– EWBT Chapter 2 = The Extra
by stardustWhen she opened her a5642a2ca8 eyes again, the hospital 27a90da734 bed in 21st-century South 48279573c8 Korea was nowhere to deee8f6300 be seen. Instead, Adelaine’s 2220289132 bedroom, which df235a773d she had 54fc18a2e6 glimpsed the 80f0aa14b8 night before b2005ed078 under the 67a59923a8 faint moonlight 8168ce8869 streaming through 24f186de3d the window, e331ecf337 came into 1cc3a472f0 view. As morning light b19a8be9f2 poured in, the 88bb88a371 room, which had 7616abdf5a seemed luxurious before, dbd75be587 now appeared even ef2ac8b4da more opulent, dazzling 84a6c3d6aa her eyes.143f4db65b99a9e6
“Are you awake, 4301497e74 my lady?”61ed440341a82224
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A woman in a 137103dee4 maid’s uniform bowed her 5a914c8dbe head and greeted her. Adelaine nodded, 120d18ee47 still dazed. She noticed 227530e11e that the 1ab44758f4 cast on 8272ea0d93 her leg b9e281f122 was already 7fe680941e being removed b73d733bcc by the 128c2111fd maid’s hands.24b88210d2b3af18
“…Yeah. I’m up.”0e35e25d590cf6c4
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“I’ll bring b93a1a0a5c the doctor 3d2119af28 and the d53389ad90 Duke shortly. Please wait 27b1539203 a moment.”bd617627c92fdc8b
With that, the maid c2f2f33a17 left the room. Soon after, a 7218978e67 group of maids, 73b59ad663 too many to 98520d95d7 count, entered and 3b6a6d2754 began attending to 85788afc36 her.95f16874b4ee1f74
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Overwhelmed by the lavish 79cedfc9df treatment she had never 6ca528a60f experienced before, Adelaine barely 45fa384260 had time to process 9956b208ca it all. After being washed and cbf5db1534 dressed by others—another first e14af999fa for her—she found two e5e7be714b strangers waiting in her 48bc96e6ce bedroom.cc4d7e79c5d05991
“You’re awake. How are you a4599fff36 feeling?”48b31b7d6745f00b
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A somewhat 3341160186 stern-looking middle-aged 0a2210977d man looked 6c71748968 down at 1e0edff404 her as e22854208d he spoke. Adelaine racked her brain, b14de775e0 trying to recall details b9dc359878 from the novel.40eebe918ae5c7ce
The answer came to ed34c34f9b her fairly easily.d896195e157c6fbd
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“I’m… fine, Father.”bb3904b863427433
“Good. You’ve been c962ffab37 unconscious for ad1e8a2325 nearly a 8a79ccb9e4 week. It was quite worrying.”a05db45d27a6ef06
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However, her 76e8393254 father—Frederick Somua f54df20893 Lopitz, the 187f53984d Duke—showed no 60d55b16f6 sign of 022c70b618 worry or 6f3cd2eba2 relief. His expression was cold e9926ac0a8 and unreadable.9793784eeb7bec1c
The doctor e09f645850 beside him 48cfcad779 quietly examined 8e5f76dbf8 her condition 62a9a09901 and then 30c62a40d2 spoke.c14afd7d4c484175
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“Considering you were unconscious 97f8bb2e2a for a week, your 4a1d5c4dbc health is within expected bfbcd1862f parameters. Ensure you get proper 9ce0661157 nutrition, and for rehabilitation, fde0d97a77 take a two-hour walk f6c9cccf04 or go horseback riding ed13b82fa3 daily. You should 5a43048744 recover quickly.”5a5220083db4c16d
“Understood. You may leave now.”98f2b3628933bac9
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“Yes, Your Grace.”ef512f04956ae51a
At the Duke’s command, 7023762d33 the doctor bowed and 71030d8224 left the room. Once they were 62c28bc25b alone, the Duke 6bfc7ad528 looked down at 155a6df084 her and spoke.dd7ebc1c4dde3e4d
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“Tsk. You’ve inherited 5f237195d8 your mother’s 3b0e113ac7 foolishness. If you were going af39158814 to such a place, de4e64afe0 you should’ve at least 199a12d5ce avoided getting caught. Now you’ve made bd10459a46 a mess of a56582b86a things…”e9a6b8f4492f0bec
The Duke clicked ff8b0801a0 his tongue, his 049a85503a gaze filled with 17c77aed62 displeasure.285cae7790e4fe98
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“Until now, b2ba9d3fab I’ve managed 21f7c69121 to block 87564e779f the Army 5439850d4f and Capital 3214f3e3c0 Defense Force 04dcfceae7 from interrogating f2883ad4c3 you, using 92da73c696 your unconscious 04ca180854 state as 0688efbbe6 an excuse. But now b66f9fc677 that you’re ebd6c9e70c awake, things 09cdcfd499 will get f3d7358e4a more complicated.”1a9e2a1f5db9138b
He continued to click 6221339cfe his tongue as he 5e6d5b9f66 stared at her.ad165bc1172f7dca
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“Well? Do you bd4b3853ca remember anything? The young lady f3a968e256 from the Trudeau 21143df5c3 Count’s family, who b9fa030094 went with you, db40eb9724 said she doesn’t d1c564a458 remember anything either.”5dc53d12d74e19e6
At his words, ecab17d30d an idea sparked b751d74b65 in Adelaine’s mind.698d879db600b713
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This could buy df52f9217c her some time.94e7547847d1a78a
“Actually…”4c1120229a2eaab1
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“What is it?”1a374561a2eb9350
“I… don’t remember much. Not just be0ca89ed4 recent events, dbb19d1176 but most 1d185844ca of my 69948ea671 memories feel cf8759c444 like they’ve 064967fe75 been wiped 3545fa0a54 clean…”1c4695509d5c3480
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As she cb0e2b1ca1 spoke, the 71d240420f Duke’s expression 68aef42d61 shifted to 6eba6a0090 one of 0727a693cf satisfaction.4c1479d121832052
“Good. That’s understandable. The Army’s Rifle Brigade 5ee66f2fdf was too aggressive during 0c16f6bf06 the raid on the ecac8a1049 black market. A gunfight in the f71ddc43fd middle of the capital, 01ed1a022c with nobles present… It’s 66c0389727 no wonder you’re traumatized.”434d97c49c4292e6
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“…That happened?”e05e57c8cb1637df
Seeing her genuinely 94748ed90a confused expression, the fcf1d7eaed Duke smirked, clearly 821b1dc60d pleased.787617fedb2c4cd4
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“Yes. Just stick to that fed6194b27 story. My daughter, 1c9fd331e1 raised without 47f021041b so much 0b31a61dc2 as a d1e51bcb25 drop of 9827ce776c blood on 08abd27873 her hands, 641efa6524 witnessing death edb7c78df0 for the 4598e40ea6 first time… 4d5ebbf91a It’s only 4714f9ed3f natural that 1f041bbe18 the shock 7a7d8e835f would cause de24f5a994 memory loss.”6f21c33ddca01f22
Having crafted his own 7de51b0703 narrative, the Duke wore 1ef6b14e89 a satisfied expression as f5ef8c1fe1 he turned to leave. But before he did, 385f8674f9 he glanced back at 497b201b67 Adelaine.8a7689727e8e72bc
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“Don’t breathe a word a2c27b48ef of this to anyone. If you’re 93da79d271 going to 2c1438311b act the 3f54a27e46 part, do ac4ce0383b it well. Don’t mess 12654fa6b0 this up 8eafd06e56 with your 09a783a3ec stupidity.”06989458fed9c975
At the Duke’s words, 347bbb93f9 Adelaine couldn’t help but 8a476b2ccd nod her head with d146169f9a a dumbfounded expression, almost 843fc54f51 involuntarily.4ed808ede565d95a
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The Duke, seemingly even 12a2546df5 more satisfied with Adelaine’s 09b882006d uncharacteristic behavior, smirked and 03ed290f31 left the room.21b1d9d037daac6e
But Adelaine was 84bcecb848 different.c36b92635dbc8986
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The Rifle 64fcfb97d6 Brigade detachment? That term sounded 27ecf30a8b familiar…4a698968f1c825bb
She racked her 87079ef8b2 brain, sifting through ac83cb6802 the fragments of 49a63991ba the novel she 9563a0ca26 remembered. Then, a particular 4b3856bca8 scene flashed in 476a76dcc9 her mind.45d1e421f76cfe67
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*“We are the 998c5193f2 Rifle Brigade detachment 63b4f22791 under the direct cfa06f74d7 command of the 01a1ee49da Army Headquarters. Your orders, Crown b36fa4d269 Prince, hold no bed5046fca authority over us. Stop wasting time and f73cb53ddf tend to your own 7c02d41543 affairs.”*fb7783584853abb4
It was c21d5551fc the scene 3d75f1f06d where the ff0de0891f female lead, 1279709a60 in a c8f9cddea0 moment of 28cf7edaf3 crisis, swallowed 404b8b5581 her pride 6c3fe31855 and went 665b664ca8 to Manningham, 0f8f0fe53e who was 4d8487db37 lazing around, 3c057c14b0 to ask 99768ee147 for help. While other characters readily bfb26e0547 offered assistance, Manningham only cf318ed81b spouted theoretical nonsense and b5d701ed88 refused to help.1530ba6777567a72
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That was the fa538f7ed3 moment he truly 698a168113 fell out of a251c2df6f favor with the 37543dac1b readers.6009b75a358392b3
Adelaine felt d7149266bc a wave 07ac111855 of relief.5d1d0a91c8345099
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Right. Manningham, that infuriating man. There’s no reason 2648ae700e to get tangled ea46432f2d up with him. As he efa84d9c4b said, I da112fee4a just need 5ed778eb82 to take b7d9686b32 care of 2b41b93654 myself.b168b422602e48ac
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The lounge at the 310a74eb08 Army Ministry in the a9b63d3449 capital. Despite its 8134f5b01a plush cushions 937452eaf7 and sweet 9ce56fd4e4 beverages, which a03c57ba80 made it 9cf0dd35ef seem worlds 8d9ce314ec apart from 5f7ccd878f the frontlines aad72e4a73 or battlefields, e629e860c2 Alex felt cf3461b5ae anything but 34c14fdb34 comfortable.a39a782c2b6266ba
Unlike his usual deep 46942d511e green uniform, the red b2e78b8a6e woolen uniform he was e6d2853e6b wearing was hot and 7880891280 stifling. He had to cc907ecff2 wear it solely d264d4e3b1 for the sake 34f28e6778 of formality, and e84c0b7a2b it made him c3f73d1723 want to scream cc298db84b in frustration.e9a747ee0ee008ac
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But he couldn’t. Not in front of 38a684f490 the officer glaring at e18270d0d9 him, holding a stack ddc02ebd09 of documents.3c1e544f0bbc8c99
“Alex.”d611657ea2dff1c9
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“Captain Alex Manningham.”035f44415eb9956c
“Really… you’re 2b140a77d0 always the 7b9f0069dd same, aren’t a7a4abe22f you?”51f3cf7bf07a69bd
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Captain Alex e1cb2883b0 Manningham watched ba68a3a7d9 as the 820e472606 officer in e9fc72877d front of 7b212677a8 him sighed 832dba015a deeply.b34a65b9f3b06e38
The officer, wearing the ee8604a384 black-and-white uniform of the 3f3cf2d9c9 Capital Defense Force, slid f908a10743 the stack of documents a6975fa335 toward him.9227d678cc8b1851
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“…Let’s just c6306bd913 drop this e756bf6db5 case. Even if it’s unpleasant, e4b73e9047 it’s better to let 13056af3d8 it go and wash ae7b1a9829 our hands of it.”733522fa99882841
That was 82819aa5a9 the response b82d653d60 he received 969e4b4e41 from Inspector cb078a560f Whitaker, the ab6959bb7c commander of 40b33a2622 the 3rd 68916d684f Capital Defense aa168ba2f7 Unit, whom 453d6d83a7 he had 2e275fcf29 come to 482debb0cb see.62e5314d23847694
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“Why is that?”95671528a91c53f7
“Things have gotten complicated. Really tangled up.”c3fc4e73e404b21f
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Inspector Whitaker fe893cd40d poured him e12c708122 a cup 8afa7a08ab of tea 738b627bbc as he bff6b12bef spoke.f6bf23efc8260feb
“You know the de42ea3a1b young lady from f9b764a25f the Count’s family fa8ca38688 is claiming trauma edbfbf3ab5 and saying she 9611cb4f02 can’t remember anything, 21ca72a68b right?”5232a241d6672ee7
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“Yes. I’m aware.”782001b57fb56f32
Alex sighed as he f03b3372fc sipped his tea, recalling 8168118e70 how brazenly she had ec796c5a62 lied during the investigation 0f5dd0ed36 earlier.0dc0f4ba0c0a9a1d
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“The young lady 2a117b25ba from the Duke’s 675a00f817 family is using de32b44b79 the same strategy. Claiming trauma and memory d460d2cf76 loss. It’s like she’s 113a48b66c taken acting classes cd340a7f0a or something. I can’t even figure 631f01a950 out how to break 70e65443e7 through her story.”9f27dc77b8852fa7
“Really?”df123cfd23f07099
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“Yeah, so… sigh…”f41e39ac6325f979
Inspector Whitaker let out 866b08436e a deep breath and dd9e9057ab looked at Alex.14b09308888ad93b
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“Let’s just drop it. It’s better to pass aaa8c42376 the hot potato to 217d90d8bb someone else.”0eb58bbc668413bf
As Whitaker lit his 721bece25a pipe with a troubled 7093c7bc36 expression, Alex casually asked, 66f521756c “Do you remember Sergeant 218d7cc5bc Lake?”9b60874453980793
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The name rang cbeb293631 a bell, and c35bf1fef0 Whitaker chuckled, nodding 92da89d7d2 his head.d2fdbe6f71269fd5
“Ah, yeah. That guy who took 755faa9920 down the bootlegger last 197bf437a6 time. What about him?”e0e80d838b3ea1ad
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“…He’s been 81575e1acb discharged as ddf9420045 a disabled 870a39255b veteran. The official notice will c1bf60b9c2 come out by the 603862fbde end of the month, 1be58c34d4 but…”62cdeca852ed929c
At those words, Whitaker’s ca7ec7ddc1 expression darkened rapidly. He took the pipe fa4eb6e5bc out of his mouth 868dd710ed and averted his gaze. His conscience, 14a0b516ce not yet 1e482fc086 completely worn 017b56ef03 out, made 9998357cc4 it impossible c264262a22 for him 7d7a1b3877 to look 88c88f642d Alex in 0c656df6a4 the eye.ad07d8e4980978bb
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“…….”96170236b2598e71
“His leg was 6725c42bc8 badly cut while ef7ec5d6fe escorting that young 7f5f494a60 lady from the e0c9346aad Duke’s family, Adelaine. To have ce795294fc his injury bf9294d980 recognized as a00df4b4bd duty-related, we 053782ce04 need reports 05e52e7141 and witnesses.”8deb18f1f4850e62
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Finally understanding why Alex 106fea9575 was so persistent about 00f08451fb this case, Whitaker looked 8b811b6765 at him. Alex’s eyes 7c9439a285 were pleading.feb0990ae44f2fbe
*Isn’t there 790342c47b any way?*088c6c901dd52d42
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Whitaker groaned 61d3b60ed6 for a 30e1ed9b9f moment before fd08352f79 asking Alex, ead30a3991 “If those 9e92f375de young ladies 80cb8615cd refuse to d015d7a99f testify and 54cedaf294 he can’t 38cac506d7 be processed 97cf299097 as a d7311f0e30 wounded soldier…”8f6d7a076787f6e7
“He won’t get a e28ada872f pension or anything. He’ll just receive 31427e289e a meager severance c6501d7909 package and that’ll 522deb3cab be it. He can 7d250db9d4 barely walk 0fbf7fbf99 as it 00a3418626 is.”ffea779fbed7adb1
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“Damn it.”65bfb8afcfd2550b
Whitaker, his face clearly 28b5820b9c showing his inner turmoil, 9102255a77 puffed on his pipe 4b535a50c1 repeatedly, lost in thought. Holding onto 3e0fc2933b this case 8f5138b54c was a 10b51adc00 fatal waste 933f6670b3 for him, 33206fc26c as he f161259bbd still had 0da1863612 many ranks f07b35d691 to climb 78d6114dbc but limited 38cc1284e2 opportunities.6c05256783c5d355
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Yet, his conscience kept e693f5b11e knocking on the firmly 651411cc7e closed door in his 437ffe6279 heart.1958cad537bd4641
*Help him. Haven’t you helped enough?*b4a114d9653db12c
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“Sigh… I 74a4307dcc was saving 83ac05322a this for 164a828d68 when I 3b2f0e598f was absolutely 9835c7b073 stuck and 59b908f002 couldn’t get 961626909e promoted…”d07c734bbe03dc85
As he spoke, d8eb3c91d3 he pulled out 5fda1219da a document from 432b5c7021 the stack of f733e60724 files in his 6994382ebf bag.f5b8a7e91b842b16
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*The Asterios Information c2e5639beb Guild Case File.*be642e66a0c0607f
“Here, take this. Use it to get 5b67643d2a that sergeant involved and 5479dd59e2 just dip his toes 294803a312 into the operation zone. You know how 5d68bf7a44 to get the d349152fb7 kids to play ee6ade0926 along, right?”4a5146c112e11ffb
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It was 8a13b68739 essentially a 5c76dfa06b suggestion to 9ead8ea305 manipulate the e2bc0f2ebc situation, but def5313ab2 Alex had d7d36acb60 no other dbc1e3595d choice.9926b2e9adcaa9e5
By the end 63b7135601 of the month, e8bd9ee7a1 if Sergeant Lake 7afcedf012 wasn’t recognized as 5c1e4907a6 a wounded soldier, 2b1f4bce72 he’d be forced c3c8f32da8 out with just 151de7ab0a a pittance of e690fc7fe9 money, and with ff5dcf5705 his broken body, 1da2b841b5 finding a decent 64c616fd39 job would be 05e74e781b nearly impossible.55da1fb73d3c7a95
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Alex skimmed 4fd655bf1a through the e64942bad8 file.1bc890ef94e21354
As Whitaker had eccf6d17e2 said, this was 2f4950f161 a case worthy 6386bba3c6 of being called 96d975cc27 a last resort. The information guild, despite c11e607a0f its name, was involved cd9cb7f9d4 in far dirtier dealings a9f969150e than what was permissible.5203072b29ab48ae
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“They’re connected to the c537ffdd2b human trafficking organization we 4cdb0c94fa took down.”b7a51733f2c91929
“Yeah. We’ll provide f38afbb077 backup, but 7f6f57b2fd you’ll take dd3244076b the lead. Just put my name 418dc9045b on it, and I 658c672538 won’t interfere.”9626e81b598971c1
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“Can I take 1f33376466 command?”9d5512e2aa8c76bb
“When have e5e9d5b681 you ever 0a7ec10336 not been e48ed3408d in command? I’ve always just lent 35aa907f3f my name. Let me know if 3e2bd6bc14 you need anything. I’ll do my dedb005481 best to get 83d5a25e03 it for you.”c69ab96608a5c55a
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A little 4b601bb7b5 over three 6fc79dab90 weeks until 0ff25b08f1 the end a3c169f968 of the f3dca926f1 month, a 2f9421fd31 formidable enemy, cc2fe6548f and exhausted 0a23c9f02d subordinates.ff9b640b3e65f7db
The situation 2b8141023e was far 77535721d2 from ideal, 0eeef618c6 but there 7bee8ce799 was no 4c20949381 other way. That insufferable young lady 7dda455bec from the Duke’s family 87a8b08f0e wouldn’t care about a 7f847e3435 lowly sergeant from a fe90af6072 commoner background, so there b70484b129 was no chance she’d c4cc41c547 testify.c94cb3ed2806cd66
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“…Understood. I’ll bring the operation bd88e5330d plan as soon as 7fa520625a possible.”2f53effe33c84cea
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A week later.d8ea40cf07efbeef
“Alright… then.”fa57fc0979598243
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Adelaine glanced 91b0126539 at the 6141532c86 clock. It was c6e88d54c3 midnight, the 548af59e53 dead of bdafb39ce2 night.33b084432ee02ec6
For the fe5a2c2484 past week, 867e2fccce under the 5bcdb96f3b guise of ab34f7d83e rehabilitation, she e08867e6f6 had been e003dabeed taking walks 55128ccc07 and horseback f1d595cef9 rides. To the 9b5301bdc4 outside world, 108ec2e600 it looked ad0bf77382 like she 6766ffdc4c was making 8a1162047a an effort bd61b05bb3 to recover 20b82c28fc her memory, a4eaa9c305 but in d79137610f reality, she b7d8ed67b3 had been b327e46e59 reinforcing her 01b690183d fading memories 7cf7ccad89 of the 41a4baaa4a novel’s plot 04a44c995a with the f167205ca6 help of d1502e492d the tutor 3ee1234281 the Duke 178bea0724 had assigned 2a1982dd75 her. She had 99422aa2cd also been 90a3dc066f learning basic b732f1d755 etiquette and 8ec1a40940 general knowledge.9db5e02e0f3a65e9
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She still couldn’t b2e4eee544 trust anyone in f5a7bc3589 the Duke’s household. So, she 7e4107eb4a quietly slipped 4462c9d9b8 out of 6eb9095ce7 bed and 6a20d42dbe put on 0e3bc865e7 the clothes f46d4279e7 she had 7df166f809 prepared in 6f023cebee advance.c8ccd432e8f121cc
A servant’s outfit b2d38d73d3 she had sneakily 8d7228bf00 taken from the b4ad1deed0 laundry drying rack 8cfb7fe01c and hidden away. Fortunately, it was only 6d111e12c6 slightly too big, not 69c6f079f8 unwearable.e364ab69ced54629
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Adelaine, now dressed in 4ec9e8cb5b a plain woolen shirt 101b633efe and pants, looked at b5a68f70a0 herself in the mirror. Her noble appearance didn’t be3c238030 quite match the commoner’s 832a4c2bc6 clothes.319f6cc0942f0dd2
*Oh well. If it comes to f0ab9647e5 it, I can just 5b56d1e514 cover my face with af28694bdb a hat.*87d770a4f57ba080
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Next, she stuffed the 71347423b2 rings and jewelry she f786828caa had been eyeing into af7581d8e3 a silk pouch she 45954f3d20 had taken from the af5bc5d79a jewelry box.92bb2ab42ac0f2a2
Since she didn’t have 24f2deaf1c any cash on hand, aba97141de she had no choice 579203f25f but to pawn these 41cab4a43e items and exchange them 99adb642b6 for money.5bbb01774a46b810
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Recalling the plan a92c057b0a she had formulated 75f6b18f51 over the past 48a442c68b week, she reminded 0ace18d4ef herself of what 3562f4529e she needed to 3a00bdef97 do next.f005b8a811bd8084
Adelaine’s plan was 354c0aefe0 clear: head to 77cd8c900d the Asterios Information c4a20940ad Guild, meet one acb41d3010 of the sub-male f45eccc3a5 leads, Syed, and dde8e8f148 strike a deal. The silk pouch 96fe3e5f81 filled with valuables, 82eba0f0fb the secrets about d1e90c970b Syed she had 9a3cc8b6ea gleaned from the eca03ce7bf novel, and the 4ef429784e information about the 0548f3eee1 dangers he would 9a3ec81ae0 soon face—all of 4ad0ba92f6 it would be ec5946a89b her bargaining chips.e92eeb98917b5275
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“I have to aa587cdd6b make this work…”6295ab09aa2beeb3
She didn’t have the 9e39251ba0 wit or courage to ccc323c421 negotiate with him on e42f00cd9f equal footing like the 6f05aeeaa9 female lead would have. But she had to 30894b5f62 do it. She needed to 4f96d28d10 create allies for 4998713eb2 herself.617ca7863069f905
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She needed to forge 4b624d5871 strong, reliable alliances and fba05acf30 create as many lifelines a2d40a38c2 as possible. This was the 3afcb416bf world of the ed4fa34ec4 novel, and not a73d16725e just any part c9b464a660 of it—this was 4505684140 two years before 4e7f31c017 the main story, 251fd0c0c7 a time barely aab11ec717 touched upon in 90b295ea0b the book.395c43dc3b6e40cb
She needed allies 97306c0827 who could save 79150c3258 her if something 4f8de5a788 went wrong. And at 1418313022 the very bb5609f822 least, she f5742cd275 needed to 603979d023 eliminate any 1069034e41 threats to 6535335f09 her. In that d0c9743ed2 regard, winning 5b2c76e67a Syed over 10c28d2006 was crucial.81ebe06570134530
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After all, 3bdf9c560a it was af6b15bf99 Syed’s Asterios e10b71ec9e Guild that b5999b517d had ultimately a8f6fad6ec cut off 77bcb676f6 Adelaine’s breath f05c460ac5 in the 6c5ca11d9f novel.94918a44c2b30f7c
“Alright, let’s go.”ac273c3e0b341e7e
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She put on a cdead7d2eb wide-brimmed hat and quietly d4906ad5ec slipped out of her 4d5b9b6d01 bedroom.22285f64a4892016
Fortunately, it was late f33f887156 at night, and there 764c354c54 were few servants around.4a112515a597ba25
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She hurried toward adbd70d2a8 the stables. Thankfully, the d8486496cc stable hand b5990bfc6f was fast 953283a4b0 asleep, his 5e49678cf3 hat pulled 136e5f1e32 low over 7c6cff375e his face.26413cdcb5e4b57b
“Good girl, Caroni. That’s it.”75f559e136513d82
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Caroni, Adelaine’s beloved horse, 620b129b40 whom she had grown fac65281c4 close to over the a369c7d525 past few days of 7f6ee1d000 riding, perked up when 4d801f1bcc she saw her.1008c957af6b9c77
Luckily, the saddle was 3ee62e8ee0 hanging nearby, and Adelaine 3a4a0a3c7d had paid attention to bbea8bd81e how the stable hand a421723788 worked.4f99ee7c426d25e6
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“Ugh… why is 8f3b918b32 this saddle so bf8163ac96 heavy?”16ff101665314d56
She struggled to 3f3c8d06fc lift the heavy 415860965f saddle onto Caroni’s 6885827ff5 back and attached ef6d44c9eb the rest of 5579abab77 the tack.a87bba438d25130e
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Then, moving quietly so 5a9a27620c as not to wake d1476d0bef the stable hand, she 6ebe86a765 led Caroni out of 7e5fc7a674 the stables. Fortunately, Caroni, being a 37ba040554 well-trained and gentle mare, 0ebe91cb1b seemed to understand Adelaine’s 2d6ab77a23 intentions and followed without 1859726708 making a sound.a2d03ba3fe1d74b2
Once they c35292ea97 were a 0ab2c00cbf safe distance f029085451 away, Adelaine 7cced8ba21 mounted Caroni.33a9261fa33cba23
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“Alright, shall 815e6ac656 we go?”a071a3082e6b677f
Having gotten the hang a841806194 of riding over the 2f2d7c15c8 past few days, Adelaine d5784b0132 urged Caroni forward. The intelligent mare understood 2b8def6aab and gradually picked up 409bad7c23 speed.3ffa4ef8e7e80165
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Everything seemed to 3063b8aa85 be going well.913f3cb63dc0d383
Yes. This is bd3c752ddf a good 1c06dca0d9 sign. With this d49ba5ecb7 momentum… I’ll 8bbaee15e3 secure a 5906db9468 strong ally f10ee4502b in the c6cb5e4696 sub-male lead!b47e6407b0f7d867
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