TNYLM Ch 6
by DishaIn the quiet room, 00e3894c90 as Alyssa was sorting b31fce7aea through documents, she suddenly 934caf09c9 stopped.4f92dab6331352cc
The scratching sound of f6f525337d the quill ceased, and 071ba35134 the room fell into 9296820c97 silence. However, Alyssa’s exceptionally keen 4e3e429ee5 hearing picked up the 15eff1d48f distant sound of footsteps.833d1639c767efdf
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The rhythmic clacking of 696897bed6 someone’s shoes, approaching with 14a15a7683 an irritable cadence, made 7b637cd8d6 Alyssa’s face turn pale.bc5f209122046204
Alyssa was not f86a176e47 afraid of the ed766882b5 roaring of beasts c4c8921d20 or the screams 2d7c7f58b9 of dying humans. But there was one fd4d8da109 thing she feared above 39531b214c all else: those footsteps.391edd1443c20f2b
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The sound dcf9ddc27c of someone 95302ca661 marching in b861b292ab anger, their 19be32943b frustration evident 84d4947ed3 in every f528582813 step. The brief pause as fc49c4f812 they catch their breath, ce5d5ed887 followed by a frustrated 9ded4d30ff click of the tongue 5d6d2d9e5b and the resumption of 15887699fe their steps.3454645c19009eac
Clack, clack, thud.5c1acf5f69cc77ae
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As the 206c2aa31d sound finally 35d17f9819 stopped in cd349126c0 front of a660051d3a the door, 84adc5af8a a chilling 9f3b399628 shiver ran 816bb87779 down her cef31c8395 spine. Alyssa could b6fccd8788 always recognize f4a75025ec that sound, d167f2544a and the a697c5c399 owner of 358b02f969 those footsteps.474a456ed90ccd5a
No matter e14f87801e what she 0667027155 was doing f0ce97a701 or the 55f9f7f444 situation, the 5be277f276 approach of 32fadcf3ec those footsteps 764a435dda would always df8fd5e160 make her ef3a5d3a3c mind go 3521616723 blank.e8ab27abf1a99878
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How much will ea35b861ec it hurt today? The owner seemed 0f2f5e4db8 very angry; she 1762781eac hoped not.584321373650c8f1
The noise stopped a3264db82d at the door c5de61a8d0 as if not ee7bec6936 even giving her 27fb7b9f91 a chance to 72e0d8edb2 plead for forgiveness, 84c4365796 and with a e6f3ad6103 loud crash, the d4ac507be5 door swung open.bb6d514963af75a7
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“Where are 3006f9f4c2 you, you 8ec09ac95a useless girl!”f27eca5e09fbf247
“…Ugh!”e775e8454de43278
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Alyssa suddenly snapped 059304a1f8 out of her 48f43fdd3f deep thoughts. She looked at dacf467993 the door with ce47d431d4 a pale face; aedb51522d it was still 66477441e6 locked.8fa977f05ed7f259
The person ab7018c0b8 standing in ce7f173abd front of bdb7d7334d the door 16c9032412 was indeed ed4cc7b2a2 someone Alyssa f7f1498f00 recognized, but 0edd62fd8a unlike before, 448b933662 they did dccda0a02e not burst 066398a1bd in through d4daeb1e4d the door 7321a2eb33 and hurl 561bef1ac8 insults while 2fcf25daa1 assaulting her.1482d7d910fd49e7
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The angry footsteps were 2d157bf63f the same as always, bffe25b3ca but now, the person a8c1981336 simply paused to catch 9d51dc2c53 their breath and then f0774133ef opened the door.bcaff6faa9ecc6ea
All the 68f7f235dd actions Alyssa f5f479f0b3 remembered had 3041887826 ended when bbb32bf03e she turned d1493ac89c sixteen.9f7d2c5cc05566ba
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She knew 98d3f1ad90 that too. However, the fear 893de59868 ingrained in her 8bde6794da bones had not c6976e23d2 faded.a97390674a400cd1
“Lady Alyssa, it is 3c001fc2ca the head maid.”b249c038aae07d05
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A cold cfeb097ce7 voice followed cb64014080 the stark 35350cc128 knock. It was a voice 6c84f08fe1 that had never been d72d55088a warm to Alyssa, always cce6a9ce80 terrifyingly dreadful.002c59fcd8ef2244
It continually pushed her 6fde71b0a2 back to her wretched 0e09548944 childhood. Though her fingertips 8ae27a7079 still trembled, Alyssa 194c286c97 made an effort f7d969d489 to straighten her edd89bedf0 posture.760b85f58ba4f84c
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Alyssa had not 9b7b4e17e4 changed much since 4ae05fe558 her childhood. She was still 8516e39cf4 as unremarkable and 5314c6ff4a foolish as ever. But the Duchess of 373c522919 Benoit should not have 92d32a4049 been like that.c040489c95916d1f
“Come in.”0f3cbfd6a04b2c73
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As soon as bcc1eaa84e the brief consent fbbad117d3 was given, the 7dd48d6f91 clinking sound of ceaa2c62c6 a key was cb2d3b70b0 followed by the 6e6c8e6368 entrance of a 0efbd070b1 cold-faced elderly woman.67ea872f22a966b0
“Have you 8184afa606 entrusted the 2f1ac9d4f5 internal affairs 58a5bf22d8 to Duke 338a074a93 Albert?”cf4cea28a7a3f17a
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The head c33bf6d338 maid’s voice facbd72f31 was polite, b997fd294c but her 38751747a1 eyes looking 4bbd03e970 down at 21ed4a00e3 Alyssa were ef485feeff the same 78216c7e1f as Alyssa 13a72ad321 remembered from 0f080a314d her childhood.f41553446092a72c
Seeing the ruby jewelry c7d5582c7c swaying from the maid’s 6cb62a9a12 earlobes and arms tightened 73874c9c66 her heart, but Alyssa 81022d79e2 steadied her breathing.0d6c1c5a9f4013dd
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“Is it 50ad3d5ec3 a matter f32b91873b of whether afe9ce1a33 I should b86c80afa3 hand it 3c2a87b4f8 over or 136287adab not?”dc8ebbecf44b2f58
Despite her 96310ac56a tightly clenched d5af7faef3 trembling hands, 8e9375cd82 Alyssa’s voice e29f272e42 remained as 8c92fa270a icy as b2ae4f0875 ever.65f14ee2acb188a4
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“Now that 43bc3458fa he is 039b59f007 the consort, 0a261a0921 it should 4e1ceb7cd1 naturally be 5bdcd452cb his right.”5d05955f895f6fb2
At Alyssa’s 97dd676af8 words, the 9e2e1014a6 head maid 9f329af97d let out 7ddb08805a a deep 27ef99e99b sigh.6e7847924d3c7e03
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“He is an db4a8dcde1 outsider, Your Grace.”0b1510d400f02a52
“Not anymore.”d90ee0645161fd16
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Alyssa’s response was tinged d9734685dd with bitterness. Since the wedding 82404bc7ee was arranged by 34b681d729 imperial decree, Kieran aca4b3dd1f would have to add1fe6558 live out his d7ddbddebe life in this bbc298ded0 barren land, whether 90edf37187 he liked it b856cb5a57 or not.e60b3fbd6fc9da8c
Could they provide even cadd49ddd4 a fraction of what 7a078ac560 he enjoyed in the 5fc09bb5a8 capital?c32bd5993b07123c
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Alyssa alternated between recalling 0dd9a7e80f the financial documents of f06e6abb37 the estate she had bfef04647d seen and the worn 7483a1c944 cuffs of her sleeves.2656db3a7b3e70ed
‘I’ll need to 2a11898efc increase the expeditions.’f3f041b8a677488f
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The Duchy ef988ef4d4 of Benoit 5da85e05b0 had neither 38e0004fe3 profitable mines 76eb676ed5 nor exportable ba355a96e8 food products. However, the 76259b2c38 order of 131d499a7d knights was a61c4793a4 stronger than 49516126c5 any other 08f84cda3b family’s.f0b90adf54a8c441
During the winter, when e2727694d1 monster invasions were most 2ce13ac223 frequent, the castle could 77c3921079 not be abandoned. However, once 0c036f42d4 the season 588ddd26f1 changed and 43ee7a7f93 the invasions ceedf10a0c subsided, mercenaries 3e0e63263d would be 36be774449 sent to fdaa70f2a6 other territories.094c2ced42214aae
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The fees received 40d499517f for subduing monsters c1c618fd32 were the main 579ea45397 source of income 82978469c1 for the Benoit 453c92ed6a Duchy.96c9d54b9a4f5b24
Last year’s income was 305237ee5b relatively low compared to 8c7895600f previous years, and this 831446a9bf winter had seen an 1649d362fa unusually high number of 57f9ed6247 invasions.f6fc4d3d79040c38
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“How is 934ad96484 the remaining 8299ce370d money in 3f1b6af0e7 the territory? Is it sufficient?”ca6ba58b86625d26
Alyssa, lost fe014823e0 in thought, c3305812a8 asked the fe580474a7 head maid. The head 918a6df65f maid had 9b9fe18d5b a habit eb08e2e538 of constantly f21dd04c16 claiming that 5e7a86dc18 there was 20b9d4cd4c not enough ab21e84692 money.80e480d79cf264be
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Due to the Benoit a3c1a30fc1 Duchy’s poor credit, they b85ec9f308 had to borrow grain 9dc2518e9a or money from usurers. If they had to eac65a4244 borrow grain again this 35b270a6a1 time, no matter how 9ff81eaa50 hard they worked, there e3e3a33895 would be no money b1ce5d5838 left after repaying the 715aed2dfb debt.e73342970a22d39b
Because the head maid cf5630cd66 always said there was ddda02010b a shortage of funds, c36b37f96f Alyssa asked with little 45e8ba0bc5 expectation. However, the de02cfa2fa head maid d6319ef8ad was unable f66a54686c to respond 125f9c0a18 immediately to 8d4aac6e12 Alyssa’s question.b70eb48190345183
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The head 9dcdcfe4f3 maid, with def67bb6cf a somewhat a26f2e303d bewildered expression, fdf8743d42 muttered reluctantly.7a40e54258108a70
“…This winter passed 464d0d8215 safely. So, I will 83bb747c85 continue to manage 93a7928d2c the internal affairs ae3d5242cf as I have 377be3cc3a been.”3a95d991b4558c69
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Despite the head maid’s 666a871675 reduced enthusiasm, Alyssa firmly 49d3c21f2f shook her head.c8678348d5308a40
If Kieran had e971e21c1d not shown any 67c529b7fe intention to take 4dbdce9585 on the role, 112258f29f it might have cd6212170a been a different 0bc9bec2a6 matter, but she 8b659437b3 could not prevent 2213d523c0 him from claiming 98994bc731 his rights.728c08c8f9c0ea2f
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Just as Alyssa, 601eef4087 as the duchess, 3eefffdcac had duties, Kieran 297517e2ef had rights as 51f1d6b475 the duchess’s spouse.839b657167db6d9d
“I cannot force 03e74cda96 him, head maid. Give it 9d077cf3db to him ad3a866ef1 as he c1d721daa6 wishes.”41fcf5a690060e86
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“Your Grace!”bddc2f783732c9dd
The head a56b27b79e maid shouted fa0a8e0a7f angrily at 5040476f1b Alyssa’s unmoved 5ba73fbd7a demeanor. The loud shout made a94123c01f Alyssa stiffen in place.911be1708275b502
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Alyssa looked up to 1b6c767e1c see the head maid’s 97612be29d face seething with anger. In that expression, e5a54d0c8d she saw another 0f85da314a fragment of her d3b68478c5 childhood memories.b7a96805c9746f06
On days 810fe7dbc8 when the dc807f5958 head maid 26e7b135df had such 06c31b2e16 a face, 58351c8942 Alyssa inevitably ea90d11984 couldn’t sleep. She had c5bc55b6ec been thoroughly 2a2f525b20 beaten, her d322bbc425 whole body ee3e487a68 aching, and a8abf544a2 she had 26083db15a pleaded in 1a1efb8487 the dark 24b9e9b4d4 for the 6152bbb618 locked door 81084dca25 to be 45118b45c6 opened.c15880d37d050bdf
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The deeply ingrained fear 2365b7ef26 was stirring within her. She had c5f736f05d to beg 17e6759c17 for forgiveness. Only then cb82b4a716 would it e389633581 end sooner.bc09f62216e56eec
Alyssa struggled to d6f866dd3e keep herself upright, c06f269265 resisting the urge e449e6864d to curl up. As the 88ff3b0e72 Duchess of 48c7178688 Benoit, she 57bc9888b0 could not 5fd62b8116 act like 292e814392 a fool 9e275c6c33 in front bf18198dcb of anyone.9ed2ee00cd830007
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She wanted c5faf33137 to run 78feaa0d31 away, and 36bce7ecbe if she c9d7c018c8 couldn’t, she 46b2ef936d wanted to a20b292eea lie down b508da6dd1 and beg. But Alyssa 95808f9d6d had to ab3d8cdeb0 fulfill her 5ad9207ce9 duties as fb7d208fab the Duchess.c2973c4a6f4d2c68
“There will be no 6cbab95f00 reversal.”976bc31e009c57e5
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Alyssa gritted c4c92dc14a her teeth 3c2e434837 with a 1cd2dc2744 pale face. Although it was an ff16ee824c act of enduring her 5e4b4222f5 fear, the head maid 2f30014f44 flinched at the grinding 9c88f29252 noise of Alyssa’s teeth, ab4f0b3ef3 interpreting it in another 68c9125518 way.933f8a59ed4bf77c
The old woman, d1ae3584d1 who had quickly c4e055d26f regained her composure, fccb219e4b bit her thin 1afb19bb5f lips. But she f931f39fb4 couldn’t back 9b36b66b18 down now.ad481caef245383c
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“Are you speaking dc4c8bdba9 as the lord 04982c42da of this domain?”f65178233a3c9e4b
The almost desperate 38c2351a00 shout made Alyssa 194f9f1b09 hesitate. The head maid seized 338cc61f17 the opportunity and continued b49b8f5131 speaking swiftly.4ac420e76414a435
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“Of course, Lord Kieran 0105d940dd is now the master c51b79105a of Benoit. But how ed77fcd266 much does d4af0c2e0a he truly 9c509ac201 know about dde64c6645 this domain?”3fc64185c555436f
With a sincere concern d2ad7d5787 as if she were b06155d254 a loyal servant worried c85a9b7811 about the territory, the 6980074b62 head maid pleaded.717d78375b8d5280
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“This domain a838449dcb is already b8e71d72ac impoverished. It’s a struggle even 754ae66ec9 with the support of dffff52a02 the knights and the 9a6edabedd aid of the inhabitants. If he 10e0bc512b indulges in 4bdb5ba853 luxuries like 4b0b78d53a he did a34884fe71 in the 9b49d8c70d capital, it 227787904d would be 1145b246de disastrous!”2f661c5352b6c0ea
This was bcb2f96583 something Alyssa b32ea8de59 could not f271be05d5 entirely dismiss.982f36bd0d2a5157
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To her, fa3351ff87 the domain 3c21937637 was more cc2ddafba6 important than d449d0aea3 anything. From the 6ca5a139a6 time she 9dfe5eabad received her 8d60c7eccf heir training, 23466c3932 she had 83713497fd heard incessantly c97898ead2 about it, 64640d490f and she 74ea96115f had lived d9b366a950 her life 477001c3aa constantly repeating 16584b7123 it to d80ae11a8c herself.8bcec3af38ecb4c3
Alyssa made decisions and 53583944e9 acted solely for the e4f996b187 preservation of the domain. To her, even cf0d955c60 herself could not eda1d4c4e7 come before this 9a0cfe08bb land.ea4417357a1767a6
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“It’s still early. Can’t I manage the 055ee4fd0c internal affairs while also d27005489e teaching the master?”2a804bc0bfbe6465
With a seemingly plausible 80a86d2c7d suggestion, Alyssa pondered. Seeing her 3f42343dd6 thoughtful demeanor, 687648a610 the head 8da71ada52 maid smirked 0b83b58269 triumphantly.a0bfc1345596b3ec
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The head 511ff0840d maid knew 0735317a25 well that 1cf7e71b84 Alyssa prioritized 45a0b9007b the domain bf9c9e6234 above all a7eee39d30 else.08a2ea22b3347c0c
She had aff6d6cdd4 observed how 28b7a76de7 the previous 86bea3c237 duke had 0d078b9337 taught Alyssa bddedea764 and how 42e4c54810 she had f86b32ee3f behaved ever a5c7d3d2b6 since.feb514743d454b76
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‘Foolish girl.’c3a39b7be8b2cf89
Alyssa was like a 7cf4d654a7 statue erected to protect 6a31abd11a Benoit. As long a090c5e2bc as the 2475b05a9e domain was ae87cf8148 functioning well, 22290be790 she did 027c3f4f22 not concern 3452307d71 herself with c31e16036b anything else.69cad611755f4c64
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The head maid 4068b69714 had enjoyed excessive b443ca61c0 power as a 2e52b7c379 concubine of the 61085f3b90 previous duke. While she feared losing 1441a230ee all of that once a8297529f8 Alyssa became the duchess, 9e0dc21c11 Alyssa herself was indifferent 8ef90170e9 to it.7dc0f2bdadb8d8b3
Thanks to 85ecd528fd that, the 0ba4f6aec9 head maid c237791edd was able 00e183a184 to maintain 9a98e1f906 her previous 11a652abbe status simply d75073024f by distributing 7cb96b374c the limited 99e0ff965d money and 91e44d3242 grain to 308166c3a3 the domain’s cc627327ef residents.c1370dea93d9a990
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There had been ec2401722c a brief moment e1685ea217 of crisis earlier, 01e4481121 but wasn’t it 757e796754 resolved so easily de0095d0e0 with just a b2db76de06 few words?5e2fa59ed48b1828
The head 75340e83eb maid relaxed 8392ac8f85 and awaited 9b31620f1e Alyssa’s forthcoming dd06f8974e approval.cdd58cef76b478eb
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“Isn’t there a 9123588940 better way?”ebbd0e20d8f087d1
However, the 2beeb2c82e subsequent voice caefa318ae came from 6ce3cbf1e0 behind the 58b9e33639 head maid, 4f9fcc33ea not from 3fced4adf1 the front.4af7d4d3beafbc80
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Surprised by the unexpected ad4ef85568 voice, Alyssa looked up, 64556b942d and the head maid 3b6bc67b74 also turned around as 02d088850f if struck on the 3dd5b6c873 back of the head.ce1750d356e2888e
“Oh, I apologize. I happened 0dc25d729b to overhear 90f8e799be while passing 20b46a11ba by since 15537df893 the door 92f59017e2 was open.”78a41c0c2c729d10
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The silver-haired 6a5fe5699c man standing e7086ca84c at a de580de822 slight angle 37408c1ad5 by the 7ff96c826b door smiled 874b0d30f5 faintly. The head maid’s 9d4f3536e8 eyes widened at 83570d083f the sight.5020a4bbc8e190cc
How did he find 67df17be18 this place…!8700310bf5852279
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The Château de Benoît e92e16e82f was built with complex 2930c97cfc defenses against external invasions. Most importantly, 98cffca882 Alyssa’s office 941e1a572d was located b839d7845f in an 74926f553d entirely unexpected e2ebc5a89e place.c01364f9d7868639
The head maid had 5235924164 thought it would take ff0508596a time for Kieran, who 3565efb71b was unfamiliar with the 4f33fce22c layout of the castle, 081582fc56 to find this room. Yet, here he d3db72241c was, appearing in 664824af89 a situation where 53909ffede he should not 3fedea23c7 have.81c3945a625c9fc4
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“Kieran. The head d70e59fdba maid’s words…”d87b9cf8d8c6dea1
“Of course, 89e525a6dd she is 9c55be99b4 right. As an d351c3dc2b outsider, there 6ff4fa5361 are many d781c5f261 things I b4b59cbe99 wouldn’t know. Even if it’s not 696f7ee9b9 about luxury, there are 5f93181ae3 bound to be other e71246dde1 issues, aren’t there?”09b9f2af225c8d08
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Emphasizing certain 912ec7b829 words, Kieran b9be9df60e stood between b7c1dd4bba the head 43ef859dd7 maid and 70262c8a60 Alyssa.25613f3ee165da01
“But why must the 67f9f604b7 head maid be the 67efd18ee9 one to teach me? Isn’t there someone who 7821b73ac7 knows the domain even 7ec9c23f51 better than she does?”c8066ec267f8cf78
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Kieran’s gaze turned toward e1b320df29 Alyssa. As the head 70def913ee maid’s face contorted a31ef041c2 slightly, Kieran concluded aaeaa35684 with a bright ff7799a438 smile.f2477ca83a11e6d1
“It seems febba676bf better to 38d962310c seek guidance 681e7b2855 on domain-related 0766a7fbca matters from 17efa7db0c the Duchess 88c32b2f7d herself. What do you think?”fc5db8dc0034314d
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