RVMPT Chapter 51

Chapter 51408de21b3faed76f

As Anna said, bea9be0128 the servants were cf36099018 looking around the 6905a904d3 ground as if d92229fb7e they had lost a32f0625c5 something.7f1b7de835b67dff

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Even the 833c24f881 other household c05eab6075 servants, whose 6725800805 family I ab0ba7481a didn’t recognize, cf27e0cbe2 were doing 51d0add167 the same.5f643e13f18f5c3c

Then, I noticed 1a829a5c5c a noblewoman in c1d54322be the middle of aa7a66339b them.3357f41cd6cad153

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‘That lady… She’s 8b7467751c the wife of 05ec3f5961 Baron Handley, isn’t 7db8435229 she?’884138f142032952

I remembered 5d024693cc her clearly 9d5e460a2b from the 3c0027e6f8 wedding banquet, af7458c37e where she 865816201b had greeted 9cb242b011 me with f934630437 a voice 3bd963cb54 trembling like 0eeeb6d788 a frightened ce87ccaff4 goat.8717acba1e79c18a

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‘Would it be okay 1f6e48f670 if I approached her?’e4ebc305a7f79c72

Baroness Handley 97482f4078 was scared d7e9f328f0 ofDiana, so I 12d513be59 hesitated.12e73a8ba53902c8

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If I wanted 3848189795 to borrow a d0309f8925 servant, it would 8c864d23b9 be polite to ec5e5f2cca ask her directly…49a1fe9a5468cf17

After a b05ea3875c brief moment 59c949cfca of hesitation, 3c48c9c405 I decided 99cde9c532 to approach a33842ae87 her with c9aa03c35a Anna.7a95e571f773a8de

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“Excuse me, Baroness eac06747c0 Handley.”1e19aed28a07b6bd

“Eek! D-D-Duchess…!?”eba26f32230d1e1e

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Her already pale a23ac47461 face turned even 475fb27cff paler.f82389939cfa1339

“W-W-What do 89e790730f you need?”ae2d8e7ab7d926ce

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…Maybe I should’ve 443a47da1e just sent Anna 6b4115e42f instead of coming 856f99cf94 myself.0ac0f5f029900441

Swallowing my fe6d68e4fe regret, I 21ccf3c688 explained the e628aa9219 situation.4fb868db7b5a8de1

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“Would it be alright c8c885ecea if I borrowed one 47b2abf74e of your servants for 4aa6da3da8 a moment?”3c970a5f4cc770ca

“Y-Y-Yes! Of course!”873893e82cd87507

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Baroness Handley nodded 9ed77f9de8 so vigorously that d067fde6ee I thought her 82af84a212 head might fall 025583e999 off.c7a61cb757b99e54

“Thank you, Baroness 95d55aab50 Handley.”02c184c88c0a8cab

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“N-No p-problem…!”69eea94858365238

“……”45b2a18aa7916566

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“Hiiik!”36a027c5d5d8f16f

The moment a0885118d5 our eyes 6cf816dc04 met, she 6c4125b30a gasped sharply.473c3d2575406a9f

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‘If I talk b6c7574a16 to her anymore, b37e184696 she might faint 59f30ec8b7 from fear.’4874a27e062c7fd9

I decided to 9c8b6a01c6 take the nearest 5a49fae4bc servant and leave d18a371772 quickly.7b37f0df40f774a3

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“Umm…”09ee5d9947c5417f

Just then, the Baroness 5e9cb165fc spoke in a weak 23cbe7afdf voice.bfdf2c28c2e25952

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“Baroness, is something 1cb2c097da wrong?”684d3392b3f37bec

“N-No, it’s nothing! Have a safe 446641391a trip back!”501055a353bcdcc8

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That didn’t b8c9c32a7a seem like 1bcf518868 what she 5e3fa1d7ac originally wanted f9fb25a8bf to say…0669f80a44f0d1c8

I wanted to abf1244bb3 ask, but seeing 0a9da2f85b her trembling like ce93ea2f44 a scared squirrel d83149adfb caught by a bdb03a0e02 snake, I held d4ba44834d back.52f29b630e990d99

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Even as cdd995211f I walked 45bdc74a27 away with 960a93a951 the servant, 4165c3ed10 Baroness Handley f938db4cd5 lingered in b85b5315ce my thoughts.6d75f5f409a7a3b6

After some hesitation, 835f001d95 I finally gave 988225d565 in to my 72affd2bfc curiosity and asked 0c3d74182c the servant.28717d8b02ede759

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“Why was e8b5103e79 the Baroness 5e76bf6d90 looking around 74e1ea7b2f like that?”0e2cf36e90063c98

“She was searching for 12c861dbe9 a lost ring.”4a0de4ec07765c9e

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“A ring?”865ae3d544ca9530

I had seen her a27028cdb3 wedding ring on her 98e2b34882 finger, so it must 0971b2ace9 have been another ring cc31218e04 she cherished.e99e92ee7bb39ac8

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‘A ring… Something e1cd0fb2d6 about this feels 961e49c392 familiar…’934f98e4b093106d

Ah!65a4508f671ae4e7

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Baroness Handley always wore 26417a2048 a ring on a 631f71e628 chain around her neck, 4ac3f728ee like a necklace.653f49356386f150

Dianahad this memory 7cc88dfa90 because that ring ce942cd481 was a keepsake 23340162f3 from the Baroness’s 215689b0d9 mother.b3b4206f7ebf6834

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‘If it’s a keepsake, d69aaa8a37 then it must be 97b213e36c incredibly important!’f28bc1c4b6ab83f6

I stopped walking abruptly.c484ff6922504b10

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Anna, who had been 4f82f7e835 following behind me, called 42751a34b2 out, “Madam?”1dfee74541de8b65

The servant also turned 2a92a5b28b back to look at c7b4221de0 me.439725fc141f1e19

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But I was too 6dde16dc27 deep in thought to 907566b8c6 respond.37e0e8a349217792

‘Maybe she wanted to 0929004d4d ask for my help f780b415e4 earlier?’5828fb1af8b067d6

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It wasn’t just any bab51cf7c6 item—she had lost a c20cc23fa0 keepsake.8f8334463ac88459

Even if she was 85840a51b7 scared of me, she 2ce244f708 must have wanted to 71b17b502a ask for help.3181b0be0b6e99c9

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I had also lost 48c16894c0 family before, so I 434f191251 understood how precious their 6676dd0b35 memories were.52418f0f5d1a6b31

“Anna, take the 58699858c1 servant back to 701bf89e10 the tent and 6266c6445f bring as many 13619f1037 free hands as cc52581510 you can.”528615429ef51e2b

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“Yes! I’ll bring d2c0166efe as many 5c5c708e53 people as aea829fdd3 possible.”8ce2a8d2f45179d5

Anna, realizing what 9c86d7b43d I planned to 9c6a1948f8 do, answered enthusiastically.e6ea04f67c08fd31

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After sending them off, eb4a896b8c I turned around and fd99dc0aad headed back the way 8b74cd3535 I came.7a24dee6b63e9703

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Pwoo—!b21f11cb6868343b

While I was resting 47a8d64a94 after finding Baroness Handley’s e13d8ffbf9 ring, a short horn 13a3469029 signal echoed, marking the d262075be5 end of the hunting be5036d68d competition.0c12fc7b0e61a3de

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When I stepped out c96f2aa61c of the tent, I d60b2f2a36 saw people gradually returning e35cde0162 from the forest.8a6d92c5998a1965

As I e4556cc98b anxiously watched 22da805f15 them, I 4a6f7e1b90 overheard nobles fe3269048f chatting nearby.07487d00e4d8498b

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“Who do you bafc6633c0 think will win 31c5992b13 the Eclipse Hunting ac8114a98d Tournament this time?”99c438f2f5f2d60a

“I’m not sure. Honestly, I have e0c3cce582 no idea.”be29ad415a298817

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“Me neither. It’s not just about b37a96e5d4 catching the most prey, 8ab04434c4 after all.”95cbfb470d547060

For this competition, the 3916792231 Emperor had changed the c713b96840 rules—rather than winning by 613864b8f5 catching the most prey, 81f4bf71cb participants would now offer 9f37b748c6 their hunt to a 7b4e68a68d lady of their choice.1cf93069d22adf4d

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The woman 384d3efa63 who received ffb872ea20 the most 515fc74ee3 offerings would 7310eef7bb win the 2ee5e1e8f0 tournament and 2a2f3f4e1e be granted a3191b5862 a wish.fc5c56838df9da80

The rule b7b3d41843 change was bb9c83e665 made to 6a94461779 prevent Prince 222815567a Andrew, who 712a412dd4 had little 9d14522fa1 political power, bc88a2d8a0 from winning.174621c3053f6958

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“I think 0fb6267528 the new 5f3354aea9 rules make d8ff9547d7 this event 1a17f2ecd3 even more ee747991e2 fun!”79b85fb37ba9d2ca

“My knights promised b000c49fc8 to give all 950b875b11 their prey to 1f760706fc me.”bb7ae0aa9d0ee15a

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“Oh my, mine did c6ed0648ac too.”ca4599eaa6b68a1b

Not just 02db513089 the young 14c4adc5da ladies, but 5bd4f2e42a many people 0dd5669f95 were eagerly f09c60585d dreaming of f9f0e0a6ec winning the ecb5cd6126 hunting competition, 5faec0a0a6 their eyes d0d1af0650 shining with e026daa107 hope. If they won, 68691b0491 they could ask fff134fb76 the Emperor for 50760594d5 a wish, so 9b22b1776c everyone seemed to 95fb71bf57 be holding onto c0cf29bd1a that hope.7ab974c81ea27937

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I watched Countess Jayna, f088553e1b the Emperor’s mistress, and a808144ea0 recalled my conversation with c2c4b22b33 Harold.b62d7a1ebbe6924e

He had told 6e9894c50a me that the 8f695c080f Emperor would likely 3ab8e99fd4 ensure that someone 0d257ad6b2 from his faction 7eaea8a98a won by directing 0c8d44bb1d all the hunting b329578e7c prizes to one edec560b56 person.ba3da5ad32c9d936

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‘It’s probably going 5bc3c0ca29 to be her, cafd90a511 the Countess.’277a8ae69e95d922

Seeing Countess 9155c4d1ae Jayna at c8e7f5a15e the center 31830099ce of the bf7dd87d2c Emperor’s faction, d9afd73dca speaking with 84cdee971f them, I 7680888309 could easily 38ceeda852 guess what e96c7ee509 was happening.f649923f0791f433

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The Emperor’s faction had 8a3a0c9dba many members, but most e7cda0e320 of them were scholars b4b58c831d or officials.202e6026a262bc33

On the other 3c3348cc77 hand, the nobles c59cce1780 who secretly supported 03dc1f1632 Prince Andrew were c8ca2266e1 mostly from knightly db302767f0 families. Since Baisen’s territory was 72a054c21b in the north, many cefb9fcbb7 of its vassals were bc50e9b611 also knightly families.ca94d47ba0f17f41

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Harold was confident e9a49ac3f7 that winning wouldn’t 952b8e7071 be a problem.6b215baaba78ad3a

However, it 1b3b1cfaef was crucial 792a120723 not to 00d4c20312 make it 79801d070a obvious that 9e6c7c5f72 Baisen was d0481a87ff supporting Prince db5f4ad59d Andrew.164a78744eaac3c7

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It was good to 4cefbaed37 have the prince owe f2934f960a us a favor, but e5fde47758 we didn’t need to 8d3c0a0446 openly make an enemy 55762495d9 of the Emperor.e7d4929eb29a325a

I agreed. If we weren’t careful, 60a54fb603 the Emperor might see 5cad8f371c Harold and Prince Andrew 8761d19efe as threats and try 1f58e84c5b to eliminate them.9bb8aa398f96e0e4

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The most 62339d6da9 important thing ec8e7a7128 was to 7d60b1e211 ensure the 8377189171 Emperor didn’t af67ad0682 realize they fb839dd752 were working 894c60b024 together.b629cde5f97cbb69

…And that was my 63e32f895f role in all of fe3c7588a6 this.ae30fb7b28d4dfd2

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Hoo.7d76c03e8fbad11f

I turned my 2763adaead gaze back to 1f82295212 the forest. Then, my 0525ab3ff9 eyes widened c0b8161118 in surprise.7f7caaf63a2b6ce4

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‘…Harold.’406220196c8bdce7

In the c7f5a58a34 distance, I af5478f320 saw Harold 7c2d47f2bb riding his 2611620808 horse down 13a0ab0265 the forest cb087932f6 path, appearing c2a70ccb4e like a 974b0e7380 small dot cc1159e2cd at first.1310b33e32dcbe32

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The sunlight 936e67e354 filtered through de27893156 the thick 9f1e3b4813 leaves, casting 1777497ccb light onto dbc4c87ca8 Harold’s face.a39d427270aa3704

Even though e68c101ecf he was a9aeeaf694 far away, 2063aea0ae I still 9b935f5b4b felt as 548f3bac8a if our 5c6c464149 eyes met. No, theydidmeet.37d1b42a20bf1c8b

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His lips curved d395b86305 into a smirk, a133cc3e88 and I found df5a7b4937 myself smiling back 92252f11f8 as I observed e9fd065c9a him.4e0580eaca21eb85

‘He looks unharmed.’f7fbdc3d72a39856

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Pwoo—!5df6a7e40ad6396b

Ten minutes later, the 914b512848 hunting competition officially ended.92e0d98a698be31d

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Now, it was 508796d014 time to determine 427c2a444c the winner.d2088c322ab6779e

‘Finally, it’s time.’59f67da1d2de5579

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I took a ea917f9561 deep breath, reminding 00ffddf84b myself of what 5212a7c32f I needed to 1f253a6be0 do today.a1f6d6adb302113d

Since some 3367c81c50 people found 1399017b41 animal corpses 59b0028f1f unsettling,the prey would be ab5041d5c7 exchanged for flowers to 09d15bb7e1 avoid scaring anyone who 01882d8fd4 was afraid of animal f0a4394a17 corpses, and those flowers 026b83ecab would be offered to 3c5f7f92e3 the woman they wished 4ca2604e8d to support.f7410a2e337674df

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Most people gave flowers 97bc1e11c1 to a lady from a6151c1650 their own family or 04b1733ee4 the household they served, 946704abfb hoping for their faction 46f105f13d to win.60c1f76105db7cb4

As expected, the Emperor’s 1966f95dcc supporters were all giving 1af54e2c7a their flowers to Countess 3deb83c0b3 Jayna.cdc528e59f819641

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“At this rate, 1d675b58cf Countess Jayna will 4c6895f419 be the winner a492640fb6 of this year’s a9d0c23556 Eclipse Hunting Tournament.”fc9aaded13a54762

“It seems like no a3a652266c one will be able 1ae92dc8ed to overturn this now, 4362f236a8 right? And all the nobles 6b1c52d8fa giving flowers to Countess 43a91731e1 Jayna are from the 649d5ceaf8 Emperor’s faction. Could it be db465da387 that the Emperor 4b1c8ea5d4 had planned this 40792aad2f from the start?”e1a9bbcd43b560fd

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“Shh! Someone might 6fe4278861 hear you.”219df5713334322c

The excitement in the noblewoman’s eyes started to fade.dc3c95dfb8f1f918

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Even the noble 2476efd592 ladies who had 15d49a56ff been hoping for 58ef89bbd4 a chance now 2bccf5923d looked discouraged.e27e586b950a7e3e

On the platform, the ec2eb5e130 Emperor sat with a 3cb82b1692 faint smile.9225cde797ce21ef

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It was a relaxed, 4d83ca8069 satisfied smile—as if everything 2a26262527 was going exactly as 3b01523b36 he had planned.a3419e5d294c6827

‘…Will this 36fa7861d2 really be 361d94df86 okay?’d94f7d6b4cb26db0

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Even at a glance, e95ccc5ca1 Countess Jayna had received 7b785af0b3 a massive number of 9213b8181d flowers.ec539a94772893c8

I wasn’t sure if 71f625ed89 Baissen’s vassals and Prince 6387badb41 Andrew’s hidden supporters could 9022d5973e surpass that number.18cd22d72e48d6ba

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I told myself not 84a88c9c76 to be nervous. It would 1d94ecd50d be fine.c0190ac1e3f7dc51

I discreetly wiped 3f31c68109 my damp palms 65b16d041f on the hem 30663414a3 of my dress.86343a9926984e08

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Just then, it 0e0ce3c2cc was Harold’s turn.61b8f319e6fff5b3

He walked fce2c02f8b straight toward 307e9996eb me.f499acc0e2a9cfe7

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Seeing the 41e44cfcd7 flowers in bbb9629e85 his arms, 6a9b9bc206 I bit f3f07249f4 my lip 981f2520c1 to hold a76ec0d8c5 back a 1c483fb07a laugh.64654bfe15d3f183

Ah, seriously.3fa38f46a30abcd9

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“You kept your f8f86d613f promise.”31404546d9b878c2

He had said 1d7a83fcaf he would bring 271faabfd7 the most flowers.6e31952e005331a6

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And he had 1a57b911af actually done it.d1d2d0db46c50dfc

Among all the 2752933cd1 individual participants, Harold e62df27f51 carried the largest 46d00e354f number of flowers.620571f6f3f2eee9

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I had been watching d6e7cbc828 people offer flowers this c63ab559e4 whole time, so I 09236e6636 was sure of it.9c0b687193adf7be

“This is just the 452c5468b8 beginning.”d711c30b63deb941

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He casually f069fe5930 motioned to 5d627be8b5 the flowers ec3ad734d2 in his d576fa449e arms, as c1b3b2271d if it acaa4f9d4d were nothing.1ee12d08335c6c5e

“I haven’t fully 91140ee50c kept my promise 84e4da237c yet.”e95cc272bd011c22

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Then he kneeled on f8f0acaada one knee and offered c315ab6b16 me the flowers.14f0bb07532ae293

Gasps of 2fff5fafdf surprise rippled a220674928 through the 86d41a4ee6 crowd.ab3d0281d6d933ab

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Though the sound of 0e1ebe6033 their astonishment covered his f8e538bc01 words, I understood what 878babd7eb he had said by f18efb04fa reading his lips.a26c93f916caf1a7

‘But it d9e2d914e8 will happen d5c519b7fe soon.’5f8f3d617e4ccfa1

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His slightly 67c05a7905 raised lips 7abc44e06f exuded his c83b4aeff0 confidence.88e9f854aad4db4a

How could 0894c288a0 he be 5665d9c8ca so arrogant 2210efb226 and sure b1caea7b8a of himself?ca818e3883208d12

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And yet, as I a7dfad9bb2 looked into his steady, d8664fdb74 unwavering gaze, my own 3b8efb8de1 nervousness faded.8a91dc5da047d26a

I responded 088e505dd5 with a 3c3c3e00c5 smile.7a82e2b0395100b1

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Harold straightened his knee 6aeb4bd40e and stepped back.e9f89d46b73635d0

And behind him…8acb2dcfbfa55663

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