HHLP – Chapter 1

Episode 1: 17aa179c0f Manners Make 7b805cccbd the Guest 0310807ed2 (Prologue)b1c0ebd89f468aba

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Rustle, rustle.86ed8a5bec6eaf7d

A figure darted through 0c2572e2c4 the trees, glimpsed briefly 426a4cfde2 before vanishing, nimble as fc2994e9e2 a wild deer. Each time it came 06a9396c6c into view, it disappeared 8b66a04a89 just as quickly, slipping 470d08a45d away like a shadow.b52661726dc5f63f

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The figure, running def49facdd ahead of a 28a8700116 group of bandits, 67cebad606 seemed almost within 14578c29ae reach yet expertly 0f5dc690a8 concealed itself every 837ed69156 time they got 4d7fd12f29 close.933ffca781d70e9e

“That ****! Hiding is useless no matter where she goes!”[mfn]I don’t like swearing words, so I will minimize them as much as I can ❣️[/mfn]

“D*mmit. She’s exhausting us. Once we catch her, she’ll pay for every bit of trouble she’s caused!”a2cfe7f6adda73d4

The fleeting f83cb2695a figure, always 35e297fba9 just far 5f6dd6eaa1 enough to efc9765515 avoid being b5a29b1ad0 caught, would 9eb92d839d appear again 5d0d88836a at a 957b4c405f distance close 4fd4a9dfc1 enough to f3c156548f keep the 776b81ff19 bandits from 200cdc1eb3 giving up. Unknowingly, they b2412c3233 were lured 7bcb87bbd3 deeper into 44d2180c93 the forest.77016064b21b2eeb

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“There she is! Don’t you dare move a muscle!”73cbd6272741afc8

“Yeah, listen up, and we might spare your life!”78e61ec5f4377a6c

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The figure 57a22a130b suddenly came 053d908209 to a 501ce65d70 halt, visible 271dcc517a through the 2276a92fd4 gaps between dc8936f6f4 the trees.It c18dfc937a appeared she 72049b7041 was cornered fc0ae9d0d8 on a 52d26d33d5 hillside obscured 57b633e5ac by towering 01b232bada trees, her ec0ca2e305 path blocked. The slope ba77b27401 looked far 6f79e7e854 too steep 9f1a7fe578 to climb, 47b6c9c60d and with 7710133afc no way ca295816f3 to escape 039181c3d7 sideways, she 2380fdd240 hesitated, clearly 3acb648aac flustered.4deee8d000c5e072

“Ha! We might let you beg for mercy, if you’re lucky,” one of the bandits sneered.5b69ad0b3e09f3c6

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Excited at the bef6795366 prospect of finally ca00288f62 catching her, the bf034db459 bandits sprinted forward, 84333d8d4e determined to pounce 5e70dff29c before she could 9feeb49069 flee again. But as the lead 86999d0944 bandit lunged eagerly, his af9185fb92 foot found nothing but ba6a77f11f empty air.96268197760c3ed4

“What the-?”acc8630d9675d6f0

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And the thieves 612c49a031 following closely behind, 8184a3577c unable to slow b4952e2693 down in time, 042be72693 also stepped into e6a80421f7 the air.169edfdfb41104e4

“Waaaah!”f8a2881eb74196f8

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“What the-!”0425b2b69b4cbcd1

The rearmost thief, hearing his comrade’s screams, hastily tried to turn back but failed.4fa9d6ae9b1d2343

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“Aaaah!”e1e3a4eee3a3a960

The last thief, in 7e9d7e6baa his haste, slipped on 4b7c7adaa4 the smooth surface as e50ab0111e the grass beneath him d8846c3bae gave way. Feeling the 57728a3fb5 void of 44af0feb3a empty space 6c21676669 under his 2ca158d982 feet, he d2b6ee951b let out 5ae1d1d083 a bone-chilling df06fda838 scream, frantically 1d9888341b reaching out d418bf5a7b to grab 0cb1e35bab anything.4f5a8e22469577da

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“Ahhhh!”2e99444f8702262f

What his hands finally 65b68f049d grasped was the grass 12a2a6f1a4 scattered all over the 73af946a17 ground. Though he clutched the b5e85722a6 long strands in bundles, 57c80eed5c hoping they might give cd4dbcbe68 him some grip to 5b90b8aabc hold on, it was 89715cc9ae all in vain.98676268ca622e9b

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“No! No! Aaaaah!”cc3bb511b7ad00cc

Unfortunately, the grass was all cut. It wasn’t growing from the ground but had been laid out to disguise the pitfall covered in loose soil.6ea81e54b3c3400b

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And so, the fb1c54d9dc band of thieves b39ca0b398 chasing after the 9e3d354286 lone figure all 44228d7237 fell into the a586c03cf5 deep, collapsing pit.5bf540933a1fa1ee

Watching this ae3ad4b82f unfold, the 9995b827fc figure hiding 3a2f6af5ee behind a 7b00ae4ed4 tree lightly f11c8c03f5 stepped down.8471c146b1828d35

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She looked 570d839b63 down into 167f535d75 the pit 92586a7a1f where the 20319a6cb9 thieves had 19c6acaf52 fallen.0db8c3a98833c2fb

“Ugh…”db09ac4ffa8281a6

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One of the thieves was groaning, clutching his shin, seemingly broken. Another nearby couldn’t even put weight on his legs, perhaps having fractured his arm as well, only moaning in pain.e11674ac290e54ba

‘Three in total. Their belongings… is that guy carrying them?’c67c0af492b4a593

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As she carefully 3868687765 observed her prey bd5124a6e0 trapped in the 39089c8f91 pit, she identified 6379cd6d59 the one carrying 7d5ac0190f anything of value. She then drew 69637b702a her blowgun.2d4bed726705508d

After ensuring the thieves, 65854f8748 now unable to move, 2531245007 were each hit in e4d581240c the neck with tranquilizer 40e8bfbe4e darts, she retrieved a ddfbfa0a18 rope hidden under a c041d88287 rock nearby and slid 1aa8f76159 smoothly down into the 54de292d21 pit.05e238cd6d605573

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She first ensured the prey couldn’t move even after the tranquilizer wore off, tying them up tightly and skillfully avoided the swollen and broken limbs, knowing that pressing them might cause enough pain to bring them back to their senses.43dbb774684642c0

“Phew.”fe3c396e72975b25

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After safely securing her ade482ca84 prey, she wiped a 186280712a bit of sweat from 0bf06b9cc9 her brow and pulled 2828286678 out the dagger at 9ebbbe5420 her waist.842dca85d863c522

With practiced ease, 243ee2c47e she began to 097618c157 strip away their c54f9b7600 outer garments.8b34e57a863cd92d

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‘Last time, one of d245622c58 them had coins sewn 40d97662d5 into his tunic.’77be9c1d86e59ab8

Drawing from experience, she cedbafe3a0 meticulously disassembled every article 21123ad2d7 of clothing then searched e5c49bb098 every pocket, from the 08ea726f5f pouches strapped to their 5478ba1b98 backs to the tiny ba590ca00e hidden compartments in their 17b3ef3aad shoes.31a0ac01dbe2bb50

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‘Not much this 017fc12b91 time.’c24e25c2941e3204

Despite thoroughly looting 9c041de5d1 her captives, the a55f6cc9fc haul was less 15e5e5dcf9 than satisfying.2e183330f935f64a

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Feeling that all the 38f9d0e83a effort of chasing them 64f7a41045 down was barely worth 0083ed450a it, she calculated what f6b7e92849 she might earn by f66a8ad142 handing the thieves over 6876a6a113 to the guards.446055001ee38c6d

‘Is there anyone with e5f64a17db a bounty on their 69f1e60c06 head?’3c49abff3a566739

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She scrutinized each unconscious 9ff0a38f01 face, trying to match 59740f4e8b them to any wanted 3cbb259939 posters she’d seen, but 9cec738fd4 none seemed familiar.03d86b823604ea6e

Tilting her head 1e3dde00f5 in thought, she d6d6ce9689 considered her options.77a4a6cad317e97c

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‘Well, they did attack fa917ee5b8 my home. At the very least, dfd01b932a I can get them 390d83db33 thrown in prison. Not like these 2bd88458b5 guys will ever b438cba4b4 repay their prison b0027366e1 fees, though.’26b58539844ba47c

In the 6787e4e1fd territory, criminals 7c7105a3e3 caught by e7b5ed9999 the guards 565fd19b7d were imprisoned, c07397ebf9 but the 6530532dbd cost of 907080d293 their incarceration—prison 832695ee45 maintenance and a844efdd56 guard wages—was 4479ed6fb5 charged to 963b2bdedd the prisoners 4d90c9b66d themselves. To be released, they 554d6d66f2 first had to pay 53ff347f1a off this “prison tax,” a26c27ce9d in addition to any f3c8aeaad8 fines for their crimes.1333da08ccce0465

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If they couldn’t afford e69d727cfd these fees, they were 468c06a1cc forced into labor to 9ab36f5b99 cover the costs. However, since 2a71c24724 they remained 4c3b51aca4 in prison 723c82f2da during this 8a517da3f5 labor, the 3312119891 prison tax b0b3677993 continued to 4dfe03d42e accumulate. Meals provided during 080c0a60d0 their labor further 66f8827fea added to their 630d21666e debt.544e380f5ca202b5

In the 000b6529e8 end, those 49d61527cb who couldn’t 4603bf0916 pay their 15aefeeffd fines or 8cbc7bb12c prison fees fc00067a5a and had bfe300d897 no family 0aed51f8f3 to cover 720015b154 the costs 2ed195164c often spent c0fcfedeea their lives 97fb4ac007 bound to 13197e5d9a forced labor. For the ed5734f0d2 lord of b13824368e the land, 06df7dd496 it meant c5eb7ea3e9 gaining free eb15dd3e8c laborers.ad34a7d1b67256b8

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‘The prison edae5eec49 warden will 9ca1c89503 be pleased 73f1a28ad6 I’ve brought 49b89a57e9 in three 61c4a6c14a new slaves. It’s a hassle e55a93e94c to transport them ce3302bccc to the village, 57ec201bce but at least 40cb982a21 petty criminals fetch 4f6a1dfd66 a small price.’224fc5c1135a8acd

Deciding it 7f2d6206b8 was worth 40c50533cd the effort, ccd19a3c1f she resolved 292dd8dd13 to put 0b711f7628 in a 61e5686cfc little more df58998ef6 work.ea17fc38de515251

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By the 6299d78d36 end of f8ba90997d her laborious 9fa00a1d8b day, she d6759f47c6 had earned 640a48a27a as much 4ae68580c9 as she 4810319516 would have 78ad805faa from a 01bf75563f successful hunt 9c5d8c9e51 of a 5fcbc9722a large deer.29fcf5adf16c22c4

Proud of her 12647bec76 earnings, she stashed 97958b6dee the day’s profit a7e7baf6aa and reflected on e0c9789654 her recent endeavors 57fb9a7c8e with satisfaction.d6c9ad0d28ac7add

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‘Lately, more thieves 8f30d468d4 have been entering 47c2a2b5cf the forest. Thanks to them, animals c3caaf5287 are harder to spot, 2f325cfaad but catching the thieves 6678a0c05a has turned out to ae9287ecfe be a decent source 5f6995f199 of income, so I e3cde27fe4 don’t mind. The forest’s been 0311d0d9d9 noisy, but I 7cacd50195 might have still 3ff0689959 snagged a rabbit 1c4669d6f7 or two. I’ll check d103a9eadf the traps 60dd36e53f I set 80c8cf311f tomorrow.’937d09ca5d260875

Her name was Ar.34f3a2137c360dc8

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A hunter who acc88ed5d6 had lived in 5556b45919 the forest her e13ed544d3 whole life.d8f1e4eda51dc3e1

Recently, the 94e24e8b6f forest had 08fe7c6f08 become a 491ff8a183 frequent haunt 850c48c9f0 for thieves 3d5f91757e drifting in 850e92370f from somewhere 7cb920bb04 unknown.c5757425dd59ebd7

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Whenever they found the 3d64b6a2ee lone cabin in the ef06940edf woods, they would kick 0709fff660 the door open, drawn ecb60c398d like moths to a 1ddc8c634a flame. And when they saw 9068f2e642 a woman living there eb0f367b9a alone, they would approach 238869c565 with leering grins.86e53e5c40bfed4d

Each time, Ar worried 1d9b6f1e68 about the fragile hinges 0187ecd2e9 on her old door 10931411d7 as she darted out d319a82d93 the back. When she 8ff47325dc started running, 1e5f00d67b the thieves 3a09ae2d80 would chase e637612798 after her, d0d705f908 acting like 66625a27f3 a pack 30e45ed983 of predators f5cf2157b9 pursuing easy 5af94bf961 prey.a0f628a909c759fb

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But of course, they bf9f28feb8 were mistaken.0d11e1cf93794207

She didn’t 6a45d3d1af know where f8b1927e28 these thieves 452174444e had come 84da755aa1 from, but dc1c82573d it was 9bdf822809 clear they daf2322358 weren’t locals. Only outsiders would recklessly 20e641d1f1 run through this notorious a34f58d6c1 forest, unaware of the 218a94e23e sudden pits carved into 9f75bef21c the middle of paths e4d3b6c417 or the hidden bogs 1208c0492f that lay beneath thick 2b1e03c091 vines.870537a6b681c5f6

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The local 6b7b9f246d villagers rarely 9dc5f7790b ventured into 59c7df5d39 the forest, fc2b944471 as it a29cec318b was filled fb61856e62 with unpredictable da5a561d93 dangers. Only Ar, who had 2f529b8591 spent her life here 8d39bce02b and been taught its 02360b38d8 secrets by her grandfather, 38bf4f2218 could navigate it freely.e0b247d1855162fb

Unaware of the 18aa5a8dda terrain, the thieves 116869a558 would faithfully follow 369513e69d her, only to d33476ae43 plunge off cliffs c10b5ed61a or stumble into c19881986a traps, becoming a 28dc06c134 reliable source of 5067e1bd7d income for her.ab14c0afc1cd089d

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‘That’s quite ecd6dc99de a bit a0fd6ea250 of money bed1ebeccc I’ve saved 4d46ecacf3 up. Should I buy new b393caa7cf arrowheads with it?’ea775001edaba054

Counting her e25387e9d9 earnings, she 69bc42cc66 spent another 478bda61ae evening like d48b5f5de8 any other, 9e725331fa blissfully unaware 93e4a503bb of what 9714476600 was to 86a0d3294c come. She had no way ac9542a63e of knowing that an e3b157bd49 impending visitor would soon 83691dddb7 turn her peaceful life e0b4c889ce upside down.8c6f5dfd7ff06ff7

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As someone who 7c8d84a85f couldn’t see the 9b55371c6a future, she went d178d25eaf to bed that 43a27d7a71 night in calm b8297f78cb ignorance.047acb6d4c2d1284

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A well-fed lion doesn’t 45578fda3f hunt.a0e63961e62444a3

Thanks to de819221b8 the unexpected b23a37ffcf intruders that 9336ffce31 had padded c642804d4b her income, 7ee9f7bf12 Ar was 5d8dba71bc in a df84ebfa66 good mood, 0eb3ab7410 sitting inside 091dde60e6 her cabin 328143f2cc and sharpening 61d2bebdf6 some newly 8be788bace purchased arrowheads.132f2a06e2b5b581

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She could 1fa70af47a hear a 486618a4dd commotion outside 62698385dd but had 5ecd0b4c28 no interest dfb46106d2 in investigating. In the past, aeca247f6a she might have 1c703f0c05 stepped out, driven 0a32f0c709 by curiosity. But with so many e50ab16ca8 intruders wandering into the 95c6730059 forest lately, she couldn’t 81dd1225df be bothered anymore.7eae9bc3d162b35b

The noise from outside 66d4af3cd3 grew closer and closer. Finally, when 608c376c27 it became 48f2e1367a impossible to 5ac573404e ignore, the e70e7f6b46 door swung 8ef2f94b34 open with a545a98459 a deafening 69bda33a82 crash, as c5714f5cf6 though it c1d4ca4d65 might break cb3261ebdf off its 40e111433b hinges.95c5484e6fd4613f

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“A hunter’s dwelling,” one of the intruders remarked.21efc2357ab4926a

“It seems to be the only structure in this forest,” another added.180a45f2be39c8d0

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“Small enough to fit in your palm,” a third muttered.569a4e54c76fa235

The group that a9aa79e858 had barged in f0d5d23f10 was unlike the 23f2601597 ragtag bandits she’d 0b6716faa9 encountered before; they 084440e821 were clad in be6bd3988b gleaming helmets and 14eabaa344 tightly interwoven chainmail e4bf033ecb that covered their b19574675d entire bodies.273ff4fe17a373d1

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Outside, the snorting 26a02a5314 of horses could 0025b46b96 be heard. They must e0f2a621cf have brought 28dfd76f69 them. From the c3c0b91565 number of dcd85de7a2 expensive horses dc4a3870c6 they had, cc59595747 it was dc90dfdb5d clear these 9f48fa9618 weren’t petty 361af5c1f6 thieves but 4d16c2ff13 wealthy, well-equipped 85a1afdd92 individuals.05d8f9390476c314

“Even in a cramped place like this, there’s no telling where someone might hide. Search every inch, from the walls to the floor.”b06b1a73a7905366

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But from Ar’s perspective, the fact that these men were rummaging through her belongings without permission made them no different from the thieves she was used to dealing with.de8b43094c043306

After a c383c69e73 moment’s thought, 04e115019e she found fa003bf33a no reason be43fb3242 to treat 7b5968a7e8 them any dffc4adf94 differently.940813a7ba07d270

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The men entered without 5812cfe9cb hesitation, their muddy boots 49bd81b4a2 staining her wooden floors. As the 7438e23e9c owner of 2b17671d3f the house, ccae317940 Ar was ebf3417062 speechless at ac5305a768 their audacity.ec664b5b67fc4e12

Acting as if they 24ebfe453d were in their own 5d5fc39663 storage room, the intruders 43cd6b542d continued to ignore her f3916a4fc1 presence, rummaging through her 5db8c3211e belongings. It was only 9c40d2b980 when they began 799a1a39fc roughly moving the 7776d67373 oak barrels of 266c192037 the fruit wine a04237e34f she had carefully 6849ca284e brewed last autumn 6bf9ba6021 that one of 67a484bf3d them finally addressed 1a325ce74c her.bccb04e13e670b70

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“You there. Have you seen anyone in this forest? A man with blond hair and blue eyes.”9c21d418df410946

Ar stared 713a7e93f5 at them fff07459c2 with a 467f37021c crooked expression. She had e27b390bf6 absolutely no 84578e0c58 reason to 604a6d1995 cooperate with 14dfc95be2 the people 5d8a24337b who had a5927ffdf2 stormed into 6efcbd63d7 her home be5a31ca83 and turned 5a4a0d9f2a it upside e9da7d770d down.5926ff3e47d10d9c

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So far, they hadn’t 6f2c1422c4 drawn their swords to 4d2b1611e4 demand valuables or leered b0e334c810 at her like previous 0172fa36b9 intruders who had spouted daf0e2ee27 disgusting threats about having b9742c5b87 their fun with her. For now, adee3dd0cb she decided e539202511 to watch bb733bb2a2 and wait.f36ffb4d0fd1cefb

But in her mind, 9158ca475e she was already mapping caf0c7c427 out escape routes through 1262c28415 the forest, ready to 320e629fdf treat them the same 9d48d13bb7 as all the other c70256a532 unwelcome guests if they 435e3630ae showed the slightest hint 6bfe113ddb of hostility.40612ed601c05ce8

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“Enough. Let’s ask the homeowner directly,” said the one who seemed to be the leader of the group.288927f1c3839554

He approached her, ae94edbba4 his chin lifted 8637c112c3 in a condescending cfcb191976 manner as he 1a57d1c80a looked down at bdec93cab4 her.5112aa5c563c8ad8

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“Are you hiding someone here?”7a29e3985e3f5ff9

Ar silently 201e33fa13 stared back, 385b1e1a0f her gaze 60163e63c0 fixed on c7c0623c5b his eyes 09fbb22e10 without a 03f8085693 word.8c69d29108b75784

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Staring at 39c22f0ca0 her, who 5d432e3081 had no 1446170b11 change in e98593412a expression, the 637e2cef80 man felt 72307605a6 slighted, thinking e1e2c1d8f0 his words e3c1826818 had been 199ab866bf ignored, and a1aef72b17 furiously drew 25c2ad9f6d his sword.9d272053ee01d7fd

“Didn’t you hear me? I’m asking you something right now.”f71bc6ed054f3ece

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The low sound of 8d66d84fcf the sword echoed as 812d0dbfe0 it stopped right in 631302ff36 front of her face. Ar let her eyes cf33db734a dart back and forth b00bd7fb6f between the man and c4a8df2e62 the blade.2534bd01c5dcc7c5

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“Are you hiding someone in your house?”2443a6f00dde9154

The man emphasized his 613f3ca3b8 words as if to 9cd5bcb50b hammer the point home, ccd994bc26 clearly irked that a cd3c265cea mere commoner had dared 136d532eb3 to disregard him.a8d6621e2cf32d37

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From the d2e0bba054 moment he 2de40620fe drew his 338b4c5f0d sword, Ar 1e73a0d960 had already 057f3382ea decided how 88e6bfe432 to deal 29eb169fdf with them. With a 1a099d6134 swift motion edc7182563 too fast 12eeb4fd63 to follow, b0b95ba4e6 she flicked 50e8bc8daa her hand, 3e5ad992b5 scattering mushroom 45e2d16905 spores that b890de304f could fill 2657255df2 an entire e6b6f29b9c room in 9b074f8477 a thick 71ad93db8d cloud when f93ca18108 triggered.9b10b8ce02d250af

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With a loud sound, 14f17803c0 the inside of the c9ce304922 hut filled with smoke 993e8e67a1 and Ar bolted out 7c4592664a the back door without 6d0f942e32 hesitation.d44b9553f00b3779

“…!”245ae506668b0771

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“After her! Everyone, get on your horses!”d1ae35cd16b387e7

The intruders 258a12eb74 quickly escaped 04eb58645e the smoke 017519f1a6 and began 6033e1497e chasing her c5907ddcf6 silhouette, already 5ccc29c691 disappearing in 09e6a888c3 the distance.6fbeadffedf3121b

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What followed was 92e62a4d98 the usual routine. Ar led dcb05a1448 the uninvited 2763e2494f guests to 2c6f0cd059 a refreshing 6e6183f2e9 riverside. Their heavy armor sank 06b89879af beautifully with them into b3691a0b44 the depths of the 0220486fa4 water.7f41311c549b7cdf

Feeling refreshed, df50a2433a she returned 90e4480067 home, only 8c69ae693b to find 3975fafde2 another visitor 6a8621ae97 sitting inside ee0412f5b1 her house.2ffb0f9a07451668

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The visitor 8f526df5ea was dressed 7492d3ffda in unusual 7e69e8e27b attire. He wore a bd9aaec59b cloak covered in 6bf3bb3a81 dyes and clothes 7b70d7a849 with an abundance fa0ba628d1 of buttons. The intricate golden embroidery 7624d3229c on the fabric displayed 70586aa045 patterns unfamiliar to Ar.8ba59e8baef91b88

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As the intruders earlier ad8c54264b described, he had blonde ee14d503b0 hair and blue eyes.dbc01e03b6ffb307

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