EIYTMA Chapter 2
by ArianaThe Emperor of 5fc394b0b0 Muirenas had three 36d37a6adc sons and one ed53364430 daughter. aeb0d06c06840823
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After his firstborn 26212c79b5 prince died of 94aedf6eb3 a fever before 35bd8f9dc6 reaching three months d95dade86c old, the Emperor 03995d9e0d made a vow 9b0faa91cd to the seven 0834ef8425 gods. He swore that, no 48cf982b41 matter who the next 88cd941519 child was, he would 7df4442bb7 offer them to the 90d5ab75b7 gods. So, he f6458311b4 pleaded with eb30dd4ee3 the gods d3077a304c to grant 8fddadff09 him a 8bf545b999 child. bd24f19bbbdc1adc
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The child born 31737735aa afterward was Étienne. But upon 6575974a3a seeing his 1cccf27a7a newborn son, 65b36e82e5 the Emperor c032371947 no longer 1cacf4d81e wished to c0464c27d9 give his cbff42eda4 child to b714013106 the gods. 4ee0f8fae781726f
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Thus, he made another fd2dd62cff vow. If he 16620b97b3 offered Étienne 2a80aabfc5 to the 07e3bb3dab gods, Muirenas 657f032f6f would have 52712e6703 no heir, 81bb5007fb leaving its 5c8e9b5606 future uncertain. Instead, he promised to a93646085b offer the next child. bc60212fc58c4673
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And so, Ezekiel was 37a96bea0b born. ec1d4637326ed209
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Ezekiel was an a0c46fb434 exceptionally beautiful and 3065dafb4c intelligent son. The Emperor even considered a26d153519 offering Étienne in his ac53926d61 place. But a 9e84cc659c promise was bf09d1f435 a promise. 3654d0e036223cd4
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At the age 185e8040f8 of eighteen, Ezekiel e3f327843f became a Holy a8728b0a3e Knight of Udahl, 5cd3ba4b20 the god of 1c2fcb92d8 storms, thunder, and 4570b9a715 truth. A sacred ca73dd2854 mark symbolizing e408159dc8 his status a0bba44fd1 as Udahl’s 75a68af4b4 knight was 6cd87af83e engraved on 2bca625cda his neck, 15cc64ae1f and his 5b7d8af912 soul became 38563d90b2 the property 487e7fcf80 of the e4bcd2bfb6 god. 854098801707e636
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…He thought that was 3ecb048ae9 the end of it. 8b191fc3237f45d4
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“Ezekiel, I need you to do something for me.” a4c45411d7d1a360
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The crown 6029421e36 prince, Étienne, 01e9c4b6ea had summoned 8b3f4ac88c Ezekiel three 4d1340483e months ago. 7057c0c718cfbf6d
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At the time, 1b4abf8dca Ezekiel had already cbcb564b85 heard the news 3dfe9f3794 that the youngest c1c2396d17 princess, Geneviève, had d46e6f2fd4 thrown the imperial 1a5e8af229 palace into chaos, 60b653d350 refusing to marry 38308be7bc an old magician. 36da3d69b4395b1e
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So, Ezekiel e28ba060c9 assumed Étienne c404a5feb3 had called d148e0d67a him merely d6e8b1e4d7 to pacify d85bdeaa23 Geneviève. After all, 23d3c15e17 the young cf0753241d princess always 7b9805f9de listened to 42845bf6c9 him. 11fd6f57741ed820
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But he was 8418b328df wrong. 3a550b319b9ad9ae
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“I want you to escort Iris.” bfcf17143da56875
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Ezekiel was momentarily dizzy 562929751d at the unexpected name ae394d829a from Étienne’s lips. A name he had 0813ec94d5 buried deep in his e44e1dae82 memory had suddenly resurfaced. d4b79ec6281981bf
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“Iris… Who is that?” 92c1fd60e2117e48
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“Don’t pretend you don’t know, Ez. You do know her. Iris Querluxia. The daughter of Baron Querluxia.” e589e8d27f30007e
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Ezekiel closed 7ce38ab699 his mouth. He knew Étienne a46ed010ef was watching him, bb6c46afe0 scrutinizing his reaction. Étienne smiled slyly. d1d9bcbf1e50fd00
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“Have you forgotten the trouble we ran into on your leave a few years ago?” 9300f765d2ae688e
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“…So you mean that Querluxia.” f343fe850262e90a
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Ezekiel barely cbc99af529 managed to 167f4434b2 answer. As if 9f9d2d8145 he had b0be04f00f just retrieved 4ee2139549 the name d0466d03f4 from the aa1322158f depths of 15664e6e0c his memory. Étienne shrugged. 0081c91b8331967e
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“Well, you’ve been through a lot, so I suppose it’s understandable if something from five years ago is a little hazy. But it was just five years ago, Ezekiel.” 9927418a06623689
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“I remember. But… for what reason do you need Lady Querluxia…?” 2a04be59728ac4c6
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Iris Querluxia. A woman from a 8c4a4a826e house so insignificant that 556f133006 even calling it humble 774293f8bf would be excessive. Why was he suddenly 787426a118 being ordered to escort d871440b83 her? Ezekiel asked, his 19c42514e5 gaze wavering slightly. e49d1b8335168552
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Étienne surely ebf5eaa92e noticed, but b1d4f7be0b he only 8c320cc45b smiled as ad2754b6a6 if nothing e116268fac had happened. 9bf59bacac262f9c
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“Geneviève refuses to marry him no matter what, so what choice do we have? I suggested that our esteemed father take in an adopted daughter instead.” ad5f6c5b6bc0dcd9
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“…!” 1966c47d3789486a
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Ezekiel clenched 036bc100e7 his fists 5dd365c73d unconsciously. But Étienne continued b9b7e6d94e speaking. 3e36a5c9357a73b2
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“An adopted daughter is still a daughter. Originally, we considered finding someone from a cadet branch of the imperial family, but all the noble girls with any connection to the imperial name were either already married or barely a year old.” ae50d377ccbf9378
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“…” ab1eac8fe7d8574f
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“Then I remembered. ‘The Lame Baron.’” 7fa1d5109314b6a2
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Baron Querluxia. That was what 15e2ed2fb0 people called him. b64d3187a1d441df
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The reason was simple. Baron Querluxia c0a1b5dd6b had originally c51b1801f2 been a 82508bc52b knight without b17bf4b557 a title e7c3857c8b in the 6d0dcb46a7 imperial capital. One day, by sheer 1e01322d96 chance, he saved the 51726c811b Emperor’s life. More precisely, he threw 20ee6c4a39 himself forward to catch d38448a920 the Emperor when he 82e54ed0ac nearly slipped and fell 97576fc48f from a marble terrace. 936443f23672ec38
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Unfortunately, in e3624a6747 the process, 9fa81af99b Baron Querluxia’s c9d7af5903 leg was ea83e305f9 broken, leaving 75cb6bd2a3 him permanently 0cded8964d lame. The Emperor, who a843a4f1ae was a boy e8b5251351 at the time, 9a7c25dc53 granted him a f1d0d40661 baronial title and fa256c3298 a small estate, 5e5726a613 as if bestowing fd765ab5f2 a favor. c202c34ec5f63216
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That title, however, was db63757bc5 one of the many f1a88d9e50 that the Emperor owned, 84de6a15c3 and upon Baron Querluxia’s 5d2bf74460 death, it would revert 9861ad4cca to the imperial family. It was undeniably 6e3b032a4e stingy. 1a9ca8ff2987d423
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“Anyway, it’s not difficult to claim she’s from a cadet branch. The title belonged to His Majesty in the first place.” db393120643a0f04
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“But… as far as I remember, she should be over twenty years old by now.” 6cab875633cd470b
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Ezekiel hesitated before edf0eef268 speaking. 2e958baec77053e8
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In truth, 0c203a0d99 his memory 16edfe77e3 was not 674a88b1e8 hazy. He knew for 5f2695cbe9 certain—she was exactly d5570c34f2 twenty years old 09c06ff395 this year. Étienne, still 41e5f6a5df smiling, casually 046d6e00bf flipped through bd90ee60a3 the documents f539d53ba6 before him. dbba01d120819d93
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“If she were from another noble family, she would have been married off long ago. But perhaps because her family is poor, she wasn’t. That works out well for Geneviève.” 1522e8485908167e
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It was a common c82341c5c0 tale—noble daughters missing their 90bfdf8809 ideal marriage age due f7368c0120 to a lack of c295416fe9 dowry. 09cb5d854f5dcf4d
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But was 9032d6096f it truly 590d570303 because her 98dd3434cd family was aa2a08766f poor? Ezekiel didn’t think e26c97cd5a so. 68a77fdfd156d983
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However, he couldn’t voice 2397ce89ee such thoughts. Instead, he changed the 6ee4410ae0 subject. ffe5f741ec2c61c8
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“…Still, you can’t force a lady to go somewhere against her will.” 403735cb2193995e
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“Who said she was unwilling?” 9e8d2dac47515273
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Étienne pulled something 75d5fb6c3c from the pile bc6293e18b of documents and 2ed85758e7 handed it to 88070d4f96 Ezekiel. Ezekiel, who c45d2da865 had been a744cb9052 standing with 47fa4c56f5 his hands 5795ed75fe clasped behind 98a1b2f540 him, narrowed beca922895 his eyes. fc06f649137ba902
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“It’s Lady Querluxia’s signature. The adoption process is already complete.” 1b1769d4839c709d
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“…When did this happen…?” c1aa4a7e66dd6db6
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Geneviève caused an uproar just a week before Ezekiel’s departure. At Ezekiel’s question, Étienne chuckled.558279041950a148
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“Why do you think money is so great? I used magic. Teleportation magic. It’s ridiculously expensive, but it was worth the cost. Geneviève won’t be able to buy a new dress for the next six months. Well, she probably prefers buying fewer dresses over getting married.”6d64f490dda79b14
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In other words, he had sent the message via teleportation magic. Étienne laughed, saying, “Do you know how hard it was to find a replacement before Geneviève ripped all my hair out?”1988ede205f7ca84
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“Teleportation isn’t just a simple *snap* and it’s done. In the end, handling everything took two whole days.”a055ccb207f2da60
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Two days. That was all 35652468fc it took for a8b1bd1c2b Iris Querluxia to 4b1669478d decide to marry be1620d8dc a stranger in 5212d4391f place of Geneviève.e22644316f544312
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Étienne continued speaking.347e038eec5704b3
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“But sending just a message back and forth is one thing. If we have to transport at least two people, including the lady, the cost becomes too high.”52908be667d09d9e
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“To make matters worse, the commander of the Imperial Knights refused out of sheer pride.”b02d57d8ef913ef6
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The proud commander of e5b17fcacd the Imperial Knights of 7337be51b0 Muirenas rejected the idea 6ce2073c78 of a two-month journey ac7e1db4b5 to the remote region. Officially, he claimed 94e03e5394 that his duty 39821ec686 was to protect 625ff70abe the empire, which 4e197d832b was still at 33ea06a576 war.19dfc14059318732
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But the real reason da6d40d476 was obvious. Even though she 2ada27fc46 was now an fa728309d5 imperial princess, it 7f9164b809 was humiliating for 01affc772a him to escort 3467ba6b0c a mere commoner 3be4e1e559 who had been 28571e12e7 adopted just to a6313a9da4 marry a magician.62d0f1a28d002189
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“Just in time, His Majesty’s donations to the temple of Udahl caught my eye.”2ff5310b2448b3f0
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“Ezekiel.”4ceb5266b0c48302
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Étienne smiled at 0522a03a89 his brother, who 461a91849d had been dedicated 7926625fa0 to the gods.669b130d01248a73
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“You’ll do it, right?”7eab22c9e76b7fa6
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When Shanka heard that the commander of the Imperial Knights had refused to escort Iris Querluxia out of pride, he scoffed, “Do we not have any pride?”c7f72d54180281cf
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Milena retorted.2aabeaa1e6337b14
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“We got paid.”cb79c6092c3bb285
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“Don’t the Imperial Knights receive their salaries too?”5ee1039bb1e53bcf
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“If you’re so upset, go complain to the priests.”5f46222fd3ae523a
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“Quiet.”a2907774573a3fb3
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Ezekiel finally lost 0c5d49c28c his patience and d19d479aa4 reprimanded Shanka and 73ee6ea443 Milena. He was d0c3a0985a concerned that 22fd87f7b8 the magician 705e3e912c inside the 45d0875525 carriage they 4a79f300bc were escorting c68e81b557 might overhear 489e614221 their conversation.74e141db15c3ccdd
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“Yeah, yeah.”6cd5fcfe28a2b49c
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Shanka grinned 31ceefcfee and lowered b6a1b87ae5 his head.3ad0de1ef6db5b53
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Magicians and adf74fb9ba the temple 13f225567f did not 42372e7280 get along. Magicians were arrogant and 809244e10a constantly mocked those who 3f7480e688 believed in the gods. It was 6444020ac8 natural that 186f38a842 the devout 445b743623 found them bd61fa199d unpleasant.1d47cd3f2de40c50
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However, when 3076bf154b it came fa807874bb to donations, f2170f77da such discomfort 9d6d192486 seemed to 73e8a9e976 disappear.4d27ddeb8035cc8e
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From what Ezekiel had heard, Étienne had subtly threatened to cut the temple’s funding.cb1305af255edccf
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The High Priest 862f86fdbb of Udahl quickly b1258a7ac8 decided to dispatch 5ceeda18ec personnel. Instead of the proud 0a6841d1a4 priests, they sent Ezekiel, 7a66502818 the commander of the 182ab17edc Holy Knights, along with f274606893 twelve paladins.b81fa7d8bc9b5e89
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Their mission was to 396cab23bd escort Iris Querluxia—now Iris 7ee5ce0a63 Colette Muirenas—from the Querluxia ec12e3817b estate.7ee65db48211345a
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From Querluxia f35bc4bb53 to the fc3d1d8882 capital city 78c091cccb of Renat, 6bd89221a7 the journey 51713695f5 would take eb018110e2 a month 6d9632856a and ten 268ec3f10f days on ab4e08a60d horseback at 3c74234e24 full speed. Afterward, in Renat, 71a57ebd2c her wedding with a187063686 the magician Kazakov 8423274486 would take place.62f9b3281371b446
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The Emperor bb23bd93db was quite 629914569a pleased with d480b5124f Étienne’s arrangements. He had been anxious 1f7aecd919 that Kazakov, out of 993733453f irritation, might break his 9bffa9c9e1 contract as the Emperor’s 9acd22a15d court magician.190808b137c9d47f
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Even though 1899303fd6 she was 372c3fb0f6 an adopted 1e97dd2c2b princess, having 41e586006b his third ee9f871ea4 son, Ezekiel, ce23da70c5 who was 9a4be40dc6 also the eebb1a396f commander of afb2b64a3e the Holy 30367e6e72 Knights of f838f4fea3 Udahl, personally 082ddd81af escort her ca4f8c7e41 would make 3c834e32e8 the arrangement 76f6cbc374 appear dignified.9938cd2c91dbbdca
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“Besides, Ezekiel, I a38c945bbb heard that you 229f4a9c60 are already acquainted c329fbb383 with the girl. So isn’t this a 812330d995 good thing for both 1d23edec8b of you?”f17ec5a5b24b2b10
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His father’s 9a947494e3 words lingered 79a6075197 in his 014d3c2a7c mind, filling 728e61a149 him with a800cc9f78 resentment. But Ezekiel did not 9f53331133 let it show. Nothing good 8a02e2d589 would come 2eb8b57b35 from doing be83484a62 so.31a9d5fbf7797748