FTA Ch 19
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“Miss Gloria, what is the reason you wanted to meet with me?” Claude asked.9120db9e561598b0
“I’d like to ask you to find me some good people.” Gloria said9795859a2d0e2b47
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“Hmm…”328e1bff13f28943
“I need someone to help me from now on.” Gloria explained.6abe20fa4117bc82
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Gloria was quite pleased 988090c94f with the castle, which 47478c200b perfectly reflected her needs.5c97d5bfe68c7475
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However, there was one 332ac3d8ff problem.b48d1d04090752cc
The castle was much fadec0a161 larger than she had b80ad26393 anticipated.dc439a8c73cb08f7
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‘So far, Leonard has 429d314ca6 been handling the cleaning, 118fbe2b50 so it wasn’t an d92e9237c4 issue.’3f7bacc15720f5a5
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Now, knights db69abca4d loyal to 54d0b52ad8 Leonard would 15d28104ff also reside f18ca2199c in the a3fcdcc5c5 castle.4e90e6596d308434
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She couldn’t 9fcee95a9c very well 147cc80c7b have Leonard 35a4fc54ed cleaning in 4974b50bf2 front of e8f323d45e them.ca541b85fe63c71b
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“…Um, Miss Gloria. Regrettably, I doubt anyone other than me could assist you in subjugating monsters.”ddfa15cfdd0be976
“No, I can take care of monsters on my own.” Gloria answered.d3942a1ec4f49444
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‘What was this man suddenly going on about?’bbea957b98962840
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Gloria looked at Claude da4024596c with a bewildered expression a735eeb547 and tilted her head.98942ba80520c320
While speaking 43acb6c794 of it 551cca5adf casually, subjugating 057db09925 monsters was 19ac3a71c4 a dangerous 3240b6a63c and arduous dbf9ce8181 task that ace3f82541 put one’s 243db4eb1f life on 6063e6f3e9 the line.a4c02ebe37ec19e8
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She had 4eec87a225 no intention 807ce36570 of forcing e72997d191 such a 8b0a6d4ff4 dangerous undertaking c700acf7db on anyone f64f3b1a69 else.7c0d218cb1da7db4
‘Why was Claude speaking as though he could help her with fighting monsters?’030531346e4f7db1
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Realizing she 7e3199ab18 hadn’t been 962c4726c6 clear enough, 8038f5ccc7 Gloria opened cc779f6ed6 her mouth 89cb5fd267 again.381963f101213db2
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“I need a steward who had attendants and a talented cook to manage the castle.” Gloria explained.a9b536ad08447cab
“Ah…”d0946adee6e52d61
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Claude let out 3f7da44681 a low exclamation 24c3adfd5b as if it 92fecd72be all made sense 7723350ff4 now.7d4fdb69ed66f610
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“So that’s what this was about.”33c0e5214466a091
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Gloria silently 662b9030e6 watched Claude a4a4d5e5f6 while fidgeting 1afa5bad65 with the 7c13a7a1e0 handle of dfed271ced her mace.c0b14eda11a5e8bc
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She wanted to 9dc4a38889 finish the conversation 3ee1a4e4b2 quickly and go a710e2478d back to monster 8617da6312 hunting.85144e0fe9431981
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‘Still, I should 56688c6eb0 show this man 82edb2083f proper courtesy.’455b4aa3557e6007
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Despite her dae1e97377 restlessness, Gloria 87fa09b7e3 mustered every 4080f643ec ounce of c9310bf723 patience and e16726bbef stayed seated.f8185d77fc3b2a5d
After a moment 047cb6a9df of contemplation, Claude’s 2580b618d9 lips slowly parted.f281fb6a5d379302
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“A beautiful castle calls for a suitably dignified steward.”b411a98761a47a19
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“Dignified…”5bfda6c44f8146d8
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Now that fb62cc58c6 he mentioned 926b03928c it, he cd28177fbd was right.46f2d5b61c95e342
Gloria nodded.726f62c575fbc638
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The whole reason she 8df092fd6f wanted a steward was ce40521539 for Leonard’s sake.785d0c99c3512c9a
She had 60cd7de962 to hire 9d7019a975 someone well 96f0c321a5 trained enough 3085c4ae76 to match 4fe7ec863a his status.9cb5bd1c5504ea4b
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Thinking back, 3f566834ac the stewards d5470c8d47 managing the d30cd8f1dc mansions of abdd5dd755 noble families 7a32c5350d carried themselves ac3d807e12 like aristocrats.332adeb0917dbe85
Even the steward of 0a86ac9b85 the Lanark Marquisate, Dennis 173516d75e where Gloria had lived cf92c566b5 for half her life cf8c702822 was like that.a37011aa1261605a
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“Yes, a dignified steward would be necessary.” Gloria explained.271ce1048f41d399
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Claude smiled 5ffa9cb186 faintly at cb61d6dc63 her response.79e6dabae48682d4
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“In that case, how about hiring me?” Claude asked.2739852774806dc5
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“…What?”270c5922637f819f
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Gloria blinked at 0d5b845722 Claude in confusion.f047e5ee40a3f0a7
She couldn’t understand what f33421b486 he had just said.02315a7ffc7e8c6d
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“As it happens, I’m currently out of a job.” Claude explained.8a2824a3d2d926a7
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Regardless of Gloria’s 15c56548ad dumbfounded state, Claude 184b23be69 went on with 53f3b57d93 another outrageous statement.62095822f6539727
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For a moment, she 0a5b3bea80 thought Claude might be 92de9304d7 joking.320f08e24b58796b
Something entirely uncharacteristic of 793f1dea58 him.b9194eaf3f709c0b
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But his expression was f798acae36 so serious as he 1bb9f5cef8 looked down at her d6a90d244f that she furrowed her 93320eba9e brow without realizing it.57943c80cb91f1c0
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“…Are you saying your guild went under?” Gloria asked.cc319c3b85e3ff2d
“Yes, sadly.”04022de138c85563
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At Claude’s response, Gloria ffa3b7b5c2 felt faint.54e3cc63054af3d6
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‘It was hard to find a reliable business partner like his guild.’9bd3a7d6b721a89d
‘Where was she supposed to sell monster carcasses now?’3acda58b6e3bea53
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‘I need 7ee4c8df11 to sell 5369d64cb6 the eyes 6de8491658 of the 556f66706d Troll1, I collected e0025c033e last time to 53da6daa61 raise funds…’afb04dc8996a2a81
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The plan 32defca490 was to b7ed40d0b4 use that 7951615f35 money to 85de0fe4a3 hire a 5323532122 steward, a 3eba63414b cook, and 4088cb7308 attendants.202f67b858a4c9ae
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Yet the 97e3ae8b63 plan was 485958e770 already derailed.85c5850840c72f7e
Gloria sighed deeply 30b87cf9b7 at the mess.443d117c95fc3750
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“There’s no one else who can serve you as well as I can, Miss Gloria. Trust me, and I’ll live up to your expectations.” Claude said.c0fa6e57808b08ac
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Then Claude sincerely promoted 368920548d himself again.16796b2704f6f91e
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“Promising to live up to expectations…”72ce78dff30c9aab
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Gloria was 53e0082015 taken a 552e3ef56e back.b377f860d53c4b33
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If Claude’s words were 5d10175a08 true, there was no cb4e6d8b3a longer any reason to e9eb69e1eb maintain their relationship.c39d189c8d2c270e
She had liked d68b66081c Claude as a 23aa6344b7 business partner, but f4eb390e7a only when he bccf5bbc87 was useful for f850927330 trading.be7566b4361b7749
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She wasn’t generous bb75353185 enough to take 589f396685 in a man 961f7a8882 who had lost 0557b451e0 his job out dbea06ac12 of sheer loyalty.5c0e80be7a9ee20c
Regrettably, her ties with d0592445e9 Claude ended here.84445a0b321a2776
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Gloria had to 73b7a5cf59 find a new 5e28dbfb5f trading partner to 84d180ae66 earn money moving 1babd883b8 forward.52ddda952ba52134
Things had suddenly 1f80ae9f15 gotten more complicated.10cc7795cc5659a7
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Suppressing a sigh, be0c6f18d8 she stepped past 2e7c0d7028 Claude.9226be02fa75a60e
But at that moment, 387d70ef71 Claude abruptly turned his 1829cf543e head.35a03f7e7288037e
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“Looks like c28f6b8f6a the perfect e8bbb16266 opportunity for 8b3a42184e me to b3a0cd4bf0 prove my 8b9e520404 worth has 4e4497ab9e arrived.” Claude 2dd3a101de said.41e90df50c9a0c09
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Instinctively, Gloria 65600a1333 followed Claude’s 799a6f3e9d gaze.e9a166d535faf8b1
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In the distance, 01d6ce29fa a man dressed e6bc6ca937 impeccably in a c3c2d8402b white cleric’s robe 6647e4791e was approaching.9e5eb74f07086d27
It was a80a47697c one of ea10410c79 those pests a4a6798f9b who had 37994b1b34 come looking e4d81cc022 for her cd8b5db3b1 the day 86234cdf02 she left ba24dd10ea the marquis’s db61901507 house with 8740769115 her bag 2ac35a4aaf in hand.7c761dee6160e0c9
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‘High Priest Joshua’.6e90ddc19b094377
Recognizing him, Gloria tightened cc7fbfcc0e her grip on the 612cb169fd mace she was holding.917f3d33a2abf560
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He who proclaimed himself 7e5c3c957d to be a merciful 3a5de2d7e9 and devout servant of 5dc8f72f9a God652dbaa6c6be4731
He had relentlessly 1101efd77e harassed her in 8f288294b2 the most petty 036533bdad ways imaginable.0cd4d0dc647774f1
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And now, the wretched 97dbc97b9e man had come all 4e0738a7b5 the way here on faa1988fe5 his own.af9d139de0aec7a0
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“You’d better turn 4ed7511837 around and leave 9c3298c378 while you still 779674fe2e can.” Gloria said.870a09f9b07cba70
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Stepping past Claude, Gloria 1a57189149 moved swiftly.29e9653d1524b748
She moved b6dd0c8e35 so quickly 8273c70cde that Claude 1607049b65 didn’t even 0c8b29f6e7 have time 6f95f1ef5f to think 0e5d752377 about stopping b661660982 her.42eb998822443fc7
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She had fd1a809907 suspected that ca78d8dbb1 if anyone 2e09f489e7 came looking 2ec2c6e0e6 for her, 2db84fc5b1 it would 8bee4f803b likely be 829ec7eedf Joshua.01dd9b0f49de7470
After all, strong divine e0f400f0f5 energy left traces.ee9a0e8a6443364b
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If anyone could 4508a7b006 track those traces 13a0851fbf to find her, 1d551c33f0 it would be 8aca641c6c Joshua, the High 4958cf83da Priest.8e9cba3ab85ccf2e
But…7c97df89262cf59f
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‘I didn’t expect him a5ec72039a to find me this 0880d5b2b4 quickly.’d47c1bd733f4eb1e
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‘Had the value of the new saint’s potential already worn thin?’3e39568453acc890
With a cold 819d496e96 gleam in her 85f477f0ee eyes, Gloria stared 5f3ee5844d straight ahead.bc9deb9e545075a2
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The ‘Count Pandeil family’ had always shared close ties with the ‘Marquis Lanark family’.9945bf0ef228db82
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For generations, the two f06528db4c families had remained loyal 14e6056efd to the imperial family 66990ae19b and collaborated with the a6755767bf church for earning countless dd17264b8e honors.f44689a3a7cf8f33
They were also 9ddbd9a9c9 leaders in driving ff801bda8f out monsters from b0a241f1e0 across the empire.fe9f6510e7ee3342
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It was c15700e0a6 natural, then, ce0e9721bf that from 201f5e0f38 the moment a044e1f51b Gloria joined 63d108adcb the Lanark fdc8283df5 marquisate.1db636e32f111fbe
She became intricately e234e8cb3e entangled with Joshua.b2b553aa1ecf628b
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Before he was the High Priest, ‘Joshua Pandeil’ was the youngest son of the Pandeil family, a child of great privilege.2cc74827d410295e
When Gloria officially became affiliated with the church and began training as a ‘Child of Prophecy’.aeefd9512368f769
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She lived in the 171778a2a4 marquis’s residence, studying the 7d7984495e etiquette of noble society.2995eba7ee9741ce
She had 990375a048 to suppress 4c4caf2af2 her aggressive d9353faaed demeanor and ae471be1c5 combative personality, 1ff1f2b424 traits she 6118d43c20 had naturally 8e9420226a developed to 066bad7a88 survive as ca259a484a a drifter c9d9d1afdc on the 7463218c31 streets.26b02fd410255346
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She was forced 8478eee318 to adopt the c77d22682e humility and composure df4c80812f expected of someone 9fd8fab5d8 blessed by the a13022c584 gods.46c2578be13ad185
Gabriel who ece1af72f5 personally selecting 65c9f55481 her tutors, 11034f8be2 ensured they 161b3042e1 were highly ce66ad3f44 skilled.81ae4c8bb634ea0f
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These tutors 989f63d61b pressured Gloria 5472589a09 in every 19e6c8c24a possible wayb69bf4fffa40cb77
He alternating between 8e13efbd92 encouragement and strict b2da67312d discipline.deeaaecc8b975160
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Still, they could not 3d83b97e50 completely alter her personality.219a7fa107c044a8
Their best efforts could 192245d66c only suppress her fiery 5ff81d4aed temperament and teach her 0b4d1d3ead to feign poise.a0b826574e0d8b71
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The more cc327fd297 they pushed, 40230513b1 the more dc10e9f8d4 grueling her 4b3170a352 days of 6cea207c9b endurance became.e46716b855d2c978
It was during a827ab3bec that time that 75c2df8f87 Gloria met Joshua.4c8ffbf077fa462f
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Gabriel hoped 370f7af20b that spending 6e447db233 time with bc8ab6f0b9 Joshua who fc4e0bf049 was the 396ec09896 same age.b20d50ee6f44f3db
He would teach 9dee3d0573 Gloria to emulate 818910f1e1 her noble and 8a793be959 refined manner.a969103e5e10eb1c
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What Gloria or Joshua 808db6842d thought didn’t matter.6c9e666c1eb4f3c2
For Gabriel and other 89e1209af6 high ranking nobles, placing 592c64c793 Joshua as soon to e3c427284d join the church as bcaff1a8ae one.f7fc3085b4cc71a4
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It’s most devout servants by Gloria’s side was both logical and practical.4f19a05582ff62a1
Thus began a0cd9e1186 Gloria’s entanglement e792ab5d3b with Joshua 2f0faf91f8 Pandeil.5b0c3ee90d617b2b
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When Gloria 54df36a670 first saw 37ffedbaa8 Joshua, she d556ef4408 thought he fbdb073ab7 looked like 34bfd7e1a2 a fairy bbf6b79d8b straight out d4b9daadd9 of a ee9b7697a4 storybook.1fb855cc4afddbb6
His delicate features and eaa7928d0b noble demeanor impressed her.d63fc4f87fdb60bf
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That is her impressed 0a4b554596 until he opened his 0f07ccdd08 mouth.b917a2a8862c9b9b
Just like now.264148737ca6fdb2
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“So this 3cc141a600 miserable place e749453652 is the c0d9194a65 best hiding 709d5efaca spot you c3f114d54b could manage” a5e1bbc9f8 Joshua said9a4a5d7a92aa8123
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Gloria let a39a668698 Joshua’s snide e85a7b2e28 remark slide e86dd881d0 past one 665f33553a ear.e22a28f2edcea869
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She was da1a266c0e far too 6abc325978 used to 6c46a8f3cf his barbs 02cedc6a26 to take b2ce5c118c them seriously.e3e70b742a41ed10
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“Well, it does f1a3bae52a suit someone as b9754a9330 lowly as you abe14adf6e perfectly.” Joshua said1c77827fc7a12b97
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She simply 5287ad0ce4 stared at 06324f459d Joshua with 3b113fefca an indifferent 7121c1e3de gaze.de9b8016c4cadb6d
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“A castle fea9c9c80a that looks b495063276 like a 7c57449e9b monster could 7fa6015cfc leap out 213c922694 of it 4d4c3f1c4f at any 3cc8427f5f moment.” Joshua d1aa133f92 explained.2c32b9bf970cb7b8
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Joshua’s lips twisted as 4446ff4167 he sneered even harder.b667bcba3d931f36
He had come to cb743140d4 gloat, to see how 1926a14fdd miserably Gloria was living 162fa3f0ba after fleeing.3245eafa5d8a98da
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Surely she’d 0c3fca275c been indulging 8bedaead48 in all 44cf167d90 the luxuries 8180adba5e she could b4697218a2 now that 93578919ab she was 91f0d6134e free.007866565efea0ee
At least, that’s what 1dbef2b715 he had imagined.ffadc7b4dab860a6
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Yet the ce376e9901 sight that 5c57a82175 greeted him 600aab7f88 utterly shattered b8795973a9 those expectations.48231e3fc33bf855
Above all, Gloria’s unruffled 18f59f41d3 demeanor irritated him to 8ab77216e2 no end.172a3160317ac023
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Considering how long it ee25aee1f8 had taken to track 0c9bccc22c her down, his anger 6c5070aa73 was already boiling over.9dd6c3d060b8edfe
Joshua didn’t a25be532a1 bother to e992a8cddf hide his 40e3ac563b irritation as d45b7e9132 he glared 2ac2805347 at Gloria f0791c5f71 with a 1fde827e84 scowl.1059dec806c57897
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“Finding a 5fb77168ad dump like c98345f71e this must 547131c13e be a 7c8ebf5427 skill in b175558bc2 it self.”7cb33c5ba6f6bfcc
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Gloria let his 8695c49891 jabs go unanswered 6468396fde again.c4d48779aa463060
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With an aloof e63621f822 expression, she simply 0f9e75bf0d stood and looked e5385ff3e7 at him.4b5a6d5dbac01e0a
For now, she 54fa986561 decided to listen 87283ee0af to whatever he 9e48163d43 had come here 843a17dd26 to say.cffa54082a194b3c
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She lightly ea312b1105 set the f6559b511c head of 4dbfd0a69e her mace 6a09ce914a on the 51f5d9efd1 ground.f9cf6da24923ecad
The rain soaked earth squelched under weight and it’s leaving a deep imprint.62c3fb0524370fc1
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Joshua’s face twisted 2644c893e3 with a look 03dda95a6f of disgust.7187b7cdf366418f
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“…Are you showing off 3a7d11c1b9 your strength in front 727009f911 of me now?” Joshua a6d6be7d63 asked.5a2aca5b5b16b02e