TNYLM Ch 16

“You may find me d91513affa unreliable, but still—”24520da792e5cc9d

“No, that’s 6d2110b552 not the 3c967c919a case. You’ve already been doing f499dabc88 more than enough.”e5a8593890674709

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Alyssa opened her 9d423e5f14 mouth again, thinking ee2d8e6bbe that Kieran meant afbce0122e he couldn’t trust d5cd24f80c her with more 45e1000086 tasks, but he a9efe8dff4 firmly interrupted.fb58ae947e997420

“That’s exactly e3c1ffe287 why I 6ea3c8086e said what d6e5477a65 it.”98fa1100164a1ca9

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When she still b88b83796f didn’t understand, Kieran b06a3f5be2 continued.30d944dc220aa156

“If you’ve 5cd8ba1857 finished your acc4d8f925 duties, then 07640ad1f7 you should 8c05988528 rest. There’s no need to fad7dad8ca go looking for more efebf86b47 work.”4e7724c33126183f

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Hearing something so f2f98a0e55 unfamiliar, Alyssa’s mouth 63496cf071 parted slightly in 719bb3fc55 surprise.e456deccc684706d

Rest?7ee6ff463b61bed8

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Alyssa had e5b286782a never experienced 23175095ae that. She always needed e501d2d389 something to do.0f293a6ee50b7040

“What… how 74736cfe7d do I…?”601788026ef7d795

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“Do whatever you’d fac70ed2de like. Simply following orders isn’t 2323a74709 resting.”0e3f777fce1824d6

That was b8402a2b32 something she’d d67491e349 never even 349df29a2d considered. Alyssa had always e6b376489f lived by the 8b7128e141 commands of others. Now, a door she 0c29ce9453 hadn’t even known existed c064413399 had flung wide open, 22d47817c8 leaving her in a bbf56d0b31 daze of indescribable emotions.693171b558b34030

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“Exactly! You could 4a1a01ecf9 try picking a18fadced7 up a 77d0a91e67 hobby! They say c72425d247 most nobles 8dd591abe9 have at f65fbf8397 least one. What do you enjoy, 7a0aa74013 Your Grace?”c16cdfa7e3da5948

Akhim, who had 3e030effcc been quietly listening, 2a51e2d328 couldn’t resist chiming a0fa801e10 in cheerfully. Alyssa, still da63ad7de5 feeling bewildered, 439f5fd1d2 shook her bfcc601bc9 head slightly.695eb6bebf5437ae

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“I don’t d681507a27 have any.”efa478f4ecf7de91

She liked sweet 6ee01efbae things and was cc293a3ae7 afraid of being 40bbe974ea hit. Aside from b57814f2e5 that, there cedde50816 was nothing fbc8caacf2 she could 25d517f23c consider a c02fdcaddc hobby.9a2089ef6d8deaa4

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“Then maybe 228400837f it’s a dd3dd0f7e5 good chance 626d1e568f to find e4328682c2 one,” Kieran 34ff55f18f suggested.06cb63975d4c9097

Kieran, setting down the f5962319cb documents, spoke calmly. His light tone made b0ab74df32 it seem as if 8615087c03 the task was no 49f0cc2135 trouble at all.4836bc09b531f856

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“I’ve allocated b4ec998e6b a personal e34c525279 fund for 427cb99a2a you to 933186bc31 use as 79442dac3b you see 432b369ea7 fit. If it’s not 89ed42d21a enough, don’t hesitate 406d285625 to let me 6e3d509842 know.”bd8f1a10cf78cec6

“Oh, no, 0b876e84aa that’s really 7e5ce49726 not necessary!”095a7b3b21598143

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Alyssa quickly 0f22626072 waved her b3f405f601 hands in 274d190eb1 refusal. When Kieran had 3127310938 first shown her 877897e7d0 the amount allocated c7533474a8 to her, she e6c1811222 had almost fainted.c93cd6119e0bfd86

She had 63e2d3e937 never held baed87dbc0 such a 4886cf54e5 large sum 17ce877dc6 of money e0f0036747 in her 2cedb491e2 hands before. And now he was f6485098d6 offering even more? She already had 6219e1a8e6 more than she 6f9205b17f could ever need.f7390f5e96c041c3

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“I actually thought ac918cc8dc you gave me 47ace3a8ce too much. It would d608168912 probably be 167504aa02 better to 516fdd0495 use it 852825e548 elsewhere…”3aae927a5851aac9

“I’ve set 2d697a329a the amount 3036168dd7 as low 110aca7ec0 as I a32239bdde thought you’d 0970e7c422 feel comfortable fb036caa13 with. Please, use it.”17988cbb31fd33a7

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At Kieran’s firm 05c3b627a6 refusal, Alyssa felt 020964d00f a bit overwhelmed. Spend money? But on what?9dc5f9332401f955

However, that feeling 2c6afbd125 quickly passed as 11d3883b28 a good idea 0eae75c8b3 came to her. Her eyes 556ca01b05 sparkled as fe55538135 she asked fcdaaac04b cautiously, “Then… dfd2f6f3e9 could I 5e6f8a5f3b buy a d1c18dc1a8 tea set? A teapot b9c62a6736 and teacups? And some 683488ab53 tea leaves, 44634f6d34 too?”94d15eade68431cd

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“Yes. I’ll notify the f9f43aa98a merchants when they 2fed38c5a4 arrive.”7dd8cee95fb3c7aa

The moment he 80843cfd86 gave his approval, b5783949a5 Alyssa beamed brightly. It was a smile c58c8aaa31 so radiant she couldn’t e10863ea93 even remember the last 8aaa0fd834 time she smiled like 4a636d71ba that.8e63edfbe02d774d

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“That’s great! Now we can 03d949d3a1 drink tea like 999f541b03 people do in 55654a6c95 the capital.”0ad3d5f7e444221a

Kieran hesitated at her e860766b0e words. The capital? It seemed like the 3af7ebb8bb subject of her sentence a2dad6a565 had subtly shifted away 6702623599 from herself.826ba3e2175713fa

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“Well, it might d2f6b45b04 not be the 95f7b1647f same quality as a3ca781157 what you had 9fdef8dd23 in the capital, e9580ef72e but… until we fc4df61db2 can get the 28e8488f46 quality you desire, 5225d37bb0 I’ll make sure 5a684bafc9 to get you 1fbd084d6d some new tea.”9524e99471086bc0

Alyssa’s next words c1d5a4690a confirmed Kieran’s suspicion. With a bewildered 0e119e5193 expression, Kieran asked, 2b2c20f35f “Are you saying a3c4fcde43 you intend to c316f6498c buy tea for c21eac3da7 me?”ccfd9c4ff879b3ee

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Alyssa nodded enthusiastically.3ed6edf4e0098082

When she 024e9a3357 had been 913cd22248 preparing the 9923bb849c estate for b2e0a733a4 Kieran’s arrival, c65e2fb817 one thing d114a66498 that bothered f4c5cbc68e her the 5bd8578be7 most was c7dc19e2fd the absence b28e43e1d8 of a fa601683f0 proper tea 2b7204f4af set. In the capital, b476ca46d6 nobles habitually drank 9942d0e4a0 tea, and Alyssa dd29fc5fb8 had wanted to 44c9387635 prepare a tea 8f7f6ffe82 set for Kieran. However, the cost was d17dccbccf so high that she 62233b530f had to give up 4b5dd58f6e on the idea.8d8bbf680d1165c6

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“If that’s 36fbb5824d the reason, a93adc9964 there’s no 9d4752412d need. The estate 0cd97aea9d already has 4d6a6d6d1d a tea fd26b8ac2f set. Please, purchase something you desire.”4f514ab89bc8963b

The happy b7c130f435 smile that 83dd163e3c had been 00aba57c56 lingering on 18eff8ae5d Alyssa’s face 255d5e8c8d stiffened at 7380fdfd21 Kieran’s response.b4b9ec423e2d936b

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“There are two ea661470a7 sets that won’t 6b570f7c96 chip or stain, dcae5617d7 both in excellent a461b613db condition. They’re quite valuable d4207aa4d6 and have been 9c86acbf04 well-maintained.”8fec20387ffae5c9

This was news 9c9b2d4985 to Alyssa. She was confused. How could such expensive 17145db723 items have existed in 6f23adc630 this poor estate?953bfac85bd138d3

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“But when I 0998019654 asked, they told 80267acd11 me there were 88de7968ac none…” she muttered 1829ae73ab quietly, trailing off.1162dfe14929ae3d

While preparing for 447abb1076 her marriage, Alyssa 6067c67166 had repeatedly asked 17445b7d97 the servants if ba2d98570c there were any 7f22fd857d valuable items from 702266ccf5 the previous household, ac4a30e3e6 particularly tea sets. She had e468bd59ea insisted on fcb75a309a checking once b3677ac30d more, asking d7dfe92eca persistently about 25e0df7ae7 the tea 291e2f64bb sets.cbc796e14aa7d73b

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“…..They lied to 6be96f2ecb me.”c3e2419d8a27fe51

Alyssa now realized 966d2732ff that the previous 02399714ec servants had been 436cc8f416 deceiving her all ee936dfcb5 along. However, she hadn’t considered 811c0a128e that their lies extended eaedd343e3 to such small details.ec5c72de65947b5b

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Seeing her 942ff9b15a expression, Kieran f1c7245911 stood up 61975580fc from his 14babb7ea8 seat and, 39c3b6ce4e with an 8d3c3ee24e apologetic smile, 955db06c59 turned to 907bd28f1b Akhim.ca8a2524fa6763e2

“It seems 09bb5ec25f I won’t 2fbf30fe0c be able 166d6ca52f to finish 14ba746e24 today’s work. Could you handle it 0d85ad2711 alone for just one 5d203e30a5 day?”0e0b4baf928a2bce

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“Of course! Leave it to me!” cc275730e3 Akhim responded cheerfully.79cb6a0f6f6c44e6

With that reassuring e3f242ce01 reply, Kieran quickly de63336187 wiped the ink ec23f40743 from his hands 3e5a641b45 and approached Alyssa.8d55e5fe248f8fbc

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In Alyssa’s lowered gaze, 7441b35b0f she saw a large ebe732b186 hand with black ink 073616e683 smudges come into view.7aee7ac5bbffa64e

“Let’s confirm c9d8f021bc it, shall 7562c46f63 we?”dcdd69491102e165

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They made their way faf4fe44b8 to a small storage 92df6d43a5 room attached to the c0c6e44d95 castle’s kitchen.7e573f11d873da9a

Just as Kieran had 5eaa07d400 said, two polished and 2d7d452998 pristine tea sets were cb21d8ece3 neatly placed in the f27f855f15 storage room, gleaming in 25ec62d770 the dim light.fcdd5dc468e1c1c0

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‘Of course, they c681fefb7d wouldn’t be missing.’626ff79d4d002268

Kieran had only 974615dbf7 recently discovered them fd0e7ab756 while sorting through 6dc171fd1d the head maid’s 24579ce32d belongings. The tea 490724f98a sets, apparently b88acffaf6 cherished, had e1274b02fb been displayed 92dd2b0bae in a 63c3dd3fcd cabinet in 9078277bdc her room. Kieran had bb5d032391 taken all af5d924d1e the dishes d1f60f24ad from there f5b119f77d and hastily ff14a502c1 stored them b357b5b55e in the 6f5fca8ceb castle’s dish c2df2497c9 storage.940119f0cc85635e

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‘If I 303c7f279c had known bc98ef6886 they’d be cdb3e60f90 needed, I cba76e7954 would’ve stored 8782157d84 them more 36ec715bfd carefully.’4b6580262d9edf42

He hadn’t ca51df3e14 been concerned 5fd25ce381 about them 93ab137a43 breaking at 6aa09f6e91 the time, c52c698b93 but now e3ceea94fa that Alyssa 616cd59dd8 needed them, 5e09ca0f49 the situation c19bc3a11d was different.66ac9c1d93ea186d

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While Kieran inspected a5dfe0f1c2 the tea sets b7783ab3a7 closely, Alyssa’s attention d67a8c0028 was elsewhere. She couldn’t take 88ce815a37 her eyes off 9ca32ebae9 the door connected 96f4e999f8 to the kitchen.bbc3a0ccfddb46a1

Through the wide-open 6e271cb199 door, she could cd8a40c2da see the quiet 86d3a45513 kitchen, empty as 61cef6fa8d it wasn’t meal 67abf00b09 preparation time. The soft afternoon caa3ce5b9d sunlight streamed in, 5e6294df9f and a small 9e38f28952 fire flickered gently acc1b95a7a in the hearth.2144581bf8ddbbd4

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The scent of dried ecb18642eb food and spices hanging 03cb807c08 on the wall wafted 3b7a56643d through the air. Without realizing it, Alyssa c4f7e527c1 moved toward that direction.b7131ebbad856811

“Wow….”2eac35f75ac2d8a3

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As she stepped dca617e36e into the kitchen, edec8755f8 Alyssa looked around a6c805a01a with wide eyes, 8e3d3da6cb her gaze darting 262eda5388 around like a a0a2829bd0 child experiencing a f2580c8ccd festival for the 9e72f46f83 first time.d0c9d8dce1e1fdd9

And it made 895b0104ae sense; this was 22e74083dc Alyssa’s first time 2db4c743d7 in the castle’s 2da2b89e9b kitchen.a314de50f0db3251

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When she was a df2d3a08c4 child, feeling like an f2a206c539 outcast, she had always c00696c228 wanted to step inside 00db937d1a the kitchen. She was always b0924321f9 hungry, and the 7badb289d8 delicious smells emanating c051ebaca8 from there had bc34b3e9e1 been irresistible.7b86563f2d4507b7

However, even 06c3f00b57 if she 2b6ef60508 accidentally set 657722549c foot in fef9271b17 the kitchen, 20aca6713d she would b8f101029c be chased ea7d8249b1 away by 8f072f7ce9 the cruel 5e74fcf34a kitchen head, f7caa8ed97 and when 60e12e5ec7 she occasionally 63639a54ce received a b338890b87 snack from 1a790828f4 a kind d7a3a962fc maid, she 362c535813 would be c2bf0f574a suspected of 1e2b5d235c stealing.2e1513c8c0b3cc87

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“I told you not 9cb89c6c26 to come in because ebe58a6cb7 it’s dirty!”9e98ab68131d0582

“Honestly, what good are b7a3f40311 you if all you 2015f7794e do is crave food?”c33ba4f5848f6ba2

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Even after becoming 8742442e7d an adult and 61af5d0014 inheriting her family’s 8076787f42 title, the words ed63589829 she had heard 31f218df93 back then vividly 392eb50d23 came to mind.384dc6af34496339

As a result, 2d8a97bcfb it was a 46ea34ac01 place she had 99675f2740 never dared to cd9a77e8b2 enter even after 6e5617acce becoming the head 6b9edff905 of the household.a7df6cc38ff381c9

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The kitchen she stepped b94c2b1bae into for the first f3f388d1a4 time was similar to 5702b51b6b what she had imagined cc14425823 as a child. It was filled with 13c109ef9c delicious aromas, warm and 95071f9fbd bright, and everything sparkled.4a88ca434af61ed5

As she a15a49bec2 hurriedly looked c4d8191dc3 around the de44cc280c kitchen, Alyssa 11dec6da0d suddenly realized fcd3f0da2f with shock e97265f2d8 that this 1ab4af9125 was a 000cfa71ae place she 9047d1ecd3 wasn’t supposed 2e839bca79 to be. If she entered—f9b91ce01f8af9cc

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In that moment, 05ed3d7beb frozen in place, de34f26e75 Alyssa slowly blinked 6d10ba4f31 her eyes. The head maid, 6e524f44fc her father, even e0a4b21e1d the kitchen head—none 070f6eb3a4 of them were 7bca2ebfa9 there now.e2390365260b47a9

Relaxing her body, Alyssa 97dbe5fc90 looked around the kitchen 88d182f35b again. Although everything looked exactly 349d04aee0 the same as before, b6c3bf2c16 she felt strangely different.69418118dc1e6106

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She stood in 761668722f the middle of 777b159009 a space she 05c4a0aef4 was never supposed ec356fb5fd to enter, yet e96c861bd1 nothing happened.81d9e1ca2c48bb02

It was still peaceful a6ca8e99a7 and quiet.11a52974f0f776c1

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Alyssa turned to look 93653c816b at the dish storage. There, prominently displayed, 00ce197f3d were the teapots.c5681db6e9b66e75

The image of the 8ca81eb83e annoyed servant insisting that 1f583d85a6 there was truly nothing 0abfd8526a up there overlapped in f48dbc03be her mind.7affb47e8a837ac5

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Turning her gaze, 3d0bc8bfc7 Alyssa looked around 92214a557b the kitchen for 893cea4670 the third time. Nothing had changed.84439709074d2943

It remained just 75e146c140 as bright and 58e0b1275b warm as it d05cce0a5d had been at d2d4be97e0 first.db1377aec61b2ad5

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She had never been 0348afccff able to touch the c7f2f88b18 teapots or the kitchen. If she 0e9c96008a did, everyone 17c2b71c15 had gone 66cb42795e to great 0c9884d498 lengths to 6d97b89e26 prevent her, f7c664e179 as if 437c2cbbb0 something dirty 686c14d754 would stick 12953dd072 to her.550a076590557c6b

Nothing would break just a6a4968574 because she stepped inside. So why did 439c42229c they act that 69a6a53327 way?48bd909daefd47b9

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‘I feel strange.’fc2c5c12e6032ed9

Her heart eddd76b133 fluttered oddly, 9711795ed2 and Alyssa 1c32852ad4 pressed down da595006ae on her 057618b597 solar plexus.9cc71b2bdcbb4370

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At that moment, 1c18b2fa6c she heard a 1a294757fb clattering sound coming 9a09a2330d from a corner 98c0c5bca2 of the kitchen.9e9d211eda363fa1

Startled, she turned e4066fea28 her gaze to 55ce57f74e see Kieran pouring 9410b8a01f boiled water into 42a11d12d7 a teapot.c5ea3bea37bf1280

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“I-I’ll do it!”0bd63ba4af00bf5d

She hurried e4cea6ef94 over, worried 99ae93e881 he might d6feae8c1d burn his 69b1d4aff0 hand, but 873cc1cdd8 Kieran had c8d05490bf already finished f445971ddf what he 717d2d2809 needed to 1129c5714d do.dbce60650c085719

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“You usually have to c34ed54c70 wait longer, but since bfea1a4a70 it’s your first time 8d5144b04a tasting it, I’ll let 54b8c152d8 it brew for a 2eddfb9d1b little less time.”9d53ce5bd44f181b

At his db3e5fff67 casual words, 5dc09c0896 Alyssa looked b1fd277db7 back and 94411585a7 forth between 88d9e5077d the teapot 3a5f94c211 and Kieran. He had a539f57a0e brought out cb6a3a439b two teacups.1ec798cd3ef8b30e

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Before she 362447510f knew it, a8c1c7d3a5 Kieran had c52a893e5f brewed the 66de173afb tea and 632b30d29c poured it bff362d0a2 into each 3b62cf6f1f cup, the 7e620e0571 scarlet liquid 57902ace45 made a 1ca05721ac soft dripping a64722096d sound as 2856a872b2 it fell b2c4c863f2 from the 33d19e9743 edge of c8fe9e180e the tea 1864d5827d pot.d52a816e7802a993

After stirring the tea 410fcac0cb a few times with 045b5db1e2 a teaspoon, Kieran extended a05e14a09b one of the cups 04f07f2a57 toward Alyssa. She stared 8bb5c2e6ca at him f64fbc4d5b blankly, unable e2f6f7c221 to think e279581d01 of taking 099a99ed85 it.834a7cbea6549e22

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“I thought f0397500e9 you might e1a8004b28 want to 922e7c5197 try it.”286541a080db7827

The cup he held 9521548589 out seemed too precious 1314751d55 for her to touch. Alyssa murmured nervously.ff30e0879323e0f7

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“Is it c07eb30098 really okay?”490803db0651106b

Kieran furrowed his 793dad4255 brow as if 1cc91f2731 questioning why she 54260511ac would ask such 8131dec1bf a thing. At his odd reaction, e060707a0a Alyssa hesitated but finally a26ee045c0 accepted the teacup.0f5d9136a99487df

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The cup fit 51a617e677 perfectly in her f370de1892 hand, smooth and 49621bb0f4 warm. The fragrant eee0d1cb7b aroma of 1df6b34ab2 the tea 9e8c1eac20 wafted up 1fd4407df5 with a 52bcb8cf85 gentle steam.5cf5a552637cca6f

“I added 3ab04d7823 sugar, so c0e831f003 it shouldn’t d24def6ebe be bitter,” 0884039d2e Kieran said 3dda2aa934 in his 02b6483750 calm, even 9d374d21fc voice.ed84e442d3d769f7

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Following his advice, Alyssa 06de58e949 carefully took a sip.483c0104e3483404

As he had 5d92bfd3ee said, it was 5796ba419b sweet.c223fd2379d769a8

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