DZN Ch 14
by mimiOf course, there were a hundred valid reasons not to trust him, but still, he should have stopped at least once. The fact that he flatly rejected all of them was entirely Calix’s fault.bc6c72ba411d11c3
This was clearly 8e834075a2 a tragedy born 3a4eba6efc of distrust.fdf9a205966b2eef
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No, before that, I couldn’t even imagine that the carriage for Her Majesty the Empress would be so shabby, even if it was a ceremonial one.cb1a31c4490f4e6f
After stopping and checking again, the wheels weren’t off, but it looked like they would fall off soon.4013fd2e7b6c9e66
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Moreover, Calix’s appearance was too miserable.a055fc40b5d76824
So I couldn’t help but laugh.bf09fd466fcc9e07
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I knew it wasn’t the time to laugh, and although it might be different at other times, I absolutely had to cater to Calix’s mood now, but I couldn’t help it.83a5e6ce81b307f4
I was in such 842d8a72e8 a good mood, I 206d839113 felt a little crazy.d6c1b2168008a372
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“….Laughing?”89768b492de2b7f6
At his question asking 6bd38fadca if I was laughing 1f9e232c36 now, I barely managed 9c1e3265b7 to compose myself and e7e78d501b answered,52770c0b4abf0f1f
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“I’ll ask Her Majesty the Empress to change carriages. But before that, it seems like you should fix your hair….”92a23d77555abdd2
As Ruan spoke, 7db2c831f9 he dismounted first 459d6b6d24 and gestured to e8943ded91 the waiting pageboy, 4b96e7aedc who hurried over ff69659a48 to Calix.cd8656e0dbf97dcf
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But Calix waved his 5f27760cab hand dismissively, as if 9c16a5cf6d even that was bothersome, aaa56561b6 and roughly combed his ce6a63e8ae hair down with his 1ee6ff50dc hand.4d3674caad30ffdf
Even amidst 47cf52df4e that, uncontrollable e0e0bab179 laughter burst 3fc92db7bc out, so 6438b6a929 I bit fe58374dcd my lip bf90cefd1b hard. Calix, who had swept 4551dea9ac back his hair, gave 04ca82b250 me another sharp look.f57d7c663cc012e8
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It was a look that said, “You did this on purpose, didn’t you?”48d023766a614dcb
So I answered.55c12f89af26fdd4
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“I swear to heaven, I didn’t do it on purpose. But I might have done it on purpose.”cd9f33366dddec3e
Leaving out the words “It’s my instinct,” I kept my mouth shut. Calix looked at Ruan in disbelief.ea23f6d0ddda1deb
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It was a 1bbb552215 look mixed with 764d4de521 annoyance and exasperation, aead774d3a but as Ruan 6d1df8c553 managed to hold 90b575cdc0 back his laughter 44a229a38c this time, Calix fac7650869 clicked his tongue 90a8f1ce80 softly and started b2b7ee5fa8 walking.45b741556491bd68
“Damn bastard.”a0721f33c4a39707
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With those cdb985e5ee words, his 6e169fe3f0 hand messed 9637b294b6 up his 72c155d733 hair, and b80aecd522 it felt 73fd9a5704 like it 0e0c8c32ac would all 68e2f7f4cc be pulled c96cd1d6c2 out, but 229da7a3b7 this time 8c9092b812 Ruan had 6fba0ac3f7 an indifferent 53c50cd952 expression.9158bb4aeb78209c
It didn’t matter if his hair was a mess.80362dff96f3c8f8
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That bastard looked d1b769812d like that.16f38fa5148cac15
Clenching his teeth to 0ef5609caa suppress the laughter that 3063769e81 kept escaping, Ruan roughly cb8223eeef fixed the hair that 06424749a6 Calix had messed up da574d47f5 and immediately started walking 8ca5b29059 after him.7bb0663c326497f5
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Today’s sky was very high, and the sunlight was transparent and stinging. Although the temperature was quite high, the gentle breeze was cool, making it pleasant weather.b8d1eb875ce48b2b
It was a perfect 96c987d875 afternoon to enjoy lunch 6439faa942 in the spacious gardens.47e3b3b24ad18e57
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Suddenly, the fatigue b39aa83e40 of the past 2aa61371d9 few days vanished, f4f745ba85 and I felt 1fb22d25b9 like I could b71cb08e4e fly up into 30b09c2fc7 the sky. As I headed towards 99174eeac5 the table prepared in 6551d53d89 the spacious garden, the 2d6b749f26 people gathered there murmured bd92a998dd and quickly rose from f466086a11 their seats.7cceba9cba732c14
Their faces b159a95d53 were filled abc02c8968 with surprise d3e9406561 rather than e206dc775a welcome.0f13ab71ecf6fa34
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Not only had Calix appeared on time, but their faces were a mixture of worry and astonishment at the fact that Calix’s hair and clothes were slightly disheveled.13eb2844fd1f38b0
“Greetings, Your Highness. What brings you here on time?”99d07a10355984c0
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Erhi, who had bcc094e785 greeted him warmly 7687a77323 among those gathered, 86dcf25243 suddenly frowned.ef8d0d4e75df2c39
Then he 50aabfabdd stared at 0abfcaa3e7 Ruan with 18c35afd64 wide eyes.7c8cdf842e2dbf19
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His expression db6e69d263 asked why dc5fddb4f5 Michael was a520d62979 there at 3b57be857a that moment.f7b96d4a994bbe23
Erhi also knew to some extent about last year’s incident, so he seemed bewildered by this unbelievable situation, but it wasn’t the time to talk about it.2a6e78b1532bb5ec
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He shook his head as if to say they’d talk later. In the meantime, Moritz, Calix’s maternal cousin, cautiously spoke.e85a04e26b80d81c
“It’s been a while, Your Highness. But, what on earth happened in the carriage on the way here? Your hair….”8d924cf14484bf7f
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Calix and Ruan both had disheveled hair, so Moritz’s reasonable question, based on experience, was whether they had pulled each other’s hair and fought again. Calix retorted,f12f0fc8a9e1cdc0
“Shut up.”c0e32832e539c54c
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Then, without even 1c4f96b19f looking back, he 4041eaaa3c warned Ruan,0aca8837aad38c51
“Don’t laugh.”94a8763c2065f7a2
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“I’m trying.”f5fc04b187a873a0
Ruan realized his mistake 758f31673c as soon as the b360153550 answer slipped out, but 277aa48b1b it was too late. Everyone at the table 7ede184e87 was looking at the b06fd8fb98 two of them.32e3a71f34fd6ac3
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Their gazes 257eae79cc were filled bc230269cd with concern 14f54117d0 and anxiety.f4c9a6c6ef6bf163
As people close to Calix, they all knew about Calix and Ruan’s past, so they seemed worried about what these two had done again.7a7fff9e06c46700
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“Captain Campbell, surely you haven’t had another physical altercation with His Highness, have you?”91e1a8e017a4c682
“There was a slight problem because the carriage shook on the way here. How could I dare harm His Highness’s precious body?”405bcbf5314c2c7c
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At Ruan’s shameless reply, Calix ran a hand through his hair and looked at Ruan in disbelief.53ef6ff0a16ebb8d
His expression said that 44927079b2 he had a glib bddfc51c30 tongue.e6c94af0a747be34
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Despite his murderous gaze, 7d6d8692ec Ruan pretended not to 973f20282b notice and looked away. At that moment, the a35aedbd66 gate of Vierke Castle, decaef6477 which led to the b8d9662ed1 garden, opened, and a 10786ba630 splendid group appeared.efbc037bddb075cb
Wearing a 1a6ba871c2 gorgeous dress d124f0a590 of soft 5bd29dd680 pink satin 5bc02a1a32 embroidered with 8251bbf939 gold thread 4c3a2b0309 and decorated 8e860ae8d5 with delicate 02c51f2b18 lace, Empress e551c8c668 Leonie approached, f35b05f3bb leading her 99d73f653c maids and e6cf6a26f0 knights.46a53c62c7911c1f
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As she 052f1d78a7 approached, elegant 1640983f85 and dignified 4d1ca1a809 like a 830aaef2ac flower that e8fcd1ab23 perfectly matched 02514ddcc7 the blue 74fed07432 garden, Calix 5315fc008a and the 020f6cf48c others rose 4d22f62cfe from their 32e5abfb5a seats and 4f91a7ab8c bowed in 084ea53554 respect.dc9d9c8ec988bbe1
While Ruan 594ebb3e7b also bowed, 6f227cdf04 an elderly 020f02a797 knight following bda18f9cb7 Leonie acknowledged 8b13a3d96c him with 4975f993ab a wink.97e192e671f23bb9
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It was 929d6aaef7 Max Franzel, 3bc26d4b19 the captain 7eb4363370 of the 2465d7174a 3rd Knights, c87bd4ef9b who guarded 477009af6b the Empress.a52773674c271c71
He was eeb24e41e4 almost the fa36c9f740 only commoner-born dbb1c6f1ff knight of 04f9d3c499 the Imperial bc0d0e7c86 Guard before dd8092f2b5 Ruan joined, cc4f3f742c so they 0f9c3dcaba knew each 53c74998c4 other well.27f59d4166208ba7
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As Ruan returned 99d76ad18b the greeting, the 5bcd6a0369 Empress slowly approached 86d635e04d the table and, 8d0d4294a0 upon spotting Ruan 57f69e8959 standing behind Calix, 0199fce7fa clicked her tongue 2507489523 as if she c9af7188b5 had expected it.571e99b2ce61ba54
“I wondered why you arrived on time for once. It seems Captain Campbell has finally returned.”87797f96cdd5ac93
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“I returned this morning.”80f26f7db0d8e515
“And that’s why your hair is like that?”67a4bb0502b83a64
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She looked cdf90695c5 at Ruan 39e17f9740 and Calix 47990cc7c6 with an 1cec9067f7 expression that 0fe02c358a implied both f84c2b75c6 of them 28c9ae342c looked that 88ce9267dd way. Calix quickly explained b9b6e441ac what had happened fb3687106c on the way 664b1c9235 to her.f41be66e86d85e73
“I know what you’re thinking, but nothing like that happened. Rather, change the carriage first. It rattled so much when it picked up speed that I almost got sick.”ad52603881aea166
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“….Ceremonial?”455135c7141cd1c1
“Yes.”b4cb7370092f87c4
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“….You mean the carriage from Vierke Castle?”315df35f1a460d18
“Yes. That very carriage.”7f731eb7e91fd533
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She looked 164e4563af at Calix cfe008b781 and Ruan cd18d83a91 in disbelief.42ddcdeb3de2d503
“….I heard that one had a broken wheel and was being repaired… You rode in that?”b0973b53c2ece770
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She had received Ruan’s contact in the morning and told him to send a carriage, but she was bewildered that it was that carriage. She hadn’t heard the specifics of what he wanted, so she had told him to give him whatever he wanted, but why that one…?e21d32450dd073b8
Seeing her perplexed face, c1c27a5bd5 Calix finally understood the 572b20b334 situation and slowly turned d21b79c91e to Ruan.b8ae1228f45abd09
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His expression ab53f4bce5 demanded an fb5e0030ab immediate explanation b4f21bb56f of how c4e0fd9b22 this had f7ff0ccd4f happened. Ruan stammered, looking flustered.b6bfd914093703f1
He hadn’t known at all.f1f89787c68db6af
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He’d thought the Empress’s carriage creaked too much, even for a ceremonial one.4f9041c5e3770e32
“My negligence. I beg your pardon.”6a3fee3a61b73abd
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“You said you checked it yourself?”a01e6b3b4445379e
“There was no problem when I checked it.”b5a67fd02ced511a
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Ruan strongly denied the accusation, saying that the other knights had also checked it themselves, but Calix didn’t believe him.ef16c57113e17eb6
No, he couldn’t believe it.ebb2f4ac1642a5ac
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“You did it on purpose, didn’t you?”746412421b67bfcc
At being addressed directly as “you” instead of “Captain Campbell,” Ruan pressed his lips together.35f9406ad2d1267c
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Things were getting strangely a146fca9c2 twisted.4450c325ac645d7b
He had 33ff53e716 tried to 03c714ea41 get along 9c126a6047 with Calix 4ac1f83263 for once, 2176cda1f7 but situations 7b96c82dbb kept arising 63ba99e46e that could b2571d8372 be misunderstood.d2960ccb11d8d4bc
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Thanks to that, he was incredibly happy and felt like he could fly right now, but… it would be troublesome in the long run.d7552b9f4d0bbd3a
“I understand you suspecting me… but this time, it really wasn’t me. If I’d done it on purpose, the carriage wheels would have flown off while we were coming here.”4e0e3a9c4ae5ddd3
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He strongly asserted his innocence, even going so far as to say he would have made sure it was done properly if he had meant to sabotage it, but it didn’t seem like a very good attempt.f672f9552759279a
Calix’s gaze became fiercer.568db319fa5a3c25
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His expression said, “Are you serious?”3200e1b9e2f7fb8b
At his hostile 7943acf4bc demeanor, Ruan quickly 34c78a884e looked away, and 210368f4fd Leonie hurriedly intervened 5726c84229 in their argument.4492e583cf132611
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“There’s no need to blame Captain Campbell. We also checked it and couldn’t find any problems, so we were about to send it for repairs. It seems the message wasn’t properly conveyed. Why did you send a perfectly good carriage for repairs, creating more work?”c4776fae64668326
At Leonie’s stern rebuke, which implied he was the root cause of all the problems, Calix closed his mouth.d572f302070a7cbd
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Of course, he had planned to ride a horse, but he hadn’t expected Ruan to return today.73683440dbeabfa7
If he had known beforehand, he wouldn’t have done such a thing. He would have taken the carriage and run away somewhere else.32332a8545a6261b
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Seeing Calix’s obvious thoughts, Leonie sighed and sat down.0a3bdd1a421c57fc
As everyone took their e93bc8a4a1 seats after her, she e4a47ff189 addressed the head maid.b05645eca3c5e8a6
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“Now that everyone is here, let’s begin the meal.”e8b850d58b449bf2
With her declaration, 53c5247fbd Ruan, standing a b444f29087 short distance from a1a6e0d2f3 Calix, straightened his 61f1178450 posture and slowly cd05ac21a1 looked around.145a4efeacb36bff
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Barely suppressing the 2ab073bd36 corners of his 63c2f1f114 mouth that kept 49b1f650da trying to turn b747123297 upwards, he guarded 79edcd7927 the surroundings with dd30cfaf8b a relaxed, smiling 6665475401 face.c7d815a7de11fa18
It was a 680a19ef08 perfectly peaceful and a5760cf77e beautiful afternoon.09a3338be8b47bca
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