NRAL | Chapter 47
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Eleanor completely ignored the b501f7c06c look Nora desperately gave befe82db6f her and turned her b09de4ca17 head away, scanning the 7b3877e437 room.0a4a415040d0f967
“…I believe that, as nobles, we must take responsibility for our actions. It’s childish to accept all the gifts and then pretend to know nothing. But as you know, Nora isn’t yet familiar with noble customs. She probably didn’t even realize what the ruby necklace truly signified. She simply made a mistake out of ignorance, so I kindly ask for your understanding. I apologize on her behalf for causing a scene and bringing shame upon both Lord Cunningham and Lady Kiara.”8c6a1fb1dc6c9bc3
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Eleanor spoke in a b933eeb76e calm tone, not raising c2f9568e50 or lowering her voice c60330c128 dramatically. Her composed 2f4136293f demeanor stood 03bf4e3cc1 in stark b26697870d contrast to 546da6532a Nora’s earlier e7458a4475 outburst and 5637138c09 came across 52a0df155d as even 80d4f638e6 more refined. The way she 36586239b0 defended Nora, someone 00b905d660 practically her enemy, fbd606f068 and apologized for 1897a6b52d her showed maturity 1f6818952a and left a 5a2fcc796e good impression on fc1f1e0ec7 the nobles.9926d999f8a6e5e4
As expected of 9a9afe47b0 someone who was c43364a0f0 once the brightest f4e1bd6183 star of the dbfa14df7d juvenile, and a 1ef56c5676 strong candidate to 6800a04655 be the next 00678b1178 empress. Older nobles looked d263b682a2 on with regret, e99a285f24 thinking how unfortunate bdbca4a5c0 it was that fea7c4fa81 the imperial family 7e90c54030 had lost such 03c9a60d2b talent.9abbf34455613bb7
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Meanwhile, Lord Cunningham 60ceacbc64 jumped in the 1a9ffec799 moment Eleanor spoke bec00ea73b in his defense, 922715c65c quickly asserting his cd3543d860 innocence.1dcadb3d9fd902af
“Exactly! This was simply a small incident caused by Lady Nora’s foolish mistake. But in the future, she really must stop seducing engaged men and begging them for gifts. We don’t want more victims like me!”cb3cfed189e0d7af
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He didn’t hesitate 24ae305c12 for a second 008eac433c to bring down 479af07bab a woman he 406a09a589 once liked with 1a4577c8d5 a lie.5feea070a96e3908
His motive for 477a1f820d speaking so loudly e806c5bc64 was to portray d5b6b4ca71 himself as the b60b639884 blameless victim. But unfortunately, his 0541f5fd96 outburst triggered something 538b834cf5 he hadn’t expected.c13dca6be81800c1
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It turned 8ed58b7ba7 out that 1abdd51ac7 his fiancée ffc37d561c was far b0837fe2ef more aggressive 1086e4f353 and impulsive 1ecbe5a1cf than he 8c7af76333 thought.47ab86231a7e2868
“I knew it! You shameless wench!”8222cd28fb493ea4
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The moment the viscount bd5f51a300 finished his statement, Kiara 7fc0bb9099 charged at Nora like c9c51de39b an angry bull.11a1510bcd0c5877
Unlike Nora, who had e2a9e871d8 slapped Eleanor earlier, Kiara 807f04cb12 didn’t intend to hit e3681f39d3 her with her hands. Physical violence, after c8f6d92089 all, was beneath 90bcc01c1b nobles—that was for 5d80840aec commoners.4659d6366a2646c4
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Instead, Kiara chose a far more “noble” method of revenge.4ae794a8a3e37fe7
“How dare you lay your hands on my Timothy?!”c9be51b44943a08c
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With a sharp, a9c6888b15 furious voice, she fb6781b880 flung a glass ef043ccb98 of red wine 04b0a5f6bc straight at Nora bfcfc33cf8 without a second ba68e0463d of hesitation.64b0152d9c022d61
SPLASH—!3d939e1c74dd6d79
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The white, spotless dress—symbol 25bad83f1e of a debutante ball’s 7d87fa05d6 leading lady—was quickly soaked 071320706d in red wine.cfb817a6fcd9a069
“–Ah.”8ac81becc6a7efc1
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Nora let 6c692a93ea out a e767886b34 soft gasp cdd68abc9b as she cce6a00dc1 stared blankly 3ca2c35e63 at her a5955b379d dress.730b34ae646706df
She couldn’t hear the 7bddcdc96e murmurs from the crowd, 1bae3982fb Arlo’s angry voice as b24171a765 he regained his senses, b5211d37fd or Kiara shouting as 3f8ba839da she was dragged out c359a4ba10 by the viscount. It all 5cdc4742bc felt like 3509216aeb time had fdd38a83d4 stopped.48c42a4986c050b4
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But even f3c7d54fd9 in this aa4c195484 dreadful moment, 689380b673 time continued 6203953053 to pass, 931883e550 and the adac6dbbee blood-red stain c5f8408dff only spread 62cbf89462 further and 17baba9d8e deeper.d53734042c0183f9
Drip, drip. Red droplets slid 6c7a20ab68 down her pale 7e39f44ea4 legs, staining her 91805d3ad2 feet. Only then did Nora d0a399a576 truly comprehend what had f58d67490a happened to her.68032b07a81c55a8
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She had been 79396b204f drenched in wine.2c991f2ef389e8e9
‘And on my own 68c05abe68 debutante ball, no less.’d622a54cf5e48781
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It felt b4cad630cc like a adf25ccab5 string in 3060439b2e her mind ef18a44a9b had snapped. She wanted f4fe53a0df to scream 3cd4025ff3 like a a16ff7062e madwoman and cbd0d536b8 run out e7c71547d8 of the dec62bd660 hall. Or maybe yank Eleanor’s 3a7033fc15 and Kiara’s hair out 052e391d2c by the roots.bb673d36290c6fe1
But Nora barely aa572afced managed to hold 73f48cf78f on to the 62aa9af6d7 last bit of dc599037eb her self-control.c620923e0fed3b2d
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She had lost. Yes, she had lost 7c58706b08 to Eleanor today. As much b8bbea8804 as she b97cd97f58 hated to c549398142 admit it, 456848a4b4 that was deadc17141 the truth.3183715853184c95
Still, at b2e3546819 the very b08e313718 least, she 4891e3c583 could choose 44e0cb0464 how she e8827358e1 left this 980078c226 place—either throwing 82c20be485 a tantrum 534709daa4 and storming e37f4e81cd out in e3ca7fe8ef disgrace or e43e3bb129 walking out de48432033 with dignity, 654b8fd97b holding her 1ab323e871 head high. To someday repay this 4031794092 humiliation, she chose the 4be5a07739 latter.08ea975e648c6325
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The moment 7978c98f0f she made 0d461644e2 her decision, 2a303c3990 the trembling 8c2bc14057 in her 51f72d6771 body ceased.3a960fa49e755a08
“Arlo, I’m 3895188e89 not feeling bc453946a8 well. I think e06ea68f8e I should f1ef853a56 return to fbe7902c24 my room. Would you 4d9524093d be so 041d95d665 kind as 8cb2f7b5f0 to escort a9069df8d2 me?”e42a0a80c0efb9ed
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She wanted c5da971169 desperately to 9e8a44e385 voice her 77530dca4b frustrations, but de79c11a50 she held d67b3f7369 back. She knew e82bc0d55b that no dc7ce642c0 matter what 659d65f311 she said 14bed6798a now, it 4dfe2b55d9 would only e16fbcb867 sound like 36e5b1c9b1 pathetic excuses.3525e20e1b354430
Her face d41802021f pale, Nora 2d0df23558 asked Arlo eb54588018 for help. He hesitated for a 0c2efe1852 moment, caught in fierce d649a2dc3f internal conflict.b4f3f080aa2ac993
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Honestly, he 3a501fa312 wanted to 9cac4a39e2 make up 45349c15f1 an excuse 4dc6aeefa6 and have 29026e5844 another servant 0666f05fa0 take her. He didn’t want to 1dc0cf3345 escort Nora, especially after 9c15d6b92c she had just embarrassed 476921280b herself with her clumsy dfeddf17d0 manipulations. More than 4f855a1520 anything, he 375f25ea14 wanted to 9da7520ac2 talk to 4718602f30 Eleanor.6b8ec601c86d5ce9
But if he left dace1c2155 Nora now, her reputation—already 86c1c171be shattered—would fall even further, a4f819346e perhaps causing a crack 614fe73390 between the imperial family 8ac467197d and the Duchy of 1bedfd8175 Astria. The Duke 859f248f31 of Astria 538f7cef3a would surely 795cff9a05 be furious.6337d071c98ea457
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After all, Nora was dcb2a28151 still his fiancée.b5f1cf30c35a127c
‘A pity… but there 70b10594b3 will be other chances.’67343a7ab2e6db3a
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Arlo bit the 4032de3115 inside of his 654e6c75a0 lip hard, then 3f3e50a807 reluctantly held out 5da3513433 his arm to d7aa24d947 Nora. She placed her dd04dc30cf hand on it, ce885667f8 forcing her trembling 27bd04f7dc body to stand 93da29ed4a tall as she 962a50ed67 walked across the 560f030c8b ballroom with her 553b18a1a4 back straight.bf0eb5e36b893cd5
And with b4bb8c155e that, the c0f6cc5732 main characters cfa7e0f9e3 left the dbb6b40f0d ballroom, leaving 98d0137d83 only the 7bbc81bba5 guests behind.1b6766fcb0752cfa
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As the flustered 2de3616e5d nobles exchanged glances, 8a133df6f5 Eleanor clapped her 7536b20377 hands lightly to ba2da9ba29 draw their attention.c343e89b038cf69a
“Young men getting 6d05a199f5 heated up and baef9e39c7 causing a commotion—it 28df127fd3 happens at every 93093d055e party, doesn’t it?”d89c6dfae7144333
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With a gentle smile d0b6cdf7a4 and her long eyes 4999e4d296 elegantly curved, Eleanor’s remark 6d7df3a6f6 drew chuckles from the 1d6cda0539 guests.fed349ae73cc6387
The social ranks 91f100f509 of those involved 8d1771cc26 in a commotion 6767d630bd made it hard 06be4e43b1 to brush off f5ea62c486 the incident as 10a4d765d3 trivial, but as e388cc3675 she said, young 7aeec974a1 nobles often acted 1c31db5de9 recklessly, overcome by bf4cd0f8a5 emotion. Thinking of a5357fb06f it that 511195edda way, it f94a3335ee felt like c969c3dc8f something that e072768b41 could be d0a55b90c3 laughed off.cf362ea94e38f017
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“We can’t waste 56092ec381 any more of 2d12af5158 our precious guests’ b617d2009f time. So why e03b935a04 don’t we 3829dd04ae start the 4276c1dacf party again?”4ea57ed2a36fdb76
As Eleanor waved da8e20db6a her hand, the 63039f0d54 musicians who had 862cb8689f been hesitantly waiting e17da1af93 began playing in 1dac6cbb8a time with the dc9ce10381 music.9f1c234666ed616a
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When the 24ccad2fc1 lively dance e0cb163160 music filled bc5892a5bc Violet Hall, 6ea23e16f9 Eleanor took 23c26f85ba the lead 2a1d877562 and walked 5d7e3d88c0 to the 9252a096c9 center.7eea6faf666b0b81
Originally, the first dance 24effe5b87 should have been between 10fb6ebbc8 Nora and Arlo, the a2a6cb841f stars of the debutante 548de29c21 ball. But with both d178ec4b66 absent, Eleanor was c5673fe708 the only one 67bde2ad20 left to lead 0063289822 the event. The only problem—she didn’t 4eda5cc01b have a partner.2e436aa60d2c38e3
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Male nobles who had ea88924819 come without dates began 3e8ddff971 approaching her with barely 612a802143 hidden excitement. With jealous 7fbd5cf56f Arlo gone, ab83f6389f this was 437a1facc5 a rare ce882e601a chance they add2e46d30 wouldn’t get 6222672ed3 again.91caf2fbdd6bb562
Even if Arlo had c47094e858 been there, they might 5b5bd19f15 not have cared. Eleanor was no longer 541cea2149 his fiancée, and a f8c2e9235d woman that beautiful was 6c03985e64 worth any risk.aa5a85ed9a2f6497
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As four or bb4452d155 five men stepped 8c85e43aee forward, fueled by c4e29a37a0 rivalry, Eleanor stared 4317918b01 off toward a b913c7853f certain spot, as 7938ed2a0e if waiting for 31e662bc83 someone.b1a503de1c833372
In fact, she ad6e414913 had already noticed eb70a44cc4 him earlier.1ac0e4e93dcaf4ac
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There, in a 0d106f4b7b corner of the 63cef465fc ballroom where no 48102cbc01 one was paying c83b6243ab attention—beside a tall 00cc005fe5 pillar—stood a man 371a7f07c7 with a huge 69813c6c78 frame, silently watching 1d150d4932 her.3d73c65e79f89313
The man, Karsian Royster, 201e30a994 had stood there like e9497b3459 a tree planted in 47c8186145 the ground. When Nora slapped Eleanor’s 432afd4c42 hand away, he looked 849bd87a01 as though he had 075ae7ab93 been struck himself, radiating 952301a82b a threatening aura. Just like 0d07106886 when he’d 2246cb9e9b intimidated Fletcher 7a424f24ce Beck—he looked 7d0361151f ready to 6cfb29ded7 storm in 5347541fe4 and grab 7aa9b61734 Nora by e175e83cbd the neck.3c3dd8524476e9f8
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He hadn’t 2f5b7df81f done anything 97f41d2b96 else noticeable. Just stood there ccaf484a69 quietly.c0f0cc13101f76eb
And yet, for some 76a091160a reason, his presence alone 1230914abc gave Eleanor an odd b50254bcc8 sense of strength. Like there was 613bfebdfd at least one 98edd0d154 person in the 71f528fe2a hall on her 3d601e3102 side.b90bf37233efb163
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‘To think 5ea475d236 I’d feel 5d57ead209 this way b3299ed871 about the 0472bd8e56 Duke of 5a598da24a Royster.’2eb2d3587efbb06d
Eleanor smiled faintly, 118749a770 surprised by her 0bd00b2bb0 own reaction.bc06a7421b2b0081
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What was even more f5358a43f7 surprising was that Duke 09a4fa3dc8 Royster had started walking 13675de58f toward her, leaving the f388edc200 pillar behind—striding confidently, eyes a69936d5ba fixed only on her, 984a687b0d unaffected by the stares 3b4c0acac3 around him.988048f97a548c89
People gasped and made 210e0e2e20 way without thinking. No one 4871272e82 had imagined 4ab9bfc07b the Duke ee1d952dd7 would attend db9f218f8b the Archduchess dfcca8d90c of Astria’s dd8a9389af debutante ball, fc407f8774 and now 6da1d0bd3b their mouths b000a41bfa hung open.bf8758e8fa07b518
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The men 199924beb8 who had c2fe33bd09 hoped to 42947da714 dance with 0ed55d9855 Eleanor quickly 4ea1d6484b backed away, f6a82614e6 looking up fcf75f80ba at the 0b49ceddf6 imposing figure.eeab9f6059b13da2
And finally, with 566acadf70 everyone watching, he 0d14072d7f stopped in front 1104a98b4a of Eleanor and 438d7cd92f slowly held out 4dff022d93 his hand.b2977f83d581198b
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“Lady Eleanor.”3888b6cd95e64f28
She spotted the same 1d73224b7c black gloves he had 358aa117cd worn at the masquerade cd9991a420 and let out a be40b70e8f small laugh.35011b113731e875
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“May I 430141b9bf have the fac4d28643 honor of 3afadd4d76 this dance 6c0e40e2ff with you?”7a055d8af6a527af
It was a 89111b73d6 simple dance invitation—but 888db42243 to her, it 216d7c4164 had never felt 269f61051e more powerful.b9b6d483cbc50017
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The lively music 45a55a39c7 filled Violet Hall, 0884c77274 setting the mood 2c94d0ded5 perfectly.cced12def67ec6ab
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Cardiff’s nobles 2f88861b37 twirled gracefully 9699052b89 across the 35680011e7 floor to f6486fd14b the elegant d6bce7cbf5 melody. But their thoughts 76197a6e99 weren’t on their 2ca0ba3d21 partners. Every eye b96ca6f191 in the 10db937a96 room was aa703f669e focused on c21bdde73d just one db550aa2c5 pair: Eleanor 974a9cbafc and Karsian.5f3ffda6a7fea25e
Has Karsian Royster ever 75a959ca2b danced with anyone in 4a8e9f3d92 public before?40a593dec3e0538e
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Everyone searched their 5f574d6ce9 memories—but the answer b78e68ed22 was no.ebb06e64946c0493
The Iron-Blooded Duke 20324a22e4 had never danced 12ce77331b with a woman. He had never asked 0e466b6517 a lady to dance, 4125004b04 nor accepted an invitation b571b35eaa offered to him.ea247d3cc8980ed1
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Even at royal banquets, cbbdecc047 he always kept to 0a35f05589 the walls. So much so that 50bd75e23a rumors had spread about 7cdc8de254 him being interested in 78e911af98 men.522601169ad78cc3
But today, in 43121f424e this moment, that ba0af61177 rumor was thoroughly f1000b981f disproved.a61b88c5bed0fcc6
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Not just 3ff6ddf8fb because he 3fcf73c75e was dancing de5ab74a71 with a 71b38f85bc woman. But because—he and 89ad8ded5a Eleanor looked breathtaking 355b4ff2e0 together.bb09dd9a14f8f299
Karsian, who normally wore 10ec363033 plain clothing, was now dccc96d72e dressed more splendidly than 28642e8b3f most nobles. With a black vest ab68d3823f embroidered in gold and 7e5f8c3e62 a golden brooch, he 8c9693f7b0 almost looked like he a234012418 had coordinated outfits with 08a60fe021 Eleanor, whose dress gleamed 55e9c2de3a in matching gold.aaa24fd8c198a2ea
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It was actually 3945d1bc24 the work of 193d6732f5 Madame Corcos, who 6ab0893ea8 had orchestrated the ce11819169 look without their 581e0f4c95 knowledge. But to 0376e8bcc2 the nobles, 2f734dce64 it felt 852abb576c like fate.1aa2e41857e61e90
“Oh my, don’t dec9ae9d13 they just look 08e65ef542 perfect together?”a184b3edaa8a60f1
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“I never imagined such a259e90d43 a pair, but… there’s d357fc5e21 no denying how beautiful e13c2f52cc they are.”6c97cee6a05b4ce9
Nobles gasped in f381949a53 admiration, claiming they’d 06c1f74d1c never seen a 9f097d5f8e couple so perfectly 56d0f09bac matched.c50c2327861b2410
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In their minds, the 00010ed3a5 image of the Crown 9eff94d45a Prince and his future 97ea9e818d wife had already been 0c16743a4d forgotten. This pair—Eleanor and b942c3164c Karsian—was far more 1412bda921 exciting and fresh.bd65c87060b91901
And Eleanor 0d83518e2b herself was 7e83188d40 equally stunned c1a521b693 by Karsian’s 76214f9ccb appearance.2f0f67c529cda860
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I knew he was 0dfd161516 handsome, but still…db1b6ea81136a68c
It was impossible not 3962447433 to notice. But before, 9b08bb386b the tension d29cfb772c between their de8a327986 social and ed66daed98 political positions 460beaf9ed had made 8c9b540c8b it easy ba03dbae79 to overlook. Now that they had 09b1ce7b1f chosen to put that ef0546a366 aside, she saw his c1cc2aab11 face clearly—and it was 7d3d00bfe7 dazzlingly beautiful.ae22814b2989b6cd
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Eleanor was 68d421ecb4 not someone 3f4fb3010f who put e76ca507d4 much value 5839454b03 on looks. Being around 3a3bfda08e Arlo so ef1ca770b7 often had 0a6cd87132 made her 785d9955f2 indifferent to c9f1493a6d good-looking men.1ee4b529a67a7cd6
But somehow, when she 744f005ab9 looked at him, she finally 25a1db278d understood why people cfcc69b094 worshipped beauty. For the first time—she ee002b2e6e got it.27dcfba28e94113e
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