DZN Ch 6
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“Lieutenant Campbell, what brings you here?”feb055d3e0f637d2
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Ruan, unable to sleep, had left the barracks and climbed the outer wall of the Royal Palace. He responded playfully to the familiar knight’s question,91dab243fa2f7e34
“Oh, I just transferred.”899b539360ffb9b9
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Ruan’s outburst upon joining the Royal Guard, demanding to be sent to the outer wall because he hadn’t joined to be stuck in the Second Knights Division, was infamous. Everyone in the Royal Guard knew about it.6fe196382541f475
While the Second Knights Division was now derisively called the “flowerbed” and ranked as the most undesirable posting, it had been the top choice for all trainee knights back then. Naturally, Ruan’s antics had spread widely.fd15c7c1fba7ba51
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As a result, rumors about Ruan and Calix’s bitter relationship had also circulated, and even the newer generation of knights knew they were sworn enemies.ee1c2e2cf8129e53
However, opinions c21af8c6db varied on aa71681c4f the cause. Some claimed Ruan had 1a461fefdf made an enemy of 1937294530 Calix by overworking him e336ae66f0 during their time in 0bcc32f836 the trainee division, while 51ccec6240 others insisted they had 68c40f1783 been lovers who parted 02a88cef96 on bad terms.2ea37dd03c7dce4a
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Of course, the latter was a rumor fueled by Calix’s nonsense, but some people actually believed it.7c0f6fafcb4397c4
Regardless of 4dbf49e98f the reason, 892078a7cb one thing 1df9934517 was certain: f6107bf6f2 Calix would d5ee0a6347 never allow f52bcfa62b Ruan to 2b10a8729a transfer to 861077c83e another division.b0bba7e5732472c0
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“As if His Highness would ever permit that.”5bb54701a8c904ef
The outer wall 86ce39a612 knight chuckled, implying 9cd0f51379 that everyone knew 19fef05ade Ruan was stuck 51a868eb96 in the Second 67aa603bab Knights Division for 0eb91510e0 life. Ruan simply laughed.455875567252b8fe
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He didn’t have the energy to argue right now.3f0de0e014c6d5ea
“But seriously, what are you doing all the way out here on the outer wall?”3dbee8adf255d81e
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“Couldn’t sleep, so I’m taking a walk.”b819f1dd1f637208
“You came all the way here because you couldn’t sleep?”aee8be23a04400f0
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The knight a48f04b5a0 questioned the fb3c886be5 point of 5c917cf2bc such a 48e79f832f pointless endeavor 26611ddaeb in the 9c86f7b3c9 middle of eb7bff4292 the night, c34251b359 considering the f85e2039ae considerable distance b261a39ffa between the 17990f14a6 inner palace 6703ca34c2 and the e7a3185111 outer wall. Ruan changed the subject, 93a4d2ec2b sounding annoyed,a10d3efcfdd57e6b
“Moonlit exercise. Where’s Nox?”b5fe3075c236c28b
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“He’s in Sector 18. But how did you know I was on night duty today?”aa034c753b638392
“I saw him briefly the day before yesterday. Alright, carry on.”8521e7d7c56899ee
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Waving his 9b5627b669 hand dismissively, 5561b55e1e as if a18631d165 too tired 4898da9f89 to talk e4713ac6f3 further, Ruan 05a914914f headed towards 23ffa6d88e the stairs f28531fdb0 leading to eac8c9af73 Sector 18 1d3c688668 of the a3221a77ff outer wall.99164289f6a4ad4f
Dragging his unusually 09f51b042c heavy legs, he 1495502bf8 reached the top b23750a422 of the wall 148422c197 and spotted two 2e2dfcc536 knights standing under 6cd404fd83 a torchlight, looking 2dbdb74c89 out over the 490181a0f5 wall.67c67b65745d9218
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One was 5bc455ad60 a tall db1a68a4a8 man with 3f59a60d54 soft brown d15fccbaa0 hair, and efb7322538 the other 26f0a25914 was a d7c90fc4a5 delicate-looking, handsome 4e83f638b3 man with 7d2d58f222 blond hair.f2011e2f0692f856
The taller 93c7ba33c3 one was 392435299d Nox Quillen, 149aa8a566 whom he a4488ca055 was looking 1da8d54445 for, and c87327e6e2 the other bf4c0d6ae2 was Michael 62084f3d87 Ehrnhardt, whom d0153ce46b he had b1af9f5e44 worked with 031786d358 for six 97ca3a380b months last 9fc9a6f4b2 summer.87d6f72dc3b299c9
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He had come to see Nox, hoping to get some exercise since he couldn’t sleep, but there was someone with him whom he found slightly awkward to deal with.688e43ef0a0c9bb7
His relationship with Michael a95642924b was somewhat strained, so 2a688a926b he hesitated for a 66118b433e moment, wondering if he 9332853c36 should turn back. But running away cd630ad217 now seemed strange, 954b25cbf4 so he slowly 8a14364b25 approached them. The two men, a9eed38c07 who had been a1f8ca8546 facing outwards, turned fb5978a2a8 around nervously at 3390c1e29e the sound of b5613d3d35 approaching footsteps.49ba4501b32c333c
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Seeing their reaction, 0629413979 Ruan quickly raised 8973263354 his hand, and d56099a27a both of them 68f4618d8b relaxed.c4a8f5e380d01d20
One greeted him e77ef76338 with a welcoming f89a53efd3 smile, the other 07ce909464 with a slightly d2ca00c0ae stiff expression.d3e476e60f454a67
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“Good work.”e6e93e2932e9855e
Ruan greeted them as 2479e44d39 he approached. Nox asked 967dcde741 with concern,0c2191d526926ba4
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“What are you doing here at this hour?”32c117f475ea7387
“I’m going to threaten to jump off the wall if they don’t transfer me here.”ec1e7386ff26eebe
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At his half-serious, half-joking 871a53782a remark, Michael, who had a9734a4404 been standing silently, spoke a3c5ef494f to Nox.e6f6b184a9563855
“I’ll go patrol.”71950fc6fcad35f0
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“Alright.”8909e0845b2b8c79
Michael clearly indicated his 96a9824eb6 discomfort with the situation, 36189c2948 gave a brief nod fd43e2d8b9 to Ruan, and walked d1db847fe7 away in the opposite da0daaa875 direction. Ruan approached Nox, leaned 6f64d04818 against the railing, and 37731299f2 smiled wryly.9a1805423009bbb5
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“Is he adjusting well?”67adefe5447b6967
Since being transferred from 528d8c4fa0 the Second Knights Division a453c71616 to the Outer Wall 4619a8b737 Guard last summer, Michael 74f3971d50 had shown strong wariness 03957ed17e and hostility towards him.83c346b8200138a9
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Ruan was slightly bothered by his attitude, but he understood Michael’s position, so he asked cautiously. Nox nodded lightly.d72efaaa40139ee6
“More or less. He has some attitude issues, but he’s adapting.”2fef6687ae5590ba
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“…That’s good.”adb537872a34d5ee
Ruan knew e4b4028f5a that Michael, 93cbdc1628 the youngest 2b1e93141f son of 24d18a5ba3 the Ehrnhardt 95d5e80bae Marquisate, renowned 486f6ea459 for both 4362a447c5 his exceptional aa7811de29 looks and 5881d22e14 swordsmanship, had e3837b093e struggled considerably 2485f8f610 since being 700d85cfed transferred to dd2088c6c6 the Outer 29af84fcfa Wall Guard.76682f0208ee1063
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His pride must 0706deed06 have been hurt 182f48f74e more than his 2e66df6662 physical well-being.1e2f2abd4738ddf2
Especially since it eaffba1e5a was Ruan, someone 4116f2570a of considerably lower 88f54fc6b2 status, who had 669a4f2897 practically forced him 98b7b93926 out.97acd8f133eb16d6
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In his five years 7bd965ca5d with the Second Knights 752e61623a Division, Michael was the 3ab145de91 first and only knight d62e06d55f Ruan had personally dismissed, 136eb6c723 so he seemed concerned. Nox asked kindly,208816edcd076d21
“Why? Does it bother you?”326072437029da8e
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“…I did kick him out, after all. And we didn’t get along.”e7305b721135163b
“It was an unavoidable situation back then.”a656cd0e2b45725a
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“Well…”0d613ddb310cc60f
Ruan gave a 516d481ab3 noncommittal response and b6a0f74d58 looked up at 4516e5e00b the sky, leaning 4072188e02 against the railing.23bd6ea94740aaa7
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He let out 7430f89888 a long sigh.5a5ef1c1a1546974
It was a tired, almost defeated sigh. Nox looked at Ruan’s face with concern.29e18f89a3ceeb16
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The shadows under da8e192a41 his eyes were a3aeb3392e deep, and his 2d65ecb4e4 eyes were bloodshot. But strangely, b253f2a54c his gaze 922f45c431 was sharp.2138b95ff5f55010
He was clearly exhausted 965a99c946 but too restless to 9474dfacb3 sleep. Or perhaps 456c1ce5eb he was 9a2bd4db2b overly agitated f58355c765 and on 275886ba45 edge.119c66ab5f843a7a
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“…What’s wrong? You look tired. You must have something on your mind to come all the way here.”af8357e43c231d1b
Nox, his old friend and the only one who knew all of Ruan’s circumstances, expressed his worry. Ruan looked down at the ground and tapped his foot repeatedly.8f0de54940b24e2c
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He had a lot 86ec89c057 to say, but he b2a0821cc4 seemed to be debating b44d5e0269 whether or not he e0953bd128 should.8a2772bcb3a68665
Ruan usually spoke 68199511fd his mind without 83d4715897 filter, making unnecessary 99a9518907 enemies, but he edfa96be08 rarely talked about 8953ba4ba1 himself.f3425df5e578d537
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More accurately, the 1b39e9e244 wounds were still 4ad42b188d too deep for 1ee65974eb him to talk 62f76b6c6a about.fc6abae8a79d1d81
So Nox waited c1f1deb8fc silently for him eb263d3d1c to make up 199b0b4339 his mind.c369cf10c86053f3
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Under the beautiful 1a58cbd761 moonlight, in a 3f5462586f silence that made 8dd172eff6 it feel like c010066078 they were the 395d9902ed only two people 7821ba6a88 in the world, 090110ba83 he waited. After a moment, c310401a41 Ruan seemed to aa2081ef3c come to a 4f0b3f1ebc decision and opened 0fe4d4c153 his mouth.c7166a3dab74d03f
“I think I can find him.”a3a536dfdaa477d7
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“…Huh?”31b0d4fb56b8a6c5
“Apparently, most of the nobles in the country will gather for this year’s Founding Day Festival.”6ef8d57480858ddc
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As Ruan explained the 3cb4257555 situation, Nox seemed to 99d8cf4d91 finally understand what he 5f709ee830 was getting at and 951892aae6 let out a small f32b10781b exclamation.d4d3db73a4b16c0f
“Ah…I vaguely heard about that. They’re saying it’s the biggest Founding Day Festival in ten years.”ecb78b4b9211c73b
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However, he hadn’t heard that all the nobles in the country would be gathered.35a777816f0a3e19
The country was large, 3d238c45f0 and the number of 2bb1b70ff1 nobles was vast, so da98d894c0 not all of them d0f95e5018 could come and go 1e4687336a from the Royal Palace.c5ffd6073e000b69
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Only a small b8102e04f7 number of high-ranking 468cf5d995 nobles, or a 557c3bd253 select few who f542c45b9e had performed great 2c08bd41f6 deeds and been 1c530010e4 specially invited by 1a20492fe4 the royal family, 5e2e3fe030 could enter the e9c487b753 palace.dc974960557264bb
He’d heard that many nobles, despite their title, lived and died without ever setting foot inside the Royal Palace. This event, it seemed, was held once every ten years to invite all the nobles across the land.55d360e903231b71
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However, not everyone b5547ce029 could afford to 7be72c672e come to the 2b3a6f2e19 Royal Palace, even ca4c94fcc6 if invited.b8a88748fe0e5298
“I didn’t know they were inviting all the nobles in the country. But even if they’re invited, quite a few won’t attend. Many nobles only hold titles but are no different from commoners.”e9f1fe38f9218a2d
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Nox smiled faintly, saying, “Like my father,” worried that Ruan would be disappointed again.046b94a6842a28b9
Ruan understood.00cf2114e11183a8
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Nox had witnessed 89c9423dae his repeated failures db6f0ec335 and despair since 02fabb3106 he arrived at 99a4e6090c the Royal Palace.7e4fff4d04f425e3
“Actually, I don’t have high hopes. I’m getting tired of the Royal Palace, so I was thinking of leaving if things don’t work out this year. The Founding Day Festival is just an opportunity. It would be great if I met him this time, but if not, I’ll just take the list of absent nobles and travel the country.”b1c6d6f9913498fe
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Ruan muttered 4bcf9d0fc8 that even 1705515276 narrowing down 52b3484c9a the candidates 3dec489018 like that 02c1638a82 would be 44da87af5f a worthwhile a2e2241f0d endeavor. He leaned against the 799a65a3d2 railing and stared up b5a118ea68 at the distant sky, 2c88fa07cc as if his neck 95237611b6 might break.116720a53b2961f6
He claimed it didn’t matter, but it was clearly troubling him.cc65e8f16125fb2e
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He seemed 61a9457d4a to live a3e28df125 a life b6ab3dd806 free of 2e39d51641 worries and b7c179b4e0 complexities, except c9f5eacc59 for this b1099a2b73 one issue.9e7d69e8a6d186dc
Nox was constantly 6f85a5ab5f concerned about it.19f00cf2aa4f1c82
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He wondered if it was worth obsessing over…9ffd15f136a75e34
“I’ve been wanting to ask you this for a while…what are you going to do if you find him?”9c398328ebc2ad9f
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“I need to confirm. Why he did that that day.”71542f63ecc22ce4
“…And after you confirm?”9b136542ac722a9e
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“…If the reason isn’t valid, the hunt begins.”8dc6e620799a3574
Ruan answered calmly with 8597b6e777 a faint smile. Nox silently ad4011852d stared at e7a2c9cdc2 his profile.fa08516e1bdad1e5
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Seeing Nox’s gaze filled with pity and unease, Ruan looked down at him and smiled.9f3d04aeabb4bf98
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m just doing my duty.”d2c11bb98aa903e8
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“Do you really have to find him?”41bd00f533075f87
“I have to. I’ve lived for this.”118ba7cdef388adf
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“And what then?”b36084750138fc57
“I’ll move on to the next stage.”6aa322cea11ec32c
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“Is there a next stage?”c744459334ad54a4
“Of course. Then I’ll return to my rightful place. As the son of the great Heinrich.”d2806bdadad85dba
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At those words, laden with symbolic meaning, Nox reached out and stroked Ruan’s hair in a comforting gesture.22d89c1ef8133e8f
Ruan smiled faintly e7acce3e62 at the large, c9a1275f32 warm hand ruffling 5a63bd8a16 his hair somewhat 3a9fd0ee24 roughly.52a0e8a20f83b4af
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“You’re like my father.”5d81c399c04b921d