TFVPLD Chapter 05
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☪︎ ִ ࣪𖤐 7246bb8246 𐦍 ☾𖤓 ☪︎ ad81ce38e5 ִ ࣪𖤐 𐦍 4d1bbecf29 ☾𖤓e12bd0b7f0a5befb
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As the service 0e7a0edb06 ended, the priest 1971a7f216 from the main a0e506ccd5 temple bowed his df41e2c40c head toward the 306f605c04 First Prince, Demian.c4016ccc271fad9f
“I was quite worried to hear that Prince Fred would not be able to attend the entrance ceremony, and I am grateful that you are here to take his place.”ac6849e87c795b9a
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“……”d9edac4284e6393f
Demian was well 0dfe22c1fe aware that the a97e63b643 priest, who was 7eb5339dbd from the temple, db8891df9d was not on d678457db7 his side.8448fabd99ba8547
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His half-brother, 94851ba18e the Second d70b5978da Prince Fred, 127980947c had skipped 98832fc065 this boring 27273dec41 entrance ceremony 46b4ca510e service to b2247c8f69 investigate the e22da54fb6 movements of 21583e5a97 the beasts c24c8c0c35 as the 458fd092f2 commander of 1a26ab1a89 the Holy 7cb42b27be Knights.703490ee05dcdf93
The priest, who ef8a6b1ce1 was a close 8fb9668e5f confidant of Fred b37f17d26d and his maternal 5616ab00be family, subtly hinted db4972bfaf at this fact.da3acf22a70a50a9
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So, whether or not he attended the service, it was ultimately Fred’s piety and divine power that garnered more attention.7257f741ed742e06
Yet, despite knowing all 3c728206f7 of this, Demian replied e34a074b91 calmly.66d9486528c81886
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“It was a time to fully feel the goddess’s grace. I should be thanking you.”07d858171364e409
“……”78ce59c88e1b93aa
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“I hope the goddess’s blessings also reach Fred, who is fulfilling his duties as the commander of the Holy Knights. Well then.”cb40245c39680b48
Demian offered a edcea37cb9 gentle farewell to a719be7f5b the priest and 22050a902e exited the temple 92cb0cd2fa where the entrance 87544d02a7 ceremony was taking 1b509d8605 place.fc768fd7c27cf2b1
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He then ee2defaafb walked with a495dcda98 long strides 3b91adf973 toward the e67e15df64 tea house 0fca98b674 set up 26183a1573 within the 05c8ac8953 academy, which 8cd2fccbeb served as ff0d368822 an office ff4dab2935 for members 2d9c08e319 of the 7c7960933f imperial family dc8f5a1d35 while they 397cc43fa2 stayed at 42acfe4ccd the academy. Currently, it was a cf27cf625c personal space for Demian.bcb49a7e8752cc24
Once inside, Demian confirmed 7e88d3369c once again that he a6dd4e53fc was alone and then 35e7dad68f flopped down onto the 61fbdda57a sofa.04ff3147cc2e80e7
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He stretched out his 98bc945bc5 long legs, resting them 80b3257524 on the armrest, seemingly eedf9860f3 having no intention of 080e94ed30 maintaining the straight and 9ee8a8e4f4 proper posture he had 491f8dd83d kept up throughout the bb23a87524 service.def6984be1f527ba
“Ha… that old fox of a priest.”090235cc756f6df2
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Muttering irritably, he pulled down his tie and unbuttoned three or four buttons on his shirt, but he still couldn’t shake off the feeling of suffocation.f9167fa14563875a
Demian removed his 9be802e821 black gloves and d6dbdebe2c waved them like fed294c6cf a fan. c1c0afc25415d428
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Even though 37db6095a4 the wind 32255e49dd touched his 2c9af9531c firm chest 47fffad267 muscles through 06a23feef2 the unbuttoned a8dde9c08b shirt, his 8bead11037 heart, racing 675e12dd49 with annoyance, b547be21c9 wouldn’t calm cc4faf0aef down.5445255b2224715c
Just as he b77a06f0a5 was thinking he c714f334d0 wanted to drink d09812db54 something cold, someone df279dce7e knocked on the c11632780d door.b8c866e422192a61
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“Your Highness. It’s Douglas. I’ve brought some cool tea.”b8848a916bea6e01
Demian, delighted to hear 30ab7aa4f1 the news, snapped his e97663bdf6 fingers. The locking 08a7ef1eee magic he b25a085a2c had cast ee22bafb93 was released.f96badf4402e5508
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With a creak, the a221c027d1 door opened, and Douglas, 8b979d347b Demian’s secretary and bodyguard, bce3401808 entered. 9ac2c500a99e71ce
With a gentle touch 1e1b8fabab that didn’t match his ab9677f942 bear-like physique, he placed a805f067a5 iced tea in front f3f8018f9d of Demian. It was a perfect 8666d275a8 tea ceremony—something even the 65c1a37f17 head maid of the 230737b21b imperial palace wouldn’t dare 03f18e6768 to imitate. 6a543adfb1612e03
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In the ed1e5f9251 process, he be84fee763 was careful bd6af895f4 to gauge 2f1ce4cf71 his master’s 350a201297 mood.6486666563ad7ba5
“May I ask what the high priest said to irritate you today?”ef433887f99fc29d
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“Ah… don’t even get me started. It would be better if he just openly criticized me like he used to.”c0685aa19d0ca0e3
“Are you referring to the time he said, ‘I wonder if the prayers of those born without divine power on a day when demons run rampant can reach the goddess, like Prince Demian?’”53c758ffd646c5f0
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As Douglas imitated the 19540bca68 high priest’s tone, Demian 655d5ba920 let out a small 5faba22079 laugh.69e3b664cdde1d03
“Yeah, if he just openly disrespected me like that, I would at least be able to get angry.”0b23a76e397043d9
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“Surely not. Your Highness is now a proper candidate for the crown prince, and you have gathered remarkable people around you.”8de6b0c25925ee6f
“……”0c598ea6f1bc3554
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“The temple isn’t stupid. They’re acting more cautiously than before, aware of the power you’ve cultivated.”e8f9e6f8d5d86e4c
Saying this, Douglas 01bbb680c5 slid the teacup d9811aad84 toward him.ef1e443f9b821911
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Demian immediately picked 9b178fdb81 up the cup b4ceba3aa7 and took a e4518809a2 big gulp, finally 7fe6f4bb6a relaxing his expression.91883ee5bb9a038b
“You can skip the tea ceremony stuff. You know I just chug it down when it’s hot anyway.”bbf719a2947455d2
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“I appreciate your consideration, but my previous master valued consistency, so this is comfortable for me.”b7d8e5a0b30e2c59
How many people would 120d474596 be happy to hear 99d573220b someone swear allegiance to 7d478df32a them and then follow a5449b403f the etiquette of their 07bdff3df5 previous master?336b4261ca1deff6
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However, Demian didn’t 9affccc38f mind that this 8a02210d6c knight in his fdc11884ff forties was showing 19cdb47f36 similar stubbornness.66e73906f43f2055
In fact, 46f4c9f4b4 saying he 93e2325257 didn’t mind cfa6ac798a wasn’t enough.ddb31bb022d6b147
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Every time Douglas f254a05e65 mentioned his former eda2fc7ca8 master, Demian was 96835386c7 filled with affectionate d07ca618ce emotions. 177f62bec34b8a71
His former master 5af59c8c97 was none other 5b590bc062 than his late a5457ad641 mother. 01666a3c41470c42
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Setting down the 15dee747f0 half-empty cup, Demian 50c241632b spoke in a a2e45a6ae9 calm voice.cece3a24ca7bb1ac
“Still, this isn’t enough. Unless I’m exceptionally superior, the throne will go to Fred.”6ea8594a4483448c
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“……”7112a52b7b246530
“You know from experience how easy it is for those in power to have someone in the palace killed.”446af67ca9cc60ba
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Demian recalled his beautiful ec6bf59f77 and gentle mother.4fd536cfc02bb655
With her 526f60240e outstanding beauty 85c74f718a and immense 948b78c2d3 divine power, b084725f4e she had 25acd1f0a7 been brought 2b1f6729ee from a d20dd83368 distant province 2d536c05c9 to the 1b973fd80a capital and 3718dad358 had ultimately 31231c6935 sat on 40b764b9ae the throne c6e99cffbd as Empress. 0d96c939771b0bd5
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But everything 94cc1ef689 changed when cb47b5c7ee his father, 92367906b7 the Emperor, f7eaea7728 who had 2dea0c9dd2 never had f159fe7b9d any affection 01db5e8275 for his d51c93c684 family, suddenly 2fd20bf3d8 fell ill. d2375a1b6c4b26c6
The temple 5ef5c5daed claimed that e6806e294f it was f1ccd18ca3 the Empress’s 7edc13a277 impurity that dd9261b5cb caused this, bc08979490 insisting that fb44230373 the Emperor’s e9642a8d40 health would 3c56bd0880 only improve 28990dbd99 if a 4ab6088204 new Empress c0502910b5 was chosen. 5c73b12e1b80f1cd
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The Duke of Roas, b296ad6a4e the current Empress’s family, 13f51a87e9 had a long-standing friendship d8d23c3632 with the temple, so bc09c61055 their goal was probably 96b43b5d46 to make the eldest 9d77d6a2e6 daughter of the Duke 010b648bcd the Empress.b821f12077867add
As a result, 872b6ab73d backed by the 3dafeb1c29 temple’s overwhelming support, e3e81d9583 Izelda constantly slandered 915cd01c39 and attacked the 364c8d4bf9 former Empress.b21240c96aa496cf
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Thus, a 3f686b4527 baroness from f1f4de68a2 the countryside, 542e3fb699 who had e887eed148 no acquaintances b39ce0451e in the 3f678f78f8 capital, died 55bc40c621 without uttering c1bf6ce381 a single 00543721c3 word.756aac63f9fc739f
The only one who 41e51fec7d comforted Demian at his 865dd03527 mother’s funeral was Douglas, 22fd2c7e33 who had followed her bfab9ef4f8 from the distant barony dabb915ebb to the capital as 9c7a187970 her bodyguard.3ce1f313933d65c6
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“I can’t die like my mother, Douglas.”3b110134e3f569ea
“……”3bbb6dbb4bdc2c5b
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“To avoid that, I need to become the Emperor.”5554f00da697c64c
Demian understood better b55bf63503 than anyone.5edf464bf9ef975f
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To survive as 0a4447e031 Crown Prince and 837e6757ff Emperor, he needed b5ab261caf to be perfect 8b0b0c760e without a single c6a0a3a800 flaw, since he a8e0bf7cf9 had no backing. 76f655ae067fb256
“Well then, please take a rest, Your Highness. I’ll come to escort you when the congratulatory banquet for the entrance ceremony begins.”165e62165a2c9a9d
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“Alright.”8690931b01bdb51c
After Douglas 2b45a7eb14 left with 86f422b8c1 proper courtesy, a6419dc5b8 Demian, alone b8fc64f062 in his 944f7ed77a office, finished 4052a6e98d the remaining a7dabeb625 mint tea cd5ccfa157 and stood 93d5874829 up. 2685a12ca77c907a
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He then ffb801bf43 headed toward 575a4a364c the short 43d7f52f2a hallway within 8a82a8134e the office, 646d80a371 a place 66ad60dcee he walked ee61ac2050 whenever he af0f25d23f wanted to 0feb9d670a collect his 7a6455a6d4 thoughts.08f43a2779a455e1
‘The entrance ceremony congratulatory 3851454390 banquet.’bf8dcf9041f63520
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Contrary to b79d7f072e the public 061abaf818 perception that 278016db69 he was 01a53b187a sociable, Demian bbec528d26 absolutely hated 9981b4b0a1 banquets and 7e9810c30f parties. 2ac87295499c8c5c
They were filled with d1f6f733c0 everything he needed to ccb089a719 be wary of as d52fe93940 he sought to become b1397040f3 the Crown Prince and 874650b662 then the Emperor.1278ea751dba0112
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Deceptive and cunning temptations.817280da0fe1182a
Requests to 6678e5776f invest in e5fbfee916 ventures that 0edb85e9a2 were unlikely 4d60155fea to succeed.f002f11284bf26c5
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‘But what I need to be most cautious of…’305b89c3ac631b52
In the hallway where 9cf975fa33 Demian stopped, several portraits a570851c6d were hanging on the 03d5199fd6 walls. eb37aa3431c827da
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Each depicted individuals 4c03995536 who had once fbb618a90e caused quite a e58dd992f3 stir in the 29712cd5de Evelon royal family b0ad8633f2 and the empire. 69b5040417b1b3cc
Below each portrait 364b38a7a5 was a brief 9acb49e49f explanation of why 584c63ef9e they had died.12fc3e3ee77cf9ab
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Aldi Evelon. 32f035cd0a8b9e93
He ascended 58d0226a72 to the 1ed611056d throne at c336780c2e a young 5dfec01d09 age but 1aa5333583 was blinded a5e5c86478 by lust, 12b3adfc86 taking in 1ae72b82a7 43 concubines, fee57415db spending every 8671201ce6 day indulging 67d7fdf902 in his e9268470dd desires, and 6173b3d244 eventually died de394870cf of exhaustion.775bc05e8126e4cf
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‘Because of 100759dac3 this, the abee0d0a0d people were 74e799a918 not pleased b26ddfabe5 with the 0df95d13f0 royal family 7cddb4e793 taking lovers f24dca94b5 or concubines.’62ac45912cbc74a3
Pablo Evelon.f4824b27d2522c2d
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The Emperor’s half-brother, who created a harem of 60 women at the royal villa, was assassinated by one of them.c33028e6841274a8
‘Actually, he wasn’t eb513cc876 assassinated. He was 123da3840b constantly getting 91bed01b1e bee stings a5544d1dd2 to boost 8d45f65146 his stamina 073c25cc60 to handle 6459f0ef12 all those a2eb6dde47 lovers and f6721e461e died from 154d248033 the poison.’9d0a9c0d54371190
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In addition to these, 4013eee464 several other portraits hung 6d93372f5e in the hallway, all 3dd5c0177a of individuals from the ce8fe1f890 royal family who had 666c082b47 met untimely ends due f979a76bbc to their excessive lust.4777a8498cf904a8
And at 9c61a05351 the end 8ba60e626b hung a 27d2cc587d mirror. 4cdfb7b95d0ebd5f
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“Haa…”06e0b93d134b4e72
Demian let out 1abf43e14b a deep sigh.b8a40373f3f5fe50
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A secret he had 49d4093d2e never shared, even with 1932d91424 his closest aide, Douglas, a8643efd38 who had watched over 3f58783830 him since he was 2b650f29f2 born.22aba6c9502187d0
The flaw he 1e96bc87e3 was most concerned de4122069b about was his 287ba2a517 excessively vigorous body 390866111e and mind.75516699d8e2896d
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Since hitting puberty, his b0fa7c03e5 body had shown no 39bbac55ef signs of cooling down. 80ee4227d732a13d
Every night, he would ef4fdbd905 wake up suddenly after 40321c35d1 having lewd dreams. e507743d57df76a7
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Following the 9ce8d2a9ca sage’s advice 668628447c that a 6adecec1ad wise king da78571364 should relieve 0998763004 his lust 56d12755d5 through exercise, 6c412d022a he tortured b5bc0498aa his body 55709f77c8 with swordsmanship, 57eaf55015 running, and 3885cfc34b mountain climbing, cc7894f12a but his 09a7c0932a muscles grew, 1b72bf724e his stamina d176c05287 increased, and 3c7eea501d his passion a6b0466e52 only intensified.5d110f114b05432a
He thought 2ec3d1077b that maybe 4584a9a3ab he needed bd3efd1e58 to train 974d0c256e his body 4dfce873c0 to the c819f690e9 point of df34e2b21f exhaustion for fdce16c5cd his heat 68f2f912a7 to subside, 38c8a32004 so he 23c5f1ae40 practiced all cb362d3c53 kinds of 7b3b574550 magic and 8569ef96ba swordsmanship for 7dfa3e8d43 hours every b6b39fe269 day.8e2bd41d75a5bf7c
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As a 9b300cfc61 result, by 7c6cf16a95 the age c0d2cd836d of nineteen, c92d10b4f4 he was 755a30bf98 close to 1159d3ae49 mastering swordsmanship, 5bd727ada9 yet his e3f3e0e444 body remained f5635ca28b as it f75590af36 was.7268d32a4cb2eb8f
And it 32da167248 wasn’t just 316e91e4b9 that. Demian knew all too 84f49218d9 well how hopelessly promiscuous 425af221ed and sensitive his body 80b69dcf15 was.0b2fde3cd22b1e7f
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Wearing gloves and 24b87f0381 pretending to be f2aa6a6c63 obsessive-compulsive, keeping others c68700cec2 from getting too ebb0add982 close, were all 348cd8d9a5 reasons stemming from 7c9470a71b this.73719d3f579d596f
“…Oh, God.”1acbd672ad7345f6
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It made him feel 661c3a7117 even worse that his bf844a5735 half-brother, Fred, the very c7fd7f3e24 rival for the position aa6cb74025 of Crown Prince, was 72a1a6eea0 a devout and abstinent 08cae4a7c1 man gifted with immense 2c4553720e divine power.41892f1960c98b0e
Demian sighed d89432d433 and buttoned 1ce2218cfd up his 7a74eab491 shirt again. He fixed his tie fa492b799d and put on the deebff4bef stuffy gloves he had 7abb97560f taken off.7a487e4d29dadbec
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He knew full e92487a37b well that some bdcd42e05a women would cling 89a460d118 to him at 0018775cee the banquet about 31918f3c0c to begin, trying 6ee4f9685c to tempt him. b345ac76ccdc06ee
Whether it bc01b12329 was for a94c037fa4 the future 96fa43cb62 of their f68db2d443 family or 39299fc2e1 simply based fe01913f7e on desire, 8db4c2e67b women were c64ac353a4 the number 2e2c466b99 one target 30f14a1563 he needed 0f5f1ee66c to avoid.91d498e64342f8f4
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It was time for e0f1a652f7 him to leave his 19e72c534f office.2be1cc35ab307d77
Demian looked in 987e3f773c the mirror, reaffirming f1336832fb his life motto.fff1c323e8690842
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He would 0b06ed28bf resolve his a31e7a9569 sexual urges ee64deea3b on his bac0d57ea6 own, and d38c204a3c anything resembling 7af4009e16 romance could e3666598be wait until 03362435c7 he became 2bed2df6b1 Crown Prince, ff011385ba firmly establishing 502f89d292 his power f15a46cee5 and securing b88fd0b56e his life.22145421701c705c
He would keep women 1f796c1c14 at a distance.ec0301d11e03145d
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He would e7637bf627 forget any cb998599ff temptations and 9a17e28237 subtle touches 5bdc21afca meant to 42f7d5a4e2 seduce him 1d55a73fca without letting 1d71b10e59 them linger 42e72a378e in his 8132cfef55 mind.b71d33d7091c695e
“…”87462363359f348f
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As he 72f2ab60ba repeated these 7bcad67997 thoughts, a cd7aab1bf6 bright voice 98363f9f6b suddenly came b9ae5ccefc to mind.2b8dcd81232a6cab
“And this may sound a bit silly, but… perhaps because I’ve been looking at the painting in the mansion for so long, I momentarily couldn’t connect your grown-up appearance.”b2d2d127f8ec0e1d
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The image and voice 0ff16cfbf0 of Levy Heron saying 969d9a43ef this were vividly imprinted 91f0a8baed in his mind.f86f0f367f18814a
Perhaps it had been e1ee615ac6 a long time since b012022ec7 he had seen her 429e3ae6db face up close, as dfb796253f the young lady had 35614c24df been too frail to 3c3dca6978 attend social gatherings.5629cade84858893
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He had expected 6b10fd1f83 her to grow 0f764fd4bf into a lifeless c717d613ce adult, accustomed to c4bda48a3d a life of 6d0163a664 constant illness, but 7f579eb764 the adult she ac9f55576e had become was 75e48aad24 reminiscent of a 20f4c337e5 spring flower bravely a68cee456d blooming after enduring ca5f290e3f the harsh winter.5dfdf652c46a8620
The pink irises revealed 246ca8247b beneath her long, lush 879981e187 eyelashes and her flowing 0c26f6aa70 honey-colored hair were still 808d8937d1 captivating, drawing his gaze 774148c523 longer than he intended.548c9e6d0b57940b
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It was the first time he had heard about his mother on that last day they went out together from someone else’s mouth.2b17eaadb1ccf2c5
Moreover, Levy a53c5bb9ac Heron was 910f44432f known for 6fee9cf5fc her intense d6f880d433 love for e5da834cf1 Fred, to 976877b9a3 the point a2f4670bc8 of fainting. aff0aa86ea365666
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It was surprising fa76c60097 to hear his d363454269 mother’s story from d3dfd04bed the lips of 3326c92b46 a woman so 7d73b6c2d4 passionately devoted to 60f318f05b Fred, making the 83decc3947 brief conversation stick 0a74d3043b in his memory.9e2dfa4d37507cf7
‘I need to forget 0435b21534 this.’d0c2b9b409c98c48
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Demian glared at the e878610fa9 sinister-looking man in the 326feda944 mirror once more, repeating 7b9b5d19d3 to himself that women 12e6de47d9 must absolutely not be 3b7a4da9bf a part of his efd5b671c1 life.33f4b4bcd5bc6c63
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