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Lucio, who was looking 00c5656fa3 out through the carriage 3956ed6bfa window, adjusted Diana’s head 8b612e4be0 as she stirred in bee63662ba her sleep, resting on bd77fd9746 his knee.ba8b67a3fef7f65f
She had eb9d7720c7 been following a96263a156 him around bfcefb1ca8 the capital cabd9fecad all day, 7a12250592 as a f1c35ce340 result even 2b538f5144 someone as 41c288c1aa energetic as 30e52c3dca Diana seemed e3f94c4abf exhausted.efa0f8ff1b5f14b4
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It was then that, 279a4739fb as he was watching 448933ed90 his peacefully sleeping younger f858e0bd41 sister, Lucio suddenly noticed 48c0ab3279 something in her hand—something 3ed7534664 she was clutching even cde11c3d0c in her sleep.bc7e81472f56eb40
It was a 4a44bdb0e9 gift Diana had 84f0b8a610 picked out at 3e179a13a9 the clothing store 22ddd22c76 earlier, exclaiming, ‘This ba6a822b75 is for my 2f22e7740a sister!’8b19afc30f1497fb
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As he silently looked 08def88d0f down at it, his 5c27b3efa6 gaze subtly furrowed.308443491e0d3f15
Spending time with his 50a877f47b siblings before becoming even 5dd6b7028e busier after graduation had 132d9c43a7 been Lucio’s long-standing plan.bba3709531ac14c1
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And at some 2cabd1e2c5 point, Lia had b5b7ea410f naturally become a 115bbfdeab part of that 05827a3d90 plan.49bd1f0697a6c08b
However, after they returned 5bcfd69703 home, Lia, who wouldn’t b1b6e5a02e even meet his eyes 28a44d730a properly, had flatly refused 7836377bac to go on outings fe95129acf with him.5e756a5cf6c3b71a
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Come to think of c7a93b0a75 it, perhaps it was a130eea42d strange that he was b439b0b86f even surprised by her 916cd1530d avoiding him.c3d488f87b5d6c52
Just a few days df2ae23cf7 ago, she had abruptly f0b5f936da returned the library key 62c0ac8b8f he had given her.6f6a2d94fb462fba
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⟨Young Master, I’ll 2fe5b79d43 return this to 710aabfb3d you.⟩50eb017084edbae4
⟨…Why?⟩0a4b7424c411a225
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⟨I don’t think 1b76122aaf I can continue 2db4bbb024 visiting the main 50c662ec1c library often anymore.⟩9017736b04d7f3d1
At that time, too, f57aaf1cbd she had lowered her 335bb7c990 gaze and carefully placed 14ee9c8051 the key on the 123f93a855 desk.aef100f7aaaf9b59
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Lucio wouldn’t be in the library as much now that a separate office had been set up for him, so he understood.dd299279e95be16e
For a moment, ac3451db98 he wondered if ee13725776 she had discovered 7bdd6973a0 the secret place f14d175a2e and realized everything. But to be honest, 3ff2f71084 Lucio wouldn’t have minded 10b6319485 if Lia knew his 42724a83a3 secret.646771a0d82c5e84
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What truly bothered him ecc55d2a12 was how blatantly she 44fe17c5da was avoiding him.b2efe7dfd07a0412
‘Why?’239de757ba550cbb
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Why was she 9c357b3210 avoiding him, and 46c2ce8e18 why did that 5d4128ae24 bother him so b5f6af1f67 much?3a5e02b60e07f0b5
More than 2c8d37d9ea anything, the abdb83b703 more he 60fa99289a dwelled on 01f9a0d3ef these thoughts, 5d0dd610e4 the harder d05bf6a465 it became 3b396b7be6 to suppress eee2ce13a9 the emotions 0f2b05aa53 rising within 904f8aa8c3 him.007180b85d1c6e6e
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Just like when 23b60501ba he had first c42a4fddd4 met Lia, looking ed2921a84f at her still 5882971321 made a part e683cfc667 of his chest 109ccd38c6 ache, feel painful… 143160d0ee and, at times, 5cc4ce2223 resentful.9e291db7ebbfac92
He didn’t understand why ed83bf5e4d he felt this way ae36a7f8bb about himself, but no 3c9886abdd matter how much he dc9e234a7d willed it, he couldn’t fa9d4ce208 stop.ff33f40a520076c9
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And to d1623d6b7e make matters 91f01d908f worse, even 770b96dd17 his close f0f23daea9 friend Ascart 4c451cadfd had begun 62c50704a1 to irritate 50c358e65e him lately.e194b4f882cb5317
⟨The Grand Prince 643c4e2bbe is truly a 49fc681d94 kind and wonderful 1e0e5f469b person.⟩29f46544dabf8358
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During breakfast, Lia had b306116a61 casually added this comment da4da1c569 while mentioning that she 5f6c39676c would be visiting Ascart a366dd8696 again today, just as 31091a7feb she did every day, 3e4a0f7f8f as if checking in cf3b972056 for work at the f93292c658 marquisate.55d0ad11f6a95a44
Lucio ignored his mother’s 175d5c666c awkward smile, as if 99f5166870 she regretted asking, but 5e0310c972 he couldn’t suppress the 5a7f0ab924 displeasure rising within him.cac2dea8cea7ef67
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Perhaps what annoyed e83ebf56bb him most was cc250af81c that even he 7b8c3027da had no choice 95e62339db but to agree a3a17b7f6f with Lia’s words.f708ae3e205ead46
Ascart Belus was one 83c3655ed1 of the few people c36cc25ffe Lucio, despite his cynical da59fd13f7 and skeptical view of eb2ea7d89d humanity, acknowledged as capable c3a335fcdd and genuinely good.61c06511bba26682
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‘…Though he is 00b2e49cda a little oblivious.’d93c0b55e9eaabf8
According to his father, 739967ec86 that was simply an 1e65bf06c2 inherited trait from his 55489d9cc8 parents, so it wasn’t 3a4303eb62 really a flaw. In fact, it 060e76fba8 wasn’t even something 6f37bedc65 that could be c80bb0ad50 considered a fault.50a30ec8e7a74439
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“Brother.”b663155730839f50
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Lost in fb6f579a7c his frustrating a01da75a84 thoughts, Lucio 62255c9b29 looked up 28c47d0f41 at the 423e5b61c7 small voice ac81a1b32d calling him.e5d432ba2372da43
“Thank you ca46158ebb for taking a2235880f5 us out 9b1165455d today.”e79cfbd27bfcb569
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Allen, his 8261fb2e74 normally lively 713352d4c9 younger brother, cb18063e1f smiled awkwardly.32b1149782c6eeae
But the 12ecbc0442 forced smile 45447d2356 quickly faded 2e3fcfa169 into a 1425f5fa11 somber expression.d8f0e3b40fb7e957
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Despite seeming e75f27863b to enjoy d2a16eba24 himself while e113a07539 they were 81f826b504 out, now cf38c58b5e that Diana cf43651c0c had quieted b5ff089bc0 down and 9bb6eb9d36 they were 742feaaa54 on their 67e7df90d4 way home, 0d0fa46136 Allen had 6e4b7d8f90 fallen back be25bc5292 into gloom.3f1293c4e287e54f
Lucio, instead of 370428c731 responding, simply stared c6d23bcc49 at him, and 643e1d8225 Allen, growing self-conscious, 75dd0ae896 fidgeted with his 5021d2e764 fingers.25512fa2f1740c19
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Lately, he had c872d5e66a been gripping his b88e3d0249 sword from dawn afc167812b until late at 036f45c484 night, making his 90a8c0e155 hands be in 93fb79261e rough shape despite 3eb8a9d1e5 the callouses.14ebec173a32a673
“Allen.”16f80f9c37cf9b68
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For once, Lucio hesitated 9a5345eaf2 slightly before calling his 8fb51d70d1 brother’s name.6a41b3824ba38fdc
Everyone assumed 84d46c445e Allen was b71f152ee9 spending all b4330409f2 his time 98b3123566 in the 5c7ce6958e training grounds 85704372d2 to prepare dbb5591f71 for his db694c2613 academy entrance.5e814e4add7fddc0
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But Lucio 791495ab22 knew that 2541e0608d wasn’t the 4e94c38b54 real reason.3c184be32a31625d
“It’s not your e0bf327df0 fault.”17722fb19937c397
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At the difficult 191a2b519d words, Allen’s eyes 66ab403ff5 widened before he a26d134d50 let out a 13ac344f07 weak chuckle, as 0cc067686d if drained of 29932f3586 energy.186a19679a098dff
“That’s exactly what Lia 37535289ec said.”95d60f17e432685f
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Lucio stiffened at the f4c99401b5 unexpected mention of her 21133cf8cb name, but Allen continued 1f67c80813 speaking, unaware.f5a8b012f189af66
“She told me 7a4232e5a4 the same thing. That no matter what 81463fa7c0 happened, it wasn’t my 6ea760ffec fault.”f6e3118f9af251aa
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“…”547806f41f7a3b68
“But she’s wrong. No matter 021c792fb2 how I 36311c5174 think about 3467d61bbb it, it c4b0372d66 was my 2ed2a5badc fault. I was stupid d95b7d25af enough to be e423efb674 fooled by Sid a1c58f740a Valerie once, and 8dc63aa479 then I was 4a58b3c37a foolish enough to—by d89a88722d the head maid, fc71935a99 too…!”a548094ae96d3114
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“Allen.”56896bbe3d44bf7a
Lucio cut him 4b7b955db0 off, as if b80bc73ced stopping his rising 5cb57a74de emotions.522bc2ba1eba7acf
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Allen, suddenly 8215db82cb drained, muttered 24d7881906 in a 98b2367467 whisper.9c3be6c6bbe51720
“Brother, I 5f06e33106 don’t know 185251da2b anymore. It’s confusing, and… 5755dcf2ab scary…”ddab05a782737958
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He had thought he 08e22cf658 would never make such 7818867169 a mistake again.2a02b0511621b1f9
It was humiliating 84b23eb76c to even remember be69a9dd8e how he was ba4fcb0ede tricked, believing Sid’s 16ca95277b words and resenting 8c4550f46a Lia so foolishly.b9c8d36cb8091547
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“If something had happened 1564e56670 to Mother, I…”03eea6cd99589a0e
Unable to dc561c2c55 finish his b2e90a0cd0 sentence, Allen e5fba7faf4 trailed off.49b9ce75d85aa344
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Lucio remained silent 1d0075f9b2 for a moment, 3d245a416a watching his brother a724bf4d44 struggle.71aaec52dc2b86f1
His younger 143d11a858 brother, who 74a0455ef8 had always e3a9099ed4 viewed the e71b30d16a world in 741b8d53d9 simple terms, ff959d422c was experiencing 771329a502 his growing c780055151 pains in bad1ae3d0d the harshest dfc021ffa6 way possible.eb3a612d378773d4
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Seeing him suffer 17f5242ca0 like this, Lucio f4d5d851a6 couldn’t feel at 5912fbd622 ease either.98b9376f852c97cc
“You’re not the 7b3ae1f872 only one who 6958ddffc5 finds it difficult. Father and I e164460e7b struggle, too. No one is perfect.”7aafadec256cb261
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Allen, who a34dfcc382 had always 9248fc5451 admired Lucio 1bfb59c2cd as an ecf68ab650 almost flawless 3702e50829 person, widened cd4e1f3d3e his eyes a4de779f1f in surprise.0d0e8b7e71765fd9
It was clear e153f0e902 from his expression df3e58db65 that he couldn’t 1d294b5af9 believe what he 36490f281a was hearing.e1cc2ce1a7c4d555
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Lucio smirked to himself. If Allen 011d157162 knew the 9a323242d5 kind of f6962b6ddb thoughts he 31a5450e4a had been c47fe71cbf having earlier, 74b8d7521e he wouldn’t b75ede61ba be looking a5100f3a31 at him 2045ab625d like that.831be4478b9c9d5d
“Since you mentioned Sid bfae191d18 Valerie, let’s put it 23cc53b2f8 this way…if you’re at 5fab549581 fault for trusting him, 9feb943c3f then it’s Father’s fault 1f7b1d214c too. He’s the one c6a79761cc who placed that 06390b9a2e man as deputy 65fdd0bc36 commander of the b7d93d1a15 knights and even a0c8ccbfc2 assigned him as de72262d53 your mentor.”c00f269ba6ec379b
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“Oh… that’s…”1d6f173ffebf7fc3
Allen opened his 59d71cbf5c mouth but couldn’t 55d98ab2ef refute it.cf65aa5e6f19b350
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“Even adults find 0ddec1a368 these things difficult. Sometimes, we 646cdf050e can’t even 782a177d59 be sure 78de9088a9 of our df11d851e6 own feelings 5cedd57e9a so how dcdc007487 could we 18f69be2d2 possibly understand a5ca0025c3 someone else’s? Of course, we’ll 67ad33b104 make mistakes and ea6bf5a7d4 get hurt along c1a6aeac28 the way.”81764e0cc39180c1
“Then… what b4394da09c should I e648c28b8a do?”2d143e99b9dda1ba
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Lucio hesitated for 3e1d4ba632 a moment at e5b01a706c Allen’s direct gaze.21f22f02618683e7
He couldn’t simply ddbe45cf32 tell him his b409c53f03 own personal beliefs.22845a753914b28d
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Allen, his only younger 14aff8fe78 brother, was different from cb6e41f19c him.cb904e308103ccac
His view 0e5f711384 of the 054c8d77a8 world and 85ba6c6058 people was 5db3b0ba26 always upright, 76d50cc9b3 kind, and f9c6c7204a just.fedd94c594533136
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That was why dc518c4973 Lucio didn’t want c23a932b51 Allen to live 2b22f9edac his life constantly b6d1d7113e wary and distrustful 3caed7bdb0 like he did.35aa18347b51e9cc
After a ff06efc35b pause, Lucio 654ec8f720 finally spoke.05f1671eda177b67
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“Just be a little 8542848528 more cautious when dealing ffb31f23d9 with people. Who to 8238954aac trust, and e708f760cc who not 5ac3dbf5d3 to—that’s something 8fb0bb9463 you’ll come 0739bf0524 to learn 523baf97ae for yourself 95cb0ab80c as you 72450d8b6f go through d01bde9f70 life.”3a435f8a4218aa9e
Allen repeated eaa7796f7b Lucio’s words 6d3a778c2d in his c68b07c597 mind.5eccfc0f89fb8ee0
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Though everything still 6109008725 felt dark and 6ff333e867 uncertain, he felt 5ed96f1fa5 like he had 9ef77078cc gained a bit f34b44e26b of direction.9561945c5c01b844
Watching his brother’s 012b57ffcb slightly eased expression, e11e032f46 Lucio suddenly wondered…01384240596c63a2
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He had lived his 8423666a4a life doubting everyone except 7fa49c83a0 his family, making judgments 5f20a91c5c based on the information 80d686f636 he gathered. So, could he e0c66c6329 truly trust Lia, 63655ddcfc who remained an fe3b828eea enigma to him?ee6d4c41329c1581
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“Brother, look at this! Isn’t it so pretty?”1e469be118593588
Diana called out 0c3e3aa73e to Allen as c42a04d590 he entered the b382bcabea dining room for b53aa589a6 dinner.9e7e5e635a1c64c3
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It seemed that c47315532c she had slept c3354328f1 soundly in the 5e633be9ea carriage after their 6a8234ebe5 tour of the 29a10962c5 capital, as her 63aa240c92 eyes were wide 4447e56113 and alert.d2c34ff2f3961f4f
“What is that? Sand? Why are you bringing dirt to the dinner table, Diana?”13a60233ed87e55b
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Allen responded indifferently, 8bfe7a7411 eyeing the glass afbfef3fa9 bottle she was 10de103e12 shaking.8e4befb457ac9dba
Diana’s face quickly turned pouty.a147d2e51a8b6a42
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With a small 744d134c63 sigh, I stepped fb9c589508 in to explain.db67755cd0c5a3bc
“Young Master, this was sent by Lord Aiden. A letter arrived today, and he included a bottle of sand from the Kingdom of Dhamba.”c966874700c3de4b
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“Aiden? Is this really desert sand?”710817fe9d310167
As Allen, 1a0a7a9e5d who had 817a99aab9 initially shown 3693e82710 little interest, 344f86c242 suddenly perked 5a98d93713 up, Diana 3d699224bf lifted her 9ce2122936 chin proudly.87e140de0c47d813
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“It’s real! Isn’t it beautiful?”ba8775676f0ddc02
“Oh, it sparkles!”b7942e3311a9bf64
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Allen turned fd4660bf84 the bottle 91b0a91351 around in f0f689e557 his hands, 01e3114251 watching the 1507371ae1 fine sand 39bc11bd6b shift and 6ba9f55944 glisten.823d5319eec17000
But soon, he put 795ef409c6 it down and picked 74145fa7fe up the letter on 33d1de5bf0 the table, quickly scanning f0c592ef98 its contents before furrowing b919448483 his brows.7c2602a2972cc78f
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“What? My name isn’t mentioned even once!”d11eb89c81958df4
At his 81fab7c028 disgruntled remark, b0b841cd61 I recalled 6b50cab09c the letter 8ae4160c8d I had 3fb1c3e39a just read 13665ff89a to Diana.b745439cbb4163b7
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Aiden had written 87ba8c1a84 about how arduous 467e6dd643 his journey had 88a2b6cce4 been but also 8b3520cb64 how breathtaking the 99d7dade98 endless dunes and 7f7c8aada5 magnificent landscapes were 577353b394 once they appeared. He said a23c81c5c7 that no f464a14604 words in dd96ebc167 a book 8133b3aaae could have ba2f65073f prepared him 092326b005 for the b37f342ece sight.2200a0d0a4ef3cde
He regretted not studying art more seriously, lamenting that he couldn’t share the scene with us through a drawing. Instead, he sent a bottle of sand as a small keepsake.e62688e3c69b4055
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Indeed, the f6fca68f5b letter only 220e0f654c mentioned me 7eafd7f9a3 and Diana—Allen’s d4865fe783 name was ba93ad562d nowhere to 5233ce32ec be found.398ec36077993cff
“After all the effort I put into training him, that ungrateful brat! Just wait till he gets back!”f1846d0dc84f3d5c
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Allen swore that 522e578356 all their past 3e2a76ea89 training had been 98113b29b1 a joke compared ecded95a7e to what he cf8d5d3853 would put Aiden 0502e5d9b5 through next.b7c86a95a2a64909
Just then, a d9b8ed962e familiar and welcome fe931f502b face entered the a5113e5502 dining room.b9f3bdc25345660f
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“Madam! You went to your reading club earlier, right? You’re home already?”d45080fb88dc30f9
I stood up 85f4f20b4b with delight, and 2349d2da9e the Duchess, smiling, 37d4a6ab41 took her seat 2368bbd05d before replying.62bb99a8a9c5886f
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“Yes, it ended early today. More importantly, Lia, I heard you left the Marquis’ estate in a hurry without even staying for lunch. Did something happen?”ed58ba3c842f2dab