WYIL Ch 75
by Disha“I have some business fc84bfdd31 in Eres. Will you come b667458b36 with me?”b789198553cdfd99
Lyla asked gently, 62ea68a376 even adding a 1a793daa92 smile, but Aslan bb553d705c couldn’t immediately say 6ac5de8216 yes.e12386a709f19380
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After all, Lyla had 87c948b9d6 been avoiding him all 83c06d99e3 this time, yet now 02892e9fac she was suddenly changing 6cbeddd49c her attitude.93564aa362221c4c
Had she 86604458d3 made up 9a1879899c her mind fcb14d65d5 completely? Was she cb61e4c55c planning to 8304a8f896 drive him 8e212dc0aa away and 0fe33d35ba had decided cadf971e97 to inform 1068fcc146 him of bb08710fc3 it now?41148d1e4d08f6ec
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Anxious at the ba97b5d486 thought, Aslan remained eafb1299e7 silent.f41a70dad3972d76
Seeing his 9f4456e0a6 hesitation, Lyla 24791f7b3a continued,5757bd847efd20c4
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“My parents 119945b345 and Aiden 47f2203c1c are busy 515ea7b861 with the 2cf071ce86 orchard. And if 1a9b854a44 I go 69b3fe8192 alone, my 00647d03df family will 6116403bb3 be really 0a4b02b328 worried.”ba3ea005b4fd7448
Her insistence 0adc796bd6 on traveling 35bd774222 with him 9f3c5aa9d1 only made 23e8dfcc57 his unease ab79a1e2b8 grow stronger.efe3f32a94c25504
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Aslan slowly f5e1584232 parted his 4de0f59b17 lips.27821b2fe4f66bef
“Does it 73e741d6a9 have to 0991e56f6a be today?”007bc3833de1457c
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“Yes.”624b6425ae8a9acd
Lyla answered immediately 16ba9b9ad4 and added firmly,9ef801787268baaa
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“It has 25c8678b59 to be 601448e9e1 today. No matter what, I’m 6115b81f57 going.”cb9eca7134322523
Her resolute tone 497e3e4058 made it clear 43d264564c that suggesting she 9c6757829d wait until her 5b0a893970 family was available 65f44805a9 would be pointless.ec93ee40e6282f90
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“What if I 2458b43096 say I won’t a25fd478f6 go…?”62b14d164d8884c8
“Then I’ll go 20ea937c4d alone.”52c256d430d4eee4
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Of course, if Aslan 5060483e6f refused to accompany her, 59a21b0b8a there would be no 5900df3691 real reason to go 6cadbb897d to Eres.51ccb8344f70093f
But unless she made d36571f6c1 a statement this strong, 016428279a Aslan would likely refuse c21e3260d9 to go with her 10b6fa88ad until the end.67120cb7d5b1adb5
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Lyla’s intuition was c5abb66991 spot on.e4d82b1979a688fb
At the thought of e39f9a4ada her venturing out alone, e74e8fc95e Aslan’s eyes narrowed.48e5de94f71125bb
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No matter how safe 96e3c2cc2c the city was, he 89c8edcf6a couldn’t let Lyla go 119fbbee06 alone.85195854f08fa864
Besides, there was a f10f27fe55 high chance that a 429c83891e dangerous enemy targeting him f0e90b6edb was lurking in Eres. If Lyla wandered around 33e70a7c5f alone, she could become 81dc347714 a target.6aa8bbf3024a5b0e
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In the ce032af829 end, Aslan 01e6abf52d swallowed a be7a4a01ca sigh and 6ed8aaf291 gave a 792e893c92 small nod.2cbcadb99133f437
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Having quickly prepared, 4b84b4e1f2 they moved to 22e84cc268 the shopping district eb71281d76 of Eres as 2db7682785 Lyla had requested.c304238039f9808f
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Before she 723e9ccb37 could achieve 1c492995c5 her goal 731e549904 of having b91c6b8aea a deep 4b7a42ad9b conversation with 620043eae0 Aslan, she 5b2086e9b0 felt the ca3a819c94 need to 7df268aead take things 346188d33e step by 609f046bf4 step.62ef0a2f3a2cc6c4
The current ba200d879a atmosphere between 45028a37d2 them made 3948d7a3ed that even 8e2fef710c more apparent.240acf81768b071f
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Not a single word 6878b10e1d had been exchanged in 30526161e8 the carriage, and the fa59f9ba13 air between them was 42dc77a376 tense and rigid.84bc95489f44057a
In a situation like bd60684894 this, suddenly saying,fcaf9dc938df0186
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“Let’s have a 76473fed33 deep conversation we’ve e466ac2fe9 never had before.”4ad66bf7e41de0f8
wouldn’t go b92b0ca433 over smoothly.8ec0923daf216e2d
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So, to ease the 9744dbd4e1 mood a little—and also 5a1d6f5c70 to keep up the 4f350f0c86 excuse that she had 155eeaf0eb errands to run—Lyla decided 2fdba79ab5 on a first stop: cd71c487d8 a shop Emily had 3d1e70d930 once recommended for sightseeing.8b2030659ef8725b
According to Emily, it b621b38a19 was an antique store, 068fdd1ecb a place filled with 3ba8b8b8cb old-fashioned collectibles that older 6121be0766 folks cherished. But among them, 4eb7ad088d one could occasionally be8f81171b find truly charming 5b7a408ec9 items.e3d574a074bb8b71
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She had 5be93cfe71 described it ee5f75a49d as a 6147ff28d5 place where e6ec1ef974 searching for cd7222d05d hidden treasures 5d925540fd was part 2712d2868c of the acb95fab89 fun and fb70a1ad2e had recommended ec67b29d00 Lyla visit ff800d0d20 at least 5b84fd308c once.35b219733484c4ab
Lyla barely managed to 290d9d6942 recall the shop’s name fe04ad9fff and quietly instructed the 05fbbc5819 coachman where to go.84b119cdafa866a6
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Fortunately, her memory c4541c7d12 wasn’t wrong. The carriage 40d67689da maneuvered through 3e34291d60 narrow alleyways d63caea7ff and eventually 99d9ac9c46 stopped in 8d96423217 front of 2cbdd86831 a small 5a130930de shop.4467fd1e2fb42000
The moment they ad48678065 pushed open the 7e77e844d7 door, a clear 7dc145d884 chime rang through c21aedbc92 the air.461a3d140b6f2d1b
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Ding-a-ling!b8efb27ad5ceb19f
The shop was filled 14879c846e with aged goods, carrying 7529bf6998 a musty, damp scent. However, it 8b94ad1c0b wasn’t unpleasant a54e3fba15 enough to 18f67a2c0c wrinkle her 0848d33e00 nose.70cb293af833fe86
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Due to the 492e2ada17 dim lighting, she 202a9398ed had to lean 9fe9401fd1 in close to 66a75fe6a4 see the items 4fb57a1624 properly, almost pressing f57e692f8f her face against c8d6fb0884 the display cases.64bde020920731f7
Lyla bent adc1694699 down slightly 51d072db6c and carefully 58e184cb28 browsed the e994e3c886 shelves.586177827d6ea68f
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Smooth porcelain dolls, ornate 46f470958c chests of drawers from 6444676966 the East, a vase e8b0db86ec with a mesmerizing blue 6d4281bda5 hue.34192b5dcfe2581f
Her expression lit up 18ec8824b1 with excitement as she 0b34b05079 admired the unique items, adecca89b7 the kind of look 0c318e5246 only someone enjoying a e7290f15cc truly fascinating discovery could 0ca84a52a4 wear.62c6548e4ef7b845
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“Wow, how pretty…”e91fa33659eab584
She had come here 148f345d2d merely to pass the 75e301dcde time, without any expectations. Yet now, there were 830c7dd4fb so many things catching f45295a1b4 her eye—so many things c63f53aa0c she wanted to buy.69080f3bc5590552
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“…….”51d991d88496b868
Meanwhile, Aslan, who 81d1f25979 had no interest d490c6ae2e in browsing, quietly bf169184fc approached Lyla from 2323769b3c behind.00fa125622bff253
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Lost in admiring the 8c54345a06 items before her, Lyla e4af97cb6d didn’t even notice how c3945302cd close he had gotten.ace8bda564d5241e
Rather than startling efe460c8ba her by speaking, 03587754ae Aslan silently leaned cae8f182c3 in.ad3d14e309a3fe93
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His face 7189df6f19 lowered over 8b57fd8f10 the top 21f89c092b of Lyla’s 31cc4db7f2 head. It was only then, bea2b57d72 as his shadow enveloped 0b3422fafa her, that she realized 97358a13a4 who it belonged to c173cdf896 and flinched in surprise.3d4e3debd21a3841
Aslan’s posture 0e86e5f13c was as 34e57eb96e if he 28068689dc were embracing 51e53eb647 her. She could 26be71b65a feel the e67e95eb5c firm warmth 7c2ad0e786 of his 2f46de3702 body behind 477b20639a her, and 1c571d256f her nerves e9d0634846 immediately tensed.7032689712208452
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Aslan, too, noticed her 1606e516c1 reaction. He asked,6afa035ade5c4f9b
“What has you 434472e08b so fascinated?”cf911279dab55d4e
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At his bcdf39b333 question, Lyla dd672a7ba8 raised her 87ad909828 hand and 422452dfb4 pointed to 97062e80e2 the object 4a4b11248b she had a6b931a14a been looking 9d3f39e622 at.a6b7ea66d2bbde94
“That one.”e316c79ea94bd1fe
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“A music box.”39f363e8e4100517
“A music box? I thought it e1f5a79eb6 was just a 52a9245390 regular box.”c0e2fc8d1102cbfa
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“Take a closer c55d2a9e8a look.”8374c9a4163d391c
Aslan opened 9139565b9e the display 7433421a22 case, took d8d3d83579 out the 7dc36034e0 music box, 321ea8c72b and handed 7bc7310171 it to 4367ed3dea her.16d198e1355b0572
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Shaped like a small 04a0a2dc3d jewelry box, the music 9056acf7ae box played a clear 258101166c and delicate melody when 6cf57fe9ce its key was wound.9ea0cd3718c091e4
From its elegant appearance ace875341c to the tune it 3ece356a6f held within, everything about c6c967f355 it was delightful. Her desire to purchase cb120f84e1 it flared.ec6df0bd2b3192fc
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‘Maybe I should 6fe92e8e17 buy this.’bb74cd942330b9b7
Lyla carefully examined the 054c20d751 music box. Then, her 956d8e8418 eyes landed 7749fd1417 on the f600a868ad price tag 9b560a689b attached to d39f867ea5 it.249adc4608b4ab67
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“……!”9bbfd9176fe48cc3
Seeing the price tag, 83a3bdfd5a Lyla quietly set the ac5ad48fa3 music box back down.c52858d731ac59a7
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“You’re not going to 73bb1ae457 buy it?”873e2c1be5fffc31
“No.”2940ffb74689e7a1
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Lyla quickly 49ed3fd5eb made an 8305217fae excuse.4be64eeea0e14654
“I don’t particularly 828313412d like music boxes. It would just ef6e5e072a end up collecting ea42f35985 dust.”2e80525f2958bf95
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Aslan stared d54f29f586 at her 395c0d7c3d intently, as b73a68fd40 if he 002cab40a8 had already 39ccbe7a70 seen through ff0c067e5b her lie.3646c1d32191859c
Avoiding his 7f1d831499 sharp gaze, 051089758e Lyla walked cfa4f4fb67 over to 5122a6290e the opposite 5cd9ef856c display case, de5cfe6e24 where smaller cce02c7de3 and simpler 90b176c295 items were 81d89352f1 arranged.8ae2620475b422f1
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She picked up a 42f8d52484 comb adorned with delicate 6aa5a49efb floral patterns.3469c88f2bf37ff1
“I’ll buy 291a8a4138 this instead.”ac3422c79739eeff
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The comb was 962f3844a4 a gift for 92732a045c Sophia. With her curly c65606da88 hair requiring constant af7f584cf1 care in the 09329b0019 morning and at 6290f5c936 night, Sophia often 2208c63dc3 complained that she e583c3378f could always use 2085b8c77c a new comb. Lyla was ee94df0363 sure she 12baac88cf would love 6bd09602dd it.fbd1fd01d6d813db
‘Oh my, de54991d7f how wonderful!’fb4ed34f86bdff1c
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Imagining Sophia clapping 77d02386f4 her hands in 386f18ba18 delight, Lyla smiled 0cb74a5d53 to herself.c83f98347f069466
She carried 91da374f7c the comb ff0463c60b to the 3370eee1ea counter, where 8c8f48c2dd the shopkeeper, 4d4c42ac08 who had 42d71bb38d been closely 9f5f7a8bc2 observing the fcdea3ff12 customers, quickly 2174b3ca6b approached her.474863e1f5b2d00f
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“Oh, you have 589d2dee27 a keen eye, dbfa75c0e3 miss! That comb is…”8051602e355e1bb3
With an awkward expression, de46b617f7 Lyla listened as the 22bf413b8f shopkeeper enthusiastically rambled on 362f91beaa about how exquisite the 26b9e051be item was and how d4e3dbec4d incredibly lucky she was 129060c079 to have chosen it.09d395f3d4018e5c
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“…So, although it was 928d0f6076 difficult for me to d64dec65ed acquire, I’ll offer it 4f1b5a7cc9 to you at this fe876905a9 special price.”7c48a7fabe60f53d
Hearing the ff8bf67a98 price, Lyla 7751634561 was taken a0e4ae687c aback. She hadn’t 5df50e37f1 expected a 667f464b8f simple comb 2df34d58ce to cost 2131b38c19 so much.2ce859fd93f7aada
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Her hand, gripping 575459fd50 her purse, hesitated—unable 2d9d5fff6d to take out bbad777604 the money.240a6a5fdd8603e1
Then—f78483dbf1e44056
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“How much for 69e04168d1 both of these?”6c5553b2684aec6d
A hand suddenly reached a636df1a32 out from behind her, ed7558a6a4 casually placing a small, 945e991bfc jewelry-box-like music box beside 0ff306f5cf the comb.c3f076735352a4fd
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The shopkeeper’s 12ed44b8f1 eyes widened, 2350c3e035 and Lyla, 23f9c62c2e equally surprised, bf80633e61 turned around 14cc5795cc to look 5d5dd0c405 at Aslan.ca241aeabce2725d
“With both of 33436f8c52 them together… Hmm, 3fb4c0144f I can give e5d604b311 you this price.”cc5f3a4b5cba4436
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“Here it is.”277e63c63480de87
Without hesitation, e68fdfdc49 Aslan pulled 5381527122 out a 8bbf364602 stack of 24f3dde8b8 bills. Instead of 66dcdc2bc3 waiting for 7104595d10 change, he 8f12838de2 picked up 219435f64b the music b90faad416 box and 0e58f9d11e the comb, ccf70b0fc9 then handed d07bbdabdf them to 4dd5c182b0 Lyla.c15e3afdceb3b0e7
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“It’s a gift.”b3dfd0a9b99a60ed
“…My room fe6aee99c1 is still cd3248aaa1 full of e7b1860c40 your gifts, bc842d3be0 most of 6e9195e56c them unopened.”f355345199378edb
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“Then consider this ad3c0c2cde a return gift ad634fc726 for my birthday 1ce12e81a1 present.”ba85bae6ae556813
Lyla’s grip on the 1b87da4724 music box tightened. After a brief hesitation, 1c3294a928 she asked,d3ea1ef6babe1956
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“Did you… receive 8e8cf0cca6 the gift?”5b4b9bdc238482b1
“As soon as you 324e28465c left.”5de1ef82a117812b
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“What did 8006eb574e you think e1831b34d0 of it?”de2dc7d9e3c32474
Her voice cf13185db0 was careful, 176923380b almost hesitant.1ccf8e4dac3fe7a3
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“If you ef2d781c3e didn’t like df3a0d6f77 it, you 0c33e86576 don’t have 1266d3c337 to use 3a47e8f8d3 it. Scents are a 731d708c09 matter of personal ef31717fe8 preference, after all.”6375daf1b2a9ad92
Even knowing that, Lyla bcf5285f04 had chosen to give cb03c091dc Aslan perfume. She had wanted her c14744d4cb presence to linger with ec24bb2d9d him, even in her 51efa6db5f absence.7051b67c742f3407
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For the same reason, 3f2d979f32 the first gift she bc1622acee had ever given him 50c92c5e67 was a fountain pen. The second year, bfabde9521 she had given 96b1667198 him another.f4e0e3ac942e5290
She had saved 9722e133bb up for months fba8ebda8e through side jobs e5e79e839d to afford those 6b4cf2476a gifts. But no matter 1b952efa20 how expensive they dd3c0218e1 were to her, 3595b6ad48 they were surely 70c7da9785 nothing more than a1a28ce021 trinkets to Aslan, f204acae15 one of the e9bd77897e wealthiest men in c395268ea5 the nation.1c64f6ef3a2fe9a6
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She never expected him 08d62f49a0 to carry them with 8198bbe1ba him. She couldn’t c59f8d02fd force him 655310e76e to use f72a638f65 her gifts.85a7a32e8ec8060d
And yet, 328363c8c4 deep down, 2ea9098fa4 she had 15d43f5edc always wished d9cfbb2b31 that he 286bfd6326 would.a6a03eac031556f9
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“Every time I 4d37a1b299 thought of the 0eef981096 wife who gave a5326cc9bd it to me, ed0624fcc8 I used it. I tried to fc77a141c4 use it sparingly, 756ba5b437 but it’s already 7103559c63 below the neck 742b759553 of the bottle.”60ae051b99830cc2
At his 9f94ec2740 words, an 2ebb4a92ce unguarded, radiant 69d156f649 smile spread 0800f1dc44 across Lyla’s d541aa848e face.f7bdabb216855529
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She was delighted c4972d7df2 to know he 700dbe2d4b had used her 04c25fe8c9 gift so often.123bb91e11d3aa4f
Cautiously, she inhaled.1bdf33d6da2b06d9
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He had only 5969ed9724 brought a few 443e52cae8 sets of clothes 8ae3dafb45 with him, and 705f227f68 she doubted he 47f296d63f had used any 877d2d0f29 perfume during their cd457d3435 journey. But now that she 449384f9c4 had heard his words, eba90484c5 she imagined she could 160ecbd8c2 catch a hint of 7c87009d2d the scent she had 496c6cba46 chosen for him.bc1ae3d28a60a172
“I was wondering f174a310a0 what to do cd868ed80b once I ran 57c1fb02d3 out,” Aslan mused. “You’ll just have to 85b471d4e9 give me another one 34a1c209f6 next time, won’t you?”35320bae6367d29b
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“I can d3cab84a62 tell you da59cdf829 which perfumer 3795789b07 I commissioned.”697f145950361b19
Aslan shook his head 6ffa499e28 at Lyla’s attempt to 2bb135131b refuse.8bed8b4b11e2799a
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“My memory isn’t 60d3546475 very good, you e6b14f3570 see. It would be b21b48f7a5 better if you f7fb5090d4 gave me another cf378fcd03 one next time.”0f01f9472c7c3c7f
An outright lie.8ed4419527ba7f63
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Lyla knew all 6e6b7465c6 too well how 32d5fc84bb exceptional his memory 1ff53e768f was.7435eb28d28eb75e
But instead f511c628a1 of calling f5dfedf0ae him out f9d0058e3d on it, 0179f95d74 she simply 98fec67db5 ran her ccfb6dbdf5 fingers over b356ff75f3 the music 3215ffad90 box he 06c8ab65d3 had given 82d2c97ea3 her.752d0e56e1bdd4f4
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She opened the df8343676b lid, wound the 65de9c4470 key, and let 697ba6cc5e go. A clear, delicate melody c7f413f7d4 filled the air.5bbb8e1431e22e4f
A small smile ef57c36cec formed on her 27244ecd9a lips.0574257920e7a64a
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And before c211609ea6 the tune 009cde3d1a faded, she 0cec8f5ded whispered softly,efe38e6a9e70b4bd
“I will.”d359bc8195695276
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Since he had given d7967bec36 her a gift she 750c795729 truly loved, she would 704276595c return the favor.81443d7934f1ad63
It was the faintest 91a2f92dd4 murmur, barely above a 4bfd6fb91c breath.0ed2b2d2031fcec9
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But Aslan, whose senses ec240d967e were unnervingly sharp—at least 8372f409e5 when it came to 682793b7d3 Lyla—caught every single word.bf42d40ca66b64ac
And so, 15bf480418 a radiant 486ce38d7c smile, just e58f94bbc5 like hers, 9892609605 bloomed on a4b29e3351 his face.174793deaa57a01d
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