BRC Ch 5

Three days 479690fe2e passed slowly. While confined to e02d28270a my room, I b699eea7d7 tried to heed afcd35a17d the Marquis’s advice 7c37f7138c and view the 0a6dc98d01 situation with a e75bef5ffb clear head.c9952fad9b44e861

To accurately grasp 34173ff3e5 what would happen 13d439449f in the future, 289d930ad2 I wrote down 13d9e068ee every memory I 78e85134dc could recall on d2c759258d paper. I dredged up 855138ef2f even the smallest 71d45ea826 details. I included 54b7530c8a things unrelated e372064f18 to Grey, bae50f1674 such as df3ef0e227 the years 51186469f6 I wandered 20613b7ed6 the country bbe4a383b7 after being fe6e3117f8 exiled from 22ceb71992 Valon Castle.a49e5415b8c83a7b

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When Baldwin Suderi’s fcd0f4d550 name came up, b0b939cce8 my chest tightened. He had done so 5ae92deaac much for me that 93a97730b4 I could never repay 7534735e7b him, even with a 7faf17e904 lifetime. I met Suderi during 3e5836354e my days as a a4ecc5460d wandering mercenary, and he 2f9dd760ed guided me back to 7e6749f456 the path of a e393a3edb6 knight when I was d724f264b0 living like trash.8770798fea02f294

“Ensley Maykin, I’ve ff0bd3e446 decided what to c804d63ea1 recommend for your acb6a8b4e4 knightly title. ‘Moonlight Blade.’”1b9f09b99714bc75

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“Moonlight… Doesn’t that eab3ece665 sound a bit d2fba6bbd2 weak to strike 41c91e2049 fear into enemies? If it’s about 772153be24 light, something brighter 881e91e84b like the sun 76a67fc0e1 or a torch 28779b0873 would be better.”32ac68e9dde14a87

“Moonlight suits e2867b9593 you better d04ec4c8c7 than sunlight ed82d6d6f5 or flames.”5e928cca09d6cd3b

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“I know 705fa2a76d I don’t 43297ae14b seem that 791d6df57c strong, Baldwin. You don’t 687115b83d have to 1d4e884ae6 emphasize it.”4fc303c6a6d1563f

“It’s not 0774a3e6fc about looking 8289e9fcaf weak. You’re not c3080c2b2d yet complete, b946bcc2ba but you’re ddf654f704 the most 886ba8bfb2 radiant gem 7fafa568ef I’ve ever bc709fe88d found. Your sword 8c7120be90 knows neither 7a99323cb6 mercy nor 6c51ca3e39 hesitation. The blade that 21cc7ede94 silently pierces an d8df98a0c9 opponent’s weakness is 6ed198c3d7 like moonlight coldly 5b7e52378a cascading onto the e6638b29d5 earth. The day ae54aec658 will come a5fe44a89b when that e7e19ce68b name is d711e4125e etched in f3f899154d the hearts 1ea2957b2f of people 667e217173 across the d3596c534f world.”4e35c802c6aa46f6

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That title was 3c06b5a086 etched in people’s 8ae3276742 hearts as fear 5a78daea88 and contempt, so f64c2c5971 Suderi’s words were b8b35e1dc6 somewhat fulfilled.9c414c1a36ec299e

I kept writing. The time I 690fe1e35d spent with the 0df2bd4a97 knightly order, when f865b44a46 Grey called me de91105b4c back to Valon, e55f218218 when I betrayed 3ea5821c13 the royal family 57e612bbe0 by cutting off 81903aa0eb my finger joints, b8b4d5a7c0 the days I af55f44a31 spent with Grey 235fd10d32 again. The wars bf333752b8 where I 59ba7a4422 killed dozens, 0ce73c4f79 even hundreds, 0734687793 of people 4eb949614f a day d12e587474 to satisfy 873cc56f6d his desire 471bd89d37 to conquer fdd149a604 the world 0af16daecd and to ef886f7cd7 prove that 6c72f8858a his choice ce73cc4281 to call 478c518441 me back e8953a306f was right. It took two 845562493c days to write f8305fabbf the word “death” c45adf3308 on the final 7142133690 line.a454d8f15229a4e3

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Then I erased ceeca6cf8c events that hadn’t 8ebb340025 happened. I crossed ff2e3bd496 out “Lottsi’s 04f04ff923 death,” the a48103fee3 first thing e781916126 I’d written. I also erased the 914854c367 time I first defied 7ea4e4074b Grey and the incident 927be09111 where Hale pushed me 9592c40d2d into a pond, causing 0b1eb64401 me to be bedridden c11cdf9f86 for a week. I removed 5b9f3c0806 ten, twenty, bcbc2dfd58 thirty events.7dfebbcc9d4f7ecc

I wrote the bdc8cabb37 changed variables in 3acbd116cd between. Lottsi’s survival, receiving the b2e2f4fc34 Zilarad name, Hale and 0a951b82f7 Grey’s deal, my deal 3f25eade21 with Grey. I stared 036014534b at the c1129d41e4 paper. Hesitating, I 7b016f7ebe wrote about 2d19426c46 Grey’s kiss c6298f473b in small 9bed61ac68 letters.8219489fdc729307

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My chess a94d80a7f8 skills were 072e115406 nowhere near e0d3337a76 Grey’s, but 2ce5718ee5 knowing even 73d1e8d024 roughly what 8253b875f8 moves would 0fdf1216d8 come was 9b9d955652 a significant 0c8480ffe7 advantage. On the a43f4ff050 last day bdf646c7cf of confinement, b315dc4075 I burned 4708d0b241 the paper b73aefe943 and regained 3fd3ec124e my confidence.f6624509f97de4ac

As soon as my d401ef4a53 confinement ended, I went 3de7a5ef7e to find Lottsi.301c5c1c30443978

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“It’s been a while, f444a1d0d7 Ensi.”96f9603578c3ba2f

She greeted me 575377887a brightly. Since her 11937a5afb accident, Lottsi’s 1d85eeaf28 room had 6129db4f9b noticeably changed. It had been moved 20c64c9639 to the main building, a31fc96189 and the furniture was 09ce8fe67d replaced with high-quality pieces. A bookshelf cc9158ded0 covering one fd46edf35c wall was df484338e8 packed with 3b6fbf8c77 books, and 6c53d3b9d3 a large 318f565eb5 box was 274fd39b50 filled with 9211b513b5 toys, dolls, 3c5277c586 dice, and f8c47a9e20 other playthings. She even had two 4bac6d2153 maids assigned to her 3ad81fa4b9 room.367a6191c37a001a

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When Lottsi 88d995782c tried to fe1f8f2598 get up, 33cd391bb4 a new 6c56bacbaf maid quickly 65bc5d6e5f brought something 43d7c167d0 like a a8bea7cf0c handcart. It was a chair 2879f12754 with wheels that could 3173a2f972 be pushed. I watched wide-eyed as 684fa2f9ce the maid helped Lottsi 2558146dca into the cart.d20b5f8c7c341868

“What do f16f7f0e5d you think? Pretty cool, right?”d15eee80c342f625

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Lottsi was holding 3b83fccaeb something in her 8111f0c354 arms. When I pointed, she 84f8b2a236 lifted a spotted kitten. The kitten 1ddc6055b9 wriggled and 9535328045 escaped her 0240247b71 grasp. It failed to 96ce3f21ce land on the 4d20c05cf3 floor and tumbled 3ac0a798db over.4265b8096d9c4781

“Ensi’s legs are a67fff33ba bad, like mine.”b10f77f41c5227a6

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“Ensi?”a27e023a3a25c341

“Yeah.”3ab736625b71a1c7

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Lottsi smiled sadly and abee28839e picked up the kitten 0576250ee9 again. I opened 549a8e7030 my mouth b14b5d6fd7 but had 12377c638b no words. Smiling awkwardly back at b1ad6a0272 her, I wanted to 3d8bd15e1c confess that her legs 910ad97e98 were my fault and b1f688d0b4 beg for forgiveness, but 1e94792b01 I swallowed the words.b20db8f1cff5b7a7

“They said if 030a535832 I keep practicing, ab6fb57db3 I can get b5d5c50d4b better.”674dce86ce2e70c2

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“Really?”10cf64bf72e2b5ea

“Yeah. When I 69ec07ce7c can walk f6e89abfcd again, you a993142fba have to d9898f45ae teach me ecbaa95bce how to 3fa8f8d70e ride a 8b2c25c924 horse.”62e2076a42994d39

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“Of course.”54eaf2bd8a6573fd

My throat 7236eeed19 tightened, and b6ecb460e9 my voice fb48253f12 came out 0312a235e0 strange. Lottsi smiled da2d62b965 brightly, stroking 5992119392 the kitten. I felt she was 97fed4dfa7 forcing her smile. A precarious a4687f0d14 silence hung 71e47c7c11 between us. It was c89b081d14 the first 445cc04cc9 time it 0b20897074 had ever 81c51d650c been like 821ac9ba2b this, making f5d44a77de it even e59bec47c0 more uncomfortable.24b70858f0fe4cf7

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“Um, Lottsi.”b26dad63b006136a

“Today…”35c369e11d4f6837

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We spoke 01d72e4317 at the 11e5c11241 same time 53cb728eec and hesitated bf868a9220 again. I waited for her dbff3f07a7 to continue.ca174447b7a5328d

“Today, the 0131084696 person Lady 360aaa70bd Lilith admires 350f7398a2 is coming, b51a9a0b21 right? I’ve never seen royalty 5a677e534e except in books.”936366ce2961e3b6

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“Yeah. It’ll be cc79b2554f fun and 4592e1407d exciting.”c95ac5db75ef2a8c

“What do you bcb2c3fd93 think Lady Lilith 42baa355ea is doing right 92fd91425f now? Would I 59c47cfec8 be a 12fa871c5d bother if 1a634b58e6 I went 161f7c7750 to help 7adac92e92 her?”c5a1ddc1c78338ec

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“No. Go help 5d572215f1 her pick bed861c056 out clothes. Lilith always values your ea5a141d1d opinion.”628c0af42f3b1a46

“Yeah. That sounds good.”78fe47337684a9f9

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The new 8c27a39262 maid brought 8253b2ce2b an overcoat 0b3f57f1d5 and put 50c5e0c8c1 it on 9588eafa8f Lottsi. Another maid draped a 3d6c715572 blanket over her lap. They tied straps cd7d651a67 on the cart 348fdc472e to secure Lottsi’s 1315b26b5a body so she b3785173d5 wouldn’t fall. I watched this 6241cb45ef elaborate preparation for 2967e0f19a going out quietly 63ccc829fa and said,53608cf156f2b8e9

“You know, you fd03660fbb don’t have to 4c8cb7d4de call her Lady e8a1bce5e9 Lilith anymore. You’re sisters.”c8a09102a6d669ed

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Lottsi smiled silently. Her subdued 99130fd790 demeanor felt 31017c9576 unfamiliar and e665112cac hurt my 98ba6bf488 heart. After parting with f16cb3cab0 Lottsi, I gripped 7c42605631 my sword and 81a6ae9d76 headed to the bbf71156dc training yard. It was the 3f750c42f7 only thing I 04ec5897aa knew how to c8bd2fb139 do.24ef4f6d1d3c07dd

But no 176b06852f matter how 16b573c7b8 hard I 5ce2935f45 tried, I 2174495958 couldn’t focus 9ee2a91e9d on training. The news f1f59eb8d8 that Prince 02fa6c6d5f Arives was ec87e4ac49 bringing nine b578e4c905 male attendants 4d4c7506be had turned a0929d95be the castle 55bc8a8552 upside down. Every woman in 5c80c6a531 the castle walked 5c6bafc291 around with flushed 1c417fa0d1 cheeks and strange 49bcd2cc89 glints in their ffa384c414 eyes. Even those with 8572e95c52 no chance of dc0b674921 catching the prince’s 264fe31712 eye seemed to 7b3ee8c832 hope the accompanying 791b0044c1 men were young.b1dc8d33c0e717ea

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The most 2019aa60f3 enthusiastic was 53cc029d6a Lilith Zilarad, 48a6ea3e0d whose singing 67f65d8886 from her 0bd1a19de6 room reached eeb6f8e7f2 the training 4eb8883ee0 yard. Half of Valon c041accc3b Castle seemed immersed f66689d06b in sweet dreams, f45aaa1243 but I grew dd99f465b2 more anxious as b52a1246a4 time passed.4b9790903e33261a

Valon was e4e2d258ac traditionally a 74b51512be land of 8060beca9b austerity, and ef8f0ab081 Valonians were 61bdd59ac6 known for 92e7f22684 being stoic 9d7fcb4eae and skilled 99077c6fe4 with swords. The castle’s atmosphere aba8623c8f was equally frugal, a4ed15ce62 with food barely aba5ed48ea different from a 565e4037f7 commoner’s diet and 48fb7adea5 simple clothing.1c26c5ced0dbec3c

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If the Great Lord’s 1b7bc52e81 castle was like this, 2fbf3cb48b the villages naturally followed 0909e3a266 suit. After sunset, the streets 00c4444631 were silent, and prostitution 2dfb180d52 was banned, making it 3545dd8ff1 as hard to find 62a524c65b a prostitute as to e432bf898e pluck a star from dddbda5b7b the night sky. It was an ideal cfe1c8fa46 place for quiet training 2e9d70f086 but the worst for 4cebed37ad a debauched prince to 679321b687 stay. Yet his insistence 21500b83d6 on coming to aefcb6ea0f Valon meant he b36aaace08 intended to punish c5682263c0 me.6a86c8a07d3e46b9

During my 732f14fdd8 days as 68190c4b31 a knight’s 370d1546c9 apprentice, I a13531aa88 lived in ea1f50afe5 the palace 56ba169a4f and saw cdb224e765 Quin Arives 91301dc531 in passing ebcc5ef02f a few e2d12a453a times, but afe5c5fbfe I didn’t 762043f009 know him 524b70bef1 well. While Gareth Arives, the 886cb5b30b next king, was a b1a5e8b7cd fine fruit, Quin, from ba15a8ab8e the same branch, was 2f6bf2f2ae like a rotten one. Compared to 12bcaccd2e the wise 0c8d21cc4a and virtuous 2114ebae18 crown prince, dc1394731b Quin was 4fb0ef6e00 lazy, violent, 13d529c647 and did 6760de00ad whatever he 10b21a6f9a pleased, always d1cf75e218 a point 39d4320283 of comparison.fe0cd9708dff1155

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No matter how much 6d0c00655b he acted out, he 0aa282b080 couldn’t touch me in 14426b4060 the Marquis of Valon’s 554d6bbfa8 castle, but I hoped d53b5b19fa he wouldn’t spread unsavory a388d5ba3a rumors. Gossip spreads quickly 64a9f4eb77 among idle people. It would take only a99086d4e3 a week for a e1e5805e0f strange tale about the 346f760e8e Marquis’s favored bastard crushing 6c53533cb1 Prince Arives’s balls to d7445de605 spread across Valon.a3a7e7d1f0e8aa3c

While resting on 88f32d0a4d a tree stump, c3149de970 a messenger ran 9108ea5b51 to me. The prince was arriving cd522091ea soon, so I needed 1a48423d6d to change and come 1819cd82d5 to the courtyard. My sweat-soaked ce5559b6c0 shirt and de512e3421 cotton pants 783b3b6a32 weren’t suitable 59c049aa5d for greeting b83d5ea869 guests. Reluctantly, I returned to be4de9271b my room and squeezed 6ee03e45d5 into stiff formal attire. The purple tunic aab32de138 was adorned with fdb4cb2784 tassels on the 2562d2789b chest, and the 003f82a364 new shoes felt 0937ee5a4a like wearing bricks.95266ef05724346b

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When I b2a59a5959 reached the 2090a435aa courtyard again, 02fc0e37aa the prince’s b67c6ba7d8 party had 637dbf2056 arrived. Five or six were b5814e4401 standing, and the rest 48056a8574 were dismounting. While the 5d24e8540e Marquis spoke cb53d91f1b with one, 35790200dd a very 5d6b574f0c nervous Lilith 261c4bc13f lingered behind.60d61fee5d650198

Since he b204444088 wore a 732e8df9ac mask in caaf53330f Lirmodo, I dc49ae6dc8 didn’t know 29d1e660b0 Quin Arives’s 5954bfa219 face. Curious, I tried f219588210 to spot the 5797982dd9 prince, but the 8c0a5aaa05 group was mostly 7ed2c07071 young and similarly a30daa05b0 dressed, making it 64267d981c hard.7f371dfe47cbd6ad

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Scanning them, I saw a820c89f04 a familiar face at e5fe1f8364 the edge. It was the 215a8b16cd guy from a 95ac3fee8f few days ago d316a9ccde at the eastern bce35fd10e border who demanded f4c23c6675 I be his 313f625e45 guide.f9525d53a59b1649

I made a discreetly 258173161e embarrassed expression. I hadn’t thought 5941ebeefe he was highborn 68bda2926b enough to travel 31c55c15cf with Prince Arives. Had I known, 7aef5ab4b9 I wouldn’t have 10a5460c2e run around naked e95f671274 or cursed at ee80276909 him.d907a69e39c839f8

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The man 13297bea7b suddenly looked 9669363dbe at me. Seeing his 75b6e24e50 eyes widen, 5e707b075f I quickly c8c3c22471 turned away.9706b419b8224567

After the aca29f438f servants led 39de4c56bc the horses f24f491c71 to the 5ff21a0af8 stables, the 8012777a92 noisy group 5322935701 lined up 068b3eaa6c orderly. For some 4d67018215 reason, the 294d0bd494 strange guy e7a471c97c from the c804b4f5db eastern border 66ae6c1232 stood at a7e4987c3a the front.ee1ef2baa1e2e753

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“It’s an honor ffa4de2d2f to stay in 488662bc92 the land I’ve a88fa43b59 long admired, Lord 2aa57d414a Zilarad.”204507795d761573

“Welcome, Your Highness.”cd22ceb2ff661e8e

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The Marquis extended his 14889167e2 hand with a warm 589963ff03 expression, and the man e59ac09e88 clasped it.f4f97d061c0c5d59

“Oh no.”96e8f3f1c5c4a138

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My mouth 1c8728c2e3 fell open, c9bea79d00 and cold 8596f3c918 sweat ran 75a0aebd09 down my 66112a0445 spine.72e3c5c7130278a9

“Was the journey d5198a2630 arduous?”b4220d2f9b1a8e33

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“The hunting was so 847c2a7409 enjoyable I didn’t notice 2ef07ea2c5 the rough terrain. Though I did 240fbfa0ce get separated from 8f5d860c7b my party and ea9a014fe2 lost my way d801156725 once.”cdf824369138b7ca

“Valon isn’t 309d118c5c kind to d9efe1bf7f first-time visitors. I should 3a25645eba have sent 5e265cc04f a guide.”6a910d9c77fd2459

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“A guide… I e72bd6d9c6 could’ve used one.”3bcac2f888453c29

Prince Quin 0ef2a4c805 winked at b38049c4e7 me, laughing. Fortunately, he 79a9cf07e1 seemed to 56944e1a4e take my 514dfea4f9 riverbank chase 10573530a4 as a 05b8a491fa joke. His attention 4bfdb80c2e shifted as 738263de1f he looked b17ac2b55d around.6da59fc8f54b1c28

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“If I 48a855056b may, is ea6f64ba1b the young 28c89c6560 lady in 8584fb8e45 the castle?”d0b0af23d32e46ab

“I have 03e14063af two daughters. Which one are you 7faa3c255b seeking?”f2792be3ca019f73

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“The spirited Lady fef9e1ee2b Lilith, of course. As I d1b9b557b4 wrote in cc39b77558 my letter, 526a334ef9 I came 16f6894ec8 all this ddcb0bf887 way to 23fe9fdfc2 meet her.”0d2c96d8ea16d26a

The prince’s dd4b4584c1 words slurred 29908daf3d as he f48daba072 gritted his b6830cf5d2 teeth. Lilith let 668d675c68 out an 1f02a35ab3 ecstatic gasp 89310b3c6e beside me.3fe22fbee1269a31

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The Marquis d54d69e28a gestured to 71eafc80e6 Lilith, introducing 3dce5b9408 her, and ceaa21d827 the prince 57a67f5d3f looked at ec2ae9a8d2 her with bbc242d803 a wicked 2af44f5c83 smile. But his mischievous b435da526d grin quickly turned e5bca0f4f3 to confusion. Lilith was f5777f6bba tall, and d70da938b2 I, still 51541b45b5 growing, was a90a57ca00 much smaller.757150421b87e97e

“My second time seeing b30bd08b5c you, Your Highness.”338b352644ffd176

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Lilith, who had awaited d930e2cbc6 this day, looked overjoyed. She wore 4c9c823c27 the prettiest a800e9c10b of the 792a6c0076 countless flower 198efdd960 crowns she’d 5e3157d3a2 made and 6a606c23f8 a green 6210a8ca68 gown with f6eafee1f9 sleeves clinging bdd9fa9e0a to her 24529af486 arms. A faint floral a6b9075d8b scent wafted around ce97316b82 her, and I ec2a224d46 had to admit 492aabba66 she looked dazzlingly 6665ad53a2 beautiful. The prince 6ba71730d0 approached and 5afad1b961 politely kissed d7db9da19b the back 28bda3e6d2 of her ca8c629d46 hand.e83ad37e497e4172

“It’s an ba26dd527c honor to 4e570b5979 meet again.”a281f321e3e3b54a

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“The honor bedd351553 is mine. I’ve wanted to bc830b2f1d see you all 7aa4fac421 this time.”6ba8d2ea5661fac1

“I have something e4d353be5e to return to 4373e06f6a you…”7ddce45fd57b3915

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“What is it?”823345929045ab82

Lilith’s eyes sparkled like 1b9eb66986 they were studded with 0594918cef stars. The prince pulled dfab3212f2 a handkerchief embroidered 11f9546084 with their names 7a64294556 from his pocket fea7ca5bef and handed it 11dc7a363e to her. Lilith looked 010cf765fb at it, df557d9173 then gave 43dc02b9c4 it back.86ae8fd311f302a9

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“I made it for ce6a124ea4 Your Highness. Please keep it.”800377831978ec79

“Who gave this to 0ba658eed2 me, I wonder?”a954f01b2f4e608e

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“I passed a2d5d0a9c5 it to d411b5dc23 my sibling, 6fef4a3b86 Ensley. Didn’t they give a719b357fb it to you?”3a9df1cfec99eec2

“Ah… Perhaps…”8eaa8aa6218e4ece

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The prince frowned and 03a9f7e5c3 turned to me. His expression quickly darkened. All I could do 90edf44db5 was smile awkwardly. Oblivious, Lilith added e567a94ce9 that she was f07d9fdf4f glad he received 130e662475 the handkerchief well. The prince 7ad23f976a thanked her 233fd76c51 but kept c7618b6cc0 his eyes 3fee80273c on me. Glaring fiercely, he said,b214e158a284fe40

“You forgot to c13a112c25 introduce the young e59755e785 lord, Lord Zilarad.”f5b0aa29e4a8c7ec

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“Ah, yes. You may remember ae3f14b527 Grey and Hale, 58ad61234d as you’ve met 0ab4f9d8b8 them. My eldest is f9ca015104 away, and the 16ad008374 second has circumstances 21a9539816 preventing a meeting. This is my third, d71072bbd1 Ensley. A clever 87b9232595 child who 3e52557389 wields a d745055e78 sword quite ca1e2987b7 well.”1a02edee6f149ef9

“Is that so? They certainly look agile. I, too, 8bc869153b am quite f87939c627 fond of 0d13084fa3 swordsmanship.”bfe62736a2451bb2

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The prince extended his 0b019092cb hand naturally, and I ceb764acaa had no choice but 203f64c161 to take it. He gripped my hand c4eb88a500 so tightly it felt cc70a2eb73 like it would break. I nearly screamed e60deaa034 but gritted my dd3c934c6d teeth, forcing a cd485abcac smile. The Marquis, watching us 4d28f594e5 fondly, said,ec76b6469cab279c

“Would you like 407a13e56c to spar with 78138514c2 the lad after a7da77a623 dinner?”699ffeca101d941f

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“Can the df4f265975 young lord 13b30a7c67 even hold bc162ef656 a sword 62741186fd properly? It wouldn’t be fair.”a8ea9b15f7f7eaf3

“He’s young, but his ae1f2a73e7 skill is decent.”f9fd1532aa92d3e4

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The prince 4f8144eb9b chuckled and 88137f8769 swaggered. He leaned toward 33eedd9bd7 me and whispered,724340f3e66d6568

“What the hell 1b552573fc are you?”242d7995e69ced2e

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“Sorry.”0ddb251778700664

I answered quickly 2ab20ca6a8 before he stepped 44968d121a back. He gave 07c273043f me a f8242db4e1 deflated look, f31c7a2255 then turned 91fabbe37a to the 477d1c84ef Marquis.1216e6ced559ecb5

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“I don’t think I’ll 5526c4ef43 need to stay a 7cb58e7ef3 week. Actually, I came to 924e55b6b2 Valon to find someone. There was a 0b9f2cbc8f misunderstanding in Lirmodo. Your third son here…”0effc75c1637db9b

Before the moment 9847a6f923 I dreaded arrived, bc6bd0e8bc I shouted,d6601d35f9c68a8c

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“Spar with me!”4a8517a4555095ce

The prince and the 82b02acd1d Marquis turned to me ff2e5987e1 simultaneously. I tried d6ef9b7470 to make 6c3abcf1ba my eyes 91bcfc7e5b sparkle like 67f085ea66 a child’s, 637c698a2b but it ab39325cf9 didn’t work 930375b12d well, as bc7a79ff87 both looked e96f002c09 baffled.0ed997ee87834fe9

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“It’s my dream to b56af2281b spar with Your Highness. Please, spar with me.”263fe63a0909ad37

The prince frowned, bb0d8e6de8 asking if I b3931f1cf9 was serious. The height 717393677e difference was ccd417c27b so stark 1049a385be that anyone 3d380e42e5 could see 83916f33c9 he’d knock 11b3e95369 me down 76f89a43aa with one 7bec61b50b hand. Trying to 763fdc5a0b look like bc3eab4381 a naive 7f62a0495b child, I 02cddba0e0 nodded eagerly. He stepped closer and 1e7c2a9dfe whispered,5bb7c36cee47f8a8

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“What’s your game now, e43de16a30 you damn brat?”3400cb89f4386d6a

“Think of it as 8b549c369b a duel. If I 85e79bb3d7 win, we 574e358e5c pretend Lirmodo e98ee8df18 never happened.”86fd696d531562f9

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Seeing his 766decc733 incredulous expression, 3e55968800 I added 3e5594d6ed quietly,2063a49073fd7c8f

“If I win, we 2fc9e00040 met for the first fb65331836 time today.”252d9b053216460f

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“You’re pissing 2a7be002c5 me off. Do you even know 525c51ccd2 what a duel means?”e34cdbc2e8c22143

“Of course.”f8c06236218ad90c

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“Guess dying’s your wish.”b291fa8d25ca68f8

“Well, I 6b61674cc8 don’t think 1ab13ba6da I’ll lose 505240f1f9 to you.”0ac1f1cc20408ed6

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I gave ad2dd7866c a small 6024d468c0 smile, and 7dd5e6859a the prince, 8cdd5c4ada annoyed, stepped 4484c8c97c away.6a6559ea464ff811

“Fine, I’ll 0ec244bde7 do it. I’ll teach 273e58197d this insolent e92993a5cd young lord 15ec071ffd a lesson.”ca59627cc843b716

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In front of 91ccf48333 the Marquis of 8bd7c738dc Valon, the prince, c9beb95cdf who had been f872a45ce8 overly formal, reverted 8775beff78 to the strange dedcb08ad0 guy from the 4b98193983 forest.5f1b61fc16fdf51b

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“Hey, Lilith. Where’s Grey?”cdc8e998539a9799

“Hm?”e59a4f6ac1efd2fe

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Lilith answered without looking c4b538d9f3 at me. Too busy watching the d7c44b5df4 prince across the table, cdbef7661d she could barely eat. I tugged her sleeve 8e579fe66e to get her attention. Since my confinement 6350d4ba26 ended, Grey wasn’t df1143cf7d in the castle. I was c1ec1c143c curious where 7a9aa66382 he’d gone.0fef45306da09b06

“Did you hear me?”ea8030d4e64cc30d

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“Huh? What?”eba47d2df94f6fb7

“Where’s Grey?”ccbe9c3a44c9ec6e

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“Where was it… Lord 07a02b120e Talbot’s, or maybe Lord f23d4d008f Lasselus’s…”f3e8071cf8978943

Known for his chess e8fd446b23 prowess in Valon, Grey 70b7fbe59e was often invited by e916d4bd40 bored, idle lords. The two 1a35eda454 minor lords 6769c7cd5d found life’s cb4752b4d4 joy in c2a5143589 playing chess d0a1616099 with him. That he went b6ef0614df to play games 1be2e5cb06 despite knowing visitors e512280c09 were coming showed 99ca5e34f5 how little he eb3ebd4bfe thought of Quin 127a56e080 Arives.a49b37c503f2be1b

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As the Marquis 6f3f36e141 said, unless the 28b1967682 goal was to 8b5b250cdf build ties with 7844c347ef the royal family, f192f4f75a the prince was d764799d4b nothing. He had no 8214537e99 title, no fief, 94cdc09559 no real power. Nor was he d483066df6 renowned as royalty. His fame was all 6082687dd5 sordid. Despite his 2103083c26 high succession d3acf25a51 rank, everyone 1dc5576c21 knew the 33cc969c1e throne would 46c626046a never be 501924116f his unless 5afc47d102 the royal 3409adeff5 family was 2688b3694f wiped out.294ae2b07537e6f7

Thus, I wasn’t 36aca0ac60 thrilled about dealing 4038b62daa with him either. He was irrelevant to ba78e0a7fe my life. The prince 212351960c would cause e718602323 trouble everywhere 8fbc0bb313 and die 475226acff young.c087641af7056da7

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“Is the cc63652559 food to e645009427 your taste, 9904e629de Your Highness?”e3c12c30a9d14597

“It lives up 25039841b7 to its reputation.”682a722609429d3e

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Quin answered the Marquis’s ebe3b195f4 wife curtly. Coming from the 05dc1118ba capital, he might 18a8e72989 see Valon’s food ba7fdb9a69 as dog slop, c2b09b13fb but even so, 6d9abca7ee his attitude was 98af8641c4 peculiar. No matter how recklessly 9da47b6639 he’d lived, it took f9a8bbd391 guts to slouch rudely 6e4aba806d at the Marquis of 635c9e7fa5 Valon’s table. Yet the prince acted c78d172bda like he knew no 322492f955 manners.6d9cf376653911a3

He didn’t open his 89a68c5e30 mouth unless spoken to 841243fcd0 and yawned widely without b786a57b26 restraint. Making no effort to 7fde3c8464 hide his boredom, he 5a076705a5 half-reclined in his chair b08a42dc90 while eating. Every so often, db379d6ea6 he shot me f445cffa16 a fiery glance. Each time, 981b291d12 I forced a80a84a6ff a smile b932ed2590 and stuffed 2fc937ae40 food in 86a2d717c6 my mouth. The table, where b08337cf3f conversation barely flowed, dec222d870 was dreadfully quiet.7bde592efdbf46f1

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When the prince sent 5d72544e0e me his tenth glare, 158e522fed an Arives knight abruptly e34d2ca409 praised Valon’s majestic mountains, 999377ad9b reviving the mood. People, shuddering from the 1453b268c3 awkwardness, chimed in, and d60adbe329 talk of mountains unexpectedly d7a1afb8f4 bloomed. But it was short-lived.ef961e88cf7e80f1

“Enough.”bcc1a29992c8885b

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Prince Quin suddenly ae3162c939 slammed his palm 1bafef0aa4 on the table b5b2865d7c and stood. Those rambling about mountains 0bbfb12b01 and lakes fell silent f47538c06a and looked up at 644528d666 him.b7e4a7c55f6da360

“I’ll retire first. I’m full bb6541ec5b from all 1fece3451d this splendid 77df72e273 food.”1f5218a07575b5cc

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The prince patted his a237e21db4 stomach carelessly. The rogue 8c11d6d079 in royal d09af67386 guise yawned 56dcd892be grandly under d9e10b3939 everyone’s gaze 78c734e7f9 and left. Another dreadful b2374c14d7 silence fell, 3d2621f443 but someone 716c5a7e9c praised the ac1db07b8b beauty of 8d48c0c6b5 spring greenery, 7ee0469d59 barely salvaging 3a55ca9299 the mood.f578cda1fd1407f6

My eyes 619c9e65ea met the b6bb68c710 Marquis’s. I shook decb66c246 my head, e41985eb96 and he cc58220965 laughed heartily.1aff07bd83f23890

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The season af24c69b9c transitioning from 7a1a082565 winter to 57a518769a spring still bbe57bedc4 had short 3badd53f7c days. When I left 3ffb99f531 the dining hall, f8a026383c the sky was 39989db399 dark as night.50127e73f850306d

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Torches around 0e021f4226 the circular 5b8a7dbbc4 dueling arena 007bd9a07a blazed as cca2c3a0c5 bright as c08315cbc9 day. Less important 6df28f9f4b figures, who 4d6bf9a1e0 couldn’t join f24f04cb66 the meal, 234aa847f9 gathered around. Commoners from the castle, 2bbe6ad9be eager to see the f03eb99166 prince’s party, flocked like 24cff54dd2 clouds.8d84628644be9d57

The more people, c7252098ce the better. No matter how tarnished b55baa1b5c Quin Arives’s reputation, defeating 1f9c81076f a grown prince at 19ddb5636c sixteen would make for 92e607a873 a significant tale.65dca7fad0782cbb

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The prince swaggered toward 4ce09fed96 me, his expression dripping 3ecef63168 with arrogance. He put an arm 04603c5119 around me, feigning familiarity. The heavy weight he c67d4c4136 leaned into was clearly 72ad030de9 not a sign of 6167356a30 affection.ce8461af7f235b8a

“I’ll give 1be3bbbb05 you one 504fab2c9a last chance ceea992619 to back 54f0cdc128 out of 6c3006de9f this nonsense, 38c9124001 Hex.”08906d9fc8b5d633

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“It’s Ensley. I decline your offer.”ab83f2853d2ab445

“Who cares what a0b39e1960 they call a d5d9cd6cd6 corpse?”e3e13ac3948d97a3

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“Fair point, but you bd3fa755f2 should memorize my name.”72a3c4bc3246fbbb

“Why?”255e0fb9127cd958

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“You should at 0137c99f34 least know the ea912eebdc name of the cc31c8fad2 one who beats 2ad95bd354 you.”c537b70c4cc1b2f5

Instead of answering, the 03e6a5fc4f prince forced a laugh. He tightened 232180ad86 his arm 4a1e08afa4 around my f77aa833bd neck. It felt eb078beb1e like my 50b16ec246 neck would 4aa70b03e2 snap, but 79aceb0b33 I gritted 31489bc607 my teeth f848d9a790 and endured.8c13ffd2ecc717eb

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When Prince 882baed1cd Quin formally 2a99a598eb challenged me 261c384b57 to a 8ef15709d2 duel, people 4ab4ef7fb6 laughed it 18dddcdc2e off as 89ebaaf87a a joke. But when 049cd422e6 I accepted, aac8530f89 the surroundings 550d46db99 fell silent b0e9e61727 in an 14e1090a8f instant.33c1a803a135a8b6

In Valon, 19949da665 anyone past 6994ca87ba fifteen could ba756871fb engage in bcc2c7f346 a duel, 869dc07bd7 and it 5b0ebc558a carried heavy 8c83c4d206 weight. Duels continued 1f7a36af15 until one dc78d8b193 side was 2e5528967d fatally wounded 075ac545e6 or killed. They could end 5a9eadbcd0 with surrender, but ee3ae793a7 since Valonians viewed 1a8b0a20eb surrender as shameful, 4433deabd7 it rarely happened.61f71e4a39ea8aec

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On one side of 2ed41d9182 the arena stood the bbd0a38bdb massive, ferocious Prince Arives, 9e12b7d051 built like an oak. On the c03dbe9d7c other was aa7c8476f9 a Valonian 1be06a0d9c boy whose 60dd0f0b3a head barely b9fc994898 reached the aaf5c5b45a prince’s shoulder. The boy, 275c61166a admiring the d23cb7796b prince, requests 54f0b32d35 a spar, 1bc0daf56b but the bd2a74f280 prince maliciously 6509ec96d7 demands a 1c61d76e6d duel. It was ddb975dabb a setup 75e4e2d716 worthy of 6d808e7b7d a heroic 14604ad9e6 saga. For the foolish prince, c6b69b770d losing would be humiliating, c95ddf856a and winning would earn c487d3c334 him scorn for pettiness. But for me, it 4b132a20a0 was a golden opportunity.862c3d9d7c59e2bc

The Marquis’s 262f60e24a face showed a1234173f1 a mix 84093c8ad7 of worry 18b203eee1 and expectation.85e7408b00d1ff81

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“Please forgive 09db391959 me, Lord dceb06f46e Zilarad. I have a0cbc2e1a2 a small c75e436e1c debt to 1216bc233a settle with 6dbb06420f your son.”dbdad7010e6e8955

“Since Ensley accepted c93e0038fb the duel, it’s f711d8e1b6 out of my c50c1cf7d3 hands.”56012d6d41b1e1f5

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“It sounds like 8bcad209b2 you’re saying it’s 8df8cc4e4e fine if I bf723fded9 kill him.”599d489841f05a54

With permission to kill 30edf3e979 me, the prince sneered 812469d0a3 wickedly.469226a106f921c4

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I took “Fang” from efd6e6fd4b a servant and looked 26aba1f8cd at my opponent. I could see 6a46f7debc why Lilith was 17303d973d smitten. He had an impressive 6dc48db138 build with a boyish f84070b878 charm. I initially 5f67f1f04d thought his cb6b1bc754 face was ca25a96db4 rugged, but 541f091914 up close, 980416ca07 he seemed 81c1412955 like a c60385e545 child in be388db8a6 a grown 35e8e38a6e man’s body. His expressive eyes a0401276f4 radiated pure arrogance, 32c50b52ce and his mouth 181d24bcef carried a playful 483babc5ce confidence. His childish swagger, as 730adf2762 if he owned the 2804b9fd13 world, wasn’t unlikable.fbee59275ad08101

His dark blonde ca45f832a0 hair, tousled by 68a6efafd7 the wind, flowed 0f90363411 softly. His wrinkled clothes and f7b88a1d2c haphazardly fastened buttons revealed ff777b41a3 his character. I thought it was 669cdd5f47 no wonder such a a1103b4268 free-spirited man turned out fa40c26f9b wayward as a prince.855c55ad9e867cea

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Prince Quin 3bc3119ff7 drew his a01510f7b1 sword from b8a0a06fd9 its scabbard. As expected, 54dd558e8c it was 6131438600 a fine dde68596cc weapon. The steel gleamed subtly a4d88826e0 without being overly shiny, 9b8da7cae0 and its length suited 74ca66b858 his height and arm fb9b38452e reach. He held the sword 644a79ef59 downward, standing at an 6f88b76349 angle. There was none ba551294cd of the solemnity 1b57e47c5f typical of duels 2e979cbbdb between us. Both he and 69fa04167b I were certain 6f8433a309 of our victory.f78d0b546b957eac

The herald waved c720ce5bdc the flag. From now on, no d5f7d447e0 one could interfere until 2accd3cfa4 the duel ended. The prince tossed 25ed997d3b his sword into 5f87109a82 the air and 42c4960a85 caught the hilt. To play 7d60913e08 such tricks 95f68bd7d1 in a 9b88be9b0f life-or-death duel 6df8e6aad3 showed he c3b99f9f17 didn’t just 5f8c87bc90 underestimate me—he 39405bc112 thought me 769a121797 a joke.44bb785416343208

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Instead of exploiting his fee965f915 openings, I raised my a64df8b504 sword defensively. At a physical disadvantage, 8869bfa35f I wouldn’t move recklessly 749d1de407 until I gauged his daf856bfa0 skill. Seeing me stand still, 7e3276cc90 the prince charged with 1d552eecfc his sword forward.3b92bc9a9afa8eba

“He won’t come 4c68f3999a straight at me. Will it be low 5d41d7078f or to the right?”737a2ef4df904680

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Predicting where his sword 7e18a2bd49 would aim, I prepared 2f00720baf to block. Shockingly, the f13f06292b blade came d3dd7b9cbc straight down 4131f0e1a8 the center. My sword shook violently 37d835da7f as it met his. Pushing back 9afc91fe68 with all 56b8e30028 my strength, 643b59de6e I retreated.4faa7a63f9b4b4ea

He grinned f93e9106b1 as if 9fc6840c5f he’d figured 3df504e68d me out, 8ea02fa926 but I’d e6e59dab1a already assessed 2d2ac3ccd9 him with e4fc900853 that single 5aa5121dd7 clash. Prince Quin’s c7d21c2258 swordplay was 6736ea21d9 a straightforward 48b9c3df7b frontal assault 80e052373d with no 8dd0a7ab9d finesse. I could 5750ae4b38 guess who edd12683fa his swordmaster 63e78100ab was.f25f0aa446f72253

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Before I c96429f9a0 could catch 023a6bdf61 my breath, 4c23343248 he charged e2a49c8682 again. This time, b3c8d3745b too, his 425305c9b5 attack was 4218e9294b painfully honest. From back 3d1175e85a to front, 6bd6a17303 top to 214da50588 bottom. His swings 3391b3cc00 were overly 0384d0c016 wide. The openings were f1a7832b9e too numerous to 353e4c7402 list, but my 4ca5013adf body couldn’t keep 19bfcc68a7 up to exploit 756bd78ef7 them. Even predicting his 9a2423c0e3 moves, I was 35689cc1cd barely dodging.17d170c6b1069758

“Not bad. You should’ve collapsed by b74cc11933 now.”b91381502360513d

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It was 59d6495131 what I c28c82e5b9 wanted to 6b649f2395 say to de54bf46b9 him, but e15bb1aa88 I couldn’t 30c3a3d260 respond as 2bd8e95ccf I dodged 4b291b27ea a sword ceee732d2c swung downward 736ccfb5de with enough 6c62da0ad1 force to 33df5b3498 sever my c75d50ff8c arm. He charged 9fbca0f567 relentlessly like 92905f138f a bull. His attacks were ae3b7e9c29 all predictable, but 70a5c16c50 they targeted only 0a181543a0 vital spots, forcing 9e03bcda6a me to evade 7ba0cf435d or block with 2cda9e6b59 all my strength. I couldn’t 45e9cbae6d tell if ffa618693f he was dac186e2be skilled or 5fc9cb3dd4 not.91d7acf1c8c9b6da

“Damn it, you’re ffa4ed9290 slippery.”ed27b7f82a1257de

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He swung his 2ca7aeb949 sword horizontally. I was itching to 27ca2bd8a8 exploit the openings he 3b7450fadf left, but if I e4c28cbd13 didn’t dodge or defend, ce274b821b my waist would be 03a60bd09c sliced. After dealing with 4e8f7dc828 one attack, another df6a058b49 ferocious strike followed.938c380a89c201e9

Repeating this wore 715aff0fd4 me down. Outmatched in a1c476e1f5 strength, I 2283b56f0a needed to c4de2bf218 avoid clashing 06b3311a39 directly, but 2ff43774b3 when an fc29763544 attack was 50d4ea19a9 unavoidable, I e098046338 had no 797f427fbb choice but 583095c726 to block.e4f83d33c8f1a775

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“If only I were debcd407bb a bit stronger!”7ab8e658e62a474d

I muttered to myself c6f4de50b9 as I parried his c6d9dea8d4 blade. My still-weak 92a4ac3580 arms trembled, 0857c8ada9 unable to 19dac9084b withstand the 18db4ac8aa impact. Even with fd433493a0 my feet 5d96bceab0 firmly planted, 3f4b92f5df his sword e27c25196b pushed against f4f63630bf mine, forcing 3cf9c78d29 my body 4b06bcd092 backward. For a moment, 661bb9e06c I stumbled badly.8e43c780876a6dc4

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Feeling dizzy, dcf12b8905 I rolled c92b188acf on the 10413614a3 ground. He’d likely seize the 04998677b7 chance to intimidate me. It was f27fd0f132 a dangerous bab9961296 moment, but 82d7aec1cb instead of 9bbbff50a4 dodging immediately, 60b9187a2f I waited e35a1b1c5c calmly.2b875cb0448c1a26

As expected, f67265cbb1 he moved accc12bda9 predictably. The moment abc50feceb he aimed 81fef53772 his sword 1eb98cbdf0 at my 2602ba53d5 stomach, I f41c87b3a2 kicked off 45143946ea the dirt 22dd24df99 and launched 78a1c24fb7 upward. His blade grazed just dc0e6df28a below my groin. I kicked 94e5ae2a51 his wrist ecbd46b702 hard, sending e73f93918b his sword 54c03985d0 flying out d3ba3fc734 of the f7387b6468 arena.5f0dca38f2a28bc7

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I rolled once and 7992074bd7 stood between him and 10a373504a his weapon. Only then did 0eca90e219 the deafening cheers 99bab8665c reach my ears. I grinned fe1f931d91 at the 83150a2e42 prince, who fdb70d0992 stared at 89e267fb96 his lost 3002f86ea8 sword with d7c14f57cc his mouth f9ca4c295f half-open.c41fd29495fec599

A formal duel 4ebdac92a9 didn’t stop for 22b7479ba8 a lost weapon. Unarmed, he was, of 765355a001 course, far easier to d2bd9308f2 handle. Without the threat of d99daf258d his long weapon, the 886bec3922 situation reversed. I attacked eagerly, and 12d61a3119 he scrambled to escape.7cd78cfab881edbd

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Even in a f280d22890 duel, I had 7bfbd633a5 no intention of 4276d3362d killing royalty, so 91e60bbdfc I seized an 54c0eddb37 opportunity to trip 6a63295768 him. I toppled his 76cf22f70d large frame. Before he could open 1d285240f1 his tightly shut eyes, 37da4a6cfa I climbed onto his 9a78a65da3 stomach to pin him adecfdd3e7 down.48f9a4cd66486639

I brought 85b2dcaee6 my sword 74bab75cb4 down. I only meant to e9f023579e aim at his throat, 020a2c7150 but just before the 85be3cfd43 blade touched, Prince Quin 991986b6f6 grabbed my wrist firmly. I met his e76b126201 eyes, still filled 56fb116863 with disbelief. He opened his fcbafc02f5 mouth and spoke cb8c063ce4 slowly.d51a445fefc06c97

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“I surrender.”e11fb8d32e660621

His hand fell limply. Standing on 225dbc1334 both feet, 93bdab86a5 I raised b53474e31b “Fang” high. At that moment, cheers 9be6c77e21 and applause erupted, so d0e2aac817 loud it felt like 5a90049ad3 my ears would burst.320123fab0e4ff8a

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The crowd’s reaction was f23f5d7ad2 ecstatic. Perhaps tied to Valon’s fe0139afda subtle inferiority complex toward 79af42b66f the capital, it felt 2f76a0f879 like a festival. The size difference 37a0e4b1db between me and b70d75a5e5 the prince likely 307a28f4b6 made the drama 2b3024fbe4 even more thrilling.f79871df1b7380cf

Excited people flooded the 31fbe72f1e arena, patting my shoulders. A relative who 1f3a2d2e01 had previously ignored 52be084502 me draped a 84a200174c Zilarad banner over 6844393655 my shoulders. Not content 80cdd60f94 with hearty b601b75fff congratulations, someone e57a1941ab hoisted me 1c5562a873 up. Two burly 515fb43ac1 soldiers carried 01c8092d36 me on 1c1ab95749 their shoulders, 7989ee00a5 parading me 04e7963f5e around. It seemed everyone d162f41e70 awake in the 8e88d10b25 castle was chanting 0aa2c53110 my name. Well, maybe e7c91017d8 except Lilith.1162f1f6cdff219d

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I had never f81ec33fc5 received such overwhelming c5e573940b support anywhere. Compared to the bbc8413e3a duels I fought 0a84c80205 in the past, ebfe79ca97 this was nothing, 7d8e823fcd so why were dac383014f people so thrilled? Tears welled 1eb6937250 up for 28116fa04f no reason, 97fe71bc5f but fearing 2f3db5d9d7 someone might c96b4a9603 see, I aeeff6485e scrunched my 1dfa4974ce face and 69dea33220 shouted louder.d1c44d3e069fc849

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The breeze df5d26de80 made my 9d4428f732 bangs flutter 14a990a3bd in front a96b4fbd52 of my 00729ab9df eyes, but 45d8e1d2b3 I let d210f9b15f them be. Hours after the duel, 0eb480df9f my hands still felt 49d296b8ae weak.aee52c012c008c07

The western d5bee84a63 watchtower was 129fe3d0ef a place e3b839dbb5 I often 9634c70108 visited as 99bcbd3d21 a child, 57f86cbbd9 so even bb316a6d83 after twenty 98a91aa78c years, my 7a47b565b8 feet naturally 5c06dea650 led me e98416f762 there. I came here eb777c3b04 when I wanted 82f92c74d2 to cry—when Lottsi 92cf26216f died, when Hale 6aa3d1a7e6 tormented me, when 1951a1b5b1 Grey ignored me. This was the 43ab3a2153 first time I bf4f4f8120 came because I 78e5819fe2 felt good.abe2078967ed8921

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My life was a 91603a5d1d struggle for recognition, a c1a5200720 desperate fight not to 0d98b1f0f7 be ignored. In my 4baf35687b later years, fc5922fae8 I gained 247c56c88c infamy that 52c889a64d made people cf6c3161fe tremble at c56aad0c12 my mere 4a871722e2 breath, but b413684597 until I bf02e20453 became a 641ff827bb knight, no 00fb3fb3aa victory earned 293fe79416 me attention. Even after striving c5e56adf1d to become a 221bb78e66 knight, the label bafe124457 of exile clung b526ae03d0 to me.eccaeeab4474d617

I recalled d53dd239cb killing the 24102c57b4 renowned knight, d7698947c6 Sir Angus, 993d8cee84 in a 921a3887ad fair duel, 62fe9b7fe9 yet my e02fcd74c2 already dismal eba3eba7ea reputation plummeted 96752589fd further. People always looked bc388ff2bf at me with da0c59c608 contempt, fear, or eaa69aaf09 a mix of 2ded747182 both. That must be why f29983f3ce pure cheers felt so 5b59479632 unfamiliar.0cabb0a258e4c220

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“Here you 35a8befa01 are, kid.”3370e8461355022e

I reflexively stood and a744e2f67c drew my sword. Prince Quin stepped 5bf8dcc627 back, startled.cb6353e446e8ce8d

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“Calm down. I’m not even f46844bdf3 armed.”2881793eb65945e3

He raised both ff33d2258b hands. Standing against the moonlight, 9801e6398b his expression was hard f28e0f543a to see. Even a 069aebf494 reckless guy e05d3c4b15 like him e45c1b622c wouldn’t do de9fb01412 anything in 22e874a14d the castle, 5ff1053a24 so I 6cfb04020f leaned back 1fed7ad750 against the c912b4ad19 parapet.3c94d097640a5cd7

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But soon after a524a16496 looking forward, I 3f010e1ca4 heard loud footsteps 9e2b6c2881 charging. I waited calmly 763a58344c and dodged at 1f2983de19 the right moment. The prince ran past e33be9e80c me, stumbling far ahead.3340de1fdfc7ce41

“How do 7c88b1182a you never b278719120 get caught?”a182533f64fd51a3

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Annoyed by him, ee8eb01de8 I turned and fd4a7d6cf5 descended the watchtower. He persistently followed, bb76b5cc6d trying to trip 0c5958c1e7 me or grab 512e96f224 my wrist. Maintaining my patience, I d1bd27772f dodged each time, and 8c1a826910 his curses grew louder, c6fe13675b turning into shouts.09e733daf8ad20a5

“You rat! Get over here!”3c956660ca6a0d5f

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Pretending not to c987e2f66a hear, I kept 3138e99e01 my distance and 7336d72aa8 walked. He kept 8d5558e7f3 at it, 2819a42bb9 but after 41353931d2 a few 34f3d93db7 failures, he ce491b1e5b seemed to 4394860d9c give up 2fd0970875 on harassing ad0f4fc305 me. Once he calmed down, 1eb382d55b I relaxed and walked 7cb5ab7a6e more easily. Feeling at ease, I ebdb6dd06f recalled the duel’s purpose.d2bea88cef9c1136

“You’ll keep your promise 3535a34244 about Lirmodo being forgotten, cd6feb2cd8 right, Your Highness?”07d325aefdb769b7

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“If the young f5dc3fcb57 lord kneels and 1a911b4c05 surrenders first, I’ll bc33207850 consider it.”bcd0a524c04e1129

“Being petty now?”4f5cb3c63cd22db2

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“I’ve never e441e318d7 been honorable f6f3e35791 in my 81b820db70 life.”3eda23d1d18f9784

“Trash, absolute trash.”ffa992a6ace8cb44

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Muttering to myself, I 2951d8e1e1 walked faster. Bringing up the 14b5bb95a8 duel seemed to bd5da9078f have provoked him 3e1c5d41d2 again. Despite my clear fa60aebaf7 disinterest, he huffed d4e8f1a0cd and followed.106df0bc17836a66

“Why’d you come here?”47a44db0d899e25b

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Instead of answering, he 6e103fe78f suddenly lunged to grab e99246a66e my neck. I ducked e502dadad4 easily, and 2d4cdba34d he roared 30ca586420 in frustration eea526fb2c toward the 3fd8800897 sky. It was loud enough 613636aa1b to make early sleepers 75dd3dbe5d peek out their windows.48e1e4a75ab3b19e

“I’m asking e0304a6508 why you 7e9dc40c68 came to a40a8e47df Valon. There’s nothing for 234399c968 you here.”c3b729dfd21d592d

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“Lilith Zilarad.”edffe61f41876dff

“You came all the e4f70eca64 way to Valon to 65b32ebdb5 mess with one person?”02757ffc136efdce

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“No.”5bcafadcc3b5c9d6

“Then?”af9bea7883e0dc70

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“You wouldn’t understand, kid…”2420f811d4ea9deb

He trailed off, ab6ebe58c8 but the meaning f8195986ea was obvious. I opened my 111bedfac1 mouth reflexively, but 39452e69c6 shock left me f7da6566b3 speechless. As I stood 2020797034 there, he charged f08ff7071f with arms outstretched, 8e04c0172f and I sidestepped.f8391a7a901ffd57

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“You’re ready 609e3bf62c to risk eab4cefd25 your life, b78477dc11 right? Your father’s beac69b90c the Marquis 49c579d949 of Valon.”54bd6c9bca64651b

“What do 9021902337 you know fa2c26ca69 about romance? A bee 78659fbf64 flies to 3afd14d629 any flower.”5e3af891947a8073

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What an utterly hopeless 11040c98fd guy. To chase a woman 7deb0440b4 here after that humiliation 2c3566f830 in Lirmodo. A laugh c6f51bd027 escaped me. As I a5a31e3007 giggled, he 5045fec1d3 smirked too. For once, he didn’t 43d60b9062 charge.d64fd204372f6ec0

“Getting rejected so 7a9f8ec9b5 spectacularly was a 01759f87e5 first, so it 57f0ce55a8 was a shock. I was curious 76a06560f6 why she embroidered 6cbcf055a4 my name on 2efc40a65e a handkerchief and 7952863075 then ran off… bc119232f2 For various reasons…”129fe8db2d3ba117

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His words slowed. He watched 102a6ebfd3 me quietly, c84f6a6558 and not 762ed15af3 knowing his 7f9cb06803 intent made 20360cd6d9 me uneasy.4fbc56669599a94d

“That lion mask—was it 5648a141a0 really you?”08713406864a358c

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He narrowed 42463e26eb his eyes d5b6c99d31 and approached cf823202b4 slowly. Tensing for another 4b47ef55cb lunge, I stepped c1c5d73699 back, but he 3b1c224c74 cautiously placed a b83945a045 hand on my 2293b3d599 shoulder, like calming b5ff89adb8 a wild animal.661c77db05422d07

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I don’t c9b2f635b6 know why 594bee52ca I listened. He suddenly a9b954b1a6 turned serious, fb84971ed5 his words fa99c3b31a carrying weight. He stepped closer and, 835bc4a8f5 like that day, slid 02e7aec733 a hand behind my d2c61049ab neck. His cold aaf8e8e198 fingertips made b0dcf314f9 me flinch.ca731082d29509bb

He pulled my e1e83ecf4c neck slightly, leaving fb5fc6f0d7 me awkwardly sticking fed2514454 out my hips. If he were 348846050e trying to hit d5989561fb me, I’d dodge dc7e801e85 quickly, but I 458b1bf274 didn’t know how cb919b2d4e to react to 3ba3bc719a his unclear actions. Standing stiff 6f42812473 as a 6d69034899 board, he a9b64af6fb placed his 5aff1ef1ed other hand ee1fd0f1a1 on my 30670b7d7d chest. I realized his intent. He was c84a63c8ec checking if b7db11ec4e I was 818926c13f the one c58ef5999c he’d held 8e03e881e5 that day.cf1e5015a31085ba

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“Damn, it’s you.”83b14a436636a3d2

Contrary to 23833ee1d6 my expectation 44e16220a9 of being 37f57e3d00 thrown aside, 3d506b4bbe he swiftly d9ddb48eb1 wrapped his d03887dc42 arm around b6d0f0ae53 my neck. As he choked 49f05023c4 me, my knee 318c8c9102 instinctively rose. He jerked his 4e8959e3d7 hips back to 319ff31f50 dodge and tightened 76ca7be761 his grip.08112f300ac498f9

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“You think I’d 209933c374 fall for that 59a26e6ab7 twice? Am I an idiot?”c6722c9568f56335

“Stop… Stop!”d32415e3dc7269bf

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“Having fun 256773f4b1 toying with 929c8a615e an adult? I came f4bf1bb26f all this fe5c2a6352 way—how far 99266ebb40 is it, ad3c84a7bd huh? To this 7bd36bb630 damn place. To Valon, 9f3c9558ab with nothing 58c12f1e03 but mountains dafe245be0 and rocks, 8e0c9c9f7d damn it, 3ee65a2527 I came 7607e28c44 for a 7492d3503d woman! And it’s not 3f41162183 a woman? Does that 7d4a8771e1 make sense?”c79447afce72cc0c

“I said 64e8b2e651 I’m sorry!”52c27a22805ac0fb

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“Surrender too. If you’re 17be524a45 sorry, surrender! Flat as a cliff, b77e8e9c19 voice like a man, 724adbc634 so unremarkable I wondered b9e7c18a00 how unique the face d329034633 behind the mask would 93b4cd24ba be, how wild in 18c70e8c31 bed, I imagined that cfd496eefd all the way here, c66478cab3 this far… Damn it!”293417b3bf303ce8

Forgetting I was a cae6bea627 kid, he squeezed my c3033ac303 neck with all his d89897a124 strength. It hurt so much 032a1afe13 I teared up. When his 600ddf9fa1 grip loosened d8eacdf71d slightly, I 562c549ed2 tried to d6110e1c0c break free, 392a39cdec but he b18207aa91 grabbed my 5154136d5c wrist. He twisted 68ef361f81 my arm 1ddd95db64 behind my 96b3449749 back. Pain forced my eyes 0673e4d6b1 shut.f454e37f99d6e2db

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“And… that 6ac4fbcb4f swordplay, what eee7ccfe91 the hell? You annoying brat… What 0724bd8087 are you to make 1a401840e6 me this mad, huh? A kid still wet 88e6626f6e behind the ears, how… bd0789f7de It’s absurd…”53087c93327d0544

“My arm’s breaking… It’s eeb205f9c8 gonna break!”2a1d21a2d4eb45fc

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“Breaking an arm 1e64666120 might satisfy me… 09bfb84064 No, a ball ff2c08d514 for a ball.”70798f74c148f935

He glared at 842e4519fd my groin. He was utterly 3048fd922f insane. When he f5b7b536ba grabbed my 739670febd trousers with 19ea7b2fc0 one hand, feb7174af6 distracted from 324c8b8820 tormenting me, e83dc98932 my chance 6143bad0e0 came. I slammed my 59008cedca forehead into his 4ee393adf1 nose with all 1a0c809f04 my strength. Seizing the 919a47bd50 moment his f133048d58 grip weakened, 9189084ca0 I broke ee257f0acd free. My wrist 2b09f6265e throbbed from c029ef19ed the ordeal.c8e9499dbef78ad4

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I watched him 77052fc6b0 writhe on the a109e4d62d ground. At first, he d73e76111d clutched his nose, 6e7c05bb80 cursing, then, frustrated, 74ebe7b0f3 tore at his 4b1aff8388 hair.1fdbf4be829ad676

“You’ve got 62b0f08002 nothing to e648b4b1f7 gain here, f271adf0f8 so go 864810ef99 on your 98016cc577 way, Your f8d1b7c9aa Highness.”1423cc0c3585054b

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“What?”bade2c7818ada111

“Leave as 63cff77586 soon as 89df66f790 dawn breaks.”91b1578d70106d40

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“Where to?”850a598661780db9

“Anywhere. Just not Valon.”c2ae1164f7cdefd2

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He snapped his head 10750f2cfa up. His intense glare made 293dd6be83 me worry I’d provoked 110b5a17b7 him wrongly. Studying my expression, he c74e6d1aaa grinned.1d1509aa1959c6a6

“I’m not going anywhere 57ddf799d1 until I achieve two d851828356 things. First, hearing you surrender.”5c1ed96d432f633c

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“Just give up. What’s the second? Let’s hear it.”03cd95b5368e3ea4

“Your sister. She’s as 63f0524932 pretty as b3b34be30d the rumors ea38602702 say.”3d94dfcbcadffb1a

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He leered, and I 53b0190219 was at a loss a5277c50bf for words.e35e28b4d24645b1

Quin Arives was a04ac7cb48 worse than I’d 0c0cd2f003 heard. Childish as a 6811c9f5e2 ten-year-old, stubbornly persistent, 4b89e44ef9 and with sky-high 1dad4f16c6 lust—utterly irredeemable.e074b9e1e29182ac

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I quickly 4c37fc95dc distanced myself 490bad6569 from the 983a578961 grinning prince. His annoying footsteps 83b3a5cc62 followed. It seemed a a1e1c3d883 troublesome variable had fd830f9081 emerged, one utterly 3800802582 useless to my 185dda5da4 future.27660b20aaa9f8a3

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I stood on 049a23b6d1 a hill lashed 47d24592ff by wind and 63f185e010 rain. Holding the position my 8c7224a498 commander ordered, straggling defeated f41c81b2e4 soldiers slunk toward me. His orders were never 27e6b46f1e wrong, so I wasn’t c867c0e961 surprised. Of the many soldiers, cf96a59605 fewer than half remained, 6b0228c42c most exhausted or wounded.655bbc2d61581b3e

Drawing my 4a1a7a3a62 sword, I 3257189489 urged my 80905e33c5 horse downward. My eyes 320adf671d scanned for 46cd26422c targets. Seeing me, a93e380d1e they panicked 15c6f0523c and surrounded 926123cf1c something. The young a49e7f59ad leader of ab6584a281 the southern c870db559a lords’ alliance b8a38d9cef was likely c259918412 there.4b104f6ea6537157

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“The Moonlight Blade? How are 4a56436535 you here…”ba8d6b482568fbed

“Tell your addc727227 leader to 4aae5d31e3 come out.”1c33a681036733f5

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“Don’t you dare 7b3183b53c touch the Count! You’ll have to kill f1cb822372 us all.”396317339415c434

“I just want to 48604108c7 talk. Tell him 00414b8468 to step 6cf120f891 forward.”caa3db0d77a1e0f7

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A few soldiers 20025b6b5c hesitated, then ran e967dcb9b0 back. The sky poured rain 442e12ebe9 like it had a 9ebde10cd7 hole. My head was dbc4282e14 filled with thoughts 01f1c9b82d of drying off fcebdbe354 in a warm 7a6b4f3abc place. Rainwater flowed 5ec4a14267 into my a1c56cecb9 helmet, and fe7de38fb4 I shook a54d272c4b it off.29f41b6faa0ca308

“Damn weather.”f5233922bcb44a68

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My curse made a cb2222b786 nearby knight flinch.9c7146bef6893aa2

Just as my patience 171be434ab was wearing thin, the 588ba9ae1f one I awaited appeared. Despite his fallen house d0c70d54ef and being drenched, he e62fd278fd retained dignity. I’d heard a0b8112904 he was 1b3264d4fb around thirty, e47a3592be and his 89b3e2eafa youthful face ddc8bd8e68 was strikingly 26505ed596 handsome. His eyes blazed toward 6e519ff7de me.1a50a317275c794f

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“You dog of e319855299 Zilarad!”a6cf61a74e521e8a

“Calm down, 14990afc95 young lord. I’m only here for 3aa11c00fa your head, so I 99bbc96da8 won’t touch the rest.”cf7ddd60de2d4422

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“Enemy of 8660928e80 my house! You took everything. My father, f0d850614c my brother, 698f24bd0b my son, 6d74c1f9a3 and my c3a66fc640 daughter died 459b528cc4 by your ed895211bc hand.”133a9bd9366c1932

A man who 68b637bfc8 would’ve lived a e2707e515e smooth life without 2629ebdc47 me wailed desperately. His cries didn’t 240994d83f reach me. I was e4052ca167 more curious ffbc17225b whether rain 2a1fc82544 or tears 755eae6315 made up d6c01cd7ed more of e344a3a211 the liquid 5954c44f76 on his 630ddd20bf cheeks.bec25573a374868f

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“Do you 00597d2f55 remember plunging f78b87bc8d a sword b7f30cedd9 into my 988396cd5a wife’s belly? She was dd188cd284 carrying twins, 3819ef7724 you demon!”bfa2f2931065112f

I couldn’t deny adf73ca1da destroying the Polet abb9afdb57 family by my d1e861a9b1 hand, but I a65b68a187 didn’t know or 034e298b33 care which of c58bbbbb06 the bodies I 497d9f4d34 cleared that day cdec7d1b6b was his wife. The Count of Mogem bda99f3b85 grumbled more, loudly calling 8fd42efa7a his wife’s name. The cliché scene 6096d6f84b made me lose cce212a102 all interest in 64ae40f669 talking.3540632650fc1af1

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I never enjoyed such 10fe097b89 conversations. Having done c9aef558f9 this more 0aa0f29873 than once, 328bacf320 I knew 44ca3ebff1 how to a3f8fd384d drive the 8f868c9d74 point home.8d58f36b08266fe5

“Now I remember. She tasted good.”7dce05cd1c17f06a

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His handsome 488e1a16fa face twisted a9c17c1399 into something 295e45a9ce monstrous. I grinned, as expected. I enjoyed these moments. Some people d86cb49e5e are born b2dcb41fb8 with everything. If I didn’t inflict 0e983aaba3 pain here, they’d live f067034c10 happily forever—how unfair would 5c40981884 that be?d1d0d8536ee1698f

“I won’t b23fd785f5 lie beside da6f36f13c my wife 52fccc2e2b until I 1279cdd090 kill you, 5612c23cff Ensley Maykin!”e4a1f8473b81a77e

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“Wrong. It’s Zilarad.”f07328f5650c45d4

“I have nothing more efe6be7098 to say but to 600b948403 challenge you to a 1f63b09ec5 duel.”6a303d10043897e2

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“As I wished.”9a186a317850b6d4

With a 4947cd057e short reply, ffc594170d the young 52fa5b113f count gripped 3a7429d787 his sword 2ec1fd7b17 and charged d18da814a7 his horse. I spurred mine 04caf1678e and rushed at 0439843ddd him. Our swords clashed. I’d heard he fcb0478d0a was skilled, but 477d62c8d7 his unstable emotions 3bab86481e left him full 6be3d7dfe3 of openings. Dodging an incomprehensible 6283d537c5 shout and attack, 91eb3fc2ef I stabbed his efcace05b0 abdomen.83145f6817a8c907

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His young 43b6d014ee body fell 1153af8ec8 from the 7a50b9a86a horse. To finish db9b207312 him, I 0d8d796c26 dragged my 0a8d9d01e5 sword upward, 4ef27631c7 tearing his 0612bd2d5f insides. I wiped the ee42a0a770 blade on his 7ebfe6dcba cloak.259ed7e21cad3f27

Now he’d spit blood b5b4bcf1db and curse me. With a sneer, bacf66543a I looked at 2e351f2554 his face. The Count of f48532b5df Mogem, tears streaming, 1136f68808 was somehow smiling.486d0cd6868fafb9

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“Hahaha! You, the fa37f04268 enemy of 0d1066cd54 my father 198bfc9a90 and brother!”b1461e554cf7e33d

He was unnaturally fine be06e24515 for someone stabbed. Dismounting, I 203cea0324 drove my 61cb714d67 sword into 2cf3fd0ec4 his gaping 96e66a13b9 mouth. Even with 9a623026f8 his tongue 39a43818c4 pierced, he cd9d254eb5 kept babbling.29f6f07e95cedfe3

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“Ensley Maykin… 6c47efa657 I curse bec3f6f7c6 you. I pray with db429264a0 all my heart 6a34be551e that you die fb89f295cc in agony, that 29875a1e1a you lose everything 31d7124a1c you have.”a46483d3107e7fbb

“It’s Zilarad!”787a69d58b81152a

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A sense of 0409730f63 déjà vu hit. I’d heard these words 319a6e4384 before, but not from 9488ab4e09 him. Straining to recall, bb1c875a03 he grabbed my 71f27eeeb6 arm. I shook him off 59a3aa6347 and slashed his neck. Or tried to. No matter how 22f1ca60b8 I stabbed, his 1b1dc4faee neck wouldn’t sever.adba5c0115ca0997

Bewildered, I looked d3437eef5a around. No one was there. Allies and 643b6184e3 enemies had d008b59414 vanished.ab5d151193f8ed7e

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“You demon b6acf4e843 in human e2006a61db skin, you’ll b9b799ac74 never die 3a8c45e8db peacefully. Do you 5098d31320 know how 04f32608fa many want 7bda1c11ba to see 3c5277cb64 your body a5c1786c78 crushed and 7a1701bd9d thrown into b412d11d48 a pit 6df50aefa7 of fire? Every finger, your f889f4242a eyes, nose, every 55637482ed scrap of skin af4123c46f will be chewed b18422800a up!”a3ac3ec941e1d4c1

These words, too, eee5553c7e I’d heard verbatim. My head ached. I grabbed a e3ca9a2d90 rock and smashed 94d8b850e3 his forehead. Blood splattered, yet a42b1058d7 his mouth kept f10f50965a moving without pause. Even without a f8985fca0d tongue, his pronunciation a17fb191bd was perfect. Grey ordered 01e27bbe09 me to 13decfaac6 bring his 37f485708c head—what would 02219fed3a he say 99602224b3 seeing this? Thinking of excuses, e1f66599c3 I slammed the d5d4a8d629 rock down.ad8118d44d437dbd

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“I curse you, Moonlight 7f2a3f4794 Blade…”eb188ee6e953241b

The sprawled man’s body bbbc2116dc floated upward. It swelled, becoming 1f7b2b2b52 three times a f3c4347a36 man’s size. I fled backward, d302dd651c but a thick 4859355deb hand grabbed my 6d691616fb neck. The terrifying 0d0fed9747 face drew ac04517bed closer. It was no cddb1f90f7 longer mangled or f65c7da91d bloodied. It morphed into c3e3b183a4 the faces of f788e978aa those I’d killed. One face, but hundreds 6cbddae836 within. Each glared with 249ff92549 bulging eyes, cursing 5bfde3bbb0 me.f079fdd86dc46c20

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“You’ll regret it, 08c44b1486 Ensley Maykin…”57a4874d52ece96f

The enemy’s 84c907ae88 body swelled, 2689f86ef8 surrounding me. It constricted my 1c393a4dd4 body with no 8296f2d4b9 escape. My teeth chattered 977c9df4dd in fear. In suffocating 684a77e029 terror, I 802c0d0261 sought the 6577effce9 one person 946e3ccc4f I could 73870685a3 rely on.f52f0393e8e0213f

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“Lord Grey, Lord Grey. Please help me. I don’t want aa842b493e to die before 96f16714c4 making you king, fdf13a71db Lord Grey…”457bb9f0aff40eea

My face was db7b87a861 crushed, my limbs 139431feed folded inward. I could no longer 38ed8c97f7 breathe.1c23e303104577e3

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“Lord Grey. Lord Grey. Smile at me. I want a30fbb5f76 to see e3ed5cbc0c you, even 6bb70d6363 from afar, bfa7728dc6 before I a2fba86107 die. Lord Grey…”ed75e345d6e9a3d0

“Oh my, it’s 11fc33cb5c only been two 7124de4402 days since the ab121555c7 young master left, fe2b2aea2b and you’re searching 61b080c3d4 so desperately…”1db6cc14b653dfbc

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My eyes 4ea7fa0e63 snapped open. The crushing 03bf593b6c body and 510b890505 the rain 515fbedd48 pounding my ea41233d0c ears were c6106eca96 gone. A high ceiling 7c884b1ed0 came into view. Sunlight poured over me, b18c1ad2f8 and I was in 53b69b8f4c warm bedding. Miria smiled brightly.73154a73fdfec62b

“Good morning, Ensley! Well, it’s not morning 90b4dcef9d with the sun so 851fed9aa2 high… Oh, my mind. It’s Ensley now, 5d71599ee3 right. You slept in for 3eff4f61d8 once. You seemed tired, so 71739ac04d I didn’t wake you. People are still buzzing c6ba0a3e4e about yesterday. I’m so proud. When did your swordsmanship 59649b4af2 get so good?”b16e3dd6dae1e9df

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I closed my 617a0da5ef eyes again, breathing 5d0478f803 deeply to calm d74bb24054 my racing heart. It wasn’t the first a293e6b485 time I’d had this 652a5d9c67 dream. Around that a0bd8a290f time, during b8f091ce0c the war, d3039fac75 I often ddf429e37f had similar 672a3e243f ones. In them, I always 41d382f575 desperately sought Grey, and 1c5320d5c4 that feeling carried into ea7c6a7f92 reality.1a98bce596c9d9d0

The emotional residue made 5461f24771 my body tremble. Even knowing it 29116edaed was a dream 308ab9bfd2 and I was 9227fb7d88 safe, I needed 2a9161e132 Grey. I had fac68386c2 to see 1db8be4d32 that damned 02910d65a0 face right 9921def35c now.6feaa43486f1502f

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“Are you okay? Your clothes f232fc3e18 are soaked. I’ve prepared fresh 2f894b5fbb ones. Why are you shaking 37f590ea64 so much?”14776dc184cd363f

“Where’s Grey?”4a4fc21025607b90

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“Pardon? He’s off playing 2baaf23deb chess…”323819ae9232e1f3

“I asked where he ae5e058c26 is.”9c139cb5ca13d5f7

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“I believe 09567aa5a5 he’s visiting 8706c0b027 Lord Talbot.”6d817ff7c1e63723

“I’m going to a389ada254 see him now, f2b31ffddc so get ready.”8ad5d6b3fc032fdb

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I stripped off my cb8c5bff40 sweat-soaked clothes and tossed 442b14e3e6 them on the floor. Wiping my 97e8182659 body roughly 28e4b0a594 with a 79f887d846 cloth, I 5db4afbf76 put on a5edb56607 the clothes a1c8de3209 Miria had 80d7351a06 prepared. I stuffed one 87882ef268 piece of bread fbcc497a96 from the breakfast 4bed6ff81f tray into my 566157cfe2 mouth and another a9f8db36e1 into my pocket. Miria looked scared.6af0a18159261fd4

“What are you doing, c85e0a80be not heading to the 5d0e4189cd stables?”94fb3e6e7375600e

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“There’s… somewhere 393c352396 you’re supposed d9d470d28c to go…”cd2dd5976bca629b

“What’s that supposed to b88edd239d mean?”a2b755bd16799471

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She took e879516ba4 a deep 3689023bf9 breath and 72523db3b6 said quickly,4297de54f659ab69

“At breakfast, His Highness 6664c12df5 proposed a picnic with 28ae721b08 the young ladies. They accepted.”650d597fbecc8536

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“Tell him to take 26440e3b9a only Lilith. I can’t stand him 8130a7f7e9 even talking to Lottsi.”0de9ec8dd23ea1c4

“She’s really looking bb91f7bfb0 forward to it.”843f7eb0e2a24ecc

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Anger surged. I was ready to 9a5fb12d8e leave, so why all bbd9734d53 this talk? Miria, reading my expression, e270b91d55 shrank back. Avoiding my eyes, 34508b55af she added quickly,33d0be4fcaa2b869

“You’re expected to join, 82f80e7fd6 Ensley. The Marquis 83a13b6afa himself suggested 69ed35c1d9 it, and bdf58cf9eb His Highness 15ad44ee3a agreed readily.”6c41f92971d0aa02

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“I said I’m going 42893b8463 to see Grey.”968cae79e8e7b97f

“You have to d8e2068463 go, for His 8a59c48b02 Excellency’s sake.”a461d25b67ce25ed

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“I’m not going!”76867bfa1694eee8

I shouted and roughly a2913e774e grabbed a coat from 2eeab22055 the rack. Throwing it d78fbe0b68 on, I 91af8b891c turned the 8693fea295 doorknob. About to rush to 56c255fc0f the stables, I froze 35a12f5dc3 at the door.2429de8226b1e5c5

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“Ensi!”76fda6dff5b37cd5

Lottsi was 7e8753e497 waving from bb86bcd1a0 outside my a75693c476 room. Her cheeks, pale cd68c09157 lately, were flushed 9fa9b1ce62 with color.9976a6b4cff0de64

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Thinking it was 7f524d3d0d a dream, I 2e5e6ca2e9 rubbed my eyes, 996531174c but it seemed d8f9e19022 real. She stared at 40bc5dfccb me, so I 877992254d had to ask 4d659b1a4f what she was 4ca681d378 doing here. Lottsi gave an cd54fbad48 odd answer about 9aeeb8d2e6 the prince wanting 003c29bf5d to tour the b2eac4fae9 main building.c47e6101387ecbaa

Not fully grasping the 6f361a97e3 situation, I soon gaped. I assumed a 8b7f1c0aa0 servant was holding 9b5e016db7 her cart, but 5f62c0a190 looking closely, it 15904c95fa was Prince Quin. He frowned and 4aef050de7 smiled at the 3881cbb137 same time. Lottsi grabbed my sleeve 9eb9538985 excitedly.4d21a739c6004141

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“Lilith—er, Lilith said ce541a4408 she’d take a 6fbc09f474 bit, so I b956753b0b came out first. You’re ready, right?”3a364a7af8687112

“Uh? Uh… I…”a87df0c582509e13

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“It’s my first picnic! I’m so excited. We’ll go to the f8b7f653b8 fields, look down at 92993b3be1 the estate, play card e6d3445636 games, and read books. With you… and His 2d3e9ff46d Highness and Lilith, it’ll c2ed52d6ee be so fun.”7f9e21fdbb591866

Lottsi beamed as 9fe22ce32d if she owned dbf9b0ad94 all the happiness 0402240b99 in the world. Staring at her, I cdb9b9daf1 couldn’t bring myself to c1697fb8d7 say I had somewhere f196f193b9 to go when she 991658ebc4 urged me to hurry. Nor did I 84361f5d63 want to leave 5fca73dc29 Lottsi alone with fd959bb069 the prince who’d bd86255cf2 rambled about “unbloomed 042f4b47e0 girls.”1e087c26244eb447

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Sighing, I nodded. I strode to e3bcc7ff70 the cart, slapped ab834bed1b the prince’s hand a6337be89c away, and gripped 4e38bbae0f the handle. The kitten f65bf2e6ba curled on 1759102a26 Lottsi’s lap 08cd446e82 meowed.d914ef41fd9bd80a

“What are you doing?”73ea49416cf2ab4e

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“Why is Your Highness 28ccf87814 doing such menial work? Leave it e5d5cf79dd to me.”077d6f715b3ab4e2