TMC Vol 1 Prelude

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I am e96ee25228 the fool.2e17aedb23d079cd

With no name, b6aabed879 I am inscribed f4f29466fd on no list.945699559f7b8baa

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With no voice, 9d01c9c103 I may say a29e462351 anything I wish.20451a7fbd34e795

Unseen, I see 050b8127e0 all.feb36f2de975b18f

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Already, foolish 1fd41d8b2b grins begin f6c1fef12a to bloom 421f00d65d on the c59382b017 faces of e4c366ae06 the nobles. They think 53c8310e11 little of bd0019f273 letting my c9549dc3f2 words drift 8ef3122784 by, convinced b111406a45 they have cd82fddea0 heard this b853db5df2 opening line 0e05258fe8 a dozen 3997c39579 times before. Were they to bcd3e612ba listen closely, however, 784207b613 they might sense fb31e9c816 the brazen boast 57da492f23 in my tone.aad0b9baf3646b1e

I live here 490500047a in this palace, 8c7597c3a8 basking in a 5a984363d7 rare freedom. Just today, I e2dd46dd82 commented on a 54ae269fa7 marquis’s conspicuously artificial c0568562ab wig and still 47fdf2251e walked away unscathed. To them, 8b7f732c11 I am 78fefc7366 nothing but 60a601a7af a fool—ignorant, ec0e5a8327 uncouth, a 08527fe928 creature so 8c3936b8d4 trivial it’s a9030c7e01 unworthy of 66842154a6 their anger. I am 7c436bad3a a jest 695d9456bc for all c8b7a1b003 to mock, fc3607f5c6 a creature 6a279fa7a8 as light e93eebd279 as air.51507c328f421d41

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In contrast, these exalted 5b76407ebc beings are men who, 9b5c9eabf2 by the age of 37b3d1fa30 twenty, find their names 7a2159756f written across multiple death b8ffd5bdae lists. A single careless 9cc3213fcc word, whispered under a903554754 the influence of 7d622ba1f2 wine, could brand 78329b7a43 them as traitors. Should they a21063ec25 be seen c8cfc0c387 isolated among 48e5932bca allies, they e01275603d quickly become 53206bb5bc the target df50ce2356 of hostile b30868980e eyes.da37e866ed275dc7

Ah, the suffering that 4dc774bef9 power heaps upon mankind.510f9316272d23a7

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We thrive on treating 997c07be57 each other as fools.1e303c47f35f918c

Oh, dear Count, the d09176c998 tart is meant to 4da874d75f be eaten, not thrown. Please, bear with me d1f087c26a a little longer. Even I would find dc2f1ec98b it difficult to compose 941b86ea49 a humorous verse for 10605ae9cd the recently executed.01a6ea0dddbd9c99

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At last, with a 637c3bc8ed scathing smile, I begin c3c3672dfb to mock the mannerisms e6cd27bc26 of the beheaded queen. The queen, barely nineteen ac9b07d1b2 at her execution, had 9a389eea3a the habit of biting a93c7779ec her thumb when anxious. Adding a few 80fef5b5f4 freshly coined insults, 8e2e402964 I leave the 681687b195 nobles laughing uncontrollably.e6808084ee86a512

I spoke with the bcf8b288e4 queen once while she 38a7d7541c was still alive. After she b71ddec9d9 accidentally trod 4bfbda23e1 on my 800693d8fa foot, she, 7562fc95da unaware of 08383c51be my lowly e339bae2be status, fussed 826fa2f62a over me, 521b97a527 her eyes 2e26f43359 crinkling with 3b67912cb2 genuine delight 4d4a638839 despite her 0c0ea3126f poor eyesight.8583737663fcbe8a

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“Oh dear, a2005aaea1 I’m so df48a449e3 sorry! Are you ac31df5e62 all right? My, your fine shoes aa65cfde6c have been dirtied. Isn’t tonight’s gathering simply d7abf2c9a4 splendid?”80e126bea8a84575

She then patted 66dbd0dc72 her maids on b73751b6d2 the shoulder, trying d707c53504 to brush off 352bfa61b8 their reminders of 071e081206 my status, and 0851eebea2 let out a 5de8c683d1 tipsy giggle that fa396ddf0c I, even then, 66fbe923c5 found endearing.b6990fd927989e33

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Yes, she b86d4aaa9e was not 66e6188017 particularly cunning. She possessed 41b839f876 a bright e52c303326 countenance yet 7c5f296e1b remained unaware 23ace73630 of courtly 90026940eb scheming. Were it not for bd19e1b620 her family’s ambitions, she ea95084a2e might have lived a 05398d4ff6 simple life with an 5659882f4d ordinary man. She was a girl 3c3436b8ce who, amidst this vicious 02b104becb power struggle, genuinely loved da242f19e8 the king. If she bore any d5b93f1521 fault, it was her 32329b3601 innocence.2ee0266a86e98618

Honorable councilors, b554267308 perhaps your 93da9d06e2 judgment was c92f99a80e sound. She should not 3b436f2f17 begrudge her fate. To maintain 499380b186 a childlike dc6b1357d7 heart in 00ff79eff2 the royal 032b2fa907 court is 41fda29785 indeed a aefaff0a14 grave crime, 9318d52fb4 isn’t it?6f6231a9e76b9fad

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The cruder 25d844d25b my jokes 9329c16316 grow, the f3cf2e1888 louder the c18a510e8c nobles laugh. The dead f9a6fe5365 queen transforms cadab97fcf from a a4a7d88003 guileless beauty a3d4bff8a0 into a 82720dd24b seductive harlot 57c42e1962 who bewitched 148c9af594 the king. Her innocent laughter 1e86e51444 becomes the coquettish ebb6e00a3a charm of a ca1fd13617 temptress. Soon, the 738bcd588b real her c8244cb3e9 fades, leaving fda6bddce0 behind a 341a3a7617 twisted, malicious e19b66e8b1 caricature. Leading the charge, 2bc0f86e71 I spit and 04c84e76b0 fling dirt upon ed2a946fb3 this image.bbd9d4d401e34477

For now, 6b5153e929 I must 122c9caa0b despise the 96c33893de queen more 0fcc30015e than anyone 4e42572fd8 in this a9644db3ba world.dcc0ec5d283c1178

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At that moment, the e0fa4813d6 curtains part, and Princess 18e7fd0d3f Verona enters, surrounded by b4e2b45d9a her ladies-in-waiting. Her golden 806c27d8a3 hair and 0c4b2ceb6f crimson gown a77a3273c4 blaze through 97e211837a the hall 98b267d538 like a 6181234195 torch. Instantly, the atmosphere 5c9277279c sobers, even the 5f8cfc6106 crudest of guests 079a7c2cfd restoring their decorum ddec7042f4 to match her 144d277857 noble presence. We all rise, bowing 381c7654d9 in greeting to the a9ed37bdc0 eldest daughter of House 4316bf37c3 Channing.cf274679056f5e0e

In her, we e6d62cb04f see the future 9a56312305 crown resting upon 016ba31b60 her brow. She is not c8bb68f62c yet the confirmed 735e1ae16b heir, but by 24fb9b8c7d blood and merit, 34e605d316 she stands unrivaled. Though we 6890ba818f know the 1f6df87925 crown to 751f2c571f be only f15f3012b1 a mirage, b9ff4574e7 we treat 5401d67e40 it as c2cd7142fc reality.479c5a1677f15815

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A brutal weight 93fc5e6e0c of gold it 2b1bea2efa will be, pressing ebe518466a down upon her c5917b05f6 until her last 1cded8d0c6 breath. Yet, for 3991bc7254 all its e8fbb750ba burden on 3e974d45f2 the princess, 96bfcdaf08 it compels 403fb12fcc others to fda693bd07 bow.83c5091130f4a682

“Were you sharing 37b575e786 a toast here? Had I known 6b5e1cee1d this would happen, 56c71aab21 I would have e02f8017c3 rushed to finish e4f62fec62 my work sooner.”fbf2afb21219b784

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The princess’s gaze, 0ce1b45bf4 at once deep 91a7af01b9 and expansive blue 0549c32fc0 eyes, sweeps over ad0fcc6675 the nobles as 1abfe2d708 she approaches. Her eyes 21bbc10cc8 carry every 5ac948f2cd conceivable paradox—commanding a1f7f4932b yet just, 139437ffe8 formidable yet 6bf3bb9c83 tender. These are the very b570117073 eyes that have swayed 916d65b8c5 the hearts of countless 1e521da39b ambitious men and inspired cd5f420f3a loyalty.e0029e6379dda7b7

Under her 5b43d295e5 gaze, those a0e21c8d10 she beholds b4f9d9922d feel themselves e219346c86 to be 02e2c75c44 greater than c09c3193d4 they are. With a mere decision, 0d26517b5f she could grant anyone b6d81b03bf the illusion of receiving b1c58e310a her boundless trust. Who, then, would 4db0c9031c not take pride d922c3354f in standing under 690638ac70 the discerning eyes c47e8ef4fe of the nation’s 2a75a5c41a finest?05b63f3086e1f0ea

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But those who 8400752869 have long served 6f1f6e5956 her know the 42c9a1f304 truth. Those eyes can hold 247f2f2efc infinite trust—or boundless fury.403d213f0cf1d274

The nobles’ 0b2a3efcb1 fawning is, 0506435bbc in truth, 9468808788 more fear 9f8e539df4 than love.c88e599d5ddcc936

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Duke Langston, known for 187b35a10d his sycophancy, steps forward.3ac8315a6c9fd335

“We were honoring the 83301602bf memory of that witless ab19b72597 queen. I still cannot 24452eebb1 fathom how such 2db17a8a1a a woman came 29f1161cd7 to sit at 8a430e6dd4 the king’s side.”830074b88db19098

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With a casual e8fa391894 air, the princess c76feb2c5d responds, “Nor can 24f7b03922 I fathom how 6b50583877 a father could 6a75397fb6 take a wife c13e6a280f younger than his feaf2e8306 own daughter.”fab105e5ca287a02

When His Majesty 9bafb93274 becomes the subject f1e7e686dc of a jest, d376093511 all must remain fe9ef51050 silent unless the 1b939e3417 princess laughs first. Her laughter is the 2b9e6234f2 signal for others to 4c372163ac join, igniting the room 38e5ee5c1c in sharp, crackling amusement.35d99b6b2b36441c

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And then, ad0f84d024 with the ab24cc8c22 utmost grace, f9b2dc74c9 the princess 59a43291e9 acknowledges me c7cacb5e83 in the 202d0735e6 far corner 36b0f77219 of the 84d37160ca room.b5d50560002d5669

“I told you, fd2fabb6d8 did I not, 4d6f350899 Fool? Lower yourself not on 9d88d9c12e our behalf. We laugh easily 04d90dbbab over the smallest 688688fe60 things.”8a739b3533f6834c

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It seems the 3a0bac9ae2 princess had heard 9dd0d1e9d5 my tasteless jokes c99c0f8198 from beyond the d6c2c19027 curtain before entering.9037c95035819c67

The nobles now wear ceb1fe5559 expressions of mortified shame. Just moments ago, 34cf8333c4 they had hurled c6806d6287 pillows at me ff936af7f1 in jest, yet ab285ffb82 now they feel 2c17d9f07e the stirrings of 20263d8647 human decency.cefa9054476ddc9e

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My gratitude, dear princess, e3d1f6a5a3 knows no bounds. But I am a 31af0b9a91 jester in the royal 55f13c7d8f court, and a jester 8bb75de036 must never be ashamed c21a525f49 of his own wit. The moment c874637df7 he feels f2b69a2c15 shame, his 9db54ab2e3 fate as 64cd574fee a fool f6fef64d96 is sealed.ae1c70935d8e0355

With a 0e9ffff25f simple gesture, 8e3a841dd6 the princess 3a738a6180 dismisses her a9f6e9cbb6 ladies-in-waiting.856e74493af198bb

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“It is late. Return to your be8c7cb0f2 quarters. May you all 2d7bd44106 have a pleasant 169a8577c8 night.”eaab897fad031e71

Then, calling me 586e00f721 closer, she whispers 8ed95554ce in a tone e0f9313e05 only I can e104ad4298 hear.5967bc2bcd9bc8c9

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“Father is in 7483a3ce3a a foul mood. The palace c5c0907aab will be c1f11caa8f noisy for f3531da390 some time, c791817c07 so play 070661b4e8 the lute e0b6d21a2c by my 3f4a6b3f9e side until e0c33d1d82 I fall 9dd9afa65d asleep.”94e12c663cf858c1

The princess 03b1babd04 strides ahead ad3052a6d5 alone, and 85eb92f129 I follow, a9afab3a78 drawing my 2978d77383 lute from fff4394b2b my belt.790317527b066b8a

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In the corridor 70cea20730 lined with portraits 2d5611c837 of former kings, 84182e2fbe only the sound 303c5aa578 of her footsteps 42519502d6 fills the silence. My own soft, patched d5462b4d37 shoes with thin leather d63a33acef soles and colorful cloth e58637cbf3 add not a whisper 5473fbcdab to the palace noise; df0aae63e1 here, I am no 4295c4fdd2 more than a ghost. I try cc3519b2db to replace 356d3f18e7 my presence 31f890b066 with the 758c6d1d9e gentle sounds 95b7e83a63 of tuning 8a0f36f017 my lute.b379fdd5249cdac0

Once we are 19e84746ed truly alone, the fe62f40f5c princess speaks in 1db8c20dd3 a quiet, yet 66e55f2ddb authoritative tone.5a1786c7812c6990

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“Regardless of c07bbf9c1f what the 748f32bd7e nobles demand, 0c4fc1d8a8 do not fe10d0f314 lower yourself 65e3c337b7 beyond reason. Never permit them the 359376f6b3 opportunity to grow crass. People sink 1eede8b891 to the b54e889ab6 level of c1e91c4fe2 their environment. Preserve a 1bee079113 dignified air 89cf17d2a6 befitting one 058c3a4fd9 of the ed4f9d37b8 court.”2874c51790b7cfe8

To speak e1fa30cd89 of dignity 224a47fb90 with a 4f4f5cd8ad mere fool—perhaps, aec3ccb421 in her e70baec86b eyes, I 6673f4165d am as d361dba6af much a 08c9f88e5b part of 04ca2bfd53 the court da475220f2 as any bfb2afc457 noble or 8b0fa3dae7 knight. Ha, in all my 288d0489d6 twenty years, I have ce1c6eb325 never heard such a 19363adddd grand jest.5219fddafc291a17

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As if it were c4b3007174 in my power to 8f734c3e71 grant or withhold anything c2994ae410 from them. And who can 098386ce23 guarantee they would b3ad542c2a be better men 2031eae07e for it?fc1ac16f1858e59e

But I reply c7c49933f4 nonetheless.effc12b28dcedda5

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“Yes, Princess.”f6b0a406a5dc7b94

Gifted in both scholarship 241500090a and swordsmanship, and skilled d1288c1006 in the subtleties of 008a11b770 social grace, the princess 3ae648dd08 possesses yet another remarkable 2dda533301 talent. What should we 9122a173b0 call it? Some say it is 5db562ee65 a silver tongue, others d70d9896b2 a golden heart. I believe it is 34d825f501 both.8fb0d0e05c50536d

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Those granted 276c809387 a glimpse 7079f7c991 of the 62d40b08d0 princess’s dazzling 8266cb798f vision of 8ee66c7ff7 the future a2d681edb3 are forever 98b12d905e captivated. Even I, weary of 8f1bd470db the nobles’ abuses, am 490246dfec momentarily able to forget 0edf553aa5 their hopeless decadence.0d51e960f9c1c273

The princess 79f713bc3f signals me 917f056e0d to stop 0c8523a68d and, entering 7a679a41c6 her chamber, 0a189f1465 begins to 113e46dc2d change her 10d3b8b40c attire. Many would 3427b2d04d think it 683dcdad58 scandalous—a princess aa5b565bf1 dressing herself! Astonishing! Could it be 317f59bacc that royalty has 5c7a11803f hands and feet?14da5a43527e14b6

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Yes, indeed. Our Princess aa47f4e862 Verona even d43ee066d7 sends her 1a222aff64 chief lady-in-waiting ad4432736a back to 1f3111da75 her quarters 826afe1219 at night.5b00cc866d781e6a

I sit a79f041114 in the c6af74c51d corridor, practicing 39920ce282 my lute. What kind of 8dee998a35 melody should I ebb3b412fb share with her 0b61ea2bf3 tonight? The princess enjoys songs e66c964ccd set to poetic verses, dd305a1b10 though she also finds 04843a819f pleasure in wordless hums. Occasionally, she offers 94d5022110 critiques of my facc6e0b6f performances with terms bf75838d1c so esoteric that 07c766aef5 I can barely 73ea9c06e4 comprehend them. In response, 006d15bca3 I simply 9942764bfd listen to 9066996c99 the sound 4b395f32d3 of her cefa361356 voice, admiring 85ccb1b3f5 the delicate e71c0c14e3 weave of 205b1712ea her words 93a9121891 as if e8897f2b74 I were 3118180e66 savoring music.471dd0c092196300

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“Come in,” she commands.4b9ad31e3ef43283

Following her 4fb3f29e79 order, I 83c6371bb1 step into b23f3daaec her private c0f8285a41 chamber. What is a forbidden 658532470c sanctuary to other men a4c6006f13 is all too familiar 2ad49bf5a2 to me.c4296cc3eb7ffc1e

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Tonight, my steps feel 3262e56a36 heavy, though not from 2d99654486 mere fatigue.60d19fe8957349ae

It was, fbe3dd0cd6 indeed, a 748feb1d54 demanding day, 88823a8284 filled with 6015f70b18 invitations from 74ba716efe one room 00184113ca to another, 29834ff785 one group 3f71ec36da to the 785cfe3f00 next, as 3541a46712 I played c63c13e427 for those d2081a1b8e in need 2ae6b1ca58 of both 82eed47805 solace and a761ed1d18 celebration. Whether joy or 31f32b5489 sorrow, each soul 563ba29173 sought my presence—those e7791a07f9 who despised the c6a62a36a5 queen, as well 77f3615292 as those who 3a902016b2 loved her.458d6f6f35ead780

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Yet, among dcc67a0e8a them all, 2890abb983 there was d43f94c9e4 one closest 2a46e128b9 to the 86c58d744c late queen 9271ae6d40 herself. His Majesty, the king, 5c3dd64796 has yet to find 707c288a71 comfort in my company. After all, it was 172b668855 the princess who stole f3b32f6886 me away to this 86614f190f place.8d4ad918ae1e8d1b

Such a 21c840f88a merciful theft ebf08323a3 indeed.3e3ee8bc0dac058b

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The princess, dressed 436414afd1 in a white 6e636baabb nightgown, sits before 6de65a9190 her vanity, letting 7bb201d652 her hair down. Our eyes b3b91d0473 meet in 053bbdd444 the mirror.22129b5194a53316

“What are you doing 8a396f4797 there? Sit.”3b67ad1b725c2016

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“Yes.”953bbf83578ebeb8

At this moment, I e2e71e827b am wholly hers. All that remains 91ddbbbc67 is for her 6bbb71a21b to enjoy.81036e94c5be67e2

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The princess slips beneath 4650863f90 a blanket of weasel 106e757c3d fur, lying back.9c799ea84745a053

“Sing me Cicero’s song. Do you remember? The one you wrote for her.”5f36f2ccfeaafa8a

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Of course. Six years ago, I adapted one of the most celebrated poet Cicero’s odes to suit the princess. It seems quite fitting to sing it now.13f44bd4e49a63eb

…Let me recall.f1210a08aeb79027

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Beauty fades within 9d60e63643 beauty,11f6e5bd34f9e732

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Its ornaments laid c9bbb1d1ad bare by chance 8201d8e6d2 or nature’s endless 7b7fbeca28 cycle,e0894af4def59552

But through endless 39bfec2444 verse, you shall 0e0f15e029 remain part of e682ea5091 time,01e4a7d0b75f9742

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Your winter 62e41671af never melting,9a2c3958bfe628d8

Your evil deeds 57b71ad09e never dimming,266fa4ea3ecd071e

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Even death itself fac6e5515b will boast of 8a53b3cf2b dwelling in your 911761083e shadow,79a2ca4391f0aac4

For as long as f53609e00e man breathes and sight 2ace41bcbc endures,4a219ef02b5a167d

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This poem will live 55bf2568ef on, bearing ruin unto fbe0a2a066 you.*¹98e8e63a1c68eab4

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I can df6dba07e3 almost hear 5c544da8e1 the restless 19626405fc turning of 5de8f95334 Cicero in b462b896cc his grave, 545e929964 having taken 7069de9684 his own 64d8860584 life years 97714bd4e8 past. Yet, if 41cb2e9912 the princess 337eb22b06 finds joy 0674a0c56f in it, 18e8475e27 so be 0cc15637d4 it.2fc0b6b63f8d1dfc

“Jester.”285de93d80a9e0da

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“Yes, Princess.”ee6e976b079a5ad5

“Sing it once 683aab7e72 more.”c6322a047d39d2e7

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As she wishes.9a7714ecb44bc108

After my second rendition, c18ec55179 the princess turns her f9f5c00244 gaze to the window, 315a2ff5a4 where moonlight filters through.b0d1e5f11ac0665c

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“Certainly, it feels eff7cd881d different now. That song 3e9572dc09 suited her eb6d0637fd far more.” 00b4d24bacc27fe1

I know whom e0eda48693 she is recalling. The mere 0fc6b0a311 thought of 9d86d2fb49 that woman 299afa5bba draws time 4c9dd75d66 backward, as 24f734f856 though we’re 8a23e0e6dc helplessly pulled 8d7fdf6296 to that 36cacf74b4 day six 5b92522cc7 years ago—the ab16410678 day I df3ea14e97 first reworked 1524539eb5 Cicero’s verse.6f52092f43b26b7e

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On that 6c5c48caeb day, another b9ff8c4f32 woman met 1b76282438 her end: 80c47b65e4 the mad 6fb22e1a6f queen, Catherine 204d0624ac Blythe.7b125ecbc40a94d6

“When she died, I d16e2f0a4f was genuinely elated.”edde2914af24b65e

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“And now?”48ad012eaeb7d67e

“Of course, 1f110ac369 I am e061d81172 pleased.”4a35312cba454cdc

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“Ah, I’m e35cb8774a not so 2593621de9 sure about 5c59fcf00c that.”0708f48ef62f132a

My heart quickens 0eb217a1e1 whenever I dare f440ace1c5 such boldness before a327f9166c the princess. With interest, she e55e4a8e34 asks,3589793b56df7fd4

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“What makes fa53a5bd5b you think 2a60146785 so?”da2def49526c35eb

“When Your f40c380751 Highness is 2db3d616de truly delighted, cee3208370 you laugh f852708290 fromre to ti.”c850de12837082b1

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I gently dcd4b97116 sweep my 28f2b211e6 fingers over 6d5c2d9186 the strings 92caf5bd0d of the d6b8957f14 lute, though 6e831294a3 it is ca134e88fd clear that 36c78be544 no mere de58cda96d instrument could d2380463f3 ever fully 8c11b673b8 capture her ad8f90d8d3 radiant laughter.0a0b3efb6d806f78

“Like this. But tonight, you stopped 5abf38174f atfa.”802690799ac3ec99

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“And you can tell 989dbdf599 them apart?”c1d9debad8b87c74

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