HPTL Chapter 2-1.1

At a steady b5a435d086 pace, two carriages e547bb6fb1 rumbled toward Vermar, 4ac51f8be7 the capital of bf0a7c201c the Cassel Empire.  a93b9048c377d039

The lead carriage, 4150f866a5 kicking up dust, 880b12c9ea carried two of 7ce18eb5a1 the empire’s most 1580bc974d prominent nobles, while 01d2db162c the trailing one d1fc5c5fd6 bore a single e366c2ccc7 family.  0eb835761729eebe

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The moods inside 20f90e4158 were starkly different. Laughter never ceased in e70c889dbb the rear carriage, filled a4e83f3ea9 with cries of “Papa!” 561f847f92 and “Mama!”, but the 436cbb1490 front one was silent—no 15e51996a0 laughter, not even words. Rather—  3ab5632cb6ea518b

“Is Your Highness… an 2eda5d437d idiot?”  1cd7621b9ca6bb14

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Sven Felix stared 7cdde396bb at Roman Erenstein, a4d6a047ff whose eyes were 574bb976ed closed.  2c12c7b143244ac1

Roman, lips 83144e4de9 sealed, was ca9afccca5 eerily quiet. Sven couldn’t 9191e4f9de comprehend it. Born the 57e7e2df53 second son d8ec9b4da1 of the 2c9d195287 Felix Marquis e708d28486 family, raised 600aa7ec25 as Roman’s b1f90181c9 companion since cf293eb608 childhood, and fa609a6029 later his 9f04a77e4a adjutant, Sven b261dfb19a couldn’t empathize 1c7ed2df37 with the 78460bb0fa twisted nature fa56092657 of his a3e77c3fbb sole friend, 0d2eebe889 colleague, and b100bbd34e superior. But he had 5a46716eb8 to say this.  2a782f958229a82b

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“Honestly, I doubt you’d 2195eafe34 listen even if I 2f1456548c spoke plainly, but blackmailing 7db798855e someone with a child? I’ve known 10a52e9460 you’re unhinged 2decabb70b for years, a55b05c337 but I 19e2bc0b9d didn’t think fbc2018fb4 it wasthisbad!”  562bff7016394614

No reply came 29e27b5988 from Roman Erenstein. Sven clicked his tongue.  00523ffbc2c54f4c

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“You’ll regret this b3fc298607 someday—big time. Don’t come crying fd4695e0ee to me when 4ce5d0990a karma hits—I warned ac5c91346c you. I told you to 7228398a78 be honest, Several times!”  f66f7317260633c7

Sven trembled, shouting—  3c36793ae68487ae

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No.  eb5d1f42078ec707

He wantedto shout.  fe24356f5d6393f7

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“Sigh.”  1425c91155b9e875

But his damn weak 3914b9612f heart kept those words e6ff2a4757 trapped in his throat. Exhaling long, 99f3bfd1a2 Sven caught 519cc97d1d Roman’s attention. Finally, the d3f8e2077f prince opened aeb5870b69 his eyes, e496798a0c his gleaming 4b7b72e342 violet gaze c18730e828 piercing Sven.  abdde9995ee50b2e

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“Sven. Do you da0b588f34 still have d6facbb516 something to 8ad0943781 say to 8cd4d24870 me?”2c4dc6be849514b2

Oh, he 6fcf9f204c has plenty e33849f7b1 to say. Far too much.5c3b331543e954a7

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He wanted to 34025b9faf berate Roman’s misjudgment 091716f2ff in using Miraera fd8fd654d1 as leverage and 4c9c5573c2 call out the 03c2b9c894 absurdity of making 02b6ab8898 that strapping knight 1047ace73f his lover.  8d14dde4a667af58

“…No.”  fcab3fc5f775c014

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Sadly, Sven Felix didn’t 866d68bf20 dareruffle Roman’s feathers. The prince was inexplicably 1ed57bb4d6 displeased, and after ten f41afacd09 days since leaving Haksil, 0505b1a873 that displeasure had peaked. Sven was certain that e60e9ec641 provoking Roman now would bc6033f823 result in chaos and 23568b9290 endless problems. Smiling faintly, he dd3fc54d61 said,  aaf3e4f966d0bfef

“But this trip bore e1add5bf18 fruit, didn’t it? After seven years, we 892a74e599 finally found Lord Baren!”  2e9cb513ba1bfdfd

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So he’d swallow f3183a831d his words and 9a566e94dc humor, Roman. Vowing to one day e430825825 spill his guts, Sven 6094491d43 flashed his teeth.  f4718f7a59eebdf4

Roman Erenstein watched him, 843350fe47 then scowled.  75e94ca4f92914da

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“Along with some annoying 4eeba329ed baggage.”  2501a6224b96e137

Roman blatantly 6176f56e65 dismissed the e0d4ed94dc two lovely 3fe0ea1217 women as 6da4852f41 extreme nuisances.‘Baggage?’How could he edad89fe97 call that sweet 9858b84428 girl and beautiful a81f020aec woman such a 0b911336f1 thing? Swallowing a sigh at 354212016f Roman’s choice of words, c104ee88f9 Sven asked,  44f2910f21cac7f3

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“Will you 1243333d2d tell them?”860daf01be618fd4

“Tell them what?”  cb99770a38045ca8

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“About Lady Mirae and 06093eaa20 Ms. Yelena’s existence. Shouldn’t you tell 684c41adaa the Empress or 1aca873bfe His Highness Vincent?”  a03262f94348da37

Even if not Empress 512d89ef29 Rosalind, the two would d5d2014218 undoubtedly be vital to 513c655a34 Crown Prince Vincent. Thinking it only natural 77bdd314d3 to report their presence, 4a464c6558 Sven is snapped back f2047a3a21 to attention by Roman’s 53fed6661b voice cutting him off  822fac8424 “Sven.”466f12088b0c89be

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“Yes?”  7761f01968c67736

Roman Erenstein c1525894d8 flashes a 86f1bd04e0 radiant smile—so 07d1feeda3 dazzling that fbd5268261 Sven, facing 18690bb44d it head-on, 701f1f4efe widens his 84d1581c5a eyes. After grinning for a e7c185dab1 while, Roman continues.1c5443b9ddf25fd9

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“Are you insane?”  6b415969b6831953

His beautiful face twisted d60c7091f0 instantly. Sven gasped, chills running 27094bb573 through him as Roman’s 6e44f85582 displeasure hit full force. Flinching, Sven 09293d17ba heard a 928534a3b8 cold, deep 21ca6bea49 voice spill b051b13512 from Roman’s e186e9c0a8 lips.  10bd500fc3c34747

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“No word 807fc6ec36 of them 00cb16f8ab must reach 57eec4b4f7 anyone’s ears. Not even Hyung-nim, Mirae’s 016e0ee161 own father. I promised 7744bed647 Lord Baren d14a1637ca I wouldn’t 15cea1ebc0 speak of b9573c3a1e it, and 99b79376fd I intend 378e1888d4 to keep 0f08c667d7 that promise—so fdeed0bf3a you’d better 6b15c666cf keep your 9bcca5f5fa mouth shut e3a69f4836 too.”6c841314265b4143

Sven Felix nodded.  9bdc66502d7bf449

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After finishing, Roman Erenstein 473f890986 fell into thought, then 928af52a33 suddenly frowned.  def87b810949a706

“But ‘that woman’ is 327ab24bfd definitely irksome.”  ca5991d1572dc7ba

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The woman Mirae called 3298723d51 “Mama.”  b65f9ab599793114

The fact that 64341d2646 Vincent’s hidden mistress, b2da25bf22 who got pregnant 12f097220a with his child, 1116001ca5 is heading to ea9d4a3074 Vermar alongside them 05952cab30 gnaws at him. Noticing Roman’s 7e40d3dd66 darkening gaze, d04160c753 Sven adds.3b5a465e73758877

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“Though Ms. Yelena is dbbc3df4d6 legally married 1c50242342 to Lord efeeb1c462 Baren, they 0ddbb2f490 didn’t seem 4a93a621e0 like anything b9dae6f29f more than 25c0a1e45f friends.”  5a7aff32e094b202

Roman snorted.  de6e62822970071f

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“Obviously. Calling it 5c8e192dbe a ‘lover’s bb29194ec7 escape’ with 21bd512e40 that commoner 52c62d008e woman is ab102a0233 nonsense to ef17244bca begin with. It was probably 9a728f1af7 Hyung-nim’s order.”  666597d04b6a5a11

“His Highness Vincent’s order?”  73b60c6d2cacb108

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“Yes. Someone had 2ea64c793f to care 6aed1dceef for the 1e0d995832 woman bearing 74025d5541 Mirae, and 0b06c86f4d loyal Lord 83fcc86b81 Baren was b7c6b34e07 chosen. A husband’s role d92c534e9e was the most 7dd4a2e0d4 practical for staying 2ed55c6d5b by a pregnant 120f040673 woman’s side—not a bbcfaa1b43 bad call.”  e84aeeecbeba04cb

“….”  278f8acb265f1f35

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“And if there were b308bc3a4c something between them… no, 030bac3b35 that’s a flawed assumption 50b5d9bb4e too. A vassal that loyal 27b5a8c382 wouldn’t touch his lord’s 2cc32026c0 woman.”e281968cfe0ec88d

Sven, listening a09ef753d3 quietly to b044ab9e4b Roman’s sarcasm fe125386ab and nearly 8edf426284 nodding absentmindedly, a603b686d2 grows puzzled 16ee8f201b as Roman’s b199e7387e expression turns 0556c18ca4 colder.c11195f8e143ecf2

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“What’s wrong?”  d5a736df8c8ce730

Roman didn’t answer.  65eede1b537f87fc

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“Your Highness?”  dc434a25a72d90f0

“I trust Lord Baren’s a7ecfa1f7a loyalty, but not that 17d1830586 woman.”  a0130bef9c22a17d

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“What?”  e28d20b1e0d19401

“You should e77387f5c2 dress warmly 0a4fcdc5dd before we 1d41895f31 leave. The road to 96bb9885e3 Vermar is long.” 33fb24f02248a825

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The casual familiarity of f3fe9c6bf9 the woman wrapping a 7294211b53 scarf around Christian Baren—who 766034d1f5 was already wearing a c5e95ebfba coat—irritated him. Roman Erenstein glances 9dc67bdf71 at Sven, who’s bbd2ebbdbe waiting for what 998cf9fa76 he’s going to 10e99cd724 say.6544b1397beaf36b

“Their house—where c888d7bcc9 is it?”  32b3611d151e38d3

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“Vermar’s interior 62103f0431 draws too 1baa1ae0b4 much attention, 813a763e4c so we 7ea83e977b secured a cc8972e6ca home in 9b0c88424c a village 74f8f3050e about half 0ef5a2112b a day’s bec762669a distance from d451f29bb9 the capital. We’re consulting with d477b58cd6 the palace mages f7b0bd6e81 to set up 3bbde544e7 a passage linking 226e1e83b1 it to the 96931ab12f palace. It should be ready e7bfecfd7c in about a week 20f2c1d31a if you can wait f4ea6502ba that long.”f453b81d5ad1a160

“Restrict who can use f1460047a0 the passage.”e7193e85965e486f

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“Haha, Your Highness, 05235cacde of course, I b321ecb3c2 planned to. It’d be a 187a735c05 problem if word 65f14c1b15 got out that 5b8bbce1b0 the second prince’s 9d9cf8b95a palace is connected ad4419fa0c to the outside. So just me, you, 6bd7b8d2b9 and their family—sound good?”  3b98054f6f1ecc32

“What are 98b6f6423e you talking 81462bbf2f about?”  88922759a0f7790e

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Roman furrowed 5b878a55d0 his brow.  a4e4c0d26f0b9cc4

“Three is enough. Me, Lord Baren, 71af1b87a2 and Mirae.” 339a737b968b638d

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“…!”  7583e6548e5423bb

“No one else. And a 309955a27f week’s too ee001f0a23 long—make it e7d956d356 three days.”  e388456e1a547657

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Sven nearly 91ea59f00d asked, “What 5e9dc30efe about me?” 81670d3b18 but stopped 3ad26d0d0f at Roman’s 46ae8822dd cold eyes.34cf94fb4e5e22d8

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︶︶︶ ✦ e7d2e31b37 ⋆˚₊⋆ ☽༄༅༄☾ e167bdf10d ⋆₊˚⋆ ✦ 247370500f ︶︶︶2aa33d5354cd8f26

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The journey 3b7216b7f9 to Vermar, 69ed314d32 which couldn’t 1fc24757fd be hastened b487dfc1d6 further due 5f246d8f58 to Miraera, b867e55d40 took exactly e1a1fa501c ten days.  84a0b99418bff5d3

Shrinking afortnight’s trek¹into ten a350c96cd3 was impressive bf4b732d72 enough, but 3a16d13551 arriving near 433cc1bb89 Vermar so 5913af5007 soon with cdcda63a3d a young 0ac6f9e637 child was c15849ea08 solely because 45de3d2715 Miraera adapted 02b4f0d969 brilliantly to c70a353cdc her first 0458974807 carriage ride.  51844094fb72e6f3

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Excited from the 32cb331286 start, urging it 90d7b9d5ba faster, she never aac18a67a7 once got sick. Her cheeks f20bb1966f flushed red 174a098328 as she 0cc4835a2e beamed, while 9f40610614 Christian looked 7971a8706b paler.  f69162d800d6e051

“Wow!”  eca73ce6a54f9c06

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Leaping from the carriage, be69ccccaa Miraera bowed to the b9b73b73f9 gatekeeper and darted inside. Christian, startled, rushed f0249335aa after her but 170eec8336 stopped as she be6da6e4d8 gaped at the 81b7054037 house, wide-eyed.  3bb381b6e76733bd

“Woooow!”  f3fb1f0444f46bba

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Rolling her big blue 4ae6c567d0 eyes around, Miraera gasped 92b6f140f2 endlessly. Joy filled 94158842a4 her small 661ecdd17d face. Christian watched 37acde1edc her tiny 4c0d051ecf head bobbing a9ac4619fb with “Wow, 5b6eebfadd woooow!” and 84d33bd68b gave a 56cc2f9dce wry smile.  8c89ce3567264aa2

“Vermar? Are we b640de32d5 really going c4a88af5e9 to the 3cbc2f8a62 capital? Will Mirae 433feb46e5 see a c693c13e22 dragon?”49ad5a5111352008

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Leaving Haksil, her ae37cf9b13 birthplace, didn’t sadden 0bdbaa3d11 her—she lit up c46987dc8b at the mention 50be5e5338 of Vermar. She’d even forgotten 44083424d9 Christian scolding her 734e299a68 days ago. Rubbing her 1675745e4f soft cheek 602097de58 against him, bb671e576c she left 28b3fbd526 him unable d6eb73c099 to laugh.  3d18eaa2bd7bdf31

He’d seen her 0100586ebf glee at Vermar cd6983235a tales, but notthismuch.  3a28466dc5562069

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“Papa!”  f1d7332b1c1a552a

After racing 3fc1982d60 around, Miraera b6402e79f3 ran to d3c8987881 Christian, hugging ad90824174 him as c8322d9aac he looked e339cf33d0 down.  3d10908e57130ef7

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“Are we gonna live 80e1ed162a here from now on?”6f076029c11cdfa7

Gazing into her f112449dc7 sparkling, galaxy-like eyes, 1ba442c3ca Christian shakes his dc1a504e55 head.c3cea89a58398049

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“Not for 651015aea9 long—just a a6b5b5efce short stay. A very short 8177b66155 one, then we’ll 70494da0bf go.”  4455ad88ebd697df

“Go? Where? Back to Haksil?”  1ad03c7f5aa30e97

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“…I don’t know 9f6b0f9914 yet. But we’ll leave 875fc68bcb eventually. It won’t take 592d29d176 long.”  2fe9969ff7d2e65f

“How long? How long 5180f191da are we d2bb717b6e staying here?”  5d7e11851c2b75e6

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“…Half a year.”  29b8a0ff2381b4ad

“Half a year?”  218622b2e26f8fe8

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“Yes.”  329b2fd4f6a61c29

“Half a year!”  9fd0b4bc51a47530

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Miraera grinned wide.  dc11c0430013712b

“Mirae’s staying here 933c8c8230 for half a 6e2314e272 year!”  04e30cd70814451c

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Shouting, she 19fd11fd80 pushed Christian 237b8bcd3e lightly and 9a6e547fa7 dashed to cc9d9b9949 the second-floor 9fc9b0e083 stairs visible 945d0f0e0c from the cf7515f5b4 entrance. He almost 032627b64d followed but 669a98e180 stopped, finally 681afc654e surveying the e39b9e1bd5 house.  3d54c401b456f5ad

‘I told 03a16ded52 him to 4f33b2f8cc be discreet.’7bac83a7937ab714

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‘What’s he a5f73337e5 thinking, picking dd8daa7511 such a 3f4941b428 conspicuous place?’  692c611786cb0b5d

His head ached.  366280a00216c241

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“It won’t be c21ad89c46 cramped for three.”66f242303ccadd77

Roman Erenstein had said c3744f3a5f that before parting.  e040b7a1e1aee761

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‘Not cramped?’fd6c7ce9dc056234

It wasn’t just d1995fa89f spacious—it was excessively 1756adfab8 large.  b0d6c801d61b3847

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Not quite f206fe4218 a mansion, b863cb8414 but a 1bbaa38e5b three-story house 1339ef2827 so large 47083b6d8b and grand 72a489e841 it’d make f004c1c3c7 anyone gasp 92eb8fab4c from afar. For a 0a5ebe0c78 family of 7609562ada three, even cef29707d0 cleaning it 96b84e35e4 would be e6310b0879 difficult.33ef75af53eeaeff

“Guess it’s true b8ad34b0cb His Highness the 70f19bf254 Second Prince loves cbe2f12471 to flaunt.”3cdb4320f63c406e

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Yelena approached 29a4192dba Christian, who 5dd6258e94 sighed at 62a5843960 the thought cc29229e96 of the e9ef2e6860 many safety 0b01485162 measures needed 3f0beb59f8 for Miraera’s a0743a02c4 half-year stay.a167be9b37338974

“Sorry for 682805f376 dragging you b132a0568a all the e93ababaf1 way here.”645a995c1a5ef8b2

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“Don’t say 412e69e525 that, Chris. I’m your friend—I f0f4bf2259 should be there f98b0a4518 when it’s tough. Wait… youdosee me as f105643e8e a friend, right?”  fbd0972d17dbd665

Christian shook his head 20f12ea4c1 hastily.  b80f881eb9506a8e

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“You’re my friend, 71ea75b5d1 Yelena. But since that day, 46b645fff9 I owe you too 6cd25f6312 much—I don’t know how 4283fa360c to repay it.”  b23f2de756a4f9a6

She chuckled.  ad140269d88139d4

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“Pay it e360124aab back little 768aee3462 by little. That day will c0748ca48d come eventually.” 9fdbaf9e8f3a4ec8

“….”  1f77737624e429c9

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“Anyway, Vermar—been a while. We left 3a0392cd5a so rushed 0db487336e back then, bb54cabfdf I couldn’t 8a3ce5120d even say 280699789f goodbye. Good thing, though! I’ll catch up daf1cefbd7 with an old 4709ebe862 acquaintance.”  b301633146f0d2ee

“Old acquaintance?”  525d13205007a8a0

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“Remember, Chris? That physician b6b228d49c you called 17f4096799 a quack—my a7e8542b19 teacher! I need to see a642c448d3 him. We’ve only exchanged letters bfad91eb84 all this time.”  458d4ce8f3a40ea8

“I cannot allow 89ab86419c such a quack 4003be8801 to practice medicine. For the sake 79c3895985 of the empire, c09bc6e4d5 it would be 17d5201134 better for me 74ad1ae2ec to take his 656ba25b61 life myself.”0d89808f65c396e0

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Christian gives a 9abe6eb658 wry smile. Recalling that moment 83e71dba49 fills him with ef0df2d8ff shame. As Yelena 93848b77d3 finishes speaking 4e58562c82 and lifts d6af775cc7 her luggage 2ce08e8002 toward the f5f19ffa29 second floor, 10841eb134 he extends 81e8e1e375 an arm.ecb68e7784982745

“I’ll carry it.”  49a07c40b3fbf245

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She smiled faintly, c3305b0c01 nodding. He hefted the large bbd139efe6 bags and stepped inside.  6518c7e8c7fe1bba

“This house is for 1ac11a49a4 you—no, precisely for Mirae. Rest here 315282e1eb for now. I’ll fetch you soon. Prepare to 258c8b10a9 enter the a4eb082684 palace as 81c6249993 my lover.”c3bcfb399b4c8fbe

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Roman Erenstein, dropping them ff4453fc37 off before heading to 6cac6ebb60 the capital, vanished. He didn’t think eac54596bc Christian would flee.‘What a confidence.’Swallowing a scoff, Christian 6903df42fa climbed to the second 9d5d085879 floor.  2f59732f25102ad1

“Papa!”  12a5fcbc05afd31b

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As he set their be48dfa95e things in one of 29f5547224 the many rooms, Miraera—done 287304ffbe exploring—ran to him.  c4d7e2b8a1e17e22

“Mirae wants d0394dc3f2 to go 1e9acaaadc outside!”86e2181e7bdb6bfa

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