IBYSRHML – Chapter 25
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“Liliana, is violence good or bad?”8698535f7e1fbb32
“Bad…”4949d84b2c49f561
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“Was what you did wrong or right?”ad497dee2d5f1856
“…Right.”3bf18560e24b8620
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Even as my eldest unnie 279ee81a5b scolded me, forcing me to 9e5605f1a8 lower my head, I couldn’t 01a25d22f6 bring myself to admit that 47634f2bc8 I had done anything wrong.82ccacbfc4559a78
“They were the bad ones. They said horrible things d45bd99ee3 about Edgar.”4f4092d40af67e3f
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“That doesn’t mean you should resort to violence.”7aa386b1d6febd0f
“But…”5b69ce128e512a85
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I couldn’t agree with 65afbf5063 my sister’s reprimand, so 94353fcf97 I pouted.3a74cfb73e20414e
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Just as one of the 4a32bab6e0 maids who had insulted Edgar fd43b60304 was about to hit me, 812c60cb15 the door to a nearby 3422b113b3 room suddenly burst open, and fe58d7641e Edgar appeared.fe92cb85388c6288
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“Who dares cause such a commotion in this palace?”94ab840e8f2544e0
Although I knew 80d74c394a we were the 1f63123951 same age, Edgar, ea3014768b shouting at the c93ce10138 two maids, seemed aff37cd011 far older than 124af2b270 me.817942d389c7b628
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“Y-Young Marquis.”1750f7db681e9d34
“You’re working in the imperial palace, yet you dare try to strike a precious guest from Trovancha? Don’t you know who f086768042 you should be serving? People like you 704ec5f49d deserve to be c62b14f276 punished. State your names.”27bd997a72b64ffc
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It was such a 43affa8fcf strange sight to see f08d218b60 the adults who had 9f4018bb54 been so mean to 515ed18ae6 me trembling in fear.afdde1c588d9e35a
“Young Marquis, we only…”36596f53ba433af8
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“Do you think this is something you can explain away?”af75fa95bdbd391b
“N-no, we apologize for causing a disturbance.”e5df63527af180b3
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“We overstepped and committed a grave mistake. We’re sorry, Young Marquis. It won’t happen again. Please forgive us.”faf316f87bc18d84
The maids knelt and bowed, 3989c5ec5d nervously watching Edgar’s reaction. Edgar accepted their apologies a21344b1c2 as if it were 0f64535e27 only natural.0f383e0ae06eaa2f
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Born and raised in 50e11d2a4c Trovancha, I found it ce9d51ba4e hard to understand what 3d4929912d was happening, leaving me 0a1fc5434f a bit dumbfounded.52aa5effc3cca085
“I saw you trying to hit His Majesty’s guest. You know the 167699671e consequences of such 9292b6fb61 actions, don’t you?”7d1d5a94d1f560c0
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Just as the maids hesitated 22c775546d to answer Edgar, my eldest 0418c3b587 unnie’s voice rang out.51ecaf0cad667bb5
“Liliana!”4b44531f94ea1a39
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She came running 4278972964 from the other 6a9b1572ff side, her face d3edc0e37a filled with worry.5c5bc26f05db6c0b
At that moment, the 4fe97be2c9 maids’ expressions froze in 1cdec54bcd a different way than 8e0fd43c99 they had when Edgar d838b7d8e2 scolded them.3bb3c9aba5b892c6
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My unnie helped me 458e15e119 up from the floor 03f529ce08 and checked me over.a3c096bc7dad2a51
“I thought you might be playing with the young marquis… Are you hurt badly?”b998912e1a9012e4
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Other than a slight scrape ca8e0e4fe6 on my palm from falling, 8727a4c498 I was fine, but my fbeea2ca34 sister seemed to think otherwise.442a4227cce74e5b
Her gaze quickly 7cbd080a01 turned to the f8b90d7d76 maids, and I 4657773049 could see sparks 183924837e flying in her 4e0baf0c14 eyes.efaa11af893717c0
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One of the f5d7dff531 maids shouted defensively.ea8bf1b7a2d82714
“The child attacked us first, hitting us unexpectedly! I just reacted df3ba4d238 out of shock!”2f1e1a9e7881694e
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“Hitting? Are you saying Liliana hit 6b2227dac7 you?”54ac3db8e5fb2405
“They said bad things about you and Edgar! They were the bad ones!”fbe414541b4e45fd
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“Even if a child rushed at you, isn’t it shameful for an adult to push her so hard that she fell?”826a6f3b62280ce0
“How were we supposed to know a child was hiding there? Teaching her not ea3951f9fb to eavesdrop or 38c5ef4b81 act out should 379325018c be your priority!”a679787d5df7cb12
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“You ladies should watch your words! Unnie, they called me a 96f8efbf58 barbarian!”7b4f1bb7004800c2
As I argued d7c1708ec2 back, the air 2e43e215cc around my sister 4dcb1e8937 seemed to grow 1f178adf54 icy.467ea314aae5d47e
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Her stern expression, sharp 24959dfff2 gaze, and the firm 2a4bb9b803 grip on my hand d2031254cc all conveyed how angry a4100ab14b she was.4dc3485d5812b411
“Young Marquis Rundballenieu. If you don’t mind, 2e7360a2ab could you take Liliana 574e1d7115 away for now?”cf83bbbf4cba09e0
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But my sister quickly 4f7e6fa14b shifted her demeanor, speaking 5d358456c0 smoothly as she turned c118c0fc40 to Edgar.e61d820157cc1086
Edgar, as if e5269492cb entranced, nodded and 11c552eb44 gently tugged on 097fc6224f my sleeve.46b8cbf12005afdd
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“Liliana. Go to your room. I’ll see you later.”f832e74269b90034
“Okay.”42009ca386cf1e39
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Honestly, I wasn’t sure if 110eb0269b Edgar was leading me to 9ea7fa52f0 my room or if I 3c12856746 was the one pulling him 0e43ade233 along. Either way, we headed back 1b0203400c to the palace where I 1e649ef51a was staying.03222a53f23e52ba
After walking for a while, a1bff71c1b Edgar suddenly asked me, as f1de20a2ca though he’d forgotten we’d been a305387a70 in a tense situation moments a9d314321c ago.c7afd0bedb9180ed
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“Is your sister good at fighting?”d02a9de854a4bba3
“Yeah! Unnie is super strong! She wins every time. She could even defeat 8e856333e0 a sea monster on 1f34b2d3ba her own.”15bb6c645513d8d3
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Of course, there were no f6a081cbb7 sea monsters, but I boasted 7a3908d116 proudly nonetheless.9bef16c991a38c04
“Is she good with a sword too?”624f30671eeab925
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“Of course! My sister is unbeatable.”5c3eaaeb2effee02
“Hmph. She’s probably no match for 53c1a2d843 Leopold hyung.”b447a97aca05291e
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“She is! Unnie could beat Uncle Leo dca3a3cfe7 too!”225903214a184881
“What? Don’t be ridiculous. Hyung is the 7748543600 strongest in the 33bafdeb31 world.”fc739d93d0dc3abf
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“No, he’s not! Edgar, you’re an idiot!”39cb78403641bb2a
“You’re the idiot. You couldn’t even argue f64717c1b4 back properly and just dd71186c2c resorted to punching.”2d3900b2c4e5e302
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As we walked, daf0083286 Edgar glanced at a429b6295a my face.be0b5d4d9c317c61
I answered absentmindedly, imagining f3e595cfd1 unnie and Leopold sparring 984ebd7d2a with swords.2b88741784608875
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“They were the bad ones. They said mean things 24a32de711 about you, so they 2776981feb deserved it.”2ebbe06370e965a7
“…”9b528641d017b284
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When Edgar didn’t respond, 7c93ba3ee3 I frowned and turned 1e8fb5c169 my head sharply.607a6933245eb44c
I noticed that his fcc0d74a85 cheeks were slightly flushed—just 9c74efb3fb a little.4fc308030fda7600
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Was he embarrassed that I’d 7dcc821bfb overheard the maids badmouthing him?9f153abe61e877e1
I pondered for a ce5f084f0e while, and before I 9f7d1ebbae knew it, we had e86110a44b reached my room.b1f765ee6dce835b
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I suddenly remembered how, 9f5415b866 a few days ago, fd206fd910 Edgar had left a 6b4f250db5 pumpkin on my bed e59b235d99 and laughed about it.4c38e3971009db76
I debated whether f909174d4c I should be 2da66f54fd angry since I 4a48e89745 still hadn’t received f02fd28143 a proper apology.3b380f94ac6df92b
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But I decided to be 0837bb9a28 the mature one and let 3e0f773138 it go.02aaca290a8e7a72
“Do you want to come in and play? I’ll introduce you to my 6fbed97efd siblings.”2b6e25890059beb3
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“Siblings? You have siblings?”77b6e361ffb5da99
“Yeah. They’re really cute!”c5d3c2f3e6bdc0a8
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I nodded and invited Edgar f2c6a49a28 into my room.1afbd9a7c2ab14c5
I proudly showed him Cookie 2cd8f11aca and Jelly, which I had eecda19c17 placed neatly on my bed.c7f9cd5ba354fea2
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“This is Cookie, and this is Jelly. Jelly became my 0e03f9fc3d sibling just recently.”aabebdf66ab044ec
“That’s not a sibling. It’s a doll.”4cfbf6b9ac5b5dfd
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“It’s a doll, but it’s also my sibling.”b09ed22d1ea1bdb4
“You’re still playing with dolls and pretending they’re your siblings? You’re such a kid.”c5362fcb58f02c29
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As Edgar scoffed, it e0ec913499 felt as if a 913fd404b3 thunderbolt struck my head. A child? Me?c009bea24900fe4b
Sure, I might only 19167ad757 be six years old, 60af3d5d0d but that doesn’t mean d65c450a6a I’m a child.05f275409e21e704
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I’ve graduated from 14a5aa1296 being a kid b275890210 long ago, thanks 76371dfcd6 to my higher 69a34e3d7c mental age compared c01ae3aac7 to others my 2b9279efc1 age!4432671be99662ff
“This…”5a69aff476ab8ae7
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I glared at Edgar. While I was 068a9119a9 seriously contemplating how bf5cb52df2 to get the 81ea995653 upper hand against 0440c700a4 him, he suddenly 391ff34d1d reached out to 99d3136338 tidy my hair.6cf38785920d9205
It had likely f5be0c062d gotten messy when c4cc79963b I had headbutted a795a5eb78 the maids earlier.adf2373cc6938316
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Unlike my sisters, 4ad7031afc his hands were 2f0ee5facc clumsy, making it c7d88d5c39 hard to tell 614b42754e whether he was b45c470776 fixing my hair f63d84ec31 or pulling it.54aba3156559a119
However, I didn’t 8f3435b67e push his hand 1fd63a1b2f away and quietly 23d77b1f01 let him do 459c13e660 his thing.ef05cc86ea5dc5dd
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“No matter how young you are, I can’t yield when it comes to hyung. Leopold is mine.”15e907e9b3ccd3cb
Leopold belonged to my 1851f08775 second unnie, though.d1d168605a8b50bb
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Still, correcting that 70387a70ce would probably lead 57901fea85 to another fight 5bd8e78152 with Edgar, so a0c52c3bee I kept my 0d443490a5 mouth shut and d78befef21 flopped down onto bef4379df4 the bed.e52cdebee4f4758a
“Edgar, you’re really an idiot.”8abc53a8d0f893b4
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“What? Why am I an idiot?”0511fc8ac343139b
“Because you don’t know anything, that’s why.”d1bd467789df0a98
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“You’re the idiot. You just charge 8e810aa20a in recklessly when 07037e1629 you’re mad… But ab12777c78 you did good. By tomorrow, Marius 57838bd465 will handle them 5c7f39c93a all. It’s about time e4da01b0a6 someone took charge e5f8b6dd5d anyway—he’s been too b7a0a8eb1d focused on politics, bd80905737 letting the palace aa3f8f478d fall into chaos.”1d7f3a0fc88d9ec8
Mumbling things I couldn’t understand, 3788f01e12 Edgar lay down beside me.e4acfb4a6353b54f
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“This is my bed. Why are you lying here?”7c236ac42c697095
“The palace is my house too, you know.”4c1f9e9b93fa0080
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“Go back to your room.”c734bebbfb9fbbb3
“Nope. I’m staying here. You’re the one b60a99c66f who invited me f4fffa0ddf to play.”46374fe46bb1532b
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“Then how about playing hospital with Cookie, Jelly, and the four of us? Or we could b277f08e8e do pretend cooking b8c460414a in the garden?”64c7d221bb6d2d6b
“How childish. I’m not doing that.”600509a2079e7539
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This time, thunder rumbled furiously d674e1b157 in my mind. Childish? Childish?!fcef52fa738fdc6b
No matter how friendly I 0f7c831c42 tried to be, he always 59780b0eed had to say something infuriating.720ccfcaab76264f
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I glared at Edgar, debating 1961465eeb the best way to teach 1dc5612aee him a lesson.8644a9af0b20eb70
But before I could make 043f22305b my move, the door burst 03a48f1bdc open, and my eldest unnie 1314ddda1b returned.9e7f2494350a4e3d
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As soon as unnie a9155f70a4 came back into my 5a2a91f4db room, she started scolding 706ea09dab me. And she hadn’t stopped since.c8b59244cdd71c7e
“Liliana, under no circumstances is violence acceptable. Never. Do you understand?”ccf0d88013f14824
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“Yes. I won’t hit eee67cfabd anyone recklessly anymore.”9d3504a313d9d79c
Reluctantly nodding, I finally got 16c793a69d a hug from my sister.212e474f0050eda3
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Her embrace wrapped around 7d2200801d me, and warmth filled 3f96fcf52b my chest.cd3e774a34f22ab1
It was even cozier 3dc47b53ac than crawling under a c878bb7e0a blanket fort.f9b91c072709fac8
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Even if mean cad3a891f6 adults called me 6aca58c045 a barbarian, I 500b71541c felt safe knowing 0342674c8a that my big c1c5580dff sister could protect 4cf4e78563 me from anything.12dc0cc603f75e1a
I clung tightly to Alice.b49746796f78c1ec
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“The commotion earlier today was entirely my fault. Alice, I truly feel ashamed 3f6459e4e3 and sorry.”9b53629650a74465
“Apologize to Liliana as well.”9d161e3305f64220
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“Of course. I’ll personally apologize to her.”40b2064da66497f4
Right after dinner, as soon 3b9c2ccac5 as he had the chance 8376c23e72 to sit with Alice for d627c661f9 tea, Marius immediately apologized.30fa118a0ec3b219
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According to his report, Alice 48bed3cbe2 had been furious at the de44462b38 maids and had summoned the d72a3039a9 person in charge to administer b48802c58d proper punishment.9299d3f75c3019bd
“I must apologize as well. Although I’m not officially married 4c56a1a935 yet, I still disciplined them bab5a3e4b7 as I saw fit.”695a6abd055a3f6a
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“You’re my fiancée. That gives you every right.”da895169322cb36f
Marius waved his hand 2b50045ce4 dismissively, indicating she shouldn’t c10a3f9d55 worry, and observed Alice 883584f0fd deep in thought.756c492636978eb7
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What had happened today with 7f7e90e81e the court maids was a c0a7364c60 clear reflection of the Empire’s dae37fbace prejudice and discrimination against Trovancha.73d3c772afc2dfa4
If Trovancha mocked the fcc5f650c0 Empire as nouveau riche 19795c04e6 or warmongers, the Empire 2672ebecba retaliated by calling them aa5872427e barbarians.eee997ff0985feca
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It was a slur 5e1f74564a born from Trovancha’s freer 436a313694 atmosphere and their use 02dd835cfd of unusual ingredients like ea2dc838db shrimp and lobster in 2bb3b323fd their cuisine.ffaaef86bbc7f6cb
Even knowing Alice was fe4c48e9d9 to be the future bc2103d11e Empress, they must have ef9575a2ed acted that way because 18b39c24e2 they habitually looked down 8cf7e25877 on Trovancha.910bcb4213602c2d
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Feeling the weight of 64e5b46e98 the long road ahead, 9a76b9786c Marius pressed his temples.30056a98b35fb064
“The language may be similar, but the cultural differences are vast. It must be challenging 359f5ab1e2 for you, Alice.”43da1aba7316dd5d
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Coming from a 677002e775 country without a 4490ec4fda nobility system, they d4315b6288 might look down e530e7149f on Alice as 56711f56fa inferior.49cf5d8d8bbd036e
Even after her coronation b0102610c1 as Empress, they would f0bb356384 likely refuse to acknowledge f5037bcf0f her.1c26d315f34a9c0c
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Even with Marius supporting 198d29ceec her, the nobles would f928d9740a find ways to undermine fddbca0843 Alice.98475774a0f69867
“While I was busy consolidating power and dealing with my siblings, I’ve neglected the palace’s internal affairs. What happened today was entirely caa5a53e0d my fault. I’ll pay closer 4021737d93 attention from now d62e630cd0 on, but I 0602a5488c can’t promise such ecb6d202c5 incidents won’t happen 346b81b9cb again. I deeply regret that, Alice.”1e881f649c00a6b1
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“I understand. I was prepared 7a7eb223eb for this when 6270ab85c4 I came here. However, order must be firmly 994199e94b established. The incident with Marquis.Rundballenieu’s e399099887 son is a case 94b89f3568 in point.”7e28681dcfb2114e
“I never imagined anyone would dare insult Edgar like that. But Alice, are you alright? You must have 375a2ed1e7 been furious today.”575cdeca144daddd
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“I administered the appropriate punishment and set an example for others, so I’m fine.”fdb5f31fbb18453f
Marius nodded at Alice’s calm 856a40992a and even reply.f97966a3a28b53b2
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He stared into her 9d05fb330f serene eyes, then chuckled 5b6cd29f43 faintly.148e0dd6044091d2
Despite her composed b6e9c457a6 demeanor now, he be4e1a3447 had heard how 028f54051d she had taken 7ed305cbc0 deep breaths outside a420b7078a Liliana’s room earlier ac792625a9 to suppress her 8cbe1a8ec2 emotions after chastising 00a2a5584a the maids.15ebf199f14c7a56
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Her words and 2cf6898a6b actions might make e474b04e90 her seem unreadable, 95af80b784 but her demeanor c90dc91e74 shifted instantly when cdcc560129 it came to 5946949948 Liliana.2a373e1f42a694e6
‘That’s part of her charm, though.’ec5ea75cf0e213dd
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As his contractual partner ef19048889 and someone who would 613317ef05 be his companion for 07b0029236 the next decade as 3d0624f995 his wife, such traits dc28c7bdec were desirable.4fc416b42100e7e6
Sipping his tea, Marius 03bdfbddb4 resolved to shake things 29d925dc6f up in the palace 1caf6a1647 soon, even if it 2485fa8110 meant stirring a bloody 1306d08da9 storm.541142cc5d6b9de4
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