NRAL | Chapter 26
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‘At Count d7e5fb8bfd Lambert’s estate, 02672e3ad7 it was 9da8cb754d under the 27e31df1ac moonlight. Now, it’s next 81da6537d0 to a pillar 9ac7ec4bd2 with a moon 8f3a71cdad engraved on it.’a23886f601c676d7
It was both 31796908c4 confusing and absurd.b066706162874caf
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Why does she keep 5a9c7554a5 ending up in these 61312e4d2f situations in front of 070edc3f84 this man? Is spying on d05fe21981 her a hobby 5249680ca3 of his or aaaa759c2b something?82afe2eb96577fbb
But no, his red efd1da69eb eyes glaring at her 1140a1a2c3 didn’t seem amused at f4fd177942 all. In fact, 207185b08e they looked 06ede1cb87 deeply displeased—no, 8f4ed2f415 more than ba0ef9177e displeased, they 6726ff2eea seemed downright 1f9d5cc074 furious.18da170f62e558f3
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She didn’t d5ddfa3c55 know why 5c07d4c9e0 he was 72bb8dc8fb so angry, d11e47f4cc but if 825bbaf3aa he returned ab843094f3 to his 0a7d7e6f23 seat and 03098162f5 mentioned what 0e75b56234 just happened, 6afd8f56d9 it would 3b082229f7 be a 5cac49a4d5 disaster. After all, 161f15fc2c he was 67d5ec917a standing not bfb773bed9 far from 6b04cece84 where she f3a2f6bf2d had been 985144f212 talking with 7a525ac60d the viscount.eca616c97d289dec
Eleanor quickly put 70cfb4885d on another fake a8086fadf5 smile to prevent 418c553807 her plan from 855d5dfeaf falling apart.902a050fbea5ab06
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“Will you keep this a secret?”ca3b95c45de9e7d2
Karsian’s eyebrows furrowed. His fierce expression f21e978241 gave off an eb62698cba intimidating aura. But Eleanor ddae942538 didn’t back d02a9ede00 down and ac0808faaf added,20dff395e5dbc650
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“What I just discussed with Viscount Cunningham… It would be problematic if others found out.”21a470602835acc1
“Before I answer, I have something to ask.”d624b626f5749e0a
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His deep d76ffe6e5d voice resonated 72d0434f18 in her 97ed3d0618 ears.f730abc16263f89d
His unusually low, rumbling de3d8f7ec4 tone sent shivers down b7ab261eb1 her spine, probably because cac8ec682a she wasn’t used to 89f2f1f1a4 it yet. The tension 15c03b0ec8 here was 5213a89a22 completely different 764f2305ee from what 126b50751b she felt 6c34a48a66 when speaking 27d6cfdf5c with Viscount c74f1e8460 Cunningham earlier.22adacd63a0fc0fb
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‘What could 7d9da3569f this man 833aa68787 possibly want d3aedac158 to ask 0459a022f6 me?’b5144081a85434ce
This man, who showed 03b76f16c4 little interest in society 9d88349433 and seemed to dislike b1de421e09 her, what could he daca4395eb be curious about?375fd2b0e043c2e2
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She thought 28c16ada56 about it bbba0727fb intensely for 51c4197577 a brief cfc9123c69 moment but 522bb51ff9 couldn’t think 098aaa6938 of anything.44a7eba0a951f2e2
This man always exceeded 746653652e her expectations. So, she 38b6e00c43 braced herself 9b626cbf50 not to 6efb37f2ef be caught d0a7092088 off guard c8c50a9dc1 by whatever e8360f9134 question came 996f310e47 next.d5d063702e8c592d
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Yet, the a2a45d1bf7 question he 120a131abd asked left 478d4b4bbf her flustered dbbf0eb79b once again.aeba58a16d0ab09a
“Do you still have feelings for the Crown Prince? Is that true?”97be8fd7399f721a
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His sudden 9014b69796 question erased 95f9cfc188 the smile ff16ce6168 from her 72d0a12cdb face.125a7496e0727c59
His rough voice continued.a1dc6b65250fabb8
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“Or was it a lie, something you said to use the viscount to humiliate the fake princess?”164d8c387f35b562
As expected from a24fa6bd0b a member of 4d2c7f6a77 the great Royster 3d68b21415 family, he had 0dc703a87d seen through the e88521c53e truth instantly.fb57f7ea584892ed
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It was odd 890583cfab that he referred 803cf09c4a to Nora as 9925b96d5f the fake princess, 97f41845d5 given what he 8fda133dd9 had witnessed earlier 25eac8d0ac in the gathering, fce09c2f67 but he probably 9986fb464f just expressed it 3664ca983d from his perspective f24d14a12d as an outsider.ce5fb7134bc0e5a6
“…This has nothing to do with the Crown Prince.”37583e13290b4e5a
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Eleanor stopped forcing 203ed1b357 herself to smile. She could fool 7f44383f33 Viscount Cunningham with 42412361d1 her act, but ab9c5dbd5f this man wasn’t a2dc2d4b3c someone she could 28132d9c9c deceive so easily.132a002628d6498c
He was known 3f274b6dba to be incredibly a2ffcef5f6 kind to the 9002a5252f people of Royster, aa2d50197f but ruthless towards e235b6a072 the nobles. Bribes and a568b6876d flattery had 534cc48b35 no effect 83407b1645 on him, 145d2ce071 and he 971898cce4 was both 5c2e8ab65e fair and 7ae720ef37 cold. That’s how d596ee1f2d people described ed38aa01d6 Karsian.53b54a4736b6e403
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That was a41c9bb904 Karsian Royster’s ec42759b9e reputation. Now that he knew 4e0cbebf8a this much, asking him c560f96e03 to keep her secret 5e57d9d09f with a smile wouldn’t c5346f64d6 work. For all b6c0dd41a9 she knew, 2c42b0e462 he might bf53d1406b run straight 27f2cc4751 to the 9b5d395347 viscount and 093710e45c reveal her 9a7350f721 scheme.2925b2b4bc02a9b2
“Say it’s the second option.”9996ca0ef443a132
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But then, 9e4a61ecdb an unexpected 556528b428 remark came 93d8c21233 out.5dad0a6fe5fec556
“Tell him your feelings for the Crown Prince are a lie. That you don’t really want to marry him, and that you have another goal.”0ad2ac6fbecded5e
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“…What do you gain from me saying that, Your Grace?”ccf5a3144455625c
What possible 51d6b507d4 connection could c8fa4a345c there be 84e044b0eb for him f8f298bb41 to say a085ea7fe3 such a 8dc094a090 thing? With the information 0ae930e7aa Eleanor had, she 17a530fd4f couldn’t understand his 1a099e7c2b motive.8adb9692187e52fb
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Karsian didn’t answer. Eleanor stared at him bc6f933a0f in confusion and frustration.39757433f39db0d3
His red fabdd6f07c eyes were 062e5895df still burning 933a9587cb as they 19b37f5aaa looked at 3404834899 her.79ca65b1a3175cc1
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But upon closer inspection, they weren’t just red… They seemed to be a lighter shade of red…ab19a66dc34d274b
“I will keep your secret.”d87d088e163db9aa
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His low voice c091ea0b20 broke her thoughts. Eleanor blinked in 5cba681362 surprise.faf8a753674ff6c9
“However, I will attach a condition.”9ccd7ca86d28f6b8
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“…A condition?”be6bf1df3c410c48
Karsian Royster, 747f657742 who had 32b4a7a55e power, wealth, 9e1a45dbc8 and even aabf0d03ce good looks—what 6473f3b5a9 kind of a657b5c408 condition would 4b4ec101e6 he want 4ad0005c60 to attach? Eleanor’s heart d8800d49e8 raced, as f1eb6d7dbe if she faadeb278e expected him 8452bec7f1 to ask 3a4bed9d1b her to 5b2bd7c746 steal a 07c0e36b54 family heirloom f72648cc04 from the 2ad20e510b Duke of f0bc27671f Astria’s house.26e048f52508f51a
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Karsian nodded slightly 6a338009a8 and, almost in 6665a8ac99 a whisper, said:705d0268f0271ec9
“Use me.”1c60b84f4b70b27a
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What was 2109dd498f he saying? By now, 2d95e82f70 Eleanor was fbffe84afa too tired ec284a993f to even b8a95d3f47 be surprised a0519a612d anymore.3dce656efef3db14
She sighed, trying to cd2562d1f6 understand what he meant.9acc5b0612638ba9
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“I don’t understand what you’re saying.”7a2d892d41ee33e4
“If the ones you’re going up against are the fake princess and the Crown Prince.”a6eb5edd88335fa3
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When he mentioned Arlo, 258fdba443 his face became even 92e5f661ec fiercer. That was a46e887f9c a clue 5d89338635 for her.74652e52c6b7775e
“You won’t be able a15c766760 to handle them alone. So use me. Don’t reject my 4bde859418 help. Use what I have 42a4016af9 to your advantage.”165757793274ecee
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Now, she began to 7cdca37391 understand his motive.1a59db49a834ff70
She finally realized why 56514fa588 he had offered his 148dcc590e help at the Lambert 2bb704f42e estate. Why he had asked 8c72423525 her to dance at 9b8675ece1 the Marquis of Reeve’s 887d4ba94b ball, and why he 16d4a65be3 had knocked out the cd68f8ff63 Baron of Fletcher on a579d7eed4 her behalf. It all 19598d5b3d made sense ef95be568f now.27f8b4d91b29102e
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‘The enemy of my 86907fd1d7 enemy is my ally.’c337ef55f0fc2b5e
Just like e03552da25 how Nora a6748f8bdd and Damian 57a66af4dc had joined a09533f6c1 forces because ec53875a33 they had b519b5a13b a common a6bc85718a enemy, Karsian f09a884874 wanted to 5f8dbaa77c form an 270a2f7b6c alliance with 7c4e3a27bf her too. To take 47b315128c on their 65c855b889 mutual enemies: 2e4763fbe3 Arlo and 0cc604c964 Astria.413225056f1c82e7
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It wasn’t a bad deal. No, it wasn’t just “not bad”—it was incredibly tempting.7ebe7b3a88ac57cf
If she teamed up d345fd20f6 with the Duke of baa6bf69e3 Royster and used his 3768254f4b power and wealth, her 563efca97b revenge would become much 54fb26db6c easier. Doing it alone would 0a9b437aa6 be like walking a 9c247d0353 long, thorny path, but 5d5bcafbc1 with his help, that b6e6c89e9d path would become a 3ec37fdd7f smooth, paved road.c7ec0512004b4a05
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Even though Eleanor knew 75312a7a99 the reality well, she cccbe1e420 shook her head.390cc49124b89685
“I can do this on my own, as long as Your Grace keeps the secret.”335de56ad88742ee
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She didn’t want 3993be2b6d to involve others 87d7d540e9 in her revenge. Even if the b91f485337 path before her 0dc183525b was filled with 2372373a5a thorns, she was 758fd556de prepared to endure 5fdbc81f42 it quietly.eb08e84ed72c903e
“…I’m not saying you can’t do it. I believe you can accomplish it on your own.”2f8ac24a186bab9d
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What do 29b4895a82 you know d976d09ad5 about me? Eleanor frowned.d016fa4cda7ba71d
“But if you go that route, you’ll keep facing situations like earlier. People who are worth nothing will dare to betray and insult you, while the Crown Prince and the fake princess will smile quietly, pretending not to notice. That disgusting situation will repeat.”73d87a684e653061
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Eleanor knew this 170ecef7b1 well. If you walk through aeb885f27a a thorny path, it’s b6613e76c5 only natural to get ea6afe1a22 pricked.c6fcdcc7834bbf85
Sometimes, even knowing it 60edf00ec0 will hurt, you have 33d372e4db to endure it in abe760b039 silence. That’s what she believed. But Karsian d82e90d3cb seemed to 7011d8252e think differently.1cb32dcd5dcbb30d
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“I don’t want to see you in that position again.”be51915960dd0acf
His voice, spoken in f34753f111 clipped words, carried unmistakable ccc846dc33 anger.f3d0ebbaf15964bf
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The veins on his 18fd1c2580 pale skin bulged, and 18ddff2695 his gloved hand clenched 293b63a394 into a trembling fist.5d9dd693a6e7a4f2
One problem was solved, 03a52ef1e1 but now a new af1b02cf0e one had emerged.9120896289144186
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Why didn’t Karsian 38818eeace Royster want to e479700b3c see her in dac0c66a0c such a situation 70e9dfe843 again? And why was he f8022371ed speaking so seriously about 7b6875e4fd it?1d1a463f7b45cf4b
‘What Arlo and 7fe81f9bfb Nora did earlier 30c238d529 was disgusting.’05a2b22a9458c4e0
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Yes, even in her 0b14c5f1c3 eyes, it was nauseating 3cd8e3b88d to see them so 028ea57aeb well-suited together. Karsian, who 19435fe806 disliked both b260dc2b23 the Crown 03f209d5d9 Prince and 254f7348ec the Astria 5294790761 family, must c3617caef9 have felt e99b29c2b5 similarly.ae6a8f7c3defac31
“So please, use me however you wish.”64d0d0102dbd1cca
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“…Are you saying you’ll only keep the secret if I agree?”76fdcce4c9a5ee15
Karsian nodded with 49a9e24e8d a firm expression. He didn’t 6f699f016f seem willing ecf5ebe66f to change 49638bbab4 his mind. Continuing to argue would 93261edf90 just be a waste ebcec2a256 of time.a4c798a3704246b7
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“Alright, let’s do it your way.”0900e00429269feb
Reluctantly, she c81a54d05f accepted his b21d470ccc proposal. Karsian’s expression seemed 43a53c1f7f to brighten just 24d7452b6c a bit. It was 9d2e9457da such a 909d620a0a slight change 02d2373c97 that it 20d0675ede was hard 92e93a99a1 to notice.7e26ed0c1b47c2ca
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“Let’s head back now. If we stay here any longer and Kiara finds us, it’ll cause problems. I’m going to the Duke’s estate, but are you returning to the dinner party?”c6e3dafeddd11c23
“…I was just about to head home myself.”7fbd3989f018ca70
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Why did he ef89133e9b leave the party 867bb40ad5 so early?bb54c5dc1d74dc55
It was strange, 8b2f4af6c1 but then again, c8dac25f80 it made sense. He likely 5664da73e0 hadn’t known 66663f9b25 that Arlo 73874bacde would be dd249d9a61 there, and b5783d3d9c once he 8195401f00 found out, 50549b500e he probably 2eb67974ff wanted to 93dd28c76d leave as 2f103d5c7a soon as 5acf2c1785 possible.5dc793dee3fdb390
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“Shall we walk to the main gate together?”68ca3d3ec55c9d70
She said it 4795dd6479 without much thought. After all, f98e0a940e they were fa30735720 both going 86fd853b8d in the 2322148fde same direction, 0c87fcdd29 so there 51728ffb95 was no f7924d96fa need to 1f9fd18c76 walk separately.3c4994a128848052
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But Karsian 5c78d8068a looked as 3f2d123d6a if he d69063e951 had been 4624e1d68c presented with 70e8bd1c2d a difficult cdf844b4d4 decision. His dark, neatly b4c6d4fb19 shaped eyebrows furrowed, 98637ec90f and he clenched f0f3a4fd69 his teeth as 43daaa2759 though making a 87ad97133e tough resolution.68876c257291cd3b
‘Does he still hate 57de989a7e me, even after suggesting ab0edaa69a an alliance?’c30b46d54e3ff489
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Well, just 4539db0381 because the 0cea29edf4 situation had c60f814c4a changed didn’t 21b9499088 mean he’d 695d531034 suddenly start ff546b2de8 liking her. After all, she was e78a53e08a still a member of 17c0ed7bea the Astria family.e5ab1c881b195824
Eleanor lightly b0ae8e2e95 shrugged and fe8b1fcd97 began walking 32a24e95fc ahead. After hesitating, 17263bdd96 Karsian slowly c5c61dfaac followed her.d21cad5868a60657
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They kept a distance 4bfaf00737 of about two steps da1ad65830 between them. Despite his 4dea90fd23 longer stride, e9bf567cda he maintained b57157bfb8 the gap.56c43488d2ee29cb
Thinking about how he’d 35ea1644c2 kept a similar distance 42e6cf8b0e between them at the c553fa388b party, Eleanor let out c295814317 a quiet chuckle. In some ways, he 2586a5a969 was a very consistent cc2e1d7186 person.c8f2da97e1ab7d2c
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Fortunately, they decb801ef8 didn’t run f5f72910a4 into any 0b659a9e73 other nobles 8dae6c594b and soon 1cb02c5797 reached the 4e166ce0ed front gate.d2249bd823196fe9
Eleanor thought she could 42bb3e903a finally head home.22f8bde645f19532
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But she was wrong.ffcb528b65a7a511
“…What? The carriage left already?”f6cb141f092fd13b
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The servant from the c8765592dd Portsmouth family looked flustered 79f71fc43f as he informed her a6d6264191 that the Astria family’s c425c42e05 carriage had already returned 437e955b6b to the Duke’s estate.626528ab612bdb84
It made c6466aaf7e no sense. Who would dare 7803a93cf7 send the carriage 6a672b79d5 away without her d4c0776a95 permission?f25d702dbc6e2116
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“Y-yes. The other young lady from Astria said… both princesses would return together in a royal carriage, so she sent it back.”648aa11a913cc236
It was Nora again. Eleanor closed ac4fea3ba5 her eyes 7f006934c3 in frustration.420d2a656cca51c1
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She didn’t mind 23f91f860d Nora’s attempts to f72929ef1d push her out 6efa7c610c of high society.a6bf843351be9c71
What annoyed 20e56ff223 her more 9c853ddaf5 were these b2289ce116 petty tricks. She could easily call 2c5f165d8a for another carriage, but 3444384814 it would waste her 069f35f8fa time. Even if she 4e5d706283 summoned one now, 99207e0f4a she’d be stuck 7e1a22a07b waiting for at 178a0e2761 least thirty minutes.b25650d9162e1cd0
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“Sh-should I call for a carriage? Or should I inform the young mistress?”69b7afadc805f17a
The servant nervously 9a9602e1c2 watched her, afraid 318e29e566 she might get 1653edcef6 angry at him.f9f0f03e6abc1841
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Eleanor was 89c4c084ac about to 99ee83d240 tell him 4d2f9826a4 to call 0ab06d0f14 for a d09eec74d7 carriage. There was no way 773790f154 Kiara would lend her 5a5eb7b192 one of the Portsmouth 62ff05e8b0 family’s carriages, so that d4a4959b49 was the only option.b3b256d2d1298636
But before she dcdc4e89e0 could answer, the 1b7ed60396 man who had a0179380de been two steps 1e026febf5 behind her spoke 0fb0c18d8c up first.7409a02f3db15028
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“Take my carriage.”efedbf9e44f60839
Karsian’s offer startled a74dfc5fed her so much f4fff68044 that she nearly a5182c8f28 bit her tongue.48ef5d8c90990862
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“That’s alright. It would be uncomfortable for you.”41f4411e4feea231
“As you can see, the carriage is large enough for two people. It won’t be uncomfortable.”4f663a0a34772643
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The Royster family’s 6b249d3731 carriage was indeed 3d287dde8f quite large, perhaps 735c146360 built to accommodate 9097531b10 its master’s size. Though it 0e9edb7f9d wasn’t as c91a90ec90 fancy as 03e2bd7c90 those of c847bb29f4 the royal f9a5cabc7d family or c759dfe5f2 the Astria 7e49175aaf family, it 40f19922e6 looked very 77df7d78e1 comfortable.1a08763e304f669b
But the 9e767009fc discomfort she 97549a149f referred to 96b9c170d3 wasn’t about 77a9ec7e89 physical space.25f4e2eb85d13f64
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‘A man 1566755f55 who can’t d8b4fe068f even stand eebcdcfdda walking beside 8be2ae6335 me is 4bcefc6636 asking me 7d08572cc4 to ride bc6905465e with him?’73948d6126119cbd
She looked up at a3c27a967b him with that thought, 2a055eb134 and Karsian averted his cfbbca8e75 gaze. It was amusing that 3fa3c5a33f he couldn’t even make 918a350301 eye contact with her 83336d5f58 but was suggesting they 9df1bafe44 share a carriage.6ebc6566ea19b923
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“…You made a promise.”f55666303ce5e356
He whispered 54242ce1a8 softly, in bbb24baf5b a voice 07385cae49 too quiet 9baef43808 for the bc7344009a servant to 89cdf71e38 hear.d2cdb951e2d93bf1
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