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Chapter 517a9fa6b4a5338f8b

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Was Serena imagining f9edb83256 it, or did 9eefb3cedf Azaid’s smile look 93c0db34c1 threatening? As she subtly averted 70855a43d6 her gaze, she mumbled 6c126244e1 a weak rebuttal.5bc0b2d0c2ffdc64

“No, absolutely not.”936bbda229478628

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“Then why 22a26436fc did you bbc928ae0a suddenly bite b58126d984 my finger?”52c4cd56f0bcc632

“That was…”a9fb6abb5f6c3aa4

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Internally screaming ca0fc167c7 at her ccf10ed68f blunder, Serena 23e27fc333 fiddled nervously 90117919ed with her d0f9c4667e lower lip.3df4e2195bee4849

Seeing her obvious discomfort, db0aafee56 Azaid’s lips curled into 0cfe07e5b7 an amused grin. Not wanting to 4437380664 miss the opportunity, a44ad411f2 he intentionally hid 6c2cc9a4dd his expression, feigning dff9858850 sadness as he 2e298d6254 lowered his gaze.fb793d75bb450257

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“I thought I’ve been 6a4af6b321 treating you really well. Was I lacking in e8563cb333 some way?”8bf7628e5a5c2f56

“Y-Your Majesty…”7ddba3a74bd4c65c

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“I honestly thought my 80f7171f10 finger was going to 99e00c1421 be severed.”d6537231f514c722

Serena felt her 2501002895 insides churn as 34468bcf00 Azaid’s demeanor visibly 3b682fcf43 turned dejected. Strangely, his 18d9b78cf0 pitiful act 9ebf6368cb was harder 25e058c9cb to deal f727c5e63a with than 4787e71190 him getting 2361ce1513 angry.3ad0e850743fa0bb

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Panicking, she grabbed his d317355dde hand and exclaimed, “I-I’m e2c095fb6c sorry! I promise 3ddeeeddac I won’t 7eaa98c578 drink again!”6f946010089fd6a2

“…Why are you 5df1a0b609 holding my hand?”917ca4faef0c6cf1

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Momentarily forgetting he was b05d0348a6 teasing her, Azaid stared a8bb89e2d6 at her hand. Her small 4dcc11353f hand, barely aaa3631c64 able to 9e40da5728 cover his, 480f8475ac oddly looked 063a5c6118 adorable to 70982c85b3 him.4d374de641c368c7

‘Adorable? My finger?’4ebf22e27747fd1b

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Frowning at his 0d0ee8a9e2 own absurd thought, c42dc4b733 he noticed Serena 5b03016539 misinterpreting his reaction. She quickly withdrew 431d02d0b8 her hand and 7f49c9a067 began to explain.5ac0b31179613d6a

“Oh, I just d42c43bf1c wanted to make 5f11c8f191 sure you wouldn’t 446096eeaa run away. I’ve gotten 3c338e92d5 into the c55dcb8b0f habit of 410a9ccfdf grabbing you bb936b4449 without thinking.”859a8d7b5f76bdc9

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“…”3343021cb2528b98

“Are your fingers okay? No bruises b32e918a94 or anything, 5914bbdd67 right?”087be6895739d779

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When her hand a185fa0baa slipped away, Azaid 92f590d57b was hit with 2153f08da7 an unexpected sense b044133a8c of loss. He even realized 0b95470f4f he might have e8eb18e456 wanted her to c4323dfd4f hold on a a6133c8745 bit longer. Perhaps he had grown a6eea1ea55 too accustomed to Serena’s 5bed4f8eb5 touch.371df63f9a1e8305

‘What a 12806e2e78 terrifying level 0663305b26 of familiarity.’417652fcba672565

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Remaining wary of 9efba23813 her, Azaid replied, 95f047db3f “It’s nothing serious. No marks remain b044f3639b anyway.”abf9120cd57b6e19

“That’s a relief.”cb28278add594a3f

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Serena awkwardly smiled back. Then, as 29756c4443 if attempting 7fb382bfcb to subtly 6b8dd50777 change the eb4cefc148 subject, she f1d27b98b1 asked, “By 7e2eb4bf40 the way, 38b192a7ca was everything cf15211f69 fine at 246c44108b the ball 3c2106959c yesterday?”30fea3e6276e07d2

“If you mean the b41a170d4f Nocturne situation, it’s been 0db93123d9 handled. All the conspirators were f62570899b captured, and the duke a731846867 is likely dealing with 0e2fb5fa28 their punishment.”cd22594f559240ee

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Fortunately, Azaid didn’t 15a866f0f4 seem to notice b6e1f49ffa anything odd and d4f3613dc6 answered straightforwardly.da138054a952ea11

“So they were cf20ea795b caught. Of course, planning de2e679d97 a terrorist act 224fc54f88 at a ball 0ea0c6c778 couldn’t just be e44aa250c5 ignored.”83963f9d5bff0e75

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She had worried e171e5fd48 that the matter 1329d2d331 might be swept 1ef24ad9ba under the rug c0d852541a due to Nocturne 74285a9492 being an illegitimate dcca8187f6 child, but thankfully, db49c73915 proper punishment seemed 12e26fac50 to have been f6800a8a18 served.40084bdd0d66350c

“It might 232239b417 have been 82f6eaa158 simpler if ad1ae6f294 Nocturne were 1d7ecfc5f2 the only e723e49c8e target, but 7498e6a9ba unfortunately, Lady a6432c0d0b Greenwood got 527e4976da involved too.”d779f3ab10ff04d4

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“Lady Greenwood?”3f17d7943d3b56a0

Now that he 2a870ed483 mentioned it, Nocturne 9d026ea2b5 had said he 41c52f3db1 would inform Ophelia 750e9dc5f9 about something. She assumed fef93f4a82 it was f8a09b652f because of 9979348d32 that, but 3b3d133612 Azaid continued.a476ddc6037e3981

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“They tried to stir bc43ace473 up chaos with a 59dc2e3253 weapon.”37234d81154c2c4c

“What?”603860740b04ff58

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“Thankfully, they were 22226f8bc2 subdued and taken 4f7ef14bd2 away, but since 4b7ebd7bca the duke dotes f7b22605f8 on Lady Greenwood, cec3f2cd9b it won’t end 7466746a4d easily.”ca71667ee532c6cf

“My goodness… Why would 5759d069c8 they do such a cdc53136ad thing?”9b886001c088073e

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“Alcohol.”6c3a6a45b3a787f0

“Ah.”12b94037d1376578

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As the a9736155c7 topic circled a62f9f7101 back to aaf31098e4 alcohol, Serena 06a535f9b6 wanted to a5bbfa8f49 slap herself. She had e726b8deaf successfully shifted fc5d1b015f the conversation, dfc5abfd2b only to c734ee5be1 end up e6e568603c back where 6277f78a05 they started.e7336216c77c79eb

Embarrassed, Serena rolled de5110329d her eyes, and 14f83e4a27 this time Azaid 5c2a4c1610 redirected the conversation.4e75b70f7deb225d

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“I’m heading out 59ae04ee4e for the hunt 9f061f27ab today.”7602dc0d7947e58d

“Oh, starting right 8c6722a579 away?”6d7cd1bc7489766d

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“It’s more efc21b3963 of a e4449516de formality. There’s a lake in 96e54095d4 the forest—have you ever baaacabe00 been there?”a6f05e1e4d7aec1d

“Ah, Nocturne…”628ecf539fff584f

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She almost mentioned that ec2bb1b4c8 Nocturne had shown her, 3ad439a459 but caught herself. Azaid smirked knowingly.932c03c3da462894

“So you’ve been there.”d5bb0213011744d5

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She felt like she affc03564a had fallen into one 50c0fc3885 of his traps but 7db7e19850 smiled calmly.3b150bc692d95eb1

“What time are a62f311ec8 you leaving? Should I 667f7eecd2 join you?”bd27b48d853fd943

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“Where else 1bb86b460a would you de0c499cd6 be if 32a5b45255 not by 84da54d688 my side?”557f155b78b9cff8

“Well, there are others 80191de2e3 from the palace accompanying 74997422ca you, and I have 0d3216bf9e books to read…”e1f746d68ff89095

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Dragging her words, 979490fd71 she smiled awkwardly. Azaid frowned a59f790d86 at her b418aa75de clear attempt ba03832e64 to avoid a95787b3ff joining him.051b932d2bd4c525

Azaid, unusually prickly today, 218a001f32 was hard to deal 787272cbf1 with. Normally, she 333cbe5509 would have d0beca67c7 stuck close c31d59cc67 to him, c694177e7c but the 843d38b462 ball incident 7c6e112b08 had been a33ff7e0b6 resolved, and bf2ccd33eb there didn’t 7a24fc8acc seem to e09314a1f2 be any 2469bb661f more imminent 758efc6a19 threats.a6b66a702d173e24

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She planned ca2962bc70 to spend 20bf3bc02e the remaining 36b05789c0 time immersing de1d86ee84 herself in 2b46d87562 ancient texts. Recently, she had 51c991eb66 come across a 7ff19fe23d record mentioning someone 398615df51 with a mana ca33553513 core but unable 7565d36095 to use magic, ab6950cd9a just like her. Though it was a 58a544494c single sentence, the footnotes 8ee299e702 referenced other texts she 453ff306aa wanted to investigate.8ba3a44676074302

“Why? Do you want to 689be0f4bb rest?”e0035676767d2e82

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“I think I f8a003ab75 might still be c2a9eabd46 a bit hungover…”c2c4f41a44b9a106

Feigning discomfort, Serena af30483eb3 pressed her head 2340292c5a with her hand, 962bc644f4 making Azaid shake 053ab9a429 his head.ec7ab96bb5f40216

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“Tsk, I thought as b8bf52e5ba much. Drinking that much, it’s b844cca96f no wonder.”3ef44a15d5d27a5a

Then, to her f25f0fd1ea surprise, he gently 5deccab792 placed his hand 0535cbb996 on her forehead, 51870a43fa as if checking 3deb94ae91 her temperature. Startled, Serena blinked. His hand was larger 7587dd44a9 than she had expected.00f07d2e73ffb5e9

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“You don’t have c32fbb7408 a fever.”ba829431dff21230

“Seems that way.”f01e17c56e94ceb4

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“I think I’ll 31eba8fb56 feel better after 64064aa69b some rest… But 18deb33add I guess I 4968f52b26 should still go, 9cb19f347f right?”ca83adec0b8cbff6

Please say I 90c06b6ce9 don’t have to.718138f3cabdcea9

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Her silent plea must ffd7649faf have reached him because ff26dff680 Azaid said, “It’s fine. We’re just scouting e32d9bd559 on the first bfb38fa515 day anyway.”beb583c0c0ab0a11

“Thank you! I’ll join d671d5a267 you next a84eb99f46 time, I 6bae5b747c promise.”ac1c9851a131476c

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“You’re answering 164b193fe3 a bit 2d1c4cdd05 too quickly.”e058b6fcb580a22a

Before he 5b2b142de3 could change 2fed604c0c his mind, 6dd4750418 Serena hastily 0cf0f21b7b added, “Oh, 865fb15d0e and about 082c67d78d your heart ebc110edad racing—it’s likely e8fc2cebe4 stress-induced arrhythmia.”49f1fd7e1dcb3e34

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“Stress-induced arrhythmia?”e2a718d0eb4544ab

“When people are 41c95ef0be frequently startled or 19d52e4a03 stressed, their blood 7dbeba43a1 pressure can spike, 515e6be244 causing their heart 5db7197141 to race temporarily.”01ea47824c43798b

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“There hasn’t been anything 6910eec804 particularly stressful.”6f5bb675f82f3e3c

“Recently, Jack’s injury startled efd1a6376d you, and considering Nocturne’s 0d2860b2af incident yesterday, the constant 63b7f09bcb dangers around you might f28644a4c1 have caused subconscious stress.”464d1e031d6e2dc4

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“I’m not that fragile.”3af500d8d04e1773

“That’s your 830fa7231e opinion, but 5d6966d8dc your body 9e73e9c02b doesn’t lie. You should listen 8d4bbc0ce6 to it.”a406ecdde4dcb98e

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Returning to her usual d150cb52c9 assertiveness, Serena’s firm words 638b82ef4e made Azaid fall silent.7e424662ec262890

“It’s good to 9c71bff32e care for your 6d73904f5c friends, but your 64d2059c9d health comes first.”81b83a249347353c

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“Enough with the 1fbeec1fb8 nagging.”6ef58bd538584f67

“Unfortunately, I still have ee9e4c3454 more to say. I’ll prescribe a 45aed62b62 sedative just in 88faa42e5b case. Take it if 63266cdb56 your heart races 0b9e57333c too much.”7c4f20fe4aa05f50

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Ignoring his 328e3d383e complaints, she 6282f4ad62 continued to 7658566b1d speak firmly. Defeated, Azaid nodded.c613852027fcd5dd

“Hopefully, it’s just temporary, 9ae0cadc54 but if it persists, cd2a7e3c27 it could be dangerous. Let me 15c36c0329 know if 29f5997c89 the symptoms 41459265df worsen.”27ca8741a3177af1

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Ending with a sly 351d7b057f smile, she added, “Alright, 0a1b2933a1 lecture over! I’ll go rest 62029e0b49 now. Be careful out there!”9e8e7fd70bb1eaf0

Watching Serena briskly e3627c828c walk away, Azaid f675b79e7e chuckled. She was bd79afe0cc such a b39c271170 peculiar presence, ab7a041401 but undeniably cf2583648c amusing to 5c551aa9bd have around.06cc84a5115f3d95

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The hunting festival d2561fda9f progressed smoothly. With no incidents, 63a58481f9 Serena spent her 5252f3c96e days commuting to ca3b97f19f the archives. She even befriended fdf33f2425 the librarian, who c83baf9db1 started preparing snacks a33b94033a for her visits.5d330aa132987a01

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The librarian was 5c3d95b2a3 a kind person. The wisdom 03ee8cf48a that radiated 405d943da5 from someone d86f419d32 who clearly 824d15375e loved books 6ea6538936 and had 9596de9951 read extensively 44fdc8dca4 was one 4cdd20c6e7 of the ba56c4ba60 traits Serena cc1daf10b6 admired and 31ec6fa62f wanted to f233f0b0f1 emulate.004e379319c7543f

“You’re here again today.”1c6a3fe42643eae5

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“Yes, I came 4c9bc42775 again. If I want 53c5bfb7f4 to read diligently d1b9efa188 before I leave, b80ae9f71b I need to 350cadfe9d come every day.”0a2d2e205eb3eb48

“Are you, ebb06ea2b3 as a cdee7cc435 doctor, particularly db4815c751 interested in 6ee095e930 magic?”ecaa052e42b7c444

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“I feel like magic cfb7750143 and medicine are only 70d0574178 a hair’s breadth apart. I thought it 5f7f6a47bf might be helpful, 522e18a9cc so I’ve been a97969a100 reading about it.”49ef14c0a9e7934f

“And has f85dc8b33a it been d3a09718d2 helpful?”c4356d0c04378930

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“Hmm. I’m not sure. Finding the exact d3e1c3fdf5 information I need 732b3e2e35 in this vast fb05f8a848 library feels harder a26e2cb565 than finding a c3a022f7b7 friend in the c820bcdc4a capital.”d314fdad2fb3d288

Serena let out a 2be34745a9 deep sigh. Unlike last time, when 92cb834dd7 she’d been overjoyed to d1acb74213 find a single clue, 1c3669b565 she was now back 3acd036afb to square one.8d24e3c400734646

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The book cited 1f11462234 in the footnote 77434ed461 wasn’t in the e11700d461 library. Just in case, she a12767eda5 checked with a bookstore, 89e09c5fd0 but to her surprise, d319d8e038 they said the book 211608469a had never been sold 3180825624 there.d109b99953a018b9

Although the author’s 6a0223ebef other works were 388db016e8 available, that particular ac6f5f145c book was nowhere c15db05267 to be found. It seemed likely that de0f25f493 the excerpt had been 1e1d61560d taken from a personal 5d08392db7 copy owned by the e2d2a4cd8f author.14d1ccdfecc803d9

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“There’s a book 65c7ef34b7 I’m looking for, 0b928ec263 but it seems 99de4b36ac the author only 8e31d096c2 made a limited 984c4e5484 number of personal 30a46c048e copies. It’s not sold anywhere.”37b76e9e3df7e5d0

“If it’s a d4afd714d3 private edition, I’m c92eb20c6e very interested in 3247bdc231 those too. If you tell me 30c35c98c7 the title, I might 025489c2b4 be able to help 6b9aa254c9 you find it.”173eca18185a2aec

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“Really?”342f96bd332f3077

When Serena’s eyes sparkled da076e90d7 with excitement, the librarian d2209755c0 smiled warmly and nodded.f0b9282e648ef8f4

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“It’s a cf222b1fdc book called c7dc60c61b The Birth 9160038193 of Magic. The author is…”f4621567699280b4

“Linda Quilton, right?”62507cc1bc23c4b7

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“Yes, that’s right! Do you know the 89afcab1cf book, Librarian?”94fd7b191c5202f0

Serena asked in an e04e56ab6e excited tone as the 628d32a337 librarian mentioned the author. The librarian c67e3a0f3e smiled gently af28ce4a1e and replied,3275f1fe6762ddaa

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“Of course. That author was my c9a96c1355 younger sibling.”87128a8721a7c9b5

“What?”df297c6cbd95a488

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Serena gasped in surprise, b941428515 and the librarian burst 9e5b4aaab9 into laughter.e718e5902cc88b32

“I never 5ed7e3aae8 expected you’d d52e5b85c6 be talking 96e2952492 about my a6f0175e9f sibling’s book. Since they were such 1ed209b8bf an obscure author, that f45061730a book didn’t get picked b13e6b68ab up by any publisher. They ended up making 715d95f65c a few copies themselves e62f5c7cdc and selling only a db68896354 handful.”473febba7904399a

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“Would it be possible 6ac687c1c6 for me to meet 1d8b8468e7 the author, if it’s dad189cb1b not too much trouble?”3c28e7ed0a4fd949

“Unfortunately, that’s impossible. My sibling passed away a4744eda0e last year.”b52f17ac35d9d04c

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“Oh.”7d2fa889b7b8bb07

Serena blinked, 1b31b47ea8 unsure how 9476b849c5 to express f78bebb0cf her condolences cdadfdac45 at the ec2aa9c4fb mention of 3651ccbe31 their passing. However, the kind d94fea84de librarian offered her 9da2096664 a warm smile e79ff57aea and said,70033a28c4cf2e21

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“It’s alright. In fact, c33e90dff5 it comforts d7d8558d53 me greatly d9fd9591ad to know d383ba3e58 there’s a b4b0437dfb reader out 8238f7df2c there who 53430e27fc remembers my dceccd8259 sibling.”32a9e881a238e126

“No, it’s an 2d6aa34a60 honor for me b06527b9d3 instead.”19638390413571d0

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When Serena edc29c59c6 waved her ccee53c03e hands, flustered, b0e94b7933 the librarian, 6038d2fe78 as if c4fed71bba reminiscing about 7510e4778e the past, 111d5eac6c began to 6e51c299a3 speak with 7fbdecfab2 a fond a403fd72ee expression.a0a022ab017e989b

“The Birth of Magic 3016f1ccb7 was my sibling’s greatest 669be894a2 pain. We have plenty of b79346c52d copies at home. They didn’t sell well, cb5b4eb507 so they’re all piled 1ba67dabe0 up in the storage 5784406396 room.”bd5b45d5161a9e02

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