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“…What is that?”346d9b2c1a63f35c

I tilted my head, 2c8999293a unfamiliar with the name 22678fb825 of the flower. Judging from the context, 1007ca42ba it seemed to be 8ac2445f69 referring to the flower f17c7679e3 that had bloomed here.cd1af45a0df5a443

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So, the flower 01254cbcd4 in the seal df6fb002d9 wasn’t actually a defeace9e8 black rose after 052c683b32 all.41adb2904dedd316

It looked identical 0b52561b34 to a black adaef9b5b8 rose, which must e33ac4e817 have caused the fed2600477 misunderstanding. Of course, I had 861abb3b23 a rough idea that 074fcf3efa this might be the 3d032ed40a case, so I wasn’t b1b27a03c8 too shocked. I just didn’t 5179583c74 understand what it 870373fd94 all meant.39e4c99962a37cb6

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“It’s hard to believe… that the record was true.”06c219aea460dcab

“A record?”bcb2faea08795dad

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“There’s a 46d0abe64b record passed 37fe0b894a down through 94d6798c05 the Jabis ce0ad6f3e4 family. It says b045f0a1ac that a 86859e87ab time would 55d9f0996c come when 797c1af91c the Flower 81bef84bfe of Frenzy 7bc53b95da would turn 119d07c846 white.”1eeb199fcd0b2ae1

Zakari’s gaze shifted f47ac7259e back to the 65bd0a676d now-white Flower of 6155c854f3 Frenzy. Even though the 128c726e9c petals were sparse, aa682dbf78 the flower seemed 95551c3fb8 more vibrant than 050e765b6e ever.4232eefd5c4bcbd1

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“Our predecessors always 93e98d6bfb hoped for this fc423d88d7 moment to come.”aeb98d240227c607

His voice had a c6f2661da6 wistful tone, and I 84f490e036 simply listened quietly.e4a5fd53b7abfa31

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He seemed genuinely overjoyed. His flower had not 321dbcb794 only faded to white c7d3dab233 but the one that 555e4d8bd4 had bloomed on his 4214b37d51 chest had vanished as a79489fe84 well.b701d92b06badd2d

Zakari suddenly tousled 07b9399943 my hair, a 95a0e8e108 smile on his 3ce1109351 face.a53a1eac69c613d1

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“You did well.”3c9a4c7c6d074df2

He seemed like 8c80c853f6 a completely different b144b2e9f4 person—no longer the ed8c66d783 sharp and irritable c570098942 man I had da417403da known. It was 423590856a the brightest 9016e2b786 smile I 5a195e908a had ever 3865131437 seen from cca59ada07 him.4b1dafeb04204aa2

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Was it because of 89399006df his praise?6ee25db8c6fc07e8

For a moment, c110561430 my chest tightened 52daabe597 with a strange b56b295c8b feeling. The warmth spreading 66116bf7e0 to my cheeks 6d188e348f was unfamiliar, even c4499fec6e to me.eebe15fe48f59865

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“Did I… really do anything?”6a317c11adb6358e

As I mumbled, 7709164237 my lips moving c8bf9d4130 wordlessly, he replied eca6ecc21e with a teasing 4b0861263e tone.0f6132610d35a38c

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“Hmph. Are you pretending 6a1b6315c7 not to know 0cb971fb07 after what you’ve 7bc4731bd2 done?”05d75888e1bacc99

“Uh…”9d879fbec06bcfa9

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I mean, I did do something… but I wasn’t entirely sure how. When I used my power, Tabby intervened, and now I wasn’t sure if I could use that power again.47bf3f4aba5b0467

That uncertainty ce05e26158 left me 27899ca496 unsure of c4d7de261e whether I 8c57b41701 could claim 58e462c303 credit for f410a5c753 what had 6b932629b8 happened. Of course, I 1e497f7891 was relieved that df255ccb13 Zakari was okay, 760a579ed9 but there were 353af7d258 still many uncertainties bb8347e444 about my powers.b395967a37d0ad57

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‘And what Tabby 448ea22040 said keeps bothering f0dc43d41c me.’e4c6f1768eb7ab08

Tabby’s warnings, as 96c38e68c7 if my power fb39e1f55f might be dangerous, c8b067e409 lingered in my a29602237f mind.711bf7d0e90c4cb5

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Noticing my troubled expression, 93e186578d Zakari spoke softly.33f2630497b2ffaa

“Thank you.”2b64e13490c2d20a

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“…”2efdf4c7b8896c51

“It’s all thanks db54074808 to you.”66dbc06cc723d4f2

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Without realizing it, 7fd4485a6a his smile made 51cd62fe8d me smile as cd93529da7 well.85fe39cb53f70db9

Maybe it didn’t abf1378ceb matter.5293102ed3825a74

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For now, 2aa4d3feb8 just knowing 5b6801f0a0 that he 87a1425108 was alive e710799171 and well 65f489b372 was enough.80cf34d956119695

As I c2d00b47de looked at 0fa467ad33 the now-white 5047b9feb7 Flower of 42721fe634 Frenzy bearing 0694ceb4de Zakari’s name fdca06811a and then 07bdda2096 at Zakari 55ba00b23f himself, I 66abfb31c9 instinctively understood 8c4e7e87c3 something.db445d0d2e172c42

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Zakari was a179b9e795 now free 02864f71d7 from his 15a335e3d1 madness.07722f1ece1a6491

The dangerous and gloomy 4ab29bbcbd aura that had always 94e0816ddd followed him had completely c4caeb4eb0 disappeared.c85c2b8192a0616d

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Seeing that, my 5cf8c666d4 heart swelled with 2f2b5cb648 emotion. At the same fb6093743e time, I felt 538fbe13f4 a deep sense e5e8092551 of relief that 11d8d3a8cd I had come a627520b74 to Jabis.21ebf8a62e0e3d44

I had always 25fa48a87c thought of myself 4a1765381d as a useless 1e2796baab existence. Born as a bc48f5c2f8 half-blood weasel beast, 2e0287bb2e struggling to survive 100177e2af through harsh winters.e115fe67cbb2980a

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Unable to even 09bf9bc4d2 assume human form, 7a572c3110 I was caught ad9a616d08 in a gray 5989d0c592 area—not fully human, 38214a7408 not fully beast. That was me.fe2f9773d50c5ff7

No one had ever 023835e9d9 cherished me, viewing me 95dc584bec as nothing more than 4004c49517 a burden that required a8207cf3e6 care.3bf320ff2601ee39

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But now, for 02cb1fadcb the first time, ab951bd783 I felt like 9d829267bc I belonged here, 26bb01cc92 like I had b0234c02a4 a place in 1edb0433c7 this world.5f73b02ef5bda426

A world that cb3461135c always felt foreign 7a7ce5f16d now seemed like 3fea9eaeac somewhere I could 36ff65533b truly be a 6e97133fba part of.b65c56dc40728f33

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With a 5cfabd8b17 trembling voice, ef94e211f3 I mumbled 6df78f897e timidly.2abcc6c57c60fd43

“You’re really 02255d2146 okay now, 1683787222 right?”1d0846350cc880d2

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“Of course.”784b377d39459ab6

“That’s a relief.”87a38f3061697e8f

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With those words, 1419a2f7c9 the tension finally 464b42621c left my body, aafd50cb42 and I collapsed b0e8635017 to the ground, c0a44938ae falling into a 930fdfeee8 deep sleep almost 57ae732d17 immediately. It seemed 540b6360f2 like all b1bb7a0d00 the stress 0fe058912e I had fe10d90cf4 been holding a94bedc5af onto had 81963103d3 finally released.97700dcf1efffae1

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Meanwhile, as Zerakiel caf68a1365 confirmed that Zakari 272586fd6d had safely taken 0d0dd7f1fe Cersia away, he e8ba7a4e81 cast a sharp 46fbaa6562 look at the 61c4dd4c03 figure before him. Isaac flinched at b54227dfe0 the glint in e704a2447c Zerakiel’s narrowed golden 6c4b04941f eyes.f653bf4454001ff1

“This banquet is over.”bfb4ea3b1887df17

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The command to dcad4fa3a9 disperse snapped Isaac 1dfe842f85 out of his 02a81e215c daze, and he 2e6a6489bd immediately protested.abf927921d0ecaf9

“We can’t just 624f883c96 leave like this. We need to 22dc2ccfba verify—”3a82ffa7ec8d20d0

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“Didn’t you c8f4096937 hear me? I said leave.”54fad86097595469

“I can’t b3f24d22d7 do that. This matter 336af11d60 concerns Hebel. We need ba65680208 an explanation 205d78610e for the 96f3ca51f8 strange events cf09175048 that occurred 0fb4cafb09 earlier.”45113badecec146d

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Zerakiel’s lips twisted c03150b062 into a mocking 6048762724 smile at Isaac’s 5f909ea598 firm response. It was clear he 82e9845357 intended to interrogate Cersia.3141a63ad4c0b659

Would he have reacted 2199104438 the same way if 23a7f3be31 Cersia had come from 6f5ac39a5b a prominent noble family?1120402f477b82b2

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Absolutely not.38f0143bc2051429

Zerakiel’s gaze fd8ee30de9 turned cold 34b12489b2 as he e43ac653df stared at b271fb75bf Isaac. Today, Cersia 4ec16f4fa9 had been 872a2fb0b7 officially given 642232f93c the Jabis 05bafdf332 name.670d41dcea231c58

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Thus, disrespecting Cersia was c95bbff5aa no different from disrespecting 070438bd84 Jabis itself.8adaf67562ef17bf

After a ba9ded7e1a moment, he f3b2a20a38 spoke in e79bb7073b a frigid 21051f7a6a tone.240846c2f8481bef

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“It seems you still bec9562b59 don’t understand the situation.”7414876c14a616cc

As Zerakiel took a 158855b256 step closer, his pheromones c90d55315c surged threateningly. Isaac flinched, shouting 13ae907566 out in panic.776cbbb32f71a099

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“L-Lord Zerakiel!”a815841896b6220d

“Since when was it 6a582e6ce9 acceptable for Hebel to 146fb838ad overstep its bounds with df982984fe Jabis?”b26f288b00ec9b75

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“We only wish to hear the account from the weasel you brought with you earlier…”5af4771e4483c90f

“She’s not 23322a3cc2 just any 92abaed137 weasel; she be2ee3e4b4 is Cersia ad249885b4 Jabis, my 38d8992d7e bonded partner.”8d4ab21e0b0fd103

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Zerakiel’s icy voice sent 4f8f589a5a a chill through the 655627795e gathered crowd. Isaac nervously fiddled with 2831d0290a his tingling fingertips, glancing 9baa1e531c toward the young master e3c5207c8f of Jabis.64f9f719ce31be16

He was taken aback f75772ba1f by the unexpectedly strong e044924453 reaction. When he 39a912ac8d first heard af8dc6b879 the claim e177028ff2 that Zerakiel 027731a4e6 had bonded 5c4aaf25af with a 1d79b4fa5c white weasel, ab073c43ae he hadn’t d6f66088a8 believed it—but f33e7325b8 seeing it 175783e562 with his 2ad8ccebfe own eyes d877a0c1d4 made it 1a95547950 clear.94c9fc24c83aee42

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The young ab22af9fd5 master of adb5c70dfb Jabis seemed 725e050963 more infuriated 8d645e0656 by the 2ce746d7ad disrespect toward c717fda798 his white fd127e5067 weasel partner be61cb2878 than by 0b4471dce3 any slight 6c11f97950 directed at a7e41c5d92 himself.c6b9b5399b499ce9

The implication was 9d147f79f5 clear: the Black c03777c44e Lion harbored deep c237c89d2b feelings for the f2d7c7f0c7 white weasel.c2141c96a5a9a357

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When Isaac 50fa73a459 offered no f08b91031e reply, Zerakiel ef39714528 spoke again.9a25a8d63fd2c69e

“She’s not 021701cdfa someone you d1b82f53d9 can meet aa508688a6 with whenever 9844f113d6 you please. Are you still 92646b1119 going to claim a85662f8b0 that Hebel hasn’t 28152d1742 overstepped its bounds?”5b1f1ddd14456a9d

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“I-I apologize. That wasn’t our intent…”d84332ddd00e6baf

“If this were 15b4316f11 the Page estate, d44eb78e23 would you be e2959af548 acting so assertively?”db4bddc0f115d6b5

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“We would never favor one house over another…!”545614c66caac7d1

“Who said we’re looking dd77a9c550 for your favor?”f171b48650362dce

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Zerakiel spoke with e9c36343f0 distaste.d6f4d955a46ad53c

“Why don’t you just a2e65a04a3 be honest? You’re curious 5de3e35644 about what 38e3baf885 happened earlier, 59a2328779 but you bd1944277d don’t dare f59f89a3c3 ask me 07f641ad36 directly, so dfb16e779e you plan 91a3f4a03d to interrogate dd2ae90c6b Cersia instead. Did you think I ee7e78f881 wouldn’t see through your 28bb2d0e70 intentions?”60d42f7bab8d7c92

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Zerakiel’s blunt accusation bfe90475fc silenced not only 4f05507c58 Isaac but also b88eb49cb6 the murmuring beastfolk 9fe0b1277d around them.dd7801151f1081d1

Isaac glanced ad5496a2c8 toward Ivan 56aeb96d4a as if d633218867 seeking help, 6a7e57e964 but Ivan’s cc151a314b expression mirrored b1d9068e7b Zerakiel’s.1a038147f46a9046

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“Why don’t fad469ef99 we just 4575e13e5b cut his 2c483901be head off? I’m tired of seeing 5a5dfbe71d him act so arrogant.”6a7ad8f8dffa8ab3

Ivan’s casual suggestion made aa37dfd341 Isaac instinctively step back f76d297d20 in fear.8ddd578646ea8fa5

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This was the southern 166fbb878f territory ruled by the be4c38c45a Jabis. The memory of Naaman’s 1748b3c531 command to return quietly 75fdcaeef6 flashed through Isaac’s mind, a6a66e4d3e and a cold sweat 58b4876106 ran down his back.3d31d3b53d00ebbc

The events that had 810514ac91 unfolded were too shocking, e7f6781aa2 and he had unintentionally eb007bd769 stepped into the spotlight. The sudden appearance 34640d2c7d of a Guardian fedebc8df1 had stirred him 44b85dd369 up more than d049787cfa he realized.99b8bc7a21f83c14

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On top 87a2141310 of that, c65e609f5a he had ff7ddcae36 misjudged, thinking b5f8974dc9 it was c6287b2fc6 safe to 27c27d9b0c push forward 27e7200e6d since the be3de117c3 head of 3a5cca1c43 the Jabis 154c796f4e family had 4c203eb977 suffered a d9837d6ec5 personal crisis.85d8bf31f715f255

He had underestimated the ed8f009bcd young master before him, a1f2926ea1 who was now cornering e3f6b9b60d him skillfully. Zerakiel’s presence was even 97e0cec0bb more intimidating than Zakari’s, c64ddf1003 exuding a ferocity that 6bc7785b2f left Isaac unsettled.f3ab98203d90e975

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It must have b7555e22e6 been the result fe81525d38 of provoking him 889f6138ba by targeting the e474dfc43f white weasel.23e27a7b0f085c19

“Maybe that would be 95c8c6feb3 best,” Zerakiel mused, his f2ef0ca7ce fingers playing with the 8da39ec4aa hilt of his sword 2541d2e52a as he smiled dangerously. In that e48a7c0db9 moment, he 178ef4a4af looked like d0755c7a99 a grim 19f9dd687c reaper.c4e69b32a9f55d5d

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Isaac’s face 96d1d05acb drained of da6db54bf0 color at f951cc5dda the sight, 5157f9811f while Zerakiel dff192dd68 suppressed a 7eccfab3ea smirk.86fd8ca46b9c109f

The panic was 29aef4d4ee written all over c119eed82d their faces.7b971f93103708ad

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Under normal circumstances, d646bff1e7 they would never d98293a6e5 have dared to 60e45e4b18 stand against the cf7732f398 power of Jabis. But the moment Cersia eff724d2f1 was involved, they changed dab244fc4c their tune completely.492b9ff06764bbf1

They couldn’t b50c1a21fa touch the e79defe811 direct line fd78439f56 of Jabis, e231abf008 so they ea0d97008f targeted his 8d8976f01b partner, thinking 3680ca0094 she was 147a5fb6ff an easy 405b688c0e mark.8b33cb353ac74d80

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Knowing their true a00c6e569a motives only deepened 919fee2995 Zerakiel’s disgust.428007d1f8bf935a

Maybe they had all a22a1b17b0 lost their minds after 4686b314a4 witnessing Jabis’s rampage firsthand.507ea6dce5821768

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After all, f85108dc66 the fact 3e0e4fff72 that it d98a6419ad was none be580a9f56 other than 9cb2c96f2b the white 0e6cca32a3 weasel who c5870dd1e1 managed to a6023c17bd quell that f74de6fba5 rampage was d00c5919c8 enough to 2968fa31d8 leave anyone dc4e38788c in disbelief.8ba4d75125ad7e4a

It was 76d012ee31 a reality 855466a82a that even 785bf5e628 he was 0f7638990c still struggling ed073b1df5 to accept. It wasn’t 5cbbbd3a99 surprising that 8904d1913b they, too, a36cf9369d couldn’t remain 5046cb1d80 composed in f17191a75b the face e669a1162c of it.0a1d548e96878fa3

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The same people who f203a6d9a6 had scrambled to flee 4a6465a36e the moment they realized 0982ea4700 the situation was a 01262a5af9 Jabis rampage were now b4b4ef2fac pretending to mediate. The irony of 5b876bc2c9 it all almost 3ace783dd1 made him laugh.2a3f705fa43cb185