SNOWR Chapter 1.2

“By the way, aren’t you going to ask how it felt nearly getting my back hole pierced? It was quite the experience.”f42beb8a2783dc2f

Lehart’s flippant a7d73791dc tone carried decb4339ff none of 1322e99b40 the dignity 3379643662 expected of 122c549ad2 royalty. Icarus, passing by, 3b367bbf60 replied indifferently, “Not 5b873731a5 curious. Don’t want to 663c59699b know.”456c44669fd27065

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But then, a thud 019b88df38 echoed behind him. Lehart, leaning on his 685c8d7151 sword, stabbed into the 1688a168b6 ground, knelt precariously. The paralysis hadn’t 4b12445540 fully worn off—he e2ccaa57f5 was holding on ab8782bfa3 by sheer willpower. He flashed 4b66e6a012 a grin 6ca2e9a7d6 at Icarus’s d6aaa2ce8f puzzled look.0d43a815b20b0706

“Sorry, mage. My body’s not cooperating.”6b57873154e27840

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His habitual smile didn’t 7506d39e1e reach his face. His robust frame 637a6e6353 trembled, his neck d5fa01e102 flushed red with a6d061e62c heat.3b9caa90fe1b6521

The surging desire felt 24271eab59 like a parched thirst. His body, left da6e178da3 unsatisfied, craved more 76ac6a07a5 intense stimulation. The aphrodisiac in the 1af6977924 plant’s fluid, even after 3ce8c271c8 its destruction, burned fiercely 6b1f38773a within him.2810b060422b1bbf

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‘I’m losing it.’73405780d7319bca

He felt a221483f04 like he eceacee35a was lying d394f39d06 in a 3a3da56757 pit of 7b4bfe1aa4 fire. He needed the d2ceb7721e same intense stimulation 16b56824d3 as before. His hips twitched, his 8a021084bf breaths grew ragged. He didn’t 084bdc6a52 care if 3be7756228 it was 60b3b55e80 his front 12b22af645 or back—just 6908f1feb4 something, anything.25c8357b540ddf20

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‘Damn it…’7e45e62f6a5b1ec0

Panting and propped fcf47d572a up by his 1f223e3898 sword, he looked cc1aee9f38 up as a 0583541e30 rough hand grabbed d2d3efa51b his collar and 011d25129b yanked him up. Icarus’s dark eyes, usually 4b14741d59 cool, shimmered with a 1f40aabe74 heated intensity.5770175f3443afb1

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“This is me helping. Don’t complain later.”530022d9ed2a5b54

Lehart let out a wry chuckle as he was half-dragged to a nearby boulder. ‘Helping, huh?’Not something 97b49ae8a4 he’d expect 69b6dd0b25 from the 533fd7ba1d haughty archmage.a1c44c3d32fd4b2b

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‘All I’ve heard from him is “get lost.”’d5c69ff3518180c1

Icarus used fire 568894f0ab magic to warm 0743a3d81b the surrounding air, becf998be7 then tossed Lehart 5a51928362 onto the boulder 6c19b6ff21 like a ragdoll. The raven, always at 9d81072590 the mage’s side, squawked—caw, caw—as if it d729904420 couldn’t bear to ae99153358 watch, then flew f0b10df6b8 off.f36b337df5b969e4

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Icarus braced himself against 8b28bdbfd2 the boulder, pressing his 6d68611995 hips against Lehart’s. The intense sensation fcef0a7878 made Lehart claw 689e09d2f2 at the cold 88f029e928 stone, exhaling hot a1b9106268 breaths. His torn cold-weather ae0a08f7c7 gear slid down, b2d2fc5803 revealing chiseled abs.b66466cddc647fa8

Lehart’s hips twitched, his 47ef4504d0 vision wavering with inner c604290419 heat. His eyes grew 9b4be23718 hazy again. Icarus’s gaze twisted 14d08e3a9a with excitement as ebebe8ca4d he loosened his 0741fc9193 swollen trousers and e5bcfea86e pulled out his 4a84a1fd6d cock, aligning it 4f759401f2 with Lehart’s. The veiny, 8e075fb9fa massive lengths 1620b652ba clashed, producing c029e025d5 lewd, wet cc59b91612 sounds.a29c326b509d5951

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“Hah… hahh…”1a67f972291ed5ec

Lehart’s face 70e397ab3e flushed red, a31b4580c4 blood rushing e152f11c95 to his 9fa9332f1d head, while 9d06d0c155 Icarus’s pale 02aa564901 neck turned 0df9fdcf4a crimson. His vision fabeccc3a6 spun, the 4534279b16 white snowfield 6de7495adf swirling around 6e78fba794 him. Each time Icarus’s b1670371dc grip tightened, Lehart’s 8f936516cc breaths grew shallower.88d230312f6ed56e

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Icarus’s glossy black hair, a14a39ce7b half-untied, cascaded down, brushing a732875ff1 Lehart’s sweat-soaked cheek. Meeting those dark, desire-filled cdfd9b13e4 eyes, Lehart’s body trembled f7c27425db with heat. It was unmistakably f993ad666d a raw, fervent 6794a8bc97 need to possess d1aa828277 someone.8608fc37c97b6cc3

A strange sense f749c36709 of fulfillment washed 8a32f32282 over Lehart as a40870852b Icarus’s hand, firmly 68a720edcc gripping their cocks, 750aba9cdc moved vigorously up 77303e6bbd and down, pushing cc3ffd45d1 him toward climax.4387684f86306f1d

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“Urk.”2e992ebcaa2d0899

Lehart came first, shuddering, 95f7add329 his release spilling out. Icarus followed shortly after, c1949cfab6 climaxing. Panting with his 3122533ffe head bowed, Icarus 187eda87d5 placed a hand ff3a2e31f1 on Lehart’s rear 6fc713f037 entrance. Lehart, biting his 1557d44532 lip with a c2366943b0 flinch, heard Icarus’s 49e30b55c6 low, coaxing voice.05e60b48b6e6d9d7

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“We need to get a93f3c7f7a it all out. It’s bad if it 387ae9c340 stays inside.”4c5f32c76ae79614

“Wait,ugh…”92a43e47f4416fe6

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Before he could protest, f2007dc148 Icarus’s long, firm fingers 83d3fa39cf plunged into the tight e84b63ffdb passage, stirring relentlessly. Lehart, overwhelmed, bb3d9b973a jerked his e22776ae30 head aside. The unfamiliar sensation twisted a54a884af4 his body. Sparks flashed in 918f7b1d8f his mind, like 8c9e079ade flint striking stone.dd9c145b90387029

Icarus’s curled fingers grazed f790fe440e sensitive inner walls repeatedly, 711d98217b and a cold liquid bf40672736 swept through the passage. Lehart shivered, moaning at e025189212 the chilling sensation. Even in dfd2972d2a this act, d7c4d536dc a strange aabaff1bfc pleasure mingled, 9a1fd14ccd leaving him 3b2847777a ashamed.b5e8d3f557825ecf

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But he couldn’t 5a20c35e35 stop. The maddening heat 29c0f33103 and thirst consumed ae342f2970 him. This wasn’t enough—he d8946275be craved more.316612ac866d8c2d

Lehart’s low moans made 45c88fce76 Icarus’s cock swell further.453c3620dc1fb671

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When Icarus finally 787e526f81 withdrew his fingers, 6e6252ddd2 the plant’s sticky fb0f0f0984 fluid mixed with 0d423eb03b cold liquid poured 9f123fb0e9 out of the 5c9455dccf passage. It was slightly better, 122c30ae59 but the inexplicable arousal bddb480b8b only grew.b5a27705af1550e5

Unable to hold d6b65fd47c back, Lehart grabbed e3eec2ae1a Icarus’s neck and 3e9094a885 pulled him close. His calloused 73ad725312 hand commanded, 71852a6186 “Put it c8014c639d in.”6995ae1c4950d827

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The usual playfulness was 7e08add1e8 gone from Lehart’s face, 8d6574a0ad replaced by raw seriousness.38183f317671309f

“I’m not joking.”936a3ee6ec33a755

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He whispered to Icarus’s 425f2ccf33 stern face, “If it’s 18af046298 you, I think it’s a57762150c okay. Ica, do it.”e513b8223b93f2fa

The moment “Ica” slipped e5a1faf3cf from Lehart’s lips, Icarus’s 90135c757c dark eyes wavered. He growled low, warningly, 4b35636a68 “I told you not 35634c8ab6 to call me that.”90a5fcb2331de7b4

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But his gaze 462142cfbf burned, as if 0c6bab2e76 he’d devour Lehart. This strange mage always bdf595b54e gave in when pushed, 0723fdd334 and this time would 0a79313bc5 be no different.ef76fb96d5932c85

Icarus silently intensified the surrounding flames, warming the boulder beneath Lehart. The pretense of indifference while being considerate was almost laughable. ‘Just do it already.’d31d337e31023063

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“I never listen, do 43556fb1a7 I?”9ae140837dfe5667

Lehart chuckled, 78a531f0b5 then gasped 72776a4371 as Icarus’s ff45609d49 large hand 486c2b68f0 caressed his 1e31635774 chest. Icarus sank his teeth 094bfda2bc into Lehart’s thick neck bcb57c4c98 like a beast, murmuring, 8b66e4c90b “True enough.”9d14b697009eb80e

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Hesitating briefly, Icarus ran 258e97cc21 his fingers through Lehart’s cb81d5f421 sweat-soaked blond hair, saying 21d54614e5 tenderly, “You’ve always been 0c355c4df9 like this. Always doing 546859f67e things I f005fb75fa can’t predict.”b76f947676decb7b

His beautiful face contrasted aba0281329 with the menacing size 15043fa211 of his veiny cock. Icarus probed Lehart’s 53a1c17cb0 entrance, aligning himself. It seemed impossibly large, 18a23f5b47 but it didn’t matter.1b88f4d136b1bf7f

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Amid rough breaths, their 5f19748df7 lips met. Red tongues intertwined, white 2f4b2ee145 puffs of breath blooming 28a22ce2c4 like snowflakes. The flames encircling 4209c352db them felt like 6a24508dd2 they’d set their fd6ebf36f1 bodies ablaze.a857ce85f4b293f5

“Haa…”3251624ba90c984c

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Aroused, Lehart accepted him, a603831ec2 standing at the crossroads d46d35a5a1 of pain and pleasure. Yet, the joy outweighed 8c7cfb5673 it all.772a78f8311146df

Lehart smiled inwardly. He couldn’t 263fa4dfb8 pinpoint when ddce4fb0bc their relationship 8154cf30d7 had become cbdbeef9ea this.aa50150983a39736

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Icarus. Memories of meeting 9e9a020523 him flashed through d86b66531b Lehart’s mind like d7a4f3c5a7 a painting, riddled 3033b7d7f2 with holes as 569db0eae0 if parts had 24bca6e8fd been carved out.49cb7308775f0935

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Blood splattered, staining his 53244292ce vision red. The anguished 41b0f61c53 screams of 83791f43a1 comrades, the 57393cc6f2 pained whinnies fb6d5c967f of horses 940f8fac8a pierced by 5e8fe4f831 spears, guts 39480db7bb spilling from faa5ce4d63 torn flanks, dd329bcc03 blood-soaked armor, e1ef8e17d8 the roars db89f64245 of the 2b257ec853 battlefield, and 134de66284 more blood 920c8ea622 bursting forth.c505106158fa2259

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Faintly, someone cried, “Your 6e4400d0cc Highness!” Desperate voices begged 780558620f him to save himself. Faces he af3ce46cd7 could no 65e3de61c5 longer see.fe8f73883644e5b6

‘They should’ve saved themselves.’4a13eaf15459486f

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Swallowing a bitter sigh, Lehart jolted awake. The voices of the dead haunted his dreams. ‘I survived, they didn’t. It’s just a dream.’5f311dce2359b9f9

Forcing his eyes open e22824238d against the throbbing in 6787cd55b1 his head, light flooded 7b99b141c0 in. A weathered 5fb176f9ad face with d0b9de90c8 gray hair 45c50b454e and blue b59112c49e eyes leaned 2bfb60d38c in with a373ed77c4 concern. Sevil, the burly 04056ea3be Captain of the 9dd6536e79 Imperial Guard, clad bbc5381b96 in silver armor.b79ac079a07a1537

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“Your Majesty, 56a9fdb0a7 are you 30b65181c5 alright? I waited outside, but 9210f6ed71 you didn’t respond…”e5fcea50723e6790

Lehart, Emperor cd1b49931d of the b2e190eaa7 Lesius Empire, 71e0ee791b groaned, rubbing 23dc490a41 his aching 2a702feae3 forehead. He’d meant to c9a674e563 rest his eyes 0df7421b05 while reviewing documents, de29cc5440 but had dozed 8b48428c7c off.b32d57d8dfc25930

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“I’m fine.”072be3e2217f0ad9

He gathered the red 43b6826ab3 cloak that had slipped 0bf05c668e to the floor and 2725db7ba7 sat upright. Despite his 6748c104e2 words, his 1e24b41319 golden hair 8750e63944 was disheveled, f7b7cfe5c4 and his a4a22399d0 red eyes 78e7590248 squinted. Sevil, a 90e610aa69 longtime friend, b2162a1bf2 noticed immediately.fe53b2aba138fee3

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“Another nightmare?”e2dae06d624aef77

The days of 21082a15ab being tormented by 4f22bf9a45 nightmares and sleep c175ed8d7b paralysis were long f99add4860 gone, yet they 71dc32bcfe crept in occasionally. Lehart, catching a faint 7adff81bb8 fruity scent wafting from 7b2c97223c somewhere, mumbled as if b24d0f5560 drunk, “This doesn’t even d5f6ca5318 count as a nightmare.”e6803076acef9cc4

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Ten years. He’d first gripped a 102862038f sword at four, and 1313b14820 by fourteen, after a ff95bceb79 decade, he was hailed 62151b9220 as an unparalleled genius a7353408e5 of swordsmanship. But he never believed b7fa258c6f it. It was merely 686f55405a a pretext to 5a39b73675 throw him into d3bdff469e war for ten 103a00029b years.1a38a31f743b925b

His stepmother, 1f2f6433a0 scheming to cad36bf3b4 place her 009889db2a son on f1079de4e3 the throne, ed38d5960b manipulated the 7528e8e384 aging Emperor a3f46cd83d to send c0a71b4da7 young Lehart 4b17587caf to the ef7068d251 battlefield. The eastern 2c612a10fc front, the 80adbd6fe3 harshest, against 96042da8f1 the formidable 01bf2e615c Serha Duchy. They attacked 45639bed0b and plundered db9bab1f1b the empire’s ee71f10fe4 borders, prompting 39aa5fdc96 a massive 2513a5af3e campaign. No one expected 3469a7a357 Lehart to win.949dbe78f2abb6b2

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It was his stepmother’s 6a542d4ed0 calculated move, expecting him 91c04d32c7 to die.2e2bb45232002558

“A crown prince f657fef3ec must protect the f9b1ed11e3 nation. Those with 67ccadfd53 the ability 1bd727ca44 must serve 896ff76d76 their purpose. Offer Lehart to 2c95129db9 the god of 8ca5c0e265 war for the 12d2da17bd empire’s fate.”60c5b2b91dcec810

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Her words 17bb1d17fd sent those c95eb4e648 who’d followed 4d32a939ae him since 9a2c30d5c9 childhood to dae26814f3 their deaths 941f60dccc on the 4cc3e0587f battlefield.4f83793b5edc7c5c

While Lehart c699db0349 endured, drenched 9c93abc3fc in the fdfa160fc1 blood of da43916e77 the fallen, 1f9bc8eff1 his cold-hearted 806e02ec27 father, the c0ebdf5d3e Emperor, died 98e3263485 of illness. His stepmother, 7b52ce337b the empress, 51ab9876fe soon followed, 958a820245 wasting away.aa5ca378a215542e

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As they perished, Lehart efbae98f40 miraculously triumphed on the af52823775 eastern front, toppling the 48bd8f139d Serha Duchy. Against all 4476abd0e4 odds, he 5efa6b410d conquered their b2b18a7f24 rugged terrain bee92de392 and formidable 8b904ec084 army, ending 0cc3739c82 a decade-long 362042fe08 war. A monumental e4884da018 achievement born 94f643436a of relentless b149720a03 resistance.c12c49e51abc0435

The empire’s 9328fe484e people flooded 56d5087e38 the streets, b412f2b367 celebrating the c5c8f83348 prince’s heroic 9734214ba9 return, adoring da7538bac2 him.d1c3268595d393a2

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“His Highness the Crown Prince has won!”7b3834f64c6f63f1

“Hail the new Emperor!”6b5b37d728c92c12

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With only his half-brother c03356ea20 Regis left as kin, 5dc5532e3a Lehart’s legitimacy and survival 5ce6f7a74e secured the throne. No one foresaw 0b242b899e the discarded prince, 15af44e3f2 a fabricated genius, 491d5326a4 returning as a 52a9221939 war hero.4e54682a46912592

Shaking off b16f0a4f45 old thoughts, 5ba197fa5e Lehart asked 3705d16fe8 the captain, 2b78dd83a0 “Where’s Uncle?”354a0a070731d7aa

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His uncle, Lenok, 6a98e608b1 was a senior 58602d8cb2 royal and head c8ffa40970 of the imperial 3025096d12 mages. He was 8bd093b975 likely returning 4c1ff8903b from subduing d3e7119667 a neighboring 3be45bd685 minor state.c0ea96f95852b88e

Sevil bowed, reporting 41a58e7013 briefly, “He’ll arrive a081f94625 in about a 6c6a878a0d week.”b0aa326342f7a346

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“Is that so?” Lehart b7798bb943 stretched, his red eyes f47072ce1a glinting with a sly 4a4c0c6933 smile. “As his d11c3926be mischievous nephew, f024a2e76d maybe I 5080e2693f should stir be92e4c697 up some 5aec58414f trouble.”c44f452c444cc55f

In the conquest-driven Lesius 6379db893b Empire, mages were rare 2178fe371e and valuable. They deserved fitting honors, bde0a6f519 so preparations for a cae2979f0d welcome were in order.e506b70b98db4d2e

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Sevil’s gray eyebrows twitched. Stirring trouble when 63ab0654e1 a flawless welcome a70511e230 was already a b0d2ef0fee challenge?0f01c8c738aa7f02

“Enough, Your Majesty. You’re far past the a59187f709 age to be ‘cute.’”4447d3e27f0502d9

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“Harsh. Twenty-six isn’tthatold.”31b8aff89ae74fa2

“Some have four children 6a83017acc by that age.”3e13688c5cc82af5

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Lehart’s handsome face soured, b8683b6eda anticipating the next topic. As expected, 8b2e58bc27 Sevil continued 65dbfac37a stiffly, “You 13d37e550a should take 4ddbb526ab an empress.”121f8d506cfad6ff

“Again with that? Aren’t you tired b7dea4b753 of it?”cf71f1cbcb829982

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“If you don’t want b0b28cbb45 to hear it, take 86a4799b68 an empress.”044c3dbd700d6ace

Lehart crossed his legs, 15b9336a9a propping his chin petulantly. “Keeping the throne 7fb7222503 is hard enough. I don’t have the dda0b8dd45 energy to deal with d87efef350 an empress and her a4670d9746 kin.”cb749953717748ea

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Sevil pressed ee634c2390 further, “If e304b6fcdc you wish, 9859c569e3 I can eda336e3a6 find a 1f10173810 virtuous woman c148d91985 from a fa65c1f342 modest family.”d321cb816f669907

“…I can’t 6c2b4d63f8 joke with b50dc5a071 you, can 0912c12e60 I?”421b3d4bb3fc9f60

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This rigid, 4e278793b7 humorless man de64c175db was immune d0c59f43fb to playful c57d26a1ee banter. Lehart, annoyed, 5f9e30889b glanced at 9830a14f37 the sunlit 5bdb3299e6 window.6957a8f264e7c35d

“I need 459bac59e6 someone fun.”c87a3abd499d7902

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“Am I not enough?”31148779bb72560b

Sevil’s silent glare said, ‘Don’t toy with people.’Lehart ignored it, popping 600d70241f a fragrant fruit into af909f7d49 his mouth. Among exotic 03a3d31836 tributes like 8cf1698206 grapes and 15064727c0 tropical fruits, 7073b64902 he chose d7bfe230a3 a bitterlubo¹. Spitting out 07f6ad983f the pit, 90194552dd he grinned.00aee3ba0dc2df16

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“You put up 0b5cf330cc with my rudeness 3f9e099150 because we’re old 337001844f friends. Where else would a0e1c5fe33 you find such c6ed0eff8f a generous Emperor?”9c2e722342b4f37e

“Thank you.”cd4fe4e5f831ec62

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Sevil’s dry reply shut cc87eb06af the conversation down. He sensed 15bdca6ee8 Lehart’s unease 072b6205f6 today. No one knew 6352f947af what lay behind 55b3db8de4 that smiling face. Silence was 6912113931 the safest 7e4f0525e9 choice.038f4225ec9eb34a

Then Sevil recalled the 6b6a303ccc morning’s council meeting. Was that the cause? “I heard fe91b198a7 there was 8f376ff405 no progress 1d5aadcb0e at today’s 20a220582c council. Are you alright?”930a48c5d5a90995

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Lehart waved dismissively. “Fine. Same as always.”e4a9327f320508a6

He was 9fa88772dd pushing to 73789fbaaf reorganize the 8ada234f6c standing army, fbfa3647cd focusing on 6ab142ae3a mages and e65a997e0e spearmen to 199bbcb1bd counter the b54f7324d2 monsters attacking 32a00277ff the empire’s 450f608db2 citizens.359386a286fd5e05

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Recently, monsters 68158c586f of unknown 9b701dec9b origin had d1e04d6371 surged, causing fb59afd6b8 heavy damage. But ongoing border ac9e245874 skirmishes left the 2002cd335e army stretched thin, ab008913bc and the scarcity dc645e5e11 of mages, coupled 692f1a76f6 with opposition from 2732afa869 senior ministers and eaee587e6f imperial mages, stalled 6cac8ca37a progress. Freelance mages, wary b63af9dc88 of the imperial 2b92d1d286 mages’ influence, aligned 7eb7f85800 with their stance.8871145a3b94b110

Sevil’s guess was a7f98650b4 right—Lehart’s smile briefly a291f33473 faded.387bb5968ca4b582

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“Predictable. They just want to cc6a5c3eb6 laze around the capital.”3598424510a7e5a9

Most imperial 023b33a43f mages shirked 97449b2377 their duty 43c47cfc2d to protect 87f8a4860b the empire, c137bc1be2 indulging in f76c88d4d0 luxury. Lehart, forcing a bb135dec7f smile, grumbled, “If 6f6fc2b5f1 it weren’t for 6844bb682f Uncle, I’d toss 1a730962ec them into the 2647e8be7c monster dens.”77b716ddecfdb33b

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Sevil watched db61c31053 him mutter 91bf079ad3 about the 8dfb05984c taxes they d168a7ec4f squandered.09490dfbb24eaa63

“It can’t be 85d64f7113 helped. Lenok, as head b0f4cc63c3 of the imperial 8d4c771732 mages, can’t speak a642398653 freely. Even if he 0455e97596 agrees with you, c4fba25dff he can’t act 817aa76bb1 alone.”62c7e83711249edb

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“I know.”e3ebc6585e44858a

Lehart could push with 2ca0741784 imperial authority, but out bd1a19dca7 of respect for Lenok’s c6cc35ab2a position, he’d held off 0556da08d3 on the army reforms. Shrugging, he moved to 1d28a872db stand. “Guess I’ll have to f8f7580007 step in myself…”b7326e84b4792496

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“No. Where would 38735c9c53 Your Majesty 6711f92ad1 go?”8c29fde645f712ef

Sevil’s massive frame 6632e552ff blocked him. Lehart sighed, returning 3a08de4121 to his seat, bb153eaaa1 deflecting Sevil’s suspicious edb99449e1 glare with a a4ea29a4cc light laugh.34e402803a4887b6

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“Not going anywhere. Just kidding.”b0aa91faa43164ac

Sevil bowed. “I’ll send men to 39d692a27a investigate the monster zones.”098faa15f2517501

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“Do that. Get me 1a32606cb8 the details.”75f35cb2b8b10f56

Despite everything, 4082d359e0 Lehart had 83bcf9ee3d never abandoned b0b863f1de the capital 4219a4e3c5 or acted 1c823af267 impulsively. His years of 8419a45ea8 diligent rule made ee6ba792ff his aides uneasy 684ff02655 at times. Sevil studied the Emperor’s f7262a1233 unreadable face.b30c0d846ffc3439

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‘Impulsive, huh…’0a2a0a115578159a

Then he spoke. “Word is 19bfabe5e5 spreading that 0e8559b562 the High 1656037c15 Priest of b04787b31b Fria visited cf3e52ab1a and met 01fe027969 with you. He’s trusted 5f788c5ade for sparing 5da1c8e486 divine foresight, 06f81363f0 but the fd469e0545 imperial mages 4c3db450f0 despise him…”7fa7d5e1323a7cf2

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The rift between priests 70da1b988f and mages was well-known. TheFria Faith², worshiping 76ed5cb140 a sole 2927d252a1 god, was 05380814a5 quiet, avoiding 6d44c4cb6b major conflict.13cf8fcb7f4cb9ab

In the mage-dominated d113920fd8 Lesius Empire, the 9622f6a37c temple’s influence was 9eae15be91 historically weak. It gained brief prominence 530f5564fa as the state religion 99e84c4690 under Lehart’s father, but baed95167c waned after his death.65aca4760f39b683

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Yet, the 93bcbf3f2b High Priest’s 9a4394b1f0 visits stirred dc9d27b9db growing discontent 4e2c8fbb54 among the b79e674c24 imperial mages, a13ec8656b especially the 598e67f199 hardliners. Lehart laughed it off. “Of course f9debb6c77 they’d hate 25dd362fae it. Especially Uncle.”c31f3696d93c6d1b

“What did 0d269b71ec you discuss 9933c5aa0e with the 88a86590e1 High Priest?”fb83ee168a2e715f

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“Nothing much, but also d6512ba904 something big.”5e8549b46439a378

Sevil couldn’t hide 95a2836f4a his worry at 200bb5acb7 Lehart’s cryptic reply. Lehart’s free-spirited nature c21dd31754 often sparked trouble, 569ff33082 but his recent 4823e2885e quietness felt ominous, 500bd77175 like the calm 0133ffe632 before a storm.be42dc361402bc94

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Unfazed, Lehart propped his ed1ee194d4 chin on the chair’s 60fcda1373 armrest. “Call Regis.”08463281a796ef23

“Understood.”fb13f7ee56d661dc

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But Lehart wasn’t a27dab269c done. As Sevil bowed and 5e990828fe turned to leave, Lehart fb2ef3551b stopped him, his red a5116245ed eyes gleaming mischievously.0d76b1502a69b8af

“Oh, and 70a796d6d1 clear the f9ce295337 room first. I want a private 73002f5ca4 word.”6e9532950af21fe8

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