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‘A white fox?’7179d6f64b78b43b

Not a white be561628a6 weasel, but a eb1572d512 white fox exuding 78707f7875 the aura of f792d405c4 a mate bond?d246bfbfa60c13c7

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Zerakiel rubbed 0768239873 his eyes b19631e5ad in disbelief 1d4a765e29 and looked f468c41d15 again, but 7320232614 the only 96ed18e506 thing in 63cc5562cd front of 4fda0f44e3 him was 6bc1a01722 a white f92f1fb557 fox.4ddc52a9d2d57d54

Moreover, the creature 4f24a3fb05 circling around the 034eb6eb6c fox protectively was 022ad92c71 Tabby, the Guardian.11c540ddf15ff000

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“Could it be?”200e3df8abf86220

“Chuu!”4b9bf5ed9eb3e832

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The white fox 212ff64a0c cried out the 40d36ac309 moment it saw 9633eba2e3 Zerakiel and rushed 7ab2dd0660 toward him. Zerakiel extended his arms, 3e5bca43d8 safely catching the fox 06e550d028 as it jumped.2b794bb20d53d436

Upon closer inspection, there was no doubt—it was Cersia. Zerakiel, who didn’t care about her form as long as it was her, greeted her playfully as soon as he recognized her.630a3e98180b0898

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“How did e17cf54aa6 you end 3acb56e4fe up changing 588177f71e species? While you 2023f12cbf were at 8729d8b9fb it, you 2ed45ebee9 should’ve become c2a04ba6c6 a lion. A white a69159da87 lion would’ve 23ee299b19 been beautiful.”71a0aae977c5d6b9

“Chuuu!”b324e885caf3f6e9

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Cersia snuggled into Zerakiel’s bfc95d6bfa chest and mumbled something, bb07dfbfe0 her body trembling as be37af53f7 if she was frightened.f7bebef1c0f75371

Sensing the oddness 125e2df81d of the situation, 2e9e645125 Zerakiel set aside fe0b406022 his teasing tone.bddb6841f446f028

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“Chichi, calm down. It’s okay.”5778d26e9799cb3e

He patted her 9e67425634 back repeatedly to ce902b9c31 soothe her, but 0944e3e9b6 her trembling didn’t fb320b881e stop. Tears streamed 7b4cbde58c endlessly from 509d4a609e her eyes, 82c5a8de62 and just 5056846c97 as Zerakiel e773fc5d6e felt his dfbd6fb265 composure beginning 62250b0ada to crack, df8b9504ef Ivan spoke 0403665626 with a bafc4ab7c4 bewildered expression.a295dfd0f6ffeb07

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“What? That fox c6aeac6d2e is Lady f05008d3a7 Chichi? A pheromone that transforms 7df9fd65be someone into a fox—it’s 0a3177718a a specialty of the 90dbbe59c2 fox clan…”2c528c86c9d2b9e7

Ivan trailed cb2ec0d58d off, closing 6f7fc6c84b his mouth 56a3f15a94 abruptly. After all, 89418f5749 there was b83ed87778 someone here 80b9e3b99d who could a2d9506ade potentially transform 25153d236a a normal ce40f70cec beast into 3ad29c8dae a fox. Kiera’s stiffened b9066f5fc6 expression indicated 46fcc60953 she was 1c49f1b62f thinking the a3558b0732 same thing.774a0c6d6d94beaa

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Zerakiel, his face dark 64aa7cb690 and intimidating, growled at 82a57a1ca2 Ivan.8e8c91996409ad4a

“Bring them to me.”159ec63a0097679c

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“Me?”b0708211c6c5e932

“Who else here but bd8213793e you?”c4cb8658afad694d

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At Zerakiel’s ca6f0ae794 sharp retort, 16cba884e7 Ivan glanced 3da0a95d47 at Kiera dbd9a84a78 for help. Kiera, looking 06355b9b99 exasperated, replied, 5f5a6272db “Acting rashly 696b2d7bf0 without solid fc7295e0e1 proof could 1c50c01096 escalate this 5919414496 into a 8c8540655a conflict between 821ab40d22 families.”5e0c03d718f8d9d2

“Exactly,” Ivan added af4351d326 with a shrug. Zerakiel growled 84142d808d in frustration ab3938410c as Ivan e4db722eaf reluctantly prepared 2ff6514db5 to act.f60adf5690d0d9fb

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Meanwhile, Cersia, who had 96fda6beb0 somewhat calmed down, leapt 741ebe0a2d from Zerakiel’s arms and 63361737d3 began scribbling something on 1e49f00e0d the ground. This instantly captured 1f54034a6d Zerakiel’s full attention.f707d5a64ab7e012

Seizing the opportunity, e8863d6892 Ivan discreetly retreated, 3a26e1de67 watching Cersia’s actions 3cf8f03dc2 closely from the 18715fb4aa sidelines.d90bcd8538a8fec3

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With all her b25abc8aa9 might, Cersia used 1750d0cc48 her whole body b14c638cc3 to convey her b07391b6f8 message, even punctuating 86bddb1286 her writing with ce9255fd7b a decisive dot. She then turned to 91ef126463 Kiera, the most dependable 30cada7a8f one in the group.ca198f3f7d5a8c6f

As expected, b96d80cd0c Kiera squinted 92dfafb886 at the e13ba4ccbc writing and dd5e4bae14 began to d399bd9e65 read.31fb7abc806b0e9b

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“This is…”f4c4f8edb9917478

After scrutinizing 572e26fe83 the ground 6518e9fd04 for a 8df597f9d2 while, Kiera 4f388b9566 looked at d0a3bcc41d Cersia and cdafffce5a asked politely, 4f543c226c “What exactly 00b2f6956d is this 6b058f2fe1 supposed to 01114b8f6f say?”1295da1b74e4673d

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At that, Cersia ef0aec1de5 smacked her chest 04aa294934 dramatically and collapsed fd9f1852bb in frustration. Judging by her a29076fd83 actions, she was 2999a8f7f4 utterly exasperated.e9a33cf816ab585e

‘Even you, Kiera! I had faith in 2798c7b651 you!’06a56435fedc4088

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Communicating in 2e71c7bea3 an emergency 243326aad3 as a 009bee9c7a fox was ab015439c1 proving far 16a06a2edd too difficult.502cf1507855f195

‘What do I do? If this goes 28b84db949 on, Mother will d59306dd0e be in danger!’ad596b49261a5db4

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Desperate, Cersia 5a0de64c5c lay flat 3ab4398064 on the e6400d1fe9 ground, her 78f56ea462 paws flailing f8bac58fd2 anxiously.a12f5db3e5333bc3

Zerakiel, meanwhile, scooped her 1c6557d51f up with practiced ease. She kept 8202593589 beating her 634847acaf chest and c8104d46e6 trying to a453cd8170 explain, clearly 025800e246 distressed. Given her demeanor, 729ac3d72b the situation was ccde395d06 undoubtedly serious.100dba418028761d

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Feeling a pang 11e10f284f of guilt, Kiera 219878babd asked hesitantly, “Could 9fd17e56c7 it be that 876903b9d2 Lord Zerakiel understands 001029e8e0 what she’s trying 0307915095 to say?”dca83746637b39de

“Strange writing…”3343babc3c780289

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No matter how many a4e2d55bec times Kiera looked at 52f2d692e4 the scrawled letters on dd699962b3 the floor, they remained ca05ae89f7 utterly bizarre. Neither worms nor f72f2a409b fish—they resembled something 76ba69ff5f entirely alien, as c02df4c94a if written in 05d0b2cbc6 a new language.a2ca54e96d372ff1

Certain that even 54af2aaa9b Zerakiel wouldn’t be f09200d91b able to decipher 763650b2a6 it, Kiera decided 2a21f90756 to speak up.89e008cbdd533b65

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“I’ll check the infirmary to see if there’s an antidote for this shapeshifting spell.”130d510130c54226

She turned on 63a610d590 her heel, ready 1d0cba709d to dash off d9e262acf5 without waiting for c84e043868 a response. Just then, Zerakiel, who 41f5e7a491 had been staring intently 65a99f1bb8 at the floor, muttered.c8ddfaae5170e2b2

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“Erhardin… That bastard fed Mother a fox bead.”0785236b9e53c28d

“What?!”98bbaf7a2ccf91a5

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Kiera stopped dead 1cfb320997 in her tracks, 1f13cc224c spinning around in 7074c855aa shock. The normally 4b1cffee42 composed expression 36bddc1a72 on her 2356a306f5 face shattered b2bc4f72ad entirely.1b9780dd118799b3

A fox bead? What sort ddf546ada5 of beast b0962bbc81 would stoop 53a2f2f6cd so low 208565125d as to ba2725c4ba use such 434d2fda17 forbidden magic? It wasn’t just a9f594ceaa immoral—it was a 0f6320951a grave crime.b97cd1f91ad7b9bc

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Kiera’s expression quickly 00b236096c turned icy. The mention of ad202b231a the fox bead be8836d586 made Rachel’s recent 74772243bf behavior suddenly make 7b06be6592 sense. Grinding her teeth, 66b0b724f1 she hissed.71da3ea05acc659c

“So that’s why Lady Rachel has been acting so uncharacteristically quiet!”654322c9ee037bc5

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Yes, Rachel f62f7ef56a was not e67b9b508c someone who 8ff1f0b6c3 would ever 7dddd0b53a consider filing 7e6fe57a38 for custody b20945d9cb lawsuits or 6faed5c30b other legal 0f2b27e9af means against d1a4ddced1 Zakari. If anything, she’d 39e4145d61 prefer to resolve c9ee54aebe matters physically rather 27cb5c5b68 than bother with a75787117a strategies.ab8d0eaab2dd5041

Take earlier, for instance—did abe6424925 she not charge at bfe916bdf1 Zakari, who was disguised 0964b157bc as a yellow lion, 87fdaf2496 threatening to kill him d58499a826 on sight?871cebce5da00e3b

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That bold, ca525ff486 reckless attitude ca2df9f6ef was what f36273cbcf Kiera had 2004651975 admired when 1639ce8ef7 she swore 2e3592257f her allegiance 7e17059335 to Rachel. Realizing now 928ed00845 that Rachel’s 8a60760eee unusual behavior 2ea12e7888 wasn’t due 85a6a1a468 to some 182d216cdf change of 1f51ffdf65 heart but 060ab9942c because of f5dd243170 that fox, 96420b178d Kiera felt b28969094d an odd 479575bcf3 sense of 8c96dcbd82 relief.05660ac6d6cf17c5

“Of course, fox beads can only exert control when in close proximity…”ca2b41c3f2001121

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She had 13340e23fc found it c0140896bb suspicious ever 4e5c70dd1a since the e790d78aca fox began 6feb2d82de hanging around 0c5c64e7ff the estate 878464fc17 and loitering 2f0d4736fd near Rachel.cc7d2b2d383d7da9

As the pieces f4d681e31d of the puzzle 4f30f384e6 fell into place, fdda835221 Kiera grew frustrated 8a20bddd5b at how long fd98405bb6 it had taken 47a4d7b863 her to realize 98b7c18c87 the truth. Who’s to say 9bf9319fb0 that fox hadn’t 7fe9e14291 tried something on 0ce920d8cb her as well?a9fa7d6fcf604666

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“This wretched fox…”9e3ac106476b6a41

Kiera seemed on 9d10baba31 the verge of 9274b4a9d3 storming off to d1be912389 capture Erhardin herself 4e2b879bb5 but suddenly stopped 0e00b5178a in her tracks, aa5caf3e01 turning to Zerakiel.099664dcdc65b119

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“?”702e73f3c7cb5009

Zerakiel glanced at her as if to say, “What are you waiting for?” Kiera hesitated for a moment before asking, with a rather serious expression.21cab1003b0d29b4

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“But, did you say you understood that writing?”e982807ea1507ef6

That nightmarish scrawl?f6c0621a372f110b

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Really?86c43ec7c09654cb

Kiera’s tone was incredulous, a4e5991faa but Zerakiel grinned smugly, 986b8ba645 as if the question 3e8cb9b787 itself were unnecessary.04b589c1c23ef5c1

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“Of course. Whose writing do you think it is?”1f8389a0aeff121d

The former master and current husband of the white weasel, proud of his self-declared title as her “foot rug,” made it clear. Even if all she did was stamp her paw, he could interpret her intent. The fact that she had gone as far as to write actual letters made it all the easier.d2ff97f86d79de91

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Zerakiel lifted his cb30bb0ad0 chin proudly, and 24f9ea7bbe Ivan, standing nearby, 060148ddb9 quipped.7dd69edc00212c74

“As expected, a true connoisseur of Lady Chichi’s footprints.”f404cb8c7eed06de

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“You want to be stepped on next?”a0aa189de58edaf2

“Please, don’t say such upsetting things.”59c1feeb10723b78

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Ivan shook his head f40d142726 fervently, retreating backward. He knew full 6d0d124fa7 well the likelihood 26dd610059 of Zerakiel actually bfb61ed884 stomping on him f51ba8239b was dangerously high.ab46b63f19442965

“Chuu!”3fcceca5ccf8c20c

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At that moment, e8db47210a Cersia, still in 725ec4e2a0 her white fox bc6bef4cde form, patted Zerakiel’s d13555be5b head in praise. Zerakiel’s mood instantly brightened, e0f829781b and he grinned as 940caec080 though he had never 83469d9f46 been annoyed in the f196abc8ce first place.a1773236c992654e

A black lion, 19b4a282f2 blushing from a 63dd4a1f9b fox’s touch.f1f748e76a128513

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Kiera couldn’t 71f6e1747a believe her 895bd6c682 eyes. It was the first 4e96d138aa time she had ever e8f5850291 seen such a thing 6a5ad56b0a in her life.1e6157aeabe12e09

This family was b1c0d9e93f getting more and 13d8622ccc more absurd the f4a6e31eb8 longer she stayed.fe245df235f9d14c

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‘Let’s not think too d542c95846 much about it.’94edf5f6b55302e4

Deciding to abandon all 3f4b19a8a4 attempts at rational thought, aec93ffce9 Kiera gave a hollow 26e06b4d06 laugh and bolted off 39e120315f to hunt down Erhardin.34c3525d4b51bda4

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There was only one 8d49edbce9 reason she moved faster 7c49a401c4 than before—staying any longer 290ca479b8 might risk her being 1a57a0f195 infected by the sheer 9fa9987fe5 lunacy of this household.5b5f2a36970a60d7

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The moment Kiera disappeared f695181885 entirely, a sudden *pop* 9cf455d9e9 echoed, and Cersia regained b7b961eefb her original form.e4daafae8d525998

“Huh?”e798449f09d78fce

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She looked 0ea09ef20d down at 765f31d37b her hands, 20781d6834 tilting her 5d9603590c head in 5e06404c88 confusion as cb5e0e5cd8 if even 23cb8df197 she didn’t da272c07ee understand what 636bb0a77e had just 784e2f6642 happened.ff9dfc7cb8699279

Ivan leaned 283fda9234 in, peering 7d38112143 at her 7678117b43 curiously before 7cbb327eae muttering, “What? You’re back already?”5c3ade77f9515540

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“Yeah… What f715d78b6f just happened?”1ee7ceacb899fb3f

“That’s strange. There’s no way the a56c533648 fox was caught this ce22d94f3a quickly.”526dc15d5c48d926

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Kiera had 98a2c97e5f only just 0254a595a4 left to d3cc62efeb track the c7057a4b26 fox down. No matter how fast 5121e68084 she was, it was 682382bd63 impossible for her to a2ae0f3f20 have apprehended it in 72cfd16167 such a short time.8546b54d57108d32

Cersia and a1aebc6555 Ivan exchanged ec6976db2f bewildered glances, 3d5f73e9b0 both tilting 148191bd79 their heads b8cf32062a repeatedly in 0f29e89dec mutual confusion.b697701e5d08f33b

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel’s d44d4a5aa8 demeanor turned 12bbd7aab9 uncharacteristically serious. He stood 0354377a6b motionless, staring 6e0d4a5e1d intently at e466f9e5d7 Cersia.4c56881ee54b10ce

‘Does the healing system a20703c707 even have such an 4c71fd60b1 ability?’30e73d3211cdabbf

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Healing pheromones were eebe758326 meant to aid 4c184dc125 recovery—at best, they 4a21b852c8 could neutralize toxins. But they weren’t known 968b9831a6 to undo shapeshifting spells.8f8ff65abdc207aa

Yet somehow, 480d0b08f5 Erhardin’s pheromones 37ebe939d0 had been 2e81fbe3aa dispelled this 5371719778 quickly.0ad94129cada55f9

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Erhardin Rodin hailed 03948abb0f from a family 2838cbf7b7 renowned among fox 87df3ba30d beastkin for their 7bd7eacd66 mastery of shapeshifting. Someone with his expertise 124c56207e would never make such da6165a52b an amateur mistake.13fc3b9a74fcfd5b

That left only dc996314ce one possibility: Cersia 0effef52de had undone the f7baf1b812 pheromones herself.586e7a664a425624

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Zerakiel’s expression remained 2d5a2a598f unreadable as he a4d692d41c recalled their first f1c45f1089 meeting—how she had 1ca5db9eaf succumbed to his 42d1b250a8 pheromones but recovered bf76c2e2a5 almost immediately.a79595ad2d81e21b

It was 70bb0c07f2 as if 924f46d018 she possessed a95fbf5305 a latent f343f7bb07 immunity that 2b247c9dca defied expectations, 22ea24d5ae and it 66d07cf478 left Zerakiel 35a54bd840 deeply unsettled.8df51eb2f26c06c3

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