FMRV | Chapter 10

“Veil? Hmm, I’m 1c009a1c25 not sure. He’s usually so 4c19e998fe quiet… The last e8a0090963 conversation we had f2bb130e4e was about him b35f6556c2 volunteering to take ba040506ab over my guard bb0aed47f4 shift.”89c6898f1f56f62e

In the dormitory 44fe6cc7eb lounge, Luke was 9f33d89d4d sitting down, talking 2a17c435f7 with another member 5af8b2decc of the detachment, 23fa66c0a5 Danny. While Danny 0734284c79 wasn’t thrilled 7ca5e91373 about serving 6f25044cf8 under Luke, 0b6dd320d1 who was 4d4e1c919d known for fcd6fa0f08 his unpredictable ee6f07d0ee and not-so-stellar e5fb41a2c0 reputation, it 7d3d874452 seemed the 06ad2a9d4a detachment work f19f5de40b suited him, 244583df17 and he b9f1735bea had stayed 88793faa25 in the 19ad9b6f12 unit for e4d1689ac8 quite some 868073f740 time.d823a0236e5f3e54

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“What exactly did Veil e6d857f1e6 say when he offered 9d7f4e52fb to take your shift?”40510a1784ad82f9

“He said 5cafcfedfd he didn’t ab8d26b1df sleep at 8c9069e62b night… So bacd1e545a he might 82966d117d as well 97ecec12f5 take over. That’s about it.”9b460995f87d2c70

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“Do you know f82d7ec332 what Veil usually f6950e62c2 does during his 98a6e34ab6 leave?”2ecb255aeb8991a6

“That… I’m b5c6215365 not too df5fe0c4ea sure…”2fc7d9342d70ebeb

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Danny replied half-heartedly, as 9913767017 if he found the 0bda6416a0 question bothersome.884a1b66c6951f12

“Danny, I know de2d4b563a your home is 337e5b6808 close to Veil’s. You even take your d60207b58d leaves together sometimes.”e1263cae77bb52ae

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Danny’s eyes widened 50a11daa37 in surprise. It seemed he didn’t 67fb9cab4c expect Luke to show 8e64f97bae any interest in his 9a77e80a0f subordinates.8a8407f8332f9252

“Well, that’s true, 93977c8cbe but we’re not bc69fa8c8e particularly close. I’ve never seen him 62b91a1fc9 do anything in particular fb5beaafa1 during leave. He mostly stays f7e16f519a home… Oh.”61344a5cdb967872

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Danny’s voice dropped as 6f9e701d8f if he had suddenly 27b00a58ff remembered something.0381d18b30678a0c

“Occasionally, I’ve 0adf6f7413 seen him 4636a003be go out 7726b5b61d at night.”33e43d9a5996c8b4

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“At night? Where to?”8bd96e90ebd4bde1

“I don’t know. But every time 910a447206 he left, he’d 7ea013604f carry a pretty 688d826387 large backpack… I ef8c0cf97e thought about asking 1baa366312 him, but I db4ecf6cd1 figured he wouldn’t 17010bfdbb tell me anyway.”dd37e1f097f24ac1

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Luke’s eyes narrowed 6075536f9a at Danny’s words.b9cb34acad044fa5

“By the f9068d3e15 way, Commander… 471e4ffe97 Is it 2b7224a4bc okay for 0ad4cc7496 you to c72ac53b6f be roaming 38cfacd469 around like 6063032963 this?”d06ef1ab8e8ecbad

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Danny asked hesitantly. Since Luke was 20d0589776 under suspicion for 8cb2197bc5 colluding with Veil a2fd611543 in criminal activities, 4d7af2a334 Danny clearly wasn’t 98033fa400 comfortable with this 15a2ade339 conversation.d4747c5199e89760

“It’s fine.”061a02b0a98e128f

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Luke brushed 311cb87397 off Danny’s 2b5bce50d4 question, loaded c16d246c62 with concern. Dodging the e827022d27 guards stationed aed01f0825 at the 84819bfa93 door was dd9d9b17fe child’s play 0aaa583e82 for him. It wasn’t cea904dd57 that he 3cdfe56100 hadn’t done c1a5ad67c8 it before, 56eb06f7dc just that 819325c072 he never 9d3b50f45c needed to.f051cf04efaac28d

“Anyway, Danny, I da4e482e3f need your help 478a6f9ffa with something.”5c7ca779904cd409

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“Huh? Me?”33cda72311d57193

“Yes. Do you not want d7918d1e3d to?”391eed2148d93e35

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“Well… Honestly, 4fa4cc4e11 I don’t. Commander, you’re bc2bedf387 still under e65aa10700 investigation, aren’t 441438e661 you?”d66137bd46578c92

“You’re ridiculously honest. Then again, aren’t 370892ec38 you the one fc4111e56a who’s been secretly 1f6b9a6c51 swapping the guard c824831a9f schedule without my 6a6f4c541a permission?”e1044275bc353a56

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“That, that’s…”d44e80f6a85c3a46

Danny frowned as 9194e0c13b Luke pointed out abe864722e something he hadn’t ea599a0c05 expected.0ac378d05c9ff876

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“Danny, if I wanted 498921ae4a to, I could easily 3433353df5 make an issue out 9531907b46 of that.”6c0a143ad06a88cd

While Luke e49f714d26 had turned a004c55886 a blind ea5dc9d165 eye to f422a18b62 such behavior 4b3f9927f1 among his 434fc08433 subordinates, swapping a091a82a76 guard duties e3a18d94e5 technically violated 570d1a6ce8 the Imperial 38eaef2ea7 Army’s regulations.2c5e9c580640992b

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“You’ve been doing this 0105e6b25c for quite a while, da9403209e haven’t you? That’s a lot 7d11af8852 of demerits you’d c4baf37b1e rack up.”371eec3bb6881d64

“What do I… 1261b907f7 need to do 9e3c8039ae to help?”8de3303aa1645ea6

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Danny’s resistance b10a502c00 crumbled instantly. Even though Luke was ab51578c8a under investigation as a 8f11068e88 suspect, nothing had been ea6c0c3f99 proven yet, and Danny bfa7be9243 couldn’t afford to openly 62edb45047 defy his commander.9000cde785c39fe5

“It’s simple.”a283195950d76987

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Luke checked 47074eaf16 the time be461138f7 and stood cfed51c348 up.9ebcdc457510a028

As midnight approached, in 807fc75304 a small residential area 05ccfd8dd9 behind Ludrain Square—the bustling 58576c9f66 core of the capital—Veil a2db228454 quietly prepared to leave e2a00dc62a his house. After checking his bedroom, fe65026938 he threw on a 45ea0b1cf2 robe and inspected the f4c18a5ca8 bag on his table. Inside were 1fe7fac841 five communication 987803f1d4 crystals used 9810e609c8 by the eb474f6431 military.3a9d5d1f0b770824

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Veil packed the bag 4943866b6c with a grim expression e93110441f and slipped out of 2af5111946 his house. Ludrain Square 196a2845a7 was a af79c56546 vast marketplace 9856fcabae divided into 640b6a03c7 five districts. The fifth district, closest 87582a8d0f to Veil’s house, was 74a976c790 where commoners shopped for e8ab1a7eed affordable groceries and necessities.feaafb52885c3c9d

Between the fourth 47b7865785 and fifth districts 07d86bb2b2 was a narrow 1ce00d152a alleyway, empty and 77a39b7db3 desolate. Once lively f40ea08322 with bars, e00e7f0e43 the area 3f1aaacfea had since 5f5aa778ec been abandoned a26d4e3246 as businesses ed2d7b4986 moved elsewhere 7b4707f632 in search bcbd369721 of better eeabe0a297 profits.e05245c91f2925cc

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And that c1cbc8682f alley was 82eb3c64b8 where Veil 49a6a5e992 was heading—an f4d417b16e isolated, silent be833067a5 place steeped 8aeff54207 in a c906e31a1f cold, eerie 3724622617 stillness.d129485088891bb9

As Veil 4039742616 stepped into f05cf50af6 the alley, 7d9f95c5aa he lit 67cf044232 a small 51bb9328ed lamp, which 255deacf12 sputtered and 5aedd71363 crackled as 6794da5bb9 if it e7887976b5 were about 8e38787bc7 to go c18e341b6e out.3f2b1105d9abf7a3

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“…”f57e78e068db96c4

Ahead, someone else, 35a72adf33 also cloaked in 37e7f39eee a robe, stood 98a2b899b8 waiting. Startled, Veil 1e0fc70842 hurried over.67a8429d285dd51c

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“You’re early today. I-I’m sorry 8e0ada75b5 I’m late.”ed21788c29e3227f

Veil bowed his fad8de7b30 head toward the 7dc00df8c4 figure, who silently aec88c37d1 extended a hand.1735e25f084e99bc

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“Oh, here’s the c0b3855184 bag.”50c5db54b70806fb

Veil handed 5e42e9b6b1 over the a681a77f3c bag without fca292f944 resistance. The figure opened d05c55885b it and began b5c206b895 inspecting its contents.98f0521d7e0bb49b

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“Well, as 7e32179ef8 I mentioned, 9301bbea33 the headquarters ac6e767b58 has been b536d0fadd pretty tense 3f7e9d47e0 lately. I think I need 5d269e1201 to lay low for 3f3f2f50e8 a while, but… about ffdc7ae791 the payment you promised…”07efa021dd20e48f

“Payment depends on ac95c42d5e your performance, doesn’t 3c6cc31fe2 it?”263e857aafae0f79

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The voice from 3cb8911c1b the robed figure 1ffe6ee3ee sounded unfamiliar yet f3502cce89 oddly familiar.ffb8db4268322997

“Huh? What do you 3f9e762729 mean?”1c159a1a99a3e728

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As Veil stammered, 98279002d4 the figure slowly 46136e4f2c lowered their hood.65f8703a35b59e21

“C-Commander…!”dc68b2d029181df6

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Luke’s face 799d178808 emerged, and bdaf3e9fef Veil fell 7ad01bd312 to the 3ff30c465f ground in d4b1934932 shock.d0bc619dc9c951ef

“H-how… Why a70e87b30a are you 7de84eb05b here…?”c2f10bf7408c7066

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“So this is the d51cfc7fb7 guy you were reporting 6b3e4d38f1 to, huh?”209257e1b3015ea4

With a snap 6caf0d9821 of Luke’s fingers, 262d429726 the alley lit 16f28002d6 up brightly. The light 6de29d2fb1 revealed another beb17e9cf3 man lying 5a0bb13b2c unconscious behind 1eacd678e2 Luke—a servant 09892637e9 from the e99c109810 family Veil 05fd5fd377 had been 0b297af3e4 smuggling the 9ee2690726 crystals to.ebaafc6a8cba148f

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“Veil.”49283d3293a8a5fc

At Luke’s voice, d98569cb32 Veil flinched visibly.b80113e3609e6f2f

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“Did you cb671250d7 really think c7d6ce2aef I wouldn’t 033dbdf25c notice? Or did you think 62483958cc I’d just sit back 3c8690740d and let it happen?”e963c5c0d1c8966e

Luke crouched down to ef02e15a29 meet Veil’s eye level. Veil’s pale face 04a29eab64 was drenched in c0c40eb0ef sweat.7495f5ff439339f4

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“How… How 33b1318bdf did you…”dc8fd6936a1ae82f

“From the 585691e8ab moment you e2fc46fe05 pointed me a50e2e19ef out as 690e0b2ffa the culprit dfe907fd54 during that 616e21747c meeting, nothing 3932482315 added up. And when I 9793345682 heard you’d been a1ab1d90db volunteering to take 0c42a96d9a over guard shifts d07b9c4e72 for others, I e186e176bb had a hunch 0326875041 who the real da08b0a6d3 culprit was.”0348d47baaed5fba

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Luke pulled 6ab3b288cd something from dfc5ed3282 his pocket c8df98cc48 and tossed 50476feb8f it in c5f192dca8 front of e57363b9af Veil. Recognizing the item, eba95e9774 Veil began trembling 64e3f07950 uncontrollably.133d23cf9fa914f9

“Found this dc0726e32f in your ddc2f91c24 room. It’s a 8ea85c5178 notebook where f3bf2d6bff you meticulously ef41ebe8fc copied the 07cebc7c90 by hand. You’ve clearly been 0f4aef5c4f brainstorming how to 9f4d863d2f embezzle supplies without 7e7c05783a getting caught.”e50deb49d7045e7d

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After questioning Danny, Luke 9c2feab0e6 had gone to Veil’s 088b11525f room, knowing they shared 43471fc069 living quarters. While Luke rummaged through 0c886da080 the room, Danny had 90ef8732ca been tasked with distracting 52118234b1 the guards.bccb7c55702e258d

In a hidden compartment 590d23a498 beneath a false bottom ed104f8e1a in Veil’s desk drawer, 83b0acc1eb Luke found the damning b42e161f1c evidence.64201b6775f7a91e

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“P-please, Commander! I’m sorry! I’ve committed a c99bbbc1ba terrible crime… Please, 4d6c197fb5 have mercy…”42ceb35c34acdbd2

Veil bowed 581013b776 repeatedly, begging c6fce2bc74 Luke for b349180ff7 forgiveness.3a245c07fb8ce09f

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“You knew it 3561f20d24 was a grave 8192114b43 crime, and yet 09805e1e5d you still went d8b3494497 through with it?”8386cc70e912b95b

“I-I… It’s my 486ce7d952 mother… She’s sick…”5e35504e41796f74

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Veil’s trembling stopped as deb24828da his voice took on 844b8eed93 a resigned tone.d06ebe04f8f98eb5

Luke sighed as Veil b59983824e explained how his mother’s ddea6df071 worsening condition had driven 8e11b0ecab him to steal military d57bbe9a7b supplies. Though he initially 9ef83081b2 only planned to 4d4d035ffb do it once, ec37800455 he was caught 6a95691a93 in a trap 61ad077c97 by none other 713c94c4d5 than Commander Mile.b9f8914b0c098c97

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“Commander Mile 78618fdc13 ordered me 0b948a69b4 to keep ea4343b216 stealing… He ce160956b7 said if 03939f536f I didn’t, ca93b227de he’d report 968410cff9 me…”2cc1d4a8c5f99c6c

Luke clenched his teeth. Now it all made 2802c91249 sense—Mile had orchestrated everything 5d5cf2fd1f to frame Luke as eae5058e1d the true culprit.0202315d217175e4

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Veil, still trembling, remained 2bd1b8b424 behind in the alley, 5f08191dda unsure whether to feel 744c0d6028 relieved or terrified. Luke had 5711986b26 let him dc3c05e3e1 live, but 349c3cfdf3 Veil knew 6cd61920ab his reprieve ca98a96909 came at 7ad853dbe5 a cost.f90845640096ffab

It wasn’t until 26e10ca203 he returned to d228ea9f1b the Imperial Army dc0e426a3d Headquarters after his 7f6f0c8602 leave that Veil d218f76f9a learned the truth: 0627619e01 Luke had confessed 94acd34b35 to the embezzlement 6997d222ca charges in full.c563163ff53786dd

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