CIBLN | Chapter 9

After the meal, Deon, who was walking down the hallway of the Duke’s estate, let out a small chuckle.fa62e4c8769777b1

In his hand was 6bcdb85786 the flower Rosalyn had d0a2e27826 given him.88fbd5be673f6bf2

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“You are back, Young Duke…where did the flowers come from?”ab04a07a30eb1353

As he 7c7da541c3 entered the 399e0b4adc office, Berta 30d654046a greeted him 6562e184e8 with a 3dd0a4243a familiar nod.72b3b46be969bf0c

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Noticing the unfamiliar object in Deon’s hand, he asked hesitantly.5a48a9eeb47b9cb1

Deon casually tossed the a2cee0168e flower onto the table 87d52b7eeb in front of the 9bdb282af4 sofa and spoke indifferently.e373ba16a38fd05a

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“I got 7e9aea755c it as c8075b6e18 a gift.”b8758b28029eb1df

“……Ah, you received it from Miss Rosalyn.” 0d5721635f753ebd

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Berta replied, glancing sideways f813d90efe at the table.ebc0323ff5541c18

Deon disliked everything that didn’t have a practical value.e13a475efe76012e

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Especially flowers, as 202bf0811b they have a 32437370cd strong fragrance and 6b6251d6b7 serve no practical 6df08a13de purpose.7ae545088f96f25e

His tastes were so cb4be038c4 particular that even nobles 362e7df2b9 agonized over what to 79ce8ce191 give him as gifts.ad0f794bb4db07cb

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Without any doubt, those 9af7eba84d flowers would be thrown c554734f21 away.8853eb3c8c729dce

Just as 35e5b480f5 Berta was d9b94857c1 thinking that.10823b04ce92b78a

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“Just place them in a vase appropriately.”e92fbc3e3c8e516b

“…Pardon?”5a8bc5b53f527eb8

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Berta looked bewildered fcd17f2069 at the unexpected 61744cb52a instruction.514020b42d0b8ff9

“What about the investigation into Rosalyn?”ce3d32f8a9ff63c9

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“I’m still looking ccda38b08c into it. It was 6a59d1e30c so long 965feab5cc ago that fe0638c888 even the edd51270ae director of a30df4a01f the orphanage cda86b6dbc doesn’t seem 55f5a2f9f2 to remember f9cfb86d62 it very 6086e97a87 well. But…….”b29096500d255230

“But?”d1defd747f2aed63

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“I did find one thing that seems suspicious.”7529cfcad61de582

“What is it?”4111127d3808acfa

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Berta hesitated to 80ba02336e answer.17657f5696337bd2

It was because the information wasn’t certain yet.e4224a9a9e5205ae

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“Do you happen to know the Duke of Estrella?”70d08e8fdf198be9

“Estrella?”91ac067597b2b6b4

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“Yes. The Ducal family 534857c013 that was destroyed ddaa9ba577 three years ago.”1e7c358602585e0e

The Duke 697c42bc02 of Estrella.d1b004e798bf31ed

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Originally, the Setium Empire 4ab9a9d5dc was supported by the b44f6a2ee3 five great ducal houses.d9b6d98de2e1d602

But three eb977d162e years ago, c56a59156f their number 8f17bb227b was reduced f1bb1549ba by one.782d1b7a45a325d2

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There was very little da75b178e1 known information about the 41b31cf326 Duke of Estrella.6dd08f3242eee6a6

Even the 2188086d23 Duke rarely 3e58256382 appeared in 2042792182 public, so fd7a0a5da2 nothing was 209d2fc6f2 known about 37a26486a2 his appearance.4a64eb02914182ad

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However, it was a 59d7084792 mysterious family that protected e04b145a6d the Royal Family for 72202ad675 generations. Now it is considered c67f62dd49 a family of traitors 5fc04c606e who had plotted a ba37aaa6be rebellion and disappeared into 5a540760a8 history.1ae8fe49c6b89cf1

The Guardian Estrella.ccdcd0f6843af268

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That name, which was tacitly forbidden to mention, was now coming out of Berta’s mouth.f9fb7d34325c6014

“Coincidentally, it was around that time that Miss Rosalyn was sent to the orphanage.”b305d2222adcd26f

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“You think she was the only child sent there during that period?”80f5591aa55eef34

It was also 2007320e5b not revealed whether 65a9d356ed the Duke of 92bb7e8e3b Estrella had a 1311baefbf child at the 1621068c3b time.fd8ccb41a0403910

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Because the 43bfae88b2 Royal Family b9e740716a closed the 3ab10a19c1 case without 94fc383171 further investigation.9057445279b92988

“…Actually, the reason I’m bringing this up is because of a strange cause. Are you aware that the Emperor is secretly dispatching knights?”09f4e3b91efa657c

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“What?”f67e53d9934e9e53

“I also found out while investigating Miss Rosalyn’s background this time. It’s said that the Emperor periodically conducts a thorough search of the entire empire under the pretext of imperial patrols. It’s already been three years.”3c201e5042b7cb67

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Deon’s eyebrows furrowed.d919930ab0943530

There was 726a4fc40c definitely a be3a4535af suspicious scent c5bc7a1a14 to it.e4c68c49aec08dc7

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But jumping to conclusions 38266cbfab would do no good.d75a98c99e2eae89

Especially when it came cb7f1dbe27 to involving the Duke 1116f40570 of Estrella, they had f522e68115 to proceed with extreme fc9abb059f caution. It was ab3a4582a4 a highly 5bf9600a38 sensitive issue, 55f0c7645a one that 40890f1a6a was also 7be4d46fe4 the Emperor’s bdf34d0158 sore spot.6a8c3cd2e465fa1e

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“Look into it quietly.”d65fe7eeeaff18d4

“Yes, understood.”fd0a6319e7582705

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Of course, 516d059639 there was 18680930bd a high 4a6bbeba9b chance that 57a4633708 all these 688acf1325 circumstances had 1037f9c3c3 merely coincided 1c3399681c by chance.3c7ebc9d8b160189

The possibility that 2beea8fcdb a direct descendant 2ce66fb54f of a noble 62e6c04c1c family that was bd93fa795c destroyed for treason a8553e2a08 would survive until 40e0004f6a now while hiding 12c8da1d53 their identity was f4dca3a695 very slim.e53faff0f4e8a566

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However, the clues 71a09484b0 discovered from Rosalyn 0c225ac829 were too many 4e1dbae745 to be overlooked.34331298bb34e6fd

Deon smiled as fe7cdc1223 if he found 3c8a9555d4 it interesting.a7d1c7aae6ed848e

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As expected, getting 8642f41dd3 to know Rosalyn db8bce4494 was proving to 90b0a75a3b be quite entertaining.774f34ecd767b065

“Young Duke, a letter 6150041b6d has arrived a moment d8fec307f3 ago as well.”aefb6f731ce807d3

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“A letter?”ea7f1a0e678cfb2d

“Yes.”e5bebadb362cd9af

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Berta nodded and handed 5384fffbe1 over the letter.dac7d76d193cb9f4

It was a 537db108a0 letter inlaid with 01e324e687 gold and bearing 2cb2c1ea38 the crest of 7a3f6020db the Arcas Duke.6302f49cd4b0fc5d

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In truth, this 5a0f5d1b3b was the more 64715487bc urgent matter at 54c1489535 hand.2d8b812c399a08f5

Had Deon b426571382 not inquired 715d5f0b3c about Rosalyn 9b2656c29d the first 8961ebc5e8 thing, this 248db78306 would have fa9566fe53 been reported 0954676dc7 first.2b8441162ea56cf0

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Berta swallowed dryly 8b65d60a22 and reported with 2c76ae2eae a solemn tone.dcdf79745b8009af

“The Duke 74c1f09002 is said a6e9cdd87d to be 475bb01db5 arriving soon.”bc10ad7b57a0b0e0

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It has been 59bfdb2ce8 three days since 6e2725caf4 she had arrived 7dd68a6e6a at the Duke 8c0becc765 of Arcas’s house.33ae5bb410d7c2d5

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Rosalyn’s daily life was very monotonous.6547c33f20adf26d

She would wake up in the morning, have breakfast, then wander around the estate for a short while in the afternoon…dc67d98dbbe65ef1

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“Very well done, Miss Rosalyn. Now, straighten your back a bit more, and hold the reins lightly, just like that.”58b5210b20784186

“Yes!”8c60725d88cf4fef

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“The mount 632dfba62d you’re riding 179b9983d9 now has 94e244a24c a gentle bcbc66f9a8 temperament, so d69c7c2fbf it’s fine, 7faf463cf7 but it’s 3d60388b78 important to f8db3d62ad build a 3f82f9f2d4 connection before 9603064d0d mounting a 55dd198773 horse.”93e3c0bf7629adb0

“I-I see……”595429640499c192

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…And attended etiquette lessons.8f6ca580111938a8

The etiquette lessons 4886d25f64 varied each week.a0cc454a2c3b5345

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One day d87266ee15 it was 4c84d80a88 horseback riding, bf651a9f9f another day 0f049dffe0 formal manners, fd51540618 and on 0660a80f10 another day, 27d5d5bf4c a history 97f40e3c2e lesson about 651eb0e3ca the Setium 3fb766116e Empire.f1cbda0eb5537ab8

As an exception, the b40e841cb1 etiquette lessons were held 242e8622a1 every week without fail.035ee0a70539f241

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‘So difficult!’ea035324fe109f33

And today was the 33eb85a615 day to learn horseback c3a346975d riding.a45895b1eef76e18

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Wearing a custom-made riding 87cf5def85 outfit, Rosalyn climbed onto 6aa49bd373 the horse and gently a19d37e06f stroked its mane.85d4793f8c44a090

As her instructor Selene c614e8d9cb said, the horse, Arc, 3f14e6e452 was very gentle.210611ecc4237b03

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He even bowed 7c0ac0d4c6 his head immediately bae2cb2df2 upon seeing Rosalyn ef7559c60c for the first 3356b4d1ac time.10b35efc74f4a0db

Arc seemed to have c174233144 experience dealing with children 55f013de77 from many noble families, a4f51b6e82 she thought.fa3d0010cd828779

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“Okay, today we’ll finish 2a1d54d652 the lesson by taking bee98dca82 a lap around the 894684ad2e riding arena.”af42e4f2f77aa8fe

“Yes!”924369d3c6d56ade

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It was surprising enough that the Duke’s manor had such a large riding arena…349265956343f377

And now 9c3c8cdc12 she had 1f8dd1b6ba to go 22bfa16e5d all the a84649cf24 way around 5f0d23fa38 it.ce945aa549bf604c

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Of course, 91b383302f with Selene bf3bc69d0b by her 7ad344e222 side, there d76ee0bcb3 was nothing 419110a1cc to worry e0d8691474 about.86a5e603479985c1

She firmly f84e5e2336 held the 2439d0ee8b reins and 4ae4682abc gently nudged 3a9ccf93c8 the horse b15b0b3096 with her bd2afcd65e foot.551441928b79359a

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But before 063811f6b3 the lesson e64d2e9c7d was over, c7a8bd49db Rona hurriedly 1eb9d93448 ran up.323ac49431ebdc8d

“Miss Rosalyn!”af8de6fbe188cf94

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“……Rona?”857f3365ae8c0b26

“Ah, sorry to interrupt the lesson… Something urgent came up. I think we’ll have to end today’s lesson here, Selene.”4da8eeb1e4f6ae8c

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“What’s the matter?”8966b30a91ee1b5d

Selene asked 48402a5d4d displeased, her e0aca9f9f8 expression sour.ca631f028f427a62

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Not only was fe1d8ffc7e the lesson interrupted, f7815f05eb but now it 0d331d6213 had to be 7c1c42abf5 cut short abruptly, 8fef2cf36a which upset her.571b0fc7f8a4d7e4

However, seeing 41ddd4e8b9 the urgency 585777ff3f on Rona’s 04e002b641 face, Selene 62672ee7c3 wore a e082ec25d5 puzzled expression.ea6faed7d2a29cb1

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“What’s going on, Rona?”983d597e1b0c79fb

Rosalyn asked.d77d5c2a321c3160

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Rona glanced 11861ec96c briefly at 041d177fb8 Selene before bae514feda explaining.2ca9428130945208

“The Duke 2450cb2670 has finished 00ecf09900 inspecting the a45481807c territory and 8efcefbfc7 has now b80fa73398 entered the f346f7a65f capital, Miss 13d6f1ef39 Rosalyn.”28738dbbd35f6099

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“……The Duke?”a0758901ae36a86f

“Yes. All the family members 8e73e79b05 are preparing to welcome 0ac1285f15 the Duke.…… So I 3734a1f006 think we should end 63a82d7a6b today’s lesson here, Selene.”c6aaaf3ee67bcb66

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“……If that’s the case, then there’s nothing we can do. After all, if the Duke just returned from inspecting the territory, he must have been away from the estate for at least a week.”3778705650d2c5bb

Selene nodded e66635e297 in understanding.639985203c7e9fad

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‘The Duke dab27fa379 is coming 0e1cffdf62 back……!’f8ac1bc355a8ff05

Rosalyn quickly dismounted ea56eab4f3 from the horse.b90aaf9fd7257f72

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She nearly da7622d77b met the f17f8c0f8a Duke looking f35a760b04 like this.c8a28b6ab08954ae

Covered in dust.af849aed14b4180a

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“Then we’ll head out 48af69f736 first with the Young 7f344876b9 Miss. Please get home safely, abbef48c2d Selene.”df140d2d84440013

“Yes. Understood.”9fd7b03cd632ae7d

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Selene smiled brightly, b05358226e telling them not 4486bbdf6a to worry.38cc351ecb91969d

Rosalyn, who was about 0927e02f79 to leave the riding d4562aeb81 arena holding Rona’s hand, 4916c699bc quickly bowed her head.f1c897b4e1573e98

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“Then, goodbye, Miss 4275d802fe Selene. See you next time.”f99094c0fcdad200

“Yes, Miss Rosalyn. See you next time.”ba3510141458de6e

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Selene also waved her 4e78ce783d hand as she got 8e266f4963 ready to leave.15462ae550b109ba

Rosalyn, who had 2acbb1ff68 been watching Selene 9d70075be9 with concern, smiled c916ad1516 gently and left f988e15e01 the riding arena.329ab7c56b4cd5c8

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Watching the de56949e61 two disappear c76bef8f0e into the 39428ce61e distance, Selene 4e414acaaa murmured to 00d466fa15 herself.e8153ba824393437

“How strange… I a22405b0a4 never thought the c0755a339c Arcas family would 847967dc5a have such a f89d902a44 young lady.”bac8ddbc406b777d

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What’s more, when 413edb85da she was asked b3f494a0f2 to teach Rosalyn, c9bb23b67b it was none 9edfee81fc other than Berta, 0e47dc72ba known to be d6a73e167e the Young Duke’s 2d27cf77d8 closest aide, who c2f51c023d showed up in 4a9c429b06 person.ecbee7b1e6190836

Selene was very surprised 31be55cbe2 when she saw him.34e058d71c411df8

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That was because the Duke of Arcas family was known to have a separate person in charge of the children’s education.03ca1644be843625

“You’ll come to understand 99e8f777ab as you teach Lady ea9d2726fd Rosalyn, but she is 1689d6300d a bit special. Please keep everything 1911626195 you see and 6d47636ece hear in the 3d7a538cd0 Arcas family strictly f918a7c7bc confidential.”02de1b7c3c8c7b25

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“I don’t b0bab1ed51 like to 8e3a907230 gossip. And if I’ve 4f165c299e been invited as a11c61c55b a tutor to 0926b201bc a noble family, 52b7167f9e that should go 96deaad8d7 without saying.”027743c92713abd1

“I understand 3739496fd7 that as 75893de8bb well. However, the Young Duke d408c0d2f6 wishes for even the a5248c2f57 smallest words not to dc3e8c2485 spread.”df000d16e251a5ab

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…That day, f4d5cf03e0 Berta handed c44b9fe45b Selene an 740b3e7d1d enormous sum af206b9e91 of money.b72819a3224c58b1

Though she had 4cde7d6985 taught children of 0585610e9c noble families for 576c34324f a long time, 151c4c776d she had never a563796e65 received such a 6b1d31eaef staggering amount before.88190de229410e1e

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‘He told 4b26aaee46 me not ac09c52d87 to breathe 957313a1c5 a word e021e98a25 about anything 945a5ca1f6 that happens 0feaea9146 in the cb67a6b61e Arcas household…’c6324d90bfaed187

Selene tilted her 68ed554641 head slightly as 8419b8d28d she left the 8ee068c5d2 riding arena.53190c0cb890b474

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In truth, the 44098c597b rumors had likely 98666386c5 already spread more d3f8b72522 than enough.dd2f679fa01fe9bb

Because Selene, e79f4b0a6d a well-known f19c040d03 riding instructor b524eca0e1 among noble d9de72262a families, had 0f7f6c1fa0 suddenly started f0ffd95dfc coming and 99b5d6d8bc going from 9ac8cfe461 the Duke de330324c6 of Arcas 00d19a4c54 estate.325aac8784f49ca7

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The social circles were 2be2314759 surely already turning their ccc41507bd attention to the Arcas 4a5164c9b7 ducal family.1260d457fa2725c8

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‘I’m finally bff93c2850 going to 6e47fc36f0 meet the dafd60e611 Duke today.’baba816cb1443485

Rosalyn had 353bb7c9ad washed up a0e0f1de26 thoroughly and 98f33b0aed finished getting 0090c38b9e ready.c18444f1b1cfa0ce

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She was wearing 1d3635a680 a dress that 7dff7bf4d3 was much more 60659047f3 formal than usual.56ab662e8707c67c

“The Duke 47cd4bc341 has entered 584bd3f301 the capital, 0ca3495d74 so news 8af624af29 will arrive 18b75c2fe5 at the c216280712 Duke’s house d00c023429 soon. Before that, we c780cb9e32 need to go f84b12fc8d to the entrance 227278effb to greet the 3ef572acd7 Duke, Miss Rosalyn.”cb89e487483efed4

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“Yes.”bc7bd618e5919d2f

“Are you nervous? This is 547bfea196 your first 241fb03b1c time meeting 096f041f28 the Duke, 90d24b4fa7 after all.”e588fb3fb5cc7861

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“…….What if I make a mistake? What if he doesn’t like me……”e58facbc12e536c3

Rosalyn knew 7fa4055bc6 that the 9a75774d7f Duke Arcas b77ab311e2 still didn’t 22d578e1a1 know she 8b1a66ec06 existed.70c172556fe34f65

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Because of 17a1aae6dc that, the b163a2579d vassals were 1dee7e410c murmuring behind a0fdf55bf2 the scenes.7c224842db216f5f

They didn’t speak 61dab7c4a2 openly in front 1e73a82014 of Rosalyn, but f77b4b857f they did whisper 1356e6b4b1 behind her back.82a1df996c784eed

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Rosalyn could sense 05495c9251 that kind of b9c90c4634 atmosphere too.9fc70965a4460bd2

She kept abfbfcbb1b recalling the a5fba23823 uneasy looks 7cf9d11021 of the 0b8c0a43c8 vassals, worried 31e4bfcf89 that the a51b8b892e Duke might 7c71cbdbbb become angry.2758bfa9ff220e6f

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Suddenly, she remembered d42eb8ed30 words spoken by 81f06e08f0 someone she didn’t 62e14668cb recognize while strolling f7d107a292 around the mansion.3ac705a5af37ab50

They were 87c210caf5 speaking without 8555e5137c knowing Rosalyn 798ef49fae was nearby.a9f98393558345a9

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“The Duke afc658384d will be 19b72621a4 returning soon. I wonder d0a17257a3 what will bc872736b9 happen to 897355ade9 the young 21db578c9d lady then?”54a0a8c6d80219cc

Disposition.7861567110b3ab74

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The cold word 039f7b55af echoed in her 38e61d44a3 ears.a91e730793bc5373

If Rosalyn wasn’t acknowledged by the Duke, she would be driven out of the Duke’s house just like that.aef5a52dbb734d65

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No matter 9d49c23595 how much 6830562f13 Deon stood b23ab5878c by her da8c114ec4 behind the f12dca1630 scenes, the 67acdad6b6 true master 2d4024493a of this f9c78cbef8 house was 7e198be802 Duke Arcas.f4597414c9002863