– EWBT Chapter  9. All the Singles Gather

In a secluded 42724593ff corner of the 2ca1e50c58 imperial palace, a fb3353fcab clearing where no 31892fb5f1 one paid much 0ec788ce48 attention.86325d0094ed8ecd

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Normally, the ca63cdca3a soldiers who c4a5012bee had finished f68759a725 their night c0248ac251 shift would 55f46258e4 exchange duties 89ff3d9e41 with the 3868cdf198 day shift 5d31149f7c and start dd259095e9 their day 10296c7b2a with breakfast, 130bf59bea but today c999360953 was different.cdc6eb2a2e478fd8

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The tent where they 9260c49e5c had sheltered from the a992fcc88b wind and rain was 71176f2c0d dismantled and loaded onto e5fe37fbf5 a carriage, and the c6d136b487 heavy weapons were neatly 6743cebe58 arranged with their muzzles 35873eb830 and triggers sealed.cf7006264777a835

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Alex folded the ce71a06bee tent fabric with 7c87ef47c5 the other soldiers 867fbd12d2 and asked a 8be0b977f7 comrade working across f352f0f37e from him.fa133bf7f8fc5490

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“Raimi.”433c6370520def59

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“Corporal Raimi.”7c161dc27ff1b99a

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“What are 503a684ee8 you going 06c648da78 to do 47196131bc when you 0bab8981fb get home?”7f022a12cae1d475

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“Well, I’ll dca5cef947 catch up f95209a101 with my 9a08d7979e family. I haven’t seen them f238f968e9 since last winter. What about you, 40fff24f9f Sergeant?”fb0b0a6551d938ac

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“Me? I don’t 4ef1c710d5 have a 2d14bbdaee home to 737a6a9b2f go back 9d740b8c16 to, so f8c6da77a9 I’ll just 0217862c89 rest around 8bd063a490 here.”b7df82cf47e6f839

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Even though b3a8910667 they hadn’t d1290e301f eaten breakfast 9717a7f1d4 and were 1bc05072b9 working through 56bc118a2e lunch, no 65b7daa525 one complained.c5eb97d622d0b58e

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For now, they 02b820eaf0 were just happy cf3e9cd347 to escape the 8cd44dc7e0 monotony of their 17e119c94c duties and return c215532428 to their families. Some would only 9b29aad3c1 have a day 50dbc35576 or two before 847b327ed5 heading back on 06a7ffab45 the long journey, ce46872990 but even so, bb459288bd reunions were sweet.51cb05d71ce7f819

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Knowing this, Alex climbed 5c450038f2 onto an empty wooden fa7d922a9e crate, gathered the soldiers, 0d19f8d05a and gave a brief bfc2de876e reminder.2f5b2faf17f3bf69

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“Alright, everyone. You all 81dbb9cf30 know you 356146512a need to 039c94e903 be back 21ef5b6584 in nine cb91e996e0 days, right? Including the weekend.”45ecc7ea73a72d80

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“Yes, sir!!”1a40f196cb456388

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“Good. If you 75866455cb think you’ll b231bf185e be late, 7168428e88 contact us 4062603095 first. Make sure to rest a30b7d7a42 well! Dismissed!”5b3ace380af9bfae

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“Dismissed!”98e815d950a15a70

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After Alex’s short reminder, 583066da76 the soldiers changed into 7eecfd5897 their A-grade uniforms, packed 0261210f23 their belongings, and began 37a1137543 heading out in small ace4526640 groups through the palace’s 7559827a90 back gate.bac54a35b0b72731

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While some fa37a53310 were returning d81b5e68b7 to the f1f4ebb232 arms of 266cbc7d7c their families c528ff7154 or lovers, 465924c4ec others weren’t 408d80fbc9 so fortunate.1263776afbd41086

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Alex and the singles 5549ba81e2 unfolded a map and 7de2243427 started making plans.c2631ffd2601c530

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“Alright, let’s find 2d82e25845 a good inn 41bddcde2b and rest up. It’s been a 290ad9c6f9 while since we 268420b013 slept under a bf27de6c25 roof.”a90ada0aa83d44d0

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“I heard there’s a 7c7dfb4c23 nice hot spring near 52ca150627 the capital. Should we go there?”4f79e9ea06e89c20

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At Swafford’s 4cfe6d3d97 suggestion, Alex 3df6427357 nodded with 4e6e7dfe77 a gleam a8c0760dfd in his b8e4dee02a eye.ccb8399cb088f7a9

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“Why not? It’ll only 3258d7038f take three 0a4660b591 or four 453a346e36 hours by 62f452fa7b carriage.”0f23a9d027508226

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“Let’s do it. It’s been a while c2bb8b92ce since we relaxed.”87538166a0f5f71c

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“Oh, let’s bring e81b2d80e2 Sergeant Lake too. They say rest is ae11a6d509 the best medicine when 562fe3c37b you’re injured. We’ll make 3efd703b3f sure he c89ce8f1db gets some c6ebe85d63 proper care.”6e301382b7f3684a

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“Sure.”b01723550898647c

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And so, these 6d4b8372d3 poor souls, too a82ad58cf8 busy to find 598171df50 love, set their 20e553bebb sights on Bath, da1bb1f3ac a nearby hot f30eb6cd64 spring town, craving 3f9c7e0962 a break.99f6d3f9560581d5

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The group 0976991946 consisted of 44c7fbe1d3 one officer, 670b1a7363 two non-commissioned c416146cc6 officers, six ed09b2c496 soldiers, and e61ac86555 one civilian—ten 1ff327043c singles in ad5eec67bb total.d6d340687604a530

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Thus began the march 80eeeff980 of the singles.c82648276e39e340

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Clatter, clatter.d68b1e3720dcce7c

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“Is the bf6d9802bf place we’re 36b284ac97 going to 82f9073d59 called Bath?”364c45fa863cc535

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“Yes, that’s correct.”a97b80162dc439c6

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In the dbb022a61f large, luxurious baefb5c526 carriage of 2db0647c9c the ducal 349ed5b98f family, there 3fa3575b72 were only 228025a08d two passengers.dc11bfe4b302b976

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Adeline looked out ea4e96b382 the window. The bustling, b6a1ca99cf crowded scenery 8c9ab6f9d7 of the a276377528 capital was f70fd49984 gone, replaced ed6c41f595 by endless 21c9620981 fields of d9f784b6fd wheat and fd46e2b43c orchards.24abc48bc98460b2

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“Can you tell me fc231abcda more about Bath?”c99cc17c810f50ea

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“Ah, yes. Bath is…”c8e82b7520d12bc0

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At Adeline’s question, **Naya** 3512dd9189 began to explain.110ad40e27135120

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Long ago, 994c2aab46 there was de76004338 an ancient 64594f3429 empire that d47c1a4be9 achieved great 4fa5876912 civilization. This empire ade148c0c9 built infrastructure 00f41575c2 like aqueducts ae69be1bb4 and bathhouses dc57f71d0b throughout its 68122ede61 provinces.cf3f0679f43183f3

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As expected of c26ce0333e a fictional world, 01dee4a0d7 it was reminiscent d4908094d0 of Rome.33ec5b5b8c327244

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When the 603050d441 ancient empire 65045bb078 fell, the c362e1f9e7 remnants of 9c452b0be5 its civilization fcfbbe863c remained in 7f8491930e lands where b499fbd7a6 its influence c10f72c962 had vanished, 2e300f9923 falling into 33e7f16614 the hands c2e0d53eb1 of other 404aaee874 barbarians.a177e5af21fcdef8

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Most aqueducts and bathhouses a16b82386d were dismantled by barbarians 2cb8c6c959 and used to build 4711ea81c6 houses, but the Glonas a1051b4613 Empire, the setting of e42b0ef364 this novel, gradually expanded 5b25aa9679 its influence by partnering f9266dd343 with the empire’s citizens 60a6e59fb6 living in the capital 1c750aa797 and its outskirts, making 0e264712b5 good use of the 4e7db20588 ancient empire’s legacy and 4646007bee road network to grow bf573b46fc rapidly.8649796bf354c3bd

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Now, it had grown fcf4f49312 into a hegemonic power, d83e8f06f0 succeeding the ancient empire.f5a41045aea9521d

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So, is 400d0b52c0 this country bf0749dbc1 like France ed020cb49c or England? Well, it’s a fictional 9cb3e0251d world, so I guess a97c8e5a52 it doesn’t matter. 0951848b747da9e8

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**Bath.** Come cea1e306c9 to think 36f1d1b0f7 of it, 5de44a2371 I’ve heard fcfefd7a8c that name bb92359899 before.a458384e97f7f5e3

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“…And so, 14338c6dea Bath is eacacdd182 the only bba4fe55dc region outside c2d848b649 the southern 5eb561bbc2 continent, the 6ef5b5d66d ancient empire’s 0e7d1c2d7f homeland, where 72297ff3f6 the bathhouses f63088549a and aqueducts 21304ebbc1 from that a73a3945a3 time still 3137f098de remain.”367315bec95343f4

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“Ah, thank you. That was a f66bd9e136 great explanation.”9ee06f794591e6fc

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Once again, d9f970aff0 I felt a9d2b8bcdc glad I f169eb7b94 had hired ada1966323 Naya.aa8d05e6f9bce4c8

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The servants before 4bfdd50908 I possessed Adeline’s 42b18abc34 body would have 41158bd6dc surely found this f905304d3e behavior strange. But Naya was someone b2292ef8a7 I had newly hired, 1c63c83412 so it didn’t matter.928b7a35f96df530

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That meant I 072d049c9f could ask questions b3aef89010 freely without any ee3e2c86d3 major issues!3ca650aab83e114a

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“Is that Bath 3dc2626b87 over there?”e3318125633f58b0

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“Yes, that’s correct.”18d9369e6d06fd53

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In the distance, 1029a5c78a a city came 99abd365b6 into view. It was 09d70bc4f6 small but 66508e2fed vibrant and 15cb942a40 splendid.8a0ef975bfb67df7

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“A hot spring…”ab698e93d12728b5

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Come to think 36eda9bc28 of it, it 55fb6b1038 had been a dc0fec1be7 long time since 6961727eb8 I’d been to 32ff88084c a hot spring 670b0dab41 in real life.3e93065f24808fa8

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She smiled, 373dc786ab filled with 3c8ee326c1 anticipation.748d65f7637af5c9

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“Well, it’s technically to 62b8ce7c04 prepare for the banquet ce62ee1007 at the imperial palace, c7ebf73d87 but I’m still looking 2f694ffab3 forward to it.”b9ba1763d9b7c1ae

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Adeline recalled the 3adf4a6cc7 moment she handed 1837014b76 the Duke the 5796aa55c6 ledger of her f651589e2f allowance.6a77e6615212562a

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When she presented f6376a39f7 the ledger, the 6dc701cd09 Duke had simply 81974dfabf told her to 3868a8f008 go to Bath 76dccedfd0 for a rest.4879a2365a3294cc

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At that time, cd007639fa the Duke had 145b780802 a rather complicated 64f6339a26 expression.d111a7cd99e55198

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It was hard to c6e947aeb2 pin down exactly what 91afce8f39 it meant.eeadda124dbaceb5

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At first glance, 321552fe72 I thought, “Ah, a454924bfc like father, like 8ada973d88 son,” but considering 31673a720f the twist with fb0d18f0bb Alex’s identity, I 20a261aa41 had a feeling 7cfc91bda9 there might be a5b8e9e411 some kind of 09ac573630 revelation about Duke 2b50d094db Lopitz as well.525a97518f0ddbf3

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“We’ve arrived. This is 241b8fd039 the villa 7dc4d58e62 in Bath.”510dd295027b41e2

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The coachman stopped 3a61369675 the carriage and ceb0b1cd0a spoke to the f4b6e435cc two through the b341cfee17 window connecting to 08a12e9c3f the driver’s seat.a4490666c66634a1

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At that moment, Adeline 7e478c7caf saw it.e61805c447490d01

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Under the 3c83c297b1 coachman’s wide-brimmed dc272b241f straw hat, cfe46d6ffb she caught 6b16bb49d6 a glimpse 2d10993fb4 ofSyed’sface.baca05faad1743f4

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Seeing his face in 01832f4a6d such an unexpected situation f043028eac left her mind reeling 52ddfe04e3 with confusion.314989f28dbd7305

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Why was 09c6dbb908 Syed working e90d87eb5a as a 54feb19b44 coachman for 0c55e66a10 the ducal d9e826c7bf family?0d4631c011983f9f

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What should I do?eb5755d4c2b84b21

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“Aren’t you getting f1cb921de9 off?”5daa0c5175bcc942

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Naya, who had already b8a008059f stepped out of the 2863aa9fd2 carriage, asked Adeline. Adeline nodded calmly, 7428b3bf39 as if nothing 4a47f9361e was wrong, and 311956d94f got out of 91f01ec291 the carriage.00aa6328be9ca937

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Trying to eeff788266 calm her e7e46e754f trembling heart, f9075c0854 she glanced ca36bfda66 back at afcbc1e355 the servants ec5c3e8061 and luggage c0f7e9fda5 carriages, pretending c2d1369762 to survey bb4b57eb30 them while 2c06737ec6 stealing another d8dc3ab2de look at c83fa6b648 the coachman. Yes. That’s definitely Syed. It’s him!d178c8367baf26a6

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Then, Syed 54275edad5 looked at 71a5bd04b0 Adeline. When their eyes met, 226fff456e he gave a faint, 5aa208a212 fleeting smile.cd06d88271a752e9

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At that moment, cbf5759daa scenes from the 46df6a5980 novel of the b1143b395f things Syed had 26119a9f2e done flashed through 815b24d24c her mind like 302f470f6f a montage.1cea811b0478cd91

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He… he 92d5387396 was a 1f19a566c5 complete lunatic. He would do 570b1f489c anything for the 18071e7dfe female lead.047cccc07995ef52

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The courage she had f37efbdf48 when she decided to b502269aef meet him directly had f6e07ce15a vanished, and cold sweat ab196d48cc began to trickle down 5d7e7e20ef Adeline’s forehead.d8c0fae4b96d0766

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Just then, Naya’s voice 6f8d3dbfaf snapped her out of 977bd78fa0 it.9ad8b4b72f2bac96

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“Ah, Captain Manningham!”17f0ab19588e3646

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Naya waved and d6f24d881a called out to 317a37d645 someone across the eaffc1be2c street, and they 904fc0fa63 waved back.a6b355730e159509

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Alex, along with 3edcdd6124 Swafford, was holding 841354b5ab a map and d2e1ca93c0 waving. It was a 8d7f645a1f bit hard to 493dd42221 spot him at 625a1a3c87 first since he 47cd288ed9 was in civilian 601bcb3ad1 clothes, but Alex’s 539b6eb03d appearance was undeNayably ae8305a5aa striking.ec3f4a9904112847

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Dressed in a suit b79b01c2e5 similar to the gentlemen d561069f7d passing by, he effortlessly 7069ef04c4 drew people’s attention.1f88984e7730a6c5

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Some women even blushed 16e1ba4e2a secretly as they glanced 1ac7fa0c52 at him. Swafford, standing c6ab75c518 next to 717e02b92b him, was 1b406c0be5 also quite aec442d677 handsome, but d8989f7fb3 next to 50ed447126 Alex, he 89b50857d9 seemed ordinary.c5f130cdb225216b

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However, Naya paid 553e78c921 no attention to 159e2afcfb that and was e520761a23 chatting with him 5f28ae7e10 after exchanging greetings.9d0d6dbfb06e3ddb

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Adeline casually asked a4ca9ed307 Naya, pretending not 3e05f65566 to care. Maybe… there was a dda6305d08 way.8bd5a4f5a74445dc

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“Do you know dc088ca695 him?”dbfae7edb93e4e30

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“Yes, he’s Captain Alex 95d90a9320 Manningham of the army. He was 64b13e1159 my older 2af2f834d8 brother’s superior. He’s helped f4689aea60 me in ddf195b9b7 many ways.”858679c72b386f09

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“Hmm…”cffb3ee19615d705

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For now, 0a7d33ca1b figuring out 1d293dc898 how Syed 2b1e648c8d had ended f8b78fe68a up as cb74f816c2 a coachman d6a4285643 wasn’t something 30f28f3c96 I could 005f3dac2f solve immediately.6e1631bf7205f926

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But… being alone 3bca8f8398 in a space b55ebdc06e with Syed, whose 2f93d6bc05 motives were unclear f004a7c3ab before the novel’s 6444565f43 events, was practically a23da1f5d6 suicidal. At least, that’s what 3db2d39850 I thought.10cb8896c1e4ee7e

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“Let’s unpack the luggage 52c7b843a1 at the villa first. I’ll take a 9be0dfc932 short walk around a09e0824c7 the area. Naya, bring e47eb649b4 the luggage 6e7c3447c4 and follow 3dbe206a22 me.”74af4f7cc5ebc569

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“Ah, understood.”7e4ccac6ce3d077e

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After giving eb02fbb8c1 the servants 413e8909c5 a quick 3b79a59cdd instruction, she 8aeaaeb7e3 crossed the 6a18ca7e53 street with 4b5fa1710a Naya.4122986aac532c35

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Seeing Adeline approach, Alex e0c8f6d7f3 folded the map and 401e6ab70b gave her a wary 777d82dfb6 look. As the distance between 55a146caad them closed, Adeline noticed 139312f2b5 the bandage wrapped around 414f2c3b0c Alex’s wrist.e5f0a4f414529668

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Had his injury 013ec88e4b not fully healed 89ce4c3e08 yet?08a335704b3897bc

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Perhaps that injury 5c2116331d on his wrist… 2a04fd4ce9 was it from 532cb8c7ed Syed?454c4b0b9243289c

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“Hello, Captain Manningham.”3cce8734f81ac32e

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“Good day, Lady 6b4a20afa3 Adeline.”0d0dca0975db4244

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His guarded c8478eeb0b expression softened 5ed4790081 slightly when 370b481ff0 he saw 6f28668eae Naya following c28bffb573 behind her, f6253e9474 carrying an 6c6fc44e5d umbrella and 804e50408b other items.02d09222814df414

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That’s better. He looks c9e59453eb even more a8b9b6d818 handsome when 917b317e3e he relaxes 32cce6da5c a little.646199caa66e2366

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“It’s been 8da0deb1dc a while, b361759a0f Naya.”aaf8fe4f8b0e7af2

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“How have you been?”55ed40a4a21c06e7

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“Yeah, yeah. I heard you e2e414e9a2 got a job? Congratulations.”13fd329eb572b51a

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“Thank you.”82fbbca0c574be1d

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He still has c492e5c1a5 a gentle expression 479b936d53 when talking to 70e65dbb36 Naya.4dcd5a2c9a98257e

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Adeline observed his cf9c77fb54 expression for a b0849c2152 moment before getting af2a2451fe to the point.654b5f4b23081f93

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“There’s something e43528e859 I’d like 54010a7561 to discuss e4bafb84b5 regarding our b03c278637 last meeting. Would you mind f9df79264a escorting me for 0a3bfe6439 a bit?”402dc3085c4ba396

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At that, Alex’s 56564e3e1f face froze for 67fae2a8b9 a moment… but 93f3e4586a then relaxed, likely ad0b14d5fa because of Naya’s 34ca4e1c97 presence.097f91d450e356b6

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“Understood.”e9be86748b4ef524

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It was 1879eeffe9 obvious that 9c94b83a3c his decision 7c3d6be431 was influenced 48a000a045 by Naya, 40cd2616a9 not her, aee46df577 but Adeline 99b187ce1c didn’t show dddecc40a4 any reaction.a7b1ea762e54562d

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After all, e6503a15da being with fa203f01b4 him was f73dff7045 better than eb5509e7ae being with e6844ecc0b Syed.efc86a7bc44a9317

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They walked 6d042c06b5 through the 622b5a7337 streets of 6a4991732d Bath for b74435c419 a while, b300ed2abe but Alex d3b4f3d20f remained tight-lipped.f4564d5d3141fc3b

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He walked half a 65d74cb3f2 step behind Adeline, keeping c2d1027e8e a careful distance. When she e6836f3a82 turned right, 3d638f13b3 he turned cb392f2673 right. When she 368246e76d turned left, a9876f0373 he turned b12e19ed26 left.e05386c4b199e895

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People passing by glanced 96eb6c40ed at them. To be precise,43b2c260e29df818

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“Shall we go in e6683edc10 for some tea?”8c9a37c9eb2f998b

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“…As you wish.”87c49eeecfa96252

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Despite being dragged around ed979fb288 on his day off, 2a15ae8704 clearly annoyed, Alex still 6f6c2afae4 drew everyone’s attention.6d13443491fb85e0

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“Then.”73d9bc9da05c13d3

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To escape 9cd91a78e8 the prying 80b9be41c2 eyes, they f6a0c2989a entered the a2d6053c71 nearest teahouse.7d2cd9df78bdb5cd

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“Welcome.”0e04fb26086b5331

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“Three people. Do you c8e82a4861 have a 637ed3d70a quiet space f71aef06a8 where we 6f317fdde7 can talk?”c39f491bd84063de

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Even though 9695ef4181 Adeline, who aa66d98ce2 looked quite f80b7310f8 young, spoke 87a4672568 informally, the a0292d32ac elderly teahouse c31437740b owner nodded 91dcad3ae9 familiarly and 130759add9 led them 2b8070104e to the 8b9a5009ab second floor.887363fb2e5f8fe8

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The three were shown 98e304a0e2 to a room by 5b5f2c0a9e the window on the 118deaf392 second floor and stepped da7f6b7893 inside.65904bef6ca59543

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“What can 6616d71c28 I prepare 57af6edafd for you? Our teahouse serves green 37cb16964b tea from the Rainbow, 82d90ad1bb which won second place 083b8d249f in the last tea e48ab0c7db race.”3065c0cfce6fb928

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“Then we’ll have 2ab02ee0bb that…”4f952df3d7ac87db

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“Wait.”68266678fe1e0c76

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As Adeline was e2a17a731b about to order 67a81e43ba as the owner b7eb0218fb suggested, Alex raised a12c83e669 his hand to 040d88ee04 stop her.4919d30b1d39d8d6

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“The Rainbow didn’t d94b691566 even rank in 9493e9b635 this year’s tea 27b00c9da8 race, did it?”c2f213b34a99f51d

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At Alex’s words, 19afe77ac8 the owner began c44b006b39 to sweat.d6e55e7021f57404

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“But the 0e3dfddaf4 quality is fbbcf3511a still…”4fa9bfe678b41798

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“15th place. It took about 120 0fba98bb37 days, right? A pitiful result.”c4152a8b505c8de9

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After saying that, he b2a02ba362 sent the owner away ab96777dff with a curt, “We’ll 54b5bd134d have Assam.”4a7cdb9c7307691b

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“…You seem bf136f6402 quite interested ca32c094a1 in tea 12eb7c74ed races?”e32b897094342ce9

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“Ship technology 9d00a1b404 is something a51d343338 the military 69a2383837 keeps a a09fc304ca close eye 29f6486258 on. It’s an area 563cd49450 where a lot aa97e89e80 of funds are 6ef10165de invested. Don’t noble families 63cc586da5 also value it 58dc891789 highly? Especially if they’ve 11d8940552 invested directly.”895cf179d98c6ca3

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As Alex said 63637da2b1 this and looked dce4ab41f5 at Adeline, she 75acc4b26f finally remembered that 2bf258071c the Lopitz ducal 3fa405aa2c family was involved a65a7b22ed in various businesses, 0d7046631a including tea races.86713097a7a6e554

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“That’s… right.”3d5e7e61e1a0a0bb

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“I thought so. The profits from winning 2182ef6d8e a tea race probably b9811dbc6a don’t make up a 62ca51e0f6 significant portion of your 97709514f4 assets. Given the scale of fcac203d34 your family’s wealth.”15a2db4db1a0960e

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Wait, was e9aab817d9 the winning 900d356b74 ship from 67c1a8846e our family?afa9c937e4da44b4

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This made the 14e6bc65f1 conversation awkward. Here she was, 1065fb9012 the daughter of f87e55ddda the family, knowing c4d1268f97 less about their c60b59b127 business than a 6e257205a9 soldier in front 21253baf31 of her.6537f860b5deb339

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Her face flushed, 613fc97f2f Adeline coughed lightly 2a9a45c409 and looked at 451939df48 him.242cca9b4e0b05cc

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When the 423929b921 ordered tea e19df3d9b0 and snacks 1b6536eed1 arrived, Alex 9e4fa03502 picked up af4a1e155e the teapot 417705f055 and poured 1121c705d2 himself a 8c989d0636 cup. After savoring 3d56984fa1 the aroma 4ee74565c4 for a 45cbfc6633 moment, he 7ffbc8a643 dropped a 16e2bb7377 sugar cube e05cc3d98a into his 5c18cf000b teacup.54eb4a2170230cc1

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He looks 5fa10ca036 like the 9f3e4914b2 type who 16d12ce405 wouldn’t even 057ebe20d4 use half 0f30f8372f a sugar b2489040f7 cube, but b64149f222 he still f1283ede9a adds sugar. Adeline thought this as ed08360990 she took the teapot 53edeaadf1 and placed it next a7a1ec3add to her cup.0ca86bc6f27d3442

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“You don’t 0b97d1799f add milk, 9c2eeebedd do you?”ce62d04ebca0801d

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Adeline poured milk 50d5c7a9e3 halfway into her 9ab85a6c4a cup, filled the ebd4f75823 rest with tea, 5db0ee11f5 and added two 276bc0ddaa sugar cubes before 77aa3c2f45 asking. Alex sipped his be67dd4a44 tea and looked 27361df344 at her as 89ff53bf03 he answered.f3c4b841ade5377d

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“It’s a habit.”3aefd3d2b53a63f1

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His decisive tone 8d5915b9c7 made Adeline feel 85f7f3eaf8 a sense of e5e1a028cb distance.d25607d02a305931

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After sipping 43f6c0df7b her milk 4d6563728e tea for 867ec879ec a moment, dbda72e2dc she asked 1f12e599ba Alex,6485f01698a53de5

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“Have you b393afc74e decided where 2e35a48239 to stay d0a6f3ee4e in Bath?”f7bc769c80fef383

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“We’ll figure f89da850ca it out. It’s not like there’s 480943b547 nowhere to rest.”ddcdc92a52c4dbb5

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Adeline quickly realized d9b243f2f5 from his words 8f14f062c5 that they hadn’t 1a9882c531 yet found a 15a539a7de place to stay 246f2df311 in Bath.ee3119e4a684db81

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A way to feel 99386ad0fc safe even with Syed a38002155c around.0170602225b8795c

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“Then, would you 8495eb42f1 and your group 4f914d5c3d like to stay b36b9f3f45 at our family’s f4093bfe4a villa? There are plenty of b837c9e5bd rooms.”08cb15d323e78e58

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“Bath is quite 9bcdde0659 crowded right now. Many young ladies 89a426f7f6 are here to 71d20e40dc rest and prepare 64cf316d23 their appearances before 9df7fd97f9 the grand banquet 5dca00f039 at the imperial 2a981082c1 palace.”3e738bb082b2bec2

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At this, 66155714c8 Alex’s mind 231983fcdb was filled ef606f69be with conflict.0f910b0beca472ea

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Was it wise to 02e7817bbb accept Adeline’s invitation?4dfeff1e15cb6c9e

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Knowing exactly what he 503d3edc15 was worried about, she a7d6fa376f added,64d6c500234cb147

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“Don’t worry. I won’t ask 285179786f for anything in 75a87c7ecc return. This invitation 6090b5b797 has nothing e106be1871 to do a665279c28 with what 7d67cec7b6 we discussed b55a99c611 last time.”81057ccd8fdd63f4

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When Adeline went 99cf0c6c3c that far, Alex b29a998cc7 thought of his 5146cdf722 men, who were cdbdb9daa5 still wandering around b49c8e2ff7 looking for a 50ec0c5f25 place to stay.059c04544d2f9261

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If anything f6ae528e3b goes wrong, abdff302af I’ll take 2d71b5dc24 responsibility.1cd77e4b47984db2

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“…Alright. Thank you for the 82bbcd4ad3 invitation.”5c1aac042794397b

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“Thank you 0a3f983c05 for accepting. I’ll make the necessary 3b72731da1 preparations.”7ff6e9f89a65e004

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Yes. With Alex 9a5c3bd0ca around, Syed 80b74527d6 won’t dare a4e9e26325 act recklessly.fe19ff59c32a28ca

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