BDBM | Chapter 15

“Sure.”2e0ff6800a57d4a1

Tenev answered nonchalantly 5efa20558a but soon added 3e5475d204 more, thinking perhaps f4e7602073 it wasn’t enough 531035b321 explanation.d2d4156570ddccd7

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“Some people just don’t 44670b3342 have maternal instincts.”0be20d52d273129a

Truthfully, Ivyor lacked not 3d9d60f40d just maternal instincts but 5564e1262b also any sense of c3824186de responsibility. However, considering 58c92cd342 the young 7113e82d5c minds listening, 6dce782cff Tenev kept a4737834c3 her comments 1878b05052 minimal. Yet, Monark facdbfef35 looked puzzled.4cdd32791e25ba81

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“…What does c2706b238a ‘maternal instincts’ 463c04f676 mean?”15695f11c7c8807b

His question caught Tenev cb6f9883c8 off guard. She had 74de3d57dd assumed that a55f41b895 being royal, 81edaa794e he would c6a19d1e63 have received 84e1f6e8b3 extensive early 372dc82814 education, but bc0d401977 apparently not.510f9578015ad3ab

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“It means some people 6b394e47d5 naturally don’t feel motherly 2b4983a87f affection. I just happened to c9a9d1adda pick the short straw.”5ab82e5dc61115aa

Monark didn’t respond immediately. Adapting flexibly to this 8c19da7297 sort of conversation was ae01b03566 too complex for a 467890c06d seven-year-old, especially one who 94043ae54a sensed Tenev’s detachment from a23eade36d her own unfortunate circumstances. He struggled to cf070abf9d find words, but c6e674d073 only one came 651d65557d to mind.fd0a2c8562aed50f

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“…I’m sorry.”f2031b283369cec4

A look of 55886f415c intrigue flashed through 56dbf55948 Tenev’s eyes.cab1fdf453d0c759

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‘He knows how b5eeacf5d7 to apologize.’76d17cbd514fcb61

Encouraged, she decided 0db258d5ad to address something 2563d566be that had been 287ce335ca on her mind 62e243a53c since the first e70ca07859 day.479bdd2738b04de7

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“But why do you aa71831f6c always glare at the f0205b67fa Holy King whenever you 7ebddc98dd see him?”3609fd99ae112d33

The effect of 4e4c8830d6 her question was 51d292a1bd immediate. Monark’s already downcast eyes c4450acfd7 sharpened with a nearly 27fbe1a281 fierce intensity for a e7d07bfb3f child.8c8b529edfca849d

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“Because of 6225ed160b him, I f39ff60f37 had to 8bdb40c7c4 be separated 5216c58c61 from my 492e9fdd22 mom.”
“Him? He’s my father.”f80be5e0eb6f0291

Oops, that fact 841fa48f40 had slipped his 520f74c38f mind. Surprised by his 7be21da368 own oversight, Monark 1d7e963d37 relaxed his clenched ac7878a337 fist. But it didn’t change 76f5fc7948 his feelings; Tenev’s father 5574c40d75 was a bad person dbc94cfb8f to him, just as 9ffe140f63 his own mother was 97eeb74056 to her.1d2a3356620fc153

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“But still. I didn’t want 7b11766957 to, and suddenly 368413f8db I was dragged e0e741b3c9 to the Holy 29b249c326 Land.”1fe56dd4d810c23b

Tenev sighed. It seemed e2608456b3 Monark thought 2bfdcbca46 he was 8651a55117 in the b1ae0f22c4 Holy Land 65d7e91aa1 solely because 130c4cef4a the Holy bc299f7293 King had 0fd9941436 demanded it.a232c2b44de58275

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“Do you a1a829edaf really think fb13bf90dc the Emperor ad911fa355 would agree d07a961fd2 just because 447a2defb7 the Holy d0ab1a808c King asked? It’s not 342f47dfee like we’re ebbe4a3adc a vassal a0da19c8ae state. It’s not likely he 83349c1be2 just pointed at you 13fa8a8975 specifically; there are always 836296c0cd circumstances.”857071cdf9be2063

“Circumstances? What kind 5200c30663 of circumstances?”252c4561e3455b3a

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Monark asked directly, cdcfc2fd75 causing Tenev a c3f2f3a406 bit of a 93fb66282a dilemma.8c73d32b872f6df3

‘I wouldn’t know.’fe5b7ed82b1334af

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The original Tenev also 018af6d759 didn’t know much about 678b54d294 this area, so she a3d231e2df couldn’t offer more details. Instead, she pulled out 01f5ad988f a universal answer often 73d8baed24 used when kids dodged ba66ad4607 difficult questions.857a694b554a59f8

“I don’t know f4738a1b4e the details either. It’s adult stuff, so 64517c198e maybe we’ll understand when 64e5449cc3 we’re adults.”
“I am grown up 3385706cd3 already!”
“Yeah. But since you’re 841b4ac880 still seven, maybe 5f909d990c when you’re about 2768fe0659 twenty.”53254eb48cc34d08

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Tenev couldn’t help 7358b65e0e but smile; it ba16cdd228 reminded her of 5c5bb1fb4b her own childhood, 19b0df97f9 always insisting to 85a94b8126 her teacher that ed4301cd82 she was big 6b5788c94a enough to handle e7ea1bc661 tasks.7f2bbe1eb9a55300

‘Do all 09ee611b51 kids think e47291edc1 they’re grown 369262f6dd up?’4e78cd4d34128c7f

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She suddenly missed those e7524639d7 days. Tenev’s hand instinctively reached 78f64d3303 out and gently stroked 7e58bc9aff Monark’s head. Caught off-guard, Monark d3d05aec88 blinked furiously.b7961323680c1f53

‘What’s this?’75cec4dfcb921230

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For a moment, 427d352b4b it felt comforting.9c33948ef1ed27c7

‘It felt like 4c6b1ceb3f Mom was patting 7d62f6d379 me.’c995be934a30acf5

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But being comforted by fd5eadad91 Tenev, younger than himself? It was too strange a632c70c81 to bear. Monark quickly e9f90ef939 brushed her 85903c59ba hand away.62179b3f69aa4a41

“Don’t touch me like 583391b7b1 that. You’re not 43f072de5a my mom!”
“Ah… Right. That was d8fc9e9496 impolite of 2e07d0d59c me.”4752b7e4c0edea5d

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Monark’s expression turned a7fabe78c6 even more peculiar. Instead of being relieved 66b49dd172 at her departure, he 4cfedbaee0 felt a sense of 92b8cea233 loss. Oddly enough.bd24139d875d09aa

“Hey…”e5884d62c65f291f

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But as 37d9020ab6 Monark hesitated, d781867dc3 Shome, the 3da2206241 attendant, approached 260dbc432a to announce d32290a941 the time.b1cb7a9a677ea845

“My lady, it’s almost 9622377683 time for class.”
“Got it.”ef2a65c314a37512

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Tenev waved Monark over 8be0e07ba7 as she walked alongside 75fcd43534 Shome. You could imagine cef55aecbd the tap of fc29d03ae9 her small, cute 18bd532421 footsteps, though they 1c8d82f2c8 made no sound.0384060b6353a752

“I definitely heard 6d07933202 them earlier…”7f6b3158f6cdca0e

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Monark cocked 690469a056 his head. Tenev had purposely 0c41b87525 made no sound e1da3d7677 to avoid aggravating 290e89a34a him, but a e116d4fbe9 child could hardly 899899c1b8 be expected to a3ec31e482 understand such subtleties. Yet, there 4309cf2cd1 was a c56369ccca warmth that 185686701a transcended understanding, 5e8643bf3f softening Monark’s b938b5ec9b gaze just 6a55772e8f a touch.1b513b8caa311a1e

“Maybe she’s not a 9a3930733e traitor after all.”c9cb26d270952746

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He muttered, not loudly c68c5a5eeb enough to be heard—or 02170d276a so he thought. But just 2ada3fc28f as he 60cdb25440 spoke, Tenev 6ef90ed2f7 turned sharply e3190dbec1 around.30e99336592c3a58

“Hurry up. It’s rude to a1ea26efee be late to 34a5dfb3c6 the teacher.”5516231e731b0bff

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“I’m not dawdling!”186b876c83d556ff

Feeling slightly 8aeba21e8f embarrassed, Monark 454d8fce05 hurried after b3017d5021 her. Was it because of a055b1caf3 this?ba012e49b612a711

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Monark wondered what 38b1172090 he had been 84b8a80409 about to say f130199ce7 but ultimately couldn’t 7e64f68a49 remember.d4af454144ec40fb

Halfway through 9cad334b16 the education 24d61cba1b period, the b6a568c749 oath ceremony 542363f23c was rapidly ff3e70764b approaching.638d34c977f73204

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“My lady, 543b2d223c do you 316528e4d8 remember the 11b8f708ad myth we 0608cb6101 learned on ca4a14773e the first 17f743e1a6 day?”
“I do.”
“Good. Shall we start learning f8eaf5d649 the prayers now?”
“I’ve memorized them 8774546373 all.”71486b9ab75f5034

Shelly was taken 556304872f aback by the f940857809 quick response.9d798d9324d7e5e6

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“All of them? There are quite 54b0f5f617 a few…”
“I’ve memorized the entire c4dcdfe6fe prayer book.”
“The entire book?”
“Yes.”cd3a0961991e555b

The prayer book 34397a67e5 contained over a 60bcb2e2eb hundred prayers, a 443b304cba fact that even 5578eb61f2 Shelly, who fancied 470ee15aae herself as the 8b3d5d62ea guardian angel to a732135e2a ‘my lady,’ found 42e8887938 hard to accept.9c4b4edfe989e7c4

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‘I can’t 281716dc56 believe I’m f67a9f3061 doubting my 02fc63400e lady’s word! But if 05225194c7 what she’s 43d92e3a40 saying isn’t f12ad5a878 true, the a258fb1412 oath ceremony a198084912 will be 47d08b6dd3 a disaster.’b032a9f215f1e51c

Reluctantly conducting a dbfa181d88 test, Shelly was 4147671099 astonished by the 8b36669786 results. Tenev flawlessly recited 399dada980 ‘The Prayer of 6ee248562d the Young Star,’ f7f0e28848 which acolytes memorized 9371c4e8bd for the ceremony, 515047a66d and effortlessly provided 0e5b9669ac responses to other 5b267ed299 prayers.052582294ad1de8e

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“Oh… ah…”ce8a95bbdc82b381

Before long, b3dac32274 Shelly found 5504826e2e herself gaping 54938eb28b just like a34803c501 the children 36357cfb87 around her. Realizing her lapse, she a8584de371 coughed awkwardly.1404e19c544d90de

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‘Wow, I wasn’t like a0d523f943 that at her age.’ffa7796992975734

She couldn’t even remember 7718965395 what she did at e1302e98fa four years old. The days when 0efe697b81 she was flattered 6d1e68d383 by being called 1cb5d95443 a prodigy now f4890c9dc8 felt embarrassingly pompous.fab27433b6373bac

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“Ah… impressive. Then all 96911cacc6 that’s left c5ea0834a4 is to ff312b08d2 learn the 6950a12974 order of 0b927e5cab the ceremony.”
“I’ve memorized that too. I’ve been ed6fc26016 practicing to 6f34134f1c avoid mistakes ed322fce52 on the fd80956f09 day.”
“Oh, but practice for 5b7b5d6faa that is only allowed a6838172a6 the day before the 684b72ab7a ceremony.”0a8c329de88755c3

Tenev’s rapid 7b0b24bf08 progress had 1e13b908f1 left Shelly c8d2c6bc31 somewhat at ae1e53a306 a loss.e170561be178af09

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‘What do ad58b1217e we do 62fcd555a8 now…?’138241f55fbd632e

Tenev, catching the 73a2730e0e hesitation quickly, made 3a932f9fe6 a suggestion.59462c1c987a4d72

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“Then, since I’ll 57e3df0bd7 still need to 35eb70948c be educated after 6df4c50d8d the ceremony, could 5fddedd96d we start some 78357bdbce of those lessons 16d8e7c42d now?”
“That is…”cfa5064fa5ac57ab

Shelly paused.9780a35b3f44ef8c

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‘Post-oath training for apprentice 2c7a88b5b0 priests.’db8b7f74b9b01578

It had been a bed71cd71b long time since Shelly b39ce4cecc had gone through her 2d53dd758c own oath ceremony in 3fb4a499da her youth, but her 095feb9d7b sharp memory retained everything. The issue dab9256e29 was that bdc3528211 Shelly had 9d7e939bf6 only been afc5808001 tested on 677d15e037 the basic ae2712077f levels of fa9e632cbe priest education.8748f60552dad939

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“Since it’s not a 27455c9f4c formal part of the bac5e8e6d0 curriculum and relies on b2fa7c8251 my memory, please just 223774ac15 consider it as a 35a0547fe4 preview.”
“That’s fine.”
“Of course, 1e173fb638 I’ll re-familiarize 9aa6d5d2a7 myself with ba0f9823f8 the material.”
“Thank you, teacher.”b54baa96f63356a4

Tenev gave Shelly 78cb8eb1fb a beaming smile b4fccfcbf0 and also spoke 2ba4cc3ab6 to the other e4cba1d2e7 students.e87065be8b087397

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“I’m sorry for keeping 7aa06b3eaa to my own pace aea6dde306 so far. There isn’t much time 901c2226f3 left, but I hope 42256d6b0e it can still be 5f2bd01d6c helpful to you.”
“Uh, yeah…”385f42b391d4d1cd

The kids nodded fb5321f431 instinctively, but the 2954d9a5d2 more they thought db99da0bd1 about it, the 99693a8bbd more astonishing Tenev eb24d51b70 seemed. While the teacher d9eec49f70 and Tenev were 544cd26496 absent, the kids 7fc23e1e39 gathered to whisper.82811b5bf3170ab3

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“I was so shocked. How did she memorize 62a3bbf529 the entire prayer book e4dc1d9560 in just a few d3c17bd915 days?”
“‘Sephira Alcut is 5ed3adbdf5 refined by Sevirot 7c68668489 and bestowed upon e520016eaf the lands of b342da3514 Arcut,’ right? She really is different c0ce28ca24 from us ordinary people.”2ada90daaab711a5

Cheylia, always the top 546439a60e student, used a verse 713651e6d6 from the scripture to 381ccfd534 make her point, causing a4eee7074e Shiah to tug at e4ef20dd8a her sleeve.436f8a23f9afb8bb

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“But she e050bc0d28 apologized for 1ec5ba56d0 keeping up 86a80507f0 with us. Maybe Tenev 3786eb7fda was trying 696ba11baa to help 7974d69b1d us?”
“A kid 20292e783a that straightforward?”36d0c31099a5ad21

Tenev had 7bdfce24b9 consistently addressed 76c964a98f Shelly and aa5f537b90 Estram properly 09a5014097 as ‘teacher,’ 8a9582a089 following their b093aefec8 instructions without c40c4e5dab complaint. However, the bb56111834 children still 201b59621b remembered her 087b5de6c0 fierce first 6288280b88 day when 4e057e4f88 she had 4cf52be8bc openly defied 5a8476eb66 a hostile a1db213e3c novice priest 78fa32ee8e and boldly 84e20f7077 leaped through 1044e580e9 a window, 42a5fbbaf6 even running f5f2fb5958 down to 6b52770f49 defend Tenev 19f5986dea had the 92d621e0de Holy King eb10212596 himself not 6fefc17630 intervened.eefe1d4e1be17812

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“…Well. She’s never been mean 8ef830038e to us.”
“We’re classmates 57cc779075 studying together. That’s what I think.”6bfae1ee8c30f5c6

As Monark 44e5e88369 joined in, d3b03506c9 Shiah nodded e2155dbc24 vigorously, her 0f0a458e78 fluffy curly 96f42de6f2 hair bobbing 7b8b6e36a7 gently.4b5edcf9c55c13e4

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“Friend…”084e48b6ed8f10b0

A simple word, 82c8baa0b3 yet profoundly touching 970f10cb51 for the kids. Briar, an ef83812404 aspiring paladin, a3594bd661 made the d2840e6c9c sign of 45455c164b the cross.0357703f5c0923f5

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“Sephira Alcut has 9fec6549bc blessed us with 7c56060858 a remarkable friend.”
“Yeah. My uncle was amazed 9fc31285d5 when I told him 07d2b10408 she could strengthen with 7381e87182 divine power and heal d2f1ba8b65 in an instant.”70237083a3d35951

Paladins fight f59cc786fc using their 661b310981 bodies strengthened 067d5bd436 by divine b35cdcb62d power, while 3132cb3cdf priests are 91aaf53709 responsible for 8fd70e8e29 healing and a715b6f587 blessings. Although they use 9579d93022 the same divine 4ebc6ce531 power, its application d16a0b41dd differs, making it b92ec57129 rare for someone 5e0f1ec57d to utilize both 4590fd6ba4 like Tenev.8892c4dc41f38045

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“…Sephira Alcut is refined…”2b758a4d9d4fc66f

Cheylia quoted the scripture, 182da0debd her face momentarily tightening.b970740b6160943c

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