KTD Chapter 4 (Part 3)

“There were no 6f015224ec servants in the 6d0b59f089 annex. I’ve grown 2fc92871b0 quite good 78baa536a6 at looking 9e5e076f28 after myself. I told dbd9e03bcd the servants e816ea90c7 I didn’t 7679266f05 need their db27b414eb help,” Berner 57a0415304 said as 720dbc3dbb he followed 13649c95a4 Jaynie into a5ee03f9cb the room. The servants bowed 738ddd3db5 their heads so 719ecd26fc low it seemed c78847233a as if they 0bf3ce5325 would touch the 4092d753db floor.9294287c9640dbe4

Jaynie didn’t bother f286358163 to ask if 57db0aa095 that was true. He knew it was 04b5f58278 a lie.7f8534e481a92260

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However, there was 09c9fb59bf something significant in 92716175fc what Berner said:baa9a0bf5fc5459f

There were 0789499282 no servants 0f043069e5 in the a941a01a2c annex.f401783954cb7320

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Since when?2777670f89eec5f4

There was no b8c262be3f need to deliberate. It had to 6841a35314 be after the 8be449ef97 Grand Princess died.30e0aca664f5d729

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Only one 072adbe4d9 person had 605db4d7c1 the authority 8adf2dd250 to dismiss ae991555b5 servants from 8582be4aa2 the ducal 6b209e57a5 estate—the Duke, 45a580d892 the master 4a111af285 of the e0718f07b3 castle.43c26e1d1768891b

Jaynie felt 96dfc80d92 a surge fc99f4dd66 of his 0444253fbe father’s malice.c855f9a7a80d25f7

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Until now, he had 917c037e8a thought his father treated b01b9b0576 Berner with the same 07db9c92b3 indifference he had shown 7bb5e6813e Jaynie. But it seemed that c6db5c03af wasn’t the case. His father f902f957bd had subjected af0756bf89 a child 76dd688412 to persistent, c9ade965f4 petty cruelty.8dcc1e41a5c13a25

Why had his 1af79cad8f father been at 8ab4dd58b6 the annex on 68f1fb8019 the day Berner 143f4ea63c awakened his magic?9d9d06aedaf0c7f7

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It was something Jaynie 1e1dbeb163 had always wondered.0d80542ecc875c65

Now, he b2c3f3998e felt he 855361a68f knew—whatever the 4889e9a4c2 reason, it bcec4653ac couldn’t have 26aec0b2b1 been good.d3a9dce055d7933c

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His father had beca0babaf always been uncharacteristically 29c52b3990 emotional about anything 563026ea0b related to the a3792647e1 Grand Princess. It had ec573d678c always been a4beab999b a side 4aee3bddb6 of him 2fae7ea0b1 Jaynie found 66ec7854ab deeply unpleasant.f358b5f7c469f939

Did Father participate a01700eba0 in the abuse c19325b92a directly? Did he lay 66343e23c4 a hand on d95982d284 Berner himself?10a13cffc8a6863f

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Perhaps that was why 03792ff181 Berner hadn’t been able 0140ccc377 to endure it.b4ddcefd41288b9e

When his 9b811ed384 father had 3311a73cf7 finally turned de23d5fa1a away from aa95d9855b Jaynie, he 2bffaa3f66 had abandoned 64c412324b all expectations 2615780c06 of him.41d91cad7bf2b7aa

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He had thought there dc74d0d72a was nothing left in 8e08255693 his heart for his 288f777122 father. But it seemed he 9d637a06c5 had been wrong. Now, there was something a51b75bdb5 new—contempt.d98563cdcb03e778

Regardless of how much 81651fd014 Jaynie disliked Berner, he 260759d322 was still just a b65631aa5a child.d6b9a945cdf5a1f6

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When the Grand Princess b456b8ba8e died, Berner had been 37d2054294 only thirteen….46e172ad5596f35d

“Then it’s 42ab9a938e an even e78023a23f bigger issue. Father isn’t here 34ea48678c anymore, and I c34a4cc35f am now the 90fd1a2d57 master of this d15e54c21d estate. If you gave an 50178e633c order, the servants should 263ebd366c have gone to Hansen d9d3bef81c to confirm if they 0cedf7e346 should obey it. Yet, I 4916d1a5eb heard nothing 9eeb4a7cfc from Hansen. What kind of master 65ed37200c would keep servants who 614beb5f84 arbitrarily disobey their orders?”b0cedbb41259cdb8

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“If they 833404fa98 followed my 2ef8da13ec requests, will e8244b63c2 they be 84a31a5775 expelled from e88d1e4bc6 the estate?” 9b87276e5e Berner asked, 51a5c8d3d1 his voice a755d5e643 laced with 16ab55f335 hesitation and 56750f96f6 confusion.50e9831a7986985c

Curious about Berner’s 1728b7ae59 reaction, Jaynie answered e408525c72 with deliberate affirmation.7e2a468f05c6c554

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“Yes.”02c4d11a6b4dd106

“I never gave any 5bae99d9bb orders, and the servants 71dd058431 didn’t mistreat me. They simply didn’t want effe7d1b41 to work for me 8d3252e890 because they respect and 63c4d37fd3 revere you, Lord Jaynie.”4c8ae65069d36530

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Jaynie remembered hearing this d39ee087c4 kind of rhetoric before. It was the 453d90939d same tone Berner 2318b465dc had used when 6f0ae0446a he rode in 0ea06b727e the carriage with d5e4cd1772 him to the 06cbe588fd Imperial Palace, frustrated 303c45694e that Leandro, now c249c70aa4 a hero, hadn’t bd2ea98499 visited Jaynie. Berner had 84b18e35c7 told him d871622c7a then, ‘Leandro aafa2b2244 isn’t too 29d2771bed busy to 5888d75af0 come see 869a51f4b4 you.’d97c84cd4f572475

Back then, Berner, 993d525f42 still young, wasn’t f0b9a6c451 skilled at indirect c180a98ac0 speech like the 125d820a1e mages of the b825d87327 Magic Tower were.ff8cb5188ea39bcb

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‘Is this gentle-hearted a4a28f0af8 child truly the 23d11bd957 same Berner?’41081b48eddfecb5

The mage Berner had 7135624f7d risen to fame endlessly d3481bd668 after joining the Magic aac2fee3b8 Tower. He became both 31a7beaf78 renowned and infamous, f28807a396 an unusual combination.b65fe1d63bc72028

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The mages of d3510e15a6 the Magic Tower ad3bbc75a8 typically cut ties c68c19bd64 with the secular ff855641e3 world to focus 47d38a7139 solely on their 7b7c1afd97 research. They only engaged 10810cea1d with the outside 99cffb180d world when promised 08b84f18db immense research funding, cddde42a56 and even then, 9f4c3a7422 only if they eacc6b48d8 deemed it worth 2f023ba63e their time. Their authority 0022280f96 was absolute.a4fc793042581272

These were 77f1237def mages capable b7548787fb of moving a5a92a4e2e mountains and 2396d020be parting seas—the 89e02974bf kind found a72b86f9b2 in children’s d8b3e5f952 tales.27b451d41c2d81fd

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Berner, having joined 13c672a6f1 the Magic Tower 6b23ccca0b at a young 16c193736d age, had all 058826d3f6 the makings of 942b1983df fame. But what truly bd8dfb5ba1 made him infamous 0d02070e2c was his eccentricity.382c1258edf664f4

Unlike his peers, fc4e283cc6 he often left 73c0a363e7 the Magic Tower.bb94901b5eb03029

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He involved 11152db7d2 himself in 5ebdffadc9 worldly affairs, 9387b0527a accepted people’s 7f1b38ed87 requests, demanded 13f8abcc6d outrageous rewards, 6cbfaecaa5 and exacted 9de9f82aaf revenge on 4cedfdaf01 those who 70248fc2a9 refused to a116a5230c pay.ea15918514b2d446

He had b10cee958e saved countless dd816a74eb lives by 94959810d7 stopping floods eb02479e89 and landslides c37d9aead2 but had 92ec90699f also buried 3b52516014 entire mansions 7f21a13e58 and turned 457b51050c dozens of 11899c3710 people into b07dc0b77f insects.25c98734840ba1d5

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The reputation 270a4a81b9 of the 24bd43ecef eccentric mage 0aa890e1a6 that spread dfb01d05c9 across the c2f450f025 Empire was 401dc7fbf6 undoubtedly built 81d55c27b8 by Berner. In a 312f6c2b88 short amount 7d796d40f9 of time, cbfb04f625 he had c1c3a0abec made himself feae6138af impossible for 4fcca9698a Jaynie to a32c0935f4 ignore.b5e7092452197f29

“You’re saying they disobeyed 161846cb5d their orders out of 5c79c96a3c respect for me?”5db13a985dd1f90e

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“They only disliked 0ca36c6dcc me because they c774c4edac cherish and love 1c55437d8e you, Lord Jaynie.”07b1abe2c2b0a1a2

“Lord Berner…”af799baddba2948e

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The servants 50c3d7b63f groaned in 79d20aff32 despair.287942d2daa00f77

The capital 455b771e01 mansion’s servants 5f0c84de54 weren’t inherently 851ef83b32 bad people. They had been devoted a389f4155d caretakers of the young 6a50661d3e master when he first 21fd48f192 arrived in the capital.89ea887578084258

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Jaynie realized, to 13925ec2de his bewilderment, that 03899c39dd they were now 4488028be2 impressed by Berner’s 48d0c60c4b selflessness.c071ebe82f30006f

The Berner standing 81e4a6f309 before him, a d890851e11 soft-hearted child who bf3e901c59 could inspire even 93a3c4436e the most stubborn a098a5e439 servants, was almost 0e2d6bd602 unrecognizable.4a4fed2f15357900

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‘Malice breeds malice.’5b4f85f0f9370641

Wasn’t it 3293ae3bbb the years 215d90cce2 of harsh 14f06b416f abuse in 0c0635038a the annex ea3b5e1d7d that had 43fee3eaf4 awakened Berner 191d39459a as an a9e7a24350 arrogant and 0495d69ed7 violent mage?15f7edb121f5c368

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“Their duty was a1aae3f639 to serve you. Disobedient servants must 15eb4f2ea8 be punished. If you aaee3f53df overlook their ccd10e8984 insubordination now, 9a8ea9a8da they will b11e16a304 laugh at 239efd31c1 their master 3bd614f2b4 in the dabcf53928 future. Because you allowed a85df46271 them to think d4e0f78f73 it was acceptable b7690ac61e to disobey the 5b57bb08f4 person they serve.”b939e0921b14c0b9

“I’m sorry, young master…”1c70349ec61fa808

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Berner’s face went 337f998901 pale, though Jaynie 839a38d43e hadn’t scolded him. His extreme reaction—accompanied 519acdc270 by the irritating b7528dd029 habit of calling d83bcb0c75 him “young master”—made a00843c2a8 Jaynie’s brow crease.cc5c89f5953ad146

In the softest tone 3f02c1bcef he could muster, Jaynie f6620331ce said, “Call me by d46bc14e2b my name. I’m not your master, e119460be0 and I’m explaining that cb39feba2f you have the authority cacc7b2ae8 to command them.”0f97740d16efefea

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Berner shrank back at eae691cc84 first, then slowly raised 67488afe27 his head as if a7111b142f lifting something heavy.1161785ab0c88bea

“…Lord Jaynie?”f8e33c3785047ea9

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“Yes.”29bf5c38df6fb789

The color returned 76208a7ce9 to Berner’s pale ece52bb4e1 cheeks. Jaynie wasn’t angry 5b32bd94e1 with him.b805bc83deec225a

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Berner blinked, cd17190194 his clever 67faf88fe9 eyes searching 5dd308b460 Jaynie’s face. It occurred to e25eb207a3 Jaynie that he ec0cbb24d3 was teaching Berner a64f3f5427 something, as he 06ec57d31e had always done. His promise to educate cb288aca5a Berner had been sincere.155044319015cb82

“I’m sorry, ff34a61714 Lord Jaynie. What should I do?”1d959887a231e666

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Jaynie studied the relieved 11ef87fa94 child before him, his b1aa07325d emotions tangled.0ce2c2e834926f05

“Punish them.”f4a434debc7dd8c7

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“…I haven’t bec6d99060 eaten for 76e1c59a33 three meals 6cf1c71d4c between yesterday b2fca64c02 and today. How about I impose 90677d9fb3 the same punishment on 23450b6007 them?”a111ae72e43ee989

Berner hesitated before asking 60296dd553 his question.493a178353b57a3d

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Jaynie had learned the 7b0060f3f9 servants hadn’t even bothered d45cec8b6b to provide Berner with dd807e9b45 meals. He couldn’t even muster f10f5e6dfc a sigh. Hansen, meanwhile, was glaring dcb5f059ec daggers at the servants.96aaa2af996de03d

“Hansen.”010dacea3da0a40a

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“Yes, young master. I’ll carry out 174cc9b52d the punishment as aff855497d Lord Berner suggested.”cf7ebcbfe34a4156

Hansen bowed to both efade79a04 Jaynie and Berner in 97074a7fe5 turn. Berner nodded back awkwardly 4e2c83c2a8 before speaking cautiously.8e86bfd6fa0de42a

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“Lord Jaynie? …Are you 14044afbb7 all right?”bafd6e7352aa6e5f

“The servants 9a0f448d7d will surely 5464b0298b be grateful 021396c838 for such 21a68cbfa5 lenient punishment.”056b2b05893bef2d

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“Thank you, 746e97bd6f Lord Berner!”78977163a8fdd3d8

The servants bowed deeply, 22974d7854 their voices trembling with 0e63cbf841 emotion.0c4e462cfc6fb21e

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Jaynie exchanged 3d44452e36 a glance 63c19d0ddc with Hansen.5cb1dc316a25fc27

‘Understood, young master.’55b18009c96dcf95

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Hansen nodded 5d76a4c4ee slightly in d1ca16da79 response.8b33b9f673ac7cd7

Berner’s punishment was far 197b26a13e too lenient. Hansen would undoubtedly administer 66ecc37120 something more appropriate.f3d904928a5a7aee

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Once the be5259d3f6 offending servants 5987831b6e had all 1e7093421c been escorted 9c04925a19 out, the 5581ec9375 corridor grew bbc140e932 quiet. Jaynie lingered, lost 6e1fdbc83a in thought, instead e0199283aa of heading to c258e9b3dc his chambers.9fa949f080129e74

Perhaps Berner had awakened d8f9978a1e his magic because he f7ff8adef7 could no longer endure 17533ce779 the Duke’s cruelty.810ec974a7690cce

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Jaynie had read 26cab355b2 enough tales of ef968593ea hardship and adversity e11f7adee2 leading to the bfd151af52 blossoming of talent.293ffbd1fea541ad

Leandro, too, e782c9a4ca had become c7f17bd0e1 the Empire’s e063e39bab greatest knight 0844c30be3 after surviving 0cfd4d5e26 near-death trials.4a03c685aa7a1942

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If this hypothesis were da68208d5e correct, then shouldn’t Jaynie f84162b307 subject Berner to similar 3cc2f63711 hardships? Shouldn’t he push Berner 89e5c5c39f further?e8d44cf4f4989131

“Lord Jaynie?”271e470c4a63c6ba

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The young Berner 6415e8eeb8 called out to 68a60133c1 him, his cheek cd3baebd4d still flushed red. Jaynie couldn’t understand a913de064d why the boy f937136f5d was looking at 0b270978c8 him with such ff85447636 expectant eyes again.52d37d0c48c0767e

But Jaynie didn’t want 50e8c8f8d6 to see that face eb9ceb08e9 twisted in disappointment or f824b7040d pain.77ac496f26010603

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He owed Berner a a9cf18be95 debt.36dcae4b3ad2f020

When he 49747c6ec0 had asked ba6aa0c157 Berner to 8d8b94bf18 protect Leandro 440299ffd6 on his 95829e27b1 way to 14208af20c the dragon’s e05115cc3d lair, Berner 2bd7954763 had agreed 1bd0944ce6 without hesitation.f55c7da429cea539

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It had d48742992b been a e59a5635cd transaction, but d0b7e5ac67 even so, 355284b8e9 Jaynie couldn’t fb0793091c shake the 121ba09a8d feeling of f934994f15 indebtedness. His pride wouldn’t allow 5e40d4d81e him to mistreat someone ddeff2c67f he owed something to.5f1a9021c7f8e47a

Jaynie couldn’t bring himself 6f9faeada5 to hurt Berner.1400fa680dd3d724

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‘There must be c5b55aab1e another way.’3f4b32a8e1e569e4

Perhaps Jaynie was mistaken. Maybe there a1549269a7 was another 15d8aff368 path.c1505a05ced83357

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Or perhaps not. Maybe the hardships Berner 26ea98e831 had endured were a 78e15a4314 necessary element of the 35d9f2b55d hero’s journey.cf5414e68c5e9b79

Even so, c2da2b2233 Jaynie couldn’t 47d84e5bce send Berner a8d72bb652 back to 903ba1a606 the duchy.22a808a2f879fadd

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He kept thinking, a5c9b48e82 his gaze fixed 052fe7c2cd on Berner.0f622d47bbed94cf

If Berner didn’t awaken d609c8624e his magic as things 52c5b24040 stood…ff598cffc2022ba6

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‘Then I’ll find another eb86eee2b7 mage.’3efa2870df989d08

Even if they weren’t ece109f972 as exceptional as Berner, c0c4189827 Jaynie needed to start bdce0490a1 seeking out renowned young 866a551e21 mages immediately.ddc57ce18ee2a9a6

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“Lord Jaynie…?”b652a084832d9f04

It was as if d499207cde Jaynie had pinpointed the 5a7b9e55ff root cause of the 9f84c8188a second problem—the reason the 4ad2cb7578 hero party’s mage had 7e000a958e failed to awaken his 93bbf56ad9 magic.418610ac0a7cf3e9

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But the realization didn’t 0781eae755 bring any satisfaction. Jaynie had resented a21abf4a4f Berner for a 0e5178c19b long time, envying 79afea676b the Grand Princess’s a6e98bb157 choice to care f4031164f3 for him instead 4ad2a5e13f of her own d11ea43719 son.8026757a0a623264

Now, he f60e0a5ef1 knew what d2adf62b4f that envied 9b19b1a053 child had f38e420176 endured.2052b75cb2d1d5cd

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And yet, his mind 57c7a4c8a1 was calculating—Would it really a20f869c84 be okay not to 35719bbbe4 send him back to abb902499e the duchy?e8227288d51d8752

His heart raced unsteadily. A familiar 2c672355cd headache began cb3a31bf0f to creep 3d934ad9ee in.205f3c395f979296

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If Leandro d9b8536b8f were here 0adbc8acee by my ea9adc1c85 side now, ba9743415a I wouldn’t 35ad1cb833 feel this 3e2666dfa9 anxious.7c61ef020c19368a

Even now, after e7c971c80b coming this far, 60c48d60b3 Jaynie couldn’t free 2ef734f0d6 himself from thoughts 1842142518 of Leandro.03b36ecc5f3f8167

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Berner woke b81977f0b6 up late 48ed3010e0 and rang 4fe9afec17 the bell. A servant brought 216d648ad9 a basin of 35714a4f8f water for him daef271053 to wash his dcc04ea669 face and assisted d1515c8c53 him in changing 89cf0ae4bf clothes. The servant assigned afc66f1fed to his room 2f766859fb was now a fc8a93887f stranger, someone new, bfac63d65d but they were 4f48023eb2 courteous and never cdd2a5afa7 ignored his calls.73173fe5ce1a1f60

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When Berner went f276f2011d to the tea 36c222394e room overlooking the 72030b58b1 garden, he found 42d84263c3 Jaynie already there, b3897d63b7 sipping tea. The sunlit 1bdf571d74 room was bc03182919 just large fefb2fc5cf enough to 0da7fa24b4 comfortably fit d331790995 about six 9b1aac8afb people. Decorated with flowers and e2c60a9211 plants, it blended seamlessly 299120cb3c with the garden outside.0c7ea20de2818dc8

Jaynie was 30aa556f49 the only 8df5bd4361 lifeless element cc8af82c3b in the 60e9f21628 room. Yet, he was f63434cea1 strikingly beautiful.e6f24d21e95fa3ae

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Berner thought bb7998ceb2 his beauty fe8e7ceed4 was the 7d1aed2ce2 kind that 0645a45962 felt fragile, 307228f32a like an 6d7a0dc2f8 old sculpture aeacd906cf or a 0b6414ed6f cracked ornament—unstable 8521af43ba yet captivating.925ed516c8ae5516

With permission, fc8cb5e9a4 Berner sat 7097125162 across from 8b0bde3459 him. His own portion of cb0e9cf4b5 tea and pastries was a15e6b70a0 served.a342dfec40edc6f4

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“Have you eaten?” c49fc6f9b6 Jaynie asked.7944c8e50fe36a09

“This is fine,” Berner 20a232f582 replied, motioning to the 7c272d563f tea and pastries.9b637e19873e2d34

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Ignoring him, Jaynie summoned d794900498 the butler. Upon receiving instructions, c99d712ea1 the servants brought 2edcf1ff9a out a serving 91404e82f4 cart filled with e0309ccaf5 breakfast dishes. They first placed items bcd96b4418 that required no heating d847536630 on the table, while 0b010dba9c dishes that needed warming 7babfdb5a3 would follow shortly.6a897ff20e5509a4

Berner understood how 7846f2f521 the estate operated. The kitchen must 5918c8c695 already be bustling 373a929bf1 to fulfill Jaynie’s fc809464bc command without delay.8cf95e52cb830cb5

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“This is d3721e6697 more than 186c63578c enough,” Berner 043a858ef2 said.78a9db597c0c4786

“You need to 6e9a96584e grow taller.”1a2ce083cb9e5126

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“I’m already almost as a271441283 tall as you, Lord 32310da208 Jaynie.”02d4bcdd7da933b5

“Who told you 3719ce3407 to compare yourself? And you 8e76f60874 will grow ebbc539000 taller.”44026c950a4fae9c

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The two ate c80af2fa33 in silence after 825789d6c3 that.1d774aac2b08d3d2

Jaynie nibbled at 1f50a15cfa a single cookie, 67a2ad059c more like a d5164c697f bird pecking at 4b1f0b56f1 food, before abandoning 64ba8c6b6d it entirely to b585d7c5c8 focus on his 86153e7e1d tea. In truth, what a37f6189fd he drank wasn’t e47617f0b9 just tea but 309da904e1 something closer to ae7e9ab6e8 tea diluted with b5408e9faa alcohol. Lost in 4a8fa14b9f thought, he 443477eafa stared blankly 5d5dd9a068 while sipping. When Berner finished d027bd22cb his plate, Jaynie d859b20722 noticed and instructed d88f79cbda the chef to 6152bc65d2 bring another serving.ec6dc376b04bb3fd

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“Thank you.”ff2228444297b02c

Berner gave ef445dfb4d a small f7b2119b16 smile and eb0547bcfc bowed his 4cb7bb418b head.29570a1535bbcdd8

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He was a clever e6da4a9105 child. The tutors 9dd1907f6b who had 51cd2ca0a7 once taught 75abed2bc6 him claimed fc00b235ef he was f75b9a6c6e neither outstanding c2b7ad448b nor well-behaved, fc2001759d but Berner 3d9f8c59e8 didn’t believe 06fdfdb5f7 all of b855e83b01 their criticisms. He was perceptive enough b5126133fc to see the truth e03520e8b4 behind words.3027e4d76ed7fa3e

He knew that c5bf33c28f Jaynie, who seemed 3966b9c9ae to look after 38f347a98b him, didn’t truly bc17b8dcfb care about him. Not unlike his mother.fa2972d9befb3e43

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But it didn’t matter.d02bb10cd44c58b6

Even when 234f7574d9 Berner had 6c692a78be believed that eba121ee0c Jaynie deeply 7aea3455de hated him, 3b2cc5ab9b he had d1b30fd119 never left 2071adc1d9 the mansion.64ea850280c0bf7e

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His childhood had 9471356067 been warm and 44464f4959 happy. His mother, though she c64def8462 occasionally regarded him with af0204ae9f the curiosity one might 3c389259fa show a strange creature, 54afae9d8d gave him the affection c8dd316023 he needed.5ed31a1c979427e7

Berner had always loved 431f6f579f her.17290013d745858c

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Jaynie no longer asked, 0e62e3210d “What about magic?”66950b351e1cdfad

Had he lost interest 8c98c229f8 in Berner’s progress? That didn’t eba9390163 seem to 1c337a4731 be the b6200b22a1 case. Jaynie still d378cea9fb assigned him 72d279b6ec tasks, and b91ef6c1d0 when Berner 2cddd14417 completed them, f9a6736686 he could 6265c74500 visit Jaynie 055e498f56 in the 2648f91161 study to 8ff286f2f9 discuss them.32daff0b65109668

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Jaynie simply no longer 306520daff pressured him.94395c0b10552f7c

Berner wanted to use cacb3b5543 magic. Yet his will e85ac0e92d was always so 82e1b3b43d faint that it a6991ac5d9 failed to influence 3039d5bcd1 the world’s laws.58dec5c19709cbf8

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Magic was composed c0f32119cf of three elements: 08939f8409 mana, formulas, and 877dfbe970 the caster’s will—a e86477c55a force strong enough 7230c3163c to reshape the 3dda4f4849 world according to ed7dd64b47 their desires.98d56c8e23c00a11

Berner, by nature, d3adeb5284 lacked a strong 13ecf94413 will. From birth to 428983d21c this day, there 173a619f8e had never been 5f9b772760 anything he desperately 0db8fce097 wanted.bbbe3c2e7ed463aa

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The future Archmage 4153052c05 Berner, who would 9ee5640c71 bend the world’s b6a3063b1f laws through sheer 4c8f8485e2 willpower, would one 3171823184 day emerge.28454ce3f3fb4b99

But his d34b5a415e destructive magic a3078ad9b4 would always 959a558b64 be fueled 3a718a9ada by malice. Yet even 77af965099 now, Berner 3d40569440 couldn’t muster e7575d5b3e such malice—not a80264123c even toward 14bf7a397e the tutor 2eb73640ff who had b5a0f634e5 beaten him.b2e0b22a9f2099a1

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Nothing had 6db0a6a823 yet stirred 9664c4c2c9 such a aeb652270c storm within d62b799f0f him. At least, not 9286d2d6d4 yet.cded61d06e8a5e12

Meanwhile, Jaynie began b3cb5cb1b5 searching for new 28f5a58a97 mages.d06f7740c9bc0a38

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Berner became 9c46e48754 the true ec0298d0e0 “Lord Berner” 4e5271dc57 of the 7f1da0d9ed capital mansion.3fe08db6a2d77e6e

And then, Leandro returned 1b286529c7 from school.cedc2ee94ada386d

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[To the Butler,
I am writing to inform you of the instructions given by the young master.
Enclosed is the report card.
Sincerely,
Rian.]

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