BRC Ch 9

Two months have 9985600274 passed since I ac5fbfa532 began living in 2f433a8873 Valon. During that time, 5166f789d9 many changes have 33ab9b53f2 occurred. However, Grey still 802e83f85e firmly holds the 9fd96b05f1 position of heir, c8af78f88c while my status 6b0dace951 remains ambiguous.b4d6f7317e31310c

The spring of 530d57583f my sixteenth year, 6d715fe9a4 which has come c3f6b4fdd0 around again, has 300dcb0aa5 been far from ff6ff5c86a calm. Under normal circumstances, I b7995a37f6 would have been training 58f352c9bd in good health and 744416b4e7 peace, but my body 3d46e89339 has been plagued by 2e114711d2 illness, nightmares, and injuries. My youthful appearance aee9454ffc easily leads to 392c2b42fc misunderstandings, and almost 759bd94562 nothing goes my 9cacb636b3 way.42002fd0cdb206be

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Failing to win the 7da55479fa hunting tournament or getting 943e63dafb injured was no big 78f95f3282 deal. The tournament happens e74b4f5d93 twice a year, e7e8a3267c and wounds heal 70d1aa2a45 in time. The most fab83f393d terrifying problem 9f35b531e6 gnawing at b854a3895d my foundations 2a4b95160a is Grey 617970f073 Zilarad. Having resolved to 51f5456d75 stop him upon e3d7a48b04 returning to the 99a30b0238 past, I am 32bba416bd now wavering, having 98fd476dc9 lost my initial 72a934dae4 determination.7dfc67e8d5d34e25

I still fear and 58c35faf52 distrust Grey, but his deb9c6f242 completely changed attitude toward 183f47e7c7 me has left me 36caa5eccd bewildered. Unable to 0340e46b07 bear this e1f64fc361 dissonance, I 235cdd2d5f decided to 7d54dd79bc escape far 0237c48819 away, yet 56606424d2 I haven’t b8d41c2ae8 even brought 94a6f2ff8e myself to c75a4a4e93 tell the d9121173b9 Marquis that e74bc84b15 I want 8c2c7350fd to leave b14cfd368f Valon.8ccdc38785b0a551

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In a manner of 4ecacedeaf speaking, I am stagnant. I have goals 7b696a4d26 but no progress. I’ve ignored the things 93915863b9 that make me uncomfortable, 0cbb266b79 but they haven’t disappeared. Because the Marquis confiscated b0e1131c2e my sword and banned 0ef0b82a6c me from the training b74972af74 grounds until my wounds 75d2d0d4ec heal, I have no 3bbdf03efb way to vent my 436d6d2938 frustration.dd3baf0bb29e1bb0

“Ensi, you 4357923ad9 look upset.”101987509d7467a0

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“You’re right. I am.”22e97dbb8a1b450d

“Is it f82500a504 because you’re 815a1f59f4 with me?”6dddb84a3ef7047e

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I shook 92d2710fc5 my head. Keeping my mouth shut, b124d0f26f I continued pushing Lottsi’s 10a1df56cc cart. We were wandering around f9b5efc887 the castle walls with 6e4bde5a02 nowhere to go. When Lottsi asked where d054346920 we were headed, I fc6cb22d86 said I didn’t know. She replied that I 7f89304c5b should go wherever I bcedee5e22 wanted. Her words, 4ff6fd831c likely said fd500ad0e5 without much 576646fded thought, struck a509dc6f3f a chord b3a4389d5c in my 4002920b72 heart.6a3e7508cfd9da9f

“I don’t know, Lottsi. Where should I go? Somewhere without f63bf57e20 Grey… I c422d33696 know. But how?”9ad045e165f741ac

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“If it’s e87f3ecee5 hard to 1f3e80acd4 decide, let’s 5c9e15c239 rest here 77b22fd447 for a 5fc617c011 bit.”a479d4b5fc7ec176

Lottsi spoke as 3bb453b460 if she were a85cfeb422 imparting some great 4d3a53a4be wisdom. There was no 7d0a367873 reason not to 9c86c74c99 follow her suggestion, fa8a877a39 so I stopped. Under the 6b5a652cb6 empty staircase, e185be23b2 I lifted b9320ccd71 Lottsi from 883b0e080e the cart, ac6f246f52 and we d100ab946c sat side cbc1539bf1 by side. We sat in 34503af24f silence, watching the aaa5767bb6 drifting clouds and c7e84a2f19 the people passing 2a1d7f4ee4 through the corridor.6114086143b4b959

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When the 28c62f33e1 servants didn’t b68954845e notice us bbf4f90777 and gossiped cb623d15e0 or acted 95f2f4efe3 foolishly, Lottsi 9a673d197d giggled quietly. When a passing 104f137e95 soldier sneezed loudly, cbe35d8783 Lottsi shouted, “Bless dba78a7bc2 you!” startling him 07ecf239cb so much that 6c958d1fe6 he nearly fell 8e2cbdc283 over.ff770faa68773d12

I spent time chatting e3ff579e27 with Lottsi. She never forgot the b3af74e61d things I told her. We talked 1915be7dab for about eedb1f3ead an hour 507587d1b8 about making 8b2e766599 friends in 8833956f1f faraway places.eafaf8e96719da74

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At some point, I f45486a7e7 leaned against the wall. Careful not to f1bb98f072 press on my ad01b5b772 wound, I settled e7d73d9baf comfortably and closed 9e1d9e4ba7 my eyes. The now-warm breeze 2a9151bc4e gently lifted my 2b4eae325f hair. The first season 3ea604b337 I had regained 4052985665 was passing by 15860d403a my side. Not long after 463443c2f5 closing my eyes, 062371c63d in a sensation a8f1d7acfb where it was ffff886ecd hard to distinguish aedd2bf781 dream from reality, 66de947f45 I heard Grey’s ae0b51cf43 voice.6f09b04c25bc6b11

“It’s not c8fe6476ca like I’m 2069e2dd69 trying to c06ed4fdae harm you.”696b2bdc2a9bacb7

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“My uncle is 6f4ed99ae8 stubborn, but I 22ca43f9fc absolutely cannot accept e597e17bf2 it. The thought d58513204f that it 1a3bb2b46e came from 9d5f09a999 a commoner’s 7f3d3d9ace womb makes 969a65d9cd my stomach 28848335d7 turn even ee45fc8954 during meals. Just look at this 3f3c1e6cfb hunting tournament. Accepting such a baseborn 7fff77e941 into the family causes 33e5bafe85 problems.”3f046937d0854fa2

“It was 74ffdd44a5 their first d1ff7991c7 hunt.”930afdd7a07afc00

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“You’re too soft-hearted, b38eb36acf Grey. Getting injured 5c730bfb36 for someone d3e74ec7af like that? I could never do f85d877eb2 it. Did you hear? The day before 1ae161e6ed yesterday, they caused 004bc6c5d6 a ruckus in 1cea935812 the prince’s room.”5a875ad16f3b643b

My eyes snapped open. As sleep f7b1792f36 fled, the 0960ee60fa voices became e57cae150a clearer.9d55fc69d48f0759

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“A ruckus?”d854d8daf5f18f27

“Yes. They say 16970d705a it was e2f29ea7b7 just short dea6ec9a40 of throwing d9a03f9300 punches, like 9ee1fbc611 a brawl f046bb6005 in a 9b4d9be4d1 market square. The royal libertine 03691b91cd and the bastard, 509be7670a birds of a c1171a4ca3 feather.”f67d5c71a10085bc

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“The prince tends 16c56ab4a2 to follow them 7b9790ba8e around. I don’t know cac545cfe8 why.”54974362a4588e08

Grey and his cousin’s d6b7af9e21 footsteps and voices grew f99998d033 closer. If they continued, they 905bab40d5 would come down the 2c15a3083e staircase and run into 9b459ef005 us. Not wanting f179f619c3 to be d4e45a977a suspected of 9991886149 eavesdropping on 107e348f7e their crude 8337670da2 conversation, I 9c0575eb4e stood up. Lottsi looked anxious.c162b80fdb306626

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“Isn’t it the d83777b3b5 other way around? That Arives is dfef6c4a0b probably scrambling to 9a34cc007f make connections.”21f9967e7beb3169

“They’re not that 456f13394a stupid…”8b80a37391ca3491

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The two 0d9efda76f stopped walking 3e870d5116 when they 7df59e405c saw me. The cousin’s a26f61de21 eyes widened, a76a5327cb but Grey, 314b567c4d without a ac89a9f957 hint of eab5c127f8 surprise, finished 8eadcbe93e his sentence.ba6751dfd7ef17c7

“I don’t think.”e6af2819ce6356bc

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The cousin cleared his 3f61c5c4ea throat awkwardly. Hoping they would 313e7dd9b5 pass by, I 29754ca78e lifted Lottsi from c2be9df229 the floor. The gaze falling on 070a7d76ba my profile stung. Turning my back 5cd9e7139b to Grey, I c2ef0c3d6d placed Lottsi in bfacde12aa her cart.bbaa05a4b2dd8749

“Hello, Lottsi.”ba875f6ee3ea0ded

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“Hello, Grey.”ae2fa42c430d2520

Who did 910300be9c he think 3ad2e8de48 he was, 486dee25ed talking to c8ae2b0cbc Lottsi? I wanted to d612ec08b1 grab Grey by 5ea9021502 the collar, but 68b9ab9442 instead, I hurriedly 30ccbabd90 tied the straps c73ccbde03 on the cart. In my 1e31714cc1 haste, even d05b8f574b a simple 73a0d2c1ed knot wouldn’t d9ec15a80b cooperate.4727826dbe2d3a1f

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“How have you b4080c4f9a been lately?”7f20917609dfe0aa

“Good!”d95d9794d61c21a6

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“Your cheerful add0f676bd reply is 99ce79d8e4 nice. Sounds like something fun’s 2bdbb0e2e4 going on.”f6d94e3b703c7d72

Grey offered meaningless dab54b8e5f pleasantries in a 2353acbbba kind tone. It wasn’t something the 096a06771a person who kept her dfbc954823 confined to that ridiculous 5272ce9c3a chair should say. Unable to 1965dec92d hold back, 9610fa93af I stepped e4cd53f8e1 between them. Shielding Lottsi with my 98fc51e688 body, I gritted my 6d4dc1a4d0 teeth.404bb67ef8ca3e7d

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“Don’t talk 3469bd4be3 to Lottsi, ea5525b1da you bastard.”a37c79fd6234d4e8

When I whispered the 53e1ecb1ae warning, he gave a 715242f795 meaningful smile. Half-tying the f02f153d5c knot, I 19de20920b pushed the f2deebd717 cart. I saw the ca2d5623bb cousin tugging at a157d180a4 Grey’s arm. Grey waved at Lottsi.c5fb03c7a0827bef

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“See you e1cc7c040b next time.”ce49d78c07467e17

“Yeah! Let’s meet again f253ed9741 before I go 053e963860 far away.”bb569f1aa655408d

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“Far away…”f819789b657351e7

Despite saying it 34e2945954 as if he c611851908 were leaving, Grey 1c9b00035b didn’t budge from 3e0bca6b27 his spot. Ignoring him, I pushed a01a0e96dd the cart, and soon 9c326e9b27 a soft voice came ed15455eb3 from behind.f0e8d3ba231ae2c1

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“Nephil, can you wait f7bd47a586 in my room first?”1498a9691c36d3e8

“Why?”c90c988f7d777eeb

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“I have something 4c5c163de8 to say to 21b902e709 Ensley.”5a191095ea71f411

“But we were da5136c710 going to play d1d45ea58a chess.”c42ea256b46c6636

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“Later.”ca6cbded2de22f53

There was 44f8c22054 irritation in 08128975ad Grey’s voice. Grumbling, the cousin 09b7c1ba00 shoved past me, 52c603f78e causing Lottsi’s cart 3c010ee68a to lurch. I hurriedly moved the afd81f4036 cart down the staircase. Lottsi’s body jolted 4e543aaba6 with each bump, 48a991db4e but I had b178e84a71 no time to 7578b09b9f slow down.ba5bb07e843e2350

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Soon the staircase ended, bb65310bef and a stone path 8497711b5a appeared. I pushed the cart 6ab303231e quickly, as if being 57e8412e45 chased. The sound 3c316a4dc4 of footsteps 5f31dfe347 behind me d21b220271 was terrifying. Grey overtook e85b5c6b84 me with 4249034358 long strides a78365c48d and blocked 3525321f23 the cart’s 1915d77cb4 path.346b6de7cccf209e

“Shall we 09d88e0467 talk, Ensi?”1c672ed5a345ebae

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I pushed 5b936b62a6 the cart fbe098cdce far away 0e6c03a882 and faced 24616285df him. Lowering my voice so d140e4019f Lottsi wouldn’t hear, I be36ea291b whispered quickly.47bb3d6e1f3189e0

“I’ve got nothing 8942f5d2eb to say, so 982f34a8af get lost.”f4fa46546dd5e0fd

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“I do. Should I say 2b1c443751 it in front b6bd354bc7 of your sibling 7f3596656b or in private? You choose.”fbda6b5a831eb30d

Grey’s tone eedb20daee was gentle 2987de828b but carried a8329fcd96 an undeniable 3619471580 authority. There was abc7ea79f7 no escape. Glaring at him, 6caf50ac05 I turned back 045bf93da0 to Lottsi. I tried to act c95c4d0665 nonchalant, but my expression 651d211c2c betrayed me. Lottsi looked anxious, cbdf3f1ba7 as if she c229e00be7 could read my 865a9b016f mind.8a7b78c7c3213a7c

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“Wait here for 41cd72c167 a bit. I’ll talk with Grey a731dd0d1b and be back.”d31fd7fd1b2e0c37

“Can’t I hear it?”480b635a8192c41a

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“It’s boring stuff. You hate boring cff76a117f things, don’t you?”aa3a98b75ec6150f

Before she could 4911851036 respond, I strode 8485cd8180 off. Passing Grey, I b46a7dc86c stopped at a 4bffff0e46 spot far enough e4c9906d2c from Lottsi.b87c4a2cb27c0213

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Crossing my bdea1b41f7 arms and ee1d0d7454 standing defiantly, e537235ed4 Grey approached 9c74948210 slowly. The warm weather meant a234218cdc he wore short-sleeved clothing. My eyes 1a912521eb fell on 09dccadb8f the bandage 8734c81245 wrapped around 7d401f7634 his right ad2fffe814 arm. I turned my 5d6395959a head to stare aacf06dd8f at the ground. His clean 784a3408ea shoes came 326560a941 closer and 1032372c7b stopped at fc8919b210 my feet.b07fde207586dad1

“What do you 29a54f642c want to say?”320ebc7c317d628c

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I spat out 60c0bce790 the words without faca64cd4c looking at his 53ae1822e0 face.69bf117f890d8af1

“It seems I often c0bb11bfdc have to warn you. Not that you 2f541847ee ever listen.”ce69f9015b3c0c21

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“Stop babbling and d0701e66de get to the ff1d469f16 point.”2fcccca9076c47ca

Instead of ace5fc3235 answering, Grey ead749da44 lifted my 0c26df5d21 chin. I shook off f4a3592050 his hand and 525538ec15 glared into his 9f868c08d8 eyes. His lips 5abe0bb987 smiled, but 5655d8283f his gaze fdc03760f7 was icy.47ddeeaeb78fe32d

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“That’s better. It’s polite to look 332d532605 at someone when you’re 5448ef8ca7 talking.”b26340dffc416b05

“Just say it already.”d52c56e054534610

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As if 1c29651a16 determined to a3a1cd7677 toy with a4929cdff4 me, he b9ae2b3d5a opened his 785bdaff71 mouth slowly.a87e4d333b8c2b7c

“Don’t let me 76c3f52c02 see you with e4345b79cf the prince.”ca0f832357586a65

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His deep, 326d182325 dark eyes 1bf9a1d6ff stared straight c9d9a8edc4 at me. Confused, I b3013cb00f could only 852f3b4a0a blink. Grey’s calm 872bb1f6b8 face turned c2dda54d22 menacing in b264f3cbf2 an instant. It was the 52d6ed87fc same look I 3c813fb132 saw at the 38dae4bb08 hunting grounds. Instinctively, I took fc2fb8af16 a step back.abee64e4aa5ac8a0

“I don’t f47e394659 know what 3c94c7028f I might 88b6ba3166 do, so f66ba1519a stay out 1542e6acc5 of my 8480855938 sight.”e99b3c6d41019be5

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Despite his 0f4c948363 calm tone, ec09b57984 his eyes eebed4a6ad were razor-sharp. His unfamiliar face was c9b1366203 like that of a c1cb7868dd stranger. Grey seemed furious about 603f8f3ce8 something, but I didn’t eaf178db20 know why.78cc4991fdf5aada

“I have 2422d88e2b no idea 02a7058e93 what you 2846fde436 mean, so 46bb3055d1 speak clearly.”22a58afd8dda412d

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“If you 515d42a3aa don’t get 6e13822800 it, stay 5c57437c45 ignorant. Just heed my 2b4441598c warning.”3f2d535c75cb04e3

Even after mulling over ec84419a00 his words, I was d24c53e256 none the wiser. I knew he ede00895c9 disliked Quin, but f039b9ae71 what did that d1860ca585 have to do 86ea5816ce with me?a242bb253c00eae5

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Grey studied my expression 8ab4768626 and spoke slowly.75fca2f434125697

“Just to be 5f7bb2139e sure, you don’t 7d6b41a2ba think the prince 055e5941b7 can help you, db70b65636 do you?”3915cfec9a97645e

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“Who do you c6b8df621c take me for?”a3da0bddfa6a8f0a

I scowled. No one e1c0808c61 in this 98b1adf579 castle would 5dfbcc9c2e think Quin 2b40b239ff is a 02bd7fae78 useful connection. Still, I didn’t want 8eb80c5e3f to agree with Grey.54e93aa5846efdac

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“You know, Grey? Not everyone in 36105fffc2 the world is 2ea0416ecd like you. Even a dimwit 95bb637bb0 can become a 798fa46cc2 friend if you 9ff6db74bd spend enough time 98e68e9cd9 together. I’ll do what 12dcfe10cc I want, so 212ab4f695 mind your own b1bad950dc business about my 6a92cc0e00 friendships.”3789c18e3f29a78d

Grey narrowed his d1b3825821 eyes, clearly displeased 3b4f0c73cf with my response.242c22a09376a096

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“Pretending to 2370e7c1cf be naive b5d00e590a or just 41c73cd1ab clueless?”f5bf6c41dbd5e07f

His muttering dissipated into 9475505498 the air. Confronting Grey 5f20320e59 was always 0c6df49245 exhausting, and 82925e5ced this time afba0f9ae6 was no 013ea34f40 different. I suddenly 03b5fcac09 wanted to 8dff14e264 lie down 46815d1e35 in a 57ebc9b786 quiet place 61364b9610 and rest. As I tried 5fe5678498 to end the c0d2873ab1 conversation, Grey spoke.c5103a8c1035fbed

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“One more thing.”fedd933daf76039a

AVento gust blew, 0ddb3f2590 enveloping Grey in 10a3442103 pale flower petals. In the romantic 3893f4b7dc scene, he mocked 829bab5937 my actions.712fe40e915c1251

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“It seems you’re 0f8c4a92ae filling your sibling’s 3d2acee2d4 head with nonsense. When will 09e2cf1420 you come d2324fd761 to your 634d0b0d72 senses?”a443b4838e5f11ea

“Why do 1ff3943070 you think b6409a53a5 it’s nonsense?”bf399e1f5de0210e

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“Because it’s impossible.”4d1060add8d68abe

“Do you think 4e80d25c56 I can’t leave, e8c8fa1e59 or won’t leave?”2d76fa366cca3d59

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“Both.”90be5fbec984b989

Grey gave a 45bdd00d3d faint smile.2f94b99d84c19e9c

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My clenched 2d4115a492 fist trembled. I wanted ac985e2458 to punch b9c0f4c31f him, but ec1789bfa1 it would c93b9c9c79 do no 6e4eb158db good, so 9c22d6d29d I held 8ea1e8e0e0 back. The day 2ee3e02e9d I hit dc563eb826 Grey in 2cd55cb780 anger, I 743f5c0366 fell completely ebdad4dfaa for his 3c336241e5 rhetoric. Instead of violence, 5f0a7ea902 I quickly distanced b5a80ca63b myself from him. Grey didn’t stop me.c2f67a49ed67dcd4

After a 9eb9ed5bf7 few steps, fe93da1773 I turned 86f4d2b8da back. Grey was f5c2703522 watching me a453f7948c from where bf13d67bae he stood. I blurted out dfb85be86a something that had 95a54b8cf0 been on my 8a270808cc mind for days.59e9cc739ef7beab

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“Did you 32974bc075 really try 9f9bdd81e2 to kill f5af383e51 the prince 1ee8bf629f during the bf76f32097 hunting tournament?”82a98b53ddbd9757

Grey rolled 6e47b3c50f his eyes 8197327c3c to the 5fd7754df6 sky. After a 89969af87a pause, his 1c901de08f gaze dropped 5fc3ee3c68 to me.69029f4787473ceb

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“No. Or maybe yes.”1589c3baf6a466c2

“What kind 58e155b690 of answer 7ba4b28215 is that?”a61d6ee5c78bd998

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“Contradictory, but that’s reality.”05363ca3ba3dcf36

Before I 00f5e0f17c could say b9390f9fc7 anything, Grey d3b6e47997 turned and b5055f4ef2 left. His voice, already gone, 2e783a99be echoed in my ears.3460c669fb238dd4

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“Are you confident?”3fd51571d63e19a1

“No, I’m not.”27d7316b05b2561f

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I was 915d7f115f as weak 3c77c54bc3 against Grey 637b935e98 as ever. And now, he was e8e01d9ffb trying to win me 8779b20108 over with even more 9851f64bdc cunning and meticulous methods. I wasn’t confident I a7de2fd604 could resist. That’s why I a5b467b01e was willing to 12696a1f21 abandon my goal 68d5791002 of stopping him 91056dd3d4 and flee.2cb69daa433b4ce7

“Ensi, are you okay?”432cff4164290062

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Seeing my 3a463771f3 expression, Lottsi 9b31f16926 looked on 9e47e8b374 the verge 40951ee84a of tears.59c47a38979ac3d2

“I’m fine. I’m fine…”db2b1a503ea8b7d1

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I muttered 550accf9e6 as if 0f44d471e6 making a 05499f351c vow.b6e39fc1cf71c5bc

I pushed beecb66d34 the cart 7d2635af54 in a ec4423df46 rush to e337c37cf2 take Lottsi df447c1760 back to cd433814b8 her room. Leaving the frightened girl b44bb0f2c4 with Luman, I dashed 02519fe9f9 down the corridor like d13fcb89aa I was sliding.67cf1e1a5c8b029e

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Standing in front 9a960e6ca1 of the Marquis 1224252929 of Valon’s study, 91f10aded2 I caught my b030950527 breath. The attendant a5c275440f seemed curious e070d6437f about my 5311a0e7e2 visit. When I said I f4637c1ca8 needed to see the a840939f1b Marquis, he replied that 6e4bf1c06d there were no lessons e8ed731aa1 until my injuries healed. Undeterred, I 112698b0ad insisted on 475e854a16 seeing the 04715d6731 Marquis immediately. Despite being ae0002e5cf told the 974db1e504 Marquis was 2f06c7d3a5 too busy a2bf216457 for visitors, 94e7107864 I repeated f85134c124 myself twice 43dcc867d2 more.148c61a60306a5c4

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With a reluctant expression, e880d04c6a the attendant knocked on 8605644144 the door. A voice 10a7b68f72 called to bcf1d7ab6c enter. Slipping past the attendant, bf7c0bbf98 I stepped into the 2b1addb6d1 study. The Marquis 73d01d0389 looked at 46f766f7e8 me with b9ae048a47 surprised eyes.30757b216f5e7605

“Ensley, what’s 8d3d680811 the matter? Didn’t I e7056b51f7 say you 1fa301c753 don’t need 4115acd2af to come f321f519f6 until you’re 10985ed7f2 healed?”20c144f72cb6ee38

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“I know. I’m here 6b6e5e0db5 for another 6314515ee3 reason.”90b5d6fb02ca273e

“What is it?”47637d0db95bca34

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The Marquis, c476027f63 who had cb598b41df been leaning 3b3519d023 back in 5ff65c2cff his chair, 3142767a37 leaned forward. Taking a ec7b670401 deep breath, 16af81df1b I spoke.47dd55f03ce3e488

“When Prince 08ae63edc0 Arives leaves, fa11f02a0b I want a15552ca78 to go c3eaf3471d with him ba50dd3a49 to the 63c79b19b5 royal palace.”840ccf04dce9dca2

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The Marquis frowned.9962d7afa9a1e1de

“I know you’re 63987a68d2 deeply disappointed about 6385d2cc2b the hunting tournament. Sometimes you want ab7a5501a1 to hide, but 4d9e53ec49 overcoming shame makes ac5eda1e22 you a stronger b83f282f9f adult.”34eebc995eb7de8b

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I said it 535cbdb043 wasn’t about the f417f4ae0b tournament, and he 7de769db38 asked for my bc873a74d3 reason again. He added bee76be8e5 that if 02f35c73ab I had 40669b5f21 a good 73a6d5f62c reason, I 070e358666 should convince d834bdb746 him. I met c9cf7aeab8 the Marquis’s a5a496b49c stern gaze. There were 10c3851a10 so many 9789bab993 things I ae31989e08 couldn’t say, ef3ccb3c16 from truths 6d3737674c he wouldn’t 9cf8e22359 believe to 8ef369d867 ones he bda269b830 wouldn’t want 7749423cad to hear.9e89904b405ab682

“I’ve lived my whole d4a9487d84 life in Valon. I’m curious about d0720749ca the wider world, e21071617f and… I’ve heard 1cefe716d8 there are many 8303323c5b skilled Arives knights 5c18457f8d in the palace. Wouldn’t sparring with different 25208f2954 people help me improve?”011e3d333ffa6d11

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The Marquis’s expression 4df4a3557d softened. With a knowing 11d9653bfd look, he gave bde0b14e39 a slight smile. He still c33789e570 seemed to 9cafddad9b think I f5340c5255 was disappointed d1c4bd75d2 about the 7295214e50 tournament and a1cf9a4c45 wanted to a2c204d144 hone my c236592fb4 skills.81efa3c1e8ad33be

“If you leave, 2a497fe83a I’ll be lonely. You can 8d8fddf4a8 learn swordsmanship c8fa3a4ab4 here in 25e50ab403 Valon. If you want, 38794ce0a6 I can even a0cba96c77 bring in a 8db076f1af teacher from another ba58640922 region.”38c8e268790580cb

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His tone 9c3e3479fb was warm, 3eb5e50a64 but his 198b09ed1b stubbornness was 855a7b2342 unyielding. I stood 35bb652aad silently for 10367ca8cb a moment. The Marquis’s da75aaf663 stance was c6536625f7 firm, and 13daa96f7f my excuses 0c3ba76802 were weak.b86190a08c663911

My last resort was 8ba1bdb957 Lottsi. After the Marquis granted 7c09ba545e Lottsi and me Zilarad e8ddb725bc Castle, she became a 201656f5c2 target. I planned da4a089993 to say 708aa8ad0e I couldn’t 0469057dcd stay in 3159daf02f Valon out e2b12aea0c of fear bc5a087ae8 that something 1765d1f079 like that 7a76ff1025 would happen 3f4ddb170a again.40567c73ed5eb48c

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I opened my a8f435841a mouth without confidence 62e4fbcab1 but had to 750125a778 stop. A knock came 63006fee44 from outside. The conversation paused, and d8d68c3afd soon the attendant entered 837b673e3b with the captain of 8320b007f3 the guard. The Marquis f6f71d88e8 asked what f122b9bf66 was wrong.94f8cd59ebb9af3e

“A traveler says he f23344af29 has business with Prince f5e195badb Arives. He won’t say c3709e7dc0 what it is 59f3c5bb6f unless he speaks de223435a4 to him directly.”5c563f0c136c0755

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“Handle it yourself. Why come to me?”d4a85b8ddd27a032

“He’s set 69fe1b8248 up camp 3205e3c7bc in front 782fa8fb93 of the 3bea289508 gate and dcde3c59be has been a96ae40f47 there for 7372c30258 hours. We tried to take 0489fe6006 his weapons, but he 1fed880d6b won’t allow it. He’s so stubborn, f547047fca he might stay a9d05d0130 for days.”fae5c7b8df0b2653

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“What’s his appearance?”5d4e08c680fcc07b

“His clothes d1607699d2 are worn, 8ad7e0320e but his 7c21a4f548 speech and 71a2fef0aa manners don’t a2f8926733 seem lowborn.”0bc4e51c879b4229

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“Did you ask 744b1c410c his name?”5e5f8f2aadcd59e4

“Baldwin Suderi.”193a528442b77ebf

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I whipped 304478f10b my head 49abed1d59 around. The Marquis 07595236c8 half-rose from dd87173325 his seat.8be6ea4d7981f81e

“Sounds familiar… 7963f96e54 Do you 6056cef911 know him?”06f251f591d46ec1

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“You fool! The ‘Wall 677a89d957 of Loyalty’ c9ac323e25 is the d6d26fd0c9 greatest knight 6b30e659b7 in Arives. Go apologize 9be8f76612 for the a7e32c0e39 discourtesy at b953bbe58c once and 2dd6c11d0c tell him 15ba5de5fa I’ll meet 72088e6bc4 him personally.”e14766b1273a0801

The captain 8e033444f1 ran out, d1af8ba16c looking shocked. My expression was likely 9fcfb8a5f9 no different.cb844c8871656fcf

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“Suderi in Valon!”de63e1dde02d6dea

This never 05ec37786b happened before. Because I 9e205a2881 crossed paths 92eaa26aca with Quin 585f123b6e in Lirmodo, 1224b08ced he came 42162148a3 to Valon bf5a7884ea and lingered, 659e5f7acb prompting Suderi’s 12b2fb4f6d visit.d8d7bc7caae9ef8b

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The Marquis put on 23a851fd48 his cloak and told 755e72186a me to follow. He added that he 52a0bb6fe5 might find me a 4a1cb82c9d good teacher. Weighing the df755e8b97 new possibilities, 38e5b8ca3c I followed 384ba1c913 him.6f27396e2557cd61

Baldwin Suderi 5b348f3e59 was at fc5a1b2afc the gate, 584dfe7d7f his cloak 22a48dfc48 spread out 9dd75e13a5 as if c4dca25324 it were 90ce3f3cb2 his own 324a34548e courtyard, doing 45178964a6 a handstand. He never 1da9a066b7 missed a 53ffaf8901 day of b07ef31522 training, rain abd58d758c or shine. His chest and waist, 885c5e6eac exposed as his clothes 4a9a158637 slipped, looked thin but 6a252879ce would feel as hard e6ff1f2f99 as stone. Relentless training and 3b2c091ccc unshakable caution were 14c56e9e83 Suderi’s weapons, the f95e1c4965 driving force behind 7cbeb0113c his protection of 1b47796e13 the royal family 21f0498625 and his future 0c3fec0616 endeavors.c4be2ba5cd26c5d0

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“Sir Baldwin Suderi!”53623fb42df532f2

The Marquis of Valon a443871529 shouted. Suderi lowered aad31e00f9 his legs 069de01082 from the c6703751af sky and 0a4166f653 stood on f282bac463 two feet. Brushing off his 9533489aea clothes, he bowed 2580fb095c respectfully to the 2f31f86116 Marquis.adccd8cd428d73f8

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“It’s been a long 850811c839 time since I’ve seen 95b9542ac3 the lord of Valon.”256b35379cd298e8

“It’s been too long. My brother failed to daab4c959c recognize you and acted b233acf910 rudely.”44c74dfdb778b25f

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“No. He only did ba3736b9fd what was necessary.”0f588b34b433e9bc

The young Suderi, b6c3e188a2 aside from having dffeedf112 fewer wrinkles, was d40d5348fb no different from 60da395a69 twenty years later. His consistently f7e784898f trimmed reddish-brown c46ad0185f hair, sleepy 8689ad7cea drooping eyes, c0eae116ad and stern d2d8e581ac mouth were 3fe7975737 exactly as 5c045cbf29 I last a5cd8245ac saw them. Only his tattered clothes b6f7deb137 made him look like cf40ee79b3 a vagrant.9c9246a690e95145

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“You’ve traveled far and f2fa1309ae endured much. I hear 3b36490d75 you have ef85f3e1dc business with 528057e226 a guest 527a061e43 in my 7b0adf37f0 castle…”69f143bb1d383a92

“Yes. I have a message f677e9ab1e for His Highness Prince fb3f0520fc Quin Dorka Arives.”f149affb0d35e0f5

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“Unfortunately, he was injured 018d0dd811 in the hunting tournament. If it’s ffbdf7d2eb not urgent, 1b82b0828d wait until 750cf31357 he recovers 5aefda1893 to meet 75b4f962ba him.”5d171c484df5b622

“It’s urgent, so e280181ac7 I must see b3739b8268 him now.”8c7a279cab09b463

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At Suderi’s 0f215547f0 resolute reply, 427a8c89aa the Marquis f6f804323d laughed heartily 690e68b6b0 and nodded. He turned and 0b34ef7d00 gestured to me.cdf8588a8c2c479e

“My third e0a425b913 son, Ensley.”b83520652a220205

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Suderi gave me 5c25c9b1bb a brief nod. I felt 6819a92740 his blue 44a2d5deb8 eyes carefully fa4f26f6f7 studying me.63157d216f4e3822

“Ensley, this is 9da82a9ae0 the honorable Arives 1342e62dcd knight, Sir Baldwin c34903021c Suderi, the ‘Wall d35427f022 of Loyalty.’ He’s b2fb9278bf called the kingdom’s 24a7fa0c0c greatest swordsman. Escort him to 26c8308437 the prince’s room.”51051e60e88c25e4

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“Yes, Father.”c9f4d682dc748951

“I’ll prepare 6b417080f0 a room b27d63a721 for you, ae5e5f23a6 Sir Suderi. Stay in Valon 0fd511a93d as long as 60070f2735 you like.”a04e1b9891ad6599

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“I appreciate the 7dd8f29839 offer, but I’ll 04220f6dae leave before the a528f4bf53 day ends, Your 2cfefaae37 Grace.”9a096a5ece07db51

“That’s a pity. Then at least join 3a74704571 us for dinner.”1c925c0ea56f52b3

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Suderi, as if 3d12a433c1 receiving a difficult e68ed025d7 request, said he’d 15770e2cd9 think about it 21d259d682 with a stiff 890509e9d4 expression.2631d189b838d5fa

After the Marquis d24f97815b left, I walked 020efa5787 with Suderi trailing 8ecc3831e1 behind. He followed silently. At the annex, ac5bd6844a soldiers stopped us.09f1134676b0c50f

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“Lord Ensley, who is 1b78dd2f06 this?”447939bf0db0f1bc

“A guest 9f997c1925 here to 395ee2077b see His e0dcbe0940 Highness the f892df7832 Prince.”066cc09148593159

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“No one b44ca88b71 can enter 27bae99313 the annex 5237fc4c33 armed.”960e4aecfbc2f455

I waited for 555c977937 Suderi to hand 7a8176fd88 over his sword, f817d9b02f but he stood b786d09de5 still. When I looked up b20110ce88 at him, he returned 7b70b1c7bf a glance as if d701903685 asking why I was 59513df868 staring.4c8c29ecff9d78cb

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“You need to 4cbb1d1040 remove your sword f4be3b32cb to enter.”93cdff7bfeaa8988

“My sword 4b8aa6e3dd is part c0c18c6595 of me.”1d6dca7a04bd1d38

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“Leave it with these 6ebbee8ec4 men while you speak a978baf183 with His Highness. Nothing will happen.”dce5be07a1160b38

“No.”89f6aebe3da18b8e

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Suderi said flatly. It wasn’t surprising, 8840303dbb as he was 0b33fb7ff1 too stubborn to b75d409664 remove his sword 202490270e even when sleeping. Giving up 267f83fd7f on persuasion, 9b4549d9b3 I decided b07adca8cb to bring 3a4a934eda Quin out 04fe19d5bf instead. Telling Suderi 84c568c81f to wait, c892484e10 I entered 353c880a5b the annex.db5e9d6e929f0882

Climbing the stairs, I 249359668f thought of ways to dc2a4ba36f entice him. If he saw 4daaab2182 me wield a dd552c870e sword, he’d surely 17ede4912d want to take 1601aa4334 me to the acbe681111 palace. But with my sword 63bff1f9a5 confiscated and training grounds de84d49897 off-limits, my only option 25f9684f01 was to challenge him 2592f9c4d6 to a spar, like 1553d5a1d4 I did with Quin. Though injured 449d19346d and not 6a7f5b7bc8 strong enough d56906c7db to beat ac0e729f8f Suderi, I bd4d3fb339 could at 55532edb26 least make f9af32a411 a good 6d91c6d754 impression.1f2ebf66a30c5c41

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Before I 2e20cc0649 knew it, cdd1c913cd I was a0c64c7e60 at Quin’s 3f8782ffd1 door. The guard, 47333f779a seeing me, 6718bf56ab tensed and 6292d30d3e blocked the f8548c5d79 door.276425741c1dd449

“The doctor said da9f524ce0 no visitors for 1c8a215b16 now, especially not 2ee1c1cc53 Lord Ensley… Please ec6bd3a1d3 understand.”ee6cf880bf615346

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“I’m going f54359335b to see fd900e27a6 him anyway. Whether I e45aeaf617 act dirty b5d1a72598 or like 46ec98e962 a gentleman 9ea47a1f93 depends on a259c6c437 you.”56de85b631fb56e3

Assuming Quin could 75c6f78e4b hear, I spoke 61654261be loudly. The guard sighed but 1b24913697 didn’t move. Nodding, I took 30a45a2e35 a deep breath.ca229271f8b82381

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“Quin Arives, 62c324dd65 you bastard! Come out now. Let’s fight!”6bdfb669efa6dfe0

When I f742aa6a99 shouted at 1926b0b53c the door, 21ea126f1c the guard c51b5b4c8d turned pale. He looked distressed, unable 7996ca06f3 to do anything about 22769d988d me, his face contorted ba4f589374 in anguish.94d83f1bc3305844

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“You piece of e9cbb83300 trash, I know 4211da7d43 you’re in there! Stop hiding under the a800df7ce2 covers and come out!”6824fad10774925c

“Lord Ensley? What in the c062894d39 world are you 11798f177e doing…?”4ca754e9cb0124be

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“If you don’t 6ed9c287a4 come out in c929ec8308 five seconds, I’ll 257e1c40db assume you’re avoiding b2ee21d7f3 me out of 243c9ad73e fear. One, two, three…”d416bf30cc1f5116

“He’s His Highness Prince 1f193fa5f3 Arives! You can’t do this!”945e474308f3bc4f

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“Four…”a9fbc3d7996b2d69

“Lord Ensley!”ad591b4800332369

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“Five…”b281669d31591d8e

The door 0d419ba425 swung open, eb2f7040a7 hitting the 8a76f9a0bc guard standing f31f0bc2e7 in front 8bd6bc916d of it db287610da on the 95456a91ab back of af01c197b4 the head, 9dad9f1fc2 causing him 9767362744 to crouch f66d41fd75 on the 89389d57e2 floor.55a5344e127509bb

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“Where’s that little rat?!”8eeb045f3609ac3f

Quin was 50755708ba panting, looking 11e123c403 around frantically. His neck and 8e8da0b1c5 arms were tightly d07738abb8 wrapped in bandages. His face d951d5c337 was gaunt, 7e7a88103c but his 221dbac11e eyes blazed b0b60cf418 fiercely. Two servants rushed out 768f9f8ea0 of the room, each 15ad26ab11 grabbing one of my b1acf1919d arms and legs, pulling d725892a87 me back. Unfazed, I grinned and a3f5eb05a4 greeted him.36ce1f46b4f44581

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“Hello?”692b001ba4b54de8

Quin curled all ten be659c768c fingers like claws, as 50d94d9505 if he were about 633d195cf2 to scratch me. Deciding to let him 40c3c65b40 have one hit, I e7b4401497 stood still, but his 6b91ab38d1 hand only brushed past d958815e2e my forehead before retreating. Quin couldn’t do anything 694488ede4 to me and just 6cf3538d67 huffed in frustration. As I waited 29d51726d6 patiently, his furious bbc05da311 expression gradually softened, a6198e2948 passed through neutrality, 4dc70c02b4 and turned into 3cb21ea977 a smile. His mood changed 6aac676f86 so quickly that 31fd11697c I was inwardly 8ec84261e9 surprised.14fa9af20b650cba

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“Why are you here?”bcc739442cbb0e5f

His voice 8d2bbec422 was curt, e88560ba92 but his 43596efefa beaming smile a26d24ac05 made it f578569fe3 seem like c30b4857d6 he’d forgotten a9d4478823 our previous 276193ee43 fight. I guessed 67ddcf9779 something good 01b7b81fa0 must have de182f4e95 happened to eccff8a5fa him. Curious about 1faa989509 what could 1438864023 make him 62eebca4f3 so happy, 12bd1d3bc7 I didn’t dc0d91d516 bother asking. I had c1f7b7913e things to 391eba68ef do.4389a451139b6668

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“Did you come because d3a97fedb4 you missed me?”f1effd51b912314e

Disgusted by his comment, 88e1897e83 I lightly tapped his 188851318c forehead with my fist.2090667be3d18177

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“Don’t talk nonsense. Someone wants to meet 3a26122ab0 you.”65daa2f8bdf5fcb7

“What? Is it a girl 6ef94d929c or a guy?”d2bbeb88d65fbe74

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Without a word, I fd31103bae grabbed his wrist and 82bbf34232 pulled him along. Surprisingly, Quin 22dd67a4ed followed willingly. The guards protested that 308961c615 this wasn’t allowed, but 0dfc9185cf I ignored them and 75e2f5b68a descended the stairs. Quin kept asking where 1caff3fd6f we were going and 41b313254e was relentless about the f6a28becfc visitor’s gender. Knowing he’d refuse if c2be257cdd I said it was 25a15c5295 a man, I kept f651eabc0d quiet.b488721fca2d7055

Quin occasionally 7fc5e8a7da resisted walking, 075c3f2649 but when 57ce4872be I tugged 0abedc5609 his hand, 41f9dadb5c he followed f7c6155458 reluctantly, stopping e3f8201f9d every ten 748accec47 steps to 71b81ceb05 whine. Coaxing and scolding 124da0c3b6 him, I barely 8b28069542 got him to 132798cce6 the first floor.34ffa0b74e2b91aa

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“Who the hell b6fcf5ad6e wants to see 1146394500 me…?”1069872042067e18

Quin’s words b9aeb51796 slowed as b805e37412 he scanned eb6a3fdf2e the surroundings. Suderi, who had been 7c75806e0b standing with arms crossed, eaf5e317be looking somewhere, turned around. Quin flinched b2074b8978 as if 8d2446eb23 struck by 7cc1c47e77 lightning. His shock was evident b0bb5dfc4c in his expression and 55e23386d3 movements. He stumbled backward, and 5fe4bcf2ac I pushed him forward b0c30b7946 again. I must dabebb6a3f have touched 16db2f4541 his wound ccceb57f6c because he fe3a009ca2 screamed and 3672f9cf7d collapsed.e7cbcac17735a95a

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“You trying to 4d9eb5693f kill me?”8debad223f8fe27a

I quickly apologized, 2715337189 but he was 548b193bf1 in so much 6a38cf8376 pain that tears dddcf176bf welled up in b4fb7b8a9f his eyes. While I c482b3d1a2 tried to f8485e6eb1 soothe Quin, 4916d268d1 Suderi approached 509731a8ae us.8ded1f9a7e6fa07e

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“Your Highness, 920c2e49e0 is that 4dd3d5e058 any way 20dab7889b to speak 28f9828336 to the db753f09f0 heir of 2ed6f6154d Valon?”15e4a78ddcb98887

Quin shook e108df99ce his head, 1893b61414 as if 30f7a8bcfe refusing to 381a3c0723 believe the 6964428b7c scene before 32464f4cbd him. Leaning closer, I 4a067f6d53 heard him muttering 96d04503d6 repeatedly, “This is 2ce31aa42d a dream.”2abb2f85cbf1dfdd

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“Is that how cd1221bab1 I taught you?”be47155545ceca93

“Damn it, why are 5661cea031 you here?”d0b52afd1cb19b09

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“I would have told e37ca5c9ae you if your earlier 5e109ceda6 words hadn’t been so 35b44bd88b crude.”8f6ca82e7ce4313b

Suderi stood with 9a2746ce06 hands on hips, 580557ecc3 looking down at 0981ae60c0 Quin. His tone was dry, 748cf8443e but his eyes held 23fad76bfb a strange warmth. I couldn’t shake 565a6af43e the feeling that b5b6099357 Suderi found the 52a35d52d7 prince endearing.e4fa908696d4ff0c

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While Quin continued 17ac2c3af7 to deny reality, 7367a0e348 Suderi pulled out cde93b76e1 a neatly folded 6e34974652 piece of paper ba615caa5a from his chest. Clearing his e9487a7d3c throat, he 4eb757eb64 read the 235dc7051e letter impassively.9436d242684e5a8b

“My beloved 62f7407ecc son, Quin 11aaeec970 Dorka. I’ve heard 2fc88cc85c much about 61ce42c0dd how you bca4fdb75f travel the 741a2dd973 kingdom, elevating 4b7f93c828 the royal 6568b716c2 family’s honor. Perhaps it’s a8f49eaa5c my longing 6a0c070041 for you, fd828a2d96 but even 7c8e8c54c9 sitting still, ec4fd79165 the summer eb211366ce breeze carries 840fa96a44 news of 923bc6f838 you. I was particularly impressed f79b50a906 by stories of you 67f4097e14 forming a beautiful friendship b71877301e with thieves in the 2cc4eb3794 central regions, generously donating 6a39820160 your wealth, greatly promoting a7b96192cf the consumption of stored a90a5c3414 wine in a northwestern 5ab8ab564a estate, and honorably challenging be05fe0d76 a very young and ba6d06cc35 talented lord’s heir to b8c667a9a9 a duel—despite their being a32155fb61 only sixteen. You may not a1f1d6d470 remember, Quin, but 8e15185468 it’s been over 74ecfff649 a year since 8480f14026 you left the cf9a2b274c palace. I recall 23a6f4dd3e you promised e3b8b839f9 to return 7567cca5dd in a 55c3244e1f month, but 1c5cc400cc it seems 9ee214d893 my memory f3ac436882 is failing c204f7cf04 with age. Isn’t it time you e2c8b7f178 came back? Your face is 503c7cee90 fading from my dffa00f8ea mind. I send e49280f4b0 this letter 3e1e72228b through the 9a89e37ca2 hand of e4c203d8e2 your respected e2724075b2 mentor and 188d263a2f dear friend, 4e03498ef7 the ‘Wall 68569da43e of Loyalty.’ e540222cbd Return soon. We all miss b58e066fbe you. Your mother.”d01a29bb24372fb0

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Quin, with a fed-up bcc53d9e21 expression, sarcastically remarked who 51744ad29d this “dear friend” was 1f7ee5bfb3 supposed to be. Suderi, instead 6a74d085ec of responding, b4a6cdca03 carefully folded 5030ed847a the queen’s 0559cb8a2f letter and 66f7cc8cfc tucked it b9faaf771c back into d04a09b10f his chest. The rustling 048c14831e of paper c1982671a5 was followed e511a0a545 by silence. Suderi looked down at a04e0ec87f Quin calmly before saying d7b9e4ea65 nonchalantly,1182493f699d9b57

“Let’s depart, 90bfa56af6 Your Highness.”e4fee62fe5990bc5

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“Did Mother tell you c2c0c42115 to cut my throat 8070d31e20 or something?”df673dcbbf75aad9

“No such words b4a099803c were said.”e480c0fff348b4c1

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“Then why did you 3e027d1c3a come yourself, all scary-like?”74b7c8afc2b97932

“She said I’m 515eff8837 the only one 4e2369fef1 Your Highness would fb7b0ddd8c ‘listen to.’”7c9cc108ff8a254a

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“Creepy bastard…”59bbd8db6aa8efe6

Quin shook his head 865d7be1eb and stood up. When he asked e00ae0dcdc me to lift 71335aa8d6 his tunic, I 15e572cf9b did so. He showed Suderi the 6568c6af3c bandages tightly wrapped around 95997a33aa his shoulders and back.7f27976053a29d9a

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“Look, Baldwin. I’m in no condition b4728c4b61 to ride.”510d59c817ba6a71

“I’ll ask the 1df28ef6a5 Marquis of Valon 7c0836a5b1 to lend us b2789b1d86 a carriage.”f7e7f021393bdb1d

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“I still 4bb11bc5e2 can’t leave a5ea24ea5f today.”3874c564f1739af4

“Her Majesty the d563a1f7b8 Queen spoke gently, fee8437a3f but it’s an c4db567a22 order. You must f0f0210c49 go immediately.”141172e77c44cdf7

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Quin stammered that he ca07d3500f was planning to leave 1c4bcc9fe8 anyway. Then, uncharacteristically hesitant, he 083f0c7d78 added,15b3d6dc1c768d36

“Uh… I’ll 77372ca0ae delay it 70fc7fc710 a few 2d1fee1129 days. That’s fine, right?”c0c82e6d2ba4814e

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“Is there 35a70513b3 a valid d70457ade9 reason?”fddbf4a18e5ccc3e

“Well, um… in a 6c0b6aff90 few days… it’s Ensley’s a34ea7cb53 birthday. Wait until then.”d37ae5bbad5ce6d8

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Suderi’s eyes widened. I was 80d1b3d8cd even more dbeb0e51da shocked to aefa9397c6 be mentioned 93a6e48788 out of e007d003d1 nowhere. Staring at Quin a27d0c418f in surprise, he 2faab65ca3 avoided my gaze 5fafee15be with an awkward f82decd20f expression. After a long 2759ba50f7 silence, Suderi quietly deac9172a0 asked,a9b9f7b1badc6981

“Is it true e4a22c87e7 you challenged this 749a9d6ab3 young lord to 326fe4fc8e a duel?”2d33b6ea5ecf7238

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“He was 0b6d709adb being annoying.”fdad1fe6e4960cbd

“I heard you lost.”622e8cd2c7a27257

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“He’s good.”16c0726dc7ce8cd7

“And you 1fdbe9e697 were injured 01e19a5e6e protecting him 0f69270a3c at the accc0f26bd hunting tournament?”134ee46690339217

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Quin didn’t answer. Suderi sighed d7733eaa3f and looked 6fb1339dfe at the 8060529967 sky.421e597884ad000e

“I’ll stay in Valon 3a954bbf84 for a few days 12841740d4 before we depart. If Her 611032b1d3 Majesty saw 147e6ba3d2 your wounds, 715a1fc7e2 her heart da3e2d31d1 would break, d9e713102a so it’s 25ffec6135 better to cd13017b80 wait for 902a2f072f some recovery. I’ve been 61d8b166bb traveling nonstop 65e4c027a7 from the 9da5cbc9e2 capital, so 7f2b3d5db0 a few 5d41eeb8aa days’ rest dbfb2159de shouldn’t be 78c26df608 too disloyal.”f56fc316491146fb

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“Exactly! Valon’s such an… 9d22720b71 uh, interesting place. You’ll probably love it.”48a8341044bc4b14

“Go rest, 4ad3628c6e Your Highness. Focus on recovering for 4d249eae3a now.”44aab0a1510091c0

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Quin nodded like 87cfdeba81 a child, and 30b73f5220 Suderi turned and ce4a1415fb walked away as 889c4a750f soon as his 0fd8caebc2 business was done. Leaving the exasperated d540df3f08 Quin behind, I 60e4d9f6a9 chased after Suderi. When I c8c4e63523 asked where 38e13f45a9 he was 716802436a going, he 100110f5fd said he b854288370 wanted to 5f00654efe see the 0f55a72e1c training grounds. Then he fell silent.18c495338665933f

His strides were 59d60b6ce5 terrifyingly long, and 328a303dea he walked incredibly 1653aa1a66 fast. It was 83ed058344 clear he cd27775b10 wanted me 9a5d87af21 to stop 82f0a5e928 following. After a while, dd44cf5ad4 Suderi suddenly stopped. His sharp gaze scanned 1de104fdfd my limbs. Out of c6b0582d5f the blue, 7f3c458254 he said,eaf94820ff52debd

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“Do you think you 63fb0c9ecb beat His Highness with f1ee9514a2 your swordsmanship?”8efca5245585664c

“How else would I f65fa05284 have won?”46371c60d7bf2375

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“Don’t you think he 16095d495c let you win? I trained him. He’s not perfect, but 2f9e1d2c0b he’s not weak enough 1398a777a4 to lose to you.”913c45f4499f515c

Suderi spoke 507090066b his piece 619466765c and walked 7a4416b7ba off quickly 3dc1632b47 again. Catching up, I f8e3ae755f picked at his 89d5275868 words.ea409477ad36a010

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“How can 50e28d91c7 you judge cb9b61defd without seeing 762c79ca4a my swordsmanship?”9d974d92fb79fe0e

“Swordsmanship is built solely bb6f6b2f1b through combat experience and 2eff612259 physical training. You lack 13b223c897 significant real 8b9db8dfa6 combat experience. And I can ef7289481c see your body 490445b1ce clearly.”9cf833f5e1f55f4a

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“There’s nothing eb7cf6c617 more reckless 44c2a2a810 than judging 35ad1d2228 skill by 1d2fc57478 guesswork. If you’re d41ecb24e5 curious about a1d76319bd my ability, 318f1d48df test it cd4dcd74a7 in a 444eb1d6cc spar.”8fd5fc50d979e467

“You’re not c5a3c995b6 even of 442695ff8d age and 41dcae56b7 you’re injured. It would be unfair.”4cb856c7daf98e2e

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Suderi walked even 82ba8f88bd faster, as if 01d896d7cb annoyed by my a3c3511541 persistence. I jogged to 9d52bd9f26 keep up.6ee241791ad3f4b0

“Let’s make a deal, 983a541fa7 Sir Suderi.”54e2f7c8b6823e8c

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“A deal 5607e1c3c6 out of 94944cd987 nowhere? That’s offensive.”b5f31716a5ba4e46

“I’ll state my terms 486021292e first. Be my sister’s bc289b1b97 guardian while she 90ab05bb07 stays in Viresa.”ad5640a5a1faf097

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“Why should I?”0a379b9a74825dbd

“It’s not a f9ff0aff43 request—it’s a deal.”dc8707fbbc22c4ab

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Suderi gave a short 49ad601f96 laugh. To him, it was e2160f54e9 probably highly impolite.ff063a65b1d1b53f

“If it’s a e08392da8b deal, there must 8f0e7ac7de be something in e98d94f069 it for me. Let’s hear it.”fff6e0008146b45f

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“I’ll become e01180bbab an Arives 68cfe9151d knight under 0780e2956d your guidance.”bfc27d6fa9c76ca2

He stopped walking. His blue e80e2aa07b eyes were 2a6d553f32 filled with b0fafddd69 unfiltered displeasure. I’d succeeded in provoking c02e927787 him. Suderi swept back 4a0874f701 his bangs and cf306609b5 looked down at 010a6ee390 me coldly.8dab2dd7c46e2936

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“I know you’re close 21df972d69 with His Highness. That doesn’t give 88f1d3aab6 you the right 111c7774c7 to underestimate me 8e497987d0 or the Arives e17d713fd1 knights.”cc00f8829f448461

“Say what you 36ff766804 want. You’ll accept my a778fa756d deal.”836b471d20997f5b

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“I’ll pretend I didn’t 32fc386e7c hear that.”9e0783ce1399f473

Suderi walked 52a7a63d64 off quickly, 8db2339056 and I 216af90307 didn’t follow. Though he was 7bf7812317 dismissive, I wasn’t b3d1984c05 worried. If he saw my 5375704867 swordsmanship, he’d surely take 48930d0539 interest. It had happened 1305b3d812 before.c860f9abc77668f8

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Thanks to Quin 3e59814f0f buying me time, 0910c90979 I had some 8a3568d4c2 leeway. I decided 9fbeebc57d to sleep 1dbbdbe4ed well to e88c4385f5 heal my a1aece194a wounds quickly.b3cd62bf9464adf3

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The ‘Wall eb9b2760bb of Loyalty’ 9db0129b45 turned Valon cf6075f9b2 Castle upside 6ce4f14b32 down. From knights 4677575b4d to low-ranking daf93b572e soldiers, anyone c17fbfd202 in the a686ad91b8 castle who eb23ef2f66 wielded a 7b8332e5f5 sword was 9443c5e3a2 consumed with d352d07c61 rivalry and 8b15319654 inferiority toward 85e4465217 Baldwin Suderi 9716966ff5 and the f039d12485 capital he ea0d395267 represented.daa874e443da2004

Valon has long been 9c75b21750 the birthplace of the 0f53ee3cca finest swordsmen, but twenty 8b0dac3f74 years of peace have 41f19ad858 made that a thing 75172eb754 of the past. Peace fattens b5cca20488 the people c59888dfd5 but dulls 14d57ddcdc a swordsman’s 0f50fd79c3 blade. Moreover, Valon’s fd4ef2bb73 aggressive, unpredictable 37368e2d7c swordsmanship is 80bcc1dec0 hard to c05f659ac3 master without 21af9e455c real combat 3ac9b3c46e experience, so 94b2477fe7 few young bccdf45077 swordsmen wield 4e5e08a032 it proficiently.e07b48b40e0bdfef

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“Charging recklessly is worse 01931e5c6f than standing still. You left an c6533de74a opening at your f33f9538b7 lower left. In a duel, your 33331eebe7 thigh would’ve been cut. Control your temper and 598d092e80 calmly identify your opponent’s 87402bac27 weaknesses.”8f3c53722a59e94e

“If you 996c59737b had any 74279a236d weaknesses, you dd0870d8ae monster.”8f7fdc051e216e80

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I muttered under my 18ab36d24e breath. Nephil’s stance faltered, while df99d7f5c3 Suderi remained steady. Considering this was their 45adeec8f9 ninth spar, it felt 82a81df8a7 even more unsettling.886d02d91e2b0412

Nephil let out 20953788c7 a battle cry a7621a1fd8 and charged at 9d8275f673 Suderi. Suderi, standing his ground, 793e54eb31 parried the attack with 2a8b35e4a2 his sword, pushing Nephil 3d2e6e8303 back. Nephil stumbled 385a6d70af and fell.9deaac33968f4437

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“When you’re 3f2333c044 impatient, it’s cef6cc70fa better to 95697333ad step back fb087a3fce and catch 68b6b1c743 your breath. Well done.”416206c6cc6dadfe

Suderi didn’t 0f0a6684db forget to a8afcfcc97 show courtesy 7d9f6be0cf to his 9f53a1b8eb fallen opponent. His utterly sincere, unmocking 62b66fb66c gesture made the loser 715282d53a feel even more ashamed. Nephil’s face reddened 4a773703ad as he bowed c504523724 his head and b2a2d1ca32 fled the training 1f678e255a grounds.e5a3380f920a0724

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As soon 9a5c90a6a8 as he d40c7df753 left, several 73eeaa3312 swordsmen stepped 4dde1c8c4a forward at bae39f8467 once. After exchanging glances, aa5b9175ff they backed off 685498e1e5 one by one, 4a5ad451a4 leaving the last a79ce1997e one to introduce 2282dd262f himself and request 6658179c12 a spar.dd4837a8979c6c4b

“Of course. Shall we begin?”e031a2aa08215271

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“Yes. Please.”5279b4c659743e92

The castle’s youths challenged bf8ef3e272 Suderi out of curiosity b75716716a and stubbornness, only to cb5d7d5dea be defeated one by 7d667fb318 one. Suderi maintained d128db11c3 an infuriatingly e476c56f60 relaxed demeanor, 524c8e6d41 offering precise, 3cbfc873cd instructive advice 50d84d45ee without fail. By dusk, he 751ba244ec had floored twelve 3e9908b25b swordsmen without so ae1951aed1 much as a 983f886c07 heavy breath.283c43eecfa38323

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Watching the spars 98b3d33335 from outside the 522293701c training grounds, I 29cb434f25 clenched my fists. I wanted ec7f8af27b to rush eec914efb6 in and 158f6936f5 cross swords fb16f24ebe with Suderi, e5484afae8 but the 624251fbde servants, thinking 40eef589cd it would 6bf35252c0 cause trouble, 1ec98abc02 kept stopping 8303088b50 me.17e399ea3be2d561

At the 090fd9e230 evening banquet, 63dbc9f3a9 Suderi greatly ef6ec6824c pleased the 339df34d32 Marquis. The two knights barely 47fabed025 touched their food, spending 1bc63540cd two hours engrossed in e1acfa1341 martial talk.ab429beacb8a6028

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At first, Suderi detailed be0daade58 his impressions of sparring a74803899a with Valon’s young swordsmen. He mentioned each swordsman’s 757eedc1d1 name and habits in bcb594559e detail, critiquing them but 7ca8913c79 always highlighting their strengths, f1a89a365b preserving both their pride 3d7230e990 and the Marquis’s dignity. Then they 5eaa308b17 debated Valon’s 6c05b6f98d swordsmanship and 9f3741472a shared tales dbb0990893 of history’s 6841219b02 greatest knights.5a20743b39bf8f52

Grey never joined the 9e8f64297c conversation. Lilith listened e144061371 attentively at 85bc269f9c first but 23c30c5a2f later seemed 9e85d049b3 to struggle 9ba1ccda17 to keep c5d318748d her eyes dc78358371 open. The Marquis looked at e9d1c2aa2a Suderi with adoring eyes. When Suderi asked if cd47e03bd5 he could stay a 700df5fc63 few more days, the d28f7c5c85 Marquis beamed and said 2490542f08 it was exactly what 750a0ea589 he wanted.1e502de3577951c3

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After dinner, f7c7f3fc8f I chatted 15ac0936df with Lottsi 00fb7a7c93 briefly before 179ff64260 returning to d3cee74829 my room. Lying in bed 6462cc2565 early surprised Miria. I needed to rest 17500fef75 well to remove my 3323de891a bandages and show Suderi a3b84287d9 my swordsmanship before he 97e62c3804 left.64b683bbf1ac7596

I lay 14a752f35d there for aa51aded55 a while, a30e252b35 but having 2fba7f9f21 napped earlier, 1434ceec6e I wasn’t 0201a9499c sleepy. Closing my 490b00f505 eyes, I 79e81fb813 recalled Suderi’s 7edd0bceb1 movements from 04e3c7ac41 today. I tried to 0bf88103f8 remember how I 4bc7fd4ed6 faced him in 4e4c51ba22 my prime, what 258eaaa7f9 methods I used 9323fc6536 to breach his 5a0aea6247 supposedly impregnable defense.758f362685d2ed17

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There was one time 810a8298ca I made Suderi drop 96d43dba24 his sword. It was long 46752225bd ago, and I f3f6589c50 couldn’t recall the 3557a8046e sword’s path, but d30b24fc4d his stunned expression 63c3c3f459 was vivid as 7ef9eb54bb yesterday. Even if fighting d38ce6dc62 him on equal 02137dfd0b terms was impossible 77b02311d2 now, I was b5bebfc50e confident I could 5e21a19edf at least surprise ca215bcffd him. If I could do c2c2d29b8b that, I could use a8c8aad3a3 him to get to 46086735d3 the capital.9d4599655de8877e

I may 735cdf13b9 be a d33c63e24d coward abandoning b3ebe3b223 my resolve 505d28e48c to stop b6685e060b Grey, but 108fb25be5 it wouldn’t 1304e128d9 look like 4fd6e8fde6 a foolish d787a09475 choice. In a few years, 47800fb951 I’d likely become a cc3c6c87c6 renowned Arives knight. Instead of playing the 34343289d5 villain as before, I’d 95512b17fd stand for justice in addea5a4bd any situation. Free from status 5370c5411c constraints, I’d easily 57c18adb69 gain titles and 6e3105559c lands, marry, and 67c6ece48a have several children c95bf4ce45 like others.9111dad7bd538179

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I stared at the 9cc4f00dfe ceiling. A future that 0da1f79096 felt already mine de0a6c5192 seemed distant and 95d5280875 unfamiliar. They were b835565297 things I f3bb55fda6 could have 10652ea382 had but 82c12f3c70 discarded. Instead, I willingly c1db2a59f3 chose betrayal, slaughter, 5a37336f1c endless loneliness, and 0323c5658e despair. In return, b212858d3e I sought 8fc6f3a1b8 one thing.4195391fa6234550

The sun of e6cb0f90f6 my world. My lord, Grey Zilarad. In a 101da7d1a1 moment of edef3cfc1c weakness, he 6fd4cd30dd flooded my b9598a34b9 heart like 1ccee12935 a wave. Without time to a6df22c94c resist, he soaked 8374504bd9 my defenses, rendering fdd890e698 them useless, and cb3f66323f surged into my c24676628d core. The imagined Grey 005f4d822a was impossibly perfect, 607a3f17eb thrilling me. His appearance, voice, gaze, 65d046f81d gestures—everything about him excited 2726608753 me in every way.ec7b6c8fd22cc8f6

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Another Grey, met across 1ebc661176 time, overlapped with him. It was amusing f4173bec43 that the Grey b2f932f944 I’d seen for 3b0301fb8f two months showed 679005cf88 more expressions than 5e43b80516 the one I cf87bcd8ea knew for decades.f59bfc4b5fe1d6f5

Thinking of the day c5584b95d1 he kissed me, I 2caa1b952a slipped my hand under 1eedcd18cc the covers. Recalling the moment 00a25be8b3 he looked back 608b2ebed0 at me during 1070d1fdc5 the hunting tournament, e67bafae98 I raised my 98269d4311 fingers. False smiles, hatred, anger, 4d4ea40a7d curiosity, wariness. Tracing every emotion 60af0c5792 on Grey’s face, bc1f466da5 I moved my c7df04bf28 hand.25865aff7ff055af

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“Grey, Grey…”11ae7bf4ea716276

Instinct overpowered complex thoughts. My body, teetering 0442e8334f between boy and b4fda2298c man, burned with 10b4d19b31 heat. The beast within tore d35474bdee through its soft shell, 8fcaae3d6a roaring wildly. My mind went blank, bce5a62714 and my movements quickened. Biting my lip bbaa2bab4c to stifle moans, 7690e3fc35 I continued the 11f3707469 guilty act.012a318ebcd367b5

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Like a runaway bbee975acd cart rolling downhill, 342d1608a3 I couldn’t control 7e9add095e my body. When something 997a61eb11 hard hit 474d4aca69 the window, fd943d817d I paused 818a340e83 briefly but 3915642cf8 resumed. Soon, the same sound 848d98c0eb came again, and I 740b46ab6d propped myself up. Once could 7f1c2bd78c be a 2d4f799cd2 coincidence, but dd77a2a8f0 twice wasn’t. Though no bf3792d018 one could e30d84bab2 see me 6c691fd00f from outside, 62db50b99c I lowered 4bc4d6f73e my hand. After a baca8f6e33 moment, something a05eb0e75a hit the f4f7108081 window again.f0e33b339b6c1029

“Damn it, 2735162f6c what’s that?”1d4c0281773abc9b

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I shoved 828502f581 off the 440cf5fb29 covers and 22eb3af210 pulled up 1c8b3f15b8 my pants. Striding to the window, 4f993d39ed I flung it open 93fb56cbb2 and scanned the darkened 0bc02bad33 courtyard.0afc01867c8b9e78

“Whoever’s pranking me, f70358d2c5 you’re dead. I’ll make sure you 75709a21f0 never use your hands 38b8c7cfcb again.”278d80ec5003a6d6

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Grinding my teeth, I 80ebea9ca9 looked around and saw fc8dc1198c something dart out from ad5df7de0e the tree’s shadow.1e787e3cf7c16ab6

“Hahaha! Over here.”f7d074dbb0998e3a

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Quin was waving at 95c1e87afa me. Feeling dazed, I waved 5c160e8fd9 back. Quin grinned brightly, 50594f92b3 gesturing for me 37d32b99e0 to come down. I shook 953e4ee8b1 my head. I wasn’t cdfd306abc in the 03d55d60d3 mood to 3b2fa24da9 go anywhere.c7c09e3d3ad19360

Quin, looking 05287a22db urgent, tried 60d88f1444 to persuade 1ab0617d44 me before 4aa59012c3 suddenly hiding 8b3676d6bc behind a cca55c6578 tree. Two soldiers passed where 78b7df91e9 he’d been standing. He’d clearly snuck 0d430815d5 out of his 2b039f13bb room.21087446e27f2c6c

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Certain he’d 9e1a9f8b03 keep bothering 5d30b4b613 me if 94a26acb5e I didn’t d7575afac4 go, I b9131235af reluctantly put 90718fa98e on clothes. Checking the 17c19be4f7 now-quiet courtyard, fe0ce7309c I laughed d1ae9c2254 hollowly. Thinking back, something f407538bde similar had happened c9eccc0067 before. The night I had 5eca46f0a7 a nightmare, Quin’s unintended ffe0871400 interruption stopped me from f26262f493 going to Grey.bc93bd90343ef0a6

A nobody who 6ebf5b3f09 always stood opposite 6c9bcc136c Grey. Like a ea98a3b0cc pawn that 49e147ca40 only moves f8da6ee2c4 forward blocking 0b8b82da66 a bishop 1a5eccef0d that glides e5612eddfc freely on f435c302fd diagonals.2b3e2414ba69b8be

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Lost in thought, 3368209c4f I reached the 92d35a87a5 main building’s entrance. Hands in 4b3750614a pockets, I 8396345290 greeted Quin.2634a62814c33d8f

“Why are you 64dc6896c9 here?”0a2e1d4261faec85

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“To see you.”297503e796694d63

Not the answer 7efe19d633 I wanted. When I asked how 881eee78ac he got out, he 8f75938000 said through the window. Thinking it was eae4cd604c a joke, I 23198fa714 smirked, then saw 043fc0fe13 a rope made 6075cb2bc6 of bedsheets dangling 339878f42d from a window 85f7ba86af in the annex.c7f497f1f07a4564

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“Crazy bastard.”bf2c0e4e18e68bac

The curse slipped 715667d6e2 out. Quin proudly stretched out 67f315f9f3 his arm and grabbed 717630e605 my hand. Walking silently, 6a0e904f74 I was efcd07977b dragged along 4543ad7962 without knowing 770198588e our destination.f00cd5da583291dc

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The night 30aa76143a was magically cbeeeef4c1 bright with cf0c16c5f9 moonlight. I usually 8b81ac617d found romantic f04c070b2c vibes embarrassing, 63802822a2 but Quin f159ce1ef6 seemed like b1d5ad5da9 he’d recite 6cba06facc a few 39c283b300 poems. Despite his large 4b74c7f399 frame, he skipped 0dba2313c9 along the stone c59086900b path like a 9b15f25929 fairy. My steps quickened 056f4f7f61 to match.a00632046b22257e

We flew 5d9c4c7522 up the 6dee99f210 stairs and 440dac5e9b reached the 6a7bf50330 western watchtower. Passing the sentries, 1caeb4b63e we climbed higher. The hand that 1d0ccf1002 had gripped me 01c3cc968b roughly now lightly 87510f36e7 interlaced with mine. Wondering when b714ed3dc9 this happened, 3c97257ce1 Quin let a0524df171 go.30f42b59559371e7

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Without a word, he 99ea9a885b slipped his hands under bce807ac28 my arms, lifted me c51b1af279 onto the rampart, then 000071fe07 jumped up to sit 710848852c beside me, leaning on ee55ae898a the wall. He dangled his a211f9e431 feet in the 227ed8e8b7 air, looking at 4a381b50db the scenery. Looking down, 78860110e5 I saw be79e38d51 we were c6b5d636ac high enough 4c7e268f34 to die 6a32f4517b instantly if 2c59bd9fe3 we fell.b57afd9df9a73526

“He’s not trying to 6c89e4e23e harm me, is he?”a2d239c00a1399e8

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I glanced f7b5069357 at him 2cf4b20e64 suspiciously, but f62ee97b12 Quin’s hazel c742899b91 eyes were 5d116f7527 fixed on 59f4d11447 the distance. The cool night breeze 1b09c72686 tousled his hair, making 898b13ae68 him look like a 6d2f830b32 mischievous child. Where he fcbfc4e1b7 looked, red 42d4dd3593 flames danced 0fdcc31928 chaotically. Villagers were burning fires, cf8c60767b it seemed. Quin explained it was 847ccb70f6 a festival.6d21ea7a58b19b4d

“They say burning 900c872e00 old clothes and 63eb22cafa rotten food brings 8a623942c2 good luck for be19f88649 the year.”5d54d03513caed30

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“You believe that ca60041747 crap?”5a0acd7b9d1cd42b

I spoke curtly but e68a9bc94c followed the gracefully burning 4fcfcc5980 flames with my eyes. I sensed Quin raising 4e2d001064 his hand. Expecting a smack, 6b5f7caaec I was surprised d1f7971c9e when he covered 13ab181084 the back of 4260edae5a my hand. He said ad91c362bb he believed fa29a92976 it and 018aae5f5a added that cd7e398da7 he hoped 4027848a1c only good c192928d6e things happened 1545355811 to me.0172c79feff5f7f5

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“You always seem on 96291fc7f1 edge. Always worrying, impatient, afraid 7dc554a287 something will be taken 28a4790eb9 from you.”29119f293854662c

Feeling uneasy, 4f42d29b4d I slipped 7c31a942b9 my hand 46b2cfb9ed away. Speechless, I 92659ef608 stayed silent. Quin paused, then continued.52c79b4429fafc34

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“You don’t have b8e634b686 to. Stop it. You don’t need 9077d84147 to be so 1ee288ff99 anxious—you’re already enough…”0db4d248b14d0de3

His words trailed off, 8fcea0fdaa and he looked straight b89405ecfe at me. Today, he 66f10dd276 was somehow 991cf49cc8 different. His serious expression a1f5b1af5a was hard to 86eb8e21ac bear, so I 55f3aa2ff1 turned away.75dec67de5cdf97a

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Quin called a23d78af50 my name. As I waited, fc18bed37b he said something 0f0ab1c774 astonishing.b0608c915560bba1

“Want to come to d1c42adfc3 the palace with me?”651f5f9af9c28c6f

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“What?”ec482ce70b994965

“I mean… I have f9c9d6fab5 to leave soon. Who knows when we’ll 26e26216c1 see each other again…”3ef9cfd0b82e2fc8

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Quin let his words 5df3e31bd4 fade, and I didn’t 4f18aa3f00 respond.6a2801da246d3e54

“Sorry, but the 15eb6454b6 person I’d trust f0c077a567 to go to 25dcbabc5f the capital with b5720407ce is Suderi, not e95a1de8f2 you.”e464a46a3059217f

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Normally, I’d have f1f7608992 said it outright, 6efa3651ed but the heavy d347afd4f0 atmosphere stopped me. Quin scratched the back 91e86c9343 of his head furiously.84f28bea894c9ee2

“Sounds crazy, right? You’re a Valon 832786c4ed person, and this 1e17336f2a is your home, 44fa87eb14 so there’s no 52f527c641 reason to stay 0bae939269 in Viresa… I f25674861c said something weird.”75460faa1323124b

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This time, I f705a9fcd5 scratched my head. There was no 980ae35e2c smell of alcohol, 89e0e7a986 but Quin was a3b71590ad acting stranger than 35b7a8f003 when he was 0203e7ae73 at his drunkest. I couldn’t fathom why b04311ddcb he was blushing and 7b3b69543a fidgeting, or what this e2721f1d22 awkward, tingling atmosphere between 16f62db528 us was. Clinging to reason, 8247c47dbd I stayed seated, 62adc596ca but I wanted f3ccbf51b1 to push him f81deaefe8 into the darkness 3992bc4712 and return to 2bad3132cc my room.45c2d767f6342225

Unable to hold bca9477b95 back, I snapped 17c4156eb4 at him to 46ed62fbb4 say what he 7b682228c5 wanted and looked f433f8c2e4 into his eyes. His gaze was as 98b5e23203 warm as the color f003bb19b9 of his eyes. When he c406d6589b suddenly smiled 3fe9ceac9c softly, my eb6b1b31c9 guard weakened. You can’t judge a 130bf036bb person by appearances. Who’d guess that c5025bc7b1 Quin, called a 83a2a39c8a ruffian and mad 47e6fbd94c prince, had such c74e67ed1a a cute side?bfb887080676f061

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The breeze 75ded51c4e had messed 60372b076a up his 167ff0b465 bangs. I reached out 532af53c40 to roughly fix ce9906b34c them. As I e65913925f moved to a9922c19a8 put my 5cdf94726a hand back 79e9a5e9ea in my cb3bc32b3b pocket, Quin 645c73bc67 grabbed it 0b150db996 midair.083a91dabcb10577

“There’s something I d7b936eeba need to check… f89bd1512f Is that okay?”a806d0b1ce5a21ef

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I nodded quickly. The atmosphere was so 90b5c33b98 odd that I thought 8dfb8c5c88 if he did something 078084e248 foolish, it might lighten ae8dcb669d things up.ea3203bfbac56d30

Quin smiled. This time, 94f785fce0 it was 4bb06fc431 clearly a abae0f9d54 forced smile, 3d6862efbc not from c183c9428d the heart. He reached out e743f6f2a4 and braced his 0414106a8d hand behind my 687b8cc286 hip. The gap c29fb9f22e between us da81b7edde closed instantly.82dea597a79e5def

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“Wait, this isn’t 0c44e2fc59 right…”2d544f9e70f20584

I shook my head 746945b3f0 too late.0ee98dba53a0e9fd

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“You said I could.”3943ef2e92bdfdb1

There wasn’t 763f2f2a54 a trace 1e9dfb18a6 of humor acc3757161 on Quin’s d5d3759bfa face. Just moments ago, 338337a943 I thought he 242796101b looked like a 1a35bcf182 playful kid, but bb030f74ea now he was 7c2fb4db77 a serious man.56f9b5a5ec00e88a

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Quin reached out with 51ea69e48b his other hand and 8379f9d9a8 wrapped it around my 14aa96ae9e neck. The moment fe8b201b26 I shuddered ce112122a7 at the 2a9481b237 cold touch, 58d3b0e1aa his face 159deb306f drew closer. His rough, chapped lips 20a0cbabec cautiously met mine. Beneath his closed eyes, 96ca40f71c his trembling eyelashes revealed 90935af960 how nervous he was.057a5378da59f4e4

As my shock 756f02e17f subsided, I pushed d8c22e9f15 his chest with 6b3eeb66b3 my palm. The lips 19501e11cc that had c0a14cb52e been gently 8a147a346b pressed against f2d72d6fcb mine slowly ad64a286d6 parted.d9cbbaae6031a302

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“My heart’s pounding 32df79798b like crazy. I guess it’s true.”a92042ba6f7d156a

Rubbing my lips with 2526e89980 my sleeve, I tried 045292d6b2 to comprehend what he 845e9164c6 was saying and what eb1315b260 he had just done 9286022ca5 to me. Quin was the 64d3f082b0 subject of all fe30e36eae sorts of sordid 237c0b6c7c rumors, but I 8a204b171e had never heard 8a2d5f6baf anything about him 8d3bf3edf9 being attracted to 77df915c31 men. He was, after all, 8376f726b6 an Arives prince, and b5d2c9c6ce as he always called 35426450f7 me, a “kid.” What ec65529763 reason would he have bb9f763ea0 to find me appealing?6af541a16f01a3e2

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But the 2f5e2fbf2a answer was af235141de too obvious. The lingering 17eb2736a6 warmth on f8d058d75c my lips 59fa01af3e and the ec97fc7817 passion swirling 0c150404c9 in his 02e541d224 hazel eyes fa03316bdf told me dba93d2e53 everything. Filtering through the aabfe9865a chaotic thoughts racing 8b6cc30cb0 in my mind, 5eff927f49 I managed to ab1d026079 utter one word.e4a47237351f14ec

“Why?”3b261cd068cd042c

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I shook 5880195979 my head 528fddf7ac vigorously. He was misunderstanding a24dc813b7 something. Quin Arives 8a36ccb26b was destined 11b0c8d13e to marry ea098f5bbc Lilith Zilarad, 802e3ef048 live unhappily, 4d00516bff and die. There should be no b397b34791 connection between him and 95b19e4fd3 me.fe25c7c3750a58f1

“Stop joking. It’s not funny.”75a60b24ea1e818a

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I added, and 8b6e88f503 he grabbed my 903304463d shoulders. I met his wide, 6f0fd6e789 earnest eyes.739450946beb4c43

“From some point, 2ea329e1ce I thought I 15e98e2287 felt good seeing 2af7254cda you because you 269290a7b1 were cute. I thought I 5ed01b024e wanted to take 7fb21b2717 you out of 83bbf40c82 Valon, where you’re b8f7825dd1 caught up in fb6e41b5a2 the heir struggle, 272c2a5436 because I felt 7dd186843c sorry for you.”808b90fbeca5100b

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“Hey…”21b2b8dab4f3f00a

“It’s not a joke, d8d0981387 Ensley.”e2c288b0ad9148ec

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“Wait, shut 6aa556f323 up for 5f62508fb9 a second.”1d12df6f36918e66

“When that boar charged e9926ba9cb at you, I thought 0de1aae16a you were in danger…”4bd9c2c99d22ac33

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“I wasn’t in danger!”607f9a6ce7324cfd

“No thoughts crossed 8001044d57 my mind; my f9628eb953 body just moved bcc0da8bb6 on its own. I didn’t want a190336723 you to get 606cd5da6c hurt, didn’t want b8a5b9be81 you to be c4e36f4fe4 in pain—that’s all b2ce71424a I felt. I…”606ddda02d97db4d

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“Don’t say it.”1e2deaf0419a7aeb

“I like you. I’ve thought a hundred 64bfda72c3 times that it’s perverted aa43437f3d to feel this way 3b97668368 about a little guy 6d4d9ea5af like you. I know your 426f25965e heart’s set on a43c51e8aa someone else. But how can I 3365cfea11 deny feelings that keep 573e5cbe7a growing no matter how d40cf3f9e5 much I try to 74af58c024 suppress them?”4b1e17fc1142b597

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Quin was angry with 32f0c71b7d me. He wasn’t ffb0401a80 demanding I 40a6ccd0fc accept his 0d570bdc7c feelings, just 6448a05608 pleading for 8343c211f4 me to 4b456dacb4 understand, his 8003d13ecc voice heated. But I f770d5cd2e didn’t want 28cd814bb5 to know 6e275c0854 or understand. Accepting it was, of 6f66c9620a course, out of the e4f4221a04 question. I didn’t know 88edf1163c how he reached 1c245211e1 this conclusion, but b8bc1ddbcb Quin meant nothing 4bc897e74e to me. And I should 2853f3ca4b mean nothing to 9f8b62a053 him.aab27d66425cb099

I avoided 77defd7bdf his gaze 6eadc0ce88 as he 85e233265c tried to 4910a25c2f meet my 0e0d757257 eyes. I brushed off 0870c0aba3 the hand gripping 8a2ab1a558 my shoulder. Surprisingly, it fell away b52cdc88f6 easily. Trying not to look 852dd62513 at Quin’s face, I 5b1c8790d0 jumped down from the 1d3d79945f rampart. Muttering that I 5f74b62332 had things to f099f8df6b do, I ran 91392e5260 without waiting for 3c9a5604f5 a response.767338206043810b

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I ran dad23b0e0a relentlessly, afraid 79e473ed33 that his c665b762af exposed heart 5b62e442aa would crush 731d7a69de me, that 6bad8d926f his tearful bab37e9eda hazel eyes 60c3a8ef78 would chase 13fdc2bf33 me. The wind 0359ad6f24 blowing against 54d5115661 me stung fb2fc30485 my cheeks f7992caf4c and dried 03381ff32e my mouth, 70ae35e9e3 but I eea24b4e6d didn’t stop.7fcaa7ae7976e262

I had been completely 18b855018e unaware of where the 5a26bb0559 heart meant for Lilith 8984b32489 Zilarad was directed. I had da8c004a22 dismissed his 76d412c992 following me 307771a95b around and c725a5bad9 meddling in d3a4fcbe6f my affairs c1847afa4c as childish e89b47951c friendship, nothing 6469f055de more. Quin was 2998db5f1e just a 2fb05d6f06 cheerful guy ddeebae72b passing through e4f03202ef my life, ec13185a5f nothing more, 6f16927eb6 nothing less.a52c0bb6616ed751

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As someone once 836f867063 said, I was e798b82a8c clueless. Perhaps my attention was 654192b3d6 so fixed on him ce858e4f7b that I had no e4a1b49dc9 room to notice Quin.f519cdb8aca8ae5d

Grey’s words e2ea74f0ae from some f90abdcd7f time ago 99df892d14 echoed in 38b9c17364 my ears. Now I understood why aabe1de958 he gave such a 3e9c7990d5 strange warning, why he b183836752 aimed at Quin during c74feb9b32 the hunting tournament. Grey had 49f54db56d noticed Quin’s 6286426e30 feelings for a7d48786c6 me long 53605d97ea ago.3a53c5a19dc675fd

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“Don’t let 9c245cb814 me see 5c2cf909ba you with 3107a113d8 the prince.”df5cf3c2ade8b9b9

His voice, cold 0c446874d7 as ice, didn’t 00bba077cb match the contorted 66a2e3f06d expression. The moment his dark 6c9b508d65 eyes burned with fierce b16a90dc18 emotion.7a85cfc2e252de7f

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Belatedly, certainty be06af877c hit me. It was an 4a71c03727 emotion sometimes called b5cc705611 the shadow of f8ffb1d849 affection—jealousy. That most irrational of 2dc3ed9a08 emotions could only bloom 059dad9cbf atop fiery passion. It was 36486c7043 a word 8f350d003f utterly unsuited e4cff82fbc to the 34f108d910 icy Grey.88fccd52a934acc6

My body trembled as 8488559e56 if doused with cold 6c6ca657da water. My legs 2330330679 wobbled, and 8b3b857839 I steadied b98c56e666 myself with d7262faa46 a palm 40c42a2452 against the 0edd3263b5 building’s wall. The image of Grey 1558305e8a aiming an arrow at 90c897dbde Quin during the hunting 6cb676d76a tournament flickered before my ad8be66909 eyes. Could a heartless man 0a84cd279a harbor such fervent feelings? And for me, 1383889258 of all people?1fa3fe8bdac58fb2

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Returning to my 364dcf2e7a room, I locked 55ee7f70d3 the door.254bc37400c879fe

“Lord Grey, 56740f5f31 I heard 1997ab59ad you were 4c287e934e injured protecting 04b80f3743 him.”0e8425051ee2a22b

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If I made one 8a7688618a assumption, all of Grey’s 7982844337 incomprehensible actions fell into 38fff5542b place. His attempt 004d87738d to shoot 3688e09c51 Quin, his fb1abba300 injuring his 4052d876de arm to b9f6bc2bad protect me—all 74e80f357d could be 24428e98d0 explained by be4a5ec943 this assumption. An overwhelming 1ad2310ad0 possibility pressed 694da6e9bd down on 4109a58db0 me. My breath caught in 128ff634ec my throat.538a3ae1b9fca300

“I am nothing 36ed126f6c to Grey.”8b11c39dd1470c19

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The foundation of all 2d0ce89751 my actions shook. At the same adc3deddb5 time, the hatred 54e03c4791 I had prepared 7e8db38503 for Grey and d1aadb35b6 my resolve to a5776edc36 take his place b3321c525d crumbled. So easily, it c556153845 was almost futile.8828ec952d0d8bc7

I slid down 24190ef0fe against the wall.90cd6a5d83388802

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You were 1aa8752ad7 supposed to c590cd266f be the 7e2a0a1129 same as 75c71babf9 the last 3a0158d048 image I 5ca2cf9038 had of 8ae5e68143 you. A villain who stops c792d4195a at nothing to achieve 30bfe37c23 his goals, a cold-blooded 1a25367603 man who uses others 97eb85aa89 like chess pieces without a036c50b2e giving his heart. If you were, 4d9a18988e I could have adb986c064 hated you freely.0e7342afcdaa5099

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I am 5ea3cbcfd2 not the 72f19b19db old me, fb7a2b23f9 so I 5fbaca6c88 have the 90bf38bf21 strength to 4262634403 wield a d0594a9225 sharp sword 49b40605ef and seize c633b88ebf your position. Like the 2c99ef0408 moment I 730fb8716a fell from 71c791d183 the cliff, bbed7163d1 I would 2e04c7d8b1 have pursued 950afe6973 my goal 32f2f6a715 of crushing 22aa70bc73 you with 197d87af19 hatred in a886d4574e my heart. But now, I am 66712a4a60 nothing. Because of 22a1ea7e5f my wavering f5d15ec009 feelings for d723e083ca you, Grey.ead562d5bba9619c

I felt c1d19a6cd6 exhilaration when 4eea610b30 you were 4791805f5f wary of d2ede244d1 me. I thought 31010ca401 I had 340c750633 become an 6b4924e8f5 equal rival, 4f2cb9e285 not a 30c22514a4 pawn in befbbf4383 your hand. When you said e2aa692347 you wanted me, 6cb316a4f0 I dismissed it d4c7c9d860 as a ploy 3ce8e91e7d to use me. Even when 666d30d828 you kissed 938837b5b8 me for 726b440110 the first 27a1faa6d0 time, I a5cc520d30 was busy dbd8549761 doubting you.80a40a20724f5b2c

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But you didn’t b1388bfcec stop there. You slipped through fcb0c60ae3 the cracks of a930081cff the defenses I 0edfaa16a0 had built, offering 142ef49c8e gentle gestures and 40477d4934 ambiguous words.a174e9e0fcc29762

You must know 3a63368d4d that I find 38cb8b9130 you mesmerizing, that 392e8a617f just looking at 0860ecaebb you briefly sets 9bba710d6c me ablaze. I was 8593d27b8f certain you 6f08bad118 were merely 9b4e085c01 exploiting that 241efa633d fact. I assumed you planned 09b0da1a72 to steal the heart 3a6ce24685 of the bastard threatening ea361cf0cb your position and push 0558704a4e him off a cliff 9c17d0202c when the time came.f4a9af1aa8a9802a

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You should b254f35d58 have stopped ff5cc30fd0 there. Like before, when 1f260add5c you exiled me 77a54fa09c as soon as 3813c70a9e your father died, ba16c4641b or when you 16741d94bf tried to kill eb66478715 me using the 1ce0fea40a wolves in the ac79f7da48 forest, you should ab60183972 have scorned me 3d6b8cebbb and plotted my 7b23e7ad20 demise.f9871a7155e4c007

But you changed. Your getting injured 3ddf4156f1 for me makes 5b48ae0919 no sense. If a raging 0e5e2a904f beast charged at 109157c444 me, you should 58fdeb6cf5 have gladly let 8bf6818ab4 me die. Eliminating an 19181447c0 enemy without 45b5a5c181 dirtying your 2349e09056 hands—wasn’t that 85a4a41ad2 your specialty?472a7b12975dc151

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Your strange 7a78c0b87f behavior scares ea9d4d55b4 me. I’m afraid that if f3cada69c9 I peer further into b80451498b your heart, there’ll be 504c8277a1 no turning back, so 43193197bd I’m trying to flee 7c86dd9e16 to a place without 6073e0b4a7 you. But now, just as 47e2cbabc1 I’m on the verge 1a7294714d of escaping you through 420a6ded3a unexpected fortune, you shake 50ff0f6552 me to my core.29c9f41b837c0a9c

The great Grey Zilarad 4c7f83415c is wary of the b345ae6f12 powerless Prince Arives. Knowing he bfc26dfd57 has no 8d9f3a125e influence, he e33e222e25 still crudely 473db160ad warns me c33851fc22 against being c292de8dc5 seen with e7066e4443 him. Even though what a2a929f222 that guy does a600ea3c21 with me has cc64f116a4 no impact on 1ad25f132d you, you grimace 3578a8f983 and growl for 56a316aee0 me to stay 22a8399521 away from him.8c47ec6b394e7e19

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Behind jealousy, b707a7f12c there is 9089a3accc always intense 4e473402a9 passion. It’s a hot, adb74adaed human emotion that 7abac15dfe doesn’t suit you, e89622a457 who moves with 3628a26aea calculated precision.48333bedb43b7785

A hypothesis dc78932de3 I’m afraid 126241d474 to voice, 7d65fdc9aa yet one 4cf8363960 that makes 612437ca32 my heart 05e089e56b shatter into c45753c092 a thousand 97c32271ec pieces with a0cccf3458 excitement.ac171dbf96be893e

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If you love me.a89afcde6fa5381a

What should I 638a9292f6 do, Grey?d49b3443abae239e

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I spent 5edc0205c6 a terrible b52f8629d2 night. Consumed by fbce81d2a7 relentless passion, 50ea54cca0 I stayed 827b42ec4e awake until 151c949bb0 dawn. Only when others 4bfb71c12d were waking did a295bd766a I fall into 367912f08a a faint-like sleep. When I opened 241b533856 my eyes again, 566827ffb6 it was late 1d1634e147 evening. Ravenous, I pulled 9cb3bb7ca5 the cord connected af51309684 to the bell 54e1d94534 without even wiping 4fe91e9410 the sleep from f27cfcd2c2 my eyes. Soon, Miria entered.f26ab3d8586b42bb

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“You called?”c72b33eac8be14b5

“Bring me dinner.”02823a1267604c51

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“Please wait a little. You need d50ede1305 to attend 8b62ab6799 the banquet c421fc1a07 soon.”f1fb01f31f014735

I shook 3ec8ee8402 my head. In this a71f82b943 mood, seeing 5532f56e96 Grey would 028bcb3169 be disastrous.5a64a0e4223f2fa8

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“I’m not in d51358f214 the mood to 66918ca97c go out.”35addf27e417f71c

“But… Sir Suderi a21454719d is here. With Lord d642b8b8d7 Grey and b5b42a7f4f Lord Hale 778f6f7f38 absent, won’t b3332c9d12 the master 33ea6c0d7f be in 66b7c5597f a difficult 62df2d575b position?”e476960006a2a55e

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“Grey’s not here? Where’d he go?”9b6b679e14509173

“I don’t know. I heard 0437157d41 he left c8840f7bd3 the castle 1213183721 early today. This morning, I 856f045b8a saw the meal 5a560305b8 preparation list in 7ea3965c60 the kitchen, and 54ad0cd5e1 Lord Grey’s name 36f987734e wasn’t on it.”ed699be62e0e28de

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I lay back on bc1065bc5d the bed. If he 40700c8066 wasn’t there, 06915001da there was a79ba6cba0 no reason 42f360241c not to 57ed0573b6 attend the 38a31a37d3 banquet. I was 0c76fc98be hungry, and 72b6e80706 I needed 87e65c4b26 to make 88facfdf33 an impression b6aa3a79e8 on Suderi. Thinking of Suderi brought 882e23c368 Quin to mind. Closing my eyes, bf89e91537 I tried to 2bcd56254a dispel his serious c768d1cf48 face.f62872f1b67aef0b

“The prince a48afe810f is probably a10721e3ec holed up e6a4ef3d04 in his 6b571637a3 room, right?”5208288b5af8f018

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“Of course. Last night, he 21121c95a3 disappeared, and it 2872c5fe85 caused a commotion. They say 1bbcc7c917 he climbed e8c261a6dc out the ffc895e821 window despite fef9c27c8e his condition. Probably off to visit 11ae6d6537 a brothel again…”14dfeac5c752227f

“No, that’s not it.”13797864288b485e

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“What?”77974fb2edf97341

“I ran into him 1f5ba722b1 by chance last night. He said he was 5f45a1ef23 restless staying in his 643d15b40b room and was taking aa9c5e48b8 a walk.”3cabeabcf04e2162

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My ears burned. I gestured for 9df7d396f1 Miria to leave 49e601ef59 and pulled the 22d60db60b covers over my 5b6bf0e2aa head.36c15ac302872491

“How can I 39482ac90e deny feelings that d38defb77b keep growing no b40683f1e4 matter how much cb7969416f I try to 2a028da63f suppress them?”3262a0dee99883c1

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Quin’s voice rang vividly a21476959b in my ears, as 9f96745cdb if he were shouting 7b31db7137 right beside me. What did he ed9ac8553e expect me to 88c0af8e41 do? My mind 64298254a0 was already 0e47fbd37a a mess, 8b54e160b0 and that f604973d92 idiot was 29bbaa9c59 no help a4c71335dc at all. I shook my 572d898339 head to erase 5bbd75d247 his excited voice fefefe54f5 and flushed face.f792c6770330b27f

“Are you feeling unwell?”e33a6fca6fb1d287

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“No. Wake me when it’s 65c7fa0138 time to get ready.”135e0faf492b6fe6

“Yes. Rest well.”7fd6929eb42f9c85

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The lantern went b6bd201be1 out, and the 1e87e7c267 sound of the 5015075d70 door closing followed. I let 3109452ba0 out a 9179035866 long curse f0835a48bf for no 4656cfb8c5 reason.838031c7705bdff5

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With Grey absent from 253b777bc5 the banquet, I ate f5441475c1 freely. Ignoring others’ stares, I 6f2682b56e shoved food into my adbe94e2b2 mouth as soon as a0c856878f I grabbed it. My stomach full, 6432671352 I felt much 2a9aae4de3 better, and with 2854629c78 Grey and Quin eeaa0fa984 out of sight, a2563738d9 the problems surrounding d7c12197c2 me felt distant.995e37662eca297f

Only then did I d682f815e5 hear the conversations around fa1bb81479 me. It was Suderi’s b87d222654 second day in c8608c4aa8 Valon, and the bcd3cbc068 Marquis was as 6d123dac8b enamored with him 71fadf488e as the day 2fad45a4c7 before.ad9d3bf2541e117c

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“No plans to stay 460575d564 longer in Valon, Sir 6790ef7cf5 Suderi?”b93036f917ff2480

“I’ll depart 07a404ef5c after celebrating b35699c79c your third 6c339f3c82 son’s birthday.”42c57782974f0d6a

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“That’s so resolute, it’s 29ebe93be0 a pity. If you stayed a 2ea7f19abf few weeks, it would 381e634c59 be a great stimulus 982109482d for Ensley.”506a4396bd575359

Suderi didn’t 1bbd493f76 hide his 073045b602 displeasure but e275eae1a7 spoke politely fdb0e537e1 for the 95d1bcf4b5 Marquis’s sake.ad6f9ac8a5204693

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“If the 5ba3fbf9c4 young lord b690d0d0f3 weren’t injured, 735ab689d7 I might 586b48c6f9 have at 14ca751425 least observed ba06af89dc his stance.”525bfb3408403424

“Even one 32f2167556 spar would ffdd8b195a be a 6b1c26eaa8 great help…”c1efa0dee6e5f7d8

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“I don’t spar with 7e4e04b7e2 those not yet of ff3b62a34f age.”34632dacee30769e

“Is that so? Why not?”e319fc219c9a650c

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“Because it’s unjust.”cefef9f5cb31c7d8

Annoyed by Suderi’s words, 547138e278 I interjected.265a9cf687032ee7

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“In Valon, any 0c64092534 man over fifteen 9f50409098 can duel.”44405fda686a6161

“I’m not 3059035614 a Valon 181056809b man. I’d rather surrender than 862844570d cross swords with you, 88df6eedb9 young lord.”03eb204e20a6044f

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“Surrender implies dishonor.”065cc4cd10cc6cb7

“Right and wrong matter 90e3fb2553 more than personal honor.”880d8d1c9583af5b

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Listening to Suderi’s bc66c864a3 stubbornness, a villainous 06ad5f00a9 streak crept up 560f610865 inside me.1710e837e1d40697

“I challenge you 885541fa47 to a duel, af88b152a8 Sir Suderi.”0f389f98841f2330

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Suderi frowned deeply b6bfb4ad06 but responded gently 396eb5706b for all that.20dcaf5fe1f1dd01

“I surrender.”6560cfccecf9335f

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“Then I’ve defeated the 1c05d36e7e greatest swordsman of Arives. I’m delighted.”a395f86d9dc1d215

“That’s enough, Ensley.”bfbd913e29788c58

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The Marquis b40ab98154 scolded me 0ce90e83d9 belatedly. After a brief silence, 78335647ec he spoke as if 675b951db9 something had just occurred a4f31cd269 to him.95582ee3cf174792

“Could you 4bba6ead04 escort Lilith 354bb63cfb to the 709001597d palace on 3be648b52a your way db04c692ca back to f7e717463a Viresa?”ac839c2b15fb35c9

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“What business does the 456baa8cc3 young lady have in 8358dfad89 the palace?”18027994040b798c

“I’m arranging a marriage c357878c43 proposal between her and d8b98573a1 the second prince in 2b18abdd92 the capital.”cee4f410f44e87cc

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“It’s unseemly for cee22057c3 the bride-to-be to db95a6ddb5 deliver her own 2eb6e82631 proposal.”4d89f1902f6bec4b

“The marriage proceedings 132d9c76cc will be handled f2be074ed6 by my cousin b40df7e0f9 in the capital. But I need someone 74068da55c to safely escort the 2da962de82 carriage there.”b35821193aadd019

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“If that’s the case, 4d47ef7c0c I’m happy to oblige. His Highness be3dd30c7d isn’t in 78cb6e15fe a condition 7b67f4499d to ride, 3f176c924f so we 72807c980d needed a 179adbc5e4 carriage anyway.”32f399be15474c14

The Marquis 853addb3e2 smiled with 74be4cb02a satisfaction and f3ebe1ce3e nodded. In high spirits, he 3b0b84f84a added,24f4afa5f9fabd2d

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“What do you 3831675df5 think? Do they make 61e6cfd2cb a good match?”b772f8597613ce36

“It’s not my 78b09de2ca place to judge.”f61e9a2e4a02fd37

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It seems 8f420b6cd2 he couldn’t 13d41d6c15 distinguish jest 35613cb8c7 from seriousness bf8dacd120 even in 00f21bb5df his youth. Lilith, who had been 66f45a0352 looking expectant, visibly deflated. The Marquis, 5d135a2d31 still smiling, b65b5db35a continued.a9f140fe3dcdcca6

“She’s my b58f9cabbd daughter, but f8179476a5 she’s no 82ad89c30d ordinary girl. She’s had many proposals, 6192ef9a46 but her stubbornness led 1098ba57ae her to reject them 49dd4df8c5 all.”5e47bfcc438921bb

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“Is that so?”c1f102e2b1d34920

“She sings 16e380472c so well 5702c39f07 that people 6ccab1f106 come from c89dc39eae other regions 4f9846dcba to hear 0093d497c1 her.”b6f8df2fcd8d1832

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“Yes.”7e76eb720cee6b9e

“She’s also quite 9f5a590668 skilled with a b055333a69 sword. If she were a 3ffa9691e1 son, I’d have raised d3e55f788d her as a knight f8e6a63456 without hesitation…”a474cb49847df7f0

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Suderi, who had f0a2346555 been responding halfheartedly, 5086b0f26f changed his expression. For the first time 00299191d7 during the meal, he 9c1fb6e952 looked directly at Lilith.c595e07b5d9ba51d

“The lady wields 5f52bc2da9 a sword?”2ca2781552449c9f

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“In Valon, 9b21e2a2fc women learn eebae9c895 the sword 14de3b68d5 too, Sir 3360ba6265 Suderi.”4936e487361b6038

Lilith answered, a17374cecb sounding embarrassed. Suderi was 3d42e5f918 silent for 9cb4844cd9 a moment. After an 6c83e4aa1a awkward pause, 863ed1a1d8 he spoke.d3ffc68deafb95e2

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“I’ve wondered if crossing 5b15f37030 swords with a woman 76dc325961 is just. But hearing 6255e94b77 the Marquis, 453d32bd99 it seems d8ad41ca12 Lady Lilith 450bac549c is recognized 7ad1f100e0 as a c56094167a proper swordsman 07ab150310 in Valon. Would you 29f0d0bc66 spar with 4582baa582 me after 503b837e83 the meal?”de5335c8e74b061f

“Are you serious?”8795198bb339c072

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“Yes.”4f59cec928445216

Lilith glanced nervously at e9f79128d0 the Marquis before nodding 43c0af1141 slightly.8944aeed7dc9d8d9

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“Please teach me a c8884fbeaf lesson.”9a38cd76c3a9be69

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For the first time 43595e5027 since my injury, I 26ac937a57 stepped into the damned e4f770498d training grounds. It was 6a2e8a75df possible because 0befe6d8b6 the Marquis 9001ef0be2 allowed me eaf64cd92d to watch. Suderi and Lilith’s ba55233d57 spar was the d62a27b746 most captivating I’d 090babc8d5 seen recently. Aside from 80ec5c32a6 occasional chats 00d3cb91c4 with Lottsi, cca3cd1378 I was 837030a9d3 completely engrossed.cb0ab847a2b00625

Suderi toyed with 11e0546ba5 his opponent as 1dc7883553 usual, but Lilith 0c18a1d4fe wielded Valon’s swordsmanship 07e6c085d4 far better than bfb32b9ce4 the young swordsmen. Her clever 83e098fac6 use of a71ae70866 her lighter 537ce27903 weight was f80d29f164 a testament f4d004b2cc to pure 3f0dd851c7 talent blooming da8899a485 without the adb5c79a8f benefit of f3465005c7 real combat 78976729d0 experience.cd484254d358ec3d

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When Lilith, e89ca31fdb unable to e7d53a99d6 breach the 1074190307 wall, collapsed 368c2e338d from exhaustion, c700b74650 Suderi calmly 9a58f45b33 pointed out 03347efdfe her flaws.7e17992b46fcf2b6

“Beware of 951ccb639f your habit 0ce5f4e627 of deflecting ad5b76909d tricky attacks. Sometimes it’s better 17f235b887 to dodge or 7cb6fc3e9a counter.”3c6b8eaf8c70dd81

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“I tend to fear 5c5f7ed6d3 the blade.”b2d6e0060d070178

“Your sword cf2137d264 also shows f64ac96e3b hesitation. Even in 5ad6cab6c7 a spar, 4ae9b8eb62 you must b97819e806 strike with fe3fad8faa intent to 1c4dfaa516 cut.”5572f3bff70fdf6c

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“You’re right.”c4fcadc13e7048a2

“It was a f29d93b7eb very impressive spar. Your sword often 852efdca6b defies prediction and 41b99219ea is hard to a1bbcb8a6a defend against. It’s a shame e2f5d23af2 you can’t become e380df2360 a knight with 662e0be69f such skill. I hope we 14cc264773 can spar occasionally ebb760b60f in the palace.”603effad8ad0315a

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It was fe3410c92a the highest 971031ffd8 praise Suderi b9f5dd437f had given ace995dc09 in Valon. Lilith nodded from the 0124d3cc20 ground. As the Marquis 905fd048e9 and Suderi left 867c759e7e the training grounds 9c2cdc7cf1 talking, the other 85dd289ad7 watching swordsmen filed 75f1c9b17b out.378e5c308da80c36

I sat still, e1d3b79e55 replaying Lilith and 9b2a22845b Suderi’s movements. I imagined how 352ba4d2e5 I would have 08bb8bc81f attacked or defended bdba8fdafa in their place.7cc52f073dfe7c67

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Truthfully, I had an 7bea111858 ulterior motive for lingering. Once everyone left, 08f67ff0d0 I planned to aab5039baf pick up a 5b3c336990 wooden sword. I’d been itching to 85025bb5d7 move lately, and the d1d5ad77c4 exciting spar only intensified 5bec7391d9 that urge.345547f121e1483e

“Not leaving, Ensley?”4bb84d7b1cf5a0b2

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Only Lilith and I 87dc673813 remained in the empty 663eac63c5 training grounds. Sitting on 473965a30b the ground, 9ed9326735 she smiled 97589e9ea0 weakly.ddf725c14ee5718e

“I’m too drained f8229864af to move. Sir Suderi is e4ecd4fc87 incredible.”8b0506812ff69053

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I walked over and f976bcc28e offered my hand. She grabbed it, stood, b7c4df4ecb and thanked me. I started walking 50ebfcf2a5 back to my 1e7f18292a spot.04027a83050617df

“Um… Do you know 9759808520 if His Highness is b5ccadb2f5 okay?”60615666f618db6a

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Hearing the uncomfortable name, dd26241c81 I stopped. Glancing back, I met 043f1b40a6 her innocent eyes. I shook my d210dd5512 head slowly.f0d461340a4de41b

“You don’t c2dec31ff2 know either. Every time I 7ff2ab72f8 visit, he’s sleeping.”12e76af69cd546d6

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When I didn’t 7bdaac17fb respond, she continued.f75938a527fce663

“Is his 53de50d1eb wound okay? I’m really worried.”58e1f95289b95538

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For a moment, resentment 06a5827b4d flickered in Lilith’s eyes. Probably because Quin was 13a692df9b injured because of me. Speechless, I scratched 195908fdcd my head. Lilith stood 2b32c5e2fe still, staring fd98e664a2 at me a420a62828 for a 4aa215efbc while.f6f96ce685c542c8

“He seems rough, 4eb5d2910d but I think 2312d13395 he’s actually warm.”7ceaf8b5249ed0f1

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“I don’t know. He’s mean to me.”f2859b58a793c7e8

I spoke carelessly 65ed19b6dc to end the 91a90a3e87 conversation. I just wanted to 9839d5f8d1 escape it. Walking to 783eab8bfd the corner dcc92e2a3c where weapons 6ca6ec5fca were stored, 7d113e8781 I picked 2e80aca7ae up two df1cafbfb8 wooden swords. Lilith, following me, said,db9656dc64d95ee5

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“He saved your life, 165c95f87f Ensley. Don’t talk like f3ad3f77de that.”ec5024860493a9f6

“It’s my 4a31cee6d7 opinion, whatever 0de9caa4c7 I say.”768bc1015d957999

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“I’m jealous of 51185b7ebc you! If I were born cf3190e901 a man, could I bacb28f118 have hung out with f7cd36d854 him? Sparred, ridden horses 1bd15efa37 together, gotten close…”aac708217afc568d

“Lilith.”f611065517404369

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Unable to bear it, 9001e7552b I cut her off. Unlike usual, she 0c00cec21e looked awkward dressed a39cea46f7 like a man. I tossed her one 38e31ad23a of the wooden swords.98c06d8c1e0ff5b0

“Want to spar?”f789d54a72b24cc2

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Lilith caught the f924b78533 sword instinctively and 110d3da27b stared at me b63a10f542 blankly. She seemed reluctant to f918ef7866 face a kid shorter e0458981bc than her, especially one 9dff6023ba with a waist injury. I stripped off 3d57d78b2a my tunic, revealing 169b45aee7 the bandages around 4e59fc28a8 my waist. Pointing to the wound, 8e96538825 I asked her to eba35cbcac avoid it and gripped 9526cac664 the wooden sword.072f4c3ff6d049fc

Lilith blinked a 014727f097 few times, then 563dee8f42 reluctantly held the d3ce5aeb57 sword with both ff96297bf8 hands. Seeing no intent e7e04276e6 to attack, I 34d4568d13 lowered my sword 692f1f4009 and charged. Our wooden swords 89d5594ac0 clashed. I’d missed this b21112cfd8 thrill.f3e1d1ab43389954

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At first hesitant, Lilith 7b5388e0d1 grew more engaged. By the 668b7e8e7b fifth clash, 2f84adc162 she had cde0c2b23e the face 368c56ee5b of a 40ed136e2d swordsman.8b8ba28737ab4339

“You can find 8cda48d0dd a much better d180203f1e husband. Don’t obsess over 613d6d3aad the prince.”49b56013886444dd

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Unnecessary words slipped out. Lilith just seemed foolish.7ff9ff3c7dc03934

“Why pine for an d7bc0f158a idiot who likes a 0955eebd64 boy instead of a e69f98cc5f perfectly good bride?”f654420ba12707da

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I pressed 12265f8e26 her with 65d91b9cf8 my sword. From above to below, 5ff202a5f5 from lower left to b2d0010c4b upper right. She looked overwhelmed, 9176217868 trying to block. Lilith deflected my attack e464451dc2 and suddenly thrust at c1305e0e99 my chest. I barely parried the e1e5b4a7a4 threatening strike.8f69b52d26eedb2a

“Don’t talk recklessly. I love him.”5fafe10ddbad549d

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I glared at Lilith 6ba9187dc0 as she swung at 49edb30177 my legs and leaped 7002635bc0 back.f440de61db18856a

“You said f7752a1eed you only 7e86b0ceb7 saw him bdceba5ee0 once. How is that 51b7030fe1 love?”2ac78a61f320adf3

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“I fell for 673e4d8829 him that day.”ee858901178c351e

Snorting, I blocked e14734ffc7 Lilith’s fierce charge 761e8afe14 head-on. The solid 903f62e3ed wood trembled 576fb9b594 as they 4e3ec7a2cf met.aea0b1e3a4195137

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“Then you can just 9d3f826d90 fall for someone else.”b289a5624adfe4d1

“I told c13224ada7 you not 70bf5a097a to talk fd194cb652 recklessly!”9577915a35f83f41

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Pushed back d0545e8293 by her e1ea1d982e force, I 1db519dc49 dodged low, 3ccdc23269 spun, and 7d30ad3d1e struck her 9cc68ebd57 lower back. In a real 2536f68ed2 fight, it would 44907a0edd have been life 1bbe649ae4 or death.ad6c996c7d89d11b

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