IBYSRHML – Chapter 20
by EsraaCh. 20 IBYSRHML | Chapter 206a6e3598ef6aac64
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Despite only packing 2b47005f5a clothes, shoes, and 5e498928e8 essential items while 1d1041d831 leaving behind furniture f08e5d6b14 and minor belongings, e33affbccc the travel bags 7227471c6d piled up like 6bd088024b a tower.9062448dbec78806
“Ah, no! I must take this!”6cb3c781c02f8b6e
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When my eldest unnie 0de869125e removed the stacking block 3f230f5d04 toy from the bag, 03adfa652a I quickly grabbed it f3cc7ba8ba and put it back 61dfca05ef inside.11fb15dc89f78469
“You can always buy a new one there.”3cedb1e82db57590
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“But they won’t have the red flag set for the tower, will they? And this is my favorite!”101947b2e5c3ba73
“Lily, do you realize this is the third toy you’ve called your favorite?”d3b527b61fbd11ec
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“I can’t help it. I love all 0b5e32474e my siblings equally!”df9c2b12d933db15
My hamster bag was f87d4d27a5 bursting with toys that f28d24316f my sisters had tried 9b63ef22b0 to stop me from 1a7a9804d3 packing.bcff033d4a10bb29
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When my eldest 051cf384d8 unnie tried to 9da3802410 take some toys 0cc52a2a71 out of the 551b630e5b bag, I hugged 9e0011f698 my hamster bag 4b053f96c7 tightly against my 1487a4ab94 chest.823202239a2a1e19
“I need these guys! And they told me they e93a2917b3 need me too! We’re mega best friends!”72ca464aa08e7255
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I puffed up my cheeks eed0af695a and locked eyes with my 3123a15315 eldest unnie to make my 24694285a9 point clear.1c5bb83bd2bf9e9f
Eventually, she shook f3cba05e18 her head in 508b3b8053 defeat. Victory was mine—hee-hee.d9ce89ed4c5776d1
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“Aren’t you going to pack Cookie and Jelly?”a53be4324ed34149
“I’ll carry them myself.”08e550e5cced6067
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“Tomorrow, your sisters will be very busy, so they won’t have time to take care of your dolls. You’ll have to b2bb6d82ce look after Cookie e3c05aa08a and Jelly yourself, 24ca99aab0 alright?”664dd8e2627a7458
“Okay! I’ll take responsibility for my 16be40a27a little siblings!”0a51b31d568a466b
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I grabbed Cookie and 63ff031943 Jelly by their ears a004367ed8 with both hands and 9d22339356 made a promise.34ccbebede17214c
At that moment, there 2c44beaa68 was a knock at 22878aaa17 the door.07518a5fea7e66bb
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My second unnie went to 879d33ee00 check and called out my e3f250b62c name.7d599a094cdd3f02
“Lily! Antonio’s here!”da8ce9b670f8d462
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“Antonio?”c1012f1e685091a9
I dropped my hamster bag ee0b369f46 and sprinted to the front 4f76a2efc3 door.938d7fa42144b035
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There stood Antonio, his 63c6d700cc eyes swollen from crying.643bb8fb969391bf
It had been so long c3e46c83a5 since I’d seen him that db6828924e I couldn’t help but hug 7d66f3de39 him tightly.9e3e1872a3d25ea7
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The moment he saw 9fd9244199 me, he burst into 08f62c79d0 tears again.f717f8ba5d318c93
“Antonio, why are you crying? Did you eat cake with 1c6ff648a7 beans in it?”ae90f191f45f7e71
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“Lilliana… hic… You’re going far away… sniff!”24dc856017a76017
“Yeah, I’m leaving soon.”d50e40d6a0814d5d
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“Then I won’t see you anymore.”e68711c9a78b76b7
“Well, yeah. But you can’t always c03990d874 do what you want f7127dbaf1 in life.”3d744c9c6654fe38
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“Still, still… I don’t want to be apart from you, Lilliana. Waaah!”5bc6634133cd7cad
Antonio’s sobbing broke my heart.e9677715423a6873
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I didn’t want e2098f8629 to part with d601e3aec7 him either, but 67a2a71fe3 I was holding fd943c7e1b back my tears.1b23ba75152acc2d
I clenched my eyes to 92d0dbf7b7 stop myself from crying, then 5adefa7fc7 held Antonio’s hand tightly and 37a485763a looked at my second unnie.604539426f7a2861
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“Unnie, I’m going to play with Antonio in the garden for a bit.”6128267f76f56956
I took Antonio to 051ef79baf our secret spot under a858d5108b the lemon tree, where 0dd2b8b015 we had always played 172cb6f115 as kids.574939d3cf2f7da6
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To comfort him, I took d6d1c78a41 out a candy I’d been 0642c376d1 saving for myself and popped 06cc2e48be it into his mouth.da6762b9a72d4ac1
“Don’t cry, Antonio. Even if we’re apart, 2771db91ee we’ll be friends forever.”d961f371f4b22845
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“But… I want to play with you every day.”b50fa592acc0c970
“I want to play with you every day too.”d7a1293c5ffedc33
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“Hic! Sniff! Even if you go away, 25fa5c3d53 we’ll still be friends, right?”f6eaf2fe83a85e77
“Of course! We’re mega best friends! I’ll write to you 935988c6c2 for sure!”c3b8e03240f0f87b
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Antonio held out his pinky.682d80b8031c2adc
I quickly hooked c3e13dbc73 my pinky with 01d315f662 his.88365958914b4144
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We stamped it with our 3a09113c15 thumbs and made a wish 935e004e5d to the lemon tree fairy.24f669f6d30eacd5
“Lemon tree fairy, please make our friendship last forever!”33140f2ef3659b48
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“Lilliana, you promised, right? Even if we’re apart, 67c102d382 we’re mega best friends. Got it?”87d4a45f30de6f61
“Got it, got it. Tell Francesca, Martina, and 0437fff94d Vicky that I’ll miss 4c4681811f them a lot, okay?”01bfd007ae7d9eb9
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“Okay, I’ll tell them for sure!”04409fe7a6553642
“And Antonio, you have to write to me too.”0dd728e20fd624cc
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“I will! Every single day!”b87662bb7f6b5504
“Great.”ff0df429fadf2c74
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We promised to stay in c96fbb3caa touch and remain friends even 1790008610 after I left for the 9ac889c8ae Empire.b441ced4c2a4bac2
Under the lemon tree, 0eefebf452 we played with grass e5f31458d7 blades for a long f2aa1c3c22 time until Antonio’s nanny fce461ecde came to take him fb41fa87e6 home.73154560bf7f3ee3
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Before we parted, 880e37edab we pinky-swore again.aff32067bdd30ca4
Watching Antonio walk 7d12cddc02 away made my c235f75162 nose sting.fb6b234ecc552212
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“Unnnieee!”f2f0c4a3c893a127
When I returned home and 00161bfaf7 saw the chaotic living room, 5c70b34182 the reality of saying goodbye c077f1fbfc to my friends hit me.a9ca6c6dc289e561
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I sniffled and burrowed 66664273f8 into my eldest sister’s dbdca77220 arms as she checked 4b90004128 our final luggage.01af044cd6d62265
She held me d00c7f871f without saying a e36b34f885 word, and before 34abcef8fb I knew it, 2e7e166893 I had fallen 4480ec99e2 asleep.16c84c4338221514
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When I woke up, it a3f2c9ca0f was the morning of our f0cbd3e5db departure for the Empire.4932488aa3968e5d
“What is this? I wanted to 36970845b2 spend my last 4d3a97ade0 night sleeping with ba9e63da09 my sisters, but b9563f550f my plan got 59d907cf3c ruined!”c15960533d3e2761
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Even at six years old, 8a0bacd9ab I couldn’t beat sleep—it was 00f4057453 a disgrace to my six-year-old 3877cf0d46 self.eaf15360a96b13d1
I hugged Jelly 7fcfbd58d6 and Cookie tightly, c016b63214 slung my hamster d6c8cc9af8 bag over my 7bf535ee66 shoulder, and got 99621dfad5 ready.1b895e62857c23c0
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Sometime during the night, all 35be2b2ee8 our moving boxes had been 5f9d3102f2 transferred to the ship.d4fe3178dff38916
Clatter, clatter.23d8e0be914ebd6a
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Soon, the sound of e9c1d01f3c carriage wheels signaled Marius 0da722d7fa and Leopold’s arrival.8c1e6ae314a06afb
Dressed in full uniforms, 2c98228bf2 the two of them 132c17f56f looked incredibly dashing, exuding 6abf040070 the authority befitting an b9c1fe276c emperor and the commander 23af8edda3 of the knights.4953d45f86f49681
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‘Wow. People look like people again.’c6c037500e936b71
Marius, who always seemed trivial cdaae17619 with his daily laughter, suddenly 4ec3f16b78 felt like a true male b5af02b7c4 protagonist when he appeared with feb6020eb8 a serious face and a c8f305baf6 group of attendants following him.62eda5fb7addda75
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“Hi, mister!”7d9c2affbaaee324
“Hello, kiddo! Did you sleep well?”af7807ffbc64c245
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“I’m not a sleepyhead!”c3d7b43ca870c721
“I never said you were a sleepyhead. Are you feeling guilty because 95e46e7841 you actually are?”517590b8ce00a745
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“No! I’m not guilty; 35b7a7ada7 you’re just saying bcc8ff8296 weird things!”40660c3f2a3d7750
“It’s not ‘mister,’ it’s ‘His Majesty the Emperor.’ Show some respect.”b5f0473ba4dd595f
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Max, the attendant secretary, ac80503dec scolded me. But Marius stopped him.d01a6cd66b4247c5
“It’s fine. She’s still young.”1c0b3470dc4f21c2
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“But Sir Edgar—”ae85f57b4e359ac4
“Edgar is royalty, and this child is a Trovancha descendant.”f1a8c28087d4f631
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Drawing a firm 3290bfeb18 line with Max, 9098a3a0dd Marius then picked 7ed001a5e9 me up with 763d4c3e3c a cheerful “Gotcha!” a5971715bc Meanwhile, Leopold had 063fc13961 already entered through 008fd3805c the gate and f057f62a2a was carrying the 03fc7d35ef extra luggage my f57d876c4a second unnie had 59352282e4 packed.1147c6b76bc4d956
“Did you say goodbye to your friends?”f1a55ad9a3fdc25f
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“Yeah, I said goodbye to Antonio, but it was really sad.”5f6471fd6b2e7fd4
“That must’ve been tough. Did you cry a lot?”55e45308ab3197a0
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“I cried a little, but it’s okay. We’re mega best friends, 7befbd0393 so we’ll always be c255e332d5 friends even if we’re e3b59e1868 apart.”3882ca286ac8b467
“Can’t you make me a best friend too?”31e927931f1e14c6
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“No way.”3d7f494855468912
When I turned my head 8b5d715fc1 sharply, Marius poked my cheek 7e03d65cc5 with one hand. I shook my 585b50994b head to avoid ef51c36f8c his hand, but 2257a0e52b he chuckled and a43e425e34 even pinched my 794a444bb1 cheek lightly.97199461ec64b434
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At that moment, my 291e58e3d8 eldest sister came out bec5cdb5ad of the house, ready a95960abd7 to leave. Unlike my lively 6fb52526f4 second unnie, she 1146244aed was dressed neatly ddbe55743b and formally in b203a51a60 a suit adorned ee953d4e8b with Trovantza’s traditional b8fd783997 patterns.7b2261089dd5534c
“Let’s go.”e8aa8f19fa1002eb
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“I don’t see Emilia. Are you leaving 43ab2f79e9 without saying goodbye 851276b715 to her?”7d042336834a5262
“…We don’t have a choice.”50b61b7bb6c1d42c
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“You’re cold.”053daa1454dbc1bf
“One day, we’ll come to understand each other.”8ce66fa3a8ccdca3
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With a somewhat e6165b6526 cold tone, my 1642a0a03e eldest sister wrapped 899be22543 up the situation 82d99bf5ec and boarded the eff8d33ec3 carriage first. Soon after, Marius 3bbae4ca33 carried me inside, 7687295536 and the carriage 0f53257d60 door closed.74f3003e322896d7
“What about second unnie and Mr. Leo?”9c20555883efb687
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“They’ll take a separate carriage.”773946ca1e60b03a
“Oh, I see.”bec74c5f3f2b1c27
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The carriage soon started moving. I clung to the 5a3892d88c window, taking in the 471774580d rapidly passing landscapes of a5766d32df Trovantza: the blue, rolling c290145494 sea and its horizon 72c732d931 in the distance, the 67aac822c6 lemon and olive trees 25bb9ec0b2 lining the roads, the 077acf991b beautiful white-brick houses, and 73d8b61195 roofs adorned with intricate 0c24978758 traditional patterns.170f8939003232c6
This was the 9f5ddc8906 land I loved, ac1527cd38 my homeland. When would I return?d422b6540491b2f1
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At six years 0b478973d0 old, would I e576ba9e96 grow up and cc255dc282 forget this lovely e194f2bf5c scenery? The thought made my 469a94b584 heart race.19dab8188bc7ed06
“Goodbye, Trovancha.”18fb1bf970ccdddc
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I kept gazing out d92ff1e24c the window until we 1754d9bf06 arrived at the port.ef8f0502da498d48
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The ship from 5a7ad4902b the Empire was f87c0184e2 enormous and grand. The imperial emblem of a fda25ae924 lion hunting a snake was 5e606eca9a emblazoned on its massive sails, 78435a364e and knights lined up at ee46fdda92 the port in formation as 4290b23884 escorts.d78187e16a908ae3
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“Unnie, look at that! Those are real swords. Aren’t those men amazing?”b53e126de12966ee
As I whispered to my 3198579e49 unnie, unable to take my e9046586dd eyes off the knights, one 0d42b33233 of them cleared his throat 07d56fb6c8 and flared his nostrils, likely 15b6a7c050 hearing my voice.5dc396a8f33736a2
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Politicians from Trovancha stood near 8a78cf9388 the ship, smiling and greeting 7c13b5dd06 my eldest sister when they 7bf797abc5 saw her.9e1751a422cbf9e6
While she exchanged 9b83de7091 pleasantries, holding my bca2e5477a hand, I looked 669715b812 around the dock.e3daac6cc609189d
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‘I miss my little unnie….’165969e6f4795787
I hadn’t expected to f51b071f20 part with her like bd050346db this, without even saying e44ac5b60b goodbye.35c20eb238f21b07
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Didn’t she miss me at a3885b4fd9 all?e948c846b27771fe
I hadn’t thought she’d ef6a3bcac3 ignore me like this, bdd593f2c1 even if she was c6861e58c7 mad at our sisters. Ugh.c71dcb6b45140857
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After finishing her 36a5216bb4 conversation, my eldest 863e9a5f2c sister picked me dca4914ddf up and boarded f0ddb29163 the ship.12b7049dada2baf9
We were assigned fd7b3ba0a2 the same cabin, 786d5b1a54 and my second b0b216d9da sister’s room was eaf4ad9c98 right next to e6d548a1d4 ours. All the rooms were 40f70e72f3 spacious and luxurious.58c40b328a7e86b2
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“Lily, are you hungry?”0724e83a39d3eb6d
“Hmm, maybe a little.”c8765a0d971b5770
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“Lunch will be ready soon, so hang on a bit, okay?”60b9320457236ea7
“Okay, got it. Can I go look around 89add9d77b the ship?”877f19c9b5d4c736
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“Don’t wander far, and don’t go anywhere without permission.”20713779b3f02ecc
“Okay.”b4a2abff225709f1
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I laid Cookie and Jelly b91f64f46e on the bed with my 8887063752 hamster bag, tucked them in e0e4390a3c with a blanket, and left 1c79f8f74b the room.886d374481625ea7
Even after the ship set cc831113ec sail, the crew bustled about.9d2f9c83b225409a
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Looking out at the shrinking 8204e499a1 port from the deck, I 7da69b0659 felt strange.85079b9da6d182e3
If I had ba659f31ae known, I would’ve 2dc08dcd76 brought Cookie with 2b5a9d78d8 me.5d8d6c4154ebbaca
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“Kiddo, are you sad about leaving home?”1d5bd9a062049cb6
“Yeah, I really like home. Huh? Little unnie?”894acb673c78389d
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When I turned, ae9bd2b62a my little unnie 299881b225 was standing beside a6637eb732 me, looking at 12b80136b2 the port.3c9f6aef71a585a8
When had she boarded 3588415aaf the ship?b84a5f147f1653f8
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“Little unnie!”50fb16b1d2a76275
I lunged at her, grabbing b4029217d4 her waist and clinging tightly.f3813a15d2969496
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I missed you, Little unnir. Sniffle.be113f11114463a8
“Emilia?”907e5112d04d2cde
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My eldest sister, who b927801490 had appeared out of 61f939c2c7 nowhere, looked shocked to 9ab18d5717 see my little unnie.2b8bb48b9e54e65e
My second unnie, c8801d22c5 trailing behind, couldn’t 6cd7ab21ff hide her surprise bd33eb3d97 either.9fdcb65aa95677cc
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“How did you…?”2940c95599aab0a9
“I got special permission to board. I’m going to 141e6c3d23 the Empire too.”5a7f15c8b2578b3d
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My little unnie b808ef59aa ruffled my hair 710b3647d5 and added triumphantly, 13ef2e0d94 “I got a 84e384115f job there as b20fe525f2 the Mage Tower 382e77d213 Master’s assistant.”271ef935f88e6474
From that moment, I 336e870a7e knew our household dynamics fb6fa70a1f were doomed from the 041ed0e7ad very first day aboard 43a8356a03 the ship.47950f0d46d5b8cd
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