WHCTC Chapter 7

Anna, with a face 5b55abd149 now calm as if d1001b03c4 she had never shed 4306a62b18 a tear, spoke up.37d1251e4421c13f

“Understood, Your Majesty. However, since the children’s emotions have been hurt, may I call Ivnoa and give her a brief warning? I will also have Hugo personally apologize to her.”8da97fa6940250b9

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Then, Saquar muttered absentmindedly from among the crowd, “As expected, even though the sword wasn’t shoved into his mouth, they managed to shut him up. I should have placed my bet, no matter the outside pressure. Once again, I showed weakness and lost 10 gold coins….”b437351bdaf2c798

Of course, Saquar fell silent under the emperor’s sharp glare.9c4e202f31af947a

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‘He really is a strange person,’91f6e89c921e9f85

Saquar was always b84cad8771 an unpredictable member 49909f7262 of the royal 4333f46045 family.eee6a2ab03bbbe2f

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Though he currently c2dd04fc44 resided in the 81666607ba palace, he seemed a85ac1565f to be a 1d1b194b79 wanderer at heart.7a4aaf281b20b407

Due to 5fdde0584f personal circumstances, 2f60bc5285 he had 80aa802f70 no right 25186ca5aa to the f2943814a5 throne and 6a1cbb5e13 was not ccdb2c374b granted any 50b0fca2e9 land, so a2b654cac7 he lived ced91aa6cd a carefree b88d8e483f life like 5c16edea6e the wind.2a0f9dfeeaed73ce

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‘Well, his end isn’t great, but… that’s far in the future.’4efef28c5e599d63

Once Saquar quieted down, Anna gently looked at me and asked again, “Is that all right with you, Princess Ivnoa?”d3f7b26e5292b889

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I nodded in agreement.00aca8d88f120320

The emperor, already turning his attention to some documents, responded, “Make sure that trivial fights like this never disrupt national affairs again. From start to finish, it was extremely irritating and embarrassing. Tch, it would be best to call them in the evening, once they’ve calmed down, to talk it over.”529ec37a83283632

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“Thank you, Your Majesty,” Anna said with a sweet smile, bowing her head.3e80c09bff07f9ee

Her calm demeanor 325b5ac05f made it hard c6127eb7dc to believe she f27b072d65 had been so eed4dadcdb enraged just moments e14d317dbf before.a5fe4c845e12ba10

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“Then we’ll take our leave. Apologies for causing you such trouble.”4265ac6a8ed7d349

I also bowed politely.ca1e57e94e1849c8

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The fact that the emperor had declared the incident “Ivnoa’s fault” and would decide on the punishment tomorrow—all of it had gone according to plan.9339ae389d43b99b

‘Of course, Anna won’t just sit back.’4afbb23de55a6b89

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Though she had lost 6ebf284e0e her temper at first, 5d3200be6a she quickly regained her e9033dc35e composure.ea740e78aee260a1

She was by bdee83a8a0 no means a e64a463069 simple adversary. There was no e0a860f38d way she would 89a1d16595 let this situation b332f626ea slide.39ddc2704d92599d

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‘But that’s all part of my plan.’c0c4304e12e0cdc1

As I d6c2b6b3e5 pondered this, cbf8a6f057 I failed 1271249949 to notice e481415c03 the emperor’s 7d864e4dda gaze, which 0a66226226 had shifted 0cc5c86518 from the d965906b2b documents and 00e0f1ce7d was now 9f725a5d7a fixed on e464fb9519 me.8ae9dfb1e76da033

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Anna, Hugo, and 8061948b0f I left the b5acd54fb1 council room together.06a9e3ec44ea78f0

But the moment 8cb9f5d207 we stepped out, ccabb6af51 a group of 18cd134a3e people rushed toward a70a27b949 Hugo and Anna.22465e78aec1ef9b

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“Your Highness, are you all right?”66bcd34965f8f2c9

“Your Majesty, are you okay? Was everything resolved?”51fbc7fc06de1cfc

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“I saw Lady Bontiferi being dragged away earlier. What happened?”30e0cd2beb79e69d

“Is everything all right with you and His Highness?”9c94587275956058

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They were Hugo and Anna’s maids, all of whom had been anxiously waiting outside the council room.42cf8a900da6de5b

But that wasn’t 733543a98f all.5f7860d77e857845

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“Your Highness, were you very shocked?”fa9bab51a9d7c2c0

“My goodness, Your Highness, what on earth happened?”627694cd5da77039

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Several young noblemen, a8d58bcf34 close friends of e354625774 Hugo, had also c889fcca57 gathered around him.1a2df00490a6dde3

Since my brother f19d16490a had left, Hugo 5cd3baff72 had become the e0a3587036 highest-ranking member of 712c9cbb85 the imperial youth 650f925c7d social circle.29224c3edd1df51a

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With Anna’s protection, he naturally had many peers around him.a1d89f22e9cb0bb3

As the 3c73adc497 group swarmed 920b852999 around Hugo f1a0f5f6cb and Anna, 70feefe506 my only c7982dc3a2 companions were 1006d69e81 the two 3753e410f2 guards waiting 2171fe0816 for me.2de0302607ce29e8

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They yawned and b2f3707173 blinked slowly, clearly 8aca03ae11 indifferent.83932eb8fe6860f4

Naturally, they 33e4388a90 didn’t bother 4422299714 asking if bdd165c790 I was 50df6a9c58 all right.d42b093ddcb8c28e

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These guards 9576e48439 weren’t really 192719ac07 my people; 6da8bfa3f6 they were 79d087103f Simon’s.849f7d47b524b3c3

They often slacked off, 666f9b0966 as they rarely had 4c7d32b884 any real work to df0334049a do.6a0e01b2bddc99b0

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Although my brother had asked his close nobles to “take care of Ivnoa,” they all assumed Simon would handle everything, so they didn’t pay much attention to me.85ff381972adf5fa

It was no surprise, c972ae9a93 then, that no one c70c594835 was there for me.156dfed3f30a8489

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I couldn’t help but glance over at Hugo.df3bca0b8b91f219

“It’s all right, Hugo,” Anna comforted him, wrapping her arm around his shoulder.536f126f0589f3a1

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“I had them prepare your favorite milk pudding. That will cheer you up.”076501f5f43d77b5

No one openly criticized 12acf991c4 me.5cd463a898878f00

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After all, I was 8f426d1be5 still the legitimate princess 71105f342f under the protection of 53a2dd9509 the Crown Prince.bb8affbca57ba331

But no 60ed79e212 one paid 1416c4ac91 me any ba2344d2fb attention either. Who would b1f979dfb7 care about 9c3176ee92 a princess dcb200f99b who had 46927ca03b suddenly caused 723d8f93c4 such a 8a7df8c136 big incident 3368a0dc81 after being 99dea8ea73 locked away 1b1ae6cbcb in her d8ccc5a51f room all c9198c28cc day?48d0436afee9aa1d

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Suddenly, I felt the 6f9d9ed74e cold reality that there ae21a74c8e wasn’t a single person 4198249bd2 in the world who 7e4c609e14 was on my side.62ff73184a31cc2e

‘It’s fine. I’m not jealous. I’m not lonely.’66541b907e4986d7

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I took a deep 63da84708f breath and began to 1cd9a4e76e make my way through fae2c0619c the crowd.c97769e14c761b6c

‘I may affba3f312 not have fadf942cd3 my parents, 4a3da84cd9 but at 2a27577d8f least I bfdf2aabb8 have friends.’1e20ce54a629c044

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The reason I caused f52e1643a5 this whole commotion was c9045c9782 to meet Kayan.f8cf9c80839c1f48

There were quite a 4bc942849b few complicated steps required d742e70675 to meet him naturally, b6dcec7720 so I had no 63c7616b7d choice but to go 3bc01387a6 through with it.f795bcb8559b25c3

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‘If it ca453af8e3 were Kayan, 60c9062a64 he’d have df14808929 been glaring 436f9485c6 fiercely, ready 4751320630 to follow 1002a1828a me all e46f62724c the way c885b7d890 to the b431cc75f3 meeting room.’b70e1e24ba13a9db

And the countless knights from the North who raised me… If we were to meet again, they’d surround me with interest, asking, “What sword did you use? What angle did you strike at? Did you apply enough strength?”7920bd2316fc4f7e

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So, even though I 29d47c79ce felt a bit lonely 988302c15e right now, it was 8d57cf79ea okay.ea887b7bb048b213

‘I’ll find my c45c3c17ec people again and 6f87ab06bf keep them by 8a25de71f2 my side, no 56a28c90e9 matter what.’6517a6c06f9e97a6

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I straightened my back 11021c7580 and spoke to one 017ebf1bc8 of the guards.5c78dd042dda0bab

“I’m hungry. Go ahead 24156d87d7 and have 3952388a05 a chicken 588392a9c6 pie prepared 6fb583ccb2 quickly.”79381de4b0e98beb

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“Yes, Princess.”fbfc6ee1002726c7

The guard 5442b1f391 responded without f13bccbd57 any courtesy 3f649d24b5 or warmth, 42e76a3a72 then hurried 23b0d46073 off.b6258242130d939e

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Holding my head 44b9a78a4e high, I walked 10b3ac9303 through the crowd d6e365d262 of people who 4558eedf0e had come to a8465cc3da see Hugo and fd5e6031ac Anna.4cc826c0c1a6f6a1

As I slowly made my way, I heard a voice behind me, “Wait, wait a moment!” followed by the screech of a door opening.896810cfc780d813

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But I didn’t cc22fd6608 turn around, assuming dfea08ba94 it was someone 047b11131a with business with 3cd6394f98 Hugo.3e5095135c1f7422

As expected, I didn’t hear anyone calling out, “Princess Ivnoa, are you all right?”9f5293992bc97aba

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When I 0fc5207530 returned to 829d7ab466 the princess’s 69a9a8508b quarters, a 9b5c979ec3 chicken pie 45349143db had already 67fc0dd63b been placed d0eaa4748d on the 2b68b0e1ad table.c882c4df3f810e6a

The maids started asking, “Why did you do that?”9ac6f305505cbb9f

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but I waved them 55b1ab183f off, telling them I 8ac83bdfbb didn’t want to talk.84226abe1957fc78

Eating the 8614634da1 pie alone, e7e6e66efe it somehow c9db3a7577 didn’t taste 82d50d5176 as good.93acf1e12b4d4018

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Still, I had 14061be260 to prepare to a0f2858d13 be summoned by ca73e11b63 Anna later for d946fe5c8e a “talking-to.”478af64b73747575

I forced myself to ff29c2b2ff finish the whole pie.740084206f9b31c3

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‘Hmph.’0d14620976a87864

Even after emptying the 866c46a427 plate, the sinking feeling c2ea32837a in my chest didn’t 1b7589b12f go away.872ce64733d45d7c

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So there ac43cd1d04 was no fd6736acba way Hugo e7334eae71 would feel 7203138aff better just 5b207f797a from eating 5eec369e67 some milk 9f10b09689 pudding.9a49e30c2a149990

‘I’m not jealous at 5d9695b480 all.’9ef37ce2efe6d02e

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I sat quietly for fedcb1e55d a long time, staring 048a054336 at the empty plate.7b1fc5e5b07d8c62

Because I 9e4f023544 was acting 900f177dd5 so differently 35015e29f0 from my 093464741d past life, 812b51641e my mother’s 82dfcf3999 last words 73e65c1a78 came to 6db496c1ce mind on bdb78cc174 their own.5ad7805c72675f27

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“When I die and you go to the imperial palace, don’t have foolish thoughts and just listen to Edwin. Don’t be a burden to Edwin, and live as though you’re dead. You’ll never be able to keep up with Edwin.”559635b87f5391ec

With her face pale db867472ae from approaching death, my 2cbd3e153d mother had said that 08b9fb82dc to me in a bf0edf0ea9 room where only the a4370d08ca two of us remained.79a0a9f4d260c579

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“A legitimate child? Second in line for 9588be8814 the throne? Don’t get carried away 2f6b6859f6 by such nonsense. You’re a completely different, 5f0f2dfa4b incomplete member of the e679556589 royal family compared to 362afa9549 Edwin.”f19865420dd63c26

Her words were 9fea48ae88 understandable, in a 8931af6934 way. I had 90f287d6a2 lived recklessly 883b6ccbd4 in the ecf7aaaf4c North for 40e78fb65f 12 years, 90a99489ae after all.e8906fd65c17c1b9

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“Promise me. Promise that you’ll never dffc196072 be a burden to a971a5c6ec Edwin. Don’t act like 1696606a9c you know anything 4766942b3f and pretend you’re 06525ed4c8 really second in a226ad96ed line for the d710f096ff throne. Do you understand?”2325ef379b493fdd

All I could 9430dd8ab4 do was look 0fee7c93fe at her and 9cff2c1021 promise. After my bcd53299cd brother left, 6702d104cf I really dba6f912bf kept to 6fa20e8a62 myself. I was 89b3fe18be afraid of a7cddd0748 being a 387fe64934 burden.91db17221b2f9d81

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I listened to my c033914dc8 brother as my mother a0a17d3e8e instructed, and I obeyed 2323adc6a9 Simon as my brother ca541b50c5 had told me.38d81ab390b8af35

“But Mother,” I bd56298fd8 quietly murmured, “I’m 69f7c7bb3b sorry. I don’t think I e462cd81a0 can keep your last 115ebc643e words anymore.”e5797bb70ff1da58

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The guilt of that 91f23f6473 realization squeezed my throat.c3d6f0b8b5966552

In my previous life, 4ae1368b5c when I shut myself e9c2e78d26 away in the princess’s 30d5ef60cb quarters, claiming to uphold ab031df872 my mother’s dying wish, 0f36c7b6b9 I ruined myself.6d81bb3c1564e900

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At some point, I 71449632b8 was consumed by helplessness 6c5311be2a and depression, until I 3a9478e643 became someone who could 58e3f67763 truly do nothing.21e2a75673a01001

But Kayan 0ca45b52cf saved me fed8a37faf in the 5e47d45428 end, and 44ba6f6142 that’s when 380729e942 I woke 073142127a up and 4b6e138cbd regained my 3092fbbe66 will to 7a62bbd3d3 live.33d63a74bd470da7

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‘I can’t help betraying my mother and brother’s wishes. But Kayan, if only you were by my side like before…’a4ef85f0ba63f7b2

Then, in f23ab0ad0b this life, bd083c8730 I might 10653d6e8d not fall d7188c1774 apart.c5b00245faf0a504

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You would praise me for taking charge of my actions, telling me, “Well done.”d0268882ed2cf286

So, no matter 694b22cfa4 what, I will 75fc061b41 get you back.b3e0154bf66e30b1

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‘Even if we ff24a4edbf can’t go back d37650fa70 to how things 7b785739d8 were right away, da79d7c802 I won’t give 58d77b5209 up.’124efc513cee6db8

No matter how a4aa19b073 much distance Kayan c8f12e06de might put between ffd1bb1ac4 us or how 0cdc7c1506 many walls he ff9391ff23 builds, I’ll make 114f5e4ef8 sure to bring 7bf4650fbb him back to 31b9e7fdb0 my side.7a866ba930911e6d

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‘Anyway, I’ll definitely 8fd949a631 go see you 7889db55da tomorrow.’803538b23b6f612b

I missed him fc8fb63de3 so much—the boy 3e73cf3f1b I drove away 9bf78d9b27 with my own 6cec52794e hands a year 001e6e98a7 ago.8448563ab2eac3dc

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And I missed 09638d9a1b my brother, who 533a36d2c5 had gone far dbb5f663c4 away.12e1a1f79027b723

The loneliness of 8847b9e33b being alone since ea1a905852 the day I 6fa7b9dd98 returned to the dde33f6970 past was so bacb7e7e5c overwhelming that I 3be2aa0333 secretly shed a 90f1c4b990 few tears.5f33321d0ff63fa5

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At least for e60bd8d65e this moment, it 9f39298760 felt a little 5018063cd8 lonely knowing that 5e652fe005 no one was ade796295f thinking of me.418258d644f8a74f