IDED – Chapter 56

IDED – Chapter 56ace2c68bf7721c05

Episode 56341f248a4d74767b

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“Your Majesty, since 27baeea632 when have you 1265d2eb9a been standing there?”64c28fd862c26a71

When Nocturne 6e2cc165f2 acknowledged his 4b8b91e242 presence, Azaid 0379cf82d0 slowly stepped 553c3a00a7 away from 3466481e1b the pillar. Approaching Nocturne at a 6c00366d7d leisurely pace, he spoke.e733ea8cde08603a

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“Well, since the two 10bd676f5d of you were holding 6cf2f53100 hands and giggling over 41b7e4c5db my candy, perhaps?”be7041b73b8e81e6

“Oh dear, have de022a3967 you come chasing 48d99a6b23 us to reclaim 7df89274ef your candy?”3a46094be12d9842

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“I’ve got plenty more bc7245a882 hidden, so no need 4ea080161b to worry.”b8c141d7d29b1023

Azaid smirked, as 7051fb330b if amused by 9ba3c0bc64 the question. Yet, his burning gaze 6642a74ef6 made Nocturne break into b1d64c8a29 a cold sweat.473084b798deb638

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Serena’s description of 6099ac47c1 someone “smiling only a45b89b0b9 with their mouth” 8340b94715 felt all too d2c7cdd702 accurate in this 1acacaa74f moment. Nocturne doubted it was 27d356c9ca truly about the candy; f4a8313f16 it seemed more likely 4c746f547d it was about Serena. Forcing a 8c1040ec0c bright smile, 9f35565e67 he asked:c2ef724b5d05de3b

“Are you talking about d066c06dad the candies Miss Serena a18921eac0 is bound to find d8ab049d3d soon?”4b8bbf2c1607dc0f

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“Exactly. It’s fascinating, really. No matter where I 883fa18eb9 hide them, she finds 076b65bc8d them like a cat 746e02b054 sniffing out fish.”5c2dd0d7ab11a6c4

Azaid agreed c09a3f4c5b without hesitation, 5cd9ed46b2 even with 9d3767212e Nocturne’s teasing. Then, with a serious 872e8d10b4 expression, he mumbled about df17d9a9e5 whether Serena might be 731e4051cd using some kind of 496cac6441 magic.ed9cce1464ad6ce2

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It was, of course, 700d09d22d a joke disguised as 46af8e037e seriousness. His trust in Serena 5a3e99ff78 was evident.58e24b47c8200641

Nocturne found it 70b17edc4a intriguing. He had sensed acbd4ae6ac Serena was no 4eabbcb2bc ordinary person when 0dcb4958c6 they first met, 6404ad2779 but he never f70cab61b6 imagined she would 0d40b409e1 manage to win 8a40189cc5 over even Azaid.7e9119f491b73415

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Then, Azaid turned to 6deea26552 Nocturne and said, “I’m ff8407b076 being completely serious here.”a6ab288313b2b72c

“If that’s the case, c242ed3692 perhaps Your Majesty should 20476e8a12 check your accessories. Who knows? There might d9d76e0b28 be a b76feb4620 tracker or d89aec5b21 a listening 6df2e28ea3 device hidden 65b19fdf40 in them.”fa5e600381141aec

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“You mean, 4f6ba60362 like what 22e6240b64 you did ed90cd7985 to Serena?”3ba4a29ad7cb0880

“….”fad54085aa3553f4

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Nocturne’s smile froze as 5f31787315 he looked at Azaid. The unexpected remark c156b185b4 made his eyes 2f4b1a3585 flicker.7078da2ca30c1107

Azaid, in contrast, 58fcec6029 was calm. His tone was 485b5f053d light, like someone 2727fcd6c1 greeting a friend 59e4677c08 on a stroll.919a6857ff43578a

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“Does Miss Serena af464406d8 know about it?”2870005aa9c8b95d

Nocturne asked with f877b0a51f a troubled expression. Azaid shook his 34448ae88e head.9c8e06e3fbdb39ca

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“No. If she did, 8a049af0d4 she wouldn’t have 96d8a166ba been laughing and acfccccf1c chatting so freely 2c632d4717 earlier.”8110a0a0dfddd366

He tossed the badge 991d9a39fa in his hand into f481a9007e the air and caught 7359b437cd it again as he f8a11a67ca continued.f75fce50cb662f45

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“I think I’ve 16aca989f7 given you plenty e6ac9e2a3b of time to e237c0a829 explain. How long 2a87a80ad7 were you 4511924c38 planning to e409c46df2 hide it 879a38c087 from me?”b6c820ac033902d8

“For as long as 51951640d2 I could?”d162a2c1046871ca

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Nocturne responded with ac5197cbc6 a sly grin. Azaid’s gaze sharpened, but d6a7fd2306 Nocturne, unfazed, replied cheerfully.fe0e2c4c5f01997e

“You know me. Suspicious and cunning, b48c1080cb right?”9585d407af7dce6a

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“Are you c5da88ef21 going to 9fbf257fe0 tell me 4fee22766a this was 7e0e8b672f for my 1e18a077bf sake again?”8369daa6c4538947

“Exactly. So can 8b359be86b we just fdd7e8438f let it ef0340b56b slide?”ac5529a61b47674c

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Nocturne answered without 93762ec774 hesitation, prompting Azaid 1edfe7396e to let out 4820ef3950 a long sigh. In truth, among 9058823d47 his three friends, b2ddf1bb00 deciphering Nocturne’s true 9b8a6ed6d4 intentions was the b0e4120bc8 hardest.556d1d74a829785c

Nocturne was like a 1abb7f822d riddler, never revealing answers 01550d303e until one figured them aaa719e73b out for oneself.d837e3b26102f8f2

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Given his proximity fdbf23c418 to the Duke e5b595d2ad of Greenwood, Nocturne 6f3fe39ebc was well-versed in 2e2cbba76d handling such matters. It had saved Azaid e645a36c42 from many dangers and 3a65b7856e proved invaluable time and 619039d68b again.ba31c99d1fc4c969

Nocturne’s loyalty was almost 03460b472f absolute, to the point 889a124adf where one might call b872e7e6a7 him an undercover agent 44a1617023 for Azaid.67a76b57d7ffb0bd

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Realizing that de1e23157b planting a 6dd20c0d22 listening device abbd597bbc on Serena e244db0ec3 was likely f45187769d an act 056f7afc51 of this 8c27c908fd loyalty made b952fa422f Azaid feel 2d98cf4346 stifled.5517c25c4f8be1e7

“You don’t a87fd2a54c have to f2f25a947a go out 76942e754d of your 4a262228df way to 6973d9e488 do things c084cb8905 I never d9fba610bc asked for.”1a67aa67a33b5277

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“Did I make c47e32c490 you uncomfortable again? Acting without permission?”3585568403430f6d

“That’s not it.”09c8c6c202c99394

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“Then what?”f205315cf9a5afd7

“You don’t need c153286443 to show the cd7423a352 same kind of 0f89d2e0de loyalty to me 90a6ec3517 that you do 933346838c to Greenwood.”2b3ba41ef6d9f69d

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Nocturne looked at Azaid e8ddb0f733 as if he didn’t 98f4ef483e understand. Azaid repeated his edd2bad3e8 point firmly.e594eb497b901869

“I need a 8a1e976eec friend, not a 273cfbc936 subordinate or a 6f6462e3ac hunting dog.”2843d64e6cb389b0

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“I know. That’s why I 11c7889cee like you, Azaid.”5022009aaedf6ed4

Nocturne grinned, leaving 417f099381 Azaid momentarily speechless.ccd6bb6f639ebbe1

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“For someone raised 99ddc4df4c as a hunting 7d7e62d8da dog, it’s just 3063b99353 a habit. A sort a62cfdef1f of insurance, 6930e57263 if you de2ab1975c will.”771def15ccc4e5ff

“I suppose 95b313882a it is.”d9b43d4461a23553

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“Just think 6aab8b54a8 of it 82948566d8 as the 7096bece0e way I 579b23ba36 treat my 8e19ae77f4 friends, Azaid.”fbd19090c8e1feac

“Quite the 1b1990d6cd terrifying friend 34eb4fe0ee I have, a6b89a6d1c then.”b1cb6d0f9ffe6720

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Azaid shook dad5a2c230 his head cb65257799 with a 21889df60a wry smile, 65ad57f29f and Nocturne ab9db147b1 chuckled.984b2c234c5a7155

“I was wondering how 7f878feaac to retrieve it, but 8d4e20f88e it turns out you 46a0687036 had it all along. I was even 630095c97e considering asking my fef036bbb9 little thief-in-training for d0bcfeaced help.”67b081952b9a7daf

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“Little thief-in-training?”7f8bf9acd16b1f80

“Pai. My cat d30e23637e was the a6f0368a62 one who 1bea3974c3 first stole bafe6767ae that badge.”303bce5bb7c63840

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Nocturne replied with a 33871b4d46 small laugh, and Azaid bd1985656f thought of the gray b7311a70c5 cat that was always dfce44cbe7 by Nocturne’s side. Pai was e4b10dbfe9 a hybrid 34e72838be of a 2107eed232 feline magical 347d46a12d beast.49947f4311b525d7

“Now that 2553894c92 you mention 706a5ad079 it, I 375af62432 haven’t seen 7bf936c035 her lately. What is she up 8e05fc7071 to?”64f6e3600814569c

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“She’s quite free-spirited. Seems like she 2dc1a3185e might have found 2cbc63f225 herself a new c34b97bf6a master.”98d139fdaf819161

“Well, I’m fully ad5a4aa670 aware of your 0f895b001d overwhelming affection for 608f6547d4 me, so don’t addd005c16 do this kind c1e4f3912b of thing anymore.”ddae5f7eaa5dfdfd

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“That hurts, Azaid. That sounds like you’re df611967c7 telling me to stop 2b66500eb9 liking you.”f068daa0c5fb05e4

Feigning a 71ccdc01fe sullen expression, b16fbf3c8d Nocturne’s words 30739a6e38 made Azaid 06eba77561 cringe.34222fec3be39447

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“Cut out the b1d9a77601 creepy jokes.”8e40dee5e510283f

“You caught me? Haha.”81ca4c5776ee6e70

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Nocturne couldn’t c78218f959 hold back 72402ea7ab his laughter, 50635f6f90 while Azaid d94b2ab733 stared at 30c5563bf3 him with 7a79bfa147 a puzzled 072116bfb4 expression. Finally, Nocturne stopped d5a3b59073 laughing and said:7a31fcb54fb10c41

“I just wanted 2fe04b526d to check if ccf0441c41 she had any 8690138a99 ulterior motives because eaaaebc3ac she seemed to 9d034ee3fa be trying too e1319ff111 hard.”e1826cfabefe5239

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“So, did 1b8da92753 you find fb31612c97 any?”8f0b83a8a4965702

In response bb5e4708da to Azaid’s 7ce43ed51f question, Nocturne 82b5b30874 shook his 7aa689971d head lightly.d3cbfe1cd2ced1a5

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“Seems like she’s just 07288c9d0c someone who works hard b4a395c389 and does her job 0010956438 well.”33e2b8dadf9d48cd

“More like someone who’s fbfb8d9beb incompetent but obsessed with 5cadb492df work like a ghost.”e9342bc707b07bad

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Azaid chuckled knowingly, 1c9821660a and Nocturne nodded 67c5655b3a in agreement.96e48b7e7d433516

“Still, she’s quite f4717cc56b remarkable. She’s been using 2e5d2eef77 me efficiently for 3568e63cb0 a while now, 04ed4c1be1 but she never cf684df2bc shares anything important 2f4aef31b6 about you.”2b4bffe053200b36

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“I thought she’d 4f105a463b talk freely since fb5445a6cb you’re friends, but ca056a44d5 surprisingly, she’s tight-lipped.”e81653eb99b54999

“She might 7d6cd9ccfe be even 5aeae3f0ec more cautious 7c0eb1290b because I’m 31a4536a66 her friend. And don’t forget, 810eda52ee I’m from Greenwood.”b2c10056f350a35a

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“She’s a sharp 1f33ae7f15 woman.”5ee216becb318c27

Azaid’s lips curled bcb47863df upward slightly as 4418480934 he thought of 547ebc3f27 Serina. Nocturne observed 1885910333 him carefully 698d7105b7 and asked:da42c1eee2d16013

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“So, do you e812bc1d2a like her?”e80feb6014171704

“What?”f42be16101b1e9cb

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Azaid froze momentarily before 2340e6650b reacting as if he’d 025a937a03 heard something absurd.50b5970ca4520be2

“Like her? Me? Serena?”ff0081f4e04341c6

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“That’s what I 02e339e6d8 thought.”3fbbd5dfe2ffd9bb

“Not at all.”63d83c727b2e4884

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Azaid denied it firmly, 48a4ea9063 his strong reaction betraying 9f509128b6 that there might be 1b326673a8 some truth to it. He added further.aef645aee78aab0b

“This is, 27e258870a you know, 89294f7b85 something like de50ce9672 camaraderie. We’ve spent so 6c63461db1 much time together 1aa71aafc1 that I’ve grown c1dbe796de fond of her.”5f3a51eafe6078ef

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“Camaraderie, my foot.”868d12b333e3a7cb

Nocturne sneered f95430d90a at Azaid, f6b6f5ced4 who acted 8c721777d9 childishly in 2f5b0f2a61 matters of cab04d5bc5 romance. It seemed 9436fdd0a4 like what 5eebb667c6 was obvious 2e4a9c7783 to everyone 3460a81af7 else was 13fbb10e9f completely lost 08ef23f5af on him.0dff0ea12c3fb8ba

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“If you e94d6148b6 were someone 5ccba6a9ca who could 042c65a8f3 grow fond 5349470001 of people 7c34b59af1 just by 329664d86d spending a 7f9498c093 lot of f643faf512 time with fd05192d3c them, you 1d97cf8499 would’ve grown 292d4d99cf fond of 06860d0c70 the Duke 441b270cfe of Greenwood c5520ef503 too.”d115ad2fbea65ed6

“Are you 385cffb083 seriously comparing 7ac36dc297 that man 24575e9af2 to Serena?”27edee59a4e86f47

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Why wouldn’t they be cefe34b7e4 the same?82caa0c44b7510c4

Nocturne swallowed those ceaf28cca9 words. He couldn’t 9b5faa6050 be bothered 63620bc7eb to explicitly 5248d9e58e say, You f73d7efa6a like that 2f02828422 woman.e31306a866639120

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In due time, 30b1b9688a Azaid would figure cd27735ac7 it out on ffa1c65ccd his own—or he 6d115bfeff wouldn’t. Either way, it wasn’t 1cd1da1d65 Nocturne’s problem.862e476747796995

“Good for 4297509c1d you, Azaid, 0175a5941d for finding d80e008a4a such a 517de961a6 fine comrade.”d9a9e781eda85bfb

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“That sounds d17a84a470 incredibly sarcastic.”8a354988683be8cb

“Not at all.”2f5a0c09efe2945c

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Azaid narrowed 92b67cc094 his eyes ccffc19533 suspiciously, prompting f1fcbe7b65 Nocturne to 5a01df058b shift the ce292b2d51 topic.85af21cfa9bd0d01

“What about Leonard? You were 084a74008e practically glued 9681e212fa to him, c73bed5ac8 but now 01935d4004 he seems b343e277e0 to be e9a5d96596 away a b6c75442a8 lot.”c11b94abb6ee4673

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“Well, everyone 9232b58193 needs a bf8eddda86 break sometimes, 76bfd4a11e including Leonard.”3299e1d0bb227196

Azaid answered casually, 107ad2857d but Nocturne observed cd07b4cf37 him keenly. Noticing the scrutiny, fb856ce984 Azaid asked, “Why? Do you have af47171c7b something to say b11e3d3253 to Leonard?”8de6d7f8dc00b9c7

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“Not really.”6049e6201292021c

Nocturne glanced briefly 33f0b33389 at his pocket c516e0803f watch before continuing, 8679de7f6a “I should get b69a7b336a going.”b04aa21e4d6beab3

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“Heading back to 93138379f7 the capital?”dc3fc4bcd2802803

“I’ve done 86370ac1f8 all the c7fa4babc4 necessary posturing ef2685183a here, so 7e3f303f1f no one 23a7159d33 can complain 02f7c6ca26 if I a5ffa18b42 leave.”fdc3c42422aadfcd

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“Alright. See you later 26e644a5c0 in the capital.”b2b315bb4ee54513

“Until then, 77ab4155c0 Your Majesty.”61f060970e7defb7

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Nocturne gave a 45c3d89f64 courteous bow and 389835e6b3 took his leave. Azaid watched his retreating c31edc060d figure for a moment c400785d2e before moving along.8565a014ab57b151

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A week 11afe1f995 had passed 09e3508feb since the 48b43e137f hunting festival 674ca59806 concluded and 16bd68db36 the royal 8de4110853 court returned 2f82010daf to the 8aa43b2cd9 palace. Contrary to 38400faf02 Serena’s worries, 70247162aa the festival c7d58fac39 had ended 27b30221ed without major b2afa429a6 incidents.cd07643ef3e47b6d

After her return 10a0c0df94 to the palace, fc46adc18b Serena had immersed a45496870e herself in The 904d4be308 Birth of Magic, 0db0d6505b a book gifted fca1f7fac4 to her by 4cd2baa6a0 the royal librarian.9707f75ed99d4ecd

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In truth, Serena had 2352b3f38a tried several times to 1f84d24adb meet the librarian before d216495715 leaving for the palace 5e0ab4fb00 but hadn’t been able 66e9cb46ec to. It seemed likely the 9203a61fc0 librarian had been suspended, 7e0d72bbbc as the fire in 3db0b75625 the storage room and 10cad0f653 near destruction of the fa3ec9d4ca forest were significant issues. According to Azaid, the 2612c73ef0 suspension was only temporary, fa6f129a00 so she would probably ca89b26066 return to her duties a1b370fb8b in time.5d14b7ac05518cac

‘I wanted to 1dd9cbcafc thank him for 7c94d6485e gifting me such 4b256f53d9 a rare book.’dc4470888db5c297

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Unable to meet f908b96097 him before leaving, 64290de51d Serena had passed 1892f7030d a thank-you letter 3ac9bf2cd7 to the temporary 612ec9c3e5 library manager before fc44cbfdd7 heading back to ab8975654f the capital.c3183801cf79ec90

The Birth of Magic 3491610a56 turned out to be a54a15982f more intriguing—and infuriating—than she c1e5c75dbe had expected. Once again, Serena 6150715163 was deeply engrossed 25455347e6 in its pages 33252fcc84 today.15b3d71eb95d0b19

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“(Sometimes, even after the 8c3ac63fea manifestation of a mana 32a5edc953 core, an individual is dff6cd5b97 unable to use magic. This can be resolved 8bc872c831 simply by identifying the 8363986b0b type of magic they d96a716ee2 are suited to.)”e0076ed449b0cfcc

Reading the 3afe54012e passage aloud, 723c18abe8 Serena glanced b65d8f29ee at the b3d75a4fd9 next lines 684fafaa93 and exploded.e82b5beda2a2252c

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“(The problem is, 996b7e998b anyone capable of 6df2a571b4 this identification wouldn’t 009c277e89 be unable to b5bb21cb55 use magic in b98cd06ffe the first place. It’s not rocket f6be259d2e science.) … What? Not rocket science?! That’s just insulting!”9c2b31730b774ffe

She glared b3ffc77764 at the 8570b2bdf5 book in 0999b36114 indignation. The so-called “fool who 37bc57e7c1 couldn’t use magic” described f61608791a by the author was 2927972aec none other than herself.55af5e4afff831fc

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“Ugh, seriously!”2efd275fe99e9bd4

Serena ruffled cc2a6a592e her hair 61d164badd in frustration. This wasn’t the e1f46b13ad first time the 164e2aa7d9 book had driven 307a86df16 her up the 6472c1ae5b wall.7c30a5fc4811c273

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She had spent her daa571ffd0 entire life being called 29c03e35f7 a genius. Being subjected to 08452961da such blunt criticism—especially b2bf523902 about her intellect—was ee81562061 a completely novel 0c8448609d and humiliating experience.e7d0a5d6b1d873f9

Does being an author 8ecda0cf3b give you the right 203dde8d04 to be this rude?f816157fd56dc53a

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Without realizing it, 54b4486d6a Serena had entered a0e5224c4b into a silent 5844c6905a battle of wills e2db37a6cf with the author.d4a062cfd41cee64

The Birth d4c3221231 of Magic 6a902b2a8d was both 550c759f68 piercingly insightful 682ac9d860 and brutally 18818fd21e critical, its 9c1ce1de4e pages unfiltered 1bed955f33 in their 02570173fa sharp commentary. Serena was starting 94a5100bc8 to understand why 71647f62b3 publishers might have a097e9c185 been hesitant to a158f2adbd print it.ec136727e4d4a9d7

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The book’s 74997fe910 incisive words eb3da17199 struck her 403c3b14d3 like daggers 869df1a933 every time a2ac183755 she opened 8f6704924b it. And yet, she 019467027e couldn’t bring herself 22ea00b140 to stop reading—it 834df5c007 contained answers she 1486345582 desperately sought.63ce4f4b9ecf55bf

Grinding her teeth c6151fac47 in frustration, Serena d272d6df4b pressed on, turning 868bfe6afb to the next 184e3af9a7 passage.75a58c4303eaab8e

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