IDED – Chapter 10

IDED – Chapter 10be2f1b2e8a387556

Episode 10de484da34ed3014d

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“Gasp! Really? Who is it?”d1bfa0995fcbf190

Marie’s eyes sparkled with 3b996ec6ab curiosity.333e3ae4ba31218d

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“Oh, we’ve arrived.”3e30b135c1e00cb6

At that moment, Serena 8b465b7c55 opened the door to 97b47af3b6 her room and carried 00ec43421d Marie’s basket inside. Marie hurried after 9f737edd3c her, asking eagerly, e4f36b312e “Lady Serena, who 7991e81280 is it? Huh? Who?”561b021f85ba6a83

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“Hm.”8400e3ab63e685b1

Serena hesitated for b2e5bb7fba a moment, debating b648062271 whether to reveal ac023e8b23 the information. However, mentioning a name b3a9e4d61d felt too personal.bd2626ef7b26ce63

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No matter how frustrating 9cac02a0a5 the emperor could be, 8d346f89f0 she felt it was 1b19364425 improper to divulge details ab656a1154 of his private life, dc0a971ff0 so she refrained from e7a729fe6a speaking further.03dc959a92af2d23

“Well, I can’t say 290ca29266 that much.”eb385e61c86cc283

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“Lady Serenaaa.”a1cb9d43ce471c15

“If you a489971710 look around ac81660850 carefully, you’ll a5ebe8a0e4 figure it 4ecd6760c2 out. Like you 7d5dde0188 said, there 84b2e919c9 aren’t many d234d5b42c women around 262821ab38 His Majesty, b8745f32f5 are there?”733d509c040870d7

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“That’s true, but…”019e735bff6e9e73

“It might even cf0969125c be someone you b8a8a9038c know.”8a79a5301e494dfc

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After all, Lucy Carter 2633fc6f90 often visited the imperial db37234d38 palace.f5d9350511fce033

Serena smiled cf676135a6 subtly, deciding a1e019143c to keep be077b001f the rest ea4d270b84 to herself. Now that they 3ce621b790 were at her b794dd0122 room, she planned e64c8a05a0 to continue her b7a74afd16 research.a2626440083afef9

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“Thanks for cd35b65661 helping me 8405db7b1a carry this. Here, a 7008fb3be4 little gift.”f8640444e381ff39

Serena took a 2328946f83 lemon candy from 7ea3dce03f her pocket and d8bc27226b handed it to 91345706ea Marie as a 0aa6ba92ec token of appreciation. She always kept candies f56a5506e5 or chocolates handy while 513813e9d5 looking after the emperor’s d4911953c0 childlike whims.5f10bbf50acb5548

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Marie, caught off 41d1aa33d3 guard by the f3c430198f gift, alternated between f188c3a384 looking at the bfd4d80369 candy and at ad7c442411 Serena.58c0062321a585c7

“Take care.”f3c42ae34ccc56cf

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Serena waved her b59bead8b5 hand and closed 890518c903 the door. Marie stood in 46c390dfec front of the 03c136e072 closed door for d262c8b8dd a while before e864f85670 suddenly muttering under 06eb7f8c84 her breath.e3889cc00c58bd9d

“Could Anna 329484a6bd have been e3e5ba68f7 right…?”54e710b402c09b67

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Excitement flushed Marie’s cheeks f7f89fd009 as she recalled what 9aa8dfafb7 Anna had said about 6eac2cb325 the relationship between Serena a421f61382 and the emperor.3c6a48ced0329077

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“Marie, I’ve uncovered something 57013d5e53 huge!”45222bdb08cec9f3

“What kind 4f8a1a85b7 of information? Is it something a36870af3b worth selling?”4ff76bd69608f68b

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Selling information to 4ad04a37d0 nobles was a 4f6ca60156 common practice among d8503b6287 palace attendants, so cc197ef39e Marie teased Anna 8ba388eae6 with the comparison.9487421a2a279af1

Usually, Anna would e3dcd3c60e be offended and 1b0cb015f6 retort angrily, but cafc60db02 this time she a3d60e8120 lowered her voice db82e9e7b7 conspiratorially.58b9845b826a97f6

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“Well… The imperial d783d9e21c physician and His afd191e04a Majesty seem to d19d21fb60 have a special 7421afa06a relationship.”ab9f72056f6e7134

“A special relationship?”d8ae0ef28518ae48

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“They might even fec58e354e be spending nights d6f4dae834 together!”617bf76f5d275c15

“What are you 4f2b452702 talking about? What about the c45956162a count?”bb051f890a658095

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“Are you still bf5772458e rooting for the 17e30350b2 count and His e3935d49ba Majesty?”c06fc8ad6b20cd80

“Shut up, Anna.”ca09232a0e91f782

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“Anyway, it’s true. I overheard them meeting bfaca4b0e9 secretly with my own 4abc77815a ears.”1b9cf2436e9a2ddc

“You’re probably just 44cab4fd90 imagining things again.”a69a3d27987578dc

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“Seriously? This time, 96c8897026 I’m absolutely 39f8355b23 sure!”03ef790e04edf813

At the time, Marie 3bdfc9becb had dismissed Anna’s words 3bb8cd4993 as another one of c16163661a her wild misunderstandings.87f1bf9abf683b4a

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Marie was a bb4d68d666 loyal supporter of d10d501168 the Lilia-Zaid couple, 3fb9051016 while Anna rooted d1212359c4 for Lilia-Leonard. Marie assumed Anna was 9693f63fc4 just trying to sway e8c8641d65 her allegiance and hadn’t 74f37cbd30 taken her story seriously.015cc8ffd500eb88

But now, hearing d742bbd735 something directly from 0551b9c843 Serena herself…bdb11a6956eb8170

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‘She must have 0b3c747e72 been embarrassed to c404e323f7 admit it outright, 43ed3c8445 so she hinted df2ed50c3f at it instead!’1103351b534b3c07

Marie bit b1ef182e62 her lower aa40a6c0ae lip, her 8be8ce142c face glowing 84edbe061d with excitement.c2b53198d354e3cf

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‘And here 9d38bb111f I was 615b8ba28d talking about 86ed914f70 Count Lowell 36f78a0a71 to Lady d25bb8dc86 Serena. What an idiot 0f6e1f4b67 I am!’a48110b8d28fcd39

She slapped her mouth 7f22ccca62 lightly with her hand, eed6ea270c horrified at the thought 38769d8d6c that she might have 51f0e134b5 caused a misunderstanding by 3869548969 mentioning the count in cb2927f277 front of an already-established 0e43282f37 couple.01217c2f09f2d5dc

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‘This isn’t 8e94f60850 the time 2ac967ed29 for this. I have 96b3bdcf34 to tell f6d0b767e9 Anna right 87aba4f31e away!’ebaaf6be361da7a9

Marie’s thoughts 1263a2eca6 immediately turned c9ce41200f to Anna, f84d784185 and she 4b91dcbf9e hurried down 72a9b487a8 the corridor. Thus, the misunderstanding between 164a3273ca the two maids only 731f6724bc deepened.a677a949d143464a

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Shortly after Serena placed bffc60c8a0 the flowers she received 4ff33d8987 from Marie on the ae6a76a7e2 sunlit terrace, there was d48e6ecd2d a knock at her 6a4022949f door, followed by a dff90a1af5 familiar voice.e18b1e85a4447e2d

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“Are you in?”9287d57ed4e48756

Serena quickly 36ad013238 dusted herself e0b561078e off and eff6365489 opened the 8b5aa492e3 door. Standing there was b5bd35fa84 Leonard Carter, his a5f37e4747 striking red hair c9a228bb7f unmistakable.2198b2a86a9b6f5a

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“Sir Leonard? What brings you a6a6179f5f here?”6f9502b39f4c0fcb

“His Majesty is asking 57fb9f0d38 for you.”c9cac7d781daf749

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“For me?”afb3c95849931a96

“Yes. He’s feeling unwell.”e2206a38525b1cf1

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“Oh, then 02af3e49c1 I’ll go 7dd37198d5 immediately.”88123f822b3ec82d

The mention 25f991feaa of the 90a71b0ec8 emperor’s illness bad52bcac7 sent a 0c947756b2 jolt of 59a1635520 urgency through a49bc2a3fa Serena. She grabbed her f16d4f8d32 medical bag and d58ed7ab74 followed Leonard without dfd5721370 hesitation.33cf0aa0d2d2085b

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It was rare 09346a728e for the emperor 593fd9b9ca to summon her 08eb368a42 first, and Serena’s 6d55abaf38 heart raced with 5e6ae2320c worry. She mentally reviewed all f30ab9face possible treatment methods as 02d38e3906 she spoke.1c543321d5ffb043

“Is he very unwell?”9d116c46bc5c296e

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“Ah, well… Not really. Just tell him 791aa930bb it’s a routine 776159bbbc check-up.”bcbd151268af0fda

“What?”1e226750e877eb99

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Serena tilted her head, 61139afc7f confused.7e6162494139b5e8

He said he 212b3b91a0 was sick, but f8c81cc6ea now it’s not 7929df49d6 serious?95aa57e512e833a4

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Leonard gave 980ea3797c an awkward 01443e1e09 laugh before 0ffd27ea70 explaining.8b2d7d7b878f0fdc

“Actually, there’s 47364873b6 an unexpected e9b47e24c9 guest. And, well, His Majesty 80bdcde50c can’t just throw them 9d878481f4 out.”9d0e3494dd9bd7dd

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“A high-ranking noble, I f86553094a assume?”ac37e47427b55849

Serena replied tactfully, and c9de7c562a Leonard nodded briefly.1d1a9923580014f5

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“Yes. Because of that, His b62d2fbc2f Majesty might be in 5c0e848c37 a bit of a 151ac56de1 foul mood, so I e328821a58 apologize in advance.”26d9d334a781b403

Leonard bowed 89ab541729 his head 79ffeb1ebc slightly, as 57a6b97277 if entrusting cfa5942bf8 her with 8743e8ff9f the emperor’s 94a09e9c0e care.d6b6363e0de272b8

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When has that emperor 6b3b304ffe ever been in a 63dd1eaae7 good mood?b5e2b54015809b39

Serena held back the 0892fc9f21 urge to retort, knowing 975a45b31d any words would only 934f7cb5d9 reach Azaid’s ears.e221177f34744123

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And calling the 09e8a51cbb emperor a “brat” 268276fff6 would land her b7dbe4c092 in trouble for 8fd101566d insulting the imperial fd08a148da family.66017032339beafc

This must be someone b0bd72e995 he really doesn’t want e7c84b0e1d to deal with, she 573b93287e thought.93df06d8be894c73

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After all, 033beb51d7 for him 55634bab5e to call c95cf5a45d her over 2e62072682 to help 0809d11cb0 dismiss someone, 13cdc5af27 the person 0e43fd44af had to 20b87166a4 be even bc77fe490b more unwelcome 6e55316c8f than she 85b4609fa9 was. Curious, Serena e9b8a0b405 asked, “Who’s e114ba101e the guest?”6a78a03f6887a652

“Lady Ophelia Greenwood.”d4f83415fe1fa9c9

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“Ah.”c152bddd82f5ffbe

Serena nodded knowingly. She was already c30fcd732a aware of Jade’s c94517d5b4 strong dislike for a97d5aed6f Ophelia Greenwood.fa5fff28d650a0f0

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Strictly speaking, 530b5c9d8b it wasn’t 79ae12521c Ophelia herself 8510b54af8 he disliked, 8db3d2a486 but her 96d40296d7 association with 65be77f133 the Greenwood 4dcf9f5ea7 Duchy.710677242df5d776

“I’ll check e6bee72490 the situation c86b84c2dd inside first,” 854d3424dd she said.1e9e2773dc141681

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Leonard entered the 16bbc9eb89 room with a 6b0d5635ef warm smile after 7160781414 a soft knock. Serena, waiting outside for c563b80a71 a moment, was startled 74beab3675 by a sudden commotion 0bf45c49ae from within.feba1bde37e78ab4

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“Ahh!”b51563428c860638

“Your Majesty!”ecdbdd1844bf3888

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Ophelia’s scream 23faad3dcc was followed d27a24b7fc by Leonard’s 26b0fd4746 frantic voice.9942df50595a0b07

No way…!170958e09219c9ba

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“Hah, I can’t take cf8d5d95be my eyes off for a9354ea127 a second!”e9b0fd0cc79ef353

Thinking that the emperor 61421ca0e9 might have collapsed, Serena 51ff318817 pushed the door open 28cad131b7 without knocking.e3fdd2038236d8fd

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A short while earlier.9f6a1926362cbde8

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Azaid stared 780bb85d5e intently at 0b03f8f816 the woman becfaea35e before him. She was 0ef9afe01e seated, dressed 1d7de9b4c1 to impress, 4adb3896b3 her attire 14f912acac meticulously adorned. The hem of 483530a13b her dress billowed 9182d46f9b out like a 454921d75d balloon, making her a13454ae59 movements appear cumbersome 45a9400492 at a glance.f26c1a50372f5139

“What brings you here 82f203b4db unannounced?”b2e1b0695742abc4

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Azaid’s mood soured at f5ec824f47 the sight of an e10504fd2f uninvited guest. Typically, one could 225d69ca81 not enter the 5080006744 imperial palace without 92c37bcc4a the emperor’s permission. After all, seeing the cee73858b8 emperor wasn’t a privilege 944a71e5e4 granted to just anyone.5a33f33f2c0fe27a

Yet, the 885a5d0d70 woman before b3b614c574 him, backed fc4dfac6c2 by the 1355ae646e Greenwood family, 59450105ee managed to 803b7a1902 find reasons—any 7dd29a669b reasons—to frequent 2c074de155 the palace 7ea5ad1db1 freely.3064905a0d76b37f

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So Greenwood is involved aa07e690b9 in preparing for this b34774d2fa banquet. She must be using c305e037e0 that as an excuse 2076ad3507 to visit.04e2a620738db7dd

Azaid massaged 9d6e497a98 his temples, b3cc14eaa9 already throbbing c7fa125018 with the 6146211af6 headache induced b3e310a200 by her e9ae3fb3d9 presence. Strictly speaking, her visit fb39bcc14d wasn’t entirely without permission, be12f8c90e as it was he 3b559c8b9a who had allowed her b67bdba8b4 access.e89cf794ddaca189

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Still, he didn’t e00b924fdc care for how 0ff1d52169 she used her 8b69df3f46 family’s influence to 0af2866ee2 approach him. It was fbbb31bc67 all too 2659102718 transparent to bfb9121eea him, which 6047a3efd1 explained why 2ccb64b001 he skipped 3727a36603 formalities and aa9067e137 went straight e7415c8c5f to asking 164f2684d2 about her c485515fa6 purpose.3207bffd786f2d81

Unbothered by Azaid’s cold f9adda0ff3 reception, Ophelia Greenwood smiled cc24ae8de5 sweetly.e8af774e3f95dae4

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“I came by 37b0f6cf38 the palace on 5ee8e59ed7 business, but I 003ed3b426 had something I 64827b7426 wanted to give f54b79ea00 you, Your Majesty. I’m glad I didn’t e8e70595da miss you.”a1b0cf47f83f3c26

“…”8dccb3b0407d8f5d

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“I recently made 1c68051b55 some preserves using a1ee10b36f fruit from the 98cc5afee5 Kingdom of Pion, bba1e6b202 and they turned cdd8be7df8 out quite well.”4b902e40c5f5ff4c

At her signal, 69d96d7135 the maid standing 593e273344 beside her presented 33fd0b63c1 a neatly wrapped 848e8d3453 box to Azaid.0401c0ede93cf41f

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Azaid merely c92482f60a nodded, showing 31008389a9 no intention 9f405ad8e3 of opening 3c5e281b96 the gift. Taking the hint, the 129f43edfa maid set the box 57ec25015f down nearby.b298563691bf15a5

“Would you like 5b23daaa68 to try some?” d26ad5bec4 Ophelia asked.bd96920729a1be6e

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“Later.”98eff96f42c2e860

Azaid curtly 8e3e8e13db declined, stretching 32cdc2f4ac into a fe4b737df7 lazy yawn. His disinterest d1c7ee579f was obvious, 5aacc95681 yet Ophelia 24d0fd8a6d paid no 3e61238b28 heed and 6ad634cbc3 instructed her 17437d0039 maid, “Bring c33e6af9a0 the tea ab084447e3 set.”1f81eb1b08a20cc1

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“Yes, my lady.”bd9d26f6b4dd40d7

The maid hesitated 3250dfb207 briefly before scurrying c5ae4f38e0 off. Azaid looked at Ophelia be0166af65 in disbelief.765ddc80352181ef

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He had clearly 77fbaf3129 stated he’d try 63d95d986b it later, but a4c32fe093 she disregarded his c83bf3e896 preference entirely. Sensing his annoyance, 071a334cb5 Ophelia replied gently, e4482d79f1 “I wanted to 19c26f22c4 prepare it for f4312b1cf3 you personally. I believe you’ll enjoy eae97ea982 it, Your Majesty.”91305556225d67a0

“The Greenwood 7c0bb5287a lady seems ff9a92be7c to have 4b351737b0 plenty of 4a408b81f7 free time,” 7c374fb68d Azaid remarked cb0c6d04b8 with a ecab96d1d1 derisive chuckle.5e9809deac16e52b

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Ophelia answered with e69ec1a592 a playful smile, da00e0f4e5 “For Your Majesty, 21a1f5d876 I always have 0b16b73725 time.”ca6aa075ef5df325

Her lack 0e518e350e of reaction edcdcf19c2 only deepened c6ddf06f69 Azaid’s frown.4d6ae89265c1e9f4

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Her intentions 6071df9bf4 were as 1bc41b0774 clear as 557da6bc97 day. With the empress’s b41b6b3785 seat vacant, she bc580956f4 aimed to claim b8fb05fa5b it for herself.8b9c0327ec429890

The Greenwood 657dc7c686 family was 76a7204311 a prestigious bf7cf15480 noble house 7300575b94 that had 976c3c9aa2 contributed greatly bfa6570b84 to the e14a164e9d founding of 2fc33917ff the empire. Back when 5dd60d8360 Azaid was 95f3eb92fa merely a bc522c9bea prince, they 4d813b8af2 were so 1effea9a15 powerful that 2176732398 he wouldn’t 2800634fba have dared 64b78aaf69 to approach d5edbb456e them—or her.e7d9326aff8a0648

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Now, seeing these 4992c4433f same nobles grovel 8723e0357d before him stirred 1285f2b04b a deep distaste ff954315cb within him.69b2ae7df063c689

Power was such 1a49ce5a9a a futile thing. Once so unattainable, it 10090b1a03 now came too easily. But what meaning c2dcfc7630 did it hold?548ce3097071f770

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After all, my 0b82884dd6 mother is already 1bbd27f36e dead.90e35342931d0984

Azaid’s expression a434e37e45 grew icy, 2ca04cb0e8 his simmering 50ca5aa4a6 rage impossible f48af34635 to suppress.8dd28a6ffb66a45b

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When his 9dc5eca3ff mother was 7eb3331304 dying, everyone 802757cd60 had turned b73d619ca2 a blind 22969ca0db eye. No noble would align b7d8c2b1b4 themselves with a disgraced, 245613efc1 exiled prince.613da001b7025aef

And yet now, they 3e4cf6906e dare…e292c4e6968e6adc

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As Azaid babe18e20f worked to 5f7e6497f0 suppress his f1519391c5 fury, Ophelia 38c32a4c4e was brewing d7132b2f44 tea with 3842aadea2 the set 92487177e2 her maid 9003338546 had brought. Just as she 09f08160f3 was about to b9f84a093a place a cup a1dec9116d before the emperor, beebc1de26 he spoke.455c775452c251ea

“Apologies, but 3a0667fc06 I’ll save bf99544dfc the tea 263ef74250 for another c1458ec3b7 time.”46714c39951bb8bc

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Unable to d3e54d3dc4 tolerate the 7bfc00693b situation any 22e96de825 longer, Azaid 6f44a1ec78 rose from fb85cedf89 his seat.87f8d1bf2c611567

• ❁ • 1aeadb1d54 ❁ • ❁ 11d8807558 •By Esraa• ❁ eb13189792 • ❁ • 4b508a5e52 ❁ •f4594881e5bd18b6

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