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Ana. Truthfully, he couldn't think of any other reason to have dinner with the tutor every week. * * * ‘Have dinner together every Friday to discuss Lady Ana’s education?’ I had been summoned unexpectedly and greeted with a strange request. ‘If that's the reason, wouldn't it be more efficient to have those dinners with Lady Ana herself?' After learning that Lady Ana could now read and write, the Duke had completely entrusted her education to me, seemingly placing his full trust in…-
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'Even if it's not entirely true...?' That thought stirred something within Baldr. 'Should I have not read those letters?' In the darkness, he opened and closed his eyes repeatedly. 'But inspecting an exile's letters is a guarantor's duty, isn't it?' Of course, Baldr had never personally bothered with such a trivial task, like inspecting the letters of the exiles who came to his territory. Well, to be honest, he would be lying if he said he wasn’t curious about what she had…
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That night, Lady Ana cried herself to sleep in my arms. I stroked her hair and kissed her forehead until her breathing evened out. But the truth was, I wanted to cry too. 'I miss them...' I simply wanted to cry along with Lady Ana. It was late at night when Lady Ana finally drifted off to sleep. Her warm body against mine almost lulled me to sleep as well. I wiped her tear-stained face and stepped out of the room. The hallway was dark, as expected. The servants would be asleep by now. I held…
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While Baldr stood frozen, the maids took the freezing Ana and Jeanne, submerged them in warm water, and massaged their arms and legs. Ana quickly regained consciousness, but Jeanne didn't. As soon as Ana came to her senses, she began to weep. Baldr questioned her about what had happened. ‘I went to the lake with Teacher to slide. But the ice broke, and it's all my fault. I begged Teacher to go. Teacher saved me. She brought a branch, and she gave me her coat, and she told me to sing, to keep……
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Would he have felt sad if his mother had hugged him tightly even once? He would never know. What surprised Baldr happened next. His father, always calm and composed, became an empty shell of a man. After his mother's death, his father lived like a walking corpse until the day he died. Only then did Baldr realize that his father had loved his mother. Even though she had hated him so much that she had chosen death to escape him. 'My father loved my mother? That woman?' Baldr felt only…
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'If only a kind woman who recognizes his real worth appears...' "If this territory had a proper mistress, she could manage the affairs of this mansion and act as Your Grace’s representative, handling matters in your stead during your annual absences. Not only that, but she could also serve as a mother figure to Lady Ana. So, I…” But even as I spoke, I felt a sense of unease. "I hope Your Grace hasn't given up on the possibility of finding an intelligent and kind woman as your…
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He seemed to have realized he had revealed too much. I nodded silently. 'So that's why he commented on my thin clothes.' At the same time, I understood why he had been so fixated on a mere tutor's attire. He had already experienced a similar situation. "So, have you thought about what you want?" The Duke changed the subject, as if trying to lighten the heavy atmosphere. "Yes." "Tell me." "I want to write a letter. Just one." "To whom?" he asked. “To Prince Mael?” Young…
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"I like that room." "Wouldn't you change your mind after moving to the new room? Try it out, and if you find it uncomfortable, tell me. I’ll have you moved back.” "I will." With even the Duke insisting, I had no choice. I nodded, and only then could I leave the library. 'But was he... always this talkative?' The next morning, as soon as I finished breakfast, Madame Pauline came and said she would show me my new room. I followed Madame Pauline to the new room assigned to me. It was…
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I turned my head and saw His Grace the Duke standing there. My heart pounded in my chest. It wouldn’t stop. Well, it couldn't stop, or I would die, but I was so startled, scared, and flustered that I felt like crying. "Yo-Your, Your..." "Your Your?" "Your Grace! Your Grace!" "I'm not two people, so you only need to say it once." I clutched my chest and took deep breaths, trying to calm down. But it was no use. It took a while for my heart to stop racing. "What brings you here, Your…
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“Unseemly? I don’t understand. Get some rest.” And with that, he stood up and left the room. The brief conversation had exhausted me. As soon as the Duke left, I collapsed back onto the sofa and fell asleep. It wasn't until the next day that I could finally have a proper meal and a bath. It had been a while. Even the simple act of soaking in the hot water was tiring. I thought I had built up some stamina, but just a few days in bed had weakened me again. Three people visited me that day.…
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