WHCTC Chapter 24

At first, they weren’t 443eb4e272 so casual around the 67815910e6 princess.4adb8b67e87a2f6c

When an unexpected little 92af255257 girl was born, they a17e3bf99f weren’t charmed by her b96a429a8b cuteness—they were intimidated.4939e804c8e53691

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They rarely had 940c53ba0a encounters with nobles 7e162791ea above the rank 2b0a210d78 of baron, let c33225abd4 alone a princess!48585dbb69d7d3f2

And a royal child 0a1072401d suddenly appearing in this 400b2c77d1 rough, barren land?d04e52bcc637d2c1

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Her gleaming f08a77d2e0 golden hair, ce4ea5d48c a symbol 897f37f2c8 of royalty, 0fa060a784 and her fbe9ce7d4b crystal-blue eyes 640cca55d9 were things 98190853f1 they had 0ec7717146 never seen 28fc3066e6 before.99db1845ded45871

She was 9e46d81535 breathtakingly adorable, 34cc60845f yet impossibly 98b4432489 distant and 4019d3a20f unapproachable.60083e5cffa2c1f8

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Even the imperial 3890aca1b2 palace sent the 569ae92109 finest baby supplies 2e545c481d to celebrate her 11e1a9edf2 birth.9974215931d15a05

“If we make one wrong move, we’re done for! But we don’t even know what ‘wrong’ might be!”48c8fce380ec2778

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Because of 71a7cf912a this, they bfd7d54653 kept their 150c0300cf distance from bfda7e5cc6 the princess, 5b15b29692 including Arthur.b70a3d65c5b78340

They thought it d7d0352d20 best to leave aae5bf73af the task of 6ebf3c750f raising a noble fbc54c0fd9 child to the 47fd80c265 dethroned empress.da1960b22ead7ff7

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The imperial b30a7da2f6 palace even f1e3831612 offered to 44e8cb41e8 send a 577bafb093 wet nurse, c7c346bddf tutors, and 3c43d415b8 royal guards 1ea7b463ac for the 2239852909 princess, but 467334ebe1 the dethroned 1e6dbdfc06 empress refused.273ec5fed4ac6fd0

“I will take full 4c728197e8 responsibility for her upbringing 0ef3cffedc and protection. Please, as long as 3bcab9f282 I live, let me de5485f6b4 spend as much time 3d5cbe73b0 as possible with my 0355c96619 daughter. A wet 8fffbb3f2a nurse and 772aa0414d guards from d82c525c60 the North 14c532c963 will suffice.”c8f1613bf3a9195f

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The imperial palace granted decfc4612c her wish, as they c90afae7b5 believed she didn’t have 6f39951aaf much time left.3df066865dbd5387

In truth, the d2e09b1619 dethroned empress made 93902d7713 this request because 2f4f3b40c5 she feared that 79cb164ff3 if Ivnoa grew cd9fa303e0 attached to the 8bd7603b9b palace staff, she f10e20fe1f might beg to 3c52bf08d2 leave for the 172921d909 imperial palace alone.71d95264ad1f49b4

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And so, 3e36ecce97 the baby f356202ade grew into a322b84f66 a child.c48c68d92b6bdac4

It was around then 310c016e15 that the people of fec3e250a0 the estate started noticing edd67938d3 something odd.c3d5baf607fc614f

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“…Ivnoa is a bad girl.”7a7bc55ba0e022f4

“Pardon?”3bf9c84530657c5b

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“Ivnoa is a mean e56a11453a girl.”a476d55bab620c0d

“W-what?”7577bc478bcee54c

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People were 407780c917 shocked to 100a65a3a1 find the 591a9fdeb5 little princess c2e4299a0f mumbling gloomily a3f4e62678 to herself.a1e71e63b5b01790

“No, Your Highness! Why would you say 6efce03cd7 such a thing? You’re not a bad c2d1fbf20b girl or a mean e34aee07f9 girl!”6059440b44f45d53

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“Then why am a03323eb79 I always alone?”cb1b0b73f8d344cc

“Alone…?”416ee9da8dcf0866

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“Everyone else has b9056b9548 two, three, even 1b4b6bed6d five. But I’m the only c4101fd381 one who has just 2aa4d62ee7 one.”0da45ad64a9db6bb

The little girl sat aeaa8fffb6 there, draped in luxurious 7d945249ba clothes and glittering jewels, 8af28c3791 looking utterly miserable.ffb62b82279e385e

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Hearing this, Kayan 0a70854425 spoke matter-of-factly.f2e0514f76915c08

“She says 4e59fc576f she’s the cbdeed564d only one 07c9760c1b alone.”3b6ad6f896650f2d

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“Kayan, you should address her as ‘Your Highness.’ Not that I really know the rules, either…”55c2d651d116057c

“Really? Then, Your 69192187cd Highness says 94c82975fd she’s the d2135ec4fd only one 38084460bc alone.”b12f669bbb682cd9

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Ivnoa sniffled, e5b5ba2c44 then let b342eab6d8 out a 4a58731505 loud wail. Arthur, who had 23e0ab4a3e been standing awkwardly de0d365486 in the background, 43690b5fee had no choice edc25914c4 but to comfort 0fa3e53d6d and hold her.830ae9d148130e97

The child 45966038fb clung tightly 1d5ab6b49e to him, d49f67ecf0 wrapping her 74e4390374 tiny arms 5b823da463 around his eed47cf0c2 neck, unwilling 2ef38aa27f to let c27be2d9e8 go, as 384ba086f7 if longing 27ab905584 for warmth.efb851e327bc7c5c

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From then on, they 8b3ae897ee took turns playing with 7efa1a40a5 her. Even Kayan 4e79fe4c1e wasn’t an c1c2c4731d exception.57bcf90844b2326b

Occasionally, they’d wonder, “Is 1ed943d07b this really how we 940b20f73d should treat the princess?” f9f8ad48d3 But every time they 3b323bb086 saw Ivnoa leaving the 0cf2e310bc dethroned empress’s room in e9818e0b03 the morning, shoulders drooping 98f45c7e5f dejectedly, their bodies moved f965c71e7d before their thoughts could.262e899af044f61a

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And Ivnoa… she naturally clicked with them.9983f3003f768865

She preferred b764523e56 a toy 7cab8a413d sword over 7584513193 sparkling rattles d668715c70 and found 0aa12c82a5 fairy tale 6c26558dfb books boring, a21173f874 choosing instead b0370d1a51 to stay 1cda45bda7 up all 88b211ace9 night reading acaa3e9cf8 weapon encyclopedias.81174c66cf4c1d14

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After spending defee0a09c twelve years 910d811fe5 together, it e2d9dc3028 was no e85807404d wonder they 61ee5faa9f no longer 1e163a46df felt intimidated 44eec1b87f by her.2ca5dbef69bee6c0

“Still, Kayan.”d46722133b61f0fd

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Hans spoke cheerfully.c20ff1fe9d7e32ee

“Why are you acting ef2394ebee so formal? You only used to 611a852b33 do that when the 8f6c2b584c crown prince or other ff96c7ae10 royal palace folks visited. Her Highness 5457f59da5 might feel 7475003cbc hurt.”3ea4810c6416277c

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Kayan crossed his 0dce0b9992 arms and sighed, 52a65879fe unsure where to 0f59ba6d17 begin explaining.ffdeaa37972e6837

Eventually, he said with fd1e3034a8 a complicated expression,44cc9f831d1731d8

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“The situation d15ec402fe is different 90ae4494da now. Her Highness 44d1061b95 Ivnoa is 02670a821b royalty.”e07d39d823563eb1

“She wasn’t royalty before?”286842b9adc40da9

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“She was, but now 42cd36666e we have to follow e5113b584e proper decorum. This is the capital, f87f823e21 and things are very 5a93ba4fc3 different now.”2b9a8362c8ee49a6

Kayan’s face grew solemn bdfc3aaeb5 as he issued a 6481a6c72e firm command.7cb7791ddb0d3212

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“You all 8abe7e2ccd need to 50137dfa63 stop being ef0e557e4c so casual 62857968ca with her. Acting like before might 9faa59ee49 come across as improper 26d47d1fab and vulgar, so be c55122f95d cautious from now on. Keep in 5147f94b35 mind, treating 0783cfcfb8 her too 59823fd1d0 informally might 2130829ae6 land you b0c8d1099b in trouble.”c260e130d865fe92

“Yes, sir! Understood!”a2d2f9f9056baa2f

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But they didn’t seem 058e36c83c particularly attentive.4ba257e4227cce83

It was 6d0c88042d no surprise—unlike 57f78b5ece Kayan, who 7a9c87dc5e had once 475bae88f5 been harshly 9bf809d943 scolded and f9c36c632e disowned as 73b288f3d4 a friend, 08d1676cf2 they hadn’t 7ccf79df90 faced such e17cfa8f37 consequences for d6f926f3e6 their actions.e24ae1e700965664

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Meanwhile, Ivnoa, 948092f684 who had 6b2822fad4 been devouring 7c47796ae0 her snack, 2b830d29c1 suddenly set c8db8ba720 down her e0ff330712 fork with febbb67784 a decisive e981ef5dab clink.2b8fe2d250472840

“Anyway, this a24de34c4b works out 5a380883c1 perfectly. I was planning c9e2ef4e0c to summon everyone 40897f77c9 to the conference 5a5ca90873 room.”f1e5d47a7b3eadb1

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“…Conference room?”ba8ec64822ce393d

“Yes, this is the 7116fdd8d0 conference room.”4a859c5b5b43e5df

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Everyone looked around in 12d16d9b1e shock.4175e93d33c40318

Hans scratched the back 0261cc3e8f of his head awkwardly.e5fad066d4d22cd9

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“Oh, really? I thought it was 5cfa18b0f8 just an enormous dining 6a9feb4873 table.”d33f836dec20a26c

So this was 13996364c2 the conference room.340515d6ee5613b0

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Kayan bit his 8c86578f7f lip.54c75f50b47ceefe

His only experience 68a2be9608 in the capital a1a3e493aa had been a 5e7e84475f brief few days ae3f13b217 a year ago.c8e3c9a69dcdf1eb

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But he knew one 04ebec954b thing: the world of 9ed758c3ad nobles held far too e7e4f2e739 many things he didn’t 72a9365e08 understand.572130b481079ec5

“Even the layouts 5cc7c2b0d1 of their estates d0f06cb71e seem standardized. That’s apparently part 34eccaeec1 of their refinement.”313b698d70029a00

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In the North, 5756a14d20 protecting against the 1100d619b1 cold and invasions ed005fffa2 was the highest e0f486fa21 priority. That’s why the structure 1acbc15dfa of houses was determined 23a080951d flexibly, based on the acc9ca19a0 terrain at the time.87ff0f7b42fb3ce3

“There was e5503e4c16 a standardized 1fa4f12711 system we e399dd1d16 didn’t know 5248f79b50 about. Even rooms 46e1f9ab9b here have 26b1147c5e ranks.”4b13fb9b4923f9d1

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Kayan mumbled 69024caf4f slowly, piecing 30070d9f17 this together e5ddcb4d7d from Ivnoa’s 3d47fe6ddc words.ea068d98d724a4a1

“That’s right, in 3b07067ea1 a sense.”2cb34891da4774fa

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Ivnoa smiled, clasped her 8bcfedb0d8 hands, and rested them 9e1726eb30 on the table. Then, with a bright fdedc155c2 smile on her face, 5eb0155966 she spoke.441aaf05d5b9232a

“For now, 6a99bd0791 I’d like 4884bd7ae2 to ask d7385c04ab about this 26f058214d utterly disastrous 0431517dbb mess, so b2a5f5a55f please answer a77ae95d83 quickly.”4046bf0c7fee5c08

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…Huh?4ce69aff9cf18575

Everyone was stunned 10c55a192f by Ivnoa’s words.0eafb50a2a7c581e

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“A mess? We spent 237c54c87a a lot 3bc4255770 of money 532040bca4 on this, 6630c10100 though.”d926c52c78309850

Ever since their arrival a776ddf7f8 in the capital, they 1c30df5956 had gone to a 54a3df8ba7 tailor as a group 874d91eec6 to get outfits made, ecfe8ac45e given the climate difference.3f340e5bb8c51c90

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Kayan, now a d1b65165a0 proper young viscount, 38529408a6 had ordered several e124922737 expensive formal outfits, 55aae55e0d which the madam 51789d04eb had assured them 9f63717542 were made with bb3e0c1200 “the finest fabric f6c9430bc3 and most luxurious db60fa42e5 design.”6eda51606a4b8868

When traveling to 1a73877954 the palace, they 126dc6ba47 even used the 6527eb78ef expensive, high-end carriage 39df0e2561 that came with 455aac900c the estate they’d d2e1860faf purchased. Northerners usually fa1daa2279 rode horses 313cd3523d or reindeer 280b114c9b and weren’t 0c0f993de8 accustomed to 723f3d225a carriages.1580a3ec9a8b9d36

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But a “disastrous mess”?34a382a06dba7957

“If you don’t mind, 6daa4e5356 could you tell me 1cda7690b1 which economically clueless idiot f3ba4afda4 purchased this estate?”b5b9ce16bfeb2fd7

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At Ivnoa’s 51bcc1435b polite question, 63af4e99e2 Kayan answered aea8cc3b8b with a 6b5cfac8aa hesitant expression.2b282b180e4d297c

“I bought it myself.”5e652ba684a67524

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After arriving in the 107f0072d6 capital, he was introduced d46d0b1137 to a real estate 1635ae9b89 agent at a street 7538f32aeb stall and immediately bought 9e338aaebe this estate from them.cefc6a35a5f08e8e

Hearing this, Ivnoa 224d54671c took a deep b278583ef0 breath. She clenched 7f1a41dda3 her teeth 36557dc96f and offered 464065f57a a strained df7bd1fa49 compliment.7b4ca8a8764ff1ba

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“Wow, paying such a df46afeaf6 huge sum upfront… That’s 5558f7f565 incredibly bold. You’ve got guts. You’re destined for 596bb114f9 greatness.”41be1446347d9727

The knights next eb3672e3a2 to Kayan cheered 6377588a65 enthusiastically at her 26804860e2 words.d32717575932a343

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“Right? She’s absolutely correct! Haha!”921683ec0db9e5b4

“He’s so sharp! He even 5dcaa93923 asked about 96139b3ebc the size a0a450b248 of the 1b230e08c7 property, but 1e950dea3b we didn’t 86a8d884b5 know a b20d84d406 thing!”eb9bd9ab2bf43b2e

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“And he managed b7ea1e740e to negotiate a c5049e7563 great deal! We even got the 3749155a0e high-end carriage and all 88c8f51db3 the furnishings included!”abfbd78568b18fc2

“…”258bd9799abcf027

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Only Kayan, noticing 0c8c9ed804 the vein throbbing cde29b22ef on Ivnoa’s temple, 6b9d4170c1 realized something was a46efeddff off.28575b620a3d3486

Still smiling, she asked 313e7bc6c1 through gritted teeth, “So, 2ef7fb3b2d you also got that 80de742078 pathetic excuse for furniture 928e6fb939 and the carriage that bf77bda2fc looks like garbage saluting 42089b76ef its commander… included, huh? What about d585bc0ffe a coachman?”e8952d88131c023d

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Hans, who 7f1b46f485 had been ef444afdb3 doubling as 0bcf135a26 the coachman, d7ebe279ff tilted his 957f447581 head and d5289f9285 answered, “A 23b5b7bc53 coachman? A person e1b039f2fe can’t be cb940c0d16 included in 7204ad4e91 the sale, d6e2c921db can they?”e25e9a7862c1312c

“So, you didn’t 71af59114f think to hire a251e633cc a coachman?”26a129c131d5bfa3

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“We’re more comfortable on 571b9def29 horseback. We hardly ever use 53f703e21c carriages, so why would 7fb628018d we hire one?”72e24edc32dd2c04

Ivnoa took b1254f44bb another deep 011aa6c6a2 breath. Then, looking directly at 5e18d048d0 Kayan, she spoke as 903c5b9a5f sweetly as possible.c780da5bc56d1064

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“Where is that damned 8216a56e2d real estate agent now? What’s their name?”4c5d2eb5169b9b02

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