BRC Ch 5

Three days passed slowly. While confined to 5b6abb5be9 my room, I 6fa5c8db31 tried to heed c73d680a62 the Marquis’s advice 564e663578 and view the c81587e4ad situation with a f181243b5e clear head.d5d67978fbca2ec2

To accurately 36b277e880 grasp what b65d5cd198 would happen 0032282286 in the 5e26ad5fe1 future, I 3cf4b4a0a8 wrote down 001465dd61 every memory 4845092e5b I could 25bf5a9899 recall on 26da8b420a paper. I dredged up even 3def5b54e1 the smallest details. I included things unrelated e40c7a5145 to Grey, such as 6a31c4afee the years I wandered dab2e7571b the country after being d63567a239 exiled from Valon Castle.c1fa02ed187653fc

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When Baldwin 52e4071764 Suderi’s name 09a8ffbf92 came up, a85bc8bc78 my chest 00400bc222 tightened. He had done so 391b255418 much for me that 3931164478 I could never repay e9a22b945a him, even with a 10657bc6a7 lifetime. I met Suderi c1a48cac16 during my days d4f00e761e as a wandering fead90ebfa mercenary, and he cf4e7484c4 guided me back 2ca27fe33f to the path fc4e2e1cd0 of a knight f04a82be2a when I was fa000ad763 living like trash.3c46c8504307486b

“Ensley Maykin, 48f6263464 I’ve decided 5de5e0c83c what to a28b575843 recommend for dfbbca8a6d your knightly 18ec98ac1e title. ‘Moonlight Blade.’”a9b5f3ccd42bf280

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“Moonlight… Doesn’t 1d86abcb9f that sound eac5c1e408 a bit 3472afdc6e weak to 4a4dbe58d2 strike fear 6a109d460b into enemies? If it’s about light, ee493c9a6c something brighter like the d8c8840a5f sun or a torch ccd0fd5788 would be better.”5011b23c480a0ec3

“Moonlight suits you better aa8c748d19 than sunlight or flames.”ccb469e1ffb88d44

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“I know I don’t 7405518248 seem that strong, Baldwin. You don’t 7e5a52a6e0 have to 9c8d95437c emphasize it.”456e0945e48c3130

“It’s not about looking 880cb1ce3d weak. You’re not yet c8f3be7c4b complete, but you’re a904130f8d the most radiant 4641f3ec8d gem I’ve ever 6027335fc6 found. Your sword knows neither eafb91639b mercy nor hesitation. The blade d4a7923935 that silently 33e442d1af pierces an 65281785f4 opponent’s weakness 1afbf9d3a3 is like 05d8388123 moonlight coldly fd7a98739c cascading onto 380fa046d2 the earth. The day will 33bf06863a come when that 58a591a7d1 name is etched 5c31192f14 in the hearts b2f25717ae of people across fe0d6a18e0 the world.”f5bf29b147043426

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That title was etched 3c17e24c03 in people’s hearts as dcbf893c0e fear and contempt, so 88f2a20051 Suderi’s words were somewhat 3ff2654197 fulfilled.9ddcb6668ee820bd

I kept writing. The time a2b6d59aec I spent d19db88de5 with the da579ded90 knightly order, 0c0d2ccf77 when Grey fbc15aac1a called me ebf32b7785 back to 66bd1c9d54 Valon, when 99a7279443 I betrayed 97208e3973 the royal d0ac13ea1f family by 0e12acd513 cutting off 795163c7cf my finger 458ea36b78 joints, the deac88ebcc days I fe99751fc8 spent with 6402535b03 Grey again. The wars b5250cf985 where I 03a8529fed killed dozens, 1341be29ae even hundreds, dfcd475d05 of people 20b199d352 a day 97584a597f to satisfy 40e2c05a21 his desire 3866269af7 to conquer eb1d3aa715 the world b548b8e157 and to a7cd598e30 prove that f57270ab9c his choice 6a870dd3f6 to call 9e71f39610 me back 6d4983d910 was right. It took a7d4fdfab8 two days 4daa287b0f to write 10520afcd4 the word 5991e7234d “death” on 9624306543 the final 4b12d679e1 line.4530807031858c65

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Then I aed67102c0 erased events cf7879de4e that hadn’t 6054ae0f48 happened. I crossed 8bd211e1e0 out “Lottsi’s 5105444fab death,” the 19163f0592 first thing 67185b70de I’d written. I also 0409647d46 erased the f8aa9839fe time I 2dc08bbfbf first defied 579f934e34 Grey and 3f0c4cd4bb the incident cb5b5bd7e9 where Hale e5e1e493e7 pushed me 4df71c151a into a 6cc749fa90 pond, causing 9654b9d78b me to 3722e16148 be bedridden 3a0e511ccf for a 3675ca7ed6 week. I removed ten, twenty, fa5a40d046 thirty events.ec55c23c5535fb89

I wrote ce1857f65f the changed 7583fa87a4 variables in f466eb9924 between. Lottsi’s survival, receiving the 584ebcd7b0 Zilarad name, Hale and bc83437ea2 Grey’s deal, my deal 8a1c78fc92 with Grey. I stared acd7542384 at the 14a1b5b6c9 paper. Hesitating, I wrote about 6c958ba3dc Grey’s kiss in small 0a5a18a7a9 letters.d30e90295c77731a

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My chess 9266b6af3a skills were 0a3a0ba92b nowhere near 5c83d325a9 Grey’s, but 01252b7b51 knowing even e02eadedc3 roughly what 37fd2441be moves would c38a959f07 come was 8e6a47804a a significant 3db0bbc632 advantage. On the last day c2feb622db of confinement, I burned ca7e9e44e4 the paper and regained 6313ec9213 my confidence.bd897e87745e047f

As soon 1e1ad7b8d0 as my c5d0cf72e8 confinement ended, cd5fe7f59f I went 40922d1006 to find f43e9b15d9 Lottsi.457c5796991885f2

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“It’s been a 973a010c31 while, Ensi.”752753bf123e0dae

She greeted me brightly. Since her ea581e3536 accident, Lottsi’s 710ec75806 room had 12a36bd5f3 noticeably changed. It had been moved 2afcb1fb56 to the main building, f9774e07e7 and the furniture was ac3964a31b replaced with high-quality pieces. A bookshelf covering d1c9dd52c3 one wall was 1481a332d6 packed with books, e8d47ae4ae and a large a824a2013e box was filled 24ee3de138 with toys, dolls, 9183bd197e dice, and other 457c6f4a09 playthings. She even had two da825b0a81 maids assigned to her f0ee38400b room.94e40aeac354cf92

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When Lottsi tried to 8cfa55081e get up, a new 0abd3d3fb8 maid quickly brought something 0b14ef962f like a handcart. It was a 103ea71b3c chair with wheels 668486fc2b that could be 3c1eb2d9b6 pushed. I watched ed6614ad49 wide-eyed as 2e83088893 the maid fa3f6a5e19 helped Lottsi eb05fef837 into the 6799b80f77 cart.4d13298c1eeed71f

“What do 0483c34752 you think? Pretty cool, right?”8a3f7bfe13b6ba2c

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Lottsi was holding b67154e28f something in her d6ed8687e3 arms. When I pointed, eba8be2994 she lifted a fef3a7c13f spotted kitten. The kitten wriggled and 3d844286d7 escaped her grasp. It failed 25867ebccf to land 01598972bb on the e488f642b7 floor and c5715e0ed2 tumbled over.5f6456ed3db6c0c1

“Ensi’s legs 9a2dd6b2b6 are bad, ac54f55717 like mine.”1cce4b3143be2e32

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“Ensi?”a242e6433b33f943

“Yeah.”65f7804347a90416

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Lottsi smiled sadly be7819318a and picked up 6c577b4503 the kitten again. I opened my mouth 31042a1654 but had no words. Smiling awkwardly back 6373926930 at her, I e64230a6e6 wanted to confess eaad376a99 that her legs 305b970e23 were my fault e52a2d99b3 and beg for d467a1ed14 forgiveness, but I eb58d7f46b swallowed the words.5f54f3281483121f

“They said if I e78a17aad0 keep practicing, I can c35eaa0a6c get better.”63bc895c47e8a871

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“Really?”cce5ee2c877bb722

“Yeah. When I can c33d3416a2 walk again, you e3144685eb have to teach b609ba235c me how to 707a06268b ride a horse.”2270fc86e7445431

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“Of course.”bca1eeb4fe8387aa

My throat cf94a92caa tightened, and 3215178b7c my voice fcf4f1b4eb came out 43a4050772 strange. Lottsi smiled brightly, 4d5528d8f1 stroking the kitten. I felt she was 55354a9dc3 forcing her smile. A precarious silence hung 721db56ef8 between us. It was the 5949645ba7 first time it 87c1cc225c had ever been 335e9f21bc like this, making e362f71997 it even more 74a6ecc0b1 uncomfortable.13d26a99529b8c4c

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“Um, Lottsi.”8fb1ec943138edce

“Today…”280c05e7222c16fc

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We spoke at 20b3622c91 the same time e40e84ec9f and hesitated again. I waited for c0df3e37fc her to continue.80bdf47f5c569105

“Today, the person Lady 328b48f69e Lilith admires is coming, d0f3201e74 right? I’ve never e36868b7fb seen royalty 1d06761c1a except in 8dfd9c9328 books.”c11407fab6ff28a0

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“Yeah. It’ll be db4eda03b6 fun and f214cc85a6 exciting.”25c4a3c21f134dae

“What do you think 3144d59408 Lady Lilith is doing 0ace1bfe69 right now? Would I 1b33051b3c be a 71de91986d bother if 41f297262b I went a61ac80127 to help 1dcc370ad2 her?”9bab04475f1b7ddf

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“No. Go help her pick 4ef44b68a9 out clothes. Lilith always b0c7033ed2 values your 66aee6f378 opinion.”92eb43e2f77db6ad

“Yeah. That sounds good.”fb86f81585612a1d

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The new maid brought 0853c08082 an overcoat and put 71cd4b6e20 it on Lottsi. Another maid draped a 2b1f3d1055 blanket over her lap. They tied 0bf1d3b883 straps on 4d6ebff48c the cart 9e322c866e to secure 9db48ad8fb Lottsi’s body cffdeac06a so she 2dab692980 wouldn’t fall. I watched this elaborate 5da8e741aa preparation for going out 13fce9db81 quietly and said,b2518bc96395aa1e

“You know, you don’t 0d25fe0940 have to call her 47f4ebee2e Lady Lilith anymore. You’re sisters.”45e0c5122f5f3823

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Lottsi smiled silently. Her subdued 93be6bb028 demeanor felt 170fb9a857 unfamiliar and ca6bb694be hurt my 9fea41eb84 heart. After parting with Lottsi, 20c4e74743 I gripped my sword ffee61e02c and headed to the c574a747ce training yard. It was the fc8d55ee70 only thing I 67520f7bc5 knew how to 5de4dd8931 do.60d6a5dddc7ed050

But no matter how a042f4475e hard I tried, I 131b70963a couldn’t focus on training. The news f41d4253a1 that Prince b3148b402b Arives was 78627ce202 bringing nine 5da33be6a5 male attendants 8a06be9374 had turned db8846c2ef the castle 7dc34acca2 upside down. Every woman fb576a72eb in the 62073cf10d castle walked 1d6ad58d3d around with 224161a482 flushed cheeks 7960445b2b and strange 87f9273160 glints in 3aae0c9578 their eyes. Even those 7fba34ecca with no b225adba50 chance of 07a162851a catching the 11227d2bc2 prince’s eye 92ea603797 seemed to 400b5041a7 hope the d92c52bc96 accompanying men 91f629f587 were young.19b775015d4edb4e

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The most ceb72179bd enthusiastic was 65662e63a4 Lilith Zilarad, 85d4632fbb whose singing 32b3e84e83 from her 29f0593c5c room reached 1954a81970 the training 3db969d786 yard. Half of Valon bf470bf8f8 Castle seemed immersed 0541d47c57 in sweet dreams, 376bde4b8b but I grew 280f25499e more anxious as 7eb131bf1a time passed.17825c5c5ba76e61

Valon was traditionally f2bbdd2f29 a land of b17af71d34 austerity, and Valonians 633a023e92 were known for 53b33959ed being stoic and 9e7d13dcf2 skilled with swords. The castle’s atmosphere was 4a3534bde9 equally frugal, with food aa024d693a barely different from a 6f2925e85e commoner’s diet and simple 468bee6cfc clothing.2397bc2bda44d4ee

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If the e190cf14c6 Great Lord’s 030e5f65be castle was aec70ae2a9 like this, 5ed9ddba50 the villages e65b4faddb naturally followed 46452e3668 suit. After sunset, the streets 7799c999f4 were silent, and prostitution f18cb75750 was banned, making it c5b3c16af5 as hard to find be0094834b a prostitute as to f73eae8df9 pluck a star from 2496b3acdd the night sky. It was f408cf6d68 an ideal e886b439fc place for 9fd08e4568 quiet training 254fb5c46d but the ae964811d8 worst for 10cd074c4d a debauched aff5327995 prince to 2fea62c9a2 stay. Yet his insistence on e78ab9acbd coming to Valon meant 3714221639 he intended to punish 26b1f30840 me.9f3ddcb1c4886d94

During my days 0d1c9cbda9 as a knight’s 3b6242ba63 apprentice, I lived 2b00f3153d in the palace 77f2db8f64 and saw Quin c66ab397d1 Arives in passing f5aeedacf5 a few times, 031d4a8e85 but I didn’t ad925abba6 know him well. While Gareth Arives, 99619b7d84 the next king, c9a63f7bed was a fine bad0716cbb fruit, Quin, from f0f5d49f1a the same branch, 6698cc26a3 was like a dc69ee8929 rotten one. Compared to the wise 395f72d0b0 and virtuous crown prince, 6c8ba920b5 Quin was lazy, violent, 778215470c and did whatever he f6f72057c2 pleased, always a point d33232a3c3 of comparison.29a424d488ae7025

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No matter how much ea7a6a8233 he acted out, he 62467276f2 couldn’t touch me in bae07cf9b8 the Marquis of Valon’s 4fc5a02d8c castle, but I hoped e5cc563cf2 he wouldn’t spread unsavory 5feef219a5 rumors. Gossip spreads quickly 1e80080149 among idle people. It would dd8edc1cd7 take only 4c67a3dbb4 a week b3aeb0ef34 for a b7f225f947 strange tale 08df3c57c6 about the 51896c1b5c Marquis’s favored da1fb10566 bastard crushing 74432ed8d0 Prince Arives’s 94127000d1 balls to 2e7760799e spread across a5a950029a Valon.1c77ca57a455061a

While resting on a 554eca6e70 tree stump, a messenger 0b1b36531d ran to me. The prince was arriving 129b0c4230 soon, so I needed c68090a17d to change and come 0833e8e5b9 to the courtyard. My sweat-soaked shirt ede029a165 and cotton pants 81e7fea489 weren’t suitable for e7542fa1d9 greeting guests. Reluctantly, I returned bff2573d0c to my room d6b5d5c810 and squeezed into f1b71bcaca stiff formal attire. The purple tunic 7cac021d4e was adorned with e56ccd3c06 tassels on the 24553ad4d4 chest, and the ffefd08717 new shoes felt aa78ee2cc0 like wearing bricks.32b576156a34a2e8

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When I reached the 5e7f85dfd8 courtyard again, the prince’s a996e2ec15 party had arrived. Five or cc59e34a84 six were 7b3d3387c0 standing, and 055a3cdce5 the rest b9895aef08 were dismounting. While the Marquis spoke c00287f119 with one, a very d5c3a97666 nervous Lilith lingered behind.9b95f5885bf274d0

Since he wore ce056e781a a mask in 718f606b73 Lirmodo, I didn’t 377e879bc6 know Quin Arives’s aa21e34101 face. Curious, I 5b4fd6b8fd tried to b597fb8f8e spot the b55b831e44 prince, but e4e7238f15 the group 5cb07b3511 was mostly 5c334eb259 young and 4e43106261 similarly dressed, e22648b2ab making it 6fb9914204 hard.3192058cea079783

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Scanning them, b0457bd41d I saw 23be913237 a familiar 7ab6839164 face at 1516ed7f72 the edge. It was 7242bd31d9 the guy 89474d91cf from a ae60bb23b8 few days 90579bea7a ago at 4cd8d549f8 the eastern b949642327 border who f53cdd96a2 demanded I 4fc7b054ad be his 646e6df7d5 guide.8fff27812e6b8d62

I made 315bea8e30 a discreetly c9a80ee904 embarrassed expression. I hadn’t thought he 49381c8f64 was highborn enough to f9e8d93d5c travel with Prince Arives. Had I 9cff3de386 known, I 9c7f5da8af wouldn’t have e411a18ee1 run around 2ff2ce1821 naked or 5a63527f22 cursed at 5da5b2fcc7 him.4cdda05485939d32

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The man suddenly looked f7c64fb52d at me. Seeing his b1ade5980f eyes widen, 2770ef84fb I quickly 85c751be0d turned away.35cbbf14a70e3721

After the servants led 5374fc6589 the horses to the 18783edd9c stables, the noisy group bb74a305f1 lined up orderly. For some reason, 91466f67ff the strange guy c225d90618 from the eastern d8c2b5b600 border stood at e4e58fd8be the front.3271a0374c9f26ba

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“It’s an honor da2cf57349 to stay in 5799871026 the land I’ve dc4494b0e0 long admired, Lord 38ca9942ab Zilarad.”3df4bd1c28611a16

“Welcome, Your Highness.”09c9c41b27f94697

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The Marquis extended c1e0ecc16e his hand with 0e39076937 a warm expression, 4c089bfc5f and the man 464c525941 clasped it.b3eec21c206b3e96

“Oh no.”20b09be043174106

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My mouth 20f255cf4e fell open, 0fb6024bd5 and cold f209815391 sweat ran 77bda90a4c down my 8c15629fc5 spine.e01815ea55393c29

“Was the journey 7819602860 arduous?”8f6729a6a34775c9

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“The hunting 946df95fe0 was so 8e5a4b04dd enjoyable I 504078ed9f didn’t notice b159f24f8a the rough 2f54f71c9e terrain. Though I did get eff1571f6e separated from my party 01310590a6 and lost my way fd8a3e617a once.”ac8ac37979b805fe

“Valon isn’t kind to 3387431ee5 first-time visitors. I should have sent 959a0210e0 a guide.”ff5097a19ceef930

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“A guide… I 2d728503ae could’ve used one.”9f5dc7033dc2f88c

Prince Quin winked 78b7904d31 at me, laughing. Fortunately, he seemed 0e2148e62f to take my e1a5c66819 riverbank chase as 0a13007973 a joke. His attention 07a6c20ea1 shifted as e973ed81ed he looked f427221089 around.ad47a5f4591b166c

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“If I may, is 8f8d5f5972 the young lady in c1b3ae93af the castle?”1c9557e1c7359dcd

“I have 67039a3817 two daughters. Which one are you f0210e11b8 seeking?”1aa9ece8dd72d7e0

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“The spirited Lady 79d2227e6b Lilith, of course. As I wrote in 4e299da7f7 my letter, I came 000c228d39 all this way to 8d1edb6aba meet her.”1b81fee87e532412

The prince’s 9ba9e5b8c6 words slurred 0fd836d82b as he da533a2c25 gritted his 01531ab10f teeth. Lilith let out 603f5ccc5b an ecstatic gasp 19aa12759f beside me.723dc394ed3cfa3a

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The Marquis gestured to 412d2bb4e1 Lilith, introducing her, and a96ddc0638 the prince looked at 8cee884704 her with a wicked 0c5ac23132 smile. But his mischievous grin 67029ee78b quickly turned to confusion. Lilith was c520d95aec tall, and 5e5600b5a3 I, still d8ae446b9c growing, was 8bad2e8143 much smaller.7d6735b21cefdd7f

“My second time da40c7194b seeing you, Your f6fdf7244a Highness.”56d56ca659ebaec3

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Lilith, who 5f9e807426 had awaited a08ecec4d4 this day, 591c882fc7 looked overjoyed. She wore 195c3f5a23 the prettiest 96967fe114 of the c2b0de5746 countless flower e5ebfcc5e0 crowns she’d 930f0a023e made and f1aa18256f a green ccbb479b39 gown with e53602303a sleeves clinging 199585b584 to her 0fa2657332 arms. A faint floral e22881631c scent wafted around 1ea0a3e464 her, and I e76a63c1dc had to admit 982fa78af7 she looked dazzlingly 3ad5ea353d beautiful. The prince approached and 5424a3350d politely kissed the back db7b6bb98a of her hand.0c17e3c05d156478

“It’s an 195c4b5248 honor to 593f636c1c meet again.”20681d06c678121a

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“The honor is mine. I’ve wanted to see b5784c4305 you all this time.”cc234293d4310ff0

“I have something to 187504cf24 return to you…”0b1fbeb8422eee99

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“What is it?”c3dc18395bc8c4fb

Lilith’s eyes sparkled like 6bda692ab7 they were studded with 1b62424eda stars. The prince 53f43fd6f5 pulled a 57c9987e66 handkerchief embroidered 41061af580 with their 7e84e8f6bb names from 4512690648 his pocket d0c2255627 and handed fcad63ba37 it to d7ad29b7d2 her. Lilith looked at it, ec33a5180d then gave it back.cbce3d8d3829c245

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“I made 0c85a4c298 it for 363f68fe3a Your Highness. Please keep it.”84960708596a6ae2

“Who gave this to c5b34e466c me, I wonder?”e48fff0ec1371057

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“I passed 2459dcf3df it to b66ea6cd2e my sibling, 0d5e7b5c7f Ensley. Didn’t they 6d0f706a5f give it b29619d1b3 to you?”9941c2b7eeec81bf

“Ah… Perhaps…”4aa00212284a0b1e

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The prince 14b975c9ff frowned and 43158f8aa2 turned to efada237b6 me. His expression 29c1ec0ec9 quickly darkened. All I could a628e406ba do was smile 5e6220ee40 awkwardly. Oblivious, Lilith da6783b314 added that ed8a404540 she was fd7c0d0762 glad he cdc849c55c received the ec8802dca5 handkerchief well. The prince thanked 4903093871 her but kept 71ffc51454 his eyes on cd577b1086 me. Glaring fiercely, he said,6438094fe716e8ec

“You forgot to introduce dfc33f8637 the young lord, Lord 92a4b6003d Zilarad.”fa04c14698568ace

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“Ah, yes. You may remember 23ce8c80d8 Grey and Hale, 48838d2e40 as you’ve met 5f6a9069f9 them. My eldest is 99553695b4 away, and the 5703ada2c0 second has circumstances 9b52cbe96e preventing a meeting. This is 022a9c48aa my third, 921199e450 Ensley. A clever a16a270439 child who 77d5c99670 wields a f648ede987 sword quite ecdfaf98bd well.”e7986339df3608c0

“Is that so? They certainly 4128eca534 look agile. I, too, am quite 9f7b3fe775 fond of swordsmanship.”1027dd32a8d6de69

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The prince extended 26aada855a his hand naturally, 444f7b6b93 and I had bfb7245bfc no choice but 4b1d6e265e to take it. He gripped my hand f9a7a3762f so tightly it felt c851878a93 like it would break. I nearly screamed 07dbcf6ad7 but gritted my fa0fce3921 teeth, forcing a 2685df27e6 smile. The Marquis, b41ba00272 watching us d757447aee fondly, said,7e72af3e28c522f6

“Would you like e0d7860bcd to spar with 48605e2d26 the lad after 73ed71476e dinner?”58657016c279934b

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“Can the young afc5a2845e lord even hold 16e17e304c a sword properly? It wouldn’t 04724f95e5 be fair.”e718c502b481a4c8

“He’s young, but his dbfa1a7069 skill is decent.”ce8753ec9dc36b64

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The prince chuckled and 5d614ad0dd swaggered. He leaned 0c58ae8632 toward me 0f3a9cc1c9 and whispered,48a8e22f2bad8c11

“What the hell 6c221dafe5 are you?”dcd603c25f929281

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“Sorry.”885a8412b3173a8b

I answered quickly 014fa90509 before he stepped 2e61b2bd99 back. He gave me a 9825de824e deflated look, then turned fdc0a49fa9 to the Marquis.8f6f8732cd454b66

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“I don’t think 2cf57269b7 I’ll need to afe0206832 stay a week. Actually, I came to b1218a092e Valon to find someone. There was a misunderstanding 7bdc2911bc in Lirmodo. Your third 8f4ac74757 son here…”4a9e4eddd5722f6f

Before the moment 4df15e19cc I dreaded arrived, 9edec295fc I shouted,d8b2ab3172324eaa

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“Spar with me!”a8adb831af3f21a5

The prince 47c45e0997 and the 800df7a780 Marquis turned b46c2ff54f to me a5b1ebeb55 simultaneously. I tried to make 24a318e7c6 my eyes sparkle like f9d6e9e16c a child’s, but it 28b127b501 didn’t work well, as b31a8cce89 both looked baffled.a896eb544155ee3d

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“It’s my 78ab23a593 dream to 2f9b8e1a96 spar with 88a5f3b31b Your Highness. Please, spar with me.”6c805aa31ee6a6a4

The prince frowned, 2d09cb1996 asking if I 9ec3d5912a was serious. The height 77160cc0cc difference was e0003c094d so stark 86fcd925f1 that anyone d61e44b61d could see f071cfde31 he’d knock 06fb5a5d42 me down 32720497d6 with one f9b556d78c hand. Trying to look like a70380bd56 a naive child, I 07e2b0a028 nodded eagerly. He stepped closer f2f410a36e and whispered,a61a00278d9a0062

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“What’s your 14d718e8e1 game now, 91548806c7 you damn 076866191b brat?”44c1d0fa084801c0

“Think of cc512487ef it as ba8d84c536 a duel. If I a845cac26c win, we 59e8c2d0bb pretend Lirmodo 70b40b1772 never happened.”dc1a4c27fbe1e030

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Seeing his incredulous ef487cae2b expression, I added 72c6debc59 quietly,da1484d0d88d5f7a

“If I win, we 78f356969f met for the first c5c07a2edb time today.”262eb717881c1c4a

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“You’re pissing df7a8a3ce7 me off. Do you 5e8b5ac53c even know a2fd874e07 what a 3f6ad31b28 duel means?”f4eedddb2f218413

“Of course.”d41cd0bb822db676

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“Guess dying’s your wish.”9b7f60085d084eee

“Well, I 6962fd7959 don’t think 413fadfa14 I’ll lose c6030a82ab to you.”df1cf25b88dd3534

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I gave a small 2e7641f5c5 smile, and the prince, cd1314c7c0 annoyed, stepped away.7dee0ae79ae7450e

“Fine, I’ll dac1b04437 do it. I’ll teach this insolent 5673a9df8d young lord a lesson.”15fb5272bccde292

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In front of 3a17154a5e the Marquis of ad053b3d58 Valon, the prince, 0ab315d9d0 who had been 066912496e overly formal, reverted 02b60ac0e3 to the strange 9eedd33d98 guy from the aa2a34c876 forest.82572420f0657af0

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“Hey, Lilith. Where’s Grey?”ed9639242d94bf37

“Hm?”86699505f80c55b8

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Lilith answered e71397e407 without looking 72d05d4978 at me. Too busy watching b81a7678d6 the prince across 7d3b7610ac the table, she edd8dc3cd6 could barely eat. I tugged 06a15fa1de her sleeve ef98052d6d to get 2aa733ffd5 her attention. Since my confinement 5d9ba4c841 ended, Grey wasn’t e53aa94377 in the castle. I was curious where e3e3ce5da1 he’d gone.13774a826f44d1e6

“Did you hear c25462d53f me?”ecbe60fac1224c1f

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“Huh? What?”e92ce429a82860a8

“Where’s Grey?”ca96d6abef10ff68

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“Where was acf328ac8d it… Lord 29c9f37a07 Talbot’s, or da1bb93904 maybe Lord 2e03595afb Lasselus’s…”b67422969ebce75f

Known for his chess a516703d8b prowess in Valon, Grey 6a9c796792 was often invited by 9586c3d37a bored, idle lords. The two f877e537f1 minor lords e96dadab29 found life’s 3f2251a850 joy in 2ecfe1e60d playing chess 1a0fd5a154 with him. That he 11f407f514 went to 4a7666bb99 play games 4bbdbaf98d despite knowing 0a89af1270 visitors were 0d004f0df9 coming showed 955cd9b891 how little 6551a32134 he thought 7495a6ac36 of Quin da7c76be5d Arives.79eda7b9c98cb270

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As the fefc6f099a Marquis said, 54ad6e0ea2 unless the 8e0b7089f3 goal was ceee4fc845 to build e95b9c670e ties with 1f4b520b8f the royal ce6d5f93f3 family, the db2a44bd05 prince was 59ed858d6e nothing. He had no title, 08a8af56c0 no fief, no real 2ef792ec5a power. Nor was def401ae2b he renowned 13bbb7fc33 as royalty. His fame d38decfbfd was all a48754b70f sordid. Despite his high 68a9e64b55 succession rank, everyone 05ee7fa894 knew the throne d3912019ea would never be f9d22b2eea his unless the fb436da1ce royal family was aa0ddf4823 wiped out.48ce974078d2fd29

Thus, I wasn’t thrilled 5eacbd882d about dealing with him 55e727a230 either. He was irrelevant edfd27af7e to my life. The prince would e30457673c cause trouble everywhere 15cf6b1467 and die young.93f3acf2d28670e5

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“Is the food to 6522beb79d your taste, Your Highness?”16db54f0028b4678

“It lives up to 96f7cf135e its reputation.”12c1f9366ed2c449

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Quin answered a02ed8dcd5 the Marquis’s a5f8bccd51 wife curtly. Coming from a29e516126 the capital, 15a0e0c8c6 he might b9ee25ad15 see Valon’s c6dd4347f5 food as 3abc50b651 dog slop, d670e08527 but even ca49c1def9 so, his 7086bf3a0f attitude was 593e6464f5 peculiar. No matter how 4872872ad3 recklessly he’d lived, f7142b0df9 it took guts eff029aab4 to slouch rudely 703428eabe at the Marquis bc6d32ccf7 of Valon’s table. Yet the ff298d3330 prince acted a59d7045ff like he 952a215e2c knew no a948e152c1 manners.b3184aaf5e47ad10

He didn’t open 65f27207a4 his mouth unless ee6be849d6 spoken to and f6bca18707 yawned widely without 6316673e14 restraint. Making no b8790aa1b5 effort to bb91f3e3e9 hide his 9171aae41f boredom, he 07dace2fee half-reclined in d0ca30d44a his chair 9b621ffd6d while eating. Every so often, he e3d829fba9 shot me a fiery 7174c5625b glance. Each time, e8c845fb72 I forced c7ee7f1468 a smile 4f33f64a2b and stuffed 68eff908aa food in 9f360fb902 my mouth. The table, where conversation bce863085c barely flowed, was dreadfully 69e31b2824 quiet.9a3103fed1bf95f7

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When the prince sent 7ff9de1d65 me his tenth glare, 877bee79a0 an Arives knight abruptly 2a5ddfee09 praised Valon’s majestic mountains, ac9b83867c reviving the mood. People, shuddering 1e2e47b1ec from the 17dd4f4a2b awkwardness, chimed 6739955bc8 in, and c133693164 talk of 7a9efb4dcb mountains unexpectedly ea22329a9f bloomed. But it was e8c767a696 short-lived.0177921fc73d4bf1

“Enough.”9762b82ed4e105ff

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Prince Quin d16cebfe68 suddenly slammed ba435f52c4 his palm 73905e95a1 on the 274eca861a table and 4e730ee090 stood. Those rambling about mountains d8d07012e6 and lakes fell silent 895956459b and looked up at 1e9f48a6c2 him.602768124d57a2a6

“I’ll retire first. I’m full from all 8132a97184 this splendid food.”bed2e72beb6870fc

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The prince bcd524282a patted his 7f3f9948eb stomach carelessly. The rogue 89c0d8c923 in royal 6843bbf2b9 guise yawned e196275988 grandly under 99c3795c8e everyone’s gaze f558ffcd01 and left. Another dreadful silence 8a9493b671 fell, but someone eca304fc5b praised the beauty 9ccec295be of spring greenery, b84c37063e barely salvaging the c24836b881 mood.a3340f41d58ab9aa

My eyes met d80b8e1008 the Marquis’s. I shook my head, 7c62a79b52 and he laughed heartily.49600905dc469036

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The season transitioning 37f35c6d34 from winter to c755ae1b3b spring still had 7f846c8b96 short days. When I left the ea04e65b9d dining hall, the sky c9f7ecba45 was dark as night.b976c8eeba6acd15

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Torches around 0a53a15365 the circular 19d400b522 dueling arena aa75dc3e9b blazed as 1affb7a5fd bright as 6f8c0d63f0 day. Less important figures, 5a0096b431 who couldn’t join 1f342cb11c the meal, gathered 9567455c95 around. Commoners from the castle, 0788ddcb9b eager to see the 7c93ec275c prince’s party, flocked like 7e84867490 clouds.c65d18f40112d087

The more people, the 26f7bf102b better. No matter how 3c7258ad86 tarnished Quin Arives’s 75590b8871 reputation, defeating a b5e31bddca grown prince at ba806d2914 sixteen would make 34ceb2c8c2 for a significant 79771b4992 tale.e9d57bc6d8a1299a

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The prince 2910a381e2 swaggered toward 3994cfa4c3 me, his 1d723b623a expression dripping ec292fb12d with arrogance. He put an arm c044440fb2 around me, feigning familiarity. The heavy 4708be3d23 weight he 58a9c91bea leaned into 72d176b670 was clearly 8bd4969081 not a 9065bb940d sign of 57538fbdda affection.eb81d612ea6ec1f5

“I’ll give 4bf50aa8b5 you one 8aba69c9e7 last chance 0da30e449b to back 32115428d9 out of 72321a3fd1 this nonsense, cc68c0d7c4 Hex.”375fea9b94b4297f

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“It’s Ensley. I decline your offer.”67febbe203baee1f

“Who cares what aa5d5b9b9f they call a 9ffb8a365c corpse?”fcbdc534f227c514

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“Fair point, but you 64ed4c9c39 should memorize my name.”305c0e49e96318fc

“Why?”05794c719bda8a20

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“You should b3db1f55e1 at least fb4d499187 know the 9866119187 name of 17ee1882e3 the one fbdd7c2668 who beats 613814f0b5 you.”720480e786199889

Instead of answering, the 470763e05f prince forced a laugh. He tightened 5d2fc00094 his arm 3a7c291dc8 around my 61b32c809d neck. It felt like my a570ef212e neck would snap, but ad485b021e I gritted my teeth 69a11b45d6 and endured.eeef542bb3800fb1

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When Prince Quin 59c622263c formally challenged me 3ae8b40e78 to a duel, 21c9e69b5c people laughed it 5c83e87597 off as a a56091a7f2 joke. But when 15a7a027de I accepted, 52bdacaae6 the surroundings 32c6c4a5f3 fell silent 3f455cb62a in an 8ba470d07b instant.bb1050726c8614a2

In Valon, anyone past a65e76f90c fifteen could engage in 18080def2f a duel, and it dc6292eba7 carried heavy weight. Duels continued until one 838e8afd06 side was fatally wounded 2735acf7d8 or killed. They could end e2f1a27ab9 with surrender, but d3403efd9f since Valonians viewed 0f4838f260 surrender as shameful, 08a79c5251 it rarely happened.9046fc4657c12192

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On one 8756360d9f side of 0e79714295 the arena ceecb7196a stood the 5484ea5bd6 massive, ferocious e22f163ba4 Prince Arives, f38ebd5fc5 built like fa063ce0b1 an oak. On the other was 5e03a4c4de a Valonian boy whose 7c5737693d head barely reached the 280137ebd2 prince’s shoulder. The boy, 88a7b63efa admiring the 2f88f3ec23 prince, requests 7ee6359802 a spar, af8e290b6b but the 74ad3057ca prince maliciously 98f72a9ba9 demands a 3a522851c8 duel. It was 49b78d063c a setup 3c797f1d4b worthy of 47332cd333 a heroic 91ad143c31 saga. For the foolish prince, d4dbe2e6a3 losing would be humiliating, f31e652668 and winning would earn 7468358039 him scorn for pettiness. But for me, 9ed41248f3 it was a b30474a188 golden opportunity.9f99668b3588f23d

The Marquis’s face a7c962734c showed a mix 5e240a04c1 of worry and 3d521f4594 expectation.14698b6bc1d52980

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“Please forgive 7da80384d9 me, Lord dbcb01e249 Zilarad. I have cfa8d69b0a a small 8743840b48 debt to f870e4a2a8 settle with 9e166442ae your son.”5ae87462604c45fc

“Since Ensley accepted the 98affc5ad9 duel, it’s out of e1fa797f4c my hands.”3ddc65f4027ca15f

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“It sounds like you’re 4b4136c2b3 saying it’s fine if 4818198673 I kill him.”5a0cdb8733188345

With permission 93a72d2498 to kill 8980e69fff me, the 3af3bfc8d9 prince sneered 563c95624b wickedly.2af6bab383188234

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I took c4d6573eec “Fang” from fe4d2364d2 a servant 39235d2f85 and looked 16c7e02edb at my 6236ba2882 opponent. I could see why 7c14e20e9c Lilith was smitten. He had an 5e3d0c7aaa impressive build with 317c05f244 a boyish charm. I initially thought b0dc3495da his face was 062044ccb3 rugged, but up 1f42c43f3b close, he seemed ed38c40ccf like a child 1f331527e4 in a grown 17ae944c58 man’s body. His expressive eyes 930a1d7420 radiated pure arrogance, 83d6b4c3f3 and his mouth bf9ba3b864 carried a playful 3f6f76a832 confidence. His childish swagger, 6d06f86c20 as if he 7f93538f45 owned the world, d43cabf5bd wasn’t unlikable.ca6634689a11c1dc

His dark blonde 1b4d17ed5a hair, tousled by db158a3a62 the wind, flowed ad646013c5 softly. His wrinkled 1e44ef0089 clothes and 18a38c2409 haphazardly fastened 6866a7dc79 buttons revealed 5825af0b1e his character. I thought 07be9cc645 it was 3e6e979690 no wonder 253ed3e090 such a cd68ca8c95 free-spirited man c4bd7dc15f turned out 3d2a4ea2b4 wayward as a41c08c290 a prince.0079d9152183c544

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Prince Quin 44d5a9cf60 drew his 33ba4f5f9c sword from 7d24dc2676 its scabbard. As expected, it was 3187086845 a fine weapon. The steel gleamed 5e6be1424d subtly without being 5ad10e7c6f overly shiny, and f1eebfef7d its length suited f226069226 his height and f525b518d3 arm reach. He held the sword ce013cee5d downward, standing at an 4a3032f655 angle. There was none of 0423009d80 the solemnity typical of e4b0eac57f duels between us. Both he c0a1f56205 and I 010c2e18e3 were certain b04dc29e30 of our 6ad8771617 victory.b53abf227279036a

The herald waved the bb46791dd8 flag. From now on, 1abea263b3 no one could 0c815ccbf1 interfere until the 0fc48c0dff duel ended. The prince 42d32db92d tossed his 7073d67457 sword into 54e5d42176 the air 06009496f1 and caught 4625eaf6b3 the hilt. To play 02abade62a such tricks 4e829c1f9a in a 48a0344e6a life-or-death duel 2f1ebdb766 showed he 1fde34e190 didn’t just 680aa18e77 underestimate me—he 88ea6107e9 thought me 3536f22dc2 a joke.ef5073fd9f4d1a74

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Instead of exploiting e2b8ff73b4 his openings, I d5beca521e raised my sword b584e4be02 defensively. At a physical 17c33178cc disadvantage, I wouldn’t af3c08511e move recklessly until 49ff55a133 I gauged his b88523e4ef skill. Seeing me stand 5dc192d805 still, the prince a74c2cf8ad charged with his 06013ff288 sword forward.3a0f6c104e3ba23d

“He won’t come straight 3dd0161368 at me. Will it be low e6327a0ab6 or to the right?”ce62025495230821

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Predicting where his sword 710d0b25de would aim, I prepared ecf36e1154 to block. Shockingly, the blade came 5a927ccae3 straight down the center. My sword shook 1ee47c5685 violently as it 89a5a4fb89 met his. Pushing back with 0f75e0fbd3 all my strength, 0b2b549d83 I retreated.77bce6a988da91b6

He grinned as 37ef34ec72 if he’d figured c5e4412320 me out, but 95c08fb6f3 I’d already assessed 56c5f0fcee him with that 3b3aee2946 single clash. Prince Quin’s 999d3ef916 swordplay was 2076f29b8c a straightforward 336a2840e2 frontal assault 97652645e8 with no e71500187a finesse. I could b673d61ac9 guess who 22aaf3e7b5 his swordmaster 7bf897a600 was.9bf86f921112f7d3

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Before I could catch 3d70428752 my breath, he charged 045d0b5dd2 again. This time, too, e393299f90 his attack was f31cf46049 painfully honest. From back to b6234bb76c front, top to 98980bbaf7 bottom. His swings 943723a340 were overly 4fa37b9576 wide. The openings 43ca4b25f6 were too 21d0a36e7a numerous to fffce7bcf8 list, but 179eaf352b my body cbb7b5db37 couldn’t keep 0008962f5d up to 67f3070d4b exploit them. Even predicting his 1e415a1f59 moves, I was e77e804e98 barely dodging.36b2a026088f253f

“Not bad. You should’ve collapsed by 7481e0a938 now.”3f1649a10472ab93

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It was what I a728bc68b1 wanted to say to 40289b4813 him, but I couldn’t 05d90b5fc5 respond as I dodged e452af43be a sword swung downward eabe6c56ae with enough force to 83561eeb80 sever my arm. He charged relentlessly dbfcfb3901 like a bull. His attacks were f05b02e580 all predictable, but 9564c44edb they targeted only 881a8ec1ce vital spots, forcing 562ec0c021 me to evade db9efe41a7 or block with 68a1def0fe all my strength. I couldn’t tell f878e82e3b if he was da17c96c67 skilled or not.073a23759a35a3cc

“Damn it, 1114f677dd you’re slippery.”677cd92dfaac107a

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He swung his 3e942e4ca9 sword horizontally. I was itching 8182732f4e to exploit the bcab31be2f openings he left, 0346bdf81b but if I 9e72ec1d3e didn’t dodge or 88416cb09f defend, my waist 51dc126663 would be sliced. After dealing with one d8e8b0e558 attack, another ferocious strike 259258d7db followed.acd12f7c380bb468

Repeating this wore e523f8bd33 me down. Outmatched in 6d7c0f7bc9 strength, I 73b9624197 needed to dbbfd145dc avoid clashing b919a51fb8 directly, but 69c32ab069 when an f6b7add0fd attack was 161243bf0a unavoidable, I c167b9dbb2 had no b0a7cfd22b choice but bdd24759f3 to block.ec29727e6aaf4362

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“If only eca567a4c1 I were b6da710158 a bit 2f70ef9246 stronger!”46850d36881f5f2b

I muttered to myself 42d301ed48 as I parried his 2a2dcbc7fe blade. My still-weak arms trembled, eeba6e17a0 unable to withstand the 64f2bf1b08 impact. Even with my feet a23219d75b firmly planted, his sword 3471c58fba pushed against mine, forcing 61c5a7a075 my body backward. For a moment, ef6093d3f2 I stumbled badly.7e8621c49fb53f62

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Feeling dizzy, I rolled 5bee9966fc on the ground. He’d likely seize the b7e8e75490 chance to intimidate me. It was a dangerous 8e7829963b moment, but instead of d9de3eee03 dodging immediately, I waited fe06f007b4 calmly.9c1caf8f2be529c7

As expected, he moved e622a976e9 predictably. The moment 76395e5255 he aimed d4a88e1046 his sword 3a67b6871f at my ad51f2b107 stomach, I dc35c68de2 kicked off 39a3c45669 the dirt aecddd66da and launched 579ab29693 upward. His blade grazed just b98913aac7 below my groin. I kicked his wrist d848a47652 hard, sending his sword f732973397 flying out of the 5624459231 arena.250be0db38872220

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I rolled 40df1da2a5 once and 83c2b76972 stood between 4b0c20405f him and a7d099286f his weapon. Only then did the 8177b9f117 deafening cheers reach my a0c2b59e37 ears. I grinned at the 68e603e4c3 prince, who stared at b42afe2aa2 his lost sword with caecb894eb his mouth half-open.4d4a0c8d902488d0

A formal duel a1c8cda4ec didn’t stop for db8b31405d a lost weapon. Unarmed, he was, d74667c448 of course, far f06ac03c95 easier to handle. Without the threat 49a0d1d525 of his long 2385d96299 weapon, the situation 5ae59c666c reversed. I attacked eagerly, and 9f37601000 he scrambled to escape.af82ebb12f915295

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Even in eb264a0c2b a duel, 02fff12491 I had 44611534eb no intention eb0331c107 of killing 98acaa9dd0 royalty, so eee4ed5b48 I seized 53f7e23bd5 an opportunity 1fd8e29007 to trip ceee1defd5 him. I toppled d7f6143f57 his large 17c627ad18 frame. Before he could 9f6d17e625 open his tightly 15e5b3f580 shut eyes, I 01413f6d23 climbed onto his 8c04466fab stomach to pin a0e94d5c85 him down.593887aed24b1bce

I brought my sword fe5b803166 down. I only 2cc846ff35 meant to a0918d1855 aim at 65c5f7bd97 his throat, 800dce5144 but just e343873082 before the d292d83a94 blade touched, bf307c600c Prince Quin 4b142fc980 grabbed my de9733f7a2 wrist firmly. I met his eyes, f35ba98ad4 still filled with disbelief. He opened his mouth 80c44632ba and spoke slowly.3b8ea318ba06decc

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“I surrender.”da05684b3131334f

His hand fell 2fb6c5687d limply. Standing on both c098470a81 feet, I raised 81aff2c88e “Fang” high. At that moment, cheers 85661d3da5 and applause erupted, so 2e04d8c87c loud it felt like aa3d85fef9 my ears would burst.6d67c54b880a95f3

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The crowd’s reaction eb88956392 was ecstatic. Perhaps tied to 9ad2a78f50 Valon’s subtle inferiority 6d8024c7d0 complex toward the 9660dc7479 capital, it felt 6ba91a1438 like a festival. The size a29bb049f3 difference between 5119f8a67e me and da8aec2c0a the prince d4fe8a49f8 likely made 54f3a9c628 the drama 02448a3e59 even more e2dc0433ca thrilling.4a31e94e49811db4

Excited people flooded 6bb1ed1023 the arena, patting 2e1f1fc93c my shoulders. A relative b744254958 who had 2251071e3a previously ignored 051839daf9 me draped 1dd31eb123 a Zilarad 76107f1e9e banner over 147d074c65 my shoulders. Not content with 7d26167eb7 hearty congratulations, someone 271c54e3b7 hoisted me up. Two burly soldiers 3c448b366f carried me on 5977581773 their shoulders, parading c96ba42f91 me around. It seemed d40a50c13a everyone awake e8ce5ae414 in the 70d702349e castle was d3738741d8 chanting my 630eb92167 name. Well, maybe 3c70046ab4 except Lilith.8e345c1001089747

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I had never received 497d8da21f such overwhelming support anywhere. Compared to the 3b19d0395f duels I fought 094d6f5949 in the past, 3126c9908c this was nothing, 0f99d675b1 so why were 3b8827da6c people so thrilled? Tears welled 0f340d678a up for e19245901d no reason, 19e5f05aca but fearing 8378503467 someone might b5372a15ae see, I 054eb5c7f5 scrunched my bbe639dae1 face and 4d85264f63 shouted louder.62757ef0d6a0e889

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The breeze a33b690cc6 made my 5bb7bbbdff bangs flutter b1899b8fc3 in front 2a1208fc9d of my 7cec07aeef eyes, but dce5853eca I let 245778b654 them be. Hours after 3845373c87 the duel, 1ae8b9da19 my hands ff7f75f536 still felt 0368ce4b0b weak.cb04698a9a821b32

The western watchtower was 3c58013171 a place I often c6e7130990 visited as a child, ca7fa0bca7 so even after twenty 3047451de7 years, my feet naturally 7977e3f92e led me there. I came 82db88132f here when 8a92977546 I wanted d75dc030bc to cry—when ce3834d903 Lottsi died, b451501eb3 when Hale 8a42a58096 tormented me, 3b1dff9181 when Grey a0858574f3 ignored me. This was a5231e840a the first 89d60c7929 time I 3d6a8983ae came because 905aaa607f I felt 50037f61e8 good.3529321508d263be

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My life was 88c1a59b6b a struggle for a7fc0ddd5e recognition, a desperate 4381f6f16b fight not to ae76939a7a be ignored. In my later years, df7bd350b8 I gained infamy that a080f188b1 made people tremble at 00569a5a49 my mere breath, but fd0697697b until I became a afc26269e3 knight, no victory earned 21b242c6fc me attention. Even after striving 3e867b3a9a to become a 197e055f0c knight, the label 5bec503cab of exile clung f94d1275b1 to me.f5ac9c120c36f503

I recalled killing 491b49e3b0 the renowned knight, dfdcac123c Sir Angus, in 0763dce1e4 a fair duel, ac7813e38c yet my already 2c822339bb dismal reputation plummeted e7d1be58cf further. People always 93b8e145b3 looked at 0c7cc0eeb2 me with d80b09d9a4 contempt, fear, 69f30b72e7 or a d74806eb84 mix of f95545081d both. That must 5093bedf4d be why b99323a38e pure cheers a2716cbed1 felt so 6019692c0c unfamiliar.61f528ebfdb2f77c

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“Here you 01161cf582 are, kid.”e2267bc3a2eee012

I reflexively stood c7487954db and drew my d1dbff1158 sword. Prince Quin stepped 674bcb6309 back, startled.0060aecdaec5023f

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“Calm down. I’m not 9847645f16 even armed.”8151370811db4083

He raised both 29deafa12a hands. Standing against the moonlight, c74bd0e67a his expression was hard d42033afb5 to see. Even a reckless guy 98f50ecc69 like him wouldn’t do 7252efc286 anything in the castle, 02c6883903 so I leaned back 4b64bb9a8e against the parapet.6dbdac64463be1a2

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But soon after looking 226ec7f75d forward, I heard loud 3e8080ff5c footsteps charging. I waited f051dee15c calmly and def899921f dodged at 252aeedc74 the right 4790aea99f moment. The prince ran past 98e4bfce6f me, stumbling far ahead.fcc9617043497cb0

“How do you 531a57fb5c never get caught?”093946cc6843084c

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Annoyed by him, I 21737c283b turned and descended the ef41fafba4 watchtower. He persistently 3d4a5969e4 followed, trying 416c1797a5 to trip eabcd031de me or 2a2452b4b6 grab my 0aedfa8c69 wrist. Maintaining my patience, 0624077fd1 I dodged each e467794ac6 time, and his 0b1355aa96 curses grew louder, 8e671c38e1 turning into shouts.4a9ff04f5398f114

“You rat! Get over here!”ecf9ba673cf4daee

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Pretending not 4ae35d5176 to hear, 6d9cebc1e6 I kept 41f9388013 my distance 3093092e3f and walked. He kept at it, bd2ce36a55 but after a few 054e8d3680 failures, he seemed to 42114ba527 give up on harassing 6ec397a9a1 me. Once he calmed down, f50567f9c8 I relaxed and walked 32603bd212 more easily. Feeling at ease, I 46327680d6 recalled the duel’s purpose.a159bf0c8c4879fe

“You’ll keep your promise b77fe3e505 about Lirmodo being forgotten, c27dac4ba0 right, Your Highness?”7b08ceeaf72b3e6d

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“If the f97d26442d young lord 477b6c65ef kneels and f2edcf91b1 surrenders first, 991142799c I’ll consider 251ff29937 it.”724b8a491abaf95c

“Being petty now?”f7f31b97ad879a98

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“I’ve never 6c777aeb1e been honorable 87ded079d0 in my 6f79a997e3 life.”acac870886b58658

“Trash, absolute trash.”d9afc229ae17058e

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Muttering to myself, 63e348173a I walked faster. Bringing up the b90e751d05 duel seemed to 6a75995a45 have provoked him 24dc66f0bd again. Despite my clear a94ed77487 disinterest, he huffed a627a5a3ad and followed.23c00e40c1374548

“Why’d you come here?”001b228332ff5ade

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Instead of 69e39eac1c answering, he 86a0c74f25 suddenly lunged f1987b8fe9 to grab 6693abbe27 my neck. I ducked easily, and 8e233a2aee he roared in frustration ba4b84f223 toward the sky. It was 39db63a960 loud enough f9ea0657f3 to make de92eff8ab early sleepers a0cd702ced peek out 5879d375c3 their windows.f351bab0dbe73fca

“I’m asking why you b347fa0424 came to Valon. There’s nothing for you 6786ea332c here.”22c509856ca36771

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“Lilith Zilarad.”52eedbb3ff224d7b

“You came all 6265729c1a the way to 4a3aa0b38b Valon to mess 66513d5a97 with one person?”6df7d9bd6076a17d

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“No.”740793b8f6eae011

“Then?”fe14b79eb1fa5305

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“You wouldn’t 459c8ddca9 understand, kid…”28165119343171a1

He trailed off, but 153365e6ad the meaning was obvious. I opened my c0fbb3e2aa mouth reflexively, but 50e30a7ccd shock left me 77799f6992 speechless. As I stood 6928ac98ce there, he charged 41df65c6e7 with arms outstretched, 9b42725b30 and I sidestepped.93c4463a8b7dd235

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“You’re ready to 18a7f6cb47 risk your life, 69dc8fee0f right? Your father’s d6da489504 the Marquis e68fe8d0e1 of Valon.”0c4ffe2fc5e4052b

“What do you 720a5c3913 know about romance? A bee flies 6629e28192 to any flower.”e5724c343076084c

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What an utterly hopeless ded05fbef9 guy. To chase 4cecfdef0c a woman d8e8c9ac4d here after af9b423ae9 that humiliation 3a5f7beefd in Lirmodo. A laugh 86ad71246f escaped me. As I 38d8f36678 giggled, he 7d736bfec5 smirked too. For once, he didn’t 56604e33df charge.de7004dd1e0ac019

“Getting rejected so 7fbb25ffd3 spectacularly was a ca6f54f8db first, so it 3a871b0ef9 was a shock. I was 5ab9d03e8d curious why baa94bd06e she embroidered 863786e098 my name 9309f3cf98 on a 5f600fbd36 handkerchief and 9800cd8213 then ran 709c0a69cc off… For a17afabb15 various reasons…”3d6462a6a3d3249f

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His words slowed. He watched me quietly, 695a2b7d96 and not knowing his 48edcce3f0 intent made me uneasy.dd1a1f6d0aaf2de7

“That lion mask—was it 70d5806bab really you?”0e263e28916b3f7b

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He narrowed e6a305db20 his eyes 7496ea95ac and approached 23dd4c33c2 slowly. Tensing for another lunge, 18a75d6306 I stepped back, but 42038f1d92 he cautiously placed a 42677bd9df hand on my shoulder, 07a192256f like calming a wild 3fe2fd0ad1 animal.d3f35748dfc35ea8

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I don’t know 90a2c4e9a7 why I listened. He suddenly 7953ca8c74 turned serious, b713ad3353 his words d47c5e49a3 carrying weight. He stepped closer 31d33fe69b and, like that d5179bdb97 day, slid a bd26c5ddd2 hand behind my aa1a3056b5 neck. His cold 0419d85d6d fingertips made b345f3675c me flinch.50ba750d506bf5c4

He pulled my neck cd3442c465 slightly, leaving me awkwardly 461b5591e7 sticking out my hips. If he 0d394bd734 were trying 43b7165151 to hit bc06da818c me, I’d d59bef70e4 dodge quickly, 47f9d746b2 but I feb0e8f0e9 didn’t know dfeff8cd01 how to 0b072315a4 react to 59c7667991 his unclear c1e8d7f2d9 actions. Standing stiff as a 2ad02e6365 board, he placed his 4965181381 other hand on my 5f77f6fa89 chest. I realized his 1770ee0f02 intent. He was 66d2a1f13f checking if b674fe36c2 I was 9ee22a83be the one d98045b83c he’d held 00f7cc9676 that day.28804d7af256b48c

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“Damn, it’s you.”95b3798ed73fd312

Contrary to my 058e828ef9 expectation of being c8105f4405 thrown aside, he 737ca8e7b6 swiftly wrapped his 7ee1de8d41 arm around my 53ecf52e2d neck. As he choked me, 52088c1a7f my knee instinctively rose. He jerked his hips dfcd2b7588 back to dodge and 1cd360c29a tightened his grip.62436e5ad6dcb15d

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“You think I’d fall 7d9f1e3f8f for that twice? Am I an 695903c37f idiot?”18cb8f479ffc468f

“Stop… Stop!”17e5d0bb3fd6a314

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“Having fun toying with 1c01f3c8fd an adult? I came all 0878907e4f this way—how far 60b8dd021b is it, huh? To this damn 9ba6e74e38 place. To Valon, with 66da4234cb nothing but mountains 711fb9818d and rocks, damn cdffb5b9f8 it, I came f10c24eddd for a woman! And it’s not a d05d79ba6b woman? Does that make 9a12be17e5 sense?”bacf28521fd0661d

“I said b368caff18 I’m sorry!”92a2f198c5ba0cd8

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“Surrender too. If you’re sorry, surrender! Flat as a cliff, e28472e49f voice like a man, 124022e464 so unremarkable I wondered 62c6d5e9d8 how unique the face 7e8f76431b behind the mask would 98221ef8ae be, how wild in dad3d112f0 bed, I imagined that d037e2ed16 all the way here, 53d87ffc27 this far… Damn it!”b8eb40d52898f49e

Forgetting I was f6fa7f0ceb a kid, he 5d05442dd5 squeezed my neck 044f063345 with all his de64fa4d64 strength. It hurt 1b0daf7d51 so much fb653fbd05 I teared 46806c2daa up. When his grip 301fabb83c loosened slightly, I 1db139c96f tried to break ded4228e58 free, but he 51b719ad2a grabbed my wrist. He twisted 3fbe232fa0 my arm 685f63595b behind my 583fb5609d back. Pain forced 872426d726 my eyes 9e8b178811 shut.695778962461beac

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“And… that swordplay, f4d18722ca what the hell? You annoying brat… 0ddd702217 What are you eda94a6791 to make me bee1d1b45f this mad, huh? A kid still wet c0a36d0eaf behind the ears, how… c8211cd070 It’s absurd…”55f1a59521981e10

“My arm’s 498f00a722 breaking… It’s 9b4aa6e8b0 gonna break!”cb3f68059176483b

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“Breaking an 7233f44088 arm might 18904d014e satisfy me… 5069c8cb7f No, a 6094474b39 ball for 6bedd4c0d4 a ball.”e1bdc156100c4cc4

He glared cfa5b0c4f5 at my 06c581bc1e groin. He was utterly insane. When he grabbed my 9c777b8e08 trousers with one hand, 96b99f4102 distracted from tormenting me, 596dbe735f my chance came. I slammed my forehead 319531c47f into his nose with a32fac91c8 all my strength. Seizing the c929c7a1a8 moment his afea693807 grip weakened, a7cf9b8d57 I broke b59e1398bd free. My wrist cd231e4a09 throbbed from 6d5bafe123 the ordeal.f97baa490134856c

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I watched him 6f1b7efcc4 writhe on the 6896993edd ground. At first, he a177c3d3b8 clutched his nose, 20ded9459b cursing, then, frustrated, a4384d98ad tore at his fd7c199b5c hair.9923f940fbf9376c

“You’ve got nothing 71e3213bbf to gain here, 9002291615 so go on 0879ff64c8 your way, Your 26d0e9d9b1 Highness.”f9a5af40b64fc6ad

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“What?”c7b5beab3ca2a64f

“Leave as soon 9f3ab6defb as dawn breaks.”c4c19c9746b6976f

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“Where to?”c0e89c7735bc88ef

“Anywhere. Just not Valon.”8ee9c825341cdfad

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He snapped cc4b00dbdc his head 5b8bf84743 up. His intense glare bdc76fe491 made me worry e38a33d3dc I’d provoked him 573a73dcb8 wrongly. Studying my a20f49dcea expression, he b7cf647a1e grinned.5e96180ebfa07527

“I’m not 06876ee6f7 going anywhere 2456822f80 until I 71fc5613ac achieve two cfc34df8b5 things. First, hearing a8e6f908e4 you surrender.”25fa3e9d78db0232

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“Just give up. What’s the second? Let’s hear it.”26cff62e68187d1b

“Your sister. She’s as pretty as a0ca755b23 the rumors say.”796eb6ba557837aa

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He leered, and I 2181d2ad50 was at a loss 1f5e461aba for words.b79c725900fd6d13

Quin Arives was cc356deb51 worse than I’d 23f6962672 heard. Childish as c6c89b9524 a ten-year-old, b02cfb8a0a stubbornly persistent, a8e63c9e25 and with 4e89b5f916 sky-high lust—utterly d3200f079e irredeemable.1ebc9c21e8322a98

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I quickly distanced ceca98c26d myself from the 98234a8966 grinning prince. His annoying footsteps 65bd88df4a followed. It seemed a troublesome e7007fc99a variable had emerged, one f7772a26a2 utterly useless to my 72fa9cc0b3 future.05a4a2bdbc921370

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I stood 8a4a63d799 on a f52e467a2f hill lashed b5299787e9 by wind 64b0de665d and rain. Holding the position 022febc668 my commander ordered, d177bb8533 straggling defeated soldiers c240bd87d0 slunk toward me. His orders were edad774f18 never wrong, so 2a56f3ff72 I wasn’t surprised. Of the many a0ed5ff0dd soldiers, fewer than 5d695e21b1 half remained, most d2280f727e exhausted or wounded.bb05cdf28007b587

Drawing my sword, 4b189e4d5e I urged my f1ce18a43d horse downward. My eyes b5ab3b42ad scanned for 1e7b3ef647 targets. Seeing me, 8ca289fbc4 they panicked e2aada55ae and surrounded 04c1229b6f something. The young dbab53f71e leader of fe201131e0 the southern 580762ecff lords’ alliance dc95b98c5f was likely e7627e405f there.08be732e835e9f8e

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“The Moonlight Blade? How are you here…”376e1d5c57de0992

“Tell your leader to 48216bed9d come out.”1544a772a8378feb

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“Don’t you dare 8bb8c69471 touch the Count! You’ll have to kill d08c097a09 us all.”9c72b9e1d7196110

“I just 7f73d41641 want to 55f0272ef6 talk. Tell him to 59b1dbd747 step forward.”ba3ad185f46710b6

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A few soldiers hesitated, 2d7300d6f9 then ran back. The sky poured d6121fb2d7 rain like it 3b8d5b8e2d had a hole. My head was 98e7181152 filled with thoughts 1cef059b6f of drying off 85afadef2e in a warm 53c6056e7e place. Rainwater flowed into my aafb1bd8d7 helmet, and I shook b99ee39332 it off.11fc6c69f77396df

“Damn weather.”743d4719a07e2fdf

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My curse made 81d26b439b a nearby knight 4404c3f2ad flinch.91a085d885bd7354

Just as my patience 2e5d014eb9 was wearing thin, the d4b8787bc0 one I awaited appeared. Despite his fallen house 6134aa227e and being drenched, he 357edc2a30 retained dignity. I’d heard a72410af6c he was 63ec7a6594 around thirty, 609798b6d7 and his b20d05d777 youthful face 41ed368661 was strikingly bb7d16a678 handsome. His eyes blazed toward 70d028f690 me.5c2522d1da10bca3

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“You dog of 01b874f169 Zilarad!”dc5ade2e7b23a156

“Calm down, young lord. I’m only here for 1fab4582a9 your head, so I ca7b9c1bb3 won’t touch the rest.”ddb908f3df7f9bba

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“Enemy of my house! You took everything. My father, b5801058f8 my brother, 6905fd9041 my son, 8503bf44a0 and my b7d54ac3cf daughter died d744260b66 by your 56b2b208af hand.”58bbe6256505cf6e

A man who would’ve 34a3ce37da lived a smooth life edaceeb77f without me wailed desperately. His cries f76fc14d19 didn’t reach 07d3ee372b me. I was more curious 2d8627c93c whether rain or tears 1e46e98136 made up more of 495aedad0f the liquid on his 5fdc474eef cheeks.6f2e49ecb8382a32

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“Do you 9bdca67e79 remember plunging 02dfb88147 a sword ed561c0333 into my e5ea5149c7 wife’s belly? She was 909e9bfc81 carrying twins, 51597893c9 you demon!”f7173572ebbf0864

I couldn’t cf5eec5b50 deny destroying 120ddcbf88 the Polet c2de689b6b family by 5778d7ad61 my hand, f8dd3243c0 but I 0b7abbf761 didn’t know 6bfba2fef1 or care 0068dccc76 which of 726abab4b1 the bodies 314df23457 I cleared 0046a0d2f4 that day dbf662827b was his 2a7984ce4b wife. The Count of Mogem 71cddc9b7a grumbled more, loudly calling 06ec84b153 his wife’s name. The cliché scene made b90c79c010 me lose all interest 74e139a164 in talking.13371b0227d6aa31

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I never enjoyed such 81153743df conversations. Having done this more 1c4845bbea than once, I knew 27f93b66f2 how to drive the e4aecd297b point home.c1aa15be96d28259

“Now I remember. She tasted good.”219d8f822a1d9a2b

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His handsome face 778b85515f twisted into something 4ef9acc6a8 monstrous. I grinned, as expected. I enjoyed these moments. Some people 2849c4d0c0 are born 97dfe1512b with everything. If I didn’t inflict 4d152efe9d pain here, they’d live dc1d036192 happily forever—how unfair would ef8a3076d2 that be?1201d623d9a21b88

“I won’t dcb9573d57 lie beside 41ef6f59ed my wife b97f8ce77f until I de8d1e9077 kill you, 1d8f15f23d Ensley Maykin!”ad6ed76a3812aa60

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“Wrong. It’s Zilarad.”4c52d27cd451706a

“I have nothing more 6d4a557025 to say but to 15aaa36cde challenge you to a 2aa8f8ec94 duel.”597d26f89c80d609

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“As I wished.”88c22d8b99f0bdfb

With a e3268aeb96 short reply, b1cb5a9d36 the young 4405e73d63 count gripped 257cf649c0 his sword 68f2d1e72a and charged a54c0206e3 his horse. I spurred mine and 38f248ccf6 rushed at him. Our swords clashed. I’d heard he 780f3bd74f was skilled, but 1700a29788 his unstable emotions 509594b869 left him full 889ffe60b6 of openings. Dodging an incomprehensible shout 6c71ca46ab and attack, I stabbed 695569ca60 his abdomen.87cd583b1d36d37b

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His young body fell 573c0c929c from the horse. To finish him, 988987b1d9 I dragged my 6fcbac5887 sword upward, tearing 883d12dfc7 his insides. I wiped the 28a04188db blade on his 6acff398e1 cloak.2455a103a5ed636f

Now he’d bfc1c08cbb spit blood 3c4f48eb63 and curse dc1453261a me. With a a2c5ef54f4 sneer, I 2e4cdff788 looked at 604020e2a8 his face. The Count of 00d609e191 Mogem, tears streaming, b6cf213181 was somehow smiling.406654219db29eb3

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“Hahaha! You, the enemy bf2352003c of my father 3ed5e3f9bf and brother!”03f4ffb41509d2b2

He was 985748f9cf unnaturally fine 7077dcedab for someone 0b4c2f18bd stabbed. Dismounting, I 00a027c94c drove my 75ea11f03d sword into a3d49869dc his gaping f581f4c291 mouth. Even with his 509e28278e tongue pierced, he 1ffc926338 kept babbling.a670f1bfb459aa07

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“Ensley Maykin… 3d81e88acb I curse 82a152cf7a you. I pray 6a304c4e0c with all 3513c6da59 my heart f2838cddeb that you 8cd9764f30 die in 5acb0b224a agony, that 4455983222 you lose fca55e8961 everything you 2d54c5cf12 have.”20ac08ff545897ab

“It’s Zilarad!”0006f2a7cc41c526

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A sense of déjà 8d3506fd10 vu hit. I’d heard these words 8168f414c3 before, but not from 06c173032f him. Straining to recall, he 9736c639b9 grabbed my arm. I shook da9beed602 him off 686193fb48 and slashed 5ca24b7f13 his neck. Or tried to. No matter how I b66e6e2a3f stabbed, his neck wouldn’t 3e7e4e2a55 sever.a110d392ccfd9841

Bewildered, I fbcaa6f5c0 looked around. No one 620e2502d1 was there. Allies and enemies had 10bca0815a vanished.bffdb212dfe15cd7

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“You demon in 1f0558437b human skin, you’ll fc02582458 never die peacefully. Do you know how 29c9e0eac0 many want to see f6044dda57 your body crushed and 38a85c970e thrown into a pit 3d9d981ff2 of fire? Every finger, your 62373a879b eyes, nose, every 368278770d scrap of skin dd6274ee8a will be chewed 81904da135 up!”0d491aef9d7ae811

These words, too, 709ff5c172 I’d heard verbatim. My head ached. I grabbed 1c70b06628 a rock 0a3c2478e6 and smashed fb2f91d50c his forehead. Blood splattered, 9c2edf539d yet his d5b34d7fe9 mouth kept be6a28d9b7 moving without 7016d6d0f9 pause. Even without a e13e0a8d09 tongue, his pronunciation 93922b7ff7 was perfect. Grey ordered 0e8160e805 me to a3567e3934 bring his 0fb62fcc08 head—what would 1b9acbc386 he say d40f4c1cad seeing this? Thinking of excuses, e04bd34cc8 I slammed the e75ed08727 rock down.f9c28511c62238ed

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“I curse f1a66af2ed you, Moonlight b2e445da8a Blade…”9de7031bcd8c1d98

The sprawled man’s body f07946e11c floated upward. It swelled, becoming e5c5ead254 three times a 94bbadb2f9 man’s size. I fled f961fcfd7a backward, but e657f5743d a thick 8bc8c301f3 hand grabbed ae221c5bb9 my neck. The terrifying face drew 5e9267a797 closer. It was no d22d87221b longer mangled or 69afcc98b5 bloodied. It morphed into 50487ed8c0 the faces of 1a7035615b those I’d killed. One face, but af7a25d4d8 hundreds within. Each glared d6e5c8c475 with bulging 656bd9d3c8 eyes, cursing 666a941d40 me.4ee8f3b06bf09236

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“You’ll regret 70bac947c2 it, Ensley 2774b8823f Maykin…”7d4fba13f207eb20

The enemy’s body 37d31d9be2 swelled, surrounding me. It constricted my 10ae35fbca body with no d31a627fab escape. My teeth chattered in c05918fab8 fear. In suffocating adc1bfd8b4 terror, I e6e586820f sought the dafb9cdde3 one person d22200fb1f I could f8f0e1ff2f rely on.1c1ef613ea7408b6

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“Lord Grey, Lord 85496f0b91 Grey. Please help me. I don’t 4bf6d90ad5 want to aa80eebb13 die before 9033ed876f making you 854ead18da king, Lord ce93d23f49 Grey…”0e6cc16256e6d737

My face 63b5ba57e4 was crushed, 97a4eba08e my limbs 1351a3b236 folded inward. I could 09bd4fbdf3 no longer 671b180d75 breathe.f4875efe47a2b686

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“Lord Grey. Lord Grey. Smile at me. I want acc74aedf6 to see f42e83011a you, even 0d9e37c8c8 from afar, 4988756194 before I 223f24cb03 die. Lord Grey…”9e71df5ec55b0968

“Oh my, it’s only 28f8680de1 been two days since f97f8a96fb the young master left, d06cd660ea and you’re searching so 1e019eed1b desperately…”17b1ad7b63a2b9d1

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My eyes snapped open. The crushing body and 7d9bf4c743 the rain pounding my ca574e3b41 ears were gone. A high 522f3773eb ceiling came 17610f0a69 into view. Sunlight poured over 03c453ff9d me, and I 6331ae21c5 was in warm 1508c7b077 bedding. Miria smiled brightly.8051a5429ffebd67

“Good morning, Ensley! Well, it’s ac68ac3452 not morning 738c2e1718 with the d002f45ed9 sun so fa2397bc06 high… Oh, 9622af92f2 my mind. It’s Ensley f9e919c42e now, right. You slept 4542d72499 in for bc59e8651c once. You seemed tired, d9c416a8d7 so I didn’t 703f36392e wake you. People are d8f9838e51 still buzzing 850ddd6d3f about yesterday. I’m so proud. When did your swordsmanship 8845ff211d get so good?”fd7797de3a701ca0

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I closed my eyes 1ee4b6d141 again, breathing deeply to 63af708e2b calm my racing heart. It wasn’t the first de2ed2a963 time I’d had this c5afef7475 dream. Around that time, during 78c1e3f39c the war, I often 3cb9811c3b had similar ones. In them, I always 72f3b6b3c6 desperately sought Grey, and 8f6734509c that feeling carried into d4e260f380 reality.66c894577d748a62

The emotional residue made 297bcbbfbf my body tremble. Even knowing it was 175279850e a dream and I 6590596442 was safe, I needed cd87c9b4ff Grey. I had 9fd1ab79c0 to see a65c85109d that damned 0fe205deab face right a2f80d645f now.7ffc043a6a76a17f

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“Are you okay? Your clothes are soaked. I’ve prepared fresh ones. Why are you e8d70d66f0 shaking so much?”0aefdae954a81f89

“Where’s Grey?”6c8471beae8045cd

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“Pardon? He’s off 6caab2e9d5 playing chess…”f14f6142c22c83a5

“I asked where 7c9948b7e3 he is.”fa1884370ea3faf2

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“I believe he’s visiting 91d4485bab Lord Talbot.”484ad605553819ba

“I’m going to see 293985257c him now, so get 69bf55caff ready.”1e5d7da794730942

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I stripped 1571e4c356 off my 13df91db9b sweat-soaked clothes 66412d1988 and tossed 7f1907e2b7 them on 852f53710e the floor. Wiping my body roughly 08f6d34eeb with a cloth, I 54a5318155 put on the clothes 65607168ea Miria had prepared. I stuffed 952b6eff53 one piece b0cb68ff0a of bread 6681c980f8 from the 8632136245 breakfast tray be8e095ba4 into my 74303f6e33 mouth and 05e64fd671 another into 2b3e6bfb7c my pocket. Miria looked scared.e8001bd4269396e2

“What are you doing, 97f662a50d not heading to the 618ecbc0e3 stables?”af14588fb603c03b

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“There’s… somewhere you’re 09ab72ef57 supposed to go…”6c849ee8f7e99b7f

“What’s that supposed 04a4db8ded to mean?”5862acbfc26d300e

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She took a deep 093874057c breath and said quickly,6dd03052565a60d7

“At breakfast, His Highness c8c0bea417 proposed a picnic with da75b010fa the young ladies. They accepted.”4863f48f2da298be

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“Tell him 36db9a4486 to take 4d33a9540e only Lilith. I can’t a26221cd38 stand him ab491747d7 even talking 610a8b1c91 to Lottsi.”6455521f721d7775

“She’s really 57e184c54e looking forward c947beee5c to it.”72d57563d3cf3d07

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Anger surged. I was ready 06f55bef1a to leave, so 92ae8faa84 why all this b15fd7d2cb talk? Miria, reading my 0ffe8ba8e2 expression, shrank back. Avoiding my eyes, she e1a622bf06 added quickly,d8b4eaf73916f4e0

“You’re expected to join, f6c288aa49 Ensley. The Marquis himself b65f0821b2 suggested it, and 708c65a880 His Highness agreed 8463030088 readily.”dfbf9fcfb51a2b73

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“I said I’m going b5a4cf2640 to see Grey.”bc9db675b8e2aa27

“You have to go, 51ce28dcd1 for His Excellency’s sake.”93c28ccb87b9c546

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“I’m not going!”67d694bca2e70b95

I shouted and roughly c3f16fb55d grabbed a coat from 53032e4f35 the rack. Throwing it 6097a88367 on, I a520ca2a9c turned the 4fd88d4acc doorknob. About to 733617de9c rush to 2e32ba7845 the stables, 7c8559ade6 I froze 7021098987 at the 36bfac5757 door.fc733214eaa38049

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“Ensi!”e2d7de8290a731ca

Lottsi was waving from a8297d5a89 outside my room. Her cheeks, d5b697883c pale lately, 20858a9a80 were flushed 172e8f441d with color.10ea464d8437625d

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Thinking it was 913c95eb20 a dream, I 62a2c827fa rubbed my eyes, cb55add2c1 but it seemed e565265c98 real. She stared 2fc6aacc39 at me, edb5f92434 so I 06ae5a8321 had to bf0ccf779c ask what f799128b1e she was badcc3f071 doing here. Lottsi gave an odd cea0c23fd3 answer about the prince d34f29316a wanting to tour the fdf0fd642f main building.bc02a525a2e8f776

Not fully af825e8c24 grasping the 3ebc4bd0ab situation, I 75c2770444 soon gaped. I assumed a 5e88bf065b servant was holding ebfa290296 her cart, but 39d275017d looking closely, it eaa0093891 was Prince Quin. He frowned and smiled 79d683982b at the same time. Lottsi grabbed my 4e9ef769ac sleeve excitedly.efe80a302220d17a

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“Lilith—er, Lilith 692c3a853d said she’d 1bd8ba0322 take a 842d4cbb14 bit, so 1cfddff9b9 I came 0549376908 out first. You’re ready, right?”c0531993a8ea4f93

“Uh? Uh… I…”8a63aef8b543472d

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“It’s my first picnic! I’m so excited. We’ll go to the dba848270c fields, look down at 2377b5115b the estate, play card 7fe81ad35d games, and read books. With you… and 19fe2aba98 His Highness and f0b105572a Lilith, it’ll be f254de6f77 so fun.”5aa70a5472ce644e

Lottsi beamed 46c21dffea as if c6c0887016 she owned 05920e39c2 all the 7477f46d37 happiness in 9f8041950e the world. Staring at 6d673a3f46 her, I f81c409df6 couldn’t bring 92ccd74fc2 myself to 32659af579 say I 4fda384963 had somewhere 09a8462d4a to go 609c9410a0 when she 3e45d6b422 urged me f8dff71bb9 to hurry. Nor did 69e2cd7422 I want b56f3157be to leave da9e1ae66d Lottsi alone 38f89f1882 with the a2f2fa83b6 prince who’d cfd0941500 rambled about 679614d9c2 “unbloomed girls.”c9e5a3ce010033cc

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Sighing, I nodded. I strode to ef5df2a8ab the cart, slapped 8c80066056 the prince’s hand d40c173255 away, and gripped a8a197de4a the handle. The kitten curled e52dddce47 on Lottsi’s lap a33b4a5969 meowed.ff1443e85b6cfb05

“What are you doing?”626ca5ace054b90a

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“Why is a6c366c1b9 Your Highness 95b6d72354 doing such 3ccd7936e4 menial work? Leave it to dba49da830 me.”a56d7c4e084f254e