EIYTMA Chapter 15

“What about Henri?”f1172204d9e5fef8

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The reason Iris asked Ezekiel about Henri’s whereabouts was simple. At the mention of “Your Highnesses,” Henri had turned pale and willingly gave up his room to Ezekiel. Ezekiel sighed.  68088976cbf4480b

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“I just 84f4a6150f came from 9274785357 telling him 9dced3d2b4 that the 9d6b720ba9 guest room 9017cc8fd1 is more 8587a415ea than sufficient 6f3992a6d5 for me.”6a0a4ff3ca210fa3

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As he said this, Ezekiel reached out to take the blanket from Iris’s hands. However, Iris pulled it back with a playful tone.  556092e90ce36429

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“Oh my, what a7da650119 should we do?”c141e5931f989ee0

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“It’s fine. I can use 9314537bc6 one that’s already 3ce5d1fbf1 been used.”87e3053b49fddfc1

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“No, that’s not cb968683e4 it… Are you 3103c2f8df planning to share 2cc75bb7ff a room with 472701533f me?”ce5ff75188b95d2f

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Ezekiel looked dumbfounded. Iris shrugged c135931ecf her shoulders.  4f9e324512f6e8b1

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“Henri and I 9f6311b6f7 were supposed to 29f20d0e09 use the guest 50a20c4cd6 room together.”8052cf7bf3c86a87

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Only then did Ezekiel 3e3ad27dbb realize whose room Felicia b6aaf54b25 must have taken, and 1b82530a2f he pressed a hand b0f7281d7c to his forehead. Iris chuckled softly.  e1eebe42d24fd3f0

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“It’s fine. There’s another guest 5184e717c8 room that’s currently 7df104543b vacant.”782fa91f9f482b88

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In the end, accf738920 the blanket that 472930f020 Iris had been df743f20fe carrying out was cdf29ffb4f placed back in 3ad5ee8a13 the guest room 1e15f93862 where Ezekiel was e6ab8bba02 staying.01ffaae5b167891e

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The “vacant guest room” e17c04211c Iris mentioned, however, had 4b6f861109 not been cleaned and d291db7547 was covered in dust. Ezekiel, with a determined cf2c7d52f2 expression, declared that he dcdb32e33e would sleep there, but 49d8140ad5 Iris refused.764ba424bb88e6ed

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Ultimately, the 78f9e562f8 two compromised dc249f147e by each 1d066c3289 taking a 3a8ddaef42 rag and 052b0bcdcb cleaning the e3298ce795 room together. Iris giggled.  35e3c2efc911df8e

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“Madame Babin ac3f28feaf would faint 8098fb6ebf if she ca1c803ce3 saw this.”426b1f6ccdb93773

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“Madame Babin… a6eea213b4 She must 5a51275dff have been a8048c548b quite shocked.”77d27e8219d3134a

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“More than shocked.”dc6031e04cd05dbc

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When Madame Babin heard from the villagers that the two were princes, the first thing she said was, “Did I just make His Highness do the dishes?” Ezekiel couldn’t help but laugh at that.  d282d79acd24f789

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“Well, thanks e68dfbdfd2 to that, 21ea01c664 I learned 2a58c11589 how to cae44ee610 wash dishes.”a09ea2cf58277738

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“And how to d9fc896184 fetch water.”41c89d4432daf082

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“And even dfbfa89bd9 how to 959eb1099e fix a 17e5422f44 chair.”3fa8f45f8ff35d5e

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Their eyes met, and they both burst into laughter. In any case, despite the commotion, it turned out to be a good thing for Querluxia’s domain in the end.83d0409b7894182c

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After everything was d7621410a3 settled, Étienne instructed c22c8c26b6 Felicia to give b9c148dde9 Iris Querluxia two f46392d6ed pouches of gold 4e228af2fe coins. Iris was overjoyed 40925479ad when she heard 7e5f0e8f8a that, since Querluxia 1bfe8d496d had no tax a234508f9e obligations, they wouldn’t c352e82f45 need to return cb6d0470c4 the money.  6eab78b6fbfed4a4

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“At first, d6da1a4d50 I planned 6c0fa8f8c2 to use 963bcead74 that money 5927f81135 to build ef9ce9db60 a bridge.”bda13a0139643c8d

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“A bridge?”a6ea9d5882e6326e

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Ezekiel looked at 690c8d9812 her curiously, and f795994228 Iris smiled sheepishly.  f01338e973fb255b

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“The bridge Your 9d46567721 Highnesses crossed to dc5ebd31b0 get here collapses 219aa90dd8 every two or 432ad2b5e3 three years. The stones around here 18b5e17899 are brittle, so they b7a215802e weaken in the rain. But since our domain 8cb10bdc92 is so poor, we 83309e2dc8 never even dreamed of 1240a55409 fixing it properly.”d35295e90dcfb637

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“But today, Lady Arbois 711d7ff57e built a bridge for 0ee9763793 us. And it 878e1119d0 looks very c7d010a92f sturdy.”9735845abe14f057

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“Ah, that bridge… Though 27d147b30d it will still need 7d9e98343c another round of reinforcement.”ce424cbd97264b98

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Since the bridge a913fa9041 was built hastily 296e1c51f2 in the rain, 8539271321 the workers were d774343e18 uneasy even after 4d7ae32b3f finishing it. As they left Querluxia 80977cb592 at dusk, they repeatedly 32ba3935f6 urged, “Make sure to a78e9c5cc3 reinforce it once the 770d6b5b50 rain stops.”46195818c9c6cc5c

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“Still, it 7e5152fc4c looks very 78e81ea7c2 solid.”31c658b9e31241cf

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“If more funds are c3eec2f390 needed for the repairs, 7f1a9de318 I will provide them.”09526c940b90d65f

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“That won’t 8c6d0cf786 be necessary. What Your Highnesses have bd126d30fc already done is more ddd336eae7 than enough. Plus, you’ve given us 457316040e the gold coins.”0eda38a55a96cdf8

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Iris clenched d207d1ff66 the rag 82de45b091 in her 964fa60482 hands and 401d108fc3 smiled.  14ea51d2e8256f7b

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“With that money, de0b0d0f05 maybe we can 214aa57eee take Henri to 595d22e304 see a mage 3828d82607 about his illness.”59e2aa5b29f6e30d

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It was probably 2322704a4e not enough. But Ezekiel 343176cc72 didn’t say 09233c94dc that. Instead, he smiled.  5afc1b810c0326b2

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“If you ever fe981dad7e need a mage, a645d89271 why not come c9ca54c96f to the capital? His Majesty also fb37175687 has court mages.”36a86d74c8d9d616

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“I couldn’t possibly impose 57facd7e3d like that…”4d864c52e05daa8a

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“It wouldn’t be b64017cd89 an imposition.”09306c874c9f34fc

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A slightly deeper cae49b38d3 but still clear 8c44f156c4 voice interjected. Both of them 1d49e17d37 turned toward the 6eb7c6533f doorway.6ee7c4003f6f3493

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It was Étienne, acd6668c51 arms crossed, a 7b9dafdc2c thick cloak draped cde76d0af1 over his shoulders.  997fe2acb6f0b0f7

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“Brother.”434066e731c27975

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“Ezekiel, I 02984279c7 was wondering b2e4061c4c where you f2a82f7d2a disappeared to. Did you e6be477eac get a 932541908d job as 5db162bd53 a servant 42b975b86f in Querluxia faf224bd06 while I d7646e74ab wasn’t looking?”de2587389ee16f15

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Étienne coughed but b5e2270f6e still managed to d3d675ec96 joke. Iris, who had been a26651f041 kneeling to clean the 443dad46c0 furniture, instinctively stood up 3df29755f0 and explained.  ce903bd5d9124368

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“That’s not it. His Highness was 345e61ed27 helping me.”2a9daed6dc64ed8e

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“Lady Arbois took 0363b633c6 Iris’s room.”9daf6585a848bd24

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Ezekiel added.ff7b78a53283a9c1

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“Ah, I 489fe09a9a see.” Étienne b1ef235b84 raised an 2f98e814aa eyebrow.  a9827e66e765667f

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“So it was 30033ca34b because of Felicia.”8346447825997875

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“My apologies.”6fef495b3ca63c1e

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“But still, calling her ‘Iris’? Since when did you two become so close?”a6596e1aa70032c9

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At those words, Ezekiel e18309d0d8 stiffened. He hadn’t even f56163a351 realized he was 84e1af6af4 addressing her so 15efc6d6c1 familiarly. Iris, flustered, quickly f2b1f45b0d added,  1ca46189bbb37b75

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“Well, His bde6aaefcd Highness has 081e21de6b been very 09bc6e0215 kind to dcbf54e5e0 me…”624df2faeb72fde6

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“Kind? Ezekiel?”f02f8d7bba8f4d79

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Étienne widened 7ac6ce4401 his eyes 7c2e42a087 in genuine 535e2990c1 shock.  440c717abee0596a

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“My word, Lady b15d83db99 Iris, do you f7ad13b864 realize what an 1eb3adcfb9 astonishing thing you’ve 624be5464e just told me?”8a0cc6d0acac28b1

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“Huh? I have?”55d1fa9a403e3091

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“Ezekiel being easy to b47a8af527 be around? I have never ffc650a1c2 heard such words 05f5237f59 in my life. Do you know 269f2d9ecf what he’s like? Even our b583d605be mother said 4277c4bdc4 she was e7ec6f84c8 too afraid be6b08a751 to cough be5f9c2ebc in front cfcb733570 of him. Our sword instructor, Sir 4ee81d6019 Belge, said he was 266878be46 too terrified to even 5e6781328d drink water in his 96a542e4d3 presence. And yet, d3813f3560 you find 5d5c512ed6 Ezekiel easy 0719db4480 to be e12db0e799 around!”a235a1ab7eff11c9

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“Brother!”ce061b23194c40ed

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Ezekiel protested, 5d2abf808e looking genuinely 7f5e290f6b wronged.  c742d31eceb17e83

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“He was 354497625e just joking! Iris, don’t believe him!”14f7842d7b50951d

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“And let’s 4e59a0215d not forget c44c16abc1 our youngest a4a1bda3ff sibling, Geneviève…”fb8db11de0b00353

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Their sibling quarrel 2ead5ecfb9 ended with Iris 86b0ddc0a0 laughing merrily. Étienne simply shrugged.  4e302d44ee8d6af8

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“Anyway, do f7609b4622 you need c26bf594b8 a mage 59eff58a42 for something?”423d7defc21f4b80

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“Ah, well…”15f366fe7aa5b561

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Iris hesitated, clearly reluctant to mention Henri’s illness. Ezekiel stepped in.  01a89f62b51d261e

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“Henri is suffering 94c60ed23b from mana sickness.”92a787a842e46f85

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“I see.”6aaaf86f2e908783

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Étienne immediately understood.  0f2011fe88e9329f

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“Then a mage 05b983b8cf is definitely necessary.”b96f2b0ba43414be

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“But we can’t trouble 9b7c46c746 Your Highnesses with such 10759e11e1 a small matter…”1c5c7d9cdfc2c996

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“Nonsense, Lady Iris.”f737714ae61ee1b6

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Étienne casually wrapped cd6029c537 an arm around 9fc0a7049b Iris’s shoulders. Ezekiel flinched without 72891939b0 realizing it. It was an 48209913d6 excessively familiar gesture 6620f42394 for a grown 7a4fc13381 prince and a d73129040d young girl. However, Étienne, with 9a72deea99 a composed expression, bc16f04e71 continued joking.  2afbc1d935eabc21

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“Just as Baron Querluxia saved our father’s life, you, Lady Iris, saved ours. So how could this be called a debt? This is merely me repaying a favor.”  a7a8b5d1943fe421

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“Oh….”  6b34442d5cab0a60

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“That is true.”  f366ed8842ba5291

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Ezekiel pushed aside d10758c7aa his thoughts and 556a7c8ced agreed.  1f0e6d91d11b41a2

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“If not for the Querluxia estate, my brother and I would have had no choice but to stand in the rain.”  04c29897518a38f7

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Iris seemed to e585ab16d9 consider this for 99226f70e2 a moment. But it was a 9e6631d1a3 fact. Ezekiel had no doubt 3b598ff170 that they owed their c44e1768ed survival to this girl.  437cfbc09b4bfaea

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Even just considering 7c903dbe06 Étienne’s fever, it 8c54790716 was clear. They might have 706b2e8c73 been able to 7bd158f5c1 endure the rain, 6dddda3058 but Étienne would 87ece45d13 have undoubtedly fallen 1fb09ee8b5 seriously ill.  721ce6d1cd981be2

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However, Iris’s response 7f4c93b775 was somewhat unexpected.  d980e1c74da9787c

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“Then… we should slaughter a pig.”  5cad40ee5c1a3515

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Étienne tilted d497f6bad6 his head 463caf08fe in confusion. Iris clasped b2ec0cd203 her hands 343e021924 together, her 709c71941d eyes sparkling.  f26fa79ff7c615a1

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“Have you seen the pigsty in the back garden of our manor? My father always kept three pigs. Two were for breeding, and one… was in case His Majesty the Emperor ever visited, so we could serve it to him.”  e5c12951ca0cdfd9

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“His Majesty?”  9755754f5580a71a

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“Yes.”  7e85b5779d45160d

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According to Iris, when 44b23de3db the emperor granted Baron 748e661fc9 Querluxia his title, he 98f1afad84 had said:  3743ed0d3a54c9b8

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– “It may be a modest reward for my life, but please accept it. The land is beautiful, and I will surely visit one day.”  ca13fb742b92bfa2

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“Hmm….”  6223a58b753ab088

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The princes exchanged glances.  0d6996efa3511fe2

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Their father probably hadn’t d95e181172 meant those words seriously.  6b17a35b7bd4c9de

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After all, he 1992538f06 had fallen off d206a31d50 a terrace simply bf89eb85b3 because he had 2d9b8d6292 made a mistake ea1fdaaa24 while secretly meeting f1219189fb a lover. He must ce52e0c4b2 have been df370f33a9 deeply embarrassed.  5f3339693244bd53

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Given the situation, d3926da706 he couldn’t grant 37edb97525 the knight—whose future a3b4338817 was ruined due fc366440fc to a broken ac1d8806e0 leg—an extraordinary title, bb00283ea4 so he had 84a20b3b4c likely offered those 20ad848ad8 words as a 3aa35e25de mere formality.  dfc6b1be2cdcaa11

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However, Baron fba665ad69 Querluxia had 2316175705 not forgotten c5bf4432c7 them.  97be6f40fe320aa9

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“It may not be His Majesty the Emperor, but if we serve the princes instead, I don’t think he would mind.”  114530e975c77695

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Iris spoke as she ebd406d3fc naturally slipped out from e2b8aec693 Étienne’s grasp and ran 5146ceff22 to the window. She seemed to b9129a1008 be looking toward a030857d5b the pigsty from 57f15030a7 the guest room’s ee972cae60 window.  cc884a8369f72422

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Étienne awkwardly shook 4637e55e04 out his arm 86825cca1b and glanced at 919f24124c Ezekiel. Ezekiel shook 4cc5aec64e his head 8c24112d97 and chuckled.  3f1518c33a83ec63

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“Who will slaughter the pig?”  fa78602c3e8635f2

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From what Ezekiel 0785e594ca remembered, the pigs 50a59e7b30 in the backyard 559ff9abf6 were quite large. They were fed d1b2755e7a so well that 66ce44d83f they had grown e74fe78ff2 plump—so much so 0ec8555eb1 that each one’s faf007e1ae girth was as c502e68497 thick as a c0e1d14e9e large tree stump.  533b1a15bab9e523

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After rolling her eyes f49b1e85d2 hesitantly, Iris carefully turned e0eb0a9a14 to Ezekiel and asked,  5933011d6793da3d

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“…Would you help?”  b1776f1947b874ac

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“If it will be of help, I would be glad to.”  29fe3fcf0e299e15

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The girl’s 82d96f9f8c ears turned 87f5ec26f4 red. Ezekiel smiled 366d855439 as he d4a933786c watched her.  9011fe72fb53af14

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He remained 6bbc5023bf unaware that 59e418e978 Étienne was 6b197c59d5 observing them d201a5bdde closely.323b3fcf8569c5b5