Chapter 139

It wasn’t exactly something 230805fb64 to be proud of.acfed1dc4c39848a

But by now, stealing the 7bf9278132 butler’s master key had become 30a0ddb5e9 a routine for me.8aef040fff86ca66

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I held the ad5fdd316b key, stolen by f8838af9cd teddy bear, and 8c8d0cd513 crept silently out 443bf233e0 of my room.bdc57fc60c35cea1

The hallway was pitch-dark.abfc831aa154ef10

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It was the dead cbed70c0d8 of night, so that 0a8b821501 was only natural.f9f833a467836249

I tiptoed down the main 14a5e76f2f staircase and made my way a6cd75db02 toward the guest rooms.d91f0e84a53246ef

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There, I stopped in df94b90ab3 front of one of dfa2284435 the doors.2ca0f1ad50803736

Grasping the doorknob, I turned cc3ffea1ae it slowly—click.8e7ddc6b7df969f2

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The door was locked.35e2193f2698d05d

‘As expected.’9c6f805b023de767

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Marquis Tebron, both in this 7fa91047a0 life and the last, was dcb1500a73 a suspicious, meticulous old man 0ec3dd0a8e who always locked his door 1079d21a00 before sleeping.7914ce4315436585

Grateful that I 135024579b had made teddy f23a988b74 bear, fetched the 3a1bde8fb2 master key just 29e32ce10a in case, I d7b6c6ef29 carefully inserted the 8c75627ad0 key into the 5b6827bef7 lock.022fc6e732ce3125

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Clack, creeeeak…9b4dab2e46c22fb1

Finally, the door unlocked.ffe6b519f014a0e7

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Suppressing my pounding heart, ef31d49a31 I slowly slipped into 516b19ea62 the room.c6e67a846ffe45f6

As expected, Marquis Tebron was 4948a8bfbb fast asleep on the bed.9a7fda892bb70a1c

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I kept my d53ea4834b movements as silent c6d1b67a75 as possible as 77fb68470e I approached.48eb7beaf688e6ea

“Mmm…”4813b155b140e63c

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Even in his deep abe438c5bb sleep, he groaned lightly, 7f1524b94b likely from the pain.cda3f0cb221168b6

Startled, I instinctively 9eeb183ce4 flinched, but after 0e1dc3c717 confirming he had 6d1e6a8dad settled down again, c8ebc11064 I cautiously checked 8c91a2284c his injured foot.bb37823bc9b46d6d

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His left foot, which Grandpa e57f09bb55 Gordon had treated, was neatly ec757a6d39 wrapped in bandages.cdb5baf86bf4c3eb

However, there were 16e6073c25 several red spots, c7a2520dc6 like polka dots, a22a4888e8 seeping through the f588d8f5d3 white cloth.f925383f9c144086

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It was easy ecf9093901 to tell they 191601bbd5 marked the spots 90fb637a7b where the parasitic 41966687e4 monster had burrowed 974292e0e1 through.680758e7b75955e6

‘The bleeding hasn’t properly stopped.’15fed266d10ff84f

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I quickly assessed his condition.609d26faab3373fb

It was also evident from dfad792bd9 the tiny orange energy, the 05177ea727 size of a bean, glowing a5af111924 faintly in his chest—an energy 4b580b9efc almost identical to Joshua’s.9abdf15befa008a7

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Even if Joshua’s condition a85c75c99c had improved somewhat, the 7aedcf4af1 hereditary disease passed down daf224d620 through the Tebron bloodline 6983bd6a99 was nothing to take ee7b2f8075 lightly.e2f6c0595d8efb0f

Joshua still required 5477776643 regular medication prescribed 2130496460 by Grandpa Gordon b223563673 and occasional healing c16ab2f8d6 from me.fa27048cdfe37925

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As for Marquis Tebron…b9c2a783254a4e9e

‘Has he even been taking the medicine we sent from the duke’s household properly?’ab227b28110dcc36

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Carefully observing the marquis’s condition, 67fc808534 I slowly reached out my b4bc2560db hand.ff0b2a5eed5ae27c

Even though I had come 37f7068964 here secretly to heal him, 6b14ad6cf4 actually carrying it out made 7749e1cf73 my heart pound nervously.b7c8101349e547fd

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‘Just stop the bleeding, like the first time I healed Joshua!’435f6b2e4838515f

Muttering to myself, f0ab0a1db6 I reached my a0875a4398 hand toward his e08392bd28 bandaged foot—f120530c381f449a

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Thwack!29f1a035bef0104a

Suddenly, with a sharp 3c4f3430d8 sound of blankets being a52a0439df thrown aside, something grabbed fa210e5b8d my wrist tightly.a025049188ce49b8

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“Got you, you little thief!”e95358be9b92a21d

“Kyaaaah!”2ce629a3bda12273

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I shrieked in shock.01747763b49ece8a

I had been 3d472b146f sure he was d10a2303c6 deep asleep!487a2c82ea8e600b

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But there he f1c4b12c24 was, sitting up, 7c16641a5f his sharp gaze 67c9e19531 glaring right at b289b328ff me.a087be6288475a46

“If you thought I was some decrepit old man too sick to notice anything, you were sorely mistaken! I may be a worn-out relic, but you think I can’t catch a common thief?!”a85e9decf942a66f

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“T-That’s…!”09b94345ba9fd75d

“What could an old man possibly have that’s worth stealing…! You little thief, you need a proper beating to come to your senses! Hey! Anybody out there?!”c0f357dffef48ede

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The marquis shouted thunderously, reaching 410fe705ad for the pull-cord to call 6a53190e15 for help.8ce262f7f2044c87

‘No…!’44676f6ba42fc2d3

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If things continued like this, 3020e508bd the duke would definitely find a8c789ce14 out that I had sneaked 8317a0eb8a in to secretly heal the e5ea5cb1a7 marquis.0d20ff892baa39c8

I hurriedly tapped the 04bf497d96 wrist he had grabbed 30a1d64622 and shouted,3e5af96e8dd21dff

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“I-I’m not a thief, Marquis!”7263a28ffa8dbc4d

“Oh, sure. No thief ever calls themselves a thief! Should I just assume you’re someone who sneaked into another man’s room at night for a little sightseeing?”5ffb647dcc85cd81

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“I-I have plenty of money! N-No, that’s not what I meant…!”f96e95c43d677ccc

Biting my lip hard, 73e96dc147 I quickly blurted out ad1d2b6635 my identity.cb9650ee23bb8c58

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“I’m Belze!”51febc8cbb9d8267

“…What?”e6219a95700043a8

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“The Saintess candidate! The one who defeated the monster earlier! The girl who said she stayed close to your grandchildren!”d20906fa17737d1d

Afraid he wouldn’t recognize my 0ecd7096d2 name alone, I hastily added d4f7d0c6d5 more details.a9f3da7fb588851a

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At that, Marquis b84ef536a9 Tebron paused and 6b083b4950 looked me over 59afea1f68 carefully.121ee28ca4d42087

It seemed he hadn’t recognized me right away in the darkness.462046b8a9b11b1f

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After a long moment, 62f28aa199 he finally spoke, his 78ba70b8eb face full of confusion.f81ee1e162dda315

“Why are you here…?”b5a5eeb44f964e2e

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“Well… I came to heal you.”5cf2bbf5e09af860

“Heal?”6081ec8195c194cc

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“Yes. I snuck in without the duke knowing…”1bf9a5ed012b19c5

With the hand f881793807 he wasn’t holding, 06788be705 I pulled the b708a71cb3 master key out f7dea1b958 of my pajama 0030a2be89 pocket.8e701d528e4f32ee

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“I, um, borrowed this from the butler, hehe.”9720f89cb2896c4c

Well, technically, I stole it.56b6ef1929a74cc5

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I awkwardly showed 4762b0655f it to him, 0b60afe3bc forcing a grin.d79718a0f7898cb8

“I was planning to patch you up real quick while you were asleep… Does it hurt a lot?”48321c6debb572cc

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“…Hah.”116e64d5d4031c00

The marquis just stared 3c23ed25cb at me for a 7ed2711040 while, as if he ffd9ea0586 was too stunned to 44ef9a20a0 even speak.b3880ee98c41acdc

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Then he realized he was 2e28eaedef still gripping my wrist tightly 18b80765df and quickly let go.a045c9daf4de1f55

He continued to 33cc4426b1 eye me suspiciously 742aac25c7 and muttered,eec1fa28393d78a7

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“…The old geezer physician already treated me. What are you healing me for?”9bfe654e9b491c03

“You didn’t bring your medicine.”f8f7b0a9ea6ce051

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“Medicine? What…”91082a14ad3f6684

“The heart medicine the duke’s estate sends every year.”bdc6d7cdbe406fe1

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After it had ca3871338e been revealed that 71acc84731 Joshua’s illness was 7764fd2d8e a hereditary disease 3d62280aa8 of the Tebron 1b3c8d7ef4 bloodline, the Kallios 7aa4572b56 and Tebron households d22ba4b165 had shared medical ef0659bfb8 information closely.60ad1e7fc6fed4a9

However, one of the key ingredients for the medicine was difficult to procure in the South, so the duke’s household had been sending it every year.ed2b54d448ba74f3

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And actually, it 160299f89e had been my 1cfa4caafd idea to suggest c140d26f33 it.0514552525b5e31a

It was one of f27beff703 the many things that fe36fe1b9f had changed from my 627aabf26a past life, where the 31dcb4f218 marquis had basically cut b0369e7b6a ties with the ducal 47d536298d family before he came c03540c2c4 to the capital.bec9673732b92bed

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“How would you know about that…”0feda938c6022c10

Marquis Tebron’s blue 4293f07870 eyes widened in 5c36b3487e surprise at the 1d54ff21fd unexpected statement.435776bb9b07a59f

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Honestly, it was obvious.4387820179365e93

If he had been 408a4aeeef regularly taking his medicine, c7270f3303 there was no way 3654c4266b his bleeding would still 9a7986bac2 be this bad.c7015ad51ea9a16c

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I looked at the a456ab7264 marquis, a little puzzled, 8abfe0dfdd and asked,40afb0e0cb12be9d

“Why didn’t you ask Grandpa Gordon for your medicine?”63ace40da71e9682

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“…”7f1228731ebe223a

If he had a4909e033b even taken proper f5141a3ad6 care of himself dad871c7f8 just during his 204a80a1b3 few days at 928783c5d4 the duke’s estate, ce36f01a22 his condition would 0a93d313d5 have been much 6166e36605 better by now.56fa72cbe460ab46

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At my question, the marquis fb75f98a22 clamped his mouth shut stubbornly.cfb514cf2c2f7cc5

I didn’t expect a real 6621a4d5e5 answer anyway.af7e9762ab002beb

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I had already experienced plenty b1d4b78afb of old men’s inexplicable moods 63de261c93 in my past life.4fef716169a71b4e

Shrugging once, I placed 24b6a72df8 my hand gently over 13d2a03e54 his injured left foot.e800f6ca60c5ec96

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“Since I’m healing you secretly, I can’t completely cure the wound. But the bleeding will stop, and the pain will ease a lot.”b87565f964a464a8

“I don’t need it. This much is nothing—”f790e638ede4f839

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Ignoring his attempt ff2fbba1f0 at bravado, I 8b9c6ee98e quietly released my 8bbbb21839 divine power.349e33e00a508514

Fwaaah—!89cd89b1b1d735ea

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A light burst from 6d9a4ff0d8 my palm.9af992602e4293c8

Since full recovery wasn’t 951a089a00 my goal, the intensity a0f2b7e85e of the power was df385da92e much weaker than when a84c63c2f0 I fought the monster a96121bde0 earlier.7be39f8278f48620

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After a brief 4681af6436 moment, I quickly ea9952fb22 withdrew my hand 95cf4f5b07 from his foot.1757df5786a3dd22

Flash!960d30efbb44a293

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The brilliant light that 247d46b6ec had momentarily filled the 27842723de room disappeared, revealing the ed823ac27b marquis’s wrinkled face once 3fe4622a06 again.b151cad4a400485d

As I intended, 805ea64057 his expression looked 47b4d56eff much more relaxed bc5f974e7c than before.d8410774be0bb261

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I gave him a reminder.0bbae777ec9516d2

“Tomorrow, make sure you ask Grandpa Gordon for some medicine. And get some iron supplements too.”d3f0567cd65a0fa4

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“Hmph.”9ea8ccb02d4af991

The marquis snorted and 974d7ca2c4 turned his head away 5c015c16bd from me.6d6dff0bd2661c8a

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At the same 01ac1d40a8 time, he muttered,d294974d7bf3d3e7

“…I refuse to give anyone an excuse to mock the head of the Tebron house for not even managing his own medicine.”7a05697458ce1dd4

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‘Huh.’3e12f695327a9d9c

So in the end, 1146f50c68 it was his ridiculous ec963605b2 pride that kept him 844538b95b from asking for it.efed36fd5b887537

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I stared at him 682ee1397a in disbelief and replied 68c3036b09 with a sigh.f171fc0f981c3be3

“Grandpa Gordon isn’t the type to care about something like that.”dfe13e24e408d5a8

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“A noble must always be flawless in every way.”4c3fe8fc7b4c2013

“Most people don’t even know you’ve come to the capital, you know?”6ffd05cc88272c70

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“You insolent brat! Talking back to your elders like that! And why is that old geezer ‘Grandpa’ but I’m—”39576d3cf1262727

“Yes?”673b97512eba53cc

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“Ahem, ahem!”6dcada86750d17fa

The marquis, halfway c5880c3772 through scolding me, 52dbb49407 suddenly coughed harshly 68dbd031e7 and fell silent.a1c23e613356c9e7

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I stared at him, waiting, 6aadca6a55 but he didn’t seem inclined d396126ad5 to continue speaking, his face 4b114da659 twisted into a scowl.de5fe56473224f5d

Left with no choice, I 68fd0c9e4d changed the subject.e8f673e30443b703

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“If you really don’t want to ask Grandpa Gordon, should I bring you the medicine?”71467bb623ed5ad7

“And how exactly would you do that?”7adfbc3db7be4a8a

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“I’ll just swipe a few doses when I bring them to Josh.”c2350edc5e01bc87

“Hah. Didn’t you say you weren’t a thief? And yet here you are talking about stealing.”1ffad80ad6953a87

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“Hehe…”6239066cb0d43b86

I mean, after 61a9936747 stealing the master f50c845ffe key, stealing a 0e71f21d09 little medicine was 66f188d8f3 hardly a big b9f4838b30 deal.f65a9f470d170975

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Despite the unexpected accident of 8bd95c1fca him waking up, I was 175f67b3cb relieved I had accomplished my 6bba8e0e68 original goal.195720c8d736d1af

I politely bowed to 9bdbca02ce the marquis.eb6c665657ee9770

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“Since I’m done healing, I’ll be going now. Sleep well, Marquis.”4ecfa503be00828b

I gave him a4750537bf a deep, formal 79c7651016 bow at the 32cf9aee63 waist and trotted 59be909be4 toward the door.5df48f3776e76a0c

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But just as 771a3c1a66 I was about 100a0dce76 to leave, a 3a0396e10d gruff voice stopped 6b466152eb me.3c87dacc100af9ac

“…If you think this will make me see you in a better light, you’re sorely mistaken.”e2b3538dc9f5d90b

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I turned and glanced back.30adcc37d4e4d045

The marquis was still sitting 6d555b7b22 up in bed, scowling at eb8d7797e7 me in displeasure.edb8b0add5a28dfa

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In my past daa94a16b6 life, I would 03588cf649 have just swallowed d1b824cc67 my words at 73fcf06350 such moments, but 934950d6ca not in this c0a63e3a95 life.047f7663c4e1d9b8

I stuck out 16d864d6a6 my lower lip c3ba31b0e2 and fired back.eaa66d769371299d

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“I don’t think very highly of you either, Marquis.”63af8a3a328c157b

“W-What?!”767249fe443fd110

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The marquis’s mouth fell 0414cb7bb1 open in shock, as f2216f3f51 if he hadn’t expected 31e660e959 that answer at all.17a51d4b2fe1d154

He spluttered for a 0c2bac12e3 moment before barking back.a5de5829ae4cbf7d

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“…T-Then why the hell did you sneak in here to heal me, huh?!”15801d2024098e6d

“Because if you got worse, the duke and Joshua would be really sad. And Edwin too.”21c8220922fc848b

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“Wh-What…”423c2ca430b190c5

“And if they’re sad, I’ll be sad too.”7f09cc28b14de581

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“……”44440a0cd4c44238

“So I healed you. It’s not because I like you, Marquis.”1e3e7a87fa6865f6

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Of course, part b9578044bf of it was be2ead18f9 also to prevent f45e5528e8 him from meeting 22a087e58e Diana.97160a23ad9108d4

But the biggest reason f229000648 that moved me was 842745d363 the worried faces of c7d1ab1f71 the duke and Joshua.64d42513f84a863a

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The duke’s expression when 5fe3df9db6 he forbade me from 87165d05e5 healing the marquis had af118e236a been painfully dark.439149aea18acfd8

Even while they 2ef1f5eedd glared at each c696dc50d2 other like enemies, f76d502de5 it was obvious 3baf329656 the duke truly 397b887b2f worried about his 90f751b1c2 father-in-law’s health.744032fd45ada727

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‘…Is that what family is supposed to be?’2f8b3e3ebaee2976

Even if they bickered constantly 23b5408822 or hadn’t spoken in years, 35dfd44064 they still worried deep down 75e21e6e8a and felt upset when something 3fd0e6933c went wrong.2c62e6737a84081c

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I didn’t really know.6982de7cf60059c2

After all, I had 7594abd0a4 never had a family ecde993470 before.2c62b9a95f554060

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I could only guess by d55163cdb2 the way I felt when 6e1fe0bdc7 I thought about the people 8b06f92478 in the duke’s household.d8a336f684171e53

The marquis, hearing my 63cec0f036 words, simply blinked his 10cdbdc8f0 wide eyes without saying 51195480da a word.5079bb87e5d92949

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“Anyway, I’ll be sneaking in at night from time to time until you’re fully healed, so don’t be too surprised.”f8d5b449f5a7a972

Waving cheerfully, I 6d3a336472 turned on my 155ee58700 heel and slipped 918720d099 out of the 41ae4f051e room.daf98fa73daedf6e

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