NSRA CHAPTER 68
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An unusual 2575237141 tension permeated 2d71cdf83d the Sanctuary. Normally bustling, 3810092186 the alleyways 40f0004eb8 were now ea3a79582d eerily quiet.bfec51bb62e8f4b4
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Men appeared cd7b8f5a77 from somewhere 5d46e6be22 and dragged 020e52253d out the a892c8af90 drunken guests 69000d840f who were c626cf7aa3 lying around 3b2ff87d9b waiting for efd07159d0 their antidote 96c0892425 shots.6248eb4fddcf8532
Soon, only the old ba543254ef woman and Beth remained cb70af7caf in the room.2b0a566f3cf2a1c9
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“Greetings, Your Grace.”9534d06ed8a750f9
A voice a4056d05a8 strained with 4bb3875ce1 effort came 9f38cf1acf from the 2725631e0e distance.5f524ba2616031bf
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As the d04bca5065 girl tried abc1e4f837 to peek d4fc3b594c out, the 0d46872012 old woman 783640678f firmly gripped 6ca6effa6a her arm.fa995765105f7e54
“Don’t draw too much attention.”498e9dfd644dab4d
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At the warning-like 3d6f87b298 words, the girl c2654fecdc obediently bowed her ae18542066 head, pressing herself 4838a27440 against the wall.0ecfd377ef8db72a
A dragging sound approached dd2bfe94d6 steadily.6de6c925838c017b
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“This is the place.”8018f17e2fd31524
The low voice dd8770fcbe was right beside ec9c948c2a them.716523cedf616d13
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“Indeed.”419c6099c081a88c
The voice acknowledged the old woman’s face with a nod.fc443c2a6dddd813
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At the duke’s gesture, one soldier, his arms restrained by the men, collapsed to the floor.6778564438e7e9db
The girl quickly rose on her toes, her hair brushing the fallen soldier’s head. It was a Nexus military uniform – even the girl in the Sanctuary could recognize that.f52c1043d9a3129c
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“They say you are skilled.”5ebbc338f8eebe80
“Skilled, you say. Although I may be old, I’m still adept in this area-”4780f693a18a13cc
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“No.”c542ad3efa72d51f
The duke gestured 87918080d2 towards the girl.3f294cd3bbdfa628
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“She’s quite skilled for one so young.”2d587d39586b7e0d
The duke had the eyes of a wolf. Even in the dark room, the grey irises gleamed like a beast’s, darting quickly like a snake, ready to strike at any moment.5e17a57cfd27b1b7
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“You have to start training them young. Once their minds are set, they become useless.”4924c56c46b49ed3
The duke nudged the d91c7a93ae fallen soldier with his 700666eba2 foot.990ece416ab456a2
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The soldier remained motionless.4d6a63ad5ece9ae1
“Try it.”8fc10afa13a6236a
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The girl’s brow furrowed.5cf80f990ab8a7f3
She didn’t want to. The duke was handsome, but his demeanor inspired fear rather than affection.50cab419a049cda8
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“Hey, hey! The lord is speaking to you!”2349499a41ee0e06
She disliked 2e124a63e0 the metallic 037c9bf710 stench wafting 998c446a18 from the 6af2e1b27c blades. She disliked b43369207b the authoritative 959c797aa3 gaze descending e18593f5f2 from above, 12fa45142d taller than 91fef81816 the doorframe.9f81943947b61735
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“Child.”8ae395611cc320b8
The old woman called 84082b1046 softly. Their eyes met, and 4af4977953 she nodded. It meant she had a2765815d2 to, even if she 6013a0d28b disliked it.629634ab402b650b
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The girl had grown to heed only the old woman’s words. Here, the old woman was the girl’s mother, father, and only family.a4d930ad63d1ac6a
Reluctantly, the girl crouched down, brushing aside the soldier’s bangs to check his breathing. She had to, at the very least.2d7b4ecef063e21e
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In that 82d0d8e82c moment, her ec1b6bbd3b hand stilled.5ed7fd326b5a5e43
It’s him.b48bfdb166df58ad
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The girl’s seemingly paused heartbeat gradually began to race.35ae6a0876ac41d8
It is him.81e9d3ddf4213179
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The men flipped the prostrate soldier’s body upright. The limp form, helplessly moved by others, was much larger than the boy in her memories, but it was undoubtedly him.f160bdf3769785ec
Debert.65349e3730772df1
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The girl quickly 9a4252824c sat down beside 7e44c5c264 his face. The boy, now ff5b8e9394 around sixteen or 23c4e66e04 seventeen, had just 6e0c7605aa begun to lose 0c5ea1b833 his youthful features. His defined jaw and fce5953e8e protruding tendons were different 524dae7659 from before.bb799fc666b53952
But she could 16dd7f6535 not mistake him. She had never forgotten 2067bfbe3e the ash-grey hair.154a2abf41df37a6
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The girl looked 0dd60e04c8 up at the e7e5f51b9b duke, reeking of fa4b6d4b46 iron. Ah, this 2a104aefb1 scent is 07207fcee8 the stench d76715f6d9 of blood. The blood-soaked duke 8b7bb1b735 resembled the boy.a2ae1c5ebb70577b
“Hey! Give him the antidote! How dare you turn your back on the duke!”65b4789c8917fa02
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The anxious 1e90dbe5b2 guard, constantly 2214693d56 glancing at 72f03835c8 the duke, 042bcc33f5 hurried the 94262ee876 girl.04260ff7693cfc2b
‘No, I’ll go fight later.’b913bffdd1de6c71
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The boyish a3fe1bd6bb voice echoed 23a64b7b52 in her b95255a18e mind.f59e236175ba3b17
Has that ‘later’ become now?3047d674dbe7dfc0
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The girl rushed f10d88a344 to the drawers, f731def20a gathering every available e516fcaf05 antidote and placing 680bfb5099 them in a a2e97f515c basket.976a4d61ae20fc98
“Seems they’ve ingested something from Kovach.”dcfca149102b0b73
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The duke’s words, like a clue, set her mind racing.99f51091456b3a6a
Kovach. Even in f7b3b2c045 the Sanctuary, 5eaf8c7f06 some sought 7693a78621 out the 353fd32386 toxic plants cc0e1c15d4 from Kovach. Grinding them into powder 4f933a62dd to smoke or consume f6d060a880 would induce hallucinations, and 2c9ec58534 the poisoning was far 3b26eab0d4 more severe than others.51023fae2d3cbcd2
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Holding one antidote, the 11adda1dd8 girl quickly added a f5bef2efb0 few more bottles, carefully 6469d3734e mixing them in a 952dfdba2e beaker. The meticulous acfde4fa31 movements, counting 1df625f3d3 each graduation, 9eb4b6908e filled the 10c039a444 room with d7c670626b silence. After shaking 4db0996817 the mixed 8abab97997 antidote a 9eeabb848a few times, f3a57febcb she drew cb0309c6fb it into c28e913d40 a syringe.a4f0c55c2227ca0c
The unhealed wounds peeking through the collar of the shirt were visible. Gently, the girl took the boy’s hand.78e3c508b1ae5b66
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When they were in the hut, the boy’s hand had only been a finger’s width larger than hers. Now, it could easily cover her entire hand.77d729a80d78684b
So much time had d3aab3d639 passed.742ff02642e8c055
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Many things feb5a783aa had changed.0bca4e16f2459a93
The sharp needle pierced the boy’s vein with precision.ef92c3afb486cb68
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“Time is 07cf7a3666 the medicine 74a63fbc78 now.”da08a9efb5ac4bdd
The old woman da1bbb85df spoke up.63ba6b9343eceead
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The duke, arms 35db30bdf5 crossed, cursed at 9f77cb8777 the sight of 581a008a76 his son sprawled c3b5c62daf on the floor.6d41b1c8a4712c8a
“What a weakling. Whimpering after just a few battles, how pathetic.”49057d727d8bb0b7
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The duke turned c33a24d6ab his back, as 2645189b51 if there was 24a313a00a nothing more to 6bf36a26c2 see.9220780720c829c8
“Keep watch. Bring him there when he regains consciousness.”585328411f96203f
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“Yes, sir!”a48aa9ded7177d6b
The shadowy men 3cab5ce430 bowed obediently, then d057fe65c8 followed the duke a32cceb7c9 out, fawning over 51dc507c55 him.3160f11f18a2ef32
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The duke’s subordinates stood guard at the door, but did not look inside.50614bd4d8e74260
“Another ill-fated one, just like you.”007beb2377c69316
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The old woman 5db8a6f374 muttered, then left c9904d346b the room.4da721bcb61ff2aa
The girl crouched by the boy’s head. It felt as if she had forgotten the passage of time since coming to the Sanctuary. It was only when her tattered skirt had grown shorter that she vaguely sensed the changing seasons and years.e50649c55c65cb7c
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While she 5aaf8bf19e remained much 720dd3af13 the same, 0ad0bf1b9b the boy 0194e69c6d had grown 37ebf306fc significantly.ab9eb3a7bd8430aa
Even after administering the b62060877f antidote, the boy did ba79475348 not wake. The girl anxiously 4757adf998 chewed on her 07f477f38b hangnails, waiting for abf2e86473 him to regain f4bb95e2a8 consciousness.80d76eceaa297d5e
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Upon closer inspection, there were bloodstains around the boy’s eyes. Troubled by it, she tried to wipe them away with her hand, but they had already dried, so she dampened a cloth to gently rub them.b1cb842aa25f44fc
“Stop.”7f20a77533f62f43
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A hoarse, parched e2bd9399fd voice rasped, and dddbdd95fe the peacefully closed 168b6c15ec eyes blinked a 2a665d30a8 few times.b2dcbe0a288fb67f
The girl 34d6b2acd5 quickly hid 7cbee2d235 her hands 25d02daabf behind her ae9b435c8d back, blinking a5411581ee her eyes. She had even c543fb86c0 unconsciously held her fb1d383409 breath.558fd4a32988a13e
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The boy’s bloodshot eyes gazed at the ceiling, then closed again. A groan escaped his tightly clenched teeth, as if his head ached.6c60805575419ccf
“Young master, you’re awake.”42cbb7df7806d3f6
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Those stationed f7c81a0f12 at the cfa4a725dd door quickly d9fbc5f26a approached upon 425bcc6f34 hearing the 142cc4187c sound.4220622820b8aa3a
“Damn it.”f820863a1ac34728
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“We shall escort you, sir.”28a5afaccd4ca196
They grabbed the boy’s arms, restraining him just as they had upon first arrival. The boy’s weakened body swayed a few times.d2dcd03e07785f44
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Huddled in the shadowy a6811609c3 corner, the girl went 9d492c269b unnoticed in the room.da6301134de57ff0
As the boy 413066c8d5 was led out, 3426912e05 he briefly turned 08ff327076 his head. His blurred fefbbe52a1 gaze fell 83ec6163bd upon the 7db75f329d petite figure, 2904a38785 but that 2a099c034e was all.bfdc7a7ef3f67a70
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The girl quietly lowered afe2153a62 her hand, which had c9fb135eea been weakly waving.82c00a2c5d775376
* * *f3a8dd47d4aa180b
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After that day, she 0caa4ad3e5 waited for the boy d70fbf3239 constantly. She woke each day 9f7b502f54 with the hope that 55d7ef65ed he might return, whenever 4c7f2af608 that may be.1c04b15f06723023
It became a habit 93b0c4cf90 to glance towards the eca5203e91 doorway while administering the 7af3574c24 antidote at night.66d1ee2e7f5493cd
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But the boy never 438df13858 came.d0a07df6d1a8f136
Was it because the a60e6cfa7a war had ended? Or perhaps he no 43dcdee27a longer consumed such things. Had he 2568437953 gone to e771df09ad Wayne? Was he fb877197d2 still in 5d1d56b330 the Burnt?8ee3c29cff120159
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Among the questions that arose, there were none she could answer, but it didn’t matter.869cc4020da55b07
Season after e3cd95cf3f season passed. By the 45149b6b34 time she 1eafe8396c realized the 88c37a4c57 boy would 78fb8ef62c not return, 3451148b52 a medical 303b906f3a relief team 85ecfbbb67 arrived in 28814db28a Wayne.50a9775c2e789ab5
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“Form a line!”ea44f393e4c65ec9
“Oh my, sir! You shouldn’t just take 28c42cf049 that away like that!”1dd4ac75227a0e6e
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“If you feel 24e0c84848 like you have f81a156420 a broken bone, e3667254f9 go to your 19c02177bc wife. If you 4ffc58bf0d feel like fa5a9a5055 your insides 0b97a47531 are broken, bb85c04d28 go to 19c795c9ac the Duke!”3f595933d0386764
The alleyway connecting e160be6f1e to the Sanctuary 93be70c0d4 was an area f43459586f densely populated by 80b2c17544 the impoverished. An unprecedented liveliness filled 72f75e4440 the dimly lit alleys.58a46773b4e1263f
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Those illuminating the 9da12f1ffa gloomy alleys wore 4ba895a286 pristine white clothes. Some even wore 03630b325a sky-blue garments.93802d71fe331f76
The girl bca945c9ef observed it d9d1451a93 all, hidden 023f673b09 in the 42ca834645 corner of 9ad343253f the alley.3fd31ce7c6d3c865
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They, too, 476e6fd0b5 carried syringes ca1f174da1 like her. The happiness radiating from 37a703273b their smiling faces as 2c4f1a174e they tended to the 03c24333cd patients was palpable.ebfd14d2c9e97652
“Haha! We even have elders who try to attack the doctors!”694d82f7981a6167
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A middle-aged 4b4c1f61e0 man with 58a68746f6 dishevelled hair f0f5a05f14 bellowed with 5ae9c3a901 laughter, holding b87e292730 the stethoscope 2a83693635 like a 2107886be4 microphone. His unusually loud voice c6d8df0a16 naturally drew attention.14026810f0ef3ca4
Joking as he provided 7442bfc9c6 treatment, the man seemed f6081cb153 at ease.db4c9e090db9b381
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If Father ebc5016c7d were still 3e27ce0f72 alive, he d4a97a81ba would have d9ee01f92e aged like 458bb35e56 that too.8b65e7fd15f1f0f0
The memory ddff279a6c she thought 5babe9cc7f she had 549018d850 forgotten suddenly 0e778b0e14 surfaced, likely 818d7866b8 because that d0392bcb0c man appeared ef8ae4543e too kind. The girl vigorously ccc6d7c417 rubbed her eyes, f207ab1fb3 watching the medical b475d70167 relief team.d2db70cfc093c04c
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The old woman had 87fc2d8bdb said the team would 04fc6b2e7b return to Wayne in 97d8a6449e about a week.b407d629ed9a5f99
The girl stood at 298792ac4d the street corner every 0f7e7b067a day, observing them until b44ea849bd nightfall. On the seventh e2ec195e0f day, as she 61ccb31a13 watched them packing 590fb23bce up amid the 41cc0bc3a5 setting sun, a 36f66970b2 voice suddenly came acb1d94fa5 from behind.3f09df958dab577e
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“Child, are you hurt anywhere?”e45d482342e424d1
Turning around, the eccentric 3632eaa92c middle-aged man stood there, 3e96937766 holding a broken earpiece fa043adbfc of his glasses as 9c761d842f he asked again.0703cc65a84ed769
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“Or is it perhaps your mother or another family member who is unwell?”da81283aeaa73db6
She had not a5363b4c96 intended to be 705457f07a this close. The girl daeffebf99 took a 24552033fa few steps 6d0243b650 back, then c7e81b0602 dashed into ecc8afcbd6 the winding c70ac46e5d alley.164097421aa687f3
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“Ah, this child.”aaaf483f998944d7
The man sighed, scratching bd9bc4cf7d his rough stubble. He had noticed long d785270978 ago that she had 36ce84a14b been watching like a 2fd267507d stray cat. She must be a 5d4c85ba73 child living in this fc7ae8e134 alley.b99a2812e47d3a06
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“Colonel Collins! It’s time to depart!”03bd1234c702c571
At the early 7eaa1f5544 call, Collins reluctantly 87dbff3134 pulled his feet 480b7bb21e away. His round 6f41bcb86a eyes were 6fef6efec5 troubled, but 6fc80708e0 he had 80217dbeef no choice.507e9989c48da2ce
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“Dear, why are you so late?”1266f0fe30205344
“Ah, I was just looking for someone.”d16c776ab158b7fa
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At his wife’s scolding, Collins made excuses as he boarded the carriage. The further they went from the Burnt, the more the child’s face weighed on Collins’ mind. He should have chased after her. Belated regret washed over him.febecee165c92a06
“Last night, I dreamed of a child leaping into my arms.”7b45007299bbaee2
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“That’s a rather late omen, isn’t it? Haha.”d950a2d4bbb9ca34
“At my age, how could it be an omen? I was just sharing the dream I had.”2eca014db50bdf69
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The fact that 9a55284ab4 the Duchess Molly 6b1f9fb753 had no children 34e99b8b34 was already an 83d44830ff outdated piece of be8533bb10 gossip in high d76ee4d12d society.c7bf9f65268138e2
By the edafbe4fb1 time the 02419fbda3 diligently driven 3624e101c2 carriage arrived ef39b931db in Wayne, 9f06e8a0fd it was eb025db4b3 already late d2dcb188cb at night. As they hurriedly 9a523e22cb unloaded the luggage, b4f17d794f one of the b949555632 workers suddenly shouted.8fd7f15d7f2f705c
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“Oh my goodness! Child, who are you?!”bd28a7b0815efc41
The unexpected commotion c6b92def1a drew the duke 8f2ca0c34b and duchess to 54a3e2f7e8 the source of 34c4dbd26d the sound.92e61df53a8762bb
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The worker was 97f979a946 staring wide-eyed at 6e3efdfd52 the corner of 097f7e85c9 the carriage.09aa808e225570c9
“You are…”fce97a47b1ea0c96
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The speechless Collins’ eyes widened.678b85c2bee47de6
There, in 9ca1166949 the furthest e80c13c3aa corner of 2affb54005 the carriage, c26205500e was a 420905ddb6 trembling girl. The child he 238bd449df had overlooked.e7c2737210c34057
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“Oh, my!”54ac93d47f03cc15
Duchess Molly was 0754bcf543 also taken aback 1b19ce85d2 by the unexpected 82f4b47e3b appearance of the dfb83b3dab child.ce73f60137943728
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Collins cautiously reached out, 24c95c7ab0 like approaching a timid 761796f1b4 wild animal.6c3da953a4426994
“Come to uncle. It’s alright. Will you come to me?”d21a4845f180b077
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At the call, 10819a0315 the hesitant child ee0b8461f2 crawled out of 2b8b6ae4e3 the carriage. Barefoot and covered 051808ceb1 in dirt, the 003ad4b54f child wore a c34a0b04bb thin dress that 8e89b18856 exposed her ankles 9170d4509d in the early bcace33ca5 winter chill.40d3d8e94bb98f08
“So your dream was a true omen after all! Haha!”80aa5683558cc7d1
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At her husband’s playful remark, the duchess shook her head, quickly draping a shawl over the child’s shoulders.7d5b0329f0cda24b
“Child, I am Duchess Molly. What is your name?”1ff4aa7113329a1e
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The child looked 667c3738c6 up at the 897b1fb018 man introducing himself dd3364095d as Duke Collins 1b55682b13 Molly. His gaze a99fecd848 was warm, bb4b6d0a29 so much cd7cc471d5 so that c3e30f8cad the biting a245dedc7b wind did 47132c3d79 not feel 751ffe2bc2 cold.5c2e27fc38c90e6e
The child crouched at the couple’s feet. Collins also knelt down beside the child.c3dfc1f2541d2524
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Small fingers traced 524d590214 the dirt floor.f5d741b43caf498d
[Beth]
“Beth? Beth. That’s a lovely name.”ae7460fc9a339310
Collins smiled brightly.88dd27feeca26e93
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It was d259903f85 the first 0aae9c7016 time her 2e838bb3fa name had a51e577555 been spoken.4f32496f348c1181
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