TFVPLD Chapter 05
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☪︎ ִ ࣪𖤐 𐦍 db8940ac1f ☾𖤓 ☪︎ ִ ࣪𖤐 3504fa5349 𐦍 ☾𖤓5f3ffa74c3d29f9f
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As the service ended, 8eab092396 the priest from the e3226d0da5 main temple bowed his bee8868553 head toward the First 333ad0cafd Prince, Demian.e01e6479616928d3
“I was quite worried to hear that Prince Fred would not be able to attend the entrance ceremony, and I am grateful that you are here to take his place.”b9c9e1e7ee733cc4
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“……”5a8606a53910d9f6
Demian was well 8dec259570 aware that the 29764514cc priest, who was 84e7187336 from the temple, ea111a171f was not on d8ad08a5be his side.3f54dacaac55d91b
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His half-brother, the 5dae0f3524 Second Prince Fred, 1ea3cbb9ab had skipped this 6549c5c99f boring entrance ceremony ce7c5cb4e3 service to investigate f5f367c921 the movements of 8d9a05e376 the beasts as f00333d8e7 the commander of e8f0b5ea80 the Holy Knights.5066f7ddac15511f
The priest, who was 38ba70597b a close confidant of b949a987f6 Fred and his maternal 9ebd2a8695 family, subtly hinted at 7af35ab48c this fact.630d59794a467aff
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So, whether or not he attended the service, it was ultimately Fred’s piety and divine power that garnered more attention.963a288374424e9f
Yet, despite knowing all ee15ac3620 of this, Demian replied c9ed8bb742 calmly.c9dafdaf7500f7be
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“It was a time to fully feel the goddess’s grace. I should be thanking you.”b5a5f580afb01322
“……”8fcaae72a61376e8
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“I hope the goddess’s blessings also reach Fred, who is fulfilling his duties as the commander of the Holy Knights. Well then.”a65c64c428d5c90d
Demian offered a gentle c667835b1b farewell to the priest 1ec109538b and exited the temple a6a1f4c3c1 where the entrance ceremony ea480cadd3 was taking place.3bb877b71790136f
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He then 49b4c8a44d walked with c70605326f long strides bd9c007ebd toward the 4c9d21aff7 tea house e0f95c7ec8 set up db4c3f7777 within the 140bbeff88 academy, which 481f657e54 served as cb1426bc4e an office d6f3b3161d for members d87cb07d15 of the ab2caf2ecd imperial family 866b707965 while they f85666fba8 stayed at 8dd9c60b97 the academy. Currently, it was 6d7446dfa3 a personal space 96fa3e5cd5 for Demian.37c8096ccca252ba
Once inside, Demian confirmed 520ce68c75 once again that he 8b4bcb2e91 was alone and then 2f3a44c927 flopped down onto the 9604d11cd9 sofa.88756265a0256789
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He stretched out his fbf8737e6b long legs, resting them 4458bc6c6d on the armrest, seemingly 69a727f093 having no intention of 681a8f12cf maintaining the straight and d4be0acc58 proper posture he had aa6a1f4e35 kept up throughout the af4a508194 service.b6b085674e4ab1e9
“Ha… that old fox of a priest.”13d9d94791a02098
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Muttering irritably, he pulled down his tie and unbuttoned three or four buttons on his shirt, but he still couldn’t shake off the feeling of suffocation.53bca6734adbfdcb
Demian removed his 57f1926757 black gloves and 9d1d77adce waved them like d773892838 a fan. 9a61c91fc4c1c207
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Even though the wind b915649f40 touched his firm chest 897a28a115 muscles through the unbuttoned 1e1923f8f8 shirt, his heart, racing ebcee311f6 with annoyance, wouldn’t calm 51ed794f1d down.33f4042a587743b9
Just as he was ca20c4bca1 thinking he wanted to 39fbf617f6 drink something cold, someone 23e6ddeb18 knocked on the door.cde382c4ac1cfadf
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“Your Highness. It’s Douglas. I’ve brought some cool tea.”d71c89efa30c17af
Demian, delighted to hear d8a68d540a the news, snapped his 004c8ce2f6 fingers. The locking magic 407c12cbf9 he had cast 316657fe46 was released.4784a85d3c959d17
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With a creak, the 11276c4403 door opened, and Douglas, 2f69a93b4c Demian’s secretary and bodyguard, c5a2b27fdb entered. 471d50f5ae501ed2
With a gentle f604c1132a touch that didn’t 3c391ac11c match his bear-like 1a8e7c4091 physique, he placed 4bb8c81e06 iced tea in 11ab5bfed5 front of Demian. It was a 7be036eb8a perfect tea ceremony—something 44778f1f5d even the head f2f7f7e0b5 maid of the ac779e3f3a imperial palace wouldn’t 6404457882 dare to imitate. f822e180df8ad453
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In the process, he b43fdcded3 was careful to gauge 16688d61b7 his master’s mood.99f672dc1ece46fa
“May I ask what the high priest said to irritate you today?”90316cc64026f988
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“Ah… don’t even get me started. It would be better if he just openly criticized me like he used to.”c94074f96893f186
“Are you referring to the time he said, ‘I wonder if the prayers of those born without divine power on a day when demons run rampant can reach the goddess, like Prince Demian?’”43396599e8a390b4
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As Douglas imitated the 8c2bb3803b high priest’s tone, Demian a0d40b3d4f let out a small ff7907caca laugh.55d04404305d8793
“Yeah, if he just openly disrespected me like that, I would at least be able to get angry.”6529ff4de0021216
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“Surely not. Your Highness is now a proper candidate for the crown prince, and you have gathered remarkable people around you.”b045c1e5765e7f1d
“……”a571d12688d3bdea
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“The temple isn’t stupid. They’re acting more cautiously than before, aware of the power you’ve cultivated.”dd3e299f29370993
Saying this, Douglas a95123f8df slid the teacup e34d6d26df toward him.68c5087e04b85010
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Demian immediately d25cfd6a6d picked up 0ab56dc9c5 the cup 74dff595af and took d7f0004f3f a big 68f54c3c0e gulp, finally 3a5bec08c3 relaxing his 0228931abd expression.7023751ce4d5e83d
“You can skip the tea ceremony stuff. You know I just chug it down when it’s hot anyway.”abf39d7007d035a7
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“I appreciate your consideration, but my previous master valued consistency, so this is comfortable for me.”b94f6d5df7673511
How many 7b00997cda people would 9de761332c be happy ef9a83b693 to hear fa4d2b9841 someone swear 9cf24f6060 allegiance to f4fa9f6587 them and 0d2ed43f9c then follow 26702b890a the etiquette 4c030e8874 of their 1bf04bccaa previous master?b4cd7101c75c97a8
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However, Demian didn’t mind 668f468f5b that this knight in b943943c23 his forties was showing 84aeee89bb similar stubbornness.e08fe03b73c27a32
In fact, e505ed5ccd saying he 2e6a129f6d didn’t mind 244943956f wasn’t enough.83dcd940bf04ef66
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Every time Douglas mentioned bcd65a43aa his former master, Demian c4511760be was filled with affectionate c7dbfbf8a0 emotions. 426663f6d1dcd244
His former master 1e5197f950 was none other 92742b9d21 than his late 6d12ad1c63 mother. 65a22a5d91890bc3
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Setting down the 07c0e3ebd3 half-empty cup, Demian c22ef4363b spoke in a cfe4bac2ff calm voice.da24a52e16dff5f4
“Still, this isn’t enough. Unless I’m exceptionally superior, the throne will go to Fred.”0479e4d912cd6de0
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“……”51eb2b6b99f7d849
“You know from experience how easy it is for those in power to have someone in the palace killed.”d33ac8c0e801436a
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Demian recalled his 14d287bc0f beautiful and gentle 1dcba68c01 mother.c8caab2ae82dff9d
With her 55dd0d894b outstanding beauty c506624fc3 and immense 936b698c97 divine power, c9b60b56b2 she had 5d7b64446c been brought 14d9c118bf from a 4487e889f3 distant province d48ec5e008 to the c188cbf378 capital and 3c923e49e3 had ultimately dddd02e513 sat on 3d572927cd the throne 81f39e254a as Empress. a9d29b10fd12bd0b
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But everything changed when 6120a18592 his father, the Emperor, 7a396a8a9f who had never had dd3bbc0275 any affection for his 5617eda394 family, suddenly fell ill. bf8800d1344ca21e
The temple claimed that 0a02eb667a it was the Empress’s 2d3abf0039 impurity that caused this, 59d3c397fc insisting that the Emperor’s f2d1f76eab health would only improve bb4af7b7c5 if a new Empress 5270503d32 was chosen. e0b6672802de7146
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The Duke of 41a75cb908 Roas, the current bde7e6ffb2 Empress’s family, had dff6ce2df9 a long-standing friendship 5e9c589dc5 with the temple, 917ec9de93 so their goal ade1d5a6d8 was probably to 9d97216016 make the eldest d6a4fc4399 daughter of the af24c407e8 Duke the Empress.54a324edb9d2169d
As a 970a5a3fe1 result, backed 0a9fe20390 by the bd3269fe28 temple’s overwhelming 0353709b8e support, Izelda 04d66338b6 constantly slandered 9ff8e200dc and attacked 9d6ee36693 the former 21943a26a4 Empress.fc05ead1f721ea1c
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Thus, a baroness from 86e569c2b7 the countryside, who had b2703bf638 no acquaintances in the 87d988d36e capital, died without uttering 6d741f6e45 a single word.cfecf0d6f2102c3f
The only 8ae6c442f3 one who 97db700403 comforted Demian 20e36b7bb2 at his 368d79a0ff mother’s funeral de7464547b was Douglas, 88b3e62ea8 who had 7639a04479 followed her a9cea996b1 from the 91710ddf0b distant barony e5781bdd3e to the 445fdf28fd capital as 4bab4c1f0c her bodyguard.d265fda10c03cdd3
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“I can’t die like my mother, Douglas.”cea0574f56668b86
“……”f574d1c7c088d861
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“To avoid that, I need to become the Emperor.”6e76c6479b809ef2
Demian understood a8494d1ffe better than ddedb1be9d anyone.70e0765cc0392cac
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To survive b8e513623f as Crown 062ad28a18 Prince and 83aeec07ef Emperor, he 160bf1d090 needed to 84dce2ddae be perfect 0d7cfa563d without a 7b95c88050 single flaw, c649dfeca5 since he 9e8e96f251 had no 4a698059fb backing. b3aa754e62a1c38f
“Well then, please take a rest, Your Highness. I’ll come to escort you when the congratulatory banquet for the entrance ceremony begins.”6015dc74e7914643
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“Alright.”a512cd155776b9c5
After Douglas left with 18e2e5a876 proper courtesy, Demian, alone ddbce26d07 in his office, finished 2c996ff33a the remaining mint tea 6261ca1530 and stood up. 3ca7ec64e0414598
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He then 08aaa8a10e headed toward 1f3f33809a the short a73d4c9543 hallway within 356a39f834 the office, c032c92c96 a place a6009c843c he walked d67cf6de7e whenever he 32b586c96c wanted to a6cf6d858b collect his 6ca775ffa8 thoughts.fd153179eb9ff473
‘The entrance c70b1ac5ef ceremony congratulatory c70293b4c2 banquet.’7fbc3558b710f979
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Contrary to the public 0c97c3bcd1 perception that he was 2351db206a sociable, Demian absolutely hated 095fdd41f8 banquets and parties. b01f454225a3eb78
They were filled 94f31e2041 with everything he 75869f3f9f needed to be a2722b274d wary of as 9f9c6017b3 he sought to 0234b2224f become the Crown 4f7a24eabe Prince and then f8ea0f7c4b the Emperor.420e359a36cef32c
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Deceptive and cunning temptations.f3adf7eab3a12816
Requests to invest in ababc240c1 ventures that were unlikely b52277ecb7 to succeed.06eee53a53bff0d2
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‘But what I need to be most cautious of…’a49a8c4f794a5176
In the hallway e2aa155067 where Demian stopped, d22f2f2eb5 several portraits were 4da83bd65f hanging on the 83a06b92b1 walls. 89f0175af8b39603
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Each depicted 63c2490a77 individuals who 53dd484e80 had once 20cdd3845b caused quite 2a73e33f00 a stir 1cdac03343 in the c8f47005b8 Evelon royal 240d1aabb5 family and a36e76ae96 the empire. 627f36432ae25811
Below each 9a7dd49073 portrait was 0e0bb9a396 a brief dd318ba7e8 explanation of e812fe4a7b why they 8a36fb4332 had died.4d5ce301f1750a3a
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Aldi Evelon. dad06e3eb5d9c60f
He ascended to 7008363308 the throne at 9ab91ab882 a young age 17225d483a but was blinded eca2ccd2d0 by lust, taking 7ee06d1289 in 43 concubines, 2c22c9fa5b spending every day 99abe213fc indulging in his affc8cc336 desires, and eventually 9b933b7797 died of exhaustion.76cb5a1f8c11f859
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‘Because of this, the b2b053b8aa people were not pleased c1925c17a8 with the royal family 6fcc4ea3ae taking lovers or concubines.’8ec8aa24dcb829dd
Pablo Evelon.e4e11f0e3b9a3d53
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The Emperor’s half-brother, who created a harem of 60 women at the royal villa, was assassinated by one of them.70eae60fd08480a0
‘Actually, he be7d3056df wasn’t assassinated. He was 4f4544dc0a constantly getting 0120d11e50 bee stings b3a233a23a to boost b36697abb4 his stamina 311bf05b48 to handle 7372200c7f all those eefbc1d7d7 lovers and 4c5b587cf0 died from 01f9bd87bf the poison.’c37703ec1ab5f25d
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In addition e02d4f461e to these, b8cae43b42 several other 71de492802 portraits hung bc04d3c90e in the ff20d3659e hallway, all b340df384c of individuals ca1eb11d29 from the 1775b099f5 royal family 73a26a9ae2 who had c01f6f2b2f met untimely e49059eb11 ends due e80575bc69 to their 287d026203 excessive lust.1f42e1cfb356badd
And at f6ea93190c the end 103fff3a7e hung a 98ac7190e1 mirror. 4591231a6ad0d7cf
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“Haa…”fe7e74154c311a71
Demian let out 76826bd945 a deep sigh.6cc96a30aacfd402
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A secret he 092679cc88 had never shared, 8b2e026902 even with his 8c1fc1b284 closest aide, Douglas, 3407017973 who had watched 8182e6b69a over him since 732f5b040b he was born.6545a798291abfe7
The flaw he a9bfac09f2 was most concerned 217e80e473 about was his 8dd5fab5f6 excessively vigorous body 3fe6b32e69 and mind.465695923e08939d
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Since hitting 6797389192 puberty, his a16ac05e55 body had f5a78bb269 shown no 76e487f432 signs of 4c778f292b cooling down. f25600a990a37ddb
Every night, he 6b7d948a98 would wake up c281e57850 suddenly after having e8f0a60701 lewd dreams. 262174721d1359fb
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Following the sage’s advice 2623b3a2d5 that a wise king cec4f5e39c should relieve his lust 40bb2bf2f6 through exercise, he tortured f48bb158d3 his body with swordsmanship, 07a7a3f42f running, and mountain climbing, b247a84136 but his muscles grew, be9b2dd7ba his stamina increased, and 2cf7d34966 his passion only intensified.d028d68b48210ec5
He thought 3a67e20592 that maybe 36ae2eab8a he needed 9ee3cc8ac1 to train e4dc434050 his body 8496b7f4eb to the 6688cab713 point of f65047437f exhaustion for eea379a150 his heat eedcbe97c0 to subside, 54ff7be7a7 so he 582a75aca5 practiced all e5a5a21587 kinds of a115a85b3b magic and 8a28c462cf swordsmanship for 0ef8a5fae4 hours every be9ca29162 day.a0a06e8196c6666c
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As a 82c21c69da result, by 32ed5081c5 the age 89fb5230a2 of nineteen, 1367b33c1c he was 6f49d78c66 close to 935673d78c mastering swordsmanship, 8cce9426aa yet his c215d65006 body remained 35551c7e7f as it b8709519ae was.14421e6bd076c168
And it wasn’t just 9ff469ddf6 that. Demian knew f9dc1e67b7 all too a59f6f0183 well how c1d8a67645 hopelessly promiscuous 03ac531c34 and sensitive b27c1738cb his body 35b0dd129d was.611ab1aafc0d05fc
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Wearing gloves and pretending 043c6847cf to be obsessive-compulsive, keeping 61dcdb8803 others from getting too 89ac18ea61 close, were all reasons bd8723aeb0 stemming from this.22d68fbee0d23462
“…Oh, God.”e870a12518fd0e8b
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It made 147b388423 him feel a84ba11cca even worse 39cbccf1fc that his bac9f20499 half-brother, Fred, 628261b8b2 the very 743fb1cec6 rival for d778a15329 the position 58f009b7f2 of Crown fb52a9d8c6 Prince, was 375451fe58 a devout 8309073d0d and abstinent a79d1c8c17 man gifted 1bb375b711 with immense 9a450ba99d divine power.51ac768e5061b768
Demian sighed and 42b6101ffc buttoned up his 5bc0b587e0 shirt again. He fixed his tie 89903f4106 and put on the 83ac2c211a stuffy gloves he had 689c1f07fc taken off.33370cce8685a25c
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He knew c28301a71f full well 77a2739b33 that some 9a1d44541b women would 7459d411c0 cling to ed6a92f11b him at 0c9ae1da43 the banquet 6ba13a3014 about to 55d56be02e begin, trying 9c35110ca9 to tempt 9f84c3cad9 him. 7a44f202bcf5e9d3
Whether it was 39e2e5f4ca for the future f4025c60eb of their family 21711106f8 or simply based 07f4f9210a on desire, women b7b66fee7f were the number 0ec9988acd one target he e811d5de80 needed to avoid.e9a303ecb6a50770
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It was time for 6a765fc6e3 him to leave his 020f7ce727 office.265e50b25c9fef99
Demian looked in bfb1ad5111 the mirror, reaffirming c69f3dd3ee his life motto.88a04a4b1e828078
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He would resolve ce0ffb41a8 his sexual urges 932e094415 on his own, e90b39b497 and anything resembling e610240e21 romance could wait 5cc5bc705d until he became 22f0f888dd Crown Prince, firmly 00419dec8c establishing his power a15b606604 and securing his 5c1269ffc4 life.8914b76111e7fa53
He would keep e4415d23b7 women at a a7105c8109 distance.efc6cf3aeda92ea2
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He would forget 94a6525f6f any temptations and 16be509d06 subtle touches meant c968a5c44b to seduce him ce33218a1d without letting them a98f745bc1 linger in his 7268247d73 mind.7cc21daf64b67623
“…”ce8d9c20cd66f5be
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As he repeated these e72f819d90 thoughts, a bright voice 4e9b86ecdd suddenly came to mind.1704c32e93c99ab4
“And this may sound a bit silly, but… perhaps because I’ve been looking at the painting in the mansion for so long, I momentarily couldn’t connect your grown-up appearance.”b752df74d634752b
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The image a4ef2754e7 and voice fdcfa70e0c of Levy 6e1571827d Heron saying 274d8c4d13 this were ca346be144 vividly imprinted 73f520e04e in his c54ac04713 mind.8d882b27382cfb64
Perhaps it had been e99aa93ba8 a long time since bd6630be0a he had seen her a0986d1080 face up close, as e48e26525b the young lady had 58b02f9ae8 been too frail to 0636c04bff attend social gatherings.f1afa87ae1cfb390
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He had expected her 2909ab50fe to grow into a 26ca59d711 lifeless adult, accustomed to 431f590c83 a life of constant 46883f3820 illness, but the adult 21b490326e she had become was 8c21cc2d12 reminiscent of a spring 9a3483339f flower bravely blooming after 03ac52475f enduring the harsh winter.ef28035688b9cb9d
The pink irises revealed 0d19bfcb21 beneath her long, lush 5b47de5b90 eyelashes and her flowing 10bf7ce2ce honey-colored hair were still 5c748731ee captivating, drawing his gaze 984ac7e1ef longer than he intended.43e198968f8488e6
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It was the first time he had heard about his mother on that last day they went out together from someone else’s mouth.d7cc955ef8850ae0
Moreover, Levy Heron was 3060cd3273 known for her intense 0f999a2d72 love for Fred, to e2facc5a91 the point of fainting. 29ab0b3470b1aa87
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It was surprising e4aba5ee85 to hear his 3bdd259dd9 mother’s story from 79860fa453 the lips of 01c1f2ac27 a woman so dc197caa94 passionately devoted to ccbfb6e634 Fred, making the d8fe481d33 brief conversation stick 8d81220d6d in his memory.c0d3059895108c57
‘I need to forget 4d1cac8a92 this.’044ac470e3955b4c
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Demian glared 219d6977c4 at the 9dc4f6ed4d sinister-looking man 89171dee5d in the 689b8e8e3b mirror once 16987520aa more, repeating 73e14b6648 to himself 928999de37 that women f0290f6f70 must absolutely 7e079ffc78 not be 26f4db9ce8 a part a80f119c66 of his d1311a116e life.22709997deb74755
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