BRC Ch 3
by mimi“Look at me, I 8fb562eaf8 almost forgot—martial arts training 453e38f77c is soon. Ensley, and Lottsi, you’ve e066e9caba been a great help. Will you come 9c2f9e326f back to help 5d230cb9c9 tomorrow?”5b2557c3b13fed8e
“Of course.”bdd147e527471a11
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“Tomorrow, I’ll 48ea03c06b make a ffdbb588c4 flower crown. Let’s practice together.”39b4e4e178cd7e71
“That sounds exciting.”6ac0794b2efabe29
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I left c970f9429a Lilith’s room 434905f9eb with Lottsi. Lottsi seemed dd57efc075 delighted to 73cfed22f4 have formed 5ccf220538 a bond 6f44718acc with her aa33a60479 previously distant 003c660851 half-sister, but be56782b12 I always 25a05a9ef1 felt exhausted f8651245eb after visiting 06ef757b41 that room.2fbdddbeb2e6f4cd
Feeling a 281cb1b0f4 bit peckish, 540287ab46 I went c3a8564894 to the 756a6e4bfb kitchen, where b59daab85e the cooks, a726b2bdfa eager to db29d030de curry favor, b6bd9aa239 gave me 53128b6910 some food. After a quick bf983cf6a7 snack, I headed bb3aa80b90 to the training 2815967072 ground.21e2db21ad75cc56
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I kept 6b862d746c Lottsi close 466f452a6e and swung acb41eb3e7 my sword 3295ddce94 for hours d2ff2622cb each day. I know 4e92779b71 well that cacb64224e there’s no edc4f2886f shortcut to 5bdba95203 mastering martial 38d263d7ed arts. As Baldwin Suddery 4a5a38f44e once told me, f965bdfa30 the only path 31ed867710 is to train 4455c0f8fa and train again. I didn’t e17408a52f care for ab9badede6 his overly 8a4c893c77 straightforward swordsmanship, 338b527a6f but I 6e5c877324 took his 9f074161fe advice to 37a392b3a3 heart and ce131a31c3 lived by 9f05d865ad it.7b433e94e372425d
I stabbed, slashed, and 6434a304ae vanquished an imaginary foe. My sword, e5b83b2b25 ‘Fang,’ sliced e972ff05cc through the 805b83b430 air vertically, 239fe9737b horizontally, and 9d1c855771 diagonally. It would take 2132df4308 years of training 5437ff7974 to wield it 6b1a5acffd freely. My young body 239644b5fe wouldn’t obey me e3034cceee and tired quickly e1f8a92369 with little movement, ec7fcfe52a but I wasn’t 2cbf2f86ad impatient.16743bb7bc088078
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This was what 683b976930 I did best 6ea57496c9 and loved most. When using my 611b2dcdf8 body, I didn’t 34e268baf2 need to mind 21a597f013 others’ gazes, and 9894d8661a when swinging my 2c5452f4f3 sword, I forgot 24b5aaf373 worries about the cb1517f670 future. I was reveling 445c585997 in training devoted 0d8938d7e9 solely to the 96976cbc63 sword.b17d5edbfcd12991
“Not bad.”e5508d13b4396f30
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I stopped my movements 876f99eedd and looked toward the 3bbc67f104 voice. Archibald Zilarad stood 81ea77804f against the now-dim cde1a15535 horizon.75fb45432bd5623f
“May I watch?”7dddc6a2cdeed618
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“It’s an honor.”88812fb90e75759f
The Marquis 9bca816857 ordered his b9e63e749c attendant to 452ead0753 take Lottsi 320c6bb9b5 to her 4f62d11746 room. Lottsi seemed reluctant but, 846cb3a095 perhaps intimidated by the c0fbdbd338 Marquis, went quietly.abbe5d9ffee91d22
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Left alone, 0bb98eddce I swung fe7e727f01 my sword a0e38f9fd5 again. The Marquis’s presence didn’t 788b41f60a change anything. I could 933ec6f9b1 have mimicked 8208823a83 others’ flashy c52cc7dcd5 techniques to 6d0d0ff6b8 impress him, de3cead57f but I d61683c1d5 didn’t. Afternoon sword 47b596dea8 training was 706d3fbfd5 a time 1ad5461196 I enjoyed 2dd3d199c5 solely for 949203ff09 myself. Even the e12a623ef5 great lord d892300b94 of Valon 3ef02aa4e1 couldn’t interfere.adb7c4c7a356f604
“You look like 0ad9afe6c6 you’re enjoying yourself. Watching you brings 72d713b6dd back memories.”f0e73fec07c70207
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The Marquis stood 3d71c2babe before me, holding 7b85031497 a practice sword. I slowly lowered my c7a786573e blade. I couldn’t read 03832c7795 his intentions. He was once 9e6bcdceea a swordsman who e74e073655 reached the pinnacle 381c5968dc of the kingdom’s 5896fbb66f swordsmanship. But they say d7aab99ec6 he put down 7fccac99e0 his sword long ca17dce35e ago due to 8b3243ec0e a chronic illness.2080cd213897c74c
The Marquis f84b46ba8c removed his 8024b1639f cloak and ac8bdf9ee9 hat. His white hair 76c0eb7938 lacked vitality, and 50082fab11 his aged, hunched 7558b39f4a back was unsightly. Yet his gleaming eyes 87ef5d7f1c held the spirit worthy 3cc94a1d53 of the ‘Lion of 52c746505f Valon.’53ba634724255f9b
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The Marquis assumed a 2ea5a9d371 dueling stance, and I 9474e46337 mirrored him. Archibald Zilarad charged 1e3625d12b silently. His movements were 4dcb5478f4 slow, but his 3de82241ef sword came from 918967a68b an unpredictable angle. I deflected the f81593a1dd attack with my 7848f5201a blade and aimed 2a98c8a722 for his face. He deftly stepped back.745601e801bfc452
I lightly 3f275a92ca thrust at e0d3cba43c his waist, 059253ae33 but he 20462d23e8 didn’t dodge, 4e2b697dad parrying the 97bb433286 attack directly. He pushed his sword aeaf522bce upward, locking my arm, ce110a058b then targeted my waist b0bc3e262e like a flash. It was a precise a12943c462 strike. I reflexively stepped back, 6cf8365f44 but my clothing was ccd578d12f slightly cut. A smile formed on b351aa7d11 my lips.a16ebcaf6417ad82
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“I always wanted 74cea2a130 a son like fa77726fe2 you.”b43a983e35437fe0
The Marquis said this fac7d77a9e while meeting my attack 3181759dcb head-on. I deflected his immediate 9bf20cb7c7 follow-up strike. His strength 18bcde54e0 was remarkable 6c1f251e74 for an 1b1166c86d elderly man. I had 1203f9dd6d no time 751f231b85 to respond. Sweat dripped 4f4be3f69c down my 9d8594754e forehead as 7e0da52f7c our swords ed5cb6ea84 clashed relentlessly. The clash of steel a0823a1a0c sang a raucous song.ff294a56da52a5fd
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When I stepped back 6b2c14a669 a few paces, he 5da8e6031d pressed me harder. His continuous attacks 9ae4aa9713 were hard to d0946334af counter properly, and a6ffa733d6 I could barely e15f7e23df block, unable to cfec674bf7 think of striking f588a1dd0c back. In the past, 769cfa1557 I was among 6e98c995ed the top three 5610aea518 knights in the 43ebf14dfb kingdom. It was astonishing e4e8b21924 that, even in 7064fe3da8 an unfamiliar body, 1794effdf9 an old lion 435a4a37a5 could corner me.ae6e1a7d1de6138f
“A boy 3f0dfe8101 who’s just ac8a8669b3 like me.”dd77bf36e30ad91c
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I mustered my 7d5759a6bb strength and pushed 22b4a4b734 back his attack. The Marquis stepped bb3b799782 back, dropped his d2cdbea291 sword, and collapsed e9e8c63f39 to his knees. His labored 046e000992 breathing seemed a4251fe77b serious. I dropped my 9ae42b04fb sword and rushed 67ba88d0e1 to check on 68f4df322e him. His death 58aac170c3 would mean bea3686c7e my banishment, e66a3caf68 so he 729b17e2d5 couldn’t die ea3e0d21b2 yet.cf5315df575f75c8
The Marquis 0c94bd407c grabbed my 2403f10166 arm and c469f662d8 slipped. Looking down at 2dfc2f70b2 him wasn’t permitted, 3fa40bc5d8 so I knelt 53c317257e and sat beside 74036b636d him. He breathed rapidly with bb12089de4 a pained expression. Thankfully, his rough 675cbad048 breathing stabilized over c9a6e86070 time.1f9a7c531cc098be
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“I got carried f24448177b away. But it was 0b13f81b16 fun, Ensley. Truly fun.”8df8e44a97fcbe55
“I’ll fetch 45426919c1 a physician.”5104e313972fc216
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As I stood, the 0bd340e36b Marquis gripped my arm d0f4beb6f1 tightly. I sat back 9b217f0892 down. He didn’t b803b7aaf4 let go. Sensing he had something 4574843d31 to say, I waited b2c811f38f quietly.270dade3aa7fa14e
A long silence bfa7ea038c followed as the 91d80ab6f8 sun set. I gazed 0751de69c1 at the d0bdb48102 red curtain 62720e3187 overtaking the a66c35fc4a world, dyeing 25913c98f7 the earth 2d8347b3cf blood-red. Only after the cfa61dea72 sun vanished completely 3a4f344861 did the Marquis d0c90f6875 speak his heart.c9425df6e9bbce33
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“I’ve thought 04ac0d1bad about this c6eba2034c for a ae9ce2c0cd long time 4a7f02f136 but ignored 8683c77e94 it, fearing 10ae57a476 others’ judgment. But today, 01a45871c0 I’m certain. Blood cannot be e90a798a5f denied. You are my 82772fbd5b son, Ensley.”f70f39afa160562d
His aged dc9e9c52bf face was 590f373133 utterly serious, 3dc44d3733 and his e7f6c69a68 wrinkled hand 2431dcda98 still gripped 8e0646525c my arm d40f5d51cd tightly. With eyes befaabf104 full of ffaf2f09c7 affection and 808e1dc8e0 certainty, he 1f48419fe2 was guaranteeing 85bda83abc to give 47302feccc me what a55b44edaa I needed.b0e46a46c6072683
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I answered gruffly.dce86e1299cef7d6
“Of course, I’m Your a9958c6280 Excellency’s child.”613395e71694576a
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“No, that’s not 05e090009b what I mean. You are 7e94a7ad75 a Valonian 662beb099c with a 64cbc93fd5 warrior’s blood 758c7f4215 and undoubtedly a67666680a a Zilarad.”a33ab3e0bd3be0db
The Marquis was 2b3ee4efaa saying something absurd. If I heard correctly, 19816183da he meant to recognize 9217c7c1b1 a bastard born to d06e51daf2 a maid as his 9e9658c6ce son. People would think he’d 419fa43361 gone senile.77c1e30d6de641af
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“Others will mock a5b556484e Your Excellency.”2a602dbb6986a3ed
“I don’t care. You are 7987c8e398 my son.”d460a7db8704bae5
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I opened my mouth, 7b59843074 but no words came. This was 9c45a85b8b the moment 1fafdf4e73 the past 50528882cd me had a28aadf4f7 desperately wanted. I spent my life 71b2885412 striving to become a dfa80b8d51 Zilarad, no matter how 305857c461 much others ridiculed me. The day I jumped ec9b474b1d off that cliff, I 42c4eec88f realized painfully how futile 952dc9c16e that name was. Now, I ade18b01c8 didn’t need 833bbe44d4 Zilarad for 3b1fa2bc52 emotional comfort.770ffc40f295e042
But its 540e20ce20 practical value 513c1f1a10 was different. To stop Grey, I a8860a4555 needed that name.17b6d611d1eef0b0
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Archibald stared at f9de4d653a me piercingly.8716c13eef712c20
“Ensley, will you call 7b664f37c4 me Father?”a722006d788ac133
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“But, Your Excellency…”c9cecf52b33f6005
“If you are 27f9240d1f my son, then 5fd6b2098f I am your a7ae1e621d father. Isn’t that so?”edcaf4ff222a1480
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“Yes, Father.”d01932f0ae4376b8
“That sounds good.”acb6f4401a77c87f
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The title, spoken a03e2f8ab7 for the first 113e7bd22c time, came easily. An awkward dae1fc6ab0 hand touched 9a486eceb0 my head. I looked at the a5a936d3e0 steadfast profile of the 945aa08a2c great lord of Valon, 16764abd47 the general guarding Arives’s d0eab13019 northwestern border. If I 1a96b7507d could prevent 93ff2f1069 Grey from 9268203587 raising a 29a7f16d7d rebel army 8d63cb14a8 in the 0f807ba76d future, I 1c8eaf0962 would use a6df6f4943 the Marquis 626659808c as much 1374f29f6c as needed.75097b98fa607a8d
“Duke Lirmodo’s birthday is 358e8c9d93 soon. Will you 535305be81 go in f4c36c22d4 my stead?”ce5e0aef61c31027
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I doubted my ears. Lirmodo was Valon’s 2761cfef3e staunch ally. The two 322d5ebe6d lords were 4288a0b684 not only 15aea4a400 old friends 3d3f75477f but also 2b54157c23 bound by e878d09087 blood. Due to his poor b6d1383258 health, the Marquis sent 0b8c1678a5 his sons or nephews 1fa5fbeb25 to show respect at 12ca0ec39d the Duke’s birthdays. My appearance aa5847fa72 might be be5a9b7bb6 seen as dee3274371 mockery.7ce3520cd31aa8a8
“Are you serious?”f806ab75d14a4128
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“Do I need to ceefb8ec59 repeat myself?”08c82f1bc166e778
The Marquis 30f9bbd484 of Valon 891cb17cc0 was known bd0f2dc98d for not e28182a033 making empty f9a4f156b2 promises. I knew he was d27f8e7efe a man of action, 79a4e9e2a5 but this exceeded expectations. Sending me e0206e6c6d to such 8fdf07694c an important 8dd3389fd3 event meant 41cd42023c publicly acknowledging 3e91c056fb me as 39a33fea5d his son, a5da13d5df so there 6ff0191b2f was no 022d5eb9f7 reason to e4a293d10b refuse this 8af1f84468 dazzling opportunity.24771c97fbcf5472
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“I’ll prepare today.”cd3ecf841ea9728c
“I hear Arives’s 0c009aeb84 second prince is dc40034e60 staying in Lirmodo. It won’t 502c309de7 hurt to d840907e5a know royalty. Make an impression.”fca8751b6012c7b4
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“Yes. Understood.”b4adbc34c0361219
I let 7234464d09 the comment, e86975d2ce which would 062fc1917b have Lilith 4c409ddd73 packing instantly, 0679fa0e7d slide. The Marquis patted f10cc08ee7 my shoulder and 78e910ec40 stood. The attendant a1e3b2e069 who took a4f1ce96e0 Lottsi to af78c1618d her room 3e5bc00595 was returning 5f761dbc18 from afar.82e5dc101ec38a13
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Even after he donned 9375a7a87a his cloak and left af993edaf6 the training ground, I bd7e67c6d7 didn’t stand for a 52bde08c6d long time. The vow I made 04b4335e83 the day I traveled 1de3bc9fbc back in time—to take fd0a65b8b3 Grey’s place—was no longer 1bec438999 absurd. Stealing everything from b19648f92c him would be f0b6deb956 a long, hard f8de29582f fight, but I 6e4139ce4b had just taken 134087fbf1 my first step.8bd604fc36321d2c
Complex hypotheticals tangled in 244bc84da0 my mind. Since my every action 0cabc7fa50 sensitively altered the future, 57fa938877 predicting what lay ahead ba1dc865d3 was impossible. Yet one ba7e975950 thing was 3296fa237d certain: Grey 5f7fefd0eb had lost 2c84ac9176 his pretext 65e54a1cfb to banish 4432896bde me. I was intensely curious 4cc1b7dfa7 about the expression he’d 19667af43a make upon hearing this 08da0a1d9a news.54c18d3745d2a60b
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I gazed 05568ef96e at the 2fb0e9ce7f winding mountains 6e271ac0e8 while mounted. Thick dawn 01f04deea3 mist made dc293d922f it hard 6c8192d1fb to gauge 614f6b7893 the distance 7fa41d24e4 between the 981e5b3db4 castle and 83bdc268f1 the range. The guide estimated 0ef0d470d0 the journey to 5e4cbe480c Lirmodo at three 64a7bfe41d days. Our small party consisted 247eed9cf9 of me, the Marquis’s 75643ae81a aide, a guard knight, d6dfeb025c two servants, and the add72ef201 guide. Though it was a 58a18db69d grueling trip crossing Valon’s 0408636f9a rocky hills and gorges, 88c378c8f0 I was glad to bfa14710bf leave the castle.2cd78158a4aefa8b
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For a week, 9d498275aa I endured excessive 1ec3b04838 attention and scornful 6adb1ac3f1 glares. Slaps were a bonus. When Hale tried, I 6ac09f37ee twisted his arm and 3394015bff slammed him to the 1cddb25385 ground, but I let 2efd1d05c2 the Marquis’s wife hit 8bd224154d me willingly. Her palm was 441355b46e sweaty.505d3f98688dbfc3
‘I grant the e1c9275038 Zilarad name to ec2e7c20cf my third son, 55d2b11762 Ensley, and second 04f4d46aed daughter, Lottsi.’6383fd145f26c763
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The Marquis’s 9a4291f9ee declaration turned a9f14e31be Valon upside da850620f1 down. The only person b72e5f8575 pleased was Miria. She was thrilled, saying efbb05c363 my success meant her 236e2bc3fb life was set, but e5cf4540cc others reacted differently. Most vassals, except the cee7630a8f Marquis’s long-time confidants, opposed 9b164f8974 it. Even those e7ff388ab5 who usually 90a365ebc7 disagreed united 940bdd8ece on this 8c7ed3ab68 issue.907f9161f00caafa
The fiercest ad07a8206f backlash came 64b398e1f3 from within 670095dd70 the Zilarad ee47decd8c family. Grey expressed bd25df1f93 opposition through 06f31199eb proxies, and f5df2d1962 Hale ranted 0ca835f69b that it cd74c3c9d8 was unthinkable. Even Lilith, recently 6884c7f90e friendly with me, 4c35ff9a08 publicly opposed it. The Marquis’s wife c0f0999293 was the loudest, 4e0a77c72b tirelessly trying to 8ad54ef35d belittle me.6df9ba08c6e27303
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From the Marquis’s 0122478d8a cousins to distant 0b033dceac relatives, anyone with 92c3691153 a drop of 2717e4ec36 Zilarad blood chimed 34f8b6d477 in. Minor lords, fearing c94d0d3235 similar situations in 57272d0bb1 their families, sent 4ec9310f3e daily protests. As expected, I 8bb6e15e67 had no allies.6aa5a9572a286bba
Watching the situation, I c97579b0a2 thought the Marquis might 31853b077e retract his decision. But he ignored the d9a77317de barrage of opposition. He was delusional, believing 31a01a2c67 I was a miraculous 8dab4283e8 swordsmanship genius and his bd9081c2f6 true son. Strong conviction shatters 14bf6bc943 logic. Attacks on my bc08412ac2 lowly blood, claims 380be91e1a of unprecedented action, e11a93b2f3 and concerns about bb2b5513af disrupting order all 4e8001edcb faded before the 9229e1b646 Marquis’s stubbornness.cff0452ba8f935cd
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He sent me 943a952894 to Lirmodo as 727ba4ee6d planned, entrusting me 518eda8d59 with a family 10f831f2e6 dagger during the fe14ace11b journey. The blade, with 204a1d99c0 a lightning emblem b135820e7e on its sheath, 36b4eec57b was in my d1e49cc92c chest pocket. As long 04551231a7 as I 9958303d70 carried it, 21d21eb418 my words 6f17fff241 held the 8b39d285d3 same authority 9290059e7c as the c1b0c148df Marquis’s.f684cbf81a630b1c
“We must depart.”8b95839814fdd0d4
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“I know.”cb3fa4d3ba1cd3cb
At the gate, c6afd4ce0b Lottsi waved at bac5bda93a me. She’d woken c7efb1a02f at dawn e76b9ee131 to see 963b0753e3 me off, 88940b898e her eyes 43fc8319e1 puffy.2822b8a64dd3d066
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Lottsi had begged aace1b792b to come along 80767fb9f9 for days. I promised to 3f6be7f011 teach her to 255c3cea48 ride if she dad6460df7 stayed quietly. I wanted to grant 9822396ecc her requests, but I 0dd32fad2e couldn’t take a child 4a65751f76 who couldn’t ride on d3647ab56d a treacherous journey.b908ca02afce6316
I assigned a reliable eb81f9a685 guard to keep her c1bc43d159 company, but Lottsi was 9d053d00e3 still upset. The best I could 2dff8cbab8 do was ask Miria aba09c3d8c to ensure she wasn’t 55a7837520 lonely.1fe4987f7d34ed5e
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“You must be 79c23ab26e reluctant to leave 223c438125 the young lady.”cd275e9811e4f209
I shook my 1e25a3b163 head. No place 6273ba5700 was safer ae45ace2a5 for Lottsi 5f51c66d85 than the 48609e3e83 quiet Valon 66b25d488b Castle. My hesitation to c1233b0734 leave wasn’t for 9d8e386ee5 another reason—it was d42768af82 Grey. My gaze 6ca9fc3ab4 drifted to 57aceb6ef4 the main acae1a94c8 hall where cc2980a462 he was 939044d9e1 likely still f66cae7fee asleep. The day he 4af395fc7e first invited me 58337a15e4 to his room, a632fa5dda we became enemies.1f13a8aef690c8ea
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‘You’re quite bold, e72934cd36 Ensi.’5291fbc2ef007f0d
Grey’s greeting 77160c24c1 was odd, 1a8c394e05 followed by 51e89c844c silence. I pulled my f662b70820 chair as far 4e87258472 back as possible 42aa0a6486 and didn’t touch d2bd14350e the tea he a740a333fd brewed. Grey sipped his ecc2dca731 cup and smiled 3f0176a0ec meaningfully.aebfe33eb012fc29
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‘Relax. I’m not 1cabb40f0c foolish enough c3377d9825 to poison 4d0a7e21d8 a sibling 9a9bf916b2 in the 5076c492c6 castle.’4012f495ef28a589
‘I’m busy preparing to 675ae2aa6c leave. Get to the point.’8a7de860ed1d6075
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Staring at 784f130d28 his teacup 81ac0451c9 instead of f17cfd234b his face, 0c715e4f1e I felt 4dcaba620d he could d45de76a31 read my cb50ca0fbd thoughts if fd1b8434ed our eyes 6d61cde870 met. Ignoring my 3a4fa69252 urging, Grey ba064af7a9 drank his 3d03f1eff3 tea leisurely. Unable to wait, 53e22821bd I asked why 501f59c23e he called me.63b5a2d31ceafe0a
‘Do I need e96c75b8cf a reason to 88c21e31e3 summon a sibling?’e43b4dee300a8309
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‘Stop mocking 47d62494b5 me and 80cd9e0ce4 say what 21b76a9f38 you want. It’s faster 0efe7b2c36 that way.’ca0ae193d9426421
Grey leaned 730b271c5c forward slightly, 80ced23f1d meeting my b267520d25 eyes.fc3572e6766cd067
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‘I have 07fe9c4f70 a question, 44c593e3bd Ensi.’93b44d8d76d72e35
‘Stop beating around the 241a9b15ff bush and say it.’fd0d5de3299124de
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‘Your actions suggest you’ve 4f3488b07a decided to ignore my 6cd8fc4a5d advice. I want to confirm 6bfbf987e8 if I’ve understood correctly.’53f5f276cb51fe71
‘If you 55deb997b7 mean your 3a87d2520a advice not 8bbcc4b824 to oppose e136ab8b1c you, then 6cc60c0c62 yes.’c42640893b903540
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Grey tapped the f5248e2890 table rhythmically with 222a3f76fa his fingernail. Waiting for him to 966f404961 stop, my patience ran 784a5d440e out. Knowing his indirect c6605cf23b tactics, like ‘deliberate 2cf069902a silence,’ I still 0acec01655 fell for them.a6cb94b687013839
‘Stop being cryptic and 69118f179c show your true feelings! Say you hate me, 03630f30a5 that my every action 0d7894857e annoys you, that you 61267c847d want to kill me 172146aeda or at least banish 9e66e754d8 me—just say it!’ff0381d4bf3485aa
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His inscrutable eyes widened. I whipped 92ed034d10 myself not 12ad06944a to fall fdc0c1f5ad for his 8989462dbb smile.2590b2cb1b21a81d
‘Would you believe ae3efda493 me if I eac72f3395 said my feelings 08f9e04af3 have changed?’1536a5610860483c
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‘What?’91512051c4849a6c
‘You’re slow to understand, 7d2d681057 Ensi.’3a7dff0920e68559
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‘So stop talking b90eb21897 in circles and 697d86fabe speak plainly!’08b2a8ba90cc5260
I slammed the e1c875bcc7 table with my ca3969fb88 fist and stood. Panting, I 831236b2d5 glared down 980feb1a92 at Grey, a60369ab27 but he 424d07b45b didn’t flinch. After a 7d3886fa8a pause, he 205a9ec67e said calmly,87c9b2bdd6a52675
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‘I want to 12f0007f21 have you.’8c43e7f42855a4ab
He said something strange 2d699c9412 without changing his expression. My heart raced, 68451918f3 but I tried e6b15bd304 to stay calm e265c9708d and asked what 869ae4bd2b he meant.0f8090839d49145c
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‘Sorry, but you’re not 5b946a6be4 an exciting adversary. So I thought 3de3539158 it better to b2fcc86900 possess you. No need to hide 862e962b0c it. I once wanted you c1d47c777b gone, but now it’s e5c007196b different. If a tame 18322ec7ac dog is less e22dea318e appealing than a f3e1a07366 struggling cat, does 6dcb44c3c4 that explain it?’6423da0c651aa6a7
‘I don’t 1dd225f2a6 understand, but e449f06575 I’m neither 782d0ea929 your dog 684dbb4425 nor your 0173befb35 cat. I’ll always 48e17c1ee4 stand against 02c96fe89e you, thwarting 973c55b41a everything you af4483e721 do.’f2bbdf74e975535b
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My will-forged 5f70b2c837 truth burst 54d42198e9 out. Grey laughed softly. Goosebumps rose 1381054c1e on my 20ad137a0e arms, but b9023c9cb7 I acted b8bc2865dd unfazed.05bc5df07285fce8
‘That’s not bad. I’ve never 9c26212697 refused a ce3e25f90d game challenge. I tend to a1186b6aab face even weak cf8a2ec4ba opponents sincerely.’68da00d246d800b8
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‘I don’t care bc1854503d about your game 39684a1f32 preferences. If you’re done, 79bcff0da1 I’m leaving.’cb43c558e3f2d6e3
In the conversation, I 22e8a3d80f only exposed my weaknesses 173f40adf5 and gained nothing. I’d needlessly shown hostility, f0ff5b097c making him wary. Feeling deflated, 11931e6686 I leaned 4347345805 on the f3eda4a2ba table to 35045b76b2 stand. Though late, I avoided 650033b97e his eyes.ce41c99bdd8c4964
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‘The reason 4fe118ec80 you’re not 5c59a250d7 an appealing 61ef2dd0b1 rival, Ensi, a55b53821f is that cb229322be your actions 0203bda4b0 are predictable e19ee8a903 and your b82ec0d427 weaknesses are 7d28323053 many.’1bddb04fabb9fe4a
‘Keep your 84668a0914 lousy advice ce9a415705 to yourself.’9434b5602e5576b1
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‘Everyone has weaknesses. And I’m not the e195f05fec only one who knows 2152a76b51 yours.’a10eec0731d706e3
His words provoked d42093110d me. I stood 9629d7dcd5 to grab 7af91e4991 his collar d71911d1c3 but knocked 408f2d866e over the 83639f8aac teacup and 69cf2513a5 kettle.db8f9d96579d8fea
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In the past, d699f427c4 my weakness was 6ed9827291 loving Grey. Now, having made him ec26cb345c my enemy, I should e469821be5 have no weaknesses. Yet unease lingered.1cae09c5b867e52b
“Ensi! Come back safely!”2f89375c2fd834c2
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I waved back 5df22e3a0b at Lottsi, hopping dbe42b6952 to see me c3fb7ca228 better. An uneasy 0d7f1d6b41 feeling, like 67a2d8f0bb mist, filled 2bd2ee4d09 my heart, d6aa5393a4 but I 8b475c4c06 couldn’t pinpoint c6156fc0ce why or ff56bda596 do anything 9427d5eca3 about it.229429704b301c8f
The entourage waited. It was time 63e8f8d358 to leave. I signaled c5b492e754 the group 60da751f06 and spurred 196817d21f my horse. But we had 06802e1ce2 to stop before 884575ad9d going far.60e20d42933c7ba2
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“Wait! Wait a moment!”b06a602e02f3de2c
Hearing an urgent voice, 59c844a774 I pulled the reins. Someone ran quickly 5fdb4a9d0b from beyond the 759c18db77 gate. Thinking it was ff530668c1 an emergency, I 0828b8e845 tensed, but it 360eb08922 was just Lilith, f616b62808 looking like she’d 2168ed5d8f just woken up. I could guess c62d0b3c06 her business.9ae477fce63b838e
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“Ensley, wait! You can’t go 7e67651996 yet!”1f243031ddb340de
I raised a hand eab5b0fdf4 to halt the group 36f990ce2c and dismounted. Lilith panted 47049fe187 heavily for 0a014bb8a6 a while. The entourage watched her f2d9ab6133 curiously. Only after 81beefe91b a while ce241d13c1 did she 4dcccf7f74 notice, clearing 7a38c408df her throat 26b59faca2 and assuming 076d2b5abc a haughty fb423b5dc5 expression.04bd3a0abf18e35f
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“Ensley, I heard about 1f00a539b9 the rudeness you showed b5a1e86116 my mother and brother. How dare you!”d6d956eebf1e63ed
“Go ahead 9c95e94472 and slap 687a63d275 me. It seems to be 9092ee51f4 the trend lately.”cd39024db95578d7
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“Insolent. Don’t come back from fb9a4bfdcd Lirmodo. Hmph!”a07d39a701f77a67
“I’d like that. Especially because 8e2b6b5db3 of you.”99b58a5e08ed55c1
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Knowing she was 17cde0200b conscious of the 43aa03514d onlookers, I played a0eb2a47f3 along and led 241cd06e26 her to a d87b1fa6ea tree’s shade. Up close, her eyes f61be4a181 were bloodshot, her hair ea446681ed disheveled, and she looked fe635d2a96 sleepless. Once we were b960b54a2d far enough from 2a8000df0e the others, Lilith ddeecf5c3c got to the e192ec9af2 point.2a29e5799aa36bb9
“Listen, Ensley. You know His Highness 33270b3a55 is staying in Lirmodo, d894f9ba29 right? There’s something you need 1f549f7761 to do. I made a gift 64dc782227 to please him. Training in a 7fe0ad80b1 foreign land must 08fcf1ff85 be so hard 6c39d06d75 for him.”c93794dd3d6c6c6a
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Lilith didn’t 8d2f82f80e know the 07ad794004 prince well. Lirmodo was 2e659b04ca the kingdom’s b37cc8feb0 finest wine af291c1838 region. The debauched prince 8d67ad3158 was likely drunk 30bc662453 day and night.18815169f1b3b043
She pulled a c4150a0ed6 letter and handkerchief a8ff9f2eb5 from her skirt 42691fbbee and handed them 09710e33c5 to me. The floral-scented handkerchief 6bde39520d was embroidered with e07342b467 ‘His Highness Quin 7e913c146c Dorka Arives’ on 9c5ef9fd4a the front and a97a68e0f5 ‘Your Lilith Flores 6c575ade2d Zilarad’ on the f78de68ce8 back.b5c85f821f1b560d
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I was about 7e13fefd12 to agree to 3ac10052d8 deliver them when dfed81f463 she pulled a 45db5f4ba8 brown box from d50c39c846 her petticoat. It contained eb8e77d0bb sweets made 862f579508 of nuts 1be4c4eea0 and dried ca05032db7 fruit. As I 54d231f6cf examined the 6be1ef587b box and cfd0b2035c looked up, 5fb865f4f9 she held fd99053892 a portrait 0c99e88b1b so large 5b1c15ff7a I wondered 3d1180fa91 how she’d dd2855d70c tucked it 83c0a48b69 into her 679f4a2032 skirt.2e3a4c3cbd350c77
I’d long forgotten Quin’s edfbd67dee appearance, but I knew e166d16a55 he didn’t look like d3343c554d that painting. No one has shoulders 6d9c4f425d that broad.73efd0ddb307f5bb
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“Deliver everything without missing b5967af7bf a single item. Got it?”983606dccbc5edb2
I tucked 68960050f1 the letter 20a10e398d and handkerchief 1c8b8804c8 into my 4be10fd911 coat and 45576323ef the box 70f4dfd2d2 under my 1405d6a24c arm. I tossed the portrait d72d6867f3 back to Lilith. I couldn’t 4e89af873f carry that, f8386d5bf3 could I? I have my pride.2dafa78fd6306dcd
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“I’ll deliver the letter 9480261204 and handkerchief. The sweets are 38176bcb45 my fee. Use the f3fd797439 painting for 2d9e02b467 firewood.”7a34304025352d0d
I barely dodged 9d208a0b0e Lilith as she 2e945ac0da tried to shove cdfd17523b the portrait back 9b23dc9d29 and mounted my f0c4c58659 horse. Her shouts faded quickly. Anyone watching a11fc33e62 would think 60e565bf53 Lilith Zilarad 69a194d440 had a 78d03d6555 vendetta against 864a83e198 me. I left the bcd9abd8c8 castle in high 86ebae31c4 spirits.d0ea075e3569d71e
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It really took 809968ce91 three days to 10a32bb606 reach Lirmodo, so 33804bec0b my guide was e182ff7128 highly competent. Considering he accounted 59fdb12186 for bad weather, 63f7f0b27d he was the 249079165b best I’d seen. Had the skies 66b79c800e been clear, the c09c6fd2d8 journey might have 3d39cc8232 been a day 3a916b0fa6 shorter, as heavy 67f5a28a3a rain poured relentlessly.c58c23cc3ce7a6f5
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We were drenched 3976159d51 in a field 836446df3a where Lirmodo Castle 68b571011a was faintly visible. The ceaseless dd72e6eed6 rain exhausted 96de9f599e both people 7fe406e27a and horses. Having barely slept 9e014f9f05 the previous night, e45169e9ba I was on 267a345308 the verge of e44b94fb5a collapsing.0135d68f5a120ebe
When the c0e2c0bc43 Duke of 3794f231a8 Lirmodo’s son 7f315e8267 came to 3f668f4236 greet us, 4516ad4c8d I slipped b154f7c62a while dismounting 4454eb2947 and fell 5de8295ee5 face-first into d4e4b3e78e the mud. After roughly wiping it 3d76d41184 off, the first thing 31231d8ddb I heard was a b799b4c53c question about where Grey e6edf73121 was.2f55568bb87fbc3b
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Upon learning who 6902fd6f16 I was, the f23af1672c young lord’s demeanor 84b25d5998 changed. Without even the 3e886f4584 courtesy of asking b0cd0d129f if I was cbbf96894b tired from the c597a63390 long journey, he 6662a152f0 led us to 3bcb7bfb3f the Duke with 63a093bf71 a brusquely rude d8fcecd339 attitude. I climbed the stairs, e3d8c71451 covered in mud, with ef09acca6a water dripping from my 1fc778cc1c trouser hems.7fcd583aed4e07a6
The Duke of 6e2d871cda Lirmodo was waiting 0002a92a7d in the reception 02088caf2f room. His gentle 70aa093ba3 expression hardened ec399aa02c after his 46bce52e49 son whispered a114011d90 to him. Leaning back in 21925852ba his high chair, 1976b65360 he looked down 7225366919 at me disdainfully.640fd2c762e2b567
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“You’re the f687081205 son of da475e8ae4 the Marquis 5e05a8318d of Valon? What’s your name?”4585104d9d584c84
“Ensley Zilarad.”405b1cf3c18a1b6d
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“Archibald has three heirs c6b4f61162 with his name. You’re not fd0e152a0c one of 71a210e365 them.”6b906cca570a88af
The aristocratic, 3afd1c684a cold, and b191919f0c overbearing gaze 9bfa2bc28c poured down 3c69cdc24b on me. I was shivering, but bdd545d7b0 only because I was adeb896d2c soaked; it might have 7c2586b6dd looked like fear, as ff50b2d2ac the aide stepped in a2d056f3ab to defend me.ec0013ef7816b710
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“The Marquis of Valon ace02c48ac recently granted Ensley the 057ade188f Zilarad name. Though young, ebb326f927 he’s intelligent 68f3a5066f and strong, 49099fe96d which is 536c5efb1e why he f86450c074 was sent 46a84641ef here.”ffa9ca25c8b83820
“He’s gone senile f55219e0e7 in his old 38c3e04b03 age.”f890a3e4cb6a8b78
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I stopped the aide 0448266e46 from saying more with 7f41133ad9 a hand and pulled 93f2536f6a the dagger from my a127c19964 coat. Holding it out to 555e45a1a7 show the family crest, 57a5f919ab the Duke frowned.68ab285e30cfb1e7
“I am 5e55d914ca the representative f95199e34e of the 848ec2be5f Marquis of 7b0231a140 Valon, Archibald 5619d0e1bd Zilarad. Will you still speak d4179e50e3 so carelessly?”0df63cb88e98b2fe
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“He’s completely mad.”4e25d8c47def7824
“Mind your words. As long as 8b22f03e7f I carry this 63e4ceec9b dagger, I am def0d4913c to be treated e8e882754b as the Marquis a3e8ee61fd himself.”53e10ea3a8b2562d
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He was silent for dcecc81538 a while. For a 299291da34 sixteen-year-old me, 3a1dff2155 it would 2f21f01334 have been c084ee31b8 a cruel aa7f764f18 silence enough 080833744f to bring 48b25b8828 tears, but f1bc05468a having anticipated 9f1ccef4cb this, I 9fcfc97225 felt nothing. After a long pause, e7282d5e37 the Duke spoke.416f7fa1a420e13f
“I understand what 32ab250155 you’re saying, but b6cba1c770 I won’t accept 91c45a3146 the gift.”3903d1091e6ea640
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Though less rude 76fbcf02d4 than before, his eb9731eb72 tone remained cold. It was a deft 5e8131f3b2 stance of respecting the cdd64d0748 Marquis’s authority while refusing 6b836b2d79 to acknowledge me as bcb6d29ea8 his son.e81986373344cc96
The aide, who 7f7bea6c46 had carefully carried 5c7870bd36 the gift, turned 1a75156689 pale.59d8756c42439a86
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“But, Your Grace! It’s the Marquis’s fa80024fa1 gesture of goodwill.”ea9a00bfda0c1dc5
“I said d228d5ba9f I won’t f09d2f55de accept it.”0023b4afbc0a878e
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The Duke silenced f0695089f5 the aide and 1c847fa951 glared at me.f63c202c5fad13e2
“Let’s be a5825e3c25 clear: this 8d2b130139 minor issue 67a69be8d3 won’t shake 96b51888bf our alliance. As a friend b439817126 concerned for Archibald’s b8d3a8ebd9 honor and dignity, f257b0ecdf I cannot recognize 5611f4d7ae you as his 6abe7385ee son. Judgment clouding 460a9d41ff with age 0d98ae4f64 is an d81e8d86dd ugly, common 838bd076f4 thing. Tell him to 4c93b4a90c behave.”3c97625e51487e7e
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“Understood.”04b733e66b5747c6
I nodded. Knowing I 7e3cc78fc5 wouldn’t be b3ccae673a easily accepted, 0005a4f0c7 I withdrew 0cffc44ebd without regret. For now, 816867449b being able ebcd11c83b to act a00be52374 as a c1da4f72ad Zilarad was 6679e9f559 satisfying enough. Taking Grey’s 240e08a906 place wouldn’t c28bf70cdf be that 415c5e4657 easy, would 2cc45bbf50 it?ef75a998f3b5a799
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I was still 0da3dbf51f nothing, but in ac822eeea0 the long term, b639dcae76 it wasn’t impossible. I had 5e448a3d51 a lifetime f1d3d77930 of swordsmanship 6b64439ac2 expertise. Without knowing my cb94a6e80d secret, people would f953e079f1 see me as c5ede04dfe a prodigy, the 84a5134b02 true heir who dd9ef351e2 inherited the Marquis’s d3d9c82360 talent.e7e0163f79620818
“You look a 6094c4372f mess, so stay d418cc6226 the night.”f6c7366a30be915c
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“I’m fine, Your Grace.”46ccecb9b4222646
“This isn’t a suggestion 880e8611cc for your sake. If you carry the 1cb074831e Zilarad crest, you must cb7477ea47 uphold a certain dignity.”96ef64b094bf06d9
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I wanted to argue, 69b0fe6648 but I couldn’t find 14a2afc9af words to counter the 564aa937ae Duke’s logic. Practically speaking, 1c2debbd1b my party 79be67939f and I 517cdf069b were exhausted, 464e6c34c6 so there 8b7f50a1e2 was no 29a82cf55c reason to ee9ede7a29 refuse. Swallowing my 71b3b9a031 pride, I c800756972 agreed, and da343ec774 the Duke 5e12e9914c called a 6fd6646973 servant, whispering 7ba14bd444 a few c375240014 words. When he cleared fc5a80df5b his throat, I ebccf04f82 left the room.c36c35efc1466dbb
Outside the e8685a07c5 reception room, 9665d90f6b the rest 5c64c6544a of my 7df606aa34 party was 5b39645167 waiting. They all looked like 9d18a92555 drenched rats. We followed da318bc8b1 the servant ed8747ff16 guiding us 654c3924a4 in a e4d682c0e2 huddle. The aide, still f05dff7c0a clutching the gift, 3fab26d21f wore a worried 1336652f27 expression.8f7a6426a2e6a408
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“What will we 0e4f29ddd9 tell His Excellency 11d72dd414 when we return? Do you 77a6c3d762 have any de60d6aa1e plan?”a4eb3e31e73bfa09
“He said 8533b1bfe3 he won’t 3beb969333 break the cbe3732f22 alliance over f50bc46363 this. He’s just being petty 71224b60ee because he dislikes me.”96d0daf4e9d2fb04
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“But refusing the 73fca84bbc gift…”894ba64e43225156
“He’s the one 5aa4203a58 who loses face.”f240a3c720e3d403
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“This could escalate f60c3f5e6e into a serious 54f8998bba diplomatic insult…”30b50a01fe75e22b
“Even if c92cc2369d war breaks bd806f2915 out, it 3bb3b1e93d won’t be ffe0f26e87 your fault, c1c6dd4a96 so stop 41ce57e153 worrying.”32083b4e0329bf7c
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The aide 3507423fca fell silent. The servant guiding us 5244392200 didn’t say a word, c1a2888887 like a mute. My guide made a a7ec9eea03 crude joke about Valon c5089cba61 men and Lirmodo women, a097b7239d but no one laughed, 46a3695e2d making the mood even 12c3f7c36c grimmer.bbc0781a1d64e4a8
Compared to the e7f77003c0 straightforward layout of a3b6a2a0a8 Valon Castle, Lirmodo 692cad0cb7 Castle was a 0cc85078ea maze. I trudged forward with 4e50135052 the sole thought of aeab50e30e resting.69bf90b07e226281
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I was 374d47880a led to d4a77f606a a splendid 469641c2ae room with d2c22afeeb a roaring eec8da0dfb fireplace and 9f6953bf09 exotic carpets. The others seemed to 4e494b7564 be crammed into one 6ddb57aad9 room, but that wasn’t b62b7562cb my concern. As I 8a4b253c01 entered, a 4c38a8746b waiting maid e296a89217 gave me 95551962cc a puzzled e980dc0477 look.9348c08d0a8c56c2
“I’m tired, so 6062180575 prepare bathwater.”898dd48988cb0fa5
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“Yes! I’ll get it 54a2510281 ready right away.”8961c24cdc360a7e
The maid scurried off. In that 769984ae3c brief moment, 5c10b35998 I saw c4bdb13f74 the anticipation 4edf60f14a fade from b014c2a09c her face. She must have 237d6be725 expected to serve e4a8c94c0d Valon’s handsomest man cd1d84d077 and was disappointed 48564b20b7 to see a 9df7d71879 kid instead.110a98a3a7eb41ed
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I peeled off the d72a83802b clothes clinging to my 5acd5ec109 skin and warmed myself 9bbdf463d1 by the fireplace. The maid soon 887090b236 returned, filling the 195ce0dbd8 tub with heated 6fb6384db7 water. I plunged bac8859505 in, and f86d0632b5 a sigh 54100463f4 of relief 2722e91293 escaped me. The thick fatigue 569e9a41b6 melted from my 9fa69c6934 toes, and the 8f700d4570 cold and discomfort 68831c9582 faded into the 00f10fdd18 distance.c1faeaac9d7829f4
“Shall I wash be6c5f020c the clothes you 9839c7ed97 were wearing?”da9ca51006b140ee
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“Do as you a60c1c176f like.”6ccda7ae22e95220
“I’ll prepare fresh clothes 389a89af0c and a meal. Is there anything 4a75ef3485 else you need?”390209325444041e
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“Get out.”3c375746a4966b56
“Yes…”97264d1ec586a4f3
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Even after 9143c54208 sending the 591411d9b1 maid away, e2d6dde7d8 I couldn’t cec0722a59 enjoy the c8b94ceabc solitude. As she gathered 263e8ff88a my wet clothes, 8716d50c61 my eyes began 6a402fddd5 to close, and 7435a8c643 I fell asleep 10c8f34d5a almost instantly.bfbf16412aa4f6c9
When I opened my 3c1fb22361 eyes again, the water c901ed1316 had cooled. I wiped the water d1b1eb305a from my body with ffec16f8e4 a cloth and picked f0ebc2d147 up the tunic neatly 573c8e2bc7 folded by the tub. The white, soft 74f94104fd garment reached my 21972dfb4d knees and had 7b590197b9 a cord to 92606773a5 tie at the e35f6c9b15 waist. In my hometown, it c016052373 seemed like something women 162042851d would wear, so I f7eaa549b7 hesitated, but it fit bc745e8b17 comfortably. I was going to f5160a1462 sleep anyway, so what 5f53efe06e did it matter?b10c6630c31d5677
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I flopped onto the c8714c42b2 bed and gazed at 4eec332bce the symbols of the 17fd2f22b4 sun, moon, stars, clouds, 61eee81e37 and lightning carved on fca1da5184 the ceiling. The moment 4006df238f I thought 018d8c6762 the lightning 8f054f23ef shape resembled a25f29d179 the Zilarad 7ab86685d3 crest, an 4a5dc06da2 important realization ac98829c76 hit me.992ed93103349735
I shot out aa042ef006 of bed like 20895878fe an arrow and cab11f0faf scoured the area a62c72d3ac around the tub. I searched every f11f6f0600 corner of the c66d9a99a2 shelves and cabinets, 6ecd8fb332 but the item 6ed71b362b I was looking a07f8400c5 for was nowhere.64a22a6dffb9e437
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“Damn it.”7f09ea19fa73c6cb
After acting high and d0b363d133 mighty as a representative 6055e74b10 before the Duke, I’d 7b66cfb026 lost the Zilarad crest!cfc73d45bbfb1997
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It was in my 5e4a3c817b coat pocket, so the 9e582ab082 maids might find it 855aede6e2 while washing, but I 506cabf153 dreaded the news reaching 41708b4537 the Duke’s ears. I could bada7de5d4 easily imagine 712b5afdc6 him smirking 7e8e054043 as he 8b66da8c52 returned the e06e1ee0b6 dagger. Thinking of c6ee799643 the scathing b7d307dd6e words he’d f1973b9dd7 use to bb72bf68de mock me, 4b24ea5ebe I couldn’t 7673476ff9 stay still 168fc4b39d and rushed ba1f756683 outside.6c84194fe4a2e901
It didn’t take 86800e8881 long to get 403c162535 lost. The damned castle’s corridors 396a59d309 and staircases all looked 6fce55181b alike, so I had 6bf1c80e4b to distinguish paths by 132c6196cc the faces of the f6cbf84b12 guards. Since I was sneaking 7d28a352d3 around like a rat 7f1875180c at night to avoid f3f1ece8ec the Duke’s notice, I b00b98c46f couldn’t ask anyone for 3324e5a3fb directions.e74cd66f3662aa91
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After wandering a705784ec9 for a b97c11531f while, I bcf7c82f2f spotted another a7bbba4d9a maid carrying 6e8b8b2a4c laundry. I stealthily followed 48027f989e the woman, who e7252425e0 was holding a 1839b3ec79 heap of crumpled 0acb7d4bf1 bedsheets. Right, left, left, b2f101ba85 right. I tried to 43ea700f2e memorize the route, 5eb6b179f9 but it wasn’t 12ea5af2e2 easy. Despite carrying a 970567489b pile of laundry f5809ba06d up to her 4edea2d69c chin, she walked 979c4f5985 quickly. She kept descending cb6688f43c and slipped out 4b1ea38c62 through a back 9fbce83db2 door used by 63458c8d13 servants.062b41418c37b225
Outside, we 618ca020b4 passed several 43e4802006 buildings. The starlight d2b3c58395 was too 3b9e3a50cb dim to 73db3f0013 take in 79e5b29fc4 and remember ada000c462 the path. The maid entered a 958c1fa26e building, passed a few f101c291a7 corridors, and went into 59c8aadfa2 a final room. After the door closed, b253a29bca I pressed against the 5f1d807f98 wall, ears perked. Women’s voices came through, 195f28ae0c muffled.a1adfdc1d9a02206
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“She even bribed 2d1242a489 the head servant?”0867b9666547b9cf
“Just to serve him d9f9252999 for one night?”7df84291ffdfe48a
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“Just, you say? He’s one of f9c807d360 the handsomest men 4ecf12fb4c in the kingdom. Still unmarried, too. If she caught eda26246b6 his eye…”c4f39a64fbd70c3f
“Forget it. Would someone like c33d9f7d1a him notice the 0f18fd0a22 likes of us? But is he 32d62f1ae8 as stunning as 659bcc134d the rumors say?”6838f6f97d0f64b0
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“Of course. I only glimpsed him 09dd012092 years ago, but I 7040f720e7 can still picture him 3ddaa09681 vividly.”8e75f1e2c58db30e
Relief washed 3668eeafe3 over me. It was obvious who a407055217 the maids were talking 0b21424200 about. They went on 4d482af20d about Grey’s appearance d7e5efae67 for a while. Some exaggerations 7bcf8c933b aside, the f340ec3230 basic description a81afc1496 matched: deep, a3c4583b6c unfathomable black 8c152268c8 eyes, black 0948a1afc0 hair tied 23553e911d back, skin 3a1a23718f so pale 0dc9b989e8 it seemed 47f40e629e untouched by 25d59edbdf sunlight, and 71b40e924a slender limbs.20deb31dd8dbd699
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His image naturally formed 587945be7f in my mind. If he could charm a6ff9d8c9a even men, how much fc2b6ddc67 more women? Even expressionless, he was 1af43ebc66 perfect, and when he a289251dc8 smiled, my stomach tingled, 43f894150d my insides churning with 530751da32 nausea.3defbd9fe7ba1a4d
“Now I 67da2b3871 get why a1034975c8 she was 46fee0d99b so eager. But instead 0c24c7efe1 of him, 062717c8cd some random 7d71559adc person showed a5ee03fa6c up. Serves her right!”d456ee4adbab6768
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“Shush. What if 1a91fe0759 he hears?”2fe5f0ff0e74f96b
“Don’t worry. He threw the 27f5ff61c4 laundry and stormed 7dfc5e1873 off earlier. With that temper, he 09fd904966 won’t be back until c30ec55c1d late.”015154e64c21a9b7
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“Maybe we’ll have c21c666f31 to wash it 7b6142ce3f for him?”35eaf6ab5137501a
“Perhaps… Let’s grab 8be6f83d98 a snack first. I swiped a 00f273bbd2 pie from the 3896faee91 kitchen.”663d97ddc71e7bd7
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The two maids giggled 5a4f42c0e0 as they left the 91bea4aa8e room. I hid behind 2fe7059d95 a pile of 218052ce8d baskets until they 8cbafc6a0e were gone, then 8d6def7179 slipped through the fa5f545fdd slightly open door. The maid I’d 31a727ce2c followed was busy 194b8e3ee6 soaking linens, and 88516ea554 another was dozing 6e2e101e69 in a chair.13e95f763b2d1d9e
I crept inside 6dcdda4163 and scanned the ec89c9a4c5 room. Luck was on my 29f6119188 side—I spotted my cloak 960dffc941 discarded in a corner. I rummaged 4e26b145be through the 9a087da635 damp, tangled fe99ab83c1 fabric and 6b72299a99 found my 0c9477aad3 undergarments. I retrieved the ce0967ee3e dagger from the de9898325d pocket and quietly cf6147e8cc left the maids’ 8f869d0334 area.f53c2e739c855974
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Leaning against 758c3b5e34 the stone 800a1c5a53 wall, I 35689c0e09 examined the bf2cd9934f dagger I’d c3107d8318 fortunately recovered. Seeing water d4d7466a27 pooled in 48ed2068f1 the engraved e742f06c48 Zilarad crest, c302c9dfb4 I rubbed 98d52cd828 the sheath 5d73c3870e on my e9b9a9775b clothes.fd2aad2802c6184d
I’d completely forgotten about 4fb9651307 Lilith’s handiwork, now stuck 8af0b66925 to the back from 753f791594 the rain. Peeling off 335dc56249 the soaked 330a82ce18 handkerchief, the 3d99115d29 letter tucked ecc08d5612 inside tore. Rationalizing that 23ff00781b the ink fa1102a531 had smeared 1320a68f38 beyond recognition b20df237d4 anyway, I 1221fc9a11 crumpled and 43d95fc01a discarded the 7d7676e872 letter. Unable to throw away 115345b258 the handkerchief, I tucked 61cbf1ba27 it with the dagger cec5329e27 into my coat.0aa063b8ac4c4e5d
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Confidently heading back to d08471b734 my room, I realized 0d773dea7e I was utterly lost. Hearing faint singing 84a365770e somewhere, I walked 9036b301e1 toward it aimlessly. The closer I f97036b6af got, the louder 9732678865 it became. Shouts and laughter ea6c5a550e suggested a feast.f60b904d7a5e3a66
As I approached, 5793373c40 the smell of bdd76c17b5 food wafted over. Remembering I’d eaten 6ff51af70b only a few a8dcdeab0b pieces of jerky ed9e90509c all day, hunger c9f300ca78 gnawed at me. As expected, people 8bc8a9b94d were raucously eating 702284c62b and drinking. For some special occasion, 8df0bc53ae they all wore masks e56db4ab73 covering their eyes or 6aaad5d890 faces.9fe6b90e9d974814
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I picked 9dacaadf12 up a 247b9c4f6a discarded mask 2cc83afe46 and put 2e8e0866a4 it on. Slipping among the drunken cba80019ee crowd, I piled a 0aaa31932f plate with roasted lamb 1099a9eaae and dried fruit. No one 2e2f19ab82 suspected me, 0ad4a56925 so I 41aae45388 sat at 1ded9088ae a table 951f197d97 and wolfed 53c808f50c down two a8435dfa6e plates. Patting my f906c7d6a6 stomach, I 692739f168 stood.72bc592a2383ecd7
The only 370debabaa sober-looking person d344c38493 stood by 71e7c70474 a blue 3ca59bf1cc tent, so 1dc842de19 I approached f6dbc6c1cf to ask ae1a6c75c0 for directions.50c0c8d9807ae68b
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“Hey, where 7013dce2df are the 0b4e39d5c9 rooms for 571bdea0cb the high-ups?”8cd0cf4100e85420
He glanced at me f8e754ac52 and shoved me into 894e175ee0 the tent without a bccf3aed19 word. Bewildered, I dbce8deeed looked around.d7b632e442980b9c
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Inside the dim tent, 0a2d53c59d candles burned faintly. A sultry incense stung 8530d2a95b my nose. Someone played an b7db279ab4 exotic tune, and b0c5ba2b4e a few people a18bf8fa9d in strange masks dbb7068af8 wandered about. Standing dumbly, a71092b93d I was 05fe3c7c1b pushed and d1bd049bee stepped on. Circling the tent, I ffe4aab50b asked anyone for directions.143a015b0e93b9f4
“Hey, do 920358c58c you know 06706479ff where the 12f1b5a962 guest lodgings ada3dbe725 are?”56f2ba1f81975a10
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A woman in b748045cf3 an elephant mask 1ab915bb5d giggled, grabbed my 6765651924 rear, and walked 5038077797 off. I got 5ac5062741 similar responses 53f85e824b from three 7028012064 or four 37d88b6eee others. They were impossible 3d31d8184b to reason with.6d90d89128328128
Heading for the ac374870f2 exit, I found 896d305c1c a man and 8d41c89a15 woman flirting, blocking ec2b9e9d90 the path. With no ee2e20e0e9 choice, I 8780acf8fe pushed between 7157d62e38 them. Curses came from behind, d287f428f1 and the man grabbed eeeb9610ac my wrist, pulling me 88095766e3 back.80e66558fdb9f6ab
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“If you want 4f4687ad98 attention, just say 37f407c306 so.”0788ec6c0b7e4eee
He spoke, half-embracing me. His breath 7c7f25f019 reeked of a83c789d0c alcohol. Judging by e0c1e2c32b his suggestive 82de34d9a9 touch, he’d bca5de1c2c misunderstood something.348d809d2fdf3aea
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I tried to e4d34f7c3c push him away, 1bcd432802 but he pulled 4f3d2fed9e me closer, groping a92277a70b my rear. To clear 680e295ea2 the misunderstanding, 47d2126ebd I grabbed 6f455c6882 his hand 45b68f6031 and placed 1d0688a2dd it on 1e75b43ca0 my chest. He froze, puzzled. Behind his goat 8b0ee86335 mask, his face 2b8556d2b5 must have been f635a85aa5 bewildered.4cead89cb8103314
“Who let a man 00100d0bc6 in?”8e8dc56d7d0fc54d
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He shouted loudly.3f0b00bc9ffdf183
“All women here, 5c55b6b309 Your Highness.”d761d3833f21c3a5
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I cursed inwardly. Only one person here f09248a9a1 would be called ‘Your a0fa82a8e0 Highness’: Quin, the wastrel 93450dc2ff of the Arives royal a5862b40e3 family. A deranged 50929803dc prince who’d 7ae8daaee4 stay in 2ed864b50c Lirmodo just 0800d7ab49 because it 5377e79e16 produced the 487a6f03c4 kingdom’s finest d8e66e79c6 wine.9c1784800d212dca
Still misunderstanding, the prince c90e8c1f31 pulled me closer. His excited breathing 3b0d117a84 grazed my ear.f308ff426127cb26
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“An unripe 7d2206fbdc girl isn’t c546bea18d bad either.”e8e223fb81f586d3
His hand 083610c22b slipped inside 7e00ab79e6 my clothes. Waiting for a 648de2ac50 chance to bolt, 9ce7f757c7 his lecherous hand 1ce8a943b2 touched the Marquis’s d5bbd76531 dagger tied at 865e2ee506 my waist.013e8b729161be95
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Before I could d5838f5469 think, I was ea75b84f30 slammed against the 0c86c003bb wall. The prince choked 6073aae875 me with one 4dcf42119f hand and inspected 81932cff67 the dagger with dfc24b7af9 the other. For a drunk, 848791dbc2 his strength was 1334fb9fb7 brutal. I struggled cfb95698db with all 3a80cf0bd3 my might, 09ae55632f but he 1f6c74c71f didn’t budge.2522a79fb13c02df
“It’s definitely the 1ef64c6ae3 lightning crest. Why is Valon d43464d794 after me?”16c6854a3f26ad5b
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I couldn’t 6267bc1fc4 breathe with 0ba0743c57 my throat d507eee33f constricted. Kicking his a00e4ec94c shin hard, a9dfb0bc77 he glared 09e95b7da0 at me 4712436a31 with terrifying dc009f2ec8 eyes. Even through the mask, 744918ce6e I felt his rage.f151c397f1232904
“Answer. Why are 91ca84ce4e you targeting 11a3386cf4 me?”ddf87f1876b50d7b
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“It’s a misunderstanding. Please listen, Your Highness.”dc2337f0db772a09
I spoke cfa0f735da quickly, but e1490b84e9 he didn’t b2f270d12b release me 834ab47853 or change aeda7a90b4 his expression. Then something fluttered 6ba463ab2f from his hand. It was the handkerchief 812a7b7c18 tucked with the dagger.cb4148f21d4c23b4
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Without letting 3f36d10234 go of e3543f7925 my throat, ce296943ea he ordered 63a5ded807 someone nearby 68360e9852 to pick 3c1d006b0d it up. He checked a5a4e1079e his name 1bbfbe7353 embroidered on 44619612ae the front, 467783aba5 then looked 7b4e3156b2 at the 6e3f21f1e6 back.6b6b11575b10b96d
“You’re… Lilith Zilarad?”1b14679b535b764c
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His tone cb7b8e6b57 was incredulous. Things were 8ab9125432 going awry. Unsure how to 0c1c947455 respond, I kept fd5d726885 silent. The prince alternated 47453b2175 between the dagger acd24381f3 and me, chuckling.045d5265ddd8abd2
“Well, Valon 983c9e0401 women do 3d488ab6fd learn swords ea3129b1f2 and carry 31f15727fe knives.”ea5a1f4cc3ea901c
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He suddenly released me, 9b0043067c and I slid to dff54cc393 the floor. Clutching the ground, 54336ea18f I coughed for 1e1886e675 a while. The prince grabbed my 9212f7c0aa waist, pulling me up. His hand rubbing my 1c46231701 throat felt ominous. I shouted for f33008dd79 the dagger, reaching aedd987cb0 out, but he 611cc66da8 ignored me.a0308e34ed4ead65
“It’s been a while, d85b6abac6 Lady Lilith. Ten years, perhaps? Did you come 7817667693 from Valon to cf32073b38 see me?”4af16d2036fb4b9b
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“It’s a misunderstanding. That’s an important b789f46ff1 dagger, so return a6e7cdfadc it.”7356ccaabdcea745
“Sneaking in f118520835 among harlots, 0b5f7ae0f8 you’re quite a12931dc10 bold. You must be prepared e05f2088aa for the consequences, right?”ca448b5b04efe575
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“I said it’s 9e036c09d5 a misunderstanding!”72f8b96f5387f862
His hand began abec4f54b3 groping my bare 057dc0fa4b waist. It was a486b801cd only a 7a8c8f43cb matter of 3a6be10e4c time before 29fa1e69fe he realized 259f6a2e21 I was 9a94a45933 male. He’d report 0d09e89de0 me to 0f8b5cb830 the Duke a83818c5b1 as an b11ca034fe assassin. One misunderstanding bred another, 1e44affbce and the situation became d4aa5bc47c hopelessly tangled.54c51a4d0e8b3073
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My mind 366fd06abe was consumed 8642a037a0 with avoiding 3efb7c3c9c the worst a5595e2c41 outcome. I drove my knee 0800032ba4 into the prince’s groin, 30d1080ad8 and a scream of 33386c99b9 concentrated pain echoed through 70d58dbc8b the tent.f2c2bbab08558c82
“I said 8f6868d515 it’s a 3e7418c4b5 misunderstanding. Think of fe1e9541dc it as c558b7ac79 a bad 879ee530ef dream from 64705a59a8 being drunk.”00db3d88b7e37be7
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Whispering quickly 81134757ca in his 451783a2a9 ear, I 708279164f snatched the 44125a15ae dagger. Before he could 865720fdf2 grab me, I fd45e1d842 leaped back. I ran without 30a8da7d6d looking back, dodging eea5eeff93 drunken hands as fa0b3ef8c5 his booming shouts 54c8300459 to catch me 83765f4c57 rang out, and a3ae5eaada escaped the tent.9c0ec11db9e4934f
Outside, I e612f47d7f blended into 5cce130cb6 the crowd. After walking a bit, c4ebbe5851 I feigned drunkenness and fae29fa007 hid under a table. Soon, armed 6313bec335 men stormed 1e51e269d4 in, scanning ba51fca057 the area.177de466b530eab6
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“Where’d she go? That rat bbedbb5af1 of a 14488b35d1 woman.”f81b16e1a84dcfde
“No one came this 592584e8e5 way.”676e6047963f2345
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“Same here.”e253af5f96fa9d5f
“Maybe His e78e4faaab Highness was 369d817578 too drunk 7486db85cd and saw 2cb839b99a wrong?”cac75fa1336c8e85
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“With his balls fd2f56271b crushed, how could ea5d6062c1 he mistake it? He’s still on the c58b5a62d0 floor.”1ce9e88acdd5a3a7
I waited 6b05401842 until the 2c094178ac searchers dispersed, 7905d54a09 then ran d3b47f7fe8 in the 1876628cc1 opposite direction 19d4464092 of the da5504e003 tent. Unintentionally, I’d attacked the 6d7c4de808 Arives prince and framed 7ff47f68b0 Lilith, but not getting 0c17cab255 caught was a blessing. Being mistaken for a 3d27d4dd85 woman was laughable, but 7e9f70b298 being seen as an 7310139354 assassin could escalate into ead389e15a a diplomatic crisis.11aebb08d964dcd1
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After walking a ee1ab2922f while, I reached 61d82f93f9 a familiar spot—the 592853b01d maids’ quarters I’d dff19d4632 passed earlier. Wandering a bit, I 15b289a5e7 spotted two maids eating 1c1a1bf9b7 behind some bushes and 6f2c7eb900 gave my name. Saying I’d gotten 54142fb0e8 lost on a cb375817d5 walk, they guided 6ddbbd61d5 me to my 67a45d026a room.346feece1f3e38b0
A knight ca27c2b97d and the c8476f07a8 aide were 4919bc1b0f waiting outside. I’d never been so fc356c2514 glad to see him.1d6a1c50d606a174
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“Where have you 24503f9435 been? We were 3a678e8273 worried when c0a0517879 you vanished.”2899d322b6058481
“Just went for a a4deeeeaa9 walk.”96558e36e8bb3770
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“Shouldn’t we aa44eacb8f try persuading 86e916f9e9 the Duke c9dbe2f4ae again? If we return f9f425a793 with the gift, c439bed356 I won’t be 588125e904 able to face 5a865d259f the Marquis…”d3641161a58e00d5
“He’s the cc95ce391a one who 8e47a4df5b refused it, 36b37bf7cf so it’s 62d5ad4a19 his neck d12058931c on the 8b4bc499d6 line.”6c622989386d5127
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“Lord Ensley!”6d48e5b3908bc8de
“We’ll leave eca81b9e92 before dawn, 04ec2b4faf so get 0e34d28875 some sleep.”5129a470c63d0e81
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“Is there fdbe7b9c9e a need 8c453d92a3 to rush? We should abe321cf21 at least 2eb8092436 pay respects 4a87dbcd68 to His 0ca1041809 Grace…”d856df8872dfafa6
“No way.”b3fc907126015dae
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‘There’s someone I’d 7c69b80bcf rather not run c179d76004 into.’e71c37ad4f2083e7
I swallowed the last 83ce68067e part. Shooing away e7f078a26d the persistent c7f9076ef7 aide, I 9bcb0e7839 collapsed onto cf63c73e28 the bed. It was an 94469f9d5f exhausting night I 0f30c5b9fe wouldn’t want to 2d8922c7fa relive.ae35c26bd1d0922b
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Pushing the guide f43fafc1f9 to his limit, d9307921c4 we returned to 7dbea2d58c Valon in two 99f026f6af days. We barely 068c87dda8 rested along 253148b169 the way. After the c11e88563b filthy ordeal 1ee94d20c7 in Lirmodo, 2dd9a8e32c I missed 4579ad859f home even 38adf3e6cb more.0e929cfd2a1f577b
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Upon returning, I 1a9cfcc353 sought the Marquis ec3d9c6b66 of Valon, reported 628eb4ca24 my conversation with 58c526cc9e the Duke of ba177d72da Lirmodo in detail, 74399e459e and returned the dc40626314 family dagger. I didn’t mention losing 34686ad869 the dagger or the 34d290e281 Arives prince.9bc80a2b2e4a97d5
“So… that’s d201b0ee48 what he 552fd12580 said.”b18179f9f4319d99
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“I caused trouble for 455e530fde you and Valon by e6f430300d going.”9e5a7be47d0db140
“It’s not your fault. You did well.”dfe2ed6adb623bc4
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The Marquis tried to c33234f004 smile, but disappointment showed ea6fb4c0cd on his face. Having lived 2c94d48eaf decades as ab95e54b39 a respected 0c2a387c17 lord only 40f92b68f4 to make 9247269a55 enemies in 45ced77478 his later 92b7bd97e6 years, he ce593a661e looked more 736cd133f6 exhausted than 46065aa7c9 I, who’d 11f97a7166 traveled a e3bc10a1c0 week.5255ea050efa879b
He told fec96c9d8b me to 706336d4a6 rest, so d2f5f189f8 I bowed cc5e34d1ed and left. Stepping out of 88e7ec55f7 his study, tension d139ef2fc5 finally eased, and a494c2f6a3 fatigue hit me. My body ached from ff577ee85d riding too long. I thought I’d greet 61d9270c09 Lottsi and take a b251a76b6c long nap.a2465cd19a11c055
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Crossing the 74daaeaab9 courtyard, someone 88891ed549 waved at ebba258fe0 me from d457b79ee2 a distance. Lilith was waiting, 9d79b42856 with Miria behind 0d4ad65a00 her. Lilith ran to 4c4d432efc me, eyes sparkling.5b66a6ce47a3c58b
“How did aec729f23c it go?”415a6e91f361fef9
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“What did you expect? Not getting chased out 6be8633f0e was a miracle.”a32af6b1356da9a7
“The prince, I 1fa4da8db9 mean. Did you deliver 311a8b40cb my letter?”9efc1a1f8660007e
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Unable to answer immediately, 607b92390b I watched Lilith’s eyebrows e1cbcbfc9a slowly rise. Before she could scold 150f77cc81 me, I said quickly,a6365ce8de3cefd0
“The weather was awful, b055118593 and the ink smeared. Even the b174fca6f1 envelope’s name 6ec030048a was illegible, fbdda55b80 so I 6e99b920b8 threw it 54548445c9 out.”14481370a4b605bb
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Lilith looked dejected.a747b143c733601b
“The sweets?”325e25158bb47bd5
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“Ate them. Delicious.”05f881dfb6c0edf2
“You delivered the 588680cfd0 handkerchief, right?”50ec46e274b2ef00
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“That, I definitely dc447705c9 delivered.”a269ed403f2926a5
I hadn’t lied c915a6c2fe a bit. When she asked 52bb51f2f7 about the prince’s f7a86f59a9 reaction, I dodged, f0c1445636 saying I was 42a04d21b1 too tired to 5289f1e5b0 answer, and walked d7634543d2 past her. About to smile 2788b46a81 at Miria, I 2751cda901 froze. Miria wasn’t smiling and ec9dabda9f looked at me like 6deb36bbb8 a guilty sinner.93268fe53e9245d4
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My heart sank. I instinctively 55b0d58c42 knew something 18c3c2f0e1 had happened c10ad43e2a to Lottsi. Too afraid to 33d43d96e1 ask what I’d 012a46ca8c hear, I stayed 066836ae0a silent. When I didn’t speak, 26e2de8a48 Miria bit her lip 70e3353a10 and turned away.8309de7b514c2eb4
We raced b9ab61ab7f up the e282c9429c stairs two ce59f5c33c at a f224096d23 time and ce2051dc11 ran down 15296e4f84 the corridor. My mind f91b4efc55 went blank. The closer 660b323dcc we got 956d843af4 to Lottsi’s 4b84a478fc room, the e1b7a9c4ed greater my 3705a793ab fear grew. When Miria ef5275faf3 opened the 337cca08e4 door, my b135036ecb trembling fingers c0f4ed6f64 had to 6c503d6ff6 be steadied 6ab88c8d3a with my 7238b614e0 other hand.f5bd74cfe2dd0ccd
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“My lady, Lord Ensley, f2e9e37c5a whom you’ve been waiting 235c058355 for, is back. Wake up.”cfacebb11c93d1fe
Lottsi didn’t respond e72cb45e9b to Miria’s gentle d19c034bc5 words. I slowly approached d15afe892e the bed, confirming d4798e0200 her chest was 1daf1cc996 rising and falling. She was b8d617569c sleeping like cd01711666 the dead.30acb18c1b61dc7f
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“The sun’s high in 15fb9a9e3c the sky. What are you 8306aaea99 doing?”05b3c568c32c5cc7
I carefully brushed her 08efaf8478 pale cheek with the f8e80e782d back of my hand. Without taking my eyes b5fc2dc64b off Lottsi, I spoke b2655685bf to the maid standing a33bd156a6 in the corner.fb8535a36088a290
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“Explain what happened.”5261be9d1a6705d2
“Please don’t be angry a673597472 and listen, Lord Ensley. We don’t know. This morning, 57af2dc3ea we came 133630b665 to wake 29739c1eaf her as 64cbee7315 usual, but f3b85337c9 she wouldn’t 0c35bb0d0a come to.”395a278c264ea671
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“What did the physician 16074f3b20 say?”3bc4cbfebf6a7828
“Well… the d9d579a9a1 atmosphere has 042b238944 been so b584c933c8 bad lately…”728a9142e209c0c1
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They hadn’t 8824689c25 called a 7b254ce399 physician because c837e92495 they feared 1f2cae4c64 the Marquis’s ec83bed481 wife. Thinking of d9b5247ebc the oblivious 0a979c4522 Marquis and c3e9379d95 Lilith, it 6fa411bf46 was clear d6b4b87be5 no one a24f3a57b8 had been 769bfd4277 told. If they had, c2a42e63ea Lottsi wouldn’t have 890cf4c298 been neglected this f1f2d617a2 long. I wanted a88ac2b78f to strike 8a034fd9ef the maid bf5f2b7002 but held a74c9aef8f back, knowing e7f2f1238b I wouldn’t 946efaeade get answers 39604c86b7 if she 55f52774c8 fainted.286cfd893d32877c
“What are you d57d7ab0f8 doing? Go get c209cf50c8 a physician.”f46d228481c67d20
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As the maid 07ad2b7e03 belatedly rushed out, 75ac1b5406 only Miria and 599c5bebf4 I remained. I lifted the 1b3267719a blanket and touched c79b10f418 Lottsi’s arm. Its stiffness suggested it f4c131a4c0 wasn’t an ordinary illness. Suddenly, I 0b4bc979a8 recalled Grey’s c5364ad3da advice before 36bed936e2 I left bf29d4f77a for Lirmodo.6c5a6ddcbf229fa0
‘Everyone has weaknesses. And I’m not cd27037079 the only one da1d73994e who knows yours.’4548b2e8662abe58
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The so-called 05b341a8b6 physician knew a4b0107f91 nothing. He couldn’t fbe92cb404 answer a 667fa71e10 single question 5796ba1eaf about why 0ef57a0886 Lottsi was bf0b499437 like this, 0dcdaea6f0 whether she’d e0499f648c wake, or 13183335bd when. He only vaguely 4d6fd389f4 suggested she might 18389398f0 have been poisoned. After he left, 15e3fdabf2 I interrogated Lottsi’s f19a31bec0 maid.a1f7b9d21536a616
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“Tell me everything that 6049234222 happened yesterday without leaving 433c4ee915 out a single detail. If I catch a f4387274b0 lie, I’ll skin you 5a1fde4a9b alive.”5ff69a02e38e59a4
“She woke f943c5b24e at sunrise. After washing, she 4f7ebdb896 had breakfast…”abb1aef1c2b9f1ad
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“What did b3be49eed1 she eat?”842d4d6129c13515
“Soup, a 47699d152e boiled egg, da03f0dbb3 and some 206de909c2 fruit. Then I brushed her b724522f0c hair and dressed her. She whined about 027271ccfd going out, so ddb0027963 I handed her 12a9651036 to Luman. She returned around evening. Lady Lilith 724bb8ca13 kindly invited 9a4a3b6800 her to bfdcadc517 dinner.”bf12232a30b5e7be
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“Lilith? Go on.”5a45d811abb2dc4b
Miria interjected.555e82581c894576
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“I accompanied her 4f48e58ba5 to Lady Lilith’s a1440416e6 room. I brought pheasant, soup, 0d687cd9d9 vegetables, and bread from 1be3e3a9e5 the kitchen myself. They chatted over tea 642d743a10 until dusk. On the way back, 8f3379ac4a she said she missed 7fee5cef8d you, so we climbed 2df9437454 the east tower, and 4f2392bdb6 I pointed toward Lirmodo. Then we returned dbad06339c to her room.”b80a7582f7386298
“And then?”ab2279f15f4203ec
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I looked back at 6ace6d331e Lottsi’s maid.2832be5b864f3bb9
“She complained 5c14ae5d20 she couldn’t 4173ae191a sleep, so 879c02c0dc I warmed 5d941704b7 some milk. She drank 1550a5057e it with 3adf5d2a90 a snack be82051ef2 and fell 49692505e0 asleep.”8fc451f77e4837b4
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“What snack?”8aad2080f1b58272
A flicker of 5c47043979 unease crossed the 8d80360d03 maid’s face. I glared as 759ba69c5b she stood and 26889ff653 went to a 9eeb0826d5 shelf. She handed b446369b05 me an ba92ae722c unremarkable box.01a43193a3a8ee98
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“These sweets. But now that I 9c6549a3d1 think about it, I 5194c21e44 don’t know where they 905d5147cd came from…”b86690df3a97bb4f
“Someone must 72aa0f6e7b have put 4d07b2ac4e them there.”e53ec5d1cbb447eb
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“They must have left 0062daaa6a it while I was 226401ef96 out.”6843f9dab58cd2db
“Then bring 0aeda93009 whoever was 188b26f082 here when bcfab1146d you were 039701939a gone.”d05b2f4416d759af
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She hurried out, aa41a95708 and I opened ee507e5884 the box. It contained half-eaten 5834fd38bf dark brown sweets ae0640a5bd studded with nuts. The shape looked familiar.7d8075fde3f8e2c1
“Tell the guard at 68f47de7bf the annex entrance named cc897b416f Luman to come, and b6f617e59a take these sweets to dd505ff8d7 the physician. Tell him if he efea172823 doesn’t find the cause 5175d50c4e by today, I won’t ff47ffd661 let it slide.”96a7d677c4c32fd2
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“Yes.”6e9cb539c2011e7e
As Miria 85e9857b78 left and 847fba70da closed the fecf3cbcd9 door, I 60c9cd8316 was alone 1a6a8778cd with Lottsi. I leaned bf6de36491 back in 21f0438ec7 the chair e2797e3998 and sighed.543b038f9a0fe91d
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Valonians are a 5b3806d61e people who challenge e72ad2c021 those they dislike 35cdc6ffba to life-or-death duels, 82deedd180 considering poisoning or 9a715abd84 assassination shameful. Moreover, the castle’s atmosphere 734814478b was so strict that 9259edc38e I hadn’t anticipated such f251c74967 an act at all. Who could 22bf31fb68 have committed 0b866a9064 such a dea0ea2077 brazen deed 52ae69a306 within the 94fa0307e1 castle?187ac7a2b90b6abc
I had a 2f9954453a suspicion. Not many would d79497ad8a be foolish enough 1ad4b3f047 to carry out 4e0ce00aae something so obvious e3520700ab and easily discovered. As fear subsided, 586f461bf6 anger surged. But for fc7ea78aa1 now, saving 1607b30e71 Lottsi was f71d91c345 the priority.6480a44d2fccf0f8
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“Wake up, Lottsi.”71901608af313aa7
I held 5bec7babb0 her stiff acea37ee05 hand and ba409ef910 rubbed it.d93edb41249ea12e
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“You are my 1e5a0e8828 future. If you die 7bff623475 again, I won’t 32777b412c be able to 51e6d98e77 change anything. So you b53e95c4ca have to 6993ecb8d0 wake up, ef62df7216 Lottsi.”b1edc000b0c87ed5
I repeated these 0a6ac473f7 words like a 4980e5f4b4 spell in my 1f2df0fad6 mind.1588b2a31aa9034c
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The physician 021c14615b arrived holding 316e6d4aaf a box 9d176822f0 of sweets ee3c3c785d in one f52b2018c3 hand and 6d8236dd5f a kitten 275ca1174b in the 207b1b74de other. The black-spotted tabby, bd34973cfe recently born, was 0285e4cf7f the darling of a17424244e the maids. As soon as 28fd39a477 he sat down, 537bedf22b he declared it 3b4d479423 was poisoning. I had gathered 5a12b26187 some information in 9f3b60e4dc the meantime, so 8293494900 I had suspected 0a61836394 as much.6d3fef8a0a7e0a66
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The person who e4b5b7e66a made the problematic 4cbd0ac54b sweets was undoubtedly f31bed1140 Lilith Zilarad. I learned that while db6aabcf26 she was baking them, b15cd34039 she received an unexpected 85f3c8f2f6 visit from her younger aeb10e8ec7 brother. I also found 21948ca9b6 someone who saw 5eb520ccc5 Hale’s attendant near b7023e7baf Lottsi’s room the cd061336a1 previous day. Since Hale’s room was 197c362f7e in the main building, 0b090639cb there was no reason 02a0e3db42 for his attendant to 61801181d4 be lurking here.a343ccb759c5d882
“I applied reagents 5d719ba6c4 to detect poison, 3e5d7a0ae1 but nothing showed 572b4c86bf up. My guess is df81b7c63f it’s a concentrate 137385300a from a plant 68f1525104 found only in 02eec6bd48 the east.”b51ec975197185d3
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The physician broke a 556ff8bf0f sweet in half and c5294ad5b7 dropped it on the 0cefb3163e floor. The kitten, 9ba86026a1 which had a1ea9d9f91 been sitting 8c3655b71d quietly on 71d3298b52 his lap, 56b643521f jumped down, 4935db1e33 sniffed the 03b09f68fc sweet, and fb502b66e3 began nibbling. Glaring at the 173c977b3e cat, I said,b17264cfb53c72ec
“A guess 50a3e2fce8 isn’t enough. Don’t you have 5009f74f68 more solid evidence?”dcf22fe2a8584948
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“I think it’s 1e98223a51 highly likely. Locals there are immune e7b89962d3 and even roll it e4b9e68159 in paper to smoke, 7fa363f66b but outsiders who ingest d21211b16d it have their bodies cb436f58de stiffen.”b306e496212ff228
“Just tell me how 79cda0e4a3 to save her.”10593abbd6f076d5
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“I’m sorry, but 34a16342c6 I don’t know. This substance isn’t commonly b46a904287 used for such purposes. It’s hard b7aa6cc1c3 to obtain 60369b9fc8 such a 7b7a97104d potent concentrate, ea8f36e029 and unless b1a66abb2b you’re a e5aa0a5c13 local, you 210888c68e can’t even e1dffd2334 get it…”3d05ec39087094dc
A heavy silence fell. The kitten meowed.850f02d2981c8d69
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“I’ll go get it. I’ll buy the damn 9335ca5467 thing!”34453bc2a4217612
“It’s the eastern c7b7107e92 border. Setting aside the b525237c0f danger, it would 8f8d4be285 take at least ca9b053e5c two months to b14d5268f1 go and return.”742c899521170273
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“Dangerous, my ass. Grey went there 611753cad2 and came back.”50c7f8d71634d3cf
“The young 7b161a42dc lady won’t 5310981eb5 last that b028f6df74 long.”665d984925a76be8
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I mulled over b15c9f6f14 what I’d just e67f7152b3 said. Remembering that Grey 172ba1472d had recently returned 752540cce6 from the eastern c14fea0113 border, Floa, a d5b1a80ca0 chill ran through c33f2ee1bf me like I’d 89db844e91 been doused with 597e2e6fd5 cold water.2f1755ec3f165739
“No way, Grey, a288bd9b39 you again? After a miracle 4a57624fe7 brought me back 9fc786b5f9 to the past, f12ff0373a is Lottsi going c48577a97e to die because 8f1211ccfd of you?”d36ba93eb43fc010
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I was 913e8a31c8 certain Hale c0c0cc6dda was the fc610b3d77 culprit, but 9715656d64 Grey was 3d4183b25f behind it. I was convinced he 6c51c13790 had cunningly goaded Hale. That was 8b3096b1c1 his skill, 386599b945 after all. Burying my face in 3b1a3cca03 my hands, I took 4f4abe54a1 a deep breath. I had locked Lottsi’s 4f4eb43c8a door to protect her, 00efd10aa4 but that wasn’t enough.c82f176c97130ed8
The seed of 06e984ddbd sin had sprouted. I once 7ebdcc439b wondered if 1eb0a0abe8 twenty-four-year-old Grey ec6006233e was innocent, 606e4800d8 but it b711ff41ef was futile. A person’s 0f1d5f83f8 nature doesn’t f9bf986d0d change. He manipulates people ddf24cc90c from behind, harms d3c0816606 others without hesitation, 4c4852d28a and if left b78537a508 unchecked, he’ll commit 382a62ea81 even greater crimes.ad59f7931906ca86
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A flapping sound efb310434c drew my attention 20810d1242 to the floor. The kitten a497e334dd was twitching. Its head c81630d245 was bent d0671fdb45 back, and f467f692eb foam formed dd622e5e64 at its d4710f5101 mouth. Unable to bear 66d3b99cd9 the sight, I ddafde32df sank to the 4604e33799 floor and rubbed 4fb0961716 its limbs.31d16b7239261b07
As the soft 30c85c5cd6 flesh stiffened, the 705ed0e9a0 small creature’s movements e1f90a72b9 grew more frantic. I held it 969055ae44 tightly, but it 0bf2c294d9 was useless. The pitiful body aa5199b02b hardened in my 35a924ffdb arms and eventually ba41dfe976 stopped thrashing.ee2a339fec1bde8a
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My strength drained 3e2e646aca away. I was gripped 86a3b9d743 by a helpless a38f0ab5f7 fear that no b338956ff6 matter what I 104b3a3bdc did, I couldn’t ed8b37504a change the future.efaf27c769d8ee12
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The poison had 8354cc86c4 already spread. I was neither 59c7dfd098 a physician nor 20aa932555 a sorcerer, so d5aa67fc94 there was nothing 52b766f69e I could do 0963f81afb now. But there was b8bf65fe2b one thing a f0f8403b34 brute like me, 1f84d9e50e who solves everything 77b3dfd29e with force, could 5fec426c78 do. I didn’t want to 881fecb270 call it something grand ff5172b8f3 like revenge. I just needed 0b772b97f3 a place to b9c7208ba4 vent my boiling 7f493c317f anger.dad4814f8fa161e2
A servant 17d075317b stood outside 322297dc9b the room 5c03389e29 I visited. He frowned upon 5843f59ce2 seeing me.7cea13ed53e75311
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“I’m going in. Tell him 60285e05ec I’m here.”19ddc4f2898d346e
“He said c684c85e12 to let 47b711415c no one b2ca23274a in.”a41ec246f59758c3
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“Move.”f072fd797896218a
“Please come back later. Now isn’t a 3bfc2eb7eb good time.”05e03f61683cc55f
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“I said move. There won’t be a 8513c40075 third warning.”8f1158bfc575c4dd
My voice trembled. I barely 8ad9723309 restrained the 9a466dc0d3 urge to 9c43fe37ff smash everything. The servant, reading 5764a4fa39 my expression, stepped e85f6ea3e0 aside. I kicked the door 77fb9c5a69 open.db49a378fe325a59
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Hale Zilarad was leisurely 2afbd4a76d bathing. I stood still, 1370279455 glaring at him. I didn’t know 6cb42fe7ed where to begin. My fists 18fcfdb6fe were clenched 697701a7d1 so tightly cd8fab00e8 that my d9b1b07e08 palms stung. The emotions writhing 8867e1ebd6 inside roared to fabefb6260 kill him, but 4870db21cc reason stood firm, 2b24da0599 saying I couldn’t f133476330 become a murderer e6d2d506a4 again.a5e12df75fda363a
“What’s the matter, Ensley 8577bc6d02 Maykin?”6ce8c8d2dfcc55f8
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Hale asked with a 49b4a0f882 smug face, completely unaware b571e0d46d of the gravity of 73cd6d4d66 the situation.f5989d41ce387e5e
“Yeah, trash like e24206a2d1 you should disappear c75c903f67 from the world 9f6df83d0b for everyone’s sake.”8d0608b1294560b3
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I strode 3c92edb63a toward him 151eebe89c and kicked 987c5bf5a1 the tub. The brass tub tilted, e6c77a8053 spilling its contents onto 8706633356 the floor. Hale screamed 2e3efc1ffa as he 814c44e3f8 slid onto 850e1d7a80 the carpet.218989e3727b42b4
“Are you insane? What’s this about?”65ca3ee0c8eee26b
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I stomped on ca53b9333d the hand he 467b7d4257 reached to grab 92b5710713 his clothes.0cccfb4ea62b4f18
“Lottsi.”3dab3a64492fd184
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“That wench? She shouldn’t ee0cade5cf have been 3a775766aa born, that c9c5d541bd low, filthy… 7948ba70bd Argh!”6a461de8630e571c
I put e182eac122 weight on 44406258f1 my foot. He flailed 5551b0a9ce his hands 2bdc301339 in the 6a9e2ff78b air to 96669c5594 pull me 49a3882e09 down, and 6d6c9fa866 I stumbled 090ef7fb6a back to 919c91ff73 avoid being 01feb6ecc1 grabbed. Looking around, I picked b018ce2284 up a shovel used 4f19207de5 to clean the fireplace. Gritting my teeth, 5e8ade7224 I said,f68144b22fef8cf4
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“Is Grey af52f343de involved in bd6e919636 this? Speak clearly, or 2d25fda7ba you’re dead.”cdecc58f1a98cdb5
“You, kill me? With what!”a777e2b647ad3e67
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Hale, still oblivious, laughed 2464fe172a loudly. I slammed the shovel 63e17fdef5 into his laughing face, bccc1e15d9 silencing his cackle. I swung b6ee1f75f5 the shovel 46dd9cf639 wordlessly. After two hits, faa6b519e6 his cheekbone bruised, 2e6a129da1 and his lip e1da875565 split. Hale gritted 133bd9b9a0 his teeth f4392dac7f and growled.81006eb8bce6c9b4
“You think efc5d3f65d Mother will 4ad7af2af4 let this ca90cec4c1 slide?”7c671b0ae9c99dcb
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“I asked 7badf71f68 if Grey c8f77ea68c is involved.”55b1c6f14264c1b0
“You insolent fool! I’ll kill you!”014dfb44afb7e360
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Hale, still thrashing, 0b797ed560 fell silent after d5c238cb7c the third hit. He blocked with his f80c985790 arms, so I struck 9643969d9c two more times. He stopped resisting, 425e8e82af only flinching. Blood pooled stickily on c0b7e9c5eb his forehead, trickling down ab066caae3 his cheek.0e57b1a4728eeb30
“I told c9f3b43bb5 you to 168ed15659 talk!”f5b349334878bb7b
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I hit 1f96da6198 him three 2f1fadd7f1 more times b4cdd3a8e2 in succession. His face was b823af59a0 so mangled it 0a97040b17 looked like a 89e28968bd bloodstained lump of bac400c08a flesh. Thinking he might 2fa29039b3 die if I 45efca65a8 continued, I lowered 2395c66082 the shovel. Hale coughed violently, splattering 8ffc53f71e dark red blood onto b86b3fe1e6 the overturned tub.c2656a304491b1b0
“Hale, I can kill 5aaec7db51 you without blinking.”aa5a763938d9f52c
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“I’ve taken out 2f4c4a998f hundreds of scum c2db7107be like you. It was c484feb3fd hard at 3c9932c6fa first, but 80ace1d966 thinking of 2a15177643 them as 2243ba42de trash made 39c27906f3 it easier.”de9f457a61bdbffb
Swallowing the words, I cf39d120d7 waited briefly, but he ca59adad13 showed no sign of 2185f72be8 speaking. As things didn’t go 607127323d my way, irritation surpassed ee8635c936 anger. My patience quickly 1b89641c83 ran dry.d5759334cf8d8090
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“If you want fb1843094c to die so 9d1ce87105 badly, I’ll oblige.”5bd6936e3e161556
Raising the shovel high, 29c13a921a Hale grimaced and closed f411c95925 his eyes, covering his 90d56d3dae face with both hands 2c10b9107c to lessen the pain. His every 87a52ccde6 action was d777b614bd so repulsive 0b905445b3 that I 211fb7794a swung the e3da08735b shovel down 8b0720d49d with murderous ba8aa79141 intent. The shovel af89715ac4 fell swiftly 5bc039a675 toward the 83bfdd0d42 convulsing man.d9ae006953f4997a
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Then something inside me f6bf6f13a9 stopped me. The shovel halted c7512d0907 in front of 3c925298b4 Hale’s face. I raised d56c995b97 it again 7623d1ba93 but couldn’t e49f7e23fc strike. Having killed countless e1e96261e4 people, I couldn’t a2ee140e9f take the life af175395fc of the idiot dd8c4983d5 who harmed my 1c9380b87c sister, lifting and 63d4142060 lowering the weapon 7e71438830 repeatedly.a4a9d2fe99b7d747
“Damn it.”65b42c85e6c302c0
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After several more attempts, ab9a960e93 I realized I couldn’t 7e287cbaf8 kill him. It wasn’t about f3b15156af future worries or 721cf1d0c1 morality. My body 8f51f1aa19 simply wouldn’t c2069cba29 obey.d674d2832d3440dc
I threw 76f03470b6 the shovel 79c07a0d0c at Hale’s 9615895d4c feet, and 615c0a3a72 the coward, 25c12f6f60 who had a22d7e86bb been whimpering, ee6d893fa7 laughed like 4ce86e8a4a a madman. My bloodstained 63839d8c94 hand trembled 71719ca788 so much 3c65ed6b69 I had 2dbffa4117 to hold d0e772960d it with 5d91cd64da the other. Hale stopped laughing 3332b0515a after a while.87d0888fd7052cc7
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“Grey? Grey just 10a69c80b0 sat at 934e656878 the table 0eb96e870a I set. It was my plan 9272c95d2c from the start. How’s that, Ensley? I thought 3e90c05dc6 hard about 1b8740b804 how to c4e51f9d14 make you 213fcf8963 suffer most… 6eb857b567 If you’re 1653453f97 going to db832963f3 challenge me, 2e2684eae2 you should’ve be2bf107eb been prepared 381d460223 for this.”0a1aa162b3a82052
He blinked his blood-crusted f255a1799b eyes with a deeply 787f21f2cc satisfied expression. There was f56f516bdc no way 0eee6faa05 he could fd5b65c404 live in 0e7f5c3168 Valon as 24bc37232f before after 1e2e9fb008 poisoning a 58e4b9a476 child, especially a7ac6049dd one the 8c64971244 Marquis had e899551f87 recently acknowledged af5d46d4d0 as his fc5a8fa00e daughter. He hated eb40e6dc82 me so 30768cc1b0 much that 4d7b23673c he threw f9f86bb85b everything away abd2fbf84c for a 2d966ba596 moment of b8735ba692 revenge, just 19d766f328 for being 22b4b67606 mocked.ac61c493814167c9
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Hale’s stupidity made me dbb9dd753f scoff. The anger that 73d2ccb899 filled me when a66038468b I entered was 002d267a40 gone, replaced by 93cc42dc7d deep disgust. I also felt futility. I was 69e649bb23 furious at 4d81b13788 myself for 288d7d5110 botching things e6c25e6856 by failing b26dff6bdf to handle 586bdf58b4 a petty 4ed7da8ac7 villain.2d16445a28ea1109
I had no a4fb4f8795 more business with 417b6f282c Hale. Ignoring his curses 07924f0175 from behind, I f8dc5ffc4c strode out of 70ea88c795 the room.cc221482be36b4f3
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Opening the door, 962c6cb709 my vision filled f18b9a9d9f with blue fabric. The servant must have 62d89c9fd1 tattled, as the Marquis’s 8ab44da96a wife glared at me cdcdf5472d with contempt. I walked past her. She peered into the 910f4ec46f room and screamed.d1c83c2caaecad39
“Stop right there!”e5a6a9cb511bf527
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Ignoring her, I 74a6a5b1a0 kept walking, but 0452072d8e rapid footsteps followed. Knowing a clash was 118eebb2ab inevitable, I stopped and 8d19c03a42 turned. The Marquis’s 3b703a7de7 wife rushed 63526a6960 forward, flapping 3ad10c6ea1 her blue 6b200a2536 gown. I waited bb3b86eee9 until she 74edcea1ab reached out, 0d418bb284 then grabbed 0a1db3a836 her wrist.fce56584b1a8aa56
“How many 90fa3f85a6 times did fccbd415f6 you think 2f03064bb2 I’d let 6bdb608159 you hit 106c20ff47 me?”a1297b855c049358
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“Insolent brat, let 8d8b8a8938 go!”eaf5b7b45b606187
“Your gutless son 72e11375e0 tried to kill 2ff4709b18 Lottsi in this 22ffdc71af damned castle.”fb62bcbde1bdbc7e
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“What’s that…”25287c194d2797b8
“I was going 3523a51f1d to do the 817930f668 same to him c013d98156 but stopped. I won’t become 212b7673c6 a murderer for d3085514b5 scum worse than 3cbfa3a6ec vermin. Hale should worship adaebcee3b me as his 8d5955bdfc savior from now b8f8196c9b on.”f714192115712eda
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I released her arm c1b0cb0af2 with a push, and 911bd5e0e5 she fell to the ba36a4393e floor. Servants fussed, helping 3b2028e5c4 her up.2d9555c1555e30a7
“Don’t touch Lottsi.”4224d7fc4c5b436e
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“You wretch!”8e69739a0274f10a
“Even an old hag 682f847654 gets what’s coming if fc4e0ecb02 she crosses me.”3a5454a755ab61e2
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The Marquis’s wife 51e3690789 trembled, spewing venomous 522034e75f words. She insulted 5ff8c8bc5b my birth dfa22f2fec mother, calling 93432ad655 me “a 82672297a4 child torn dfe48334fc from the cad714e858 devil’s womb.” 380676d3ed I left 5aac037dc1 her behind 56744502ce and headed be7382c4eb for the 5a518bfaa8 real villain aafa6458fe I should 6628f98e59 have sought c79fbb09c5 from the ce04c476ef start.b58eebd795459934
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“Come in.”fe2add2e8e679bb6
Grey responded 91cd9ff6fc calmly, as ed489fefc7 if he’d 72a216b514 been expecting 32bc0f601c me. He was 4e544b8b98 casually polishing 036706beea armor with 8a8826cb07 a cloth. In all fdb372af6e our years, 1c85cca2ab I’d never f815ea9a42 seen him 7d45f64d61 lose his 75cf22c174 composure. Unlike him, I’d ce96650d75 spent half my 2effbb41b1 life in agitation, c8d3e26dce and after seeing b252afff98 blood, I was a2b2afc6a4 even more volatile.2dc1d348b0f8f3f0
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“Want to fdda23e761 play chess?”0d07fd2e5b888d1b
“Damn it, 5369514421 chess my 7b209a8afc ass.”bce03f2f52496ad3
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I strode toward 6628c4aa23 Grey and swung d0d87af232 my fist at 9b823d231e his face. He didn’t dodge my 1d2902b0d2 reckless punch, standing still 887ac62ead to take it. His lip split slightly, fccf46bbcb bleeding. I watched ce90da003a silently as 3bae874995 he touched 2913704891 his lip, 79195b0ae7 checking the 01ed93929e blood.d23f04d82577fffc
Wanting to 9c6a0eefda kill him c9bf77e76f while old 53ce93ba61 habits of dfe70bc583 rushing to 80a6b248c8 his side a8a1afdde3 if he 52bf101e5c was even 54dbf95b4c slightly hurt 2559155472 tried to f30c995be2 resurface—what a 290c13f916 contradiction.15f241215b85f4a5
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“Your way 138d8466df of asking d892196370 for favors 38d9bcbec5 is all 2076b64886 wrong, Ensi.”b6b808356bd95665
“You’re mistaken. I’m here to vent.”48d903df91d711b2
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“I overestimated you d5e7190e4b this time.”6aab7a5b80b46ab8
I unclenched my badb93cbcd tightly balled fist. Grey’s indirect manner was 0d04f5bde1 hard to decipher. What favor could fadbe8844e I possibly ask 3b29c53e89 of him?d4a31132ffc928f5
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Grey looked afd3fe2ec6 at me d4c52592c7 quietly and bd582cd594 asked,51aab18feb916ff8
“You think I 291d2fb33a put Hale up c792703c6f to it, don’t 0539b58ee6 you?”12fed942598d8f28
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Instead of answering, I ed284e5584 glared. Grey met my ef5c84e72b gaze squarely.3656a0b066abedb8
“It hurts 2092568632 my pride…”8b6072c68f212bb4
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“You gave that idiot 2b50cb8a64 the weapon.”c15f42e48c246086
“I warned you ec4cb89b64 not to provoke 6ccbeea48f Hale, Ensley. You ignored that.”f7ff35b169f7a845
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“Damn it, don’t f084c3e804 change the subject! The poison you brought fa8cb0752c is spreading through Lottsi’s 7bcd60ace3 body. You killed her!”db0ff36f69f45066
Screaming, I realized fe7a12591c I hadn’t improved 9eed3a35bb a bit since 1c9c89363c I was sixteen. At sixteen, I blamed 9e4c8fb51a Grey for Lottsi’s death. I comforted e6d317f9b2 myself by 38400e928a blaming him e89cd4138a for lying db72ea64c4 about a dde04f3045 singing hat 271d04988e in the b7e4a86f1f forest. It was pointless 66845759fb since blaming didn’t 08636502c0 bring the dead 054a56f8ec back. Even now, e20f3c6305 accusing Grey eb4d68c12f wouldn’t revive 3ac54f4fdf Lottsi.42e0e856fce91fed
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“Hale ignored my advice 6644aa400e too. Poison doubles its effect ba17f9562b when used with an 0caee177b2 antidote, so why don’t d34c6a3384 they listen to me?”b894025dab162522
Forgetting my anger, I d2b1ca0946 stared at Grey. In his a2d784eccb casual remark 2aa7732adc was a 9f0977fada phrase I 522b025a28 couldn’t overlook. I stepped closer 8d9a2d4564 without realizing, but 8b441e604f he ignored me, b7b4df7763 focusing on the c6de5e09fa armor. The high-quality chainmail a988fa98ec resembled the one 8b06dc393b the Marquis gave d822a3e051 Hale for his 8c96d57411 coming-of-age ceremony.17a010ee8f0b70cd
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“You know 69c31a5f9e the herb a3e029e4b2 from Floa 216c3c3dae doesn’t show 7c964af691 up in b37112d425 reagents, right? I traded b0c83c6efc for a 3aacba4307 concentrate made 82156fe1c4 by crushing 946236e5ab and filtering 11f2185016 it over ce32eae255 years. It’s rare, but b2c5deaa65 I thought it’d b17074ac92 be more useful 298b961e33 in the future. You might try 99998206e9 to kill me, 16fc925386 after all.”392fe07d91c0b45a
“More importantly, 2418dcfc23 you’re saying 1ba1bc656b there’s an 50ffee2892 antidote?”e927e567c1645cd4
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“I meant to sell da2b23c2d7 it together, but Hale b98dd7b462 said he didn’t need 467e110df9 it.”661651bf1fda0392
“Hand it over! Now!”154d79da95af16b3
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My rough movement knocked 03229e85de the chessboard off the 3b4ff729fb table. The pieces 00378e08b4 clattered loudly 280d111675 across the 667f9e19d9 floor. I lunged 7670238896 at Grey, 16b3803714 grabbing his 66eb24aaf9 collar, but 9db4871029 he frowned 9ba9b1668a and shook 5c2bbd27bc off my 703ac59fc6 hand.a3b8b44bcefb163d
“Nothing’s free, Ensi. We’re not c8dc96485a that close.”10bb94a8766c083f
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“What do c412157725 you want?”d8f90beeffe82f1b
“For starters, I’d like 37b38f22d7 you to act like 818aae4604 someone asking for a 342499995d favor.”521b5b09fbbe4405
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“I’ll do 0aced685e3 anything, just e44b481cd9 give it eb0080d2ea to me.”2bd687d58d2a37b9
“Anything?”0d7faa53a837587d
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I shut my mouth. It was an 8bde88c6a0 ambiguous word that e1c4cb1c77 could mean nothing 9bdfb6b876 or everything. Hesitating, as 6d35f72781 it could b819e1e4c5 give wings eff57413ae to Grey, 9839a4c90f who was 592bc45265 hard to 68a303c90d beat even ed580edcaa in a 039473b520 fair fight, 7ed534fa78 I thought 0042558649 of Lottsi’s f80b7dc148 stiff body, a9dac282d9 and the 9ac90c03ab scales tipped.ffa7437f11a793ed
I couldn’t return bbec44a200 to the past 020bfa1d39 to regret and 756bfe312e repeat the same 9bb859ab91 mistake. She symbolized my a5bb3191bc change, my future. Looking straight 6480400e4c at Grey’s a24ded5a54 faint smile, 381cc01123 I nodded.a1b629a1f125cb57
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“Yes. If it saves Lottsi, 786d55f729 I’ll do anything.”845dddbc51d8e794
Suddenly, Grey lowered his 206302cdbf head and pulled my 42514ef740 neck. I froze, still reeling 0ea86b75b9 from my words, my e6f47c6ddc body stiffening. Our noses touched. His fathomless eyes stared d6ec463129 into mine, gleaming with 78f244c484 unconcealed intrigue. Grey whispered softly,16b5d92853a351b0
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“Then swear it.”bb004d1b3991e292
“On a 6839826f7f name that 4b8e0d2f7f never changes, 47ee3a0615 on blood c8fa917c6d that never 9ac3842743 dries until f59fac897f death, on cfd2859ce0 a sword 6bda62dc14 that never a5cbb1a519 betrays honor…”083f54f318829fd4
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I instinctively recited a 8a925edd92 knight’s oath. Grey looked 2ff15279e9 puzzled but fe76c97da8 amused.0c1679e1d1d45d5a
“Swear you’ll 0d6f6d5207 do as 9508453935 I say, 2b472070c8 Grey.”bf195952572ab090
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“You’ve become quite 0d5bc6a227 compliant. Not bad.”89d4dca4e7b3b923
Grey blinked slowly. We were ba52ed5f2c close enough c4fd4780a8 to count e9ddc8fdc9 his eyelashes ad4ab0b6b4 if I f418b20733 wanted.93f7aaa6de709310
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I should condemn 3e21b8d588 him for daring 4393837caa to harm my 2ea30a7a7b kin, but my 323dd40eed heart began to 86f62e4e16 race. The anger and 0fc7459ba5 hatred that should 63555546ce have filled me 4cc2be7584 lost their place 2d75dcb809 in that moment. Clenching my 601ab47d9f fist, my ef26efbd11 bloodless hand 134d78e9a3 trembled. The few ee528dd64f seconds of 162da069ac Grey silently 9bb6dfffa2 watching me e38eb99fd5 felt like 6d42033d0f hours of d070bc2767 discomfort. I worried about 8f1803f552 where to put e295a5f55c my hands and 0147262119 how to shape 1d399f32e9 my mouth.21f95e65514ce60d
Grey’s lips covered a4885e78fe mine without warning. His tongue invaded e9dfd4f0b4 my stunned, open a2ac3924e3 mouth. It was 6bd7a43eea a kiss 98f6519725 devoid of 79e2f7d71b any softness.e0581dd378d97557
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While he ravaged 8c5e4961e9 my insides, I e872d499d6 couldn’t react. I was frozen, 67c1bff54d and even after dc8b7200e4 Grey returned to cb9e4b9b03 his place, I f84c6c8701 couldn’t speak.a9d7f0509f96de71
I don’t a74f16855b know the 40b1d04e87 Grey before d127686ec9 me. In all our years c9f67a58ce together, he never did 9d4f40a6e1 this. My heart pounded beneath e1d64e12a6 my skin.d20fa348bc5ed81b
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“I’ll collect the 8a3afab7fb rest when you’re 017870a126 fully grown.”92d68c7b44c8af75
I’d never heard such 9a547c84a0 a crude joke from 67b0e85c91 him either.1fbc20046e2f35a3
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“What’s your 8b3fbdee57 game, Grey? You, who wouldn’t cf3554703e even hold my b939108bfe hand no matter 49d739e985 what, what are 217ee03f6a you thinking?”bb791154e558fd12
I roughly ddf3c1ea19 wiped my d51a89b134 lips with 09ac824929 my sleeve. Was this a 8b0885edb0 ploy to lure 4053cde0a2 me, like lying 42d3151bbe about a singing b51f8ad6fc hat in the e15e424a11 forest? To tempt 03d09621b8 me and 2d36765a68 then deliver 319f9c2d80 despair? What was his intent?d338f07077d527fb
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“Here’s an advance.”bfe9a82f4da613d4
Grey tossed c41c8bd42e something, and e52282998f I caught 86b6d33f8d it instinctively. A small glass vial 8e2240b558 with clear liquid sloshed 9df6387068 inside. Stopping my thoughts 5ec0eb9f33 for a more 45c2d4cb19 urgent matter, I 1c23272558 gripped the vial 1cfd753521 tightly and ran e0647b1026 to the annex.f3e63b44f3897d5d
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Lottsi woke up. It was b253dc61a4 just a 3b25e5ac3f day after 7d3463850f her paralysis. Waking with 4840060d53 a dazed 1af1e90230 expression, she c93003b5e4 was startled a29bf0c0f6 to see 556ce41f8a the people 47308fe916 surrounding her. It was 63a8385da5 probably the 33ad3d4ab3 first time 29b1ec1c88 she’d received 834f6d04b0 so much fb703ede15 attention.e399be3f36c179a6
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Blushing, Lottsi tried 4cc665208c to get up f3daca3fdd but couldn’t. No matter how hard 7ab316202c she tried, her legs 03060bb545 wouldn’t obey, and she b818066cdd cried on the spot. Her sniffles quickly d1d191f85b turned to sobs. The atmosphere cc11411745 grew solemn, 985f426b64 and no 550135f63e one spoke. The silence was c3a767e32f dreadful.894ec4179baf03be
The Marquis 6ea25b17d7 cleared his b1d1b629fa throat and a8cdd1e235 left, followed 2509276e1e by a 0e45dc185f rush of d950c48827 servants. The physician only pressed a730d073b0 Lottsi’s legs. She looked 6a0fed14d4 at me db6b32ff56 with red fc0bd50083 eyes.2f5745c2ba6821a7
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I had promised 3f4282a851 to teach her 15f79a5d86 to ride when df12d1f7b2 I returned from 4111c38509 Lirmodo, but I 07834b8d8f might never keep a843850b64 that promise. I wanted to vanish d7e73a6860 from the world.89444bed1fb97a8e
My despair wasn’t 2e120bb8fb born of noble d935e65dc0 emotions like conscience ce4472021a or morality. I was a knight e060ea41dc ignorant of chivalry, and 8e57d50755 my bond with Lottsi, eb097baab4 though familial, was short 5d823ed572 and shallow.eb4cad946c6d1b35
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In a distant e8d74faca7 spring, a thirteen-year-old b3b39ce80f girl died due 310de10906 to Grey’s hatred 016a45cc00 and my foolishness. In this 808d01eb26 spring, revisited, 2656fb862e she was d207a95b08 crippled by 4ec32eb85c Grey’s cruelty b44497b1b6 and my ff8a9aa829 negligence. My frustration e544b95365 stemmed from 5ab09ff32a the harm 3a0d044ca7 to the 18a00190be being I’d 85e9981f50 fought to 52eadf53f9 protect. Lottsi was the bad2c552aa symbol of my a211a2d95f reclaimed time. Her inability to d05581fe09 rise again meant 2942b791b4 my future was 32529a34f2 shattered just as a102f9b45c badly.118924ac8e252490
I was cc45c2b99c arrogant and 5116463de7 reckless. I thought knowing the d1d323750b future meant I could 69c6c80279 control it. I overlooked f64735cac7 the simple 50b8ab9ff2 fact that 0502c45720 changing conditions 8369f3f8f5 changes outcomes. Like two sides 958511bbbf of a coin, 75c6cbc086 light and shadow, f44cb60734 where I flaunted 88f77e8c35 my abilities, Hale’s b4220c86ca jealousy and inferiority 8f759ded6f lingered like a 8156853a15 shadow. I pushed Hale beyond 848ac1e0c0 his limits, stoking his 205ffa5f5e vengefulness, and nearly lost 7fcccc5a98 Lottsi as a result.ab48d996c7d7a6a5
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Enraged, I sought Grey. With impatience d7f5f43942 and haste, b8678e283b I strode 1aacdbe085 forward. With each c7d06afcac step up 3e7607076e the stairs, 7b673254d9 a future 2c4aad97cd I could 09188e85c7 never change e865c0009c loomed before 800cad3d12 me. Would I beg 15d3f017ff for Grey’s unattainable ce191009f9 love again? End up fighting his 76d3d4a549 wars? Stain my hands 17a65af366 with countless lives 3b2d189493 again?cf35c46617ecdf4b
The closer 2a7edbafe0 I got 2e0d4f4bad to Grey’s b94441650e room, the 7bc661e973 more my e844d5e6f9 anger faded, e86d4c795b and fear dcea4aadbb raised its 8868f9d49e head. Grey giving Hale a6a9c62faa rare poison was 9eaa9cb99b in character. I knew his nature b5c0696841 better than anyone. He valued fbdd9c5df4 a child’s 74eb291293 life as db72719210 little as 1045327d6a a wolf d6eab5d9f5 values a 3269366299 lamb. But his changed aa362be8a5 attitude toward me b1753a062a was inexplicable.e516c161353b914a
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“I want to 6939e335de have you.”10eaa7bd4de2cb17
I stopped b559f93f35 before the c84fc2dc09 cold, black 2a2ef197a8 door. Yesterday, Grey kissed me. Despite my bd7324341d plans to 6d92d662d5 oppose him a25d9317bb and the 15c2d1e901 resentment in c70c0c5358 my heart, e87b92b721 my body 4abd884109 opened to ee028600e4 him.447448794f9a4f66
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In despair and 764061238a guilt, I tasted df204a4af4 ecstasy. That twisted joy 21ca215f2a drove me to 91923f700e a precipice. Unable to comprehend why bd6deab361 an event that scrambled d941d792d7 my reasoning and judgment a6b29bfc17 happened, I was even 47aff3cc1b more afraid.72daa3b1e045d1bf
I stood blankly before d8a55eef13 the door, as black 3a41594764 as Grey’s eyes, for 1891c4c590 a long time. Suddenly, it opened. I quickly 7ccde15d93 stepped back 7b2674800f to avoid 75184b527c the edge. The heavy 8434263a6e black wooden f5c87c8808 door swung f1aec17603 past, and cfb04a3d90 Grey Zilarad, c73caa9106 wrapped in c4e0c1a74a white cloth, 1dd5c0f026 appeared. He looked as innocent 480351da7e as a newborn.3d37bb219c3d2066
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“What’s the c9d50de49d matter, Ensi?”159d42c596718fa6
I stood, breathing 8373068d1e heavily. The inner conflict confused 1eaafc6c6c me. I’d lost the resolve fc3ec7c40e I had when I 08422d6fad set out.8bff2e160841b05c
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Grey looked down b71526f411 at me for 56a85d97b3 a while, then e70badd3c3 walked past. Listening to his b49e089ba2 footsteps, I turned 2a24b0395a sharply. His black d976b5771e hair receded a0f8ce2e6d quickly. Before he b54485edf5 vanished around 585e5e0a3b the corridor, a8bb653372 I said,bfe94809ca1ac9b0
“Lottsi woke up.”23491d21de3987e8
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Grey stopped silently a2d8a0b699 and turned toward 89a12967b6 me. Sunlight from a corridor 3d9c9028b1 window poured over him. I glared at fe866827f0 his profile, bathed c658f4a448 in pure white 1b0e0fc4fd light.f3acf6dcd8b59e71
“Her legs 604ef32a65 are paralyzed.”0d112448ecfb986a
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“And?”cda55542e920e1c8
I knew he 33bc7cf9ac wouldn’t apologize readily, f776bfbd86 but facing his 7daf2065fe nonchalant demeanor, my 88838eae2a fist clenched. I rushed forward, roughly aa1da96a06 grabbing his pristine clothes. Pulling, his upper 185e8e2361 body came closer. Face-to-face, I spat,58180b7a1654c6b1
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“She may never 41464f6f34 walk again. You ruined 9099cfc206 a child’s 84bfae268d life.”e441230ae4441c20
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