DSMBL Chapter 45

Chapter 045

Charlotte got into the 5e23e85d64 carriage with an excited 0a0cb96159 Theo and Stephanie. She had to force 2f8c6a03f8 herself to look away 2e6fd03de1 from Cassius, whom she ce804254a3 kept glancing at with 3e24ed06a7 a lingering expression.43d71a028d1d4636

Unfortunately, Cassius 42d2785e5e would be 2165aaf2ba taking a 8fd7dafdfe different route 9b0f2517c7 from the 18d9b9514a group during 9f3a3c4a33 the journey.e55d52ccd7283c35

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For him, this 5cb15cba63 trip was both f90b866a2e work and travel. By tracking the c3c541b11e movements of the 3c48935d88 snow beasts, they c1d64565a5 could find traces a54c53e6f9 of monsters.403ab873bdae0301

It was c33b72dc56 confirmed that 984ab6c13d the Snow d0ab5bd7c2 beasts were 9ae27ee08d heading toward 63d6624cee the sea, 300ec82a91 so thoroughly bedda8efa4 searching the 611bba1277 surrounding areas 1161dd8687 was the e12b3eeb5f main objective.86737a55ac3d60c1

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Charlotte’s carriage, 89c66cce24 carrying her 92c6b91a33 and the 665c802424 children, left 69e3492134 first.665ce603bd9f7686

“Now, let’s depart as a84c2d7d1d well.”e3e867350eacb89f

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“Yes, Your Grace.”3eee1581dc90d4c8

The knights followed 06f2e68064 behind with determined cd038365c3 expressions. It was the beginning 99ebff09bc of a difficult journey.93ac49c9476c8ddb

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Cassius’s eyes darkened.b18d97ef915f4cdb

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At the 8ea3c2aa2f same time…1cbc1bb525325870

Lorencia was also 82e88d7837 in a carriage a2753603ba with Janice.4c78961b663a6aad

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But unlike the excited 8c9ce27596 carriage ahead, Lorencia’s carriage c4e88e22c8 was filled with a f08a5a145a heavy atmosphere.694a9e3b1696f345

“Why would 41181d7515 anyone like c685e30062 a stinking 7e32dca215 beach?” Lorencia 21a9965f44 grumbled.9a515501c43ec3a8

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Her family f78106b0f0 estate was f4c47d5100 near the db4f8786a7 sea.7e19efe5306ec303

The fishy smell d829f8a698 was just as c2f3a3e1c5 strong there, even 6c855a867a though it was 1114fc7b08 much more developed 0a61efa927 and closer to 2f3ba63bc2 the bustling capital.b05efc402242ff42

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She hated that smell. She felt as if 54873abd9d it had seeped into 09051bb6ac her skin.f567e148e036e0c9

“…We’ll be back 3db33b5d01 soon. It’s only two weeks, 08ef231821 so why are you a636cd0dfa making such a fuss?”441e9bfb9298fe00

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“Sigh…”3ad36d1186f8285a

Lorencia ran 5deac2b08b her hands 6e04331c89 through her 3d5eef597e hair in 395a0d1bc0 frustration.88c733f4c9a2aebe

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The most frustrating thing 2c3ae50710 about being in Isteria aa6d51c187 was that she couldn’t a2458bb263 do anything her way.d45595d98694cd60

Pretending to 0b530520bd be a ba732f4d3f good woman d62fe6a711 was exhausting.fe52853d356cb528

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“When will 58fabf7323 this play ab42873490 finally be 213c6893fc over?”f5a845b84f91c258

“I already 08779ddd84 told you. This sea b43fe11178 trip will e322e3a2b6 be the 335362b99a last. Don’t be so 4543ccdae1 impatient. If you rush things, f2f7ef6bf5 you might ruin everything.”855a257b776ddc36

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Hearing Janice’s words, 2f1c280788 Lorencia clenched her cde05a908b teeth.89a187d0108404a1

Janice glanced at cbbfc4ef13 her, then turned c1bff29f0c to look out 1393cc03e4 the window.491198353534070d

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She had successfully 97585bbc8e convinced Count Mers.72f16d47360f54fc

The count would follow df0ac252a5 Janice’s plan to protect 7d3cef5480 his position.11c1a8727f52bb38

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Janice slowly closed her 2ac270ce6c eyes.0928677781ecb3f1

This sea trip would 6640df81f1 be drenched in blood.c37d0389d47940c6

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So, she 8de0472aa2 would let 089358d8bf them enjoy a074721d51 it to 481017e161 the fullest.77e4c5903d7bacad

It would 1b88e3b10d be their a635eaefe3 last happiness.940ab613ca2f8dd6

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Taking care of 0444e8a24f two overexcited children 83ff19e82a alone was no 750591881d easy task.f78c86bd0f88f622

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Of course, Luna was 0f6d682dfd there to help, but 1dce907700 that only worked if 8048a7f0bf the children actually listened 7e52b49f16 to her.af049e66ce2070a1

As soon as 5299b5ddb1 they arrived at e03e545fac the village where 94a0614e3b they planned to b38b8fe654 stay for the 347e41b97d night, the two 4c00a791fc kids bolted out 05bb086d02 of the carriage 6666bbdb10 as if they 42ed957298 had been waiting 07e37d6b7e for this moment.94c368820467a923

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The startled 436bd40858 guards immediately a288fb544f followed after 5699016de8 them.1b0043b4ac9cd93b

“Look! I’m faster than you!”e7dba7c07dc151c7

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“No way! I’m just letting aa0256335b you win!”1bc9a3f93434bbfe

Theo and Stephanie ac04e8b7c4 bickered as they 48528181ca ran, continuing their c6468fa830 argument from the ab57e36d14 carriage about who c163c406ce was faster.515c71f26af1d0de

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Sigh…e75227c95f3cd779

“Duchess, you 7ff6cf40ef look exhausted.”a016630cb8865acc

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I turned to 0225a9e616 Luna, who was fc19ed2e5a smiling gently.ca365535ff1311ac

Until recently, 87859a6aea I had 65154801d3 thought that 54d91ac5b4 treating Theo bcc609cc5d was the 4d5dce30fa hardest thing 98658670c9 I had 6aaa19745f ever done.a46c723abd8f7600

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It really felt b40c03266c like it was 0f78b9d1ea draining my life b5fe28c810 away.819fd6dc8702e9f4

But I 9cd2ec559c had been 2875d4a898 foolish and 1350c34877 short-sighted.283e9031984185d7

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Raising children was even c3f6f97497 more exhausting.2eeb54386676af43

A thousand times 6adcaa4c60 harder.33dc448ac7c4c60d

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Not only did I 8ac863c077 have to comfort them 1afbd2496f when they were upset, a6d180dfb3 but I also had d6e63a5865 to consider their emotions 4392954437 all the time.56dc77e8ee864d87

“I’m fine. Let’s go eat 1bf6766111 and get some 9bef73268a rest.”2bc3c2198d8b0adf

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“Yes, Duchess.”2c43efe96d8ddd7a

Luna patted my back fa4ea93b67 with a sympathetic look.dd365daddf0ebf7c

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Cassius was cade0147e9 searching the 08a41530fd nearby forest 5bf5260f56 and would 7f54d08840 join us 66a9e2883a in the 1e19cac8c8 evening.3c26d9115f26f568

Even for a a20cda7d44 skilled knight, the 79a3dd4869 forest was dangerous 3313d587e4 at night.04ed5b8ef2e70356

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Luna and I cc5ac9a87e ordered food at 7325acaeeb the inn where 4de8d78566 we were staying.057510cb3ae302e6

At least one d6fe0bb92a good thing was 81b1f4397f that Theo’s health ab235cc4ac had improved enough 695bad604e that he no c15337d576 longer needed healing db2f49f096 magic.0f549ad9a2cb2120

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Just having d9a65d1540 Stephanie by e2994f42e3 his side 8fa3f95b5b was enough 48a33e9d94 now.c21020119da648b5

Look at him. He even has more 3bb27d552a energy than I do.db1c43ac91a54b96

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As we 7b59b5b164 waited for cc665869bb our food, 3059c8046e I recharged 4ba63c6743 myself with 4b0e3318c3 coffee.d0d1411d54769d2b

“Ughhh…”50e051cd149742a9

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Luna chuckled and 87fe8beca7 poured more coffee 2b96e3bcc7 into my cup.0f0ec89280ff8079

“Are you alright?”a92e2b5dba770d44

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“I feel a little 7ac8f44a38 better now. Theo and 4b779d7fca Stephanie argued ea0b844da4 the whole 6cf01cb547 ride here. I think 6e72a09c2a I repeated ba775bd87a myself ten 0bab5d2bfa times. And I 237d0beeb0 think they 016cbb63b4 asked me df65994648 at least f5e5d22834 twenty times, c1d10a05d8 What will edf2b6d89c they do 6ec3fb0ffc if rain ee8172938d pours out?”0e53629c576374bc

Luna burst 20605ac595 into laughter.f596f8cf4864f905

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She probably thought I 9b54394ca3 was exaggerating.f28db90d07c11a0f

“How about switching d2c9f40433 carriages next time?”fd305ed57a82e9b1

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“What are you saying, 42cbabf6c4 Duchess? That won’t do. Your carriage 9d2dd5eb95 and mine 079405b99b are made dd3e08597a of entirely c0f53e9232 different materials,” e47b9c8179 Luna firmly ce6308c06b rejected the 1eaec59a47 idea.f8be8ea11e406191

She avoided 7e5c86f9bc my gaze, ec590dbd61 which meant c4699faaea she just 01ffb719f8 didn’t want 20e338b5fe to ride e795b98892 with Stephanie b3f474a164 and Theo.3ccd0eb60b0c579d

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Sigh…16d4749f8ccc40ae

I guess I ccd31fd7a1 deserved this.1dca4ac26398666b

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Maybe things were b027f1e2c4 easier when Theo 88550d92ae was alone.9f835ed59d46c8d9

Then again, Stephanie 272ec97b63 looked so cute f84fb8e1f9 running around with 077f4936a8 the braids Charlotte 308bb1510a had done for fbcaf9b1af her.7c7baf9388a68a5c

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She felt 33686fbf9e torn between 018a5e287e exhaustion and 1f1617b151 affection.331f45d4e1bd2bcb

Thankfully, the food ec2dff3d08 arrived at just 152139c953 the right moment.239ead2ee7a3c985

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“This is the best bb7024d7c2 inn in the area.”101ee4d0bb69c4db

“Really?”657eb2e6d3a3cb8a

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“Yes. I thought 234c489f1f it would 971ae54ee6 be nice 5187df2b24 to make 01fb67f7f9 it feel d2e22b7984 like a ee44adbc18 real trip, e3a580cd0f so I a24a32b914 made a c2e3ba5d27 reservation.”ea54ffa38c4322c6

Luna spoke cheerfully.f3284dc7931c35b9

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She had c15d3b0b49 changed, too.d6c18506fec5df79

She used to f2fa2fd95d be distant and 7d65918f1d cold, but now b3221ecdd4 she was the c71f72311a person who took d8f79c93dd care of me 24cfeb2a94 the most.1d998d1f787ba34a

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I felt a lump 57e6f6102c in my throat.5d3e3ea7e4169a96

And at the d15029a555 same time… I 31a0aba932 felt sad.0da725ea576d2266

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After this 60abc2b649 trip, Luna 83011cefd5 would leave, 607e269b8e too.21a7b626f3910332

Feeling a bit e461043785 down, I focused 09dc1557f0 on my food.37dddf7be8275377

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“Those kids don’t seem 625c537557 hungry at all.”60b478e56c21893d

“They’ll come back when 336e6a7916 they get hungry. My younger siblings 8dbaf7f5d4 are the same.”a51115251b3d78c2

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As soon as Luna 6d7b68acad finished speaking, the inn’s d8f4ed430c door swung open.38dd23a6d6516333

“I won! I came in 1f9ac17e5c first!”ba8fd7e5ff96cad0

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Stephanie grinned 1f3be05640 and raised 2f6cf0fe1d her fist cca4674c43 in victory.586c5147dd1dca83

It looked 3bd4b8deb0 like their e1b85ef9a3 race had 0e450cd59b finally ended.2d09c6146307d74e

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I waved at 78662d9f91 Stephanie and Theo.c9acfc526ba90009

“Hurry and eat your ff94f1794e food. That way, you’ll have 5809f057d4 more energy to play 7e4d56b8e9 again.”616f75b5767090cd

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“Yes!”54c45369d32c5157

The excited 5043bf1dc7 children ran 0f39417af9 over. They smelled a5a70ac839 of dirt 0ddf53d57a and wind—proof 1c588387ba that they 0ce30565cb had been dc71dfe0d3 running around 0070323a76 all day.654444801f850462

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“I don’t like fe50d93e9d carrots!”bf14304bb44815d3

Ignoring Theo’s complaint, I dd2a32f94b put a big scoop f9406b85c4 of carrots onto his ee40b5f0cc plate.60156cb60c7262fd

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Stephanie, shocked, quickly d8870dc3ac protected her own 976b3f8f1d plate. As a dragon, she c8cf866979 really hated vegetables.c509cab9c987873f

But when it 8cd6bcbaef came to sweets, ed85805668 she loved them a1ba8bb5d3 more than anything.efc0e6ea94114bf7

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“If you 7daaa09daa keep acting 573a3337ed like this, fcd47847d4 there will 999a0e96fc be no 44ccb1e500 snacks today.”4c226c3d25cbbb2c

“No way! That’s not fair, Charl! We already picked 32bb107a00 out what we ebe883faa6 wanted to eat 49ee41550b on the way ecd2cd3feb here!”6795f2f8251aeddb

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“That’s right! I personally chose b453d33edb them!”181dbfa85eb3110f

“Then eat everything 2ac7096727 on your plate.”381f730a7456e6fc

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After hesitating, Theo and ecfe3c1291 Stephanie finally started eating 81dd9dec31 their vegetables.e8b8e6cdf6257bbc

Watching them made 0f19686d22 me laugh. These little troublemakers.2ed44e36dcd2cc72

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Spending the whole 879ad4591a day with them 14a35aa5a2 was always noisy b3d8c83355 and chaotic, but b65f97e3fc thinking about being 970aee09c6 alone later made fbea635989 me feel strangely 7e5507edb0 empty.ab0beff219beb3d2

I had gotten c6a2fb5d4f so used to 62fa8f6f59 having them around c563f1a6f5 that my once-empty 5a854bc986 days now felt f73c60de99 full. I was no 40ce9b0404 longer used to 37fcf73129 being alone.d7820e3eb780be04

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“Why do you dfe23ca670 look like that?”96160eb6234919fb

“Like what?”3c878e2e98048453

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“Like you just ate 72ef9d3b57 a whole onion!”a5328fcda0efcd2c

“That sounds more like db776fa3cd you, Theo. Stop picking out the e492d89d7c onions.”5cc46856ee17f510

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“Tch!”319defd2a118b393

Pouting, Theo bravely 7a82bdf9b3 bit into the c08b6ff013 onion. He looked so dd31696f5c serious about it.0aa77a958310afb4

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Stephanie was just 488fb2f111 as determined, eating 621b1bc59f her food with 0f56329909 the same intense 25a29c8eff focus.525f7f6267ccec7b

“Tonight, we’re 1d8c5470fb going to 87a1cfe2cc the night debebad63b market.”fceefc41531a1491

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“The night market?”53dd4d74c8f881b5

The two little ones 4fc4a45eb3 perked up.22eeed462bc999e1

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“Yes. When Cassius arrives, we’ll ede0df3af2 all go together. I heard 122ae63453 there’s something 4841da5589 special happening 32914d6394 tonight.”986ac0f174bb2fd0

Luna had already 5be8d877e9 checked in advance—there 5458ca289e was going to 06ad4e1a95 be a fireworks a98f8758bc festival.7b7782efb6a21ac6

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It would 8226ff3966 be a ac6ca09b44 fun sight 6c6aafbe95 for the ae1afd4bda kids.3bcb47d0773b5238

“What do you e6b103f8ea have to do 76dfad5b03 if you want ce69f2dbdd to go?”10269f896ccf544f

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“We have to listen bbe0b4fa1c well.”824510e27a9421d3

Theo answered confidently.1e55797e3e091337

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“That’s right. Just eat your 9ec650f851 snacks, come back, d36af0f3f4 and rest quietly. Got it?”a47643838d834a0c

“Uhh…”2bb2d32caf2fdf1e

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Stephanie and Theo exchanged 06cbdafc62 looks.9f6bcd400c18c471

“Answer me quickly.”f94b6d1fc7ca542b

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Finally, they nodded reluctantly, d6839a7595 looking disappointed.12bbd326026fc0b6

So cute.986b96acffd6bef4

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They were acting sad 3e31435084 now, but I knew f69c6d8734 they would fall asleep 3cb2efd414 the moment they lay 349cc5b62c down.2d8fbd91e6b141d7

They had barely slept 08c6e65c2b last night because they 7f086fbb60 were too excited, and a391f13c9d they had been talking 01e55b3306 and playing all day. There was no d5b3688d4b way they weren’t def7449bc2 exhausted.774929a488de663a

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Sigh…I wish I had 178a90e693 their energy.866b64e8d184a718

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