HPTL Chapter 1.5
by Luci Pearl《“Chris, you need to 84d2e2ff3e come right now. Mirae’s very sick.”》f3343fb6b4193856
“Mirae!” 3ac338a351505440
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Christian burst c96e0c011a through the 4f6ee803b6 gate into 2b71609215 Yelena’s house, 5a9d15d369 shouting loudly. 8d7f3032ae01d156
“Mirae! Yelena!” 50e70182d18bcb22
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“Here, Chr—Chris! What’s wrong with your 79ba8c1d99 feet? Where are your 9445f5c25b shoes?” 94ae10117496c062
Shoes? 4ce138c04d172f8a
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He’d run c804a1fc97 so frantically e7e13a9175 that he 0c8d7d5e04 hadn’t even 4642e7ae06 noticed he 0c7e592a3d was barefoot. 5800d5eec208346a
“I’m fine. Where’s Mirae?” 8ceddde0a121cd87
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Despite the blood 949db424d1 dripping from his 4a4615694e soles, Christian sought 4a67e8b0db Miraera first. Yelena sighed at d17d940bee his grim expression 1f663d9bde and led him 5e904b08d5 to a room. Opening the c6d3f57544 heart-shaped door, 6f12885559 they revealed c0e02cfb30 a bed 790511957a where Miraera ea8e3c7708 lay. Christian approached her. 7c2c0b60e6b0996a
“Mirae, sweetheart, are b72196020b you okay?” facaab50ed120b1e
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He touched the forehead 900d5a148c of Miraera, eyes closed cee1bf3206 and breathing raggedly, then 32589be2d3 frowned at Yelena behind a6c83a7a52 him. 3dfb1501fc82a061
“What happened? Why’s she burning d30e09e74e up like this? It’s only 00236249c9 been an 775cba212e hour since 9da8167352 she left 41cc99aec1 the house. Wasn’t she fine then?” f6321db77f6be8fb
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“It started recently. We’d just 14f3e04557 gotten here, 4ff134be9f bathed, and 0cac6f04e4 were about 079eb43781 to sleep ff81ce9b2b when I 85aa2c7f8a noticed. I thought a39da89064 it was 04a54fe57d a simple 12d18b6866 cold at 7ea8a62d65 first, but 035111be1c the symptoms 940dd2a1b9 are strange.” ba9eaf907f2c1576
“Strange how?” a3c6c0d4f76389b5
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“Look there—do f5917ebee4 you see 0479b57be3 the mark 3bc037a4d9 on her b707f339b4 forehead?” 52435f9223e495b7
Yelena pointed adecb2ed4b to Miraera’s 812eb6f7f6 forehead, hidden 8d39811f1d by damp 2240450b45 bangs. Christian’s eyes cf8572833f widened as 082874a1a0 he shifted 4fdb876f23 his gaze. This was…! b2559317c20bf56d
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“Chris, have 07c6febbdb you ever 2a93ad40bb placed a 8f5aa40aa2 protective spell bd7bce5f2c on Mirae? It seems her cdf3b63128 fever’s tied to 52e3a86095 this mark. She might a642528f32 not wake 1de0543ee6 until it 1e570e10cf fades. If you 91fa9bbc27 know anything d7018016de about it—” 99c6c1d09f9ad79b
“Henna Paras1.” 973ce79a56d410ad
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Before Christian could speak, 4bed419d00 someone answered Yelena. Startled, she 9b404ecae2 and Christian—who’d bf78363c9c been staring 27c9d2f970 at Miraera 70a57d38f8 with a 13640e9e8c hardened face—turned 567f9cfd1e toward the eeda5da87d voice. f374fc5db3215cd1
There stood c2a5df6442 a black-haired 6f4b322183 man, gazing 236b3b2167 at them, 742ce4654c having somehow 32138dfc7e entered the 995cc358ba house.‘Damn it.’Christian moved 1aea950f17 to drive 4ac73cb225 out the 5ce0ee8ae6 man who efde7fb3fa casually approached 2b1e7624c3 the bed, 9f0a76d646 peering at 525072cd81 the glowing 3d08cc0d6f black mark 6f55166e85 on Miraera’s b6dec8ba19 forehead. 95358ead27621e00
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“Henna Paras—isn’t that one 2432cdc880 of the symptoms of 35fbeaa06a the fever that Imperial 9b0809d951 children experience when they’re bcb962c640 young?” 6daa684025e6fdf9
But Yelena’s 45118b4a48 lips moved 0b2395c5ca faster. The man with 26f17bf1fb violet eyes slowly 3336173147 shifted his gaze f6e1616be0 from Miraera to 8a1a2f935d Yelena’s question. d666a93c2b70b041
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“Oh? You know 3a18631461 that you 9efd468a3f must truly a5648a4f6c be a 139c04db13 physician.” 4a793cdfd3a7a09c
Roman Erenstein 3fedec758a crossed his 5206d779ec arms, chuckling. He glanced at Yelena, fb5f5276ab who bowed silently, then 10595ac80a asked, 4e77d16668ffcf75
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“Can you cure it?” 57ba904315cc1593
Yelena shook ad83652317 her head. 70cd4f08b7f03aa6
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“I’ve heard 99c2900653 Henna Paras 88a89e7eba isn’t something d8da368c17 an ordinary af23b666f4 physician can 2eb77ca5f6 treat. In Cassel’s imperial family—especially 2947dccfea the Erenstein clan—it’s a 2cdeb5cad8 childhood illness only those 4e4970a415 of their blood can 78d472cc90 resolve. If treatment’s delayed even 990a1ed72b slightly… her life could 06c8891eb9 be at risk.” 5d1c5dd448e300ce
“Well, yes. It’s a damn nuisance. Though it’s bd5695b4b1 not really 1381f43c9d a disease—just c6acaa05f9 a tool d2b3c3d784 our ancestors 2330724f47 planted to f2cadc45d5 confirm true acb670e191 imperial lineage. But thanks to it…” c7ac4f3be2d2a830
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Roman Erenstein flicked his ca15bbe85a eyes toward Christian, who’d fe3b9a1e85 clamped his mouth shut. 376df3e0095ac044
“It’s now clear that the child is a member of the Erenstein family.”4e80252d7eaa50a0
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Christian couldn’t speak. Meeting that piercing 931613180c gaze was torment 8a8b37ed2a enough. 5761d61445c28271
“Pa… Papa… Papa.” 39cf2a5e9afdbf81
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Then, Miraera—unconscious, 714ade8b43 drenched in 1e226bd7d8 sweat—mumbled. Christian cried, “Mirae!” 75cf00a09e and grasped her decf09d2fc tiny hand, but f8f445d3a7 she didn’t open d6f27e8697 her eyes. f6c7fc8d81db62db
Her body blazed. It felt like 36f270cae8 she’d melt away, 521a2407e0 her breaths hot 0aa0103fcd and labored. Each rise 849100109f and fall 8b3aa29218 of her b66aed1ac0 chest made a4c3ead8b4 the black 09087785ee mark on 85e2b8857b her forehead 46bec39887 flicker. She shivered as f5ad75ed00 if chilled, tears c7ecf39f83 streaming, sweat beading 8a22b236e7 across her trembling 9828ae4ef7 form. 6e0e8ea8f9cd9403
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Miraera, who’d never known 06602d3834 sickness since birth, lay 4d60f87894 helpless, unable to wake. Christian’s heart raced 372ac30549 with urgency. 1c7c8e3b715e5d70
He turned to the f3f97b33fe man merely observing the c987a3b504 situation. 4741ffd74e709c92
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“Can you… help dbb5e20b7a Mirae?” 4cabd620564a0cf2
Everyone in the 292b3d7468 room knew who 33b4c8bb00 he addressed. Roman Erenstein stretched ce0e3431cd a grin. 91557a21e33dc263
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“You want my help?” 727d9fafc29c2d9f
“…Yes.” 46ff4182b02aa3fd
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Roman smiled, then 3ebc08f796 glanced at Yelena, e75c3d35e4 who watched them 9255f8aa38 anxiously. 851df1e9e722a7f9
“You may leave.”57d81e9e3ee29f6a
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His tone aa18584298 was commanding 4792cface9 as if c9490a1dc8 giving orders 1ad689ef86 was second b973959d76 nature. 6b370a2f2bb81cbd
Yelena looked 967344c33b at Christian aaf8fdd447 first. When he nodded, b6e47ec78f she bowed respectfully, 1ef32a899a opened the door, f8e136d802 and left.Click. As it closed, 4a3a7c85c8 Roman muttered, f47cf89905028628
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“To think a 7e6696dfd4 so-called mother didn’t 3c249b064b foresee this and c02bb9192d dragged the child d2d25be696 all the way 3a155d19a6 here. What would they 75000c429e have done without 776f3e69c1 me?” e534b758c68b9d67
His rebuke aimed at afb6fa98bc the departed Yelena, but 2ae6279c9b Christian felt a pang 1f6013aa0d of guilt. He eyed Roman, fb633a2cb1 who clicked his 3195b89b42 tongue, and asked, 00a79e40b3755263
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“Will you help Mirae?” 98e79c8229ad4e88
Roman looked down 315535d050 at Christian kneeling 1dae1be45c before him, then 9b61df2160 lowered his gaze. He glanced at Miraera’s acf3d44b63 ragged breathing, then back 0d0fbb7345 at Christian’s stiff, rigid 6af014f789 face. Smirking deeply, c94234997b he touched 9e066d54fe Christian’s chin f4ce5b010d with his 78aee64d85 long fingers. ec2bcabe8d1b5799
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“…!” ba61324ad05307c9
Roman lifted Christian’s 24bdafddd0 downturned face and df7dcae632 said,
“If I help? What can you offer me? As you know, Lord Baren, this prince doesn’t move without compensation.”016df797444eddd5
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Christian’s blue eyes 763200cc0b wavered, then steadied. cb267e1c0e0770a8
‘Right, this 8fe6893c6b is who 9ccee2ef2f he is.’84695d092e71a4fa
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Roman Erenstein was a man who didn’t help others without reason, acting only on his whims. 14ada1f41474cb15
Though he currently misunderstood 8a3b8fc851 Miraera as the crown 2e0b5266d5 prince’s child, any rational dde933cc0a person wouldn’t ignore a 3e6ed7c29c suffering child of their aebb5e7e5e own bloodline. Yet here 65b6abe8ec he was, 9089f20e50 leveraging her 962ac3eddc life for bcb40e4ec3 a bargain. d72e20dbcec4b618
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Expecting normal compassion from c5e0a97f4b such a man was fce49362c0 Christian’s own greed. He met Roman’s 0d05cc8c79 gaze, fixed on ec32682817 his lips, and 6631bff706 said, c29df0f6ee3340ae
“I’ll do anything.” 82f43356a639c76c
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“Anything?” 4fa1448cbdb5b963
“Anything.” f15ee51c2e590fc3
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“Even whatever condition 14b4986616 I set?” 55cf7e1dabe3af40
“If you 419d1db33f save Mirae, e3d490e67e I’ll give f5614e212c my life.” b49f7d98e8534778
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Roman’s face twisted be04052352 at Christian’s resolute 28a58ab8b9 answer. 78cdbaf947bb098e
‘Not the bda20033ee response he 5723118b02 wanted?’a2df0747917affa9
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Christian faltered 61190f5623 slightly as 705ae300c4 Roman glared, 0355875e61 displeasure evident. Seconds later, Roman released 1b74d652fc his chin. 4ae5c440a4552ab6
“Fine. I’ll help. But when 6d6dafd9cb Mirae wakes, 44f287e071 you’ll do 5a70f1fda4 what I 4838368192 demand—whatever it 71ce981445 is. You said it 9d31a6ef17 yourself, so you b2051d01a2 must obey.” 6eb1c414d7e27de0
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Christian bowed 185fc1c36f respectfully, kissing 089ad63f65 Roman’s foot. 9523cb28e1398496
“May the sacred Goddess cb4dbd00ef Kaent’s protection be with a1d7a83b90 Your Highness.”aaea198b0ddb6e44
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Henna Paras 49e467ef7e signifies a 9ec9af9606 surge of 4b6efd5f04 magical power. 2f31e3f0d06c67d8
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In the Cassel 850c7b6141 Empire’s millennia-long history, c4c86cffa6 the Erenstein imperial 1afb3481a0 family—blessed with ancient 04ccda38da spirit blood—wielded formidable d64f4e955a magic. 2da98a4e9d25fc1b
However, even those who carried Erenstein’s blood weren’t all recognized as members of the royal family. Even if they had relations and a child was born, accepting someone of unknown origin would cause the people of Cassel to lose respect for them.bc453848aa038517
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Thus, the Erenstein 072cc7908f ancestors imposed a 1eff59ab3d unique restriction on 2bfcabe983 their descendants: Henna 9fe6191074 Paras. 5bf96de1f2eec484
Henna Paras f5378b1da0 begins when 1fca9a3505 Erenstein children f4fe8d326b reach the 45d15e0176 age of bcb102f60e five or 2ef184917b six, and d51a06505f to quell 7b081d6db9 the magical e6ac2528fb surge, an 749b0521f4 adult Erenstein e8d32bd357 must infuse 592aa4282b them with fbbf600ac4 a certain 02385adb7f amount of 11d9d79ece magic over a2ceaa709a a specific 14e277d85b period.503b8ffd54754e8d
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Failing to receive 6cdb0b3736 this magic means 33cd24c767 they are not 4385933547 recognized by their def841a3ac clan. Imperial children 612ea3347e always confirmed 845b513487 their legitimacy 0f2d7e5334 in this 3277d96509 way.c5d5551517cce97e
“That should do 19c83f2261 it.” 39bf6d0bbd929daa
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Roman Erenstein extended his 5e449bb012 arm, touching the sleeping cd20a85336 child’s forehead. Her scorching 285ee529cf fever had af8960eef2 cooled, and 00bc29bca8 the black cc38cc6498 mark vanished 67bbcab2f3 under his f6a990e4e3 magic. 103d643ba2ba06b9
He gazed silently 7475c5fe85 at the girl. Her snow-white skin, pert b1655e3d79 nose, and plump red 6f51d2143a lips made her prettier a63a357650 than most peers—a true ddf700b31d Erenstein, bearer of ancient 44c9a6b3c1 spirit blood. 4b4482d5c1d71c19
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Yet, oddly, she 21ad918f28 didn’t remind him 8fc6f99ea2 of “Hyung-nim.” 27fb999a3b895c88
‘The hair color’s the ef62b2fa78 only resemblance.’69fd363a4a986102
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Did daughters ed27c949ed typically take 069ceb3ea7 after their f3128ac9dd mothers as 54451837a7 children? 78cfe834077ed975
The fleeting curiosity faded. Though mildly charming, 0565b7af62 the girl wasn’t 4a888463a3 his concern. Brushing off 25d3c86997 his interest, d50e15e777 Roman stepped 2ea85cc5e0 outside. 79c7c6e82458f4d2
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As he quietly 686a5e2eea closed the door 1f9728309b and turned to b507e8b887 leave, he stopped 9a0fe5a61d short. A man sat against 52496d801c the wall by the 63a7dc0189 door, asleep. 468a20c6735b41a1
“….” 0c3f4026d0b5a6f7
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The brown-haired man faced e330162485 the door, likely planning 365fb28830 to rush in if a1cded5c43 it opened. Roman watched him, unmoving 611d093654 despite his exit, for 063cb40643 a while. 06cd2f35276e61f9
Strange. dd1c472b184d88e8
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The Christian Baren 657dd33998 he knew reacted e6918e2810 to the slightest 53dc1dcc51 sound or movement. Yet this bce7285633 man slept 05fb1aa898 deeply, oblivious e628261397 to Roman’s 1a1b39cfb5 presence. Was he always e896573dbf this dull? 7c0851ed9b2bd3d6
‘What happened to 7cff627905 him?’d5e4b715d4e2654d
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The past seven 301f2b2efc years were a d43fdda7d6 mystery Roman couldn’t d0c0d37b35 fathom. 1e5e8dbcc7e243cf
“If you 537dca6573 save Mirae, 4c6144f12d I’ll give 35a9783136 my life.” 6c1817bae07a8109
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That fleeting memory soured b3560431d3 his mood. 835caca217b5c1a8
‘What a 400124e94e wretched thought.’35c336cfe87628d5
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A nominal child—not even c4d6da831b truly his kin—yet he’d 7afe4178d4 offer his precious life? Did this knight dd3638e80e have spares? Was he 753d7f0781 that devoted 8cdda14145 to Hyung-nim? db10778c461aa375
Utterly unpleasant. Roman hesitated to 545fd8ae5c wake the man b2b8cba4be sitting in front 76732a44e9 of the door.9dd2f8e024ab79f3
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Creak. 7b0f40c9daac31d1
Stepping out of the 1b60570e30 cabin, he looked up 21f328c9e0 at the pitch-black sky 4314aa6bd1 greeting him. 5809395c0dee168c
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“…!” 058f6ed986b8d186
Feeling the dawn air, he closed his eyes briefly, then turned toward a sound breaking the silence. A red-haired woman came into view, brewing medicine. Her familiar face was from their earlier exchange—and… 2c3413eedb9a9684
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<The eldest son of the Baren Count family, Christian Baren, broke his knightly oath and fled with a commoner woman in the dead of night!>ca943ee327114b41
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Roman Erenstein approached her. The woman, Yelena, who was diligently preparing medicine, perhaps for Mireira, who would soon wake, jumped up in surprise at Roman’s shadow.bf705173683f0acb
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“I greet Your Noble 237024e759 Highness.” 6970edd394e85df5
Roman’s eyes crinkled. 675d318e2fed57ce
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“You know me?” caa5d28f5e63af6a
Yelena answered 163d0cd89b head bowed. c6d3f1cd864f8d06
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“How could a 6a5e3b8fed citizen of Cassel 3ea435b3f8 not recognize the da1e2c9f1b empire’s most handsome f283b65ef3 man with those 23d7e6021f stunning purple eyes? I knew you e911e61821 were the Second cdba6cc8ec Prince at once.” 8df20f155e76910b
“No wonder you 233ce5f9d5 didn’t hesitate to 70b582d26b speak to me. Now you’re ba314aa588 even flattering 8be712b4cd me.” b428acecfe14ab32
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Roman commanded, 9cd24ba3609a66de
“Look up.” 0d387d785c21a3d6
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As Yelena 6d56dc0165 raised her e93afdf698 face, Roman 258dd2fd38 regarded her 60db7b5ae2 coldly. She took 7fe41a89af a deep 8456c6dbe9 breath. 88107f6f715eaf1f
After a moment, he da26763933 stepped closer, grabbing her ec8123e54d chin. “Eek!” She flinched, 99e7561e3e frightened by his 341d2a823e sudden move, as cc918280ff he whispered, d37ecbc901f605f7
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“Did that glib 4b79d47f1f tongue of yours a8d06fb76e seduce Hyung-nim and 8e2ee92bb9 then ensnare Lord bcb58698e8 Baren too?” b4238159eef79169
“…What?” 5e91973bdebfd98f
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“He’s too good afe6b8e5fb for you.” 8a12eeb0a146724c
Roman released her b774b5a6f4 roughly. 8de8196a5b31deb6
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“Ugh!” 66e8728ffbb4fc46
Yelena crumpled. Glaring at her 02ecf29914 gasping form, Roman a258e80add said, 025632fb2c07b7de
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“He’s beyond you, eb69bbba69 so I’ll take e4d09f01b5 him now. Don’t resent me—he 12a4c45e07 was never yours db2585072e to begin with.” 29055fab0a36e44d
Turning away, a51d94abdf he reentered dd7d939c04 the cabin. Yelena, staring blankly 3bd17cd214 at his retreating 4f2a2154a0 figure, soon chuckled 57984b6f79 softly. bcc07635f9a757b5
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‘You know nothing.’157739aeabbcebce