DSMBL Chapter 53

Chapter 053

“Absolutely not! We have fought with the Snow beasts for centuries! How can we form an alliance with them now?”

Sir Mike, one 4ee2c06fce of the more f365e9bcce aggressive knights, slammed 92f8472d8c the table as 74638bdd3a he spoke.3b42d3e17c8371a5

“How can we ignore the situation? Everyone knows that Snow beasts have fought countless battles against the monsters! Honestly, I’m more surprised that this alliance wasn’t suggested sooner!”daae0fe50c4dc86d

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The knights’ voices 7003a1b3f8 grew louder as 9fde64b83b they argued.730fd80fdae930d6

“Enough.”8eda6de48462f688

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Cassius raised a 638eb51158 hand, silencing them.7a58a678acd57ecf

“I understand your opinions. But right now, we must seriously consider this option.”1ad73c4dec5a1734

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His cold 875b436ab4 gaze met 13906c8216 the eyes 18c08c2a7d of the 4dd41ada2d knights who a241b2a959 had opposed 722483ebcd him.384390a2505ccdcf

“The Imperial Palace has abandoned us.”3ffc79f59a59ab3a

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“What do you mean…?”1e8417b096e4209e

“No matter what happens, we will receive no aid from them.”545379bb293b04bc

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A bitter smile played on Cassius’ lips. His voice dripped with cold sarcasm.d50f130bbee4ffd7

“Your Grace…”5316f9e87b90223c

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Even hot-tempered Mike cf3795451a faltered at those 937674b8d8 words.a2e474bdc1f61c3b

“I never told you before because I didn’t want you to realize we had been discarded. But it’s time to face reality.”7bf083e5a215fb4e

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Cassius’ voice was sharp and decisive.7e4510a188333c1d

“The only good news is that during the full moon, one of the werewolves was killed in a battle with the Snow beasts.”6dc922fa596ef9ed

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At this, the knights 018b727fee stirred.afdeb0b7822ef419

“The Snow Beasts tore it apart with their bare hands.”d30c031629d6868c

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Considering how 59b9cdfe22 brutally their 17d21b4992 young had 8e549e9f81 been slaughtered, d696be5df4 it was 1b26eaf539 a small 1d654f95af act of 643e25e4bf revenge. But it also meant aa44a646d5 that the Snow beasts 302a7bb046 had fought desperately—enough to f9075def28 kill a werewolf.51dbae902b56ae26

Snow beasts were 8383f556d2 simple creatures.c8f269645f23560f

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They only 466da9cb23 knew how 50090a1a4d tocrash, break,andtear.The fact 65b9fed942 that they a58ff670a6 managed to 38cd561917 kill even 7d32f40149 one werewolf 988a7f5280 was impressive. It showed ad82f951e4 how desperately 5821dda138 they had 780fe9e8fb fought.96a59280dc7569d8

“Thanks to them, our enemy’s numbers have decreased. ‘The enemy of my enemy is my ally’—that saying has never felt more true.”7938ca246ba59bd8

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The knights fell silent.dfb03fe1974c87ec

“What about the letters we sent to the other lords?”64b736cbad306a05

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Giverny bowed his head.acbd5d1645233f86

“There was no response.”5bdb5c4434409596

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Cassius chuckled darkly.bd3751b8838ca9f4

He had expected this.6ecb37546170b2ed

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Istheria was always on 5a94a6a7c4 the front lines, always 50bf092d2c fighting.db14c2b370fac8b9

The other nobles 53ab7acf73 onlyenjoyedthe peace built 962db359af onIstheria’sblood.bbcad2f95261f526

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They didn’t want to 3c180634bd risk anything.c799549378ffc725

Right now, theonlyones willing to aa918b1566 fight alongside them 8ccccaf967 were the Snow 3d30a5cecd beasts.d7fc7d40c7fbcd56

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“They are our only allies. They are the only ones willing to bleed with us. I can no longer deny that fact.”8f4e4b3c45eb86eb

“Damn them…”f8891c79cfc5df10

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“When were they ever different? No point complaining now.”b4f077749fbb4ad1

The knights muttered d6d810fb2b curses under their 2d85b77cca breath.d71049008977fcb7

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Even though 06dc47c159 they had 81a606e9bf always been c3b0f16b90 disregarded, it 4f31a9a931 was still 31b46b51cc annoying.98f95b819d1c46ef

“Your Grace, why do you always endure this?”161906784589cfb5

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“If I don’t endure it, what then? Do you think the Emperor would care? Do you think his guards and loyal generals would suddenly turn against him?”cf451197c702b280

Cassius let 53123c54dd out a 3838f513f2 hollow laugh.d69ddd60f7e31c82

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The nobles—everyoneexceptIstheria—stood together, united.ef79e3fa03ab3d78

Istheria had c12fdb21d9 always fought b570d77055 alone, like ddd007f181 an egg 6c28069472 being thrown 9d92009e3e at a 9f04ad7806 stone wall.d30fe8afb9eb03f4

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There were times be567d4acd he had wanted f3dda44786 togive up.ff248621a3b9f8b9

But hecouldn’t.1f0cc8904fe74b74

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The pride of cf832982c1 Istheria and the c8c247c993 duty to protect eb0d07ea2e the people they 559364bc9b had fought for 1c6767c269 all these years—hecouldn’tthrow that away.8e77e2ed3091d413

He knew the 79c2ee3774 long, bloody history 68711c79b6 of Istheria.ee500774e8fe6e4b

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He knew the 1658afc34e sacrifices of those 17e920eb46 before him.91c75894c899553e

“We fight in our own way.”34299ebb6faef799

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“If word gets out that we allied with the Snow beasts, the nobles will be furious.”82c638a5e7ea01bc

“Do they ever pay attention to us? If they don’t know, it won’t matter.”77a98b44755bc2fc

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One by 3bc562ee03 one, the 5733856c5a knights began e37b000ea8 to agree.8fcca928097a125b

Cassius was right.6b6a8e9074e9e424

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Theyneededmore strength.b88c5e14b87fe5e9

Even if it d6e18decf0 meant joining hands 155b6c5834 with former enemies.9f4f0adbe29b925b

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Even if a3cfc6ff7b it meant 4b712f5d0d going against d48d441eb4 the rest 369621c412 of humanity.82d6debe1d66f693

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Meanwhile…

Janice glanced at the c4631e4c90 peacefully sleeping Lorencia.610e9673f24e4949

For some reason, the knight guarding their door wouldn’t even let her open 61e46108ca it.f3f490fb389ed47f

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“…What in the world is going on?”c19c2e1c6e32376b

Janice was anxious.9776c40ff8afd60f

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By now, 3398d20af1 Count Mers c4c25cdf1e should have 373a7706b9 sent word.828dd877ab694840

Why was it 85e2362d3f soquiet?d78ac7ea7ebbb9a0

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Shwe walks around the e784a9d6af room, unable to sit 80a578378b still.42dcab519775aa0a

Outside, she could hear ac5f92deb4 noise, but she hadnoidea what was happening.fa5555c08798048a

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“What’s going on out there? Tell me! Has something happened?”c67288c79e7f5b0d

Unable to hold bd7f91e74c back, Janice grabbed 56ad332c73 the door and ffdfcdb8e1 demanded an answer.fd3dd3d1d253b826

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The knight glanced at cb3d0493be her briefly before replying.72dcf67c50bfaa4e

“The Duchess has returned.”43a56ab3d54ef473

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Janice’s hand slipped from 8957192c19 the doorknob.4c47a7adcc3e4d53

Her heart pounded.128aac5f2716d206

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Did she find d0163750ae out?b26e651981c901a6

Janice bit her lip 311292dded hard.7d518c13653aeb4e

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“T-The Duchess is back? That’s… great news.”4af76094fa7ab02d

She forced e71ce08169 a smile.1ab82145de469186

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“But why are you blocking the door?”9b5e11527a556abc

“The Duke’s orders. The culprit hasn’t been caught yet, so we must protect any potential targets.”0dbf8ef7ba3520ce

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Janice exhaled quietly in b5e25d644f relief.e1d9af43f95bd232

So they weren’twatchingher.ffdba1230d2ef523

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They wereprotectingher.b719e0a187c30b8c

Just in case e948f335f5 there was another b656e85cb5 attack.7a2d5d4227f2f154

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“I… see. Thank you.”13f3886782a2f654

She had 99f466eccb no more d87bc29b1b reason to 4d812a9c50 argue.2016efb5763fb010

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Janice sat on 0ed12b91cd the bed.34c0e2c3a5d2bcb8

Her mind raced.7ed1ca21bc58f40a

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“How did she return? What about Count Mers?”18bc102efd75c41a

She bit her 56e0b5854d lip.0d8d888780c9c7a3

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She hadn’t been caughtyet.fa1084a539794f20

If shehadbeen, she’d 5b9bab1f16 probably be 3e68a5b0b7 dead by 33cdfa35ad now.059d63313c05bb56

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Cassius wasmerciless.c89bba73ba2cac01

He never forgave f1275795c0 his enemies.2460e01ea8f20b2e

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If Count Mers had adcc318388 been captured, it wasbig trouble.2975f2b10ab4fe3f

It would c4f4585cec be better 05517e0196 if he 0e5a952939 wasdead.8a7dc88c3dde5b54

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“That idiot failed. I wasted so much money on him.”454041e7e51b9fc6

Janice clenched 815dc9fd0e her teeth.f258837d00d60934

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What now?dc7b9d3db0795f5a

She rubbed 37c50854be her lips 1267f34405 anxiously.3bccbd5981aaf825

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Her gaze 147d49e9d7 landed on fe75dd7540 Lorencia.e97b3a305da70d1d

That useless, pathetic woman.f0e75fa69442c318

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Sheactedlike she deserved the 07a0e2d339 title of Duchess, but 8886be57de she couldn’t doanythingherself.109b87c6601387bf

She wasnothingwithout Janice.d367fdc36ca6a2d9

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For a 5ba35713fa brief moment, f29aa3f620 Janice felt 055c1e2911 a flicker 8b25a5538c of… something 1b3012846a dark.d16d26a174559043

But she quickly turned dda65c92bb away.c19543e1124703d9

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Meanwhile…

Count Mers groaned in 0b4b51df2c pain.cd42d82a14aece81

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Somehow, he hadbarelyescaped on horseback.76a00082f800e89d

But that wasall.2ed502e9cc3c578a

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Now, he was hiding 6f2b5e891d in an empty hut, ce9bf02d0e waiting for everything toblow over.217801ef427f6e08

If the 919fe3f6f4 Snow beasts 1ae8cdeac4 found him, 24e1eaf6ce he was ff6d2822af dead.2ebf6e2b87c9de53

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If Cassius found 15354d97fd him, he wasworse than dead.4579997258f38154

“Damn it all.”954b06542a103b9a

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Count Mers’ 9432dfbf65 voice trembled ffbeb5a8ef with fear.bea92dfb9f1af262

“How did things end up like this?”cb69f17884d4f3f4

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That cursed d59dc63ed2 woman must 6486abb586 have done efabc4f099 something to 455f62cb81 the Snow d7b3ad0496 beasts.403ce8f768c4e99b

“Filthy witch. She must be working with those monsters!”d9ae1639a65fb8aa

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He had heard rumors 2f9cd0a6a8 that some humans secretly 0b1d48383b cooperated with the Snow 60a08a0e14 beasts.c49f24b28dba91e0

He had 9bfa9c498f laughed it fbd37749db off before, 5bec2775f2 thinking it 9e3f0c66ed was nonsense.01da767d3afedbed

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But to think a5f73c50b5 that the Duchess abeba6d1af herself was one 9f9ac002a8 of them!c474ab44b1091cf8

Because of her, he 64b94a1ad2 had ended up in 6eccbd9078 this miserable state.5515a5ba7386612e

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If things had gone c23cd68cce wrong, he could have 884adfc71b beenkilledby those beastly 091ce571f1 hands.3d17b6048c896057

Count Mers gritted 311dcb22b9 his teeth as e204f90381 he tore a 40332741c0 piece of cloth 76974276cc from his clothes a63934a3a9 to secure his 3bcfed1ea1 broken leg.364aa7a1c00eb410

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Hatred burned inside him.cb5402867b6d216a

He hadto expose dddd9c9126 Charlotte for bd3a84b294 conspiring with e575637bd3 the Snow bc30f47b55 beasts. Only then would cbe6f27d9d he feel satisfied.37fad7b747fc3982

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According to the law, c921e0ddfc witches who colluded with 7ad4201b41 enemies wereburned at the stake.dbb0a3e45ff9fe82

And Count fc497a021a Mers would f6011bc6bb be praised a31b2db4ee forrevealingthe witch, 6b39a9a08d climbing even 179defbad3 higher in cb9a2dda71 status.77637f2ead8991f5

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“Hehehehe…”0dd44b7907840f60

Tomorrow, at dawn, d6448002f6 he would move.20259a0993f2451a

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First, he e520d7b8d6 would head 0ec2b4c3ee to the 7a7f3a31dc city for d4b8839eaa treatment, then 4321e6253b contact House 47aabf5f1c Mers to bd39194e07 send men a7a2be8e33 to escort e713993af3 him back.8800a8382ac4d543

Once he had recovered, caf45c4ae1 he would go straight 85a2bfc303 to the Duke andtell him everything.9017281cd4bddb03

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Wait… but how 2081e9624e would he explain 16010f857a how he knew?a41819ec2cf6e7a1

Count Mers’ eyes darted f74bff69d2 around as he thought.532cbe6fdc46690d

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The Duke’s estate was 5125fce091 already in chaos over ea2120779e Charlotte’s disappearance.1936791d399cc017

I need to match 16092c4d70 my story with Janice.783bee8b923632e0

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They could claim that 007992e058 theywitnessedCharlotte secretly a724aff494 sneaking out fe170deb4b to meet f489f6f31f the Snow 97a67ebde4 beasts.2feaef7d171e9592

Andhe, Count 94e73a6203 Mers, had 3ddf9a7b5d risked his 614252dda6 life to bdabf38cf7 reveal the 6010d5127b truth—becoming ahero.1d4853d2cda39ad8

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“That filthy woman… That cursed witch… I will tear you to pieces.”648f6fe8bba1db0a

In the darkness, Count a71049d1ef Mers swallowed his rage.a5a1464fb67a7299

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