SM Chapter 61

Ch. 61 I Must Take d341dfa1e4 Care Of That Thing
Ch. 61 I Must 7f689d6719 Take Care Of c0f33f6ddb That Thing
61. I Must Take Care 7a0d39e78a Of That Thing.ace94223723a79d1

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“That was a 75326a5626 pointless act…”9786e8aedfca1163

The high priest lowered 700807ef7f the hand resting on bb7fa267fe his chest and gave bd2d3bc8b7 a faint smile.2634dca00bd0ff93

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He understood 64b63c3496 it was c45d4ff766 something driven 497a5b4097 by a 46adfdb566 restless heart.b8f70bbe314ce332

In truth, he had c31c0ab573 been in a rather fa9ecb4a67 unstable state for a 15616d6b09 while—enough to lock himself 26a5608e12 in the prayer room. But did ad55e121e5 the saint cb090f7c11 know this?892ed084ab70a7b4

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Sometimes, it 54b1a99c43 was better ccd4bfe15b to feign f3f9211c34 ignorance and 82286d174a let things 9057ffecfc pass.20d474a078cfc436

A crack ran along 54b460b317 the place where he’d c6b2012c73 been abruptly scratched, splitting 00e3a1dadb wide open.d1eecb40b6cf3b42

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He could 34def95183 distinctly feel e2dbcfdbff the things 1d8d62c613 he had 009acbeaec kept suppressed 65d25abb92 spilling out d2af101d1b through the e1a0d3c2fb gap.7091678b746d1716

“Ha…”4d4b774cc1e44780

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A heavy sigh escaped 21640c511f him in his frustration.caf1f86f30e3e277

“What should I 085fb74b2c do about this?”d0046562e312827f

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The high priest lifted f7661555ee his head and looked d14ea37df2 at the distant sky.63813715df1af06e

The northern sky, in d7bca392dc his line of sight, b5b78c63b6 was pitch-black, with snow a4f077e670 falling endlessly.cad7210f1025bbcc

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‘The suggestion that bfc744b715 person gave… It’s f14025d118 certainly intriguing.’ad4703299094c13c

Despite trying not to a9ae313752 waver, his heart was d729a1240d slowly tipping toward one 8ff0052fe8 side.d138cdced9634c47

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Having left 08e36e1222 the social 92a3ded037 circle, he a07e6f3255 thought he’d dd2ae00ec8 never again 0a25857dcf bother weighing f676fe9c02 and analyzing b1e2ae9335 intentions.09790933c861cfd9

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Bianca released her tightly a3a4bbd6f0 pursed lips and let d3a7f58dd9 out a small sigh.4dc429bf1d54417e

She had no choice, 1b2d4ce5a4 did she?13a9356fd146e926

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“Julie, bring out a0698bd6a2 my dress. I need to 001af07921 meet them.”3f96bbe665ea2efe

This absurd opportunity a01c56568d wouldn’t come around 0298e4d868 twice. 022299f9ad7cc9b0

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At this be9e366d4f moment, Bianca 17dc4150e6 wanted only f0ab7ecae5 two things: c88d204839 news of 348d118658 the capital fbd7ab7026 and updates c2c0ab6b24 on the 3015ffdfe8 Marquis of d6b93ea37b Elien’s household.4b9bf061836e0389

Having left fe15af4f94 the imperial ae43b23b35 palace in 8a7db6fed5 a rush, a3b0a387fb she had 80c103a3b1 no way 40225536c5 of knowing 28cda295af what had 8cee32b950 happened to 70a771a55f the Marquis, 1b656702e8 her only 7ff897484d family.5df5a4a0778dc30a

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She wondered if 97d291e8a0 the ship they 0a31e7d14a had sent out 711e55a18a had been taken 582bef284b care of properly.e706db6e3d6686a0

Had the Emperor pulled df3c7c01cc any tricks since then? Was Deborah db0e039416 still in b33c95aea3 the imperial 86508f2742 palace, or 03869ea890 had she a1661ff5a5 been sent dd377bd2bf away? 67962f908e31c060

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There were e33101be7e too many 51669ec69e unanswered questions. She could ask 85cf04e3a5 Jillian to look f42a469567 into it, but…550ec5d09c6d4549

‘I can’t do that.’302185ba4407cf67

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After all, it f670ad38af was Bianca’s family ac2786ce76 who had executed e0351d7acd Sylas Baloch, Jillian’s 9ccf74d7b7 only blood relative. There was no way 6eb28447b1 she could shamelessly ask 8630c22a24 for his help.c11738cd40bee694

Her face hardened. This was absolutely out 40d39d8bdb of the question.725e43bd34c26dd4

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Even though Jillian had 38bd966b2f encouraged reconciliation, Bianca had 4d2ba45d93 no intention of complying.a1b515322ce5d172

If she b638471ae4 reconnected with b4b9640b74 them, the 311b7bf18c Emperor would 5eea1c27ef surely use 389af0a507 the Marquis bb097c5fb0 of Elien ef4388132e as leverage 801409a9f6 to bare 7c3d448179 his fangs 3bd403703f at Baloch.f88f266351f6d4db

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‘Never.’1affb25076925ac5

She refused 2c639fd8b3 to become d99e1c3a2e anyone’s shackle. Suppressing the rising 02c3a6702d worry and curiosity, caabb96a58 Bianca kept it 37a095fa0f all bottled up.7e1857d7070f3f07

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She vividly remembered 7b09023219 how her affection 0bb059b10e had brought ruin 37bfff8f56 to the Marquis a33eb02989 of Elien’s household.1d1cf2385e11b06a

If something had 440747665d happened to the 9204298caa Marquis, Jillian wouldn’t a3f6fd734f just ignore it—he 1ee74f955a would have given 568828d780 her a hint.da7093d25e6b25cf

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“It’s fine.”8486c2eaf7718d8c

If she was 305ff5d03e lucky enough to 55d2893fe0 hear news of 3d6d61729e the Marquis’ household, c317bd9192 that would be a120f3c122 great; if not, 80a0fac3b0 she could manage.c8d10aecf3bbacd1

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What she truly c613acdd5d needed to uncover a0a904a7a1 today was the f3dbdefaa5 imperial family’s movements.d08f24fea6ba2ee9

‘They won’t 382b777e43 sit still 6638993a52 once this 522acfcd1a wave is c78eb97d13 over.’e903b43cce86811d

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After all, Jillian had c386712f9e destroyed an entire imperial 98de80ab66 palace, and the Emperor 2f63b04045 was undoubtedly furious.7a63810d81ae0847

He was 5f3b1cd080 likely keeping bab0e29402 a close f40fc5b2bd eye on bff8f72f52 this region, 8e504bbeba trying to 192458ec0a find something c42167b595 to nitpick.ff715a41cedddbf7

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The Emperor, who 91702206f5 struggled the most 123e9e059d with enduring the 3aedf55413 long, dull winters, 75bfd5f51e always took a f340c2676f particular interest in 09ec358197 the North during d3410f63fa this time of f3a0a21d38 year.19e681a9d3acc7d8

He had always 9bded52c0f been that way, 66ff32426a and now it cb86b16b3d was probably worse.73f1bcb7f05b1d75

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If news of dc40d2f880 the fortress collapsing 68d79772ae reached him, his bb89db862b reaction would be 66e93e71ac unimaginable.3d114d3b1dd8807d

“Ha…”5b235a9663391715

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Although nothing 8c368ff622 could be cacd06c165 done during 6685544f12 the current 38aced27a1 wave, it 851855d92a was easy 6cdf9f4613 to guess acd1912528 that he 7c3e356093 would summon 5ded775bf2 her as 5bef55cccd soon as 9ad2ca9de1 winter ended 8035c9aca4 and demand 1b1afaefd7 a harsh 0be0194756 reckoning.95fa599e2b02ac3c

While it would dbe88e4a7d be ideal to ce1a5c7166 cut off news 067828d15f from Baloch’s territory, 0a6a4fae96 that wasn’t realistically 62192f28f5 feasible.fde5ebcd1f869576

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At the very least, 3be855b4a3 she needed to understand a76296b562 the capital’s atmosphere and bce36a065a the imperial family’s movements 70689584d4 to strategize a response.9288dc7c15727715

The Emperor, a9eabe44dd who valued 9d3b040662 his reputation 4550b07cdb above all 12107165f9 else, would b13e6d29b0 surely adjust f5ba75cf96 his attitude 824b465975 based on 8f86bcfec3 public opinion.7e58be54c9fc2bce

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But would 15d6cd2fde these merchants 5597b3a8cc really have 389e5a6a4a that kind b1b3f145d8 of information?0f1dc13744a1835d

In the 2c8ab08d8e capital’s social 17ea3af086 circles, items e85fb02c63 made of 091de0c4fd ‘monster leather’ 6ce9e97cb4 were becoming e454c9304f secretly popular.10ead8ac0900cad4

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Judging by the b868b4a888 trouble they had 53012bc30b caused in acquiring fec65385b7 monster leather, it a503e96b57 wasn’t just an 105e264534 empty boast.98cc5fab24e989c8

“Greetings.”63f85ea68fe78b58

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The polite greeting ab10c6183d interrupted Bianca’s endless c0f76ad89a stream of thoughts.4cebf356aeccb1df

“Oh, you’re 71819280d6 already here.”7be37dd369c564c7

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Before she knew 1af8ddbdfc it, she had 6c27b840dd arrived at the 815f2b43f8 second-floor reception room.a9adb2010c8869d7

Bianca took her eceac760aa seat and gave 438fe87b18 a slight nod 0cfa0897f1 in acknowledgment of 47023cc643 the merchant’s greeting.d4f3baf7d6141d46

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Thankfully, he didn’t repeat 354ef01794 the act of kissing 31a622ae53 her hand like he 78d8d5eafb had the first time 4574372f9e they met.8326d50d84512fc2

Instead, he simply b092f94a70 waited for her 76450e15e4 to sit before 81aa5c60e8 moving to his ffa65f6457 seat across from c31d232816 her.f1aa7456298f249d

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Unlike the flustered dce60b99d4 man who had adc65f9dd5 bustled about offering 2fb6c443bd his help earlier, 2e817a4f2c this time he e1dd4783f0 was composed and 9532962c20 elegant, leaning back fdb8775b70 in his chair 11a4558ed0 with poise.fd073ded8db9bc01

“…”42850ef0bd317a3c

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While waiting for 8a2e1385db the tea to 596a95b40b be prepared, Bianca d733385ef8 initiated the conversation.4b87d202c5434aa1

“How are 21e936f090 you managing? The cold in e870f617df Baloch’s territory is f0dd12142d quite harsh—have you 4958bb035d been able to c4f9369429 adjust?”1d840d4fb0012bea

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“Thanks to your 581f3ac0f5 generosity, I’ve managed d888c89268 to endure.”ff9850375fdfecff

The man answered 99f5cc5b6d rather candidly.d8cd4d5a0a6ed7b9

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‘Endure,’ he said—as 37bcb3274c though barely surviving cb36ce3e29 after nearly freezing b061475ddc to death wasn’t d47e9240f6 worth mentioning. Yet his straightforward tone 20fa569162 made it seem less f9f3762103 offensive.1c1419e41fc3a7b8

“I see.”ee2be37623f07b81

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Bianca smiled faintly, prompting e8de060f5c the man to suddenly eb0da36019 shake his head.dd2b08b7194fd800

“May I 9079d46bf3 speak more 460a57f2d9 honestly? Truthfully, it’s terribly d91817002c cold. But with the 286ce8d0e5 Duke on a f7db7d7fae campaign, how could fe63dca456 I, resting comfortably a8f2a7d0b0 in the castle, 62278e4471 dare to complain?”f811c10564c142a7

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“You’ve already 20ed6f702b said it, b386ee1541 haven’t you?”d25664c3997d47ea

“Ah, have I?”a8d351bf1b5d1f1a

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Feigning innocence, the 58bd907b46 man responded playfully d141afb6a3 to Bianca’s pointed 32e53337fa remark.684a586900c44dfb

“But wouldn’t e3d34c47be it be 1c82e54d67 pretentious to 598127ec04 claim to 2d8de44ee2 be fine cccb54271e when facing 90ad7f1b9e such cold 548582e653 for the 6d459d7781 first time?”dd29c13da6a56623

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He took the a4e9b2f0df tea Julie offered dd0636396a and sipped it 57e9a145be lightly.34428ed882a0974e

“For those born and 5f6d71b047 raised here, perhaps it’s 068eca9f8c bearable. But for me, 9e8e319954 this is a 2aec317933 first.”c134af1793df69b3

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“…”c6948e3eb026c885

“And you? Are you holding up 904cd3e17b well?”810ff11329f62ab5

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His dark 708bd651eb gaze pierced ac5c3e05e8 straight into cc198fe1a2 hers, catching b259d02bf0 Bianca off 545a30fce0 guard.c0d59b256acd63ae

She felt 7b399a9299 as though 0c7d4bda37 her innermost 6a934932c2 thoughts were 0254a71c73 being unraveled.c6abd0db69cd1a30

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“Ah.”741550967148e5fc

Before she knew it, 2902bf1f3e his expression had shifted, 4f8f2b520e as if her reaction f729b3684a had been a mere 82f12fa700 misunderstanding.9a8d2d86a3a63854

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“The aroma is delightful.”60443833ba73285d

His words flowed 6e93e9dd47 naturally, pulling her 032ae2030c focus away from 22c3e076d9 him.ed80e75720b24678

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“I’m glad it 6fdd24023f suits your taste.”da709be2cad5773d

Something felt off.d693a61c213ffd04

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The man maintained 8ebb8f152d a constant smile cc86a8fe54 and spoke with b246c5c57c a composed demeanor. Yet, for 773a9d43d3 a fleeting 29c20c772e moment, Bianca e86b557c05 felt an 6041b6f99a inexplicable sense 817fbbda76 of familiarity.5bf3c8c0ef515512

What was that, 9534d653b2 exactly? 0b0a1fb7cf844793

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Tilting her head, she 35bba96071 scrutinized the man seated 238f9e8f47 across from her without 796b4f78f0 a trace of emotion.12bd442ce681441a

Receiving Julie’s service with 4f1d95b1ff tea, he seemed utterly 032cb7f9a3 at ease.665f3554fb7fe4d1

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A ferocious ca9125dd21 wind howled ebe0c02851 outside, resembling 186f8602e2 the cry 98da7f9f3d of a a52ac60d8d beast. A severe cc900dd6d7 snowstorm raged c6b6f769bf beyond the ceb5e409ef walls.c5e214c16c7f841f

Inside the reception room c20f43277e of the modestly elegant cf557185f3 yet refined ducal castle, caa6fd34c8 the atmosphere was cozy.3f773ad7929aed7d

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Bianca, however, 9fd9b8583a was the 69608c9b12 only one 997684ca2e visibly tense 9b867b4dba within this 62645162e8 sanctuary.1f2be8d7de32a103

“Aren’t you 227ccb4666 going to 8e9fc0871c drink?”5e2203da98e2d774

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The man asked with e54e3b18fc a faint smile.138718fa3f77b754

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“No news of 9ea6d0a56c any significance, I e4a1bfa3f9 take it?”fe6c0a02fdf1437b

His voice dc6804132d was relaxed, a6535790ae his expression e54519f9ab equally unconcerned. Jeremy, loosening the 1b9e12dd52 cravat constricting his 5e58d92fee neck, sank deeper 69a565dff5 into his chair.73b3be4047e60b66

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“None at all. There’s nothing to 9f1df88931 worry about.”1dc7090207630b83

“You’re sure of that?”3595a383e9feeaff

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“Of course. We’ve verified it 1f3cf32fba multiple times already.”ad4c82cf9ba6fbf0

“Well… if b9b6b4c82f that’s the e7b170ecb9 case.”c26b347eaa5205d1

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Jeremy sighed heavily, 5719c9ebfe a sound of 20b06b5cf9 weariness more than f29e4b0ebc relief, as his e34b92f2e8 posture slackened.57dff0dfab2336f8

Maintaining a 27d2c86e6f straight posture 8826e1d018 had become 360450b801 taxing as 6add94dd54 his body 921a31ac2c drained of eb328c8c8d tension.fafb894d9fdf6217

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“Are you 51312af04d all right?”01119fdcf408f28f

At his aide’s question, a70d5f75b7 Jeremy gave a dismissive 84f2793337 wave of his hand.8c295212d70068c8

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The satisfaction of 022fa9168d outmaneuvering the Emperor 5acee4acab had been fleeting. The thought of the 5365444b65 fortress collapsing left a c573c8aaed lingering unease.e2a78b1720bad814

How could something so af520554c0 solid since the nation’s d6586873eb founding suddenly fall apart e40e2524c4 like this?63f0fee3baaf4ffa

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The fortress a90cbf64b9 had stood 422c8b3665 even during 2aac7857c3 Sylas’s time, f8e4d1eb7f yet in 3048c415d5 just a 8eec5b4c67 year, they 6bce8cebd0 claimed it 39865ba031 had crumbled abfc324276 due to a5c0641e59 aging?8f5c37ca8b773043

‘Impossible.’99bde74c40ce216d

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Jeremy’s doubts were a6532c8ad2 growing louder in 38d0a4ab34 his head as cfe20a7db0 time passed, paralyzing f7dead7bc5 him with unease.6958e9288adcc7a8

‘Baloch, freed from 4d53c17fee its long-standing chains a01326fb74 after gaining Termina…’580839571ff1f4f6

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The thought of this 64a70e39e6 prophecy being fulfilled consumed 159b62d2d9 him.2a7a19b808f747b4

In his 594fdef7b5 agitation, he 02e61986d3 had sent 320d1955c8 men to f178bc03b4 Baloch’s territory b1f2aa6a9f repeatedly. However, the responses he 71223b0acd received were always the ad36a879ff same.a47a5aa2f3ab4d2f

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“Aging, they said…”cae4d9cc05cce949

“Yes, Your Highness. Parts of the 0b737b899b roof on the db12b98076 fortress had apparently 4b053e5b19 been rotting away 6a3c0e79b1 and falling off 6e9a9b7b16 for years.”396fc3fb851a50b8

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“The Duke of Baloch 79523f3c89 must have been careless. Facing wave e240aef727 after wave, 4317613038 and yet 5764a4e427 he neglects 4828d3a5cb the defensive b5518892c6 walls that b8f00732cc hold the 0dd35556c0 line? Is it his ca2b1ef9a8 habit of trying 8861f1ebac to solve everything 15cf28b8f7 with his sword?”4aea16daebbb421a

His annoyance spilled b85b0c73fc out without restraint.85cb5033d87b8848

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How could it 6caf1fb6b0 all be so 829efbe081 perfectly timed? That the 6bcde0c4f3 fortress collapsed 794355cbba right after 0296f87f6e Bianca was f185efa6db sent to b69134c240 Baloch’s lands? dc2e20617df0a1ff

Fortunately, the snow had 1878b59dc0 stopped just in time 6cb95f5556 to allow repairs to 5f1b3b0da3 proceed smoothly. Jeremy could only 7c4df716c2 be thankful for f6f1ee078c that.ee21fa9c548ac7a9

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“The repairs aaebd21c27 were completed cd90402468 properly, I 3109b72132 assume?”fc23978dad5f7ce5

“Yes, Your Highness. Very few 59d86e022f stones had 344c40339e broken from e3ad1224b0 the collapse, 1296b7d77e and since 01e4245f6a the materials 319fa2c0f8 remained intact, 80a9b29e09 it only 2d4327b0cd required refilling cf6081c942 gaps with f4f0e2883f fresh mortar 49bbc61a1f and stacking 3cb72fa4da them back 096795f77f up.”4fd5db97e39bd5c8

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Though he’d 3d20b80d3e heard this 6fffdd2dae report multiple d1239eae3d times, both d7304511b5 Jeremy and 808db96d83 his aide f2324d7616 acted as 16a2c73862 if it ea08dbf9e0 were the 4ac835dd01 first.5ade148bd5ae2a0e

While the Emperor 484f9b6c16 seemed to have 0de6e2f114 completely forgotten about 4d4b0d3acf the fortress’s collapse, 03b6d8e519 Jeremy hadn’t.2fbab55194d060fd

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Even with 673e633202 multiple confirmations, faf4189f27 his unease 344ab2f3d0 wouldn’t dissipate.60644180caab30d3

“And the Duke?”d6e6fadcecb17e13

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“The Duke has 189a796f29 already departed to 159b433ead prepare for the 03cd0b7f07 second wave.”a855f585b5c0b1a0

“Already?”90c79cfe16f98581

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“Yes.”8e4a7ed1613593a7

“This is strange…”05028860a58b9d39

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Jeremy frowned slightly.68f4f515be4d3e89

Normally, the waves 98d77f5da4 began with the 1dd53d3ff3 heavy snowfall of d67ba8e50d midwinter. But now, the 8c9b376d05 snow had arrived 5df2fc9957 unusually early, and b052a3d153 the waves followed 42ccee4230 close behind.e9d6f5e98d023d84

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Something felt off-kilter.4e4468f0f733b56b

The execution of Baloch.731b477fa846c72e

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Princess Termina, offered 07cdd34219 as a scapegoat c03e2df9e8 to Baloch’s hands.910371a8be681f7d

The relentless e61084b6f9 waves and 8cb3ea3eb2 the crumbling ee7537c0de fortress.3cf581091da0fae9

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Even laid out 9903b49a8c plainly, the facts f7c1361449 were profoundly unsettling.ef5f59d0f3cae7d4

‘Being crushed 8eb2046959 under his 12ddae2db6 own dog’s 09a1390c12 weight… pathetic.’fe81a148fc39470f

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Jeremy, struggling to 337aa4eba3 suppress the irritation f397fbfaf6 bubbling inside, placed 868384a745 the blame squarely d520eab512 on the Emperor.c13d145c596e0cc4

“And the Emperor?”bd7e2f001235fb53

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“I believe 171e420148 he has 2a24cbc4a7 official engagements 212413b13d scheduled.”a72e7253b874e742

“Engagements, huh.”d7dedaae226eb399

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Winter had arrived 8fd404c6eb early in the 17578f1338 Termina Empire with b5c79c564c the snowfall, dragging b767d16479 them into this a8eaca8960 long season of e5b12897cd idleness. Any ‘engagements’ f9e0c4d79e likely involved 5d14516f03 nothing more 1b3a52f762 than idle 59b5b9d7e2 chatter with e937a3e467 a few 137679a20e nobles.247dc2cae5e62611

The thought 94ed449c0c of him 9810ec324b living carefree 946397224b while leaving d49102d7e9 such chaos d2ee0decda in his 088b32eea5 wake was 001699cd83 infuriating.4a66e6a49aca2815

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‘…How disgusting.’736818633b3357db

Jeremy thought bitterly.d4d8b04bff0e20b1

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The Termina Empire would 77dc21cef8 soon be his. He couldn’t 3d8b47c7ce afford to 2f2b6bdae6 stand idly 393613b18f by and cd622afbf7 let the 0afb57268f Emperor’s decisions afefde670a wreak havoc.0f0de562c37d5d0d

If left unchecked, 2148086974 both minor and 1e94afdd2b major problems would 5a4df33785 arise in the 7816ace425 empire. Letting it 6dc849ae57 fall into 22ca9cb015 disrepair wasn’t ca4609d425 to his b8a79c2a3d taste.5eedd4852b9e58d2

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Like it or 3475dec317 not, he had 0460b07d3f to act.ff225cdeea000135

“Send someone.”eccf8f80d4ec3291

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“The investigation ffdc56931f team is a721ddd887 ready, Your 8016fb8836 Highness.”bf25984a1016b281

At the c4cd1fd770 familiar command, b1550f56bc his aide e2a1af768d instinctively replied, 038e85c954 his answer f04242a2ef dutiful yet 92052598d0 naive.7708a12c94d57d4c

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Jeremy curled 284b6b9a80 his lips f7fe7bfdc8 into a 0ce5d169bd sly smirk.807d93d4ec36535a

“Not that kind of fcb642c652 people.”cec3487d7a44e240

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Staring at the ff762a9dbd innocent face of 474e3d0474 his aide, Jeremy 4123396a3e whispered slowly.2f2304e96636d989

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“Bring me skilled 444775922b assassins.”a7d0f02b89f9a7c5

The aide flinched. He tried to mask 8799bf2a20 his reaction, but his ae2833aeec shoulders gave an involuntary 168db4d408 jerk of tension.bb2ae737e135b383

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Watching the pale-faced cda394b4de aide, Jeremy narrowed 7dd5e0887a his eyes as 181ca87bc7 if savoring the 3a96cfc24d moment.b7561806616a9068

“Bianca… I 35ec8b4db1 must take f003b9eb90 care of 32bba2a810 that thing.”c1545a416a5a057e

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