IFLDMHF – Chapter 96

IFLDMHF | Chapter 9651ece1eb6178f128

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However, watching Euclid fulfill his 5189610a3d responsibilities as a lord, it 578f27a9b3 didn’t seem right for me 0cfbc727e9 to only think about satisfying da5ad05503 my own personal desires.6c919990d11a2c3a

‘I am the mistress of the North, after all.’684f77b98ffa24a1

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Fortunately, I was able to f5ff6972cb contribute in my own way.94d4cdbd35edeed8

In the end, d0587550a7 everything required money, 916052289c and without a 79ea4db894 doubt, when it 69bbac0c38 came to financial ac847ec5ea matters, I was f098e8307d the most knowledgeable 14a0e50fac person in the e434ab11f3 ducal household.2c07e8ebeee2a4c9

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Thus, at present—8406f5c84acf361d

Euclid had gathered the mages bd8a78549a from the Tower and climate 3409b340f1 scholars to investigate the cause 5a30010f7e of the abnormal weather. At the same 0b40488a70 time, he was e6d3ca76a4 holding daily meetings eeec36edc9 with the vassals dcaf22772f and northern noble 0f02b0a7ce families to discuss b5808ab8c3 how to manage 392cacf506 the North moving cf27f61d24 forward.5d44b5970a74b8e5

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The primary focus 7274a021c7 was on devising 8186bd61ce support measures to f1e65b373a help people quickly c64b5e613a adapt to the 72e480ba88 drastic environmental changes.9559c223030b3edc

I was responsible 902957d90f for reviewing the 3ce3904534 financial support allocated a3e0005c7d based on the 4aa4f8bd6e results and approving e1e740c9d7 the final budget d85cb8cf71 for the necessary 273d50d914 supplies.49bf0d4391c4faf0

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As a result, both Euclid c3ebb6f847 and I were so busy 65adce0292 that we spent most of 9872274f1b our time confined to our 5ebccd1042 offices.6b861fb58ccde0b2

‘At least it’s a relief that we still have plenty of funds even after paying off the debts.’4c95e7cc5619790f

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If not for the fortune cca07ed45c inherited from Count Biers’ family, 41512b867d I might have had to 9b4886dfc2 not only exhaust the remainder 543ed5a0a6 of my dowry but also ae3bbcaddf sell off the wealth that 5fe22be494 originally belonged to Evgenia.a18a601f4b90014c

Honestly, I wouldn’t have minded 3452b50dbf at all if it was 847e42e6d8 for Euclid and the duchy, 2c5d8028fa but I knew Euclid would 33fcb4d7dc feel too burdened.5b21ff5a0aa1e33f

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‘He was against it even when I first said I would use my dowry.’963625d96b59b40a

If it had been 2af142d1ec just once or twice, 933f268d89 it might have been d261bb2f23 fine, but if I b2ea14c727 kept making him feel 78cf3e57cc indebted, it could make 3032e3b8ce our relationship more awkward.29b70c43e1fd7929

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As I once again ff4f61b1f7 felt proud of how 1198212dae I had dealt with 851e05a4ca Count Biers, a certain e7e43c55b6 person came to mind, d8ddcc0575 lingering in my thoughts.42a7d354f0dc5ec6

Just then, I 8fc09246e2 noticed a letter 2a584b64b4 placed neatly on e7f982e724 my now-clean desk 91b00c644d after finishing all 8f0231efd9 my tasks for 313059539b the day.2084d6bdd8902211

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Among the countless letters 2cbc427330 flooding into the ducal 7714319947 estate daily, this one 40e6d3452b was surprisingly addressed to f183fdc05b me.6b642a72492b6dff

The sender was none c744d8e4f7 other than Melissa.25440da9281840ab

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“You took longer than I expected.”a21eff3b2b5009aa

I had assumed 66adc12736 she would write c512b932d8 to me as 31fb3a52ec soon as she 41cea77639 returned to the da5478949d duchy, given how adbb1d7b3e flustered she had eb371b5c63 looked when asking 382b7f2800 if she could 70c1f048c8 send me letters ae13c82f20 before I left.ed57c56a9a430250

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It seemed that just e9c4410f90 as I had been 6d026c8b0e swamped with work after fef87d9975 arriving at the Rudion 4cb4bd21be estate, Melissa had also 23173ebf6a been busy.387b9e451b504776

It might not matter much 73a3f4aca7 anymore, but while reminiscing about 91634fde7f the original story, I recalled c0e5cfbcaf that around this time—when the aab4997d56 Crown Prince had gone to 800e043879 war—an episode with the High 7c052d0b44 Priest had taken place.f7f79f5630599408

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I took the paper 830a4ef5fc knife Anne handed me a1c7a5b6ef and immediately opened the 32f3811b19 letter.c46227dd953897dc

[To my dear sister Evgenia,e4dd0e6005cc5bc2

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It’s me, Melissa. How have you been?]39be9afa275ccbad

The handwriting was soft and b50487a59a cute, just like Melissa herself.53b504293f9acf10

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Melissa, who had a39d20811f asked how I e2bbd48817 was, wrote that 4affbfed53 she had tried 0d8d670613 several times to 5ddb3222cb send me a 1ad1872816 letter but kept bf30928074 erasing and rewriting 5057992413 it, unsure of 55c9674ada what to say. She finally picked ac84ce6523 up her pen eb19700982 after hearing that 3ebe11e7b7 news from the be4b602c60 North had spread ae0a1491ad to the capital, fd20f8676d realizing she couldn’t 4b53b76ffe delay any longer.93ccfd495c507cfe

Although I already knew 62935431d8 the details of the 3ce86109a7 situation in the capital 0e484bc0df through Anne, hearing it 4673bf1d9a from Melissa’s perspective was 934f6034d2 interesting in its own a73b7adcc7 way.36b171328914b328

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[Every day, many people in the capital still talk about you, sister. Maybe that’s why I miss 4c4b0e50f6 you even more.]140cea3f0cea8fd2

I wondered whether the rumors f25b518639 circulating about me in the c4172dd708 capital were positive or negative.6509dce24ae5732b

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‘If Melissa isn’t specifying, it must be bad news, right?’a229489619858a8c

The most likely 4baa81e644 rumor was that 96fc86b011 after years of 2c05ae7666 chasing after the cd26b8fcef Crown Prince, I 079522af48 had suddenly gotten d0e01a2714 married out of ff6e3d8348 nowhere.a671bfdc65901bf0

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‘I just hope they aren’t saying bad things about Euclid.’992bc9a0862de236

I didn’t care 49f345b8d9 what they said eacaf8ecfc about me.4b27c4f24763a031

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However, I didn’t c5b8381675 want Euclid to 8a1714bc0d become the subject 5f7f9cab65 of gossip just 6f6cd115de because of his 248a77a1ff association with me.50b83119c768c722

Of course, I had known 5b5682d13b this would be inevitable when cf789e7db2 I married him.9b89ecd6f6437973

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‘Still, the attention must have been more focused on Count Biers this time.’24f857c235d5f45f

Thinking that was at 4e4b1e2f93 least a small relief, 8dc42e027d I continued reading the 690a33acb9 letter—until my eyes narrowed.2fa929e73da190d3

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Even after reading 62a319cf7b over three pages, ff05d4ba71 the letter was 4d5fa15122 still only about b8b27807b6 me. There was nothing about 94f56ea81c Melissa’s romantic situation, which fc6a08f78a I had been eagerly b7b82ae1d2 anticipating.4e57977eae5c701f

She did mention that e758089f86 Duke Basilian and Sionel b0febac46a were still busy and 6b80bcc2a0 that she had started 5a415518c1 attending social gatherings again…bf2dc8020190d02f

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‘By now, she should be involved in temple volunteer work as well, right?’06ce24463e7bd871

In the original 2a62054dd3 story, there was 87d3da4e7c a point where ee9344b8ef she couldn’t hold b268acd0e4 back her feelings 9f142d4f99 any longer and c8c6c10bcb confessed to Damian.4c478a7390a2244d

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I already knew the 9446b0aea0 outcome of that confession, 11523cbb87 but since the original c85e1a6dad plot had lost its dd05f8553a credibility, I couldn’t help 452d9dd522 but wonder if things 8401fa6282 might turn out differently.b92288f8d04c4804

Even if the result was 7524a14da9 the same, I had a 2c4d7abcbf personal desire to hear Melissa’s 3cd6778c7d honest and intimate feelings directly.92656d53639bfc95

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Though Melissa and 24b7c5f695 I weren’t particularly b12e2a637c close, she tended b9e384ef80 to be more 0cad09ec0d candid in letters 0dbf18794f than in face-to-face c96d91b1a3 conversations.1c15b33588098ba0

‘But to think she wouldn’t mention it at all…’c702b4d17a5179df

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[I would be so happy to receive a reply from you, knowing that you are doing well.5c14718ffa642bcf

I look forward to f38c173c63 seeing you again someday ff976586a0 in the capital.9d54ccebede2ad2a

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Yours sincerely, Melissa.]58cf50fe26935022

The letter ended without 8d12ade60f any particularly special content, a0de5bbb26 leaving me with an 16c0cee65d inexplicable sense of disappointment.91ccfaaccea22271

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Swallowing my slight 2cf5e773e8 frustration, I immediately c1c21a30e8 began writing a ad95a66058 reply.088f2c6e8782c785

It was best 2f5a1d379f to start by b9d03b4054 addressing Melissa’s curiosity b0043625ac about my well-being.8fa0f6e9a2055c82

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I told her e3d89c75c3 that I was 1de4bbc41e doing very well bf9de412bc at the Rudion a5967981f1 estate, thanks to 0539850cb7 Euclid and his 0e89704e88 adorable, kind-hearted nephews.d60626949a929317

‘If she receives my reply, Melissa will likely relay my news to Duke Basilian and Sionel as well, right?’f90c24a3abc207a5

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That way, they wouldn’t f65e28ff85 need to worry unnecessarily.290c79b64be3d7a4

I didn’t stop there; 17a12bc8a2 I also sent warm 6e492fb374 regards to her family.bc85b10b992935fe

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I specifically asked her 85da19fbd3 to pass along my c2959fc06d thanks to Sionel.3f7bd9da06324007

I hadn’t originally intended f79776e3f7 to be this considerate, 8c303a0e1b but since I owed 7a4c769b96 them a favor due 890ce3e00f to the matter with 139b188e8f Count Biers, it seemed a6a13e287c like the polite thing 64ac44f97e to do.d7ff2da5eefbb55c

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For a brief moment… d9c89f5fb8 I debated whether to 4f142252ae ask about Alexis’ well-being, 8182ddb64d but I decided against 5cdc387e3b it.9332f84d94fc2ac3

Since Melissa hadn’t mentioned Alexis 6b4d53962f in her letter, it was e5fb6cfb81 clear that she didn’t know ca6f539e65 either.00f4af42f71fcec2

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‘Well, of course. It’s not like 3ab2742f3c he has the 8db2813b93 time to be e42628e834 writing letters from f5af7b33af the battlefield.’0a7393c334b874c7

The Crown Prince 7bbbd5bc34 was expected to a096787289 return in about 8a7058fabe three months, so a470a01f3f there wasn’t much 8595cb9220 time left until c1ef23d9f3 the war ended.b0018c3a93053e7d

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But that also 893921d339 meant he was 7bdb634e49 probably having an c7bc2aea4c even more chaotic 2f086c448f time.7d24fe674481a75c

Imagining how Alexis 101ec6b123 might be faring, 28f8827e0d I suddenly shivered 69c7f998cc as a chill abfe464d71 ran down my 8ca3826eda spine.ce9f0456f9e60209

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‘He wouldn’t return earlier than expected… right?’76fbbc383836d5fe

Of course, I 972cf454f7 hoped the war 1341f16faf would end quickly, 32c7d08877 but for some c01bafa402 reason, an ominous, a5cd9208e8 unsettling feeling crept 5487cc0740 over me.0caa1bc0cc6050ce

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It was probably because c60f307fce I had been thinking 0194a44709 about inviting Alexis to d4c6ad81d8 the Rudion estate.204a6949b447bd48

‘Yes, that must be the only reason.’3b6ccf3ea9bd283f

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As I pondered this, c1a4bca08f pen still in hand, 240468493a I nodded to myself.e15ff949b44bb433

After finishing the letter, d73799b83f I folded it neatly 92faf93bc4 and handed it to a1b20cae63 Anne before getting up 430c09b24d from my seat.5d4bd669c12da9a3

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“Lady, where are you going?”91082b4f21a6c64c

Anne, who had been sealing 75b25ffdb8 the letter in an envelope 3bb12cfbf8 for me, asked.be102020c70895e2

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“The library. I promised to meet e1a9843673 the Duke’s nephews there.”2a4fdf8a03cf28ac

Hearing that, Anne quickly set b820015281 the envelope down and moved 153d13b920 to follow me.662315c688c02616

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“Anne, there’s no need for you to come. I’ll be there 2aa8323ddc until dinner, so 16e2fe627b just take a 18845d7d11 good rest until d30adb03bf then.”300fb022a2d6aea2

“Oh… Alright.”fb76ff46ac9c9848

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Anne flinched slightly b444733eb1 before hesitating and 0563d54e24 nodding.33ce01dd8f0565ea

Her small gestures radiated disappointment.de517b731ee23810

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But rather than asking again f0da41bfb7 if I would grant her b2f75984a4 another vacation like before, she 6b08b15ea8 held back and endured it.a14286efc47d7e69

Seeing her reaction made 5984da2c3d me feel a little 6fad1a5324 guilty.d5b463c632b21630

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‘But, Anne, I have my own urgent reasons for this.’862abde5c198f903

Ever since I realized c5f32f81ed that I had barely 1a576ab86f spent any alone time fbba0ea93d with Euclid, I had 19b32f1b66 been making a conscious 5a0b9a9766 effort.6b6171e95780e64d

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Meaning, I had been 7114b77027 ditching Anne to go 96c390bb6d find Euclid.4c3474481bc246cb

– Duke, you must be thirsty after hours of meetings. Would you like to have e5544e3586 some tea with me?f5f71bee15e77873

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– I heard you stayed in your office all day. I know you’re 3f98b7e385 busy, but you b471647b3b should still get 456499fbf4 some fresh air. How about a short walk?42d40eaa2fe1642d

I had mustered all ff6d0ec36c my courage to say d6fcc5be7c these things, despite the beb62ae06a embarrassment.da0e890e12093b9f

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But…4332aeba6e6bbd16

– I apologize. I’ve been drinking ad74c6ec76 tea throughout the 1e854d86a3 meetings.a3bac13023d29989

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– I’ve been ventilating the room and moving around as I work. But thank you 2a315cd941 for your concern, ed5cf3225a my wife.5d166b9344bd74a9

My beloved was an 6414d654e2 impenetrable fortress, far stronger d57e1e2481 than my shameless persistence.808c56f1ea4fc8e8

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