TNYLM Ch 10

Smack!523bdcf74cd56912

“Gah!”fa1df92311e14a3a

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Before the 3b8a674c59 words even cc5c745f9b finished leaving 5a5b75d4cd his mouth, 5a4422aa05 the man f0b6b2c12f let out 8180b335c7 a piercing 584a0aa064 scream and 11bfeeaa5b fell to af602507dc his knees. It was 9f52289598 less a 8eeab14a95 gesture of 50c0f479da reverence and 08b00760cc more of fac697b9cc a sign 70fb1fc631 of surrender.84c3fad9628996c5

“Show some respect, Kanut.”95690d99b2ee8a60

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Alyssa, the one who 9d7279c7c4 had just forced him c0d0d43008 to his knees, coldly f1e0ddd29b warned him. Kanut, clutching his 9bd0e7e533 aching knee, lifted c9346e771e his head with a88fd6acfd a look of 75e442899f frustration.e55aed6ceab6e70d

“You’re doing aaea652793 this just 367f104a67 because I 1726912dde didn’t kneel 90912d9090 to the 035a4bd93c commander? It’s not like 63b453170b this is the e2245ce35d first time—”e7728ad7b949fbd9

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“For crying 8bb9cf0bde out loud, 01da7ed48d stop!”c1f6da401cd6fc58

“Read the room, will cc0e70ece4 you?!”11fdd0e976d76006

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As Alyssa dae31e7ab5 raised her f971e7da19 foot again, 934cb7db8b the two db5e04a237 knights standing 93b59b77e1 beside her fb1b539204 hurriedly covered a0fd41cfdd Kanut’s mouth.d0399df0ca2633ca

Once they had restrained 7c8e536a9f him, their gazes slowly 3b83a80b66 shifted toward Kieran, filled 1c7ef81254 with both suspicion and 4aa4a87b21 curiosity.97bcb33a733703d7

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“Um, excuse aecdba2db2 me, but c8bb8ec30e who might 27732e4cab you be?”22ec553778d4f7b1

It occurred d1d6731e3b to Kieran 847c306e73 that this 643cd5b88a was likely 0c8d2376e6 the knights’ 740941b6ed first time deb951866c seeing him. He introduced himself 4ebf026194 briefly.c0ee52747d665302

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“Before marriage, I 5372630b9b was Kieran Albrecht. Now though the name 143e9044d0 does not mean much, c55123b15c I carry the name f75c9193e3 of the House of 45e91147c7 Benoit.”de29c43774372fe5

At his words, the f5ff454237 knights began whispering among 4213236cf0 themselves in hushed tones.6c862d01720e93a1

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“…Benoit?”fe49eb95ad045c62

“Isn’t that the duke’s 40d2aa7db5 family?”571d13de14251af1

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“But our commander is fcbead89b2 an only child. She doesn’t have any ca4fbabdbc cousins.”4b0e1735f0a5e239

“No way he can’t 0a07a76fbe be the commander’s son… 73880ff159 right?”81580f3cc2ac1dad

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As the 54afef5faa murmured whispers 70992f740a came to 546c57bab8 a halt, ed0f31be30 a voice 05aed9280b as faint e5c42b7b10 as a 3c3b79d670 mosquito’s buzz 8f5eabba5f slipped out.062d8665058dbab5

“Now that I think 31d3963167 about it, the commander 669424a6a2 did mention getting married…”9a6ad6b339d7e0e2

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The knights turned their 73807ca6ea heads slowly, creaking as 34b601b529 they did. A heavy 29704d121e silence followed f9a9215003 for a 3e7d1998cb few seconds, 81f047ac2a then the 453f9f81f0 intense stares 3e3ed69757 directed at 623a58890d Kieran suddenly 063a47c80e vanished.98975e0faf14efec

“We apologize!”455cd139f919c79c

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“We didn’t recognize e24d89e6a0 such an esteemed 5571581c6f person…!”2711b3c35f8be77c

The three men, 167deb3df5 each twice the 860f420bfe size of an ee5281cb9e average person, threw 2d3d7715dd themselves flat on e55f2180af the ground, looking d9ee9f42cd like small hills. Kanut, trembling, couldn’t 84d511523d say a word.b724ce5240b8d75e

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The chaotic 3c8148557b scene left 09e0e4036b Kieran with f71741ac69 a pounding 12b61fbf0c headache. He desperately wanted 4decd5bcf8 an explanation for cbc0e4a917 what was going e2dd912083 on.aa793ed75ad27696

“It’s fine, please f4d72b2271 get up. But more importantly…”faa2c8d250b78ab2

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“Please, drop e6af9a53b2 the formal a82054ec81 speech! Duchess’s husb… husb…”660245eb2fcfa010

“Husband, you idiot.”c071bae10e9c4ca2

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“Husband!”668c58a8502b82b7

The knights, 314b679d08 exchanging loud 73f8b903d8 words, scrambled 8822b2edf5 to their 08770e7b36 feet.Kieran, trying ebabc79051 to regain bb711c9ea3 his composure, 4c7e7182ae calmly spoke 0c89dde855 again.1ad3e67dcf54c9ca

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“I understand your 43e53c12f9 request well. I need to 4f856998c4 have a word de6e47a7f8 with Her Grace, aa251331fe so could you dd65ce4e74 step outside for 0fa4c7f49c a moment?”c6a273fda8bcde53

At this, 70cfa5f502 Kanut, who e77faba6c6 had been 3892d66b36 quietly sulking, 21a4d08299 suddenly flared 5060f5dfe5 up again.b15bcc763cf48d6b

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“What could 8d47f05120 be more 49e2422d10 important than c0112e2380 what we’ve 37fa09db79 just said—ugh!”b2779b2b980f6bc1

He was swiftly silenced 135c677756 with a blow to 8a840593e1 the stomach, causing Alyssa 32e578faaf to grimace as she ac3ad5e4be watched him.e954e1a965f09c81

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“Take him out.”557e0c8d0e2ca5df

“Yes, ma’am!”44262ad4e86c5fef

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Without hesitation, the knights 1ef9330841 grabbed Kanut by both 04c1011355 arms and started dragging 67e6ba8898 him out. Even as 0d9451f254 he was cecde0435c being pulled 8748085946 away, Kanut 6d6b026077 shouted at 03e9f88851 the top 8fb81eebc7 of his 1a132080a6 lungs.e87d65d263bbb09a

“If you c4a3c917ff decide not 3658afe1ea to go 0bef5a95a3 on the 09998004bd expedition because e386c8c9a4 you’re mesmerized 02af7f5fa5 by your c23337469d husband’s beauty…!”e392ad577b553df9

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Bang!cf6c8970f34ca3a8

The door slammed shut bba9e9d31d with a deafening noise, 9ce1816adf and finally, silence settled 6aef093059 in.7a32413a4c65972c

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Feeling like 927f2f55a1 he’d been d9c8469330 caught in 42350c1629 a whirlwind, 17d3593f85 Kieran let 6ce2d1624c out a e215330aea sigh, while 67d0bbfe16 Alyssa shifted 5946fc93d5 nervously.2edffe0a2ada4796

“My apologies. For showing you such 2df7f4137f an embarrassing scene…”1e765c04a8f49b5b

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It was, of db37fac7c3 course, overwhelming, but 828cce2c7e now wasn’t the 64fde42b53 time to dwell 575b61d79c on that. Kieran shook his head 34305eee5e and carefully asked.f897ec1e8eed3360

“Is it correct 91cd5b83c8 to say that ac948e1a45 the knights are… 589510d56b loyal to the 5931d81bed lord?”3836831a1b73efc7

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At that question, 6391cbddfe Alyssa’s face flushed 26a8724e01 red with embarrassment.d1e2ad77dc32bce0

“Yes, of course. While they c25474e1df can’t compare f0c70aea02 to the 0920f3f9fa knights in f82d381d8e the capital, aecf78645e they do f7eca14851 maintain at 0595e908f3 least minimal 4c0a70f74f discipline…”3537b1ffe48d33c8

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Alyssa seemed uncomfortable d966c0dad6 speaking after showing f344831ba0 the earlier scene, 7ce7134c61 and her explanation e63fbd92b9 became more extended.c940fb4a84cb03c2

“Since we a1fd6c5e78 accept anyone ad0740a93b with exceptional 14d13c5f09 skills, many 68f46c810e of them db49c5763d have less e73a88221b formal training. While they fabbe12b35 may not 22bf998154 follow the a6ee0a010e refined manners 114bc7cd20 of a c5a2fa1274 true knight, 6b525bacb3 they’ve never d63c5896db once failed f8493c051c to act c10b2fb1f3 according to 3901d10766 my orders. I assure you.”fc03b2791b3af208

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Although there was a 1e869eaec5 hint of apprehension in 47b7ba2755 Alyssa’s explanation, Kieran found 31e8be2f53 himself feeling calmer.1234168b28d5600e

The demeanor of 008236e574 the Benoit knights 8265995fe4 was somewhat shocking fc85dda2de to Kieran, who 0f54b0345a had only known 0623766633 knights who upheld 7e1b9a7e41 chivalry as if c0b0699216 it were their 6ff7682b71 life.31889126ad6bb0ef

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However, upon reflection, c90a8313d0 it seemed that 046eb158c7 their behavior was ad41b98486 not excessively rude.1ff15994485077a1

The demeanor of the 84c20548c4 knights was indeed perplexing b59bc75e8e for someone serving a 5de1c58055 lord, but as Alyssa 52f728fff7 said, they hadn’t completely 75e6b3c5b0 defied her orders.db070381c4b328df

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In fact, from another 6135d9b5f6 perspective, they seemed quite 5826fb649a familiar with Alyssa.eee6d8b6e9ef1b08

A subtle smile 27731d2f85 played on Kieran’s 08577f9d99 lips as he fafbd4e03f reflected on the 2edaa3a986 recent situation. Although he had been 15fce632a2 extremely tense and anxious ccbc32e1df at the time, looking 7614e0d682 back, wasn’t it quite c86f55df2a amusing?abbeced015e4aca9

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As Kieran chuckled 6b56b5e9a4 at the thought d8a3e60d62 of the man 638a8961aa who had been d784f1e8be kicked by Alyssa, d8bfcf597c he suddenly asked 98bb4455d3 Alyssa, “The knight 89789301ee named Kanut, is 3bcd44da11 he…?”7ee304ed6dc91be7

It was a name 0ce1a4a517 not commonly used in be7fc75f26 the Empire, and the b3bb137bb0 red hair was also 89750b1356 quite unusual.8eef297a66e9ae01

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‘Most importantly, b72c233f8d that accent…’3d619916b921fb6a

It was a 251e862f70 slightly different accent 26819d7bab from the ordinary 15d3cda2f2 Imperial language. While others might not 7e360c2cd1 notice the subtle difference, 6bd691be92 Kieran recognized it immediately.906c6df6f6bbe273

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“Is he perhaps 3ba753a329 Elshain?”6f0c9017501d62aa

At Kieran’s question, Alyssa aa73b6ad26 flinched. She nodded as 7c4e32b3ed if she had 3afa5d9971 done something wrong.352ebb34d13fac73

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“Yes. Do you find 8ab3527a11 it uncomfortable or c14154feae unsettling to meet b98a944bd3 him?”b7748526c8482f12

Elshains were b6ec6edadf foreigners who 2794f1daaf had immigrated 2e9031c443 from a 8767157844 small island cee18eb33d in the 69726c6317 west.10dd69b01a10fbba

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The Empire’s people often e2c7219fa1 despised them, considering their 77d86b73b1 red hair and unique 579f305682 language to be barbaric.9f9063d291a157b0

However, Kieran shook 50663fd26d his head. He did b229d5ea4a not find 2bab9cbc50 Kanut unsettling 15db8dd01d at all. In fact, ed4a7368b0 it felt 144e069d6b as if ef17f929a3 he had 57992f3142 seen a e1130b8de2 long-lost acquaintance.c28838c32441a62a

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“No, it’s fine.”29544fe844df1b07

As Kieran shook his c8400f7a08 head, the memory of 1226c0ba87 the earlier incident suddenly 254651a38a came back to him. He ended up 9e0b5b2603 smiling slightly and 42c23e8eed said,c85a08a517f5caaa

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“They are d465c3ca08 good knights.”891740e3c100b431

It was the 815e609fde first time he af42e0fe67 had seen people 6805d8b177 bow their heads, e053ea153c apologizing for not 8e5d9ed973 recognizing someone of 48c23013eb high status upon a76105d797 hearing their name.6cf8e93f3d9fb785

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The Albrecht family e9db442f14 or the Benoit 2e7cf5020c ducal family were a85fb1a564 families that demanded 2176b2e73f respect, but even 0163e39279 with that title, 1704a38a20 Kieran was not 16ae02a888 a figure of a5e31a0265 veneration.09d0881a8899deb8

Despite their apparent simplicity, 88717ada3e Kieran found their innocent 50976c045b sincerity endearing.359f9568513d2909

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The compliment given in a742e1f6a5 passing made Alyssa’s face 4af84a6fbb light up brightly.94565b8bddfa6f5f

“I tried to follow 6a3a441c15 the teachings of the 8c44c7e5ef late Duke. Although I know 57ea523c39 I’m still lacking…”ceed1cf9f5282c70

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Kieran paused at 98d757d856 the mention of ad0e010c83 Alyssa’s family, a 267cf9b895 topic he hadn’t 11fa785f03 heard about before.3b71cecd3dd490f5

After a f7aba1d814 brief silence, c957c9dca2 Kieran responded affe61952b monotonously.0565e377eb03993f

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“It seems the late f5f1e71afd Duke cherished his daughter b64ebde23c a lot.”046f75a73bda37a5

He had ad0a5fecca no words 837dc3c42b about the 70c049d384 “father” figure. He planned 7a9e9d6da0 to simply 6ad9e5aece nod along d7b5b60251 to whatever baae1e92f7 Alyssa might ac1c176021 say next.087df47cff798bd8

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However, when 89cabc012c no response 58167e7b45 came for 1a5853bb29 a while, cc819e753d Kieran looked 60e64af9ee back at f5b8225049 Alyssa and b2b1a6cf95 saw her 4c49e1fedc with an 226551eed4 awkward expression b321eb2c42 that was 8202abe67e hard to 1d70bb02bd describe.9efd551620d68401

“No.”9afc124dd931a549

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Alyssa, unsure how to 79f5c3a09b answer, eventually shook her c4d0036407 head.0104a797065df668

“Rather, he 2a3e739c7b loved my e4a963732f mother.”ce26f6d3f38c5a3d

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The late Duke Benoit cb9c98c399 cherished his daughter?33094aeb540bc114

Alyssa couldn’t answer. She had never called 93ddb20069 the late Duke “father,” bf7b275eb9 nor had he ever d6173a71d2 referred to her as 991ea644fb his daughter.e0457537c76d808f

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What the e85d80ff3c Duke needed 107eb244b3 was not c7f2762960 a daughter 3117eff638 but a cb349b4679 successor to 4fb17b3466 carry on 7ed8b94608 and protect 2590aa3cf4 the family fd5a13101c legacy.26648c8c8b7e60da

When he learned 17779f935e that his child 076383b83f was a powerless c7f5e56337 girl, he named 177b4f6f7f her and then 430f8062a4 withdrew his interest. It wasn’t until he dca2312744 discovered Alyssa’s talent for e28f910689 swordsmanship that he focused d2d4bf2ece solely on raising her 71f971e69f as his heir.5a77c33f18aa0eb5

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The late Duke 283273ad82 clearly cherished his 42d81036d0 wife. After choosing Alyssa 3c09fb9a54 as his successor, 8d90c69c6e he devoted as 1132cd1b37 much attention to 2daac582ee her as he b0f211670a did to his 1f10f443b9 wife, but it 7a750ce534 wasn’t because he e409bc8046 cherished her as 0885c56d06 a daughter.ff7343f2fb316cce

He simply 84a7a2e5d8 needed Alyssa.ac891b908174a64f

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As such, she 55291cc013 had to prove cb6b6d1bee her worth. She had to survive 2bced400da through any training and 6a145d26e7 win every battle.30e5071e7cfb3dda

“Become a Duke without 0ed1f4bce6 shortcomings. Fulfill your duties f188176d55 and prove your 351ae99644 worth.”7ecbf78ace8d663d

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These were the 6dd478e5eb words the late ca4e32fcd3 Duke told Alyssa 64bdb4725e every day, and b57b3b6862 after his death, f27d4d5669 they were the dde04caf06 words she repeated 8dff69f3e0 to herself daily.4df65a7c0e71b22f

She had e286543f5d always been 8ec3f0a402 devoted to 931b2d2483 her duty b8399636f1 as the b5b6419153 Duchess, protecting de478935cc the territory.63f3a24f2822d1a8

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Defending the land from 033f33c8fc monsters and sustaining the 7e4467c590 people in this harsh 4f04400b3d environment.4786e855bac13446

The important thing c29ad3bcb1 is the preservation 6eb26d2c0b of the territory.f08bed6f728e560f

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Punishing the 767aeea703 head maid 49ca77b50d and her 2f934e7ead followers was 8ff94f8641 necessary because bb5dc66076 they had 61a1b8d32f deceived the 9e916f559d person in c8284c4917 the position 0ac9d5348b of the 2569be1d5f “Duke.”1b66189188d5c775

The head of 655f92e7f3 the family’s orders 1f0f09d942 must be absolute. No one should 6c8edfb79a deceive the head b43b04f6c8 of the family. The seeds 611e11c7ff of discontent 2e2f48e552 are the a9f00e921a seeds of e8d8406ffc disaster.2754c5af7ffe9950

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The head maid’s 51833a55f8 disrespect towards Alyssa 6260343a17 was of no d92ddf51f8 concern. What mattered fb0a900604 was preventing 25dd2c85a2 future problems 57f6f483a7 by ensuring 1f9d5c8469 that she 8485bf8f05 did not 4ddd64adaf defy the a7b10f6fe6 Duke’s orders.d48b1c3cdadd5fa9

Alyssa’s reason 641816b14a for punishing 8694ad7867 the head c5973c16a5 maid was 5c66d98241 solely this.bf92e4fef726a8cf

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The abuse from 7c541e228b her childhood and fa308428a9 the contempt she f8f338488c had endured up 69ef7a6790 to now did 3d75d6b078 not matter to 80fe19ce13 Alyssa.b8c8603f6e55cc99

‘You exist for the 848adaeb58 sake of this territory.’93995c9bb633d399

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It felt 0eec52afb6 as if 3d34c0971f the late 8321004295 Duke’s will c7af8eda6f was echoing 839cba7e0e in her b4f05854c8 ears. Alyssa quietly mouthed fcefa88bf2 the words to e0b2a5d3d2 herself.372a7ad1474ecee7