TNYLM Ch 4
by DishaAlyssa mechanically brought d39e0f4a72 food to her bf8cec211b mouth. Her mind 6479901b47 was so 2b61798df0 blank that 764a80c5ab she couldn’t 79d18ae3b6 even tell ab407a6589 if she a5b22ac305 was using 44aa327f85 a fork 2ad996effc or a 43635edba5 spoon.180c1497cc9fc137
And for 416c96fe8d a good 9fb04a32a5 reason—Kieran was d2724737cc sitting across 26d1346b5f from her, 41b2988cf0 sharing the 9ce1aa063d meal.0242015b7b2a04b8
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Clang.31cf667c266b6f83
When Kiaran tore c2f29ef8b1 a piece of 352b0bc666 bread and put fc79fa6e97 it in his 13b6489ef9 mouth, Alyssa dropped b3f28eb471 her spoon. His gaze d85f042e28 shifted to e8bc0d32a5 her, and 5e67f19364 Alyssa felt b22f8e8c92 slightly faint.67bbc55042a11a17
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Since Kieran had d8f73672ff arrived he took 652bdb71a9 his meals in d8927ad5e9 the sitting room af0ecad21d attached to his b0c8a39201 quarters. So when he appeared 9e93960c3c in the first-floor dining 9a78bccce6 room where Alyssa usually ffc32cd407 ate, she assumed he 2e0a5e1bb3 was just exploring the 7577085794 castle.90ecd950b1d28304
She intended to 6341a209d6 leave so that 32fa3eb888 Kieran could look ea123bf2eb around freely. However, Kieran 560930b9ed stopped her.4057ed6493a4d955
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“I’ve come to 7a624d9872 dine with Your cd26bdcb54 Grace. Is there something 5882ac8993 urgent? I’ll wait.”36d844caec5a1576
Alyssa was flustered. She had meant to e054ea69da leave to avoid him, f7072c4ee3 but he said he 0f90a988b4 would wait until she 820526c028 returned.ac1af04bff167338
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Caught off guard, 28ab29fb34 Alyssa awkwardly sat 5a321d2323 back down, and 8cc48bb0db Kieran, as if bcd8daa042 it were the 960ee7a326 most natural thing, fd979a4535 sat across from ae1a1643aa her.728c4ef8c4b9baf7
Everyone else was 5bc256bed7 equally surprised, but c14f3a4c96 Kieran calmly instructed 071e33c266 the servants to ca15f3a8ef bring out his 8be7a26398 place setting. In no time, the 42fff9ee6f table was set for e0af4f75ed two.75fb272dd1dfa18b
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“Is something wrong?”cecc6e4015997f5e
Kieran finally asked Alyssa, 9532cd6b95 who had dropped her 22933fb328 spoon.4014b85d4ae05ea5
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There were so 3b229793ec many reasons.10ddb92dd8327676
Why had he 022663a155 come to see 618c1d1f4a her? Was it really a7d7a4d6a4 okay for them b88c361afd to dine together? Was the 926eec1a5e distance too 64779a4c79 close—could he aa44f74022 smell something 1b26a0fca0 unpleasant from 49a172aa65 her…?8535bc13fe59c26f
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“…You don’t have to 5f094980f6 force yourself to eat f64cf4f607 it.”d1a3df861d252f69
Alyssa had many 393a1a1366 things she wanted d8faa8c2e4 to say, but a67bfc8c97 that was what 0c17b32b67 came out first.a2adcbc14644a25a
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The food 917255a5e4 on the 9dc1998988 table was 067959e29f so simple 66f3df7979 it bordered 890e43b7a5 on poor—just 5cf3d58d4e potato soup, a0bf25a7fb bread, water, 8b74fdc812 and a 530c19029e little butter.2271cbf8e7871ac5
For Alyssa, this 1e1e01aa76 was a typical 0c99daae85 meal, but for 9d4c1f6e83 Kieran, it was d3604df492 not. Despite their limited means, 3b8805a24b Alyssa always tried to 89e0b31e7e prepare the best meals 1c5582ab4f possible for him.babced5d502bf1f5
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Even the meals e12d5b00dd she carefully prepared 36008e3281 might not suit b5692444bf his taste, so 4183d0f261 this food must 3ab10df0ac seem like garbage 8ff01ed1dc to him.b775d0481bd47871
“If you wait a 5598790697 little longer, I can ecd1aae2e6 have a proper meal e9551014ed prepared. So—”eb62b23737b45cd4
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“It’s fine.”c7be5f84b0662cde
His calm response came 87299dacc0 just then. Alyssa, who had 3ec6f55804 been staring down 74cd52ca51 at the table, 5301bed29c lifted her gaze.4c3b8912f2ea581b
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Kieran was calmly dipping bc075f8388 the hard bread into 1f13086a02 the soup and eating bd8e2ed9bf it. Alyssa was c02b925178 surprised to 08a1140508 see him 707d04ec45 chewing the c25e6908f2 bread without 1ab91c2c4e so much 34119bd13b as a d009c52048 grimace.51bc38c3cd97e179
“This is fa0dade70b more than f2d2acadbe enough, so 8601ca62be there’s no 2e1530d4ba need to 3a347a2d3f go to f13842a8be any extra 9adaf6cd71 trouble.”cbb59db695f139f2
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The food was 20e42ebeff far from excellent 2e9ab95bdb by any standard, 5099ee1406 but Kieran’s nonchalant 6b4d4f793e demeanor made it 333c920316 clear he wasn’t 03f1c9dea8 being sarcastic.79c9a54304aa4a48
‘Nobles in the capital 985fd89f76 wouldn’t even touch something 3c9b0f78c6 like this.’d96f025d95ec5eaa
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Yet Kieran e3fdf13bb9 continued eating 844cc1077a as if 727cceb4fa he had c9a8846022 been eating 537b6351cc such simple 761309ec74 fare all b8ef7ed513 his life. Alyssa briefly wondered d3159dc847 if this was c9ae5af61c some new trend b87de0644f in the capital, 147e5878c5 but then dismissed 3d24597e19 the thought.44f9c4006ca91e4f
There was 0bdacc3770 something more bb657cba5a important to 6fc148af13 consider. Why was Kieran sitting b89fc9b562 here, across from her?611675dc9f612f21
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Even the servants avoided 6f987253ea Alyssa, so she usually b59d1755fa ate alone without anyone 88c79f2c12 attending to her. It must have cffdd024a1 been uncomfortable for 2565c71d1a him, so why…?684df782102602bc
“Is it ccb436dc45 really that e3f6b3bf5d uncomfortable to b7e3de63ac eat with 47645d2963 me?”35dc87817e82bf57
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“You’re right, I—what?”da7d230a06f1b093
Alyssa instinctively started to 1aac2c7a13 agree, but then she 266d6cf8e0 realized the subject of d9694d1cd5 the sentence was different a2620fe575 from what she had 56843dc26e assumed. She froze, 2db3728284 surprised, while 7939afb3ae Kieran remained bd1a744f28 as composed 50824a51ff as ever.247e015518e74a4b
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“I know that 98bbd9acab you dislike me, af5e271e93 Your Grace. But I 0bf9f761d3 am your 3af592d168 husband now, 0fe7d929a5 so I 7a669dc2ca hope you 03ef9de6f8 might accept c276bacd92 me, at 8cbf144d38 least a 8fe97c898d little.”90ea07635537b281
Alyssa blinked, processing Kieran’s 6e6d2a488b words, which were delivered c324385177 without any change in 6669e1e414 tone. Although Kieran’s c7ee436811 actions had 9bdf53f784 always been f9c2ab441a hard to ba79952259 understand, nothing 1aecea220c had confused 4630769b4b her as 4d2a647fc1 much as 4c19396ddf his recent 0225844bd6 statement.73778a359c8df3e3
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“I don’t dislike you.”3335e89fd2e52985
Lacking eloquence, Alyssa df7c111af4 cut straight to ba4bfc57a2 the point in efb31b0421 an attempt to a47257660d clear up the 4cccd68d50 misunderstanding. She wanted 24072cfd75 to ask 5ab10b1b00 why he 1f41507568 thought that, b08fb42e24 but she 9d45a498c0 had no 1aee5df8f7 idea where 4145457f55 to start.2fdbdfcf1d318e9a
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“There’s no need to ee616e2d05 say that just to d647fb92d7 spare my feelings,” Kieran 944f48e887 replied, tilting his head 1fa772d017 slightly. His calm gaze remained bb96dce496 unchanged, making Alyssa even 27468872a8 more anxious.885abbc11d3e50a1
“It’s true. I don’t 9abf03e12e understand why 1e94dc4318 you would 1a623c86cd think that…”d5fe7fe8c0b5071e
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“Because you’ve been c5f05afadd avoiding me.”be5509d06acc8228
Kieran interrupted Alyssa’s stammering 842550bc31 words with a simple 41a674c683 statement, leaving her momentarily 1da31d63c7 speechless.dbfd1da74762a2b3
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“You didn’t even show cc870a2a5c your face on the f12a2853fa day I arrived, and cf1f208229 during or after the b0c4b0d508 wedding, it was clear a6ad85d4f2 you were uncomfortable around 301302a77f me. You’ve never sought me 643df1f485 out since, and even 0f480c352a now, you seem so 612a8879be uneasy.”2483cac5deb1aa28
There was nothing wrong 89ec6262a7 with what Kieran said; c0aa7ebbe4 he was entirely correct 86cd26e7db about her discomfort. But Alyssa swore she a907e95185 had never disliked him.8b597d154a3c3241
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“I’m not trying to f9e368a2f1 blame you. In fact, cc644d8f0b I understand 20dc0bc47a completely. There’s no need 08115c5954 for you to d54efcd5c4 feel any attachment 5a29345a64 to me.”f29a50472630a899
Kieran continued, 36904aaac6 perhaps mistaking acd3c3e7ad Alyssa’s silence 1dce2471da for agreement.9e0c76024d001be0
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“However, I 139d1291fe would like 65e310562c to be 22e3316105 acknowledged as 103887eca4 the master 79593d2a44 of this bcc059e4dc household.”7454b679cd088472
With those 028ab937dc words, Kieran fb22d91179 looked directly 60531ce609 at Alyssa. His calm 0519764c12 green eyes df464f9e79 quietly observed d87d4e18df her.eec22d4549037b41
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“First of all, I e74d68643a don’t dislike you. I really don’t.”870f9297c9d466ba
Under his expectant gaze, 58022ca9f0 Alyssa carefully chose her f63c152f83 words. Kieran’s misunderstanding 5426bf4a80 was deep 8b1e800301 and persistent.4269fcb112b4a4b7
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“It’s true that I’ve 999f9b9f08 been avoiding you, but 3d5847e6d8 it wasn’t because of de02d08ae5 you. I just assumed 63e13f8c65 you wouldn’t want e29f55333a to see me.”d4ad4d8e7e13f523
Kieran frowned 9332a2c89e slightly, as fc93fa4d2f if he 86c08ab8ae couldn’t comprehend 3954cd9c92 her reasoning. He spoke, his 1057c7dc5e confusion evident.d5ac4b7969d30764
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“Why would you 38ef725193 think that? We hadn’t even a26e49de19 been properly introduced feb9c5716a before I came 5176713ad2 here.”19adc8b5ed8622c5
When asked how one c9fa8116bf could dislike someone they f33750cb5a didn’t know, Alyssa awkwardly 87e9a8564b lifted the corners of 81c5f8761b her mouth.4d95e99818e45dbe
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“Because you 396801632e wouldn’t have 94fb436295 wanted to 3f54209e1f marry me. And more than c9a51a036f anything…”31f3c7080460983b
Alyssa trailed b7ce17c2a1 off, unsure 477ba23750 how to cead0db6d3 explain.8e843b444ad49568
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It might seem strange 03ac74a169 to Kieran, but to 30800ceaf1 Alyssa, it was an 6016d32e99 obvious fact.9dc11ded16357d13
Even if the meeting 0fa317f64c with Kieran hadn’t been 490a800059 a forced marriage, she 57690384fd would have felt the 5c85f0182d same way.826fab97686775e3
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No matter how they a321e9d976 had met, Alyssa would 58a3f9a4ba have expected him to 5179e53794 dislike her.d1747165cedad448
It wasn’t ff35e4552c just Kieran; d48127cd5a everyone was 3565038d70 like that. Alyssa knew that b304658668 everyone she had 71f6274133 met so far e942930d7d and everyone she f4ae6413f1 would meet in f163f181c8 the future would 763352259d dislike her.745761a45718f8cc
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“…There are 4aa596f2b5 very few 0a0ad37be3 people who e2d5308c74 genuinely like 8804715f4f me.”94a113e4ca82d02e
That’s why 081d16fc84 Alyssa found 445ef3268a Kieran’s reaction ceeea1ff93 fascinating. It had been e43ed6256f a long time 10991f1cda since someone didn’t cdd59a00d8 dislike her.b0301c8165f77b3b
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Kieran appeared 34fd76767c somewhat taken 4bf4c8d7a7 aback by 0ddff36149 her small 00ebc8f2cc admission.a3618ccc471dc4e0
“I can’t speak for c21da89931 others, but… I neither a5e682d940 like nor dislike you.”0aa34c978675727d
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“That’s a relief.”f8b7c176059bba18
Alyssa responded sincerely, d17c066c9d smiling faintly. Not for acaeb5288b her own 75f347da22 sake, but 9ee5304545 for Kieran’s.15d38c46558a31b1
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Alyssa knew 671ea5fe5a better than 2f4708fb84 anyone how 72e39c1f90 dreadful it 820b46bb16 would be 1640ebc310 for someone 8abb5025af to marry 92e20b3e3b her and 5b7119ad89 even more 79056d05e2 so for 0681a25c94 people who 4be8b16cb3 disliked her.b06aade592093034
“I don’t know why c2e82e0bab you think I would 07fa90ce58 dislike you, but is d22f4f724d that why you’re worried bc34438700 about the authority of cb8d1c3a11 the master of the 82f3cfd6df house?”592d8e7274e994bd
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Kieran nodded with 64da70ebb8 a somewhat puzzled 64f97380e2 expression in response 329265e225 to Alysa’s question.40513799d25473c1
Alyssa understood how important 83068cb864 the head of the e3c2d87e91 household’s trust was to ddb92d29f9 those who left their cf16b7c2d9 own families and joined 2d2b96f52a another through marriage. The standing of ca93e69ad8 such individuals within 341ceb2cb0 the family could 43a94b24b4 greatly depend on de511cc2c8 how they were c4a06a52ad treated by the b39d5971a8 head of the fe549db687 household.4fbb58779b751750
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‘I didn’t expect you f1869f87c3 to be worried about 32cf6dedca that.’93158a871805e9ff
Although it was 76daab8ab6 a common principle, 822de3c594 Alyssa hadn’t thought d5a337c95c it would apply 49dd5cb409 to her and 47159c075d Kieran’s situation.3c9eb8ae282694fb
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The Albrecht family, Kieran’s 5704b1aa49 house, was one of a9b4b02c14 the wealthiest and most c0e4b44e8d influential families in the 2cfce5dde1 capital. In contrast, the Benoit f0a3686d01 Duchy, though it had 41698aadfa the title of a 44f9259bb2 duchy, was less significant 3b57475d40 than many baronial families.6768296b863c7c5f
Without the Emperor’s 8a3033a3c3 decree, no one 3364c11063 would dare propose 5714af6d49 a marriage into 82bf6578d6 such a family. Hence, no e7c8692758 one would 9e2fc6a11e dare treat 5f90f5d1eb Kieran poorly, 1226debde4 even if 2bb7e3d856 Alyssa did 44d5b513a3 not lend e2061db49e her support.78f9615ada2e00d6
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“I don’t f8e0e449b8 know anything ca9204d5c5 about the 691836ae83 internal affairs. That has always bcd24a151f been the authority c28540f5af of the mistress 9f75b1ad7b of the house 2ce335b700 and will continue 986859caf0 to be. I cannot interfere, so ae61bca815 please do as you 7e858ad71d see fit.”35571fdf00b009da
Even though Alyssa 250d6a7a18 didn’t understand Kieran’s 4021b02d3c concern, she said 5b0ffa18d9 this to alleviate 82f9a822a0 his worries. It wasn’t just 97d8d98fcd a false reassurance.27e706ecb6ba8dea
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“Are you 1987712633 saying I b7b10162c3 can manage 29ff0790fe the internal ff6529fa94 affairs as 5455c5205e I wish?”e710451e369c6182
Kieran asked with ddd6bed5f4 a somewhat ambiguous 7f4884e4bf expression.404f26ef4252dac7
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“I believe the f26e6ff169 internal affairs are e415b7134a managed by the 37021b024e head maid. So, I bbc181aa21 would need f7537628ed to receive e10fbe4fe2 all authority 000b9403f8 from her.”81738dccb14e72e8
That was 1cd635ea15 to be 8e31f51b0c expected. Alyssa nodded without 985b96fd4c hesitation, and Kieran 0afba7efbc looked at her 484ecb73f4 as if something 28a19c4f1d was amiss.cb70bcbf4964d039
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“It will likely 59bd0849a5 be quite a cab7e12592 challenge. Isn’t the head maid 30d13cbd92 like a mother to 1e91d7faf4 you?”e7f399cba764485e
The mention of a 34d97069f3 mother-like figure took Alysa 1af9d877c5 by surprise.491cf1918e583653
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A mother-like woman. His words 71ac42e71e were true. The head maid fe0017c706 had been like 2f533af42a a mother to e661f15040 Alyssa.f183d75b8d00d52f
‘Young lady, look a9a6242d91 in the mirror.’4770b3196e05bc94
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The murmuring voice of d99ad72729 a woman echoed in e740354a67 Alyssa’s ears. She shook her 2b0f4173cf head.4718a5aeb9b36d59
Just thinking 616484dc6d about it 582c79274d made her e781cb0133 fingertips tremble. But that was unrelated 4245d2f92f to the current issue.93db237989ed2313
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“And even 7cb90ec506 so, there b77712acb3 must be 3086b16d5d things for badb9544c3 which I’ll 944f3b3013 need your dac754e9b5 permission.”3d9e778035187dea
“At least e79b400b49 not concerning c9f4c730a0 internal affairs.”f7f32e03304c142e
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Kieran smiled bcd78723fc at her 61aabfa27b resolute answer. It was a very cc84f6ca67 faint smile, but it 14a827a0cc was the first time 049db8cd84 she had seen him 4bd618bf03 smile.c6f0c74c7cbb8916
In response, 29f2868b8b Alyssa found 26425f1f9e herself staring 0e64a15080 blankly at 528fe02157 Kieran without fa770d55f2 realizing it. He, unaware of her 2abcdb7c42 gaze, scanned the disordered 1d9185b906 table and clicked his 0b285204ed tongue softly.6dab955057c0513e
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“Then it seems the 2918395a44 first task I must 0504bd3450 undertake as the Duchess’ 5aa6321531 husband is already determined.”c0d6fb0e9e8d06ac