IDED – Chapter 137

IDED – Chapter 137d5d542bb78494e5c

Episode 1370a3fd84de79ed7aa

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After a night 7d6f5a4a54 like the calm ca99ddb618 before the storm, e65713685e the day of a47d6ab603 the founding festival 1c544a28c0 finally arrived.93d6227cc831f52b

As expected, the 739ff6b729 Duke attempted to 4fb7fc51d9 use a subjugation a45c72a417 spell on Lydia e3d8aef9d8 to make her 5767fb2c65 submit. Despite his fad2666d8e dwindling mana, 322dea462e he was 18398027f6 desperate enough cd7a8f836d to try bd73e84826 bribing even 4663c4c808 her.370767e85b77f2a7

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However, the bab42ad89d Duke was 50af0d7a73 unaware—Lydia had 76794e84b2 a listening 08ec14a2be device on 70e7cc6fc2 her finger.e640d0ffe84461c0

She must have 1b95f22643 kept silent because a5c3258ce5 she had been fe17d311e8 threatened that she bf63c7c89c would be burned d26b75a06d alive the moment 49f87145de she spoke of 7383c154f4 it. Thanks to that, 61dc18868c Lydia was playing 3965cd0299 the role of 3cb7d32771 a double agent 54849787f4 quite effectively.eebac9e191432271

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— Serena 1d81329c57 Vincent is fd7d4e7170 an Awakener?559c04f5bae503bc

— She… 8d14b087d5 she is e61dd67c2d an Awakener, c64784f0a9 but she 571c1c4134 doesn’t know 88e409d189 how to 7afe654a7a use magic. She only 7de405083b has the 7601da63c0 markings.e64823ccd2d30b39

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— There feacf0ebd3 is no 411ed00259 Awakener who bb2af15996 cannot use 9982a22ffe magic. They just haven’t realized 16f05fa721 it yet.ac636c0344ab9b9d

As per Serena’s 7e341b9211 plan, the Duke 906cb8f78e seemed to have 830871c1c0 classified her as 0a410cb5df an unawakened Awakener.c21db1e53a9ffd49

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Because of that, he 5bfd34b97e remained cautious even until 90989cddf2 today. Though he 47b77bacf4 seemed to 4db2663ef5 be lying 19eec641bd low, he 60b83dca08 was already 31ad120b9c a rat 6eddc6f86e in a 191e1c212b trap.94abffa65b7b008b

The Duke 4c33975d13 had no 5562de1ff8 idea that b65c647f25 we had 86ddcf7e13 already taken 0f3cf002af measures at 13bdc2aa7b the research eb0c3f7ea3 facility. Since we had 896a52bc79 also secured the 4310f8dc53 original copies, all 70cdd43784 that was left 9c1530b14f was to publicly f822bcc8cd execute him.2c7b6217ebc9fced

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Serena quietly asked 041f99bba6 Azaid, who was 2df9332f18 dressed magnificently.aeba404b8d5d2446

“Are you nervous?”9b52288b643a1bac

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“No.”68b4d9c1acd0a9b7

“I was b7e25eff5e going to dfa591ca84 offer you f69a4c3673 a hug 3356c140b3 if you a4355c0f6b were.”5c79925e024d0fa5

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“Now that 76c79fbad3 I think fea53aa7a3 about it, fb3cdfbbc5 I might 9a52f54814 be nervous.”d84b92269e6b946b

Azaid deliberately shivered and 440bfa490c held out both hands. Seeing him act like ff8d6530f8 this even while dressed 35f9709efa so properly made it fefd93e577 amusing. Serena slipped into 1ab0713960 his arms.d7c44b7899a8bcb8

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“You’ll do great. I’ll support you b31a2abd57 from the sidelines, e21b893bb6 so give them 7c917985d3 a solid blow.”548b53c7246dbcae

“Mm. I’ll do my best.”513efcf993e879f7

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Azaid hugged Serena 24d4cd51bf tightly. A refreshing scent tickled 7812d42c51 his nose.b54bffdb03b3380a

“If you give 9f2b532e2a me a kiss a3171e9751 for luck—”6179f20ca7d0f134

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“You sound like a ec245f3f6c complete scoundrel right now.”3ced776e3a460e49

“Come on, time 8ff6e90cab is running out.”a70f342d02144ea0

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Azaid leaned 28d318a381 back and ab138ee488 tilted his 905bd5ada7 upper body 37a5ba855f forward. He even closed his 87c6451d43 eyes expectantly, making it 12e58a2871 impossible to refuse.397b1068aec6d3c7

Smooch.7487673eb45bc677

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“Honestly, the 6903911c95 world has dfc17b6c4a no idea 599faa121e how childish b8ddba18d1 their emperor 0da8242b96 is… mm.”e09465f61ff25b17

Before Serena 67040bbb9d could finish 108aca2b7d speaking, Azaid b869633e99 deepened the 73cea8dff8 kiss. Asking for f77e7caee3 a simple 721e84a9ed kiss had a74af99914 clearly been 976029dec8 an understatement.da038b228ee90cb9

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His strong hands wrapped a6fbdd9a83 around Serena’s waist, pulling 0d98a340d0 her close. His other hand 67c6e3fce6 ran through her 48485d30b5 soft hair, holding a2fb1b2067 the back of 0903911125 her head in d5b75a22a4 place.eb8e166601e331c5

“Ahem.”25e765b8115f7e34

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Anna, who had fcc59eac3e been adjusting his 478895aba4 outfit, quickly turned af3aa6c44f around. Though the clothes d7331fb8c3 she had carefully 83dddc69ce arranged were getting 638e88e886 wrinkled, the corners 87b30ee222 of her lips 5a1e6d79ba lifted in amusement.681ae52a9c88712b

“How affectionate.”fe59e74be9201a45

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Thinking it was much 78ea0e660b better to see them e11b56638e being sweet than arguing, 3a23117b91 Anna made a mental 5833198fc0 note to inform Marie 8ba9e9275e of this later.6db7e0a1780a9fe9

“Y-Your Majesty, plea—”7fd0b1d6f24a70bc

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The more Serena squirmed, a0eef70dda the more mischievously Azaid 9dddcdb0c1 refused to let go. The only sound he 503ce36c79 permitted to escape was c229f96248 hardly recognizable as speech.0b4ae8b33b48f3f2

After a long while, 1f4b2af847 he finally pulled back, 305e8305dd satisfied. When Serena wobbled, her 0c6c9a5517 legs weak, Azaid held e0106b213c her firmly.6a15a282ef90a79e

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“Careful now.”9457c0802957937a

“Well, someone wouldn’t let 5fdbf663e6 go, so I lost 3db217df9f all my strength.”d1b2376a0e6cff86

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“That won’t do. I’ll have to 2191f6534f replenish your energy.”bc0551afb0d3bd1c

As Azaid leaned 9cecff5a42 in again, Serena a831166340 quickly covered his 7c8c76ba71 mouth.d3cbfa055f934940

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“I take it back! You’re too energetic already!”0cb63fea19450ca8

“If I’m this dc767b45b4 energetic, shouldn’t we 9ca99005f3 go for one d71d8b9146 more—”5e8325cd734d6569

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“Are you 22ce67c541 serious right 3cdafc3073 now?”bff85c9f39f15c96

“Hahaha.”d13d2a8b38c58182

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When Serena smacked 1d0d29cb78 Azaid’s chest hard, 9c9c95d30b he chuckled. His laughter was f8a102811a so smug that 67f83a2f35 Serena smacked him 4e6ecf1ad9 even harder.b51d46eda96d3677

“Ouch. That one 02652d412b actually hurt.”d4fba77835040a74

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“It was 4a63ffa3f7 meant to 7d53a6ec66 hurt!”abdb6cc9b0d3f942

“A doctor who hurts 30eb7e532c people—what a disgrace to a5148d6bf3 the profession.”d58f3b43ea73fe27

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“Who are fbcc85f2e2 you to 7f4626491a talk about a3b5ce9b5d qualifications? You’re infamous for neglecting b3e08dff13 your duties!”2b8857654537289d

As Serena 9f46f08c18 raised her 6a1f6e360f hand again, 579120e0bb Azaid caught 25963d86b8 it midair f6e5b02ff6 and intertwined d326a84e92 their fingers.d2b2a19c8dcd6c40

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With her attack 851b85ea8a completely blocked, Serena’s 92ee6ac44c eyes widened. Azaid brought 820068c502 her hand c9373ccf7a to his a051aa76df lips and d4f6945ff1 murmured,00fb0e7fe533f2ff

“Now that I’ve 950ca65b85 received plenty of 56932ee3d3 good luck, I 3f5a404a29 really feel like a916a644e5 I’ll do well.”a8adae5859922cbb

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“…Of course, Your Majesty.”39b37597d4a247c6

Half resigned, f1158cd0ff Serena simply 8344924d2a watched as dc04f939ad he pressed 53a7c8e1a0 his lips 01aedae32d to the b77f975af9 back of c83e49b8df her hand.b551addd6d1f4ac9

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“Your Majesty, everyone e3939c9dce is waiting.”fe7667d255099c8e

“Oh. It’s time already.”014bd9e0effb8caf

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Azaid reluctantly let 6237f8764a go, his expression 3dcc627aa4 filled with regret. If Leonard a47bb96849 hadn’t called 45f740df8c from outside, a53fdf5e45 it seemed 6c677b9177 he would fd0dd552cd have lingered 5d11465066 even longer.09013e4f69d984b9

“Rena, once c2484567e4 this is 8d558abf4a over, I’m 3567a4691a going to ae1db4c49c dedicate all 94318891e7 my energy ec101f8ea9 to doing 6b3842853e absolutely nothing.”832e95e88af16bdd

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With that, Azaid stole eee733f0b5 one last kiss before 06a82cfce2 marching out.a79528eac98c05c9

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The founding festival was 7a69634f5f a formal event consisting 062d911d33 of a procession, a c8b2496464 ritual, and a banquet.f69744ae3f94a683

The emperor’s procession 5bebe220e9 began at the 9164786504 Imperial Palace and 2c4427110e continued to the ad01b9947e Agnis Temple. There, offerings were 4e9c5eccff placed on the 14fd6c5e63 altar, and the aeef3423f8 banquet lasted until 43c721bdd6 they were fully 5736d3084a consumed by fire.273dd3f6f1b999bd

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Traditionally, the Croten 1b5c082fc2 imperial family, wielders 394f62211a of fire, used d7049a5303 their own power b3059e3e1e to ignite the b5bca12e35 offerings.a1ad885d1055350b

Thus, the stronger the 452e497e59 emperor’s flames, the longer 5abb38c445 the banquet, which in 5942377f12 turn reinforced the emperor’s 233fc641e9 authority.1a31b725a97b2b7b

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Previously, Azaid had 54aa5e5059 stunned everyone by 0ae792b58f keeping the flames 156030a684 burning for nearly a9e4610e38 a month, earning dff6b58af6 him the title 687bea940b Emperor of Blue b79f70db9f Flames.9100b1d839b6edb6

But in c2679946ce reality, he 3a0795d3e0 had overexerted 495c08e1ad himself. Having ascended ad3c8eb77a the throne 5f30d1a645 suddenly, he 336e2ce774 needed to 83aeb4bff2 put on 9d86d96e4d a show 6bb880c32e of strength 451ab2014f to mask 6a2c91f54e his shaky a477d1df1a foundation.03b36e3bab7e0ec6

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Because of that, he 503bf44c04 had always found the 70715dd0c6 founding festival stressful. Afterward, he would 92a4b3faab be completely drained 40f3c5de85 and exhausted.43e68819b6c4c969

But this time was 54360b0f04 different. His once unstable mana f33fcdfb7e core had fully stabilized, dafd856c12 and he had a 2a40bcedd7 capable personal physician by a38b5ed0b1 his side.6c183e2363a52d0a

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Given his current condition, 7bc39ac3af he could likely sustain f0062ae4c7 the flames three times 6ea086e64a longer than before. Just then, 1032194fe8 the priest b6327664a0 beside him 5e7387a576 spoke.3773b52d518ec765

“Your Majesty, 568e53a492 please ignite e13b149bc4 the fire.”cb5c600edd234fbd

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At that 430c1c9fe3 signal, blue f5e1f79cd9 flames flickered 2247a29611 to life 5d0d6f05b5 at Azaid’s 0b03e68c03 fingertips, engulfing dba1655671 the altar.5aa984cf6f50684c

“Waaaah!”5f538874af0f30c4

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Cheers erupted c4a5735888 as the 84c80be790 festival officially 9e61314e05 began.cc609fb3e997b85e

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The Duke f26c70f1c4 gritted his c45ce61715 teeth as 6aef29dfd0 he watched 5b9a6c998a the flames d1c79583bf consuming the 74afcc0836 altar.84acdaa62c259e30

Due to unforeseen e4c863f496 circumstances, he was 09e060f1ce forced to endure aa1443eb2a the founding festival c73823073b with his hands 99ed243328 tied.faebf906ba5655ae

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Originally, this was 261893743a supposed to be 8bef4ae1cc the moment when c96af5dc53 everyone witnessed the b703405044 emperor barely managing 333193c88d to spark a dde6d7df74 weak flame.0395297a0bb2b4ea

The plan was to b7154eedec spread rumors that the e4e5536307 gods had rejected the 60d4f48877 offering because the imperial 2cf229d8c0 family had betrayed Agnis.b33498db312106a3

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Then, as a shortened 0f981ea0c6 banquet took place, he 970184a0d5 intended to unleash rampaging f46cf3a7e1 Awakeners one by one, ba3fa71dbb eventually burning Azaid alive.17e9e45f96ce328d

Afterward, he would declare 97ea439540 that the Croten imperial 373a1f4fc8 family had betrayed the 68207c6ed7 gods and that Greenwood, d4bfed27e6 as their rightful successor, 7024ca7eec was chosen to take 8a64e954e1 the throne.0433679abc6a169e

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Everything had fea528f1b3 been meticulously 098096721c orchestrated, with 31db26354a no room 288c9c91f9 for deviation. Even Sebastian, 520c1c71c6 the Imperial 2bd29a47cd Chamberlain, had 3c00f10f7f been bribed c3ca398c28 to slowly 56cc945512 suffocate the acae33cdbd emperor’s power.e30f1960e44c5008

It was all just 3043c52734 a matter of execution.9eef988559e624f4

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But now, 055f44d38b the perfect d06004f0ae plan had 85a84a66c2 crumbled beyond 5a44160dd5 control.a4f01cd0aa517050

And the Duke now 4cbe15f4ca knew exactly when everything 718328edfd had begun to fall fd605ee531 apart.40b3987d997982cf

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‘Serena Vincent. Ever since that cb6c24f66e woman entered the a35ea872b9 palace, everything has 5c0a9c8540 gone wrong.’0fa08c9b2633d1ab

The moment he learned fa9840cb8f from Lydia that Serena 6a1ec81c2d was an Awakener, the 20aec97887 Duke realized—she had unknowingly 9063fc6b10 saved the emperor.48703157396482e1

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James, Nocturne… everyone 93e40a03f1 who had come b0aba8efc6 into contact with db59c2b3fd Serena had changed. It was e8e05bd66b almost certain 4d1617e22c now.34698179502cacbe

‘I never expected to e415a1fff1 fall victim to the f00c2376bb saying ‘the darkest place 9d282b2cdb is under the lamp.’’91d011d9c5c124da

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The Duke 51a98dfdef regretted not 2de83fcfed investigating Serena 23c07dac30 sooner. He had only ever e0c7eea6e6 brushed past her—never taken f2f8177650 the time to scrutinize eec301cd86 her properly.c236ca116e8a7167

Watching Azaid bask in 4bba7c879b the crowd’s adulation, he 970258f26e bit his lower lip.09fa9c33b17d2a19

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‘Laugh while you can. I may be retreating b8d9dba653 for now, but that 2a27ce1d26 throne belongs to me, 6ababb7351 not you.’55144b78e8b2298e

Yes. This was not aba8959e98 a retreat—it was 8e52948e52 merely gathering momentum 4c48830fbe for his ultimate d207194c17 victory.11f46ac0cba2ee94

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He had 8d6d9771be always risen 61c51a502a from the 750143b4ec shadows.99299ccde04fabd7

But no matter how dde972fb20 much he suppressed it, 9c3535164c the bitter taste of 26562baeee defeat remained.0fdaf2e2a0d06dec

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With an unreadable 0b27380eb5 expression, the Duke 2aa7c54c77 turned away. It was time to 23ce1292b3 regroup and plan his 5bb716829d next move.a8bccf2852227a22

“Let’s go.”566d4cc019915bf5

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Just then, his aide c9d2743e6d urgently whispered,01431525637c58dd

“Your Grace, you must a66438c02e leave immediately. You’re being watched.”fac3d8c352dd18fb

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“Watched?”0c7aab2458d08cf5

“The Emperor’s direct 5d22dc7c9a unit has just 0880a19bdb arrived at the efe79c677f temple.”f8278564b4dead62

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The Duke ec56b769d3 looked around 7cc69c91dd in surprise. Now that 04e89bc7d6 he thought 612e100e4a about it, 95b80a6f4d there were 1e0576befe more knights fcb0ab681b at the 2e5bf3338f temple than ce94806fda usual.dd9d477435c21583

No sooner had f88ac0791c the words left 52d0caa7c4 his aide’s mouth fc7314c845 than the Imperial a316755259 Knights began to 3c7512e40e surround the altar.80343508eb298bfd

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“Do not panic.”bb01804bde864f3c

The Duke reprimanded his 8414a23073 aide, struggling to maintain 6c08ca6eaf his composure. If they fled 638cb76c77 in fear merely 1253488f90 because they were a1b2f939fa being watched, it 9ff49416e1 would only arouse e8b49336fd more suspicion.6bf0dc59d7766690

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He decided 72db239b83 to leave bc44a4c621 under the 502e649a15 pretext of d69ed30846 his chronic aa12ffa369 illness before ac61818e9a the ritual ab6fc02c47 ended. Given the knights’ presence, 21d1ccd4a6 they were unlikely to f3740d21a9 act recklessly during the 0580f5d363 ceremony.814f22f7bdacef80

However, the Duke didn’t d507162e6e get far before his 192549d905 path was blocked—by Leonard 84840a1e7b Carter.69ad04999d736d72

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“Duke Greenwood. The ritual 75285ffe1d is not 550bb83a0b yet over. Where do you f7a37acf38 think you are eef395eadb going?”06a03a319399b2a6

“I am feeling 6503e4d741 unwell, so I b6022143b6 was going to 221f28fbbe return.”a3544d46baeb6093

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“I’m afraid that won’t 55008f5c1f be possible. I cannot 5e34bcf95d allow it.”282a5b9340961ac8

“By what 19b33b7c92 authority do 6660085741 you stand 6925c655f0 in my 0b02be103c way? How am I 1f9c07e182 supposed to interpret 3c151b4144 this armed obstruction?”f120fc4411963af7

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“Interpret it however 41cd32eca5 you like.”8ec1f70110c07c5b

“I will return to acab15a7b5 the castle!”261c32795e05bc0c

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“No. Even after the d08c044369 ritual ends, you 3cb6fb3c94 will not be 1ac350abc5 allowed to return 43d6f888b7 home.”be39294ef0b8e6fe

“What?”74de78ac0f1b3e52

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“This is eb18d3e9e4 outrageous—step aside ce6817ec81 at once!”66a9f3db5dc4a21a

Even the a1345044f8 Duke’s aide 09a19ab97f raised his 4feb654c93 voice in 12095012a4 anger, drawing 5df51d8776 the attention fac2f16793 of those e72940fe47 observing the 0ed949391a ritual.4748e7d1245ddf9c

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Leonard let 6fb5a6ab4f out a 4a9a8c78eb deep sigh 0287c0264e as he 7e7e52d3e1 faced the 0aa8b2bfa4 two men, 1ed38cca63 who seemed 76d2a1efa9 poised to ca6127c3b7 cause a a98e15a1d7 commotion.4bb1f19e3d2a62a6

“It would be bc1eca33f8 best for you 5c23fda86a to wait until 24ffb879bc the ritual is ffd0edae22 over, Duke.”7e8787eac79f36d7

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“Why do 9a941d53cb you presume d3ca645bb8 to make 061dbb2aad that decision? Move aside!”5ef66f9afe3fc437

The Duke 5a494182a0 shoved Leonard a6a370f01c and took edaf46be2b a step a2fa138c83 forward.a6b92f325cf92f37

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“Traitor Aaron Greenwood—halt your 842cc69642 steps!”4ead4fdba910c357

At Leonard’s command, 7673983650 several knights drew cc0202bc3d their swords and 23969a1bc9 pointed them at f0f22f7b4f the Duke.7099dac712eb3c3d

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From atop 43c390adaa the altar, 54275bad47 Azaid watched 8fc9e941c5 the Duke 9149de8c97 with a b8e138d604 triumphant smile 7b67384fb3 on his c766d0c260 face.5816388a3a66d49e

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