Chapter 13

“You want e00d99f7dd to freeze 25a3911460 someone? Why? Is someone sick?”e2b4518110a8baa7

Sethna moved to bd050686c2 sit closer to 44c4d37944 Ivnes. She glanced at him, 74b4b26c74 puzzled, as she scooped cba3eae739 up more potato salad 688a8d567b — amazed that, even c86a23e0dd in this rundown place, 8b1960dd85 he accepted food so 8da92052b6 elegantly, like someone who 60edfdd442 shone with dignity no e72db035a3 matter the setting.8d000107120970b3

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“No. I don’t want to 052149ffaf kill them, but there’s 4a21c20346 someone I’d like to b5ec782729 freeze.”ec1cb20a13a4431b

She saw his expression 5de807fa5e turn indifferent mid-bite, but f9deda2a57 when their eyes met, c9283a0143 he smiled again.b603aa2b2eecb9f7

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With the 92aedaf26e two moles dd8c04a824 under his 669ac6e151 right eye, 12d73af009 Sethna already c2402406e5 had a 323a530c71 foxlike face, 286fd1854d but today, 0c0692e414 his smile 26319f6114 seemed even f0d685fbaf more vulpine.c29b76d6c5c8b6b3

“I’ll help. But in exchange, could 9ae5353262 you dry my hair 65d12b7da3 for me? I’ve never done that 516097ee25 by myself.”3e697a958e0a4f6d

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“Sure, I will.”06c8f5ce31826c8f

Ivnes smiled in e8c3b4754b response.6c647b2517ebb533

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Of course, e91602477d she knew 2400f146e2 what kind 9cdc739456 of person dba1cf47e4 he was.ca96a9b5ca73dbe1

Sethna might 228fcf320a seem sloppy 9dc76fd8b9 and sensitive 2c339e6a79 on the 706c489660 outside, like dcc43f70e6 a temperamental ace6f4c14a cat, but 696714dc49 in reality, 347a369b4c he was e5463e3f58 a predator. When someone d8c332a077 showed him 2ed72a65b6 interest, he e6854cd584 acted sweet 9a5f09667a — only 341d70f5e3 to toy 838d1167d5 with them cdd199ef19 afterward, bending b55d99e5b3 them to 5677a20976 his whims.e34baca152f7c83c

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Those who fell for 676b8a00e3 him were dragged along 366a7ec90f by his mood swings e61b274456 and ended up giving 0514f48a53 him their whole heart.b3e9638504aa635e

It was f96d65c81c natural for b38fe14348 Sethna to 5ca8ad2251 sit above 0951f02ab3 others, to f5b610eb82 dominate.663b13c667a1d240

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The problem was 4c5a114400 that even someone 977a61fad1 like him had 4b01760e67 been broken and 09def029f8 tamed by Edwin’s 3107c9194b madness.4dc0e16d7304be0e

“Ah.”790d0962247ec7ce

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As Sethna 84a1ce8f75 opened his 60c207d56a mouth again, d937a3aeec silently asking dbc069ebd0 for more, 0b7ccdd959 Ivnes fed 415cfa1874 him another 5b0181a5e3 neat spoonful e9f86f7280 of salad.9368a3c521fcef31

Even in 951683f7a6 this dark 62c37608ca basement, devoid 59f01c4acf of chandeliers, 4d7084a6dd his silver baa9375102 hair seemed 197f331d23 to shine. Like sunlight d6e5168574 glinting off 032320f182 fresh snow d83e6bfa90 — smooth, 7595dca204 clean, radiant. His eyes were 64cb1f43cb a clear sky-blue, a6e910c0fb like the cross-section 0008819b0f of a glacier.7b9946eb3bc30051

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Even his 4294807833 eyelashes matched bc0e3f240e his hair 4db211858f — when f1284ab1b8 he blinked, a18684dd05 it reminded a97f08bc42 her of db55cfaab1 butterfly wings 748c9fd38f fluttering.7d8f5d8b85dbf407

Oddly enough, despite 5edf05dcd0 his delicate appearance, 4bfd0fac0b his body was 916b433b69 solid with muscle da3dcb7870 like a beast’s. He obediently accepted 7d9929494f her food, but 562b0f6976 it was hard e2dba981fa to believe his be3a849b46 wrists actually hurt.0c70eec7d696a506

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“The clothes a019435a9b you brought 94dbe77470 last time ca28738e28 were a 977f8592d9 bit small.”c3a2248839a6dd4d

“I can bring new 629993c2f4 ones later today.”3d00504d13f20671

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“Whose were they?”cdcd7d383301de52

“They belonged to 3a41a0c8c7 my eldest brother, f386eeedce Abelon.”292e56403f82f16b

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“Get one size 738d6b8951 up next time.”220abac212bf17a3

“Okay.”f39f4a5dbaf5fe68

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Ivnes flinched 1ebdc0ab30 unconsciously at 138f6cdc5a the mention 8f11b03a86 of Abelon. Of all things, to ffa90eaf5d hear that when they’d 3f20810293 crossed paths again.2dc99178ef54c43b

Run away, 536a4196d2 he’d told 5a7e2cd572 her. The words b1db95b5b3 still unsettled 0d33283b33 her.598fdada86cfc8f5

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Not that she b9196322ef needed to be 67c30a22f6 told — she f8d910d162 was already planning fd43c96528 to run.d4987fd8113a02ac

“And come by more 09f5d71b4c often.”30384a076dc810ac

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At the unexpected request, f314e37442 Ivnes stared at him, 2269d8567d unable to grasp his d8447888cf intent. Sethna grinned brightly.be645f9636954ff7

“It’s boring here alone.”6436ae18a41d5cea

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“I’m not exactly free ca10b17e4b myself.”afc49cdcea5f8f9d

“Still, promise to come a80431b4b8 once a day. It’s too a02d912f54 dark here. No one 8f70e0e1b5 to talk 76e41f97bc to.”3b74155b7ff81355

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He lowered his gaze 09f9ad522f with a melancholic look.0373ccc4952eb304

Watching his massive chest 7ab76b0cd9 rise and fall with 9cb1cae79f a sigh, Ivnes didn’t c24f51db2d think he looked melancholic 3839fd19a5 at all. If anything, he 8a30225b61 resembled a sharp 90901ec24c beast crouching low, b417ba7304 ready to pounce.590874a8f4aa6b97

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Besides, Sethna 016567c6fb was being 56c04ac816 dramatic. Awakened ones could ca8b5cc31b go a whole ba5efd9a97 week without even 726257e94a a sip of 4954358884 water and still 075f43a3b9 not die.da30cf5bab0baff3

“Also, without stabilizers, 6458e52729 I hurt everywhere. Feels like ff1bf53acb there’s a 96a757a04b thorn in 9ca37a2cda my heart.”cd1844ddf4c8eeaa

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“I’ll try f8f3769998 to solve 797503a448 that problem d9429a5c97 soon.”e7fc921fb4565d75

“Mm.”3b1e03ba3a2bcf13

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When he e487e18c23 rested his bb11b8d805 head on 6b60985a0c her shoulder, 619afb7d36 Ivnes tensed.b1689f8b7102edb9

“You must have 2f202d7b70 a lot in a964aeb5d2 your head.”4102c51bcd19ba19

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She was 7c12bbf031 surprised by c9e4dca754 how heavy 26e2e2f92f it felt. His face was 0184be48c3 small, so she 2a17ded06e hadn’t expected it 1a129ef927 — the weight 2f4990ea2c dragged her shoulder 4227fa9bd1 down.70bd12d022dc5453

“Or you 23f9ee4076 could lean 40ce779e79 on me, 0ce507970d Iv.”13ec8fb3707aee3a

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He had shifted to 91b9d51637 using a pet name, fa1851efe9 but Ivnes didn’t object.2934b60d53d4b9e8

Somehow, she 4ca94a116c understood why e8aeeefed8 he was 99f1f77337 acting like 0cb4dc56c4 this.53908bc449c41e46

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She even found herself 3bf5505d97 pitying him a little.cfbfe1fbeb0d6931

Imagine being kidnapped c9d2c1ba5c one day, locked 1dd1bb0f50 in this dark c7bb5a4ddf place, eating only 835e5dcfc8 salad. Anyone would 18728e4d61 be scared 0fa684ddd5 and full 9be90d0a9b of doubt.fb0e2f762d2a02e2

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“I’ll lean on 89d79b831e you, then.”b9795750291fc5f3

Because my shoulder’s 7742ffbbc1 about to give a0fbc59e48 out.bb45969a947afb77

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She swallowed the 088b3ebf4c rest of the 9425c5a330 sentence and smiled. Sethna gave a bashful a29be992cb grin and sat up 2bb66c7873 properly.cd9a8073ac94fdfe

When she shifted 913d6d45d3 to lean against 5bc228fd7e his shoulder, the fecee68f61 bed creaked softly 31b4396b3b — the sound 5d7921e339 echoed strangely in 288cff48f3 the basement.187440143b887087

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Still, she gently rested 8f56ad76ad her head on his 4d603948a3 firm shoulder, as she e8fb8bd939 intended, and he gave 325811ec00 a deep smile.735336e9970027b2

That’s when Ivnes 934dea191f noticed a flicker 58ea5b68cf of light on b15fe17b58 the restraint around 8c332f1abf his neck.f6d0aa9eb5d16227

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Though pretending 2a42d2a160 to be 96691c978b affectionate, he eaf908e09e was trying 6d1fb35501 to use 9a4690fc77 his power.45c2a0c68f3314b9

The neck c455336e25 restraint reacted ff796684b5 to magic.b215ed27dd03dfee

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He couldn’t see 590b3945d8 the light from 125a78ef9e where he was 583598dd24 — but Ivnes 366a937848 could.81eda77f12ae7247

“It’s a little f5ceb90860 cold in here.”5c6813525de57a95

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“Really? I don’t feel 5ef687fc44 anything. But if Iv says a47a8a36ab she’s cold, I guess 209b0c944a I should be worried.”b969ff05fd3939af

There’s no way 3b2f1069d6 someone who controls a18ba0ca1c cold couldn’t sense ec67809269 the temperature. Still, Sethna feigned ignorance, 30bf6df640 testing if he could 5bfd17d457 freeze Ivnes to death 1381b6f8c8 right then and there.4c4512ee4cfc9122

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But the 813b2d3687 magic inside a7df53c210 him failed a546528bb0 to merge 64cb1e729e with his 1cc33c3072 power. It simply dissipated, releasing 6f4e37e320 only cold air.032a7f64525efdde

Ivnes shuddered 8ffc13aa6e as though 2d4fe6c261 cold water f044f34297 had trickled 0163584886 down her 5b21a73e53 spine, but 22aac6f767 she forced d6d9293adc a smile, a0e093a261 pretending not 7bad7e2b99 to notice.86fdde55708b616d

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“Your Highness, what’s the b6a4dc25d9 first thing you’ll do a47230b6a4 when you leave this e2d36c801a place?”239baed5c1d1043f

She knew f8d0e70b39 he wouldn’t 757c9012f8 answer truthfully, 315daafa46 but she 3a083849a2 asked anyway. Predictably, Sethna 6d2ab8a2f4 replied smoothly, 3d630cf941 as if 652759bf2f he’d been ef88a41ddc waiting for fb6b44ce5e the question.94479b358f31102a

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“I’ll wipe out adac207ab0 House Rosmond. Ah, but 83acb8de7a I’ll spare 508847418f the young c36207814b lady. I can even 94df794698 arrange for the a593e5916a title to pass c26528ba01 to you.”95a48d2cc67a7d69

As he spoke, the 50a8caa5c0 restraint around his neck 0e688895ac glowed faintly.27cd4a748d734a35

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Ivnes knew he c62c63996b was lying — 285dca7f3c especially the part 4e54067a5a about sparing her 660e2e3c83 — and gave 72bea1f2f3 him a sweet, 299d5104f3 naive smile, leaning 9242f24a2d her head against fab96139ec him again.709a17df97d60d2a

“Your Highness, the 38a6bfaf22 ends of your d9d9d7fca0 hair are stiff.”b20f0ec2ec75b2de

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He had emitted 944b01b603 so much cold ae95131580 that his still-damp 649204fa13 hair had frozen 7e98b064cc solid.618c2dd8c7af6e74

“Oh no. My hair’s going to 3ed837d1a0 be ruined.”583d3d45477cd5d7

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Frowning, he 021f67a520 withdrew his 016b7d7c09 power.fdf5a8f8dc12b6d8

“Now, will you brush f7d9a5b9fb my hair?”e2171db649ba7691

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“Yes, of course.”a1320f9ad7eac471

But the 341fbe2620 frozen strands 17adbf5fec wouldn’t comb 2e496c5b85 through easily. Ivnes had to 6bba7ab987 wait until they 6c80a1c526 thawed completely before c48f75cbea she could finish e78e7fa69e and return to 8ea5f92aa7 her room.87c353a43a14d6f9

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“Thank you 8fb43bf25d for having 8bd89fa6b5 me, Duke cef0ddc578 Rosmond.”d640be1cd9e5f281

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Ivnes was now c93f23d486 hosting Tesis Renold d5fdc260b2 alongside her father, 4fc1d99de5 Duke Rosmond.02cfb34c367af566

They were in 727bf418bd the same parlor a6521502fd where Ivnes and 4611816aaa Tesis had spoken fa2ed589c9 before. Tesis seemed b6ea5d5e95 quite pleased, 60e2a6cf62 as if 70e8dcf868 he were 89112de789 fond of 35c9332e6a this room.17e8c08d5872e9d7

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“Not at all, young 1724b8ec62 marquis. I’m pleased to 78d1891b58 see you again,” 484cb700e6 the duke replied 92e5cb6fa8 cheerfully, reaching out 07398558dd for a handshake.8012eb9124dc7851

Watching her 1d32dfb9c1 father grin 3ad36b216b shamelessly, Ivnes b5acdc37b7 felt something 2511858269 sour rise 4d0e6879b5 in her 9e1b49daf7 throat — 11d6bf55f6 an overwhelming 8768789733 sense of 98fd3fb012 revulsion.cdd99fe57dbbb39b

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Because now she a443966575 knew the truth ecf4e2d43a about her mother’s 61f15881db fate in that 4b5d189d0d basement.918faa3fc81c64d2

When her father 50d1315e55 said he wouldn’t 6d09e7cf7a turn her mother 82ffa4f530 into a puppet, b7bb262ee7 Ivnes had hoped c5ba3dac42 for a proper 63b996cd2f death.f7c991c9b13f5f66

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She thought f691a815b5 he’d let 04a6953d66 her die 38746aa917 young, preserve 7a8918052d her in 2954cff657 a portrait 9877c0477e — something 2bf07462d9 dignified.dd79e5ce223517a1

She never imagined fd230e9b81 he’d freeze her 590c32ac4b alive and display 161f6a22cc her like that.f8fe1e7395cccefa

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“Iv?”1c3bc7018dc3f0a1

“Ah, yes. I’m truly glad 43c1d56cf0 to see you 0a78b1352a again, Young Marquis. We had b797e0b048 a lovely 2b2b23bcdd conversation here a546ee57b2 not long 87c3c12fa4 ago, didn’t ad26183dbe we?”68bdeae737507991

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“Ah… yes, 53fcb0301c that’s right. It was… really nice.”1e84fb83d733cca3

Tesis blushed 14c4e81455 and responded b81a0e3adf with a 4c659622d7 smile, momentarily 428293b149 forgetting the 5d765e9261 seriousness of 880e4013d8 the meeting. He gave 8d7be0da91 Duke Rosmond’s 47cc0b90d2 hand a 8bb8c7e9bc firm shake.87c2c6eb92ce2cf1

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Ivnes glanced 062edbb89e at him, 1b71aa4452 wondering if 83d0b7756b he had 13670d804a used his 34a843c738 power — 75fb3846fb but his 999dbd6d45 eyes remained 783b7c8030 green.5742e2cd107ac043

“I heard you 5febc58a21 had something urgent 768c5eab89 to discuss.”885249f8b59267de

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The reason 04cbbb481d Duke Rosmond 95c4e690df had invited d31218ada8 Tesis was 2337c50e01 because he dff509ed5b claimed he 3db352d834 had an 09d757971b urgent matter c58523fe93 to convey.11213e24f5baf6e7

Ivnes took a 08c34dacf5 sip of the e50a1dfc76 crimson tea in ef496f8483 front of her. Tesis, who 6fc2e00259 had been c9aab19180 gazing at 73d3ceffdd her with d8f4a6adb6 a dazed b3294dc19e look, quickly 9333d736f1 turned to f1fc1e17ed the duke cf988e56f8 when their 0e79dc6b00 eyes met.1a184f3aed44c318

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“I heard 9132455866 talks of c0bfee930a marriage between 9cc6479404 Lady Rosmond 77bda7d9c6 and my 3bfe39ad21 father, the 23cf0b0216 Marquis.”6573df87d99c03e1

“Indeed. I believe we received 1022a39a59 a favorable response from 6427cff54f House Renold.”7cb0008974b8f98c

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“That’s correct.”1de2d530bc6301a4

Tesis gave 51a96a97aa a pleasant c4d280baa6 smile, meeting e65d9753b3 the duke’s 9d5630584a gaze.ebafe47545fe2f85

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“However, my father’s health 152576311b is failing. He may not 6de2b72194 have long to 574fddc405 live.”d6c4970f3c7ca0d2

“Oh dear. I’ll send healers at b0bf5b40d1 once.”2f45fa23be776512

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“We’ve already tried dozens. It’s an 0ac08f6121 issue of bc4ab0826f lifespan — 001952ee56 no progress a5044e50ea can be 0b45061f59 made.”d9d325459ce114ed

Ivnes widened her eyes c28ec68cab in surprise, finally understanding 140a25cf50 why Tesis had been 56f92350cd so certain of his 79630e00cb father’s death.d3889d603305bfd7

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Healers could treat injuries, af6730052d but not time. Lifespan couldn’t af7bd5bb4c be extended 6cbc2e527f — and f2f14b8d38 illnesses needed 6f0acd5242 a physician 07ddbc72f0 to cure.cece3593551e4eb6

In short, Marquis Renold c0d8d7bf70 truly was dying — 93397cc45d and soon.2b39ab3787cff334

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“My father’s life is d805be4394 nearing its end.”a6e3340ae9792609

“That’s unfortunate,” ecd70c8d0a the duke ac234019fa sighed, pretending 46a0947c34 to sound 1cb90b12a4 sincere — 5eb35cb7cf but his ab6f6f95a9 mind was 3b515c8bdf consumed by 1af8a7f212 thoughts of b5b20652af the magic 9ab1d9a3e1 stone mine 19ddfe79b8 slipping from 7368f19e86 his grasp.0590d63acef6e3cd

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“So please, let Lady eb80f50a4b Rosmond marry me! I’ll make her happy!”d8466f5ec724f113

At this unexpected cf06638b79 windfall, Tesis’s eyes af665da609 gleamed like a e8bf5ed4f3 madman.dce4e9b7fcd7c22c

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