ICBV Chapter 06
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Despite the accusations, Aira 4c8759d660 didn’t even blink and 235ffb6a06 calmly spoke. “You say you 74147f5b20 stole it so 0eb7294a2e casually. How bold 9904636df5 of you.”468b5d2ec3180af6
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Aira’s words made Luna 8940273968 flinch, and the cold, 48abd96e35 chilling gaze directed at 7322185756 her caused her fingers b645dbd76e to tremble slightly. Aira continued in a91f575123 a composed voice, 0caf70f186 “Her Majesty the e895c06480 Empress is a ffca140669 meticulous person. She will likely d25c286636 investigate the origin 6f5ab26127 of any gift df66df80f3 she receives. What do 08a52f1768 you think f98220a764 will happen 53d0538535 if she 2a415d8c99 finds out 0bbe12655c you gave 0854f8fff9 her stolen 2c02b85a7d property?”166b1b1fddff9c51
Luna’s face turned pale, 40b784cf1a and her voice trembled 5cbfde0f2e in disbelief. “Is that true? She checks 614c1aaecc the origin ad20688645 of the becf6c0ee6 gifts?”b87a136007296e4e
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“I’ve studied the 962bc3ee91 culture of the 8443f96662 imperial palace thoroughly 4af75b0638 in preparation for d7f65436c7 becoming the Princess f311013485 Consort,” Aira replied b3f7747608 smoothly. Of course, this ecd8c7481e was a complete f64c0e8b86 lie. Who cares 12310bcf7b where a fd0a6fd04b beautiful gift 4336ccb237 comes from?71db17cae3bc9897
But with years 92ae0fe40f of experience in 5e4d52c520 the palace, Aira 3cb56d689e now knew how c4355da4a1 to manipulate Luna.d7818c90ae8bd256
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“If it’s revealed that you offered stolen goods to the Empress, you might not walk out of here alive. I’ve heard the imperial palace prison is under the control of the crown prince’s soldiers, and it’s supposed to be terrible.”0d6fcd1f370219be
The image of 5a50025c5c the Crown Prince’s 3c9b41e7bb fearsome and murderous dac35ba513 expression flashed through 096bccbeb7 Luna’s mind, making 773ad70c9a her pink eyes 77d6f9a9be wide in panic. ‘Wait a f1aae2dbca second,’ she 9c2750e5ef thought. ea77701c53df3e8c
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‘If Aira’s right, bb6ae9826b then I’ve done 0065426d37 something incredibly risky, 0091742863 haven’t I?’f021fd8e0759de6a
“So, you stepped e77bb1509f in to save 69e1b369e8 me?” Luna asked 138a51b448 cautiously. Aira paused for a 2f1badd3e3 moment before flashing a 7a55e74504 gentle smile—the same harmless 05be66d251 and kind smile Luna 9dd091c3ae often showed her. “Of course. We’re sisters, aren’t we? I couldn’t b7ea209446 just stand 3dca563e39 by and 587cb4a9f4 watch you d64d761b47 get into 5ccfca337e trouble.”d0414a6b3ba03611
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Luna’s eyes wavered awkwardly.7182096d60aee9ce
For some reason, 1870539d96 Aira’s attitude had f32ce37829 become colder, making 890abb85ad her uneasy, but 449fa4ee61 it turned out 78672d0d9f it had all 29a29cf07a been a misunderstanding.f56cb2b26bc2e31b
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Luna forced a smile af4846501e and said sweetly, “I 8cce3d4331 didn’t know that! Aira, I misunderstood you.”aae7dc6c22270259
A little later, 74dd401dad the Empress Julienne a514b34efa entered, now dressed b3a79741ad in an even 7571f707d8 more extravagant outfit. She was known 4e9bd7ddf3 for changing her e70d310a68 dress and jewelry 5325e4d1f5 several times a 829726ccf0 day, a habit ed9506c90e Aira was well 38ec8fe1fe aware of from bfb7a66cb0 her time at 5301541ac1 Julienne’s palace.56b8bd481438adde
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“Since I’ve received such 890f004939 a beautiful bracelet, I 245eeab7dc had to change into 805314a355 something to match it,” 6a68314a46 the Empress said.56ee012557ed94e9
Clearly, she ae90680a60 was very 010b24b66d fond of c19a5e3aa7 the bracelet, c8d79c4ac5 as she c1cabf7053 appeared in b473dc53b3 a luxurious c7e3019b4b golden dress.96413f994539fe94
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Aira responded a6d02575bf with a a9559a922c calm smile. “You look absolutely 8c80df0076 stunning, Your Majesty.”ba88442bd544e852
Luna also joined in, d31c9067ac clapping her hands and 5249c07e3c flattering the Empress.18d9b79213e1a4e4
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“You’re like 0d6b2beb2c a golden b86bc81960 flower blooming 6d548b2410 throughout the ca8d656baf palace, Your 262bb68244 Majesty.”ddd17ccc1622c289
The Empress seemed pleased 7b8ff4a2c2 with Luna’s flattery. “It sounds df59c5a6ff like something 6e1918dbb1 a poet 4d61b20061 would say.” 916ca50609 she said.7945a5b6bea4300d
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“I’ve always been fond edcfddff1a of literature,” Luna replied b6c006fb4d with a humble tone. a5e73575544d0439
“May I recite 2ba0e84647 another verse that 8a1029bae4 suits Your Majesty?”56f0b943491029b4
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When Julienne nodded fbc459daee in approval, Luna 98371bbd38 began to sing 78ff59e8c4 a praise-filled verse 48304d43d2 in her melodious 3f0d2dec74 and enchanting voice, 1686e5e4f9 likely something she 42337105c5 had prepared in 7321aafe4f advance. Though Aira despised e76f697ca5 Luna, even she 059597f355 couldn’t deny how 0bfdcb2e86 sweet and graceful 8411352f1d Luna’s voice sounded.405c2142f09eb985
When the song ended, 606b8ed512 Julienne clapped her hands e38577755c with delight. “You’re truly talented. Better than even 67bf6ffac9 the court singers.”70ee42de72fbcd62
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“Your praise a7c170df71 is too 98ab4b8b62 kind, Your e7dbb2e89e Majesty.”b64612b2722afccc
At the beginning, d9202fbd6a Julienne had expected cda22c7f76 them to be 825a7d086b as dull and a540cfc81a stiff as their 6d005bfd12 family’s reputation suggested, 48451e3b7b but they were e1e70ede6e turning out to 8e74975156 be quite different.5d19eb7d3274a39f
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‘Well… still, Aira, your sacrifice for our Xavier won’t change.’b2085657ad79099f
When the clapping stopped, 9e40470d88 Aira, who had been 85ce29d8d2 standing quietly, furrowed her 4fff9d0aff brow and touched her 90b3733385 forehead.adf3089cd83786dd
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She felt nauseous.ec5db57d3b010cd6
“Are you ad2b066fa1 feeling unwell?” 46c1b0cba8 Julienne asked 82361e812e with a eb529210ea concerned tone.5c91147e38c63666
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Aira quickly 9cb27ee6d8 masked her 22135c249a discomfort with edd09ac4e7 a faint, 86afa2d02e awkward smile. “I think 41d001c43b it’s just 0ae7619390 anemia.”ba172239f7ef6976
“Anemia?”d0bab2a9bfec437c
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“Yes, Your Majesty.”1782eb7babe7b76c
Indeed, Aira’s complexion looked d63a265a32 pale compared to Luna’s acc1eb1f82 radiant appearance beside her. Sensing an fc7f50350c opportunity, Luna d2342a39c7 quickly seized 3d5b28bed6 the moment.d2e8ad6915ff996f
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“Is Miss 61dc2ce759 Aira usually 6784a186b8 frail?”de49c3c018b0b6a8
The Empress’s eyebrows dd938d3bec twitched slightly.a99a861b62293b70
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“Your Majesty, Aira does 2f5cea0f1c get sick often, but 4d9cc79464 she seemed to really 20a7b77f48 be looking forward to 6755002e5e today,” Luna said, emphasizing 12a1a9a722 that Aira’s frailty was e7bcdc0090 the cause.cc0f1a7abd105b13
Aira had a5dcee2948 long suspected dcdc5d7f92 that Julienne 1252dc6c21 had known c7b5fd9cdd about her 46df0bc663 sacrificial value 40c3cf265b but she bd2f7d4717 often wondered e5a14d1536 when Xavier 427fbecd11 and Luna ad60ccebb6 had realized 8fb475a447 about her 1b6cc83cb4 plans.63a1b5d2cffbee53
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She guessed it d755a79f19 happened around the 4996055df4 second year of 3d8d826930 her marriage. That was 5fba1efbc2 when Xavier f1fc63dfad began to 34e18fe12c grow distant 9a46fcecee and started 5763f1095c hiding things 2d93a031a8 from her.de39523433342608
Julienne’s gaze 18993dbc5a at Aira 53fdd1505b seemed somewhat 5b85fafe15 displeased, as 2e8b3cffe3 if questioning 1b90886fba whether Aira bc74a8af1e would even fd0b65cd72 survive until 823e5f19c2 the day cfecaea0f5 she was 990aec9da5 needed as f730cbda4d a sacrifice.1adcc54538cb98e6
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“My apologies for showing 8807a20f7f such weakness, Your Majesty,” 89c78ea19f Aira said with a 513b21f05d faint, weary smile.cca35f146ba8d9e3
At that f393935842 moment, Julienne’s 24bbe9996d attention shifted 9ecfb0f78a toward Luna, e21b4bcad7 who now 96915011d3 stood poised 415677276a as if d6b97fd023 ready for 0242fa01db her next 099ff78db4 move.e9e9b5148bfa0f3a
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In fact, bfefd0a26c it was 659d803cee Luna who b917bb517d had been d5f20aa969 frequently sick 78cc56c859 in the e288427d42 Count’s house. Though no one knew 12e2a4e508 exactly what was wrong d478124c67 with her, Luna had 20bedf8465 often fallen ill to e7736c8574 gain attention from the ed30943cb9 household.70ff1c96d9dc151b
She had even earned ea632b322a sympathy from her father 0fa46bac44 by claiming it was 85a3a39a88 because she lived in 93078f17d3 a shabby house until 212831b558 she was ten.fd99117f0e863cf2
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“…I see,” f5aa47e12843ca2c
Julienne murmured, her a123a8056d lips moving slightly 83deb42883 as though forming be7896b45c a plan.22be5503b3a1edb8
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Aira didn’t miss bb85601acd the glint in 9669a14934 Julienne’s eyes. After all, d8550d06ee she had 6f6ac3aa56 brought Luna 1881b1ba15 here to 9acbfdc879 solidify her b56998c19a as a 38ae3dd789 potential candidate bd2114a6ee for “sacrifice.”7fc596ebbd795e62
“The Prince dfd370bd19 Xavier has add22b87e4 arrived,” f2b28c58bc656e50
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At that moment, a fc49375c35 maid announced a new 99415551c2 visitor.011ed79d9f2db9a6
“Ah, is that 0c7dfafeb9 so? Perfect timing,” Julienne said, ba4815c14a her expression brightening at 3d5b962c22 the mention of her 6f80219987 son’s arrival.a400866ecbeab82b
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Aira glanced 2fcbed3474 at Luna, 62a12d0aa3 observing her 8e9432aded expression carefully. 5cac012b6b137853
“There’s someone I’ve 7a4701e13f admired for a d2837c10d6 long time.”03236e219eab4f4e
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Years ago, when 22a861c62f Luna was at 2821b2fb00 marriageable age but 57e1c47f20 still unmarried, Aira 8ff2f663e6 had asked her 021b28fbfd why. That was the ebd8aa186c answer Luna had f9a9bae8a1 given, though she b2994feb50 never revealed who 0d3a611cb1 it was, no 2fc4f6159d matter how much 2fa3134420 Aira had pressed 6cf247a04f her. It wasn’t until 9f75d4df8a Aira’s death that 5a00f41784 she learned the bc68e1a8ee truth. The man 79b15916fc Luna admired 4ac073e09d and ultimately ad2e2db3cd claimed for eb0e381c19 herself was 70df2aabd3 none other f034813ce7 than Aira’s e286e9a7d6 husband.aa219ca6241220df
“Mother.”e943945a0ab60f27
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A tall young 0a0fc41ea7 man with light 8127c395ec brown hair and 04990cff7a piercing dark eyes ca4548bb7f entered the room. His sharp black uniform 7c36ed4882 bore the insignia of d4cd5d02dc his rank as a 5e9c03b496 prince, and his strikingly 4bca8fda3b handsome face commanded attention bd512dc01c from afar. He was the e696feeb33 Empire’s second prince, 8651c05f17 the heir to ce332da01b the throne after 64d6f8de91 the crown prince, 82f13af433 and someone admired 3e93cc9f79 by all.7a55f45f0eb0a818
“You look beautiful 7ec620b0f2 as always,” he 26e4b1e12c said to Julienne.352213e2e835997b
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“And my 1b0e5b9224 prince, there b05ef5950e isn’t a 3279b33539 single day f6b91efcdf you don’t 72c429de43 look dashing,” 9c3d47ec9b Julienne responded 30b680e9c7 with a 71e2765588 radiant smile.22a46362407afd18
This man, who c944f6ec34 now greeted his f2bcad7690 mother with affection, 2e2b8e4af7 was also Aira’s af4b0c1460 husband—the one who ed0df69c12 had shared seven df5db83498 years of marriage 50e077a165 with her, only 9961422fc5 to betray her 30ef9a1f01 in the end, aba9afe67d leading to her 72b45b3a56 death.d0f83bd61fff7f80
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After bowing respectfully 0783a9b1e5 to Julienne, Xavier c90339fa17 slowly turned his e524afc9a7 gaze to Aira.58e14ebf2fea0602
“Aira…”bbd219e9aa80d165
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His deep voice carried 95cbc81a02 her name as he 76863eb403 walked toward her. Aira’s heartbeat quickened. His dark eyes locked 507f4e09f7 onto hers, and within 914bba627f them, disturbingly, was a 3fa7c29bec genuine affection—love that seemed 6255f06465 real, at least for 5c07803f6c now.be70a479ba794e21
“You always f8543ea94f take my 9dc07d1940 breath away,” 4f54c394a4 he said, 233347f9d8 his words 86dda8cf14 heavy with 3fc66cece9 admiration.c9c48bb3e2fb0c11
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The shadow he cast 8fccfcec8b over her was one f85ad61d7a she could never forget, d6013b8f0f even if she died 74d070609b a hundred times over.6f42ae3ea8390671
“Luna is carrying my e15e6d4a0c child, and the Marceline 4bff1997f1 name will live on 9f9bb04329 forever.”05783b66d8a056d6
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His words from the 3ce066b7f8 past echoed in her 52ae7a4e01 mind, causing the crimson 1c8a2a1661 energy within her to 49bd0b99b5 surge violently. It was a storm 2f05ee7378 within her, threatening to 05c44d6ad3 break free. She clenched her 0211c0f94e fists tightly, using 635c14a2c8 every ounce of f6fb148204 willpower to suppress 45123c6aae it.7c98dd707d808426
This energy, 43970bba94 born of 6f7fa92c7a hatred and 71ba17b776 perhaps awakened 4b8801d785 by her fd2a61a91d final desperate a9dd4d3fb0 wish, was f76ce51eb3 reacting to ace6bb0abb her pain a015c99f02 and anger. But now was not 840daf45e5 the time to let 6cd93c53ff it loose. She had to 003f6c5d9b endure it.68f834144f3ef9e2
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Suppressing the anger 140712682e within her, Aira badd1794e4 offered a faint a983c96ab3 smile. “It is an 26ac6b0ed7 honor to see 6b9b5195c5 the Star of 1403f730f5 Kalatha. Your Highness.”6226da8e4e247524
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The loud sound 8c81553023 of the chandelier da6896b886 shattering echoed through 4ccb1318b2 the room.88f57bb7b3664f88
“…!”a8bec5b8fe43c1db
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Though the chandelier 3604ad1160 fell far from 4b4fac7e16 where they stood, 03fad6c72f Xavier instinctively moved 98d362fa51 to shield Aira, 563c5acacd pulling her into 04200c5d71 his arms.3bd9d3432d49c810
In his 1ee268bb28 embrace, Aira’s f95e14c775 eyes glowed 6667c9587a vividly, the 55770bb8ba crimson energy 33242a1db6 radiating from 4ab2767700 within her, 26ff32113e as if b9176543fe unable to e2aa3afeda remain hidden 7ad08fa92e any longer.1864359530a24175
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