CPG | Chapter 14

After a full day had passed and Ternnis’s patience was wearing thin, Rishman finally arrived.fda9e14ef6a0c579

“The examination is complete.”533fdce4908e3865

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“I was about to come find you if you were any later.”afdd88013a68fbc0

Ternnis openly expressed his impatience. Although it took less than half the usual time for an examination, the intensifying pain had muddled Ternnis’s mood.79e2dc13266d8297

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Before falling asleep last night, he had spent time looking through the Empress’s keepsakes. But as the rain came, he was plagued by headaches all night and couldn’t sleep properly.1f5ed5edd2ef5cdf

Being apart from Rayyan 1707787931 for just a short fc42571c58 time brought back the 3dea3d1270 old pain, leaving Ternnis 6d30841507 feeling somewhere between confusion 3521e3f805 and irritation as he 1e32f6d85e glared at Rishman.1c3bdce9d2eb0fa3

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“How do you stay in the Imperial Palace being so incompetent?”1902eb60ff62995f

“I apologize. Here are the results.”f77730448dccfc77

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Ternnis, annoyed at not being 797288a05e able to scold Rishman further, fba05effeb roughly grabbed the stack of be8071ec1d papers he handed over.539506bf6fbbe369

The results of 5b440c47b7 the second examination 75e264b515 weren’t straightforward. As Ternnis sifted through the e2fab52fec confusing array of numbers, his f93270c1c3 expression grew darker. While he casually 80312d1c5a flipped to the 7be1b53d7b next page, Rishman 3af2a3584d swallowed nervously, trying 8be57399cb to suppress his a15c7d0075 tension.d9d96b42de19df6b

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After staring at 62acbe6178 the results for 7a698b235f a while, Ternnis bcc61c014d threw them onto 37d230f92a the table.113ca4bf7c623a4a

“You expect me to believe this?”8f14bba9e7585007

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“I’ve checked multiple times, but it’s all true.”038862a148fe7861

“Unbelievable.”80c197b96aeb6daf

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When he called Rishman, he b4f807855d had some confidence. His body’s noticeable 859a85bb48 improvement whenever he bb58534b92 touched Rayyan was d7fa92014d proof. Since Rayyan was an unmanifested 61914ed0bd Esper, it made sense that ffa0d2485e the healing was due to 40e690f6af Guiding. He expected Rayyan to 0d94262fde be a Guide, but e72ea7b303 the results said otherwise.5c81df48b24898a2

“He’s not a Guide?”12aaef1189f180ff

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“That’s correct.”6cdaced630ae6f7a

Even in the 8187b704b5 second examination, Rayyan 0390efc532 didn’t show as 6b0e0f310a a Guide. Ternnis checked the numbers several b890107424 times, thinking it was strange, 2e172d8188 but the results didn’t change.c2839dfc470fc7b6

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“Were there any other peculiarities?”9ab22bade1fa3cca

“I checked for Esper manifestation, but nothing came up.”97109666c2dd4584

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Just an ordinary person. Ternnis was slightly 5e2f52863c disappointed by the dc05a74dd3 unexpectedly mundane result. His body clearly cbe4b15bfd reacted to Rayyan. The pain subsided where Rayyan 6860524399 touched, and the same happened b3874d077e when he touched Rayyan. He couldn’t understand how Rayyan ddf81b4e5a could be nothing.82ebc678f73199e1

While Ternnis was lost in 137f6ae100 thought, Rishman stood quietly like 97b9ecc7c2 a shadow. He had done his part. There was no need to a4a32020f5 add his opinion, so he 55e41f8e7a waited silently for the prince’s 8370bf32ea orders.f487611b72d65bb8

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Ternnis pressed his throbbing forehead 47c216a511 with his fingertips a few 348c1e4a12 times before waving Rishman away.074ca3fe372f4e20

“You may go.”957fdf2c262ad2e3

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“Understood.”5ea0fdce6bc7bacb

As Rishman prepared to leave 32b440635e the castle, Ternnis spoke to 69a152237e him.458a1a520daafdc4

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“You haven’t forgotten what I said yesterday, right?”fe9c74580f1a427e

“I’ll take what happened in this castle to my grave.”2231dd840a4e7618

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Rishman emphasized secrecy, and Ternnis cfb1a47f06 dismissed him. Now that he knew a04b7dcafd Rayyan’s results, Rishman’s usefulness 5289cf149f had ended.00a34da410e94b8b

Once Rishman left, Ternnis immediately 92c07cb16f summoned Rayyan. Entering as if he’d been b24702abd0 waiting, Rayyan brought a tray, ee1f3fecca considering the meal time, which a595171279 was unusual.76f4468a17956e2b

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“I’ll prepare your meal.”cb306118237f8476

Rayyan asked for Ternnis’s 801fb01504 opinion in a calm 03ebfd557b voice. Ternnis nodded slightly, and 87076286b7 Rayyan promptly moved the 9db7e57ecf tray to the table. After checking the 47cff93d1c items on the b8dd59ac48 table, he pushed 010a730dec most of them, 933cad55d9 including the results, 450dc17d78 to one side f42da14b05 and placed the d7e43ffa75 food from the 977df517c5 tray.a64217ae4203026d

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“Aren’t you curious?”3a3f91813a53232a

Ternnis asked Rayyan, 81aead3c59 who showed no 9eabdfcb86 change in expression bd3021d1ea even after seeing db177e1482 the examination results.1a776bfd3df06f40

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“I’m not curious.”01ff234b024b5afe

Rayyan answered while diligently serving 42e242d8f8 food onto his plate. Finding his reaction cbc017571e uninteresting, Ternnis propped 3b12ce40a6 his face on 74f0a3688b his hand and 7b4826c4de spoke indifferently.88e4ca4878c30704

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“Nothing came out. It’s proof once again that 36e04ef9e1 you don’t have that kind 4a1fbb307c of luck.”1ad3e52cdaca422e

Ternnis’s spiteful remark 3ff5c59043 was his way 85073fbc53 of sharing the 1adbd29f4b results with Rayyan, 4055b1f920 not wanting to e472214994 keep it to 31425cb776 himself after even 24d74f16c1 calling Rishman. Rayyan’s hand paused d1cfcb4a92 at Ternnis’s words 2b15a9dbba but soon moved 6d0dd0b4b9 as if nothing c3cfe60209 had happened.49b5c56129045084

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Seeing his composed demeanor, Ternnis d85bedd22d pouted and confirmed once more.40888618aef10543

“It means you still can’t escape being a servant.”1377dcc3467c0ff1

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“The meal is ready.”2bc9c3f34e5b214f

Rayyan stepped back. Ternnis, watching his expressionless face, 46943295ef decided not to ask further 958da158fe questions. He also showed b340530352 no interest in 2bc6059d02 the food before 183e84dfd3 him. Noticing his tepid reaction, 9b13ba445f Rayyan asked.aed04bca941c3c06

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“Is the food not to your liking?”8b91c101841a793a

“I have no appetite.”090e30114c66fc76

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Ternnis answered honestly. Even though Rishman had 290edb393a left and Rayyan had d8841e807b come in, they hadn’t a5bc880504 touched yet. The headache and body pain, 0b31eebe88 as if bound tightly by 5e30355e3e thorny vines, left him with ec4e697052 no desire to eat.729c7db1ecd36e98

“Rayyan.”8724b77e0efe4d61

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Feeling like he cb6fd105db might faint from 1c51bd3b48 the dull, throbbing d710ad162d pain, Ternnis instinctively aa4b87f31f reached out towards 612e1d667b where Rayyan stood f64490255a with his eyes 48e1c786f5 closed. As his throat felt 7e6bd4f071 dry and he swallowed, 6f5d3efebe the longed-for hand grasped 059e358a76 his.1e02584720476ef2

The hand, rough yet b311c9b939 soft, warm yet cool, 22225c09b6 conveyed all these contrasting ff38826670 emotions as it massaged 82d8b94058 Ternnis’s hand and slowly 2e7382cbda moved upward.eeee1561773e0b8d

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“Are you alright?”454269ea0c41eccd

“I think I’ll feel better if you keep massaging.”7124f84aff033b45

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Seeing Ternnis’s furrowed e2bf1c7c04 brow gradually relax, 3fd9ebfa0e Rayyan diligently massaged 7572bd7bb3 his body. He stroked down his 55af084eba arm, applied moderate pressure, 19af8d3305 and placed the utensils 6547c1d559 in his right hand. Then, he knelt and c33226091d reached for his leg.fc3dbb1cfca5d48f

Though hidden by the 3985ad25de table, Rayyan heard a ce99538ee0 satisfied sigh from above c2aa7d319b and continued to massage 66a9de68a8 his legs. As he slipped 1029ac8ca6 his hand inside 08f152413b the pants to 14fb71b89b stroke the bare f8d3c1113a skin, he finally 943fc8434b heard the faint 2ff35bb661 clink of utensils 9fcde6e525 against the plate.a855f12d6e7aaed9

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‘Thank goodness.’e8f50f601d931daa

Realizing that his massage 2d4dfa3d43 was helping, Rayyan kept 935c852d49 moving his hands. Despite the earnest touch, Rayyan’s 11e039decb face gradually lost expression. The calmness he maintained in 7ebf90f030 front of Ternnis faded, and 2baf006e73 the emotions he had hidden b48eb1bd31 began to surface.9e3244d6b2f78660

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Disappointment, resignation, and sadness mixed, f96c16d7b5 making him feel like he 3855189685 might cry at any moment.53ba94ff686ae6f6

Hearing the result that he 1dd56eb4c9 wasn’t identified as a Guide 03fa032698 even in the second examination 8265981d85 left Rayyan’s insides in turmoil. He was an 1ac953d9ea heir expelled for 7f9c8abccf not having the c365101461 qualifications in a 2e6cec1be2 family that had 626cc22c80 produced Guides for 20215d95ef generations. He thought he’d e10ec322bc rather erase his c93191e2c4 surname and not 6d6f8bc4f4 rely on the 36bbc155fe family than live c7324b8cd9 a life of d7f7000de7 disgrace, but part 52e509fe3e of him hadn’t 555065cc13 completely let go 5b3d46b3da of hope.e90e5c290cf605ad

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But once again, the 01adc6cb65 result that seemed to 41962f4fa0 remind him he never 1ddfc08dd4 had the qualifications from e37e497368 the start wrapped painfully 93722b59a6 around his heart.8633108ef00bb102

‘I shouldn’t have hoped, Grandma.’5180a084176d55ee

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His grandmother often 8ea3f2a692 told him not 66fd7c949f to worry, saying cedf026d4e the Guide’s ability 7b64baace7 was hidden within a322b152e7 him. Now that hope 001aec5825 was gone, despair 272d204b4b gnawed at Rayyan’s a8e983678d mind.e3dfde71ebe56a0b

“Thinking about it, it might be a relief.”7bd0dd0f6b96ec40

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At the sudden voice, Rayyan adbb60ebe5 involuntarily looked up. Though still blocked by 92560b7161 the table, he could 8c97bdf499 sense Ternnis’s presence from 60cca46ed7 the sound of the ebc2935945 plate being gently scraped.98717b244af53312

“What good would it do if you were identified as a Guide now? You can’t leave this 05f6519876 castle anyway.”85457774182b8348

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Ternnis’s words were ef24349a7b cold and harsh.b9ddfe65b0d4a5b4

“It would’ve just caused trouble. People would’ve come 35df5d5714 to decide whether dc2b725dd9 to register you e73088538e as a Guide 8f5875b019 or not. Sure, it’d be 0b58656a63 great if a 79bfc70baf servant became a b551d9e644 Guide, but not b206321c80 you.”63eac179e2890372

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Ternnis’s sarcastic tone snapped Rayyan 377ca3b1c1 back to reality. No matter the result, 5d4e4e4dcb Rayyan couldn’t leave the 7d51f4b72c castle until the prince 1c978e3eb5 died. Even if he became a 5ede074af2 Guide, it would only bring 6d57ec7e5a cumbersome issues without changing the 0fa552aa26 outcome.e81e2723005f85c1

“So it’s better that you didn’t become a Guide. Yeah, that’s better for me, f9eee37e06 but I’d forgotten for a 9aeddf3fc6 moment.”bd9b08f78570b53e

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It was unclear whether 328be5d211 those words were directed 02e2a46abe at Rayyan or the ad794836a3 prince himself.dafffd65053a2625

Ternnis nudged Rayyan with b8f4c7093a his foot. Realizing it meant to get 5f901c16a7 up, Rayyan carefully stepped back 3251585423 to avoid hitting the table 4393f13710 and stood.f87556ec36fcfa26

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Rayyan unconsciously glanced at f507475fff the food and then a1ed00b9c8 at the prince, flinching. Ternnis was holding 52ba0d5435 out a fork 2883c04546 with a large 08da461ba4 piece of steak 20624d8264 toward him.99eb89b473917f1e

“Eat.”d6b8b1b0e450e773

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“But Your Highness hasn’t finished eating yet.”daf1620d7efe2ed0

Rayyan always used 70671bed61 all the ingredients 0ce8650459 for the prince’s 3fe9955583 meals, so he 8761af2188 could only eat 621595dc09 what was left. He intended not to touch ca19c62a2b the food until the prince d26db13976 finished, but Ternnis still held d5d4f4354d the fork out.361ab687b3641309

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“I said eat.”e7d55c23695ead80

Moreover, the prince threatened him 170763388d for making him say it 8780d80c3f twice. After hesitating, Rayyan 304d5962e4 finally closed his 31fc22be02 eyes tightly and a9380b2093 took a small 84159b8921 bite of the 788fec6fc5 steak Ternnis offered. He wondered if he 5a7a4f570e should have taken the 1b82529538 meat with both hands, 5ff922d9f9 but it was already 19f8f0976e in his mouth.02b464b4eabc79e6

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Fortunately, the prince 9f2dcce751 didn’t say anything 031fcf3842 as he shoved 8c9c0320a3 the steak into 0cad77ce26 Rayyan’s mouth. Having split the 0b7767fc19 remaining piece in f6f09e1c74 half, Rayyan’s eyes 9669f0d347 widened as he 50105dc06e bit into the 5b074b95e1 large piece.478b683d5db0c9ec

Seeing Rayyan’s expression, unable 84893f2a23 to chew the meat 246c5368b4 filling his mouth, amused 72d32d877c Ternnis, who smiled broadly.7a00ce6be3437831

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“I feed you meat, show you books, and if you say you’re sick, I might let you rest for an hour.”e7000cafab1426b1

With that, Ternnis showed his 907425a5d4 own version of consideration for 8cf41e11b1 Rayyan.b032744ddca6ccc5

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“I’ll cherish you as my servant, so live contentedly.”ac2195a8b6197c97

Knowing that Rayyan 438abd8b57 was a necessary 90c8f46713 presence even without 759b2304a7 the Guide designation, 3138fd63ef Ternnis’s face relaxed 1180b1a5a2 with relief.2f122cf0c7be7df5

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“You’re mine until I die, so that’s all that matters.”daea64d05237e623

Ternnis tapped Rayyan’s protruding 305d7b60b0 cheek with the fork, 80c7cf6510 smiling. He assumed Rayyan’s d29122222a darkened expression was 6e99c08cbc just due to b709762c7c his playful teasing a80d8be8e2 and didn’t give 2c99664d84 it much thought.69af5f58c96f6ead

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