WYIL Ch 75
by Disha“I have bfccd0042d some business f8098abdfc in Eres. Will you come with 56582861fb me?”7529dc40f1a65827
Lyla asked gently, even c84f40c0ba adding a smile, but 4fd0baa79d Aslan couldn’t immediately say 09fdfbc122 yes.8dd313cd59e5f948
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After all, Lyla had 6fb836a0f8 been avoiding him all 6febf7dccc this time, yet now a7996203f3 she was suddenly changing c909cc84f2 her attitude.ef3b89621a68f9f6
Had she made up 257790d468 her mind completely? Was she planning f8dab9d46e to drive him 2f02f4f19a away and had 67669218d5 decided to inform 8b40e244f4 him of it 1d7ba164dd now?e5d1a8b455df9928
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Anxious at the thought, c72bc841ea Aslan remained silent.e3e03b0da3523d4e
Seeing his hesitation, df55351868 Lyla continued,8f261f14a5c914f4
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“My parents and 9b7b9cf24a Aiden are busy 66122df6a5 with the orchard. And if I go 3412c27d9a alone, my family will d4b341a3fe be really worried.”1c94d5cc807e8e2b
Her insistence e9905aab8c on traveling 2ce824babd with him 797cba05e5 only made 1aa819f39c his unease db80b368bb grow stronger.f3eac7e52d86564c
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Aslan slowly parted his f819e4bbc3 lips.6308c0e3eab538e6
“Does it have b883748fe0 to be today?”ccef92c683e10117
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“Yes.”9e026e17196ffc9d
Lyla answered 431d272d3f immediately and 4b91b88aa5 added firmly,509ed431ca3ca561
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“It has to de70648aad be today. No matter 4bc7137140 what, I’m 719985c836 going.”677eb6e597cf3a54
Her resolute 00ea9063b6 tone made d598d4f6e8 it clear c480d2c2f8 that suggesting 5be197f17c she wait 1f582c3763 until her ca80f4c92d family was 6dee7325a1 available would 42f189b9ce be pointless.527c2ce4fd26ed42
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“What if I cfbf2bae4d say I won’t 817ce70854 go…?”6ed583947efbbaad
“Then I’ll 00cff23858 go alone.”271e4d65524443b8
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Of course, if Aslan c0a474b27b refused to accompany her, bfb02da6bc there would be no a3fdeaef31 real reason to go 803d923024 to Eres.ee56de93478d2c67
But unless 9cd5be4691 she made 7dc7949f8b a statement 3dbec2dc01 this strong, 9b7c9c236d Aslan would 9f089b0a72 likely refuse 684f4dce7b to go 0276820ced with her 30a2aed2c5 until the 3452a3ff23 end.84011345cdf41275
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Lyla’s intuition 268de46401 was spot f3f66f613d on.bc3a60d0dfd3742e
At the thought of 2b04a7b09f her venturing out alone, 84f33cd0c2 Aslan’s eyes narrowed.7d0c7571d0e43f42
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No matter 61965dcb7d how safe 64cfb2c8f2 the city 9a3afa326e was, he 1e607660f0 couldn’t let f50faf73c2 Lyla go 470d0a2640 alone.25f94f07ed6a85a8
Besides, there was fd37d9e2ce a high chance cf3e6c1f42 that a dangerous 9aec4e4629 enemy targeting him 0aeb6f7439 was lurking in c94cb4586c Eres. If Lyla wandered around 052839985e alone, she could become e03e47d9ac a target.e7f8bc6e844dde70
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In the end, Aslan e5c04d6e87 swallowed a sigh and fef12dd230 gave a small nod.56262c9664ab9740
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Having quickly prepared, they 074296a288 moved to the shopping e4ad835146 district of Eres as 5f61afc58b Lyla had requested.a8cf5db4307c92be
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Before she could achieve 98649f858c her goal of having 39a54c4790 a deep conversation with 5b6fe92c56 Aslan, she felt the 2e5a495918 need to take things 98579f0e21 step by step.bbaa66d53b4de188
The current atmosphere between eb48f37482 them made that even 4ddb6efb41 more apparent.26d41425b9a9bfdf
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Not a 82e13d422c single word 4ab9beac83 had been 839c4760a9 exchanged in d1a918a9a1 the carriage, 8643a5afc2 and the 84550f69d8 air between 4b672bc6fe them was 57b0881074 tense and 7a5900a74e rigid.ea543ebce136f956
In a situation 64c79c11b7 like this, suddenly 9408c6e602 saying,2f4902fac8bf48d1
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“Let’s have e5c17db10e a deep c09509889a conversation we’ve 5775184bb0 never had f9e924351c before.”521a0410488ff07c
wouldn’t go over a50d481319 smoothly.b3892185059302d7
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So, to 82a0a5b827 ease the 2003b61241 mood a 5ace215424 little—and also 7f5751e49c to keep 132966e78e up the 72ad13dfc6 excuse that fe5e47df13 she had c47b0187ab errands to 79693dbbce run—Lyla decided cd3579945b on a 7352be7675 first stop: ade5406982 a shop d02bbc0189 Emily had 631e5273e0 once recommended d237705c2a for sightseeing.cfb7b74ec20f727b
According to Emily, 40a8cc5d6a it was an 4f35b7d4d8 antique store, a cdc97e2651 place filled with 069dc19a54 old-fashioned collectibles that a7a9eb031f older folks cherished. But among 4cdfedc538 them, one 8567a8247e could occasionally 58869f9d81 find truly 8a256f09a7 charming items.b1b33557a1f2e91e
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She had described it 54c5968dca as a place where 6d1697305c searching for hidden treasures 0a8f6964c3 was part of the e49b8b87b7 fun and had recommended 8387ce801d Lyla visit at least d1059fbe46 once.f8485ee67c6b5905
Lyla barely 3d6092b586 managed to e4589da000 recall the fbe0d9cad6 shop’s name 20d607486e and quietly 2ed678e71a instructed the 546f671193 coachman where 597e57d4e0 to go.11cf32f023675dfe
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Fortunately, her memory wasn’t 30454e1547 wrong. The carriage maneuvered 6c2e26e6ea through narrow alleyways b4ea2604b4 and eventually stopped 8aaedf400d in front of ca0fa39bc4 a small shop.d6815c3008dd59a5
The moment 0455443e3e they pushed 565ce5c2c0 open the 8f2486723a door, a 9f6b249874 clear chime bbdd5e5fc8 rang through 76711cc95d the air.0c0e085cb0307789
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Ding-a-ling!93328efa5410b784
The shop was filled 2159a7413f with aged goods, carrying fa61133d6d a musty, damp scent. However, it wasn’t 6e383f25d8 unpleasant enough to e50dfe433a wrinkle her nose.f3a3e07b3c28fb39
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Due to b951247076 the dim 7f62ad64d2 lighting, she dc34b7dce5 had to 216364bf45 lean in 9e3728736a close to c11cf754f3 see the cd155acf6d items properly, 2ab5137d89 almost pressing 2279e83cdb her face 184bb84a23 against the 59cca53fba display cases.9d2fea28658084c8
Lyla bent down 3e71430f6a slightly and carefully aa92ee3828 browsed the shelves.fe82d60c0f276da4
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Smooth porcelain d113327bc8 dolls, ornate 87fdfa2ede chests of de94125dac drawers from e366b4594d the East, ccec10394c a vase 566b43643a with a 0e95de97a8 mesmerizing blue 53cf4aa386 hue.d411777fe04f5f36
Her expression lit up 3de7c9aa02 with excitement as she 151e113dfd admired the unique items, f02d587f8d the kind of look 73b2bc77c2 only someone enjoying a 796e353a4e truly fascinating discovery could f7b6db7b11 wear.b5554288333d2037
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“Wow, how pretty…”7297ae4c7f359e9f
She had 8df1908e5d come here 313d84f48b merely to 29d792c635 pass the a413ab6d37 time, without dbdb5fb132 any expectations. Yet now, there 7d1bec5e2d were so many fafac9f2a7 things catching her edce55d0d7 eye—so many things 772c488bcf she wanted to 90e15aa14c buy.fd47549bfe3bec43
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“…….”2575366b2a42300d
Meanwhile, Aslan, 3c5e626136 who had 27fc264da3 no interest 0e6bc06eea in browsing, 4853900bec quietly approached 430dd20fbe Lyla from 9bb53c75c3 behind.329e55e4edc858f1
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Lost in admiring the 687086a2c9 items before her, Lyla b87653f9e8 didn’t even notice how 954fe83dfc close he had gotten.aaf02b3360efab9d
Rather than 0f5263a073 startling her ae7283c58d by speaking, 8ed052a2c6 Aslan silently a02fc0dbb2 leaned in.4c1ca8b4b2364505
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His face lowered 5eb9a3ca39 over the top 9142cbcf27 of Lyla’s head. It was fd88f3a192 only then, 68e89cce9b as his c306f4b90b shadow enveloped de1f971694 her, that 14a40fae00 she realized 0e8251d163 who it c7e60e47e5 belonged to 2d72763591 and flinched f1907a013b in surprise.3a77c25db6296387
Aslan’s posture was 63e9a5d5ba as if he 097d2192e4 were embracing her. She could feel 4d45087f74 the firm warmth 5f1f4a2a69 of his body 3572ecb4e0 behind her, and 06616b4496 her nerves immediately beb9622e08 tensed.179315207c0faa33
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Aslan, too, 72ee258e28 noticed her f73125289b reaction. He asked,1efaa50300439d3b
“What has you so fd5a1ac515 fascinated?”d400310fe7b46586
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At his ea670501b0 question, Lyla 0f4be82736 raised her 607bb46558 hand and 539f2d5165 pointed to d7ef35f735 the object d0c538b572 she had 5f8444475f been looking 256536cfe1 at.e6c07f53f23c21c9
“That one.”9a481fce766a1549
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“A music box.”c45d03baa0ef42b3
“A music box? I thought it ce26f7fb59 was just a 467d9d2198 regular box.”fdc705824bbb2568
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“Take a b673618a2d closer look.”c4a4b03f7a1220fc
Aslan opened the display 0ec7b5f246 case, took out the 687e76e5fd music box, and handed d6772f2157 it to her.16681eb449a51230
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Shaped like f6c3bf1549 a small 48ed8e3029 jewelry box, 397be0d116 the music 233e690df0 box played eb13ad63db a clear cc1e53a1c2 and delicate 63a2556be4 melody when 4fe7aeb646 its key 208987270b was wound.5afe6eb272b214dc
From its elegant appearance d91ba7c31d to the tune it b4f95982bd held within, everything about 4ec923bed3 it was delightful. Her desire 08ace350ce to purchase 538492173c it flared.571805f2308b13fe
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‘Maybe I should 31be82950d buy this.’0c97ee70fadc26bf
Lyla carefully examined 2fbdc3e5e6 the music box. Then, her eyes 50625c74e8 landed on the a884dc7683 price tag attached ce02479e25 to it.57f59924357975d4
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“……!”a315894884722132
Seeing the price c2bb0b9f82 tag, Lyla quietly c28277354d set the music 0bcf29fe3a box back down.5fc9f10d2a841a01
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“You’re not going 9843819ef0 to buy it?”9dbd6adb2897e94e
“No.”73fa2f2d418d19db
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Lyla quickly e32ccbe6fd made an 13dd7da80e excuse.9ce4c16baffdf510
“I don’t particularly a8feb4778c like music boxes. It would just 2a27b8a589 end up collecting eb398d11a3 dust.”ff67cc976366f5e4
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Aslan stared c767a3fd6c at her 0bf0892e45 intently, as 57b32c8d6b if he e97c9ff566 had already 30c098d6f8 seen through a512e5c07e her lie.62b8f38406d808a2
Avoiding his 69bd073217 sharp gaze, 7adf87cfcf Lyla walked ae4af51216 over to c14cc12f36 the opposite d59451779f display case, 197f22a1e2 where smaller 7a24ff65fa and simpler 9596d9500e items were 7aae4a8612 arranged.8d6ef2e5ca1b0709
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She picked up a 81a271e1fc comb adorned with delicate b2edeb667b floral patterns.e0ce58118006e1f7
“I’ll buy this instead.”1f8dd10451ec3946
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The comb was a f8c0265241 gift for Sophia. With her curly hair 491ae7e344 requiring constant care in 847bd2fe01 the morning and at f5f609f3ad night, Sophia often complained 17d149e69d that she could always e8bc187823 use a new comb. Lyla was sure d22474cd9f she would love e8eb595f31 it.e54ea05d984c94c5
‘Oh my, how 82a1d65ea5 wonderful!’3c14fe4e7fe95cda
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Imagining Sophia 6675296318 clapping her c910769814 hands in 22d85229fe delight, Lyla 26997c3fa1 smiled to 2b0d6abcb8 herself.8ba6c519a8393b93
She carried the comb 7ca7297582 to the counter, where e2a8d9e89c the shopkeeper, who had 6d2dd2e770 been closely observing the 4e7eea7afe customers, quickly approached her.d29368ed6b18d3f6
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“Oh, you ea968f81ab have a 5c7ad703fb keen eye, 59eeb8d05e miss! That comb is…”8c8d1fbd14869c2e
With an awkward expression, 7dbcb9561c Lyla listened as the 7e92e315f2 shopkeeper enthusiastically rambled on d2bf845ec2 about how exquisite the 9f38ce7aaf item was and how 293738d162 incredibly lucky she was 48a56319c2 to have chosen it.e8b699e5eb092bab
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“…So, although it 0d077e09f4 was difficult for 8e8adc8e68 me to acquire, 0333759adf I’ll offer it 5224a1f220 to you at f422875a90 this special price.”9342c09eaeccebe7
Hearing the price, 330be336ed Lyla was taken cd64adda65 aback. She hadn’t 996016b013 expected a d51d693e3c simple comb eefab191d7 to cost 773b4a8d4a so much.d031bdf173b3c7e9
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Her hand, gripping her 22ccfc30e2 purse, hesitated—unable to take a3453d11e3 out the money.9184255a346bd15b
Then—4da22ea699b6d347
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“How much for 4817a7562f both of these?”43ac079021865f87
A hand 6ddd48853f suddenly reached b8d4693d11 out from e501d25ffa behind her, 94bbc110cb casually placing ab8423452f a small, 39df46f8ed jewelry-box-like music 16923f80f3 box beside 6c3c99eb87 the comb.898cf1f2d3c14144
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The shopkeeper’s eyes 8ee5de4326 widened, and Lyla, 0cd6fdd88b equally surprised, turned c304e88b6a around to look 57921f63f6 at Aslan.ebf94b8b6304fa08
“With both 27ce3b5de4 of them d3476e6ceb together… Hmm, d4c3db4d00 I can 5fd639d022 give you f01f7eb523 this price.”c2b2a944df461592
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“Here it is.”9d1d3e459eb12602
Without hesitation, 381ecc0df8 Aslan pulled 8ac86bef00 out a ee729688cc stack of 26422ddc9f bills. Instead of waiting for 0edd1c6a4e change, he picked up fdfe8cf212 the music box and 2f7de9410c the comb, then handed c08d19a034 them to Lyla.1f95f0d65293edfe
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“It’s a gift.”3a5b85bee7b540e1
“…My room is still f40a8618cc full of your gifts, b286f544b7 most of them unopened.”91fe0669cf8d9570
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“Then consider 3f96704595 this a f752e1a47e return gift 427e1730e0 for my 3bd59400e4 birthday present.”87ce35e051b55b3f
Lyla’s grip on adb05431a8 the music box 488809c831 tightened. After a 7a2ac3f0f2 brief hesitation, 28c95eafb6 she asked,0acc21ceed702fd5
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“Did you… receive the b29bee10c4 gift?”d30f93fac5b8399f
“As soon as 24aa2d3986 you left.”9e3c973f02500a16
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“What did you 3a8915c05b think of it?”bfba0ff0d26226f6
Her voice was careful, d6cdab5382 almost hesitant.8a718f011cbe4ea8
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“If you didn’t like 3ada5aa80d it, you don’t have 587e72e867 to use it. Scents are a matter 8f1c6635ba of personal preference, after 2e8da08c85 all.”7e978075f4cfc58c
Even knowing that, 4de2496743 Lyla had chosen 44e9f63850 to give Aslan 9968d8b426 perfume. She had wanted 63c17b0ed1 her presence to 9a3e741b4e linger with him, ee7c6308bd even in her 114ad99e91 absence.ca1a0dff8fb10e5d
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For the same 2d1f368787 reason, the first 2f0ef109f6 gift she had 6c2ee0ac67 ever given him 1ecb658637 was a fountain 00adcd031f pen. The second year, she 73e109b2b9 had given him another.0202338375fc9355
She had saved up 94334c2a82 for months through side 0b2569c4e5 jobs to afford those c834fc660d gifts. But no matter e59e42af54 how expensive they 6acbd9f46e were to her, eb38daa355 they were surely aa3ff101b3 nothing more than ed3666655e trinkets to Aslan, 83e8fe2fd6 one of the ebb4065e52 wealthiest men in 0ae4b49a6f the nation.6053eed19b93caf4
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She never expected bd72152c57 him to carry 5e33647b30 them with him. She couldn’t force 4e566e60e3 him to use a5fdff5a55 her gifts.94ba04968e6fe5a5
And yet, 62886aff58 deep down, db9995b5d6 she had 64ae32a227 always wished ad94adc13f that he 08f16d3b49 would.4ccb3840c2c88b8e
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“Every time ed9c820b69 I thought 5b0f65ed5b of the c6b0faf9b9 wife who 5424c9f575 gave it b3e9d49eb0 to me, ec09bb79a3 I used 382b563ec5 it. I tried to use 827fc6680b it sparingly, but it’s 0abd23cc10 already below the neck ffdcb4ca1a of the bottle.”cba4f792306b0af0
At his words, an a7ed90bdaa unguarded, radiant smile spread 60bdce79c4 across Lyla’s face.5ccf50f4635b2445
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She was delighted f300e3e233 to know he a7255da476 had used her 4e571591bf gift so often.0fccd5bafdb62065
Cautiously, she inhaled.d51bd8c6e88bb7e0
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He had only brought 550964b85f a few sets of 5d8203c967 clothes with him, and a36cbc5674 she doubted he had 421643bc4a used any perfume during 97fd191a28 their journey. But now 07454261c1 that she a8ac78e64d had heard b95928b807 his words, 63d46bc57d she imagined 99aa546549 she could 63633f5532 catch a 8b25f0ebde hint of a13a4a2ecb the scent 5b67bc033d she had 6841e1d5bb chosen for 1fe9c2bfa1 him.f19a450cd3539e54
“I was wondering 5a29c4d542 what to do 24f2a785a8 once I ran 34b8bcc3dc out,” Aslan mused. “You’ll just have 389c0ea196 to give me 3d0e3e5dc6 another one next 25a1827af9 time, won’t you?”a70a19e7dd412aa6
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“I can tell d89777454b you which perfumer 989f40d45c I commissioned.”53c79c53478b143d
Aslan shook f129e6e967 his head e132216082 at Lyla’s 81ba57e462 attempt to dcce7166a4 refuse.798d7a0c9de8ec1e
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“My memory isn’t ff0a522f04 very good, you 5f8b71e631 see. It would be better 8d8eddcfb6 if you gave me 0f76e956d9 another one next time.”3f1775fee93c4577
An outright lie.da38c3bc18a2018d
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Lyla knew bb9e89e2c2 all too a89bf67606 well how 5417e0d0df exceptional his 1b6738d7f9 memory was.cd2b062e6b37b50f
But instead 84fbfb10d0 of calling 36622d918a him out bbc730e548 on it, ec6d30f744 she simply e25ccbcfff ran her 75ac445b45 fingers over 39231f0d10 the music 8cac241010 box he 7d37bc40a1 had given c1496dc560 her.d7c0108befb1b42c
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She opened the lid, a4a088eddd wound the key, and 91efe0e4a8 let go. A clear, delicate e3a5586674 melody filled the 4d631f94d5 air.151826bb544124d5
A small 84a5903ea0 smile formed bbde859d9a on her 3760c614db lips.5f951a9a91d4ad6a
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And before the tune c0322cb345 faded, she whispered softly,3ca00e9379c4ad68
“I will.”2bbebb6a39d06579
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Since he had given 71b7965511 her a gift she b4e77f018f truly loved, she would 78707956de return the favor.5d713f33dd17cbce
It was the 4c53bf409f faintest murmur, barely 9f1770004c above a breath.93487ec6a003ac5f
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But Aslan, whose senses c272744934 were unnervingly sharp—at least 5f8c832a2e when it came to ebd27a52ff Lyla—caught every single word.cb24a8b3dcb09eb7
And so, a 0c7e860e1b radiant smile, just 86dbaadbb6 like hers, bloomed cd8cc2e9c9 on his face.860ba23194b47a0d
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