[Chapter 11] Picking Up My Baby

The quiet 922c06d050 night at 25118622d1 the townhouse 1129ebfc97 in the 81afec9298 capital.6db55985952ada34

The breeze that entered dfbbf4c203 through the open window, 31693b25cb carrying the smells of 247be64fa3 alcohol and medicine, gently 7277eedba1 tickled my cheek. And where the 09bcd8a11c hot tear stains a9f26c267b had been, only d795344262 coolness remained.d3fded13109485ce

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“Miss, the 4059f54549 treatment is fff2a16a8e complete, so d12e848e99 please don’t db1d3603e9 worry too 2bc2ebb9b4 much.”8cc5a92b9d219c18

The family 1de04bb826 physician, who 0e25c00397 had finished 78b48b7bdf treating Leon, 6b226bdc16 reassured me.f5e921279717e3d8

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“Physician, thank you e7a9c43cc4 for your hard 3a9bfa9d98 work.”479c07d53abb4956

Leon was lying 9592b92b02 on the bed, e171bdfa9a his body wrapped 44aeaf0c1b in bandages. Seeing him 1b917ef703 sleeping soundly 862bb210bc brought me a6af18ca64 some peace.dbac7af283d3a87e

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‘So much has happened 48e571b756 since this morning.’0ef70932b3d1b6b0

This morning, 1e6ed5bacd I had ba84cad969 found my 1e6e640700 baby collapsed 2eaf93cd1f in the ec6c905602 slums and 7aa257bddd immediately brought 8e1a6d2c14 him back. I had the servants efab7168fe move a bed into 20710e1caa the room next to b4bc069fb4 mine, and he had 88ea7467c8 been treated there.aa27f3f0cfc4412e

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“Miss, please excuse me 43f1b590e6 for a moment.”953bedb8d1d453f0

Noticing my c64a916387 swollen eyes, 541479c03c the physician a25a8d82ce gently rubbed ede38b1eab a cold 49fe9bf554 compress on a3a30273d9 them.e779ae87c2d4b031

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“The child will sleep 41f8d0cc42 soundly and wake up d2170f24ad soon.”734472963cd9ee8e

He reassured me that 8c26674237 Leon was alright, constantly ab37e646d7 soothing me with his 9a3d8eeac9 words.714a1a65eeb2a3e6

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“To treat any internal 91c15180b6 injuries, we would need ae40b46f54 a priest, but from b7f56d40ab my observation, this treatment 90f80c1f7f seems sufficient for now.”2bc3c4a8d77d9ae4

‘Thank goodness.’a4036df5ba2bcfef

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The family f9add5bf7c physician, who e89f18afca had been 3a9af95a97 with the 4ccd5333bb Marquis family 5b373389af since my ae56ea829c father’s time, 694a63fbf8 was knowledgeable 3e357b1c1b and trustworthy.945ccf008f50322e

I let out a 0cf6144bb7 sigh of relief and 34a65dbbb2 asked about Leon’s condition.bd7619d04cdb2e46

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“Physician, what do db14e89580 you think caused bc75e73161 this?”db2e9ffb7d549bba

“It looks like abrasions e5ef3a3cb0 and contusions. There are clear signs a874a41397 of someone having beaten d7a9586d87 him.”6f1a618c56d351fd

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When the physician mentioned the word “beating,” a face came to my mind.32887384e5e371c6

‘Was it 9cd5e4743b one of ad16227952 the three 557df35377 who tried 6db9e58297 to steal e2fc13ec9d Leon’s necklace, baf133be5d or one 493af0177f of the 8adcb72fe9 pickpockets who 7a44423818 stole my 2b070c908f brooch?’b8a2e504a3215d25

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Anger slowly d44087f692 welled up 4a10cce049 inside me 872b2547d4 as I aa60fcc5ab thought of 7cbc086848 the pain 0963691c1a Leon had 837981e11c endured.5c85d085caa6ad94

“Then why 930c078626 did he eb648880e4 lose so 531d5aa721 much blood?”e534e10b946058b8

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“His skin is delicate 93295d3df5 because he’s young, which 1b7b00fc2a likely made the bleeding 563f1d620c worse.”2f2b35ab58e7aae5

“…I see.”2286f18931eae66c

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“Miss, don’t worry. It’s not a serious 35fdc848ab injury. The bruises 4e9600741d will heal 31020549f7 with the cdbdbd6d0e ointment, a a37e6daac9 massage, and 7df490453a cold compresses 34931dd9f9 for two fbbd9fd8d1 days. After that, we df69783869 can switch to 8742ed354b warm compresses.”121285c8748021eb

“Thank you, physician.”874d53242cbc18be

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“It’s nothing. The treatment is 6586bb2189 done, so I’ll 3d70f37575 leave now. Please rest well.”2d80659719e6ab41

“Alright, take care b3340e01bc and rest too, 04178beda7 physician.”7b518e5e32204a5a

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The physician closed 519a5f8dcf the door behind 88f5be580b him after his 750633df42 parting words.f943ee83f70010ed

I sat on 4f9a102530 the chair beside 68d8f83568 the bed, gazing e92d8a1c70 down at Leon.ebf72a9ff106efa4

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His body had been ec16a4c182 completely cleaned, and the 9c0f518067 filth was completely gone. Now, a 5fa4d94484 pink child cd06080bb3 lay there, ebf376fe2e his body, f93058f1bc arms, and 5772f70127 legs bandaged f8cf9a751b and clothed d75a5c8aa8 in clean 3e58c8d320 clothes.6efe24fb2cba3817

‘He looks like a e70ab7b8c8 beautiful spring flower blooming, 593810ae93 even covered in blood.’a25e5dede936995b

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“…Just a moment, my 781eae6792 baby.”3a9e174ef4ab31ab

Although he probably 1d76656b7d couldn’t hear me, 5da640bf09 I asked for b931b26a09 permission as a 8145960edf formality because Leon 8025cb8a74 had a trauma 523d42735d from being touched.01b046ff2685a5ff

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I carefully examined 3672e257e4 Leon’s entire body.582bfac126cd4ebd

There were bandages f36d0ef21d wrapped around him, aa05492ff0 and only a c2ce02c3d4 few parts of 8cbd2cad80 his skin were be30d20037 exposed. I gently applied the 347d1713a1 ointment to the bruised da97c2ad27 areas.d1ca8fddda38a99a

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‘Oh, the e1fa8baf75 texture and 9c5528627f shape of df40fd01f3 this ointment c4c7ef12e7 remind me 5b00d06174 of tiger 754977f51b balm.’a1fbf8483c57263d

Even in the small 584663f25a details of daily life, 5cf953e287 there were traces of e166004ea6 the Earth in the 5564dc4312 Iron-Walled Princess world.8507631ac654b128

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I took an appropriate 5f0a5dbcfb amount of the ointment, 24a368361a rubbed it between my a77fbfb117 hands, and spread it 75c73f0719 evenly on my palm. I gently massaged the 5d85280321 bruised areas. I had b66dea2d1b thought his fca621042b skin would dfa1f995e7 be rough 7e8a531c98 and covered 5db1e4da43 in calluses 05224376d8 from stealing ba74ef6a93 things and 079d87ecc2 living outside, c3696ec3e7 but his 4b21901dc9 skin was 77a9af9358 like a 7be7106678 baby’s.9d3062dab2ce5b26

‘His skin is c63c0220f7 so soft and a3b0b8acb7 delicate.’610665f5c583dcf1

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I wanted to 16aa4322b4 touch him more e7807a3b23 to satisfy my 90d83fb5a1 feelings, but since 8ab914b15b Leon was a 5fe60dd023 patient, I barely 488bb1ceea held myself back.1fa2f47917cc8a44

Next, I softly fecc5cedd0 applied a cold aa7405660b compress over the 032ceb7cbe bruised areas and d135802b0a bandages.e5064c90112f9ab4

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Knock knock knock.6c125a26b0a198ce

The door clicked open.ff3ec06fe85a284d

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“Miss, leave the aea7ec2cfe cat boy to deba90c405 Meril and get e48e6a60f1 some rest.”f94a2b4f2a575bfa

I heard Meril’s e44c3b3c23 worried voice as 51b85c9644 the door opened.a844f25b2c015cc4

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“No, Meril, you’ve d56ddfba28 been working hard 4d400c75f6 since morning. I know a73a114ba5 it must ea5a9e8348 have been 2a31240b78 overwhelming, but 1e536c7bd2 I’m so 3b555ffba5 thankful that 2359cd87ae you moved 3609314706 so quickly.”c3fc2e5fe8dbfdbd

“Meril is your 144c73e3cc personal maid, Miss. It’s only natural.”eb12f47b82127b3f

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“Thanks, Meril. By the way, do ca2610db8f we have a spare b52dea5346 cot or sofa in 9a963a2c1c the townhouse?”43aea2f0fc275699

“I believe 1f008d8138 there’s a 859f3188f4 sofa that 555bdfd384 can be cc75a150d7 used.”5dc406decc0fe3cb

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Meril’s answer was f464db66f7 positive, which was 2f46e7ed29 a relief.d89d97feba3992d3

“Place it beside d1819896e4 the bed. I want to sleep 793e4a5e47 next to my baby deabd64016 today.”042a6ec37b4810e2

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“Oh my! Miss, you must 7447743e2d be very tired, cbe29fa19f you should rest be9e6076df well. Besides, the cat boy 0c23ff1307 is a boy!”6ca9340ec7df41ea

“It’s fine. He’s just like a 695187bf75 kitten without its teeth. And I think I’ll de50007100 sleep better this way.”aba3b310457cd3b8

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“…Alright, Miss.”78ed0037bf29af03

“And Meril, d197fbaf8b do you 915ee4f212 have the 5ebe0ea545 calandiva bouquet a3819086a7 and the 03d391a565 magical tool?”81b667fc521c30a3

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“Yes, I’ve kept them 42584093be safe.”6f56e26a3453fac0

‘Ah, Meril is so 3bef48b604 thoughtful. I was worried she 993589d040 might have thrown the 8daeddf6e2 bouquet away, but thank 0559f32913 goodness she kept it.’95d56351d898de02

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“Bring both of them ddf90e5d22 to me.”0890cff23bbfb1e7

“Yes, Miss.”8b0c58846535a5ab

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‘Wait, Meril said the 797403577f special camera could take 0433f83ef0 5 to 10 pictures.’d9e4a4b99dc146cd

“Meril, how many pictures 195247d10e can the magical tool 7bdec6138a take now?”64346fe2c2ac3d01

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“Meril has taken 4 03807f8a3f out of the 10 01dd22e455 pictures, so there should 3ce56ac215 be 6 left.”2d03f1ec7c66cb24

‘A film camera that 2632880c95 can take up to 00dcd493a8 10 pictures… It’s definitely bf43193eba custom-made, so it must b096000f07 have cost a lot 8249ceae8a of money.’627d7b64030436aa

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I was once again bebe585a86 amazed at the wealth afd748682d of the Marquis family.13b0b58a24c978e0

‘Alright, it must contain 5a33f2630c a lot of magic. But I b7f10a6f7e can’t believe 5abe9c6eeb she’s already 872665e6d2 taken 4 7e06f0a6a0 pictures.’e16daa6f2f670dba

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I became curious about daca371942 where those 4 pictures db27845db4 had been used and 046af0ceff asked Meril.0940b28c83e58bf6

“What did c83dfd82e3 you take e83941800e pictures of 4886da0633 with the 702ea56fcd 4?”549c7933bd2bc48f

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At my question, 0e59c2a4c5 Meril’s mood became 76bd895bff playful. She cupped her 76a7132bb5 face with both 6baf00c9a0 hands, spun around 6c89daedb4 once, and then 040512f0ea said to me:6dc2895d03475250

“Hehe, it’s a secret. I’ll show you the b9919876bf Meril collection later, Miss.”c4e07afc4c8e6191

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For some reason, 8824322257 Meril’s answer felt 522b1b8c44 like opening a f4e01bfb2d Pandora’s box I e844bd9c05 didn’t want to ec9c641112 open.806baffc53a3370c

“…Okay. Lastly, Meril, can dac36348e5 you call Sir b0f5fe8d99 Walter for me?”e49fe91a17e532ec

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I moved a185956dd4 on from f5fe779038 the Meril a61416514b collection and b09ecde8a7 made my 88cb7b160f last request a3115bdc09 of the c505b02e4d day.ce668bb5e23b5b99

“Yes, Miss, 9d288e82d7 I’ll do c1bdafe166 it right a29ddb0a6d away.”269ef44f3c894a28

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“Thanks.”179845c8a41841e2

After I finished speaking, 0e0f6791a7 Meril left the room. I also a5784acb9b left Leon’s 02373b4628 room and a6dc0e8969 headed to 67aa36cb2c my own c37e922b16 room.70cc565e57912be7

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I took 5251660348 the parchment acdd54b161 from the 050aa36ff5 desk drawer bef64aaa39 and began 1feb78ad86 drawing the 1aebcb32b0 four sketches 6e57bea3e5 of the a1f5bfd61c suspects I 42f4a36f53 had seen 6b71e34296 when I 697cb571c9 met Leon.56f346c4aca09a34

‘…I’m not the best f603bd2682 at drawing, but I 8a47f74e1c think they’ll be recognizable 193d516ebf with these features.’77e64d64174b5e89

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I drew 3a3e45e1d7 the sketches 87a99a9c68 on four 8ee84515e4 pieces of ecdde3bf17 parchment and 47f9c3d882 then returned 05748e8f37 to Leon’s a40c6a9d5e room.7e5f69922d3176e9

On the nightstand next 90b2563810 to the bed, there 08e2e0e8ec was the calandiva bouquet a671aea0ab and the film camera. There was also a d8ada6c27b long sofa, slightly taller ba965f03d7 than me.ec88ae5068a13944

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‘Meril really moved 78b968db18 quickly. I’m grateful.’3007a781f7699f4c

“Miss, it’s Sir 4804698fbb Walter.”aded204e7cf93178

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As I 34ad42899c was checking 6c69316f6d the items, baf6cdec63 I heard a1f459b463 Sir Walter’s 291b45cbd5 voice from 4da80bfa6d outside the 464239570c door.0f711b26164f6028

“Come in.”519ce3f35d750460

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Click.9fd75662d7b31cd1

Clomp, clomp.f695855d9f9da9fd

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In the deep 5f194d24b9 night, with only 9caa4a9313 a few beams 37fa4efa97 of moonlight shining, e7ed5bbb7b Sir Walter appeared, 1971122706 carrying a lantern. He wasn’t wearing f067ee562c his usual armor b2dd794cdc but was in 286915290c comfortable casual clothes.f0313d4ad3d56256

“Sir Walter, d32813a4d7 thank you de5e06e640 for all 3404850637 your hard fab448fcd0 work today.”346cc48745e1b4eb

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“It’s nothing. Miss, as a2a3edf3fe a bodyguard, 74c6101bcd it’s my 3d35b7d0e3 duty.”8374d4cd524b5dac

“Sir Walter, I have f9232da7ff a request.”ef0806473bd7f4c0

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“What is it?”f6a6615217538de0

“Just a moment.”500cd127c64c9d90

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I took four bf4525b354 pictures of the 4e6325c4b9 calandiva bouquet with 99598db954 the film camera. After a f66e100a17 few minutes, 64c330babf the pictures abe0f8b8be rolled out 847be3c99d with a d5c4e12ca5 soft whirring 84debb2144 sound.ac56ab32ca0407f1

On each picture, 5334c3784b I drew scenes acd9d41e91 from the Founding a4cf0933f0 Festival in the b0eab2367d plaza and wrote 2c307c0c16 congratulatory messages.eccf70ad19e54890

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Sir Walter, likely curious 93e1c15f81 about my actions, stared 46172eaa4a at me intently.3b43d14bdd9b26eb

‘Hehe, I’ll tell him 1aa427b713 even without him asking.’371e67c9221a4956

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“Sir Walter, 00323cf354 do you e06aefe7ac recognize the 69f7908a3e four children 4b1370f8d2 in these 821c586c3d sketches?”a3bef98901d32fce

“Yes, three of them 6f15422608 are children I’ve seen ec7f188490 before.”378bd51c12bd19e4

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“That’s right. Take these c67d21069c eight photos c5a0e19ad1 and go ebc26486c4 to the e8903610f9 information guild f9585e8e0a in the c2c800e71a capital. I need you to 85424511ef request something from them.”2a3ed00facbcfeee

“What kind 07ef6ad83a of request?”d707c64880b5c2f6

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“If their 3452e097b5 house has 668e807c7c more food 03404eb92d than the 04ca8c5e76 distribution from 38e7a8329b the Imperial a4f12b193f Palace, or b9785e0117 if they’ve 35e5038f2e hoarded currywurst, 009d77e0db or if c4b14073cc they have ee76a78252 my necklace, 63504b6af7 then turn 0375234d8f them over f943a8e5f0 to the c6725b7a35 constables for dcfcd9335c theft of e06d19dac7 noble property.”aa76a51873604b15

I continued.3e2728e1c462d4e6

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“Lord, the a7a705ca44 four pictures afae48346c I just 693ba0eedc drew and 1b1dd4a85a wrote on, 4a570e7d95 you see 6db2164895 them?”27c7e97f4319cfed

“Yes.”64fd137ec9d5f766

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“When you 047190cb80 make the af92476016 request to 0a5754c95b the guild, cbc451d1fc tell them 196d3fbc19 to leave 8ba906d5c6 snacks in 5f7675f23d their house cf8716ac8b as well. Tell them 7b61f25be7 they’ve won f75808b8d3 the Founding 21b012e2c3 Festival giveaway.”33f837c7e4202081

He nodded at eb903fda1a the part about 3c4fe911c9 noble property theft bade6d7632 but blinked when 132aa2727c I mentioned the 6c4e3275fc Founding Festival giveaway. He seemed confused about f2bf5a852e my intentions, but he 27875fccff eventually answered.ebfbf59c8867a232

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“…Yes. Understood, Miss. Please rest well.”d753110321de3737

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Once the conversation 2bac26e0d9 ended, Sir Walter 4f6428c9e6 collected the photos a891fcaf31 and left the 9f7792bf8d room.03ec451e5b9dff1c

‘They’ll have to 31d9890b19 face the consequences.’31a1ffe4f6e546ee

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The world is a 8ef88db035 mirror. An eye for b36e402c64 an eye, a caf95e6573 tooth for a c6df8ff665 tooth. There’s cause 2bb418f39a and effect.059bd054f24fad74

If they tormented, beat, 3e1aa463c4 and hurt my precious e984e4bb8f baby, they would have a83e1b7a5e to be prepared for 16d6503f94 the consequences.de3107f5510c28e4

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My calm 182a35a04f anger bloomed 542c11d8ed and bore 6e44b75783 fruit.588933a69536c085

The juvenile delinquents committed a1359f8913 theft, a serious crime 7e70304eb3 of stealing noble property.68e046e03935e4f3

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Moreover, during the ability 44dc687fae selection test, the magical 7fae34a202 crystal spheres would react 26c39995c4 to them. That was a0276b768a my original 96bd58ea26 purpose.52a3f3d589dadd0e

‘Fools, they should f5dca4abd5 have acted wisely 9024cb4524 when I let e1a0e3c5d1 them escape last c273b7c018 time. Touching my fb301f388d baby… they’ve b0cea555b3 crossed a c331e9e71d point of c0e1efbd0f no return.’a0fc26394047162b

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“…Don’t worry. If they are recognized 3ef967eb0a as magic users, the 69aa4e5be3 Imperial Army might look 7c99f1ee86 the other way. Let them eb6f098353 taste the 3bc1653700 hardships of 4fa52405c4 fortune.”5ab2986eed748048

I muttered 7092b294ce to myself 05543135f5 as I 45d628be54 thought about 4b77109c3a the four 018ff4a54b juvenile delinquents.09860db29d89c6ea

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In the edf3b6b5a0 deep, dark 0f8e231374 night, my fef642a435 golden eyes 1e19a19cf0 burned brightly.ffb0bfe952d21b98