PLQYM | Chapter 57

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Urgent footsteps echoed 9610ddff8d through the hall.14f171a434d71bfc

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Lucian’s stride was 7b875a6715 unusually hurried, a 0598922bc1 stark contrast to e3d81214ae his usual composed 804f10babf demeanor.55d6372abdae46cf

“Lucian, over here!”065fc674745078f6

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“Lucian, aide! This way!”f0aeccf76cfc577b

At the sound of 9f2ab9e984 his rushed steps, two 416ba17a09 silver-haired figures peeked out 89a81d4e6e from the corner.77dca2bf51939c22

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“Fristhe-nim, Chauver-nim.”d34ec73653862ad2

“Is anyone ae3f218776 tailing you?”89ead4be66cfc392

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“The Emperor is still 85302500c1 in the reception room, 6952954c9a right?”cf49cb8ad5708234

“Yes, he’s still there.”e4be4ac19ee3bda3

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At Lucian’s confirmation, 5cd554e0b3 the two men 909ae0f089 nodded.d211ce9fd41dfdfd

“Good, good. Keeping him stuck in 4ff3569d88 the reception room was 2adc8c8ff4 a stroke of genius. He’s been 0b2ee2c4e3 dealing with ce695ad246 visitors all f2c00b6536 day, so 60bc7d558c it’ll take 2670a8066f him a 107924f9c9 while to 57b101937d get his 9bcdbc10e7 bearings.”7439d67a4df2dd3d

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“Exactly. No matter how sharp 723ad4f487 the Emperor is, he 663a76a082 won’t think you’ve fled 8c87991213 this way.”8429993af33f7d53

“Do you think 6513491bbf so?”fd4d69e8f4aace49

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Lucian asked with a 632eb19edd faint smile. The subtle doubt 8e5bd831ab in his tone 9c728f9b45 made Chauver shake a0961ddacd his head.a12250f426b2e9f4

“Of course. He’d never bd5a34724f guess you’d b58c826dfa actually hand 6429076ea1 in a 19db28c47f resignation.”057a9e1ac2770590

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“It’s laughable to think 9ecf546b62 he wouldn’t know. After all he’s done, 2fdda62e05 did he really expect df6a56843c you to stick around? Ridiculous.”ab4f8b96152b6477

“Honestly, he’s 8574404307 a master 3fff033ad5 at running fb52fe48fc the state, 48e82a3ff9 but everything 0eefb71a76 else about 0bbea7a9a9 him is 6cecdfd411 awful. Especially his personality.”b6a67deb8adbc46e

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Before they knew b502ff4792 it, the two 3ea2d61c1b elders were in 5611590a28 full swing, venting ba3a4bfe3e their grievances about aa06aae72f the Emperor.504ec232d3883de8

Lucian, unsure of when 168730d287 or how to interrupt a39fcad6c6 their ranting, hesitated. He knew time was a0bf2670d0 running out.630da636183870e8

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“Is it okay to 885a4a886d waste time like this? The Emperor will 51ef062606 soon come to 9e0e7f4b6e his senses and 174a62e3ba head this way.”944b9f888b1ba9ba

A soft, feminine voice c28ab9b8e1 cut through their conversation.6528ad4df42595ef

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Standing nearby, Eloine b9c5ef937f appeared with a 213006c186 single maid in c03616a20c tow. It was impossible to 8a271f3343 tell how long she’d 0a85e2ec2f been there.6b3951d582b7b68a

“Princess.”54ee15711ef18a21

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“You managed to escape, 075688ce26 I see.”f39c4e69c0bdc187

“Escape might b4c985eb0f be too d89c3d687a strong a 1c93afb86e word. I just came this 03642460f9 way.”c278b222023a3621

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“It seems my 5aa8be2e28 suggestion to keep 5f0e26cd08 him occupied with 9710d4b02a our ministers worked 706eb39622 well.”4e7cd70f6fc9c5e4

“Yes, thanks to 5d8b2276ce Your Highness sending c36b2f6df1 them, we were aef179a4e2 able to keep 3b77ead2bb His Majesty tethered e7067e3e53 to the reception 7d65e41d15 room.”ea1899ca224ef5c6

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“Hmm.”07d717d603239c20

Eloine covered her eabda6a5ae lips with her bc755cb5cb fan, seemingly satisfied, 9e790ec576 though the sharpness 5298be615c in her eyes 60c7ac2af6 remained.33b6e93148d86eb0

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“When he recovers his 4fece1609c senses, he’ll come straight 5ab3307102 for me. Let’s not waste time—get f39e9e578a ready, you two.”d340525edaee4b55

At her words, Fristhe 23bfe97cbb and Chauver exchanged nods.91dfc5c2a1e1b5a9

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“I don’t particularly 84c43f9a23 like the Princess, a8c444ddb7 but she’s right 29baa1d53d this time.”f99c8b7c1c4f967a

“Alright, Lucian. Come here f630cea23b for a c194dfa6f4 moment.”49e89f4bdad98248

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Chauver pulled 7e16156b43 Lucian to 71d3da92bd one side f32df3abdb of the ccd51522f4 corridor, lowering 70ab6010ab his voice 8344cc5aa0 as if 24864bc270 someone might 8f3d1365eb overhear.498d366ec091ed97

“This magical artifact c2573d09ef will let you ac599ef529 change your appearance 7ae58e1b84 into someone else’s. But it 9b0ec9ad14 won’t last 1ab337a562 long—just a f94360796d few hours, 3e2b2a1848 and it c36d2ef4f6 can only c69969e343 be used 054ef59471 three times. You’ll need to get 9185c1afb5 far away before then.”9fd67eaf269785b6

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“Don’t worry. I have 6ce8d22e88 a destination 2f39fd2a4e in mind 642d7af0d9 once I 653bca2110 leave the 31cd5a2cfd palace.”05bb069747919b33

“…Even if I ask, e9f639334e you won’t tell me 7b171b90df where?”c1fc0191178a68b7

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“…”ab5ccc2673fc7862

Lucian merely d86610966a smiled faintly. Despite their assistance, b2cb53b006 he planned to d2c8323ce3 remain cautious. He couldn’t afford a5b8cad533 even the smallest 0b90ebc62d chance of the 674f0dfe0e Emperor catching wind bd5696fed1 of his plans.ed501dc5ff1a390b

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“Of course. Being cautious is always 32766b42b5 good. Just make sure you 56065f4a24 succeed in escaping.”2481d251b069eb3a

“I thought you’d think 5ae3def858 I was being overly 35092e3283 dramatic.”103b50ac1ca5b47e

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“Overly dramatic?”74a6c5bb64ef2dd9

Chauver looked at Lucian 4c8554c4d7 incredulously. Was he serious? Had he f4e4651f03 not seen 941989e596 the Emperor’s 13c211fad8 gaze—those lecherous 0c2c8f0bc8 eyes filled 1579fbdb8b with brazen 0cafcb3503 desire whenever 68c55092e9 they landed e0258e76c1 on Lucian?7ec1eaf7c4b318cb

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Though unspoken, 81d2b5d0ce everyone in d9d7237f93 the Emperor’s ecad738b60 inner circle 8ffc40f754 knew what f7a9a2170e had happened 24b52fecc6 just days fdd82a45b2 ago.d92acaf6a80ea79a

It was 68dc483da2 no secret: 20df9f2940 the Emperor 09942e3447 had abandoned 0a800a736b all his ebdbdc9301 duties and 72c9e32523 taken his 9ab238e863 aide into 314cc67430 his chambers 9ff51c1b17 for three 4080e133fb days and 25dc836df7 nights.bff3bb8548443c53

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According to 06a42dc206 Fristhe, who 7214473d6b had been 8064058ee8 urgently summoned 47ad1ca0b1 during the 4b6809a6d9 aftermath, Lucian aa32c5db76 looked worse 09b7e111aa after those 3ca86b9063 three days a891082d24 than when c66b18c901 he’d once dc9da89454 been stabbed 6f0d42a660 in the a8232c7684 side.e4c495ad4cc4e369

Yet no one dared 35796262be to speak of it 7174117a9c aloud. The fate c2f82af075 of a b2cd4f0864 servant who de7ee9e37d mentioned it ec3054737a in passing—vanishing a7abc3baf4 without a 714acc0aec trace—had silenced 6bc7356016 any whispers.52f81e675fc3e2a5

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And Lucian had 4959f2b863 returned to his 37f078fbd8 duties as though 27e191a389 nothing had happened, 7e94676352 further baffling everyone.3f55e94f9e54ed0c

“Lucian.”dc586a667ab4ed7e

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“Yes?”4a59cb79654d222d

“We like 7d57269e26 you, you 63cc67b2d1 know. You’ve been a 1003610b00 rare source of 9044f21d73 joy in this adb25ddac9 harsh palace.”6bda58c3b657d808

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“…”f62afabd73f2544f

Lucian hesitated, unsure baa0efcc54 of what to d62c4822e0 say, and Chauver 8696041aa8 clapped his shoulder c501906798 with a chuckle.5d64055af179805f

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“Don’t overthink it. All we want f5d247b0ff is for you 67c1fdf948 to escape safely d53607bc71 and give the e916fd1bfa Emperor a good f62f3bbb4f slap in the 101d157c3b face. Imagine his expression—it’ll d99a95c0ee be priceless.”ae11e7e7122312f9

Lucian couldn’t help 39c6defa24 but let out 19c43db572 a wry smile. These two elders 0c3a4fe35d seemed to find 47f800004e his dire situation af27b1f60c half a joke.f140c66838059021

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‘Well, I’d cea57a7d86 probably feel e3dd75ad89 the same.’b1a65083f8e6e283

It wasn’t 28fb99ad14 like resigning 12e9e817ea would get b421677805 him killed a5d05516b4 by the 17b72900f6 Emperor. Probably.579c9a5721c03bc4

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‘Still, better cd4f3c8857 to be 7cc79788ff prepared for f8a3faccbd anything.’366f2bf54d4361a0

Lucian glanced at the a68b4883e5 earring Chauver handed him.6cc1a67f398d01f4

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An earring, 89ee4fce5f of all d4af1ff8eb things…7fb32577a6068e12

“Isn’t it usually c04da68197 a ring for b4c5e45230 artifacts that change 3ddb71d0cd appearances?”e4f1a70dbf370145

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“Huh? True, but…”ed14df11335e1d36

“Then why an earring…”fe5afdea5ffbc431

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“It suits you.”daa3308b1e9645a7

“…Excuse me?”72f6f95fd1d169e2

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Chauver pointed to b8448c039c Fristhe, standing a d7adc3ea30 little way off.e92d3357f615addc

“That old 001975bb82 man thought 88a7332c80 it’d look b52330e9bd good on d12b2b672b you. He said, if 4d36385a9a we’re giving you 3b02408786 something, might as d13f882ac8 well make it 9b8da52e42 match.”24df451f19cef5ec

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Lucian let out ee943e8e21 a soft laugh 50f4de2b99 despite himself. It seemed it 10e4cacbff would take him 60c8906a94 more time to 063ce7cc11 understand how these afc6b3e5da two thought.ff3437c1627d370a

“Time is running 15c6ec200b out. We should move.”2e3d40f4f6c7ff0b

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At Eloine’s f5f94b2931 second nudge, 1f1bec8b64 Chauver placed ff518a5d00 the earring f801c5af5a firmly in b2a140dde0 Lucian’s hand.f68b1c4489988f37

“Go, escape safely, c2c244699f and make sure 98ced4d634 to humiliate the bff39297fe Emperor.”d5f6d8270556543c

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“Don’t get caught.”79ca69ebdab871ab

“Understood.”3633e626c6f94b89

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Their serious faces 1c9a1cb242 were almost comical. Lucian couldn’t help 723ad1c142 but smile at 83715dd0d4 their sincerity, finding bd6a208b43 it amusing even b45c30360b in such a f034035233 grave moment.32512ad175dcebd8

“Stay healthy.”314094fa191d468a

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With their final words a6c9e64e53 of encouragement, Lucian nodded. A faint smile f96df18614 lingered on his 7db64b3738 lips as he 3284c7b5c1 prepared to leave.8f257fe0a1de99b8

Golden hair e12392fd57 streamed behind 1f9db288d8 him as bdd464a9d8 Heraith ran, 3db68ae9c5 his stride dbf3e1f591 frantic. Servants bowed as e3f8dd4951 he passed, but 69dafb6497 he paid them e3949860e0 no heed.d5cb038734338821

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His rare 9bf797a301 sprint left d703b89f84 a group f74f171608 of attendants 2c9b7b7143 struggling to 2ad413c3b6 keep up. Whispers and 7e3818f845 questions arose e5e35fd70c among the 75f351a611 palace staff 8a4d033212 as they d08fde8dad watched the 5faeaafc01 Emperor’s unusual 9b244ef5a7 behavior.4dafd0f46beebc1a

Why was His 9d61aa205b Majesty in such f1975bde9f a rush?436c502329663027

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But Heraith’s mind was 5ea038419b singularly focused on one f40475b233 person—Lucian.bf3b71720f55fa37

‘You’ll have gone 90cfe84e8b to her.’2a2b4fb40814be3b

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He was certain. All the b273dba58b information pointed 04212ffd39 to it.4b8f7f786215291e

“You won’t escape, Luce.”42d7fbf22a3c4a85

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Grinding his teeth, 441115fed1 Heraith swore to 452c19b5fa himself.a784d8f81174fb47

He would never e48ce22cc9 let Lucian slip 2b05076ba9 through his fingers.689572056e739408

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“Your Highness, everything 2ae2d98a99 is ready.”d161fef38672c67c

At her 450584ac24 maid’s words, 297c0a4240 Eloine glanced 082dc39917 up, pleased a883094991 by her 7f9276e851 reflection in 0a0361a304 the mirror.f8f365bce1fa72bd

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“How do 9086fbc33b I look, 048fa386c2 Eric? Not too bad for 143515bef4 traveling, right?”2cab29b7669f2920

Eric, her aide, raised ebbadf2809 his head. His golden hair, similar d724a3c1dc to the Emperor’s, swayed 7009ddda25 slightly as he moved.8c2e1c2942fa7b93

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“Indeed, it’s 79be2abd5c fitting, but…”d3100f1eaf35a7cb

Eric’s gaze lingered f39173b5e0 briefly before he 258cd38013 spoke again.fbae1523e9f41bcb

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“If you’ll be crossing bc8b784b33 the border through the f13742615b mountains, it’ll get colder. It’d be wise 1265e6c020 to take a 84ea1b2f7f cape.”7ee1fe5e5e2ce809

“Hmm.”69890f7e3b641c8d

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Seeing her lack 65c4ee872a of response, Eric cc3ffb2ffb grabbed the cape e2b739d597 from a maid 498a26713c holding it nearby 38239fa7c7 and draped it 2fa1311f58 over her shoulders. His efficient a0f8b939eb yet considerate aa4e3cebc1 movements reflected 4bf7158120 his experience.c7881ccc1d3d0ab1

‘Interesting.’e73ceb2572db146f

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Eloine raised an 5f6365ddda eyebrow slightly.6383193a1c150135

When Eric returned 50f7513b53 to his spot, 64d9d2ca36 she smirked, impressed 13abd7110b by his skill.ad0f5614cccff7f1

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“Not bad.”24d2ba86867039c7

“…Thank you, Your 3db5356cd3 Highness.”f62ceb7f133afc65

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He bowed politely, e46e152a39 his composed demeanor c18de8ff1f bringing a faint 1e694b5c69 smile to her 2d17d63344 lips.999d7a2d8311e540

A man b328b1f3ef worth keeping, aa9cb8d7ed she thought.765de32daf989ea6

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“Eric…”3a2419d769f5d04d

Just as she 4575457ebc began to speak, 6b05fb4b63 chaos erupted outside.075bff8006e493f9

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“Your Majesty! You can’t go in—ahhh!”10db67a6181bd02c

The door 351684ccd1 slammed open, 61b0bc50b8 and Heraith ef436b1ef9 strode in, 9658dcf70f ignoring all 6d9d1f101b protests.b9cac0130d942a4f

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“What’s the meaning 4d323b2f99 of this, Your af9b64c45b Majesty?”17a1cb34209bd336

Eloine’s voice sharpened a81e88344f as she frowned.4f47ffc9ad508084

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“I may be 7a6bbc4da4 leaving, but this cebc653e7b is too much.”21d5e6ec5e05cd6a

Heraith ignored her, his 1c20bf91c7 icy gaze fixed on 4464e132b8 her.85ccba63d2f681ed

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“Where is he?”a670cd2136ce6b1a

“…Who are you talking 175d273b69 about?”4ed1c2134e1db32e

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“Lucian.”2452f1e0898b3f20