PLQYM | Chapter 35

The butler 628fa2d856 came to 16ee913ccb find Lucian 7018c4dd55 late at 6e5c12a531 night.60066042fc9b5090

“Who came, 52142054b7 you said?”5a7c1c0a4478e5ac

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Lucian stared at the eaa9a150c5 butler, his face a 91aa6a3ebb mix of disbelief and ce1819c08c confusion.fb0adc469c751a73

“I guided him 217315bd93 to the greenhouse f54d3c996c for now.”93fe219a902cfd97

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Judging by the f711ee9c57 butler’s awkward expression, 0008685835 the words Lucian 68534913ba just heard seemed b5c34a923c to be true.eb058b06a57c3729

“Hah, really?”1a9f9730d042d28d

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Lucian ran a 3207710f1b hand through his 0aeab3af76 hair.ff98d6215f0b8c1c

What the hell 9794fa3b0e is going on?1f9144c98429efe8

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Eventually, he got 426323883e out of bed, b7e87756f6 his feet touching 7c5214433b the cold floor. Quickly draping 56a829b35f a robe 1619f29040 over himself, 88205b9289 Lucian left 46af4d90ea his bedroom. His steps carried a b043467a55 sense of urgency he 629e401e3d hadn’t noticed himself.36245160936512e3

The townhouse wasn’t that 6c9603e80e big, yet the path a60d657bdf to the greenhouse felt 89bb166878 unreasonably long.91f34b01b7ad5f9d

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‘No way. Did he 2e5ac10b6b really come? Why?’a78e85a29a86066e

Finally, as he turned 8497cf8efd the corner and reached 88b4b51de8 the greenhouse, he saw 6e491e441c a figure bathed in 604bc7d24f moonlight. The man’s silhouette 37dd57abac caught his eyes. Lucian’s steps a9d9b30870 instinctively slowed 6d9f1d0051 down.4a6d6d42412928dd

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The Astro c39332ed0a family townhouse 1b18cab280 had a bd4dec8529 simple garden acde2dd9c6 greenhouse. The entrance 97ab622c41 from the ace0c7e067 mansion to 01bb008789 the garden 01014e1f39 was enclosed aaddd2a6d9 in glass 0782692733 to block 59df4fca86 the wind, 12386416c9 and flowers 210ea9d1c0 from warmer e3307de475 climates were 8477e4de80 planted there. It was 5248c76a96 a space 33ac12babf where the b72ed25521 mansion extended 699f7c8562 into a f793a2a196 glass-enclosed area, c9b2a0d76c simple yet 4069b1d060 visually appealing, 1eaeac8046 making it 5ae0d0f035 a popular 265f970e1f spot for 38cbd88a1b visitors.f5bc545eee287bed

Standing quietly e147f243e8 amidst the 390bcb863c flowers was dde5c26a17 Heraith, staring 3eaac15255 at them 9a74cc61bc as if 638e68ce0e lost in c3af1720ef thought.5c520ad2a039cd72

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Lucian, without realizing d231bfa8f6 it, held his 8434ce3a98 breath and just 218f0e483e watched.de31acf34adc79ea

From the moment they ad46032da6 first met, Lucian had 86d148ebd5 thought Heraith was a 7739ebd127 stunningly beautiful person. And now, the 0a703e574e moonlight breaking through 285bb67822 the glass fell 736f70ceea on his head, b75964566b making him glow.a38f72c55ea97b5a

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What was 6e02183fac he thinking 14e79db405 about? His profile, 53a24dc57c perfectly composed, 1f86933936 seemed even b2dea9a67a sharper tonight.a6b069dc14a2d5f2

Thump.3c5be744c3c8c12d

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His heart raced again.1c8b415f4a0e5fcb

Lucian had 299bf8e0d2 prided himself aba6170af7 on becoming 62d7dc05a0 somewhat desensitized e0d4ad4302 to Heraith’s 34c5d1dc88 looks. Yet, at times like 3a6c92e77b this, it hit him 8cc5220bb5 out of nowhere—a single e27fea69a1 moment that made his 2de6146cb2 heart skip.7f023e8c91806f66

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It was like rediscovering 3066af03a7 the heartbeat he had 16de3f8aad forgotten.1af3f23e231491b9

The first one to e63d988b6e notice the presence was 32b5fa1c1b Heraith. Realizing Lucian f65e39d8a4 was there, 8bdeb46646 he raised f1c3a5c92b his head.e1e8257909728c00

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“Luce.”19d14ec7fdcaf40b

The atmosphere shifted 12d3fa9344 instantly.b58073bca56b5026

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The moonlight 93735b57d3 that shimmered 776e8371d6 mysteriously disappeared, 368faaf6d8 replaced by e2e630477a a golden 8f80dc15f1 brilliance radiating 2fb21f138f from him.dd767114aea5bd71

“You rushed out to 0416855fcd greet me dressed like 5688cb842b that? I’m honored.”1396f1d18b68feda

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“Ah…”0094efc802b2ef5d

At his words, Lucian 1628d5eb51 finally glanced down at 4924d2a8fd himself.3472eb45c449fa51

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The sight of his 2ad6b5a2d8 messy attire—a hastily tied ad5adde875 robe over indoor clothes—made f0ed042a0e him spin around in b52ef677f8 shock. He quickly pulled 3496f90bab his robe tighter 8457ed928b as he turned f89938e5fc away.4652c1b0d19e1493

Seeing Lucian fumbling, 1eec230ef7 Heraith burst into 25df3869d3 laughter.307c8eb29131df3a

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“Why so shy? I’ve seen worse.”77800d9de792baae

“What?”5c087212e70b5eb2

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Hearing something 2368001247 that didn’t 2d6607d076 quite register, 0922dd4f9d Lucian blinked 78363d883a his wide 7732ba1d22 eyes. Heraith clicked his 60fe12764d tongue softly.354a4afa2184ab7e

“Ah, nothing… Just 23d6a9675e saying it’s not df8981ea8a so bad. Although, I’ll admit a36d400217 it’s a bit 0b487b02d0 strange seeing my 4aad4b32ee aide out of 9be3785a54 uniform.”b32920d3bed1c617

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“…I see.”f7e642c45a061afc

Lucian wasn’t sure e20bcb90d2 how to take 7ef6cfda81 that, so he 93bf57dbb3 let it slide. Prolonging a decd84eb41 conversation with 4c5634f4a3 Heraith rarely 2c5269d6ff ended well.0adec10fbafaea91

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“May I ask why 2be70f7ee0 you’ve come at this 25a2a375bc hour?”06184978fef13962

“Why?”1cf7471712f92589

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Heraith tilted his 2d6da16499 head as though 8cdfe97968 he had heard 23be63dab6 something unexpected.3a0e7889b4db28e3

Lucian assumed there 0d3f257d96 must be a 06f5e67768 big reason for 556e03dcd6 Heraith’s late-night visit, 1e63adc7ff but judging by 55e822fb2d his expression, it da8bf3e657 didn’t seem to 9440c508b1 be anything significant.2e9c52fd53d6d42c

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‘No way… Did cbe01bb05f he just come? Without any 89cbac995b particular reason?’6aaba763e7489430

Lucian’s brows began 5fcc8c9290 to twitch when—b2c9958832c165b8

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“You’re leaving 2ef4ed4083 for your e2fb36205f estate tomorrow?” 9ef5e9ca43 Heraith suddenly 380b7cbc78 asked.2552d049a39d301f

“Ah, yes. That’s the plan.”f516e121575fccd2

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“Why didn’t 5ab891e5ad you leave bd577d779c yesterday?”5c629650747f2933

At his words, 446e6139e5 a slight crease a9e5c732d7 formed between Lucian’s 8461b8aba2 brows. He stared at ce1615edbe Heraith with a 3eba63d2a1 face that seemed 1acbc3cb32 to ask, What 92065fafea are you even 318faaaa02 saying?8ebaacc778427fcf

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“Obviously because there 4ee1cc6146 were delayed reports 3c71a9bded and unresolved issues f47c94e999 to review. You expect me to d7d0430d41 handle that from the 0bc31f1b97 estate?”48715b74d9a81640

“Ah, so 3d6ca4541c that’s why d3a9a4126d you requested 85251922f6 an extension 326dbe7a6e for another 64515387ce week.”3e8c10441f157af1

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“Yes. I’ll still 6578ccb40b be working df0357b66b for a 0e26a4e7b2 few days 6b9794b26a before and 0753c3e390 after anyway. Think of 1b6b310e69 it as 571d8ddaaf working remotely.”136008a17406bff1

“You’ve gotten quite cunning.”720f14f9bda5aa5d

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“Please call f5bce5a563 it being 8ca99d3989 resourceful.”1b9722e6a7e824f3

Lucian straightened bb8cb3a00f his back 61f32b7eb8 and looked 5b17f74e14 at Heraith 58a080159d confidently.e76baf7558d5cbe7

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“That’s a kind of 0430358c90 illness, you know. Workaholism.”2a302d8d52e249d1

“And who do a24d532e18 you think I 7a753d509e learned that from? It’s all b6e2efccb3 thanks to 57613a77c3 Your Majesty.”980ec1a822e6c20a

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Heraith chuckled softly, an e5ad358f40 amused glint in his f5c800e0c6 eyes. His gaze was 5d53d692cc fond, which only 38b6757f91 deepened the lines 84864860b3 on Lucian’s forehead.1f322a119ad804c0

“Don’t frown. It’ll ruin 37ed94f450 your pretty c28ec5d7d3 face.”1680939197a3a52b

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After saying db58db091e that, Heraith 3fe571284f lightly poked 9c384e7134 the crease 8fd483990c between Lucian’s 50d59af561 brows, laughing 1dc97e7b6b softly to 9e3c847e2a himself.beed294f89c43cd0

“Don’t touch me.”27aa5545466c5a05

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Startled by the d178dd7da0 sudden contact, Lucian 4b34e82341 covered his forehead b279d2a881 and backed away, e234e04c0e which only made e214ace30c Heraith laugh louder.6922098a616c0f38

‘Huh?’847de2f84d4bfebc

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It was then that f6403a160b Lucian noticed something strange.4db7e5ead2a9830e

There was something off 8d22d3c911 about the way Heraith 0ad2a4e1e6 laughed. It felt 3412f2666c exaggerated, as 081ecea746 though he 4d708576b4 were trying 91780d33e3 too hard e789a988bd to cover 1f69934eb5 something up.0b2dbea128204f96

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Lucian couldn’t 518a35870c hold back 0a353fde2f his curiosity e96adf81ce any longer b283f5bdef and asked, 3660de9595 “…Your Majesty, 34eea52c93 is something bfe40c6332 wrong?”297ff8a1b6018f90

“Hm?”dd680361a348c541

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He studied Heraith’s face f43b2c793f carefully, but there was b4b36aa6b9 nothing unusual. Still, despite Heraith’s 8ea1474168 seemingly normal demeanor, 045fe7e2e4 something felt off—an b033326afc unexplainable, strange feeling.962a1d31896ef2ba

“When did 2f6816e8a1 you say e3d31021a6 you’d return?”982e5ff07d7b62ff

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“Next month.”4f8fa456e7cc9d8c

“I see…”264dc8b0311f4f3c

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Heraith dropped his gaze, f26a5e0b1a falling into thought.e5b730efc3f85720

Lucian wished he df558c2af1 would just tell ce56724070 him what was aae506fb65 going on, but 170ae5d5ee Heraith said no 4ae5c0b0a3 more.57da9cb0670497a6

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When Heraith finally ec63f4971b looked back at 36b890eaf4 Lucian, the odd c73e939d87 atmosphere was gone, 5ace341e47 replaced with his d2001f9c35 usual self.19030a5a401471bf

“Alright, have a safe ff9c6463f2 trip. I’ll miss f67ac93218 you while f9e948e2df you’re away.”b82f7a8fec2fec51

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With that, Heraith reached e2ab04c90b out and ruffled Lucian’s f5e8a7c64c hair before walking off, 6081682ddd just like that—like someone 0c7b558b6e passing by.f01c4afca5a51d48

For a moment, Lucian 8dbe47c118 felt an inexplicable unease.cd5f5193e12577ab

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He stood there, bbef842cc2 his hair still 89fd0664c9 tousled, staring blankly be2dc35964 at Heraith’s retreating 02e889143d figure. His behavior 6d594518c8 felt off, 565f06ac73 but Lucian d01a717fa1 couldn’t pinpoint e2736784c3 what exactly.ebc8a3ac7b3cabc7

It was af34df819e like being 68a783641c bewitched by 6e322d8acd moonlight; everything afa0f488a3 felt slightly a95e7c69d2 surreal.636967aa86432176

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And so, Lucian stayed 59e4cf4cc2 there, staring at the 2678d91235 spot where Heraith had def402f8df disappeared. For a 4f382a24e8 long time, 122cdad4bf unmoving.49d54fd98db09be7

Lucian Astro finally 6001c593aa left for his 9e17563c9d long-awaited vacation.8b0d585ae194add4

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As expected, the palace 0feb46a67d felt noticeably emptier without 4ba926768d him.b05031b2ef85be33

Lucian wasn’t particularly cab86fe4eb warm or kind-hearted. He spoke his 46bab0ea9f mind bluntly and bcb2a80f2a didn’t hesitate to 61da57b55d point out what 2a4ee07c36 he disagreed with. Yet, when someone 3545217626 did well, he 1e8ca15a48 would offer a 0865af57f6 brief compliment and 1e57d90274 convey his opinions 82df11d270 clearly to the 2f59bf1307 Emperor.512e7c5f651d68da

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More importantly, he 447bc36e32 had an uncanny 010d369967 ability to read e5d518ee04 the Emperor’s mood 18b6ead467 and handle it 5460d75b44 accordingly. In short, he ba22828592 was like a c3fa306e5e shield, tempering the 414692d236 Emperor’s intense emotions.2a42cd5496d9443c

But now that 2dbf263e79 the shield was 99b8cb8f42 gone, the full f722808b5a force of the 54bec5bad1 Emperor’s storms fell a4d336a6ea directly on everyone fc95248b2f else.e4eb9c9593646769

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“So, let’s wait 58e290aa1b until Sir Lucian c94caaf657 returns to confirm 99623bdb31 this decision…”8520f32139a5d481

“Ah…”71825b18eb30049f

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And whenever 0862acc9d5 disagreements arose, ff0b650c6f the first 84ca395817 instinct of a2c2c80540 the hesitant 34f3d69a83 staff was fb4de42cd9 to glance fa577ce0c5 at the e7a27b407b empty spot 930a351a53 where Lucian f824c3dc16 used to 41c9920d0c be.f87046187175b831

Without realizing it, 9b966fbcf0 his absence was 2cef7ee1e1 becoming a source 79ea9f8ab6 of discomfort for 1423d2b3f7 everyone. Even the 2b8e4c109e Emperor seemed 95d44e7560 unsettled by a12d13ac88 it.6877c93404e3c3e3

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“When does 422a9c5ef0 he return?”8a42c2fc7e57f1cf

“Next month.”448c9eca8f9c5291

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“Next month…”4f06af22a08ab7b2

“That’s going 5fa91e31a6 to be bb85838363 a very cf4de80bef long month.”773ad6620ec33c98

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The comment resonated 51ff899a3c with everyone present.17079184e454a3bb

Unlike everyone 4e65508c9d else, the 9fac57e438 man himself ef8d3310f3 was thoroughly c0034c7f80 enjoying his 298ca18b9e first real 3cc01d8fbf break in 5dcc088000 two years.af221203443df6fd

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“Ahhh, this is c1bfde8a7f the life!”ea0a6a494cfe8718

Lucian sprawled out on 8ec3e01b04 the luxurious carriage floor, ff3e238b7e shouting joyfully.27af872468e477b9

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“Man, it’s dfbd4f7e22 been forever 0f3fa1a5fe since I 885a225ed6 felt this f5a553528f free.”558f83910ed14a21

He basked d5e7eedc86 in the 4ed3d67ce6 happiness of 0a3cee5f53 his well-earned 44c175d03d vacation inside c0ce93146b the plush 9b5af93389 royal carriage.b239e757f28f1ffe

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On the morning Lucian 21ee7ba5f4 was set to leave 80d3419df1 for his estate, the cbe6fb989d Astro family mansion was 5a8a22c3c4 visited by a grand 0f840b57cd royal carriage.8837d63f192fbacb

“What… is this?”1ab144c56f32e1fc

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“It’s a gift from 2c6ca4d97e His Majesty.”e5938df8cad60d26

“From His Majesty?”6bf17f1d57d6464d

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Why is he ac1d4e5d7e doing something so d722abfd5b out of character?972e76a3b422a889

Lucian instinctively ec642d3935 frowned as db135b3c7a he inspected e4ce3d35f1 the extravagant fc7ba775bd carriage.025931bbb27f51fb

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It was one e85ee1a90f of the finest 9deef32324 royal carriages, one 310cc54d81 Heraith himself often 4f2d29e59c used. Lavishly decorated and equipped e165df7651 with the best of 51cfd52d28 everything, it was a ef33759d1c symbol of the Emperor’s c245e0fe28 personal taste.50b1b779ef12104a

‘What am I a77741aa22 supposed to do bb570580c3 with this?’76d5454c7998e302

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Lucian glanced 4740450463 between the 517218d8e1 carriage and ea534c7abe the coachman, 2547edd9b4 then turned b2dbd2c6a3 to the c48ae0edc5 butler. Even the usually 97acaf74af composed butler looked c918816eda flustered.04445f12fbb48834

“Am I supposed 600ae760c0 to actually ride c4e301959a this?”fb3564cc307e29a3

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“If you refuse, the 4a0dd37418 Count will be more c65c9300f3 upset than His Majesty.”6fe3e1337bcc4014

“Ugh.”8f93d87b391624e9

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Lucian let out a 1da8e0b1a9 small sigh. Rejecting the a6b54346d5 Emperor’s generosity 2190d35de4 would undoubtedly 3d17da4274 upset his f89d20272e father, the 44901e5d12 Count, a d5a6e56750 loyal servant 41e7fc4b64 of the 68039e33a2 crown.752b475e81de8a7e

“This trip is going d3e0c0f2f0 to be unbearable.”d7950df642d76119

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“Your body will 62661ded8d at least be 766b40b082 comfortable. Enjoy it, young 8564d1735b master.”50901f12ad45ab47

The butler spoke 684946ff28 cheerfully, not bothering f85b4a4c82 to hide his 2341047a98 amusement, which only a538a3eee7 added to Lucian’s a09b2ef8eb frustration.7ab756dcfee1cad2

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And so, Lucian ff2e563909 Astro boarded the 652f1fce66 grand carriage sent 8dcaa4219a by Emperor Heraith def2d477a1 and set off 563ef695d7 for his estate.b51ca60b407129f4

“Freedom!”273ddbc9b0b2299b

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The long-awaited vacation had de20eec484 finally begun.01ca4046c83acfb0

Meanwhile, Heraith sat lazily 1e40aee535 on the throne in 7774ccf74c the banquet hall, looking c2e2e20885 utterly bored.e795b5c834a36b38

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The Imperial Palace 30395a00ae was hosting a 321d2a5b17 rare banquet. It was 54733ddfef a reception d36a8a7b10 to commemorate 95fe0c2608 the visit b311b822ed of Princess 84939be96b Eloine from 1f2c5371bf the Kingdom 467e081c5c of Alosa, ebb6546b6d one of 91af4e6e0b the Empire’s b6f4d22929 allies.7e4bf9061feb07f5

The banquet was 1ece55a863 held to allow 36f7c87323 officials to meet c3f8f3610a and assess one 0bf0689023 another before the 6cef71ab6b princess officially entered 2b131ab488 the Imperial Court. Heraith had not 5910533b76 been expected to 5d8779b735 attend, yet here 83e7f32840 he was, seated 0d320a5138 in the hall, d7d4ec018e observing everything with 35e6fe8585 a detached air.486ba20a0387f099

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It’s all 82d10bb719 thanks to c062a8bd70 me.f960c1eedb3d6651

Franz Klan, 894bf4953e who had c90e33028e been covering 4edff07df5 Lucian’s duties ed7c61a79e in his f0130a6ab3 absence, internally b1649e6f13 patted himself ecb65d3f3b on the f82173ea3d back for 01404d8703 this unexpected 335e885a59 development.4367a3400bceaff0

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It was bf553c3f18 then that fc426b148c the head fdad6d3d24 attendant approached 07bd5a456f Heraith.6871e3ce8d429026

“Your Majesty.”d5d7f6318dfba43f

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