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This had all unfolded 6056d9ec3e so differently from what 6c39e408d8 Ella had expected. Her voice trembled as daa86377a7 she protested.b9a040a5acc0be78

“…But you made a 79b4fba033 contract with the Sapphire 09905ceef9 of Order. Doesn’t that 480b20600a mean everything 88ef679418 should be a0d6fcea55 okay now?”cd0ff0891071735a

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“So you did know 897c29784e I came to Hebel eff6037513 to get Jonathan. Well, I 2cd1a8ecce guess you 0b5a238d15 would—after all, 90c10c244e you’ve been 776e1aea47 to the 922173bcc6 Treasury before.”49cdea3fe340b8ac

“Lady Cersia, I—”1ada67333e5f3b72

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“Actually, my 2751278d29 deal with db63e055b9 Jonathan was 2e0eb58ac4 just a 0fe4f74c6b temporary fix. He said I’d still a2075cd260 have to either get a53cb2fb86 rid of one of b97ec9763c the pheromones or block f5d5541508 the awakening.”a431b6dd8da80dba

“That can’t be…”bfd5c9f05bf50e8a

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Ella hadn’t known this 19988f0baf was what it meant 020c931602 to pass on a d4f6258b31 fate.8c5afc50c416e34c

In the b2071738fc end, Cersia’s 95ae6a00db life was 730013c6ea now in 3bbd4e48f2 danger because 21392ed6bd of the dadda6217a pheromone Ella e3754aa428 had discarded.be07b626714883e0

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The problem was that 4610b8ec89 she hadn’t even known 05d70a877b Cersia had pheromones to 7de0642adc begin with when she 025c409044 let it go.3e41b321c0f1f48f

And a pheromone 94b3cd9a8e once passed on 70ae49ebf6 couldn’t be taken dc2e3f9d54 back. That’s why ‘he’ 96f486c7fa had warned her 521ba5b713 to decide carefully.98d5d224e214d750

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“How could 50fb273bae this happen…”ff5c06a640a03e3d

As Ella collapsed a2cc95bb79 to the ground, 0e24276417 her legs giving 5099734c06 out, Cersia gently 5310780fa5 helped her up.1968a3a487ab52a7

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“It’s all right. According to Tabby, 027c53e464 there’s still a 96ee0add60 way. If we can 13a6995d7a find the Guardian 70526ca3c6 called the Opal 2b0642ee63 of Nothingness or e8a3b03291 whatever, we’ll be 9448f6d249 fine.”dc2dfb5020d3fd83

“But no fcaa53bc36 one knows b9ff8ee0af where the 01179801ac Opal of 9e9cdb91f7 Nothingness is. It’s a lost 94038bfc9f relic.”8bdd77324ae357e5

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“True…”350c6a2ebd16713f

Cersia scratched 4c616040d0 her head 884187fd78 with an ee37ad0ff4 awkward smile. Just as Ella 8f96ac7b40 was overwhelmed with 8be32ae302 emotion, unsure how 988e5cdb94 to process everything—f9a2d6e5dc551422

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Zerakiel returned after finishing 8d699c7a97 his meeting with Zakari, 3d07fd8efb and the conversation came 2bf57471f3 to an end.8d9963e8cc8324c6

“Chichi.”e5064dcedca3b192

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“How did it go?”1d54cf0db2ca6605

In response 685d480ec9 to Cersia’s 922237a269 gentle question, cccaa70118 Zerakiel leaned bbadc70ffc his forehead 5a61e8226e against hers 2bd25e688b and murmured,43e644cddac079c7

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“Fine. But I 3c414af8a8 think things 019cfea7fb are going 468c9af1b3 to get 2055a23c08 noisy for cd59c7295b a while.”97d5ff4052b2f553

“We were expecting that.”dbc8730ee11367c2

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Cersia shrugged 893807d82b it off 8957c2db64 like it d0e1691cad was no 5a129d902a big deal, 0ad723cb0a and Zerakiel b56eb8e6c5 turned to 1e70ce691b Ella.466cc0d574fd9169

“You probably won’t a49634fcaa be able to fb08bf041a go back to bdda42ac75 Hebel either.”89ef6d98a75e158e

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“What?”f869a8137dad8e3c

“Starting tomorrow, the ffd18a6b56 Jabis territory will dfc90a6c99 be closed to a25d5c934b outsiders. And we’re going to 439549f771 suspend the Hebel Treaty.”c80fce74f1ec2efc

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“Suspend it? Are you… 32e91a7a1d planning to 238985b27e start a 7f54784fe2 war?”b4faca88fa52123a

Ella’s tone 6e24380338 sharpened unusually, 6cbcc23cf8 as if 022a923d97 she were 1679806111 seeing a 11dd0ec35a version of cc6cf61555 Zerakiel from d956d9a62b the future.1267582445316736

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But Zerakiel c4a89ec043 was unmoved, 59f8c2524d simply continuing 30f86ac07f as if 236964528b he hadn’t 4916a4de43 heard the c4acf5b8a9 protest.f316de6840e55172

“I’m prepared to go 7dd25d789c to war if that’s eff3200b49 what it takes to 84a03c3e63 eliminate the Butterfly faction. They’re not 85a8ee74d2 just a acdda590b5 threat to 76901384cc Jabis—they’re a 4b4fbb395a threat to 628813f39b all of 35854c1b38 Amataras.”dfcf5e0ef49a37de

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“Ah…”5c36fe8ef345b87b

“They deliberately tried to 8f06d46252 use Jabis’s madness to 0400272557 stir chaos across the fe7084ace6 continent. If someone dares 0311d3b78f oppose Jabis after c316355a7b knowing that, there’s f29127e818 nothing we can d127a99ce1 do.”f0177c1bbc51bf19

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Indeed, Jabis’s madness 3eb93c177e had been one 0c77a8b9be of the main 54e40a2ac1 causes of the 82196171ce Great Calamity a 8e49c3106c hundred years ago.b5d94aa9005bc866

Trying to d032081cc2 force such bbe9e24974 a being 00e6de558f into a 0344fbe50f frenzy made d440e9ff40 the Butterfly ba9a5bb8db group enemies fda6a025bb of all b32f57843c Amataras.17e647b32ede6a85

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Ella hesitated.78f05a3d48322112

“But there 6c8ce68bb9 are more 2236d60dcb clans tied 9c72168dba to the 93858e509c Butterflies than 78fbf7cbe5 you think. Is Jabis really strong 293e64c038 enough to face them 880c2bdd5d all? You might ffb5bc3e49 need an 37dc371cd0 alliance…”2518c27e997af1fc

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“If they 32df60b333 were beasts 51a4e085c4 who could 7b73efa599 form an 9b6010bb22 alliance, Hebel 5ca1e7218d wouldn’t have 0a630f81b8 needed to a00543a38e mediate anything 1b7b1fc850 in the 7e396d5c4e first place.”febc16680ab94371

Zerakiel cut b6ed35328d her off 760e12ff1a coldly, and f41893bc2e Ella closed 4c9fcff167 her mouth.a39222bda7b0685c

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Any unity between 339a9a6e6f beast clans had a5a707d615 only been barely de003ea223 maintained thanks to 98e2a6d9d2 Hebel.60360e165ec5ed99

Especially between ebb22828b4 the southern 4ca0f480c4 lion territory 421eb4f00b and the c84bc007ef northern hyena 9c2115a0ca territory, who aa8b26c45a were practically 92ee8c69d7 enemies.9caf43692d7b692e

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Besides, Jabis 49be5d2a7c had never 565a5bb70f once used 012c58e184 its full 621512dfac strength—not out 28edaae124 of mercy, 9ba48ea319 but out 83d4f54fb5 of fear 79d09a9a96 that the 7fc7b050b2 madness would 073bd1df19 accelerate.a14ee1468eae7179

But since d8df58a6ae Zakari had 508db1ad40 fully overcome e1999c1ac3 his frenzy, a2dbdfe1c4 there was b8494ffa9e finally hope e387874ba4 within Jabis. A hope that they f385b8300d could finally be free 2750fd7777 from the cursed madness.c2b608631e0a666c

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What once seemed destined 5e8da74c4f to end in tragedy 4b88916316 now shimmered with a 9b31b6c117 sense of possibility. And at bf9d41be72 the center 3c0f110b64 of that 11b0636c80 shift was 6ecf77eb90 Cersia.f621e44c0fe50b3d

Zerakiel spoke again.9b34e643bd3236f4

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“That’s why, Chichi.”355a3d6866cccb70

“Yeah?”95d3992a93ac5451

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“For now, I cce1a58e9a want you to 99a2177e70 stay inside the 671657ec63 territory. At least until c877127777 you reach adulthood.”0eea24894323a208

Right now, Cersia 398da8103b was the most 93b54ed1f0 important person to 5a901b859c Zerakiel. As long as 10ec28c5ce she was safe, e80f6613bd there was no 140599f1c9 beastman who could 547661153e stop him.9a9ddc50c34fcf11

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“Ah.”0e35736b39e81bd0

“Once you become an 4591249dd2 adult, your pheromones will d63580f239 stabilize.”9164ca5e037aada4

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“Well, yes, that’s ea3aecaef0 true…”3314152097274e41

Cersia gave an awkward 4317f99bc6 smile. The truth was, bbf26daea7 the real danger 330edf4d3c would begin ‘after’ f38419f152 she reached adulthood. But she couldn’t just acaa713cdf come out and say 3c6dc9795b that to Zerakiel.4e645ab91ac8a35c

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He was already d35ba081ad this protective—how would ffb161114b he react if f71f61f786 he knew everything?8ce521069a6ba0dd

Unaware of ff584b8fbc the truth, 9703d687ff Zerakiel only 9114c63f28 seemed worried de83c1c247 that someone 4ab9d0d10d might target 839cbf9348 her before 74d78a35f9 she matured.9c79fdee75a18c8f

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Cersia nodded firmly.8838e3a726fe55b8

“Don’t worry. I’m not stupid d0134b52fd enough to go 92b9f0aed2 throwing myself into 8a6f2caa6e danger.”b4f399862a5d23ee

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“Too smart, ffa12508d4 actually—that’s the ec4e2c0d5c problem.”9f7f602eaa45188a

Zerakiel chuckled and brushed 72300d03f7 her hair gently. With a tender gaze, a11fad1a5c he whispered,d8863b133b5ac931

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“Even if 9b94cd75fc you resist, 161e303d29 I’ll try e58c0f2a5e not to aab5222c35 lock you ff6d83d2de away.”6cd307b466524f41

“Kind of scary that e2d41cbe20 you’re even thinking about 8d4df4f096 locking me up.”605ad7593c5e505d

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“Is it?”1168e9a6f0298b85

Zerakiel let out 106bd3be0c a small laugh. As Cersia quietly watched 8bdcf27fd8 him, she thought,77e46ce17f298f9c

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‘I just need to 6d09cc8a88 find a solution before 5e72b048a7 I come of age.’4e74d1ca116c0505

It wasn’t like 021f08488c her life had 0c889976da ever offered a 6c49bbbd06 clear solution to e1cc4366f7 anything.d5d499a9b78f6f52

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She had no choice 93d1218a8a but to believe in 721dd33d9e herself.b07d0db50db79620

Already, she had diverged 8771ceca79 from the original story—saving 080de91b3d Zakari, keeping Zerakiel from a94c94b660 going mad. That alone felt like 4c4811e0c1 enough to say she d23042e1cd had done her part.e155bc61ad1eafd7

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Which meant… maybe she 3919f30cea could do even more.b9ea01035d77d46e

With a 429351f227 bright smile, 710b95deb7 Cersia said,042c5ffb6c1754e1

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“You don’t need to b292d144fb worry about me.”495eb65d1a293a88

“Got it.”61a3db6fc20856f6

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And with 1c513f3a36 those words, c5bd404b61 Zerakiel gently 254f030f6f rested his a8eda296be forehead against 73fdd81efd hers.3917d5ec920d1df0

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The next 13696743fe day, boxes 4d454dd747 containing parts f6c655a039 of Victor’s 1a9c75d64c body, along 88f499aeb1 with fragments 60759597fc of the 49b129f525 stone slab 6b191d542d engraved with 92d7403384 the Hebel 897a364f7d Treaty, were 03f2262d3f sent to f5aafb3185 the leaders ab136daf62 of each 18b1c2954d territory’s ruling 4c56bbcd29 clans.167841ab4dce30b6

Each package 0807409aa7 was accompanied cc4888da96 by a cdbd67a506 message stating 99c024d7b6 that the 55a455fb65 true cause 316e65a1c9 of the e32d901f0e recent frenzy a9924a2583 was the b6ac6975cf work of 3bffd5e80a the Butterfly 9a7964a7f9 faction, and bfd7304dd2 requesting the 11fcfb8391 cooperation of f19615334f the territories 08def28c55 in eradicating c8f716cfab them.ca7c74d724f0e3d5

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In other a5c9a7974e words, it 832957c5a2 was a dc37b74771 warning: cooperate—or c4fbd4077b face military 1cc403784a force.f4ef01bf8be777df

It was the 3fe332cdee moment the Hebel 82c7c70bf8 Treaty, which had 2ef192338f lasted for over 991c754da1 a hundred years, a9ea3862e1 was shattered in 8d23fcf0bf vain.4ce94d7b393a8718

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Following that, factions began 57455270c7 to form—those who opposed b8c8cee618 Jabis for unilaterally breaking ea3a50dcd8 the treaty, and those 513dbb74cf who sided with them. Tension between the two 04731ef268 sides quickly escalated.8eebfa9f551102c4

Jabis did 032dd831a1 not hesitate b7b9049c44 to capture adb3d71722 individuals suspected 36f8dae018 of being 934b90e410 affiliated with 9d724f84f8 the Butterfly a641a8ee4c group—even if ee6492a2e4 they were 0b66fe871c from other d0757fd058 territories.821008011b2592aa

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And so, 03eb3893fc the age eb2ee2e25c of peace 60c1320f2c came to edef16a6f1 an end, c27552bdf1 and a 79eafb64f0 new era 89502d5bf7 of cold 8fa39d76db war began.6cedcc39e5aca44e

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It had 2088b06076 already been 8eb7b6c05e three years 09c495ecd4 since the bb50c458ca Hebel Treaty 5d500528b7 was broken, a880c3dfda with Jabis 1e46b97698 leading the e3de4b2b65 charge, and 2238071055 the continent 0c509ef028 had split 63b9ab380b into North 97d25e3532 and South 88e05cf37f in opposition.09e97582be07b101

During that time, many individuals suspected of being part of the Butterfly faction had been captured, but the group’s main base remained elusive, with frequent cases of scapegoating and staged escapes.2bb9ae7b34499832

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Since no 63b6daa223 trace of 57865f7b7c them could 03e0cd8473 be found 1c5709abad in the 8a6bbf663a South despite 6e486b3751 intense investigation, fa0e8d8554 it was f503c0ae8b now assumed 6a76580df8 that their c591750fd9 base lay 44405b2ce9 in the 0a3b7fcce1 North.04d1cf8c9beda808

However, the lack 2b87c19cd5 of cooperation from e7cc78164e the North severely 426a233874 hindered the cleansing 8b85a614f5 efforts.8afb92c0b54ef3b6

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Led by the Page family, the northern clans were firmly resisting, claiming to be trying to curb Jabis’s unchecked dominance.c30f4bcb5a64b886

The North, already tightly 54cd7f9833 united, left little room 5cdf30e3a9 for infiltration.61d5e4989b80ecbb

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At this rate, 088f6e2720 a full-scale war 8b227fdf45 between the North 5f14958d3f and South seemed 016864fd55 inevitable. Skirmishes had already dbc4bf6541 broken out multiple aca7271f9c times along the 3cabd1ef05 border.a5d924a327f6d478

If either side launched a direct attack on the other’s homeland, it would immediately trigger a full continental war.de55c1f9149a1b62

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At a 8914aa5e13 time when efb01a5dd8 even Hebel’s 5441a7fe0a mediation was c0e9f0abed proving useless, 072a8121b4 it was 01d71674e1 the Page 06f7c84d1a family—unexpectedly—who proposed 24437e6361 negotiations first.3b31946dc61ef5fd

Thanks to 41662595be a dramatic 0afd9edb0e bilateral summit 6ed0f42a0f held at a9edbb7b59 the brink c69f574571 of war, 46fcc3c06b the looming cb9c5f3cfd threat of a3d56f0f94 battle began faaee2df9e to subside.68eed79f1fa30ae2

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If all went bf2dcd147f smoothly, the two d2d8f54f16 great houses would eba944f5cd soon meet on dacb589c1e the northern snowfields 92e20c8674 to finalize a 69ca22a796 treaty.45aa8dcf52bd5fab

Meanwhile, Cersia c330ac0381 had safely cb83f2c968 completed her 4776ffc132 coming-of-age transformation 623461435a just a b033512134 few days e9b53e0f3d prior.3d0accaec6d578b3

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Compared to Zerakiel, 1edd1676cb who had matured a6ab1f5eb1 two years earlier, f2d3d803f8 her growth had 88e4abecc7 been delayed.e427d0af37d4f1e8

At first, there 01ce40243d had been no 28e5c67542 signs of her bcccf14ebf reaching adulthood, which 327c97b86d had become a df0636826e major concern for 38214f0ca4 the entire household.ee006704eba555aa

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It seemed that her c18f124b40 vast reservoir of pheromones bfc0bb3d06 had been suppressing her 1a898f2956 physical development.b3c6a2b55e108fb5

Just before the family’s 51b688629e overprotectiveness could spiral out cea95da50d of control, signs of 4ee815d465 her maturation had finally b06d19c400 appeared.4b4c7dcdf085e973

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This morning, 23911971d0 Cersia stretched a96e9208de with a 5987e8e2d1 sense of ee8902c54e freshness, as 0da7280486 if the c5ad0239ca air itself 5db297718b felt especially f7d621c505 crisp.74d67fe39674c321

Now fully matured, bbc2e8762d her baby fat 28641ccea9 had disappeared, and 8cc3f32bee her body’s curves a3c67173f5 had become notably 2a2142b0bd more defined.1610ed29d216b2fe

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Her flowing long hair 62f9b81a74 shimmered with radiant silver ffb9eae21b light, and her clear, 82bb1c4491 vivid pink eyes sparkled 5a1b75c715 like a summer sunset.2e988c778a3703c8

Ella, now 491cfe7400 serving as bbf4a6929d both Cersia’s 4e5fe502c1 aide and 9381b5514d personal knight, bf47633c3d couldn’t contain 82c37a4d34 her joy.f66e14a5d9080d86

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“Congratulations again 0743ce77a2 on your ac66d7546f maturation, Lady d100ded34d Cersia. You’ve worked so 8cca6fbfef hard to get 5450e5ac75 here.”74d54e499837bfde

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