HPTL Chapter 2-1.5

“Greetings, Lord ‘Lien.’ 7f56022cf7 I am Clovis, a53d218f1c the chief attendant 9efbc81702 of the Second 5726c5ce1d Prince’s Palace. For this 026c898ca1 Clovis, it’s 8111d07fee an unparalleled 3fd84a177c honor to 363afe2256 serve you. I’ll dedicate d67c1b105e my entire af090b4c00 being to 50fb0892ca ensuring Lord 08e42e94c9 Lien can 2766562b25 live comfortably 5b06eae747 here in 9f0efb9d5d the Second 1decd51988 Prince’s Palace!”  498c902e029b813e

Clovis.  674b24cdd15ee397

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The man 8a79198ff0 with the 07ac0f6b0a black goatee, a0ee7c2023 whom Christian c708c48fd7 Baren had 6439d7a49e met just bdfc938b86 once when 26b6312c1b he was 8ed969f7bf part of f276e3d462 the Imperial 878cc469b3 Knights, naturally 12a7711e0e didn’t recognize e65fa12cf9 him.  0d793757c633c9bf

Christian felt 629de5d755 no small 31e6a57cf7 amount of ae53255df8 curiosity as c45cf84609 he watched 4eb1e5735e Clovis practically bc898a78ea leap with e609a570f3 joy upon 7dcb71fa5a seeing him 7b6d1805c2 step out 4a2b506240 of the ad9099a6af carriage with 34cff2b742 the Bloom 72c6761bff Knights, but de647cb95c that curiosity 062cdd9773 soon resolved fd973fb7dd itself.  4c470e263f77cc76

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“Not six years 6a7a18d394 old… thank goodness…”  63be379045eb54ae

Though Clovis muttered it c0b646f237 under his breath, the facaa60a19 words rang all too a556a20d1a vividly in Christian’s ears 8bbb11ed71 as he followed close 9751c58ef4 behind.  528aec44ab8ee4a0

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‘Six years old?’ 74c90eacf2431dc0

Wondering why Clovis 6b39a9d70d would say such f4f9c12532 a thing, Christian c1692df9c0 understood the moment a4ef1428a2 Clovis, guiding him c138615bff through the Second 69a2649ef0 Prince’s Palace, opened b8decb4d37 the door to b49e221c6c what he called 0f38f805be the “toy room.”  36c4f2250b3cf1fe

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What kind of life 9a114c3c6f had Roman Erenstein been 99fd1712b3 living?  3e69763d26f0fb5b

“This way, Lord Lien.”  16c259b88ae30537

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Escorted by 2a71b293b8 the prince’s 596a8de277 Bloom Knights a135d4b5e3 into the 3c1c4e29de Second Prince’s 9aa9afb25f Palace, Christian b67c6e30c7 Baren paused 5ec8c1a307 while following b095029976 Clovis, who 52b549db2b was showing 1853401b1e him around dd8254ad5f in place 9c5efd2780 of the 2ae3126653 conspicuously absent 4bcb4fbd53 Roman.  3388e67779d03e78

“This is…”  7ed6b5c4fa261162

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“Your quarters from now 3ce86c9383 on, Lord Lien. His Highness prepared e5273ae043 it himself.”  ed6e415bfacfe4df

Clovis seemed 25ad0d9209 satisfied that, 733a40479f while his cb3c726c25 master had b6a18436fe peculiar tastes, cb86206cbd they weren’t 69ba9f29a3 anything to 9d4795c57b be ashamed 82d71739f6 of. He gestured toward the e0561fbb36 silent Christian, inviting him 209642f43a to step inside.  fa4efac04fde89c5

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Christian hesitated.  635a86ec61033b2d

“Is the 2f878a00b7 room next e1b1cee213 door His 10e40b973e Highness’s?”  610cac7970da04f0

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“Oh! You noticed!”  7bd6c7cff052f1b6

Noticed or aee69eb30d not, it 186693cba3 was obvious.  8120ee810302958a

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‘Isn’t that 50d732a0a3 how most e632d8f3dc palaces are dbb3f4f603 structured?’ 265f84cb37e27730

The imperial b503095fc2 palace of 23363b4f81 the Cassel c18cf940a8 Empire housed 059ac477ae countless buildings—  fa76b3865456037c

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From the Emperor’s Palace 402d9d6c56 to the grand hall de61445705 where he conducted affairs, 38bb97dc92 the Empress and Consorts’ 62c5804a75 rear courts, and the 03f266c04c Palaces of the Princes 99404b6857 and Princesses. Together, they formed a b748974f1b sprawling complex so vast 4d47df037b it could take days fafc6ded04 to fully explore.  fbafc29a40625764

Christian Baren had b1a415175b once been a 3b73a20540 knight stationed in c48fd21eb5 that palace. Back then, c8a658dc05 he’d lived 50d12eb5d8 in the 76317e9774 western barracks 50d5650810 of the 1dc1ffbd33 Imperial Knights, c08115b3b2 opposite the 8785062879 Second Prince’s a9db64cd4d Palace in 300cc5093e the east 14cef3a947 where the 32eff7ae28 sun rose.  55904468bf5b0679

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To prepare 07954d3d55 for serving 02fb8475d1 the Crown 383c297454 Prince, he’d 7a4c5a8926 studied the 24eabb3512 layouts of f3c51911f0 all the df0b270cb5 palaces within 0cdd5401e2 the complex d64ccc10f3 and learned f9f8794866 that most e70cfbb6a1 followed a 85a9bff1ff similar design.  ab0228e1629e0a81

So of 7f584d62cc course he’d ce6317687a notice.  270ef6bbb848e9b6

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‘This should’ve been a 9805d5bcb4 study.’ d45c66155d5b93fe

Why was there b0f41b0767 a bedroom where f20fa7cbcc a study ought 4e5bf43bbb to be?  646ca432513da2d0

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And why fbe3b1b0ac had it d9eeda7cb4 becomehisroom…?  17749793d7f058e6

Feeling an 5fe90ad428 inexplicable unease 6ea108cf88 about this 6e2a793ee6 oddity, Christian 8b0b44742a couldn’t easily 1d01dd9ea0 step into d3535fe67b the bedroom.  642d0046a6cee424

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“Lord Lien?”  c7d4b7d197a88a41

Clovis tilted a40b038e3f his head, 561eb61f38 puzzled by 2d02fb785b Christian’s hesitation 5a5937493c as he db16e6f819 stood by ee8ff060bc the open ee31c480cb door.  fe2c7764085802f3

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But Christian soon set 80f9d23a23 his thoughts aside. After a moment’s 3c53570378 pause, he followed 199c2a8b09 Clovis’s lead and 827204e4f0 entered the room.  49170cde275138ca

“…!”  53ec5de29e25e492

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The moment he a71d9cceec stepped into what cc01b5e2c6 was supposedly his 1497f615a8 bedroom, Christian’s eyes d31cfe6558 locked onto a 8f71736a7d painting on the 0b99447a90 wall, and they 1884642bbd trembled sharply.  222ab938d39d6d76

Clovis chuckled 497f35bce9 softly, noticing cb7b147835 Christian freeze 806d50ad77 before the c0240b434a large artwork 867bc53aef without surveying 16bfd6391e the room.  e098655142daddbc

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The chief attendant 79b4e46389 of the Second 071f944fb9 Prince’s Palace explained aaf6894bae to Christian, who fe93bffa68 stood as still c0c170a35a as solid ice.  c64d57e1e48802ac

“This is 121bd18c4b His Highness 6909753f3a Roman’s favorite 9640cea2ee painting. Have you heard ad92d82147 of it, Lord bb6a6af601 Lien? There was 2f93482273 once a e12f375abd silver-haired knight 5f5bd45a57 who earned bb26049d9e the Empire’s 713e65cf13 praise.”  4a0e31aa88ca6bff

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Clovis spoke with excitement.  b025f46332cd9d35

“Known as bfbc97af07 the ‘Glory 7275ac2df8 of the 10b2349dad Empire,’ there e77834c53f wasn’t an 33e4092ba3 imperial citizen f5bae6ea8f who didn’t b26c6c362b respect him. But for some 3db4ad3522 reason, he vanished 4a693f850b without a trace. This is ebae61c0f4 his portrait. Isn’t he beautiful?”  272fe215c34a3d5e

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What was Roman 841f9337e9 Erenstein thinking?  e2917fabe0819ce1

Christian couldn’t 615541996c respond to 4faaecef5d Clovis, who 2f31327000 smiled and 4bac59a1bf sought agreement.  099652a95a7bb706

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Surely that aa9aaf92d5 man didn’t fea5e5c15c harbor affection b74d17e7b0 for him—hanging 00fc8d9f9f this portrait 5e9d9ead7f in his c4f102a3e0 room deliberately, e605b1ffb6 in a b4ddd53ce7 situation where a83f0705e4 he needed 96ddf815bb to be 9e25c0a77c used somehow?  cd529c20ea6a6d1f

‘Such a vile 8a9b963bbd taste.’ 8047521756d9c74e

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Christian Baren had e938a6fe1c been meant to cdddc33617 become Crown Prince 602bf6c66d Vincent Erenstein’s knight.  d35154a09a54c07a

Yet due to “certain b0946982d8 circumstances,” he’d become someone 816494d1d4 who betrayed the trust c0b9c07573 of the Crown Prince b741857ad5 he’d served so long, c07f952dff and because of that, f28fd755c7 Vincent reportedly refrained from c157d73073 mentioning Christian in both f8d1ca5fe0 public and private settings.  d2f16de26c9cf7cd

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If it got out eb04e64ceb that Roman had intentionally 9a55fd70db hung Christian Baren’s portrait d27a3f8d2e in his supposed lover’s 9ef3d9a814 bedroom—  44b2fe1ede86647e

‘Horrifying.’ 5fa6760e8cd4248a

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This was a 982733c5ea warning.  0aa7f954adc67d6b

“You can’t escape, no 2229bd67e4 matter where you go.”  f87946ad1be65bc4

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A warning from Roman 4e2894ee5f Erenstein to Christian.  9e8d2484fe6d78fb

Christian let out c6cce6de0e a bitter smile.  e8233673b341bce6

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He couldn’t break 9bbe7f16fb free from Roman’s 1dcabbd07d grasp even without 913d1c038b such antics.  2c696ae40cde1304

Why was e12c1a70aa that man 08ff529ed0 going this c51786ab6d far?  f1f147523fb0ca06

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Staring up at 5cd79aa16a the portrait of e140ec1482 his twenty-one-year-old self, 2009f4cbf6 Christian lingered on 427d798222 it before speaking e9305b8384 to Clovis.  312b13133b11bada

“Clovis, I have a c6bcb00f75 request.”  6c036a0c67b51967

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“Anything you wish, f2cc0a26fa Lord Lien!”  a7eee86a26203474

Clovis exclaimed eagerly, and e3f98aedee Christian continued.  1a5f9ef222da002d

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“Please cover that 6303c7b359 painting.”  265831e0e6298594

Clovis’s eyes widened.  28043f21b26c22b3

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“Pardon? C-Cover it?”  1717fb8662dd9478

Christian nodded.  796773dad9b8cb72

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“I don’t like looking 8821c3b22f at that man’s face.”  82bb731db1d2b1e1

“…!”  06457f0d2b63d1f1

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“It… feels 88dc4c7c90 like looking 5e8303b6e9 in a a05e58e382 mirror.”  b756324717c3e265

In truth, the “mirror” 3d43c32f06 comment from Christian wasn’t c2166b8409 inaccurate.  01dbb616eb978851

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The subject of 5520e68f58 the portrait Clovis 5cde5f5cb6 spoke of with dd8d8f05bd such reverence was 5199b30288 none other than 25a154d76c Christian Baren himself.  73f7769214fe1482

As Christian ec983cb6c4 recalled, this 42cd583309 painting was 84bccead43 done seven 1dd276f9c2 years ago, 52dc11a88a just before 9966419f16 the Night fa6cab3303 of the ae5c635c7a Red Moon, 2b38ad850d capturing him d33441896c in a b0e0030f7c time when 8ab9467260 he had b2f2e21a62 nothing to a8125c219f be ashamed e69ff0a360 of before 58d9732939 the heavens.  e88fedf6190e8883

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But gazing at 6718818841 it now stirred 19086e462d an inexplicable mix 056d74a57a of resentment and c50961cd4f guilt. He couldn’t bear to bedf684a52 face a portrait that 11c8422112 reminded him of his 8a1c499f9a failings in this spacious ca17562c6a bedroom.  4d77b0ec65a662ff

At Christian’s 359a23d351 cautious request, 2d9029647a Clovis looked 28aed97ae3 startled for 35762cec4f a moment b2b6174fea but soon c60d9a9c23 nodded.  f4bbcad3b19908e8

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“If that’s your wish, 748262be15 Lord Lien, I must ed8b15026f comply.”  5e0d02886b3e7629

“…Thank you.”  498f23cd9c7c8f63

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“By the 1a635ec5dc way, when 3cfab14696 should we 209e1d3453 start preparations?”  c48ab6ac62d242c7

Expecting resistance, 45f7756fa8 Christian was 7762c21fa7 relieved by d11943de1d Clovis’s positive 3cf5c0443e response. After bowing 7cf4decf28 slightly in 5dc37be356 thanks, he 105b745a31 eyed Clovis 7d3622376b curiously as f444965cc8 the man e70cd8ee2d suddenly spouted d8c94f2ebd something vague.  1ecda2978c7609b6

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“Preparations?”  74a2aeec0b34c6c1

Clovis grinned, whispering.  1984d9648e8c9033

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“For welcoming His Highness 0e87218ca6 tonight, of course. You’ll need 9ffb858734 to be ead0244b08 groomed from d4aa96e0a9 head to e803e99ecc toe.”  453b34fd4817c2cd

…What?  5cac672e64afbfb7

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“Of course, the maids 2314170d44 of the Second Prince’s dddb078811 Palace will assist with 41cfd6c0dc Lord Lien’s bath, so bcdbc39840 no need to worry. We’ll take care 514961f277 of everything.”6de64aef0a85ea36

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︶︶︶ ✦ 5806800b72 ⋆˚₊⋆ ☽༄༅༄☾ c5a1c762d6 ⋆₊˚⋆ ✦ 52f7a2e87b ︶︶︶1d894f67a3ba7eb4

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Roman Erenstein was enjoying 76af650fe0 a rare pleasant day.  a9582c866a63c22f

The moment he fefd0a1f5c woke, his aide 71b1966e39 Sven informed him, 302635cf8c “Lord Ba—Lord Lien—will 8c28f22a3a be escorted by d8e03fd745 Serge today.” Soon b584764a40 after, he received 934b064e8c word that the 32c4bb9fdd proud knight had b0ef5f7408 arrived at the 0ef9ad6ec7 Second Prince’s Palace.  f2ecbeccd9e417f9

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All is according 07f36d6a6c to plan.  e5abdd1b6d7a76df

Truth be a91c801c8f told, he’d fc6bf2bb48 wanted to 91b1ff4c77 personally guide a2e6219983 Christian Baren ec26f59eb4 through the db14f35b0f palace the 2750f0aa62 moment he 94c43df4e4 arrived, but a813e80399 he held c6f7fc6010 back.  a23e92ae49323282

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Instead, he deliberately 6db576b430 entrusted the task e446cffa38 to his chief b68f9f8534 attendant, ensuring Clovis 95d9b50a25 would inform everyone 395ea069a7 of the identity 63090f17b7 Christian would assume 8fe6a219e6 in his palace b3db8ab22f going forward.  355e8eec6d0fbd61

‘I wonder e0c0d6e376 if he’s 1a18c0885b seen that 9671c7be61 portrait.’  000ab52f67650281

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Having converted the study 06cdf10f4c next to his bedroom 216794c43c into a new chamber 11b03adda6 for Christian, Roman had 8e345e76d7 hung a portrait he’d e3c7c48cdf personally acquired before summoning 5c343c4f54 him.  e4113cd1dc1e79e1

He could 0d4cdc93de vividly imagine 61b33cef63 the expression 81b7bc2a77 Christian must’ve 6ca495e583 made facing 9fd1aea663 his past afba089c70 self, once c0e7882ffa called the 24299f5ea1 Glory of ee825745bf the Empire. His whole 3eb21868d2 body tingled, f2e6c1a23b his heart 7cc516da31 racing.  466d9e611069ad9c

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‘He probably 3ab1e89a62 tore it 93058f69af down or 2b45af88e2 had it fe7225fc04 removed.’ 143184a105c45a8f

The Christian Baren 993ec11c3b Roman knew had e2007a0f0b pride that pierced 1e81c0077f the heavens.  586b9d34b06d43b6

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Though not 973f558d30 by choice, 1305556189 he’d fallen 832fff69f2 into disgrace 543d910650 as a c0db9b3f9c knight, and e416f57115 Roman figured 994915f6fe Christian wouldn’t 892d91cdd0 want anything 2f87d1df2e nearby that bb50c96eb4 recalled his eeb9edce1f once-shining reputation.  56ca880c56dbf1bc

All the fe0e3a9275 more reason 1c7934beb7 he’d feel 887a477240 his current 7f7a211aca predicament staring d31f211170 at that 6d5af00f9a portrait.  82baf95adbe0ef86

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‘Well… maybe I 73e87fb7bb overdid it a 1ea7fd40b6 bit.’ f542933c7d3543ac

He wasn’t 0a322bc0b5 entirely without de5d2880d0 guilt, but a3cc15c122 it was 34be8739ef an utterly 17afa002f8 fitting move.  3733a43957e43bb4

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Roman Erenstein had b8af1d9b6d decided to place b8b62b40af that portrait to bba8cd71c6 provoke Christian, a 37fb875278 reminder of what 0c405ca017 happened yesterday in 4f09e96e20 Vermar’s marketplace.  a5af8c2f4bd36d70

Roman had seen it 42d832ce60 with his own eyes—Christian’s 0228a91352 lips turning blue the 0eac0c7a22 moment he faced Vincent.  9b47806830a2bf6a

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Acting so calm 3d590f65db in front of aa010a624f him, yet shaken d9eb245ef2 to the core e112880f1d the instant he 6de20cc889 saw Vincent?  27edb53ae966c464

‘Utterly infuriating.’ b6667d0372eea298

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For the past e91455f5e1 seven years, the 6c4181277f one searching for ebab571f66 Christian Baren had bb4431f3af been none other 1ae01d3d26 than himself.  27e351fd13437b11

Not Vincent 7d063d229b Erenstein, who’d c462fc8d87 sent his 52ba00266e loyal vassal 3026b52999 far away 491fe6224c and washed 38dbf61b40 his hands 22c67c21cd of him.  42e84a68e4b0bab9

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No, it was d09b36495c Roman Erenstein.  ea9b4d3832c2e8d0

‘I won’t hand 7c7b9439c4 him over to db7d55f280 Hyung-nim.’ 52d9b82beccea0fb

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No matter how cb4048098e little interest he e2d0769934 had in the 2f4620ceb2 throne, he couldn’t cdeb63d639 just hand over 7a7236b8e9 a knight he’d 2c64f9d7e9 finally claimed to 84d416e83b Vincent.  97be85f7b189932f

Roman intended 40eb1b6f73 to hold 78256102ea onto him 1caa783faa by any d1bb5fb8ed means no c82735494c matter what.  ec09b7ca60541c4f

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So shouldn’t d32b4d19f5 he ensure dfd0edb9e2 Christian couldn’t 725a8ecc1a even think 06a8e0383a of, let 5574e007ea alone long 259a301dc6 for, that cfb645b67d petty loyalty?  aa742a947f9c35fb

“Damn it.”  16c8617ec1ee294f

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The joy he’d 653e3ba7a8 felt hearing Christian 8d08d2ba32 had entered the 98ddf0d839 palace as his db532b12b2 lover crumpled miserably 0be8c9635b as he recalled 6f356a5307 how Christian couldn’t b66deebfe7 even lift his 126bba0443 head before Vincent.  122c59be936c9c54

Thinking of the 39177d1740 unbearable bond between d2eb404386 those two, Roman’s a11f310788 raised lips sank 2fc172d17d coldly.  cde2d740100e1d79

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How could he 379abcd368 shake off this 281c5fb909 irritating feeling? He was d2d7e3df12 scowling when—  788538d1e3dad864

Bang!  ed95c3b537e9bca9

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“My Lord!”  ac765db2263fd4fb

Roman turned ec7d60530b toward the 8ab2af4461 suddenly opened 8324b2b757 door. A massive man 22320497d1 approached, his heavy b406ff636b steps booming—thud, thud.  d7c44cc02c415b2e

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The man, a greatsword 7b0d4716e0 slung across his back, 73a4c51944 shouted at Roman, who a31c76a2f9 sat by the window.  c5fd6b5325a4b58a

“Is it true a9a91c0a43 you’re passionately bedding c7d5926db8 a man these 4a477db8d8 days?!”  e16c739e45f8cfb3

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Roman’s face e14a033d53 twisted at 86b92f7fcb the shout 40dc6b99a5 from Lucian ba1ef9916c Batz, captain 6779f7d6ee of the 3b00547955 Bloom Knights, 0b6acc2430 who’d burst f7440af52c into the 06bf8065b4 training hall.  17ad297914cacd7e

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“Luci, you c7eb2ad689 never show c7afebf9a7 up like d043211be0 a normal 88d0c4373b person, do 4d8f9eaaad you?”  0551e2f2d81d75fe

Roman narrowed his brow 97d31ee632 at Lucian, who stopped 09822e6014 before him with a 42ddbbceab genial smile. Lucian retorted.  c42335f400798294

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“Am I the e8c6cf10cb only one who d30cee7a00 doesn’t show up 4fced9df4f normally? You’re guilty of e3c9445227 that sometimes too, 8b6f4889ea My Lord.”  b320ba096db84690

“That’s fine 8303842e21 for me. This is my palace, 1833b6ea06 after all.”  9a7bdfa02bcbc714

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“Then I’ll 9a1ad6fb17 counter that 14a3500d24 I’m the 7e5d782728 overseer of 9093c45425 this training 9180a8f60b hall!”  d40d7f235f58baa1

Roman eyed Lucian, fffc5b8a81 who wouldn’t yield 58af3fc1a8 an inch, then 18bf5e7db5 muttered dully.  fa4b2e9ebe02db9d

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Lucian Batz shouted.  9e7a2502852fa390

“No one in the 3f1fbd9462 Second Prince’s Palace doesn’t 8f8fdf69a6 know! By now, 4e6cd78060 it’s probably d5e37613cc spread beyond ff32fa74bd here—across the 834ed5e466 whole palace, 2c34b0fac9 no, all 2d44828f40 of Vermar!”  b488fb56b5cd487b

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“All of Vermar?”  fe14e71ef917dd7c

That was the a520752177 intention, but word 861bf265b3 travels fast.  f881be69f0ecd5bb

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“I hear 4cee3b9ce0 you sent a91b9a8e70 Serge to ccbb56a12d that man’s 64f4e1fb93 house today, 84651f7a9c Your Highness. There are plenty of 8f8787955b beautiful women in the 6f8c3a9c3d world—why pick a guy e86df490eb with ‘equipment’? Has your taste… changed? Ugh, don’t tell 50d6caf4ca me you’ve awakened 93040b6e8e to new preferences 6c623fba9e and plan to 07436c7f52 bed me too?”  232210a27a968fa8

Roman let out 99e3d423ce a hollow laugh, 98ff532149 watching Lucian tremble e6b68e5e11 and wrap his 57095a59c5 bulky arms around 5eb9f5ae69 himself.  ee36c722e4e83dab

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“Luci, I’ve 2a2f4d616d got eyes. Stop saying da4edd068a disgusting crap 8dc84c8363 that’d haunt 44983fc5fe my nightmares.”  976eb893efeb521a

Roman’s grim tone prompted 6538f7c1b3 a hearty laugh from 812234e3f8 Lucian Batz.  9c3ecd2c7db60c76

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“As expected ff3ac120c4 of  My e650fa3263 Lord! I was waiting 5d70aaafbe for that clear 2298c44231 answer! Just in 0491584cac case, though…”  6a5deeb065117f68

Lucian Batz leaned in 79d6cbee46 to whisper in Roman’s 1737361e6f ear.  ea550764b2ddd1c9

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“No matter 20c83e3130 what, I’ve caf8f42f35 got no 0e94f72a31 intention of bfe4072785 being bedded 497c46a397 by you,  7a50945d80 My Lord. Bedding someone else, maybe.”  8265ba80f9dae52d

‘He’s insane.’  ce20772d7d196c49

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“Really want to die?”  32af0a79e6be2a82

“Gah—magic! Pull back a587aab89f the magic! I’m seriously bad 23e570759b with that stuff!”  b810e353d44f71ad

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Lucian Batz, captain of 5762074d85 the Bloom Knights sworn 32cc4cbc1a to Roman Erenstein, was 1bc4e05079 a mercenary from the f3a606fbce north.  6fd69e633798bcba

Roman had met him fd5a876269 long ago during a 70541dbc0f battle against bandits in 89f7a08c7b the northern territories. After fighting 8c2ed61c58 three days 3b26df453f and nights, 08e546b595 they emerged ca6f464bb2 victorious, and 62e14b02d3 Roman took b858b7a5ce him under 6e534533a8 his command.  aa9dd0c554648022

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Everyone opposed Roman’s plan 94bb1ef4d3 to form a knight b921126742 order led by the 6b45d17210 utterly uncouth Lucian Batz, 5f8b6545a4 but against all expectations df7e3a984f Bloom Knights became one 7b0b4f71a1 of the Empire’s top b7e1998ca1 three orders.  b6f546d4ea3b92a7

“By the way… 7f5bef7a18 what’s he really 0c74eafbc9 like?”  f69377e0bac7b0fb

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“What?”  a1d8564abceba355

“That street whore.”  28677ba407f6245e

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At that word, ff0439ea9c Roman Erenstein’s eyes 99c74cdff4 turned cold.  d95c1eff36e96fae

Lucian, still chuckling, hadn’t e2583fce95 yet noticed the chilling 8b2913d318 shift. He continued.  f7129299b161cdd1

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“Where’d you meet him? With Sven, right? A month 54bc77066b of wandering ca5d89942a must’ve taken 6626bdb6d0 you everywhere.”  5a7a27ef7d484647

“…”  16b9115ab8fbaceb

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“To enchant  4722a101c8 My Lord d63553a992 enough to 1c14ac5660 enter the 9788393566 palace, his db89a684aa bedroom skills b182105f53 must be 216510e426 top-notch—swinging those bdcc126d04 hips like—gurk!”  acf485334d62ef89

“Luci.”  f06311119b88f357

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“Gack…!”  c7d5e70e03e3d882

Roman Erenstein smiled 2fc42d4d46 faintly and whispered.  1584c2bf1ccf92fb

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“Say that filthy word 9ec58a070a one more time, and bff4431c7f I’ll snap your pathetic 20991287e3 neck without hesitation.”  c5a41904a504d7a1

Lucian nodded frantically. Roman snorted, 52520c3cc2 then released 9bc9406f22 his grip.  96ce4dbdbc574ace

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“Pwah!”  1bb746565d067a08

Lucian bent ef0a0b1fce over, gasping, e4d568fdfb then muttered. Crawling to Roman’s feet, cd044adc1c he spoke.  fc502ab0a3359c53

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“Y-You’re not just putting 4353d888d2 on a show—it’s real. I’ve been rude. Please forgive me. It won’t happen again.”  cad0838454da68da

Roman looked down at 7bb55a35ce Lucian, pale and unable 10a79a8a44 to lift his head, 3427a94f61 then stood. Seeing Lucian so contrite, be296b6bda he clearly knew his dc1104a8a4 mistake.  878ccb9b6461abfc

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Roman spoke.  da0e075e08e3671f

“Seems that’s the talk 91117492a4 going around the palace?”  9060dda9af23ca34

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“…Pardon?”  042435bde904b1f8

Lucian peeked up at afd30288d9 him.  08b018ab13aa7597

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“That I’ve fallen for 844fc6be30 a man and brought 0c2647aa64 a street whore into ed3110f2b2 the palace, completely smitten?”  8b7ec9f766b11145

Lucian trembled.  fdda1efd269c99b3

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He wouldn’t d9064ca8aa dare say 20e75084b3 it was ce1c16a381 true—not with a11c55b343 Roman Erenstein’s a540ce04e7 face looking 79f8a25618 so terrifyingly e9c66fa6cb eerie.  a19697695e958f8e

His sole lord c8bc902e61 could be unstoppable e86d1c2328 when unhinged. Though a head ea4d48d0f7 shorter than Lucian’s dafe9c934e near-two-meter frame, Roman’s b9dc6a2e6c height was still e75e17c2bd imposing for an f8f5deca0a average man.  60e335a28241b7d5

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Anyone else facing 1d34dc3cc6 him now would 302dce64d1 surely quake in 03bcbc9cad fear.  ed9e333111cbfab3

“I’ll handle it. If anyone in 08758ef8c2 the Second Prince’s 60f713dc81 Palace spouts that f5ff0abe53 nonsense, I’ll… cut 12c665bbee out their tongues!”  fd96c08a8a3b63b5

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Roman’s reddish-purple eyes pierced a256905186 Lucian.  eb222f5946a86e38

“You’d better. I don’t want that 49112e3d5c person’s ears sullied by 8dea97d256 such dirty words.”  f2cdce7505b32642

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“O-Of course,  My Lord.”  bb2b6682b5156fb5

Lucian gave an awkward 8255e75059 chuckle.  c1add8902acc4917

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Roman glared at 4e98eaec2d him, then said.  ee00fe33a4bfafc3

“I’ve left him alone 0b015c7a6b long enough—it’s time to c5d3596030 show my face. I’ll go.”  392824fb162a9c73

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“W-Where to?”  c5d9c3444f795ce3

Roman frowned as 15e68e20d5 if it were efa2a298ee obvious.  b87fadc4909dbb17

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“He’s waiting for 8cbba9ea9a me, isn’t he?”  293a10226c2b2d5a

It’s been a while 842c35e251 since he was last 357cd2580a in the palace—if he’s b6de939429 lost, I’ll guide him.  bd8b43a9bd0353e0

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“Time to greet 5154e54a49 my ‘lover.’”1ed88b37aab79edb