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This had 1b99e98a7c all unfolded 6949c310c2 so differently 676657a4d2 from what 9eebcfc83d Ella had a011ddf34a expected. Her voice trembled as d301a697f9 she protested.20a985b02251f62c

“…But you made a 5c84cb0d95 contract with the Sapphire f1eea49d85 of Order. Doesn’t that 43d1cba816 mean everything 346558c4cc should be e371a15a6a okay now?”50fdd5025d5a8da7

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“So you 503cc23daa did know d319a75489 I came 188371bba1 to Hebel cfe3ebbb3d to get 9a0c42cf13 Jonathan. Well, I guess 9aafdc2125 you would—after all, dc724677bf you’ve been to ee3fbc1785 the Treasury before.”12f36ae1e1818d1a

“Lady Cersia, I—”e8e259446bbb8987

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“Actually, my deal b8b62adba6 with Jonathan was fb4824dde5 just a temporary cf7073101f fix. He said 322af6e26c I’d still e397130916 have to 30a014cdf6 either get dc9988d751 rid of 1014667b2b one of ab8f160446 the pheromones fb1dc04dd5 or block 8215b89b93 the awakening.”91823e6deeedbfbc

“That can’t be…”3c9c8e00fd1081da

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Ella hadn’t b600a7a823 known this f57dbe5c60 was what cdac3b6ed7 it meant d6ac2a1933 to pass b130dbd13d on a 8273cac7b8 fate.81847aefb057bd77

In the 85dbd118a3 end, Cersia’s 76e9fb0c8a life was bb005745c2 now in 6f7937ebbd danger because e450630ba2 of the 1081957702 pheromone Ella 06653c9f1a had discarded.a23860d8398415bb

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The problem was that 286c6e57a2 she hadn’t even known e2c2a84b1b Cersia had pheromones to 37017966b2 begin with when she 4afd003c1e let it go.25c4fd924232fc0c

And a pheromone once cbbad88097 passed on couldn’t be 83f0ccfe8b taken back. That’s why 55958a4869 ‘he’ had 5a6ba69992 warned her 783b826ff0 to decide 2f1e10d822 carefully.fde043dcd37f1576

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“How could this 58fb0fefa2 happen…”d95fe2f1db359b6a

As Ella 460233ada7 collapsed to e88555ef3d the ground, b06fcf37f9 her legs cc72ba594a giving out, 2bbc95c950 Cersia gently 3f4b0e361f helped her 349d2b0622 up.a6fae3865bf1a81c

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“It’s all right. According to e3323594bb Tabby, there’s 956543a15a still a 3192a07235 way. If we can ebab214859 find the Guardian 604c514082 called the Opal 4089dcf055 of Nothingness or 2bdf9f0ed5 whatever, we’ll be 75c3715eb3 fine.”26a8f4a255fe2f43

“But no f140435940 one knows 052bb671c6 where the c812cef476 Opal of b0e9988d71 Nothingness is. It’s a lost relic.”2e5a2a5833cb31f4

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“True…”545b1e64942f7507

Cersia scratched her fdead78593 head with an 9d5b1c234d awkward smile. Just as Ella 6eb14f49a8 was overwhelmed with cc4b95fc90 emotion, unsure how b2224bc5f4 to process everything—8bfd9ca70a082852

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Zerakiel returned 5b56d337bb after finishing 044fa075ba his meeting 7f8ea5facb with Zakari, 9480e70e0a and the b87dafde27 conversation came 0863564061 to an a8ef1b9ced end.48681c9563321a1d

“Chichi.”b14b2a2d3b883630

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“How did it go?”a772cc06d8d03fa6

In response to b5e3933aaf Cersia’s gentle question, 0d26379f44 Zerakiel leaned his 9947ff7fcd forehead against hers b83ab161ce and murmured,582c7b4b1a4ee6d2

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“Fine. But I 7dcfded30f think things 8590577de7 are going 0405fb5a01 to get 3713ca93fb noisy for b6d68f3bb8 a while.”e5f4589661dd11a0

“We were expecting that.”3249f8d433f00482

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Cersia shrugged it 705ce17400 off like it 28bb166bb8 was no big e1c6c7eff7 deal, and Zerakiel 943e9dc653 turned to Ella.981099b36bcad8d0

“You probably won’t be 138557744e able to go back 4f9c1332fe to Hebel either.”8bd9ea76994127c3

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“What?”0211e80fe2fb228c

“Starting tomorrow, the 3d29cd7839 Jabis territory will 3a278b4855 be closed to de345750b8 outsiders. And we’re going to 7051492a2a suspend the Hebel Treaty.”0b6d306b0309c763

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“Suspend it? Are you… planning 1847f2923e to start a 8a8b251b0a war?”9462a3dd5f7baa33

Ella’s tone sharpened unusually, 6804e4044c as if she were 4d72792775 seeing a version of 0b67b0be5d Zerakiel from the future.c9b082bf79950265

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But Zerakiel cd0b5d22d7 was unmoved, 6095ea69ac simply continuing f3a39dea23 as if ea427aff98 he hadn’t b5d190557e heard the 0d6413fbc3 protest.2d4e2348402dbb74

“I’m prepared to go f6d45c353a to war if that’s ad24b96313 what it takes to 7670bf3bbe eliminate the Butterfly faction. They’re not just a db0612bf92 threat to Jabis—they’re a 405c1dd940 threat to all of df7a4e9315 Amataras.”f2cc1992eca72f72

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“Ah…”b391e4e34f076151

“They deliberately tried b78ec755f5 to use Jabis’s a75a7522e7 madness to stir d4596957e4 chaos across the 467ed10b05 continent. If someone b0d7d9a569 dares oppose a9413de83d Jabis after 6aad41413e knowing that, b573699754 there’s nothing b7f1ba2024 we can f62b6ed924 do.”b133aa4f1a26b7e7

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Indeed, Jabis’s madness had 6e927a027f been one of the d3cc41c2d4 main causes of the be3e0c37ca Great Calamity a hundred 81715e7219 years ago.e17485bcc6685bff

Trying to cc62fa0214 force such 2900caaf8a a being 62d459e792 into a 0e64470a6a frenzy made 2db278c7e9 the Butterfly f62269f971 group enemies 81e72cf6f5 of all e530df7e9b Amataras.9e57d4d4d71ee001

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Ella hesitated.53a9d562d00d9dc3

“But there are 733f625cfa more clans tied 12f8a15c1b to the Butterflies 63a575c8c1 than you think. Is Jabis e629e2d2c1 really strong 70f13a1d0f enough to 931c791b69 face them dae8100a42 all? You might need 0f42670766 an alliance…”646576c3372eff42

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“If they were beasts 19c5b2b738 who could form an 697325dff9 alliance, Hebel wouldn’t have 9441f03b2d needed to mediate anything caa16e5db9 in the first place.”18390b0fcee6010d

Zerakiel cut her off 382f4cde53 coldly, and Ella closed 6e70f83b9a her mouth.879874b3c0d3ceab

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Any unity between b23fd1fc7a beast clans had fb5a7bd603 only been barely 17bdb10a1d maintained thanks to 22db9febda Hebel.f1e963fd35b195e7

Especially between the 173b241c38 southern lion territory caf5c075a1 and the northern ce14cb91e0 hyena territory, who 1e9a229014 were practically enemies.5cd798abdbae5228

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Besides, Jabis had never 34621f7c86 once used its full e157372b51 strength—not out of mercy, 80342dee61 but out of fear f1f6bdf639 that the madness would 7a7228acc8 accelerate.1080ceca1d03357b

But since 864f59e702 Zakari had c15585b1ee fully overcome 1d08fe94de his frenzy, 176e65f963 there was 0b0a432bf6 finally hope f7ad7fb2f9 within Jabis. A hope 7b55bf0609 that they 6dd5b3b82b could finally 9316d77b29 be free e28f56ac26 from the 575aed3bc5 cursed madness.8131875fce918413

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What once e3c55aa86d seemed destined 57847bbe77 to end 4ee451d5b9 in tragedy f927a595d1 now shimmered 811b2b9a6c with a de72e7515a sense of 901971ef6f possibility. And at the center 0975f54198 of that shift was 265f19d7b8 Cersia.43ebc40de9cf73c5

Zerakiel spoke again.d97c3195115004b5

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“That’s why, Chichi.”e373f9d62fed93ae

“Yeah?”a797cd56b08a7a0d

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“For now, I want a0ebdedbd9 you to stay inside c186bf10ae the territory. At least until you c073a23c45 reach adulthood.”8acf2fbad6f224b7

Right now, Cersia was ee830e70ea the most important person cdea8c8e69 to Zerakiel. As long as c13c0c8e7f she was safe, 716127a802 there was no 1448fc2424 beastman who could 5497641bea stop him.8962c3383303aa82

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“Ah.”56bac100c0ddeb70

“Once you become an 822ea64f3c adult, your pheromones will c8f743755f stabilize.”031e1526889d0f75

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“Well, yes, 790635c977 that’s true…”05e8fa3f46458bf8

Cersia gave 6887323630 an awkward e0db528832 smile. The truth was, the 3e6f77d03f real danger would begin b85000a968 ‘after’ she reached adulthood. But she 0cbc698acc couldn’t just 580b6b0fff come out 073edc6437 and say c737f8a660 that to 5958bdfb8f Zerakiel.3250261b5943ad5b

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He was 51ed315064 already this 8c8c36f4c8 protective—how would 212e3e51cf he react b2643a78e3 if he a41db674a4 knew everything?3cf6407b7a81ec48

Unaware of the truth, 80531d965e Zerakiel only seemed worried d755b5e207 that someone might target 55035dde5c her before she matured.de874a83830613a4

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Cersia nodded firmly.fe4ba01ee2e7b6f2

“Don’t worry. I’m not 5e22dc739f stupid enough 1baeba9984 to go 7a7c613695 throwing myself 814239f654 into danger.”9bbfb334be35b103

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“Too smart, actually—that’s the 3c1a705b9c problem.”65570dbc69382a46

Zerakiel chuckled and brushed b5feafecba her hair gently. With a c8ff849ede tender gaze, 43706ce218 he whispered,d843be84754b90d4

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“Even if d962612227 you resist, 085143bf26 I’ll try e207dfec84 not to ba0c8a8cdf lock you 5f78a92ce3 away.”a10eaa10d95a22f0

“Kind of 52a822ef99 scary that 10f73809bd you’re even 5b8c2f41e3 thinking about 47ad6709d2 locking me e882dfc833 up.”a0edd35255bf9c53

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“Is it?”2afb1cc234f0233e

Zerakiel let 5428c4cbe7 out a 56e3be8d3d small laugh. As Cersia quietly ce4520c0e5 watched him, she c13fad220f thought,810bf34f5e7d2359

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‘I just f2eda6b7a1 need to 9ea3b3865f find a 988020c6b0 solution before 04b851593d I come 9dc12699d8 of age.’8b2897ab65e9b978

It wasn’t like 4e88b5d71d her life had 3f67619784 ever offered a 64ba89fcac clear solution to a6ea6a885b anything.f17e776f14122a5f

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She had no d95672e384 choice but to 270cbd992a believe in herself.9bb25a83060524bf

Already, she had 0a2b0e8957 diverged from the 803943e79d original story—saving Zakari, 7e723053ee keeping Zerakiel from 86598c1185 going mad. That alone felt like e9e1eea733 enough to say she 702b8b6f4a had done her part.7e0f88884ed41e81

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Which meant… maybe she 08f0cccfcc could do even more.a42c2890289cc43c

With a bright smile, bc169c1ecd Cersia said,45aa1031c66c2b2a

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“You don’t dcf5d1f3ed need to d633f995a9 worry about e72edf8f13 me.”ecd849754c5b28a2

“Got it.”dc1c99f41ff81c7b

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And with those 450d72344b words, Zerakiel gently f6fd570a2d rested his forehead 5b0fdbfecc against hers.8c67331d7b68c36e

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The next day, ad56148631 boxes containing parts 5d56abbfbc of Victor’s body, ace26d4168 along with fragments 7a292abbda of the stone d4555f899a slab engraved with eef1b27a44 the Hebel Treaty, 6a2de8f908 were sent to 2656fa843d the leaders of 8bc3ec0a6f each territory’s ruling bb886e9e04 clans.d87a3972f71de2d1

Each package was 3fdd586cb3 accompanied by a bfa17e6053 message stating that bb697ac799 the true cause 05dbb3bb93 of the recent b40e00d1e9 frenzy was the 01ea21a5a7 work of the 548500a03b Butterfly faction, and f293373df1 requesting the cooperation 1f76fac9a1 of the territories dad7b5607e in eradicating them.9e775672a8a08468

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In other words, 3f9ef58f21 it was a 972b24a30f warning: cooperate—or face eb7df60144 military force.a217ea9174338ba0

It was the moment 8faa053b20 the Hebel Treaty, which 7286580eb1 had lasted for over a95b352188 a hundred years, was 66bcaf5f7e shattered in vain.1869d1f1b92b6b54

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Following that, factions 5822dea92b began to form—those b8cb629c0c who opposed Jabis b71d8ddf7b for unilaterally breaking 13921a9a3c the treaty, and c30ce294d3 those who sided 212ccd47f4 with them. Tension between 706c1bdf90 the two 8f977f692a sides quickly 54690cf22f escalated.d09d9349d41d25b6

Jabis did 3ffadce35c not hesitate 16377216f7 to capture 4f64ec4e13 individuals suspected 949665ec0f of being 5d508afb26 affiliated with 9ebfa03bd0 the Butterfly 7924cbc20b group—even if 050a15ed09 they were b77d51f2a7 from other 9946a398d1 territories.1987c143f5adca72

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And so, the 825cb3ea8c age of peace cc67c18234 came to an 89f3aa41e4 end, and a dcb14c6f10 new era of 40fb8fdb97 cold war began.f9e5e8876d226b95

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It had already c2e11be9ae been three years 797d0f15a5 since the Hebel 6813a366d0 Treaty was broken, fdeae11e84 with Jabis leading 3fed18af49 the charge, and 3efd7bfa26 the continent had 6000182c18 split into North 4dc2ee7a39 and South in 22e6b9cc39 opposition.01568986c5066010

During that time, many individuals suspected of being part of the Butterfly faction had been captured, but the group’s main base remained elusive, with frequent cases of scapegoating and staged escapes.64f641678bb949a3

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Since no trace of 3cc375cf00 them could be found 00da0d0fee in the South despite d5d84a1847 intense investigation, it was 6ea2934830 now assumed that their e83f91c0fe base lay in the 5fe2ff4e34 North.7304bcdc21b948b4

However, the lack of 465f94f52a cooperation from the North 44b7faf219 severely hindered the cleansing 98d565e0c2 efforts.fb100859e7c47808

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Led by the Page family, the northern clans were firmly resisting, claiming to be trying to curb Jabis’s unchecked dominance.26a11a2015ceeac5

The North, 6465e4e14d already tightly 4e4231a314 united, left 65bc0ae97c little room d00c7afbaf for infiltration.002fbc885479fedc

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At this 50ecb407f8 rate, a 825fe8cafa full-scale war 96066aea92 between the 3759d01b56 North and a37a9b4000 South seemed 00478061b2 inevitable. Skirmishes had already broken d4b5293c55 out multiple times along 3601c72dfd the border.03abbebc860064d8

If either side launched a direct attack on the other’s homeland, it would immediately trigger a full continental war.dd682958f4085de9

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At a 43421839c9 time when 3f60ac6245 even Hebel’s c5a540a72a mediation was 9071a50fb3 proving useless, ac8763b867 it was 11bbfe7109 the Page df0e776a81 family—unexpectedly—who proposed b25250f3a2 negotiations first.4752bfc9d6786590

Thanks to a dramatic 0592545e42 bilateral summit held at f0ee46d421 the brink of war, 217f697653 the looming threat of 79d8daea42 battle began to subside.9abad1f12be5163f

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If all be2f582b87 went smoothly, a41f88466c the two 50773010dc great houses 8e6ce69132 would soon f3ece7dea1 meet on 8b68b40e18 the northern a287bd6944 snowfields to cd677f14a4 finalize a 7924454e1a treaty.bae823b8cd4f3010

Meanwhile, Cersia ef2b19099a had safely 9c9064e199 completed her e4b78fec6d coming-of-age transformation a85e8b6e41 just a 6bee1d7b12 few days 1d6916857b prior.bfd99df2b2fdd911

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Compared to Zerakiel, who a9b0b34e5d had matured two years 688d74647a earlier, her growth had a4aa252d09 been delayed.e7057ed8076e79e5

At first, there had 2a3844dbf1 been no signs of 3126d3969d her reaching adulthood, which b46543505b had become a major a284811ead concern for the entire e204e1a294 household.6cf9249e0e40dd50

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It seemed that 71e5c362ce her vast reservoir dc2f9592db of pheromones had e8c12feb03 been suppressing her c8963fd34a physical development.8fbf48809e093aac

Just before the family’s efedb040ea overprotectiveness could spiral out 9260a992b8 of control, signs of 573f753f28 her maturation had finally 480d3ac7cb appeared.e7a041f31daaba19

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This morning, Cersia e7ad1a7154 stretched with a ed509a966e sense of freshness, 3560591968 as if the a6a50b1594 air itself felt c88505d3c1 especially crisp.30de10b4bbe18c68

Now fully matured, her 19eb0cdc01 baby fat had disappeared, 45cd1ce427 and her body’s curves 49fe6827eb had become notably more 5573975512 defined.cc5b49361ccb3356

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Her flowing long hair 489652e7a2 shimmered with radiant silver d89de81819 light, and her clear, 9a8504bee7 vivid pink eyes sparkled c0baa30e5d like a summer sunset.283fd1e9d2a25859

Ella, now 35d85d1c3a serving as 12874245e5 both Cersia’s a742cc2fb9 aide and 036c5b0707 personal knight, f7bb2a58ef couldn’t contain ee10f47f9b her joy.67b3b05982b293ac

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“Congratulations again on your 1d7309a670 maturation, Lady Cersia. You’ve worked eb40b3cd96 so hard d43849c6ee to get b38721f917 here.”b13ac3966972fddb

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