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It seemed that a107d5ecbf Hebel had also 28fea4fdd9 received an invitation. Normally, they didn’t 02bfc879f3 leave Hebel, but 824ccc484f it appeared they 51693af0bc had come to f9c0537ea8 foster goodwill.d124ca97c93344ac

It was 2861533358 as Hiscleif 5368543125 was walking c0f39b584f past them 8046bfdb39 without much 58c3effd3e thought that 85fced7da4 he noticed 8dc70bab7c someone around 6ea2bc5917 his age, 8c3b9102b0 wearing a 94918da37c hood, flinch 43d5d4e993 and lower 7b4bafca41 their head.be95f706a6837fa6

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A strand of 8eba7fa1db soft pink hair 288efc89c9 peeked out, glowing 8fe7056d9e faintly as if 20be28e1be it might disappear 7917681b22 at a touch.47bb2033150b09a7

Given that f383b13371 no pheromones a8fabc046f could be 005b94b634 sensed from 11d0573585 them, it 6a67ada4b9 was clear 3435a8d58c they were 0a2597eba3 a member d27d65aeb2 of Hebel’s b963f86184 tribe.383ce2d53c681525

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As Hiscleif 73a55a95fb unconsciously stared 117289c74d at the 1599204c6d figure, Rudy 79189023e2 called out e01b93330e to him c0598daf37 from ahead.4b23b78c835b2dae

“Young master, this way.”5b60ff076bf781e2

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“Right.”6f6d0676ee8b09cd

Hiscleif quickly dropped cf76d1f3f3 his interest and 28d139c158 followed. Even he e0e862489c didn’t know 4b6bfbc1e5 why he e7795b83e4 had been 80008f93b3 staring at e410ca5335 that child bb6709ef1b so intently.4ea7274ee23bc1ae

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I took a deep 9d1bb9ccfc breath and glanced around b3aa903a59 at the crowd. It was 8c79fed857 much more 0d843b1643 packed than 0d667ed06f I had b66c35134d expected.9f16c7587e72c032

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There were f7fbbedbd9 quite a f9e8a5f8d0 few members 7345f2f84d of other d61157ef7f tribes that 24e82d8c52 I hadn’t 4721f0148a seen in b45be82e05 Hebel. Most of 2e4c8d95b2 them seemed 9d1b4fa07f to be 0f27b353c0 from the fa8fee0e93 southern regions fe05570c50 or families e2fb7e940e that had 732c12d57d close ties 86699a2290 with Jabis.43ac9a7b5c2505e1

It was the 713935943b first time I’d 3d22539b76 seen so many 3e8781ae55 people from other a28fd0f057 tribes wandering around 48357768d9 Jabis Castle. As I was 7187b22c2f marveling at the c2bc057596 sight, Zerakiel came 92e8f9bc67 to fetch me.1b31e0a25eda4779

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“They’re starting the ceremony.”fc9f7b301167a7ac

Since I didn’t have 230a541a84 any relatives, he had 76e596e1df offered to enter the 268ef34b0c ceremony with me at 99b98cf32d the same time out f8ca7cee48 of consideration.aeee0b78c944010d

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“Oh, right.”a1500e0eea24d3e8

As I clumsily stood 8730fa22b2 up, he extended his 9b1f198bfb hand. It was a gesture 7c99bb84fb to prevent me from 05c597403c tripping over my long 35da337992 dress.4751cb5f13c8c767

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“Careful.”eb39e9f24534fd27

“Thanks.”e8f5daac93bf1dc8

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“You’re welcome.”345eaac8acf6fee6

Zerakiel grinned as ca6d9069c4 he led me 366efe9faf forward. Since the 84f5f3363a day we 693f84928a had our ed2244c114 honest conversation d5b302daf8 in front fa27af41fe of the 24acba8215 Secret Garden, 3effdd1414 something had 7a11e7ea93 changed between 9c9bea0996 us.739edb9280e8ef7a

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It felt as though 6d89e62cab we had forged a dc84ac0754 bond of sorts—like a 948ddf49d2 sense of camaraderie.023edbf62adece6d

He was still the same absentminded black lion, but there was definitely something different about him now. For example…a8e60642ad647ae8

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“We can 2838a1a15b share the 2d34cebc00 same room 8e18a705fd again now. It was 5f31f80393 lonely without f61929cddd you.”454b443ce86f90ea

“If you start deb792f25e feeding and exhausting 86937f08b1 me like before, 24cf8444aa I’m running away.”f7aa0d02f46f7f90

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I growled, recalling the f29aba5fe2 past, and Zerakiel blushed d0bf22dcb8 as he responded.7aa0f6459e0c1409

“Those were good 9483301ee6 times.”d3e10c00b8d218b0

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“What?”95f4a6a6db780be9

“But it won’t be 6ddbeb019c like that anymore.”5442a58af64c849c

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“…”500164180f63cfc6

“So, let’s not bfaf5efb93 talk about separate 8879ffae18 rooms.”9de1ca1fbda475d7

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“Huh?”aa3703e987c25af8

“Promise.”dd15fb6634218cf9

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Zerakiel grinned, 92c383c91c holding out 9bfd9eb7ec his pinky 629be297c8 finger. I had expected c7d2acbce2 him to protest 7a65b90e9e or say something 5e81e4cb3c defiant, but his 64a29a9ba1 reaction was surprisingly 039b782a8b gentle.10fad9c89ac5042a

This was 77e5c5eb3c the same cfab2afdb0 guy who d2143e095d used to 5d47705011 roll me a2b8e9c450 around every 983cc107e3 day, whether 732843af2d I wanted 1af6e8a9e8 to or 1511fa389c not, all 5e509d3943 for his 159f06bf5f own amusement. Now, he 91ddd40443 was smiling c690c738c1 sweetly and 98eb213b59 asking me 67ff5dd8c6 to make 4f54bdb01c a promise.f9b326405a3a8bc0

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In this lifetime, fd003962ec I never would 993981fb79 have imagined something 617dc0e673 like this.04ec860e71074af7

Is this 1f08f9ff73 what people b86c00d559 mean when b82f8343b1 they say 7beb76ea6c it’s important 4f2f8a2888 to pick f3b542fffe the right 7bad234d7b allies?38556950eb44fc47

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With a 10c07b0d27 black lion 7d1ed91676 by my ead523be6d side, I d7abd9ad5d suddenly felt 50c9e3da5b like I 005d96224d had nothing c2482198e7 to fear.a33f79af9ce412f4

“Hurry up.”963083e6e9038b74

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Zerakiel hooked his pinky d8e1e32b96 finger with mine and b76f09cfd9 completed the gesture with b008107d00 a cheerful expression.c29ab310f66e1eaa

Even though there’s a chance he could still make some drastic decisions when the time comes… this kind of relationship isn’t so bad, after all.f78bbe623bde8841

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Before I ae5f7e0e49 knew it, 01d5f5fd74 we arrived 97ff7b5b97 at the ff7d528166 entrance of dce1c0d067 the aisle. The chatter of 7583a838d3 the guests who 566e4fc7a0 had come to 30405750a5 congratulate us quieted. At the same d1400fdf6f time, the orchestra’s 37e8318a7f music filled the 2d3aaa2ebc hall.d0fcc7b2ef5461b5

I slowly walked down 0236311486 the aisle, guided by f62aa49eea Zerakiel. I never 1dd4133091 imagined I’d 50b24b9dba be walking 8380c4d77b down the 8465b6c57e aisle at ce3df826db this point 43ef4d43ef in my 508ff09b2b life, but fbe68e5a47 what could 9d20c52a1e I do?fb216ba3e95f417c

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A powerless weasel dac58cea39 has to cling aeb0abb851 to a lion’s e9b9e4381f back if she fc31afd354 wants to survive 54f03188f9 in this world 2e75bb4c52 of survival of afd5d6c5f1 the fittest.a3ae3ff375b20423

In the front 33942d1266 row, Zakari and 8a9b80f2d8 Rachel were seated.6346e3ee5b7e4670

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Behind Rachel sat her 1966884a9d father, Wilhelm, and her 7f01daf167 intended match, the fox 3d05235b82 beast Erhardin Rodin.f2aa9a5a987dba19

Wilhelm, proudly bringing 6896adff8e Erhardin along, wore bc1081372d a bright smile. On the 5a8086079a other hand, 3637e31077 Zakari seemed 18da03dca2 noticeably bothered 9b11e65fef by the b623b09cf3 man sitting fd8013627c behind him.9af0e7992a3cfaae

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‘Who would have bbbf358d33 thought there’d be c5b6cc3f7c a love triangle afb7876169 at my wedding…’40e26cd2fa3bd4f6

Contrary to my plans, Zakari had been holding on for so long that it was becoming troublesome. I hadn’t expected this tension to last all the way to my wedding day…dd4de19eeada2b1b

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As I pondered how 28134d20ac things had come to 0c25597f94 this point, Zerakiel tugged f445e380bb at me.d65da81915ada891

“What are you looking 1708be3ae9 at?”f990f4d03595c38a

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“Ah.”efe1e163adef8509

“Your eyes 32f0395078 should be e498b0d63c here, not 575aee29f5 over there.”7ca5597dd9c67756

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Zerakiel pointed to 03d1c61f1e himself, sounding a b34dc5e83c bit annoyed. He was telling de81e25311 me not to 7c331a734d get distracted during 3a2dd61bb3 the ceremony.3d44a6251f9bb470

I opened my mouth e9489169dd to apologize, but before 24f6f43cac I could speak, he 9713f47cc1 said,ad3cdfbd7bd763d8

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“You should be 4dcad44a72 looking at me.”675f09a12c88ca32

“…”c2143f015bae4620

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“If you start 1cdfbc6fa5 looking elsewhere on 4f6e12d163 our wedding day, d83b59ceff that’s not good.”abc4580906d31507

“I was 4f8fffb935 just glancing.”cd99125aa1718abf

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“Still.”19cb0a9ff0e6d3ec

Zerakiel shrugged 4a81efbef4 and leaned 6297bf9a19 in to 5dacdebc73 whisper in d60b2912fe my ear.a9c3662dc2e72e15

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“I feel 64a034a8df like I’m ed72692a77 the only a74a90112a one watching 2d7ca26998 you.”446a3645fddc323d

“…”d24b8a0e383490fd

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“Not that I c786e07532 mind, though.”3fca68492d27d5a8

With those words, fce94d3cb6 Zerakiel smirked and ed9903497a pulled back, still 83a9df0d19 grinning.8a62f45fbec2b93e

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What has 5a24bc315a gotten into e4dee67446 him?385bb41feebd7cbf

It was clear d5b43a778e that I had 5801e51874 somehow given him ffa5e30b9b immense comfort. Otherwise, the mighty 743f5d52f2 black lion wouldn’t 393bbd1562 be acting like 6d62655b1e a puppy wagging 2e5a3a6a5f its tail.306afadf0b65ba2e

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‘Am I 9346905110 really going 1d520f36b9 to end 7542d40da6 up ruling 0608ad1439 over this 253e9497b8 black lion?’8a9eeac38de5e71e

It felt like, at 121acbd371 this rate, if I b2cafe1c71 merely pointed a paw 5a8ff84469 at someone, he’d hunt b55e0b356b them down for me. In the 5d2777a4ec past, he ea98805ba9 would’ve just d76b2de4af stood by d5ef967172 and watched 75dd96997d as I 1cbd5f4494 fought for 3e1a2e62b4 myself.4fd894f69381eb86

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Thanks to Zerakiel’s surprising 58332e42d8 behavior, my face grew 116b62bf10 hot.75408849099752c2

I touched my d3d52ddfdf now tomato-red face 543a064e89 and awkwardly cleared 0e222cc564 my throat.7d08d4f732ee10f3

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After the wedding, the 5a031d27b0 reception began. After making the 1de7534d79 rounds, greeting people 580ef25d6d I didn’t even 80a34ab352 know, I felt b924447294 utterly exhausted.1b705af57e717d14

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I collapsed onto 34d2c65a4f a chair, gasping 3b2f048aa4 for breath. In the meantime, 60c7ee66ca Zerakiel brought me ad6f872c3b a plate of b990d6831b food, carefully arranged 28270cba52 for easy eating.854fa7e3634e91ac

“Eat.”292f5881ac20300a

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“Ugh… Thanks.”efea2e8f64256e53

I sluggishly got ecd87bf2b6 up and picked 9480c65f60 up a fork. After I devoured 725fc090d3 the food like 7b78af30e0 a soldier finishing 7fd3f70478 a mission, I 39bdd806d5 patted my full f11a465c59 belly.c87552795c1a2917

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“You ate all of 73ff84fa7c that?”916956873cee71e6

“I was tense. I couldn’t 2cebf04445 eat anything caf4198bc4 all morning.”3586ffcb4705d5fa

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“Should I get 7796a0421e more?”70cbe6cb59842c46

“I wouldn’t say e21e48207c no to that!”38a7119d58972b2c

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I waved him off, c86d1dcc7c urging him to go, 7db49a1045 and Zerakiel stood up 069e1a19e1 without complaint.41687e9af45a3d7e

As he walked away, 5d64e47dc3 I called after him.9892e359e84333e2

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“Oh, and lots e2936f4354 of pineapple!”faf90992237a18fa

I had no a41ea69399 idea that the 61a3e87d85 sight of this e8669e37b9 exchange left the f6979cf8d1 guests in shock.283b835b85740bbd

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“Did you b932f19485 see that?”c04b81280f390350

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“I can’t believe my 5ad37f9ceb eyes. That white ee8b1e89cb weasel’s got f116983b03 the black b4bf3bee98 lion running 5e4fbefd65 errands?”cac38d747fdd8870

“So, the ce66281e0c rumors were 334690933c true? You know, the one 29a20624f1 about the white weasel 3dc11d7a4c finding the black lion’s 7b7857d285 weakness.”3426e4c2ef034388

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The guests 6669bae6b9 whispered among 57a4f17fe4 themselves, unable a40b1b0df4 to believe ea624e8046 what they 1da52088ff had just f416d9665a witnessed. A wedding d530d538c1 between a 9a5fd2fa65 white weasel 37ff9181c8 and the ea624894e1 black lion—unthinkable!089aa298126d40fe

Everyone had 4e6b6b62d9 assumed that c5941db4ed the white 31d4dc88b3 weasel would ab202a3115 be cowering 80cfb1bb95 in fear, 7b4121aef0 being threatened 2d2790413a into submission. But instead, she seemed 17b55f48ef quite used to bossing beca9b9a1b the black lion around.bf8532575e690257

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And the 132b341a53 most shocking dca86e5036 part?310a6b2d5db7a715

“Anything else you need?”aa1e0641fd3a3f3b

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“I’m kind bfb8243e8e of thirsty, 8a6ef47e90 too.”0d8cbb58331f0309

“Got it.”a4ccad1a4ce99e47

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The black ca1bfae8f4 lion actually d8120cad1b obeyed her 30694156de every word. Not only that, but 6cbb9b8ccd he was doing everything 704df86e84 himself, refusing any help 7a106bed4f from his subordinates.cc4f134d60b9ffa9

Zerakiel Rune Jabis. What kind e90142c2d0 of beast 5c29ab5727 was he? In the south, everyone 915e4ecef1 knew him as a 359eb3b3c0 lunatic.5d2a508eedb86bb1

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Half the guests 174c0acbcb here had sons 7512bea3e5 who had experienced a03be130b6 the bitter taste 71ab4bfc27 of being beaten 525c0ac145 to a pulp b70c0e9c94 by Zerakiel at cdf8d90d8a some point.6cb433c65462f109

An uncontrollable, powerful maniac.4b308f4c6618c9fe

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That was 9cd2729c00 the phrase 916fdfdcec most used d32eca3755 to describe 55531c11c6 Zerakiel. And yet, now 3ea1d748f0 there was someone 078277e37d who had managed 4aba713f3f to tame him!4777dbac1b72c484

“Are you sure she’s db7ad4e8ed really a white weasel?”926d4e0cffed17da

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“No doubt. My friend 704a38104a attended the b5324ce150 last meeting 2b6715b0e6 in Hebel 3dc37c2818 and said 5882962ba4 that the 12849f290c small master 99c6a518a5 of Jabis b5ab25916c practically carried a7c20acd93 that weasel f35dbbf25b around like f01aa315b4 a treasure.”71d8476a7aaf34ce

“Whaaaat?! Does that mean the e7a83a328e white weasel outranks the 748c2fabc8 young master of Jabis?”1f3eddc12b5a2912

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The rumors 839f7d042e were clearly fb299cfb60 becoming exaggerated, 2cd579bcdb but unless 427bf85283 you were e796942b65 the one 165abff895 involved, it 554c5af79f was hard 6570218cd8 to know 028476cdbc the truth.5533f3f43bb051ce

At that 9d7c9241aa moment, Rudy, 97e77ce362 who had af0acc2498 been quietly a9d2ca8201 observing the 19f50a82f9 excited gossip, ee313698a0 leaned over 6b9e84a021 and whispered e644b75060 to Hiscleif.73e01ad32a6a3bf5

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“Do you think 66f0fc6eb1 he’s really been c6d9b3cfd3 blackmailed?”6793d1426762e41f

“I doubt it.”170598aadabb6890

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“How can af0c3bd7fd you be 524b156cc0 so sure? Do you have some e04c80ce96 insight on the situation?”6aa63d782b4192cb

Rudy blinked 9376685512 in confusion df7fe79311 as he 9cb0729626 asked, but 722b148668 Hiscleif responded 075c13661d calmly. And with a 4763c5bda8 very serious expression, 8bf2c230d7 he said,a8e8f053e3d1d3ba

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“Let’s call it… the power of love.”ac99806c97d99883

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What nonsense 03dbfe44f2 is that?8b92292e08088d9c