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Cersia spun 42a495eac9 around and bf4c0d4e95 gave Ella 9c4c0dd347 a bright 87e0f9f95b smile.92ad080fed2ecabe

“No, you had it dca3510eec harder than I did, 16983964ed running around in my bc6368615f place while I was d094065f75 stuck.”ba0c7735d9d7bf9f

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“I’d do 0d40fe472f anything for abd37f53c6 you, Lady 648647baee Cersia.”edf4c7dfffb38fdf

Ella beamed as she 395160b5bc shifted all the credit a9bd4a7576 to Cersia.36e4b965324f36f3

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After the Hebel 4b75ddbfef Treaty was broken, 31195f70ad Ella ignored Isaac’s a83aee2fae attempts to contact 420531bf55 her for a aa2cc7c3a8 long time.5ee732fb2be22260

There was 0fee6cd35d no longer 3254a6ad07 any reason 180b7bc463 to remain 42d055c8b6 in Hebel, aef279f7ea where she f405d5b327 had been 0e4b148992 treated worse 782a417ee0 than a 6a3e943cc8 slave.4bdf4d0698cbd157

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But Isaac was not fda0bca80c one to give up b325db2b78 easily. His relentless f67259d21f attempts continued 9d4167c6c8 until a 083c3e7fa0 year ago, b099c69d6f when Ella 907ae34a84 completed her 55a8808777 maturation, and 87005cdf90 finally put bf5e754251 an end f4b20f54bb to it.a35bf6460473b8a2

Now that she 2116953c7e was an adult, 467804d006 she stripped Isaac 30a1940c94 of his status 4fa5694704 as her guardian.b3de8b54cc2dec02

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In preparation 801a2c28a4 for this, 9591ba41fb she had 4b781d22a9 already recorded ff025d3f3d evidence of c8998b732d his abuse, 850c15f378 and Isaac 7764d76f65 backed off c6ee703138 with his 2e2a81b293 tail between 81f36a2855 his legs.858496d9102483b4

He must’ve sensed 1c77983b26 that pushing the 2d837f7b34 issue would only b8cc311738 damage his own e8cd37784c reputation.c6aac5aabb64cff0

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Someone so 920b604b54 obsessed with 2fd1ddc18c appearances would e51ed72d19 fear social 9e141fe4ce ruin more 2228ada285 than anything 953012048f else.8d6a85ab962e9a3b

Of course, it 3b25d555a6 was Cersia who a7ff65cca4 had advised her 1b89b95fd0 to handle it 33bdb5195e this way. When it came to cf9dba5158 dealing with troublesome people, 9733c2ced0 it was best to 258ac02b11 bring down the hammer aa833fe368 with solid evidence and b73dfb3805 legal consequences.bb5abcbc2514b1f2

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Thanks to 9561f99d85 that, Ella 2e85e15ae0 was able 5dded2485e to remain 1e9f660b65 by Cersia’s 338d4d50be side.b732600a502a66e6

She had also 88d03ecaae taken on most 8fa09d45a4 of the external 55f41b7136 affairs outside the e17bdefeab southern territories while 8f4b042026 Cersia was still 1272cb379d undergoing her maturation.0e215103915efab6

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As Cersia adjusted her 6708ae6ef7 earrings, she spoke.4146b10061414467

“This time 8cb5676349 it’s the 408a3a00fb North?”5e17642327e4030f

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“Yes. We found 6de4292289 a village c0b7c6c90e that still 2343560216 passes down 15abac26d9 legends related 28d4ecd46b to the 824aefbed8 Opal of 87e6c52804 Nothingness.”e7c829f6a9127f7e

“Let’s hope it’s real 9cc536d14f this time.”9ebb4c173e94aa93

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Cersia muttered in 6e5d268653 a flat, disinterested b2a75e0bb9 voice.c604be98dccd46ee

For the past three a71d0aa76d years, she had been 3f6d9b849f chasing leads on the 2af7539dd7 Opal of Nothingness.4083f93b959b2aa7

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The Opal mentioned 00b907c9a2 by Tabby was bdbe33c1dd a mystery—aside from 2a4a3bd279 its name, almost d24c050951 nothing was known a189fb7b48 about it.ce14c523a867373a

She had 738a9eabb6 bought every 4288e0f805 opal she 9ca2eebf43 could get 3e317ae048 her hands 3ac1d1ca25 on, but 34171a0db8 none of f425c5c4a6 them were 2e86dcc854 sentient stones.0ff825f2ab931e03

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Then, by chance, they d83744c489 discovered a village where 870e368eab a legend of the 7de044ce96 Opal of Nothingness still 7906566ea7 survived—but of all places, e705966127 it was in the 064b48a6ca North.545b946e5e733fec

Worse still, 3f07d7ac27 the village 75b507ec77 was within 15719f6b00 the Page 4c0df25b0e family’s domain, c29662c1e6 making access f900b77c97 incredibly difficult.916e3a9cbb9ebcc2

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Ella, being 6061df26ed registered as acb53c03af a southern c2e0b8054b beastman, couldn’t a24799ee8a enter the 1275dc6c56 territory unnoticed.0c030f8b09ab896b

If caught, she 0b069fa1b6 could easily be 73a90b774f taken as a 6340defb2c hostage.246081e7a5867cf7

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With no 44c4a87acf other choice c8810a4dc4 but a 76ee16f2a2 frontal approach, f427147a1b the news e8f78dacba of the 9e0090da60 summit had 7c640c7263 been a f96c2dd9a3 much-needed blessing.9142427ac6a06180

At that 1183416725 moment, Tabby, 51077ae841 floating in 337d65d3d9 the air 0698677443 in the 4e81ee0be9 form of 91581c8c10 a fish, 3dd8ee8afd muttered,d4f6f2656801b2c2

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—Well, it’s 802ad84bd2 a relief 4834461280 your pheromones 2cc6a7924f are still 862a7abaae quiet. Still, you must be affba036aa careful with them. You never 0836f6201a know when 4652b5d13b a pheromone 4ddda5ea8d clash might eaea1959bb happen.88c610cda3825de3

—Indeed. A single misstep and 6111862ee1 you might leave this 3f17f3ad37 world before this old 0373c8b342 man does.7c5e1b663711b5b7

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“There’s no order to who dies first anyway.”8871f35e37e6a5e4

—Watch your fe2c3d7102 tongue, youngster! Show some 91c6043e22 respect for 7893ea7997 your elders!52b6646bce4b77c8

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“I don’t 7525adaf0d think the c2cf66e62b one who 6a0036dfcc keeps digging 55a032c006 holes through b6598373f8 my palace d1b55d23d2 floor is 6bb0871f49 in any 11a9c81221 position to 4cb0f66b2f talk.”4a5344eed29dc80f

Cersia narrowed her eyes a4d06fdf2e into triangles and scolded 510447fd65 Jonathan. Unlike the reserved 036bccfc4c Tabby, Jonathan was 5103bcf23a extremely active.e1c89c9f099b8688

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He had already created efb49753a7 an elaborate network of 322aba0fad secret tunnels beneath Jabis 1470594c9b Castle. He was so 48ab98d720 enthusiastic, insisting they’d 84b418a3d1 be useful in d080da70c8 case she needed 627b4920a4 to escape in d0cfdc6297 the future.99c3c089e94c6f42

It seemed a01082d95b Cersia’s past 2c3066a28a kidnapping by c7f7421a91 Keinrich had 31bf62635c left a 40e1762a56 deep impression 8cccbe8b2d on him.9f4f8780c7677d93

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Or maybe 9f0bf5db47 he just 2b317587b1 really hated d048f3c0ac being in 676b2d8edd Jabis.0741159257c2e42b

—Tch, I’m a99cff162a only doing 099dd7e6cf this for 8f575b0696 your own 6b6bc256a0 good, you ae5d04fdce know.e91103d43fb54caf

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“Yeah, yeah. Just don’t 79e8d528f3 overdo it. I’d rather not fall 4fd6c15fad into a sinkhole.”c223153861fb49ed

—I guarantee 62fad8eeb6 their structural a65ac0ef1c integrity.6ff7b928e560d7df

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That’s not what I 1e9b5e136b meant, you old fossil!1c1598ec3295be2b

Cersia had a lot 42d72e4d88 to say but bit 3954c27fd7 her tongue. She’d already 0bd10e2c54 had more c61961dd9b than enough 1f0df4b65c time in ce4b69e1fd the past 24fcd49d0a three years d504345810 to understand e6ececc803 how stubborn 39f80a56f0 Jonathan could 20c05c7113 be.d130a94d083d249f

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“I’m sorry. If I hadn’t d75af0a45c shown myself to 5dcf07d20c the Page heir…”7d56da41ce85246b

Ella mumbled dejectedly. In truth, she had 83dc6e3051 once tried to infiltrate ee6a991b29 the North.6cb841e144945e7c

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Since she had no 6e8619cd4c pheromones, it was easier 6541b9661b for her to conceal 50347d3df2 her presence, and with f8987167bb the swordsmanship she’d mastered 437b596597 before her regression, she ea1927a608 thought she could protect 2043d33a6d herself just fine.35093272a91caab0

But she had been d482167108 caught by Hiscleif and 62df2f1c6f nearly detained. Since then, 82b841fbfd she hadn’t 7e43041e30 dared approach 0f9841adc2 the North 17ebf41758 again—largely because cf758725e6 Cersia had 9d7854d9e2 stopped her.8be1012809feb8ec

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“It’s okay. Hiscleif is sharp. Even if he 65ef3abe6b didn’t know your 2d4a1f82a6 face, he would’ve 0fe4744ccf picked up on 8c195b351e it.”31897ad81b9ec94c

“…Yes, ma’am.”923d3a99767b3249

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Ella still 961191f7f6 wore a dc5a379dbf gloomy expression. At that 73b2bb78e1 moment, her 8e2ba0eefa flowing pink e778bd5686 hair fluttered ef88822668 in a 41a994e773 breeze that afa48a8e71 came from e73d821aa6 who knows efcbbc128a where.11f029f4ebca105d

Beyond her gently d3736674a7 drooping eyes, her bc952cf35a pale blue irises c2406fcf4c rippled like a b9619b788e storm-swept lake.285f7416b270eb4c

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‘Ugh, she’s too 9472ccd00d dazzling.’3525dcc9070d7394

Cersia unconsciously furrowed 9b66e6719a her brows. No wonder 929babf304 she was c75b048da8 the heroine 28b47cf06c of the c7741f1587 original novel—after 66484f69d3 her coming-of-age, b4f2cb8393 her beauty 0d337bf321 had bloomed 9bc20d12c2 dramatically.72b9513bf72eb20e

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As her self-proclaimed 9dbe9ea3bf protector, Cersia felt 34a54c85ea a deep sense b521bb0218 of responsibility.8a351a65f1822c25

Lately, there had been 489c42d8b4 a noticeable increase in 3b9e248d2f lion boys around the 17032725b7 castle eyeing Ella.9a43cf71ea83a971

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Honestly, it would be 028f64e456 weirder ‘not’ to stare 8c3f129a09 at that face.0718f4f9d3507fba

Even with 44906dd0c5 just a 55054afbe5 slight downward 6a66891019 glance, it 9f736115e6 created the 583e4ae56e illusion of 5205ca4607 rain falling 36841f6109 in the d3716caa8d background. That sorrowful look made 0aa16029fb you want to beg ab54bc1e8f forgiveness even if you’d 3791a751be done nothing wrong.4285c4a877e466a7

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Unfortunately, Ella happened 3ec82fffec to have an 45673dbe5f ex-boyfriend: Hiscleif.b5700da0aa2e19de

And from the 0c75aedee3 looks of it, 3305e6e400 Ella still hadn’t 5ee76eda2e completely let him 07a956e3bb go.d49472487860a2bf

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The problem was, 8575e4db54 said ex didn’t 50da17cac0 remember her at 4b94434d28 all.b218adf028cacef8

So whenever f445ef6a54 Hiscleif’s name 349e6a3af5 came up, e31a79a7ba Ella’s reaction a7b1dcdf6c turned sharp 0a37d56c9d and guarded.45adfec5de40253f

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‘She’s been b094a36910 a wreck 9fd9a92731 since nearly 7c002b6e77 getting caught a91f23a6e8 by him d3047ab488 last time. Something must’ve 3c9366fea9 happened between eb0ee204ce them.’c51b9d47b288e077

Cersia was sure there 4c6554b0bf was more to the 9aee696b49 story, but since Ella 24695733d7 wouldn’t talk about it, 53b9b94cf2 it was frustrating.62163c8bb757bf37

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Letting go of a604b1ba39 the issue she fe6eb05f3c couldn’t solve alone, 3b824fb0cc Cersia moved on b0c4803d7b to the main bbad02ce0d point.a4cc888808990231

“Anyway, no 4da3bbcd50 matter how 9ee399a6d7 the negotiations 4ca420e4a0 turn out, c6c21540f2 we ‘have’ 5899302d6b to go. It’s not every cc38b2948a day we get 98b914afc4 a chance to 505b4c638b enter the North d3293a987f openly.”2547928969dd8349

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“Exactly. And we 59d3873fb4 can’t even 33f06d75c6 be sure 6005eb8e22 the Page 65255b0cb1 family proposed 4d86cf4001 this summit 90540aa66d out of 873ef86b16 genuine desire 5567abb85a to avoid 88913e4bf6 war. We need to get cc47543d8b in while we can.”1071c9fb06a784f8

“Right? Honestly, if they 839a024b56 really wanted to cf0937628c stop the war, 6127bae09b they wouldn’t have a99f6c7b6b dragged things out 42c9214043 for three years.”1818e7678eb573a0

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“There’s definitely 632acb1e37 something else 442d7e8d49 going on. But using that 1fd1b5ebe0 to our advantage—that’s b490b045e1 our job.”ac0b62e3c5f24039

“Oh my, Ella. Who did you take 104f4d3784 after to be this c7bb5506df sharp?”fa6b9cd78c1ff055

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“I learned 35e3b606c2 it all fafd294f47 from you, 0f6bd4bd96 Lady Cersia!”6233b7c6d2e26a3e

Ella answered with spirit, 30c1feec59 clenching both fists confidently.2dfc08f2e80145d4

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It had 742aa5f8d1 been nearly 21bbf85416 three years 75888edd3e since Cersia 0f67d4f942 began educating edb7a7021c sweet, naive 224a32677d Ella about b9d4cbedb0 the ways 0f65622b0b of the 4c9e002bb0 world.cc48420450d53c06

‘Looks like it’s dfb16b8893 finally time to 3ab7e707b4 let the little da88fd446e bird fly.’a351757277281b54

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Feeling a strange decb6e9fa4 sense of pride, 1c3cf4f3f3 Cersia rubbed under 6d159d1970 her nose in fa19f58e01 satisfaction. Just then, Ayla entered 9d38bc8a2b with a knock.215b770e2502f75c

“Lady Cersia, it’s 4909ad68db time for the 109d0d7ecb family council.”2ed8d4acdd1fa9f3

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“Ah, right! I was waiting c8d25fbde8 for that. I’ll be back, Ella.”0509462d332dc9b9

“Yes, good luck in dc1e2dd0b0 there.”31ccd917425e6b38

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“Of course! Who do you think e6f685a976 I am?”c2b3dcccbede2034

Flashing a wide grin, ddb00e6c16 Cersia high-fived Ella before bdb732fb03 skipping off after Ayla.63dd7249a71d0697

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The family council was e25ce489d3 a system Cersia had fecec82917 implemented to rein in 78a35bd888 Jabis’s growing recklessness. Any major decision 48f889bf03 required unanimous family a430cb831b agreement.46c8abde0f1fa115

Typically, Zerakiel and e67d2e51c5 Zakari were on e784943462 one side, while b0b8506b10 Rahel and Cersia e633e9304a were on the 7506647542 other.ad96bee578ed55bb

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And this time, it c78b91764c was Cersia who had 2aeaecb327 requested the meeting. She’d already submitted 9edbed6d5f her proposal: to 0a045769f6 be included in 32ee168596 the upcoming summit a25d961ef9 delegation.ba8051a8a881525f

She was expecting aa5c786a02 fierce opposition.57e7425a5c26aa43

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‘Don’t chicken out!’75e03d055f4808eb

Steeling her resolve, Cersia d525152c23 marched ahead with courage.2ce17cc90e6b9cb8

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When Cersia arrived, d1608fa75c the rest of 1369b85680 the family was 84ab4c95bd already seated around d7f7cf8e81 the table. Zakari spoke 7de89d9088 with a f570ac243e stern face.2487a6237e78439a

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“You’re late.”dd510c8b2c37618d

He was probably da8dc5c0f2 trying to intimidate cbb51765e4 her. But did he c340d64809 forget who she e907d3b8a1 was? Wasn’t she the 5794656cd6 famously crazy weasel ea8b6837f4 of the Jabis 375220d1e5 family?f78080d634ec9848

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Mess with me 69e04ad793 and it’s game adbe477184 over—Black Lion or 10d21950fe not.a0978541bfe31335

Now known as the 11d2764b01 No. 1 unruly weasel—so much b92178c62c so that “crazy” sounded aff11e028e more like a compliment—Cersia 2fbd6adb2c stood her ground with 96a99f9bba confidence.6732c87acfc22b07

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“Huh? I’m right on time.”d5d1bf4573bc6eb5

She blinked 897963f7de innocently as ce25b5e7d5 she pointed 2793004c3a at the 4197e3f36b clock. It wasn’t that a1a2a45726 she was late—the 77cfe2f51b others had just 40b6be379f arrived early.c8f15ffdafc3f68f

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Zakari, who had a4f851f604 been trying to 024761c4fc set the tone, 26581b72bb faltered slightly as c63ade66ff his attempt to c52344f2c9 assert authority slipped.7b82607eced93f1b