TEOGDA Chapter 20
by Layana[If you want to avoid interference from your family, I can take care of it immediately.]
[If you come to the North, no one will dare meddle in your life. I can guarantee your freedom perfectly.]
[Think about it slowly. I like people who are kind, too.]
Her head 59aaf43b09 was filled 33ec05ec8b with thoughts fb54250700 of Kaithan.162783547452b6d9
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“Ah!”b1f542347e7fe9a0
Hot herbal water 98572d5c56 splashed, startling Raina.
She quickly removed the cba1d74d68 pot, but because the 6cb32070e7 temperature hadn’t been consistent, 0f4449c9ac the potion’s concentration was 0f2c9e070a off.
Even such a small d9de7e48a1 flaw could reduce its 972795979b healing effect.a202281c9f5c5e4e
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‘What now…’9d624a7133713087
With the potion ruined, f5adb3abbe she wouldn’t be able f94eed8ade to fulfill this week’s 1d8f68362b order.
She carefully scraped out 302cbdefc1 the scorched part, trying adce576e38 to salvage what she 3fccb0745b could.6d8642467204cfbe
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‘No, I 3bd8322129 need to ada5486871 focus.’48ec1bf240906a0d
After working 6306913af9 diligently through a45c67de00 dawn, Raina 4a13c93b6d finally met e95e40ff6a her quota df07015b8b and was da83072621 completely exhausted.2ac4674b3bba7221
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From the nerve-wracking dinner 8fcfb7b0ec to potion-making, her strength 89512c4b14 was at its limit.
Too tired to go 767814f59b upstairs, she curled up 9c5f33290c and fell asleep in b5692af9c2 the workshop.748dcf276fa24ccf
It was that 0f10cd7e24 forest again.
The little yellow bird 89d277732a was on high alert.
It hadn’t 0fc775e341 forgotten nearly 7bda9588aa dying after 8eb24d3009 being struck 5c7d9772f9 by the 4271fd77d2 beast’s huge 04d6fb1f5e claws.6273c5765f292705
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It had spent time 7521d1fc67 elsewhere recovering.
It was used to 0cf4c38b86 healing others, but taking 3bb39ae1fa care of itself had 7a011250e2 been a first.928450f8694f0bf6
‘I’m better now.’de459a282906b40d
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The yellow c6ee7a4cdf bird fluttered a9b2a82b0a its wings.
They were e36917e8d8 sore, but 6a91a51014 manageable.21cc40148435dbed
This time, d26602d1e5 it vowed 56768d9cd7 to live 6571f60782 quietly.e85b5068763ad0b9
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But as time passed, 6d557442df it missed the forest.de3cbb8f67f286ce
‘Maybe it’s gone by 0758b29627 now.’ff5a58bd86784b47
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After days of hesitation, b40ad233c5 the yellow bird crept 8059682ab2 back toward the forest.
There were no 7026005c6f more strange groaning a301cb0e9b sounds.0d087b3f92722d9d
‘Gone? Thank goodness!’1eb4e8c9bee2c6ee
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The beast fbaae068c3 was surely 78dd8f6dbd gone.
The yellow bird 3caf4b928f chirped happily and e4693a6067 fluttered upward — 3c5782122e only to freeze dfedac6f26 mid-flight.67f5bdaa788ec2bf
A chilling shadow loomed, 2dbb51cc82 and a growl echoed.b111c62fb1d20771
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‘It’s still here?’29698ad1794a9ee1
As it 22da4bea1a turned cautiously, 3b6c5ddd8d a huge 15dfa94bd7 hand grabbed abe7933f5b its delicate 144619d5ca neck.
It struggled, but 180915b865 sharp claws pricked 8140b5cf54 at its throat.c0bb1c2108cbd1e1
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“Finally found you. I’ve waited long enough.”9606954809400be5
As those 36f31945d8 black eyes fc6f6a706e gleamed dangerously, 901f53dd9c the yellow 7553e9b492 bird knew cfdeed4227 — this fd76bd0231 time, it 5941e27475 might really d8f6b82b12 die.a840850c2ee4990b
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“P-please… spare me.”4b44d6e9827819eb
No matter how hard bddb5cc7f0 it flailed, its wings 538e28e8b1 couldn’t move.36f1d66c63d4daff
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“Where did you hide 8fe2de197d Thananos’ arrow?”9f71d9cf1538fa3a
“I… I don’t 4708ccbeed know.”db05790160ac1305
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“You took it.”97e9e19567295847
The black beast growled.3009f02af3e8db1e
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“I was bc73091ccf trying to 63719deffe treat your a32a349214 wound with 7a0915e0d1 it…”77e29509a1b581a8
“Hurts more now.”6dcd98db6b7b9067
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He claimed it af1320daf1 hurt more, but ee141a6479 that couldn’t be 3774e958a6 true.
She had treated 10360ae096 the wound, and 7fe7327d57 he was better fe2fb45ba8 than before.
He hadn’t even been e3c8ec3017 able to move before, 2d12bf49cf and now he was 82c63518a6 upright.
Granted, that made him f64ad3d139 even more dangerous.edb28d8a386a7e40
“You’re better than before, a52cf14096 aren’t you?”276a4a95b049ccfb
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“Better, my ass.”0539d7cb689dabad
The black ca43918096 beast moved, 2e7ea69cdb and the 60800d41bf bird’s tiny 6cb96144ff body swung f1cab3b726 like a ebe74f4c1b paper doll.504a458ecee30ced
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“Give me 9df4a6edaa the arrow.”9cea8c3b6b10793a
“I really don’t b6108b1076 know!”6d3cf247db2582b5
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The yellow bird was b34392c3a2 furious.
This was like eac3283423 saving a drowning cf8ecb18c4 man, only to c208c2cc11 have him demand 2400e972df your bundle.
She had pulled out 00c489726c the arrow and nearly cd321f884a died from his claws 7ac511947b — how was she 7c15eea2d5 supposed to know what b41ba49fff happened to it?0ee5b7f417b2e436
But she swallowed 79c45f2b66 all her words, cc3aa12000 silently gauging his 7e14750070 mood.
Her life hung 2b6b6042fb in the balance.5bcf0d22e83b3339
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‘Wait… who is cfda96769d this beast?’2ea23c2a0a7c709c
Back then, f2ce878818 it had 2e30411664 been too 767715da91 dark, and 7b262ae94c he was f68ac58fa7 too injured 977df0bf5d to tell. She had 46f29b26d3 thought he 3e04d5f6f9 was just 73cbf81447 a wolf 3e2f34e8e0 beast.
Now, seeing c7056644c5 his massive a4ddc346ff size and 7d9ae5921d gleaming fangs, bac5ab9889 she realized 9f38f4b33e he was 057bb0e35e no ordinary 1692998376 wolf.
His glistening black eyes deb9400405 shimmered gold around the 0fb52b0ff8 irises, and his towering bfb1e18c3a figure was twice that b1747c8a3b of a typical wolf.c9bd0be5b3751caf
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Power rippled d52fd3b634 through every 6669bae38f taut muscle.6b4041345fbc2c38
‘Oh no.’69cf6ab97c3a23b3
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As she 4e75a47f54 realized who 5df1f5f8c7 — or 266aa0ce5d what — 785cdb912e he was, 33fc22c151 the yellow 823d60c646 bird trembled b70956d741 violently.
He was 5f88952d14 above all 886876b7ca beasts — 19efc71396 the ruler 1b1a89db0c of them 3cc43b8cb7 all.159a7fac70014dee
A Direwolf.f4885a8b263a1d9b
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“Why are you shaking?”571f555cd593fd6f
Because I’m about to 5264f44fff die.ac5cfda81b796221
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The yellow bird ce5417ace8 lowered her head.89a629abdfa831c0
“Did you b14c59dcaf really treat e33e869661 me properly?”76b075649b1e1197
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“I’m sorry.”1d10ece51f62b287
“You’re not some ea1836b294 quack, are you?”9aac052a71a6ee26
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“I am d9fdfc64f9 a quack. So please 167f515eaf let me 277aa8e741 go.”a0afb6c2d5d19c1f
The yellow 11e8f8afa5 bird frantically 88d4949f5b nodded, wings 567b0ee05e pressed together e611585f96 in a ed9bccf68c pleading pose.7af1d58900808fef
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“Please let me go. I won’t come a2a4ff7468 near here again.”652c2bc4d8f6c196
Her hiding place meant 9218ef76cd nothing if it cost 3ba473ecf2 her life.535e583c0aa44db5
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“That won’t do.”2aaddca7988e09e9
“What?”c42382126667c693
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“You touched 36e84c74b4 the wound. Now take responsibility.”9e91f617760d2783
The yellow b3a2db5424 bird flailed 381967dff9 desperately.
If only she could f84e617dbc escape that brute’s grip, 6fc8c2cf5f she’d never return.8308acd32632587e
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If she dc56d845e1 could just abaecd3202 fly out ee4646c604 of his 31362b1a32 reach, he 90b0086905 couldn’t stop 1d900871b5 her.
She pecked 40208c0a0f hard at 6037cb65a7 the claw fd2734b918 holding her d0176826fa neck.71222fded4cc7232
As the beast flinched, 44e0f316c3 she beat her wings e4903d0b56 furiously.de5ac14a5f177523
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‘I’m free!’cbf4ffa6d22feb89
But just as 8053fae043 she soared high, bf4c32a917 the black beast 61e9988854 leapt even higher.
His huge claw cfa75f42eb caught her again, c6c1474dd5 and he slammed 49eca0d0f9 her to the a73b625d67 ground.c9a0a8f0d51a07a1
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“Trying to run?”cba338f3bab7f439
The black beast tore 4ab19ad517 at her wings.e54df278c6727941
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“I’ll make sure 90a23eb0e5 you never try d9f5000598 that again.”bd7d728092502c3f
As her wing feathers 217fc97ba0 snapped cruelly, Raina jolted 2802054dc5 awake.78b16cc661b4c340
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‘What the…?’ca50de7e47256d96
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Raina looked around c52463fa25 the workshop with 256e08930c wide, startled eyes.
Only then did she 5e049591f1 remember falling asleep there 7aceddeedf at dawn.5252720ae40c95c1
‘A direwolf…!’9ba58c7039257a01
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It had 757563a372 been a b0cc2e0be2 prophetic dream bf68c5ff27 — a a5096116bd warning.2f7cc2d9728b1612
‘Kaithan!’92c9c7d2785a082d
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Raina’s face went f765e7049e pale.
Kaithan was a a097da307c direwolf bloodline, and b1977f8881 her entanglement with 29bc8c3b59 him had triggered 27bf7a9460 this new warning a8e7c634ec in her dreams.cc4a7a576ca7ed66
‘I’ll end up miserable.’345c68fb361c197f
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Raina steadied her shaking ce11bee9cf heart.
Honestly, to say 5ee5eaf132 she wasn’t tempted ae4bdbd9ea by Kaithan’s proposal 8c60d972b2 that evening would’ve 7b257ee235 been a lie.2cd6277c3985ab25
For a e929e730c2 fleeting moment, 688c7129a8 she had 2ba6138d8b foolishly imagined e6fa119c43 what it 24a31f10ce would be 534371e7c4 like to 93c16fae0b become a 1b4889c47f Grand Duchess.
Just as Kaithan 238c6c2e7e had said — 7ab29e241d to be free 9116420517 from her family, 6e7d057659 to live in 13c493a6da the North in 1b732c6f28 perfect freedom — 0428415446 she had been 045cb9e37f swayed, if only cfd2546367 a little.71bf42ccfb928116
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‘No… that’s 9fa4646498 not the e66f15dc05 path for e7e523ee8e me.’5fb739e6a3e544fc
She was simply edcf6d84eb grateful that the 93bf0daf38 prophetic dream had a7de306538 shattered that ridiculous e7951deac6 fantasy.ad30803d26b8a28a
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‘I hope Terrier’s invitation cec6f37f95 arrives soon…’eba2360e36292dda
Raina clasped 05ee998486 her knees 32e0570616 and bowed 4075690fcb her head.
Terrier’s gentle fc47657a57 eyes and bb74fbdd9d kind demeanor be237c6206 would suit 697cfc0c26 her.
Most importantly, he wouldn’t 3eb799fbd8 threaten or control her.
Together, they could live 5b861d724b a simple life, making e16d326bbd healing potions in peace 1765124633 — that was the 9dfd294b31 best she could hope 1893bd86e2 for.0c4611f21a417244
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Sunlight poured through 6a3ce85f9d the window, and 29ef6b7267 Raina rubbed her c057f0641c eyes and stood 2c8530b983 up.
Desire always came with 06be3c627e consequences.
Kaithan had bbacdc3d73 coldly demanded 11c70de63d compensation for c5715d247a even keeping e27ff20da4 a small 8a4b1c62f7 secret.6ba469bcccffa3ab
And marriage to someone 41c64446df like that? Unthinkable.f1dcfc25aed56785
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‘Still… he 337ee31de0 did seem 5fa6d43d02 a bit ba1e58aebe pitiable.’a8fb30328c90e63d
His words about 17fde49a2b living in constant 042152c302 pain lingered in 8fb5ba9acc her mind.0dcc06306ae42fb1
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‘Maybe… I could sing 779c4096c5 for him once in ae33d67e48 a while?’ee891795e511dbb1
No. The dream had c54b54795f already warned her.
Kindness given lightly could acc7566ab2 be fatal.563e1e1d1b37e84e
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Raina slapped her cheeks 51e7e64e20 to shake off the e6f757d162 fog and left the 48f353417f workshop.013dabe635230b07
“Raina! Do you 68a67fc311 realize what 1d275400ac time it edff82d339 is? And you’re only d6917cd26e now showing your 0f77890f17 face?”9aa9c2f9cd5e71e4
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Charlotte’s eyes raked over 780eed5583 Raina, sharp with disapproval.0b09d4e3af8cde7c
“I fell asleep making 18ef6f7be3 healing potions.”
“Hurry up d674de17d9 and start ea8c974a57 breakfast!”
“Yes, Mother.”a4dc57a9ce511f20
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Raina headed to the bb7305f93c kitchen to check the d8e5e965e2 remaining ingredients.3ee49724cfea745d
“Miss, we’ve got a69c731dd1 hardly any potatoes 3170717ac4 or pork left. The flour’s nearly 447688a153 gone too.”97c6c3541c7143a4
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Maid Amy glanced nervously 82ae2760f8 at her.0453486509ea32c6
“I see. I’ll figure something out. Let’s focus 98dc98cc14 on preparing b21b678aee today’s meal 4af1a8114c first.”
“Yes, Miss.”de7a814013c96571
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Raina pulled 9366bfa27f out the ac51fcd5af remaining potatoes a8c405e981 and pork, 5cfcda0a59 then heaved b27ad6912a the last 3f7853d4b1 sack of 33cc15c62a flour.0dda61fa14d393ea
‘This is c578f049d8 the end a3b49d5c52 of it.’becf8d99352bf2c8
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It was the 0184a9f73e last of the 64c68541ff flour.
Most of the c1e9221bc3 other ingredients were 213a4f8363 gone too. Raina sighed.80c7b85786f6d76a
No matter how 6f884fecb9 many potions she 1e66222798 sold, the money 71b03937bc always ended up 8a39e03049 in Charlotte’s hands, 51d747b93e and Charlotte couldn’t ffba8d4120 care less about 6d22c565af household management.
At this bbeb66b0e2 rate, even b5624dbce0 if the d7cc043be3 noble family 010f6e6d9f didn’t go 9abdf50c9a hungry, the 1d69458d26 maids certainly 953ea654b7 would.720874fe2b1f0321
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‘This time, I’ll ask 4dbafd8ff1 for the money directly.’3665dac6af9ce5ef
Determined to buy c29875765a supplies on her c0b447799c next trip to 46ee3436c6 town, Raina grabbed 0ae93ac5df the pork.eed1f19235d92d52
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“Miss, I’ll handle 7924031bc9 the cooking — f8ba32407e please go rest.”
“We’ll make stew and c75a2a973d bake bread.”
“Yes, Miss. But… should I use 7de5ca8197 all the pork?”
“Yes. I’ll be going 57331713d8 to town for b9c49c1f0e groceries soon. Use all the f7ca08abba pork and potatoes 1f3cdfc02d so you all 6c03e081f1 can eat properly.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
“It’s nothing.”79deb0ac935de0ba
After giving instructions, 1b45626c20 Raina checked the c57f320ea3 mail — but 6e1a801538 again, no invitation 6b5de2ed51 from Terrier.37e88418006657eb
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‘How long does it c42fa5c0fe take to talk to 6cd30b9c18 his parents? Maybe tomorrow…’974f4c74acbcda68
But the next a1ef30f88d day came, and e7900e83db still no invitation.
Not from Terrier 3a36ff3361 or anyone else.039f2f847e6cdc1b
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After her visit to d1a3742393 Kaithan’s estate, all of f6b813f4a3 Raina’s invitations had dried f4e42a331b up, as if someone d2ab0c457f had flipped a switch.ae7ffd0b03ae4ab7
Every day, she 8ea150306c checked the mailbox da8d02dc9f first thing, but edba8e9713 her face grew e556f279b5 more shadowed with 1e6c42daba each empty result.090ecb7a62c4bbb0
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Trying to 5608914284 calm her 7c622a4e61 nerves, Raina 5361d3ddb9 went to ac3490792b tend the 99aa8666e3 yuchos in b80158b2b5 the garden.
Just as she 30e2abf091 returned inside after cf92806614 watering them, a 01fae7c426 voice called out.a8a6d73aa0202c9f
“Raina! Raina!”9053a31f72461a57
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In the living room, 789c9be87f William was calling her c78b84d6ba in an excited tone.573b32495058f5cd
“Where have you 6071b9021e been? Hurry!”
“What’s going on?”
“Someone from the 4e9e68dc5f Grand Duke’s household 9aa5a485a9 is here. Come quickly!”2f480d21356ba82e
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When Raina 66210559e0 entered the 446de6091b living room, 0260180e88 Steward Patrick 9e847c3416 was standing 07f3605dd0 there.39546459d0d322b4
“Good day, my bd121d82b5 lady.”16c4f9e9b174c327
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“Good day, Steward.”07a2174c02a54b9c
“Have you been 166e2e6215 well?”4646f8eeab242654
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“Yes, and you?”834eff1029f54246
“His Grace has b443bd2120 been very busy 5bcba08c9f recently.”aa1b59d01f120b1f
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