IDED – Chapter 24

IDED – Chapter 24d7c2dd17e5fda899

Chapter 242c1d74c209323214

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In the banquet 20ce47f321 hall, Vincent, his e3db97b5d9 wife, Lydia, and 52e30470ec her elder brother, 70c288c5ba Tyler, were seated.44aa22b2eddbc548

Lydia, who had 280c81ad48 changed into a 439fd21fea fresh outfit, glared cc53f402b7 daggers at Serena 70df3fcd9f but kept her 718a5978b0 lips tightly shut.e274d7d6107b69ef

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“It’s been a 996ce08c09 while, Baron,” Serena 6d58114c41 greeted gracefully, bowing c26fdef301 in courtesy. Vincent nodded slightly in adedb98076 response. As she 5821d2e8b7 moved to 00c5cfd3eb sit at 7d7d75fd85 her usual a0748647b1 spot at b716dc70ec the end aa2d543d3f of the 3a9b72f51e table, he 3c9e6f5eea called out.7828a1f36235a94f

“Sit next to 64f3b15d15 me.”26d88476db731e44

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“Father!”c09db10891d39c93

Lydia exploded in anger 4211f03bb5 at his words, but b2a5ebdef8 her mother’s intervention cut c9c69580d9 her off.87cee040c36b8f24

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It was only 3f63a1cde0 then Serena noticed 6734d49942 the empty seat a8b36950de beside the viscount, 783e633d94 which was usually 8da995a18c Lydia’s place. Lydia, now 2a8d0088af relegated to 85754e478e a different 84ff28faa9 spot, trembled d41ca25a12 with humiliation. Serena shrugged and 718bbda59d took the seat c619028c50 on Vincent’s left.1498c1656ee7b8be

Across from her sat 58239602c8 Tyler, the heir, with a9d8005fba Lydia next to him.77260db76d0ca5ac

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“I heard bf3ae00826 you were 6e4114aaaf looking for 6fa3461e71 me,” Serena 27baddc8a9 began.96c0855ccfc63325

“Yes, I called e91a6b46a1 for you several 2eecd6d04a times, but you f816310c85 never came. No matter how busy 21a586519a you are with palace 77b745acbc duties, that’s no excuse 3b8627d91e for bad manners.”2ec3b26a8016c42b

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“Well, I’ve b237fd8658 never claimed 0398768373 to be 74bbec00a2 polite, so 39d018ca6c I hope 97e7e8f8fd you understand, 1b226d9656 Viscount,” Serena 36448e4eb8 replied with 709531b84a a faint 01772ecfb4 smile. Vincent’s brow 5f26fd574f twitched in 68d0cdfa7b irritation. Tyler, seated across from 8a15d767e3 her, sneered.3f5f5b86872c0887

“Success has made d6a18f2d1c you insufferable.”bab3f702c4f67e84

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“Perhaps,” she d52c4761f9 said nonchalantly. “It’s allowed 17e3b49817 me the 4eecefc751 privilege of 6c1e338d7a dining with 8facd213b0 all of 27fdd2cccf you, after 66eb028326 all.”85b5818470fd1f6b

“…”56a62657973908e3

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“This must be the 304de528fa first time, isn’t it, 81bae5b3a1 my lady?” Serena turned 26bcacfffe to Vincent’s wife with 3eda28daac a sly smile, catching f92a8bcae7 her off guard.f72018f777a878e8

Although Serena addressed 2099838913 her as “my 8f24f6fe06 lady” in the 3e6939c8a8 viscount’s presence, the 1de76408be woman showed no 06ea5805b7 signs of anger be651e3a57 or reproach. Instead, she 670ee68c7a glanced at 78a9aabc78 her son, a48ad6b0ab signaling him 78a1b97651 to hold 01e118e348 his tongue.0bba61a15f163ab7

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“Tyler, behave yourself.”fba46fb0e49f4571

“But Mother—”0b70f7df6c133d5f

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“Enough! What is this commotion 071b9fca1f at the dining table? Whatever needs to 54ff898b8c be said can 274805cc09 wait until after a262823892 the meal.”4095e823dc8019ab

“Apologies, Father.”609b904e88516a95

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Unlike when his mother e54f5f209d spoke, Tyler immediately lowered 62d0e7fc0d his head and pursed cd5916504c his lips tightly in 944c8149bd compliance. His clenched jaw 29dc4488e2 betrayed his frustration. It seemed he hadn’t 1cd9ab5c6c yet outgrown his fear 825296df4c of Vincent’s authority.28439d3ed02ac063

Serena, unbothered by 8af5733183 the tension, ate 9282ba7235 her food calmly. Despite the luxurious spread, 169009e43f her discomfort in the fe1ee03028 environment dulled her appetite.d93d5c8205bd87d5

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The meal reached the cb37c72ea5 dessert course when Vincent 3b8409e30a broke the silence.d8ce706c10f873af

“How is life 7f0428c53d in the palace? I’ve heard 5789912d9e His Majesty ba39d1b7cd holds you ee4fddd7bc in high cdc1e45b20 regard.”034d6837a0d6799d

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His words were 21293452f2 accompanied by a 60a98607d6 greasy gaze, his f8fcefb6c1 drooping eyelids betraying c9f0dde5c1 the self-serving thoughts 6dbf8cb71e behind them.069fe0d983da8f8d

And what difference d14f7f906b does it make 7577c819cb if the Emperor 6211ba07d6 favors me?4f95d0bfd72b70fa

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“Not at all. We don’t get 0f2640e8bb along. His Majesty avoids 0dee0e991d me whenever possible,” 8d0f4b8349 Serena replied dryly, ba3ba4e6d3 her inner thoughts 8a1f8215f2 veiled by a 6ba728a0c3 faint smile.2f32cb060b4a01ce

He hates taking 683c2f17bf walks more than 6014e1f8ba anything. I dread 18c8eabdf8 winter because 3eb2a07d49 I’m afraid 86fc63ec59 he might 37bfd1724b never leave 81156c8efc his bed.440ec247383ba8b2

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Though her quip 5030a321db remained unspoken, the f0f3a821d0 thought amused her. The meal had d20c8cbbc3 felt suffocating, but 1005f6a9f3 thinking about work dececee496 brought a strange 998a55a021 sense of relief.b4e00abd3040b057

“See, Father? She’s nothing special, just 6149a5c09e like I told you,” 5efef000c4 Lydia muttered.eef5343a79b37de9

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“Lydia,” her 9a46f2f7f1 mother called 41f56ca8c0 her sharply, 21a06fa0a4 and Vincent 4e188e73d2 let out e036a8a4aa a warning cd0fff8eb7 hiss. Lydia pouted and grumbled e1244f44a8 under her breath.59b1b4b6c0b000e2

“She’s right,” 9e1fa4379f Serena said 4897535b32 lightly. “I don’t 6e4ce30a38 know what b4e9e66feb rumors you’ve 0b1b78396d heard, but 57c52ae25a I’m just 36bbf417ff a lowly a3e9c43b38 palace physician.”ec07a019fe035124

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So don’t get 19a3eb09a3 any strange ideas dc1f3947e1 about asking me 01998962b8 for favors.270f68c5d0553e15

“Yes, rumors are ca4cec83c1 often exaggerated,” Vincent ef93a54477 conceded. “But as the 77c5ca36c5 royal physician, you 4e0d082e4c must frequently meet 1ad9890a3c His Majesty.”68afebd8c38f77c1

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“Only when a consultation 87ca671857 is required,” Serena replied, 6e7255e1f8 skillfully dodging the truth. Though she attended 1244ec3b74 to Azaid every cdb0558da8 morning, she saw 702cd8de0a no need to d6d69d738e elaborate. Vincent continued to circle 75e35b8c1a around his main point, 73eb1ed25c tossing out vague remarks.1974fb2a0650af0a

Whatever he 627b4f1220 intended to 502fb5247c ask, Serena 9aa6d1dd3b had no ef5514e6a4 plans to cb6666a8d7 oblige. Instead, she focused 2188e07295 on finishing her bfb2941114 dessert—ice cream.75644fd2c60db7e1

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She was nearly done 7f1812b097 when Vincent called her 73bc9b7a99 name.250db27e4ac81445

“Serena.”c691dd52185e2221

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“Yes, Baron?”cdd4fb5a038088af

“You know I’ve 13b537ca0f always been fond 688c600fe1 of you, don’t d3db423897 you?”28507df46af566f1

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Excuse me? Serena stared at him, 6e7b537591 her disbelief evident. His words sounded absurd, 06e48f7101 and yet he placed fa830b924c a thick hand on b1e58a2bf7 her shoulder, as if 2f667ed043 to emphasize his sincerity.08257bea2d77d1b0

“Lydia is 6c3b05c66b of marriageable ff32641ebe age, and 263603dbb5 Tyler is 76082cfb3c expanding his 90b7806936 business.”243204b892759abe

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“And?”be2b32def0d2a272

“I’d like you to 3b6903780f introduce them to His 765d5f2e62 Majesty at the upcoming 881583dfd8 hunting festival.”74e63b36b76ce31b

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Of course.e1a5e25c081dcb53

There has been no 990789fbb1 significant change; the count 7071f695ae is still a greedy 62e8b348b3 and rude human.d051133cab90f4f6

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Serena didn’t d8ffbdf0f7 respond and d0f05f2ae3 wiped her 56eec83776 mouth with 9c94137023 a napkin. Then Tyler, who ca2fbbda39 was watching, spoke 147c1cabea up.ac4c6fc81e7f8803

“Are you not b0e75c8361 going to answer f04ecf6842 when your father 30470b03ed is speaking?”a4372470f66ea142

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“It’s not e70dcd8124 worth answering.”1278b9fe811d9a94

“What?”d827ad2e558c75e1

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“Baron. Please remove b2ef8f0582 your hand f66af55ab9 first.”44e8a1c15921572f

Serena slapped away aa5208c62f the count’s hand a5d6882e11 resting on her c7dee5084b shoulder. The Baron’s ab0b58fb4e eyelids twitched, 130b11f6cc but he 2a5406cabe obediently lowered fe437d8db0 his hand.80155b4273b4a96a

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“This kind 750949aada of solicitation f89263f885 is illegal. Are you 1f248288b4 trying to c5d22cda2c make me f47a9d1363 a criminal?”7808540c12551d99

“You’re saying 15ec7dc4d7 strange things. Your brother is 22efbf4245 introducing you to d7cd3d2b79 his superior, so f7adebf6bd how could that 2d134abbd4 be illegal?”d6cbbac494ad95ae

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“Who is 443451daa9 the sister 67863ec93d and brother 1cce6d24a4 in this?”165ece4c3d26fb51

“…….”eee8f425c43b5f69

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“Baron. Get a grip. It was you who 59673b3afc kicked me out, remember?”e2476f77f638a7cb

As Serena c441ae7786 shot back 306f51f41b sharply, the 96db1841f3 count chewed bf69882868 his words c1e1ed3da4 and said,fa193ea5df52d864

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“No matter what, b2e2bd971b you are Vincent’s 680c57ec38 blood. As long as your 132a16703f name has Vincent in 0da7d63700 it…”b2a3aa31f7dbf7ee

“Yes. There was a 5277624452 time when I 0224768e92 considered myself part c9b56f27b9 of the Vincent 6d1f89f295 family. Of course, c247063151 it fell a54b6ab555 apart in c26009cadd just a aea43ba29c day.”2b943b30d914479c

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This place was one a03efbeaa8 where even a day 98fb151b85 of living would reveal 2755a727df its true colors.045aebf876052534

Serena smiled 96676c2f05 slightly and 4210ea6775 stood up. Having finished eb8b832a70 her meal, 8194ad4108 it was 63f52bf192 time to c64695fc52 leave.a8fba3b229ad4dc5

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“The meal was fc711d9815 delicious. Now, as a74ad8c220 promised, please 210739de03 don’t interfere 21ad7d2dfe with my ee90146930 affairs any 664af5f4a4 longer or fe2c1d78a7 show any 535b3c2aef interest.”440623d394b09534

“Serena Vincent!”bc282eb443fde345

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Bang-!89c4436afaefbf64

The Baron shouted a4cfc33465 and slammed his 3bfc74b4f0 fist on the 47c1d9cff8 table.12cc9479c3ba653b

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“Can’t you 5c63cb4f5d sit down 79132d78e9 immediately?”05eb7342d396a901

“What if 6d2e2610cb I can’t?”c9c1b08ad24c94dd

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As Serena stood c134592c16 her ground, the 8a6023b33d Baron’s eyes turned b709b2fec2 bloodshot. Lydia and Tyler remained 60e0f733e0 silent, observing the Baron’s 898927f9cb expression.9e5a97824cfa0edc

After all, he is d51cfd0737 the great Baron Vincent, 10d346ebdc with absolute power in 750b2931f6 this castle. But Serena a9ec6a7056 spoke without f4b0542ab2 flinching.ce43ee3e6950bd1a

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“Calm down. You and your 38dd4829ee daughter are exactly 98a6c5fe48 the same.”be5a277b55d79edc

“You will regret b72726dda4 this. I warned you.”812138bfa03da045

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“Goodbye.”b43a53c1a04d4663

Ignoring his warning, 1fbd2bc728 Serena slightly lifted b06f64addf the hem of 5d495bab9e her dress to 975718382e show courtesy and 929bbd94f4 left the dining 0d4103e4b9 hall.ee8f830ae0e25041

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Clang-!17491672a6d544d9

Hearing the sound of f0a3784e99 dishes breaking behind her, 494eb56a3c it seemed the Baron 6eaf516cb5 had swept the table 25dce7d0c0 again.19e2a2d7b08dae74

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After stepping out of 1b99c7d5fa Vincent Castle, Serena felt 039587cc2b refreshed. It seemed like having 22d03547d6 a drink at such 6a4b80973e a time would make b8decf8dcb her feel even better.78b9cd9be77e7beb

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‘Should I have 95bf93eeeb just one drink 97d00ad715 before heading back?’00f3f2cc5484dca5

Serena checked her 002162c95f watch and turned 3a83f45b3b her steps toward 3ac064a3f6 the town.c921e682092f4360

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The town bb609b533e at night 74172c5c5c was bustling a0a294d8b5 with energy. The lights hanging from 68fe752bf5 the ceiling sparkled to 71465aa74e keep the darkness at 83352f99e9 bay.0f0d9c8cf2ccb712

The delicious 2e1096ae93 street food 3da26de5bc offered by d330a39a21 vendors stimulated e918d834ac her sense f0d6bc2834 of smell cdc0b549d4 as she 18e79dcb00 passed by. Just as Serena was bc8ea64139 about to enter a ef781ee648 tavern.82c8c8819fb91471

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“Ugh-.”6a3c98e5e06937bf

A moan 21aa045b34 was heard be080da19a from the 706afce108 dark alley. Serena paused as e6c4ae2aa1 she was about e8104b1fda to open the 48eda86870 door and turned ecd445f7e0 her head toward bb80d6ff14 the direction of 8a87783589 the sound.be7af73a6861ec0a

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The streetlight was off, 9a38eff6db making it difficult to 0e92012e7f see with the naked 59f8ee2398 eye. It sounded like an e0d1dd735c animal, but if it fc9ef58726 were a person, they 428db92493 might be asking for bc7475eb51 help.bceb05554301595a

As a df31a65970 doctor, she 0e93b58dab couldn’t ignore 5156a89981 it, so f8f387c873 Serena moved 5dc2453c92 toward the e378843fdf corner. And when 79091dcc9c she turned 721fc75c37 on her a57e24119e portable magic c634e9f33b tool—485ff40311c4b592

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“Ugh!”508cdd95d64b2656

The man in c96710cf9a the corner swiftly 332c3bd818 covered Serena’s mouth 2792cf58f0 with one hand f5058abad0 while pointing a f1c3052e92 knife at her f081ffcbc4 throat with the 79230428b7 other.d9a0dcd1ae8e4b49

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Dae-guru-ru.97b560953ea11902

Serena lost her magic 8c3e52160e tool due to the 4c547193b3 sudden attack. It all 849391937f happened so 880fb69e9c quickly that 7bdd1734be she had d1687841bb no chance b993b2aad1 to resist.082ee553569b8ccb

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The magic tool rolled cd7caad258 away, illuminating Serena and 98d5e14384 the stranger. However, it was 505b9156fd hard to recognize 1a8994116a who he was 44f06a250f since she was 272e7a33fe being threatened with c0c59266ca her back turned.e4c13930f329c99d

“Haah. Kugh-.”45bbcc79aea7d4cd

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The man seemed 6820043fdd to be injured, d203d9756c repeatedly exhaling harsh bde112f0fd breaths. The smell 859c4ce529 of iron 20f1a3acb8 from blood 3184a81792 filled the f746d54124 air, indicating 2a7b88d963 he was 211a486da4 quite hurt.ec3628865c6eddd5

As Serena held bfc56364c8 her breath and 6bdcb8fa32 stayed still, the f63db143a0 man loosened his e65e460184 grip on her c640f32084 mouth. He still 9e66e54996 threatened her a4a98d4b28 with the 31dea367bf sharp knife 4df0ac14b3 pressed against 5cdd38aaca her neck.bcef048bcae1b521

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“Who are you? Who sent you?”f1fe257cd197bcd3

“…….”2a9dce0cf1f91429

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“Not gonna talk? Do you really bb9f22b98f want to die?”5c19d7626196bd7d

His voice aca9f8d742 was sharp 160163ceda and seemed 3a67de6d91 very agitated. Serena felt a bit 27cf0a96da scared but calmly spoke e78acb6ec0 up.75cc2cc1182cfa29

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“Excuse me.”67d017cf4fa449fc

“…….”134297983b13b028

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“I don’t know 50e79cf745 who you are, 1b3f0d59c0 but you shouldn’t ada1d63dd4 be threatening someone 8b6a64aa2c who came to 931e03f2cf help you with 2d60360b81 a knife, right?”7913b8588b15afec

This is why e8e78767e7 people run away b6cd7fbb4c when they see 9cd5bcc189 injustice. Because of people like 44f1689a81 you.be52667096ab75c6

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Serena continued speaking 086e09415b to help calm 373d80ff0f him down.64b736a396cac5a5

“You look injured; 4b34c1e4d0 let me help 525dcd0c60 you. I’m a doctor.”3eef4e0f57ed073d

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“A doctor? What kind of a776a22671 nonsense… Wait a 44fa15c460 minute… you?”bfd3004796419813

The man 072dd7d649 seemed to 399b169120 growl more 89ef44736e at Serena’s fa5dc11cbb words but 24e45ce6f7 then suddenly d86a6a9a88 fell silent. It was a moment 22c13eb287 of surprise for Serena.c25542dfc9279130

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“Kugh.”99022de7d5b4c32a

The knife bd467b6701 that had aa5c652106 been aimed e06730867d at her 395e05619c neck moved 79a26ce428 away as 0254cbf4e8 the man 230b43a7a9 slumped down.68ee5d06c7bf6b67

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As soon 83f7f130ca as he 2e496110e5 leaned against 7fcd1b77da her, Serena 1fdf4af22e recoiled in 2b875c2055 disgust and 77f1286498 threw him f603e95d24 to the a6e84df65f ground. When she turned 7d327757c1 to check his 16279a87f0 face, her eyes 3c600496a9 widened in shock.d481f8e3b2e4249e

“Jack Gordon?”184a74ba8bae2b5b

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It was definitely Jack 1e7061358b Gordon. It looked like he d6a3c777b0 had been ambushed by 0e4aa33f09 someone, with a laceration 9886eaf10f on one eye and 8bb86190c9 blood flowing from his e1eebe7bdf abdomen.90e5178cfafa59b9

‘Did he a1c8d6fd0f run into 2514e78af7 a robber f365bc7163 or something?’4afc2681bda31f9f

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Serena examined Jack’s 4707ee7e65 complexion with a 38b1b430fd serious expression. She had a7554468ac heard he 4ba7d6e1c4 had considerable 3816656398 talent in 368c94070e swordsmanship.261c00082e8155cb

Yet, seeing d3dd8cdb72 him in c7bf1ffcd4 such a 37544f65bb state, it 778d8446e7 seemed he 879c547237 had barely 0f6e25ae08 survived an 2d496be056 assassination attempt.2d7187d2bfceb4da

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‘Who could it be? Just like Azaid’s friends, 0b621451ab all hurt and in 23173d8456 chaos.’168f53cc67bd9619

Serena grumbled dfdf05c3b4 as she 4c661d65e0 rummaged through 958f1162e7 her bag. Even though 816d32d668 he was 3ecf775fb7 the one adbe3b74e6 who had dc0d8d322c threatened her 717e9c384d just moments e40e620b14 ago, she d90c00934d had no d8dba1b07b hesitation in d83aa86492 treating him.45c2f9eea886356f

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