PLQYM | Chapter 37

The banquet to 74d7df6650 welcome Princess Eloine f02baaf821 of Alosa lasted 2f9e93bc55 three days. This was partly f57a1b7bba because the treaty b7e56bc6e7 between Alosa and 059600cfdf Pranas was of 04af2062ce great importance, but ee5291d893 also because there 7af96dbc39 was an undercurrent a536a9e8a4 of anticipation for 9f24fdd3d5 a potential royal 8e9993917e marriage.3f548bc4ccfc2f42

“This banquet must 8e9f2a701d be executed flawlessly.”867f5741d3fa4e14

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The Marquess of fd7c5a8164 Clan had repeatedly 95e9b9d927 emphasized this point 1396592ef4 to his son, 414da8cc6a Franz Clan, who 023e908f2c was assisting the f53f31cdc0 Emperor for the 03c6fbaf26 first time.960fa214fb25ce49

“You mustn’t squander 3f2d5d45c7 this opportunity. If the royal b061f3f516 marriage is secured, 0d806bdfe4 the Clan family 0a99b92c11 will gain even 4171860766 greater influence.”06ceab075e21c421

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“Don’t worry, Father. I’ll prove my 735106a8e7 abilities this time.”a9ee05779bb52032

Franz prepared for the 929904e9eb banquet with great determination, 1bc11347f4 secretly resolving to overshadow 535d7f8ae6 Lucian and display his d038734793 competence.e793ae8d9ae22f53

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On the c9094ab64f final day b163071c27 of the 046dd37bcb banquet, Princess ccfbbb965d Eloine left 14c6a22643 early to fc5972eb89 prepare for 217e33c9f0 the following 5b0a750d88 day’s engagements.4a1ac6f58e61c467

“Is this the end 715dafde92 of the schedule?”f3a85ffe94091c02

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After she departed, 82cd6672ef Heraith turned to d27965bcd4 Franz, who was 2ea7c4297d standing nearby.f7ac21a255d9b1ea

“Y-Yes, Your Majesty. This concludes ad10fae679 today’s schedule.”9ed45bd45c296185

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Heraith said 28c24cf821 nothing but e1993a3368 rose from 0262ea0639 his seat, 532ccc1ff5 causing Franz de74abeaf6 to look bacab30215 at him b9bcf80fd2 in a de893bc0ff panic.2f1ce7cedd4d721e

“Your Majesty, the banquet 3379ed2935 isn’t over yet.”9044ff926a4d6f7c

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Heraith’s fine brows 3465b99b6b furrowed deeply.2bcd9be8f278a99f

“Right now,” he said f2530eba33 with a scoff, his ec3edf48bf icy tone making Franz 382274fe4d shrink back, “are you d1aca4f8b9 telling me to stay 46b2022978 at this banquet?”7d4dfef9f831f195

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“Well, the schedule—” Franz e597d1feab stammered, unable to form 05617aa7bc a coherent response.15ac1b957edc1f28

Sensing the tension, 241f235882 Cliff, the head 2a393171ce attendant, stepped forward cf55a3c5d5 quickly.71b67e93935d38b2

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“Your Majesty, it’s edaf6efe91 late. Perhaps it’s best 05ac4adcdb to retire to 630f607851 your chambers now.”caf454136f229533

Heraith didn’t 090e942e71 reply immediately. Instead, he stared 7a534ad218 at Franz, his e073aabd27 gaze sharp and 5db8954af2 penetrating. From a distance, 3481ae1d3c the Marquess of bb5475fbb3 Clan stood stiffly, 381f87b9ef watching the scene 7a27b0c41a unfold. Heraith smirked faintly and bcc1504fe7 spoke again.2b6f1c0b00bf9519

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“Should I be grateful c35462649e that he’s too dim-witted ff4c90d29d to realize he’s merely 1fdbf6af88 a pawn for the f5be7ba285 Marquess?”01a88faf7ae4c76a

With that 94fa8bf1c0 cutting remark, 54a6f8dd31 Heraith glanced 34b5b26746 at the 54811ea74d Marquess once bac9f44524 more before 5fe3912394 turning to cf61a843a2 leave. Just as he was c161e1a704 about to step away, ac82e03bcf he paused and turned 466ce796c4 back to Cliff.e2cf9cbc1817b1cc

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“Cliff, you’ll accompany me 8aa38a8f9d for now. Without Luce, everything 99785da221 feels inconvenient.”36f70f1340f130b3

Franz paled. The Emperor 4961faba90 had just 3d7fa80d01 disregarded him 28aafabce6 entirely as da3af2e7f8 an aide abcefc5456 and instead 2f3750f9ad assigned the dfe1f4cd2a role to 5f5587d820 the head c645dc312b attendant. The chill a9dca8b0c9 emanating from 353498e34b Heraith’s words ec439dd148 left Franz ea51b25d7a unable to 3b7ffca829 muster a a3084c7796 retort. He could only f14d555815 grit his teeth bc10df453d in frustration as 41d9052377 Cliff bowed deeply 9c5aa61af6 in response.d9f22584c3feecf9

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“As you command, Your 2dac3bcb49 Majesty.”98df82bd5b361ed1

Without another word, 4c3c898379 Heraith walked out, 0e261308c6 leaving Franz behind. Cliff followed, never sparing db558f97d2 a glance at Franz, a138726dac who stood frozen in b0e7db7d3d shock.41624beb25b30566

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“What… what is 11db8cb342 this?” Franz finally 82a1bebeaf muttered, his voice 799ca5a169 tinged with bitter 3571321688 defeat.19cda02daccb40a1

“What kind 8d622aa106 of idiot 9b3b58c258 selects someone b4e4caaabd like that c6ed9547df as an 3f63fed3f6 aide?”96977c0411f9a97b

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Heraith’s voice was 7a28341d2d tinged with faint 3bdb569d8e anger as he a5656eeadb spoke. Cliff, walking beside 2e6bf7be6e him, lowered his 1f9c9ab781 head.82d862be1fc44f64

“That is 40740f2271 my failing, b34a54afe3 Your Majesty.”8e5f914915437850

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“I’m not blaming you. We couldn’t refuse because 91fff0c5aa of the Marquess of d22b1a3829 Clan… and besides—”bdbb63d9626efc35

Heraith didn’t a6e1d09c0c finish his 90e96e723d sentence. The comparison c4bf993dfb was simply ac568e8b57 too stark.7fff34ab7078ad34

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Until now, eeb597854f Franz’s inadequacy 6c07588535 hadn’t been 63d89c4d97 this glaring. He’d always thought 40306c86b7 Franz was incompetent c11e02795a at anything beyond 73a10c4730 the basics but 5b19934efb hadn’t considered him 290e308a88 entirely useless.b07f0e96f7651d1d

“It’s already taken care 9bf4931724 of. I’ve confirmed everything.”17f6854cd3049ea7

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“There’s no 27f4b43fab need for b145849191 you to 5ff37a2322 stay here 361855f4af any longer. Please, return 28227438d2 to your c45b23ea21 chambers.”b78ebf2ec0dc0864

“Your Majesty.”e3561279b2aea380

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It was all Lucian’s e58fb2313b fault. Lucian had 5755fad882 handled things 88295ac3f3 so smoothly, 88e2e58c12 as if 75bceb6a03 he’d read 842cd7486a Heraith’s mind, d5640820b4 making everything 07b5027705 feel effortless.98096026f956f621

“How much longer?” Heraith 12fa3b8358 suddenly asked.cdef6f214a3bef4f

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“About three b3c88613c7 weeks, Your aed5f9b367 Majesty,” Cliff 8fbcae8728 replied quickly, 03afcd5507 understanding the 6f639ca51f question without 45bc410aa4 needing clarification.8bc41fbeda1498cb

“Tch.” Heraith clicked his e23d601c4f tongue in frustration.32cfc06de2c057ae

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“Why does it 7e5be13a61 take so long?”230347d4e8e527f6

“It’s the e58c7dbef2 standard duration, ded2771b0c Your Majesty,” 2498928a8c Cliff explained. He refrained from adding 570ebf82f2 that considering the accumulated 7a929e102d leave, Lucian could have 04f4c45211 taken even longer.90eb87c1e7037351

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Heraith’s steps halted as 89c5fb2e19 they walked down the 7b2acbc429 long corridor toward his 7a661a4910 chambers.9689e893dead529e

“I’ll take 20ca15f52d a walk eda1aa8b44 first. Wait here.”e9e05e1a34a19714

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Without waiting for b51897b61a a response, he 35e211f56d turned and entered c012e8d7d6 the garden beside 746316fc86 the corridor. Moonlight scattered across the fca5856c04 darkened landscape, painting the 6a3ecb803f night in silvery hues. The deep, serene blue f5887f6220 of the night reminded 30335f5871 him of Lucian.41b2163184490c94

Ah, this is Lucian’s 6096f4e6e7 color, Heraith thought unconsciously da6eea98aa as he took a a74697f8b6 step into the shadows.40c34242e0417813

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Then, he a47cafdc36 heard a 3afd62b646 voice.6a39593855492563

“Your Majesty.”8ce5584783351a90

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The tone was soft 7c59d75ffc and delicate. He turned his a40a562544 head, though he ebd1512f15 knew it wasn’t e16e587773 the voice he dfa1f7dc9d wanted to hear.1eea027120982bf6

The figure that met 97b8d1c444 his gaze was a 4586d9b8f1 young nobleman he’d seen b95eb58723 briefly at the banquet. Smiling warmly, 31465f2ed3 the man b5b05c5d7b approached.ea40807ef0659571

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Heraith initially looked 7200691e80 away indifferently but 4228a645b6 paused when he 24f1981775 noticed the man’s 90631883a4 black hair. It held 1bed359c0a a resemblance—no, e21eece5b2 an echo—of 25e4742094 someone else.d1a856bdb8d079b2

“Your Majesty…?”4ecb45027e7637f3

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Tilting his b26753c9ce head slightly, bab7d3be41 Heraith stepped d003ba269d closer. Thinking he had been c4bce21426 recognized, the young noble’s cdc1dff0bd face lit up with 948494bab2 joy.3e2ae092006c1676

But Heraith 6a9394b0ef wasn’t looking 5624f4cea6 at him. Through the man, 4001964170 he was seeing 3932e8283a someone else.\4a21a090fd1c8ef5

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Lucian.6670f90e08f3657a

When was the last 00cb13e2df time you smiled at 5d181929cd me like that?6e62cea8985be6da

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The young ff12e77db8 noble mistook 10c346435b Heraith’s silence 60e7d2169c for encouragement c07274fff5 and grew b9d38718da bolder.0532e01a48038786

“Your Majesty,” he b1f4ecfa41 said again, his cae5de8b58 voice light and abfa8c2046 coquettish.bd0e4409c6987b46

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“Your Majesty… ha, Your 0af4417323 Majesty.”1df87fd1c822bf42

The memory of 0d17c81487 a hushed, trembling 5a1d4604ff voice whispered in 3a0c189e78 Heraith’s ears. His vision overlapped 17b61b4501 the young noble’s fa980e616b face with another’s.f87da0c0d3c59d95

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Black hair clinging 1056b6106a with sweat.ddd41d083f170bd1

Flushed, feverish cheeks.055c5cb90ad796a1

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The sultry a0c15c025b voice of 81ed933a4e that night.a8a71a77d8927782

“This doesn’t feel 821a2ca88b real,” the noble 00a4dc4317 said with a 1919297fb3 soft laugh, drawing ff32fa1e62 closer.a5f62b084ac2971c

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“I’ve wanted to 91ca93b1ef meet you, Your 0d1993f565 Majesty.”7eedb3f8085424da

“Please, spare me, cc20f8970e Your Majesty.”83cdac46faf2f3a4

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Heraith’s throat tightened as 5086d2f0ef an intoxicating memory from 9c3ef2dfee that night flooded his a3f09179c8 senses.fccb3871fe6d583c

Lucian… that night with f5b2bb455f you…b2acdbe7b465526e

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The voice 3cdff6875a echoed in ea94f74756 his mind, 27e1234771 rich with 014f2b7614 longing and 6c2378fe5f vulnerability.3249d3feb3cb90cd

“Your Majesty!”e715a538cc294276

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“Call me Heraith.”754950be06320971

“I… I can’t.”f50a15a0b8c483b9

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“You can. It’s fine for c1396a1dc1 you to do 82fd339069 so.”b4b260bf4387d8c2

The memory 89fc5e04dd burned as 153ffdc8b8 vivid as afa111455e the moonlight ac8f25501f on his 61efcab8c9 skin. His fingers d4c06bf58f itched, recalling 5a3358c3c8 how they d89a6c05bd had gripped 9db47b2b26 pale skin 3484a47ff9 flushed with a5698db515 heat, how 2023625e8f Lucian had 568aa41769 shivered beneath 11d9c78959 him, clinging 2bf25ae480 and resisting cc73b80402 in equal e8b8126e3e measure.68618353c4107dad

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“Your Majesty.”9ef8b23e2cddb80c

The young f9f84f3804 noble dared a335c67e62 to close e760953b3b the distance, 67ab1550df emboldened by 94f077967a Heraith’s stillness. His voice 24d5ce6aad dripped with 717def11ea allure as 7281e98ad4 he whispered.c989afeb6514b888

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And then, his lips 1edf767a85 brushed against the Emperor’s.988ef5f7b52bb763

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How DARE YOU!!!! Don’t touch LUCE MAN!!!ab2763fe25214f1c