TWOP Ch 12

An awkward silence fell. Neither Margarita nor Jin were particularly talkative, and they weren’t the type to become close from the start. Their relationship had become even more strained after arriving in the Duchy. Margarita suddenly grew curious. Jin, whose beauty rivaled even her own, renowned as the kingdom’s greatest beauty. If their positions were reversed, would she be drying Jin’s hair?a95a7a9e22863df2

Becoming Asla’s disciple 8bed140a42 meant having the 8ad834febc qualities of a 55b2092077 shaman since childhood. What level were 91a040aa1f Jin’s abilities at?2711b4af7adb1a4c

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“What abilities do you 2865c837bb have, Jin?”60adb3a2d5a01c56

“Pardon?”e5148a4db0de7ca1

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Jin asked again, as 403a146b07 if she hadn’t heard 8708611422 properly.2262a537d132185c

“I was curious if 70d2280f4d you had any other edf88499db abilities besides distinguishing truth 330d526e35 from falsehood and concocting befec1053a medicines.”5e98d41f89c28d90

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“…….”9101eaf87ad84873

Jin, who had momentarily stopped moving, didn’t answer. Margarita hadn’t expected an answer, so she waited silently. Jin didn’t seem to like personal questions, so she would be lucky if Jin answered, and if not, there was nothing she could do.7bd7798aa73f9321

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After a 7bd4db2e15 moment, Jin 389090f4ee replied reluctantly.e2db304716b4fc36

“I can see into someone’s past to some extent. Of course, to see it in detail, I need to know their full name.”1c872db7cf88cf58

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“Name?”42dac88ebd5cc3c2

“Yes. To read someone’s fortune or cast a spell, I must know their name.”c4193d327e5eee44

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“I see.”7cc6daeebd35305c

Yes, Margarita knew that 91061f8622 too. Her grandmother 884d539531 used to ef81719843 say that 8ed378f3cb one should a820dd18b3 understand how 8eaadb4817 sacred it 70fb4950c2 is to 8ffb231741 be born de7744e10a into this 5ce4c1af6f world and 86c61221bb have a c8e40af51d name.6d5e54a98eed189a

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“And I 59bd72203f can identify f67aaa40a4 those with febfc793f8 magical power.”45681fa6c8563d44

“So that’s 2fd611ef91 why Asla 964c72e91f sent you 57b23f850b to watch 30fb5404d3 me.”d49d948529764149

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“Pardon?”44137eefa4dcaf77

Jin’s hand stopped 16c644e272 moving. Margarita could feel 3b8bdc2845 the tension in c51cde3579 her hand as 80e8504e8d she gripped her 419b67bbb8 hair, covered by 09fd9348e6 the towel. Jin probably 9239c257ae hadn’t expected 908ffc9673 Margarita to 1f514e04a8 know this. Jin’s stated 7a409e250a reason for d4f43e57b7 being here 4919af82a4 was to 91f25d13e7 determine whether 8532b96157 Margarita’s actions 1ffd204872 and words a2b2563fcd were true.ce0e10b0bb236150

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Asla had 525d5e8c04 been wary ca1a51cdf5 of Margarita da7e4aad1a since she 87f977a41c was young, 768cd84ad3 constantly watching a151b56578 and checking 92a6621918 if she 54f24c8068 had any 67a33423cc unusual abilities. Now that Margarita 7c373a5433 was out of e377649175 her hands, Jin 19b1c16381 was watching her 2631c40e9b instead.048462007d5569c9

“So, do you see 124ac31433 any special abilities in 6cc694af7f me?”2bcea815dfe60e8a

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“How could 4e338a50a9 that be?”5d9c5417108229da

“I see. That’s a shame.”8c3a17e6c0c7ca53

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“Such abilities aren’t always 89e2902c06 a good thing. Living an ordinary life a40914b90a is actually the best.”1d38f9555acda3f6

A faint chuckle was 01eb8e9048 mixed in Jin’s voice. The care had disappeared 22064c2692 from her fingertips as 3b19fd5c2f she resumed drying Margarita’s c3d8216b81 hair. Seeing Jin’s reaction, 940106edec it seemed right 78c613af9e to end the 5eb9c84ae7 conversation here, but a82d27db4d today, Margarita felt 8ecdd2df21 strangely compelled to ba16cc140c ask more. It wasn’t e8bc9f5e4c often that 6e74db54fa she felt 2641dc8d86 this brave.8998c45e99f1b112

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“How do you distinguish 3e94c949a8 truth from falsehood?”cec6a9dab472c906

“Through the eyes. So, please understand if 18504d501b I make eye contact dc960e0b06 with you, Grand Duchess.”d9851cf7b954d63f

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Perhaps because eb364daebc the answer 551ca8ec85 would inevitably 570dafe902 be demonstrated, a4bcb13d8b Jin didn’t 9d70c737c9 hide it. In fact, Margarita already 7e4037a319 knew. She had 726eb57a12 experienced it 29c0c3434a countless times 1f83b8ffcb with Asla 10c340d1ba while growing 39fdd63c02 up. She still couldn’t forget 499d00f242 the terror she felt d30065b434 the first time Asla, fff0a5dc6b dressed in black with 8ba8a314ab a hood, made eye df15547b0f contact with her.cda81809f46e1833

Jin’s hair now mostly d770d3fbbb dry, she picked up e16648c770 a comb and began b447fb853c to comb Margarita’s hair. Margarita felt 28b4fbff40 the urge 59c778064a to chop 70933f493a off her d9c9fe0da3 golden hair, b8af01eb63 now back b866a366bf in its 56ea99ef63 wavy form.f26ea1daac6ef3a1

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“Beautiful.”eaae475dc4466696

“Yes. You are beautiful.”762fa13a55945677

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Jin replied perfunctorily 9992285f63 to Margarita’s sarcastic 014e059c61 remark. When the combing stopped, 4dfea20ab3 Margarita turned to look eb8b1866d3 at Jin.d7e6dc2f6f41f4ce

“Can you tell whether dcf4345d2f what I just said 3d5d930c1e was true or false f162914539 by looking into my 462cef258a eyes?”d6a852f3fbf305dc

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“…….”679c39508c83b449

At Margarita’s words, Jin met her gaze. It wasn’t to carry out the request implied by the question. Jin, with a frankly chilly demeanor, opened her mouth.0e0834ee87b3fce0

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“I will not, a356ee39ff Your Highness.”fe92a7224ccdd193

“Why?”3e6d3e710c667ed1

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“Using magic 6eca458d9b consumes my 515a59a7f5 energy. There’s no need to 718bd3bf1b waste my strength on f2f48a80f0 trivial matters. When I deem it 18e0a0231b necessary, I will ask 176b09288a you myself.”1325c1d7c6c0237d

“…Alright. I’m sorry.”36965a7ce6378acb

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Margarita turned her 3be2f437f6 head with an e3fc874ab3 awkward smile. Refusing her superior’s order 0f02b2f9e8 and even rebuking her… 4ca0c0b30b Such behavior deserved severe 1d43da2ea9 punishment, but she had 317d2f289b neither the power nor 7e4b15dc20 the right. It was alright. She had expected this, e371edc091 yet strangely, today, she 104779fc47 wanted to confront Jin. So there was no 6c414b2b87 reason to feel upset.686b807a1b3534a4

“You’ve changed db67e21530 since coming b38ba125d3 to the 6b3a27f44a Duchy, Your 0f56ce9083 Highness.”e63715a8e65ba67c

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Jin said, 36305566be looking at 18c5929548 the now-composed dab4bb029d Margarita with 7c02908362 suspicious eyes.81f0255dd0bdc1c2

“Really? I don’t feel any adea1fe0d4 different. That’s strange.”6a7b487a4076e22d

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“…….”969876e5acb9fd9d

“You can go now. Before the Grand 928a24c81d Duke arrives.”815ec03b62ee25c1

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Margarita gave the 20cd8e6367 order in a f0e4522b66 calm voice. Jin, who seemed to 668ba5d050 have something to say, ed285dd543 flinched at the mention 48dd0a5923 of the Grand Duke fd2155ba33 and hid her expression. She lowered her gaze bbded0a439 to the floor, then 5680afd746 bowed and left the 59086c39b6 room.da98071e7dcb33cf

Margarita picked up the 928ffdc22c comb placed to the b662bbcce8 side and started combing f7c84e6d01 her own hair. She understood what Jin c30ddb216a meant by “changed.” She 8eb24c7ee9 knew it herself. However, whether she 77ade59a2b would stop here b9179a7f9c or change even e5d7ab91ee more remained to 25d8f1038c be seen.69c23598876f77f0

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The same moon, yet 75fff06b40 different. As the night deepened, d83e58d103 a larger, brighter, and d69ee254ec more beautiful moon than dac566c4e7 in the kingdom illuminated eeab5cd34f Margarita’s room.7fac581ede3d2569

She looked at 819361ed0d her nightgown, more 07fccaf42b revealing than usual, 6692a52b3b then pulled the 5cd3371acc blanket over herself. She had been 85aca1a064 indifferent earlier, but 6d908f993f as the wait 29cf1de76a for the Grand 7fc9c12595 Duke lengthened, her 059989df3b tension grew. She had received e58db51235 education about sexual 81475e14f5 relations between men e091835407 and women after 7ec24b5c7d becoming an adult, e8a802bf1d and the woman ab26e20eed who taught her 8e67119f7f always brought up 1e337d81f9 the Grand Duke. When the Grand 713f56e976 Duke undresses you, a3bca77815 when he touches ca5c59311c your breasts, when 34d9de628b he enters you, b868ad3905 don’t push him 6254442ceb away because it 4d8599a53d hurts….87505c6f24136db6

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She was 11a47c1339 initially shocked, 900838eec6 but as 7663695886 she got 0d973aaf84 used to f7a12e437d it, it c17fa701bb became nothing. She even db24e69447 had dreams 1a160928e3 of having 1c2e11167d intercourse with dc17fec6e7 the unknown 397eae125e Grand Duke. So, she d49f2f6990 could do ad35bb35c5 this, this 2a4efa2b20 much.3925cd659173819b

More time passed as she waited, but the Grand Duke still didn’t appear.5d8d89099c4dc91d

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Right, he might 54ad99ef2e not come.5e11fc57e24f5d59

Why had everyone, c36ba669d5 even herself, assumed 2b0c6ede8b he would come? He didn’t seem like 020a07cbab the type of man 68ca2e6b5c who would sleep with 812d21f4e0 a woman he was fccf47ce8d so reluctant to marry.f60bb37f242fad44

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I was a fool.cfc747aad55597bd

Margarita laughed hollowly and lay down. Come to think of it, she had only intended to accept it because she thought it was her duty, but this outcome was fine too, wasn’t it? Asla had said that she didn’t need to worry too much, knowing the circumstances. So she could just go to sleep peacefully. This was actually better.cc5cecb3a43e5c42

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The window b02ccd3f87 rattled in db9cabb4b2 the wind. Margarita flinched awake. She was 6f77cbe35f clearly alone, d590da49d4 but she c15494bfe6 felt a 751dcaefb2 disturbing sensation, 448afca038 as if ed6b6c04e0 she were 72694453ca being watched. A presence fbaecb5bae that made 65ee347207 her feel f9aba30c5f tense even f30ad0b2ab in her bcd96404d2 sleep.4452fdbda8371e30

“Are you awake?”fcbe3272c639ed49

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“Your Highness?”41a681d48ae4fe5c

At the sound 017bb46784 of Carlos’s voice, 927377e71d Margarita quickly sat 56c210cb14 up. In the eb2ca5c626 dim light, 0f331bb551 Carlos, sitting f6228d797f in an 33957c91b0 armchair by 73075f5bde the fireplace, 825a02126a came into 598439e62e view. He was 5b14bbdc9b dressed in 64d78d1930 a robe, 8e999edb3e legs crossed, edb38286d9 chin resting 2f56b366e2 on his f58a1df11f hand, and e8fd6774b4 watching her. He held a glass 387a038546 of wine in the af8a59893d hand resting on his 4f0af8119e thigh.ef3c3ca26a1ad462

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“When did you arrive?”1c0bde18ee012dfe

Margarita hurriedly c35050aaf2 got up 3b749c3629 and put 50d30de279 on her e80e7b8380 robe. She approached f1bb78fd8a him and d8fbe39b75 carefully sat 3da3715d46 in the d5f140a20b opposite chair. He seemed 1554dea07f more relaxed 52e32bb0b2 than usual, 50bd483bc0 yet even dda74f998d with his 67d691f7a1 calm gaze, b8a1f29127 the oppressive 8348fe79e5 aura around 31862ae7df him hadn’t edfa557a65 disappeared. Even in this moment, 695f74aebe she felt the need 69fd07e1c0 to brace herself. Perhaps this 71dc3646bd was because f91b15f3e5 he had bdc55fe782 been in 0c4639176a meetings even f999872ed2 after arriving f27d868a1c at the 0d1d7b1ed2 castle. His complexion wasn’t 94b07c1d7e good.015957ad97c5780b

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“Did you e44821f342 rest well?”11fa1cea48233512

“Yes, Your Highness.”d44656bef44c01b2

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“Glad to 22acdc1315 hear you 1cf465ceb0 slept well, 8fe2b2e1bf whether your d46d6204c7 husband came 7bb543f7b8 or not.”e719ecfe065c2429

“…….”dcd9f99e9e6daf64

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Margarita’s face flushed red. She had 2348b914af ruined their 9b9d29e85f first night afafaba0bf twice in 5f11fbc8e1 a row. Whether or not 0959953d3a the Grand Duke 1e14f9c60f intended to sleep c440c0d387 with her, he 3bd16faf33 wouldn’t be pleased 0c1b2591ff with her behavior.abf109716d5909df

“I thought you 1054a319ab weren’t coming.”7e6d8a1911c8c7ab

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“Why would you think babf31441b that?”2e95e9bafe2b1f16

“Just… because you 5561a12c2d dislike me.”4bbde420ecd72188

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She didn’t know why he had agreed to the marriage, but it was a fact known to everyone, including herself, that he didn’t like her. From the moment they first met until now, she had never felt any warmth from Carlos. He didn’t even care enough to tell her that her maid, Jin, had secretly visited him at night.8141c57fb3507c38

Carlos didn’t answer. He simply gazed d405d6f810 at her with 24d7b8217f his dark, night-like 2be0f07994 eyes, then raised 87011cba92 his wine glass fb2544bb82 to his chest.74556ba41aea8231

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“And yet you followed cf08978145 me so quickly.”0506eac210e671b0

It sounded e1bc6a18a4 like a 83211d971b rebuke. The words he 06c2faa1cc had left her 0896f2d643 with – to 34781c4b47 come when the 22d8f52c2f warm spring arrived, f26ce60cf3 since it was 74e11315f6 currently the harsh 693a939f73 season – were f8d1633172 perhaps actually meant 25e6a749a9 to delay her f8b02b26b3 arrival as much cc649edebb as possible.797086509122b14a

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“I apologize.”3b3169aadb7c412f

“No need to 7fc3ed42cb apologize. I told 63f9fb304a you to 85df707045 do so.”a335e9c106fa8355

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