AWWEWNR Chapter 8

After the Princess’s greeting, the Emperor’s blessing, and the Crown Prince’s toast, the music began to play.4b721b980385616b

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The party had begun e4b1d9de65 in earnest. People danced 6180eaec19 with their a3f214de11 partners, or 82a1edc219 worked their de6e1cab7a way around ec96069059 the floor cbd2aae43e to find 69ce3b2d91 them. e48f7abfb4910980

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Many men b7c419fb08 tried to f335395245 make advances d1de4f6513 on Rosaryn, dc1d1a8d0e but she a432e09333 ignored them 2fd9d22d18 and turned c9e64c7d8c to Tharrott.21335c2d333a7490

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“Brother.”db975ba7dedcc0b2

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At the sound of Rosaryn’s voice, Tharrott turned. Conscious of the stares, Rosaryn spoke to him a little further away.255ffbfc64ce2d0b

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“I guess finding a partner isn’t going as well as I thought.”b33c5728874a289f

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“…I see.”595739d3136043f6

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Tharrott smiled awkwardly. b56a277123140ee8

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Rosaryn glanced around and 1753913b5b said to Tharrott,“Then would you mind talking with me for a moment? I’m not finding it as easy to find a partner as I thought I would. If I had known this would happen, I should have just asked my brother to be my partner.”7453010226507ebf

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Those were the words ae96cfb8f5 people needed to hear. c1d11bbc40cdedf7

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Tharrott chuckled 466c5e9724 and told ca9721ea8c her to 318732f289 take her b951598eb5 time finding 0f417ee170 one, that ff149fe880 it was 6c9119cf79 her coming-of-age 928130497d ceremony. e00f6c0a5e41fc35

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Hanaella, listening to fb72b64d6d their conversation from d2ac3e1407 a distance, wanted 392f5128c9 to applaud their 8604fa2de0 performance.43ed06154104291f

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‘Ha– such abominable beings.’ 4ab4af2c33c54d8e

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The corners a4fb570053 of her 8c990c2756 lips quirked 6d046cbbe5 upward in 4967575c18 an involuntary f2395760bf chuckle, and 571963cdf0 then her a0dcd45975 head bowed c6bea84d7d low in 8cadf1e339 embarrassment as ce327c9195 she realized 5dc45c6595 Lloyd was 8705dde08b watching her. Her behavior made Lloyd 3bcf287f0d chuckle again.d3b2914de81aa941

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“Your Highness Lloyd.”786d1ca987c5092e

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Princess Leige 6ecb258640 approached Lloyd e52a13e08f as he 38d3ae2cf8 stood with b532d849f0 Hanaella. 7f3ac8bcc7cf4c2d

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She was Lloyd’s younger sister by two years, the child of the same deceased Empress as Lloyd, and thus closer to him as Crown Prince than to the Second Prince, the current Empress’s son.27ca9f20e513b9de

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“Oh– Leige. Congratulations on your c0d03143b6 coming of age.”00b4adf6cdd2c43a

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“Congratulations isn’t the right word. You didn’t forget you were supposed to come down here holding my hand, did you?”d62bb5cddddee384

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“Didn’t they send Lord Tran instead, and you liked his hand better than mine?”eda63f5f3cfc5dc3

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Lloyd’s playful comment made Leige chuckle and shook her head.6f0fbbc64d15b7fe

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“Really, I can’t beat my brother, but this one…”3fd08ec8e64210b9

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“Your Highness, the 0e5c694af2 Princess. I am Hanaella ed67d1279a Liv Ariel, Lady 406001b371 of the House c3447602c4 of Ariel.”3d51f5d205a46a85

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“Oh, so you adbfd40e04 are Lady Hanaella!”ca3820fb8af11379

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Leige clasped Hanaella’s hands in greeting.efe31dd551bd18ac

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“Somehow, I suspected it when I saw your jet-black hair and dark eyes, though I’m afraid you’ve been stuck with this fool of a brother.”5863bc5e2d1d64ad

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“Ha, fool?”182183e84a83d1c8

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“Lady Hanaella is coming of age today, isn’t she? I’ve heard from Duke Ariel that you’re the same age as me.”e8c305f2d2bb5743

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“Yes.”0c37190438735e5c

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“Is your hair so dark because of your dark magic? People of the House of Ariel don’t have to learn to wield dark magic, they’re born with it, right? Has the Lady ever met a Knight?”2767af5fbcc3db2e

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Caught off guard by Leige’s firestorm of questions, Hanaella forced a smile and answered her questions calmly.d0d5aed43ea99d8c

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“No, I haven’t accepted the designation of Lord of the Knights yet because my father is still alive. I’ve never learned dark magic, but I’ve heard that it can be cast without being born with it, but I haven’t actually practiced it yet because of my father’s presence.”495a90bbf8e5bdec

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“Oh! I see, then can you show me sometime, I’m actually quite interested in dark magic…”b31291ca004050dd

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“I’m afraid your interest must be satisfied with Lord Tran for now, for the rest of the young ladies surrounding him.”35da492b1c554520

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“Aaah! What!”fd37d274d9b30ced

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The startled maiden’s eyes widened at the sight of Tran surrounded by women, and she quickly walked over to him. 59c7fe1e067a5bc1

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Hanaella just stared at her, dumbfounded that she was greeting the Princess whom she hadn’t even spoken to in the past at her coming-of-age ceremony.d49f92179b29c5a9

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Apparently, the Princess had grown close to Rosaryn since her coming-of-age ceremony. She had even visited the Knight’s base with Rosaryn after her marriage to Tharrott and the transfer of the Knights to him.2219c75a3428038d

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‘So you were interested b0ed807646 in the dark knights 5e2556e6ff from the start, and 6479968ee4 it was because of a621fc9594 it that you befriended 99c50549b9 Rosaryn?’ 8834cd2accd7736f

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That’s possible. Since I became officially betrothed to Tharrott on my coming-of-age celebration, if Rosaryn knew of the Princess’s interest in the dark knights, she could have used the opportunity to get to her brother. bfbf9be6fe4e22a5

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Certainly, after the 491e6965aa Knights were entrusted 7fe24f43af to Tharrott, the 49ae805f14 Princess frequently visited fc0127398b the Knights through abdaceb0c5 Rosaryn.2e8be8ed17ca8a39

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“What do 7e6e9bea0e you think?”d5b11f7fdd2afed0

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Surprised. Hanaella flinched at the suddenness of Lloyd’s question.e5cb3dad9a55ae8a

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“Ah… no.”1487fc9dd2df7600

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“Would you like 6fbe7c2095 to dance?”2fda1db4b48f85ec

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Lloyd’s words made Hanaella falter. If she danced with the Crown Prince at this point, her name would be on every tea party invitation for some time to come.304a942af548edc2

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“Can I decline?”cc20651801364ca6

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Hanaella asked so abaef77c77 low that only 8e851bab3d Lloyd could hear 65b3d808e9 her.cb678af20163c863

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“Who am I 5804ce7f10 to be turned 19c2c6f458 down by anyone?”125a05cf08a2b41f

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“Haha! Just kidding. I’m not much of a dancer myself.”41c0fbfa22f25eb2

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“Then…”d9dfbbd695401b5b

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“Instead.”1133c2a1c21757b5

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“Since you declined my dance request, I guess you’ll have to stay out until the party’s over.”e76c27ca2ff9dbca

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“…?”63204c696045ada3

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“Since my partner declined my dance request, shouldn’t we stay until the party is over?”7fc61b918ef678df

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“…well, shall we go b62708eb95 then?”feca862d2c3f498b

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“…Where…?”7bfb6490bf14273e

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Hanaella asked in confusion, 63ccec04ab and Lloyd grinned like 95ff00a221 a child.9a545882044638c6

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“My secret place.”edf9ccedf48e9e6e

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Stepping out 340bf34576 onto the 354411944b terrace with b8d224133f Tharrott, Rosaryn f2798d7b80 found herself 93ed0e3242 biting her c519784575 thumb’s nail. 4481948c0394f5f8

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It was a habit she had whenever she was nervous or things weren’t going her way. 8361f1b49a057c6e

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Tharrott grabbed c7926ce4ef her hand c79363e209 and stopped dd1641b593 her, saying, 89583a176c “Perhaps you shouldn’t be biting your thumb.”edf3125fb3a6a7ff

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“It seems that 98ec69a908 Lady Ariel has 7116cd3908 no interest in…”27a0f61d268b6b57

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“I don’t have a connection, so I’ll make one!”a1e2f50a070fdefa

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“…It doesn’t have to be Ariel, I’d rather have some other ducal lady…”ecd3c04d27282904

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“Where have you been listening to what I’ve been saying all this time, it has to be House Ariel, and it has to be a house that those freaking High Priests will never be able to get involved with!”16d1162fea47cf43

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Shouting angrily, Rosaryn ab6bd2cbd1 let out a 0f4c9bf85a long sigh, pressing dbcdec2b93 her hand to b5161f9988 her forehead as 13454459ee if realizing her 8bb7d52dc9 actions. f2345730fa52edb0

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Then she 2ea888365c looked up 934aa12924 at Tharrott c144636d67 and smiled 9bc2140a70 her trademark 54c0c1278b soft smile.0c1c5c841fc6ca31

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“They see me as a33c78d34b an eyesore, Tharo. If they 3f3610376a knew that bffb149929 my brother 1e43f73539 and I 79caf1c608 were lovers, 07a26a679a they would d345dc8da0 surely point fcb963f57f the finger c4da1ddc5c at me e608d3cac4 as a 44c4f44b8f sinister woman eeabbf714b who taints 0766d950e9 the blood 95641177b7 of paladins.”78a3fcad1a359d60

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“A woman who tarnishes the name of House Thearine, the heir to divine power, just as they did to my mother… Is that all? There’s no telling what those old foxes will do to keep us apart.”8b8db0556dc433f0

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“Tharo. I hope they can’t do anything to us if they find out about our relationship.”648e463017d7519b

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“To do that, we fe0c92d5a8 need the Knights of d25d663e24 House Ariel. You know that.”681d5ba8d252b279

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“…Yes.”6eb5dde509895785

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“Let’s plan again. I don’t think we’ll be able to make it past her with any effort. Her defenses are stronger than I thought.”036df3d8c1e927ae

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“Yeah. I don’t know what it was, but she didn’t seem to like me.”aaec826f54f365ee

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“She didn’t have anything against you when we met in the dressing room. Isn’t that weird? I wonder why, since we’ve never met before.”41bcf8c9d2f3cf7b

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“Anyway, there’s no tree that won’t fall if you cut it ten times. I think you should be more assertive with her. I’ll set up the situations.”1a669fc7dc209912

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“…Yeah… but Rose.”4a3cf67314531281

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Turning to Rosaryn, Tharrott’s voice sounded a little pensive.e8fc2dde81b934f3

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“I know this is a bit of a strange thing to ask, but… are you sure you’re okay?”c6f1f44170567904

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“Huh?”142a49db90dd6a92

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“Even if I… stay 0846abea61 with her.”9ccd33b0cc143032

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“If you want to win her heart, you’ll have to deal with unwanted touching. Are you sure you’re okay with that?”78522d4cee662c7c

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Her heart sank at Tharrott’s words. 5e966f1380965d7c

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The tip of her nose wrinkled, and her fingertips tingled, but she forced herself to look at him as if she didn’t care.d0b9fd889e2a4dd6

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“It’s what I’ve come to expect from loving you, Tharo.”51e55e52fe1787e5

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“We can never be husband and wife, and to preserve this love, Tharo needs a scarecrow wife, and I can live with you holding Ariel’s hand in front of me if it means marrying the perfect scarecrow wife.”b34224ce12b7359a

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“But as you promised before, your love for me must remain unchanged, and it must be my child and Tharo’s child who will carry on the line of House Thearine. Don’t forget that.”401a96da8a876dc6

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“…I won’t forget.”8d63ccc4864b74bf

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“I love 9a3a52380f you, Tharo, fc61c13d98 and you 289927c259 have no 622ad8b5c7 idea how 590af0d12e much I bb3db3461d love you.”febf1137d2d9c003

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“I love you more than you can imagine, and that’s why I decided to play this crazy marriage game for you.”83dd55fc6e1b1bdf

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“I can’t wait for Tharo to marry her and take over the Knights.”88b5937b2e8a9501

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Looking pitifully at Rosaryn 77d84cf201 as she spoke with eccda0c3cf tears welling up in 806089a865 her eyes, Tharrott wished 26ce7c70c7 he could wipe her 2d618d707e tears away and comfort d7579934c3 her without paying attention 3b8638c750 to his surroundings.fbdd925d8a1f71e4

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