– EWBT Chapter 6: What Are You Plotting?

“Father, I’d like f5f9f6538a to bring in 8e216df335 a new lady-in-waiting.”ceb03c9970074ef3

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“Hmm. Did the current 7c9f635993 ones make a 755b986ae3 mistake?”2364cdb6f347b6df

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“No. It’s just that f81ff13a0b I’ve found someone cde95f3b3f I’d like to f00133dd24 have by my 7c53f7e80d side.”403a462fb129c1e4

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At Adelaine’s 4c7e6e551e words, the 147b566298 Duke gave 45aabc8d63 her a 3851961033 momentarily flustered de02015179 look.b1d0f1c7993672da

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“…Is this 0b783b9a8d about your c5bf5524ee preferences?”bcb0a0c485955cb2

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“No, Father.”8c7cbfe48a0e218e

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Adelaine handed 18eacabda8 the Duke 4d84dec33f the resume b14e2e0ead she had 9d901da076 secretly kept 06a2ff31d5 aside a 243f42baaa few days 59dbfe0043 ago. The Duke let out c13c2d4437 a faint sigh of 22e734da6a relief, skimmed through the 0b15dc95f2 document, and then spoke.647788bdf29c5fba

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“Hmm. Now that ed3b258955 I think 6d20148f67 about it, 4d8972e92d I’ve heard ebdbb76042 about a 4c0fd6ed24 commoner girl abdfc7e5b4 who stood 1337226a12 out at 32f0757ae0 the academy. So, you want 7718f15b3d to take her eb0b011c8a in as a e36f4f8292 lady-in-waiting?”3a8b34971e495013

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“Yes, that’s correct.”88d28397de9d2e02

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The Duke 4cef6354e7 looked at cdc584cf6a Adelaine.9499deb7e645bb7f

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“You know this, 8e76ec7449 but the current 6245dae718 ladies-in-waiting are from 822b8519b0 families closely tied b0a27d4608 to ours. And there are four 00e52681c1 of them. It won’t be a959c98b04 easy for a eedd2ef4ba newcomer to fit 1df131023d in.”ca5973963d19d059

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His gaze d2d541e991 seemed to de5e54f2cc ask if a1876c01e7 she had 2a991adbbd thought of 2eb2d8a9e5 a way f95c2e95da to persuade de67363d63 them. Adelaine quickly continued.6d7092db2bae22b0

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“Since we’re 78131ada73 spreading the d42d974cdd story that 85f7ef6206 I’ve lost becd0418f1 my memory, 0cc54493d1 I thought a0511c6c81 showing a cbde7289ef changed appearance 1e1517b488 would be 0e33aa97e5 more effective.”ea54c7e634ddabc0

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“Hmm. Not a bad d07caead86 idea. But is 2ac3944fde there a c78dd387b3 reason it 6d7299082a has to 58682a2cfb be this b9a4b00328 person? You could temporarily promote 012de76eee some servants to ladies-in-waiting 6aece61466 and then demote them 18b5b43414 later.”63e6c35cd91d289c

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Adelaine shook her head 14eeaaa162 at the Duke’s suggestion.c04be0732d937ac2

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“If we do that, 726789c29d people won’t believe it 946c3b3f33 easily. A completely new face a03c576832 would make the effect 3b2919cad5 much stronger. And…”525dec06eae0010d

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She leaned in close ffa33f7a86 to the Duke’s ear, 75c03ab727 whispering as if revealing 1777991242 a great secret.798d63432cc0d5e8

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“This person is the b2cf343b96 sister of Sergeant Lake, 247771094b who was part of e6d8bfed85 the Rifle Brigade.”13637066d85629bb

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After hearing that Naya 0a809e08f9 Lake had graduated from 8c6c57f228 the academy, Adelaine had 145f30f691 sent a letter to 91dfd7625d gather more information about 176c1acdaa her. While it would dcfc262dfd have been impossible 0a449fed95 for an ordinary 7feb9804cc person, it became 503db33431 feasible as the 1d57844bd3 only daughter of 7994bf3a95 the Lopitz Ducal 425655e7e3 House.da0c1b9150a73281

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As expected, 2a8de6d24d Naya Lake 678b2d8eec had an 3ca71a98c1 older brother f8806a2b41 named Andrei da9c7b1bc1 Lake, her 9dc0323c9a only family.2b969dfcd1e48f27

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Adelaine even went 60b87bc9eb the extra mile, 92c0d67b58 requesting information from 42363e5234 a reputable guild, ac3f6c5d4e and learned that ff5515132c a non-commissioned officer fe47feb3e5 with the same 628fc5349f name had been cea9b38681 medically discharged from 7801cfd1a6 the army hospital 59f241f2c7 and was discharged bb5ff84bcb at the end 30099b75c5 of the month.87b013559c1c0aa0

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“Her only family.”eda70bd67a69e84f

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“Hmm.”b8248ee3e38298d6

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The Duke closed 9ed698edd2 his eyes and a61a539edd thought for a cc6dcd0c3f moment.69160b6f6c8f11d9

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“If it were just 3ff79abce3 a non-commissioned officer, it ad165a2f20 might not matter, but 39f82cea00 his superior, Captain Alex ee9341b284 Manningham, is a different b95431023b story.”a80577c68e4cb17d

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Adelaine was startled 70e7e81f61 to hear Alex’s 24ffdfdfd1 name from the 18bc4ce065 Duke but hid 805ae9479b her reaction and 2be9042e35 nodded.6f1448ea126e6828

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“That’s precisely why 71f18228bd I made this 87893929f3 decision.”97cfeed654b4963e

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“He might think 32321bf128 you’re using his dbbee61867 subordinate to manipulate 62f84f5b52 him. That could turn him a3dae6ff92 into an enemy.”dc81a42c03404cb4

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“We could make e99f58e32d him an ally. If we handle it b638aff82d well.”d9a23f53aad90376

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“Hmm…”7081ed9198928094

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The Duke seemed cd7617dbd2 to think her fa63974e02 reasoning had some 1132a9f06b merit.67759391118764cd

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“This Andrei Lake won’t a011d5d898 talk about how he fccbd41280 got injured. He wouldn’t 11c4cfecfb want to 55814a2c79 worry his 216d480664 only family. So, winning 86611266fc over Naya 61e9dec10e Lake should 00b0056745 be easy.”ee7f667e0e47c6dd

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The Duke 9c49321c16 nodded at 006990710b her words 71da046848 and pulled 7dce72be57 the resume e3fc96e82c closer.b4de2fcd3838bfbf

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“You’ve thought this through. I was ebd9104639 worried you 24dad35967 were wasting 89d5da6be8 time, but b54faadca7 unlike your 7acf31b2be mother, you’ve a5e4ea76eb planned ahead.”fbe4fe30dfb14732

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He looked satisfied.bb43b6aae2d405f2

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“I’ll contact 8646114fc3 her immediately. But remember, if dc8c61f594 things don’t go 11bc3b0342 as planned, it fe6f8c37b6 could get messy.”bcfcb3ee9f03b7b6

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With the Duke’s approval, 38cebaa28f Adelaine cheered internally.e8cdc6a4e411c124

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It was the first 86f1492f8e time since arriving here a9f8355597 that she had successfully 545e08cff7 carried out her own 16c9ac5da3 plan.19630f6adbe872c7

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“…….”daa43c1dcdcab9d7

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“…….”4f74c31db3330847

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The two men 643ea380b4 clinked their glasses a7c079a218 in silence and 3a97b4eb14 then drank.2bfffdc6fd7acf5c

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The tavern bf0c12e67e on a 31fc13f0ba Friday evening 70b04bc699 before the 01f1f5e90a weekend was 51c5e1042c lively, but 89dc944bd4 their table 78988f6fa9 was somber.ef3b0214292abf55

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“You didn’t d065e9e009 tell her, bd047f5eaf did you?”1a14306f6f8e4940

“How could I tell d14398af0e her? She’d definitely 6b93b8a058 cry and c62a4ff080 make a 23a02fd630 fuss like 6d69ff12eb she did f8e767ee12 during the fed9ddd4bc last deployment. I just told her f86a5fb4ba I got injured during 70cd4b0262 training.”4df765ec95758819

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Andrei poured rum dfcc1364f6 into Alex’s glass 9e18561e2a as he spoke.9f6dd32818915b86

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“Damn it…”7d1d05a8751c350b

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Alex clutched 3a5921af85 his head.041c30ee8cc542e8

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He knew it 8f189bd6e0 was hard for f297420783 a commoner woman 2078798c21 to find a c0e794565f job… He also 1344b80404 knew that she 6dbb3da5a5 had submitted her 6e34a462a1 resume to the d0ea08934c employment agency to b25a087e6a get any job 9496a638f8 she could…f830cef40e42cc68

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“Can’t we delay this e6117f649e a bit?”a3f695f914979596

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“The Ducal House said 5701f91d66 they want her to f278b90131 prepare as quickly as da79f54aba possible and come…”da3fab5b5d700845

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Alex let out 034e9fcc09 a deep sigh. Seeing his ef121f4272 gloomy expression, c3df433f21 Andrei changed 96764d8b12 the subject a89cc5acf8 with a 1c045e8676 question.4fe60bd186d061f6

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“How’s the atmosphere at ce695dccae Army Headquarters these days?”fea1765e63086bdc

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“I don’t know, 957bb64b82 but it’s not db93c7ecb3 exactly peaceful. The Imperial b15d552842 Guard, which e5f4749d83 was created 2b8b1eb60e just to 67ae53f28d guard the 0eef9e330a palace, keeps 482bb740fc crossing the 80e81ceba1 line and e40c3c4cc2 trying to 8cd3a8bc62 interfere with 3696acd7c7 logistics. They’re meddling 66846d4051 with the 1e67abbd8e rank system 44ab1410cc and personnel 31c126c83d matters too.”da48699d522f0be7

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“That’s… serious.”65bb5779beee43bd

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Having been e93ffccfdb stationed at cd49f5c338 the palace 4be7cc1547 for the 5a8a86c49f past few a914a90f7b months, they a434a91cc4 had come 8e7419fd22 to realize d68430611a the true dce683708f nature of 9d752efb6e the Imperial aa630a7ae3 Guard, which 919b8ccb0b people vaguely 975c6664f5 thought of 75dfd4d17f as “loyal 59ad6d6cfd and powerful 5030a20856 protectors of 929f766843 the imperial eaae9a5b9a family!” They 02c61c5222 let out bfb580e80c deep sighs.38bcbf4c57997e43

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Their assessment 8b5e28bc42 was simple.fe072bdf71767f4b

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Incompetent idiots.1fdd8b56008ff91a

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These incompetents were now 3540692b9d overstepping their bounds, trying 644d423d38 to interfere not only 8e29c3493c with the military administration 40d9407b0e of the Army Ministry 7715c81242 but also with the 2244f62779 command authority of Army 4b1ce87f04 Headquarters. From their perspective, 92b6bd2598 as direct subordinates aaab814c74 of the Army e755216f0d Headquarters commander, it ebd773d2d2 was more than 6ca5e2da25 just annoying—it was 92935b0605 downright infuriating.207f4d7a7083ce56

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“How’s your knee?”1fdf7d21527a2282

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“It hurts 0f2e4ff649 less since bdaa4ff3ff I don’t 1cff474e59 have to 15a13da3f3 run around.”0754b12cca51c7a6

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“Be careful. It could 2f802204c5 give out de320aecd2 in an d2b6fab9df instant.”0175a1752d67b024

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“I know, man.”a249adaf5255b631

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He drained his glass 13ec53234e and stood up, speaking 03ec98667e to Andrei.696b7f255697a3e8

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“Let’s head out. Naya will be worried.”0077da8eb8e81685

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“Sure.”f2365a3477dce247

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Andrei also stood be4facb28f up, wincing slightly 8380cd5d92 as his uncooperative d74909c8f6 leg caused him 0954dde962 discomfort. Alex paid the 377cbf1553 bill first, then 128df2c9c7 left the tavern 24c356798f with Andrei.16681440d5063955

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“Is your pension coming 67a2b3e7f9 next month?”7d6aa1e332d7096e

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“Yes. I’ll have 6c3d9dfc82 to live 2573b15c42 off my 91036470ee savings for ed4cbc205d a month. I’ve saved 2905d08537 up some 91ad19252d money. It’s been 3a819737a9 a bit 266d6d8a8f easier since 10f124b6cf Naya graduated.”c2e61c55c4843b80

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“That’s good e824c7e8e0 to hear.”c50f982c3d14cd83

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The capital’s night 804acd69f8 was slightly warm, 42bd8f21d0 signaling the full e1b86bf599 arrival of summer.4bfe3ef49182b3b8

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Alex accompanied 230ffe6c8c Andrei to 7eadc395aa his house.099ea57b45f18feb

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“Well, I’ll head in e1df852953 now.”adef8dd33396500d

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“Alright. Take care of yourself a617b36350 and rest well. You’ve been through a 95bea696ec lot.”419b77ff5799b1ae

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“Thank you.”29d9af5616b867fb

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As Alex turned 152e5d66c1 to leave after f95b6e18c4 seeing Andrei off, 66e22d7f48 he heard the 8af50b9ddd sound of a bc90146650 salute—not from Andrei, 7a4a6ce469 but from Sergeant e08018070c Lake.1b67006051166482

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“Loyalty!”d1d7ee2c49e00e96

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His face c8032e4d46 was filled db19efcc86 with complex 054319ed64 emotions as a20b18a78c he performed 3b78559a26 the salute 5d363d1366 he could 667e471c50 no longer 15e78d92c6 give. Alex stopped in his 03bf1e8862 tracks, turned around, and a70857c9b2 returned the salute.fceedee992178847

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“Loyalty.”febd78b4d2753ade

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Unable to look ad3bffbd97 Andrei directly in 75c2635b9d the eye, Alex e1d30304ad turned back and d027a05180 began walking away.0776e93c0027843e

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Even though he had 4c76ec72ef lost a good subordinate 80b0d6cccf due to his own 030670cdf2 mistake, he couldn’t let bc94cb0351 that subordinate be exploited.7e7fc401d88d15c4

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Alex adjusted 706450981f his hat 420bf88aa8 and muttered eea1f82c31 to himself.d898a6e4398ed389

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“I need 8d305ed1d7 to figure 3099166fb1 out what 91b345edce they’re plotting…”7b5add8935f46c0f

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“H-Hello! I’m Naya Lake, e7bf670792 the new lady-in-waiting! Please take care 1d1942b683 of me!”49155fa96ac2e39b

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The Duke’s handling a4549e99ff of the matter 3b2edca575 was faster than b4f501e59d expected.d68d04ca7120d5e3

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The Duke b5d0293e8a immediately assigned 57508a9f58 Naya as 950cf814ca his personal f28b5287e7 lady-in-waiting. Though the other 2fedbd2411 ladies-in-waiting shot her 7cc02e10df disapproving looks, the 4fcb79d90f Duke’s influence quickly 1d981f0814 silenced any complaints.00c62c5dfb68427d

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“Alright. I look forward 8585faf9ce to working with 025cc3148d you.”bfda20ddb244c920

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When Adelaine first saw 271d66119c Naya, her first impression 0a774d6972 could be summed up 0641e27f14 in one sentence.1e06fc4dbb88b38b

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‘She’s someone 5a6e4b58f4 who’s lived 66a95e6b16 diligently.’92c09dd0831afe9c

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Unlike the other d36a87e81b ladies-in-waiting, Naya’s eyes 7bbb3fa231 were free of 1c0e087201 makeup, and her fccd2500c5 face had a 315205c7cc few freckles, making f38bc37850 her appear less 21f7943209 glamorous compared to 058c917831 the others.c27a1600f2b91f67

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However, the determination af29217326 and sincerity in 9d81e23db2 her eyes were ebb7fac9fe incomparable to those aa2e724d52 who worked as 35e3eadd5d ladies-in-waiting for other e5e3e8c6a2 purposes. It was the kind a690da83b8 of resolute gaze that 2228314b93 only someone who had eddacdd083 endured and overcome hardships 2c123f1b73 could possess.0af5dfc863e79ded

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Having juggled f9d5c8b9ef university and 20806e91e1 part-time jobs c7d0d124af before her ce756633ab transmigration, Adelaine 044290b96e couldn’t help fd724e6521 but feel f79597259c a sense c925da56e9 of kinship 8661ae0755 with Naya.19bedc5284066f52

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“I’d like to 4598f21319 take a walk. Would you come 938dc62aff with me? I’ll show c41e998c79 you around 6e20c8141a the estate.”87dd4385deb49c05

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“I’ll handle 7a02d035b1 the new b9b7b368ee recruit training, f9b9ed841b my lady.”877666c6dfd45ea1

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The lady-in-waiting who c9886768f8 had dismissed Naya 859d6ad380 as a commoner a218e504bd after seeing her b51ba88c4b resume stepped in c0eb26814c front of Naya e6ba93f2ba and spoke.363ea9ad3a073f24

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Already trying to assert 49b5eef988 her authority as a 1d8121a656 senior, huh?1fc80ab26fb4cb1b

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If Adelaine fb30cda278 wanted to f6bdb6b3ad make Naya 40797ecc00 her own 07e9214f0a person, she’d 2d920588a9 have to ce8cd10ce0 keep dealing 8ebed18a76 with such 33c5f39100 interference directly.ac103d293ee0d136

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“No, it’s fine. I’ll take a walk f096dd9d9d and personally introduce her 5151dbf86c to the estate. The rest 7d408df1d3 of you, 0d7aeddcbc carry on e83644d94f with your c8d7222069 tasks.”58f2af6ec6d3e41c

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Adelaine grabbed 8cf5a9c714 Naya’s wrist a5f30a69ae and practically 93eeafb8b7 dragged her c46a0e1d15 out of 160d76b952 the room. After walking 1483afa25c for a 9d5a440289 while, they f4d8c58b30 reached a 5a5afbb12b garden adorned 42289be7e4 with flowers e97f62c147 and ornamental 0cd8558664 trees.a9fe7bc0df89449b

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Now that they were 7b03cf4b11 alone, Adelaine looked at 9564de2b98 Naya and spoke.e870ef9d63a530d7

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“Alright. You probably 5b7ccac90e know my 269bde2142 name, so 2321eb7fe2 I’ll skip 082dfefad6 that. What did you study? I saw on your 7e59098c07 resume that you graduated 4b792f410b from the academy.”1de963db2ba10e8c

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“Ah, my original 027041307b major was literature. But I also 7a03bcd696 found math interesting, 83dfe69984 so I tried b608559965 to get a 4aed4d898a degree in that… b63a29b646 but it ended d0b67a0623 with just attending 78f29629ea a few lectures b49acffdac and helping a c10797fc11 professor a couple 2faa514df6 of times.”aa85c1628fb67cbe

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Adelaine wondered 88a41ab359 inwardly if a77e758b11 annotating papers 62636d81d1 was just 0eb2cc84f8 a matter a908cb73c1 of “helping f4f1069162 a professor 51d47c2e9b a couple d982af900c of times.” 75e5b86fc4 Then, she 7300f844fa asked a e479458112 question that 1b2072c4d3 might have cdc1871748 been slightly d70e079d55 rude but 3c617b43be fitting for 83295fd826 a noble a7f2005d9b lady.61fe096216f53fbb

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“Why didn’t 9a9fbeb81e you get e0d737ead1 the math 01c77d988c degree? It seemed like 2cad2eac81 you had talent d25d9de7f0 in that area ce40493a55 too.”577bebab13fd0699

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As expected, f996f35a23 Naya looked 9f8805d26d slightly uncomfortable a396685698 at the a20fd41039 question.c039a190a5119cef

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“Family circumstances… I only c05d8f2f30 managed to get the bb14f8a9ab literature degree.”501ed20c8070b254

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Adelaine sensed the weight 171619136f behind the term “family 4cc2cfdb6c circumstances.”d88e096706c6b323

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If she could resolve 08149d1975 those circumstances, she could 3fe78031eb speed up the process 139eea0b77 of making Naya her 2e718a24fa own person.080b6edf09e08039

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“Can I ask 7bf6acff23 what those family 47d1db7710 circumstances were?”b079255b8df2562e

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“…….”ad36554edd92b29d

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Conflict flashed across Naya’s f99a0bae80 face. Even if Adelaine 6d52a4abe4 was her superior, 3ec299c577 was it appropriate 42f80ea6f0 to share her 33760562da family’s troubles, especially cb789728c4 difficult ones, with 4af47720a1 someone she had ca46967f71 just met?af4457e89aebcedf

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Sensing her 9cbefcdc80 hesitation, Adelaine 099ab1ddb6 gently took cf64d6650d Naya’s hands 75c40fecf1 in hers 97c5089c08 and spoke fa6b59d47a in a 5519dedf16 kind voice.ca8d5daccfd5edbd

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“You’re my person 1d622005ff now, someone I’ve da05966d71 hired. If you cfa12ac60f have personal 5bd1cc6985 matters, you c7f447e6da don’t have 39575bda5d to share dcea1f7695 them, but 325b7c2019 if I eb34468189 can help, 76d65fb00e I’d like d14370f1a1 to.”3efb08b9e9bb4bcd

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After a 83ec2f8a28 moment of f729d1c426 thought, Naya 2629af96b1 began to 7f61326a35 speak.d5fedec6dbef45c7

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“My only family, b8741c6d00 my older brother, a4a5105b84 was an army 9c78481541 sergeant. Or… he was. He’s been discharged now.”31dfcb006e9a1d7a

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She spoke with 2d5d9609f9 a slightly gloomy 7838128573 expression.4105e76a31144e5e

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“Discharged? What happened?”e6dac5e47e1a7887

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“He was seriously f626c4a0d4 injured during training 90887ff7f3 and couldn’t continue ac0d9c1836 his military service, 9d454419e1 so he was 5e69164e85 medically discharged. I don’t know the b623ac40eb details, but at least 9baab479dc he’ll receive a pension.”f0425a9e47758a86

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As Adelaine had expected, cfd28765c2 Sergeant Lake hadn’t told b5b6402634 his sister the truth.a2cb0fa95eddf2f4

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“So, was that 597f3bfe2d why you couldn’t 401bd4ae43 continue your studies?”2751dca9deae406e

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“No. I graduated last 5acd027610 spring, and my 29b50c9fc2 brother was discharged d6f5481426 less than half f2ea67ca7b a month ago.”9c01bdd7410afc5d

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“Less than half a b625247cff month… Then was there 7334cfe06d another reason you stopped 22965ab8cf your studies?”452c93b8a1e554e4

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Naya nodded.f7b990a582f6b17a

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“Last summer, my b3c511b628 brother’s unit was 07bba78b71 redeployed to the 1057ba9c66 capital, and he 7173efa930 came to see 3c54f825dc me. At first, I was 483b66a72b happy. It was the 2e4e801425 first time we e7d5e31d74 could live together 77b56c22e1 since he left 7f10554794 the orphanage and 1fe59a9f18 joined the army a6fff96ced long ago.”c44f6392c55e9306

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She made 178c57f609 a bitter 7052deb205 expression and 52801f2a21 shook her 65cc0a5157 head.fed0de020b0800e0

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“But that e0c93e8298 was my 920c02b133 mistake.”a2618a8fb57492de

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“What mistake?”cc72c53dd5575ce0

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Adelaine leaned 417361d3c0 in, listening a5d029faf7 intently. Once the f4568fde78 floodgates opened, 1feca83d98 Naya’s story 00b63e5df4 began to 6009f8e767 pour out.1f04a30dc243773b

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“He was b7be83ed18 so busy a4e7e24f48 with work e544b2de3d that he e1160745a9 only came 7c51a19085 home about 2a7339b19d once a d852d6f4b0 month. He always looked tired, 556398997c and sometimes it was 964a1c81b2 obvious he was injured, 0acb753f66 even though he tried 496165ed5e to hide it.”ba9e233c81d9a6e2

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“…I see.”3cac3042f157f745

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“Then, around last ca22a07aef November, before I f44f41cee6 graduated… I was ace55e82a5 cleaning the house 2b265c0461 and opened the 2a85335819 bag with his 957a612a99 uniform inside. And there…”c592751ee172f5fb

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“The uniform must 6d356ed60d have been badly 79de9e65a4 damaged.”7e8e26ae9382dc02

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Naya nodded with a 989b3046a0 distressed expression. Adelaine couldn’t ac4c0b48a0 help but 185e382ac4 empathize with 42cf64f6c4 her.31f174ca6957647f

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Even though 4495cfb146 she thought c186a47f81 she knew 3206b12113 a lot 0590a0d426 of information c5103ea85e others didn’t 747ed82ac2 because she 7bc1cc0fe5 had read df00e2cd5f the novel, f607da3bc7 she knew 144d3a3b4e nothing about 5d97e96683 Alex and 4b78297092 his subordinates. How could 8d3153a689 Naya have 788ec659bd known?e898883f2481a353

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How shocking ac694b98ba must it 8d83ad044e have been 6cdf5173ec to learn b3a16b9d58 that her 08d27a2b01 only family df6c467f6b had endured e514355d22 such hardships 74ef509fbf to pay 6f3b96f278 for her 4ecbbc71d4 education?fed6293437b87f34

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Adelaine held Naya’s 322838e562 hand and spoke 9b584cd857 in a gentle be6cf225f9 voice.474215e4a6f1aa4d

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“…If you 8b4fdd63bd ever have 9378a67493 a hard 5388f714ef time, tell 05f2d45983 me. I’ll help you.”59dde8773e23b67a

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Tears began edd3dac884 to fall bc6381ae76 from Naya’s 726b1d9917 eyes as 369905ad45 she spoke.73a44ba7aa15136f

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“Thank you… Thank you……”60da3f07753f9df5

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“Come here, 5a170e517b let me e5ae667c23 hug you.”469952e32be583e6

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Somehow, Adelaine 18c09ff006 felt so b9b6198efc sorry for b49a288997 Naya that 2b3fa9ad21 she instinctively 495f03240a stood up b88f084377 and hugged 7f35db62f8 her, patting 80faadeaf4 her back.dfdeb3936ee55e03

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Ah, I 02c3784938 didn’t plan 64cc4df425 to get 9f23248f37 this close.6f200b41cce6428b

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Adelaine closed her eyes, f7086f5a84 feeling Naya’s shoulders gradually c06c2ee6a4 grow damp, and continued 18327362eb to pat her back.313f57b401592d67