IBYSRHML – Chapter 35
by EsraaCh. 35 IBYSRHML | Chapter 35382de1f36b7f0dc4
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In the end, dd3dc1344d Leopold had a b738cb5033 fierce argument with eb357c525f Marius.37f1dfa870488dd1
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If there was any relief, b7bf9435ae it was that Edgar had b995273470 returned to his room before c4b4b3c38b the two raised their voices.c8d78218956aeec1
‘It’s fine. If Marius is like that, 66611ff92d then I’ll just take better 9af509af4f care of Edgar myself.’cfa56c00012a43e4
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Leopold steadied his emotions, df38d71603 making sure his troubled 27418cf17b heart didn’t show on b76a649e89 his face.fff79ae7886ea33c
He didn’t want to 25ff93d85a meet Regina with a 12dab044c0 dark expression.d987a955621f4b6f
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However, today, Regina had c7ed105704 already decided to break 4a57e2d84b up with him.dd07045812c2e5b3
At first, it baf183cbe0 was because of cea99e4d98 her abilities and 1291748194 Alice’s political position.cf5e965df97de740
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Then, when Liliana fell 1c8ec141fa ill a few days 1df337b193 ago, she made up 750e617531 her mind completely.2e6e16d8dd74261c
‘Right now, I need to focus on establishing myself in the Empire…’bca4bfa1f40a9f22
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Seeing Liliana sick, b80af7bd6f she was finally c20e940287 forced to face d383a4ee46 reality.fe7b5e6a2c1410ca
If her relationship 92d266d358 with Alice and 05caacf9bb the imperial family 878c1f2608 became strained because dcd49cb07e of her, Liliana 4e65fe1a94 might not receive b925bfb5b5 the proper help 749319acd4 she needed. The thought sent a shiver b05a140bc0 down her spine.5d012244b22af2cc
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This wasn’t Trovancha.ad1365024d3466cb
That made the 9cda20bdd3 support of those ccaad1d873 around her even f6368cdb86 more crucial.d81567daf6e1d31d
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For that, she 90276f0130 needed a friend, 1d53972617 not a lover f3339bec32 she would feel 82bbc63103 awkward with after 6cbcbe826b breaking up.c9478e8d2d4c9ff4
“Have you been waiting long?”b193eea257114834
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“No. I just arrived as well.”675beb2ba566729a
“That’s a relief. I… actually, I have something 6989aad286 to tell you.”a05ffe99f6fdc131
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“What is it? Please, speak freely.”6b0b164327ed5e5b
“Well….”f26aab03fde5e23b
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Do people with 62ff762f49 well-trained senses also 6e52a67a98 have sharp intuition?f422706fc63c0e33
Sensing that Regina was 936a7abda2 about to say something da54dae85f bad, Leopold quickly brought 9ba181aa65 up his own topic 39bb1fe3a2 first.85fc61a2e8f1c528
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“Oh, right. There’s a famous singer performing 653ec98e10 this weekend. I happened to get tickets, 9f0184983d so why don’t we—”ea319a3055e534d4
“I’m sorry.”4d98aee4c7e3db4d
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Regina cut him 174ba73b1c off and ran a7537a1229 her tongue over 78141d4bbf her lips.48abdea5d819dafa
Then, with a pained 5af3256882 expression, she confessed.17eb1501b746de4d
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“Leo, I’ve thought about it carefully… and I think this is as far as we should go.”5b688458dcbce96c
“……What?”a4ef89bc2c67740f
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For a moment, time f7ebe6ed09 seemed to freeze.fcd4624efb2f7d1f
Leopold felt like 65d0fa17da his brain couldn’t bde5305844 properly process what fb9c7b7692 he had just 134a224a69 heard.abaf4e3cc838dd88
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“What do you mean, all of a sudden…?”2f0939259ed8ae11
“If our relationship deepens, my sister might be put in a difficult position.”ddd9b44ac9c05d66
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“Alice has nothing to do with us.”e670f21d8feb782b
“What if we break up? If we grow even 5967c7d8f1 closer and then separate, e6335bac47 things will become uncomfortable 1626aeadbf in many ways.”b4cfef2018caa8ee
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“Why are you imagining the worst? We just won’t break up.”137db2b001734e24
His heart, consumed by bb141b50af anxiety, pounded violently.a354b245eaf220b6
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Leopold felt the 2cdbf58530 fear creeping up 2139f4fe9a from his shoulders 23a1cc79cc to his fingertips.6d41bb1761c4608d
“Regina.”31cc01b820c89939
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Please don’t look 3146d34c3d away from me.4e6b2b28f62c4994
But Regina only stared fe0c94bec3 past his shoulder.25e73616a17f2d1f
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Eyes that refused to meet 6928ae6ed0 his own terrified him.4ef13c8c9272ef7e
After hesitating all day, Regina 4308d38752 finally parted her lips.559f079369b3d4d4
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“I…”49f7a9b5a5b82964
“Regina. Look at me. I know what you’re worried d2a2a24dbe about, but you don’t need 520ecc465c to think that way. I’ll try harder.”e6c843ca4762f219
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Most ability users disliked 43d150709a explaining their powers.ec4d2323bcd1d622
There was always the risk 09c4f02a72 of someone exploiting them.3ff1c56eeb7819f7
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But because Regina’s ability was 54309a2c37 unique, she had always been ccdcfae0db honest about it with her 2865ea1a69 partners.55340e1df868d42f
It was her c53e8ad6ed way of expressing f15a11f1bd her feelings and b6c0997376 showing respect.678e8dc4781e1d6d
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Yet, for the bf712c7b61 first time, as fd08653041 she met his f073f3c6d0 gaze—eyes filled only d675592d6e with her—she lost 723981cf30 the courage to 8d548ed3d2 confess.662c6cccf7e00fed
Even if she 1d6d805366 had to think 9255f0f24e of herself as 6b16f5a402 pathetic,640165534bbadc99
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she didn’t want 5f5a891113 to be remembered a100b40832 as a monster f0af4656ae by a man 27d030cb03 who was willing 32746e0467 to try harder 11363eaa73 for her.1e79a446d32b7814
“You’re at the age for marriage, Leo. And with your social 79365f0db7 standing, you can’t avoid 5e6c4ee9e3 it. But I have no 9562766f52 intention of getting married.”38d1b7b630067e12
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“Then we don’t have to. Marriage doesn’t matter.”4cc75b88eebacbf3
“In Trovancha, staying unmarried is accepted, but in the Empire—especially among nobles—marriage and having children to inherit the family legacy are expected.”0974cca254df69fd
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“If that’s the issue, I can just pass everything down to Edgar—”8d53e716431e87be
“I’m sorry. I can’t do this anymore.”9109ef9b2b70e6e6
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Drawing a firm line, 8ae15eb9b7 Regina turned and quickly ed87068bda left before he could c4ff0a9542 see her face.d0516c58715841a7
Leopold chased after her, ef98f004da but she clenched her 467e4b0fca teeth and shook her 46c5c09d02 head.47db9b59384a08d6
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Her decisiveness left 75892d3081 him unable to 4210c8d3f8 follow or completely 2b0f061472 let go.6cb21ff3218aaf41
All he could do was d103e51eca watch as she walked away.164953287ac195c4
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It was a 661df0c1ef truly miserable day.f445767794a9cbd8
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“Big Sis, what should I do? I didn’t prepare a 1d5225776d birthday present for Edgar.”e0f1c23aa79da030
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I had spent every day 4a1d8adfb1 doing my best to comfort 485dfaa9b3 Edgar, who had cried his 6c09b66f29 heart out because of Marius.c1cac9cd39809e7b
I made sure 92c1b45df4 he and Marius 186070fe54 didn’t run into 1ef4cd63f5 each other and ececf99cb0 secretly planned to 93bda96f33 get revenge on 5ee7414213 his behalf.b5785f8d8f14a8ed
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That’s why every time I 4cc7a0b581 saw Marius, I crossed my ef7df495ec arms and glared at him.14c6c8b9a7f25add
But then Marius would say—fd7430c2060cf663
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“Is it because I’m too handsome?”0311881dbe5bbfde
That completely drained f768a050f8 my fighting spirit.4904ff38c88d205c
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Anyway, since I had been 9381c4eb9e so focused on Edgar, I 960d546cd5 ended up falling asleep like a1a8274601 a log every night after fc742cc074 dinner.197e83766e908a2a
Because of that, I a90f4a72ef forgot to buy a ac1db67f3d birthday present.1c415e095f1e0919
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“Is it okay to go to the party without a gift?”78a7657754a07e16
“Of course. More than a ee7729b5b8 present, what matters 2160be0732 is that you 75eb710916 sincerely celebrate with 3a4ac15bb3 him.”2a3f40030440dfe4
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“Sincerity? Hmm. How do I express 80647867a0 my feelings?”c44ee2585eaf4ce2
“You’re his friend. Just give him a236e27059 a big hug baaced1003 and tell him 79f5c71454 happy birthday.”998462224a40ce0f
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“We’re not friends. Edgar is my subordinate.”7a254dd1f5f79b11
“But Edgar says you’re his subordinate.”acf411691293453f
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“WHAT? I played marbles with bee842d9d9 him because I thought 66cd1f1a17 he was my subordinate!”d1c0be0e02619ef4
That’s it. I’m not playing with Edgar ff0481f1f7 anymore!133011e94f87d25a
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Well… maybe I’ll only bc08ac3b3e play with him half 964eacfe9b as much.c307da17ca161996
Big Sis smiled warmly 5f077b1fa0 at my sulky face.4e16b921fad0ff38
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“All done.”443b464ba882783f
Even though we bb446cff91 had maids now, f839d28053 she still brushed c5ca7fc771 my hair and 3903ea5693 tied my ribbon cd62dbcf8a herself.f117f653f6de21ec
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When I checked a6f9deb794 the mirror, I afda6b5b15 saw her smiling 15d7e7e84c at me from 79965ba1bd behind.bd9452d09588237e
Our gazes met in the 1b30669de9 reflection, and I couldn’t help c224f62343 but grin.6d9f33d85f33bb0b
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I was wearing one b759429331 of the fancy dresses 72aa48ffa8 I used to wear cca6fbcd3e in Trovancha whenever I b8e8b39f10 attended important events with d5b872874e my sisters. That made me feel even f42e23c673 better.ed6dab808e00a240
‘Alright, I’ve made up my mind.’118c153c654e7b06
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I jumped up, a131dd237d grabbed my box 1f37ed2313 of cookies, and c2002740ee headed for the 52266a277c banquet hall.e5f9e7d06c47ff85
The hall was so 476f002cfc big that I was 9646df61d2 worried about how I 08210a7719 would find Edgar.fb51abedff6eb718
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But thanks to Leopold—who 906ba841a6 was a whole head c48a805a05 taller than everyone else—it dbb57dfb2b wasn’t difficult at all.3eabb7f1fb926e82
‘Why does he look like that on his birthday?’341bd733406bf488
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Edgar’s expression wasn’t just grumpy—it 7f13a39de7 was outright gloomy.27ce0490d49f4357
Anyone could tell he 09604bf46e had been dragged here 96b79debeb against his will, which 18a4162818 made no sense to d40a19ed5d me.a5d29b8dbc381ce6
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There were mountains of presents!39487f677eca6a5b
If it were b8f513b25c me, I’d be 2908a64b10 so happy I’d 49b52c9540 be bouncing all ccef5a9542 over the place.acba309be2b7e848
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Even Leopold, standing next to ac04486797 him, looked completely out of abb91ef719 it.4ac87cb0f1272791
Now I finally understood 3ab9934963 what my sisters meant 7c1e0d84b1 when they said someone 2cd3421b70 had “dead fish eyes.”5b62ffdc64eaba4c
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Right at that moment, Edgar 2f32fee393 noticed me.3220807f6fcf9bcf
His eyes widened as he e3d5e7a809 rushed over.dc1b9cdd03bbde57
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Since this was 639f24bd35 an official event, ccb3d551c2 he gave a edaccac77d brief greeting to f7f49c94c6 my second sister 4643c7e510 before speaking to eea960d987 me in his 3b0afb5ef0 usual blunt way.f28337d44eafbe9c
“Your dress is really weird.”848b6818033d4e26
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“Isn’t it pretty?”321587458aa9c7ea
The bold patterns were 1794d24b25 typical of what Trovancha da1a6ccbf2 people liked.f9cf9f510766a57c
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I spun around in 95ba02dda0 place, making my skirt aca2291d39 flutter.3908f65d65914b93
When I stopped, Edgar 523f2ab92f was staring at me 996b4d0fc9 with a slightly dazed 964d3c3742 expression.91d7b6877a51bcc3
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“You look like a squirrel.”075f50e67ec70dc1
“Hehe. Well, I am kinda cute.”5351659e3c9dad73
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“I meant you look like a squirrel that swallowed a pumpkin.”84dffa19891f26ee
“WHAT? You little—”98d364a54b5aec19
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I wanted to snap back 0ebcc4fae8 that he looked like a b83cb61aa6 giant asparagus.8fc8417879b0cd8f
But since it 99c4449d13 was his birthday, ae38ef39b5 I decided to fc766f18ed be the mature d1380c97a6 one and hold 0c7e81d578 back.ac3404eda08720b2
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“His Majesty the Emperor and Lady Alice Berchio have arrived!”3cf55ea604969353
Hearing that my 19d5d78c80 eldest sister had 32c3337c5a arrived, I turned 776c7bb710 toward the entrance.ceb6a9f9143c4d36
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Seeing them from a distance, a742e06749 I realized something I hadn’t a99519cf5e noticed before—both Marius and my 854abfe7a9 eldest sister had an overwhelming d56bde5f0c presence.fbd68eb719731f02
They were both tall, 548577d1b8 with striking appearances.972b1205465f636a
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Marius, as the male lead, beb22d78fb was, of course, dazzlingly handsome, f3b14038cd while my eldest sister had 7de0a7208c a cool and elegant beauty.cf598260ceee78b1
‘When I grow up, I’m going to be a heroine too!’33e427f5c4a41313
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If not a heroine, then c79bb626fc at least the male lead… c206669470 Since protagonists are always cool 13382e780d and smart.4d3b2e154435a4ab
Then, would that make c3f534b118 Edgar the protagonist’s subordinate?3eab27356237f7a6
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I glanced at his face.c1d6b6913dae8f04
He didn’t have f8921d2fe4 the look of 562f9ceee1 a mere sidekick.a0f3fd200c39644f
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Even though he a9a1b2b041 was still young, 3b48b9d7a6 it was clear ba3f0dce4c he’d grow up e50317313a to be just edd0b20a7c as handsome. He was definitely 910b83315b going to be 1cb5f94819 a male lead a4112ec025 someday.b579cfd9381f1c11
‘But there he goes again, looking at Marius like that.’fe3c973a8e7c7ac3
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For days now, every f54ea84b42 time Edgar saw Marius, e071c19a82 his expression darkened.a7376908470d2757
I couldn’t imagine a00b3009b4 how hard it 2532b7e796 must be for 3681e600e8 him, and that ad7fca1cd6 made my heart c0e323c1be ache.760fc1c86bf42eff
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When Marius gestured from 4b6f4a74ed the stage, the music 98cbccbc00 stopped, and all the 977149bad3 nobles in attendance turned 3ae6750882 their attention to the 6ac8f271e9 Emperor.faef22fd6685c52c
“Thank you all for coming to celebrate Edgar’s birthday. Even with my upcoming 7aed16b3cb political marriage, I couldn’t b6624bc05a ignore my only brother’s 7c88026af4 special day.”1ab829acd3b589bc
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But while Marius ae7482888d spoke, the supposed 220834274b star of today’s 17d4cc4519 party, Edgar, was b361be32a6 more focused on 78162058b0 handing me a d2385b3bb1 cookie.1ee423e0bc4519ae
I was still annoyed 5c824b49c1 about him teasing me 5cba464450 earlier by calling me 947a9f544d a pumpkin—was he trying f3359a4088 to make up for 0ac9cd5beb it now?ac18d2ca97e73f04
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But upon closer 6e9b86e824 inspection, I realized 007b2043f2 the cookie he 2688f3a73b gave me was 0c4dc2be9f a pumpkin cookie.0d63a6075bd29247
When I glared at him, a7b6fd5fff Edgar stuck out his tongue de11bafc74 playfully and chuckled.0d30e8800ba75bb8
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“The wedding between Lady Berchio and myself will take place on the 15th of next month. More details will be announced c900a552f9 tomorrow morning, but for now, 218a3d88ab please enjoy the festivities.”a3c79f86791144c5
At the announcement 6f60350fe6 of the wedding cac9c9e758 date, the nobles 832ff1cad4 murmured amongst themselves.eb0982595feaf099
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Some stole glances f57a4e3b3c at my eldest 1f4e91e4c3 sister, while others 8237cd93f7 whispered to each 9ba87bcc2d other and gestured 93d439c5b2 toward me.784c8536a34fbc2b
After stepping down from the 15bab5efca stage, Marius suddenly remembered Edgar’s d30a0f46b1 birthday and offered his congratulations.67564164035c2bee
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“Oh, right. Happy birthday. I sent your 4424790dc2 gift in advance—did e6222664aa you receive it?”8c93f92b7962e910
“Thank you for acknowledging my birthday, Your Majesty.”fb1664ee00c4c2cd
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“Why are you speaking so formally? Just talk comfortably. I don’t know why 745723c84d you’re upset with me, da28ba18e6 but let it go bc85104495 already.”1b078a61638df05e
Marius had assumed Edgar was 8fe55bda53 just sulking and had left d13d74ea8d him alone.8ee412a36bca89b0
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But when Edgar bit 9633392791 his lower lip and 57a74ea38b remained silent, even I 4597dc07bb couldn’t help but sense d5d746b17f the tension.460b3fb8f1913fe8
Then Edgar finally spoke.228fc0135d6aafbf
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“Your Majesty is not my brother.”7715739bbf433f0e
“What are you talking about? Of course, I’m your brother.”8b8c94fc099d0251
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“I’m sorry. I happened to overhear you 31b5b8555d telling Leo, ‘Be a brother dd2ceaf3d6 on your own.’”95e208c4971ced77
Marius, momentarily caught off 175578419a guard, stared at his 01c1ab20e2 younger cousin without offering 537c3e7d00 any excuses.eb080dc665df1ee3
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Edgar, his lips tightly ef7e68bbc2 pressed together, avoided his 86a10a3d13 gaze and pulled me abb8b31fd7 away with him.55bea247d68ac1c1
Through our clasped hands, fa9cd9c3a1 I could feel just 80ee39febb how deeply hurt he 1265d941d3 was.640f3215e4e73d47
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I watched him 13ed1f0a5b carefully, then spoke 4617fd72dc hesitantly.2e62dee373958d8f
“Edgar, I…”7217eb0b149fbcc3
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I wanted to 279258d50c tell him, I’m d5105019ca on your side.eef9c2e15234c096
But before I could, c07f067947 a girl from somewhere 292ee097fe else interrupted with a 38b39ee3a5 question.93e417c41569795b
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“You’re the one from Trovancia, right? I heard people from Trovancia 776cf63f67 eat humans—is that true?”5c176fa383feb6a3
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