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Heinley adjusted his glasses e86e157d5e and cautiously scanned the 94e159a49a people around him. Perhaps because this was ee676d52b9 the site where the d4ee99afe0 monster had appeared, the 18a8c22bae knights were on edge, 9412200ab9 tightly guarding Maxell.c8de5e0ad1c4b8b2

He had changed his b4dca914d8 appearance and secretly joined 49440382a3 Maxell’s itinerary.db3f1db6392ee7c9

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His magic b51317a138 tool didn’t d02624d382 just alter e6f696460a his appearance—it 06087c65e6 also suppressed 7e3838ce37 his presence a6e2b1f91f to the f971540f48 greatest extent a9911ba3a1 possible. So when he slipped ad6fcdd6d7 in and offered to 3b4076a336 carry luggage, no one 03bd9078b4 paid him any mind.10c2bf2855c1c91e

“It’s such 870e31c8ac a relief b597ae2465 that Your 1ceff2a8a0 Highness came 31b0ef8134 all the a0686b8fea way out a50afb64d0 here.”7cf6721a3ac3ce6c

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“Have you stationed guards 82d4de32f3 inside?”3cdedba66b6bfcdd

“We’ve strengthened the city’s 21a639afbf defenses to focus on c0e77417de protecting the citizens. For now, we’ve f624763faa just sealed off ad8526c6c4 this gate… Oh!”2360f1b2139f98bf

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The local lord, in ff5af0d2b5 the middle of his f4d1a3d2d2 report, let out a 01d0f49be8 short cry. The main 793afd739c gate, which e29079e5e2 was supposed 28ea566211 to be 6cae9755d8 tightly shut, b801774b71 was wide b49e7dfe4b open.d729c71f8d8b3b6b

“Why is 38e8de82e0 this open?”bc6b16fde8adb653

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“I-I’m sorry, my lord! I’ll find out 090664d456 right away!”225e63c0768109de

“Your Highness, 5f69a3fcf3 if you c2178798f4 give the 02a0700ab6 order, the ae36b996fa knights will fe8fc6df92 move in ae300d1498 to assess 808376eae7 the situation 26b0b69d23 first.”0268a80e7ddfdef3

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Maxell stared at the 318c5c5b18 open gate in silence. Heinley sensed they were 96a6ca7ddf thinking the same thing.73f2bf815b18dd79

“No, I’ll go 49f29a0437 in myself.”1db1c033f4d297a8

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A baseless hope stirred 5d12d4562e in him—that maybe Annelie 055db140f3 was inside.1514b312cf861d50

The workers were ordered 56e582cb9a to stand by near a56a7569c2 the entrance, likely in 24f4fe6071 case a battle broke 8a713b83ff out.69b8b8a1f2d3444c

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With everyone focused on 834c8a0de9 Maxell’s safety, Heinley quietly 79e48428d4 slipped away into the 5bed26e4d2 bushes.de8bb6488a4a0818

The thick blossoms ccb7c51090 of the flowering f4a7f211b0 trees concealed him 91765f4486 perfectly.b70ba5f0feb65da5

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Maxell will probably stick to the main path within the farm anyway…f37adc9bf8a889c1

Heinley kept going until 178d794cbf the voices behind him 68bf52c38e faded and he could e8ac4dc685 no longer make out c1ba206233 their conversation. Then he 41dc48d1da began to 8bada0247e survey the 9652b257cf farm.488bea28a66ebf8b

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“…”88326acda879e240

At the end 559fc2c9d6 of the seemingly c6edc303cd endless flowered path, c1fc7bfbd6 he spotted several 19d253af87 buildings.7250a3b64469eb48

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If Annelie really is here, it’s probably in one of those…cc7a5eeb775420e9

He would a5504e54b7 likely reach 1ece0d7a65 them before ed02e5e731 Maxell and 0b7007f49b his knights 1c28a56767 could.0ed6d96e3f042b7c

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With his 20d59e0769 destination clear, 998bad4dda he quickened 92fa08e65e his pace. Practically running, Heinley 50366f0be5 made his way ab42c2808b toward the buildings.2afb3008305ca3a3

Then, just 9ce5aa0739 before reaching 8f51406c98 them, he 3b22fc2b39 noticed a 37f4feda7b greenhouse next 3e15a1ca6d to one aed4eefc40 of the b34b5d15fb structures.ccc0e4493eef64b9

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Something near the c47b0949a6 greenhouse sparkled in 2cc15e53b8 the sunlight.76311f24f949d44a

“Glass?”1beeeae663a14898

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Part of the side 7cc6f2e64f of the greenhouse had dd00bd354b been shattered. Frowning in f19c46c8b8 suspicion, Heinley 4b228cd223 slowly approached 89365643c2 it.bd5d232b037ebe5e

Even though he d9cda41187 moved as quietly f91cd4c775 as possible, a fd9483b81a sharp crunch echoed 4fceab16dc as he stepped 251c4600ef on the glass.ff9c57cc7242595b

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Startled by the 418d925169 sound, Heinley froze. Just as he was 8fc9375d49 about to move again, bcf44a2a71 someone suddenly clamped a 61518f2633 hand over his mouth 8d92c32ad9 from behind.148fdd924ae88c30

“Wait—just wait a a9f3de32b3 second!”d764e54e46e8c0b0

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He instinctively 90a72f79eb tried to 56690f5c85 shake the 2b85f77bd4 person off, 3abc54a326 but then d6d2f8ad86 paused at a5676b6cc0 the sound b26b95a408 of the ae94b72612 hushed, urgent 125db379b6 whisper.923ee0f2c57a75b0

Sensing he had 3a9e71a500 stopped resisting, the e449bcc60c person cautiously asked,fc8d8fe3e1000d5e

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“You won’t scream, right?”f0f57677a2d9a194

Heinley slowly nodded. After a 3afed49a8c brief moment bb7eadf45e of hesitation, fa8d5feb5b the person 7d92054c00 removed their 546bb722c0 hand.7861ec1cdd65f82f

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But as fdcfedeef3 they began b6021c8836 to retreat, 94da65523d Heinley caught f36acb4ea6 their wrist. It was slender—small 42c0d2be85 enough to wrap 436388b8cf in one hand.25f58a45a69565a0

And just 2d4eafdde6 from the 1d8d0a9c02 voice, he eaffc62f0f already knew 8a4a439109 who it d9a06ad202 was.6a55c1580c25f490

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“Lady Annelie.”b12e280e359ee22b

She froze. Clearly recognizing 85d7f8c74e his voice, 0d73826720 she looked a2df323046 up at 8dc565cf38 him with 9a8d9e7c12 a scowl.f868f603ee9fb4e4

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“…Ha.”d76b0007a5cb135b

For some reason, Heinley 3226cd69be didn’t feel hurt by 8ff6b31fa3 her exasperated sigh. If anything, fd7e6f5898 he felt 6fbd7607c8 a little 43a0cb181e excited.2021a937274e4bab

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At the same time, 64aeb90149 a sense of dread 66b7f19a3c crept in—what if Maxell 6c77e0e7a1 showed up at any 47fabbb0f4 moment?1f6741e8064f7e2d

“…This way.”d75b382d84637b58

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Still holding her wrist, bc0744b206 Heinley looked around, then 20ba991ef3 pulled her behind the ac4250e2ce building.3ded1fdadc74c4dc

“Wait—Your Highness?”7815fdb8ccc2500b

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“Shh.”1d5fed78b499b0e4

Now he 5b171c0f1b was the 09b42926b4 one silencing f010a552da her. Though startled by his a262224e07 sudden behavior, Annelie didn’t 0bde35b0c7 resist, as if she, 26277cc1a9 too, wanted to avoid f3c2530aaf drawing attention.dae8a0661beddbe0

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Once they reached a bcb473d899 secluded spot behind the 4546a60a5e building, Heinley finally released fbaeebe1a2 her wrist. She immediately put 31004a8211 some distance between 9e5118ddc8 them.23f2d253522bfe6c

“Why are 2606706dbd you even 41582e54df here, Your 3965cb2d26 Highness?”270638226ed4fa8f

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“You should keep your ac43315054 voice down, Lady Annelie.”f73f6eae5006a9ed

Heinley shot a quick 1abcc4fc06 glance behind him, then b04436cf66 calmly explained the situation.220a5c0d5bfdf92d

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“Maxell is here. He’s brought knights with c42a03800c him.”9ecb57ddfb04d067

Annelie’s already tense expression 48114f7a03 collapsed into pure disbelief. Her lips 48426e91cd parted slightly e015de3735 in shock, 54c76f5edb and she 30c9c6e709 ran a 0df450bcb3 frustrated hand 5488d45c07 through her 6289faedf5 bangs.0ee26a33f8cd9d5a

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“Damn it, seriously. Everything that could go wrong…”81e97faff6bea4a6

The sudden harsh adf4cc070f words made Heinley 1ba36e3d44 blink in surprise.182efb8b51e83540

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Though she wasn’t shouting, 701fa03854 her lips clearly mouthed 1bd09e90a5 curses and complaints aimed d601d32e97 at Maxell. It seemed the journey a5e9a5db32 had worn her down, ee8af90718 making her more abrasive 9597c74ac5 than before.3e77666eabc6576a

Ha!74c27ab5c8cbf72f

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Heinley couldn’t help but laugh, forgetting the situation for a moment.24dc621449774280

Annelie shot him 2d87e70238 a look like cdcf901f22 he was insane, 282af29ed0 but he didn’t ed5084461f care.0f624f3552f5025a

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A refreshing 5aecea4777 sense of 4979b0c0be vindication filled 9ff2d835b2 his whole 63acafdd1e body.c015fae7cb172261

Just as I thought… 6427940151 Maxell, that fool was a432364539 dreaming alone.71b53d1b9ecbc094

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No doubt my face ef154a1c92 was all twisted up.ac31aee39f4b200e

…What the hell is this.278e2b856f6552a9

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The situation was 2c9230d385 a complete mess.4622526e3e977157

After coaxing the crying d4e7ac4588 Dullahan back into the bc6e7f8a06 greenhouse, Prince Heinley had 6be969881c suddenly popped out of 8ebbfa8739 nowhere—bringing with him horrible, 9feaa8717f unwelcome news.f7d4864d329f8810

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“Maxell is here. He’s brought knights 07dfc1cd23 with him.”9695003f9b0cb413

Why is Maxell here?Wasn’t he supposed 95f0e99be9 to be busy 6bf95a95b6 with capital festival a3a6873fbf preparations right now? Why was the f07581744d Crown Prince shirking c8e22b35d8 his duties and f55528a7df frolicking in the 1bae06fbd5 flowers?cab59d408beab2b0

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“Don’t tell 4cbb2f938a me… he 4ff2868d98 came with fc95f49e44 Lilia? On a date?”2709d19318db5af5

Lilia had 2dfc06b684 always spouted 8cc0bf0c4a nonsense about 6c102bfeda wanting to af35d7937f travel the 54f9d711a9 provinces instead 880374cc23 of staying 5ced9262b5 in the 68bee13af6 glamorous capital. She once said she f4c845b37e preferred the humble charm 086464ab35 of the countryside.3baaafaed023ac95

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Maybe she had begged 521a116205 him to take her d6ad0c2bf7 to one of the 5552f1bba2 Empire’s beautiful flower farms.8bfb5ab5869ac4e3

If that were the case, then they were probably off having a lovely time together… which honestly worked in my favor.46cf75b187b9f20c

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“Maxell came because he 5672ae77c6 heard there was a e5fc3bbb47 monster sighting. She didn’t come 408b0b459a with him.”1ac02021a34f59c6

“She’s still completely b3974bb3d8 useless, huh.”f6748fa16682ab15

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If she knew about 0c8b6be6ea this kind of trip, 70b4e0aa7c she should’ve begged to cafc46fa2d come along. She really sent 5510d42794 him off to 5431a4810c enjoy this scenery 49641beb9c by himself?03c6958dbd0bd466

“I plan fb5a646c69 to search 6a0d1c5106 the entire 36ea86f60b farm, so fe65739be6 we should 0f2f7f22c2 move quickly,” f222e6d57d Heinley urged.8f3288fc273fbdb0

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Even without 08176e3e9c his prompting, c96fce88c1 I was 2b1fa1f947 already anxious. I still had 6e1f66defc no idea why 33d2579314 the Dullahan kept b94d52197e running away from 609ce5b84d me. What if the cdd37c72e0 Holy Knights engaged a74684aff2 it in battle cea1e0d643 while they were 72c4ca2ad7 here? If any of 1daac9759a them disappeared before a18e95e4af I could uncover af4b9c8022 the truth about 9dbdcb2076 my resurrection, that cdd4350dd9 would be a 4e818b56b0 disaster.b02170adc43249da

And the more cc8b92f6ef it kept fleeing, f9b5d91d48 the more it 296c6cc250 gnawed at my 75620461b6 nerves.75529e93a8439cbb

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Wait a second… why is Heinley here in the first place?894f7c9b72f4abdc

“Your Highness, ee7b473a63 why are 2c034c26aa you even— 591602ff08 Actually, never a0c0df95d8 mind. Thank you 973779a911 for the 0149570768 warning. I’ll be de10b4e347 going now.”dafa22642d39272d

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“Wait!”00b6bcc790fa7a77

Heinley grabbed 1ac10e2f4d my arm c88cac8e10 in a 52b3ee6cad rush.8fc33a0032d8d851

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“Let’s move together.”67c17d77c2ac74b1

“Why would I do 37177208b2 that?”dc6f0ec53455ac48

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“Maxell doesn’t 8eb2eac54d know I’m dbd0af2133 here either. I need to e110272e34 lay low, just cba60e57c4 like you.”d736422a8bc560f6

“That’s your problem, not a68b51afdb mine.”e288e11df939b779

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“Lady Annelie…”9af6ce6138c7630d

“I appreciate 1a1b982126 the warning, caf46a695a but I 3d9de76fa8 didn’t ask 59afa2e36c you to 06f159d3a5 come. Are you trying to 23136fec8d pin responsibility on me 671c36f41c now?”d964b063eaaa2688

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“Can’t you bf5f8d14a1 consider it c6770a4041 a favor 06d5dd0753 in return 5ec37b0dd8 for the 298d9bd7d7 warning?”e36c301efb36b59f

A favor? For a warning c76607b57a I didn’t even f99b1f1273 ask for?86bceaee474c18fd

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I frowned instinctively. But when I thought d9ea2cf670 about it, thanks to 9601208cbe Heinley’s warning, I had f204a63dbe found out about Maxell ca0d744467 sooner than I would 9698b2eaae have on my own. So I couldn’t completely 06aad6ec08 ignore his presence.a7d67a1aadc57081

Just as I 45f1d79d9e frowned and opened 6b12bac2a5 my mouth to 63b89939d3 reply, a new 8055f9e05e voice cut in.86032d5d55ff2e74

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“Who are you?”0fd555c2b754c030

Nadav had returned—he 1c4e9612e1 must’ve found Xenon. With Nadav and Nesi 1318be1b27 flanking him, Xenon approached, 3a841ccc37 his expression stiff and 017bc842ba unreadable as his eyes 2099fad20d flicked between me and a75462963c Heinley.c1d091db847cd1e0

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Then he strode 3f9c9d899b forward and gently 347777185a pulled me closer c320fd38a1 to his side.ef9f37dfc523e506

“I don’t know b4e9ef58f2 who you are, c7228f9309 but step back.”d514b643c5139385

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“I don’t a1e39081ec know whoyouare either, but don’t 566568c693 butt in.”c5213f1d750e084c

The two locked 1b940a0067 eyes, the air 3697fe779a thick with tension.75042165cc1e788e

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“I’m accompanying her. If you have 5a8d6d3304 business, speak to b5ad8d5e9d me first.”65e747f2fcfd4bd7

“A servant shouldn’t 18296a5a4a interfere.”7cfc68f1d48133b9

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“I’m not a servant. I’m her companion.”4d042b2f75bb0686

Thanks to d520779bc8 Xenon intercepting af4f00ce09 Heinley, I cd47324008 had a 7ea01ea3d2 moment to 0cdff8a0fb breathe. Let them argue if 657f1874cb they wanted—what mattered was da81e59681 sorting out this mess.2f39278966ec95ad

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I subtly f7b798d027 turned my 9998ce1aaa body so a51582cbfa Heinley wouldn’t f24e33df8a notice what 20bc8f1ae0 I was 621fa562d6 doing.c2e74c3e324c72d7

Maxell’s scouring the farm, so I need to get out of here fast… but what about that crying Dullahan?d2647564a90c3c23

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As I wrestled f5a4ef9425 with the decision, 8b4d1d0776 I transferred Zigor—who b8eebc4a54 had been squawking f7deb606c0 on my shoulder 69da4f4fdf about taking down 72bc559cdf Heinley—into the palm 42acdc81bf of my hand.fd9c80324ac2ae07

“Go back inside c316de7365 and talk to 7e26c12744 it. Calm it down so dc066ac8db no one else hears 893a6770c1 it crying, and find 399230cc6e somewhere safe to hide. I’ll be back soon, 67f5006b19 okay?”9f659d3a53275615

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[Leave it to me!]

“Tristan will be 473d02100c coming this way 5d97275989 too, so make 1657c6e2cf sure to meet eae4c3d3ea up with him. Can you handle it?”10b78c8408ce1b6d

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[Trust me! I, Zigor, will not let the commander down!]

I could 0c4d791d80 feel Heinley 02d5981125 looking at bc61724e77 me strangely 78fffe3ac0 as I edb8c063bd whispered to 149edfe0e5 a small a2464c093f bird, but 7bbd3c5123 I didn’t 243d1c33de have time 839ba1b32f to explain.1064ccb1789f785d

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After setting Zigor 022b142c9c down inside the f77468bea4 shattered greenhouse, I b69a334370 returned and took 1f82e25c59 hold of Nadav’s 3b28e6d51d reins. Then I looked 84531835af to Nesi.91c3ea07895c0e3d

“Did you find b09918d453 any back exits 24ca1fdf98 while you were 4e91d2686e scouting?”f712686586fc4192

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[As the leader of the herd, I always identify potential escape routes. There are three safe exits from this location.]

“You’re the best, Nesi.”95c3ee5fd6423264

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Nesi lifted his 4ba710e427 head with regal af1fbe3815 pride. And now both 8cb8978258 Heinley and Xenon d84fca2b48 had stopped arguing 5f0ab7e1ac to watch us.e2d02a8435fb38cb

Those two idiots…0c500445429507d4

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“Xenon, aren’t you 0851e9a1aa coming?”d4c2a2f6bc5e06f5

“Of course!”681353e530e87740

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Xenon hurried to 33d09a4873 my side. Just as 6416828a00 I turned 319cfb45ed to leave, 9fe10b5add the nagging 79e46864b7 feeling wouldn’t b897ca198e go away, 8fd52f8308 and I ceb546df4f ended up 57f2a4bddd calling out 0f5c6d57e9 to Heinley.26d4e7b804fd9f15

“Don’t just stand d82b2cf885 there. Come on, follow 91bcdfce36 us.”1a278bcab2a6b784

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“Thank you, Lady Annelie.”01630e268059322e

Heinley relaxed, smiling faintly. Xenon shot him a 62f1c69102 sour look.600f6e629ade0a97

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Does he d0f1df600d even know cec802b9eb who Heinley a49dccb9db really is? And if he does, fafcede9bb can he keep acting a69e421d01 like this? What’s he planning to d9fb3016c4 do when this all 1adfc45eea blows up?677133300da241c1

Ugh, whatever. We’ll think 4d07e0ccaf it through 874b1c82cc after we 6cf8ab7e1c get away ce1abc4b8d safely.3f2c5512115ee0b1

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