CL Chapter 5

‘We have arrived at 5c7a40de28 Rosa Castle.’5284b3acfa6c1135

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‘We have arrived f0b8157daf at Rosa Castle.’9c674ef3f2ce51e9

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‘We have 71e063fda0 arrived at f7629fd3ba Rosa Castle.’581a970227eed75c

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The words echoed in c3e3b9c3bf her ears, layered upon 5df46c4fa1 one another like the 425512dfae reverberations at a mountain 7c575925bd peak.ffa2448968e7a6a5

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Charlotte took a 8a9ea9779f deep breath, then 33da56d4e5 exhaled,Once, twice, three 0ee1dd6c7a times, and several bc97158fbd more after that. aad416dbf90d8136

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Only then did she 3614077a53 permit the coachman to 541405907c open the carriage door.f16099a97c6499aa

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As her feet touched e9ed9fb4db the soil of ground 119813a49e of Rosa, the spring-green e54ef2aca9 grass bent gently beneath 60071d87af her weight.10e2519160e8a8ca

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While marveling b47645fb2d at the b3bc3d7391 sensation, a 63fee89eef gentle breeze 606fafc907 swept past, 47be1095bc brushing against cc82f5e57c her pale ef64e47e77 neck.febc365605667fba

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Her hair shimmered be2fb22be9 like silver thread 43fe3521ea as it fluttered e758d7c29c naturally.22ecd9bd40ab5be5

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She recalled what d04a7d4987 Leo Carthonen had 303246fe72 said about how“Rosa’s spring is 6fbc75025b as gentle as efc3e63b66 a soft quilt.”fcc16352363b7d67

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He wasn’t wrong. She couldn’t believe this place was really part of Ignator, just like the royal capital.ae6b4d3a5cac59b2

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For a while, Charlotte 16af819ce4 stood motionless, allowing herself d46656cdb8 to be caressed by 25809c3c38 the tender breeze.ab2687642d5d9f63

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—“The people here are even warmer. Many cherish someone as lacking as me. I am certain you will come to love Rosa, Princess. And Rosa will surely love you in return. You will find happiness here.” d735b7562f5d5316

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Yet, all the 72fac84db0 words that followed f70f53b3a1 had been nothing e2dc1cb9f9 but lies.ce5e03b5776661f7

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Charlotte gazed c636d202d1 at the 0f1dc2af1a sky, where 28f85d6c70 puffy white 226565509c clouds lazily 4f573d69a5 drifted. Only after 10de5e8439 some time 942eff52de did she 8e9719a562 shift her a5b952240c attention to da3e51874e the people 4c06fe5e5d of Rosa 91179d665c Castle who 753f77bafa had come c2d663c803 to greet f5f44e6729 her.8ddb2d3c148f00a0

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It wasn’t long before she realized the truth.ac89ac24d9c4d9b5

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The only 818a604d3b warmth she 76ded4bff8 would ever e55e7d84fa find in a6964908f5 Rosa was e4f5348a7d in its 4afb0e6c4c weather.27097580788db67b

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She wasn’t 7939aafa47 welcome here.406f64d1f82f748c

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It was obvious.5eac862bac0dcc75

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A woman 6c45fa022c who had 5f9b5a456c once broken f9ed198aba her engagement 0c35362826 with their 09e4db5c06 lord had 2745f255a1 returned dragging 758ef2c242 behind her 1b201dec1e a tail 900ef8abfc of vulgar 9a95f97bb5 rumors, to 25b1dcefa5 claim the c99fe8c52e title of 1c45f24748 duchess.a14c6d5ff207cf6f

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Charlotte herself 2d37110aca would have a538a2f5f7 reacted the c38f61013e same way 42600fe43e if their 8a1545b79a roles were 90b18aef15 reversed.9a26dfdc1eebe395

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Just as Charlotte 64a61e8ee5 was replacing all 9b5d9b319b her negative thoughts 38a1c841e7 with love for 955a573b81 Leo Cartenen, a 92cb6c14c8 voice interrupted her 462054ce70 thoughts.c78ff9b0509d0bdb

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“Greetings to Princess fee7f429a4 Charlotte d’Ignator.”33442985621fb6db

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A well-dressed old man c0708fb1d5 approached and bowed politely.9733cc801d493b60

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“You must be fb2bef3c80 weary from your 8a01adee75 long journey. Welcome to 5a8376e186 Rosa Castle. I am 8b8fc9b139 Ferndel Drang, 86822852f0 the head d05ea03287 steward of bb44dc6c4d this household.”83f7105e98e55db1

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Ferndel Drang.d7527c32bd9dd3ea

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Charlotte mentally etched 2087d0e429 his name into 9f39e379f7 her memory.Alongside it, she 5bab3213bd noted his polished 878331615a mannerisms, a man 5ecabaa779 well-versed in courteous c69a35f212 pretense.    eb7b554694ad3e27

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Like everyone else, he c74eeb299a probably saw her as f385918caf an unwelcome guest but e7f02939f3 still put on a 1a5589b013 respectful act with his c2402f301c words and manner.3bdd4aad45a2342d

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“Allow me to escort c0d06ece0d you to your quarters 261ba84fea so you may rest 9201cb0524 and recover from your 4ed96661ae journey.”a54d0a94a3cac5d0

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It was a82afbd898 so tempting ba1384fdde to follow 8035168704 him and 481108453a collapse onto 6fae3088c9 the bed.5fcf1a34a3f75d84

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Charlotte nearly forgot the 2c2b4294fc obsessive care she had f8af2744f8 taken to smooth out 456a0373fa the wrinkles in her 0e1512f34b dress.33728281d73a396b

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“Where is your master?”6462df61a7a3a88f

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Ferndel hesitated 7968fe38d2 at this e94b80140a sudden question.496b84475b0da987

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Though there was nothing ce3a331db2 improper about what she 641312d803 had asked, he awkwardly d302f73184 lowered his head again.f8c60613cbd13764

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His face had grown 6bd2e11aea noticeably pale.39b27e36b7f5f137

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“The lord 66342de6c6 is currently 229f6eabb7 unwell and 16e3432ba4 unable to b52c4d749b personally greet 654cbf1a59 you,your highness. I ask 511317bff6 for your 4bd7b9e3a6 understanding and 0116c3b886 hope you 0f920b7b73 will be 52c19beca8 generous in 756d7b0df5 overlooking his 3129eb5dcd absence.”43b1f0486e431a2b

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It was only after d0f58fe24a Ferndel’s elaborate explanation that 881e2ee5ef Charlotte realized what he fd76f7013b had misunderstood.13da03614ceebd59

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Charlotte d’Ignator, Regardless of 88d62d5edb her past or reputation, 7b17672046 she was still the 4f3da94de3 daughter of the king 4c244249e6 and a princess of 6ca852cfe1 the kingdom.9ee4470e8256a34a

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As long as the marriage vows had not been signed, her rank remained higher than Leo Cartenen’s, the lord of this domain.de648ba5ad1d4a26

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According to etiquette, the one with lower status should have come to meet his guest. From Charlotte’s perspective, it was a clear insult.54bb70efbf76f5de

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But Charlotte wasn’t angry because the lord of Rosa hadn’t bothered to greet her personally. She didn’t care about such trivial matters.9dc51b088073f95f

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It had been a long time, a very long time since Leo Cartonen had been this close. He’d always been so far away that she couldn’t even imagine seeing him. But now? Now he was within reach. So… she simply wanted to see him.b33c395ff4cb720f

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Charlotte didn’t know where to start or how to explain herself, so she closed her mouth tightly and repeated the same words over and over.77a2b0ba6943a28a

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“I asked c74492bdbe where your ff759740b1 master is.”333a3cc6bd75fa50

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The intent fbfc6a153d behind her 104e07b908 words didn’t d3c47615de matter. Interpretation was 006e6db610 in the 53d82b7a4d hands of 92cdc6a5ce the listener. And Ferndal, a b4888b8413 man loyal to 8e6b8760b6 Carthenon, had no af88eeb8dd reason to interpret 2486625c89 her words favourably, ccb9ae8ff3 no matter how 201ce1a3f3 carefully Charlotte chose ca9d30ed6b her words.ff21c4c9ba900d4d

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Charlotte was d6b5b26a48 used to 27725a30bc being disliked.6375e07f58ca56f0

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Hostility had always been Charlotte’s constant shadow. Winning the hearts of others was an impossible task for her, the one she had given up on long ago.19b2ffc835327e64

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After all, c375d81a50 everyone judged 13991aa429 her as cd5e4ad348 a woman e30b1871a7 who was 7478496e18 extravagant and 8d592cefdb reckless with 8f7f9295b1 her money.2204cd1d05782f9d

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Charlotte pressed Ferndal e1ccc3ea43 in a dry a02a74d2e1 voice.1c81175181441c08

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“How long 312eb59872 are you f5877b2911 planning to a4469b09a6 make me 8926c39c8f wait for 2b93bcd941 an answer?”53cbb0ddf7b2890b

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“Please, go inside.”b730d438123b905b

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Ferndel escorted 5884216d0e Charlotte to 3756b5f574 the lord’s bffac80c4b private office. Only once 383683a264 he returned 6621efa838 did he a07e1b879b provide the e1d0929924 answer she 6a5203a2bb had been 94d52688ae waiting for.feb0aa85ba436f3b

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Now, he 0618aefc22 was truly 001b0401ae within reach. Just one door de917fd4df separated her from 0d99d5a46e Leo Carthenon.6fdcdb9b52bfdc54

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Charlotte’s heart raced 31f05a7d0e as if it c0d3aa5a1b would burst or 41505e58e8 perhaps it had a2629f4d73 already stopped entirely.e26fcc20df060a1a

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Her pale f536559ff6 face betrayed 1f901b7550 her nerves 5e77ebe0f8 as she 9c8a57eef7 closed her 1b0cda37f0 eyes tightly f3c2340447 and then 3497dc0a59 opened them.before slowly 6d0f5ec0aa stepping through 09e3836b11 the open da3509fff4 door.  f06fdb7b0424f78e

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The sound of e9d4cb675e it shutting behind 5d1e94439a her reached her ac3df25bfa ears.3dbf95f889711fb0

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Charlotte spotted Leo ff0b1086c1 Carthonen standing by 4549c86eba the window, bathed 994fad54fc in sunlight.3b7a2408fc91b2eb

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It was a9cb06e1aa as if 33f2c5a020 she had fc481f62bd found a ba04e9a0a7 landmark on 3651ea4bcc an unfamiliar 3ded1d8958 road. Charlotte savored her 8b11ef1ba4 memories as she ae4f3eff8a approached him black d3f2bb9ff8 hair, a back 9c44e57e15 now broader than c688958b9e she remembered.f0762eff791d2caa

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She forced herself to 25a2b25ae9 slow down, not wanting c02d067796 to seem too eager. But when she 3d1f1b414a stopped at what 6977843565 seemed like a 96de41c922 good distance, she 368523d262 immediately regretted it.12a7f60806ba0730

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‘Isn’t it a bit too far?’45f6e2372d23c5a1

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As she pondered, Leo 5d67d08e92 turned toward her. His movements were 5c58a1bad0 unhurried, almost slow.a8ab19c610d57c20

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Charlotte’s eyes traced every 4814ccf843 detail of his figure e333003899 until her gaze froze.86a1cd72e8668c1b

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Black lace covered 1643b6b226 his eyes like 041f18f120 a blindfold. Beneath it, his fc030aee1d lifeless green eyes ac112053e7 wandered in unseen 27483d300c darkness. His head was tilted, 492eace4e0 but he couldn’t quite 8e6aae4e22 face Charlotte directly.2c02258aa8d93d0b

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Somewhere, a 4070c774f5 voice echoed.dc88d78e4064c35d

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A cursed voice 95c4a91593 that seemed to bfa7789cc4 drag Charlotte down 1731372767 toward the depths.06289daf342d50a5

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“Are you finally f694f8bc56 here?”971d5342db9bc404

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Leo Carthonen, whom she’d 9c61ca114a longed to meet so e1b379b79c much, asked this question, 2dc1799267 but Charlotte couldn’t answer.e3498c48eec18336

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She felt that eb55d2fe54 if she opened 70c4c80dbf her mouth, unwanted 16fec2bc3a emotions would spill 3088a8960f out uncontrollably.6f09424700640e9e

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Her breathing f3f967c549 grew ragged. To prevent 036630fd64 Leo from a99d12cdc2 noticing, Charlotte 28e4ea1863 covered her 69453b1489 mouth with c8be751bf3 her hands 8f61e5eab4 and clenched 57fa17ad83 her lips 8a733bbc27 tight.a44450ea23d8e500

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Why had she bothered looking in the mirror? Why had she spent so much time smoothing out her dress’s wrinkles? She didn’t know what she was hoping for.f7968b240621a093

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Leo couldn’t even 426f37828b see her.54b1dabd10b77404

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As the reality 9367aa788c hit her, Charlotte dee2c0270b felt disgusted with 88d9fd92c5 her meaningless action 15ff2ded48 she had taken 8feb0d5b08 before entering this 676ad72277 room.24e54d438dc2d751

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She wanted ebff658ec2 to smash 7751efc724 the hand 5216cc6c6b mirror she 0bff5290d0 had been 95d619f3de staring into c4fb69b39a without shame. She wanted to 0c34fabb04 tear up the 3fddd1be53 stupid dress until e598849c53 it was impossible 2a0b1c5cfc to wear again.b324f0e06d2eb636

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Then, she hoped 33dc4f71b5 she could erase 5840ef0108 the moment when d415990e99 she had been e982725aca foolish enough to 171e3b9571 try to look 56f5ccb3d5 good to him.912193a2f15934d9

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“Does this 422f50941d bring back 15b50c032d memories?”282acfeb715261c4

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Leo’s voice broke the 766565ffa0 silence again.a673b9646e31f3e9

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“Are you surprised to 78b8d3f0d4 see how much more a2fea2746b wretched I’ve become?”db7777929fb45520

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His words belittling not c3fa88b189 only her but also 570ecd3852 himself.71dfb1e555e3f3d5

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Charlotte couldn’t bear 991592688f it any longer. She had to speak 3df06339d2 anything to silence him.83bcaeaab4fd9bc5

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“…It’s been a while.”991d278e3319e394

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The words were a 683e339aa6 pitiful attempt at conversation, ccd9f7eb9a falling far short of 61fd20060c what she truly wanted afe34c6d56 to say.c3d5778ebe947169

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She couldn’t even aad31ea2a8 bring herself to e556427b04 call his name.c0bf9ec985ecd2c1

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Her head drooped as 4755b3e239 if under some invisible f52ba55c43 weight.88954838b1c41ee9

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Her lips trembled as 8f8f2a919d she buried 99c1db2aca her face 40d0ab318e in her 0db3181464 hands, muffling 1c18d5b4f5 a sorrowful a8a3098610 breath.  943bf5fbfa58a1f3

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The painful breaths gathered on the palms my hands. Even the name i couldn’t say out loud.22d63d593c987b42

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My Leo.e7645b40043fe481