After having spent enough time with him, Root certainly thought that it was something ShadowCipher would do.The thought left Root smiling in wry amusement. He admired noble people like Gwyneth, and there was no way he would leave them for some other group. She was his ultimate ideal, after all.As such, he rejected every offer, but before he could log out, a new mail arrived.The sender used the codename S. [Don't reject me in a hurry, Mr. Root. Think of your friends and family.]Friends and family?Root replied in confusion: [What are you talking about?]The message was clearly sent, and he sat in front of his laptop while waiting quietly, but no reply came.Frowning, he dismissed it as harassment and deleted the chat, forgetting it as he revised a decryption technique he was practicing earlier.Eventually, he dozed off, and was woken up the next morning by an urgent ringing of his phone.He was left stumped to learn that it was a special delivery, since he never made any on
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