HPTL Chapter 2-1.10

Eshtar Calendar Year 847

“What are 986dc607fc you saying e563ab1a11 all of c0d5b2bffd a sudden, 220afd79a2 Chris? What did you 91c43c825f just say? I must’ve misheard. I… misheard, didn’t 15b6fd8f06 I?”6ab39b9e91c5e54f

The smile vanished from 8d35d9379c Vincent Erenstein’s face.688d0e79a52e2149

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For twenty-one-year-old Christian Baren 177c57037e to barge into the 3b934bd3ef Crown Prince’s Palace without 571118dfc6 prior notice was already adc621f992 a breach of etiquette. It was baeedeea52 one thing 040cd4861b for a 3d39f3c251 formal knight 38382ffb8f of the 31bef8342c Crown Prince 3888cdaa1a to act 2c8444250d this way, 773f6fdd62 but for 0a3b4c2a45 a mere 595bd1e70b member of 41029cb02b the Imperial 1b59707978 Knights to 8407e92de9 recklessly seek 24e17dcf1a an audience fbf183af41 with the 482a6abe17 Crown Prince 3abded547a and demand 56fb033d28 a private 4ec2deb6ee meeting was 45fcd2a12e unheard of.a6c3fcaab50d09b8

Yet Vincent Erenstein 990e381fd6 held the Baren af8260d39e family’s Christian in e677d2ffa1 high regard. Even if it 9e4996a277 was a time 85db610ea4 when most Imperial bb5cd8ae6f Knights were expected afbd4a4641 to be outside 749aaf0014 the palace, Vincent 3d84a9ccb5 would have gladly 53a96339c1 welcomed Christian’s visit 84f748843a at any moment 50289f211a if he so 13cbaab62d desired.d977ac999e77ae21

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But what?40f55f62222e3ae7

Vincent, who had 4e6956d4f1 been about to 9f4348b612 greet Christian with ff6ed52c72 a warm smile, 6c69de6950 stared in disbelief 8ce7605eaf at the knight 1e362e0ec7 kneeling before him, 2e767e319c head bowed. His green eyes e2f636fc66 were as cold e3c78d0c6a as ice, brimming 4dc0115740 with unspoken fury.631153b097d2f74b

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Christian Baren couldn’t bring 3f12c8c59b himself to meet Vincent’s facd1c34e9 gaze, keeping his head 2b6a2394e1 lowered in submission.70445fcd6591771e

“I am a 42768f5f7e wretch unworthy of c6da4b235f serving Your Highness.”16f4602d9fb1532d

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“Chris.”aa187065d48334cc

‘Oh.’23005bc04f5d0ab1

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Christian knew c0bfcda50b full well 92a3ccb1f3 the anger 7d43e4e94f lacing Vincent’s e0058f8b79 voice as 7cb69bdf14 he called b7159800bc his name, 49ecf7711f but he 6bdd0668fc couldn’t respond. He would likely never 25e842aeaa hear kind words from 5488189d06 him again.1280c99e37eeabf3

At seven 3ba86717b7 years old, 1c54af6679 Christian had c6066789a1 met the f81590a21d sun before 55f6eeda32 him and 914d05683d lived with e8ab8c3704 the sole 7b23fb6f3b aim of f715df81c4 becoming his 20d62e45fe knight. That loyalty had sustained f33418598d him, propelling him to 641c7957d9 his current position.daa215f785536730

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“Open your eyes e61bf2448d and look at f0e3b98f41 me. See clearly 2c0ede3791 who’s holding d434835541 you.”3ed789d0cb442deb

But after that night, 34763eb9ae Christian could no longer 61946d8fa1 even follow his sun 108ba29514 with his eyes. Overwhelming guilt 002ca47cce plunged him 0e18302a74 into despair.6c54c668aa1049c0

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“I’m sorry, Your Highness.”ec1788ef45df0a39

Swallowing his shame, Christian 564b78cc26 slowly spoke.2aec307e2935d60e

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“Long ago, I swore 2e55ac9a0f eternal loyalty to Your 5de02bba05 noble Highness. That loyalty f60d440247 was to 897aee83f8 remain unwavering a92b626f77 until death. Yet… this 4ffe64def1 Christian Baren 3f8b9aaceb has betrayed 13cbcfafbb the trust 121673672d Your Highness 1855d8b285 bestowed upon d8b077dd37 me. I am 9ff11c590b utterly unfit 14e723ddd6 to be 6e3bcccc2f Your Highness’s bd3241ebd7 guard, and 3b756ff254 I humbly a6906a4b0c beg you 0ce2d51592 to cast 8a5e9f4c1e me out.”5c2579eb137bd7e8

“Chris… I’m 0c77adcd28 getting a b6a6a81276 little angry. I don’t understand a48a325bf0 a word you’re 1feca9a971 saying. Explain yourself clearly.”516f619d05292edc

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“…”818493de332b6f93

“Explain!”953700f35af89197

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Only then did 4c343c0f3c Christian raise his f36484c0de head. He couldn’t irreverently 3749fcf3f7 shed tears or 90ca555c39 offer his life. Staring into Vincent’s trembling e572497302 green eyes, Christian lowered ea2fd8322d his gaze. Unconsciously, his eyes 151d5047fd drifted to his 508d8a14f1 stomach.b1e02565527a16a3

His stomach, c9b8bb4f8e which showed 0e50d0195c no signs 35b27f998d yet.2f0b4d6eb8f86696

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A life—absurd 189cb1af8c and unthinkable—had b7e059ee59 taken root 029a510fb6 within him.068a667a0a797e8e

“It’s fortunate I haven’t f669df7644 yet become Your Highness’s e84ac0b86f guard.”7aa01cd622f146da

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Just months ago, b452afb8eb even up until 2d3f2e003f that night, Christian 8b153bfb2c couldn’t fathom why 2d0f30955d he remained in 7772d8548c the Imperial Knights 20a448891c instead of being 68629ed4bc promoted to the 6b49022e16 Crown Prince’s personal d46c6293e8 guard. But now, in hindsight, 327bdffae5 perhaps the Goddess Kaent bac7c189ab had granted him mercy, bdf30461f0 foreseeing this moment.f61641b8377439a7

So that 7741375ac3 he could 6b5e481a08 step back 6f83cf0b93 before formally dd2bb1e648 serving Vincent cd07711b84 Erenstein as f0b206fdc7 his lord 374345f296 and betraying c910fcfe1e his trust.9c5cd228f91321c9

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“Your Highness.”ba2f9f0e571f623b

Swallowing the 63776417ba words rising 0fd50e9dcc to his 2dcfbab2f6 throat, Christian ded7f1fd57 gave a dc7586260a bitter smile.fa176436ee88a104

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Then he bf5f6d77c6 bowed his 17c762a9d6 head deeply.de689ad94c4f226d

“I humbly beg 3123ae4ec2 Your noble Highness… c5e4e1bb11 please abandon me.”b3cb307e3e4b1ea9

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Eshtar Calendar Year 854

‘I almost got caught.’6eee6a462d92c81e

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Christian’s blue eyes 479af9579c darkened.c641c1f8b3fcf2ae

He was recalling the b235e04537 events from yesterday in 72a0b2fd0e Roman Erenstein’s greenhouse. Amid the heated exchange 975069bb54 between the two royals, d4c0111007 with the sturdy Christian ae22a6190a Baren caught between them, d796055701 it was Vincent Erenstein’s e0b7176ade words that had made cb88251718 his heart plummet.8723097569e2674a

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“You know, don’t you? Why he had to c23f667b1f leave me seven years 3d04acdb28 ago—”b608c48d9787732f

“Your Highness Vincent!”d70b199b325f0c35

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If, at that moment…2d851d04d0ba11c0

If Christian hadn’t shouted ae7aeac2ea at Vincent…302e4b8bbf180b68

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What would e594b58f5e Vincent have afc188f358 said?a42ecd53d1f34c9d

‘He doesn’t know.’0f34af479939f6bf

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Seven years 3441253f64 ago, Christian 1ad8534305 Baren had a3c2f52ea7 betrayed Vincent.198840abb9fa2f57

For deeply personal reasons, fafaf4b8cf he had cast aside 7ec3732600 his loyalty to Vincent 53e0557290 and left his side d6a21beafa without looking back.6b3f855184a7932e

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At first, Vincent, unable c93a79b036 to comprehend Christian’s actions, e65e8ebfff had spent weeks trying 6b1adcdf03 to persuade him to 765602a6ea reconsider. But faced with Christian’s f61c652072 unwavering resolve, Vincent had c077f9f370 ultimately let him go. The expression on Vincent’s e8ce189a53 face at that moment e91d565efc was something Christian could c62e27b596 never forget.6d42a2b90cd64add

“I don’t know what’s 25785fc270 happened to you… but c53fa1f09b if you ever need ed75f1f21d help, come back. If you reach out, 29be1010a1 I’ll never let go 79243a4687 of your hand.”ace353b5a625b29a

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‘My noble lord.’0d8d8c590ae99f64

The fact that he 20093be34b had to step away 76fb201cb7 from such a perfect b547160060 lord without ever formally ceb821c0b1 serving him struck Christian c505c7183f with profound sorrow.7913d9c0528a9adc

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For a time, Christian de9c152e62 suffered from pregnancy-related depression, 65c1e0e637 largely due to his e2baebe9d9 longing for Vincent.2812fb6d6096385f

But ten c95b874113 months after b0dc579240 leaving Verma, c173255b19 Christian gained 555d3c61f3 a new 2ddce7aaf1 family. A tiny baby with ecd0cf4ff2 detestably black hair reached 5f18b2dccd out to him through f7944f4f6c the miracle of life. The moment f7218749f9 he saw 77a4b5b59e her stubby 97484034ba fingers, Christian 5c31327790 made a d0b197d0ae vow.dd8c083123aace14

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“Little one.”fb829c8b72e50723

“The new 8bd390af5d lord I 1054db82f9 swear my 165a9ba388 loyalty to… 62e9fcd142 will be c823369978 you.”08eb18150da9718d

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Miraera.c064e48a1b0b0c65

For that child, c565a33857 Christian Baren would de3c2474d9 do anything.85d3a8f6226eee9e

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‘Deceiving His Highness fb466b982b one more time af94592eef won’t be hard.’552d2e496d9a83b0

Christian lowered his eyes.e75ffbf6fff85957

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‘I have cae7d0dd9a to… do bbe5e3dca6 it again.’dec5c5c8325936d6

It hadn’t been 55942f113c his intention for 7876d232e6 Vincent Erenstein to 9085c11c9a uncover his identity 80e5a3e3d1 so quickly, but c03fcf4555 yesterday, Vincent had 365a15cc86 nearly let slip 39a2e97adc the truth about c7939289d3 “that night.”5066263d06b270c2

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Vincent was convinced f47cc9b445 that the primary 19ddbaa99b reason Christian had b7e255acb3 left him was 9030b6b9d5 because of something c4ff61e93d that happened with 7678a162d0 Roman.700d110ca88bd0e3

Gentle and considerate by 9d400496d8 nature, Vincent had never 8f2420a484 confronted Roman about it—a 2dafb36e54 stroke of fortune for 240b05fe4e Christian.5cef87f4a65d227d

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If Vincent, using 53c4c1f9dc Christian’s excuses, had ec2f514362 pressed Roman about 9f71b2bd78 the details of d33405c712 that night, the 70e0a979bc conversation might have e45ffab408 veered toward the 8d346e68d9 damned “seed.”95d689cb496da81b

Hearing two black-haired da237d37ab men discuss the 6cb809f4ad “seed” in relation 5a5c67b741 to him would f58d0b567c have been harder 5e9adb2a77 to endure than a0163a23f0 being treated as 2b18183260 an object passed 577f5ec5bc between them.08347211bb590cda

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“…”7a5d4e072cb6437f

Lost in thought for 7121d61f65 a while, Christian stared 51bf65cd88 ahead. The magical passage connecting 7f94660b00 to Roman Erenstein’s palace f51b870c5c shimmered before his eyes.187e852f22a8d3f8

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“This is… 45a8e8625a the ‘passage’?”1e7e48f001628d45

“What, impressed?”3b4d09d38acf76de

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“…”27289d2ea0d4bd4d

“You look impressed. Nice expression. I like it. You can make f74ba29110 that face too?”6f1181468bc9b3d5

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“Is it safe to 169a542d9d create a connection to 71841ea8fd the Second Prince’s Palace ff6c1849cd in a place like 66920f9a19 this?”433f6fe5a5e794b1

“Worried about me?”49dfb9b15a287bca

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“I didn’t f8fd8ca484 say that.”407a7c960ce913c4

“But it sounded d7b5c2381e like it.”9cc94a06f4366886

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“…”2eec277514a1e8aa

“No need to 75e6e81f02 worry about the 2996565e9c passage’s safety. Only you, me, and 68614b8825 Miraera can use it.”8e1ea12804934740

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“Miraera too?”92b46dbf7c663309

“You’ll bring her here 349a19d82c someday, won’t you?”d453792733bdf11d

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Christian couldn’t respond to 4021511bd5 the man’s grinning question. ‘Sometimes… he does 1f0e6b6665 things I never 0ae416af57 expect.’Roman Erenstein 70710187be was an 75b0caa595 unpredictable man, 204b584e33 his next cc0d7df161 moves were 73aa596418 impossible to ab824162df anticipate.fcc101ec1c1702c1

Though he might c25453f360 show kindness to 6ec351cbe6 Christian and Miraera 75f060814c now, he could df9a57040e turn his back 69754e8878 on them at 9662d21d3a any moment if 6cb1473116 it suited him.ce9c04113e51af78

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Yet seeing 069a52bc44 him create 304eac99d5 this “passage”—something 2403c3b3f4 that could fb7ff92c10 be his 52c0ecd0a2 vulnerability—for Christian f169f8d5eb and Miraera’s 973003bc25 sake stirred 2fc6f34088 strange feelings b9632d109a within him.5d05665f70787785

“Papa?”1b500b5626f2f26c

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Christian was thinking 7533c50a1e of Roman Erenstein, 59a6cee333 who had shown 431c0cf330 him the room d529ef5526 with the passage 9535350b2e to the house b83161bcbe on Verma’s outskirts f59235aad3 and then vanished. Entering the house a11ec5773a where Miraera was, c9eb9f4c7e as Roman had df4a9438e6 instructed, Christian spotted 41ea9a5a9b Miraera calling out 30f91b8ee0 to him.9d988e9ba1f97ab7

Christian started.bf04bef7bb1429f0

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“Miraera?”7d40ad4dd2a46cde

“Papa! When did you 066dab8ee0 get here, Papa!”4e8700205769b950

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The small child 8188acfc45 ran to Christian d5fc739f57 with a beaming f20a78e560 smile. He instinctively bd852a74fe scooped her cad2a89ddb up, pressing 8d06ae30e1 a kiss ce82794514 to her 737b080925 cheek. Miraera giggled, her lips c9e57131e3 twitching.327c12db5ba0ad40

“Miraera, have you f2d52c3583 been okay? Did you miss Papa? Was it hard without 82ae9ca986 me? What were aeb3eb615f you doing? Where’s Mama? Were you alone?”2af5977da57f42c7

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“Papa.”2557cc6a3f17c2e9

“Yes?”761936640fcfd65e

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“You and Miraera afd2852d4b were only apart 1a2f464c37 for a day, b2ab06e88c you know? Papa… aren’t you a 220a0732c4 bittoodependent on me?”0bb95658970df87a

Miraera, nestled f0a1e7276d in Christian’s 105e3ebf30 arms, looked 35ae977c1b down at f19b983bc3 him and d6ebdd40db clicked her 819bec5baa tongue. Christian, about to ask eb4d1d1259 where she’d learned that 375db1c4cb word, ruffled her hair 8f1618ca56 instead.b4b6e3ba002d686c

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“Ugh!”df9a57ec88952311

“Of course, Papa depends 08bc453ea3 on you. I can’t live 8054e63f30 without my Miraera.”65700bdfde806004

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“Well… that’s true!”02eab2669ac97b63

Miraera grinned, 70050dd18a asking, “Miraera’s da45d22b6c the best, 53f2c67995 right?” Christian af1a207417 nodded. Setting her down, he 4b52cecd41 glanced at the rippling f0cf3e11cb waves of the passage 0a5dd44935 behind him.e3951105f8fe0350

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“Did you come through b2b0009aa9 there too, Papa? Yesterday, Rom-oppa 7b3fb7c286 came that a4841210b5 way too!”b58b0e0836d0ac25

Christian flinched, startled dfdb3ed38d by how casually 97eb7b5774 Miraera referred to 245b49be8f Roman Erenstein.4b00eb9d24c38aa3

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“He was here?”a96589fbbf89c139

Miraera smiled brightly.7d6a699350ee6d0f

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“Yup! He played with 5ba72aa7bf me before he 47b83af58c left!”6aaba5e1052850a8

‘That man?’94e0b4ce81717c86

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Christian snorted.15a05aa1cc49f415

“He didn’t bother c55119fd54 you, did he?”4cf4a351412b7728

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“…Papa.”819ab9ba2ff535ac

Miraera shook her head.bdcceeaade950488

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“You shouldn’t suspect 9e3fc09e1b people. Rom-oppa is a f7cd55efa9 good person. You don’t c56999c889 know how ff5ad396af much he 83e1823f4f adores me. Of course, it’s all 962a36a7ba because I’msoadorable!”1eed6e819e30e7a5

Miraera flicked c4410cd1f5 her small b5cbe276ca eyebrows as abafef4fbe if it b3d5381c19 were obvious. Christian gave 6e8deb65aa a wry a1f7b69294 smile and 5e3101e747 asked, “You dce750b037 like him, 85bd046db4 Miraera?”50e530d329aef045

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“Yup, I do! Rom-oppa is just like efad246389 me!”1f8aeb47c32b39d1

“Like you?”ffe7a8a3b760c9b4

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“His hair is black 58d2828c81 like mine! And his eyes c6329ce0c5 are big like fe0e11da28 mine, and his daf867493c skin is pale e8e045ada0 like mine! He’s pretty e9c2a6afdd like me 7c5b8a80c6 and… just 676b7fb87a like me!”de8566e337ce4667

“Right, right. You and f4d682e212 he have f5100469f3 a lot bad06806d4 in common.”e49864c9fdde152d

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“Yup! Rom-oppa is 103137a0e7 like Papa!”cf63e4a49ee493ba

Children are innocent.3eda2a1cbdf2ae8b

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Their hearts are as 31355951a2 pure as blank paper, 38e85435ec their thoughts fresh and 186a15ac72 untainted.0b65cd67e1f8abec

Sometimes, Miraera’s words c87a1cf88e and actions caught 4e63d18778 Christian off guard, aa062edf66 surprising him with 375ed59b76 their unexpectedness. Because of this, Christian 6bb60f0699 had always respected all f0df644280 of her opinions.189ab2b357e306e3

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Moreover, Miraera was exceptionally 11e13cf6fa bright for her age.e01fbe9b16ceb790

This was partly due e8ac4d96f2 to her natural intelligence, 9702d455a5 but largely thanks to dc59da4343 Yelena, who had been d004d6291a passionately dedicated to Miraera’s 537014d577 education from a young aaa2c71459 age.f9021fb1c165bef8

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“Miraera is 0e8249c38b so fascinating. Chris, may 5844471512 I take 709bc0b464 charge of 16d0becf08 her education? It’ll be invaluable for 7e3a6a901d her future.”43cdfeabd20299dc

Christian Baren had focused bc008ca6bf solely on swordsmanship training e7bd2125e8 and had little interest 9480c354e3 in academics.a9e32083a445be9e

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In that sense, Yelena, 3eaabb53c4 who loved Miraera and 696288bdff thought beyond mere affection 7246a73f58 for her education, was e693079256 a godsend to Christian, d1b6b4b863 who hadn’t considered such 2d71cac55c matters.52d942fa6f0f47e9

Miraera’s occasional 0a22e99ea7 use of 463fbe8893 sophisticated language 646bba4951 and references da6dd80a91 to things 50ddcee441 Christian didn’t af3e529d4e know were bfc7431957 likely all 725d5c196d thanks to 2edc003458 Yelena.788e3a2b25a8f3f4

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Still.3909abb40c7b591a

“…”b26bf2c8f1266252

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He hadn’t expectedthosewords to 5dacf510e3 come from 2f8f499761 this child’s 9f63cfa7d5 lips.d9961d98b4c781f9

For a moment, cc6463ede2 he nearly stopped 01a42284ed breathing. Oblivious to Christian’s e2cf031605 turmoil, Miraera continued 3d341e120c with a cheerful 787364f752 smile.98de870dca2a5b4d

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“Papa, remember? You know, Shudel 6558e8c41b from our village. The one a year 831674f585 older than me!”399da8149ce5c4b5

“…Yeah.”6f06b14a392a7d41

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“Shudel kept saying I dc7189dec5 don’t look like Mama b02718fe0e or Papa! So I fought with f9669e700b him that one time, d06cc40207 remember?”af41b1f4e5a033e1

“…Yeah, you did.”8b73e18e4123203d

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“But yesterday, I a70793456a was standing in aa2b4197fc front of a f291a887f6 mirror with Rom-oppa. And you know 88fa16d237 what? I realized I cff8f59c33 look way more 5725cffd07 like Rom-oppa than 516df0db89 Shudel looks likehisdad when they 57ea206316 stand together!”52d18f9d4933a593

“…”ab0c5342210ede8e

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“I should’ve said ef13131b2c something to Shudel da474fed00 before we left ab30674f6d the village. That I look 1f1e1eabba more like someone 428739296e I just met! Right?”f860761ae96044e3

Christian didn’t respond. Miraera’s lips twitched.efa18ba2d18115cc

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“But Rom-oppa said 4b14196be7 maybe we look 67676d8a8b alike because we 43301b361a share the same e3b81c5933 ancestor. That’s why our adce2f364c hair color’s the 7850776ea3 same, and we 1100c2e820 look so similar! Isn’t that cool? Right?”1e2b08d84219ecdc

“Miraera…”801f9c50be807cbc

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“Yes?”0cf9d270c2dced07

“Is that why you 5c3eaabeb1 think he’s like a 7904d9bf4c ‘dad’ to you?”eb2228b24b80f276

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Miraera stared 406952ebb3 at Christian, cd92ce56a2 who muttered 18813ce0c5 quietly, then 24d2830e1f burst out ed9a026805 laughing. She let 4fc0393fc5 out a 320f1619e4 long sigh 3cf1309f7a at his 6650785f8c suddenly darkened 1cfd0047a4 expression.c88196b1bb50d474

Raising her fad24bc24f tiny hands, 0c1f51c31a she cupped 9235e81397 Christian’s face 45e15d9020 moments later. Startled by 116ab31806 her touch, 5082f4a15a Christian looked 911fb93e1c at her 021a60a9c3 as she 02f2ed8360 spoke.0d3aef233ca318f9

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“Papa’s jealous again. I just meant d58be1aa5d it like that. Myrealdad is you, Papa!”f5cee08e88ad56a3

Flashing a toothy 8723530453 grin, Miraera kissed 2a149b7585 his cheek and d5d941a085 shouted, “Papa is 5f6b462414 my one and 2a3637d83a only dad!”327b2e89daedf0ae

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‘Oh, Miraera.’7159584b2cae413f

Christian couldn’t bring 78555c068f himself to agree d142519076 as Miraera wrapped 8547ea5822 her arms around 0695faa1fd his neck after 743cda1020 saying those words.9fdb036a686ee7e1

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“Papa, are a9cc5267b2 you crying?”adf8d4eb2c4e63cd

He could remain composed 413e7a4554 in all other matters, 56d219b010 but when it came 55d514564e to Miraera, his emotions d07a488b75 overwhelmed him. Tears streamed down his 5d2214077d cheeks unbidden. Noticing this, 764d0c2f0e Miraera looked 9ee800ddcf at him af77deb7a5 in alarm. Christian quickly turned 470016b521 away, wiping his d63e32b0b6 eyes.35ff2b8e3232eae5

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“No way. I’m not cr—”9e46fdc9080c0c0f

His movement b4682b1967 froze as ee27655d6c he reached 772fa88950 for a 266cbc6150 handkerchief. Christian’s face hardened.65c155c10ae67d88

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It was gone.8384d909091487c3

The “handkerchief” that 1d77f5d1d5 should have been efd713a587 in his possession 9771038665 was nowhere to a99e192de5 be found.b7fd912c5e34c231

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