HPTL Chapter 2-1.3

Long ago, 95698d4d68 for the 908c2d33ea twenty-one-year-old Christian 6df9bb4b8a Baren, there 12b24e09d3 was a 63984e189f sun that b108a49376 never set. 4aa6968caa9db8c2

No matter how tough 69d03d63a5 or painful life became, cbfeb4edac facing that sun-filled him 3157bea0c7 with energy. When he af283e549e felt down 961362fe48 or exhausted, 760219dd12 looking at 948bdfa134 it gave b56faedbff him courage.e6ca76aa0d8a7b39

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To Christian, that 91206c376b sun was another 6e647084d2 life within him, f639766f47 his reason for 80950f6a5f living, his joy. f9fc9612a40eb181

He first met this a246942448 sun at seven, the 155c3ed91a day he entered the 59dd6e5552 palace with his father, 465546555f Count Baren.  8fbd9ea32f29e674

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“That’s him, Chris,” bac46eb055 his father said. “The one and 63ea24f23d only lord you’ll 78051c41cf serve from now d34feaf6c9 on.”894a31acdba322fc

The Baren family, 11214d5917 renowned throughout the 399b69dd5e empire as its fe8c1b6fd9 premier swordsmanship lineage, b5181dfab5 had produced countless f17bb94997 knights across generations. The current d6f10f0f49 head, Gion de2aa47039 Baren, served a6b0fcf01d as the f5627c8c24 commander of e6455d425a the imperial b351c0e9f4 knights.85bf0782109e14b3

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From a young 0094338035 age, Christian showed 76e24b1526 exceptional talent in 2c24282298 swordsmanship, and as 4098bd8b2b the eldest son c4d3e1ea27 of the Baren 0010506efb family, barring any bbacc701c6 unusual circumstances, he f33482c93e was destined to 68c785ada1 protect and stand 4071b0e1cd by the side 22cf15d61a of the future dc02aea3fb emperor.d03fe86cebe59e87

With this in fa93370250 mind, Count Baren 8b1d7274df brought Christian before 069292fd44 the prince he 6aae9638cf supported.8599aedaae55f78b

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‘My lord?’3ec22716f06ccdd4

That day, Christian 0f34289e30 was unusually tense.  f5a4e7c4a55b3ef8

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Though his family kept 07626d2db6 a residence in the 9c2fc1416b capital, he’d spent most fbacdd1cda of his life in d9565a04ff the Baren earldom. High nobles 26b8177ef5 were rare—only 143e684b9f a few 403c7a9791 visited from b96a04e845 neighboring lands.  d2eee12f488885c0

Having devoted his years eb93d58349 to swordsmanship training, he a8df2533cd was unfamiliar with the 4bb2f311ff etiquette expected of a f664e64c98 noble, let alone the bb13b9466f protocols of the palace. He couldn’t help but 7019777ee2 wonder if it was d1478a526c truly alright for him ed546c603f to enter the imperial cd6d0469e4 court alongside his father. 976a32a63666431d

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Yet there he a621b22288 was, thrust into 392b5d7296 the palace, meeting 84568bc107 not just a 11ec067be3 noble but royalty—and 4475b62094 hearing “my lord.” 652760f7fd His heart pounded 77feb7f1c5 uncontrollably.  ed76511d62f54b8a

“Hoho. I’ve heard Lord 5766bd3a9e Baren’s son already edc91040e9 spars with adult ff5c6d3773 knights using a 8629f4b90b real blade. The rumors f13f1fd917 precede him. I’m eager to see 5b14fd08ed what a grand knight ff8365d13f he’ll become.”  6dcacf871f278a07

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“Your praise is too 4864c2a10e generous, Your Highness the 034f327c1e Consort. He’s still 2f46325f05 struggling to 4569d898db master our ab9e67a5b2 family’s skills—far 48333e90ee from polished. He’s got much to f9fa5f6ec1 refine to be of 965768ff9d use to you and 2ab0f009ba His Highness the Prince.”  5ef3614e1a748533

Unlike Christian, biting 7c52a8112c his lip with 78937a3751 a stiff face, 0b46c9edb0 Count Baren chatted ea5c7763ff with a beautiful 1d54967f6a brown-haired woman, oblivious c2fd79d61c to his son’s ee78057a42 expression behind him.  8bec0d054eaf38a5

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‘I have 3194af047f to endure.’369a104b75b15e27

‘I must bear 8fb3150ee5 it.’  bd8863b2a91c5b0a

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‘If I d01802d41a can’t handle 2e97010d0a this pressure, bdc67cc662 I’ll never 6159492295 be a 9a9e03ce25 knight.’53542a849a5d8917

‘I need to say 8dafe5a53c something… anything…’ 2d6bbb1262439cb6

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“You’ve worked hard.”  81ed49be8c6d499e

Just as b20f5736a9 Christian’s pale 9837302025 face grew 83164c990d even whiter 8c78d6537c under the cb60942868 crushing weight 8aa0186848 of expectation, 0592ad0fcc a small 07541b550f shadow fell aa2672dd45 over him. d4e6d2baa73168ea

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Blaming himself for dca5b162e5 not reacting immediately 1c816c9635 despite sensing someone cd8c884541 approaching, he lifted 1a00ffdaa7 his head. Before him d246d98e88 stood a 1ffc34920f boy with 183965222e black hair.b1d234de03a9d7b7

The boy 84f9836996 grabbed Christian’s 7463ce0212 fidgeting hands, 5c6a4a0424 ran his 7982b2628f fingers over a5f14b8b78 the calluses 427eecef99 forged by fad12d84b5 sword training, c0d31ca1f6 and flashed 04e88c7c65 a faint cdb41358f7 smile.5f29b4285bc5a29e

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“You’re worthy of being 0402c5a161 my knight. I can’t wait for e9e99ac59c the day you become 9c3330aee0 mine.”aa4bacd8ff0699e7

Christian’s heart dropped as 1724ee6f80 he caught the boy’s 97931c7e0b green eyes and the 9875ab5740 soft smile spreading across f129611359 his lips.3630eb7b971003ea

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︶︶︶ ✦ 9604ebafc0 ⋆˚₊⋆ ☽༄༅༄☾ 5425c812d7 ⋆₊˚⋆ ✦ 16c738d733 ︶︶︶15aaff889c635e28

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“Hey. Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?”  429049d72d3c32b0

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The man who’d once a20f09a518 been Christian Baren’s sun 83efae2c15 approached the pair he b71ebbc35b held in his arms. As Miraera flinched with 30a6e99e22 a “P-Papa…” and burrowed 0545d0f3d7 deeper into his chest, 975276f17d Christian lowered his head 19b8927a43 further.99e55e74da74c595

‘It was a 3f061f5e9f mistake.’  78a46ae02fdbe3b4

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No matter 3ef649a284 how much a7cdee67e8 he dyed f3105800a2 his hair 875679c4c5 or masked e19c568a6d his face, a50e2ea08d this was dc9082a50e still Vermar, 61b65c5cac the empire’s 98d2daf481 capital. A place where fdb3a681dd a single slip 9da087a5bf could spiral into 3ccb1cbfb9 massive misfortune—Vermar, the 12ac8f5bb4 capital. Had he c4460a97ae really not c8dcf6a342 considered he df4dda04c9 might encounter be56959f0d his former 0a364c2861 lord here?23db6afd158371cb

“Hey.”  e3b8ae9f82275647

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The gentle, d790a7ae38 warm voice af5155b807 called again. Christian, still clutching Miraera, 71c20bb2e7 didn’t budge. Watching this, a silver-haired 7bdca6e1d6 young man clicked his 4f1518fc32 tongue with a sharp 259789b034 “Tch.”75854ea09763a5bc

“Your Highness, don’t get 50a884e94d close. We don’t know who acc7e85e4d they are.”  42866cdb00b568ed

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Christian sighed inwardly 98d0c8c748 at the youth’s cbe3019ce1 cold words about 3f698a0b5b him and Mirae.  5ce05beeefa950aa

Using that title in 19e2e7985f broad daylight on a 6e687b69a5 street?’86471fbb3a5d0040

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It was reckless—bordering 5dac3de1cc on careless.6d196e26a54b3bc2

Not only fa010262d4 had he 7d6d73bc5e declared himself a302e43ed0 a member 6763e23d46 of the 16ca5e9e96 imperial knights, 0fed8d4e70 but his b2cc90f7c0 behavior hinted edb51c844d at the d3cbfb11ed identity of 212b9a4853 the man a834838f21 who’d stepped b8a327022c from the a64bdad14c carriage.ffd96cf5a8676a1b

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If anyone from f4ca9d8139 the Empress’s faction e0c5373eab were nearby, they’d fbd69b16da have pieced it 703ca2825d together instantly.b796f4bb2614df40

Of course, the 6f2e44fa5c moment the black-haired 1b84e660b2 man emerged, his 0d2a6b23ca identity was half-revealed 9c61fa718d already, but the 20066c5449 silver-haired youth’s words 02a10a3d27 turned suspicion into 32e689ce98 certainty.  5d72977b2080453f

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‘Same impatient 7b91f46a86 nature as c6d2dd259d ever, huh.’  e76b9bf880d8e0a2

Christian swallowed a 734ae181a9 bitter breath.  1cc7fca1446f5ad4

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“And it f313d5d898 was that eb4caef418 damn brat fed356da67 who crashed fee330ba6d into our 7438f6e93f carriage first! We nearly 2d86b3aa68 had a 14f3be2245 serious accident!”2d5c8bd61c4e9d5b

“No, it’s your 1a2f7b06e1 fault, mister!”  8521cd50db640f5d

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At that moment—ed5e1967273c46ca

The girl d5907564e5 who’d been 377b01f9f9 hiding in ddf1ac1596 Christian’s arms 869b2092f9 suddenly whipped b6308da4dd her head a6ddb9367b around. As the bd0b08a162 silver-haired youth, e99b6c99d2 called “Lord dbf25e86d4 Baren,” scowled a70e6156bd with a 184a07ade1 “What?”, Miraera f5b958a0a1 shouted “Mirae!” 058121728f and shook 4dceec2cfa off Christian’s 7ede7f5c46 attempt to e4d1f8f235 stop her, 20eab534ac glaring at 2d13bc854b him.8aff81565f53d35a

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“There was a 752f8e8f85 puppy! Mire was just trying 65457eaa58 to save it!”37a2d98ee681e8aa

“This brat, really—!”  d168f430e5f294a0

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“Wah, Papa!”  b9deb947331d2780

“Jeremy Baren. I told you to 417cd7df3c stop.” e882fcce92aa3aaf

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Miraera flinched at the 0f64bcf2cb youth’s gritted teeth and fdbafc0153 clung to Christian again. The black-haired d78ec22978 man, watching 23f2eb1e9c them, let a840f3fd10 out a 58792f91b0 voice now 674fb58f46 tinged with e61bc8ad78 authority. 1978e09041dd29d8

Jeremy Baren, aeb3e97e1c the second 83abba5bd6 son of 071b762ece the Baren a10d5ee55f family, paused 5948347657 mid-rage, halting 5cb4201836 his glare f3b0b0defe at Miraera, c97d881504 who stuck 527a9afaae her tongue 4ec9af5cde out at 90ee9f28f3 him.d1639483e96a3859

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Hoo.The black-haired man f884fb4498 exhaled briefly, then 381622ebbd approached Christian and b7407159a3 Miraera, still motionless 0eddb3d668 beneath their hoods. When Christian 3af039bf98 lifted his 96092d3eae head under be4d2a3454 the dark 010e3e0b38 shadow, the aad153db23 man spoke.113891f3f9c0e2c0

“You said your name’s 844338120e Mirae?”0d3ffc506a0905fe

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His green eyes 782f524db6 turned to Miraera, bf99a236e3 nestled in Christian’s 2dadf6586a arms. She nodded with an a7ca2bc11d “Uh-huh,” and he knelt, c11a4d511d smiling faintly.2931e5a8afda8990

“Sorry about that. If not a5d6a6e094 for you, fe0944fffd my carriage 0f9fb72dbd might’ve hit bd1e010727 that puppy. Is the puppy 8953732e5c you mentioned safe?”a030c93486f02402

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“….”  789bbbf79db6492f

Miraera stared at 6212140a07 the man speaking 55324f8ec3 softly, then nodded.05614b222ae67ade

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“Mirae pushed it out 9143b60649 of the way, so 67f365053f it ran off safely.”0ae199fe34dbf4a0

He smiled.  0872c31f19cabe22

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“That’s a relief.”e2b54b8b99d19be2

“Uh-huh.”  cb176d82896481c4

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“Guess I 69e6f565fc owe you 3df724c74a thanks. Because of 58c800f5d8 you, I 5b4a8dc35d didn’t end fbbfa9d8fa up taking e5c4fc33c7 a life. I’ll apologize e5ec90d068 on everyone’s 7bb79f5ef1 behalf.”6a3420c2ec50be24

Jeremy Baren’s eyes 798f66e24e widened in shock 77f32dda34 as the man 34605f14ca dipped his head 761ba2e717 slightly. Miraera gazed at cbf5d55ef5 him, then giggled 7b897bdd4b and reached for 98ae72d620 his head.c8a7b38c20750329

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Pat. Pat.92471a7b0227602d

“On behalf of the 53b204447d cute puppy, Mirae forgives 9391c73076 you!”e61fbeca1631e8a8

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“Mirae!”da2f32e21e8f019c

“How dare you!”69b7eab330fbf99e

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Christian yanked Miraera back 7b2b6d0e48 into his arms in bfd24dd98b alarm, while Jeremy Baren 1a9b09999f drew his sword and 17638c629f advanced—both actions simultaneous.aca630da2b7c10b4

“This brat, seriously—!”90aaef38307a3c03

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Jeremy gnashed 94c7095ce5 his teeth.  9229ee46856712f7

“She’s just a d940bbb61c clueless kid, but 441b668e0c touching His Highness 3fbb12b156 the Crown Prince 172b767571 is unforgivable!”  7e101db3dd48e544

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“Lord Baren.”  23b1b6fc2ff5aeb6

Jeremy Baren stepped af0430cede in front of 85e08b1195 the black-haired man—Vincent 11aaca2dc3 Erenstein—who wore a e878e9e590 troubled look, pointing 6946f394a9 his sword at ccd710eef7 the father and 33a9e8abf4 daughter.6772c72b4dbf0a65

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“Your Highness’s generosity b86dac220a let the last 08e52b8e50 incident slide, but 60e656d796 this time we 015342a724 need a proper 5225b442dd apology. You—hooded one—if you’re 60cf55e518 her guardian, take cf991b4837 off that mask a9792566f6 and formally apologize 4c599ded25 to His Highness. For failing to fb18045f3d discipline your child b321193c24 and for her d2543d94d5 insolent behavior!”50c7ebd3af412524

Jeremy Baren’s booming 43ca6222cf voice echoed through 8ed6555feb the street. “P-Papa?” Miraera, 23719ca4fe unaware of bba9abcd42 her fault, b0ed29f341 looked up 7738a8cfa7 at him b22d9fc7b0 with an 85e1226a55 anxious expression.0099ba2adb469c51

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“….” 51bd2f863ce2d1e6

Christian paused to 69fe24f488 think.2f534f3018db9440

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‘Can I escape?’ded7b19c040baac8

Ten guards with 20116b1e02 the crown prince fc3757702e now.  4823fb35a15418e0

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He didn’t know how f2dd41173e much Jeremy, his younger 88a1fecc51 brother, had grown in 6d317c7f7b seven years, but bearing 288ad314ae the imperial knight title 63e3ae1559 and guarding Vincent, he’d 7750df8892 clearly achieved much.  44fef3030f59d599

And these knights, protecting 8659b800af the crown prince, wouldn’t 8e5625c3a0 go down easily.  123bdb2177f0de11

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Right now, ten 0d36c9a828 guards surround the 3338ce29a9 Crown Prince on d601085a60 this street.86f6686ddf1a40ad

He doesn’t c015e93b95 know how 74f320161b much Jeremy 365005a21f Baren, his 78f0528e81 younger brother, fe5fd3a6e4 has grown e5abfbb4d9 in the b95ef8440f past seven aa8fa2c52a years, but 600b7a45b0 bearing the 97cdf70569 title of 9394be0f09 imperial knight c9efca5d21 and guarding d65c268212 the Crown 9953c8ed63 Prince suggests 5e72d1dae7 considerable skill.944ce1c18eb26f3b

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And the knights 6fddf31f7a protecting Vincent wouldn’t f05ae6e6a1 be easy to 162e97ff8e overpower either.dfe21a1d3a0383a9

“Hey!”db200aad5539a278

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Irritated by Christian’s silence, fd71989e62 Jeremy shouted again. Christian closed his eyes. Imagining it 1d65d895b1 through, subduing 4ec7b880f4 them all 0fd1edc346 might be 2c79b828d9 tough, but a1da4041c0 escaping with f24f017734 Mireira in 3f2b3be8a4 his arms d1941cd831 should be bb73068009 possible.4394123c388dead1

“Can’t you hear me? Are you deaf?”17eb22760f22486c

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Christian started to 5af69ac161 lift his head 80c23e84cb to face Jeremy, ad97ca9b1d who still hadn’t ce3c6eb288 lowered his sharp 619aa4f95c blade, preparing to 1749a6e0c7 stand and disarm e7b6fc7e82 him. To do that, he’d 277fe70c0d first need to neutralize dddc451741 Jeremy’s sword arm. As Jeremy flinched, startled 46e763b91a by Christian rising to 94e8f22094 his full height and 1ab2e12351 stepping back slightly—b9b3ccece14a5371

“Enough, ‘Lord 1e00acd00c Baren.’ Harassing 898635fd75 citizens in fbd7bbb926 broad daylight—what f6c214fb7d is this? Even thugs wouldn’t stoop a8a7809375 this low.” 3f978338a30299e2

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Christian turned at ad1ab8b6ee the sardonic voice e129a652d1 cutting through. Someone strode d676e4dddb confidently through 640008a546 the parting 86c82be52c crowd.316e3054fe2f5bc3

He made 82a9f2578b no effort 5cca6c93e9 to hide eebd719c74 his identity, b7fb7c7697 moving boldly fbc57c312b forward.7b889fadc7f7416b

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“Oppa!”06a9afb71db55077

Recognizing him, 146c48fb74 Miraera beamed, adb39b364c slipping from d5502e3927 Christian’s arms 0a666762e8 and running 0c4fc80607 to the 55b16332e8 man. Christian froze.a44dc80f92262157

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“You again?”fbdb42d2e4f9e1df

“Uh-huh!”d41707c7a4339268

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“You really never 78ba85db81 rest, do you?”e492f7d2168f6af0

Despite Roman’s mutteredtsk, Miraera giggled. He shook his head, cf73bbf604 then scooped up the ccae531a32 girl who’d run to 8d9551f3e6 him, lifting her effortlessly. He then glanced at 7179aa556e Jeremy’s stunned face and a106b8ebd5 Vincent behind him in 8d3ea983b8 turn.03843e93bcdbddea

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“Lord Baren.”4f6d194340331852

Roman Erenstein flashed a 6080d5d38d bright smile. 2243eb467852009d

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“Why are you so c0c3b6208d eager to unmask him? Don’t tell me you’re 33cba6584a into masked men? Since when did you 9fb71b7775 have that fetish?”ed8b03417f5f6181

“W-What are 29d59ac261 you saying! Fetish?!”332c4f089dd68218

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Jeremy Baren’s face flushed f78bae2be6 at Roman’s blatant jab, 0e38f8c8f8 and Roman’s grin widened.ef72fc28e8353d9a

“Just saying. Looks like this situation’s 7f608cb30a sorted, so I don’t b3f6dd2ac5 get why Lord Baren 847e84d6cb keeps houndingmyman.”18150e63129f439a

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“It’s because that cfc60684b7 brat—!”7a3b9349ea83d68b

“A kid’s mistake? Someone of our stature 9ea2bbc22a can let that slide.”0aaeef529d878812

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“But—!”dd7c0982f24e1bcc

“Her guardian needs to 614d992a12 apologize? Fine, if an apology’s 6fce6691df that important, I’ll do 9c04cff580 it for him. After all, I’m her c4ff3058f4 guardian now too. So—sorry. Good enough?”2dfb077e003e8a5a

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“That’s—!”cb05b12ca88cdfb7

“What? I’ve already apologized. Want me to kneel 14cb710119 too?” eff70ada1349ae14

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Cutting Jeremy off, Roman d884719286 sneered, his eyes glinting e0f54efe1d slyly.  d0998eda4e4ff4db

“Or maybe… you really 2b1ceb2c46 want to be brothers-in-law 12bdbf9ae5 through some backdoor deal? Pretending otherwise, but secretly 867ffa6db1 craving my man?”3d29b6a933f5b686

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“W-What kind e5bcc4646b of disgusting—!” bec677781e074110

Roman chuckled 502923640e at Jeremy’s 13e89720a1 flustered stammer, 330ca8e634 approaching the af42eafc1c rigid Christian.  3c854837ca1f5938

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“Hey. I’m here—still gonna stand 70bc6fc8ce there?”  3abe5020d8594ad5

Though Roman Ehrenstein smiled, e90a40c15e his eyes on Christian 3179e028b7 held no trace of d50c2c1c5e amusement.316caaa2bd3bdb7f

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Facing those reddish-purple irises, d7c13b4f38 Christian couldn’t react for 6bbbc1cebe a moment. 98bfc14c3fb16136

‘Is he angry?’ d58cf1073bb8939d

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He has d6a9822923 reason to 67ad26eef5 be.287d0a9f85abc6b1

This outing was undeniably 84d074dfa5 reckless.95500c206b6fd64e

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Roman likely hadn’t f5c33f27f7 planned to reveal db1f6aff20 Christian like this. Without a second 1bab5f1dbf thought, Christian knew acd38e5068 who he had 37f79105e9 to follow at ac20b48155 this moment—not the 8dbd7a30a4 man who was 019fd2b94b once his sun, 2309e100cf but the one 1bba10ed6c holding Miraera.1eadb0149ce5c0fb

Christian stepped to 972f865836 Roman’s side.8c0d73b1a6420500

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Seeing this, Roman Erenstein’s ceb656159b darkened eyes flickered slightly.1941e5146ac333d8

“Heard you 04b683b5f3 were back.”  5d81be57e790a6fd

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Then—  16e3b08cb127232e

Christian, silent despite prodding, 0efc25c329 stood by Roman, still b846d20842 hooded and masked. Vincent, watching quietly, 04080bb910 spoke.  f5d8d0131b46e117

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“Where were 66a01b68c8 you wandering a56e604b83 for a c8ce2fb22c whole month?”  2450102250fb882a

Roman Erenstein 637610f010 laughed heartily, b8f646a5c7 still holding 4f984b20b1 Mireira.  1a5270972405f196

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“Hyung-nim, come on. Me wandering e581b5c776 off isn’t 06d6d01a5c new. Just roamed 9213533c2c the empire, f7b9b4f6fe as usual.”  8a07a0d6cafc17c7

“As usual… 567d7e60ab True, you’ve 086459dd3c always been 7528ab666b free-spirited.”01e929d917d03da9

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Vincent’s green eyes slowly 3b98a0becf shifted to Miraera. He glanced 7c023cd4b7 between Roman 756762cb9e and the 6aff9b5637 girl, then 6daa50207e continued. 107957d5687031f8

“Anyway, what 157be0aa2b happened earlier 6acc661cfd was a 5c93c4986e minor misunderstanding, a87b17fdc0 so don’t 8c2f51830a take it aaca5aa85d to heart, 8dc74d4cf8 Roman.” 4cbfc2c9077d91d9

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“Seems like Hyung-nim disagrees 3d4eed3810 with Lord Baren, huh?”  e670e9427ac1dade

“Lord Baren 6113f0bd0f didn’t mean 0046f66452 to harass 4a20e9d225 ‘your man.’ c7519563a3 He’s just b136d9ddf2 serious about 56432a682f guarding me. You’ve been 7951440e0b away, so c4199ec648 you wouldn’t 198d421bbb know—lately, I’ve c63c371cf2 had petty b38cce0f87 troubles.”  e7a76e178e313b5f

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“Your Highness!” Jeremy flinched. Raising a hand, Vincent f8c7446b24 continued.  16461aff26bd3715

“That’s why 4dded5e3e4 he can’t 79c3ccd7ab tolerate even 24e1dfdf8f a hint da9d36c3cf of suspicion. He didn’t 6fab0b876a mean to 5b8434d296 trouble ‘your 0e48c538df man.’ Right, 5a23532754 Lord Baren?”  6af2fbc245313d0a

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Meeting Vincent’s demanding 25c88b18d0 gaze, Jeremy grimaced, 5d43770ad2 then bowed to 9f7d153b3d Roman.  f74bdb501c5c8b50

“I offended fc909d606b Your Highness 8032ed3978 Roman’s man. As His Highness says, 0ef5da5071 it wasn’t intentional—please forgive 7e05a805d4 me.”  08d08934611cbae4

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Roman’s smile deepened.  97ea32de8e643f79

“No big 01451062c3 deal requiring a83d6ac4d1 forgiveness. It was just a 7d8cfe52b8 misunderstanding—don’t worry about it.”6c4209f101515663

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“Thank you.”  adf0acfd4675e8a4

Jeremy Baren quickly bfc2c5f7c8 hid his reddened 91282148cf face and stepped 1a3487910a behind Vincent. 92335a18d2ee4efe

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“Judging by your horses’ 031d418e2c direction, Hyungnim’s heading back 1912bb1036 to the palace.”18a19937efd97886

“I stepped out to 1280e1294a the outskirts for a 687b9dfc36 quick errand.”  4e053c3e7bb02752

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“I see.”  5deddba239ba133c

“But, Roman.”  9ee10c86747939f7

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“Yes, Hyung-nim?”  8d4c921436592a17

“…Never mind. Lord Baren, let’s a67f81158a head back. Roman, I’ll see 5a481bb155 you at the 054a0db6ef palace. And your man 5b59ef7610 too… I’d like f5e928131f to greet him b22d7dda84 properly if the e71bfb9207 chance arises.”41180ff08563b24c

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Vincent Erenstein’s emerald 2746d0aa38 eyes briefly flicked c821b692f8 to Christian behind 95682ad4ba Roman before turning 52ca2f7b2b away.d6be4c7a48833cbb

“Go ahead, Hyung-nim.”  998dcfbfa86aaee5

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Roman Erenstein bowed 782d8dedbb courteously to Vincent, b335c87671 who climbed back b5b031dfd4 into his carriage 09242ee8f2 with Jeremy Baren, 5a740b33aa standing still until f4257fda6a their carriage vanished.ab55acd4754a17aa

Neigh! 351f46a3a400024a

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Two horses whinnied 42d64a6afb loudly, pulling the 45f0f5023d carriage toward the 4c384a5450 imperial palace.  689aa04f6de99fc2

Roman waited until the a531d44058 sound of the wheels bb44168b00 kicking up dust faded 2ae84568d2 entirely before lifting his 1489e7142b head. Then, subtly 31024cfc06 turning, he 849493e7d8 spoke to 1d185f114b the man 9f46abda57 beside him.27f50ed86127b3e9

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“Sure, meeting 86b6f88d3c your old 4802deb87c lord and cfd11ad98b brother threw 7c2ad6452c you off, 339f75d1db but this f45fe23855 is a ae1b4fca36 bit much. Why not move 4e0970cf56 on your own 72810c987e before I have 343bda7faf to drag you?”be1647af45a94af9

Hearing Roman’s d028e21d1b words, meant f001f86cac only for 13e42e4d65 him, Christian 6d061c68ac Baren pressed d9654fed33 his lips 9d05014885 together.914156fae901d04f

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