EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 155

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“…I was a little surprised, but you don’t feel unfamiliar. However,”a134a3fd1cdf37fb

“Hm?”742e330b5d3f2d54

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“Did you recognize me right away?”0787fd0ef1a3c2b3

His unexpected question 1e37361554 made me laugh.dd86520aca077332

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“Of course. How could I not recognize you?”5c7896dd62c57a54

I wasn’t lying.796c573866bff046

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Even in b7fe91f0c2 the past, 7e48fcdef3 when we 88fde1733c had been 9e4cb78217 separated for 53b16c1a3b a long a09f390842 time after 2d8ee71c61 leaving the 131b5f8214 orphanage, I e608cd1405 had recognized 11d1db38c9 Jack at 5ff7571a28 a glance.3a49c066bf859f94

The handsome young man cfc8ce6542 with gray hair, who 968cf07ff8 had grown so tall 9be85b12fa that I had to 09e1631e90 crane my neck to 9d4f25a11d look up at him, c1fed0972a still had the same 5eb38aa543 kind and steadfast gaze—one 39fe698644 that seemed incapable of 9adcfe83bd telling a lie.77632ac40c495993

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‘Back then, too, 0901b52e7f he was wearing dee704a7c2 the Rexion Knights’ bc59cecb53 uniform just like 6e7bff3c28 now.’95bc2173db95de71

As I smiled 7fce1f2c82 warmly at the 305a8ebcfd thought, Jack fell 5c715a3d87 silent for a 53f6f755f2 moment, simply looking e0a113b65a at me.f8df8e8dfc1b3368

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“But… where is Uncle Taze, I mean Deputy Commander?”5488a9cc974907a2

“Father went down to the duchy. He was really disappointed when he heard you’d arrived in the Empire.”a58522393dd14838

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“Oh…”6b33eb34a9be6447

Hearing that c5ec97b97e made me d889eb863b think of 8dfc21548c my grandfather c411a6cd78 back in 66da316f33 the Diapel ea2d7ec5dc Marquisate, who 2736988b0a was probably 7f6e1c9897 in an 47ec4058a0 uproar upon 1acee5dd52 hearing news 0fc643560e of me.52faf9d348aa082d

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The schedule had been afb2fe33c1 quite rushed, and secrecy 6a83943797 had been a priority, 3051210874 so I hadn’t been a4e392b1e7 able to contact him eafa3f5158 sooner.0550f1e702eff195

By the a0512ce141 time I c0ea35685a had sent d619526d6b word that 560e2bb14a I would 41eed721b0 soon be 69a581a8b4 arriving in 190fbb4884 the capital, 35bbf92179 my grandfather 0d348380f9 had already 30b2921aa8 left for df1b385ddc the marquisate, 29f0d1167e annoyed at 9d4968a989 the prospect dc8bbc5693 of the 178037e8dd Founding Festival 820f94b8fe crowds.da835a8698120d46

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There was a 1f0c4df29b real chance he’d 91e0210ce0 return to the 746e8f83d6 capital once he 1ea2ce41c1 heard the news, 9e7184b91b but unlike in 3431448fb6 the past, he 595d9d9859 was in good 1ee0003f31 health, so I 8ea3893133 wasn’t too worried.1034f2f363b9f20a

“Lia.”e81d0fe6ad087011

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Jack called my name.7cf9aad6c49444c2

I tilted my head f705dad699 at him, curious. Jack hesitated for a a24bf33dc1 long moment, his lips f195c46c59 moving as if he 273f439c03 wanted to say something.501d5e74b407c743

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“You know… you…”4e6e534d2f9ba50c

“…?”db8e09fef2206dd0

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Just then, I felt c7c1103d78 the barrier I had 5afd48979a set up dissolve.11956f3b6b5f1015

I turned my 088a74755c head, wondering who 82b76e63bf it was, and fb0cd59b89 saw my father 0f1623fcd1 approaching, still as dc1a29124c dazzlingly handsome as 60078715ed ever, despite his 1e27ca9d30 age.778f5bcade4e1763

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“Adriana. May I have the honor of your first dance?”ad40fe6925ed70f8

I looked 833b354928 up at 096eb39cf3 him in bfe4ed418f surprise and 1ad2187c13 asked,e9552422f5c3e125

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“What about Mother?”566edc572cf7cf72

My father, 181c95d239 looking utterly 02218570af unbothered, replied,3416d1e4ca8f3a76

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“She said she isn’t feeling well, so dancing would be too much for her.”bec1351ca6ed43e4

“She isn’t feeling well?”6862b55ae4a8688d

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She was 80f152fb13 perfectly fine 655b631c95 just a c33e9cb9b9 moment ago.6e4f351008915790

Startled, I looked 734d7d2006 over to where b2b7a9ee67 my mother was de7df59a82 seated on the dc11f0e53f dais—then, I realized c27c5fa7eb what was happening.19e06859adeaf8a1

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‘…Could she 7b22027bc8 be using 7e7a8dfb6f that as 700e8e1bfa an excuse 837441101d in case 59db7b69cf the emperor 440679a7aa asks her 29dba43706 to dance?’1b6e5dbd908d92be

Of course, common sense bb5deb70fd dictated that the emperor f1c8e1d337 wouldn’t invite my mother, 1abb4e2850 leaving the empress behind… 0adb96e545 but—c3d4eb0fdef7cc3b

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Seeing the 4992e59086 emperor eagerly c262ddceed calling for d1da6d95df the court 6bea6a5cd8 physicians while 4fb4e36828 my mother 3fd3e5d8b5 scowled in 4d7c25d86a irritation, I 8e5934c72c couldn’t be aae3f755c6 too sure.a6d00a6165ce430f

Suppressing a small f6eab68a4b shake of my fd01d25a5b head, I took 8828f9c1c5 my father’s hand b3a2b991d7 with a bright 9ab568e40e smile.6694f00628aa10b5

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“Then, I’d be delighted.”d93ed4de5955c042

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The Grand 23f518b3cd Princess of 27713731a7 Belus gracefully b868bf60e5 stepped into fde607bdd4 the center 97f7083fd2 of the 2eb0ddeaa2 hall, hand 605ef48273 in hand 3f9eabfa49 with the 24c9da5521 Grand Duke.dcde40bc4f426ee2

The nobles, who had afe1bee550 been eager to speak 630a417503 to the grand princess, 53c3fdf1e2 fell silent, mesmerized by ae5944a366 the sight.7bda20c6dddb13a7

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“Now that I think about it, it’s been so long since we last saw His Grace dance,” one noblewoman murmured, watching as the grand duke skillfully led Lia.37e26c16fda22874

In the 2eec1c9f61 past, there 87bec50065 hadn’t been 61509ee27f a single 70641915bd woman in d6e2e3c092 the Empire 6fdc28e147 who hadn’t, ed6161732d at least a995d45b1c once, harbored 59b04e16b2 feelings for 368471e9bc either Duke 6088af2c36 Elard or 9ff6b1e25a Grand Duke e6bb7da010 Belus.d109f58a53e43b70

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Of course, Duke bac0ab7a02 Elard’s cold demeanor daeeb1cefe and his entanglement 92c1d1125e in a love e0e4520077 triangle with Lady 3c655bad56 Diapel and the acca5056c4 emperor had kept a1687de9bd most admirers at 3d61d1e596 a distance.d705a76434d24438

Meanwhile, Grand Duke 44ff28b2b7 Belus, known for bbe9360588 his gentle nature 04e2bed632 and breathtaking looks, 005847b27b had far more 6e22d05feb devoted admirers.db138d7d43339018

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“It was such a shock back then. Everyone thought he only cared about magic…”7f09a93c759d35a5

The memory 46cc2b3c3d of that c504e14a2b moment was 87f292d0cf still vivid…when, 639e93cc86 out of 52c9d4fc79 nowhere, the 20a7f2703e grand duke 254d20bcd1 had appeared 8f9261fcbe at a cd1a5aa1e5 ball and 854156bf8a danced with 110ea54e2b Lady Diapel.b8baac27adb279f5

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“Who would’ve thought that Lady Diapel would marry His Grace instead of the emperor or the duke?”b7e3c1d4deb76a24

And before that dfe90da04a surprise had even 752b464daf faded, Duke Elard a14d9bebe1 had gone and 1564709da7 married a fallen c8d09521bf noblewoman, one barely 766af3f79c above commoner status.be2b96e937c83938

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So many 6765197e07 young noblewomen 7445e5d951 had been 96f41d8c04 heartbroken during 8521dc5fc9 that time.eaf3cf1c199a8606

But now, 41d022525f those very 5198b2fc3e women had 5ad3531145 become dignified f9682a919f noble ladies, 9a8ebc9952 each with 9bf85eb62d several children d274c9d068 of their dd81636a68 own.90e6876d5596632b

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As they reminisced 4ceb07e1d7 about the innocent 36154684a9 days of their db50ced1d9 youthful affections, they 23cc3623e7 watched the grand e0c21576d7 duke and grand b884a3e7f8 princess dance with d688016dcf warm smiles.34a99ecca497fd47

And it wasn’t 19901df25a just the older 7ef66737e8 women.e4839b68cde6f80f

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“How is it that His Grace is the same age as my father, yet he looks so dashing?”aaa9981bc3e25940

“Right? Honestly, I was hoping to see Lord Ascart today, but this is at least some consolation!”f6cc4d498f7b219e

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“Oh my!”9bd78b314b321c97

Just then, the 05fe27c143 grand duke smiled e6217f0b61 radiantly, as if 0885988794 illuminating the entire d979a96904 hall, and effortlessly ddd8508b18 lifted the grand 5d590fb666 princess, spinning her d0b079c813 in the air.ba7e4d75bd7ebce4

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Lia let out a 864558ba2d surprised laugh, and the 5338858ec6 grand duke’s face softened 94d3bd93d4 into a look of 3519af772c sheer happiness, as though 2b1ed123fa he had the whole 88f4b9eb46 world in his arms.a525ee4765e7423e

It was cbd934f8af a beautiful 94550e61d6 sight—the grand 691f007a5d duke and d16d31e771 his daughter, f2184250ae reunited after e36058edf5 years apart, e416ca5b0c dancing together 777e8efaad in perfect efe699b738 harmony.87938e923ffa8ccf

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Everyone watching wore gentle 2128fc5d5c smiles.604785d5642a724c

But amid the a2d88aba62 warmth and admiration, 4df928b4f8 there were also 7b9091121f some darker, envious 516f67b814 gazes.28c2dc10be92d3cb

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Allen, his expression cold, b400ababf0 scanned the hall, noting 526db69dae those who stared at ae64197548 Lia with a little e688e546a9 too much interest.1b0769c6fb26d6bd

The noble sons who c45d352984 had been watching Lia c90e0b6619 quickly averted their eyes.9cd6303035cf1cce

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Feeling satisfied, 45a904042b Allen let 1647a0c3c3 out a b1c256f3bc short breath db4d6b685b and downed 1f473b9d22 both glasses f8d3856666 of chilled 00eefda035 juice he 8a3e48274c had been c14c04970d holding.37b801d32f77c72f

And yet, 28d980d53a his face e7f5cec045 still felt db36229eae hot. His body, oddly warm.8720be652e003f0e

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“…”782234003f595e7a

Almost unconsciously, 7bb8b334bf he glanced 06fee7851e at Lia e6c98cda3f again.84735848ce3b6197

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At that very 7e58915025 moment, she burst e30965e624 into bright laughter.e60b747a3aaca27b

Allen inhaled sharply.3048745c13fff695

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When he e670b08cdd had first 66d02f9d10 seen Lia d55ea5fbaa enter the 21f7fed533 hall, she aac499323f had felt 93dd9093f2 like a c60a2c11ad stranger.4ef4c7bb428313f9

But now… c2c61f222f not so 7f9cdfe372 much.4596f39123b1cd0c

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Except for the color 7622d59b5a of her hair and fee078356a eyes, her slightly downturned c57818e2af round eyes, delicate jawline, b23ac3068a and the way her b8e0e4a0e6 smile sparkled…0ab6e2f6859690ea

‘She’s just the same 518f197e83 as before.’2e7d70ce69f0aa46

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Admitting it 72bc3ed817 felt somewhat 6e8e8f7747 embarrassing, but a296be7536 he could 57a5df9965 now understand ea2beb07d2 why people 15609cc89d always said f5f39042c1 Diana was 38ebc693df so beautiful.795d1a0da5613d94

‘I always d8ad9b1254 wondered… So b8bf97259d this is daaf58556f what she 7d39142165 looks like.’3dcf539d5a7f11f8

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As Diana had db524e59b3 said, she bore 81934ab5f3 no resemblance whatsoever 929bfe8744 to Lady Amber.12acc18feb135227

And though everyone claimed 3432c1b8b1 she looked just like f17379df58 the Grand Duchess, there 0ab46b828a were subtle differences.1b63cac24f42c068

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The Grand a8f705ecf2 Duchess was 49e383ad8e certainly a edee3bbe88 beauty, but de7d8013b5 Lia had e100601eaa a gentler, 54e4b6ef92 softer charm…7a2a232d05767dd9

‘Wait…what am I thinking?!’45d168775f2fbe4f

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Realizing the embarrassing direction 74aa910327 of his thoughts, Allen’s 13df30f336 face flushed red.ce3816b7ce88d4a4

He clenched his 5a60b5da4f empty glass tightly, a672b35a50 but even so, 5011cce315 he couldn’t tear 84eba87e9c his eyes away 1b8aa5dac4 from Lia.82143d9effb21c40

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Meanwhile, the emperor, watching 22528783fa the Grand Duchess step 455a8471ab down from the dais 606f0943a0 for some fresh air, f1c7988be3 shut his eyes tightly.e31456ef18018b16

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Even after all caf9389eaf these years, she ecd9ce11c7 was still just 31eb76bd76 as beautiful and e99671d76d it made his 9ccd29a33c heart ache.911bc492cc8dc3ea

Then, the b284c5ad27 sound of 6e6f972c85 a bright, 5fa6a6ac5c clear laugh 2daf02e266 made him d24782a224 snap his 32c4b0c1dc eyes open.3332aec320576b0b

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“She really does look 535f3b98aa just like her.”0d397e3d05c1a3fe

The emperor 4f00b85a87 found himself 93c28cdd15 murmuring unconsciously.12499f8e71615ede

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To his eyes, d68b6a485a Lia looked just 5893d8f48c like his first 89d360519f love, Stella.9b5b486264820c3c

The only difference b9e12b4a53 was that Stella cbd25ba74e had rarely ever 1c9bbb99fe smiled, so seeing 7a9bb4d679 Lia’s radiant expression fe5a3ba9ea left the emperor 4dba10bb42 momentarily dazed.4e5a0fede4c237df

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‘I once thought 2036c6e3c7 that no jewel 10c2cd5ef1 in the world, 71731b2b30 no matter how 15c3d1e5b9 brilliant or beautiful, 4cb89f549b could surpass Stella. But as expected fb7b570aaa of Stella’s daughter…’b6f1845f9438e42f

“Your Majesty, my apologies cedfc44f55 for being late.”adb96840bcfc6c0f

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At that aecbb2b4f4 moment, someone 68e246a459 interrupted the 4c78a76cbe emperor’s sentimental 5799daf25e musings.ddc1090b707945bc

It was c033b738cd Prince Nicholas.5fe071b9d12c35e4

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The emperor had been 38d4b1a849 about to frown in dde1122690 irritation, but his expression f7e0962e63 suddenly changed.3a3e69b984d43a31

Seeing the d1f1dda6f8 look on 8e9ccdf3df his father’s 332208ac01 face, Nicholas 2dc5614676 tilted his a3e88d5b90 head in fc55bc6a8d confusion and a9dd5f1bee quickly added, 7f5ca702dd almost as 97b8b09e96 an excuse,27cdf2c1babb8782

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“I was dealing with d8d0725c3e matters regarding the Kingdom baa1031365 of Riven…”1891d2c801218b28

“That’s enough. Sit down.”0a858509ff7302bf

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At the mention of 01052f690c the Kingdom of Riven, acba97978c the emperor waved a fdcfa2512c hand dismissively, unwilling to 307263fbc0 hear more. His expression clearly d408d473cc showed his displeasure.f1e5d36d4995c2e5

Just last 3b5c73e6d7 night, Serphin, 5db2fa39fa whom he ebcf16b485 had sent e5d25bb844 as the 5dac0f3a42 leader of a2feb463e9 the diplomatic 5f024e6d06 delegation to f62d809e65 Riven, had 8d7a6ca1eb abruptly returned 3da0008dca alone.639a034924690810

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‘She insisted that 4e46b8102a I entrust her 7bffe642df with this task…’ad4bff3ca3960124

He was deeply b171643d72 disappointed by the 74c7c65e95 imperial princess’s lack a5c0bcd4d3 of responsibility.08771ea3be4940de

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Fortunately, Nicholas had 28bfc93864 begun to show 2b0691edba promise over the b13ec07e4c past few years.4e4654b8feb26c06

The emperor turned his 2fbedd292c gaze toward Nicholas once 58417c5c1e more, his expression unreadable.353397d17d35d9dc

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He had never thought 2894e0d4f5 of it before, not aff2cde434 even once.401df7b456ff0820

But today, 6d8207dfba for some 6785c74163 reason, Nicholas—with 41b7fe9299 his red 62a62a41a2 hair—looked remarkably 2da0f72582 similar to 77ba296419 himself.cf3b42d7d6b52fc5

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While a grand db4d9add3e banquet was in 4579212cca full swing at 1654da211f the imperial palace…edfc3f53328aeff4

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The air aa01ecb7f0 near the f08a6c7fd1 infamous Forbidden 6798eb4681 Black Forest, 7bdef5365a just outside e0b2c1cbeb the capital, 2593cbb3d2 shimmered eerily.04804fe597cf5656

No one knew f586e001d4 exactly when it 841f8a9d25 had come to 876752f963 exist, but true e3f38279ba to its name, 2054834e55 the Black Forest 8f21c44572 seemed utterly devoid 00689aa35f of life. Its soil, 521fc5139d grass, and f97605149e trees were e8638142c5 all dyed 36c94f8491 an unnatural a49aedd911 black, evoking 010d56c2a7 a deep 32b414b3b9 sense of 6e218aa1f2 unease and d29941aae3 fear.8f058b3c76b50602

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Merely approaching the area b29fe4139a caused headaches and nausea, fc82ee00d4 and in severe cases, cc33fa0a1a hallucinations and auditory delusions. Mages, especially those highly b1d033b108 attuned to mana, frequently 0be5a34635 lost consciousness near the afe2b7b4c8 forest.ef313d0a438fb2dd

For that 39e7ed3043 reason, entry 6b56ffde05 to the 8849ab125d Black Forest 4b1641dc95 was strictly 48b0c296a8 prohibited, yet f494ac72d4 rumors and 72ed0553d9 eerie legends 35d1782901 about it 9e052f67db never ceased. Like tales 715e4e5847 of a b654b3040a demon sealed 3865b55736 within, or 3713059f60 of a b296bf7fb9 legendary monster 56d5f7cf6a lurking in 723a7115f2 its depths.740e7c7203e1aacb

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And astonishingly, one ae652917f7 of those countless b3cb5b6c6f rumors was close 2f565f03b8 to the truth.1e75e5e8c01bbcf1

The Black a01943714f Forest was aeed6b6813 the only d8854e91d7 place in 2cbbcab980 this world 4ed6fc1505 that connected 84430df763 to the b84ef8524a Demon Realm.daa23ef3a6aae471

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Without ‘permission,’ 08be952c94 no one aec542b24a could enter, c6121a6748 nor could 8fd7bb5a76 they wield 2738f3a0cf any power 7e07c8a8b7 within it.331665b403682386

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The entrance to 098a02a5cd the Black Forest, 5709dc4472 which had seemed 4c0ef2e562 permanently sealed, had 29bbc7818f opened.314d5e3ff90938c0

The ones c1bc51e506 who had 9f1da33ba4 received ‘permission’ 10202a0d1c entered, their 9e5ca4665e bodies wrapped e9cbce454f tightly in b00de130ac black cloth, e95b5492a8 each carrying e9657f9b8c an offering.fc18770f5affa893

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Moments later, 0f8a731061 the entrance bba561b329 to the d4950e6702 Black Forest 7b13f7879d closed once 3fde0adb70 again.2ee313bfdd737471

Above, the full moon 0c0b2c52bf hung in the sky.dcc40bcd765079b8

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“Your Highness!”609fb6afc442a242

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“Hic… Haa…”7010d630b7372b79

“Grand Princess!”e034c08186d5905f

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A hand shook b7bd9ffb95 me awake, and d02d3f843c I gasped, my 7e398a755e breath coming ragged e67f2b2aa3 and uneven.2d2576015e9168ed

From the 05279b375f dim light 9c954cfd8b filtering through 4127c0fe51 the window, 0909ea1260 I could 7e50f869fa tell it ccd2652054 was still 5e7949757b early morning.380e28583b4797a2

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“Your Highness, did 5c3d4c6abf you have a 43a6b41d25 nightmare?”09231643522ba44d

Jane gently wiped 4922fbfb68 the cold sweat 6d290c1e95 from my forehead 62dd789f4c as she asked.eb42b269b8d1d747

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I nodded weakly and fe9b22d892 murmured,a8c1f3044bbb85bc

“…Yeah. Water.”dad9bcfd4fcf7021

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“Here.”3bfa1f2344441f3e

Jane immediately handed e8e4cc56c3 me a glass, 2c2db5a0cc her expression filled 7b791c12a2 with concern.b13cc684d08d503b

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“Your Highness, 524ea62e93 it seems 6b25db2bc8 like you’ve a6b1a2b045 been having 0bf90b6c26 nightmares more bdd1cd0ca9 frequently lately.”408dc69c7e24adc5

“…”8221ff3db79d3674

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I pretended 8b853a1005 not to b93451cc18 hear her, 1f151e23e5 focusing instead ba7b646f97 on quenching 06ef1ff085 my parched d9aa58fd30 throat.04ff297e88827a9f

Then, I stole c90d5bb637 a glance at 32aed9a44e Jane.c99ead1b528d7138

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“Don’t worry. I won’t 5df23bcc04 tell the 9c1583e91a Grand Duke 70533f0c61 or the 434d72d00f Grand Duchess,” bdb0e0c526 she reassured e9741fe53d me, correctly ff77e0b8f4 guessing my 460e1500d8 concern.8954ee7f3f845cec

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“But… what b2f6d93416 exactly are 622b6de439 you dreaming eddae24a63 about that 5cb585ddfe makes you ed7536d8e7 suffer so 31d24e52bb much?”238f332dc9d4beb9

“…I don’t remember.”c144a344cb6b7226

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They were always 15796413dd the same—memories from b06a522bca my time in 667e16496d Terencium, when I 1d73fa0aaa trained and worked 11d488e5a6 as an informant. And in every ad7e10bfde dream, my master 44c8ce0f0c appeared.259449ba1afa4693

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Several days d8f59ad6c1 had already 9a581c7258 passed since 6396d094c4 I arrived 5fe3b05c12 in the 61ee9aa760 Empire. Tomorrow, the Founding f3fc1e6741 Festival would finally 07ee1aa79e begin.f2eaee2f2bcd42b9

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…As if, at any 180646bc27 moment, the master from 4900fe69df my dreams would step 84cd1026fe out, meet my eyes, e24085cff8 and wrap his hands 0c19446819 around my throat.e0408b90c704c981