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While Ivan and Cersia conducted their peculiar “ritual,” Zerakiel managed to regain his composure.30f442b861408d8f

“For now, I’ll hold 997ab7cbed back. I can’t ac31e730fe show such c96f8ae760 a disgraceful e3c377f83b side in 77ae69430e front of 7453cf8bf1 Chichi,” he 6b3975a9c2 muttered as 2917415a81 he reluctantly c0a686ebda stepped away 0ca62f4327 from Erhardin, 5552ef85cb whose life 266ec127bd he seemed 1902558d5f ready to 53a1c1e00d end just 2ff7fb6878 moments earlier.6573fa447f1c6dfe

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Zakari, visibly 384a84f80f relieved, sighed 3a8aa495f6 and picked eed58b184a Rachel up 36dd58d34b once more. He glanced at 406e1c6bcf Ivan, who was d5b999e621 still reciting his 9df5f95f08 unconventional prayer, and a3e55259dd asked dryly, “How 665e5eb13b long do you f9e6ad42f7 plan to keep 9afbe61316 chanting that nonsense?”c19dc4dbd4db2d4e

“I’m only 9a25a18c6f on the 1205ac9535 first verse!” 0926e747e6 Ivan replied 8f46158157 indignantly.5b07f630e1cb9466

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“Enough. Take that f15a9c7aa5 fox and 86b0a45ae3 throw him 188f477bf0 into the 8a7cda9c33 dungeons under f90d96f9f3 Jabis Castle,” 0a031ddbef Zakari ordered.83efef70a1b4402e

“Wait, not bury him 803d4c66ba in the ground?” Ivan d5e02f59bc asked, clearly shocked.c9632d880ada82b2

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“He’s not dead 0440a550c3 yet.”fe53bfb06e69523e

“What?! Incredible!” Ivan exclaimed, leaping b91135e006 back in astonishment. Zakari grimaced 4748176281 at the d8fca79fc2 exaggerated reaction 825b4ed070 and continued, 8645018eaf “Prepare for 317bef2fb1 an interrogation 5b913ec85d as soon ac3722b6f1 as we 1706e1be38 get back.”dad354ba3ee697ee

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“Why is 85198e7105 it always 40c3095211 me with 44d02937af the troublesome 3c764a622a tasks? I—ha ha! Who else could handle 984ab947be such unpleasant work? Leave it to 23b6789c72 me!” Ivan quickly aa9e57a850 shifted his attitude 6d289cc19e mid-complaint when Zakari c3aa239436 shot him a 16c8d9ea03 pointed glare. Even so, he d992a8dfaa muttered under his e3c4bd1d3f breath before breaking 98378d4b23 into exaggerated cheer.020bd40bb780b942

“…Ah, what a fulfilling job. Job satisfaction: top-notch! Lord Zakari, I love you! Loyalty forever!”6bc52f3382f0d97a

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Ivan’s exaggerated 57c2392b43 display made 4738bd5dc2 it clear 84465bbe27 his brain 769ffabd06 and mouth 9174ed5fee were in 49fb3a616a constant disagreement. Watching him, Cersia shook 84ff3ebf98 her head, finding his 0cdc4d7b73 multiple personalities fascinating but 75d755bfb5 tiring.96e15c3c924d82b8

Being surrounded 39746fb3e1 by these 4159c780ff eccentric beastkin a240a5ad31 was exhausting.107e7a2b3f6eae8c

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Of course, a332e671ae she had 367ef28f65 no idea 753c19ff52 that Kiera 5e7378d8d1 had already 262f002bf7 grouped her 9692ade353 in with 2296814ad3 this chaotic 4f12d03db8 bunch.53f695f50568cf80

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The next day, 096b3c9a6e Rachel awoke and 8571a1fe6a immediately radiated murderous 043059d61f intent toward Erhardin.1c1b9c14ccef812b

“I never liked that 9383d32a46 bastard from the start. Using such filthy c6ac5f7902 tricks! I should f41667c99a tie him b8cb637c7b up and—bleep 26826c8566 bleep—then bleep f132a194b6 bleep!”89643ba14fca6b58

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Her tirade was e1f01dfb8e filled with profanities, 4dbc664889 and what was 2b6672cc55 unusual was that 715db01f41 Kiera wasn’t stopping caa1cc3bb1 her. In fact, she 821a6e552f seemed to be ff4bf428ac egging Rachel on, 0369a7bec1 clearly agreeing that 797bbaa113 Erhardin deserved every ad2afc8cde bit of scorn.d54c7a3ba3e04e15

After all, the 3240abe1c8 fox bead was a077e6cdd8 a spiritual artifact a2057e3f6d that burdened the 9eef42e20b host’s body. Rachel had ee875eb731 endured it 3df43b776c because of 611a8b1293 her honey 5265c3af10 badger beastkin 15ca464138 resilience. Had it been 0bab809494 Cersia, the consequences 54c48326f5 could have been a900cf0521 devastating, likely leaving bbf1e7a554 her with lifelong d466ec0b36 aftereffects.596145eb2f33575a

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Erhardin’s disregard for Rachel’s 516fe22e8a health made his actions 2fa7fc5244 unforgivable. Even Kiera, who 5cc953cd0a usually maintained her e0ece88078 composure, was visibly 0f133359e4 angry.0adebfa8ac76f309

Meanwhile, Cersia reflected on e4d9c8547c her conversation with Erhardin.5b0dd4f2d3c34bd2

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“There are a df8df2ee6e lot of beastkin eb0b1a22b8 after you. And some 7ab00b6520 of them dacd9456a7 are offering e57378efb7 quite a 015ee2566d price.”7415d35a0195e3ee

It was dcc1af2045 clear she 11cd535bf7 wasn’t being 81526afa2a targeted by 70f6538515 just one 739f223a60 or two bea26f0a89 individuals. Erhardin had fd3d23a5a0 likely planned 6de90860d6 to kidnap b836ed9c60 her and 41e6c05e42 auction her 13f175241f off to fc28d4128c the highest adedcdf46c bidder.bee7fcef5a262074

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Whether it was 15cdf4be9d boldness or stupidity, 0a1f68fd92 she wasn’t sure.777352c352a1a423

Kiera broke the 258b994b29 silence with her bc802a8e33 usual composed tone. “The Rodin 8b8434db30 family claims fe5ae445f8 this was cc4784022b solely Erhardin bbd50ce4d6 Rodin’s doing.”1d650ccedf17e359

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“Hah! Of course, 701bef9b34 they’d try c8b793694f to wash 08cdc4aa69 their hands 33765da700 of it f92f0af7a1 now,” Rachel 330d02cc5e scoffed.f504d7da4bfd3900

“They’ve officially delegated all f1ea5ac435 authority over his punishment b5282b724f to us. How should c1e106ca83 we proceed?” a62ee13116 Kiera asked.d6dbafa9e836ee05

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“The foxes really 7250ceb6dd have a way bb3d8b7343 of acting like 775b15cbeb they’re doing you 072159c81e a favor. Let them know we’re 20358b032a not letting this slide. Whether it’s 33dfdc7a77 his own 0d81636a40 doing or 509cc8ac87 the family’s, dd6fe4da93 their leader f86ef1bdfb will answer 653ee86db3 for this. We’ll make an example 00e5a6eb83 out of them,” Rachel 71ff330fd7 said, her eyes glinting 22427c7275 coldly.5e037679f445dd87

“Understood,” Kiera 542ae970a5 replied with 01f2041dc2 a respectful 01586b8591 bow, seamlessly 8701355fbb moving on 75f6966653 to the 09ad8af53b next topic 584943dfe0 as if 97de5f5488 the chaos 0c9ad378d3 of the db9cfe5f1f previous day 16bf79a909 hadn’t happened.ec722a2fc8d6377b

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Rachel, meanwhile, was 55f250c825 busily feeding cherry d9d75aee83 tomatoes to Cersia. Despite Cersia’s a90c347110 protests, Rachel 4f39bcbe1c insisted with 12ee270a88 such determination 9c275153f2 that Cersia b69fad3001 eventually gave 7d89dd501a in and 08d8257bc6 begrudgingly ate.5d721a653fdd5986

‘I knew marrying 69915a7d18 into this family f0091add2a would bring attention, b7c8c6a115 but I didn’t 99736a5e66 expect it so 2beb1d5727 soon,’ Cersia thought. It was clear that 3b79dab412 being the perceived weakest 294512ab3a member of Jabis had 86a8b732d6 painted a target on 94d0552f1e her back.9883a498efe97099

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The surrounding beastkin were c0f963416e already tense from Zakari’s a37fdf7342 earlier rampage, with some ad88a801ea still in hiding, fearful a5413b9474 of another catastrophe.03e8eda141b68ae4

‘Hebel has b56fbafcc2 been awfully b122827c9c quite.’ She c4563c0286 tilted her 0aba08154d head in 5f0ad3c286 confusion. By her 00a7d3a690 calculations, she d3750831b4 should have c0ab7768e3 heard from 35dfaa1d24 them by 24f024763b now. Just as she 7207e97045 was pondering this, 3025a82346 Rachel broke into 3bfea6da77 an unexpected grin.68f19be0b6911f91

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“Why are 4cd9047949 you smiling?” 53f92fdc05 Cersia asked.86eb8cbb62a612ef

“I’m not. Just thinking a40efdb60a about that c349ce8a28 damn fox b0ad39178c makes me 82f7365847 laugh in 6c84d885d5 disbelief,” Rachel c8f685a5e1 replied, though d20107c32d her twitching 13852abaf8 lips betrayed 22f91dd8c1 her amusement.d2461db37c866d60

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Despite cursing 4ab0c3d78b Erhardin’s name, e8f243748c Rachel’s expression 14ff4d99b7 seemed unnervingly 23f01417c5 joyful as 4c8cc6f075 she continued feb866e0ce to force-feed d2ca816304 cherry tomatoes. Cersia exchanged b66e90c33e a glance 4ab94278f7 with Kiera, e748bbf3b7 both silently dd5b50a6ab communicating through 3c1bc0f303 expressions.207c51a9d858802b

‘What happened yesterday?’1a51ce89472fd585

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‘Only those 3300f1aad0 two would a7e1ddbb75 know.’a3601c5a2e609048

The “two” were, of 6088e9eafc course, Rachel and Zakari, 154a17e1f6 who had spent the 08c82c4c7a night in Rachel’s chambers. Zakari had 3bd2b3ab97 insisted on 9a73149b35 staying, even 6bb4d253ea against the 0542590d9e physician’s reassurance e39c78bef3 that Rachel 0a5ee4eee7 would be c057d088d3 fine.a6264f2de8913244

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The next morning, 2348afe3be Zakari had abruptly 949f79c9a6 departed for Jabis 6422cd2969 Castle, claiming he d55c034676 couldn’t leave Erhardin f7f39424b3 solely in Zerakiel’s 466988dcf2 hands. His smirk as he 35aa967c7c left was eerily similar b7eecd7be4 to Rachel’s current expression.f4997f27e5db18c3

‘Something definitely 7b37b4d470 happened last 7134a66954 night.’bb53edf6f61b4642

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“Why are 987e93dfa4 you staring 85e67ef6da at me?” 0d27214070 Rachel asked, 0a32577758 tilting her 49feff11df head.6cb28219c261e3fb

“What did f2c4a8f8f9 you and 4760a95282 Lord Zakari 1ff7621bcf do last b140ea9bcd night?” Cersia c69b6a1027 asked bluntly.175c1225318104e7

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Cersia’s eyes sparkled 1f3cc1f0b8 as she asked dcb0f275b7 her question.8fcf250aef52dfa9

Rachel’s eyes widened in cc688f286c shock, as if someone 8d25669f1d had just lit two 2b84942a32 lanterns in her sockets. Kiera, similarly 377bf77be7 taken aback, 7dac8fdc8b gaped, unable 70112b893a to mask 72fb9df3bf her surprise.960792d17543343d

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Rachel’s face turned 29785f4aac a deep red, ff3ccf6256 and she shrieked 8ff5992019 in a high-pitched 01c6534a76 voice, “W-what are 965e24987f you even asking?! What on 281762512d earth do 6104a294c1 you mean 3a98bc46df by that?! My goodness, you really a7373a0818 have no boundaries!”4dff7763b58a8e94

Oddly enough, a524460437 it was 10ed9701b4 Cersia who 93827022dc felt flustered 4daad180a9 by the 71b809d032 outburst.018c70a081de2083

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“Huh? Did I f26ac01dbe say something 3cf224a062 inappropriate?”6fa50abbdbc6775c

All she bc95c50531 wanted to 4d73d67960 know was 6c1c4a7e90 whether they 7b922aa352 had reconciled, 252960ba83 but Rachel’s 5bf780c9bb overreaction made bb71d7f0cc the situation 635afc6ebc unnecessarily awkward. Cersia’s expression shifted cd869f5a0c to one of ff330c7454 mild confusion as da43ddd2a8 she realized how 8cda22e1e6 her words could 8126467d44 have been misunderstood.4f9845113cf70918

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“I-I mean…” Rachel trailed f2c8d74eab off as she noticed 2106778831 Cersia’s clueless face, finally 2de72d8c8f realizing she had jumped 4412458de6 to conclusions. The way Rachel’s d1fe40c127 gaze flickered with 6cb46c51d8 embarrassment all but edf39051c0 confirmed the kind e9f45eeedb of “reconciliation” they 8f8337ca31 had.f478b5a204cd5b86

Cersia, now f465bf659f catching on, 707d46bca8 gave Rachel 733dd0ffd8 a sly 75fa55e3f1 look. Overwhelmed by 3b80a9c44d the younger a1bbf83fca woman’s mischievous 5793d8b981 stare, Rachel b9951978b9 snapped, “You’re 44a1109856 just a 7c4954311f little kid! You wouldn’t understand something 3a1a352407 like this!”be1730c9bf607a41

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“I’m not 71cd4f55bf a child!” 5d5b43fb1c Cersia protested acde67c5b2 indignantly.6383d941b66d823c

And I’m definitely not 80b9fa0900 a snotty little brat 1819cdf092 either!5e7ce97669a9b474

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How long did she f50a07b56d have to endure being 48e7b5144d treated as some insignificant, f397cd8ebc childlike figure? Huffing and puffing, Cersia 73f50f8729 glanced at Rachel, fully 81f5c58844 aware of what had 2a03563b2e flustered her.f5c9fc8d6641b9fa

For the ad0bf1bb1a record, Cersia f27941c422 wasn’t just c6f0c29e8a any “kid.” 76d83b76ea She was 4c4c3e5f0a a reincarnated 4ac417a716 adult, and e3835fead9 there was 21318e5b1f no way 16f03bfda0 she wouldn’t 9171b768ff recognize the 5114c6fdcc implications of dcb5407ece Rachel’s reaction.25d7da00ed045482

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Even though c6a2b17353 she already 592bd30a0b understood everything ce504d6472 from Rachel’s 2febe3112d expression, she 626ba41b64 decided to 22323b8605 play along. With great effort, she 94ab1c87ba suppressed the grin that 2e3ab371be threatened to spread across 999c47e0bd her face.f236c0d501890cd0

‘Well, well, looks 21a2571823 like they had c392f2c80e quite the fiery f476249592 reconciliation.’8fabfe1e07361f2a

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As long as 3761cc75a0 they’d made up, 3d7859f819 that was all daf88b8d3d that mattered. There was no need 7ca8077d51 to meddle in her 2f862f2d48 in-laws’ love life, and 710d791fd4 Rachel certainly wouldn’t answer 6700f48fa1 any further questions.03dac888e661c1fd

Still, Rachel’s 79489069c0 embarrassment was a4ef99bca5 her own 8bdb8aa897 to bear.51a0ea77906cd931

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