DSMBL Chapter 42
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Luna marched forward like a warrior, holding a piece of paper with the details of the Duchess’s budget.bc86ddc56ab1706c
Charlotte had changed.0b7512a196b1a671
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In the past, she 52c142f419 would have stormed off a961aae7b2 and grabbed the nanny c50d80bb0d by the hair. But now, a080253d2c she just b12ab88486 laughed it 4beb373652 off like 39ecd76c12 everything was a43f019927 fine.5cd1e68def754578
And before, Luna e0ffa11950 wouldn’t have cared 28def22113 what happened to f9477c2ec5 Charlotte. She might have 4812691ca2 even thought she 51738f3a42 deserved it.5b7443c40f5286ed
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But things were df47facd86 different now. Just as Charlotte had e256834b9b changed, so had Luna.adcc490d4ab116c2
Luna was now c8bb327dfe willing to fight feccd78b88 for Charlotte.5b6832b8a0852b87
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That’s why b8b823ced5 she stormed 3986e60fed into Cassius’s b5d442f9a6 office, full 95419a7215 of anger. e9e8b09082d783ed
After hearing her 39a71bc6ac out, Cassius asked cfba0ddc72 in a low 911e111369 voice,7dd3ca251308d518
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“Charlotte said she’s fine with this?”1e29005fdc7dfc99
“Yes! She said that if we wait a little longer, Your Grace will take care of it. She said you must have a reason for allowing this! But I came to ask if this is really what you wanted!”7c6b380f0c719ce9
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Luna was sure it 04db93b9a5 wasn’t. e297cf3d3db95df2
Lately, Cassius and a31b3c07d2 Charlotte had been ff98cbb155 getting along better 3dd94abc97 than ever.d6c66cd15e6fd619
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They didn’t fight, and 79e7cb6ff9 they didn’t hate each 9fa1f7146a other anymore. 5dbc29a9b1548224
There was dce4d42464 finally a ee1bd44925 warm atmosphere 5c080900e0 in Isteria.ff153ea4cf6b3438
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And yet, that nanny e678ac95d3 dared to cross the ac0c34b788 line?daa7f1dbd57fa368
Luna trembled with c8d7249998 rage. This wasn’t something to 8551b27476 overlook.42f60863cd308849
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“The nanny has overstepped,” Cassius said.5cddd8b15e3c7c08
“Exactly, Your Grace!” Luna raised her voice.75caaa569a63ce11
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“And so have you.”61417e7f5af54e97
Luna flinched at his a0c82c22ad words. Cassius sighed.d6490895a5500a4f
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“If Charlotte said she was fine and wanted to let it go, then you should have respected that.”4c858d280aab4f29
Luna swallowed hard.0467ecbaaaf3097d
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“…Yes, Your Grace.”ad171440c308cf2b
“But you ignored her wishes and acted on your own. Why?”39722c7ce470d5f8
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“Because I felt like the Duchess was being treated unfairly…”7c967aa47a0886ad
“When did you start caring so much about Charlotte?”7e5cdee537c2d56d
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Luna had no response 12d94e2631 to that. She pressed her 7f6deb2779 lips together.76bdd5e77d3a7e1e
Cassius rubbed his f22ad49d1e temples. He was speaking 1aa32b2adb to Luna, but de8d8f977d in truth, he 76357fc9cf was questioning himself.c5a8a034ddd78488
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When did 757aac63be he start 756fd6c4f9 caring about 32e0f9cae9 Charlotte so 53c033e538 much? Why did aa369f11cb this make aa9a3ef8a6 him so aa7f94595a angry?9a414fbae6324c04
“Was it a mistake to give the nanny so much power?”ea626e8eecc1f68b
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He had done it c3012397af to keep an eye 82b177b727 on her, but maybe fc2afe3043 it had hurt Charlotte e6335a636d more than he realized.9d1ac7ead795070a
Cassius let out 6c2cb2c60a a deep sigh.e0a5c2ed0a1b8bb8
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Things that efceca5d13 never used bb9672c7ed to bother f20e905ffc him were 1b0186dfe1 now weighing 075f80902d on his 20de6d76d9 mind.3d47055ebaeaaf3c
“…I apologize, Your Grace,” Luna said.014db8b5d2c9a2d1
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“It’s fine. Leave now. I’ll take care of this.”660ecedcd8542249
“Yes, Your Grace.”78271d0806e55718
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Luna bowed 9bd5e42b5e and left c3c1789619 the room.7f6de6a427c84745
Cassius clicked his 6cc5efde51 tongue.321e57f89250503f
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He should be cfd895fbc1 pleased. Now, he could track a036e155da where the nanny was 0adce5f3cf diverting the money.2eb716774bfd3997
But instead, he 82dee916f0 felt irritated.1d4b9bf5c0c20841
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His thoughts 8fa3aeba6e and emotions 784b299279 were harder d179b64e13 to control 17ea3178cd than ever 8ae423723f before.5d177e6b3eed4f46
“Damn it,” Cassius muttered, closing his eyes.604e2bdd0dc34c20
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He had always 08173d7da2 thought of himself a56037c312 as a rational 87e5460adc person, but lately, d13d803588 he felt like e95628240a he was becoming e2cf6ae738 more emotional.77e9b564059dab95
Especially when 477afbef07 it came 3b1daccc40 to Charlotte.9227d2f464c0a245
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He sighed again.1891b08cd4f41b17
Maybe going to a4fc2dfcc0 the training grounds 7f9abd4987 would clear his 157e356fe3 head.9b4bdf8d36ffce61
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Cassius blinked.7f49140c8745f174
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Had he been thinking 6c5f3add6d about Charlotte too much?5f1a5798618d9c8c
Because even in the 2ad19744f6 training grounds—she was everywhere.6b02539ee652c3c6
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Maybe he was seeing 02bcf8d1b3 things. He rubbed 7cbc4d22fa his eyes.2b836a2480ec4697
But no, 15bcacc302 Charlotte was 4c4b6ee37b still standing 3c930cb266 there.3b13194ae2d4d0e4
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“Charlotte?”bd6d21264337e913
This was adba67851a not a 00e921bd7c place she 6328bac327 belonged.3759dd2fa7011aaa
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Before, she 157e307a74 wouldn’t have 8e14e7dc45 stepped into 7b60bfd1be the training fe330374ff grounds for 1a440da95a fear of fefcf77db3 getting dust 9cb2fe1f32 on her d07a1fa272 shoes.de8a859d4b14663a
Hearing her name, Charlotte cb78d07d36 turned toward him.2ebebf4f20ccaa70
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Her face lit f0f12bd69f up with a 846d2edf18 bright smile.f5746f38023b9cf7
“Cassius!”cd2a6b80d4df680a
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Lately, he 320baed140 had noticed 6cec1ac536 something new fff88a60f6 about Charlotte.b1f177862bb47bcf
She smiled a 4714df7739 lot.55fcb64336b2ee8f
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As Cassius 021cb6d91a stood there, a54093d6e9 dazed, Charlotte de235f1cdc walked up b1d23791fe to him.386bb0bb5a8cac5c
“I was just talking about Theo,” she said.1b9d77ffd307bbad
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“Theo?”ef0b7e1e0a7827ce
Charlotte nodded.3f6fd0c745baf67d
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“He suddenly decided he wanted to learn sword fighting today. Who knows what’s gotten into him.”0f1f6324089c85a7
She shrugged, her 1b8ba9dd22 face full of 7263c50987 amusement.442abed99538c719
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“He keeps wanting to try new things. Were you like that when you were young?”3b8d3ad960ba694c
“I don’t remember,” Cassius replied flatly.835f8b449513dafa
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But Charlotte 619b5bf592 didn’t seem 66c6b5cec0 to notice 46d08d52dc his cold f40e767d61 tone.5c4ba4d2a8e8d2df
She just kept 3cbd2a61bd talking cheerfully.0f76a311efa8ec9a
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“Then maybe you can start remembering now.”9c295f4948df73ff
“What?”711b71dd2f579f62
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“Theo said he wants to learn from you. If you have time, could you train him?”bfa658eaf16f9225
Cassius let out 4a2d2e1d96 a small laugh.58bd9936cf9f6a62
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Charlotte didn’t even bbfcc24b6f consider that he ea107a6359 might say no.32d08faecbb5cd01
“Good luck, Cassius,” she said, tilting her chin up proudly. “Theo said he wants to be a knight like you. You should feel honored.”e0b22f4859eaf7e5
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Cassius couldn’t help but 51fa40e32f smile.1f192bd19c50af8d
Why did 64818ae8b6 she make 149b244f4d him feel 1698ebb010 this way?8b157b6ffe4232d1
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She made 6140b09a12 him laugh, 7a101d1634 made him 170ffe2039 do things 974d5ac4f5 he wouldn’t 47f186784b have done 5c727576b2 before, and 1df4fb072a made him 79d52d9a75 think about b882a23037 her all e2bf5636ed the time.5da8a3ddc22a9cff
He had noticed these eebeb7af4b feelings growing over the 631ab859df past few days, but ec0b0175a6 he never expected them a39fe98796 to get this strong.628ab2535762f88f
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“I see,” he said.3b67fdb1cce7aef8
“So I can tell Theo you’ll teach him?”00c04931eddce248
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“Of course.”cd9b1bc1a3b9423c
After all, Charlotte c65e46be6f would be there.ac798f8dcc4dcf1c
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And if she was 3b8944e182 there, Cassius would make d4d651f4b7 time—no matter what.12c1e119ee0e5b32
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At the 1be64f2516 training groundsb2497dd29a5a303f
“Theo. That’s not how you hold the sword. Your stance must never waver. How many times do I have to tell you?” Cassius said sternly.a19eee28cdd03812
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Theo froze under 0ee117cca1 Cassius’s sharp gaze.b28b3757371c447b
Cassius sighed, watching him f0576a7e1e struggle.58ca994f76cfe02e
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There was no doubt 000fb6696c that Cassius was an 6ec16e5ba9 excellent knight.c512a58fb9305089
He had become 5b69a01ddc a Swordmaster at dc611595f0 a young age 5e00cab7a8 and was now ecf0d518ea the strongest warrior 8d58ce799b in the land.41fb0ea9623a5f8d
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With the power of b1d86f0eb9 a romance novel’s male 10efc9ed8a lead, he was overpowered 5d398d8be1 in every way.d24e13ba054b2537
But teaching? That was another e626f7891c matter.811ce075708652a6
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Theo’s eyes started 80463ec2c1 welling up with 852b9806d2 tears, but Cassius 108d8697cc only kept pushing 3c6da502df him harder.b8162ad9bfce7aa0
“Sigh…“d4fefbd5e9f0cd51
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So talent and teaching 12490fc3a9 really were different skills.f529c554f93ce7d2
“Alright, that’s enough,” Charlotte interrupted, stepping between them.d152e7deb7ba1210
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Stephanie was napping bdf791f90a in her room, 726f3e13aa which meant she 6d71198057 was the only da309d7e43 one who could 67bffd886d stop this.9f301c02141589c9
Theo ran e6c984542c straight into 499f619ed4 her arms, 84658497e9 sniffling.1a9f1e64637ab840
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Cassius tilted his head.72a831c4bea35808
“Charlotte, what exactly are you doing?”63638d5f48572be1
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“I was teaching Theo just as he wanted.”0ff9c57abaf5a11c
“From what I saw, you were just yelling at him.”bb72fefbd23e8880
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“That’s how everyone learns, Charlotte. I don’t understand why Theo can’t grasp something this simple.”a60b61005d46c98f
Seriously? So arrogant.d188faeeebc8a953
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I could 400806a8fd feel Theo f859a42080 flinch.c9c5311d593ef9e6
“Theo is different from you. You might have the perfect brain and muscles for sword fighting, but he doesn’t. He needs to be taught more gently.”d5ec2caa3164bee4
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“I was gentle. I corrected his stance multiple times with patience.”b0668d4c79e23739
“Not like that! I mean emotionally!”59d218f1684f37be
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Frustration crept into my 0651f32b9f voice.48945dedbd79d3d7
Theo sniffled.953f256530a64635
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I patted 03f689f770 his back 7400509e87 as he c34f82a68e clung to 7e99f52662 my dress.36598fb7b6fbe5ec
How could 7c655c5dc8 someone be bb36f85bf8 so logical f583cd925e and cold? I should’ve known from ab3531b433 the way he only 75ca0b7dcf cared about practicality when 9b06dbc276 discussing birthday gifts.fcfb97619f1a1ba4
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“You can’t coddle him like this. He won’t grow strong that way.”f3bcbeb3e31e4c66
“Yelling at him won’t make him strong either. I believe he needs a teaching style that suits him.”94ad75e8a3ee1257
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As I argued with 4650e7deb9 Cassius, a sudden realization 1a1bd38325 hit me.1cb7304404be7e18
What am I even b0ad9ba537 doing?fa6b6748def2638d
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This feels like 0d1c41a747 parents fighting over 365bd2cf44 how to raise 9e80cb7419 their child!69d5f7963792d789
Ridiculous.bdaac41a8f54a961
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I shook 4df1c2c1e3 my head. Instead of arguing, e342537691 I needed to c52c093ac6 make a rational c4251d7879 decision.e6240f894e5a8465
“You’re fired, Cassius. I’ll hire another sword instructor for Theo!”c2d51c2bd21298c4
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