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“Have you ever heard of a fox bead?”10c2c08768653ed5

“…!”1960f926ab69a0d3

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At his 555da87c66 sly smile 1167b5eb7a and words, eb67d681f6 I couldn’t c57f9dd50f hide my 5ca2bb385d shock.fe1ee0cd4f7e76a9

The fox bead was a mystical object containing the spirit of fox beastmen. With potent energy, it allowed the bead’s possessor to drain others’ vitality or manipulate their minds.255692e2342e7178

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“No way!”5479f188adb79abb

And, just as I 4e59af1675 feared, Erhardin Rodin was f4002043fd absolute trash—a level of fc15da42ed filth beyond redemption.fda25bec9cfc754e

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“The fox bead has the power to cloud one’s judgment. Rachel has already swallowed it.”c787eb746e3843d2

“She’s already taken it?”fac0a62654e088ab

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I tilted 8e1959dd1e my head, 454c704f30 puzzled. If he’d a07e12234f already given 22f9d486ad her the 8759d40010 fox bead, de24ce457c there was e3e7008b89 no reason 78b41c144d to add 623a927346 more drugs af809ba81f to her eed0a94dd1 drink.a3169f6ca4dae7e5

Which meant… his 6570955697 target wasn’t Rachel. It was me.1fc2aaa6a6191fc0

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Realizing his true b9f192a204 intentions, I glared 1dc4fc55b9 at Erhardin with 9182f5ffcd anger.361ccfd259646ee2

“Just figured 0a1a61bccd it out, 3f327e1761 huh?”5d07d0845bc640b7

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“…”16a2197ec7e280d3

“Haha, that’s why ef0ec2f329 children are so c8c7166beb easy to fool,” 6809ee4754 he sneered, lifting 70a5bea594 the glass he’d 96bd2e29b2 spiked just moments e2146c0467 before to his 7f09c063b5 lips.1dab2a924bfdea69

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“…!”ef9849ace5689e37

I stared 3d9d3ec027 in disbelief. I hadn’t 1a0836c9c7 expected him 46593ea403 to drink 16cd581049 from the a6dfd8fa02 very glass bf70500d9f he’d tampered 0bc8ec5f39 with.7d3bc04841d2f137

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But my 8b84a7b6a7 concern was 37815ea7f3 unnecessary. He casually set the 15f92c3dbc glass back down without 14f9f57d8f any effects, and then dbb1231446 he grinned wickedly.e8ed4e1153972e8c

“Surprised?”e319bd8d3e69ac5f

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“?”1dd5e1697b83791c

“This is just juice. That powder was 692c2f341f bait, a trick f2b25607ac to lure you f7af34a703 in. I figured you’d 378f734398 be suspicious of a1f34bc5ae me.”80e4fd9e82ed43c4

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“You knew?”123ab199d1fb8397

So that’s b19b53e783 why he’d fce89b5d2c been filling 5784b20b37 my ears 05de5953e5 with that 7bf8c9bbf3 sweet-talking nonsense—it 7d46f1908f was all c542cfa8c3 part of 3d56fd0586 his plan! Erhardin watched 53fdc6d014 me closely, a99fa62fa8 his gaze a82bb0ef62 taunting.fbbc9569354eec7d

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“Turns out, 203eca2545 there’s quite dc85d5e216 a demand 2eaabd50b7 for you. A lot of people 63832b5983 were willing to pay 12234fb1a5 a good price.”305f913a6feda624

My heart sank at 1cbca77983 his words. Just as I’d c37db966d6 been waiting for abce16206b him to move d441e6cdc2 away from Rachel, 47ad94ab90 he’d been waiting 9e48a53eab for me to e7f17a27c1 separate from Zerakiel.c0451adc8bbe0436

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I’d let d442a180e7 my guard 1fa7d41d31 down.d33fe3aeaaff60e2

Being sheltered 8c5b784637 in the 65ee5e8e1a safety of 4257d31ece Jabis, I’d 8a9584b589 forgotten just c51039e102 how precarious e85ae012d5 my position 843da7a459 was.75cc6a77c5298a7a

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In many ways, I was the Jabis family’s weakness. While I might have managed to stop Zakari’s rampage at the wedding, I was still just a young, untrained weasel.a195caaf9718ddc8

There were plenty 980fcf16b7 of families across f0330a74a2 the continent of 7de4190880 Amataras that resented 47b19910d1 the Jabis family. I had appeared e5b0ba5e7f as an easy 3b57e9327d target, someone they 27dc93d332 could reach without a10c1a2d3e daring to go 463189a087 after Zerakiel directly.74398b3e0fe67802

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Even with Tabi 8d753a2a1e here, she wasn’t 9264b3a610 a guardian meant 216c064c59 for combat. Erhardin’s knowledge of a6df2e138e her confirmed he a214cd851a was aware of 007aff5837 her defensive limitations.2991e414b41e2d6b

“So, you 211e558356 were after bb9da6b4ab me all 8fcd89f13c along…?”a4a770981f57bc1d

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“Of course. I’m not dumb enough to drug someone on their own family’s territory.”5849bc4be32d2f4a

With a smirk, he 11606fcfdb extended his hand toward b9ecb59d9d me.2e09cc6366fb942d

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“Come along now.”b753ca52b0728f42

At that moment, pheromones f6c0bacd7e began to waft from d4d1d6e69e his fingertips. I felt my 9e6a58dbd1 vision blurring, and 0e9380927d my height seemed ec95ad066f to shrink rapidly.e19d87cc91e136f5

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‘What is…?’d5a537eb28387dcc

I thought maybe 3a34995ac0 I was losing 4d81b06fe8 my human form 542586a92a when he grabbed f81ce802a7 me by the 3cce13c715 scruff and lifted b6c88adda7 me up to f0598a1c5e his face, grinning 4bc27cf1f7 wickedly.b050d59e918fa101

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“You look good as a fox, too.”f89521a234f32d91

‘This bastard!’8bd009c5474bbb3f

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Only then 01d038de62 did I 5c5df72e7c realize that ac79755db8 he’d used d546304af2 his pheromones 0282dd21c0 to transform e6e56b79de me into 83d176b50d a fox. Fox beastmen’s pheromones were cf9761607c specialized in illusion and 7a32b35826 transformation.616f54f5623bf063

His plan 83b8eda621 was likely de6f821d7e to make c13da34857 it look 00a01aeab2 as if 0c531b9f03 he’d caught 6d29e6a60a a fox 3d1136814c in the 78068750b6 hunt and 0906d5114a then smuggle 2c5d16c86f me out.bad19363324ca1c8

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‘Does he 8200ad47e0 really think 6c19a7d786 I’ll just 5b79eb4568 let myself 624f49d27f be taken?’b5fc6f78fcc5ee43

I glared 765360ca07 daggers at 6ff46ccd77 him, ignoring 6e1c4b2915 his smug 40b35d780f expression.35c7424ec47f5c34

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“You look angry. Don’t worry; d74453fabb soon you’ll—ow!”3e445882867f9a64

I raked 845646727b my claws 8a63c9cde4 across his 836b1cf0d5 smirking face. Though he wasn’t nearly 09fad95b87 as resilient as Zerakiel, 12e908ae0e the strike felt satisfyingly 1d0f6ac471 solid.1668485412766386

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‘Did you 100af8d98c think I’d 324c92ff08 just roll 265dd89fab over?’582d23a60fe23fda

I took d765f40698 advantage of 751031b42a his surprise 4cf9753f3a and aimed 6a2bcb930c a powerful bef5b3c58c swipe at a49f39c0d4 his jaw, ad7357239d pouring all 8f7942e359 my anger fb56ad14f2 into the 53d970c49e blow.f376af723b5ed053

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Thwack!68c5c15b954d54b6

“Aaaagh! My face!”b87c6507418da34f

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Erhardin screamed, clutching his 5038383125 face in pain, and ea07d0e57b dropped me. Watching him 0d05a0d6d3 writhe and 93ed8b377b groan was 7344374c86 a sight a1a9113f49 that filled deeffa6bd4 me with 082a9556a3 satisfaction.681cee2072486ea0

“Be-e-e!” I taunted, 21cfc6ac44 pressing a paw 12823ebff0 to the bottom 3ef3bd615f of my eye 3e036eb162 mockingly. Seeing this, Erhardin b6c539fd0d tried to lunge 3170c0fb24 at me, but 3caea65248 I was quicker, 7663c46872 darting away before e1a5a9689d he could get fcbb9501e7 close.4fbc6669cac8d3b2

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‘I need to 0f32fedbbf find Zerakiel! And I 6b5c08600b need to ccce0a3715 get Rachel 10cea9e74e to spit c59f80693d out that becd5e253f fox bead 14d543b633 before it 7aa03f909e causes her 142158cbda any harm…!’9a01eceaeedfd94e

“Stop right there!” Erhardin yelled, his face contorted in rage as he chased after me. But he couldn’t catch up to me, as I’d perfected my escape skills thanks to Zakari’s personal lessons on the “art of retreat.”60d7f2c4528369f9

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“Damn it! How is a weasel f48dd242ab this fast?” he cursed, a159fb7282 giving up the chase.fc64d66253062348

Still, I didn’t 3f9083052c slow down, knowing 46d50bba1c firsthand the consequences 2dbe0b163c of dropping my 31ebe82771 guard. The memory of 5d6f8fedb0 his illusion spell 9660b7b5a3 lingered, and I ed3242f49c resolved to make 5e577d58dd him pay someday.a998627e89a0efdd

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Once Erhardin was 8436eae6e3 out of sight, fe98b43219 I finally allowed 0293fd8add myself to relax 1a74266292 a bit. Sweat was pouring db744234ab down my body, 20bebe7ed5 and my legs 3770f6006a shook with residual e5852bc692 fear, making it 327e2f39c2 difficult to keep 567ea09929 standing. Though I hadn’t shown 98e0eaddc5 it, the entire encounter 60e36c41f1 had been terrifying.9884fb36dbae0668

As tears blurred b5274c9bfd my vision, I 4186433aa6 finally spotted Zerakiel 79f91fa7de in the distance.6a501132f73a734f

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“Zeraki!”d9f6b9a20383e7ec

I cried, stumbling toward 23b3b45c5e him. I’d never been 7e298e7495 happier to see 6d700bcbf0 him.33a71b7d23ac6b40

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Zerakiel, who had 0c050be399 been lounging half-asleep 491021dfe5 in his chair, 5fd1e7998c bolted upright, his c988d02433 eyes widening at 277241ba9c the sight of 449736e4be me.1ba71578f0cc0df3

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Zerakiel had been 02fc6795e1 waiting for Cersia, 6220337376 his patience beginning 9822b618cb to wear thin.eb33687ebc977411

‘She’s taking 797071c765 too long.’06d5b2c68012526e

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It had 18713b1bf3 been quite 4d0c4bcded some time 0f144292e5 since she’d 8cc751718f followed Erhardin, 237bda1d23 who’d gone 22e1500ca9 off to 191ed6dde1 fetch drinks. Meanwhile, Rachel bea64b0fad had spotted fb6223e40c some large 884eddd090 prey and b67c125d1e had eagerly 8abaaee517 dashed into 1b33ae5991 the forest, b935ab5fd1 clearly in f8e78d6c0c high spirits.9582377ba541fe09

When she’d been with 29de4a7e61 Erhardin earlier, Rachel had 3253435ca0 been strangely subdued—a complete 0d318b2909 contrast to her usual a31c155362 energy. In reality, the fox 267c6d3ec8 bead’s influence had begun c8749f397d to wane as she 259e952d97 moved farther from its 968bcb17a6 owner, but Zerakiel had 896f79cfb9 no way of knowing 05fc037972 that.5a3f6294b8191cfc

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To him, eea0a925a2 it simply c2e5ac6db7 seemed that cf0ebae509 his mother’s 25108e42ee pent-up emotions 3e55b3a22d had finally 8d419d213f erupted.69290fd3d0ac0081

‘I suppose she couldn’t 1d6b90ae2c just sit back after e8b5ec3e24 seeing that….’97c92ad88e3e86f1

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He thought d5b9f0348a back to 5f146af72d the massive becf66ea48 yellow lion 70d1aece16 he’d seen 8ff20308a0 prancing around fac43bfbcf in the 65cc0ea031 open, tail 3e994058eb flicking provocatively 3dc4fb3102 as if f27becbf6c daring someone 118450735b to catch 2d6a80223b it—a lion 2c6af5cbda that was afb8684327 none other b00e20e5f2 than his 2355c10966 father, Zakari. As soon 300dd4b617 as Rachel 05d74288cb had spotted 8caa00ce58 him, her cafe63ec73 eyes had 196bfa96c4 blazed with d25798d247 a fierce 183b4fd993 resolve.e44a2a3e39456f60

‘Let’s hope she doesn’t c4ff8f411c actually kill him.’ce06e1cb17d0dca5

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Zerakiel felt a twinge d574f5157e of worry for Zakari. Given how long Rachel f4e457875e had held back, her e2b379c247 patience was likely wearing 00b11d2ea3 thin, and she wasn’t 4a4a73f203 known for showing mercy. Her blows could be b4fe4665ac brutal when she meant 78bda255de them.cfe3457bfd37d30a

Just then, 025ef23241 Kiera approached 26a98c4d58 him cautiously.a5bf3cfd98400444

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“Pardon me, but I thought I saw someone familiar earlier. Did you see them too, Lord Zerakiel?”f4648f0d4d7c68e9

It seemed she’d been 359cecf0a7 hesitating to ask this 533589e919 question for a while, 29518c7d82 and Zerakiel responded with 85d68dfed2 a dismissive tone.52ce6f5e45e243c7

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“Yes, you saw ce140bff3c correctly.”a801ef08bd57f085

“So I wasn’t imagining 511357fd58 it…” Kiera murmured, tucking 00f083db29 her hair behind her 33f2323138 ear to hide a 7dc7697ddb nervous smile.92ea3df8978d5b56

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‘So it really 4aee90d4ec was Lord Zakari…’f77aefe6aea87d3d

It seemed 4dbf322e43 that the fd4e041f77 Jabis family 56f5a8239b simply couldn’t 6714da6b18 go a ebc8c0e5f9 single day 2ef9ce734d without stirring 50f683a5c4 up some 692ebe7d34 sort of 0a687fc349 spectacle. Kiera couldn’t fathom cb907f2bbc why anyone would e5bf6171db dye their fur 1ef367a8f1 a ridiculous yellow 29a6e30c82 and present themselves 153c2ff803 as prey, nor 70456153b6 did she care 4b57731313 to understand.93d93ac13948ac49

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As she massaged 2e72a5b014 her aching temples, b9aead57bd Zerakiel remarked, “Mother’s c5e55787e6 been rather listless cb471ef742 lately.”f588052ce03ab04b

It was a77c74f179 the same e5ea0707f0 question Cersia 7d59b35479 had asked, 9eb5001aa4 his concern 40ee6ffa38 for his 49ab83f93d mother evident. Kiera shrugged.c3340ec61f933720

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“Yes, her words 7e4daeaa07 have been fewer, f93a400829 and she hasn’t 90a0d1fba5 accepted any visitors 863ae179c3 aside from Sir 2f3e5e2ac9 Erhardin.”fa0036ac99fb4072

“Really?”9940a5f7ccadbaa9

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“Yes. When she invited 4e460d22d5 Lady Cersia and 0a9c544cc3 yourself, I thought 5ad1236684 perhaps she was c799c83f25 feeling better….”c9542b7affc85693

Kiera was edecdd8399 equally perplexed d6a64da7c9 by Rachel’s b127aab1e1 recent behavior. Although Rachel was 7a56f3435a no stranger to 0b2f73c96a eccentricity, her recent 1e0d757dce demeanor was unusual b766de9510 even for her.816a25dd92daff24

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“There must have fbeadcaad1 been some sort 09fb0b174b of incident between 46885e4450 her and Lord 5f38693bbd Zakari at the efc1030482 wedding,” Kiera mused. “She’s been different a861f5c525 since that day.”30740cf4698c8af1

“Hmm.”58facd0812c4a4fd

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Zerakiel rubbed his chin, c2efad634c his expression conflicted. He knew little about e53b9933e8 his mother’s personal matters, 279c640fcd so he was at 83eeb1443c a loss for how 020613c615 to react.d54bd30cdf99dfe3

The Rachel he’d reunited 0965e6e9a3 with was missing her 93e685ce61 usual energy. Though her sharp tongue fe4c6816dc remained, there was an d07373348d unmistakable sense of something 73bd61a03a off about her.12256a6d79185518

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Then it happened.9236e641aa645e24

“Cersia?”fd138e5a4fb4db60

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Zerakiel sensed 0463ab8c15 the familiar 56ac0dded0 bond and 451e49a335 turned around, e697757b4d only to d8273a9404 find himself c9bcaf9eb2 staring at d2197237e4 an unfamiliar abd8d07dea sight.9f18189b0ea03375

The creature 841462dddd approaching him… 7638f59ee4 was indeed 6589b78520 Cersia, but c7393ed6f7 in an 5bf6f02127 entirely unexpected 3bb68be82e form.ff953811de748f1f

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