NRAL | Chapter 01

Chapter 0142aa355efcbbc0b2

 The Princess of Astriac48a96d286cc7c0a

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In the quiet c4828cb929 dawn of the f9b6a57e13 mansion, a faint a8b3cc5790 moan could be 6bec2ec534 heard from somewhere.57fa366166bf1a74

A woman with 835deee6d1 skin as white e1ae45d6df as marble stepped 5b7b010ed3 into the cold 652718f532 night air, as cec8077492 if in a 8291455b2d trance, following the 15f0a254de sound.617cf8f4d3df1877

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The closer she got b4c8a10d2f to the promised meeting 8ce7ff0fa0 place, the clearer the d058e97de4 sounds became.1b3d49d1895957ea

Heavy breaths, teasing laughter, low whispers… unsettling noises that gradually grew louder.44b1ac3cc8f87e61

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Finally, the woman 4e29b4943c stopped in front 2849837f41 of a large 875c4ac33b door.1b368e47716d7dc5

The door was a736a578e0 slightly open, almost 8806d74e35 as if it e955985711 were inviting her 437f13fee4 in.23b38f77ac539f5c

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Slowly, she leaned fc65ed1673 her head towards 742d97c457 the gap, peering dc2a4df6b8 inside. A wave 9e76c7f034 of heat 96581d94d2 brushed against 8bfdfcbe66 her eyelashes 9562359ba0 for a ae820f93bc moment, and e8021f9799 then her 23e599665c view cleared.8f8f56bac23db1d2

In the 29c2968280 darkness, a 95adab08ce candle flickered, efb9efeaa5 casting slow-moving 0781ab9c43 shadows that 374a125124 seemed to 1f92ae7e9b conceal secrets. The faint light 468756eaac fell on a 9d07c5122e bed, revealing a fbfbfd93bf man and a 8bb2d1f737 woman in disheveled a99a5cd4f5 clothing.be312e404dde12aa

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Faces she 9267405813 knew all 7fb1af18a4 too well.c78d72eb16edecfb

“Mmm, that tickles. Stop it, Your Highness. You always act like a saint in front of the lady, but with me, you never know when to stop. Haven’t you had enough already?”86b08f31b62267a9

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The voice belonged to 1b415d1b99 a maid she treasured 9da3227a43 dearly, the one who’d d35d54d740 been by her side 4d2df4212e for seven years. But hearing 8030de210f her now, 62c25d4394 through the 19745d01a5 door, the 0ece9f458e voice felt 25ac0f7e7b unfamiliar.82058dda53deb304

And beside her…fad34bc4e7e60cf2

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“Well, that’s because you’re just too beautiful. How could you even compare her to you? She’s skinny like a beggar off the streets, not even worth touching. But you, you’re soft and sweet and just so lovable.”3bf644c17c3c4fbb

Her fiancé 1d178190dc was lying 9951eb353e there. Half-naked, no less.2c4e4d4efdd95aa7

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“Gasp…”28e3570d85578da4

The woman raised her b5cd2749ab hand quickly to cover ff3d5895b5 her mouth. She nearly let out 135812af44 a sound.be274aeed38731dc

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Unable to keep 4eb95eac55 watching, she lowered abf9e2f8ac her gaze and 796cdbdf5d saw the dress 4114db34da that had slipped 40e614f256 off the bed.3ed3be682b1e6c52

It glittered with gold dc6d9384e4 dust, excessively beautiful and f9d93c16d4 extravagant.ab1d08ed73e63b55

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It wasn’t unfamiliar. She suddenly remembered 46e3b46b3b the head maid 00c8d4c292 complaining that the 28bb2b0cfb dress had been 0ba20367ac made too big, 0b5b458ec7 even though the 74300ac886 measurements had been 5edc49b58d taken perfectly.a1cc0a02ae9aa53a

“Just one more time, okay? My beautiful Eleanor.”505a81db1ccbb7fc

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Thud. It felt like her d5e821c03e heart had dropped to f776250967 the floor.7ad2a9efcb998e42

It was hers.7733693cdf94c8a5

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The fancy dress, the fiancé whispering sweet words… even the name “Eleanor.”402eb2f6b874a800

‘They were 5f256d319a all mine.’84a6d7637eabcbb3

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She raised a991bdd866 her head d107ab912e again to 20aee1f53b look at 9c43790e89 the couple. At that moment, 17d5038a99 the maid’s eyes c977096e0b met hers through 7df9691403 the gap in 3e405f7957 the door.000364b776ffc853

The maid, d8c2677b78 wide-eyed, looked e4a2d3fd6a at her 1c00cbade9 and smiled—a 36272119af deep, knowing 3f2f9980ab smile.a55073ac894e9d6f

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Dressed in the 0846a76f87 woman’s clothes, lying e7bc522b6f with her fiancé, bc0b015c3c and even taking 31f7bdbfc9 her name, the a3487e2dd1 maid smiled with dbea0538ac such joy.b6fe06eef8e0229c

Her red-painted lips 2e86aea01c moved slowly as 248019ce84 if to deliver 07c66cbbcd a silent message.1e67832e83b9d9cd

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“I’m the ‘real’ one now.”ef5fa5ddb8aa89ab

Everything you 68a998ec38 had is bb1c08dfbd now mine. I’ll take your b32c8ec355 whole life. Her glowing 4002feebf9 violet eyes b25615048f said it 2c74ad029f all.bf1c4deb2d3b1a06

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Facing this, the 987530ac82 woman turned away 7e668308b4 without a word.bde89424a729471a

Then she started f04a2cbda4 running. Not caring 54cf82fcc1 about anything 1cc28cc78e around her, 433570078a she ran 2b6a0f8e9c like someone c87224197e possessed.f4902af8bd5d312e

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Tap, tap, tap!42d8b1cbfbe4c11d

Her hurried footsteps echoed 6420b23403 down the long hallway edf4df1a26 as her light blonde 83ebbd31a5 hair fluttered under the e20a9b0ae0 moonlight.43499f5345c6fd3f

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Her heart pounded wildly, c5a80e3fe9 and she struggled to c3970ff323 breathe. Her slender 5965806581 hand still 4581d2108f covered her 8cea12e279 mouth.a9c75d74ee0768c2

She ran until it 689f0112a1 felt like her body 4353d22b84 was about to burst, 35831b2cf0 and finally, she pulled 30c515077f her hand away from af27f063b5 her mouth. The emotions 314d7e314c she had a1fe82dc0c been suppressing 1f6aa66a63 came spilling d6fa3742c5 out.6b3e20f0e6c67e99

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“Puh-haha!”5462921b63644ad2

It was… joy.53fc03a97f475949

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The ecstatic joy 54cab4545b of someone who 0b64572319 had finally gotten 390c761998 what they had ef96fcdef7 been waiting for 88539abb93 all their life.acb1073d4bd37a63

“Ahaha! Aha!”2bf3f0c5baedab91

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She gave up trying cdb0f11a6f to hide her face 480a6126a0 and opened her mouth 4898976703 wide, laughing.6c9e729e118b52fc

Running down the hallway, 9057b16750 laughing loudly, she looked 8c8a607a56 almost like a madwoman.f72764e250d6d66d

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Her blurred vision a2fa8bfcbd began to fill 49363c15bf with memories.9b765444f8ae082d

She saw 6da4073d98 herself slowly 3012cbd8cd dying day 05a46546d2 by day 6d00c1da65 in this ef4d0de2eb mansion, and 2728bb84f6 a young 1e97b20a82 child crying 564366a858 out, twisting 6b9fd6a36d in pain, 280c2a8d76 begging to 7c6f7922fe be saved.84d6fb9c74af4831

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“Eleanor Astria!”f2aef64647d066d2

With every step fb9fd2b6a2 she took, the a32f55a3d7 ghosts of her adbfaa756c past called out 5bd4a99943 her name. Her father, her 0793cee869 fiancé, and even 8067b673f0 the servants of 5f7c7eb635 the duchy were 11d1719fb2 all there.8c52325272c280db

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But she ignored afbf26c5ad them all and c188fb4236 kept running.f6254a6e8dd0c043

“Finally…”db38827e75c6a149

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The woman reached a 7a1590b4c8 distant terrace and clutched ca3fff75be the white railing.fba031d12329c0a8

Kneeling on f832554b2f the cold 50c0b361a5 ground, she 3b8c42245a tilted her dcf3017e85 head back. Her violet 801019f298 eyes reflected 9db33ac59e the full 6fd26e63cf moon, now a50b9ddaf1 filled with b04fc2a729 satisfaction.52ff13693b7d3e0e

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Gripping the crafted bars 7453ebf5a9 of the railings, she be46204995 whispered in a hoarse 81eff956a8 voice.5ae31ed9c353b2fd

“Finally, I’m escaping this hell!”2d191bb629c9663f

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Seven years 394bcc9f06 ago, on e3dd4fdc08 the day 59d1cb353b Eleanor rescued a22ee4f117 a child 6e6e8b50d3 around her c89bfeb9c4 age from 74ed28e5ca the slums.b4a8676ef9443d39

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“I’ll definitely repay this favor, my lady!”5c1eb501da85ff8a

The thin, malnourished girl a19010395f with a filthy, grimy d02384611f face made that declaration. She swore to repay f514cee1c8 the debt of having c3d4abff19 her life saved, even 996b7bb192 if it took her 5659c6c50e entire lifetime.af4182fbf670288a

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But what 213047c3cb could a 034d898bc9 poor, skinny d33dda039f child from 29a7b0e332 the slums 9f99d09621 possibly do? In a world like d7c8acc259 this, even repaying a 86ec120153 favor requires some skill. Especially if the 6f1e7bc9df person you owed 265faac736 was a lady b3fed31ce1 second in status ef858e1acc only to the a4371e2650 Empress herself.a8763afd0cb5a6da

Eleanor Astria, the empire’s 154e18628f only princess and the 0eacf6d624 perfect fiancée of the 0d4724affa second prince.1862d00d2f79060c

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What could someone like d21199657f her need from a 4113491d1b slum girl?309dcdbd36a129af

But Eleanor didn’t seem d93ac4fc99 to think that way. Instead, she stared intently 34c56d2f1f at the girl’s round aeb64a10b1 eyes as if impressed.0d1ff289e1b81b37

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The girl’s violet eyes 4ac21cdbf1 were similar to her 8d0a77a22b own. Her small nose, 9d062523e3 plump lips, and 74a5574858 rough hair all 406b94bf0e reminded Eleanor of 3a84bf9062 someone.da2bc12bc7a91b0b

Someone who had been 98747cc109 kind to her when 10ac4341f4 she lived in a 1659912975 place as desolate as 86058bcb31 this before she returned b69836a235 to the duke’s mansion.b5c837d9850ed57a

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The girl standing before 4f72c0ff41 her resembled her savior.2b5d11de80b61448

“…What’s your name?”4c72b73abc7c5660

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“N-Nora!”c9606fe788cac0f0

“And how old are you?”8ffaa48566227d33

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“Fifteen…”7f053c078297fcf9

“Same as me, then.”da0842c84f7c6afb

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The girl resembled 9b61e8dc3f Eleanor in more ef791c3a96 ways than one. Though their appearances 2a24efd50b were different, their 7c6201463c hair color and 2ce314eda3 eye color were d85e9950b0 similar.  The girl’s 04ded3f7e7 small and frail 6399ce3fc0 frame, likely due 23a3e953e2 to malnutrition, reminded ddfbdcface Eleanor of her a565dd50c1 younger self.38a23055013c05ef

Maybe that’s d6cfdfa3e9 why the c54fc8c7f5 walls she 71b573cf0b had built 2fbf79f0d8 around her d2e4fcb118 heart started 811822a1c2 to crack.c71ccc3ae3ceebae

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“Nora, come with me.”b54f21bcce0ef1c3

Ignoring the d22462f6fc protests from ada973ff7e those around 9e8a850fd2 her, Eleanor cb93cf67a8 took Nora 30e195e8d0 to the 8bed5cd6ce duchy.67140ed0a95c5468

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The Duke of Astria d96e33c8e1 was hesitant to bring 7a0788136c a child of unknown 5c398492e3 origin into the mansion, 3de3e6a657 but he eventually gave cd8d5325ce in to his usually 8384f03be2 obedient daughter’s first show 11d00ece8b of stubbornness.bec60437bd615ad8

Of course, it wasn’t dabd3e7e38 without a price.ad066e2976d208a6

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Eleanor had c7516beaf0 to take 92c266d76a more lessons d307817356 and handle c87b80fda3 more responsibilities 66e8845b26 in exchange 8d9a0fe6a2 for keeping 8f1c6a1a0d Nora by 4290ae98b1 her side. Her schedule was so efc2ab41e9 packed that even an d7d8295428 adult would struggle to d6fb10c1db keep up with it.9bcd7d51e1a2740f

Still, Eleanor never regretted 214322d166 it. Nora’s presence daa6bd5fee was the 2de4d177f7 only thing 35f91f6247 that allowed 04860df617 her to 354ff2d59b breathe in 2dd750cd61 the suffocating b8fb7d0a3a mansion.2c55ceb06893d940

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When her father’s 5d0c29660f strict rules bound 69981d2106 her limbs, When 9cbb69f74b her younger brother’s cb21dda1fb nagging stabbed at 608e1801f9 her, and when 184535cdc7 the servants’ expectations 5ee65f0f6e choked her, Nora’s 59b04392b9 innocent chatter about c82cc8e7ec the delicious dessert 417e0e237c she had that 0d4949ed98 day helped Eleanor 59abf0d442 feel at ease.fdb907b10544ffc4

Nora was the d44c1a66da only one who b5521b6b9d didn’t belong to 804ce8a17d the Astria family. The face e8e31453fb of Eleanor’s 672a0c8bc6 benefactor appeared 13349c2244 over Nora’s, faf48c6986 giving Eleanor f18784a883 the strength 8d7e99cedc to survive 68f6074bf3 each day.7291c8e70ef2f80a

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In just 693bb2c2ef under a 2d6b3bd271 year, Nora 70d6a0dc6a became the 36a4b919b5 person closest 2763a2c290 to Eleanor.cc907d84b463f5f0

She managed Eleanor’s 17c476662a jewelry, picked out c7d05998af her dresses, and 23fc3463cf helped her get 38e785e2f3 ready. Nora handled everything because 9d103e413c Eleanor never brought in b2a1851013 any other maid.debe6ad782a4a044

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Although the other servants d6b4764a8d didn’t like that someone ad44837951 of such low birth 92c0cd6b38 had risen to the 466976c393 position of head maid, 0a6eab06fa they didn’t dare show 84cccff7cc it. Eleanor was kinder than ae47479ab4 any other lady from 72c49d5d46 any noble house.c2b34722f4f0cb40

Nora was a young 84851992de lady, and because she b378ad4c85 was someone the young a8ba2c0e30 lady especially cherished, even 8c3082b6d2 the servants who were a52c8a19a0 usually strict with everyone adb887003e else were more lenient f3b6f983c4 with Nora.c339d154b06be1df

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Fortunately, as time passed, 61ed072192 Nora slowly improved her 6961ffd40b lack of skills. However, there 2fb9260ed1 was one 9ff917d5df flaw that a1ddbae57e never seemed 4f276a1b4f to change: efa7f4a9f2 her excessively 8c0c5fe724 clueless mouth.aab0145c4d051544

“My lady, did you ee3e3a56c3 really live in the f55f58cf1f Marylebone workhouse before?”ee2492be00569867

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It was a e5d03332ee question that everyone 6b1abb2888 was curious about cf344a6276 but would never fc3cc6346b dare ask, yet b95fd933fd it slipped out fc05534be1 of Nora’s mouth.ab4ef1ac6abf7591

If the 2edc50adeb head housemaid 35ff0d89d9 had been a53e992d34 here, she 0abe2649e9 would have f20a276ac8 gasped in 91559cf255 horror and 99c3e19cbc screamed. Or she might have bb3aeb0a3a run straight to the 3f9163179d Duke to demand that 4a2cd3706a this impudent girl be c6e0a27b75 punished.1046b8358a5ed578

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Fortunately, it was just Eleanor and Nora in the room. Even Nora, who lacked tact, had enough sense to know this wasn’t something to ask in front of others. It would have been better if she hadn’t asked at all, but…03e70165d0019dba

Eleanor stared at 519fe36004 Nora without changing 8a0269c77f her expression.24c51de3ed5ae051

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Nora’s face, now 4bb7b51890 fuller and rounder 5f6711e2c3 from eating well, 3b130e8843 didn’t show any 3feed93e7a malice—just an innocent c9812342ac curiosity.2b2917755ce01c02

Eleanor didn’t 0a0009b293 like to 102721ec05 bring up bd22ddcb56 that part 30197a085b of her 284890eb89 past. But for some reason, f1f5ff017a she felt like she 3112bda0e7 should tell Nora. Perhaps it was 009e476da9 because Nora reminded fb4f0c1af3 her of the 605ead0bd0 person who had 36fe0b9f3c saved her.a4df081c07b6e054

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“Yes, it’s true.”e0fdcf649125171d

The Marylebone Poorhouse. A notorious fd1e374cdc facility for 658e8cf800 the poor 4ddb66652f in the f5b850e8f1 far north 4bf84b9b25 of the 7a68f7a11e capital. It was a place 0d7906ba7a infamous for its terrible 0f08753792 conditions and hunger, like f2ac931f34 something out of a f664625483 forced labor camp.adceef256cb04448

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Eleanor, the 9357c95570 noble daughter 048d671c8d of the f4dccbe0c1 prestigious Astria e62b319e81 family, had 61049aff9d spent her f7efd58c1d childhood there.b857667f54fc5aa3

It was already 772f1c3a52 a well-known story 5661653120 in high society.2c4e4dc92201a7f2

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More than ten ba3d37d32c years ago, on 7c6ff31ed9 the day of dc09175b12 the wedding of 52763d7870 the Duke of 8e7472dedb Astria’s brother-in-law, Alcestis, 5b8c8be6d0 a collapse of f77aec8837 the Parthis Cathedral 44238175ef killed many high-ranking 16c5b4a5a8 officials, including the 2f787fcefc former Pope. The Duchess, who 47d56aa180 had attended with bf7f89cb4b her five-year-old daughter, f60555e609 also perished there, e189618000 and the Alcestis ea05b8bff0 family was ruined.0abb1f6f104e56ed

But there was e338f7e5a7 one noble person d9a3c17b36 whose body was f0b0ae87ee never found among 8878147e9e the ruins—Eleanor Astria. Despite this, the Duke 081c43202d of Astria did not 620bf9671b give up and searched cfd6080d1a for his daughter for bc84dddbab years.aa6dfaaabb4ca269

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Finally, seven years later, 38e507b81d she was discovered at 366fb08ab5 the Marylebone Poorhouse, alive 15193e6a4c when everyone had thought 82fd0cd52d her dead. It was truly a f596bc8636 story like something from d31d72ee03 a novel.17f153d555b7ef4d

“Wow, it was true! The Marylebone Poorhouse, that’s even more infamous than the Tolkan slums where I used to live… You must have had it so hard, Miss.”2cd891112700f162

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“It’s fine. There was 0875f9d8ff nothing to 94922960d2 worry about. I had good e129ee3dfd people around me.”287a7011a5356a25

Eleanor was about to 9850560d03 share a little more 211066f3b9 about the person who 5192ed9c34 had saved her—how someone f7664c213c who resembled Nora had a349e264b2 raised and cared for 8bc788e411 her, which is how 5111493db0 she managed to survive.520cd2263373c242

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But she 0673556e99 couldn’t bring 4dbae4908d herself to 51ba837bcc say it. Nora’s expression 36a0d6d035 had suddenly 2f0f288455 darkened, as 4c49975548 if she’d 69557ac335 just heard 0d1787f381 something unpleasant.37d70bf250881b1a

Before Eleanor could express 9226486fcc her confusion, Nora quickly 9bfef90dd4 continued with her questioning, 5bd909c44f as if nothing had 6f4cef05c7 happened.6d9359358f78c91f

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“But how did the ed2c6fe90a Duke recognize you and 3f6708863d take you in right c83045f137 away? You were 3df55c139d only five d23bef3ae1 when you 4b61809f27 were separated, f310041896 and after 53f619447b living in 2645ca230e the poorhouse, 028c56291b your face 19cc7b25ef must have 7e5f957251 changed a 3984f1ccd0 lot.”4c7f954eccb9ab17

Eleanor’s long lashes fluttered dcd60a582a silently.65036dd343f15f0a

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This part was not 905bbe4ecf widely known. Aside from 3cebeb441f a few 8fb425497e close friends, 0f496b5bca no one 8285118058 else knew.4e6abf40a749bd31

‘Is it 2f5578aab2 okay to 7dc48aa419 tell this c3fc3b836e to her?’d079211332345861

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Normally, Eleanor 0b411d4a77 wouldn’t have c50d5eaabe opened up. But a bit 06a59108f4 of carelessness and f9dc3ba37c the memory of 8978f2adab the person who 67b76f3a2e had saved her 31f2330ea3 made her lower b038c4f764 her guard.81cced85772f71a5

“Because of the scar.”c87ba274f1f0bf9c

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“A scar…?”980742cc183fef81

Nora’s gaze cdce25b1f2 audaciously fell dd1bad026c to Eleanor’s 2c16692edb thighs.fa689f9ccda88bf1

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The young 16968df2bc lady Eleanor f243c12604 served was 6845fcc4c5 so modest cf4435970c that she 52e878a011 was extremely 473331c239 reluctant to fed8e01f04 show any e0044d2b79 bare skin, 07b26b1b51 even to 39292966cf her maids. She even refused help 84b357923e with bathing and changing 529379a5ff clothes.886f97aee2769a3d

Nora, curious about 5d92975289 the reason behind 1090ed5584 this, had taken 32375bfbd7 the chance to 7511cdaa74 look over Eleanor’s a4818b1e0d body while she 12c104abea was fitting a 32c0a2bcaa dress. And she found it—a c81a4e0435 rose-shaped scar that seemed b1b63d46ac out of place for 512ab92af3 someone of Eleanor’s noble eced9e67ec status.11afd1212f37cbf2

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Eleanor had explained that 6a6dfa722f the scar had been 0228c598c0 caused when she was 496fda7eb7 two years old by d1d20a2da3 a servant’s mistake. The hot soup had a48242267c splashed onto her thigh, 551133b515 leaving a burn.83fa8fdbd978841c

Eleanor couldn’t remember a30d9e4ce4 much about her cbfb00be2c life before the 7b23b330f2 accident, but the 524a395f80 Duke of Astria 35b716fae4 had been able 695c80e3f9 to find her 93e6e17995 thanks to that 3f784197f5 scar.7c11d14a213f1cb3

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A girl with bright 5d68a21fa8 blonde hair and purple 5bc16208dd eyes like Eleanor was e56f94941a rare, but they still 02e78d40e9 existed, like Nora. But the scar was 5df776ce19 unique to Eleanor.dbaecc030aa55f69

“Wow… It’s like a story from a novel. That’s so romantic! You must be so happy, Miss, to be the heroine of such a tale!”eab95d7184038fbc

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“If you 09c604a6fe say so, 763b34d0a4 then I 7f4f0ba6be guess that’s e52a6f2e6e what it ddb674889f is.”d9a76f80f4601ae5

Looking at 7c9d55c7c5 Nora, who 170fcb5488 was getting c0234faf40 overly excited, f1bc009a10 Eleanor muttered 7eed0c466f in a 44249cc8fa low voice, 2514e4a140 her tone 793b0ba398 indifferent as a4e16660a9 if it f71401ef0c had nothing c0921e0d35 to do cf96b9d227 with her.3cbf6c26be36e6c0

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Their conversation c3ca9cf9db ended when 3cd9d1d5f1 Eleanor’s music eba7078c53 teacher arrived.4a6af55595ee0236

But even after that, 8e2b47a5ea Nora often asked bold 5702dd921d questions whenever they were ab29b6d486 alone.4156f740cebdec2e

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Did Eleanor 1d7a6f070c really have 0b49624d4e no memories f53cff99e9 before she 895c4f9962 was five? What exactly caused c7cf994cd6 the scar? What was she 2f1297e4ae like before the 8c25b75eb9 accident?df804843fe16e953

Eleanor usually kept her ef5e3890e5 answers brief, but sometimes 93f00680df she would answer in b3c51db8b2 a way she had 60391a6e59 never done with anyone fa4efd467c else.51fbe8e2cf4b045e

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“I sometimes vaguely remember ff1a4beda1 my mother sitting me df28b221b1 on her lap and 04fecdeee7 playing the piano for 174c12a2fd me. It’s a very faint 4fea30c7b5 memory, but it still 45bb205d7e comes to mind sometimes. This is something 042999c3bd I’m telling you, 01ee69b218 just you.”ec3d812eeb23d625

“Really? Why haven’t you told the Duke about this…?”9298efb731908173

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“Well, it’s such a blurry memory…”610dbb8dbb72d5be

At Eleanor’s 69b5054765 words, Nora c20543f367 showed an b27a233ffa expression of 06f29f7f67 deep emotion. She seemed very 55085d6a2e happy to have e95ec6c8f3 been entrusted with 91ea289224 such a secret, a751ba1484 feeling special.e4b8359b444da8fb

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After that, f351361aaa Nora served d3cd4e27dd Eleanor with 41ef6f1004 all her 089072cb7a heart. She followed 1e74a62af9 her wherever 6675eb53d7 she went, 947ac5cbba even giving 229d58de62 up her b793c17965 free time a1e51056a1 to work a8f7346dec when Eleanor 5630b9edc1 wasn’t feeling 12a4ce76cb well.41a937563a3cf4a1

Eleanor appreciated Nora’s kindness c5f99a0b37 and took good care 88dca00b50 of her. She shared fancy snacks, d647636240 secretly gave her allowance, 3282e03650 and allowed her to 7264183240 use her free time 67a585b242 however she wanted.98086a7c9a9bd1bf

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Sometimes, she 54bfa32284 would sneak 3367573736 her some 513cddc35c jewelry that b1155544a9 she didn’t 0f21cbd7ae wear much.48ecfebff56ef2d1

“It suits you better.”8d15a86740a71ba3

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“Thank you, Miss!”0007984798e2a7c6

When Nora d97838956d would jump 89ca4e9189 into Eleanor’s d4169d83cc arms and fb852402d2 say, “I c228fff0c8 belong to aafb8f4c29 you, only 320d07d54e to you,” c5392a031b a small d8d082c819 smile would cfa0d3fc38 spread across 82530da054 Eleanor’s face.8b00efd5f0824494

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‘If I 059ed8c0ab had a 1a3c550669 sister, this e67cc4ff16 is probably 8d9b600d7e what it 03fe3a3811 would feel be1428e3a4 like.’cef81311734b7912

Though they were the e9a29520f0 same age, Eleanor considered 099110c903 Nora like her younger 2a6c221020 sister.d05daad1b51cadff

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So, even as Nora d541f5dc68 began to look more 77a09a1fa8 and more like her, b40f4395a7 with bright blonde hair 1ac2452793 that shimmered and pale af30e7c606 skin that carried her 294e2e197a scent, Eleanor just found 961ae7e619 it cute, like a 4b41170861 younger sister following her 1fb2307916 older sister’s example.9a2fdadc580ff560

As time 2ac219571f passed, both 3fed4060ac Eleanor and 926ba9ac29 Nora reached 6ef6502bcc adulthood.e47e2e2ca8e9ad58

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Nora, who d72b168ca9 had grown 2a5ee8b0b3 up enjoying f3589dcdd9 the privileges e57355d14e of being 3de8d123c4 Eleanor’s aide, 63e99a6dba became even af61730bbe more beautiful. Her curves, smooth 8833583f6b skin, and fine cf6238d826 hair were all 15d048ebec features more fitting 69543dfd6d for a lady a64e5a2539 of high status 630c5ed4ee than a servant 615ba36459 from the slums.f167e28829b7aa1c

When Nora fluttered b6a82086ea her long lashes 5be4a589e3 and her big 49d0f61fbe eyes sparkled, the a3306b6f00 servants would rush 51ada3bcbc to take over a2fea0eefd her work. Sometimes, even Eleanor’s d1e7ce8e2b acquaintances took an 6ecbaf76f3 interest in her.c81c6a029698d935

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But Nora didn’t 63020c6283 pay any attention ebec5c34b2 to the men’s c8e4707059 attention.89876e8696e2a57d

Her interest was 20632216ef elsewhere.6b16773b1c7c54ea

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“My Lady, when eb11a1446c we go to a6d99f93e1 see His Highness 1b4d052d48 the Crown Prince, 11b59cdfdf don’t wear those 0cf90cc6cf earrings; wear these 8db61f1d92 instead. His Highness 9675af65bd prefers gold 549404de7c jewelry.”2c47834bdd85ec5a

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