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    mother.” He spat out that word as if it was venomous. “It might take a while. A very long time. But I will get rid of them for good. I''ll make sure that they will crawl back to the palace they were confined in.” He stared into the distance while he said that last part before turning to her again. “So, don''t worry. I know it''s hard to believe when I can only repeat the same thing over and over again, but you can trust me. I won''t do anything reckless. I still have a few emergency plans for the worst-case scenarios, and while they wouldn''t be pretty, they would keep us two from harm. We won''t give up no matter what.” The confidence in his voice eased Blanche''s uncertainty a bit.


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