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    The guild agent’s fingers 8bbe119051 tightened around the pen. The pen looked like 0afe6d5426 it might snap from 85ea8cf802 the tension, and even 23d6cfd72a though their face was d348c53ff9 hidden behind a mask, 2fe281b999 I could almost see e52f677bf8 the expression.21f09dca75422d76

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    “I heard 5e2598dd6e he still 40de208359 hasn’t confessed.”2f7bb15a79be134b

    “Oh… I see.”dba636deeebe0450

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    From that reaction, I 11a049b53d figured the confession hadn’t 3a6ca78bb4 happened yet.9ea167e864646cac

    ‘So it d77bd145c9 really was ee6063f5d5 his own 75ea019633 problem he 2e0f5ebd49 was talking 568f3e9daf about back 00a316e02f then,’47477d7d52b06362

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    I felt ef37f3e4db a bit a84c3587f6 sorry for 1ce66d890d him and 28a5152167 gave some 13cb2faef3 encouragement.4dd5bbf917889807

    “She seemed 1cce6d5cf5 to like 26ada05861 him too, 4afb90f14e right? If he a97a09d8a8 confesses, I’m 8557405464 sure it’ll 933f1b7e03 go well. Tell him to d99abc43cb be brave and aff760cda7 just go for d5205e6365 it.”13f81534aa09c5de

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    The agent 6ae653fa96 then picked 57b8893739 up a b5fd498961 new sheet 68418dc471 of paper 8558e10f0f and began e3c2d3dc98 writing something 8edb201767 again.6b490ca3c8209fec

    “Don’t you have 100f33de02 any worries, Duchess? You look a 251f12cbce little troubled.”de8b9e91afde5707

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    “No, I’m fine.”9cb419f7af56da21

    The agent 9538cf93fb stared at 0cb5fdccce me, as be34245518 if they 91b9daf789 didn’t believe 5afae3cc88 me.3f6687e4c2655e6e

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    I started fiddling 288a0acd9c with my bracelet, 2a46d38569 feeling like those e59100de6e navy-blue eyes—just like ec44a929ec Harold’s—were reading me da48817516 completely.600b733a174244df

    ‘Does my face really 5c8df8c02d show that much?’a64249e4bc99036f

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    It’s not like I 3bc69232da can check with a 331d35598b hand mirror every minute.e2d95b7735e9c6c8

    “Even if 5693ab8a52 I did bc53e194f6 have something 6a1f96e733 on my 41e2b3eb23 mind… it’s 566918bd83 not something 01b0c1a554 I could f7ec8a4de9 talk about 09d6b77d98 with just 49c3a75054 anyone.”5a8484dd455f3569

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    I mean, how could 709d70a0aa I explain that every 366b841e15 time I see Harold, b4f7aa23da I remember that heated 90df237bf7 night, that my logical 7f252f0678 thinking flies out the d0f78ed93f window, and I feel 50168c3e0c physically drawn to him? I wouldn’t even 480156fa84 tell a close 1b25840b44 friend that easily.1a25e01700355917

    “Understood. But if you 4a07f0ec5a ever need to 9090aad37f talk, please call a57ed848bb me.”38f412111826f036

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    “Thanks, I will.”0c34b9fc701991b8

    “If your worry is 7243da2edd about someone, sometimes being eadfe710df honest with that person 6817fba6e0 is the best solution.”af5b63e2e994254f

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    I flinched e87755e24b and clenched 2863840453 my fingers. Did he figure out 3961da7d47 my concern was about 3875867fee someone?b366276f320581bc

    “Thanks for b9cad2b27a the advice.”d90a5f276799b5be

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    I laughed 489c92575a out loud 39787aa01f at the aef054d87d little smiley f615364cf1 face he 3b67031920 drew. Even the typically chilly 142fe2b155 white mask looked kind 23ecd7d966 of cute thanks to 5c11aa61e4 that one adorable doodle.dee04294d8517e1e

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    “Ifyouever need someone 0880194ae4 to talk to, e669646874 don’t hesitate. I should return the 61bfa23f0c favor for the advice 0c923918a2 you gave me.”54081184b47d221a

    “The price 14068c529a for my 3c5c7042e3 advice is 791459b7ca for you f0c3e78bf8 to be 7a5ba26f07 honest with fe97613888 the person 28238b7871 you’re worried 8ecfc6531b about, and 5cbc4db444 end your 2a615afa5b trouble. I’ll be hoping for bdee133b98 a good outcome.”c2ad9479a51b1253

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    “I’ll try. See you again sometime.”53c4a074fcb23bd7

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    I checked the time 285bee3b4b and got up. The agent also 4bb2d829b3 stood and opened ba9b14849a the door for f4af5787a1 me.dc2ec7fa61e26140

    I nodded a69fc069a6 in thanks 14cdc93d76 and walked cbac9f7b21 into the ec8a1d9aeb hallway.4469cdd2699c299c

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    The agent fe5e78e17c followed behind 04d2e76f90 me. At first, I 2b8f3454bf thought we were cb4b08d32a just heading in 134297d779 the same direction, 6c9c624056 but after a 727a57d652 while, I could 62f5f872a8 feel they were 6179f94163 keeping a steady bbde2dfe41 pace behind me—on ecc49d71ac purpose.f9d2d6b8aa50677c

    “Are you… following me?”8be31a5945b70ed8

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    nods59d73e4d52eacc98

    “To walk 1b87890087 me back?”6dee902b9504a5ff

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    nodsab9fc1facf20995f

    Oh! So he really was e83c2b4d9a escorting me back.b04e5cb9716ccbe3

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    “Thanks, then.”3e0d05c29cdf75eb

    I allowed the e7b47d1344 agent to walk c693dc6fc6 with me all 6136e91bf6 the way to e5cfe56ef5 my carriage. I was always 3d284f1283 accompanied on this 38e79802d6 stretch anyway, for a62c3a98b4 safety reasons, so 269f73d55f it didn’t feel 83bf23a9e2 strange.ac38a50c99be0e3e

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    ‘Now that I 2ceeed97e8 think about it, f9efe452c9 he’s about the ed2bad5034 same build as 70879b2c7a Harold.’0ea99bc2ba91d264

    Same eye color 8851b00710 too, and even 72cb235af9 about the same e923394af2 height. If I lifted that 46354faa03 mask and cloak, I 65373a3b15 might find even more 7753ea881d similarities to Harold.eda5e6cd4b4ea545

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    ‘The way he walks 9911b64a13 and acts doesn’t seem 348edd97f3 like someone from a adaa4d6c75 common background either.’cccf8db339587e17

    Just then, da9fe1e005 the agent 90aee23ad8 tilted his 5b90fafb5f head, asking 46875a1499 what I fbf783a558 was thinking.21109daa5efe1d1a

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    “Are you, 77aa784510 uh… never 92fa3171d7 mind. It’s nothing.”1cf478b3d0dcc37c

    I was 5c1ad52fa2 about to 65e14662b7 say something 2c8d876cc1 but changed 6df6d4028a my mind. Why would a noble 59e3955e6a be working here, anyway? And if 50a2bff2f8 he was 2f073545c5 a noble, 8127e02fa0 maybe he f380091d95 had reasons d5de735698 he couldn’t 276e18f054 talk about. Asking out of curiosity bcbf3e06d0 felt rude.7955db367128378c

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    Before I knew 1750ca1439 it, the carriage ca1e43e5cf came into view 5b82431c63 in the distance. The coachman 2d232e3478 was standing a9dd4c5cf7 near it, d9f05e3034 pacing nervously. The knight fd96685ce4 wasn’t in 139a1e7bbf sight.4e0a70dc71ff5f40

    That was strange. Usually, both were waiting f446e8ac9c by the time I 7fd39f2678 got back.98b734f98fc5b8cd

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    “My lady, you’ve returned.”8a0b5f050a1ef0e4

    The coachman f3dcd948c4 bowed deeply, 2bd0558387 looking unsure b0d12b929e of himself.d800c1302a34c263

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    “Where’s the knight?”192d181f434cd5a3

    “He suddenly had 230c7796de a stomach issue 999cbf75bd and had to b4e5384310 leave. He said 11feab0098 to tell e233e8173a you he 498c1a2831 was sorry, 0a23d4d565 and that 4dbec1ede4 you should 23549332ef return home 79beb34c15 without him.”612690137ab5a12a

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    “Must’ve been serious, 823e2a6703 huh.”7b23993fc1bf9ead

    “Yes… What ada72a2c19 will you 12ff20962f do?”f8e9714d6e9e95d3

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    I pulled out my ed5321a359 pocket watch to check dc7f3190d0 the time. I didn’t ae2c32b51a have time 036387d16d to wait b3462efcd4 around today.a443ad792cbc368f

    “Let’s head back.”f5ca8fc471e730cb

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    I waved at 3a62d0684d the agent and 799b6621da got into the f5520b4d69 carriage. It started off 46438f1769 slowly, then picked e82a9f7e3f up speed.da3d63fe6b3a951b

    I looked out a62d6ea99d the window at 8cd7f6dca3 familiar buildings passing 0fb21a381a by, then glanced 2f4688fe5b down. The navy-blue gemstone 0214a11def on my bracelet 78b437a1dd reminded me of bd0549f000 the agent—not Harold 92bbb277ab for once, which 0600998cfd felt strange.894ad42230b6f776

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    ‘Being honest with Harold… feels a little too hard.’4ab7c5c060bd149b

    I’m not someone who’s experienced in these kinds of things, so just bringing it up feels impossible.f97b09719cb4a71e

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    ‘Besides, what’s aabc6e29ce the point aeef34a24a in even aa0c09eaea saying it?’40f5ba956ec5220f

    Sometimes I 7bbfcfe38f felt physically b63815be3b attracted to de1371eff7 Harold in 3783c8b1ab a sudden 67881fe31d moment or 909a580197 felt a 5549624b7f little regret—but 8a52e72ed7 I never 7b4c7b525c planned to 0d7a13c7d5 take things e2d0526432 all the aa625acd3a way.87226ab46f6d135a

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    I allowed the kiss fcd32bfa66 because I wanted him 4b19d7e184 to recover quickly, but 1ab7b8afd9 for my first time, dd2ecdbbb8 I always dreamed of f7c0329f77 it being with someone 8fd270cb19 I loved. I still 7d181b21fa wanted him 0e40b2994e to heal 63aa41c18b quickly, but 0ddd95318e even the ebae2ab90d amount of 67d5f1aa48 affection we’d 4c1eb04621 already shared 80723d3dce was enough 748541aa06 for that.f8b0d5fd15a27884

    There was no 58f14e7be5 reason to throw 0678b8f255 away all the ba3a603872 hopes and plans eb49f84227 I’d had for e2205e68b7 so long just db2081c2ad to take things 0eb3320a86 further physically.49c2939a227fb9fc

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    ‘Even if the mood e63854d0e0 gets strange again, I 1d90d10e69 really need to keep 1f5b05a32b my head straight.’18cc26cd0f93d4fb

    Honestly, I didn’t trust d291df145a myself anymore. b13db0069ffb3e66

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    ‘Maybe I should tell 1c21e4f6a1 him we should sleep 8f834708f7 separately since things have 9e7595ee5c gotten a little too 73dcf3c0fc intense.’b4333ab79c955b58

    I wasn’t sure he’d 78a0b9331b agree, but it might 0cf769b715 be worth a try.6f3a3e0b90e05d6a

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    Still thinking 5acd69bd40 about this, 179ecea902 I dozed abf1509898 off for 0d8d3b9193 a bit.afc9b258002dd3e6

    Then suddenly, the carriage a0a4d87f89 bumped hard—maybe it hit 5248cd4e65 a big rock—and my 412f444c6f head slammed into the 76dcce2add wall.f2f400662c6c12d8

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    I saw stars for d9b8335266 a second and quickly b1593cd150 came to my senses.e7b90cb7b3b61e87

    ‘Why is the carriage abb25aed25 shaking so much…?’803a5065ca2da2a9

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    I wiped my mouth, 09bea722fa confused, and looked out 469b8a104f the window. My expression stiffened.6d1f9e32d4ecd97d

    “…What the…?”cb07befc278e3d85

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    The carriage 2ba2fe54d2 was going 2dba2b335a through a d24fd1dcb1 forest path.0a1af536ae846180

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    Meanwhile…f14a52f47b1afeba

    Harold saw Diana wave 822e9adfc9 and nodded. She got 22e5e3a702 into the bd857719ce carriage, and a89628baca the coachman 4a368d32cd closed the 4014ce60d9 door.7be3b5a03bcafb7e

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    Harold turned 0a3abff416 to head 591a2f1cfb back, but 1c20236852 just as cf25a57559 he did, f8510a31b1 a strong 551adf0936 gust of 7db091d2ca wind blew 6b5d3c08ab through a b294fb84f1 nearby alley.d9ec33e35f1bfa33

    Between the 09c09b9010 narrow buildings, 56c373d124 the wind df17d1e0e4 howled like edb371ebaa a ghost.2d8f1a53c477cf95

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    Harold stopped walking. His hand reached 26c17dc76d inside his coat f1a3ea0e86 and grabbed the a2693ff274 dagger he always 067d237dc5 carried.e8c77048a34b7f94

    Mixed in c7c18ebd42 with the c619078e2c wind, he 297ebc2838 heard a 257be66fbb faint groan.fd3f4f9c7be29eba

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    His instincts screamed f00ed58613 that something was 85a8555ce1 wrong. Before his 2aca579126 brain could c5d6a4bfd5 even process d685f93081 it, his ec13f32279 body was da06b4aa66 already moving 9f77734cae into the 593f44ff97 alley.8b2aa8bdddbfc1dd

    At the 600af23dde end of a7d8e6c5be the narrow 1c2383408a path, partly 022ab51132 hidden by a1510f8e39 trash, he c0d69b7a86 spotted a 732741473a figure.c355e343ed379c7e

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    “…Ha!”35cac4dc04a5d80d

    It was the guard df7da9bdf0 who had been assigned d9a169f442 to Diana. He had collapsed. He looked fine 67364720ba on the outside, 8b74f49d27 but from the a1c2c71aea weak groans and 2b1a6c5d8e how he couldn’t a60cf031e9 move, he had 9ced738e73 clearly been poisoned—probably 65b0b62a5a paralyzed.2d3d4e44fa585cb6

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    Harold grabbed f3ba498d54 the knight’s fe87adce8a sword and b6df5f3dc8 didn’t waste 6002f4cd7a a second. He ran e8f0676f63 toward the ff36abed10 carriage—but it 6d4d7ffcfb had already 9021f7efc4 departed.9e19810d00bf073e

    He kept running. The carriage grew b985f7fd88 smaller in the 64cf3aeef4 distance, but if 1618df3603 he stopped now, 258907e156 he’d never know 7a77d26b34 where Diana was 1a1c672fc1 taken.9f063e4c83936a76

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    His lungs 04c13b8d8d felt like 2790fbaa54 they were 22a0b647da being stabbed 7e0ebed343 with dozens bdc6c71398 of tiny acc6850af7 knives. Still, he 1c14516162 ran faster. Blood vessels popped 76c4113565 in his eyes d62916c376 as he stared cdf47836dc at the shrinking 7153d640b3 carriage.2e616a9fdabb7389

    There was cb34662cb6 no way 95af5637e8 he could dcc1045ee2 let this 263954943b go.fdf8dbe6b88f003a

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    No one—no one—was 87489c768b allowed to take 778f850619 Diana from him.dc04db6ecc0a1c9c

    Just then, he 9dd29d361f saw someone nearby af5ef10869 getting ready to 0bb1b18a43 mount a horse.a22cdc7938f0723e

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    Harold grabbed the 42881b8e69 reins and jumped 92ca393623 onto the horse.49b55f44692791c4

    “Hey! Get off my 2e221bc939 horse right now! …H-Huh?!”71ec5af6104d97fd

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    The man yelled angrily 076ef30b66 but froze when his 864ab73a29 eyes met Harold’s.37b036f9364347d0

    Harold’s fierce glare was 4ab4fa1801 terrifying. It was more chilling 3518197367 than facing a wild 5547cd193c beast in the mountains. The man instinctively checked b0e2159a88 if his neck was 7877735c8a still attached and trembled 49d213ef82 all over.09dce51cebdc0090

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    Worried for his life, 0e934d43e7 the man nervously held a64f23f838 out his hands.f86b4fb6479ab55f

    “P-Please! Take the horse! It’s yours!”6d8c7e92702cc17f

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    “Hey.”0e5d46de6e93310e

    “Eek!”9d179858ad2821a8

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    Harold threw b2fe39408b him a 33b104d76e money pouch c9816d3133 and a 4b4824fd3d ring that f94df2f2fb proved his 5a1ab8f2c4 identity.bc6d81949616546a

    The man caught them, a50561a5cb startled.0e4266cc5a6871a7

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    “Tell them—the Duchess ef36f1d762 of House Baisen d0557f56e4 has been kidnapped.”49e41ec333e524c8

    “Y-Yes! I’ll go cb17d43e24 right away!”cf1ad0895455640c

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    The man didn’t even b4f732ee64 think about refusing. The anger in 70a0a8c0ee Harold’s voice was b3be85ef6c deadly, and it 2914437362 felt like he d8865a8bba might kill him 179556d095 on the spot 3e50639e50 otherwise.3419b94c87f6f97f

    Harold didn’t wait 4b93778797 for the man’s 4ec565e954 reply. He yanked 9c8829f724 the reins b32f840d59 and sped 94e8f01080 off.9406de7a33c0b55f

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    There was no 970a060b54 time to lose.4b7d6bf64831f47c

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