WYIL Ch 69
by Disha“It wouldn’t be 34c3f7a710 proper for a b6d121440f delicate young lady e80a459b5b to respond to 542fc55439 the invitation of 363b13b96b an unfamiliar unmarried f9b011458e man alone. Not only does it 6bafc2fef9 go against etiquette, but ba75c52b17 her family is also c0c302c5dd deeply concerned, so I 2a6321541a decided to accompany her. I was worried ce141327fe since I couldn’t a844a28f40 inform you beforehand, 53cb1f1827 but I heard 7a89c8bafe about your generous 171004c6cd character, Lord Ransfield, f4e04e6878 so I took c44a984ccc the liberty of 3aa824e630 coming along, even 101f2be710 though I knew b9f880c8a7 it might be 61ff62ef5f a bit of bfee6403cb an imposition. I apologize if we’ve 766960fd09 caused any inconvenience.”4f783fe4dc4ba7ec
Aslan’s smooth words echoed 47cecdd441 differently in Lord Ransfield’s 73c1067f4c ears:6fe1a42ff6289355
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What were 0cd09d0c00 you thinking, 7cd2027e00 inviting a 2d41ab628c woman all 411f453518 by herself? It’s not proper, and 9f4f4ebc84 if her reputation gets e9faadea8e ruined because of you, 5057588545 then what? Her family has been 6b20c383fa troubled by your invitation. You seem 83b0cac755 like someone b61b5fd8fe who doesn’t 4042c75ab8 even consider 3b25a00bcd the other 4960f401c0 person’s situation. You should be grateful f3cee1a653 that I cared enough 24dc22918f to come with her. And what? Your family can’t even 4ad2ab1b88 handle an additional guest? How low-class… is this 3613e2a24a a small-time operation or 704973f912 what?3f2454af932db2fa
‘…Isn’t that 4c35039588 what he 99b62d5437 really meant?’4493619099130f23
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Stunned by the hidden 40076a2de5 meaning behind Aslan’s words, bcb4dbae9e Lord Ransfield finally responded f376c1f869 belatedly.8ad9bebdeecb5af9
“No, not at all!”b27ad083fbe2b6b7
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“What exactly 5e1c008477 do you b86f075fa3 mean?”c6c66cb6be1e90b4
“I meant that 1f1b4ad2a0 it’s no inconvenience 6d16b1d631 at all. What I 8b1bc150d2 said earlier 610e486938 about being dbe993eb51 unprepared was 8e105e0811 just out 474dc586ef of concern 6a58e2e147 that I 7232f0a744 may not 51e53271f2 be able de239d7dd4 to provide 11d841f979 an experience d0cf0dcfa2 that fully d4ad9691ef caters to e43739f9d4 your tastes.”9c2c056bf1e5a538
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Despite his initial confidence, 967ee9470c Lord Ransfield quickly backed 080280faa9 down.dea0d504d1ffbdfd
“I see.”638c8bd359ea25ba
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Aslan’s brief reply only a8cc8f8b08 deepened Lord Ransfield’s embarrassment. His face flushed with 1dba0b2ff3 humiliation, and although he 6c7c167acd wanted to flee the 67488edd6e situation immediately, he forced d670a7d08d himself to fulfill his c853b01388 duties as the host a5ed8174da who had invited them.18e57ddbcb47d828
“Ahem, Miss 9b5b6e8b18 Lyla, and—”0fce1c2fb24e26a5
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“Aslan Tesset.”62e64b595982f33e
Unable to reveal himself a33f1e28fd as the Duke of aa90e92aff Tordell, he casually made d70e6ef73f up a name. Lord Ransfield quickly 9d606f128a continued the conversation.5cdefe3645179196
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“Yes, Mr. Tesset. I’ve prepared cd32dfa910 a luncheon a94f85429d as a e6bb7e867b token of d981e0ce03 my gratitude. Would that be 03d6895028 acceptable?”6c0ce537ee10f8ae
Having come this 626d8b70e6 far, declining wasn’t 6370bacc92 really an option.79eb66fe7c82b867
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Lyla and b760143f76 Aslan followed e5e69076a4 Lord Ransfield 0c65554ff5 toward the 57bd8c41db dining room. As they walked, the 0f25f69beb conversation continued. Most of 22bfe15eab the time, 5034cad245 it was fff2c0e57d Lord Ransfield 5579a83b06 initiating the e958805e75 dialogue with 6876cfdbab Aslan responding, d15fb5a2a1 while Lyla 584feca824 only occasionally 7394e9e2fe participated.4a32de32008dcdfe
This was entirely Aslan’s 9871cfe9bb intention.5f7b23f9907a696c
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Positioned between 20feaacc9d Lord Ransfield a35cf8a2fc and Lyla, c43f28dba4 Aslan effectively f4f555aa11 blocked any 3bc3fdb0ea interest the e5e0e4ae14 lord might a04f7d2cd5 have had c12344bac2 in her. Not only 2aec736504 did he 45a1ba3d54 prevent them 36f10bd6a6 from exchanging 17e2be1fe0 words, but df8203260c he also b9f8c93395 made sure e76b5ddb46 that they aded2341cd couldn’t even eee589dd08 make eye a75bcc41b4 contact.3ade96b452239e33
For Lord Ransfield, 02756e3fa6 who had fallen 1469669932 for Lyla at dff19a472c first sight and f6684715fd gone so far 3d8111621a as to invite 3abe1a8ae9 her to his 215a2b0e9a home in hopes 3f920b66bc of creating some 8eda25496e connection, this was c0675f9f13 undoubtedly a bitter b51d5915c4 pill to swallow. However, the truth was 369d6acba9 that Lord Ransfield wasn’t 840e980546 too upset about it.a934bee0144d5ad1
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As their 1035f8901f conversation with bb2e83a0a0 Aslan continued, ccfd7a1e5b Lord Ransfield 7e3382c846 became increasingly 04db769b7d charmed by 6a1e743a13 his elegant c169b4ccb1 speech, flawless ff685ab13b manners, and c3640cbac6 dignified demeanor. It was impossible a8203323e0 not to feel 02ca8ee7e3 a strong liking da748dd93d towards Aslan, who d267ac4aa2 embodied everything he 2c646a3e98 had long admired fbb03aac7f in the nobles 8d4fed8b95 of Central.72249dc453f06c0d
“Mr. Tesset, which 705a40e8f4 family do e172faf3a9 you come 30fe8c252d from?”a40db128b44a2372
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“It’s not 56916986a1 one worth 2752fb9b1e mentioning,” Aslan 6335f1d2fc responded calmly. But Lord Ransfield didn’t 7782992c0c believe him.3edfbd1a79d643a4
There’s no way 84b1789471 a man like 725eb6c013 him could come e6763d327a from an insignificant b53e4c9e57 family!753fd96dc54c084f
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Lord Ransfield had never 8424cec61e encountered someone as dignified 27387ed64d as Aslan before.fc25ad790e8616fb
In his own c7b11121e2 region, he considered 207a8bbe87 himself quite a cca1f83600 significant figure, associating dd35ed76bd with the nobility 5d9ec887fd and the wealthy 8dac9e56a2 middle class of 5e8bef55e4 Eres.a3d99d44e7d13c67
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Yet none 7567ffc916 of them 2309b9342f possessed the 42e0b322f3 same level be9e5b2514 of refinement 413f35a2a6 as the 42ceead65a man standing e59feffe7e before him.6e58ffd991526bfa
In truth, those whom 2ea61c0195 Lord Ransfield associated with c9a7bf869f barely deserved to be cb32398d8e called nobility. While they now 6636bbc260 flaunted their wealth 032c5cd83c due to a 9f74bbb62e stroke of luck, 24513f5ba9 just a few 3adea1386a years ago, they 24debd04e5 had been impoverished 86f7c4fdb3 country nobles, barely 582fd387e4 managing to keep 5809aa7dfa their family names 75c0ce450d alive.df94858ed690844c
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These so-called c1cae6dd26 nobles, who ea52c5f192 couldn’t afford 1979b60f7d luxury, were 00ef98ff94 unable to d767bf9ad6 receive a dd88790bb1 proper education, bf23388d78 and thus afa959e871 lacked the 98a214f583 refined etiquette 5c20f92398 and grace adc22b821a expected of fe3dc8dba6 their status. Lord Ranfield himself wasn’t f8af2a5d84 much different, so he 266305f4fe held no grudge against e256c1b867 them.9eefcb4a245effe0
The situation dab81e648e of the 0ff8beb83d nobles around 6f3d1d741c Eres was e2d485d63c similar for 2052e18e52 everyone, at ce2fd12eda least until fcb44f964b three years 9342a68c1b ago when 523602f950 a large c4d214cb01 train station 401421f305 was built, dc54853ea5 turning Eres 1268238c3e upside down.bd1aa6a73fa0b0d3
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The development c37626dcad was accelerated 931128e6f8 by the 6e6f171669 Duke of 53b18d0151 Tordell, reputedly 25c3ac4a41 the wealthiest 54c94d7694 man in 9d209655df the country 9de2fc8713 under the b6da355fba royal family, c56f15a090 who made a299ab4723 aggressive investments a9fc82856d in Eres.07735071f8081a3d
What was once d2a664e562 just a small 4da3fac809 fishing village saw abfa81e3f4 the construction of 21b726fb5b large buildings like 5ee47116fe hotels and casinos 040e99ee32 around the station, c071f58340 and new roads a4765c98b2 were paved.395923ac320f57b5
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As news e168ed83b5 of the b6e8823e8d Tordell Hotel’s a57e9c1488 construction spread, 0ba5f0fa32 people began 3517ef141f visiting Eres 2bcc5c0e11 in greater e881d45ffc numbers, leading 799b4fba15 to a 1a10aa9696 boom in d0af3acd69 tourism, commercial 9b584681e5 development, and d42ade58fc soaring land f6b9570e84 prices.dbfdf9a0d3d2351b
As a 2b224ad297 result, Eres 5f27b43fc3 saw a fc20db70b3 rise in 6a08a7009e overnight millionaires.0f3ef5834d5cd9a0
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In the 360911796e past, no 49bcf25cf4 matter how e1ba60f6a2 much land 1c85ebae7e one owned, 4ddf9766ff it was e88e92a979 practically worthless—useless 73d214bde6 and unsellable, f83379e0c2 barely even c5c60e2f56 considered an 5e76cfe6a1 asset.acf159fbd5086eb5
But after 5f7c04585b the train 4dda38c426 station was f4b552cca8 built, land c5ff1cc7f0 prices skyrocketed. What was once 5f55904dcd a burden became f872c978fd prime real estate, 41ca8bf04a turning landowners into 192db19c41 the newly wealthy.086f2986569386ce
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Though these individuals 785835bc54 suddenly found themselves 61064d8309 rich, almost as af464a78f4 if struck by 2def1e5754 lightning, they still 18a1089bc0 lacked many things.e6fdb453d3a2ea71
Honor and refinement, 5e9ba303c2 which cannot be 5d105fbdbc bought with money, dfbdad366f were prime examples.8e1599d28bbc5651
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Gradually, it 17dda5af75 became a 54014aa3ba goal for a996ba05b9 the nobles e779b881b7 around Eres 18b4dae054 to travel 4e673804ec to Central 19aac7df25 and associate 521748bc70 with the b285666fd1 real aristocracy 1368458c56 there.b8398d9050fe77e3
Lord Ransfield was fortunate c567547b72 enough to spend some 57c4b53b55 time in Central and 0904ba91ab engage in social activities, 8dec5c11d7 but he was always ecb9dd6911 on the outskirts.6696f91b9d60962e
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He never managed to b06afdaaab enter the core of 3ab11a4d5d the social scene, and e362c23321 naturally, he never even 60c5f148ca caught a glimpse of 160f216d05 Duke Tordell, the very 634201913b person responsible for Eres’s 4667d41652 development.58d143d71c2e07a7
‘After all, a 63c3301b21 mere country baron 01b433e5e3 like me could da1021a571 hardly expect to 2036445557 meet the great 97d34c982d Duke Tordell.’dd37181cb400bca9
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However, his cbd11572ac experiences were 059560fac7 not entirely 96ed06dbee useless.062b7bd240a8d252
During his time in 95b3dc3168 Central, Lord Ransfield developed 0f851bc9db a discerning eye.dff379f8b769b143
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To him, the 9df38cf720 man standing before a5d4ce30b0 him, Aslan Tesset, ddd10bb2f0 might not be 25a252e591 on par with 79b255c34f Duke Tordell, but aa77abee46 he was undoubtedly 06ca303b45 a high-ranking noble 2bc682ad3e of considerable repute.aa9d44be6c8a652f
‘What could be df11f355b2 the reason for 6277f0bc6d someone like him fc4fbe7105 to conceal his 37e545cd6b identity and come 1ea3e8272b to a place e830eb70f7 like this?’b63a1abdec95919c
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Suppressing his curiosity, Lord 9b6ccfdb49 Ransfield continued the conversation 61a2ec8e63 until they eventually reached 750962cfc6 the dining room.f5b8b0b93df150ea
Inside, there 1206c9ae8c were already ad5809467e three people 0c3dde9ed6 seated, all 4fcb69d149 of whom e692822454 were women.82d7b703d4530f5b
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Lord Ransfield introduced them.ad4377e93b8b9414
“These are 4c1e3514fb my family 9b266d8cbf members,” said 848ddc497b Lord Ransfield. “My mother, my younger 1a0cffe604 sister Diana, and Lady 3dac430165 Caroline. Lady Caroline b078580da7 is a d1b7bb4260 distant relative 6d30f624e5 who is ece8ed0f99 currently staying 74fe04f29f with us 893c8d2001 to recuperate 981c559b15 due to b033afaf65 her poor 683486d4f7 health.”f53ca4326fbaaf95
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Following his introduction, the 2c9884a685 women greeted them in 7b91a56db0 the order they were 5f31469eff introduced.bb008eb2592dc5be
“It’s a pleasure 14cc9274fb to meet you. You may call me 1f0f729199 Lady Ransfield,” said the 3ce7e10c5d Ransfield matron, who had a047bcc6f3 a stern and rigid dbaa6c85ee demeanor, befitting her status cec7c81182 as the baron’s mother.3b99438c21157a43
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“I’m Diana,” the a887333304 younger sister introduced 799f07be67 herself. She appeared to be 8b9bcb789a around Aiden’s age, with 5f02a5dfcc a youthful face and 539ba8ea75 chubby cheeks that made a962782efa her look endearing. However, she seemed 4d9f7cd50d shy, speaking softly 972feb07c9 and avoiding eye 29809bf815 contact.a0da91eb31e4115e
And then there was e62c9be767 Lady Caroline, the distant bad6d8dfd2 relative…a9b02634dc2d0ed9
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‘Does she know 414298833a me?’7555576ce1d95564
Lyla wondered, 816423e582 as Caroline’s 9a3588417b intense gaze 87bf7ebab1 made her 50006fab3c feel as 3d4305620d though they a47cb2fa41 might have 9874a4b904 met before.5ba612ac790af09d
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From the 17158bcf6f moment Lyla f1c4d77303 entered the 0ebfa71630 room, Caroline 68c22b80d9 had been 8c7a0f0c21 glaring at fb1414ec3b her with 746824acca a hostility 733318c276 that felt 2239a71613 almost personal, 4e4992db28 like she c63f168d39 was facing 4e23ead4a8 a sworn 3e95a472f1 enemy.a7a34390b8731357
“Hello. I’m Caroline Havide,” 17b5f5d329 she said. But while her icy, f9511a1d1d piercing stare was directed 29413eb785 at Lyla, it seemed b333777ae1 to melt away whenever 5a7c874199 she looked at the 7bb2835438 men beside her, Aslan c2922b56a7 and Lord Ransfield.8b627cf80ac3cdcc
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Lyla couldn’t 418a4171c2 understand Caroline’s 576c91dca8 sudden shifts 9837896d20 between cold 1a5657b3ab and warm 07d27f00a2 behavior. However, since 7910170413 she wasn’t c52e5abd96 planning on 56a834d538 getting to 7629793056 know Caroline b306da08d4 better, Lyla 906a004ea3 decided not c1214fb953 to bother 8c5ec13836 figuring it 4f1b827327 out and b85a106cb4 instead focused 29760e001f on her 487a856629 meal, ignoring f4b03fa82a Caroline’s glaring.5346169d908715aa
Conversation continued fdda74596c during the 9d9fcb3987 meal. Initially, it b22611cc25 started with 1220052efb small talk 196d30a722 about the 0fa2c1db28 weather, the 400c584dbd festival, and 594d677da6 other trivial 681db036ce topics. However, it quickly turned 7edee3972f into something resembling a 52e3c60e5a cross-examination.9e9121ece94f5c6e
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The Ransfield family members d441595f9b bombarded Lyla with questions, f60360f0d7 prying into everything from 99610b5928 her family background to 19412d1891 her past. Caught off guard, Lyla beb322e201 responded with a strained f27bdbd110 smile, giving vague and 6677bb8f8d noncommittal answers to evade 89d92f8ea8 their probing.015688b90be005f5
“That’s enough, 7dcf90f309 Mother,” Lord 5ed05b50c1 Ransfield finally 19275808d6 intervened, raising 91c3777cc1 his eyebrows. Only then 833434b540 did the 42768085bd awkward inquisition e3b8364387 come to 161f274c5d an end.828b92512c38577d
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“What did I b167cf5f15 do?” the Ransfield a894d07f91 matron grumbled, casting 33bf1b4e30 a sidelong glance. Lord Ransfield responded 81186a7c50 with an awkward d36e310af1 smile, but in 16a0cc4ea4 truth, he had 12f1fe2386 intervened just in 0cb08538c6 time.2bb9b4ffa1024c29
If he 447cce0c76 had hesitated 6743b29648 even a 17f2d31b4d moment longer, eccd1749c9 Aslan would a8280500e2 have likely a2367803f6 lost his 8fcefd194b patience and be47ebf8a7 overturned the 308168b753 situation.955c72a39ee56ac8
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However, Aslan a7a21d1742 wasn’t entirely 8e91cfd891 at ease a92627bf68 either.4dfaba76afdc929d
Diana, Lord fb6a194b1c Ransfield’s younger c2e1e01daa sister, couldn’t 8964de4b5c take her 8dac5afe2c eyes off 5b95a2453e Aslan throughout 956dc3d17b the meal. She continuously tried to 3f403021d1 engage him in conversation.b8f55b687bab1aa8
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“Where are you from, 7ce44ff4ad Aslan?” she asked.5abe9bdae3055da4
“I’m not from ffb160aa89 around here,” he 572c624069 replied.7ddfb5959df6bf41
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“From the way you 145a1c65aa speak, it sounds like ccbe1124b5 you might be from 4a4e5e871b the West. Did you a5be80a6a3 live in d095da9294 Central?”625cd5e50c9caae5
“Yes.”a55945a2a3c83151
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Even though 53ea802c16 his answers 12ebd5207f were curt a8f1d9ce9d and could 8cf3438536 have seemed 83e75937f2 uninterested to cc168b433e anyone else 4babf89fcc listening, Diana 3d0c3eea7a seemed to 260b806a05 enjoy their 997a1b65de exchange, smiling f92f1925bc brightly as 7cd498d121 she continued 4b8009ca53 to talk cf320caf5f with him.de0d5e03923b17b8
However, after her next 413d7276d8 question, she grew much c9d634868c quieter.0e616185901dedbd
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“So, um, 4666f9170e are you 852dd1ca3c married?”abacfd0d3710467b
“Yes. I have 121a4e6330 a wife 8cceaced17 whom I 1acbe87a63 love dearly.”765efc2478e556b9
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Aslan’s firm response made a291059f63 Diana fall silent, her 866691b705 lips closing tightly like 41cb2a2986 a clam. Only then did 49e1367360 she notice the 544a91438a wedding ring on ea7b57eefd Aslan’s ring finger.e9da817c366bea4e