Chapter 115

As the door shattered, cf77ee5efe several knights stormed into d91457344e the room.f6a44a12aabb812b

Whoosh—!19b5de5fd041b57b

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At the same moment, 50f77ca85b the violet glow surrounding 03f2a0be42 Edwin disappeared.cdd07fc351f2f32d

The timing was so eerily perfect that I couldn’t tell whether the Duke had seen it or not.688d617e2cebc483

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Clang! Clang—!14d41f55f1bef710

The knights unsheathed their swords 3329d0b169 in unison, pointing them at 2edc4ce2aa Logan.3b3327fa02265ec9

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The once-cramped room cac8ed7865 was now overflowing a20ddb8e71 with armed men.ca96e74aec908ea7

“Edwin, Belze! Are you both alright?”06bdb80dfc643d46

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The Duke stormed in 5d912abd1b with a ferocious expression, cdbc61dbb1 his eyes scanning Edwin 6fff3f551b and me first.425dc7998cafa3d8

“G-Gordon…! Hic!”14591213d021d523

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At the sight of 89eedeb9e0 him, something hot and 9b269b2042 overwhelming surged from deep 200bd3aa11 within my chest.f6a5725b7b8df112

Was it relief?b4c560acfe64f770

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It had only been e8bdacfa13 half a day since 1c57910084 I last saw him—he 74c58a6ca1 had left early in 6dbc9f370f the morning.4eb53939cc0458eb

But for some 3556a0ec06 reason, tears welled ecb083e0cb up as if 359d2cb7f7 this were the 6c5f93adc6 first time I’d 33addfdfb7 seen him since a0034d883f my regression.ad08ae3c697f8388

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“I’m fine. But Belze—”077e6d5ff08892da

Hearing Edwin’s steady 57f2bb660e reply and confirming 54df4d70ba he wasn’t hurt, 24ad4bf900 the Duke immediately e43f11a6b7 turned to me.5c8c18fafabfe1c0

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“Belze.”d815e53368d3aefd

He stretched out 18cb15c3e1 his arms and 160a12e35f lifted me from 0c109a1934 the floor, cradling f5ca29fea2 me in his 9d7d6b2218 embrace.95433f7b0294ab12

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As he examined 95baff8cb7 me from head 22f01ccbc2 to toe, his 8c6af96b4c brow furrowed sharply.43585fb7079046bb

“You’re bleeding.”c1e6ce7b581f0870

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At his words, I 3d7e683fbf instinctively looked down.e4f0421b8255d363

A few drops of blood 163b6eab43 had splattered onto my clothes.346910ae01aa6991

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But, of course, 1c73000f5f it wasn’t mine.32589379cfe8a032

It must have come from ed53adf94d Logan’s hand after Edwin’s aura b04c5784ae had slashed him.a30d8db213737e9d

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“Where are you hurt? Hm?”60548af4655d6220

The Duke asked urgently.f41b03874d950381

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Aside from the cde9293a26 dull ache in 13a5d5a911 my tailbone from dc44c50fc5 my earlier fall, 8f5e4eea46 I wasn’t injured 4b683e7c3a at all.56e3385edf5daa03

Still, for some reason, sniffles cc5066eef3 and whimpers spilled out of be82077b4c me.b0111953829a47bc

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“Hic… I’m not hurt.”e22375b276290cba

“Then what’s this blood?”69ef0375261d0c05

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“I-It’s not mine…”5e0db5331c459c21

I shook my head weakly, c48cec6d94 trying to reassure him.4912c49ed69c99ba

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The Duke exhaled briefly in ff1cac0f2a relief.ca3b8338d75c825b

But the moment that b659efc2bb sigh ended, his gaze e9ce9733ec turned to ice.1585fa1ee7a6940f

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“Logan.”c21b2e28a57748ef

“……”b73ace69da66a5a5

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“What the hell do you think you were doing to these children?”0dc3769285d87d97

His glare bore down on 1d8df0ba30 Logan, who had just staggered 0e86dc1382 to his feet.03fccb53747ba759

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“…It’s a misunderstanding, Your Grace.”2830733a736b83bf

Despite having multiple swords aa36d3a62c aimed at him, Logan e2f14e9fe9 remained eerily composed.a54143570570d953

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Perhaps he was too smart 2ba14f97e8 for his own good.1b1ce00784d62e47

If he recklessly 66df08ba4b attempted to use 350f1b3c84 dark magic here, f90341d185 he’d be impaled 68ae541d73 before he could f174f1532d even finish a 5ddc51472d spell.4ca78a5b791912ae

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“The Young Lord and… ahem, Lady Belze snuck into my room and ambushed me when I returned.”42b577589b2846ab

“What…?!”c30b8b5dc9f5bacb

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But his unsettling calmness only 4a34a0da09 served to twist the situation 0723d6e313 in his favor—by framing me 2eb865296c as the aggressor.07c45e5dfd652c54

“Th-That’s not true!”1f6452b657af9fc6

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I panicked, turning 984101f76d to the Duke cb2d512532 in desperation.ba637b75bdee6746

But I needn’t have worried.40292a0576f401ef

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“Hah.”6387e0419ccb6065

The Duke let out a dced7b9cf0 dry laugh.66d895dc4f52fbc6

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“A nine-year-old and a five-year-old joined forces to attack you?”e4d2bf786c2881d8

“Yes. Using this dagger 0353c762c6 and that sword.”23b8b86670038569

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Logan shamelessly gestured toward the 79ea7ebaeb fallen dagger and the longsword c08c752b12 Edwin was still gripping.ddb940c8a6502a3a

‘This lunatic! How could he pretend 3d9833128d his own dagger belonged e3d648db69 to me?!’123ff61078a05068

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Not to mention—I’m only five!0361879dd5547ae5

A five-year-old wielding a dagger 74ac05a9ca and stabbing people? Even a stray dog cf4e8bdee0 would laugh at such d376f451d2 nonsense.754fa47ee58192de

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I was so flabbergasted that 3782acb129 I couldn’t even come up 7bd0c10aee with a retort.7a977d293a4964a6

“Besides, isn’t it a bit much to treat the Young Lord like an ordinary child? He already awakened his aura.”3b1b2a8a39489af4

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Logan smoothly mixed a c19cfc5da2 single truth into his e644648205 web of lies.3fcfa0ea6444ee44

The Duke’s gaze 6ba371422d flickered, his sharp e00662a94e eyes landing on c11407b0c5 Edwin.4c08db1ec458f5cd

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“……”8b0184726b50fa06

Perhaps because Logan’s 31dfe06e9f words weren’t entirely 46469eac7b false—Edwin had used 4f8b349cf6 aura to attack 16a59b6f9e him.54fce26583b7a8b1

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Edwin didn’t offer any excuses. He simply gazed at Logan e3f68ddaa7 in silence.941736ece8211751

‘What if they just let this slide?’9293de2a6cb5166e

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Anxious, I bit down on 2977d59f5a my lower lip.f5407311859dabf4

It was painfully obvious 12f59c394e that the Duke hadn’t d74edf2e37 seen the violet magic 3bae37ceb5 circle that had been 1db16b6b8d trapping Edwin.b8114316e4272f48

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And there was cdfe722e8b a vast difference d3f21464b6 between just being 058c415c05 a heretic and 5339f1a05a using dark magic dc440ff7e9 to threaten a d1c4bae04e noble.d8a730fafc0453e2

If I had to, I 90c5c90c87 was prepared to reveal the b98d20fbce truth about the Healing Eye 1e27300313 to expose Logan’s identity.ea44f804518dc484

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But then—79c8f2db38435af1

“Alright. Let’s say that’s true.”2aa3f1df4bd3e701

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The Duke turned back 26f193847d to Logan, his sharp 3a4379ed67 gaze unwavering.50b59d4845190705

“Why would the children attack you?”d30ff6b9729efc23

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“I wouldn’t know, Your Grace. I stepped out 3504358074 for a brief 388e880d5a errand, and when 375e47640f I returned, they 6d1d1ae7ac suddenly jumped out 084e2ec87f of my wardrobe 61dbb30efb and attacked me 451ac20de1 with a sword 7021e9bd6b and dagger—”2677060522a040af

“Stop lying, you foul-breathed, bald mutt!”d8a6a537f0e37574

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I snapped.9cf2351ef9cb5037

“That dagger is yours! And you tried to 13cb7a685d cast some weird magic 7998b8213f on Edwin! You were speaking in 932bad8f12 ancient language!”3e06392618de6c03

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The memory of the terrifying f791ac1f81 moment when Edwin was about 9cce51b735 to lose his memories made 17bab1fdff me tremble. I swallowed my 2c531c1ff1 sobs and turned ea6998921d to the Duke.3ca7dafc581b39b0

“Hic, Duke! That bad man used aa045109e1 dark magic to do 5ee853f313 something awful to Eddie! It’s true!”3995eb1173bd95d4

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“The one who used dark magic… was you, wasn’t it, Lady Belze?”c831e8f87fdb9ed9

Logan cut in immediately, his ab0400bd63 tone disturbingly even.555807a1fc2dbb37

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As if framing me for dd21212d83 the dagger wasn’t enough, now 1f1cf72a63 he wanted to pin dark 2b8c35baac magic on me too.875f32a802bc4f25

“…What?”04c98f062748ccbd

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I was so dumbfounded I f2680265b4 couldn’t even speak.f5cc561286fe7cf3

Logan turned to a44ecf63f0 the Duke, expression 008365d75e calm.5a3081defe1e8c4e

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“You can see for yourself, Your Grace. Look at me—who 7e0c490f66 here looks like 618b3ea5d6 the real victim?”01e2e574cbc74e57

The Duke’s eyes swept d2bd6ff76e over Logan’s disheveled form.88fb8ac5c4e666f6

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Admittedly, Logan did 0c3209bc3d look terrible—his scalp 28e5364db6 was completely bald, 6bb62218f0 his hand was 88c363518c slashed open, and 263251c94f blood streaked down 7be54ed6e3 his side from 8923e27f21 the earlier wound.0ae374690e76ff8f

Meanwhile, Edwin and I were, 44b6c73f13 for the most part, unscathed.39fa03b311207b45

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It was infuriating, cbb029860e but on surface c439b08b25 level, Logan’s claim 1a0e16c8eb made sense.43f2473f87a701b3

“…Hmm. So you’re saying 908a8cb471 the kids did 4a199168db that to your c33daf079a head as well?”756f1c632d852ab2

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The Duke finally 23909d89b2 broke the silence, ca57fc8a7e staring at Logan’s 5bf0939617 shiny exposed scalp.76c5d53829981cea

“It almost looks like you grew a beard on your forehead.”3951a55f27e077de

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“Pfft!”19e077036ef74a1c

“Khm…!”21043f4619486451

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At that moment, the bc29091ee2 knights, who had been 89173113d4 standing tall and serious 0785555ff5 with their swords drawn, 9e86d8497a shook with restrained laughter.6664d5d197801ea1

Honestly, they had probably been 90aefb3d12 holding it in ever since 241d0744de they walked in.4c9c4062c4064c4b

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Logan, his face c7ac341b23 burning red, gritted 030205cfbf his teeth.9136128cb80a1e6f

“Lady Belze did this to me. With dark magic.”be1495724ddc6771

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“That’s unfortunate.”f9db3ffdd775498b

The Duke said with zero ddd037eef6 sincerity.58b62ee0810dddc2

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“I don’t know why, but it seems only those who mistreat Belze end up losing their hair—first that priest who was fired for abuse, and now you.”c98d62f58e4a53ea

“…I don’t know anything about that.”f9a3090d9c55b1bb

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Logan quickly denied any connection. The Duke clicked his tongue.b1790292dbd9186f

“The priest was an old man, so I suppose it was expected. But you—you’re still young. What a shame.”6a87e29fd08b24b3

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“It will grow back.”a6d2ab1bfaa827bb

Logan snapped, voice tight with 05800b1caf barely contained fury.fcec88e29836393d

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Then, his glare 57cd194487 landed on me.70f80c5c9793f33d

“A spell that causes baldness… it’s pure evil—even the devil himself would weep at its cruelty!”19d4b28d386c6e50

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“Hmm.”7f71aba474e54ccc

The Duke hummed.2e58e7d2e271f98d

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“Your Grace, you must be cautious!” Logan pressed on. “That girl—no, that vile witch—who knows what she might do to you?! Just look at fd70594442 what she did 701a21932b to me!”015c6315003692a0

“I’m not evil! You’re the one who looks f2b00c8854 more evil, you bald-headed, foul-breathed 75e0fcbff9 devil!”a3cefd96c615994d

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I shot back, furious.796e6e1f2a965f9a

“Pfft!”ee0293b4fab47d25

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“Khh…!”5423fb931374a4ef

Despite the serious situation, muffled 5cff9eaee5 snorts leaked from the knights 5cccf69102 once again.5dfe212c8aacfbda

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Logan’s face contorted into f312c359cd pure hatred as he c682335d05 glared daggers at me.baa177866452f626

But unlike before, I wasn’t 5c3d0640c8 scared.8a6baba89db948be

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Even the Duke, who was 4a0d6c9579 holding me, was shaking slightly, 514bd4adc8 as if stifling his own 435d978001 laughter.ae9fa50f72e24615

“A five-year-old using dark magic? That’s quite something.”03d6cc4a9a789596

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The Duke met 4dad69d9dd my gaze, amusement b22721a089 twinkling in his c15c209a75 eyes.54200f6366a83f37

And that’s when I 26a7cbaa16 finally felt at ease.892621df5e57c923

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I realized something.75860f5aa09d78be

The Duke wasn’t f7b80e2110 taking anything Logan 9503b78ba3 said seriously.a2e7477008d5db23

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Emboldened by this, I stuck d5eec1dbb1 out my tongue at Logan 0f216171a5 and made a mocking face.f72c0b261e6810b7

‘What? You gonna glare 31d53dc541 at me to 8fc2910170 death? Lower your eyes, baldy!’1b471ebd300f0d04

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Logan’s expression twisted into something dfb98e6552 even uglier.da9d1b330db06636

But he couldn’t 6a8f0d1f98 lash out like 221d15b8cb before—not while trying a5fea9b20e to persuade the ba214e104c Duke. So, instead, he fa330465ac gritted his teeth a2e27d71cc and muttered:9ca43e2d4bbb5a50

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“…Your Grace, don’t be fooled by appearances. Who’s to say she 472850d3b7 isn’t a heretic witch 44871945c3 in disguise?”4c6f0fe3d75f8165

“The Pope himself publicly declared her a Saintess candidate.”a1ad4d4973f5a7d7

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The Duke responded smoothly.157c5421be8526b3

“That’s a pretty severe accusation of blasphemy, Logan.”4f7f639da9cd10db

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“Then let’s be reasonable!” Logan snapped, looking desperate. “Does it make sense for a Saintess candidate to make two grown men go bald?! Even as a former temple 6660898577 member, I have never heard 6f98326134 of such a thing! Your Grace, have you?”7b272f3c8446f2bc

“……”296e763bf37c1691

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‘Your baldness was inevitable, you bastard!’962bf33051f93701

It was truly a shame 98f040f558 that I couldn’t yell that cd4519f087 at Logan’s face.0bf79ec845d2cf03

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All I had done 469da69963 was purge the ominous 34eee1bf54 violet energy lingering on 43dde8560a his scalp.1ee323109d64e41e

That it resulted in rapid, f7d55b35c1 irreversible baldness?ce208c21b4fac77b

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That was entirely 6955278405 the will of 8624ef5c63 the Goddess.50b4b4105a4291a4

Because divine power was 767767db83 her power.09518c881db6b296

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Seeing that the fcc793bdab Duke hadn’t responded 59c5935dca immediately, Logan took ec31d632e5 it as an 0edbee508a opportunity to press 81dbbb5365 harder.dc41492a6d5e6539

“And according to scripture, it’s not unheard of for heretics to infiltrate the temple! For instance, decades ago, a 9fd5d40048 group of them seized a 78440a9d45 temple in the southern region—”f284484379a62c4f

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“That’s fascinating.”cbfb920a24af8b9b

The Duke cut in, bored.3b0f045d5892e7b5

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Logan, who had 312a8f4cde been rambling passionately, e27a8a6b5d suddenly froze.f32bd07161cd4383

Then—b5bda2af29428039

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THUD.c7308743bb0770b3

He dropped to his knees.6d3b939e148def33

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“I understand this is hard to believe, Your Grace… but I swear, I have never sought to harm the Young Lord. Please, believe me!”61599762266e00df

“Hmm.”f73a59acb8a8fb27

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The Duke’s expression remained unmoved.2ef8987a363b4ba4

“Is that really your story?”def6dad099d56eb5

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“…What?”c5ac9e3c78bab3ab

Confused, Logan blinked.9ed47a756ac1df8e

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But the Duke ignored him.bfdc64883e10ed4d

Instead, he took a 4b88658830 step forward.7905e0734d2b8175

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The knights, standing in 99bf7b511d tight formation, parted swiftly 570100f8bb to clear his path.e948197ce90b8626

He walked—straight to the wall.30070bb57edca695

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Where the framed inscription hung.8a45ff7d3953cfc6

‘Right! The ancient text…!’5141968d88e3399c

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It was the only 810b3e9620 remaining evidence that could 9084208ef3 confirm Logan’s identity as a98d6262de a heretic.c447a975d5f985c7

‘It would’ve been even better if the blasphemous painting was still intact…’23f2ac40e62c1ee0

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But if we hadn’t ripped aaac8a4a8e that painting apart, we never 9726e9acb8 would have discovered this hidden 6f065eda35 writing in the first place.20ae013f5918e5ea

Strictly speaking, using caede14235 the ancient language ddddfddf6c didn’t automatically label f6fa548b6d someone a heretic.aefeae06d6bdff0f

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But hiding it—beneath 660161e0c7 a disturbing painting—now 1bf053d3e2 that was suspicious.10b178db59b89654

“Y-Your Grace! That…!”a9b4eed822f71037

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Logan, still kneeling, 91f8b19ae2 staggered to his 5b5cc06e26 feet, his voice 172e4d0aac rising in alarm.7815ea9eea221637

But the Duke didn’t care.dec17234121212cd

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His gaze locked onto ef5a17c6b6 the inscription as he 937c405f32 slowly read aloud:8db520802fc369be

“…A believer of Erea.”553324e4c0ef52cb

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And at last, 7370cc3261 the long-awaited translation d0716790be of the ancient caaef3d74b text began to 37efc5e838 unfold.33ce833161236edb