HBK Ch 8

Along the path leading 3d8833ecdb to the Noringer Temple, 905f67f594 an old railway stretched f1d74ad004 far and wide.fa5908be7d2e9406

On both d07f49dd15 sides of d806a6ef5e it, a c4c5f3f563 vast sunflower 9d23e9cfc8 forest spread 1c946dd290 out, a 788412ce53 famous landmark 5db213950d of East 0e3cc065ee North.1df5320784891701

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Driving along the worn 230b4013f5 railway for a while, a4c9622d14 a sunflower forest, lush f9c2d77ce0 with only vibrant yellow, d32f618ab2 unfolded ahead. The young man, sitting 41ff0a5794 in the passenger seat 11a9cba2e1 and gazing out the 42d8c38720 window, blinked repeatedly as 314f1164ae if his eyes were 822b466f21 stung by the sudden, 0652712cd2 dazzling display of golden 9d687da155 brilliance.c6bb77c244f57bdf

Black hair fluttered in 897073e169 the breeze that freely caaa6289de danced through the open bf436ec389 window. The moment a hand b4bd92d237 gently touched the flowing 99b9ef7600 hair, then brushed against e12f9f1adc the eyes and cheeks 7949f88100 beneath, it was caught 461b1c4827 by the young man’s ce93675098 hand. Intertwining their fingers, the d0e25e2e8a young man turned to 7a38da5de8 look beside him.30cf4856bd8f79f5

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The man’s casual de94fdd65e attire—a navy blue 408f97e115 jacket paired with c7fdd6889f a white shirt—felt 0fa1d6348d strikingly unfamiliar yet c629885107 surprisingly fitting. The man, who ba2fcbfec3 seemed destined to 1cc11fb6cd wear only uniforms 839f10c13a or funeral suits b6838b077f his entire life, ff69cc1d3a dressed well in 472bfe8175 clothes chosen by acf932e889 the young man, d6c766f77c whose taste in 315da5d4f0 fashion was quite 5f40d6b87a refined, and recommended 854c42f7a9 by the nagging 0d7e824897 Rezin.5e599707c4ef5a6c

“A new arrival f1763a69f2 at Barryard Castle,” 10d663570b the young man 6e654ea751 said.3d2b92548ac34f25

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Holding the steering 7147a81f6b wheel with one 431ff033e4 hand while the acc766ce1c other was clasped 12109322fe by the young 48f9f4ce05 man, the man 8892d1599b glanced at the 625fd0955c passenger seat. The young man’s black eda9407ea3 hair, fluttering in the 1b96b368de breeze, had been neatly 5aa5330398 trimmed a few days bc42a5ef7c ago to a length 40f0ac11df just covering the tops 1e37106a4f of his ears.f497f0f789f5288e

“They said you 9630b88d68 were voted the 6b1857eee1 second sexiest noble.”bc34c9cb0b88938b

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At this 71b35bbb79 unfamiliar piece 25b0440229 of news, 9bb01a1d69 the man, 588113a1b4 steering gently, 39376d7071 turned the 8c1973bed9 car to 72951ce112 the left 854bf4c63d and responded, d103bc6b4d “Is that 6798c631e3 so?”49e13d18db534476

“So I dc7fc43398 looked up 641c2248e9 the magazine. First place was His a44c71fba3 Highness the Crown Prince. Hmm, I guess royalty d200f514dd was included too. And I think third b1cc15baba place was Lord Barryard, da12f918d9 if I remember correctly.”71ffd20fc2848a00

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“They investigate things like 5c39b951d6 that?”0cbe3c230949f970

The young man replied 56141b8191 with a soft chuckle.3fe05c393ec840d8

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“Lord Barryard said 7aca7f95fc he could accept b2ed9774cd losing to the ea91f202b5 crown prince, but 5db8d6a063 losing to you b28d662917 stung a bit.”6cb76a35f1c506cb

Knowing that Lord 018b847ecb Barryard’s personality wouldn’t 3b15100921 genuinely care despite 372aa0cf78 outward complaints, neither 65ee9053c8 the young man e50de4a768 nor the man 1329b80531 took his reaction 8ea41b2f17 too seriously.f43e080c30daa490

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“The reasons you were 74a8dba0b9 voted the second sexiest c3295b3667 man: First, both your 4c7c737f8e hardware and software are 4abef82a67 excellent. Second, you 37007b5c62 seem like 3788d6ae02 you’d be 927e89f98f good at ce42bf9146 sex. Third, you’re a wealthy 81b121cb62 former soldier. Fourth, you’re 255f344a42 a noble 85c7a86097 but dashing. Fifth, you’re taken. Sixth, despite being 37f4f56e6f taken, you don’t c05f971574 seem like you’d 1c0dd23239 stray.”e2bfad9020f22a15

Unsure where 0b10be55d5 to laugh 04e9305cb9 at the 71fc7f111c odd humor, a361af5e45 the man, 2487d0eac8 who had 16284b5fba been quietly 2fd5531923 listening to bc0a949c1e the young cca2c6507b man’s voice, 4182043bf8 suddenly spoke 98c425a884 up.2b83d79edab1597d

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“You memorized a5f58e06e9 all that.”786078e47bce7337

“I’m good at db9d5ff9bc memorizing things.”43262ced9019f58c

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This time, the b4157cec99 young man, playfully 469c2c501e tugging their clasped 502c725df7 hands toward himself dcc72e2437 and sandwiching them da0b35cd76 between his palms, a25b7584f7 grinned at the d4ae6bb368 man’s reaction as 8f8cb4d0cb he lightly scratched 0febbccda8 the young man’s 3c85407238 palm with his 88cf8563ee fingertips.fa05e8291b390f5d

“But isn’t it 8255bc4679 strange? How did they 8af0c4af66 get all that b5df32b515 right?”ba8b2ff0e8df8588

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“Hm?”8cf9efb675d9410a

“The obvious stuff isn’t d323257886 that surprising, but how 1f40353636 did they know you’d 06d5a75802 be good at sex? Even Lord e3df0c616f Barryard called fb911f70c6 you the 19e60ef922 epitome of d7890030be abstinence.”7f14982a16c02d21

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“No complaints about our 0c62719596 sex life, then.”6860c415d2850432

“Haha.”c56d8e9704b2fcc1

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The man, 28a5df8aa3 gazing at abf9269b0b the young e6dbe3feb4 man’s fair 6eff1eaa20 cheeks as 90fe0e6523 he laughed f3b3f14738 like a b9302b6423 fresh spring f42b63ca65 breeze, added 8276b05583 a comment.90076ba2c7d02d30

“If you don’t like 69ffe95ccb being the subject of 4f4f469f3d gossip, I can take 9562580a0f care of it.”c97189654abeedff

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“That’s fine, but 266351003d the part about 31895331fe you being taken—probably 681fbc44dd leaked from those c5d3c83a91 young nobles we 3a729959d0 met last time, d167470273 right?”6e7ba57f34d4516c

Though Lord 8ac77c1226 Barryard might 0a8a6004a7 seem like 180d1c4deb a carefree 3a88a26ad4 playboy at 6c419c8a9c first glance, 263b49d0e8 one of 81991165bd his strengths b241e36cf7 was his 17c8cf5c93 meticulous management 243c39b621 of people. When whispers of b962e477c8 his title succession 4ed7636a07 surfaced, didn’t he d58b2f0226 swiftly replace those 24ce7d7d60 responsible with ruthless a7ccf115bf precision? Colin Solrov, who described 699bc1381c Lord Barryard’s strengths as 372d1fcbb5 cunning, shrewd, and thorough, 51a7700922 seemed proud of his 3b18c7ba95 master. A place like that 63624bbb26 wouldn’t let such blatant 3a3da438ba gossip slip, so the 59dbed0d1b most likely culprits were 6dd0f3d512 those two young nobles.a4fdc9dffc2bfeac

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“But why cdae0c02c4 didn’t you a95b7193b1 say anything 3c47ae1b34 back then 65b30b0f63 and just 4a07e575fe stood there?”ba66e93e19387df1

Despite the abrupt question, 8c1bb90c97 the man easily understood 9b25a15bf0 and paused before responding.10755021dd79b4ef

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“I didn’t want to a8ff6beffa startle you. I was going to 64645b61e2 feed you and talk 814ac6cf88 about it, but we 4c9c1d2674 got caught.”62cd17a84ba9b45f

At the bland reply, 076ddc3242 the young man stared 3bc64a8353 at him, then smiled 5e1f24be33 softly, gently rubbing the d698c2080e scarred back of the 3ed3b037e7 man’s hand.8d0b0decbdb1ddc7

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“Let’s go stargazing 070208a1b0 tonight.”2ad385807ecbdab1

“Are we watching e76f96dba8 the stars together, 312caaa570 or are you 6e104f02a4 watching them alone?” e66fabdafa the man asked, 55f3af33d4 as another burst 21541cbe2a of laughter flowed c0df1c3a86 into his ears. The young 22b599ac1c man’s question—couldn’t da0d78e885 you be 70b3ca4ecc watching them 31b29222a1 alone?—was soon 38c7068810 buried in c6271ab542 a long 3bcb6b8606 kiss. The sunflower-lined road ddaf08010d on both sides b2f8ff33f0 was coming to a55d86ceda an end, and ac1c2466a2 at its terminus, 93cf507769 a quaint house, af0c572ada freshly painted in 00e3102f71 white and sky e64a596c60 blue, welcomed them. They planned to spend 22eb16bafa ten days there, just 59fb57fb55 the two of them, c6029a400a letting no one in, afbff70cf4 fully immersing themselves in 1130b505c1 and claiming that time.74d43625f2122962

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Parking the car in a7e053e299 the small yard and 1b1546f1ca turning off the old 042fb3020c jeep’s engine, the young 7545e6c38f man’s lips brushed against 3986287fb7 the man’s cheek. Soon, they shared 2db393570c an even more b4dcaae49d passionate kiss, their 75bcba2b9e bodies entwined.1cbb53a2feae64b5

It was a 9ac4ac3d5d warm spring day.d0dda21727109432

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