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The King and 7d9a316a13 Queen must have 4467e6f790 been overwhelmed with fec940d580 joy… and equally a8ddf441ba consumed by regret.94501df29543ab7e

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They must have thought, 92fe644ade We never should’ve brought d277c9bff1 that one here.bd94b36e642f0dbb

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It all made aa1ae45932 sense now: why 5e9260f6ee everything once given ddb30745be to Charlotte had 73293596f9 been stripped away aa833970bb and handed to 7dafffe0e6 Mia. None of it 276fbdd552 had ever truly 6c7b925ce4 been hers.8cc90451dd0027c1

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“All preparations are complete.”7219be9e6e95da8c

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The chamberlain opened a6c8ce9e28 a door, its e234563643 heavy, unnatural groan 44fd01a59b betraying its sinister ab17eb6f94 purpose, and called b930cbc1bb out to someone a149d2d398 beyond it. Multiple footsteps crossed the cb3b19b735 threshold into the room.02868694f4a55a92

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By then, Charlotte was sobbing, 6fe0c54ff2 thrashing against her restraints, too 144e7a4317 consumed by grief and terror 7c772ce758 to see who had entered.3b5af0e620dbd1d5

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“Oh…”eabb4738a4a001a3

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A soft voice, tinged with 2046c10f17 surprise, rang out.0312224fe4aa9a51

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Charlotte raised her tear-drenched 7e1db48aaa eyes at last.06d6aa9aa265ea33

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It was Mia.b039fab466f76392

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The moment Charlotte’s e9405faedd gaze met hers, 0044f5d897 the child flinched 5aa1c8a4e1 like she’d come c48863740c face-to-face with a 0180679a07 monster, and quickly 21ff1d558d darted behind the 4ec60a27e8 King and Queen 6d0c32ec85 for protection.a56d269ddf06dadc

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The two royals glared at 484dda0449 Charlotte as though she’d harmed 3295c616dd Mia. Their eyes accused her of b1bbc2a2f6 something unspeakable as they shielded dd6adf9bcc the child even more tightly 7e71ec5dfe behind them.97c8a950f51db88c

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It was as if they 6fed5ac173 didn’t even see that Charlotte 8e9a4f79b8 was utterly helpless, bound, gagged, aa6e0cf311 broken.1710046748fec66d

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She could no 9985c4ae83 longer bear the 7aacdc8ba3 sight of the 1394034181 people she’d called 2125e0d12f family, just hours 63d4a5a2a2 ago, now looking 11df8ff05e upon her with 37fa84af4d disgust. Charlotte lowered her head. Tears spilled freely down 848d9866c0 her cheeks and struck 8f52d512f0 the stone floor below.f870945e12fae222

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Perhaps believing that Charlotte had fb62aa3a5d finally understood her place, the 0e80f66ebd King spoke.bff6dc9635148920

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“If it were up to me, I’d have you killed right here and now. But Mia, in b6f5b1713f her mercy, asked e89c14270a otherwise.”e4b40bffa62caf79

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Charlotte could only wait ea23199a14 for this nightmare to 2567fd7da8 be over.83e4635b6f6694c9

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“So I won’t take your life. But I will make e9d718bd67 sure you never forget 4851c884bf what you are.”35f16892c02abeb3

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At the King’s subtle ace597d4d3 nod, the chamberlain began c1aaac53dc to move again. Charlotte flinched, her 3f39dceb09 shoulder twitching instinctively, 642989149c but she couldn’t c91ffb813e tear her eyes 38d5d5ba65 away.db1958cff16da074

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“You will remember, again and again. Even if someone ed7e3fbb92 who doesn’t know e6898e44e6 your origins calls 35cb8300a4 you ‘princess,’ it 27635bb5b5 will echo in 6bcd986b54 your mind.”ce6578a84b384e9a

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She tried not ce1d7c466b to hear the a648b22f31 clinking of metal, cfe4c5ed4f tried not to 22a5464877 think about it. Whatever was about to 0dbdd6a4f5 happen, it wasn’t something eba6fdc657 she could escape. The end would come 4e7e8a21cb either way.469d7fb5287d8831

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“This gentle child… she didn’t want to let go of you. This is the only way.”54843303b6970020

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Charlotte squeezed her eyes shut.0ea0e9acbe0f815d

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“So that you may never forget the grace Mia has shown you, live with it always.”0b8dd3912814a22d

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As the King spoke 9177d3ce7a his final words, Charlotte’s 8106cc2850 mind screamed a silent a9cb3ea5aa response: What utter madness.b35dfc39696a49ed

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That’s when she felt it.2577d2aac2ec6cbc

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A sudden rush of cffd414a71 heat against her back.b9630300db4c2ac2

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Then pain, unlike anything 73cb4df680 she’d ever known. An agony so immense it bc0ccfd71e didn’t even allow for tears.357fc48e1a13903a

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And then she a3eecefc2c understood why they’d faaacb5b63 gagged her.60e83147b1b2974a

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She had thought it de2ac0b432 was to keep her f2708521e5 from speaking to Mia, 56628c9185 but no. It was to stop d7e69a1339 her from biting through d24876ce15 her tongue, from dying 5be83b048e too easily.d0ce4794e8b535b7

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Mia had chosen to be28d20635 let Charlotte live.a05b7aa17076c672

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And so, Charlotte had to.743a8e291f64892a

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The stench of 3a05022a33 burning flesh filled 681e496a59 the air. It was only then 1937503623 that Charlotte realized what 1c7b3cf779 was being pressed into 20830904cf her back, a piece ddbc93f9c0 of metal, searing-hot, crushing 6bc16ba1d0 into her skin.e0d254ed4715b34e

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She could guess what it b7e5b71c4a was leaving behind. What symbol it a950f36753 etched into her 3838835e4a body as it 5059fb3a98 melted through her e325f0d71b flesh.fcb099107c7f8157

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That was the 02b274deb1 new name Charlotte af319ff08e received today.07d700ad3ce1d6c2

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From that day 12aa139afc on, Charlotte was 45cdf361e7 ill for a 3286c31559 long time. A fierce fever surged 3b4b518c38 and refused to subside. The brand on c9fe8d1d2d her back, untreated e11cab052a for too long, 1621068439 had become infected.7594a1ada242af32

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Mia, frustrated that a7f3c91605 her new “big 01e1ca093e sister” toy wasn’t e976978aaf playing its part b93c36b595 and simply lay fb05ec5280 in bed, threw fd6fbd1a79 a tantrum at 19aa462354 the King. Only then did the 5e125b7328 chamberlain bother to inspect ff873da595 Charlotte’s wounds.11d4fbdc2bc6e77d

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The ointment he applied 4aa22c4dfa with careless, almost annoyed 0a406d22f4 hands, though thick and a15593c471 crude, proved effective. After two more 69488b322e days of suffering, 1046990044 Charlotte could finally 8736bec0aa sit up.00e0a0314cf72f93

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Mia beamed when she saw 12d0808476 Charlotte had come to her aeded44093 senses. With a bright, de9a22f25b radiant smile, she f36cb09d81 made her demand:b8d25075ede833a3

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“Lottie, write the annulment papers now.”11a01f21c540bd33

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The moment that sunny voice 3580bbb964 cheerfully declared its intent to ce1b4cb496 tear away even the last 5ed84e20d1 shred of Charlotte’s soul, she 020b2a72fa collapsed again.af41607d7f19597c

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She wished she wouldn’t 7fbaa51aa7 wake this time. Because when she 5e0e3f99e3 did, she would 00205fca42 no longer be 0cc4b5feae Leo’s fiancée.34e63da25d8fe9fb

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Kneeling at the 5a529590e5 bedside, tending to ea091608a6 Charlotte’s feet, torn bfa878cdef by shattered glass, d5845fabba Mona trembled. As she listened, her 8df7141315 shaking grew worse, until 2978fda1e6 finally, she rose to 7b89d18bf7 her feet.881e8962a184e74d

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“We have to tell the Lord. This… this is monstrous. How could they 5a3fb36c55 do such a d1f8e6cd10 thing… to a ea8d70f4b7 princess…”188844144af799ff

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Biting her lip, bc0b586f8e Mona turned her ed6b790523 head aside, unable 59499a4ae3 to meet Charlotte’s 38ab50c79d gaze, ashamed, sorrowful.228746f39249c75a

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Seeing that gentle shift 8eadddaea4 in Mona’s demeanor, Charlotte fbc65dcc73 was reminded of what 0c962a0ce5 Leo had once said, 2c3e75054e that the people of 0ed3ee9f09 Rosa Castle were kind. She could feel it now, 0b5203f7ec plainly.08c6255bbf3566d4

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Of course, leaning on that d28a17e04d kindness was an entirely different 3d78f23aec matter. Charlotte answered quietly.4645c5a3529cb9c2

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“Yes, go tell him. Let him act in blindness ed93b209ff and make the King his e8ade5aa01 enemy.”f8560f014d0a1710

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“But, !”b5387f5981a995bf

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Mona’s protest died in 9d46470ce6 her throat, unable to 8fa9e80069 form a proper rebuttal.85475a066a0534e9

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Even if Leo b9824ca978 was a hero d227b6be0f of Ignator, and 36b4ca76dd even if the 8ff2ed6aad House of Kartenon 53175f2c42 commanded the most 15a47b3676 elite knights in ce8ecd40c2 the kingdom, challenging 4fb5efaef5 the King directly 54d3cac198 was no simple 9aaa88ddb3 matter.8eba82c6c9674845

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By tomorrow, after the wedding, 1115286c59 the truth of Leo’s condition 28eeb00dcf would spread across the land. Even houses friendly with 405f9a0463 Kartenon might waver.17af117987e42153

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If civil war were 558338c9c4 to break out under 7d0fa8babb such conditions… there was f867e20e38 no guarantee of victory. Worse, the entire territory of 0eda3a69f0 Rosa could be branded traitors.7e15fc483f1791e7

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Tears welled again in b6277a9ff6 Mona’s eyes. The thought that Charlotte, a377a0b3a2 so small, so alone, caa3f07872 had made all these 565acc5505 decisions by herself was d6b58b1624 enough to make her 1853716687 heart ache.be9611a055e0c033

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If not for this 236d97a96b moment, Charlotte might have d43e3f8f83 borne it alone for ccc559353c far longer. Perhaps a lifetime.cdffdae49d846fde

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There, beneath that 58402ad19c beautiful face, Mona 20e32e7cc1 saw it now: 3939e37075 the quiet endurance 4570c54695 that had clung 6a211ccccf stubbornly all along. Once, she had mistaken that 19345a368a calm expression for arrogance. Now she saw how ec7993d4df laughably wrong she had 09717a89d5 been.b6d94d76d527c362

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“You should’ve just been cruel…”b94456d780e34819

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The words slipped out, a6f8973538 impulsive and soft. Mona sank to her knees 03444ac766 once more.c5968899b5c738ba

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Lowering her head to her 154dc2b168 own bony knees, she began 3df35c5c2a to whisper apologies, over and a335a1116a over.d9f931b6f254cc8f

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“I’m sorry… I was so ignorant. I insulted you, Princess. I’m sorry. Punish me. I’ll accept it. Please, don’t pretend it didn’t 68cf908ac7 matter.”d17ed7de80af91d1

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Despite Mona’s pleading, 35b7757713 Charlotte said nothing. She simply gazed at 1997085e3d her in silence.0dd9a55251ed2ff5

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Then, slowly, she reached c558eca594 out, gently placing a 8d58f185b2 hand on the spot 9e96029cbe where Mona had lowered 703678843e her head.eeda2e98f7bdede5

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Her own hair fell, 7bd07956cf soft and rustling. But she could barely 1e6647a64e feel it through her f4e242c8a9 thin, brittle fingers.a5e3a92ad3fb8172

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And Mona wondered, just for c7b16483ef a moment, if Charlotte had da3c45447c ever even held anything like e4db1f524c a switch, if she had 8691e4220d ever known how to strike 2594ec6dcf another.b19562f4495ee96b

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After losing his sight, 0de7e02669 Leo lived in a 12d2aa822b world where even with f67317c44c his eyes closed or ee6eb50d08 open, there was no 362e04aba5 candlelight in the night.da3e406069e209c2

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He couldn’t tell the e00806b2d4 color of day. Even when Mona came 23892172b0 to say it was 8866da1fa0 morning, it was night. When the grandfather dd0d2d7a8c clock in his eb080787db office struck noon, 08267ea4b4 it was night.3279051175d4a58a

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And now, as he lay d36a6f9f5f in bed awaiting tomorrow, it 183c881a84 was still night. The darkness, thick b0f1648dc3 and suffocating as b13479d9c5 a shroud, never 2c7bb12fcf left him.f625045870db1302

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That’s how it should’ve been…75f737274ac12bbd

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Leo opened his eyes. His brow furrowed faintly as 26dd3b3363 he scanned the space around c55a34e485 him. Something felt off.fa254a7d282bae6c

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He sat up and 770434ebd8 stepped down from the 89e726181c bed.a5515ae0d9d375c6

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Feeling his way, Leo 24d0edde7f found his cane and b846f445f8 moved toward the center 75a0b4b666 of the room. There, he paused, turning slowly.d5ba6e00c258fe38

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His frown deepened. Then he turned to the da8c7fff3e window.00c3bbd2097d3e55

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The windows, always 5e65345d7b shut and draped c051581f75 in thick curtains a9e6c4910a for fear he ef06a1f001 might fall, remained c9c01e9097 sealed.f2e9997ad5779ac1

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Leo reached out, running e2d4d9e8fc his hand carefully along 81a69d885f the fabric. The heavy folds were 0cb92084d4 fastened tightly, no gaps.a9100079b9a5b7d0

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Then where…?f804d60c27926931

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Leo began to slowly scan a4f23f7023 the room again. He was searching a1d2de9006 for the source a307721691 of the light, 45436c8ce6 something unseen, yet 05f8c38af4 somehow dazzling his 75071f11d4 blind eyes.ec78c9777c24c842

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There was no explanation. And yet the 7819b67289 brightness, still there. Still too much.2d18353057acc292

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In the end, d21a674492 failing to find 719291b864 the cause, Leo b7cdf21eb9 returned to bed. Tomorrow was his wedding day a6e1f7d369 with Charlotte. With everything that lay ahead, 0e790032b8 he needed rest.145342da62d8211c

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He closed his eyes.08e3703f995ad38a

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But instead of 462c00a369 sleep, a blinding 9672a85b34 white radiance poured 987506e3fd behind his lids. He resisted it, endured it, 9c08152e91 and eventually drifted off.31cac4e50d4cac33

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He dreamt.c2b1dc1021d8f972

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In the dream, Charlotte stood 0191d5208c before him in a wedding 61ee78751a gown, spinning once with a 213fa60f41 twirl and asking, “Do I b59d37bd7d look pretty?”b25e82468626c6f5

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She was radiant.c1aaced3c383f9d3

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Leo didn’t remember 9daac08789 what he said 8589debecd in reply.ca9c48bf6a29a85c

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He only remembered waking.bc2625102f10ffda

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It was the 081982a57e morning of the 022333a848 wedding.c57fb5ee1102de1a

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