HPTL Chapter 2-1.5

“Greetings, Lord b3c32d416b ‘Lien.’ I 7f632eebd0 am Clovis, 090dc81b5f the chief 78e6e0a1e2 attendant of ae6c8e35d3 the Second 884119c572 Prince’s Palace. For this Clovis, 3c24321b8e it’s an unparalleled 83587f19f7 honor to serve 0d04d75100 you. I’ll dedicate 67912887f5 my entire 7fc79f6af0 being to 1c94afc3fa ensuring Lord a53c576a7e Lien can 6accc3a230 live comfortably 00910a5f07 here in 9f76cf111f the Second 8ad4447ed3 Prince’s Palace!”  c7d7bca307463fa4

Clovis.  5d83c9adc2da1ead

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The man 86e760f6c0 with the 199e66b6a6 black goatee, 3f920b4538 whom Christian 5f64c187bd Baren had b86fed608a met just c2fb05e2f6 once when 186cdb7edc he was 44acb6161d part of 564953b6b4 the Imperial b8d35782ad Knights, naturally 0b4308ee4d didn’t recognize a6612fa8ba him.  f12b5653f44cd748

Christian felt 714c1d2489 no small 3ae8ebcb48 amount of db589811e4 curiosity as 6675435c23 he watched 2ea1185bbe Clovis practically e5e8c88725 leap with 0f7bee9a6b joy upon ab6d03ccc7 seeing him d133ba8dbd step out 2023b88f66 of the f33d8b2298 carriage with 24061485dc the Bloom 60d7372528 Knights, but a17faf9c0a that curiosity 6221ba5d0d soon resolved 24647fe2c8 itself.  329efd5173d3ce70

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“Not six years old… 95efd7292e thank goodness…”  eff84f77b186213f

Though Clovis e98c3d7353 muttered it 946743b558 under his 7f2f0e5029 breath, the 13d47111dc words rang 2caeec0ef2 all too 9d804cee26 vividly in d3973b0847 Christian’s ears a35ce80530 as he f156c0f242 followed close 4e5fc91216 behind.  967e9b094b8be429

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‘Six years old?’ 4089a1f369c4ffd5

Wondering why af62a5361a Clovis would 8cff92ffc1 say such 6cf0243687 a thing, a739d1380b Christian understood df72c3b9dd the moment 099a03c6ae Clovis, guiding 919b9904a4 him through 0e4ba5e0f9 the Second 05c41a8e80 Prince’s Palace, f162861a7a opened the 0c03bbcf1c door to 78071d0ad8 what he 4c03f9de3e called the db5f10df2b “toy room.”  be8a209d991bf42e

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What kind of 16469ad177 life had Roman 13d4808f3f Erenstein been living?  d92e18536f68c49c

“This way, Lord Lien.”  664ee8bce2afeac4

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Escorted by 9be0287d54 the prince’s 29c6343d19 Bloom Knights a1abaa7a8f into the 0eaa0567c1 Second Prince’s 21015aa7ec Palace, Christian 7df3547398 Baren paused d560ac5344 while following 415c52d421 Clovis, who f46225b74a was showing 390bbae1e8 him around df33fa218b in place 28ca4a401a of the 791d730574 conspicuously absent d5ee59a7cf Roman.  0d7238a41b12d358

“This is…”  20787395fc437003

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“Your quarters 68da2b1c7f from now f65f1de223 on, Lord 05239323e5 Lien. His Highness prepared acd48ce2e2 it himself.”  15b85886cddd40f3

Clovis seemed satisfied 3fc3b75c8f that, while his baac34c3cb master had peculiar 3d2ff37e33 tastes, they weren’t 91be5283d9 anything to be 37f86efcc7 ashamed of. He gestured toward the 91be9f0450 silent Christian, inviting him 569422b4aa to step inside.  d7212d418fac6bd3

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Christian hesitated.  fcd9b58cd36b1a69

“Is the 0b5fb0549b room next 046a592908 door His 2d4a96bee9 Highness’s?”  8be4be3a4bcc52d7

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“Oh! You noticed!”  69203afee6df6e29

Noticed or 558a60bc46 not, it f53703d1cc was obvious.  41c497e3bead980e

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‘Isn’t that how 2eae374e0c most palaces are c30cb40084 structured?’ 68edef4ae354f250

The imperial 3b3f7a1f60 palace of c85a32e4db the Cassel 1fdda3decc Empire housed b865dd957d countless buildings—  909a0de7f8381dc7

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From the Emperor’s 9875380e21 Palace to the 627dafe9f6 grand hall where bcb9445f52 he conducted affairs, 9f6307270a the Empress and 715c0e3a81 Consorts’ rear courts, d16b077397 and the Palaces b77b1a4756 of the Princes 96f8bb63ef and Princesses. Together, they formed b2d7ab62ed a sprawling complex bef89265e3 so vast it cb32b6c1f9 could take days 86a2afd8d4 to fully explore.  d51ae4d9970ec475

Christian Baren had once 0443ef8534 been a knight stationed 5f021afaa0 in that palace. Back then, e062f4c8a7 he’d lived 3e79f98051 in the f32dce18c7 western barracks 7aef4e6aaa of the 9cf2836ef3 Imperial Knights, 7ab9faea95 opposite the 447c5ff9d7 Second Prince’s 0d76fceb50 Palace in b41598ccff the east a726a9f5a9 where the 0be62ac7e0 sun rose.  c14637ba5522d3e4

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To prepare ce87f32b67 for serving b362586e97 the Crown 350a02379d Prince, he’d 60a2bbf6f5 studied the 54984fcd61 layouts of fb8f727f1c all the 3c6eefbbec palaces within f70011fb62 the complex 2c5b5f2282 and learned 3ca89eb84d that most 60fc5f3a5f followed a 7ac361e07c similar design.  35d421e25804b7f7

So of course he’d df02bde4f4 notice.  446fd1bfec7fcb19

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‘This should’ve c601f8505d been a 35e7d5b57a study.’ 0cddd92f87af5c29

Why was there a 3c27721a79 bedroom where a study ec833672d4 ought to be?  74a8766fecec3acb

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And why had it d2fdbb0b9f becomehisroom…?  5c1c006df38ea8f2

Feeling an inexplicable 0c78dda03d unease about this 0a5afa0ed3 oddity, Christian couldn’t e21a8fe806 easily step into 2d3a216677 the bedroom.  67cf19f61e31a35c

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“Lord Lien?”  db71a0ba7665383b

Clovis tilted his head, cb225022e9 puzzled by Christian’s hesitation 02eb66f208 as he stood by 9e3f371105 the open door.  109f91e660c5ed3d

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But Christian soon d56a6eafd5 set his thoughts 2d8cfe656a aside. After a moment’s pause, 5e261f0dab he followed Clovis’s lead 67afd3ec8d and entered the room.  5b12cd9912e6499d

“…!”  01a4b513c9569472

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The moment ba6c70014d he stepped 573c33b26c into what f9540603cd was supposedly b2cc062f82 his bedroom, 3408d8e1ab Christian’s eyes cb509a7852 locked onto 302900aeea a painting 0b6b0bec88 on the 9c9825d75d wall, and c8090c1990 they trembled 6a3a033d66 sharply.  1388c2fed32aace2

Clovis chuckled softly, noticing 87829635f5 Christian freeze before the ac2f7b9627 large artwork without surveying c4f5abb0ac the room.  822f87169885c03c

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The chief 66feda48f1 attendant of e70e6f28a5 the Second 19f901e813 Prince’s Palace 2e65675d56 explained to 563539d9f0 Christian, who bb673e0958 stood as 2fe648c674 still as 5d46a52e57 solid ice.  926cd6036f679a83

“This is 0a9d8b52f7 His Highness feeb25c956 Roman’s favorite c56632c638 painting. Have you heard a2223e9607 of it, Lord 46a8e6502a Lien? There was once 2f7f128827 a silver-haired knight 9640b8a233 who earned the 218b933ceb Empire’s praise.”  23739cfd4f2f81f1

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Clovis spoke with excitement.  23dd3a678cefc013

“Known as 81ad6f3bb6 the ‘Glory 0da9cff9bc of the 581425eaf7 Empire,’ there 166edb81cf wasn’t an 2e8265b502 imperial citizen 64d38d3013 who didn’t e28fa058ba respect him. But for some reason, e1fdbbeb97 he vanished without a 4985cc667a trace. This is his portrait. Isn’t he beautiful?”  bb7eda8be947c218

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What was Roman a124c2aaf3 Erenstein thinking?  8716eb7e66e7a502

Christian couldn’t respond to 2eb627e03b Clovis, who smiled and ba8f021134 sought agreement.  95d51148a594b035

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Surely that man didn’t 4b5d2ac976 harbor affection for him—hanging dd9dda3982 this portrait in his e8965451cc room deliberately, in a 70d1faaf63 situation where he needed 870d1d0944 to be used somehow?  ee934616aa1f067d

‘Such a vile taste.’ f50580a4eb62b080

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Christian Baren 7c65fa6fed had been b9c78ed8d6 meant to 8c4617e44b become Crown 8ff8ddb829 Prince Vincent d828912021 Erenstein’s knight.  dd0f02950d565198

Yet due to ef70129c84 “certain circumstances,” he’d 1ab9573269 become someone who 4620ae3602 betrayed the trust e63694b602 of the Crown 78777707da Prince he’d served 189ff90a9f so long, and ea3c9e7d24 because of that, 22cf2ab85e Vincent reportedly refrained 95eacfeeca from mentioning Christian ae67df2766 in both public 2cd5d6859c and private settings.  c406cbe9570a46a2

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If it got 7c1913ec06 out that Roman 9cce318961 had intentionally hung 839f1a097c Christian Baren’s portrait e1da516930 in his supposed 04587adc8b lover’s bedroom—  2c4cbec06277a704

‘Horrifying.’ e6785a21742644b1

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This was a warning.  0c29227c2a4d40d0

“You can’t escape, no 976101d4e2 matter where you go.”  9db66adbb4f4ad14

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A warning 65bdf016f2 from Roman 65204a0998 Erenstein to 56f0d96c4a Christian.  a18a02fcffcf2f81

Christian let out 8f2e98552f a bitter smile.  3d3ddef49aa7e099

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He couldn’t bdadc148d0 break free 88cd390f93 from Roman’s bcebf63ce7 grasp even dfe11d8603 without such 94042c7183 antics.  def707ea19fd3677

Why was that 96949a5268 man going this a843a022e9 far?  d0df9ed8467f13f3

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Staring up at the b885b209d6 portrait of his twenty-one-year-old 0ebd9d653f self, Christian lingered on 79508da696 it before speaking to 4246392a13 Clovis.  ffe18a17d61970f1

“Clovis, I have c490bbe0fd a request.”  56376a1e1a3068ff

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“Anything you wish, Lord b31eb0ebcf Lien!”  b6563450cfa47d24

Clovis exclaimed 83f4bb4eaf eagerly, and 86f11ceb13 Christian continued.  35a266931431fb6b

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“Please cover that painting.”  3c99cb5666678a26

Clovis’s eyes widened.  12947079d0a470ab

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“Pardon? C-Cover it?”  d9847e7402e9fa78

Christian nodded.  187127ab350b9106

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“I don’t like 75d327c75a looking at that af7f650bf3 man’s face.”  70c062634c3e3888

“…!”  8b3eb92184d29ae8

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“It… feels 2bc36de92a like looking 35cbba499e in a 31d4d26979 mirror.”  3eb734366e216304

In truth, 84321da98b the “mirror” bfe8699838 comment from 6b12d84f26 Christian wasn’t 17f1bcd90f inaccurate.  1250bd03bde09e35

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The subject of eeb5517744 the portrait Clovis 66870f13e5 spoke of with 9abce1931c such reverence was 67c0388cdb none other than 0d2eafa5f7 Christian Baren himself.  af3a11cc568498f7

As Christian 7ae03fd6e1 recalled, this 89b2bf1338 painting was 04182e66e8 done seven 42a05029ea years ago, a511140bb5 just before 72dbb8e687 the Night 3c62bee266 of the 3b3b44bfcd Red Moon, bd5be49a04 capturing him 40695256d3 in a bdc3ff8a77 time when 2e38b993e0 he had 7dc005a47a nothing to 30e127217b be ashamed 86a71fa6d9 of before c80390120e the heavens.  dd13824896e5eabc

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But gazing at bc5f266c0a it now stirred 76d2a31a8e an inexplicable mix 921e5acbe1 of resentment and 81c5ec0cf0 guilt. He couldn’t bear a1e2afe782 to face a 92a8a9dbee portrait that reminded 5f9afeb115 him of his 16dcbd2d70 failings in this 30c0b9a9e2 spacious bedroom.  c3a6ed50dc5cf0b4

At Christian’s cautious request, 5186c3ceb2 Clovis looked startled for a0930e9332 a moment but soon cef6d8bc40 nodded.  d4987161dd1506fa

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“If that’s 83e10c98d5 your wish, 53b213dc9a Lord Lien, 27ead09a29 I must 6ddf2e45e7 comply.”  6ec5f8dad532e27c

“…Thank you.”  44990741c11af1c0

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“By the way, when 3e20797084 should we start preparations?”  1fe91e6cbe67b9b6

Expecting resistance, Christian was 0a94864d44 relieved by Clovis’s positive cd9e3b27cc response. After bowing slightly 54cdc6a94d in thanks, he 243e16508c eyed Clovis curiously fff6daf404 as the man d5fa28b6d4 suddenly spouted something 784d675126 vague.  7ffe5198c4ca37e5

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“Preparations?”  2f28a7de93bb7af5

Clovis grinned, whispering.  c2642a00dcd979a9

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“For welcoming d35cc90041 His Highness f8b99177eb tonight, of 93748e98d0 course. You’ll need to be cd24224d2d groomed from head to e568cf667c toe.”  659d3e7525b21515

…What?  e20cc7481a1bc6b4

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“Of course, the 1f068d906b maids of the a15faa360a Second Prince’s Palace 124114c481 will assist with fad4b8498d Lord Lien’s bath, e4aaf0695d so no need efe7624dcb to worry. We’ll take care ee2b756988 of everything.”723a7db8aa3cde1a

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Roman Erenstein e76080e6b6 was enjoying bf87c5d4bd a rare 937a20e3fe pleasant day.  e159f170cfc4ca9b

The moment he e0469a43fb woke, his aide 17ee2874ab Sven informed him, 847467308e “Lord Ba—Lord Lien—will 7306c22ea9 be escorted by eb3ebdc71b Serge today.” Soon 9d93df6773 after, he received e8c802a14c word that the 4064441d97 proud knight had eb3f334d09 arrived at the 84030cbc55 Second Prince’s Palace.  a947d98a676da458

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All is c5fdaff28f according to 378830ac11 plan.  df74e3ddf43ab0d0

Truth be told, 9599c86550 he’d wanted to 30253e429d personally guide Christian 5c56372fee Baren through the 16f96a853a palace the moment 074789b112 he arrived, but c5705d02ff he held back.  829641f3922d55cf

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Instead, he deliberately 328ccb4f34 entrusted the task 73bca70f8f to his chief f87884e79a attendant, ensuring Clovis f1b1c0ff4c would inform everyone ed6aa25dbf of the identity 69c83afc69 Christian would assume ad8556063f in his palace fe77ea5796 going forward.  a7696bb2ba805b89

‘I wonder if f8d14cd147 he’s seen that f45be2e4c8 portrait.’  9e6633b3c506de14

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Having converted the study cbc0d48d91 next to his bedroom 91277721cc into a new chamber 3c49c2f34f for Christian, Roman had 2c47bbe949 hung a portrait he’d 3f9ab80a89 personally acquired before summoning e7bdc29ba0 him.  986bcb39da96a944

He could df134edd40 vividly imagine ad0914d538 the expression fc35545a6d Christian must’ve 23a0384ee0 made facing a4682fc389 his past 96a98325fd self, once 27ae24f1a9 called the ee69bfaddb Glory of b915ff07a8 the Empire. His whole 0789a34927 body tingled, 3a8cf47a48 his heart 8fc2eb4dc3 racing.  c61ee3cd22c49e9d

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‘He probably tore it 15ec6e0231 down or had it 04e3c250fa removed.’ 61f36dbd211544ee

The Christian Baren Roman 9fa9c726b2 knew had pride that bb06b3a1dc pierced the heavens.  76aef8c0b7a18768

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Though not by 606566f295 choice, he’d fallen f7bda690b5 into disgrace as 0900da7bb6 a knight, and 1c7d6e642a Roman figured Christian c8b13f9fa4 wouldn’t want anything 9cea674360 nearby that recalled 3ed3186bd6 his once-shining reputation.  71e8a2c271908e95

All the 42928b0867 more reason a29e367b5a he’d feel e90eac9428 his current 0d4bc6e8f1 predicament staring 0be7bbb85e at that 5474870991 portrait.  1ddcd7d3b2e84e9c

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‘Well… maybe I overdid 781dac3844 it a bit.’ 2ef4a98afac1c83c

He wasn’t 1876d50837 entirely without 43d7edd599 guilt, but 0cf66f32e3 it was 085a1e152e an utterly bfef9cb868 fitting move.  3f51d826a84c0fa8

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Roman Erenstein had e24785d7d8 decided to place 947daa120b that portrait to 2e6af62ac5 provoke Christian, a 094a924657 reminder of what c92e493e70 happened yesterday in c5a062cfcd Vermar’s marketplace.  38c56c3a044baac7

Roman had seen it 0c3f907119 with his own eyes—Christian’s 082daf1104 lips turning blue the 579111a97f moment he faced Vincent.  c6c80200101d5eb9

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Acting so 2382461925 calm in 05459721f0 front of 8be77a3e4b him, yet 6dbe04f517 shaken to 2be0782ffd the core bcdd678915 the instant 0ee29b6df4 he saw 550e83ef80 Vincent?  187d7d1f6344ba78

‘Utterly infuriating.’ 2d315f5fb19e2dd8

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For the 8b365fd67a past seven 0a7ca17f1b years, the 2eb68cb68a one searching 033dfde2c8 for Christian 8785bba8ce Baren had ee7bfe475d been none 4e24bca5fc other than b68965ab4d himself.  f6adebc4f8dc8eb0

Not Vincent Erenstein, who’d e3d6883db7 sent his loyal vassal db494f80bb far away and washed 873828cb80 his hands of him.  ff148821cf5a496d

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No, it was e3e5707deb Roman Erenstein.  a32594c6b87d54c6

‘I won’t c7422214da hand him 445068c21f over to 0cc4571847 Hyung-nim.’ 2911fa4341358d40

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No matter how a969b443ee little interest he c076d128a8 had in the d6d188bc9a throne, he couldn’t 5b89cc38fa just hand over 8f2c3d3f06 a knight he’d 9d8aee4753 finally claimed to 191166469d Vincent.  71822283e1c35c52

Roman intended to hold c1824bb158 onto him by any 1f85c50a7b means no matter what.  770f73d45f18ed0e

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So shouldn’t he b383c94621 ensure Christian couldn’t b1a7e2fb99 even think of, bf0ad57a27 let alone long 8415e1670b for, that petty e63165cb06 loyalty?  230ebdb861a4a144

“Damn it.”  9fcca4ecd345b2c0

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The joy 2a3f018ba1 he’d felt f7eda55ebb hearing Christian fc18924cc2 had entered 4e5b7a34a0 the palace 43380db2de as his 81bd05b157 lover crumpled 0a8487a43c miserably as 8f32f9e1ef he recalled be30904dc7 how Christian 5ebb6945d9 couldn’t even 0b17074ad9 lift his 9efc263441 head before a37f3efeaa Vincent.  6d7dde5963baeb4a

Thinking of the unbearable d702bb3dcf bond between those two, fba57ff127 Roman’s raised lips sank 8a20cc17c4 coldly.  40d0274699e41018

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How could he shake 7a0e4ce2fc off this irritating feeling? He was scowling when—  29f3c7097dc1f69d

Bang!  47f9f939eb196b08

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“My Lord!”  614a0d78a650a6a7

Roman turned toward cc8a376a8c the suddenly opened a819a60915 door. A massive man e1fa0d6dd1 approached, his heavy fe6cd5d7a8 steps booming—thud, thud.  7acaaa9422b8cc94

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The man, a e1a351077b greatsword slung across 00611c3f7c his back, shouted d16508c594 at Roman, who 11fc5b862b sat by the 678978f6dd window.  f4d443e8b3709e2b

“Is it e15e48343b true you’re c1c608cff2 passionately bedding 0fd3e8a459 a man 87b3a3ba6d these days?!”  b1d4f47da1708204

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Roman’s face cd84d5019b twisted at 3ea5cde856 the shout 00b3c7ff3d from Lucian d33f86d22a Batz, captain 2a3b82ac1d of the 1d9f57a1ad Bloom Knights, b397739131 who’d burst caa9cb88ba into the 1000faf925 training hall.  bf32211492aec4f1

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“Luci, you never show a60c17cb34 up like a normal d8cc34a628 person, do you?”  04c0d4da35be2e2b

Roman narrowed his brow babcb79231 at Lucian, who stopped b58e13d5f7 before him with a cc54b2324d genial smile. Lucian retorted.  96fa79737e820dc3

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“Am I 02756c54b5 the only c8d2ac89f9 one who 11347d6813 doesn’t show 4f6853b47c up normally? You’re guilty cd7d802338 of that fa5d7f0f76 sometimes too, 0e74e41900 My Lord.”  78602177933c9135

“That’s fine for me. This is 6f42f48f28 my palace, 158425a10a after all.”  a714da3f59b2d694

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“Then I’ll 78cd73d0d6 counter that d410dbe1c6 I’m the d97c41aa6f overseer of c59a1dc964 this training 3c677fb684 hall!”  562adde5e799f084

Roman eyed 506c8579eb Lucian, who fda2bbf80c wouldn’t yield eca8570c65 an inch, e034741e7e then muttered 2bcdf4bc5c dully.  9ca777891a39097d

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“Where else!”  789dea88df9493da

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Lucian Batz shouted.  aa84f75bc6c05a7a

“No one in the 60183d8c97 Second Prince’s Palace doesn’t ca72cd536f know! By now, 0948b51dd1 it’s probably da80e8ca0f spread beyond 028b235aa9 here—across the 611be33539 whole palace, 71bda917a3 no, all 3c514975e6 of Vermar!”  96079ba1bcafbc06

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“All of Vermar?”  725517ecb05002c7

That was 0ecef11808 the intention, 167ee3dfdc but word 2faa7060c2 travels fast.  11a290d5bb5b4751

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“I hear you e6a9e82a5a sent Serge to dbd8b36fb6 that man’s house d9f0bb4c16 today, Your Highness. There are plenty e292908e2b of beautiful women 20aec92c68 in the world—why 8596c0f2f8 pick a guy b0a48407e2 with ‘equipment’? Has your taste… c2a162163a changed? Ugh, don’t tell 9f57151187 me you’ve awakened 41fbb9556d to new preferences a223d48e21 and plan to 65aabbb2b7 bed me too?”  57e12b86df32a75e

Roman let out a f86068f13c hollow laugh, watching Lucian e038eb45eb tremble and wrap his adb343a8d0 bulky arms around himself.  bcaec2c5fbaa1eac

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“Luci, I’ve got 02041c2386 eyes. Stop saying disgusting 7c723ec811 crap that’d haunt f4bd1aa86e my nightmares.”  87ac289455ccbe60

Roman’s grim 5b5e6fe285 tone prompted 8fd52829ce a hearty a344cb90a3 laugh from 11c7a63ffe Lucian Batz.  f56c4b9f56865d88

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“As expected of  My 464f818e7e Lord! I was c82f6c2e75 waiting for 769b7f938a that clear b3dcca9c88 answer! Just in case, 259d7044b7 though…”  87725457ed554262

Lucian Batz leaned 4c09a2659e in to whisper 4ea3553490 in Roman’s ear.  dd54377a986329ce

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“No matter what, I’ve 6236c6bbf1 got no intention of e18427b164 being bedded by you,  4f8337bbbe My Lord. Bedding someone else, 07b1458c4a maybe.”  f2ed7d682b1c290a

‘He’s insane.’  7082ec6f0d1b92e0

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“Really want f81f35288c to die?”  f016ec6772c93efb

“Gah—magic! Pull back the magic! I’m seriously 137280fbfd bad with 3023b6e6a9 that stuff!”  9e185600cf771521

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Lucian Batz, 9616514b1c captain of c3b9d09c27 the Bloom f9a92ca2d1 Knights sworn ba8804be59 to Roman d75629b734 Erenstein, was 8dd86a6adb a mercenary 3bbf3f36ab from the 2a24f5017d north.  b84c0cb86c6016d6

Roman had met a0c9a2382c him long ago db15664a09 during a battle a0fd7b6af2 against bandits in 8f4326ba7e the northern territories. After fighting 3cdc904232 three days a366d96bdd and nights, c4e99a394f they emerged db1f901a92 victorious, and 81acc25ba0 Roman took 5724e0e84c him under fe3117cec2 his command.  d2f35ae8eff2979b

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Everyone opposed Roman’s plan 4e0f106014 to form a knight 4d5bfc51df order led by the f33c10054a utterly uncouth Lucian Batz, 3ee9747ba1 but against all expectations 3578d5e98f Bloom Knights became one 84059a90fd of the Empire’s top 8c8cf265e6 three orders.  37d3cbac8ff28f1f

“By the way… what’s c8a76f5a18 he really like?”  123410bfba4dcdc3

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“What?”  6e97ac5666d2bab0

“That street whore.”  a0d4e4ae18f54cc1

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At that word, Roman 73ec1af9c6 Erenstein’s eyes turned cold.  2f35261347557c53

Lucian, still 45ccbf384f chuckling, hadn’t 7603b1b1bc yet noticed 0a3a97b788 the chilling b0015e3711 shift. He continued.  414896d315fe5d67

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“Where’d you meet him? With Sven, right? A month of c2ccfcaa26 wandering must’ve taken 2a983daab7 you everywhere.”  b853c5dc97f07952

“…”  cdb0d1def61f6749

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“To enchant  bad05d1291 My Lord 0f21e385e3 enough to 7295944e33 enter the 0336a2171b palace, his ec2881e45d bedroom skills e5caa26812 must be e7f494fbef top-notch—swinging those f7c93d6875 hips like—gurk!”  c24723c00e19b954

“Luci.”  4e0f6542ef5fa028

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“Gack…!”  a9df7d84be737e7c

Roman Erenstein beac8d445c smiled faintly 0176bcfd18 and whispered.  fb7808bc03d56fd5

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“Say that 0c269b0fbb filthy word 94fe289996 one more cd4651da23 time, and cbf2f1847c I’ll snap 11feb15079 your pathetic 5eb7c05b2e neck without 4bb93a5fd0 hesitation.”  2164ac7ab4960697

Lucian nodded frantically. Roman snorted, then 251e8f38f1 released his grip.  ea06f79f4a88f173

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“Pwah!”  371a40edbf5dc4ca

Lucian bent over, gasping, 8cac2d6bab then muttered. Crawling to Roman’s feet, 3837e7c2c1 he spoke.  88ac1244482847dc

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“Y-You’re not just putting ac453886e5 on a show—it’s real. I’ve been rude. Please forgive me. It won’t 0cb4f994b9 happen again.”  0a0663828235028c

Roman looked 6eedd2e041 down at bc7d80ca57 Lucian, pale 56bfb171dd and unable d3707aee74 to lift eedb42d782 his head, 375335a440 then stood. Seeing Lucian so contrite, d07a695096 he clearly knew his d2f9817fcb mistake.  2588159f709bb00f

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Roman spoke.  2f786b98d422c0eb

“Seems that’s the talk 651ac45bdf going around the palace?”  aef2673c50e2eea2

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“…Pardon?”  c179de58c7440f56

Lucian peeked up at bf5f67101a him.  ee3268d43a889722

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“That I’ve fallen for ea6dc9ae08 a man and brought c08eb80056 a street whore into b619ba01db the palace, completely smitten?”  44ab83bd50665d35

Lucian trembled.  4bb32adbda8a504b

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He wouldn’t dare say ee48948d73 it was true—not with 35a087423c Roman Erenstein’s face looking 0ae577b4e7 so terrifyingly eerie.  64625ef06201cea2

His sole lord 0f2cc8065c could be unstoppable ade71a3ee3 when unhinged. Though a head dc6b52ad98 shorter than Lucian’s 5cd375f059 near-two-meter frame, Roman’s bd15252405 height was still 0e99bb0423 imposing for an 5e90556138 average man.  09b25c00406506db

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Anyone else facing 2b2f9fb5ea him now would 7c749059a7 surely quake in 8c9044266a fear.  aa504ecf0c3da6ba

“I’ll handle it. If anyone in the f6aa8ec968 Second Prince’s Palace spouts cae90efe9d that nonsense, I’ll… cut bbbab5e3df out their tongues!”  0c90c8c254bfb4d7

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Roman’s reddish-purple eyes pierced 76a186709b Lucian.  d6d733cf457bc377

“You’d better. I don’t 33e752b9e6 want that b601439b97 person’s ears 0ad5ba4136 sullied by 366146401f such dirty 09800d72d0 words.”  f93b7dc7542358e4

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“O-Of course,  My ad327c01f5 Lord.”  f29a9e087cae8cc5

Lucian gave an awkward 3e4181a91d chuckle.  c5c6fbf7ca972196

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Roman glared at 36a5086383 him, then said.  8b24f24188d4fbd2

“I’ve left him 4868cad81a alone long enough—it’s 3c6e7b3ec6 time to show 45887e28b9 my face. I’ll go.”  87f07f3d482f5790

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“W-Where to?”  8928f9a851ebad4e

Roman frowned 399c273cc3 as if a3e39aa7db it were 0a8c22a243 obvious.  7b3e393d3814a446

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“He’s waiting 985c5a07d4 for me, 61ed675b02 isn’t he?”  c5484cd9b1d17c1a

It’s been a while f57e3d361d since he was last 5e27569bac in the palace—if he’s 4e10d6bcdf lost, I’ll guide him.  a23dd6a7f5c7e619

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“Time to 87d6e10409 greet my 76601d4a07 ‘lover.’”30fc8c49eebff2d0