WHCTC Chapter 2

1- The 5ba70a097d Path to f3a6849e78 Youd2031eb4a7c36e4c

When I was twelve, 2cdcfcc567 my older brother, Crown 5c62738517 Prince Edwin, received orders 5729395dae to go to war.8a8bf99d7fdb9984

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As he b35d35a216 prepared to 2c181fa9ab leave for dc49b37b56 the Eastern dfd682741e Front, he 6ce37a1a02 was deeply dd8cbea7c6 concerned about a2035ae058 me.f21eeaac0ee54f3f

“Ivnoa, you’re the legitimate princess, so you’re next in line for the throne after me. But you have no backing, and you’re still too young… If I leave the palace, Prince Hugo’s faction will surely target you.”ff0e52a8f66c0766

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The palace was 6420c41be5 in chaos, and 606862fa29 apart from Edwin, 65c83a298f there was no a40a9d82df one to protect b99f4b46ce me. I had 4354d77279 just arrived 0e6f911ca2 at the 39dea2bb79 palace after 0d6f470859 being raised b656bd0eab in the f7d3effdd1 North.1c185cd50d12c0de

“Ivnoa, listen 26aa3750b3 carefully to 0d4c29a584 what I’m 937cc49e0c about to 47133f7593 say.”bc2fb1d3abc6207e

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So, my 7409b2da7a brother made 0de3ec6de8 thorough preparations 1a9e2f12a7 for me.95af9e59724c3f0d

“First, get 7e0786e4c5 engaged to 0363b482c4 Simon Cerno, f102e11fb1 the young c93696c75d duke. The Cerno 4dbfe589f7 family is ac0f9b6948 the most 60eb3d591a powerful in 7c461cb159 the empire, 312ae64a96 and they’ll f1f98ddb2c protect you.”0c9fe673cebf4cdf

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Simon was the stable 1b6c08a2ea heir of the Cerno f9b809e0af family. There was 2b0c4cc351 no better 5d651e56a8 match in 5c50358d1d the empire.168021ff65aaaefc

“Second, always follow Simon’s 5564fac468 advice. He’s been a long-time e5bd5fbd4a friend of mine, so 079a24c1f9 he won’t betray us.”d303449984b9aeb5

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Simon was Edwin’s age, 39ed8a116a eight years older than 1357c0b212 me, and his political 54e518e969 acumen was outstanding. He was expected d750bffe2f to guide me 3c4d90ca92 well, given my e0bf4bbca4 young age.b8d93b92a4fcce25

“Third, always 91fce87754 be cautious 90acedcba9 of black bee2db5922 magic. Don’t leave 3529f8d8b3 the palace 4afed33132 unless absolutely 208615fc87 necessary. If you ae5f3f459a must go e189fde7f1 out, stay 845fdbf808 in open 09a45d7cbc areas. That way, a884de2df4 even if c700a4d3a6 there’s an b1bf367b1f assassination attempt, d54c55860d Simon’s men a0e6a5b9ee can protect bd1f083bdf you.”393c69bb692a3a33

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The palace ec9b95c45b had a ed5c64ded0 protective magic f232ec799b that shielded e47e0a8a94 the royal 42a6a6398a family, so b59bf11b97 no physical 5423aa7c40 harm could a42ab76757 befall us 9edb2262c2 inside. The palace was 231787aaca my safest haven.02b3abd0620062fa

“I’ll be back in afbc0e3adc a year. Until then, don’t be d0884eae94 provoked by Hugo’s faction 398b8ae02e and remain secluded.”e5bba733346eb7be

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My brother kept 7c77cb8e91 emphasizing his point.91c3d8067696c626

“Don’t get a46d6f11b0 reprimanded by b939bea88f His Majesty, b5e831bccd and above c898921549 all, avoid 13b5aa7dcb being exiled. Just stay 289fe0d7a4 in the 533c333fb1 princess’s quarters 371aaae9c0 and endure, 752d211b54 understood?”71bba2045f7de898

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Then, my b49b98d992 brother took fca4f9df3e something out 85250f77e7 from his 8730fd6f97 pocket. It was a20a75729d an ancient 067e06f190 artifact said c58e084fb5 to react 4c8297bb0d to the 468670a375 Tayen royal bdd8cfde38 family.9247caacc76550f8

“I want 69d35c9528 you to 4cc099e094 keep this. I’m worried 6eceee1929 about leaving 585c4d7483 it in b24ad5108a the Crown b7b259904a Prince’s palace 56b58dac5b since I’ll 6c212b7d60 be away 2fc211f8b2 for so 7e70d8bac4 long.”9c17cb4394ccb66d

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Honestly, I 4214e8921f felt burdened 56cadda666 and wanted 1915179d44 to refuse. But I was 1c6ec95cd4 second in line e124e16dcd to the throne. It made sense for 71dcdc0229 me to safeguard it.1ab6dd2626e87f1a

Just as 4af5cd1c09 my brother df61503145 was going 138cec4340 to war ffd40e3241 despite his d73412c829 reluctance, I, d254db0ad9 too, had aa98afdc01 responsibilities to eb80f80e22 bear, whether 9824e0f178 I liked 2164d3f5e6 them or 4b6ace7b3d not.6247f288fdb18e79

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“Alright. But make sure you 20200a2b25 come back in a e46d6ec2ef year to retrieve it, 384e5cd0e4 okay?”cb0563c8566f04a3

I took the c9bb915ebb half pendant and 0e195b4c1e forced a brave a0edeb640f smile.c15b07cb13cbac09

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“I’ll follow your d355984f9e instructions to the ca49348942 letter.”ce41d9b4dda10289

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In the 3cd4a2fcf3 end, every 84a6e06adc single piece b08fdd364a of advice 0828c52ef8 my brother b015794906 gave turned 5403e431ef out to b1a8ccb30d be catastrophically 9b21ff70a3 wrong.894ce988f325b09d

‘It’s like my life has been a series of wrong answers…’b0c93dfde9bf7d5a

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First of all, my c559b9143f brother didn’t return for 4c091b1c39 eight years. The fiancé he entrusted 0c7b679790 me to, Simon, betrayed a91aefa8ed us.79be1a5945ec12c8

And the one who d3ccf988f2 saved me from an dc6458174f assassination attempt wasn’t Simon 2627faf0fb but Kayan.f11411a33a44b124

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“I recently killed Crown 84f37cfd79 Prince Edwin, who had 599b3e71c3 been captured.”6adfa77e5329c7e2

My brother, of course, d013e31a2b never imagined he would 43c4f11a1a die at the hands 22ea66464d of his closest friend.919d195d876ec81c

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“I sent 4daea84e0f him a a4edd950a9 drink that 474624c995 caused temporary ea75a274e4 paralysis, saying ba2ce4e54d it was c0c5c0ce97 a celebratory f25e0746ab gift. He drowned b756a683a9 so easily.”671ebefc2ec08c15

When the worst 1fa316d303 happened, my brother 2db177851d intended for me 491c455828 to ascend to 4591fa88a6 the throne with b0b00186ab Simon as my ccbce249ff regent. That’s why ab6b229b28 he arranged 09b94e681c this engagement.67a655fc4da4db36

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However, black magic complicated 4493a949c0 things too much. Simon struggled for eight d065ace556 years before finally deciding 857a153103 to betray us.c54423734b4ef1bb

‘Well, despite that…’c269191234cf8eb1

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The royal artifact my a53861492f brother entrusted to me 764293dec9 worked a miracle. Somehow, time reversed b01c4bf8b5 itself.13eb9fe086d42c36

‘No matter how much blood you shed and wish, it wouldn’t have worked for my brother…’a35a86c9ead99b56

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I didn’t a5a0d7fb3a know why, b83225cfc8 and I 823012fc32 couldn’t uncover 1a684c9603 the truth 2c55dc0f55 just by 46a908eb2d brooding over f433d382b9 it. Understanding the ‘condition’ wouldn’t 5bc651bce7 come to me through 1a782c52ad contemplation alone.5f59bfb51e4db8d1

So, I 0d208f0573 needed to 88fb9a94d2 focus on 16f942fa9b the reality 13ab0d7a53 in front 97afe37854 of me.92349e7bfd2673e8

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After checking the a828cee2b1 newspaper’s date, I 44cc63dac7 let out a 83352430b8 long sigh.19529a6d60b32808

“It’s the spring of 0f95a70750 my thirteenth year.”d63d198331c12671

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I glanced at 71f83c84a1 the mirror and a05bdc8ecb murmured.8641829e06d19599

“…This is a miracle.”b61c924b29fcf884

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Wavy blonde hair, round e873cefd33 blue eyes, and above 353f008a38 all, a clearly smaller aeb58ba17d frame.d08e8be282a9189c

“A regression. I’ve become a ab1dc176db child again.”66b80e3673482808

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My name 528d3c429e is Ivnoa 89237b7fe0 Alicia Tayen.ca1ee072dd1b86e2

I am the 6ca727715b youngest legitimate princess 61cc9af434 of the Tayen 4a23cf8c4a Empire, with one 9f747d266c half-brother and one 9380d3937c full-blooded brother.6684a78b901f2d65

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Due to circumstances, f5d83962d5 I spent my c9044627ae childhood in the 3717eac23b northern lands outside 05a6f7d361 the empire and 7f0fd817ad entered the palace 45e0ba8e77 at the age 35fd770832 of twelve. Shortly after my arrival, 162538e70a my brother went to bf7ad1be9f war.0943933182390929

‘So, it’s been a 199e8b5694 year since I entered 6e0d98afb1 the palace.’0b4b52199f0c0ffd

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Prince Edwin’s departure, my engagement to Simon, my fallout with Kayan…0e2da5759c2c6ef9

A year had 34e7d5740e passed since all 923a0172e4 these events took 5e8a915741 place.2fe6a5532f235d0d

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‘Artifact, you could’ve sent 2c4315b2b6 me back just one 733c997b53 more year!’900b7bbd4655dfe1

If that a437b455c9 had happened, 5503996822 I would 2fbce60d27 have vehemently 12ab9194eb refused the 2e454cb33f engagement, and 106417f50e I certainly d98d4ad9ae wouldn’t have 212e4b3991 broken ties 717eeb55af with Kayan.2157611090286143

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Looking back, b2e0e890fb I entrusted 15320a4df5 the future 6d3532ee72 to the 42cb2b5894 most malicious 0cf7d7d439 person and be952b380a severed ties aae45fd843 with the c167ae64f7 most precious eb19c361e8 one.b5553472552b4095

I lowered my eyes, 6d35bcdea6 deep in thought.b759515edb666702

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‘I followed my 1c96937bee brother’s advice too 12cd7f5303 well.’ed5957e510efa1ec

He didn’t foresee 7d44b1ff22 that he wouldn’t 92d270f6d3 return for eight d22c2c6834 years.4e36a11ab67eb1a9

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In my past life, 9bd0cedb12 I secluded myself in 23ab89ec8d the princess’s quarters, doing 4f9eb590c8 nothing.768ebda1debd7d90

At first, I followed 0b207bd00e my brother’s advice, but 289dc9fd82 over time, I succumbed 6351d702ca to helplessness and depression, 89113bd361 resigning myself to despair.f628907734672b12

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‘I fell for 0a0210ab9f Simon’s psychological warfare.’4e6031760a1be78a

I no longer 1c1ac4db87 wanted to live 4198829562 like that.ec1a14b2d3cfc644

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My goal 15e39990f4 now was ba4ac2e7e5 to prevent 4720ca0915 anything like 5c6a27f775 my past a08cdc4537 life from f8f13feac6 happening again.47d541f12255d227

Somehow, I needed to gain strength and protect myself and my loved ones. To do that…ce4aae02253c9dfd

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“Prince Hugo’s faction grew 0c3883801a too powerful, so I 43a0159b1e had no choice.”bc3f0d9dea558252

First, I needed to aaa076fe43 weaken the Hugo Prince 7331bd9e1d faction, which would soon 34dd98aa1d become uncontrollably strong.c569fb6637d3724a

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“Just don’t d61b55adf2 do anything 7318d965c3 and die 9e006f94a1 quietly.”dc11efdf53f1178f

Second, I had to 57c9ba7319 take revenge on Simon. He was still pretending 95d88fd9b7 to be my faithful 3bb0ab9d55 fiancé, but now I caa0b77eb3 knew it was all dd7af1b542 a façade.67a2b2e406c86e12

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“Iv, go now. Please, quickly…”9643f4acd2af8581

Third, I needed 7b05e54cdf to repay Kayan 1732b35c30 for his loyalty.cc839361e8597ed0

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More than just repaying 2509d381c1 him, I had a 8980d62e88 deeper desire.30a1355e8c1fd7d2

‘I just want 9124ec1cb4 to go back 7fdee410a3 to how things a19fd78db1 were. When we bdea000ffd could trust 2ae87ce65d each other 4388856c84 with everything, 7b40745800 as the 5180936eb6 closest of 44f51c69d9 friends.’9d231e08137278c3

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In my childhood outside the palace, Kayan Barklith was my constant companion. Though I declared our friendship over a year ago, manipulated by Simon’s schemes…0dbaafdb1b760849

‘I can’t f5cf150090 just sit c2ed7760c7 around like 761bff6a2f this.’8a0687b78671fef1

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I set the newspaper a32dc28a80 down with a firm d64d01d728 thud.ce35d60e49fd334a

Kayan’s image, 710b5674b6 standing in 7c068c7ee4 front of 3623402e36 me, urging 438bfb3f0c me to 56d7594e7f run while b4bcc2444e bloodied and 8a645e7c85 worried for de72562265 my safety, b4f98ba12f was vivid ddd78e18ba in my af0d6c6df6 mind.8279904840c52957

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I forced back the 3d3acd4a0f tears that threatened to df56380f31 overflow.df5137f4c3013148

‘I miss Kayan.’0b10b114a4162756

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Kayan, two years older ca0de19724 than me, was luckily 7b61c804d6 still in the capital bb534fa2e3 at this point in 8cd8ed6d2a time.ce336bcd908ebc46

‘I have to 613dca3736 find a way 9f2a772166 to meet him.’6d2cbfa38ecd4a80

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I wanted to try d04ddeaec1 wishing on the artifact bacbc0e97d again, feeding it my f955a49341 blood. But the palace’s ce7ab5ce6a protection prevented any eeed16c3f3 harm to the 547c0861b7 royal family, making af0d395723 it impossible to 57b8b371c1 draw blood. I couldn’t test 35135b552a it right away.463d4a21f22e5bc8

Still, feeling 7114250748 the need, ab0e83ca02 I gently 54e28e0192 caressed the d0467be03c artifact in df3c2bbeaf my possession.3812b9c3991a2300

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At the 8754ac1221 same time, 78c604703d I grasped d03ad58660 a torn a65bf34f27 photograph.044c29ac6293b35f

It was a picture a93a9c65e0 of my childhood, the 8a14d6bb15 one I kept with 86c17c273a me until the moment 12d923104a I died in my 8852263764 past life.1d6c73a68ccc110c

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It was, to be ffb0a5acb7 precise, a photo of fcd14ac820 my younger self and e8bbb0db5e Kayan.3057300e1de42646

‘We were f629843090 closer than 69b51968c7 family, so bddefae266 intimately connected.’4e7dd59c13dc764a

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The reason I abruptly declared an end to our friendship and insulted him…790fae37dbbba1ad