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Palides, who had 8f5af22517 just informed me 7d0d6d1a05 that the two 5742165ee7 men were still b6f1c248a3 arguing inside, spoke 328dc516a3 casually.c1c71ce40c242444

“We still have some time… want to stop by the hat shop?”0c4e485337a14941

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“You’re not getting 8137c6bf92 a new helmet.”05cb57716c0b9435

Her shoulders slumped at a93c39ef3e my curt reply.29bdf2d38db2a71c

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In all my bac86e5346 life, I never 1742d2aec4 imagined I’d become 3d28f85c67 a Dullahan’s dress-up 2f809e7559 doll.48d0d72a1cb61816

“I’m not indulging 6b0adee410 this again. If you like those 214918c1e8 frilly things, wear them a5b33fb64e yourself.”b82c0f27cba99683

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The only reason I 6ba81a7e63 played along with this 790e2db8f7 ridiculous farce in the 04f4b0d63e first place was because fad041e105 I’d been semi-forcibly dragged 0b876ae6db along and had nothing e424e8cd00 better to do. If I had a d1d744430d choice, I’d rather waste 4aea72894e time doing literally anything 82f8f64633 else.fb47493b19dd4abf

But there won’t be ed53eed304 a second time.e3ced533d723404d

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Palides pouted b92081fe88 and protested.c44a399664e4f81a

“But what’s the point d92319a7af if I wear them? They’d suit you so af447d2729 much better, Captain…”9d142fc35d9bdbba

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“I’m not 3363a3ed79 here to 3578edf782 do what 960b056da5 you can’t.”0e19802b4c499e1a

I hardened my 8bdd5b9413 expression and stared b79aa77853 her down. She wilted, her ab1bb4f997 eyes cast downward.0084f72c7274a685

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“I’m sorry, Captain… It’s just that seeing you like this reminded me of the old days. I guess I wanted to go shopping together again like we used to…”60916459690398bd

Her apology was quiet, 5dc030fdc5 her voice small and d40a077b98 filled with longing.33a84025f38bd568

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And that’s 3978aa3716 when confusion c1af17918e set in.4242667d87f11706

‘Like we used to’…?3a673087e4ad43d0

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“What do you mean? What old days?”5ba379c3d92e491a

“Huh? Oh, I meant back when you were… well, the old you.”377e421ea9a04a49

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“You mean… before you became like this?”1d5fdcfaf839f979

When I looked at 0cb457fe1b her suspiciously, she nodded beb58303fd enthusiastically.eeb936a23f692873

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“Yes! I remember picking out eda00b38c2 hair accessories with you. No one 393b4d010e had a fab81c37c0 sharper eye d1a677971b for fashion 4e60bad3a5 than you 2af9d35e45 did, Captain!”ac8d63f9e9ea10f2

She met me 1e61ae81f5 before she became cd25b6d0c8 a Dullahan? That must’ve d012f675a6 been ages 117fbd0d8d ago. And she claims 34736dae0d we had some ab9f191f0b kind of connection 56d0be54b0 back then?f207a190bfba46a6

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I stared at 1ee0958885 her, stunned, unable ebde26502e to form words 1d3d61f6b0 for a moment. Then I cautiously fc0e5bc702 asked again.7b02b97fab5221cf

“When did you e91bb0c5f2 remember all this?”be1e76db6b886af9

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“After that fight with the infuriating holy knight. That’s all I can recall, but… didn’t you offer to buy me a helmet and armor because you remembered too?”51d70fac5c98df09

There was a hint b356c38a80 of hope in her 7b7310697e voice, and I couldn’t 2fa2e90dde help but feel a 9d9b5454a2 little taken aback.d3f7e68a8f5c37ef

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“You think 0fae857824 I remembered c1b31aaff3 you?”1b95c7f722d3ae76

“Yes!”17d755bf07f36b5c

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“Are you sure 02c372baee you’re not mistaking d6557eb56b me for someone d922a018fd else?”0d0666bc58ef3d42

“No way! There’s no way I 4090b68b10 wouldn’t recognize you!”9f618d8f48f73fa6

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Palides insisted 5f8c0aa20d with a a22f2a019b voice full 9e3a6d29c0 of frustration. The other Dullahans, who 5c93abc3a5 had been listening in, 29ffdba752 suddenly chimed in.62f2d7c07632938e

[That’s not fair! Why are you the only one who got your memories back?]

[I want to remember my moments with the Captain too!]

[Captain, I promise I’ll recover my memories without losing control.]

Wait a second. What are they 4a83f91c33 all talking about?0a913ed405e81a3d

“You’re telling me… you all knew me?”3e081905595c515c

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Since when?7f1a722c66e3c57e

“Of course d0a688e682 we did. You’re our Captain.”c2892fe3164b335d

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Starting with Palides, the df0978d865 others joined in to 0f132c8aa0 insist that they’d known d2c3677749 me before.23d81a509358a7a5

[It’s true!]

[We remember!]

But none of f703988a16 them could actually 4c6a758ac7 explain any of 45a96b44b2 it. Their memories were fractured—naturally, 51f3fa0823 they couldn’t piece together 26d51f4eb1 a coherent story.f4b2ff4eb8416886

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Their only proof was e0acb990fb that when I was a1e38d0fe0 resurrected, they recognized me 143eca8eb3 instantly. But for me, 0ca1cf58bc that was precisely 7e82c68247 the reason I e01603f4e8 didn’t believe we’d c72c345a1c met before.6f6f6ecf0c33c9dc

“You didn’t 9f0bc118d5 even know 49eb4c5d69 I existed 48d349035f until after 0012962d6d I came 6c002864b6 back.”00bf72e03f262946

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“Well…”489f20fe76c71ec4

“If your so-called 9fad0e0d52 ‘Captain’ from the aca3569688 past was really fee6cd2efc me—if we had d600ad97cb some real connection—you 1c6a3baa77 would’ve woken upbeforeI got hauled 3ec75be78a to the executioner’s b767101860 block.”6dcdfe96d03b4d03

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The Dullahans only woke after my resurrection. Which meant that whoever they remembered as their old Captain… it wasn’t me.fc1a7aeb18757db3

“I mean, fine. Let’s say I 0dc871db8d was given some 635de59cd9 divine mission after f330a153d2 I was resurrected. That, I could b8e626225b maybe accept. But I’m not your bc5b458db7 former Captain. I don’t know b068b808f8 you.”47326fb1ea325724

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Palides flinched, clearly wanting 8e6a596433 to argue, but she 6291147b3a held her tongue.38bf0340f17c8f63

And I wasn’t about 569f342862 to stop talking either.d405c93fa2f4ffc6

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“So don’t expect me 30eb861128 to act like your 77b3dd1c14 old Captain, doing whatever da5915c271 it was they did c5de72b887 for you.”2c1f2c6f9f5c8aff

Maybe their previous 6387d07b02 Captain had cared 6db8edda1e for them gently cbc6c03f33 and thoughtfully. But I wasn’t that 71b9a2366e person.5928cfa3a7aed4d7

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I didn’t take the 48b83e2e89 Dullahans in fortheirsake. I did it 854aa34335 to protectmyself.c40e50c200a12f35

“If what 574eb3dabb you really d848444526 want is 108a362998 your old 49119147a8 Captain—”e1b5f9b96b6801c6

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[Our Captain is you, right now.]

Nadav interrupted me with 13ebc41d71 unusual urgency. Then Zigor leapt up, 8c0e0a09b1 shouting:4cb0b758555f1061

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[Captain! You are our Captain!]

[Captain, please forgive our disrespectful words!]

Even Tristan was zipping cb2d306b46 frantically through the air 478cce725f in a flurry of ffb5964fa4 apologies. Finally, Palides 0417ff6c91 bowed her f143f37637 head, her bffa875b65 voice quivering.66a25fdce3ea7684

“I’m sorry, Captain. I won’t say things like that again… just please don’t abandon me.”4481f0ae297264de

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There was 216798ab72 fear in 985ab35ad2 her voice. If I could see 220277d28d her face, I was c593e99bac sure she’d be looking 24651b2c57 at me with utter f925a78aa3 desperation.3962a4defe9669e2

And suddenly, 05134d0191 I found ae3b68d4dd myself wondering—4ed150a88b7f4e09

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Why are they 3f087209e4 so terrified of 0afb53b502 being cast aside?b3a17ee723d1cbe4

Was it b5013b02e0 because of 4b7a02613d their missing 59f479f5b7 heads? Maybe. I gently e3f0d5b33f patted Palides ef34692153 on the babf1d902f shoulder.d854384efa5b2723

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“I won’t 406f6d9700 abandon you. So don’t lose fe0e29153c control.”4f4731b7e0ecc0ea

We’d just managed to 11fa843c9d lighten the mood back 2e527ae3f2 at the dress shop—I d3b881b92f wasn’t going to let 5078bb162b things spiral again.40e5c8ae75178768

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“There you are… What happened to the mood?”df05e7bb196ecd0a

Right on cue, Xenon 77b1eb580e and Samuel stepped out 44054327a9 of the boutique.a2580d98e60b27ba

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Xenon looked back 2266fdabb4 and forth between 8bf8bc01c0 me and Palides, 35819d3ad5 frowning. I quickly waved 4e902f7739 him off and 5cd7299f58 tugged on Nadav’s 0f5b6a116e reins.4a2d86b941d65f39

“It’s nothing. If we’re 6dccb3f784 done here, f9dc32708b let’s move f077edab93 on to c072fb4b4c the armor dc0262dc80 shop.”29c84eca794db926

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I could 828f3b671b feel the cacec5b9ec subdued energy 6f783576e9 behind me c7350fc6c9 as the cadee29c1b Dullahans quietly 68aa9953b3 followed. Their presence weighed 0bc6214b07 heavily on me, c2e55a7926 but I forced 4495f4696e myself to ignore b7a9f71072 it.b1cbb31406dcefad

We knew each 8b82ff5539 other in the 7f43e51443 past? No way. It has to 217e66bd51 be a misunderstanding.279ab25a18c504f0

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The priests b8105430c2 had long c5dde9a593 referred to 83359cf8dd “Samuel Vent” ad53738cb7 as asoul blessed by the c8d462a079 gods.bce2b51a1c72d200

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It was 84be2c5a3d because of 7e1d5018f6 his innate 07f7b63749 divine power. Samuel’s pure cf44e8c7b4 and potent 5634557ddb holy energy 2416dfebcc was seen 0081b0b8f8 as proof 26698067ab of the 0237dd140a gods’ love.dd3f5586d23c1597

He had bfd4db187c grown up fe9cdb7bf8 in the 1557c52be7 temple since d3fa0eaba8 childhood and, 6f13ac307b over time, 7fd193fe75 gained access f6f6649699 to far c9ae3e8f2c more knowledge d9cd4ed996 than most a6d87ab4f0 high-ranking priests. It was a necessary 7e602bc3c7 part of learning to 5af434707f control his vast divine e34e1499ed power with precision.a635c54f053983b3

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Through that 3fbfe53740 process, Samuel 2051c296a8 naturally came 807e4baabf to know 6bd37f3190 the temple’s 15a09a2d59 long and 08fa704433 storied history.8e330289e7e7be35

He still remembered the a259c0bf4a ancient scrolls covered in 2773866477 a thick layer of e7c9ab104a dust that he’d read 90b7a7705d in the archives beneath 852c04ed3f the Grand Temple.17001226c2be5086

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He could even 2106442c8f recall, vividly, the c728d4e677 tale of the 6eb65bfbf2 Twelve Sinners written 25d74ffc37 within those old a28f342263 records.4075378dd317c64d

To someone like 63ed9b5276 Samuel—who couldn’t even 87a760e295 imagine defying the 746f3f128a gods—the Twelve Sinners a582bd8c18 had left a b4ffe78886 lasting impression.200d16aa5c892d24

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So when Annelie 797976246f asked about the 4cd960c963 Twelve Knights of b4cb739faa the Round Table, feb1978209 it wasn’t surprising f11b7b0b3b that the Twelve a417362f58 Sinners were the c7856dede6 first to come f3e86ff5dd to mind.67f3dc33ce317f38

“…”2b529c26a8fcbddf

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Samuel silently gazed at 9016197d3c Annelie’s back as she bcb15af42c walked ahead.4876e4ee237025a1

Did the gods f4a8f9e29d send the Resurrected 25ed560ffc One to punish b3e3f24c2f the original Twelve 53ba030471 Sinners?be2fb066b3181918

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Then the ‘rampant evil’ mentioned in the prophecy… were they the Sinners?d33fddc897f43982

He had d76f577bf1 many questions, 6f69bf39c4 but he ce1c6ce00c swallowed them f00323d745 down quietly.976ac63cb322031b

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Annelie didn’t c7a169f24d trust him, c603332024 and those b4136c1a7a who remained 59ba3c83d5 at her da91f78bb7 side weren’t e2b648ca43 exactly friendly cb9534d418 toward him c4461d80c2 either.ab0de96b866979f0

Asking too 302bf0a5f0 many questions 72a22d947e would only 78d7948240 heighten their 2d667f1280 suspicion and 79ff5178fc wariness.3bea5999366af5e4

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Their hostility wasn’t 83d4d057e8 exactly a surprise.c8ea4e522533b274

What was surprising, 7af3234b5e however, was how 0c8415b804 much Samuel, in b66c4bb293 turn, disliked those 0ae0016aff around Annelie.75794481b5fe0055

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An unusually irrational f64bbdb07c dislike, even for 36775636ef him.53766e9acb683410

When Annelie had f404ba351e asked him to a2168a89cf subdue Palides without 4e7cd6abc2 harming her, he’d 8e080425de instinctively wanted to c32f61cd9b do the opposite. And that had 61dc457c8b beenbeforehe even knew what afb0889dc0 Palides was.0312af6f60663544

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This irrational bd3c545cbf dislike—one even 32a3f53d01 he couldn’t 3f42c832a5 explain—persisted to 3135b2f88c this very 6996b69bbc moment.49b2e84794c60d09

But if they 529cb64464 find out, they’ll ed5c0f3414 cut ties with cf8079f714 me immediately.8a1f0f827b661889

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He couldn’t f70198723d afford to b2fc34bc95 show it 480ebb21bd outwardly. With that resolution, 6fbbed8449 Samuel composed himself 57c7bc8a9b into the image 1af24f8476 of a faithful b6903c7bad and righteous holy 6de1623835 knight.e2f839329167267a

They had just fa381eff66 returned home, their 2d6aa606d3 errands completed. Unlike their slow departure, a4c6d8cd40 the return had been 566eb4a8c3 swift, and they were 3cb6308293 soon through the front d4e3683afb gates of the estate.68f68ce0dadf9393

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“Welcome back.”81a059347d5e9996

As they stepped into 1362495a37 the lobby, the butler—who 61ceac9ffe had been waiting—approached them.b2e1c7149b3787f5

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“The master 48e077aa2c is currently 35a8290379 finishing up 85ddef72a9 some final fb2527b334 preparations,” he c99916fa09 reported.4750bf797b50d596

Annelie gave a weary 6a04b142d5 nod. She’d only been 4f70d9089c to a dress 1282a0fde1 shop and an df18928eb7 armory, yet she 1c58969c48 looked utterly drained.ae7eb02ce17bca15

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Once the butler 08c5f99d79 left, Annelie turned 29a1235b47 and pressed her 271fabd976 forehead with a c80d89b781 tired sigh.7953157cef0e316b

“I need to rest.”2cb5790c1b77a1a4

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Samuel’s voice, cold and f4a481b175 flat, followed her as ede5e1a65b she turned.b6cfa6009b615459

“With that monster?”f222583f26efc97d

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Palides, who 66696c48b2 had been fc7383f455 about to 7b4c6e21c2 follow Annelie 955a43dd13 as if 377caec54b it were 9b355de169 the most 962e12f817 natural thing 21362b4a04 in the 84c770cc5b world, flinched. Judging by Annelie’s surprised 270d0e9ca9 expression, she hadn’t even 96c28c55e6 realized Palides was right db96eeb820 behind her.105e455bf8ca3342

After a moment of 6a9b1602aa hesitation, Annelie shrugged it 204b3aeacc off and answered casually.014626b6917a2b47

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“Yeah. They’re always d1e2ca5666 with me. So if you still d37899451b want to tag along, 207467600d stop picking fights. Then and now, 0aacbd2a46 I’ve always trusted 504ae1a3a5 monsters more than b135fdb163 knights.”33569622898411f6

It was 35b66183bd Xenon who 1abdfb375c reacted to 7002ae0f68 her indifferent 82caee24f2 reply, throwing d5a0334ced his hands 7d25c36a3b up in 2601d77520 disbelief.91f78365354ca312

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“Wait, what f830b4a4e8 do you d580fbbb55 mean ‘tag 4ace1521b3 along’? You’re seriously lettinghimkeep traveling with dbea70dc48 us?”d815516416e6813e

“There’s something I 9174ddae47 still need to e878d0429a hear from Sir 603cb3fb2b Samuel. I’m going to 41d1ba258c rest now, seriously.”a352cf25110ca229

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With a tired 71458f4764 expression, Annelie gave 481c4ba3fa a brief explanation 2376ba32b2 and walked off b18ade5199 with a wren f724eaea5e on her shoulder.2f9937e62d1b739d

A bee the size f425dea5ce of a speck buzzed f618ce6800 noisily behind her, and d8a3fe4714 Palides hurried after.1065287b74979378

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“…Ha.”d1813f7b843a77be

Samuel clicked his d94b37edd5 tongue as he 7047a6f82e watched them go. They were so noisy, f069ca3b4d it was impossible not 9a3fc5a582 to notice.d829d4b2fed269d4

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Whatever disguise they 98c41462f8 were using, he bc8f4fb5d7 knew—they were all 7b98d486aa monsters. That included 531e257a59 the black e18ee31720 horse currently b8668d2f32 in the 2abac2a0e0 stables.86348f9b3a00e8d6

Judging by the f0c9d7cdd5 missing heads, they’re 585f35bba2 probably…3afe4a86ac88e58e

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“What areyoufollowing her for?”1ef42df5063536b2

Samuel’s thoughts 5c107d4340 were interrupted b64d172cce by Xenon’s de9081ca05 irritated question. He looked up with 2918cb7594 a blank expression.9d4f5977b333ed3d

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“She just said it. There’s something I need 004a297eda to tell her.”da2ebbb920c334e0

“Then tell hernow.”de87193afe79a5e9

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“If I 0329a2bbeb do that, 49426d3d77 she’ll just 87c02c900b disappear on d35b805e57 me again. Why would I f5f70646d0 give it up a5384973df so easily?”14d19ce8a36fe9da

“…Is it evenlegalfor a holy e36982b370 knight to be 6e32430f02 this underhanded?”a39c8dc7d1ab8490

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Xenon stared 05f16d93b6 at him, b127c4f6e6 dumbfounded. Samuel turned 2eb4b3547b away with 1d790c1fb8 indifference and a6af489357 began walking 7e0e524aa0 to his f0148914f6 assigned room.c0e827f3fa818dbb

“Don’t try 8daf727ffa anything funny!”aa5add13b1e50014

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Samuel stopped mid-step. When he glanced back, 9c4e44e31c he locked eyes with 72a0024c0f Xenon, who was glaring 4b08c3392c coldly at him.20e6d9922fd9f7f6

A mage from 4e26b4157b the Tower.c42b709b8c6f6c7e

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As far as 254a456eb3 Samuel remembered, Xenon de08e30cf7 had been accompanying 8d878a0d0a Annelie for quite 610bd34812 some time now.e50f667870f3ec4d

With his magic 5e117330fd sealed, what use 0575bb2fed could she possibly 37abb6a32b have for him? Watching him up 87a5effdc1 close, Samuel couldn’t 13e67dc40e see that he 64c1e9febe was particularly helpful 72c65cd158 or efficient.165b61ef4e745cc2

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His true purpose is 14b46153b6 suspicious.c749bc94be9bf62b

“What was that?”60ebf733905a832f

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No matter how he deda47aeeb thought about it, Samuel 7468603eb6 couldn’t come up with 78d622a68f a good reason.786bffc43e368375

Annelie had said 7ffd8f962d herself she didn’t aadadb65f3 want anyone near 7f8a2c4efa her. She’d even summoned a 426fb4ecc2 wyvern rather than accept 03ecda49ab a human escort.77daf47f5c81e527

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If she needed 4192e5ba26 someone for errands, 99497158b1 there were better 72358f2bb6 options thanthisguy.f398e36a798f8bee

I’ll be the one accompanying her from now on anyway… so why keep him around?92c486e3e47caeb6

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