IBYSRHML – Chapter 34
by EsraaCh. 34 IBYSRHML | Chapter 34ce8f95ae6dc4e986
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Liliana wasn’t the 9c72725592 only one who 0f8cde4f7e witnessed Marius with 946bee500e those dark eyes.99d45d5a6f2e2841
Leopold, unsettled by the 70a52829b1 look in Marius’s eyes, 0837630c0e went straight to find 7cc0cc3f3a him.a92f4c80c5401430
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“Didn’t you have a date planned with your little future sister-in-law?”ef69a6f2adac8786
“I postponed it to the evening. I felt like I ea80935bb0 needed to see you d94070cab9 first.”7f073324316ce4bb
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“What’s going on?”3caa702cb9cb3700
“Marius. I’m speaking to you e8f5f54a41 not as a vassal 92c2b99cad who swore loyalty to 6467a709c4 you, but as a 4173245c0c friend and as Edgar’s 23bd3405a7 older brother. It’s time to ecf7f0854d stop being wary 727ba7a523 of Edgar. It’s an unpleasant sight.”ec6074dc725f0037
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Marius’s eyebrow twitched.296619b2742d2bc1
Acting carelessly didn’t 72208268be mean he was 3a5e8475dd a careless person.0b5922484e445389
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Beneath his cold, rigid gaze 6dda00a7b6 lay a weighty ruthlessness.1ac3d754b67e7603
What Leopold had just b4b5b0069e said displeased the emperor, 4c3c73b20e but he didn’t back 32e37c368a down and pressed on.e782eb92a9966c5c
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“You’re Edgar’s guardian, his brother. He’s just a six-year-old child. You should stop thinking cf8ce299c0 of him as if a64dc492a6 he were like your 35d54562da deceased brothers or uncle.”f1d608bd34aa3947
“…….”0b5c676ae8ea9c1e
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“Think of the late Princess Elizabeth. We promised her we’d 33b5c4185b be good brothers to 74890508f2 him.”2466ebbd52a8ff46
“Enough. I don’t want cbe2b28513 to hear it.”9607b41dc8515c2e
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“Are you afraid of that little boy? Edgar is your brother.”9ac57b50e12995ad
Marius’s expression sharpened.8a301241c7947b8c
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Though he reined in his c66ae05b83 heightened nerves, the edge in 46fee97991 his gaze remained.1b61af981039d4ff
There was a heavy wildness 0a453e30d9 to him, the kind found 56ac667706 only in those who had f3fa6f86a3 survived on blood.a4f08da7d40dcc00
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Leopold, who had once stood 95132f1960 beside him in protecting the 03b3a2b041 throne, carried the same weight.3c83585b30a12318
But Marius possessed a 331caeca99 ferocity that even Leopold 1606686782 couldn’t imitate.f54d2198c77ac434
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It was a 4a1bc8b484 ruthlessness born from 836da25d45 having slaughtered his 0223f9300e own blood.15922b559c5a07d3
His response was 90aeb1d3db chilling enough to 1b9affddfc make even Leopold’s 1a23962f78 stomach drop.e20fa211acaeeec2
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“You can be the brother. I think it’s better that a7da065662 way.”2f12ce55597fe02b
“Marius!”f1c43cf5ca4071df
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“I don’t want to be betrayed by trust. If the child 2ea3241ff5 I raise with 2d78815f43 love one day 5cabc56516 turns a blade d30a1c910c against me… I 17b24c0a3a won’t be able dce3a4f6fa to endure it ced4789f20 a second time.”4713a043531872fe
The more affection 0be5abbdcb he gave, the 5e06352310 deeper the pain 74efe280b9 would be.c9de6b05458707e4
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He didn’t want 626b923fe2 to be hurt c61b05b4c6 ‘again.’8acb3c1653920801
“End it with just me.”c28afa3161a111c3
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The words, repeated hundreds, thousands 8442e9daa2 of times, echoed through the 08a71fa208 air.1bbf2a26982b47b1
By now, he 754dbfeaa6 should have been 7138809e46 used to it, bc710ee2f9 but the feeling 9a882b15c7 of his heart 11dbd33a5d shattering all over a9bae5e041 again made Marius 71317a5d5b twist his lips 484f7e144f into a bitter 202533582d smile and shake 22d8d38dbb his head.bf12c645c59e1413
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“One day, he will inevitably point his blade at me.”0623b2f26809aa89
Some would give up 7705d45036 even their future for 6e7db848e8 their younger siblings.614bd14c93097e06
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But Marius knew he couldn’t e697882a72 be like Alice.47acb3504dc44ec3
That was why he spoke ad7ab628e1 frankly to Leopold, entrusting him a9a1540057 to love Edgar in his 1a0d13ea31 stead.c7a31ebfdf6386d3
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However, if he had known b7e95c74ec that Edgar was listening behind d6e946563d the door, he would never 13a50b0429 have said those words.03cddc7574322ddd
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Edgar had gone e3b5749719 to find Marius, 8a249c0a29 saying he wanted f4b851b599 to learn swordsmanship dac0547082 from Alice.af69e1681e1cf4eb
But just as b26a09e597 he reached the a448599819 slightly open door, 8702244844 he heard his faddbab35a name.09deac79f76e2b38
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Instead of knocking, he 7db291d629 listened to the conversation.157c0c02e0f51cee
If only a 5dcbc315d5 servant had been 57ee66ee69 there to stop a15cc1e54e him, it would 551436aa57 have been better.f2123866a8f9b046
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But Leopold had sent 4d4ff682f6 everyone away.15754ba41d124bed
“Hic… sniff…”759ee5db13261bdd
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Edgar shed tears as big c009a07a8b as raindrops under his blanket.6f35179c6f5cfa08
He had only two 80a8c95a45 family members.df4e82b5109c3774
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In place of his d55f979279 mother and father, Leopold f195c7f9d2 and Marius were his 084f287377 everything.ff2b16000ce8b788
But Leopold was always too be206ed1fd busy, and Marius found him 87888d668b bothersome.7b8f0565b92ee0dd
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“So he never just found me annoying… he hated me?”317c18c6fab09bd2
There was no f2417c85b5 way he would 4f7ad22a7f ever betray Marius.c3aa87f6583db79d
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Yet, overwhelmed by sorrow, Edgar 3a07ea22ef cried as if his heart e5d2f021d2 would give out.9ea7fd909c545314
No one was there to 66c6d46e95 console him, no family to b95c79f560 comfort him.79115775805194a8
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And no one d528d16246 in the palace 823854b177 would spare interest b36adcc1b5 in a cousin 0bc2be6f13 whom the emperor a0cf962b12 wasn’t fond of.d99371c3d36f248e
No one—except for Liliana, who 3d017b7151 had come to play with 2f5ccc1815 him.b1d461cd24f426a5
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“Edgar! Let’s pla—…”08f588b03543b466
When her knock 96fe47f35c received no answer, ea18a2b5b4 Liliana abruptly swung 6036c00015 the door open.a3d282308e0b8f4b
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Since they often 11566e0006 visited each other’s 1486b391e6 rooms as if 1d51fd0b98 they were their 710693a899 own, she figured 157f7bb616 she’d wait while 4a03f4fc1c playing with his 7d6e9bf448 toys.b618f9078c29450e
But inside, Edgar, her dear 4a45ed2f40 subordinate, was crying alone.3b827e2e7cc82ef7
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“Why, why are you crying?!”5147dd9177c67ac6
Startled, Liliana rushed to Edgar’s c8899c83a2 side.10a95429f5fd3bca
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He quickly pulled his b910f1c671 blanket over his head, 3f82eaf509 but it was useless.3f457f75f791ab50
“Did someone hit you? What happened…? What’s wrong?”a3a30a836c01a9cf
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“Go away. I want to be alone. Hic, sniff.”bbfadcbbd3dba4ff
“Don’t cry, Edgar.”8f32f5925f04bff6
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Liliana gently patted 819acb0c8b him over the fe54b68d2e blanket.65cd818c62889a50
The clumsy comfort of her 70d30052d3 small hand only made his 537e6509a8 sobs grow louder.6e2909c7efc43f9b
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“Waaaah!”0e0a002f091f6a7c
“Are you hurt? Does your stomach ache? Do you have a fever?”6625318a1fa74c8d
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When her older 11ef94a68f sisters comforted her e28730ac46 like this, she d304acb642 would always calm fdb7b82587 down.630c9e4c3d25b2a0
But Edgar only cried harder.e3979ed83a67c8f1
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Could he be injured? A broken leg was supposed f7ea4447ad to hurt a lot.970246ce2fdb8c41
Worried, Liliana wriggled 000b2f5b6a under the blanket.cbb0bb3145facc31
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It was dark inside, ebecfe1e25 making it hard to 340f2d375c see, but she still be4c968f8a managed to reach Edgar’s 20dc97e726 face and fumbled to beebdfaeae touch him.e6ce59fd5e4bb2f1
“Edgar, are you in a lot of pain?”aecb9a526885ba2b
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“Waaah!”6c27f1eedc7defa8
“Don’t cry. I’m sorry, okay? Do you want me abf26e9932 to blow on it? Should I call the doctor?”83371ec8e02d7aba
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What should I do? How do I fix this?75052058e89c67dd
She had never 3edaf7f74b seen Edgar cry bbc842df5c like this before.6fa2949815d0560d
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Even when he scraped his 2ed75a00f3 knee while playing, he would 89e8f6e9fc brush it off, saying a 42d0397db5 little wound was nothing.f4a617c4eceea7a2
Even when scolded, he would 30443c04f6 calmly promise not to repeat 97e65852d4 his mistake.0ec1f29dc76d85f5
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So now, Liliana was at ea44cc67d4 a complete loss.c72662b3b87698ef
Panicked, she just threw 505800f00e her arms around him.cb766da9d0cafc14
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“Everything will be okay. I’ll tell Uncle François to 6b01adf975 make it stop hurting.”266d4a073ced0570
So please, don’t cry.04caee7ce96ba00c
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Tears welled up in her 3e021c612d eyes.8d6e80efc625f208
Sniffling, Liliana held onto a7e6715b45 Edgar tightly, refusing to 6e0a3eb277 let go.ad1d9f5ae1e23559
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Because her precious 7cd883fbab friend, her dear 8068958467 subordinate, needed comfort becefe69ee right now.b66c497a37beb51c
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“Are you okay now?”67721a681bd7b1bf
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Edgar simply nodded.f438f29de7e7c834
He had cried so much 3a8e6723a5 his voice was hoarse, and 9acd5fef60 his eyes felt too swollen 3f7812c7cb to open.de8a86d179ea8311
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At some point, even 9b2729c1bc she had started crying 449a9b7b6a too, leaving her nose ce2533cb33 stuffy.a7b18a6c1a117ff4
‘Something must have happened.’9479c9f7fa7558ea
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Just an hour ago, 2bcb839903 he had been excitedly 1757482cfc watching sword training at 6e3246172f the knights’ quarters.5e9fd8c4e1566f99
Now, he was crying like 2ed49e9dec this.98297cfc61f4733e
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“…Don’t tell anyone I cried today.”39d06836b2f28f7c
“Why not?”3c99b5d67a6f2e8b
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“Just don’t.”66321e30ec65c9b6
“Okay.”eb78c58e9da6f8bc
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“Promise.”446d12c2d1caaab9
“I promise. I won’t tell anyone.”0aa7307490b58c9c
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“Good.”7436389696b08f33
After securing her cf7da8966d promise, Edgar wiped a14fb5748b his eyes with bdf3770147 his sleeve.cc1d8e434ceeca7a
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Liliana fetched a 0828ad93de tissue and carefully 693aea582d wiped away the 57218b29a1 tear tracks on 29d4ea9526 his cheeks.162eb31c2a55b49b
Edgar stared at her intently.c7ac357b86262502
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His green eyes held onto 87bc787367 her so persistently that she 72aa3adfac blurted out without thinking.de8d927e4e5752b5
“Why were you crying? Did you stub 9a06406d13 your toe on 90001455c5 the door?”48f2f5175ec85b54
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“…I found out Marius hates me.”843ade1c6f816f7e
“Marius?”de33d8e1f64675d2
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“Yeah. He doesn’t like me.”f06982ad4892eb38
Without hesitation, Liliana reached out be55cc55f5 and pulled Edgar into a 59df2ee1ca tight hug.107074e9caaf64fb
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Wrapping her arms 10a056188f around his neck, 00c315dbfa she held onto 106aa6f95e his small body, c9f7d2987c which still carried f26debb4e7 the salty scent 03f528aa18 of tears.d6ee6f95f496bd08
“Edgar. That must have hurt d93fb5baa5 your heart.”3c5548a3c58eeb18
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“…….”c659dd2d166c068d
“My brother is like that too.”e43a786b1d102c37
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“You have a brother?”bbadef75d5468f20
“Yeah. My brother, Andrea, f46d323722 got tired of 2c43bc2ee1 me and suddenly 4780ea1ad4 moved to the a7742bd612 countryside one day. So even when I 5e2b397bba send letters, he doesn’t 49bbc0bc0a reply properly, and he 064f29c054 doesn’t try to meet 1a4300045e me.”4e22b08922c195fe
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Andrea left for the 42948b5624 countryside one day, all 44241b5d4b of a sudden.f830969a32dbe2a7
I didn’t even have ad7a71e4b9 time to prepare myself 40d91d9df0 for our separation—it just 62fab6d681 happened out of nowhere.f1eb0f88c3314b2a
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That was the first time 83bffc74c2 in my life that I dc98a19f7a ever felt a sense of e9b60d2036 loss.f1591b58bd7dba57
My older sisters never explained e4301c226a why Andrea left for the 3e32606d45 countryside.aac9ba02a227d929
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Or rather, maybe they couldn’t.1aeba042e84fa98f
After all, he couldn’t exactly 91f1ba9ee1 say he hated looking after fca7bbff99 his younger sibling when he a389b5d64e was at the age to 6746f9a6f6 start his own family.6f091c708759031f
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“Aren’t you sad that you don’t have parents?”306deb14d48b0f0c
“I love my sisters, but still, it would be nice if I had a mom and dad. What about you, Edgar?”817057e0f07fd3a2
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“Me too. I wish at ed1341f03a least my mother 57a03171ce were here.”e4cbfea19a6d7580
Edgar buried his 21a3d23014 face in the c4441c7ce8 nape of my f75240cedf neck.221185830ef0a2bc
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Maybe it comforted him 65a2b0b365 that we were in 9e41f9f7b3 the same situation, because 592c8a2abb he wrapped his arms f8edb473cf around my back and 23c2edd00e held me tight.
His tears dampened my shoulder.f395ab3bf594ee03
“Do you resent your brother?”df14f216e93aacff
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“On Father’s Day at kindergarten, all my friends came with their dads, but my brother came in my dad’s place. I was really happy then, b846a9f636 you know? So I like my brother.”6e8addb49902afc8
“You’re such a fool.”07873652c4cd0ce5
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“I only have my sisters and my brother, so I don’t have a choice.”bc0e3c79f638b2ba
Without parents, my sisters 15eb02fc96 and brother are everything e3f69d187d to me.66d621c9b020ee9a
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From the moment my a288831230 memories began, they were 3cd5812979 always there by my 4111aa4339 side.6bfa7e16665b68a0
That’s why, in my six-year-old bcd36742f3 life, my brother and sisters be69d5b1c0 were like my parents.8e5fce16c237041c
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Even though he left 3eee0034b1 for the countryside because 70bd04f44b I was a nuisance 76ca58c30c to him… I really d8a0d6963e loved the time we faca4e7086 spent together.da9f44d5cc7cb967
The day we shared an 4914233a95 umbrella and watched snails in c00a118cec the garden on a rainy e0e7d4afd8 day—that was one of the d57a187df0 best days of my life.50ad98723d0b9f1b
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When my brother held me d3fd10f9e7 in his arms and read 3ddad419e0 me fairy tales, the warmth b0d7986485 I felt on my back a384ddcbfd was comforting.
So no matter 8ace9fc770 how my brother 805899fd71 feels about me 813efd7c77 now, I have 8ba7ee8612 no choice but 3029245605 to love Andrea.2083cd30183497c0
Because for a child like b1d2b772e5 me, those moments were the 1dcf32b39c brightest days of being loved.0470bb5a196e922f
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“Edgar. If Uncle Marius doesn’t love 95f8643bca you, then I’ll love you cd9a50261a that much more.”2114d5eff1b05549
Since we were c62839d57f holding each other, 78412ffae9 I couldn’t see 7f88144180 what kind of 0ceeb69250 expression Edgar was 849ef524da making.a1e58414a58e6371
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But I knew exactly 648216d021 how much his heart f4ae302094 must be aching right 3f028c53f0 now.ed4134e704e6a80d
Because we were in similar 301d094f11 situations, I understood it better 75f21a10e9 than anyone.0a2eb4ca1497d915
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That’s why his cfd66725b8 tears felt as 321df63544 sorrowful as if 823aa30a63 they were my 6e971f098d own.bf534a166f0fe739
“I wish you wouldn’t hurt. Don’t cry, Edgar.”a3d8a21a1f1df97d
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Edgar’s small body trembled.f0aaa677b75818cc
A deep breath—whether it b0d2522ffe was a sigh or 87d5a26356 something else—tickled my cheek.e6c7f89e9b3eade5
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His arms, slightly longer d62cba0e5f than mine, tightened around eaff9656e5 me with more strength e93e7eac3e than before.aa11b672a003dcb1
I gently patted his back.90e81e91e38e3c44
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I hoped that after crying 650a758a79 today, Edgar would wake up b08503051a tomorrow and play with me abcbda1b61 as if nothing had happened.e7d0e56fbb9a8896
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