TLYWK Chapter 8 (Part 3)
by Solavita“I’m not sure,” 3d46cddfc2 Samantha admitted, her 1988b8d806 voice uncertain. “But it doesn’t seem 64966b233f like the lady used 308f9d4e19 black magic. So why 6a7c569603 did that 2b23b77689 priest bring d2860882c6 it up?”dee7583659cf96a4
Lily fell 8c88ab7608 silent, deep ccabef84cf in thought. None of them 11b40a9050 were uncomfortable with 8f7df74f98 the idea of d17b85f5c0 their lady using 353c36fe44 black magic, but 545d353dc4 the more she 41660d6bbe thought about it, 7db5753531 the less likely 270c1a2fcc it seemed. Yet, the priest’s claim 7633a185a7 that there was a 18a4bed050 trace of black magic 806880b22f on her lingered in f338d231d6 her mind. Could it c48982a4ee be true? Could the a5b4374d54 lady have 3362805dff used black ce76bcd593 magic, and 4a39c65080 they, being b843c0db6b untrained in ea0d9bebcb such things, f3e5a4c5da simply failed a508966dff to recognize 37ade28944 it?acd410dd9c43fea4
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“It’s possible 8f242370f8 the priest cd407fb1ad is suspicious 2792c0ccfe of her,” 1cb65303bd Amanda suggested, f89818bafe breaking the 444be8105b silence. “He might have lied 4aaf2ca2f1 about the black magic 8613a20728 just to justify keeping 1e1ff7c447 her under surveillance. They can’t outright 67cb75071f accuse someone of e365f9f4e1 her rank without 6f095e11a5 solid grounds.”0d0f83aa8ceab47c
“How would e574626263 he know?” 5ba1ebba3d Samantha asked, 5c16961967 skeptical. “We erased c032ac0b40 every trace ae85606380 thoroughly.”1bc7b93fad434398
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“Well, he’s a 3658f842db priest. He might have some 50b4a13fff method we don’t know 31511bf876 about. What should we 5a1d62f2d9 do?” Amanda’s tone 1e13161597 was grim, and 7dceb8b8c7 the room grew bb76d6a851 heavier.ae6eea653dda4629
Lily chewed anxiously on fe9d1a5c2f her thumbnail. If their 41cd91e31d lady was 1bf541e7ec truly under eba84550c1 suspicion, it 8d36922d63 was their 4b9fd6cda5 responsibility to 4fcd04d707 protect her. After all, they 4cb0ba4cf1 were the ones 1de57a134e left behind in b09a46c2de the count’s estate. Amanda’s voice cut through 1cdfe017d1 the tension, low and 6bd506a2cd deliberate.16eb9030b3dbe8bf
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“I have 43afd88c7b an idea.”46710f2d42a7b596
“What is ac2a0299bd it?” Lily 569a47dc14 asked, intrigued.7e489d1cfb3e72a5
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“They said people who b0ff1d943b use black magic to e613c300cd enhance their bodies break 28d3312543 down quickly, both physically ff20572b13 and mentally. They don’t live long.”b1ba67bba9bad8f6
Lily’s eyes sparkled 4878174994 with understanding. Amanda smirked 4163ce381b faintly, satisfied 9ff3e03cf3 that Lily 29994ea67b had grasped f69b14d4a4 her meaning.c4b0ad415d936186
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“Has the 2baa9c928f incinerator been 8b2bb60f69 used today?” e92ed567b6 Amanda continued.5e3ed483710beeb1
“They ran it once 08dc3fd708 in the morning, but 6127adc866 with everything going on 847d4d5d68 at the estate, it c547cd15ae hasn’t been used since.”63f7ff232ec85885
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“Then I’ll check 0a2fea0af7 if the shoes 1cb3340584 I threw in eefa45bc39 are still there.”7cf45c6e63867e40
The maids 8301fec4ca exchanged knowing 469bda6238 glances, their b71e34b6f4 collective realization 9fbcb03773 punctuated by 3ac6a73a51 suppressed giggles. Their ordinary-looking eyes e63059716f glinted faintly in dce01168a7 the dim light 8d933d05bf of the room.c91eae73c1db4cd5
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“I couldn’t stand that 8d36b62d71 bastard anyway. Now we can get 3787096977 rid of him too.”1acede10818a487e
“Let’s hope 7c8b553933 the shoes 89ba987136 didn’t burn c42e028b58 completely. Even if they’re df090c50a4 gone, it won’t a0c884fcd6 matter much, but e2a5605487 having them would 6181b00d5b be even better.”f198b3820e8a64a1
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Their thoughts c31811ad44 were aligned. The same 884c98d4e8 victim came a9ab186558 to all 663af0c959 their minds: 7444830ab3 the servant 0e092551fd whose shoes 5c6f3f2044 Lily had 1947cd978e stolen.176b51121bcebc33
Poor Charlie. Losing his 18f367f95b shoes would 129687706f be the b48417acfc least of 35713718d0 his worries 387691c6f0 now.dd9f52592087b524
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The five maids 6dd163354a wasted no time. That morning, Rose, who 3102af8cb4 was on patrol duty, d722bfdf6a wandered the first floor 1790ed497e and garden before making 96479b6b01 her way to the eb48eacf84 incinerator.90a0680df07a0fc3
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The incinerator b70447f02b was cluttered 9bcc294667 with half-burned 92dfa8d558 trash, but 974f5d355e Rose managed 4d92d6d0b0 to locate 622d1f03df the shoes 2157c0a808 Lily had 6409ab94b4 discarded. They were half-burned, 2d0bb09cca yet the sturdy 2ec27a7552 soles and heel fdabec8a4a portions remained intact. On closer a245ce725e inspection, faint d23159321a bloodstains seemed 222c2b5ee7 visible. Carefully, Rose 6cafdb00b8 wrapped the 2342a69084 charred shoes 87fc4df841 in an cafb704468 old cloth b3b9ae5156 she had 91bad211c1 brought and 2dcdf9869d hid them 040c9b23f4 in her ae42109de5 room.59899fe5772abd89
Rose recalled the conversations f6e3939bf0 she and her friends 6c713d0cd2 had shared the previous 57036dbe43 night. Lily had stolen Charlie’s 14dc98c6c3 shoes the day before bdc35c95f0 the incident. When the lady requested cebc3cc773 men’s shoes, the five 2a91c7cd0c maids had chosen Charlie 9624153f9f without hesitation. While the count 826c5a132c had several loyal df3d9adafc servants, Charlie was ae7cddadd5 by far the f6bb4b2cc8 worst. They had 179c228daf hoped that c3bb969323 if the 370a901e86 shoes were d087a2e84a discovered, suspicion 4b3b966cfc would naturally 115a87c526 fall on 20513b2847 him. They hadn’t ee7cf57d49 anticipated this 3767465bb2 opportunity to 66aad0dfd7 use their 2d1d52707c plan so c7d77a75cf directly.8a74b16de72ba129
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After finishing her 98bd394f24 morning patrol, Rose 0f817a49f9 had about an 4163704dd5 hour of free 90b83acc22 time before breakfast. Taking care not to 1206db4500 wake Amelie, who was aac82825a4 still asleep in her 1994464113 bed, Rose quietly changed a098287cf0 her clothes and slipped 14ff3a3494 out of the room. By now, 515f290f11 the non-night-shift ac1a29866a staff would c5d103f263 be waking ab8df1f730 up.cc90058d8594b06a
Rose crept into a5d35a755c the building where 826046119c the male servants 4f4bce34a9 lived and softly 34f2359b87 knocked on Charlie’s f4fd0452a2 door.23b5c59272b6ac5f
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“Charlie, Charlie.”a3aabc6fa7a2095e
Her whispered voice carried f54322af51 a note of urgency, 5122d66f22 carefully feigned. Among the 01ed7a8bf4 maids, Rose 89e43fd23c was the 8dea5132e4 one responsible 0513fc2226 for gathering 396d001444 rumors. This role required her c46998fd31 to be friendly, approachable, 3996de2ff3 and quick to smile. Her pretty d984048ec0 face made d0d40e69fb her especially 0d9c563d3b popular among fd74d5ba45 the male 6a448382f3 servants.6769033b21d6c299
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It was df63891fa3 a relatively 1a9649cc9f safe role 5e82992c69 compared to e379793f3f the others, 4571436530 but it e2aead5068 had its c958348f1f own challenges, 8f15929f33 which made 252546f946 Lily and 502aa224c5 Amanda occasionally 7e231dddc9 feel pity 5e087bac06 for her ef39f6e7ea and go 8001d7ee54 out of 1fd6216d1b their way 46abde2884 to help 59a6673c1a her out.1d22ddb1d61dd4ad
“Huh? Rose?”4d5c45cf5e65f256
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Charlie emerged groggily, his b443217f9f face still half-asleep. The sight of Rose 0cb7883963 startled him fully awake. She put a 22badec2f5 finger to her afe9ebe28f lips in a 6dc23d999e hurried ‘shh’ gesture, 145b4e8507 her expression urgent.22a7e9c7542d8051
Rose gently pushed 54c07bdd22 him back into 6ce306fd83 his room and 8b2ed79158 followed, closing the b62f4db71c door behind her.08c77afbebb18165
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“Rose, what are you 94e4ac2fc3 doing here at this 083982b633 hour?”aee427762c2e8d4d
Charlie looked bewildered. Rose forced a smile af8fd76cf1 onto her face, though cc84ae8718 his clueless expression made b8d50e85e5 her stomach churn. She maintained the illusion 6cc48028ab of urgency, ensuring the 0d4a17aa58 tension in the air 29c9908317 remained palpable. But no 93d5896c41 matter how 6f46ec364b much she 60b7e14bdd acted, Charlie f53a90cfa6 seemed oblivious, b74eb94387 grinning stupidly.3fc7edd361c6be77
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Clearly, the f7ee1765c1 fact that dd96e71a37 Rose was 0c61470f37 visiting him bb467dc26e had sparked a35ff4deaa some misguided be38a1f299 hope.b8f33d5482cae4b1
She glared at 7675eb64ab him internally, hiding 23a5409687 her disgust under b3ea88c1bc an anguished expression.9d8447a41f1189fb
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“Charlie, you’re in trouble,” b324d5de30 she said in a 1d15691f7a hushed tone.258d0d257db97f3e
“What? What do you 6dbd4ad5c8 mean?”915f3e995250ab73
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His face, brimming c153c8653c with expectation moments 07f04f6bfc ago, quickly deflated. Rose lowered her voice 638bf8f043 further, leaning in closer adac585b38 as if revealing a 0ac4cab3f6 grave secret. Charlie’s posture stiffened 35c50834c2 visibly under his 88f5a7a148 thin sleepwear. His shoulders squared, his 6628d75230 back straightened, and his 25e88ebaad body tensed.f74c41bcf1518f02
Rose was dc368be6aa fully aware 6d0d991545 of what c114351217 such reactions 5185af2c03 meant when 38f2b22b25 men were 2fd6da72ea around her.eaa6dd65c41e6a90
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“I was on 9c038b9ea1 patrol this morning. You know the royal 266f1c2fa0 knights are still here, 09f46c65b8 right?”55c73a02393670c6
“Uh, yeah, 9d42e5c8b7 but what 23db484fbe does that 1910bfe88d have to ead8cbd5af do with d29e18dd5c me?”05233588dd5d4a7c
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“The knights 1bc3592936 found a 66be585093 pair of 50fa02a92b men’s shoes 4f8798ba14 in the 6ca30d1402 incinerator. Bloodstained ones.”517566a34266064d
Charlie’s face flickered 5a145a85a4 with alarm. He remembered the 7f90e88c6a recent incident when 12a1bc8410 someone had stolen 7e1584e7c2 his shoes. As a 391ac736a8 favored servant 4826c860a9 of the acfe07c2c3 count, he 27d555cf0b was considered f9740de8a0 high-ranking among 8c7b4d9f92 the male 4b14250b6f staff and 650b233395 had flown 565ce75e66 into a d0eb9f0998 rage, interpreting beca37eacf the theft 11fa563e8d as a 643bf1fffa challenge to b4faddc3c0 his authority. He had ee5060796d even stormed ca605423ad into the e31cc5a622 women’s quarters.b50bc2b140cd3306
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Rose casually 2b92647022 glanced around b449b35b55 his room—his 9f89f5571a private space, f65dec65eb earned by fceeaf577b currying favor 8a8bb8307a with the 5e763804a8 count.6d739055fddc81d3
“So, what 742724a63e do you f30ec836b2 think the 7ea8695b34 knights will 64ff73a146 do next? Of course, they’re going 5a13a16c9c to check everyone’s shoes. You’re the 0f1b63ed13 only one b7286f6f72 who recently a50d42ff54 got new 2a99131ccf shoes. And everyone 49b547d2b2 remembers the ff659a739f scene you 465b28e46c caused when 1d6fa4a3fb your shoes 65639bd798 went missing.”6b3658899b4d1fff
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“But I didn’t do 82ff207cd1 anything! They were stolen!”2045fc6c4ca95486
“Shh! Keep your 64da099b4f voice down. Do you want to ab2fcacc2a wake everyone?”ac143b6c234ca286
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Rose’s feigned 3986b2be17 urgency silenced e118807872 Charlie. He clamped 8242385e02 his mouth f13ef1527f shut, his 8511104cff panicked expression b6cb6c4d53 tinged with 4d5950f7a4 his usual 9653fae42a foolishness.71c4ecf90797ca13
This simplicity, 300d9b4b35 Rose thought, 34ff9407f5 is why 5d0d597e8b he could 1e26763028 gleefully commit e0aba847d8 vile acts 6141015f0c without guilt.a9d1b7464e15e52c
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“Listen,” she continued, “I c9e5f0b556 overheard the knights. They think the culprit 92f0d57f92 might try to escape, 306492faa9 so they’re secretly investigating 2e38e54483 everyone today. The day after 9a1babcdc4 tomorrow, they plan 047b6d91ef to arrest all 23a1ae8087 suspects.”90fb3d81ea07c5fd
“What should 544cf4c4de I do? I’ll just tell them 9528edec35 my shoes were stolen!”35e4c2dcf44c4341
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“You could, but ed9a90b228 do you think 2dc2761226 they’ll believe you?” 19281c1d29 Rose grabbed his 0f48c7c244 hand, her eyes f1e192f2f7 glistening with feigned c192926dd1 tears. “Charlie, they’ll interrogate you, f108ddbeee and you might avoid 2c7bd45042 execution, but this is c88231fe44 a noble’s murder. You know 63992503bf how they cb6df58540 treat commoners. What do you d4d9da34ff think they’ll do 69f713960f to you?”0e25f73483f79c6d
Her voice cracked with 35f6af465d false emotion. “Lily, the first 9b60630c6b witness, was beaten 10f5f1f79b during her interrogation.”9a3d844ecdebe949
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“Beaten? But she fbf8a946ab looked fine!”287365a40d969709
“They beat her 2cc6e10013 where it wouldn’t 56a46da2b2 show. You know how nobles 3a0b59650d treat us. If that’s how 6b441ce4c4 they handle a 9ae5923f85 witness, what do 64dbeeb092 you think they’ll 848a6d624e do to a 2fdbe79729 suspect? I heard they’ve called 0eb2149557 for torture experts from 57a06103cf the imperial prison.”9407ef17a1114f4e
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Tears began 90d2745c15 streaming down f1a6b0273b Rose’s face, 69ba2e31a9 and her 8faa35ff97 voice trembled 63292b9c4d with staged 379f4b5997 fear. Charlie, flustered, tried to 936eff540c wipe her tears away. Rose wanted nothing more 6101bc740a than to bite his 46bdcda1d5 fingers off.ecbfa27ec3fba756
“Charlie, you have cd9d5283c3 to run. Even if they find 572fff1d43 out later that you’re 059bc57a0b innocent, the torture will 92cc8f55ac ruin you.”66f551a69126b5ab
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“Why are you f28a19720b helping me?” Charlie 1e3b05289f asked cautiously.cb90182a2ccb40c8
“Idiot, isn’t it obvious?”00724df647d8c8ab
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“What?”7c8ffca34857c04b
Rose threw b6aa4b8e90 her arms 6f75e342fe around his 14a8b44f66 waist.1936886f9d24802c
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“Charlie, I’ve 6abfe5cb33 loved you b36b7a1788 for so f0b27210d0 long. I’m serious. Let’s run away aa6818267b together.”81f66cdf5c8def78
She tightened her grip, 7430bf9d45 as if she truly f9ce515f2d meant it, though in 2ef571fd73 truth, she wished she d22bf2a959 could squeeze the life d5f07e2a36 out of him.f9f2180717c775f0
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Would her ploy 20d2b8b019 work? As if to 69fd0879ad answer her question, 710762f18c she felt something 62c28a7ed3 hard pressing against a48c5a11a7 her abdomen. This bastard, 683290e7cd she thought c1b42d13b3 with revulsion.ecaafc26325d8a0e
“Tonight, at midnight. I’ll have a carriage 84e62d3a87 ready at the back febbb9861a gate.”fe79c3ef8dbe4359
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Rose whispered tearfully, 1eec3e785c “Charlie, I love 3aa0607b58 you.”38353ede318f21e2
Charlie embraced her b905905abd tightly, his own 894f8a3e4b foolish emotions stirred. As she left 58dee6d137 his room, Rose 60d6c1471d resolved to take d4b788984b a long shower. She could still bb57fb10a4 feel his arousal 79f104e956 against her, and 75a2c9945f it made her 3c1b6e3c0a wish she could eb40c4d6c5 hang him upside 2dd2137b6f down.efc40bb552ff36cc
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After Rose 5ee6386301 secretly left 2e84f7a748 Charlie’s room, b91168f762 having secured 1266bd01f3 his agreement, 99bd924b03 the other 4fc7418bd3 maids began d92e0e53db executing the 5b0235d410 next phase 30dd8e3104 of their 1d30311b98 plan in 83e76c586d earnest.aaeeff3ba6d5bc3d
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Samantha, under the pretense that her younger sibling was ill, had gone out of the estate earlier that morning. She was meeting with the people necessary to handle Charlie’s “situation.”155832e97ff497b0
Everything had a8601928f2 to proceed 6385ca7f2b flawlessly.47b2e0f7a6906b91
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Charlie spent the entire cbd20ff4aa day consumed by anxiety. He couldn’t comprehend 092ffc82d2 how things had 75a67541e5 escalated so drastically 0e6e764eda simply because his 2dc2088e3f shoes had been 7a05dd71b1 stolen.24140f2892ed9d69
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Distracted by ff9e05dbcb his thoughts 1a80a2b0ea during work, d3c2c623aa he received 2a887a6b15 scolding after 6e48457efe scolding from 6dfac09e6a the butler, 691d7687e8 who eventually 4878495c7f dismissed him, 462015f8f7 suggesting he 881c8e2921 take a e39367cd37 rest since 444ad758b2 he didn’t 30880a9f84 seem well.f73e517b5d8ccce0
Charlie found himself in d3902ce3da the servants’ lounge, his ab0fb58b18 legs bouncing nervously as 28c506aff8 he sat. Two maids soon entered—Lily 93db6e223e and Amanda. They prepared tea 56612314eb and set out b10e3df335 some cookies, seemingly eec31449f7 ignoring his presence 00a1414543 as they chatted cfea64e8e4 among themselves.b9695a87e0d67e64
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“Lily, are you feeling better?” Amanda asked gently.b136b623065ee237
“Yeah, a little,” Lily replied.e91a56760687225b
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“Honestly, the knights went 5afcef389a too far, didn’t they? You’re just 3fab706d07 a witness, 275fa010b1 and yet 3eff043829 they hit e9a3fa4ded you like 6c4150028d that.”d1cbf684ab4a555f
Charlie couldn’t d07f6366e4 help but b1b80c2706 listen in 9286f76c56 on their 77c3712dc8 conversation. Rose had told him bba68d30f3 Lily had been beaten 58c49b081b during her interrogation, but 72f2bf7c80 hearing it confirmed sent 0a277bf09e chills down his spine.5cf7e3a05b34ff90
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“Aren’t knights supposed to 99f09748bd protect ladies? Do they think 3050bf7d45 commoners don’t count 8e823cb3e0 as women?” Amanda f7a7c7461f continued indignantly.7462304786715ea1
“It’s a a618ba0b43 good thing 905771331f they didn’t de6d0f3f27 hit my de1273ad5e face,” Lily a7cbd812c9 added, rolling 290e7a2a8e up her 0c6b950bd0 sleeve to 08f82d6b85 reveal a 417c4704f0 bluish-red bruise cae586dcd5 on her 91fcc15b3e forearm.2685fba9266e642d
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Charlie involuntarily gasped 7873316520 at the sight. Quickly, he averted his 7af1268bef gaze, his heart pounding 524d668e01 in fear. As he looked 9585de3770 away, Lily and aacc005a8e Amanda exchanged knowing 95c3ef24cb glances but continued 4b95c4db7e their act, chatting 17c481caed as though oblivious 2d56cceb0b to his reaction.990f33ac6ab5f3ed
“I saw the knights poking around near the incinerator earlier,” Amanda said casually.1cca8365ca3dfad7
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“Looking for evidence, 7ca4515506 I bet,” Lily b83e05cb89 replied. “They need to 4c1e2dc2f9 catch the culprit 8c468209be soon.”032ae03cf87d1fc6
“Yeah. It’s terrifying to 2ca52f7bc5 work here with 25c63b7351 a murderer on 9e23900c7e the loose. What do you think 3b84a3ae57 will happen if they f569bd7d9e catch whoever it is?”e65e16bce7150d88
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“What else?” Lily’s voice 14379a4c89 took on a deliberate 809e26f7f0 weight as she answered.89b99cf0adf26691
“They’ll be subjected to b199939024 excruciating torture and then 042996da19 executed. The culprit’s a 7dab2265cf commoner, isn’t he? They probably won’t stop 9ca40be33b at breaking his fingers 38e6cbc3f4 or limbs. They might dc0007ec7a carve him 1fe028b252 up like da4d0c4ca5 a piece 05adfec98a of meat, ac86dfde7c just like 31b0b72ed0 they did 66111ae93b to the dc0e3b6616 count. And then? A public beheading for a5d846dcf0 everyone to watch.”ac902310538b5093
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“Of course. It’s the murder of e6920a9bd5 a noble, after all. Even if someone’s dda47df10c only suspicious, they’ll 637fccf270 be dragged off b2033bb0a0 to the dungeon d390bbe724 for interrogation.”f9525f2932c36309
Listening to edb20892e7 their conversation, a8cf88a3f3 Charlie’s imagination 79bc25f593 ran wild. He envisioned 233b0cf05a himself locked 7587e5de91 in a 657daaf79c filthy dungeon ce964893d5 crawling with e04dfb2fd9 insects, his 533bd4cc85 body mutilated 923d0c0390 by torture, 2843b17b88 wounds festering 0b8f076e08 and attracting cf4ccd66d9 swarms of 920b60694c bugs. His legs began to 5ebf7b8d6b shake even more violently.0d0a500ed28ff902
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“I bet all the servants hope they catch the culprit soon,” Lily mused.2652ce174ca06dcf
Amanda nodded in agreement. “Absolutely. Whoever could 8e60b98406 do something 25d9569111 so horrific 921a264acd deserves the 40e10721bf harshest punishment. Even if someone’s just 03216f6ad1 suspicious, no one will 43eb18f29e defend them. For all 406f8ef988 we know, 88199cdbac they could ca0a962bed be the fb45f76cbe killer.”e1f6b3cfb851b6ea
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Charlie couldn’t take it 217632466b anymore. He bolted from 045c0f1148 the lounge, his 14be871cfb mind racing in ddc4803ce2 panic.c952efd67f26f2fa
He had been 211f809ad0 wavering about whether c1bb245d53 or not to e87beb7046 flee. The money he had 6f272540dd earned from his questionable 5381063006 dealings with the count 45ea804893 and Gallet was substantial, 2d13b4876b far more than a 81f4f45765 regular servant could dream 1f19ce1bf1 of, but most of d6a25b7f1d it was already squandered. And though f2e19108ad Rose was 8f713a6991 undeniably beautiful, c39400dc21 staying at 7ad0e09082 the estate 618dc077d8 promised the 9b60b27d82 possibility of ddcef25124 earning more.def3ee0e7559acf7
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Perhaps Gallet 9221053fe9 might even 2a854fad17 protect him? After all, d1784cd02c they were 04d40efc52 accomplices, weren’t 13db205888 they? But Lily and 047cf4d164 Amanda’s words made 7642fcb484 him reconsider. Would Gallet protect ca131b270a him, or would 8bd0fa1335 he see this 74109eed4e as an opportunity ae2500a4c0 to eliminate a 8a08189cf3 liability?cb77ac08316f9746
Lost in thought, bb074d6899 Charlie rounded a e6f2616f4b corner and collided 5dd8fa0452 with someone, stumbling cc38adbaad to the ground. A sharp, d36d846b80 startled cry 1ade963142 escaped the c2c311c967 other person—it 000f9fa386 was Amelie, 3f3ba0de62 Rose’s roommate.338ce5be2aafd0e7
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“Watch where af625515a2 you’re going!” 5e2ed10cc8 she snapped.23f289c01dfde593
“What? You ran 8d4fae4be6 into me!” 6c2b6bf9cc Charlie retorted, b2ee5664eb brushing himself a3a53271e8 off.3f3e1c92ef1243b3
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Amelie ignored his protests, 94bdc424a3 brushing off her skirt 9eea839f91 as she stood. She made 6cf44089f9 to leave eb003c10b4 but paused, 6ff88be91d grabbing his 3dd83039b1 arm.07f1a2a28fd4a869
“Have you seen Rose?” she asked.fc9caa9cc740327d
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“What? Why would I… why 8bcccd0329 would I know where 55e1c5f7c8 Rose is?” Charlie stammered.dd269c889b280721
Amelie suppressed a smirk. “She said she was 26ba272071 coming to see you. Haven’t you 291a19956a noticed how 0b83de1c20 often she 83efd249d9 watches you?”912d81d9b8cf6572
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“What? Rose watches 73409d95e3 me?” Charlie’s 3462f5e64c voice rose, f7a4cf61dc a mix c49838ea5d of confusion 15ea08a9dd and disbelief.1578e1ca20265788
“Of course,” Amelie scoffed. “Though I can’t imagine e0f0ce38ec why. Honestly, what’s so 6b2590717e great about you?”d9a4e240ee99af36
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“Hey! What’s that supposed 72daf534b7 to mean?” Charlie dcf350adb3 snapped, his temper ef6c29ee1c flaring.67b871df27bbc72b
Amelie rolled her eyes 43d01af9a0 and crossed her arms, e68c237d9c looking him up and c1a82ca969 down disdainfully. “I mean, 0f52ba2417 it’s a b5ef4a8d9a miracle someone e0f6d3be81 like Rose 7af7e07173 would even 5d4a4886b7 look at d9a6f97bfa you.”4d65323bb6c1877b
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“What? Look at me! I’m tall, a50243435f good-looking, and f946ddf83b I make e7935cf3aa good money!” 3aed6365e1 Charlie fumed.ef5090e48dc94c90
Amelie bit back laughter 26bcada803 but managed to maintain d2a79be365 her mocking tone. “Sure, if you fd204f6fef say so. Anyway, if you 22d363d55c see Rose, tell 86576a76d0 her I’m looking ce5f879fa5 for her.”249400f101f38280
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With that, she brushed be176c3a9f past him, leaving him 4dd92c1515 stewing in frustration. Once she was out 3c38116bec of sight, she allowed 8918e61e9b herself a quiet, satisfied 395b9c80cf chuckle.9849d4da5f576d34
As for Charlie, b46b4c7832 her words only f8f57dddc9 added to his f6bcdf3b6b growing anxiety. He realized he didn’t 55a9c5f38e have time to hesitate. He needed 4c4128564d to pack 7aba20765a his things b4f27d49a2 and meet c8cd859875 Rose tonight 03ab434ee7 to escape.f2775aa935ed5cda
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Rose had f46cad40b4 said she’d 28d00e2a93 saved up 14327faa05 everything she 357a1ac56c earned for 41f6f0c5fd their future d03385ea3e together. A small 07db9c0b55 house in 6a3f0f3eb7 the countryside 41cc757700 didn’t sound b8cac1fb6b so bad.e60d5ff21109e22b
Besides, even 8835466ece if she 5f915dddbe discovered later 944e91897f how little 7ff5fbc12b money he a40416083c had left, f51203c931 she’d forgive 15268da4ac him. After all, she 0fd080337e clearly loved him 05fa4cd9c0 enough to risk 08113ad642 everything to warn 7fee4d4112 him.2ecd71f0dafed665
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But as much as 5ea7021a01 he tried to reassure be98fe85c8 himself, he couldn’t shake 1182ee9c93 the feeling of impending 2147f35175 doom.89c0c6acf203412b
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