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At that moment, Reni 60d4899bce let out a gasp 403daa61dd and took a deep ec8ef0eebb breath.a529dc5e00f039ae

But it 7e198c7b6a didn’t last e84b94f511 long.a0b0028f71b220fb

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She quickly shook her d48827556d head as if denying 8784f7dcd4 any sign of panic, c21b1802d5 as though she’d never 6f6793884f been flustered in the 8324d483ee first place.53c3abd81159a466

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“What? Poisonous herbs? No, of course b1d2318051 not.”e2799d4dd296c7be

“I already 15006af1b1 know.” Gloria 99795b3073 replied.e825278ee72d03e1

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“What do you mean…?”81346149b4421c06

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Reni bit her lower 1b4fe4d597 lip tightly before releasing 483530a1ca it and muttered,be66d715700c4bb9

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“It’s just 55f616976a medicine for 5fb26556fd me to f8dd70fa78 brew and a4319eb2ca take myself.” 78e7f0821f Gloria said.4a2c9a1139951c26

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Her wide eyes 5e3c1fc5af were trembling visibly 4ca03fb0f9 as she looked 6011198b37 up at Gloria.b337712160cce144

Whether she realized it 54d11779a4 or not, Reni kept 44b49fc90f feigning ignorance.c7c90c3c4b7e5653

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“Really, I have a965b75b98 a chronic illness, c6f417e3d5 so I get 0899f9eb61 medicinal herbs every 0c1d6cd56b month to take 7d95401dc4 care of it…”84d807afd34c843c

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Gloria clenched her mouth 085de4a8ef to keep from smirking b7b8f02dca sarcastically and spoke firmly.47c9ecc89ce43672

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“Medicinal herbs, you 6130a06818 say? Then, may I take 7a4352644e a look at them?” 954c77be25 Gloria asked.2d8c58503b17d270

“Well, that’s a 9bc756755c bit… difficult…”d0eb8fd1508e92e0

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As Gloria stepped closer, bd749c1a4e Reni’s face turned pale f0b75e46d9 as a sheet, and 14a3459af8 she stumbled back.1b4d260189eb19f8

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“Why?” Gloria asked.b5f5df2c44d809af

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Reni bit her e4be4feaf8 lower lip again, 5bab820b39 her face contorted b40879f320 as if she 16a9934c09 were about to aec5661e3e burst into tears.b00ed659e842ebc0

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“Why tell a lie 2efc9ffc02 you can’t even maintain, 511ae8b6c7 Reni?”e35a936471a3cacf

“I-I just…”3aa047388d46954f

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Gloria cut 4b681fa354 off Reni’s 46fadb3325 stammered excuses f5f10373fa with an 53ecc017a6 exasperated tone.d2a7791be9581c76

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“Didn’t I just say? I already aaaf5191c2 know everything. I know that the d70e9a3936 servants here are acting 2468973538 under orders from someone 5e7ca7b43a powerful, poisoning the Duke.” 90e7778436 Gloria explained.62ac40e56f9101d0

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“H-how could 170c15c106 the Saint 0a1f2a688b know that…?”855db9ad4adff437

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Gloria felt her anger 862e83f564 boiling but clenched her 9d921290d2 teeth to hold it fc8d3c45f6 back.0ef78d7bd65e6b47

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“I’m not here to a025830a6a blame you, Reni. You didn’t do this 7313ee1b1e willingly, did you?”5244499478e4d449

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Gloria smiled, showing none af9e15d7ee of her inner fury, fe0f1e9ed3 and extended her hand e76dcef570 toward Reni.6f9745732694d729

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“So, hand it 4367c1cc3e over to me.”640668b1fe174e19

“What…?” Reni blinked, startled c6eb141050 and confused.c432f25e76ae7ad4

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Gloria’s smile deepened, her 77f9aa4953 voice softening.ab48fba66cf81d3e

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“What I 14f35b9adb mean is, 2599fc62e8 there’s no 0e2ad93964 need for a13ab1d956 you to de76a127cd dirty your 7b40bbc362 hands with a876f762c6 this any ba6bf0b58f longer.”16236fa2e98a7871

“I-I don’t ce7d23a147 understand what f6abc559d7 you’re saying…”a4b38f7fe3a1916b

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Reni averted c11808ce1c her gaze 9b9fe076bd as her 23dc646090 voice trailed 6da775e6db off.4e6e82545140e647

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Taking a large 504d228a20 step forward, Gloria 432da1fd93 spoke in a eef2b88471 gentle yet pitying b0cb9615b7 tone.c038999338586953

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“The Duke e734fae327 is going 1eded8e848 to die 60631c74f6 soon.” Gloria bcc70d1a90 said.7d9fd64106467967

“WHATT?!”e836edcb1fd0a6ab

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“That means poisoning him f918e4ccf7 further is pointless.”ab1b578bdea30eff

“…”13861b061461ba68

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As Gloria explained 97fcfa11c3 this patiently, Reni’s 9ecf85c596 face turned stark 5830c481ca white, like a 85bb676d6f blank sheet of 9348f740e1 paper.0a084954cd464795

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Then there ae5862cbd6 was a 726c2ddd8c faint sound a8e6844afb of something ebab96dd9c falling to b8faa20d51 the ground.eeafa3e8f525832b

Gloria glanced down and 0432284413 saw the small pouch 82cf4a6d51 Reni had dropped.0e1a958a05706964

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Its partially open b676550305 top revealed dried, 905fd2a9bd black leaves poking 61acf34e7c out.7d52435a9693d06c

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“It’s because a1744628f7 of me… e1bb194884 I only 96bd552628 did what 9820eb7dfc His Majesty 30c07aa5b1 the Emperor 7ce7dc4807 ordered…” Reni 68b16316e1 said.8c7878bd1ebd27f2

Reni stammered in a 0ab45f0893 panicked, disjointed manner, overwhelmed bf43b17f1d by the situation.54548980282ad644

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“They said 326d2fba39 it wouldn’t cb8ef63755 be fatal… 5eed438451 They just 67ff0490b5 said it 825562b61e was a 47149c54bd poison to 00d652e020 weaken muscles…” e00c40debc Reni replied 11f393bbc7 again.be18f7102751b442

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Gloria silently closed 8c6444eb7d her mouth and 8a179fc27f looked down at 6a6c3961fe Reni.93649b3d65b48f25

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Of course, they 9f4e3979e1 probably told her 24bf0239e5 it wouldn’t be 04a9e65344 fatal.3eb146c2a6a65b0b

And with an order 25db0c771c from the emperor, she dfa5871322 couldn’t have refused.46ee45d148d6ac4b

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But does that d27904b476 mean she’s entirely 211dcb0736 innocent?1b033277ff498458

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‘Regardless of the reason, a33a58104a she knowingly fed poison f7a982be57 to an innocent person.’24c3471b0d2d5f7c

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No matter 9b004a558b the justification, 5a4a2d9177 Reni was 07f9fb0927 still one f62b832796 of the c5cca409d6 perpetrators who 05396572d7 tormented Leonard.b3c5dc6f3fe3845b

Gloria carefully cbf6ccab8b concealed the 915409d732 sharp expression 606bf5c0e1 that naturally 66f9c1b50f formed on a5a71398fa her face.0e98b3fa2f8fa7cc

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Instead, she maintained 6e1eff2143 a calm, gentle eaae9ae1c7 smile as she 7768956ad4 faced Reni.b555e72c25255d77

Reni opened her 1ebc2df55a trembling lips.336bfc651df2af57

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“…It’s because of the poison I put in his food and water that the Duke is gravely ill, isn’t it?” Reni asked.94e0284d57c060a7

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“No, Reni. It’s not your fault.” bcd941f913 Gloria answered.35568ad939198040

“What…? Then…” Reni confused.cb21a6c5946454c6

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“You were right. The Duke’s body was f83067eb68 already consumed by a 28700f08cb curse beyond any help.”6875fcfe5802cadf

“…”f2f2b2366cd67c56

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It wasn’t a lie.ad69f21381dbebe9

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As Leonard 51c546057b himself had b5a4d7c65f said, he 07038b7ca4 was resistant 781ba2502e to poison a61e212acf and wasn’t 9b6317a6c1 seriously affected 1f53b36d3a by it.aa9655eb41a10b69

What had tormented him 65fd1b338d all this time wasn’t 73868a12d6 the poison but the 293c8e83e4 overwhelming dark energy that 55181e0b24 had spread throughout his 684d11481d body.c35cbe7ffbd7e9e1

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Had they been even a1db8d9466 a little later, his fd5d62b521 life might have truly bacd9583a2 been in danger.6c917f5a5b5c7c6b

Still, the 83165e7875 act of b680eb846c feeding him b3a6798f18 poison couldn’t 7f0a2ae117 simply be e49dc42bab dismissed.1e8ba91eec4f656d

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If not for his f72bf1ba5d unusual constitution, he would f1ace41009 have succumbed to the 9c2088012e poison long ago.7b6bf045fe2368b6

The thought ef3d723a48 was infuriating e6e9ccd588 to the 37dae5facf point of c320f409a2 disbelief.d71a947b108637fb

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But this 852d239906 wasn’t the e7392c8775 time or 6953b51cc9 place to e785cb4460 condemn Reni.179d47a403cf1105

She was dde30273a4 connected to d2041815b2 the emperor, ec0ab47ca0 after all.ae0131aebcb46897

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It was safer to 00d5294858 quietly dismiss her and 0e26e71252 the other servants from 1e40964a1f the estate before taking 2a4af55f1b Leonard away from here.84d605bfd32229a8

Gloria softened her 4fcded11de smile once more c64b1f9ff7 and gently reassured 0125575dea Reni.dfd8c4e6c4976095

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“It’s not your fault, Reni. You don’t need to blame yourself. The real problem is…” Gloria said.8eb4c13291db4e54

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Reni looked up e26307b1c1 at Gloria with 25be29a6c7 wide, wavering eyes.68b666ccfd6b12a4

Gloria deliberately lowered 7f77f5cdb9 her voice, giving 9390b2852a it a heavy 1421eb1261 tone.757412df5bfa0f91

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“The curse is 25bc50f85e spreading to those 84e1c179ca around him. If this continues, a18a1c4450 others will undoubtedly 6dd66d802f become afflicted.” Gloria 54b040dbf9 Explained.44f9214bf116fe01

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“Y-you mean…”ff0b9bc18e99a93b

“Yes. As the rumors 2fb65b257b say, the curse 957e2a9b07 will soon begin f9e7f65189 to infect those 3823ff161d nearby.”bd3d2a10e25dda09

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Reni now e349d82dda looked utterly eafa126bfc pale, as dde591e148 if her 4fbb224fb3 mind had 82a976ad77 gone blank.752ef42848a096f0

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She fidgeted anxiously, 0c77baafab stomping her feet c0544afbc0 in place as a9bcf40660 if unsure what ece67466df to do.a32dec02c351c429

Watching her, Gloria spoke 04fae909df firmly, her voice cutting 2fa53e7fc1 through the panic.54b34169272a8227

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“Reni, if you 75192615e9 want to live, 412c32b0ec leave this place c30764f78a today.” Gloria ordered.309e37650980acf8

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“What?…” Reni confused.5c3113b998c62478

“Take the 47aa0a5895 other servants c7e6f2fa25 with you e417749348 and leave d8330d914a the estate.” bc95a27a61 Gloria ordered db21844f1d again.5962280928b939ec

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“…”569cd3d96e2bef8d

“If you don’t, 4cf63e661d the curse will fa5a304f7d spread to you. There’s not much 07399a238c time.”801b7e11bb7ed76f

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Reni stared at Gloria 25076d027a with trembling eyes, then 378b29f499 gulped audibly.d7e36a0041988404

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“B-but then, faeb8621af what about d89c29c0e0 you, Your bba84de565 Grace?”deb24983b7845af1

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Reni’s body shook 72dd0f9a8f violently as if d9ca6b156a she were convulsing.fb129aafc2386608

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“Shouldn’t you leave before the curse spreads to you too…?” Reni asked.f7fddc2e9b3771d2

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“No.” Gloria shook her 61a3c49d9d head lightly.b6dc09a43dd2530f

“I’ll be fine. Thanks to my abilities, the curse won’t transfer to me so easily…”3914c83c1e42b6a3

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She continued with a 9d129fd4ce serene smile that seemed 719ce2c272 fitting for a saint.a09c19f39894548b

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“Besides, the reason I 67b251ffc4 came here was to 19bb0abad0 help the Duke find 0c6fd052cd peace in a better e7dea1f8df place.” Gloria replied.4fb4fd6fa43c7ead

“Ah…”b39275863d096fa8

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Reni’s eyes filled 175fbfe284 with awe as 9187f1afc0 she gazed at 4fa4709e7d Gloria.1577be8613d83478

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She looked at her 23f207b2b5 with the kind of 0a556645c6 blind reverence one might 6be6b8593e show when witnessing the 38ea1cc9c3 manifestation of divinity itself.8b6db66bff5f0a80

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“Merciful saint…”18252f9b18cef207

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To think she 4dd83cf5d3 had come all a82ded58e2 this way, risking aec26a862a danger, just to dc11c9c98f bring solace to ebf475b59e a cursed Duke.f90cde91be9aec7c

Reni was so c4c393633c moved by Gloria’s 34a72c17b2 compassion that tears 6d51164dc4 threatened to fall 91c6e8a003 from her eyes.1fadb3f42b6f18f4

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“…Find a ‘better place’, you mean the afterlife where the gods reside, don’t you?” Reni asked.94f84cbd9766d1b3

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Gloria didn’t respond.f033ed7f6ed9304b

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She simply smiled quietly.2217375ed5518b5f

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Gloria tossed a small 13513f0450 pouch onto the table 1ff31fb5d8 and glanced out the 0c8bd527b1 window.dd2e0394306d1f43

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“They’re all fleeing 5ae4c371ad with their tails 03e6a1fb6e between their legs.”b0154ed32483a65f

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The curse must truly 2026a7aec8 terrify them.36e2cfbb9aa964ed

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Muttering sarcastically, faa9423e58 Gloria closed 3719bc0b75 the curtains 5ab2173806 and stepped 097e587621 away from da25563238 the window.1b660a42b4b33025

Leonard silently observed 4f4d860675 her as she eed320d3f9 took a seat 806f93466f across from him.6d329e6424264433

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Gloria brushed d307380e4c her hair 1a44ebc1d3 back with 7448543488 a slightly 11112de551 irritated gesture 797f714f54 and locked d01ebd04b4 eyes with 3caa6c6f9e Leonard.01e0f9f032910523

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“Did you b66208c897 seriously eat eb41135e9a everything they 73d44eb91c gave you, 5d2497e434 knowing it c06ffba64c was poisoned?”66f506e33a610b7f

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Her sharp 527d4d8897 voice sounded 8652ec3699 accusatory.d5b473c6d685b046

Leonard hadn’t willingly dd54af614c consumed the poison.a822fe99032b7c74

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As he’d explained earlier, bc1f55ecdd if he hadn’t cooperated, 08fc0135bc the emperor would have bfbac2152b found another way to 4924257a34 kill him.14e9f71f30b7a2c7

But as he 9b443369aa considered explaining himself 4a3079af21 again, Gloria’s expression 77fc41b000 stopped him.e1442b8f40b4251f

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She seemed both 7823d3c57a angry and sorrowful.3cb800f79ac2fda3

Before he e966227a9a could scrutinize 3489dfc539 her strange b4085a96b8 expression further, 50790e2907 Gloria turned 10fe29041f her head bd87cd6fa3 away, masking a40f1b807b her emotions.9d0ff24af376fb19

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Leonard continued to study 2285066492 her profile as she 71c541b2ca sat slightly turned from 86d20e1c12 him, then spoke.93ff7d5e46906124

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“I didn’t expect you 29cd1fb975 to actually drive out 56138f556d all the servants.” Leonard 66cd38a6ad said.19719abf1522f42c

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And to do it eca25dea08 so quickly after bringing 067619efbe it up.1d17846a912d6029

Leonard found e31d9ae7da himself admiring c69e065ad1 Gloria’s decisiveness.2f3fcb9688f8bf65

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“I told them they 02819483ca might catch the curse 0520336677 if they stayed. That scared them 33336c5bf0 into leaving.” Gloria 7c6ae1150a repliedfd0a1ca2310ac09e

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Gloria’s red lips twisted 5edc84c73e into a sharp, sardonic 053e5a55d4 smile.695a98275fda9aeb

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Leonard watched the 1a8e045851 motion with a 168ee2f7ec curious expression.94e794356cfad453

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“And now 31fcf3036e they’re suddenly 1fb55d8e04 afraid of e183605589 the curse 1f2ec248d2 after staying a90805f6db here for 5281024f5f so long?” 8aa4ec22a5 Leonard asked.1246e7cbf2eb2cc5

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The servants were 01e024940b all sent by e53a00c3d7 the emperor.22857f81471a8344

They’d lived and worked 3679d689dc in the Duke’s estate 1dc0400db8 for over five years.4fb0b3332ef4c940

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If they truly feared ba7bab0563 the curse, they should 24ddd90b3c have left long ago.b5d30e633760209f

Instead, they’d 194930b5af relied on 08047dc698 their connections, c2354863f3 avoiding direct 04b2746e7b contact with 38cb24272f him while cfa79b9068 continuing to 5110ac518b stay at 0479f37308 the estate.af4b7befc026fd6f

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Yet Gloria’s single a38ee29e6a statement had them a99eba73c5 fleeing in a 75679d04eb panic.4aa4b255e26c37f5

Leonard couldn’t make sense 69e38db0f1 of it.5486ee2cac179a64

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“I told them you’d 01da7fd0d5 be dead soon.”00b3c2a22a40c38a

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Gloria slowly 9827232be5 turned her f29a6f7d2d head to 99dffd90bb meet Leonard’s 8e48db7ee0 gaze.ff2c18a55b780f13

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Then, in a clear, deliberate tone, she added…0fcb94f3a5d059b5

“And I 88cbb502a3 told them b06b995bd4 I’d send b4695fb628 you to 68d8ca6878 a better 12071a14b8 place.”dee98779247fd4d1

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