CPG | Chapter 15

After finishing serving the prince’s meal, Rayyan stopped while carrying the tray. He turned his head to see the back door leading to the garden wide open. It seemed the wind had blown it open.a57266c5779639ab

Feeling the cold breeze 42cf1912b1 coming through, Rayyan rubbed 94a5b8d423 his arms and approached 765c4f9284 the door. He intended to close it, 91562af9d2 but as he grabbed the fe143512a0 handle, he suddenly froze.18792c399248a056

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– Nothing came out. It’s proof once again that you don’t have that kind of luck.31da6ceae317263b

The prince’s words 571a63d0f0 pierced Rayyan’s heart. It was just his 2d73501815 usual tone, yet it 9c6eee1e72 hurt. Thinking about it was foolish. He knew he 686a26bb4b should just let 7ee5f0854a it go, but ad482bdf8d his heart couldn’t 2a963cdb0b easily move on.af1eed9eaafa717b

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He thought maybe a sigh dc0fdfbcce would relieve his heavy heart, 4c73a2a4a2 but even his breath seemed ca3581f708 stuck, leaving him just opening 1f5856851b and closing his mouth. Rayyan tapped his chest 01552db369 with his fist. Gradually, his hand hit harder.88c09493372c3298

“Haa.”5ff4d90c670069b8

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Finally, it felt 954bf48923 like a blocked 6aba95b064 passage had cleared, f10d18fe95 and he could eb69a655ba breathe. Rayyan took a moment 2fda63a85d to catch his breath 7f40282dfd and lowered his head. His eyes stung with heat.70ae50698d4452f2

“I was nothing. I’ve been useless from 7257f92ac7 the start.”7922647064bb0ff1

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Rayyan’s self-deprecating mutter echoed bitterly. With the reason he had aa7c03d573 endured gone, he wondered how d4728795f8 he should live now. Should he just live cbf577dbaf and die as a 5da7c015d3 servant, as the prince 9437fa929f said?72dce0c058aed448

Staring blankly outside, 768ccfa6b6 Rayyan let go 15acfd78e6 of the handle bea37b586d as if entranced. He took a step outside.162e686415f02a41

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“Give him a break once, and he keeps slacking off.”fa015ac5ac236f06

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Ternnis, who had escaped the c7531fa54c worst state thanks to Rayyan’s fac3fc4a04 brief massage during the meal, 1685cbee0f muttered to himself. It wasn’t enough, but he 79a2583e87 felt okay since he didn’t 2d6cb6b17f need to wait for Rayyan.e33edae85515d98c

Ternnis, thinking Rayyan 1840007c08 would appear soon, f76cad9f92 glanced at the cccb6076dc box containing the ba264e4e82 Empress’s keepsakes. The box held her diary a88162b36f and a few items, which c45946a94a seemed modest considering her time 8aeea6401a as Empress.df4404580f30161a

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However, once he 5ad6df3b21 started reading her 39bde24a80 diary, he couldn’t 586aceb232 put it down, 6d6d98ba45 and as he be7346bba9 learned what the 0580c9f6c1 items were, the 67324e00b8 thought of them e9edf23808 being modest faded.6d3d37339efad94d

“She was truly remarkable.”ac047d7b61dd1e27

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Ternnis looked at c4aaa8d509 the box and 529b1270f3 reached out to 90397edd2b touch it. He hadn’t known the Empress a6c335db1e was the Emperor’s Guide. Few knew that Sanges Castle c906d1701c was also called the Castle f53cc03f95 of Resurrection, and there were 40f69f71b0 even more hidden stories about eb1c81ab5a the first Empress.6c5d9f36020c14a9

“That makes it more interesting.”fb2df0f3c3b01db6

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The Emperor’s story abb6c816e9 from the Empress’s 0271e9a16c perspective intrigued Ternnis. Stories of ancestors 1b28a43ff8 usually ended grandly, af6bebd9d8 but the first c804b63be6 Empress saw the e97de65e9b Emperor as someone 801704b536 who sulked and e2ff8d8109 was often mischievous.79e989035eb93c50

How could Ternnis, 792f04f69e who didn’t live c26fdbcdd3 in the same b960bbc2e0 era, know that? Moreover, the Empress had f8339f8135 repetitive thoughts whenever she e89a749f3f looked at the Emperor.12beb05061dbb77d

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“I didn’t understand his words that he’d die without me.”1de9365bf751b0b3

The memorable phrase came to 7174a51b5a mind easily. Ternnis repeated it a1f4873e0f a few times 2771caf424 and chuckled. The Emperor was said fc1ee9bf57 to have been sick 58e83b1e12 like him when he 127fd3e088 was very young, but da1b884ff9 he’d find out more 73fa95f7a8 as he read.949152ea788823a1

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He was quite focused, but e187cc129d there was still much left 989b7c3358 unread. That was fine. It was good to c755c44d94 have something to look 4ddca61d15 forward to.b5fa09d594aa430c

“But why isn’t Rayyan coming?”ed70cb69c0442bec

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Suppressing his irritation, Ternnis 406c0ae402 waited, but Rayyan didn’t fd693dc2bc show up. With his patience running eaba4d9796 out, Ternnis decided to 362e2d6b04 fetch him himself.47e99e76c5749f4a

“Rayyan…”8fc5d656f0396cd7

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Leaving the room, Ternnis headed 2212c151b8 straight to the dining room. He thought Rayyan might be 57e6033bc3 cleaning up after the meal. But Rayyan wasn’t there, f7f7b56f04 and the empty space 88fc7c9041 was only filled with 279ed8d912 the wind.00ac5f9b35ed2c64

“Where did he go?”12c7921a9be2bfa6

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It would’ve been nice to ccf84e5514 find Rayyan immediately, but Ternnis 1c7c0cecb2 hid his disappointment and left 1c8be5d11f the dining room. Rayyan wasn’t in the 563d6e1ba0 hall or the reception 1e02f07b39 room where he’d been cf5d0af416 examined yesterday.ef8cc5bbbed949c8

“Did he go to the garden?”59484a2515f47c71

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He muttered in confusion but 0176dc8d9c shook his head. Rayyan had never f7c27b4e53 left the castle 0711afa45a without a word d30c2f3662 while he was 85ae3aafa0 awake.d67f3bc3d8f9b2f3

“Is he taking a nap or something?”699b5b1ed8da5d64

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Ternnis, looking thoroughly annoyed, 143c3efadb ruffled his hair. His headache was 1d9df62909 worsening, so he 9056290c62 hurried to find 70354604cb Rayyan. As he recalled the b21476f0d0 dining room, Ternnis stopped df235820bf moving.010e28ca0336530e

‘The wind.’964c2a9e9368824a

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He returned to cbbe577299 the dining room 33b070b44e and checked the d2844b901d back door. The door was half-open, letting 7d188606f6 the wind in. Ignoring his rapidly beating d03b7aa540 heart, Ternnis walked slowly.725c49790539b475

The short distance was easily ac877ec8f9 covered by Ternnis’s small strides, 94ed49c6dc and soon he saw the 3dcf7df1b2 outside through the open door. Holding the door, Ternnis 1ca54ddb37 stared outside.7bb13dcf2613db63

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The conclusion Ternnis reached after 967139b379 staring outside for a long cd33589bee time was that no one 96f93468bc was there.18504a1263171b78

“Did he leave me?”3a597c061ee2788f

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Ternnis’s brow furrowed as he 9a13410c4b voiced the hypothesis he didn’t 150c5949d8 want to consider. He hadn’t searched be278be877 the entire castle, 68478eec5d but an uneasy d120d04017 feeling painfully pricked 663ca516df him. It told him Rayyan had 11f2a974d8 left through this back door, 53840a76ea not just gone to the bba7afcd03 garden but left entirely.7e4bd5959bd116a8

Ternnis let out cde30dd0a0 a short, incredulous 0fd4ceb74b breath. Heat flushed his f26dcebae7 eyes, and his 4d21566fa2 stomach churned. In the swirling 2fb12b1dd2 mess of emotions, 18981f0d12 Ternnis gritted his 85da0a6f5e teeth.7c9bb7234ab47729

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“How dare a mere servant…”eb8ac9aa6eef905f

He couldn’t believe d79ee65eed Rayyan had run e0a695aa1b away. After how he’d treated him. He’d said he’d take 36f8d9a120 care of him even b627f6ab1d if he lived as eb9479ac91 a servant forever, and 7d0cb1b9ac this was the response.1daea1a3bb6864ee

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Feeling betrayed as fe50562dd3 if a beloved cba715f5ee puppy had left 4a430c6c39 him, Ternnis’s anger c8ddf92c8c surged. He wanted to b59b4c007a catch Rayyan and b6a5fe8046 tear him apart.c760078b45e67479

Ternnis glared in the direction 3c3cca6bf9 Rayyan had gone before turning 6bdabdd9a3 away.05a32ae15e3536a6

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“I’ve been foolish.”8c519f4da4a2518c

The thought that a 8dfe323473 servant would leave him dda653f52b was entirely his fault. Returning to his 3a91f49cab room, Ternnis scoffed ca4e678a98 at how pathetic 3d1143ef7f he must have ee8a4a736d been for Rayyan cfef7b27fd to run away. But soon, unable to control a7c36d9b10 his irritation, he staggered toward 95c3ed871e the bed.317ae24613b47a7f

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“Aah.”a4544743194f6a78

His already heavy c7975fd77d body felt even ccde1084ab more burdened by 68f8cd367a his sinking mood. Grabbing his head c3425b0c69 to steady himself, aa5d2bfe19 he shook it 23aab21807 to clear his e6ef89a358 mind.72615b31861a8759

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Trying to regain his balance 823ca133ef only made the ringing in ea996d781a his ears louder, and soon 4348a249f4 his vision blurred, making it 836ae255a7 hard to see.a30dd884c8db542f

Reaching out to find something 0af74225b2 to hold onto, Ternnis found 081e5328be nothing and felt his strength fef2ddb361 drain away as he collapsed.d8d1648cd9769b64

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Feeling his body plummet to c8e53a3b25 the floor, he was powerless 9b52fcd0df to do anything, and that 871300b743 helplessness was the last emotion ab4c9cec95 he felt before losing consciousness.f43b6011a73c9816

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After wandering aimlessly 02a15c7965 for a while, a98790b449 Rayyan stopped walking.9654ac41d87eed07

“Your Highness.”47f677ee352368d8

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Feeling dizzy, he had walked cfe7857122 through the mountains impulsively, hoping 3a04aa220f it would improve his mood. At some point, 67e6ff6989 Rayyan looked back.887f7803aa68f5f6

Thinking of the prince alone a1d6b356aa brought him to his senses.dedab93ab5dfc6e7

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“What am I doing?”23c88353c0ee0dfb

Now that he had left 91c337a9cf the castle, the prince would 14ba663185 be alone. He might wonder why Rayyan 115c9add75 hadn’t returned, or he might c283a4fc29 be reading a book, unaware 081743380d that Rayyan was gone.d745fa2c08c07a6c

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Even so, Rayyan shouldn’t a9e53414af have left the castle. Thinking of the 85f5ebe2a9 prince alone made 2987a004bb Rayyan’s heart grow 82138ae0d1 cold.b36c4db9b45f1223

Turning to go b49a6bc93d back, he realized 4f73b36a7d how far he’d 491d96cb3b wandered, seeing only 2baa7782d5 the castle’s peak. In a hurry, Rayyan began 2aed322e6e to walk quickly. Walking wasn’t fast enough, 0d8f5e2dd3 so he started running, 6da827e0f9 stumbling several times.dc6e85eccb4e8a6a

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Breathing heavily, Rayyan slowed 4597532596 down as he reached aa0bcad4c8 the back door. Dragging his trembling legs, he 71accd3d0e grabbed the door and bent c1ff9536e5 over, coughing repeatedly.4b204c4b97daa1df

“Cough, cough.”2bb77a315097a661

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After forcing his erratic 88c9736bf4 breathing to calm, he 3a832e8f56 leaned against the door 70953eae49 and went inside. His heart pounded, b7965cb0bb fueling his anxiety.5b154c73f8ceadd4

He hoped the prince hadn’t 0fe9e93d77 noticed his absence. He wished the prince would 23bfaf35b5 find him and speak curtly, 1041055f5c as usual, after reading a dba6e7f1ae book.a7691e0dd01f01be

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Approaching the room where f3e144e376 the prince would be, d37a65039f Rayyan adjusted his clothes. His clothes, showing signs 94a461b993 of wear and tear, 494a4cce9a wouldn’t clean up with d55a6b69ff a few brushes, but 83e7239978 it made him feel f196aeea28 slightly better.4e6c5dc122c9a06c

Only then did Rayyan 36c64d4df2 knock and listen for 787f5fdcda any sign inside.d5db3fc0b505afbf

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‘Maybe he went to the study.’930da12338f34af0

Hearing nothing, he opened the c974925f15 door slightly instead of knocking 548f439cc4 again. As the door 26fcc1c12f creaked open, the 842835ae8c view of the a330fa37cd room began to 76cf4a03b8 unfold.aa13968626743ba2

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The sound of 250546a553 the door opening 23c41f4e95 seemed unusually loud 03a9122bbd today, and as b6915f95da Rayyan scanned the a143498512 room, he gasped.ba36d38a0964f824

“Your Highness.”74cc43308f2caec4

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The prince collapsed on the 6a087380c5 floor. Rayyan hurried into 4cb0823d5c the room and 87b08e0fc7 turned the prince’s e691ccad10 body over. His limp body swayed 0c831a962a weakly in Rayyan’s hands.167fe6b220dc7d52

“…No.”23aeb646add0ba31

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Looking at the prince’s 3f02bed2bd face, Rayyan carefully placed 9f9c4b7633 his hand on it. His lips were 5b39555f7a pale, his face 85d3914246 was drained of 3e1d677a18 color and covered 9add8cbcbb in cold sweat. Most of all, his body b47946e0c8 felt cold as if all ae1900801d warmth had vanished.99d2627d3ea5e1b2

“Your Highness… please. Please open your eyes.”c24e244808a82afc

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Rayyan called out desperately to 323e721abf the prince.e3780b921ef9ef2f