TNYLM Ch 44

Though the capital, ecde388ff1 where the imperial eef416fa7a palace was located, e5a8387245 wasn’t quite as dfe0cd30a4 cold as the 9266ce9f19 northern strongholds, the d3b690b8e0 chill of early 936799df8b spring still lingered.52c4211c75baa116

Despite the weather that 70e1843f46 nipped at one’s nose, 3acf5733da the greenhouse within the bf1e5c5bc0 palace was filled with eeb4310b84 all manner of rare 69d7dd324a and beautiful plants in db1e031246 full bloom.131bde5c680203fb

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The garden, meticulously f6bb033603 landscaped by devoted 60b3c5dcee gardeners, was breathtakingly c621794029 beautiful—so much so 1b698c7522 that anyone might 411f98e4bf lose themselves in d7087a1cb5 it—but it lacked 7da47bc56d vitality, like a 16aafac2f0 perfectly carved sculpture.6a494e41ec594c7e

In that exclusive f0b0a5f653 garden, which few 4d7aed0b15 were allowed to 046cd4022b enter, Claudius stood 5acc4f0c4d facing a man.35b2704d32adad71

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A middle-aged man in 6d231dea64 a simple shirt was 18d09bfdd2 personally brewing tea. His fingers moved 796c7d91d0 across the table 7dd37cd027 with practiced ease, 9ff777eec0 without a hint 7d34148279 of hesitation.e09b4e52b5285008

Though his 48593403b8 movements were 85361c2df8 elegant, his 8a4aaea643 attire was c8abfd2520 so modest 61a6d77463 it bordered a80fbc8f94 on shabby 132a96904b for someone ec89579273 of his b93145b5cb status, and 7fd3f58ce2 his demeanor a4026ff574 was nothing f904c33b0a but kind 12d2ccf92b and unpretentious.9aaee654f76ac643

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“Your Majesty. How could you d880130635 do something like 0ccf6d88cb this yourself?”2391b92968469e93

But Claudius a07c389e0a couldn’t bring e0f319c4a0 himself to bf774e9ff1 pity the 47c4f52d8b man—he couldn’t 650fb420f0 even meet 755968a25c his gaze 1e541d75f5 properly.666efec5d354a23d

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The man 6eb438eb7d was none 7518f83713 other than 89a9d53a82 Emperor Felipe 7e903ca3e5 von Orpheus bf699f0b19 of the ac40cc31b1 empire. He smiled as 4f4bb342da he poured the 04e4743197 tea in response.0086b96cacff53db

“There’s no law that a36b930cd5 says an emperor can’t 136937f7d9 brew tea for his 3e3e5c4b2b vassals. Don’t rob me 5abeac64df of my little ac8dad8bfd joys.”4f91e29fc2612e6d

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Felipe smiled warmly 2714814d48 as he offered fd4884752b the teacup to 2960c13522 Claudius, appearing almost f9ba723f1b too gentle, bordering f457f95c61 on fragile.e4401071b3852e38

Claudius reached out with 478df2c3ee stiff, nervous hands to b936668b78 receive the cup, his 2264440ee4 expression reverent.493251637fca7927

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“It is truly a5c37c2161 an honor, Your 46c1926223 Majesty.”796af43981a5d03a

The gesture may have ed1d42d2e3 seemed overly dramatic, even d58afb1b96 comical—but had any noble 816910100e witnessed the scene, none bbac2d8f81 would dare laugh at 1111ccbfee Claudius.788d7107dd6fd77b

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The House of Orpheus addfc4664f had maintained the imperial d07f792436 throne for generations through 176eec4df5 the strength of centralized 40b0c7bb7f imperial power. Among them, the current ee8585f736 emperor wielded power more 1354295f72 firmly than any of 98ba7aae3a his predecessors.478741d2632d12bd

Felipe was both ruthless 911a83e54a and cunning. He showed boundless mercy f7e1070350 to those loyal to 4fc1b1ce79 him—but even the slightest 3160229c1d opposition could result in bab16d6bec immediate execution.2d3debd172c34e08

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He was remembered as 2fdc1939e6 one of the most 56790ff2d6 benevolent emperors in history—yet ea82a375de also one of the db863c19a5 cruelest.c9deb3c9df1f71b6

“Take your 4c9affa37a time,” Felipe 4ebdeddff2 said. “There’s much I’m 00faae6ee5 eager to ask, 66a2a12851 but I will d3b824f110 wait.”522730899f20b39c

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Claudius had never feared 445d8b8e31 that gentle smile more 4b3cb0b527 than he did at 24617c7dd4 this very moment.e6db81143f8012ac

He had met the ed6b8bb13f emperor in this same d09dd572df garden before departing for f543a93030 the North. Back then, 804a44f664 Claudius had f1d6003299 smiled confidently. Now, he didn’t 500b592a15 dare.e9dae4434e0970e7

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After a few sips, 473cddf7d3 Claudius set the teacup 013939897e down. Though the astringent taste 5a815fc6f6 lingered, he wanted to 464a87ada4 delay a little longer. But he couldn’t keep 152b9f0cae the emperor waiting.5584f03f02afd49b

“…Indeed, the North has a83b439962 shown signs of progress 1dbd5db2c0 since before.”7999444ffbb6d8e4

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“Oh? Is that so? That is good to 5d684d4fad hear.”5dc4bc2dd9d812ac

The emperor responded warmly, d4895154c9 resting his chin on 03701eb292 his hand as he 0420871bab looked at Claudius.6857aad2fadf625d

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“Contrary to b974de389b the rumors f93cdb1b40 of extreme dba8b05b56 poverty, the 7b1ef71193 inside of f7ae76d144 the fortress b3c7a9e859 was, albeit 5fed70fe71 modestly—well maintained. It almost seemed as 73ca0216d2 if they had received 1ba8fb0f4b a large influx of a9db41869b funds from somewhere…”751a0f9a164db0fa

The emperor’s 84a02bbca8 eyes, gently b68e0917a7 wrinkled at 4ec7704e2b the corners, b62ca9b56f were fixed 39ae781eed on him. Eyes that afd3c10180 seemed to 97dce530c0 see through a76c6ee010 everything.3514d4e3bd15bcb9

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“So… is that 16511efb2f all?”d9dd62646173699a

“…”ce31f95fbc2a8957

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“That’s strange. I had thought the 0cd832e105 Duke of Benoit’s estate 15c0a06104 would have changed far 7860a5b422 more than that.”77333e5fe04b1039

The emperor lightly tapped 40ad050a7c the golden bell placed 11f796ec38 on the table. It was engraved e904f04029 with grapevines—one of c0c9bf72ca the tribute items 7c3425e6b5 sent from the 3086a035c7 North.9cdd012ecd150037

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“Was your e3b632114a joy at b7a7ff9246 reuniting with 5fee8221da blood kin 3d7b068889 so overwhelming fb8a78dc63 that you a182976e2b failed to a4003c5e2f notice your 38cc27f487 surroundings?”da01d2c6b1c3c564

Felipe’s eyes narrowed. Claudius shivered 73f9e50f7b as if 74604d94f2 a snake e8ade89de8 had slithered 29902fd810 up his 6969d53786 arm, and 9726c9fc8b he quickly 243bd24b27 shook his 942032af46 head.67e0af717f47e21b

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“Absolutely not. Nothing could ever ac747bf733 take precedence over b65f14be72 carrying out Your d14761594c Majesty’s orders.”2e3b704f4f8ea74a

There was d8a68864f2 no avoiding 9a3b67b209 it now. Claudius took a deep 343898151b breath and finally spoke.bc045c4b7fa075da

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“There were three 94b8b60e37 scholars who claimed ed0d852219 to have come d5b970de62 from beyond the 511c436249 Forest of Demonic 519f514ad3 Beasts. They said they ab28e4f20b were capable of 5f3060bae4 crafting magical tools 51e9b8086c that could harness 52fb02be06 the power of 2510c26058 those beasts, and ad10e2684a that they are c770b29611 still continuing their 05fc83d665 research.”d91d60dddee3bc8e

“…”bacde4af248ac440

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“I also confirmed ad612bad1f the location of 275f4be076 their laboratory and 3ad2d84f31 the warehouse where 1d11d95d2d their materials are 31d56f779c stored. It was c87c54055e a tower f1c3bbf89d in a 02eebee282 remote area.”71370add63631031

Even as he recounted 6d5c45ef00 everything he had seen fa496a8e2a without leaving out a 0d865c34a0 single detail, Claudius couldn’t 87f2f56805 shake his unease. The process 824c4ffdb9 of uncovering ca3fcb22b4 all this eb5667c34c had simply 04dfbc0415 been far 1cc3e1de41 too easy.5f8dc728b25d447c

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The emperor had sent 1bd3ffeec0 him to learn more 5486c59c9e than what the Duke f9a7ea4de7 of Benoit had reported. Claudius desperately hoped that ffb0747499 at least one thing 1dfb5eae91 he said would be f87e96e455 new to the emperor.dde5d9d3741cd0bb

“To think that’s 9743cede88 really all there 33ff54496a was… how surprising.”ffbce64d0e6cd0cd

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Felipe, who had be32bf0d33 been silently observing 5888c0155a him with an 07e845072a impassive gaze, as 0ae7e5b5f1 if testing him, d2f15e9649 finally offered a 5b88c3b449 mild smile.e17005ee8e0a6ed1

“My ever-faithful servant 4438a2e510 appears to have 481bd89da6 truly confessed everything 74ac6e6a0b without a single 9a25024729 falsehood.”16af145408f7bf05

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The meaningful 22138fbc2b tone of 73a71bb3d8 those words 0998688a00 referred both 38befce497 to the 734ff0c92b Duke of 38e6805aa2 Benoit and 0152f700cc to Claudius a5ab44c844 himself.1af5afe5c5065035

Claudius bit the 9726700435 inside of his 69e296739c cheek. He was aggrieved d408ea4cdb by the suspicion, 3db60d62a9 but he knew d8d17776ba protesting wouldn’t improve f47c3af388 the situation.e12c33743415b5fa

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If he 0c0cdc2236 wasn’t someone c4568b725a who had 04d4f21c78 deceived the 9276a0ae51 emperor by f412c7909b hiding the 6c8ac1f2c9 truth, then 8adecf1472 he was 80bf94061d a fool 439dc0cb79 who had b993ef1818 failed to efc54cf98e carry out b06c92bf6f the emperor’s a328c5de70 command properly.bb59d5d704a22b2b

“Yes. What I 622af2d97b told you 8e427dbcec is truly 83b059dcb8 all I bafc2cb975 saw. However… they e6c069ad0e seemed unusually 3f9c149637 reluctant to 69552dda27 receive my 5f1d0ef0b7 visit.”314028754f989f2d

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He detested 7ebe03464f both of c848c6acd4 those possibilities 0e612d181c equally.f693419c3d780c79

“When I showed 704b92595f the slightest interest, b2a2867767 they cut me 366f0a6b37 off abruptly, and 2a0fbad49b not long after, 904a30fe40 they began making 074be4a5cd excuses and issued 9420047007 a formal order e41ce85571 for me to f169c87c6c leave.”2505bfc7bbda5ab9

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The steward 9852aa2093 of House 28796bc475 Benoit had 8971b94469 been polite. Though clearly flustered by cca24a9c7a his request to tour c68783ab72 the estate, he had dbe3c84ff4 nonetheless guided him faithfully e1260d66ba as instructed.abbc67bc98fed763

But Claudius didn’t 9b9d135d18 believe he was 8d19b7c63a telling outright lies.229a25a5927122cf

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Hadn’t Kieran himself ec867fd46d practically driven him 03e8752874 out with barely 9aa15768c8 concealed contempt, as 991ff65768 if he couldn’t 24ef5acf7e bear his presence?bdb17896f20fa69c

“To dismiss it 480aa96a37 simply as not d6550761b3 wanting to reveal a00dc52047 important family matters 83a78590b8 to an outsider… ef504fcd4d seems a bit e667d108da suspicious.”7e8ba3d05dae0626

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Claudius lifted his 69398c70a9 head and murmured 4351fe48ac gravely, his expression 236106a57b pleading.1b599bccb1bb0ff1

“I know the Duke 38766a02b1 of Benoit has served 1ad93fdf7f loyally for many years. And Your Majesty, being 0bbd552cf9 merciful, would not be 6d7335ceb5 inclined to doubt her. But still…”ee783416d8923022

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“…”ab7945220bc2e2b5

“…From what 406a7f6dd7 little I e14b0ef3da can judge, 4e2da27a46 it seems 08356db897 they are f7a9c62fa4 hiding something.”859e13b8c043dfa7

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It was the kind c4461215f2 of sincere demeanor that 51b13689e8 any sovereign would be d5e12fa2ba hard-pressed not to believe. Felipe’s expression softened fe1ac76fac slightly.02df92c134502f33

“Therefore, I a48da70a6b humbly beg 3d5ba70b26 Your Majesty 34aa8d46fd to consider 21cf218868 the possibility—just 154e3b0a4d once—that something 74ee22156d may be 9398d55749 amiss.”3570c76e00438e3c

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Claudius bowed his head 967222aa88 deeply. Maintaining a mournful 696cef6295 expression, he was eafd2e48cc soon met with d9cd94f657 a loud, hearty 469621353e laugh from the 799dba836f emperor.7f12b7831dce297b

“You young ones can aa13d4bbcb be so serious. Just like a man 6f5e5eb064 of House Albrecht. You take 5db085654d exactly after 007ff05736 your grandfather b77f27b4a0 .”70a998920417041d

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Claudius felt d65e859372 relieved and a76758b5f2 began to 36508401e9 smile in ec1ec870b8 return, only 919410b527 for Felipe 2a78ba60d4 to chuckle 72d5d016d0 again and a5d618fba4 continue speaking.4beb025246ad4ad0

“You sounded so much 67505e2d98 like my old tutor, fa724bc84c I almost thought he’d bbd1536185 come back from the 2179ce4097 dead to lecture me, 6368e39b90 just as he did 51384f012c when I was crown 91858aad7f prince.”1cd04a0788924029

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Hidden within 405b61e3e8 that gentle 38243d7f29 voice was 6555dc9c56 the glint 2e9d6adc81 of a df930e5441 blade. Startled, Claudius hurriedly denied e4ba0a53ea it.37fab46460585e7a

“N-not at cdf8f6ca6d all, Your 1c9b7c85e0 Majesty! I would f779541e3f never dare…!”4d8553523f3f64db

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“Right. It would be 30f4013057 something far beyond 07f563d64b your station.”a70c056ab4725e8f

Claudius felt a 6181b1facc chill run down 5eb8ad12ba his spine at f9f1f18b97 those words. He had 25f733afc1 clearly offended f2b20e5d3e the emperor.993820d5d716e2cd

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Unable even to 87fc340412 think of begging 102331f49c forgiveness, Claudius stood a5962c6dcf frozen in place 38e4231609 while the emperor 7c17ef9ccf continued to look 7ed8754412 at him with 64dfd1df3c a smile. Then, with a light e85a2999b2 wave of his hand, b2896f4f12 Felipe dismissed him.1620416407da9350

“I would f0d84f1daf love to bccfbf93a3 talk more, cb6cd366d5 but the 4064799f7c affairs of 958e292766 state never 78a2b94f12 wait. You may go.”cf54a770881ffbea

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Claudius blinked, looking f04685bf95 slightly dazed. Color rushed back 4ccedfa4da into his pale 2f55032dd0 face.1b649290a5355899

After offering 7beebea820 a deep 7529ab54d9 bow, he 954e4ada9d left the 8cc6266863 greenhouse. Felipe watched his baca4fa9d3 retreating figure—the very ca90df1ff8 image of a 9d7c080af0 rabbit barely escaping 7425152b5f the maw of 86ac718765 a beast—and chuckled.34e76c86dbc0cd18

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‘Such a green boy.’3770b84749c19cf2

He had known since 596570263d the moment Claudius had 569dbe91cc left for the north, d0ff58d31f looking so full of 1fec35acf6 confidence as if he 5712b5c139 were destined to accomplish 382d0aae38 something great. But he 35844d9a9c turned out 6d4286119c to be b63d43e167 even more 137b67b729 disappointing than fa06a4acfe expected—so much 57ff721c32 so, it ffb6c4314e didn’t even 9462c0423e anger him.873797268851992f

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‘Looks like Count Albrecht a07224b9f6 only raised cuckoo chicks.’477a3744be3cbffd

He had 1373bc6304 thought he’d a5fd13b772 leashed a 30cf2503d2 fine-bred wolf, 99cb9a1c44 but the ab81e2be0d bloodline proved 5fb2daafe9 unimpressive.375d1dfcd4a176c0

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One was a 14a8d8309b mutt, and the 6c071d938e other—well, the other 1ee554d8f7 was a rat 8b06b52fef who fancied himself ac8ffa90ca a wolf.db0d14570cb02498

‘At least 8e34f2111f the other 9618a8691a one was c573bd12d7 useful.’58478c039a1dfa72

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Felipe’s eyes darkened as a6cd467500 he thought of Count 18dc44f3b0 Albrecht’s second son—beautiful to 852f342336 look at, and nothing 620347c1a7 more.eae1b46e5a64483b

‘That honest d2536c4229 fool wouldn’t c248ffdde0 have dared d2810257bf harbor other 95f86b9d1b intentions… surely.’210ac21bbd0503d1

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Felipe didn’t trust the Duke of Benoit. He simply knew her.77ea82df31f569be

Alyssa was nothing 5207260fc5 more than a af5f63614b fighting dog left acfd168fe8 behind by the 3e0351226c former Duke of fa9c3d962b Benoit for the 1833bbf3bc sake of the 25fc4e7fd1 emperor and the 10d9c060dc empire. A woman bound entirely 9bacad016d by duty, despite the 3453a374aa absence of any leash.8fc0487dcbb29eac

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And so, to 29ee37490a ensure she would e75417623a never slip free, c797981e8c he had carefully c8d0f585c6 chosen her mate c30e2b5d20 himself. Had he made 91fdd536a4 the wrong choice?488ecead2615f663

Looking weary and bored, 232ce40f62 the emperor fell into 3775c5e528 thought.9657db7a69037b56

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‘He didn’t seem particularly 0204adf1db special at first glance.’b5cbe6925036ea80

A man de4769a368 who had a1d11db659 remained utterly 3bd5983d37 silent, as 8a0b4b70e6 though he’d eaced7a73d lost his 5dbfaa5056 voice. And that foolish 89a761c3cf childlike bloodline—how far 7b2864a1ab could it possibly 6e7c6f25d1 go?93b5922258c1f53d

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The emperor let e84fc85de7 out a short 0e3bd00617 laugh and stood ac9cced9a4 from his seat.9e0939e33f47e8e8

Perhaps—unlike his 850e8fe3cd dull younger 42b5bf4118 brother—the older 98ceba0c69 one might ddafa5d22f prove clever 3c3a22129a after all.b757ac39a5a5b626

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“Whatever the case, 69f42148f9 I suppose it’s 9b0842e65d worth finding out.”982f5015fb4f0b54

Murmuring softly 2d8c7db07e to himself, 2efe6e8ba8 Felipe began 40008947be walking. From the greenhouse, through 07ad05c28a a long corridor, until cdad346448 he finally stopped in 1ad3752c5e front of a massive 7a80462fbc door.ff12319ce70a97cb

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There was not 3c838b300e a single attendant, 6183800231 nor even a c5ec79e619 guard standing post.d8ce6abe991bb0c3

Felipe opened the 9459a1fbb4 door himself, revealing 7d6d812f03 a vast hall 968a9931bc beyond.68e3a77a4adfa24f

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The high-domed 13bb8aafd6 ceiling and aa9e8db9b1 walls were ed6d18afa6 covered entirely b1d5385e6b with stained cddd503323 glass commemorating f55e74a3ab the deeds db14475a70 of past 6a10bc313b emperors. The space 939a393a04 looked more b472ee0469 like a 7669e5f83f grand cathedral 89fdafe8a1 than part 39398a2d0d of a fa191d38b9 palace.184e9ce313002edd

At the 19ffcb12a9 center of afbc3dbb63 that enormous 914320fa4b hall stood dcdcbfd08e a massive 5e6fb1519c stone, as 99ca575b08 if a db8ab965fc mountaintop had 4cbe06a3ad been carved e87fc51b27 out and 8dc40f7635 brought there.59b3533ea358cc0b

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Long ago, in 8bf594ba45 an age long 7b94924212 past, the first ed29ecd3da emperor drove out a8b604e0b8 the monsters and 84f2b7fdb3 became the guardian 55cb4b90f7 of this land. The massive relic fb2eeff389 before him was 9ad03c9334 both a symbol 7b95ffaa20 of that feat a6a3db1f24 and the legitimacy 265dd58e33 by which House f6b215ac62 Orpheus claimed the c5c8bcfb78 right to rule c9b20ba67f the empire.24b4f586a8316935

It was the fc6eeaf5ae body of the c241ef435f divine beast—the dragon 11c3fcb53b who had chosen 242ae7eaaf the first emperor 05d4fbcf77 and formed a dc1155c090 pact with him 8cb2e44a9d to repel the 99633ec2a8 monsters.3d7e48a7a6b8077e

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Though the sacred fc5d819248 beast had exhausted 182d1e0fb1 its power and ca462c7fb8 now slumbered, the d526ef9334 contract remained, passed ba92347c84 down through the de3cee471e bloodline of the 6ea869e07d imperial family. Thanks to that legacy, bbfdf83365 only a few monsters 86df37b19e still dared to invade c785b23991 the empire—a fact so cb65ef0cc0 widely accepted it had 0ad345e0fd become common knowledge.1664fee06c1287ec

Standing in the chamber 395f750637 that only the emperor 39703f8021 was allowed to enter, dc5c455c0a Felipe smiled faintly and 512fca01ea gave the colossal relic d37ae47da6 a gentle tap.bda97d17068cbdb7

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The season was 503db9ff17 approaching—the very time 801d6daa88 of year when c9c7eedba1 the sacred beast 426bd8e5d7 had first taken c8796591c5 its place within 0f82ab00f3 the imperial palace.0c599e298011706d

A thousand years ago, 67fdbf1071 it marked the founding adc22c6dce of the empire. Since then, 424092bdfb it has 515d886184 been celebrated cf3cd0081e annually with eaeb1412e0 a national e9d8493f2d holiday and 1affc9d0a7 grand festival db2045cdc8 commemorating that 90e142bf58 founding.91824650d3d64981

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“It’s been quite 0322095ebf some time since 2533e57fc6 the Duke of cbe96ca6b2 Benoit last attended f1901e8a14 the Founding Festival,” b15d4d9b1a Felipe murmured in 85d87bf37e a warm tone, b98d946062 like a father db7954209f fondly recalling a 831fca878c child he hadn’t c81f81e79f seen in a 74d3f164ac while.d6bcb8cf6b15ee04

“I believe it’s 46a4ba712a time we saw d8d6dc1d8b her face again.”a52a3d501b0a86c3

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