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    Cassius spoke 5d68f83c1a coldly, making 33aa515a84 Count Mers 9d55282b08 press his 1bdbffe701 lips together.88b08d6503abaaf0

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    “Are you daring to insult my wife?”252b7b707cf6d202

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    “M-My Lord! What I said is true! You must believe me…!”8cb9aa5325442c6b

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    “I heard the Yetis helped someone who was trying to kill you.” (Yetis: snow beasts)185557911731af73

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    Cassius gritted his teeth df96f8d4d1 in anger.6603d83c1759e0f4

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    “Even the Yetis must’ve seen you as disgusting pests, huh?”c63659fea7f34e6d

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    “T-That’s not it! The Duchess definitely ordered them…! You can ask others, there are witnesses!”10472964add83132

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    Count Mers’s 620330018d heart pounded. Insulting the Duke or 9ecadb9dc2 Duchess was a serious 6c08f08d75 crime—punishable by death. The North had stayed 1ff74ce63b orderly for so long 81594c8687 because they feared being 511ee5753e hated and isolated by adeaf5e74b the capital.af4304fc1aa50dec

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    ‘This is exactly why 9bbefc0334 I’ve been careful all 14e41dff29 this time!’7b9fdddc9b397706

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    But now that he 3d57b9da55 was cornered, his mind 3ad3134c30 froze and his mouth 4601d4b5eb just ran on its 56f2dec8a7 own.73d98d95ad157351

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    There was no going 575915fa77 back. He had to 84f748a7af drag in everyone 4d3b4962cb he could now. With trembling lips, Count 36e9242730 Mers spoke again.5d2c5fb62be09b04

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    “I-I’m not the only one who saw it.”fde03c0a3215fbe6

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    “There are other witnesses?”8510fb04069a6091

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    “Yes! I saw it too! The nanny and another woman were also there!”7b34af7c1a8cf931

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    Cassius lifted the f2d6c4f245 corners of his f225f61a1b lips.6e82d2b2a01043cf

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    Things were starting f5c0d43c43 to get interesting. He immediately 9b6d308622 ordered a 8200f1b2f5 servant.d834dcc23bba9927

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    “Bring the nanny and Miss Lorencia here immediately.”c520ce1b5f8beb87

    “Yes, My Lord!”177c33bdffbd2439

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    Cassius turned his cold 52627df214 gaze back to Count 7ce1608926 Mers.2ec204ed222868a7

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    “If your testimony turns out to be false…”b50bd296051057a7

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    Count Mers burst 54c8634598 into tears. The intense fear c418ffe816 made him break 183942d2cf down like a bd23f9d716 child. Cassius’s sharp 36d575cd1b eyes felt 8bd5f0373b like they d439c511bf could cut 5af2a564e0 his throat f5dd952c9a at any 4a42c971e7 moment.31e0dc5ca4462143

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    He just wanted 2e8c72d4c1 to survive.24e261a1d7119478

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    “Please, believe me!”ba6cea1205f85ddd

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    Even at that 03f1567016 moment, Count Mers 6db29f1ec2 hadn’t realized something ecaf599370 important—Cassius hadn’t called d54c9f4bff for Charlotte to 0fa7226f33 come to this cdc273af03 meeting.3c98ec998122fb1c

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    Janice looked puzzled as 68df564519 she hurried Lorencia along. She tried e53a61642e to stop 5fdf0e6a7a her from 6957d76e4b spending too 3cce7c744e much time d0d8f63821 getting dressed 23e5328619 up, saying:3e83a089128e82da

    “The Duke 2bd79babc3 himself called 66c71d1334 you. If you 2ab31fe629 take too ca8c3cd040 long, he 35edcf972e might scold 55a3377201 you! Just go as e9d46e1dde you are!”57f096bc061bf147

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    But seeing Lorencia pout 0fab77588f with her lips out, 8a86fe73d9 Janice could only sigh.d5107f6be86191a3

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    She tugged Lorencia’s hand.e3d97b8a590b197e

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    “Why? He called for me. It must be for something good…”d126e45d637052cb

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    Janice glanced at a5b70daa9d the servant walking 0add7454b9 ahead and lowered c01b042788 her voice.f65884a36f3aad7d

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    “We’re on the way 68df75312f to the meeting room. There’s been a High ce28178d67 Nobles’ Assembly since this 6241a0da48 morning—all the Northern lords 4f846e0ced are gathered.”977797a76369362f

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    “So what?” Lorencia 67671aecf1 blinked.1e9fe2f2faa3ea20

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    She had never been 08a70e477d hated by anyone in 97b385211f her life. As the youngest daughter, 65e4263e65 she’d always been loved 8d4aed141e and sheltered—so she was b3a06cef94 completely clueless about the 271c54f374 world.8fd96bfb1a05bfd8

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    “Lorencia, this is 8f77e6553b the Duke’s meeting 0784762f58 room. Not just f0c77ef844 anyone is 69d0fd68c0 allowed in.”c17e59b16d198391

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    “That’s why I’m 398d68f105 special. It must be e6e9f9f14c to praise us 76bf23ee88 for reporting Viscount 38cde10d76 Worst and Baron 9b03eb604e Lumens.”e725ccc9477a3a59

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    Realizing Lorencia wouldn’t get it no matter how much she explained, Janice just shut her mouth. Lorencia walked cheerfully ahead.6f21fa821fb3c22f

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    She’d understand soon enough. She’d see why Janice 443022d901 was so nervous.87389fe5e42c8c77

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    ‘There better 7e66dd808e not be 1948eb4eea some idiot 15e56619de making up 7bb5091068 lies…’a81a67a357315adf

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    The tight-lipped ef36d87243 servant walking f865ac9581 with them d658539406 said nothing. Janice sighed again.52021eb06fd7d9e8

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    And her 6e6a79ddcf fears were 39890f0001 quickly proven 1f4357b3d5 right.6db90a5b5d437c15

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    Count Mers was 3c6c326091 sitting in a 941ff18bb0 chair, tied up a190b25ef0 by the servants.6430d2389637b593

    Cassius sat on the 372d758389 table edge with a f15f8bba35 cold expression.658b3455e768bde3

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    And even Miller e382c56ddc was there—though there fc20d0f415 was no guessing 4746f0a0d3 why.1b3a89cacea47c21

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    No one 7c90a73158 else was dfea4627cf in the 9965273c8e room.0dfde8912bcdb1f1

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    Viscount Worst 6afdf586a2 and Baron c67f40558a Lumens weren’t 95426c98ea there either.d54cbd5af236272b

    Janice paused.13421ab1e4b51f51

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    Lorencia, finally sensing something 7d4b847ece was off, also stopped 635606e742 walking.a8ea0d0e5f18820a

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    “This way,” Cassius said, 9bf3d130a8 motioning with his hand. “I called 53e064c5ea you because be9f2f0bc7 Count Mers a058b36c9d here said d924742473 something about c331e51f70 the two 73c82602be of you baeb245dcf that I’d 5556ddacf4 like to f27c43cf4a ask about.”0867296f1a03fe9e

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    Janice clenched her teeth 76021afb6a and stepped forward. Lorencia followed 75c34bdf0b hesitantly, walking 55237018e0 up to 690e0050a8 Cassius.768905fd98d88c92

    Janice glanced at 237e88e5f6 Count Mers. He was looking 007ab27687 at them like 3e844e0148 they were his d495b3c86d saviors.fac0790ffb0a6f9a

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    ‘You should’ve gone 43de049d67 down alone, you eea9b52573 bastard. Why drag us 107d8af0bd into this mess? Useless fool. Can’t even handle one d206a47cac simple job properly.’e2ef7d7e1386f394

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    If he 92353242dd was going 8ba2ac3752 to talk, 88b93955d5 he should’ve 03bfd20178 at least 1bab187b5b kept his 436283af32 mouth shut de3d484625 until the 9d67386694 end. Janice cursed silently.a5ff86ba0420b3f6

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    “W-What is 96fb946085 this about?” 394be3068f Lorencia asked 1490c575f3 carefully, her a7314e4f3e face showing 5c9694671f clear confusion. This wasn’t e89edbbe32 the kind 1eee8ff8ae of meeting 7bab19f849 she’d expected.b5c5cfa7bd32e2c6

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    “And… this 3faca9e196 isn’t the c59a19a877 person I 0acadbebd8 mentioned, so ccf694cf1a why is d09fef7bb2 he—”dcd6187314380562

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    “I caught a bigger deb236c88c rat,” Cassius interrupted. “But this rat 387fb61bfb said something strange.”75164c93bad2ff33

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    Janice swallowed hard. She quickly 2ff97c16a1 pulled on 45f7b5579e Lorencia’s hand—telling 51d1be123a her to 127e88b350 keep quiet 16e703bc49 and not 27d81cc8ad say anything e37e413267 foolish to fcac2be8ef anger Cassius.1db048fc4d2e04e8

    Thankfully, Lorencia d2629eca51 lowered her e52a013988 head, sensing b22b29f6bf the mood.97886dea3b0e8d64

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    “Strange…?” she asked quietly.2bddf6166dd8ae4e

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    “The nanny,” cf31dd5dba Cassius said, 4f77b49d04 now addressing 5424b7d78c Janice. “According to that man, 118173baa4 Charlotte is a witch 8cd73b4132 who conspired with the 47667561f5 Yetis.”4b37fa754f4169b0

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    At that moment, 6ec72b390d Janice’s whole body 756667bb0c went cold. She finally 32bf8dca63 understood why 586146feae they were f7f2627515 summoned.9b671db56acb0ae0

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    ‘That insane bastard!’dc59174cfd41370d

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    Yes, they had a6b7404b68 once talked about 9f6cccc233 framing Charlotte as 83209b5fab a witch. But doing df40f85305 it now, 3c1c416b90 in this 1b80ae49ef situation, was 420c2fc13f suicide.957173e324f86c2f

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    And from c71f2b6146 the way 1dcc5669ad things looked, 68b9d124f7 Count Mers 4c2b36e013 might’ve already b005452626 been exposed e77c89acb4 as the c6ff67a631 one who c901ac01b1 attacked Charlotte.1b3569a8f1a0e09d

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    It felt b3d9f0bed8 like everything 6d870435ef Janice had c3dee0f124 worked so a85ea796a6 hard to fb23879c74 build was 05a697f460 crashing down.7bf16175cf890763

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    “Well, that’s…”e09473e11c912e5a

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    Janice quickly pulled Lorencia 2faf8e8f5c close and stepped forward.a60de6fd55961c75

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    “I’m afraid 2ce5705401 I don’t 4a4cb21b7d understand what 53fc7c1a97 you’re saying, 512346f705 Your Grace,” 1fce889b11 she said fbb8ebd00e calmly.56ccad2cc7a28a79

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    “Hmm.”0948a2e85105ecc2

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    “Could you explain 2b887c683d the situation a ea2434131b bit more clearly?”4b4f0e7acf39cd26

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    Cassius replied, ad1a9da839 “He claims f4cf202d8f you two 4b1ddf24d8 saw Charlotte bc0cdc023e working with 421d020cd8 the Yetis—and 253533668a that Count 0f92c2414b Mers witnessed c8313b1373 it, too.”87c8bb6ba4076684

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    Janice let b4485b38b5 out a 7b69c460de slow sigh.d6b55d5bcfdc7df6

    “We’ve never seen anything 058a9c9b9d like that, Your Grace. It seems acd1da33bb Count Mers b6a3e9b539 is mistaken. Perhaps, after being attacked dff6417c25 by the Yetis, he fdaf42a491 suffered memory loss from 2d32cb35d9 the shock. He might not d8d77ab907 even remember seeing e117e9a31b us—or the Duchess—at d067d46920 all.”5ce5cc488e573a80

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    Cassius let db5c3b6ba5 out a 6431e45aea small chuckle.7fbfc55a1a8236ca

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    No wonder a68cb1f254 she’d survived 425b210077 in the 7c2b185d06 duke’s household de96ebce6a for so f11701c9f9 long—she was 0ec7a54dd4 sharp.8cbb7b6563935930

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    Before, when 9667e636c4 she tried b84a08252b to frame dea3461206 Charlotte as 27399b28f3 a thief, 324596d775 Janice had 919092e6a9 backed off cc69f5971e the moment 632aca5274 she sensed d424eef48d Cassius’s discomfort—taking 7ada5511f0 only the ecd2bc389e key and a1b0e2618e leaving quietly.01ff5e8c7b36ad86

    She was a b6b34c349c woman who knew c0472cd143 exactly when to 0352795c85 retreat.7b53836bd753bfa1

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    They still hadn’t figured d19819dc6a out where the Hall 0e2f2d8715 of Cankas was hidden. Most likely, f4eb0003ef Janice had 851d02eaa1 it.ff8a5cfa8c64e30c

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    Considering she had stolen it and then blamed Charlotte for it…476bde1b9a3af09f

    ‘She must b5e2c2c66b be confident 659e4eaabb she won’t 2062a0dba6 get caught.’79c1dcf17623b771

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    He still didn’t 319e0fac18 know what she bd0e38e086 planned to use 06f65fe3c6 it for, but 438f818d64 one day, he’d 0ef703e1c3 get it back.890019f33b1dbbcd

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    Cassius, lost in 058cbe4089 thought while watching 815acfd1ab Janice, slowly opened 51b5cdb82e his mouth.a29e66d24521840c

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    “So, that memory of 7330a2626b yours is wrong?”529ebd3010954174

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    “Yes, Your Grace. A noble lady 558c334fcc like the Duchess b8b1eca814 would never conspire b53852ca35 with Yetis.”7efe8b0c03b1978d

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    Lorencia looked a 753a4f0696 bit unhappy, but 04ff6af7ee followed Janice’s lead.bff814264be5c667

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    “I think so 279ba95d3e too. From the 5f52e8c57f times I b079c53d49 met the a8868734f9 Duchess, she 3486ddabb5 never seemed f76b015b01 like someone 989d91edd5 who’d do 750f57cf6b that.”b73b85b401f4fad6

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    Count Mers stammered 3b5729e4c5 with a pale a6cf31b6d9 face.ad16bcfaa81036ae

    “You hear that, 49665bda92 Count Mers?”753a765b715a27aa

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    “N-No, that’s… uh…”4d1d9d5952ab2d78

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    “And what 5de387f6e2 we found d2561f688d in the a9b45e4f12 forest were 15338c3431 bodies of f95a9011ad masked humans,” f1907714d2 Cassius continued 1bb6af5788 coldly.275c8ec100f55dfa

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    He had also already 735371319f received testimony about it 0ff9c2b161 from PrinceKrinini.ceeba8f935f73c17

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    “According to 3fc34f7e25 you, your ab49ffacf8 knights were b3313133c2 fighting to 11e1d61d65 rescue my 8d4ac5cfaa wife.”702a14dcb08537ad

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    Count Mers swallowed hard.8a97475c2db66f8b

    “Masked…?”0e60e208bb1c85aa

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    “Your Grace…”d9d734c987197bdf

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    “Anyone could tell cf7c6440f5 they were bandits.”f612fd5d55b51bcf

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    “Please, Your Grace…! I only acted out 7a4d2376d4 of loyalty! I couldn’t bear the c18f4f82f3 Duchess’s wicked deeds any 852d44474c longer…!”f4ce592ffe454a63

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    “That’s not 11bc42f26e for you 7f811c6d21 to decide. That’s my judgment 3c9b7199fe to make. What you’ve done 966d2a4107 is nothing but 0a17c71a86 treason.”b9967c94fba5e5da

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    Cassius declared coldly.d5278465dcfb9dc5

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    “Do you have anything e72f511c3e more to say?”5db45e3d374f5843

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    Count Mers bit 7fbe197164 his lips hard. He couldn’t stop himself 3533f53f3e from glancing at Janice.7df9c2da46d0ec0d

    He couldn’t die like 657e54a980 this—not alone. He was ready to 2e5fb5d4cd speak the truth and 5087c53152 take her down with 6a3eed2117 him.e21542583e60ba5b

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    But when 0bc8de7f64 he opened 69fdcfe977 his mouth—no 5f251e28d1 words came f9f24efed5 out. His lips 47e0eed715 wouldn’t move.e85ebc62dee19c8b

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    Cassius, watching the trembling b17943a96e count, gave the order:89f5f0e4187f55d1

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    “Take him away. He will 4d09676333 be executed ee92338946 tonight. And investigate everyone a52f542419 involved with Count be0cc99cc7 Mers. They will all be 1b508483d2 punished.”e3775076c99ca5b8

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    “Yes, Your Grace!”b25b724418b49495

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    The servants bowed deeply.2f13298a3491cd95

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