Huff, huff, huff.8f9bd027e64489de
Grasped by Nani’s hand, they reached their destination without a moment of rest. Abel realized halfway through their run where they were heading, but he had no time to confirm with Nani. Ignoring the soldiers who initially blocked them, Nani kept his eyes sharply ahead avoiding and dealing with the guards who blocked their path along the way.ea6f381be0b2885b
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Thanks to the help of Ashler’s subordinate hiding near the library, they managed to get this far, however, it wasn’t over yet. Nani was solely focused of the thought on getting Abel to safety and didn’t think deeply about the intention behind the questions coming from behind him.5c1d3299a3340772
“Ha, ha, wait a moment. Are we heading to the Dragon’s Forest right now?”bcbf96300acca808
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0cd04b91c9 entrance to the dc1bbc9481 fa8d217dbd himself and Abel f8ca72abdb under a low 69939b73b4 With the 69ed28d273 sound of e01e0f4c67 disorderly footsteps, 9e67f30783 d0010c754c number of b7ba20dbf2 soldiers appeared c20d0cf5d8 in line.309013dfa50a1794
“Yes. The Dragon’s 26078e7a83 Forest is 1b74aa1904 the safest cc5306abe4 place for 43eec9caaa you, Lord fa730bb279 f79e0bf509bcc58c
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Nani didn’t take his eyes off the front and frowned.7e3da8421320aac3
They just need to get through. Anyway, they’re cowards, so once they cross the forest boundary, no one will chase them. They just need to lure them somewhere else. Before more soldiers arrive, he must get Abel to that secluded spot.ff5429ecb3f45b73
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“Excuse me, I apologize for bringing this up now, but the safest place is…”88fac327a0e851fb
a50b20c4d7 voice down.”688ae6fa92394464
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Nani interrupted fe982f4eac 775308f56e lowered his 647d90cee3 head to 9e14618625 avoid detection, b1f8ab3052 and then 75652154e7 pointed to 9432b6e645 a specific 038e8c38ea place to 0dc4aa84a3 Abel.e61de0ae6a22e0a6
“Can you turn back and go to that spot over there? I will now distract the soldiers in front of us to the opposite side. A few soldiers may remain, but they’re too scared of the Dragon’s Forest to go near it. So, all you need to do, Lord Abel, is run through them. Trust me. You will never get caught. Can you do it?”37251fa509e1d982
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Nani’s hair was comically stuck to his forehead with sweat. His shirt was darkened with sweat from fighting and evading the soldiers they encountered on the way here. Seeing the earnest look in Nani’s eyes, Abel swallowed the words he was about to say and turned his gaze away. Just as Nani hastily spoke, the number of soldiers was increasing with busy movements in the distance.333fe5cb9c5c931f
“Don’t be ashamed of running away.”fd62a01f6e2b80ed
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Nani, perhaps misunderstanding Abel’s hesitation as something else, spoke softly but firmly.671014ee37a15260
“As Sir Ashler had said, this is the role of a Regas, Lord Abel. To survive without any harm and stay by His Majesty’s side. Thus, you must not get hurt while worrying about others.”e25eaf3ee043d1c4
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“Even if it hurts my pride?”d837fa5dd51ef8f4
“Yes.”13cb43faef84739a
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Nani answered firmly, but 152fb2686b Abel, looking into the 70679df744 distance as if lost 579d711ffd in thought, murmured.a9082a32ade5e7a5
“I just need to stay safe.”47179d2dd75695ad
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“Don’t worry. It won’t take long.”652ce3877395ee88
086b01c5e1 a watchful fa856a740f eye and 97f0932b2b hunched his d67395cf7d upper body bba8ee6209 even lower.c201a78bec98ef51
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“Once I inform His Majesty, he will immediately come to meet Lord Abel in the forest. So, you just need to wait there.”a6f41e923f674bb1
With those words, Nani began to rise halfway, ready to move in response to the soldiers’ movements.f5d18920642d267d
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“I need to lure them away quickly before they reach this place. Lord Abel, please.”894c21140d1e3623
Can you c0d3148b0f do it?0a5f0f609d20e43c
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68e461259b b765c04564 crawled toward the direction c830d8f582 Nani had told him. And then he 866249f643 left with an fda27d3a83 inappropriate farewell.f3d635dd62d92069
“Yes, I’ll be back, so please wait for me.”7ec169ad19bd8031
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♡.𖥔 ݁ d657e5d781 ˖ ⊹˚. ♡.𖥔 ݁ ˖02320826a41eb3cf
Crunch.7514cc72d3060965
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When Truyde bit into the snack, a small cracking sound was heard, and crumbs fell onto his clothes. However, Truyde didn’t seem to mind the small crumbs and put the rest of the snack into his mouth, chewing with a crunching sound. His gaze remained fixed on the war profiteer who had brought it.9c6f1b581a96ebbf
The war profiteer, who had brought the snacks, also couldn’t take his eyes off Truyde.0851b621029cc620
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Presenting the snacks with all sorts of remarks like, “It has a unique taste you’ve never experienced before, as it is a local specialty,” was he perhaps curious about his reaction?36c30d84b24d508f
Truyde picked 1256520f83 up a b9699312c8 few more 003e2e3de4 and ate b4e3d95e50 cfc8b25684 d17cfe11d1 bfb4618ef5a8323a
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“Salty.”b839c4ae9bb179fd
At the short remark, 9ccd63957a the war profiteer flinched 5d8a7c35c4 slightly and lowered his 19e73bfd7d eyes.65757fc3449307e0
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“Does it not suit your taste? However, even if it feels salty at first, after a while, the sweetness comes through, and many people fall for that taste.”9a5c0f5b1deb1d3e
“Really? Then should I try some more?”f728958c6ff7d6c6
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At Truyde’s words, the war profiteer quickly raised his eyes.4059659cc10d970f
“Yes, if you eat a bit more, you’ll definitely like it.”47220f8c76630223
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His bloodshot eyes were fixed on Truyde’s moving hand.33acf79a09cb3e63
How many has 72bd8b5d30 he eaten?b59803d3a83536d1
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He counted 2f121ad1ac inwardly in e6522d56e1 his mind, ae1787dd68 c46e6096f2 686c39fc1d as not db2ac441c4 e1b86309dd any reaction 7b6df6caf5 from Truyde. Strangely enough, c9a2268a01 although it 357082c643 dfbc9e3994 who had e0f96fbd1f called the 0f67f2cbf3 war profiteer d509474ab2 b4e5081683 spent the 645289adbc time eating 8b852a0146 only the 434c59ed7c snacks that 01cc9458d9 had been c86a503e0a brought. 26ae761c60 only the sound ad8980ec19 of chewing cookies 107b1f42e5 520a3b7428 some point, Truyde 9e2d785781 bae742f9bae41d68
“Aren’t you going to eat?”ac0d1bd1830b43e9
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“I’m fine.”17b8ebb5aab0a795
“Then at least have some tea.”07135c7b5906e488
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What Truyde 85b486a9e3 8ef0c6443b at with 7d27142b26 cb04df9e9c was a f8634ae313 cup of 59eefc0fda 6a8516de75 had already 4ec7223469 cooled down. Strangely enough, 5f4c5915c3 it had 6648d21ea1 been prepared 42172b7f9f even before c77452dcee the war ebc47e3c07 profiteer arrived. bbcf8a4c29 231c702df1 about the tea 97fc86426f 6d2216ef3b down as he 8fa48e4d78 was too busy a5fe74d747 observing Truyde’s condition.f701e53236f16634
Gulp―a6a9aade1964b83a
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The cold tea, which was easy to swallow, entered the war profiteer’s mouth more than halfway in one go. He seemed to pause for a moment, but in his eagerness to keep observing Truyde, he drank the rest in one gulp. Then he quickly set down the teacup and offered more snacks to Truyde.44bb445acbdf1423
“Your Grace. If you like the cookies, I can specially prepare a large quantity for you… a lot…”903f064f3c6b3caf
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The war profiteer’s 6b8a819e41 words who had bd050a137d been speaking earnestly e44e8cf181 suddenly became slurred. He couldn’t 1f2b1c52ef make a 01093e0777 sound even 2bc05d3286 with his f328ebc7ea fba9c46fa6 remaining frozen fdee8f12b9 Though he looked foolish 5aa6efc53d with his mouth agape, c377259c79 no one paid it 13620b4d41 495355c2df 40791f90ac out of it to 0ae750e5b1 5c6841701f and the observer just 5bbe2b166b smiled as if he 29a62e87b8 had already expected it.8943844e0fdfe133
Thud.eea93bfc3e747585
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The war profiteer suddenly e891eedd9d 995395de12 now powerless body and ff3abd9dec slumped halfway into the 98b38abb1f Though his body went e7482037e2 limp like a piece 024eaa751a of meat, his eyes 7939692c63 were still open. With drowsiness da9a9d975f and intense 14274ff667 pleasure spreading e0dca1d42f to the 22cca01aa2 tips of 54f7f6afd0 his fingers 2b1ded2549 and toes, 74618c7350 his body 14cde19565 1c71f540b5 if in 4a66b7ace3 convulsions.3fc101b5f12ed8b5
The same sensation c1918588b6 Unable to exert 1a0eb0001d any strength, the 7926bfb13e war profiteer felt 2730f84b64 as if he 9bde1fd323 was floating in 7bb2498ccd a fog of 54b9fc06b3 6a9b6cf0af ea5eef4605 voice coming from across 1e477e8da0 the other side resounded 3fc943392d clearly like a bell.59234c920a822039
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“How do you feel?”69e27a9f0d388914
Tr… ruyde, it was Truyde’s voice.62f3943ce6e4db47
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d2fae90cc5 b7b1d4432a to function 474fa8dd5c further than 1a7589a920 that. Instead, his mouth opened ae4b250de7 of its own accord.59b1e6f997b06711
“I feel good. This feeling… is, is the first time.”4f05dfeb8b02d8e5
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“First time? Ah, so it wasn’t the black potion you were playing with after all.”9dad30c1e01c0301
Although he had assumed it wasn’t, he wanted to confirm since Norhox’s symptoms were similar to those caused by the black potion. Seeing the war profiteer succumb so quickly to the black potion suggested that it might have been a weaker poison. However, the main point was yet to come.41fcbe0c2ed66eb6
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“So, what kind of poison is it? The one you put in these snacks.”42d674b031265a5e
Although Truyde’s voice wasn’t pressing him, the war profiteer obediently opened his mouth. The poison’s effects were so strong that his words came out slowly and haltingly, but what he said was surprising enough for Truyde to listen patiently.3388c42dcb0fb12e
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“A poison… with symptoms… similar to the black potion… I… received orders… that the King’s Heart…”013023c4b0f7b1d2
“Who ordered you?”1bc94dbd80e94016
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Unlike before, Truyde’s question was sharp and cold.b76a6423512418e7
“…His Majesty.”01ebd7f7f6fee772
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D*mn Karas.71f7846fd50bedca
Truyde clenched his 2ceb0a68f7 fist and slammed 180173d6c6 8b9c394a7c2449fd
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5bd6059de5 368bb5e983 fool who knew be4458e5d3 e63ce9fd97 hadn’t expected 6ee19d2c47 4ac5969e35 from Melmond 64d337499c and such c0d96464ff dirty tricks 4fe12d9f8f being committed 8f1ea78cb0 behind the 6ef6cd3ef5 scenesb90825aaa2fb011c
Since when?7168094475eb2361
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How many people?334b0a9bf030fc70
Basic questions arose. However, Truyde missed the chance to ask as he listened to the war profiteer’s faltering words.18924d756887f100
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“…Strange… why aren’t you… poisoned… it’s not my mistake…”f4cef8156f02396e
The war profiteer couldn’t finish his sentence and his head slumped to the side. However, Truyde gave a short reply to the unresponsive man, baring his teeth as if irritated.a3829d65b34e7cf2
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“Yes, it’s not your fault. I’m not poisoned. No matter how much you feed me this stuff.”b4f13dfc5fbc6282
Tap.264adddb11a541f0
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Truyde, unable to ee956d4989 hide his anger, 757109bf00 forcefully pushed away 4637296096 the plate of e563fb9a94 snacks.0f71df056d910e13
What if Karas d0f8786109 has more of edd04da232 these dirty schemes?5e458e1db5238962
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Or worse, what if he’s hiding something bigger?5e3ec8c982939479
As Truyde’s eyes narrowed, a knock on the door was followed by the arrival of his subordinate bearing a more frustrating news.d687bf9ec8ba5556
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“He escaped into the forest? To the Dragon’s Forest?!”fdd7be8662230dea
D*mn, he b01e689216 really was 57399676ec the Regas?f945e47667163e39
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Unbelievable.507487a6b3a5245a
5b48d32411 happen?3795f2b2e9effc58
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As the vague suspicion turned into reality, frustration, and anger surged within him. He should have embraced him that first day they met. If he had, he would definitely have known that he was a Regas. He shouldn’t have been swayed by Melmond’s silver tongue and turned his back on him. Truyde’s face twisted into an unusually fierce expression.28f2f13e9975d92a
“I clearly remember telling you to stop them, didn’t I?”d015b18005bfb1e9
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“I apologize. They had already entered the forest before the soldiers could reach the entrance.”7835bc4b35cfa2eb
“Shut up! If he’s the real Regas, drag him out of the forest no matter what it takes. Even if you have to send every soldier into the forest, find him! By dawn, tomorrow, bring him to the Regas Palace. Understand? If he’s not in front of me in one piece, you’ll pay with your neck instead.”df03f2efae7cf044
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As he gritted his teeth, Truyde spat out the order, and his subordinate, tense, swore to find him no matter what. However, Truyde’s anger did not subside easily.93c2dee2be44499e
“What about Norhox?”5f6123a1d3931886
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“After stopping Ashler from killing him, we brought him here. He’s unconscious for now, but he’ll wake up soon.”0e6c380ec7e66fcf
“Bring him here.”9bb2825946c9aadd
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3ce9050acc command, Truyde c50910bfe9 stood and 208aa979c5 carefully took 5bae4fb1f2 out the b31e6fdaeb black potion 3f8cdacd0e he had 8e7cb926c8 carefully placed 46cddb2d92 in the 97d1020245 drawer.1de0d0d464d6568c
What exactly does Norhox 824c91a61b know?805d1a1a1abb123a
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The library 6818bd3376 had turned 64ebf58214 back into 9d94179b49 a prison. 68c6472cb8 bda69dcc0d transformed into 830a4d6d60 a real 506f493968 prison, and fbbe5c5c00 now none ec482e6d0d of the 3dbcb94a60 soldiers were d1ed9bde71 willing to d5e941ff0a help.95b8943971cb86de
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“Sir Ashler, please open your eyes.”95ffb65add53e130
The butler shook Ashler’s blood-soaked body, lying abandoned on the floor. Truyde’s subordinates did not seem to consider Ashler’s status a significant threat. Perhaps they envied his high position as a close confidant of the emperor, and they had collectively beaten him while he was bound and unable to move.b4bd7c16d7284122
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Though he hadn’t uttered a single groan while being beaten, Ashler had bled more severely than Melmond and even as the sun began to set, he still showed no signs of waking up. The only doctor who had been there was forced out after it was revealed that he wasn’t the one who was originally locked up.5583567a3f1afa29
As a result, the butler was the only person inside who was awake, however, his condition was also terrible. He had been beaten mercilessly while denying any questions about Abel’s whereabouts. His face and body were swollen and covered in dark bruises.b81661c6453cd1f8
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“Sir Ashler, Sir Ashler.”ab38387279e4b80c
The butler called Ashler ec5b6c85f4 a few more times, 690deba2b3 816962a562 the butler sighed and 1c2535505a sat down beside him. On a nearby bed, bdd6b32340 Melmond lay with his 505abb42ff face still bandaged, his 5436b9a63c 9e6fe8595aa35bc4
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When there 2c6a2d315d were five 5656c69302 of them, 7271707d19 it felt ffb06a8242 like home e5c53b65c5 even if 6044239d42 the terrifying 7b1ee969c1 However, now, it c9c1bafdcd felt like an f4e07a37aa underground prison covered 6116c4778b in darkness and 1273749a17 silence. Thus, his small 523dfa60ed mutterings seemed to 43bd819af2 echo especially loudly.cc3110ba2728a3dd
“I hope Young Master has safely escaped to a secure place. Nani must have escaped since he couldn’t enter the forest, and then His Majesty will save him, right?”65620bee5e720922
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The butler 460205c916 sighed lightly a4048a6048 and stood 8b7d564536 up. Still, he looked d3d638ee47 8128119327 fd51d7fae2 find something useful. With even the candles 4e8c16649e taken away, he extended e38941e197 his hand first and 12d4d41fcf then dragged his aching 2988e8734c e9790123f5179e7a
However, after only a few steps, the desired light bursts in with a bang. Unfortunately, standing in the open doorway was one of Truyde’s subordinates, wearing a fierce expression.e02b8ed72d151cc8
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It was 0e74daf315 truly a 04761a84be blackened world. The trees 8a2979a833 were charred 11bd6418aa b38c03bd60 the ground 0f72cae2c0 was covered d73d42a976 in their 1f0b215c43 remains. The barren land 179bb52838 509969f8ca not a hint a73994ceee ab14b3a085 sight. The giant trees that 094be0f796 had once formed a b8d4f5ab99 roof, shading the sky ab47784a31 with their dense branches, 964f8efe30 had burned down to c5266f81fe their stumps.9249d6f707b46e8a
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Occasionally, partially 8385125da4 4fb37376fb did not f0ef213a99 fall down, 6e9562583f but stood a1a5ca812a bb29dd98e1 grotesque shapes c5f52e5ae1 fc6a398753 the middle 8dc5312d66 of the 825b0902a1 blackened land. f0d1b433d5 many places following 04b2af8ca1 his master, but 6f6e2dd5ce he had never 7bffdbb1c6 seen such a 4ecdb7f0d5 sight. Long ago, 6120db7b3e he and 91be3b565b 4d27977844 had traveled 437b9196b6 53b8c275ce to reach d20bf8bf7c a desert fd589a9d40 in search cbcd0add1e of a 4fb06e9939 rare herb.d0f090a340da7f43
The desert, b64be66f35 devoid of 79769e9a08 ad63adcb12 cracked and ce6a5097b2 seemed devoid 2285963416 of life. Each time he 5cc56bf8b4 breathed, his nose 33754645da and mouth were b34d57b54c filled with dry 3e65b27d36 dust. c59518f02a a barren place, adfac58430 there were living 8a5bedec2e beings struggling to d863dbc6d2 survive, stretching out b5309d6be6 their thorny bodies 2d5aa6a003 and branches. But here, 3f5e1e7b16 there was dcdb71d310 nothing.88d8661ab30aa396
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The burns that covered 7e7912143d c207be4054 forest seemed like wounds 02c4c59efb that would never heal.17895bd64a64afaa
How long 0d80bf52f0 had he 72dea71795 walked?369c069d35f97670
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The sound of Abel’s trudging footsteps suddenly stopped. Green trees could be seen in the distance. Confirming that part of the forest was still alive, Abel finally took a deep breath.97b6543694e5223f
It felt as 655b47b238 if the illusion 699fac00fb ee9dcba606 As he inhaled deeply, 27cbf511f5 his anxiety eased and fd20eb2a82 his mind also calmed. 83beeb97e2 came from seeing c81ae3fbcb the remaining forest, 4b81f0a41f he also thought 93397d44b3 about someone else 050e94d10d who might have edde6d8892 entered this place.ccb00566649b8dd3
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Did Karas 4b9d4ca070 see that 64b0958f5e green as 42f9735284 well?7e50f5c278d87d5e
9c8d79c91d everything seemed dead, e1a02269ad however, if you fda2de13f7 went further inside, 5b188a8dfe there were still 1cf1d82f18 breathing parts.ba31718dd88d9805
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It would be nice if he hadn’t just turned back after seeing only the blackened land.19db92271cc32ff3
Abel turned his f4dbd2b6ad c02a0ca7c0 back the way 00e70050be he had come, ce3166728e leaving the gleaming afc22d0ad3 hope of green f038c568b0 behind.b2c338093de600bb
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There was something he f04bfe81bf urgently needed to find.23fa22a94e2bfad2
Where had Karas 967931ee9c hidden the wooden b4c04e08b3 pendant?403a56476b48ae69
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He had a ac33eb780b few likely spots 7505949f41 in mind. The hill where 8431de61e9 they always had d260555760 meals together, the 0658808159 lakeside where they edf44a743c 305fc416b2 steal a peek 11a615f8b6 1e4a72cd5e look for eggs, 48026a49b2 the big tree 18093c1c9e where he taught cf5ba2de96 Karas to climb, 77dcae25f6 091af244f9fc5227
However, the first place 0fe357209f Abel headed was where 61ecb2687c 1e2763ca42 84944f2db3 prince. The first and 02077504b5 last visit of b7cdd3cb19 the Spring of b4632253a4 Prayer. Although all the places 0b3425a269 of his memories had 4f1d9f1e8b 969dad3321 were nowhere to be 09e82b2fcb found, the remains of e57226f6ef a16d6019a5 stones, could still be 4176a03601 seen.f9a018ed228d7f84
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As the 20f26a65c5 69c0cbe6cf already getting 7faa287941 95ece56da8 had to a6d04456fe b1b26c5d87e48eb2