WYIL Ch 42

A little over a 4db373aa50 month had passed.92813522eb26c197

Outside, it 52f31904f2 was early 7672180efd summer, with 432117602f people talking 037ae293cd about the 64ae6c6770 rising heat. However, Tordell Mansion was 57e4a2386e still stuck in winter. The air inside the e247633391 mansion remained chilly, and a991c8b988 the ground felt like 8b9e711803 an icy path where cc6f9e1131 one had to be 70f7661b15 cautious with every step.401745e60f169870

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This was d362985f51 because the 7b3b7be53c aftermath of 7bcfbbc0ae the cold f98fd986ab winter had f42f7f8ed0 not yet 79ea2e8f7f been resolved.b7c8d5d19150784d

The vacancies left 1ca7d2841f by those who d18690dbe8 had fallen under eafa40d1af the angry master’s 91314cf512 blade still remained.e78246c674508610

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Although Dalton had 875ce4d6aa protested several times, 8c9bd4a884 Aslan didn’t hire a37d0bb540 more people. With the workforce f4ecbd2db1 reduced, there were b45d761e24 natural limits on 99c6d21ec1 how much work 0320040599 could be done de88de6e88 and shared.02e2e0cff0fb2c93

As a 2eec3a4487 result, the e082e749c0 remaining employees be4aa9a6e4 were busier 33b373321e than ever, 6cd2a02155 leaving them 6caf48df65 with no 069336d10b time for 80f8fce3e4 conversation. Even if there hadn’t 539a5bb419 been a backlog of 952cf27319 work, the mansion’s atmosphere b2d890dcc8 was so stifling that e3a11dd3e0 it discouraged them from d3e43c771a chattering.f8ddba6592a32c2e

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After the departure of f95742e048 the Duchess, Tordell Mansion d078ca8d4e had turned into a a805aaa6c9 frozen place where one 1b5c91fe10 had to be cautious f5fea4cf16 even while breathing, especially 3ac9d92d76 in the vicinity of fc9ea249e3 Aslan’s study.dc10962d94590d34

“…”7255968d00cd5fd6

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The room was a13e906a79 so quiet that 0a01a47d07 even the sound 14f2d81c2f of a pen c49de1e284 nib scratching against 997a923b92 paper had ceased.06985431d5e141d4

Aslan, scanning documents with dcf27e1eb7 weary eyes, put his 77fab17ad5 work aside and rose aa782f162e from his seat.91dec81493a31ff1

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Clack.f8bdeefcc79f6cad

Aslan, who stepped 56b33ac3ef out onto the 0bc031d840 balcony, took out d66d7c7979 a cigar and edee5d454b placed it in c68ded3560 his mouth.6f3e74a8d1ed5bec

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Exhausted, he dug 1c11df5a04 into his jacket a00b67d2f8 pocket and pulled 65a005b176 out something he’d 6ef8e2f99f been reaching for 6743628f11 lately.70e49367b49d8871

He lit the 88b75b2b4b cigar.ff3a1ffcde02d0b4

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Drawing the smoke e31bc3a7df deeply enough to 7a984c702f make his cheeks b2f5ca7c81 hollow, he felt 9e4ef47023 the sharp, fragrant 6acb8bb971 smoke fill the e6a891ac0a emptiness inside him.2e9fa6d328c63e8a

“Whoa…”816de77a35fa2713

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Exhaling the cigarette 81ce5227db smoke slowly, he 7d85ac507a gazed down at 1df4e9f7ef the garden beyond 7178fcd85c the railing.79d0fa819fc9bcf0

Regardless of the atmosphere 892d0bb6df within the mansion, the 2be969c7d5 summer scene outside was fcf9f90ef3 beautiful. Among the fresh leaves, bdfa9945ee shy flower buds were 870077e8d5 blossoming, spreading a sweet c7d4b5d423 fragrance everywhere.e845deaedb33e74d

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The garden was a 2cc6e74354 place that Lyla loved. Perhaps in the b66d6d4e52 vast Tordell Mansion, 55362d0ab6 it was the 0fae0a9e99 only space where 33ca7e822f she truly felt 965b00eec8 at ease in.d1fdf5d40b0d506f

Although the carefully tended ad7a340e6f garden didn’t particularly impress 458ee79a66 Aslan, the fact that f8fae72767 it held memories of a0620efe7d his wife made it ee601541ab special to him.528aa074d80697bd

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Aslan stood 7acbb20a26 still, staring c4a5d370a2 at the 14b602ca9b garden, searching ce310a9742 for traces ad5b48c9a8 of his 1766f240f5 wife scattered 3caeaead32 throughout it.0c1408f7ce7b4f91

Whenever he came 31025fd229 out here at 0188dd9aca this time of e361a02393 day, when the 554add6665 sun was setting 51ffad0a8c to the west c0520f9905 , he would f629e5fee4 usually see Lyla, fe8b4a9890 walking around alone 489c9a73cf in the garden.66bf94982649cdeb

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Most of the time, 5d33b8aa47 Lyla stayed inside her 77a6c1846d room, but she dedicated c92aedf649 a significant amount of 9b1fc545f3 time to her garden a97ac72878 walks.eaf1bd2715dad2f0

She would stare at a4c9027965 the water flowing from 3e453589d5 the statue of the 553f206abb woman with the urn 6a30a6d140 and dip her fingertips e56df5be50 into the water.13b7ffdf9f6fb3e2

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She would stop to 40a059d8ab look at the flowers 5a79e34ef8 in bloom and bend 9b28f293c6 down to smell them.d5b0c368a56831cb

Aslan knew the details 4bbd841e11 of her walks, and 6dc0a727a5 not just because he 1f479b32b7 often accompanied her on fd3e580e64 them. It’s because of 55e17dfd50 a new habit b1d3513ef7 he picked up 6c50af832e three years ago.9b925bd2b7afcc2a

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Shortly after they were 0cc1d020c3 married, he would come d19185d714 out onto this balcony b332a23ee1 overlooking the garden at 9bc5779aed this time every day, f7c76d3b40 just in time for 9fecd628e3 Lyla’s walk.ff960207800c3bf7

Or, more precisely, to 683489e317 watch her every step 59d21d35c1 and action.939481bb18cfc72a

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At first, 6064834e38 Aslan was a0a74f2980 puzzled by 212848d1ee this strange 555122d9aa habit of c1c0c2bdab not being 88c82f925b able to df810784c1 talk to bde6b3bf4a her.c03dfa483b4333dd

But even after realizing c1b121739e that he had developed add8900b0e an unusual habit, he 4ae2a214aa couldn’t get rid of 5244ee6971 it.8f5ce7b8978bf608

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It was good 1c3f890d3c to see Lyla 9a779fed48 happy in his e488ecc7b8 space.8e1d999f102e28d0

It was nice 4452acdcb7 to see her 43ca4bd43a feel a little 1da036f84c free.19bb3923a8157afa

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“The sight of Lyla, 7e857e379a as she took a 400f758147 deep breath, her hair 34c75c2577 fluttering in the wind 4377700883 and her hand holding cd4204a0fb the hem of her f36dc11ba6 skirt,  was refreshing for 898da854c6 Aslan, who watched her.b0c892bf26c92862

When his head 3a21b20180 would pound from 7131663d7a the overwhelming workload a11baa91f3 and accumulating troubles.7e9da45f83b34f71

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Seeing Lyla taking cb7966f167 a walk from 93bc824e5c afar made Aslan ba469bbb52 feel more at f1a6489eb8 ease.c16880406959cf85

But now, he could f01de53f57 only imagine her in 033df8ad96 his mind. Lyla was 233df09579 in Elwood’s 8a6eb9d148 small house.6979943eef262caa

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“……”0338ada5e0ed7e22

Aslan, who couldn’t take 3d00f971bd his eyes off the 61d7f19911 places she particularly liked e71f7d4635 and stayed in for 0deb846ca9 a long time, went 64e42a5a32 back inside.b341b82e284ced0e

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The more 85832a1754 he looked e8c72c8dc8 at the 04fd9ad6dd garden without ed3785c514 her, the 090ec75187 more it de5388b8c0 became clear c2997e5114 that she 053958a874 had left 1482f6c8e0 him, and e65feb70b1 he didn’t 1ada205a71 want to 709428d1d6 linger outside, 2fc9485e9d feeling more 4357aafafc empty and 564b9219b3 vain.dc1a39b0225e2eb6

Putting aside f7425f028f the ashes 9a74b2b265 of burnt 44d9758bf4 cigar, Aslan 50ebde0005 returned to 7b741ed56f his study, d0b8bbf0b2 and his 8b7e02118a body was 387060c337 filled with fdfa94a237 the lingering 2e56a0f39c smell of 6a5c809c2e cigarettes.1cc54cce85c643e7

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“Deodorant…”5ab9c7a27d019198

As Aslan moved b396759698 to remove the 4e183f18b6 smell from his c80af83398 body as if 52b9f33e96 it were a e62380ccbe habit, he stopped.63cb318ab2f14680

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He let out d50fb31d15 a wry smile.e5781666e995cd71

It was the 6f7bcc00b4 cigarette he had d4f954454b quit just before f02dbf6601 their marriage, out b1374082ab of concern for 8ad6c1649a Lyla’s fragile health.45825ea376acc83f

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If he came home 7914d12fff with the scent of 0c805ec13a tobacco on him from 714fa7af83 outside, he made sure d34584f5c2 to get rid of 393d53cbce it before seeing Lyla.fb023da86a6a71b1

Even the faint 64ddbb1d7a remaining smell of 299b1db006 cigarettes felt abhorrent, a78c4c3591 especially when it cf246185f3 made Lyla cough.dfcb65b3237e0b13

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But now, there 17c82ca0bb was no need 1cd9db80c3 for that.184db2b1f4ca1620

Aslan sighed, looking b1ae1af8eb at the overflowing aa3ea13777 ashtray on the 6b86b98907 side of his e7decc1567 desk.6e6754a24a35e4ba

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His throat, which had 7d447a0dfe been sore, was filled 75c1a0e2ed with the pungent smell 55de5ad84c of tobacco.a06c73d260623eb2

He rubbed his stiff 99bc4ef48f neck and sat back 29d01af013 in his chair, ready d81160d6c9 to get to work.5b39181ebdb02ddb

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But first.ff9c233af4a67a47

Swoosh.9b404c86e63c24eb

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Aslan opened 5f51476ec7 the first 0f0619acd7 drawer and 56bb11fc94 pulled out 23d6bcfb47 a stack b60378dcaf of papers f6ec86d081 from the 0e618f04a8 top.837e5205fd5140df

The first page 8e507b3217 contained a report 525fe22557 with today’s date, e71ef62696 sent by the 0265a22627 aide staying in 9b0df690b0 Ellwood.bc78d4f2c2d4104f

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Aslan had 72c3b25111 been living b06541103a a precarious 847f61ed55 life, like 690340c851 a person e8980e088f on a 811a9ada6e tightrope.76e82104da50c540

He had been known e6653fc94c as a workaholic even 0f4da00b0d before meeting Lyla, but cfae69c47a now it was even 2a583e9a80 worse.5b577afd665a6b4d

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Previously, used to  sleep, d85958415b even though for a 1eb2fc4462 short time, but now, eb186f21fd he hardly closed  his 3f1f3bfe6c eyes.c7918d65527499fe

He didn’t even 314a34bb42 take breaks.c7e48f1579810c02

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If someone were 47ebc32636 to scrutinize his 9541fb6262 daily life closely, a01bee374b they might conclude dc02ce8f1c that he was 5859c8e85e subjecting himself to 4583e7b8dd a relentless routine, 8310dd4422 almost to the 5a5157b913 point of self-torture.7bee5c2280a08b4e

What allowed 97fa4674e8 Aslan to b39b341d7c maintain some d8fc13fbd4 semblance of e28760d9ef normalcy was 64bb055047 the daily bc818ac8fd report sent 4fbdadfcca up to 8f4d05da58 him every 973f1abbbf morning from fa40523873 the aide 1bfcc33743 stationed in 6816aaa81e Ellwood.429db51fba915fb5

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His handler, f180559c47 planted in 3b81e9792b Ellwood, would a0ab7db5a0 write down 4d029a6967 everything Lyla 9e12fa3482 had done 1957967aa7 that day 7a7398e136 and send 5fa4357b04 it to d105d7a557 Aslan every 1f316f6ced night.6713870b1c290e45

The report detailing 0ea91b441c her daily activities d16ac70e59 would arrive on 852b847a3d Aslan’s desk every 59536179c6 morning after a 55786bc14b night of rapid defaed824f transit.135df2504aaf5839

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Aslan sat ff66b48205 down in 048b617dcb his office ae71713886 at the 17171e0d65 crack of 8c28379ca0 dawn, exhausted f0795d0029 from lack 2c6fba600c of sleep, 2edfda8efc and read 073db6404f the report 3e4784207b before anything 2487ee5ec9 else.8eb0e98e2915b8e2

Reading it became his f51a2d4302 only respite.a87d6165fcc6f627

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As he read 113d856511 the short report 21207572bd , he tried c476bc077e to picture the 659cc86ce1 before Lyla and 22df832639 present Lyla, the 06e98b35fc one he didn’t cb7d433560 yet know.3dfe946f787d4e8b

Though he 5633033dd2 resented the 87fa266de3 fact that 434a8bf0cf she was 30c3b203c3 doing so 50d2ba426d well without f71c88e853 needing or ce65de6179 missing him, c041b87aca still he 9b6ae66d71 was glad 3a33ab1dd0 that she c19a596bb1 was well e6febeae4a and cheerful.b63d67e23cbcf29b

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His wife had bab35da35c always struggled, ached, dc1edf7e96 and suffered by 544af654ac his side.bcacd6f7a616eeb2

Her smile was 78dde5cbef lovely when he 4dfbe7153a saw it, but bc2e4945a0 it was never 60d85a5c42 like the brilliant, 43e2efc542 dazzling smile he 6486638c5a had seen in e568265b00 Ellwood.b9a268ceb4a9c80e

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Swallowing back 49715de7ff the longing cb0b042dce to see 0e2d14045a her again, 701018d1d2 Aslan finished 53fc527b9b reading the ae3fe1b736 report.b67f07226ef1aff4

He read it 9f363ebc4a so many times 1dcbaaeb4e that he was e5630fe8eb able to memorize a3055229b1 every single detail 6f03366d76 of the report, aa45f55859 now he could 70654663e2 naturally imagine Lyla 10ed63267d from yesterday doing f28cdd3bf6 the stuff written 48d67e9a3f on the report.f31f86e5ec3dc36c

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“I’m glad to hear 2a804f62d5 you’re doing well, wife.”c4c8993f455793a0

With a grimace, Aslan 6269c709b1 slid the finished report 644c3a6f8b back into the drawer.65d35519d9b35f18

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He would 285ccbdfa4 read it bacf6357a2 again when 9f98536607 he’d get 656a8aded6 the chance, 438484a13c but now 1debae3b14 was not cb83791e6d the time.c459a96faa9008f7

Aslan closed his eyes ad82db6345 for a moment.df0111b8000b1c5a

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His only a8c9ad6a8a pleasure lately 014e4b002f had been fa4f745428 reading Lyla’s d00c1f64e3 daily reports, faa67d6799 but it 59c6d13b43 had a 4980962034 deadly side 2916c16af3 effect.646be2851ed796cc

“Lyla.”10f4ff8cc1d9e354

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Aslan murmured, his 6ad0d279a6 wife’s name in d0c87ffd69 his mouth.7562b001bfceda6d

“I miss you.”b06234299e150107

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He always missed his 9d078bbfc0 wife, but now he acd765c32e missed her more than f538b7fc97 ever.496bb6e65b6735be

A strong 5d1ee94153 impulse surged 357db609ef through him, e74def4813 even causing 5663a05b09 a headache. Aslan frowned and unconsciously 3ea074308a put the cigarette in 3b08088816 his mouth before removing 4b534d3283 it.49847797485fea7a

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Now, something else faf0c1842e might be more dfbb7cbfe8 effective.b10928f3dd60308a

Thump…54944d634b03969b

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Aslan opened 912a9efb45 the second 9d129e67d7 drawer. The locked drawer contained 803f53d235 his newest treasure.bed446232082fdce

A smooth glass bottle da5ee191bf containing blue perfume, a 505999b86a gift Lyla had prepared 37d3e702a1 for him for his a500dfe958 birthday.e2ba51d229afcb4e

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Click!9991633080fa5bf7

Lyla had personally 4bfcee9a32 chosen the scent, c42cdd2033 one that had b072354fd2 a cold and 61695c0846 fresh scent.e8bc651ad7855bd7

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Not a scent 57d6aec76c that reminded him 2a628f8dda of her. For her, 79142538b2 it was 6d7fe6418f more of 5988c9b44a a warm, 2f90ebd4b9 cozy scent.eace3d53c622d7f8

It was a 7d88777d96 gift for his 0bee9c8194 birthday, so she eab59effcb thought it would b605402289 be a fitting 09562297c4 scent for Aslan.4065cd8cd1579ea9

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‘I wonder 9261fac00f if she fc199ca078 thought I 182a8bd685 was cold.’4c9acdd17a7ff67f

Aslan thought bitterly, 68cb517119 but it wasn’t 5a8072b44d long before he f4dbae1518 opened his eyes.f00211a8ebc28375

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The scent of 8d91e24012 the perfume was d4d6844ee2 quickly dispersed by 74a01d9280 the smell of 3fad3dcda7 cigarettes in the b56bc6604f air.bcf3a582b8cd120d

Aslan furrowed 724ecd1457 his brows.0b5e8d2a8c63ddd9

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“…I should d6ab9e9cb0 quit smoking.”1621c618acb1d055

With this thought, Aslan 214571a83a picked up a pen 0f139adb81 once more.2d04080f6ece5836

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If he 3088e5598d was going 5d8aad8d11 to give a6af43f49e his wife 3c0f631200 a good, 640861313a secure life 5bf082da9d in the 5809526eaa future, he aa18ceaa9b had to 478e4e8dab step up 559386360a his game.58594e9efc9d7807

Aslan Tordell’s days 58dc77b15a went like this.d79fa5b13b0a311e

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Work, work, work.86e427acc62637ff

No sleep, 933b34a2f3 no rest, a2d3817ac1 just work.8ffceb10cbbbd371

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His only respite came 0af502692d in the form of ccbaff670e reports from Ellwood at 7d1223345d dawn each day.a0e03cb869efeb12

But even bb64326c73 that didn’t 4e27d2b5a8 last much bdcb704fc7 longer.da4e947ccb91d8ce

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An event occurred that a041cac5dc completely shattered Aslan’s already 8c6e48831e fragile patience.a5fa0b8fbe8b83f5

He was reading a 51e21f3fd7 report on Lyla’s day ccc5e5a2fc from Gus, as usual.024995593a34cddc

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“……!”0098fb7cd3f6f805

Aslan stiffened 7157ca7431 and his 0bd26a6051 eyes widened.3017be6d92d4859c

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He appeared shocked d06087552b by what he 6d3cb1504e had read. The reason was in 3bc9c8dd67 the report he held 237f0bd3a3 tightly in his trembling 867af2360d hands.fece7b61d99dd991

Today’s report read e05300c6ba as follows:a7fd154ef9f978ce

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[Apologized to Hans Tegel and smiled once.]

‘She smiled at that d4eeed8301 bastard.’7258c4b1bb3f63c9

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Aslan frowned. His heart b0150f3217 beat dully 9a4c73c326 in displeasure.9846f7bdd309e3e0

If Hans a44b914f53 Tegel was 911ee82ad6 standing right 45f08bc140 in front 8cf6787db7 of him, fd095a5578 Aslan doubted b4954f79ef he could bfc85fa5a7 remain calm.aa5cd43c64aa6f44

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Hans Tegel.b0f1c4ee722069a1

The only reason 4f1ae38619 he remembered him 12a4b11456 was due to c853b6e701 a vivid memory 9706c14cb6 etched in his 2bd2ce9cde mind.02e0e2f361bb9d6e

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It was daac272934 a morning 174678b4b7 about a 7dc8cd8c14 month ago 6a2fea2a36 when he affdc93906 had secretly d001b22cb7 watched Lyla.ce61321a86898127

Lyla had 78f10c0277 greeted Hans 09a1d17951 Tegel, the cfafcead89 mailman who 45f95a29c1 came to 26b3fc1406 deliver the 6b19aab4a7 newspaper that 3eab546ad0 day, with 40c85e2195 a courteous 9dee246488 smile and 1f4856b84b greeting.03b618cb3bf88401

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It was a simple b1955f879b act of politeness from 766b15193b person to person, but 7be43526a8 her kindness seemed to 2e0df7295b have awoken something in 5c5f76a353 Hans Tegel.c780ebd43b7420d5

Aslan still remembered aa772ab587 Hans Tegel’s stupid 3520e3a2b4 face, unable to d4df6fe87f take his eyes 772bfb68bf off Lyla.9cfbb9a3e040a108

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Any man approaching Lyla, 6013fece7a regardless of age or 6ab2c59e27 situation, did not sit fd32067054 well with him.753de9bd9a8c7ce7

Especially if 9c25bcefa5 it were 8b704ca9d7 a man 1a8b37e4bc of similar ed1e107293 age who 3cbe8d8bcc had ulterior 88a1f890f4 motives, it a05aa35a5a was only 775050f3ff natural that c80b9b6b10 he wanted 958557f4d8 to keep dd0b834ca9 them far 8e9be98b3c away from 93fac7d37f Lyla.404f5d6e31883d81

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“I should 97afcb48f5 have kept dc0f742686 him away 00be7280dc from her 6fd0e22726 somehow.”a4d4172a27bec165

Clicking his 5738cffb60 tongue, Aslan 94e3500c8a finished reading fcdd8a95bb the report.dcef5560acba817b

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But it was still f6732e294b okay. His composure was not 9c13f6b760 shaken by this.7ca90913be5e258d

It was the 049ea4bcb7 rest of the b5bcb9996f report that shook 4f250b1509 him.662c90146394274b

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[She went to bed early this evening, it seems she has a cold. Luke Violet went out to get a doctor, and the light was on in Lyla’s room all night. Probably to nurse her, since her fever isn’t going down easily.]

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Without realizing it, b82e0298ed Aslan had gripped 6523ffe54c the report so 6fcf506bf6 tightly that it d64c203aa3 tore slightly.ef981abd251db008

But he couldn’t care b871cedfc6 less about such trivial ccf6b8861c matters. His gaze remained 905aa58bed fixed on the 5ac6f971f0 sentences in the 27c8c913fb report.e3761b2f53189bb4

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Lyla was sick.2b2e90b915a4e6b4

While it might be ffa3fc324e just a passing cold 046ca70967 for others, for his c3a476d873 delicate wife, it was 3b3303c5b7 a potentially fatal illness.6dd56430f54effae

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[Ah… it hurts, it hurts…]

At Tordell Manor, 0b754f193d Lyla was often b752cf4c40 sick.7cd5793f6bc044db

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Sometimes it was 7a887ef094 short-lived, but more b0488ba367 often it was e7ad513590 not.aece907da2b3a578

He remembers her 5e71574068 lying in bed e68d2ea9ec for days on 9a6a1461b0 end, weak and a03a202951 suffering, for several d241f9a272 days.faa868b79949f851

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In the past, he’d 8a306608ea been able to stay c9264abc50 by her side, nursing f240718797 her and watching her a8931ce1fd condition progress, but now 02d89e5cf0 he couldn’t.43ac37e0f4331788

Lyla is sick 4a7e3c3383 in his absence…….02cb6c8f6ae7d437

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This was a report f30e559a86 about yesterday. Thinking about how much e94282880c worse Lyla’s condition might 931560bc3c have become overnight made 62fbeb9aa9 his blood boil.a35875fd838d5953

Swish!281f055bfc22ed15

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Aslan stood d773d1177f up, holding 320bd1f874 the report.47db0daf1c124a8e

Today’s important 75ed538ca0 appointments, crucial 207a7284b4 decisions affecting 9efe33bbeb astronomical budgets, 03540d24d6 and other bcfdcaa56f matters had f47da3932b completely vanished 85efb92a71 from his d1ab77c4c2 mind.02550ae3c4a341e6

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There was only one 32d1c65e40 thing occupying Aslan’s thoughts: d7bc5c23db he had to go cc90394e27 to Lyla.3c3bb6d4c8ff9613

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