HDOVAML – Chapter 114

HDOVAML Chapter 114b263082b4892b85b

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“Rose, Look over there!”581e4b0a4b82eb21

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A little over a 2ee4e66762 week had passed since c76da52cf0 we set out for 78ad3e9246 the Temple of Light.f151bc09540a9431

At Sian’s bright voice, 95d683ee4d I turned my head, 81633e597a and the wind blew 2260f0bb0f through, tangling my hair.359bbf3dcb6ef747

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“That’s the Temple of Light! Well… more accurately, 5a1567ea8c the temple’s ruins.”0689d8290cb369cf

Just as he 3aa8715c89 said, the once-grand a8fc1d0f01 and sacred temple 83150327bd from ancient times 5d03ecec0a was now nothing be3c2664b4 more than a 46ae0e0082 few crumbling white 4b8bcde729 pillars and a 83eaff08a3 shattered foundation.926ab4a73c0bd24f

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It was in 230c73f225 even worse condition fc2ec6cd88 than I had e3767d88b5 expected…finding anything significant 94a1897951 seemed impossible.59d1b67d26d24386

“Ha…”7e51e7a11e955f34

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I let out 3dbc089804 a sigh, unable d7ec514a88 to hide my 68fab49718 growing disappointment.b5383d57b8b72a93

“…You must have been looking forward to it.”49b6247408a3081f

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Sian, watching me be3a31cfa6 closely, spoke in e6105d445d a slightly dejected 7fffdcf888 tone.9bda0ed34e69f6b9

“If you want to see an intact temple, there’s always the Fire Temple in the Holy City. Why don’t we go there 2f17cd8b34 together?”0f0e09564ccf95db

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His golden eyes shimmered innocently 21d436838d as he offered, clearly trying f908a95762 to cheer me up.85ea79d3d67be136

“I don’t know… I’ve already been enough trouble. I can’t keep relying on 687291e804 you.”8deeb20a6bc770f4

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“What are you talking about?! You saved my life, Rose. This is nothing in comparison.”4e427adef0cc2d9b

The moment I 095b825172 tried to refuse, 14350ef122 feeling a bit 8ab4783182 burdened, Sian immediately 46164c0c13 protested.a4d218ea9785975f

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…I was only trying to part ways before I accidentally altered the future by staying too close to my great-grandfather.67df5d0882a326a6

“Your Grace…”145aaa7cd84ea0fa

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With him being this persistent, 980359fdaf how was I supposed to 0fdac46159 end this strange companionship with f57d5f1f0c my great-grandfather?a6c7efce4f6c20e2

Hiding my frustration ca8948de5b behind a forced d4fe3eca5f smile, I avoided 819ac87054 his gaze and 0d3dc3eb85 looked toward the 09e681ab03 ruined temple.0f0d65737e94158d

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Nothing miraculous was 311cbadca1 going to come defaa64000 from stepping inside e4c33d6d92 that place.0e1f61ca5c4e1ceb

“…Then…”e1fafd4d16e52745

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Fine. I’ll accompany him 7c41990d82 to the Fire d973d00698 Temple. And then, as quickly 6d568cbc00 as possible, I’ll leave 21e837ea55 him behind.bdbae1fef73b7496

But unexpected events kept happening.41f12045be6a3563

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“So this is where you were.”cbdbf05b9e544dfd

“…!”2650b5de0645eb7d

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That voice—one I never wanted d0640b07cc to hear again.5ab249477fef849f

“Rose.”594c4154c1816beb

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Calm, quiet… yet carrying c8e2783d16 an inexplicable sorrow.c18114e727388ecd

“Khalid… Ilkai!”9342f9820255c584

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His eyes, as pale and 240e826f7f fragile as scattered ash, locked 330f017bab onto me.9da86a953fbb2471

Khalid Ilkai stepped forward, slowly 3344bc2237 closing the distance between himself 407124c24a and Sian.9bcae286ea357b57

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Panic set in.b3f970766ced369f

I had been careful, leaving db916421dc no traces behind after meeting 05f4f744c1 Sian.a11064e9c1ce23b3

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Then how…?4c2b101181e58e55

How did he find me?1ac9b9e0daed213e

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“Rose? …Do you know this man?”ab2f2fa94a100c93

Sian, confused by the stranger’s 492f9d39d5 sudden arrival, asked hesitantly.458e9444ab367d3f

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I bit my lip, hesitating.03ff05010883d63f

I couldn’t let 45508fec3d my great-grandfather get 134cfb7839 involved in this.a4fb27fd7fc0604d

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Even though Khalid 058add9746 had always treated 0ea75dab78 me with courtesy, 0981ffd1a3 he was still 4964966249 undeniably a prince bdf5434ba7 of Nisha, a 0a1b04f3d8 kingdom that used 9b60e9895c any means necessary bc3f5ee797 to achieve victory, 32ae02d01d no matter how cb7b2fa41c underhanded.6ef970e72bb500e2

“Your Grace. I told you before, didn’t 4888dfe98a I? That I came b453409ba5 from the Duchy 91931c5df7 of Hacardella.”36f13f717223f635

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There was no 8e2ac7a14e time to waste.de72e671b52ab270

I grabbed Sian’s arm and e8121a9348 spoke urgently.25b10e206a4f012b

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“This man is someone I know. So I won’t be 456940c172 traveling with you any 38c17a0906 longer.”1ef9f4f862c3766f

“…No, rather, it’s more accurate to say I don’t need to anymore.”ebfae1b42251fa6e

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“Rose…? What are you–”4b3eeb622a21ac5e

“He has nothing to do with me.”2747748e7a18aaa0

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Sian’s voice was 04501c2b7b full of confusion, 08a400d141 but I let 64e6113697 go of his 8dcd86e126 arm and stepped 4166283e8d toward Khalid.73584c38cfd00423

“This is between us. Let’s not drag anyone else 52553c41fd into it.”70299f7a4df677b6

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“So… you’re saying you’ll come with me willingly?”e1f5f532362406a1

Khalid, stopping a a53245a738 short distance away, 3dc1b42fb4 studied my expression 71084cf82b carefully.a57ae5e9cc958f80

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“…Yes.”feb984983ab5b0e7

Even if I planned d8fbb3e2fa to escape later, I 7d1f72ae6b had to get out 0bc01dea41 of here first. I forced my lips 21db3287d4 to move and answered.e5d32e1c10f81d90

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For a brief moment, 3f37a71f4e the cautious wariness in 79a456dc7f his eyes eased.147c7a2cc5b3a960

“Then come closer.”6fb6b90af5dfe194

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Khalid locked his eyes 0ddb70f185 with mine as he aef387f163 spoke slowly.5a9cd72cfec8825a

“…”f02a3bf338ee3a31

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Gritting my teeth, 581cf18b6a I took a 5f2f183d8e step forward…366a3ef27992634d

“Don’t go, Rose.”eca8f86d277b3af9

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Thud.f74b8618f1e8a237

Suddenly, Sian grabbed my hand.30193ce7078cde3b

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“Your Grace?”1c407c977686d5dc

Caught off guard, I turned 3989d60391 back, only to see him 867f563739 staring coldly at Khalid. His golden eyes were no 6c9819bc6c longer warm, but chilling.2b0ffa9762126470

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“Tell me the truth. This man… he daa84b9863 doesn’t seem like e6c476960f someone you share 1b0f4d5802 a good relationship 84bbac5c42 with.”23b5f4b2d0d8a40f

“That’s…”51069cb0ff1d6f91

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I wanted to 55f64d0d22 ask for help…8592e7fdebfe6602

Deep down, I 8548be6d51 wanted to ask 01f5c7ef59 him to help 6121c5374a me escape from bff5e05454 that man.4e90e6d2ae10712d

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“Your Grace. To be honest, d56c9d890d it’s true that 2bae7e01e7 he and I 0a2e71c8d0 don’t have a 97205e922b good relationship, but…”16ec0ef5e46486d1

But I couldn’t put my 56aa688923 great-grandfather in danger.ef37deddbb3c4b8f

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“You’ll be at risk too. Please, just let me go.”4e3f09a1576efc35

“No.”84e12a5151a41a7e

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But Sian stubbornly refused.29059fb593f74196

“Rose, you saved my life. How could I 764ba8f35b abandon you to c2052848db a man who 297d3e6c47 looks so sinister?”
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“No, that’s not…”c4cc5d197c57dbf2

I almost laughed at the 8d5373b3e7 way he specifically called Khalid bbacb17b20 Ilkai sinister, as if he 5e6dc75373 were my grandfather’s descendant through 86a7d0d2c8 and through.3b64ced9e1085c71

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Until now, I had thought 7b6e85c932 my great-grandfather didn’t resemble my 4adf4a0581 grandfather much.d298fe1c435e30b3

“Forcing a defenseless woman to go with him? How despicable!”8a6f3471a6ec984e

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Was it just because d34948d5b2 he had only ever 5ad2f54e76 shown me his gentle b3f472b855 side?e3bae823d14ec7cd

While I was 22b932e299 momentarily lost in 47036ad371 thought, Sian suddenly f3c482f6de drew his sword 7d8157fd75 not toward anyone e63008a91e else, but directly 488e343787 at Khalid.6e3a3e582baa35fe

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Wait.c0b487aebfc9b954

Great-grandfather?!96a7a585b3985d1c

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“Your Grace, what are you…?!”1ab51ade32d57100

“Step behind me, Rose! As long as I stand, 2ce47c7915 I won’t let this man 885cd5d1b6 take you!”d515cd23d0ccbf39

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Oh, for heaven’s sake!bbe8768e85f03cf6

I had agreed 33a6fa7caa to go willingly 96af090485 precisely to avoid 6e0a69d37e dragging my great-grandfather b030e9aa18 into this mess!a51e4152d8572faa

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I never expected him 6b3892dc7a to take such a a92a9ca296 firm stance against Khalid.595d338637e1c303

“…A noble. Judging by your title, you 081e3aaa0f must be from the Roshan 68a0bb09ff Empire.”a73f3542f69e290a

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Khalid, who had 86ef42c4fb been calmly observing 78e3a25374 the boy pointing d61ddb5e41 his sword at a5b7aa0869 him, murmured.b8def2ae3ff1113d

“I am Sian Orca Bastevan, heir to the Duke of Bastevan!”cd21e1ee5934f2c6

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Without hesitation, my great-grandfather declared 21e06cad61 his identity.a3b5389503671a72

“…I see.”c4996ad743c86d47

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Though Khalid’s expression remained 032a56f015 composed, I caught the e9136339dd brief flicker of hesitation 31cedcb93a in his eyes.8dca3d4f7a0b2676

Come to think of 9f4508dc7d it, maybe it was e7f496f91e actually better for my 53378750b8 great-grandfather to reveal his 7f5d05e8da status.b1843d9a54dd71db

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Hacardella and the 8e2a0b8d68 Kingdom of Dryas, a15aab06dc frankly speaking, were 1513880f0f far weaker compared 3148f627a2 to Nisha.5f4f62208bed00a3

That meant the Nisha royals adbf99210e could trample over them without fe86048032 consequence.27da429962d80400

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But the Roshan Empire was 32cd0766f0 different.8fd445567fd8e27f

It was a powerful nation 1de52d254b with a history spanning millennia.632116eb6c65a167

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There had been 43baf6c30a other great empires c3bedf64d5 before, shaping the 6cf9ea67fd continent’s fate, only 2f88732582 to be destroyed fe4cf05e6e by war and e28966ce57 destiny.efc4b1f8b341ad48

Yet, oddly enough, only the 0c90c8a881 Roshan Empire had endured, still 0c1fd53764 thriving in the distant future 80a2022bc8 where I had once lived.33e5906b887643e7

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Now that Khalid 0f69ff0a86 knew Sian was c11edcdbee the heir of 7f095975cf one of Roshan’s 821fa8e3d4 most prestigious noble c4fbe67ffc houses, he wouldn’t c51561f4ea act as recklessly ce55f78cdc as before.f621eec7d745ac02

“…”c0f3bac0260c686b

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An unrelated civilian and 4a0018e9e0 not just any civilian, 8c53018bae but a Roshan noble…ec74396d832d8a4f

Khalid was clearly calculating 3fd5664a27 the trouble he’d bring 70c3db4d60 upon himself if he 8787ba7af2 harmed the boy.f56600913478422a

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Good. If things kept going this b51dc3aa7b way—174eb9159168769f

“You still refuse to step aside? Then take my blade!”fdf5729b7635445a

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…What?f0bd7d052a9e452b

Just as I bd168c228b was feeling triumphant, 6df25a5928 I froze at 8f7fb2b2f6 the sight of a3d8123832 the boy launching 31aa2c17f1 himself forward like 1925f94b0e the wind.9f60a7d0164f34af

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“Haaaah!”937e9bc1fc8690be

“…”c634f5159feee973

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Thwack!0994782f8ecf0202

Khalid effortlessly dodged the d54d1f69bf young swordsman’s reckless attack 37cdba1567 and, in one swift ba97d20652 motion, struck the back 10f785ad96 of his head with 71a66508d5 the flat of his b0658500b3 blade.452f56f1754e5593

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“No!”7ec0a85579db8db5

Like a puppet with dd97e8e777 its strings cut, Sian 3ea5bbeb82 collapsed, motionless.
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I screamed in horror.68a33a8f6a841d92

He wasn’t moving, not f36af26ea9 even the slightest twitch.a61d5dec83b21180

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Did my great-grandfather… just die?69a10add12829ef4

Then what about my grandfather?86010546870214f2

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No—forget that—wouldn’t this 764b3d1b58 mean I would f88133a3d2 never even be ac1ad83c12 born?!aede572795fe41ed

“Move!”92291978d3040a3c

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Overwhelmed by fear, bd4ae2cbd0 I shoved Khalid 134fc25433 aside and fell 915a54fe5e to my knees, 6e350643ab cradling Sian’s unmoving 66735f2e37 body.784919d1806e25da

My hands trembled as 188749e139 I looked down at f70eb774eb him.e793bd5d241d753b

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“…Rose.”5963b562419ef20f

“Shut up. You’re truly ruthless. How could you? How could you harm an 943a7084d8 innocent boy…?!”886952ed7f7d40e2

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“He’s not dead.”30f8dad55edbd0bd

At Khalid’s calm words, my 76577fdfe4 mind went blank.
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