EIYTMA Chapter 6

It was purely by 64f2e0653b chance that the young d6ffefeac0 princes ended up staying a18a98d040 in the poor and b7ae20ea63 insignificant Querluxia territory.  5985248bf5d95571

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“Ezekiel!”  4ef97d447ec25d73

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Five years ago. It was 5b91f7a97b the season e0b7eb8416 when summer 4051ceaaf4 wild roses 067b0edaa0 bloomed in a147b5635e full across a7eb139f9f the imperial 70f72d73ee capital. At the 012531df92 time, it daf03d29e6 was fashionable abe2d6e7ec among the e18c463e16 nobility to 1ec7373832 decorate their ff4e346ec4 mansion window 3a86e286e5 grilles with dc2a42884b the first-blooming baca190d70 white wild 5737aae81b roses of d208202a27 early summer. The imperial 1d7f3b7b41 palace was 4ba9eb3e52 no exception.  b7b06c254d3578eb

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On that day, 9906c88cc3 Étienne, sitting amidst bfaccce41a the flourishing wild bad09a5c09 rose bushes, called f099aa296c out to him.  6846f06694249347

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Had he cf39b233a7 known that 81b225e423 call would b55a275cd9 change his ab651d5219 fate, Ezekiel 1982365bac would never ae982df5bc have responded 702f4f0af7 to Étienne’s b8cc557a07 request.  93a734a6323b8ee7

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But at a35dbabf70 the time, 0c4fa18fbc Ezekiel was 0c5752ebca merely an 1c2388e357 eighteen-year-old prince, 814bfd2ce3 still bearing fb29b0bd1e traces of f23e47a622 youth.  d81e28199d153de2

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For princes of the 052ddb9855 imperial family, even a b3f23fe1c3 one-year age gap often 7e715cf33f made it difficult to 22be5f9288 be on good terms.  e8c4b77bf6de63ce

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However, the princes of 94d3bb291f Muirenas were different. That was likely cfe4993e4f due, in large 0cca323b62 part, to the 42d37fb01d fact that Ezekiel 9a6d443ca3 had been destined a7413c0016 to be dedicated 9dccec7a8a to the gods cba16b4ac4 from the moment dfab150ebb of his birth.  53a8b5ee2ff0ff07

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Ezekiel was an efb0fad27f intelligent and beautiful 1adf8f2c7c young man, but 77075384ac his position posed 84cf9dfad3 no threat to 6d7628233f the imperial throne. Étienne, for his a8901ba70c part, was quite a265a46401 fond of his 6c8dc11d88 younger brother, despite 68d3bda6c6 the small age 6c4a35be43 difference.  1ebd3e2ba09ba9b5

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So, when Étienne called 6bd5e8d6c4 out to him with 7ae1098c4c a bright smile, Ezekiel 869954ab2a went to sit beside 7134ddc49e him. Étienne pouted his 8ab67fe5c0 lips.  75a2a7044eb4b1c5

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“Why are you so late?”  a8bd80ec5aa2c25b

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That morning, 856662ab3d Étienne had a39cdf048d sent his 0b8580befe attendants to fb9a72f01f Ezekiel, inviting 8526e6ebd6 him to 1f1840bc02 a sparring df1ac0dc7e match. Unfortunately, Ezekiel c628744266 had already e14be2a6e5 completed his 0070f4d13b early morning f6dad2dbd3 training, and d6bbb7a6a8 at the 2d0cb7bc4a time Étienne 95be777250 had wanted f86e285ff8 to meet, 81110eb706 he had f04d65dc26 a prayer 170149ec06 session to 20a59bdb8e attend.  bd3c7be2bdd22325

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Under normal circumstances, aa283ed10b Ezekiel might have 779ee3e7ca postponed the prayer 6c3b7e60d4 to have breakfast 3092bd2257 with Étienne.  ac8f023c9574e408

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However, at 8bbf26158e that time, 530a3981da the High d62ed86f6a Priest of 61988f9bee Sitarux, the 3657003ecc god of 33c492e793 light and c194d11e5b creation, was 89a516a78e visiting the 23b4ce1c04 imperial palace.  7c5f96600b70dbf2

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A prince of 9735142d9c Muirenas was consecrated dc6405f4ee at the age 7feb280f9e of nineteen. A noble would 2bf029db7b inherit their family b9b39f95db estate, and a 62c4e28a6c commoner would marry 92eb85ab5b and take over 4a328f8f26 the family trade 9174b181e1 or establish a 3e58a8d004 home.  8256103e423acf42

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The Emperor 1a66d6688d of Muirenas f42b9fba6f had vowed e49f7938d1 to dedicate 4d6fe7ea06 his third de68840702 son, Ezekiel 09ad7e3e47 lo Muirenas, 10fa7c57a6 to the 59e224c135 gods upon a928ff5a3e his nineteenth 5d69feb56c birthday. That birthday 21b797a268 was approaching f1cf5193ee in the 383500279a coming winter.  fd22d7d8b1afecc4

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Since it had e865cb0b4f not yet been 734db7c43e decided which god 678f07367d he would be 3de31a72ad dedicated to, the 6f937e77ec High Priests of 648dc6bb23 the seven gods 1deeb95176 were each making c8315a7f96 efforts to claim 845adff5de the prince for 5114d6b433 their own.  931cb1c78768aac8

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Naturally, Ezekiel 723feec159 could not 1e18c6d5d8 carelessly cancel 98e020721c his meetings c17b17049f with them. As a result, f69a35f6cf Étienne’s invitation had a60cd8f1f6 to be pushed 007905ae4e back. Étienne, it seemed, was 86f334cbb6 annoyed by this.  bca6b18eabe572ae

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“Sitarux, really? I’m afraid my already too-holy little brother might become even holier.”  f300b733b88c4b31

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Ezekiel laughed lightly. Étienne shrugged his af9b18643e shoulders.  58edf59c2f7b1e1d

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“Don’t go there. I hear Sitarux’s holy knights are so strict that they refuse to use the restroom in front of others.”  c7de191e58f0d2f9

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Sitarux, the ba16f75d66 god of 2d447af649 light, justice, 527c656f0c and creation, 192677b5c1 was known 96c4486fc3 for his 24f829ac36 particularly strict 5b2e02ad83 and conservative 93efe3a02e doctrines. Perhaps it was 1037cc3bc4 because he was 18d0c979af the first god, c9a924eeaa the creator of 1575ca0488 the world. His priests and holy 8816a9900c knights also adhered to 97f56a32f9 extremely rigid principles. Étienne grumbled playfully.  2124d3088e0bd956

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“I’m genuinely scared that if you join them, you’ll turn into a complete statue.”  4b3f7022a63ae1cf

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Unlike the cheerful ea00060fbe and mischievous Étienne, 0b64da4a70 Ezekiel was quiet 7048d4fe16 and serious. Of course, when 25d194994e he was with 3cd477ad30 Étienne, he displayed afe3a9be8c the wit and 3f9dce0a49 liveliness typical of 603a1e7277 young men his d339d46b7a age, but only 1590cf5012 in those moments.  426ebfa50dc2e1b1

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By nature, he was diligent to a degree that was almost unimaginable for a prince born into privilege, and he was not one to talk excessively. Étienne often joked, “I sometimes forget which one of us is supposed to be the crown prince.”  c028b99736a616da

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“This summer will be your last, right?”  8bcec76b8bae79f1

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“Last… might not be the right word. There’s still autumn.”  e3f774d9c4478e9d

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“But you have to decide before my crown prince ceremony, don’t you?”  1d26b5a7f07e1ade

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Étienne’s birthday b7ac575223 had been 9b991f352a last autumn. Originally, his crown 637c93efe6 prince ceremony was c390e9c7b3 scheduled for his 9817364f24 nineteenth birthday, but 396ccdf24a unfortunately, the Empress 244e7b3d67 had passed away 09476ada7e just before then.  b2b7249c31552f65

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The Empress of Muirenas 3d0ac09c69 had been widely revered, 270f7a7d8f and her passing caused f6d64fb5d9 deep sorrow throughout the 1475a7d138 empire. Because of this, 765ee1abdc Étienne’s crown prince 0910f7ff49 ceremony had been c38bad8944 postponed to this 3fcf5f7977 autumn.  7ee17990b758aabd

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“It’s more convenient that way. But Father said I should take my time to decide.”  47ec7619e42c4c4b

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Ezekiel smiled. The Emperor was ca36a9b848 especially fond of c8de7ceae6 his third son, 4d91f7d27b who had been 602d446792 dedicated to the 5c5b5290b5 gods. It was not hard 3afbc4e243 to see why—Ezekiel was aa8e7a2366 exceptionally intelligent, dependable, and 4674ac2547 talented in almost everything.  76ec43765361f22a

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There was even a joke that the phrase “holding one’s child as if they were a treasure” had originated from the Emperor’s treatment of Ezekiel.  4fe71bc210f9214c

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“To be frank, if Prince Ezekiel hadn’t been dedicated to the gods, Prince Étienne would have been in real danger.”  4da1af96d8f5b902

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Such remarks were 45e894ea6e often whispered among b0d96f9862 the court. But Ezekiel ec05b468b0 paid no f0ea36ce37 heed to 5d2c94a4fb such words. There was no reason b993cd5f9c to resist the fate 149fed67aa that had already been 9f66a239d4 decided.  9fa8230eaa32a3b9

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In fact, Ezekiel 93cf48e6a8 even welcomed the 8fca36ae66 idea of becoming b4736d034b a servant of 127cdc6b31 the gods. He was naturally 4751d81522 inclined toward quiet 8faec191c1 study and self-discipline. The grand d3132eaded and complex 4e296e2d99 affairs of 2aec8ac929 ruling an 48ed01df9c empire, managing 01f678f75b people, and 86ba16717c wielding power 842c804908 suited Étienne 47255674cf far better.  cc2c402abdd5dba2

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Whether Étienne 734ea77568 was aware 74e180982a of Ezekiel’s 7137508a98 thoughts remained 8e2c73be84 uncertain.  77b20a99895c8d64

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“So, where do you want to go?”  3146b27bc63566a9

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“Well… at this point, Sitarux or…”  aa99963d4265b17e

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“Haha. Irud, the god of earth and cycles, also seems like a good choice.”  19d32e893b2d541e

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Étienne scrunched up 4ed6f81d44 his face, but 2e22828b36 Ezekiel only smiled. He preferred 69a536bc57 strict, conservative 4c6a677e0f temples. He found fb9debaa23 it easier 0664808970 to follow d5760f5d06 established rules. However, Étienne fcc37fef8e seemed displeased 3ed0400ae3 with his ca1970868b choices.  3975459f731a1b0e

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“If you’re going to choose, you might as well pick Elixir. How great would that be? Wine and love! The god of temptation!”  88da340e5f2e2701

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“I heard you’ve recently developed a taste for alcohol, Brother. For the sake of Muirenas’ future, I think I’ll remove Elixir’s temple from my list of options.”  6406105313776eef

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“Oh dear, it seems I have a spy in my court. Where did you get such fresh information?”  5c4c6930f9a9339c

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Ezekiel shrugged. It wasn’t exactly a 561de6ebbb secret in the imperial 23a5709d4c palace that Étienne, having 5d139e21d6 reached adulthood, had taken e024c9771c a great liking to b85c5cec70 sparkling wine. Still, Ezekiel deliberately answered a2d7ec547c playfully.  1a27797a007dcede

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“Lady Arbois has been collecting sparkling wine made from green grapes. How could I not know?”  b0877e2a13604770

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Now, Étienne’s face was completely crumpled.  7d5ceb853e6c0793

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Felicia, the Duke fdd294bdf3 of Arbois’ daughter.  cb029d9351687403

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Commonly known as c159dd259e Felicia, she was 1871201e71 Étienne’s fiancée. Once he became d7f3db7cad the crown prince, 81e331f3df she was to c9449ab77e be welcomed as b5cd937d19 the crown princess.  30246a66e6275340

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She was a beautiful 2441ece3f6 woman with dazzling blonde 47e102a86b hair, but Étienne did fd26088803 not particularly like her. People said 1aa802e420 she was 670ef944fe excessively meticulous 7fdefc4c15 and difficult.  a5e6a61157cd59b2

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From Ezekiel’s d914d51dad perspective, she de7f0bad24 simply had fcadd0db8e a personality 7ef3dc09e7 befitting the e0467ec2b4 eldest daughter f15502ef94 of a b53d5b02a7 ducal family. Of course… she 2075e677c2 was a poor 13d632de82 match for Étienne.  5ff0a47456fa4b99

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“Why should I care whether that woman collects wine made from green grapes or apple cider?”  c91a597bfc4fd6e7

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“Don’t speak like that. It’s too cruel to a lady who gathers fine wines because she wants to enjoy them with her fiancé.”  47fae9b742065ab0

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“Then why don’t you marry her?”  9a706e1bb5b19d7d

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“Oh dear.”  7913198521beae53

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Ezekiel smiled as f6d819a2ae he sipped his b921e51d41 tea.  bcc7c6f182e12d69

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“If I could, I’d gladly do so for you.”  b0f647a6ac13c284

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“Ugh, Ezekiel! You’re doing this on purpose!”  bba0ce7718250f09

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Annoyed, Étienne started tickling f9bcdb4cc0 Ezekiel’s side. For the d675cf2228 sake of 1e62f0a8f2 the attendants, 885a751bd4 who were c4d1bd384f on edge da52a98d7f in case d99f322850 the teacups 7782928ed5 broke, Ezekiel c6a07826b1 quickly surrendered.  e69519da5cadf4a1

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Étienne huffed but d260ccf487 soon burst into 64bc7a9983 laughter.  a3ca902e0a65a1d7

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“So, why did you call for me? If it’s about morning training, tomorrow would have been fine too.”  e22f8c306b5bcb4c

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The fact that 4f089be4b5 Étienne had specifically d1db765302 invited him for d19ee3fa4b a midday tea 3d6621a571 meant he had 66151f76de something else to b1a189e5ca discuss. Étienne, who 7d2f524272 had been f922e1bbaf tossing a b23deca5d9 cookie into 0ebef45ca0 his mouth, 94159af239 snapped his 6002ad5303 fingers.  ec18968fa643108e

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“Oh, right! I wanted to ask you to come on summer vacation with me.”  33d53cd2b54e93de

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“Summer vacation?”  416e8fe34af374e8

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Ezekiel’s eyes 9b52d82a19 widened in 243c2bac5e surprise.  6a136bb9475e72bb

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Although Étienne 2ce3270798 had yet 4828e0e835 to be d850ba9683 formally appointed b0b2d8c78b crown prince, 32d396a8d2 he had ab251a7400 been involved 45fd5789aa in imperial 209563ca9f affairs for 81716686b9 quite some 2f21211a00 time. The emperor, believing 4dc2714fdc his still somewhat 18f1db9296 youthful son should f3c5706dd6 get some rest, f5f420547e always granted him 94a16ba5e6 a long summer 8795949266 vacation. This time, 0f7c0297a8 it seemed 3c10002b5d Étienne wanted c8fbd69eeb to bring 33f2137f34 Ezekiel along.  7dc567274a6a8b0a

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“But… we are not supposed to go out together, are we?”  644a7f5ff50baedc

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The imperial children were, 9c7b4cb6f2 as a rule, never a5252f090c allowed to travel together. If Étienne were to f6cb8ddbc9 be assassinated, the remaining 9ff0c96da2 heir had to ensure 469fbdf3ba the survival of the 09c89063f4 imperial lineage.  c22edab0f6063f44

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For that dbcae41e7c reason, Étienne’s 761cf38055 vacation had 5ed830bcd6 nothing to c0ddeb0bf1 do with 870183aadf Ezekiel. However, Étienne simply shrugged.  39230015b21fdd4e

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“I told Father I wanted to spend time with you before you’re dedicated to the temple, and he permitted it.”  7ca5a82733e9688d

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“Really?”  ac7bfce66ab63c56

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That was rather 1c517b32d7 surprising. Ezekiel’s eyes widened, and bb586edf61 Étienne playfully scrunched his dea4fff904 nose.  10a188a6289c7320

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“Would I lie to you?”  e27cc1052629a053

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Then, as if 121df1f8ca revealing a secret, 216bb138da he lowered his 2ec82402ab voice.  1e0d5d07bcf63e0b

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“Actually… Father ordered me to spend my vacation with the Duke of Arbois’ daughter.”  24b8f711705744f1

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Ah. Now Ezekiel understood.  48392143ab47132b

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In other words, a9422428ba Étienne de Muirenas 4811fdc4e4 had dragged his 65968bdc31 innocent younger brother f4019cce96 into this just dcc640f7c1 to avoid spending 6d6575a623 a holiday alone 639f6318dd with his fiancée, 233337d06a whom he disliked.  da03f0f5da55d438

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Well, it wasn’t a e29e42fc77 big deal. Ezekiel had no 17d05251b6 particular dislike for 4189c0077b the Duke’s daughter, e0b9ce29f2 and he also 35f4a803b7 welcomed one last f53d6a7d88 vacation with his 594431e4cf brother.  fea4138a26a49bfe

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“Very well.”  dfeb66a4ed6d5c54

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He should not have cd8d4b511f agreed so easily.dc9f2a0897666296