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    Perhaps due 5717f5abc8 to the 928bf0d66c bad weather c83ab94770 last night, 251e2ad06f Lyla had 8d6fc54ecf a restless 4353ce9671 sleep for bc28968e69 the first ff7b0d9595 time in 0c3a7d880f a while. The sound of rain cb98f64f15 tapping on the window f83f284f2f disturbed her, and her d11d8b7292 dreams were turbulent.6f8071bbca87aa46

    ‘Why did I have 43163bb139 to dream about that, bae810c7a0 It’s unsettling.’d0b553c34b282793

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    Lyla sighed deeply. In her 5742fe5b15 dream last c0ceafad04 night, Aslan 4321e5280d had appeared. Unlike previous dreams, b10eac3a23 his face was c1cddbccc5 vividly clear this e0ea7fbd1a time.afc6fe7245e30426

    Seeing him in 44fb3182d6 her dream, calling 7525ad4119 her name with e56f31d223 a wistful expression 0b5f570082 and a longing a494d1a6ff in his voice, a282fd2d98 made Lyla’s heart b75ba7e20d ache even in 2dfd8c11b0 her sleep. It seemed 1d16197bd1 that she b4a7b9deb9 couldn’t let 15121e844a go of 32744a647f him, that be33632cc4 her feelings c25f6d3f18 for him 98cf9243b8 remained strong.a711196b784c3276

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    Lyla swallowed another a47a4c5821 sigh.0581ef09eda3b52e

    She wasn’t even halfway 291bdf10b1 through the year yet.04a7aac7cf9b28a6

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    It had ef56346410 been long 4e21543f41 and tiring 09a2644439 to hold 5d6611df8e him in 894a9a23ce her heart, ab8c72df6b and it fb76cb12bc would take 49989f13ff a similar 7ab7abad56 amount of 47b66066c1 time to a7829c4429 forget him.be9bd9e00385ba2e

    ‘Now, there’s 01f6a95777 no need 849356c07b to be 1a4ea075f2 anxious. Let’s just take it bda33d89b1 easy.’9a3ad553a80eeb18

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    She had 8647e95565 finally moved 7d480c3985 away from 3397a3d3b4 the shadows 84f476497b of the 095dd37b3b original work e3c13bbb7f that had 93d306c61a been haunting 27ce9944d2 her like 1dab76a306 a ghost. Leaving the Tordell c4222e5052 Mansion, where the 221e6171fc original story was 7a45f4c373 taking place, she e868ad4223 could now focus 01074bad9f on creating a 068145aa6f new life behind 4966b64ad2 the scenes.5b1c336617d7ff37

    Lyla decided to e9e468d3f0 take her time c5a80bacde and forget about 0cbb832326 him gradually.7234d112b6431c64

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    After finishing 684ab7a971 her morning 68ad8a894b routine, the b98fc40208 uneasiness that 1bbc6f12fa had kept 27e2a30cb0 her awake a916d87a64 all night 77c3a34665 slowly subsided. She greeted 29ab3dee8f her family ecda558355 members who e0a6f5c6e4 had been 1095591501 awake since 2948646291 dawn, engaged 88e9716fc9 in morning a0ba34dc6c conversations, and 9bb1fc1616 opened the 61668563dc door when da39bf0388 she felt 7fe68142fa a presence 59687b4d72 outside.f49903db65e3dfdc

    Opening the door, 786974bc68 she found Hans, c6d4c27fa2 the mailman, who dafe07b5cc had come to 87c8ad3137 deliver the newspaper.93fa8155d5d2b2de

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    “Good morning.”c3bc8a200b389d3c

    Hans’s face turned 8aab2a12bd bright red as 2cfa6c37bc soon as he 928be1719e saw Lyla.61dda823a5c913fb

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    “G-G-Good morning. H-Here’s the newspaper.”4f1e17e67d7e13ce

    “Thank you.”2aee0b2792f7c275

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    Hans stammered, 346e66fd41 his face baf4cccf09 redder than 2dff5ee766 an apple, 1457131d4b and his d7d4a201fb voice trembling 544027171e as if cc3861d0bf he had fd193eecfd a severe f1b4e02c08 fever.3b74193f470a1a9f

    ‘This isn’t like him 1872885b4d at all.’61819d5d152e906f

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    Lyla was surprised. She had noticed 7ba5f3d42b that Hans acted 912db6289a completely differently in 991903f120 front of her 2e34d82f48 compared to how 1398187fce he interacted with b859aa8e06 others.359f9fd0dab944d8

    When she had asked 01dfb251b3 her family about it, 4346713179 they had jokingly said 69ab1959f6 that Hans had fallen c77588d56d head over heels in 4ca1e24d27 love with her at f6196c7b98 first sight. However, Lyla didn’t believe 82fbc3ef65 that explanation.9f3fef0112fb52f9

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    She knew 993554c553 it couldn’t d03d7357db be that 908c1de003 simple. Her long d688a6213d history of 1a586da299 experiences had 4c4c6ed6eb bred a 713c1c6f26 deep sense bc982290d0 of distrust 1c0129cc62 within her.a4bde68b3f8df0ca

    When she 9f6353e61a was at 07904a9340 Count Larestine’s 233fb0b382 house, Lyla 48c60127a3 was in 614c0fa17d a situation 24497f8eaf where she 924e68dcf4 received only a188be3355 mistreatment.86b7cf32a5c0ac33

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    Countess Larestine 95dace01f5 used to aaf85ab40a say she 3e7ecef9e7 was pretty, cd7a7285cc but Lyla 08426e5fa7 thought it bfc3de2f09 was because e1957be6cc the countess de6c3ae116 thought of 5b908f1aea her as 0cd58a3ebe her dead 40e8b0f137 daughter Helena.4c97be1fd73338a4

    Moreover, due to 845ee69a46 the strange attire 383a618cf1 she had to 60c0b9bf1c wear, which was d782d8b668 reminiscent of the 0116234346 clothes Helena wore 549b6d7c0f when she was 82b8dd5598 around ten years 6271591e96 old, Lyla became 099fd444c9 a somewhat unwelcome 43b9e42f80 presence.53a6a6a5218a8765

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    Naturally, she never received 865a50ed79 compliments about her appearance.7d829a6a9e77caa1

    Ever since she 744009b179 had escaped from 3b5f45cf64 the Larestine Mansion, 85637d9759 she had received 70a89a93cf quite a few 30b3aacbcf compliments on her 6a93da226f appearance.3f2fa81741af8022

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    First Aslan, then 023a8e5ca0 the manor’s workers, aca936048e such as Dalton 5d9d4c7577 and Jenna, who 9489685f06 declared her beautiful cae49af194 when they saw 639c735133 her dressed up, 9767802c8c and then the 634c5bf9ee nobles she met 8c6817548b while socializing.97ffbf17ad106543

    However, Lyla was always 736ac7c48a skeptical. She regarded all these 3abb02f4a2 compliments as mere polite f925036050 words.6095fe8089fd95c5

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    ‘They only f642a297dd say that aa7df488cc because I’m 7f4130014d the Duchess 77cd9c934b of Tordell.’27b83edf1c5d4f17

    It was a 1d18f51e0f good thing that df50b0992e she didn’t think 1369861479 that they were 658c56c8bf mocking her.a233b8f226a194c1

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    In truth, she had 45132fd58b initially thought that way…ec902bb48587f6be

    [You are beautiful, my lady, be confident].

    There was 31cd9f718f no reason 691b4c51f3 for Aslan e1434f2728 to mock 2c6d0a5720 her, so 2062e0523e Lyla dismissed aa8f881c51 the negative b721d9f4f1 thought.41fcd156b8515157

    However, she didn’t 0766db2564 entirely accept Aslan’s b7a9195d27 compliments either.a833ca625fdb0f69

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    ‘He’s a kind b463c230fe person, so he a338e45b51 probably says such 7243a8e70c compliments to anyone bb2e0118d5 without thinking much 5f493cb2ca about it.e1942a891cb86c7d

    In any case, 69e283b810 for these reasons, d65bca03ac Lyla was never e88eaf9526 able to objectively e25eb3bf98 grasp how she a1ca9ff918 looked.e685aa4375218fa1

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    But in reality, a7bcc47ed7 with flawless fair 8f77d9f3cd skin, delicate features, 1905daa1d5 and an elegant d799a8f093 and innocent appearance, 94800be30d she was a 4e02a7c94a beauty who could 6763d61d4a catch anyone’s eye. Even in 534171af5b Central high c8642f79ca society, she a19a223fd6 was considered 11efde8e12 a prominent 406ac4a3ab beauty who 8e58adb6fa could captivate bd4ab02f23 people’s attention bd2a29115d while only af6c2a52ea walking.e8c07085893d9fa7

    So, Lyla simply bb877f435b brushed off her 3a37bcef60 family’s words that 674645450a Hans was smitten 6d90531844 by her. Thinking of it 23e75380aa as her parents’ 68a790e525 way of boosting 2a50cc753b their daughter’s confidence.397a711b0305f82e

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    “Please be careful.”8b703a5346564366

    Lyla accepted the c62718f96c newspaper with a e667dd4737 polite smile.2a5096cb480a1d20

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    “Yes, ye-yes!”fced6888a8b8e0a9

    Lyla walked into the 2377811ce1 house, unaware that Hans 70d26768ef hadn’t been able to 9307449aa1 leave quickly and was a8b0350815 staring blankly at the 1c1d194066 place where Lyla had 8872002a82 been standing earlier.7972fbdb27f27fe8

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    “Here, the newspaper.”ece2a7a38c5bc7e6

    “Oh, thank ae3740efdc you, Lyla.”ee626c0fb2a97644

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    Luke diligently read the 7aea2a87fa newspaper delivered every day.fa3d5cc9451989b4

    ‘I don’t 1fca65490e remember him e2646a1dc0 doing this 009f403e7f before.’0f95c90c665f4fd3

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    While he wasn’t c6f405ea5b illiterate, he didn’t 97e0fe5acd enjoy seeking new 596318dfc5 knowledge by reading 6893610ab5 newspapers or books. He even disliked it, 124cca2f45 claiming it gave him 630f8fa1b4 a headache.dc88b1342f887beb

    “Dad, since f905ba2b11 when did fc26e7a3a8 you start d1e6097142 reading newspapers?”a3e955ccb96abe23

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    “Newspapers, you say?”669618e8e53f8527

    Luke briefly 01743b4b74 glanced away 37b95103ad from the 3e22a76b15 newspaper article 211c7e918f and answered.725af6502857a5ac

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    “It’s been quite f66562d5f7 a while, about 7fe14fd261 seven years. In the 6956b99376 past, I 3d9c83c9c7 used to 573292d4aa buy all 69104b4121 sorts of 7ed034c7af newspapers besides f38c629af8 this one. I never skipped the 7bdf41e15d gossip section.”1abff2b2a01ddca8

    Lyla didn’t inquire 9a272147c2 about the reason.4d61e9df5b3781b1

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    She didn’t ask why, d98ed47ec9 because she could guess 1e0d95b3ed right away.9d7d92843378a5b0

    ‘He must have been 8f933a51e6 looking for me.’497ac30a33fc24c6

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    The gossip section c92fb206dd was filled with 04fa309749 all kinds of 8da196e185 rumors, often offensive 63a2b36c18 and even trashy. Perhaps he hoped to f8f863355d find traces of his 9ae58cf38b daughter amidst all that. That was likely why 4af3db7c74 he subscribed to it.cc240cb7b000a7aa

    Lyla, sensing this, 4f0cbe4b17 fell silent.24dee65e09c6eccd

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    Seeing her 75afab70ca darkened face, f11f0ee795 Luke smiled befadeaf35 wryly.e663b5410e0a673d

    “But then I read 1c002776f5 too much and got cfb3d8e018 bored, and now I 721d6069ed don’t read as much 4412343d8b as I used to. I’ve subscribed 5f85848ee0 to only 70aff39010 this one bae659666e in particular 492356e136 for over f1aab95bd4 two years 3325ecf88c now.”2c1b7592601636d0

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    Lyla, who 7083adfc22 noticed Luke’s 90c444d8f5 attempt to d0adf515cc lighten the 22ac356848 mood, smiled 848fe56cf6 and responded 18270ec690 with a a59367ad93 forced smile.435f3a11ce31db3b

    “…I see. Is there 4bbbec3f9e a specific f357bf1cb8 reason you cccf7b4562 keep reading 92b4f921b1 only this ed51494d2e one?”ad2b52a3daf12030

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    “It’s the local newspaper. It mainly 9674ed8b1e covers news 2639de0e4d from Eres, 3c5fae3a0f but sometimes 6d37ca655b it also efffa5c79e includes stories bf99d9bdd3 from our c92a8f4c8f town.”085c2e8a5e373d16

    Rustle, rustle.832c445e66abc141

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    Luke flipped ced1fa72fb through the 3f00fcfe57 paper to cc7a7cef68 show Lyla, 904a5010cb his hand 98d3d034ce stopping at d31b7709cb the words 2f33f54ea2 that caught 4559a14092 his eye.7f034327ee7781c9

    “What a terrible 9983a8582a thing!” he exclaimed.665aa3e77cc5c421

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    “Is there any 7066527d8d bad news?”dc0f61fa734d7fe6

    “Yes. There’s been a584990e42 an accident 44a032adbd near Eres 8f6a9fe224 Station.”bce133f267a5f4ca

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    “What accident?”7c923a47201c2ec9

    Lyla asked 025713c777 in surprise, b02ebdad6f so Luke af68417963 showed her 49a9bdc829 the paper 27164fb301 he was 09b369533b reading.aba34d9c84827598

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    The front 987050ab69 page of 757549c5e1 the local b864d65f0b newspaper told 5eafb1e539 of an b72ea446f6 accident that 0ad07bc9f3 had occurred 6482b903fe last night.9552524c2695275a

    It reported 3636bfdb39 that a 95fb4325ec carriage driven 4c3304cdd8 by an ac921b84b5 unidentified person e1d3ece17e had hit 837d279564 a pedestrian, aa1bd9f7f5 causing them 497071b930 to be 1ec0df0847 seriously injured.a29f9bc5aeddb6fa

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    “How in 2e4de8c4e6 the world aff1d2480c could a 1132a02406 horse-drawn carriage 002312366c have caused 4cd279c734 such an cb9ec76d5f accident?” Lyla’s 90dce0f2de mother asked.33b600e9d416a31c

    “Exactly. He shouldn’t have been 1fb9078997 seriously injured.”38dbe9a81cab2d4d

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    The good-hearted couple befd003bfa continued their conversation, 87ba3451f2 concerned for the 31e2967e24 unidentified victim.db99e41c8fff3e5f

    “You shouldn’t go 5387e69d01 out for a 1123ee5588 while, either. There are a 47ddcf3b99 lot of crazy edd6bdb419 people in the 516bb56101 world, and you e321d8c691 never know when e4354987c5 something like this b9f35e72cf will happen again. What if 232d2a17ca you get 0f48697de3 caught up df92ef93c0 in it?”c62c63a2a003a19f

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    “Ah… I was dd0ad32e4b planning to go 90e6006b8c to the parish 9d77417324 today.”ed416aff6fd98fb4

    “To the parish?”56cfccd320e908c9

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    “Yes, it’s been b4c1a02a8d over a week fbff3f6201 already.”606519c184681fb0

    Luke replied with a 22252c11a6 somewhat uneasy expression.1960542694c079cd

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    “Just rest at home.”1f1be98607f1b93b

    “But I 7e770de36b get bored ff1038d743 just staying 716b0ef25f at home. There are still 43611e3dfa many books I 74b452462c haven’t read, and b19955c550 teaching the children 273b18766e is enjoyable.”6a07a7fe69928734

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    Sophia and Luke a320328311 couldn’t argue further.8a37e10a07ff50f4

    Although they were constantly 3f9a91750a worried about their daughter b7575b7960 since she was still c85316e61c young and fragile in 44a4e57396 their eyes. However, they 6918c98a40 couldn’t keep 9e8a972035 her by 36c6f56eb6 their side 95591761e5 forever.927143127867a048

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    They knew that…0b034ef6a76faf5c

    “Still, could you 668a83d57e take a break a618bb2d34 today and go ded4380beb tomorrow? Eres Station isn’t d42846b1a8 that far from 6132187f02 Ellwood, so the 49ac4ef6ed culprit might have 9a3c790385 come here too. This area could be fec96eda78 dangerous.”b3b168d6d7d91461

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    In truth, 249f55f15c Eres Station 0f414b4d06 was a 68a827428b long way 7fc834fe5e from Ellwood, 29837c48db so Luke’s 701156693e fears weren’t dead544296 entirely realistic.d0d000b03f2ff59b

    However, Lyla didn’t argue c32d8a16b5 and simply replied.048f6da5249b7066

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    “I’ll do that.”4987468063d75512

    Luke’s face, which had d8ab73f8c8 been filled with worry, b8912683db brightened up.70de5823a72e2c36

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    Lyla also ee3096d7bf smiled along 408b62cfe4 with him.d6fa5f8938798d2c

    “I’ve worried 05149d51b9 you for 927715659c so long; dd5dfc438e I don’t d3b15f4eee want to 64b347118e do that 065c78f5ec again.”e8fa080750073eba

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    With her duty c206ef0aeb to go outside a2a8b29234 gone, Lyla spent 8a1055d1da the day alone fb99df7c45 in the now 68717785a8 quiet house after 8f66e0b9ca everyone had left.d09421edbbe3f5da

    “How should I spend 62fa2240a7 this day?”f0f9b147c678219a

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    Her daily d3a909a5b7 routine, which 6eab8b8a89 was overly a80bce0bef peaceful and 67d791f564 sometimes even 1b70797eb4 boring, was a4a562559b repeating itself 8151838647 once again.ac37f72f56aa778d

    Lyla stretched 0cfc49ef88 and tried 8742a4d255 to think 993fb47c40 of ways d18f26ad91 to make 65fa2d0011 her day 0a05797895 a little bc7c5ff36d happier.9f0a23e46c524f9b

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    City of Eres, Eastgate 14e4bcf700 Hotel.d2cb3ea136748098

    “How, how could something 6a8ad4cbba like this happen…… !”5cc7887001bf867e

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    Dalton, with 12264d0112 a gloomy 33d9d8a253 face, broke 0c04d778bb the silence 2c868d4e42 and muttered.515b244996d5ad88

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