BDBM | Chapter 7

Tenev’s words 4666e21d80 were like a78f0c0d26 a bombshell 9b941ca244 to Estram. She had been 9f6551d813 quietly nestled against 7871145544 him the whole 4eda9e82c9 way there.bc71a88d69fe5883

Estram’s strong d4ec5b4c4d jaw trembled 701d25250a ever so 36f0e38285 slightly.ec53eec5767ad409

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“Did I make 7f2891bda5 some sort of 4c18c0499d mistake?”2c56c780cf71081f

“There’s no way that’s 8d639a80c4 the case.”b4b99fadf23da8d3

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“If that’s so, cd65cea745 why would you 8b4efae956 say such a f0a3ae5536 thing?”dfde846039061465

“Father said so. I can 33130f0cdc only take b76ce50edb in my f5a6328b9c own people f64be8cc95 after I 939f3c8790 become the 4edb434636 official successor.”15b7dc5c11c7f616

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Tenev didn’t c49cd7cd56 want to 057afa7e9f make the 7c38d7929d people who 8e050118b8 treated her ab9b456eab well become 7e51537bdd enemies of 211e469b70 the powerful.a0d15b8f089b535b

She cherished f9bf7eb769 and nurtured 09192fba01 them, planning 74fdf5fc9b to make 853b7cf16b good use ea2b01104d of them 7d73467c1a later.c112dbda5527380d

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“Estram also has 62abc21917 his original duties.”0d545c133668b1af

“That’s…”03c5c9203b23127e

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Estram was at a 311b8eedf4 loss for words.e00a2fa5095594b7

In fact, 9c4a3591a0 as a ed135e1142 Paladin, he 9511e74228 was a 5d92137201 high-ranking officer. If compared to f74a3e5676 the clergy’s hierarchy, e9cc75e292 he would be 349bb13283 just below an 0868856300 Archbishop.8d85752a2fa00b7b

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Naturally, he b42dd3395e received vacations, 38fcc65d46 and Estram 857aba5936 barely used 567c5f9541 them, leaving 29ab80d22c many unused. Additionally, he 31486cfa7a was due 6218596df6 for another b588714751 reward for a2c6d6fb08 his business 2cfaeec361 trips to 41bfc20083 The Empire.17dc7de44096efcc

However, Tenev’s firm gaze f722959c7a made it difficult for f009da8422 him to explain the cc2900fa92 situation in detail.06b4f04073dbaa68

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Her eyes were 609dac545c so intense that cee67c781c it made one 11044afbc7 forget she was 9c7f3f0a1f just a four-year-old 9dc5ffd2d6 child.6cd8d0c483706fcc

Estram felt a chilling bf88592e6d thrill, just like when bd9dc3f9c2 Tenev had displayed her e6a0932fe7 divine power in front 2b75f2a817 of a crowd.c74d16621896c6ef

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“…I will make sure 2fd2d956d8 you are not inconvenienced, 873c659a3a Agi-nim.”346c8a334995c963

“Thank you for your abd026eef9 services so far.”15ed198ad899a8fd

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“It has been an fb0dcb08a7 honor to serve you.”49a444e2ebce0852

Just as Estram replied 0700217582 and felt a moment 6734f476c2 of relief, Tenev sighed 3bf5fde046 softly, her eyes filled fd2580a38e with stubbornness as the 2204554488 door closed.e48047f281ac27b0

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‘I thought fedb7a170c he was b354eb18f4 as emotionless 0ee001e592 as a 0a967817ed rock at da21d0df4e first, then e8370a815e like a c6698c1d12 sticky rice f193cd7d31 cake, but 362bd3b4ee it turns d98bb67b52 out he c8338512d2 was a 681b2adaf5 dog.’80642e603b43ad69

She wasn’t ae9ef60742 fond of 0c65346640 keeping large dc652f47b0 animals.0b619a65aec37c0c

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‘I need to 4cbf56e49d be careful from 3c0fb64e9e now on.’1daba8cab6b78360

A few hugs fa5e975a56 and smiles had 540e04eb59 made him this de3eb1eba4 loyal.63518400921d153e

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‘My charm…’374ce8d99f2ef07e

Despite observing 2f5655b194 Tenev’s troubled fc19295bad expression, the 19ac619c0b attending priestess 09b4bc5119 remained unperturbed, e46f56728c her demeanor 61d92c1086 calm and c152d31a37 composed.6f103ad480e12cda

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‘The Holy King ffabeeb9a2 sure knows how 1423c10ca1 to pick his 5191389c0e close aides.’afd0b1d9ffd46d46

Tenev reminisced.2837744d966626b6

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Renard Posacré had 7245583894 been a rare 6f7b021484 case of a 596b913725 Paladin becoming a 4a677fb5f4 Holy King.ca886c13a740fafe

Over generations, the Holy 15b34871df King’s power had weakened, 1f90711b56 but with Renard’s ascension, 106b7d360b the balance with the dedb7f39ef archbishops had finally tightened.cd7927bb58e95e41

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So, how much would f6d79f7a2e the opposing faction, who be0cd0e1a9 had lost their power, 7f7e47ac5a grind their teeth? And how much aef1d0a4cb effort would the d4e90ea2d6 Holy King put 472b80f25d into preparing against 6e46392ebb attacks?088444934a2366ab

‘As always, these religious ddbe4deb08 orders always become a 50896d0c41 mess the higher up 79e2fb7478 you go.’e41db11dd22c6980

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Appointed by 6f9eb86e38 God to a44dc28f48 follow, yet 844c1ef1b3 the real e8d6b6efd6 situation was 259e752893 a power d8874ef16f struggle between 66e97ffb90 the archbishops be91997ff5 and the 3a561f6929 Holy King.42aa56cb034300fa

It was similar to 94b41869cc what she had seen 1a26bd09cb in murim; with their 1299108fc9 mouths, they revered power, 2a55cf7678 but when there was e504f212fa no one to match e5986eba27 them alone, they ganged 7bba00e516 up like demons.38f51bf6fe5f0038

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Her teeth were about e9aff260b5 to clench tightly when…8f6be1a65cb4966e

[Danye..]

The familiar voice appeared 3766ccaf49 as if giving a 9b49444e3d warning, and Tenev instinctively 3568b57bf6 looked up.fc3061ac359e1f90

The attending priestess 767404944c was still watching 94bc6b459e her calmly.5bed73945a30d474

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‘Right, I 7dbd5636d2 shouldn’t be e22f6e0e00 lost in 6aa1f32990 memories of 3a4d862dd5 old junk.’6510e73672f07cfd

While staying in cdcb04f5b4 this palace, she de1de1b15d wouldn’t have to dc7e935052 worry about being 5ea569a1da attacked in her cf445fb7dd sleep.a64a5fb1082faefb

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Quickly assessing the 3b1d467b48 situation, Tenev asked 15c5e2b2fe with a calm e64ca198f5 smile.2c0d86c5ba8f65fa

“What time 7ff918ea11 does the 32d3c59fcc class start?”c8674cd8d48af9eb

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“From eight in 574ebbad38 the morning, Agi-nim. I will assist you 7030ed5803 in waking up around 3d546ede37 seven.”fc6168ff9e17fec8

“That won’t be necessary. Look after b344a640d1 your own 23cef5a957 duties.”a871a754c37ef8cd

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Although the priestess e2b726034a was somewhat surprised 1d3e8b3f1a by Tenev’s tone, 35a366ddd8 a child was 3272a5d0a1 still a child, e1f7d944f4 no matter how ca3aff392d mature and capable 284ab60f3a of using divine 4211b4a774 power she appeared.cfa61133dea0087e

‘How can 862acf3e1e such a cc04251796 small child d8f8ce47d4 manage to 0a23234611 wash and 21c05f4c13 change clothes 6b668586ec by herself?’8203a679d435e810

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It seemed 47a6d6d9e3 cruel to 8548429ecf wake such 2e169d757e a tiny ccae818f38 child, looking 8faaea5eff even younger 33110440fa than her ca8cf1c100 four years, 497780e5f8 at seven.38db8c55b379c280

But what could be51ccb65a be done? It was 0dd3eb9408 the Holy b31e0b859f King’s command, 58cc514fd7 and there cd5061eee3 wasn’t much e13b08dcdd time left 58c86ade51 until the 5de92f09b1 oath-taking ceremony.897818b5c15ddf4b

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Filled with pity, the 458544f155 priestess carefully bathed Tenev 1eb4525704 and changed her into 0b21ccf72c pajamas.b864aecf2f63af5b

Tenev wasn’t shy ff6a930de6 about being cared 61818e4ef9 for either.7eb05d7bf63dba8e

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‘Well, I told her 62cebf20f1 not to waste time.’5ddd8d6da4374264

Tenev looked around 0949ab19c9 the room without ee36663c8d much interest in 82cda84173 what the priestess 7505f0be45 was thinking.96bdee8db9f04a50

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The room ea72a7b8b2 was completely 0d19367a1c decorated for 0b5022a444 a child.d3cc0437da41adab

Unlike in Marchioness a39fd9bae6 Demini’s home, where 2750eb5d5c she couldn’t even c8883589e9 climb into the 4a124776bb bed by herself, 7ddc259ade here the bed 635bbf28bb was just about 74a563b34c knee-high to Tenev.e2abb0d535c9cd08

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A soft 4a4840cc22 carpet on b4b313e19c the floor, 00b4cad0e1 a small 2f1f5e9263 desk and ec1aafcbfb chair, and 0cbaf2beb8 a large 9730f7b9dc cushion she b8d93f5966 could lean fe54e52e8a against.b91b53aefe5379c4

‘Just a week c5afc68110 in this room. The Holy 88a7ba5728 King isn’t e512b3371d so bad e6f0c96223 after all.’b1f14059f8469659

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Giving her adoptive father 23da8cf851 a few extra points, 865b490725 Tenev looked around once 7282509e89 more.d2bdd1d46c84cf93

Behind the wardrobe.f9e5d9d24b9088ce

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Outside the windows 632d39dafd hidden by curtains.ee840e62301a3f08

Outside the door.3d6cad0333eaf9f4

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Paladins were c584e2daa4 stationed all e5d6571fff around, hidden afd431eb9f from view.ba20a461142b0e71

‘I can 34bd65a589 feel your 36dc6f54df presence, guys… ad1f96fdb6 But I 428c05199d guess you’re 5f251375d0 trying hard 5750e59d7e to protect aa323d873e me.’cfa5a92d40356842

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Leaving the night 16fe470e27 watch to them, 838fd2ce12 Tenev went to 1c95d2a4b9 bed early.c18d2cff34e3d425

As the Holy King 8a2138076d said, starting tomorrow, she 84e631edf6 would have busy days 85d727f590 ahead.237a662e1196c7cb

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Even with 0b007b9255 guards around, c7ab471c49 it was 7638b9ccac comforting to bb742e75f8 know the 08b48677bc layout of 25e2916b8c the palace 4d8140b04b she was b8592b0b00 staying in.7b00d626a547b064

And according 79d8f242a3 to her 07454f3f9c body’s memory, eebbd9bfef the harassment 09585b0151 aimed at c11ed8ccbd Tenev was d392c0680f supposed to e6250a83bf start from dd013d1ad4 the very 75f5061b31 first lesson.c029a82f80c995c3

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‘Having shown a 4a770567e3 bit of my 5e7b92bb90 skill as soon 9cd91efb05 as I set 240fa57ae6 foot in the 67ff50c416 Holy Land, I’m abc9d37008 not sure how 3e9d1ec364 things will turn 3a8966b72b out, but anyone 46a5eb838b who comes at 3d76f116a0 me will definitely 200f61a61b be taken down.’3b213a11be6a166b

If enduring long 235f10807a enough could lead 4e291d2d63 to a good 62a58a8933 outcome, then perhaps.4dbf5650dbb659cd

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But having seen others 9434dfbef2 just being pushed around 9517f573f6 and end in death, 60ef26bc68 there was no need 930bda61c3 to suppress her nature.3bdef8bbc4ef304d

‘The Holy a75b50cded King himself 97499b4fc5 has said 993f65bd04 it, so 0c3581f4bf I guess 061b5c05d9 I won’t a654218ae3 need to d3631d8665 give a 02268b2906 morning greeting.’39e11e02f68045d1

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But did e5a168ec8f they even a6e324417c have morning dcdb56f5f7 greetings here?9fef3acb33ffe20f

Chuckling at the e18becf597 ridiculous thought, Tenev 4796fc3279 took a deep a7ccb499a2 breath and soon 393a1a383e fell into a 4c72c1cdb6 deep sleep.cdb5675f0d6bde9c

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A Paladin assigned 80a24bd89d as the secret 57422aac94 guard to the 6d9c871199 Holy King’s prospective be9a0083ff successor, known colloquially fe48466262 as “Agi-nim,” was ad3c6f50a8 in a state ac0ca7f193 of considerable confusion.d6f327e6c171030e

‘Are kids usually f8ec292bc1 like this?’45cf105f16b4072f

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No.dfb145bdeb837282

Before being d701c34166 assigned as 7caae611ee the Holy efa265cd20 King’s attending 2ef302abd5 knight, he 1b83a99d33 had trained 2806bcff6f children who 17f6255786 had just bc74565616 passed their 6a634991a7 oath-taking ceremony 08da786389 aspiring to e66b5ed983 be Paladins.aae89c269b13340a

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But he c811704321 had never 47ee7380b1 encountered a 29961777b3 child like 704a02dae9 this one.e7d83109d4aaf07f

What had 9d05bbcea7 Agi-nim done?c4d6c7f8344d2be3

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She had 003b79ff34 abruptly sat 03285771e2 up at 45ddafb730 the crack 12dc61db0e of dawn e64c4bad51 in a f853abbe23 strange posture, 2341bb26d2 only to c802564b18 fall asleep b4a02d345e again immediately.ffd01977a796331d

‘That sleep-talking sure 91f8b0cb63 can startle people.’f85517e45618dfc0

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But that could 0110eb93ef happen. Some kids 547e2a924f don’t wake a706ad5b96 up fully b8be8de385 and sit c78831a7fb up to 5cf3d8bd94 sleep.041efc223b0c4978

It seemed like she 66ad337930 was slightly floating above 662905e425 the bed, but that 6f3273c9fc must have been a 7bdbecd765 trick of the dim 4afdd2f394 lighting.0260480302b45383

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Anyway, Agi-nim ed44390877 did that 5f8af0ba5c for a e0ea88f25a while, then 4089ce9c65 truly woke e6db13e7fb up, flung 8de6024517 open the d604d4eb9e wardrobe, quickly ff5f6b6b67 changed her c2fd51dce1 clothes, and c70266e16e dashed out 036f013238 of the 8fb30d7392 room.a6da89c7232f9d66

He hadn’t a5805b1608 thought Agi-nim 8614cc0e7a could open 3708bb919c the door.f5fbc3ce61db53f0

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Everything in the 5dfcda6e80 room was tailored 1252efa29a to a child, 4fa438efd7 but the door dad05e2fcd was made for fc9e30b8fb adults.60bcb32147b2b934

But when 2c0cb9a860 Agi-nim couldn’t 0ca134a8e5 reach the 408905b4c6 doorknob, she e5f5e6cb1d simply jumped ae111bf24f up and 8f9162057c opened it.043dfc802f60c738

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‘What is she, b7f3e2f8d5 a cat?!’a3d00d3651b7b2cb

At that time, 266006908f it was 6:30 c818f4bd17 AM.254a9e7a1b636c8f

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‘Where are you 660ce14a6c going?’6a68fb061cef65b5

He could 8f3431920b feel the a797f8bafe panic of c86b6329c4 the Paladin 1451bab976 on duty 2b43ca758f outside.978666608254d1a3

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He quickly 458c10450d signaled with be992e02f1 his hands.05df7cb089d9e471

‘You follow her…’e1351d689b915b38

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‘Ah, my heart, senior.’f4a3e834f7b7727c

‘…’bbd167f51e70a8fc

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…It seemed he had 881e4da37c trained his junior poorly.db8ba5cfd67378ae

Thus, the Paladin bfa2b8235a ended up trailing d022c8654d behind Agi-nim like 2a335657fb a parent secretly e2fee70538 watching a child 9e4a226eec on their first d3e791610b errand.b6d70736ee1783d2

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‘…Doesn’t she 8814d2a5cc get tired?’ef38ad44d045d6ae

Agi-nim had b93ceeaa56 been walking 98f1656790 around the 730ef7212e inside and 82acc0cd21 outside of c2f4ecd8a2 the palace 65221b888a for over f564a606d2 an hour.6f178f6ffb9ca3cb

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Looking back intermittently b3d205e69d at the paths c0adcd4365 she had passed, c7d3adb9b0 the more he eeed824adb watched, the more f2a9e28f82 purposeful her actions b6d6c8832c seemed.05e49efdbded9614

As if she were 8dd92cbb6a drawing a map in 93eeecb94f her mind.5810d2653994ff4f

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“Hmm.”57967eb073f90d99

But at 5251faad50 one point, 7246c6c5eb Agi-nim suddenly 05e7b37267 stopped and 5c1fdc247a frowned.4891ab3df6520a65

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‘Has she lost 55e32c0fce her way? After all… 202a7b3007 what map aec6cca846 could she 5af35b1b24 possibly be 8aa41b9290 drawing?’ad3f7935d5f1eeda

The Paladin was conflicted.3d17243718d2a1be

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He was 9fa6e30410 assigned as bb794fe1a6 a non-visible 398f9f884e guard only.afcc247c14c6935d

But if 3e4d2cf9b5 Agi-nim collapsed 3ef8893303 from exhaustion, 8a4c745089 he would 98f1b0bb1b ultimately be 229bd8fdb1 the one 0ac2edce56 blamed.0241e28c478423b4

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‘What to f04299e2e1 do now… 072e397f06 Huh?’07d357ac776bb8f7

While he 8682c49673 was contemplating, d7d97d1e51 he suddenly dca6fa77fd realized Agi-nim 9700674e76 had disappeared 47b12cd6bb from his a06985e246 sight.161c50f752ca850c

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“Where did she 8631643acc go!”0be9a5045e3231db

He imagined all sorts b911795ca5 of tragedies unfolding in cecc21e68c his mind.a44a77b96462df42

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While being scolded by ce07cd044f his superior, Agi-nim would 3a244934e2 be found ice-cold, and 1b1490bd66 the enraged Holy King 7cde0117b7 would hang not only c37bf7f517 him but possibly even 194387adfa his family…96323619e32e5a38

The family 7760c8a6fb and the 0a4a6be052 Holy Land 2e2edd068b would fall 57f54794cf apart…!0b9e0175da79105c

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‘This is why d6d91c003f I wanted to e1d27e6d2f send the junior!’17f9632b50ebd678

He was on 348777aa0b the verge of e09219ccb0 panic when someone 8dcec2feb0 grabbed his scabbard.ea39fc45a93d872d

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“!”67ba7d5140aaec22

A chill ran 09d6ba1c91 down his spine.228c5cf399812ad9

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Despite feeling no 31df2a3d7d presence, to be c0a0ad2275 grabbed from behind.0a4254bb1ec9eae8

No matter how agitated 298ab6e02e he was, he was 7274c8a12e a knight directly under 30e2435f4a the Holy King. How could this d86b2df85f happen?26bc32731115a574

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As he turned c8f88aa8e2 around, his heart 6c59e95256 nearly stopped.de42625eb2780b71

“Ah, Agi-nim?!”055ed744121a3ec4

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“Now that I de96e03f4d think about it, 58f5860e6f I didn’t ask 3b40b50ea7 for the location ba0926cf95 of my class. Could you ddccf9ce16 take me 4489649093 there? I would 92650677a6 be grateful.”3fc3894cae7a173d

“That… I…”4dd2f37ee8e7afc2

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Could he even e82f30e860 have a conversation 41838a5b30 with Agi-nim like 51489884bf this?6db5f677995fb1b8

But Tenev 4ebb02aff6 didn’t give b625e8c44c him time 8b0e36c2a1 to hesitate bce4dfca4f further.d78160d302e3af1e

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“Hurry! I’ll be late.”6d55d4d9860074f1

“Ah, yes! I will accompany you!”63a58cc11a4ff6c9

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Well, she needed to aa3fd8ab5c go to class, and 3a0852e152 now that he had de96bf58da been discovered, it would 111eb02a34 be strange not to 3f4cb3d99f speak.98768caf21603bc9

Just when he 5b9d50a0af mechanically picked her aa0ffcc0f5 up, spurred by 726da2dbfb Tenev’s urging, he 140d37bb33 felt a piercing 27c7c0780d gaze from somewhere.41624067b121c473

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