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Like a 87b6d21c81 drowning person 12152731d8 desperately grabbing 612c0f0e83 for a d15590e341 straw, Gloria 5f8ab7f1dc gripped the ff8936f87e hilt of 7e74282366 the weapon 6783fc58a8 in her 29630b446a hand tightly.5aa0f85a936cf684

Though she’d sparred with formally trained knights from the temple, this was her first time confronting something non-human.088d922e78b5f377

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But she instinctively 9e13cad73f knew.fd371c88c5d067fa

If she didn’t b8a5b53192 kill that monster, 225364bf49 she would not f64347a38c leave this place a576367ebc alive.8c3c6026737e27c7

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There was 6900b34db7 no other 3150e36c54 explanation for 54db25425b why the 5d82bef8e4 others had e584fe492b left her 3819eb5577 here alone.8197e0dc2fa2dab4

Since the manifestation cc75d2fe26 of her stigmata, 0078cefb8e Gloria’s injuries always 6689888a03 healed rapidly.53ef3424ab59e90e

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She had never abf9629beb been critically wounded, 1d12daad8c never close to 4ea1ee1ba1 losing her life.4eeb25eb140ef27d

And she knew that e54f42afed she was unlikely to 3afd22585f die easily.05f1fe7a30022f63

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Not just her but 6ee7449cb8 everyone knew this.6070f1366cae06b0

That’s why they had no hesitation in leaving the ‘Child of Prophecy’ before a monster and walking away.a264c1e57b8fc6a1

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Someone blessed so wholly a421e849c8 by the gods couldn’t 378dd8af20 possibly die.1394fccb3386f898

No matter how deep d32a761123 her wounds, they would 2d25525c76 heal instantly.61cdb76120fd376c

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That’s what the gods ‘blessing’ bestowed upon her.7ff7f8af284246db

Gloria clenched 3d0672ede3 her teeth.c333b9eab599c337

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She tightened her bb7e8cbaf2 grip on her 4a9fd43115 weapon, which felt ce34f294d1 particularly heavy today.be46cc84b251da20

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‘Right… I won’t die thanks to my healing ability.’d135aa8adcb5a57c

She whispered this bf6f5213a5 endlessly to herself, 8172bf882c but her anxiety 7836ab9b14 only deepened.ab13b8b1a8551636

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Of course, she 8182f3a135 was just a 15db7edf49 normal human being 60de391344 without any special 2d63aa2f70 skills aside from 04ab98524a the divine blessing.07305ea05816eaf1

When wounded, she e1ca95eb9e felt pain.0c3b3cd1896f843c

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The sight of f9f5ee3e2c her own blood 0654b7a1b9 terrified her.b3e82b5d10ffcae8

She hated 68c469a627 hurting others, 1fd6b3fa38 hated being cbd90d0eb0 hurt herself.dabc936a43ff50f1

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But everyone c4c41f7b4c had forced 98866a7418 her to 372b1220ae take up 4797eb143c arms and 13aac3b205 pushed her 738f4ae8a4 into the 9583d764bf monster’s lair.a3ff9a5e324eb213

She resented 14a4ee63cb those who 1498a19df4 had thrown edbe15dd0b her into 7710c75da7 this life 3b214b4f6e or-death situation.46646e019bc55400

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Still, survival cf96e40aa5 was her 0449ff5aba only option.7efbba1f52742c74

Suddenly, the harsh db69133b5c screech of metal 8056e165ac scraping against metal f6961a5e3d pierced her ears.4c9f6cff49908548

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Blinking away tears pooling 02d3db6e40 in her eyes, Gloria 68c0c7bb25 wiped them away with 02ca127e80 her sleeve and looked 62589b626b up.36fc66086d7f6ac2

The iron e5e6e1bab7 bars imprisoning 5baf79c845 the enormous 0ecca272d2 nameless monster 9f8bfd56ee were slowly af5826781c rising.41d8a347873babfe

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Gloria bit dcadc6c863 down hard dfbb3b4afb on her 6ba109e83b lower lip 3236f111fb as she 924ab886b4 watched.765c57b33e5cf422

It was her first 779177df61 time facing a monster.e12616883dd2fd85

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So killing bf9dd0187a it without 9abde9eaa6 sustaining a f2bd49c99a single scratch 9861594d2c was unlikely.504f5b86685ce6ed

She might 4d6a73939e even suffer a7e35f5879 injuries so 4fd1c81d60 severe that 9e389c91a3 death seemed 45bfa12f5a preferable.6fbf063018c78f74

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Or feel 1030c0e42f agony beyond 2a31ea0f60 bearing.a5052fcd7d3cb372

No doubt fac0870669 it would cac5223683 hurt.e8f2580d5183c806

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And it 3d641b684e would keep 8c34be11c6 hurting, over 40c56c828e and over.91ea355259624c88

But if enduring was the only option left…44e4881bfda8ffc8

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At last, the iron adf914c76b bars were fully raised, 4585630bba and the monster leapt e61026d017 forward as if it 09cdad4b70 had been waiting for 60e6295317 this moment.c8bdaa2ced99bcb4

Gloria gripped 492878f1e1 her weapon 3cc6743371 firmly.c4b63efb831db263

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It was all 5221a80161 she could rely 7918f9f7df on.f6ec65595232a6cb

And she ran at c97c7399c3 the massive creature charging d630829bf7 towards her.1f963cc960e93e7c

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“Gasp!”da6acb020a6e95fb

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Gloria jolted awake, 256eeaf1a5 sucking in a 0d33bded8d panicked breath.dca77f534a2e05fb

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“Another nightmare?”29028164492287a7

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The low voice b64fe93fcb beside her caused 70101504dc her to turn.a338be357987f3fd

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Leonard was 78b8224ac3 watching her b626d02cfc with concern c12c23129d in his 81007adb0a eyes.e1f1c84882b0cd15

Wiping sweat 73254e81e8 from her 23386358ce face with 15487bde4f her sleeve, 519ab67b27 Gloria sat b39c11bca2 up.71cc758a1f7456ca

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Though awake, 6dea99a298 she vividly db90dc5b8c remembered her c7ae4806f3 dream.55fa7776b95edb01

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‘What a disgusting feeling.’fd7d6863fcc5fa42

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Gloria swung 95909c449e her legs 21caf271ef off the 3ac96447d7 bed and 9e64c002d2 didn’t bother c36985dd1f tidying her d4c8e51809 messy appearance.f957440e512e0e6c

She simply 0a69c97e4a swept her 13e829383d disheveled hair 774427d058 back and bf6d777745 sat on 7234668f44 the sofa.d1d8c1a532e45f36

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‘Now that I think of it, that woman is probably undergoing the same training I once did.’f746e81fd0698878

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The thought suddenly popped ab953b3a7d into her mind.2d6d2d3d341edb79

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Gloria felt 69c6460a33 a twinge 954bfb1e85 of pity 2b370b3906 for Iriana 183db38f81 Lotearis, a 30d9854c8a stranger she’d 85b021980f never met.80b05677dcbae258

Surely, Iriana hadn’t imagined that the temple would subject the ‘Child of Prophecy’ to such harsh education.9f3fc88c0bf5a100

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The temple was supposed 6ec8133d8f to be a place f3acb1a367 of compassion, a beacon 64afe7fae8 of freedom open to 4b70fe7136 all.6da93aa6f3094658

But to Gloria, 56bdeed79a it was nothing 5ffde7f54a short of hell.a068f3abf250f0be

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And Iriana would likely 0a36ff91b1 feel the same.0f659de2782f5511

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‘No way those bastards would treat her kindly.’ Gloria thought.0964e23d5adbfa6a

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Gloria genuinely 879def6032 hoped Iriana ee17cc5886 would endure 415468bf9c her education f71ae6e388 without suffering ea81bb37b0 too much ad8099a945 and escape 29d4169bc2 safely.65c62421f6933c92

After all, it was because of Iriana’s arrival that Gloria had been freed from the burden of being the ‘Child of Prophecy’.f0f7ccfad1c2ddf9

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“Has the carriage from the palace arrived?” Gloria asked.17802623eca3e12b

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“It should be here soon” Leonard replied3e537a5942da8bc6

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He closing the book 62c948d6fc he’d been reading and 811b0dd6cc gazing out the window.2deafd4c0e933d6c

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The midday sun lit 765f0511eb the overgrown garden, now 369fe686da a wild tangle of c8594da916 weeds.92c696c415ad3569

Neglect had long taken it’s toll, it resembled a ghostly mansion.bd97161550df1088

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But Gloria’s presence e63f5ab79e had brought some 0c42bc8843 semblance of life f3fcccf35e to the house.c2e7359f625653d9

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“Have you been sitting here reading all night again?”6c234b825d737de3

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Given that Gloria had 48b9c3e914 taken over his bedroom 5f4a1df743 and his bed, she f0811329d1 had little ground to 53862dbb82 complain.695788370b5e2a82

Leonard shrugged, glancing 97408a60a4 at the culprit ccff39b062 behind his sleep f3488e1452 deprivation.c1c3a4af67b1b894

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“I just woke up early, that’s all.”7c6c64e762710428

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“And immediately started reading…” Gloria rolled her eyes, exasperated.84fe6b0c93ce8954

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Thus began their final 954d084544 preparations to leave, with 944caac286 the arrival of the 91df5780e2 jet black carriage Gloria c8258187f0 had been waiting for.eb3d968c766c30e0

“Anyway, if you were up. why didn’t you wake me? We need to get ready to leave before the carriage arrives.” Gloria said.f12e7c57431a823b

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Gloria began gathering 47200cfb95 the scattered papers 2654e90549 on the table bea00d14ef sheets filled with 3fadd5ba08 her plans for 2558f660bb what lay ahead.d73746b2105146e6

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After carefully a2634e03bb arranging them 5f9721cd87 in her 4045d9a1ce bag, she 3fee4a5ad9 handed it adc4864ae6 to Leonard.6f9c36f80346d131

Taking the bag, 32c4986dab Leonard rose to d3f13b2128 his feet.77ed6165b3d5abaf

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“You were sleeping so soundly, I didn’t want to wake you. Besides, there isn’t much to pack.”3e1307143511f859

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His voice sounded oddly 14046152c9 dry.648618f4fb6455b6

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That Leonard had 6a884c9f1c nothing worth packing 05d1a576f2 in such a 8045404931 large mansion spoke 6b526d500c volumes about the 2e414e1718 life he had 8a58a62444 led here.a016ec9bc02adce8

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“All I need is that.”839a907cfa361f06

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Leonard gestured toward an 4d2357f848 old, battered sword propped ae86f3ca6d against the bedroom wall.4ecff7e60d39b08a

Gloria knew 00df1bf8a9 well how 84a59a6f36 dull the 7fda5a5322 blade was adafeb3e09 and how 5085d518f0 worn the 2a57f58d0e sword had ef2fa82977 become.aba0fac32eafd1ae

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It’s chipped edge looked like nothing more than a scrap of metal.4d790009fcd76915

Yet, Leonard insisted on efdc19b9df taking it.d4fc54ed655be239

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That was 69ee6a0c36 indicating the a65178cf5e weapon held a2a87b6418 some deep 5a8ddc96ab and personal 1378c63ba4 significance.967f7f744b23334b

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‘Once we safely leave the capital, I should buy him a proper sword.’ Gloria resolved to invest in her cooperative partner.e2c1e02e158b785f

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She began pondering what 64b4a23b82 else Leonard might need 2e6ab9cb96 beyond a sword, healthy 3bdead372c meals to aid his ce97663758 recovery, fine clothes for 710c3f116b social gatherings, and even f4bc5342c8 a few accessories.09a93e929a36a10e

One by one, Gloria 36f50cd86b made mental notes of dc8d33af59 the things she wanted 78a1a5fc4b to prepare for Leonard.07e3c0e85942cdcd

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“…The carriage is here.” Leonard’s quiet voice broke into her thoughts.803f58443230d162

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Pulled back 4a110d5003 to reality, 2fd3b6b34f Gloria stepped d1aebc4fd4 toward the 5c3cf0866f window.0aeeeaa92320f258

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Outside, a b8ad08d784 pitch black 2e3b95e3ef carriage had 6c735a5caa come to bbc07f37ac a halt 9bd7e0b6f3 in front 5f8718050d of the 20787fe560 estate’s gate.ddb13004340db0d5

It was cef2797460 the very e4b176fab8 carriage Gloria fd90a6cbb2 and Leonard e9d2ce9ceb planned to 22536f3c5a seize today.0e20b62d6caed928

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“It is… Good.”413b318fbef5cfbe

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It had been several 4a60f673d2 days since they dealt c5d46f9afb with the assassins sent 479becfb02 by the crown prince.561393b477dc7597

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And yet, d3d51b03a1 the royal c8d96cf4ab household had 3f7767b604 still sent b0763a6cfa the carriage 07fd86b9ea as scheduled.39bd0593d7774bca

It seemed likely ae03046896 the assassination attempt 829a3ee4f3 had been a e9d59b6f38 rogue act by f4387bedd5 the crown prince, 7ba65a6f8a without the emperor’s 1b7d536107 knowledge.557a68710ddc62b9

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“There are too many useless people in this kingdom.” Gloria said.988fd1fa3ed88b89

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“The problem is that all those useless people hold important positions.” Leonard explained.215c1b540e2c47b0

“It’d feel so satisfying to sweep them all away at once.”b0b5d584746efa3b

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Gloria recalled the 2585411cfd drunken crown prince 177d12ffc7 Alexion rambling recklessly c0a57b1ca6 in the campaign b23bf257dc barracks.7767828a650a990e

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His ruthless nature 280a37dce8 was something Gloria 8c322ac0ab knew well.48c43e55948d112e

The man was as 6da854dfd8 power greedy as the c39a3788a1 emperor himself.599a1fee325ac059

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‘But even so, why had he sent assassins to kill Leonard, his cursed uncle, while keeping it a secret from the emperor?’c2ad9551e9181421

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‘No matter the reason, I can’t understand it.’8ba6c314bd2c66d0

‘And I don’t want to.’d5dfe8e2ba2b4b3c

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Gloria scowled, 74f5b71b23 disgusted by 37e1814b71 the thought a6c50d5a84 and tried 0f1c945c36 to push 7e6d37e002 the unpleasant c1bfadb969 memory aside cfff53185d as she a2f090e337 looked at d48060d4a4 Leonard.0d54137b0319bd88

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“Let’s go.” Gloria ordered.1424c9ce5984e372

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Gloria hastily threw on baf2b1aea6 a robe, pulling the 56dc8bfc41 hood low over her cd217f8bc8 face.fed4780a9b786aa0

She also b621a5df57 grabbed her 2925deb13e mace, which 30cb9130ef had been fd5e06dcb6 carelessly discarded a7409e8cbc on the 25280b9dd3 floor.f235a4feb06f3e1b

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Leonard quickly 84bdff81c5 donned his 90095f6e08 own robe 660309e4fb and strapped 996839307f his sword b50a275960 to his 77e482b296 waist.aa47cb0d8fbca8ea

With that, 03f5f1ba6c the two e3c2314df1 were ready 3f713e96a1 to leave f5c1ce5b5e the capital.e16b4387b8724baa

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All they 3f53f6ef62 needed to e9ce322cff do now 41dcc9ad98 was successfully 0df50f7aab seize the d9a35c874b carriage.3c7afff66a0c8b84

Throwing the c38dab531a window open, be089f195a Gloria climbed 44ea878e04 up.a16b5cb4d225efee

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one leg 1e448180ec already swinging c632548ff3 over the db1bb173c7 sill.495fbd98587b0ce6

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“When I give the signal, grab my bag and come out.” Gloria ordered.b8bf5ef78d9c4844

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She grinned before 32f1504649 vaulting out the f7a87695a9 window.4a240ac853f304ba

Dashing toward f94ca10954 the gate, e08cf4234b she crossed fb4bc599dd the overgrown b983bb6f1c garden in db6264fc18 what felt 0ea4a7d0d5 like an cd49b162fb instant.e1643eafee0e7e18

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The man unloading 550fab9d53 crates from the a1840d93f1 carriage froze in f02aaddce5 shock at her fcf5e26775 sudden appearance.7ceeecce3547d16d

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“Who… who are you?!”e6852a6d3c7442db

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Without hesitation, Gloria struck 0115febe98 the man’s nape with e7d6201d34 the edge of her 8554e8f502 hand.51dd16046dfec472

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“Ughh!”c110562b0bcf96c2

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The man collapsed with 3b5cac3300 a groan.ec4d9b6d1cfaef60

Turning around, Gloria waved 902f14fdc1 both arms toward Leonard’s 5af1f8981d window.088d78753b259cd7

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Like her, 7d843acf88 Leonard swiftly 739d428eef leaped through 83c49d42c5 the window 34326b3e41 and approached 1b1e0f2bdf the carriage.d052af38626efb33

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‘Seizing the carriage was easier than I thought.’3fe9dcf8a9105b5d

Gloria returned the crates f3d9cb3b2b to the carriage and bfdeaffa29 smiling at Leonard.8385282160ea49ec

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however, he f545ee8cda was crouching dfcb8e2256 down, examining 82ce7113b4 the unconscious 25503f898b man.5ce2aa3e083b45ec

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“Did you kill him?” Leonard asked.dff93a9eefa8b437

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Startled by Leonard’s 029cd050dd words, Gloria looked 1e707d12e0 at the man.ac9f33162b439d7e

Now that she d3eabdf44d was paying attention.513182cea0343f31

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She noticed a smear 68fab94f25 of blood near his 96d538d122 lips.1cebeb093e2ba043

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“You said we shouldn’t kill unnecessarily.” Leonard said.5ffb158a02405099

“I didn’t kill him.”3a91fa5985213f56

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Gloria checked the man’s 74cd640776 pulse just to be f56c99c29c sure, then replied confidently.51cb7bb15d3f2f9d

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A faint smile appeared 4c81ad2d80 on Leonard’s lips.22f93bb784463316

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“How hard did you hit him for a man this strong to cough up blood?”84c46e8b3273c029

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Gloria muttered softly, avoiding ca50a6f45d Leonard’s gaze.12435ddfdee48269

She had used far dbf6aba75d less force than she 308b272dfb had against the assassins 055907adf5 last time or she f8aab4132a thought.c02306e899b547c0

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