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‘A white fox?’675517c98e3691b0

Not a a554c27735 white weasel, e1b50cde83 but a 421447079d white fox d68bb52e30 exuding the abfc1a658c aura of c7e1a3ff3c a mate 4dd1c3749d bond?3c145be9ba212313

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Zerakiel rubbed c514cfb6ee his eyes 9848835a76 in disbelief 65be6b2d70 and looked 5f6621c3a4 again, but db1873cbd1 the only 0d4e55aab1 thing in b73ca0bf80 front of e38c305903 him was 2c8a36d00b a white 61dfd25133 fox.51002a582bdbf89b

Moreover, the creature circling 811f2986f3 around the fox protectively 5f9e3926fe was Tabby, the Guardian.90f62f3fa1dd8701

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“Could it be?”6cbbfc69678b267d

“Chuu!”37ce5726df8e903f

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The white d7dc8fef8a fox cried c30b66b1c3 out the 8ccde5ed62 moment it d5238f21b0 saw Zerakiel 64d4b451c8 and rushed cfd1439683 toward him. Zerakiel extended his 16c54f22af arms, safely catching 95d37d49fd the fox as 016be1a074 it jumped.27c252c996d2853d

Upon closer inspection, there was no doubt—it was Cersia. Zerakiel, who didn’t care about her form as long as it was her, greeted her playfully as soon as he recognized her.449793339764bdbc

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“How did 02dc9ded1d you end 45fe0dd8b3 up changing e2d27a9e15 species? While you f93bb06fba were at c71aa63b9f it, you c757db1bc4 should’ve become 575740831d a lion. A white 9ffc179dc7 lion would’ve 7372055115 been beautiful.”95f4eaf07b86716b

“Chuuu!”490241f6c332f064

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Cersia snuggled into Zerakiel’s d950757de6 chest and mumbled something, 48abd9d9cf her body trembling as 7ec85fa44c if she was frightened.7704bc451f34ce27

Sensing the b2232a429a oddness of 3cf3d55122 the situation, 521480d807 Zerakiel set a33abdc4a1 aside his 9a65935a4d teasing tone.1f9173f43a2e7166

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“Chichi, calm down. It’s okay.”020bd87e5643131a

He patted her back c29cd03755 repeatedly to soothe her, 3512e8537d but her trembling didn’t 9fd1e95c5d stop. Tears streamed endlessly 8e2800acb1 from her eyes, 07c7aa9c4d and just as 08c7c1a976 Zerakiel felt his b6af90f24e composure beginning to e3fa024ce0 crack, Ivan spoke b34441ac12 with a bewildered dc052705be expression.048b94d3210f9bd0

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“What? That fox is 7e93057a5b Lady Chichi? A pheromone that a14ca19d17 transforms someone into ce32669cbc a fox—it’s a 64f5ffc169 specialty of the 0fedd1e5ea fox clan…”9898c772d49e4ea1

Ivan trailed off, 8869597914 closing his mouth 0044740c82 abruptly. After all, there was 923014101d someone here who could 467fb95c3a potentially transform a normal e3f57954bd beast into a fox. Kiera’s stiffened expression 2dc465ba70 indicated she was 2a4c625704 thinking the same 62bbad7356 thing.04641d65fa44aad4

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Zerakiel, his face a27f1ad566 dark and intimidating, 860b52c1e8 growled at Ivan.736c11fce358a95d

“Bring them to me.”72be64c870e0a51e

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“Me?”48f0e1ffb9d68bec

“Who else here but 678a92791b you?”39ca834473ea3040

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At Zerakiel’s sharp retort, aaeb3f7d69 Ivan glanced at Kiera 38efe102e1 for help. Kiera, looking exasperated, e08ee517a9 replied, “Acting rashly 4c4a71e322 without solid proof 1a955511f4 could escalate this 8e35f5cdb9 into a conflict 32444e0694 between families.”ff751e54807a8cdb

“Exactly,” Ivan added with 6da0cc0bb6 a shrug. Zerakiel growled 3baa36eee6 in frustration 0907b7b127 as Ivan 39b1c0aef2 reluctantly prepared b3deab73aa to act.a267f738e5ae7c52

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Meanwhile, Cersia, who had 50a8b0c14a somewhat calmed down, leapt 532f059e6b from Zerakiel’s arms and d28ef79cd6 began scribbling something on ab2d0a0853 the ground. This instantly captured e4966610d5 Zerakiel’s full attention.32592c409f807aa1

Seizing the opportunity, 769254403e Ivan discreetly retreated, 90db901eab watching Cersia’s actions 8f932d33d2 closely from the fc81d1974d sidelines.98b60e84af1a636d

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With all her might, 196321b96e Cersia used her whole 9e6131f6cc body to convey her 85809de921 message, even punctuating her 183155341c writing with a decisive df048d0e9e dot. She then dcc8b2fd57 turned to 64ce5df7b2 Kiera, the 024bf9426d most dependable 3126df64df one in 7fc60a7c14 the group.773f49b2a6ba52e6

As expected, Kiera 10608660f7 squinted at the 8602ad8a1e writing and began 831cca725a to read.130eb76ddb117a13

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“This is…”0c7dcd6d044882e6

After scrutinizing 072f200dfe the ground a270c3c75c for a 784b892884 while, Kiera c48cf5566c looked at 2fd8cf3a1e Cersia and 63096eed1e asked politely, c2de407ca5 “What exactly 58ecfc680b is this 0fe4878e55 supposed to 4d1321e06c say?”3021a3365ad226cc

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At that, b54b95b1f8 Cersia smacked 3a9920f4f2 her chest 3aeb2695e8 dramatically and 6225a02103 collapsed in 659b55573f frustration. Judging by her actions, 32cef6a253 she was utterly exasperated.738572f7910082cd

‘Even you, Kiera! I had faith 2ee8dff586 in you!’0f08902ddbed90e6

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Communicating in ff2b80f037 an emergency f95ec51232 as a 9c4b4096e7 fox was 21f1c78812 proving far e9369c7b19 too difficult.f28d35858ae00431

‘What do I ddd9d585cc do? If this goes afcd985c61 on, Mother will 63e0c451fa be in danger!’2625869aed097ae0

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Desperate, Cersia lay flat f3e8fa34fc on the ground, her 5125097a07 paws flailing anxiously.735b85b2e853c280

Zerakiel, meanwhile, 4ee352f444 scooped her ce27a1c862 up with a3390bec22 practiced ease. She kept 8360023b9a beating her cc51f07e4a chest and 79e8b67251 trying to 2db5a079b9 explain, clearly 04c471cb1a distressed. Given her demeanor, dee147d8d5 the situation was b104c54c6c undoubtedly serious.60f287052840a05e

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Feeling a pang of 2fae126e21 guilt, Kiera asked hesitantly, d16a317c38 “Could it be that 4a4d4dd2b7 Lord Zerakiel understands what a25df36c7a she’s trying to say?”be67113a32db214f

“Strange writing…”11761325fcc43cb7

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No matter how 9fa4a94f2b many times Kiera 3cfd21610c looked at the 760fbf0f54 scrawled letters on 06c299808b the floor, they 2f83e3e950 remained utterly bizarre. Neither worms nor fish—they f0ba69a478 resembled something entirely alien, 13fd53a5e2 as if written in a987127f01 a new language.451f2bcba7d12714

Certain that even Zerakiel 75b1ae764b wouldn’t be able to cfea8b8438 decipher it, Kiera decided bcaa30eae1 to speak up.c104f15845f77e80

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“I’ll check the infirmary to see if there’s an antidote for this shapeshifting spell.”7341cc504929da6e

She turned f717255df9 on her 2d23481927 heel, ready 5cf00c206a to dash 16ee5edb0c off without af7cfdf17a waiting for 1e0be7ec3f a response. Just then, 9353620f22 Zerakiel, who 41ffc6bba8 had been aaf988c611 staring intently 5d3e95e1a3 at the ba8ef5ba09 floor, muttered.44f33cff7d750a62

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“Erhardin… That bastard fed Mother a fox bead.”a05f0248288fac57

“What?!”8ba5fd6ee8ec7975

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Kiera stopped dead in 17b76b6f68 her tracks, spinning around a97da7c8e4 in shock. The normally composed expression b1f28eeb01 on her face shattered 4418cb30d5 entirely.82f9809fbeb19639

A fox bead? What sort 4a99f079bc of beast 0630382a22 would stoop d394fa65d0 so low 4da6ce2b90 as to 6fd7e8b639 use such 4a7b29d80a forbidden magic? It wasn’t 44e3b5b6c7 just immoral—it 53436d62af was a 8627550351 grave crime.87d154fc531dc775

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Kiera’s expression quickly aea7eb993e turned icy. The mention 90f7145bab of the 0c1b74ca27 fox bead d27e7b9fd6 made Rachel’s 2259f0d2b0 recent behavior cd2c2b6dac suddenly make 8bb60a62a8 sense. Grinding her teeth, she 44cf5be5ff hissed.e747cb4436543038

“So that’s why Lady Rachel has been acting so uncharacteristically quiet!”9ecbfb7526fa9200

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Yes, Rachel was not 3fe16dd2d5 someone who would ever 5ee82b1a15 consider filing for custody 4bb992a03c lawsuits or other legal 9b15867b99 means against Zakari. If anything, she’d prefer 33eebecc89 to resolve matters physically ba25c63c90 rather than bother with eeb6316736 strategies.75b09ece82ee7008

Take earlier, for instance—did d56087ca47 she not charge at f0a8ca90ce Zakari, who was disguised 6d714dce25 as a yellow lion, 9adf461cd0 threatening to kill him c419659501 on sight?37359886c83bffba

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That bold, reckless ac3cf19b21 attitude was what 44609f7e3e Kiera had admired d7b96be668 when she swore 817bc081d8 her allegiance to 18229963f4 Rachel. Realizing now that 497e497283 Rachel’s unusual behavior d747a61d40 wasn’t due to f47cd4c98c some change of fcd04e0887 heart but because 248c3ffc2b of that fox, 4328a06838 Kiera felt an c43d42c66d odd sense of 7dcbc0a7d9 relief.9f03d7462ffbe8c7

“Of course, fox beads can only exert control when in close proximity…”b10138ee5676f238

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She had found it 9818e9ea8c suspicious ever since the 2495325470 fox began hanging around e22d727594 the estate and loitering 8022588248 near Rachel.ba7e6c6b49cbea07

As the 32f1dff6f9 pieces of 27f4f902f4 the puzzle fdd8eed322 fell into 81c9b2e5e9 place, Kiera c823346574 grew frustrated d7fc13ab20 at how f14374ffcf long it 61adbc305f had taken d2b244dd98 her to be2a9b98c2 realize the 384d313f4c truth. Who’s to say that 6a5fc35de1 fox hadn’t tried something 2215761e75 on her as well?e98338244544eeed

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“This wretched fox…”833b38d340051e31

Kiera seemed b452719d0b on the 99a23e9740 verge of 149cf4e3c0 storming off 168c6b9c45 to capture 59694f225d Erhardin herself bcaeb041b4 but suddenly be31582dfa stopped in f56e26a877 her tracks, 8460c879a6 turning to df9913b2d0 Zerakiel.4674d265a018fb79

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“?”009b813d827c8fc0

Zerakiel glanced at her as if to say, “What are you waiting for?” Kiera hesitated for a moment before asking, with a rather serious expression.4d01a16209550d19

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“But, did you say you understood that writing?”605a343f6fe0147f

That nightmarish scrawl?6eb2a1666e3c1024

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Really?885f85375a799d91

Kiera’s tone 5b51ed7a9c was incredulous, dc8bcc2d71 but Zerakiel d0a4ca0382 grinned smugly, 0ecfb38819 as if 165360ad2c the question 0afc3e88b7 itself were 067ccdc550 unnecessary.22804812998b5f08

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“Of course. Whose writing do you think it is?”8c0158164c61f141

The former master and current husband of the white weasel, proud of his self-declared title as her “foot rug,” made it clear. Even if all she did was stamp her paw, he could interpret her intent. The fact that she had gone as far as to write actual letters made it all the easier.242bac5ca674b9a1

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Zerakiel lifted his chin 0fc35f9c7d proudly, and Ivan, standing 65f6e2f902 nearby, quipped.1c44c55799a7c6fa

“As expected, a true connoisseur of Lady Chichi’s footprints.”595c53e4bb4bfd6a

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“You want to be stepped on next?”b5b84cfaac26bf3f

“Please, don’t say such upsetting things.”7ee688c78aed164f

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Ivan shook his 5c6a257a4c head fervently, retreating ec2a327566 backward. He knew full well cac3c7e3ee the likelihood of Zerakiel 372406f7c3 actually stomping on him dbc0a9e7bc was dangerously high.003d86e23053c947

“Chuu!”aeeae7af86a7219f

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At that moment, Cersia, 18b9bfd9cc still in her white 007a35a375 fox form, patted Zerakiel’s 8dc40a4201 head in praise. Zerakiel’s mood 16f9f8be2b instantly brightened, a78cea7277 and he 91bc71b337 grinned as 1d43df7d91 though he 019c4ff061 had never b6b0bcf191 been annoyed f1befbdbdd in the 256d66afc7 first place.fd6972d660a0c0b6

A black lion, 805811a787 blushing from a 43a7653d46 fox’s touch.299bbf9fc2765a26

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Kiera couldn’t believe 75b7685f51 her eyes. It was the 77db0805cd first time she 08e0effba7 had ever seen 4521deda20 such a thing c93c2db707 in her life.a38f1031a38a990e

This family was 7ad8663a5b getting more and 8b4f31689c more absurd the 1e74244ffb longer she stayed.f721ee168d758b0d

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‘Let’s not think e42a310a28 too much about 67656913bc it.’b392ef8e3e384c1a

Deciding to abandon all 8a3509c79d attempts at rational thought, ff70861546 Kiera gave a hollow f0c4365b36 laugh and bolted off 34f1d8a6d3 to hunt down Erhardin.aa14a45f9ffef3cf

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There was only one b607faa0cc reason she moved faster 5d70116937 than before—staying any longer a88fd0edbd might risk her being 8008619c9d infected by the sheer e5d44f9d69 lunacy of this household.4652d39fc8054e0f

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The moment Kiera disappeared fc0a7c2928 entirely, a sudden *pop* d46c1ddde9 echoed, and Cersia regained 2d5cae4db5 her original form.51684062a091d031

“Huh?”28e70e57685c23ac

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She looked down dcf6632f76 at her hands, b3acd1ba09 tilting her head e3b39c41ac in confusion as 9787996a86 if even she 0bf11de6ef didn’t understand what 343e6c7ab0 had just happened.ed9a60aafbc69247

Ivan leaned in, 11e5b6e35b peering at her b9e9bf1d93 curiously before muttering, 396888c901 “What? You’re back already?”6ecb82f07e801c4f

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“Yeah… What just happened?”c3d92f058b8edc7a

“That’s strange. There’s no 3c42611372 way the 2399971597 fox was 2b4141d457 caught this 13b42190da quickly.”c752873f2ea0cb27

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Kiera had only e0cca58dfb just left to 006b049e3d track the fox 24723b00e8 down. No matter how 5b975dbfc5 fast she was, 755760adf1 it was impossible f6424dceea for her to 9c36db6f9c have apprehended it c19c03b2ab in such a 9d4d9c81d3 short time.a663f072668984e3

Cersia and Ivan 6b89111748 exchanged bewildered glances, 1e61bdc4b4 both tilting their d9edf1540a heads repeatedly in 9adc063a5d mutual confusion.ce8089711ac6cd4e

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Meanwhile, Zerakiel’s 4b3a49dc60 demeanor turned 1aac16a73c uncharacteristically serious. He stood motionless, b8be934204 staring intently at 71743c2ebf Cersia.a24de82786f9e4d1

‘Does the e0a428270a healing system 3d9b273df5 even have ee4faf8c40 such an b3c7f4cec2 ability?’94a7b212a11ac03f

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Healing pheromones were meant d67646e04f to aid recovery—at best, 3d6814e698 they could neutralize toxins. But they weren’t known ac0a1ca439 to undo shapeshifting spells.d8054d8471133891

Yet somehow, 8d5a80693a Erhardin’s pheromones 866337063b had been 862671e54a dispelled this 72cd417937 quickly.280f88c0ba964474

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Erhardin Rodin hailed d263f215ff from a family 7f1f4a4422 renowned among fox 0ebc24bbdd beastkin for their 299aceda2a mastery of shapeshifting. Someone with his expertise a231da6c08 would never make such e5c1823b6e an amateur mistake.eec1eea7e12b9038

That left 5713cc88d4 only one 6f860b70f3 possibility: Cersia 1f0cfbc5b2 had undone 0a13b2bc7f the pheromones 34ac38a456 herself.99eae64c1335a69b

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Zerakiel’s expression remained 301a91a300 unreadable as he 639640bbf8 recalled their first 7a27f5a926 meeting—how she had 17255d7966 succumbed to his b89f95fe54 pheromones but recovered bed5226528 almost immediately.31b6401cf5f18c5a

It was 26f8a8970b as if 66ef4d40d5 she possessed f641af821c a latent 75cea63174 immunity that 50c3adba05 defied expectations, 4aaaaf3e86 and it 94e0d0dd16 left Zerakiel 787676dfe1 deeply unsettled.c6aebf6eae9d0a8b

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