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(A year later)
Through the window of a building, Xue stares at the palace of Odin's Order. She's ignoring the crying baby boy in a crib.
“Shh...,” Kazem shushes. He picks the infant and cradles him in his arms. The boy eases up a little.
“My lady,” says Kazem, looking at Xue. “didn't you hear him cry?”
She didn't say anything but just keeps staring outside. After a minute of silence, she abruptly says, “I'm leaving.”
“Pardon me, my lady?”
“I'm gonna hunt down that Leonide to the ends of this Realm.” Her nose wrinkles a little bit.
“But what about our child?”
“Leave it. That's a mistake. It should never have been conceived in the first place. To be precise, that thing is your fault. You decide on what to do with it.”
She turns around and glares at hi
