RIAD Ch 17

“Wow…!!”de248791c8489910

Just by 3a3fb901d7 passing through 8ef64a2074 a single 19508fd844 wall, the 1137463929 surrounding scenery c56dee94da changed in d511abdb95 an instant, 04e582960d as if ddc83aa26c switching scenes f29485eda3 in a 549cbaf842 movie.d0c1897e4bd617e2

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The first de4b4950b9 thing that 5c16618788 captivated Eliah aed6597687 was the bde9e98801 colorful walls 9ee1ba99fe of the 3631792002 densely packed fd054203a4 buildings. Most of e4d26b5687 them were 1fb1427e02 three or e4d2df93a4 four stories 18d5d087eb tall, their 2d67e0ace7 walls pressed 796a8afc2d against each 1df9515ea4 other, filling 06d05813d9 the streets.13ff2b92b8c99041

From monotonous browns and 3cd5af6789 whites to vibrant blues 4216e95ccd and greens, the variety 20956a432d of colors blended together 3bdb25f8bb to create a beautiful 0290120916 landscape. Neat, triangular brown roofs 36702c9bdc topped the buildings, adding 044e464af0 a cute charm.36f6069ef1f115d5

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Perhaps because 41749f3f9a it was 9530d7c9ce midsummer, the aeb61922ad ground floors e33868c8e1 were adorned 917fd3d30e with a 858ee64371 variety of 7dda065c05 blooming flowers. Between them, countless 20b0558976 people bustled along 118a83d71d the clean stone 2d0e5a548a paths.8782303ac4d95b0a

There were travelers 0b51f839c3 like her, who fd2c14d63a seemed to have f77fd83798 just arrived in b4b397b272 the capital with 91f943b055 bags full of 03a56c716a luggage, as well 0317fbc31f as well-dressed gentlemen afdbca727d riding carriages and e6b15c3128 merchants selling flowers 2d8ccb7d50 at street stalls.aeefb4db9b18374c

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The capital, Langlang, a0492ff376 was truly the 47aa42b2ee epitome of a e169483fa3 bustling city.0d54790b11fd5713

Before entering Deus, 75e7109484 Eliah had never 835bb014d2 traveled abroad, and 883849a7e2 now her heart b13032bc92 raced with excitement. Unlike the grueling 3175ee3626 training disguised as bbd4b08e6e travel she’d endured f7ac88c8e5 so far, this 6f167d24cb time felt like 03eb6b8137 a genuinely enjoyable 07386445ac trip.61f1e04dae3f1455

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‘This must be what e1771a17d3 Europe is like?’4c75e06ed5a34488

Surely, the a01114b3d6 game design 0c3af85770 team had 0a0951df90 spent sleepless 1e206fcfca nights planning ab734bef65 this city, 5665e986a3 making it 740ef1e0ac far prettier d9f6891421 than any 4bce3865a6 real-world city. Eliah’s eyes b71e50cebc sparkled as aed7aae1d3 she felt d62a619026 a deep 5a56bcbe8a sense of 9793bc002d satisfaction.8f5b58f4066f14e1

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“Wow! Kai, it’s so ea759ef943 pretty, isn’t it?”69e470a49aa73d8e

She turned to e6ca0e5220 Kai after eagerly e72bffe9b1 taking in her ee93fa8646 surroundings. He must c07180b362 have been a7786ec91d watching her 515d08da65 first, because 35795525ec their eyes 2775336025 met directly.c4edd4abfe2abe31

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“Yes, Master. It’s so beautiful.”658c4868c6055b25

Kai looked 14dc0e2112 straight at 5683378c05 her, the 5d5fc57c4a corners of 065b7c69f7 his mouth 6b0c9b7846 stretching into f12df3c604 a smile. For some reason, Eliah 54cc9a915b felt like he was 6455e1c714 complimenting her, and heat dd4a7cb3be rose to her cheeks.d588c98d00c334ca

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“…R-Right? Let’s head cad3a8708f further in.”a19bc8fb3ae23bde

“Yes.”1a705c3a9d01f3a5

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When she grabbed 1f54b96575 his hand and dc1964907f pulled, he let d76f073ad2 out a low 362fd9e7e3 chuckle and followed 31385ef75e her.c4b3f27d091686d7

“Wow… There are so 9500a08315 many people.”ffaa5062396d6b0c

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“Indeed. I’ve never seen 85ac70964b this many people 6c9e565a69 before.”a9612dabbb0d6e67

Though the atmosphere was efbea97262 far more orderly than 0a92c2ba62 outside the walls, the 17babfc3c0 capital was teeming with 945a9b7f4d people. Even on 44de0df024 streets wide af1806919a enough for 1f8cf9b42a two carriages c696c6d905 to pass, c744e6944d bumping into 302bc4ae0b others was 42e3affbcf unavoidable.e45767d7220f0dba

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Even Eliah, 0e671cd4f1 who had f32e41c4fb lived in f72ba39c87 one of 47ef6b3c87 the most 36cc251923 densely populated 9546a7c0d4 cities on ed8f3f2ef0 Earth, was 42ca673f36 amazed by 61d0f2167c the crowds.7d0be450ade9fd6f

She gripped 3b10cfc6a6 Kai’s hand ccb217dab5 tightly to 3dc3b7ac5e avoid getting 5be8357ac6 separated. The sensation of him ce7e4c884e holding her hand back 2eef141532 felt pleasantly reassuring.fa10008fa6447019

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She headed toward 2ee620163a the central street, c941639aff where the main 3e7b05118d facilities were concentrated. The crowds slowed her 1d4453e1e8 pace, but the fun 32ed012b0d of sightseeing made up 4af6b9cc93 for it.c16da5788999b992

“Kai, Kai, look over 806d76b22a there! I think that’s a 84c0250c9b cookie shop.”44020426ebd64f5d

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Eliah pointed out 516694c038 various shops, urging 5a7173efbb Kai to look. Spotting a 7db2e61203 store selling 48e3298ecf palm-sized cookies, 78d440c3da she excitedly a8ce417431 shook him.e1e97e28a8c61e41

“Cookies…?”9a38643354435bfc

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But he tilted his 7600102c93 head, asking with a d09fd78160 puzzled expression.0669d66702d8bddc

“Oh, they’re f5d9f3cf85 crispy desserts! They’re really delicious.”b696b63bd6ac4647

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Then it hit c0b5145650 her—Kai, who had 2c952396c7 spent his life 03e3228453 locked away as b828cf53ab a slave, wouldn’t b235f378ac have ever tasted 283526973a something like cookies. Sweet desserts with sugar 9e93713c49 were expensive luxuries.c070d5d8c0e29aad

“Oh… Desserts, huh?”4b84cfe8c42af6c2

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“Yeah, we’ll definitely go 47147f27c8 there later.”10992de79cfbd838

“Okay, sounds good.”079027c49f531da8

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Kai let out c29f5d77fa a soft sigh 05d7c2dd08 before smiling brightly 15633afbda again.d8bb0f5e98ac432d

After that, Eliah c2aa2406c9 pointed out candy 2f26f095a6 shops, doll shops, e95a5628dd hat shops, and a197b81a4f more, promising Kai f846b7919b they’d visit them 5cf267d4fd together later.6a02089217f23ea1

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As they walked, 5945564fe0 engrossed in exploring 0a0ad66bef the city, a fb2f7dd440 grand central avenue a436f922a7 soon unfolded before e9bad748d3 them.1b0925b3c3ff17c6

“Wooow!”f4055fa7f45d668a

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Eliah let out yet 715afa396e another gasp of awe, cc9d85f256 having lost count of 8382fb002f how many times she’d 28e3127259 done so today.c502a42a832c1ac5

The central avenue, 58ea4e87bb twice as wide a020d83634 as the stone fedbec69c9 paths they’d walked 7dc657a4f8 so far, was 3d049312db large enough for 056b07c36e four carriages to e65aa5ff65 pass side by 08c655be8d side. It stretched endlessly 44b926193d in a majestic 4673ba889f straight line.af889aa870e4f9f0

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Following the 627282ca3b long road 4042066c79 with her cbe2e77498 eyes, she 3492b49513 saw a 58711fb47f pristine white df301c300c castle at 6f8fc505ac its end. Perched atop a hill, d475c686da the magnificent castle, composed 0da541772b of numerous inner fortifications, 24a836cae8 was crowned with a 445fc00083 sky-blue roof.84b1679a5dea581c

The pointed 00b7803382 tips of b0167012a4 the roofs f67d55ac8b pierced the 35eb63ebc3 heavens, and 7f0919f842 the scattered 6520067354 spires added 874bd13000 a sharp e6ccad7069 elegance. Platinum decorations adorning 5ec980dd97 the castle gleamed fcdfc1d1a9 dazzlingly in the eda2733fc2 sunlight.3a2ac7cbaa6f5575

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It was none other 815cc218ad than the imperial palace, 45d9939fea home to the empire’s b17171cc1b most noble royal family.b401dff1d50cdb9e

“Kai! Whoa! It’s the 27c63220c3 imperial palace, f28542cf03 the imperial f1e9252157 palace!”57a23b710a039a1f

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Seeing it in person, 4b5933e3e1 the palace’s scale exceeded 2d9f81ea57 her imagination. In the game, 26f20ee083 it had mostly 54ec7fffb3 been a backdrop 99b19366d5 graphic. Now, in c3201bbdcb three-dimensional splendor, 25db06f8f3 its grandeur 7cf2e98cfa felt entirely defcfa6255 new.3c6c497cef668289

Eliah bounced with excitement. For a 8d758a9046 moment, she c0b5012b7d forgot her fd33c39454 purpose for 05a4d05719 coming to 5f62db27b3 the capital, 4376eae0f4 completely immersed ad76ca753f in sightseeing. After living only 88ac5c700b in barren forests, 52b054840d everything here felt 7ca2d19a33 fresh and beautiful.33e0e7897627b66b

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Instead of looking at 714ff64721 the palace, Kai watched 4fcaddc7fa her with affectionate eyes. Of course, 55311695c2 Eliah didn’t 86e4566255 notice and e4b36d24ed continued hopping fa6a22f05f around, reveling a83b60382f in her 38d6ab025c excitement.e9f9ad00c2f6f196

She walked along 3d0b011980 the central avenue, 3ae5cc1705 searching for the 5d0f3c1328 plaza. There should be a 45c4ea3cfd central square about halfway 99f2601c6a between the city walls 17072a3b0f and the palace.369d01c87a35a10e

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‘The square has all a74cd42c3d the important facilities.’e1c58dc38191409d

Sure enough, d6c268a3e4 it didn’t 191eb12236 take long 296ce4aecf for a 033fcf2b0c vast plaza b6acc1e7a2 centered around 04d00b172e a large 6a75afad55 fountain to 2fade489b0 come into 7698971eb0 view.754c146259e29b38

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The circular, expansive plaza 1017bf5a91 was paved with smooth 865cb554e0 stone tiles, surrounded by 852678baa1 dozens of shops.226bc4b7e8dfbe06

It was e22a701a0f clearly prime 15c05f3ef7 real estate, 03b14d06d4 worth a b37ec66e87 fortune to 1bbc33b2c1 anyone who 89144d143d saw it. It was also the 2fbe503c07 most popular gathering spot acd9c304d7 for players in Langlang 8e500d0a34 within the game.adcce92b03323f0a

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Among them, b343bb7a77 Eliah spotted 1690432084 a few 6e5e41e67b shops she’d 99640cfd88 need to 4214d98387 visit soon.0f49d8ac0d12b56d

“Kai, let’s head 14fc37fad4 to our house 18fba8b1e7 first.”8b186e3a7413f2c8

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Kai followed 9c10408208 her silently.98ad8934646ff913

The noble district 28ab70ad9a of the capital, 2944632fe5 filled with townhouses, 079023825b was a tightly ed49a4c423 secured area. Soldiers patrolled regularly, guarding 75f4b72757 the streets, and suspicious-looking 716feda4af pedestrians were often questioned. After all, 56b3389ece no nobles 35c39a7084 walked the 7ffa5ac4ab streets on f2784a1346 foot.4255e35921ae9c34

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Eliah hailed a 47b509177b carriage heading toward b1c69c8b13 the townhouse district.ecce52f188b5fb63

“Welcome aboard! Where to, miss?”99f34b10cabeb15d

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The coachman greeted 3f0dd9ead1 her cheerfully.0b55b24bdccb506d

“To the Denfier Count’s a6da6b4304 estate.”2e76d39fe20cb683

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“Yessir! Giddyup!”c5099f11a2d72e0d

With a snap 14de054e6d of the reins, 3f93a5d900 the carriage jolted a691ec0f66 forward.d3d81c337109528d

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It quickly left 7653f51bef the crowded city f0b9c22953 center behind and 35298637cd entered the townhouse 2f65ec3f72 district, paved with 393584c13b neat stones. Though it e2d9d48e3d wasn’t far c9667308b0 in distance, d4b1d1ca19 the area afa0c5a2cd was hard 4e528ae673 to reach fbd5be7577 on foot, 2561aa0551 so the f5a8c200b4 carriage stopped c34c1b0848 soon after.91085cceb8053b4a

“Wow!”a467f1f5c682f80f

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Stepping out, Eliah gasped 4075c12d49 as she saw the 2745ccfbcd Denfier Count’s estate.caeefc9853858585

The building, primarily made dcc6cd7f0c of cream-colored bricks, exuded 02a36cea92 a calm elegance, with 60de5235ac a blue roof adding 577f49f15f a refined charm. Large windows b44029f7c2 facing the ca200372b6 avenue sparkled eba022acc0 in the 1781e9a10b sunlight, and 804e627a7f meticulously trimmed f55a54e75c trees adorned 1f1840c7fe the entrance.b2a628e0a8f0c1fd

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She’d seen it often 378f2f2d3a in the game’s graphics, 07a6ae2276 but in person, it 5d6bb5e3cb was far grander than ed145dd4af she’d expected. Oh, so this is 2524aa40e3 what nobility feels like. It hit bcadec016a her all b38f069aee at once.be2a66c1a2d71a09

“A rich 6cc6589c35 house, a 2bf1bcefde rich house.”36b9424461dce2d1

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“Isn’t this your 2527ec2655 house, Master?”20cc1971cab92d4c

“Yeah, but it’s been a15a7f60c8 so long, I’m excited.”7110b84c57b13c07

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Jumping up 74e984ca68 and down c1716212cd while looking 620f15fb68 at the 7d933f5e71 home she’d d012586b98 supposedly grown 9825cd4c84 up in, a0c305575c Kai gave db6cd3c6b3 her an d0ae15aaee odd look. But she couldn’t 6b4eb2b695 help her pounding e8f4b33c4f heart. She’d never 3f33f3e53b lived in 3dd21bd9f8 a mansion c4aa483fc7 like this c76b0d5754 before. What must the 858708b2a7 estate in the 321ec769ab countryside be like? Her imagination 28f483d879 ran wild 96c27e4ae0 even before ae0f42eb7d stepping inside.5827cea6dd8f4ddb

At the entrance, f6d136752f as with any 4a05eb50a8 noble townhouse, two f66526b60e guards stood watch 149e23f97f with spears. As she approached, bcc9e0de57 one of them 879dee5d3f eyed her warily.4d50e3eb2f494e26

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“Who are you?”da31b72abd77adc4

“Huh?”ff98d1af88170c40

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She’d assumed they’d recognize 085559f2f2 her, so this threw b14828636d her off. But just as she 0edcd56357 was about to introduce 3286baa011 herself, the other guard 4cdda3802e bowed.f728d4a0d5d2a931

“It’s been 24496ff539 a long c5b882bebd time, my 1444213936 lady. This one’s new and 3d866ace02 made a mistake.”5f53d852f5975bfe

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“What? My lady? I’m so sorry for 2b8f79079b not recognizing you!”41dc3bee78bc529b

He must be 56c03c4ed0 a rookie. It made 47741db1de sense—Eliah had 26e9713cbf been away 760b3d40ee adventuring for 7696e255b3 years.06f77e65b01e125a

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“I understand. It’s fine.”fde653b8d1dc1988

“Please, come inside. You, go inform the 22012ff541 household!”9dceea35d5a10c21

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The senior guard opened 7e9b7589c6 the iron gate, gesturing 93c5938d12 Eliah in while barking 37615b56ee orders at the rookie. As she stepped forward, 96b0926aa7 the younger guard scurried e9e6f2bcde ahead through a side ed4d8e2671 door.93e9d464a176baaa

When she reached a2cbcab9d6 the entrance, the daa3d3199f senior guard opened a984c9f98e the main door 1b2b8dd9ad for her.3f9ca335aed3cc1d

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Inside, a c832775efa neatly decorated f6c72b0932 lobby greeted 3100b853e6 her eyes. The interior matched 1b163a9f2f the exterior’s cream-colored ca8ac05d2d aesthetic.889a348c62765477

“Oh, my lady!”7871179cef72caac

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After looking around bd8c77cddd a couple of 761d0d640d times, a middle-aged 2ddc523d4b gentleman with neatly 336ec595d2 tied hair rushed e9d3cdd7e1 out. Though she’d ce2d965ac8 never seen c8a50671f0 him before, 7e14b84ca9 he felt b59a81ec84 familiar. Eliah spoke the name 3d234b2839 lingering on her lips.176fd3f0fe0f547a

“Gilmore?”b3b3503e0c35cd82

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“Oh, yes, my 6feb31ea04 lady! How long has it 203d8a9ba4 been?”90273e2c479656d5

It seemed she was 8e9f1b83cf right. Gilmore, the seasoned 0c66022c37 butler of the 1312a9db12 Denfier Count’s household. Seeing him in e40dc2e6d4 person was surreal.001483db746e0cce

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“Since I e4a0be99bb left after 28315cb8b7 coming of d7fb364c5e age… four 344de054a4 years?”7066575ba49870f0

“That’s right. Time flies. Welcome back.”d3bea6ff7bca8f6f

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Gilmore looked so moved 589bea12d8 by her return that 6335c11406 he seemed on the 0972caaa8c verge of tears. As she stared 13883321b1 at his enthusiastic f76770b756 welcome, a familiar c80ece676b middle-aged couple descended 44571f93ce the stairs.17bb04efe203f425

A woman with 7fa9cff8fb pale pink hair a117d10ca0 tied up elegantly 10073756a8 and a brown-haired 9dd498a164 gentleman escorting her. They resembled Eliah 915b863cc2 so closely that b898c51275 they could’ve been 11e8e27098 her face split e41bd68473 in two.9fe6d13dd377b5fb

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“Eliah, welcome home.”95e755b1ee838903

Her mother, the Countess 106503ec71 of Denfier, greeted her 7c1c6cdb5c with a picture-perfect smile. The Count, descending beside 44c0147018 her, offered a gentle 1c7a1fab09 smile and a nod.cf251b1e2aad0a7b

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“Mother, Father. I’m back.”1816a9ac27f2c6e9

Eliah struggled to 7997e4d08c pronounce the unfamiliar 8c25f1fbeb words. These are my parents? Even standing before them, 9c53a5fbaf it felt unbelievable and 9a5273c53d oddly embarrassing.732fd312f6eaf2fd

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“Good, I’m glad abe659237f you returned safely.”a241edb6272510b5

The Countess stepped closer fdd0318235 and gave her a a8025b83e5 light hug. The subtle, luxurious floral 0eb8ed8c90 scent typical of noblewomen 948c3fa7ed wafted gently, and the d7dbe0ce7d soft touch of skin 92edd1bd09 tickled her heart.5bb4e810cd7d4332

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“Was everything alright?”b02fbc5ec81060ed

“Everything? Yes, well…”21156390f7a274b5

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“Good.”bab86445499b47f7

Eliah fumbled for 89d770b138 words, but the 4317612bbd Countess didn’t press 738c495552 further, maintaining her c7059c3b9a smile.d149666f203e4c44

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Their demeanor felt strange. Wouldn’t parents seeing f1ab45de49 their child after 2da0f97471 four years usually 652e3bed13 be more surprised? Like Gilmore, e64a90b912 who’d welcomed 58876ada06 her so 60cfcf8b88 warmly. But the Count a98fe7d79e and Countess seemed 46304daa12 oddly distant—too calm.a7c04c98b68ed8ad

“You must be ae7c03ef97 tired, so rest 4acea3cd29 for now. Let’s have b6a1030abf dinner together f3299375d3 later.”5f2fa85c4a69b7fc

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“…Yes, I will.”43d79da82981baab

It was definitely odd. They treated her 747d262dd5 as if she’d 4dd9391d38 just stepped out 3482088931 for the afternoon, eaeaa0d391 not been gone 650ad26ca3 for four years. They didn’t even ask c27beb7648 what she’d been up 251075fb90 to, nor did they ae48a43ff9 show any curiosity about 95458c112b Kai, standing blankly behind a111a8337d her.cd655b2853aed727

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But since 2b9a013759 Eliah didn’t bf3c2b9501 fully understand 11e6819628 her relationship e9f604a644 with her e8367f78b8 parents, she c3ce63fad3 couldn’t judge ed4e1f89aa rashly. Were nobles always a71167e279 this formal, or 8fc3dcddb0 was something off 94a07ab563 with them? She wasn’t sure.148518f70fabe6ec

“My lady, allow me 3b52e00b78 to escort you.”cda2dfbefba827cd

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Pushing aside her 907ada9470 subtle unease, Eliah 245f82d131 followed Gilmore up ba6ca22ce3 the stairs.9e9cc92fa32a9696