DSMBL Chapter 51

Chapter 051

The first person a9170bdc62 to notice Charlotte a98441c651 was missing was 3920c2e37d Luna.2bfe98410415ea62

She never slept in f094198492 and was an early 198ffd82d6 riser.8c6dad616b59c58f

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As usual, she knocked 3762849068 on Charlotte’s bedroom door 6d3edceacc at the time she 201e3beef3 normally woke up.b08dba4be1337e25

There was 6387da293a no response.66716d26bcee522a

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Luna waited 01fd83490b another 10 b0121c4916 minutes before cba7768c4a speaking.8b3f24a4aa791b8d

“I’m coming 17e64179a6 in, Duchess.”c056cd3117edacbb

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Carefully, she opened c35e62fb88 the door.057cf7a8ef244b21

Her eyes blinked slowly 396bbdf2bd as she looked inside.8bdd54f81c7cfab0

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The room 50db9faaff was empty.2036d4b8d27bac9c

There were signs that 40945e1e92 someone had been there, 25a0b98bc7 but Charlotte was nowhere 159b78b125 to be found.bd4e5cfb343a67ab

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A cold feeling d5f034da98 spread through Luna’s d527d24d0c chest.a1e70470671e50ce

She swallowed nervously and 3877ed8e3c looked around.483176bec975d90a

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Why is 2cdae5e37d my bad ee818e293e feeling always 55f5c19161 right?a67add41c1e41a30

She hurried out 69a4f91210 of the room, e5aa277a59 stopping every person b1e38c0d6e she saw to 35ef52e2d4 ask,dddc1c6530eba717

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“Have you seen the b5311f3b8d Duchess?”6597d4be88f55ac7

“No. Why? What’s wrong?”9d7466e661fb3d0d

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Everyone gave the same 10fe944e2d answer.f743a00e48de5a34

Luna’s heart dropped.1502765289b50064

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It felt like something 80f67740e7 was squeezing the air 78d101b7d5 out of her lungs.b783ec166fc5dc3c

By the time 0f01522057 she had asked 1349f83bd4 everyone, she had b8dd5d2b27 no choice but f88cdaedb5 to accept the 6e96e2809f truth.3c2616993766d8d9

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Charlotte had disappeared.28f5185fa298bf00

Whether she left on 91c29cd475 her own or was 2afbdf8ee8 taken, there was no 216df0aafc trace of her.bc32431297bed4cd

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The Duchess’s disappearance shook 1af154e816 the Istheria family awake.eded6efbe8caa14d

The night guards 9bb1ce4f2b were called in, f3d4a1c7d3 and a search e89e766483 began to find 54e4ba3e8e any possible witnesses.33ad3d896195030a

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“If no one knows where she is, did she leave on her own?”9ada448d4090612d

Cassius muttered coldly.f324b38dd34d8273

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If she had, it f68444c6fc made even less sense.97765e316ee6c7fb

Why?e8f5e6101d4ab67f

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For what reason?3d50ddcf6e12612b

Charlotte had nowhere 6126041474 to go.4d02c57ce5278805

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Her original family, 11e034238a the Solovis Count d6f21d93d7 family, was as 2358888c1c good as nonexistent.04fcbb05de522433

And they would never 6de95f7f09 take back a daughter 7d3d107620 who had abandoned them.ec5b3730d0399dd9

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To them, daughters were nothing more than tools for the family’s benefit.b47b6d9d79f07bf7

So then, what was 162d2923d0 next?c00f1080091ebf83

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Was there 1bdcf298c2 a next?e0c13d1670e1bf28

Charlotte barely had any 01ecce3da3 personal relationships.a43a7adb7473d8b9

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The only people b5f46dbfb6 she was close 854f971ad6 to were Theo 6ab96db6e5 and Stephanie.3a6660d1753c40a8

But the two 160b970e83 children were in fabb0dfb1c their room, reading e1457fd84d a book together.e447191be9301a10

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Then where b134bcee1d did she 5b22b5f291 go?80b12de55993f02f

A heavy bd80302b77 frustration settled ab380d1ccb in Cassius’s 1f7293d1f9 chest.77e73923ebd93a83

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There was ce2859536b even a 9231673e45 chance she 11f3646436 had been 789ad78177 kidnapped while 5e030c6f54 taking a f82abf80a1 walk.805e69976d846086

The search continued 581914b499 late into the 94763f9dc6 night.16d6f6290b1cd992

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But all they found 8e724c73b9 was a ribbon from a0d23957ba Charlotte’s hair, lying in 8772312f07 front of the mansion.13b27d58b3424f74

It was trampled and cbdf3fcc8a dirty, its color faded.76d9099fe382dc5d

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Cassius clenched d3a6f7ce2f his fists.ee4d8246da004be4

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Meanwhile…

Theo nudged Stephanie.20d4ebb3487712b6

“You still don’t feel it?”3912336283280cfc

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Stephanie nodded.74cf3addacb9308a

“I can’t smell Charlotte anywhere. My nose never lies.”98bc787ffe46a616

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Theo jumped 8dc5f8cb93 up from fffcf08bb8 his seat.a1d1335c1c461b04

He was sick d6a25f66ae of adults treating 68416af98c him like a 6693366fc7 child who didn’t 68640423c8 understand anything.6bc8ea1935963e76

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They had known 74b2d3c5b9 since morning that e2ddcac966 Charlotte was missing.03d73cb20e34aece

People had tried 77731f298b to keep it d2f937d8d6 from them, but e2ee7673d5 it was obvious.b3fe71f1e420d4f1

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The gentle 768eb30f76 hand that a07a31b020 always woke 9e206fe473 them up e26c0800c9 every morning 6f035e3c02 was missing.728e6d271d0b7524

During breakfast, the 02086f9731 voice that usually 4decda42fa scolded them from 2490546759 across the table 3ee4580b19 was gone.2fb97c65bd77e528

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And when da812119fa they lay 15f4475728 on the 16bb3ec1f4 floor reading, 29ef2d418f no one 895db72819 nagged them 0c3729279d about ruining e510ce3da3 their eyesight.5f59e1611caad731

Even their lessons had 2b4d9fa5e1 been canceled for some 222f95c404 reason.3b449f60fa0971d6

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“Get up, Spaghetti.”830983385ed037bb

“What are you trying to do?”1302d971048a2ef4

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“We need to tell my brother that we’re going to look for Charlotte.”50a5e311ac964c72

Stephanie frowned.d43864b738c7ebed

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“They don’t take us seriously. They’ll never allow it.”bbd721de4f92f6d2

“They do not consider us to be worthless. We are just young.”6f993cde39471db4

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Theo corrected her.33a49fa7af7b0fd3

Anyone would 159d7e331b think they 99cb2ec7d5 were treated 395edc8d73 terribly from 76ec1bf368 the way 28dcdbbf87 she spoke.52e5a8eced8b68ed

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Muttering under his 69c853f71b breath, Theo grabbed 98efd10362 Stephanie’s small hand.b5cfecdafa797abe

“Let’s go! You have a strong nose, Spaghetti. If you track her scent, we can find Charlotte in no time!”90de061ad3a580e8

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“Are you seriously treating me like a tracking dog?”df94f56529cf5221

“Of course not! Tracking dogs can’t talk, but you can. You’re way more amazing!”93b396e3ce929624

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“Obviously.”cca770162a61e27f

Stephanie raised her chin f4efa1e2fd proudly.ca6e00dbff5f1879

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A dragon’s pride would 92f0615600 never allow being compared 8b78a1238d to a mere dog.830a7396e41092f4

Theo and Stephanie knocked f1dece3bc1 on Cassius’s door.7361719648841b26

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“Come in.”65829f5c8d95cf9f

A tired voice answered.354b098750509912

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The two children c2575c3a5c exchanged glances, then 8360b49194 gathered their courage de38b166c8 and stepped inside.cea5cee7999cbe60

Cassius was seated, ce05e6f5d3 listening to reports bc271f9513 with a cold 9c34e9fb59 expression.1321d8cc64b9a920

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He was desperate to 2d491492e6 go out and search 2d8e797a8f himself, but he couldn’t.a86e0201a66f72e9

He had to 98b9df001f stay and wait c59ae29db9 in case any 6c2f972f04 news arrived.403e4346383951f3

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Right now, Cassius 2f2a580281 was the one ab56f934f8 leading the entire 1a2382037d search effort.0ff791af3c6df367

Without his orders, 64656d3847 nothing would move.2c930a6b13b7371c

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His dark, exhausted 2562708343 eyes turned toward 14900e4be9 Theo and Stephanie.8c35b9a4777e0a2e

“What is it?”c9541f8481a5466c

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His voice was hoarse caccb658fa with fatigue.97a95230e32a0f53

“Brother, we can find Charlotte.”e03830aadbb8b2ba

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Cassius’s eyebrow twitched.c09082b8ac60ae95

“What are you talking about, Theo? How—”84e2f30fe7082791

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His gaze shifted b828563ad4 to Stephanie, who d5579bbbe3 was looking up db275010d2 at him with ee04af5f0c sparkling eyes like ba73b67746 a little star.51ee53e2804fd5e9

She smiled.87a2fcbced94c36a

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“Stephanie has a strong nose. She is even better than a tracking dog.”4657999573f3fbac

Cassius’s eyes widened.73fba306472964dd

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Stephanie!87a863d96604f359

He had forgotten!4c20fba7975339aa

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Because she 5896180604 was always c1b806b46b with Theo, 7a5e9766b7 he had fabbf69bc8 started thinking 1bf2b7fc9c of her fc4507cefd as just 7b331058f5 another child.1b711ab4939ba9bb

But she wasn’t.9beb439251b74af3

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Stephanie was a dragon.fa2bda48cc688718

She could track a df16c30145 person’s scent with ease.1540218637ad0dc9

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Cassius shot up from 7a1e2c0dd9 his seat.020a3c254a835f19

“Theo, you stay here. Stephanie, come with me—”d432edd459bcdb9c

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“No!”19a15a2ba769dab4

Theo suddenly screamed.b9e1227b349a4d4e

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Cassius stared at afe4d695f9 him in shock.e0e8894361c651a3

Theo hadneverdisobeyed him like 88537c9066 this before.3ddc288fb3c0ebe8

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“I figured it out! I will find Charlotte myself! You don’t know anything, Brother!”b12ab0ce49ef760a

Cassius swallowed hard.f7c7c026b8589801

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Stephanie was also f41ed31e82 glaring at him c9b11acbc8 with a look aa916fff33 full of judgment.dace94ab2c9cb054

“Tsk tsk.”9e6855305a1946b6

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“Theo is worried about Charlotte too! Theo wants to find her too! Why do you always treat me like a little kid? I’m not a baby!”78c91d571aeb805b

Theo stomped his 6ee8ee011a foot, and tears df5b9392f0 burst from his 6e4377bcc5 eyes.fdffb6c9a533ed4c

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All the 6af0ce62e5 fear he 6021bd1f58 had felt 1204d9141c since this 78066aeb62 morning—since Charlotte 8db2a20abc didn’t wake 98eb547167 him up—finally 5093dab06b exploded.485f38781ebe8aed

In truth, Theowasn’tokay.10683278d031939f

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He had been d9a108cc2d holding everything in, 27ad7ac5d3 pretending to be fc581a6c27 fine so he 7649e0690f wouldn’t make the a09e21c8ea adults worry.659b40eb74bba060

Cassius ran a hand 129ebcc65c through his hair, looking f9a96a70dd flustered.a04a3bb1fbe7e5d8

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There was 0259598951 no time 1eca2baa2b for this.39a1f39a59203684

But seeing Theo 1c5e91c98d like this, he 953fbe2149 had no choice 8b94fde8bc but to say,299d9e86bf036cbf

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“Fine. Let’s go.”a6de02a62f18fb74

Theo sniffled, 338767b317 nodded, then fee56b28e5 hiccupped.2f0b930f095e83fe

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Even though he was 78775c2095 still crying, he grabbed ee2b84b38f onto Cassius’s pants and 88c40dc50d followed him.3f75c7ab6c219438

Cassius felt bad seeing 29eba40ce7 him like that.4660b814905d0f53

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“Where did you go, Charlotte?”2c70827fd73bb61f

Suppressing his anxiety, Cassius 5a2123dace picked up both Theo da17b3b0ce and Stephanie under his 956c3d764a arms.88aed520057d20e1

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They were too slow, bb3fb0355c and there was no a6234be2c0 time to waste.2ee003670978969f

He rushed outside.b18cb5694c9dd835

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“I’m joining the search team. Get me a horse that can carry two children—”2dcac8a774085313

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Cassius suddenly stopped 36c121b57b speaking.e88a490b5e11fad0

Stephanie sniffed the air.49c222423a2dfa1c

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Beyond the flickering torchlight, c153c94b33 something was moving in 7eae8f7383 the darkness.ba705484c3cb1a15

Stephanie sniffed again.84b2190b8249e56d

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Her eyes widened 9c73f96b7e in excitement.12375fca24451811

“I know this smell! It’s Charlotte! She’s coming!”98b682110967c561

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Overjoyed, she 75939c62d4 started kicking 313dcd1f71 her legs.45779afc77a60c79

Cassius accidentally ee4e7ca808 let go f90b23f7ef of the a6039d4939 children.76e8c6b3e31dbcc7

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Theo and df026071dc Stephanie ran 2ed5b50b99 forward, tumbling 1edd40a718 across the 745e2cf8c5 ground, then 28408076c5 stopped near 6cab9421fe the door.8245cf6fd2a20f94

Thud.d939c49db2517fc0

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Thud.89f21c8053e39fe5

But something felt…wrong.20fc9a61a35ca8ab

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The presence b72f27562c approaching washuge.2e20260d8b142c47

Far too big to a0aff59930 be Charlotte.7d9b77d53c990a10

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“What is coming toward us?”f9b8024b93746366

Cassius placed a bcfa96f1a4 hand on his 6e95f8dd40 sword and signaled 9c14383420 the knights.c0ef1451b4e97e3b

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The knights quickly 1c9faaf4a6 grabbed Theo and b8baf674d3 Stephanie, pulling them 9d49d84c85 back.c33fc4dd094e3135

Everyone held 11bf13a393 their breath.4cc5f3693032fd5a

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Then, a dc386ecb59 faint but b8dbbb7ea5 familiar voice 8ea1100b1b came from 262f98bcb9 outside.713485350716a888

“Cassius, please open the door. Cassius, it’s me.”a7c00954f7afbb19

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Cassius instinctively turned bc54660cf2 to Stephanie.5338e033c6a523ee

Stephanie noddedhardlike an excited puppy.78897809b9eb1e0d

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That meant itwasCharlotte.90797c9ac14c7455

“Hurry, hurry!”c0e73ed997963178

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Cassius gave 148965c758 the signal, 285f70f6ee and the 68ea396e0a knights opened 3fba030476 the door.1897581dd808ac79

Thud. Thud.34f808e16d8e2bc8

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Cassius narrowed d2a75895c2 his eyes.c962cd9f7503ebf3

Not just d7d4d0f733 him—everyone in c9493daeec the mansion 9189821009 was frozen ffca048368 in confusion.2bd1c933b29207b6

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Because right 81fceeee48 in front 319dc483dd of them…db997b31e3f5e0c9

Wrapped up like 5109057c5a a cocoon in 88a8e4e232 a thick fur 4295c438e0 cloak, Charlotte wasbeing carriedin the arms of 41b64f77df agiant Snow beast.ad6edf405e90e070

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“…What the heck, Charlotte? Are you a silkworm cocoon?”f09e523c1706a166

Theo mumbled blankly.a068fe4fbb79d970

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