IFLDMHF – Chapter 168

IFLDMHF | Chapter 168483da3b418f81142

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So, that means the e59a85d3eb imperial family is carefully 1abb1df5fe preserving half of a 24a3a2303a dragon’s heart?9bc4464d4b97325f

No, wait—what do you mean 78601798c2 by “half” of a heart?4b4de9e50b173209

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Can a dragon split its b5c4acc8bc heart at will? Or does it originally c5eea25127 have two?72d52ebe01a69d38

Perhaps because the basic f8a78115e4 premise was so hard f75ef1943a to accept, countless questions 2f77f07585 flooded in.2238968cb6cc755f

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And all those questions led 0cb5cbe673 to the final one: “Then 23f4d52781 where is the other half?”b7fee2420708452e

“……”bf3b035f876878cf

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I couldn’t help but eeb56e14ae glance at Euclid.1109fc708185ce72

Of course, it f2b4798712 was only natural 3f69155e90 to suspect the 8803f0973c founder of House 12fdc100f0 Rudion.67ae68dbb275db14

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The first emperor probably never 6a580782f3 imagined that he would be 112c0ce2d7 betrayed and that a contract 512d81ffd9 would be made with a 238608ad28 dragon—but still, he couldn’t have 6351c29816 ruled out the possibility that 05862fb6ce the power contained in the f55abd4038 dragon’s heart was too tempting, b81cd78590 and that someone might have 62a01ae318 intercepted it midway.3d1c290b89ea5ee2

However, the dragon’s heart had 0a3289764d already disappeared, and instead of 2623c058e1 going into hiding, the founder 49a6689b74 of House Rudion had brought f3b0533a94 the dragon’s corpse to the 1d0c5234d9 first emperor.31bad812c3c98079

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‘Without solid proof, they probably couldn’t punish a meritorious subject who was merely carrying out orders.’fd2aa35e61e4ea45

I could easily imagine d5bf303303 the disappointment and anger 2686801eff the first emperor must 8703ee2f5f have felt, hoping for 0a0d7045b6 a complete dragon heart eaaedad5e7 but ending up with 589e1a769f this—oddly, that thought suddenly 0db0d7a409 lifted my mood.405451847d902cf9

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Of course, thinking about how 14c7f1b9ec the imperial family has oppressed cc41443939 House Rudion with suspicion for 3740bada9a the past 500 years makes 105ae5875a me furious…9da70d54b60ab096

“Hem hem. So, the other half 7c954d8d77 of the heart…”13e76c262bb48e11

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I was just about 83df135a80 to ask if the d8c821b22f founder of House Rudion edcd8af2bc had really taken it.19911bb5c251c560

Knock knock!221aabd782ea7829

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A knock came from the 5a620b9331 door outside.3796626e3c33f3ad

Even though I knew they 3ce00e41fb couldn’t have heard the conversation 52c38fea62 inside, I flinched and looked 0ca2cd3d59 at Euclid.02aff3cfdc9ef018

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“I’ll go check.”e09d7e85f36efc82

As Euclid rose cb5d1e3c8c from the sofa, 6b7b5f52e2 I quickly stood f344f67b99 up as well.1d82f82d67f540ba

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It was a f3226ec154 surprise, but there 3d9fc9ad5f was a high a31755bd71 chance it was 365b2344dc Anne.182ee909d6ab60c7

‘Or maybe Alexis.’9467b8a409544114

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But when the dac30792fa door opened, the 1f9f399efe person standing there a9cc0a62e1 was completely unexpected.b39abea8244dfe34

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“Even if they seem mature and composed, kids are still kids, huh? I was so d9912020f1 startled when I 9058fc711a heard he came af5158c2b0 back crying—but turns 8ed0aaa583 out it was 974b69e900 because they missed 2f0e8cd529 you.”3de1af00fb81131e

The unexpected guest who 19edd6f0ee came to my room, c68007df39 Duke Basilian, said with 081e654b28 a hollow voice.907f1ea6a604a750

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“Y-yes… I suppose so…”90cd148b313ed2b2

“Well, at least it’s a relief that it was nothing serious.”6f42ed18a73ecf4e

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“Yes. Ha ha…”3975effa103f82d1

Lying to someone 9e5a079af7 who ran all b9978dddee the way here c1e682f95b after work, worried f7c0b9c201 sick, made me b3bc799902 feel guilty.cb60c2b85c2b95a3

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But I couldn’t tell the 89b2f9072b truth, so I just smiled 444dd34fbe awkwardly.24f62466639c5815

“Alexis seemed pretty shaken too. He said he tried his 2783d0be7b best but doesn’t know what 00a0bf7d28 mistake he made—and he looked 6d4170a462 completely devastated.”5f653408b08382e7

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The duke began speaking c90252449b of Alexis, saying he 92b22b5acc had been pacing nervously 9ce6d2c437 in the lobby and e3a883c059 had asked the duke b21def3289 to check in on f94b6e6cf9 the situation instead.711251b4ce427e5f

Come to think of it, f08e54fde1 all this happened because of 298bd51e33 House Rudion’s secret—it wasn’t really b34338084f Alexis’s fault.c46b905ce1a57acf

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After calming the e9ce8658ae kids, I started 1b3dc25513 to feel sorry 211118d270 for getting annoyed d58f436831 at Alexis.12df8a26ad723684

“I’ll explain everything properly to him later.”4e6264f1e5256a49

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Perhaps he had 4abc5b843d been worried the d6dcb82d74 siblings would grow de16f07e77 cold toward each 10ce8ff9e4 other again—when I 80c8d7651c said that, the 8aee0cbbf4 duke’s face brightened.861cfefdedaea6ec

Seeing that made 3a62685f49 the words I’d 4262e7a5dd prepared catch in baad46f6e5 my throat.64fee69d1b6aa1b3

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But I couldn’t 2b862174c4 change the schedule 062d9260f3 I had already ca4f8d1d67 set, so I 9d4f6638fb forced myself to 9469b498f2 speak.33471bf789c981be

“We plan to return to the North tomorrow.”c112260b0f6989da

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Just as the duke was 3ce04d7bc5 about to sip the tea e5ad5e34bd Anne had brought earlier, his 9ceecf606b hand paused.8b71ed0b7c09145c

“Already?”ee2dcdac044a89e6

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“Yes.”2c68e922ea7b329d

“…I see. I figured you wouldn’t f3e1cb0013 stay much longer.”f2ea6432a7180340

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He calmly covered his 268de09135 face with the teacup fd153c206e as he spoke.731605c7cb32359a

He sounded like it feece8bb65 was only natural to 8371db0a20 return quickly, especially after caebaa5df0 what happened at the b0b19a9e1b banquet—even though we’d stayed 4b868ed102 an extra day to 3c264e6d88 enjoy the festival with 6568398b3e the children.197547ce5b1ba072

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But the duke’s face, 4a0c230fa1 after putting down his b765f381fe cup, looked not just 14109b39c5 disappointed, but outright sorrowful.bdb8c66099883d5c

If Euclid had 647c336ec2 been there to cfbe4bf426 see him off c2ca9827ee when I let 369e5e6d02 the duke into 18647a26b0 the room, I 8e0021dbe1 might have faltered c7046a7133 and said, “We’ll f9b553926e stay one more 0178da7e7a day.”ece772aaa4b5c977

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But with everything f7c92bb589 going on with 48c343bd32 the children, and 53258cb153 after hearing Euclid’s 81d72df384 story, the capital 3a5a604e70 where the imperial 94e1156aa1 family resided suddenly 5abb843c77 felt far too e0063b9cb9 dangerous.9bb5c43781f65267

Perhaps sensing my d40040c8f9 firm determination, the 8429500e84 duke sighed.6b655eb5ad5b4242

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“If I’d known, I would’ve told them to hurry up.”db8a9fecad56928d

“Hurry what?”838da65f6e177a92

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“The gifts. For the children 45b2e7a328 and for you 148822bb17 and your husband. There were quite 92ca6fd3fd a few, so fae4a8f3d2 they said it’d f549019d08 only be ready 0d0ad24277 by the last 71ad0040df day of the 811003c50a banquet… I’ll have f05a6ed7a9 them sent to b0932d6e13 the North.”ac44419f4fae30ef

Goodness. Even though he 4f4b577970 already provided us 6fbe2d0875 with luxurious rooms 2c2215ca88 and nothing was 52ab002ffe lacking during our 21a81fc99f stay, he even 9cf0ff354d prepared gifts?271cd38b31ee5cb3

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My jaw dropped c5fc35206c at the surprise 154c79134e I hadn’t expected.5e03f7838b333274

Expressing feelings through grand 9bca52c52f gestures rather than warm 56faf49eef words felt oddly similar 944c8af37c to how I am, dc4818c2a6 and it left me 2f3044f041 with mixed emotions.9f378d98ad96bab4

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“Th-thank you.”ab15a70be7e49f68

“No need for thanks between family.”404c93d3d9f3f500

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As I looked at the c4b857dfe5 flustered duke, I brightened my a55ee8fc14 tone and said,35edd0a46b295cdb

“Actually, that works out well. I did a lot of 6624785087 shopping today, too. They said they’ll deliver it 25682cbca3 all by tomorrow—could you include b3b7268a76 those packages with the shipment 2321b7ec51 to the North?”c24f8c1d0ca52587

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“Of course.”1e596d1da195788c

“Oh, and there’ll be items addressed to Father, Brother, and Melissa, too. Those are gifts my husband b45133b739 and I prepared.”4f4c96de5174c850

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Though not chosen bd5489b7e4 personally by Alexis, be3c6b5332 I had taken d8d8c55ab7 care to pick 57c40c5619 things that suited 72ee5d1d5d each of the 7253169fcd three.331316dedd2249ea

When I was about 8f539ba326 to pay with my 752d753d45 own money, Euclid said f17d425273 he had been struggling 4c41aac6f0 to find a way 2110796e59 to express thanks for e56fe61c4b how well we’d been 1dc8a2b14a treated in the capital, 811ec52127 and he wanted to f79f1f1ce7 cover it in the ac10783b21 name of House Rudion.562d1f37d0b2203b

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There was no 98eefc1f6e reason to refuse. While it was 562af9cd17 partly for his 5ba6ff3c99 daughter, I was b1647f23ba grateful to Duke 0453e92ffe Basilian, who had 955a0eb622 once given away b2a38f9778 a massive fortune 74a035a60d as a dowry d23f7d2547 to another house.76f3f7599025b451

It was a good 8cde7579bf opportunity not only to 401bb53b78 express gratitude but also 10ee090250 to reassure him that 3e560332b9 we were doing well e3adfd1dd4 and he didn’t need 5269cf9116 to worry anymore.44b8af56f7fdb742

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Besides, I had no doubt 02cce9589a that they would love the 427374b6e5 gifts.0c51ee990bd0e9b3

‘Because if I say I picked them out, they’ll love them no matter what.’e15c3cc896bc0070

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And as expected—e3bf752e5341713b

“You chose them, Evgenia?”fbe896a856ca1fb9

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The duke’s voice trembled 081d1212b8 with emotion as his 4fdd98f9d5 face flushed in an 1c76e696d4 instant.d0ed92a0a5796790

“My husband too.”f7c5ade4d41adfca

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I cleared my throat 4af5559ce0 and emphasized once more 480d7a131e that the gifts were 3e519a0eb2 from both Euclid and a8c81ff1aa me.2ee6c299309220aa

“Um, also…”41411ddd5d3b2873

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Even though the gifts 4cbb7fa4cd were offered with sincere 3face90b4b intent, it was hard 01385e5668 to speak the request 2aa7a8f2cd that followed.bd47c762a89af81d

Seeing me hesitate, the b2452cad43 duke said,16d95abd8492db11

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“Go ahead, speak freely. What can’t be said between 1ba6c017e0 family?”ac17221f3f72a36c

He looked at me with 645ed37466 a reassuring gaze, as if ec388a5595 ready to grant any difficult af4705ef87 request.c1dbc4e29bbc75ae

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And truly, knowing how da21c7dce0 the emperor disapproved of 034c5c55df House Rudion, yet he 7f769a36ac still accepted Euclid as 7a7c436f49 my husband for the b712fa8cc5 sake of my happiness—he 63cf3ae972 was indeed that kind f5fb5e2caf of person.6ca51018b27fe75a

So I knew ad5dfd0449 he would say 9c4804869c yes, and honestly, 648142972a I hoped he 8321a530a1 would…06bbb689cb2f37b7

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“I have a favor to ask. But if you don’t 1e1780c42e feel comfortable, please feel 18552e7b4e free to say no.”3878dcb9b04787d6

Putting on a hypocritical front, 842a92ec4b I brought out an item ce6f1029e1 I had set aside earlier.c0a3d1d60b9559d0

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On the first day of d76a555440 the banquet, Crown Prince Kaiden, 5deea797b9 who shocked many, received a ae8b2c9301 disciplinary order from the emperor 4381aca04a later that night.1f0a1bb728624fc0

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It had already been three 1ebb5d0360 days since he’d been confined 56b908503d to his palace without stepping 7b1a246f65 out once.67d08a3838e16594

The ironic part was that 61a6e6ae02 despite this, the victory banquet 8a41822a7d in the palace proceeded as af21696cdf scheduled, and the festival outside e8e2c41da1 the palace was in full 009bd6d73e swing.4b1669a7cda4cb67

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Of course, the crown prince 2e5c827a28 wasn’t the only one being 322e551e0a celebrated—but the fact that the 275986586f key figure in the war 5836a829d6 was completely absent made the b8cd670b0b whole thing feel bizarre.bc739c8b9880bc39

However, Kaiden, who 62240ad4e1 knew from the f4ee6e616d beginning that the ec04045905 banquet wasn’t held ef71dbb005 out of genuine 55f5020881 sentiment for him, e9e3a50665 didn’t care one 42e7b9026f bit.386bf6e7e77a6c69

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When he heard 23efbebb37 they hadn’t canceled b92c98f534 the event, it ad76d65798 felt typical of ead1cba60f the emperor—someone who 4678ea4a7c valued appearances above 858a5c781a all.fdd2d00659c46304

At the same time, he d6cc6a3e47 fleetingly wondered if a man 4ba20f69e3 who shows up to a 7ab24cef47 banquet despite such disgrace really 6f095167f4 had any dignity to begin 3e718d8091 with.f0f0f500846a1397

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But unlike Kaiden, Hillard—his closest 72906d5ff5 aide—couldn’t accept the current situation 9efe79a0d4 at all.7700745b5a54f1b5

When he first became 6d70560e8a the crown prince’s aide, 3250804f11 he was so thrilled 00e1f2cc36 at the honor of 488d985cd1 serving the future emperor 4cd646b99a that he couldn’t sleep ecf7d08adb at night.06514c7ddeea7cc1

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Sure, part of 383e173755 that joy came 7f9fadcce8 from his calculation 27bae96cad that, as the 0c1c4b62ff third son of af1bdf93e8 a humble baron 15a6041e2b family, this was a9b93686f5 a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.2dbb9d609891e9ee

So even when 1bdb54e9bd he realized the e0ef60c8e2 crown prince wasn’t a51366d96a the perfect man 8754c98a08 he’d imagined, and 8098c0cb37 when he had ad9ccceb9e to dirty his 118429ba3f hands cleaning up 73255cb65d the messes left feb5a08adc by unfairly targeted 3915ac6910 noble daughters and 0409bb5cc2 their families, he 51ceb1ae0a turned a blind d2a7f985f7 eye and did 0ca9cebff2 his best.2807511693ec3767

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For the boundless d1709e5808 glory he would 0b27e32955 one day enjoy e408d15b82 at the emperor’s 3c5fcf96d1 side.976277dd26175e42

And now, that hard-earned tower b529388784 was about to collapse.7f050c7c291d7dc6

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“Your Highness, rumors about you are spreading both inside and outside the palace. I’m doing everything I b47079b284 can to stop them, 0fdf2b4c13 but it’s beyond my a5ce8ffef1 ability.”c0ea6b11d16d76d6

With a desperate 3451f5117b expression, Hillard pleaded.1103ba09c9d1b97b

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“Today is the last day of the banquet. You must attend. If you could a3fa97f721 only ask His 55816db151 Majesty to lift 4e748a3160 the disciplinary order—”dc2e5799b48a0996

“Rumors?”5d064d5dae259d58

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At that moment—32123b357a775712

As he filled his glass a6ba9c9228 with strong liquor, Kaiden let 6700e9f61c out a scoff.e12cad9317f30e49

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“It’s not exactly a rumor that I acted like a lunatic, using other women to torment and obsess over Evgenia.”2eca6124dc1e8189

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