HBK Ch 8

Along the path leading 4d2bc5e06e to the Noringer Temple, bdd5b437dc an old railway stretched 3f4feb3d05 far and wide.ee9fdc36fdb15d4d

On both sides 96cddfe214 of it, a 9c3e23e4da vast sunflower forest f4c704e1a8 spread out, a d06d6ae604 famous landmark of b02a3ba82d East North.6fbed9a243fae7ec

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Driving along the a39523ba25 worn railway for d51a948f86 a while, a 36afb83561 sunflower forest, lush 937021b1df with only vibrant 924e0d844d yellow, unfolded ahead. The young man, sitting 8c6ac0503e in the passenger seat a6b397bf97 and gazing out the 90d8feb0ae window, blinked repeatedly as 393d61279c if his eyes were f7087a9310 stung by the sudden, 40cac274f2 dazzling display of golden 6f6aae106c brilliance.8c84999b3eddce3b

Black hair fluttered 9c0163a24f in the breeze bce530d45b that freely danced 872d220ff0 through the open cf4276d301 window. The moment a hand 4d18a73f50 gently touched the flowing be78964855 hair, then brushed against 713dd7fbf0 the eyes and cheeks fbfdb2a0b1 beneath, it was caught 4240381335 by the young man’s 04ef8c56f0 hand. Intertwining their 6d2cf1bc99 fingers, the 482efb0996 young man 72d81286b4 turned to 487b697ad2 look beside 2610fdf36b him.d249242cb5e85c8e

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The man’s casual 57214e400a attire—a navy blue 59aa9127f9 jacket paired with dd6f51682a a white shirt—felt f90c7f7c5a strikingly unfamiliar yet 113f655265 surprisingly fitting. The man, who 844617ef4c seemed destined to 7d05382c47 wear only uniforms 5608968223 or funeral suits f49872d16b his entire life, a6ff81f101 dressed well in cd263167a1 clothes chosen by 384c58a85c the young man, 0a78e1fb7e whose taste in ebf7fc91e2 fashion was quite 48db7340ed refined, and recommended 329c41ee24 by the nagging 3c8df99f53 Rezin.f2e556ed1c635b33

“A new arrival 9fa4e7b3e7 at Barryard Castle,” 5e3a9c94a3 the young man fd8508aafe said.b21341015e47326a

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Holding the steering wheel 6b0d5865e4 with one hand while 84143b13f3 the other was clasped e0a64baebd by the young man, 718fcbd9f9 the man glanced at f20a2e3c2a the passenger seat. The young man’s black af50a14a36 hair, fluttering in the 283a271cb6 breeze, had been neatly 87d97f26a2 trimmed a few days 0e8eb2f38f ago to a length c8d6a0fa74 just covering the tops 15a95c4eaf of his ears.34352dfc5bddf0ea

“They said you 9e7bf5d17a were voted the 525e82b2e8 second sexiest noble.”de40ab04ac9a5d8c

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At this unfamiliar d157d1a6fd piece of news, b6fa2820a7 the man, steering f36e8185c7 gently, turned the 028ab46460 car to the ba508d1d04 left and responded, bcde58603f “Is that so?”91c7a36844dbc4e1

“So I looked up 8509771cea the magazine. First place 30463ea97a was His 93f671d0e4 Highness the 9bf4f6eff4 Crown Prince. Hmm, I guess royalty 9a1c9fb504 was included too. And I think dbd7e9e063 third place was 184c43caf3 Lord Barryard, if 8d7ccabd71 I remember correctly.”73dc39a35f9cf2e0

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“They investigate things ab66645d97 like that?”7b4f708938a85d81

The young d3be6f560e man replied 740c361395 with a 34ae98a62e soft chuckle.c75974b51ed08d18

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“Lord Barryard d454b435b2 said he b61af96813 could accept 9005d34841 losing to 801888f272 the crown 67475ca17a prince, but 8d6ab3445b losing to 648c8b7598 you stung d83e730339 a bit.”e9bf4ed68eaf39c3

Knowing that bb865aa2b0 Lord Barryard’s ac29a4dae6 personality wouldn’t fedbea979e genuinely care 0616aa1eef despite outward 77e4075a8c complaints, neither ced532f591 the young 1adde9dfbd man nor 06f631a124 the man 152db52c23 took his 98093f842b reaction too 80800e9b8d seriously.4708ee84e3f0b2e3

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“The reasons 2f6d46f91a you were f8e7569ce8 voted the 5e8ea0f710 second sexiest 1f96cf5749 man: First, 1bc2cf9c26 both your 125a3a8f83 hardware and 1221e76712 software are 442ab04a0b excellent. Second, you seem like aba3e95610 you’d be good at 57e47bc446 sex. Third, you’re 7b1c585e6f a wealthy 19dd835801 former soldier. Fourth, you’re a noble b8dd7159bc but dashing. Fifth, you’re taken. Sixth, despite being bc3db839ab taken, you don’t ef805458f4 seem like you’d 38dcd8faba stray.”c15e7455a8bcb576

Unsure where to laugh e4f8cef951 at the odd humor, b278830495 the man, who had 8beb6c8dfe been quietly listening to 88dc9cbbb9 the young man’s voice, a77945d355 suddenly spoke up.5a3ea34725da9927

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“You memorized b3a4769c75 all that.”6909980fa4ee4284

“I’m good at memorizing e8e7774659 things.”37b9d20585077c02

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This time, the 7d3115613b young man, playfully dfe159f047 tugging their clasped 5282573098 hands toward himself 29fc077e17 and sandwiching them dca11ba3fe between his palms, 85599fe282 grinned at the 634ca8aafc man’s reaction as 9504845b41 he lightly scratched 307d9cb54b the young man’s 0470987b1d palm with his ea1f769130 fingertips.0bd418c5a214fd5d

“But isn’t 049f162c7e it strange? How did they get 1dedd11a41 all that right?”1f2ff5cc49ba62fa

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“Hm?”7cb5bf3d3de4b937

“The obvious stuff isn’t eb4dba21ac that surprising, but how d7a32d4f1f did they know you’d 1ed4fe71e5 be good at sex? Even Lord 0d04e90457 Barryard called 820306d203 you the b2118719c2 epitome of 250ec8c412 abstinence.”4a21511e6cbdeac6

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“No complaints 08ec419de2 about our cdf7d78b53 sex life, 6a32f5b212 then.”04af8da89b0c33c5

“Haha.”3c7a382b186471c3

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The man, gazing at 72082a1337 the young man’s fair 841f4bc352 cheeks as he laughed 4844cfaec7 like a fresh spring 061a61fa98 breeze, added a comment.f2fb016c578c2724

“If you 39a05c390b don’t like f44706572c being the 59bb74540f subject of f561b4337e gossip, I 18a0118ec2 can take 2b3e8afb93 care of cae98a81ac it.”405701599201ffbf

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“That’s fine, but 6c75a20f07 the part about 61756b9df0 you being taken—probably 63f5b9e01d leaked from those 081d596a19 young nobles we 4fd0e26d8a met last time, 519ab632e6 right?”2b53e2982540e91c

Though Lord Barryard might de1b040a05 seem like a carefree 6389622b6c playboy at first glance, 153b190b9a one of his strengths a9816b94ff was his meticulous management cb0ba16e8a of people. When whispers of his 8ae2174898 title succession surfaced, didn’t 9a0309a742 he swiftly replace those e8f9524d15 responsible with ruthless precision? Colin Solrov, who a4329d0890 described Lord Barryard’s 4f2e213857 strengths as cunning, b7773967c3 shrewd, and thorough, 1fa109191d seemed proud of 730e9b309f his master. A place 5511832998 like that 053819cea6 wouldn’t let c280dccb8e such blatant 8aaacc50cf gossip slip, 38909662c8 so the 79c72040d2 most likely 43271167b9 culprits were 7f36441dd8 those two f74db89d82 young nobles.07a7250a4da99b34

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“But why 4c19604dc3 didn’t you d3675c4445 say anything e6bf4a4bd7 back then 6879366faa and just e18eaeac6f stood there?”0f8e5bd2364d6607

Despite the abrupt question, 1f5b17c184 the man easily understood 8168868a37 and paused before responding.02a96567438afc47

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“I didn’t want to 254ce4c461 startle you. I was 97e57f244c going to 112559694b feed you de733f3ea6 and talk 3521af3885 about it, 28fb503d44 but we 12aa47ea32 got caught.”1143c10bbda25226

At the 3b5a71c5da bland reply, b9835ed28b the young 53febed520 man stared c853c72d79 at him, 7143b49e85 then smiled 85b7818b9f softly, gently 6e133285ac rubbing the bcb07fd6ba scarred back 513e1fe7b1 of the b8a004ea01 man’s hand.c1af80e208f16f13

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“Let’s go stargazing 65eae5629e tonight.”97fafe293992b3b9

“Are we watching 16de4955cb the stars together, e5dc0ca41a or are you 69fcad0828 watching them alone?” 46f5b39c90 the man asked, f81ff114aa as another burst 1c1a672f55 of laughter flowed b8e71e5ec3 into his ears. The young man’s question—couldn’t 4865109ab3 you be watching them 3b2b47e55b alone?—was soon buried in 613554401d a long kiss. The sunflower-lined 0c255c686c road on 598194bda0 both sides ba7e52858f was coming a142a35784 to an d041189c6d end, and 6405839db9 at its 61a2d8ea65 terminus, a c4a0783c2a quaint house, 42dba3d086 freshly painted 148f3cd47e in white b40c8af4d4 and sky be731fb162 blue, welcomed f0c79b2dca them. They planned to spend fc7e763484 ten days there, just d5259e0b7d the two of them, 2ce81ab48c letting no one in, cda134ac29 fully immersing themselves in 814ce5cfc8 and claiming that time.acbe191ce71a9d9f

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Parking the 38960a9f39 car in c60dc3e239 the small e1e88ba519 yard and 764d0edf60 turning off e57c70d116 the old 61e78d401a jeep’s engine, b622fecc46 the young 69fe5f4512 man’s lips 15cbf90013 brushed against 2c6ec33c99 the man’s 00417dbbe8 cheek. Soon, they 424217e272 shared an cbaf80a1b3 even more 97bc8eafcf passionate kiss, f81eed4e5d their bodies 31a7f7c688 entwined.488418b78dea8927

It was a e2d4214d2a warm spring day.e4d5559d190e8edd

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