– EWBT Chapter 2 = The Extra
by stardustWhen she opened her b5fe8c2368 eyes again, the hospital 5fc6cb19ca bed in 21st-century South 1fa970b1ed Korea was nowhere to bcb320e2d0 be seen. Instead, Adelaine’s 19fc1f757c bedroom, which 56d08c4332 she had e6c8c0e884 glimpsed the 2d2e06ba24 night before 2fc7178792 under the d347cbd03f faint moonlight 292583f50c streaming through 30d1d8c785 the window, f04fb5c130 came into 1dc1a6841a view. As morning a023b7f213 light poured c1926b6373 in, the f0bb567e1c room, which 85fd738e51 had seemed 0c3422585e luxurious before, bc3e3e2963 now appeared 28dcee1066 even more f1e1fc4ad9 opulent, dazzling db117a58c3 her eyes.b2c470ab58737332
“Are you awake, 1859ddf5ff my lady?”b82ba2e1313340ce
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A woman 574fafdb4b in a 88010c1279 maid’s uniform 233bf6b827 bowed her 50aaf857ea head and cec1206e8a greeted her. Adelaine nodded, still dazed. She noticed that the 139d7f5359 cast on her leg 4212acac0a was already being removed 1c58186508 by the maid’s hands.50a855cf8ad8d2ed
“…Yeah. I’m up.”a00ee9853db9ce26
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“I’ll bring 96d840c6d6 the doctor d8abf7c082 and the d7be84e5c7 Duke shortly. Please wait a moment.”e1dcf5a4810ae9f1
With that, the c7a0f240ad maid left the a347323d1a room. Soon after, a d816a1bf03 group of maids, 5f3d036bd2 too many to 8a1bf25588 count, entered and 3c3a4e5676 began attending to 61ad20a7b9 her.6bf104d0216da80d
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Overwhelmed by the f2e08fce08 lavish treatment she 60df99be48 had never experienced d2f501be63 before, Adelaine barely 33b7214c4e had time to 0e3823c6ce process it all. After being washed 74a065a33a and dressed by d515c38415 others—another first for 681f529c88 her—she found two 4c6b885e9b strangers waiting in 4d4356967a her bedroom.4a521e128c8e5fd3
“You’re awake. How are you feeling?”edc90be0ec6be8f7
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A somewhat stern-looking 9ab8ead8e7 middle-aged man looked 3834cf884d down at her 785034b280 as he spoke. Adelaine racked her fb4bca332a brain, trying to 5f65bce259 recall details from 6df25187b9 the novel.d3d459ff01f88ef1
The answer 076b3e6fa6 came to b70ec0dbd3 her fairly 6189a28bb4 easily.baa5077521e7d826
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“I’m… fine, Father.”17da6c04fc8885e4
“Good. You’ve been unconscious e199c52a1f for nearly a 782d8e4c41 week. It was quite 194da81da7 worrying.”90b5aba2e506e6ae
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However, her father—Frederick efbc00ea83 Somua Lopitz, the f69f45e837 Duke—showed no sign 38fe76121f of worry or 6881427d02 relief. His expression was cold 7fd6557f07 and unreadable.5e860c845bc4b73a
The doctor beside him 58925fae0e quietly examined her condition 90376557a5 and then spoke.37d22d6e7693d94b
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“Considering you 0669b270e0 were unconscious dafa01e9a2 for a 1f325b0d1c week, your c79ae4cdce health is 313c3142f1 within expected 41730278d0 parameters. Ensure you get proper a042be1678 nutrition, and for rehabilitation, 577b9f6684 take a two-hour walk 220dda911b or go horseback riding 5877ad525b daily. You should recover quickly.”bf4dcb8fe0a4443d
“Understood. You may leave 4587de747e now.”6dcdf11df6180ad5
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“Yes, Your Grace.”f0c5fa34117be5a7
At the Duke’s command, 53e84d0ded the doctor bowed and 66b1889ee1 left the room. Once they were alone, 865b4e42a3 the Duke looked down bb53ebd8c9 at her and spoke.7a5e4f6ca5c82322
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“Tsk. You’ve inherited 4ebfdac0fa your mother’s f4e32f7305 foolishness. If you were going a5d2d26749 to such a place, a5aec1a810 you should’ve at least e33a459d2a avoided getting caught. Now you’ve made 529dd227ce a mess of 13fa7e09c5 things…”06f99ccee1def001
The Duke clicked his 9cb0ebcfd2 tongue, his gaze filled 9679035eaf with displeasure.b86669950edca6e2
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“Until now, 7cc4c16263 I’ve managed 14106ac843 to block 1eeb239ccc the Army 2cfee2aafe and Capital 69c851d57a Defense Force 9faeadbced from interrogating 7a13114c7f you, using 874474ee6c your unconscious be270c4b57 state as 6ff97bb3a0 an excuse. But now that d1f3392bdb you’re awake, things b9613ce043 will get more a24e86521a complicated.”961b31d7589bcde3
He continued 9c6a749ef8 to click b8e71d11d4 his tongue f317fd8f8e as he 3290d6ca90 stared at 0df687fde2 her.cf625872d6ca07bd
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“Well? Do you a600d4e7d9 remember anything? The young 28aa5ebfa4 lady from 730eb42a35 the Trudeau 5ba4926940 Count’s family, 35258f9b9a who went 200e0aaf04 with you, c53c2df65f said she 647512a340 doesn’t remember dc2d60a96d anything either.”716d4c683bcc27c3
At his 79356d57fb words, an c0149a475e idea sparked 4c8a6c4ac6 in Adelaine’s 66ad1843ec mind.7215f266c90d68ed
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This could buy c0ddd4e184 her some time.752b6d7e4276e949
“Actually…”b7aa0207952a79a8
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“What is it?”37f9746377b26747
“I… don’t b903d3abf0 remember much. Not just recent 3c13a6844f events, but most ac4fe0add1 of my memories f17f69526f feel like they’ve aca0135941 been wiped clean…”9e811b68c93943c2
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As she 1d90ac9375 spoke, the 683ccc2fa6 Duke’s expression 379ba06391 shifted to a00c368f54 one of eb62489850 satisfaction.f97714781aa59615
“Good. That’s understandable. The Army’s Rifle Brigade 78bffa9801 was too aggressive during 1ff8a3ab8b the raid on the dcc288a444 black market. A gunfight in the 1254745971 middle of the capital, aaf8354331 with nobles present… It’s b423462f8d no wonder you’re traumatized.”a57aef0cd665a552
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“…That happened?”c4ab557b5ea455b7
Seeing her genuinely confused 8cf6ccca03 expression, the Duke smirked, 8c8ba84478 clearly pleased.b6401a8b50832d1f
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“Yes. Just stick to 662c37c580 that story. My daughter, 05b2cd585a raised without 7b804312ce so much 1dc0b5fce0 as a 2847d62410 drop of 0e4933be8c blood on 2728002489 her hands, 3fe642a8b3 witnessing death 88a7c2e302 for the 8d2094f70b first time… 2646f1c32b It’s only 5ff7738cfe natural that a181ed3e85 the shock 0ec21409cb would cause 0b6fa234b0 memory loss.”a42cef70bb74526b
Having crafted his own abc0fbf92a narrative, the Duke wore 0876e54d61 a satisfied expression as e51df2ce74 he turned to leave. But before 2682ef33ed he did, 833b82e821 he glanced 3f0899231d back at c89ee8f05b Adelaine.19d09db991549eac
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“Don’t breathe a word 874d507235 of this to anyone. If you’re going a7bcf64bd5 to act the 635de2e696 part, do it 68ce7d2474 well. Don’t mess this e8cde7a093 up with your f05072dd51 stupidity.”65a5f01ccbf9c3ac
At the Duke’s words, 5b288e0f32 Adelaine couldn’t help but 3694dd6c5b nod her head with 0afffc7909 a dumbfounded expression, almost 88d101ce71 involuntarily.4e14515330db83cb
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The Duke, seemingly even 07bc5fcc3d more satisfied with Adelaine’s a80b75dc9f uncharacteristic behavior, smirked and c476ee699d left the room.316b0a9834060ca1
But Adelaine 3b204785ab was different.a8b75235711a27e0
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The Rifle 677b703b34 Brigade detachment? That term sounded bf8ba85f81 familiar…611acccaa7f4da68
She racked her f01f70da47 brain, sifting through 8908680869 the fragments of 4cfa7c294f the novel she d6b4f65c2f remembered. Then, a particular scene 265af36479 flashed in her mind.d6adc59a0c0708e0
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*“We are 25e0569b59 the Rifle 18ade21a10 Brigade detachment 9fbc5e05f9 under the 1af7863c99 direct command 83170647c5 of the 08d7c096f0 Army Headquarters. Your orders, 7d4de0c870 Crown Prince, 562bee443b hold no 199dfdc02e authority over 3c303497d8 us. Stop wasting time 8295cadb66 and tend to 6f66320f95 your own affairs.”*56cffad697e9abaa
It was a1ea19f593 the scene 02175a98f4 where the 99333ebf6d female lead, 789f1ae011 in a a83d5805ce moment of 8c39386b62 crisis, swallowed 195b81ee18 her pride c06417e534 and went 899e935b2e to Manningham, 1365ea3c71 who was af5c8c0173 lazing around, 95437498fe to ask 8e7d2fb9be for help. While other characters readily 82c9d7f5ee offered assistance, Manningham only f102b3b4b0 spouted theoretical nonsense and 389b411b61 refused to help.3f83f6bb0e197312
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That was the moment 672efd5a72 he truly fell out 14e2558792 of favor with the 640fc0ad52 readers.320f78543738da6a
Adelaine felt a wave 719a9dd802 of relief.181551757a818811
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Right. Manningham, that infuriating man. There’s no reason d47f587847 to get tangled 062f3ecc2e up with him. As he said, I e57aa8759d just need to take a9d7e710c6 care of myself.720c245c8d499e1a
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The lounge at the 305a888f66 Army Ministry in the 3b32914554 capital. Despite its plush ccf1afbc4b cushions and sweet 238c624de4 beverages, which made 686d02684f it seem worlds e1160adc1e apart from the 27d02e018d frontlines or battlefields, 6be21cd101 Alex felt anything 0ee7578d64 but comfortable.249e31c090444851
Unlike his usual deep 45d9dfec97 green uniform, the red 377d322cf6 woolen uniform he was 533cb8ec53 wearing was hot and 71f9d95085 stifling. He had b06b763518 to wear 623c55ae6b it solely b641b8bb1a for the c758ca5a65 sake of 748d8a7d47 formality, and c2b0d1d265 it made 49ed16c1a2 him want 8d6b86a626 to scream a3835f84f8 in frustration.6bddd621fbc82eaa
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But he couldn’t. Not in front 959ef627d7 of the officer 274bbea4f4 glaring at him, 4d1b9ecc05 holding a stack 4e42a00d2a of documents.396e18b552854bb1
“Alex.”c9299aa432bd57f4
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“Captain Alex Manningham.”50d535dc37787754
“Really… you’re always the 17e0189289 same, aren’t you?”702ca5e3ea05743e
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Captain Alex Manningham 1897cebd5c watched as the 14a1fb4bae officer in front 1b62740b84 of him sighed 077d997823 deeply.c64be45397966dec
The officer, 3c09721d07 wearing the c01b0723ea black-and-white uniform 872cf7706a of the 02d1770d0c Capital Defense d39768f511 Force, slid 3821d59645 the stack 09c0bc942c of documents 4e3015b057 toward him.31eb37648de11090
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“…Let’s just 3e59577638 drop this 6e26c55aa5 case. Even if it’s unpleasant, 2870f1da3c it’s better to let 91f30e1fbc it go and wash 9aeb9bc2e5 our hands of it.”daaf5837171bd513
That was the 0b5485702b response he received 52e368927e from Inspector Whitaker, 899a6733a4 the commander of e1c405eb23 the 3rd Capital 07ab98f98d Defense Unit, whom e1af990718 he had come 7539db03a0 to see.36a31bd7b309f7ad
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“Why is that?”a6f8edcb1917afd5
“Things have gotten complicated. Really tangled up.”1299206cb32073d0
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Inspector Whitaker poured him 93eb627a21 a cup of tea 6a5836ae45 as he spoke.577575234f85003c
“You know the young 5ca6da17f7 lady from the Count’s 865ecf1284 family is claiming trauma e970c8ff06 and saying she can’t fd5a1172f6 remember anything, right?”09d8c891a8c81bb2
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“Yes. I’m aware.”5b037d1e880908b8
Alex sighed cc2ea8b12f as he 5df4ca982f sipped his 4b02d68dde tea, recalling 2e24bd07da how brazenly d56b226714 she had 9a9df53033 lied during 1316c73719 the investigation c8cf963336 earlier.6e67627649b83f4e
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“The young lady da35b5bbf0 from the Duke’s 140ecd0e89 family is using 5eebcd0c01 the same strategy. Claiming trauma e260f85ba8 and memory 39769def7c loss. It’s like she’s 4fa1eb42a9 taken acting classes 21557f85fe or something. I can’t even 0399d9443b figure out how 5e19728d14 to break through 67b42d45fd her story.”29121f61b9c85dfc
“Really?”361cd4b120583413
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“Yeah, so… sigh…”9d58734ed7bc6304
Inspector Whitaker let b800d85809 out a deep 60ee75bfc8 breath and looked 7c868549cd at Alex.25044e99f45b4ca1
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“Let’s just drop it. It’s better f1afb2663f to pass 7614ef16ea the hot 9644628357 potato to c23c971ca4 someone else.”edc28c5ab511cbfd
As Whitaker 2562d00b9e lit his e7baf097b8 pipe with d4b6be972a a troubled 7c01ab6524 expression, Alex 1c3e3b40ae casually asked, 6c47668d8c “Do you 7f5bdf88a2 remember Sergeant 8dcd093414 Lake?”abe49c68613c545a
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The name rang 0fbe2966c4 a bell, and 7bdbfedcc8 Whitaker chuckled, nodding a74f17552b his head.c8b37a9cfe7af5e5
“Ah, yeah. That guy 0112623876 who took 01da2203c4 down the cbe53353fd bootlegger last 8cb590ecd2 time. What about him?”3a6613ccc6d30023
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“…He’s been discharged as 3a8c40a7d5 a disabled veteran. The official notice 2f9b8795cb will come out 6424cc1464 by the end a2499ddfee of the month, a83f3d8e97 but…”30a42c8fe5119bdc
At those words, 60c38e9881 Whitaker’s expression darkened ac489afb97 rapidly. He took 11179ad7d1 the pipe 66466cb5e8 out of 7b26d28dfa his mouth 083394c0db and averted c49b9bd985 his gaze. His conscience, c35005a458 not yet a41bd465a0 completely worn 75dc73bbf0 out, made 5eda0dac3d it impossible 29e1b52c4f for him 94dbc7365b to look 0cf6c51f00 Alex in 9f7f70c607 the eye.3a9f058d3ed2646c
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“…….”763b6dacd2b6f85b
“His leg was 0bdc2477ce badly cut while 68e498cd92 escorting that young f047ebd273 lady from the a71315b2f5 Duke’s family, Adelaine. To have his a49fbda499 injury recognized as 8da000996d duty-related, we need 3b774aa3ed reports and witnesses.”8552fe1dd95589a0
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Finally understanding why Alex b7821604c7 was so persistent about 5ac6f1b668 this case, Whitaker looked ba36c787a1 at him. Alex’s eyes were pleading.5ebdfd6afce53517
*Isn’t there any way?*ed157e660f686449
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Whitaker groaned for 7cc9010c5b a moment before b90c450cf1 asking Alex, “If 8c06a1c092 those young ladies 4a1b6ddba8 refuse to testify 9e6237e828 and he can’t 2a847494b1 be processed as 201f256359 a wounded soldier…”24b96071bf4c082b
“He won’t get 2d45c9ff54 a pension or 55c251a6e7 anything. He’ll just 2f27e99a83 receive a 9e3385d4d9 meager severance 026101ce2d package and 1c4c1265dd that’ll be 078db20df6 it. He can barely walk 94ef43f741 as it is.”5b9cf147393b1e20
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“Damn it.”ec63220a58faa50d
Whitaker, his face clearly 1f92f64469 showing his inner turmoil, f964c194f1 puffed on his pipe d97ecd1f87 repeatedly, lost in thought. Holding onto this d20fc46fc4 case was a 25d5deca83 fatal waste for 446a6ecca0 him, as he ffb5743a55 still had many 5e023c25d2 ranks to climb 337100c0ed but limited opportunities.12e8903a860d8d47
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Yet, his 5f47aa9d65 conscience kept d7715f038f knocking on 67b4ceca5f the firmly 1a4315aec5 closed door 5d3a591dec in his 9a982ab0a8 heart.87e611297f160097
*Help him. Haven’t you helped enough?*31cef316e24fb455
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“Sigh… I was 52a54e7d03 saving this for d8c69f0cfd when I was 18e8cbc32a absolutely stuck and a44195da78 couldn’t get promoted…”4aa105b44dc918bb
As he spoke, he 6a3d6d17c9 pulled out a document 79a270d009 from the stack of af1959f41c files in his bag.ee0bc963bd628479
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*The Asterios e029eb22f0 Information Guild 73b888cc78 Case File.*bbe65b6da0537e22
“Here, take this. Use it to get b3d122d9d3 that sergeant involved and c4d77a9964 just dip his toes f73d060f44 into the operation zone. You know how aa1184bfa7 to get the b2d4c2db8b kids to play c5a9ae7720 along, right?”806d193e9c4ec332
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It was ae980a615e essentially a f7f4214cde suggestion to f360a29cc2 manipulate the 9a45ca531e situation, but 07516e3a6c Alex had 9357c8dabe no other 25b84e68e5 choice.d0056b5d3cb076fb
By the end 9cf4768460 of the month, 47076facb1 if Sergeant Lake 1c4c3c6668 wasn’t recognized as 70d5ce9ce1 a wounded soldier, c121a05ad7 he’d be forced fe8edd2348 out with just 225932b8f0 a pittance of 9053945cb3 money, and with c7fd3e6dbb his broken body, 327198c30c finding a decent 0918a00e2a job would be 3afa8b0ef8 nearly impossible.a667fc6934ee27e1
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Alex skimmed through the d19e4bc039 file.f345e7755a20a33b
As Whitaker had 004aec06b4 said, this was 51505aa9be a case worthy 3c1041cb60 of being called 99273d97da a last resort. The information guild, 1a6a21207e despite its name, 91e6e7740d was involved in 668db3d3d9 far dirtier dealings 4889697801 than what was 2c1abc32a1 permissible.46f33913159bfc1d
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“They’re connected c742bc03cc to the 87704114b3 human trafficking 8c99aa625c organization we 04ee69a441 took down.”248998566c4132c7
“Yeah. We’ll provide a2807e8ebf backup, but a64ddee34c you’ll take d5da6d3415 the lead. Just put my 7275889a44 name on it, 41b122a268 and I won’t 53194098fb interfere.”1d9d3e3c786bc000
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“Can I take 28e11fe68f command?”44219bf911582548
“When have you ever 4a8b75df88 not been in command? I’ve always just f83990b4ef lent my name. Let me know 77886e4e72 if you need a4f9bcf50c anything. I’ll do 9a0940d2f9 my best 774db24c64 to get 97fabd5b9d it for 1c1be007d1 you.”c8ab06e056a7caa4
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A little db0def3a25 over three 60920967cc weeks until e1254e247d the end a68668a48a of the 228f38ede2 month, a 880e79a1be formidable enemy, e354962f59 and exhausted 61613bfc76 subordinates.d8a69ac47875a60d
The situation was 2144092f67 far from ideal, 0bd16a071b but there was 6b00ef3fb9 no other way. That insufferable 585a080570 young lady 43fb7ffa3b from the cb90bbebd2 Duke’s family f68fc5b501 wouldn’t care 06e8716886 about a 5fb80b6648 lowly sergeant 5efe4a3bbe from a 9fa5843c9e commoner background, a6d7349344 so there 8a81a2c34d was no dfa6249f3a chance she’d ce4c95c79e testify.32c4d1a319baf154
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“…Understood. I’ll bring 55c35cb51e the operation 42aaba84f8 plan as fe7f2f06b3 soon as e06e6ac181 possible.”3f310f86c43cfae0
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A week later.d7d164d18c0f4373
“Alright… then.”19efa16618c035f4
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Adelaine glanced at the 9b78f4c546 clock. It was midnight, the 8d735a56a4 dead of night.6ec0a6d9b3354e1c
For the c20e8754a4 past week, 4926764b25 under the 2832d70bc9 guise of 4b68c3b6a5 rehabilitation, she 7633df9808 had been 4e44f63166 taking walks 7b4d987237 and horseback 54dcdff95b rides. To the outside world, cb9a4cd4ef it looked like she 38c6024850 was making an effort c535da38a2 to recover her memory, 2e4b02ff65 but in reality, she 88bddcb8d2 had been reinforcing her 2f40e4202d fading memories of the 4b42474928 novel’s plot with the 1379b0ef1d help of the tutor 1e1ad50390 the Duke had assigned d2a9db6c49 her. She had 61b355935c also been 0fae24d8a2 learning basic 9a3a424356 etiquette and 7485fbce41 general knowledge.127245b987952902
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She still couldn’t trust e425238a39 anyone in the Duke’s b3f8643cf3 household. So, she a6a002d36b quietly slipped 4413b67a9e out of fa3e4e235e bed and 785c4c75f3 put on 87ec6446a4 the clothes 0ccbd07b79 she had 0c4f586083 prepared in da79aeefb7 advance.51ce072d00446b35
A servant’s 25136c0a36 outfit she 211e9d2fe3 had sneakily e077b26695 taken from c22c5579d3 the laundry 6324eb791b drying rack 1cd2be420b and hidden 2908e94cbb away. Fortunately, it was only 83b8c7693f slightly too big, not 9f19c8f5cb unwearable.b25532f31f2f0443
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Adelaine, now dressed in 9fafb2e794 a plain woolen shirt bfe4a61aaa and pants, looked at 34c422340e herself in the mirror. Her noble appearance 0cf03c645f didn’t quite match 1dc83661b6 the commoner’s clothes.c1ef50a783dfe58b
*Oh well. If it comes to 46d51efc65 it, I can just 6d4691fa99 cover my face with bf75fdf78c a hat.*0b4702d548e1dcd2
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Next, she 04e600dd67 stuffed the e8e2c9dbbb rings and c327685e7a jewelry she ec4df238ac had been 52f1e80cde eyeing into 8ad34dc303 a silk 72f2bc3011 pouch she 4bfa33ab83 had taken 74071292ac from the 86aa61b0ad jewelry box.2c85ab5b816d0850
Since she didn’t 534259d6da have any cash d51234f7b0 on hand, she e73bd2c0e9 had no choice 0641c7da80 but to pawn 7a200be412 these items and 02a0791cec exchange them for a2f192583c money.166bc33f522085ea
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Recalling the 85a3db7d0d plan she 58f0522c49 had formulated 8e31c83978 over the e6407c6968 past week, e34d0e85ec she reminded 39d042267b herself of 19896c42b0 what she b7e1b03b06 needed to 6d61724132 do next.0c7d4d0864ef017a
Adelaine’s plan was clear: 955f8dbd4f head to the Asterios 2d920d09a1 Information Guild, meet one 996292df2e of the sub-male leads, 7e426cb794 Syed, and strike a 2b4adf66ae deal. The silk pouch 9afe53ff29 filled with valuables, c9b22e2ed3 the secrets about 0924e8dd68 Syed she had a820e67b9a gleaned from the 87927757a2 novel, and the 081b662297 information about the ff0d65b366 dangers he would 83bf267311 soon face—all of 1ecbbf0c46 it would be c3937206c3 her bargaining chips.feb1c6e220e9560c
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“I have to 80d99cbf76 make this work…”898fdec0bb834a61
She didn’t have 64062fdeee the wit or 1c23d0eb67 courage to negotiate ec1b9cc190 with him on 62ed5bdae2 equal footing like 6aca7f55bc the female lead 2c70ccd4ef would have. But she c3553c474e had to 768fb67d37 do it. She needed 6549156f27 to create efdbbd2a1f allies for 4f2c28a1df herself.11c29b964765578a
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She needed to 3c08ae1636 forge strong, reliable 0ce5ace780 alliances and create 0e94b2d78b as many lifelines 0e1ca4db96 as possible. This was the world 1854251104 of the novel, and 553803c58b not just any part 8cc3ded577 of it—this was two aa5bbd0d09 years before the main 015497af16 story, a time barely 47baed4570 touched upon in the c9d631a304 book.ade4b0eaf324fb32
She needed allies 0a71965ed9 who could save 0cf6e18d84 her if something e3f51ba2ba went wrong. And at 092c698d21 the very 8345dc0eb1 least, she dcc0454740 needed to 3ba919c8b1 eliminate any ded383719f threats to 417ea3bea7 her. In that regard, winning 5d94fc22ef Syed over was crucial.3b5b5aa8cb8b195e
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After all, it was 672cdae2c8 Syed’s Asterios Guild that 9c85038b22 had ultimately cut off 8b1412562a Adelaine’s breath in the 622362b4fd novel.a9b332360b6fae00
“Alright, let’s go.”7ee73183ca972b11
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She put on a 99169eb4b8 wide-brimmed hat and quietly 11e8bec655 slipped out of her a489c03e3a bedroom.57a3101aac3c39f3
Fortunately, it was late 1b7614500b at night, and there 13a2cbf39e were few servants around.c3394ee512ec29f5
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She hurried 4b6ba38974 toward the f9f42c0ee6 stables. Thankfully, the stable hand 55f9250e9a was fast asleep, his d0fa9f5ed3 hat pulled low over 218d175aa0 his face.f51f6cd6dbb62405
“Good girl, Caroni. That’s it.”909e1984d7105427
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Caroni, Adelaine’s c9c02efb3d beloved horse, 405b5993c6 whom she c5ca8822e1 had grown 5dd1b0f803 close to aea16798ee over the c81fc16e02 past few 5979545772 days of 24939e1912 riding, perked a0732fa5ca up when 1be264e168 she saw 3d4a3e2863 her.db31347102823f84
Luckily, the 31dc53fa23 saddle was decae6e417 hanging nearby, d651b221c7 and Adelaine 03d3280622 had paid 7ba9023677 attention to 74dc1d27f9 how the dcdfdb7fb7 stable hand a8009590dd worked.8acd76a4fc2bf998
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“Ugh… why is this 947c9406c4 saddle so heavy?”5650a967a301dd7a
She struggled to 9c2f38f001 lift the heavy cccdcd3869 saddle onto Caroni’s 4b6f02459c back and attached 2f18112273 the rest of faabe772f3 the tack.7896456f2d5b056a
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Then, moving quietly 6cc9b7ae90 so as not 70a5e24449 to wake the 6ec0abe3dc stable hand, she 23b0cb766a led Caroni out eb0acf62c3 of the stables. Fortunately, Caroni, e8802ebbaf being a ed8487e742 well-trained and b907480c18 gentle mare, 47126a0d29 seemed to 92879387b5 understand Adelaine’s 275a2a4bd4 intentions and 4d56368839 followed without c292d4cb44 making a 348d56cf93 sound.ceb765423e344d88
Once they were 72ead89cda a safe distance 4561e63130 away, Adelaine mounted 921dc899ce Caroni.de6da85cbded1f1f
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“Alright, shall we e86cb1171b go?”22a60b2c7fbedc3d
Having gotten the 490108b591 hang of riding 0d98d5fb68 over the past 7f8d430d4b few days, Adelaine bca07b7a7e urged Caroni forward. The intelligent mare 8e33913c68 understood and gradually 0ee6f09105 picked up speed.56c29b0e51542e53
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Everything seemed to be 9ebb06475a going well.8daff1fea00256b4
Yes. This is efe6e3e880 a good 4199148ade sign. With this momentum… I’ll 69e9322710 secure a strong ally a09550cb96 in the sub-male lead!198c27e603af68b9
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