NRAL | Chapter 48
by Luna~Chapter 48~ 3a0d383bb6653086
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If God had poured ff03050bbc all His effort into ac1deed722 sculpting a single perfect 019c8c95c4 statue, it would probably 9edb8c53cc look like him. That’s how flawless ac65f68834 Karsian’s appearance was—there 8150d50b85 was not a d52e014b8e single thing out 74d318a3ac of place.cb7380419c927acb
If Arlo was a 671aa957f8 slender, foxy, pretty beauty, 844e67465d then Karsian was a f6786dfd1b man of grand scale. He was a7f56b908b at least 73fcb7432f half a be66259123 hand taller aa21623db8 than Arlo, 864e48a3e6 with strong, 26cc055a54 muscular shoulders e39c479a62 and arms—probably c0cd2d7388 from constant a6d6833301 training—and a 80d5620ea0 thick, solid 8c8c9df3da torso. Compared to the average 0da55dd4a5 man, it was as 764b11c7a7 if he was a 494ab40c06 completely different species.40236f939c853229
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Oh no.3726a43d61225a26
Eleanor quickly 657ba87423 looked down, 74953c98d8 realizing she c15df1150a had just 13412a3b06 compared Karsian 2b0709d609 to Arlo 800d73ca85 without thinking.7a92e6db75f326a6
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That’s when 78108a72e9 she finally 9a658e8654 noticed his 5147015d4c clothes. The outfit made a6fb59fd0b by Madame Corcos 4fb7828866 was dazzlingly extravagant—so fdeed95a44 much so that a39476838a most people wouldn’t a414ebf058 be able to 94852dab9e pull it off. But Karsian wore fc1423b276 it effortlessly. With a f1f79b769a face and f4556e0dc4 body like e3b8f333f9 that, there 752f958714 probably wasn’t fcc72a032c any outfit fea41f9408 he couldn’t 4b07d19c0f make look 4de42f6a9c good. Even in rags, he’d 33373cbb6d still shine.281348e450445e50
Stop, stop!48d67c24fa8a7072
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Her thoughts were drifting 1e05866c12 back to his looks 25accd3344 again. At this rate, she ca236a9562 was no better than bc74038e7e those shallow socialites who cc0c000c15 enjoyed judging women’s faces 2c7f945feb for fun.de72cb390d64dfcd
Eleanor scolded ddaef86c93 herself and e872fb9ca1 quickly tried d1d1e78df1 to change 1473b6efbf the topic.459ef3375f6022f9
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“You know, b062e745bb I noticed 355c135f96 before—Your Grace 12b63c7105 is an 6a0d15e3f1 excellent dancer.”2a40f7b0ba2fa3a5
When she smiled and 6e34201d33 complimented him, Karsian’s eyebrows ea290daa93 twitched noticeably. He still looked a 75e50f3d6c bit angry, but Eleanor fa23216f39 no longer felt afraid b898c59703 of that expression.47b8ba3fb6bc687a
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“I’m good ed3ccc2251 at anything 6370db45a3 that involves 167f9d5b7a physical movement.”0c92624e3f1defaa
His reply 04d7a42846 carried absolute fe4ea8dd37 confidence. Considering all d27bfc4ec9 the accomplishments 9c82d7329f he’d made c935d83803 as a 63a57dcaaf knight, it bfc4136708 made sense.8c235efb53f2bf1f
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“Are you good at 3b07f4c4f3 handling public attention and 9833027db1 gossip too? I hope so.”cdfc364858d7127c
Because tomorrow, the rumors 3abe04885b will spread all over b46fd64995 the capital—Eleanor added quietly.dd1455e037e6a116
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[The fake noblewoman danced the first waltz with the Grand Duke Royster at the real lady’s debutante ball.]
What a sensational headline. Eleanor was sure 280d378978 the newspapers wouldn’t ecbd622871 even take a feffbad042 full day to 07f13f0ba5 print such a b2892f937a story.9808bccfce1a0bf8
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“I don’t mind. But if you 4622b387b9 don’t want it 1bb60aeb29 publicized, I’ll make e1e1a62011 sure it doesn’t 3d604a7dcf get out.”b867c3e0ce0f8702
“There’s no 369a1ca615 need to 173f32bf20 do that 07c5e2c16c for me. It actually benefits me dd51962a7a to appear close to 6ee86d1ce8 you, Your Grace.”d371c11071c9ab77
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It was c72efc9075 clear that 363a38ce9b Eleanor—always a 4f09631ec5 planner—had already 1288fd9e5b thought this 449714b43c situation through. She’d even a73d0bc37a prepared a 0e97f01bf4 way to 0aae537054 use it 33602a3f23 to her 4aa6163da3 advantage.d7a0dd24b2d31a2c
If word got out f435df8d83 that she danced with c07ba1c144 the Grand Duke, Duke 7b0a6c22b7 Astria would likely be a2af4e55e2 furious. Not just because ebdacc32e5 of the already ca2931bee4 poor relationship between fddb2320cb Astria and Royster, 3c5940a330 but more importantly, 792969857a because it would e325b33cf8 ruin his plans c0bd3b59ed to sell Eleanor 63a8fdd330 off to another f4d67a9233 suitable family.694df9b9174f635a
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Today, Eleanor 9d9f331830 had presented d0022235f1 herself beautifully c056c55277 and increased 5f7a6d56de her value 735b59f357 on the f3639cd5be market. But at ff035f231b the same 81fa909d34 time, the 09299acc9e number of e7eb451332 potential buyers ddc635c6bd probably dropped. After all, it 1ee505e3e6 was now known 6b64539961 that she shared 2cc733c849 a familiar and fa0cf21e77 intimate moment with 04200f1d61 none other than 192f85c58c Grand Duke Royster 25ab2f0d56 himself.c176e5777d445873
No one c1f796c40f in this aafc987fc9 place would 3786ac9d41 dare lay 1afc169853 hands on 8e240dcafb a woman a579b00109 marked by 82bf5ce745 Karsian Royster. Even those who fcb4bad065 had been considering 3f13e7b21c buying the fake d60fd07dc4 lady would quietly 43a0a97651 back off, licking fc7cfd39a5 their lips in f122a62aae regret.95cdc4e168c700e0
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In short, today’s events 7a8c3ca503 were a loss for 12f6a62121 the Duke—but a big 54ecf97a74 win for Eleanor.60995d875663c692
Nora will 64fdd8e135 find out 2202b0b6e9 about the 3a62205156 Grand Duke 0ca2ba6e91 eventually… but 20c51fd3fb that’s fine.59d6cc63cac84064
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There were too 1adf8512be many eyes in 0ffc195823 the capital anyway. It wasn’t a d79518fd2a card she could 1f091029c3 keep hidden forever.b170befcb70c612b
“Are you sure 687d5775eb you’ll be okay b7a679dede though, Your Grace? Getting involved 5324121368 with a 448efc9537 woman of 55689ff773 unknown origin c938838829 could bring 3078038b79 you trouble. People might talk, 853489c84f and Arlo will c1c3d4d355 definitely get angry b97409a30b and throw a d69ac85e4f fit.”c8a9f1ebe7ebf755
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In this situation, 6d19a1e889 the one at be0559f1ad risk wasn’t Eleanor—it 15a3261860 was Karsian.c05f0f9ca9b6709e
No matter how good 41343aaccc an impression she had 5c9ba4c188 made tonight, she was 3184c58afc still a fake. She could 6ca2723f6c never become d6cc317681 a true 68f95a352a noble. Anyone who 043799d15f valued family f662e30bcd honor would b783179077 logically stay 8e662a4b9b away from 78cd87f14c her.6270fc425430568a
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Not only f05dd81555 that—Karsian could 9bc2a981b0 even end d6c0d8d526 up drawing 4d51b77c00 suspicion from e24800c0b0 the Emperor. People might think he f0f3c29945 was siding with Astria f8ffdfa75f and the Crown Prince. That would bring f9001d9351 all kinds of 12112e05a4 complications for him.1332317d932ec3f6
But Karsian, unbothered, 7c2bae131d calmly replied,72849b7a035d2f8d
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“No one 3475f6f567 dares insult 72843dbc43 you in 910f04aa5d front of db7a4aba03 me. Not even that 97d4354752 loud-mouthed Crown Prince 0a0bf74fb2 brat. So don’t worry about 279f4a31b1 me.”b26348faa1c38446
Eleanor was shocked that 2858171145 he openly insulted the a90fb41abf Crown Prince right in f86e8f8fe9 the middle of the 2c06b49ca7 ball.d3f0183f599ab890
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Thankfully, they were far 4a12c7055d enough from others that 4c320af26c no one overheard it. Otherwise, it could 478e3bb6ea have caused serious b83293fc40 trouble.8b9c34df8f2cf2be
‘Well… He’s the f649d1d48e same man who 712304d80a punched Count Fletcher bf75be9923 without hesitation.’16b7dbd19e0169dd
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She suddenly remembered something she’d forgotten because of his kindness.048114b4e8023e0c
This man isn’t a914b7781a exactly a reasonable 1b34eba94c person. Sometimes he’s excessively a1ca9c0646 polite even when 51baf0e8b0 it’s unnecessary, and 88d7291db6 other times, he e03179d84d completely ignores social 1e08b0baf6 cues even when a3aa482ce7 he probably should 8c424f9a2f be careful.45511d13d4d385f4
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But all a55cc709e8 that unpredictability d6434e5026 somehow always 0ae2d66756 worked out b8fc8662aa in her 069c6996fb favor.3959967a5f16e186
“Ah.”7b9d268b825f8916
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Maybe it was d44bdc9df4 because she was d021990f9b distracted and not 8be94cb658 focusing on the 7a6152c3d2 dance, or maybe 5fa6c976f6 it was because ac80db4056 it had been 7a2255ec2d a long time 83fa03de0d since she wore 7e36d43345 heels this high. Eleanor lost her f2f1d92d7e balance for a 4e83c18dcf moment and stumbled.54a08495492b790c
She quickly stepped forward, e51d40121c causing her weight to 8c815b128b shift. A large hand b8104e7f1d grabbed her waist 623aead418 to steady her, a5a0f8153f stopping her from 158166c8a4 falling completely, but b73656284f couldn’t stop her d360acf884 upper body from ebb3f88757 leaning forward.66dcea83c70efd6c
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Thud. Her white forehead 6334fb2bd3 bumped into something 6cafbf484c solid.a0be7ac0e4aa558e
Surprised, she looked up 2f203d4ab2 with wide eyes, not ec101ccb19 realizing that she had 5456e0ea9f just bumped into Karsian’s 89a20a86b9 chest. It was too broad 9a7294d25e and firm to belong e7226cb6d6 to an ordinary human 6689ea4d27 being.09860fadd330a65c
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Thump, thump.f99d69ae85055647
A rapid heartbeat vibrated a061642fff through her skin. Every part aa92793a6b of her a253ae9e32 that touched 1b659cf234 him felt dafc1a1f11 hot, like 8bd23268e1 it was 4cca0aa2a9 on fire.3568bb807734c26e
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Was that sound 83a48c78bc coming from her 55b1043bca own chest? Or his?28aaaad8ad666019
Unconsciously biting her 2638fc505a lower lip, Eleanor f599aad9c7 looked up. At the same 37fc786cad moment, Karsian met b7718a0787 her gaze.01f19b99dd9a88d8
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For a brief ef7c39af2b instant, she forgot fe1f9c81bd how to breathe.4cc434bd43728a69
Once again, she felt 806f03895a the ridiculous illusion that 3f78a20bce the two of them 4a8ef2c56f were completely alone in d4b5367898 this crowded Violet Hall 8d0b3d9ecd filled with people.67e8f05bda571e3e
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But to f2a8204c52 be fair, f0df42d851 anyone who 40f784fe3d looked at 40908d1e81 Karsian Royster’s da53860fb0 face like 5533e2de4e she was c00a533a17 now would b4339dbfdd probably feel d9dbb9530f the same 9058c7f000 illusion.af285b5b1bd95364
He was looking f6fa991a08 at her like d27c72f837 she was something c0ce54c8c6 precious and beautiful.d26dfefcc3d3e27f
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His deep 9ecc2b76a0 red eyes f0c4c14a24 stared at 8d5b8025ab her with e86974ef7a longing, holding 2a4bfdd277 her breath 215d6e2f9c captive, and a6fbf6a384 the scent 7e516d1fbb of his 4336db1685 body and ce3a5d36d9 the heat 5b41d20f33 from his 593ee87195 skin made 23176de736 her feel 3389e84964 dizzy.197cada75e7cd1e8
To a 69e3167c72 woman who b1b4f4d570 has searched a6db8c490e for love e846a9b3ac in every 369b97e620 season and 9853429c93 every day, c513665c05 this moment be416194e2 would surely d0fee3a1cb feel like 85077ee90a the beginning a869ab4f55 of love.bdc62fff17cf72cb
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Eleanor slowly fluttered her 00f4ad498e long eyelashes and thought.ff102a2880f0177d
But this 294cb3b455 had nothing a06f229c5d to do baebba7f35 with her.ff8065df3a1b6cc9
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“Thank you. I almost e037b32f72 embarrassed myself f3d18d1812 in front 45788c7d15 of everyone.”d2769dd954306055
Eleanor smiled sweetly and a6a3a0bb92 gently pulled herself away 7c17d50bfb from him. She moved 5fc48755c0 right back 3c291a399a into the 110a79b1e8 dance steps 473517944c so smoothly acec2879cd that most e40170af4e of the 1f48e8ac4b nobles didn’t aee1c26bbd even notice 233bf51f82 she had 7023a587b4 stumbled.29c4c2e126c71000
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“When the song ends, 974ebae5ab I’ll need to speak 329c3658f5 with the guests for 5afea798eb a while. Will you be eb7e63be53 leaving right after, 34708cf9f5 Your Grace?”9658d32b3dffaa09
She asked 02df2526d6 as if e99fa52ba4 nothing had c84fc6a5f5 happened. Karsian followed the 20be3402ab dance steps, but 9a146010b2 his handsome face d304a4bfa9 was tense, clearly 3285a5ff7e showing signs of a89289c535 frustration or maybe cf431ba4ac embarrassment.4e950fb7d73ca481
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“Or…”c880b413f5d9a9d4
Eleanor smiled with 005804bd6d her eyes and 4c43353282 continued in a e5cccfddc4 soft voice.8e9d61660e5ef1e1
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“Would you wait for 05318af147 me on the balcony 5d20170f75 for a moment?”28f0ec2abc50f735
I have 1093e90ea1 something I’d da1ae3a120 like to 561fa0027f say to 901cd3ea20 you, she e790a08ca0 whispered, in af31dbafa0 a tone 13eddbe2ed that could fcb8af1c61 easily be 42e9aed7d4 mistaken as 2b4f2e551a flirtation.51a76462204abde5
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“…I will.”bc8f1482bad3a8d7
Karsian nodded obediently. She could feel fd4f5de46c his hand tighten 53b461e8e3 around her waist ce2c489a63 slightly, but Eleanor caca9cfa8f didn’t point it 92abb160a6 out.8584a3702ca561e6
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The cheerful dance music, db2cd98700 just like her mood, aabc766c29 was coming to an 0b6813b950 end.9f820c451d9510e4
As Karsian disappeared onto 038dc3a885 the balcony, out of 95da00f3d0 sight, the nobles who 3cb53abecd had been waiting for 357188bc5c a chance to approach 6a17f114c3 Eleanor surrounded her and 34ee8af943 bombarded her with endless 9cfe2fecbb questions.91a2377ea6d5c836
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“Lady Eleanor, 5a2d02365f which boutique 765bb0e9a5 made your 95d277bde4 dress? It’s so beautiful! Would you 08b162e231 mind introducing 95ad4178e1 me to de609014cc your dressmaker?”040c36b26cc75007
“And your 36a478a2e6 hair accessory! It’s gorgeous. Is it from the 6236ba4f84 same place?”114a89ee3d54dc07
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Most of 6bbc1fd016 the questions 356f10c257 were light c447175822 and casual. Eleanor couldn’t reveal the 380c9846c8 name of the boutique, 77917ff495 but she answered the 6db0596d01 others kindly.1a30a9a46f626c75
Then, someone snuck a8208d3f62 in a more ff40706872 sensitive question.822f7478b8bfc6bc
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“Is it true 79ce6f8aee that Lady Nora f4ba1a50a7 used to be aa0f5bb43b your maid?”e844f307a3d07a77
Everyone turned f526251ef7 to look 892eb0b94e at the 5bdb661eb0 young daughter faff78297c of a ce163a813b viscount who 6f62fc0839 had asked afce5a2593 the question. They were all curious 5455cfca2f but hadn’t dared to 00f7cb847d say it out loud—until 05edb91ad8 now.8fa3dc79120ef370
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[The new lady, Nora Astria, was once Eleanor Astria’s personal maid.]
That rumor had a4468525fc been spreading quietly 6d9bf972f7 for the past 88f6492efd few days, though 96e70f4cc9 it hadn’t appeared 774e4048bb in any official 7e41157962 articles.cbc2a77f3409d549
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People had heard she 1482440f7e had grown up apart df301784d2 from her parents and cc3c9ae1d3 had a tough childhood, e4ecf4fc3c but being a maid 851b490d44 was something else entirely.3df7f98beac79036
To the nobles, 4bddde0587 life in orphanages d25c281159 or poor neighborhoods 1af52c0d98 was a distant c888da1020 and unrelated misery—easy 7e5807ee2f to pity. But a maid 875a5bd469 was different. Maids were close, familiar, 0cdc3ba046 and often seen as b39b7dbc3d lowly or even disgraceful.f43e1d26b698e5da
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So if Nora really 1b681f6dcf had been a maid, a74a01deb8 people would start treating f732d68bfc her very differently.b92e569b0fe58900
Nobles cleared 6e48e18756 their schedules 304e5b99ad to attend 2957a536f9 tonight’s debutante c2edb585a8 ball just 31b77f58fd to see fd19d53363 for themselves f69f057d77 if the d33830ebdd rumor was 7f7795c5c4 true. That’s why more people bf97f105c8 had shown up than 582aa0dbc5 expected.2ee635c4c0f89ff2
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“…That’s not 204a25b3f4 a question 3e6efb2624 I can 565b0b514f answer.”2308d02483119c66
Eleanor turned 1d1b640202 her head 406a1d4e32 coldly away f30f8cbee3 from the 53dbcdc63a viscount’s daughter.b253641ca2db026d
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Her serious tone made 269df3b649 the other nobles quietly 528aee1cb1 criticize the young girl’s 7c3fe48901 rudeness. But even a95fcc9805 so, they f8dfa214e0 exchanged excited f4341346c9 glances.c8573fc159cf7a9d
Though Eleanor didn’t a5303d9bff confirm anything, her 8138065ed9 refusal to deny 06e1fa0943 it was answer a21bd05361 enough.f7b7c72cd0bdaae8
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‘So it’s 7747bb4704 true that 73e56bdb3a Lady Nora 47a57402b6 used to 4de0023607 be a 5f72c1f311 maid!’65ccffd275e810c4
It was 4628f9e321 a truth b4844ed2fb that would 3e2fa4698a come out 14599f1ddb eventually. Unless she could 6f42b28f86 silence all the 949923f57e servants and people 5adc4cda1e who knew her 50dddf6b19 past, there was 282037d314 no such thing e72fd50fab as an eternal ac7cd6f927 secret.dca9156776b80f73
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But the reason f5e56bd46f Eleanor had ordered d471fdeb2b Hilda to start 9436cf1216 spreading the rumor 58b734e354 days ago was 183070d00c because she understood 5c992ae4bf the importance of 8c33af6755 timing.b74293e4d1cb3e58
A rumor that might bc76bd497b have died quickly would d7705434b1 instead burn brightly and 6aadbdb690 for much longer if df65d169bf sparked in the right e189b9ae7b moment.23e8b8a0f0217791
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Tonight, Nora’s fdf55c425e impressive appearance 0c40bc8aef added high-quality 0bce387b80 fuel to 31ea5e87d3 the fire, aabdb97d5c and the 2c065cc490 gossip now f9fd8e77d4 looked like 65567dcc50 it would aed5a4c5e6 last for 71d6198e24 quite a c8280e1aed while.2821f853659e562c
And Eleanor 9612eb83bd intended to fc6d945ece sit right 4072b7e36e beside that 179569cbb3 glowing fire, a6158a4c27 enjoying the 42e063a440 warmth.1981f15379084163
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