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While Ivan and Cersia conducted their peculiar “ritual,” Zerakiel managed to regain his composure.b1b2c1802313a3a9

“For now, 982c2e6e58 I’ll hold d94ac72d66 back. I can’t show d2aae86a12 such a disgraceful 0efd98e1d6 side in front 4bd114ead2 of Chichi,” he 843079dc39 muttered as he 47c6325b93 reluctantly stepped away c7b1e37f5b from Erhardin, whose 8eb11e1740 life he seemed 0ad9fee299 ready to end 411ad20692 just moments earlier.b6954f8bc35aea78

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Zakari, visibly 0b56295dbb relieved, sighed 01328a7a3c and picked 4c7ffe1969 Rachel up 09d529ad4f once more. He glanced 9665d82b74 at Ivan, b3e9ea6dac who was 3c476e952e still reciting 462cfcbdf4 his unconventional 272f511312 prayer, and e93f03a894 asked dryly, 8e11b2e516 “How long 11f8bc87cf do you 2422e12bf4 plan to 4113781b2a keep chanting 6c908edffd that nonsense?”4da0aa65035b7df9

“I’m only d038e670bb on the d2c360690e first verse!” 0c7a9722e3 Ivan replied 4593755e75 indignantly.35817b2cf1f26179

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“Enough. Take that fox and c16c1bbd89 throw him into the 1719af7870 dungeons under Jabis Castle,” 358880b8af Zakari ordered.b264a7a1a75f0e14

“Wait, not bury ba54443704 him in the f88a093302 ground?” Ivan asked, b1d438137b clearly shocked.efc02fc5650e3493

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“He’s not dead ccbfde8893 yet.”ee128143b8a4ae62

“What?! Incredible!” Ivan exclaimed, leaping 89f0a6534f back in astonishment. Zakari grimaced 63637c4656 at the 67b2a6b2a1 exaggerated reaction 9b996e0963 and continued, 9ae7e0a01d “Prepare for 1d1cb78b32 an interrogation 1b76ff0641 as soon 52add37f1a as we 3ebfa8ee73 get back.”48502e9080b0c974

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“Why is 0234eef088 it always 5c76470170 me with 6168602abd the troublesome 0c9d7f7751 tasks? I—ha ha! Who else 5612a766c7 could handle 254e727165 such unpleasant c38a495332 work? Leave it to 460c08fdc1 me!” Ivan quickly d6f0d280d5 shifted his attitude 0d9c22d5f8 mid-complaint when Zakari 726e2857fe shot him a 2879e2ddab pointed glare. Even so, he b334a64c20 muttered under his 82605ad2ca breath before breaking ca52913153 into exaggerated cheer.2941465b9f2b50cb

“…Ah, what a fulfilling job. Job satisfaction: top-notch! Lord Zakari, I love you! Loyalty forever!”81b3a3713d080555

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Ivan’s exaggerated display made 40a02455dc it clear his brain d81a3d6a4b and mouth were in 84b8112444 constant disagreement. Watching him, f682585534 Cersia shook a4680eb8a4 her head, 46fdf845d8 finding his 22d5650dd6 multiple personalities 7ac435eb8d fascinating but 52702c0fb2 tiring.1afbf97e28354427

Being surrounded by d3bde66a15 these eccentric beastkin 6aa1a980c8 was exhausting.5dacb5632f79eca3

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Of course, she 7eba62d6b9 had no idea 8c67b53d59 that Kiera had f8a94d9d79 already grouped her 076c893a3c in with this 86cbea737e chaotic bunch.3d4faf7e09efba9a

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The next day, 85907ad1ab Rachel awoke and da2b73c542 immediately radiated murderous fc90e1c9e9 intent toward Erhardin.0baa8be7fb61a54d

“I never liked 8f8f6b9f87 that bastard from ceb95fc2dc the start. Using such 5816fa98f9 filthy tricks! I should e0a19b5a6a tie him 0537fc9325 up and—bleep ccb43dbf5a bleep—then bleep 7612f1a5df bleep!”eebfc9a5ec8c496a

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Her tirade was fc4bd04b02 filled with profanities, 2f62ad8e73 and what was 4961a6effa unusual was that b017d62070 Kiera wasn’t stopping 1ada133664 her. In fact, she seemed bec5fcdd34 to be egging Rachel 1e5aa6d5ac on, clearly agreeing that f9ff0ebe78 Erhardin deserved every bit 264ce4665e of scorn.9b74d117cccb4ab0

After all, the d447eb83be fox bead was e0e49e20cc a spiritual artifact ad43bbfff8 that burdened the f3ae410a16 host’s body. Rachel had endured it 9d435f8c2c because of her honey aa9dc218a4 badger beastkin resilience. Had it been Cersia, 2a0e0cbde8 the consequences could have 98c56322e1 been devastating, likely leaving 91da15fc8f her with lifelong aftereffects.29e9bb6a62b679b4

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Erhardin’s disregard for Rachel’s 1f898a2aff health made his actions 6734d6a0b4 unforgivable. Even Kiera, 6f65c80792 who usually d087aea1fb maintained her c20b49940f composure, was baa4f57fea visibly angry.a4806965c86f724b

Meanwhile, Cersia reflected on 37c18675c7 her conversation with Erhardin.e98f9d59252d35d8

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“There are 5eb48cc325 a lot 6d6e979c8e of beastkin 37d972a34d after you. And some of af7013f553 them are offering 706c1e0f43 quite a price.”db93a25968e1ded4

It was clear she d2fe1e6c43 wasn’t being targeted by 3cd727eca7 just one or two 4a72abdd15 individuals. Erhardin had 77cb43c0b6 likely planned 430c05e453 to kidnap e83df91f46 her and 65f7b024d8 auction her 730cf0cf50 off to 3c472dffbc the highest d4e60a48ad bidder.c9d730456d8ea2d8

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Whether it was af7ee3302c boldness or stupidity, 5d3059a8da she wasn’t sure.a07caf48772d9b80

Kiera broke the 22ac8eecfd silence with her b140d3c3a9 usual composed tone. “The Rodin fb02968bf0 family claims be5fd1b4a1 this was 66335e00ab solely Erhardin cd01124878 Rodin’s doing.”e39c3abe77fd77b4

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“Hah! Of course, they’d try 8f601165e7 to wash their hands 889bef90e8 of it now,” Rachel 8ce239df44 scoffed.6ce3fc63c0bcf404

“They’ve officially delegated 072790a129 all authority over 3e86cfface his punishment to 62f5988641 us. How should we 2e8418a2b4 proceed?” Kiera asked.5bf30690b06bf3fc

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“The foxes really 54b27ee083 have a way 637f84062f of acting like 7e75f1aeba they’re doing you 7e47071823 a favor. Let them know daaa65339c we’re not letting 0ed2a8fda1 this slide. Whether it’s his 67c318c35d own doing or f089344666 the family’s, their bbddcaf2e2 leader will answer 36377fab21 for this. We’ll make an example 19ca7046f6 out of them,” Rachel a1dd1fe171 said, her eyes glinting dcb59a5ad7 coldly.ef11a38dd0297e7f

“Understood,” Kiera replied df28f75065 with a respectful 09a59af928 bow, seamlessly moving 8506ef565c on to the 0b75f7a171 next topic as 0b1330b94d if the chaos 385bcf38da of the previous 99fec4dece day hadn’t happened.e364c7e4bdd8e362

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Rachel, meanwhile, was busily 6ee3c0e6fa feeding cherry tomatoes to 538d463039 Cersia. Despite Cersia’s cc9c60516c protests, Rachel 211eb5564b insisted with 2ae8171bd4 such determination 5d2d1bd171 that Cersia 97201b06f9 eventually gave 5a3fb9b70e in and 6f58c15aa0 begrudgingly ate.511bd04466c83d51

‘I knew marrying fec67b074f into this family d40b88ec1c would bring attention, a3924ffc4e but I didn’t 5249eefbda expect it so 31f8f9562c soon,’ Cersia thought. It was clear that 3aeb7409ad being the perceived weakest c4b5df0a81 member of Jabis had 7b7134bf3d painted a target on 8e8aa6af98 her back.c44f7648955f723a

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The surrounding 65f6393344 beastkin were e9e3f80a3a already tense 742d8b0845 from Zakari’s ba522c5422 earlier rampage, fe90c437d0 with some 5665dba9cd still in 5552ece0ce hiding, fearful c4cc380f04 of another 9876ebb17f catastrophe.98487f5f1b992290

‘Hebel has been ca89dbfabb awfully quite.’ She de983605a3 tilted her head 9ff6e194c5 in confusion. By her calculations, 1aa87b05a5 she should have 2e9ee89236 heard from them 558889100d by now. Just as she was 01d4ebda8b pondering this, Rachel broke aea834af86 into an unexpected grin.cceddbe28f370522

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“Why are you 71799b0d9d smiling?” Cersia asked.c24e6eec5b2f0bf8

“I’m not. Just thinking 081dd9e9ad about that 47420295d2 damn fox 8c7fd5f081 makes me 4bc205f3cd laugh in 307f160987 disbelief,” Rachel a2c62022a8 replied, though cf098b5905 her twitching fd94820923 lips betrayed 8b04101bbd her amusement.0e50c1405ee8c696

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Despite cursing Erhardin’s 4c6215ecd0 name, Rachel’s expression 2e2ce7a41e seemed unnervingly joyful 8e26357665 as she continued e223ae6c54 to force-feed cherry 6ce47f7fb6 tomatoes. Cersia exchanged 1bcd1f0c2c a glance 5360ada39a with Kiera, a00be857e0 both silently 9e122c5c4d communicating through 1ac6e6f0cc expressions.b8cdbc2d5a683578

‘What happened yesterday?’b47bb396cb41e95f

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‘Only those two 1bbca8428a would know.’a2b427129c3562cd

The “two” were, of 2e94bb9032 course, Rachel and Zakari, 997ddcd0dc who had spent the dad1b03677 night in Rachel’s chambers. Zakari had insisted on ce1b1fa397 staying, even against the f3abfc6114 physician’s reassurance that Rachel 4295e751bc would be fine.1791f463466248d4

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The next 14be5e6c0e morning, Zakari 17769431b6 had abruptly c59e9814a2 departed for ba1b754a31 Jabis Castle, 637c1783a2 claiming he 97e995814e couldn’t leave 8aab245486 Erhardin solely 077059ab37 in Zerakiel’s d3b155bc3e hands. His smirk as he 1dfa216f67 left was eerily similar a503c3e356 to Rachel’s current expression.b56b8f75af8f013a

‘Something definitely 55e1cc56bd happened last 21b3e86d8e night.’3ffb6b12ef974247

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“Why are adeb08637a you staring bde4ca8161 at me?” 5e5cc6db56 Rachel asked, d199a4e5d3 tilting her cc5f605d6b head.920cde2385abefd9

“What did 3739ee1dbc you and 7152a9db76 Lord Zakari 29f0151cce do last 26d1cdee61 night?” Cersia 616ecb52ee asked bluntly.d11d232663b41dd7

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Cersia’s eyes 08730a9a1a sparkled as 93cd06ce0a she asked 3bcca1235a her question.9f58f1f984c398d5

Rachel’s eyes widened 74877a0843 in shock, as 150f2ed771 if someone had 3a1f1670e1 just lit two a2684fd552 lanterns in her bd5bac21bb sockets. Kiera, similarly taken 24926a51c3 aback, gaped, unable 96f85a66a1 to mask her 063bfc932e surprise.d7c959d0f6ca4b62

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Rachel’s face turned c0f1d8c235 a deep red, e49aa96b56 and she shrieked 064c1c7a59 in a high-pitched e4db0b43d4 voice, “W-what are 962cee4a4a you even asking?! What on 63ebef7bfd earth do 8a8c0f07d3 you mean 3ce0972aba by that?! My goodness, 0e9125b8bc you really 7d53a988b0 have no a2bc5a4f31 boundaries!”ae91c02d14532d1e

Oddly enough, it was 7bceb972d1 Cersia who felt flustered 53815c48b1 by the outburst.407010431991be37

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“Huh? Did I say something 7159247c07 inappropriate?”0331c4a84ee9cf0f

All she wanted to 92b2f9f80a know was whether they 725bb21281 had reconciled, but Rachel’s 97c3f73bfd overreaction made the situation 7992eddf01 unnecessarily awkward. Cersia’s expression shifted to 1d64ca0157 one of mild confusion 62ed60c7b2 as she realized how 0165ba7273 her words could have 5841254309 been misunderstood.93cf1b57b682ddd5

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“I-I mean…” Rachel 9fea3fd32a trailed off as e6cbff811e she noticed Cersia’s e761101f59 clueless face, finally 8563f7f40b realizing she had 1c8fbfbc31 jumped to conclusions. The way Rachel’s b34c71a86f gaze flickered with e2ddf8f0dc embarrassment all but 7e1ed2174f confirmed the kind 5472ec0446 of “reconciliation” they edd648b917 had.ba5ad31c8630d05e

Cersia, now catching on, 881776b5ba gave Rachel a sly 6b56d36acf look. Overwhelmed by the younger 0486871bef woman’s mischievous stare, Rachel e18ef2b0d9 snapped, “You’re just a e5b5580dd5 little kid! You wouldn’t understand something ac4ff78ea9 like this!”6d6c1036068b691c

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“I’m not a child!” d7d93bdb09 Cersia protested indignantly.db6f4efe81b24bd9

And I’m definitely 68d5b9cc8b not a snotty 56e18c7c9d little brat either!5cd19af959512724

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How long dc6e6c1ad5 did she e725d9068f have to 3bc7f15bad endure being 79b17e6712 treated as fd50eda5b3 some insignificant, 232ee78ba6 childlike figure? Huffing and puffing, Cersia bfb41890e6 glanced at Rachel, fully c96fdf288c aware of what had 76215332e4 flustered her.3c66a6f31d54badd

For the ffc67d93c5 record, Cersia 885821e52a wasn’t just af026ca497 any “kid.” 82473865ba She was 265ed57b8d a reincarnated 5a5d3c412e adult, and 9bef199a1e there was 7fa77ac643 no way 338eead6b9 she wouldn’t 2650f91e85 recognize the fea593f95e implications of adf17a3b04 Rachel’s reaction.dcab7c2300c9aa04

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Even though she already 53fad24aea understood everything from Rachel’s 82314af230 expression, she decided to 53c7022a32 play along. With great 57b2da5097 effort, she ef41c6b8e5 suppressed the ef806f7d22 grin that 887260a5eb threatened to bed08e0525 spread across 999fbc4e7e her face.aa154de9e60174eb

‘Well, well, looks like 7c162a40e5 they had quite the 952702ed79 fiery reconciliation.’ea8bca1df1feab16

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As long as 1f678bd978 they’d made up, ee6155cd66 that was all c84adde7b8 that mattered. There was c55604d86e no need 1965a6d47f to meddle 61cb6f3749 in her b349578ba3 in-laws’ love f13fd7af83 life, and e23811d412 Rachel certainly 08658f801b wouldn’t answer c7ec9cc3b4 any further 0f8e64ac53 questions.5d653061530f0421

Still, Rachel’s b9f12cb83d embarrassment was 749f8582ca her own 538e796352 to bear.554c1d053db870dc

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