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Episode 26cf7a90eda67e44c6

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“!!!”c3f62a67eced9327

Jack turned around 47345e5b13 abruptly, startled, his f84c95a90b movements clumsy and a0f2286fb9 jerky. Serena had woken up f0762827a0 at some point and 51da4a3637 was now staring at b92b3b1412 him. She spoke in a bef6dd01bd calm but firm tone.cb6ed90dd7995e29

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“Who said you 9a775e1bfe could get up?”72a21ab48a59271b

“…What?”ad3dd278ebb0f2de

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Jack instinctively 2b553e2635 replied with d0f761847e a formal 9d78b8869b tone, only 338f219fe9 to frown e26ecd4694 at himself. He felt momentarily overwhelmed 08334dc761 by her commanding presence.4e3b61000fc82b0d

‘Who is this woman?’a55abfd1ecd96881

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Her demeanor was entirely 5cdcc74555 different from the first 0fb732804d time he saw her d442b07bef at the apothecary. It gave him 4c5d573a81 the impression that 49a12c67b9 defying her was efc4a3348c out of the ff1fa6fafe question.bc967db79606f954

While Jack 3a865dedf7 stood there, a2cb1c46ed flustered, Serena 5feaa77344 approached him 4fe9f394ae and pointed f0d518201a to the d31f65524c bed.58ebfe6c97637329

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“Where do 87b5a2b314 you think 950eb25572 you’re going 243f7b1339 after losing 464729fcc4 that much 20d35345d6 blood yesterday?”34a87288fca2567b

“I… I was just—”d2c276c2f35ae96a

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“Absolute rest. Are you not aware 7f5afa78e5 that patients are supposed 2dc54fe5fa to rest?”2a010e19c27da2d6

“…”4a8384e8bade8099

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“If you don’t 18279ce04b want another hole 9f961dc975 in your stomach, 46e74b850e lie down and 6899396e87 rest. If your wound reopens, 58729c1b94 I’m the one who’ll f4e8bd5945 have to fix it, 60bff14576 and I won’t be b659126aaa happy about it.”b71eed1983bdeab5

Serena glanced 35a8826742 sharply at ad240d8870 his abdomen 83869aa290 as she e9de09af3c spoke, her 8447be3e7a tone firm 4a8d00d39a and her 0a40cd10f1 expression fierce. It was a ccc31b7268 stark contrast to 89c4fb5b21 the indifferent air c3f2ad6c96 she had when 39b91894b0 he first met 725344875c her at the e20f5df0f9 apothecary.082c65c4575cbf28

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Caught off guard, Jack 347b31035a found himself nodding and 4460a37287 obediently returning to the 2948c8a080 bed.0033b5aa7e36931e

Even as 5fd4366c5a he lay 21e0583c54 down, he 8ad385e77b tilted his 9578c83ce7 head in 28371e3058 confusion. There was something about 73a03eff9c her command that made 6283c2f6fe it impossible to resist.39e6d5068ee30246

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Serena, satisfied after 83c3cc5999 getting Jack back b5e65e7174 in bed, wore d37751ef8e a smug expression. When she glanced at 7c990e6b48 the clock, she realized d4f15db7c4 it was already 1 9b74851093 PM.d259f859f9aca614

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‘Oh no! It’s way 2584013af0 too late…’4493a161a3f1dbcf

She had intended to cab4049d58 head straight to the 79742d67aa imperial palace in the ee82becf50 morning. However, Jack had been 0bfbf408c0 in distress all night, fdea747e6f and she’d ended up c76cb4cb64 falling asleep while nursing 5ef62f6bd1 him, delaying her plans.646ec01877a02653

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“Hey, Jack Gordon.”d9d685064d38b75c

“Just call me Jack.”72469cb398d928bc

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“Alright, Jack.”6b72c1f8e42ed446

Switching to a 271de02cf1 more casual tone, 25dd98ec4b Serena’s sudden shift 35a13a4501 caught Jack off 7222c736bf guard.2bad97409804c456

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“I didn’t say you d228fddbaf could drop formalities with cd4733fcd4 me.”3bfb5f3841b14b91

“Well, you’ve been speaking fa045aaf98 informally to me without e3dfe11fa2 my permission, haven’t you?”575094012aa23df6

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“Fair enough.”e68e14436797e5d1

Jack nodded in agreement 5ae6e5a66b and gave her a 679163a917 questioning look, signaling her eef95da02d to continue.479bb20ca0424d34

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“Do you have a e60f15cc3f communicator? I urgently need to 960b71b255 contact someone.”b9d5caf667136ac4

“Who do you 4805e4636c need to contact?”7cef96c6fc4d1ce9

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“Because of you, 819d1481a2 I ended up 93af6d6eb5 staying out without 46c462e62d permission, and now a5798b9806 I’m going to 5e137c77f6 get in trouble e644d132a3 with the Head d7c17bfdcf Chamberlain of the 125920fb79 palace.”d89e1b8ec8229479

“Ah.”9abca7c20e6a26ca

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“So, do you have 088c7a1b42 one or not?”0b38e6b87c327d6b

Serena’s casual, almost friendly b752d336d9 tone amused Jack, and 35038d88c5 he let out a 581f1f55bc chuckle. He wasn’t 55dc821159 used to cac8b40d52 someone reacting e8638d856b like this—it e63ba7efdf was refreshing. Jack gestured 2eb6b9d126 to his 4ddae5ca4c coat hanging 481cecf3cb on the 977b819bc2 chair.4ec80915d297506e

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“It’s in the inner cc5fdde6d4 pocket.”f84d2896b1c8d85e

Serena quickly reached 3eb5122db1 into the coat’s 9bab0acb85 inner pocket to eeafc99d91 retrieve the communicator.a69ac633155d4e9e

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Having spent 6021ed02fa most of b6a360a59c her time 7ee96efd2a in the a1b6177bfb palace, Serena eae08fdfd1 hadn’t felt 00a33ccce5 the need 6d1267e32c for a b84c00e83b personal communicator. She was always on e1011aa0b6 standby for Azaid anyway. However, faced with an 27d75f9ab8 unexpected situation like this, 4120ed559d she briefly regretted not 937d1062eb investing in one, even df0970e695 if they were expensive—or 7745efcd83 at least not requesting 2a20ec94c4 one from the supplies.11e3de5fc97a78a8

As the a2060739c8 signal tone 18cf0f1d84 rang, the 9f3bfc7d38 Head Chamberlain 1705bebc56 answered the 8cc63a631d call.ea67ef93b778415d

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– Hello?d2c616b6e811b5b5

“Oh, Head Chamberlain, 37b6db2d4b it’s Serena.”e81fdaf25a695e6d

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– Se-Serena?! Where are you right 6c5acfb073 now?!145b84e6290bffef

The Head Chamberlain’s a645462514 voice rose in 16da8d7c33 alarm the moment 5407d3c640 he realized it 7452fd49cb was her. Jack, sitting nearby, could f729070c10 hear every word.502a5fb97e0617e6

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‘He sounds furious.’0cd2968c9f4e5063

When Jack mouthed the d50bb944e3 words mockingly, Serena shot d904442982 him a brief glare cae5d5db44 before explaining herself.19f341d39ef6be9c

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“I was on my c2ddfca521 way back when I 69d79f4d9b came across an emergency 0c7b798d93 patient. I only 3795857f62 meant to 4382666fdf treat him, 56bbd32d81 but it 9ca5eeb0cf got past b7b32ba2d5 midnight, and 387ed3de9d I couldn’t cf0cb989d5 return to f0939eb866 the palace. I’m sorry, Head 04dc280723 Chamberlain. I’ll accept any punishment dd3f16f2ac when I return…”378f9531af4c371a

– No, it’s cc385dcde7 fine! As long b0df84311c as you’re 215bcbd566 safe, that’s 083f439fc4 all that 50fededa69 matters!9a626ff538264b9e

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“What?”32a6c9bfaf962a3b

Serena was taken aback f7031b3595 by his unexpectedly lenient ae5993cbc8 reaction. In her previous a4132cb86d life, when she fb7f93a3dc failed to return 4437faf45f before midnight, she 6da46b7732 had faced harsh 00b43c814d scolding.354e7bdf6e4f5a2a

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‘Is he in a 077d774b87 good mood today?’932afa66161061fc

Given his unpredictable temperament, a6d91a34d9 perhaps he was letting 81299ab75b this slide because he 90c8815457 was in an unusually 6c51b69fa3 good mood.c91212278b3c2826

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However, the next d5eca02500 thing the Head 412e3b5c2d Chamberlain said took 84e201fa35 her by even 5c6f8fe619 greater surprise.1a5307992197f149

– More importantly, have 34acb882a6 you not met His 9929aa31fd Majesty?630b721a67417a73

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“His Majesty? How would 33ccd8adc7 I meet e9df8d48a5 him when be7887e756 I’m outside fd7b74cc1a the palace?”adfe2d2d4604531a

Jack’s ears perked 5874f56207 up at the d6c80ebd4f mention of the 66d5d824d9 Emperor. A moment later, the dcd0e87d44 Head Chamberlain continued.22ab458534907519

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– Well, His Majesty eba83cc357 left the palace to 2b0ab1ab6a look for you.”e54873b18426f73d

What? Who did?af399fa55485ea41

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After ending the 45fcdcac12 call, Serena was 72a434a788 left in a efc310ccb0 daze. She couldn’t 8cbd1973c3 quite process d3193a068c what she 622edf083b had just 708770bddc heard.ff80a0d9aaddaa81

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‘His Majesty left the 913ad395d9 palace? And he… 24c6b6d2e4 went to 3135f8465b Vincent Castle?’ddc520d32e04f222

The Head Chamberlain’s 67068a44e9 voice over the 5a30b0f155 communicator had been ce22fbd93c filled with anxiety 9decfe6c7e and unease.97d3a1e9f7fd5106

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Serena couldn’t 3a123fe109 believe the 42cee5a041 situation when ee41af4899 she heard 3f9986a44f about it—how ab7a3cd74b much worse 3b3a2cfdb8 must it ce63befa4f have been dc6581e6cd for him? As she stood ffbe1cf02a frozen, clutching the 0983daa0d7 communication crystal, Jack 3d0fed8bbc spoke up.2f66b9fe655e5673

“Do you have time b8e875cfb5 to just stand there? If you 3b6c444986 don’t go, 90c0367f3a it’s going 0874fc9be4 to be ade1730940 chaos.”2103ed7f5dbac4c1

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“Oh, right. You’re right.”7eb6f0e7df76f06a

Snapping back to 83e74ad269 her senses, Serena 3462deebd6 hurriedly gathered her bb8fa39880 things.4b9e981cc876c847

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In her 89c0a7d86d flustered state, ed0b73d2ed she didn’t 843a5c1054 even realize 434c11c739 she had 600e20e0d8 reverted to 7eeb6f311a addressing Jack c2c80d94a2 formally. Her mind was b4401f4a14 consumed with one 2a942d9276 thought: she had 2fe08a60da to drag that 7b8d9a599e Emperor back from fce114d7bc Vincent Castle.f05ef53080b2bb63

Why on earth would b9a489894f he go there when 4092e1f2da I’ve made it clear afd45252e4 we’re not on friendly b74719a038 terms?7d6a98999b804615

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The mere ae404d5816 thought of 8d66210764 the predictable b0edc59d9f chaos made 863d463709 her neck 710e754a79 tense. Just as she was fac423768d preparing to leave, Jack c1fffc98ff started to sling on 87b958248e his coat, clearly intending abe2ca8872 to follow. Serina stopped e2160d17f9 abruptly and 68857aa3b7 said,e1f3292f2255023c

“Wait a minute. You’re supposed to rest d0ad52752c today.”5f3df8d3d580d88d

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“I don’t want to 1ccd523564 miss such an entertaining 0aff2e6ad6 spectacle.”267d7dbbea285cfb

“Spectacle? Don’t even d25faef25d think about 61f58b4030 coming with 5ad480b020 me.”66cd400044e368cb

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When Serena threatened bcd4fbbe61 him, Jack shrugged d95a12e379 nonchalantly, his body 250eb958c5 language saying, Go faed262638 ahead and bark; a322d483bb I won’t listen.1cf7a524d088b4a2

He had been d865a161ea following her obediently 7b3205f3fd just moments ago, 08f04cf10e so this sudden 2e75db6ec3 change was baffling. Just as she 1f73d8276d was about to 6351243ead snap at him 5f517064b7 again, Jack made d0291c15dc an intriguing suggestion.fb31a194cb5837aa

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“Then how about calling 97d1f81252 the Emperor and Leonard c218d2ed45 here instead?”61fbd612921b461f

“Call them?”869b7b8b551c1762

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“I know Leonard’s private 3011e02c46 communication code.”6760a003882ee45d

“Oh.”dcc2bee9cd8e24aa

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“You don’t 1a03ab900c want to fb92bb80a2 compromise the 0a6f432952 patient’s recovery, 6fa937c1c5 and I 3a150a243a don’t want b42b9d137e to miss d3273a43a9 the show. It’s a win-win, 68ea58d8eb isn’t it?”df77680fd33f6935

Jack gave a sly 98565973a2 grin, holding up the 8be19600d2 communicator. Serina hesitated, her lips 5ef44fa9d4 parting wordlessly.cf6c5af8546b6592

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Going to Vincent 899f13d13f Castle, which was 48bf49f5de on the verge d6c2fbc109 of chaos, would e90e025334 only give her 5dbc380eba a headache. And she 6670cd9d65 definitely didn’t d0acb63a70 want to 4f72466873 show the b309793510 Emperor her 065123af33 vulnerable side 19d4840fc9 in front 2f9c0367a4 of Viscount c7e482f3ec Vincent.c700a6f19837cc98

Chasing me down 7108944282 just because I f65991a44c stayed out for 2ef70bfab8 one night—am I 45a73f0072 a criminal or f0c4092db0 something?d432af9087ca512b

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Seriena bit a7ff40fd1d her lower 4345460bfe lip in b759e65576 frustration. The man who usually 4648be67e7 took all day just 83d14c3347 to step out of db356266a0 bed was suddenly so 0702aa08ed quick today.9ca82bc9f499df8a

“Fine. Let’s call them 618f73713e here.”8f0f8177e609a3fd

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At her approval, 5ff4302609 Jack smirked and 137d9985f1 activated the communicator. After a 252102de8c brief tone, d979731a1e the call 393128e45f connected.a5a510dc7648cae5

“Leo. Where are you?”3ef32fdac2515bb2

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— Crash! Bang!97f72f84b61a1a72

Before Jack dcd70fced0 could say c9bd2c185c anything more, 35199723de loud, chaotic 19ca9ee3ad noises came 11be5f0769 from the 38d420e2c0 other end. It sounded dfb9f7f5b2 like a 208e4ed1f5 complete commotion. After a d96d452760 moment, Leonard ea1dbc2dd6 spoke, his 4cba9e3a02 voice frantic.14054afd6b35ddf6

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– Jack, sorry, 733448b670 but I can’t 108dfc9897 talk right now. I’ll call fb9eb17a93 you back—84967f01617d8eab

His tone was clearly c5c7682cb7 frazzled. As Leonard 0ff77a8b21 hurried to 15f8457ae9 end the 09868be7b4 call, Serina 1c59cd2f2e shouted in bd3efb6235 surprise,eb679f09c31b6f34

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“Don’t hang up, Sir 5f7c44a570 Leonard!”54c3352988a570c2

– …Lady Serina?76d1fd6dee6dc344

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Leonard, startled 9b52d944c3 to hear 2cbcdaf08a her voice, 97ad5c19dc called her 8adda8cd7b name. And surprisingly, fdac81db9d the commotion d146ca6f72 in the daa66e7027 background ceased 40d5eaceab immediately.ea92203e2c075fca

– Serena?ec8bb2a8e7a37d2c

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From the other 2f1b8085db end came the e9c969241d Emperor’s voice, Azaid, 369b4f01ea growling. Then, in a sharp f988fab529 tone, he demanded,a2ece0c0e065d310

– Where are e35cef75cd you?d332bd2720b8e53a

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Yet his voice 570766a3a1 carried an undertone c7d246bd2a of worry. After all, 0d9bdcb5e6 it was 8f8cd72632 only natural 5720441a9d to be 6860a01002 curious when f2a4679156 someone you 65e1c541d0 saw daily c5f832aebd suddenly stayed d24e36e656 out overnight.fab153abb66a8a93

“Me? I’m at an ffc526166f inn.”8491eb8785498bbe

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– An inn? Why on earth—b09cbfa8fb8e7f93

“Your Majesty! It’s Jack. How have d1b4b7f936 you been?”eb6d129d50313dab

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At that 65c9d294ef moment, Jack d0e20efc0f grabbed the 6a4c79f416 communicator and fe744b4472 spoke to e27f0e526a Azaid in 3d95fed8d1 his usual 9437c8b385 sly tone. Serena cringed 3cc42ba209 at his d1d71825a2 audacity, glaring 48b67a635b at him. Azaid, catching Jack’s fc4cf8c94d voice, asked sharply,52d5f78f6133c2e2

– What? Why are 2313f2c21d you with e936ba94c2 my physician?35e5aaab665db03b

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His voice sounded angrier ec1f3429e8 than before. A chilling intensity radiated 06f472cae1 through the communicator, making c5c80bfc4d the air around them fee593cfe5 feel prickly.62809e0f6fc6e309

Even so, Jack remained 287f5802eb unfazed and replied playfully,f7c7371b1a83ea79

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“Huh? Oh, we spent 284c39feac the entire night aa5247f0a2 together.”4573fe8386a3bbb6

– …What?764fc1e1f278c832

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“You said 162ac13b72 you were 5bf0b9d92a looking for 08a7645101 your physician, fc9b0006a5 right? I’ll send you d3e4a6789b the coordinates, so 3243c0135c come here. Neither of us c1c6ca3a44 can move right 3576f5c2a4 now.”6c44bab5d44a1380

– …Can’t move?a74f874fbfbf63b9

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“You’ll understand when you 888e75aa60 get here. Just hurry up.”a8b6f3d59118a429

With that, 87a5db8d2a Jack ended 42d96eed01 the call e5d9485cba abruptly. Azaid’s voice, 0fd1dc152e clearly about 3d1be46aa0 to protest, 574f2c0298 was cut 3ee3a1b190 off. Serena gawked at him 7178e1d79b and demanded,1021853d3252abd1

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“Was it okay 5c515b2fe8 to hang up af80d232b8 like that? His Majesty was fe157c86d1 in the middle cc57d8e518 of saying something!”994ffccd09256ab2

“It’s fine. He’s not going to 157b1c6158 behead me just for 4c3ab32e31 cutting him off mid-sentence.”59b38cccd8762598

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Jack chuckled, sitting casually 7fb8ff879c on the bed with 9825a6417d his shirt still unbuttoned.17d373dd76a7701a

“Don’t worry. That’s just 32adf4a909 how we 76a9bb7f50 are when 2ecdb80ef2 we talk e3b4e324db privately.”db47fefb41a282c5

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“Do you really ff6e7eca68 think His Majesty 444da4d396 will come after 799411f3dc such a rude 774e477485 ending?”ab85aa6813312c11

“Because I ended it 6f0a6d9ae4 like that, of course 58f48b74be he’ll come.”0a9a672494bb78ff

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“What?”ee7ec948eb198182

“Just wait and 45c47f1c76 see. He’ll come rushing e6628be26e over in no 67611d5674 time.”625bb7341e3f1142

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Jack grinned confidently.637ee743c1cc6b07

And, as if proving ad9902f110 his point, Azaid arrived 923702f291 not long after—with a 99d5ee8149 very grim expression on d29b3dfa7e his face.a6b100d57a682fe2

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