NLS Ch12

People bustled a9252938d7 about before b7744405a2 her eyes. Vize and they were 39cacc0245 serious, but Ashin felt af7bef4dca detached from reality.947444cc630f8365

Wasn’t it so? It was a ridiculous wedding. Neither side’s parents were attending, the parties involved had no interest in the marriage, and the only person who was actually excited was Vize, just one person on the entire continent. Even the people of the Imperial City were busy muttering about whether this was the right thing to do.e26ae7dff002c061

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Moreover, since they wouldn’t even live together for three years, most of these extravagant items would be unnecessary. No, they might not even see each other ever again.dff70d387a101154

“But, Your Majesty.”9a1a9879ce4f3496

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“Yes.”90f15e0a7a5a29ae

“Can the ceremony even be valid without a parental figure? Ailem doesn’t even have a seal.”d946dc89773aeabb

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“I called for one, didn’t I?”4c9202e4d3752d08

“…Pardon?”0258cd9a11c3f7d4

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“Why would I try to hold a wedding ceremony without a witness? I sent a message the day I issued the decree.”c427564096b62565

“……”ad79e09835bd224e

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The cracks began to show on Vize’s face, which had been carefully composed to avoid causing Ashin distress.c03e7b3e9ac9fabd

“Mother is…”552e9b1f5ffa82a9

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“Yes. It’s been ten years.”d713ef55b67f7ecb

Ashin quietly sighed, watching Vize’s face, which seemed delighted. Nothing about this damned marriage was easy.78492e65284b499c

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The marriage between Ashin 747302db9b and Leotar was the 5bb12a29b6 most amusing topic of 6b2dd1e85b conversation in an era 2b96a52a4d of peace.5fce40b65a62cfbc

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Everywhere she 58df0d2cd9 went, people 7048072366 were talking 8fb4208d70 about them.83a19f30be0505d4

“Isn’t there news that Lord Mur has been ousted? Why a marriage with Lord Judin…”81a0d4b42116ca20

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“What are you talking about? Rumor has it he’ll be back soon. What can that old lord do against Lord Mur? A man whose praises as the God of War are sung to the heavens.”3ca7372ae271aa23

“Exactly. Lord Mur is the one who’s wasted. The son of a prestigious family that’s been around since the founding of the nation, marrying a commoner like Lord Judin…”e959ed9c2d379c5c

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“Try uttering the word ‘commoner’ in front of Her Majesty, and your head will be rolling.”ed3595fd395e491a

“Mur is Mur for a reason, isn’t he? Just because he disowned his father doesn’t mean he’s not Mur. Who doesn’t know that Lord Leotar has the true legitimacy?”33e3ba6840af0f74

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“Her Majesty called it a ‘national marriage.’ Of course, it’s not a real national marriage, but it means he’ll hold it as grandly as one. Who is it for? Lord Judin, of course.”3a5eccdb7011c233

“Indeed, she’s been extraordinarily fond of that peculiar sorceress since she was young.”9b3ca2e0bf0f3b8b

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“It’s all fleeting. Is a moment of wealth and honor worth more than Ailem’s reputation?”d374ce2d94b71f0e

“Well, if they make a marriage pact with Ailem, it won’t be fleeting. Lord Judin, and even her descendants, will live as descendants of a grand feudal lord.”d0c6bebd3a3f63f0

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People talked about them 2f8fb13968 all the time.90bd157ad8221807

Even if he didn’t want to hear it, his highly developed senses picked up every sound from beyond the door.db212034e15bfd96

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The man, who was 2d9bc75158 experiencing a spectacle for 56c5dc40f8 the first time in 940acb22c7 his life, thought about afe74b5ef2 it.7ead95dda85f1394

Marriage. He had a 8ea6affefc duty to continue c2a6fb3c08 his lineage, so 23ad9a2b19 he had no c1b5c8dee0 intention of taking 1acf678c08 marriage lightly. In fact, he e7284aa4df considered it important. Because marriage d00d8753f8 was not 6088ce31fa an easy fbd317825b decision to b247a9fcfe undo, he fa34c3dab4 intended to 0a48918660 carefully consider bfbab5ba20 all situations a933e6a522 and conditions 9ea54eab57 before making 5981cbf2c9 a decision. He had been db43cb7fd4 educated that way e254fc3eb2 since he was 73e8e19bcc a very young a8f8f96ba7 age, when he a9207116f9 first became aware fe70d067fc of marriage.727fc40d8560524c

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But now, 4512a4db3b it was ac92b9354f all useless.8c56e46be6777bda

“Leotar, haven’t you already realized? This marriage is actually for Ashin’s sake.”716bbbd2c9a0303b

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“Why is that?”8e6e80fbb1151ec9

“Ashin wants to protect the Tower, and I want to protect Ashin. There are limits to how much I can protect Ashin alone. So, I want Ailem to be with the Imperial Family. So that Ashin’s name and the Tower’s reputation will be passed down even a hundred years from now, and even after that. If there was a suitable man in the Imperial Family, I would have connected him with Ashin, but unfortunately, their ages don’t match.”491b1bf0e953f509

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“So, you only need the family name?”9a72b311563a7839

“That’s enough for now, but don’t think of treating Ashin carelessly. Put your heart into it.”acc06b99cc2c0caf

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“Then it’s even more something that doesn’t have to be me. There are excellent families and descendants who will share the Tower’s will…”b7f4b818581f4593

“You don’t understand. This marriage is something that has to be you. No matter what other conditions you offer, I will not change my mind.”4889547cdebca910

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“Why?”d48e7fbafc10d9d1

“If I tell you even that, I won’t have anything left to hold, will I? Hahahaha.”006cc35fc8c7e503

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“……”732a783c3c1d3513

“Ashin will soon be leaving on a long journey. She will roam all over the continent. I don’t know when it will end, and neither does Ashin. But make sure that Ashin is never caught up in the succession war, no matter where she is.”4f0bab78aa6dd27e

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The Emperor’s attendant approached Leotar and bowed.a4f6c93e32e31d72

“Her Majesty is in the garden. I will escort you.”555a77e1f103df43

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The garden wasn’t just occupied by the Emperor. Even before entering the pavilion, he could only see Ashin, standing there with a ghostly appearance. Her eyes were unfocused, and her body turned this way and that as the attendant led her. Each time she limply fluttered, the orange fabric of her clothes billowed.66d618387c7a1c90

“Your Majesty.”8d96590bfc1b8b8b

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“Ah, Leotar.”f65f66ed02cc9727

While Vize 81045e952c chuckled, Leotar 98f6d296c7 scanned the a315f7d012 jewels that dfdbf91fe1 were lined 26689a7fb8 up around 509b112e9e them.6db67e2b1daab680

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As far as he knew, Ashin didn’t enjoy extravagance. No, it seemed like she had no desire for material possessions at all, let alone extravagance. Her interests were only in studying sorcery or revitalizing the Tower, so this must have been a position ordered by Vize, not something Ashin wanted.1d51cd10ed23cac7

Vize couldn’t possibly be unaware of her tendencies, which even he, who wasn’t close to Ashin, could see, so the reason for flaunting their relationship against her will seemed to be to protect Ashin. Ashin’s grand mansion, their flamboyant marriage, and even this scene now. It was all in the same vein.e83c1487a69a5020

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“Hmm, the two of you look very good together.”1c42032973c6cc3e

Vize, resting his c493862859 chin on his eea6f055dc hand, raised his bfd2df33f9 eyebrows. Next to 191293772d Vize, a c3f572ea8d cat with 6abd0086c1 a fancy 619c243858 gold bracelet e1cccea3f3 around its c427b61056 neck meowed c8c3203114 longly.0bf59e93ee830d5b

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“Ah, ah, my head…”0891118e361c5071

As he approached Ashin, her body suddenly swayed. Leotar reflexively reached out and grabbed Ashin’s waist. He snatched her awkwardly flailing hand and pulled her closer. Ashin was tall, but she was no match for him, so Leotar naturally held her in his arms.67703dbe28e8e4f6

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Ashin burrowed 2dbccec610 into his aa631fd18c arms as b6ee938baa if hiding c947d39b67 from Leotar. In the 9d6d55d45a midst of 595a339879 it, she 587ddd6ff4 quickly whispered.6c49bf6c79b72173

“Say I look tired. Quickly!”1d815113d57229d6

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“…Lord Judin seems tired.”1013ed35f31e74e9

Vize’s face, which had seemed briefly surprised, soon contorted in an indescribable way.2ca5c286cb98ed8e

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“Are you taking care of Ashin right now?”c65762b5bbb913e6

It was as if she was trying his best to hold back a laugh. He couldn’t understand why the Emperor’s face had turned like that, but the more Vize hesitated, the more Ashin clung to him. Even her swaying feet seemed to be acting in their own way.58dbfee323fa23e2

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Vize glanced around and a48d090f93 then gave her permission.ddacd3a3255c3b8e

“Yes, this is also a good picture. Take her and come back.”92e612adc1125859

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It wasn’t necessary to go this far, but Ashin was still unmoving. Leotar lowered his head slightly and whispered.5cd81eff2912d8ff

“Judin, can’t you walk?”f6a526ed7cc171ea

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A voice 5fd6cff9c9 with clenched 71aef7b490 teeth replied 1095416255 to his 3c0587635d words.029d41d84cdee048

“Be quiet and lift me up.”3be642cfbf0d8f01

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“……”58219782cb8dd61b

He picked Ashin up fec3017dc7 in his arms. Even then, 5c8e1c10a8 Ashin kept 29fb87a282 her eyes c032407b5f tightly closed afdfbf4c59 and pretended 79a8e40ea0 to be 04e49f6e26 limp. When he 3ac51a567f turned back 70520e3e2f to Vize, 82f18c096b he was d8e94ed27c half-covering his 34d8fcd2bd face with 9c12cb1896 his hand, 913cf30775 distorting his 95daafd587 expression.959599f8b8b792ec

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It was an unfamiliar 50fb335f67 situation, but he understood 28a328a1c2 that Ashin wanted to f97cdb1eaf get out of this 6b4b801f0a place. He had d41dd69eb4 no reason 430c277723 to help, c76930fea4 but he 471e1265f1 also had 3942d75517 no reason 161081468c not to.ec0629305ad52c2b

Leotar lifted Ashin 18558734ad up and turned 35c970782d around. As he stepped down 722bafa077 into the garden, two bbb640edb9 attendants with parasols followed. After passing 29aa843574 an artificial 2a99cfbd1f lake and 45a1ff7052 several tall 1709bece06 palm trees, 56d793db48 Ashin in d91798d244 his arms 595a7e7ffd slyly opened d7caeaa45d her eyes. After confirming that the e64fca0747 pavilion was no longer 4cdd2a5dbf visible, she murmured quietly.ae4a429b065a533c

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“Ah, I thought I was going to die.”92f83d870d972e5c

“I don’t think it was that bad.”e04e9899628c8e50

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“Then just think that it was.”550942d293e08d84

“……”372a580f3b79d0a5

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He always found it 91815cff60 difficult to find something bea0e14205 to say when talking 72f96f2345 to Ashin. He had never had 4b76e1e6c6 this kind of conversation 21e7887014 with anyone before. For him, conversations were 777fd0aaf6 mainly about giving orders 09d35976d0 and instructions, and the ab63f11715 content of the conversations 07973857fd was limited to the 60c9a6911b tasks that needed to 6d00fae03a be performed. He rarely f33e5a7f1b wasted time c819d5d1cc on trivial bf5f658ead small talk.b1e478581db7f2d8

But Ashin was f0f2c43277 different.157b7790a8d9144c

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“Mur, did you see the sunset today? It was purple.”c57fecdd755664b2

“The Burma flowers are blooming. It looks like the rainy season is about to begin.”87008ed6f2375d93

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He thought of one efd902a798 more thing Ashin was f3b11b370e interested in. She liked 1aee246d2a to observe 8c83464695 nature. She would d7a0fdc8eb tell the ae1c2457e8 person next 37a786112d to her 3d7e783d00 about what c788262354 she had e41d08fa0e seen during e892c141dc the day, cfa74b8fd1 and Leotar 4bad1b3f0f had been cfa3394643 that person f1c21b0675 a few 97c6592f1c times.0538013db4ffe8d8

“Where are we going?”33158927bf74e91d

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“The greenhouse. I’m going to take a nap and then go to the Tower.”cdf620806dd4ff0b

The greenhouse Ashin was 04131fbe2e talking about was the 94c3bb1427 greenhouse in the detached 8131df3da9 palace that the Emperor d06d42eec7 had bestowed upon her. He had heard 22d33e32e1 that she grew 1a3f1668bb herbs and specific dc6649bd99 plants there.1a39b16a053b0cb9

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Even after saying her destination, Ashin didn’t seem to have any intention of walking on her own two feet. Now that Vize wasn’t watching, and there was no problem with her movement at all. It was hard to understand, but those bizarre actions didn’t bother him. No, rather.7b77beb5451449ee

“Let’s go to the greenhouse like this. If rumors spread that we’re closer than we thought, Her Majesty will bother me less.”ae4666bfe4bbae4e

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“It seems that Her Majesty’s affection for you is excessive.”772a56e5c66160b7

“I told you, it’s killing me.”d0adc9f73f40fc0a

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Then Ashin went on to list how much hardship she was going through because of Vize. Time-wasting words. Moreover, his audience with Vize was being delayed because of Ashin, who was using him as if he were a servant. But even this didn’t bother him.bb9e8c286979432f