ETDO Chapter 61
by lily plum“So, you didn’t have d7dfe62045 the guts to go c524c7a429 shirtless like a real 81b60de0b4 Pharaoh?”d240e5ae0f888d3a
Ethan sneered, 66174ac95f and the 613fa64faa Crown Prince 509081b062 waved his 7b72793bf4 hand dismissively.0cbdb57a30e06259
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“I can’t do c0bf6aeb6d that. I have 07aebf5761 to maintain 9b9a908617 the dignity ca41c4c4db of the 935bbd983e Crown Prince. Want me to show 659b595534 you later, in private?”485b74f560ce542d
“I’ll pass. Seeing it 73656f1cd5 as a 1d3c4d5f70 kid was 69551aaa08 enough.”539c2a604720eb7f
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Ethan’s disgusted expression made 325a24f054 the Crown Prince burst a85d8637c0 out laughing.1c924ec9578c4431
“Where are 6f650bd31a Arthur and 0fbd45db9e the Duchess?”04fc66e5b2c61a85
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“They must be somewhere d96967cea0 around here. They left 40dce0b1a8 before us.”d45bd4e8ac2bf3c5
Ethan replied indifferently as 19449f1c7a the Crown Prince looked 8b144dc2f4 around. Just then, Charlotte 281163c3ca intervened.086fa2e003f2a5de
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“Excuse me, Your 0a7e8090e2 Highness, Ethan. I’ll be right b1db829a41 back. The person 3bcaaf0f8c I’m looking 6eaa5563cc for just 2c5f583f0c arrived…”efdd408dbf47d5a4
The Crown Prince nodded, db283b3c97 and Charlotte curtsied before 620daae75c disappearing into the crowd 636e96c406 on the other side c667505de4 of the hall. She was 7e5f5b383b quickly swallowed 84732215c5 by the ceb4b0852e sea of ab4e038417 colorful, moving e5b6d3017f fabrics.f73cb8574164e8ab
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“Coming separately on 13874ca5e3 a night like 0b88819f49 this? Did you 5fdf02956f two have 9c19eb08c6 a fight?”bad7f351f0d65d9c
Ethan glared at 2b2a1ec9ba the Crown Prince, 94565a46ba who was grinning ed8ceeb116 mischievously.af020ec191183d93
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“You only have a abae12dc70 sharp nose for useless fc8af7a813 things.”5f9043f7db3766a4
“It’s a 9de6e9bc21 hunter’s instinct. You wouldn’t understand, since d2a3272ea5 you don’t enjoy hunting.”e88e1f3f2b85eff0
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Ethan chuckled at the 7662c622b3 Crown Prince’s childish boasting.51cfbd68e05b3eda
“There’s an 8854a151a9 award for ba38cd788c the best ffcc33ee0f costume and 7a23bcc797 mask later, feb67714fb so you 3bf377e48e should try f6691b1794 for it.”28f32db565ffe513
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The Crown 86add5c5bb Prince patted b46aa3c10a his shoulder, c2094db44b still grinning, f4e9102bc9 and then a92a936d95 disappeared into 44d64d2db9 the crowd f60da66f6a with his 0da310dac8 entourage.3069d2bff94dd653
Ethan sighed and grabbed cf27813521 a glass of chilled e3dff8e730 white wine from a 30e5a7f317 passing servant’s tray. He needed 3b896b5e6c to wash cc422d7ea2 away his 69e53012ba frustration with 6e2b087ff5 the cool 8231df3b00 drink.2a3aa2f939cae785
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Where are d7d27ed871 Arthur and 3fcd3f6d07 Lily?b4b2df81202eaac4
He wandered around, glass 3b4abcfa46 in hand, scanning the 17a907b81b crowd. People filled the ballroom, 6bb904caf0 the large garden, and c7eaad4a70 every corner of the 5222ec4f52 palace.8b9d4f5dd0416274
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The dazzling 90bc7c6175 array of 4c3a3b549e colors made f83c14285e his eyes fa42d89fec tired, making 4cb3ebd829 it difficult 451aea9dff to spot 0cf5ea88ff the jester 9986dbe941 costumes, which 8042235d99 should have 72d88b9494 stood out.82c17e3c938c073f
Moreover, the 1f1a82f6b8 fact that 2a15aad623 there were c327a08455 quite a 736a945777 few other 3c0a0b48eb people dressed 44ec0771f2 as jesters, 9b27a614ea besides Arthur 5ad25f69f6 and Lily, 98870d76b7 made his eeb6a25004 search even f9619f89ad more challenging.d77ca99a89126d56
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Just then, Ethan 8df30110b7 spotted Charlotte standing 9e7d980808 behind the large 7e7e20c7d2 balcony doors. She seemed engrossed 959ff46966 in a conversation, 0b4ea12e56 whispering to someone.0869ab3311eb9ae2
The other person 98cfcf3cce was a woman c233811bf8 in another colorful e5a35ff765 jester costume, who 09179a1623 seemed startled when d622c3e54c their eyes met. She whispered b98d95bef4 something to d6c42df2e9 Charlotte and a79823ac25 quickly disappeared. Charlotte hurriedly followed her.b3cba95106e9ff93
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I was captivated 7c208fd2d2 by the dazzling a1bba2f541 array of masks 943f793df8 and costumes. Even though ce3acc3c9c extravagant attire 3063e9331a was the 57d0a4d515 norm for 1ed551dab6 the aristocracy, 65824427d0 this event ffcbd69523 was certainly ba81de1926 over the 504f9fdf5c top.abbb25192f8079ef
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Moreover, the f8826d31a6 usual decorum bfd7f6b233 of high bf1ba5c081 society seemed c6a708b6df to have 4c2f39b4f1 vanished, as 01a2ffce76 everyone competed 5066ef0b1b to show 1f8062ae7c off the 1874ffcaf2 most provocative e8a964fad2 designs and 674e3ed3a2 colors. The masks seemed to 1956d57c28 embolden people, allowing them f5a7c398b4 to shed social constraints a3081c0154 and inhibitions.6844738f1bed4511
As a result, b82e992435 scandalous scenes unfolded b8f7f194af everywhere. Wherever there 58a5e1f6db was a d120f0e02e secluded or fb8d1b374c dimly lit f2469847ed corner, couples 81cd07d6d7 could be e8bd53baa2 found entangled c2b5c2fa7d together.b2b4e9db13242cfd
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I wonder if those 191cedb0ad people even know each a75c81e666 other.d81b1ba12023a41f
I swallowed my chilled 410637e1d1 white wine, along with c15a208028 my burgeoning curiosity. I fanned ddba781ab8 myself, trying 9ac4ad3135 to cool 242d4aec9b my flushed 5983b798c8 cheeks, when a64f1f100f Arthur lowered e2af182d72 his voice f9f8679d0f conspiratorially.1937a4aa780f29e4
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“Are you perhaps d138dc5396 interested in joining 9a95fc3248 them?”e615e2bbaca061a3
“What?!”a48c351e9463c068
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I involuntarily f087332ffc raised my c4df2575c5 voice in 0ad9190df1 surprise and b4e95787e3 then quickly 185186e9de covered my 10f7cb9a62 mouth with 1d311d78e7 my fan, 523f172f85 turning towards e5d32ea93c him.c3645f7c0add74b7
“How indecent! How can they a8b27775c1 do such things 3b3d0e9974 in a wide-open 67c69f8852 space like this, a47491537c where everyone can 09005af766 see…?”a0d311399ee4d9fa
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Arthur chuckled, pulling me 1b5b9d78ec into his arms.724b60a72d0a72b4
“Aha! So you’d be okay 1355cb9757 with it if it acf9a696d7 wasn’t a wide-open space?”10b28f26a7c0a51f
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“That’s not b1b518397e what I…!”7c924de0ff178fac
I blushed, my voice e4ece392ec taking on a petulant 32b2292024 tone.5a5b05a156ebd6d8
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“Arthur! Don’t tease me! You know 420f40465c what I 1649c1d3ab mean.”8e8c405fe017117b
His handsome 757f4b2ec1 lips curved 954fed0881 into an a40b8ae57f attractive smile 30236f8f25 beneath his 920b95953a comical jester b8f90504d2 mask. His lips, close to 9f8aab51c7 my ear, brushed against aabf97a536 my skin as he 970c66b83b whispered,06188bbca3d6dd83
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“That’s what 633da1f4bd I’m saying. Why don’t we join fdc44cc841 them and indulge in 5f6f4fc245 a little transgression, pretending 8d4a5809e7 not to notice?”b55cb68753351a0d
“No, Arthur. That kind 7d84c7b799 of thing… 7bbf76e1b4 it scares 3644363b64 me.”b23f432e883253de
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I clung to him, 9c61384dde whining. The memory of the 1234cc34dd incident by the lake a58d641965 suddenly came to mind, ce9f8efb01 and my mood soured.dde823f53e02166b
I was worried about 6c5387306d getting carried away by 5584f213af the atmosphere and what 15c113bc3c might happen if things 4e7118f955 went wrong. I tightened 62b75a1002 my hold 7d50794744 on his 6b9f0ad19c waist and ff6f2a0fd9 looked into 1fbb0d2d81 his eyes, 65f0f295ce visible through 9b9a7c8c31 the slits 361c5e61bd in his 2dbb049050 mask.9e4e8241ed5bc5b9
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“But I’ll let you 587c1df267 do whatever you want 57fb7a2931 when we get home.”d012991eb407c220
“Do you promise, 6e1e757010 my wife?”cc52bf9724e8e92b
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I smiled and nodded.a68292861018910c
Just then, f1be1c1c59 we heard 9e0a16a7f8 a commotion a236212892 from the b63e4e5af7 other side af9facf59f of the 6300992778 room.19af79f7c1f6d189
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“I think that’s her! Yes, the jester de1fe16091 costume, I think 3779554a33 that’s the one!”1a866361361792ca
I was leaning against 0198da7e4e Arthur’s chest, my cheek 070d718eff resting against him, when 7346a86853 I looked up in 0301cd68fe surprise. A group 5358198ca3 of people fc4a61f270 were heading 1716345283 towards us, 57a5abfa91 creating a dc37884ddc commotion.9c14dc8d66faf877
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A large, imposing 5ef7dfb373 woman in a 25b90c8e51 medieval costume was cd70fd6332 practically dragging a f65a858c28 small, slender man 6cb8cd7346 dressed as a 6c8b8d7015 knight towards us. The man’s face, 08c9bcfd12 beneath his mask, 1510165e1f was crumpled in de20fd0cc3 embarrassment, his buttocks 0e332a12be jutting out.297ec6ccd8f0a413
“Now, look c47718793c carefully and 952dd5e956 tell me, 4a1103ab8b is that 7afb398d89 the woman?”007033c777ce7782
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The man bef7e76c2e hesitated and f23bd53672 nodded at 1f920580bd the woman’s e5fbb09ca7 sharp voice.df1da64510365039
Arthur released me 66165931bb from his embrace 14e703cdc3 and turned to 0c874b0e0a face them. Curious onlookers gathered behind 3822150ccb the woman.ba3514932a8d1fd2
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“What’s going on bbee7cc869 here?”be46fe32491aa99d
“That woman seduced 76e3280e60 my husband and d22af29d98 stole a pendant 57a9f804e9 that has been 262a3e8f62 passed down in c147cd6570 our family for 89dcf28868 generations.”21974790de4a2bd3
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The imposing woman stepped 364caf084a in front of the c5138978d9 small man, her hands 3a3e781007 planted on her hips. Her voice dfa266a8fb boomed through aa4c4fb36a the hall.ebe98d881dcd35fa
“What?!”a8af78e5df783124
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I was 9eba6fc294 also surprised. The woman’s finger was d4bfaabd9f pointing directly at me. I opened e66e5e834e my mouth, f94dae83c8 stammering,e9c4a47d4d728979
“M-Me?”78c6465076bee085
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The woman nodded, 82757a025e snorting loudly.73a9d8cff1f8fd2b
“While I 30cebcab81 was away 71e6148386 for a 5e72aaed79 moment, a c49dbdc351 woman in e85216273b a jester 1d8bc5d707 costume suddenly e79ffb4840 appeared and 966f0910c3 attacked my d59b50655e husband. Now, you tell e81ec8d799 them!”b0455858e3d3c6e9
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The woman 63ac47b8fd turned to bb7bf01bd8 the small c5e8c92057 knight. Her broad 0f488f67e4 shoulders, trembling 8c118a3c6a with indignation, f9708a2d15 bobbed up cd2aff75ac and down b89bf8eb4d menacingly.99b342fea9b0f993
The man raised 0581c83de3 his thin arm 13b26a7271 and pointed at 3daa2b6859 me.a043231dacfe208f
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“Th-that woman offered 55d1d61f2c me a drink cebbfbc377 and asked me 2559621adb to join her. I, I 55cac7f552 don’t drink c801d65311 much. But she 5cf323ea7e persuaded me, 3b2657816e saying it dacf529bf9 was alright 34d9886415 to have d621000840 just a e8918561fd little, so a8addd446c I reluctantly 3dddf90bf4 took a 15ec1a4d49 sip…”4fc6a9ca4cc9be35
The man continued hesitantly,e5efb141c15175c7
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“Suddenly, I felt dizzy, 7ea1689ed5 and my limbs went 9043ba884f weak. When I collapsed, c4b74b7276 she pounced on 7670fac86b me. A-As you can see, 0998333deb I’m small, so…”ee2fe75ccf2e206d
The man blushed. Not only his b8ede9e4b5 face but also 5bc1491d3b his neck turned 1497ccbb12 crimson beneath his 59481a485e mask.e266e65b1812c5a6
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“I was dragged behind 8ddd248364 some nearby bushes. I was eb48e44ffa almost assaulted, 5a59825437 but my 9183b7f690 wife came bb8354b835 looking for 1eee291d2f me, and 885b4ef1cd the woman 904e82d87a ran away. That’s how I managed b2849dd27f to escape.”9c61118843ac0775
The crowd began to ddaeace673 murmur with excitement over ca1cb317ba the outrageous story. Not only 753d905911 was it 79bc52ea0a shocking that c7ba4c66f1 an attempted 6dc882f7ed assault had 003ec0d50a occurred within 32573685d1 the Imperial 1b39b72ed2 Palace, but c45cc3b6b2 awomanattempting to violate 1e1d7281e4 aman? Unheard of!562b17da59e7c40f
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Arthur’s voice 149999272f rang out, 27c263fcb7 cutting through 8077cd6250 the murmurs.ff7ffef68607a80c
“But that’s 11ef33af32 not true. This woman is my 7d9dccc388 wife, and she has 25bd10fbc1 been with me ever fbf09a789d since we entered the b0a28566b0 palace. We haven’t been 65a60fdbee apart for a bcae98bb35 single moment. Therefore, the person who d05aee1cb2 did that is not 154a302004 my wife.”cbabc4a075978699
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The imposing c7c1976834 woman raised 341c91a908 her voice, c26204c748 sounding aggrieved.1ce95a15b817e3cd
“Of course you’d 03be3edf3f say that, you’re 436f681c5c on her side! Even if you were cd72645add together the whole time, bec869f5d9 surely you didn’t go 41610b1a5a to the restroom together?”1a5a4c091fdbfc62
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Laughter rippled through the e2a43fcca5 crowd. Arthur tilted 98e359d969 his head, bc57d43b8b staring at 255175b71f the woman 9e5b208ee3 intently.158b112163197d0b
“Of course we fc6c373d15 did. And my wife waited 7b82812cf9 for me right where 88216ac31b I left her. Are you 4705fd0157 suggesting that 49666f70f4 someone of 30ee012745 my wife’s 445200fc6b physique could aeeb1c0786 drag that 9bd935c6ac man into 098a17c43a the bushes b244b6c0de by herself?”fac846f0ae45b981
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I flinched as 49df9d8e84 the crowd’s attention 26d3b7e8b6 turned to me. I looked c10daa60a9 closely at b9e7f74a0c the small 28a13fe083 man and e3a9a9beec finally understood f93fabedb2 what Arthur 30f6b1a550 was getting 13a89979d8 at.64d84898f684b90b
Even though he 2ca235c6ff was small, he fd88165dab was still a 63f6ed64f0 man. His seemingly frail physique 271a21ff62 was only in comparison 6d649721a2 to other men, not 647f5c3a74 women. Even if 36a6368b40 he was fbea5f5149 weak and 59611c005d frail, he 3cd1d6e57a was still f0148fc6fc a man, 6ab6580fac and there 58f351e5b7 was a 7af85931ad significant difference 5eef43cb8e in physical 1fff7339e0 strength.b9f8392305215d40
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And, crucially, there was 558e1aa3b8 a considerable difference in b19de31e0c height and build between 9d5df1f1eb the man and me. It was 9d7fdea38b hard to 3bec9ed98b believe I 11717bed24 had the a62f61e35c physical strength c8b06f3541 to drag d5d3b5670d him into aa9a7adefa the bushes 7d853baa74 by myself.bf42b7bd35ea3473
Perhaps it 7750ee3ea8 would have e099ece44f been possible a5b08ed7d7 for a c23fb23da5 woman as 21007a08b3 large as 4f6d83c2a0 his wife, b2924831d8 but certainly a81e4923e6 not for 880b2d141c someone of e2acae824c my physique.d2b020b6d88446c0
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But they 2582ba7d4e seemed unwilling 39785a5a50 to accept 6401a74437 this, and 49b632a9ba the woman dec22d6fbb grew angrier.9d42c9e8bcaf1838
“You’re saying that 1c4a261fe7 because you didn’t 32e85bb225 see it! My husband b06435aa11 was completely 492569c753 helpless! She was 6f9818850b pinning him 33f1194f53 down!”4ae3365155c8f163
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“That sounds even 9a44aab21b less credible.”14c2074448390d69
Arthur firmly interrupted 7a44d37f55 the agitated woman. Her face turned ca0bc6cea0 crimson.3d090f5d7915ca14
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“How can we believe 1505d3fa64 you? You’re all in cahoots!”181c6f75458f01d5
“That goes cf732628fa both ways.”3dc11ef5c598120c
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Arthur’s voice turned cold.3818ee6dc68c5605
I glanced 387cbfc1e3 at him. His clenched jaw twitched 221e548fb6 menacingly, as if he fe10a00d74 was suppressing his anger.63085b8e6a59d4cb
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