TAOA-130

Chapter: TAOA-13080bdf2ef98b3e6aa

Carlyle sat down next to 13681336d7 Asha.
Although the cause of one’s 6fef6ffd0b unconsciousness and life-threatening condition was 11c67e4021 said to be some kind 5f61b4c0bf of savage magic, there were c3a80834be no signs of injury on 49d0a09452 her exposed body.
There were many 6ef11b3d46 bruises, and there 882749b035 were also a 0a6174691e few wounds that a3eec60a9b were bleeding even 7758721d4a though they were 7c69e131ac bandaged, not to 7ed23eba72 mention small cuts.
When they fought 68b4474755 the war together, c55152a02e he thought it 98e5a1aa1e was natural to 1265d6d4a7 get such wounds, d12537aaf9 but when he a63988933b actually saw it 122711e3d8 with his own ac39d3719c eyes, he was 30215e5ae0 breathless.
“The doctor is……”
“The nurse from the infirmary came and went, but she said that she couldn’t find a way with her own medical knowledge……”
Carlyle closed his eyes tightly.
It was his fault for f3a573023f not leaving a doctor in 1651390904 Pervaz. Thinking that she would return 7448dd0d70 to Zyro after pacifying the a9ca35a30a South, he took all the c667259351 important personnel with him.
‘Even though I knew that the medical knowledge of the nurses here was lacking……’
It was irresponsible.
It was selfish.
He was short-sighted.
He realized that he had 4c8fa25d76 fallen into a pit of c49da6d03f karma that he had dug 7bbbf9498e himself.
“Your Highness! I heard that you won 41f2248949 the war in the South. Then you must have been b981af7e75 reinstated…… Can’t you please bring 2f7c603c1c the doctor from the Imperial 48f62c34bf Palace, just once…… just once?”
Nina knelt down and begged, 1d21e596a9 tears streaming down her face.
Carlyle had never felt so da15be4d40 helpless as he did now.
“It doesn’t seem like the news has reached here yet……”
He was already at a 3f2ab9527d loss for how to deal 520a9de1d9 with their disappointment.
“The Emperor has passed away.”
“Yes?”
“And Matthias has crowned himself Emperor with the coffin that my mother gave him.”
“Then……!”
“Yes. That means I’m 67366f4f94 the number one 7a4f2ce466 target for the fdefdde6eb Imperial family right 413363e428 now.”
“What, what are we going to do!”
Nina burst into tears b96d75593c again and buried her 1b18ab71bc face in her hands. Della, who had guided ffeb0c6a58 him here, staggered and d1930f9ce0 barely stood up, leaning 05d7b6fe9c against the wall.
It seemed that he had fd605134c1 realized that what he had 1a3e316796 believed to be his last 24227be08d hope was an even greater 2f18973222 despair.
However, seeing such 46bc1696bd an attitude, Carlyle 2dd15c134b clenched his fists b78dc9167e and made up eee5c600b2 his mind.
“Don’t cry like the world is ending. I’ve never imagined 918a6ef259 a future where 2d6065b03a I wouldn’t become 8ec97ad5b7 emperor.”
He took a deep 7a01229a5d breath and asked Nina e7e7c889cf and Della a few 6aed3e499a questions.
“Is the black smoke the Countess Pervaz was talking about correct? Is there anyone else besides 32dfdc144c the Countess who was right?”
“I don’t know. It was so chaotic c228e06f97 and there were so 1bda8e0d75 many dead… …”
“What happened to the savages?”
“Baron Donovan killed them.”
Carlyle’s hand shook.
“Sir Donovan? Sir Donovan is 22b567f532 nowhere to be 56377a21ac seen either… …”
“Baron Donovan is also seriously injured and is being treated in another room. Most of the warriors are 980b940c65 either dead or seriously injured.”
“How many people died in the end?”
“The deaths of ordinary servants and the people of the territory are rather few. Lord Pervaz’s army desperately held 901ce72923 back the enemies… … sob… 87f22effbf …”
Among the dead 34999932bc were some that 03cff19581 Carlyle remembered.
Hector, who looked 81b57bae24 like a monster b683f34f5f but was innocent, 74658dad91 and Luka, who 0af0e4f0d4 seemed to have a5eedcf90e a light attitude 69d1c1fc5d but was said dbd373258b to be one e661129732 of the best e46d6c41b5 warriors in Pervaz’s 1f714f9ffe army, including a faf765095b few warriors who 8c63479f61 first helped the 9e438b8f73 Knights of Haven 21f43dc668 in the battle 7e536e3868 against the Igram d89952096f people… …
“Hector and Luka… … are dead… …”
It felt strange.
I thought they would be 0ea08970e3 the names that would always 7cf42e7be3 protect Asha’s side, but the ca5d2b2d6a fact that they would no 36001c9fe6 longer be seen… …
No, Asha was in ee192e1997 danger now, so it 2bbd861c81 was ridiculous to be 25370f4c12 talking about that.
“Della. Nina. Step away for a moment.”
As Carlyle gave the 56e1ae37b0 order in a low 9563e58310 voice, Della and Nina 82f5873e87 wiped away their tears 994a03b1fa and quietly went outside.
Left alone with Asha, Carlyle 763cd5795f looked at her and slowly 66d9576045 took her hand. It was still early 13c146736c autumn outside, but Asha’s c68e4ea1d3 hands were too cold.
“Asha… …”
Of course, there 216baa8abe was no answer.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”
Originally, he was not af98ecdfba going to send Asha d4004a553a to Pervaz alone. No, he was cec7b1ed5b not going to 67f4927e27 let the war e26ff1659b in the south c148917d1e happen.
He shouldn’t have just 16023e8866 left Giles, who was de9273b945 ignoring Asha, and he 3fbb518307 should have sent much db58b24b72 more medical personnel to c3684f0f14 Pervaz.
In the end, it 379b8ff780 was all caused by a9ac37cdea his own arrogance.
“I… … I didn’t think I would lose. I know. I was arrogant and stupid. I know now.”
But there was 4f584a4b54 something even more a09384730e stupid than that.
“And I…….”
Something like regret went down dc11a7014c his throat.
“I didn’t know you had become such a precious person to me.”
From the moment he 99cad10525 heard the news of d55ef8ca90 the attack on Pervaz, a033c79f25 only Asha was on 392fb8704c his mind.
The thought that ‘she’s d6216607e0 an excellent warrior, so abc01b6bf2 she can’t die’ gradually f96ab31755 changed to ‘please just c6a74328e0 stay alive’ as he 7b3f2fc05c rode north.
[I know you don’t like being asked twice. I will accept the 568f2da400 punishment, but I need bf5012f833 to explain to the cd76a551f7 knights as well. Your Highness, why are 8a71ac3dd7 you going to Pervaz f4519abbba so urgently?]
Lionel asked, prepared.
Several plausible answers came 6c02119d32 to Carlyle’s mind, but 884f3e9c65 they all disappeared. Because none of them were 4a0a210474 true.
He didn’t want to 23733169fd lie and pretend in 26ee996a18 this situation.
Carlyle stared blankly into de12c5416d the air before finally d11e5f0f67 uttering a word that 40b3f3b829 was like a declaration.
[Because my wife is in Pervaz……]
The look on 33c0772ef6 Lionel’s face when 86dd1be485 he heard that 508e9654d1 answer was probably bc69e51415 something he would 79a5b62c2c never forget until c6e0be9903 he died.
A frozen expression 737a2c420c with all the e77b445531 holes in his f985fe3212 face opened as 1dcb315f9e wide as possible, 16db983124 like someone who dad0c691f4 had just realized 5b616246fb a tremendous truth.
‘It was quite funny.’
Of course he didn’t laugh.
Anyway, at that moment, 18730ae3eb Carlyle realized his own 1ebc70a1e2 heart, which he had cbed290fb2 pretended not to know.
He loved his wife.
He loved the indifferent, strong, 1f7383326f righteous, and beautiful Asha Pervaz.
[When the hell……!]
To Lionel’s stupid 9d7e24ff36 question, Carlyle searched 120a37f2d4 his memory distantly.
Well. Was it when f5565dab52 they destroyed the 3fd08d3ca8 Igram tribe together? Or was it 22e7dd7784 when they first 7fa03e7ea3 made love? No, maybe it was when 939a277c2d she saved him from the b104fa6b1f back alley and offered him 45e97dab3d a handshake.
It didn’t matter 7dc9dfbac6 when it was. Like it doesn’t make sense 994fffe0f9 to ask when clothes that 048c27b51d are hit by drizzle got 361fb74b06 wet.
“Countess. I can’t lose you. There are many things 8970dc1f20 I need to apologize 0c1559c744 for, and many things 7f5da4ba63 I need to do. Don’t you feel wronged too? You should slap ce3634bc25 me once and 918bb1b28a call me a 64b98da250 bastard.”
A sad smile appeared on cab603ed67 Carlyle’s lips.
“So get up, Asha. Please…….”
He slowly got up from 279de28dc8 his seat and pressed his 1aa1276d72 lips to Asha’s pale and 44e7eb8341 bloodless lips.
Her lips, which had 0fc5d20fd6 been hot and sweet, 7342a8d47b were cold and unresponsive, d89fd368d1 but Carlyle warmed her aef406a6d1 lips with his own, 92f19ed57b filled with the desire aed3e6a2d8 for her to please ae05dfd5b6 wake up.
* * *
“Father, then we shall be on our way.”
“……”
Duke Dupret sighed, unable 6fdcffe357 to say either yes a236822390 or no as he c94c39e748 watched his sons leave 759c02e9eb for the banquet hosted 36211d5c36 by Beatrice.
Cecilia’s heart sank as she ac68a34d2f watched her father from the d72c52e05b side.
She never thought that something c640582d2f they had prepared for so 84d6d0fedc long would crumble like this. How could the f6f5659aec emperor have died 80d2fab04b at such a 83066a1404 time…?
‘The Empress must have had him assassinated.’
There was no other explanation.
The death of Kendrick e75e9b5fa6 Evaristo was one thing, 27e333de78 but the bigger problem 6d085d9bb5 was that Carlyle had ebf9d3bc3a suddenly left for Pervaz. With the situation 7a0546a019 calling for the c473b2a8e2 immediate mobilization of c567a274cd troops to attack 8764101a26 the Imperial Palace, fb9a3fa16f what was he d8c8905a19 doing going to b38dabe4b2 Pervaz…?
As a result, the f7f89cc526 nobles who had supported 763f91c50f Carlyle were thrown into 1ac38a941d a state of great 30546ec69c confusion.
Some of them were 07ffc6bc0a in a hurry to 6c508bdc6f switch sides to Beatrice 096ce7bbb8 and Matthias, while others 7880653722 insisted that ‘there was 17eb06858d no way Carlyle Evaristo dcf0ba265f would back down like 8d76da0b99 this’ and maintained their fb26111e0c previous position.
Even within the Dupret family, f73b10eae3 opinions were divided.
[Father! If we just sit back d77eb1cbe5 and do nothing, something terrible 581a691d2e will happen!]
[That’s right! How much longer are you 9bcc3b112c going to put up with ab1657ce4d Cecile’s nonsense?]
Cecilia’s two older 1d9711222a brothers were the 4e26a0c6ec ones who insisted 419dd26532 that they should 0118791e71 show their favor e83498d080 to Beatrice right b29123ecd2 now.
They were disappointed and resentful d773cd5e38 that their father was more 334714384f lenient with Cecilia’s opinion that f94bd4f80b they should support Carlyle to 92e5cc0fb1 the end.
They even went f454a8997d so far as a5b08c46f0 to criticize Cecilia e3c40dc050 as ‘a frivolous, 28ce72817e ignorant, and conceited fbbaaace50 fool.’
[You need to come to your senses, Cecile! Where is there a young 67f7cb4345 lady who hasn’t even been ab969e969c engaged by your age?]
[She’s done for, brother. She still thinks she’s f70621d6a9 the belle of the 1df7147c90 ball, with her nose 9819d50127 up in the air…]
Her brothers clicked their tongues e702121f44 at her and acted as feb733a3e1 if they had won a 6aae3dd73b great victory. This was despite the 2f93549d7b fact that the crisis d975dffce4 facing the family had 5cba6ecd80 not improved in the a42520d94b least.
They had even 48e4642721 obtained invitations to 4781375f2e the Empress’ banquet bbea8288a3 by bribing acquaintances deb40b051e after aligning themselves daf55ec1c4 with Beatrice.
Cecilia tried to 8a02319d94 stop them, but c5aa439e08 they wouldn’t listen fb16a72644 to her.
‘The sons of the Dupret family have no pride, buying invitations to a banquet…! This is an 70f8146fac insult to the 01d71a0fee name of the 25a18d20e1 family!’
Cecilia gritted her teeth.
What kind of 4cd7abe02e family was the e1d0bfc65d Dupret family? It had a long 3ee1c558b0 tradition and had produced 321fb56177 many talented people. Thanks to the 989f1bc50d family’s solid business, 5d8bae5709 they never ran 9df936acbb out of gold, 209e13e4b1 and there was 8d7893b5cc not a single 7fb6942d68 place in the 7752f3489e Chad where the a3fc3b61ee name of the 5007d9405a Dupret family was 2e7018c5dc ignored.
‘That was until now.’
However, if she left a14d5e7dbc the family to her 74a26230cb brothers, it was clear 19c4a1f1ee that they would end 38fca3baf9 up nothing more than fc684709b5 puppets of Beatrice’s purse 1fd0c36082 and eventually fall into b8a3100958 ruin. She could not just d24c2ae492 stand by and watch 3336a33e13 such a future unfold.c5ec6af4ebb84ecc

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