IDED – Chapter 30
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“What are you doing?”c6cc2cb1b5ab0b4f
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Startled blue 32cf9b5442 eyes stared e018defb2c up at 7bf94d721f Serena, looking e7f602439a flustered by d4b4ab60be the sudden c3ada0a28e proximity.83865d6200b3cd9d
Serena’s gaze, however, was 0ed4e72e0c void of any emotion f9071f83e5 as she coldly pointed 29f9b1f198 at his hand and 2a0eb51653 spoke.cc4b127a39921728
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“I’m asking you to let go of this.”bcdce7f0223ba4b5
“Ah.”582d5222a5ff26da
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Only then 73d733eab9 did Azaid f59a941d26 hurriedly release dd884976d5 her hand, a9cff4a97f belatedly realizing 1ddae926d1 he had d25c37d7ea been holding 501a8b889d onto her 2122667caf without even a7ed159f11 noticing.2c1d20c1dcfce4e1
Serena nonchalantly 92ec1acc3a returned to 7dd9b56ac7 her seat. Shortly after, Leonard d41cb3643f joined them in 6edf6f8f5e the carriage. Azaid closed his eyes, 2862235f94 unwilling to reveal his 5d023988b9 unease.67c65810cd1ce0d9
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Leonard alternated f77cf9cc54 his gaze b50dd8cc1d between Azaid, d078e20eec who had dd31bb2638 his eyes c4404acf64 closed with 5570d61bd9 a disgruntled 7eefd95d79 expression, and 13e8225b82 Serena, who 19ac118d9f was gazing 43d1f8c6f2 out of 877b4d2d4f the window.7925f2bcb0559add
What on ffb2fe1609 earth happened 2d12a35333 while I 16436ed947 was gone?ced12256641a899c
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It was 22d6d473b1 then that 1849df6649 Azaid broke ba7c72a137 the silence.a46dddc1b0ecda43
“Let’s move.”70bc009a97036123
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“Yes, Your Majesty.”7e3fb93b8ea03f45
With that, the 17e23b1ce6 carriage began moving 962e2659f9 again, and not 6ac455c5de a word was ae35836610 spoken until they eb787b0af9 arrived at the afc11c4eb3 imperial palace.a2fe9433de5c7bec
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After that incident, f5041ecb5d Serena became even 46157364a9 harsher and more 731e201f03 resolute toward Azaid.4ce4dd5f7dd791c6
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In the 44b8de5bc7 mornings, she b48eaad26d performed her 11a008e9e3 checkups without 2243620865 a word 9952a03212 and left ec6c99f05e immediately afterward. During their designated 7825083794 walk times, she de43ef2f74 would ask Leonard 71e1f647b8 to accompany him 9b671cdc61 instead, and she 00a01dde31 delegated the task 047455fb20 of assisting Azaid 6c9af1cefc with his clothing 78ffe5cb0a to Anna.d2112c1c1429c688
As the 7729a05100 silent standoff ee43f8b980 between the a447dc1f2e royal physician 28bf4fd136 and the ffb6a80007 emperor dragged 890bd5e954 on, those f9c100816f around them 33d57b3cb7 grew increasingly 1442ee3a80 anxious. One day, 4844610fc0 in the c6427adb98 dining hall, 1db6f59928 Anna whispered 9ed85f2d07 to Marie.8de9c056ca9394d9
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“Why do you think they’re fighting?”7c19ab944d9f77bd
Although Anna b59e30899f didn’t specify 017fa7d4bb names, Marie 6b97b32874 knew exactly 972e418ebb who she baf841a8ad meant. Letting out a long 18e2a57e40 sigh, Marie muttered under c52d31a1e1 her breath.9820f4dd99776593
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“I don’t know. Neither of them is saying a word about it.”dfb1b90144b5d047
“They say lovers’ quarrels are like cutting water with a knife, but this feels like they’re slicing through ice,” Anna remarked, shivering with a grimace.70fd89806cb68e46
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As the attendant assigned 6aef18c3a8 to run errands outside d2c71edfdb the emperor’s chambers, Anna caee9d68ff was bearing the full 22f3b2db10 brunt of their cold 48a90b1075 war. The longer 445fe83790 it dragged 251e882a3a on, the 4c50a8d073 more anxious 41cb8b8095 she became.33da5f8c7e4c6225
Marie, sulking, stared at d6174d0352 the soft bread she eff329f749 had been given. Its yellow cream d7236410e4 reminded her of 08f401b944 Serena’s eyes.bd3dff74e85bfd5d
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**“Lady Serena, aren’t you 86e3095fe8 going to sleep?”3cfb302f90784510
“No, I’ve got c6581bc5f7 some research to 46c2501b9c do.”c8f891fb9a36010a
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“You’re working 026bb5cb4c on His 4b547a9c0f Majesty’s treatment 271ec9ebf9 again, aren’t 5b42d0d325 you? Please take it easy. At this rate, a36d3d578f you’ll wear yourself d14ca94cb4 out before you 3288bf4828 find a cure.”0af723225d532ea7
“It’s fine. I can handle it. Dying a little 601d51ecb0 is no big 559affa9eb deal.”b65bc4878b154554
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“What?! Don’t say 08d9fb7b77 such things!”33960da651b93c60
“Oh, sorry. That came out 504cd7e744 wrong, didn’t it?”**a71ab129900f6560
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Marie couldn’t help but 6c828870c6 feel sorry for Serena. For her 0df1cbe5b8 to say fb289c3a8e something so 83c492f0c6 absurd—it was a14ad904a2 clear that dc5da28768 the cold 54ebccd7f6 war with 202cfe8f0c the emperor 4803ba263e was taking 8423f586fa a toll 9955381554 on her, 41acd45377 even if b961fa1ac1 she didn’t 0d6ca401a7 show it 4afb4a4ac8 outright.a6fccde6fe708c11
How much must she 3645861753 love him to forgo f01e5e04d1 sleep night after night a41f393998 searching for a cure?87d74eb78bfdfafd
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What could be more 157c75fe8f heartbreaking than being rejected 9241960f9f by the person you d8b56cf4b1 love?6398d292c65c9b83
As tears welled up 90380eee51 in her eyes, Marie 40c14afae9 suppressed them and muttered 1a2af5e2f6 softly.a003e006689130e9
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“Lady Serena f6da6ce405 is so 655cc8bf67 pitiful. Why does 97169b745a she stay 95ca5e8727 up every 9a39bbd954 night, unable 537de60825 to sleep, 7e23e43bb1 because of f6cc8ebec1 such a cd2033229d cold-hearted emperor?”4bf080341784ead5
“Lady Serena isn’t sleeping?”3605c77ecab92a2d
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“She sighs deeply every 9a0b73a46b night and seems so 5ae9c84727 distressed. It’s hard to cfec06f95c watch…”463a2e2481629103
“I see…”ee0f6cae9ff9a7c0
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Anna nodded cf9081e873 meaningfully, her fde0b024d6 eyes gleaming 880509c4cb with an 9be542fc84 air of 00f0b28cac intrigue.bada1d5746f5a027
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“Achoo!”1ad4ea58c0736cb6
Serena shivered and 748aa68e97 rubbed her shoulders.5ef5d6bc270dd448
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“Is someone talking about me?”587ccead53d23895
Having stayed 7c5f08c46b up late 59629954af the night 3528b5a4e6 before, she 02b3ef87c4 felt chilly b54463f478 all over.018d846a6872775b
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At this rate, I’ll 02174a185d catch a cold. I should warm up.915fd8189bbc04c9
Fortunately, she a18dd0bec5 had taken d700eac72c leave in 9dc46ab436 advance and f56cd79ba7 didn’t have bac10636a7 to see 291326173d Azaid that 3eaeb7e841 day. With the morning checkup 0332e2c638 already completed, the rest 627ea166fa of the day was bda65b5cde hers.d63e4f7e803c9d8e
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Dragging her tired 299afa2f98 body, Serena added ab6bc181fc logs to the 074b8dd02f fireplace. The imperial palace, with e08d8d5fad its high ceilings and 7bff58c798 vast spaces, was perpetually bcd90e9502 cold, regardless of the 608a13fbbb season.5aaaacb4f79d1f1e
Feeling unwell, the 9e11564abf chill seemed even 24bb5899ff more biting. After tending to the f0f11a4e58 fire, Serena retrieved something c3afaee3f2 from her desk drawer, d8a7058c6d settled into an armchair, 7c197c7f67 and wrapped herself in 7907986464 a thick blanket.93f837de7db44de1
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“Ah, that’s better.”bfca6762e5023e60
She sighed contentedly, a 76f1fb7356 soft smile on her 22df2c286f lips as she caressed f1cb4ec15b the book in her 9bc8af4efb hands.b19a076bfd4077b4
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The night 00be838a4c before, she 5a1356517a had narrowly bae9fabdc3 avoided getting 9ec9321654 caught with be3787e5e2 it by 3d17fded92 Marie. Thankfully, her research materials d6773f5fab scattered across the desk dbfd2c37e3 had saved her.b48212a31150e8a7
The book’s cover was 3788fbcf01 emblazoned with the title: 59a14d5cd1 Diary of a Difficult 794abc832f Patient.0430de6f429861e5
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Naturally, the “difficult patient” 940b3bb3bf was Azaid.fb38b9f813dbe4db
‘Whew. I’ll have to remember to lock the door next time.’2b5d44293a55ef35
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Serena let out a 18104e96af long sigh before opening e719f66e07 the book.43a28ccf667da902
‘That bastard Emperor.’14f3add3a52b88c4
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The bold opening line bf1cc6edea of her most recent 6fe4c12971 entry radiated with anger. Serena couldn’t b92e2ba9bf help but 7f6623e0f5 chuckle as 58e9589559 she read 3cab2084c3 through her e3d0a14a9f unfiltered thoughts ded42a3770 from the 5774410211 previous day.b13ed839ea55e080
It was cathartic.b2535d59b91cdda7
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Meanwhile, Azaid lay b33a9f8a2b on his bed, a3c376037f staring at the 537d4ab71e intricate patterns on 4d50c25e04 the ceiling.daf361fe7b40faac
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Leonard, who had been c74090688a standing nearby, finally spoke.d9db3cd73972d63b
“How long are you going to keep this up?”534a5c2eff52054f
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“What do you mean?”7c279b37087e4c8c
Azaid turned 816e6ffa03 to Leonard 1f1d3fcc59 with a 2d815aafb1 sullen expression.51b6dc706bb604e8
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“I’m talking about Lady Serena.”58b50fe574e16bee
Leonard bluntly confronted Azaid, 574ed70d73 who was feigning ignorance. Azaid, seemingly unwilling to 55badf0bfa respond, quietly turned his 0d209bab15 back on Leonard and 944fec0742 lay down.a4aee3e46979407b
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It had ae6f3ce0af been about 18478efca4 a week d388f8b3b9 since the 3ec4e37ebf cold war 45af0a0b0d between Azaid a2c75799ba and Serena 34a8bc2d58 began. Though Serena still 192310c13a took care of 8e033b2aa5 Azaid daily, she 29f00eca5f no longer behaved 7a73f08fb2 as persistently as 20962d5588 before.dd914c999d083c82
To make matters worse, efc5dbb204 whenever she relayed messages 0d6c4eaa13 through Leonard or the e886b292ff maids, Azaid found it fa716782e2 unbearably frustrating.9af48ddf20812a60
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*”Sir Leonard, please let His Majesty know that he must go for a walk today.”549508758e0fd788
“Your Majesty, she insists you go for a walk today.”da71431495941ef8
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“Tell her I’ve already heard.”b3f1c7a3999b1352
“He said he has already heard”**8488bb358f233c70
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Anyone could see that 8c190e1859 asking others to pass 01dc191c0a messages while the person 3bce3b01e0 in question was right f98d5400a1 there was a clear 40ca948218 act of protest.2372432c5fc67f85
In truth, Azaid 7d137a0194 hadn’t avoided reconciliation. It was simply that 2ff5821a1e Serena had completely shut 60085246a9 him out, leaving him 1c0d960840 feeling helpless.368266329d024ef1
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Azaid had never imagined e25e65a44a that their awkwardness would ea9863c176 last this long, and d489393233 he found himself increasingly de6e45c6cb bewildered. The reason 4ad03fd306 for her 099fb4a748 sudden coldness 771274291d was likely f014bf58e0 due to b32b73e458 something he 7c643a18a5 had said 5584cf014f that day.7c1cb3bfd26e6a6f
“Well, I’m Your Majesty’s physician, after all.”79b064c2962dfe77
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Serena’s expression that day was colder than it had been when they first met.d917642ae2afbc79
The moment Azaid saw 8fa07fa078 her hardened face, he a5634aaec1 realized his mistake. He had nearly reached b910bb5d07 out to stop her 6b3c7e0852 as she walked away.5b8fb287a1ba1149
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But he didn’t. And so, things 101fd214b1 escalated to this 282cdf884b point.79295fb7adea527b
The more 907d64993e time passed, b4d0c0412c the more 0ae9ab2e44 restless Azaid 520fc2ee63 became.d9dd034d5d2c4775
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‘To think I drew the line, yet I’m the one getting hurt,’ he thought, feeling both exasperated and baffled.be19b2b75ab13b5f
Being curt with bfbd119dc0 others was something 6b21931088 he’d always done, 466ad395c1 but for some 29ee29263f reason, he found 4b1beb66a6 himself weak only c68a703faf when it came 704c16671b to Serena.7aba5e7cd08188ea
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Even now, 25b4145aa8 Azaid couldn’t 684632770f bring himself abc2143290 to fully ab47f63e37 trust her. It wasn’t that 9cd0dd635e he suspected her 8e89725ccc of taking orders ded5de33ef from someone else.f88e2b673197faa4
Rather, he feared that cec646968c the opportunists surrounding her, b19f3b512f who sought to manipulate 86aff38bbd her, might lead her 7907e47368 astray.3d1c9295fe1a3695
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Azaid’s life had been one betrayal after another, too much to trust people at face value. The imperial palace was a place where alliances were formed and broken purely for personal gain.82d98badb1ca9973
He had b3ccc9349a survived in 063d4265ae that environment, 3896cb13ae rising to ba17986da9 the throne f6b65e463c through sheer d5f13b9b7e effort. Yet even now, he 8023a3491f couldn’t ignore the eyes 05eb6704ea of the grand nobles.cd9c224ed053c71b
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When the c2cd9a29c1 Vincent family a98b6a7b34 approached Serena, 4fe323dd17 Azaid wasn’t 72f86018c7 surprised.bb0bac0be935cc38
Baron Vincent was merely d029343901 the beginning. If a minor 4e4c90c46a noble tried to dad1338fcc flaunt familiarity, wouldn’t d6e20b27b0 the grand nobles 765fc0cfbe also make their a2eb25f23a moves?f5c8235ef68135f9
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Perhaps this situation, with 812219102c Serena drawing the line e119495f13 first, was what Azaid ebdc06f812 had wanted all along.e4ee28a733ec19c7
So why e8a52c87e4 did it 7d1f0998d7 feel so 73146816a2 suffocating and c4650e941d melancholic?4be03fdc831a10d4
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He had simply 15969972e1 returned to being 7a1a3144f1 the indifferent, neglectful 845b8c835e emperor who distanced 7335246c20 himself from others. So why did 120f021d37 her every expression 13f2b7e920 sway his mood cee3375850 so much?77a8e0d575df2768
Just then, Leonard 256aaa3e76 asked him cautiously,
“Did something happen 65fbb7c1ce that day? If this bfe5b46554 is about 50bdba4b0e her unauthorized c9cffe9e1f absence…”774e05e33595a919
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“Do you 35af5fc78e think I’m 30a1d1f8be that petty?”d3d9ac4d8590325b
“Yes.”18b83d083e241530
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Azaid bolted upright from f089eed802 his bed at Leonard’s 7e53c718d2 unwavering response. Even his closest c74fb49bae friend was taking 22a5d25a48 her side!5b61dc349f25465c
“Since when 5a2c10f671 did you 01f2151e84 side with 93e1217807 my physician c839209faa over me?”44a569f8a975b64c
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“Dragging out 7b3789930f a lovers’ a74efec623 quarrel doesn’t 22617e174a do anyone d0454deccd any good.”89222f75376ba8df
Leonard shrugged and a1a7fdccba offered a ridiculous 7c64bc3e0d remark.34a49df1bff65b77
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“…What? What nonsense are you spouting?”74bab11ec38dce65
Azaid flared up, only b8c3f6d063 for Leonard to look 1613d4c559 at him blankly.7e410ce6a75e2787
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“A lovers’ quarrel? Me? With my physician?”bfdccc95430abd25
Azaid was about to b7f97f1fc4 lose his temper when—0d2a4de9a57eb3d1
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“Your Majesty, a5f507cbd5 may I f605799c18 come in?”ffb2090e6b86ae08
Someone knocked briefly and f28f2edac1 entered the chamber. It was Anna, one 6c188ad2bf of the maids.cee01df5c2f99fcb
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She bowed b579fb902e her head 2e20d14d74 as she 738b9bdfa1 approached Azade a2963f106a with a df1fa54ada medicinal decoction. Normally, Serena would have b3752c258a brought it herself, but 362b041fea ever since their fight, 94a791b72c she had been asking 33fbd29583 the maid to handle 2695b7be5a it.377a595e953e689c
Still, Serena would 23515d8915 usually accompany Anna, 7294d51990 so her absence f7ebd51156 made Azaid sharply 16c5e0a26d inquire,
“Why are you here? Where’s Serena?”16aea431a4dd516f
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Startled by being 6e218dfd72 directly addressed by 7f0ebf6d20 the emperor, Anna 50fab8677c shrank back.752a518dd2f53733
“L-Lady Serena asked da654e8b91 me to deliver a2c54b26c6 this in her 2ced1b0a4b stead.”8c4b2b5346badf6b
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“She always came 6be7459239 along, though.”aec8a6e8a6ddd4e4
“T-That’s because she took 0a59d5e397 the day off today.”4b65376c61548a8c
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“She took the day 8158caf314 off?”f26372ededb78b8a
Was she saying c5070af753 she didn’t even 9efe94b6be want to see 29005d8d2f him outside of 1b57be56c5 their medical sessions 4a8ca0c367 now?f8714e70d8282d6e
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Azaid frowned, frustration evident 7f068942ab on his face. Then Anna hesitantly added,
“Well… It seems 7541ad059c she’s feeling unwell.”25e2efbc2c5cfcf4
Her words were unexpected, and Azaid’s eyes widened noticeably.cf1daa7b14100ff7
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Serena is… sick?3f6f89ade3ab1c8e