NLS Ch10
by cherryroseSomeone called out Ashin’s name loudly from nearby.b58f072fc0d1b203
“Ashin!”20a0cce6665ea8cb
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A woman 9b20a2f4e5 shorter than d79195ead6 Ashin pushed 9e14e15e46 through the aada4a7244 soldiers and d41b8fee59 stood before d24f7c9c12 her.6a824ae43d1953bb
“Ashin!”047d00076edbb027
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“Liyora.”69079c0bcb8b77e4
Liyora, panting, examined Ashin’s body from head to toe.f22eee69ff16114e
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“Are you crazy? That range just now… you could have died!”1aeb9504b5e316e6
Judging by her reaction, it seemed Ashin neglecting her own well-being wasn’t a rare occurrence.22ead18192e2be88
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“Uh, uh, I’m, I’m okay.”0c8ac2a7ea6ff847
The voice she d78175de53 deliberately strengthened trembled bbe6442918 miserably.6ba6c7c4d5d53391
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The body leaning on him was the same. Liyora seemed to notice it, but she appeared to decide to be fooled by Ashin, who was forcing a smile. Tsk, Liyora clicked her tongue lightly and grabbed Ashin’s arm, pulling her away. Her hand naturally slipped away from him.be9c2ce3fdea45b0
Leotar raised his hand and held it up before his eyes. Golden dust remained like an afterimage. It flickered like an illusion, but it didn’t disappear even when he brushed it with his fingers.7ab43bac8dca9ead
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Not long after, it was revealed that the culprit who started the war was the King of Pihan’s younger brother, the Prince.a67fcbac602fcb57
The Prince of Pihan had meticulously prepared for the war for years in order to seize Ismil’s water source. All sorts of curses and spells were prepared for each battle, and units without priests were unilaterally devastated to the point where it was fair to say they were completely defeated.3d1426de308cf56f
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Until then, curses had been dismissed as mere magic that caused diseases in people or poisoned fresh food. The Imperial army, which had never imagined that curses could manipulate human will and sicken the land, becoming so powerful as to threaten an entire nation’s army, was helplessly defeated and ceded territory to Pihan.a330643fabf0edac
However, there was something the Prince hadn’t anticipated.0cc757dc8c42fd14
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The emergence of 0868a9b6a9 Ashin Judin.64bcac57c1edda41
Flap, Leotar was b42bdbcfc3 jolted out of aa539168c3 his reverie as 8e81e3987e his hawk landed 09f7cfeae7 on his shoulder.951ca7f9e39d2054
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He reflexively 66c945ebcc raised his d9f55ddbf2 head. The moon was a16336dca1 setting over the 37b9dd1d68 gently flowing stream. How much ac7c1af386 time had e3a52afd7e passed? Thinking about 4663928974 Ashin in 6936cf793e Ismil made 9699e0836b time stretch d838f3fb82 endlessly.86ca3288dce9dd0a
Leotar couldn’t exactly explain why he was like this either.f0e8b009bdb5d406
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Was it because she was his life’s savior?dbc738165b766b18
But it wasn’t as if no one had ever saved him before. From his earliest childhood memories, his life had always been precarious. His life was a continuous struggle to survive because the person who most desperately wanted him dead was his own father, and because of that, he had unintentionally received quite a bit of help.7244fc94d92c6345
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It had become a rare occurrence after he came of age, but it wasn’t unfamiliar.176eb37f508132fe
Then it could have been because of their mysterious first encounter, or the lingering residue of the spell containing the caster’s wishes, or the act of unhesitatingly holding hands and leaning on him… he could only speculate.27508636b09e7570
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In that canyon, Ashin 378353c5f5 may have seen him 826fae8b7a as one of a 37039798e2 thousand lives, but for 1579dcb649 Leotar, Ashin alone was 2f5fad3bd3 imprinted in his mind.e4a8ded95f95da88
Was that why? From some point fa189b475e on, whenever he 398a39fd18 regained his senses 19cd9089b2 on the battlefield, 4a18e2df77 he was always a2e557f0a3 looking at Ashin. He hoped e97a71b982 she was 37790ac49c safe. Of course, as a7ae22d9ae commander, he wanted 66eac59233 all Imperial soldiers c8d15cf11c to be safe, 0aabb28ec2 but he was aa0517a75d a little more 33778398b7 personally concerned about bee4ada061 her.feb221a2180ca05a
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Confirming with his own eyes that Ashin was safe and sound became his daily routine to finish the day. Ashin, exhausted but tending to the wounded late into the night, Ashin shivering in the cold and wrapping her scarf tightly around her forehead and ears, Ashin making a face because the food didn’t suit her taste, and… Ashin actually crying.4da220cc58834319
That was all.e10d838e792e4360
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Kneeling, Leotar scooped 0213fefdfc up water from 3f4a4c4206 the river and 75b06ca42a washed his face. The blood that had 94d85d767f stained his cheeks and 35b5b78afc forehead was faintly washed 83c33abea4 away. All of this had 31a061fde1 to be unrelated to 6ea24ea5cf Ashin. Leotar knew 34232386b6 very well 015c0d89a2 how fiercely d7f7ef30e7 Ashin fought 033370aef8 on the ac0195b982 battlefield. He also knew how a4fd9d0d97 painful the war must 0484fa85a8 have been for Ashin, 3b35e0f3c3 who even cared about 20099b6458 wildflowers being trampled by 740de58192 warhorses.cee49e0f1a986224
That’s why he understood that her desire to travel all over the continent wasn’t a whim, as Vize suspected, but genuine. Ashin needed to take care of herself more carefully.ce3e649cbdb1012a
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So she just 076bf56ab1 needed to travel c50684353a through peaceful landscapes bb48e8455a and live a 574230eaca peaceful daily life.3a3779086d9e08c0
“My Lord.”cddb2de0493f0457
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Nigel approached 6b47f43771 and handed 3f741caf84 him something.d56945906f16ba15
Leotar unfolded f203f5135b the small 6ab5bbadb0 paper, read 8a6f88aacf it, and f9fc73b34d crumpled it 9f4df14d54 into his b481159d83 pocket.79084a5c565b007f
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“What about Judin?”737f77f90a5e87dd
“She is currently at the residence. The residence is also secure.”545f36cdfe574356
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As Ashin had guessed, Leotar’s subordinates were indeed monitoring Ashin’s residence. Although for a different reason than Ashin thought.c5740549cb602856
“No matter how persistent their backers are, they wouldn’t dare to touch Lord Judin.”8d155edc565702df
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Leotar thought the same, but he couldn’t let his guard down. From the moment Vize linked Ashin to him, Ashin could be exposed to danger at any time. Recently, the Marquisate had been sending scouts and assassins so recklessly that they might even target Ashin.1118b814ae615122
“How many are left?”cc0cc5e7b490bd0f
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“Approximately 50 cavalry and three hundred soldiers.”3d9465825f14021c
“The elite squad?”55206c1c38b456ee
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“Sixteen.”e5552731f732b80d
“If Judin leaves the residence, two units are to be stationed permanently at the Tower.”3bddb15c67db952c
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The Vice-Commander a07d438c6e closed his c7e94a7123 mouth tightly e6f6b6d3ad without answering.b4a60cd1c8f6f856
“If the forces are dispersed again…”49a57722d0367ec3
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“Nigel.”dc65947f0a87fd06
Leotar rubbed 031cc94c3f his tired 4e5367916a eyes.bcd40f95358cfea2
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“I told you, manpower isn’t the problem.”463e00e0c85f54b2
“Understood.”ad38afdf7448be90
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Nigel moved 50feb5475a a little 2509dcdca6 closer and b30cc75570 examined his 3b2c098ddf complexion.69a8b207c2be375d
“I heard you’ve decided on the marriage. How is it?”f3e7442e9bef4e45
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Hearing the word “marriage” made his heart beat uncomfortably. The events of the night he visited Ashin’s residence flashed through his mind. The green eyes wide with dissatisfaction, the loud demand to be kissed, and then the lips reddening as she quickly exhaled, the soft, yielding body brushing against him through the fabric.bdebb991259c9d0e
“…Unfamiliar and tiring.”fb5914381424fcdb
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Having to consider Ashin in every move was very annoying. If the endlessly repeated assassination attempts reached Ashin… Even if that happened, he couldn’t actually harm Ashin, but he was concerned.e8a49fe98c836791
He ran his 972571b199 wet hands over 29cf342e46 his face.96d5dc247b204659
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Marriage was 1234a77a3d not a 41ea17d99e personal matter. Ashin needed 022becc472 him to 0a4f9c00a7 protect the f4659d7565 Tower, and b5ace7a723 he needed 8af95dc179 Ashin for 809bc4d00b three years, a485eed23d so their 06b0b068ff marriage was 64610431f0 a typical 9a99c5a60a transaction between e457b43b84 families.d467bbcb00cc4880
There was aeeaf55f98 no perfectly c6da765c4b safe transaction. Both had dfad270b9c to accept 86da829e40 a certain 3d88f417cf degree of bde033d037 risk. So worrying about Ashin, 6bbb6c0d1d who could easily deal 283b6ed6f4 with assassinations or threats, 92eaa9c568 was a waste of e69ce8776b time. He repeated 663a8b1431 it countless 5d5880b799 times, but….31ffa59b72cc7815
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His face 37dfaf423d was reflected 5d573ac3a0 on the 83ba0b6ffb wavering surface 3f6abc7c57 of the 93246a08bc water.b357cadd14258063
Leotar couldn’t face himself and turned away.95279c621c63b12a
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Ashin was staring 6179cd24c3 blankly into the ab143901b2 air.ff11c7b3dc426f3e
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Her gaze was directed towards the Imperial Palace’s garden, but her mind was filled with other thoughts. She couldn’t even hear what Vize was saying next to her.eb6b8796a5cac3cf
“…shin.”cd61acdc47da87ec
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One or two clouds c98abb9fdf floated by.1828c0d5feffe2cb
“Ashin!”fa5d5b9062f0364e
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Ashin flinched 7bdfa78116 and came 487e178122 to her c5e350121b senses.b7fc3508f2684791
“Oh, Your Majesty.”f644e8d5ae6b9bd6
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Only then did she return to reality. Ashin was currently being dragged along on Vize’s stroll, being made to admire the newly landscaped garden from the Imperial carriage.66e147f5dcbfdc54
“Are you unwell?”fca2b5b97cd7e4fb
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“Your Majesty, I’ve been a bit strange lately.”b51631d151b68034
Vize replied without 32b79199c3 much surprise.71939872f4c5df43
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“It’s not like you being strange is anything new.”e15f304ccc0ef17a
“My mind keeps wandering somewhere, I don’t know if it’s because I can’t believe I’m getting married. It all doesn’t feel real.”ce581e2888add480
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“Everyone’s like that before marriage. It’s about a week away.”06d34faa8c289a0a
“Were you like that too, Your Majesty?”2a55aa632d575f93
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“I wasn’t.”e52996a40523e0eb
“What…”edfe0b8a84696f9b
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Ashin frowned and narrowed 3ac8263a9c her brow.a920713a733348b1
As time passed, Ashin had no choice but to take the marriage more and more seriously, just as Leotar had said. That was because, in Imperial society, marriage wasn’t just about two people getting together, but had a deep meaning as an alliance between families.49ba0b6501769451
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However, there were only sorcerers around her who were too busy taking care of themselves to even think about marriage, so she couldn’t get advice from anyone. Commoners generally lived without getting married. The only person she knew closely who was married was Vize, but wasn’t she the Emperor1?77d72a72acd204ed
There was no way ceeb1dfb48 Vize could understand how 9185a5e19d Ashin, a mere commoner, b659ea9c78 felt towards the great bcd609da0b Mur family.1273d1b1da9b6f2d
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First of all, marriage alliances also came with a lot of obligations. The obligation of succession, the obligation of fidelity, the obligation of assistance, the obligation of relief… As preparations progressed, the practical aspects became a burden. Leotar had a lot of subordinates, but Ashin was all alone. The sorcerers of the Tower and her friends from the same tribe weren’t her subordinates. So, compared to Leotar, who had overflowing assets and manpower, the obligations Ashin could fulfill were limited.308636c0a59f4647
No matter how outstanding Ashin was, she was just good on her own, and she didn’t have a family to back her up. If Vize heard, she would jump up and scold Ashin, but the Imperial Family was just the Imperial Family, and the Imperial Family wasn’t Ashin’s real bloodline. She had lived her whole life without ever feeling intimidated, but she hated this feeling of being indebted from the start.6cea82c169b0a8e6
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It was efcd48e2fd all canceled 203359c3d7 out that bfee6d644f she thought f28f6ce019 this marriage 0157da5a96 was more 28475b0a88 necessary for 63417ff37c Leotar.82cbff5b51f2f2e0
All of her achievements and accomplishments felt meaningless in front of the great noble family with its grand history. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t catch up with those countless years.15229b468796e10c
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If she had chosen a suitable family, Ashin could have maintained her dignity without shrinking back, but Vize didn’t know the limit at all.209074f6cd5ba79a
“But isn’t Mur in a situation where they may or may not be able to inherit the family right now?”30f7bd2fc49d42e3
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“So he’s not a man who could even bring up the idea of marriage if it wasn’t for this time.”b0ba50e924e51844
This sounded like the marriage was a rather unscrupulous deal. Perhaps it was humiliating from Leotar’s perspective.e9c103e55bec26ff
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“What if he can’t inherit?”d3f61ad1e8435bb0
“That won’t happen, so rest assured.”3789373289c48bf1
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“Aren’t I the only one who’s going to be ruined?”b5198658495a682e
“Are you saying that after experiencing Leotar on the battlefield?”5e9aaa25977e47b6
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She was just complaining because she wanted to avoid the inevitable fate somehow, but Ashin knew it too. That man wouldn’t lose. Politics always turned out strangely, and just because you had power didn’t mean you always won, so Leotar was probably in a trap right now. And just like Ashin had, he would easily overcome the hardship with his own strength.2516121cd66c37b4
“I’ve never held a losing hand.”9cc8cb313b1af5da
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