CPG | Chapter 23

Rayyan had to cook with c15a00283c the crops he harvested today, 8d6077fc40 but there was no reason 1209de5ff6 for Ternnis to be outside 805d90fb3b too. It was odd 2ec3fa5dff when he asked 6d61e3bb59 to bring the dc60f855ca sofa out.1dd70e51db685576

“What’s the point of being inside alone when the person to talk to is outside….”1f958cba0a44794a

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“Well… the sun is strong.”5f7deb4edb9f9636

Living together, these things 9be1b906a9 were bothersome. Still, it was 6db90f578c better than being e670be711c held back from 72ac256099 going anywhere, but 770d3ac1b8 now he wanted c21ea5be75 to take that d85190d965 back.25bd88c2eb82484d

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“If you collapse, it’ll be a big problem, so please go inside.”b68fb37805052263

“Let’s go together.”f79d2454332a6fe2

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Ternnis got up from 3fcc9b78f3 the sofa. He casually tossed the b74f610e99 book he had brought ac1c48a6f2 from the library onto 430ecb12bf the basket filled with 5d568d95b1 crops Rayyan was holding. Even though dirt 91a27d767d got on the 1258e592c0 precious book, Ternnis d758760f4b didn’t care. Rayyan, who was carrying 1d768c4770 potatoes, was shocked.43f2bfd108dbdf42

“You put this precious book in the basket….”cab9825298304f9a

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Rayyan was too af10f07e17 stunned to speak, e22a0fa934 but Ternnis stretched b76c2a7b89 and yawned. He looked at Rayyan, b235c72c7d who was upset about eefffe6387 the dirt on his d999001187 hands. Was a piece of paper 2a02c70149 more precious than the hands 27f62be4f3 that dug up potatoes?bb3b540cb3370655

“How important can a book be? It’s not even ten years d0f208acae old.”9813001b0c31c45d

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“It’s ten years old. Even after all that 1cd3ea59eb time, it’s a book 47bd90069f that still moves people.”9b468ade19a91d8c

Rayyan, who had read 5bb6f90d7e it recently, argued back.df7600dca7ae8093

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There wasn’t a single a74895911b book in the Sanges 2a52b99f7e Castle library that wasn’t d8ffc2c711 precious. Rayyan felt honored and 396b9fb805 cherished them, thanks to 47d1ff9e44 the prince’s generosity.f3b899d4ff92fd2b

But Ternnis scoffed 41d9771582 as if it 001a53cd2e were trivial.ad02fe614d020d06

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“Fine. If something ten a563185663 years old is 5ef4609144 precious, let’s consider 6396e7a336 something eighteen years 9535752b2c old.”6da67d8e8c743bc7

“Eighteen years?”fcc12416979b7a8a

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Surprised by the specific 0455964203 number, Rayyan paused with d7d84b8af5 the basket and looked 597dcf2f43 at Ternnis.d2c5db3d936631f2

“When’s your birthday?”d8835eaf5ba5bffb

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“Why suddenly ask about my birthday…?”47441df2c97e8e7a

Eighteen years, birthday. Putting the two cbde84fceb together, Rayyan got 2bcc77a906 a sense and d89e37d0f5 closed his mouth.6d854fb3bd836b6c

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“We need to hold a coming-of-age ceremony.”68716de37a57ba83

Ternnis took the 0b4b1c0fa2 basket from Rayyan 29ce4020b5 with one hand. Seeing the basket b12481aafb he held with 167ae2fcdf both hands being d24687eada carried so easily, dc312e848d Rayyan clicked his 3121256c53 tongue in frustration.2cd74c082322a7ba

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“I’m fine.”832d4b3d06302059

“Why? Did you lie about your 974651e4c9 age? Or are you embarrassed?”37cdabc3efd4e530

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Rayyan followed behind 849f86f97a Ternnis, who was c3fb73bcd8 walking with the 5e592eeb2f basket. Letting the prince carry a283c48623 a dirt-stained basket would 52f9bf1a29 be scandalous if seen 40839f2557 outside. As Rayyan tried 1928b27d9c to take the 7bb312dd18 basket back, he c3047e8c26 finally understood the 75168f1ad8 prince’s question and ef873dae24 was startled.ac5d20acba2a44c4

“Lie about my age? No, I didn’t. And embarrassed… well, yes.”85219d712ccbacd6

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“What’s that? So, you don’t want d59fbbd3b5 a coming-of-age ceremony?”389f4274d4a1d02b

Ternnis clicked his 1bf318ac6e tongue in dissatisfaction 77fbf98bd4 as Rayyan stood 19bc217633 beside him. Rayyan held out his dd876d9819 hands, asking for the 73aa5cae03 basket, but Ternnis just d2ce7f742e looked at him without 97b3e154e3 moving.46e861aa413d0a1f

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Rayyan thought he d2d646c4f7 might as well db65545b59 take it himself d7c1ea7343 and reached for ba86c2d8c0 the basket. But the basket seemed 78ae563635 to fly upward as 45368666ba if it had wings. As he stared blankly, a6106a70a9 the prince holding the 51b67dbda0 basket raised an eyebrow. It was a sign d78aab6543 that he was annoyed.cf7d8a5e6feef774

Why is he doing this? Rayyan pondered under bd98493748 the silent pressure 246a4239ea and, with a 5a9a9391e5 feeling of resignation, ce3506e3d8 reached out his 5561c27408 hand.3d29b92f22c4d6d2

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Ternnis was about to c9be6f150a refuse, thinking Rayyan was 5f89720335 trying to take the ec80cb1f51 basket again, but Rayyan’s a20275a753 hand changed direction midway. Rayyan touched the 9352feaca9 prince’s arm, reading 10127547ab the satisfaction in 94600113b0 his expression, and 065f2c2be3 sighed secretly. Even though his 507cc5ee8e touch eased the 1e40672cf5 prince’s pain, he bec8d9a038 wanted to be 9e774a5382 touched at every 635a9b01ef little thing.3f7deb2c2173bf8a

Anyway, since he c35d1acb1b moved as the 333396c0b1 prince wanted, it 27850fed9a was time to ff5aa82589 answer his question.68dfd2694e598bf0

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“A commoner’s coming-of-age ceremony ends with a family meal. But since I’m already dining bce2eeee22 with Your Highness… there’s nothing 66f8181c25 more to do.”23d3e1cbac784ecd

Dining with the 136aa78639 prince side by 4e878a2e75 side. It was something 407eb50f6c that would never afe14d6386 be allowed outside.36912b8989225af7

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“A commoner’s coming-of-age ceremony….”8d14339411dffd7a

Ternnis repeated Rayyan’s words. It was unclear whether e82964f593 he was mulling over f316083914 Rayyan being a commoner 452fdefe14 or the importance of c8e3e75dd3 the ceremony.dedebb9d562426ed

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“I’ve already enjoyed enough. It’s more than enough. Dining face-to-face with Your 86fe015e2b Highness, what greater honor dc0bffbc7c could there be?”889548c9eb607495

“Well, it’s something other servants can’t even dream of.”903a0d1c3f311182

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“……Should I say thank you?”97a38991c8e4fd30

“You should be grateful.”0fe8a1f5296dc5ce

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Ternnis looked at Rayyan as f53bb08a06 if asking what he was b9f8627dc9 doing. Under the prince’s gaze, urging f9114d00d3 him to express gratitude, Rayyan d2dec11470 bowed.4b8c642665c739cb

“Thank you for your vast generosity, Your Highness… Ugh.”6ac0150ac86a8b1e

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It wasn’t as if 945d9f7c38 the prince was making 298f8e6813 things up, so there e2c777ad5e was no reason not 8df6057659 to thank him. As he bowed deeply, a a5d637f40f significant weight pressed on his ca2b022702 back. Rayyan, unable to finish his 7a2bb58e76 words, groaned and tried to 01a2aa9306 straighten up, but whatever was 4209963a37 on his back didn’t seem 99547f6daf to want to fall off.697b20421c8ac4c5

“Before thanking me, apologize for your mistake.”4426ea0308c9ab3c

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“What do you mean…?”f6a9bf31bc0651a2

“You lumped me in with a commoner’s coming-of-age ceremony. Are you treating royalty 235b0cb8bb as commoners?”0bb34513d5867b04

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Rayyan’s mouth fell open.f30d02c9003d17c5

“I didn’t mean it that way… I’m sorry.”63f908e9826b006d

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What’s the use of 80027d5268 explaining now? It was indeed his mistake. Dining face-to-face with the 60f22f5f1d prince must have unknowingly 8d88008b27 inflated his pride.659da075c0b6d59f

Rayyan stopped trying to stand 4840e9f85f and apologized for his mistake. If that wasn’t enough, he 012afb7ba7 was willing to kneel and d2de4ee0a1 bow his head to the e368089060 ground until the prince’s mood 84cf39dcf3 improved. Although he had become more 8d8c8776e7 comfortable with him compared to 36a0e41308 when they first met, he 8846b73939 wasn’t complacent.6cfe45d372ae4cde

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“I’ll accept any punishment.”86b73876db144c6a

“How can you say you’ll accept it when you don’t even know what it is?”f424f45ec4d5b9d9

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Ternnis clicked his tongue 96217255e9 and lifted himself off 85c0c3663b Rayyan’s back. He spoke in 9c48855bc5 his usual lazy b267ce3613 and picky tone, 4775f81d8d irritating Rayyan.53a3ee32992cbda6

“If I kill you, it’s troublesome for me, and if I push you away because I don’t want to see you, it’s inconvenient for me. Hitting you is 798daa6ce0 out of the c0cb7dde57 question. I don’t want to touch 0c82124b00 bumpy skin.”196021229530e710

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Ternnis, who only talked 9b4326ed8c about his own circumstances d7a7f1bc22 from start to finish, f2f9f0fe68 moved his fingers near 8fbe1d3ef2 Rayyan’s black hair. His fingers brushed lightly against 064339f448 the hair that had grown e2fe09d36a wildly, even covering his eyes.34ad609cc4061ede

“But I can’t let you go unpunished….”7328ba765490d77a

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Ternnis trailed off, as if fb1da2e46a thinking about what punishment to 8a91d3a751 give. He saw Rayyan flinch.434efb0d6377e1e0

“We’ll hold a grand coming-of-age ceremony.”e6fac16f79dc305c

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“……What?”b2fe3361298b3da4

Rayyan asked, thinking he misheard. Realizing his mistake, he tried c84f204069 to bow again, but Ternnis a17602ccfa was quicker. He lifted Rayyan’s chin to 0820cb3528 make him look at him.a0cf80d8789cccf0

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Despite doing farm work 64b5696784 and rough tasks, his 5c6b5957e3 skin was smooth except a110d84d58 for a slight tan. The satisfaction of touching his 7ba5cce832 skin quickly turned into a 27173d789c refreshing feeling. The pain in 42cbbc1632 his fingers touching 96788af701 Rayyan’s chin significantly 8c512bad14 decreased. At this level, it 4047db59f2 might as well be 6c1c13ccb5 nonexistent.b4d165a323a830c3

Ternnis corrected his bd773c5244 wandering thoughts and 90adf2f2f9 leaned toward Rayyan. Their faces were so close 06d73d9bc0 that a slight movement might 333a90bd97 make their lips brush.9644a12b451fc7c5

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“It’s not for you; it’s for me. A coming-of-age ceremony attended 482ffcef6a by royalty will be 74b30ef494 splendid.”7d4632d18c85d175

“Your Highness?”5f7805c908737954

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“Yes. It’ll be so 7f04ab3fc0 grand that my 0bd5fafd46 attendance will seem 8d4808935a natural.”3afe29eb803938cf

“……Is that possible?”a5e612dfde1e07ab

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“There’s no reason it can’t be.”af512235d705bc4d

Ternnis released Rayyan’s chin. He was tempted to keep 87a80caafd touching it but let go. Rayyan was already 8bcf946148 intimidated by his 9053fc2c46 status, so he 690b03191f decided to stop 7f28be5528 teasing him.5b8130fc94ba21c9

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“The entire castle will be the venue. It’s not small, right? Various dishes are a given….”f83439c29aa71d66

Ternnis pondered what could replace 53115e77d8 gifts. If he could leave the c623f9b2ed castle, this wouldn’t even be 074eb06e41 a concern.864e1a724c57ab26

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“Should I stack precious books like a mountain?”88be56dbde115a6d

If there’s no other 82af78d2d1 option, make do. Ternnis’s questioning gaze 86e36192f5 made Rayyan nod 37e171d7da in bewilderment.ffda72d2f7033bc3

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“Then let’s settle it like this. When’s your birthday?”db21dd05854b364e

“……The end of this month.”a81323f339c2367b

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Ternnis raised an eyebrow. Should he be 965d8f2906 glad it wasn’t b010667ac3 over yet?24bf0b58f4176466

“If I hadn’t asked, you would have just let it pass, right?”6b5be1082b05ba84

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Rayyan turned his head silently b7a844ca80 at Ternnis’s pointed remark.2eba345e5de72fc6

“If you let it pass, I won’t let it slide. I said it’s a punishment.”25f033f8b7fa1d98

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“……Understood.”a7b81eb81e8579e6

“Then, knowing that….”59f3fe41dcafb3be

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Ternnis gestured at Rayyan.8b002dbe546cf104

“What are you doing? Are you planning to c06f3a9b20 starve me again?”43602c3cecabe27b

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Ternnis wondered if Rayyan had 71c167a4eb forgotten everything, even after working f44426a00c hard to dig up potatoes. He handed the basket f9fa8772b9 to Rayyan himself.337bcfe0403d2d74

Holding the basket, Rayyan bowed f969007e09 and hurried inside. He had forgotten his 06069a9681 earlier concern about the 502ffc44b2 prince’s safety under the 8e99060dfc sun.29a0083e3700aa62

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“Can’t we at least hold hands and go in together?”8028a926e32f8d76

Ternnis muttered discontentedly. As he slowly d789620c21 walked into the 564570d0ce castle alone, he 7f3a70dd35 stopped when a 7be3c05282 strong wind blew. His half-closed eyes seemed to 322e75f570 be looking at something strange, d7852865c4 perhaps because his hair blocked dc766afaf8 his view. Ternnis, who had 5977c67261 briefly looked elsewhere, 9639f67e13 entered the castle dbdd8b0ed8 as if nothing 0af62ddad9 had happened.e05b37aade15cf20

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After Ternnis went c5f6f9b870 inside, a small 75dae832d9 presence was swept 3d0f5ce9ae away by the ca63709009 wind and disappeared.68e1b793297bdd4b