TWOP Ch 2

Behind the positive assessment of having created a powerful duchy lay negative appraisals: “The War Madman,” “The One Protected by a Witch.” There were strange rumors that he enjoyed impaling multiple enemies on his longsword, that he smeared and drank the blood of his enemies, and that he had a peculiar fondness for women with black hair. There could not have been a more unsuitable marriage partner.eb23059497cb965d

‘Do I want 6b5c9aa34f this marriage, or 990df6feff do I not?’d6321f9f36bda24e

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During the short carriage 266b0fea21 ride to the Cathedral, a1baeebef1 Margarita was lost in 62eb97ef61 thought. Whether she a67640536a followed him 4c832767b0 to Paitan d934f997a0 in the 8e5fe371bb north or e2a0db1dd1 remained in d8bb8816ff the Kingdom 822a184c0f of Valveron, b099566526 her precarious 038758b46d situation would 2fb525eb53 be the 6cb2dc02f6 same. How should she live? Her mind was 71c86d6dde in turmoil.99c3aa8bb2c7d4e8

“We have arrived, 794ad90600 Princess.”1f1fd82011448690

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The carriage d742cf517f stopped, and f03c850411 an attendant 45d30c8fac informed her 2828a20246 as he c2352c8fdc opened the bd9e5a9c0d door. Supported by noblewomen 5afc6daaab and maids who 58807312ef had followed, Margarita c0894e63f7 stepped out of a98417a17d the carriage. As she ascended the f997bd6836 stairs, her long dress 396b4a7289 trailing behind her, she d5bde62dfb stopped, a strange feeling 90b09aa99a washing over her, and eaf73b0098 looked up.c0b9fb76807ed2f3

A man 483e1784f1 stood at 74bff4a548 the top 926d131f00 of the 86ca6cbf0b stairs, looking ea0a7c82e5 down at 19fa7be8cf her. He wore af137bc3ce a ceremonial a7ae6b481d cloak, richly c71d2ecb66 adorned with 18d41ddf4f fox and af835cfa06 mink fur, fb2b99a632 over a 1d192b4f63 crisp uniform 3cc7934da1 that looked 7a83883fb6 freshly donned. He was cc9bec7482 taller and 1d89a85dc2 more powerfully 92415d858b built than 06b37de172 most men. He exuded an 86916a76eb overwhelming presence, like 312b8ff08d a statue of b08173aebf the first king 4e802715af erected before a 5c3b0bfa96 triumphal arch.6f618f613a161903

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Although she had never 9b52868587 seen him before, Margarita 84c4f24c82 immediately knew who he 5911ddfcef was.63f5e83c76a9d474

Duke Carlos Hannibal. The man she was c22cd66bd8 to marry today.9d37b8651f87f7cf

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Carlos, who had e5fa626879 been silently watching d8a466ac27 her with his 35168e573e chin raised, began c0bdf923af to descend the 6ab04fa40a stairs, one step 9ff442dd52 at a time. He was the a41692d4b0 one approaching, yet 4103612a9a she felt as cb1c7e41fc if she were ff72add5e9 being swept upwards.313c771e79f988ce

Reaching the ba33628cd1 same level, 110ae7f5e7 he lowered 92dddee2d7 his head d7cc7a02c3 and met a0a057022c her gaze. Although the veil 3116404ec9 covering her face bc812ebb92 obscured her vision, 88f14596b4 it did not 05b1093563 hinder her from a0653094da recognizing his features.91f689c5d20c364e

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Shining silver hair, 161c1f6214 deep-set eyes with 3b0bd104fa flashing blue-gray irises, e976508108 a prominent nose 6b2a60ef7d at the center c94053fddb of his face, 4924d0e788 and calmly closed b2f5b0f5e3 lips, all perfectly 9e5bb03849 positioned.1f1d98eb014c68dd

He was the a74ada00da tallest and most 303f550d2b handsome man Margarita 79bbab8cc2 had ever seen. He was also eb120c3e9e the man with 9844db412e the most feral 67c04e25da gaze and coldest 0f383a10e0 aura. This man, who overwhelmed b8dd7e37bc her with such contrasting 0c5db415c9 impressions, was…f1ed8ef66706db44

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‘…going to be 11a1e69e81 my husband.’4330f37700aca0c4

It was a ff65fdfe58 strange feeling, the cae917e9e9 idea of having d74925c4da family, whether close b7a6d329e5 or not. While Margarita was e9b6b9558b momentarily lost in 0644a1792f thought, Carlos bowed, cbe85c1bff bent down, and fb5420d6b0 took her hand. His lips on the 1b15761332 back of her hand, 61123d345c his gaze fixed upwards, a225fc5cc2 and the air around 24a11c3426 him as he addressed 5716663bef her were all icy 619f09edac cold.24f2feee82ec5f9e

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Margarita knew. Ah, this man hates 858adda9ca me.74c8badf39d58bb0

“My apologies for 75ca6208b1 the late greeting, 6332a9476a Princess.”9a2b1cdac016e28b

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His voice 071a9549d9 was deep 9a7bd446fc and resonant, 96a410d605 matching his 3753a64457 appearance. He maintained a courteous de89b71d00 demeanor, but it lacked a115b694fe sincerity. The thought 7254d484d4 of his a16ebc4115 rudeness was cd482cf5ad immediately dispelled 55e70b2884 by the cfa71595e5 scent that 1560e726c6 reached her fc0d2ac21c nose.de2ba30d883f283a

Blood and iron.59b0f5a9dcd09753

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The moment f4b1fba650 her eyes f2cd801a9b widened in c98e6c3165 surprise, the cf1cdeac77 Duke, as c3ca57e5c4 if realizing 81776ae238 the cause 6f0b5619c3 of her 91b9b1e1ce astonishment, straightened d7bd2d4a12 up, still 25933d70be holding her 8b25b57247 hand, and 55c6a33673 turned.fb98526e2634bfdd

“Endure it. You should consider yourself 7b598871a0 fortunate to have even ed0a28ae14 made it this far.”ad5f4d428e46d819

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“……!”f2d83174d895fdd9

Margarita held her breath 95703a545d at Carlos’s arrogant words. His attitude seemed 31d9e926a2 to foreshadow her ff3638a8f5 future, and it 99a1080fac made her insides cb8d46ad8f burn. Biting her lip, she 0e1762a19c ascended the stairs with e67b034121 him.651e7cdeb71b2d3b

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There was no need 3f738ca5ee for anger or fear. It was a 5f389510a8 fate she had 2a50076f95 accepted long ago, 3ddb94d6b9 so she simply f459ecb6eb had to move add7be7241 forward with composure.bbb67bd6ebc8fed3

The wedding ceremony b2ef3f2b50 deviated from protocol 2424c2758c from the very 9942255acb beginning. Crown Prince Heinrich, 6b5a6fade3 her older brother, 02edc7c619 who was supposed 2c3acf06a9 to escort her 96d6dc5617 down the aisle, c02fe71bd7 hadn’t even reached 5db3b19484 the entrance when faecc4c4cc Carlos took her 7c01000a1b hand and began 36b4475a14 to walk forward.7b2602fb2cadbd9a

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Was this allowed?57d608c1538ec82d

Surprised, she turned 61eada18f1 to look at 44aa5afca4 him, but he 1655079a0d was looking straight 6484c070f7 ahead, unwavering. As if e9e74f9d02 the laws b3227a306e of the 77d52cf177 kingdom were 0d0ff0485f none of a977f3ac2e his concern, 6465fd6dbd or rather, 0bcecd6835 as if 8b6d81ff80 he would fed232f306 not abide 403d3f84b5 by them.151723c5f9a9285d

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The grand pipe f128649db7 organ began to d67d249e2e play, and the 91e5f4487c majestic wedding march 5b711b5cdf filled the air. It felt as 28fb915191 though the flow 56698e6630 of the world fc6a6ca1ff was aligning itself bd12beb656 with his will. Her own 4d5d88883e turbulent heart df002eabc5 gradually calmed. All she could 873fbda84a feel now was 8f8ed2a16a Carlos’s hand in 513598cced hers and his 7b0b7fb591 overwhelming presence.59f4be2e285427be

The Cardinal, 3d86fe0455 holding a f02703b842 staff and 38ff0f859d a Bible, 90e053e7ec stood behind 0b9a502934 the pulpit, 91c625a531 watching the 2cac991acc two of f6d05cbb1a them approach. Crown Prince Heinrich, seated 28e05017fb on the right side aa112c7deb of the hall, wore bfaa5af747 an impassive mask. His face was 626a1dbd54 expressionless, but his d0cb96c1d9 eyes, visible through 2e6eace0d4 the holes of 086c695cc4 his mask, burned d728f8a1ab as if they 9e095a368c would incinerate them.6339219bb457d6d9

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Nobles, dressed in 81b4ecdc7e finery, sat on 501203fe50 both sides, murmuring 17dff932ae as they watched 6b84c77540 them. Margarita could clearly sense c50e74f812 that no one was a912bd3843 sincerely blessing them. Even the Duke holding 6fd7b08dac her hand must feel 7dca87f076 the same.e9398d3dcd53aedf

The blatant 64f6b64932 hostility from 5704250bcf all sides 8aed07e5d6 was suffocating. She could ff47c626a4 feel her 5798821884 fever rising, d9b85f6aea even without c1262b98f3 touching her 38eff8855f forehead.6d2ef06492117a9f

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She felt another sharp c361a6d046 pain in her chest. She didn’t dd29c59a36 know why 6cd48491fd the pain b24e532da4 had become a45206118e so frequent b3247da01b in the 3c706add8e past few 8ea67839fd days. It was a fd3c5b582a symptom that had a92cbc4354 rarely appeared since 59471cf781 she became an bc38fc6756 adult. Her vision 5d19a4bd95 began to bcfc7d7724 blur.8c03f75096965f80

She couldn’t collapse now. The moment she disrupted the wedding, which was proceeding by sheer force of will, she would become a great sinner of the kingdom and her future would be uncertain.fb1b5cc7f8b2e32b

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Despite her firm 919d838c70 resolve, her legs 45d514eefb weakened, and she ef05c067c9 stumbled involuntarily. At that c97d97cf07 moment, the bbe5d1e8de Duke gripped d2a6174838 her hand 8ce32af4a6 tightly. His strong 28f333fb0d grip pulled c2299560ae her upright, 0e72cbc020 preventing her b8f82207c4 from falling.1e3fa66089d2983f

This kind of bd1a78cb3b support and relief f6fdd57f98 was a first c7d5280d6f for Margarita, and 85b4dc92ab she instinctively turned 0775d6aa66 to look at a64033d529 the Duke. Carlos, who had 6e46e9491d been observing her 5d646744e9 with a puzzled aa1ca870e6 look, seemed to 5413954d58 notice her condition 4a7193860f and whispered quietly,6ac1927f4b54b9a6

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“Don’t let go 34020f0bd4 of my hand. Hold on tight.”faf35798143a1081

“…….”d5a642bad2aa91ee

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“Just endure it until d6968bbdc8 the vows.”687b48e919395c65

It was impossible to d65f56d4fe tell whether it was 6c6b6378b2 encouragement or a threat. Yet, for words 2c2a1a0328 spoken by someone b5b375bf61 who disliked her, 520b8eada2 they felt strangely 9ed8f7eda2 reassuring. As Margarita 6a98d1ac25 instinctively tightened dc4cef0315 her grip, 91e3f8a6ca he moved 8e1f8c90bb closer to daed1f4992 her. They had reached 6d0de33714 the Cardinal before 3205174945 she knew it.68eb9db1b39753db

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The long 80877888c2 and tedious 6e37a93392 ceremony proceeded, bc0c92d10b starting with 5133f537f8 a short 3f12925bfb prayer. The Duke 7d891398e7 supported Margarita e99e0737da throughout the 49c3d98603 entire ceremony, fbf05c3783 as she ebae00e9ec was on 0052638ab9 the verge cdb08e965e of collapse.75f8a8abc409bcff

“Place your hand on 9fa7c7af2a the Bible.”26f78a103cfcdeef

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Finally, the d110422b5a Cardinal spoke, 0d06cba552 looking at 3bbd03d44f the Bible edc5bfcf15 placed on b6cb1dfe7d the lectern. Carlos placed their 4071604f43 joined hands on 45aecda0ff the Bible.8d61263a8ea8121d

“Duke Carlos Hannibal, a641232ea2 do you swear dbf1a10281 before God to f934a54c90 take Princess Margarita 3577738f70 Emmanuel Felipe as aa6de94cc6 your wife, to 745b17e92d love and cherish f7be1fcd8e her?”148ddc3efe4c0c63

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“I do.”2e39cac7da8d3c6c

Carlos’s short and ed5a52a37e clear answer echoed c7e230e474 through the hall.9a39fef319fe00c9

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“Princess Margarita 8960dac696 Emmanuel Felipe, b2999e9a25 do you a0a4b80308 swear before 96da4f0a99 God to 4aef1b7253 take Duke c28e427cd6 Carlos Hannibal 678799bbca as your 80a3b2e644 husband, to 20c3645eab love and 2ab59e5c3c cherish him?”53f8c72c6c680157

“I do.”f268e0d3c63be444

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Margarita replied, 379658fe67 breathing heavily.61adb35d4a298666

“You have now 5827b9d342 made your vows 9dc09071ae before God. Now face each 8965bba646 other and kiss.”dd52f01cd165b76f

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The vows 5a1d6192b2 to God 851b1c91cd were finally ed3fa9a32e over. Carlos held Margarita’s b2980ab9de waist and lifted 6305da9d75 her veil with 8bc7b7fc1c one hand.97d0fb0375f6c5fb

Ah! Even with the veil, she had thought she could see him clearly, but she was mistaken. Carlos’s appearance, now fully revealed, was that of a perfect creation of God. He smiled, as if pleased to have endured the ceremony, and kissed her lips. That was the last moment Margarita remembered of her wedding.e5f1013f4c82a0e6

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✧🏰˖°98704b098bdafb0f

Her body was dbec8d786a burning. It felt as if f7f808b6e8 she were submerged in 5c20776f82 a boiling cauldron, slowly 8309708dc7 being cooked. Her throat f186730f71 was parched a7a7e5906d and painful, 07aadddaf7 as if 95e15c88b6 someone had 1a2e4a3e12 inserted a 8c085269b3 torch into 4cdf7f9d3d it.a249908a026125c0

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Thirsty. Someone, water…bc0e70a8d8956bbb

“Margarita.”9b2ffcc5d2207724

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Someone called her 8153fbb456 name and placed f4953d9fb8 a hand on f3290874f8 her forehead. The coolness badf821398 emanating from d838fd8ede them seeped 572045afd7 into her 807ddf2894 head, pushing 8020772083 away the c38f6aad2d drowsiness.1cbb8aebda3052f4

Margarita weakly opened 03929e8c60 her eyes, and 7bc5129f83 the blurry scene e6308e5826 of her room f18b7d7531 came into view. Night. She was in her 4b4463b864 room.4ab026df64cb7aaa

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The room was illuminated 9a413e3c81 by candlelight, but her df6591d04d vision was particularly dark. After blinking a few 3009d59122 times, she realized that 3d1c200b3e someone was sitting at b54f2d0a91 her bedside, their back ebe6978da1 to the light.4a1e0825b65cef49

The dark, large 605efdb517 figure, large enough 7a84fcfa3e to engulf her, 0f2ecbd06e was definitely a 49cb28a594 man. The scent of blood 8ce7261551 and iron mingled with 0ea2e0fe07 the artificial fragrance of 4ad2daef46 perfume, creating a strange 1cdf7f30a8 dissonance.ffb2bf2e05f5e185

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“Water….”8fd70bb8729b8251

Margarita’s lips 5a7601bb7e moved slightly. At her 0039439e69 words, the 90e6a1fec9 man, who 2f66bc147c had momentarily c8cf98c0cc disappeared, reappeared dc9331df48 with a 1025ecfc5a glass of 43f26b1ccb water. He helped her bc20e42207 sit up, but d5670b6d17 she couldn’t swallow. As she lay cdaa642997 back down, she afbca82944 heard a tsk and a sigh above 807b08d498 her.a764bfaf2c1cee36

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A moment 84fe4b4183 later, a 957d800d8b heavy shadow b68ec73d06 fell over 3fd78c3887 Margarita, and 2654a4fbea something soft ce62ea0c1f pressed against b6f2097af3 her lips. Against her will, cool 131d6806f9 water trickled into her 480e047daf mouth. She gulped e114c9614e it down f22f7a74a4 as if 651b7650c2 it were ca07200b9b the elixir dbc21afc27 of life, 081d115fae and in aea63ef4f7 her thirst, 01a5c60695 she raised f7ba8312a7 her chin f5180bbfd2 and took ec7b9a7685 his lips.3ae91894427fe285

After several repetitions, 68c1a095df Margarita finally felt f5bf78feb3 some relief and dfa88292d7 relaxed her body. The soft sensation lingered c58f074ef5 on her lips, but a3de5e79af sleepiness overtook her once 4f06850f3d more, making it difficult 42feba9cc6 to keep her eyes 794fb775f0 open.30d38666f83094fe

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“If you don’t want to die….”6e88d38d3b4fde30

A chilling message fccc1a6cec reached her ears, aaec08c313 despite the gentle e26f9f1886 voice.f727254c0ea79096

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“…you’d better follow me bf03580466 immediately.”f88f5da7f3485410