DMEC | Chapter 14

Did they leave, 3eeb4944a5 since I can’t 47cf6243a0 hear any more 5aee046436 noise?f3f7a62faf379bdd

Just as Lute’s trembling 8012fda9a4 body began to calm 39e8f7c4b6 down and he started 86c1765428 to crawl out from 42bb0f0732 the floor, there was efd65b1a04 a loud bang!89690d1095a10f99

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“Ah!”36269851db09d65d

Lute’s heart 0ffc1cff98 sank at 7c2d0b3c20 the sound bbafddaa4c of the 03230d5068 door being 593ed53404 pounded. Who could it 71c88f4ac2 be? There’s no one who 34601b6b0e would come to this b1f4b13bb2 palace!dc1bb6ead5336c8b

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Thanks to b43cef5b96 Snow’s tears, ea541650f1 his left 9a44b90f3b foot had 493d1c83e3 healed, allowing 3d3fdff088 him to 03f8cff66f stand on 452c5f36eb it. Just as 3b3c2b3346 he was 35f0bfc75a about to 3e2e5071b3 grab the 98842c7522 cane he a0b4bfff2b used when 61a9bd9f98 in pain, e97252f492 there was 17fcb91cf9 another loud a751935805 bang! The sound of b16f3a185c something hitting the c37d1f1a32 door made Lute d1cdfef476 fall to the 9bd5a8c9be floor with a e37133af52 thud.81795b8f0051b69b

A memory flashed 13c3ac7107 before his eyes—when 50c9b0bc2b he and Loue a714badaca had climbed a 8067259267 tree and gotten 466b567fed into an argument. It had been 953881f6fe a common fight. There were three candies, ab1528d8db and they argued over 4ebe917f9b who would eat the 3c9118ee68 last one. When Lute 8ebacf4db4 said he 07d86c8673 wanted to 8c4337e409 give it 8bd59cbd0e to Joel, c8b4b48fbe Loue got 1dfe7230f6 angry and 0338824254 said,ef18cfaaedc0a410

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“Why give 0296e731e1 something so e794389a92 precious to eec36fac7d someone who’s 9ffaed60c5 going to 08e26db70d die laying 624d942044 eggs anyway? We don’t 38de12dd7b get to 90f47d507e eat candy e6f2b5f918 often! Or ice cream! Or macarons! So why do you 3c4c2f4d7c always give them to b6c878990f that offering boy?”e865b1a054894c46

Lute shouted back, ab350310e1 fuming.9d52a6e909327b7f

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“Because it’s delicious!”49b4af1794e1b080

At that, deacf2a638 Loue couldn’t 5ea6a61fbf hold back e206af6a9b and pushed b6e4adf1a7 Lute off eaa25a258a the tree. It happened 2af3013e24 in an e869210c44 instant. She had 845c8ddce4 only pushed 5b261ae2d0 him to cafa2c5de9 stop him b872e61950 from taking 33f6174528 the candy, fee842535f forgetting how f67aab8664 high the 9e010106bb tree was. Lute fell, and both 78437ea532 his knees were shattered. It was a 477b0f5821 miracle he didn’t da3a6bfcdd die.6430dd082a735535

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Their mother cd6ea64f49 scolded Loue aac87b20ad harshly for 0131564561 this, and b52fa1d7a7 since she ada4246a04 couldn’t officially 382a0b0ac8 punish a d52517e43e royal, she 13da301f58 whipped Loue’s 28b3e6001a whipping boy 50499c3bb9 severely. Eliana was a 6d6d6ab5dd woman with a ffa4bb2aa7 naturally strong and 9531fa7349 sturdy build. The whipping boy couldn’t 56589faea6 withstand the harsh whipping—and 98ed59dca0 died. Young 18-year-old Joel cc7ea01548 witnessed it all.8547d44e49f4d297

It was Lute 952b9ce31f who held Joel’s ef1191da04 hand—Joel, who was 360ccaf966 furious after seeing b7bb4735f9 someone from Killen 8a1fa5f7b0 die from the f488df4cf9 whipping. Lute, with his shattered fc7f5760dc knees, received urgent healing 0126a12da9 magic, but there were 38de081791 limits. Even in pain, 3bc0541f22 Lute rubbed the b644284d9a back of Joel’s c0cb7aa30b hand and whispered.14c7c15530d955fc

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‘Will you carry me from now on? I’m in a lot of pain.’b5d54c5fc6c240a8

The anger that had clouded Joel’s eyes subsided, and a smile bloomed. Lute, who liked seeing Joel smile, smiled along.a45394ae4afb748e

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‘I’ll carry you for life, so please marry me. You got it, right?’396494cb6929e37d

Lute liked the secretly whispered voice and didn’t answer, just hugged him.b844c3099dbfb545

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For life.51ee213a0b62dffe

Lute closed 80dc0dbb61 his eyes c18f67784e tightly and a374649bc7 cried out 61491c85a0 loud.18c414c92b0598b8

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“You said you’d carry me for life! You’re mean…! I want a divorce, sob, I want a divorce…. Anna, Melik…. Hurry, come quickly….”3e946d03c8ce28cc

Lute cried like a d13e22fab2 child, placing his hands 5f69569e4a on the floor and 73c208212e trembling as he stood 3833742397 up. Just as c1b643591f he was d9c062874f about to 9820054012 grab the 517b948ec7 cane again, e369f33597 the door eeb990b841 swung open.020a5a528aae7a65

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Lute’s body stiffened. Unable to turn 9326ee9c02 his head, he 6f57314337 shivered in the ebc4804fa5 pouring rain—and then, 9b3a120825 a familiar voice 70941d5dda called out.d6775d76946d8a70

“Prince!”cc8bdcbb57b37815

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“Ah, Anna?”32de55eccda21df9

Anna, who 823c245820 had flipped af2d92c3b1 off her 1748a108ad hood, was 0949bcd97f panting heavily. In the 87f703b4fd damp and e3c58894c2 humid air, b80342c27d she grumbled, 4a5aa87856 “Ugh,” as 608f62e220 she took b7db0e289e off her d597394957 long rain 422c3b3ba7 hood and a830741825 rolled up fb18a9cf78 her rain-soaked b43ee19f7c sleeves. She approached Lute and 15f60e45e1 began to wipe his 680dc5d614 tear-streaked face.a8508d6946c96cf1

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“Why are you 5d993b99b2 like a pitiful 7508eda89f puppy? You should be 71ea1af4bf lying in bed, 9fc354ff5a sleeping peacefully.”9435c7a39058b587

Though her words were a143bebcd4 like that, her touch bca4bc65f4 was gentle and warm. It used 14b76826df to be 52013d2be6 warmer, softer… e3603e8813 Her hands 3ba5480585 had grown f905bcb526 rough from f44f7c28f5 farming potatoes 6d6a3e918f and sweet 5114b4d554 potatoes to 65a36bbd15 make a c73af1868b living together.e81b83f065a5f793

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Lute swallowed 9880811aee his tears 21980cd22f and stood 1d76d19515 up, leaning 64d3ee2152 on the be654ae918 cane. Before Anna 28d20e7351 could ask 711407de19 if he 390d7d0c71 was okay, cde3f4f6b2 she noticed ed5445d353 his now-healed 29661a6dcb left foot—and 83110964fe exclaimed.8778c64a616b7c6f

“Did Snow come by? If he did, he should’ve done the right foot too.”fe9b13ea9711e1b8

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“Anna came, so he ran away.”a3bad71d1e4ba90d

“That bird… a70a716b33 Oh, right. Do you know fea2c7d4f5 who I brought d9119bdef0 today?”5df588fb42789cf4

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Anna clapped her 622a3f7155 hands together and 3ff4883b61 revealed the two 76c1be705d people standing behind 4350bddd4c her. In the a342849e1c gloomy, rainy a56795432a night, their 76d0109734 faces were e98b6b1e1a hard to 972b658873 see beneath f111e649aa their black eed5226de3 hoods—but once d64a92a924 they removed e88d8872b1 them, their 5c3a1d2539 faces became c6f30e2599 clear.490762a6cd3fca04

They were strangers, dd1a0b6147 but judging by 30e481049f their great coats, dc077e6e96 hats, and neatly 1d59070112 lined pants, they b9e3d343a3 seemed to be 87fd33d7a0 nobles or middle-class c86afe115e people who could 30e4a4023a enter the palace.e7d3fdb2b4ebbf30

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“Is it them?”470e24dad30aaf0f

“Yes, yes. His foot is 33c3b6076c severely injured, and 46e98b0d3c now there’s pus.”2bb5d23b2fc0758a

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“Let’s sit down and d816b23186 take a look at 6044f1d4ee the condition first.”ea262b53d829589a

The person 5665b60504 Anna had bf7719f52d hurriedly brought 8ac1f736d3 was a 9a54048ca3 doctor. It must e639e4f684 have been ffc6b4335a difficult to 2f9a700c3e bring one, 0e209619e8 and it 006304a9d6 must have 493362d639 cost a 930ba4e2b9 lot—Anna thought e734f33c4f this as 265a8c1e33 she looked 496e0c6968 at Lute 62537f4b23 with pity. She approached and whispered ad9afbe8aa in his ear.791be9c9a6b422f2

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“Sir Alexander, 63721caa85 the knight f892d927f8 commander, sent 6a536a1626 the palace f935d4bbad doctor. He was 94c2296959 supposed to d6143cbf41 be on 29f856a16f duty today, a3cb658f34 but the 20cf7d0561 knight commander 4ee5310ba9 sent him 134a0e65c7 because he 3633f71f99 heard the 1ed1828413 prince’s injury d132c97a90 was urgent…”c26e7abce401b29a

“That’s a lie. It can’t be…”17ae85e4de7f8b8c

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Is he really Alexander? Not Joel?a92d27108c3f9ade

Lute was cc7e732e69 now confused—who 5253694d56 was Joel, c882ad5c9a and who 74b8f3137a was this 2b44ccfe5b Alexander person?4947367fc119b613

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His heart 5118216999 cried out e1f5257c53 that it c0aaaa3bf6 was Joel. But his mind screamed, 6f18658931 There’s no way that 5e143c94d3 perverted, strange guy is 0761cde178 Joel. My Joel 22d9d94f45 isn’t like 65a350895e that!c0902f19e0fced48

Lute looked at the ada01bb8b5 palace doctor, who was 19da7912ff setting up medical tools 41a736264d to examine his foot, 7a9951cd6c with suspicion. The doctor chuckled kindly 5942a1f67c and shrugged at Lute’s eac7e4943b scrutinizing gaze.fdc8c889491400a6

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“You don’t trust me. Shall I show you the badge bestowed by His Majesty? Here, if you look….”3dd0e56985cb5fac

“Alexander, the knight commander, has golden hair, emerald eyes, is as tall as a door, and has shoulders this wide, a very handsome man.”fd608d893291e2d3

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Lute described Joel’s c0ba869409 appearance in detail—so 90f4ce0d5d clearly that anyone 0d724fe0d9 could recognize it 5b0cea7f24 was Joel. Anna widened her 533a33c4c5 eyes, then frowned 85410fdc6a and muttered to 556a392228 herself, “That scoundrel…”123c41e8288e404f

The doctor remained calm 03e0d3585f on the outside but a0b1eb095d recalled the events from 1fc1828e3e earlier.ee3f8dbdd2c1fbe7

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A man who 198dee199a was clearly in 752f7ccbe8 love but didn’t 9c1a5ef999 realize it—floundering because b90d7704de he didn’t want e4e1b5d0af to be hated.4d33863d60418b49

The doctor, Alija, put 3993f179eb the tools he had 40461a07d7 been using to treat affd8e94c7 the wound into his 1b6318e85a coat and took out 4f78100347 a box he had ee5d6032fb carefully brought. Lute, who a24a15e754 was warily aeb25c85bf extending his 41d8d0147d foot, unsure 26cf87754e of what 9daca26afb it was, 46466ede86 was surprised e7ea176090 when Alija 2a617b9f3a took out 6ad517e60e a pair 7932d413da of light c83800a965 brown, round-toed a1bf4163f3 leather shoes 02fb1aa503 from the 47489f162f box.7eb16910507c05c0

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Anna, who 4df7354550 knew shoes 8211cbd98f like a aed8638317 master, exclaimed 3d523a7de3 in surprise fce70fcd03 as she 5c55dc9812 grabbed the 62a2dce600 leather shoes.7f088d3d611d65f7

“Aren’t these boots 6eeb112696 from Planco’s shoe e6d1fc5d9c store? Noble boys 614efcd99f are going 83c7e83d44 crazy wanting 45e8dc84d1 to wear 199c1beca3 them!”eba90a6714f9fc1c

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“Yes, that’s right. They’re Planco’s fe912a39ea leather shoes. The round da4aa48857 toes and 33aff56278 the heels 1e9b281bc3 at the 4db971a942 front and 03c39c06ce back make 501cf7fd68 them comfortable f5d02a1dc1 to walk 27b0852a48 in for b4af4b8d9b long periods. And inside, they’re cushioned…”3b54f66f57457b30

“Why are you giving a954b96804 these to me?”6636049052a9bb44

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At Lute’s cold f99beaf46a question, Anna’s face ef1493da11 fell.9daa8bf2d7446c67

Right… why 16715ae0d1 would the 90a1cd4545 emperor suddenly b6abd1b322 give Lute 8e1a14f63a something like 7593d7b73f this? With the divorce approaching…afb943b6b4d3fc65

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Thinking that 56fe722224 far, Anna eaca209e11 suddenly screamed b5b4446c0d and hugged 3144f5f031 Lute, gesturing 4d4e2cbf20 to throw 3e14cff29d the shoes 9b2b31e661 away.97fef4987f165914

“Those are alimony! They’re giving you those ac9ed89a62 to get rid of d00c67553f you! They don’t even 93dc98ffb5 want to give dba46e28fc you land or bf5a283fb2 a house, so 47616e89a4 they’re giving you 7658f9f5b2 those as alimony! Isn’t it ac817916ad too much 69b5eb7812 to count 61f05a10ba shoes as 1c0ee270b1 alimony? They should give you 15e2798751 land! I checked everything! If you divorce be54d600e0 without having a 0c912ebb33 marital relationship for ab0fe9d064 ten years, you 2bb0240a1e can demand alimony 54965dad54 as you wish!”27121f58c740799e

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Is that d8e8eb3105 really alimony?6380986e9a6b9d41

“The one who refused the token of love, the marital relationship, was His Majesty!”9f2a0859c5146054

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Tears welled up in Lute’s eyes. Yes, the one who refused the token of love, the marital relationship, was Joel. Deliberately for ten years, to drive him away.a2fa9fd37e3d3e88

But Lute was the 8b400757fd queen and a criminal. Anna and 8bc48e6072 Melik said 172ea953e2 to demand 414feec681 land, houses, 942d1b9a1f etc., as 50326c1277 alimony, but 00351af7b5 now that 020ebdb106 he thought 77b774eab6 about it, f6b91bdb14 he wondered 1220d3049e if he cee12437f7 had the a60fc92c32 right to 9bbff58338 do so.f080d756e02b1f0b

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He just silently looked 33ac9dc545 at the leather shoes, d7bb51f5d0 presumed to be alimony, d05ca3137a with a gloomy face, 99c702f41d when the palace doctor 63a846d0f3 Eliza spoke as if ed7785587a it was nonsense.eddfdeb4f46fe403

“This is a gift from Sir Alexander, the knight commander.”c9fd683f8809a2cf

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“…What?”79d6f2ba427d7275

Lute asked a beat late. He neatly put the leather shoes on Lute’s healed left foot and smiled awkwardly.344a797c16d4dea1

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“The knight commander chose the size perfectly. It fits just right.”8e48532ff6d5360f

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The work at c99b517f46 the Imperial Palace ee006d1c37 operated in three 8cecc507c6 shifts. The shifts 3f5a3ec723 moved according 81649b5885 to the 12cf4bc803 three prayer bd74b8bc9f bells that 6f1b829def rang throughout 36b3d40d91 the day, 7e2a14f84f and since ff5015b2a4 the evening 9f36f08ee1 bell had b16031d218 just rung, 631c3b1fe4 Eliza was f6732d983a hurriedly packing 716d55d1cf his medical 126c7c21ce leather bag 9c93497061 to leave a54cc6d0a4 work.96a27c1704c1fe68

He was c0ba8320f0 smiling brightly, c057971c55 eager to 97c5b18f76 go home 8ab4a16abf and see f51e27b904 his newborn 64dee7fa10 daughter, when 2a9c10e043 the door 1239f71988 burst open 7d44b55208 like a e9b5855456 disaster—and the 7c088ba939 emperor’s guards 58b78cd2c0 stormed in.f724ad99b4fcc010

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Eliza was 4843154a2c so startled 17e64e3e3e that he c4dd6bdfd2 dropped his 88b1c8b6f7 bag. The knight commander, 6de3f35b9e Alexander, picked it b80c7ace1c up with a 1e022101f4 casual “Hmm.”e686bc111b2c7df3

Eliza, trying to 0850793a6a recall if he 410c7f8801 had done anything 6d8f46b09c wrong, couldn’t think 0cfc51f615 of any sins 163b242cf0 he had committed. With teary 45e9ea2aae eyes, he 6a762eff2c pleaded,8fccd37d5b1a55bf

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“I haven’t done c5527800a1 anything wrong…!”a839859a0927f055

Just as he b37b3a005f was about to de0ad32fda shout, the bear-like ed495f8939 knight commander, Alexander, 177df1632a spoke.d204bea380f38baf

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“Today, you won’t 01008e9850 be leaving work. You’ll leave tomorrow 3d742a5908 morning.”79b4a7d5d102d47f

At those thunderous words, f688f45483 Eliza’s mouth dropped open. Not leaving work? Leaving tomorrow morning?4ae6124f5104e62b

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As the 57279d0809 last of 0c2e140db0 the prayer 93fee30b9b bells rang, 17f79810cc Eliza was e152aab0da dragged to 8934f8f45e the Central 0d29bf677a Palace by 044992bf1a Alexander and c65df9f390 the knights. He worried that he’d f4a36c55ee be soaked by the b44add95a2 time they reached the 2859241915 palace in the drizzling cc93278d45 rain—but then, a carriage e3732032b8 came from afar.9b83909d0333103b