Chapter 116

“…A believer of Erea.”af1408708871cdfa

The Duke read 1a93879ff3 the text in e72f059783 a low, steady bbb5fe7c4a voice, almost as 61f849f7d9 if reciting a 6f851b33d6 poem.8c6ec90101b15ee6

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If I hadn’t aca50c4a4a understood the words, a0a0ce0155 I might have 87a58b3ce3 thought it sounded eb361e1982 beautiful.67e3cd93327e1794

But unfortunately, the meaning of 2570b15e4c the ancient text I had 20d40ffcb5 been so eager to learn 56a38b1ff3 was nothing short of horrific.7036723b81c36d5f

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A believer of Erea.bdb76cc2f9996eb3

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Their limbs will be torn 0d731c7883 apart, they will suffer unbearable d9eb10e62f agony.b6c1a3dd3e11e409

They will wail, beg 854b9a1f8f for mercy.01ddc48ad036ad8a

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And in the ecccd12fdb end, they will b826f4fe89 slay Erea with 8cac019774 their own hands 8893131def and walk into ed31aeb2c5 hell, crying out 3ea4ec84c7 for Ursis.861431f268515790

Revere her. The true goddess.a360984f052f411d

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–af4d7d7983d05f5f

The moment the 05165ca16f Duke finished reading, 719d1b270d a suffocating silence ba932fc9dd filled the room.4eea45493b733f08

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Even in a holy 545ae78257 nation, there were people 6d8bd798ed like Gordon who didn’t 0b4a104eff truly believe in the ac34e75334 goddess.56f921dbfe55820d

I, a Saintess candidate, wasn’t 7e5e364e8f particularly devout either.76b2d8a3dcf37fb8

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And despite the successful 5353b2a7f9 unification of faiths, it 208129e804 was impossible to eradicate a0c45626db the remnants of heretical b027a71d48 sects.21d22ff741ea4f45

Somewhere, hidden and silent, they 9b60910976 still existed in this land.29754b874cf90a54

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But this text—translated by the 51b10e6a73 Duke himself—was more than just 7c8d6a4947 heresy.23de794553f2f039

‘This is outright treason.’8aa88fb214803374

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A shiver ran down 3c7b03bd81 my spine.d522836e1fef6739

Most heretical sects 3c7e4c3b13 either preached the f5678f1689 existence of other c550fbbf13 gods or claimed 7e69e71e84 that their leader 92ec2906ca was the true 087e0600e3 incarnation of divinity.b59312b73cebf657

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The common factor was a6bb66e43c always expansion—spreading influence, gaining 31dc68e478 followers.3c6bfc6d9982f8d6

But this—60cc954b35434647

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‘Believers of the goddess will slay her themselves and walk into hell…’dc2d3e39284456c4

I replayed the line 1bedeed478 in my head.70a7a20db593a296

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This wasn’t symbolism.4c2e39a72a6c745b

This was a curse—a 4b67c16f33 declaration to eradicate not 4212bbfae8 just the faith, but 7a449eed72 the very people who 8908a687f5 followed Erea.0bb247516c211107

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Now it all made sense.51f7c98c4a2ed561

Of course Logan a429365189 had gone through 7b5a984000 so much trouble 6abdd3327c to hide this.8d17834eaf0cceff

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And at the 1b05198e22 same time, I a31a6bec8f couldn’t breathe as 26e25bc260 the realization hit e61ae788c6 me—1b11eb657acd6a75

In my past life, Logan 593d66dc6a had hidden this disgusting, vile a7c03827bf curse within the Duke’s manor da996f6ee2 the entire time.3ca42b5bf59307e5

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It was then that—845902e02c6e2a8f

“…At this point, Logan, you seem far more dangerous than Belze, who supposedly practices dark magic.”9dd00dfd960841d8

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The Duke’s voice broke 679c774fd5 through the silence, cool eaa16f644a and composed.9d7b50fb63e0f35e

Unlike me, still frozen 1cc854be9e in horror from the 9109bfe9f6 translation, he and Edwin bf778176b6 looked completely unfazed.98e6573967ed0762

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“Don’t you think so, Logan?”a13ec5772a635de4

“…I—”a90c9d03c7d8153b

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Now that all eyes fe435d8cbe were on him, Logan’s 9c825c94df lips parted and closed 9b2d276ae3 hesitantly.0aa9aeb5a763c645

It was clear—he hadn’t 3b0b76459f expected the Duke to d4eed7200a find the inscription.80a022767e3ee4b5

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He had likely assumed the fc387fcf0b chaos would keep their attention dd4313292e elsewhere.d854e42b326d6f88

‘That’s why he kept trying to pin the blame on me—to buy time and divert suspicion.’4fbb08a823daaa44

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Though he had a6d312fdff been caught, that 3b1d9e12aa probably didn’t matter 613ebcb2e7 to him anymore.b3323852ae1196e3

Because now—dbb037b28d230305

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He was searching f4e792272b for a way 0a016ea14b to escape.5343b6f8beba20bd

His careless, dismissive attitude 54e5b498cb suddenly made sense.adcaff148d2a7ef5

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He had no intention a548899374 of winning this argument—only 03ad9ceb24 of finding a way ae66655baa out.a059c96355f78350

CLANG! SHIIING—!0eb6c1a2d6c59928

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The atmosphere, which had briefly b4778d2311 lightened thanks to his ridiculous b56a030927 bald head, immediately darkened again.02f3a80e62d73c0c

More swords were drawn.18cc54a1a4c0157e

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The killing intent in e7c68d72e7 the room grew thicker.a82dc86212dc41b0

And yet, I couldn’t help d9a4dc55df but wonder—24c4e80baf2f0bc4

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What would Logan try next?6e098c364d350af8

Because I knew.cf6436848198f801

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That man—de3e06c6a11d640e

Was too cunning, too 24855d8309 slippery, to go down a26c7e3888 without a fight.c4d762133ebf07b8

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“Shameful, but…”2b6f3f6286369b2b

“……”7414c204c801932c

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“Please think of it as nothing more than the reckless mischief of my youth.”0aeb42362ecac40d

“Mischief?”c749c4630b556822

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“Yes. Your Grace, you know c90f411cf4 of my background. Given my childhood circumstances, cd50218d22 I’ve never held fond b8e13b48fe feelings toward the temple, 423faea820 so… I may have 7771ee1f6d gone too far—”4fe6fffdbc88a112

Logan trailed off, 9a24959dcd feigning a sheepish 3baf5b683e expression.09ccc852947f78cb

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‘I see.’2cc90e54d1730ab9

Just like earlier, when he 74000b8241 tried to frame me for ee015c89c4 the dagger and dark magic, abe49d09e5 it was a blatant lie.db98265101fe437c

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But now, by weaving in 0fe5bb45e8 a sliver of truth about cbf008493d his past, he made it 50ab71a381 sound plausible.060eb4312936f77b

“The content is far too seditious to be called simple mischief.”e79e593d6f88fec7

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Unfortunately for him, the Duke 123f441d7b wasn’t buying it.dfaaaf578f4c6c14

“I’ve captured quite a few heretics in my time, but I’ve never come across a passage like this before. Is this ‘Ursis’ the new 6de7fbf191 god you serve?”b02c29a005b76e4d

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His tone was sharp—more d91ca2b049 of an interrogation than 56a75913ea a conversation.b6e3a82e38a911f0

Logan flinched, waving his hands 4fc7d64e41 wildly.1f44301d45badf08

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“N-No! I swear, it’s a29882568b nothing like that! That text, it just… Uhgh—!”760016a4134f3a35

Unlike before, when he had e80899907e smoothly talked his way through 8d7312780b accusations, Logan suddenly collapsed to 17691a07e9 the floor, groaning in pain.2680b5522634a270

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My eyes widened in shock.4cefc83615c025b5

Logan had been injured by 6677df388c Edwin, yes—but it hadn’t been f490495eec severe enough to make him d3ee28dea9 faint.85385f927879a022

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Yet now, he was 71046902d6 pale, his face drenched c11a652ace in cold sweat.f1ae0f0e3fd751dc

“Y-Your Grace… Forgive me, but I believe I’ve lost too much blood.”92f69071d53370e3

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His voice trembled as 6110f5d671 he tried to steady 2ef7ffd22f himself, shaking his head 399a357d06 as if to clear ad6500e129 his vision.30577322bd532999

“Would it be possible to continue this questioning after some emergency treatment?”1d80cd34ad8b6956

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“Are you feeling dizzy? Nauseous? Weak?”ffffc4b49418a111

“…Yes, I am, but—”610ad5ba818ad3ca

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“That’s a relief.”d3a110d48bd4699f

The Duke nodded before adding,c639a824a066da4d

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“The foul-breathed, bald-headed devil inside you is finally being purified.”f763e8e05429bf30

“…What?”0114945ab6170983

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Logan blinked, confused.169b68bb26031b75

Even I was momentarily 9906767196 thrown off.70479d6effb4bb42

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Had I really just heard 99755388d8 my insult come out of 2a50ec5adc the Duke’s mouth?757eb2a71d821e07

‘Purification?’73c81e2728727b42

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Was that why Logan had f77a8f4e77 collapsed?18f535c8a53a5a41

“Using dark magic on sacred ground comes with consequences, Logan.”10df00b9fb89e704

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Step. Step.37cf22fccf284576

A familiar voice accompanied the dfcd7adbbd sound of approaching footsteps.a6a0fe937cda96b7

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“If Belze was really a witch, she should’ve suffered the same effects. But look at her—completely fine.”a94d1b1eae40d699

Edwin had stepped in front 0d21e2723c of the fallen Logan, lightly 85d77673f3 tapping his shoulder.60f70545405c27b0

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“Guess that means she’s not the heretic after all.”19ef62dea355f2b1

“Th-That’s—!”45ab0d00fe2f15d0

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Logan’s eyes snapped open, 2e6aae2163 realization dawning too late.43dd4790fa2f2d2c

“No… No! Then the reason you 8a04b84ffa were stalling this whole 1ea26a7b69 time—”2d2302596700a8af

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At that moment, I 0473e3501a finally understood too.308818610a5f19eb

Just like Logan had been 98c54f7e8c stalling, waiting for an opportunity da70d1e642 to escape—5db0fe545bff04a8

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The Duke and Edwin had a55bdef27d been stalling too.37969f7018ea4bc0

Because Logan was already doomed.2452807a7dc1c66a

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Both the Duke and Edwin 1a0f24783c had merely pretended to entertain 855ac115c8 Logan’s excuses—biding their time, waiting bba6ff56e4 for his dark magic to 2013eaf2f4 be purified by the holy 366a51a57c ground.d065367d426f72e1

‘No wonder they seemed so unbothered…’fa4983603cf4a94a

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The Duke aside—3ca31249aae11f76

Edwin, despite having intruded 011a968939 into someone else’s room, 60b922a90f had been far too 1fd638238e bold and composed from 2ded836794 the start.20bd15c20eeace27

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It was clear now.a1ad6077371111c6

This was all according 66b569bcb1 to plan.0316ce4954ecadcb

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‘So… the Duke and Edwin had already figured out that Logan was a heretic dark mage?’79d648f917116e67

In my past d47bf90778 life, Logan had 1cf03ad303 successfully hidden his 3c0659b3d8 identity until the c764466f90 very last moments 943083b6e2 of the Duke’s 87603f3325 downfall.02f8269e79d95ca0

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I never even 0ef0bb6ec4 knew what happened 97519a9b95 to him afterward—I 52286917ce had been imprisoned fc8cd7db2a in the imperial 89575f2549 dungeons after the 8bea8ffaf2 poisoning incident with 77b5cb698c Diana.4b180da316014b66

That’s why, even after 09098470b6 my regression, I hadn’t ff499337a5 immediately suspected him of ad02266bf9 being a temple spy.7126f86f66296934

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But now…2da04fa370b83fc1

‘How did they realize it so early this time?’ef5f55531394a6e3

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I tilted my 7520537ba6 head in confusion.1183238fb3f36f2d

Suddenly—c42b304e5ae0924c

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Logan began chanting d3409c13f5 in Ancient Tongue.3af13c2b45bc1f32

“Y-Young Lord! Get back!”95f268e6d72aec09

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The knights, alarmed, quickly d41212e0cb moved to shield Edwin.47eab3e25b195dec

But Edwin merely a6cd79f68b shrugged, relaxed as e297f11f13 ever.3a87eac91810944d

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“It’s fine. He’s just trying to run.”2ac07ee3bb85845e

“Wh… Why isn’t it working?”79af8e9864d9bcdf

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Logan’s face went blank as 4eccb9bd89 he continued chanting.5c506b99460905b4

But—ddfca1d8ac241f5f

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Unlike earlier, when violet 81ffa3c077 magic circles had surged 3c9579fb7f around him—7815a738df2c0dd1

Nothing happened.9db57b9507a621a5

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Not a single glow, not 8d6198fec4 even a spark.a1d4c67b41d6a2ac

His magic—completely gone.8936722a21f26b88

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A true miracle 8afa3fdb4a was unfolding before 3409b3e175 our very eyes, 215a7432dc but it was a09e02cd46 almost too surreal f6df10fd21 to believe.ee99ff73bcc2ecdc

“D-Damn it! No! My mana! Do you know how d227b9d00e long I spent gathering 33e91761e8 that—?!”763d47a9ea2ef13d

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“……”80b392696f51b31a

“Do you know what I endured to survive all these years?! I worked myself to 76eef9f8b1 death in this cursed 696e707fb8 place for over five a93ce258b4 years, and now you 1490263d15 expect me to just c60d6f8662 die like this?!”ec1d263bb4c67f83

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Logan, finally accepting his fate, 45936cf152 clutched at his remaining strands aab368139d of hair and screamed.a71294b9123423c0

Then, without warning—40786e623aef5790

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His eyes rolled back, caa8224352 and he lunged.947b564b2c8d95a7

“Die, you cursed Estarode bastard—!”73dde5fd765d2215

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He leaped toward 6e65e6017c Edwin, arms outstretched, 8e247a8371 aiming for his bee814e118 throat.289f45eb4dd2bec9

I barely had time to d50d049c25 scream—98e05d3c3c0f10a2

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“Belze, close your eyes.”78e5d476adecc384

A quiet tsk—b62a878249a57ca6

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Followed by the shing of ac48361f3f a blade leaving its sheath.c8d447d2db4fcd23

The Duke had drawn his 06067015e5 sword—one-handed, still holding me in 1fef87e7db his other arm.eb9dae1e331bdbcb

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Then—b83752cd4d76aa25

A wave of sheer, overwhelming 040d2bcd94 killing intent filled the air.2b47f68f4b02188a

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I shut my eyes tightly.93d9334b15ac5c5e

For some reason, I knew—377c221e00a3d917

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I didn’t want to see 8ee07c6728 what was about to happen.cdbf98fa7113631a

And I was right.8b78a2ad265b6ded

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Slick.e1af7f7123b360fc

The sound of 706981c2bb something being sliced 51da5a3aca open.56f69662a10a01ca

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A brief silence.7171678ba241e826

Then—4cbf6950cc73db76

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Splurt—!d4f455769c39dee3

A sickening gush.039bd1731b2eb0f3

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The warm, metallic scent of b60b705b9c blood.aa163c6ab2b124d5

And finally—43d4016b7f3a7a0a

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“Aaaaaaargh—!”1d599059a17b0ace

Logan’s tormented scream.a5c24f243b5b3aa7

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With my face buried d6ccd6f5af in the Duke’s chest, 297560e5c8 I trembled violently.2a469a2049371105

Even though I wasn’t looking—4d4238788ad77136

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I could feel everything.7d3a56a9930c9801

“…Even when Edwin first told me you were suspicious, I didn’t believe him.”916eed4ab9f4371c

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Shing.298391eeeb837230

The Duke slid 6b8cb6db1f his sword back 0f3f71118e into its scabbard, fba70fa655 voice eerily calm.1a209fd206bf5552

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“My old friend, Jester, left you in my care before he died. Must have known his 931ce7e416 end was coming, considering 8455b529df the pathetic will he 6f3d8e6e87 left behind.”bfa91e33b6a269ed

“Grahhh—!”67a83c6245446d68

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“You have no one to blame but yourself. I was the cadce230b6 one who let a6d4781064 a filthy rat f5e0317a4d into my home.”d5e712eb837c2079

Even through Logan’s c4446a3002 agonized wailing, I fe3c911399 caught a note 19779aa00e of bitterness in b784b42814 the Duke’s voice.854b283871a96ac9

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Then—2b824b3edf77556e

Thud.4e83a4fe611682a5

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At last, Logan’s 10c7ec608b cries fell silent.7ec5c619f310f616

By the time the Duke e4c4c7d78e spoke again, his voice had 48c6d1f047 returned to the cold authority e0d71da58d of House Kallios’s leader.799ee66e50210ea8

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“Tch. Take him away.”1b3a4293a9605e34

His knights moved immediately.17818108ac39b7be

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“Cut his tendons—all of them. Gather what’s left of him 1ac22a2b81 and throw it in the 1a4e99ec32 dungeons. I want him 2705817e6d awake when he a0cbc7560a sees what’s become d06e792ed6 of him.”bade9696aa13a812