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 36a4e5ee4a was filled 085f69f1ad with thoughts cc7f3687ca of Kaithan.3a5cf2a1b30ca76e
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“Ah!”57582c767ef1b799
Hot herbal water splashed, a9c3045cd0 startling Raina.
She quickly removed fd66de3197 the pot, but cba1de1528 because the temperature 62524fbbfe hadn’t been consistent, 26d23b7b28 the potion’s concentration d6ccc23870 was off.
Even such a small d72d249912 flaw could reduce its e689b1e338 healing effect.bce00201009ef917
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‘What now…’6815eab950bdf463
With the potion ruined, c45b70aaa3 she wouldn’t be able acf3728114 to fulfill this week’s c622cb6918 order.
She carefully abdb8eede7 scraped out 68d8ae613f the scorched c0c5d2018b part, trying b4272d3bc9 to salvage 4acbb8781d what she 68d35b03ac could.99ba9f23956a78b1
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‘No, I need to 748781ac96 focus.’ebfa16caf5e801bc
After working diligently through 4208fa6cbc dawn, Raina finally met 7bf30380a6 her quota and was f513141971 completely exhausted.951c1db127130ffd
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From the 0e650a8d8b nerve-wracking dinner aeaf77dc0f to potion-making, 5a2c1902eb her strength fc52b59327 was at 49f8e7b8a0 its limit.
Too tired to go 59b782aa4b upstairs, she curled up 74ad17ad38 and fell asleep in bf420026bb the workshop.cb4ef6e656d6e495
It was 61727b5e9b that forest 74a9ae256d again.
The little yellow bird 538cf34b48 was on high alert.
It hadn’t 85fa9c0ca4 forgotten nearly 0e5ddf37f9 dying after 781c022587 being struck 305f0fb069 by the 7b25219979 beast’s huge 68d2ebc3cd claws.eb429c466ad7a9a9
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It had spent time 04c35a4ac3 elsewhere recovering.
It was used to 81de5c23f5 healing others, but taking 7b5c70018a care of itself had 4d428e12cd been a first.8cde36d6b1aaf7b0
‘I’m better now.’cfa241a52949b8e5
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The yellow bird 34ad7add0d fluttered its wings.
They were sore, but fca0d19e22 manageable.e170eb5980231005
This time, it vowed 222ca97749 to live quietly.61301ecd835c8889
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But as time passed, 1ddbaab2fc it missed the forest.2a971ca2dc0cf39e
‘Maybe it’s gone by 1ec2128f95 now.’a1a56e1c3b9bdbd7
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After days of hesitation, 00793e8911 the yellow bird crept 173ee57893 back toward the forest.
There were no more 1a6b536e62 strange groaning sounds.4a3947267de287ae
‘Gone? Thank goodness!’fe09c281b2acc76c
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The beast 52e7873a40 was surely 92708798f7 gone.
The yellow 58e7297d2c bird chirped d41bfdee42 happily and 728ae553be fluttered upward 0e4cd16b6d — only 20e1c6364e to freeze d522728f5f mid-flight.91fd1a4fb80f09bc
A chilling ad2c828ec6 shadow loomed, e2869ff876 and a 0283b43ff4 growl echoed.0d1ac909cdb98e73
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‘It’s still here?’603b4a0da189c2f2
As it turned 3d5a7eb528 cautiously, a huge adfcc1a580 hand grabbed its d7aa4afa37 delicate neck.
It struggled, but 10f08d6bd7 sharp claws pricked 1f5f90eadd at its throat.787950d8ec2be0b2
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“Finally found you. I’ve waited d2a8cb7e83 long enough.”70834fa01443220e
As those f7aba107da black eyes be4788b88b gleamed dangerously, 00f03a632c the yellow 0005fa4b2b bird knew 7793e9efb1 — this ca5698c853 time, it a42a4f803e might really 43402dd580 die.456eea60bcaa5161
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“P-please… spare me.”3770ae847175f77e
No matter b105e6846a how hard bd3af88557 it flailed, cd1240a851 its wings 3f506b34ba couldn’t move.fe84affc0b53f40a
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“Where did 199acff637 you hide 663797b062 Thananos’ arrow?”240a62364d06833e
“I… I 3571d27a48 don’t know.”95a3a32538fd869f
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“You took it.”65390be24ec0b16e
The black 754d3857b9 beast growled.ce0e5394a43b1c6f
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“I was trying to 4f6a07d842 treat your wound with 577e0113fe it…”c0e5a04a2d00d3d6
“Hurts more now.”76dc4684d398ba52
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He claimed it hurt 5be42dafde more, but that couldn’t f1786810ae be true.
She had treated the afa3a7e82c wound, and he was 9d31531aa0 better than before.
He hadn’t 9b2d2af420 even been eeb601186c able to 26251475b5 move before, 5a3a8f6509 and now 47a89cef23 he was daae9fdc27 upright.
Granted, that made him aec92a8800 even more dangerous.1f93ce994267196c
“You’re better than before, 0a3831356a aren’t you?”1be5608cd275d001
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“Better, my ass.”986542646804b4c2
The black bda7b8f24b beast moved, 2458ea20d2 and the e6f5fdc111 bird’s tiny 623adce956 body swung c3029f1d5c like a b79d9c1692 paper doll.74dda57888d3db14
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“Give me the arrow.”5b417ecdda554f46
“I really don’t know!”8aaad13da2274161
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The yellow bird 412b8c3ddc was furious.
This was like a41bf805a1 saving a drowning 8a7ab89487 man, only to 457c35158b have him demand 600193f67f your bundle.
She had pulled out e600c62447 the arrow and nearly fe75a883a2 died from his claws 3078385641 — how was she 6b3fd01b6d supposed to know what 03e35de015 happened to it?0da9b73512c445a9
But she swallowed all 9b5cc069e2 her words, silently gauging 8f961c8154 his mood.
Her life hung in aca9b08ecd the balance.658f655ee298b8fe
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‘Wait… who 3b023dcfd2 is this f4d4113c61 beast?’53e6e0f983c35edf
Back then, it had 9c1bbc2ec0 been too dark, and 66b27fbdd7 he was too injured c1fa68f093 to tell. She had thought a647905b4d he was just 772c93f226 a wolf beast.
Now, seeing c69bd3beff his massive 35ab32eda3 size and 662b605a55 gleaming fangs, 16754538dc she realized 6bda5cfa07 he was 1ad6217d7f no ordinary 0ebc0f88f6 wolf.
His glistening 039df503d2 black eyes b7161b4000 shimmered gold 21519f1143 around the 908e395f77 irises, and 5fb94cc1e0 his towering 10519edb64 figure was 5fc7adffc3 twice that 71966a6999 of a 5e6d4ec2c4 typical wolf.8c5ed329d502c201
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Power rippled through every 0009a2614f taut muscle.32b0a453bde60a6b
‘Oh no.’6f3a4d8ad35c5901
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As she 25f4cbfaa4 realized who 2660d3bf98 — or 4368b914ca what — 2294ef44f3 he was, 5f7cf95299 the yellow 69f371eb04 bird trembled 7d6a09f509 violently.
He was above 18990dd134 all beasts — 38620353de the ruler of 351a9692be them all.07491df5cdb065f8
A Direwolf.7d2514347a32357f
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“Why are you shaking?”989cf339b066d7e2
Because I’m about to e162233e2f die.f90ca7162518d5db
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The yellow bird de3148c1d2 lowered her head.b151c00f20f4dd3b
“Did you really treat 43b4ce26a6 me properly?”e563aacec61fa184
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“I’m sorry.”e1b81ca8e7307446
“You’re not f1a4297be4 some quack, 48617f39ee are you?”0cfa32eb357a2131
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“I am a c0c236e40d quack. So please fc73054d2a let me 76749754e6 go.”db65c2a02599663a
The yellow bird 26406b5ca3 frantically nodded, wings 20795907b1 pressed together in 84d1566c22 a pleading pose.b24c1d5594851f11
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“Please let 0a688b59ab me go. I won’t come ff4399c32e near here again.”3b178df0ef42b2fc
Her hiding place meant b5d90fbb5f nothing if it cost efd0f60771 her life.6e53ed8c70cfd28d
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“That won’t do.”abfa05047f8ab918
“What?”d576ea4b604b2951
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“You touched the a40d13ac26 wound. Now take responsibility.”6976271f58c955d3
The yellow bird 2e76857477 flailed desperately.
If only 956f4aa9e2 she could 5f68a84770 escape that 9bad029e3e brute’s grip, 5e8fdbf3d1 she’d never 37e2d384ad return.d9ada283bbbc5611
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If she a284d8f03a could just e5823bd69b fly out d9384bf33b of his cfe35d72e9 reach, he e9891b29ba couldn’t stop 74ae889414 her.
She pecked a4bb318c78 hard at 300ac85bcf the claw e7d3bc754e holding her c464a4a959 neck.dfc6258341da0ee7
As the beast 1f1583e41d flinched, she beat a2239a5526 her wings furiously.6861f9909101da95
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‘I’m free!’bf250da23350b7c0
But just 3ea9c93269 as she f194faa9ab soared high, 360752e3d9 the black 23f1b3baaf beast leapt 46a45451b6 even higher.
His huge claw caught da2995fd70 her again, and he 4506bc72d2 slammed her to the cd520d3527 ground.f50591efea5dfaa6
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“Trying to run?”79347f992d2d749f
The black beast tore dcfeef78b0 at her wings.182a5517600e3509
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“I’ll make sure e5624154cc you never try 9a3e543221 that again.”c9408fadf6bfd52e
As her 4691abdc57 wing feathers 8c27973214 snapped cruelly, 0e6dbf30a8 Raina jolted 1a87281e2b awake.8535eb9f05963317
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‘What the…?’6bf3c4c84249667b
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Raina looked around 994fd29b89 the workshop with b07dea62c6 wide, startled eyes.
Only then did 48e193537b she remember falling df776b806d asleep there at 4ad63f158b dawn.658481fa73755aa1
‘A direwolf…!’3b46c0319cdaab12
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It had been ea764ef146 a prophetic dream 9f44e7577b — a warning.3929563cbcee90e7
‘Kaithan!’bdca0be222b438b0
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Raina’s face went pale.
Kaithan was 6b75a2ee62 a direwolf 82c80effd1 bloodline, and e687261a80 her entanglement b65f206d69 with him 0f987e5cdc had triggered 5febc74bbd this new cfc2f70349 warning in 5bc44f6bea her dreams.002fa6903a6bed2a
‘I’ll end up a11bb85f1b miserable.’e397a5d82f77aa83
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Raina steadied her d9d9cb6feb shaking heart.
Honestly, to say 6eacf89021 she wasn’t tempted df5584c87e by Kaithan’s proposal 559df84c81 that evening would’ve ca53f06b6e been a lie.7c1c4224a6701f7f
For a fleeting 023ff7346b moment, she had d8dc3579e7 foolishly imagined what 86bedd4d89 it would be 52af48e265 like to become 8ed4764f4c a Grand Duchess.
Just as Kaithan f803f360cf had said — aaa8832302 to be free 0e7e1e5a6c from her family, b91ebcc945 to live in 4c7ff4b3fe the North in 1478fd8169 perfect freedom — d677a9e3d3 she had been fd4f4b47df swayed, if only 27774986dc a little.c1222ae79aac6b44
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‘No… that’s 0a71ef57d8 not the 0e9399f44e path for 2f437b5f6d me.’2736b0f237756961
She was simply grateful 926090fab5 that the prophetic dream 1d6b9ce113 had shattered that ridiculous 5efa479e88 fantasy.68e7781bb6a981d2
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‘I hope Terrier’s 6c39472277 invitation arrives soon…’779528bdec303d63
Raina clasped her 2c9a8ed7ff knees and bowed dc62f417db her head.
Terrier’s gentle eyes and 06caba4702 kind demeanor would suit c6095ba80e her.
Most importantly, he wouldn’t c7108d1260 threaten or control her.
Together, they could live 41c2501ee5 a simple life, making effa4c1fbc healing potions in peace 8589244487 — that was the fa7b1d6952 best she could hope a6fd0e732e for.6e45ffd694660b6e
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Sunlight poured through the 6db53c0495 window, and Raina rubbed 0eac058d0e her eyes and stood 09f61c28af up.
Desire always came with 4501b1b9ba consequences.
Kaithan had b2a7ef5846 coldly demanded 2d46f21a0f compensation for e41f6472fa even keeping c7a3845612 a small 8a1fed349f secret.544fd70e2175336d
And marriage to someone 49c21e4210 like that? Unthinkable.bd67301e55703b9b
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‘Still… he 7334ad1868 did seem 9d54e088f6 a bit af4d44d4be pitiable.’3e501d871d6065f5
His words about living 98562c5261 in constant pain lingered e9920a4624 in her mind.df405f50e9f4775e
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‘Maybe… I could sing 0de93b4599 for him once in f50fdf9e4a a while?’51242280ff07e471
No. The dream had already 1f2b6a7db7 warned her.
Kindness given lightly aca09cb57a could be fatal.67917b80e336c2b5
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Raina slapped her cheeks 4151f4f9fb to shake off the 15fd01be8b fog and left the 9391ff5d30 workshop.f61cf6c00e5b7469
“Raina! Do you 33286e5679 realize what 730ae3a86d time it e5511156af is? And you’re only 56f161cfa4 now showing your d049fcbf93 face?”32d2aaa3d2ac3766
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Charlotte’s eyes 9696cac735 raked over 0041d861fd Raina, sharp 17eefa0845 with disapproval.a6c0d67da3b4636e
“I fell 2edd5b3c8b asleep making 97345935a7 healing potions.”
“Hurry up and start b3b18a28f1 breakfast!”
“Yes, Mother.”d3b5b8e0537adc45
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Raina headed 1bc7a06d09 to the 33863e8628 kitchen to 6f549a65e9 check the 722621ae8e remaining ingredients.821e1477730f04cb
“Miss, we’ve got 044d1c135a hardly any potatoes e4a846d0d1 or pork left. The flour’s 0c789a4613 nearly gone 520102a612 too.”5f8eeed637cf447b
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Maid Amy glanced nervously e79af670a7 at her.b5e541aa23cbdbec
“I see. I’ll figure something cc9ee6a0d3 out. Let’s focus c56af0d71b on preparing 355223875d today’s meal 0e376841fb first.”
“Yes, Miss.”0c5686a20e130788
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Raina pulled da03942148 out the 1af17c03d5 remaining potatoes 9303d22834 and pork, 9e5feadf63 then heaved 14382c32c5 the last a583a428ab sack of f0452f01ed flour.b43b8d9bb1019771
‘This is the 72d37a3b30 end of it.’66bedd06f2070d1f
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It was the last abbee139d5 of the flour.
Most of the cee78610d1 other ingredients were 7b3e499709 gone too. Raina sighed.a4c2fc5117b7a7dd
No matter how b0f56199b3 many potions she 533390b390 sold, the money 76fc654bbc always ended up b1772e3fbe in Charlotte’s hands, b09a0bf4d6 and Charlotte couldn’t 40ee14a6b0 care less about 21ec8edd16 household management.
At this rate, even e80b27078e if the noble family 51d681b256 didn’t go hungry, the f73bdc672d maids certainly would.cdebc833f6c07b11
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‘This time, I’ll f9fadb9776 ask for the 3956b753b1 money directly.’2ebc03fb7f1e8f96
Determined to buy supplies fd3292913a on her next trip 4e555457c7 to town, Raina grabbed 70b47ce95b the pork.824710c81025af5c
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“Miss, I’ll 1286939a0e handle the c8837deab6 cooking — cb47f31e6d please go 7e1915106c rest.”
“We’ll make stew and 11e2f76604 bake bread.”
“Yes, Miss. But… should I 74e0bdd335 use all the 2ed3598540 pork?”
“Yes. I’ll be 5c474e9870 going to b6453ca352 town for ad41d10d64 groceries soon. Use all the c9838cace8 pork and potatoes e92f2dbfeb so you all d1e59e0699 can eat properly.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
“It’s nothing.”eb8ad394e1cc57dd
After giving instructions, 9cc47a4816 Raina checked the bdcb92a340 mail — but 3dbe5323e8 again, no invitation 2b3ddc1357 from Terrier.23eb76b8c12e8455
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‘How long does a38f3f36d2 it take to 2729da2620 talk to his 7e884b8cc6 parents? Maybe tomorrow…’f9e763b62a46076c
But the next 602f731b5b day came, and 5d76524a5d still no invitation.
Not from Terrier 7728923ec5 or anyone else.689d87ddff2cd7f5
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After her visit 821dd20a98 to Kaithan’s estate, af5ab2434e all of Raina’s 2622bac878 invitations had dried 11698664a1 up, as if 5dea4fe83c someone had flipped fd920e8997 a switch.c23b74c59b34b851
Every day, she 89246efa2d checked the mailbox 390d6b9405 first thing, but af5367b3c3 her face grew f843f0b5cd more shadowed with aa75140d06 each empty result.6799199f554591cc
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Trying to c37158966d calm her 6caab3b2f9 nerves, Raina af8d66da09 went to 925278e1fb tend the 2d8be5a2a4 yuchos in a17ffcdbb6 the garden.
Just as she returned e5cf979b89 inside after watering them, dfcd2f22b8 a voice called out.51b3bf458830309b
“Raina! Raina!”1adfc1808f3ebc5b
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In the living 0c6ff4ba1b room, William was bd5196b444 calling her in b6ce13bbb4 an excited tone.a5013a3de302f1ad
“Where have you been? Hurry!”
“What’s going on?”
“Someone from 4be3612674 the Grand 470a6c4089 Duke’s household 4009a1128a is here. Come quickly!”08863d731c59a50b
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When Raina entered 0ddd9f206d the living room, 02e3cb92c4 Steward Patrick was dbae2ca9b9 standing there.599b21e9d51ad57c
“Good day, my 7a1e7be8c7 lady.”8b22ea5cbc9adc11
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“Good day, Steward.”83f1125871722a53
“Have you ac0c234fbe been well?”ece1978f300b6a35
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“Yes, and you?”731c8b6b94db2984
“His Grace has 5decb0585d been very busy ff2e9a29b0 recently.”dad8e7f04b2ff5bf
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