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After successfully putting the finishing touches in pitching up the tent that would be shared with the azure ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ด๐ณ for the evening, he grins.
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โ ใ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ธ! All that walkin' around got me needin' to leak! I'm gonna look for a good spot! You coming with, Luce? ใ
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โ ใ You heard the lady, Happy! Let's go! We've got some ass to kick and a book to hand over! ใHe cheerfully exclaimed to his partner who responded as always with an ever so chipper ๐๐บ๐ฆ, ๐๐ช๐ณ! โช โ โซ
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She knew firsthand what wealth was capable of, whether that be corruption of a government body, business, or even family matters!
Selfishness, neglect, and unethical behaviors โ they all operated the sameโฆ
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๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ ๐๐ด๐ ๐พ๐ป๐๐๐ธ๐พ๐ฝ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐? ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ? Now she was starting to feel a little uneasy!
It almost felt like information she wasnโt really supposed to hear! Was she now an accessory to future crimes?!
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In his realm, dragons ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฅ exist and many of them were the world's elite rather than exist as titanic creatures filled with magical properties.
He knew the answer to the question he posed, yet his curiosities could not help themselves in how she would react to it.
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โ โ H-Hey! I hate corrupt governments & officials as much as the next guy! Where do you get off asking me something like that?! โ
While she was ๐ขอ๐คอ๐ซอ๐คอ๐ฒอ๐ณอ๐จอ๐ อ๐ซ in her own right, she certainly wasnโt a dragon! Especially not a corrupt one, at that!
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โ being able to easily discover other nobles. This was a feeling that he possessed of ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ the more the two spoke.
Did she live a similar life to his own?
To have a friend within those walls would have helped him but he wished for no one to feel what he felt. โช โ โซ
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and not a sinister foreshadowing of their mission ahead.
โ โ We should start moving, better to find a nice spot to set up camp before it gets dark. Letโs hit it! โ
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โ โ ๐๐ต๐ช๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ข๐นโฆ โ she quickly & quietly interjects, despite feeling herself that the resemblance was uncannyโฆ
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โ ใ We should get our camping gear together, for sure. I don't need anything special ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ต I am wonderin' something... A book with ancient magic, right? What does anyone up there need a book like ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด for? ใ
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โ โ I donโt know, butโฆ We should keep our eyes peeled, hm? We wouldnโt want the book to fall into the wrong hands, so letโs prepare for anything. โ
An uneasiness began to settle, as if there were a pit in her stomach. She could only hope that it was pre-quest jitters
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