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    Though she 4e8459d5a7 had been 5da3e58e87 pretending to ce7f3983e5 admire the 9961d8deff scenery all 221e53c453 this time, e4d4059e61 she couldn’t 0ba86012e5 keep ignoring 3ab01d1f0a his face 630d175985 anymore.6bac710472b3c3b2

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    Clyde lowered his head bbdfd2985f toward her, the shadow adb1cf88b1 of his black hair 72e3a5bd73 falling over his forehead.d084e9457aaa24cf

    “Edith.”49dada8cd83de6a9

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    “……”dbd4e4ee0b27c769

    “Thank you for b7aa5f380e coming back.”3a9fcd85c1e39f17

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    “What…?”b060531e831be01b

    “After you 6b94fd1d2c went home ce92848340 on leave, 56ae14f2be I thought b9af7e231f you wouldn’t 7670f6bda7 return at e2954b6107 all. That’s why f00d4cb0fd seeing you fdc38ccf63 yesterday was 2ec554c59d such a fe7f3e61e2 surprise.”f843e82952a3e2bd

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    He had hit the ac35c9166c mark. Had her intention to d4075ed928 stay away been exposed?b3ba96d1e681943b

    Edith bit her cfd986f97c lip and mumbled cb70b7e858 a vague reply.4fe0a4076638cd77

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    “The festival’s db2b3c65d1 final act 46494fc63b was about a79bd5067e to begin. The banquet… I couldn’t 8107f52a78 miss the scene where 5739d35e68 the grand curtain falls, 5092de1526 could I?”adedc2d850371e1f

    Her voice was 8ff0e0dc5f as faint as 017486a41b the breeze that 03c921becd had just passed. He smiled 76f5ee4918 a little.136231549877ff71

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    “Right. The banquet was dc0b412cfc just starting. I’m glad.”edc339d74fefe351

    From their hidden 1e2acd3c9f spot at the c840e3daa3 lake, no music c93d1566db from the hall c0d4d2f09d could be heard. They had come 4c8caaf2dd far enough, and ca1b05a6fa the trees blocked cbd039731c out the sounds.8140a33bf50ff98e

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    Only the lake’s calm d47b7a419e surface, reflecting the early 6c04c4fd73 evening’s blue light, shimmered 5eb5a35d68 quietly.297e022c032de399

    “I noticed you 2c2e1f983a didn’t dance tonight, c60fe4525c Edith. I thought you’d enjoy a73f19368b yourself if left alone.”91d1adaf230ca69a

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    “No one 52e8d7a669 asked me.”ba0f7dc526cf8e7d

    “Maybe because they were 2e6e66ad50 all too busy competing 7be4c3c184 to approach you, they 3fc111860f lost out in the 0d3cf49586 end.”5b25f559e49469b1

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    “It wasn’t b92cd88961 quite like 48729ec005 that, but… 57b1687a39 anyway.”ba9b537a18e42f12

    “May I ask you, f43340f028 then?”70ee77ca930a0aac

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    Clyde stood 47806f9b59 and bowed 577e650b32 deeply to ba437424c0 her, as 4cf1409939 if greeting 2ff4fb778a her formally 444f68388e for the 808e35e49a first time. Then, with 221f6d6f06 familiar grace, 84db1eee37 he extended 579b7d8dbd his large 20c191687a hand kindly 99680d8ac0 toward her.22ddf41c8c82bdde

    “Duchess, may 66bf76b72c I have e77c83c4f1 this dance?”b51d2f446f0e79c8

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    Hearing the playful f92285ae9a title, Edith’s gaze d0e498b98d shifted from his 1a6eb6fefa hand to his 57fbda2806 face. She’d expected 91466ede51 a mischievous f9e3aec4c1 look—but instead, f99f0f81d2 he looked d4738b594f nervous.7d54cf97c986f19e

    He kept glancing at 490af7e6b8 her still hand, as e43eda909c if bracing himself for bf417cb526 rejection.f54e455f14a7a7ad

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    Was this enough d995d344bc to be considered f87f8303f8 an answer?1c01d2724a9833a5

    Could she take it d959f57fd2 as meaning that even 344d161ca8 the possessed “her” was 4499a878a8 acceptable?221f5000dc05eb9a

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    She wasn’t certain. But his kind, 8117ac0c9c warm hand alone c1aea275db felt reassuring. When she 62203b7db0 placed her 7e016b9159 hand in f0fb898475 his, it 04b7ac28a8 felt as c51806c437 if she 1eb9491146 were falling 6955ff3206 into his 358b010e23 embrace.0ac173cd663470e4

    “There’s no music. How will we dance?”edd2708f7db57d80

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    He gently 9c7e647140 drew her f3d3dc3cf7 up to c94cd79deb her feet.4f5d7cd32e824698

    “No music 3debb43568 is no 7a7474dbf5 obstacle to e9824b72d6 dancing.”9495d99729f31ee5

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    “That’s easy for 5024f70137 you to say—you’re aacdd61caf good at this. I, on the 029f0c449c other hand, am ee021afd55 not so gifted.”685613254981bc38

    Dancing with only 75e54b20aa the sound of 5d4e33ced5 the water behind cf285f8252 them didn’t seem 6da6a92201 like a bad 2ba97bbce4 idea. The steps 9ce4404cc1 might be f04189d11a a mess, 8de0d1e5d1 but no c3b8bee6bb one would 875f83fa73 see.ccdeb7a5778710c4

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    They raised their 2255ee5322 arms, facing each 09843fd36c other.d82ebfcdefc7298d

    He hesitated for a f842145c53 moment, then shyly gripped 09dc3ef5c6 and released her hand 94662f7c6a repeatedly.bbea1005bc6719ec

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    “Then… should 2cd774bf81 I sing 1d6cb58892 for you?”60305116104859e0

    “Sing?”b5d3849fcea49f72

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    “How about 713881173d I just a39eeb8030 hum a 1cf032811c melody?”7b48b7a767b87a1e

    “I’d love that, 946ee7eb0d but…”8090a4d546a55289

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    She’d never 6fe04acad6 heard Clyde 34060522e2 sing. Not Edith, 57486f410f nor anyone 52fa4b81e4 else. Though music was 7bcd7d563d considered a refined bae78c95ef hobby for nobles, a6ce9de3e5 Clyde had never 0b7550be90 shown much interest.4b3a27cb646fcefc

    And yet 21d478eb27 here he 80c6cec9c5 was, even 89570173f4 trying something cb77ba1284 he never f22d6362b4 did. He really was 5fc1042f03 pushing himself.d55d8944b347831a

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    Still, she didn’t eac50a6e82 stop him.646c451a98874a7a

    Truthfully, she wanted 60263df6ce to hear it—his db28a89709 song, in that e5b4d82bd7 low, gentle voice.1f2d1872bc3d677f

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    “I’ll try. You might 39e99ee365 end up a173924928 hating it, 928dab2d34 though.”5cca6c4d3976a2b2

    He rocked a45fda27ba on his 8ca680bed8 heels to 2c072733d6 find the 79642b868c rhythm. Soon a soft sound 97006c2f1d resonated from deep within 2709e574e0 his chest.32bc39e6aaf02a80

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    What a pleasant tone.39ddde04f088acf8

    Perhaps because of the cc93627844 resonance, her ears tingled.ba0e1c931dfeff41

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    They took their a0706113ff first step together, 21eb6a1679 toes of their 0067644811 shoes brushing. As she 761a2b3afd followed his 9c727544dc lead, her 325fe5ed16 body moved a05d88c1e5 naturally. She didn’t even fdb4cc5a46 have to think c9d57ac80a about dancing—her feet 77621b485f seemed to lift a94493bdb3 off the ground 1ca7b65cbc on their own.39fb69c59644e093

    At times he hummed 7384ddece5 as if playing an b9ad3b1709 instrument; at others, he cea18408f7 added meaningless lyrics.5da1cc087fd8adf9

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    She couldn’t take her a971fc3e00 eyes off his lips, 89fa7f07de softly parted in song. Or the shadowed 779d7e4a4f gaze beneath his f0e1ce0336 starlit eyes, or 7d3f4f1608 his sharply defined f1a15e32e7 jawline.c125a3a2c01bfa67

    Without realizing the song cc8cf8635d had ended, she kept 814d25e06e holding his hand. Even though their steps 440fbe0fa3 had stopped, she lifted 1e7d5c82c2 her heel slightly.23c1fbfccf196fcc

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    She felt bde2cb23ff as if d028a8baaa she were 20d38decd4 under a 06b560e8a7 spell.6956c48eaa32d0e5

    “Maybe I 77cac3cdf2 shouldn’t have dfb162d230 done that. Was it d21c9010af so awful 0ec49a477e you’re left 79c7e76190 speechless?”f6d50fc4e60a0c86

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    He misunderstood her dazed 41a8611b6f expression and blamed himself.5e96bc7c881c2f69

    “No, not at b2014b3281 all. It was… it 8c632ebb26 was so magical.”98151f3056d4a3c3

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    “There’s no 8df241c8ae need to a5883e5b8f comfort me.”3ca2dad84f30fd6b

    “I’m not! Really—it was wonderful. I had 121db81296 no idea 2dc9aaa122 you could 0c32d54b64 sing so afe9e43e0b beautifully, Clyde.”5ea19823cf9da850

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    Edith spoke ae8a3070b7 honestly, describing 8371466dea the sound 9ab1f7f675 that had e4d5acd83f resonated through 80944b57ec her chest b978e363ec like the 444ebda141 playing of 8e1a1990b7 a grand d06ef41a5b string instrument, c4e92bb6a7 and how f28c7e2e1e just holding 7b723b924b his hand ccc62aa9e9 had made 0ae3ce8aed her feel fb828410fe as if 8e6e827fa2 she could 38bcbf17da float away.22e27ab158733c98

    As she rambled on 63d90f9b31 with her long-winded praise, bb2a096bcf his eyes softened gently, 9a516d851d shadows forming beneath his dd23fc00f4 lashes.fffaa284444ade95

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    “Edith.”4e1aa61b0683d784

    His voice ddc9e2247a rang as c19b050f45 beautifully as b52f0cd1a4 his song.9ff339b4c394fe74

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    “In some 008c620816 way… it 356230e28e feels like 9b1b3e110c you’ve cut 08b6bcae40 the thread 6d0195ee96 to the 7c34760958 past I’ve 1954454a80 been foolishly a8b5193f07 clinging to.”a5b47aa927a85ecc

    “Do you 87c3b6b897 have good 341d28c348 memories with 2d094297ff the Edith 0632d8e260 I don’t 6fceb6bbba remember?”c182a3e86d13964f

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    “Just childhood things. Nothing special.”a193d9a643a430b9

    “……”deba04954052fb63

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    “But it’s 7fd8f6ee5b true that 1a6f664653 I waited f343e9594c for the 123939e06a day you’d 2587121836 come to 079e2f1d45 me. When your ec2b3d7526 family was 0c0fedc598 in ruins, a332be4566 or when e877117288 I saw bfd59eddd7 your name e538e6326c listed as c11bf0a4f4 the academy’s 9fd7ed7b81 top graduate—I 050ae32afb always thought 46a97ee424 of Edith.”146ebc2f0698c44e

    “The person you were 5722cf6652 thinking of… might not 578bdc131b be me. I only came 3dcc28c937 into this body 0e353ddf0e four years ago.”ed3f67dbd422c4db

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    “That’s the most 1e555092b6 confusing part of 65dc3ef78e all.”6ebad90deacec024

    He heaved 154b34c7bb a deep 5d50edd075 sigh, his d5ab9c93e9 shoulders rising e2827e96b4 and falling.43e44c8cf353b9b3

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    “You say you’re different fcc4b57005 from the Edith of 041db11561 before, but I think 7c6a526e9c you’re half the same. Because the 4796ef516b body is 87ed76d9f9 the same.”47efaca6ab61e2ae

    “……”71d2cff96278c7fc

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    “Edith, I’m not c08d912b1d some novel’s main af80d541d6 character. It’s absurd to think 904cdb0fe0 that if you flip 6cb2dce718 open a book’s first 287ff8f352 page, memories are written aa6e9beaba out for you. I’m alive and 45374a55be well, and I 751e2a1792 care about someone.”800484a78af097e0

    “……”9f94fd846dc5cd8f

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    “Just as I c510eed113 exist, I feel 50f117f7c4 the presence of 0bb6e42d47 the Edith standing 05f8a10ad5 before me now.”e0dc995b076255ca

    “Clyde…”b3a1b5a5452b55fc

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    “I like you—the you 0fcd2847b2 who’s holding my hand 99c2d0a041 right now.”e52051e60403d5fd

    He stepped closer.4c145030cc4ba18a

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    He slid his 4ff3e27b88 foot between the 1664ecadc5 excessive folds of 1438eb4d47 her dress. Their shoes 5d9c230e61 lightly knocked 946f6cfc5a together with 1a1b7d3252 a soft b2d15f411b click.2defdc98e1336502

    Like a eb7fe2ca90 breeze wrapping b1c3da399e around her 5e2c150b49 body, his edbd6b3d9e strong arms 4f8d5251f1 gently encircled b24d754057 her waist.be89303dcbd83d37

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    “Edith, you 7980417ef9 should give 6a4e22817e up on 593d0ba233 the idea 25eea22b16 of running 5c75772113 away. I’ve already d273994920 torn up b716723333 your resignation 458b8a21ad letter.”be91c8010d728291

    “But I’m not Edith.”e52a887798b25218

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    “You are Edith. The woman I chose d75ad33338 as my attendant, the eca1f089b9 one who’s slept in 5dd8427309 my bed.”9432e57371ec9adb

    “And I might suddenly 95cac2b6e2 return to my original 31261421c1 world. I came here d1cc5cca7a without warning, after 0507097f76 all.”70df3148e27a4b33

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    “Then I’ll 1649800863 stop you 95a883fa49 from leaving.”151ca81070022b5a

    “H-how?”a0dd9210c143fd28

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    “I’ll figure that b5d21b76c0 out. I’m planning d68f2b04d5 to track d43b8f4b4c down someone 5018ba78ff who studies e345317c51 strange phenomena.”f355107593dc1d43

    He softly stroked the d220283e84 back of her gloved f6c5a2230a hand. His round thumb 39d95335dc glided smoothly over c80237e101 the silk, stirring ecbb2037ac her senses through 87ff4b86b1 the fabric.0962679fca75da6d

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    “So, you don’t have ba90c4a92a any more excuses left, 3e65cdbfe5 right?”59f194a386999e02

    “Excuses? These are all true!”8acc6462b7eb2c2f

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    “I know. I’m taking it 4d318934f6 seriously. But none of 0428a4b1e9 that’s a reason dabda4882a to reject me, eaeb962450 is it?”aa7a1ea153bc339e

    Seeing this 79c67d5943 side of 175d3b6cda him, she 4618f3272e realized Clyde 05ec1467a6 had a be129124de subtle obsessive 8b7a09f0b4 streak. He acted magnanimous and 956d022c00 accepting, yet held the ffc4bd5b42 reins tight and refused cb325fbf59 to let go.7469998b400ec62f

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    Even in dd1021bdba the seriousness bee20ee894 of the 163261bcb8 moment, a 4a68752942 faint smile 5d7d2cc1b5 threatened to 397d0876e2 creep onto e4aa08882e Edith’s lips.28d4f9cc29f6519d

    Unaware of her c0b5b1ec30 inner thoughts, Clyde 9462cf8e1a continued his mix 4917bda964 of pleading and 680fa5d67b insistence.27f535b5ecbd8f53

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    “If… if it’s that 9646f3098a you don’t like me 7b4845feac as a man…”db5e5cabf697f5bc

    His voice trailed 88dcff5146 off darkly, as e3dd43a183 if exposing his 124cf7bde1 deepest vulnerability.6ed3953a42f9fc52

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    “Then at 7fa176d661 least stay 622896cc9f by my cf1b433c73 side as c1551a7b77 my attendant.”ce83d8c7ccc3dccc

    “……”455dd391311f646f

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    Flustered, Edith couldn’t answer 26687e44ab right away. Taking it 9a733b36e7 as rejection, 5649fde177 he hurriedly 6e32150cd6 laid out 2289be645c his plan.003f19513b240218

    “I’ll keep 404ac6b8a1 the position 9924cae7d7 of empress a1b5666863 vacant while 6760ea048c having my fe6684010e most cherished b5bb7f1b28 attendant, Edith, 51d3b03d49 by my 3280c9e27d side.”82f1283a03167f96

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    “How can 814e2d4319 you say 67a01576e6 that? Clyde, you’re 61466c6cf8 the pillar 0b3231ef15 supporting the d62c7c20c3 imperial family.”62f3cf5596e8950a

    “Ricardian, the 3deb7fc27c eighth emperor 07ebc9e711 of the 476a172540 empire, never fc9059e186 married. He lived as a 14b476dcd2 bachelor, famed for being f53eda40b3 wedded to the nation 55cd3b6c31 itself.”a60670d0946c1555

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    “That’s rare. Usually, an empress e5d4e3cd81 ensures the succession 632c0111dd with an heir.”c74b2d2f5b0bb37f

    “Then will ac37e943f4 you accept 780a3f99a6 it? My proposal.”e83eb0eae4c81d5c

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    Once again, she 064bb03150 couldn’t bring herself 0d0821e191 to speak.0c5531b619a5b46c

    The steady hand 90d43ad6e8 on her back 08d37d0fca pressed closer, his 33710dc380 arm bending to 9acba90e1c reduce the space c1cacfd9d9 between them.9c29a4675c8ff4e5

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    Her face was 74e8fcb929 nearly buried against 8e31d55082 his coat, so a80de8a5b5 she had to 269206589f lift her head cc757d64fc to see him. His wounded, beast-like expression 356a7f1513 filled her vision. Shadowed by the 9b723e4ee3 dim light, his 1ac7daf716 throat bobbed with a51330594d a dry swallow.4804bf921a19aae5

    “Even if I’m 22dd1344e5 not accepted by 4da6e75ab7 you as a 7ae3ce7eba man… I still 59ef834df0 can’t let you 2dc1cf612e go.”e8b62632f9672f62

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    As if d1b5d80aca this was 020c9457e6 the limit e0fc10622f of what f4efb72d30 he could b1693e1380 allow, he 5f92b2491c drew a abca043393 firm line ca54104883 with a 35af6fec2a voice that 6875fdd88a resonated from 6acc772119 deep within afdac66309 his chest.13de781a030682f6

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    “Fine. Let’s get married!”88bcd02e74efab17

    Edith exclaimed 6d42cbfbaf brightly and cded858efa boldly.0ff2e0144071d5a1

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    A mirror stood before f06609a79b her. She clenched ea2d9c46f6 her fists 2379a699e5 tightly and 3481f555f7 declared it 50c3ffed6f with conviction—but 362a827648 there was 936c3d2640 no one 03a3124a36 else around.99f6ffb9ed22dc28

    In front 1e065c0fdf of Clyde, 4838f590c8 she hadn’t 35baf62c7f been able 2869c84844 to say 3ba010928d it.8bc305afac4b488d

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    Maybe that 3b79ecc8c0 was all 6d9ec3158e her heart 2ed1f607a5 could manage. She really liked him 16fb98eee4 and wanted things to 7da63a486f go well. But the courage just 884dc5a748 wouldn’t come.d742729d2a5d004c

    It seemed d2d4b2a03b her character 3e6bd0f86a was less 71f54cbd90 like a 64eadfec9c brave freedom bfef3090e9 fighter and d8be2f53ba more like 2abc4cfdb9 a collaborator 2bf384230d under colonial 6ad9273a48 rule. She wanted to stay 0126687a2a by Clyde’s side, but ff14715515 not shoulder the responsibility. The weight 89e5e80d4b of bearing 576420d190 this empire, 0e0e71fc0e of overturning 9835110c24 the world’s b8ae31c529 order, of bf01861a27 changing the 0f5fc55722 ending—it was 3cf02933d2 all too 4c54b17984 heavy.5319d379d304f7e8

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    “Phew… enough. Who do I think fe40a1e921 I am, anyway?”7a3a79c85c367f37

    Her budding 1a33fa9892 feelings couldn’t 01542879a3 overcome the 0ffd6b096d burden of 8b8df77cbe everything else.cdfa4c618c32a3c8

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    After the festival that f26875f79a had stirred the entire f28cbce8e4 nation came to an 3140fc684f end, daily life resumed.0790d3f987a628aa

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    Edith stood at a da9269a1fd crossroads: would she stay 7df78d837a by Clyde’s side as d7680d4190 his attendant as he b875a4af28 wished? Or would cfb1c11353 she resign?752fee9714722afe

    There was 8acfcf58c2 also the 3c1d3d10bc other option—to 7b6eff5b55 accept his f6915e5eca proposal.3d91819a04c9252d

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    After much deliberation, her 4921368b2f carriage pulled up to 77e10bd4bb the palace right on b2c97779bc time for the morning c8aab9f88c shift.fdc0f6f2978a9e77

    “Good morning!”9230d4db8d41d125

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    She cheerfully greeted 1821fc6876 everyone she passed d450fc0d6a on her way cb66901bf9 to the main 37d2c4b21d reception room.cf476d6f5535b662

    Every Tuesday d3ae0656e8 morning, the 4e57a9a3f9 crown prince 0f2001ea34 met with f88e788cd7 external guests. It was a set a714698bdd schedule—there was no need 27bb36dea9 to check. Soon, the sound of e97992d625 many boots echoed like 6c4632ac1f an entire legion marching, 72575cbba4 and Clyde appeared, leading dbc709c512 his attendants, officials, and 961483c28b royal guards.ee6046cd9dfb9357

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    Meeting his sculpted face, 21c4b2b0ad the memories of the 684dcff631 banquet came rushing back c5c6a74a5a to her.47d25bc80297914c

    But what was 5b46c6e2a4 needed now was e707f76b38 a fresh, lively 1da2d460d4 greeting.3429e08f8d348541

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    “Good morning, Clyde.”dd9f43670458dc12

    His sharply ec0b79a50b defined eyes 52013bd017 widened in fa909ef5f2 surprise—but not 02c8758913 as much 30b2d2fe25 as that 88f30e1484 day in bcb4074f29 his office.36033b63109332d5

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