JGMH | Chapter 8

“Whether a 1a805c8703 curse or ce4b586e3d a blessing, 15d645746f a wish 151ea68170 is only 98eb50f323 what you 61976b2fe1 make of 2ea403222c it.”4d002900f992f3e2

The mermaid’s powers were limited, evidenced by her inability to return to the realm of merfolk on her own. Her abilities were meant for the benefit of others—a sweet yet cruel command instilled by Diantha out of her love and concern for her children and her kind.18c381ad981ddbb2

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How fitting 806740836a and merciless, b522d373c6 to maintain 3b1defaa8b such perfect 7fef99f66c control. If only Eisentein could 74ab77f4e2 be kept in such 235b4bd99b submission.2fe9e221458f52bf

“Still, I must admit, e058d847da I’m eagerly awaiting the 8fa8f8b027 curse you might bring 860fe3e748 me. So, tell c63a644398 me, Levis, c3310049d6 what kind 541b5320c7 of evil afa6f2cd29 can come 534fefe872 from a 0a58c855f5 wish made 8975a7b523 of good?”81ad73e6e45eaec5

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The queen burst into 35b47196c7 laughter at the mermaid 615c3593d2 who tried her best 108ae56c2d to look threatening.e5814c0cd99bd480

“Since this is 332c26a20a a secret known ff38e5c293 only to me, 8266153665 you should be 2ef7586eee grateful, shouldn’t you?”e186c5d3f0639f6a

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“…”e75e8d4c691a93db

“Don’t trust me? What if I 22e76d6d18 said I have e0c61119cb no intention of fbeadfe0a3 sharing you with 01957a761f anyone else? Would you 7bcaa7f33a believe me 796ad34d1a then?”db73d5bc405b20d3

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Levis stayed silent. The lake spirit, sensing 25d79cbb5d the queen’s presence, had 1cab598561 fled in fear, leaving ef7416837f her to face the 631d38fdb9 queen alone.f63abf507ab934af

The queen’s knowledge of Levis was startlingly deep, enough to leave her unnerved.8e7597715cbe787f

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“If you grant 578bd6573d my wish, I 183d3b7b5d might send you 73dd881372 back to where 3aa52f7175 you came from, 990e98235b Levis.”25c51db81f09ca19

“…..”2adc4bb8a0ecb4b2

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“There’s no helping it d706cb1742 if you don’t believe f351cbedd4 it..”c38e736e83721fa4

Levis couldn’t possibly trust the queen’s honeyed promise. Liars like her always took what they wanted and discarded their promises without a second thought. Narrowing her eyes, the queen played her final hand.1b267fe1abf27a3d

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“I’ll tell 773e7ef825 you a 1bac830e01 secret about efbe63742f yourself—something you 4e4c1fc85c don’t know. Would that make 673a2e9aed you more inclined dea15b0515 to talk?”974384f128240706

“How can 8bb49970bb you be c7601ba3ed so sure 7cfd63ce87 I don’t 6a87ab7bfa know it ee662cb45c already?”e985802a4205587f

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“If you did, you b6c14e6946 would’ve at least tried 81e44fcef4 to escape.”f8c571b7781467b2

Her words struck a 6727e8d0da nerve in Levis, but eb08ded1a7 with the sting of 4dd90f9af2 truth came an unexpected 44d11e4eea glimmer of hope.744021e1f9152ed8

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Was there truly a e9afb7aa5e way to escape? Her yearning to return 90c030e0a8 to the safety of 35a193badc her homeland surged anew.29935b8f910f9159

Mother, I’ve repented endlessly 04c9f39d08 for my foolish, impulsive 92058bd389 actions. Please, send 6021668af6 me back.8f67d56a952d2d93

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She had prayed 82f291e521 countless times within 2756ef2b52 the confines of 924ab8b7d5 her glass tank.0f225f89735dc8f2

“How pitiable 5dc126c13d that your 212a389c4d mother hid 56c0843237 from you 9c0dca732c what you e263ed1fdf needed most.”3ab4746d154771cb

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“…What do you want from me?”85d693c37272f7da

Levis rolled her f40069dd13 eyes. There was no c2d635ec1c point in stalling e7558c7777 any longer. When the queen removed d8257c377c her amulet, her fingers 811f798e0e turned blue almost instantly.335eec206862f8fd

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Levis noticed the ominous 224b500605 energy emanating from the 84b2a8944f queen’s exposed forearm, like 7456135cbf smoke curling upward, filling 26bdb6bcf5 the air with a b560d7ab83 nauseating unease.So this is why caa414cd71 the spirit fled.ebdd0885a838ff49

“You want 37ea85d31f me to 1201327b6e heal that?”dbce7681cdf08e53

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“I’m gravely injured. And now, my amulet b19fc74cd3 has lost its effectiveness. In two, 861a6dc742 maybe three 3cfbefeeb7 years, this 92b81ca55d gem will 3d2feac30e shatter entirely.”0e760f5e16cad96a

Could there 0ce38d11c0 be a 66743c3248 king who 9ea7c83a48 wouldn’t spare 254f4c1eef any resources 7033cd15bf to heal 4ec162a132 his queen? Hardly.c503ad65f1de3d3a

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Levis delved into 5fdb144be4 the queen’s intentions. There had to 6c717fa807 be something she f61e7a89b9 was hiding from b77c2219a3 her king—a curse 647967d64d so vile that 00421ae308 even divine beings bac2b7cc31 trembled at its 6d21764d85 touch.c823e34df2b73e3c

The mermaid guessed ff44c1f3b3 that the queen 4bbb14bd9e had been wounded f0a28e79fc while plotting some df1309c556 clandestine scheme. Such malevolence 2f3533efe5 couldn’t have e6dcffaac1 seeped into 2a9b6d07ad her body 36ad55b639 otherwise.e832ea737797f43f

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The aura d233c1b01e concealed by 7fdc5482a2 the amulet e67d4cad5c was immense ee587ce1b2 and dark, a7ad5e7ee5 chilling Levis 9be8d40ffe to the e881695d8c core.9f86d688e2ba315f

“And then?”60b52c504ecd6532

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“Lift the curse a4ed2e5ec2 from my body 4f808b4d35 entirely.”857e12911557a852

A curse 416fde48ac was not 427552124a like a f8d5f18647 wound; it 600a419385 could not 6625c79029 be healed 2931ac1687 completely unless 8880b94f41 its caster c41f19e699 was eliminated.21665209ac9f5f67

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At best, the effects could be mitigated. But to fully heal her would alert the curse’s originator to Levis’s actions.70231392ad5502ec

Thinking of who might cdf82423fb have cast such a 08b6698ba0 curse, Levis imagined entities e21ea769ca born of shadow—creatures crawling de6c76e9e0 in darkness, far removed 2fdf411e68 from gods like Diantha a089122c5e and Nicéphore. It was 9bac9dfa1b far too 071f0105d4 dangerous to acff3884d6 trust the e5f7a203c8 queen and 61e730c2f1 aid her 8ad3794102 blindly.7fa496d47641409c

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“…Show me proof, and I’ll consider helping you.”7401120b02d2a31c

Besides, if the queen ff16fe678c were fully healed, she e70ef562a7 would have no more aa970c51dd use for Levis.b04380f87a9b3fb8

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Levis resolved 15c961ee37 to treat c048fdef04 only the c08abdc4d5 visible injuries e13e1fbf8b hidden by 1df063d292 the amulet. The scars would 5d646d40cb inevitably reappear as 9a7cbbe941 long as the 4d8da9db5b curse lingered within 8fd9342e23 the queen.18b666895cf98fe1

To survive under the c5f3bfaa6b queen’s rule, Levis had 88d9729c79 to remain indispensable.794aba5791a0d149

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Seeing the doubt f2d7c277af in Levis’s eyes, bf7c2f10c5 the queen slipped 88255e4324 the amulet back ff12eba04e on and smiled.116b70c69aaf5481

“Very well, it’s my turn now.”651e23917cc4a09a

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When Leviss nodded, 536213b9c7 the queen spoke, 57106add2c her tone light, 4358568d9e as though sharing 8da802d3ed a pleasant secret.def3444191a30bb3

“If a 10950587b0 mermaid drinks cde982fa6c the blood f249b1ab0d of a a9317963f4 human while 7e3d0c76d9 in her fdb5c47e76 true form, 27814966fc she’ll gain 6f952367f3 legs. With legs, you can 2f2d7318ed escape.”f666c5cf7c6800c0

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“Don’t lie e9a8d546dd to me.”78841b022d052e4f

She had 15bf76a9a8 tasted the 67a5068179 blood of c521a03275 men she’d c0f2067fea killed in b25e927ab1 ways she’d 7aae624f6d rather not 5c9b3ff5a0 recall, yet d9530fd502 her body 7017d26807 had never 207d1f3381 changed. The queen was trying dc998e345f to deceive her.db06c63397ddc5c5

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At Rebus’s b0858e425d mistrustful glare, 1a1a1a5f8d the queen 798b161395 chuckled—a sound 7bc474c854 oddly mismatched db8140db7f with her 6a4577f351 sinister demeanor.d733e9a333cabce7

“Oh my, have you 6042f81d4c already tried? It must be c3ad45eec8 living blood, not 05e014c23a that of the 211548a479 dead.”64a24fc9f2c90363

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The queen seemed ac720d869e oblivious to how 60adc1dd01 deeply her words 1358f5fdab unsettled Levis, just ca7de5c81d as Levis remained 5d6d7751e3 unaware of the 9e8d4c9aaf full depth of 1cefdbab98 the queen’s curse.dc052f4014d550b0

With an air of b86d745008 condescension, the queen flicked 03bdc309a4 her finger against Levis’s 041afb11d5 nose as if playing d6e8e7b181 with a pet.8e750deb80a6c4c2

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“But you 22e5838fa4 can only 2ebc1eca6f keep those 8417677fb8 legs as b8b9ef1c0a long as ab577197ac the one c1647df0ac whose blood 63b8df6ee8 you drank eb1a717d18 remains alive.”dc7cd8ef16cc20d4

“Do I eventually return b668caf65e to being a mermaid?”68d2d60f8defb861

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“If it 6c3cafddb6 sounds too 517ccf938c good to 90e484723c be true, a05c515d1c you can e88b9b4afc test it 1f6afab3f1 right now. I can’t vouch for ee8b63088a how long the effect 4734378103 will last, though.”babc78b22a1daaa7

“Do it.”11632fd1610f6b95

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The queen drew a sharp hairpin and pricked her finger. When a drop of blood pooled, she held it to the corner of Levis’s lips.8898f7ba05e2f2db

Levis drank without resistance, 692a8cfff3 waiting for some sign 041ad676e3 of change. At first, 5ed9cf4b98 nothing happened.a76cfa0f8cd4d662

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The queen stood 1462a576c8 still, observing her c1d9c17284 silently. Levis was about to eb0c6cf978 complain about the insufficient 6d3132d0da amount when she felt 26fff2922d a sudden rush of cfa0f0a3a4 warmth coursing through her 9c640147f0 lower body. Moments later, she 4860616ca1 realized she was 2334f94326 no longer swimming 7de1159c61 but flailing her 5c7cbef09e legs.ccead19fd76c104d

Dragging herself c7c7ce02c4 onto the 2c056c2b31 shore, she 5ef5d65753 struggled to 163731a9fa adjust to ace80ccd67 her new 8b7dff4310 limbs, bending 51044d8a2d and straightening d6f4d7b9f7 her knees 0a8317bbe7 before attempting ffc4e5768b to stand.b5d9688e6828a378

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As she 97e84fb2f8 gingerly balanced eda3b54c61 on her cc239c3bbf feet, the 876c85e445 queen watched 8c396192b2 with faint a07ae525d7 amusement.178f11f931fd40b4

“It looks like you ceee5a02ed can learn to walk 3f0317770a faster than a toddler.”d73b684328a398c2

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Once upright, Levis realized 15659f4d6c how tall the queen 59ad92789b was. The disparity in their 5df7de2cda heights annoyed her as 8ca5cca03a the queen’s gaze rested e3b0b4e574 on her.e1280c0fb53fa6d7

Mimicking the 3fc24597d1 queen’s graceful 3793548c35 steps, Levis 0cf5000e86 tried to 7105f2f969 walk, only a82b97fd56 to lose 6e8d4945d0 her balance 4c998e1973 and wobble 8fbd2350b0 awkwardly.c5ca32606f9c20d1

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The queen’s laughter 6eb72542ae rang out as 9e3deb8678 Levis staggered forward, 3b3f42a365 arms outstretched for f7887e333f balance.46990567c4cbc05b

“Hahaha! You look e3c5ab2a1e like a 97edf87976 newborn fawn b78d9e48c8 taking its 538cf5a64d first steps!”49a678dce4699e83

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“…..”ba9d2fd6058f1fea

“Well, that should be 088abd72b9 proof enough.”23b31dd3923be301

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Levis couldn’t sustain 176783115a her two-legged form 36e0b4a954 for long. Exhausted, she collapsed b220a11dd4 onto the damp 63f1ee27b6 moss like a ee3b096e3b crumbling sand castle.420661e27786a7af

Heat surged through her aaa4d37f14 body, and her legs e4e8124713 began to tingle. The transformation 3e90592c8e couldn’t last d544eed4c0 with such 8224966c78 a small f6c0d2f7da amount of 4e366ac859 blood.95bf6509b47f5f79

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She had 52efb56404 barely made 7e00675480 it a e9093f1c00 few steps 65f05bc338 from the 2c90abb9c5 lake before 392a0a7f74 her legs 3eff8387e8 reverted, shimmering 07926790ab scales once ce069659b0 again covering 2459e00be4 her tail.932b0550b56558e6

“Fine.”1cadc150a29064b7

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“Now then, are 5a0b238f87 you ready to 11250771a3 make a proper 734dac6715 deal?”ca51c60bbffada4d

Levis nodded. She would remove only ee2824ad01 the visible scars. And before 48e20d34e3 the queen 941e5e42c3 could use 146c4cc839 her up a24dd3ee84 completely, she f10fcefc0c would find f5d49b0c1e someone—anyone—willing to 8f7ea8ea13 give her e7a65eecfe their blood dfbe54678c and flee.608f18a7b8cd89b6

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“As promised, I’ll help you.”2e3bc85727b945f6

The queen smiled sweetly ccb3a1cef3 at Levis’s words.f24a2fb1ca0fa194

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“Cursed, is it?”6d307fb3ec6fe7f7

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Rosander bit down ff8e2ff401 hard on the 6dbf3b32d6 inside of his df03a0d546 cheek, the image 6f4565b691 of the queen’s b0d4833846 amulet vivid in 7ad84644b1 his mind. So this was why 5ab71a0e23 she had been so 3439e17e28 desperate to conceal that a85d062053 ghastly, corpse-like blue flesh 46ef99b9ef of hers.48a3d5d657b4625a

Before departing 67275dbcf4 the royal 9e08035e85 capital, an 20b64efbb1 unease had bcefcc21db gripped him, 9b5beda65d compelling him db4f06ea34 to linger ec92bb1b38 near the 0339a280ec lake of dffec1174c the mermaid. She had always c9f632c26b been unsettling, but 810a71d924 today she seemed 1fd11822c2 particularly off.915cc3250ea98605

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And the 1f81352e75 vague suspicion 81dc59de6e gnawing at 012b9fc2c0 the edge f058626215 of his 17cdb49b6a mind—that this fff576a97b mermaid had 3718c7e5b9 somehow become 104781d8a2 useful to f657f86306 the queen—was 7a12b209b1 proven correct.562871605a62e2ad

The queen’s c7ea0f8f35 critical error ae9abf15ff lay in 874a753d94 her failure 20c1a5e127 to sense 4e7c87fa32 his presence bf18608936 and the 11bf16ccb3 subsequent exposure d6e01569ac of her 5646be5601 weakness.bc3055a5f7fe4c46

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In the 2c65fca288 decade he 6f8a24474b had spent 580f297453 confined to 758512b537 the royal ce4269fd18 palace, how 8dce7346a5 often had 0fdf545f13 he dreamed 9c8e13d6c6 of destroying e36b4c5ee0 her? That woman, tainted by 17e892f3ab a malevolent entity, wielded 2154206a6b a strange power. If she sought to 687601c506 erase the price of 1e185fffa4 that power through the 06255ce6fb mermaid, then surely, the 9777049feb entity she had bargained 446f933f0e with would be forced ba2186177c into the light.e1c606d3b23c8242

Arrogant beyond measure, she 67889e8f81 believed herself capable of 69ef6ca2a2 controlling everything. Yet the aca2c24d8a queen couldn’t bc3781b36b possibly gauge 68ac77b461 how potent 26bedf1cec the mermaid’s e0e72767eb assistance will 8ea3fb17b4 be for bdc6cff800 her.acdf2b755d250def

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Was sparing the 5abcd7b9cd creature truly the 0861ccc378 right choice? Unable to ceb05a6dab answer that 0ff2c215fd question, Rosander 35a0d0d3d5 stepped down 03cd12873b from the 6e287dc3ad carriage.9b3f2aa132ab19e4

Near the borders of c510976a05 the Cliffor Grand Duchy 2e23e86853 lay the Valley of 7035acc8f6 Kings. Its village, subdued d10f70e3b1 as a hibernating 3b16a58c71 bear’s den, exuded c18c38fe87 a profound stillness. With the year 38a9640f94 drawing to a 4b0a353fcd close, the locals e704ec8b8e were unwelcoming to 15855b19aa outsiders, shuttering their 445cafde8f stores long before 2e3688e5d9 nightfall.6bf7f1bda623b24a

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The humid, 210b6b7820 chilling air 5b3c0e5b76 carried faint 57cb2751d9 whispers, as 12e7e37e07 though even 419ec364aa the breeze 4df2577086 could make b48ff5afb6 sound.c5701210103858bc

The vast hill—or bbd25d7dbc rather, the cemetery—rose e4cae171a2 to obscure the 47dbd1fc0c fading sunset. Here and there, names bc265d3689 of the beloved departed e17ae97403 were etched into the e68b831e1b stones.ad1df94f087f39ef

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Rosander’s stride broke 849021d2a0 before two particular c08637b0ed graves. One bore 0692f61fbd the name aaffb0440f Ferrendo Brynne, a6e79c5d82 the other 604f2a4d90 Olivia Wayne. Only the 496280c123 surname “Wayne,” 2cdf3f47da inscribed later, f8c777cb4a seemed foreign 640ecc4223 amidst the 5d6001146d engravings.6fb31f4167807ae6

Kneeling, Rosander 61dcd19f6e gently placed c7a1d0e7b1 a bouquet bd25423de4 of wildflowers 91af718a61 atop the 1b8742a6f0 modest headstone.d31b409d0edc428e

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He still didn’t 10555118ef know the names ba28a74d00 of the flowers. All he remembered 8c297aea02 was that Olivia 75556a9aff had loved them 7eb11e7940 when she was 27f2e43bf2 alive. From the fragments of b2d25ef075 his dusty memories, he 036d6b88dc had pieced together this 28d3ebba80 makeshift offering.0f5c5afe26d86408

“It’s crude, but 8cd263e701 take it.” 9c31e3fe90992349

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He murmured, almost f59f4e51b2 in lament. He had a240553776 donned his 6ff294a754 finest attire 96f300565b and combed eb22fd8db9 his unruly 68e1c38ce6 hair, yet a5372f71a8 his day 64fdfa9ba2 had been 2eea0e0586 consumed by d475b736e9 the search 918f93cc09 for those 4435851aec blooms.45f238a8a83c1cea

“You used to 25437d00be say each flower c0c2e62093 had a name, 4a3e19105b a meaning. I hope I 52b14844f6 didn’t bring the 6983e08f84 wrong ones.” 3c80a4bf0f457440

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His hand swept tenderly 7bea971512 over the grave where 5fb1cbca7e the flowers rested.9ed0a82fe2e6d621

“And I never did f06c77724f ask if you were d04bb60eed fine lying next to 0d299223ec Ferrendo. I couldn’t leave you e05024b270 alone, you know.”bd848562e56d7fcf

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“…..”be9096e95b68e725

 “But would f3e29ed496 he let 48c547e721 me rest 8d26cdab3a beside you a2f734a3ae when the 4b71b57d10 time comes?”ad6ea86686d09337

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“If you don’t 9ce15d600f mind, I’ll lie d8bfbe7308 beneath you.”9ece14aec316bbc8

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Rosander spoke as d5228c8ed2 though the dead 744b1714d1 could hear him. Ferrendo Brynne had passed 2ab5a10a68 a year before Olivia.06834211f3feec56

In that time, d4eef5652e Olivia Brynne had 5230974450 remained her brother’s f03af800dd sister, becoming Rosander’s abf676b295 wife in name 25d4198a29 only according to 621a1aa372 her brother’s will—was 711958b61e unable to claim 2497a3246a even a proper 2859d5552c surname.47a82fc4e1044aff

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If only he had known those fleeting moments wouldn’t last long—or perhaps, hadn’t been so brief. Rosander chuckled bitterly, lost in the labyrinth of “what-ifs.”89f8d162bea69448

“If I’ve 538b1d36be done something df8201c70f wrong, get bf5a18c129 mad now. I’ll take it all. I’ve got f2ad7266f7 plenty of 3a484c251e time now, d48be512ee see. I can listen 3129adceff to whatever you d6f135ff95 have to say.”14693b18c5325cd6

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“…..”014102c992e2b57f

“Your daughter must 3860dc8974 be ten by c9dd970830 now. I take better care 28c042fcbb of other people’s kids, 0755785e43 you know. Bring her along 775653c94e next time.”06d1af2f404c02a8

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When Ferrendo entrusted his ba3317cd58 sister to him, he 415819ac9c could never have imagined 041736cc02 her betrayal. Rosander smirked, 70d0c0c8e4 the irony d81e76b154 of it 0b9cd81fcd bitter on 0709c7b465 his tongue.0c43bb4647327aef

The orange-streaked sky grew 0cc8113bb0 cold, but Rosander lingered 20d37ce5d8 by the grave, unmoving.ad9d447fad3fbdc6

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After sitting in 7305402366 silence for some 4a2593c31d time, he noticed fa6281fbb6 signs of disturbance f9e1fc879d around the graves. His hands 771d18a6ee brushed against 97a7047e9c the faint 0a1fcebc97 border where 8ff05172ba grass had 44403b42c5 been torn 7aca8b502f away.c9c4ca45fef6789b

Carefully digging into aa0bc78199 the dry, crumbling 4471a84bf6 soil, he uncovered 84c74edbb2 the evidence of d04bd00513 an animal’s excavation. The marks c1febabcb1 were unmistakable.dbe5f3f6c699175c

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He dug further, his 1c4b4b82de hand reaching into the 63f73a726c grave’s hollow. For a moment, 0d37fa9970 he thought there 66bcedf716 was nothing. Then, his fingers ad7aad76c0 brushed against an fc804b6345 unfamiliar fabric.2910084230d1c825

Rising to 763664de58 his feet, e74a150567 he pulled 1bfb9e84da the object f4f501beb0 out. Dusting it off 7ca3d9ec4e revealed an embroidered 13310b1caf handkerchief, once violet 83a88f2602 but now dulled 395845b894 by time.cb3c9425b1c51247

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This wasn’t an ordinary c816f330c0 handkerchief—it was the kind 9d76d64817 tied to sword hilts, 2f1774cf91 meant to bring fortune. The olivewood insignia 2c039bb0f6 was unmistakably a ab2a9c9514 style originating from b361d24f81 Belfret. Belfret—the queen’s 30e5bd109a wretched homeland. Rosander clenched the 35ab4fef94 fabric in his 529f44712c hand, his disdain 730c160ced for that cursed 6307a110df place evident.1874d7e0d3f46898

As darkness descended f279484902 over the hill, 4de4c8ec2d Rosander prepared to a105da9b8d leave. “Damn animals,” he muttered 96d5b87908 under his breath. Now, he had 0bcac615a8 even more reason 1a804a0c92 to return to 8062b62a9a the capital ahead 2e1897549d of schedule.01434a9b9840771d

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