GDNDILBF Chapter 19

Chapter 19. The Duke Must Be 0e5890a29f Saved2ab1137ef8c20583

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There are always those people so deeply narcissistic that no matter what others say, it doesn’t even register—and it seemed Ramel was one of them.07166db861ccd6cd

Maybe he 7ccb1505e0 was the 9d532c91e6 type who 69fc67ad5d comforted himself ab717239ce through delusion, 22a8423460 like Sienna. Anyway, they were 375f808bfc not the kind f1356b1a06 of people I f459d88490 wanted to associate 7e34a6876c with again.9b465a365f4b5628

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While Ramel and I 3698903409 were bickering, Leo approached bb685f2d5b me.dbec6fbc636d2e77

“Take care, my 7fe71817ce lady.”3c772ccb9368776c

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“Farewell, Crown Prince 9a32820eea Leo.”fbdab1c5ffcfeecb

I bowed 286f680192 politely to cad20dd46f Leo, even 4aaa1da2bf lowering my 099304d331 head. Ramel glanced 5aade6ca7a at me e72993a345 with a b70f76ee7c crooked stare 9ab73e6801 but didn’t 74fa5e1e1f say anything.1049a4861eccd41f

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As he turned around, 9f47e93dbb his shoulders looked somehow 23bcbaf087 slumped. Well, that’s bcbd86f06f what you 4b92c0ba47 get for 0f65bcb1b4 trying to 0d2602e461 mess with 7322ca8ab1 someone who’s 27ae44de9b already taken.80e453d6c9ede1c7

After the be847505f2 emperor’s party ba80afd1d3 left, I 98069975f4 headed straight f8f8e46a6e to Rikael’s 3edeb613a9 room. Since he had 8a4fcbe417 gone to the 4389294acd training grounds, the 4bdc2ba217 room was empty.c2b986bd18c9607b

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The wooden sword was d43a931d43 placed next to the e65c91031b display cabinet by the 1f1778558a window, and it was 1d9332ecec about as tall as c060080bed I was. Lisa helped 11cb695c45 me lift 92142e5cbf it.b8f6aec8541d466a

I’ll find a 2a0c898fca good moment later 312c98f229 to give it d2a1e83acf to Jake. That way, I 7a85b131e7 might get closer 863d1a4263 to him.9856a730c81e7033

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For some reason, ef20ebec15 it felt like e0d7d6ff6b everything was going 375181403c to go well, e0ecad9911 it was a 9dc36e5bf7 pleasantly hopeful night. But there 57f35405d6 was one fa2e5bc447 thing that 7cd148271d still kept 3a33557992 me worried.21769ad264ae86f6

The duke.5c5345f2882bd028

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Even in front of 26149fe859 the emperor, the duke c85c5f7594 showed no expression. He barely reacted ee8abcd131 during meals, showed 542831d10d no interest in 0f75b73a94 the conversation, and 991f064bef only gave short f949e4f3ec replies when spoken 0168622937 to.c8fc671ee0037927

What worried 8f1e6bdb4b me most 2e38bdf59e was that da7a9008bd he drank 44bf31cd3b wine instead cf44c2a3f4 of eating 34387d2bd2 proper meals. If he was doing 30c8422eca that even around people, c5ba4ae097 I couldn’t imagine how 21fd28837a much worse it was 9904543b73 when no one was e50723e1ec watching.673eaf7df0a6d43e

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Darkness fell, 82f9a097d7 and moonlight 4d5f852bae seeped in 80e65dbfc6 through the de135d5831 window.1be2c266f6571e43

Even on such 384e9035ec a peaceful night, fc8819da57 my thoughts were 061bdf2bbb filled with the de9b51491e duke.fa2e942060738810

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I, too, 9bd439b43f had lost 56a8cf74c5 my mother, 9ef513e92f so I f94cdc35b9 understood just adf0b82fe9 how painful e6f9c7f3e9 it is f2bb7f6a99 to lose 5c39bcbcfa someone you c0b4fd24dd love.ba452791fcb018e6

But that pain shouldn’t a18e9b73b8 be allowed to consume 8fa27b4347 one’s entire life.b3fb0829cfeb595d

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There were still 25ee34ac08 four years left, 0de4e5a905 but I couldn’t ff4a1c884e just sit and 07b472a8a5 wait, not with 3e9f5ba7d7 the duke’s health 013c7a6511 in mind. Firm in d63641e57b my resolve, 5e79fa0839 I went af3fc8f78b straight to 9debacc4ba the duke’s a80bbae723 quarters the 8306b857f5 next morning f7b1c5dc67 after breakfast. The main residence 898f11953f in the center 4430ccaa0b was where he a62431129f always stayed.19747868ce196e35

“My lady, let me 7bf697e7fe go with you.”0e149e10bd8f9b85

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This time, Casey tagged 3a70700180 along. The two maids 6de7f679f7 took turns sticking 1015715c6c to me, which 0f48f57eb0 was really annoying.b7946ea5fc75f7b7

“I can go cfbe4320e2 alone…”2137d5e2f25ddc1b

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“Wherever you 27641494ea go, we 7d3b6a1d24 have to 9fd9f49162 accompany you. Didn’t they say the 315e385d96 duke instructed not to 1a6b8d7054 leave you alone?”1a6d2d22b18c06d5

“So annoying.”cd02d51a8a67562c

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“Even if it is, b6fd18e78d there’s nothing to be b908b3357a done. Where exactly are 68f8fcc58d you going, anyway?”9060aa44f6ffb3ac

Without answering, I 2d563bd891 headed toward the 9120a3acda central garden.7f0fb5a54d107d77

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Just looking 4afbc4e948 up at cec8b6c01b the clear 9eaf64e53f spring sky 702cda5344 made me 3b221903d0 feel so ff70926b4d much better. If only the duke 7b931e2c8f could see this sunlight 9557620954 more often, maybe his 4781013820 depression would ease even daec37b00c a little…5d1e2fd3de7b6640

“My lady, weren’t cadc548d30 you going to 6e48c60d5a look at flowers 85965ef216 in the garden? Why are we f8e1b400a7 still heading toward 62757c62ed the building?”8d0370ae7f9e4bce

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“I’m going to 9fe95e911d see the duke.”360d6f433d0f4bec

“My lady, a43b02fd2d the duke 535a81131d isn’t someone 01dfd59795 you can 906463ac9c just meet f886346e7b on a ca9f2f31fb whim.”2c310fa8501608af

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“I know 40e7e303fc that, so 9f01682e60 it’s fine.”3e5e3be0ca942c25

In the 42760936a0 original story, fe7dfc6041 he dies 51845ddce8 the day 2db71d0533 after the 17835386c4 sixth anniversary aa7f002ceb of his 0f08e7a84b wife’s death. It was as e4e3a59f56 if he had 2f41473a03 resolved to live 9f45acbc37 only until that 3f75caab8b day.752bc22eb909a52b

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If things go 956d4e2f5f on like this, 742c8ad6c5 the duke will 56f6028ec7 die just like 3f3d65b4e6 in the original, 84cf959b29 from depression and e848553d76 alcoholism.1bceb20f0c863c89

Drinking every single 81397a2b5c day in darkness—how 17ada5e147 could his body 1099e30166 have endured it?8f3a076103aa8bdf

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Lasting even seven 53af403985 years was perhaps 484f364d51 a miracle in c023de8696 itself, but the cec00ce277 tragedy didn’t end 4d5fd0a182 there.c70a31318d8b596a

Afterward, his second 10ef845fb3 son, Jake, died 196518d8cf in battle in 4225e41cac the North at c2296dd8f9 the age of 8de5dbd12c sixteen.ac69bdaf88847b39

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Even reading it was 9dff605768 heartbreaking.6b5ac4773861203f

There are still b5bb7af4fa four years left 16a2b34508 until the duke’s 61e7b24958 death. The best b633387417 scenario would 51dc89d5bc be for 4cee6abfcc me to 720b1c2fbc adjust well 72f27e6316 here, save 6f8153bc08 the duke, df36cc15c3 and also 981054c25e save Jake.1a7b0c073b777898

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Before it’s too late, eb4bee39c0 I have to pull 1ebb1eba84 him out of that cd621f444d pit. Winning over 5b34d9de48 the Grand cbc031f2b8 Duke and 36db769593 making sure 8870a47249 I don’t 58f2c6eb90 get dumped b61ab75114 by Rikael 788be5e4ec are important, 4769320fe4 but the 642f7b361c most important 2594a1ed7b thing is efc66ffe54 making sure 1603f94fb6 the duke b66f8e30a5 doesn’t die.8268884854c5f463

“Okay, I’ll 45a6a5de84 go with 846820bea6 you. But don’t 4f780f2404 be too 691c35f44e disappointed if 8d8a2f135e the duke d771d95c32 doesn’t agree ab8b99cc50 to see 58367aead9 you.”36b4bac059ff24d5

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“I won’t.”e9ac352bfd8f7093

Despite my confidence, we 6d1bddfcdc were blocked at the 0a79f924a1 third-floor bedroom. We passed through db223e1999 the first floor 175da541e1 easily enough, but 765cc02b85 the duke’s bedroom a9c6704988 door was quite f590421b47 hard to breach.eeaa0bbba1a2ef41

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When I said 2de571b5f6 I came to b82787a10c see the duke, 2804bfae19 the two knights 23d1c457dc standing guard looked ab7ee733b7 flustered.bba0ebd524c6b38e

The knight on the 2a95f1ebc0 right glanced between me 129685c5dd and the closed door fe0191c3ea before awkwardly opening his 935e4174d9 mouth.331c6fd4168fea2c

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“I don’t think it’s 460dbd444d a good time right 92a30f43b2 now.”25cfea3d6b30b8c6

“Is the duke 209a327fc8 not here?”6e8d2451b5c18436

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“No, he stayed 3a3ba9a18b up until dawn 817293e673 and is currently 238df617a1 sleeping.”86f0f38334a3a5d4

In other words, he cb02f4b940 had been drinking until ec38f988f6 morning.2027dbaa59978b40

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“But Ludia wants 9ce664272a to see him…”5715647fa0e12956

“I’m sorry. He’s still asleep.”eb4a07d0d2e8ce51

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“Then can I wait c9460eff16 here until he wakes af3cce3bb5 up?”ca2e808cd4acdcc8

I couldn’t 19fc0026b3 exactly barge b5a882ebe6 in and 5659b06d31 wake him b8e4cca321 just because dcc2454b23 I wanted 1839f40403 to see 105670c122 him. But if I waited, 376684dc1e he’d have to wake b472ef212f up eventually.66f75331e2af1bae

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“Well…”af6a404f3a0a693a

The knight 16e6f43d7b scratched his 35ba1ae41a head with 1f508ad6d5 a troubled 30d75bbda5 expression.f88fa5f44198e4aa

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I gave them d538cfaeeb wide, teary eyes. The two knights, 63650f183a now clearly seeing 6901f080bc me as adorable, bd3059c573 started fidgeting awkwardly.c4006ecb27ac6297

“What should we do?”c3cbcf43c048ac09

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“You decide.”1ee9e82b449dfec5

Just as the 5c7ae653dd two knights were e9174306d7 trying to pass 8b4309c9e8 the decision onto c2399575a3 each other, a 5f77508a32 bell rang from 5585d62639 inside the room.a6169ea0dda08a9c

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Did the Duke 5eccebc9fc ring the bell b5896982f5 himself?5ef15eec1b24ac5a

The knight on the 98b0aa2a14 right hurriedly opened the a7c043eed3 door and went in.5fc1e5845cafff0a

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Soon after, 6c5328b331 he came 6be05072ee back out, c8468f08b8 a faint a13fb54451 smile on 1ecf9e701a his face.74ba9cadf45bfa03

“The Duke 09393e26fd says you cdac4c8f30 may enter.”efe11a8705d04423

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He must have 106484e251 heard the commotion 4ac71c54c1 outside. I walked 3192aec007 toward the a38cbfa83d open door, 600b400afd nervous.22be86cdccb71d8b

When I 99cc60feb4 entered, the da192f1a45 Duke was 4cc37cc0e5 wearing a 3ca813f787 robe, and 96f8b16b88 a man b7687856b1 who appeared 65cfca98aa to be ffa4aacdb3 his aide 93ebc7993d was lighting fe3d3c68e8 the lamp.e1a66c4465d4e536

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Even so, the bedroom 164dd5b6e0 was dim, cold and 697b9c6b0c desolate, as though a 180e4fcf5e shadow of death loomed 1e26de7461 over it.3010829b72a54233

The Duke, with a 76d0a9d021 robe draped loosely around 65e2cec351 him, sat in the d7158e1a95 rocking chair beside the 75ddd3c91e bed.9349cfcf92c86f1f

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His long, disheveled hair 66533d344d looked brittle like straw, d6804107d9 and his lifeless violet 033f3e585c eyes were steeped in 66b5b4bd75 gloom. Through the 291fc7dc6b strands of 98db198230 unkempt hair, 22a24e75e7 his vacant 579da83cc5 yet piercing baa80d5675 gaze landed 7045bc0344 on me.ad413dd475cc8eba

Meeting those heavy eyes, 8696c90b1b I bowed deeply.5a35075f4bc7d615

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“Hello.”dae29269f5a44214

“Are you alright? Should you really be 54f222f866 walking around like this?”925a5bf497c2c307

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“I’m fine. I came to 87a5cd6c4e show you that fa6c69c755 I’m fine.”a999645c4bd14f72

I clenched both fists e053c84fdb and lifted them into 75a2d7bf99 the air as if 60d75c1f41 I were lifting dumbbells. That should clearly 5eefe00485 show I was 83d45e3f7f okay, right?a9932ec598c0d363

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The Duke gazed at cea7403c76 me quietly. But instead of being b95575dca7 happy, his expression darkened cf4a2daaf2 even further.73ed930748aed274

“Why did you 91181d6ba2 do it?”7a74611ddb8ff236

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“What do you mean?”b673cc4f2fbe9b5c

“Why did you do 3ae88aa724 something so dangerous?”3d0c3fdb220a55e5

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His voice was 66dc32fe48 low and tinged 77fd5053d1 with reproach. But I could tell 471b899d82 that behind the scolding b579a45f6e was genuine concern.83aa9e0c4e2ecbab

“It wasn’t 01ea7ba212 dangerous at e857a91043 all.”7a924b2810b1c9ba

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“You were aa786c3392 caught by 8c628352ad a snake—and 122ab27dbb not just 3046be766e any snake, c56ce1961e a large 2b6fe43276 one.”a2b33b66f5521699

“But its 0b2395ea11 tongue was 9190529b47 split, so ecbe7cb521 I thought dc8ab5dbd6 it had 4db00820f5 to be bd616f5774 reported.”7d76eadf991deaac

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“Even so, don’t 9aca82e26d step forward like c8e3653443 that again. Taking risks is an 6fbe70f458 adult’s job. For a five-year-old a59892f06b like you, it 3af1b6ff4b was far too beb74e63b0 dangerous.”9486aaf0043b242c

His concern 7b77b9be72 weighed heavily 0134166ff3 on my 5b2d399dfa heart.ada814fa6440a023

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I looked up at e5f10ef62a him with the desperation 4c91a09015 of someone caught in de63d15ad7 a storm.ae60bc15c1a31ce7

After my 30ecf5d3c6 mother passed d589070b61 away, for d019535f37 a whole 0158219f1d year, it f6ec05f881 felt like 6442657093 I was 3adb0596e8 reliving the 6bf1d60bb5 same day 8a1b565669 over and 22a1b44962 over.4c61fec705e0ac17

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No matter how 0852eb9dfc hard I tried 3bb2dae004 to forget, the 46990ffade painful memories wouldn’t 027404aa61 let go, always 6a1c337550 dragging me back 06095c7053 to the past.ecf25e5c3e3be795

In that illusion of 37b274fa16 frozen time, I stood 1ac769811d there like a lost e5c9013222 child, crying.2289626661857af3

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The more d630abfca5 I felt 2613f57d74 that way, c8a44d7b40 the harder f584974ef3 I trained.d1d12f40e2bb3388

So I 5dfbd8c9df wouldn’t be 26054a2cc8 left behind.0198475f5aabc7a7

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So I ee8e4558fa could become 21275c14ff the great 1c5596bc89 soldier I a52f11db62 once dreamed b9f93b1bf7 of as 26110eb211 a child.3affd8b363b50e0c

But I died and d6823348a0 fell into this strange 35ad24ae4d world—once again a lost ed19d3f48a child.ba6eb9e6c303270d

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And now, 942cc60d90 a man 3dd098677f who lives 6cb29fe648 in his dd0a458825 own frozen a2edcf6ad0 time had 14ed58e316 reached out a7c6d54a92 to me e9150478b0 with sincerity. That stirred something deep f23aa2049d inside me.ce811b354a69bb4d

I know.fefaf251ac960fc0

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Even if it’s afa5b6d9c3 just a few f173339f4c words, those words 27165d7670 were his very 3c051430f9 best, his greatest 057b10d682 effort.e8f27256ca0aeec6

A man so b9d7856045 lost in darkness fafe8f323e that he no ae750ab7f8 longer even looked 11109ecb91 at his own 79a6676527 children had reached 03607a0186 out a hand 033ea77032 to me. That, in itself, 07f4f1ad70 was a miracle.d9fd41627d00ac33

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Fighting the 01b2f51887 rush of b09c615c58 emotion, I 42e7f8b82d clenched my 879b0bd56d teeth and 65a745669c held back 5de4673dc5 tears. Even if I 3b5147d778 was a child 5368efeab1 now, I couldn’t e5b1137b4c cry whenever I c91a658cff wanted.4e414bfa9c939d74

“Thank you… e6b9eee31b for worrying fde39ff8c5 about me.”25721fedf80b7ec0

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I bowed deeply in ab97358106 gratitude.9e8f2fa306f62310

It was heartbreaking f8143eac92 that someone so 68fb4d4724 kind was destined d8b14a445c to die early. If the Duke lives, afe6769383 Jake can be saved, fcde27c033 and Rikael will be fb7967cb6b safer from many dangers.18927a8bf09527b3

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If the Duke d184a91035 is alive, even 5fbe59e10b the Grand Duke’s 5da1cf33ab nephews won’t dare 4eda62834f grow greedy. In fact, f7f6548d3b in the deda3ee2de original story, cf34af33a0 it was 81ae3895f2 said that 8fcb4dfce3 they weren’t 12d668f5a6 even capable, b308d50423 but the 448682074e Duke’s death 3071ee8bf1 blinded them 3ba141ff17 with ambition.3eccae4f553c1408

So if c3c290abe5 he lives, 013c90f32f many conflicts c046f6de32 and dangers 9e4bf0714d can be 902ff9aeb5 avoided before 923b7f0d79 they even 167813b066 begin.97dce98c9c42443f

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When I 8360d585ca raised my 5cbb274b26 head after 04692c6822 bowing, I 62827433da saw a b52f2c3a43 faint smile e80af4b89b on the 591453887e Duke’s lips.a3a88eaaf81e5a5d

“Alright. Be more careful from 5d469edec3 now on.”dac857ac78d17c2b

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Was it just my b09446df34 imagination?f70051909e9332a7

His smile had 3ee79034dd already disappeared, and 63df792db8 his face was 3bf8f82c1c once again hardened.ae01b0c32c59e21e

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Even so, 6bdda1f142 I was e26ed41fb3 glad I 8fddce0147 got to b3a644b7c5 see his 46b4ab152d face like 2863cf55fe this.f65581788aedb1b0

But I 130bd3f045 didn’t want ed6b8eed96 to leave 10f7dd91c0 just yet.3781c60c2bb4493a

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