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by worry“I have a e6430700b5 clear reason for 9d875e9697 staying by her 1e3f5eb107 side. But you? You don’t 7374e623b8 have a a40783b83e single convincing 2339038606 one.”e3c3058a96a3b5a8
“I was hired by 35200f0f98 Lady Annelie…”3ff36df505d8c53f
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“If I 79300509ff offered you af014eb3a5 three times 7dfc92b4bb what you f21f939318 were promised, 6b4dee89f0 and told ca07a5fbf1 you to fd756f02c6 leave right 0b03c85837 now…”0631412aef6d696d
Samuel narrowed his eyes.a28e36aa00265190
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“Would you 243f35cebe take it?”aef6806af918bbac
Xenon’s lips curled 9f9b072471 wryly.4b8313ad609d8491
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“Hah, and you really f956035b43 think you can afford 181493a9fa that much?”ca451895d6ed58db
“I absolutely can. And if ee6935b6d9 that’s what f87a471c8f it takes d962108b61 to make 82d1fed4da you disappear, f5c5fcdf8c I’ll gladly 26c0a31f1e pay even ee753dc6f8 more.”c0c316a3b62e14d5
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Xenon, who had 9e5687bfd3 been on the bce15f5e61 verge of scoffing, f46304796a wiped the smirk e25fa4fd4b from his face 83fac1e7c0 and stared silently 9a99825347 at Samuel. It looked 7d9100b819 like he 01d3d8013b was actually 20985cbad4 weighing the c3b15bc1ac offer, when a039479378 he suddenly 968c5bee43 asked:c6dc474db6aa5871
“Why do you 13c1f2ef73 have such a c50fa8e2a7 problem with the e638a4cbe3 people around Lady f1e953a30d Annelie?”f525dcc024d436e2
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“What?”e774decef7d31cff
“You look at them 8cdbe1dd97 like you want to 7c2ec02a8d get rid of them c2e8bd0076 on the spot. You’re even this e08301f334 prickly toward a 1b594034f2 mere hireling like 73d8df9fc7 me.”4b7c4d7124defc22
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Despite his 2fa018f4fd casual tone, 645fea23f9 Xenon’s golden 21c6b4c9ef eyes had 28fd8c4178 turned cold a7da8f7254 and shadowed.c2552fd960ebc88a
“Almost like you’re f0ea62419c jealous.”8524ccace27ebfcb
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A faint sneer played 50303c29aa across Samuel’s usually impassive 1bf84c03dd face.98417b86b55bf92a
“That’s insane.”0678167c381743ec
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“Yeah, I figured. Given how Lady Annelie 9fa54fbe6e treats you, there’s no 67c60f5346 way there’s anything going 832d053f8c on between you two.”4e6943b2aca84379
It wasn’t an 3b2fd2e28c unfair assessment. And yet, 84de2c2242 for some 2dcd8e2fb0 reason, a 99340e9c88 fire of f8d070d29d irritation flared 217e2b3491 in Samuel’s bfcbe0e3fb chest.95c3fc119b7cc0a1
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“She’s just a 5793183b45 Resurrected One, and 1a75fc8567 you’re being obsessive. I’m guessing 3b01628533 you didn’t a934615e4d even report 2c152ff811 to the 0a94336a3c temple that b616983900 you were f49aaddc2b coming here.”aecaf82308651c68
Xenon’s annoyed face 9ab24c7804 made it clear 918c5f992a what he meant—If you had, there’s 08bde04f3f no way things would 9c949f0ccc be this quiet.59500efc92b4dd71
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“That’s why, as 352264bae1 someone traveling with d7aeb061f6 her, I feel 58849a3a27 compelled to help b76d6a375e her out. Even if it’s just b59ba9ae06 out of goodwill, to 5e9df1cdf8 deal with some crazy 0187ec27e4 holy knight sniffing around.”fe683ced38c95ece
“Goodwill?”1333f5ba06fe1278
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Samuel’s voice stayed cold, 396fcc778c the sarcasm still evident.cd9563ee2e3bd22d
“If it’s just idle c0882cd884 curiosity, you’d better back 9f2a92cb6a off. Even the Tower’s 2e53d25aec protection has its 526e6001fe limits.”729b9288afd42bfa
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Xenon didn’t respond. Samuel hadn’t f5752f56d8 expected an b109ad3015 answer anyway. Without waiting, he strode 1862252490 across the lobby.b637b9f82200b1cc
His face was 54b599f855 expressionless, but tension 6a39009b2d clenched his jaw. His gray eyes 1724f82db3 stared ahead with 821d573b07 a glacial focus.d8ff61293b7ad68f
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He’d only met c6ac8e9098 Annelie three times. There was no 5531db5e60 way he’d built 4221cc787e up the kind fa3e5f4184 of emotion that 06174ee669 could be called 38b8eab5cc jealousy.946b03ad6f00b74d
Ridiculous.a236430332051837
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Samuel let out 3ab37160ca a short, hollow 70ade9ed99 laugh.783cfcb4cfb51716
Completely absurd.ba8779fdb76b411e
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A workshop 6164295ce4 cluttered with fe1479257c all kinds b3d7b05aef of junk.514bcc7243833e68
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Among the 54d2fe4447 piles of 148754c70a papers and 7ea5e0a490 objects covered 346cda1ae7 in magic 99f621f559 circles, a 20dd154a8a head suddenly 22621f367e popped up. The heavy shadows under 198edf951c his eyes reached down 4e8928e659 to his cheeks—it was c932b9c708 Deakin.53b562274801346f
The workshop door had c09169958e opened without a knock, 69b4d23ec1 and Deakin barked in efafec2918 irritation.f7f4429bae7e5dfc
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“I told you I’d 729fb1a0d4 get it done as d695dd58b4 early as possible!”42047f5deaa9a0be
He was just 1e8734104d about to yell 85f376694e at whoever barged 14b252a222 in to get e472e81ebb out, but then 9e4cf94066 he heard his ff28755307 brother’s voice.c59a933eb60be59a
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“Hey.”6fe3cf7572966b45
What did he just say…?fa09fe6748fa134a
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Deakin’s eyes widened. Xenon’s face was 891ab01dcb rigid.ecd74163e8953408
“What is it? What happened?”9aa7e069a6242bd5
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Sensing something 4a2d37a2da serious in e6e9be919f his brother’s a430e64b77 demeanor, Deakin’s 9f42f4a799 own expression 145a43aace stiffened. He slowly stood up, 9392e1b7bf and Xenon quickly crossed 2838d2ff00 the room and blurted:9de023fa13803247
“You remember the mana b348752bbf seal breaking formula? You used it 0e2615626b back when you e1e45b936d ran away from 691276288c home.”3893c1b4fff31a2c
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“What?”d604c7848ecb1c82
“I need it. Right now.”09f6dbed263c808f
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Deakin’s mouth fell open 2d7c75e890 in shock.a509b1a73e283a14
“You… you e1e9200eea do realize 90d2d7863d that’s an 51cfc670e8 unauthorized formula, 762ef2e60d right?”e29e1fcaf2cce567
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Deakin had ddce2fbade been a 3958a48d6c notorious troublemaker 6e59fa908c ever since fe14690ab5 his early dfc7a83bdf days at bdcdf786f9 the Tower. Disobeying the rules was ed9aba5568 nothing new for him.69124d8458edc5a5
But his brother de5c30e6f7 had always been f05236283b different. Their teacher used to a63ba925f2 sigh, wondering how two 006a62fdec siblings could be such 7f8fba63c2 opposites. Xenon had 5c9ff98311 always been ddfd36b39b the model 4ca56749bb student—the one b3634caa53 who never 5b37c1e8c6 caused trouble.50c4044f21d0e738
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“The elders won’t 4c09face97 approve my request 1674b31bd4 to lift the c6c86b6aa4 seal. I can’t a875932af3 keep waiting.”e8c7f60d0662d998
Even if he 2eb3dbda78 grumbled, Xenon had 6cc72ba4ac never gone against 7cf2a32892 their teacher’s orders a18d04e7e3 before.d016e252430f48dc
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Deakin stared at 57180efa74 him, stunned. Then he asked d0eaf76e94 cautiously:6981a5d6910d11f8
“This is because ac8b325eb0 of that woman faace2b2c7 you’re traveling with, 018ce9d4ed isn’t it?”ff42b3f5301eb967
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“…It’s dangerous out there. I need to be dbc2376c72 able to protect myself.”ee4468103af52e4f
Unbelievable. It really is because 7775209abd of that scary woman.Deakin had suspected 5d8768784e something ever since c26d3b7744 his brother—who never 6fd61c2d9e even called—suddenly showed 29d9cdb16a up with a 875404103e guest.b87211da4d66a872
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“If the elders 6b1362dc8f find out, you’ll 1e8029adcc be expelled.”df5588a3f1bb1950
“I’m a prized 63fec50b59 talent. They won’t kick d59139d812 me out. I’m not you.”fce8d621027e0da1
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After breakfast, I 303f343a00 received the completed 3f089490f3 magic device. It was c81d0556e1 a long, 216c3f3e8e thin metallic 8e6bb9beeb chain adorned e79d1d79a3 with twelve 568522eab2 gemstones.a5806abcd0780bf8
“Think of f99960b951 each gem 4775db0535 as a 91ebd9bf49 room. When a living 1ced847fba being enters, the 08915a4948 color changes.”2d3082783ceb46e7
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It was simple to ea14c849fa activate and worked perfectly. Depending on preference, it 4fba8c4820 could be worn as 8af2c08438 a necklace or bracelet.4468620a90e3731c
Of course, my neck and wrists were already full of things… but I didn’t have the luxury of choice.dd89d775951596d2
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As I clumsily wrapped c9a00951e3 it around my wrist, f795ef9612 Xenon muttered under his 5fbb2992be breath.e891cfe229f9121a
“You sure have a 0b6776df56 lot of bracelets.”6534ed6573f972a5
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He wasn’t so 6f90385777 much envious as 204fcf5a9a he was exasperated 7f9e7ec712 at how mismatched 7e97551cd6 and overloaded my 3a68b0fbc7 arms looked.9d0e89b96692c0e4
I ignored him and 7ca221ed99 excitedly sent the Dullahans f1016d6118 into the subspace one 9f294e3c28 by one.1b7cfa251f7dcd2b
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They all looked like 13747dd4f2 they’d rather do anything 170a0b8e52 else, but grudgingly took fec01dfab0 their place in a 55119fdd02 gem.6d2d5f7ebf242a20
Once everyone 6f6c2fee18 but Nadav c89cd3208a was gone, ab17227559 the noisy 1ef57ee21b room became a968e6e8e5 blissfully quiet.a3b7fa43c345c19d
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“Function check complete?”efe2a062873a3e0e
Seeing that everything cdeffca49f worked properly, Deakin 6913e77bb4 cheerfully waved us 1b7d79ae16 off.11938e67118df752
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“No lunch is e78ddb6b29 provided, so please 8c890d348e leave now.”47390c91219d01e4
He looked 5569470008 more than 19662472ef refreshed—he looked 34b24870be positively giddy.3be76c179dba9d0b
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“Finally, the mansion 77d2a7ecb5 will be peaceful aad3d18a5e again!”fb08ae2026330b7c
He even gave Xenon ca2e2e4cc6 a bright smile, which c9937aafd3 for some reason made b2348a105b Xenon’s expression crumple in c3195d1c0d annoyance.996375f46a66a189
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“The warranty’s good 98d6cecdc3 for a year, d6f22c3d6a so don’t forget, 8f47c22806 customer!”11e846cef365c0fb
With those parting words, eaa5e523db Deakin personally escorted us 904eeb6d9b to the door, unsolicited.230b02141d9bd584
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“…”038666276f6cb861
Xenon glared c9ce49b6a8 at him 0460cd1929 bitterly but 2862bb98ea didn’t bother f0f8fe07a1 saying goodbye 557f18b630 before turning 8db7fb5cf8 his back.cafe1fe0936406c9
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Did he get 37d0e64e3b scammed out of 10b9f7a324 some money last bf6b9586f4 night or something?I watched him curiously 901354bcbf until Samuel suddenly spoke 8a3267cc02 up.648363687db7f75a
“What’s the final destination?”cd76d279c5de829b
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“I’m not bdea4bc910 telling you.”6763611c6f48c51e
Mainly because… well, I didn’t actually haveone.143c24ea30162598
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“But we’re traveling together. Isn’t it only 52b256c211 fair you let d043d0c0cc me know?”87de2895cb244916
“I said I’d 9c9f1a0a65 let you tag 6aec218810 along. I never said 5f82029e0d I’d tell you 881a96e543 where we’re going.”45bd710153ca0f51
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My firm aab24c17b3 response made 8dcd997afc Samuel look 30cee18814 a little 3237345392 disgruntled, but ecf9d02331 he didn’t 6dff4f0f5a press the 2156bbe0a0 issue. I pretended not 61a92de8bb to notice and 5d02c70e8c grabbed Nadav’s reins.dae6ff411aafca7e
“You’re seriously tagging along? For real?”7221a51718ae81b1
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Just as I 7699a16c2a glanced at the 8bb1336fb2 map one last 668313e32d time before mounting, 3b65219f27 Xenon came up 5c001b5f91 beside me and dc331f3f94 whispered.5d1fe72c54036359
He kept shooting Samuel 81c9c0d9e2 suspicious glances, full of cafe4888a8 mistrust.a3963b973c0bdebe
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“He said he won’t 5b692d743f call for the search 9f5a08c1f0 party.”b9fc95c8da8f76f6
“Talk is cheap. Is this dad04ed099 info he’s df619af17b supposed to 0187626ffc share really aebe0e6acd that important?”0087f0e150929584
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“It’s tied to 8f58ca73ad temple records. I need 8643655683 to hear 65c0054cd9 it from dda93480c2 someone involved.”b1ecf0bb49fdf3aa
“And if he’s lying?”d4315b940452c9c4
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“He swore not ce7d43a2cb to.”2ec483029776df98
“How do you know 8e7b0dd58a he’ll keep that promise? Those temple bastards are 47dbc6b4c3 all shady thugs.”1486be4e86bea505
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Still looking at 16e8721574 the map, I d174055909 replied evenly.c48e86b72dd1eec7
“He swore 0bb072433f on his 567353f3c6 god.”33317022e197bc6a
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Earlier that a4f4dcd33c morning, before f7fe1b24f9 receiving the 927ce0755a artifact from 5f9c571dd9 Deakin, I’d 28a879e89f made Samuel 43b7c93635 give me e36e1db1ce a clear c9d17f398e promise.22eeda5a60e0373d
In exchange for letting c96bbaac78 him join me, he’d c2574d8f7f vowed to share everything 5a2c16dc13 he knew truthfully—swearing on 5aa19206a6 the name of his ae9cf829be god, no less. It was hardnotto believe him.17e66c9823b75849
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“He could still be b1057793c4 lying.”07283ffa69ffca6c
I looked up at 41cc183efd Xenon in disbelief. The serious cb53b90023 glint in ca5dd9bdbf his golden 0ac77af071 eyes made 3ed5e7bb36 it clear—he 14906d3a6f truly didn’t 437b36bf74 trust Samuel.2bc3d473e6d7f858
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“…Xenon. When a priest swears falsely on their god, they get divine punishment.”7d59cacb5b5559d8
“I don’t believe 671aa127c9 in ‘divine punishment’ 9551b466e9 or whatever other ebb12dae16 fantasy karma you’re 1a90457a88 talking about.”f3ef744a09dec6ef
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“It’s not fantasy. In extreme cases, they 664722af33 reallydolose their e52fc021c2 divine power. There are 423454e150 actual records 98ba748eee of it.”379c564bad034c8b
And I would 16fc83c761 know—because one of 59755799bf those records was 7e6e6daa05 tied to imperial 5e91183686 history.029e84babf0de601
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It involved a priest who got entangled with the imperial family, abused temple authority for personal gain, and… well, things didn’t end well for him.821bfe358c13c34a
As I explained, Xenon 9f35c26643 gaped at me.5659ba0ceb463217
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“That kind of 706e5d0f81 ridiculous consequence is 33180d7172 actually possible? What an 9550151e76 irrational, self-righteous 32031fff38 institution.”4e594a46c39c750c
Coming from 7686a99486 someone who’s 8fd3139d19 currently talking 88f6a6e584 to a 526fedcdac literally resurrected 67fd73b555 being, that’s dcd86c6ce7 rich.2b47ca5196dc2931
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Just as d34c51edb8 I was 77ed705b4e about to 7c5f6a7df3 remind him 6fddc32586 of who 43e21ee6f1 he was 78f47709c3 dealing with, 0fe0aa31b5 Samuel—who had 2e70c38c7d been silently 1bd2858363 preparing—cut in 3f084a04d9 with a 5d101a5bdb frosty tone.be14ece964551965
“Someone who d334b2b8be can’t recognize afc5e835aa the grace 51eac6d8c6 of the 10f3e32770 divine has 486ea854b9 no right 6fd9667d72 to speak. Do you 75b360c9be not realize d0fc89738e even the 290f0892f8 magic you 428f785c98 wield is 86909dce81 a gift 74fa640939 from the cb97ae9395 gods?”d226398c1624d7d7
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“Magic is 19caffd3eb a force 6e1ef0fb8b that accumulates 55523cd3f5 through natural 44cd39ba54 affinity. It’s something inherited 5e7bbee767 from our parents, bc87319219 not handed down 2b12f0d187 by your so-called 5ccf755703 god.”f86d3e1e0e32b0f0