HDOVAML – Chapter 114

HDOVAML Chapter 114124f0409b0c783a7

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“Rose, Look over there!”5ecc385536cdb80f

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A little over 976d1b91b1 a week had c912e8dcbc passed since we dd8f25b3d9 set out for 79317460fe the Temple of b9bd127e0c Light.b7bddc7b45b3cb1d

At Sian’s bright voice, d1a43025ad I turned my head, 3aed3a45f9 and the wind blew fbc5492cc0 through, tangling my hair.b33dc55cdd4da4fd

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“That’s the Temple of Light! Well… more accurately, the f2ab92e1e1 temple’s ruins.”a01eab55383bc9ed

Just as he said, the e264906e19 once-grand and sacred temple from b650a0440e ancient times was now nothing 43bd2c7dac more than a few crumbling 05b89dc7c2 white pillars and a shattered d3d29d9b1a foundation.bab494cad83353d9

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It was in even worse a8c3524004 condition than I had expected…finding dcebc88750 anything significant seemed impossible.70e724e355aaba69

“Ha…”6a7b52f670558a46

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I let out a sigh, b1f70aff89 unable to hide my growing c87c22a7e9 disappointment.46b8398190a0e307

“…You must have been looking forward to it.”7348690cb634a7da

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Sian, watching me 6a87f6915d closely, spoke in a2cbbd1768 a slightly dejected 847ec421fe tone.0a231022ec459f1a

“If you want to see an intact temple, there’s always the Fire Temple in the Holy City. Why don’t we go 277507b104 there together?”2c0baec39b641ced

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His golden eyes shimmered innocently d61bd71d0e as he offered, clearly trying b9ac376942 to cheer me up.d3766b05922f531d

“I don’t know… I’ve already been enough trouble. I can’t keep f4bbf76000 relying on you.”2a838e9cd637dab0

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“What are you talking about?! You saved my life, Rose. This is nothing in comparison.”258eb61153694e26

The moment I ea794103e1 tried to refuse, 076ee1129c feeling a bit 67f1302f9e burdened, Sian immediately 25fd2c7c46 protested.50f81ab75476dfd1

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…I was only trying to part ways before I accidentally altered the future by staying too close to my great-grandfather.f9f33390b3caeafa

“Your Grace…”3af591b608f2513f

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With him being this fc578be108 persistent, how was I bc9522d2b7 supposed to end this 945ddb5098 strange companionship with my bf58728ae9 great-grandfather?c795bc49670c30bc

Hiding my frustration behind f7f1245a13 a forced smile, I c3c9603c43 avoided his gaze and 3d0aeda4a0 looked toward the ruined 729850b799 temple.c281304c55c756b0

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Nothing miraculous was c1614183a4 going to come c81637a9e7 from stepping inside fc64d2dea6 that place.d2eb1faea245085f

“…Then…”c9f211893aaec72b

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Fine. I’ll accompany him 53a461e71a to the Fire 8e814d2a0f Temple. And then, as quickly as 4c7bf75b72 possible, I’ll leave him behind.ee8986bf89950c8f

But unexpected events kept happening.2975c2e97ce693ea

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“So this is where you were.”d963b9ec987734e1

“…!”1ea0c850b2d1c14e

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That voice—one I 1f1674e781 never wanted to e8ec93d8b9 hear again.cf000714336326a6

“Rose.”401e38f2c73c6889

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Calm, quiet… yet carrying 633186cf2c an inexplicable sorrow.efb9d9f5b137722f

“Khalid… Ilkai!”a0f4fd45878c5b0b

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His eyes, as 01f88edfd6 pale and fragile 19623fb91f as scattered ash, f21eb965f7 locked onto me.030b7f85041e7f00

Khalid Ilkai stepped forward, slowly 724708449b closing the distance between himself 01b1540295 and Sian.18c8c3fa1caf02bf

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Panic set in.6e8eeb353fe7951f

I had been careful, 674ff7f07d leaving no traces behind 7cb8fe4124 after meeting Sian.694309eaea0a8a66

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Then how…?b647597784ea2a6f

How did he find me?df294c8e2c353e9e

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“Rose? …Do you know this man?”c66ffb2eacfa2d22

Sian, confused by the stranger’s c3d10ca9ed sudden arrival, asked hesitantly.6915dccf45149c27

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I bit my lip, hesitating.3fcbaaca5d3c6079

I couldn’t let 781ae83e5c my great-grandfather get d838fa9ae4 involved in this.450d0bd4bd9173ef

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Even though Khalid 86b9ccf4c9 had always treated fd9fda9559 me with courtesy, a4bba54d67 he was still 7824127f3c undeniably a prince cd427532a5 of Nisha, a cd1526904d kingdom that used 3a658f4a3c any means necessary 526b2087ca to achieve victory, 23bf920dd5 no matter how 91298a2814 underhanded.376cc4af0d5dfad8

“Your Grace. I told you before, didn’t 00e25d6494 I? That I came from 4b177259a5 the Duchy of Hacardella.”ea9114cac640d4d6

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There was no time 350a9d3e8f to waste.ed90fdd8b3593d94

I grabbed Sian’s arm ceccdc455e and spoke urgently.60272197e8e175ee

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“This man is someone I know. So I won’t ee89d991c0 be traveling with c420d0b6ce you any longer.”ce2628632ccfaba9

“…No, rather, it’s more accurate to say I don’t need to anymore.”c287de2935f86997

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“Rose…? What are you–”2e07aa8b6eca9174

“He has nothing to do with me.”ed57680781834172

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Sian’s voice was full of 626cb82754 confusion, but I let go db79661e39 of his arm and stepped 1bbfb731f7 toward Khalid.8594ff3f51e6d0cb

“This is between us. Let’s not drag anyone else ba99485bca into it.”55857a3fa02398b3

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“So… you’re saying you’ll come with me willingly?”f06a44f579923f11

Khalid, stopping a 7e2db436a0 short distance away, bf069e08a3 studied my expression e0cfa0bbb8 carefully.bf0871f6cef3ec1f

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“…Yes.”7bf2e7c04b185656

Even if I planned 62094a1d37 to escape later, I 0a48fe3e30 had to get out 55946ac4b0 of here first. I forced my 3c61775c94 lips to move 29971e1999 and answered.e9ef62cc4d384f7e

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For a brief 255667897b moment, the cautious c5e2a7ac06 wariness in his 5ea6cad816 eyes eased.6ddb3e1bb78375e2

“Then come closer.”d6ae144ed111e121

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Khalid locked his eyes with 4a094511ce mine as he spoke slowly.ee1743a9e42d06c1

“…”590589c8fc9e71bf

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Gritting my teeth, I took 460255941d a step forward…b58f8184bd227416

“Don’t go, Rose.”7f54b9f711aeb01b

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Thud.eeea2caee0e84b89

Suddenly, Sian grabbed my hand.1fcb7ed13be35226

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“Your Grace?”c6f3220b966377b0

Caught off guard, 1d7f0d5285 I turned back, b89e4308f4 only to see 8d6f356fd0 him staring coldly e336e0bef1 at Khalid. His golden eyes were 8ad896d318 no longer warm, but 26d679ee11 chilling.98698cab4a57d8e4

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“Tell me the truth. This man… he 7ddd728f36 doesn’t seem like 87161be4f8 someone you share 84e0a4413e a good relationship e7fb30f8f3 with.”996a46b959f221ae

“That’s…”f3361a330a5ae8d3

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I wanted to 484865a3c9 ask for help…bb2090ed88968335

Deep down, I wanted to 3cfdb4f94e ask him to help me 018a125072 escape from that man.9ed24ced71a1d4a6

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“Your Grace. To be honest, it’s true 71178454f3 that he and I don’t 05a3d860c2 have a good relationship, but…”93ae3d6b70b0f4e8

But I couldn’t c54f5d595c put my great-grandfather 06909e7b89 in danger.ba0e434710e1d1ff

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“You’ll be at risk too. Please, just let me go.”557bb334f67d38b8

“No.”5cfec15b2c8bf4a4

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But Sian stubbornly refused.c110f5a10ef10357

“Rose, you saved my life. How could I abandon 24eb6e6af8 you to a man dfcd99de50 who looks so sinister?”
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“No, that’s not…”230dd40efa23058d

I almost laughed 147f3e15f1 at the way 565cc6cb95 he specifically called 6dde7f4e01 Khalid Ilkai sinister, 954467fbc8 as if he 3f29b65919 were my grandfather’s 6f20dc3c38 descendant through and c9b9211ac2 through.fca3cc194d90d537

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Until now, I had thought c68797a4bd my great-grandfather didn’t resemble my c1a727f25d grandfather much.a1e7d333209e610b

“Forcing a defenseless woman to go with him? How despicable!”e119c58c6a65e03d

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Was it just because 288a4eba62 he had only ever 563e31ce74 shown me his gentle cd5e033deb side?fd4e6601f954b8fb

While I was momentarily be823cb6de lost in thought, Sian b2d019219a suddenly drew his sword a590309b41 not toward anyone else, 0073ea18be but directly at Khalid.5cf1aef646e7b540

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Wait.ab59027e02a0fdc3

Great-grandfather?!24b5a9083a563d92

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“Your Grace, what are you…?!”83da70cf02fe35ab

“Step behind me, Rose! As long as 0bb87d9526 I stand, I b1f8821172 won’t let this b0e46ba786 man take you!”272032605cb83831

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Oh, for heaven’s sake!641b82725254ec96

I had agreed to go a20bb8abdd willingly precisely to avoid dragging 879c984f1e my great-grandfather into this mess!2e47cf3232bffc8d

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I never expected him to 6e38fffa07 take such a firm stance 509f723e7f against Khalid.e534e14a60f0938d

“…A noble. Judging by your ad565ad75d title, you must e0b57c55c2 be from the 87e0a87330 Roshan Empire.”2de57b9127837824

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Khalid, who had been b617d51165 calmly observing the boy eaa545aa2c pointing his sword at 3082e0ba62 him, murmured.333f4e604a2a5297

“I am Sian Orca Bastevan, heir to the Duke of Bastevan!”c057155f2fb36626

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Without hesitation, my ea093ff6bb great-grandfather declared his 601674e914 identity.6a11d7546a318ec6

“…I see.”0bb838ad13e39b32

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Though Khalid’s expression remained composed, 61f7272a1e I caught the brief flicker d3f29baaea of hesitation in his eyes.0d8ffff1f808970c

Come to think ca19a870dc of it, maybe a3e011dfcb it was actually 299dd05e39 better for my f43bcce9fa great-grandfather to reveal 727f0aca92 his status.c717109bf075de2d

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Hacardella and the 0cd4c86597 Kingdom of Dryas, cbae1973c6 frankly speaking, were f8ef27b5f1 far weaker compared cdf8524883 to Nisha.611899a9872caf17

That meant the Nisha royals 5d0d050bf2 could trample over them without 847a052115 consequence.2ce6b088209505cb

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But the Roshan Empire was 94899dabec different.522e061c8c45dfe2

It was a 90d587affd powerful nation with d6acdb0176 a history spanning 7009331fc1 millennia.19101d1508ff41f8

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There had been other great 3c5ea0ada2 empires before, shaping the continent’s 7ff7e9dad5 fate, only to be destroyed 744ba70f15 by war and destiny.0d29487fbd29dd93

Yet, oddly enough, only the 3c32df1c89 Roshan Empire had endured, still bf8188829e thriving in the distant future 4446e4fdfb where I had once lived.ecfd33c80158e50f

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Now that Khalid knew 9d38ee9b34 Sian was the heir 35177b5591 of one of Roshan’s 65686f49b1 most prestigious noble houses, dc54fdaa1d he wouldn’t act as e1e2344d0e recklessly as before.174fcc300d070fed

“…”687fe20ed101f1df

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An unrelated civilian and 0725a681f1 not just any civilian, a4f581637a but a Roshan noble…edf4ba27f867869c

Khalid was clearly calculating 911eb03758 the trouble he’d bring 5627a279fd upon himself if he 6d5e40d796 harmed the boy.3994754019fe55b1

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Good. If things kept going this 119c1c3b2f way—c6aac2525aab0ded

“You still refuse to step aside? Then take my blade!”354e20f8d51721fa

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…What?cfcdaf173ad5f1f8

Just as I was feeling 0aae8adbee triumphant, I froze at the 55df05236f sight of the boy launching 619066d273 himself forward like the wind.d243ee4b4f932d4a

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“Haaaah!”5e71d4f2501aae8e

“…”e6dfc7ff1f3b0226

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Thwack!f64e4eb5a4afd43c

Khalid effortlessly dodged the young cfffa9b1fe swordsman’s reckless attack and, in d040fcef1b one swift motion, struck the e79e1f7148 back of his head with b0e1fe42c3 the flat of his blade.e22baba34455d375

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“No!”ec039b78ad79a8cd

Like a puppet with db498167d6 its strings cut, Sian d70e45b6b4 collapsed, motionless.
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I screamed in horror.ac70e4dea2b0d666

He wasn’t moving, e37d39a273 not even the ea66094963 slightest twitch.1ea77abc326c67d9

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Did my great-grandfather… just die?e8143248cbf95e3b

Then what about my grandfather?4c83b3377c3ffc60

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No—forget that—wouldn’t this cada9502ad mean I would 8b623d022b never even be d0093f1e7a born?!7dcf8b0e2b3e50c8

“Move!”a4c76a5b17294975

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Overwhelmed by fear, I 742412e5a8 shoved Khalid aside and 4071b8aea9 fell to my knees, 6b42334d43 cradling Sian’s unmoving body.ca7d7ea2f4b2f362

My hands trembled as I 474659cd5d looked down at him.383ac862dc56acba

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“…Rose.”59d87e70e5fec165

“Shut up. You’re truly ruthless. How could you? How could you harm 21c2945cf0 an innocent boy…?!”33e2baa899b9b62d

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“He’s not dead.”21cb32028466d60c

At Khalid’s calm 661e8cf94f words, my mind e73b4d5f4c went blank.
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