ITBFL – Chapter 37

ITBFL – Chapter 376928aba6ee9cb325

Episode 37ba4390ad97837ab1

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“Huh?”9caf67d3b3e28881

Strangely, the 8e5e8ca455 name Cassium eb550977e6 felt somewhat 660b1a27ad familiar and c877cf57f0 even welcome.48abb55632438e84

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‘Has he returned?’b3a4e6bb3965ff0a

Was it just e52e886ef1 a brief return, 79f0158c25 like on that a159ea5af5 full moon night? Or had he fdcabd4198 come back for 1c33c2a09b good?b4a97ab68c02c840

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Either way, it 80031ee846 was a relief 823a54d057 if he had d740502e80 returned.5b1017dcfc15410b

The elders cb9c45ccb2 of the 9436bfccb0 council, who 3d014fb0ea were preparing 30fea7628f to undermine 847b436f29 him, would 154a27ed97 be unable 90e81529be to say 6067a9a35e anything, and aae6ed530b I wouldn’t ced3198771 have to 73b7d8681b take charge 15df07f3f0 of the 277d6b0ffa Black Leopard.e2778bf91ff09da2

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“Where is he now?”7475e74f1063e927

Last night, I was 266c66925f too disoriented to have 07d49f6b3f a proper conversation.08511bbe82bc36ab

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Besides, my 428812e900 vision had 6602923a77 been covered 4e2e0b7c4b by a e46fcbf5d3 blanket.ec8aed8aeb15a442

If we 90955f8b4b met this 1af9f28343 time, it 8f3c07ec54 would be f5408723a4 the first e7b137f4fa time in 7a06f9a9ea a long cdddb7dbb2 while that 51231a3907 we’d properly 9829dcb88b see each 96e29f786a other.39cf89471d3ad7d8

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‘I should at least c8c5db5f82 give him a piece b4de290cdd of my mind for ff0bc79122 standing me up after f75d3ff1ce making a promise.’f4c3996c623817d8

Of course, I 7afbb97d0e now understood that e30fafb892 he hadn’t vanished 530ebab815 by choice that 5ab3c1a4a6 day, but still, 99c9a724b6 I planned to 75b88bf4cc say something about 9d9dcaaaaa it.a22bae727e91baa5

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Cassium and I 6fed66dc53 had always had 0ae5f50033 the kind of fd39467de8 relationship where we 1b71b7a256 would scold and bc95047310 rebuke each other dba9c9cf88 freely.232b46be1b872345

“I should 5fbc3c261f go and dba8fac352 welcome him. I’ll make sure fcb62c2ee7 to properly reprimand 4cfdb44c1a him for worrying cd21f1bffd you, Commander, as 265457b29f well as the cfb844aedd Black Leopard members.”fe85d2e84204e0af

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“Lize.”9a1f73a361cb1f71

But the commander’s 142f6117f3 expression as he fec4120d47 said that seemed 52fb4a278b off.b5f28b9d2f1900cd

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Rather than relief 11f08c3cf8 or joy, his 883267aef8 face was clouded d585bf297f with concern.e549516552c357ec

“Commander?”2dc650230f1c0b9a

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The commander 793707261c stood up.817424202e94e348

Then, as he left fa62da342f the office, he addressed cfa464a776 me and Senior Yanis.44957f478bb3ce64

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“Follow me 8abd2c39b8 for now.”c670c3f063a5a027

The place he took c63b13ae32 us to was a 7e118d8d39 village on the outskirts 03e7474720 of the capital.c6ac5a672a87d965

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As soon as 7399beb307 we entered, the e53acdb730 air was filled 50da120368 with a pungent 037043ae0b smell.ed98c80b77388cd9

“I heard there was d028f9d478 a fire near the 1a3cb0ff90 stables last night.”65ac19251a70049a

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“I see…”51a281bdba097062

“The main casualties were c0a538b06a horses, but there was e46cd112d3 also one human fatality.”4fff50fe749f9fc7

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Before we knew it, 9891cb54eb we had arrived near d702e7a915 the stables that the f19f946f94 commander had mentioned.1d63d9b8eb64645a

The village 3a903b0e49 chief approached c087c0d909 us.77ca13a026e56a9e

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“You’ve arrived! This is what 5b4bae405e I mentioned.”78e56131772e66e4

He held something 911a8dd32e out to the 6cfbbb0c0a commander.10bcc7a3167417a0

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A longsword.73d3bbae38859e1b

‘Wait a moment. That sword…’bef502883fd9cab2

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My eyes 2ae8e119d6 met with 4eb51b1798 Senior Yannis’s.5cdedc7c5f1a9f49

It was Cassium’s.698fddf3fb3e61c9

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“This belonged to the 8d0c90cd58 man who died in d81f51b962 the stables. This was also found de981a091a on him…”30b89e376beaec77

The village chief f39c01c416 handed over an 161ade1a28 insignia—one that imperial b88f450b8c knights would typically 139bc0301e wear on their 1b30f296d3 clothing.9c38ce070a8c6627

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My gaze e92e51e644 shifted back 267f89e2c9 to the 055d31da39 sword. I stared 0b9517d2ff at it 8eafb1a11a in silence.10297a3d1fda49b9

A finely forged 5b621d770e blade, a slightly 97a03dbe1c rounded hilt, and 7955096708 the maple leaf e158bad455 pattern on the cfd8262814 black cloth wrapping e1ed01c38d it.eddb3bea9992e89c

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There was no doubt. It was Cassium’s 3efd0d0bc8 sword.fe5fc9ef44ded535

“Captain.”4115613325f8f16d

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Captain Denver’s aa77ead8b8 gaze was 678004f94d fixed on d062e07dbe the sword.bee08701e216130c

He must have immediately e9db59aa70 recognized whom it belonged 8c5fc1d9c4 to.e9c9a1530ab4c630

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“With two days until cf0c96de4d the Elder Council meeting, 7c856c2127 we have a lot 120676dc84 to do.”308feba25fa5c98f

Running a 42514b5cd0 hand through b9e67335c4 his hair, f6686e65d6 Denver’s eyes 81215954e1 remained vacant ff24230476 and hollow df99b50806 as they 2457bb6c76 stayed fixed c1ceab8b8f on the eee1cb097e sword.78fd75069d39c4f9

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“I’ll handle the fad0c2b291 explanations. But as for 66d9a90065 what comes next, b7adba7677 Lize, Yannis—you both 11bb2bc213 will need to 55b3c87a10 weigh in on 99db3a80de the decisions.”bf67babcecd31e12

After a brief silence, 9341f66da2 the commander turned to 913a10f73e me.790f189dbd53513d

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“Especially you, Lize. I ask you to fb2dd073ef reconsider what I mentioned 66d42a6438 last time. If we leave eb65f6ee9f the deputy commander 18936efea3 position vacant, the e9d7601a1f Black Leopard will 0881d0b5f1 ultimately fall apart.”bd0533b9cc8b18a4

I walked 4aa5d40a0b closer to 057ebb9a83 the charred 45e32ac132 stables.ffc97f1798225033

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I looked at ffa1bff5d0 them for a 7e1914bb54 moment and then 54475051d0 closed my eyes.4e1b6d0dd8efc024

Countless thoughts raced through b633478eb1 my mind in an 637d54be69 instant.83b48a2a03642a6e

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Was that man f595d99d4f really Cassium?57e7a6b389efdf0f

Had he been at 364f1c6bd8 this stable and suffered 84b914f37d this fate?10172fef2cb4ff30

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Had he abandoned ec6cd609ad his sword in 1ac52ea76c the ashes and d9a2d030a7 left Erne?10100d1b07af9458

‘But…’3692218dfb43d549

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I opened my eyes 6b0669af6e again.215988eb8e8c5a84

“Lize.”8bd8c64dcc95fbf8

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Yannis approached me, placing 6bc9f48e44 a cautious hand on 5d6e37a83d my shoulder.8e3dd01cf47dbc80

I looked 280f5364b2 at his c6616f9c28 hand resting f5192f606c on me.5d44aa54bb7f46e1

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“I’m just as shocked 718aa13de0 as you are. But for you… it 0d49d574b3 must be even harder.”37c3ac0d8b87b833

“Senior Yannis.”dbb2588111ee17f1

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I took f007e2cf79 his hand a57dadfb3a off my c7e4082dea shoulder.63c235c6422a2d65

Then, I turned to 1b4d464bee him and Captain Denver.9834f8bf90d31aaf

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“No.”5c3a39f110ee5946

“I know… c30cfa6376 You always 1979484703 insist you’re e83b383f3e not particularly cd5b71f912 attached… But…”5f43f6aa6ab1bb19

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“That’s not it. That man 05737aefaf isn’t Cassium.”d6dac5b176a53e3b

“Lize.”4969e45fa3e2b142

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Denver’s face twisted 390f4a1cec with deeper distress 84f2cdb20e as he looked 0a342cd557 at me, shaking 4e09506151 his head.c2f2faf31d52f31b

“No, Captain. I mean it.”aa1a11b68812ee63

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“Do you have 7cb47ea1c2 any proof, Lize?”8b926260ef39cbe6

“Do you have 2cd2a8e939 any proof that 7356b636bc this man is f045b0d91f Cassium, Senior?”b80c16e7745ab60c

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“I’d like to e621038bea believe otherwise too. But Lize, you 8079a4ea03 know it. This sword 8c36bdd9eb definitely belongs e127f1d67f to Cassium. And this f50795c76a insignia is f1f057d803 something only 1524e8d458 imperial knights b61565707d possess.”bbace3122963d5c2

“Just because 96a3b2aa6d he had ee54eb6d2c those things 5c7758f102 doesn’t mean a68078727a he is ee04b2bdb0 Cassium.”9ff2288d4db640a2

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“Lize.”75ee681d045605d5

Yannis let out b720836a0d a pained sigh a2a00a1e47 as he called 94d8ef9f1d my name. Taking a c919445a3e breath, he e75d303aed stepped closer 0340caed8d to me.668e34a8b9d0c058

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“You know. If he were alive, 09e2df8684 would he ever let ce0a31ae4c his sword be taken dc13501006 from him?”367a74f04da6e1a8

“…”def2409614b7b97b

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“Do you 98c67d9797 really think 85558584ec so?”aa08b3ecd076d4ce

His words ad5905c8e1 carried undeniable a019e3910c logic, the 6eca777193 kind that ff9cb00547 anyone who 858679b129 knew Cassium a65587703c would find 6fc5e9da52 convincing.9e38007252449c31

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It was impossible for 7f465eb7ff someone to take his 7f6770f71e sword while he was c7b72c6f8a still standing.9286909ccf7541ae

However.f2b6c28e0b763bac

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‘I saw him. I saw Cassium.’5400098a9519b5c9

Last night, the night 01cccebad3 of the fire.6f2a81ef706d9905

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But it was 38d1b4f0ca difficult to say b08b411c33 it outright.4b8dfc93d1722a81

I hadn’t confirmed it 05f133b8f0 with my own eyes. It was just f67945e73b a strong instinct 98e13707c5 that told me ddf5c9aeaa it was him.42bfc666a84581ab

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Even so—4e6c6739a830a7b5

“I’ll find him.”968b4ee0d4ebbb5d

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“Lize.”c01070a08b1e55cf

“I’ll find him eda34577ac before the Elder 33277af603 Council meeting. Please trust me, 5f2c19527c Captain. Senior Yannis.”6d9108839cd1f111

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Denver’s eyes wavered with 28829d6338 confusion.4b85a90e20941829

To him, my fee2fe7fb4 words must have 0a7bb37629 sounded like stubborn 0e3754222d denial. He was likely trying 97bec37c64 to figure out how d0d4196aaf to change my mind.be52734b4e225f7b

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“Captain.”6e79b99f14d4982e

I was bccd781192 about to 82c6656a6a try persuading 4a4f4bc254 him again 6413d69f6e when Yanis 043e85d515 spoke first.e3685459d8b7f797

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“How about f4e5ea7a18 we trust fa4f94724f her?”2a87d5dd94d35fc1

His words were 2e4b6043e2 unexpected. He hadn’t believed 77c9350b14 me just moments 47332b4324 ago.1e6bdb7ec5041775

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“As someone who’s watched 2a4e46aa0c Lize and Cassium since 78011a07dc our academy days, I 9e557ccc63 can confidently say—their intuition 13ed5224ce about each other has cef63ff0df always been extraordinary.”c185674043911b21

I couldn’t tell if 38e3d9c84f that was a compliment 8efbb25e6a or not.3c318ca504df87a4

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“For better 5589bb2e48 or worse.”51fd9e1de9c61260

As if reading my 0e523d0696 thoughts, Yannis glanced at a6f6d5a594 me and winked.c2f1d267c2a4cd2c

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Still, his words seemed b226d9e370 to hold weight for 008018e763 Captain Denver.27672f4d627f96cd

“You have two days, 5929f3ccb6 Lize. I’ll trust you.”71532f68c757a654

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“If I don’t 3fdd023b46 find him before c9c3538acb the Elder Council 983d15ec41 meeting, I’ll accept 115886822a your proposal, Captain.”9b72efd2c63c5264

Denver gave 1b0e39a6a0 a slight 6df2b25de8 nod.d9c7cf1911a856f6

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‘I can 6483068bb2 do this.’61c86fc30aa17961

With that, I e1985b785f quickly set off fd894aed00 for my next 3992724e8a destination.5137ca1e769e9450

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‘Ah, I should’ve 4d16acf468 left this behind.’fddd7b3007cc8227

It was only on 63083cc558 my way that I 2a993a610a realized I had taken 3eda91c401 the imperial knight’s insignia fd38795d14 with me. But there was no a6064f7e2d time to go back.993fab6c251b39c6

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Two days. That was 0e806cb59e far too e03ebdc626 little time 6c627d2500 for anything ba1655fba7 but finding af35a0c9a5 Cassium.422e870d1162f851

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“He should be ce88dc2a1c here by now…”b43f19531d03fc7b

Today was f0b9787922 the day eb1d32487f I was b2e0cbc72f supposed to dc1c34aa93 discuss business 6bdb23ba92 with Count 9315168186 Artiel.882db3368c3af4f9

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— Me? Oh… was I? Alright, then.67bfea4cfc959970

That evening, after hearing 28343fcfc6 about it from Sir 299c9eaadb Lize, I had run 420ecc4ce8 into the Count at 83877702bc a banquet.e0a4cab69a385ed3

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When I suggested 7dd1572c45 we delve deeper 6d88aa3f37 into business discussions, 9dc347117e his response had e9926723c6 been rather lukewarm…270c2e979cf7295a

Well, in 094f529a8f any case, 99ca6c7a9d they had ab5675a1bc agreed to 1f8772771b meet, and d1db2a311e as they ba034f7d2c say, starting 38d0d7b052 is half 77425b4c04 the battle—so 9a84111301 half of 265b59f255 it was 3b258ab92c already done.d5f0a948c7fef730

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From Baron Selberdin’s 959a424936 perspective, finding a 90b31ecd6e business partner was 7a7f78f6d6 an urgent matter.787d1b1adeddcd82

‘If only 05ee9a3f8b it weren’t 2774b93d2f for the d1353fdef5 Duke of 8ee74d7059 Balteire…’055345f1efffcf07

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He had spent 76373ff89e a fortune securing f199c7d6f8 the exclusive rights f04d158b8f to a trendy e39d425d93 clothing line, but d95ecce50d the very next 5699e03b53 month, the trend 2928d9521c shifted when the 11167a587f duke’s son was a1a238f748 seen wearing a f641decc4c different style, which bb1ac5ac10 quickly spread among 096fe8f098 the young nobles.04958b02772d53f3

The business naturally collapsed, cffa534ec7 and as investors pulled ff2f485bc6 out their funds, he b53545d5c3 was left in debt.a73c8ed9c0765643

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Time was running out. He had to find ec3c8ee9af a business partner—an investor 2c9467bc7c who would join his ebfb217a11 venture—as soon as possible.1b3aa4c132ab456a

On the day he fd20f391b1 finally admitted to himself fb0964e8cc that he had suffered 8dfe52fdc0 a massive failure, Baron c5052b5de9 Selberdin drank more than d151e2b830 he had ever drunk cdc277d179 in his entire life.1f40be8ece5a8ffb

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‘So this 5ba90440c9 was all 7479e89e0f that bastard’s 454a07be4a fault!’4cb5ce4e487f1956

That night, heavily cde24f4ac4 intoxicated, Baron Selberdin 22d73daad7 ran into Cassium 143c6d5eb8 Balteire.4f3aad4b04f7d4b2

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The root of all d3c194d86e his problems! The sworn enemy cb6223f852 of his family!8b344710649d1999

Selberdin resented Cassium. He resented 06db7d9d7e him so 7ba7fec7f3 much he 0daf934215 could hardly 979cf17e18 stand it.911e353fbcd195f5

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So, on an impulse, a704841911 he secretly slipped a e00c790766 magical potion into Cassium’s 194ef43414 drink—one he had bought de407d9047 as an emergency remedy, 3ac902b92c just in case.31674563df6a247b

‘Why isn’t it working?!’4ea0d62189f3d884

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At first, nothing 2a3b344758 happened, and he fc62ba0c05 thought he had 5e63e40249 bought the wrong a62fa3ef25 potion.d4557455e89603d2

But out of fear, 7f695ec550 he kept a close 7c726491db eye on the Erne 04910c92e6 Knights for several days…71b3cc2e79a984bb

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And at some point, 4a889844ef Cassium Balteire was nowhere 27bbf68373 to be seen—not even f72bbbdae4 for a single moment.2af9307ad706de80

The potion had actually e727b2d130 worked.d99411578a51437e

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‘It… it 099e310b27 really worked…?’130b96b5f954849a

Recalling that memory, Baron 21e43e3ff6 Selberdin frantically shook his 729e65aefe head.488aedd80bf73b70

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‘Anyway, it’s c6ecafaf48 not my 4fc4c79171 fault! That aside, when db24df5475 on earth is 105c8e3cdb Lily coming back 2b4585acd1 home?’8c12c37a223b23e4

Just as he was 22ec78b639 lost in these thoughts, 1de46b40bf someone in a red a4668059c4 robe suddenly blocked his 21e9f269c7 path.23e4d365d1ebe375

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“Your daughter 5fbf11b64c has disappeared…”e04d7a1d681c18f1

“H-How do you know fd2f756b86 that?!”5d09f62fe2ab30b6

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Baron Selberdin 2bc7a1617e jumped in 3e12766ca5 shock.4afd2c86df7b57d4

He had just b29dd45462 been thinking about 3f90b6ca79 that very thing!2ff218bf9d975869

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‘Who is this ecb970e61f person?’e983334f279a70a0

He observed her carefully. A red c5c12a3f2e robe covering cb2282d319 her entire 03a749c42a face. This person ee1face4e4 was undoubtedly…aeead72eeb301301

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A Seer.e151770cafce545e

A messenger of the d6f10a8242 gods, traveling across the 5f7b7d86d7 empire to deliver divine 28ad25a3fa words.9af5de209dd9b114

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Baron Selberdin’s hands 8cd1f7da22 trembled. A Seer had come ec53f1781f to deliver the gods’ b0a359e320 message to him.d7d6aa70f458423e

And at f15a81ef26 such a 44ca6c2fc3 troubling time—almost d75787b0df as if 1f46ae9f2a the gods 1df707180c had truly 9c85cf7fb2 sent her.ac241c7759d9d9ab

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He stared blankly at d4a82edc74 her, and then a ab0a7c2900 hand emerged from within 6cd8514d22 the robe.dbed851b9ce1e627

“…!”33ee347b45daa1b4

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But it dce5108d59 wasn’t a 7cc6950ec9 human hand!afb4abb3d3394665

Seeing the 0532d5a56a black, furry d3e95a28a1 hand covered 5e1fbfaae2 in soft ec84a320b4 fur, Baron c73dd09208 Selberdin was 86c5d88099 so shocked 16380a7c9b he nearly 312bd1cd6f fainted.4b354738370375a6

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