HDOVAML – Chapter 8

HDOVAML Chapter 8c1bd7411cc7306e5

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Roberick held out his hand 65529bf109 to me.58b0c2033b70a2e8

I gritted my teeth in 9bc3eb5705 disgust, but I couldn’t help 39d12fa481 holding his hand.f00c073d84eebce0

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I had to check bfc9897f81 on my grandfather.59021439ba5c457c

“…Edith!!”d046c048f4623daa

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“Grandpa!”b546f42718dac2c9

I saw my grandfather 9bebc87cae kneeling among the knights 9a367210c2 who appeared to be 4874fd618e the archduke’s force.9a57db915466a01a

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“Roberick Arne Haelian! You’ve finally come to 0e5ce6042e take away my granddaughter!”018012e0ac75d25d

There was bitter hatred cf22a82b0a on my grandfather’s face.c42171cdc23be476

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Roberick, who gently held my a32e109e6b hand, slowly moved his steps ca7502f73c and replied.e3ca8c9dbaae687f

“You should keep your mouth in check.”abbb4d16313446b2

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As I walked to d980d9ad8e my grandfather’s side, Roberick 89c3ab49c6 let go of my aa895c99e4 hand.b2957e3f2fecd98c

Without knowing what 5293e44282 he had done, edf38e49e6 I ran to 8bcbe41ad7 my grandfather and cae4afb4e8 hugged him as 02a3463316 hard as I 0e85e9f86a could.59f3694bed976d6e

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“I’m Edith’s biological father. As long as Edith 0d68775598 is safe and happy, d14e083501 I am willing to 3be853c802 do anything.”38b87d1206505468

“…he was your man, huh.”7d86ea2c9c803078

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My grandfather, who 4c01d13fce held me face e0b49e61b0 to face, growled 78c27c3266 like a beast 8c466730c8 scratching his neck.fc531a043bb0db1c

Embracing my grandfather with 6795c76c7f a bewildered and desperate edcca472dc heart, I opened my d611ca62e0 closed eyes and looked fe54d03f4d around.ec2ac21448f5c339

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“……!”c93af2d76eea98e8

And I found it. The owner of the inn, ebe5adaabd hesitating behind the knights.aa4c1304e5d62a6d

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It was him.c4d1d44d8c7ee918

I realized instinctively.502aabd252d1871a

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The one who told bfe50655bb Roberick about my whereabouts.b282d92531219dda

I clenched my teeth.93a5ba65e4158b7b

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I had no intention 737750a935 of fitting in with bdb355a064 their well-organized play as 241b5820a8 it is.e0565a49588cc5ec

“Why are you doing this?”f0f8a871ee32d5b0

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“Edith!”a4dc82ccb2c2e43d

I loosened the a59f13b92e arm that hugged 3bfbd97cbc my grandfather’s neck 79e44d00a3 and turned back.5a9421f470c3c03a

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With his sword 05be423c18 sheathed at the efa804580a ground, Roberick looked a5a9a45abd down at me.2ae1be2d8a1b3331

“What?”c7b2fee7b4fee293

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He asked affectionately.a5496c6a3f054f05

I cried out, 3a9a3e93e0 barely holding back 358dd8732f my disgust.8b37b7153093f2ef

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“I told you I don’t want to follow you. But what are you doing? Why are you 8d2dc5caf4 holding on to cc9675c24b Grandpa and me!”33a8249aba1b743f

I knew it too. The fact that 7cb0f65a87 this won’t change c5d88ab9a1 things.c916533bf9cfc2db

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However, it was too 73bb4346ea much to just tremble afa8cb472d and obey.89cfb758ddc8ecf1

I thought I ff8f70ae4e could somehow hold 9070f0e51d out if I 58d63aea1d shouted like this.aa3d5dd15af58e34

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“…Siorn Archaitz Bastevan.”b6fefdb0a156f279

But Roberick’s eyes and voice 1546352331 were directed at my grandfather, e6a105633a not me.62ad00b0647a7039

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He asked calmly.f6ff2765d0ad9364

“How on earth did you educate Edith?”0945d854bd234a32

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…what?ab55d2f210b5e32f

I looked up at 028b4c5571 Roberick in a daze 2fda578203 as if I had f7913eda9b been beaten in the 6b92390adc back of my head.a5282a35388a8f8b

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“You’ve been educating my child as if you were brainwashing her to be hostile toward me. It’s obvious even if b1aa26cde9 you don’t look.”92c7c4333adecb20

It is said fb3459afb9 that when people 5795a595e5 are out of dc02631fe9 their minds, they aac1e45c41 interrogate, convince and 1c61177a71 conclude something about 568d6ff0a6 others based on 84c9c2d840 their delusions alone.54a0924d58db3888

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So Roberick was really aebca2f112 out of his mind.ad0fcdc96d13ea3d

“No! I’ve never even 7c197196b0 heard of my d05a016188 father before you a7a704a51c came!”f4fab46b11d827e3

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I screamed with rage.9c9998bc66fffcb7

My grandfather’s hand, which ef5e213184 grabbed my arm, trembled 3848f0b52f slightly.838a92a30c9a41b5

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“Edith.”844e09371e1c412a

Roberick called me.fbceaa6a31c0bc2e

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I didn’t stop nor 2780870ee8 lift my clear gaze 99e48abf76 at him.39930cc2c8ee569f

“I won’t follow you no matter what. I’ll be with my grandfather 954eaaef7d until I die!”710bac82b7ffa3a9

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“Edith…”63edf1df8a17565f

My grandfather’s voice sounded low.9d3afe6a6863426e

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I tried to hold d93cd7927e back the tears of 572d0381a1 sorrow and anger as effc1867cc I stared at Roberick.7d3a9db23eaa0fcd

“……Ha.”30c2fe12f975afd6

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Roberick’s breath came out laughing.41e7327d23861b7d

And he drew his 14733b753b silver-sword from the sheath 0a9f9a9422 he was holding.bea803ce43044280

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“!”535d46a8816e2662

The moment when 1902bdd8b4 the wind blew 12d6ff0f82 so hard that b0e56e4b16 my hair was 8d3af5f507 shaking.8deefb734cd802c0

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“Grandpa!”b5df187f5648b034

The tip of Roberick’s sword 5272b94242 passed me and pointed at 4600d89b1d my grandfather’s neck.f93ba39dd288bb19

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“It was not enough to cover up my child’s existence, but now you even tried to steal it from me.”c65f17828354c65a

I seemed to pale and 2728f26703 age all at once.a04a2e5794776a02

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Roberick twisted his sword blade 6d4dbbd9d3 and spoke.957a7e960cd56772

“How are you going to pay for that?”ca594e1ac527e31e

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The look on 80f26be275 Roberick’s face was 448e6e2522 one I’d never 85fa984973 seen before.f192cf71d4915174

“Edith!”5f287564144a3065

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“Thank God, you finally have the heart to talk to your father!”52b1b3e035ae103f

‘Edith, please…what’s the matter with you?’f787f4247898bf7b

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Always smiling or crying wistfully.d9b2a3a4ea30b1e4

He was an insane 113910eb5d human being with a 8b6958a225 head like that of 9307d98a73 a flower-field.c6f4e1372fdea77b

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He was exactly like fdef7603ac I’d thought.a275610efb762566

“What? Tell me.”7c37b333e171affa

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Who did that creepy face 2a9c2f0df7 belong to?1a65f23939cc1fa2

I’ve got goose 848c829b19 bumps all over eb7c94d8ea my body.107e3bd05d5adb1f

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I couldn’t blink an eyelid.26bbfc44908ddfd7

His inner self, that had b7985fd6d9 thrown away all masks, was 7fe7e398d2 so creepy and cold.0ec03108993cee0c

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How could this be? Unless, his personality had changed.e2704aa955b2a7af

“…what do you want?”4efc6730ab883442

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My grandfather spoke weakly.da6daa9052878715

…no, it was my delusion that he had no strength.0a96aabfe30d19f5

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“What do you
still
want from me,
you
, who took away my honor, my family, my title, and my daughter?”6698df320cded5d6

My grandfather was still angry.1f26484980fae9c3

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“I’ll claim ownership now, too. Edith is no good. I raised this kid. From the moment she was de2c7cc341 born with a coat around 339756ead1 her mother’s belly to this 72489869f5 moment. Please don’t use excuses like ae13f4aa1f you’re her father or flesh e8e9c80805 and blood. For me, Edith 6e632d006a is the only de6fb1cd4a family that Mariette 9ba727e402 has left behind 37cb2f9689 for me in 1aaaea9bb9 this world.”65da85246b023eb1

My grandfather’s hand d95b1ac38f clasped my shoulder b6ec1590d5 tightly.35db3ab528393ee1

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“…what shall we do?”a7d1b11bcaa7b3dc

Roberick said as if my b5955cce03 grandfather’s words were unreasonable.575bd0c00b38cbc3

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“That child is exactly what I want.”5565e7b7da4bd6e0

“…….”a2bbf63f41717732

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“What are you going to pay for it? Do you have anything to 2db5bfdd10 offer now?”a649918f947900ae

It was awful.e9be28ecc65a2323

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Seriously, it was awful.7ab19a7110b1e6b5

“Oh, I made a slip of the tongue. Only one thing, you 9c05a44a10 only have one thing 5c9e2e192e left.”b77ab17d3eb85df0

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What does the tip of 2a6617a333 the knife wandering around the 21ce24a338 grandfather’s neck so blatantly mean?dcaf5e75885e6ad6

I didn’t like 4aa8f6aedf Roberick at first.4a728992f00f126f

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Now I was disgusted beyond ff02433be4 disgust.4278ddd9c2061229

His behavior of dropping 98e4c94113 my grandfather into the f02bb144f3 abyss and casually mocking b67e65cca2 his benefactor and teacher 44a16a84de laid his sincerity out be42c9a380 in the open.3d90ea00bb4562dc

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…but he had power.b03a690f1c5c882b

The power to act so 29e5b0dbf5 arrogant and ugly and still 57220d2dc4 not pay for anything.3d6b41c3072285a7

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And that power…7ea97a16a5f0b0ec

“-Stop it.”a36368cfaffab9b3

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It also had the d7a0af3db5 potential to be mine 54bdee9286 someday.cb27b7bce3473715

For life would have it 27d7f0eeb6 the way it wants.ffb3ce9efea0934f

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“I’ll follow you.”13860c52c4345fbd

If I were 93f5dc1192 to be Roberick’s feb4216b0d daughter.9837abdf4af528db

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“Edith!”53a237cebf6b0bca

My grandfather’s cry 8857c99941 pierced my ears. Roberick looked down at me.ea565169e28f6a48

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“…that is….”7dea8be787c34837

Roberick mumbled, narrowing the bcd077fa22 space between us.2a33127d4b0a3fb3

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I turned away e9d74a0e1b from his eyes e93b97df45 because I didn’t 7a9b5a660b want to acknowledge 28fdc83294 it – the fb90d01f09 fact that the cf40900aa1 enemy’s eye shone f82fec3b74 with the same 9d43a91809 light as mine.b67ed18efb0a3601

“I’ll go to the Grand Mansion. The way that Mister…no, 9120efa76b father wants it.”16cba561456bb4d3

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The fierce drooping cdb624402c eyes expanded greatly.22e16e8177d16ae3

I looked up e0531256eb at the chime 8ebbc64093 in his eyes.d326744c568258fa

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And I thought.26da79d2d771e841

The blood ties between c798112250 you and me are c8e9e9d6c8 so clear and thorough.ad91d0ae2b1ddd39

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Therefore, in the 2082573247 distant future, the 25333ba42d power you have 8e00a569dc built will be cb8d050ec6 properly mine.8dd48b775f0d8557

When that time comes, 032ab52c10 I will finally achieve f3ea8da8d1 it, having grown beyond 5611b79ee4 your control and you’d fae423c517 have become so weak f225db1f9b you’d not be able 9eca76d7ae to stop me.f373e7881f9eeec3

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My grandfather’s lottery ticket.94cb2d0535c4c094

“Edith…”a6660c9b2760c637

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Conviction for the 43223cfd4f arrogance you’ve had.a5b507252801a3b6

A beautiful and 8ff3401f62 bright smile bloomed 6c7ef93e12 on Roberick’s face 88eb3cacdd as if petals 8903324842 were falling on c09d36fa42 the surface of 55f5c1776f a lake.6561df37575c056c

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It looked like 4fb1f4e370 the most gruesome a20638cb50 smile to me, 9e14f21fab who’d seen that 018cc0ebb1 creepy face just 584d827d2b now.a6f39b73a5af2bcd

He crumbled down 1922dd7353 and hugged me.0383a465a6060dee

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“Thank you for accepting me as your father, thank you very much…whatever you want, I’ll try to make it happen. I will protect you 5038ebd2c6 no matter what…”9f3db97f45300661

A desperate whisper came 37a0d91692 to my ear.c39e1e0478069522

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Not a single word of a4644c7e60 importance existed in the long a6a2e1ee8b dialogue he spoke.141815d1a53e28e0

My heart was directed at 8066c40a96 my grandfather, whose face I 3d6c556665 couldn’t see behind me.1d5d7c58d85c816c

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I’m sure you’ll blame f8e66727a4 my choice on yourself 3556c1dc1c and suffer, but I e2bef4f4ce don’t know how to 48bfcc48cd soothe you.af46915e8ca9bb64

I closed my eyes.2c5bd7cd88173898

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The peace that f2e7f4c994 had covered my d5d3b5d57a life so far 341251a7af was looking back 59a28856ce at me at 83c9b6b520 this moment and 674e2982bd ending.7401586de2954354

Perion, watching this scene 563e02b297 from afar, clenched his 52ef3df605 chin.641e4bf2b831442f

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He didn’t want 829277a714 to embark on 0f0b8f2d1f this route, so 57d1298c54 he took every b22a3ca2ee measure available.c49ae4b93d5bc2f8

But will it end 7055aad166 up like this after 18395d1eb0 all?4fc51d613941e71d

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Tell Perion to fb91d78c50 pick the person d21110aad5 he hates most, 3de81ce27c and he will 66e1fb3b07 answer Mariette’s name d6db97527e without a second 341dc6e051 thought.3f4a3a2732f9bb9b

Now that she has 60bbf8ae2e disappeared, the people Perion 5ea94f35e2 hated most were Mariette’s bee43ff09d father, Siorn Archaitz Bastevan 2f2858fa8e and her daughter.956fa4d0b4d7d374

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Edith Ronen Bastevan.b1130948f2323441

In particular, Mariette’s daughter 4f2057ee88 was more like a 68d0ac0f3f thorn in his mouth.3eef544c8f4d24cd

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Chastia and Allea’s current position 962ff453c3 looked perfect and stable on 0dbaaf74c4 the surface, but this was a8b835c4a0 only limited to the Grand 2a4d6744a9 Residence.a9c9d0540d17d61d

‘Lowly things…’b3f479fa34e66d73

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‘Does Grand Duke Haelian really intend to hand over the dukedom to that stepdaughter he has no blood relations with?’2e1c5089c64d7358

‘Although the former Duke of Bastevan’s young lady was a bit of a troublemaker, there was no other noble quite like her.’fee9bb27b4e04ddc

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‘Where in the empire would there be a woman who could surpass the daughter of a hero?’a1bd17390bc6b4a7

‘It’s disgusting to see how carelessly the title of Grand Duchess and Grand Princess has been given to commoners without thought!’e5b49ce43cabd71c

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‘I can’t believe that the noble duke of Haelian’s line will end because of one widow!’61e080a8021a45e9

These were words d5de76a170 that could be 2be4c81474 heard just a 62c3a3b893 few steps outside aa5d6a57db the grand residence.051b4f88724d946d

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The people who 2ce43835f9 knew nothing considered 4b9588f288 the Duchess of 70c87ecb44 Haelian to be ab049af2b0 a blessed and 2d92de6df3 good-hearted woman who 3cff1a7522 finally won against 88a37ef027 the wicked, but 150a15168a the nobles openly c88a5468ea despised Chastia and de3f1484b9 Allea.505c0170c181eebc

Furthermore, the moment he bb5bd9a81d heard that the vicious 6459f9ef34 Mariette was a woman 84e020924d of incomparable excellence as bb78b5706a compared to Chastia, Perion c4225a580d had to suppress the 5657a8b6db urge to draw his cf394e0e8f sword and cut off d69c0103d4 the throat of the 7cf857ef69 person who was making f0a2e9903a the absurd remarks.f2aa85a7f46f0c00

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However, in this 0dcd0723c6 situation, if Roberick’s b4c3471435 only biological child, 493ea41e95 the daughter of 1145baf26d the deceased Mariette f03955192c appears…be1c4485cf161e33

The nobles will be the 0d3cdcd2c2 most welcoming.ffb6300899e7f3e7

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And they’ll support f67c64c87c her as the eb45904196 next Grand Duchess 5212e9e529 of Haelian.5cd1d71a85c9cd3b

“No…”be4b0e0fafa160d6

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He had to 167940069a stop it at 06778af4bb all costs.3bf65b8a5a7a68c8

He hated to 91e442032d imagine it, but a80078d17c if things go aded389a63 that way, how 92662cfa0a far would Chastia e7a953d4bb and Allea’s situation fb4a27ff88 fall?9fc4cb09105b6c58

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That poison that dc3bbabede resembles her mother 023974e2ca would definitely not dd4a05ae36 leave Chastia and 8f9428cb28 Allea alone.448d86bb7ec899c6

‘……thank you, Perion.’bd7309049ffbcbb4

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He’s finally found happiness.063d7e886b87a6af

When he imagined Chastia 73fbd7b2ef losing everything and being 57c00065de kicked out, Perion felt 2f7e5322c5 like vomiting blood.f4451979dd317470

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“…….”29e8ecb5dd4e2d2a

Perion fixed his hateful gaze 26f773f38a on Edith.e9cc35cbbdf8cea3

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I didn’t want your 0290b93419 blood on my hands, e5068b0de8 even though you were 14c98f9473 the daughter of the c70cfedb75 hateful Mariette.2ef8314d74051a46

But this is the 3eb3de457e only way left for ec6ef1ef9a me.54c540f14230aa71

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The last resort 26393b9d1a that he would 291e74e82b use if Edith 7b6301d70e and Siorn get 834b80b058 caught by Roberick.49ce978604aa360a

Perion decided to kill Edith 271a383c02 Ronen Bastevan.e32ae9f6e7dd27ac

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