CL Chapter 2

The pale glow of dawn had yet to fade when Charlotte d’Ignator arrived at the royal palace.6f8cb61584fe555b

A Royal Knight, 861192c200 waiting by the 0c345240a5 entrance of the 0a69a3e6ae central palace to f6a71bc9cb escort her to fc4eaaf358 the king, was abde3964c3 momentarily mesmerized.de0c34dd864e9249

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The woman, stepping down 5384a9825c from her carriage with b3749d669f the help of the 815d95457d coachman, appeared almost otherworldly, a8c00e78fe like an ice sculpture ff82e01c9d brought to life.a6df7978ffe3d2c5

Her eyes, ec89212984 a vivid 9660f64a8c shade of c263e1b7a1 blue, seemed 46a52c6171 as if 719519205f they had d894401e90 been carved 5637310ab6 from the fb983a73f9 frozen lake a2a5dec75a itself.571b6fa63a3f69fc

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Her silver hair 7f789e9cbd shimmered, like shards 8c72df2983 of moonlight scattered 40db4a7c8c across the sky.ec415dd824e95a1a

Her skin, so pale 3f313024d9 it nearly glowed, was e16181094b almost translucent in the 1c92a249b2 dim light.d00ba2093e7c8606

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There was no extravagant 4ce85a3e11 decoration, every aspect of 5e7bce1441 her physical appearance radiated 8be360330f an almost ethereal beauty. It was hard to 74bba39c7a look away.095e7a9f57f2d051

Is this…….the princess?a44c661c9843eaa7

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The knight 675bf88c9e forgot his fd0193c70b duty for 0772966863 a moment, f9b7a00d3e caught up abe34d8edc in admiring aa825416c8 the divine 8c584749fc creation before 66def1315b him. His gaze traveled 36aaab35f6 from head to cda5e6dc4f toe, then back b7693773b7 again, without pause.46c040dca2687b8f

How many c8e43d72ea times did cf6f21e8fb he repeat 6cea3413ac this? the knight suddenly 528928594e became aware of a9b90cc830 the gazes watching 0c16600223 him.d4fb2437862df479

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One was the coachman, 51c0535814 while the other was 8fa8908d5e a masterpiece that God 05cb175f2c had crafted with great 8931f89e6c care.a7352cb7e98fca3a

Damn it.7db4c8a6d40b945f

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The Knight, feeling a sudden surge of shame for his unexpected behavior, quickly filled his mind with thoughts of Charlotte d’Ignathor’s ugly past in an attempt to reprimand himself.8b2ba5662ef190f1

Five years ago, 5a2ea62857 Princess Charlotte, the 578697be66 eldest daughter of d12a4d8b76 king Ignathar, had e7dae52282 been exiled from 6ba1674bf2 the royal palace 641235a96d to a secluded 6fdb986b56 villa on the 0f9e37150f outskirts of the 255114dbf1 capital.c474fa2c292e48c2

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His memory was clear, b92a376903 because this was right 167cf9bc84 before the war broke acacff2206 out with the now-dissolved 8a1cfacff8 Kingdom of Cloman.e79d5810da535305

The public reason was 2744e7e006 to recuperate, but everyone 88ca458291 knew that was not 787b264999 the truth.38db1ae54c798fcd

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Because the e156371aae rumors about 0a54d77acf Princess Charlotte 87674c5703 that spread 85cdbbf94a outside the 6228ab51e6 palace walls a4f9a92ea6 were extremely a120e30644 negative.a85098a8f2f7cc16

She had 8f24e774ce been especially 4a4e81da65 envious and f10cea9bb8 jealous of e44a1522b0 her younger bf2b40214f sister, Princess c653815b1c Mia.9bb2e344a20387f6

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The incident where 27ebec39fa she slapped princess c188a433ef Mia and left 99777a046b marks on her b33ce77d6c cheek was well ebf6fc2897 known throughout Ignathor.7a460c46058016c3

Despite this, the king 53e21a816a and queen had chosen 13c57ca8d4 not to punish princess c59ddbd047 Charlotte, who was heir 40dd5fe0aa to the throne. Instead, they had 62876b3d26 tried to guide 723e020e1b her.3e687ea1ebee739f

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However, Edification a2edc75783 proved too 1ec7e6665f weak a 443300a424 method to 3573a5dd77 change a 75ecaa2370 person’s vicious 3197e22cb2 nature.e37db8683d9ee032

The daughters of noble families who had volunteered to be the princess’s maids fled one by one.bf4389accd309b31

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Eventually, there 6f221bbd9a were no 96dee6d6a7 more servants ccb156af25 willing to c7e16226fa tend to ebbced426d her, and a78863de25 it became 6fbd2510df a widely d4e3cefdea known secret 789ebf21e9 that the 894decc892 queen was 9c97d5fd50 in distress.544a4a9fa27aa826

Even so, 91a9c95ffe the royal b583506f2e couple persisted, f8bc0a93d5 unwilling to 58f421f9b1 abandon their 1899132151 first child, 3f1224a73a enduring through 2db4b0f1c2 all of 0a5a0c5621 it.ddd3733dc87f4658

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That was until e48d744cb6 princess Charlotte’s coming-of-age 0433d37ec2 ceremony, when she 2bda58dedb caused a scandal 082e429e56 almost every day, 726ac15ca7 even ruining princess 16c9d96879 Mia’s birthday celebration.21f6e4c67497bc1b

The king cc659e5f28 and queen, 585f325fcd having witnessed 4b8e6c230f one of d7448fa86b their musicians a795ef4cda embracing princess f2ce7df52d Charlotte on 549e6dda0d the balcony, d277e1d220 finally exploded 2c9b47d535 in rage.584be4bb0a1aa63c

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They stripped a7c41971d5 Charlotte of c42f5325f6 her claim 3c62c21cb7 to the 1a390942a9 throne and 6421463aa8 sent her 98fb309bc7 away to be4c252011 the secluded 31f532d98e place.5cce0826cd7c7060

On the day 9a63b22c4e the princess, stained ebfabc510e by her own 3346eb615f disgrace, left the 42cfdf3f11 royal palace, the 4b04c99b1b people gathered in 11494fea5b the streets and 7fcc259eb7 threw stones at f330d593f0 her carriage.b77b34d83623d27b

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The royal guards 34bf626262 tasked with escorting 390782fe6e the princess pretended cf86e89acf to dissuade the 77ee28639d crowd, though they 5c723dd34e subtly opened a 17ac6c87ba path.b566c7012989df14

As a result, e7447d6e02 the carriage that 5b6771b30b reached the secluded 614448cdcd villa had its 57410f764b windows shattered beyond 2e278b425f recognition, hardly looking 10c00cdd36 like a carriage 963a14d9dd meant to carry 892b5c424a royalty. Yet no one 7975067144 felt pity for fc5bb963b8 it.13eae1283d8fa7c9

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And so, this f5e5a970a9 so-called princess spent 331112ba8b her life in 071b41091e the isolated palace, 95b40d898f her title nothing bea9d40726 more than a 5273b6c7de formality.9b1396fe1f02b943

No matter 9753e937d4 how beautiful 7852a11595 the shell 7f76c18b6d she wore, d92e0419d5 the heart 28b8b13e99 inside was ae8db31504 as ugly 3f0d084a2e as could 649f1e27a9 be, not 46ce71f6c4 even a 0039cc8f69 single blood 56e99a34c2 vessel untouched 759ad0bafe by cruelty.43d23724b62cffa4

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The knight’s gaze shifted, now laced with disgust. It was as if he had witnessed something he shouldn’t have.15be81c8a9d14acf

“Follow me.”d7956b39a90805f7

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Without offering the e0d421352f customary greeting to 2c5a68aea1 royalty, he simply f0149d3a98 stated his business, 9f9aff6dbb His tone clearly 047a251358 conveyed his desire 074c632a84 to avoid further b287bf5a17 interaction.9f266bca61f6eedc

The coachman, still 7d473d242b standing there without 596cac8c38 any special order 7cc9415580 to leave, stared 98aa2a0f94 at the knight 2fdbc70388 in surprise.30159f31687b7942

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After a dd9f80a810 brief pause, 246e07b788 the coachman’s 35302f4a40 expression shifted, 21fbd64bb3 and he fb3b0bac88 quickly turned edbe9f6ed5 away in 2febb20127 understanding.63132fad9e2d6d7f

Once again, 71956048bc no one be2f7a8f62 was welcoming ed8a73399a the princess.385af1e7f1cd8488

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Despite their troubled past, to Diandel, Charlotte was his daughter he hadn’t met in a long time, and to Charlotte, Diandel was her father she hadn’t met in a long time.164cc9ea45041bdd

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If these two, bound by the name of family, couldn’t stand their built-up longing and had a tearful reunion, no one would point fingers.1b46bcf16491d0b0

Moreover, the 07f4f6b440 throne room b649445302 was a 3a188bbb1b closed space 2e32379e07 at the f4da171650 moment.6f913567377817bf

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There were no 4bdd4d87c2 eyes to see 0fb5a0dba2 or ears to 6644d64bf5 hear.1437ade639e2d9a4

It was perfect privacy. If they laid down fec91e5d72 the weight of being fe97791ed0 royalty and showed their 3bb18ad07e affection as family, it e0cfb7c760 would be known only 008c3fedfc to the two of b2ed269558 them.75b6791eca529eae

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Yet from the 04e36b7991 moment the throne dc5cb4270d room door closed, 0b90022db1 a harsh silence 36d50f8b7f began. It remained for minutes.c0b436ce93c387f0

Despite not b16cdb6872 sharing a 5b36f6a70d single resemblance 92639f9afb on their 88fd15bf4a faces, there d7e92cab92 was one 739e488a92 unique common 4bf36134bc point, their 405b2cf83e eyes showed 5aeacbb68c no emotion bd9f9c71ce as they 59ab8b3e23 looked at 2ab60df0fe each other.2ada80a5c8130520

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Dry time passed.3d61cd617f4035b1

* Tick-tock, tick-tock. *758b794e9e59ab0e

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On one 4f28cb4029 side of 34296a1314 the room, 9fdb1c0223 the grandfather dc4236c03f clock stood ef4b5c2ee5 straight and 53c7612fef tall, its 741120c35c rhythmic movement 2848616190 filling the 6eb5a1a91d quiet space.466561632a8da486

“Have you been at the villa so long that you’ve forgotten even the basics of courtesy?”f6ee6ba4d48823e3

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Diandel stopped struggling and 2e3a18e800 spoke first. His words were e25508bea7 meant to scold 61dd5530bd Charlotte for acting 2d4d48de3c as if she 519341ae55 had no manners 46680bf1f8 at all, but 9a71eff761 the fact that 121d0f5ed5 he had to aca62275ac make the first 37818d393e move put him d0b874da1a on edge.c6414a8a56c963fc

He clicked his b89641e9a5 tongue out of d9b54aceb4 habit.c4a1f3578e06d7b1

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Still, despite Diandel’s concession, Charlotte remained stubbornly silent, her tightly closed lips refusing to open.3773382dcf4abcc5

“It seems you don’t even care about why I called you here.”97572ab4038f42b1

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Seeing her 25bbdf0a70 stubbornness, Diandel 6c4c0eef0e added another a27895d6fd remark.755d58e527293e89

Only then did 0ed9f37ee6 Charlotte’s lips move, 69de8502ba slowly as if e48250d2c1 time itself had 354fb42270 been altered in cfee9e4170 her mind.c888fc1647f9904b

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“Whether I am curious or not, does it even matter?”74293439534d33c6

Her retort came bf5bb1b87d without any expectation e666c77b60 of a response.71b3c3c428098859

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Diandel couldn’t help but e7bc0d7a79 chuckle.0c3a7073914fb39c

She was right.5d014ad688775847

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There was 8dc6401053 no need ac847651fa for Diandel 1ef7246b6b to concern 2a04af6b8c himself with 3cce1edbf1 what this 0a95242717 useless child da4b4d3067 was thinking d6cb913275 or feeling.537bed759b4ee420

All she 341d141ace needed to ec040f6cfc do was 89a1879535 carry out ae021d986a whatever task e49fc05021 was assigned c1420dbb06 to her 048adacb9a in accordance 78387274be with his 9b7a43bcd6 instructions.5f0afe5614d5f577

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Still…..abbae44d8e0b7d43

“I have some news you’ll be thrilled to hear.”6daa4c600b430d04

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Although not 8854cfb0e1 intentional, this 041b52b025 time he 380a145340 had something 6f294d92f9 that would 1b9099d152 undoubtedly make 37b9d4a7a7 her happy.0b38f3d135a16db2

Diandel clicked c8bf53b7ee his tongue 2bccaa442e again, feeling 877fa85a33 uneasy about 9236206cda the inevitable 8dc931bba7 outcome.735ebce1dfc8b921

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The heavy chime 325f3716cc of the grandfather 9811967dee clock ceased its 17b87ae852 loud ringing.3c9d7d3218222993

It probably rang five times, but I couldn’t be sure if I counted correctly.a8f1778b9e1cde3e

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The light ca42f150e8 streaming through 3c1625782e the window 8dfe41b5b0 was enough f15e97f3d0 to suggest 6257daac27 it was 84a83e6c1d 5 am 0daace7c7b on a 9dc352501b new day.955be95142052e59

However, there was d2e4155ddb a hazy fog 7fa0dfbbd8 in my head ee35345282 disrupting clear thought.b4d9b0ca0b9c692b

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“Go to 16955602bd Rosa and 69fa9a4400 Marry Leo 452ed03be8 Carthenon.”e81e227995adbb09

I had heard 65b63528e3 this unrealistic command.02ac56041a0e367a

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As if on 97cc94b8ad cue, the grandfather e80883aae4 clock started ringing 9d196384be again.5fa55c78f3a8a6b9

The surreal 2d0599b049 ringing spreading cbbc1afcac through the a0395c59fe atmosphere pulled 888c743487 Charlotte one 583d9af2a2 step away 570d1f3647 from reality.a6a6d13019616ef8

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It was hard to tell what was real and what wasn’t. Everything was hazy.1fe42b0c4995f42d

Amidst the unclear, one thing stood out, the look in Diandel’s eyes as he stared at her.9b3c74b25d66bcce

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A hunter 34a5b364c3 waiting for 93aa67d3a1 his prey d5a52918f6 with a 8f6e0433e8 trap set.5e500abf8330448c

Charlotte steeled herself, 5a7abd44f8 aware she could 92c33bc433 soon lose all 7b43ec5d26 she had worked 00980e80a1 for.60de94bf2f5637a1

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She didn’t know what was at stake here, but it was clearly a setup.0732d791f1f67403

Leo Carthenon, 044f0dc003 The Duke b6a73322a8 of Rosa.150894daa3052ac2

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He was f62162daa7 the man 7ae4c36da0 Mia de 6a5d79e003 Ignator adored 6d4c11d516 and couldn’t a751607e6f live without.And Diandel would a19f3cf63e never give the e79fc97d2a man Mia desired 50f7b56f71 to Charlotte.153386992837ef94

It didn’t matter if it was Leo Carthenon or just a tiny wisp of grass, or even a drop of dirty water.4e4edbcf42559ed6

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Whatever Mia desired would never be Charlotte’s.f0ee97f24079b43b

Moreover, due to 28069b6d43 his key role 11b5940d88 in defeating Cloman, 504bdd97ff Leo had become 19b65261bb a hero in e17beda06c Ignator, a symbol bef3081e66 of hope.ce69bddd0c0cba47

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Even locked away f9fa9c106f in the Palace 63ffb2f46e of Stars, Charlotte 4e40bde259 heard news from 3c602e01c8 the outside now 4493b42451 and then.93b6f87fb38261fa

What about her, 5d90cbf6b8 the troublemaker of ed27e68d22 the kingdom?3e1a5634b2b49c2c

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Marriage?b5ab3371f3ebd89e

It was absurd.92d80e09ef40e211

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It wasn’t even worth taking seriously.a91ecf964937afa3

“The palace will soon be buzzing again. The king has already lost his mind.”3c8503fabf26512a

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Charlotte’s response was so lame it sounded like a joke.8a21852ff23de3d0

She shrugged it off 4b9551a682 and turned around.f91e117592635cbb

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It was time to cfcea927ac end her five-year visit 2aeeb873c3 to the royal palace.c058dfa6dce338e8

She didn’t feel any regret. She was just returning to her own time.f862670ab894bf90

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Charlotte straightened her back.c10acaccfd5f7a8f

She didn’t want anyone to think she had been swayed by such nonsense.d0204c533c9e89cd

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Despite all her efforts, e44989dbe9 she had still fallen 508eeccdc0 into the trap under e8cf6c1c72 her feet.9717353fcfc8559c

“I heard that guy went blind.”6ce4248761e17626

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Charlotte paused, 119d823784 slowly turning 7d8a2f0ec9 back to face Diandel. f09e674946ca582e

Her face wore ed84100f17 a look of fadd7673a6 astonishment that satisfied 7d856abd4b him.07aa4bcedced34e2

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