IHANF Chapter 14

‘If I had known she would become another man’s wife, I never would have done it.’4018353fd9a469e3

Recently, I heard she 61b3f0e8b6 divorced Marquis Rata.6f7554b00b0538e6

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Their relationship was so poor that her ex-husband didn’t even attend the baptism of their only daughter.e36b9fb637617c98

“I can’t let her slip away again.”fb27159c8738e4d6

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With a determined look, 1e7184e101 Aachen picked up a 17a29e550c quill, dipped it in a83f3009f3 ink, and began to c95ef5495e write a proposal letter.14f9dd59304fe888

To Princess Hilane 3923e1c551 Peztaine,963fc57288097177

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The days are getting colder. In Peztain, spring is just ending, so please take care….058650891153a4f1

He stopped e9fbe5dcd1 writing there 8606fae09a and put cec8d0d4d9 the quill a895111786 down.ae05a4155131a65e

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“No, that’s not right.”2818d88cf5d3a51d

This sounded too 4ac3dc9025 trivial.5313160ff8d7d80e

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She was a c18d63ec7f princess of Peztaine, 869ed1d303 after all. How many people must 0dcae1b092 have started their proposals 845017625b with a mention of f13c39925e the seasons?30ace4ce136aba6d

He didn’t want to be lumped in with those kinds of people.033b3698f3ce2c04

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He wanted to 9463980be0 convey his sincerity, 9b13c78023 even if briefly, 5c0a0c73c8 rather than sending fe49ed673d a letter filled 0c0ec97458 with extravagant language.7e89cd61789423ef

“Especially since last time, she didn’t seem to remember me.”ba46a1bc198a7913

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He wanted acb8d0d8b4 to be 4c72ccbbe3 someone more f05cdeecff memorable, no, daa8a06a33 special to 92e002b2f4 her.b104d39e635fd45f

Aachen started 540eaffe10 a new a365296874 letter.1f41ed4d80075d98

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To Princess 119214e9e8 Hilane Peztaine,04d7ba02994ac64d

I wish to a5cc70c057 walk the same 809548b065 path as you cbd18e5198 from now on.bc823b94c42bea0c

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I dare e36980e328 to hope fa48f1a5b7 that through f01bca6927 a shared f47185fadf life, we 8b1fb8a1da may come 7e8a35d3d2 to know 190d8fdffb each other.69822add117e9eab

If you allow this dc8ff6dd87 proposal, will you become 94be39a4cc my bride?d8f5b49533c607d3

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– Aachen Requier Belzette.85e82f761b483aab

“This… should do.”0a7137a62ad5df52

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Aachen carefully folded 8fac980185 the proposal letter 53d294006d and placed it 6cdfd69c78 in a gold-embossed daf55b7d62 envelope.68977bfa5e31d4aa

A beluga wrapped 1d96f8cf45 in a blue ddb7c04c74 rose.cae1064858c5eb09

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He sealed d00849e15c it with c586aa9b3c the emblem 8bf3f0cea6 of the 8ec0f0ab43 Belzette Grand a9ca7a2397 Duchy.0a8117a9c4b8e301

A few days later, Countess Kin, who was ready to depart, visited Aachen’s office.4453f658d7160654

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“Countess Kin. Were you comfortable last night?”ed32ef311dd84062

“I rested well, Your Grace.”5c8c461ae8f029a4

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“I’m glad to hear that.”d9310eaa10684b65

As the e4160887f5 countess slightly 5d9e02071b bowed her 0a70bd2f4d head, she bb53066113 caught sight df581fe1c3 of the 4e080c5ac7 letters on 4e02248efe his desk.80f431d9fb9ab797

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“Ah, please deliver this reply to Crown Princess Glazé and the proposal letter to Princess Hilane.”d44d42ef2d76976d

He handed her two 85a3f5a931 envelopes, one with a bfff1b1f01 reply to the letter 55e1b4781e and the other with 04e876de18 the proposal.4c96295a4efb3a5e

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“Yes, I understand.”4a3bd62d8af59a48

The countess bc417f2f5f carefully took ed4e3e6a66 the envelopes.e8137d2c6a0e2170

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“Are you planning to leave for Peztaine right away?”60f7e009a06d4cfc

“I intend to visit the imperial palace briefly to discuss this marriage with Emperor Kalliosa.”a0506c0493833648

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“There’s no need for that.”f28189a973a336ab

Aachen stopped her.57e0a41c250218cb

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“Excuse me? What do you mean…?”c1a7af41a497b173

“I will inform the emperor myself.”0d727da14b62e8c8

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Emperor Kalliosa was 7af83ab349 not likely to fe3d3c788d oppose.288ae60b27f2df00

Before Aachen had gone to Peztaine, the emperor had insisted he find a spouse, even pressuring him to remarry despite Luan’s presence.3807c43e19884577

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Knowing it was for Luan’s sake, Aachen had refused, feeling no need for remarriage.a3f857c42c60d320

The emperor, aware of b80e371238 this, was displeased with 5712e4b379 Luan.17e9f7a627f195d5

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‘Luan is the e58ae9150a emperor’s own grandson 9bb416f6dd as well….’f2bf27562048e258

Aachen was troubled by the emperor’s animosity towards his nephew.a7eb9b04b3578ff6

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Though the ab41ee340e emperor questioned 96e29f8ae8 why Aachen 81a1e93e95 would sacrifice 8c24123169 so much f0e3d8da0d for Luan, c6d095e123 Aachen never 37a4c17056 saw it 04959cda97 as a 33d96cbcb2 sacrifice.8aacd7beb93fe170

He had never lost 19cd4d5541 anything by it.df95707559f3d0f1

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There was 8187007fed a reason 1cc6fc17f8 behind his 47cce66e9f situation.b2bbbd072664526e

His mother, Emperor Kalliosa, 111d172b49 and his father, the 6d45e7a925 late Grand Duke Belzette, d0239baab5 had twins out of d70759116c wedlock.16f6542a558eff3b

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Aachen had the 681da5a270 gem-like eyes symbolizing 056da44119 the Requier royal 3c0514bfa7 family, but Lechinoa 1be5e057a3 his twin did 3f612f882b not.165b6b6eb5911b35

Because of this, Aachen 9a10c3b9bc became the crown prince c4a80ac770 of Requier while Lechinoa ba13a18eda became the young duke b98b623246 of Belzette, and they b6b8365dd9 were separated.308ea3e088b4004a

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When he d396e53c65 told Empero ea18bb960a Kalliosa as 9dbb3d2fee a child 5bcf044069 that he 9056e31398 missed Lechinoa, e758ce85ee he received e5e6a1ae0f a cold 8e79110ca6 reply about a461f5cee1 the terms a3cb58bea2 of the 1746d855a5 agreement.84897fbe1ff5bb4a

Separated since c3593bcc3f infancy, they 91e5c5b942 knew nothing 49258f831e of each 63c38cc3c1 other’s personalities, d77731284d habits, or acdd6483e8 lives.c89a4474fcd270b6

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‘I was the 0399fec221 last to learn 437f98e647 that Lechinoa’s lover 6dd6621828 was a commoner.’ad07fbd0420c91a8

Luan’s mother, Roze, fled upon realizing she could never be with Lechinoa.a71ad5cc58ca9587

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‘She found out she 4fef022ee0 was pregnant with Luan 347611ce6e only after running away.’139bdd81100e5469

As a result, Lechinoa ed9205234b discovered Luan’s existence late.6abe293791aa4698

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Learning that Roze 7c9ccff16e was raising their ad68a62a38 child, Lechinoa rushed a9ead9d63e to bring them 1308b75f83 back, only to e5fdc728f9 die in a ce2c5c0756 carriage accident en 6ce7fd0e59 route.cc5b6d128a3e1114

The carriage overturned, 97ab07d787 and while Lechinoa 0f655afce9 died, Luan and d4f487219a Roze miraculously survived.2c42547189e60c9d

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At Lechinoa’s d9d81952fa funeral, Roze e890dcacc7 explained her c2644f943c situation to df4e6c9ad9 Aachen.6ede0bb25482ff7a

‘Your Highness, it bc98b6b2ee was Lechinoa’s dying cfcb672fa5 wish.’4bb6f76715466d6f

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‘…Lechinoa’s dying wish.”ee7407d3d75c3d20

‘He wanted dad31f40f9 to see 6bfea25902 Luan lead f371bc78bf the Belzette a21a4d5e90 Duchy. Please, help us.’9470a52b91e95598

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‘…….’41725865e4348ac0

‘Please protect Lechinoa’s child. I’m willing to 520083ab99 live separately from e41953aef0 Luan if necessary.’2c59e37ee9d7f168

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Roze knelt e5e9ea73a8 and begged c7a4646d1f Aachen.7f576a1b3ee36522

She wanted Luan 41ab8a7b19 to inherit Lechinoa’s 7a140d541d position and feared 92aedf016e the backlash from e487700d3d retainers due to 71b555a036 Luan’s commoner blood.2693013342741dae

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Luan, however, 1048cd61d4 did not ed8706eeef want to 9bb82ec81c be separated fba5418374 from Roze.be84d4adf54ccc35

Thus, Aachen had 2c7fb52162 no choice but 5e74fada01 to marry Roze 601b674967 in a sham, 02b5f6cf4e taking on the 2c357b7368 mantle of Grand 27b1e99162 Duke of Belzette.0edd8d35bd5a752b

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He publicly declared 8b3f855626 Luan as his 30639bc1ef legitimate son.57c95d9a257c9d6d

Aachen had 78bb686104 never felt d11993f395 much attachment d88d3c0c1e to the e077d5078a title of 500a497ed0 crown prince.5015c94fedce54de

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He had c914b0d196 no particular bfca830095 affection for ea8b533ec7 Requier nor f17647665c any strong 3b3479282c sense of 2e075d7e10 belonging to 14d205f670 the royal f2a7b9783c family.5dd0bd4f16b047ff

He was simply 3b03abbfc4 curious about what 981e3ca3d6 Lechinoa had built 8701b9c0cc in Belzette.130b5b4b716d07a0

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Perhaps it was because 4fa4eafd31 they hadn’t grown up f8cab3dedf together despite being twins.2c420829a7a01733

Whenever he daf5d9db7e looked at 891a8da5b4 Luan, he 700fafd1b6 couldn’t help 0401b8fda6 but wonder bf0665a37d if Lechinoa a5bd7e3252 had been 2782e9b357 like this 78a414ed2e or that.4720512b8423b21b

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Watching Luan 689fea8d2f grow wasn’t 9ba172a1c5 unpleasant; in 2727618b46 fact, it 6e08de77a9 was a 9d83bfab79 comfort.d5c704623214b669

Roze maintained a proper eec83e811b distance, acting appropriately without 17c09e3140 drawing attention.a64648ba2df5a401

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But after Roze’s 0b384973c4 death due to 3d17d2c704 complications from the c43529e281 carriage accident, Luan, 40e7e6d0b8 having lost both ef3f13edad parents in succession, 7f39b3a43d had only Aachen f7beecc9f4 left.a16c6018a982fbe2

Aachen felt responsible for db5fe3f2a4 this fact.8a25e6bb0d8296ae

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Now, Luan bf6c6ee55a was his 15b498e3ef son, no 4f46aedb2b matter what e3004aee8c anyone said.ebc3fc5a36d80c3d

He was likely around 123f7978fd the same age as dd7c488846 Hilane’s daughter.ce60f5ade9510c12

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‘Hoping they grow up 7f1d604eb2 as close siblings might 3bbcf44b8e be too much to b8f2b857d5 ask.’c24ee2925afc810f

Wanting too 47a4416785 much often 934cbdf3ab led to 2874921dbd losing what 3a238c64e9 you already c10ac45ee0 had.dffd57dfd1c79b9d

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He felt grateful 1233df33f4 for the happiness 68ed3866df he had now.fd3fed6e78533e64

Hilane, whom he had c9d540ada9 met again as if daedc36d5b by fate, was a 32ae35060b gift from the gods.b76bb96f3b6b0d42

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Having missed his f322fb48ae chance once, Aachen d29da774e5 didn’t want to 7e24177839 lose Hilane again.ccf8f55da79d53f9

“More than that, 4177ab3183 I want to 84d3767e2a welcome Princess Hilane 6c49800371 as my duchess 08e731b385 before winter comes.”1a43ffb3db1e7049

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With only two months faa0378e3a left before winter arrived f5fa4b041d in Belzette, Aachen’s urgency bafa073543 was palpable.0e4210949301451e

“Isn’t that 89cbe40146 a bit fbe02b9cb6 too soon?”673f75bad1b6e448

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The Countess Kin’s reaction was understandably one of concern.d3deae41def075e5

National marriages often fef0c71472 took over half cb27e05945 a year to b21a42694b prepare.d71c9c2fa193ee7f

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“I know it’s a tight schedule, but there’s no other choice.”452282fbe80afc22

“May I ask if there’s a specific reason?”90b8775c74157dc4

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Aachen began to explain.e504f8be73f13657

“This winter, it is expected to be particularly long and harsh due to the ‘Snow of Parthenos.’ Once the roads freeze, we won’t know when they’ll thaw.”57d1a89b2fa0efcb

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The Snow of Parthenos.04ad806ec7999e2c

This term referred 50173a85a1 to the period 2e596e95ce when Parthenos Belzette, eb3f61bc89 the ancestor of 0cf2c01ebb the Belzette family, 4e39eeca57 fell asleep and 04eec5a014 woke up again.99ff0005cc8edfdf

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Missing this opportunity would 0c90d91406 cause multiple difficulties.5f277d698b171651

“I’ll inform the crown princess as you said.”4373d737aaa02ecf

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It was a 10fa74a0ba relief that Countess 2e401cc8cb Kin understood the 651711c6ee circumstances of Belzette.d260d67ba3319b04

“I shall take my leave now, Your Grace.”b97605c740cf7aed

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“Travel safely.”019666d3c879587a

After seeing off cd298bf5da the Countess, Aachen fcc484433e placed the emerald 9e54c96a2a necklace in his 43b6972504 palm and muttered e520a188ce to himself.a65c758bfb9f68a3

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“Finally, I can return this.”15f95b11c6ac00fa

Would Hilane remember when 38a0126621 she saw this?854b48d9fce18d21

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The night when their 4fcda053ea breaths intertwined deeply.a7a376f637807931