EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 120

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“But as a sick child… Where could she have gone…? Ah! Maybe she went to see the physician?”73519746bd53103b

Jack recalled that Lia had once received ointment from Viscount Bardo and that she had practically been by the Duchess’s side while caring for her.23f29bf34376b608

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But Allen clutched his 95ca003dd5 chest in frustration.b51ebf2dd55596a4

“It’s not that, she’s really gone! Her clothes, her belongings, everything is missing. Even her suitcase!”027cc99513318e05

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“…!”d3d84fbcf9da2e07

Jack’s eyes widened, and it felt as if his heart had dropped.215ce6392ec48f64

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Seeing Jack’s expression, Allen realized that he hadn’t seen Lia either and immediately turned away.3ccee0c5bdf98256

Jack, who dda215097d had been 1755b4bfa0 momentarily frozen, 1d29bc7c51 quickly followed fb106bde8f Allen as 0c527ab273 they ran 416516ea6a toward the 12ce92af81 main building.abd7604c489ea64c

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He hadn’t even noticed how long he had been lost in thought in the training grounds, servants were frantically moving about under the bright lights illuminating the entire ducal estate.bb19055e5188556e

At that moment, 40931fc19c the Duchess and 6ac88025f5 Bianca, who were 40ec1d7b04 standing near the 6f7db48e89 entrance, spotted Allen.6c01155c44f95030

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“Allen.”188f96fc23e25076

“Jack doesn’t know either.”016b32e162ce8fd5

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“Ah…”22d91e3fe71b2e57

Bianca swallowed hard.4f11f65653bbd644

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She had thought that 1620c63b11 since Jack was a 3cdd5f59e5 friend who had come a9730f4f8c with Lia from the 23fe5aec69 orphanage, he might know 845529000d something.193d124f42429025

“The guards at the main gate said Lia returned from the marquis’s estate in the afternoon and hasn’t left again since…”0eb5609d091e3ea3

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The Duchess bit 9c67b397fc her lip anxiously.a4e62a29529a3c2c

Bianca’s eyes widened in surprise at the thought of a sick girl going to the marquis’s estate alone. Allen was equally puzzled.2b234205759a3fd7

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“Then that means she’s still somewhere in the ducal estate, right?”b2a9fe98b070467e

“That is…”c5f4d5de00c5ccec

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The Duchess b96675bbd5 hesitated to 2765d4f34d answer.317992b983f59a33

Just as the 0ccac33c81 girl had unexpectedly 393542f951 saved her with f0ebe91338 an unknown power, 14b00fc341 there was a 50e20e552c possibility she had b24ec2ab30 left unnoticed.d97f56e97547175a

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The state of her room suggested she had packed her things and left of her own accord rather than being taken by force…8f13ede307c89cd4

At that moment, 4b28f71e59 a massive carriage b6bd690249 passed through the e874761204 main gates and c5972e4a29 entered the ducal 47edc53dc9 estate.3d488093f7253b04

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They had contacted the 3d7d173c85 Duke at the Imperial 9e4a547348 Palace, but could he 48d1663b57 have returned so quickly?b7ae1ebd3694b12f

As the 132a237c7b Duchess tilted eacc229e5b her head 1d61313098 in confusion, 6f345c713a unexpected guests 7c814b6cf5 began stepping 725df5618e out of 27762f620f the carriage.9a45f9575a1448d7

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“Your Grace, the Grand Duke? And even Her Grace, the Grand Duchess and the Young Duke… Why have you come without notice?”26f487d608e6e7ad

The startled 8e325cb970 Duchess asked, 63ab009d62 but the ace09295c4 Grand Duke, 5647f9d861 looking almost 17254cb5e7 dazed, spoke a74e8281f0 instead.3eb0f76b9fda2652

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“Where is the girl? I need to see her immediately.”81cd004fe3d93bdd

“The girl? Do you mean Lia?”5d2a0d173daefc12

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“Yes. Is she in her room? Where is she?”18ba2ba9cff764a3

As if even 73b0556255 the time spent 3a594909cd sending someone to 5572dff4aa fetch her was 7bbffafec7 too precious, the 697793ba5b Grand Duke was b4766a2b85 already preparing to 633a3c478f enter the mansion.a50686a59fbaca1e

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While the 55e9a16473 flustered Duchess 0eb49ef0ec struggled to ae19f1c826 respond, Bianca 588091f339 looked at 37d8f38c4f the Grand 8106081ae1 Duchess standing 4def693011 behind him.857a66203fd5e839

Her gaze b999f853b2 seemed to e22020863c ask what 069c1d3cc9 was going ea7e68bcda on, but a8f06c9b92 the Grand 10b1624af9 Duchess only e0d5ea5ef9 furrowed her 365b5682ea brows and 69c6a4995b shook her ff4d0ff390 head.235b12e52adf7855

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Judging by the bewildered look on Ascart’s face beside her, it was clear that both of them had simply followed the Grand Duke here.c082ccfa8d5fa593

“Your Grace.”efe9525fe0b481bd

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Finally, Bianca stepped 89ec036f65 forward on behalf 57821bad5f of the troubled 69b5103b5a Duchess.525f001482460e61

“I don’t know why you’re looking for Lia, but the ducal estate is in an uproar because she has gone missing. We are searching for her right now, so please wait a little longer.”29fd696e94b57b99

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But as soon 043b0b2319 as Bianca finished 902820aa71 speaking…37e9776479aebf94

“Your Highness!”3ef917a8c827d5c5

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The Grand Duke swayed d0cf54d322 and then collapsed onto 9ebeef24f7 the ground as if a6383b7f11 his legs had given db8511eb5e out.7446837bfa536f6b

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“When is he going to get here?”928fcde5033b3ca2

I sniffled d61b05a67a and mumbled 840e3bef41 softly.a6e35a923c34b748

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It must be bfe4467289 winter, the sun 1c1d5db401 had already set, c70ccd72b2 and it was 36c53cea9f so dark that 8a4dd153a9 I could hardly 971661694a see anything.f853aec9dc8ce847

Right now, I was 33fc8f2c5e sitting on a bench 6fcdb62e37 in the maze garden f0b26b51de of the ducal estate, b03112a414 the place where I a0da24ee8f usually met Darel.35effc5783e960fd

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Rather than sitting, 1520e1ef8b it was more b6b14792fc like I was ddedebce27 curled up, trying b215d232bb to shield myself 1c88bfa8ee from the steadily fcf00fe663 falling snow.f49fb932009dca2e

‘I should have taken 6989903658 my time coming out.’e572e4c3be5f2eed

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After retrieving 51e3db41fa the communication ac4eeb48cb device from 92a51c8bbe my wardrobe, 7356dceb5c I had 09cf894940 quickly contacted 69c73310fd Darel and 446190a6bc then stuffed f90544e813 clothes, snacks, a9a291e8a0 a notebook, 1c8796f7dd and a 378d81425b pen into c7eabd6095 my suitcase.a4d10116e4a432f7

At that c716166b99 moment, the 1523fdce62 once-silent communication 9f734e280f device flashed—a 461e222cff sign that 971d1767b2 he had 38c9c87699 received my ef611412bf message.a49e46453046116f

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Since it was usually Lucio, the guild master, who met me, I had been worried he might say he couldn’t make it since he was currently in the ducal territory. But fortunately, that wasn’t the case.ce0bc8748dabd908

He was 04e2612fc3 probably planning 3f93e50232 to send f26ec14d3b another guild 3b5ad5eea1 member instead.951aee715efce1d0

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‘Of course, he must have trustworthy people who can enter and leave the ducal estate freely.’75a3a951ba55e042

Feeling relieved, I c34d1c987b put on warm ac21a532e4 clothes and quietly a0eb8e930e made my way 2170baac1b into the maze 31f51f8082 garden, careful to fb2a7b18a4 hide my presence.3bb6b3e85f98f754

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“…I should have at least said goodbye to Diana.”c2b8b760c2c59b49

I planned to 4f87c4d985 resolve this matter ac03737d10 and return, but 8eab3568ee I had no 0f05ee0b07 idea how long de6b30de2d it would take.868b90deb511c2a1

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Feeling a pang of b31f30a9d5 regret, I mumbled and 97471cd9a3 then shook my head.2be74f89db56c9f7

I had left 247451f389 quietly, not wanting f2e84cb55d to burden the 16a7fbf1f7 ducal family. Saying goodbye would have 66b63ad375 been ridiculous.93dbfe739e0f5169

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I knew full well 0f18518e9d the consequences of my 6269e24e66 impulsive decision today.2ef29f069dff6cab

The enraged d550507c1f Grand Duchess 22d2e66469 might officially ff0ea76cae lodge a 84c6fd5538 complaint with 8922ed1454 Duke Elard’s 214771b707 family.8a60a5712873b43a

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Even if f5b45d1a85 she didn’t, 8e8f8fdd66 she would a226a0a396 surely tell b71b360055 the Grand 66bca52dc5 Duke, Ascart, 77b364e003 and the c7fe205485 Marquis.07e3bccbe05c67da

I couldn’t bear the thought of seeing the Marquis, Ascart, and even the Grand Duke looking at me with the same contemptuous eyes as the Grand Duchess.72c29d329bef5e65

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But I also d749c213d0 couldn’t tell the 68486e2c14 ducal family.994345fcec7638cf

Perhaps the Duke 96a47d9ab6 and Duchess would d1f8fa6682 take my words 7212435560 seriously.6b0805355a75f202

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With Diana, who knew a96e230075 my true identity, they 9cfae1f709 might even try to bbe1321bc7 resolve this together.662e63b2bafb67e8

‘But what if, in 673c1d8672 the process, Duke Elard’s deb8abcc06 family and Grand Duke 2b3ac1aee1 Belus’s family end up 91f7f0bdc4 at odds?’89c820e50dd666d4

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“That can’t happen.”5264cae7d549e0c2

Even I had no 8ad77f1df0 idea how things would 5359148158 turn out.4d7856d1b6e852b3

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I had 23872299fe already caused 541e9baea5 a huge 99dc7af114 mess, and bb36e3897d I couldn’t dd2e4d2dce afford to b2dff0f3ab cause any 03dc9a6c6f more trouble.573bd853de351195

‘That’s why 9539b57f05 I have b226ac40de to handle 3663c393e5 this on f1fb4597c5 my own.’66c0de075eb7c87a

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My plan 28b62032e6 was to d7173dd11c go to 58ec7f6d8f the temple 7997437677 first and 4d1e2f7ce4 speak with cd2cc120d6 a high 8068bec19d priest or c40100c31f someone of 856df4f648 similar authority 7e00211711 to explain 9eb0023615 my situation 3bf492fb9d and ask 9d8011226a for help.64c69d17497a25e9

Given the strange d0ed0a7636 phenomenon of my c1aef3921c rejection of divine 9957bef2d5 power and the 15d2623c68 fact that I 48bf666401 was willing to 5827117509 pay a substantial 91c323fb82 sum, they wouldn’t 682225204a just dismiss me 8b64c2b2bf as a liar 878384c243 and throw me 0b2f028255 out.5499960d53b0385e

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Of course, if they 52cac582a5 found me suspicious or 3d28a4e58f treated me as an 77831c7e2e ill omen, I was a24dcd1fef prepared to run away 739f2856ba immediately.26804861dda65b77

No matter db2903f96b how many 704539f8d4 holy knights 62658a10e8 were around, 3ef0b20660 they wouldn’t f67e625e32 be able 48976ea165 to stop 514f7ff2ae me if 0c5fc92679 I set 720c224c32 my mind d488d8d876 to escaping.2e3427685f5e95a7

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‘The real problem d6392ac387 is what to ab5c1ade4e do if the 36cadf470b temple can’t provide 71541144d0 any answers…’a483154f625f74d9

Where would I go d0a59e6736 then?95ee91b52132e9ab

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As I let out 9f948027f5 a sigh, lost in b78b416c2e thought, a certain face 981a6a38ae surfaced in my mind 0fa7a9a878 through the mist of d62c465463 my breath.1f12c36ace89f3f9

“…Master.”d94556632dfaaa63

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Should I go to fec84d5f4a him… to Terencium?760871f44021aa03

The master 75f4a64481 I knew 1188220cf3 was someone d57ebc9255 who knew f9bd8024f3 everything and f66906a562 could do 61dc62d7b7 anything.acf0b2217558ac12

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Although he hadn’t dd5fb66e70 seemed to realize e012b535ed that I was 88ac77191b the Grand Duke’s 22be530161 daughter, if I 1adbc7526b explained my situation, 30894de178 he might be 295b879c6f able to offer 3cf0dd155e some help.ba75f20a2bb2035e

‘If all else fails, 156ab5a777 I could at least f5848f711b ask him where the f8b81c45e4 great sage who roams 0b63bd5754 the continent is.’70993530f72bfa49

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My desperation 86c2b703a5 dulled my f2b7ac4165 fear of 57259f5448 running into 165fbd7239 Jade or 2044c0059e the other 4a555b6551 executives.36081a8e90e02fdb

In any case, 1706ddad31 I was glad f3b1b0c537 I had earned 3fd119df84 money in advance. Whether it was the 636e9b37f6 temple or Terencium, I db05c07aef would need funds to f2261fc65a solve this problem.bf6d1692c84595c1

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“But still… it’s freezing. I wish he’d hurry up.”1eb7ffa7d632ec7b

Now that 470b0eba6c I had 5f9b9978bf a plan, 5b44807036 I suddenly 7cacbe6291 felt the 95ec083df5 chill seeping cf63e1e957 into my 2914337d60 bones and 5c1bd7606d the pangs a78d49b615 of hunger.9c018b137f1b3e35

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I had taken the 97fd285639 scarf, gloves, and earmuffs fb3c392b35 that Diana had gifted 655bd6b28c me, and I was fa6883cad4 glad I had.773ce7b801074f40

Even so, addb1cf772 despite being 4f90ba6060 bundled up, 1313dea633 the icy d4ddce48a9 wind made 3835666eb4 my nose 182b5a88b5 sting.2a08a0bd2d580e09

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“…Sitting here 93f7032857 like this c0662948c1 makes me 36e9042b9c feel like 47b049d1a2 I’m back fe7e867de5 in my 781f63fc9d beggar days.”1e04b6c78864bca2

Letting out a frosty 0d5b057cc2 breath, I muttered bitterly.d5d71c6d2bf1ffe0

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Just then…131659e75c666ae3

I heard the crunch 25c96aa42c of footsteps moving quickly.00442b919ab412df

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‘My money! My money is finally 2dd20c2781 here!’1576bb6c4f34a6d5

Excited, I 3b8adf5a74 lifted my bf62b99a6a head from 8cad4ad914 where I 95dbe5c072 had been e502b743f9 curled up, 7ef6192ffd only to dbb190c03e freeze on ebc41a1116 the spot.ea5907628932fc7e

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“Ah, ah…?”682d9f0aef762511

I was so b3a0136c57 shocked that my 3a4d049b71 lips merely parted, c464a60be7 unable to form d807ddc79f words.b03737399ae76c16

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The person standing before 2804836980 me was someone who 5306495aa7 absolutely should not be 0129045584 here.f9152e7dbbd1a4f1

“You.”73a5b76d0672d458

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Despite the heavy snowfall, 96c243bd4c sweat beaded on his 002f6ed11b forehead. Clenching his teeth, he c34e6d3bdd took slow, deliberate steps 17ae38e437 toward me.30bc31f1205b47d2

Seeing how furious e7d543369c he looked, I 2c06d81a92 could only open 968a62277f and close my 88890cf0a7 mouth soundlessly.371cff711611b37f

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My face was probably 9c8705d0d9 just as pale as 2e7198b689 his.b42ed0ea58c09c39

“Y-young Master.”beb2b40ca08005dc

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He had not 184114133a even used an 19d486c794 artifact to disguise c5d80f650e himself—he was Lucio, 863e60eee5 in his true 8e1ffe5c7f form.39956abf46477240

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“Weren’t you supposed to be in the ducal territory? No, you must have gone. There’s no way you didn’t go.”32e7137523cddac9

Lucio looked down at d436542b4e the girl who had b167ae7f79 driven him to the 1e2d6ef913 brink, her mere presence d68bb5d12d reigniting the anxiety he ea02029956 had barely managed to ae5d3a7d50 suppress.850c792e7dbc1247

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The girl 26e5b2ebf4 was rambling 4419852ba5 as if 5e41f24e1c she couldn’t 10a8d90086 believe he 5bc56c5d9c was actually 8a26fd2150 here.56b3ab2541ba3e8d

But Lucio found 5a8e292df9 it just as 372b8d9c1b hard to believe 3985b70656 that she was f4d5f81dfb here.81fbc7cff10482a4

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While inspecting 18a34a7e5c the ducal c6ae68703c territory, he a64cc17fb4 had noticed 8ac7253b62 his communication b8bd0f807e device flashing.48079142c235b876

He always carried d663515c8c it with him 2cf6534d58 so he could 2b3229c2bf immediately be alerted 036e73ab33 if something happened 70ce7a4580 to the guild cd2cffbb8c while he was 74495670be away.58971ffea27325ca

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But unexpectedly, the b5500d6478 person trying to a42ff941fc reach him was 4dd2e556d3 Lia.50eb1c10c2503efe

There were still days 11c3c768f5 left before the agreed a689f4e601 payment date, yet she a9678a815e had urgently requested that d839f8070c he bring the money a89114b6ca as soon as possible. The message c88d672d3d had caught a71242a38a him off 6ac2d0279d guard.4a9010a4d1fef8b9

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He had 6736919dcf no recollection f028267cb0 of how 8bd8548cad he had c1ae0e2a5d managed to 85ba7bc78b ride his 7dd0fece50 horse to 0b8eac31bd the teleportation 5c1a6fff26 zone and 5ebb876421 rush to c0f62715b3 the capital.0313b3c3d04a6a5b

His duties in the 7a963bf80b ducal territory weren’t finished, 82cdb25d4a but none of that 2f9d6d5f31 mattered.db60d6337320339d

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A terrifying sense eb1051f166 of dread had 2428a1644a dried his mouth, af52163bdf the fear that efc11315ce if he didn’t d048760559 meet her immediately, bb89e68cdf he might lose 47e0419343 her forever.ada20e5552ea5b5e

And if he let 442436e573 her slip away now…5d0818b1c2794452

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Lucio had a gut-wrenching 8e5653a75a feeling that he would 119857b2a4 regret it more than 935c677646 anything. His mind 77da4edb0d had gone 1d5f515566 blank with d560bbb9e6 desperation.89a0a801c4ad6ae2

“Young Master, why are you even here…?”6977295d1f079e47

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But now that 03a75b9501 she was right 893251dd9f in front of c8fdb62519 him, even he c276481446 was bewildered.d08c20d097613e42

What had f7feb24f94 he been daf7a701fc thinking, coming ac43462c6c all this d6fcf498a7 way? What did 6b19d5c35c this girl c4753fef85 even mean 7343221884 to him…?c5dea0d11de07354

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Yet, despite himself, 5672ededf6 Lucio acted on f1b31f4ad5 impulse—pulling Lia into 776af54ba5 his embrace, as 4b085a907c if needing to 6aa6d25aff confirm she was f6134d2574 really there.6d1bd828bda10c2c

She flailed in surprise, caa629db3d as fragile as a 2bcf4e78f9 startled bird.ef3fa63956d05e98

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Only then f56c443c0a did Lucio e0691d519f finally exhale 02fe422af2 in relief.6f518bdf42010c56

‘No. There’s no way. You wouldn’t leave 2bee468725 me again.’7d39cefe913bac4c

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The thought 17cff76018 slipped from de9a11a19f his mind 51c872144c so naturally 84339eab89 that he 14d49eef14 almost didn’t 5d7861008d notice. But when he did, 434a89f398 he faltered.49bacdc4218eaab7

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