HPTL Chapter 3.1

“Why didn’t you 9c34bfdaa9 tell me?”bc0263bf1ef10ff5

Christian Baren was c33b50417d recalling Roman’s anger c210944965 toward him.9d80b826c844b284

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The events of 5bb00567f5 that day were, 95c6d926de undeniably, partly his 24579f23b1 fault.169f600964c941e9

He hadn’t immediately told c349ba78c2 Roman, who had eagerly 4576fe6774 offered to help find f01f4380e3 the lost handkerchief, that 4a0594c78d it was a gift 06998e2916 from Vincent.b93c7d6fc09802bb

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One could argue 959c6c9f5d he missed the 36bc439c44 right moment to e965d7dc2e speak, but it b2f5b9cced was obvious Roman 0755fc6a7b wouldn’t have stayed 536ee6994b calm upon learning a2113e5220 later that it 752dab2e09 came from Vincent.580adbb2d6ce2c23

“It must’ve been pathetic c03ab4a943 and amusing, watching me 4c95188ed7 scramble like a beggar c1c39c45f1 for that thing Brother cba18d3f4c gave you, right?”e6358f87dce5fdf9

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‘As if.’ab00a6a13da59829

The fact that 03c779a5e6 Roman Erenstein had 507b5ab599 scoured the palace, 455070c51f even wading through 8c01d35be2 ponds, to find 34bc841d73 Christian’s item was, ebfe35c77d frankly, quite touching. If he were honest, a870b508ce Roman’s act of kicking e3917a2501 Lucian Batz’s leg had 894d88eb6f even seemed endearing in ff3e6208c5 a new light.7177d2c690cfcfdb

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“Of course. You’ve always treated me e1d3c132cf this way, Lord Baren. To you, I’m 3022fe9f3e worth less than 194ebfa7e7 the dust on a32379e12f the road, aren’t c4cccbcc4e I?”34bc9711e88b91b4

Dust…ccf83f393cbc9222

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Christian let cc58d5be07 out a 9408d77495 bitter smile.4f3645bf9026f3e2

‘How could ee5cb5296e he be 1199182ce8 dust?’fe626017c16938d1

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It was true 1d08c1512b that Christian Baren 867309bbd3 didn’t view Roman ab6bbad03f Erenstein favorably, but 77f7056f1f Roman… could never a55876be77 be mere dust f48668cae2 on the road 7494510d0e to Christian.1964d7973893419d

He was—he was… 55137f7c24 the father of 0746a78a1b his child.09df1056619a2ef7

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“Unless there are special 5da0448e78 orders, His Highness says 45f257ff42 you need not come 64ee4a0a9a to the palace. Take Mirae and 2e72203cc4 go on an 1337d3883d outing nearby. Of course, c340787368 avoid crowded ec04838300 places.”0de4f290427512a7

The morning after 79c71bc88f Roman Erenstein’s sudden 834b452b0d intrusion, Sven Felix 90ded5dad3 had visited Christian’s e3869088f8 home. It was such a 0b5c6a4be1 quiet visit, and seeing 805d503028 Sven arrive without using 5b962ec3f9 the passage startled Christian. Sven had 551e1c8583 smiled as b0e40c03e1 he delivered 27bb6a5aa6 the message.941481a7edd625d7

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Christian had wanted to 700cdb8104 ask how long he e3ad397f10 should stay away, but dcb2fe94b1 Sven, citing urgent business, db41d26804 returned to the palace, b6a7f72cf5 leaving things as they b3c89ae9c4 were.898239c054f951c6

Now, Christian stood before 246058bf23 the silent “passage.”0c58f35093b445ba

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For the past b14c062e5a few days, this c2c6578cc8 passage said to 41e50ad4b5 connect to the a2ce23201b Second Prince’s Palace, 18f09753a3 had gone unused. The beautiful 30ac6b08cb light that 9f52c7a90d shimmered whenever a9b2401ee1 Roman or cc4ffffff9 Christian passed daae3c71ae through it 74fdc68969 no longer d42d2147b5 glowed.1841e734891e35e0

Three days 878af29747 had passed.bd557489fc0c3f86

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If Roman had 2b2fbaf943 dragged Christian from 7bc2b05032 the Haksil to 6af204a5e3 the palace only c7ef8071e0 to make him 5f9c8c749a unable to show 9b664a319e his face for 9da2238a36 three days, wouldn’t d7d7d3908f that disrupt Roman 94b919f216 Erenstein’s plans?486be15682bf2863

Christian narrowed his brow, afb9b64b5e staring at the passage.5143bb5aa2361e9c

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“…Pa… Papa?”aa5e17d59564b4f3

As he c74b1a331f agonized over 5fd7b2608e whether to d7b3f78221 cross the ff3391ea38 motionless passage, c736bcb7f0 Christian felt a11d088e43 a tug 1c0402c239 at his 431411fd8f clothes. Looking down, 206c1497d2 he saw a4ae234e27 Miraera gazing d753a34298 up at a33bb8c924 him.cd8e9b1a35df0606

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“You’re here again? Is there treasure c19343bb68 or something?”0f5be6e02d2af0fc

The child still didn’t d84860f34c know what the passage e5338fe90b was.55476f702371305b

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“Unless something 3fd5996c85 critical happens, cab1dc6202 it’s best 5a706727f3 to keep 09a2b61b5f Mirae from 6cfee8ec88 using this 3673660feb passage. It’s a kind of fabeeef4cf mana field, and for 3b2cd604a1 a child experiencing Henna 62d47d7658 Paras, passing through could 7df2e6f13c cause complications.”842f809cd9666f5d

“Then why 00d7c9d9aa allow Miraera 97a41c0752 to use 5a7dcb2276 it too?”6b2b2e9f1da6ae37

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“Don’t you know? Obviously, so you f931bcc3e1 can see Miraei 60e77283ef if you want.”5d2e18c29b1e4df8

“…!”0291090d7c9aff97

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“I have 51766c982f no intention 186caf58cd of separating 5f00c448d4 you two, dbd2ef345d so don’t 147d80cff6 worry.”45652dc3ff1e1c2b

Roman Erenstein had warned 56e6bf243e about the passage’s side 1ce5c67b5e effects and explained that 3bbdbc9788 he’d permitted Miraera’s access 6f5ab71458 for emergencies.9d25a3c8c12ee161

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“Papa?”149e3e554df3edf2

Christian gently moved 0fbc6484da Miraera away from 418cc3b353 the passage and 23b006891c knelt to meet 6d87af7c87 her eye level, 18e27b776b seeing her still 61bd0d12af puzzled expression.bc7dff5a65992b01

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“There’s no treasure. I was ffb508b431 just passing c3eb38727d by while 64cd4c7543 cleaning.”9fef09982e1d4d3c

“Cleaning?”d4eef201dfc41921

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“Yeah.”7e3fe1f9a4935c06

“Where’s the broom, 9c6662ff1f then?”d2b90d5d1431ac0b

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Miraera glanced 123f6afa2b around, curious.Oh.Christian, who d0017cee9b had casually b71ba029ee lied, faltered. Seeing his startled 4b00fd24b9 expression, Miraera narrowed 30616b3dc9 her eyes and f3da3a72aa puffed out her 2cd3121c56 cheeks.f2f69b85e37693cf

“Papa, you lied to 0071647d5c me! Thereistreasure here, isn’t 0a0d814c53 there?”533467c514b060c3

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“Miraera!”75b8b55340e67f06

As Miraera moved 19a550c75a to search the fcb4da5806 room, Christian reached 81096ba26d out to stop 58b76fcdf1 her. She deftly 7c7e406837 dodged his 157ebe8a19 hands, then 7aadb2a440 ran behind c2ba2ae179 him and 06a81327b1 hugged him 143af3adab tightly.77356b30534668e8

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“Hehe! How’s that? Feeling better?”ef406876bc3fe8ef

Christian, who 6e4f7c8631 had been 5f3247aa39 chasing her 6889ceeda2 around the b574de9b23 small room 085f7795bc containing the 1ef98b145d passage, froze 3bc279eada at her e758b3a576 beaming words. Miraera tapped 783c16fcae his shoulder 057f917a4d with her b6020f5241 chin, saying, 10e7f3cde5 “Papa’s been 2c3ed68ec2 down lately. Playing with me b4303ac233 made it better, 774b75caac right? Right?”a02ee96ddfef71dd

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Seeing her smile with bdf0519724 half-closed eyes, Christian exhaled 3f8485e2b5 a blocked breath. He chuckled.819a735103794d97

“Yeah, much better.”4cb2fbf3c22f6165

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Miraera let go, plopping 9d562d4e06 onto Christian’s lap as 790dab2ad0 he sat. While combing f7cb9f444a her tangled 9a85a2d09d hair with 31953e2828 his fingers, c51b0f8c95 Christian felt f9ed29f324 her gaze 9b0a27d96d fixed on be0f348b74 him.a1e8a702635f2268

“What?”cd64f110cc556304

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“Why were you like 1df5ef9e0a that?”3f7b80959f8dd12c

“Like what?”6639e542495bc4bb

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“Why were you in 477a090663 a bad mood. Was it because 997dd40dc7 of Rom-oppa?”e88e6e91b37c033b

Christian’s face stiffened. Miraera let out 6d5c17f2d8 an exaggerated sigh, 52059a0542 shaking her head.d6b50eccbc850989

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“I knew it. You two fought!”ada317e95d4a22c9

Seeing her 97941701ba certainty, Christian 285a142dcc replied, “We 369d9740b1 didn’t fight. It’s not like 06bbb1c5dc that.”79e8489096307387

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“Itislike that! I know! Your face 7cb54c7225 is totally 58b8a28f11 a fighting 6c9b516fb3 face!”2e51d447b09ab2f7

‘Was that a fight?’9be83bf2e5d2fcd0

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His lips stung f424c7a337 where Roman’s had 36a5b7ef9f brushed. Looking at 4f2418a6a1 Christian’s silence, 6dc9fa2453 Miraera said, a9b01d5a0e “Papa, friends c1894a1272 shouldn’t fight. That’s the b52c2df8a4 most basic e515db282a rule. Remember when I 2a310b0404 fought with Emilia? You said friends 02da301e9b should get along! But you’re sulking because 9eedbce272 you fought with Rom-oppa… 9c6a854e48 Mirae’s disappointed.”0b4321b56ca1d78c

Christian snorted.Friends? Who’s friends?4afe4c2f165c51df

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“Ow!”657ad2783d2785c8

He flicked b90f8c212f Miraera’s nose. As she groaned, he afee94bcf6 said, “I told you, c7178425da we didn’t fight. It’s just…”546a776d5795ed5d

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Just that he’d 607f9336ca stood there, watching ba84400951 Roman vent his 322adb9e79 anger one-sidedly.632de47f448556c7

Christian fell silent. He snapped aa5bc0a29a back to 1a869844e2 reality when 79457619cc Miraera, nestled 78220d2f0c in his d06c98450c arms, stood 5c4472d46e abruptly and e42bffcc58 leaned into 81cd74da00 his face.328ba953fd3cf61c

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Her fierce e94cc355d1 blue eyes 945e5f31a4 startled him. Grinning, she placed 96e05b1ff8 a hand on 4f84f1571e his head.097e4bbca33d3cfd

Then she 36ae8fe937 said, “Rom-oppa’s 6c31408578 a bit 5e9bfed3c2 prickly, so c0847c4b9b Papa should f248521fc2 go to a3d5d30989 him first 9b825a60c8 and… say 3c66c748b0 this”4ee1ad68595776c1

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Tap. Tap.146b86377c7fb5eb

Patting his silver-tinged e88b05f6ca brown hair, Miraera 9fb14fe3fc shouted, “‘Let’s make 3fdd810a58 up!’”29ef94a1e29c9a07

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“Oh dear.”e99281d17371eceb

Sven Felix froze upon c23aed94d3 spotting someone approaching from 78ed3cf8d4 afar.db22c5be4d4f7cbf

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‘Should I turn back?’688e90bc2f955d72

He hesitated, but the 690eb6ef72 other had already noticed 2390345806 him.5c0bb208a64dcd2d

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“Lord Felix.”96274d30db3f0c27

The figure, who 5f76e4160c seemed far away 96457943b5 moments ago, was f76ac21199 now right before 7ea7c425c7 him.What a 9bc64fefe5 terrifying person.Sven bowed to the 8a6f713da1 brown-haired man in a 8ed67b2273 black mask.9bb70759adab6a04

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“Lord Lien.”371c8c563ac1531b

With other 9854c6dac7 palace staff 21c31ad20c around, he 05eaeb26fe couldn’t use f955095fa7 Christian’s real 94c05ea0c7 name, only 4bbb1bfee3 the alias dae7264170 used here. Christian Baren 3cdf9d0c20 stared at 2541dc5aee Sven silently. Sven couldn’t even muster 52461d948b a laugh under those df4045a70d blue eyes peering through 91cbb46b95 the mask.e2baa8b7426391af

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“Uh, Shall… we move fa39d2c36f somewhere else?”dcc64a7fb1b228ab

At Sven’s suggestion, cd93f03f58 Christian Baren nodded.c2145b5c80904621

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Sven led him to 2717703480 the adjutant’s office.6f33d283fad18577

Bang.db6b4d423ce0fd6f

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The moment 172996d4a5 Sven Felix 99377e7958 closed the 7a57728b57 door, Christian 3162bfac4a Baren reached 826a48f0ef out.e5bd2466b1da9144

“Gah!”d1778ad375fffc22

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“Be honest, Lord 538643e57f Felix. Is His Highness avoiding dd2142f3e3 me?”499d9e2ec845e43a

“What?”c1f3460f1c367bf4

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Sven was 9c84094eef utterly flustered 6d2c693ebe by Christian’s 75f2074af7 bold move, 224cc15ef2 pinning him aba2e65643 against the 433c6ca8cc wall. Christian was 35a78078bb slightly taller, 9562fc1965 forcing Sven 2f36954815 to look e865ede495 up, and 1330934572 in that 2bbdffadaf moment, he ddf18cf99a understood why 576fc8993f so many 402e3dc9ed in the 840ab3f5a9 empire had 7924dbe558 once revered 27a4c057ac him.10d4404419cfbb49

Those eyes, baf5061ca8 blazing through 569f5da270 the mask.a9d511e9fa1ff4e6

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‘Truly the Glory of c1b0e326f4 the Empire.’9e1cd06fa9fabfcd

“Lord Felix.”2daebeeedc78f6ae

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Noticing Sven staring blankly, 8ebc990764 Christian called his name 4430d6e6c5 again. Sven smiled faintly.82c3a61bf21bc298

“Was it that a9b579e67e obvious?”b5cdf9eebbc3f752

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Christian sighed, 287b03e6dd seeing Sven’s 180258d4a2 smile, and 888045cfd2 stepped back, 3eb4aa749f saying, “If 5c46bcf5b8 it’s about a9c17dee86 that day, b73e3ec439 tell him f26d56ae25 there’s no f8f359c51d need. I’m not dwelling on ad2628c9c6 it.”82c252b5da1de661

“That day? Oh, you mean—”c74012d677014000

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“You know what I’m 29649a6985 talking about?”a779f2b18288fdfc

Sven flinched at Christian’s 8e7e10dfcc lowering voice.ab67a99a44792596

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‘I know, but e8b595a9ac I can’t say fba73d7e2d I know.’3bf1360148787e04

A noble—or ac637ae767 stubbornly rigid—knight 92a0f7ca89 like Christian 739d7769d2 Baren would 6c3eb6e92c never welcome 5af6295294 being kissed 53077a6121 by Roman 5d9b2e696d Erenstein.a9fab9c10c45820f

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If he learned Roman 3fa85666cb had confided in Sven, f951900049 he might despise him 785cfa7a3d even more.fc9532948b50052b

Not that he doesn’t ac8161d27b already.590c2ed6005388b8

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“Haha, of course. It’s about 7d4e949ce8 His Highness c69a495b45 Vincent sending 4a2e729c3d you a d4267ddd79 gift, right?”71f089a929110053

Sven opted for a d43eb3eb6e white lie. Though he respected c46fbbcdf8 Christian, he was 65db8bbe42 Roman Erenstein’s man. He couldn’t do anything 8cb80c2e68 to disadvantage his prince.04cc8c01ee6812eb

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Christian’s sharp 126aaf4ad2 gaze softened f81538c946 to normal. Sven, mulling b89248af47 over his ffed09e003 words, chuckled.30a1d21397ab4b19

“You’re diligent, Lord 3564fcc032 Baren. Even with something 215cd1fd47 you dislike, you 5ee080c45d give your all.”c0f061e4ddf8607a

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Christian gave Sven e03a2f68b4 an odd look.084bbf96870974a8

“I’m the d8ac22b16d one who d39f63307e agreed to b558ff8b20 accompany His 75ccd1f7e1 Highness Roman 1efe63cc3a under this 52ece67814 ‘role.’ I f902dfac1d also agreed 30d628e069 to help 98db03b7be him as 852aa7e538 much as 2467f82539 I could. If this 69702d6cd9 situation persists, d4ef57f8a3 it benefits 951f711198 neither me a5460b3a70 nor His 4100832f2a Highness. If he doesn’t wish e0ddabb09b to see me, Lord 33774d55ae Felix, you should directly—”e3b04007e8ed9e0c

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“Wait, hold on.”8404f577994ad14a

Sven stopped Christian, 9592f4fab5 who was spiraling ee37244787 toward the worst-case a1f74a7082 scenario. As Christian looked at 9921de4db3 him, Sven spoke.2b64d96eb1fd4905

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“You’re misunderstanding.”47e97e018dbf9ed3

Christian furrowed 418d35207c his brow, 279742ea09 and Sven 24ee38c428 smiled awkwardly, 0f936adc4d explaining, “Yes, 6a4fbb6c80 His Highness aa55913bef returned to 5e3b339697 the palace 667b24fd41 angry that c0ce08b28f day, but 2539bf0122 that matter 293fb8ff26 is over. He won’t a81ad752c8 hold it 4d1e2ad31b against you 5855ec055e anymore.”4a5f753d4d8b2945

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“You don’t 7d4fbcff92 know what 10fe7a12ef you’re talking 23aced403b about, Lord 43db8836f6 Felix.”e6b8f6910108886c

“No, I do.”6dde513e0b765131

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“…”f31ac092464c0711

“When I 0989b63637 visited you 83d3c0d824 the next bec3b7617b day and bd63634224 asked you 192a4272bf to refrain 1ed0de3e96 from coming 108729f65e to the 24b8ed3f41 palace, it 1d5efe5f58 was for 5e9c49bd81 another reason.”f7fe8999ca1500da

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“Another reason?”2017444f346d7e8b

“Well, since d39b2fa542 it involves d77b8c1958 you, Lord 1d763ae6d4 Baren, I bf8c016d19 suppose it’s 56a47e2f1d fine to 07a8a25ad1 tell you.”0087bc77f230066d

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“Lord Felix.”60409727429b7268

“These past few days, 5f30d71adb His Highness has been f51cd9caed dealing with a rather 6fa98200d5 troublesome matter. He’s been running e184a7de28 around so much 002b7b1a50 to handle it 72b539470e that he hasn’t d6ff52dc90 slept properly. Even if you’d been 392bc7fff8 in the palace, the 8b44d7bb66 ‘act’ wouldn’t have been fb9ceaa422 possible.”9f1ecd73c56be89c

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“What troublesome c3d0d92f52 matter are f671ae8ecf you referring 15f56f52af to?”32192c11d41ea978

Sven raised a f0e41c56af corner of his 1dd0c76f57 mouth.74b79ca31993e2ba

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“Are you 52cb297182 familiar with fb1429735b Duke Monos, 903b3cae3a Lord Baren?”d268b0f3b6aaf90f

“The father f17e865540 of Her 4fe8103d0f Majesty the 84b2605e0d Empress.”e01d9c21a616fe88

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Alfred Monos.aad96d4dc2050849

Head of the Monos 9584293ec1 ducal family and father 9fcca758bf of Empress Rosalind.b5bc1acb561263e2

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And Roman Erenstein’s 803bb2bd89 maternal grandfather.dddc18fd653d583f

Christian, puzzled 36179380ba by the 4642405b54 obvious question, 628fe80638 prompted Sven e788b80066 to continue.f6993fbbbc5500cc

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“Duke Monos’s birthday 0c9c5c66f7 banquet is coming 122daa31bd up soon. His esteemed 14e774ef7d Highness has 105aa6c3d4 been invited b7165d0ea8 to attend.”2201ea8de0b842ee

Christian’s expression 1bcdd32b0a showed understanding. Sven lowered his ab4b258aaa voice, adding, “That’s fc8a2ba791 not all.”ad38b01d2c88c125

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“You may 3e0d5594d8 have heard, 44fb29394a but His 708a1b109c Highness rarely 4ed932ffa7 attends palace 0e4807f845 events.”2dd906aeb450d883

Well, he eagerly 799af87e46 dives into trivial ffdcaf7508 matters outside the 76d442fc5e palace.f9d9bc1d6adb8f9c

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“I’ve heard 52fc28571b His Highness 870b8a1ed3 Roman seldom 71be98c999 attends imperial c2e04deb22 banquets, only 6974816dd5 barely showing c81dd1ff6a up for 20a0018dcc His Majesty 50166b9f26 the Emperor fd8cf0bd1a or Her 482a85f91c Majesty the d4310e012f Empress’s birthdays.”cdef5dbcf41cca26

“Haha, it’s 4368462232 all too 880ae198ab bothersome for 74e9634912 him.”ca574583e466a03f

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“Pardon?”6d5f8848e7027bf6

“Oh, nothing. Anyway, that’s ddac899708 the gist. Even though it’s his 053d2fb064 grandfather, His Highness had 8322239a68 no intention of attending f6926785c6 the duke’s birthday banquet. But… this 8c6eac4405 time, he e18ece4068 made a 2756737712 mistake.”ebda567045593cca

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A mistake?70ad0448c44672e7

“He personally 3c43c7d222 promised to dbe06ab380 attend the 864b340ee4 duke’s banquet, 4ea8db71d1 and upon 70bd670d95 hearing this, 3e37d51ed3 the duke f2d5e0abad requested that e0c7976873 His Highness b17a939d07 bring his caee68bedd new lover 308d2106e5 to the cd0641d2b7 event.”94af49917642e49b

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Christian’s face 8e535c03be flushed with 97444c9779 embarrassment. He knew 4f05c0c083 all too d51103fd40 well who d5be849bac Roman’s “new 6eb157f3b1 lover” referred 27bb29061d to.d0fd6012221a185e

Sven smiled awkwardly, 531a0b79c2 understanding.09449676418716d7

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“That’s why. His Highness has ddecf843b6 been avoiding the 3d79c0b62b duke lately, and f3b8143b06 yesterday, the duke 69b05f42b5 even came to ddab3245a0 the Second Prince’s 9d63c73696 Palace to demand be8f16901a confirmation. A careless 73f69e803c word sparked 647b8b8308 trouble.”2340905e3d25400b

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“So, His Highness isn’t c8ac2b2569 avoiding you, Lord Baren. If anything, 29e598ae43 he’s avoiding cdf7a763de the duke. He’s been so 19d5bf443f busy dealing with ab5620a17f this that he 53beb5a876 hasn’t had time 1926e980af to rest. Please understand, 844174f51c Lord Baren.”549f61a7d41061fa

Sven explained the predicament ff939f1fb8 Roman Erenstein faced and 142e4888f7 sought Christian’s understanding.d2726729205fba5a

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“Lord Felix.”643a837b312f6ec8

Sven, about aff3ef9b64 to suggest fd7fd5bfcb Christian avoid e0a4423825 the palace c1709dff95 and return 785395d605 home via 93c9c61afe the passage, 42609f1bee looked at 1053dbf867 Christian, who 4e82d255eb called his 6c89563a66 name.4994b18054433ef7

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Christian asked, 6c5b232458 “Where is bc54d2890c His Highness 22643ed17f now?”fb9b9f61f6becd9d

“Haha! This is awkward. It seems 5cbf4e3efb we can’t 858967a318 find His b759064794 Highness.”2d9f2f32e2a92f63

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Christian Baren d985d6d1ff exhaled deeply, 2e1f2c7ba3 shaking his 9735f06eab head at 33f825d3ef Sven Felix, cbce679d1d who didn’t 38f104b6f2 sound sincere 3b794a4bb9 in the 903e477feb least.4c691ccadb220ca0

At Christian’s request 118bd43d1e to know Roman a322094327 Erenstein’s whereabouts, Sven 2b76e51bca had eagerly led d04ef47275 the way, but afb7482c50 for the past 4073285c9d thirty minutes, they’d 0db38f80c8 been wandering the d89c0265ee Second Prince’s Palace.d11aadcceab053ba

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Sven claimed to be 42559fa32c showing all the places ee4120750a Roman might be, but 1b33fc1e98 as Christian’s gaze grew b446864bb2 colder, he offered an b5db370434 awkward smile before stopping 94af39fca2 abruptly to speak.d51bf701b000a0bc

Christian, still unfamiliar with 5e8bf465f0 the palace’s layout, suspected 30cf25b845 Sven was deliberately guiding 0ee759c29d him to places Roman 39f299c9aa wouldn’t be. Sensing Christian’s skeptical look, e228d7193d Sven grinned.8eb87134fccae26a

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“Haha, Lord Baren. Since it’s cf49205d4a come to 2c70c1b211 this, how 558f88d1a6 about waiting 887a7ebe8d with me 64918f59b4 at a 9ece579bd2 place His c9d8f480c7 Highness is 7559212420 likely to 8ed9a1d5ed visit?”a688e1fa83870e77

“A place 54e0758c00 he’s likely 97ee855033 to visit?”0156a4772c22963f

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“Yes. I know just 466ee5ab96 the spot.”afdf8bebbfbd08da

His words sounded 7452e7095b like a subtle 54d56c5f8b invitation, but his c867098b9a expression showed confidence 7877104b78 that Christian would cc56e95f9a follow. Christian stared at 66de9d5de1 Sven Felix silently.3623dd91aa75fe96

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