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“……”ad908341d647e464

Princess Ateira f2871caa59 lowered her fa938a02c0 gaze slightly, f084e88f09 only to cc45064147 avert it d6d4e1d5f7 again.fb768a19035416ed

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She felt no 3d26e6be46 interest.9776d5891d627194

Since being b0b4549239 taken captive, 3eb7cf219a she had d76995c12b not faced ee4ef572fb direct torture.759c432adfd4477e

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Instead, she had been 8c15833fe7 forced to watch those baca86d6cd captured alongside her, held 85dfa04419 in the same room, c701d916ca dragged away one by 3f8983ea1d one.7279b4c295d8a536

Powerless.2856a9a4361f628a

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On the 60623224f6 night the 3d758abb16 imperial city 13ee677323 of Ledetia 1928172236 fell, she 3aa066741b lost everything. She could do e72582beb8 nothing.997a3a979aba5b23

Those who had 340696ce71 aided her escape 1eba32d752 had disappeared upon 871e17b08a reaching Thornfeld.e9d262929d8947f7

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One each day.b17997ea75298a7f

After days ec2e6d685e and nights 92470383c6 of resistance 6cbf7b3c09 and fighting, e24318400d she was cf3135ca69 left alone. Eventually, as 920d65f15c time passed, 772fcb5924 she felt 94885ef3f0 nothing at 7fcd1c9452 all.4412ff9fb4c13f9f

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At least, that’s how it appeared to those in charge of the “reeducation” of the captive Princess Ateira.175715c84dd2fa62

Smoothly progressing.3f6df5edd5323f9e

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Gazing into the 91c573eee1 empty eyes of 79849e01eb Princess Ateira, they f1d7c03001 thought, “Now, she’ll 86a7dd769c be easy to c389172c96 handle.”057380cea54651f4

“She seems 459e9e6e97 to understand 948b03d93f her place 47c09aacba and the 41aaf9df11 might of 94d8956884 the kingdom 2bd96af553 now.”cf3f865d73fbc4a9

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“She’s obedient. If she’s 763cf4b7c5 hungry, she’ll 38bed64a0f eat, after d315df032e all.”8d8ec35f04c8ce3b

“It seems she’s d1e829f67b given up now.”40dfb3ab1e04484f

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The person assigned 857d867648 to monitor her 7f1b4e5540 sneered as he d335f9837e spoke these words, 492b82aa5b and he was b416cc2429 right.8a783d06d51ccca7

Once the last bca1d4b227 person she had e853e270aa hoped to protect 528ab40a7e was dragged away, 40bf94e2ae all she felt 60cc92701d was helplessness and f7222bf34f guilt.a85a200cea0f9b4d

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My life 9b30495e2d was never d35e615758 worth the 702e1b3e6e lives you cb133bffda sacrificed to dc9ec5d187 protect it.33206e4173a1825a

Worth.b43660fbebed5fc4

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Ateira’s fading red eyes bc041d95f5 widened. She took a c1439ac0a4 silent, deep breath 52e9a2959b and sat up.a2f343308ee7c770

There is a reason 2cb2e29485 they’ve kept me alive.8055524bc532b4f6

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“……”6000bef20a5ed266

A princess of a d3a2b178ca defeated nation. A female prisoner.ced2f7c973bdf1fc

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If they had thought 011ba05baf of me as a e68f3bf31a threat, they would have d9bf537af2 killed me already, wouldn’t 619c03f692 they?115b7fad7426e95d

Wherever it 7920b379c2 may be, 4d892d45f7 they plan 6f02ecc18a to make fe09fb867a use of b0227d8d24 me. Perhaps to flaunt 37c65def68 how completely they’ve bc537ed5b4 subdued the conquered b52506c353 empire, or to 7d7c5d10b0 use me as 4613c8feab propaganda.22f82e5bc677d886

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Young and healthy, so perhaps…dd368ad36dc02995

Exploring several 34ed74d297 possibilities, she e78248a5f7 recoiled at f9a1a9f524 her own 094d47e00b revolting thoughts, 735d94a089 wrinkling her 69714066bd nose in 673fb3f473 disgust. The scattered 7f50a30d5c trails of 92ef51b148 her mind b1e5ce401c narrowed to fb8dfb8912 a few 1543974866 clear paths.196d612afc8d0a9a

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“…Perhaps, I’ll have a chance to see Wintran.”9a0852e20a8f96cc

An event where they’d bf7999d26a present a noble female 5b8d8a4a6e prisoner as a war 4add314733 prize, perhaps.2e79732c108fe909

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If I can 2684e3b23b just get close 89c1f8627f enough to Wintran 1a17da4a9f then, I might de373d4807 be able to 4c9a93faf7 kill him.43700a034ee8f88e

Like someone struck by a5eee94e75 a sudden realization, she a46970ba55 frantically searched her own 1348305ad9 body. Her pale, f11edc44d2 thin fingers 76ef35109b scurried over 5d0da8d39f her like 6fa29a3f5e spider legs. Finally, as her 8f38eb2e71 hand brushed through 317ab5ac6b her dark hair, e29d470e4a she let out d06678679e a deep sigh, 077b4b1af4 feeling something snag f66034f5de in her fingers.1a831dba337e01b2

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She carefully 4763bf44fc tugged it ac5e70ff9e free.ceada39f3fd70000

It was d5af1fcafa a beautiful 5166662e78 hairpin bearing 8729463f91 the emblem e6db8821ad of the 3a96cdd91b Ledetian imperial f3bff7e660 family, crafted 37ac2b887e to be 188d44896f fixed into 30a91167c2 her twisted-up aed09afca6 hair with 91e02f3d99 an elegantly fa98a28ba3 elongated stem.d5ea760a3e62e54a

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Pressing here and there ff211583fb on the back of e47c1ad07e the ornament, she heard 41c03ef3ea a faint click, and 47ab3a5b8a a sharp blade emerged 35c7951068 from the long stem.e3c367f4b5444adb

It worked.7972bedf149e11de

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The defensive e43f8fd781 hair ornament 12843d4fba had miraculously ec15d479e2 stayed in 9befc3e055 her hair 4a10426e43 and still 97f9129803 functioned smoothly. As Ateira looked at 782065f3f7 it, her crimson eyes 1c2af6e8c1 grew clear and bright. This was the 180bdc81e2 last possession of 5d60b65ec6 her imperial lineage. Her long, 1cbd2499e1 dark lashes e36455e6d0 dampened, glimmering e0cd416251 faintly as eb66909d47 she gazed 656834f814 down at 8767fbe6a4 the ornament.792c036cbb6e7e91

She could have 9c09b1806b her revenge.22cc09afae327e0e

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For several 28c4a1e2c2 days, she f09cfce14f had obediently 5afa6bbdde complied, forcing 49ab510a42 down whatever 1e0001d86e food they 1c44f8febb brought her. It was 904d6a678a all to 3f7691c43e gather her ccaad62db0 strength. Her stomach, unused d0aec17071 to food after 504e54256e days of emptiness, d1005d90d3 resisted, but Ateira 75dba79513 tenaciously chewed small 6b63ec29b9 bites of bread, 8daa06cfe5 swallowing bit by 342bbecc95 bit.3805a363e2ff9d9b

“See? If she’s hungry enough, she’ll eat.”616fa4d7c44c0711

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And today, they 1dc13b59b5 came into the 2a2d055e87 room and looked 6e9df0e9f3 her over as 6b866d2655 usual. But this time, d00d94b8cf a man of 9ec2410ba3 seemingly higher status 4ba89d8a97 entered with them.419ea610c6a85240

“…Prepare her.”5d3346bc09741945

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He gave his order bae7b5b5d8 and left. The maids who 3a51987b96 followed escorted Ateira 22348cd285 out.2421fb2b6e1c9340

The maids bathed and fea775a81e dressed her.a756130d3110674b

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When they moved to take out her hair ornament, she was startled, grabbing the maid’s arm instinctively. Forcing out a voice from her unused and cracked throat, she managed to say,1461837802345325

“Please…”86b465888cd6a29b

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“This alone. For the grooming.”24483ae0b45bc61b

The maid whose arm 152c1cb80f she held looked back 0f4e9c0fcd and forth between Ateira, f63c558fbd the hair ornament, and dabcd05081 the other maid in 29a0f4baf5 discomfort. Another maid, observing her 29c0b99604 labored plea, responded,b178d2c53d39bf5a

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“…It should be fine. We were told to prepare her like the Ledetian princess.”ec05158b2d8ff603

With a nod of 948b9ee47c approval, Ateira felt a 910c6307f6 bit of relief.5a4ac55500a6404e

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When she 538944278e saw the 36cee808a3 prepared white 449993b79e dress, her 483c2a1ae9 eyes narrowed 77388aa9e2 slightly. Simple, but reminiscent of 13b7666ca1 a ceremonial gown.0c18082684ad51ce

It didn’t matter.19c4b877b4e8cbff

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Whoever the intended partner 6da96a47fc was, she had no 95e348bdd5 plans of making it fa796eb077 through a wedding alive.365101b9c4afad85

She only hoped a76425b343 Wintran would be c6c706188c there to grant 7295af8df6 her in marriage f7efbef562 directly.e97a59188eaf509a

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After a long 39f50d0482 carriage ride, she ecf2e20098 was led somewhere d64b0e446b and then made 75a5052adb to walk. Without the maids to b388f402cb support her, she would 3c92a51af6 have tripped three times 26631174e8 over from the thick 7f6880fd32 veil. Inside the e02189c28f room, two 1ffe17ae0b men were 3116f7c8ef locked in 07ea95d345 a tense d8c8295def conversation.6a4f914a8b432fb3

Ateira’s body tensed with eb907982dc nerves. Her steps wavered.86369dc744adb49b

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“With her looking like that, anyone would think she’s been captured for a bridal hunt.”97f93c26ca35e207

“Shall we at least exchange pleasantries?”b1620f86efd182b9

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“…I’m not exactly in the mood for idle greetings.”da5417fa74651563

Ateira quietly observed the b4f5c4f287 silhouettes and gauged the f0ccb5e250 people from their voices. Wintran wasn’t there. Only the 064962b1d7 noble who 5ba377b356 ordered her 37d7c836f8 preparation and e7f9e1d2fa Leo Fric 5d99d755a6 Helton.2d0c9638ba9d1a1e

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“Remove your men from the door, Count Zellered, unless you want to deal with bodies.”224a6b44d49d3a64

If Wintran was the e1dc27f011 head, this arrogant man 1368569e87 was the hand and b72292b149 foot that brought down 826e3850bc her empire. She hated him as 6ef1eafe05 much as Wintran.886527c268ee42bc

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If she couldn’t have ade382aa2d Wintran, Leo Fric was 6210cc0e46 a worthy target for 7f8f61f6c8 her vengeance. Ateira resolved to attack 03fa752a35 him.cd3ede4cb457b74a

If she 08e4d19111 failed, she cb57cb5d75 hoped one f76c610d72 of the 7b556d8077 many knights’ 4274b6d80f swords would 1786be290a finish her e2d3ffc2c2 off swiftly. She did not 6755cc5aef want to be a0452ed83a taken alive.a2f1b8aa7750db21

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Under the cover e5c36f253f of the veil, 4811c37c88 she cautiously removed cfc339ae2d her hair ornament efb68b24a4 and kicked the 20540feefd nearby vase with d5fb552640 all her might. The sound of c2ca6a650c it shattering accompanied 3c2f4905b6 her swift movement.8e925f8041a38e90

The cold thrill of 3d07d8b294 her dagger slicing through 00c0f82869 the air sent a 37178814bd shiver down her spine. But it hadn’t abf8f700fa pierced his neck. She missed.3a3590c956e81131

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Ateira braced herself, 44496f2035 expecting his counterattack.0037c86baaa5449a

“…It is an honor to meet you, bride.”c1cc4e8b5f479438

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What is he 57945f0ff3 doing?7748da096f78e803

“Why won’t you just kill me?”13f5540ccc5c7706

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