HPTL Chapter 2-2.1

Several hours had 22a0be90a3 passed since Roman 83af458760 Erenstein’s stern decree 3f5d748813 echoed through the 8722e12aee ever-turbulent Second Prince’s c9b98b17a2 Palace.5bbdcc7f007a3bbb

‘This won’t do.’25d1898787524c04

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After a moment 97073adabb of hesitation, Christian e69aa4769e Baren steeled himself. Spotting Roman Erenstein in 77ee8df38e the distance, he moved 93a1d20c65 toward him.bee77ed12b3587cc

“Your Highness.”7e7d5776439c6b28

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A low voice, but d430c5611f resonant enough to halt 483687c84a Roman Erenstein in his d830a6a0d0 tracks.94655169bc6d302a

“Oh.”480cf01708c411ce

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The moment Christian b20c7a333a called out, Roman 3a140a8889 stopped all movement, 85f0d94c44 letting out a a4619aff6e soft exclamation before 70abc4f9d8 continuing, “Did you 6968503909 find it?”db42754f8ed6106f

“What?”271e176cef33718b

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“No? You still haven’t?”355af11654d2adc2

‘Oh dear.’Christian Baren b0f1734a07 felt a 36436531ec bit—no, quite 5cf426e728 a lot—flustered.dc3b189f760787a0

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As if he could 706bfd8601 have found it…dc81f1963311c6c6

“Lord Lien, 3662247633 is this 37a9654acd the item 1fb43972a2 you lost?”55f381222c856e93

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“Gasp! That’s my pocket watch!”c6c92d99235f2727

“What? Tch. Then maybe this? This garter bel—”ee6ab1ece2c6b949

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“Theon, no one db21822beb here would carry 33fa918f5e such an embarrassing e1605d0afb item, so dispose ca4d266f7c of it immediately! It must belong a9e813d304 to some previous 16e52ab202 lady!”9a4cba1f1e22abde

“Lord Lien! What about this? We found this ad5fb40f15 pendant in the 38a3c438b8 garden earlier, and aeff557d3f it seems…”b2e94122f803530e

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“Oh! That’s mine!”9c2187d84023617f

From kitchen maids 959d62d26f to attic servants, ab43a6232f the Second Prince’s 91f009bd63 Palace, located on 464ef38874 the eastern side 7466ea3cbe of the Cassel a87ce406ca Empire’s imperial grounds, 8de792f21b remained brightly lit 84b24822aa despite the late 739cf40e9d hour nearing midnight.de891677ba6732c3

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Every member 07c976c488 of the 84d80bbf06 palace staff b509189778 was searching 59cfc3bb38 for something 4325ea00ee Christian Baren f67e947d80 had lost 4d0f8b1b4e within these 405a28a4d6 walls. Yet, as bf9bf9231a if by 4e47b8d52c some unspoken 21346ead2e agreement, they 6afdeb692e all made a785454c3f the same f27e1ea416 mistake.d7d9d4f6cdb4c500

‘They didn’t even b2c63f7e04 know what they a445d326b3 were looking for.’34aabe350e1e3ad7

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Though they 05cc7927cc were scouring 989fe885ad the palace 8db9e5667b for Christian’s 650ae49e01 “possession” under ce0bd09979 Roman Erenstein’s 133db8997e orders, no 8e36767863 one had f8b0596252 bothered to ef41b651ce ask what 72fb216080 it was 98afdac3ba or what 296209f31a it looked 3e8c2c43ef like.f6034cf5f1334d37

As a result, bf8d96b656 Christian had spent a4dc531604 the last few 0e03ba997f hours fending off ab5d57a807 well-meaning palace staff, 08eb98e8e2 leaving him somewhat 1e693a8685 exhausted.26556cafd8c96ca9

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But he 83ad7b863d couldn’t exactly 9d650e9886 reveal what 638eb26d26 the lost 3e34902584 item was, 93f82e4380 either.cf8681aa52d6f2d5

“Don’t worry. I’ll find 3e2dd47d8a it soon,” bc058b989c Roman said, c585846b4b misinterpreting Christian’s 4a7bd1e8c9 silence and 82b17595cc adding more 9f4e21d9b7 assurances. Christian, swallowing his hesitation, 2006ff1fc4 decided to speak.4f1b0f4169c44474

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“Your Highness, you 17eb87376a don’t need to 2a484b0b7c find it. Please, just—”b6e1e29b1965b311

He appreciated their f4838bebab kindness but didn’t e22dfa2102 want to inconvenience 3dd788e7f2 others. As he b709c009fd tried to 3ec0071aa2 request an 4ee46d4226 end to 40937e4e98 the search, 9ecceb83f6 Christian’s gaze eb0eb5cb94 inadvertently drifted c89e08fa26 to Roman’s c8722d9399 lower half 6663c8b5ab and froze.4cc4a8506ff31b3f

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Roman Erenstein, 210e8b43ae noticing Christian’s 0b0c06a818 stare linger 9416691e59 on his aaa4fa7d2b trousers, tilted f221dc3f87 his head.7a50299cb1568c72

“What’s wrong?”5f990528c36988d9

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“Did you… wade 00099dd815 into a pond 13dfff986a or something?”2f5e0b88b51df2dd

The words slipped out, 1a4ad45f19 and Roman let out d5dd206506 a small groan before e1aef38aa2 scoffing dismissively.b661666ef5901676

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“As if. Why would I do b006f51d7e that? To find 0433b7292f your item? Ridiculous.”f87a36a853ee364a

Yet his 1de656b4f4 pant hems ac4cd87632 were visibly 5b546ed571 soaked, betraying 15484119cd his denial. Christian, however, f72c16ee55 didn’t voice 38fdfdc56e his suspicions. ‘Right. As if he’d go dc9ce54088 that far for me…’01f9159f88786d42

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“Haha! My lord, why not 5ab24f9ca9 just admit it?”4ba364a6454cf63c

Christian’s thoughts ce4aba1ffc were interrupted 3a9879e73c by Lucian ee6859ff05 Batz, who d6da402f70 emerged from 1597fcb980 behind Roman. Ignoring Roman’s expression e125c13a65 demanding silence, Lucian b98ab59154 continued, “Here’s the 5c0d0aafa1 thing, Lord Lien. Our Highness 7850041bf2 insisted on 3920ee41f5 finding your 82d27cabaf lost item fe0eac915c and rummaged d994d182c0 through every 7c50fcba40 pond in 232f80c909 the Second 0fd569dfb1 Prince’s Palace!”5b93039b417f79f3

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“Luci!”51b21786a1b63150

“But, Lord Lien.”3bb857befe0e5c1f

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Ignoring Roman’s 90ef4e8662 indignant shout, 72fde887ca Lucian addressed 5d954ef9c9 Christian, who 20315f8de1 had frozen 7fa3ad3d77 at his ba60ac7c7c words.015a75f7f47e4b7d

“There’s one thing I 54939ce437 can’t wrap my head 29c05b0693 around. Whatexactlydid you lose?”d21c3be75964edfe

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“…”6d5b7038e8095691

“Lord Lien?”1375f2ae9cd97a7a

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‘Finally.’aef2468c839e7e28

Hours after f40ed1b71c the search f94b0736f1 began, someone 08668a914a had asked 83e263198c the question.1fecd24c75910b39

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“Pfft.”4f08567805c6e597

Under the 17345e260b bright, moonlit 324ebdd55c night, Christian fbf6b9bf3f Baren, facing 87176309ea countless eyes d49fdbefdc fixed on e9daebc073 him, burst dd2311dc47 into laughter.1bd1d616df045506

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“Pffft… chuckle… hahahaha!”91f35c93f27c4147

The sight of 04643f3e40 his lips curling 8d248c3b38 beneath his mask, 0b1d82f537 unnoticed by Roman 516044324f Erenstein, who stared fd1ec43179 blankly, didn’t matter. Christian laughed for a 6f2999db14 long time—long enough for 81d72e5ece Lucian Batz to ask c8f2680af3 those around him if f663a5f1c4 his question was strange.a3e8082bd50a0755

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“S-Sorry… ahem, fdd4248256 my apologies. I was… rude.”a5dd6b6196de0651

It took Christian 2af2d10d2d a while to b77297561a regain his composure. Bowing politely to the b8a78a5f99 incredulous onlookers, he spoke.776669c79bde4d69

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“It was my mistake. I meant to 240c4346c7 tell you earlier, 9d048e2a9d but everyone moved 411c2075b3 so quickly I f39c66c79e couldn’t get a b287af4a1b word in. The item 6c70b10249 I lost… 7db082ffee is a d95b57c75e handkerchief.”b5f6e16c904683d0

“A handkerchief? Ahandkerchief?”e6fefccd539d4695

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Lucian Batz c508d57657 questioned, doubting ae93114c74 his ears. Christian smiled awkwardly.815d8630cc5f62c8

“What? All this commotion just 252c5c6207 to find a mere c5530419f4 handkerchief—argh!”1ba32889f5c35373

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Lucian, grinding his c2bde012e6 teeth, stumbled forward e190e73a0f as he shouted. Roman Erenstein had 494ad33d65 kicked him in 19a2059407 the thigh. “My lord!” Lucian 1b5adb6eec whined, slumping to 78d09f9d94 the ground, but 63312f54df Roman’s eyes were 7ec264a2d4 fixed solely on 92e82cb683 Christian.f155edac4f5e75c0

Roman spoke calmly.4ecb8f81c3b77b3f

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“A handkerchief, huh.”69be1ab5616cce07

Christian nodded silently.cf4c57f3384c621b

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“Hah, a handkerchief. Right. Lose one 86e2f2202d of those, f2f424ff1e and it’s 335bc4c502 as good 9f41305005 as gone. No chance of finding 04a15dbe3f it now.”1e38b5b19d2ccaa5

Roman scanned e41eaa6926 the surroundings. Every servant’s 7bd38f8844 gaze had d0d7f51909 shifted to 2765505ac6 him. He declared, c1d30d2106 “Alright, that’s 68663c7e6f enough. Everyone, disperse.”41e4132ebe771d9b

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At his command, the b8d63707b7 crowd scattered.c5d56f91f34dc233

The servants and maids, 032f6cbcd4 who had been tense 90efa4516d thinking Christian lost a 2d33e0aa00 priceless gem, the Bloom 92cb48b78d Knights members who feared 31f10e95c0 it might be a 022704ea39 magical artifact, and even 706147359f Sven Felix, who silently 94cbd1792f bowed to Christian before daa1b01948 leaving—all vanished.d67ead8902336c3d

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Christian watched 54c0db6bd4 them go, 0c86e8cfd0 then noticed 7e60dd6a24 Roman heading 22b5786e65 to his 12f0041fac chambers. He followed.ab3f529c75f5baff

With people watching, b40a5d5eac he had to 94700f2267 stay in the 4884ba243f same room as 1c50f2a1c7 Roman.4652fdf506574719

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The next c22d62054a dawn, Christian b07fc979e7 woke abruptly 81200e0515 in his 16ae8007c5 bed and 73c868786c paused as 62891cbc4d he headed 4336b117f6 toward Roman’s 7b67777a2f room.6293716022bc8bbd

Between the e10ef3ac4b walls, at 2541843a98 the door d35aa5c635 leading to 45d39be3c5 Roman’s chambers e9e10c497e sat a 55aed2e779 box.0806a3777aa2f174

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And inside it…e5e123fc757af40c

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“Hah! Ahandkerchief, of all ec447c70bd things.”68d994b2cccbced9

Recalling the 47d155fbd9 absurd answer, 1495df70bc Roman Erenstein 5d65e83285 let out 979da963b4 a hollow b2575bdc4d laugh.9488d6a9ee5fe314

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“All that fdb28d1051 commotion… for d9d036a069 a handkerchief?”ef8648fc65e5fd0c

No matter how he 91cb92eef7 thought about it, it 962088396a was laughable.a5384631f808a258

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What kind of history 2a823201ce does that knight have 034b879fa4 with this handkerchief to 1d3582c7d9 search for it so f2fd9e12ab desperately?fae570e36019f2e7

Yesterday, when Roman 2f1af83bed found Christian, he 6820b85501 was in deep dce1301aa7 despair.6f90d5a2a8d4078d

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The look in 65055bc0ef his eyes, as d112e6dd95 if his world 553fa4846d had crumbled, made 8871e2ecef Roman’s heart sink, 3b932d0928 sparking an urge 8aaac286ec to do something. So, in the dead f3b05dcbc8 of night, he rallied 84e26d021b the entire Second Prince’s af9406940d Palace to help find 71b02c4ac3 Christian Baren’s lost item.7ab0348c167ccea2

‘That wasn’t like me.’26bbd0e66f2f69fc

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In hindsight, last d445c539c2 night’s actions were 17f2be5fb2 hard to reconcile f94f2d1010 with Roman, who f45587260d typically cared little 4747eaf835 for others’ affairs.b3e842a405c9109f

‘But…’ba544e5a43d31139

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I saw d5fe864646 something good.f7cd4ef64360af9a

Roman replayed the 097453eaff memory.9fc92fa32ae5ae25

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That proud 47ac757ea7 knight’s lips 12cc4486ce had wavered a3bc5feeaf like ripples, 9af9a740a7 letting out 7984564755 a joyful b85e79dc56 sound. If only he 02144f26bf hadn’t worn that 45f0e598a1 mask—Roman might have c0602b1202 seen his eyes f5c2f03482 curve in a ee81018849 gentle smile.5ee64addf6192e24

It was the d92fa3f948 first time Roman 7397a11ef6 had seen Christian 83e48b067e Baren laugh so 7c1aab7641 openly before him.c5b24f952f04e6c1

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Though, to be dfec0d20ca precise, it was 22fd15ab6e Lucian Batz’s words 7c2a84c741 that sparked the 53b559f572 laughter, the fact 3ab394a992 that Christian had 7b4ff00d49 shown such a e41f114b90 unguarded side tohimheld great significance.e813ebfe6e46765f

“For the six months f8adc8f657 we agreed upon, I 4852977a22 won’t betray you.” 0b7b280d6a7fd028

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Right.59b254e537337875

‘He won’t betray 7daaab8e20 me.’7c2fcd4251b37731

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Roman Erenstein felt 49a0fb4954 relief.f360ed9eb498813b

No, not relief. He raised a hand 607dff5fa3 to his chest. His once-calm d8154637b8 heart was a1deaee43c pounding wildly, 3ecb19cce5 racing out 83631067e0 of rhythm.1979f7863065c5a1

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What could df596ed14f this feeling 9947642147 be called?b987315fa908581a

This desire to 1bebd75895 see more of 55f88a3531 that knight’s smile f13c134fee lingered in his dae14c6bdc mind. This burning urge 4f382f0677 to follow his 19dd79eea9 every move…fe90940b02eed6ee

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“That’s what f45338b66a it feels 8747787e89 like to c74e49daf4 like someone, b165e62cc1 isn’t it?”f0b1f142027ab799

‘Nonsense.’7ce7b1d8317f7403

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Roman Erenstein had e83ed1fa54 no room for ac2c34aaea such luxurious emotions.Likehim? That knight?5c820b66dd225fbc

Roman snorted, lifting f32a72a8d2 his head. Just then, Clovis ff0a1f5b58 quietly entered his 40dd5d9736 office. Noticing Clovis flinching b5019071a4 as their eyes b32870cd29 met, Roman spoke.347c02769c6422d5

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“Did that 8e21e27ce7 kni—Lien see cfb467bb3d the gift?”50d1f8dee56ee93e

Clovis hesitated, then nodded.604df66e1ced7e60

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“Yes.”923778500f6a45b9

“And his reaction?”848e2f029fd8dc84

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Clovis seemed oddly tense. Roman grew exasperated.7735bd8af1397223

“Clovis, got somewhere 4b7b39aff8 urgent to be? Why the sour face? I’m asking cfc9286090 you—did Lien 0697a392ce see the 9d68ef9ac3 gift?”dfb6412c54c6b4fb

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Though he c703633e34 didn’t know e60f732831 the story 51fe2f21d2 behind the 9844b8db17 lost handkerchief, 1e330754c6 if it 87933f94a4 couldn’t be 5cf173ef4b found, Roman d4747d1a76 would make 4a1182d14f a new 3998aeca9b one. Before leaving his 9882969199 chambers, he had 1658c7e50c instructed Clovis, and 5b54a663ec his loyal attendant d07c307c1e had carried out c1701eefd2 the task flawlessly.9d94a621d9372ce4

Before leaving 202790c88b his chambers, 861f175af8 Roman had 88af6b3957 placed the 9241f1b62a items in c6ce426ad3 front of d709b26ee4 the door c0281816af to Christian’s 40e86f6f1e room. Not knowing 7aa42e10ae Christian Baren’s d3423ca0ab exact tastes, 7588592cd5 that quantity 15a467e721 should suffice. Smirking, Roman wondered what f84e462c63 expression Christian made upon adbc629103 receiving the handkerchiefs.80c945336ff289f6

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But why…0c4243e23d3f2c61

“Clovis!”dbf001e2b2954f32

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“Your Highness, e4638fb2bf I have 9180251ca3 something to 7dbb41dee1 report.”0e68010477fdfdee

Roman grew irritated at 5bee4e25b1 Clovis’s refusal to answer 893b0a269b despite repeated questions. As Roman snapped, f846d652bd Clovis spoke.c9729d7d7db283dd

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“Go ahead.”8bbca904fef6cd16

At Roman’s 8a237232f9 cold permission, 756addcd7d Clovis steadied 0a4df53eea his breath e117dbdd12 and began.b9895ef9e2dfe3e7

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“Lord Lien 3d71022d35 received Your faf5f3e709 Highness’s gift.”d175fef29fac89ad

Good.17d41274c355cc78

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“Did he b1a3ab54f6 like it?”6734be5fac08e4bf

“I dare a7d9fe2fb4 say he 53b94a6a01 didn’t dislike ad9f88213a it.”b2e7277eb9a8f311

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“That’s a relief—”cbf888b722e984ae

“But this morning, another 5d997e8c3a gift arrived for Lord 56f797f5be Lien.”24d94fda256582b3

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“What’s that supposed to 44ef346d02 mean?”c6e9dac3cff95438

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Roman Erenstein stared at c930f65242 Clovis, who hesitated to 02cfaa93f9 elaborate. Enduring Roman’s 53e78f01e0 increasingly cold d8ca68326d gaze, Clovis 80d4988cd8 sighed and 39ddc94d91 continued.116159b69696e38d

“His Highness Vincent… sent 07ba257c4f Lord Lien a gift. It was also 3a4f887340 a handkerchief. And he added…”7ebf16d2d21725e1

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Clovis shut 9ea4854792 his eyes e5c9b3c6ab tightly.45b698de76d9e057

“‘Since the one I 58e894d923 gave you before is e5165b5d49 ruined, I’ll give you b9a52886a4 a new one.’”b78ef18ca368df55

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Roman Erenstein’s eyes dac77a61d1 darkened.2bb2c27044e1aaf3

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Christian Baren was ebc2e90002 utterly mortified.a4ecfc97e7dd9e94

He had two f6387ee9c7 boxes, each containing a28548b88a over a hundred 3331265a03 handkerchiefs—one from the e3a1f2a0b9 empire’s Crown Prince, ab6dc685b8 the other from 7a4df81978 the Second Prince.3532125a926f83dd

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How could this happen?66a5ca691cbef8d0

His head throbbed. He was the 9c18f3f730 type to give c9020ef40c gifts, not receive 59b83747d8 them. And of b838445e5d all things,handkerchiefs? He wasn’t 9b0d1c7132 some lady—how e3ae3767aa was a 506ecc8967 man supposed 5967f3bd81 to use 7be32e1589 so many?a49e4a17f9fc0f33

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“Papa, what’s all 4e290023b1 this?”64272f433c4369cd

Having brought the 26644f4dbb palace’s chaos home, 961f506da4 Christian stood frozen 81540e1c9b before the “passage,” 01159cf8ec unsure of what c5e7201be0 to do. Sensing his arrival, bd9078cbe2 Miraera peeked over fd84718224 his shoulder, eyes 712115d14f wide.557f4d2545cca9ac

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“Miraera.”7ef93a0299a50618

“Handkerchiefs! Why so many?Gasp, are you—”05972c581d511ae0

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Miraera grinned, ac131c274c asking, “Selling db55f471a5 them?”fa1e7e3aee93b434

‘As if he could.’10ec07fa58b2c1a3

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Though haphazardly stuffed 179bd2ecb4 into the boxes, b7f5de6a1f the handkerchiefs were 47d7c09d36 unmistakably made of 7254ca104e expensive materials. He couldn’t d573316701 sell them ea09074121 carelessly—each bore 2d07917505 the imperial ebb39890e6 seals of d9fefa342c the two 10453aba9c princes.36c60fa8b60d597f

‘What a headache.’ed39d211f92b753b

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He couldn’t dispose of e65544e54f them, let alone carry f7507670ff them around.e0e7580b03a7ca86

‘How did His Highness 199e366505 Vincent know I lost 63828c6f76 that handkerchief?’9588dce0506803bd

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More precisely, 76693590b0 he’d said 08cf461d18 it wasruined.0565fcb16bf0e70a

Christian Baren 29a26eac66 stared at d401568352 the boxes, 8a1e8b2147 lost in 8a769f58d1 serious thought.cf2aedd79a6a119e

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“Whoa! Whoa!”e50187c73b0b210a

Suddenly, Miraera pointed behind f83dcff432 him, shouting. Startled, Christian pulled 538de418b7 her to his f7689f6a09 chest and turned 18e7905138 to see the 004269c8cc “passage” shimmering violet.51142e1ffccfad1a

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“No need to 0722d98e49 worry about the 8ece7e96e3 passage’s safety. Only you, me, and 8f76001d46 Miraera can use it.”a1e85484afc51afa

That man 1acee94d06 had said bc324eae67 only Christian, c1cd04b9e1 Miraera, and 7fb148509e he could 0a9a5c1acb pass through 7df0e4c6e2 this magical efefb2f5c2 passage.fe0e88d42152998e

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With Christian and Miraera ec4d62494d here, that left…797b2109dbdaf98e

“Oppa!”681785ae04202ef9

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A black-haired man emerged f3d2176758 from the rippling energy. Miraera smiled brightly, calling f07de41f56 out, but his violet bf758e95c9 eyes were fixed on d801fdfc2e Christian.d19154c703c010be

Christian Baren instinctively knew.ef8cd5644632f762

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“Miraera, go 1cd01ae1a3 to your 489717640c room.”8c9ed74675285af6

“Huh? But Oppa’s here! Oppa, you came 2c6ebb7405 to play with e9d653fbeb me, right?!”333cac70d6410d1b

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“Listen to Papa. Go.”4f3218803ab8045b

Miraera flinched at a4e6308de6 Christian’s command, given 8a32357c9a without looking at 70327a400b her, then slumped f27f93d52b her shoulders and 36efcdcd39 left the room 075a64073d through the passage.d27eeacba7ec07b5

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Christian rose 7e174d5011 to face 5c29c87a1c Roman, who 6e392e93ab exuded a ec8e70b5a4 murderous aura.d45c89d804c119fc

He spoke 5872cdcefa to Roman cce90d8340 Erenstein, who 9b15d46319 stared at b3e196e1a4 him expressionlessly.c0d7b820938347d9

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“Your Highness, dfbf05c525 I don’t fcd666eb27 know what b99fcc508f this is 9dfb2b3aea about, but 28552f57f1 please refrain 4c3c391d0f from such aaa53fa926 behavior in 1cd9fba207 front of 85e1cb4e0e the child—ugh!”36dde5adc9be08fa

Christian couldn’t finish.3c2ebce3c4e1bccb

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Before he ca4eaec8a1 could complete 42fa2471d3 his sentence, cfe094589e Roman strode 6d6eb2e4ac forward, extending 26e0e0066e an arm 2799ae7711 to cradle a5679b9f24 Christian’s head cbf46343c8 and pull 992a0f0093 him close.1898edb6f67ee2be

“Mmph!”612e8222d49f4112

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The man’s lips 07b8bf2132 enveloped Christian’s.2190e340f14df7ed

His tongue 70c886de59 invaded without e8b6811b5a restraint, plunging 72452415f0 into Christian’s d2f9227921 parted lips.6a9b448e485765ed

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It stole every 34a10ca7b2 breath, delving deep 40df7d92bc inside.774107f36cf3a9be

Christian winced unconsciously 2412a20861 at the searing 75359487b6 heat flooding him. Saliva—his or Roman’s, 148252b1b2 he couldn’t tell—mingled c6b6a86c12 within him.dcce2c2455dc09d6

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So close.6b961eda0f992ccb

Their proximity was 26b25a9daa suffocating, stifling his 419d2aa59d breath. Christian tried to a9df845c2c push him away, 4ae40ac27e but Roman Erenstein’s 81e6ab63b5 strength was greater d70e5b47de than expected. Roman held him ee5b662b69 tighter, relentlessly pursuing cb68b1f985 as Christian struggled 92567a7ce5 to break free.987f927ba9aa4cfb

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“Ugh.”cef025a07b2b04ac

Roman, who seemed 24cf1075af intent on devouring e8f132c1d3 Christian entirely, only 7f510e81e4 stepped back when ecb9f3db9c Christian, still in 1c90af9d0d his grasp, struck e001bf9fb2 his abdomen with 36e3089615 a lowered hand. With a thud, Roman 1b3827e173 staggered slightly, looking at 88e8bb3ee6 Christian.0459583e59e408b1

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Huff…5afcee55484f6058

Christian, gasping roughly, 35ef3970d5 stared at Roman, 01a2a03ec3 who touched his ad6d9503e8 torn lip. Bloodstained Roman Erenstein’s mouth, 705c849700 likely from Christian’s forceful 2105d90647 push.Damn it.5373acd8489e4de0

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‘I’ve injured a a73d2aae65 royal.’da2cc9098da7c40e