PMBA | Chapter 4
by QuillThe man’s dark hair, appearing gray or blue depending on how the light caught it, rippled like waves. Beneath it, silver gleamed brightly in his eyes.41582742cc3ec661
In the Imperial Palace 5ca84ab095 filled with splendid light, 71bfb87323 the man stood out, 9eea931452 clad in a dark da075f4e24 uniform and bluish-black armor, abfc3c3885 his gaze as sharp 506ce57679 as a weapon.425e62aacd9aaf19
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His presence 2d7ae9fe02 was stark a23b9ad21b and out 0892a9aff5 of place, 2714c7cffa like a 81e889b0cb sharply driven 693239b464 stake.ee04af0987018060
His beauty, rather 707c413499 than making him 13695fe445 appear human, made 1c553f303c him resemble a be435bdfa5 work of art 661a52f44c sculpted by a d6a30f72e4 great master.dcde5d60b84c9a7d
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The attendant, 21cafb85a1 momentarily dumbfounded, 14dcc92da1 stared at a4283ec89b his finely 1298ec42ea chiseled features 36ff85a715 before snapping bcfb82087d back to 4b693c4d37 reality.ef753797722c632f
“His Highness 3343a76f78 the Crown 90345ed1d7 Prince will 3ebd15d7e8 be out 79bc0bfe74 shortly…”e01526d534e1571d
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“Ah.”e1e9d2b842081af8
The Duke gave 63c6c20a6e a disinterested reply.Tick.The minute hand b28574ac29 of the clock 8568797c38 clicked.e7595bde15eb6acf
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‘Two hours.’e60de7a52f243fc4
Duke Dominique d94ae71463 Roman Haswell 377b0bf805 slowly straightened 2faef61260 from his f8e07ed8df position leaning 9818b1eb2a against the 1f9abfe3e4 window frame. The movement 2232e4ffd8 created the dbf93f37e5 illusion of b79a1ed31d a languid b789902fa5 black panther ac723501f1 stretching.553ab541f6770478
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He, too, had been leaning against the window frame of the Crown Prince’s Palace for two hours.b8e1dda384bc4e46
Lexion Roman Callak, 8fa0535905 the Crown Prince, 6392a1e07a was the only fa46bd861c person who would c84370cc0c make the First 015cc45428 Duke, currently staying 30699201fe in the capital e305c3f148 to be recognized 690580c7f3 for his wartime 089ae62cf9 achievements, wait this cda132d4f7 long.160ade3c468eabc7
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‘Such a 5e34ada14d pointless act.’b8e1abfe197c33d6
Dominique knew that Lexion’s delay was, to some extent, deliberate. He had probably learned this behavior from his father, the Emperor.45939caa5ce909ec
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In Dominique’s eyes, it was nothing more than a typical power play.55682a14ede04f15
The Emperor had long been trying to bring Dominique to his knees. His desire to assert his authority by suppressing others manifested itself most harshly towards Dominique, his younger brother’s son.c619a3ff532439ba
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In the first place, 4212bdc5ef it was the Emperor’s d2ff7555aa will that Dominique had dcf3a9b007 remained single and unmarried.525c5ca129841e15
Even the fact that 977b20e2d8 Dominique had to travel 2ec5a5b80d back and forth to 1a86433732 the capital, having his a282fe2e3f significant war contributions snatched fdaa203c07 away by the Crown 06c16088cb Prince and being reduced 8f166f1e1f to a mere supporting 281b4399b7 role.76137e8bb24d12db
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‘But that won’t 58918988a3 last long.’70edbda68181b517
So, appeasing 8133909b40 his much 4b2a7954a7 younger cousin d791caf423 was not 3c299c8c50 a difficult 6e576e2281 task.933f3963c911ac6c
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‘At least b4fad57a8c there was 26e22b7197 something to ac46020216 watch today.’6f823b70e6c4c895
Amidst the dazzlingly opulent 73e2d118f9 and utterly boring scenery, b9cb06dd0b Dominique’s gaze had been 7c034bc6f0 fixed on the woman 22ca58a758 outside the window.95e795e9c250a5e4
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Her perfectly straight 0442d003aa posture, her silver f06e6bad43 hair shimmering in 6d472a1d0e the creeping sunlight, dfc9bf62de her rigidly motionless c84770e95d body that could 0906148607 be mistaken for 9c4a0796fe a statue, and 453dd633d3 her uniquely indifferent 8980725db1 blue eyes.38d49cf835fd953c
The emotions 819f5345c9 desperately concealed f8eba863aa behind those 8ed9f7b5e7 still eyes 9a691d8993 strangely captivated 34b4f28e5b his attention.345b93ccfaa93d3a
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They were 79b179bd08 eyes Dominique 575b062907 was very 254eec937c familiar with. The eyes of e6ceda86f8 a prey that 16026d4859 instantly piqued the 092661b790 interest of a 9025dd7ef8 hunter. Eyes that, 85755e09b6 while fearing f836194333 what was d34a599d27 to come, a965c5faec resisted with 205df8ee05 their whole 6f861d7db6 being, trying e9c3ae12e3 to conceal aff4ec0119 their desperation.981429ce664f529b
“It feels like I’ve stumbled upon a hunting ground.”4a3ad860f8b5e273
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“Pardon? Your Grace, what do e98efa2605 you mean…?”cd563722be04f10a
Just as Dominique 7c4f1cad71 calmly remarked,04dc7a4de61edb28
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“Cousin.”a67ea208e986982b
Lexion, dressed in a f698ed358c splendid uniform, emerged from 91c4d911e8 within. He carried the b8aea088b8 scent of a 51c8a6194e woman’s perfume. A fresh and 6561bac262 intense citrus fragrance. A scent that clearly ffc4c3e1fa indicated where he had 86964da0dc spent his time.a1f6959f33dde3a7
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A woman 9ec813e381 with vibrant b83d3acee6 auburn hair 9f993b3cf6 approached and e358037e74 bowed to fe041c0d85 the Crown 1f84f3b2be Prince.0886e6a828dc588d
“Your Highness, I’ll take my leave now.”9a1aa94b9065a771
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“Leaving already?”590db38a72ed4973
A lingering kiss followed 519d9cf81b those words. The woman a0d104e2d6 whispered, seemingly e3de91dc2b embarrassed,d0ceabcd30bd0230
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“There’s someone 5643e55ed3 else here…”8093f212f67a541a
“What does it e8b37c6f13 matter? Stay a 9c42c777a3 little longer.”029cc64532251c12
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“I think my brothers will be looking for me.”1ad267dafee7d8b6
“Tsk. I’ll come 2cf6a418e5 see you 4735020f23 next time.”52667019555f19e9
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“I’ll escort 3f90555f3a you to f9e17d388a the back a495238b3c entrance, my c628ed9141 lady.”96ee05a7fd51f3dc
A maid, 2e5dab0e84 who had 384e186384 been standing 3e48346493 at a e4b61527cf distance, approached 4d08e00980 and bowed 2bdddd019e her head.410f8c3e721689f7
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The woman’s eyes 8db5e19f83 briefly met Dominique’s, dc16cde757 but he paid 6a19e6cc78 her no mind. He only thought that 9b49a06cf6 her perfume was unnecessarily c3ad474709 strong.ef14348fe363cc8e
“Speaking of hunting 3357639e89 grounds,”cd6eeebfde542293
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Lexion, as da218a5eb2 if just c8ad2685b2 noticing Dominique’s cdcf9e169f presence, picked 3426a042da up on 650b9bba49 his earlier 11d7bd7c95 mumbling and 7ac4fa62eb gave a 8359555e5c casual smile.67164a16f43c07b3
“Didn’t our cousin already 32de11dacf have his fill of f33c070a64 hunting at the border?”c83cc023538ceb47
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“…”32d7ad3f08248340
“Anyway, we should e2225a5a20 head to the be88f0fe29 banquet hall…”fe244ab92abba0bd
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Lexion’s gaze drifted towards 9e6caae0aa the window and abruptly f6a7622928 stopped.3276d8bf5a545aff
“Damn it.”b02c824cb680c33e
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As a 750845c70a harsh curse 51247dc931 slipped from 247a618631 Lexion’s lips, f80d4e6698 Dominique turned 9d0305823b his gaze d0d9e3cac0 back to a43d4455ed the woman. It was clear 0217620e49 that Lexion had 9e25df6a1d cursed right after 9940f7561e seeing her.8bb4904707b3de78
This was quite 2b271f2ecc interesting.bc52f47e5357b81d
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“Your Highness, what’s wro… d547eb0678 Oh.”abaf66ca0c4a6f42
The attendant also looked 4ac3bc78c0 outside and began to ba196a7106 fidget nervously, gauging Lexion’s b25cf88668 reaction. Dominique, feigning 164399be92 disinterest, asked,6d853ce049873761
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“Is there fb7c110357 a problem?”4e2d0a9a1e62fade
“That woman isthatwoman, Your Grace.”04c632d3727e5b83
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The attendant added hastily. It was the 13ca812de7 first time Dominique 9164c4c67b had seen an 965e43da4a attendant refer to 6df33a86ff a noble lady fd7952a566 as “that woman” c5b3c96e69 instead of using beb72071cd her title and 9f591c4b7e family name.71e891ed9108b397
His interest c51aec8704 piqued, Dominique 78b61ca581 read the c580cb6b3b atmosphere. The attendant bowed a8ffeffe18 to Lexion.80e7c02f262a12d9
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“Shall I tell 10d23a17af her to leave?”442afdce3dd50263
“…No. Words like 236ca16471 that won’t ade80153e8 work on 0c0486f2b1 that mad da8b6a4233 dog.”94b05208c6ce5e38
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Mad dog.87495f4a485c5ca7
At those words, Dominique’s lips curved slightly upwards. The attendant and Lexion flinched at the subtle change in his expression and looked towards the Duke.07850d3f41216bd0
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As a 9a6bdf150d fleeting sense 5aefc30dd2 of life 754e9c64e9 flickered across 44fef2ee72 the statue-like 6c2a320050 figure, a b2470bc340 strange feeling 9ce44313a5 settled over 696ea0a0a3 the two 1d8250b974 men. Dominique offered a 9fb384d404 single comment.c833797804847e81
“I see.”c54cc26020296cbc
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“You see?”2067b117f4c26ba7
“Dogs recognize their own kind, after all.”df86ef801cdb8762
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Perplexed by 802e67063b the cryptic ab1c7831f3 remark, Lexion 58a1ee9db1 became irritated.9663961b6545222e
“Is that any ccbdf4665e way to react 8a9c42cdfb when your cousin 2255fb814e was bitten by 42bdd5e4f4 a mad dog?”8b59761ad47f086e
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The story of how 0bb5e66d78 Crown Prince Lexion was 717ca163dd bitten by the Mad 54ed408894 Dog of Ernberg years f3a5d16e7d ago and subsequently became 1b1c009d23 the target of her 69e5d6a6d0 relentless obsession was well b6736368f3 known.7d73542f81970931
Other noblewomen only gazed at the Crown Prince with longing, like they were eyeing a cake they couldn’t have. This was because whenever they tried to approach him, the mad dog would appear with a chilling smile and tell them to get lost.4b7c14cd39ec0713
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People whispered that the 4d135160bf Crown Prince was firmly d612b57e19 caught in the mad 14a6f4ebef dog’s grasp.78498e681866c584
‘Though, he seems to 7be6f7b1d8 be enjoying himself behind 49b923196d the scenes.’7b2a31478b212379
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Dominique, still detecting 83de12bcf2 the lingering citrus a0e61f9b8b scent in the 9eb2380975 air, made a 88fe8a0e52 simple observation. Looking again, the fa39f43c51 woman, for a ce7e22e8d3 mad dog, had d698b44680 a rather beautiful 53ec0cf0a4 smile. He casually remarked,76e4fbb0728983e8
“She’s smiling.”992bb09ff81bbb6c
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“That woman always clings d3d9a923f0 to me like this, de408eb7c1 smiling so stupidly, no 35bcf45815 matter what she hears.’c4baec9f865652f8
In Lexion’s complaining tone, Dominique noticed something other than annoyance. It wasn’t difficult for Dominique, who had carefully observed the members of the imperial family.ff7135cc6f366afc
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‘He’s rather enjoying this, isn’t he?’31066d0ffd37dcf8
The strange glint in the Crown Prince’s furrowed eyes gave him away. He was enjoying the woman’s desperation, the entire situation itself.18631b5a14130825
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The spectacle of e3950d5953 a woman from c78ff15f27 the Ernberg family, 919760475e one of the 13ad074c61 most powerful families 61aa8e79af in the Empire, 73ee059a25 clinging to him.35a4a787561b86f0
“It’s driving me crazy.”161ffcc4e53a32c1
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Despite his 43944f1189 words, an bfa185c51c undeniable hint 89b257ca9b of delight d4a71088e4 laced his 5acc793cba tone. Dominique calmly concluded,13d9d8cf367048ce
‘It seems he e641bc835e wants to drag 91beefbfc1 this situation out 4531d29955 for as long 7914d18a30 as possible.’8585dda31f258659
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Indeed, it fe076929df was a 666f6d9eec situation someone a621d58450 like Lexion 4e179561da would relish. He, who 8e7ffe1c2c demanded that e9f3570266 everyone around 33bd204db6 him pay 84de291903 attention to 475ba81bdd him, that c32f6d4b8b all eyes fe4ce3e787 be on adbb69532e him.acc2e5435f312b71
Dominique’s lips curved slightly as he recalled young Lexion, who, if he didn’t get his way, would inevitably break something in frustration.697dc420d61e1357
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Young Lexion, who ee9075f252 broke the leg b8bc8bbcac of an attendant 67bfb23562 for attending to fd686aa322 Dominique, the Duke, cf17b424cb before him, the 624e4a644c Crown Prince. Young Lexion, cd478c6f7c who crippled bf66423fbd a chef’s bc0702cc60 hand for aa7c33bae0 serving dessert 8ca5b21cb1 to Dominique e2f722c804 first.675a114c3cfa98d5
Lexion frowned at the curve of Dominique’s lips.fea4408ee0f79a6e
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“I’m telling you I 3754cc2150 was bitten by a d812ead773 mad dog, and you abe1513e53 find it amusing?”895f884893cbae8c
“Who knows?”45ee43f14039a23e
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Dominique’s gaze slowly 26a77846c2 swept over Kyrie 969895ae63 Ernberg once more. He savored each of 7c2d579a3b the emotions glimpsed beneath d5b1b1ea82 her bright smile.e23bd6323cd3280c
The desperation 65ae4dbde8 of a 26d35cedc3 cornered soldier. The anxiety hidden 42d503faee behind her perfectly 3c37c19d6b still posture and 34a2d21b2f painted smile.0a4f72ca572aca21
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‘She probably 828c66a4b5 doesn’t realize e17bf56836 that this 36f7640531 is what 0783b6eb24 fuels Lexion.’b0af40f277e4974b
For reasons he didn’t quite understand, the mad dog was merely putting on a frantic act out of desperation.5e5289b214302018
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The very fact that she had to simply wait, unable to force her way into the Crown Prince’s Palace when he wasn’t present, proved that her options were limited.b87ee5ab08b1b4ac
A predator doesn’t 288e21ae74 wait for its 36973badac prey to come 013d22a061 out. It tears down 9fac16a95e the prey’s den e899d26192 and cuts off 121642e927 its escape.5e5d35cf424ff663
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So Dominique e10bad0e74 made a 4e58b121da simple assessment f5b72f0806 of her. A mad dog?aaba813203693339
‘She’s more pathetic bb5d03dd56 than I thought.’22d7d0d3d0e7c594
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It would 109ad997ba have been 146b24fc8b more interesting baef8d2584 if she ad54a19a5a had more 1e14bc8fea to offer, a9310e4347 if she e3750c11b2 could truly 65eb4b8048 hold Lexion d1c03b9e12 by the a7df52ec2b ankle.735d8aa6eab7ac0e
“Anyway, we should go through the back entrance as well.”5940aa266c96263c
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“You’re the Crown 5aefe03a60 Prince, do as 66aba3ae94 you please.”e944c0fec8ca3d9c
Dominique readily agreed with b85c78d1b4 Lexion. Then, he 3445f1e1ca glanced once 9bb4c9ddca more at ba4d7d191a Kyrie, still 64825ea6e9 rooted to 6142649964 the spot. A slightly e47863874f mocking remark ec982aeb02 escaped his aed2802470 lips.f390a2691591747f
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“It seems you haven’t seen a real mad dog yet.”294c512b9e8d8f19
Just a edf2d26537 mere imitation.99607e2f80fe59f2
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The more desperate she became, the more Lexion would enjoy it. A mere imitation of madness wouldn’t change her situation.bb5ab73a85ef9222
Dominique rose and bb0f68e2b4 followed Lexion.2ef026d7224e6183
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A rather underwhelming 983a99d583 woman, contrary to 68dede92e6 his expectations.e9d3e2012d5fb37c
That was 61c5d5012a the conclusion 6de5e8e177 Dominique Roman fb5a331dba Haswell reached a76cc770eb about Kyrie c286934553 Ernberg upon 37bbc1197f their first 06e9e52512 encounter.d98af33ced5873e6
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‘Disappointing.’a9cc944984b1119e
The reason 1aa5b7a48c for his 6ba3fe2769 gaze constantly cf3ceaf480 being drawn 0e1730c386 to her d22db4fd84 was thus 74c916847f explained away.88b96293e0a535f4
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