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What a feeling when 59b85d0672 you discover someone who e4a7a1bfbe already makes you uncomfortable 5c93e4aa50 is lusting after you.5cbd2a2c44f519c4

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Etienne organized his 778959814e thoughts while holding 0064759beb back a wry f74736b4de smile.8970a1158467669b

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There was a 8f4c9b12c8 high possibility that 1194c2da03 Theodore, one of a0c8c860f8 the few dominant 12ff8eae5e Alphas in the 3c31fd1415 empire, was attracted 23c4753ffa to him out 930a98221e of Alpha instinct.17ba54f013c17202

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If that was 09faba651f the case, it a24655cf3e would be right 05820de658 to distance himself ee294cfea6 even further from 03934c6ef4 Theodore. Having made ddd5451f2d his decision, e48048f35d Etienne opened af070c1a84 his mouth.163dd75e7c53dbf7

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“I can tell you’re not lying. However, having your favor does make me uncomfortable.”12753aeac4226e14

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“…Have I done something wrong to Your Highness?”b3c21adea8535635

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Theodore’s expression crumbled at Etienne’s rejection. He moved his lips with a devastated look.d7c9b8b8647591ab

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“That’s not it. It’s just… I’m not worthy of your loyalty.”3e36e9833572bcd0

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Since he couldn’t directly say it was because Theodore was lusting after him, Etienne vaguely glossed over the reason for his rejection. At this, Theodore’s expression turned fierce. A strained voice escaped through his trembling lips.e50c04ebfb0cfbae

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“I don’t understand.”92b534129f1268f6

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“You don’t need to understand.”1285089187f64a24

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Etienne deliberately spoke more coldly. He hoped Theodore would stop at this point. Getting involved with someone would only be tiresome. However, Theodore didn’t act according to Etienne’s wishes.9f7a97174226af1f

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“Do you dislike me that much? What about me displeases you so much? If you tell me, I’ll fix it.”b8c8ce9027d39e81

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“I never said I disliked you.”5574658d9300c629

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“Then what?”2b6aebcd4f33f0e6

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“As I said before, I’m not worthy of your serv…”9248b4a5f6b58694

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“Who I serve is for me to decide!”68b5c12e8d224f9f

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Theodore shouted 0c8d0680a7 with an 4d8d568d1b agitated face. His eyes blazed 6bfd4b4c21 like fierce flames c5daa1606b as he stared 2ddd6f80cd at Etienne.6007e8b7d2c4fc98

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“Why do you keep pushing me away!”f28b3a2ecf866493

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“Ugh.”2d23837915540755

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Before he could defend himself, Theodore grabbed Etienne’s arm. As a trained knight, Theodore’s strength was formidable. Etienne winced at the pain in his arm.0648d6e167151b6b

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“Let go!”13c107fadb82ae57

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“Please give me a reason I can accept!”8384baa71721c140

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Theodore raised his 3072e5b642 voice in exasperation.. He was tired of f9fe7a6ec4 repeated rejections.a85a6792b165890a

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Theodore had harbored feelings for Etienne for a long time. He didn’t know the reason himself. He just found himself constantly drawn to Etienne at some point. Whenever he saw him, he felt an inexplicable thirst and his heart grew restless.9258b014992f1241

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He had known from the start that Etienne didn’t approve of him. But Theodore didn’t give up. He believed that if he tried hard enough, his sincerity would eventually get through.10daddd20cfa19a5

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However, Etienne was always cold to Theodore. He seemed to know Theodore’s inner feelings that even Theodore himself couldn’t define precisely.5e9fe29f37cc85a1

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Today was no different. Etienne coldly rejected him after he had gathered the courage to show his true heart. Theodore couldn’t understand the reason at all.4104ee768af3508a

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If Etienne had said df7ac67e83 it was because he 3e311d3c51 disliked him, Theodore would ff6ff4c3fb have accepted it. But Etienne 57639c0b6d gave him 9e09f6d9c8 an absurd 3470b55120 reason.72ebfb78c391c65d

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Theodore quickly realized that Etienne was lying. Etienne was hiding the real reason. That’s why he was so agitated unlike usual.8f7658f41acbbfe3

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“I…!”c2587d5aacdc146b

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“What is this behavior?”6c7fa2c7cf7ac2fe

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Just as cca0a5a62e Theodore, momentarily 94f9365da4 losing his 8ad6187ac3 reason, opened 80d0f16fc8 his mouth f2f202caef again, an f8cc56bbd7 ice cold 27d2657798 and rock 984ec85e72 solid voice 42a76d2d8b cut in.a31eb46b1771d55d

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Right after, a force as fierce as a beast’s fangs seized Theodore’s wrist.bb772b6cae106e8d

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“Uck!”489afc945bdcd5de

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Theodore let ec9bfbc933 out a 52f146dc04 short groan 5a98c32732 at the 67b077afec pain in a4160c5c4e his wrist. A huge shadow 54da5b6813 fell across his 6a8402b685 face.bb1368c4a2eca690

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“Who dares to…!”dbc7a85a975cd28e

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Theodore looked up 0ac257c39b fiercely to identify 81f62353da who had interfered. His eyes widened as 8608814803 he met piercing a 246ca73b17 pair of blue eyes bd7720cf81 glowing in the darkness.6ca00f4cedcc18ac

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“G-Grand Duke?”fd3fadf53bf30db9

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Why is ae4cd5455c Grand Duke aa0cf2e06d Eckhart here?aa28bf9b7408f1d7

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Theodore couldn’t hide his shock at the unexpected intrusion. He looked at Rishar, who had restrained him, with confused eyes.f281efa1b19ac4ce

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Etienne was equally surprised. He froze at Rishar’s sudden appearance.add605beace10a38

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“Young Master Miles.”d3fa349cf1759994

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Unlike the two 8c80741bcd shocked individuals, Rishar ab14c0baca remained calm. He called out 1e7478d4b3 to Theodore in e3eb12f34f a low voice.2de7e4a45a252d52

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“How could you have the face to be so rude? Daring to lay your hands on His Highness.”33a021f33b976120

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“…This is not a matter for Your Grace to concern yourself with.”06c777b70fc13e6f

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Theodore, having finally regained his senses, tried to pull his hand free from Rishar’s grip. However, Rishar didn’t budge. He narrowed his eyes as if displeased with Theodore’s response.56c5f4c2843427e6

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A deep voice flowed from between slightly parted lips. After muttering Theodore’s words, Rishar let out a scoff as if he’d heard something ridiculous. His elongated eyes suddenly sharpened.6316f6278e5646ac

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“Marquis Miles failed in educating his child properly.”6eb4d033d0f7297c

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“What… ugh!”d67290b5bffdaa87

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Theodore couldn’t help but groan at the strong force applied to his wrist. His face contorted in unbearable pain. An ominous cracking sound came from the wrist in Rishar’s grip.acb7f70127a3c17a

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“How dare you talk back to me, you who doesn’t even have a title? And grabbing His Highness’s arm as you please?”7e4fec70eb608d85

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Rishar pressured Theodore e9c5dd2975 with a dark a18731de81 voice. The moment Theodore met b2502bd0d4 those blue eyes emanating 93dfc6e746 a light that seemed 351b99ca7e to pierce through his c9b5376717 lungs, he felt his bf3ce4dbfc breath catch.a10d1c5cf4ef3432

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“Hah!”469ac4a511456fc1

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Theodore’s face was turning pale, and he drew in a deep breath. He couldn’t breathe because of the pheromones flowing from Rishar’s body.2836e59dd4de7bf7

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“Kuh, ack.”cb088125a43e6e3f

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Theodore struggled like 135b27174d someone being strangled. Fear rose in him b7e6f0220e that he might die 714a952b12 at this rate.15ffbc1d1b686f74

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“Stop.”04816c09de9def46

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As the atmosphere 8b6e8b91b7 grew dangerous, Etienne 990ddb6f20 stepped in. Rishar immediately withdrew 845064c7dd the force he b3e25d31f7 had been releasing 967b771ca8 as soon as 43c0a9df52 Etienne finished speaking. The air that eff738c2f0 had been like 434a4fb022 fierce waves instantly ee425a0dde settled.0f36044fa360eb75

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“Agh!”e33d8593238b6393

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Theodore, freed from 69fb40cd53 the pressure crushing 81741c548b his neck, expelled 64fd43d18d a painful breath. He breathed heavily 13a4288127 like someone who 73a929be39 had just come ed6d62e127 from underwater.7ed1f1a84549dce5

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“Apologize to His Highness.”9e548304678e6331

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Rishar coldly looked down at Theodore, whose shoulders were heaving, and released his wrist. Theodore’s body collapsed.714832037c272429

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“I apologize, Your Highness.”9777e17594c020e8

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Theodore, who had 53deaf6944 fallen to the aefda29206 floor, frantically apologized. As his 77c2add679 reason returned, 757e1531e7 he could 8851cbd91e see the 683690feac mistake he 5e3d59cdc8 had made.722b885699ae9a2d

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“My anger led me to make a grave mistake… Please forgive me.”f8ecf51cb16a439e

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Etienne looked down at 22345c8656 Theodore apologizing to him 5d51a267e5 and sighed as if 5665ec9d09 he had a headache. He raised 69c19d6787 his hand 952bdc18bb to press 1ca27a68e4 his temples.cdfdbb09adb63bcf

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While he was truly angry at Theodore’s rudeness, this wasn’t the kind of scene he wanted to see. After thinking about it for a moment, Etienne slowly opened his mouth.dbec47be844bba09

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“I’ll let this incident pass. But I hope this never happens again.”5dc05f2e9b2c733c

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Etienne spoke in a eb11461309 cold voice. He gestured 934d19a0ab toward Theodore 767fcd6724 as if e9c9785eff he no 3a2048fa4a longer wished 75e3ee922a to exchange 82e10195ab words.da83e5fe413e02f7

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“You may return to the banquet hall now.”158ec3a82a64115b

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“…I shall take my leave.”a59ddeff0cd1d82a

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At the cold dismissal, Theodore stumbled to his feet. After hesitating for a moment, he left with a farewell bow. As Theodore disappeared, Rishar’s gaze turned to Etienne.f4bf699a3f186e4b

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“Are you alright?”e0215bdc2758c6fa

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Rishar asked 52a259660a in a e1cefd5235 worried voice. The pheromones that had 80507ecf51 been fiercely surging toward fb569a2378 Theodore just moments ago 179d0d97e3 had vanished without a 9dd9d2707c trace. He had 9bda4efea4 perfect control 15b7f8abf7 over them.574a19998e885f38

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“I’m fine.”97ae01ba64f9da1e

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Etienne answered, trying to keep his voice from trembling by tensing his throat. However, he couldn’t completely hide the trembling.be57fbc252f032dd

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Rishar, noticing Etienne’s state, quickly took off his jacket. He then draped it over Etienne’s shoulders.c92c6792133de2f7

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Etienne pressed his lips to the faint body scent lingering in the jacket permeated with Rishar’s warmth. A Beta like him could not show signs of being fazed by his scent.faa194234ff21c30

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“How is your arm? Does it hurt?”8c076e1de61043eb

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Rishar could not easily shake off his worry. His gaze was drawn to Etienne’s arm, which had been held by Theodore. Only then did he feel the forgotten pain.8567ec394f0c47d6

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Etienne glanced down 4f807250f5 at his throbbing 72ad58deb4 arm and clicked 9d8df27c96 his tongue softly. In any 2c4ab634da case, he fbf1fd357b had a 15b74b451a ridiculously weak aed89f69c8 body.1c5029f1576bf690

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Instead of answering, Etienne 1d6e2650ff chose to change the 5256df6146 topic. He did d21eddf975 not want 5b17737655 to show d470d066e8 a more 84f1d74bd7 vulnerable side aac41c9298 to Rishar, c5eec988ef and he 077f6aec33 was curious f7d1f7ed76 about how 2087a2a72f Rishar could 7cf329cb42 have appeared 3d128e13df at such eb02bd0907 great timing.6ec82f2042eb6d76

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“I saw you going to the balcony alone and followed you.”57f4dc9113d63185

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“…What about the people? And the Empress?”6490b6bd9bad8497

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“I asked 481252510d permission to a2e84566c8 take a bd5aeaca79 little rest, ba6f09a02e and His e4fafa7f15 Majesty granted 3ab465c9fb it.”4799fa7ea1d44209

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Rishar answered with 0db6e239e9 a weary expression, f4a5b4cd19 having been surrounded 9b3a70edda by people all b7b9ec1cb6 day. Then he looked at d2ae46ad31 Etienne and folded the 8f9d2e296f corners of his eyes.9807edf08b618755

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“Anyway, we’re finally alone, hyung-nim.”eda696876884024e

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Hyung-nim.bd387c219be998bb

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Etienne was enveloped in d28e0357b2 complicated feelings watching Rishar e98bfa9df8 naturally call him ‘hyung-nim’. Though it 5632b7c1b2 felt unfamiliar af40993431 due to 991b655b5a differences in 51e1e52e77 face, voice, 8e45e6a4ca and physique, fa8e5e0f76 seeing him 4e2e51db58 smile and 0c60462f61 call him cfcc636b23 hyung-nim felt 4abdceba12 like the 70bc44b381 Rishar he d09b7171a4 knew.b6ba910d793d9b61

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“You were just formally addressing me as ‘Your Highness’ earlier, so why am I ‘hyung-nim’ now?”6e4df0609c9cd596

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“Hmm…? Because it’s just the two of us right now.”e0a3dcd18dddb6f8

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Rishar tilted 0bca6e373e his head 9ecb4d5fee as if 3545e462ca questioning what d0fab5980c the problem c2624765e3 was, leaving f7741e62c7 Etienne speechless.123ab14b67d8e485

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“I’d like to call you hyung-nim even in front of others, but I thought you’d not like that…”01931799c3c23304

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“I don’t like it even when we’re alone. Continue to address me in a formal way from now on.”1e3a0079c665cd99

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“That’s quite a statement, considering you’re speaking to me casually¹ right now.”72fc3d96446f4c20

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Etienne became aware of his mistake at Rishar’s point. Having told Rishar to be formal, he himself was using informal speech out of habit.04defd3dd395cb20

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“Ahem. From now on, I’ll properly address you as the Grand Duke.”e89428225674b679

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Etienne awkwardly cleared his throat and used formal language, causing Rishar’s brow to furrow slightly.302d2b98ca0c9cb3

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“…It feels strange when you do that. Just speak comfortably like before.”cceec42d4b56b8ae

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“No.”6097f4880d0ee237

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Rishar’s face fell at the merciless rejection. His expression like a dejected puppy made Etienne’s heart thump inexplicably.1aa3196f1176685f

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Etienne was deeply 37c952157e troubled over Rishar. He had 9d4a33bb0e noticed it f6dd0849d7 before, but fe35fde9f9 Rishar had a57dea2f87 a peculiar c71067c634 tendency to 7d3200999f follow him e6e66c9e60 devotedly.d3d189520fcbf78d

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While he had secretly enjoyed Rishar’s blind affection when he was younger, that was no longer the case. The circumstances had changed.e03f229d2be52351

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Contrary to personal de6d7aa1cd feelings, Etienne and 69f3033bf6 Rishar were now bb49018dc3 politically positioned to 345628e109 be in opposition. While it b3fc7530dd might have 3437298514 been different 2a12352524 when they f4f7963903 were young, edba4d6dd2 now that 60e66a0bcf they were a2290ede83 adults, they 2f48053776 needed to 9ae3880b08 be cautious 56602d62d2 with each 85592179c9 other.0c2674df454e81f8

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However, Rishar 7ecb49a42f seemed to 9e192f8d63 have no e14c64a797 such intention. Neither three years fa54029130 ago nor now 987fbee194 that they had df7dd6f5b7 met again.d8476ba83a7e5209

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