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2024-10-29 19:42:56"But Grace," Uncle Roderick chided mildly over my disparaging tone. "Do not be so. Besides, Wynn is right, learning too much is not good either. Every now and then you should take a break and relax a little. That hasn't hurt anyone yet. "
I closed my book and looked over at him, a little annoyed. We had had this conversation so often that I could slowly get it inside out. “I can still rest after I'm dead. Tomorrow the internship will finally begin and I have to be well prepared in order not to come across as a total beginner. ”Like many others from my course. "I want to become the best Venator that has ever existed, that's what I have firmly resolved to do, and for that I have to learn a lot." I wanted to be the best of the best.
Wynn pierced me with her gaze. Since that day twelve years ago she hated everything that had to do with proles and made it very clear. And that I had taken the path of the Venator, she didn't like it at all.
"Stop looking at
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