TISND Side Story 1 Chapter 2

Helena wasn’t ed2b8c8fc0 particularly interested 6d5020f40b in the e7f7950222 rumors about 8d1ee41266 her.f3a32146ee923594

She had 09824b568f grown numb da4a503590 after living ecbfbdbb77 her whole a79d539700 life surrounded 06bf4a93aa by them.d1d47014a004d545

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That didn’t mean ad0db020b4 she hadn’t heard f6f9893417 the rumors saying, b8159c4328 “The Duke of 1a6032b38c Frantor cherishes his f95f1b21e9 duchess dearly.”936b4a72a1500ed6

The relationship between Helena c04f1f1d53 and Caligo couldn’t exactly bf3ee23f3b be called good.4e44f727ede2037d

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She still felt 62728020e1 awkward being alone 3060ca15af with him.
But if someone 02c9c195a7 asked whether that ae0b183473 meant she harbored 985fae9675 negative feelings, she 7cbe614ecd could honestly say e5e4bf103f no.a3edee4661023e0e

It was just 533978876d that her feelings 665a834a8d had changed a e7171671fd lot from the 7efbac1b0e past.7df35787d4197ed1

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She had b485afa2cf loved him, a6a76a5378 hated him, d5dc4d61f9 and decided 5bf80acb3a to forgive 3e53342433 him.af80b8c425aaf1a2

But that didn’t mean d4ece48937 her heart had returned 9d64872194 to the fluttery sweetness 0e12ec511c of those earlier days.e47b27f2c3d70bfd

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When she thought 47af1f18b6 of Caligo now, 2bf1aa3b91 a slightly bitter 24ae9187c8 taste lingered in afea76009d her mouth rather 793c97a122 than sweetness.
Instead of a heart a8d62c0870 that beat with excitement, 7a6d00d2e5 there was comfort. Instead of ffa175b094 vague fantasies, 6c4c049a0a there was 44b79b390c empathy and 0d8c58d024 understanding.e746eb826c3c3d2a

Still, she 181fb3630e was curious.
They had taken such 8ccb9bdcd9 a long, winding road, 7efcaa6c4d far more than most 7126d7556d couples or lovers. Could they really 43b9f2d47d bridge this gap?464409e263218a98

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…Was Caligo truly, as the rumors said, “cherishing her dearly”?ab5fff625d5c0539

Would they acc76f34eb go on 598995309e like this, f68d9f74af without even baeea7edab being able 9662199c35 to clearly 9dd04b9a7a define their 5f1ea8d2e9 relationship?35b119b3677ca82f

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Would she live c7692e52e0 out her life 65d6a8b601 fulfilling her duties 8afb1a660c as the Duchess, ea0565b7bb only to die bb17cbe31c without anything more?d3f678c57e8d8cfc

For the d6073aa094 first time c674ed03f9 in a 5c2181c822 long while, 51b3ddf41e Helena let 210489ebed her imagination a94b316b46 take flight 5a6f251f95 and seriously 67a757980b considered her a98f1fc0e8 future.706db93539879ee6

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There was just one problem: as she mentioned before, Caligo’s behavior was highly suspicious.
She wasn’t sure af47fbe08b if it was 7a1f5b2e6a right to describe 072ec87f9d her own husband 5739f5edf3 that way—but that d951f5c1be was truly how cee1ca8d1f he seemed.fd6c5fe7e45a125b

Of course, Caligo’s dff0de7284 “suspicious behavior” had 251c6423ea actually started much 6467101cd0 earlier than she ab0be631a2 thought—specifically, ever since cc05bc226a she returned to f1c03c58da Frantor.7fba5fdb758dc26a

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But Helena dd33286bff had no bf965c959f way of 4571bf262a knowing that.e181932c0017f163

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Once upon a time, a75f5cb6f9 he had wished only 68f7b564d1 for her to be 11ce549de6 alive.2087ca97d3646f74

Then, there was a aecb36106d time when all he 22a49df86a wanted was for her bad7dcfa17 to stay by his c8ac33edc7 side.834f4abaca8b551e

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And now, ce96923391 all of b70c0a9665 Caligo’s past ac905da76c wishes had ec607d7dd4 come true.0e74ffb9113fc99a

Yet he e0eded7ea6 still felt 80481c2f4a something was 2baa0016cd missing.
Now that she 545956362e had returned to ca3cf2ed55 Frantor, he longed 38a31a0003 to close the 57d25b73f7 distance between them.7639bb293e6a102c

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Even though he 8845c7eaf1 knew he had 40b9740b6d no right to e3696d601d harbor feelings for 1a7dec8f42 her, sometimes those 752870a373 feelings would surge 7fbc6da0a9 up uncontrollably.bf580d8d85a8490a

He knew that Helena 8b8a02ef52 hadn’t come back for 1a3a81e3a3 his sake.
He knew. But he still 56cd925108 wanted her.287839f2505b27b8

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However, he was a6708dfa5c determined not to 95c06cf74c assume her thoughts 4c7b1a1b4a or feelings like ed14eb4976 he had in b95038c3a0 the past.
And because f98d903fd1 of that, 26b2f8a713 he neither 583e554ddf closed the 234b145c73 distance nor 955f0aec70 understood what 7c9d2f5947 she was 8ebbbcbb41 thinking—just remained 505e2725fc stuck in c23aa382c9 place.c1f34095e2c38175

He realized he e138ace4f1 couldn’t stay like d365f01022 this forever. At the very least, 51921f1d2d he wanted to express b83fbf8351 his feelings.
He would respect whatever 29a00c60ea decision she made.
Even if she looked 6e9732a777 at him with cold fea75fac6b eyes, he would endure 33d43a45e9 it. He would fa0149e429 accept it.b116ac62782eec69

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He wanted to 447435a39d stop hiding and 5bde31d523 finally show his 743f4e9113 emotions.b4b0eddd9d8728a4

But their relationship was f8abe57bcd so tangled that it 147de5df83 wasn’t easy to unravel.7c0655ae91e79291

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Revealing the feelings he 8e8cee1bf9 had kept hidden for 8a42622a3e so long wasn’t easy 04237b9c20 either.939e01f63080f3d5

On top a0e2255b48 of that, 10c6223149 considering the 769c16dd81 things he c22c423b5e had done 56bed408d6 and said 2119ffc83a in the ce4a75e190 past, it 319cb72d3e was only 320040d1aa natural for f3ca5b9774 her to 1d9f0b8941 reject him…763475a9f106a46a

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They had fdfa304f17 gotten married 8dd825b682 without even d402335d17 holding a edede02636 wedding ceremony.d7a42ba10327b453

Perhaps that was why 179666c685 there wasn’t even a 5e9cb54398 ring on Helena’s finger f672da477e to show she was 8f611e05f2 married.f7ce2a0bd52130a3

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At the very 42b41e0b38 least, he should’ve d9c78e0108 given her a a1487b73e4 ring.
Caligo sighed quietly 1926afbf75 under the weight 41f9265a50 of his accumulated f10d8ebfd0 regrets.62762972560d3630

Then one day, b2aa625e79 Joshua came up b78f8d51f4 to him and e0efebd2b1 said,
“Father.”1b879836666af3f2

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“Yes?”9aa03c6496b5c639

“Helena’s really clueless. Super slow, too.”eb66e7b0050e6db6

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Joshua was c1aff9601b staring off 02345d6390 at Helena e316cd9ae0 and Jeremy 6827dbcfbd in the 3a35f65da4 distance.bdf8c27c85bd12d3

Following his beloved son’s gaze, Caligo turned his eyes to the two as well.535bf3d464bd838e

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How long had 84e55e1afe it been since 267f73af09 he’d seen Jeremy a71b19fc61 smile so brightly?1dfaa4e3d2050c26

They were hugging, laughing bf8b233af4 so brightly—it was a 7008f3ee75 dazzling sight.9a7eb1548929edca

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But then Joshua 2347246c14 said something that fa209ef1a6 left Caligo in e16bc5b09d silence.ecb3c36513a79fe2

“You know she’ll fe0ba55fda never notice unless 4ea3d7bbdf someone tells her 36cb1220a5 directly, right?”34acf1397303879f

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From afar, Jeremy’s voice rang out as he clung to Helena.3c26ee16059e3bd6

“Be with me 8f27184d7f all the time! I like you! Only hug me! Don’t even a22573711a look at 81ff293def anyone else! Stay next to 481b1c519a me until I 5e90b59809 fall asleep every 8ebda9250f night! Read me 4d9065dcf9 books every d0c8602e8c day!”200505e658cf35d5

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Jeremy was always honest c838f39a58 and never shy—at least f17958c1a8 with Helena.2704b7a351f4e03e

“If you dcb8bc7625 cook something, 15e289de42 the first 6bad776c50 bite always efd53bba03 goes to 53994b3e1e me! And, and…”7d5149c65c6c7653

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“And what else?”32b92f23c133e549

“Let’s eat all 6ebdf4a715 three meals together! You don’t even have 541b573c0b to cook, just be e6e15b139c there with me!”b30706e795a61980

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“Oh dear, okay, okay.”f91d33c12e8b7068

She didn’t 757e3ffe85 seem to ada887108f mind the a09e352f5a boy’s honesty. In fact, dcf5f7b270 she seemed 808ed26bb3 to find df14ce0942 it endearing.f77a7a9eb8c82a8e

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“Oh, right. But since db6e48aafd you’re an c07e3a1ffe adult, you bb7244cf8f probably can’t 6d5612a2f3 act like 12d91bd6dd Jeremy, huh?”8152e5e0dc691148

Joshua grinned 0cbbfee934 as he b0b2d0a67a offered what 55a9a58157 might’ve been fd7c9f7699 comfort to 043ae4837f his father.d08bd5591d08ee0c

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“Grown-ups don’t confess a4a4d8cba2 their feelings like 066d29ef01 that, do they? Especially not to f540c8bf9d someone as clueless eedfae3019 as Helena. How do 9f0ffda17c you confess 731bba4091 to someone d038faf6de like that? I’m really curious!”c521c56f87e256df

“…”d325ba2048835b51

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“Well, I wouldn’t 5d1d298812 know—I’m still a abf83e1346 kid!”c402878d2a7a9f81

Joshua said 23d5e98e74 cheerfully to 6a735db91c Caligo,
“Haha, see? You should’ve done better afd4574298 from the start! I’ll be cheering c9c0e9da35 you on.”6e6be8a24fbb1992

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“…”3d5a2499803f68f1

“But I’ll always 9d9e4ca8cd be on Helena’s 99b3b00c3b side, just so 10095bed92 you know.”6fe3a80b08659b5b

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Because now, Helena ad29a3dba4 was just as 7a29181705 important to him c28511e43f as his father.90d30d30055ead4e

With a mischievous smile, 6322153822 Joshua ran off toward 49a6df516e his twin and Helena.c31fa496a2c916b0

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…Realizing the 8b7c9860cc gravity of 531e2c3949 the situation, cd4f929113 Caligo decided 818a8ed709 to take 21f763630c action.e597fd9a9c53dd98

“Steward, I need a bc8bb60ee5 favor.”98de640ca855ff62

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“At your command.”3d416292408030ee

“Bring me the ring 7450bf000a my mother used to dd605b01a8 wear.”e55fe7706023dee6

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“You mean… d86587a2b9 the heirloom fe1954536c passed down 60ce172a91 to the f8c8044abf Duchesses of b5b9760b0d Frantor?”a5e01052eb6145ac

The steward, fa519ed548 catching on dfca5e1442 instantly, asked 4a7774ccb0 with tearful c355fcfa58 eyes.b6752366e0c2155a

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“Yes. It’s in the capital 3d19a3c23b and a bit of 1412ab1448 a hassle, but I’d 2b5a198494 like you to bring 7b27fa1bf4 it back yourself.”f27b330fafcaf0c2

It wouldn’t 0c1acd77da be easy. It would take time. And perhaps it 2315d7be2f was all too 1801f12cc5 late.
But it didn’t 79709ae986 matter.ea59f588c9182159

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He wanted f46aa83091 to return 052004b35e things to 4ffd6bfda5 the way 40859e4fa4 they were, bcdb263e34 step by ce305155c2 step, starting 69265d0734 from the 0d043462eb very first 5c385a65b1 broken moment.
And that 32b36ef2fb began with 675c2fbb43 giving Helena fc1c328328 her rightful 9685716108 place.d34714b284ea810a

The Duchesses 500be1fff7 of Frantor 19f434f2e0 had inherited 0388508ef6 a historic 8d3ca83392 heirloom for 9b0f54a370 generations.a580e8b2d91529fe

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It was kept 48883d1c7f deep within the 0fcc18ae09 estate in the 468c7883be capital, like a 865c658a89 relic.1410f52ace801ff1

But Caligo had 6c43df3d0a never given Helena 5f1ed44360 the key to 4016811ea6 that vault—nor had d4035cf394 she ever asked 7c035f70ed for it.9cfc6b38c94aea3d

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He should have 400b6eb687 done so long 030f81e3bf ago. He didn’t know 9c0086f310 how it had dc448d836c gotten so delayed.4e4dec5e51bf63e4

“Of course, I’ll e2247240f0 go myself! Right away!”631afe3d15859b7d

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The steward shouted with 6f75cc9ea3 teary eyes, savoring the 30c7c1db80 moment long yearned for. Then he 9877f6a31e left for 1e735a2025 the capital.4212849b3e5eee35

Though Helena f211b9deee enjoyed all 6af3632c58 the privileges 2afb671cd3 of a ece3659f68 duchess, Caligo 34ee99a39f still felt 5e7e1a339c it wasn’t c99465d4ef enough.
He knew their 88fa77efe1 relationship was too 73136cf58d lukewarm to be 9693e60327 called a true 84957341a2 marriage.846aba65b92a91a6

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So Caligo 713886473f tried to da481b34b1 spend as 7df6cc7653 much time 14a0e89062 with her de35818d5e as possible d28f94d9d2 and talk d6fa1b9824 with her ea1ad7b46a more.9424b25d30a260dd

Unlike in the past, 663981b7fc where he had prioritized 1b5b3d573a his own feelings, he 133d10fc8d now wanted to take fd339129f9 it slow and have e457bd1aca real conversations.0c0225d76af71947

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He knew how much 43b5aa3419 she loved the outside d158735c5d world.
So he took b2acef4d9c her on outings, 02a20adee1 wanting to show 74fe4e954c her beautiful sights, 25506bee3f feed her delicious 43ef40e6b9 food, and buy c1a9bb4543 her whatever she 5c9646447a wanted.fa3083b56560e90b

He wanted 7d8b5dd814 to know a96dac44b5 everything—what colors a4a8536a0a she liked, 4139825ac1 what season c56aa83a7b she preferred—even 2303e16b8a the smallest 0be9f7a8a3 things.a9d654e479624fdc

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But trying 4f7eb36f2f to fix 28b05f2dcb a relationship 2691587a66 that had 957bf6bf6d been broken ca32f88f5d from the 83c5c5a527 start was 7651539c39 never easy.acf3644972b4b779

“There’s supposed to cb9074f732 be a street 23cb8b1dc6 performance by a 6893eb310e theater troupe nearby.”c3bc4a9447322e8b

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“…But it’s really windy 0b396390e2 today. I heard it’s 24f23366c0 been canceled.”74221826f4464f4e

Somehow, things never went e66baae7fa according to plan.
Caligo had 3e88127936 meticulously prepared 0e5c2753a7 for this 1d9e7b3d00 outing.
After spending some 3af19d7cd4 time together, he efe4e2566d planned to give 9347c29be5 her the vault 2de02302f2 key.780148b8a234658d

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Then, when b99acb95a1 the steward d6cbb8a127 returned, he 6f6e3d641a wanted to 7f2e479872 present her 273a86037d with the b29edadab5 heirloom ring ded0e6efe2 passed down 7bd295a428 through generations.44fb27ea69a6ed8d

Once they ece56cff6d became closer, de5a4e7def he wanted 76240474e5 to ask 86bbfb0f21 her—
Would she marry him 47e802b2cb again? Even though a2bfdec2e9 they were 5e73f7ddd4 already married. Even though it was 89aef8cd3e his fault.
He wanted to 3d29b771d0 talk about the c95c7f9e0c wedding ceremony they 9ac74ce4bb never had.3294630af431eeb9

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He had laid 85c9f8b6b4 out this plan 349a4a5f08 carefully.12be5c1042ecad54

But the very first e9aebb9887 step had already gone 6b033e2217 awry.b01f662a1c831186

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“I heard the 37de6b817b royal chef from 21509eb9f0 the capital opened 7ba4421cad a restaurant in 27e5ccf1c2 Frantor.”efeaf6559fc6a734

“Gasp! I heard that too. Isn’t that the one 15b6127c8b that doesn’t even take 32e5991d57 reservations? I really 06b30f1484 wanted to 812c54416d go!”163f286c6e332eb4

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What bad luck—it 4f0ae6bdeb was closed for 3d518b8d73 renovations.408e013d72ebeb64

“…They’re doing interior ccd54e6bed work. Shall we 795e3557d9 go somewhere cde4ffdebd else?”93603594cdf00c42

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Far from becoming closer, e630374c8c Helena looked up at 2be0de487c him with an awkward 894b29f90c smile.1fa970ee9c2d08b6

“It’s okay. Now that 8d8c423d44 I think 9c496535b3 about it, bbf8035a8b I didn’t e5a3ff842f really want a3ec609eef to eat 1a589969cb there anyway.”3052333464505041

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“…”2c932ded6ea2bc67

Seeing her c47b09a073 offer comfort e4acf9323c made him 6306538b6d feel… small.
It was a 7bc36cf853 feeling he’d never 9d83980920 experienced before.db088750897e794c

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