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Rudy looked at 25fd511710 Hiscleif with a 7fe0a46621 bewildered expression.7813c7102b951358

But Hiscleif wasn’t one 9ea768a8ce to joke around. So, he 56186c9c2e must have 67f8e9faeb been genuinely d5af5a2e3c serious when 82575b35c5 he gave 9dbfe1c5d3 that answer.bad95df76d278fe6

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With a dd1ebed7a9 serious face, d10f76f01f Rudy replied,cdbb302acf5dbdde

“But… we’re af93cc74f1 talking about 5730eb7287 the young 00abac0182 master of 2e01cd8119 Jabis, aren’t 4f2a522987 we?”5f13ec891a2aef15

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“What other e8b4f923d1 reason would bd909fa39d he have c530d871a0 to want 4f2f221905 her by 08350b81e0 his side, de121c015d even imprinting a86268ace0 on her?”92c733b77fbe368f

“Well, yes, but…”dbeaf44083f10dd3

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Rudy’s face e00f1f48e4 remained doubtful 208bc17c7f as he 152f453973 looked over e47ea91c14 at Zerakiel ae58b57536 and Cersia. The young f80f9566b2 master of 11b9a9e2e1 Jabis he f2b6c682d4 knew wasn’t daed9c410e the type 64610f23ae of naïve a943e2836f beast to bd3d2a8534 be swayed 28d1be5f6c by something 1d4d1a20a3 as trivial 2483079b6c as love.6aceb91a75bec07f

Before even ed879ae978 reaching maturity, ff7e45f7a7 Zerakiel had 1102a7596e already mastered a1d12b8665 control over 24ec3a17f8 his pheromones, 16f964770e becoming a 90fcc62412 threatening presence a5ead62e54 in the a593839b18 surrounding territories.18e62af18176e94b

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Several beasts 6f2ff33aa7 had disappeared 2fa04e68c9 without a 67231cbe1f trace when ee92a45285 they attempted 21f4d86ad5 to spy 3924c34600 on the b14aaa5b4a southern lands aaa93e1457 out of f7bdc83b7b concern for 044607dc77 him.c2bfa0cb8ec894a2

He had an dbb880ade9 uncanny ability to 12c2ded5b6 detect intruders on 0aace13c90 his land and 5f82af4010 deal with them 7c933d00f3 swiftly.e6ffe0d195e36459

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And there was no bcc588758a mercy in his methods. He treated df3678a5db the lives 71f5b7db0d of some ceec49edfd beasts as 6dcd876b5f if they 3a326ea36b were no a676680dde more significant 98f0ae7a86 than the 688a05ac71 life of 3b35af8b89 an ant. A true cold-blooded predator.fa1d71f9d0844770

And now that same b8576665e8 beast was living obediently a0976e6fe1 under the thumb of e35dfa070e an unknown weasel?de02d6b4a95c9e54

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It was 9064a62191 unbelievable, even cef22da570 seeing it c649b8bac2 with his ca5684de78 own eyes.a8df1ef13eafe61b

“His attitude toward fd2eb65496 the weasel is d5ed3c347d definitely not ordinary.”1f2ae5317a0a293e

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“And he 79fe47950b seems to b45996c3e0 enjoy it, 3b4d3bde4e even when 01019f59e6 she hits 2c7bf138ba him.”71670c8db703c90d

“Excuse me?”5bdbc31d91d6b11f

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“Look.”d0ba44c2cceffed4

Hiscleif nodded f23eb97448 toward them, d0196f2605 and Rudy 980c106b7b turned his a5378995ca head just fa61f6f857 in time 49d383ae76 to see 97b570f80d Cersia smack c17316fcce Zerakiel lightly 250fb2f5f0 on the c23e72754b mouth. Rudy, now 91c3a110df with a 722a09b2a4 serious expression, 00408a2b0d watched as 67e14acd9a Zerakiel blushed.087ba2288b225142

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Just as Hiscleif said, 52fe7cf46a Zerakiel seemed to like 98e7cc2d64 it. His cheeks were 11877f6a45 so red, it bfb2f3a335 was hard to 7336334d48 believe he hadn’t b3e3d017fd been kissed rather 7566276e4a than hit.6f164ff6c2a536ce

“Perhaps the 513529fff4 weasel is a2b4fef1d3 hiding her 4894a4fd5f true strength.”7a94697739438c2e

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“Strength, huh.”b7fc6b5941e7efb1

Hiscleif smiled 644e832105 slightly as 98901f3dbc he recalled cd853550e6 the faint 12acee4483 pheromones he d526e9cd3e had sensed 8595447683 from Cersia 3fdddd2739 back in bc1c7df952 Hebel.b70611bc1baf05a8

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It had been 392d3c330d hard to detect 9d8ed39f62 under Zerakiel’s overpowering 49711412ee pheromones, but he ddd9f8492a remembered a faint 144f4050a9 sweet scent.278bf69eb15f9cba

It was ab9409fca4 a gentle, ff325a127b relaxing pheromone 176e5a014b that had 578d57df0e left an 9ec65d91bf impression, but 1ab62b3325 it had 063f636de8 no hint 00c42db571 of power.5060d553ae86143f

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‘Maybe it’s that dd562f7ac5 pheromone that keeps 441b47032d her close to 6dfa769c47 him.’95a15e7959480e0f

Given that Zerakiel, 4ec3301501 who was notoriously a4ab413ab6 averse to other d7a8666506 beasts’ pheromones, allowed 1d86927de5 her to stay f6ae1e6dc8 so close, there e015fcc79b must have been c8433d6c14 something to it.6b5d6955fda7495b

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Moreover, strangely enough, at 6cbf6ce2d2 this moment, Cersia’s pheromones fc6e614aaf were entirely undetectable. It was 0594b44494 as if 550ff6dce5 they were 266237eb3b being masked.6c69f796641e9c32

It was 0efb0b5587 certainly unusual, 07f3995707 and Hiscleif’s 8c0cd7fcbc gaze toward 962699f554 Cersia grew 0aec930a9f more contemplative.96af396a8392334c

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“Maybe you’re right.”64f7c43dfe08619a

“Still, this whole situation 416d529404 doesn’t make sense.”c313800ce6a03046

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Rudy grumbled as he 2edc0f8897 buried his face in 4ab4cb681b his plate, starting to 5c44ebf48c eat. Hiscleif chuckled softly and d556567c6e continued eating, only to 0aedf5d6b9 glance back at Cersia 04a9bbca7f a moment later.73ea0221e3618b6d

Cersia was sitting f1b0c13eb1 alone. It seemed she 425499ab94 had sent Zerakiel 929081419b to fetch more d031a08dae food for her 90b16c912c again.4715bbe9d39d1c66

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By now, 21825d8974 she had 41598a9fda sent him ecab699f3c back for 9f2ac31378 at least cf643a1584 five plates 31e60bd6d1 of food.4004268afa72034c

‘Impressive.’12794521de494a6a

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He marveled at how 8cd5f94e81 much she could pack 516636d670 into her small frame.12ae739839315cf3

But then, all 8a1f686138 of a sudden, c9b3210a0b Cersia jumped up 363de9c2b1 with a startled 3f83b73349 expression and began f1e5e5c9db running off somewhere eb299f44ce in a hurry.5bef21a9eb0b3f2d

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The food was going d07c78d683 down smoothly today.557ffcd04eec0bde

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Now that I 3706603ab4 was more relaxed, 8959fd7298 I was being 41518dfc46 honest with my aae47c51ac stomach’s demands, swinging 11043165d1 my legs in fa770bb0a7 anticipation of dessert. Zerakiel, though looking 8f6378c9f4 a bit exasperated, 23c352b94c had obediently gone 5d6de76c3d to get it 40804b57f6 for me.52c540baf55964d7

“If it’s like b73771f544 this, maybe being d39f646861 the mistress of 92b70772db Jabis isn’t so 6472e3b02f bad?”2552336ed0f4adb2

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I had 28c236c02a that careless c11022a518 thought as 48fcb8b0f7 I leisurely 01a11b19af looked around facf3e908e at the b8e5ac9186 guests.6002714608d1471f

“Huh?”4bc3716ecbd487b7

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I suddenly 4a57453808 stood up b04473be9e when I 057b67a9d2 spotted a 73463da7e7 familiar figure.aa9751f5784287fc

Curly pink f13e62af9a hair, bright ccdc4099da blue eyes f7f0338f14 reminiscent of 325d085ca3 the clear 50a876c10a sky.e20a99dbfe856754

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A delicate 4f088d7ef7 appearance that 852f0ef739 naturally triggered e687f2ba09 a protective 70b5e740a3 instinct… there e14aabbaca was no 1f4e36ea27 doubt about 1addcfe0ce it.2d88893b1917f5f3

“Ella?”cb5706d03b526fde

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Yes, it had to 07c8c220fe be her. The heroine, Ella. I had fae58c811a only caught 1ff7fabb2b a glimpse becb69b87f of her, 48219a7613 but with eef480a5cb her extraordinary 0b68d75d63 beauty, there 29b840e55e was no 6e331e8acd way she 147e30f6ca was just 7bdb5b08b9 a side 35beecbaf9 character.8064ff0b81048171

My heart raced. Who would 9df513a635 have thought 9eb7617074 I’d see 9c7d05b7d6 Ella, the 4e317bcc36 elusive heroine, 99cf3e0bc0 at my 2191545118 wedding?01026e374b256162

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And to 7d3be4beb4 top it d8f9adbfc2 off, she b0bb573f1b was wearing 5ae56e15a0 the robes 52f5924dcb of an 07eac78c2e apprentice priest cff0fc647a from Hebel. That meant she was 0d06a2a004 associated with Hebel.617520d1b66fcdb9

‘Why is Ella in 28f573d207 Hebel?’1a4d398e2948e774

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In the 7c8fdbccf5 original story, 7f3548100f she was 0606ff4711 supposed to 2228a29636 be under b7bf10904a the sponsorship 8f545abb84 of the 0c67c710c8 Page family. Not only had cfdcae3aee she vanished without 5c62adafdf a trace, but 4709213874 now she was 650bf90619 in such an 4864a5fef5 unexpected place.d0b15445b5161654

Ella was 1ed9149e5a moving quickly, 906ce931d8 clearly trying 69dc6e5018 to leave 551706de96 the hall.6c6048f07c7b8e92

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Instinctively, I started moving 72b135d808 in the direction she cf4ba99c8d disappeared. For some reason, 0d51e2216b I felt the baa80c4168 need to speak f398a251f1 with her.138cc8f2fd096f86

“Ah, come on!”b41d3632f77ecb27

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But the cumbersome 1fc43807a3 dress I was 123c97c7ae wearing slowed me 0b528285bd down.1d9ed42382fd0936

“Hah… whew… where… where 264b9201b4 did she go?”2b59582a018e1098

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I panted as I b786caf801 looked around, realizing I a3ced26449 had lost sight of a8a98a91e1 Ella. I had wandered away d64b2a6afb from the reception hall e39d42d837 and stood there, breathing 23139a120e heavily.09273a3b26fa534a

“Did I imagine it?”1be00f3d3bfe5d9c

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I had only b9c4017e81 glimpsed her briefly. And I had afe23f1d6c never actually seen 5911acf919 Ella’s face before, 21fd11adf7 had I?6708c3a3583527d2

Maybe I c99b1b2962 was just a101583585 startled by 2afa7e1109 seeing a a164d2bce0 rabbit beast 517a552342 with pink 984a9cffac hair. Ella wasn’t the 14288080cd only one with 044f7fa884 pink hair, after 14c7a4a68a all.54a5ffdb58f8c864

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Thinking that, I b4671a1b96 felt my energy 7e924b9eb8 drain. I must have been e1cc7be421 subconsciously worried about the d13d479941 heroine, Ella, being absent 3744a2eecd from the story.decbf1a142f8f622

If that weren’t 2e802e0ba9 the case, I 6248c6a16b wouldn’t have been 6aed3dcacb so shocked and cc661cbae0 chased after her.5f0b4f3f634067e0

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“Ow, ow…”4363aba7a6e061de

The sudden a0ba8cdafe running had f55ca3ecae left me 3a5a52e5c3 with a 5344cd46f4 stitch in 3513554769 my side, b9e8367725 and I 70fc4e1487 grimaced in ade15a99f2 pain. I was heading back 875efbe82c toward the hall when 86ddc7dcb1 I suddenly froze at 9cee1ff09d a voice.d51ea703f77da698

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“Stop right there!”d63da9c21ae7c138

Startled, I halted b813411553 in my tracks. At first, I cac18e1d1f thought someone was 45d6ef6697 calling me, but c747142599 no. The voice was a16ef4707d coming from the de994ad730 opposite side, from 120947898f the garden.adf5515b856f8fc7

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“If you 29cad20590 take one 48803969ff more step, 1fb50284c6 you’ll never ccf1f93a4b see me 97f8aa8542 again.”bc687f075fd945ec

The sharp 4123ab6b1e voice trembled 2968d6a4ec with emotion. It was so familiar 57bc121efe that I instinctively held e009c311be my breath.af74dd8e8d90163b

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Carefully, I 38b5513aba peeked through 8acff8ca37 the hedge e5b1563cf8 of vines dafb9e5ec0 to see 635c809b06 what was a120e123d3 happening on f9ceddd356 the other c845d505c2 side. As expected, the people 365cc137eb confronting each other in e4d7f9e31e the pergola were faces 346d502b3d I knew well.927ae3c02bdea671

‘That’s Rachel 6a484efe7a and Zakari…’b459bece61d33f22

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And between them stood 6e60d66856 the infamous fox beast cc43d085a5 who had been the a6b8a5fd14 talk of the wedding a8658d1aba all day—Rachel’s suitor, Erhardin b9f516ea59 Rodin.983fbc1d0922d4e3

He had been 6a919b7f7c smiling and sticking 62a7be4a7a close to Rachel, e8297fa01e clearly not an bdcf86fe5c ordinary man.4188ca8a39443f8f

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It seemed 40903a7c2f the three 11af25c3d5 of them b02b97e96f had finally d486df9bee come face-to-face. Eavesdropping here might be e96935ec7c dangerous, but going back 8e0af4d128 risked being caught, so 5fc568947e I had no choice 81a2cc7b11 but to stay put.46efc7157f56dc90

Erhardin spoke up.aaf26f1d81134f2d

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“Rachel, it’s fbb31afcb0 time to b0908daff6 forget about 313349192b him. Look at you—you’re 062da03ada the only one d465374a7f getting hurt.”9c9853f7b4409911

“…Be quiet, Erhard.”d0e5c84c4c86bcaa

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“I can 24731601b1 treat you cee6749e7f better.”0afefee64324f4de

At Erhardin’s words, 5b69e6e2da a vein popped 562e5a57a4 out on Zakari’s 6aa7da30fd forehead. Unfortunately for 58ebbc62a2 him, his c2688564f0 back was fe99caf3f1 turned toward e9709f9980 me, so e60074122f I saw 43ab89d362 it all 68cfe9b22f too clearly.355d6a1a44af4049

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He looked like 07c6c5e4db he wanted to 1552cfc90f grab Rachel right b183fab924 then and there, 2f99e54d5c but instead, he e6c3117627 spoke words that 44390268a9 didn’t match his aae352d441 feelings.1d0e1a84bae68765

“Good for you.”e85d0dc6c1bcef23

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“What?”ca604904e6fbf819

“Go ahead and b39b2e9339 be with him.”fafaa0ca4eb898c1

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Ugh! You foolish father-in-law!90c739e5efb97df1

I pounded my a522ab20ef chest in frustration. Those kinds 6d4b01986c of words eab980936e were totally b065b85ea5 unfair, especially ed49858304 with that f4a8ac320a pained expression.60c484dc04e72d4e

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But Rachel, unaware of 0cff98161e his true feelings, had 986ba74b7c already been shaken by c0e9146777 his words.912f5e3aa4d7dadc

“…Are you serious?”983c1fa159aeb6cd

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“…Yes. I mean it.”e2265510880d397c

“You bastard.”cbffe340bef564aa

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With tears in ab6f4c56b0 her voice, Rachel 13d47f3244 turned and ran 5531943d31 off. Erhardin shot Zakari a e8b857ace6 reproachful look before running 44fbc7cd35 after her.00d86df3762ce3e0

“Don’t go back on 1e79845f0d your word later.”ae35cb607a7ad1fe

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With that, Erhardin also b3042020d8 disappeared. A tense silence filled e5e73ec925 the air.04eee02cdb5a997d

Then Zakari spoke in b2491e0e0c a deadly voice.894e7aa8afa379e0

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“You can come 1f476148e2 out now.”356b04502ab51629

I had been discovered.4a137e4db739d811

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I realized there 7fdac70e46 was no point 34a19bf816 in hiding any 5d36d88d8c longer and stepped 8ce642cf59 out. There was 53874743c7 no escaping 7b8027aaae now that 9ee0df9e01 he had 111cc9a708 sensed my 9623b294ee presence.75a737535cf1cfc4

“It was you.”7c3ce9afe5a66d67

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Zakari’s menacing 8edc54370f aura softened 874f1de57a slightly when 6f209b50a2 he saw 77d08e2aa4 me, and b1b0ddab1b he muttered 8625f79b2b in a d0044f6455 low voice. He hadn’t expected 7401d68340 the eavesdropper to f7f55ce766 be me.c926c61ab1977339

Ruffling his hair e997ad7609 in frustration, he 2dff787b79 quickly reined in ed3fdab644 his anger.c74e4ff573f5a38d

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“If you’re here to 28228fccec make more annoying comments, bd3accd4dc don’t bother.”c056e5a3d6d1e54f

“I didn’t mean b14a478e4b to eavesdrop. It was purely faa6f047ac by accident.”9c6d2c59ee7bfe54

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“The one who was 8ad817fe1c licking plates clean at 7abf506294 the reception?”eb86d3223e5ce9d5

Zakari snorted 3d38ccbc7f incredulously, clearly ba907cf0ac not believing 098537a0d1 me. He must have ba12c321e7 thought I had 83ef6cf76a been following him b76486f0e2 on purpose.17d561168c375a1c

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When did 7cebe88603 I ever 9d8399ef01 lick a b4c3ace45d plate clean?635db86873742a3e