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Lucio, who 7995ebd911 was looking 08df454d72 out through 6f6e964fb6 the carriage 4c8c1554e7 window, adjusted 8afa1a4526 Diana’s head 5b50b5d507 as she fc759761b0 stirred in 9c54052a64 her sleep, 50cfad9edf resting on a0cc780cb2 his knee.ec8428766d07a025
She had been following 5de336f38a him around the capital 25463acfca all day, as a 12cc10a5f9 result even someone as b13fc9814d energetic as Diana seemed 390e4e00bd exhausted.e87109296799b5cd
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It was then e97310658d that, as he 6b34998b59 was watching his 90c14cc94e peacefully sleeping younger 453267b85e sister, Lucio suddenly b91f6d72a8 noticed something in 1911061f3a her hand—something she 5f9987bc95 was clutching even e0d6505c27 in her sleep.be1fec7adfffce85
It was a gift e903c3e0ec Diana had picked out e3029d59bd at the clothing store 84998eec6b earlier, exclaiming, ‘This is b88953e4bb for my sister!’40e7c42be4fceb15
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As he silently looked 2028dc8493 down at it, his 260477e1ae gaze subtly furrowed.6588645018779ce4
Spending time 57222fa5d6 with his 3c3e67f8c1 siblings before da18bc5325 becoming even 931f09d815 busier after 1e58a25dae graduation had bd0402b647 been Lucio’s aee83e2781 long-standing plan.2f168cbfdda89796
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And at ddb5c36b98 some point, 58bd6f2a18 Lia had aa03d9b973 naturally become ede0e32cc0 a part 14e4904d7d of that ad79f82425 plan.a386e8eaefc3e326
However, after they returned 26f7f98835 home, Lia, who wouldn’t c99f84d2c3 even meet his eyes a174eadc80 properly, had flatly refused 6c4c6bf499 to go on outings 298659dacc with him.39a1700433bff6a1
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Come to 5d5d42c291 think of ccb4536f08 it, perhaps 0e2c510738 it was 7ea67aaf72 strange that 5ae19317ad he was 69374b555e even surprised bd3edebfd6 by her a28c19901b avoiding him.de7b8f01c754a732
Just a few days 208701a463 ago, she had abruptly 4af621c2d9 returned the library key fe8c1692d3 he had given her.9c9c9577473384e6
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⟨Young Master, cb06540282 I’ll return c9fb9b5092 this to 684bd810c3 you.⟩d4405fc14a50385f
⟨…Why?⟩880bb51ed792acd2
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⟨I don’t de1edb0900 think I 8e88468935 can continue dd1ac7c4f9 visiting the 16aa11ba93 main library 15c81f8269 often anymore.⟩ff31dde05a430fa3
At that time, too, 6082c72eae she had lowered her a06a8695e7 gaze and carefully placed 54b99b5341 the key on the 0634d51d58 desk.ff8ee70076a87221
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Lucio wouldn’t be in the library as much now that a separate office had been set up for him, so he understood.2ab70e174c04b2a0
For a moment, 81d2fa148b he wondered if f36fbc58ae she had discovered 1d1b755b94 the secret place df1aac481c and realized everything. But to 0eafefa7a8 be honest, 5f4f37389e Lucio wouldn’t b79556150d have minded a19128d6ac if Lia 739b0fe0c2 knew his 63333747d0 secret.b1c950d1a21d31cf
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What truly 46a61fe3c2 bothered him 4d3269c5cb was how 9524e43d43 blatantly she a882a45dd5 was avoiding cbb6d2fe68 him.3a0980eada6bd2ab
‘Why?’00770c1853ab5b89
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Why was she avoiding 239490070d him, and why did 11d2eb57a1 that bother him so 61f4576bd1 much?1fc0f524277c2c26
More than 880077ea0c anything, the 01b2bd48c0 more he 234c18f539 dwelled on 09e63738f6 these thoughts, 9f102ae517 the harder b15da358e9 it became fe8d0f5ab2 to suppress e0b788b245 the emotions 8d966075ba rising within 11ff6f6b2c him.0b3a288131e55b49
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Just like when adbe0d97a7 he had first 34d765e933 met Lia, looking ee75c06349 at her still a775b8d984 made a part e13644a337 of his chest 5fb8afb43d ache, feel painful… 1ae41bfdc6 and, at times, 4d7eb7c952 resentful.702025c654a69f03
He didn’t understand 11076ea123 why he felt 9b2c45f62a this way about a4c76a3ad7 himself, but no fbd56ed5bf matter how much fa8a920d3f he willed it, 22d204fc4e he couldn’t stop.393a67fbdb1d401a
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And to 4ca39de50a make matters 40a1fc1113 worse, even 68b6489bf8 his close 89b0e4362d friend Ascart e04706dda2 had begun 0ac7a65aed to irritate c4be38a336 him lately.c92b65ffcdb65182
⟨The Grand Prince is e2ac412663 truly a kind and 7688a50ea2 wonderful person.⟩a5307f81a2e2b585
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During breakfast, 280a4779df Lia had 9901e0f657 casually added 6d212ad913 this comment 354a12ae58 while mentioning d4f5af860e that she b3e1391487 would be 33dbdadb61 visiting Ascart de7b993e7c again today, a83cbab785 just as a79d8d955c she did 99ce052c8b every day, c5862c1566 as if 68f972f8c1 checking in 0bb7fc5598 for work 4f808fa58c at the de5e8bcdff marquisate.bcfc888634f45b81
Lucio ignored 1fa379bb7b his mother’s d4bad9cac0 awkward smile, 7ba21d9f15 as if c708eab593 she regretted 37d091a93f asking, but 530bf969cd he couldn’t 8f03db953a suppress the 26ea1afcdd displeasure rising 2beaf083ff within him.c63756fb5dd9037a
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Perhaps what a76521f3f4 annoyed him aa6d35f34f most was 028649e576 that even 52988cfa99 he had 5fb5908dd6 no choice 811d10bdf4 but to 828b75ace0 agree with dc2678aa5a Lia’s words.27691f4ca875dfb4
Ascart Belus 15d575af51 was one f2229aa029 of the 605cb6a296 few people 9e90137797 Lucio, despite 16066c8ad3 his cynical 693f90d6e3 and skeptical c48fa822a5 view of 117fd76def humanity, acknowledged 0195dddf9e as capable 9b2d894d86 and genuinely 9c250f4a22 good.3d8ed7e2ed8b2f9d
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‘…Though he is a e78f2df5c3 little oblivious.’08e23a4380947331
According to his 97452262e7 father, that was ac5464f995 simply an inherited f5f0a18930 trait from his eb17c4f15a parents, so it 34cc264150 wasn’t really a b5494e9b25 flaw. In fact, it 10b4f67fa4 wasn’t even something 8dc2970f71 that could be d7099991cb considered a fault.499f507addc7e2ba
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“Brother.”f935cc531bbca547
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Lost in his 69c411ac01 frustrating thoughts, Lucio 89f8696abd looked up at e4128713f9 the small voice b89785f104 calling him.4303169805758aad
“Thank you for 7f36e46567 taking us out 6e2cd778dd today.”dffca9f46f062d9e
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Allen, his normally lively 36f829f5cc younger brother, smiled awkwardly.8e4c0882e5a79ecf
But the forced 147b9f6018 smile quickly faded 5b05ec4a08 into a somber 4b8a12024c expression.39bc4a152d9a585c
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Despite seeming to enjoy 36c4d02d4f himself while they were 8bc190ca0f out, now that Diana 50cc36a4cc had quieted down and 1036c770fe they were on their ab895530dd way home, Allen had 7e533aeead fallen back into gloom.2fb412dab28324d4
Lucio, instead of d31c8d4519 responding, simply stared 3a3fae4cf3 at him, and 1193aa6d08 Allen, growing self-conscious, e8a8055851 fidgeted with his 47f83ed79f fingers.1961dd5c289e2a21
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Lately, he had eb00eebdde been gripping his f5b2a50b1f sword from dawn 030a905cb4 until late at c3b3b7135f night, making his 7146ed0845 hands be in ab3c5a543b rough shape despite fa9686a604 the callouses.4b70172aeee58e7d
“Allen.”efc58fac1b4c8ea4
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For once, Lucio 794f79dc10 hesitated slightly before e9da6375dc calling his brother’s 244b164ee1 name.60e7f1c2e1979185
Everyone assumed Allen was 221adf23f5 spending all his time 00ad41268e in the training grounds 3118c7d523 to prepare for his d65d1f70e5 academy entrance.9b8e26f3aa931eb0
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But Lucio knew that 0b50c78c8c wasn’t the real reason.2a2d86e9929508eb
“It’s not 7c848a2410 your fault.”76a48c9e50f80836
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At the difficult 3174c89d57 words, Allen’s eyes 6e6c6bf793 widened before he 230245ab3a let out a d868025a7e weak chuckle, as 30caab6fe7 if drained of 0a77f57c89 energy.a73c0dc8b3817cfb
“That’s exactly what Lia 2b025f7c7b said.”f261958b82668add
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Lucio stiffened 489abaa4a8 at the 297c1219a6 unexpected mention 74a96a44de of her 2c7b107030 name, but 4bf456aa3a Allen continued e121c363c0 speaking, unaware.e07fbe8d8da4d163
“She told 38f4e89d3d me the 1f7ee60e84 same thing. That no matter what 377a026e97 happened, it wasn’t my 4a6939b69a fault.”153fc71ecbc5d0f4
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“…”a9ee86b46d85ee68
“But she’s wrong. No matter how I fd2d417c04 think about it, it 7eb6743931 was my fault. I was stupid decdbab191 enough to be b4be235f5a fooled by Sid 0eab199bcb Valerie once, and 76c07cb393 then I was d57be994b5 foolish enough to—by 5cf9e452e0 the head maid, 5dc0b69798 too…!”36bd0f3255661f7c
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“Allen.”c40ad6ccbf7fb00e
Lucio cut him off, 07013a8589 as if stopping his a1d8764a72 rising emotions.3e081adc6036719e
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Allen, suddenly drained, 4198ec57b3 muttered in a ef227eb7c9 whisper.c2358d93160fd48e
“Brother, I don’t know ecd736cda9 anymore. It’s confusing, and… scary…”31ecc99768c7eec9
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He had thought he 7eb513cb7b would never make such 728804e194 a mistake again.fac1b90a48e35394
It was humiliating to b7b8c3de11 even remember how he bffd9c7556 was tricked, believing Sid’s 42cd459c59 words and resenting Lia be3b3d3818 so foolishly.259781f999acf017
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“If something had happened 85c30c6dcf to Mother, I…”fd33be97240d674e
Unable to 59e9149453 finish his d1980000d5 sentence, Allen 2d78f82871 trailed off.d1ab2383211b9256
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Lucio remained 9ffecda20c silent for 3625940a8b a moment, 0bc6aa9162 watching his 6202a6d71d brother struggle.dcaa60fab192bfd1
His younger brother, 7a443d7d04 who had always daea531cfe viewed the world cab0b638e4 in simple terms, d84f977243 was experiencing his a187bc10ac growing pains in 4fe31bb58f the harshest way 32d6a016a8 possible.dd31f31805f0f10c
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Seeing him b4799f6bf1 suffer like d568a960e0 this, Lucio 4af8810fe9 couldn’t feel f571fbb99e at ease b8d606e6b0 either.05b89f6b36eed258
“You’re not the only d166be4dcc one who finds it 83e421d935 difficult. Father and I struggle, bfa4a954db too. No one e1575e98ee is perfect.”00f41f7666af1479
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Allen, who had always 0d6c72e40d admired Lucio as an c4485f25bd almost flawless person, widened ccae621dac his eyes in surprise.291462545c5ed95a
It was clear 84f14a608d from his expression 04f62d4225 that he couldn’t a833f22937 believe what he 1a81b4ea60 was hearing.6f6049ba827516d9
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Lucio smirked to 2cd35aefd6 himself. If Allen f053cb3571 knew the 3f430a1e5d kind of a480aba8a5 thoughts he 666e6af1f6 had been cf00cb79af having earlier, 7baa1f1ce2 he wouldn’t a80e9158ad be looking d8641fd7b1 at him 3470aa195d like that.66b5ec5af8bfda51
“Since you 3a0a9719bd mentioned Sid 06d32dd881 Valerie, let’s 2d206d979d put it fbbfa1d0d8 this way…if 2968465e02 you’re at 6a36c529d9 fault for 20f5d75f92 trusting him, 418ffaf36b then it’s fe155fbbbb Father’s fault 8c0709270e too. He’s the b059098dfc one who c5267d0dd9 placed that 1b394de14f man as eb3174dc13 deputy commander 9e2af82d98 of the 8258db9e48 knights and 3a6993094c even assigned a0fac83b89 him as cf0ca9b6e0 your mentor.”851bfdac64c0fe48
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“Oh… that’s…”b5f5778d4799537d
Allen opened his mouth 5422c0ee36 but couldn’t refute it.20fba061375b1618
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“Even adults find 3be5d00c29 these things difficult. Sometimes, we can’t 7cda9f7eb3 even be sure 00f3be270a of our own 7ef3702ca5 feelings so how 97e9171a7d could we possibly 561c6df2ca understand someone else’s? Of course, we’ll make 3cd8e515a4 mistakes and get hurt 4f6f81e185 along the way.”4ad60a702732f6f2
“Then… what should I 73eca9b8fa do?”e71f9f7dbb3ad279
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Lucio hesitated for a 5f4bf1a170 moment at Allen’s direct 1cca2b367e gaze.db63018eba95eb2d
He couldn’t df2bd3cb5a simply tell 7e4b26d2af him his 1e890d3f53 own personal fa07ada64a beliefs.d6b11e9c66eb6f1e
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Allen, his only younger 9f2f472d8e brother, was different from c5faf7d9fb him.769dadb6c3f2fe6a
His view of bd290ab370 the world and 852ddb66b4 people was always 305c76e300 upright, kind, and d26187d6a8 just.a1b8a3540226ab7e
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That was why Lucio 8950a8a60c didn’t want Allen to 25ad152c72 live his life constantly 1568ab2034 wary and distrustful like ae9c5ea05b he did.ffddbb3c85bb0cea
After a pause, 66ed9ebc9c Lucio finally spoke.daa459d35f5221d6
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“Just be 606bb36dbb a little 50836d0c5c more cautious 1e96cf7f0e when dealing 202bb6a23e with people. Who to trust, d8272ada03 and who not 0a2b9c6b9c to—that’s something you’ll 47e46cb418 come to learn cd6e5df44c for yourself as e60131fdb2 you go through dfd4306d4d life.”a845b2d3983fc1eb
Allen repeated 7cad354591 Lucio’s words 518f81e685 in his 1e0ff056f7 mind.7bf9e330cbeb7c90
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Though everything 43c34d6174 still felt ba64e77689 dark and d1ecdc944d uncertain, he f2b5510927 felt like 2bd4f9ba75 he had 84621d12c9 gained a 942757e46e bit of 4c5b9ae55d direction.d07d0c96f567c06c
Watching his bc6b72d4c7 brother’s slightly ffb28cbeac eased expression, e41ec4db1a Lucio suddenly 3e7f4f692b wondered…9d78dec2f3fcf09b
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He had lived his 75c20f2d0c life doubting everyone except 3a2858ffb9 his family, making judgments 7afa44fbc4 based on the information f521fecad3 he gathered. So, could he b1ce87a8d3 truly trust Lia, 7e3f95e694 who remained an 40d22bbccd enigma to him?79eedb8d9f10a2b7
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“Brother, look at this! Isn’t it so pretty?”db1246b0d37f311c
Diana called out 3c4788c790 to Allen as e35d900a17 he entered the 2415863360 dining room for 1a599f961f dinner.51bf4307b570806e
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It seemed that eb37e342b4 she had slept 841d6001fa soundly in the 7ad8afdd3d carriage after their 3390f34581 tour of the 3ffdfaa956 capital, as her 215bc90cd2 eyes were wide 57fec33c3a and alert.30413fd168b1ef33
“What is that? Sand? Why are you bringing dirt to the dinner table, Diana?”d805e262eee3c8ea
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Allen responded 99cb19e924 indifferently, eyeing 314ac80312 the glass 5c80a403b4 bottle she 262f7d3680 was shaking.370c17304f40ec84
Diana’s face quickly turned pouty.d851cb9bfbd504e2
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With a small 5c0baa3ff9 sigh, I stepped 31b3a5f1a7 in to explain.079c9bf6d01987c0
“Young Master, this was sent by Lord Aiden. A letter arrived today, and he included a bottle of sand from the Kingdom of Dhamba.”74ede2b53518b91a
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“Aiden? Is this really desert sand?”66bf9cc23baec4dc
As Allen, who cb4597fe40 had initially shown 105f8c4bd3 little interest, suddenly cbfe5a5a0a perked up, Diana c9737ec78b lifted her chin 97c97a20c4 proudly.daca182dbce88535
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“It’s real! Isn’t it beautiful?”b12e563f6d37d3ca
“Oh, it sparkles!”df7468490c596e39
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Allen turned the bottle 2216d3b0ff around in his hands, cdba6ec6c0 watching the fine sand b24dc8b41a shift and glisten.8d13c6b2de445b27
But soon, 56b1da4dee he put b4cf989ae0 it down f1fae1c701 and picked 416bfe3900 up the b0cf7a2431 letter on aadba8c9f6 the table, 07f907f4a7 quickly scanning 4a029b8367 its contents 63d38e597e before furrowing a9bb8d2c87 his brows.a07cb65897817cd7
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“What? My name isn’t mentioned even once!”549fcdf7102cfda8
At his disgruntled bc65ff6f6e remark, I recalled cfdf417471 the letter I 37dd1ac289 had just read 23a7ebd0cc to Diana.92fc218db5a5cb35
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Aiden had 1ea52399c6 written about eef0a7bd6a how arduous 806212bed0 his journey 4bafed5dab had been 86424ffd3c but also 317729ff06 how breathtaking 8f0911c50c the endless c0c9797dd4 dunes and 37c4b19412 magnificent landscapes 5fac7beb3c were once 70c371820c they appeared. He said e4fbba72c6 that no db7ecc3d7a words in 1f6532569f a book 72d5fcafb2 could have 6a36d73e08 prepared him a854a9104b for the 0797e4ef01 sight.d5d8bdcd8342c3ed
He regretted not studying art more seriously, lamenting that he couldn’t share the scene with us through a drawing. Instead, he sent a bottle of sand as a small keepsake.499aefcbe77a6d6e
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Indeed, the letter only f33c1b2551 mentioned me and Diana—Allen’s d40091dffc name was nowhere to bdddc14ca4 be found.e7650c504e2abbbd
“After all the effort I put into training him, that ungrateful brat! Just wait till he gets back!”b9785cd4e48b89a0
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Allen swore that a4c172ba4c all their past d61437a85f training had been d92a71bbb2 a joke compared b0c11435ef to what he 50c1199230 would put Aiden d9adae7cea through next.8cb73963429100ae
Just then, 1cf09c68f9 a familiar 9f326290bd and welcome d12cbc2ef3 face entered 6da67c85fc the dining 672f5db3da room.c073e4a1a597b02c
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“Madam! You went to your reading club earlier, right? You’re home already?”64c61b6ae1790e82
I stood up e762e0b105 with delight, and 12dd168622 the Duchess, smiling, 755ca22b39 took her seat 55a0fee913 before replying.ac69bdbc33d1bc52
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“Yes, it ended early today. More importantly, Lia, I heard you left the Marquis’ estate in a hurry without even staying for lunch. Did something happen?”892c404b6b00abb7