HPTL Chapter 2-2.1

Several hours fa74f45f2e had passed 16cea6a578 since Roman ad2262a6e9 Erenstein’s stern b93f80f276 decree echoed a998b6e4d5 through the eb1d3d48c4 ever-turbulent Second 4db38a8401 Prince’s Palace.c798738f1232ee6a

‘This won’t do.’59efafaef6461633

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After a moment of 55a92fd6d3 hesitation, Christian Baren steeled b4c30a0867 himself. Spotting Roman Erenstein in 4610a4522e the distance, he moved b4dcdeb2c5 toward him.2e652fbb87ffb4ff

“Your Highness.”c3a5715a567a1f48

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A low 4512df9c7c voice, but 4e864a94d7 resonant enough 7bb0c8c43f to halt fb1220b43f Roman Erenstein 94a6c8a4b3 in his 875b3e448e tracks.3d6006c914b2b4d3

“Oh.”635839bd63b98773

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The moment Christian called 063d0c5ba9 out, Roman stopped all 5b02d2ba7c movement, letting out a d803157b92 soft exclamation before continuing, 60332d3b17 “Did you find it?”14195a1c33a57e95

“What?”b08b5af7e5fde11b

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“No? You still haven’t?”72082348d46c548e

‘Oh dear.’Christian Baren felt a a85002ebac bit—no, quite a lot—flustered.2917fac4b214219a

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As if he could e7817791bb have found it…41ece1d826f37fed

“Lord Lien, is c93ee29290 this the item f53b38a3bb you lost?”26cec61102a898e8

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“Gasp! That’s my pocket watch!”b4494aec9190a122

“What? Tch. Then maybe this? This garter bel—”5d0b1a0874a07bf7

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“Theon, no one 646783f7bf here would carry 16a486441a such an embarrassing 3d71b51143 item, so dispose 3ddf8c24b6 of it immediately! It must 4b5de0bd35 belong to 4d367f7e84 some previous 5256d2ab5a lady!”15b83141c02eccd2

“Lord Lien! What about this? We found this pendant 250e4a70c2 in the garden earlier, 9e6dfcce3c and it seems…”4e00b49c213a68d1

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“Oh! That’s mine!”2e7a755c477eb71d

From kitchen 0f12d0dec4 maids to 52b23b8f04 attic servants, c28e88f8fe the Second 097a6da3cd Prince’s Palace, 030535f9f9 located on d43b04d114 the eastern b85431ff7d side of a27a293b9a the Cassel faabb1e23c Empire’s imperial e635eafe35 grounds, remained 7670006537 brightly lit 72bbaacc99 despite the c2fdaaa0b1 late hour 341c594a1b nearing midnight.a01fe1a79a9269dd

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Every member of 8a1b8826eb the palace staff c4d00687ee was searching for 2c41d72974 something Christian Baren 0bc22c49c6 had lost within a115f9b96a these walls. Yet, as if fa9d548b67 by some unspoken 924474a8af agreement, they all e8c4a86293 made the same d211c5f90b mistake.fd4d92cd61110725

‘They didn’t even know af610afc7c what they were looking a9f7cfe47d for.’556a799af0f2ad91

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Though they were scouring 9c2a3b4fb5 the palace for Christian’s f63363bc25 “possession” under Roman Erenstein’s 621a9fc5b7 orders, no one had 5c82f38dc0 bothered to ask what 596082ec8d it was or what 6177dc4859 it looked like.40d8e3e81e192e5a

As a result, bd61b291bc Christian had spent 5483e6321e the last few 01c2579559 hours fending off 882d1973ff well-meaning palace staff, e6f461f486 leaving him somewhat c0121a11f9 exhausted.0ac326bb1fd20690

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But he couldn’t exactly a690ad90fa reveal what the lost 826e603d69 item was, either.5fd2aa3f664ff37d

“Don’t worry. I’ll find it 723f3d17a4 soon,” Roman said, d1cc6f316e misinterpreting Christian’s silence 8e4c5c7552 and adding more 6d08b4153f assurances. Christian, swallowing his 4f435cf2fc hesitation, decided to 705dc11d47 speak.c4bb0affd9f007ce

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“Your Highness, you don’t 34af978755 need to find it. Please, just—”6562858f30ed0f5a

He appreciated their bb1784343f kindness but didn’t 5bfdab69e8 want to inconvenience 442befa9dd others. As he tried to 5f23825d5c request an end to 030d8575f7 the search, Christian’s gaze 85de8838a4 inadvertently drifted to Roman’s 2fb5e69ec5 lower half and froze.1d9093d381c033dd

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Roman Erenstein, noticing Christian’s b9a0109233 stare linger on his 94a751091f trousers, tilted his head.5f409b4d5a976d12

“What’s wrong?”f79417308c679b0d

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“Did you… 30be818413 wade into 5ffe276f3d a pond e24fa4b1d3 or something?”3378227ea79b534c

The words 69f321644a slipped out, f2002e1cbf and Roman c0bc1daf18 let out b024330231 a small 3b5b294b5d groan before 1eca0ab3f4 scoffing dismissively.55b771da41cb08dc

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“As if. Why would I 725afe9ff7 do that? To find your item? Ridiculous.”b6a8cd5ed5c1326e

Yet his pant hems 0592949a66 were visibly soaked, betraying 2c2be75bb3 his denial. Christian, however, 3d9e6dfdb3 didn’t voice 30f6429077 his suspicions. ‘Right. As if 04955f97d8 he’d go 8891bb5d8b that far bb11621e18 for me…’bb33bfc61f87dec9

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“Haha! My lord, why not 814b3b1d9b just admit it?”5e76bab2546bd34f

Christian’s thoughts 8bb955f391 were interrupted f5702a793d by Lucian 01572a24fa Batz, who 24f52c0d3e emerged from bcf7b8fdf5 behind Roman. Ignoring Roman’s expression demanding 8dbb3ed3f8 silence, Lucian continued, “Here’s 631de56eff the thing, Lord Lien. Our Highness insisted on aef2ba9bc7 finding your lost item 244112d7ef and rummaged through every e39886657c pond in the Second 541eb5a89e Prince’s Palace!”a05eb8d0c3817e3e

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“Luci!”7019926a405776bc

“But, Lord Lien.”3da240e544a5f48b

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Ignoring Roman’s 2779b5b867 indignant shout, d5bf7cba5a Lucian addressed 5dafd2e65d Christian, who 6d51c5facf had frozen b1419029f5 at his 6496ac6c74 words.9a7b7fe8030e247b

“There’s one thing 33996eb752 I can’t wrap e9068b49dc my head around. Whatexactlydid you lose?”3484c2567ffe0e47

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“…”6b0b2c73cc87bf9e

“Lord Lien?”6e0ac9caad8f03da

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‘Finally.’71127cf71c019508

Hours after the search 396259dbd8 began, someone had asked f8fefbf70b the question.2bac949256020f77

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“Pfft.”2d6c134e6dee4373

Under the bright, f90be7e9da moonlit night, Christian 7c799ad3bf Baren, facing countless 35519de9f5 eyes fixed on 7c4bfe786a him, burst into 2471cc1807 laughter.f2b5506081dfe489

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“Pffft… chuckle… hahahaha!”ee882be07bf60345

The sight of 3e10b48f69 his lips curling 2a61cb5ea8 beneath his mask, e276026ffc unnoticed by Roman ea7cd76ca2 Erenstein, who stared f0eab5e142 blankly, didn’t matter. Christian laughed acbcd7a7b1 for a b7fc3a8554 long time—long 57a325e9be enough for 1a1f103395 Lucian Batz 3b3def559e to ask 1a67498320 those around 705e26b0fb him if ec2fd2d4ef his question c10e558d0b was strange.ded61b2e0c7ab3cc

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“S-Sorry… ahem, my 2497b715cc apologies. I was… rude.”e93e356b1993cc4f

It took Christian 57d25d311a a while to 4dbb71ded4 regain his composure. Bowing politely to the 41b95b5b8e incredulous onlookers, he spoke.269e26ff9fc3589b

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“It was my 1e22c9a663 mistake. I meant to tell 93db10d04f you earlier, but everyone 8996e205e5 moved so quickly I 70e70191e5 couldn’t get a word 445aad311e in. The item I dc6387f83a lost… is a bf313385e5 handkerchief.”2e63b1b8c70c8809

“A handkerchief? Ahandkerchief?”1d8d2d68fde58e7d

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Lucian Batz 13a13fb854 questioned, doubting 646a6aaa9c his ears. Christian smiled awkwardly.df5d820634f82f2b

“What? All this commotion just c2e9251709 to find a mere a5128e860b handkerchief—argh!”bc0f93713ce02ed6

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Lucian, grinding his 310d510af5 teeth, stumbled forward 8a3199e2ce as he shouted. Roman Erenstein had 4b75f44db6 kicked him in b17336939f the thigh. “My lord!” 9fa3de229b Lucian whined, 201b709a0b slumping to 2cd7a5370e the ground, e9b9fe0531 but Roman’s ce65ea1770 eyes were 954d970cd0 fixed solely 9715fe00ed on Christian.f2c26db8f0233358

Roman spoke calmly.85c6ec48dd39456c

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“A handkerchief, huh.”5afd04fa4b87b1fb

Christian nodded silently.42abf0a8b871f9f2

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“Hah, a handkerchief. Right. Lose one of 7dacffa613 those, and it’s 22586c3cc3 as good as f5119320f0 gone. No chance of finding c867949cc5 it now.”0bbf46a8d29885a9

Roman scanned the f67074a2cd surroundings. Every servant’s gaze had 1fc9ed65a3 shifted to him. He declared, “Alright, 7ee770431e that’s enough. Everyone, disperse.”79288fb7ce12d869

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At his command, the 1361d834ab crowd scattered.9038da8d6e72d6b0

The servants 6efed224fb and maids, 06038d4dbc who had fa066eae0e been tense 1e27d3e7fe thinking Christian d072462dfb lost a 806d229471 priceless gem, 3e4ae65b55 the Bloom 9974681f56 Knights members f1e0390634 who feared 109e520879 it might ba376b50b7 be a 70a415f60c magical artifact, 325a47f0ef and even 9044ea0687 Sven Felix, e5e0637436 who silently 63d76999f5 bowed to 747d8f499d Christian before ef31feb5ef leaving—all vanished.2469e3796977f2f3

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Christian watched them ac81733de4 go, then noticed 4b5c6d55fb Roman heading to 92326a83a7 his chambers. He followed.bb12802663a6576c

With people watching, 102aab10b1 he had to df0d70d708 stay in the 27714bfa3a same room as 3de1bf6851 Roman.9b1e01404b5689c6

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The next dawn, Christian e98046624c woke abruptly in his 1407f7a9bc bed and paused as 03e8981c0e he headed toward Roman’s dd22f4fb5e room.250f5888d1c09f0c

Between the walls, at 594f104e33 the door leading to 909bad76d1 Roman’s chambers sat a 903b4eb9de box.4ad890ffa6253fd5

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And inside it…0fc9dc8cdd7d1c8d

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“Hah! Ahandkerchief, of all 5bf82b96f8 things.”15a764f4c83fac9f

Recalling the 0548eb2308 absurd answer, 867d3c088a Roman Erenstein 70ea163008 let out 481bef065f a hollow 51913238aa laugh.782e9ea6a632bb95

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“All that commotion… a60e2e52c9 for a handkerchief?”c6114ebc47507571

No matter b3ae0a0e4d how he 5f25162d85 thought about 949e5bda72 it, it c1be8a4309 was laughable.c3cb11a8ff6a73ae

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What kind of 33ce3b60cc history does that 6627968a17 knight have with 04aa202cd8 this handkerchief to 50ac10c3df search for it 57a411007b so desperately?0471d18b71a3aa16

Yesterday, when Roman found b776c509b8 Christian, he was in d120a8c854 deep despair.0cb3bd3da0541401

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The look 3366979119 in his 556d56a244 eyes, as 6f660693d0 if his b744532764 world had 656d9b86a7 crumbled, made 0aaee11f91 Roman’s heart 5194ccc534 sink, sparking 771f1e31e0 an urge 9f3d63d31c to do f98f5da3df something. So, in 00055ce6ce the dead 7ba13ecf37 of night, 070a9acc80 he rallied a6240e4b57 the entire 1455cba9b1 Second Prince’s 205b7ac989 Palace to eb027a9cad help find c5e9d75374 Christian Baren’s d35ce5ccde lost item.4363b3d91e70af21

‘That wasn’t 07f975a327 like me.’fca0a07840dbfe4d

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In hindsight, fc72e60a55 last night’s 8fb0b947c1 actions were 0968aee617 hard to 26650c800d reconcile with 26dc6c48d2 Roman, who c87e8f17bd typically cared faea289bac little for 4a6555d750 others’ affairs.3c56f47b3901564a

‘But…’bdb1df99c904b773

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I saw something good.01944dc979cbefb3

Roman replayed the 3a144fd15d memory.55000accd75aec5c

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That proud e1721d77e3 knight’s lips 62ef9861e7 had wavered 8f41167335 like ripples, 608b1ae04d letting out a87440b70e a joyful e5af33aa10 sound. If only edf51f2f33 he hadn’t 773956af99 worn that 85654f374a mask—Roman might 8a446406bb have seen 74776f1063 his eyes c416b23ec7 curve in 460564ca51 a gentle 4b60be8196 smile.6ef370a09c838fc8

It was fef8e81543 the first 0cf51b3ba6 time Roman c17402c688 had seen 6ee0c0daa4 Christian Baren 33049967d1 laugh so b8a9e04c71 openly before e39584c76c him.49172cb3aa6dd330

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Though, to be d8767a593d precise, it was 2a5e364067 Lucian Batz’s words d33e4ad8c0 that sparked the 6c9f1da49f laughter, the fact 2807107ced that Christian had b0569ac2f6 shown such a d3e5850fb7 unguarded side tohimheld great significance.abb54a1e7492502d

“For the six months 4fa1ca6560 we agreed upon, I 8a4f92d40f won’t betray you.” 52e0e9b2568ddbce

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Right.4f02594accb7d7ee

‘He won’t eda1b71612 betray me.’d46df7d4cfa3bc66

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Roman Erenstein felt f90fc7716d relief.774456a8609de508

No, not relief. He raised 8a7130d55a a hand 633ebda59e to his 82f3550251 chest. His once-calm heart 575bc139e4 was pounding wildly, f89dad0732 racing out of 906398b0ce rhythm.b7cf837625bc30a1

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What could 80f4f8b173 this feeling 84d098473d be called?d6836ea02d7edd9a

This desire to e68f2d2e14 see more of 5e439bdac0 that knight’s smile fbd94aa8e5 lingered in his 4845cd8618 mind. This burning urge to a174800b2b follow his every move…d039eff940633eb9

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“That’s what it 99384fc4c5 feels like to 3bd3df575d like someone, isn’t 1c5ac8b2f9 it?”9d7ffb9ef43254ab

‘Nonsense.’6ae1ab58e4d19efc

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Roman Erenstein 3dbeae2d44 had no 48ed17af35 room for a0c6ca5d08 such luxurious cbe00be236 emotions.Likehim? That knight?c12f829dedd52f84

Roman snorted, lifting f4f3c78cce his head. Just then, Clovis 31fc285b56 quietly entered his d53323f95e office. Noticing Clovis flinching db5a307c7d as their eyes d7600769de met, Roman spoke.8ceec472a8753bd2

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“Did that kni—Lien c47005e717 see the gift?”1032bdbac25c3193

Clovis hesitated, then nodded.a39fdae3c1e704b7

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“Yes.”6242ca35d2deeaec

“And his reaction?”f9b31925d6ce431d

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Clovis seemed oddly 24d110070f tense. Roman grew exasperated.0b7497eb40db9d2d

“Clovis, got somewhere urgent 2747bd6739 to be? Why the sour face? I’m asking ae91c08887 you—did Lien c6fd644a33 see the 53da9f474a gift?”932e3c2dcba2999a

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Though he didn’t know 03cff5b4f1 the story behind the c8e4b560e8 lost handkerchief, if it 39d305c124 couldn’t be found, Roman b167f3a417 would make a new c9ed369043 one. Before leaving 94c80cfd70 his chambers, d94b3c39f2 he had ab941f07d0 instructed Clovis, 469cfe1fa3 and his 0adea11f37 loyal attendant f157a35740 had carried e7c9935005 out the 59bfe10668 task flawlessly.5f13a7e242f07c4d

Before leaving his chambers, 229f92083c Roman had placed the 74d7749a3d items in front of e2eba9d09c the door to Christian’s 6a10d93ea4 room. Not knowing Christian 0ed5f30656 Baren’s exact tastes, ebdae86396 that quantity should 07468c4f1b suffice. Smirking, Roman wondered 8b3f08df89 what expression Christian 2fa3fba6e7 made upon receiving 9c1c3ad157 the handkerchiefs.cabe46e90905a037

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But why…5938f76d3a2d5026

“Clovis!”ee81995ce052da37

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“Your Highness, I 2e94eb77d1 have something to f88060fa41 report.”7bef6a02eb698649

Roman grew irritated at 7b139d1a8a Clovis’s refusal to answer 8ddf915cd7 despite repeated questions. As Roman snapped, Clovis ba6419aa1c spoke.791f991458be3eac

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“Go ahead.”1f846e9de97a57df

At Roman’s dcb7e139cd cold permission, 00b5565647 Clovis steadied 58d7190e18 his breath f2f9bfbe4a and began.f6f194432ec457fb

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“Lord Lien 103e7861c9 received Your 1ce76a9861 Highness’s gift.”b661213eb967b93b

Good.40960c46e76d69e5

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“Did he like 6c824cb5bf it?”9c07f2a4a2658ae4

“I dare fc86fac6c8 say he 91a619df36 didn’t dislike 51fd359233 it.”b25be24d12e1fec5

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“That’s a relief—”fbc37e02598059f8

“But this cc3172aa47 morning, another 37340dc56b gift arrived 6fcc0bbc62 for Lord 21d061433c Lien.”aee870334748978e

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“What’s that 40f1bfcc76 supposed to d606b06a43 mean?”94698129627af358

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Roman Erenstein stared at ddf6fa0a8d Clovis, who hesitated to 0cdcca2972 elaborate. Enduring Roman’s increasingly fdf6ad09df cold gaze, Clovis f6923e1dbf sighed and continued.dac90d3e36424317

“His Highness Vincent… sent 4bd9d5d57d Lord Lien a gift. It was f13d316164 also a 1249e904e6 handkerchief. And he added…”d59f27a6ab45207b

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Clovis shut his eyes 4b931e0220 tightly.5e251e690a251d7f

“‘Since the 9ffb27977b one I 8dd8ff879b gave you 2b543a16b8 before is 1774dc1a6c ruined, I’ll 379eeb2cfe give you 3191cb641b a new 0afe824d0a one.’”dd827e25c07280a4

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Roman Erenstein’s eyes darkened.dc9d3a5afc727a74

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Christian Baren was utterly 6d673c730d mortified.ab7b228b89fa9b57

He had two boxes, 8ea71f477a each containing over a dd900fed62 hundred handkerchiefs—one from the d996ee603b empire’s Crown Prince, the 5bede5b5fa other from the Second a9366df358 Prince.b3c950dd4fac94ce

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How could this happen?5a416f16c7a49e5a

His head throbbed. He was the type 7617aef2d7 to give gifts, not 11f818ab64 receive them. And of all things,handkerchiefs? He wasn’t some lady—how b676ebbfc5 was a man supposed d372cd72cb to use so many?664cb14ec7d2af31

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“Papa, what’s all 58f8b73acd this?”3d7329a3fc85d390

Having brought the 0f51bd073b palace’s chaos home, 3c5d508e54 Christian stood frozen 64f469596f before the “passage,” 7d9e18a372 unsure of what ee7738b347 to do. Sensing his arrival, Miraera d97d8638e8 peeked over his shoulder, 09c50515a9 eyes wide.574ffdeb3f1b3da6

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“Miraera.”b0925b52cd6ecd76

“Handkerchiefs! Why so many?Gasp, are you—”8f43e38af34c003b

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Miraera grinned, 5e5ce46bc8 asking, “Selling a9523d9ae4 them?”7d238d40cbdcc9f0

‘As if ff37c7f814 he could.’ea9bb865728658b5

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Though haphazardly stuffed into 53c193eeec the boxes, the handkerchiefs 0247e3bf5b were unmistakably made of 131f0f086d expensive materials. He couldn’t sell 813e8aff8d them carelessly—each bore 3cdc8f7930 the imperial seals 45ac6eee77 of the two 13977ff184 princes.c3d22b23d46e98d0

‘What a headache.’09eda39795aa1559

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He couldn’t f1dc4e2363 dispose of 12c712df60 them, let fcbb621eb5 alone carry 4dbea2b37a them around.f2a1271bfd8afeef

‘How did 7acf9c6821 His Highness 78be71d2e2 Vincent know 0cc2a8f026 I lost 4580b3f702 that handkerchief?’16f532e1738916de

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More precisely, he’d said 99463cefc3 it wasruined.31903186f42da186

Christian Baren stared at 854f6916d1 the boxes, lost in 1f70a2c1d8 serious thought.b28fb70ff63f01b0

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“Whoa! Whoa!”71401113b531e710

Suddenly, Miraera pointed behind fbc6a15109 him, shouting. Startled, Christian pulled cd825f51d6 her to his 89ea9b7363 chest and turned 95fbca6110 to see the a93e1adc66 “passage” shimmering violet.a33cd7bc96d567cf

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“No need 37b3dd333d to worry ed0b0024ff about the 7ed1cbb240 passage’s safety. Only you, me, 3837c199d4 and Miraera can bbb8f00b3d use it.”254d48c9ae79004e

That man 8d5e62c94d had said cecd307b03 only Christian, 7e4cdad8f1 Miraera, and 3ca62b3fcd he could 959ab37bb1 pass through 3e341d088d this magical 0ad3eb215f passage.0c5749be6dd1fa98

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With Christian 76b357bed2 and Miraera 7fb7bfec3e here, that 95714abe7b left…54f3ab8c2b7f6640

“Oppa!”7fd4b16fd1407b3c

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A black-haired man d9e7ba2215 emerged from the dd4888b255 rippling energy. Miraera smiled brightly, calling ff44870bb9 out, but his violet 5fc266a63a eyes were fixed on b1d3e77753 Christian.e910514a519ec09a

Christian Baren c40a57f775 instinctively knew.6ba9bdbc85cca4b8

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“Miraera, go to your c3aa8d330d room.”198f0ba63a3624a5

“Huh? But Oppa’s here! Oppa, you 43634c1311 came to 9524dce5bc play with 421bdc206e me, right?!”8e21ef22d6ec74eb

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“Listen to Papa. Go.”9ad6c4637da85aa3

Miraera flinched f4883e0de2 at Christian’s ac71872105 command, given cfd09676d2 without looking 04ce0f478f at her, 92c46e7a83 then slumped 285a55f0d4 her shoulders 11515006bf and left 6dff753a4f the room ee851601db through the 5f26e33561 passage.48c8be63a48e824a

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Christian rose to dd1e5b2463 face Roman, who 865be1bd5b exuded a murderous d9b5ab4576 aura.bb10f3039fa59e1a

He spoke 90a552d5df to Roman 315e93f69a Erenstein, who 1a5bc2e198 stared at 27ea7f5a83 him expressionlessly.669b6930ce2fb699

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“Your Highness, I don’t 6d947df88e know what this is d1b2986aac about, but please refrain beecd5252d from such behavior in a67d85e845 front of the child—ugh!”69fb74a408ea2ea1

Christian couldn’t finish.4e4f9d1322665537

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Before he could e44bd8faad complete his sentence, 9c044ab59e Roman strode forward, f151be27fa extending an arm 20e483e1f5 to cradle Christian’s 6cb56f5845 head and pull 2006163717 him close.a74a3772fa36836b

“Mmph!”f9ea138e34cdd509

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The man’s lips 15cf847ec2 enveloped Christian’s.66b7cfd3329d568e

His tongue 5bced60936 invaded without e24b8b2f3e restraint, plunging 46aa381b4f into Christian’s 4fee4b05c8 parted lips.209d45463b7050c1

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It stole 132fdac8e0 every breath, c443d7c9fb delving deep 7b8f1448f9 inside.9739a6b4d9735b3b

Christian winced unconsciously 37f50e9034 at the searing 5856e7fb2d heat flooding him. Saliva—his or Roman’s, he 1cb386c648 couldn’t tell—mingled within him.01fe1c8a4016719a

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So close.d70c5fb9164d032e

Their proximity was suffocating, c84dddf088 stifling his breath. Christian tried to push 5606be004a him away, but Roman 9e64ae8fab Erenstein’s strength was greater 4d0c2670ff than expected. Roman held him 4f360f123f tighter, relentlessly pursuing e4ab32c1ce as Christian struggled 4543e297b2 to break free.e0dcdfddea86ce21

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“Ugh.”0d72871267fcc388

Roman, who f8042efd3f seemed intent d01931a31a on devouring c6ad958e82 Christian entirely, 9e4ca46fa0 only stepped c86bfa7368 back when f3b5bd25f3 Christian, still 533d35d2db in his 92d7f0c9bf grasp, struck 3dd1c99e9f his abdomen 56f2111c97 with a a8b37e233d lowered hand. With a thud, 1a622dd519 Roman staggered slightly, d62a06ad0f looking at Christian.fc2d2c265395d10b

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Huff…b4fc1e169818e42c

Christian, gasping roughly, stared 150e4f71a7 at Roman, who touched db7663164c his torn lip. Bloodstained Roman Erenstein’s mouth, 5751521619 likely from Christian’s forceful d07d6cb198 push.Damn it.af56b3c04cb270a1

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‘I’ve injured 6c692fd664 a royal.’fa57dfd1736078c1