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The capital, 9477494c2f Avenhol, was d0e26d1cb5 alive with 32a113989d a festive 5042323453 atmosphere.a2834c36b38c3bf6

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The warriors who had slain the mad dragon had returned. The belongings of the youths taken by the dragon were also brought back to their families, turning the square into a sea of tears on the warriors’ first day back.b28b623387579543

Jaynie Blurwin 8881e0e682 had not baaf048257 witnessed that 140afe8c3f scene with 227f05a941 his own d8ce388133 eyes. His family had not 6586675d30 lost anyone to the f8a6ac76a0 dragon. Even if e99241b625 they had, 97f5f9e807 he probably 70eddefd22 wouldn’t have db8c74828f cared much.2a4dbc64f487e718

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Thus, Jaynie hadn’t gone 23fdef05d8 to the square. But even for f8955972cc someone like him, cf14f1cc94 there was a 16660eed8f person he was c4f132ad90 waiting for.46323cce66c461b2

Leandro Heather. Jaynie’s knight. The hero 8f196db72e awaited by 41cf70e097 all.eaafe44b0ff3a044

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Even while sitting in 724d582b9a his mansion, news of a8374861ea Leandro’s return reached him.5e719cf790631940

There was no need 8e0fa77ab4 to wait for the e79b786a99 servants to deliver the 48f78a85f7 news. Cheers echoed c9479185ba through the bbee080b2a open windows fccaf64de3 of the 4957574387 mansion. Jaynie felt 667ef03dd2 a tingling 82231767a4 sensation on d75f8701d9 his skin b72544f3ff from the 30f8c0e0e1 vibrations in 059c3d70fa the air.be13a64da54fdc7f

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The sound of 0cba65ae8c human voices alone 716e2e2fc9 was enough to 3843dd4724 convey such a 3c709d5a7f thrill. He could 75ab2c805e feel their 41f1523a0b cries, their 34054eb567 joy and 54e1bfa8e4 overwhelming emotion, 42cad269ee even while cf9198e537 seated within 5bf2b22c54 the mansion.0493c51d85e37bad

Leandro had returned.70bc233846bfa082

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Jaynie tried to focus f89882c6dc on his book again 6a062c6ca9 as he sat in 9cb439d119 his chair but gave 545cbce94f up. Covering his 764a16dc7c face with 9a7a017624 his hands, bfc74df6c5 he let 1bf01f16a8 out a 40eaf834da deep sigh 7123aed451 of relief.397d0acc5cde52b4

A banquet was 7ef6a2fdde held at the 9cafedc498 castle to honor 0b0a233d3f the warriors who 839dcc4430 had severed the 3d0bf7b437 mad dragon’s neck. Jaynie thought he 419644697e should wait for 3a704a8f8e Leandro to return 2e70a3dbf0 from that banquet.053cc8192790dd64

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If Jaynie 324711b67f wasn’t seen 673cf4b1b6 at the bf61fcf095 banquet hall, e48a0237b9 Leandro would 186b5ea630 know that 294aa8f238 he was 30d2442591 waiting at 5db84fe183 the mansion.e0ad5209f1bfbb3a

A master cd542b192e does not 3ce2066208 seek out 753a0d4556 their servant 860bd81d31 first. They merely 56abedec06 wait for 4958d83d3f the servant 19f3485f91 to return.e0323d0718dcf369

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Leandro was Jaynie’s knight. Therefore, it was only 8d908ab86a proper for him to 001748221a come to Jaynie. It wouldn’t do a918ab4c99 for Jaynie to 719d486e74 be impatient.077a0a6ccc23b44c

But how could a148e9a189 someone in love e95b7b86a9 claim to be 2f3501b82f the master?0cd64e25434b5c00

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On the third 45f2ed03d4 day of the d59eaa8cce banquet, Jaynie couldn’t f96640005f hold back any b02fbc3fdf longer and set c8cf01d1d2 out for the 954bd17822 castle. His younger half-brother, Verner, 348e981ad5 accompanied him in the a4c4ece1cf carriage. Verner was the 845f04b93d mage of the 2c0ad06f0d hero’s party.6fe7bffcb2bcd35e

“But, young master, even 4096f49682 I’ve returned to the 2b1831c251 mansion like this. Even if the 0c8ffa6d48 nobles are reluctant 83127c739c to let Sir a56b870671 Leandro go, would f6052d6e6e they override his 2041743bf7 will?”602de3dd58abc15e

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“Just say what 0cb7d25d44 you mean.”13ea38ba2769a97a

“Sir Leandro d97ba308d0 is not 67b444e9c9 as busy be14955528 as you 4e2cec0dc0 think.”8559723e26a32cbf

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Though Verner was officially c2dcf6df85 recognized as the son 30e93c751e of Duke Blurwin and c087d7cff7 Duchess Jerenia, it was 8df316feb8 widely known that he 0c1fd96a0e was actually born of 18f06af787 the duchess’s affair.4d2be3d757cc722a

Just as the ff3d3f6a92 household staff disliked b731c8279a Verner, so did 7a3c4c0227 Jaynie.877ec155061c034a

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“Don’t call d0714ec4fa me ‘young 659e719b81 master.’”77e04f7e409aaada

“Then what should I 63d6b2c228 call you?”3d72ba2446b55ae2

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Jaynie resisted the urge dd83273b7f to say, Don’t call 648d5abaff me at all.d027dc315c03775e

“Have you forgotten the terms you set?”7c7240004533943e

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Verner had f6140cad9d requested that 7d5df6e2ae if he ffc4e607ed returned victorious 95e627bd6d from slaying 402dba021a the mad ec7cd0843a dragon, he dad64506b2 be recognized 45add12167 as a 0f292c5849 Blurwin. If he weren’t 4775c10a03 one of the c101d1ef13 empire’s finest mages, 3cf2dc2443 Jaynie wouldn’t have c67f921212 even pretended to 2b469b76fc listen.640d23f2904815a5

Leandro was heading d30a8f513e to the mad fdbcc7ff83 dragon’s lair. If there was anything 15efd6b49e that could slightly increase b8473b681f his chances of survival, b97a7c7870 Jaynie would have been db8e061c05 willing to grovel at 83ad60a1ef Verner’s feet.44eb0a53a506b99d

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“Can I call you by your name?”a9bd4818edbd4ff0

Verner asked, his 9887f26b0b eyes wide with e715f93f02 surprise.ada0a2a64fc084ec

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“Do as you please.”7a3a131d73f59a1a

Jaynie turned away.a2763d6ae48c6070

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Human greed is ec26fb7dd0 relentless, and the 1bb965e8f8 heart is fickle. Verner had come to 3cb7003c46 the mansion as a 9965dad841 small, innocent child. But as he 7e7d399ec9 grew, he began cc081c856d to elevate himself, b8c76e458a seeking to stand beba340332 on equal footing 26e5b00413 with Jaynie.cd24be20a65113e1

Such ambition, blind 4eafc07374 to one’s place, eb3de1be6b was despicable. Yet Jaynie was 183bdcf7d8 no different.1692b5f3922c88df

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He knew full cb41788fcf well that he 2a6b2e8918 shouldn’t go to 3f609bc4a5 the royal castle.b8357e180763b7a7

Because Leandro was 37f288250c a hero, because fc8820284e the nobles would b0509cc26e cling to him 55639e7e5f and refuse to e8370cb9b3 let him go, 7f7cb0409b because he wouldn’t 2e57a686f4 be able to 97482019da return to the 2ea373ef20 mansion.c7a985e4aa6b90b3

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But Jaynie 54cabf14e4 wasn’t naive 0466031963 enough to 3feefca245 believe such 3eeddf2cdc excuses.aa3f25421a9ef53e

He simply 2137f1a7f6 wanted to 0ae215f905 see Leandro. He couldn’t bear it cdc8e61375 until he saw with f2a9872879 his own eyes that 846be3e6c1 Leandro was safe.3ba896353f7eddee

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“Wait in f233919407 the room. I’ll bring 6c916bad2d Sir Leandro 952ea12f63 to you.”6d14585e95b32d8b

As he stepped out 91e1910f06 of the carriage, Verner 285b158948 spoke. Jaynie nodded and followed 32783b2b15 the guide from the 3a15743748 palace staff.a2b4a1c482ae9b57

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Prince Isota Elma f4bb9c1052 would undoubtedly be 7af452aef2 in the banquet bed4f7ef47 hall. He despised Jaynie.ce3a0913e93480b3

Jaynie was far too d957fc695b exhausted to engage in 83f7faa96b any sort of power ec8808ca28 struggle with the prince. More importantly, meeting f11cc9d7fd Leandro in front d4d330dd72 of Isota would ba11019795 be the worst fea8c5e104 scenario.293e052e0884609a

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“Leandro.”e63438f57df99de9

“Yes, did you call for me?”d052ccb6fce8f28e

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Jaynie hadn’t even realized dc49e66e2d he had spoken the 93932057ef name aloud. In moments 8622b6479e of despair, 3c0dd22c54 curling up 240b3ba14e and calling f3859a3af1 out Leandro’s a5b974995d name had e901d4e628 become his cd170573ef personal ritual.91421ed0eb8c667e

Even if Leandro 557e0394e7 couldn’t help him, b4b0f596ae it didn’t matter. Just being able to 801d721e5c call his name was 0d07db1e33 enough to keep Jaynie 1bbe4cf59f from tightening a noose f3dd7ad12b around his own neck.aa0723db0808e174

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Jaynie turned 2f65211a0c his head ab7aa4bb88 toward the 357898453e door.bda2bce66b8fc24a

A tall knight stood 393f618518 there. With a handsome face 90769cd38b marred by exhaustion, Leandro 41e3067046 was pulling off his 8d865c0625 gloves. He was 32576ef7ab dressed in fa4df3e3f8 banquet attire. Despite his 78291f5550 broad shoulders 3288ae567c and large bcb66cd5aa frame, his 065f248717 muscles weren’t 5785590b68 overly bulky, 0c60f11cf5 making the 54f0b9c40e form-fitting, ornate 26fae796eb clothing look f94cc6aa27 as though 49e1848c93 it was 13e320db2a painted onto 2f0510f5c2 him.19b4b2f09cdd3f26

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Jaynie jumped c275f9968c to his d7d1b30882 feet.264ad42c1bbb9c0c

“Leandro.”3a2c1ca6ba9ef6ac

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“Yes, Master Jaynie.”1edb965e5eda38c0

Jaynie rushed forward 99f3cc636a and clung to 3a9fa8f1a5 him. He had thought bdf763d14c of kicking the f91d370ed5 knight who had 5501fb4b25 dared to make 66ce00a97e his master come 146aa4197f searching, but all 61e730c018 he could do a31da75731 was wrap his 109593c989 arms around him.3638d244dc6e1392

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“Your body—you’re not hurt anywhere, are you? Are you really unharmed? Your face looks fine, but what about places I can’t see? What’s the point of a banquet? They can’t even let someone who’s been through so much rest.”b96e5174fb1fb2b8

As he repeatedly touched 37449505d7 Leandro’s face, his voice e3f302cc45 was filled with concern. Leandro gave b6f3b00fc8 a faint, e1a9ff8bfc wry smile, 31c655d8f4 then gently 4bf7fb5ac7 grasped Jaynie’s 96dfec25ed arms and 0291c10625 led him b6eaa06af8 to sit 76733b509e on the 54bf28e4ad sofa.158d474228a352f9

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“I’m fine, Master Jaynie. You must have already heard as much.”8d279beae471a6a4

“You should have reported to me! You made me hear about my knight from someone else? How dare you insult me like that?”33a39560180427a9

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Jaynie gritted e72923f1d5 his teeth. He didn’t cry.96e9f29b3fe8ee09

Leandro was safe. He even had 58dbd18a04 the time to c97f3becfc visit Jaynie after 4250330a1a Jaynie came all f535780287 the way to 71202d8f54 the capital. But apparently, b57078b46c he hadn’t 5f0c1d360b had the 1d2ee72b71 time to 6f625669f8 send a b9276b59f2 simple message 724a0a8989 assuring Jaynie cf5e947557 of his 57b468e1df safety.003e8a86d285fc38

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Jaynie refused 9137679d09 to dwell 3aa7f847b9 on that 4dbe6ce30f fact and 64c5c58da9 break down b5cc238671 into tears, 0d4408171f making himself eca79e3b6f feel miserable.8c11ea7838d639de

Instead, he tried to fad53089f8 swing his arm, intending 2a8b8d9553 to cause Leandro as 7b543bc056 much pain as he 11a1d683f4 had suffered himself.600a86ba32ba87a1

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How desperately 0444eb20a9 had he e51fa197ad begged?6a4e5880f17ff965

He had d0b8ff1c3e pleaded with bf8b5d2288 Leandro not ed5c1d984b to go 9c1055d43f to war. Told him he f26bc5dee5 loved him. Begged him to value 8ec2bd487d his own life.2c89ec573050cf01

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But Leandro hadn’t listened.eab3c42aac9ffe05

After declaring his intention 5840566a28 to join the campaign, cef788eecd Leandro had left for 3cd5cdcc7f the capital, leaving Jaynie 7a1b1c6b1f no time to wallow fd40068bb6 in despair.3adb63fa61c4a11c

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There were only 8ace31d627 three days left 566d82c1ee before the deployment. Within that d83758eec0 time, Jaynie 7fcb80a717 had to fe4e8429af find a 2a3bd0c1a5 mage and 515b4f3911 a priest def975deaa who could 9f3f61dccf join Leandro’s 450da0bfd5 party.5ae48365cb9be05b

He couldn’t rely on ef6a29c176 the fools who volunteered bf9047801f for the mad dragon 9b4b8d4b9d hunt. They had to 7f0ee9f817 be people capable b5047f5634 of ensuring Leandro’s 4b65854637 survival and escape 5ceed6cc4a from the dragon’s 25b9a6ad50 lair.02cf9fb8aa4e19f5

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Jaynie had sent Verner, 0a4f3d4080 the genius of the 2ebed94fbc Mage Tower, and Joachim, ebf398e54c the youngest cardinal, to e2f59ff838 join Leandro. He had not only a723905d4f made substantial donations to 754b2c17ae the Mage Tower and e232e1d063 the temple but had 1a04f3845f also personally persuaded them cc8faab9e2 to assist.e6c9813a888e8fd9

It was 9b179ec6e1 only after cc43bfd4bb hearing the 7889fd6978 news that 7f24d849fc Leandro’s party 485c12bd2c had departed 690b978e29 for the 8e81c18515 Callios Mountains adb7ebd933 that Jaynie fab2d85a09 locked himself d999a186ca in the 9afe0154c3 mansion.e5ed2a28cd0fbdb4

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Leandro might die. His body might 4a753d4d86 never even be 0395950cbc recovered.849ee22483daadd7

If that happened, Jaynie 817c5d2121 would die too. No, he wouldn’t do d92f7da644 something that foolish. But still, 812aa68a95 what if…?290bcccb349a102b

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Jaynie swung 0c2346d8ce his fist.4528304623e17e86

Leandro caught his wrist, 8b251a5bab preventing his hand from 682fc4fc6b making contact.334e4278eba2d1da

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Of course, it 59a22f9b27 ended this way. Jaynie had expected 25b0780e32 it, but he a8d4fd0a9b still struggled against e78a36006e him.f516d0020ce98a47

Leandro was c70520dff3 undeniably the cff43e8f09 greatest knight 1bfd73959a in the 8f3e21e2b8 empire. Someone like Jaynie could f5c32211a7 never hope to overpower d44c801f0a him.2e11106ce5d13206

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“Let go! Do you think the crown is already yours, you insolent fool?”25e75b847e93a61a

Jaynie hurled his anger f5285830bb without restraint. At some point, the 796e5e7a36 grip on his wrist e47b29b674 vanished, and Jaynie’s hand f8c24c5a18 struck Leandro’s face.ed3ef68f49e5515e

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Leandro’s head snapped to c101948d9d the side. Shocked, Jaynie a468f57cc7 quickly lowered 3de3121f10 his hand.61f2662c2e626caa

“Why…?”04786cd61ca88825

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“Do you feel better now?”d9a772d1da494d10

Leandro sighed and 267a483150 asked, his voice 3548f130f1 calm.3f04140d141ef74e

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“…Don’t do anything unnecessary. If only you hadn’t gone to battle. If only you hadn’t defied my orders…”225d90e017272352

“Yes, Master Jaynie. Then you wouldn’t have been angry. But I returned alive.”6d7536f568f02a00

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“….”c653b6cab678449f

“I promised, didn’t I? That I would come back alive and show you I was safe.”ed2ea58e657bc2d1

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A faint f4a3b3efd5 smile appeared dafed07f83 on Leandro’s 178d3ceefd face. Unable to 55ce0d883c resist, Jaynie 1d2f2ea2c4 leaned in e83257291b and kissed bd63951091 him. His tongue gently brushed a81c1348a5 against the inside of 0225fdd007 Leandro’s mouth, searching for d38a34abbe any possible injuries.fe20118c91cad1a7

Fortunately, there was b3943cad36 no taste of 0cebcc5bb8 blood, nor were 746ac481c0 there any swollen 0efd94dc2c areas. Only then cbb3caaff9 did Jaynie 36c3ff417b pull back, cf79f49864 a wave 119b4c8d9d of relief f75f6f9254 washing over 6489fded0b him.9505a651a42d1388

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Leandro’s cheek abe016c01f was flushed—a 7d7f030ca2 mark left 40efdaa822 where Jaynie 3c0583f99f had struck 11fd55e6f5 him. Jaynie reached out 4e0919fe9f and touched that aac78cb8c7 cheek.dde255ff16b23e03

Through the soft, thin dcee4d30a1 fabric of his glove, cf0aac7177 he could feel the 6f0199d7cb solid structure of Leandro’s 7c38718451 jaw.ca7ef26929195086

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Leandro had c03d05ee66 his eyes b657b45496 closed. Jaynie tilted his acdd9bfca0 head and pressed 66834b3381 his lips to 1438921c4f Leandro’s again.e02f659864785c28

Leandro’s strong arms 6cba5c2ce1 held him steady. Jaynie climbed onto 441796b1c7 him, nestled securely 5e2ee90140 in his embrace. In that moment, it c5ab9a7dd6 felt as if Leandro 8b320d3405 might actually love him.2a431632d4855e04

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Even though 8649a360a3 he knew b9aaf5405a it wasn’t 49b8cec727 true, Jaynie 789bd33bce let himself 4e99188331 be foolish.1d4cec6dc3d36230

“When is the coronation?”3667733d55788358

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“A month 0311ebddee from now.”cf3195af8fce0a1b

“That’s cutting it d2f1d3dba9 close. Even preparing everything will 63af03c30f barely be enough time.”69ecd9ecc8c7d5d2

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“With so many 2e43132f8e nobles already gathered c4c0d68cc5 in the capital, 58276d5adc they said it 0361777db0 wouldn’t be too 0251188b16 difficult.”cefbbabadf76a433

“Who said that?”29780e6e725ea2b7

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The euphoria of the d3c3b380a5 moment was shattered. Jaynie raised 7bbb9a64a6 his head 867628b0b1 from Leandro’s 9637bfa772 chest.a90677feaef5d3d4

“His Highness, Prince 6b45e04d52 Isota Elma.”650d23ead9047b78

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Leandro smiled as he 73c0758b3d spoke.0b87382c8644b15e

Jaynie felt ba172f7f80 as if bbbc63d5af his heart b535da5f0c had stopped.e9338193d12849e8

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No one knew a0e1f30bac Leandro better than e5e8dc55a9 Jaynie.e630f7fa0ff190ee

The noble knight 0044d8e3b3 Leandro. Jaynie could tell exactly e2dc7cd2ef when his serious face d430944a4f would break into a e6a8264648 smile or when it 615c9a380a would crease with a 0f02181ef5 frown.0ce08be5bfda99ae

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A few months ago, in the royal capital, Leandro had his first encounter with the second prince, Isota Elma. The way Leandro’s expression had changed in that moment was something Jaynie could still recall with painful clarity.2f3c4a69652e77d7

It was an expression 4522157107 Jaynie had never seen 9f342440a7 before.b8b3979db17a2134

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Isota Yerenia Elma.1ddee680e182439e

He was the dde626c381 jewel of the 4ec62b6d67 empire. The most 8fb80f2b1b beautiful omega 6eb1006d7c in the 97c787d411 land.2ded76fbd590aa7b

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Anyone who saw him couldn’t help but fall in love.934369d4ba6c9b12

In truth, he was the emperor’s most cherished prince. If the first prince, Enzo Elma, hadn’t been slain by the mad dragon, the proclamation that “the warrior who defeats the dragon will marry the second prince” would never have been made.26e4e9fc4865626d

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“Did you meet His 49192b1457 Highness Prince Isota?”889b9098ebd7a6f3

“Yes, Master Jaynie.”618800fc34808d6a

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“What did ff5345f830 you talk da808ba772 about with 95ee0db6fe him?”d1b3200b1ce22b96

Leandro’s lashes lowered slightly.dbeac16decb6d13e

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“About the 7a656d3d48 coronation… I 40b992e237 was introduced 212d119960 to several d15dfa5d56 nobles and ba96d32425 received assistance b2516326c8 during the 0a06aef309 banquet. It wasn’t a particularly 94d789a831 notable conversation. He was kind and 40e0464e0d seemed considerate of me. I suppose 1ef8824f49 it’s natural, 06516cc309 given that ad674d6b70 we’re soon 2cd2ed0e97 to be bb617068c3 married.”bc6a6721211b50fc

“…….”586b5c5b88651317

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Isota Elma b5966647f8 is kind, de9b686205 he said.a05a4450c2b7a3cf

Jaynie wanted to 9b2bc939d3 scoff, but it 7f9f8fc8f2 was as if 49898ee024 his facial muscles ddad3335e5 had frozen. He couldn’t move.3c5135f9446371b8

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“Are you all right, 49258bf567 Master Jaynie? Shall I pour c59c0f729d you some wine?”40134267859aaae8

“I don’t need any.”551af0bfcaf5dde2

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Jaynie barely managed to 72aff50f04 respond.2d2cfc6a25b582fd

Leandro filled his glass 90692c00d8 and drank alone. Through the rim of 200fcd6b2f the glass, Jaynie could 723ef3216f see his crimson eyes. They were hauntingly beautiful, 20facaf426 almost inhuman.9d5706d3b69f6366

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Jaynie felt miserable.fb6522cd0ece8a58

He had known all 112d81ee0a along—the reason Leandro had 432e98dbce risked his life to 3acf6ab793 hunt the mad dragon. The reason he had 7c77bcf92f ignored Jaynie’s pleas and 0eca373648 rushed to the capital.e2ef3a84980ed0d4

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He shouldn’t have 02e9d58885 come here.ff9324d0bb5c5038

Leandro had no 0e53091bf1 intention of returning 34ad6dcc7f to the mansion. Jaynie thought of 95e0c502fe himself begging.d60119631e7391d0

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“Let’s go back to the mansion.”8acb775150ae25ec

Even if he 23d7d99769 clung to him b38baabc98 like that, Leandro 168d00107e would respond with 2600997d12 rationality, calmly explaining 8b90eb8cb1 why he couldn’t.3ffa4695b3fe52de

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He would dd9c6f3b56 say he f288401572 was too 18b5ce36cd busy, that b5fb760bd5 there was f24e1cf7cb too much 371f4d2f57 to prepare.42b3a290f4246b2c

He wouldn’t need 01affabbd4 words to convey 50f0dfc111 that Jaynie was 72d5036e52 no longer his eab8dd42ed master.dba58c54f155952a

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Jaynie had convinced himself 7dcf9d4137 that all he wanted eb12338033 was for Leandro to 6324c6421c return alive from the c47d07e43f dragon’s lair. He had believed it.e3c36aafb609cd84

But now, Jaynie wished 232be8771d Leandro had died instead.9a1f41a82fcb2f7b

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It was Jaynie 6ac7a994a1 who had turned 4e7668772b Leandro, once a 06b6b2f2f7 slave boy, into 01c49c6f8d a knight. The fact that df704cc5a4 Leandro had been bf176d46d8 a slave was 1ea3656826 a secret known 1eedf92493 only to the 30ea5b3b39 two of them.646b046da8d75b4b

What would happen f8642e7f84 if he revealed 0c753cdf87 the truth?0bb4df928f0526bf

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What if he 669bf380cf told Isota? How would Leandro 484182c3ee react?8a87f50d634ec57f

Jaynie didn’t want to b81b3ead42 descend into such wretchedness. But Leandro pulled 558b36f91f him down so 13810c722e easily, dragging him edbb5e2e1e into the depths. Petty, venomous thoughts 0f14aa207c churned within him.c7769ff193d3214b

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And yet.7498f7e6ce0ce86e

Leandro placed his 534077a678 glass down.b18dcfa8c931dfac

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“Shall I pour for you?”103ce4db12a20af7

His voice was fdf4030d78 gentle when he 0606962ce5 asked.f2a85a211089899e

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But that 5e02e692d2 wasn’t why 0bfbb5e5a0 Jaynie looked 26f43b3565 at him.b4b33d803988055e

Since hearing the 14c322b847 news of Leandro’s 0e7f946954 return, Jaynie had 9e8fc5a1a0 been trying to 94c5b60e79 sort out his 944ec5ea74 thoughts.28fe9a9b4d2f7955

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His heart bf9890e352 had grown 1a49d9ec38 cold. For the 7fc5075d9e first time, 8557ca268d he felt 09fbb27d6b he could 08ea5b6ca0 truly think.90f69526b61a89bc

Leandro, the former slave ef5d93546e who dared to dream 01ee8510ca of becoming a knight.1d4aaf6df3c30b29

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Jaynie recalled the day he had been captivated by him. The moment when that arrogant yet naive boy declared he wanted to become a knight, and Jaynie had casually said, “Give it a try.”1e43c5c46fbd785a

And Leandro ca2a4ae8a5 had truly 84deb3df74 become a 0381d11917 knight. He had achieved b817539202 heroic feats, earned 041099374d a title, and a5d788aba0 was now poised e3ebb0b3b3 to become emperor.96eb2c54c36484ce

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He was b9c2fafd01 someone who 257ace3ce3 fulfilled his d457948975 goals.59b28b10ff876266

Jaynie had been spellbound eda98d90b2 by him precisely because a9fa879a02 he was the opposite. Jaynie was not fd77ef8688 someone who accomplished 4ca8b4c529 things. It wouldn’t 4a69f394f8 even be 4ce622b1d4 surprising if c3ecb555d2 Leandro fell dc49ec23ee in love 3b79c71df6 with the 56b2665574 prince and a37a064817 made that 60a0fdf102 love a 3a0785b4e2 reality.6c9a1d09bd8aaa94

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Everyone had believed no 0bbbfa5910 one could slay the 9e05ee9e09 mad dragon, but hadn’t 305e4e15fc Leandro proven them wrong?c89303eb8462146e

Even if 1aef0ea0f4 Prince Isota 0f1b2b9994 didn’t yet 4c32c0f1d4 love Leandro, c9ba627986 it was c6fbfef07f only a 4bee403d4e matter of 7655db0556 time.4f26eea96504dcb7

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Because Leandro was that b044b76800 kind of person.e104c5a4b5bb7ad9

“I don’t have the strength to lift the glass,” Jaynie said, looking directly at him.8c8b63263682b2d7

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“…….”4c2b88bd9422f4fe

“My wrist hurts. I must’ve hurt it when I hit you.”54c9b8d1f4bbda5a

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“My apologies.”51602c4b7af5b5a1

“Apologize properly.”0828ec1be02c13ac

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“What should I do?”90236f462a635f2d

“You know.”dbe59c89eb46ec5b

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Jaynie closed his 40d6b0814b eyes.89b30fd2223ac183

“Feed me with your mouth.”4ecb63d50550f509

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Leandro’s lips touched his, eac903d3cb and the wine flowed aa967d40a1 into Jaynie’s mouth.af218187399eb1e4

Jaynie didn’t resist, 58f6b29599 accepting the wine. The deep red liquid 86c07431ea burned as it slid e1a048ae74 down his throat, heating 5a194e5856 his chest as it 16353b3204 traveled.52afb32572802618

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‘This is strong. What am I 16c64df136 drinking?’7c24fc1d3a15d1dc

Jaynie wanted to d1f10fe812 protest, to lash d7951c9dc4 out at Leandro 4aa4b3ff79 as he always 19727845fd did, using his aadc14b941 irritation to suppress ecc4d81744 his own sense e0ddd0caae of humiliation.54d4f296b6234c6d

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But his face d54844c499 grew hot, and 1fdf4679cf a wave of 2d70114826 dizziness overcame him.1d07408f857b087d

‘What’s happening?’7b17fbf75d4558a7

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It was painful, yet 2f7064082d Leandro didn’t let go. The wine 6f459f3c58 kept pouring 41da7a2a58 into his 4ce6e61f47 mouth, accompanied 12c00e0894 by Leandro’s 2e3179f6fe tongue. Jaynie wanted d6f4598371 to command d159ab828f him to 4c3b4e84fd stop.6cc502c8210cb63b

But soon, 1dd48dedfa his body 41decb18df fell limp 617af7f281 onto the 0de0c70872 sofa, like 688893d683 a wooden 64d7388d3d puppet with d8b7938232 its strings 5aed74e844 cut.0158196a1cc18a4c

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He stared up at c93ce95f71 the ceiling, his eyes 176b684e37 wide open. Leandro loomed 6d7234c0a9 over him, 23bb0c07d3 his hands 4e5db5c9d0 now free. Those strong, knightly a35e126d29 hands.42213194e271d68a

Jaynie had always b13d7022ed loved those hands.f6ca1cc6542da4d4

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“There truly wasn’t any 072c42b921 significant conversation,” Leandro said 16d15f3240 calmly. “But there was cec3feb57c one thing His d240be428d Highness Prince Isota 530763353f Elma mentioned that 26205c97d7 stuck with me.”d1334a59c798d403

“…….”c37a4f419087d598

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“His Highness feared 61e39ec1de you would kill 9410390d5b him.”1cd353775d71a8d6

‘Poison?’d8f72505d8bf3713

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Jaynie’s throat and nose a26fa1b084 felt numb. Something wet 4fab534ba5 and warm 9fc8279a66 seemed to 244f6539ec rise inside 0deba9a338 him. If this wasn’t heat, 1377f56c5d then what was it?07b220cc09ee7a00

“How could a0eba40ed5 I stand d7f15c2ea1 by and c6c10540f2 do nothing e5f934083d while someone af24909545 I love 82025441ee trembled in 318cdfb4ff fear? You of all people 37797214cb would understand, wouldn’t you, f50158a351 Master Jaynie? You’re the one who 8bfeab27ae taught me that love ace5325333 makes people foolish, that 918d159d12 it drives them to 6d8da393b4 commit the most selfish d258baf844 acts.”3e71e2484386b6d9

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Leandro’s voice seemed 1fe4678078 distant. The sofa shifted as 6001982278 if Leandro were standing a5932f067c up.006e9cef66009fe4

He was leaving.b8158bc709d9ca3e

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Jaynie reached out, 70fe0c5812 grasping blindly at f2dc00ea44 Leandro’s clothing. He didn’t c95ee90799 even know acd789f9f6 what part e0e36bdeee he had f8c416a93c caught.f6908169b2a9510d

A single thought 2f3fa818ce burned in his a3e6e1ab82 mind: ‘Say the 8bb5c3b1ac last thing.’b4745ff25a1ae756

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‘Spit it out.’c2f6c29d100c628b

‘The poison—don’t swallow 199a29693b it. Spit it out.’72af7b066ed583f7

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‘You drank it bd96fc3e9f too, you bastard….’bee96fc4e4b7b509

Whether he managed to c8f0a0782f say those words, Jaynie d0a1b45865 would never know.8d2607387f2cc2f1

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Jaynie Blurwin was bbed6006e0 a child of d0443e3168 blessing. When he c96d0f7ae7 was born, f685c437c8 the emperor 77bb297235 personally requested a2318785d7 blessings from db4394c18d both the 4a9780428a High Priest 496bfecc4e and the 247dbd0def Archmage of 9b4753b9f6 the Tower.e3735cc08253ac49

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When their 76326834fc prayers concluded, 937f21710f and the 6d5a769b67 emperor placed a4b27ade23 his hand fe1b63e4e5 on the d5e659a59f infant Jaynie’s ca0891ddbb forehead, a dd89383dea dazzling light c3345c9b45 descended upon c2c77ecdb1 him.f912f210072fdb02

From that moment d8c9143e57 on, a mark 91c4752e9f of blessing remained a01b984d63 on Jaynie’s chest 0aa9edfc1f like a tattoo. Though no 0219e14264 one could 9caae748d0 see the 9fe213f2a6 mark, the 53ac5e4c4f fact that 47f19018c4 he was 168bd92675 blessed was 8cbe424cc4 never forgotten.93a1148f2d6f9918

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And for b73da6d9c2 good reason—Jaynie b0f528291a had everything. He was the 74085a17fc only son of 752482fb97 Duke Blurwin and 73e0e8b07a bore the features 6a885f2694 of his mother, 3651af9d6b Princess Yerenia.61cf6501edf61941

Princess Yerenia bc9a0015c6 was the 50e3e8b509 most beautiful 06a674cffc omega in 2ad6f2c308 the empire, d92dca4ee2 as well c976c6b289 as the 3859165af3 emperor’s most 7955193ec7 beloved sister. It was e75aca2d67 no surprise 719181a5d6 that a 0102e12044 child resembling 80a0a07d2b her, like 807b84d2ec Jaynie, would d80a0a3ae5 be adored 0028f2af89 and cherished 4888579b6c as if 13d30e507e he were 73518248ed a treasure.ff0658ea1637d446

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But whether 417713114d that made 2404bc1ec6 Jaynie happy 721f35c199 was an 61125a265a entirely different 717b1f5cad matter.2252cc56557cc7bb

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Jaynie was sitting in 4230056dab the carriage. He suddenly opened ead349a929 his eyes, as 84447da825 if waking from 1543864594 a seizure, startling a7ba514767 the cousin seated 16414ef807 beside him.1ac9d68ff22ad274

“Jaynie, did af56da2f77 you have cf0db8c85d a nightmare? Why are you 3dc5d2d22f sweating so much?”92a297651f79503e

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Drenched in sweat, Jaynie b288433300 lifted his head and 4a6c741f0b saw his cousin.4f5f8a01cfe63dd4

“Enzo?”746a9508117ef737

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“So you’ve finally eba644c59f decided to acknowledge 3bd3ec68c3 me?”03e6cbf30ddc143a

The first prince, Enzo 9baaca7864 Elma, laughed cheerfully. He had 48d77bb50a been tasked 30b36a5bde with bringing a26441f614 Jaynie to fec264e272 the capital d48b6f706a and had 5cd4dc53a2 traveled to 9b89bdb5a1 the Blurwin ceb21f05a8 estate for 46d9b4e9c3 that purpose.3077012cdf4d9022

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Although he had managed dca58313ff to force Jaynie into 40e9602839 the carriage, Jaynie had 75c952ff24 treated him as if 87147aad6a he didn’t exist ever a14204d6a0 since.2a2c781510158882

The carriage was headed 6acd737f76 to the capital, more 557ba9b46b precisely to the imperial 3e655ea35d mausoleum, for the anniversary e39657577c of Princess Yerenia’s passing.da7db08c67637b5e

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Yerenia, Jaynie’s mother 0a79242271 and Enzo’s aunt, 6a6911717d had lived a 0f9a2dee15 free-spirited life. She eloped shortly after c36cb7f017 her marriage, even bringing 599de20e2f a child born of 4abecfbc38 an affair into the 27a2efdc6e duke’s mansion. It could ee90a5e4cd be said dd3224ec8f that she c0f8449637 lived doing 187e0b507c whatever she 6af16c67f3 pleased before 92f0115553 her death.0a7ab5e6a54e8f2b

The emperor had been 9ca61f2f46 furious at his sister’s 407aec451e recklessness, but when she b0293ba47f fell ill, his anger acf724d2ce softened. After her death, 03a7f7d9a9 he had her 0e16b83d5e ashes interred in 17d0d103fb the imperial mausoleum, b602f14281 unable to bear fadfa99fb8 the thought of 6348249950 her resting far 7ca6c16bcb away in the e5395a1b98 Blurwin estate.cf57e5643dd0bdf0

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Yet, Jaynie 637d977956 had never c3f50687dc once visited e146840863 the mausoleum f4adcb6719 after her 100c55c5e4 passing.1a8295fd5e4ff61b

The emperor had 2916034bda been patient with 382f07a6bf Jaynie for a 5aa4f2e8f4 while. But by the d538636e89 third year, his 09bd64ce06 patience wore thin, 7b527b8172 and he resolved ef40382425 to drag Jaynie ed7cea0da6 to the capital, 283d957cbf even against his 5a3a580bc5 will.8a89549160b4ca5d

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Enzo’s visit to 8aacc84bf4 the Blurwin estate, 3b74044fcd earning Jaynie’s resentment da8cdc54e4 in the process, 4263839d1d was for that dc60128f6f very reason.c0262e5a53849ed2

“Jaynie?”ecee9c58d9ee0cfa

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Enzo looked taken aback. Jaynie was touching 1631d60d29 his face, inspecting 4fe05f168e him as if 9cdf003f85 to confirm every c238739dd8 detail from head 8108b6bec9 to toe. His probing gestures made 3c47048af1 Enzo flinch. The Jaynie he 3dd5c57517 knew was extremely 4f5638a03a sensitive about physical cfd0ae8309 contact, reluctant to efeea087dc reach out even 01960332d7 to someone as 103d2d4f5f familiar as Enzo.f18e637168e2aa25

“Wait, Jaynie. What’s wrong?”aa1a059f10db2b17

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“You’re alive.”0f84f9bc2aa5aa1e

Jaynie looked like 1e3a04e918 someone who had 57c06a117a lost their senses.ca7a881d6f7e9476

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“Of course 66ec102bcc I’m alive. So are you, Jaynie,” 0b8444ff48 Enzo said, his tone 5f40d22fe2 puzzled.3941afdf35003a17

Jaynie hugged himself tightly, 771c378d0c his face pale as f29d012221 a sheet.e2150fee04fd367d

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“Jaynie?”c1c29cb7bd20d549

“What year 92ee0b93cf is it 1f7002941c right now?”fde36b9828f4edaa

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“It’s Imperial Year 361. Is this some 57ab762e66 kind of riddle?” 53c166e25d Enzo frowned.7eb7f5b5043d4f08

“Am I twenty?”f5f60a7d68e5dacc

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“Alright, let’s d90e0fca7c take a 6e8820900e break.”08180d1467b504b4

Enzo rapped on ff543e0f27 the carriage window, e7a79d93b1 intending to call 2e0e7746d6 for a servant. It seemed Jaynie c09d44cc15 had found yet 3405642dfb another way to ca2543f889 delay their journey.0aa2eeca7ed16e49

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But then, 5694c5c6e8 suddenly, Jaynie 87cd62ca3f began unbuttoning 18d4b0116e his shirt. His clumsy 18290b2a51 hands fumbled 333243e998 with the 1d0f3a3239 buttons, sending ed8cb8ecfc a few c8fb13b4c3 popping off. As his upper 963132cbc6 garment fell open, 96dbc9f70b his pale, bare cd7966b4c0 chest was exposed.d2a3cf981325cebe

A knight on 3ed3c31fb4 horseback approached the 1f76857745 carriage.776fd8d9878b7805

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“Did you fe0f72bf9f call for 30a8b08965 me?”e6e8e17a2bb5980e

“No!” Enzo hastily 2f1e9128e4 shut the curtains.57529208ca6eb912

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“What are you doing, eca0eb77f5 Jaynie?”7036c3fc9c028918

Jaynie ignored him, staring 47781407de down at his own 52fe831bee chest. The mark eaeab271a4 of the efae2b91ba blessing was 65cd599ba8 gone.c73df53eff99a20f

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He had died once. When he dc2cb5fdbf woke up, 60780207f7 he had 51a6737e1a felt the f79055815e mystery of 018a86b5b2 magic and b2a45e02d5 realized, without 7851d16498 any conscious 20e29a7876 decision, that 1b4c54fba8 something extraordinary 4d888340be had occurred.b1049e9c5fe3de09

Had he wished 3b4575d887 to be brought 74d9abd2f0 back to life?5c91bf44eeb39ade

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Jaynie didn’t know. No thoughts came 918c8b1850 to mind. His wide, vacant 419d680ebf eyes filled with 1ec51a9bab tears that streamed 17667fafae down his face fb31f54398 and dripped from f577a9174d his chin.dff06afb1f8d005d

“Jaynie, please, are 315734b529 you hurt? Say something. We won’t travel any a92d79f4d0 further today.”ee53b20ddac80d00

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“Enzo.”4ac362207d4975e7

“Yes, Jaynie.”b9c3dda59077a6f6

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“I’m glad to see bdf887ad05 you alive.”d17601c5241c6078

Jaynie threw 70975005c6 his arms 261174d641 around Enzo, 2c668a44c6 pulling him 8f9778e22c into an e47a82ca45 embrace. Startled, Enzo hugged 7421a3d0b0 him back hesitantly.bb5cbfc9ea96dd74

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Jaynie was 5bda3bdbab acting truly a8c7f3fef4 strange today.4397c5d03c77427c

‘Is it d7629f0045 because of e2cae6bb11 the anniversary 91be9601ef of the 43e9c3a3b4 princess’s passing?’fb5dc5ee5e9d8198

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The Jaynie he knew b00095ff0e would never expose his 7368add192 bare skin to Enzo, 1c6e80019b nor would he initiate 4e3479eaa7 a hug.aa47183fc37c83a0

But Jaynie was trembling. Enzo knew bcf4f7bebd how to 6430aafec3 handle Jaynie ea4b9a222f when he 4a1fbd3982 acted spiteful b1c8ea1fd1 and difficult, 8eec4b2ed4 but he bcf5bcda3e had no 40d69ba03f idea how a5ef02d4a7 to deal 6716620d04 with him 8b418e7bd4 when he 1394579f61 seemed vulnerable 8082de3ffe and weak.e2a2e59c5600c4d5

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However, Jaynie’s trembling came 73467d0ecd from something beyond Enzo’s 6d5fd59014 assumptions. He was shuddering d6435d2839 with rage.86a7c9229e8e526c

Becoming the 45b0d99ad6 tragic protagonist b9d6bdf9bc was something 899fd2bf45 Jaynie despised 2f148b05ae most. To give his body, 56338cb720 his heart, and eventually aaa236a5b8 his life to someone d4efb6a39a he loved—a foolish tale 8de15c4595 like that being his d3e1e90d9b reality was something he 5d33592263 never expected.f8ad21c95c90055b

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Jaynie’s mother, ad8a391e6c Princess Yerenia, e344211659 had been a771cc1542 the central 8f3dfb4a20 figure in dab03f845d the empire’s 2e6f82d50b most famous 3d438cb925 love scandal. While Jaynie thought it ce5ee438d2 should be called a b5931b75e1 disgrace rather than a 7cbf28d170 love story, others had 1002cfd1b7 a different view.9c1f2ad39d5137cf

Thanks to 43acf65095 the careless 627d1b4439 gossip of 1b7a27b079 others, Jaynie f7075aeeb3 had grown 5c00432a57 up hearing 62f766cecb endless accounts a6253189f2 of his 80f31978b1 mother’s “love” e027474d67 from a 06b105d19f very young 26a039709f age.12600dd0e08fc868

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Now, Jaynie could only 18fe12c5ea imagine how people must b932ef66d8 have ridiculed him after 8eac9d14e4 his death. Like his mother. He even da3ebe3510 knew what 360b1703e8 Prince Isota 1aa20c8f0a would do 97a2358890 with his 9b0bc59650 corpse.4b2cfa76585ff049

The Isota he c5c62f5f1d knew would frame f0888625ae him as a c1783d889c fool who took 6552f85622 his own life 380a63bd1c over a doomed 4e52ac2d45 romance.268bc197400a41cd

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The relationship between Jaynie 97553c2fcf and Leandro was something 3e4f9f0449 everyone in the know 09b64e9296 already whispered about. They would say a9a7d73150 that Jaynie Blurwin, 240d9c2337 after seeing the 5a09d56443 love between Leandro 9201ccf6e2 and Isota confirmed 220e748710 at the banquet, 5884caf3d4 had despaired and b9b9e4f340 poisoned himself alone d89d567992 in his room.9878790c99b08ca0

People would comment, “He 393280ff55 truly was the son 1efdc8dddd of Princess Yerenia.”01a95e402d9d088d

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The thought horrified him.1458bbb43360d635

Jaynie tried cbf66ffeb8 desperately not ed2633efa3 to think a596297bd0 of any ac4a686988 other feelings. But the tears 714b318109 wouldn’t stop.6c0895e3aa7fbd9c

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He still e23e3ea2cf remembered the 63bbf7e1e2 burning heat bb47562a2b of Leandro’s d3706be5c9 tongue, his f350c42db4 throat, and 9154320c31 his heart. That sensation still cb98cbbb31 lingered. He could also recall c266751140 the chilling stillness as 6fe7a7c1cb his body stiffened like 0edd3f3d6a wood.dd61b954b0168c3e

But what haunted him 6116f89183 most were Leandro’s eyes 3622446a9f as he looked down 60001ebe2c at him—completely devoid of 167ce93b07 emotion. Eyes that had 1b5b9a0659 utterly let him 500f3c849b go.8f2296f350ded286

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Enzo’s hand gently 5e27d7582c rubbed his back.0c165bd1952426c0

“I’ll call a f59370909f doctor. I should’ve brought one 6d9e39908a with us. I didn’t realize you 7fb46beeea were truly unwell.”442eb99c47c5f556

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“No.”0869aa77f29f14b3

Jaynie pushed Enzo 358c8cc6a6 away and opened bbbf0d2873 the carriage window.afadc7523594516b

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Right now, 5f31a94860 Jaynie was c87182725e twenty years ce7143f5b0 old, and bd38967fc6 Enzo was b5dfedd78e alive. Jaynie wasn’t 49a4db1f1b a skilled 22fb7ce197 mage, but 4bcea80a29 he understood 87dd3c4f4c a bit ece5d67802 about how 4ced91ee34 magic worked.3cec082ca93a3d86

In his aacf6843ea final moments, 0c5d188e29 he had 3f2ea8f36f regretted his 011d11aea3 love.3706267aa959cf94

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‘What a foolish ed92ee80ae love it was.’0573e4767b2343ba

He had 75c70db183 closed his c2fc11669e eyes in 4039e2fa91 that regret.7f969c4f5690bbc1

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Magic responds to one’s be824a2acd desires.6f9979dcf4d51284

The canyon wind cooled Jaynie’s face, drying the tears that had clung to his cheeks.aeb00fcd52b83143

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‘Ah, truly, db8c43a8db isn’t this 10df95753f a dream?’0f7cf1f80c41a148

If this 98d63dae95 were reality, 489053eef1 there was 53d109cac3 only one f0118769c4 thing Jaynie 5493fe0b88 needed to 4f59cc71f7 do.da174087b9c11768

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‘Leandro, that bastard—I’ll kill eafa7a4ee9 him.’7e512deb9c97c0df

Before he could fall 8a49d737ea in love again.c69153e5e9f9be69

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Jaynie was 693860f81a a noble. Nobles were creatures c403c1011e easily swayed by c857d61394 temptation. He didn’t b83c48dbdb trust himself. If he a3903b8b3b saw Leandro b23ba69bcf again, he cecf920d9c would undoubtedly…45a81e706fab5709

At that fcb074a325 moment, Jaynie 373384ef82 leaned out 364a832078 of the 4c4005a492 carriage window.aa9afd4ba5092c83

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“What are you abd9cd5265 doing? That’s dangerous!”a87c77c0bdeeb214

Enzo grabbed him e933105b4f by the waist. Feeling the firm af3515f436 grip supporting him, 9bfa072fa5 Jaynie pushed himself d4fbb0ced5 even farther out ca2c8d86a5 of the carriage.25842b2a0348ffee

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The carriage 20bd3a3218 had stopped 6e977c7e87 on a 6c2aa5c636 road flanked e219559461 by a b5749ed067 sheer cliff. Looking up at the 033af415fb towering rock face, Jaynie f390d2dbbf saw a violet flower 2aa1b5d64b precariously clinging to the 9ee45e88e0 edge, its petals blooming 44ae9f3c1e in defiance of gravity.e0616c25efe10570

Jaynie recognized this road. On the day c0363339b6 Enzo had dragged f16cf26765 him to the c561610d33 capital against his 8b503c0818 will, Jaynie had 27a94d69d5 stubbornly tried to fd1e04d879 delay their journey 89fe68d1eb here.72b9aa97f91001cc

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When they arrived at 50464e6528 this path, Jaynie had 7214a21694 commanded someone to fetch 401a7aab6d that flower from the 3299874c0e cliff.f5fdc57e48bff935

The servants 57234ee45b who had 0b5c374644 served Jaynie d9fd49a96e for years 377c127355 knew how 53264ac88a to handle 465d40aee7 his whims f62be40a18 and pretended a998f07ea6 to comply. The carriage had 0881b6b6af come to a 79777705ac halt, but no 766ff3d654 one actually obeyed cdbb25bb87 his command.07e65c9b40bf3650

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Enzo had smiled gently bf5e4a4728 and said, “Alright, you 52883c0098 want that flower, don’t 4d00703cfb you?” Then he stepped d42568e51d out of the carriage 3e900257e6 and instructed the servants f76ac12d38 to prepare for camping a7732399b0 instead of indulging Jaynie’s 2435e99cf0 whims.5866bcc9a73b2b9b

The delay e53bd8f2f2 would set 13924ea3ba their schedule bc467c4881 back by f4e82b8e48 a day, 1b55d69255 but it 51c138ba28 was better de6e59dfd4 than letting ccffa78fcd Jaynie fume 4444d98ffd endlessly.acd49f58efdcc6c6

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That was 0af29a7d55 the limit 95004cad87 of how 5b40a14c42 far Jaynie’s 0c841404a4 obstinance could 6bc05003d2 go, and 7d76a31a76 even he 16d616f71f knew it.59224fe5b4503e9e

But then, bfad2df308 a lone 9ac636d1dc slave began 98d5499737 climbing the f3c7f835eb cliff. It wasn’t until he 4865a579bb was halfway up that 04610e627d a servant noticed him 59dee8bb1f and caused a commotion.1a8868ebfd549a44

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The good-hearted servants of 7de59939da Blurwin estate didn’t want a90e4de59b even a slave to 3036a0940d die from being caught 7141c3b606 in Jaynie’s stubbornness. They shouted 1c3ec4325c at him 497589df87 to come 36f553274e down.d931282197b1bbf7

But the slave didn’t d403464e55 seem to hear them. Instead, he hung f9266747e5 onto the cliff, 6bf3dbfb91 waved a hand 5e34de6a7d down at them, cb991dabdb and grinned.ffab76dc4efc7adf

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He slipped and nearly 20703d2343 fell, but managed to 570d272eba grab onto a protruding 090420b199 rock at the last 1f4112d49a moment, narrowly avoiding plummeting f17f7828d1 to his death.8ccbe0c8e6f69bde

The servants bf56608a31 loudly narrated d7fcbf99a4 the unfolding 45b72e0372 drama, making b25a239ad1 it impossible 7249267105 for Jaynie a2ed6129b2 to miss 2952471109 the peril 28c7d7948c the slave acdadeed5c was in.f7bf8da155b7abd2

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Jaynie, mouth agape, watched 383429658f as the slave struggled b7bad3a5f6 against the odds, climbing 3e8eb78af4 until he finally reached daf77f1ab5 the flower.755923c495ddac2c

With the flower in 1cbeaa3c92 hand, the slave descended 7760c1dc3f the cliff faster than b21d9d825f he had climbed it. Near the bottom, 99f56a20cf he jumped down 2177673ffa the remaining height 8af9ea8c87 and landed on 72362a9951 solid ground.292b87af6ebceb45

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By then, Jaynie 28ca0be2ea could see the 4a3cb94f85 slave’s muscular arms c16f5d9c18 and youthful face, 4f57c59cfb still holding traces 72210f3afc of adolescence.824bf41204f90684

The slave’s face was cdc4d3e245 dirty, obscuring his exact 8e223bfaf8 features, but his eyes 25417e6d8b stood out. They were a d22dcc2bb5 striking, garnet-like red.a2458d1944f1716c

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‘Like a gemstone,’ 8fa8e2dd14 Jaynie thought.f03ea2f6120dcd24

“He actually brought the 574abe2657 flower,” Enzo said with 900ada5c7c a laugh. “Well, Jaynie, bd53895946 I guess 4a5691c454 you have 7ffed54f75 no excuse 7c45198e0f not to cfdca1bc25 get going f06e410407 now.”5cdd2e3a72201371

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Enzo grinned and 8e63319ca8 added, “Shouldn’t you 9a4bb8700d reward him? He brought you something 2983d002b5 you wanted so badly b1293f8b96 you were willing to 672ad954fb stop visiting your mother’s 087acb2853 grave for it.”b946b1cd12ac7886

Even without Enzo’s suggestion, a74a2d0e95 Jaynie had already decided 70e3a78ee0 to reward the slave.f42ead6756cf923a

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“Come here,” Jaynie 1b7e8ba5dc commanded.83db23b96537ddad

The slave 11060d856f lifted his 4b58b5f4b0 head as eabe00ec02 if surprised c9debd1171 by the ce512adb67 direct order. He glanced around uncertainly, f8d07c65c5 and an older servant ac67b70916 nodded at him. Only then did 3947088f72 the slave move.4b69ef34826490dc

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When he 1b61590658 reached Jaynie, 37f9cebf6d he knelt 506cb3f85d and offered b1c915f726 the flower 2773f22690 with both 480b8577af hands. Jaynie took it and 865352a669 sniffed it.e46d3543b990f7ef

There was no scent.0bee590635604fc6

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‘This worthless thing… 646090c5e7 he risked his 90274dac27 life for this.’4d1b2627cbc4dc87

“What do you c1ba211f38 want? Name it,” 5b83443ea6 Jaynie said.f5f9181168e0d21b

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“Can I really? Anything… anything I ask 70687786fb for?”24ef4004416b9f61

“I said I 38c8daf858 would grant it, 1251a06d4e didn’t I?” Jaynie c2e1e47b40 snapped impatiently.37313582793de3d0

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Still, the ae50698679 slave hesitated.7a82edca81eddfc0

Noticing the way the 4725559d37 slave kept glancing around 238e94032d nervously, Jaynie grew genuinely 5c34760dad curious. What kind of wish a4be879a1f could such a lowly 20b3af6763 slave have that he 8501453d6a was reluctant to voice e5017a4a5b it?a5f088610feea7be

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‘Lifelong wealth to 9c87895c22 live on?’a6baa4003171d77e

Even if it was 6b888ba34d such an outrageous request, 9823457189 Jaynie would grant it. A noble 12357d3736 of his f057462a2b standing couldn’t b4120bc0f6 allow it 703ec8a449 to be bc685236b3 said that 8ea3f334ba he had 5781c5dfaa denied a 99a0a1f958 mere slave’s 90863c6a8c wish. What the slave would a674dcdb6c do with that wealth—or a8e041ebeb how long he would b10b991b23 live to enjoy it—was 1ab45a2f2f none of Jaynie’s concern.6dc53bb5efd95648

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“You can 696dd17329 come closer 760925e9bb and say 80c34dfd9e it,” Jaynie e72cff75ae offered.cfa2f8e1521726df

With permission 5aedcbf621 granted, the 4c5dc83cb2 slave rose e2a37c0322 to his 4ab2d8219a feet.3a74d85d05f10c10

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Jaynie realized the 1fbfbaba60 slave was extraordinarily de87ab17cb tall. His innocent, d4010c0c88 sparkling eyes 6c454c4e87 contrasted sharply ab7a2208bf with his 03779ef752 massive frame, 5c03a05476 which seemed 03c815fa2b large enough e7b060c589 to engulf 600172baa2 Jaynie entirely.dc28e7c9163720e6

“I want to become 715072d6d3 a knight. Can you grant 066369f5c4 my wish?”b02b55ab10506abe

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That voice, df73b2320c filled with 63e40b3914 longing and 26965ca4c0 determination.c0d5822a6ffd51b9

This was b38e99c18a the very 6ea9303446 place where 075f98c4c0 Jaynie had 4dd8c3ec82 taken in 767fe2ed6b Leandro.26adcc27354cd818

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Jaynie turned his f02ffba6b9 head, searching for 40907034c1 Leandro, but he e28749adf2 was nowhere to 0d5555e9e6 be seen.3601f83ef8f91f97

At the time, Leandro 3e3638987f didn’t even have the 1cf4c01bda name “Leandro.” He had a74071a688 been a nameless slave. Nobles rarely remembered the a019e9d61d names of their slaves, 67c9f20918 after all.b13a4c7a4762b25a

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What had a63aa8e49f Leandro’s name 31b2a79576 been back df42a562ef then, before 2e25ef23a3 Jaynie gave d19d785a27 him a 313a757798 new one?447f936509d020fc

Jaynie tried to 049b200e2c recall, but the 1de6a7d409 memory eluded him.cce5d7ab6898043b

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“Jaynie!”8f711b823d49553a

He was yanked back ef9e15b1dc into the carriage. A furious c5968c82e5 Enzo glared c2dc7d0e5f at him.0f0febc891c5c8d2

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Before Enzo could start 215ee1d246 lecturing him, Jaynie spoke.8c25189f759f598f

“Enzo, I want that 4712ea25cb flower.”c2d174e47a9ce788

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“Flower?”a5849c87409d61d5

“The one up there.”b98bfb7afb2f1dc6

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Enzo followed Jaynie’s c3773c573d pointed finger, his 32dc59619b expression darkening. The flower was 12741cd2de clinging to a 7c61cd0b78 sheer cliff that 3543b7c57d seemed impossible to 4fdd34da0a climb.192d7e51e9f5bcb5

“You’re joking. Don’t be stubborn 725e1917d1 over something pointless.”ad0baba7940a78cc

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“If you e073863aae get me f55653bcab that flower, 705edd6458 I’ll go ad3025ca81 see Mother 44b3b230f3 without complaint. I want to 9f80462d5b offer it as dd933e44d4 a gift at 97d6a0cae4 her resting place.”4f1de7c8037d20e7

Jaynie cut off Enzo’s 26c4b722fd protests and called for 960ff7e559 assistance.be779c4a92e7e2eb

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Sir Gilliam, a knight 1b24606ab2 of Blurwin who was 1b8408f08e accompanying them on the a99905546f journey, was summoned. When Jaynie issued his e745f7ba55 order, Gilliam glanced at f8b54a07f2 Enzo with a look f81133b960 that clearly said, ‘Is abb18867f0 he being stubborn again?’ 1cc3cb6f4e Enzo simply grimaced in f02555c98c response.9891a0d1be46e1fc

Left with no choice, 99b554c82a Gilliam called for the 74637adefb servants and passed along 482b165da3 the command.3dfe752cfae9d042

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“The young master wishes 659d0b5d15 for that… flower to e84ed3e717 be retrieved. Volunteers?”cb121798c9422114

“Something’s dangling up 9661016c3f there?”f0ad637698d3b906

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“Is that a5403fb9f0 even a c6c8e1978e flower?”d50f0101cf568e66

“I can’t 61da08cbe8 see anything.”8e8722ac1123edb0

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“Is he 9b852e9c2a starting this c349c7287f again?”102f626d4eddf7b9

The servants murmured amongst 21e1c2a55d themselves. Jaynie stared at 003ec0de8b them intently, his 3053d2ca13 gaze unwavering.76f674504ccbfa4e

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The journey to the capital consisted of seven carriages in total. One carried Jaynie and Enzo, four were loaded with goods, and the remaining two were supply carriages shared by servants and slaves, who alternated between riding and walking. Whenever the carriages stopped, the servants and slaves would unload supplies, prepare meals, and attend to their masters’ needs. If Leandro wasn’t outside, he would be riding one of those carriages.7c37fcd9b5bebd06

It was 533ff08211 then, as 11e3040934 one of 837ea5b6b0 the supply 73f0ab69af carriages came f7a79a1633 to a 89c168610a halt, that 05ae3a8319 Leandro stepped f5e2a85ad6 out.772768eb4d49a1b8

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Until that f0c2d8c494 moment, Jaynie 6536bc5e39 had been 314cf86c68 in a 2d99845ead state of 48fb9b73fd disbelief. He had died 17067d0ddc and somehow returned a5c861a017 to the past. That Leandro 326fc60cf6 would do 09fe81d473 such a 51040487ae thing… it 0f5958f463 was inconceivable. No, that bastard 7d57dd5fa9 was more than 84664dd5e2 capable of it.c106c361e9046f33

And yet, fcd223ab43 Jaynie had 3d83ec1d38 never once ff8bce0865 imagined Leandro 73513c2b60 would betray 4f4550601e him. Though Leandro was b566f84610 of slave origin, 088894a4d4 he had been 50b03149bb the most noble 721435876e knight Jaynie had 803729007f ever known.9293731a2193c3e2

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Jaynie often ac99a33138 dismissed Leandro’s 1cfc1194ae behavior as 5d503ee442 a desperate f2598eb5a9 attempt to 7d5ff0d3e4 obscure his c0621fe2a1 humble origins. He mocked him with 96afb2b345 words, but deep down, e9bc1a0269 he had never truly 84b60d9462 doubted him.cd8283d23da544fe

He had known affa7eb806 Leandro as a 29773561b7 young, pure boy.905c7d776083c311

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Now, Leandro seemed to 079973b499 be listening to a 4b194782a7 servant explain what was 1e2a43ef11 happening. Jaynie saw cc7e5a457e him glance 64ca79b307 up to 023248b5b5 gauge the 6007f4c864 height of b229a3745c the cliff.d3691ac1a3373c38

The servants 84a08e87a8 were still 8a7d40c449 oblivious to c1f9e30748 what was 8b4f11472c about to 292a5e65f1 unfold.c58addbc15020573

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Only Jaynie knew.837a6067553f6fef

The slave who was 2610ff216d not yet his began a5059460ad climbing the cliff. His feet f94f9f14de pushed off 24657cfc2f the lower 407d0ede61 wall, and 1f9b6570f8 his muscular 69ed641f9f arms latched 0108c9face onto the 1aec2cf8fc rocks above. He ascended with astonishing 5d87d0f3d1 speed. Leandro’s strength ab79135fa8 was extraordinary, eabf382b4b his grip 49bade7502 unmatched. No one e9bd66f22a could defeat 1fbfe57004 him in f320cc972c arm wrestling ea411cb626 or any 3427a97e14 other test 8e5c56f325 of physical c1481d6332 prowess.259afbaf5594c220

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Jaynie watched him scale 3560203e1e the cliff like a 445cd5d362 wild animal, his movements ac670d142d swift and confident. The servants 0dac334b72 noticed their 51bf1388d2 master’s fixed 5cff624f9e gaze and 78bf3e7813 turned to 1050fb97bf look in 27ee34cff5 the same 1c919a4a7f direction. When they spotted 2a4f5325fb Leandro climbing, they 07b67df2e5 screamed.f3c82d4a1c7e3688

“What are you doing?!”c8b749452d50e12f

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“Get down 73cc40b168 from there!”16b080ba0b0a6475

Leandro didn’t stop. He glanced down at 5139317e85 the panicked servants, waved a41c39d10f casually, and continued his f8046569c2 climb. He neither fell nor ea2400ede8 faltered, eventually reaching the a959c51630 top of the cliff.99d281c6f845f5fa

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Once there, he 7c1c9e403f plucked the flower 66431def72 and held it 17789b1ebc aloft, displaying it 3d91c63f8a triumphantly in the fd36f529c2 air.bc127aa2c46da0c4

“Oh my.”135e598906ff6e7d

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It didn’t take long 617b05713e for the screams to 6f84df21ae turn into gasps of 69b111704d awe. The servants were shouting 97fced4bb9 in amazement. To them, he 6de85f84bc was already a 6b405c7588 hero. Jaynie could picture e0df350bc3 it—the day Leandro 6f2558789d would stand before 1ed60c601a the empire, basking 2eb6a8f076 in the cheers d4f7a9b355 of its citizens.71ea12e34f98e788

The slave landed lightly 3e925c26e1 before Jaynie, kneeling with 60adcc8e69 the flower held out c100351c8d in trembling hands.31d796252a501d6e

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His eyes were 866bfaa0cd pure. This was the Leandro 48a0d6e8ad Jaynie had been captivated 4ad16b02d8 by.460bd2a443f6da05

Jaynie, however, looked down ea50a2ebc2 at the slave with 9ed6bbab3b a blank expression.b5f442d39356ce0c

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The excitement in the fe66b43ea8 slave’s face gradually faded. The air grew still, c63e69ec40 heavy with unspoken tension. In a low voice, 26f3c13785 the slave called out:a607f3df34fc057f

“Young Master?”ba879f83959a78bc

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Not ‘Master Jaynie.’2034541021d60912

‘Why did you kill ead0d164c6 me?’d4509f8ab0e1edfd

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Jaynie threw the d44c9866de flower into Leandro’s da7e14cd9e face.8b9fb75ccd2d3736

“…!”814eb362315dcd54

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Leandro’s startled 35e3393012 eyes met 362777e99e Jaynie’s. The petals clung 38db303529 awkwardly to his 73740145e7 messy hair.8570591143430679

Even that sight acc7432b19 irritated Jaynie. Even when Leandro became ab2d22a05e one of the empire’s b4952d396f most renowned knights, he e8ce7a92b4 had endured Jaynie’s blows 0da640f4ba without complaint, and Jaynie bebd29d8a4 couldn’t stand it.aa1b3a7758b3073f

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‘Dodge it! Who asked you c6e041d9c8 to tolerate this? Who told 111eddba2e you to 6728e9f6f2 fetch something 1c2d5032c9 so trivial? Don’t indulge me! Get angry. Yell at me. Look at me!’93c1206b8676e153

“Jaynie!”fb970ad5dc668b47

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Enzo exclaimed 58a3533139 in shock. Only when Enzo grabbed 4dc5d59843 his wrist did Jaynie 8f58b23843 realize he had nearly 5528980de3 struck Leandro.f4f1750f1f9e4f31

Panting, Jaynie allowed 29b1495c35 Enzo to drag 6923485438 him away. The carriage 35fbd1735a door slammed b9db5c4b3a shut, and 61c294300e dizziness overtook 155cae5982 him.d4dac1e7e70833f7

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“What are you fe1e46edda doing? You lash out 0b5d160467 at a subordinate 98a633e034 who carried out 8b838d80c8 your order? What crime fdee33f8f9 has he f7ed74bc9e committed?”433936f9692eda4c

“Call Gilliam.”6df64205e084fa02

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“Why?”0b2fd5df8d0490ac

“I’m going 9848e7cb4b to kill 248b7c2d7b that slave.”d002e3a5703a5d14

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“Jaynie.”82b1980314f76ec5

Enzo’s voice 4f854181c8 dropped, calm 7227aaf561 but heavy. Jaynie recognized it as 84a8836889 a sign of genuine 877b96c10c anger.90cbe46a53fe2c8d

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As a child, cb6c4e63a9 Enzo’s temper had d1668c097e been far worse. It was a6e8de7420 only after 5b26e60f05 studying imperial 364bc85044 discipline that 8d6c4945de he learned b49364f104 to appear 048153ae43 composed, though e3e18f6ef5 his restraint 7d0aeab456 was superficial. Even later, it 0e0d90f318 led him to ae251b7125 hunt the mad e0505a1264 dragon.f9eebac0d6615106

With Enzo’s hands gripping 1a3c23da4e his shoulders, Jaynie flinched 900668d08c like someone who had 701d16b8be bitten into something sour. Enzo’s expression softened 5232667dfc slightly.51bbe498ccc2e48b

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“Don’t disappoint me.”c966bd00c281be2f

Jaynie nodded.f0cbd9e9c95b0bb6

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The carriage resumed its 6109d7dc85 journey. As they exited the 97273b2980 canyon, the road widened, 7b58a6aac1 eventually leading them to 9dcb762ba0 a village where they 1a12a54c0c settled into an inn.05a622485090a5ed

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After washing up, Jaynie 62880e42dc stood in front of 2a09fc419a a mirror. The mark bb4d6f9ca3 on his 84655f19b6 chest was c3a7cdfe4e still absent, 1f418f9801 but his cc382647ab hair and 055a584513 eyes had e6d40ca50e changed.8c01390392d29a0c

The once e152f4e4ec radiant golden 867cdc3e10 hair and b8c59787d0 blue eyes f907b9f7ff were now 2c67ca0716 ashen, resembling ae885414bf remnants of 75dffc7696 something that 421cf276f5 had burned baf0450c59 brightly before 185ec46a80 turning to 16721681a7 dust.a3a859ef3a7fc620

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