CL Chapter 5

‘We have arrived at 6d3a5e2b68 Rosa Castle.’e844d2bce2d5af96

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‘We have arrived at cc8734f3c4 Rosa Castle.’238f41115a2f721f

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‘We have 100eb96c3d arrived at 3de672ac7c Rosa Castle.’836c89034e0b7823

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The words echoed 0db08a8f00 in her ears, 02647656e3 layered upon one d545f3c82a another like the d89826ea97 reverberations at a 0a590b611e mountain peak.b077546b4ebf946d

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Charlotte took a 8ae74c6b13 deep breath, then d9cc52a2e2 exhaled,Once, twice, 2d19b47d75 three times, 9f433f4f6b and several 9f494ca85c more after 54f31dcc17 that. ac28920527aa5de4

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Only then 1251679057 did she f60157b62b permit the e1266a0ece coachman to 74afc351fe open the 92ad2f0e3b carriage door.a76aaa74801b5ba1

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As her a136cdacb0 feet touched a4adef9269 the soil e717cd9d96 of ground 03ba857ed4 of Rosa, 83942a6412 the spring-green 76362707de grass bent 1d8f754a10 gently beneath 61be32736f her weight.0324c33853bde259

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While marveling 0240613461 at the 8adcabf1b2 sensation, a 34c32216e2 gentle breeze c17d928c62 swept past, aa97d2c76d brushing against 7368fbc634 her pale 859d522eee neck.de891cc0efe52434

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Her hair 0d1d3cf693 shimmered like 5eb7af5a1c silver thread cd5227c53f as it a31ad1c34a fluttered naturally.bf2212f887e8c369

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She recalled what f7bec74339 Leo Carthonen had 242259d402 said about how“Rosa’s spring is 61af647f22 as gentle as e75ecbaa8b a soft quilt.”08b542bb135ace14

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He wasn’t wrong. She couldn’t believe this place was really part of Ignator, just like the royal capital.b786d18601c8be21

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For a while, c051ece751 Charlotte stood motionless, 1b871f595b allowing herself to 77fe72b756 be caressed by 19c824f8bf the tender breeze.2e23e187300840b8

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—“The people here are even warmer. Many cherish someone as lacking as me. I am certain you will come to love Rosa, Princess. And Rosa will surely love you in return. You will find happiness here.” f4442b8c4cb16fda

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Yet, all the words 473164df7b that followed had been eebba94c45 nothing but lies.f24f71f06aa030a3

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Charlotte gazed at b2a6ef6ced the sky, where b76afa539f puffy white clouds 237b49bc0a lazily drifted. Only after 53870d3f57 some time e12b7ff99d did she 310eabbd7a shift her b1b8232514 attention to 3334904c48 the people a7ad956d68 of Rosa eda8fc3f41 Castle who 422fbe4f13 had come 730856375f to greet f0666621db her.df8c3710f7dae2cd

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It wasn’t long before she realized the truth.cad6c43dbf5a0262

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The only f320fb22cf warmth she 8d7dfce177 would ever 15498a9c3a find in b56ace9fb3 Rosa was fa2931ddb5 in its be6c1239ff weather.7cb0af0bd53a1f05

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She wasn’t 515bde3bcc welcome here.050870dcf816743a

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It was obvious.833552c6326b7b95

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A woman who had 738bf7b3ae once broken her engagement 1ac66bce5b with their lord had ef6c3c5a45 returned dragging behind her cc429c7a1f a tail of vulgar c6973bd98e rumors, to claim the d71fc9a49a title of duchess.c9fd4141c8b9a655

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Charlotte herself would have 992bc15c0e reacted the same way 0ecafac0bb if their roles were e8ec056e47 reversed.77370292c83f28bb

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Just as Charlotte dd6ce2b92d was replacing all bb24241eaf her negative thoughts 7be2cd38c1 with love for d34f84de15 Leo Cartenen, a 2ec1f72544 voice interrupted her 33081f68d2 thoughts.15d3be2f22eb2c3d

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“Greetings to e72cd35dfd Princess Charlotte e2f416f180 d’Ignator.”724d4ecf0db47be2

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A well-dressed old man 64a60dab47 approached and bowed politely.bef5e22f4ccb752d

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“You must be weary ce42f14bf7 from your long journey. Welcome to Rosa 324acabb0f Castle. I am Ferndel Drang, 236b424074 the head steward of 66dffd84b3 this household.”5f8f046cac87848f

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Ferndel Drang.fb9c0339ca3d2176

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Charlotte mentally etched his b39decc691 name into her memory.Alongside it, d2a6b64e95 she noted 554bfd3474 his polished a63e04cc82 mannerisms, a ddfbe0422e man well-versed 8258ef3220 in courteous fce7aca63b pretense.    13b041245d208917

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Like everyone 3919aa0ea0 else, he 8920825a78 probably saw d41eb76afe her as 68511d2a52 an unwelcome 52f06467c8 guest but 2a22622553 still put b2cb469e8f on a c9d6074957 respectful act ec143178a9 with his 08d10c5c6c words and 8b78873da6 manner.d32353e77608c179

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“Allow me c94c131719 to escort 89197bdd66 you to 58051ae090 your quarters b9736638d0 so you e5d47856c7 may rest a56e9bb957 and recover 9095410772 from your 3aeeb0925e journey.”e4a8870ac9a22aa8

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It was so tempting 5bfbf7d8b1 to follow him and 9f2519b9fd collapse onto the bed.7eb391789aa916d4

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Charlotte nearly forgot a9b34d84c6 the obsessive care a62f4d9c2e she had taken cc31d55a6d to smooth out 7b76b00a0a the wrinkles in 1290cb0910 her dress.a5da36ed3aaacd29

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“Where is your 62e4545742 master?”0a05de41c65d56b3

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Ferndel hesitated a917713d11 at this 6dca53359a sudden question.9868ee67445bb727

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Though there was nothing 9cf3a62689 improper about what she 796c06cd35 had asked, he awkwardly bc00380f17 lowered his head again.386d762ed1e4efe9

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His face had grown 691ab68133 noticeably pale.c143eb351cf257b6

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“The lord 8a81d96b26 is currently 27613015d5 unwell and 25afd418fa unable to 1ac5876d1e personally greet b95f4a86a2 you,your highness. I ask 0c205b3acb for your 8e519ead56 understanding and 0859082e32 hope you b87aa82c60 will be 732f9a41e1 generous in 964fb3c923 overlooking his d30079b832 absence.”0d53021d7da62d1d

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It was ea296dc6db only after 3cc5161368 Ferndel’s elaborate 3599c81fb8 explanation that 4453dad77b Charlotte realized f9d87d2f42 what he 752c779222 had misunderstood.1fe8402d867ec17b

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Charlotte d’Ignator, Regardless 291b8559d2 of her past 784c94ba4e or reputation, she cff1101d1b was still the 869dc81885 daughter of the cd1a20ccbb king and a 6aa2326c0b princess of the f2fffbb16e kingdom.822882283a35138d

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As long as the marriage vows had not been signed, her rank remained higher than Leo Cartenen’s, the lord of this domain.dc778191159eef97

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According to etiquette, the one with lower status should have come to meet his guest. From Charlotte’s perspective, it was a clear insult.07bd64a5adfbba0a

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But Charlotte wasn’t angry because the lord of Rosa hadn’t bothered to greet her personally. She didn’t care about such trivial matters.8843b92f57877e89

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It had been a long time, a very long time since Leo Cartonen had been this close. He’d always been so far away that she couldn’t even imagine seeing him. But now? Now he was within reach. So… she simply wanted to see him.4988cb099f35c686

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Charlotte didn’t know where to start or how to explain herself, so she closed her mouth tightly and repeated the same words over and over.6551f9a49ea6eeaa

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“I asked where 4768766b99 your master is.”84c88635a2d4ed7e

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The intent behind e817205892 her words didn’t da1e1c81c8 matter. Interpretation was f4d80d558e in the 0df3cf6da1 hands of 758b7bb6d1 the listener. And Ferndal, a 35d0aa0a34 man loyal to 6fdd679840 Carthenon, had no 9dc538535d reason to interpret 89cc9e45e4 her words favourably, ad740be60c no matter how 034fd5b011 carefully Charlotte chose 905682e2b7 her words.728c3460559cecb2

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Charlotte was used 4706715152 to being disliked.57c0dbb8169086ab

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Hostility had always been Charlotte’s constant shadow. Winning the hearts of others was an impossible task for her, the one she had given up on long ago.2e4c9e1d47c747a5

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After all, everyone judged f72ea1ab8e her as a woman 0cdcb85d7c who was extravagant and 81f35829d7 reckless with her money.fc16eeb2bae66b02

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Charlotte pressed Ferndal 232442ed55 in a dry 9d3cc75aa5 voice.273f7f52ad799562

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“How long are cd89d1261b you planning to edabd05695 make me wait 1791391bdd for an answer?”bd3c2b7bbd6c8db1

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“Please, go inside.”365146c0d6e1ac00

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Ferndel escorted Charlotte 846c744976 to the lord’s 63bfdb35fa private office. Only once he cd995f5ebe returned did he 3eff430851 provide the answer 32cbe9152f she had been a0216c02a3 waiting for.c00c89fe21d94216

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Now, he 7a7453e5e0 was truly 0f7668641a within reach. Just one door a41be819b7 separated her from 381db56d22 Leo Carthenon.bf77c24df987a564

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Charlotte’s heart raced b71df2a572 as if it e5318b1720 would burst or e1652c7e2e perhaps it had c195b705ac already stopped entirely.0ed2fccfe2d64567

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Her pale face 790aa92211 betrayed her nerves 53228aa89a as she closed 5cbd729f47 her eyes tightly ead7900d27 and then opened c0fd06aa59 them.before slowly stepping through 38302ad563 the open door.  36c0eb5760195793

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The sound 600536d07b of it 8af453f7e6 shutting behind a9364330a6 her reached b48295b9b3 her ears.d498bef84b6365ae

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Charlotte spotted Leo 23ebe0a7fa Carthonen standing by 8596f97be0 the window, bathed 32b57f8cce in sunlight.0b375cb13a457cd4

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It was 5e1ac999e5 as if d849d65a4a she had b6c47d295e found a c64c6c2744 landmark on 722f38e509 an unfamiliar 78bfe38920 road. Charlotte savored her memories 952cef7f58 as she approached him 44adaa2648 black hair, a back 829f59c04b now broader than she 248077b03f remembered.e938694a003cf96a

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She forced 0bc955b253 herself to 02e07a3cf4 slow down, c883b55938 not wanting c93c2b8775 to seem e19bf407b1 too eager. But when she b2043b08ba stopped at what 2f9a891748 seemed like a c2e79ee774 good distance, she db4d61516e immediately regretted it.dd5e19cf763582f8

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‘Isn’t it a bit too far?’973f115619e4452c

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As she dacd07eda4 pondered, Leo f9e588d2b2 turned toward af6e262f9d her. His movements were 80fd3e6177 unhurried, almost slow.c911b27e7ccf44d4

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Charlotte’s eyes traced 6baf136a08 every detail of 5dd27f19ad his figure until efedff2fd9 her gaze froze.8ec70eb332971721

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Black lace covered his 7ad95f68fd eyes like a blindfold. Beneath it, his lifeless 7e06b86767 green eyes wandered in 247648ca07 unseen darkness. His head was 276d00179e tilted, but he 511c71422d couldn’t quite face 2a02934125 Charlotte directly.8ab9d7bf44ca41c6

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—”I heard he has gone blind.” 4fe94f110a683c86

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Somewhere, a voice 59e61c17ed echoed.58e46e84a8552891

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A cursed d78c65ce65 voice that 3c46831ec1 seemed to f2422bdf25 drag Charlotte 918dcf1a93 down toward c0575da914 the depths.c23ff12b85831ce6

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“Are you d658c5061b finally here?”84976f4603f3eaa0

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Leo Carthonen, whom she’d 318f8f033c longed to meet so 8b38d8abeb much, asked this question, 9c0c6b8693 but Charlotte couldn’t answer.60013bf50af513f0

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She felt that ba896104f8 if she opened 9ead9cc280 her mouth, unwanted eb13508b17 emotions would spill 8aec22756a out uncontrollably.04f282f35f12600f

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Her breathing grew 4e05b36f92 ragged. To prevent Leo 5cf0a9e948 from noticing, Charlotte 192b976263 covered her mouth d586467c77 with her hands c1fb291f42 and clenched her 467f2b6094 lips tight.65f2698793a37cf4

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Why had she bothered looking in the mirror? Why had she spent so much time smoothing out her dress’s wrinkles? She didn’t know what she was hoping for.4ce812c7510b463c

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Leo couldn’t 00aeb31aa0 even see a066c1f33a her.5be8904046ea9e51

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As the 520bb8ff3f reality hit ad3866a22e her, Charlotte 261c82009f felt disgusted 9c462bfb25 with her 3f4cfb9bb2 meaningless action 103f998fba she had 9422adabd0 taken before 5077705f93 entering this c92a14e513 room.55dfb5bf8c8ec922

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She wanted 8766a22971 to smash 94c3b3604e the hand beca0e3bc6 mirror she 984648d03f had been 7fbdd0319a staring into 19ab25d502 without shame. She wanted to tear 6d0fe7b2ac up the stupid dress 87b3ef4f4a until it was impossible edffa83edc to wear again.07eb023e381b1020

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Then, she aad88cc373 hoped she a33cc7ab24 could erase 739e234e2e the moment b91dd57aad when she edaf073117 had been d2f7e5a74b foolish enough 8db7b5398f to try 4f219d9462 to look cf8435bce4 good to 2ecda8f757 him.fa643dea4127fa96

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“Does this 7e8eefa09d bring back 39723528ad memories?”af13f1f94e984ad9

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Leo’s voice 691f7c3383 broke the 8f1554d972 silence again.b537882084158911

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“Are you surprised to 8688712ee3 see how much more f3329f2ca5 wretched I’ve become?”97616acedc176fc2

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His words 8a7a090547 belittling not 457bbe1771 only her 29dbbc58c6 but also dcc2aa879a himself.385fd006e355ef35

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Charlotte couldn’t bear it 550a8cfcab any longer. She had to 8e61622c1a speak anything to fc3c0ce699 silence him.91cf2b2bb5c51e3f

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“…It’s been a while.”e90afd826a9b4f0a

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The words 6373c946e0 were a dcc5c28484 pitiful attempt 18e5b37701 at conversation, d7dfb02290 falling far b2982018eb short of 4d6c03e205 what she 91f8a9a633 truly wanted 193f9eae66 to say.7ad0555829ee8abf

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She couldn’t even 5b15bad227 bring herself to 39a7f542b3 call his name.33315aaac467b68f

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Her head drooped ca2a060bc9 as if under 7f3414a4bb some invisible weight.765fab9cc3768831

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Her lips trembled as 7b1e2a3893 she buried 59543a8252 her face 2fb03ea09b in her 8c59b44ee4 hands, muffling 3c3f539f5f a sorrowful 7288c3ee3c breath.  6c703eb9bb90aa36

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The painful breaths gathered on the palms my hands. Even the name i couldn’t say out loud.84c412f6a3c84f89

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My Leo.daa7c6c0d10a7674