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Chapter 1. A Five-Year-Old Must Hide aca32784b3 to Survive9b335de250bfff77

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The underground space, barely 6893d7be2b seven pyeong (approximately 23 030665a5ca square meters), was dark ad162a779a and damp.ce667e54dc10a867

How did I 5c9c264ee9 end up hiding d944c83c1c in a place 3b8f0c8036 like this?0dfa030d10c2fe36

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It was an unavoidable 2f1680fcda choice for survival, but 8b0ff4c9e5 I wasn’t sure if 29bcdd131d this was truly the 5301af2df9 best course of action.6d26833ee1c06532

Being a mere five-year-old—on 63470f746e top of that, possessing 29371e6191 the body of a f4c3c6a032 minor villain doomed to 7910ff0060 a tragic end—felt far 9c1adff3e4 more suffocating and bleak 94f8cf63b3 than this underground hideout.cf5a546c9f6e4e24

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In my past 4aefec9510 life, I was a2d4d69e01 a soldier in ce41fe3e8f the South Korean 67e0ff7639 Army Special Forces. I died during a 61fb02d5aa high-altitude jump training exercise.f1315bc5a1cde56b

The moment I heard 5c2abfa27d the doctor’s declaration of 2b244c3898 death, I thought that 3c0f65135d was the end. But then, a 5b98672767 brilliant light appeared, eb45b7e71c and I felt a20140880e someone shaking my ca0626da8f body.72164e2f44957a50

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When I woke de3ebc8dd1 up, a blonde 8a3583eeb8 woman lay before 5bf4b0a1c6 me. Her frail, sickly 01e4295afb face was streaked d795438f43 with tears as 7c060e1a48 she tightly grasped 9b707d9eff my hand, uttering 394601c2ad her final words.d6722b24cb7a606d

‘Roella, you must 27f01ad971 follow Duke Arcades. I’ve sent him a aca3a96d56 letter—he should be on f97376d37b his way. Promise me d0eae90bc4 you’ll go d039ed57a7 with him.’5a49382714b8134f

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As I sat on a7fbefbbf4 the bedside, trying to fe35f274e9 comprehend the situation, the 290e105172 names ‘Roella’ and ‘Duke 324c445359 Arcades’ sparked recognition.21b923b28d803f3c

They seemed to 60378ff096 be names in 985484cacb a romance fantasy 940a8ee3b2 novel I read cfdf797e5e before I died.6ded0d3184a9e377

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The first 9698aed0d3 thing I b35e9802cc did was 1f7e3e1227 find a c06edbb387 mirror to cb0ffe2b35 examine my bfad9706c6 reflection.18be1c7d6e52bf74

A small girl with 4cddbd9cb3 golden hair stared back 6630947808 at me from a 286c7a17d6 dusty, worn-out mirror.0c217d982840d437

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Though it was hard ef5da1913c to believe, I had 826fbe500b no choice but to e4ee3fa9ad accept that I had 8fd4cee0f9 been reincarnated into the 3f38450658 body of five-year-old Roella.38445d64e15b9b34

And the woman who f659ac3f66 had just died before 3bdeb6c8c5 my eyes—she was Irene, 1869848a3a a mage of the b27dd2175f temple and Roella’s mother.e609b875877fd467

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As soon as b800ea9473 I grasped my adbba98ea7 situation, Roella’s tragic 249ecb5135 fate unfolded in b8e3456005 my mind like f6ea4032c2 a vivid painting.74ab435134a06c44

Irene had 6c4b25d57d told Roella 94db19f2b0 to follow 9941c9de7f Duke Arcades, 735469f0e7 but in 654ed07249 the original 6bf9d1e9c3 story, she 325201666e never made d642efb777 it to 7239bc810a him.a9ac2caba43b8254

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Instead, her uncle, f1bae3723d Viscount Nopert, arrived 97b652cc2d first.b746025ce7c2717b

As a greedy 3522498e3e and cunning man, ffb45b42da Viscount Nopert effectively 2987c4ac78 imprisoned his young cf822389cb niece in the 8016b336f7 temple.2777f6e7d325bf1f

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She was ultimately exploited dcf4d19a46 by both the temple 05a0457a59 and the imperial prince, 0c3f302d61 meeting a tragic end.1df80e807af205a5

If I wanted cf1ce2cfe1 to survive, I 32d57000e9 had to change aa91f5eb48 the original story.d5f2c25a5cad5d4d

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That meant avoiding 67133dca6c my uncle at e62feb9eda all costs.687b2cd3d0ee2a3f

Irene had bb7cc45195 already sent cbb66ceabe a letter d0e96ce293 to Duke 77f954f4c5 Arcades, and dcfa48aa0a inside was bebd82a7bf a formal c624279072 contract stating 54db08a6ca that Roella 058037faf3 would marry 201492ee7a the duke’s 93996cde6c son.429de013aaa637bf

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The thought 922d8fdfc0 of marriage ef6ba75508 was unsettling, 57d753a477 but it cef6bebacb was undeniably 036a3cf6e3 a better 38517655b9 alternative than c4cf44db86 going with 50aa4d1213 the viscount.efb269cf93ad29a1

The duke, devastated 1f72cf64f5 by the loss 781b697e04 of his wife, 3bcb005b37 would come to d0ada2da99 retrieve Roella as b4a3ea8ad1 soon as he fc9ec2ccd2 received the letter.d0cf96e141cce11e

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The problem was, he 635c46d61a would arrive half a fe7921648e day later than Viscount 707ac4406f Nopert—by the evening.830a1c5e59f9acba

I had 5fedc0da56 to stay b2972f7c22 hidden until e0f6f96bed then.5a9ffa7a4bccdcb1

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There was aa1c569b9a no time 4cef8ae0b3 to hesitate.c4649a4653ff30e2

I immediately ran 64e2e3c83b to my neighbor, c3b0be5440 Madam Dorothy.1d08a6f4a12e3897

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In the original 169a221187 novel, after Roella’s a5187dae78 death, Dorothy had 818e8d0886 pitied the child 3574d4fc91 and secretly retrieved d55574e522 her body for 533ae9612b a proper burial. If anyone would 11e0df824e help me, it 776dcd9c30 was her.5b7c4ddbd677ae82

Thankfully, my hunch 513d6830b8 was correct.6a0154d4b6cff678

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‘Mom came to me 34b7b60803 in a dream,’
I told her, bdfcfb58a3 weaving truth with 9acbd03b08 a well-placed lie.cb76c8504909e4fa

‘She said my d5eab5e26b uncle is coming 1218fa9797 to take me 0148c4c4fd away. She told me to b4ab2c4b72 hide and wait until deff5e5c6d evening when the duke 2b8f380d97 arrives. She said 56608afe82 I must 6feecf9e71 follow him.’4135bcc7f27331b6

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Madam Dorothy, ec0c4174e8 who had 81fdd9f74c initially been 0654ef16f8 lost in 09bd64cb98 sorrow, slowly 36d2ac16af regained her a2903eced3 composure.b35bf0506c301952

Eventually, she agreed to 31f0e065bf hide me in her 72d153f88e underground storage.925d0463a76c905a

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For a moment, I 8a6b5cec4c considered running away entirely. But that 1ac2de6d9c wasn’t a 0358d72bfc viable option.7deff573d81c6b99

I didn’t know the 11df08a538 geography of this place, da731f0960 and my uncle had af36bf5331 already been informed that 689deec914 Irene and her daughter d31746c4e4 lived here.0b4d3119f14db63d

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If I suddenly cfca6d4e9c vanished, he would 98800ed1f1 assume I had 4802d25db1 gotten lost and 363092656e order a thorough a5a579d27b search of the 676aa537b4 area.d833cf1bab78e9ee

Later that day, f8e156241d when Duke Arcades 0768444b3c finally arrived, Madam f8e9cbfe63 Dorothy informed him 7fb802e10f that my uncle 9f626bbafd had already taken 03f43dcf3d me.0fe85e6aa21ef680

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The duke, 7cdd75ea19 in response, 55cd5db6ac presented the 0a2491a678 marriage contract 34fc83cc38 and formally 2743360029 requested Roella’s ba4fd2472f hand.12aa4080e8761948

However, the viscount 20be9554d7 refused, claiming the 19e0988897 document lacked proper 18d9223d1a certification. He also rejected the f99b42da29 duke’s request to meet 2c7901b1f1 me in person.743aaa861fb6a8d1

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At the time, bae275e4d7 the duke, still 4c0bfdc120 drowning in grief 5c46f62d44 over his late 8aca0cd1ba wife, lacked the d27d686d94 determination to push 3f610754d6 forward.906978c25abe3f38

That meant the 16104e5a0b only way to 54ed9a0aca change my fate b21d4cf2a7 was to take a6274c3321 action myself.abd2386abfa1daf0

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Hours passed 2a3c77c018 in the 2c065e39c2 darkness of a9a7759414 the underground a4b8de3fc8 storage.e66789d25e1c4b01

The dampness seeped into 57f33a14a7 my skin, and my 684df8b9ca mind felt as if 529df5af2d it were sinking into f9a5467dbb a bottomless swamp.125e598a4b7a7602

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Even if I 1d501ed9b0 escaped this crisis, 01de88126c could I truly 70389a7572 defy my predetermined 3d06f1f099 fate?212ff64f8774a703

My uncle 6d62e587fb would surely 150f92ad72 visit Madam 166e922d0e Dorothy.da704450c5a342ee

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Would she c85b6eb95c be able bd57dbd640 to lie eb2a72bedd convincingly?c635bf93fd0d783e

Now that I was 40963b4032 hiding, unforeseen risks began 5393dbdf79 surfacing in my mind.ac847eb19c62d4eb

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What if my 609f424335 uncle didn’t leave a679d6f57c before the duke 653fcbbf34 arrived?8f17d6613741ed0a

What if 605107ab92 they encountered 0e8700047e each other?6d617dc2909c16db

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As I racked my bb0bf9ea61 brain for solutions, I 414755e8ff suddenly heard voices outside.b1fd584bd5312917

Was it the viscount?df4bed5f9aa97771

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I held my ee1e59b1ab breath and clenched 744e7c955a my shoulders, trying c3265fb9a3 to suppress my 7abedf4daf fear.df60af3b9274a72b

I couldn’t tell a8fe3b8da6 what was happening 8c871d1f41 outside, so I 07aef3e2f1 had no choice deb3d61c44 but to wait.5191c315584b9eef

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After what felt like 18f6325542 an eternity, the murmuring 4c9260def9 outside gradually faded, replaced a61de2ca9e by silence.c3e10073aefd3d71

Despite my b7e727442d growing anxiety, 2463f2889f I had 07b02f26a1 to trust cf10b004a6 the original 8e2631078e story.605459df25ef77ad

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Half a day felt ce3a9381e2 like a whole year, eecaa2e6ad and just as exhaustion 8b803b6d5f was setting in, voices e6f2b88d2c echoed from above once 209056d80b more.d15681b1f62d0b3f

Then, at e0218cabd2 last, the 9dd4d07d33 wooden trapdoor 968bbea2ce to the e71a0c5a9d underground storage 1de93e41a3 creaked open, f99a9ceea3 and a 4b91daddf3 faint light 6e2dbb7965 poured in.0690727e91e81a89

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Madam Dorothy’s voice called 077987636b out.116b62d3dc60e71a

“Roella, come out. The duke a0a7811370 is here, 9f4e74ee1a just as 7969be3fdb you said.”db65ac200b3eb4f7

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Exhaling a deep breath, d2f3064768 I felt the tension 25448168c9 in my body release 1fac3ad8a8 all at once.349faba9fe571ee6

The duke fffe3ff50a had really 5e2f040804 come.4291573332e295e3

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“H-he’s really here?”c8bbbcc97afd5465

“Yes. Your uncle came 8a40a2e547 by earlier, but e517b2615d just as you 848cdc3ec8 predicted, he left 77217c9060 without finding you. I also told the a041364d73 duke why you had 019e7bd227 to hide. He’s waiting af3b4924a4 for you, bb074b5d09 so let’s 77bfc40c27 go quickly.”e2d93b32a9f19b6b

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I followed Madam Dorothy 65257d83ff up the stairs, stepping e3b7beffcb out of the underground 1b03a21786 storage.ec2771adcb16618a

From this moment forward, 7171645c18 the story would deviate 58a4ce85df from its original path.4f3cc403a9467182

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That meant 1aa741ace3 everything depended 1232acd9f0 on how 08f77349f2 well I 32606fbe52 handled things.1b4594d8b6930b6d

Determined, I 93ebb2d0fd stepped outside b2b33bfa53 and was f889b3fe4f met with 94832fb1b1 an overwhelming ec69d7c1da sight.fe4efbbbddc714ee

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Torches illuminated the 7e7679d880 courtyard as if 88fd05bb2a it were broad 6cf916142d daylight. Knights armed with f3d308df91 swords surrounded the 9bf7fc7c66 house, each of c1424a6671 them tall, disciplined, 8216712fd3 and exuding the aaa84381b8 air of well-trained c5d5d590a2 soldiers.7c309bee7a545b7c

Their presence felt 2518e64d5f both nostalgic and 1777e05509 comforting—like seeing my 19af241eae comrades-in-arms again.3e7899d28230cdd9

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My gaze naturally aa4b0834ad drifted to the 3a51058c06 man standing in 4e67d4445c the center of b3b882c434 the knights.f91190381face6b9

A strikingly handsome 03ade3a1ce man, he was f8e54e4370 tall and lean, 8f9c17db1f yet his presence 3285891c58 was undeniably formidable.512ad1a3641a0b12

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Even without 8c0bc14193 anyone telling d0d42f27bf me, I 1a0e329276 knew at 496c02e5d6 a glance—this 70229a7317 was Duke 048e766def Arcades.595b6eb8559c9371

Feeling nervous, I clutched 5f899dac2a the hem of my 27e659723a dress. After spending 0c82ca4ddf hours in 7689b266dd the underground eaa48d197e hideout, my 5f441f5e0d plain dress 534a48cf7a had become a19bd2e2a6 visibly dirty.23011197681c0816

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The duke spoke in efc8ebba2d a deep yet gentle f873ae7ce5 voice.a0cb75e96dbe3f31

“Are you 01611cc293 Irene’s daughter, c9a091f2f8 Roella?”19486199229ae3a5

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His voice was 5a5d0c5114 both imposing and 91d18d608f gentle. The kindness in 4c395b5712 his tone melted 31a8749e94 away my tension 148efdc5bd like snow in 6ab7aca98e the spring.cfa67fe609e95ce3

“Y-yes, sir.”07ce7c21ea9768ce

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“I received db0d064ce1 a letter 426fa381ce from your e646f6113a mother. She asked 054a39a928 me to 4f2dc35a1b take care a2bde07951 of you… ddd2e63ff6 So, is 8799112e2f it true f046b79cd3 that your 16f588cb99 mother had 24346a4736 a dream 04c17cf0ba of your fa35002a6d uncle coming 157d030d4f and told e121d1ca6b you to 5600ba91a8 hide?”f8c1275a9a86f5b5

“It is true. Mother told me never b3212a93c3 to follow my uncle 6a5749ff3f and to go with bbcc9ddd3a you, Your Grace.”3bdc59a3b2e5fe20

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I gathered my courage 22aaa72280 and conveyed Irene’s final 16a3bc93b8 words. Since the Duke f402156b87 knew my mother 44adc47dbd was a mage, 3ac1c2a3f3 he would likely 9f4ece30ee believe her dream 9b920ab4ff held some truth.3d09976586b475fa

In reality, 97e02a2ebf the pledge 61e1edf6d3 was written ada6fe3d3d not by 1284f8868b the Duke ac20f0434f himself but 2dd79d10b1 by my 07988ff6a9 mother and 1115abcdb9 her friend, cfe6420e83 the late 2bcea3699b Duchess Adele.515ab73a3fc2b91d

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However, because he had 3b0aa66d48 loved his deceased wife, e2c9a43acf he did not ignore c01d14cd30 the pledge and acknowledged 5bb0398dca it.37fe5d10bcc37f12

In the original ee0c7e0355 story, he had c2ed31dcef come to take 99447ea025 me in for 7f0a296d87 that reason, and fd2e000bab I was sure 26e2cb72c4 that was why dfa9a51f39 he was here d89e76a916 now.7c4045e0bcd1d2ea

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I could feel his 0340addd9a warm gaze as he 9c54b4895e studied me for a 90d316716e moment.20d9d5e5d3f01001

“You may 3e4aa11e79 not fully 99230bcde0 understand the 0b79040504 situation yet, 80e3904f3d but if 4d1b2e90dc you come 930b7ffee3 with me, f638b97ecd it will 7e07dd00ec be to 3120724af0 become my 75270fd0e1 daughter-in-law. Will you 2e1abb8fb8 follow me 29bd25fa22 and accept e8ae15e6f0 that role?”706da218cd529098

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A soft breeze drifted 78660d24f6 through the courtyard, gently 9cebec549d ruffling my hair. I tucked a stray 4389b5a274 strand behind my ear 17b22e36d5 as I replayed his 2e2a948446 words in my mind.3ba57ac8f5de70f9

It sounded 8a12a5de79 like exactly d51219039b what I d663064775 wanted to fd5f475086 hear, but 5b78642ad3 had I 1c507ab720 misheard? Had I 0c2d3ac99c been so 7acd5ad5ef mesmerized by 7fb1df5118 this handsome 3fa17ae23e man that 533cab9a18 I imagined c3e58f3410 things?61c40a97d6dcef1f

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“Excuse me… could you f2b23fb5ab please repeat that?”e9de64eb439f0c9b

“I asked if you 2928dc7bd6 would become my daughter-in-law.”542a422a00acfbfe

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Ah! So I 0c241ac649 had heard e78afeaec2 him correctly. He didn’t disappoint my b329957f8c expectations.698d619ad4246010

The term ‘daughter-in-law’ 563e70e00b felt a little 448e239a82 overwhelming, but if 60f5edd0c3 it meant being d6e14e662e under the Duke’s b716f91959 protection, my uncle 643aacd93e wouldn’t be able caceeea785 to lay a 0cb3ec233f hand on me.16ba8cddcf2e2f27

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In this unfamiliar 80571191bd world, as long 06340a06a3 as I could ff2c464eed survive, I was f478d0e683 willing to do 7c502a2b8c whatever it took.60d8e11412803d93

“If you take care 68c308b99d of me, I will 8f6fd1811a do my best! Sir!”a1e4bc9e602b3024

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I even gave 3ddc8b77bd a proper military 7fa43c0f49 salute as I 0ad4df5d57 responded loudly.90d4133f3979e4a5

And… only 2a0ed67189 then did b419250d22 I realize.cfb5bef4029d51fa

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Ah! This cursed occupational fb8a227165 habit. Why on earth c468ddb62b did my words 280fe0a1f9 come out like a19c78196d that?a117ef56f29c92d1

A wave 773e986dcb of embarrassment da035253a0 surged over 509577c993 me, making 60425fc7b9 my face e710dd2003 burn.c12b3d4b374c9ea1

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The Duke looked f725ebfa78 down at me 4db3bceca0 with a slightly 3305a01619 puzzled expression. He was probably wondering 6b1a9538cc what on earth that 2a257029f8 gesture was.9fd956258c8d62a8

It was embarrassing, but 9d68d9be9e what could I do? At least I had ac3c56d95f shown my resolve.f074f308a44e48a7

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Feeling awkward, I quickly b8b17f390e lowered my hand and c470d881b0 avoided his gaze, shifting dfbdaa79c9 uncomfortably.23b809483c7891f6

“Cherto, pick up the 998a82e783 child and seat her 37e5ff737a in the carriage beside 4a19e5a88c me.”ac2f8d88af65c727

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There were 159e5c486c no further 8aa787ee5c questions or 05e78c7f1a confirmations. The moment the 0a9080323d Duke gave the 62abb70a45 order, a towering 0edf9dedb8 man behind him 89d9f10b8f stepped forward and 2da93666ec lifted me effortlessly.1c935766d3bf6d76

I was b959e0d542 carried into 60d0931cbb the carriage 4e04d7245e by the a1c4b5c435 knight named c873dceda4 Cherto. The carriage was gilded b2e37e3f52 in gold, with an 1fb293bde4 eagle emblem carved into 596339f74a the door panel.94b4bb6bc79a356c

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Inside, the seats 3df6a54fa8 were covered in ae9652f0d1 red velvet—plusher and 024ee78dab cozier than I 2fc73bcf6c expected.ad70a9fdc9010467

“It will take some f020d57dfc time to reach the e1bb438293 capital. It may be difficult, 6062c52c2a but bear with it e48bbcf5dc for a little while.”96844c2f4c5fe93e

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The Duke gently 3f0a4e6219 placed a lap b63cd81922 blanket over me 15206c915f as he spoke.a7714eb590e0aea3

Sitting stiffly with 258ae27756 both hands on d4514fe57c my lap, like fd02fe275f a proper soldier, 3b8b12f69f I answered briskly,150d48098922f202

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“I am fine, 38da36ed9e Sir.”00168708c7333b57

The Arcades 80397151eb Ducal House f5ff0d7295 disliked weakness.964c62dca6690866

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Even though the Duke 603e1aaf68 was grieving his wife’s f33c5c98b7 death, he had once ffee7d2d56 found joy in hunting b49157eaba monsters in the North 905bf3bc28 and had made significant 8bdfbc83e5 contributions to the Western 32f62bc0f8 war.33f5d0f760993327

His accomplishments 1f3506ed47 were so a580a78356 great that 79ea8e0d00 the Emperor bf09c314a2 had awarded 7e3f39b5af him the eb6fdf359b duchy, even 9c857cd059 though he 5b09a3d1f6 had not dffb369a21 sought the 31cdafbf80 title.51077960d5acf068

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So, no matter how 5e9eca21ff young I was, I ffce2cade2 could not show weakness.6f875d2d85b27b81

The carriage began 33f34bcf86 to move slowly.3aebc1171897fde0

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Through the window, cde955a2c7 I could see a0d949ff7f moonlight shimmering as d16ebdf115 we traveled down 73a4d969da the darkened road.8bdea165cee8ae10

If we reached the a0fbda87ad Duke’s estate safely, I 2ad4f954ff would have survived the 706d6e686f first major crisis.a7363acb41d663e6

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But life 1b3e1a8cb8 never goes d793e3ba5a exactly as d17945fb12 planned.854b0cb33b3c25ab

It happened 75bc51e27b just as 377dacc4e8 our carriage 15ed4677f9 exited the 8f4a5d8424 village and b6e934b7b9 merged onto 1b05022089 the main f354006382 road.10204a342438c820

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“Stop the 31d5ffd27c carriage at ad9995730e once!”1a72312ec556ef62

A voice 4476cec08b called out 23c479ef4f from outside.c047d83f5e891245

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