CPG | Chapter 15

After finishing serving the prince’s meal, Rayyan stopped while carrying the tray. He turned his head to see the back door leading to the garden wide open. It seemed the wind had blown it open.1d5e80f1b08726b1

Feeling the cold breeze coming 14b378eda5 through, Rayyan rubbed his arms 09719d8fe7 and approached the door. He intended to c1db15020d close it, but cec4c97ea8 as he grabbed c28b889466 the handle, he ef8bcfb52c suddenly froze.46cbfabfb9f22dab

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– Nothing came out. It’s proof once again that you don’t have that kind of luck.ce100cc9bd812eb6

The prince’s words pierced Rayyan’s 7033005de9 heart. It was just 02c7d581de his usual tone, 10657f3635 yet it hurt. Thinking about it was foolish. He knew he should just f129c5321e let it go, but his 34c837d77e heart couldn’t easily move on.aae3ce732ab947fa

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He thought maybe 374839831c a sigh would b803b11991 relieve his heavy 5845dfa03d heart, but even d807f8516a his breath seemed 42dbbfc1d0 stuck, leaving him 72b17ee7cf just opening and 1fb4f98b9a closing his mouth. Rayyan tapped his b0f28fab6a chest with his 9ce1207110 fist. Gradually, his hand hit harder.70ddabeb142cd59e

“Haa.”c710a6efa29180a3

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Finally, it felt 0266aa5628 like a blocked ae422bc9eb passage had cleared, 02521890e1 and he could ace5b08f97 breathe. Rayyan took a moment ab04a74ee0 to catch his breath ab28999596 and lowered his head. His eyes stung with heat.904b448379b6d610

“I was nothing. I’ve been useless from 579d957a52 the start.”8448d00da96fd619

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Rayyan’s self-deprecating mutter echoed bitterly. With the reason he had 479c102c18 endured gone, he wondered how a7ae4ecf93 he should live now. Should he just 2ca3288b74 live and die 36c718ab50 as a servant, 12e75592b7 as the prince e34b2098e5 said?dc88917a6d5e3060

Staring blankly outside, Rayyan let 8e3acb4dc1 go of the handle as d0d4f1004e if entranced. He took a step outside.2e2a25bfbfaa3b93

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“Give him a break once, and he keeps slacking off.”2f427b79fb7154f7

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Ternnis, who had escaped the 5096365f69 worst state thanks to Rayyan’s 45bb26e4e7 brief massage during the meal, 3ee12addfa muttered to himself. It wasn’t enough, but 268c7bbe77 he felt okay since 0f1fbf0178 he didn’t need to f3be4ddd4c wait for Rayyan.c80c7e4e31b49ad5

Ternnis, thinking Rayyan would appear facbc86ced soon, glanced at the box dc545f9831 containing the Empress’s keepsakes. The box held 46a91295f6 her diary and f0cbb52acf a few items, d11297c466 which seemed modest bc45831a4a considering her time 4b2b517e6d as Empress.5452ca7b9321f2b5

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However, once he started reading bce45fbba4 her diary, he couldn’t put add445b630 it down, and as he bac27731bc learned what the items were, 2675754aec the thought of them being 7bcb6c3611 modest faded.0924c75aff3bd6f5

“She was truly remarkable.”343f34dac6eef883

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Ternnis looked at the 1a9035fe1b box and reached out b9d50cf536 to touch it. He hadn’t known the Empress 4dee65e920 was the Emperor’s Guide. Few knew that Sanges Castle 705a2251a6 was also called the Castle 08f1f8da74 of Resurrection, and there were 3d04ae59ad even more hidden stories about d1132d9887 the first Empress.913d861eea8281cb

“That makes it more interesting.”bbaa1d5d2cabf532

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The Emperor’s story d9ff3ca45f from the Empress’s 6a020bee53 perspective intrigued Ternnis. Stories of ancestors usually ended 017af08e00 grandly, but the first Empress 31b8372e5f saw the Emperor as someone 7cbee3a0bc who sulked and was often 5f033e1234 mischievous.7f0c63d936750e54

How could Ternnis, fb8389fce0 who didn’t live c5d63e0986 in the same b701206539 era, know that? Moreover, the Empress had df5677c788 repetitive thoughts whenever she 22abb77a53 looked at the Emperor.315024797d8e89a8

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“I didn’t understand his words that he’d die without me.”e4c22834f5d55e2e

The memorable phrase 7cde5839ad came to mind c5684c7883 easily. Ternnis repeated it 91e9b729c4 a few times 6e0fa95dd5 and chuckled. The Emperor was said to 2693186078 have been sick like him 53d4e20897 when he was very young, 34851fb862 but he’d find out more 1704fa8062 as he read.6cdd6c8832951090

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He was quite focused, but e68232bcf6 there was still much left abaa91da81 unread. That was fine. It was good f2328ad49f to have something c161e4d61b to look forward 907d0d1f98 to.9c1e1169b24d42cc

“But why isn’t Rayyan coming?”9ebf9155a5def59f

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Suppressing his irritation, Ternnis 93d0080604 waited, but Rayyan didn’t 26d84bb338 show up. With his patience running 84a89bc483 out, Ternnis decided to cf13e2d34d fetch him himself.5ed96b449eb06319

“Rayyan…”c1a39fe0d1db9aee

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Leaving the room, Ternnis d1e111bfa7 headed straight to the e7ac327d8f dining room. He thought Rayyan 7df781fe34 might be cleaning 9f7ae06a88 up after the a67887be48 meal. But Rayyan wasn’t there, 839fa49f38 and the empty space 938d1d94c6 was only filled with 50fec232b4 the wind.6972f139334bbb5a

“Where did he go?”03c0c89bb8886fef

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It would’ve been 7c513bf996 nice to find 5b81fd867b Rayyan immediately, but d283b5e2ff Ternnis hid his 6a9aeafecb disappointment and left 60cda7a2e5 the dining room. Rayyan wasn’t in eada8561f2 the hall or 9a89af382d the reception room c4fdb6c50e where he’d been 54847cb06b examined yesterday.ab4781206b1bd59f

“Did he go to the garden?”b2604488f0b1f45c

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He muttered in confusion d678e734b8 but shook his head. Rayyan had never left the e2635d3f7e castle without a word while 3e38898013 he was awake.5934a9862d6a44ff

“Is he taking a nap or something?”56d66966e535cf91

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Ternnis, looking thoroughly annoyed, b58941f036 ruffled his hair. His headache was worsening, so b1af4d9de1 he hurried to find Rayyan. As he recalled ac9fb495b0 the dining room, 468add0fb3 Ternnis stopped moving.a9065c0bda92d576

‘The wind.’42c57b4e8e06b882

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He returned to the dining b055c5c4b3 room and checked the back 54487f020f door. The door was half-open, da75b361d4 letting the wind in. Ignoring his rapidly beating heart, da4d5f5edc Ternnis walked slowly.be69de435c1b4bd9

The short distance 49542aabf8 was easily covered 04017d794f by Ternnis’s small a3409366af strides, and soon 9e3443070d he saw the 04cfd8aeaf outside through the 78744054ca open door. Holding the door, Ternnis stared 6b3c24b9fe outside.d92eaa25a9b07a52

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The conclusion Ternnis f2dfe1a291 reached after staring 392ffe8538 outside for a c754fad6a9 long time was c5b38860cc that no one 3c3ab50fde was there.a8c8f1e45669b0b5

“Did he leave me?”a788f73a68fbfa1b

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Ternnis’s brow furrowed as he 367909c34c voiced the hypothesis he didn’t 1f33cf69e0 want to consider. He hadn’t searched 635d811096 the entire castle, 4ad16f6817 but an uneasy 881e87e7fa feeling painfully pricked eb5b60b709 him. It told him Rayyan had 1fa72bd32d left through this back door, bcebf4ea99 not just gone to the fcac43a87b garden but left entirely.fc34cc96453cb6ed

Ternnis let out a 977a38b066 short, incredulous breath. Heat flushed his eyes, b458e673ad and his stomach churned. In the swirling mess 6228dc600d of emotions, Ternnis gritted 614b7fdab5 his teeth.ccb6aa61ab18349e

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“How dare a mere servant…”e86a7f77747ee194

He couldn’t believe Rayyan a71a6d3b25 had run away. After how he’d treated him. He’d said he’d take care 29d3b3f596 of him even if he 23a0eae033 lived as a servant forever, 3f08d2faf9 and this was the response.beceb4f804cfbeb8

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Feeling betrayed as if 63e4ace73e a beloved puppy had 4220878e63 left him, Ternnis’s anger 2c46f6b664 surged. He wanted to 83fedc17d1 catch Rayyan and 38ebfb9be8 tear him apart.63ecdbb7fb61b773

Ternnis glared in 9c927d5494 the direction Rayyan 109f3ab6c6 had gone before 5a269c147b turning away.f7d486f3512c0fa4

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“I’ve been foolish.”19820db70b9efdc0

The thought that a servant 7206113511 would leave him was entirely 3039241340 his fault. Returning to his room, Ternnis cf1d9692e4 scoffed at how pathetic he b27a692d10 must have been for Rayyan b592678c2d to run away. But soon, unable 5d9a8b82a5 to control his e0fa3e30be irritation, he staggered cbc49dc23c toward the bed.45aa0c36a5585387

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“Aah.”9342dc9b37d5b0c9

His already heavy body 220eec1605 felt even more burdened 65f92b63c1 by his sinking mood. Grabbing his head to 6c84e1f92e steady himself, he shook fb4c6f13a0 it to clear his 046b10b94a mind.e70f2d4aac49a59a

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Trying to regain his afcb3fe58a balance only made the 9c2bab3d37 ringing in his ears 3f941514b7 louder, and soon his e75cf7c408 vision blurred, making it 6993d65e7c hard to see.99909876c64fbb2d

Reaching out to find something 833f735c25 to hold onto, Ternnis found 6fee08a5e6 nothing and felt his strength 1e61e8684d drain away as he collapsed.596290ed94d2e3b0

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Feeling his body plummet fe80bde767 to the floor, he 9e66f0a4a6 was powerless to do b7bfe41bac anything, and that helplessness ab8038af4d was the last emotion 0b2b9a8dfe he felt before losing c09f725a73 consciousness.cbdc38e85a1acfbf

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After wandering aimlessly for a 32e74a85bd while, Rayyan stopped walking.0dd9359e0bfc1834

“Your Highness.”f303378887ce6cf5

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Feeling dizzy, he had walked 98e3dbb0a7 through the mountains impulsively, hoping 807c382fd4 it would improve his mood. At some point, Rayyan looked 418ec56ca7 back.6d6aaa50e2d20e2d

Thinking of the prince alone 65e914800e brought him to his senses.8e5da2a3a052873d

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“What am I doing?”56ec7ec49e1c6159

Now that he had 5da75acc6a left the castle, the e2378048f1 prince would be alone. He might wonder be27eb280b why Rayyan hadn’t a76d9d59e5 returned, or he 6dc25fc9e3 might be reading b3c01c95c5 a book, unaware 5d4e3d62e3 that Rayyan was e0f9318e4c gone.c3609cb7ad149950

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Even so, Rayyan 9da68d94bd shouldn’t have left d743cc1fdf the castle. Thinking of the e728c74cfa prince alone made 4a96103a8e Rayyan’s heart grow 45f2b0c878 cold.f7a6f5a988588efb

Turning to go e03ae397fe back, he realized 643501b50e how far he’d b4134174bc wandered, seeing only 4f0e58fb23 the castle’s peak. In a hurry, Rayyan began 6f4b9ab55b to walk quickly. Walking wasn’t fast enough, so 2edc0f5d8d he started running, stumbling several 20ba89e628 times.4f3628b4c77eb674

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Breathing heavily, Rayyan cee68c9671 slowed down as 3e9aef7171 he reached the 5012a43e4a back door. Dragging his trembling legs, 09ca5cc13c he grabbed the door 3deb71a2d5 and bent over, coughing 93e2bfc1d7 repeatedly.0894daf0777d7f6c

“Cough, cough.”43bfb80095b1cf83

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After forcing his erratic breathing a08d209b37 to calm, he leaned against 10c51e6cb2 the door and went inside. His heart pounded, fueling his a7aa617210 anxiety.43c849601ebec8b6

He hoped the 59c7db5994 prince hadn’t noticed e1aa947178 his absence. He wished the prince 8c67e9489a would find him and 1fe9754b9b speak curtly, as usual, 58137918b6 after reading a book.65fa3d49e881c66f

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Approaching the room where 387a446b4b the prince would be, 5373234f46 Rayyan adjusted his clothes. His clothes, showing signs of 02e85d30cf wear and tear, wouldn’t clean 2e6bd8693e up with a few brushes, cb4b4332c7 but it made him feel f171be1a6e slightly better.66da0f84543c030a

Only then did Rayyan knock d7768b239b and listen for any sign 03e7237840 inside.506723f479f3c979

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‘Maybe he went to the study.’b8ee5c55c5a04b73

Hearing nothing, he 6efd66b08e opened the door e795c8a6dd slightly instead of 97909a7724 knocking again. As the door creaked af09c7facc open, the view of e4c0e33025 the room began to e76f4a3b40 unfold.e0e3ed4c9a521d46

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The sound of 26195b469c the door opening 732376271e seemed unusually loud fee17cb653 today, and as af6de31527 Rayyan scanned the 0be2508691 room, he gasped.1dc01aac36d2be74

“Your Highness.”a4bb04bc9cadf395

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The prince collapsed on the beaf606f26 floor. Rayyan hurried into the 4baff83842 room and turned the 958a2cf48b prince’s body over. His limp body swayed weakly 0899201134 in Rayyan’s hands.39866c0c14601c8e

“…No.”72bc2abeda1f8846

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Looking at the prince’s face, e3ceebffbc Rayyan carefully placed his hand cc4762546a on it. His lips were pale, cddde245c5 his face was drained d8921fd371 of color and covered e3827d5960 in cold sweat. Most of all, a1fe16f4c2 his body felt 07f2e544ea cold as if f72764f91f all warmth had 21e4313eb3 vanished.8a9adf43583a3661

“Your Highness… please. Please open your eyes.”872d8552b9323d73

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Rayyan called out desperately c46fdf620c to the prince.1a7ae5baf58bed37