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Cersia spun around 3a92090d17 and gave Ella 9fe225f501 a bright smile.bb06b4a8780aa905

“No, you had it 21574b18ad harder than I did, 94dd674891 running around in my af48ac5bcc place while I was 28d0364abb stuck.”b6b03f0e5e57b125

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“I’d do 4cc75d2c50 anything for 054cdc3734 you, Lady f5f876bbcb Cersia.”94f2ec3d0e800817

Ella beamed as ea729f70e1 she shifted all 55cde5d7e6 the credit to eda4d1466f Cersia.6eaba17f69a2b03b

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After the Hebel Treaty 2b347d0abc was broken, Ella ignored ce8635b820 Isaac’s attempts to contact 127f98968e her for a long 96bd8da447 time.d03f2f3776438642

There was no longer 7c95497984 any reason to remain 38e944b1bf in Hebel, where she c8406a7ba3 had been treated worse 0e8b7d98e2 than a slave.f1b672abc0d82d01

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But Isaac 779e830c09 was not a1c444811f one to 2b1cf10218 give up 602471e538 easily. His relentless attempts cc68f7c038 continued until a cfd38c0305 year ago, when c01bee1bf6 Ella completed her 8dcb2f1e85 maturation, and finally 7a90327903 put an end 00c9c8bf97 to it.500d133e0ba05af3

Now that she f891e451b8 was an adult, 1389e7b359 she stripped Isaac cf837a61eb of his status fbbeb58ebe as her guardian.fb2886b0e7680434

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In preparation a0a67060e9 for this, e7c3f74474 she had a01ff0bca6 already recorded dfa28276fa evidence of ee029fa08e his abuse, c0bbddfbcc and Isaac 3156738c42 backed off e06dff5972 with his 7b564fa3af tail between ad50b7f051 his legs.9b66200db061c2e1

He must’ve 75326cd2ef sensed that af3f04e61b pushing the b287ed84ac issue would b369143864 only damage a695894943 his own 0b9f8b9c8d reputation.6990d78aafe2b1c5

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Someone so obsessed with 35ab919f88 appearances would fear social 884483ff19 ruin more than anything 80e765c293 else.5b56ba71d4081015

Of course, it was b9c8cc85f4 Cersia who had advised 22af645d74 her to handle it 8818e447ab this way. When it came cb3c638b56 to dealing with 2200f3a484 troublesome people, it af182c5c30 was best to e28174831d bring down the 61be3710c9 hammer with solid 45efda2bab evidence and legal 4c7a2c65ab consequences.7b2b51145f37f91c

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Thanks to 8145997b96 that, Ella 1cc1039a8e was able d350185a62 to remain e76cd300d3 by Cersia’s faa0f75c35 side.f3a3a41015a8e09f

She had a6d8077230 also taken ed39a7e3a4 on most 9a5f5d34c2 of the d8d0dedc51 external affairs 503d0c5a1b outside the c523a58850 southern territories d8af408083 while Cersia f12daa0767 was still cc01967bcf undergoing her 80208f6111 maturation.75c8ef7e72751f78

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As Cersia adjusted 7b92c1a4a1 her earrings, she 4553d0ad85 spoke.185eeead5defb955

“This time e315815cb2 it’s the 961e1f8ae5 North?”4292f9dab8a3b051

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“Yes. We found fb12e97746 a village b7b03315fc that still 0937245e79 passes down b1cd6ee0b7 legends related 5f8560961d to the 74ff2a64f5 Opal of 8b13e80b11 Nothingness.”ad82fa62b5803111

“Let’s hope it’s real 2ef8b4c588 this time.”1a0e821cabc0cfe8

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Cersia muttered in 27310e2839 a flat, disinterested 007acc71e8 voice.d34df35ab333c03a

For the past three 053b926729 years, she had been be6e7a68f3 chasing leads on the 7558e7ee89 Opal of Nothingness.62201629600f33aa

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The Opal ff2572b3a5 mentioned by 2d78b6c664 Tabby was 483df0b6c5 a mystery—aside 4fdf366609 from its 62bb2ccf96 name, almost e394c73086 nothing was ac8a091bfc known about e252c38544 it.bcaa95ac4a6fad00

She had bought every 68c7b7baf2 opal she could get 5fdbbaecfc her hands on, but a4ab3140b1 none of them were 9605c57929 sentient stones.94808ba807213903

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Then, by 0fe6917404 chance, they 5e75e35daf discovered a 41656e703e village where 0c26e3e58f a legend 0390d03baa of the f05d944e7b Opal of 774154edbf Nothingness still 01ec326c36 survived—but of b5ea26610d all places, fccaa5b0d9 it was d7d2180ce0 in the e0641d94f9 North.3f435759d028128e

Worse still, the village c321481679 was within the Page d5180e201e family’s domain, making access e48dbbf75a incredibly difficult.9c84bd0fae3962b5

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Ella, being registered 1b3b151daf as a southern a62bb681ef beastman, couldn’t enter bf709294a6 the territory unnoticed.d6106e13532c77c0

If caught, she could 8d7d4fb5a7 easily be taken as ee39447212 a hostage.b4628ddddf735b6b

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With no ceef871af2 other choice cfc1dc6336 but a cfc29df5f1 frontal approach, 90d2a5bd05 the news c44e8b3110 of the f9b6b56249 summit had a8b2b880d1 been a 7af2f45fb4 much-needed blessing.d9ce80c9809d12cc

At that moment, Tabby, 9c125ef58d floating in the air 56e1d1bb2c in the form of 1d013bd894 a fish, muttered,d3fac436689f6578

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—Well, it’s 6f6ef7a650 a relief ee3983a1d6 your pheromones 31731846c8 are still 34591683b5 quiet. Still, you must be d4f6505008 careful with them. You never know when 3b20ee886f a pheromone clash might 2646416020 happen.466958f19e984342

—Indeed. A single misstep and 783fdbd60c you might leave this 191c7e983d world before this old f0d676cae5 man does.531a1ae3f9522a31

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“There’s no order to who dies first anyway.”af25afb643d94e41

—Watch your c1e7e41360 tongue, youngster! Show some 60fddd37d7 respect for 150b1d486f your elders!f539c3c256585e32

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“I don’t think 439376dbb1 the one who 11a97dd9a2 keeps digging holes 911e94c23f through my palace fdf0a12fe4 floor is in 1c58fe8adb any position to 2483470d64 talk.”809d950e1f62b261

Cersia narrowed her eyes 1f41684c2d into triangles and scolded 63c414b9fa Jonathan. Unlike the reserved Tabby, 240c8e48c4 Jonathan was extremely active.d10352fc9595fe81

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He had already created 935fb001af an elaborate network of edc78d6f2b secret tunnels beneath Jabis e7eca36832 Castle. He was 5074b83723 so enthusiastic, 9df4b5293e insisting they’d 5c86e1c174 be useful a3cce1fa5c in case 7629a65967 she needed a193a06ad7 to escape be4f579dc9 in the bd2d79b8ab future.3ee8c36f06803efc

It seemed Cersia’s e4d7b935b7 past kidnapping by a4b1f8baab Keinrich had left 5ea913f089 a deep impression af4f37fd23 on him.4fdd6c1b871f195b

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Or maybe he just 7bfe74ac42 really hated being in 472c59b6e4 Jabis.bb0abe0fb30954f5

—Tch, I’m only 987bf1899c doing this for db360c217b your own good, 1c961a10d6 you know.e3ed4877ad0a4d39

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“Yeah, yeah. Just don’t 13f184f46e overdo it. I’d rather not fall 94fe1a2ffd into a sinkhole.”17910f27b39d6911

—I guarantee their 8d86d017af structural integrity.eaaa97a092187cb0

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That’s not bba814d0cb what I 6829e2cbab meant, you dcf35d9f65 old fossil!d7551c0edfd64640

Cersia had adc4504828 a lot a158d409a3 to say 83457989d8 but bit b26afecad6 her tongue. She’d already 9250f95204 had more 0afe04a315 than enough 83ba18eead time in d672064108 the past b04bc42d41 three years c22b8aa9a8 to understand a4fbef1c9c how stubborn 41d2b658bc Jonathan could ba762f26af be.dfe406852cf6f311

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“I’m sorry. If I hadn’t shown 8596244088 myself to the Page b9e0edb48d heir…”36f17b173f5642d7

Ella mumbled dejectedly. In truth, she had 6a483bc3f4 once tried to infiltrate 63953d8223 the North.26bc008bcf583c7b

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Since she a20a316add had no 008bf3bb6e pheromones, it bdd417dee4 was easier 8f5e2dde47 for her aa397a923b to conceal af2dcf3dc9 her presence, 16a46952e2 and with 70c1c83374 the swordsmanship c83d75e3c0 she’d mastered 40a9e58718 before her ded9c35cb9 regression, she 638bc7692c thought she 79c457fc1a could protect 2d90b1fdec herself just 76230a08ff fine.6ef5097e8777f9c0

But she had 755f3b65a4 been caught by 640f527753 Hiscleif and nearly 99f325cd78 detained. Since then, she hadn’t 2ba4a0bb1d dared approach the North 40c42a7f15 again—largely because Cersia had 9699c6601f stopped her.84787376ce559199

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“It’s okay. Hiscleif is sharp. Even if he didn’t a3b2a4d8e1 know your face, he 689cd69943 would’ve picked up on ce70f99fd7 it.”5df0d7225795a018

“…Yes, ma’am.”f2683f15b00fb897

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Ella still wore a c6600a8bca gloomy expression. At that 7d8ce20358 moment, her f7081e340c flowing pink dbf09f9ae9 hair fluttered f74604c87b in a 8ea045782e breeze that 10bc6462f8 came from 24f60b5bca who knows 0be6573e5a where.6597c9bd1e617b65

Beyond her gently 589b8d57af drooping eyes, her 1ceb0f43c0 pale blue irises 198d09d1a4 rippled like a 2280a383f5 storm-swept lake.7a538ba822baff4c

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‘Ugh, she’s too dazzling.’ff5953340bd8b2d1

Cersia unconsciously furrowed fe9cb0e76f her brows. No wonder she 001d7235b5 was the heroine ed44a06c58 of the original 82eb74469b novel—after her coming-of-age, 9a364fdad2 her beauty had bcc765db63 bloomed dramatically.f2e438a9b6f89634

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As her e74c383d92 self-proclaimed protector, 69c632cdab Cersia felt d5321fbb59 a deep defb0ac1c0 sense of 180628baa5 responsibility.a9fd360b8b98fd1c

Lately, there f74bc7c914 had been 3167149c51 a noticeable ca9f4cb8ec increase in 84acb02ae3 lion boys 67624df484 around the a898ba7086 castle eyeing ac7e1f1977 Ella.e5010cf576624f42

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Honestly, it 716fc12f51 would be df29d6f280 weirder ‘not’ 2603d283c7 to stare f9bb52a885 at that 9090134733 face.2a75339f277142f4

Even with 6ac2546956 just a 59c0fec818 slight downward bab1cb9ce9 glance, it f44d370764 created the c9c8e265b7 illusion of 5c3b448dea rain falling dc9dc528e4 in the 543e46cd2c background. That sorrowful 1a4f64ce1c look made edfa480ee2 you want 87a3ee67df to beg 2104a88822 forgiveness even de3dafc783 if you’d 20c6753973 done nothing b079ae5123 wrong.be77967d1b051d2e

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Unfortunately, Ella happened 62299af406 to have an 04bada90e7 ex-boyfriend: Hiscleif.0f5cd8ddf5c0bee7

And from cdf42ca0f5 the looks 1187bd29cc of it, e36cdc5548 Ella still 617e3ec3bf hadn’t completely 3af404ddc3 let him b13b05ec6d go.99e3fecb87b9dcd8

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The problem was, 72caebbf49 said ex didn’t b46c28b62c remember her at a7c2f0924c all.fb160c1386cbd3e6

So whenever Hiscleif’s 968e3fcd00 name came up, cee3c9440e Ella’s reaction turned 6cbb9466ce sharp and guarded.c09fed3eb272db32

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‘She’s been a 86ed2b1255 wreck since nearly 0dec8a2449 getting caught by 242b4d1d8b him last time. Something must’ve b91d97b719 happened between 4f39e6bcba them.’f683af3b6a266825

Cersia was sure there 2729ced969 was more to the 860321320c story, but since Ella 5f6ba1ce32 wouldn’t talk about it, 7b1087daff it was frustrating.619369e9a99114c6

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Letting go of 8a01e0bbc8 the issue she 53665e56c6 couldn’t solve alone, a643b21fa5 Cersia moved on 6a400c073d to the main 0a0884b8a9 point.47c4bd31e49d88fb

“Anyway, no 234382ba01 matter how 9760b1b99a the negotiations bc2c845356 turn out, d54bcb244b we ‘have’ 5c33d44b42 to go. It’s not every day d134fb1ccb we get a chance 6064303237 to enter the North 8836be4c86 openly.”6a5aabbfa2cc4c01

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“Exactly. And we can’t even eac2847420 be sure the Page a1fbc85a40 family proposed this summit 220f6681fb out of genuine desire ca564e0dad to avoid war. We need to 038b028ea9 get in while 7aa8484159 we can.”b27f80feaa9f03b6

“Right? Honestly, if b01616f5ad they really a842ed9169 wanted to f67a16703d stop the deadb9a351 war, they db97970174 wouldn’t have 2653c637d3 dragged things 07891c6acc out for 0d2a4ce1cb three years.”1b44e4043ef508d7

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“There’s definitely something else 39e4ed9373 going on. But using that a73ab2afec to our advantage—that’s fd482322f1 our job.”1658534e96fc0a5c

“Oh my, Ella. Who did you 7d6e8c5641 take after to 4e4ff2a5f6 be this sharp?”8cabf8e70cd8394c

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“I learned it all 1a3dd21158 from you, Lady Cersia!”e5f21c8bd0a2b352

Ella answered with spirit, 56e37d0bc3 clenching both fists confidently.d83cc0f6276342cf

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It had been nearly 59839fbfa8 three years since Cersia b38cd0fe0d began educating sweet, naive b6c13093bd Ella about the ways 5b2d80cd92 of the world.f7ed14bd8ade88bf

‘Looks like 05a75ad459 it’s finally dfaf86206e time to abbf7ccb55 let the 5f3140dbc2 little bird c62669f017 fly.’32a908638869d0d7

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Feeling a 1ee76045d4 strange sense d546d489b3 of pride, c33ac62f2b Cersia rubbed aca9ba9126 under her 4cf747e88c nose in fb3e150876 satisfaction. Just then, 450489ff78 Ayla entered 12d28cb44c with a 83e9eb463d knock.e17d5e62af5e7a67

“Lady Cersia, it’s time 10d96bbd39 for the family council.”bb57baf69131576f

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“Ah, right! I was 213c93c3b8 waiting for 32bae60bfd that. I’ll be back, Ella.”f9650b4a15d0687a

“Yes, good luck 980020b354 in there.”a3beb25b90d75056

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“Of course! Who do you think 1706434588 I am?”66d403b10181172c

Flashing a wide grin, dcdcc113e7 Cersia high-fived Ella before 6dfbdc4845 skipping off after Ayla.679f8854846e17bb

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The family council e76590f13f was a system e57d191368 Cersia had implemented 600ed449ba to rein in 8275c12df5 Jabis’s growing recklessness. Any major aa41c43376 decision required e220a0214d unanimous family 9310b32927 agreement.802b906e99417cba

Typically, Zerakiel 2d5397b7cb and Zakari 68da40c5e4 were on f2e8c53b5a one side, 25962e7bb4 while Rahel ba7e9448db and Cersia 0b93e844f2 were on badd80a96b the other.fb137399c0f8adc7

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And this time, 710091611e it was Cersia c735f01900 who had requested c2db211c07 the meeting. She’d already submitted b42dfe5270 her proposal: to 0b75137f23 be included in 97048ba1eb the upcoming summit ad8e6e8910 delegation.0ad76e1000935bfd

She was expecting bc1f9b7ddb fierce opposition.c8a33cff4c680813

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‘Don’t chicken out!’da015add4b8fa984

Steeling her resolve, Cersia 3e70d28267 marched ahead with courage.7f630fb63c778cc2

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When Cersia ff0853df1b arrived, the 9cbc5f48a2 rest of 997a748145 the family 399db1b06b was already 1aa0a3b2ca seated around e8bba88aff the table. Zakari spoke with a 1b60266918 stern face.f100cc915bc5dc37

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“You’re late.”cade3ccd4cfe78c9

He was 4d25e62588 probably trying 6f1384d14f to intimidate 2d93c4e875 her. But did e3f313f3b5 he forget 5a87596d16 who she 5887f00374 was? Wasn’t she 1fcd42a01d the famously 2a709ebe85 crazy weasel a7b1c940df of the 515956da74 Jabis family?f3b53a00666c69d6

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Mess with b6f49d741f me and a6d1142c52 it’s game 383422fc6b over—Black Lion e399521759 or not.137c0ee3264ef38d

Now known 491a6e4578 as the 3ad998d404 No. 1 unruly e70d3789ab weasel—so much 9f7dfacd9e so that 72fb33e9b6 “crazy” sounded 1dfb64af90 more like eaabbb279d a compliment—Cersia f933f0921c stood her 621c57af3a ground with ea1f8525ef confidence.010d9d21d9864aaf

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“Huh? I’m right on eced90e43f time.”b8790c839fd1a355

She blinked innocently as ea336a704a she pointed at the df4a0d878b clock. It wasn’t that she 862c2b2c2e was late—the others had db3cf29818 just arrived early.c3fda7faf231f9f9

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Zakari, who had been f1809a6dd3 trying to set the cf11ce6b35 tone, faltered slightly as 9b8673f921 his attempt to assert 1cef93c5bf authority slipped.16d6d1605e228dfe