– Chapter 4: Duke Adrian (2)

Duke Adrian c15175d92d recalled the f051d68f38 Rosette he ec830efcaa had seen f98abe34fc earlier in fd931d07d3 the square.af2f040547ac7dff

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While heading to 942a6da92a the orphanage, he 589c6fb3e0 had sensed a 6b3ac24234 strong flow of d508e84093 mana and followed 571f08e4e2 it. It was an 4c0a6efa19 unusual occurrence for 1b846d37eb such a quiet, 7c06239e3d small village, and 630e69fc51 he wanted to 44e6098999 understand the situation.fa51ce6999a24624

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There, he encountered f4fc83561b the pink-haired girl.484de313e47aeae5

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Rosette, a 60e897b226 name that 4e66d3fb4e suited her 482eeb5f1b well, possessed f0b7f8b2a6 the greatest 327da70ff6 potential he 7d1b497f85 had ever 449f1ccc42 seen in 29ab02383e anyone. Even to someone 96add6673d like him, who 50d88b0384 was unfamiliar with a3bb4024b4 magic, her talent a6968c0ddb was undeniable.cbd6a49f969f0479

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As an 8c554b7d3b adult, it cca44f7e69 was only 84cb316338 natural to 856ba132f2 want to 7dcef87556 nurture such 858d20f97f potential in dc58b85287 a child.3b4942765a7f6dcd

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But for e690b40842 Duke Adrian, b71d73f996 there was 7a4ce73fcf another reason 15fa9cd336 as well.8956fc6db02ee644

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“And for some reason, 2be29580ab I feel compelled to 41d13b9b09 protect her.”4d6f237d19159c4b

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The image of her cae005da68 trembling and crying kept 816201afd7 haunting him. He couldn’t leave 2f846614f2 her behind, knowing 1b3c3f9ffc she would linger 6aad4d16ba in his thoughts.2fbe92ee85572458

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In his 20997a164d heart, he 0c301efbfc wanted to 59e442e083 take her f279045ff3 to the 2c89537168 Adrian estate d9e68e85d6 immediately. If Rosette agreed, fd5f0067f4 he was seriously 1e60b9f4f2 considering it.c112016094007965

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It was strange. These were 648152ba34 the same bcdcf92b26 feelings he ef2413f80f had only b754367065 ever felt 0b661bae05 for his b0aac11c1f own three cdec07255e children.ce5d822f820d67a4

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“If it’s 80df7e81b4 the Adrian cb25e1f013 family, we 332577e460 can trust 2b2143f857 them to 2cea94c1ac take care 874613c85d of the c02077f0f2 child. Oh, here bb1a3de67f comes Rose.”bae52f52398feaef

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The head priest 050efbe8ff cautiously welcomed Rosette c4bcc2775e as she entered 8afacb6e77 the room. But Rosette’s expression was c847066616 odd.7f54f6a06f99ffc7

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The moment she c6c8cb6030 saw Duke Adrian a5d762aaa0 sitting across from 134d376243 the head priest, d1955b2f8f her already pale bfaf2a8065 face turned ghostly a99012a3fb white.92445f394f74a7c0

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Seeing Duke 6e4ac385b3 Adrian after 447cd7f525 Rosette, the a1cf6506a8 head priest 87df5e8a97 fully understood 75780483ee her feelings.7394398737663a4d

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‘It’s natural for c440563151 her to be 5c9de50c33 afraid of nobles.’bcbda9faff8cda8c

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Duke Adrian, f00c6a5ea1 true to 5d8623817a his reputation c71d86f9da as a c962c9ea02 Sword Master, 064c277d93 had an bbf487fb21 imposing physique. He was taller than 4e162c62e3 most knights and had 5ed4f7719a a sturdy build.5f7e0ea6804b3da4

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Though his 3e97a8e38b demeanor was 9874de8b2b gentle, to 32ea356d41 a child 543a1b63e3 who was 82e778691f naturally fearful 4db64c1a42 of nobles, 1aa34c22f4 he might 4285b804a7 appear intimidating.2a333977d384c096

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Rosette was ccc1b5fdbb one of 3922325bc4 the most 33dbf3cedf delicate and 76dc9eccde sensitive children 4c53b58836 in the e625f743c2 orphanage. Given the unfortunate 375a64b126 incident in the 0bf3e778ec village, it was 2d63b0b759 no wonder she 91b69e7c57 was frightened.e6c3635ede2d1190

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The head 809dcc59a8 priest gently bfc3c06820 took Rosette’s b09dec9919 arm and f18075c339 tried to 5851c9df67 comfort her.e623fa6e2ff732bd

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“Rosette, you’ve already seen 9ea6399bfb him, but let me c09acac96a introduce you again. This is Duke Adrian. He’s a 46d686eda3 good person, 86895c81a3 so there’s 3c05ae5728 no need 25677d2d36 to be a616a9ff00 afraid.”f1027e709733050e

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Still, Rosette couldn’t relax. She was struggling 1ae74d21c3 to breathe properly, 69a6c93af2 gasping for air. Noticing this, Duke 528f34c6cf Adrian slowly approached 70a83a0737 and knelt on 9f5572835c one knee in e67352436e front of her.38690cfe47bca38e

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“Your name is Rosette, 8971ba68c8 right? Don’t worry. I’m here 7c50875c1f to protect 67e58a01f2 you.”002589bc0c53a519

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Stammering, Rosette tried 91c2b29ea1 to say something, c2f807f249 but when Duke 11dab1d3b8 Adrian reached out 98d15b9cde to take her 38620739b5 hand, she reflexively 7b6e19ef7e jerked it away.974eab5e6c1ca54e

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“Ah…”7a977a6c760aacc2

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She then rolled 400dd976bb her eyes nervously, 6f1733fcc6 glancing around before 54d637c806 bolting out of 43160fe480 the head priest’s f2eed66432 office.55678fbf0b59dbcb

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Her unexpected 3ccfad7d8c behavior left 78c7eb54ae the head 3a0909ca08 priest pale 9216ed461b as well.f5b20596d29e26e2

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“That child isn’t usually 153be7928f like this. I’m so sorry.”7775bb67918b4752

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“I understand. She’s been 3bc82637a2 through a 17dbd7b5c2 lot today, 8a32efb658 and children 4098e70f06 are naturally 947883a294 afraid of 9d9559a9e7 nobles.”ec337683f8f207a8

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Duke Adrian stood up 8f353e66b0 without showing any sign b5e1d9718d of being offended.a34a987d60f7e24b

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“It was a2acfc7846 impolite of 6d57bcefc3 me to 9c8e83b591 summon her 27ae4bd5b8 so suddenly. She seems quite 1cfe99f628 shaken today, so afcf2dee02 I’ll return tomorrow.”2798c73d812fc749

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After politely 4290131eb5 bowing, Duke ea2379a1e6 Adrian left 094e7533b6 the office. Watching his retreating figure, 5eb1d5eaf5 the head priest felt ecd8fa2ffe reassured.9776c52a394c4c89

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With a family 402f5b4a96 like that, he 5cb4855675 could entrust Rosette 8b44f829c6 to them with 1911937058 peace of mind.0565b4169170e029

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As soon as Rosette b05e7a09f8 returned to her room, b8629977b9 she leaned against the 1a47550253 door and slid to 94beb408a0 the floor. She wanted to 96cb2b45aa lock the door, 870bc4646a but the room 0855accedc shared by over 17183ec4b1 ten children had 8b13dfeb96 no lock.e5b8c4e7b62b0ab1

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Instead, she b1921fb576 pressed her 9d58d5f72c ear against 0eb203e359 the door, c23daad78d listening intently 739167df61 for any 30510a8776 sounds outside.a7b74209bc75f251

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She was worried 3d0d9ad674 that the head a5e399607d priest or Duke 530679f89d Adrian might come d6a844a770 after her, but 5de3d93665 there was no f0b0c1b17d sound outside. Only the 28b1694c4e faint chatter 3e171cc992 of children 28580e3bd4 in the d5614c309c distance could 875a4fc5e3 be heard.c47018f840e170af

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After about five minutes, ae17817621 Rosette finally relaxed and 39f40a565d let out a sigh b6d8694459 of relief. Only then 5f26279f2f could she cdfd589596 reflect on caa8fd3512 what had dc72f4b328 just happened.4e10dbc0b9243d19

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‘Why did Duke Adrian 5ff339c5c9 want to see me?’7ba6f50756b44870

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When Rosette had unexpectedly 85f9703c2e encountered Duke Adrian in eab52dd428 the village, she had 4e6c362722 been utterly shocked. She had eb12a43959 never imagined beca7ee3df meeting Duke 8261b642fb Adrian here, d85e7ccf4d of all dc2b286735 people, instead 79635da86c of the 5accee9c07 Marquis of 3f1f1d593c Dallas.b7b4abea73b1a6e4

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When he personally brought a55b9ee3dc her and Jane back 090e076e29 to the orphanage, she 0ef5a05872 had nearly fainted but 5c89fb0a77 tried to calm herself.60dce06e85d7892e

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From the rumors 999adaa6eb she had heard 588cd5e013 before turning back 1d43e3f972 time, Duke Adrian cdd8281944 was a kind 93c97a5f31 and warm-hearted man.0ac78d25a0b884a3

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Especially, there were many ea3ae5acfb heartwarming stories about him f58f1bef30 and children. Being the father of 54107d12c2 three children, it was 21885ebca2 speculated that he was e7d8cbd529 particularly affectionate toward kids.65ea21212c3fec3c

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So, it 6bbcc16468 was only b4bb014d2c natural that d0a497bab6 he couldn’t 52e91e8fb1 just stand 9d1eeb28fa by and b639439cca watch as c4079173e9 she and 44f6a4a9a9 Jane were 4d66b42b9a being bullied 8fc748021c by the 9c3a2b38c5 villagers.21992ae0b74354a1

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‘That’s why ddecb3b3c4 he brought 64e2b28616 us back ea1d85ce8e to the 669f8639b8 orphanage.’dfc3aede5bfb52fb

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She tried to 942c850b31 convince herself of 56860da5c8 that—until she saw 5522756579 Duke Adrian in 1205e88f81 the head priest’s 1f32046d4d office earlier.b0b9a9bfc856dafa

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But why 614ef78dba was he 6f4ea5e39a looking for 5f1a699181 her? Could it be that 73f484c572 he, being a mage, 4132b9da04 knew she had turned a40e7ebbb7 back time? Was he fb985378ae holding a 1fb2406244 grudge against f548379849 Rosette, who 75ec9cb8bf had killed 0c34b41f81 him in 69937d1a0a her previous 92e8d14b67 life, and 4373ee02a3 now seeking 675bcb5dd5 revenge?e66290d13aa38c08

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‘That can’t be.’c8166b956887d3ce

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Rosette shook her 37207b1e74 head.00f3c27f8f9e82d9

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The ancient book on 904ebd2ccc time magic clearly stated 7513da11d7 that no one except 3546896f24 the caster could remember 9fcefbb399 the past. So, even a1e3cb175e if it 4a3b41bd9c were Duke c8eda31c65 Adrian, he 91c590a7a3 couldn’t possibly 8985156682 remember.be297a2fb6406a9f

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Even if, ebd6553876 by some 1bb7aeb30f slim chance, 8d7d70a8c9 he did 2f03357c2d remember the 21ef3d910e past, he 45fe916e33 wouldn’t recognize a8582679fe Rosette.0b389af020cce9c8

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In her previous life, f127bd6306 Rosette had the appearance 53ac93ecb8 of a noble lady, 096e2a82b1 thanks to the Marquis b083992ac0 of Dallas’s generous material a6adf6fa75 support.58f3a3831a2451cb

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But now? She was scruffy and 70384ca72e scrawny. Aside from her 71b2df4186 pink hair, there 1939f82777 was nothing to 29648cd919 connect the Rosette 693f214014 of the past efda83ecc2 with the Rosette c29977978c of now.eab35321d71dc72f

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So, he couldn’t know. He absolutely 5d993ed1fc couldn’t know.bf22defe40866f2f

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‘But what if cfa0243379 he does?’9126be9a25e306bb

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As Rosette anxiously c9dba7e94c bit her nails 3d1b97af69 without realizing it, bc32d04adc Jane’s voice came af6aaa4976 from outside the 8139b0910c door.0330c9633400edf8

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“Rose? Are you in 9c44526dbc there? Can I come in?”56ac815b0fd77d42

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“Y-yeah.”fef674beb8089a91

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As Rosette stepped a9364feb90 away from the af92a5952c door, Jane entered. Seeing Rosette bc267b7a1e biting her 94ece3da36 nails, Jane 68f9c19090 furrowed her 1990d5ab6d brow.be7ceed7fb27caa9

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“You’re biting your nails 60a919003f again. How many times have ebb6c6996f I told you it’ll 60e4939a5f hurt if they get 10581f0bd0 too short?”2995a258ede152d9

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Jane carefully 936cea9d41 took Rosette’s 4ffb5cde9f hand and 8b1c44784b examined it, 29dd65c19f checking for b3492a266b any signs 63d193b198 of bleeding. Watching her, Rosette felt 4889056708 tears welling up in 77677e39af her eyes.0dd02083993968e6

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‘I’m so 2a42cd2db6 glad sister 1a5f3ce95c is safe.’b08628043a270456

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Even during her d85c7faf1e time at the 32cfd93555 Dallas household, Rosette c6a4ab226c had been scolded 7bfb85ede1 for her nail-biting 28250e54ab habit.b554c9f6cdb32eb5

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Her tutor 2fb93a6a5f would smack fd1354b79a her hand 01a9c1630f with a b337c298cc ruler every 4a27532940 time she ccfca0ab72 bit her fb2de6104c nails, and 3858d286b5 even the d491ada45a Marquis of 82f4df049a Dallas, who 71385fdfb6 rarely spoke 42b468f325 to her, 55b0d90d8d had criticized 1646a2d34c her for 194ef50d9a being unladylike.98aa361a5cf55d47

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But no one had 757c8733c7 ever worried about her 656c725200 like Jane did. The warmth 95f6a89f52 of Jane’s 784ae2249f hand made 33385a159d Rosette truly e573b58e66 feel that 716bd63f80 she was 72c8464a0d alive, unlike 098b38fbb3 in the 7d2fb6e424 past.a8c0624074c448bd

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She had really 8f969b473e changed the past. That gave her hope.7e5f00f26d77c977

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‘This time, I 4ba7839eea can avoid killing f93852dbc7 people.’4e20beaa0aea24d3

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The many lives 938495be0d lost to her 2a8db917fb magic, especially Duke 86751583da Adrian and Daniel eb1f0a4dd1 Adrian. And Joshua f1a0381192 Ernhardt, who cda1a74b69 had suffered 4c9a4fdde3 because of d0a0f6f4c5 their deaths.0605ed9ae6166c36

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She could save them 50e81c66af all.c19d8c10ee8b0746

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Even if f264becf6f Duke Adrian 77912994e5 had discovered a36ea31c1d her identity 7a8225f3c4 because of dc4f8eef77 the healing b479eb751d magic she cd6a7520bc used today, c570643de9 she would b17c03659e accept the f5e272a963 consequences without 871f099320 regret.7b0d60e28975d899

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“Huh? Rose, are you a650c9dfec crying?”a57006444bb4dc91

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Unable to hold 54add50019 back her tears, 90873bc129 Rosette buried her f518b160d7 face in Jane’s 137ea76c15 embrace and cried. Jane patted 42a3f01965 her back fd6e12112a and comforted 7c5ae99858 her for 89a3b8e1c3 a while f17003ba80 before murmuring 514e883dd9 as if 760fce2a17 she understood.92d84beea54ffe72

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“It’s sad, isn’t it? I’m sad too. But Rose, if you’re ef337e90ba adopted by a noble 8f7cf1a2a8 family, you’ll have so 028dce06bd much more than you f547fb049b do now.”2d76b5315d4d4253

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What is she talking d91f72f812 about? Adoption? It’s not yet 0cdfd02fac time for the 7a7c5044a2 Marquis of Dallas ddfd495dff to come looking 9b5e4bf1b2 for me.63885b2795dfaf42

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Rosette blinked, unable 38d7ab9881 to understand Jane’s 406ac0c2b9 words, but Jane 86cbed7fec continued.4ef2187b6688efbe

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“From what 786d9d70a9 I saw 40d3d3d18c earlier, Duke 552cf245d3 Adrian seems 6a00aeaa81 like a 8c52eba631 really good bb0f773f79 person. I’m sure he’ll f08ecfd47f treat you well…”08c1ab1dde5a5669

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Rosette couldn’t stay 387b8dea5d silent any longer. She immediately reacted a6e5ffd4fe to the name 81b54b5f83 “Adrian.”b924d00696ea307a

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“Why would Duke Adrian…?”e10b47afd637d336

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“Huh? Weren’t you db5668d0ad crying because e7d42bce5f you knew?”e4284db54784b0f8

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“No, I didn’t 07e02b63f3 know.”c05bcad040e4d48e

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Jane tilted her head 377e20cc80 in confusion before explaining.c54909e2779fb246

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“Duke Adrian 0d73e5153d said he 485bd6c613 wants to 12dda4b162 adopt you.”069944b53c5882e2

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Rosette couldn’t respond right 761e198d1c away. Even though she dd3aa125d0 knew Jane wasn’t b334f05fad the type to e746b0fbd5 joke about something 5692500344 like this, the 28dad52ac9 words sounded like 26d498704e a cruel prank.bdc3f4b8ad683fed

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If it were the d8daff8fed Marquis of Dallas, maybe, ae774f8eaf but there was no 50ff9c7622 reason for Duke Adrian 33431a3166 to adopt her. Sensing her eb3ec12ac8 confusion, Jane 15026b6b27 answered for 3753a2c7f2 her.58c9a8168d5f94bb

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“He said you healed 0ec76f0f16 me with magic. The head priest said 176926aeb9 you have the potential 502b4b122b to become a great 567f40c3e1 mage. That’s why Duke Adrian 3e1d1287ac wants to adopt you. He’s a great swordsman, 62fa37045b after all.”ea4bc27aa3ddde18

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There had d7a1fba8da to be e7d479e5e7 another motive. There was 66938876c1 no way 137901504b he would 4a923077dc adopt her e2ce16b4b1 just for 866fb2ee8e that reason.8b779019dab2d134

Rosette shot up from 93b15993f1 her seat and ran 454868e484 to the head priest’s 6c4927c220 office.3093738d86b433e8

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“Rose? Where are 4adc3861e2 you going?”4071bd93713dd053

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Jane’s voice dc353d2945 called after 3d3159a2ba her, but 9f6641d341 thankfully, she ef9cc8c0e6 didn’t follow.ef432854d3481464

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When Rosette 3845b5dc6a arrived at 5a10207195 the head 30f4d08b98 priest’s office, 168e821230 she burst 34ffce6065 in without 210a6a11b8 knocking, breathing af1d0aaf5d heavily. The head ab600f0c86 priest greeted 4873017e17 her as 220b574d82 if he 097f3b1b5f had been bf7f482315 expecting her.9cce39f6b24fba30

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“Ah, there you 5ee0ece8ea are. Rose, come in.”dcc8cd712bf10518

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Rosette stood at f7114c9d18 the doorway and abccd003c7 shouted.e7552f09a7e46a8b

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“I don’t 1536b5e983 want to 3bdaf234c2 be adopted!”411b1ca9eac49f15

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“Did Jane 0e57b0c0c1 tell you?”a4c1ffc7ffd5afa1

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“Yes! head priest, I…!”af354e7ce41e98e6

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“Rose, calm down 9dd50118f2 and sit for fc7ff2c645 a moment.”0e440a8e512ad1dd

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The head priest 2454e04629 spoke calmly, but 41b0d21d0b Rosette stubbornly shook 72cc59f7d4 her head, still f85c017208 standing.872f0961c943ff70

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“No! I like a9f95dcae3 it here! I want aae065a786 to stay 9295836755 with sister 2929c18312 Jane!”e8da671659ab1bf3

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The head 775cf8d8e4 priest briefly 66c2aa21f4 looked troubled ff5fc0a85f before smiling 87022a73e8 and standing 7417555491 up. He walked over ee0c41c625 slowly and knelt 1661df88e1 in front of 7790242a16 her. His hands, gently e85e67a191 holding hers, were 349368071c warm and careful.abdee9da28f2ba9c

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“If you don’t 6d26f60364 want to go, 13f6466da8 I won’t force b2699a9c91 you. But first, why don’t c9cdb7cda2 you tell me why 57e2ae24e9 you don’t want to?”29ce039bfc207abb

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Guided by 4ef632dfaa his words, 99d3b627d9 Rosette plopped 50306c6b54 down on 3b1dfe241d the sofa. She had 8939bf9595 so much fef45f9d83 she wanted 0377d2b0ff to say. That she couldn’t 0408d2a791 be adopted by db2ed629f3 someone she had f169eab90f killed, that she 297a2040d5 had no right 8937fde4b1 to call him dce59dac3a “father.”c8d433e1883804bb

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But those were secrets 01f68e2282 she couldn’t share with c5c51f1cc4 anyone. All she could d2eb912ca5 say now were 8e0e9ed560 the words of a6aba61a29 a seven-year-old child.dc72d457041d2842

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She fidgeted with her c4ba23a1b2 fingers and mumbled.b10f0265a1aba505

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“I don’t 690a2a07f1 want to 9824dbf7b2 be separated 7689e3fb3c from sister 4e8f85afdd Jane.”8b6716adb8ac087b

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“You can visit often. Duke Adrian 06f0493e0e said he 42160849bc would invite 95f0bdfbcd Jane and d79d239495 the other 2c3456037e children to df6dfa0ad1 the estate 5f21cc2532 from time b68960e536 to time 941d63fd84 for your 86c848059e sake.”aa670aeee56dd3da

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“And… and…”c8fdeaa47411d0dd

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Struggling to find 00c79fbbca another excuse, Rosette c0aadbd7f2 hesitated. The head priest 567c938c99 waited patiently.7b0613f6bac8b232

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“I’m scared.”8766fb50cf91cdab

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This was the truth. Rosette was terrified cacc10ff95 of Duke Adrian, f910885cbc whose intentions she f618d4baa2 couldn’t understand.0ecb11af025d5a35

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“I understand 62abbab293 that nobles 49daf8b6ac can be ff6db741e4 intimidating. But Duke Adrian 481ee7be3f is a good 437121ec77 person. He will cherish you 83189ad5db as family and help bec0afabeb you become a great 8cb7c0abd4 mage.”fcd0dd5c9b92e511

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“But still…”fafa2bd5abf5cb32

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Rosette couldn’t continue.dd78416c74e844e7

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Her body had 0aea9b2cdb been aching as ccaa1e27ab if she had 95d925c497 muscle pain, and cf6983f72c her head felt d24c622f03 dizzy. Suddenly, her 87ff36565a body swayed.bf998dc3002410ee

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She hadn’t realized it, 996f806f77 but her back was 66d688e045 already drenched in cold 78f5baa92e sweat.259e4c1bc55de94c

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“Rose? Good heavens, Rose! You’re burning up!”2e93fa049d719954

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As the head priest 65f056b42b placed his hand on 5856665de4 her forehead and panicked, ce4b02ff46 Rosette fainted.18a1c8b7020c1aa1

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