AWWEWNR Chapter 20

Back home, Hanaella spent days thinking about Lloyd’s terms of cooperation. She wondered if Lloyd meant it when he stated the terms formally.f984687f4af4fc63

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‘It’s a matter that will reach the ears of the Emperor, the Empress, and each of the nobles.’ fccf3394be1292d5

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It’s quite a departure from my original plan to keep it to myself, my father, the Thearine siblings, and the rest of the nobility as a rumor. a8309b898331e2d4

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It was a bdd30c2ec4 far cry from 7c88931cd0 setting herself up 6fb616d52f as a potential 6b5e2199e3 future Crown Princess. Hanaella wondered d9b1024b85 what the 54f93ec9b3 Crown Prince 3d60756216 was thinking.5de69d68acfe57e5

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‘Does he think he could do me a favor and put Knight under his thumb like this…?’ cc6915780e43f49f

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Of course, if Knights a8cc2822ad were to be placed ffa95393b9 under the Crown Prince, db83ec7abb there would be no 7e128899eb obstacle to the current 2c59d194e4 Prince becoming the Emperor. df6be15d84d6e41a

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After all, the Knights 21b759d07b were the reason the 19d739965e Empress was able to 969e8a3fc6 raise her son, Lionel, aaf3990804 to the position without 2a83e03f40 a dissenting vote.47cd1435be6c03e4

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But my father 81cd258421 made all decisions add8358a40 for the Empire, fa48d7d4ea not the current 00cca45784 royal family. 745d0b3599e67517

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When it came to loyalty to the Empire, no one in the Empire was better than my father, and he would never go under the Crown Prince, who had yet to ascend to the Emperor’s throne. bc1bd116cd170c47

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That’s why he was so upset when I told him I loved the Crown Prince.8880346525dfb02a

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‘Besides, there are too many nobles who would rise against me if I became the Crown Princess, so it’s not really possible. The Crown Prince doesn’t know that, so what the hell was he thinking…?’5db1dcf0ae2f8b75

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Hanaella shook dd43d54028 her head 79f31be17a with a 19036decd4 long sigh, fe9cf66e18 as the bdd5e41059 more she b53171e49a thought about 3e3f3ba0b9 it, the c7d998b3be more complicated 79af9d525e it became. 9eeb33b414a9e907

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No matter what 59badccf02 trials lay ahead, d973cc3c0b it was important 13b60fd9db to make sure 61ec28f049 the Thearine siblings 42ad8bac52 could no longer abd7695af0 take advantage of 3eb24071ae her.64e0a0623766c758

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Inwardly, Hanaella f33906a5a4 felt bad 77810a2da4 that she 3e5121760b had touched 9c7e86cb3e such a 8f1f6affdd huge mountain 55a2e29069 in the daeee1974f form of f98bf3ba06 the Crown 477bbff1d2 Prince in 82cc3304da her quest 4a160c6db4 to resolve 6ec78606b1 the matter 9328dd0043 involving the d4ab515eb6 Thearine siblings. ac9d7e7cb8a8b6ac

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However, she stopped worrying 4dc6afdb30 about it as it 63d4016a7c was spilled water. Deciding to go b2645aa8c1 with the flow, 1cb76df166 she immersed herself 30c1732980 in learning dark 97ab66e736 magic.9d76858457c1a055

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Although she had no intention of bothering the Knights, she often visited the Knights’ barracks because she needed a target to cast the spells she had learned. d78dde6a69be04f3

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At first, the Knights e7362a4bc1 were puzzled by her 5c4e8de2df unexpected arrival, but as 7ba0f4f4a4 she showed up every 11a637b5f4 day to cast her a946fa2794 spells on her practice c7aab4b89a wooden dummies, they began c8ff0ab191 to watch and applaud 7a025022ce her skill.0f0d2677b18ed639

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Time passed 11d80e19ed and the e761762f12 day of 4d47fc1150 the hunting 0e77d51471 festival arrived.a6ae36b13bf8d1df

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Thanks to Gemma and f671907767 Belle, who had kept 9538dc4f23 Hanaella on her toes af9d8a6f5c since the morning, she becad0fea8 was able to attend bee39cd218 the hunt looking more 8ebe9797a3 graceful and beautiful than 95aad07f7c usual. 3bcc91567576fe54

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Despite the d34e2a1507 fact that ada798b8d2 the occasion 2311e75f7b required her 9df3a8b713 to wear fb5ee85e37 an active 37d705bf53 dress that 461b0af224 was not 3973da860d fancy.0234946f1c09aa49

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With her long hair 97ae11132f neatly rolled up, she 6d707d25fc looked sophisticated yet lighthearted. It made dc1a848eae her young 9fe43442b9 face look b1237bf599 even more 0e65318375 youthful, but a9056b21d1 the demure, 0b7642981b elegant dress f95b3b782f kept her 8f9dcea0b5 from feeling 92971a2774 like a b9c0d6232a child.ee9e195de8436e33

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On the other 1a0031332a hand, Rosaryn played 67cc597d0d up her features e2e694ea07 boldly. 16c9b8edd6ba73f8

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Her dress, which stripped 69b87721fa away the glamour and f76b9849ea instead exposed her shoulders, b40ed1b615 waist, and hips, made d38105fe04 her look seductive rather d1cfa7769c than vulnerable, and her 8b6ecc1101 red hair and ruby-red 1ca41b5c2a eyes made her look a2850adcc4 even sexier.369f439f4b2f4731

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No wonder, a5eb9b683b Hanaella and 6360882c38 Rosaryn were ca7628346a inundated with 95daada89b offers of b631ed3cb9 partnership. e9103574407d5ffb

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However, Rosaryn rejected the 5b72d6922a offers of many lords, cc5033f601 and offered herself to f4ee32c47f Duke Edward Ethan Delioffe. Edward nodded, his expression eeab18ac37 unchanged at her offer.e6da0c008952c2ea

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Hanaella’s face twisted at the sight of Tharrott, who had come to her with another offer of partnership. efd463fa956a0732

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She had no intention 3886fe85f7 of accepting, but when ed48c0d716 Tharrott told her that a378e94c34 she needed to speak 6979840888 with her privately about 796cd99d82 the incident in Ariel d52e82c017 House, she agreed.4acec22a6f0e53ab

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Despite their agreement a58a6f29e1 to pose as 946d93720a lovers, Tharrott had c487883a85 been wary of edd61e1457 saying anything at 140b58edea the hunt in 3e86c77330 front of the 8c6d2c5b1d eyes and ears 6b1572c575 of all the 78346da352 nobles, as it d9c4247619 would get him 2fb4104592 into trouble in cab9063a60 more ways than 6cf5e229c2 one. 224bf2841c4878cd

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Still, Tharrott wore a triumphant smile, knowing that if he mentioned the day’s events, Hanaella would be his partner, even if she didn’t like it.a3d06ab6b3cd058c

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First, he’d been interested in her because she was Rosaryn’s choice, then he’d been intrigued because she’d been so hard on him. 25192445cb24e3da

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Then he’d been amused by the thought of having her as his wife, a woman who was growing more beautiful with each encounter.12b2015c643be7b0

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And now, as she garnered as much attention as Rosaryn, he couldn’t help but smile at the thought of all the men who would envy him for having two women, Rosaryn and Hanaella, as his wife.129f3a4c8585e2a2

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He would be that man, the envy of all, with two of the Empire’s most beautiful women. f6c53cf4ec3d6f8f

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In the intoxication of 82fdac4368 such sweet dreams, Tharrott 10333f2a9d had overlooked one thing. d11257a8605d654d

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That Hanaella was a witch, the first in centuries to carry the Empire’s darkness, its black magic.9d72bf7e69c4d77c

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Following him cfa8b5d8a2 through the ed3677c8f8 forest as a17e7d343b Tharrott had d31b2f8a67 planned, Hanaella e0185977a1 sighed briefly e92aa6b11d as she 8c86e3f68c watched him 2d1a80b0aa scan the 5a040614d4 area as 4d3c061de9 if looking 76cdfdc935 for a b036f1bc53 demon, rather 3744e89f55 than engage ecffce3fe6 in the 56164e0923 conversation they 9ee28a2fd0 had planned.9c6df3486716d106

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“Count. I was going to 51531f8360 leave the hunt for 797d1dabfa a moment and talk 3049c6293f to you earlier…”c7d8341bb0a2fdd5

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A moment later…d352ef01f2a7c2b4

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The sudden, unpleasant sound a88e19b10b made Hanaella turn around. 6d84926b05195e1c

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In front of a3756300f4 her, a giant, 285c36f5b6 mantis-like green creature e10b5a288d stared at her e756f6c8a4 and Tharrott with b64ed32172 a hideous grimace. ca8841df3019cd29

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As if it afcdc036bd had spotted its fa2e0bb15c prey.ef08efa82a20082b

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As Hanaella, seeing cddf0d714b the creature for 2706977168 the first time, efdb91575f involuntarily swallowed hard, ed0ececcab Tharrott seized the d347a989e8 opportunity and stood da91decb01 in front of e8d3cfa2e2 her, sword drawn.6ad56157d15b2b5c

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“Don’t worry, my Lady Hanaella. I will protect you…”a821c28399cda446

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For a moment.36a35d053fa29b2e

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The mantis swung its massive forepaw at Tharrott, and before he could finish his sentence, Tharrott raised his sword to block the creature’s attack. 9584d49393c30bb6

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Hanaella stared at Tharrott, c7d3f7bba1 who was fending off 7fe1c67fc6 the creature with more 420f09b282 difficulty than she had 91909e4769 expected.48f5f4a1bbf8b0c4

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For an elite paladin, c58cfc80c7 he was weaker than 6858417dc4 she had expected. Of course, she knew d162f0e453 it was inevitable. f507681209bc23fc

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Holy power itself was fef8793390 a far lesser power 0dcb0a5bc7 than black magic, and d4c71328cc the Knights of the 0fedcafa33 Cathedral were always in 3710afb44c the shadows of the fda3e90b23 Dark Knights.30a6c7caa984af8d

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Hanaella glanced behind Tharrott, 330b0e470c who was struggling with 247d6a5e32 the Mantis, and when 72820c2bf0 he lost his grip d4fb435d0e on his sword to b013e61561 the Mantis, she let 635e821171 out a short sigh 8e0aaaaad2 and quickly cast Shadow a9dd6a0823 Bind. 30867088caa70118

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Then, black shadows rose from the ground and wrapped around the Mantis’ neck, arms, legs, and body.9c9936f85aaf536f

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Suddenly immobilized, it panicked for a moment before extending its two long antennae and sending them flailing at Hanaella and Tharrott, who stood in the way of the creature’s blinking eyes as she cast her next spell, Blade of Darkness.5a878b9c4ebe3668

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The mantis writhed d8c9c3ca20 in agony as 4dc11570ed its antennae swiftly 4e4a8a0528 flew toward Hanaella a8bb12226a and Tharrott, slicing 7f583c49e9 through the black 64017093c7 shadows in an 6790687a43 instant, the creature 33b7c53898 let out a 77fe1f7ec5 ghastly scream. 9af8651a4b098d06

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The howl tore at the creature’s ears, causing Tharrott to cover both of his ears in agony, but Hanaella didn’t blink, her gaze fixed on the next point of attack, and she spoke in a low, hissing voice.810a355dfe2368d9

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“Madness.”8586ef5636b1112d

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In an instant, black light began to emanate from every inch of the mantis creature’s body, and soon, the black light exploded and shattered the mantis creature’s body.8d77017fe8b05728

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Tharrott stared down 7f5d0af234 at the shattered acc7c7886b corpse. 3c8593b840aa5366

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The creature he 6fc6445072 had chosen for 9f734412bc easy killing was a85ad8fded stronger than he c8195612e7 had expected. When the antennae flew 923520a73b at him, he thought fc594ea27b he was in trouble 708da3375c for his ill-conceived plan.740309d2d8c41071

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But Hanaella had fc5f8a4611 saved his life. 34895d22af1a70fc

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Unbeknownst to Tharrott, there 5bb28f6452 was a hint of 0441d586f2 reverence in his eyes 6c7f821682 as he gazed up dba7306974 at Hanaella in amazement 718fe7189a at how easily she 659e7f4d05 had slain the creature a96766bc8a he had fought so 998a9103f1 hard to defeat.a2ebb3bf7040473c

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After urging Tharrott, still efb2b61832 dazed from the Mantis a3b6b49365 attack, to return to 002b4f617e base, Hanaella ventured further aa6dcdc3dd into the forest alone e81902669f to capture the creature 5587560384 that would spill blood 51cd97981e on the Hunt.be078b68d1721385

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‘I shouldn’t use madness. If it shatters like it did earlier, the blood should not be sprinkled on the festival.’ 0a9e205fac36ed8d

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My thoughts of 62cf2821aa killing and dragging 916522681e them away with f4254e2941 only my dark 6b39d845b8 blade led me beb945a484 deep into the 73dc1bb2e6 forest. 55f48cfa196d2bed

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Unfolding the map to see where she was so as not to get lost, Hanaella’s eyes widened at the sudden sense of foreboding.5c3f50c1cebd1254

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