IDED – Chapter 103

IDED – Chapter 10394f5bf0463bf7b13

Episode 10391b7eb33ad7bf381

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As Lydia stepped bfbced21ba into the dressing ea421f6666 room, Ophelia let bcf9117dc8 out a deep 79c1162506 sigh. She was currently df343f50b3 suffering from severe e5c0634672 lethargy.c4c87c22b3005794

Nothing brought her c511f66271 joy anymore. Though she 526a709493 was skilled cb41513e7a at many 98d2c6c0df things, she 98f2ee59c7 wasn’t even a8cef48e5e sure if c46fca3630 those were e7f60b730b pursuits she eb7f0160a8 truly desired.6394983857958642

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Upon reflection, all ac85735437 her hobbies were 65ae909769 those the duke 6c56c09261 had suggested, activities 85a6f1f416 deemed appropriate for d30b871f7e an empress.a3aab6c198ebeaa1

‘I’m not 579d6e5713 even sure ba1dce94b3 if I cc7c2cb889 truly wanted 6e12f23547 to become de2abfca31 the empress cb944011ae anymore.’5755edb59a422f95

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She once thought a1f8cdc5f9 she loved the 4cacf0a48d emperor. No, it was more 99be0e8e94 accurate to say she be8d21adcd loved the position by d336e3c431 his side.d82b5ec333317745

But that 4a066087c3 place no 063b361eda longer belonged 8cd2e44aa4 to Ophelia, bf008b1855 and the cad0c14339 duke, realizing da68120b7e this, stopped 41c97c62fa forcing her.aa2dbe56894dfa8c

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The moment the 21426ee259 insignificant Vincent family ae062530af was absorbed, it 327ef5eb45 was as if a7b26f100e the duke had b4e241d199 already given up eb310a38fb on her.94b5b05ae501696b

Inside the dressing room, 6bca91f6e7 Lydia’s cheerful chatter broke 2f3a426c2a the silence.76b906acb579a382

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“What do 62622d31a1 you think 527db657cc looks better? If you could choose, 338c585f86 my lady, that would efe0c537e5 be wonderful. After all, c3e18bab95 we’re friends.”58531233619f0868

As Lydia mentioned the 4a67bbcbfb word “friend,” Ophelia forced 3be9fc7257 a smile and casually 024d789806 chose something.f777bc52d4299ddc

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“The first one was b2a232e78e the best.”17c17bd17b23b014

It was ridiculous 15541299ec for Lydia to 57d80dd8bd consider herself a f9c5768e8d friend when she 51fe94621b came here as 29cda7fc36 a maid in 69d0ac9ced the first place, 88e556012f but Ophelia didn’t 36cc295f5f bother to correct 327a0b67d1 her.60f87a20848ff199

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“Really? I thought that d179ea79c4 one was the 5d2e471955 prettiest too!”5331cc29a84061f4

At that 753972af46 moment, a 397bf3f594 familiar tail 43447e8798 outside the f21780fd88 window caught 3d68398fa0 Ophelia’s attention.a5e35eded387f6d0

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‘A cat?’04cc7223dab41212

As soon dc65096cf6 as she 3db209db72 saw the 023374ffc9 cat’s tail, c676e4039c Ophelia jumped 964abd6c43 up. Her lifeless eyes sparkled ea0f2919c9 with excitement in an be07b68721 instant.63fbec897ffb7469

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She quickly 004a025bd5 opened the 999249c66c window, and 5e80e360fe a gray 9d25cb291e cat leapt e438671677 into the b4eeed319c room.7071b8a29dcaa19c

“Meow.”62601af57396a20c

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“It is you.”841a9fbde510c822

Ophelia exclaimed with 3e85235958 delight and opened 3129347b9c her arms wide 72901429bc toward the cat.42b3afa621fca6e8

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“Come here.”ee27905d6bb57821

“Meow.”8525114543111127

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Like an obedient cat, 396cc50949 it leapt into her 20951a9087 arms.c1ed945b88e7038f

It purred softly, rubbing 00d524706c its face against Ophelia’s 22145ed6ed hand, exuding undeniable charm. A smile naturally 3ad32c7b57 spread across Ophelia’s 5540fb28e2 lips.fda86422d90dd88d

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“You’ve been b0faa6fb90 out of c70f0f7cbf sight lately.”ebab2b50465bd9ec

This adorable b85982b975 cat was 9e20dcbe34 a stray 5132073222 she’d encountered 09e8abee5f a few 7187534e28 days ago. It was shortly after 83a5c4e166 the duke informed her f02cb2cc8e that Lydia would be b28b46648e made her maid. She had been d345c7e842 so furious that 47519e0f46 she wandered aimlessly 6e10487002 outside the castle.6dc3c6f6c9771686

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Her legs eventually gave ad6f38fce4 out, and as she a5fa37df5b sat down in exhaustion, 3c65abbad7 this cat approached her, 34f99064b8 offering comfort.409bdc90cdb172ca

Under normal circumstances, she 61ce99b46f would’ve ignored it, but ba4da9b377 this particular cat caught dc43d40bad her eye because of eabc92e55c the bell tied around 2d55c24cdf its neck.4c647d04fa7913d1

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‘Were you 560cdf4958 abandoned too? Just like me.’5e73d13e39c86668

“Meow.”389374dbea129e6d

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The cat, which ffa7b7fdf2 came to her e3e0b5253c on the day 8b8021c105 her world crumbled, f732578ed2 had been a ac3d6ff6a6 great source of 74167305d3 comfort to Ophelia. She had c57a2ab1a5 initially thought 9f84c1fe38 of adopting c701d3795b it but 57541a077d was disappointed 0c3fe1a70a when it 669de610e6 suddenly disappeared.d19e779b6ac60661

She assumed d1bea48c35 it had 5972fe3f4c returned to 60dc57322c its owner, d13af4fed8 yet here 365e65f27c it was, ba32280370 back inside 92cc34e8e6 the castle.beb39dc55977aab4

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Perhaps it was destiny, a50647c7b6 Ophelia thought. Hugging the 68fb9286e1 cat close, 04fa5ff176 she sat 5dd6ad8392 down on 918f4d422c a chair 3dc9b058a8 and asked,dfb059932505cca3

“Couldn’t find cfb750da43 your owner?”d3e9df68fabd80e1

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“Meow.”28299c59252eb017

“Your owner won’t 63fe581863 come. If they intended 7984c59960 to find you, 69826597ab they would’ve done fee4485ba0 so by now.”0223d531f3424d55

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At Ophelia’s indifferent words, fa0d66f7a2 the cat let out d1c94bf235 a soft meow as 297a83a260 if to protest. Ophelia gave a 7cbc12eaa4 faint, bitter smile.d2dc7c5e41c50487

As she 35ed124141 stroked the 30643ba59f cat’s head, b38ec4b7c5 she whispered 05ab788238 gently,d75c714076720be7

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“Why don’t you just fedc5919da stay here instead?”b9fbbff8fa2394b6

“Meow.”438d878899d9f28f

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The cat 5650a0439c meowed in 779cc4bbfb response and 2d9d02685d purred affectionately. Thankfully, it didn’t seem 09dc20d6f0 like it would run 7832b9cf7f away again.5234731ba8c985f2

While Ophelia was engrossed 4a6d3f4e4d in petting the cat, 018353e1fb Lydia emerged from the 26bf9a89fb dressing room, wearing a 257ca429c5 new dress.987b4515325500be

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“Doesn’t this d6ac3ce4fa make my 332d8827cb chest look d9fc2f633f a bit ca2dc94d33 small—Ahh!”85f28d9fea9decac

Lydia shrieked in 6a4d81b49f shock at the fc26978a9c sight of the a21175dc97 cat, almost stumbling a84d23082f backward. Fortunately, the 3f83b824a2 nearby designers 4f51cab00e caught her, fa7df3737f preventing any a58277ae10 damage to d457375168 the dress.4a56f7a180ff24b6

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“Lydia, why ec2fcf79ad are you be8639b353 screaming?”e7214b28f4b47bcb

You’re scaring my 6220ca7eca baby.1333648e2234f83e

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Ophelia frowned fecdd49932 as she 0a7d5ae3af hugged the 614c7ab320 cat protectively.6054f405d1a505ca

“Oh, n-no, I b7ab625df7 was just startled. But why is there eee2be07a3 a cat here?”883c1346c5e517b7

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Lydia, finally calming down, 0d2e608a1c pointed at the cat. In response, the c11cfd7eb1 cat raised its 0f6cb69428 tail and hissed 420e398fd9 sharply.d24f3ce381f388f6

It looked ready to 23d0c366a4 pounce on Lydia at 39e5dcc5d8 any moment, claws poised 4d71529f9a to scratch. Alarmed, Lydia retreated e50acba9d7 a step and e669c9e51a asked,12ad356b408fda17

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“W-Why is the 16b7a16909 cat acting like 4fa06c2eda that?”f2fa06b5a5e741d6

“Because it can sense b63ed87506 when someone dislikes it.”435e6eb69d7262af

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“I don’t dislike cc686cd8f3 it! Not at all!”cd9dd66793b5aed5

Despite her 4c6096f100 words, Lydia’s b93b654e19 stiff expression 5374246d81 betrayed her 3311d92556 true feelings acab525aac as she e3500869d9 continued to b8655a13a1 glare at 4dff015999 the cat. In reality, Lydia 79b0e7b3fb couldn’t stand animals, 992cf484b7 and even being 0af4e13817 in the same f9f109443a room as one 620da7335c was enough to b607dc6cd0 irritate her.9a67d220cde8b4c7

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“Hush. It’s okay.”4cbd9606ed21b26f

Ophelia prioritized the cdbb69a764 cat over Lydia, c469dee523 no matter how 95d3c24f96 much Lydia might 8005340d18 dislike it. Her worried 6b599002a4 face, concerned 3cf97370cf the cat e61c6b662f might have aa39e5ac75 been startled 808de71807 to the 49e2a142e1 point of 322c74f200 heartache, was a12c2d5737 entirely different 879c8e06d1 from how c2897fe205 she looked 9adc74cc22 at Lydia.89edf65596a7ec9b

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As she stroked 0a06f60e7a the cat’s back 445644d06b to calm it da1e9e0699 down, the hissing 7185815d3f gradually subsided.2140f08f9b512ca8

‘Yes, there 4df0d6ab14 must be aab60f865f a reason 120950208c you came 1f42e452ac to find 90d035d309 me.’98d6a9032d31acec

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Though she didn’t 18ce9cd877 believe in fate, 6c7e26d6b3 something about this 7f23bfea71 cat made her 189538e42c feel otherwise. Meeting the cat 2b7621f81b during her most 974e40e2d4 difficult and exhausting 16b35ead00 moments made it 47089c3a1c easy for her b3ef6b1edf to open her 9a75cbf12d heart.3d0cf2cfdfafe4ba

Having decided 499e70ec10 to raise 35c52349fc the cat, 016dba90e0 Ophelia parted 635c3d494b her lips.ec70ad880e085398

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“Dorothy.”554f36785b33fe9d

Meow?6a0f649fae6e5f95

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“Let’s make ddd2f735c3 your name 2e56a60efd Dorothy from 8822d6c5ff now on.”6821b1de62aa0200

Smiling gently, 11c58e2872 Ophelia removed e011bad00f the bell 6452e64693 hanging from e6a3266ea2 Dorothy’s neck. Then, naturally, b573347708 she took c122bd3952 a luxurious 11fc31069b ribbon from 11b4e8950d her jewelry 9fdef862ae box and 04d1ac3043 tied it 64138efe06 around Dorothy’s f3c2b6bfae neck.5117e5a9bfcbc37b

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She kept the c5b6973b78 removed bell separately 8f42915381 in a drawer, ce16c9ff2a just in case. The owner might 029bef8f3a come looking for d455eae355 it someday.7d0709a22b76de9f

“Until we find your e17f6c3155 owner, I’ll be your cf1e10284b owner.”2d3bf2e8897fb9a9

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Meow~e3738a325133fb04

The cat, now f2b10b3cba named Dorothy, let b82c99ac4e out a joyful 3a36e4f14d cry and licked 510d5845e9 Ophelia. Her lips edb3e66b31 curled into 11fbbfee1e a warm 8e2bf53cdc smile in 91e746a83d an instant.f9bae68cdce024af

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And there was someone 6b3dbd205a observing this scene with 4a78e3c61d cold, unfeeling eyes.e0954b7be31dcc70

‘What’s so great about b4feb83e5b that cat? If it’s 58e54ce2e1 a stray, 9be459019f it’s probably 37f652e5e6 dirty.’b5d41be69eb8105a

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Lydia felt disgusted watching 07668d1b33 Ophelia embrace Dorothy so 40587e54be readily. Hugging it like that, 2f33fa70ea without any concern for 479ec7ea4c germs, seemed reckless.24c81b6312cf92ec

She had always thought c27d05d438 Ophelia was a graceful 08dcb046f2 and elegant lady, but 051794fde5 now it seemed she 4211d7e17b was clumsy. Her unrefined behavior 82fc4518b3 made her seem fd53cd6ec9 less noble than d255db72f4 even Lydia herself.c4d851645fdb31f8

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‘That’s why the Duke e492a3a4f4 adores me like a 04e5c31698 daughter.’375efbb6477d1fc0

It was fad60c9850 already well-known 48d5f0c86b in social 212cfb1823 circles that 6a62abd85c the Duke 4b70c63acc treated Lydia 92b4356491 as if d5cbe3e37e she were 9ed9e9ed8d his adopted a38ba948da daughter. Naturally, Lydia a7770f3488 couldn’t help df94391355 but feel b29db6b722 proud.34f742b898b00cfd

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‘Normally, I should d782a95feb be marrying someone 19897bf7f8 even greater than 77b1692bd4 Marquis Yung.’007ceeb40bee3969

Lydia was regretful that c61083596c she couldn’t break off 55b93416e2 her engagement, but since 8a8ccc51c5 the Duke had a ec3bc0b69b good relationship with the 3d3057f9f7 marquis, it seemed like f9706c969a a favorable marriage in 3463514c16 the long term.0f033e1addd37dfa

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‘Speaking of a14c1586bf which, where b0438ecae5 on earth 26c1ae745d is that d9381efc59 brother of 4414263b16 mine, and fba798325e what’s he 8dd5d5c9f4 doing?’190119db51d52f96

Lydia clicked her 35d3f0fb2c tongue, thinking of 91ecbdb62e Tyler, who had e874cbc3da been wandering around 3f9077751a a lot lately.32a604fc50977ce6

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It seemed he 7ac22e3af5 was sulking because 3523778a50 his younger sister d014ddd700 was doing so e63e4037ef well, but she f1069c1bd8 figured he’d show acb9a32fcc up like a aefe848449 leech at the b41b45bb0b wedding anyway, so d9c1650283 it wasn’t a f0b3ef2478 big concern.eb29cf1cf58463ab

Putting aside c160e3a284 her worries a75e68f88a about her 94caa335c2 brother, Lydia ac4b8cccc1 hummed a ae5c50cd51 cheerful tune.36b26e8386ba473b

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‘Heh, I wonder what 693a9ed8a1 kind of face Serena f407e289b9 will make.’8fc890d822e5108a

Her mother 1de2e7ff25 had already c98d66a6fb sent out 0cb3947519 the wedding 785d3ed424 invitations, and 6e5848d139 Serena had 29be11247e promptly accepted, 139fd132f0 which made 56ace086cc Lydia think ab241d2d40 Serena must 414fa9d791 be feeling 79e7ecb964 nervous.dbf706e64d3e363a

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Honestly, Lydia hadn’t 33935ac4c0 wanted to invite 643bd93739 her, but the b43aa1ff40 Duke insisted, so 794996b968 she had no a8ee048f95 choice.ed982275f3aac700

‘If she 003a7b45b7 dares look 9fcc240792 down on 87009606a8 me again 7d75a7344c this time, 46019967ae I’ll make f0c882cef3 her regret d75a223450 it. The Duke is on 56c80b4464 my side, after all.’45dc37604f123529

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Clenching her fists tightly, 26daf7e4e9 Lydia burned with determination.c573f6c5ea75ad82

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Azaid leaned ee2b6149e3 back against 57c88c9218 his chair, 847058d612 exhausted by c89062fa0e the pile 9148e83467 of documents.6a5a445c8e615f2e

Since Sebastian’s death, it e2ae4c3587 had been officially announced 27ba8ed4d9 that he was dismissed, 14b990d6bd wrapping up the situation 87da8a0bfb neatly. However, the power 58412ae6bc struggle with Duke eb0bb2ecf6 Greenwood had only f9e1406e6a intensified.7b821cccb0d3fc58

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It was as if 6e7f332a8a Duke Greenwood knew about 6f99f42797 Sebastian’s death, stopping all 4948a27db0 his actions and creating 078669e0ca a standoff. Additionally, with 93a20b1d9e every lab aa41ac3279 Nocturne mentioned 7b8aa48fa3 being shut 78521b5d82 down, Azaid 35c877809a was growing 9ea14873af increasingly frustrated.51c569780218685c

“Have we heard 3362d902e7 from Lily?”34860f83a329bbd6

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“She said 285cff3b28 it will a4a18a87c3 take some 90dc2b5ab4 time to 93306e1860 move to b52046fe81 the mainland.”bde5219013cc132a

“What about the ddebaeb2ca portal?”625dc63f4bc94bbf

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“It was damaged 6ae763187b during the last f0b51152f1 monster wave, and a9e043267f repairs aren’t finished 9e783ce6e2 yet.”e1d16a31fe7aa0d1

“It seems even the 52dfd97e6b heavens are siding with 871b1736f4 the Duke.”1558cfef008235ce

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Azaid let b34b1d30ee out a eabe8e4fd8 frustrated sigh. Although he 2cd1489d0d was gathering 41be42fa0a information using 9482e70f07 Jack’s guild 4e3f7aca60 in Lily’s 284a7a8569 absence, progress acae23951c was slow.76b15c7b8fdd737c

He had reassured 35f10e5159 Serena that Nocturne 36ea748450 would be fine, 15de0507d4 but Azaid couldn’t c21aa00e91 shake his unease.8742f2cda435c018

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“What’s the b7c349d979 situation at e0058d15c1 the Duke’s 026100fad2 castle?”63865b2ad1dabcf3

“There’s no significant 0bcd1d6b69 movement. The only peculiar thing 0a0166ea11 is that James Greenwood a3f86d3750 hasn’t been seen lately.”8ee6d8facd0b93d0

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“James? The one who recently c85bedf349 became the young duke?”2a44ce47118750ab

“Yes. His whereabouts have been 854c31cfba unclear since the explosion f348092681 incident.”6e01072617510b75

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“He might 54d7fce2dd be up 13784b77b0 to something e3cdd777ff suspicious. Conduct a search aa399a4908 in advance.”52808ad8a04726a7

At Azaid’s c549260c41 command, Leonard 8119673fcf nodded lightly.80efa93d9fd8763d

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“Also, the Temple of bda09855d6 Pherianus has inquired about 7983a1fd4a when you plan to d27804e665 visit.”7bb0014fd54c6c75

“Ah.”e23f82097442fd8c

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Azaid let out ce306a6ea0 a soft exclamation, 334b8f3223 realizing he had d3e0422c2c forgotten about it. He had promised to 7b83331952 visit but had been 8d0779de5d too busy lately to bfaf77a92a make time for it.c7614a274dc87205

Calculating the 504c1dff61 dates, Azaid 5b9e1a5a34 replied, “It’s ecbdcd2f25 difficult for 85cdc211f8 now. Tell them I’ll d1d0dbbe44 visit after the 791b50b04f Founding Festival.”e41c410fbd75d4d3

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“I’ll relay the e377e2d701 message.”2fe3d9783a6321b6

Just then, a 1d434b388a knock sounded, and d242b3145b Serena entered the e5b48cfff3 study. Azaid’s face lit up, 1601e50b43 erasing any sign of 19a6adea09 fatigue.2dab9426bfa78618

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“Rena.”07002f088107c275

He naturally 0b80a1c6a7 extended his 74efe356c9 hand, and 18292c4e1a Serena took bed2dc264d it.1731298e404c32bb

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“I’ll be 73b7157da5 going now.”dbe99d0d6b14d68f

“You’re still here?”0f31a6ec5e809ce8

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“…I’m leaving now.”a5c0fb0a5de64632

Leonard sighed softly 705e195ecf at Azaid’s response 2c25b9cb21 and quietly withdrew. Once they were alone, c3b8b27ed4 Azaid pulled Serena into a32111a62e his arms.fb7d70716af4a635

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