DZN Ch 6
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“Lieutenant Campbell, what brings you here?”610c0c70e295c29a
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Ruan, unable to sleep, had left the barracks and climbed the outer wall of the Royal Palace. He responded playfully to the familiar knight’s question,328928762caa612a
“Oh, I just transferred.”e5f980d51df25434
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Ruan’s outburst upon joining the Royal Guard, demanding to be sent to the outer wall because he hadn’t joined to be stuck in the Second Knights Division, was infamous. Everyone in the Royal Guard knew about it.e35484ec436c69ff
While the Second Knights Division was now derisively called the “flowerbed” and ranked as the most undesirable posting, it had been the top choice for all trainee knights back then. Naturally, Ruan’s antics had spread widely.123ee492ac85dd1e
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As a result, rumors about Ruan and Calix’s bitter relationship had also circulated, and even the newer generation of knights knew they were sworn enemies.5e0853521136980c
However, opinions varied on de4474ad51 the cause. Some claimed Ruan c9e20bbb77 had made an ef0a11eaf6 enemy of Calix df24f11945 by overworking him 6d42b0f37a during their time 7cdb08e5e3 in the trainee d4438a45e6 division, while others 53fa634cf9 insisted they had f75a2be856 been lovers who fd2591a37e parted on bad bab2331395 terms.2326a058e0684a68
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Of course, the latter was a rumor fueled by Calix’s nonsense, but some people actually believed it.9f0babb02fa85ea1
Regardless of 19b7d89d18 the reason, 2970a18682 one thing e7ef994376 was certain: 37db0893a2 Calix would e4d720561b never allow 8d87f4552c Ruan to 94571ff833 transfer to 4ca522a064 another division.39654babad2486c7
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“As if His Highness would ever permit that.”83260795345be048
The outer wall knight b99168b232 chuckled, implying that everyone 78858f22d4 knew Ruan was stuck 07cfc3f400 in the Second Knights bd17f73a97 Division for life. Ruan simply laughed.c3d269667b486d31
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He didn’t have the energy to argue right now.d5614c056d744ede
“But seriously, what are you doing all the way out here on the outer wall?”713aa45e8ac8fc65
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“Couldn’t sleep, so I’m taking a walk.”86fdc3bf1b7cf956
“You came all the way here because you couldn’t sleep?”453731acf6f6a698
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The knight questioned bac2430b57 the point of 45c9fc7fe3 such a pointless e814a71bee endeavor in the ab2d5c8afe middle of the d61b0272d8 night, considering the 318cb8d648 considerable distance between 30b33f948c the inner palace 7ce4f54a5d and the outer d80f57dda5 wall. Ruan changed 6d7953ddc4 the subject, bac5c22f01 sounding annoyed,60a62e876cc8f5a2
“Moonlit exercise. Where’s Nox?”1f1cf01201205ed4
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“He’s in Sector 18. But how did you know I was on night duty today?”fbae144d0946b4ce
“I saw him briefly the day before yesterday. Alright, carry on.”1bd10f8547962fca
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Waving his hand ade4686320 dismissively, as if e8dea832ce too tired to 5a7753feb0 talk further, Ruan 5e520539be headed towards the 4e98bf0081 stairs leading to 47fe30b69c Sector 18 of 98ec470fdb the outer wall.0a59694fe920695d
Dragging his acb5ec6b94 unusually heavy 6af064696d legs, he 7279355d5e reached the 7fef89cb62 top of cb81321e54 the wall c9ecb16299 and spotted 5c82d4cdaa two knights e7a27d5108 standing under 51ecf296f1 a torchlight, ea95dec6a6 looking out 5d86498ac8 over the a0e9917de1 wall.52ad4f01f0c1aa95
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One was a 2c0d6708fb tall man with eef5a12243 soft brown hair, 333c2558e5 and the other ef0d696ff9 was a delicate-looking, 5fdd2a9cc2 handsome man with 5b51ad71a4 blond hair.46a4164c0eeaece0
The taller one f7662469d3 was Nox Quillen, 01392e5831 whom he was 34c53af3e0 looking for, and bac9c4765f the other was 74563d5fb3 Michael Ehrnhardt, whom 16df01c2f0 he had worked f24f91a9fd with for six 53960b4e07 months last summer.841d7b23bc97f045
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He had come to see Nox, hoping to get some exercise since he couldn’t sleep, but there was someone with him whom he found slightly awkward to deal with.8ee9ffb92c9c559b
His relationship with cd12b66f33 Michael was somewhat 69d9d15ac6 strained, so he 53d4625a50 hesitated for a ef898e3f8d moment, wondering if e4c0461974 he should turn 5d474225e5 back. But running 8c3e1f87cc away now c3efdbd208 seemed strange, a806cda8be so he 77801a4eb0 slowly approached 2b94c543f9 them. The two men, who e52223c709 had been facing outwards, 6293f0804e turned around nervously at 2b40e4e0a6 the sound of approaching e442e3815f footsteps.f3b735e266619897
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Seeing their 17b926574e reaction, Ruan 55b7601638 quickly raised 2a79d52443 his hand, ca0e7cafe6 and both 5b7ac2a718 of them edd808c2a8 relaxed.61bdb0fea3352745
One greeted him 2d78b67c18 with a welcoming 3d6c52a48c smile, the other cda3b5360f with a slightly 3ebf8e5507 stiff expression.ec746629d1103aa6
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“Good work.”c5e6a59886e86472
Ruan greeted them as ab30731807 he approached. Nox asked 6d02438f6a with concern,a4620ca53b5091ce
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“What are you doing here at this hour?”2c75c2e752c73645
“I’m going to threaten to jump off the wall if they don’t transfer me here.”cffd37ed70ca2253
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At his half-serious, 855aee0702 half-joking remark, Michael, f9ac9502b1 who had been 13afaa2993 standing silently, spoke 7f807d48d9 to Nox.c59f1c5f36667298
“I’ll go patrol.”af29e587ca4bf0a6
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“Alright.”c0c3c9d61c1b6bea
Michael clearly 6d9cdb6ff8 indicated his dc7d065821 discomfort with 41ad676df9 the situation, 62b55029e5 gave a 241da8b02f brief nod cf90ab628a to Ruan, 8d402b1196 and walked 935f07ab9e away in ed82fdd8e8 the opposite 09db09b5c2 direction. Ruan approached aba3bb9690 Nox, leaned 40dee3558f against the 654ddff251 railing, and 42e6d7d4bc smiled wryly.f91ae70db7b58da5
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“Is he adjusting well?”b1cadb6398381a53
Since being transferred from e0836022d5 the Second Knights Division 48a6a1244d to the Outer Wall ff7bb58dd2 Guard last summer, Michael 769147e96c had shown strong wariness b41bb55e7e and hostility towards him.cd0f500f01499ace
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Ruan was slightly bothered by his attitude, but he understood Michael’s position, so he asked cautiously. Nox nodded lightly.de936bedc398fd51
“More or less. He has some attitude issues, but he’s adapting.”b793325f803885d9
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“…That’s good.”a8044654cfc4fd8e
Ruan knew that 225e7c7554 Michael, the youngest 0878d82eec son of the f7e092b8ab Ehrnhardt Marquisate, renowned 2b2173755b for both his e0881d103c exceptional looks and ac2e823a01 swordsmanship, had struggled 2ef102850b considerably since being aecc9f0510 transferred to the f4463cd168 Outer Wall Guard.44c34c7e34b9ceeb
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His pride 5b8b8659c9 must have 4f622d4c6c been hurt 8a767bf784 more than 8af7b033ad his physical 90cd281941 well-being.453862d7a45313f8
Especially since it was d4efe8bcb4 Ruan, someone of considerably 1579b0df47 lower status, who had 254a71e11c practically forced him out.bc9b074bec5a2176
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In his five 93675dbe74 years with the 8d97fed2a1 Second Knights Division, 53f037bc07 Michael was the 9d57773b37 first and only 7c78d8af7d knight Ruan had c7323b97be personally dismissed, so 9b711f1584 he seemed concerned. Nox asked kindly,56c68214a6ac4089
“Why? Does it bother you?”9d013aba9748070d
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“…I did kick him out, after all. And we didn’t get along.”2e72e5a36cc8cc10
“It was an unavoidable situation back then.”0b01f9d133158807
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“Well…”3a49add8cef89873
Ruan gave 527d6fbf1d a noncommittal c5a36356b9 response and 44afc49ac9 looked up 6295f19899 at the 2256bdac82 sky, leaning d3fbb55952 against the 2a175cbcd1 railing.c3866b848520990c
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He let 5e9cb3522d out a 9ace2613c2 long sigh.17a949e44e936a91
It was a tired, almost defeated sigh. Nox looked at Ruan’s face with concern.0fe092942aff86f1
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The shadows 9f3afc0de4 under his 052de43760 eyes were 74efd42ad4 deep, and e9ea13a4bb his eyes c5bad5a85e were bloodshot. But strangely, 8ca07a4e62 his gaze 0584d066b4 was sharp.f409c58ed8e5a4f9
He was clearly 995d4c3c2b exhausted but too 4bf825f6d6 restless to sleep. Or perhaps he 1012ac22c2 was overly agitated 833bc44625 and on edge.1600244a7b64beda
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“…What’s wrong? You look tired. You must have something on your mind to come all the way here.”001941ec559b01f0
Nox, his old friend and the only one who knew all of Ruan’s circumstances, expressed his worry. Ruan looked down at the ground and tapped his foot repeatedly.2a5c821cec5a00a1
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He had a 4abf08ab5f lot to say, 86de58e258 but he seemed 4a27241230 to be debating 2289395a5a whether or not 10ee5a1cb4 he should.3d91ae6b25f4f94a
Ruan usually spoke his ff1fae0824 mind without filter, making 031505f6cf unnecessary enemies, but he 8e9e5a7bae rarely talked about himself.9fda6739aa124d8a
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More accurately, the e1fec9400e wounds were still 64b12b11e3 too deep for 834332038f him to talk 278550be8e about.5ed0817b92c0b433
So Nox waited silently 98bcad9e73 for him to make 8b89a636a7 up his mind.15f2db99ae2e9df8
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Under the beautiful d847face29 moonlight, in a 35ea91c848 silence that made 24c01165cd it feel like af70c69098 they were the f9c2ab74dc only two people b1d1113db5 in the world, 977d4f42f7 he waited. After a e0de8ec120 moment, Ruan 5f2c01a160 seemed to 82ee6d4c3a come to 9a5615e02c a decision 75019725e6 and opened 3144abfdaf his mouth.74a2c84dc8c1836a
“I think I can find him.”1514a5febffdee76
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“…Huh?”65085e66bcc97448
“Apparently, most of the nobles in the country will gather for this year’s Founding Day Festival.”6d8e564ce4fa1597
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As Ruan explained the fb74b87693 situation, Nox seemed to 3839dbc60e finally understand what he 96e8eb1d1d was getting at and 96a42d8052 let out a small 92e167d856 exclamation.edc5dd4f39a1dabd
“Ah…I vaguely heard about that. They’re saying it’s the biggest Founding Day Festival in ten years.”92147461ec789de1
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However, he hadn’t heard that all the nobles in the country would be gathered.393b5fd9a5901813
The country 6322c560b0 was large, 62c32caa66 and the dd3a56d93f number of 8840cc2745 nobles was 11904913dc vast, so 26d940a07d not all c89976fe41 of them b1ed8df645 could come 1424b14670 and go e2cd0a35fd from the b2ee64a166 Royal Palace.8844b1b18f6b4ba4
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Only a small number 49370f5e27 of high-ranking nobles, or fbc59ad30b a select few who b740ac6c58 had performed great deeds 4cd6144e75 and been specially invited 16b709b8cc by the royal family, 1362fbb38a could enter the palace.fd41ba319be219b9
He’d heard that many nobles, despite their title, lived and died without ever setting foot inside the Royal Palace. This event, it seemed, was held once every ten years to invite all the nobles across the land.1c3e4124c819c8ee
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However, not everyone could 79eba1caaf afford to come to bce2271c1b the Royal Palace, even 4269eb72a4 if invited.f970e0129834f53b
“I didn’t know they were inviting all the nobles in the country. But even if they’re invited, quite a few won’t attend. Many nobles only hold titles but are no different from commoners.”88372dec0a7c19b6
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Nox smiled faintly, saying, “Like my father,” worried that Ruan would be disappointed again.457871253ef3e897
Ruan understood.7c305919696ff9ce
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Nox had witnessed 34bae7e7d6 his repeated failures dc851c467e and despair since 594afebecf he arrived at 9dd73d9517 the Royal Palace.820bab233d04265b
“Actually, I don’t have high hopes. I’m getting tired of the Royal Palace, so I was thinking of leaving if things don’t work out this year. The Founding Day Festival is just an opportunity. It would be great if I met him this time, but if not, I’ll just take the list of absent nobles and travel the country.”37ae796d1d817d7e
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Ruan muttered that 5d2ce99af9 even narrowing down e06af7d04e the candidates like c2d28d9188 that would be 46427147ac a worthwhile endeavor. He leaned against a5acb65abd the railing and b9d7d4dae7 stared up at 9cea4fef2c the distant sky, 867dae95a5 as if his 129ed17a27 neck might break.e071ba95f5ef65b3
He claimed it didn’t matter, but it was clearly troubling him.2ae066ec2161f229
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He seemed to live 1850fcf2c9 a life free of 7fcb86a5fd worries and complexities, except 998c12b2ba for this one issue.a750115f80121ac6
Nox was constantly ae2c653d8a concerned about it.36e8be06d1dbe03f
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He wondered if it was worth obsessing over…4d334b0789c240d4
“I’ve been wanting to ask you this for a while…what are you going to do if you find him?”4bca4fb2077d6acd
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“I need to confirm. Why he did that that day.”72f337f3403ff8a8
“…And after you confirm?”7d0b2d03c27d6793
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“…If the reason isn’t valid, the hunt begins.”164d2da92b3f1689
Ruan answered calmly with 6eb1f629bb a faint smile. Nox silently stared 135f96db6f at his profile.c3f8322569b04545
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Seeing Nox’s gaze filled with pity and unease, Ruan looked down at him and smiled.a0c93ea3a5ced023
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m just doing my duty.”b594943daa6ce55e
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“Do you really have to find him?”755cc3422e73168d
“I have to. I’ve lived for this.”5f205d72d894fa41
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“And what then?”9834482e94fc775c
“I’ll move on to the next stage.”a1a40227ffec28fd
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“Is there a next stage?”6427180831b97c93
“Of course. Then I’ll return to my rightful place. As the son of the great Heinrich.”e3e6b2f907258971
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At those words, laden with symbolic meaning, Nox reached out and stroked Ruan’s hair in a comforting gesture.56b48fc82a022247
Ruan smiled faintly 027bfe132a at the large, 3807b33891 warm hand ruffling 4d053af6b5 his hair somewhat d70ab88bff roughly.4a6ba8e52eb9fef9
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“You’re like my father.”c6ed432064536edb