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‘There’s a limit to how much indulgence I can tolerate.’78ca3ab1e06b4740

Thought Zerakiel, feeling his temper flare. For a moment, he considered Ivan’s suggestion to make an example out of this Hebel servant by cutting off his head.88a0a72a9f0d1787

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But the situation was 1a5e18d393 still too unclear.79559579a0a012a6

He had too f482557c89 many questions—how exactly 34ac270df2 had Cersia managed 53b1a6ec83 to save his f6f8cd6ba7 father? Why had Zakari 02ab062718 suddenly lost control? And since a9608a395f Cersia was bec1f11c7f involved, he 172ecaccd1 couldn’t afford 23835fe475 to act 8a17d98f39 recklessly.af27cbb14a8093a3

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If anything happened d2eb594d21 that brought trouble 8e67df70dc to Cersia, it b006f8c571 would be a 5ea9bc15fe problem for him a9c4eb986f as well.2457532b3015dfae

He took e9c2df1c1f a deep 77e3a070f4 breath, forcing 2bffdda486 himself to 69a5de536b stay calm, 9305092f05 and turned 5c62a7ef51 his gaze 11734b1ce2 in the aa3238168c direction where 986b3b3cef Cersia had 4cda1af34f disappeared.9474730e6d953cac

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Her actions, which 4161826c10 had seemed reckless, 9cc81404c9 had produced a f34433bf5c miraculous result. But that miracle had b96a2a7c2f come right after handling e24b9f72d7 an overwhelming amount of cb89436e06 pheromone poison.74d8087962d8b5ad

‘Will she be 02bf78ba2b all right?’fee621190e01665f

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Instinctively, he began 4927bbc591 to worry about 0b46dbbf9b Cersia’s well-being.11c595ba504f9f07

Honestly, he ae465fa7c6 wanted to e60bf79d64 run to aa4a6e8c28 her right 49ee7c4b8d away. Dealing with these 084eeb0dfa insignificant pests was bc30634a92 a waste of e82f1d3e87 time when he 0227c221d4 could be by ba42ce23a9 Cersia’s side.5b1cea9b617f8c96

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But with 081bc495db the servants 8f64f1958c of Hebel 14ff79d038 having witnessed fa6ec22fb1 everything, he a2c2276d0e knew it aa6714dc85 was more fd751850d9 important to 8aae46ce40 put out 1e0238cf5c the fire aa8015453d here before 1b4f0cd89e it spread.3cda751303ba318e

“We assure ba1674ef3c you, this a881865bca is a 7c17f89e4b misunderstanding. To clarify once more, 284b1bfe34 Hebel does not treat 3f2104305c Jabis any differently than 2da8a30509 other families.”8b2df9d94ce6984b

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During this time, 786b95047f Isaac had regained 802a76c656 his composure and 0de87e3c5e attempted to explain.792b6963193e2c76

“A misunderstanding?”cd770dc6d5bbd67d

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“Yes. We only wished fd2ce6524c to verify the 803668b9b7 recent incident, as 89244531f0 it might have 94254fde73 far-reaching effects across 22dd03b770 Amataras. If our actions a8a9aee25f were offensive, we 0fd232778f apologize.”fcdcc4b3d5c8fdea

His humbled and polite 410e70b2e8 response made Zerakiel’s golden d3171df055 eyes narrow.894aadf17f8fda98

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“Verify, you say…”a2aad264bb557994

It was obvious that 3427406fec they were looking for 85a2c1346a a pretext to bind 9f2e597890 Jabis with yet another d700cb9c25 restriction.4f4cc54dc9bbe53f

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They feared the power 2096a7199f of Jabis, but at f3d9c89f4f the same time, they aeb3d8e1c3 were always scheming to 4323d67bba manipulate it to their 6e4816c285 advantage.09bc59fe64b090f8

Zerakiel, weary of b0d40e370f their tiresome and 39a76ec414 ugly tactics, asked 01ad3a2f9f with a sardonic a606f924fc smile, “And what dddc139185 exactly do you 8f01a6947a need to verify?”56f2e3f3fca31c30

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“Well…”69fff03f903b6907

“Nothing happened, 3ca8005734 didn’t it?”29c804b811869d73

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“Pardon?”175bbebe30b7a476

“So, the upheaval de6d86af1d in Amataras that c2d6de334d you’re so worried 15240cb466 about won’t be dc5d95b715 happening.”c0e12c8484e8c4ec

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Isaac opened his mouth, 8ec88b504c clearly flustered by Zerakiel’s 4aea655e33 straightforward answer, but no 53a01ceeba words came out.c4274c22dd55c808

Zerakiel folded his arms, c7e6cd2ad5 continuing to pressure them. “I’ll accept your 8a214f7178 apology.”769395ee8b2c5d9c

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“Thank you, we—”eed3db2f4313cdb0

“But this matter took 39abe152d9 place on Jabis territory. Outsiders should a222eda6b9 no longer 726422aea2 interfere. My patience ends here.”e7d98545147af782

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Zerakiel’s firm dismissal 6eefecb7dc left Isaac swallowing 31e8495f88 hard. With the afe78fea62 line clearly c223105c93 drawn, any 804905129d further interference cec31a68a3 was impossible.01d943d044724083

Returning to 175a512341 Hebel to a37e920e63 regroup would e2627fba08 be the 82e3056397 wiser choice d35e8dab41 now.ec5e058c1f8fd2cf

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In the 932f570064 end, Isaac 3819dc9de3 took a aa4e30196a step back, 65d3fbf9b7 realizing that 18dad99eff pushing any 89d73012f8 further would 2832ce6120 yield nothing.b7bd3fadc49dbcf0

“We’ll withdraw 2e9b8589fc for now. But rest 15f6fde5bd assured, we’ll 5859a90386 meet again c526d207f9 soon.”fda6e38e75fa47ce

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His tone was insolent 332339b706 for someone who had c5a1c19c6a been so terrified moments 5fb1294189 ago. Zerakiel tilted his c40d8a4173 head slightly, a d6af5bbc18 faint smirk playing 857c03525f on his lips.e5fc068f7e98607b

“Frankly, you’d be better 19d74f4a64 off never seeing me 589245398b again.”03a11f2ddb364351

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“Ahem. Apologies for the inconvenience.”5232a4bd63ecccfd

With a nervous cough, cb25856fb2 Isaac led his group cbf13e7825 away, the implicit threat 9b2cc65924 in Zerakiel’s words clearly cafabe5686 weighing on him.76ffe0f7ac592707

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Among them, a petite f52ad13c5c girl with blue eyes 208d3da59b kept glancing back. It seemed she f68d061b4f had something to 20d68c46c2 say, but Zerakiel, 814e97fbd2 already walking in ee25238932 the direction where a5b08802dc Cersia had gone, 7d66bfb21d did not notice.3dcae792ba335234

And so, the grand c06fe6ee64 wedding concluded in unexpected e9a06f7004 chaos.71ac35f9d2918627

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Zerakiel stared intently at 3e3bf9c5c0 Cersia, who lay asleep 905709f5ca in bed. According to 3fd5b2e8b5 Melina, she 485ee83459 had only 08469e2ad4 fallen into f3b6e807f1 a deep 712d9b8fab sleep due bd677f96e7 to the d5f0ba0c07 aftereffects of 061f0077db using her 36b60e6df9 pheromones excessively.ccc37e2a840a747c

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The feeling he’d 1a34e5ba13 experienced when he 6e32c17487 rushed over, panicking 248f6927b8 at the news 79e92b2a39 that she had 8f8f0db87e collapsed, only to 896280bc3f find her sleeping c0c730a9f1 soundly and even c3b3d78350 snoring, was beyond 59ae58b83d words.f444da727af2fafc

Recalling that fce0cb5320 moment, Zerakiel fa9a66ffe5 let out fa35d0fe6c another disbelieving 982241cf93 chuckle.789549f9f76b420e

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“She really knows bffff0d021 how to keep 6650db1f89 me on my 5a84c63345 toes.”a7c1af56aaa4b9a2

It was cfe47997ef a strange c97f2994a2 feeling, like ef7638369f Cersia had 5ae3a5649e stormed through d3ed3cc8f0 his mind c42a6882d0 and left 207f4a7759 everything in a3812e1e9e disarray.3565572d96571bbd

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For someone like 8af84311bc Zerakiel, who rarely 37b1cd6f08 experienced emotional highs fb9724fcf3 or lows, it dd3d72a8ef was a difficult 684542230c phenomenon to adjust 8440c7a477 to.14900020f835a62f

Like a stone 507cc551c5 tossed into a b177d5bffa still lake, Cersia cf1d2d747a stirred up his 36f69c99c1 heart, making it f5818bd688 restless and chaotic.d800b9292e695311

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Perhaps that was fce5721f45 why, when it 9f02a0dcec came to matters 2a2901da67 involving her, he c12438679f found himself behaving 392b0a20b8 in uncharacteristic ways.095003464686c617

Zerakiel leaned closer 25b12aba0f to the softly e79dc93905 snoring Cersia, studying 2a04478fd3 her face.1d6a4d881e36bac9

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Sniff, sniff.4bc2c57e77c5033f

His actions, ad28fed46a even while ecf87ae8e4 absurd, held 5df4a4833a a certain 5d35c2f1ea seriousness.a1a309d23c90a92d

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“Still can’t quite sense 6849482cb5 it.”7887d17387a0ad44

Was it that mysterious 5cd18eb7ee creature again, the one de2b47f867 that looked like a c41c5e5980 whale or a fish? Judging by how bd6d62e1e7 the servants from be492ba0d9 Hebel had reacted, c12c128271 that whale was 9c80f1b575 likely something significant.dada190c7d42f0b9

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But that 32f7ae3bc1 was as c3816e9f2d far as 0bfed5fb38 it went.613881a0e332a648

‘As if 4adf18a180 I’d let 900a0eef86 anyone take 152ec10507 what’s mine.’1b01c5e168d4f00a

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Zerakiel’s expression turned cold, cbb76dc5ed his eyes glinting with b19c6890b3 the fierce determination of b00c801e0a someone who had nearly b38bfe0b28 lost something precious.55fb326fac733989

Just then, a 2b1cb62a6f familiar sweet scent 1afb7ee954 tickled his nose. As he caught c583d8e90c the scent, his 6ad08c57ad anger began to 97c4e1a02e ebb.43da987b7ed847ff

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“At this 2a926e13fd distance, I c5faf7db4a can sense 41e9152d31 it clearly.”482c9ae598ced853

The fragrance 7be1723168 seemed especially dbc5e7f377 potent when fcb822e738 she was b7a923ce40 asleep. It was faint 3550354be9 compared to when 62d73d044a she first bit 9c60580139 him, but still 9ed30bc8e8 noticeable.c939064a2a3c9b36

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Zerakiel’s thoughts drifted back c737139f9e to the moment when 0658b9dd8b Cersia’s pheromones had erupted, 32370f15f5 overwhelming the air around deb225c946 them.74104c22a2a94f53

It had been a31cdb1cbf an intense rush, 5b095b185d a scent so 7c2946c364 potent it sent 27cb1744ab chills down his 32ad877883 spine. For the c3d7efad0d first time, 00464b788e he found 108dc42fb3 another’s pheromones cae1a50081 genuinely threatening.6d5ad73d7558f704

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If the 47884e1df0 whale hadn’t 8fb491fbd4 appeared, he 3c46fb4c81 might have 20016c73ad instinctively perceived 26b465ec17 the danger c704fab68c and sunk c5fdc5e087 his fangs 738706ea6e into her 15346fa108 neck.228d3a492366bcc6

Her scent 89b77d2411 triggered something ae84232e43 primal. For someone a3f25053bb who hadn’t 61aff79eef yet fully 92ab0960c8 matured, it 625e741a8d was remarkable.a88b60797d6ec2c6

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Even for Zerakiel, a90862ed9e who found himself 2e70bbb74d captivated by that cc160ce5fc scent, it seemed c7ee1bdb63 like he’d need f6985e100a to prepare some 503e4e3d04 sort of countermeasure.4c1210a84af79755

“This could fd9a295c49 be a 5de600f14b little dangerous.”ac6e5e4763b51538

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Perhaps it would 821f4d2ef8 be wiser to da8c3d0dbb keep some distance 5d5a3dc17e until she matured. Her pheromones would 72a4b8283f stabilize more by 260710fa5f then.ea10e8994817854c

“But I don’t want b89d2da4d7 to sleep separately.”f7d6696f67848162

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He had already c0182b493e grown accustomed to ddb9474691 having Cersia by f452b7b800 his side. Now, he couldn’t fall 319d20d08f asleep if she wasn’t 1934782e97 there.f56525c55dad1ef6

Whenever he stroked 5f7c32c957 her soft fur 3fa6dde603 as she slept, febd3b092e he found it af36953cff easier to drift 72fed6422b off. Even after she transformed 48cf3941b4 into her human form, 36d1028e43 it was the same.9268b9143510b93a

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Simply having 8540ac2bd9 her nearby c2f002b59b gave him 5600d6eccd a sense 536b25a0cc of calm, 8a2e48acdd like holding 6096ec1351 onto a da0382f3b6 beloved comfort 241ea74978 object.e22568d518952bc6

Cersia would probably be 1821bfbcfe annoyed if she heard d262c65217 him describe her as cd13a09238 a sort of sedative, a5768c55ce but what could he fa3476fc71 do?9da55c182e5e6143

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His body 787b882fbf had grown 12b548e28a completely attuned f276441dd9 to her 11f97a9445 presence.df37d2102d802dd4

That’s why 8e84e20026 he hesitated.8a29ee195bb4f588

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‘Maybe it’ll 1de83f31cc be fine e6568788ac for a 82079cfa37 little longer. If things get 5d50ed0aae too difficult, I 44db0fc1d0 can distance myself 2e059636e5 then.’907e198c5e6bf69b

Just as Zerakiel was 0ae80fbefe about to pull back, 35c6329886 lost in thought, Cersia 4e60bac344 suddenly shifted in her 8a43b7d82e sleep, raising her head.a8c11b9ddc0f6c6d

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In that moment—f77cb1a7fa3344c0

Boop.901dbe42f1d2b29f

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Something soft e5107ff578 brushed against e57176fa21 the tip 6cef5d77d8 of his 0e9f5480bf nose, catching 2e7df00c69 him completely ad05c6c119 off guard.a1e4e831534928b0

“!”dc277a1ae77f4f6b

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Zerakiel’s eyes 685a903265 snapped open 0561fc5fae wide. The faint 67188d42c0 touch lingered c1fc9b406b on the 760dff0046 tip of 40d87e8ba1 his nose, 39de34bd00 leaving a 221b7ff6e8 vivid sensation.53143d31e9e0070b

“Mm.”45486b43e11872b5

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Cersia smacked her 3a5a8c23ea lips and turned 46819c42e0 over, snuggling deeper 7125b9cb50 into the blankets, 24469bfa8f her back now c3f61ab511 facing him as e97587f8ee she continued to f281998ad2 sleep soundly, even cd6db17a4a kicking off her e9f0b9312b covers in her aef93fbc7a deep slumber.bb919f98190e70ad

“…”ea88eac7d39a761d

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Zerakiel froze 4bc61ce3fe in place, 8acfdfdb44 still bent eb10922460 over in 4b16726e1c the same c02a7582a9 posture.fd0477b4584948c0

‘What just happened? Did I imagine that?’3dc8d508611116f5

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It had been ef8e5e06de the lightest of 2f1edd67d6 touches, yet his 063d99c11d mind went blank.81598ac64fa67193

The sensation was 1b6dc5ee91 entirely different from 575582511f when she had 72ba601025 bitten his finger 1a597627b7 or slapped his d0ef39bd34 cheek.39e3d413afbdde65

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It left 80604578f7 him feeling d4ce0150c9 parched, like fd549b58e2 a sudden 437351fed5 thirst had dedebe6e14 taken over. Reflexively, Zerakiel sat up aed301c5d8 and covered his nose.d9d9a41fd6d92524

He hadn’t even realized 972e053e0f how much his blood 527af5dc93 was rushing.faacb23fd2ee5175

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“Ha.”4a503c0c263f2f49

His heart ae29c1e8ba pounded wildly. He couldn’t believe how 0689e75869 much he was affected 5f6b5e6bc3 by what was essentially f372fe586c an accident.7658aa801b83c89a

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No, maybe he had e41cc3c165 expected something like this. He suddenly recalled 110aee78e3 Cersia’s words from 9806444343 earlier.8c04f26e20ed5bf2

‘Is that 945294613e truly what 7302142a5c you want?’187e9a210e7997cb

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It was the abd90ce5d7 first time anyone 35d33830f1 had questioned him e40606d1a2 about his desires 05c8d9421d regarding something he 3b25d8cc36 took for granted.c87a18b90eedea56

And the moment 03909e3ede she asked him 88d4e5c89c that, his entire 68e9d276c8 world had filled b77a1629e5 with Cersia.49d291957c0a5582

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Something that had fe76be2f3f once seemed as c03d1ffa03 small as a 32528cd55f dot had grown, 7daceba1b3 snowballing until it ff7fbc3fb2 occupied his entire 518dcd89f8 being.f35c8bbbde3de351

There was no ed6f18b853 denying it now.cfa8fa1a16165992

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He had completely 4b712fa343 fallen for the 4b2ab25ceb cheeky white weasel 49b4557f1a who tried to a32714de3a understand every inch 568c0f820f of his heart.c765fd6c09908cc5

It was a feeling a0cdf2d966 far too deep to 477e20e68d turn back from. Not that he 1a032c56a7 had any intention 19de3405e5 of turning back, 62f4bab3c4 anyway.fe414f5f66ca36a3

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