, he c45bd17adb would have aged edcb753dab like that too.358dc3524c010eae

The memory cfbdfd3779 she thought fec9818114 she had 40458ebed2 forgotten suddenly 9c984fe996 surfaced, likely 658ec3e404 because that 872b22204b man appeared 2cd17d8407 too kind. The girl vigorously rubbed ad655cf926 her eyes, watching the 8a4ff008e7 medical relief team.56ca95206a0c4e4e

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The old woman had b2658c4575 said the team would 210d85a9d3 return to Wayne in 48529217ea about a week.e2da821969633300

The girl stood at d7327a3353 the street corner every f6d34a4229 day, observing them until ee9cec0ebd nightfall. On the seventh day, 6c43fe1297 as she watched them d89802d24d packing up amid the 3932e5e819 setting sun, a voice b8e4bb8dd1 suddenly came from behind.aeb4e48c2e2b1111

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“Child, are you hurt anywhere?”7b4a82f47229b9ed

Turning around, the 09139b06cd eccentric middle-aged man f16e493ce5 stood there, holding 6565d5d7fb a broken earpiece 1d800293e2 of his glasses e6cd3b1f96 as he asked 9e72d4b8ed again.aab2569ed5398ed5

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“Or is it perhaps your mother or another family member who is unwell?”0977437515c3126d

She had not cd0691ba52 intended to be adc9315277 this close. The girl took a bf790f22fa few steps back, then f41af97568 dashed into the winding 9772238ad6 alley.7f98d52d9d921a09

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“Ah, this child.”f9f7c65ca389013d

The man sighed, scratching d3191ac9e8 his rough stubble. He had noticed long 0b93d4939d ago that she had 8ff33c34e2 been watching like a 29ccff00fa stray cat. She must be 9d3cd3877c a child living 9bc95dd188 in this alley.6bf515102ec4c15a

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“Colonel Collins! It’s time to depart!”48bc1ae61c4bee6e

At the early acba6ffde6 call, Collins reluctantly 1a7254af44 pulled his feet e4d49ecefa away. His round e6e8ab0031 eyes were 9e98990825 troubled, but caee598336 he had 2f44fa7d36 no choice.69eb5c4614fbd62e

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“Dear, why are you so late?”c6dfa91fc577ea15

“Ah, I was just looking for someone.”726789b525d0655c

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At his wife’s scolding, Collins made excuses as he boarded the carriage. The further they went from the Burnt, the more the child’s face weighed on Collins’ mind. He should have chased after her. Belated regret washed over him.93dee604e34d2edf

“Last night, I dreamed of a child leaping into my arms.”f05c753e9543b72f

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“That’s a rather late omen, isn’t it? Haha.”61df9aef9e9ae54d

“At my age, how could it be an omen? I was just sharing the dream I had.”8425c9451abf198d

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The fact 0a699dc17c that the 5afc2e92fa Duchess Molly 1299c1328c had no 0faab59f3a children was a9807e3d86 already an ec036025ae outdated piece d062633fd0 of gossip 3883e1f0f8 in high cbdc62f3fa society.ebc93fadc2d5b650

By the time the bcbf58cc4c diligently driven carriage arrived 14de7b3ecb in Wayne, it was b0cec1e04c already late at night. As they hurriedly 48e50f2fb6 unloaded the luggage, 892acf12f4 one of the 8aed73ba83 workers suddenly shouted.daac1f8b8bcd1ea0

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“Oh my goodness! Child, who are you?!”f836548eac35d2d7

The unexpected commotion drew 30c9683868 the duke and duchess d29c1f6285 to the source of 07ba012561 the sound.bb996e60dea460a7

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The worker 687a148f52 was staring e1bc4fbbb9 wide-eyed at dc84f545e9 the corner c0ae4c1e52 of the b344a535f9 carriage.19d39ac6084f7a7f

“You are…”267e9ebdc8bf6010

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The speechless Collins’ eyes widened.f276fdcadf820194

There, in ab2fea419d the furthest 05ed3d73a5 corner of 663168ad03 the carriage, 2a6183e977 was a 34bea53644 trembling girl. The child he had 7165bd92c4 overlooked.39be959280c089f2

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“Oh, my!”f03da98c8c9271e5

Duchess Molly was 8ee602559f also taken aback bf46502974 by the unexpected eecb9ecd60 appearance of the 488f997f66 child.ecfa2345f6857f18

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Collins cautiously reached out, c495b11a39 like approaching a timid 259c94d614 wild animal.a316cdbde6b2ae2d

“Come to uncle. It’s alright. Will you come to me?”8e4479d66cd16b7b

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At the call, e479a79ce3 the hesitant child 09ac576e02 crawled out of 56a5c15c6d the carriage. Barefoot and a4fd09805b covered in e034e1bd3e dirt, the e30da66c8c child wore 9fff86dc7d a thin 6461106aa1 dress that 120cc60b3a exposed her 6268ce2cd6 ankles in f1f6f0f3fe the early 483c38af04 winter chill.5d2ef9265627682b

“So your dream was a true omen after all! Haha!”8f58f5173ce7ced4

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At her husband’s playful remark, the duchess shook her head, quickly draping a shawl over the child’s shoulders.7df18314ad6220f7

“Child, I am Duchess Molly. What is your name?”93d520ec398115e3

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The child e29809f553 looked up 94646e4e0c at the 1c592e3dc1 man introducing 02dc2aff8f himself as 682fff5fa7 Duke Collins 0559eb9c92 Molly. His gaze was 975c4750c2 warm, so much 3dcc5b5185 so that the 2ebcb7b968 biting wind did 6b3880e3c6 not feel cold.86aba27df90b6a06

The child crouched at the couple’s feet. Collins also knelt down beside the child.0845556206a48ae0

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Small fingers traced the 8e4880104f dirt floor.05eafb518fd81859

[Beth]

“Beth? Beth. That’s a lovely name.”46a1c0891e6fe99e

Collins smiled brightly.013de7d763cb1832

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It was the 042caefcba first time her 3329059b47 name had been d63182496f spoken.68ad6cbeba873f84

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