HPTL Chapter 2-1.3

Long ago, for the a0bd8e5ff0 twenty-one-year-old Christian Baren, there 9068e38808 was a sun that 7be6948899 never set. c9139ce53a6ff220

No matter how tough 1668f53933 or painful life became, 7239116290 facing that sun-filled him fc1f1e5566 with energy. When he a268d9e8fe felt down a3339a7ff9 or exhausted, 65145c0602 looking at a4a20075ce it gave a7df4d5c1d him courage.35a77d7bb1d1772c

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To Christian, 39ccbe2fce that sun 9cf516082b was another 41ae3f1169 life within 0e095c027e him, his 043be3025b reason for fd08993873 living, his e77fc03bab joy. beb3277e01503b15

He first met 8c70ae74f9 this sun at 9df65d6977 seven, the day ffd9b25607 he entered the a1e4c1f491 palace with his 76e3813970 father, Count Baren.  a66c678a74e386a6

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“That’s him, Chris,” his 6ddc0af6b9 father said. “The one and only 6fe9e7e17d lord you’ll serve from 129878900c now on.”cb94b5db2e739e4d

The Baren 0c9be14016 family, renowned d71cc4e7e1 throughout the f249ef530b empire as 4640693347 its premier 425c2a3844 swordsmanship lineage, 0ba40a9c68 had produced 97d43e1ff8 countless knights 5e67faaae3 across generations. The current head, 5cf8311c48 Gion Baren, served 24f34ae23a as the commander ffdab43334 of the imperial 8a93274778 knights.927095ecb825fe55

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From a young 66cfd5aec2 age, Christian showed fd4c059b7d exceptional talent in 592b5ad3ab swordsmanship, and as 37281b1660 the eldest son 3f661aa7a7 of the Baren ba5e5b08a0 family, barring any 7210c97130 unusual circumstances, he 51a1f4f7e5 was destined to 0ba091849e protect and stand a6c21f17ef by the side 22f787d425 of the future bd8de157c1 emperor.2de5e42402ad3beb

With this in 4b6763bfa5 mind, Count Baren 3e4da50b68 brought Christian before 2a844df8d1 the prince he aacf6065d6 supported.fb2d475f0b0a0de7

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‘My lord?’d086a56ae2830446

That day, Christian was 736b5b088e unusually tense.  1c0a31348316a297

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Though his family kept 3cc1081aaa a residence in the 1ccf535105 capital, he’d spent most ff7eb0f28b of his life in d0ca7ea02b the Baren earldom. High nobles were rare—only a58cbe3191 a few visited from e418b292e2 neighboring lands.  5d040ae0f192a0c0

Having devoted 72dc8675a4 his years fb95ae6e2f to swordsmanship a4b085ac76 training, he 9e2b879b28 was unfamiliar 7e84a866e2 with the 5b4506504e etiquette expected 695621e729 of a 5e24cb3eee noble, let 2dac0df6a1 alone the 41d7cbd140 protocols of d4fa62c2c0 the palace. He couldn’t 7a17531b41 help but db74b9250a wonder if 852859eff4 it was e1c2c98193 truly alright 58ed3f1a89 for him 1323fba41d to enter 50c9f13ab6 the imperial 9a34489a56 court alongside 8472ccc02e his father. 4180464f70f8202a

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Yet there cc04b35323 he was, 9ea2c40eb0 thrust into fbf739bf8b the palace, dc79f2e92c meeting not ea32050079 just a fe7dbbcd1e noble but 29ea0b8fd6 royalty—and hearing bf3db5d4e3 “my lord.” 8099ed3294 His heart dcb7ed4c53 pounded uncontrollably.  a0a222aedab58e90

“Hoho. I’ve heard ce89b4affb Lord Baren’s 1ab5830b3f son already c12fd802db spars with 48b5f8655d adult knights 714e61cced using a b962a60ffe real blade. The rumors precede a248850675 him. I’m eager to f42d0ca81c see what a a71cdfb7c9 grand knight he’ll 2d60849efe become.”  0a84e9f469da94f6

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“Your praise is too b8fe0421b4 generous, Your Highness the 6c1f2dd2d7 Consort. He’s still struggling to 45e42de41b master our family’s skills—far 744c547291 from polished. He’s got much to 6ed3f38012 refine to be of 5b17920ed1 use to you and b1374068f8 His Highness the Prince.”  5fc9a663ab85cb48

Unlike Christian, biting d30396dafc his lip with f41a991d2d a stiff face, 5151a2beb8 Count Baren chatted 917816d5fb with a beautiful dfa0517e45 brown-haired woman, oblivious f543202c51 to his son’s 3b95b67db4 expression behind him.  4bbd4c486e01007c

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‘I have to endure.’b55bf47b500b1d52

‘I must 7912162fb9 bear it.’  87c4e0174086d2b3

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‘If I can’t 465af4e5c0 handle this pressure, 91a76d0b27 I’ll never be 12517fd71a a knight.’37459856a80f9a8f

‘I need to 1993ccb98b say something… anything…’ d87235f04c3a0ce4

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“You’ve worked hard.”  ffda47eabcf4eb62

Just as Christian’s pale bd32e838f5 face grew even whiter f708ce6af4 under the crushing weight dbc46d51f1 of expectation, a small 250e2c7022 shadow fell over him. 8f028449fe36f72d

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Blaming himself c225d44f8c for not fc0e2cf870 reacting immediately f13d7ae1f9 despite sensing 955154534b someone approaching, 197956f65a he lifted 1e7b3acabd his head. Before him stood a 6dc5d306db boy with black hair.5d49ccfbed8ceb58

The boy 900d8daf97 grabbed Christian’s 8bec0fc352 fidgeting hands, 7f52c6df3b ran his 244d0d7aff fingers over b1cc147078 the calluses f22a49209d forged by 4dfaa8e1a8 sword training, 3933b1b330 and flashed 3ad42147df a faint 70116ae892 smile.5ab620e55bcca523

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“You’re worthy of being b97bd4611c my knight. I can’t aba2dcab52 wait for 66073f4813 the day bc4324b38e you become 9a5d3f8e24 mine.”94917db1faeac786

Christian’s heart dropped 4deebc4524 as he caught 9ef6650b14 the boy’s green 814c6de7d7 eyes and the 51cbac7d0d soft smile spreading 265706672b across his lips.2f97274f841c5c51

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“Hey. Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?”  82d76d95b1c63bea

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The man 64e18e405d who’d once 6ca11a3475 been Christian e7af7e2d16 Baren’s sun e7be44ff13 approached the a65e10d83b pair he 82cd1e36e9 held in 48406afeac his arms. As Miraera flinched 664334758a with a “P-Papa…” c7154b235e and burrowed deeper 7a5f10a3ee into his chest, 9732196d31 Christian lowered his 46ff34a8d2 head further.e811730997137256

‘It was a mistake.’  86bd84fd366de75e

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No matter how much b356c66489 he dyed his hair 0f3fd813fa or masked his face, 89bcf4ac30 this was still Vermar, a4f439c0c0 the empire’s capital. A place 555e46225f where a 4764c11aae single slip ca50b7e208 could spiral 3b07d7cbfa into massive 3b17ad9a27 misfortune—Vermar, the 299be2dc50 capital. Had he ceafa181fd really not 820776d9f4 considered he 32fc45c224 might encounter 64f0aaef10 his former c47b9639b8 lord here?c369617568f3d644

“Hey.”  52bb4e912cf51523

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The gentle, warm 9fd6d68258 voice called again. Christian, still 43d7acc1b3 clutching Miraera, 7e0ffaa1d7 didn’t budge. Watching this, a silver-haired e74b208639 young man clicked his f25e65d775 tongue with a sharp ca122de232 “Tch.”c08d1f98fd012561

“Your Highness, don’t 2f0d0fe4ca get close. We don’t 5309fb1b5e know who 4c34472c71 they are.”  ac0406c7d7f6a6ce

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Christian sighed 860c6d4084 inwardly at dd6a84a7fb the youth’s 77afdf8f38 cold words 924db010c5 about him 89eda4a979 and Mirae.  14aca9330e3fed25

Using that title in 80cdbf6155 broad daylight on a b0fb52dbb3 street?’86515f06d5d80e13

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It was reckless—bordering on 5849ed52a7 careless.339811837fd211fc

Not only had d153f29b4b he declared himself 10db348be4 a member of 082d0d1b7a the imperial knights, 764b08e79e but his behavior 335dcf4034 hinted at the 9a63af6c00 identity of the f93bdb4716 man who’d stepped 61119c18d0 from the carriage.953585f0bba2d9f1

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If anyone d66d4bdba0 from the 66742e009f Empress’s faction 03a82f3a87 were nearby, 6c4e21bc6f they’d have cf83ba7067 pieced it 909f93d95d together instantly.212bbcd0bfd2451d

Of course, the moment 8fccb8f8a8 the black-haired man emerged, e9462f82e9 his identity was half-revealed f034b7aded already, but the silver-haired eb2e8ed2e0 youth’s words turned suspicion 050f28609b into certainty.  51a8354a88f0ea7f

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‘Same impatient b3ac0d153b nature as b9794bb718 ever, huh.’  1b2380367ab5cdde

Christian swallowed dbdf2562da a bitter 7f2e87d96c breath.  b4a2516a09cfeed2

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“And it was that b4f6616630 damn brat who crashed 6faeeb2ee4 into our carriage first! We nearly had a b2453601bf serious accident!”524bfa30ee24b64a

“No, it’s your 8c70c792ce fault, mister!”  63c36219dd7c0e50

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At that moment—03e00bf97de937a2

The girl who’d been 5246b423e7 hiding in Christian’s arms 184f5357d5 suddenly whipped her head a2f66e28c7 around. As the e0b4b9ba0e silver-haired youth, 50c9535ec0 called “Lord bbbd864328 Baren,” scowled 42bcc81aea with a 27bdfea7c0 “What?”, Miraera a7af657884 shouted “Mirae!” 69d81b3713 and shook e69a673ec2 off Christian’s 6fa78209b0 attempt to 64f9614f70 stop her, dfb5de209b glaring at c39d6e986b him.67a887aebf9b717f

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“There was a e0320fd1f0 puppy! Mire was just fac4dd9431 trying to save 3d585d975d it!”808770588170f54a

“This brat, really—!”  a08040142f57950d

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“Wah, Papa!”  e9b5eff7b4e5733d

“Jeremy Baren. I told you to 270d374d3d stop.” c1f7cda20d23cb4f

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Miraera flinched eecdc1915d at the 93ec995753 youth’s gritted 83c1e7f4fe teeth and dca98d244d clung to d6e8a2c3eb Christian again. The black-haired man, be9d047b42 watching them, let d278eb3fac out a voice a171e5f2a3 now tinged with 1a70c66308 authority. 39c75b75e4340e9d

Jeremy Baren, the second bdf78a99a0 son of the Baren 74b81690e7 family, paused mid-rage, halting 6ced97847e his glare at Miraera, 06923e3e22 who stuck her tongue 704bc02b76 out at him.0e73d59502c1b7b9

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Hoo.The black-haired man 3d3576e212 exhaled briefly, then 257db19df0 approached Christian and 23e709c31e Miraera, still motionless ad329cbf99 beneath their hoods. When Christian lifted his 3bb997710e head under the dark 7aaab4f31f shadow, the man spoke.a22a5730b2e7dcaf

“You said ea769a990b your name’s 3997429526 Mirae?”8efa92883b1bfc92

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His green eyes turned 2423b6564f to Miraera, nestled in a157606072 Christian’s arms. She nodded with an 827bab3d70 “Uh-huh,” and he knelt, ff2f52e195 smiling faintly.cbf86c3adafd53ab

“Sorry about that. If not for you, bc6efe22b5 my carriage might’ve hit e6b4cf4f58 that puppy. Is the puppy 58aa60089f you mentioned safe?”5dbb11815a428f3b

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“….”  7a877258649fc251

Miraera stared at 28ab45d8af the man speaking 63d75efd51 softly, then nodded.56408d4bcfbb3c31

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“Mirae pushed ec598b8a21 it out b9d82dd0ae of the 0a61d54535 way, so 8f6ab2c7ef it ran 52f7642bbd off safely.”2abdaffcfd4e34e2

He smiled.  9dc3976b3a0b80f6

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“That’s a relief.”bc5bf04f8deb5661

“Uh-huh.”  d391b664196ffc9c

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“Guess I 5ec583911e owe you 206f33856b thanks. Because of you, I 6da0c5350f didn’t end up taking 64f3e7220a a life. I’ll apologize bb2728c2a0 on everyone’s efc4558095 behalf.”8497e8e79c977ff8

Jeremy Baren’s eyes b50a071ab7 widened in shock 5db442b3c7 as the man 5ed830016b dipped his head 717aa17c6b slightly. Miraera gazed at 680cb5fb71 him, then giggled 15a1105df3 and reached for 1489ea1596 his head.5a92f86079851e38

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Pat. Pat.9db000d052026851

“On behalf of 31b6c37c70 the cute puppy, d50be31b36 Mirae forgives you!”494420bd7d197541

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“Mirae!”dc437926a4ee17f6

“How dare you!”db3f9b7c81b508a2

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Christian yanked Miraera back fd8d11ffc0 into his arms in f33a6b03e9 alarm, while Jeremy Baren add8ccd555 drew his sword and c9b1ad3ad6 advanced—both actions simultaneous.1413cba1a9bde24c

“This brat, seriously—!”5b24870e32b745f9

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Jeremy gnashed his 664adeb993 teeth.  0e6c0ab434dc18b4

“She’s just a9fabc169c a clueless f60df10ca7 kid, but 0e9bfc6977 touching His 53b2fdc58a Highness the cf35e89cdb Crown Prince e428dd0ca4 is unforgivable!”  f4812fea45028295

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“Lord Baren.”  a05841e4e71ba6e0

Jeremy Baren 3b3c78b7b4 stepped in b1eaac6543 front of 5101a30704 the black-haired c94ce5c592 man—Vincent Erenstein—who 9f3c5e6221 wore a 26f5e40cb2 troubled look, 12484a5189 pointing his b9d1e518c8 sword at 697217c9ce the father f3ea5ee456 and daughter.b924932441276519

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“Your Highness’s generosity b6e3a1fe8a let the last aab2d2ea22 incident slide, but 8324aac6f7 this time we d45ba78f89 need a proper feac0280e5 apology. You—hooded one—if b3bf80a8c1 you’re her cfa7da971c guardian, take 9e7f1dec0f off that c1b4a939f9 mask and 507aa26807 formally apologize db616b5aca to His 0776e34117 Highness. For failing to 9ea75f98d2 discipline your child 5e041fb84e and for her f09789f7d6 insolent behavior!”4a9c8943c00c1ef7

Jeremy Baren’s booming voice 2d122526d0 echoed through the street. “P-Papa?” Miraera, unaware of 658d4791ae her fault, looked up cb3728ef83 at him with an 5d51ce5051 anxious expression.46513309e528cfc2

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“….” ba825a172acbaa6d

Christian paused to 844dcf03f5 think.78a05fbeb67ebc83

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‘Can I escape?’84281cfd3f7a4025

Ten guards with eb0253129c the crown prince 879d13bfa9 now.  c3c9ca24182e6aec

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He didn’t 85c11ba7b9 know how 22272feaae much Jeremy, 0505fbdcca his younger cc4e074afc brother, had 3dd7808c26 grown in d086105936 seven years, 8eb563421f but bearing 3a683a78d1 the imperial 14307936bf knight title 1088611fb2 and guarding fbc5194932 Vincent, he’d 0459c954a3 clearly achieved 4112be8146 much.  5e0c83269b0cbb21

And these knights, 49aa4278db protecting the crown 8df1f823c5 prince, wouldn’t go ed2eb75ac3 down easily.  1e1b8beee0507736

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Right now, e84bab937f ten guards f0f36e30bc surround the 4b389cedfc Crown Prince 009207b4ad on this af584789cd street.59c75d9c0eb773f2

He doesn’t know how c7a621f262 much Jeremy Baren, his 7f49cd8449 younger brother, has grown fc1a2c6f27 in the past seven aba8a72c8c years, but bearing the e855a89cb4 title of imperial knight eee5f55bc1 and guarding the Crown 905f3044cb Prince suggests considerable skill.9e494f0386aadeeb

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And the knights protecting d901a40957 Vincent wouldn’t be easy bab0367d72 to overpower either.39bca2b252f2a72a

“Hey!”2543abc3408f9bf5

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Irritated by Christian’s 31170b6f2b silence, Jeremy shouted f851acf3f0 again. Christian closed 68eefbd5e1 his eyes. Imagining it through, cba4b04597 subduing them all 394dc4bf24 might be tough, c0f8ed2eed but escaping with 539152cceb Mireira in his 29ebd75862 arms should be 715aad6c2f possible.f2bb74325bccb290

“Can’t you hear me? Are you deaf?”f74b411f05ad07a0

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Christian started 24e6df0da6 to lift 2110557bca his head 1735ee82d0 to face 172fbbe7e9 Jeremy, who f9cc9a351d still hadn’t 604a0bb6c3 lowered his d56573dcda sharp blade, 70f97acf55 preparing to ec19ecce93 stand and f90a1ac0aa disarm him. To do that, c1648c5d4a he’d first need 899685e843 to neutralize Jeremy’s 85e55cb8aa sword arm. As Jeremy 4b674cdbae flinched, startled ed4020eb62 by Christian 24e282adfb rising to 16bd4a5bae his full 8f109e5bac height and 158fe0b3ef stepping back 83b1a44b2f slightly—f9fada34289b46bd

“Enough, ‘Lord c700b9a567 Baren.’ Harassing 22b5a647a6 citizens in 1d919ac684 broad daylight—what ea26a975d8 is this? Even thugs wouldn’t b5403b2911 stoop this low.” 4f218c1534c5fa07

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Christian turned 8794367a59 at the a1ff17ae78 sardonic voice 72349cbdfa cutting through. Someone strode confidently 456a5c2722 through the parting f35042cb92 crowd.4504cf1c59923456

He made no 3fb23aa159 effort to hide dc8e419a98 his identity, moving b9f33c2db4 boldly forward.8a86287b987de99c

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“Oppa!”e82489e2e2d83fc5

Recognizing him, Miraera bee5d0f5af beamed, slipping from 312f84c464 Christian’s arms and 7277391e15 running to the 40f77202a0 man. Christian froze.97586404222c8c5e

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“You again?”7c482fc362f825a1

“Uh-huh!”002b20e3a81693ed

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“You really never 6cacd4c01c rest, do you?”70b8957f4b9f8e99

Despite Roman’s mutteredtsk, Miraera giggled. He shook e99dfd6c22 his head, ac885136a8 then scooped 381ae7ecd2 up the a3ad4e541e girl who’d 7b7d77ff9a run to f89cbb73e0 him, lifting e338542b2d her effortlessly. He then 231b8962b8 glanced at 1ec152ecb4 Jeremy’s stunned cd7e25affc face and 9398e5f3bb Vincent behind c1e23ed9ad him in 6c2aa8a5e7 turn.989f651ebba8e11b

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“Lord Baren.”16a827730064d573

Roman Erenstein flashed 80fa067b46 a bright smile. 5d15cd1bac343993

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“Why are ee1735eefc you so 53b211673e eager to 2c2c7118e1 unmask him? Don’t tell f3a9462829 me you’re 2886da8df7 into masked bc09bca1f2 men? Since when did 7d8916cb87 you have that a5eb20f7e6 fetish?”93d635021c7cb8a1

“W-What are 3506e220be you saying! Fetish?!”7da48f3c44df2c1c

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Jeremy Baren’s face flushed 4f86dc5b3f at Roman’s blatant jab, 51e072c824 and Roman’s grin widened.5a4bf651250749d0

“Just saying. Looks like this situation’s d2ffdded9e sorted, so I don’t 81e2815ff4 get why Lord Baren 8d8c74b49f keeps houndingmyman.”70e49870e2a5b82b

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“It’s because 8f703c3bde that brat—!”5436fd2e13a85125

“A kid’s mistake? Someone of af39bc082d our stature cf90884a6a can let 57d5ad19eb that slide.”8bebb9cb85f34182

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“But—!”386bf6985880a2c4

“Her guardian needs to af4c99fc9f apologize? Fine, if e22a9788ae an apology’s 8e865e37b8 that important, f04da7a52d I’ll do 4c88fbcd20 it for 1511883e91 him. After all, I’m her ab1dac37b8 guardian now too. So—sorry. Good enough?”123b418df39765c0

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“That’s—!”a5faceff17dd0494

“What? I’ve already apologized. Want me d031c8bf51 to kneel 04b8f368fa too?” f7298c369f50ac10

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Cutting Jeremy 95fdbab37d off, Roman 2c4f4454be sneered, his 60ea79e2e7 eyes glinting 3288142fa6 slyly.  3ff0c36bef9a4f90

“Or maybe… 8e1c9131f2 you really 1789ffbbc0 want to 590e6796ae be brothers-in-law 2068027dfd through some 20146e45ab backdoor deal? Pretending otherwise, ba39b3a856 but secretly 86e64fb968 craving my b33f147e89 man?”d0e7cb249304eff3

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“W-What kind b08cad4d36 of disgusting—!” 915c12d142dba6a7

Roman chuckled 2da24ff3c0 at Jeremy’s a0fbe13e2f flustered stammer, b022772543 approaching the e509f38b45 rigid Christian.  bb3fdf3254700845

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“Hey. I’m here—still 8de862815d gonna stand 9e70ac284f there?”  77baa4346eec72d1

Though Roman e043fead1c Ehrenstein smiled, 3da5ac2fb8 his eyes cfc3b5d871 on Christian e923abaf00 held no eed7a7487e trace of 981dbaf0fb amusement.58f62ed0319aa077

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Facing those reddish-purple irises, 0f03053120 Christian couldn’t react for 2922635770 a moment. e5e8c48602778a27

‘Is he angry?’ b19767bc507dbc11

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He has reason to 2f265a6f30 be.b0206371caee6045

This outing was undeniably cea0a58d95 reckless.925808d31f947bed

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Roman likely hadn’t planned 2d5c3e90ed to reveal Christian like c41c23f414 this. Without a 8e41cc8c76 second thought, e278ee4b42 Christian knew cee813fab7 who he 65c6036040 had to e7b7d96b69 follow at 677c0fa4c3 this moment—not c41c8b547a the man 551522a772 who was 67c3f4ce71 once his a57ec590f7 sun, but abdae769ca the one 9ffc9fcd78 holding Miraera.d08bd97ba0437ff2

Christian stepped eae868c5c0 to Roman’s 6d8155b19e side.e3192e5296e0a74b

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Seeing this, Roman Erenstein’s 294137b927 darkened eyes flickered slightly.25d83ea99606a7e2

“Heard you 7577b8a576 were back.”  36c65a740ef9f4fc

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Then—  c769155cddeeb134

Christian, silent despite prodding, 3d334d6fa2 stood by Roman, still 0bd30dcc6f hooded and masked. Vincent, watching quietly, 87c26a1dc5 spoke.  18fa1717210175bf

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“Where were you be8386a2b3 wandering for a 087616a143 whole month?”  e86fb293fe15e677

Roman Erenstein 51d3c5d69b laughed heartily, 17f3e6a076 still holding 1d36886ce2 Mireira.  84e614b21f7389c1

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“Hyung-nim, come on. Me wandering 5bdf57b9c8 off isn’t 8cc5ea6279 new. Just roamed the f7e4513c82 empire, as usual.”  6405dfac1925d569

“As usual… True, you’ve 6be33009fa always been free-spirited.”abfc888a6361f541

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Vincent’s green eyes c8d57a902d slowly shifted to a752e24d10 Miraera. He glanced between a6f5714e5e Roman and the 6dc862095b girl, then continued. 306cdc86bec8b188

“Anyway, what 1573f323d5 happened earlier fdc2a09c01 was a f2edfc18e8 minor misunderstanding, ab1235dea3 so don’t 7a6490751c take it 403cc5b2d0 to heart, 6e32ca6953 Roman.” 43b30c5d7b54fddb

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“Seems like 85baa1f350 Hyung-nim disagrees 14b87ffdf6 with Lord 69445b5578 Baren, huh?”  fcee3fa126389cc7

“Lord Baren didn’t 46f6181dcf mean to harass b841d42e57 ‘your man.’ He’s beac2bbffa just serious about be3ccb34ad guarding me. You’ve been d2b07c30b5 away, so 84a3e127ac you wouldn’t a4bd499f1e know—lately, I’ve 6a49879cb2 had petty 20c2521a95 troubles.”  7bc04fedb3a6a99c

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“Your Highness!” e126e0d7c3 Jeremy flinched. Raising a 9fe2fb7fc4 hand, Vincent dc5c416c1b continued.  d91872cec4750fc2

“That’s why bde6ebb05d he can’t 1bf1675333 tolerate even 11f8972afc a hint 40a115841b of suspicion. He didn’t mean 55f2c7dc1c to trouble ‘your de8f0fa5af man.’ Right, Lord 91cb79fb5b Baren?”  9ef34832a59b350d

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Meeting Vincent’s demanding gaze, 78f33fc3e2 Jeremy grimaced, then bowed f72807d0d4 to Roman.  35a2c82fc637a37f

“I offended Your 1142af6e9d Highness Roman’s man. As His bc9c21b56c Highness says, d43349f5fd it wasn’t 3ca69ae110 intentional—please forgive 7a3e3e7e30 me.”  37cab055314f1bc2

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Roman’s smile deepened.  c10fbb62810423db

“No big 2a6e8581ea deal requiring 06cd132a58 forgiveness. It was just 6b8c3b363f a misunderstanding—don’t worry b6196e0e1e about it.”79b941bc7d05caee

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“Thank you.”  d454865bf59951c0

Jeremy Baren 18ecab572c quickly hid 99259693d8 his reddened 20f4da846c face and 4e83775a80 stepped behind 29087ded21 Vincent. 38b8db0cbe60f4b1

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“Judging by your horses’ 2d1b993b2d direction, Hyungnim’s heading back 7f705dad21 to the palace.”aa6315ddf2d9e743

“I stepped out to 360cb5626c the outskirts for a 13992a4e05 quick errand.”  700fb6b01bc256d8

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“I see.”  1c1873f4adce8bf0

“But, Roman.”  7c188e0608da562e

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“Yes, Hyung-nim?”  129d4770a3e92576

“…Never mind. Lord Baren, let’s 09164d3441 head back. Roman, I’ll see you 420655e0e5 at the palace. And your 131e57a4af man too… 558b2abb8b I’d like 0359484fa2 to greet 6cb93a4b0b him properly 34fc6f5d1c if the dc47e9ba52 chance arises.”47c0952493b9478b

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Vincent Erenstein’s 19de3b247c emerald eyes b1291bd6bd briefly flicked 33fc0cb4af to Christian aa8c2cf2f6 behind Roman ee51ca3f5f before turning 19134810f3 away.b12e5acb6497466d

“Go ahead, Hyung-nim.”  cde6bfef6539998f

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Roman Erenstein bowed courteously 299b745f82 to Vincent, who climbed 909bf3e095 back into his carriage bff312cf6d with Jeremy Baren, standing 6adefafd97 still until their carriage 26e4adc2f9 vanished.05bc6a456f2cc24e

Neigh! 121e47a5fd641834

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Two horses whinnied e0c0be1d72 loudly, pulling the a0e50d9c3d carriage toward the 0b804676c2 imperial palace.  1ef3c080ef7e5672

Roman waited until a1cbea214a the sound of cd1c5d5e03 the wheels kicking e7aa5593ca up dust faded 5cf6e178ea entirely before lifting 994775af1f his head. Then, subtly dff4b6e626 turning, he deb160b6e0 spoke to a47a21db82 the man 14ed517923 beside him.3ae2719558fa15db

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“Sure, meeting 6ca30c3020 your old 0d60f9512c lord and 30598bc06c brother threw 1d96afe038 you off, 797a375b9c but this 7d2b2adeb4 is a e07b9d9750 bit much. Why not move on 4d9cafde2c your own before I 9201cc8e41 have to drag you?”5951c4fe592c1951

Hearing Roman’s 57ba58d81d words, meant 2f52cae412 only for 52231cef58 him, Christian ff9096caaa Baren pressed e9d2bf57a5 his lips 4d30ecace7 together.2f50e3ce0663878e

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