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... so do as you’re told."

With that, Alice turned her horse around and rode off without another word.

I watched her go, then let out a small sigh and shrugged.

"Yeah... that’s more or less the reaction I expected," I muttered.

But it didn’t matter. She was already caught in the net.

From what I knew of the game, Alice Draken wasn’t someone easily swayed by flattery or manipulation.

No—she was someone who lived to prove herself. Who needed to.

...

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