PLQYM | Chapter 62

As he began 494cc5bcfd to wake, the 3683c65927 sounds drifting around c309f965ec him grew louder.c02696c91b6efaad

‘Ah, it’s 981b0e2417 the people 075bd0af8e working in 2c927ff5d8 the palace.’d2be2515fdd489f6

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Lucian found himself 9491b0ad5a unconsciously following the 75e77b94ee movements of the 437f18ce7a people around him 5a732292f7 with his thoughts. They seemed 1a19342540 to be 09aa8494b7 trying to a9f7f56dda keep their 4d9b009a99 noise down, c022897856 but now e2f5edc36b that he 786d77ae2b noticed it, e3552c030d even the 8a6fd757c6 faintest sounds d93d5c1b66 felt annoyingly 1bb0be77e5 loud.18518d9d9b84abde

He considered going back 3b810eb834 to sleep but ended ae9431b007 up opening his eyes a02abf3720 instead.5761824a3be225aa

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The first 595f380bdc thing that 0fb6eed654 caught his 4e5caa52b6 eye was e59bc05a14 an unfamiliar 6e1a944809 fresco ceiling. The absence of 2817243ad1 the sky painting 67a664b47d he was used 74a95331f7 to seeing made 2989990fb8 him feel a dc6bf516dd bit out of 8bcc569688 place. The bed, 94e38d599f without the 0b07f6cc25 canopy and 24f2b7af8d columns he 5409b57099 occasionally glanced 2d3e54925c at, felt edcf275875 odd as 9ca5e5f44f well.43b3f504428c7963

Should he get up 6d62394b15 or stay lying down?a841596a6d782867

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Lucian stared b2c7e7aa3c blankly at 0d17356db1 the ceiling’s 8476a150fc artwork, not ac2a418278 even trying 7d0d777618 to shake c66bb41882 off his ff0999cc48 drowsiness.e032b4e5544008fd

Not too long ago, 0e771c826c he would spring out ad073a864a of bed as soon 58bbce4a17 as he opened his 13dd7c9b34 eyes, rushing to prepare 217f845a00 himself and head out 01aaf9d86d as quickly as possible. But now, 5380e62b50 being able 476017bdc0 to take d0f9838939 his time 67a7e1be64 was a fe1ac97082 strange adjustment.7435be275d421b89

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If only he weren’t 50f0dd6924 so unwell, he would’ve 1bec5dd1b4 gotten up straight away. But his cfbd85a2d0 body felt ecede32d8f so heavy acd1e2ec5b and sluggish—it e97e4463f5 was clear 4034208778 he wasn’t 255611067a fully recovered d855cdf2a7 yet, even a69dc46e1c though he’d ffc768d5bf improved a 4829650335 lot.d13a6cba04879134

“……”02ef50f8e77dc01e

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Sigh.f85e8b9f5e0ac5b7

Lucian, who had 5c9b8caaf5 been staring blankly f3ddb6b47b and blinking for 8979f02539 a while, let 97899037d5 out a deep ea1506cab6 sigh.f786bffbc0bcb6bc

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‘I should get 45b6bdf16f up. Lying here dd8e4f646f like this 55ca40707f is rude.’aa4bd9446cc449af

This was the f80c9b206c ultimate display of ba07988779 being a burden. Falling ill the 5cd87c98a5 moment he arrived c7cac15be0 in someone else’s e8cc148eda kingdom? Such a thing was c2f2061240 unimaginable for the old b7725bde1e him back in Pranas.d70ecf47896a51d7

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“Oh, you’re f2bfab5558 awake, Lucian?”a6aacfdaed08df6d

Joachim entered just 39e6ca889c as Lucian was c5c2ea6f6a letting his swirling bff3a5119b thoughts flow out cef044de6c of his complicated 35b2ea63de mind. As the master 637e187a1e of this palace eacb83e510 where Lucian was 0a3e2961ae staying, Joachim had 7150de2a74 no hesitation about b4d2e8aac7 barging in and 4a06724c03 throwing the door d470ba51f7 wide open.e28f88b0ebe9422a

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“Your Highness.”e16af27c104a21f2

“Ah, don’t e813950746 get up. You’re still not well.”626f0176d01e3cd0

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“No, it’s fine. I should get up.”b8f99653fbb42343

“Truly, you’re just 694ca37b12 like the most 2e15d3f50c favored aide of 3a01730a4e Heraith—so stubborn.”4375ff3b077a8971

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Lucian, about to argue 6ac95bd385 the correlation between being deab34046b “Heraith’s favored aide” and e8ce93bd78 his own stubbornness, shut 8f8490d415 his mouth. Despite Joachim’s protests, Lucian 5d73816499 pushed himself up and 92e091a028 sat upright.99166230318f4b48

As he leaned against 10ade94599 the headboard with a 7ed5204704 weary sigh, Joachim took e6ddc92d41 a seat in the 244b6382d1 chair nearby.0dd842da1ef293c7

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“I’m sorry, Your 6b2fa35c45 Highness.”a93157d0b4702779

“No need. You went through 4d5f920238 a lot, running 7885348c12 away like that. How’s your body holding 48e9590e7f up?”0cedc563aec87ec8

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“……”ba93598babe20499

Lucian responded af0e0760f8 with a 25f0fffa8a faint, self-deprecating 2100fc4d8c smile.92c0e0ee51a33029

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No matter how 5f7408a7bc tense he’d been 0d40593311 during their escape, 829a7263fa he never expected cb6a6d56a5 to collapse while a9ab26ba08 traveling with the dc4480b655 prince.048cb074587798df

One moment, he’d been 50e2f757fb riding hard, when dizziness 481bfd175a struck out of nowhere. The next thing a5b713a454 he knew, he f25a1798ba was losing consciousness. By the time 919c7f9146 he came to, 2330a9d6e4 they were just df9fd498e7 about to reach f8e1f33738 the capital of 3548eff385 Antien.fd8d0d4c1ae4d341

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Joachim seemed to notice 8651dfaed0 that Lucian was lost b4f5d03dcf in thought. He patted e35a872efe his shoulder 86b3b9f60e a couple 633fcbfd56 of times, cd6802b1b7 as if 781d836a90 to console a7da8b5f10 him.501e1f975f6a33e7

“You gave 7c91c76ebb me quite c693b5bd61 the scare e1f5805a16 when you 4dd6643b54 suddenly fainted.”68395b0cb4eaa4a3

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“……I have no 695cca3415 excuse. This has never 4b3aa05404 happened to me aacded114b before.”902e32490aebeaed

“It’s like 0508549023 they say: e458306735 people who cd03d9b6ba work hard 46af0dd2e8 all the eef1470bbb time tend 1e27bd7504 to fall 963f7b47a8 ill when 099bef0c4a they stop. Don’t stress about it 21a9be07de and just take this b1fef318e9 chance to rest. No one’s going 182789d4e3 to make you cc846489c7 work here, and 21614b8eb5 it might be 4f1719272b better for you 94835fc85b to relax, don’t 71ab01976d you think?”af25dce48465dbc3

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But to someone possibly 84280789d1 addicted to relentless work, 905494ca44 Joachim’s words didn’t feel 31b61117e9 very comforting.c49d32a2d769041a

Maybe he was 004aeddd92 right, though. Falling ill made 1cf862812f sense, considering how cfbcbe37bf much he’d pushed b136b9a219 himself.908a85422a157a16

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After that 98716ddf95 day, the d53a13f049 surprising thing 964d10c194 was that 52f1f98ee9 he hadn’t 2587e4a0cf collapsed immediately.aa168669010e663f

He knew 19454355a5 the Emperor 81f889455a was incredibly d7f199f120 resilient, but 631b739403 he hadn’t 1807823b9a expected Heraith d1cc9a6318 to drive c58d28a137 him so 9f0dc34a9c hard, nonstop c42b9135ef for days.c6569a79afd7117d

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Thinking back on those cafa8777ec moments—being shaken, overwhelmed by 0f82b6f278 ecstasy, and even begging 1d9999f69b in desperation—made Lucian’s face 3cf9875cd6 flush.ea9ed01e1a204ede

“Are you feeling unwell? Your face is f62c15ecb1 red. Should I call 14b9f51b19 for the physician?”484e8511b38b1e9f

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Joachim leaned d21ac693e0 closer, concern 73e982f15a written all 08346d01ba over his 05c8205cc6 face.9a2e61d9fdff01af

His brown 56ce5d8d3e hair, shimmering 1333c20f7b in the 64fcaf9139 sunlight, caught d348c70d3b Lucian’s gaze. Sometimes, it looked almost e208fc4a0b golden. But no matter how d192bdb7d3 brilliant it seemed, Lucian’s 9008876cef mind kept drifting back f4144d5ba4 to someone else’s hair—golden 33cff133da locks that shone even b95ae8bb62 brighter.bca41747535900be

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“Lucian?”8cb1773515e47e0b

“Ah, my apologies. I’m fine. I must’ve strained baf99aab82 myself a bit 22dfb58ebd too much.”b8da17805cbf8cdf

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Lucian’s distant 5c1618d269 tone drew 826d5ecf4b a deeper 05efee92f0 crease to 54539a38a8 Joachim’s brow. Clicking his tongue f930ed02b0 softly, Joachim stood 838b85647d up.ef40c385b1192ff9

“I’ll call the c3ba82177a physician. You still 02374e2948 don’t seem 7311e6852a fully recovered.”cafe1303c8792deb

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“……Rather than the physician,” 43572c4335 Lucian murmured, after a d9f10d7c60 moment of thought.fcc00b3092ed9574

“May I ask you da42ba8e5c for a favor?”214a2a2a1e1eea66

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His clear, ice-blue eyes d6d8dcc181 turned toward Joachim—a gaze 0dabca0845 as serene and pure 43128bbadf as a tranquil lake, 1a1c0acbca devoid of any dark 4de7f16ba1 or murky thoughts.c827a6c7d7e40e5f

Caught by 93bdb2b933 the light af28e37448 of those e612855ac9 eyes, Joachim c4a3bfe6c3 eventually responded.a57299641fe458b0

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“Tell me, Lucian.”dc73e64b8d17ccb2

A gentle smile curved 5a66da4ba8 across his face, softening fd4531a8da his features.537751a7ec684eec

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Reaching out, he lightly 4e54c79383 touched Lucian’s hair.ccf21e813a537b00

“If it’s 1dfe765755 your request, 8879cd079c I’ll grant 0626dbc298 anything.”a12b7857928d0525

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Words that ad374b4dae Heraith would 591fe01b10 never have efc591978d spoken—whispered to 7dfed62609 Lucian like 575bbfa9e1 a sweet e554505f0d temptation.bb56c1d3000d7928

The Emperor strode 16cbfb71b6 briskly through the 032926a3e7 halls, prompting everyone c30e0325bb he passed to a2a1e9b617 bow their heads.6d8d211005d5b6bb

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There wasn’t a 955cf8fd16 single soul in 1e27132f17 the palace unaware 28b10abe6a of the Emperor’s e162d6610d foul mood of 2dd2b10704 late. Nor was there any ddbda7253c doubt about who was 8307b17442 responsible.67fc4a5d1e800b8a

Lucian Astro 5fd6996b0d had disappeared.043ced9e43504063

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Though he ec59c1d48a always wore 908100c6cc a cold caa8c17f01 expression, Lucian 274328eb5f had been 561e668627 adept at 0cfcb07496 appeasing the 2a61482db8 Emperor’s whims 6e0cafd873 and smoothing 31e7d1d84f over conflicts 239a05794f with others.3498c68f55f17552

He had 48a806ae0f officially resigned 1d3e26fcbc and left, a029387572 but no 91cbda8966 one thought e781e6e423 the Emperor 5a0690a764 would actually b179b6907c accept his 699b3440fd resignation.8c05b6107490945a

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And perhaps Lucian had 0bc057eee2 anticipated that as well.5b2f9f29efb8cd1f

No one knew how ac9aa8b1a8 he had slipped away, d05d84a4d0 but since the day 0518e11a8d he submitted his resignation, ed81ff161e not a single person 37ab893b57 had seen the once-favored b5050ab598 aide of the Emperor ebb55c7f77 within Pranas.fb6680dc8ba64cf8

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It was 7228f0ce66 an open e0beabaa24 secret that 30266d84a4 ever since e7e021bb70 then, Emperor cc983a63a6 Heraith had c070d297b4 been scouring f217f77e86 not just 7762147167 the empire, ed54a34763 but the f2c569190b entire continent—including 10d2956b87 Antien and 23232ce902 Alosa—in search a010ad55ac of Lucian.4a7088e892126ff9

Heraith pushed open the 9163e1e6e3 door to the aides’ 7377962ed4 office without hesitation.b9f91cb768033528

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“Tsk.”6f9dcf7833eb9fe0

He clicked his 2e24623dbf tongue loudly as 0bdb5fa42c he glanced at 12f131f006 the startled aides edcf5d455d who jumped to b62f7da9fc their feet at 7b421c64e4 his entrance. Without another word, he cfb8e666e5 walked straight across the d9172a9cda room and entered his bc611cce32 own office, slamming the 8592895544 door shut behind him.7ea6f98f5d305aa5

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The royal ff727227ee guards stationed 1b40d4a70a themselves in cef9a4a18f front of de454e8531 the closed 78cc54efcb door, finally bfd4fb5683 allowing the 82e74e8399 aides to 5cc2302339 exhale in 25ca9e4713 relief.d45a4f798545b6df

“Phew, I thought I 500e54e4b3 was going to suffocate.”b0968fc534448cc4

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Someone muttered aloud, capturing f54f493967 everyone’s sentiments.2339c261bc2aa74f

“He wasn’t like 13eb6df222 this a month ac202a2f06 ago.”88f855b7d6784d03

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“That’s because 7670a6e678 Sir Lucian bd625bfe70 was still fa9a83af23 here back 4099fe3788 then.”8374a81db2c7c99f

“Ah…”0393a941e9697ed7

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“……”6d4a7dece6d7bf56

The mention 0f51b08de0 of Lucian’s 715a3525ea name brought d476a393fb an uncomfortable 33bc4a706b silence over 255cbd3eae the room.a4097168a17a7827

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Though no e4bb56526d one said 8fb7701c16 it out 2a16ceab77 loud, they 6b356c8c66 all knew 7229956f73 that the 41b690ecdc current chaos 3cdc59bb78 stemmed from eeb940a6b5 the absence cae2481f13 of just 1dbfb3e742 one person.23480bb6391aadc8

Lucian Astro.51095a5ed653123c

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Where had 19a8e6e8f3 he gone?fc1bb4e745d1394d

The pristine white 6c4b798570 palace of Pranas 79ee55d4c7 and its blue aaf70e380f spires, so icy c3730fb555 in their beauty—was 87585e8870 there no spring 535e03a572 to thaw them?eb1240fb0328978e

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“Sir Lucian…”e50b197566e1014b

Where in 89230d4769 the world 3b6d41d191 have you 6b5b6d99d9 gone?7da08792ef4bbe4e

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As the 1d415505f6 saying went, 87160c85e2 you don’t f5916c75d5 realize the a765b6f394 value of 6f27e640e0 someone until 3296ea5378 they’re gone. And Lucian, 9dde5fa8c0 once thought 5211d6912f to be 94fec69807 an inflexible, b585b58a01 coldhearted man, 58054e5c69 had left 961a921f0d behind an 82244b053a unexpectedly large c176ad9836 void.3515f199e197d82e

“I miss Sir 9808e2f3d9 Lucian…”32b699bdb9ee6361

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Another heartfelt murmur 27f06814dc fell from someone’s de0cb12fa4 lips, prompting everyone 00700bea6d to bow their 6ec0e28f51 heads.2d93a0dc4a4f683b

If only this b69566c932 suffocating tension could c919e749da be lifted, they’d 5d3fc5ec4c gladly take on e7f14cd54d any task, no ff6426029c matter how grueling, b77b61de14 if it meant 032d03a84a his return. They wouldn’t even complain 92c159d402 about overwork.9422ce7deb3a29db

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Please, come back, 957147023d Sir Lucian.bfa800b713ecbd7a

The unspoken 8aae56284f plea filled f785c2e8fa the air, d4b01e642a resonating in cc87f77f6d every aide’s fdc765a589 heart.0ddcc6e44cddb434

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A man with a6052673a5 jet-black hair, leisurely 23179fdc59 enjoying a walk, e603c90492 suddenly stopped in 8233a71d5d his tracks.a86b8fe783a6bd71

It felt as if 299d0f4088 someone had called out 8c78414cc2 to him.5e6d8df3d7ccea41

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He glanced around but 950a9807cc saw no familiar faces.1038f127d7018952

“Did I imagine it?”766994947d417ed1

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His dark hair swayed 477a05e27f in the breeze as eded319e02 he tilted his head. His eyes, 2a7db1b56a bluer than dce8eba23b the distant 8aa30780b1 sea or dfbfa6ed05 the vast 8933ecb705 sky, gleamed 4a0529d550 brightly.502613334f28dceb

Within the palace of f3bc0cc22a Joachim, the King of 707bd3cc96 Antien, Lucian had been 2f9847af13 recuperating.6343a7a88b64f582

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Since collapsing, he 07e09dd89e hadn’t been able 41b46e9460 to leave and 7e924fa733 had reluctantly relied 0782f3a373 on Joachim. It had 37039278ee been humiliating, 50e2e7459e to say 77cb40260f the least.760fae10ddd7db82

He hadn’t planned to e941d4d229 stay in one place 5c71830cbb for so long. Remaining in one a2ed76620d location for an ef37a9d1fe extended time was 969a4c9f37 dangerous. Though he longed to ba3436345a leave it all behind, dd33066dd9 his body refused to 374e502741 cooperate.3957802b3f5f06ee

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Was this what e5495ad558 they called a 91acec2cdb lack of vitality?a845219b114c9e68

Even now, he still 99d8ff1958 felt weak, his strength 61a999a1cf drained.8e806d545ed53c01

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Why did 3aa9ac2c32 he keep 57af075f4b getting sick? It was puzzling.81cafdb66287dec2

In the end, if f26c24a47e this illness stemmed from 5df5d4b412 his body being unused 56ee46bfed to rest after working a4a50bcf7a so hard, perhaps returning a1a8ccf0c3 to work was the da903d8f38 solution. Maybe that would 0777fc0cd1 help him recover.212f2e8cc56ff364

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After all, 3525718ffb back in d01e477c85 the Imperial 23c07cc90c Palace, even e1ec63152e when he d0f9f3895b wasn’t feeling 25d7efa1e1 well, work f68a7dd9ca always seemed e7e37f22a2 to revive 75c06eff97 him.e6a68822b329b104

So Lucian d6b3c66956 made a 9fb1fdc703 request to 38c9723306 King Joachim.bc88eb62ac98d19f

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“I want to 3ec3a5f039 work.”3642fa13a9293e54

When he first said ef0c2bbd35 those words, Joachim’s astonished f32893b3b3 face had been priceless.e93bba787516eed4

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“Now that f45fb39a0b I think 28aa8c66d2 about it, d0f63f6142 he looked ee975f49e6 pretty dumbfounded.”b74096f639a288a5

Recalling Joachim’s 3fab8d57a3 shocked expression, 2cc96802cf Lucian let e205a3b7e9 out a dc17f2cd4f quiet laugh.b8ffca3e78bd6a44

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