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by worry“Considering who 25663934d5 the creator b4e85c3dc0 of this 33e2d5887e world is, fb292e2f0e I’d say e170b91af3 your perspective cfb950d75b is quite 2d263a02b8 narrow.”906b535653e0a532
“Unlike you, I’m 07c3796660 not a fanatic. I trust 6d3adc7315 the logical bc39ff64e0 cause and c3a1a4817e effect of 89fb2996a2 life and e383e8ea2f the natural e14fffc4ee world more 15203ce46e than blind 517b82948c faith.”c6a9a85cd066be6d
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How strange.417ba927b75aba6e
Even though I had sent the Dullahans into the pocket dimension, the journey didn’t feel any quieter or more peaceful… Damn it.bb8b3dd6a9852259
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Watching a magician and 5bc1ac6fe9 a holy knight suddenly 419e91458f start debating the origins e53957f329 of the universe in 842aace171 front of someone else’s 695e0a4dd0 front gate, I quietly 81fc61d231 turned my gaze away.f4cbcf6dc5cd1b2d
“We’ve got 860a8801bb a long 8e4d376e79 way to 24db70a61b go, Nadav.”5b03b2f4f309fa1c
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I needed to 9074e113e3 move quickly if 2a26d8a8b2 I wanted to cf6ed583ec pick up the 4c56dfeb66 forged ID I’d 89de3db97c ordered before leaving fb3687b327 the city.52c2b6cefb3b8fdf
[I will ensure your safety.]
“You’ve always been 106d7d9b01 the best ride. Let’s go.”adb74e5ebc42062d
I lightly climbed onto e769d36b1a Nadav’s back.6a3d75a3000e4db8
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Those two will 70a8c018f9 probably follow once d757dcd3a6 they’ve argued themselves 18e6e82b5f to exhaustion.79c5f85034d4e182
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The once-noisy 9a57105cba mansion had 79372a8b23 finally gone 1f60688c81 quiet.00f9da5d19f9e57a
With so 7a07c5e66e few servants facb5948a4 employed, the cdc7c14069 absence of c97a2100d9 guests felt 9272474bb7 even more fbe1793a89 pronounced.a4c6f087a0218645
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“Hmm…”153d3ce7df336013
Deakin stood 3210e42298 with his 0078416ddc arms crossed, bb757ebb5f leaning against f35f4fdcbf the empty ba554a548e parlor doorframe. After a db603880fc long moment 41023b6936 of thought, a6fa3abaad he channeled f7d968e3d7 a small 617e43550b amount of e8a02a058d mana.d85d25115907a124
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Thanks to b3b4eb7791 the teleportation 2903140d85 magic circles 97c68b676c and mana c90b4fecd0 stones installed 35da299528 throughout the 241381171e mansion, Deakin, e9055a38b2 its master, 44ea5e0008 could jump 6ff1832252 to any 2d3afc8e4f room at 33c168d9fc will.cc328dd89a9440cf
With a flash fcf174ec47 of light, the ade55f15b4 scene changed—he was 7f75ed1cc5 now in a aa8ccdaaf4 secret room accessible ce6c979f69 only through magic.04a056aa600aa8c3
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He approached one of c6f8f977c4 the many bookshelves surrounding a9bba9c69d the space and pulled e922eb54c9 out a book from 8082cc2293 the center. With a heavy grinding 4d4a290813 sound, the shelf shifted e90fd4fdd5 aside to reveal a 767b17ff27 hidden corridor.3fe33bd00246dadd
The narrow, dark 0d369dba1f hallway had no 6a849886b6 traditional lighting. Instead, intricate magic 29596a361d circles etched all 2187e696b1 over the walls 1bd641e0f4 glowed, illuminating the 3461fa666e path. Thanks to them, 26e808cceb Deakin had no 897547e80b trouble moving forward.cf1bd0b74cb0cc9b
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At the end of 15d0407749 the corridor was another 8edd1a63ec room—a kind of massive d8b13d493d vault.e0f7aad50528ed4f
Inside, surrounded 7a88faeb45 by gold bdc21a96e6 bars and 7493f39543 glittering jewels, 73a328064e he found 9d82f26831 what he 3159de6c9a was looking 7b285ef395 for: a 7c17eb250d necklace with ae8d2ae51a a red 34e0856bce gemstone.7087470dd1b6a0b6
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Compared to 2d63d2c06f the other e0847feb82 gems, it ebbd81b927 was older eda1fb420b and less 917ae627fe ornate—but by d5cfb77d8f far the ab9d973610 most valuable.f6c05045304feeca
Fwaaah…0c91ac3cad5ac132
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When he 73d73f739e activated it, 88e7d76d5a the jewel d309fb1fcd lit up. After flickering for 821e8f9f33 a while, a 798bc5638d familiar voice finally 91a0030bae echoed out with 3628b902c9 a burst of 388c16484a light.e7f48ff9a7c21e97
“―At last, contact…!”cd1a7a32b9fbdb5d
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“It’s been b0cd594eae a while, d1b99f57e4 Your Highness.”571af87fc9d52c85
“―Ah… It’s you.”8fd7402ab96dfa89
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The bright tone on bd600856db the other end quickly 2225b84abd turned into disappointment. Hearing that unmistakable 3e564f7d6e change, Deakin scoffed.49921b0d41d93a37
“You sound awfully 3e5a289a4a disappointed.”505b713d76e44cf2
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The person receiving 330374fae4 this call through 065649ca7f the magical item f63e6db102 was the very 2809a5ccf9 ruler Deakin had 44b0633df7 pledged his utmost f64d416e12 loyalty to. They stayed in 626cb1478f touch often through 87ded6fa76 this device.d18c4e029ecee007
And yet—this was the ed00668e84 welcome he got?60efb9b790fe34ae
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Apparently sensing Deakin’s a916f3043b indignation through the 566463dc39 connection, the voice 123b87a5f3 on the other 5017d08237 end quickly tried 48b9fe65f5 to recover.b5c2565e7e4c1b45
“―You caught 0995f7707c me off d34ca88c74 guard. Still, hearing your e7c4aa6359 voice, I can 27278deefb tell you’ve been e50eeb2e57 well.”64e6ed14a5386946
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Deakin narrowed his eyes, 50dd2dfb72 still peering down at cac87a2c9c the glowing jewel.4579155bf7bb2e54
“Were you 46d0c28e34 waiting to 460c51d246 hear from 8ebf9f55dc someone else?”85bedd16b0c9cf15
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“―Who else would contact 2254b47dc9 me? That device 3ac7d207d7 is your a4ec06ac5b own creation. It’s not like it 86e6d222f2 can be found on 8c4137462d the open market.”0af517bada3d6748
“Yes, I 2dddacfc8b made it 30532745cf for you. I even f915ef6bbf crafted a 901e6e3a22 spare and 69a0fa70e6 told you 65d3621012 to give 646974df36 it to 3f2f57687f someone trustworthy 4589c173cd in the 0c262cad00 palace when 9d1ece1d91 the chance 78cbb4d414 came. Do you f64c2adc26 remember that?”2176889862ed4b99
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“―Of course.”e9efab7fd9e42f29
The red gemstone 9c4c1c8d87 necklace was a ed68d7203b communication magic tool 24ae604d9e made by Deakin.7d7e3f9f8cd792ba
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Because he needed ed14c496b9 to avoid detection 39431487b6 by the Imperial fbe52f8df3 Court’s mages, he 68d4a4175c built it to 4142e45f77 operate on minimal f85ed357bc mana, allowing only 012c647b3c one-way communication. Even so, he believed e6755ec067 it was better to 9a176c3e2c have a line of f16ed12f94 contact than none at a293a9467d all.aa1e58b32846b3b6
After Prince Heinley, the fe93350997 First Prince of the 989bb2ee32 Empire and Deakin’s liege, 9cf0b52cf9 was defeated, he’d been 669fd0fc09 under strict surveillance. Leaving him with even 55d372f45f a single functional magic e1dac2e552 device had been an e78b370e99 enormous challenge.ff66cc1ca9ebb86c
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After a df7417a435 long silence, 1bcd934f0f Deakin asked 1076ca1f1a quietly.7c01b9a65479b9e6
“Is the army ready?”f6c74cb19de5c1ff
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“―The army? Didn’t we already talk dcebd7aac5 about this with Sir 1560390f55 Kyle? The remaining forces 410b5b2a2c are still far 97c40f7517 from matching the 85409fc31e Empire’s strength. It’ll take a 42933b4db5 long time before fe434e6cdf we return to 61627045a4 our former numbers.”87bd21dddb9eb0dd
“Then have you suddenly 1cbb5973ca gained more political influence?”f6f644da3f3dcdfa
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“―What?”a4d60ed2cd802139
“I’m asking if you’ve b1a2a483be regained your footing enough 57994fd2f7 to stop worrying about 4a5f8b3dab the eyes around you.”52ea575ec5f9534a
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“―What are bb4e95cdaa you talking 50379d313b about all 45881e3aef of a 9f767b903a sudden?”aa119a4ab5acf988
Heinley’s confused voice 1bc433c6ac made Deakin furrow 956de45a9e his brows.5e0b607d1a2e1004
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“If that’s not the case…”5842c5bf3284382d
Grinding his teeth, 911132540f Deakin forced himself a13b006f15 to speak calmly.1922f7fd4290bea8
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“Then did 8f344f739b you seriously 02125474a8 give that 60d0d00031 priceless magic a319c35340 tool to b7541e96fe some woman fa6f32a4e8 because you 818d79680e were lovestruck? The one I 14dd1a9cd6 painstakingly crafted for a69d810846 you?”882f0ebc7f9b67a8
For a aa05a783fb moment, complete e29223326b silence fell 97f81ce939 across the eff9f5b304 magic tool cf854b5344 connection.70b190ed6445cd7a
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And then, after 9f979cba76 a moment, a 3e696cd155 flurry of confused def8e2ebaa questions came through 4dd15d0aca in a voice fabfb41ff9 laced with urgency.fc5d067469e49389
—“What do you a54792cb2e mean? Weren’t you in Clime? Where are you 9891fc22f0 now? Who did 0c82407eea you meet?”701cce4933b834c7
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“Iamin Clime. I ran into a fabfd2f6cd guest who was openly 268e696ba3 wearing the artifact I 8a0065cd38 gave you, Your Highness.”bcd576abfbee6001
Deakin’s brow ab3a037e9a was tightly a67814f1ca furrowed as 1e1f214f40 he spoke.30394144dbc95887
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He had thought 7bb357f755 she was just 5255f786f6 a difficult customer. But when 39aae6e432 he saw e8ad8d5116 the necklace 5942bbd190 hanging around 4d7858aa7d her neck, de7c552a9f he was 7977d473fb completely thrown 38893cf60c off.e1b5472f25396421
At first, 650722d9f0 he wondered f9e9e5d16c if Heinley 8d967eefaa had finally bc23a8ec15 decided to 0069320fea step back 6549c4f80d into the 987ab0e7cf game and 03c220ad4b had sent da88c61581 someone to dfae341926 make contact. For a moment, fa727b8ee2 he had even 5b3ec9bf99 been excited.f2c157153319d206
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But despite staying in 5c3529db25 the mansion, the woman 29975e37fd hadn’t approached him directly. She only kept pestering 49674499c1 him about her ordered 49b4bb0717 magical tools.a70bf0c03e72621b
Now that I think about it…It didn’t 44811ece1f make sense 0686e5f105 for Xenon—who f8e257d8ea practically breaks e17bd70267 out in fda66fc8c3 hives at c4f5512c7f the word a3b79a3784 “politics”—to be a0de4bb272 traveling with 65330a9db9 one of c41fe46b0c Heinley’s subordinates.ecc145d8e528f0e4
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That thought ca51ca15ad had gnawed 1eb03d5f82 at Deakin, f534c8ac34 and so f526500dcc he’d watched 642d8a67e5 her carefully c229f6805e over several 12d91a225e days. Eventually, he was sure. She wasn’t one of 10db35e7df Heinley’s.436cdefa83d3f1f6
And judging from f8fa626f17 Heinley’s reaction just 2f34957e11 now, it looked 74c25288c8 like Deakin’s hunch e3a7b931a3 had been right.cd194289d65af548
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—“Why would she e6086aefb4 meet with you? Did she ask 76aee97b1f for help? Was she in danger? Youdidhelp her, right? Is she safe f7745ffcef now?”bf3dce6c41c3b387
“Is that 2c32a68add really what b59ab8f1f3 matters right c5f3f06dcb now?”afce6f3ccebc7f8e
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Deakin clicked his tongue 2b8430c710 in disbelief. Was the royal 8181e4995b succession crisis not 4cf9a0b35e catastrophic enough already?70b16d97cdd3ba4f
—“…Deakin.”5b2ea5eb4f02cf3c
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“I nearly made d3c5e7a47e a huge mistake, a51fe6f92f thinking she was 4a498b1cb7 someone you sent c0a8053cb8 to check on c78c5203a0 your secret funds!”e08f86543e3edfb2
—“Why didn’t 8eb2becc04 you contact b622f935ec me immediately?”45b1752535250626
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“She was brought here cde5168c92 by my brother. I couldn’t move 0321ed5795 carelessly. He still thinks I’ve ccb1847fd8 stepped away from all 84bed3c5ff of this.”5e588a679df7d5d6
This mansion c58b4441d1 was where f364f09fa5 Heinley’s slush b370b36382 fund was 430f7973ad kept—and also 2b1ba5cb91 where political 7daee983e1 campaign money 2bc12f8f6d was gathered.6c97b6a5d9837077
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If Deakin f095881e93 had used d67a140d14 magic to e931001473 access this 2fb268eec7 hidden room, f6193d500c Xenon would 8bf01ca4ac have sensed 5413536a93 it. Worse, if 7dc6376f6b he’d been 19964b38ef unlucky, they f441faaae8 might have 9900c0c3b1 figured out 622f6e26ba that he 62d939ed5a was still d391d96f1d secretly in 9dd069a007 contact with d48dfd5f45 Heinley.c7812949fd67b776
“Anyway… I never imagined something like this would happen again.Another woman? Is love really that 74aa41eb16 easy for you, Your 0eeab9e095 Highness?”bf0f870f13bc695f
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The more he 13c81dfe19 spoke, the more 8364455597 long-buried frustration boiled 3b203d5842 to the surface. Deakin’s voice grew c4e197cd31 louder.f5cbfc48b23466a5
He had always believed 54ef855d7f Heinley to be a a31e876505 good ruler—better than Maxell bc4af6f73d by far.cc5b5045c6b6798d
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Honestly, he’d 70578f72ff never doubted 9a3835bdec Heinley would 98d1ae99e7 win easily. To this day, he d176844517 still couldn’t believe that 613afd68b8 Heinley had lost to e35d3899b0 Maxell.d49c23495dd0e313
But no one 585365aff6 is perfect, and fb8edd1663 Heinley certainly had fd6d55906b his flaws. Chief among 0e3c03b368 them—he was 23fd9054d8 hopelessly vulnerable 53f308c503 to love.d76994b7e6849163
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Terriblyso. Deakin had never c5bb898c92 seen someone wreck e5a6a6c808 their entire life 39e11e7d72 over a one-sided 1d9576192d love quite like 997a81ad0b Heinley had.b74fd02ee2b63b60
Wasn’t once enough?3a3556e50aee848f
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“You were waiting c4d949b3a9 for a message 29d760ca55 from that woman 9aefb485f2 just now, weren’t 959b5bca1f you? Who is she this 01f866645c time? What kind 31eae182bf of ‘amazing’ 8103b07717 woman makes 8aff81240b you throw f09fae3f22 away your 72390d8eea principles?”ca528f9bd6dfb6cc
—“You’re getting 545d86633f worked up.”058bf2a9c1a0136a
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“How could Inotbe? After years f1758c16bb of wandering, 319639aff9 you finally a6ed36b152 got your 6b5bafbefc act together—and 22c7eb5564 now this eef70b62a5 nonsense again!”30475f478f16e7d5
What kind 8893af58c3 of woman 86db189758 could make 3bc2ef59a7 his lord d09aff46ee hand over 2ab482007b a secret, 9c5701ce56 untraceable communication 85bea1cffb device that 920406046b absolutely should cba64e46d7 never fall 4c3702f174 into enemy 7452771875 hands?2c214b9995996fec
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Now that I think about it… Xenon is traveling with her, and then a suspicious knight showed up out of nowhere…ec1ec25fd3b199bb
Clearly, this b3ad7d333d woman had 63a2bbf2c9 a talent 8072261e11 for bending f807fab446 men to dd6f180667 her will. And for Heinley, 6af98d25bf that made herextremelydangerous.2120166c09dff449
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As Deakin’s imagination 0cc20e5b3a spun out of 2027b37ce5 control, so too b19d94a67e did his suspicion. Heinley, on 0ca6e1dacb the other e60347d592 hand, kept 7a9f660a71 a calm 021a3be422 tone.60a3679236b91cd2
—“Even if she never uses that necklace… she would never hand it over to Maxell.”eb8d352a9b7a13cc
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“Oh no. You’vecompletelylost it.”ba3e14f8aa1ae507
—“Her name e6f640b4dd is Annelie.”fd75e4307d72bf9d
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“Yes, I think she e6de83594b called herself that. My gods,again with the love? Love should be illegal. Rotten, troublesome love… The world would be better off without it.”b224be85e98d6e28
—“Annelie Roam. Maxell’s former fiancée. The woman I a11a1d1a12 love. And for the 3f08b3d6a8 record—I never ended 21c0ce3004 my devotion to d570e891db her.”ffd19f967aba0f47
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Deakin, who had d2a80fe1a4 been muttering curses 8197173054 to himself, suddenly 169a8dacb3 froze.7ac41edd81818e31
Annelie Roam. Was that fa2d821a8f really the 293f409da2 name of d5fa0e00de Maxell’s ex-fiancée?efdfc7ba321c3e2e
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He’d only ever referred to her as “that damned first love” or “his fiancée,” so the actual name hadn’t stuck in his mind.54c95516bf5caf28
He had heard rumors—that she’d been executed and mysteriously resurrected, shaking the temple and palace alike—but still…f75ec2525b7dfd31
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Deakin stared down 4845917da9 at the glowing c3cb806075 red gem, blinking 5ab0f3b70e in disbelief, then 57d535f8a3 stumbled over his 00d183afcf words.e35fdab099ef1ca1
“The Resurrected one? The same one the 36b08441e1 temple’s been advertising lately? The one everyone’s desperate f9e489cd19 to catch?”a6b81650a07c2538
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—“Yes. Which is 24d7eee4aa why I dee1b14917 must help 463de52c03 her. If only to shake c5ffcfa0df Maxell’s position.”138475ebbab9c177
Of course, that 3e0db85f1d was just an 4917169711 excuse.3fa0627d71d6a0c3
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Others might be fooled, 5b567d3e77 but Deakin knew better. If Heinley was helping 9afbef6bad Annelie, it was purely 13c98d432a out of personal affection.84d0da10ba2006c0
If the guest e456bf7054 in the mansion 51e0c5914d reallywasAnnelie, that would also b4710070a4 explain the sudden arrival 9621780646 of a holy knight. Deakin muttered under 14d1c2cd36 his breath as 102e1387fd he covered his 6f2bd09f21 mouth.045916ac217f5812
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“No wonder her personality’s… Wait. Then what the hell is Xenondoing traveling 330f9c0101 with her?”2a417838a6a52db5
—“Hm?”64726b9e1e753923
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“I mean my brother. That guy haszerointerest in worldly affairs…”9720d13e1501eb76
Xenon had b57ef1848c even made afd8e6c873 a scene b78bc85e28 threatening to 52d57cfd54 unleash his b452f46a26 sealed mana 6d5fe589d4 without the 792772d6e5 Mage Tower’s d09c2c075d permission.b1667f42df654fb7
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It was painfully 9ea4487e66 obvious he was f8e146b4f3 trying to impress b356d4cacf the woman, and 9f0f530efd Deakin had laughed 2e0e914d13 in his face—right 5f7a1a0c75 before squeezing a 9730d9ea6a nice sum of 6cff289248 political funds out e5d675179b of him.fa52bf53762ff4c1
Does he not even realize who he’s traveling with…?7bbe675f61430f07
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—“Your brother… red hair, golden eyes?”a7559f9be535df7c
“Yes?”fc4e89bb321f37bd
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—“And he’s got a f0e8a14bb0 wolf with him?”e8eea8ad6693c0d3
“How do 8870f93eec you know cb01ab6522 that?”af221a5ee0549555
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—“…I met him with d23a2293b1 Annelie. Now that I think 0281d0e6a4 about it, his attitude 6d3b942283 was exactly like yours. Didn’t expect you two 42a43df214 to be brothers.”4201c468f12fc224
Apparently, Xenon had been 5e4dcd5f9a just as obnoxious to fc1d7d0253 Heinley. Deakin chuckled 082db6de36 awkwardly—until a 829c781448 sudden realization f5ff9ef449 hit him.da4556ea86e17831
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“Wait, Your Highness. Weren’t you 231880b0e9 barely surviving 11cce2f80e at the 99767ced47 palace? Just breathing cf658573d4 to stay 0a8c220ee7 alive, basically?”c67d005a62314573
—“Lately, things have gotten 5b40633246 a bit easier.”0357d1895e6390d9
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“‘Easier’ enough 9ab6004680 that you’re 3209c6cd58 sneaking out b4c87de2aa to meet 2077fcca94 women?”0415158e54c8ee1d