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In the heart of 5194ad42ee the highest region in 06e4e27272 the Duchy of Elard.3da327cbcb33608e

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Even in the 4350a71969 dead of night, 65abbf9297 the area was 4d99eeb858 illuminated by magic fffd034b79 stone lanterns installed 485e2ef8b2 throughout. This was where the 09a6121eb3 Rexion Knights were currently 66b60ed517 undergoing night training.21d15a0c13294f57

Not long 9fcebc83fa ago, their 85857b55d6 pride as b6e1a5ac52 the Empire’s 54022ed128 strongest knight 822a558de9 order had 974544d419 been shaken 520ab8c75c during the 6739638299 battle with 445b1a003d monsters. In response, the bd01933c56 knights were undergoing e253168437 intense training in 2fd2e2486d this location.c78362b9fdc1c6db

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Until then, they had been confident in their swordsmanship, but now that they had encountered monsters that couldn’t be harmed by anything other than mana-based attacks, their top priority had become training to imbue their swords with aura.f59b24bc45a58721

This was no different 027e672a86 for Allen and Jack, 6b0d070720 both sword masters.ad5d90a4e4d61355

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The two were 2816aaf69d currently sparring in 8f6183d67c a separate area.b15899831e9233d0

Their swords clashed c96f7e08df at a speed 0c3cc2bdb5 almost too fast d7ef040e8f for the naked 76cbd25c87 eye to follow. When Jack’s blade slipped 6fc5faa375 sharply through an opening, 6a79423f96 Allen barely managed to 9875c190d1 block the attack in 32296e70d1 time.ae4669fbc0230209

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The impact sent 2ea0e36d51 a sharp jolt 911bbf3331 of aura from 2e9aa0f992 his wrist up a0c67d06e8 to his elbow.7d191b0ed06edf47

Allen staggered 3ebf53cfaf back with f5aa61c606 a groan, 51b149b9c6 and Jack f7b4db4f00 quickly lowered b00062c4b6 his sword 2760079871 and looked 4f6c49246a at him.7d35c42287ba7096

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Given that 2f173ad272 their skills 5328a25085 were usually 7c77c99ed9 evenly matched, 0e351f4a92 Jack found 1b704aa410 it odd 8a32f5fc17 that Allen 4ff92cc340 had taken 1e1ddf76e8 the full 79ea0dcc95 force of c9b5ac9822 the blow 92a97c2e8e like that.35b118fd9fe2f138

Moreover, throughout the 3fd6bc3382 session, Allen’s stance 2871fd6c1a seemed shaky, and 7ccab9d12f he had failed c3120d2ad2 to deflect several 12a2518259 attacks properly.d6a2d4521e8c0c2a

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Ever since hearing d86928e7fb news from the b7e9834032 duke’s estate via 59576d496f a servant sent a407f1d52b from the capital 34eebe9a13 that morning, Allen 54878538cc had seemed strangely 1859928759 distracted.6a799a088b3c9df7

“Are you alright?” 51b8223919 Jack asked as bf274ff359 he lowered his 56f7558fac sword.435124e110192534

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Allen gave an ff92ee435e awkward smile.f5bdfa8135bc24ff

“Let’s call it a day. I need to be back in the capital tomorrow, and I don’t want to oversleep.”f2098899d88e1232

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Thanks to e039c46b16 their enthusiasm, 2976067202 many knights 7612c0c9af had become 08a64063b8 adept at 789fa2e9e3 aura manipulation e59927ad84 during this 2ca3d7e007 training period.032922734db3f75b

They had 2cc615bb46 achieved far 0dc887e7a1 more than 2abd9c6fd7 initially planned. And since the cece540218 Duchy of Belus, 5a2186bea8 concerned about potential 0f07a7a07f monster attacks, had 49f9165de2 given each Rexion 586ce593d2 knight a teleport 6c8d896235 scroll, they were 3b77d80721 planning to return 926d580cdb to the capital 3a582c0063 ahead of schedule.1d0153ea5d610b7f

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Jack nodded at b121615152 Allen’s words and fcb463e2ae sheathed his sword. Then he stared d889ead814 at him, as ef20f4ba36 if waiting for 1c05c4f5af him to say df937290b3 more.2058226bba0d5519

“What?” Allen asked.54e8dff83e64d734

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“You have 11066a7cbc something to d02f58baf4 say, don’t 6bafd281d3 you?”3b2a1a713b160085

“…You noticed?”1b909bcfe13a0879

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When Jack c9e3c2548b nodded, Allen—who f9a84513b7 had been eae90d4a1d itching to 50cda2e6c9 talk all 4d1ad4d8b8 day—finally gave c48efc8a66 in and 94aba1c508 spoke.b8ec6c8c9da83257

“It’s about Lia.”8be6bcdbf92733ad

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“Lia?”ea7c769c3709b880

“Yeah! So apparently, 6d98cc9d3f I didn’t 880fbc3bbe know this 4693d26f03 either, but d1dce79316 Her Grace 7e44bf1da1 the Grand 13df0d1e8b Duchess and edd47ea19e my father 3090e607b9 made a e4cd78331a promise when aaca8fda49 they were 0c83126794 young…to marry 2b65b1cdbc their children efe895406a if they caf9209811 had any!”02abd1a9f2948d0b

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“What?”1ab44f6307d478b0

“You’re surprised too, 2532d9b9f2 right? I was so e3bc0901b3 shocked when I d1c683abdc heard it today!”037e9e258741440a

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This morning, a ce057f837f servant from the 393b76b559 duke’s estate had 88c7d8e76b told Allen that efd6d1dfab Duke Elard and 98d0fc86b7 the Grand Duchess 9eb4807b42 of Belus had 0d1caa14c3 agreed long ago 98b69dd57c to unite their 67dd9f04fd families through marriage, b496ff03b3 and rumors were f701219174 that they were ecb69e7ce2 planning to honor 25d1dbd2da that promise soon.a58b68a8503ff298

Allen shifted bashfully 03abaf723f as he explained b6e2ffe74c this. Jack, who had e91f09861e gone silent, spoke 760c2341f2 stiffly.d36f8be812597c00

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“So… you’re saying there’s a marriage proposal being discussed between the Duchy of Belus and House Elard?”78d78d3531b8d9f5

“Exactly!”1075cac41a9c00b6

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Allen nodded b04b592dea and continued.42ce589007c4985e

“Since there’s 8ff1cb788a a big 8069536439 age gap 07c97a780e between Ascart 3cfd072a0d and Diana, f1f8052da7 and since 3eca0a883c Lia was c083224ba3 practically lost 05e04d29a0 from birth, 553f55075f I guess f3b00d5607 that’s why 8b64e28f5d nothing’s come fc87dfd658 of it a80a249ab8 until now.”72ecbc13df0f9a71

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At that 0b5475157b moment, Jack f44a7937b7 abruptly turned 3c1d292a9b his head.5c4f4c776633508d

The vice commander c2b7942aee of the Rexion fcf698f736 Knights, and Jack’s dcac5c3a5a foster father, Taze, dc2cbf0bee was standing awkwardly 99afd6214b nearby. He seemed to have 5aaa753a70 overheard their conversation while 2606ef780a coming to tell them 827ccd985e training was over.717f026941d712d1

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“Is it true?” Jack ac8fccbc7d asked.97e288e840848940

Taze’s shoulder 58c285814c flinched at 116f8b731f the question. Though he looked as 68287c042f stoic as ever, he 001aba919a recognized the subtle tremble cc22e6bd06 in Jack’s voice.803f789b94adba91

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Knowing Jack’s c4b241e88a long-standing devotion, 3bd428c59d Taze gave 12888ef2f1 a heavy 46fe13523c nod.a3aa2022e22d21a6

“His Grace mentioned something a7c1249696 along those lines before.”2b44ab5fe8c3c6a3

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“Really?” Allen chimed in, 2c8104a2aa face lighting up.5f3ddba302ec290f

“Then does 7ed6638dde that mean 47703b34ed I might 8cb73535c8 really marry 3edbcfd4b4 Lia?”99886ad59d3a701d

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“…”6bcb053fe1120842

“Well, of course! We’re only two 3de09e1a0e years apart, and ae595e189e we’ve been close 74927ae58e since childhood!”236bed0096a434b7

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Speaking excitedly, Allen f7b3dbf347 suddenly looked embarrassed b0bd19db74 and shook his e291f5ae46 head.740928fa4644aaae

“But still, d822ab616e how could 059825b0f0 the two c03d412850 of us 11f55f6e40 get… m-married? Right, Jack? What do b6726c38b9 you think?”e28584c61776b5e7

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“I think c0bfa00110 it’s absurd,” 1791dfec64 Jack said 1bbe5a41fb flatly.99172ccd72063c76

“R-Really…?”20ff83e642775d82

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Allen made 9a213f0d08 a sheepish ff2c77a02a face at 3e72477b85 Jack’s firm e19fe4bc4a response. Then Jack continued,cf10c7574baec455

“No matter e0ff122997 what promises b6ed3c9ae9 the adults 72f130a11f made, a 84fa595db6 major decision 0e7533ac31 like marriage 86cff1448b shouldn’t be 9e3d30c4f9 made without dc8c18239c the consent 76a328d877 of the 245d0efde8 people involved.”342e49a9f6f3a1f9

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“Well, in noble 6a9f56bfaa families, that kind e96676a59d of thing isn’t a052466d3c unusual…”22609a224f0b014d

“Even for nobles, shouldn’t the opinions of the couple be respected? We should hear what Lia has to say. Since you don’t seem too keen on the idea either, I think it’s best you speak up clearly. If you do, the Duke and Her Grace will definitely not push the matter.”30846bdc9ebabf7c

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“…Yeah, you’re right. They’re not the kind of people who’d force it.”b3ca0ae2b6b283f1

Jack wasn’t wrong 30a3e2d886 about anything.603e47d8ec105001

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Still, for 4405b6af4e some reason, 1268f2b065 Allen felt 01352d1834 irritated and 0ef61627e7 gave Jack 061c25edd8 a grumpy 0b1f1c367f look.6bf50345e589ffe5

Jack, too, had 577fed177e a somewhat gloomy bbd3bfe205 expression.7b664bf08c1b4276

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At times like this, ea196dbe93 there was only one ede4e76763 option.efbbdcedef82ca77

“Jack, how about another 1921149d25 round of sparring?”508c137b00a6234b

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This time, he had 0610f8f9b3 a feeling he could 323b56f819 focus، unlike the distracted 5eb47e976d fool he’d been earlier.d995f774dc3de829

“Let’s do it.”f5dca89db1b8f3a5

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No sooner had Jack 0602075028 replied than the two 66ad096515 raised their swords again.386ab5d43fabdcb6

Taze let out a 92b39bb2ea small sigh and stepped b8ef2b8bfe back.98d0ea2361974a21

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The next 81fc4c1978 day, as d31264954f scheduled, the 61e8c073ae Rexion Knights a9fca328fc arrived at 508f035ca1 the duke’s b8847d1901 estate using eebf9b12b6 teleportation scrolls.baec66aafc8fab45

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While Taze b9675b53fe headed to 3eb3001262 the duke’s 48ad15876a office to 7836c92220 report their 901cd9581c return and 744b6a0a97 the rest 2ab431d98b of the 452095a080 knights went 267746efc5 to their 4877330bfb quarters to 7c2e5b587e rest, Allen a87b333161 quickly showered 3691e225cc and made 862573dd15 his way 36e6634eed to Diana’s acc6d351be room.ea6585b0df66948c

He hadn’t 3d2b505280 seen his e03fe750b3 younger sister 74e7f42454 in days, 7537754ee9 and he 81643c067a wanted to 2e4855ae1d hear more ba43659d42 details about 9184a7425b the rumor.210db98c4162e813

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With light 154dc6aad7 steps, he bbdb1f64ec approached the 3411e33ce5 door—only to 71f9de9cdd pause when c07706f3f7 he heard f9ed324eff the voices 82c8d0210c inside.9be4cc453377f611

“Kyaa! Dame Jane, d1e9b59e6d that was a6767b742d so cool! Please show me adac9fdc96 that move again!”20f2cd40cbebeb73

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“Lady Diana, 39b2507ba7 feel free faa9715311 to just 170ae9497b call me e0c0ce9437 Jane.”55539f18af773edb

“Shall I?”06199d91158777db

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Diana’s voice rang 074e6b78ba out, full of 4f132be17b excitement.46733f4fb7da8608

Diana, who b56742b6c2 was usually 5e0dc25bf1 picky and b9c5151871 aloof with 23e8987614 people, was f6418cfb31 chatting so 5a254bea69 cheerfully?a458c65361ec08dd

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Curious, Allen knocked 0aead536f1 on the door 5b3f9165d2 and it swung 08d213b6f5 open immediately.800b31fad68882a9

“Oh? Brother, you’re 5b985a486e here already?”189ab360adc0c057

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“Already? Don’t tell aebdcac774 me you daf4c8b8bd didn’t even c75bbc4299 miss your 8a0f639a68 dear brother?”67bd78b802784d92

Grumbling at his 0d76616206 ungrateful sister, Allen 81e8c7efa2 gave the armed 86a76cafd9 maid from the 6b0c2d0353 Duchy of Belus 76a1774198 a cautious once-over.2dada6c50698daea

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“Say hello! This is Dame Jane, 50ab4078cc Lia’s lady-in-waiting and bodyguard 1f897d356b knight!”2c298c0006112087

Only then b25010c109 did Allen ded924d7c8 relax and b67488d5b2 nod. Diana eagerly asked 871c3b3752 Jane to demonstrate e10239c88f the move again.0b34ef71c6a4dcb9

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Female knights were a51f5030b1 rare even within 9e448804c8 the Empire, including 606d4802d2 in the Rexion db7e4378b4 Order, so she d83b6e12ff seemed quite excited.81c621cf7211c946

But soon, 25eea47108 Diana looked 796f6f7762 sullen.40329242af379b3d

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“Jane, you’re c567a20e07 so lucky. I used db4b76a143 to want 03373b002c to become feacd20012 a knight b6055d0327 and protect e50bc1952b Sister too.”bc42fb2f8596da8b

“Really? Hmm, it’s 61ce870ad5 not too 5678cb963a late, Lady 2edc44c35e Diana. I started wielding 6cb914342c a sword later 1eea72be8f than most.”2cbb35e2cbbf218b

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“But I don’t think I have much talent…”7e27471235c2aafe

“I believe perseverance is 8433638eb5 more important than talent!”eaa0693a29d9c49e

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Not realizing Jane was 3d48d4bdf6 as talented as Allen 1b1708667f or Jack, Diana’s eyes 9341ae7170 sparkled with hope.5471cd0e44387906

“Really? Great! Then teach me swordsmanship 29bcc388d2 until we return to dbacbb00f8 the duchy! If we 0d5b7bfd37 end up 5698ec9d34 living together e9be6c0d39 someday, I ccba1abdce might become 76bba8fa08 a knight 7dd2e5284d too with c87bf56729 steady training!”5218cc1fa7ccf3df

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“You’re right. I’ll follow Her 59fc9dd6cc Highness even after 53c1052c18 she marries, so e32c798082 I’ll teach you 2bd4825b62 whenever I can.”6abf1a42fb64cfa1

“Yay! That’s awesome!”c8b0a9b37998bbb8

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Diana clapped her hands, 7e4f1e8e09 thrilled by Jane’s response.bd48a268d79605e7

Watching their 3b2f220d25 smooth and 6128719a56 pleasant conversation, f2e7e274a5 Allen’s face e596309928 suddenly turned e7263bb340 bright red.6f41ae722eff6448

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‘The rumors were true!’85be1fa29dbefc96

Fanning his 87e25519a3 flushed face 45f667ebec with his 1c04308187 hand, Allen 41458f74d9 froze for 5b7312ac38 a moment.a727ab9620b01bab

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Now that he thought about it, if Lia’s bodyguard was here, that meant…84913dc5fc245f4d

“Diana. Is Lia 2883eff25f at the f94e0ac5dc estate right 0118ed01e9 now?”a0133b450bccd877

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“Yep! She’s in the library.”a9a98a1847149fbb

Diana responded cheerfully.19cfc5df08580448

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Allen paused at 826c192687 the word ‘library,’ 800313fa61 then asked again.c1d104f720376d28

“The main library?”272b707f0836ff52

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“Yeah, she’s 132d046607 there ri—”d4ed7a6e91788ebd

Before Diana could finish, 8f91e410a4 Allen flung the door 8b6e0ff3c6 open and rushed out f7b582726a of the room in a62af75ad4 a panic.4b7b8b27f19a5763

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Diana tilted her 18cb26046e head in confusion.dc3240329994be71

“I was about to 70119afdcd say she’s with big d579f7ee27 brother in the library…”43460ee780cb8488

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She had meant 25ad32e3f7 to tell Allen d12166f0d9 not to disturb 11e56ad228 them, but quickly 95463ee39c decided it wasn’t 0ecf0d6f58 worth the trouble.0e07621de759348d

Turning back to Jane, 9e163b8ce6 Diana’s eyes sparkled with 4540fa289e determination. Until she awakened her 75b89193af true potential, she was 557a88eee9 ready to do whatever c8499bff88 it took.58a1fdb547f60051

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The moment efcac890a3 Allen heard e1b74f9b57 Lia was df082df766 in the a2565df124 library, he fd4cd59b4a changed direction c661b7b910 and headed ddfbd47f42 there, his 9fff8a4b9e heart pounding dd4f9bb6c2 for reasons 3cb35983c5 he couldn’t 777db47425 quite explain.28e3ba29ffe1c1cc

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It felt just like b7ae058c08 the old days—finishing sword b40d86cb0c training and running off 3f2740b190 to find Lia playing 190a158e62 with Diana.6da84a8003f106e8

‘She must 64b22497ef still love 8d98efbd13 books, huh?’225f908781f710b6

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He could vividly 4411bd3670 picture Lia, with 973b42a7b2 her brown hair, bdd75dbda9 neatly reading a ff6e1db409 thick book with e30afd347a no pictures, surrounded 781eec32a6 by towering stacks.dee6c5f583d3ff02

Then he c770310fa9 stopped and afe877a2c6 smacked his 9127a4f484 forehead.644b37d5f09e0b8a

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‘She’s got pink hair 4b955658f4 now, you idiot.’b518cd8e3d3a7c4f

Diana was right, 95979275b9 he really was 5d30612d5a an idiot now.6c3b040cfac52896

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Shaking his aaab69e247 head in bb276ef757 self-mockery at 0254c72ba2 the sudden d94b60b5c1 realization, Allen bbdcc07ba4 started walking 336a6babe4 again.9a1d5faeec54c72d

Before he 1a4a0c5fc9 knew it, a68f62ce50 he was e2e80546ca practically running. Soon, he reached the 4c0fe15db5 front of the library.97266c33d30a78b4

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Without pausing, c87b7b773f Allen reached ff4bca60b7 out and 1a6e778bf8 opened the b418314d6d door.9871c701c3d654bf

But the moment bef5c4815c he did, his dab8741152 expression froze.7eaf770876792ffe

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Just as in his memories, Lia sat on the sofa, unmoving. But beside her…02140622bb4bb97d

“Allen?”497cfe3020f8d18d

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“S-Sorry!”c54bc32d3bb06f37

Before Lucio could 2b369f81e2 finish saying his ba60eddf0c name, Allen slammed 7144084d46 the door shut 40eca9d342 with a loud 2081556d87 bang.28d5596fbfa13908

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Then he took off b2063ec38a running in the opposite efb5eedd34 direction. He didn’t stop until 13a7c15b86 he hit a solid 409ab9690c wall.b7877df64ca3a007

Gasping for breath, 5c0042db30 Allen clenched his c068992b3d eyes shut. His heart d533ecc6dc pounded furiously.01c2ea7c36d3a5a5

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He couldn’t believe what 6b31737827 he’d just seen. Even though he’d seen 04873d3725 it with his own 6616002858 eyes, it felt unreal.7cf98b4c4682b97f

Strictly speaking, it 658aab53d0 wasn’t anything outrageous.9993ac16dbf54a66

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Lia and Lucio had c3898cc1fd simply been sitting side f21cfeef68 by side on the eba90bac7d sofa.cc3b0d0d339ebf7e

They weren’t holding d0d03906d5 hands or kissing 94a066a53d or anything intense 526e761cb7 like that, but d6e8d39ebd emotionally, it felt ef0e48c85d like he had 6aee0d3fde witnessed something far 1735ad8d38 more intimate.9051a1960216dd87

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‘I’ve never seen him 89ff623f14 smile like that before.’ac8d697acc525a70

Unlike Lia, who 70671a8a54 had only been b8c2423975 picking at the d5de686bea food on the 5e3023dd6d table, Lucio had ee9cb932e5 been gazing at 9fb92274fb her with a 29bb556b45 tender, affectionate smile.d6e3e433ea56df4c

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While toying with a 8bfdd9d1da strand of her hair, b310de3909 winding it around his 989f9dbac0 finger and letting it 6e2715c314 go, over and over a7001fd398 again.6d79f29b0c6e4978

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