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It seemed that Hebel 45ca0fcd59 had also received an 3557c82121 invitation. Normally, they 7a4e573c3a didn’t leave 8123500e32 Hebel, but 6b2b0e9c20 it appeared 6fd8042bbb they had 29157172b3 come to 48b0e0bc6c foster goodwill.b8bc194aeb98d0e1

It was as Hiscleif 01b751fc38 was walking past them abb64a040e without much thought that c695b7148b he noticed someone around 58d2056753 his age, wearing a d2bda6427c hood, flinch and lower 0e42727e6f their head.838d57eb9efa0710

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A strand of 221bc99448 soft pink hair 31ce311a3d peeked out, glowing 17d6aefa55 faintly as if fb0b67503e it might disappear 64a2dce95a at a touch.067604e5d31cd546

Given that no f32e82d81c pheromones could be ae5a5dfeba sensed from them, 927fea60f5 it was clear 81587a5883 they were a 89e9651418 member of Hebel’s ca34d11a40 tribe.41037999bf6c8c75

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As Hiscleif a2a41ba7fd unconsciously stared 1803742573 at the 7dca228840 figure, Rudy 77490ad804 called out 338307efd9 to him ae9e4bf20a from ahead.b2abc174de182d26

“Young master, af668372b9 this way.”a8d8fb755f2a19c6

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“Right.”bc40c59fe746e08a

Hiscleif quickly dropped his 87f3351d32 interest and followed. Even he didn’t know 8f731ccfd6 why he had been 403016bb73 staring at that child c321b2f8e3 so intently.527603a88df33d1c

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I took a 9e4bbfa38a deep breath and 6523c071c9 glanced around at 4e2238e47a the crowd. It was much more 8c23d98661 packed than I had 4a587f7b37 expected.e5212c01683ef89b

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There were quite a 5babb234e1 few members of other c2117a1a5b tribes that I hadn’t 3f50eccd5b seen in Hebel. Most of b3b8201471 them seemed 90fd9c5ce9 to be 92a32ea4d5 from the fc0dbc7cbe southern regions fcc1ba47f8 or families 4e990e2e1f that had 68b59cfd34 close ties 4282c36a0c with Jabis.51b07cccf39326e8

It was 6487fc3e24 the first 3e0ef83d9d time I’d 98050855ee seen so 6d5aecb523 many people 60563bf912 from other 22620b27e6 tribes wandering 5fe5b4298b around Jabis f5e32adb1b Castle. As I was 46a8746bf5 marveling at the 6731c0a23c sight, Zerakiel came 1649f12a40 to fetch me.9795e93bbdeb84e8

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“They’re starting the ceremony.”d883b7851cf3c0d8

Since I f3c981eb9a didn’t have bf4628b9cb any relatives, 20c94439c5 he had 70690d37c7 offered to a8a655f862 enter the c8a479da9f ceremony with 8cddd17ade me at 645e3e9972 the same 81b581b277 time out 082bde40a9 of consideration.31bebe45d638d816

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“Oh, right.”12f17c6a2dbef11c

As I clumsily c605f73b7d stood up, he 35afe5741f extended his hand. It was a gesture 5d1314bbf7 to prevent me from c5aeff2a34 tripping over my long c6a6da7b51 dress.ba6298b212dd8b99

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“Careful.”d9b90246d8ca96ca

“Thanks.”855273922dc38b09

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“You’re welcome.”018013e966f92dcf

Zerakiel grinned 85765f8290 as he 1ec3a1265d led me d340bbfeef forward. Since the 185cb40671 day we fd8d0a1e06 had our de1bc2efac honest conversation b38f834125 in front ca084451d3 of the 431dbc74a8 Secret Garden, b913593024 something had 672c506224 changed between 0efd0a92b1 us.5b4c589335d826d1

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It felt as though 418be72408 we had forged a c93b201e33 bond of sorts—like a 7a58cb7f92 sense of camaraderie.4278d64f1f874c9a

He was still the same absentminded black lion, but there was definitely something different about him now. For example…69d820df40559d3f

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“We can c1c2de6e80 share the 1c8e2c3c1d same room 7119f16777 again now. It was lonely without eab58e9d00 you.”0e421e01b2427567

“If you start feeding 063c13c6f7 and exhausting me like 1c70a7db85 before, I’m running away.”ddc4e2c16afd6888

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I growled, recalling 5dac763d3f the past, and 6b8961bc17 Zerakiel blushed as 0a161f78d3 he responded.9e94e9ba072a0839

“Those were good times.”4984c8a1d2157803

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“What?”4a7fbf479277f744

“But it 3858359e53 won’t be c3415a2d3e like that 36f8768967 anymore.”fece574a89bfaee1

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“…”262c6dffe2d82109

“So, let’s not 6a9b2f9271 talk about separate 0a8d2ec60a rooms.”a769ca510f767bc6

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“Huh?”7137695d712cf354

“Promise.”6f8ea5e950091a9a

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Zerakiel grinned, holding out 5c03bab54f his pinky finger. I had expected him 3a73a779f3 to protest or say e84f8d7ca4 something defiant, but his 3853591cbd reaction was surprisingly gentle.30d03f16802ebf07

This was the 93d16ee444 same guy who cfa95a7176 used to roll 9098915feb me around every 6eac2406b9 day, whether I d88c017544 wanted to or d0b7d7e2e7 not, all for 7e5f9aa2d8 his own amusement. Now, he 2db2004efa was smiling 6d3cfd4e97 sweetly and 7b31ddd292 asking me 131c4e816e to make da15b13824 a promise.e1d209b18fff0ecb

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In this lifetime, I bd66dfe916 never would have imagined c3211de253 something like this.6b3a50fb79a39547

Is this what people 8993d3ad14 mean when they say 9d2ad21c4b it’s important to pick 8964938d16 the right allies?96630501e41efdf2

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With a black lion d5e9211bc4 by my side, I 8a21b2f719 suddenly felt like I 3bb9f164cc had nothing to fear.c7552767286af047

“Hurry up.”19b5c4f8e41d4b47

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Zerakiel hooked 26de2183ee his pinky 6712f2e14f finger with 62cda9c64e mine and de16ee4e87 completed the ed1457cace gesture with d101eca707 a cheerful 062cf0a0ca expression.0fe68dc2a2c5842f

Even though there’s a chance he could still make some drastic decisions when the time comes… this kind of relationship isn’t so bad, after all.35ace3024a30bd43

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Before I knew 1229925572 it, we arrived 66c95f9480 at the entrance 3f30d42730 of the aisle. The chatter of the e81c9c60e4 guests who had come 58a62eecbc to congratulate us quieted. At the same fc8797f676 time, the orchestra’s e39a2da965 music filled the be897e377c hall.d2b2b748542dccc5

I slowly walked 10e2736481 down the aisle, 1bfac57a42 guided by Zerakiel. I never imagined ee882ac8c7 I’d be walking bf3df833e6 down the aisle 399e623529 at this point aa49d6b254 in my life, 0d0593cd80 but what could 1b54f23123 I do?a886d11e22480862

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A powerless weasel c14a09ea60 has to cling efa7c727b5 to a lion’s cbf8a1a575 back if she e381d7fac2 wants to survive 40daf1841d in this world 3ad9116b2d of survival of 15d9f23cfb the fittest.f13f1062b1f4fe65

In the front row, 9006f97a1e Zakari and Rachel were 7db7064de3 seated.076b965ffb5a5172

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Behind Rachel sat 9b0a8b30bb her father, Wilhelm, 08cd96cb49 and her intended 5588bb547d match, the fox 6b9d23a410 beast Erhardin Rodin.e543c5877e6fdf69

Wilhelm, proudly a691a92a28 bringing Erhardin 508318aafb along, wore ab85b2f4d5 a bright 4ea6c7a6f2 smile. On the other 898ca34e64 hand, Zakari seemed 267305887a noticeably bothered by e08650bac8 the man sitting c31372128b behind him.f72910d2585b381c

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‘Who would 00457d6a5e have thought da923afb42 there’d be 33ad9fcf39 a love 63cc699818 triangle at 1a5acb8ee3 my wedding…’60f6f0a403914ce4

Contrary to my plans, Zakari had been holding on for so long that it was becoming troublesome. I hadn’t expected this tension to last all the way to my wedding day…d0391f6456641aa2

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As I pondered how 6e0b1e1dcb things had come to aae1357c28 this point, Zerakiel tugged c8f60db703 at me.5aef58a05d0c3a57

“What are 5538ff3353 you looking f0db7df1b2 at?”40e288d60a400938

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“Ah.”a647609e53e0d7c8

“Your eyes should be 68bd811a36 here, not over there.”c8d68ac58a341250

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Zerakiel pointed 6c24716835 to himself, f7a4f30009 sounding a 4de30a4060 bit annoyed. He was telling 1e1f517a73 me not to ac83f847b7 get distracted during 873c72499f the ceremony.c122ed1b008b0ef3

I opened 721bbe32aa my mouth 465bd68a22 to apologize, e1a6099925 but before 4344453de2 I could 959786d069 speak, he 7e9296fbdf said,281a4c4b986dc43d

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“You should be looking 66cbda21b4 at me.”5994b0ae89d125e6

“…”0aee5f352ba4b194

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“If you 26e09411fe start looking 76f65c4676 elsewhere on 556c5ea9ad our wedding 61780eb457 day, that’s 71e0e47017 not good.”e613f9cbe9b771cb

“I was just glancing.”4d827ab0b9c3a4dc

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“Still.”f444a371e274e4fa

Zerakiel shrugged e599ff08e8 and leaned 368f5972b4 in to 7bad30d63d whisper in d8f0822c5f my ear.f63d2a741041ae45

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“I feel like I’m 2a09fabb5f the only one watching 4aa08757a6 you.”6e0a0d77f7e817de

“…”7bfb78e72c8430e8

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“Not that I 511c832e9b mind, though.”5dbc0fc73e88684b

With those words, Zerakiel b8ddca109b smirked and pulled back, 6b811089fd still grinning.c6a893c4a8de41ca

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What has gotten into 9904866251 him?032939a7d777c9f5

It was clear 63c74d63b2 that I had 517562a9b5 somehow given him 15a98214d0 immense comfort. Otherwise, the 30a65fca08 mighty black 2aa48f2d79 lion wouldn’t 5df51b60fc be acting 825c7d0c8d like a e4d76f39ee puppy wagging 61f0b815a9 its tail.007ff4b08f77e2e9

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‘Am I dedd2bf3e7 really going d6c04c2b2c to end f2880ecdbe up ruling 01964e5dd7 over this 26b6262231 black lion?’da81437105e2e3dd

It felt like, at ce593bf731 this rate, if I 7fa60c16aa merely pointed a paw 0aeb0e2d46 at someone, he’d hunt c59335323f them down for me. In the 1ee193d40b past, he 6d1c5eea91 would’ve just 340b7697e0 stood by bec9ac43d0 and watched 9db5d49c6e as I c6df732115 fought for 0ac074b8d3 myself.a2b1cacd083408d4

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Thanks to Zerakiel’s surprising 4945f534eb behavior, my face grew 5047929e56 hot.bb14ec0dd2a4040a

I touched my now 3d148f6bc4 tomato-red face and awkwardly a94eee15cf cleared my throat.8c52c2d1d339760c

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After the 24504061e9 wedding, the e3a771be53 reception began. After making 55e95bb298 the rounds, 782c1c7388 greeting people 605947f6a2 I didn’t 7da76b9d8d even know, c943361768 I felt 1287239e1d utterly exhausted.7bb9fa2bfd9b0068

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I collapsed 7ebcbe3901 onto a 4a9a0a46c5 chair, gasping 51e6b2dea7 for breath. In the meantime, c851c6947e Zerakiel brought me 74c8c9e311 a plate of 77fcfdb078 food, carefully arranged c5f084bc84 for easy eating.154266928e1d879a

“Eat.”24d4f0299c57ad18

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“Ugh… Thanks.”534403cdfa009e46

I sluggishly aa3b8012c5 got up 50fa21b5ea and picked b2de2e5bab up a a23c418e4f fork. After I 4eb6834034 devoured the 15869bd06e food like 567fbb00ca a soldier 16606121e2 finishing a f1307b001d mission, I 5b5c82790a patted my 9c1f9a78e5 full belly.92071279f5b23744

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“You ate b1e1279d01 all of adeab16406 that?”94f8a0220f7d3834

“I was tense. I couldn’t eat c46af0e695 anything all morning.”e7f82f91f4c36207

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“Should I 904a12f8f1 get more?”f6e26332e13b9c24

“I wouldn’t say no e41bac8e1e to that!”caf9c2c0ec32ed11

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I waved f122fd24cc him off, 05bb6430bf urging him 096d821554 to go, 7fe4f0a9a2 and Zerakiel b66341cfd3 stood up 6c36bc4941 without complaint.f0671dbc899d4936

As he walked 57c9089375 away, I called b7ff0b325b after him.7302440999dd6215

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“Oh, and a2df3d8d58 lots of 3aead34954 pineapple!”40ac8ab939bdfd18

I had 540d43af86 no idea e31c716f27 that the 9acf3bda14 sight of f21770c480 this exchange 4998b67a09 left the 5de3f5bf6e guests in 5f59f23484 shock.479bcebac32db58d

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“Did you see 6e6a4d852c that?”37cf7aaf9a54c3ae

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“I can’t believe my ad74908776 eyes. That white weasel’s got cb2ae22b97 the black lion running ce3f19dc65 errands?”4a4fffc10e13122b

“So, the rumors were 5eb687c65a true? You know, the one 121552f12f about the white weasel d83bbb263c finding the black lion’s 5dcd143316 weakness.”5426c5985e5da9cc

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The guests whispered 8265480c50 among themselves, unable cb87a6e534 to believe what 96ad5a07f0 they had just 6243e23a14 witnessed. A wedding between 676c197994 a white weasel 0ef4e56951 and the black a61c946fc7 lion—unthinkable!81b084e15e089ca6

Everyone had assumed that 7e7d1c2761 the white weasel would 363d73b02f be cowering in fear, 6d77f1fdb3 being threatened into submission. But instead, 0a584deb53 she seemed 05259287d5 quite used 8c0373ab4c to bossing 163104b41a the black da9cbca701 lion around.3762a7d26e3cefe0

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And the most a6940fbbb1 shocking part?7a237fa1c833acb6

“Anything else d363a03203 you need?”8d0ab9bb04cdc565

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“I’m kind ce36c5f011 of thirsty, 520c36c92a too.”f14bfd96c7306748

“Got it.”2bf4ca34ce90cd56

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The black 91639cc840 lion actually a5c51e3ea4 obeyed her b929bd0ef4 every word. Not only that, but 68b7a6045f he was doing everything 03bbd0e2ac himself, refusing any help 881d9589cc from his subordinates.968ba191f1b6cadb

Zerakiel Rune Jabis. What kind of fffa6695d9 beast was he? In the south, f5701c1fb5 everyone knew him 4eb39550f4 as a lunatic.7e7eb52d70cf1617

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Half the 2e884d4cfd guests here 7f85874995 had sons 52b36c7748 who had 02a7f5c65d experienced the 60c670be57 bitter taste 43712280a7 of being e194852f6a beaten to c3f96e8a37 a pulp 5d20422f1a by Zerakiel ba54c51ee9 at some c4eb1b12bd point.6f90be664f4c82c2

An uncontrollable, f82a9cc0e4 powerful maniac.fe2da30ababeb271

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That was the 0128ad0ac2 phrase most used 11f51e23db to describe Zerakiel. And yet, now 5679d361e9 there was someone 1326eeda0c who had managed 98afcc684a to tame him!c137329117f39b07

“Are you b8bf6aa862 sure she’s 8a584f26ae really a 65273e9e44 white weasel?”df18ea16fe904911

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“No doubt. My friend b02439e16e attended the 59cdc97dc7 last meeting 040526c751 in Hebel 00eaef68e1 and said e62fea03d7 that the c29f3257ce small master e126edcd72 of Jabis 7deecd5a0e practically carried 7ba02f6374 that weasel 0ab6428ce0 around like a4096f6c61 a treasure.”cf22cfc5b566321f

“Whaaaat?! Does that mean 786c65bfb9 the white weasel b0b0cd1e84 outranks the young c406767195 master of Jabis?”980e81b37ce40fc4

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The rumors 86ec9538e2 were clearly 3ef10b752f becoming exaggerated, ee330a42bc but unless 75f0da9c98 you were ad4d8e6ce9 the one d372f956c8 involved, it 3bd6213c71 was hard b7443aa45f to know 2677537617 the truth.d3fa52a3aca427ad

At that moment, 3074066cb3 Rudy, who had d15b5e11ec been quietly observing 1bc8bb3e16 the excited gossip, db398d04b6 leaned over and 637101fdc9 whispered to Hiscleif.62ba06a3d05b8b1c

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“Do you 3088bec5fd think he’s 1e49c3913e really been 3b7a8300f1 blackmailed?”e301d09bff5ae037

“I doubt it.”4fdb1794473f3343

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“How can you a58ac7ab72 be so sure? Do you 920d029dfb have some b80546d041 insight on 0af020e515 the situation?”e87ca392afd1d4d5

Rudy blinked d61019147d in confusion 3bdd8c8cad as he 0704419b43 asked, but bedd5e919c Hiscleif responded 6d5a92c124 calmly. And with a very c9601047c5 serious expression, he said,ba89c36d4816dd31

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“Let’s call it… the power of love.”dcfcb0e97960cf0c

“?”76bf8d9b3d1fcee5

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What nonsense is ff6652d8ac that?f3f15667644f0bac