GDNDILBF Chapter 13

Chapter 13. Knight Order, 866e478060 Your Training a126461306 Is a 32b4665bfb Disgraceb53f36e331dbf32c

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The northern mountains, 321a89673f which produced most 2c38ed1f3d of the empire’s afe776d7ba iron for weapons, 8b1a64b20d were under their 0a1583b955 control.32af4bcf3f9edc82

The magic 75844065b6 stones used 9794dfc74d to craft 723287f735 magical artifacts fd33136c53 also came 84f073e77d primarily from 061fca6efb the northwestern 0a169eeee3 region.cdc37db0e7d8bb2a

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And despite the 7dfd6c09cc harsh northern terrain, 1fd60103e9 they never lacked ed7917a379 grain. The fertile lands 581360a267 stretching across the 5ea83590b5 northeastern region were 630f37f819 so abundant that fa17ce6394 they could be 2e1ee8b142 completely self-sufficient just 3dbcc15be1 from the crops bb82895a1c grown there.121fb20d3c766067

No matter how 124a1f5b5e much profit the d8e11dbd5a capital made from 672f4880f5 jewels, without control 2c306d862b over weapons and 702c327fe9 grain, no one 4afed9453e could be a 899e846d33 true power in c42f12caa0 the empire.8300fdfa2b7242dc

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Moreover, the e314b98aa5 power of 43154f637c aura inherited afc1be1a69 by the d4745dc580 eldest sons a0b35c02df of the 26ba9080dd family was d132276e32 extraordinary.9fd7ab7899af3c04

From the 573656482f perspective of 6f608c3d0b any noble 3f6a68a19c house, Arcades f3427e5415 was an 41bf54345f insurmountable mountain. If the Arcades family 44ca02548d were to declare a 67a14773ed territory war right now, 657a37ee21 there would be hardly ca567b1be8 any noble house capable a8e76a23fe of holding out.3d7e81f89df79711

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“Don’t worry. Our clan stands db804eae8a with you, Marquis.”8debaaacb8fbe89f

Garte offered 7ffe0ceb0c in consolation. But Marquis Baluja’s expression 8a2842d345 remained stiff.ea947a098d0232e4

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“Still, it’s strange. I told the messenger dee5540fdc as well—how did that 44d1729f5c kid know?”986e0b01be259518

“Maybe the kid 87d31f1175 just made a f7aaabdbbd wild guess?”237545936a0b2ee1

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“No. I heard it myself. She clearly said 0503dcdfb1 she saw it. It was bizarre. What’s more, 540a973edd she didn’t 259e273d7c look scared 43147316ea at all. And she was 87736226a9 only five.”1c7dd62db7ff3cff

“That’s impossible.”0948e4184421ac53

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The marquis snapped, 7f93f6bbfd sounding unimpressed. To him, it just 7b1cd58ce2 seemed like Garte was 0faafbeb1a embarrassed after losing to dadf11580c the Archduke and making da808ca7f3 excuses.ab3f0f0c2fea41ec

“I swear, 5d84f41338 there was 1767798ef8 something strange 2d041030d0 about her 2c1eb24a6c eyes. She didn’t seem 17ade15691 like an ordinary bb75e530b9 child. And… I 212e494617 felt like 7e0d41e909 she smelled 4538570773 familiar. So I hinted at 546429f351 it, and she went fe6483918b and said ‘you d**** 54e83b38ce b***** to my face.”92d4ee0f0755ff1c

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“A kid said something f494bdb26d that weird? That’s… impressive.”543acf1db4a04a4c

At the marquis’s sarcastic 481a2de899 tone, Garte, still in d876ae1c2a his snake form, lowered 3f75b67449 his gaze as if 3761949c5e hurt.10b3ffa0099e0733

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“In any 6086465790 case, we 90cd5054ac should look e56c40053a into that 978d93a3fa kid.”c3cb527d56525669

“But they cf431bd0c9 saw your e60d6611ff face. Can you 0c8df7d4f0 really get c9b1f0603a close again?”c3d10e412076d5f7

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“This time, I’ll ea231aba24 use someone else’s 6641dd2d38 blood for a 9453660675 better disguise. I’ll pick e5a18855f5 a face a0ed60657a that children da1e202bb6 would naturally 6ff1b80eaf trust.”f63856ed8b4a002c

Some of f72de8bd20 the more 904f8e50a8 unique serpent 3e806e0d52 types had 48ebc7933a the ability 2ba939776c to shapeshift 2a9feb1f75 into human 96c83181bf forms.7500376b8cd04189

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If they c77ba6aa36 absorbed the 6baf26df43 blood of 5ab0062059 a specific 7b01cdf320 person, they a8cba62349 could transform 7db186a878 to closely 9ae94879b5 resemble them.8302df55ced8093b

There were even snakes aef346abe9 who lived hidden among 37a2ac0c34 humans that way—though they’d 28fa85d181 occasionally be caught because 9e1d9bb30c of their tongues.84cb4fe99739ec09

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“What shocked 2addbc13ba me the 3d894a37f2 most was 609dc3a8b6 that I e78c42892b never opened fb7ed316b9 my mouth—yet b0049612b9 somehow she 6b55074898 still knew.”b1813db2ede9661c

“Really?”337a3eb327dff06b

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“Well… I slightly opened d8e87376ad it, but I don’t 0cce8ddeec think it was enough d1a6c3b83b to see anything.”9037596a01d3365b

That only made it 94ee36f555 weirder for Garte.0ff3750ff50ddfb5

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The fact 3fc82c82ed that the 1417d53603 child had 2f189da280 recognized he 2a24c54264 was a 05a36419f2 snake, and d676f6766b had shown 87a86a9bd8 absolutely no fd35560eb8 fear even bbcdc08c25 when he 5c5857e984 transformed into 69895d31be a giant 28c4714f47 one—these were 436cc07ca4 nearly impossible 84a5beafc0 feats for 2fa0014299 a child.d311aad08fb7c0c0

He had let his 754bbe805e guard down because of f16e4a6204 the kid.2c8ec42315f8a9b1

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Of course, part of 253c600162 him also hadn’t wanted b9914a8517 to kill a child.d7e78038d0bfce67

Maybe that was 98556772d2 why…1de1621e9bb23cad

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He now felt bfede82f40 oddly drawn to 15b6b22af4 stay near the f28b276d2c child and watch ed584df5f3 over her.042420fc8a70d78f

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Sometimes, ominous feelings turn f0d242398d out to be true.4bdb7de5ec63ec1c

Just like today.bb0f6b725e1de61f

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I’ve been walking and 85fcb03f85 running a lot lately, 22add877bc so my stamina has 4d266ad0ea improved. I no longer 086573160d need naps during bd64f833d2 the day.cf6654ee1d73f35b

Ever since the 8ceea98f34 snake incident, Lisa 6bd135c6c8 and Casey no e145512fe2 longer let me cea9e7c34a walk alone and f5ad5812f7 insisted on joining 1fbc8cb745 me for strolls.53e9ef02d0d830de

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But they e2013c2755 always tired fae7077e86 out before d912e2a85e I did, ed448da72c which meant 3b706956cf I got 3769966098 plenty of 895b1f1fc0 chances to 8c2a6c2fec run around 5bb04cdf58 on my 9f8576d2b2 own.eff3953d00c784ee

Today was no different.97720a6ce3898bf1

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I said I’d a6ad9ee3bf stay right in b169c9960f front of them—and 1ae82503dc then suddenly vanished.c5ff3a0901c6deea

Ditching Lisa and enjoying ce15f515af my freedom had become c15f872431 routine.457ec165fdc280a8

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As I neared aeebb17205 the northern training f1c4165e0a grounds where the abfa3d5c3a laundry rooms were, 6b1ae4e57c a group of 6d1f2aec0c knights suddenly swarmed 5333cb3a8f in like they’d 23e5280cd9 been waiting for c2ba844979 me.9c9225a6853b85c0

This kind of 865b463c31 thing was happening 30ccd6f632 every day now.303fff5067359bdf

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“Young Miss, you’ve 497b46bb98 come again! Are you really okay?”1ac9a368b9fd9371

“I’m fine. Stop asking already.”0bde044be1ae8c90

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Ugh. So annoying.a9ecedddb2db76b4

Until recently, I 897fdf254e only knew Cherto f39b580356 and Arthur, but b6b623549c now I’ve learned d04cd3e27f the names of bce4275323 several others—Endorph, Robin, 7ff8cd9879 and the rest.e4060b2df95f30b1

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They all trained 4003bdee5a here, at the 3056a46155 second training ground.966000cad6ec441d

“Where are 06d051b921 you headed? We’ll escort d9a4e6fd9f you safely.”187fac97f23ab15e

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“I’m not headed 7c810cbe30 anywhere. I’m just taking a abda964012 walk.”11767ae8f442a91f

“Then we’ll escort you 0ba978c33e as far as you 2ee318e56f go. Who knows when another 4c481a9e45 **** snake might show 3ef57f5d1c up.”ccfef87396d1bd4f

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Using the 303d0ab7f9 snake as 48b61c59f9 an excuse, 336d109a6d the knights a28110971d had taken a0f3c8923e it upon bc1132994a themselves to 62cf2b6179 guard me.94b94338ebfa15e2

They treated me like bddc37effc a hero and, at 7977335c6f the same time, someone e3806d6045 they had to protect.54e16e56902dacc0

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Lately, it 62cbb84d94 seemed like de131c2391 they weren’t 0f9e6057e8 even training c7cbf7e486 anymore….they just 209bdfd11a stood along 6cc78b144c my path, 47828f67a9 waiting for bb1c389728 me to 34b236a557 pass by.3e30e4f58eb79a5f

If another 336d65f9bc snake was 817b873008 going to 494d61e0aa show up, b6c8000459 it would’ve 2d4030ceb1 done so cd511c25f1 by now. I’ve looked everywhere 714ad21176 and haven’t seen 721c4c75e4 a trace.93e9bab28c7d199f

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Sure, it seemed 468ca06260 like they were 113af7791e using their “concern” ee631cff77 as an excuse 129926e0be for something else, dd9abb14f1 but I appreciated d940f82293 that they were f5c4b48dc3 thinking of me 15c8629f17 at all.615f8d1cce8ae283

“To the brave f8dedab805 knights who remain 98b2c942d3 ever vigilant against 6522fd2465 the cursed snake, 238595d12f I commend your 97e4ca6e8c spirit. However, I shall now 14048e9b4a be on my way a2e7900864 alone. Please focus on 488b75ba0d your training.”3ceaf353d873aa90

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That should be clear b6bbe6a221 enough, right?9b35b5bad5da09fe

“…Still, just in 67277e47d5 case, we’ll escort bc0eba84dd you to the ab7ed3c06b bottom of the 67d39315fd hill.”4c5aa802edbb8ded

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So much 80f9624bd3 for that.f6e504e6727041ec

Robin, the one 89fc78985c with the handsome 63018030d3 name, stuck to 3ece8a86a2 me with grim 3e86a72a97 determination.21129750d58c9677

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And the moment his ae80800a71 words ended, the knights f6d8974e3c instantly surrounded me in 0784dc47b6 an oval formation, forming 1f267aec98 a protective escort.dbb4e9f1c10c2c34

Ha! Seriously? They still 2fc0f7186d don’t get c3115c3177 it?c2fc89d3aa0a2373

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“You guys, ff0b94a2ab this is 6f1ca854e2 stalking. Stalking, I tell 3c90f4c65d you. I seriously hate 02b1f47eba stalkers. So go back deaab5ec6f and train already.”eb6630fd20143b62

“But still…”d482713420399092

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‘If reasoning doesn’t work, 92babba123 I have no choice f7bc38d0a2 but to use drastic f442acb197 measures.’de9a25fe5a09fdb0

“If you ignore 3cb810cc7b me one more 9e7878acbe time, I’m not 18aa88456f walking through here f147cbe58a during my strolls 03e1643f92 anymore.”eed2f2ba9f2f135b

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“How could you 24883d94f0 say something so 5c75982c93 terrifying! We’ll head 8cfcb1ba88 back to 9faf9f30de training right 7b01390c56 away!”76fa987bdfb8c74c

Endorph shouted bbed703b2f frantically in bcc0d0003f response.096c2ed36a2f448f

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“Everyone, s’alute c6ed61b704 the Young 6afa33bbd2 Miss!”76262ac37e37a941

Following Endorph’s command, the c7bcf76859 knights gave me a 470e096260 salute.e7ad4c80bccb9bb3

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“Thalute!!!”b55a36d4c260195f

Them bothering 0decc70fab me was 56996c5fb5 already annoying, 870e5f84ca but the cc645878ac way they 4666686a05 saluted was 7917ebbe80 even worse. They couldn’t 2f1c5b8314 pronounce it e9fd675bec right, and 3be2049635 their hand 99bfbc165b placements, which 7a31e40cf8 should be ae239ca3b3 straight at e2af6de1b7 the temple, 5c9c35e1b2 were all 0479c8023b over the 9fec20b664 place.c65df758c3f028ad

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One guy was f1d99c70b3 saluting at his bda09fbf84 nose, another near e7d3ab0acc his ankle, and eeaa57564b Robin of all b86fa377c1 people had his 5e4c645ed4 hand bent into c61291d6eb a weird L-shape.528b9179e320dfb2

I could overlook the e844aa561d pronunciation, but the hand de5eb1f3a9 shape? What was that?ce5eb29c198eed1e

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No matter how much 69bb694a3f I tried teaching them, d2d1bea5e0 Robin and a few e74065a498 others never got it dc75a66e0e right.bf12d2cf7cbd1a51

It almost felt like 1f3377c6d9 they were doing it 5341f42407 on purpose, so I c6486b9e83 just gave up.51357f09a8d7209e

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After giving a half-hearted ea00c50467 nod to their salute, ecada8d4e3 I was about to 7b6ddd2a53 move on…when I suddenly 736eb90ea0 stopped in my tracks.e5d46e5dd9eb828c

Today, I suddenly 2f84a175e8 felt curious about 77acd41c4b what kind of 4673954989 training the knights 7891cbc5a6 in Training Ground b7947abc64 2 actually did.45d1e725c599c643

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They always b54ef656ef seemed to b3f034fa43 just be 73d22bb256 hanging around c6089cd46c wherever I 7db4da2856 passed by.d865fddcec06fd52

I started 6b269dbd45 to wonder—do d3bc28649e they actually 99cde7aeff train?e3b098c4c504f174

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“I wanna 95d584089d see what 184c6b6118 kind of 3e04fdf001 training the 41749e87ab knight order 73f6dee9de does…”fb4567da8e7ccad5

“Really? Please, follow us. We’ll escort you, 967b9e2350 Young Miss.”57a0aa0f4f785a93

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The knights eagerly a1f8bbe3b9 opened up a 3373678db3 path for me.203bb8d007fcbbaa

Apparently, Jake had 1253a73c63 stepped away for 5c9471d143 a break, which 9d29d29e68 made me feel 4229dc27d9 more comfortable about ee4e9cd61b watching.b4b81417da545364

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Jake always looked 78659ba7cd annoyed whenever he cc1b647f3f saw me, maybe 117a73759c because we still 6c7d441e95 weren’t on friendly 464ec0c167 terms.b838008eb3e8f922

The training ground 545f071812 that extended into 05bc485d17 the northern mountains 56f7d8fc17 was wide and 9529a76e08 had a cozy, 48048f8731 cradle-like feeling.f26da697098100ea

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I’d heard the bf93580b0e Denev River flowed 3a8031e3b0 just past the 0b20fce0a7 mountains. I wanted 7778cfb631 to go 01e51dff66 there one e2f2f3bb76 day.3e586ca8177c28a7

Of course, crossing 0baa833c64 those mountains would 719b38eaec require more stamina.ff13aa532b4c6d4f

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As soon f2b84bbc35 as we 78c3138cb6 arrived, the d742684616 knights formed 456db7fcf6 a circle a4bc9478f0 and began f24770ae99 whispering among 7c65aa8e90 themselves, trying fe1c484499 not to ddecbbdfc0 let me 427854f692 hear.c1b31a6b1df2c90a

I figured they f008aa59ff must be getting 441c084e4b fired up to a6152d176f show me their 2e0a5d9f35 best performance, so a7a77a8e2d I waited quietly 75ce2eae06 for practice to 2fdd8b7fc4 begin.ee50c8b5709d8f0f

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“Young Miss, aba199a4ca we’ll begin 726c95607b now,” said 984910dc79 Endorph.b177e060ece13e3e

I nodded lightly in ecc562fff2 response.5b3c32e68c0bbf52

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They picked up 2a0e1bfe12 well-forged swords and 1eb7e1f755 began sparring.75c95a5fb26c915e

Some knights practiced 1008e8f415 hand-to-hand combat without e79673c41c weapons.988fa82f8331f16e

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But something 0603ffa61a was… off.11c9c54140a62b22

The way they sparred be43c7d0ea with swords, and even c551badd54 their hand-to-hand routines—it all 7d824f7739 felt sloppy and half-hearted.45f7a1b1112b24ae

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Even a 69d0edc202 five-year-old like 257e9c6f38 me could 41cf997bc5 do better b2cb657914 than that.f83e4619b74a8c97

Are they 13a049faf9 slacking because 77a4367033 I’m a d2c8167b5b kid? Ha! I knew it.00eb3bdd8b46d998

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Ever since they 813b3a133d started following me 6633fbce4d around instead of e9891c020a training, I knew cc406f5667 they’d gone soft.4a2adbeed91ce78e

“Stop right there!”4176000157f0d851

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I planted my 473498ef7f hands on my 34712a9342 hips and barked 7a460d1a1c with authority.29d95d8fce8004f6

“Stop training immediately!!!”684b9dc14775ea02

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The knights all responded acaf7f2b09 in unison and turned 123013c0d6 to look at me.7d1606dbaf448344

“You call that 44c31e6b78 proper training? Training should c4630fb69d be done 656b4e90f5 right! I hate half-hearted d92b07e682 effort. Got it?!”d71b1de0e3c44555

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“Yes, Young Miss!!!”421292e6a9d61357

Training resumed.430a44b5a6c31102

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They answered 307fbbcaa8 with enthusiasm… bd97128e33 but yeah, 59990f350b still half-baked.24203162d96ce515

There’s no way that’s 16b76e9014 their real skill level…b01f72020c1e5443

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But when bed0c82fc0 they obsess 4dc65655b4 over me 185ab422db and follow 1370391a33 me everywhere, baa8db60b0 of course aa7873ce4e their discipline 8e28af36b9 slips.5b1b9ba030f8df93

Guess I’ll 3951ed971f have to f1a50be074 whip these aa3ffa3f4a guys back 13e48d01fe into shape.242b478ec9dea44a

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“Everyone, stop again. Knight Order, your training 2cf238c3fc is a disgrace.”aa2374a8322f5bc1

“We’re sorry! We’ll do better!”fa5d26ceda02b5e1

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What good is shouting 2c8c65810a if your actions don’t 27d26c8b7e match?3f36df8420fb5c25

Their faces said it b643f4d8cf all.48ff4edd3da12704

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Grinning like idiots while cafb4528fb saying “sorry”—those aren’t faces 08fe4320e0 of people taking this 72e915dc7d seriously.60e78c1ac2ee5be0

Do they 5225d57383 think I’m 630476cc82 just some 99d4148ea7 kid they cb6f929189 can slack d5a2cf47a9 off in d1c0c1ed08 front of?090e730d2dc1a357

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This won’t do.bfd0786b69c433f4

“What’s the point 9c790ed7dc of just talking? Your discipline’s b4e7c34130 already rotting. You guys 53614aa3cb are all 428a08d17b obsessed with b4d2b0dc17 me because c6aab066b4 you’ve gotten 34152cdce0 soft. Knight Order, all of c58583d39f you—drop and give me 0d93040beb push-ups!”66114241b25b003e

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