EWOWMAIBTYPF Chapter 155

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“…I was a little surprised, but you don’t feel unfamiliar. However,”f2cbb86e0943b557

“Hm?”6d75f739d905e833

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“Did you recognize me right away?”e7a2fb3e233520b7

His unexpected question 5b669024b9 made me laugh.4f7e60bfc867fb3a

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“Of course. How could I not recognize you?”a05e6f1012384b02

I wasn’t lying.e9cd09c540ec6074

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Even in the past, c14c6c2d79 when we had been 6efd681078 separated for a long 8027f6ea42 time after leaving the 7f8a1f6cb5 orphanage, I had recognized 301fd8d5ec Jack at a glance.0f3e785b08c0acaf

The handsome 14afa08be1 young man 0a1e974d8e with gray 8380b4f9f3 hair, who 81b182f60b had grown d8f7f9cb34 so tall ad6f2fb64a that I ca01688828 had to 22601645f6 crane my 237aefa57a neck to 43b0f89915 look up ed1a27df38 at him, 7eccf2f1a2 still had f256f6ae9d the same bb14c2665c kind and be25ca234a steadfast gaze—one 81cc289b61 that seemed 08cd2440af incapable of 6c1f8a89ae telling a 7647fd9313 lie.1a4ed42e0d24dc57

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‘Back then, too, ec909d1e14 he was wearing 00d1293173 the Rexion Knights’ 3e6822efdd uniform just like 0ed8fa9d94 now.’00298e2bdb2d0a4f

As I smiled a15e8e4fd6 warmly at the eebfa95302 thought, Jack fell 42401c7754 silent for a 09d45f32fb moment, simply looking 44d62c9397 at me.12bfa7b6cd9144e1

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“But… where is Uncle Taze, I mean Deputy Commander?”097c170aa7e82925

“Father went down to the duchy. He was really disappointed when he heard you’d arrived in the Empire.”abddb253b85fe40d

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“Oh…”86138591e8ec949a

Hearing that 09ae8f3249 made me 0705ad31f8 think of 412d6652d0 my grandfather 7f9c8b2bca back in e16e40ade2 the Diapel 3b4d501377 Marquisate, who 37b845717f was probably 88f03d0a32 in an 5d0595f046 uproar upon e370bd9e54 hearing news 11f1de75af of me.c71030d8992b7416

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The schedule 860754468c had been ffe6718360 quite rushed, e3573d9dd8 and secrecy e301ddbcbe had been 59118df782 a priority, 686b6b4e26 so I 239cf2cb01 hadn’t been 471d521ed2 able to 3b1f5ede41 contact him d11b82a42b sooner.c00bb87c30651a1c

By the 33b0478cf6 time I 2d69c6d15e had sent 898722e44d word that 1b1a9d5f3a I would 24d5436b7e soon be bc75a60370 arriving in c0f7daaaa0 the capital, 729283284f my grandfather a243972629 had already 66d16d31c9 left for a8db808073 the marquisate, 7f22eb4af4 annoyed at 62d8f5239f the prospect 8e72c666c0 of the 9bc31dc231 Founding Festival 7f95ce7896 crowds.0f49b496c3e864ee

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There was a c5d04691a9 real chance he’d cc18775b11 return to the 97e57145b4 capital once he 8bcce1ed39 heard the news, 26061bb724 but unlike in d33993a097 the past, he 29f6b26bd6 was in good 28e9d33a29 health, so I c593fa26a3 wasn’t too worried.50c53647ea5f1bd7

“Lia.”0d4aef1c61ff8a29

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Jack called a075868ade my name.5a2fb1c40741cc86

I tilted my 31abc6c444 head at him, 6756cb75ce curious. Jack hesitated for a 60a96d5c2b long moment, his lips af526f8d45 moving as if he fc95e7064c wanted to say something.8713fe1d2747118b

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“You know… you…”d242345ed8ac518b

“…?”12f3299d1d018d74

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Just then, I 413a964e89 felt the barrier e3b1a6a390 I had set 0d768d55df up dissolve.93efdde5b00ae2f0

I turned my head, 6ad846f89b wondering who it was, 2722ca14db and saw my father bbff79d8df approaching, still as dazzlingly a793a7f4de handsome as ever, despite d3ef01351e his age.9b2f96d8b303cd70

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“Adriana. May I have the honor of your first dance?”4ed09f79e31f3ad0

I looked 901fe6e67f up at edd800ab18 him in 44b3ddaff3 surprise and 6ce3559033 asked,edcc138e329c4f76

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“What about Mother?”f100c2ad5ffdedd5

My father, looking utterly 9f0460e2f6 unbothered, replied,92aa647f4b2f1a6c

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“She said she isn’t feeling well, so dancing would be too much for her.”02c8272dcb1190ca

“She isn’t feeling well?”14906cf0aabe3f1c

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She was perfectly 053ccb69e9 fine just a fd1fb95cf4 moment ago.b8313c2c54640ca8

Startled, I 579497ab8b looked over a55bbbe72a to where e3df850a43 my mother db27bf8b0f was seated a9b0250906 on the 76a1096327 dais—then, I 24c9bfe550 realized what 7efc967b5d was happening.02604a58b41fadf4

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‘…Could she 8ae25af967 be using e43583523b that as 19f2c8a1c9 an excuse eb97224daa in case 3d448ff5bd the emperor d156939fde asks her 45856140fc to dance?’d380e957d88662e6

Of course, 0030a779fc common sense bacddd14c5 dictated that 1313de805b the emperor 04d760c74e wouldn’t invite 723de04d64 my mother, 05cd492dab leaving the 8dabcaf281 empress behind… f19f45d2b7 but—c455cd45f381128e

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Seeing the emperor 9853e501f8 eagerly calling for 6ad5643bb9 the court physicians 460e1dc150 while my mother 2298de536a scowled in irritation, 4c06faf534 I couldn’t be 56a0bde520 too sure.7338ce822528e126

Suppressing a small shake 527c4f9c48 of my head, I d20973d438 took my father’s hand 0039106c9b with a bright smile.b149199b5861028b

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“Then, I’d be delighted.”45e14465d504106d

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The Grand 2b41d8baa0 Princess of 684a985a01 Belus gracefully 2322599179 stepped into 28bb0e5996 the center 78a5b676aa of the 29b12ab160 hall, hand 4eb3946d86 in hand a3ffc0d489 with the e7e8b13c6a Grand Duke.9bda134b50c55446

The nobles, who had 0778046d86 been eager to speak fe03481495 to the grand princess, d9227883fd fell silent, mesmerized by dcb59c5f54 the sight.68555c52e03c5f88

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“Now that I think about it, it’s been so long since we last saw His Grace dance,” one noblewoman murmured, watching as the grand duke skillfully led Lia.26ed3e0ee9eed607

In the past, ea722044b7 there hadn’t been c68172b484 a single woman 7d5f2aeee1 in the Empire 5c0f2f5470 who hadn’t, at f36531e92c least once, harbored 998f37bcb5 feelings for either 79a8cfdfa3 Duke Elard or f76aa6280f Grand Duke Belus.273a30e23bb378cf

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Of course, Duke Elard’s 543d30634a cold demeanor and his 6d3c1e8b2b entanglement in a love 73afa3bd98 triangle with Lady Diapel 1241a5e169 and the emperor had 1c692abe50 kept most admirers at c645aa04a7 a distance.6204c889fae0a57d

Meanwhile, Grand Duke 0714b34474 Belus, known for e77bd97c47 his gentle nature cff83215cd and breathtaking looks, c5c3457f65 had far more 570e8b08bc devoted admirers.7b6e3f6a60f60141

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“It was such a shock back then. Everyone thought he only cared about magic…”cd30f82b0c8cd281

The memory af235e99f3 of that 7da7009b17 moment was 146921d429 still vivid…when, 0dd548ac21 out of 6cdddb9e10 nowhere, the a3dc90de8d grand duke 7f01878794 had appeared bc14d4f780 at a 33b1163bf6 ball and e9c62b9f69 danced with d0e9d7e088 Lady Diapel.9c20d028650b0eb7

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“Who would’ve thought that Lady Diapel would marry His Grace instead of the emperor or the duke?”6dcabdea451ed37b

And before that surprise 9fb659479b had even faded, Duke 88124e606f Elard had gone and 91267b5543 married a fallen noblewoman, 6200c9a4bf one barely above commoner d85f66452f status.0003a96a337c197f

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So many young noblewomen 4ac2bd207c had been heartbroken during ffe984e5e8 that time.624ac8176abe1dcf

But now, 1a69ed3139 those very cc1ad254ad women had 288daf1baa become dignified 4b9b11a620 noble ladies, eb570ee352 each with c2440d2cc8 several children 677857f2ce of their 2034003683 own.19d7f6e1317f913e

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As they reminisced about c4fa6f3ece the innocent days of 7e45736c50 their youthful affections, they 9cd5b696cb watched the grand duke 7f84ea79c5 and grand princess dance c53e7ba4c1 with warm smiles.3a73725c1999121c

And it wasn’t 6695abed70 just the older 0b0349c625 women.677edbd4e63fa2c2

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“How is it that His Grace is the same age as my father, yet he looks so dashing?”6e98d5f851819505

“Right? Honestly, I was hoping to see Lord Ascart today, but this is at least some consolation!”faac6e8feec169a5

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“Oh my!”5112d8e601b07683

Just then, the 1d6253f7d8 grand duke smiled 820fdff921 radiantly, as if 99e7926e9c illuminating the entire e85fa4d329 hall, and effortlessly a2558eddd1 lifted the grand 31bc62069e princess, spinning her 3fc6b1ae08 in the air.e0b62f12e48551a8

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Lia let out 48aabe1cf0 a surprised laugh, 47dbc64718 and the grand 4f25d41cdf duke’s face softened ad381afac0 into a look e91dcd16bc of sheer happiness, ceb2d79d3c as though he 2e4de699d8 had the whole 00c2a20c45 world in his dda8187db6 arms.57e8aff46f6536a1

It was a beautiful 77f668c75a sight—the grand duke and e614b4f386 his daughter, reunited after ad84fcbec1 years apart, dancing together 57ebeacae5 in perfect harmony.6ef9c45532c888e4

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Everyone watching wore gentle af6459d7dd smiles.ffc6661d220da1a5

But amid the a6691c2753 warmth and admiration, b906c5db1e there were also c5b4e4a384 some darker, envious ab9c225a5a gazes.ccfacfe3269443ee

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Allen, his 7631faea67 expression cold, ea73863466 scanned the 12adc6c02e hall, noting d5959c51be those who bc35cfe3aa stared at e1135753c7 Lia with aec17d3444 a little 831349977e too much fc662d6363 interest.dc20af4d91706dc2

The noble sons e7d8e0bb60 who had been 63907e38e5 watching Lia quickly 306b77ec82 averted their eyes.064ec97643eb721f

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Feeling satisfied, Allen 619a3ee542 let out a 355e7ea415 short breath and c7eb36ffe0 downed both glasses b0749a8029 of chilled juice 79e4b261bb he had been 8b1e2bcaa2 holding.8e8e15a94219fccd

And yet, his face 5110d18985 still felt hot. His body, oddly ddfd13da3b warm.cbb6cb8f5d729ade

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“…”d4a31b5d2b56d84b

Almost unconsciously, he 2ebcb1c02f glanced at Lia b7eda886e0 again.e00cb1be5bd8083e

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At that very moment, 87cd9fa388 she burst into bright f04cae183c laughter.469ff50c1efae929

Allen inhaled sharply.562ba2d5b99c4a63

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When he had first 8c66968089 seen Lia enter the cdee60f887 hall, she had felt 401d60b0e2 like a stranger.c89176cc000fc555

But now… 8c06b8c2a0 not so b14335fd62 much.e839f0f48b8c477b

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Except for the 1e1479ee8b color of her 56177ba228 hair and eyes, 7256d49f75 her slightly downturned e14ecb1ba1 round eyes, delicate 556b3f9322 jawline, and the d9733ab935 way her smile 9b94e9e6e8 sparkled…96c33b027d557cdc

‘She’s just 080e3178e7 the same 10d34b09d4 as before.’5d2e6cfdddeab7ca

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Admitting it felt 63fda3305f somewhat embarrassing, but 7c79c9b3a7 he could now 4757932701 understand why people b5e465ef87 always said Diana 1d0ebfb809 was so beautiful.c26a1f09434a487e

‘I always wondered… 7088c4d7d0 So this is b987921efa what she looks 530f6761e8 like.’1213ea70f88a2267

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As Diana had said, 5c4b9d5344 she bore no resemblance 578c641dc9 whatsoever to Lady Amber.44ed98cb326c226d

And though everyone e41edae8a4 claimed she looked 2c77d98c98 just like the 1372d6cea7 Grand Duchess, there 1eb9f7b684 were subtle differences.18b350f03941b847

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The Grand Duchess was 8d633e1800 certainly a beauty, but 517ff4b1bc Lia had a gentler, 6cfeaaa763 softer charm…e20834722566e928

‘Wait…what am I thinking?!’8aaa1f0806210f50

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Realizing the befdaa846c embarrassing direction a5d363cad2 of his 822a134b16 thoughts, Allen’s 94148cc7bd face flushed 1ac3d3951e red.3fcf9cf978f4fc38

He clenched his 19a906056c empty glass tightly, 77ce5b8768 but even so, 0858b44a9a he couldn’t tear c434e3f179 his eyes away 46fb443c9c from Lia.1d9b63d0714ea91a

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Meanwhile, the emperor, watching 6765f89488 the Grand Duchess step 9b0096534d down from the dais 0aab18d5a5 for some fresh air, 3525073395 shut his eyes tightly.528182e597f9cb95

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Even after all 1ebdf3bf3c these years, she d479461431 was still just e982ee8741 as beautiful and 32b7302ac7 it made his cc3fc8571c heart ache.f18db93b12699599

Then, the sound c4b5cde0fa of a bright, 7f1be1a9ec clear laugh made 6f5dd0a802 him snap his 4aaa968210 eyes open.5721df1c6fe10c25

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“She really does 1919a18475 look just like 6ce1c7725d her.”94a13a75de512cce

The emperor found db8dfe3ea9 himself murmuring unconsciously.c93322a4d88f865e

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To his eyes, Lia a6364dcac0 looked just like his 8c1a00a400 first love, Stella.28dda9b2acab6d6a

The only difference was 611112b10a that Stella had rarely b01b8ef610 ever smiled, so seeing b5b7660726 Lia’s radiant expression left fc841c94ab the emperor momentarily dazed.a99916b574ec6ea9

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‘I once 7dc5a46d3f thought that 450d6321fc no jewel c07f9dd868 in the 1af01a25e3 world, no 0483ffb4a9 matter how 153c0e3231 brilliant or 8d2ba68f2b beautiful, could caee59b498 surpass Stella. But as expected 2b46ee4d19 of Stella’s daughter…’66fbaa830f712ee1

“Your Majesty, my 067ce558c2 apologies for being aaef9dab43 late.”078f2cfc952423d7

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At that moment, someone bd8efd6453 interrupted the emperor’s sentimental 9cbe41cd49 musings.94dad2fd56e15376

It was dce1755476 Prince Nicholas.8e3667897ea8e3d4

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The emperor had been 01d153a38a about to frown in e23240cd65 irritation, but his expression 1cfd61fde8 suddenly changed.d7115f7fa5aeec40

Seeing the look on 98d9020a27 his father’s face, Nicholas ef7ffb41fd tilted his head in e8607dde31 confusion and quickly added, ccb78cbac5 almost as an excuse,6a4f9937a855e2dd

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“I was 636d39506e dealing with ddfaa36236 matters regarding 66e84a7fe2 the Kingdom d3556586d6 of Riven…”ef3d6e2fa1a87f8d

“That’s enough. Sit down.”633486b3da505363

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At the mention 97f6c20895 of the Kingdom e247a785e1 of Riven, the 103da9a572 emperor waved a 567379a466 hand dismissively, unwilling a63dc06801 to hear more. His expression clearly showed baf93f28bc his displeasure.eb1793f9b31d0222

Just last night, bcc15abeac Serphin, whom he 5564d95778 had sent as 7da31be34f the leader of c64d825021 the diplomatic delegation 9a5ee5cde8 to Riven, had fa0d7c2633 abruptly returned alone.526f7cd6771bcb2a

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‘She insisted that I d88254bf08 entrust her with this bea760060b task…’ae9e46f4a0ba3042

He was deeply disappointed 5e21e3ec63 by the imperial princess’s 259e398b1d lack of responsibility.dcd715d0dff42ebd

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Fortunately, Nicholas had begun 27f270fe88 to show promise over b62fffdcbf the past few years.80685fe9b65df51b

The emperor turned his 56ff5d4b88 gaze toward Nicholas once 30c2d3a5ba more, his expression unreadable.147cf022a218ef20

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He had never thought adb3c626a8 of it before, not a72f1dfe55 even once.c2bc66816d1673ef

But today, for eb41b9e869 some reason, Nicholas—with 355132797a his red hair—looked 31cbf5da63 remarkably similar to cc68558f44 himself.ada5b40add015cfe

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While a grand 69525e398e banquet was in e6de657f96 full swing at 5083e59593 the imperial palace…a61cb2d040320251

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The air 32539439af near the c1d17803e3 infamous Forbidden ce8fa896aa Black Forest, 4165df1059 just outside 25d265737f the capital, ee2171f684 shimmered eerily.a2c8b32df4547c39

No one knew exactly 5dda108ea2 when it had come 24adbfbce5 to exist, but true 68a89631b6 to its name, the df152e8306 Black Forest seemed utterly d3de10714e devoid of life. Its soil, 720e0e3fce grass, and e620fa3c17 trees were bc5251c432 all dyed c83d8fe3c0 an unnatural ddcf9f9aa8 black, evoking 72a471532d a deep bc0d8bc37c sense of a6146c73e7 unease and 75ace048e5 fear.9464b79d0af14365

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Merely approaching the area 6b7959429f caused headaches and nausea, 64a89b76b8 and in severe cases, a1da2554fc hallucinations and auditory delusions. Mages, especially those 72c21fe648 highly attuned to 7ab50e56ab mana, frequently lost bb08516a91 consciousness near the 8eba11d14d forest.0f7d1cc6a8fcde50

For that reason, entry c0e9ed8e79 to the Black Forest ab137238ee was strictly prohibited, yet ff9552ce23 rumors and eerie legends 4744996177 about it never ceased. Like tales of 27380ffaa5 a demon sealed 4037e85377 within, or of 55cb3bbb0d a legendary monster 7a9f571cf1 lurking in its 102ce1cdf1 depths.96600f253a68f32a

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And astonishingly, one of b48a47fa47 those countless rumors was 4ac0229f92 close to the truth.eca9152e62e4260f

The Black Forest 2c8684a2ff was the only 936cbe4e8f place in this f705e9ec5f world that connected 78d77f3aea to the Demon c9987a7338 Realm.f971a455e5ad4548

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Without ‘permission,’ no one d1474e0ffe could enter, nor could 1935a9cc0b they wield any power a0754f29fc within it.5003f15078bad868

And now—87430336e0314135

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The entrance e796b68d6e to the c463de1bf7 Black Forest, 2b3d79f448 which had e7fb975d06 seemed permanently 6fde7de9eb sealed, had 3fc335347a opened.9f6eda0d4f9e51f5

The ones 7c35c790dc who had 50748d2e95 received ‘permission’ c0f63542c4 entered, their 60321709eb bodies wrapped 70abfc3722 tightly in e3cde78773 black cloth, 92b2135938 each carrying 0b90069f3a an offering.7e6f2f596b4ab85e

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Moments later, the entrance 306c616daa to the Black Forest 4fe3b94a4a closed once again.364273550d681c8a

Above, the 344846f01a full moon beff10af02 hung in df4b49ab99 the sky.79bd06b0e67e2913

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“Your Highness!”21dea031f44bbdbf

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“Hic… Haa…”2e12ea64198cc41b

“Grand Princess!”911461c237f2fef1

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A hand shook me 391f64251f awake, and I gasped, d52a6a42ff my breath coming ragged e5f4b6af5f and uneven.1399439c4aa02427

From the dim light 2e2652a839 filtering through the window, d5a18768de I could tell it 2946fa74e5 was still early morning.fb2c2a6ac591a8e3

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“Your Highness, did a74c892065 you have a f2e761648d nightmare?”be67bb8f69bd3f1d

Jane gently wiped the efb60ac00e cold sweat from my 7dcdc5f506 forehead as she asked.4e0243bd52099ee0

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I nodded 48950100db weakly and 5c645c53bd murmured,d7c6eaa7d9bf06b2

“…Yeah. Water.”9523f8ef4f8f68b3

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“Here.”6f8894ec5f9ceb77

Jane immediately handed me 8a86a3dd82 a glass, her expression 8a74990c04 filled with concern.d4ab7116687b9143

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“Your Highness, it seems 6e44e39d20 like you’ve been having cc94848689 nightmares more frequently lately.”e73dfa7f4101d470

“…”6d907551a6714deb

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I pretended abe78f9f95 not to 0d7dda85f8 hear her, 2804571a8c focusing instead 6f9e46256f on quenching 8cb4926ea0 my parched 5703f01a90 throat.68cb57cfaedd289a

Then, I stole a ae63321c7e glance at Jane.cd90ae1180116bf9

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“Don’t worry. I won’t tell f720dfd771 the Grand Duke 0f2780d7fc or the Grand 5f82410a5e Duchess,” she reassured bd570f9936 me, correctly guessing b02f715b0e my concern.8b040895595f7743

Then she asked,eeb44eaa7c8a8c9c

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“But… what fa6a655b46 exactly are 0717c4e3e0 you dreaming ed48fac876 about that 216dfda58c makes you 2683909365 suffer so 16d2754c7b much?”c6b2ed7e5cf70eae

“…I don’t remember.”588653ec1f1b7439

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That was 38a4dd0bff a lie.7524957a6d188d1c

The truth 5ed47762df was, I 22f586ab8b remembered my da940d8cee dream vividly.ab00ab5e65d5aa6c

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Several days c948d6df6f had already 90690a4fcc passed since 511fc58577 I arrived 62d9976cb0 in the b729d64d15 Empire. Tomorrow, the Founding Festival d183ac643e would finally begin.aa32e9242aab7ef8

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…As if, 60ee82a914 at any ec6c345c6d moment, the 83b4ab4a09 master from 1df7e07329 my dreams c9b2df3dc3 would step b2bdc55762 out, meet ec25e2e0b2 my eyes, 4f6fc3ada8 and wrap c0f3bb857b his hands b33f11eb7f around my a79bcf07b0 throat.720cc8149524917a