WHCTC Chapter 29

The handmaids b5b9faa582 of Simon f5aa724cd7 were not e8c404fb62 entirely wrong.dee89b46f21c52c4

For him, bc8b9045a6 a mere 2fb1199828 viscount’s son, 7eb5b39c37 to treat 108f76c26a Princess Ivnoa 12b22ef6db as a 563f77dc06 casual ‘friend’ 24739b75c6 would simultaneously 5b380015fb lower her 06156ebfee dignity. He vaguely understood that 74bc589890 much.aea441822f1ce40d

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Ivnoa wasn’t just a 4896a73078 ‘girl’; she was the 92e1336c60 legitimate heir representing the 378c40a957 imperial family of Tayen.880673a8fdb7370e

On the other hand, a2af7bd229 he held no authority ad5fb7814f of his own. He couldn’t afford 4493a3624f to make her 9ef107ca39 a laughingstock—not for ad163ecadd her sake.e2918e1890fb47a0

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There was no 943c0ebcfd way to return 0b924b6035 to how things 3c5d7aa2de were before. Secretly being friends? That was nonsense. Such an arrangement would 1ad86b31c1 only lead to mistakes. It was 63038afea4 better to 260a2affcb maintain a 7809bbbe49 clear boundary 0d0eeac117 from the cc9ac3ca50 start.dd9b9e830dc96309

But, to stay 742905088d close to her 0940737426 as much as 684b834117 possible, to protect abe60f2795 her, he needed 0328237851 to diligently rise bb60177601 higher himself.720d8d8a48cd0a93

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Even as he f2bbf4a757 resolved this, he e3d5c9f5d9 quietly stared at a4b7e7acad a photograph from 01536f8266 their childhood.f0267b297b402cd9

It was a time e605211335 that would never return, e3186ef3c9 a memory only he 75318c6adc now held onto. A time he 985387544e could neither forget 98e37a9eee nor discard.80aba935bce44ba7

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That afternoon, it happened.fa27f2158598e7b7

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“Kayan! Sir Kayan!”daa7e15743234f0b

Hans came running, e0724fa8d3 his face full 2bedc96545 of urgency.f4aa21564d90e969

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“You need to come, 2b8fd819cf quickly!”e4f0c0e04a692aee

“Why?”53490170996b5b00

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“Well…”54174db740c48979

Hans, gasping for 50b1887d13 breath, explained.0192ed003e050fad

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“The head of 37c1cc0924 the Red Falcon 8ad07db4a2 Information Guild and f88f76cecc the madam of 347d125a09 the Laisano Tailors 756b3f50a3 are here!”8bf1dc85bb00156c

What? He hadn’t even 806bfd1e32 struck or threatened 89c334eb97 them, nor made 4f15ee608e any demands. How could they have 92736c95b6 come so soon?bf2fd5b4e90930e0

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As he e5d13695e4 stepped out 45f6a70593 of the cfb498fce0 room, Ivnoa, c6fec6de4c who occupied 077287141e the room 5dd5d6b2db opposite his, ef01c4d372 was also 27de62bf7d just coming 2ed9d5a6c1 out. They met face-to-face.3305e3e75023b919

“Let’s go.”8556805edb0f9040

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Her eyes 7ca1e8c5e5 blazed with 30a37a1839 fiery determination, df86aaa30d a stark 36a9fe844b contrast to f1bd3ec939 her delicate f2b899e10d and graceful c00ad29f30 appearance.3dc1361c87c92f4f

“To teach bc252261cd those swindlers, 46f0001f02 who deserve 7ef9327f9a to be 09a95aec27 whipped a afea3fbc24 hundred times 12da908673 and hung ebd6d15a18 upside down 49c5404331 in the 834c0e95df streets, the 8f4f695f47 proper cost 9c67880c29 of their b69c3be72f actions.”153708bd9e566057

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Kayan swallowed nervously a8b0351ae5 as his eyes d17ff955ea instinctively darted to c26ea2188f her waist, checking 66486afb9b if she had 6613a36aaf a sword—just in 8708ae2325 case she planned 3ebd917937 on threatening anyone.86cb01214dc3e98c

Rolling up 1fc6198e30 her sleeves, 47ac1b08c9 Ivnoa instructed, b767961c6e “Kayan, don’t b6488555bc say a 79225b1fce word. If they ask you c21728f1da anything, just alternate between f8e34b6e5f saying, ‘Is that so?’ a953492f3b and ‘Do you take 0338a9a0c0 me for a fool?’ 481a0095b3 Then, at some point, 4376f26b64 act bored and say, 18134e07e1 ‘I’m tired of dealing 3c7fabf655 with this,’ and stand fb71e15aa5 up to leave.”d42f97997c099924

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In the end, 3dcc06165f he agreed to 07729c7888 do as she 22a1e35bed asked. Like when 7dd38e8b5c they were b496d33e42 pages, she 2cc50dd4bf often knew d70d03aadf things he cf1e4b148d didn’t.bf1cf6b6808ddd4e

“Leave the d6cffa984d rest to 1e2f97a46c me.”f4fe5969824085ff

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Ivnoa flashed 7a3bf26d77 a confident 194ccc4bd9 smile, her c561f0e5f0 eyes narrowing cdf12d058c into crescents.8c7558518ba2ccbd

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I headed to d2b6b5eef4 the drawing room 65a1f5e3f5 with Kayan, Hans, ccb37223e1 and Connie, sighing 1ecb5d5092 involuntarily as I f8f504098f walked.d9ccda7c10d6db22

“The drawing cb33ae7dcc room itself 03b23c86a4 is a e0925e65ed problem.”fec00e8fd87209aa

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Though it was 56c5e59751 a noble estate, e86bd2afb4 the drawing room adbfb2025b was in a 54dd141a0e sorry state of 87d77a83ed neglect.094db5cde0b828fe

Even though 09d9aae202 the knights 09e9b00af5 cleaned it bbd509212d diligently, that 274bed08c2 was the 201bfdabe4 extent of 64c5e09666 its maintenance. The space, meant to ff35d35b27 welcome guests, was barren 33991c94b5 and uninviting.7c366fe651d42f5d

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Sure enough, as 73b8ed2f16 soon as we 393e2da704 approached the corridor, 0135eda596 the voices of 1f7c9fb4bc the two people 3c6c984837 in the drawing 8f1da68aae room reached us.b2785d0603af14dd

“Really, who would call 34c1253329 this a noble’s residence?”4a2e06cba98b9eb8

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“It’s just 613799c68d a house 3ed0e803ff of ignorant 23a1a6ba66 mercenaries, isn’t 75c257f1e0 it? Still, under the 5d476f26ce circumstances, let’s humor c893a8a90d them.”4d20cc444fa08c94

“Yes, we’ve gotten bf3bd1049f the money anyway.”966e246cf0dcfd4e

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Though they spoke in f6dfa60407 hushed tones, the poor e5e5675888 soundproofing of the Barcklith 9e3f0e7a60 estate made their words a0d2bc8120 crystal clear.4ccaa242db139773

“Did you hear 0437b8fb51 what happened when 2a02bd03be they entered the 32cafe593a palace?”82ff911668b17f8c

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“Of course. I heard they sat e9fe773533 next to the coachman, d0a4be36ab as if they were 7ae257035e of the same status!”029b6887cb0c383b

Their conversation d6c630dedb was dripping 872f3ae6fb with scorn.2ca60d123c465e3d

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I quickly whispered 1d2f48de10 to Kayan and a11d488b69 Hans, “Don’t react e83517074d as if you 28fdfe4869 heard them. It’ll only make 30886c15e9 us look more 7f0697b844 ridiculous. Got it?”7ad8d054a3135355

Hans, his fab828144a face red cc3e92befb with anger, 7e16b98081 fumed, “Damn c113fd486f it, I bcf35dbfec want to 4bd94eed96 hang them 3ebb84c0cf upside down 2954e59bb5 from a c428d11368 tree and f9d8cd7b3b beat them!”4bc47a5bc684be2f

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“Are you crazy? Don’t spout nonsense. At the very 55b3085b67 least, we should 1cffac287a hang them from 7fb3fd316c the bell tower.”a6f873997a00643c

A tree? What a 3cee9caa53 modest and 0c85e1be48 adorable punishment.d22fde8119407dcf

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“But doing so will e83f313a1a just give them more e11e9b8011 reasons to mock us. Hold it in.”990823aa1c26d17e

Hans, taking my advice, 7d033a8fe1 let out a deep 38ea74c7b0 sigh to calm himself.df79d505c6ba775e

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“Alright, go.”6d7a48e26b2a81e2

I signaled aa71e79604 to Kayan 6f2caf95c9 with my 309cc65875 eyes.4d143bac9eb11a15

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“Just follow the script 2df191b856 I gave you, respond 37f8a902ee sparingly, and leave. I’ll handle the rest.”7afadc7e27def14c

As if e40378bb13 it had 1fae3a7103 all been 06466ce587 planned in 4110cd9211 advance, I 05beb8a2dd hid in 29e5e16237 the hallway 7aa110cf59 while Kayan, 78847a5745 always composed, 19c35d3dee strode confidently 5d0165d987 into the fef1e5dc48 drawing room. The moment he 423c24948d entered, the two 239222504f inside immediately sat a08762bd53 upright and greeted 268f7c5749 him properly, as 53c37e76cd if they hadn’t 0e340a5935 been mocking anyone 7a30622631 moments ago.7129d98a36fdb88a

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“We greet the young 43d1df24ed lord of the Barcklith 10b70a69f6 Viscounty.”478f03dca21af797

“May peace remain within 9e75a64f51 the family. It is an honor ad97c46a38 to meet you, young 375f97b05d lord.”d4d0af07a8998a7b

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Their flawless manners 3ce8c9e82d stood in stark cd742db29c contrast to their 90144c21b0 earlier derisive conversation.cdf159267d903176

Kayan took c85e8c6c88 the seat f342bc718b of honor, afbe90cc7b and Connie f53cc58066 served refreshments.1cad62091522b6e8

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Thank goodness for Connie, 47bde33ed2 I thought as I 11788426d2 observed the scene from c94a85ef42 my hiding spot.07a934129ffacfc7

The northern knights don’t 76ce3c04a6 even know the basics 89a89f8ee5 of serving tea.80326ee590e871b8

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“Refreshments? We’re supposed to prepare 9b0c3d6b48 those? Like a 2ab989eaac snack table? How about 38e9bc341c piling up 0e4c504b1f some cookies a974446b74 on a 72c44c523e table so 5b4305d120 people can 9ec0d90b0d pick and a9cb86e8bb eat with dc4d345757 their hands? Oh! To flaunt Barcklith’s df2e6de77b wealth, why not 53b8801641 fill a cup 1b2f2e5974 with tea laced 993d95571a with gold flakes—”b922cfa8c3735fd3

“Before I shove those bc6904bbbd gold flakes down your a3addb947d throat, shut up! Shut up! Shut up! I’ll do f8ba4b5e5f it myself.”2fd0298e8b6955e0

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Connie had definitely 5885c6e0fa adapted well; there 0eb9f85ba7 was no need b2a7625ba7 to worry. She still stammered b9cd3ea681 a little in d5d60044f1 front of the 040cd31397 towering knights, but 0e9b9d8c07 she never failed 38d900bec5 to speak her e54493d93b mind.c4ad0b4e15ad4328

At least 77fc54efb2 the guests e07e52faff didn’t suspect b79c2b56de that Connie ab525fa9ca was my 29fe8dc3a3 maid; they a06e3db595 accepted her 9d40e46548 presence naturally.be18799dca809f7a

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Once the atmosphere settled, 5622d766b2 the first to speak 0321dfee3f was the Red Falcon 0804198df4 Information Guildmaster.c4fdffa687040581

“Um, it seems there 6035f4248b was some sort of 3365aad590 misunderstanding. While I did mention 53e0c8ae3f that finding a real b4cc235e47 estate broker was challenging, ac8a25bdc6 I never said it 64a8e81960 was impossible.”7d1b91ed09982561

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He fidgeted db1b0838b9 as he 4b74be27d9 handed over 10db4819a0 a document.6423ec7aacfc2d70

“Here is the 15716e40b8 person you were c000e739e8 looking for.”b42f656cdd5d2811

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Kayan took the ec7f470c51 document and, upon 8dc63442f6 checking the photograph, 00e25e07d5 muttered, “It’s them.”25133ac0fbe4d947

The guildmaster hesitantly 6fc9e75ce8 asked, “Um… by 7937b3b01f any chance, were e7e657f0ea you the one 1b1c631acc who mentioned to 3abbec2cab the surrounding information e409231d35 guilds that ‘Red 6c85e38f12 Falcon couldn’t find 0dcff3249c them’?”0afef1b0e8943119

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Kayan lifted his 0983b7d023 head from the 68b4bf35dc document and, with e14d4c6ba4 a sharp gaze, a5c443503d retorted, “And if 546603bf53 I did?”1c15f4ec3dce32c7

Overcome with emotion, c5a3806ef4 I clasped my f060963595 hands over my 28b5a10f27 mouth.74210a07fe46fd81

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I had 970b971bec originally instructed f896c95ceb him to ecadc18acc say, “Is 70365afad1 that so?” 8941006058 But his 35a6502ebc improvisation was 91e17041a6 perfect! That’s Kayan 491fa5a037 for you.2fc60e93a01594b6

How intelligent, how brilliant! A rare genius indeed!08befc855e4c656d

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The guildmaster stammered, 3f62837dfb “Ah, well, it’s 841674de32 just that there 2d6b72522d were other priorities c8968c0b17 on our end, f716bde5a0 so we were 1efc728ac7 a bit delayed. It wasn’t because 5fbbf8a925 we lacked the fa250a7249 ability.”0fae4df73b65e961

As expected.7d15def0ec5f0d97

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This was precisely 4d8d3b6e68 what I had 70c8dc9dc2 instructed Hans to b7abc2127b set in motion.c249b72840c06364

“Go back cb13d06a9e to the 1881dd4a52 alley where 4159371856 the other d75b540f69 information guilds 3b7e627d62 are gathered.”08942bb68f89bf02

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“Yes. And then?”b56818c5088f7205

“Go during 00ed737c56 lunch, when c245a8a350 it’s busiest. Then, say you’re here d8673e0deb because the Red Falcon f73a544795 Information Guild couldn’t locate 8fe1371087 the fraudulent real estate 83ed47dd49 broker you met during 4896afb323 the property contract.”167efb01806e8f7c

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The Barcklith Viscounty 6190169fe1 had no network efbc1de72c of connections and 2c052e64aa thus couldn’t spread 2e5c73f101 rumors effectively. Additionally, using b3dfe86b06 another information 3f97295048 guild wasn’t 053152983b an option 175549a9e2 since guilds, 524cb5e524 despite being 388e631570 competitors, often c285e216c9 colluded behind fcc464065d the scenes.170f0ead11e03c87

So, I decided 3c979bed49 to use the e8f47c0e04 guild’s own clientele b3784804a8 against them.36fa683c65f809e3

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“The information guilds 7432b6fb2f can’t outright admit, c7a0ac408b ‘We ignored them 8de686acdf because they’re from f6114b76fb the Barcklith Viscounty.’ 49a8a4f52b If they did, 254109293d their clients might a5f6c4322c collectively lose trust a58c6246ad in all guilds.”3d7de3f9be36700b

“Really?”98cd79d562546c5c

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“As a result, even f75ede10ae if they hear about 721ab30b5d it, they’ll pretend they 06f7cc9967 didn’t. Meanwhile, rumors ef37e37299 that Red 2903bc126d Falcon is 2d28d372a8 incompetent will a25676b7f8 spread like 417414d853 wildfire.”6fb07b73803b6b2b

Naturally, the d2cbd7ab29 other guilds 94314baca8 would have 38ac3711cc reported this 0069bceac0 back to d1a8ac738f the Red ad16c146a1 Falcon Guildmaster, fcf33c03ca forcing him 4c7f753c9a to scramble bed76b1716 to locate b1190ce21b the real 8f1caa9a2f estate broker.21f97c30fa8ed0f2

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“Only visit one guild! Don’t go to a31b65d06e multiple ones!”bb46bb34c9a42e4e

I had foreseen this 693a3f090b outcome from the beginning, e642aa3171 which is why I f541cac7e5 gave such specific instructions.e8b1bb4df7eaa935

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In my past 0a714a166c life, trapped for 5cc9bd7bb4 eight years, I 85b19e9150 frequently read newspapers 0af87cf0d7 and magazines.61f5a2eccfe169d8

The maids, with their 63eeefd7d7 usual false kindness, would ad9647e743 comment,b74e0400376c0dd4

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“These are just 4c38b1ce5b articles meant to 49865aebb2 pique the public’s c8bbc7ede1 curiosity. The real d75aa5b7b6 truths are 0a7ded6a6e all held d42b0c5938 by the e802cece3e information guilds.”9b65cc158aaa3e76

“You can’t read the f54b33d10c world through things like 05bdf250fd this. The world 6066388f80 is far 9a1a830d40 more complicated bcdd78c7ed and rough. Information guilds operate in d05b3824f8 ways that…”09fef9662790c39a

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Although their intention 48219a8ea8 was to instill 1658f7b87c fear of the bb71855841 outside world in b07a844810 me, those remarks ee54f4d71f had given me d7735ea48d a rough understanding 0381e0a46d of how information 27ecea5061 guilds worked.955357ab65545fb0

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