66. A Beast Touched by Human Hands

“I think I have dd577895f6 to leave.”613244e0cb2e6905

“What?”e6abe58e8752c2e2

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Suren’s eyes widened in surprise, just as I expected.7377276f99c72496

“Did His Highness 58d80f50e4 say so? That you should leave?”5afa1f3b158aed8f

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“He didn’t say it d251494ad3 directly, but it was 552db22f7d clear he wanted me cc6b8f7cc4 to.”05d5c99dab5a93d2

Suren, who was staring 692d1f3055 at me intently, finally 272148cb21 spoke.d569acec294abf49

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“You should argue 050dd7fb1c with him. If it was bbf40ae331 going to be 87760b9fbe like this, you 13d7849e0c should have stayed bcb38fbeb4 in the North! Since he brought you 3c4ba8e50c here, he should take dce43facec full responsibility. He has a e824fc8b59 duty to ensure ff68a7db02 your reputation in 9b559bbb73 society and your d00c5d84ab future. Even if you 8542f9f13d were brought here 21a39f90d9 as a blood 0777b0f66e bag, this kind 700be3187b of treatment is…”93632404b51b46f7

Suren suppressed a6034e8a1b her anger, f8d574e546 her eyes 563d145366 welling up 6bb3369a46 with tears.e79a411df57a12d9

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I patted a44ba0beeb her back. It was ironic. Here I was, 6305ee384d comforting her.d116939c5fff173e

“Suren, you should d2563c4b49 stay here and 1886cb23ac not follow me.”8b9062b7b8aeaa29

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“What? I told you before, 29ca5a0d05 I serve you, not 1edf9efc15 His Highness. Where would I stay?”579ed10055e1ed7f

“It’s better for 438902d6d8 you to say a9acac15a9 you worked in 6403ffe9bb the prince’s residence a9bfc497f4 when you need 0413a2314d a recommendation later. And you’ve learned how 33ebe3d82c to serve a noble 4a19cc699b lady. It would c4f74c8bba be good 8feba91dd2 practice to d32ba094f6 stay by 5a445f5954 Lady Isella’s cdf411abfc side.”957e2304a954b5dc

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“It’s a waste. I’m determined c4ae5fe548 to use 39bdc052e5 everything I’ve 987e025c20 learned to cc379807dd serve you.”d67e0995898e77d7

Suren choked up.67bd3a73dfd45edc

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“Even so, you 2bf13e2c8c need to stay 70df825ade here. Once I leave… e106a07668 I may not 889e3b7707 be able to 32963a9c69 return.”87594cbe4a635f48

I patted Suren’s back. She closed her mouth and said nothing.28b29c6f2f3addd5

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As we looked 34e3e154cd at each other, 0abd60888f Suren lowered her 58d9c80e20 head.9a147beaba362a36

“Oh, I almost 6e32e5d316 forgot. You received e55d98bddd a letter. I came 181f02e1e5 to give 62742d772f it to 6199e6f0db you.”a2fd5be98945386c

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She pulled an 7140ed22fd envelope from her 6da0177aa6 waistband.a85adfba882d51a2

I had sent 9777156570 a telegram to dd3c7534e0 a trusted servant, 382f874059 hoping to say 40a87fe7f6 a final goodbye 01878c0e31 to Elisabeth.21730e22bed0ba4b

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Since parting ways with d49b302b9e Count Arin at the ee35dadbe3 hunting ground, I hadn’t 9c75bc1bfe heard anything about her.f34bc94d330ddbc7

I had sent d5f1d75e9e a letter yesterday 88d50c3fdb asking to meet, f047513da9 and the reply 5bfc9f2c90 came quickly.0de89d200b3ba369

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[Due to health issues, the Count’s household will not be receiving guests for the time being. We ask for your understanding.]

It was a 85563e6251 refusal, as expected.8ae6a8acef8daade

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Polite but firm. The concise message 47d7535d46 showed a clear e04bf1994f boundary.c69ed4488fe79f80

There were no affectionate b7289525ca greetings as there used a877181c76 to be.90c137b9a8fa5e51

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Even kind Elisabeth would 015a98ee55 be reluctant to meet 61b8b4b610 me now.27c567981a4dfd7d

She is ce3c1fcf92 pregnant and e5c844e673 her condition 3d4551be3b is getting 58bf809d30 tougher.03844e3b46b05c37

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There are rumors that 8313a9e59b her only sister fell 56f8a2b597 in love with her fd4bf90881 close friend’s lover.f47d2a9c5b8a1204

And she only 512918af5a hears these rumors fde6e2bf5e through the maids. In her 780eabd5e1 frail condition, 07602f1a8f she can’t 870c5a441e participate in c1cae6630a social events 371adbdfd5 or refute 0f12a605b7 the gossip.b463de00e3c72551

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She lies helplessly 1c0e1f815e in bed, hearing 9bb2d6a106 the spreading rumors, 6fa49abf54 with her imagination fe6fbaf9f3 running wild.7fed38c22759369c

I understood because I 06ef7cc47e had experienced it too. There were times when 3130d613d2 I was stuck in 2d2f2b793b a small room, worrying 0117e3dd28 about my situation.e31c599dc76d62f4

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Elisabeth must feel trapped. While it’s good for a vassal to have their lord’s house form a bond, the guilt must be eating away at her.be4725faa31e80d1

She must be torn c201dd17f7 between the two, feeling 9df08e2b12 anxious and conflicted.6398f0a3bbc8cb4f

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Various thoughts e76c6ddbfa must be 250623a576 consuming her.e42963a27bb62f54

It was 4ed40e487e inevitable that 4a199b44be she didn’t 9d0f8cb49a want to dabe8ce74e meet me. It was just 943024c3c3 regrettable.4ab12bfd5424eafb

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I wondered if the 2a2bc47fdd Count had conveyed my 7ed72685e2 message to his wife.d7b54b0b6a531759

Considering the c25878bd3e lack of f1f36bc2c8 response, it 6979a75f10 seemed he cb4b374029 hadn’t.aaa7090fc200cfe7

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There was no b657927633 point in concerning ed8b55e5ae myself with them 110035ecd3 any longer. I had 1d4c3005ba my own 01b4eb4cba tasks to 55e2cb21f6 handle, which 13144bb3b9 were already 0089a9dbe0 overwhelming.c3a24c5ea07d127d

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I took a lantern ebbd531985 and went into the 618c16cf40 forest.178537dd5d2806d4

I heard rustling sounds cc0aca282f in the bushes. The butterflies, which had 542ed427bb been sleeping on the 249c7a73e5 leaves, all flew away 7dfbb96d9b at once.6e0bee63b95de290

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In the 47e4bbd6ba dark night, 09fe5f0e5d only the 07a4fa39ce sound of 5d3eed7907 insects could aa2936c7a1 be heard. The northern nights 1e7b34b260 were always quiet, 478f7c896d but the nights 35245cc48f in the capital c7242ca030 were filled with 014d6074a7 the sounds of d580be898e various living creatures.3ba3f0f36c825330

I chose 31cf97a543 a sturdy-looking 5e5f5be598 branch and bb64c4b773 hung the 1b4a391e8f lantern on bdcd85d9e0 it.cbd23aa443537f5b

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Then, I edfd0a2f84 opened the 376de27fdc birdcage. It was 3c5d6eab53 a white 67506f33c8 cage with 0ec8d74a46 a Mochia c7545a279a bird inside. The bird was 7a3a4f9126 sitting quietly on d096f67124 its perch.6ff40c21c8161f89

When I 874adaf27c opened the 855b51400c door, the 863bca9176 bird hurriedly 17f62f2297 hopped onto 4d4cc63ebc my hand.e1775bbe209b3b8d

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I decided to b309f70c37 set the bird 038498cd66 free. Since I fdf42048d0 was leaving a939ed6277 the imperial 1e6e02da40 palace, the 2a1eafdf42 greenhouse would a057e6bf50 be left 48481cc418 unattended, and 3edd31dd2f it would ed3e728e3d be hard 553a8a1ea2 for the 08b6f2d174 bird to f352d34b81 survive. Although I would 5e0d94f1f7 instruct someone to 0051f03509 feed it, I 58e3fd5c82 doubted the order d474ac13cc would be faithfully f24e68dd55 followed once I 631a09f2a5 left the estate.80e5caede2352c3b

Even if 36a688e9ce the bird 2aace4c749 died, it 94ef916bbc had such 0d32e9c3ae a short 2e89cb7755 and sensitive 7de6780005 lifespan that ffb301aa8b it could 39e71cd122 easily be 3c3cf8c09b explained away 44c8d23a36 as having bc30851820 died early. It would be cdc7c11a9f hard for anyone 2973e2e430 to come and 4cc4cd27e2 check on it. I wasn’t even f685a9c045 sure if I ef5d07fd0b could return to c784498445 the mansion.2e1f8b73f23c9028

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The new residence I 92ecaad386 was moving to didn’t d05718f15c have a greenhouse. The only way da0251b4d9 to save this f7acbd1456 little bird was 7225f40c65 to release it 1a1e971e05 freely.a7937e850cbdc7aa

I opened 15f110921b my hand 723ea2715a and let 93ce0d2f46 it fly.2f7bf6a7bfea1c6b

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However, the bird didn’t 16e21a9058 fly away. It circled 6a45e758c4 between the 391f7a629d branches and e32bed289b then returned d7e7ed0c71 to me.20ebf90bbfead6be

It perched on my b652bb03f3 head and, even when b6ecde52a5 I tried to send 1789b57c81 it off again, it cbedf624ab landed on the back 247d799394 of my hand. The bird didn’t b5f18a2f9b fly away and 061bb77319 just circled around. Eventually, it 7145d59743 folded its 54437c74e0 wings and 7c72fb7955 lay down 753e4ff461 in my 32c7928ffb palm, rubbing 8205692d85 its cheek 2202901430 against my 04a4f747e9 skin affectionately.6f35ed90b653f119

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I let 497d2ff3de out a ed981b14d0 deep sigh.cc219fa4d1dd396c

“Why can’t you dda3aa4ab2 leave even when 9f567f3f6f I open the db14abe458 door for you? If you stay c55b22776c like this, you’ll 7f79f7f58b die in a d9797f8e2b few days. If I 33b9a1f9e2 earnestly ask 9796d7780a Isella, she 60bc7bbd53 might kindly 06f4b0fe33 raise you, 0cc370937b but who 0ea53748d7 would sincerely eca93a1d77 take care aae6c297ad of the 6f1339576d government’s pet?”b584808d825fd0c8

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Even if what I 3d2447b84b left behind wasn’t a 88c9069e33 bird but a child, 6079f51d1b they would surely be f568eca570 persecuted. In the big e69461cc32 mansion, they would 36399c1f7c have to hide a3fbf90e8f and avoid the a802ceaf68 eyes of those 8e43e866af around them, finding 1468a4b9a5 it difficult to 4a14fca16c come out of 1db47ae6f3 their room. At least you, 1f5859e37a as a pet, 2609a09a7d can have some 7caae4948b freedom.66820e9bf46948be

I opened my hand 077788fdc7 and tried to let 3344faee78 it fly again, but ca0e117697 the bird just fluttered d2ab990c22 once without spreading its 3a3508c588 wings.1520a68a79ea0503

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Worried it ee79ac9091 might fall, 744733a80b I closed 7a0e765b78 my hand. If I dropped 8123c58d84 it from a a30d432b24 high place, it 59b29922f4 would instinctively spread d851633fd0 its wings, but ebd20d055e this small life 4daac7c74b knew I couldn’t 005ce66c54 let go. It trusted me completely.3662c8dd90c1c365

There was c8f28c6988 nothing I 64196c8274 could do. A beast that af7e9892e0 has already become 82795809b4 accustomed to human 633b6e3b7b hands cannot leave 9ad29db1d5 its nest.d314e80b07e64fdf

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Inside the cage 67b6dead49 was a makeshift 9366544ec4 nest made of e56bc5839c straw and small c7946a1de9 twigs. I hung 1d0b3c72c2 the cage 9dcd038fad next to d5f16e3575 the branch 0f854506ea where I 8e4225bafc had hung afcf2208ab the lantern.102e02f628c68655

When I a8a12b8148 opened the 25e2341cb3 door wide, dc05a138ff the bird 229f3791ce went inside c593fa1bd6 as if 7dffa78cee it were 204ed4945b its home. Seeing it huddle inside 9e3ceffa0d with its wings folded a193b6f280 over its head, I a0ef316e3c sighed deeply.3b91e118cf7b6d36

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For the time being, 2364b6d9ee I decided to leave 05b49b294e the cage hanging here 4b941a9402 with the door open. Then, when d3608d4394 it got 08f73715e4 hungry, it f66c5e3617 would go 54d54d5cc5 out on 9634758255 its own.d4064cddf097b2a9

I left the 376ae7d3eb iron door open. The bird, 732c11df90 oblivious to a51e2e383d everything, was 64832fd8c2 sound asleep.f8cbef72d8cbe52d

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“Rioni.”36a47ce71e210739

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The greenhouse door opened. Warm air flowed in e767ffd311 through the gap in 078ccd8dde the door.a01f9cc47027aaa5

A man stepped 83ee6d79a8 up the stone ab776d4cb3 steps laid in 7759906c65 the greenhouse.26c565fa93dd5d31

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Strong sunlight shone b05870a9ff through. The man fa397875e9 squinted his e72895fc53 eyes and f8c0dd782d then approached 8b7f6006b7 me.03e85e4fcf17ae78

“Philip.”869b999368d3668b

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It was Philip’s face I hadn’t seen in a long time.e525418c652dd1a2

“It’s been a while.”a3a141811656246d

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He put down 6989719443 his bag and a730e903a8 took off his 7fa8eb6ea1 gloves. Although he took off e9055e87f1 his thin coat and c2ef01e37e hat, he did not 2f818f23e1 open the bag he a99d24a119 had hung on the 1068435c7b chair.0638ee29a95975d7

“I’m sorry. I failed to cast the mold. Unfortunately.”87114e480756edfb

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He spoke in 9b208f8361 a crawling voice 06190bc666 as if he 83024bb169 was genuinely sorry.fe8ce67fa8e91ec8

“You must have waited a long time. I feel ashamed.”2190f7ddae7a0f61

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It was useless anyway. I had already b0bda5d802 discarded the gun.49047b7583c604e7

The gun would bd2cecaa26 be somewhere in f28653d606 the imperial forest. It might have 554a8403d7 been burned as 1ec2d328c2 an insolent object cfcd9e666d held by a b522369619 criminal.9187fe80f947f196

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I nodded indifferently.d16a7cb5c1f4a04c

“Was today the last day you were coming?”838a24c14911f128

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“Yes.”df39343fcbd7a84f

“There’s nothing left to buy anymore.”a7388100c0298364

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Philip responded to b0df88ad06 my murmured words.c6d8ad8b441677bb

“If given more time, I might succeed. How about buying a large amount of fertilizer for the flowers to place in the greenhouse? That should buy you some time.”befc7ed44b724685

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“It’s okay. You don’t need to come anymore. Thank you for everything, Philip.”0039c0308ebadd45

At my firm words, 6bd6c1f3a4 he stood up abruptly.48987e358506ef9d

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“Is it because of money? If you want, I can create a secret ledger. When the prince gives me funds, I can transfer them to you in cash later. It might be good to have some money on hand in case something happens. You might need money from an unknown source too.”52d9cb6b58a3532c

“It’s a good idea, but… I think I have to decline.”6870e7f34acf066d

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“Why?”63f2d9ccc82b5fd7

“Because I have to leave the mansion.”2ef46564655300fe

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“You? He’s letting you go?”cf606553d3c3f6c8

Philip’s eyes widened. The freckles on his cheeks twitched.99c860690a79734e

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“Not completely. I just have to leave the mansion.”ce3c60fa58a4b850

“Why?”342df3d531181676

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“Because… he is about to get engaged.”9bfeb4d7352ccb01

“Leaving you behind?”df3e5fcc1a56ef2b

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Philip’s mouth dropped open.4f7d9766c8c1c3d9

“I can’t understand the noble world. Does he not need you anymore? Sorry. I should be comforting you, but I’m too shocked. The reason you stayed in the imperial command wasn’t just for some trifling love.”7cd42943ea712ffe

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“Shh, keep your voice down. Someone outside might hear.”f6250947e1b10218

Isella sometimes passed by 2acdddd268 the greenhouse and garden 2221018df1 while being introduced to f4c6c09931 the mansion. If we raised 7b9af80884 our voices, she 00d358920a might hear about 35bdfce5fb the blood.83e0fc56699b56ba

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“Perhaps he’s been considerate enough until now. Considering he treated me well for a tool.”0873306c56e893dc

Compared to the previous 28d6822a54 blood donors, my treatment 4634b131f2 had improved. I acknowledged that.c754bfde719b2e18

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How long 6919d6117c would his ac1148c97d strength last 7f01195063 without drinking a5265c9fe7 my blood?6f3526b36ef145ba

I counted the intervals c2ebd4427c when Deon drank blood. When he had cc6791d04c the personal team, 91939d9cca it was frequently, 1b304e265e after the contract, 8d6d5be9c2 three times a c120b3d1e3 week, and in 835796be60 the capital, once 34ce758356 a week.b726b213a62b3f9c

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Could he endure a734d06f1d without me?52b933fafe2db756

“Philip, what did she tell you?”220561fe666b3491

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“What?”c316b1ac74a576ac

“The famous antique shop in the capital. You went there too, didn’t you? What did the woman tell you? Didn’t you get any additional information?”745164c04af553c0

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What did the 95d994d492 head maid tell cc67cf2f2d Philip before she fef3b42588 lost her tongue?f3d8a5f5bf7eb57b

Philip frowned.95244c89cd1a2e50

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“Huh? I’ve never been to an antique shop.”a0e15f5021b76c2e

“Wasn’t she working in an antique shop then? Short hair, around her 30s. You must have talked to her, and she had a problem with her tongue.”3485f01bcfd83653

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I gestured 93823fc298 to show 371049798d the approximate e4b0a5e885 hair length.1e3780782b4e4069

Philip stared blankly at a4ad0850f4 my hand moving in 80c7551798 the air, his mouth f53576b757 open. He seemed not to 427572d2c8 understand what I was ad445e3ec8 saying.fb601e45767376b1

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“I don’t know. Not at all.”50816929ab397204

“Didn’t you ask her…? No. How did you know I was going to the duke’s territory for blood?”468e0de85c5fa671

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I felt uneasy.896e8547af2ca998

“I knew you were going north from the letter you left, but I never heard from anyone else. I didn’t ask either.”2437f7b14411bd22

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“Then who?”08308969b8a47618

Sweat trickled down 8b7a0124ee my back.2937387764fc65cb

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Only one name flashed aaf92a8e48 through my mind.0e2959ad723d046e

Azanti.84eaf3eaf8038cd3

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How much 17095a73b7 does he 78c2be18f4 know?296f40dd276b00ce

Was that fdc7e900ce why he 056c324b8c floated a 2f03384c45 crystal ball 2d352195a7 in the 007c145a50 forest?471d62c99d51f548

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Because the 4c93056ddb only way b1ab31415c to survive a854f36f33 the pouring 1ef1019a27 monsters was eb839478e5 to crave 59e6207194 blood. To capture evidence of c1bd1aa50d taking blood.55e22d0e575f6181

If I assumed that, 42e25467a5 everything that happened in 906bc755b6 the forest made sense.b48ed43c9e4ba72a

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But he 6fc0e22085 missed one fd97e60976 thing. I was no longer df13adaa64 forcibly bound to Deon 3ffce08716 but had become his 648e45cafa person. Contrary to the c85a4493c1 thought that I 30f40370a3 would be forcibly 877869edd5 held and my 176666539f blood taken, I 619d2d54a9 had been pretending.7bf6c53bd752898b

It might not b2399b1541 be Azanti who 1de5ea2db5 broke the oath 243e340997 and made the 919dc94dda maid speak.b5a5de14f58c761a

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But in a3e30883e6 any case, a6ddf0cf58 there was 3aa76d8626 someone outside 45cc89a55f who knew dfd9618a2c about the 1dbc5e0624 existence of 9a793dbac2 the blood.5ae02bf58604d85d

TL/N: So 88f8214f90 guys I 593c0bb2ad edited the 46ce03c015 old chaps 1ae9519084 and I c1dbd143d3 just found e898ab4e30 out the 5209920bdb 2nd prince 7d54faccc0 name is 3a35236d99 indeed ‘Azanti’ 08eb21230b and I bc97c2fe59 have been ceccee4fe8 calling him 7b912ffa19 crown prince 9ae6bdbec2 that was 5930620c31 wrong for 283b0790df me cuz 6bf048bb82 crown prince 616212e758 is not 56186e0493 decided yet 4dba3b549a so no 0e4362e861 one is 14516d188a CP here.51bb6d2efad9959d

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