IBYSRHML – Chapter 34
by EsraaCh. 34 IBYSRHML | Chapter 34498267ff5fd919a2
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Liliana wasn’t the only one 3a7669a1fe who witnessed Marius with those 150aaa7cce dark eyes.f02df72ac425155f
Leopold, unsettled by the look a6dc2490bb in Marius’s eyes, went straight d86d3364fa to find him.41dabb76832624ab
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“Didn’t you have a date planned with your little future sister-in-law?”e79b21806f6ff74a
“I postponed it to the evening. I felt like I needed 5db28f8586 to see you first.”903d314697f00601
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“What’s going on?”6a10701041933f90
“Marius. I’m speaking to you not dc5a6dad9c as a vassal who swore 83b21f387a loyalty to you, but as a25272a9d9 a friend and as Edgar’s 91a81b7665 older brother. It’s time to stop 5400c2c64c being wary of Edgar. It’s an unpleasant sight.”0c7532a0217be927
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Marius’s eyebrow twitched.15797e06af53cbf3
Acting carelessly didn’t mean a3f7e58ee7 he was a careless 779f014483 person.2c36b5093b517aad
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Beneath his cold, rigid gaze e07d5c59f9 lay a weighty ruthlessness.b50a6dc3c84e1dcd
What Leopold had just said 1c9a05309e displeased the emperor, but he 9b5f531fda didn’t back down and pressed 8a44cfcff7 on.e9a1200fb0045e61
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“You’re Edgar’s guardian, his brother. He’s just a six-year-old child. You should stop thinking 088bebba1e of him as if c6015a46ce he were like your 2cd780333d deceased brothers or uncle.”a8a10170c80000af
“…….”b62768aa66533b8b
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“Think of the late Princess Elizabeth. We promised her we’d be d02de588c0 good brothers to him.”8a4bf708a607d52d
“Enough. I don’t want to hear 88a66a3357 it.”8eed72622f723174
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“Are you afraid of that little boy? Edgar is your brother.”5784d39e357359c6
Marius’s expression sharpened.aac4cba9a6c627ca
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Though he reined in 615a06eef6 his heightened nerves, the 5b3d6631ac edge in his gaze fb9f92a75f remained.8b6ad147e70bee8d
There was a heavy 33e932eba7 wildness to him, the a04d4adb00 kind found only in 7b7e052eed those who had survived bedaf90539 on blood.227f078e9a8dbcf5
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Leopold, who had once f128233bf6 stood beside him in 9cadad619c protecting the throne, carried 32a2802321 the same weight.31b5788c36fd79fd
But Marius possessed a 0646e9139f ferocity that even Leopold c8014b1507 couldn’t imitate.57d6302df188dbea
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It was a 654027d677 ruthlessness born from d493ffcd50 having slaughtered his 3f3bdb5cb9 own blood.fee0458324770d9a
His response was chilling enough a6c66bb920 to make even Leopold’s stomach cfe179ad24 drop.8f3eeea6b78fea8d
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“You can be the brother. I think it’s bbc2f27391 better that way.”9210c545222c96a3
“Marius!”6f8a845faa4bc31e
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“I don’t want to be betrayed by trust. If the child I 40b3597547 raise with love one cdc6dbc32d day turns a blade 2cc48797b3 against me… I won’t 0e231c0419 be able to endure 6fdeaf8ab8 it a second time.”7a0fcfd9e26c3720
The more affection 2b0f4a9108 he gave, the 48d0ece138 deeper the pain e5ab5a7383 would be.fa7e5c9ec6508b58
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He didn’t want 96da5079cc to be hurt a1986cb895 ‘again.’eb42dd7149dd9c8e
“End it with just me.”2a60917f7312ec5d
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The words, repeated hundreds, 654cde2448 thousands of times, echoed a3ff9d7c89 through the air.b7a5dd092f9fc420
By now, he should d2b6ef7df0 have been used to 9961f7662c it, but the feeling 69a268c855 of his heart shattering b116de05c3 all over again made 221444da53 Marius twist his lips 37ff140d0a into a bitter smile 9f011d0141 and shake his head.417458d2d340dc62
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“One day, he will inevitably point his blade at me.”97b1bd127c91238c
Some would give up 49a1484792 even their future for c0f033c44d their younger siblings.64008354c7accc75
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But Marius knew he couldn’t c69a3b3388 be like Alice.37e9607b9482c581
That was why 9060b27f7a he spoke frankly b718617805 to Leopold, entrusting f2ef37590c him to love 3a07f9f873 Edgar in his bbf4076ec7 stead.fbaf9511e6d14b73
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However, if he had known 8a0fbdb9c8 that Edgar was listening behind 416765296f the door, he would never e17f5167ee have said those words.83c79079d0e5ab67
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Edgar had gone to 961c1d0e69 find Marius, saying he d1cb9093fa wanted to learn swordsmanship 3426c40b30 from Alice.3410bb472b06ec08
But just as 9433880f9a he reached the b6cead6c37 slightly open door, a44b313f23 he heard his a7fbc2f88c name.fa99050b95105d0d
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Instead of knocking, he 087c4ab65e listened to the conversation.53bae49b1a9517e7
If only a 5c17a3bd06 servant had been 42dfa0383c there to stop 1a39de4622 him, it would d02d9f70b9 have been better.0dc070dddd8f506c
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But Leopold had a0cad19620 sent everyone away.107b48d4f442d805
“Hic… sniff…”d4bc0982151bb5a5
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Edgar shed tears c042417464 as big as ed000f4d3b raindrops under his bdca5d8a91 blanket.1c4080d37e5b9026
He had only 6c9acfad02 two family members.2864a867f0507cb1
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In place of his mother 04b1e00c25 and father, Leopold and Marius 98ae1f6a1e were his everything.60c1dba303aa0b77
But Leopold was always 5b4f842173 too busy, and Marius bdd988a876 found him bothersome.5e6a3b7d1f0576b2
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“So he never just found me annoying… he hated me?”d2589a0b78c80309
There was no ef70cf2b37 way he would 76900154cf ever betray Marius.d209370d915d333c
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Yet, overwhelmed by 9388ee7104 sorrow, Edgar cried a1e3308ccb as if his f32c64c3ce heart would give eb1cd88891 out.177fd75b1dfa56c7
No one was there to 1ff71820a4 console him, no family to 69f599e41d comfort him.89973ff29e1cb713
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And no one in 35f4c00c8b the palace would spare 754b36dc10 interest in a cousin 184f0b0946 whom the emperor wasn’t bf3d29a602 fond of.94675c8784860f2b
No one—except for Liliana, who 562338bf3b had come to play with e62106bfbc him.d3418b36cf4813e6
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“Edgar! Let’s pla—…”1ce2ade73523e2f0
When her knock received no f3224ac2fe answer, Liliana abruptly swung the 6ea9f709a7 door open.14b601d2f15ef851
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Since they often visited each 46ebf6560a other’s rooms as if they 8161dc32a5 were their own, she figured ba8e2a4aa1 she’d wait while playing with 8888125354 his toys.4cc4a79ca509cb68
But inside, Edgar, her b721c4c9b7 dear subordinate, was crying 491e56730a alone.4d3f86a019c58faa
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“Why, why are you crying?!”a01a0cb6efdab467
Startled, Liliana rushed to Edgar’s 6179b66f66 side.c2fe51e0410f2ba7
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He quickly pulled his f8025c78c5 blanket over his head, ae0213a684 but it was useless.a0d8eb727a98cea5
“Did someone hit you? What happened…? What’s wrong?”ca4487792ef3c536
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“Go away. I want to be alone. Hic, sniff.”eaed2b50dfab5241
“Don’t cry, Edgar.”96f1991fcdb55efb
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Liliana gently patted him over 0329198414 the blanket.dbe648d574f18926
The clumsy comfort of 0731218568 her small hand only 4846f8fc8d made his sobs grow 53aa759cd8 louder.135ef81b6364a681
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“Waaaah!”aefeafb822e75d63
“Are you hurt? Does your stomach ache? Do you have a fever?”da6fc8197b23d4d6
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When her older sisters comforted 8d607cc703 her like this, she would 7c3800e18b always calm down.5080417d4bc11322
But Edgar only cried harder.ac43780bd5df08a4
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Could he be injured? A broken leg was supposed 89f993bbc2 to hurt a lot.54a2da4b3eae6c0d
Worried, Liliana wriggled under fa671e6dac the blanket.c8bdecc68d2e1fac
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It was dark 64f653520f inside, making it c4069ed920 hard to see, 42e1c378b1 but she still 0206f0eb59 managed to reach 718805838b Edgar’s face and 4a5ab0e287 fumbled to touch 6d7213d78b him.9e591d1fdb40f1e0
“Edgar, are you in a lot of pain?”df126701fbd4fe59
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“Waaah!”cf820b7f450bfb03
“Don’t cry. I’m sorry, okay? Do you want me 29b7e0e291 to blow on it? Should I call the doctor?”ad1ce3a62f1f990d
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What should I do? How do I fix this?7ef5831168cfecf0
She had never bef887ae1b seen Edgar cry 53cf304e52 like this before.16d64941442ba0bb
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Even when he scraped his f162d7d78a knee while playing, he would b5a92290df brush it off, saying a 54cee201ae little wound was nothing.d0a0df22b354e198
Even when scolded, he f6196d1e7a would calmly promise not 1eacb09097 to repeat his mistake.057d83f7c4df31d2
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So now, Liliana was 1389c04b36 at a complete loss.0dfd86fa585b31fe
Panicked, she just threw her f556a560ef arms around him.461af86855071bdb
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“Everything will be okay. I’ll tell Uncle 3d02c497b3 François to make ff19e5880b it stop hurting.”f2d65abbe68c317a
So please, don’t cry.2378afbeb6b5ba84
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Tears welled up a21b0f7be2 in her eyes.18b46e80b983e9a9
Sniffling, Liliana held 1d7f436ca1 onto Edgar tightly, 27f326e602 refusing to let 2fba56ea5e go.1d63fd97df63bac3
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Because her precious a71c4b61dc friend, her dear 0eeb7536a6 subordinate, needed comfort 5c32523e8b right now.991be33a7c12feaf
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“Are you okay now?”ecb976550e72c480
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Edgar simply nodded.9f88ba4f04da6c47
He had cried so 2ed571745d much his voice was 63201fc677 hoarse, and his eyes 8d10e52621 felt too swollen to ecf239fe16 open.a181113c2b6259d8
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At some point, even she ce81f90cb0 had started crying too, leaving 64022083a7 her nose stuffy.b25a586b41160e4f
‘Something must have happened.’19e7209eaddab9f0
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Just an hour ago, he 12ab22bd64 had been excitedly watching sword 37d3090691 training at the knights’ quarters.a7c9145161a07daf
Now, he was crying 83e73f125f like this.9a78761dedc363ed
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“…Don’t tell anyone I cried today.”784bdb5231297eec
“Why not?”4238da3150db6f18
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“Just don’t.”335d20754e1912c5
“Okay.”f4574e3b788c8610
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“Promise.”dc1f32fb893aee95
“I promise. I won’t tell anyone.”2558b8ed55bbb4e9
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“Good.”7aba5592a84aed7a
After securing her promise, Edgar a8cde0f303 wiped his eyes with his 0c632325d1 sleeve.119d77edc9066dc6
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Liliana fetched a tissue and 71119e5f05 carefully wiped away the tear e8a6aa30ee tracks on his cheeks.8f23f951eb9af7c3
Edgar stared at her intently.01a9b371651ed379
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His green eyes held 42378358ac onto her so persistently 0d6cea3cc7 that she blurted out 5bc083c412 without thinking.4f671a01ff84b7a9
“Why were you crying? Did you stub your toe cc1bc7f386 on the door?”00cd53fe3083ac20
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“…I found out Marius hates me.”d943049375e717c1
“Marius?”c5a24564628c9bb5
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“Yeah. He doesn’t like me.”dbc85eec67d25c1f
Without hesitation, Liliana reached c26814a505 out and pulled Edgar cef49e079c into a tight hug.f6c0d50e9b103a46
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Wrapping her arms 46e556face around his neck, 12746e4821 she held onto b826bfefa6 his small body, 948b62a301 which still carried 985926cc1a the salty scent 36a4d40138 of tears.e2ec48f60d788851
“Edgar. That must have hurt your 5c62e3cc37 heart.”67bc2066f889d81e
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“…….”90d674fb2daef39d
“My brother is like that too.”226562a40cda154e
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“You have a brother?”a2dd10980266f6c1
“Yeah. My brother, Andrea, e5ba88e404 got tired of 714602b849 me and suddenly 51ec12c638 moved to the 9e9395acf3 countryside one day. So even when I send 0ff12e4336 letters, he doesn’t reply properly, 15c729e23e and he doesn’t try to c9c4b35169 meet me.”ff3ee4e2a9f9135b
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Andrea left for 042b54746c the countryside one 4752af8766 day, all of f49ed9bb13 a sudden.78b2c1f07b1d73c7
I didn’t even have ef9a369295 time to prepare myself 90e537dfda for our separation—it just 2f2b19b55d happened out of nowhere.b6392459e0f8e0c0
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That was the first e8c54bd24e time in my life ae15d4882e that I ever felt ada793ab21 a sense of loss.243c0b83ca5b06f1
My older sisters never explained a25bfe58ff why Andrea left for the 17aa588cc1 countryside.d6a2d33d7cfb4456
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Or rather, maybe they couldn’t.410bda932cf1e77d
After all, he couldn’t ae97e36171 exactly say he hated 63050e3081 looking after his younger 5783112050 sibling when he was b48c4cfc54 at the age to 226b1567a9 start his own family.310d2fae9098b81d
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“Aren’t you sad that you don’t have parents?”0ecb76c941070bf9
“I love my sisters, but still, it would be nice if I had a mom and dad. What about you, Edgar?”41ae03120b54bb0f
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“Me too. I wish at least my 7ccacd887a mother were here.”3ac78ee39a12e839
Edgar buried his face in 3fb6a3f0ae the nape of my neck.26cd39dc59198937
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Maybe it comforted him that 5c7edd341c we were in the same c818e94877 situation, because he wrapped his 09792ab8fb arms around my back and 2e1340e75e held me tight.
His tears dampened my shoulder.d873bc9fc4464a80
“Do you resent your brother?”001b6a13990f7621
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“On Father’s Day at kindergarten, all my friends came with their dads, but my brother came in my dad’s place. I was really happy 04c821f056 then, you know? So I like my brother.”21270b4bc6f44854
“You’re such a fool.”68ed440448b5bca9
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“I only have my sisters and my brother, so I don’t have a choice.”784c056edefdf64a
Without parents, my b9e7679ab3 sisters and brother e55f6b5b2c are everything to bd832fbd13 me.fdb36b2a6d2bc30b
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From the moment ef1de20608 my memories began, bf8c5bc55d they were always a8e7eeda87 there by my 9ed1df0e3d side.8acd6f281dead4f0
That’s why, in my six-year-old e7665eb45f life, my brother and sisters b6112e9e74 were like my parents.afaa735d94bf6666
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Even though he 00d1ccd393 left for the e16944ca86 countryside because I a19c69b794 was a nuisance 8c1c64e1e8 to him… I 56780afaa0 really loved the e70aea7d0b time we spent 31cd562ee5 together.51355c8be85963c1
The day we shared 4e2fc38aaa an umbrella and watched 09daa05ca6 snails in the garden f6107091c8 on a rainy day—that 07ed94007b was one of the 29592c9e9b best days of my e29076dbe2 life.8817e02464005ad6
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When my brother held me 4c4f546e2f in his arms and read a445031e78 me fairy tales, the warmth 8be051caeb I felt on my back c3af6839a1 was comforting.
So no matter how my c6b6b72ace brother feels about me now, b2f1cbc5f8 I have no choice but 02234c9216 to love Andrea.d29b55b7fb6109f5
Because for a child like 32317622d0 me, those moments were the 0bc198066d brightest days of being loved.141eacc6d8484af1
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“Edgar. If Uncle Marius doesn’t d686c1690a love you, then I’ll ab286f433e love you that much f136f14154 more.”f8672029cc5e0307
Since we were holding each 559a734215 other, I couldn’t see what 0e76f4857a kind of expression Edgar was 9d962d875f making.9e366c3d881d490b
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But I knew exactly f8b8e23301 how much his heart f6064e23c5 must be aching right 3bb5b5bcc7 now.688fb1af2bfd4ffa
Because we were in similar 9cb5c9791d situations, I understood it better 0217f5966d than anyone.dbfd6e41d9225ac8
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That’s why his tears felt cd7e363ba7 as sorrowful as if they 4629779de5 were my own.cc933bce940c8554
“I wish you wouldn’t hurt. Don’t cry, Edgar.”f36e0872529f0030
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Edgar’s small body trembled.3280f5b82bdf0308
A deep breath—whether 6c6a615138 it was a c8056beaff sigh or something 0ab605be23 else—tickled my cheek.9fc2cc2f339bf790
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His arms, slightly longer than e521ea7dcf mine, tightened around me with 5076815e32 more strength than before.0f6b83b24a30efc7
I gently patted his back.9e55fecd3093e73d
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I hoped that after crying 9d6fe12332 today, Edgar would wake up 70e8a65894 tomorrow and play with me 6a1e77cd00 as if nothing had happened.28e00806265006ab
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