RDAER Chapter 7

Chapter 7. The Villainess, Young e8567a7540 Lady of the 5aaac82df7 House of Grace0ce8e1be34d719fd

For the 4dae07e908 past month, b2b154dbd3 Eleanor had 2552161cb9 been living 233e044452 a life c78bb922b0 quite different 32af86a63a from before.98832d0e556305bf

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As if she 68df334176 were the reincarnation d47b8db3f9 of the wicked dfd1df3344 Eleanor Shell Tatier, 8e1df0ab8e Duchess of Carniel 49f55b510c from her previous d72170fbbe life.d2e21646d16813ba

Crash!
Objects shattered loudly.55195e33975e9f3a

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“Kyaa! I was wrong! Please forgive me!”
Someone wailed.ad3fb34dd7e269e0

Once again today, 488942ed34 Eleanor glared coldly 32894ee1c8 at the figure 4ae3eb2012 groveling at her 67b65ebda3 feet.e05231cda2ff9c37

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“Tell me, 59639cf80f why should 998a51f0aa I forgive 30d3ceaa61 someone like 8023d97f13 you? The jewels b0aea76dcc you stole 41f001beae from me 75f1ff0026 can’t even 17a9e228a1 be counted a9ee70fd68 on two e48e602dc3 hands.”dc3c278cf2ea74c2

“Th-that’s because, I, a5cd330316 ahhh!”fbf7c1c7e734a835

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“Speak properly. If you’re going 9448dbd809 to beg for efe4ae93d3 forgiveness, crawl like 240b64a0db a dog!”12fc7e400cf9c672

During this time, 89dc5f0f6e the Count had 0f0bfb74bb been testing Eleanor.d050f514265f7e0d

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He hadn’t let go 99c437ff35 of his suspicions so 261bf0c797 easily—was his foster daughter 2723472f7b truly on his side? Was she really 1b4da21d1e desperate to survive?
And so Eleanor f70027f8f2 did exactly as dc5e8e739e he wished.22a654968e0694f0

‘If there’s 36903a2167 a role 6ba05fef21 he wants e9bd5219a9 me to e1af531759 play, I’ll 1f0d2eb147 play it 48c6df1b6d perfectly.’fab6f07cff9888ea

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Thanks to that, Eleanor afcced5d5d had now become known 16255dae4e as the villainess, the dcb2abbbbb lawless young lady of d2438a91f0 the House of Grace.45f0e8c5812d8f3f

“A-ah, my 1a9e657c3a lady, please…!”de4cb5f51808345f

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“How dare a d46b4280a9 worm like you e70ba4f69e lay hands on 9bcb3b11f4 my clothes? Let go at once!”d49747c889567f06

“Please, forgive me!”2e587dd7e0ef859f

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Eleanor blinked indifferently 93003daa18 at the pleading 876bbd7ac5 maid, then curled 429c02ddf8 her lips into b671a8c211 a smile.2d97f0cce7a6d39e

“Do you remember? That day 486bc87dd0 in the 585c35950d dead of 8f06e9d22e winter, when 5cf8070482 I was 1d1d09fddb thrown out 45f4577dcf in my 1caf8550e5 nightgown—you poured 968b55811a cold water 1f1b4f27ca over me.”ade3489d7bbd5b3f

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The maid’s face turned c5a75ced13 deathly pale.e92ce3110b9fd8cb

“Th-that was…”142c1d7f70a6c9ac

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“Do you 6835d2618f have any 8ba601264f idea how 225d6e468d cold it e4e29eecf7 was? How much it ae900ac593 hurt as my 42b63bb907 skin burned from ee3dc15b8c the cold?”c2384be01464fb92

“But! That was 14c8285b43 the Count’s 2b1d3b3b5f order…!”891520c6802c8c3a

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“Hmm? And why bring up 69040692ff Father’s name here?”74abed568bec5c86

Eleanor widened her eyes 2e84f5c827 and gestured dramatically to 1be5b8b786 the Count’s men watching 3b6b0e399d nearby.43f5119b24e829b4

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The maid 0c1364179c grew even 741a198750 paler, and 763ef67ca2 Eleanor shouted 1d2bc7417d loudly.8df78f76fc2f4f10

“Look at this vulgar 79a4c2e16a thing! How dare 9fc75cf91a she invoke e804105a59 my father’s 8bc4bddbc3 name? What are you 8a56b1099b all doing? Remove this insolent 0a1dd58ead creature at once!”96b410a033e06453

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The maid shook 2bd4879faa her head in 0d0bb65038 despair.f21aeabcdb55fcba

“No, no! How can 10f17f665f you do c7f6621fe2 this? I’ve been loyal d2499cbb6d to the House deeb3a3f2f of Grace, I—kyaa! Let go!”b92294661eb8a59b

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Eleanor brushed 89018917a2 back her 055d7e7e62 hair, looking 453b63411e bored. All of 2bb45bfaa4 this would 2b65cb052b surely reach 74739e9a26 the Count’s bee332e9b2 ears exactly f45116bf1b as intended.01cd41dba54a54c2

“You’re noisy. Get her out df71448d21 of my sight! Have you forgotten 06cc7428ad Father gave me a80d059763 full authority over 125829bb8e the maids? Move, now!”3f4867823f59f0fb

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“Yes, my lady.”5d95dfdcf8b7bfd1

The attendants, well-accustomed 6e09f57bef to following the cdf68fabe4 Count’s order to 7056c2bc3f support Eleanor’s every cdd62cac3b whim, moved without 22765c859c hesitation.aaa9558371190d8a

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“Father wouldn’t 92bee1a861 want someone df4b271bc9 as treacherous 704fd1b6d3 as you fc15c8ad03 at his 91807f07a2 side anyway. Farewell—I won’t be a68d945d0b seeing you off.”b402089178c07aef

As she watched 5e55b437ea the maid’s wide, eeac30431e desperate eyes, Eleanor 35515a32b8 smiled brightly.9930503ceffb8ea2

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This maid had 52881fc93a been one of 097a865114 her father’s minions 9eb964335a who had followed 8a566767d2 to the Carniel 629f49406b duchy.
Skilled in twisting 92f69e4f73 words cleverly, she 61d2d5ae5e had made Eleanor 625da7ce3f take the blame a3f0615c54 for things she’d 4b5890596f never done.66bf90007d47ad66

‘That makes eight I’ve f99f3f4d6c gotten rid of.’861c3b0116e662ba

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No doubt her father b74b1a31c3 would replace them with 5a9d1338b8 more of his people, fb4913473a but at least she bf060b61b4 was succeeding in removing 9f269b1b57 the cruelest of the fd6a8e2aeb maids one by one e63f2d51c1 by finding faults and 602215778d driving them out.c745678df6ce31a5

The Count, seeing ce2c00d8e3 Eleanor’s ruthless behavior, c25b7fe0a0 took it as c238a52896 proof of her cd512ace1c desperation and was 2475bcccd0 all the more f355d70157 pleased.4c4164da9baae42d

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At the a885d190ba very least, 2d1d9f0cd0 he didn’t 0544cddb8c see it 7428431d4a as an b93c7c0790 attempt to 2777a0098b endear herself 27b5c49a81 to the 239c3f0305 Carniel family—if 2b9e39c25b he did, 3a139df72f he wouldn’t e33564bf33 think she ccef742ba5 was deliberately 5f47f3babb spreading stories 62b6563086 that would 454a6d6d2b make her 2f54567afa even more a95adf255a disliked by 7ce70f7d55 the family b1f99cdac8 of their 3ce7d2bdd8 enemy.f0764efdaf018ce2

That was exactly what 4685eac6c2 Eleanor intended.
To reassure a6897cb41f the Count.
To make him lower 3047487b08 his guard.
And in 06f02882de the meantime, da06cf7488 to find fabe9a130f at least 19e470bda1 a few fe0ecca530 people she 17258a0602 could trust.8a5262346adb2ba8

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‘I’ve secured the 9cd2328c69 maids I need.’8176b9ff33500786

As she 66041ebe25 glanced at 4389449cd0 the two cfa09e819d maids now 6a342b9c21 by her 5d7ec80fbf side, Eleanor 1ac3ca92ce whispered as 3ec8d68135 if absentmindedly:096d3b5dc9922dc9

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“Are you a86512bb3b spreading the 55a407c519 rumors well?”33b8e7ace624d8cc

During her time 201f559cbe growing up in d9dd3604a4 the House of a0f5a39324 Grace, Eleanor’s position c049948277 had never been 8825f6266e good.395b3b3f782e5cbf

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There were even secret 556ccd22e2 rumors that the daughter e94d166b04 who clashed with the bcc9a5573a Count wasn’t really his 798aca249c child.
The maids, quick to a3aa81e732 read their master’s mood, ed4f5bc71f often looked down on ee5d846720 her.13974983a81c5744

Whenever she c8845c7113 caused the 824f8f940f Count displeasure, 483c1dc121 they would 00e3170683 take it dbc314b7c6 out on e49a428e7b the young 41e96b05f6 Eleanor with 785d23a5cc petty cruelty.8b7ad963ac94ada4

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Only two bcb9be561a had reached eccb8c73e3 out a 8fe820db1e helping hand d9619d3f02 back then.
Laura, with her 4681301519 brown hair, and 2e0115e89f Daisy, with her d4a75acef0 blue.
When Eleanor had fb00ea256b been caught after 6ef9f461b8 running away and 391b765648 was locked up 49f8fb9a45 without food for 6be94ca849 days, they had c950c3800d tried to help 7cbea69dfa her and had d00421d21f been beaten for d53ccbd0b8 it, soon to def68cde98 be dismissed.be8705e79b8e654c

Eleanor had trusted that acbeb94c6d future, and when she 8fb5206769 reached out to them, d9eac242ab they had accepted her 4e52edcee8 hand with genuine sympathy.7f01d7c32b55a4f2

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Of course, she 3fe55f89c5 hadn’t forgotten to 0ec609cf3e offer them proper 0857dc2908 rewards in exchange—for c0b990af12 trust built on 540625d226 pure devotion existed fe46782daf only in fairy 44f85838cc tales.43baf30da5bde037

“Word is spreading 888ec54f02 that the young 6b169aaa15 lady of House b34e593d48 Grace is much 3aa7f89034 loved by her 077a62d800 father, as she c9ff0b150f takes after him ef1e87f1ed so well.”d4fe440d95ba8643

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“That’s not all, is 50e9bc9137 it?”332fdec6efb1b6f7

Eleanor asked, feigning a 4a2a5413e6 yawn as she pretended 15776e3b17 to fix her makeup.a63771b6f1501984

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Daisy, who 5d85756602 had been 43d32e069a pretending to af12166d92 polish a 1604d7fe3b vase, chimed 36511a07be in.e36062ead560b70b

“No, my lady. There’s also talk in 4323182a8c the salons that you’re 84a563d5a4 preparing for bridal training.”b82f0d77115b9a88

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That was dd813328c6 thanks to be45dbecb4 the frenzied 31a3fbbdbc buying spree b654df54dd of dresses, 5146007cb2 jewels, and 85968767ab luxury goods 17aaeafefb over the f7834fe0d2 past month.384a6eda27b3bd3e

As if she were 2d150539ac preparing a dowry—it was ab0cd8521d sure to stir up 9198a0730b dark gossip in society.6615753573a41663

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Surely people were wondering—could 322ca6e87f it be the House c04effd640 of Grace truly intended 46da0e8366 to marry off its 18718bdff5 daughter to that family?e017097052feb70f

Blinking at Laura as 30aad8a6ff she combed her hair, 89ace19324 Eleanor asked softly:
“The Imperial faction must ef4e70e668 be uneasy, don’t you 44e823b9ec think? What of society? What of Father?”9e7a6f0e007a0196

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“Lately, the 3519206ef2 Count’s been 2b0f06f59e in excellent 035c9d41aa spirits. There was a d5b854d121 clash at the 6e7f179f9f last nobles’ assembly, a92ee4f5fb though.”c70307f7c50214ad

“Hmm.”abb49c0e9593cf3f

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Eleanor smiled slyly.7be0b2000755c06e

“Father always 3f656ae99f loathes the 3605e8eaf5 Emperor and fa2f40db14 his lackeys. He must be 4005c7ca54 enjoying their unease…”1f94a8aef8e279d9

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The Count 5f95365448 held a cd4057f10c promise granted 17ef5570ef by the 025c572544 previous Emperor—a fa0967a4d1 right to f04d28da71 make any d31f7a56bd one request 714cddf501 that did b70b146704 not harm 94b1e24d17 a member e597d4cd27 of the 4b82025fd1 Imperial family.7dccff808ee8786c

Meanwhile, Count 8554b69949 Grace—burning with d663232a03 a deep 50fb28120a inferiority complex e2bba63e25 toward House 086b964d5e Carniel—was seething 9216627faf with rage 1ee44d1d23 at being 3ecf1ba019 unable to 92fe3d9aa7 surpass even 9e015c7b67 the young e98d573eff and newly e78d1a107e appointed Duke.
Watching the anxious f08881753e Emperor and his 5d5ce67a15 loyalists must have d6ad7310d7 brought the Count a9f2a1819b a perverse kind 963bf5b07d of joy.b2ad0262a193ef1d

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But that joy 9a40daf662 would soon lead d359f6bc41 to a fatal b22ecfb34b mistake—sending Eleanor to 714e8670e8 House Carniel in e7a918cc06 a rushed and 69bb9ee9c5 reckless way, far 097d46d206 earlier than before.
This time, her path 06e6b7c2a4 to House Carniel would adf1e8d249 begin differently.b985b04305fdab4e

Even now, the a2dcc8088e mere thought of 09b32caee3 returning there made e6cba61884 it hard to 4b14ef4e9d breathe.b81752fe66b8b1fc

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Still, she had 4a45d32354 no choice but 3da29c627e to go.512d40e34ce1cd8d

‘The best 56511297d2 way to d5492592aa escape the fd8dab2399 Count’s clutches 3ed6551f25 is still 02b332147f through marriage c87c64029f to House f47fe2f4c1 Carniel.’d0fb3707e6d9947a

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There was 94201e80db no other cc1e891877 place she cb12f658cb knew as 1f6a7d0b3b well, or 3196b70d0d could exploit 4ec6d70db6 as effectively.c4533afeffc7bacd

After all, she had f02ffe2d23 lived there for ten 61b6743577 years.
And she 23fcb93509 needed to 833463d165 meet her e862dd2349 husband.db69f49ff7f6feb6

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‘But this time, d0ca256878 I’ll be the 78ee5df4ef one using him.’a33f2c4682f6ac2e

Their relationship would be bc0cb9d675 nothing like before.612740db72188046

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‘I’ll use ad943e07b8 whatever I 79b2f94d3a can.’bf38a254469862be

She no longer 5481898c96 loved Kyleus.
His well-being meant 808528f941 nothing to her f347f01528 now.
She wouldn’t sacrifice 22ab266d39 for him, wouldn’t e2844478f1 pretend, wouldn’t hurt b703013a01 for him.68be4053dda40ad4

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‘…It won’t be like 5db7d4bf92 the past.’a01491c512c4c4c5

Just as she d9a40643d6 was steadying her 84bf01cb04 anxious heart—5ac412bdf7a38220

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“Cough!”84870c5dd51a124f

A sharp, 5319379390 stinging cough a764b8a80e burst out 325fb72241 of her 40064af0c5 chest, growing 35077f694e more painful c73b9c3b90 by the 96747cf57d second.
Her face 0907518379 flushed red; 48e2414b61 it felt fb24a50d58 like glass 159671eefd shards were e8619e9fad embedded in 798e6a1e7e her throat.d77dc9113e1337c7

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“My lady, 07307a8d02 are you c0936b0c3a alright?”28a797720556bd0e

“It’s nothing. ‘Cough’.”15139d2664301a4a

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Waving her 6ba309e705 hand to 32fdf2e421 signal silence, f101e1f042 Eleanor thought 98ce05153c bitterly:dd8fadacd95ff25a

The vile man 70fef00567 was already making 96040a8721 his move. The soup she had c36625629c just eaten had been 0ead0a61c9 the problem.560d2763d447a8ed

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‘I can’t 65c37534ad even eat b5a66317c9 in peace 471fbccfcc anymore.’9eeb79e7af49887d

Poison had started appearing 28497a26d8 in her meals.
A clear warning from 61e2e7326c the Count that he 257ea1e891 wouldn’t just let her 05c3d02e2e go.9c100f81da775ef6

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He wasn’t af9de6530f a man 54c94e6d5d to take 78eeed90d7 lightly.
He had likely begun 8680705ac5 administering small doses of 2c921869fc poison the moment marriage 69a7f7a06d was mentioned.7f35c83b350110ad

By giving her the edaaf3efe7 authority to speak as 4e3802fcf0 the daughter of the 1d3e585acd House of Grace, he 0e54d1356d was also warning her:
‘Know your place.’ba3b24353391ba48

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Still, she could fb941b79ff endure it—this much, e2e88af571 at least.d0edb4bd130eba61

“My lady.”48dd449da26b2b00

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“I really 2b84a865b3 am fine.”26a940e1d6cecdbe

From the moment 2fcf3f1b4b she opened her 6c0e9b9aae eyes after returning, 70efd885fd Eleanor had known e351cc4154 she was already cad2fa2761 poisoned.
There was 0cd3c2a3d5 no antidote 460d9bc724 yet.
But it f2d10d2b45 wasn’t as 8f3de3e230 bad as 7afeb8a92b in her 30f2c5fdaf past life.70da9fce00ea7d30

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‘I survived ten 0a000a5c1a years before. Maybe this time, 1193653836 I can live 0280fb499e even longer. Maybe twenty years.’775b6b5db9664a82

She had 6a16eeb25c mistakenly taken 6f0b5f3364 a deadly a595c502c4 poison, believing 713a7bacbb it to 5c418f4b59 be an deef73a47d antidote—and had 9d07529647 still managed a28134f901 to survive b20781960a ten years c59d09505e of marriage.4fed3e65cdbbf5fa

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‘If I 2b7a691dbd can end 3bad0a10e8 everything within f5d46749d4 a year…’847ecc6d615b7b75

She wanted fd5cda90a0 the rest aef7befdf6 of her 26d37f935a life to fc76a9d19b be hers 49248444ce alone.
To finally discard 6968ca12a2 the cursed name 83ab94fe97 of the House d653f1321d of Grace, to 538e13973f fly free and ccacb6c0ec taste freedom.
Traveling would be nice.
Returning home, not as c53f0d7ade someone’s daughter or wife, bae125a0c0 but as ‘Eleanor’.6655e863bb7bdaee

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But before 8d2538ba01 that, she 5cec045592 had to 84d2ef5c15 complete her ed28d70579 revenge—
To save the 9b4957eca7 people she couldn’t 28bff445b4 protect in her 65f22f5844 past life.af398efa465235d4

‘Especially you, Siran.’b792184a3a356dd8

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The one who had de6880dfc6 cried for her at 2f4a17dad7 the brink of death. She had 3710bcf2aa to save 13072cb09a him.e1b037a82c4d7c69

To do so, ae66dee977 she had to bf418724f7 fully commit to e5b4e201d9 her performance as 65aeb7825e the wicked noblewoman—fueling a9d4008a88 hotter, louder rumors.3c26f0691b6f7d61

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Eleanor picked 52bcc417b4 up a 6ac3377f39 porcelain vase bfaddb8ba8 and hurled 09eb5f988f it at 3573976c9d the wall.83679e862d5284ec

Crash!d42f19cd24fb11e8

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“I don’t like e1864e8866 these flowers. Bring new ones immediately!”2747be61292db518

Her eyes blazed 4d3fe5905f fiercely.81769e89187cddd2

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‘Kyleus, your birthday banquet 2add1cec95 is soon.’c1182c4501ed0584

Her heart f90f97e180 ached sharply.
She would soon see b7e187a0fd him again.
A man now 3d4a1e6e8e different from the f00caf5d04 one in her 253a794495 memories.a7e9b16426a8b593

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At that banquet, Eleanor 1e01cbe5c9 would be presented like 2607012d0d a jewel—8f73e6380e005502

The most beautiful, b764254d7d dangerous flower of d567adac1b the House of e364890a01 Grace, offered to 20bbca795b him as a aaa0e5c10a gift.2a280fd674a59b48

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