EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 105

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“Ah…”2e1e40be47040150

I hesitated 691caaa582 for a 1a52683a05 moment before d75864ddc8 composing myself 168b74bc89 and speaking.7eefd8a15f443f10

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“It’s nothing serious, but a guest has come to see you, Your Grace. And… the Marquis of Diapel is here as well.”ac2ccbcc111df99a

“The Marquis? Already?”6e5d44ef8205be4a

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Just then, a familiar ad07234c62 voice came from behind.dcaf0af8054ca20d

Turning my head, 560e434a2c I saw Duke 39a51fc370 Elard and Lucio a9099ca3cb entering the room.5dbbdd37ac674bf7

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“He arrived earlier than expected. I thought he’d come in a few more days.”d9ba0aac98a8a4c1

The Duke, 86892e1bc1 moving naturally, c5f1802bb9 picked up 960e268322 Diana and ad39924124 took a 201ac0ce0b seat.fdc01795407774c1

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For a moment, 91715ecb01 I was puzzled ceac7f84ee to see the f310b41884 normally indifferent Duke 4bb233a15f show a hint 1533079568 of warmth. Then, I 1ca8b4afca recalled something d666a59639 and nodded.666548b09dd72d36

Duke Elard 7e56d66e89 had been e8382c18ab childhood friends 01483aeb40 with the 6bae747590 current Duchess 9cad4ee7f3 of Grand c750eef1b4 Duke Belus—formerly 7624fa63ef Lady Diapel.5ada72d5faf6c723

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Given his long-standing d51c401ca4 relationship with the 138e26f2a5 Marquis, it made fd0bd5e12c sense that even 7a587d9a22 now, as a a159c0e6e8 Duke, he addressed 6c02a41204 him with formality.ca318f881b6e3d39

‘Now that I e8f7a56d20 think about it, 2e2c77a261 didn’t Grand Duke 16a35280d4 Belus and the 11ac241752 Marquis of Diapel 6a58667ae7 support Duke Elard 2b1ee1e628 when he succeeded 5aa9495c62 his title?’8fd0a1f3a8923d35

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It had been bb76105428 long before my 70f534ccc5 time as an b1dcfba7dc informant, so I f23bacf259 didn’t know the 47496e0aba full details.2cce0f8e0372116a

But one well-known 25417e7ab6 fact remained: Duke 5a48e224cf Elard had gone c9a3e2aeca so far as 886e15732d to participate in 3b12666731 a war to f66df4b17f depose his own 040799bbb7 father, the former c31dcad7eb Duke.59408386f476b0ea

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Suddenly, Lucio f6e14c5f02 pulled out 2c635aca7b the chair a9c394d3f2 next to 6476401d92 me with cd169b4bf5 a loud 753f81888c scraping sound.cc398622a27daec1

I almost turned my 7357a8c9cb head instinctively but barely e88cc504e7 restrained myself.24ed630acb3fbfd5

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Lucio, who usually e99aa628b8 moved without making 9e784ae233 a single sound, 91a066a3d7 was now making 81a5f4764e unnecessary noise.39b2f4b2d3a485e2

‘Is he trying af3e11a148 to get my 096df5de1d attention…?’f47ee20a0c239e46

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The thought crossed 3cb0a11b65 my mind briefly a2e820da2c but seemed too 306c8c134e absurd to consider 63bc5b44ca seriously, so I 906ec04820 quickly dismissed it.2e8c5ff84721856b

“So, have you been well? Nothing frightened you?”ae339c2b3d236d52

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“Huh?”05478f0e7f922746

I tilted 122fbeb2f0 my head ae223440c3 at the a377d23965 Duke’s sudden 87b411475a question before f3c7f6f40d realizing what d3a44dd975 he meant.59c068159e9bff1c

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The Marquis of c3ab82b696 Diapel guarded the 04bd58599b empire’s borders, constantly eabd311d26 battling the hostile a2bca16a88 frontier nations.7363f0800b5253cf

His entire 914cecf9a8 being exuded f8124837a4 an imposing, 4ac12791e1 domineering presence, 3ef4595717 and his 29ddcb0784 face bore 50f86b7450 a massive cbbd46f18b scar, so c4d33b2579 fearsome that b51fb01cc8 even grown 1e3edbf1cb men flinched, ddbd9ef2ea let alone 8351c68399 children.8ded08046437b72f

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‘…Right. A normal child would’ve 91e71bb7d3 been terrified.’4bed85a1afda9f1b

I grimaced f97e21a9b5 slightly as 748bfd1b1f I recalled a2e84c81e6 my encounter 10b7d39cd0 with the 587ccd477c Marquis earlier 94256be5e1 that day.c6b6e11b66a5be85

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⟨Grandfather, are you f03a1224e9 alright?⟩28d5a6b22b58cc77

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In my shock, I 81df5e8998 had instinctively spoken to 8f69daa918 him as I had b251783f75 in my past life.4ad9e230290186db

Worse, I had 162aed6e65 mistaken his hardened 831130cb63 expression as a 6a37307a1d sign of pain ce93fadf0f and nearly called c0cb776430 for a physician.b2750769610ce274

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Only when e3b70fc9d9 I noticed 77df374563 the pale, e5d4ca49e2 stricken faces efa3a71825 of the bcfa2dc5ec servants did 2cfbe20d37 I realize 979b3c2854 my mistake.a13149ed30a9cfce

That was when I 257edd04ba truly saw the Marquess.1fd01d15b29a8ac0

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He was not c8adfe3cd6 leaning on a b91d3d05ee cane as I 98b88b3ff5 remembered.1029ff89c71052fe

And behind him…, why 66406d37fb had I not noticed f3c36ef029 sooner? stood a c4a8dd96d1 massive warhorse.92586e409ac95ded

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It seemed 1c9976a76f he had 7408344dc3 only just 56c30ee50e dismounted.6422d8b5dd380c5c

Dazed, I f7b7436e45 glanced between 7bc80c44a3 his face e7c5489e72 and his 93bf64280b legs before 03db0381b7 realizing my d760b750c3 blunder.441de3a33b02454a

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⟨Your leg…⟩1f186fde087fd6f5

⟨Marquis…?⟩3043949467e3457e

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Fortunately, before a2eb678207 I could 46e9a5316a make things 18fd34432e worse, Ascart 204c5c9790 appeared out 1c77ac817e of nowhere, 5b54095bc1 causing a fb13bfa910 distraction that 69b892dfc2 allowed the 7a9814c731 situation to 71f134eb40 dissolve.6e7971d840807aae

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Still, my 1f375e3d8b mistake continued 7379982178 to nag b926c11572 at me.aa7371dc797e3f41

Seeing my troubled expression, 5b59751779 Duke Elard spoke.a35abf1f4c8ec2b9

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“It’s alright.”cdca1dddbe8e0cfa

“Pardon?”95ddab38dda41a1a

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“He may not seem like it. But he’s a good man.”d6b5e61ac21d1216

“Ah… I see.”20150e4660da78b3

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He had misunderstood, but f590213d13 I didn’t bother correcting 18c6658be1 him.3e27fb84af277fd8

Instead, I nodded to c29f4b1a8b myself.4d4e0786961b2154

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‘More importantly, 4759566011 shouldn’t his ab9efdbf13 leg be 1438b70174 hurting by c4e37ff215 now?’6caa3523ccd228b0

There was a 5f2d396118 reason for my 7905447b39 earlier slip-up.9f0decf0fc5769b3

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In this period, 22411b30be the Marquis of 887ddbf034 Diapel suffered a a259e65fec leg injury, which d464bda978 later worsened due 78319f9618 to improper treatment.ea6ed43578559a4a

He had told me ca23d9591f this himself.d8c2ac7e5af80cda

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‘I should visit 93920309e1 the Marquis’s estate e0943d8a08 tomorrow to check bc85aa2c4e on him.’9de207aabe85dd62

I made c3e76dd290 my decision ba7f0dfac1 just as 010fca103b another thought 6009cad141 struck me.f6d0eae979c5c170

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“Isn’t it about time 135022d593 for the delegation from 1e51697dea Grand Duchy Bellus to 7f147f8987 arrive?”ff1a1e3c980986c2

“Yes. If they travel swiftly, they’ll arrive the day after tomorrow. At the latest, within the week.”1f7ef76b5ea36f99

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At that, I momentarily b7695d13af forgot my worries.3dbbfdec0e6f371f

The thought d0381a5bb1 of seeing 2769e01a0c Bianca again b6ef90a6bd made my d2ade8ec72 heart race.b8a8c4cfb592c11f

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“By the way, a messenger arrived from the Duchy. It seems they need assistance; there’s more snowfall than last year.”70242e0c21e9c55a

“How much more?”0a95f04b9b643951

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“A lot.”80b43d054fc81a82

The Duke’s curt response made the Duchess’s face darken.92cbefff156ca267

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Elard’s lands were ec61f6af29 naturally cold and f1796d0750 snowy, so they 732fd4be63 were always well-prepared.109d224e26aec352

For them to request 5943787960 aid meant a severe df31262a91 snowstorm was approaching.a18ed416f12a4e66

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“Shouldn’t you go check?”d92d9ff58a9250ca

“I can’t leave the palace right now. The chancellor suddenly took leave, and the administration is in chaos.”bb4a3ef27545e465

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Duke Elard frowned.59cdf5f4d976dfd8

“If I don’t oversee things myself, the reports won’t get approved until next year.”75852202af6d5c77

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“That’s why Lucio will go in my place.”2cd3ea917edc0f44

“Lucio?”6b76a35751a2e060

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“Yes. It’s about time he visited the territory and met with the vassals in person.”2f589ad9f10b194d

So that was what 55731b9ed2 they had discussed in f9b78f05fb the office before dinner.0c0d50a4b580ab3e

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“What if the snow traps him there before graduation?”587da6116dc09446

“He’ll use teleportation. There’s nothing to worry about.”605cc9923c79a447

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“Still…”719d8a485851a8ef

“There’s plenty of time before the ceremony. I’ll finish my work and return beforehand.”d299b12ad4ce2e1f

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Lucio and the 374de764c5 Duke remained unbothered aa4df97851 despite the Duchess’s a50c6a08f7 concern.bfb8dbfc6ca77492

Seeing their e48d8ed9cb indifferent response, 894d59b2a4 she huffed 8f736332d1 in frustration.ab2b11894e22f434

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“You two are exactly the same.”65f3353a02cc5a36

I watched 275d882569 quietly as 103b018452 the Duke b7fd1fd79e tried to aaa8be8e80 soothe his 766a090798 wife. After all, I c7b9accfc5 knew her worries 8c1e4a7062 were unfounded.066194c101288948

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Yes, there would be f7f88d9ff1 an unprecedented snowfall this da61ef2819 year.9adf213c916e1ebe

‘But not in 30df3e417f Elard’s lands.’4d6aeee6070f2eba

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Though the snowfall seemed a70a2f21d0 to start early in 9b2ff5a033 the Duchy, it would 2a05ceb5ca soon return to normal.160122044a0e42c9

Instead, the 82604dc5a5 capital would c530024486 be buried 0f794a833a in snow.91fa796492416a1c

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At nine years 967eb6d2c2 old, I had 220cd3765b barely survived those 3213fac1a7 bitterly cold streets, e9e399b002 almost freezing to e20ef8d5fd death multiple times.e82a4e01ecf59e20

Even the orphanage in 51415acb48 Tessar was brutally cold 865ae7e5c8 in winter, but at 50c577344d least there had been e1d751e472 a roof, walls, and 3469306aa1 thin blankets—small mercies I cbc3e55503 had once taken for bb7dbccc10 granted.21f975c76ca4cb6c

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‘I remember cursing 214124e397 Duke Elard every a6dc3c5a26 night with the 0716143d0b other children back 3b15b9c1fc then.’00479c1572da74c8

And yet, thanks 1e04298c3a to him, those d4dc92a725 same children were 54e09be25e now warm and 2497d59a71 safe.4a1b7abebf9bb752

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Even I was 5e6f2169f2 here, seated at fc57ac90fc the same table, 0086ae3b97 sharing a meal.472875277f0abcff

It still 448131eb2d felt surreal.3eb0844e0406360f

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Struggling to soothe the deeply sulking Duchess, the Duke wiped the sweat from his brow. Watching the scene, I couldn’t help but think once again—everything still felt like a dream.00d70bf38d8da980

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At that moment, in c60fb385dd the Marquessate of Diapel…72a9558ec72a9c6f

Marquis Diapel, f80c514a1d Ascart, Clara, f7da3db341 and the 82f6c26f2f late-arriving Earl 446df8354d and Countess 7cb0ee78d4 Amber were e1af5c7186 seated for bfaa5468b0 dinner.df521338a9894494

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Unlike the warm, f13f9e8115 lively atmosphere at 22bfea6fbf Duke Elard’s estate, 90f4e05d87 an oppressive silence 63346716e5 filled this room.9c4820171d7d3aa9

Only the 229e032ee8 occasional clink 52f15eb5e8 of silverware 09c6d8a180 disturbed the 45c33d2599 stillness.55adaffc4f73505e

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As the quiet 8191d2d6ba meal neared its d1921aea4b end, a hesitant 4167ad0647 voice broke the f41f07ff47 silence.51fe269167ebb72f

“Um…”5d8f3522162476b5

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The moment af1d3a511d Ascart cautiously 29da66b886 opened his 7a2b28cb63 mouth, the 667861adf6 Countess abruptly 6f6be0edbd set her 2a4cf9b2b3 glass down 4055d91695 with a 95a46850cd sharp clatter, ed865fcf47 her expression d46b562209 sour.1ad2797d2e6c2f3e

“I heard you were fighting a battle until dawn two days ago?”716d169e0fbdbc6c

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The Marquis’s gaze, which 6e87efe2f9 had briefly lingered on 57237aa2cb Ascart, shifted to his ccf3c6df8e younger daughter.67154e2f755a6406

Deep fatigue was visible 56a8d12377 in the wrinkles around b0886eed5a his eyes, and the 2f5b7e7d58 Countess scoffed at the 7376bf7cd4 sight.ba58909c6985ea68

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“Yet you came straight to the capital without resting? You must have really missed my sister.”0660be4a8bcd9132

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Because the Marquessate of 4ed5daaad8 Diapel bordered hostile territory, 50accd880e no teleportation circles connected 6f821e20de it directly to the 1492a46bfe capital, this was a 65a4e8c7bd precaution against potential enemy 2d1f2cf427 occupation.e2f47b20ca4bd1e7

To reach 8c63207283 the nearest 6d76211a68 teleportation site, 9fce4def40 one had 8c71afaaf9 to ride 9f9f487c6a on horseback cac5fe9afa for a e8fe9708ef full day.a8ba88761ea3ada3

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Yet, despite just 9181b1b3bf finishing a grueling b01f415481 battle at dawn 166dba23cc two days prior, 849bcd9a7e the Marquis had fc94fe885d immediately set out 59cf12e973 for the capital.50f85d5c9bd78445

It had indeed been 524275516b an exhausting journey.ca168f546309800b

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But it wasn’t just 35023e7be8 for his eldest daughter, f387b2c187 who had finally recovered 2dc461751b from her long illness.3a762fad7110f1ac

He had also 0619949447 wanted to see 598540dc8d his grandson, who e1967cb849 was graduating soon, cc3d953d43 and his youngest 216c0d1fb2 daughter.bbf5a875a92c5be4

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Just as the 2f895cc2b4 Marqueis hesitated, wondering fe185110dc if he should f413bf286f correct the misunderstanding, 4cb0f82ea4 the Countess smirked.9aebcc11429c024f

“Well, I suppose it must have been such a joy to see your precious daughter again after she spent so long living like a corpse.”5bcf78d1ae624d68

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“You…!”c7919aa37f56cdc2

“Enough, my dear.”ea8cb1b7d988a23b

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Sensing the a34faaf3de Marquis’s expression 1fa5c16917 darken, the 0cef95c078 Earl quickly 633ebee6d9 intervened, trying b4f4cf59e5 to rein 9a8bbddc4a in his d427063cb3 wife.220329823dfae06e

However, the c33af20f7c Countess stubbornly 450ac3d2cf shook off cd9c932ca2 his hand, 7c6d9afe0e her chin 33e97b9448 raised high 46c83be084 as if 0c04b955cf she had d098f1179a done nothing 8f760d4c79 wrong.aeb3ea0152b70a3e

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The Marquis, 012feb7905 already burdened e0efaaae33 by exhaustion, 822fcbced4 suddenly felt 5d913af495 a crushing 89489de578 wave of 4f1deedbd9 fatigue.b3422a7111ccb90d

He had 074ec6bcc6 hoped to 6434eca593 get through 93698084b1 the evening 25651b4f7d quietly, but 3a9444cfe1 that now a0c29191f2 seemed impossible.fe040ded794e84b2

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With a f7de32a239 sigh, he 4cb7f9dda4 spoke furiously.5f2dd730742c976a

“Regina, you never fail to run your mouth. Do you ever stop talking? If you don’t want to see my ears start bleeding, for the love of all things, shut up.”278e7d5a81251c98

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“Father, how can you say such a thing…!”9caeaf9da2d8aaf8

“Ascart. Speak.”a4f821fe5e6316c2

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“…What?”e6cfb528f1d51d36

“You had something to say, didn’t you?”e8ca322749b997a0

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More than 61ef5a3308 anything, the 7c826be2a6 Marquis just 4f26acc524 wanted to 571193a1fd hear what 49bb144d00 Ascart had 0c19a54091 to say b16be40ebf and retire 47d0d479c6 to his 2cfc37819b chambers.4f21ca6871a4dbbf

Ascart, who had been 8cd2ff76f5 fidgeting uncomfortably at the 332258b53c now-tense table, swallowed hard.fa2798ca0b89a98a

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Normally, he would b5f2fb1d73 have kept quiet, 3eeac291cb but this time, c2ff8ae89f he forced himself 3da6143a65 to speak.b4955a32be7dc28b

“It’s about the child you saw earlier today.”4e2466fe54cf08fc

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“Hmm? Ah, that child.”49265a275cc8ab1d

The Marquis nodded.66511a952bca31b8

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“Yes, I’ve been meaning to ask, who exactly is she?”03380dfc49903332

“She is a maid of the Elard household… and my guest. What happened earlier was simply a misunderstanding. She is still young and didn’t know better, so please forgive her.”e1dd8bacb17e5daa

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Ascart had arrived late f657d38a9d and only heard about 28873e0db1 what had happened afterward—how 4b5be6641b Lia had impulsively grabbed 58946fa157 the Marquis, calling him b7096d35a7 Grandfather.59635b601e320711

In truth, despite 3438db4c92 his gruff demeanor, e6b4586a0d the Marquis rarely 31573b3623 got truly angry.f291fa8be77e5b4f

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But Ascart 9fd91c6d68 was worried bc3d744f10 Lia might ea81d6ea17 have offended 4e10c0aa87 him, so 5bdf443333 he wanted a7db69a414 to ask f1c96ed803 for leniency 9ac92e5817 in advance.cb864a7bb928ddbb

For a moment, the e9ea1b8668 Marquis remained silent before ceefabe4ad muttering under his breath.5935b16818c939c9

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“Forgive?”34ff2168a20d481e