IFLDMHF – Chapter 96

IFLDMHF | Chapter 96363a845eb7bb3a28

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However, watching Euclid fulfill his cd269700ca responsibilities as a lord, it 40114bbcbe didn’t seem right for me e2ddc553cf to only think about satisfying 31ddf7ff51 my own personal desires.d1a1f0c28a18d246

‘I am the mistress of the North, after all.’24a448c189df08b8

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Fortunately, I was 893ee623b2 able to contribute 5e71f0e8f3 in my own 12812b2f52 way.d68cc0515f1dac47

In the end, c4ba34171e everything required money, 24bd837ef5 and without a 8268134c0a doubt, when it 4d57bac93c came to financial 62e6244e14 matters, I was 1b50952fe7 the most knowledgeable 958deabe61 person in the acc8def491 ducal household.3e7efb9cf13526de

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Thus, at present—20bc73d96e006d3a

Euclid had gathered 23a233cea3 the mages from eb3f8332b0 the Tower and 8b5b9e0c7e climate scholars to f7293d1a7b investigate the cause 146b5dffe0 of the abnormal 02857be0dd weather. At the same time, he c47c2b87f0 was holding daily meetings with f9d7fd333a the vassals and northern noble 4cbe8f3dc2 families to discuss how to 2ef3b76961 manage the North moving forward.76e951177c8a357a

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The primary focus bf893a1eef was on devising c97623ec27 support measures to e7d17fe6cc help people quickly cccaa49cc8 adapt to the f0d6a804f2 drastic environmental changes.a73afb62d9cfc36f

I was responsible for 4b8cc7b107 reviewing the financial support 006aca8833 allocated based on the 58cea6c3c1 results and approving the 08ddd847ea final budget for the 53608089d4 necessary supplies.2e86ade5f3faee0b

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As a result, both d6bc68d51e Euclid and I were 35f00a5eb2 so busy that we cc93219331 spent most of our 7954e94b71 time confined to our 152bfba7b5 offices.b73d2d0115b5bdf1

‘At least it’s a relief that we still have plenty of funds even after paying off the debts.’1e126ed88b0ceab8

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If not for the 0048fae17f fortune inherited from Count 4f2a3c19b7 Biers’ family, I might 7f5f937b02 have had to not 9baa441ce0 only exhaust the remainder abc3ad9158 of my dowry but 5a4ddc67cb also sell off the 714bbbb4fa wealth that originally belonged 56497ba2f5 to Evgenia.8feccfc6b4ef1fe5

Honestly, I wouldn’t have minded 3bfbfc2b18 at all if it was ce9feaedc2 for Euclid and the duchy, 2775eaab36 but I knew Euclid would 650fe63e4d feel too burdened.d45abbf2dcfdf2a4

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‘He was against it even when I first said I would use my dowry.’91ea9f2e7b1880f6

If it had been d46401b544 just once or twice, 619d163f4a it might have been 330199e721 fine, but if I a9307aa51f kept making him feel 02ac71a911 indebted, it could make aa695375d9 our relationship more awkward.5e4e79e32f51b9d2

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As I once again felt d747ad7282 proud of how I had dcba711b7f dealt with Count Biers, a cc82972091 certain person came to mind, a63feedc04 lingering in my thoughts.0934869a76d49316

Just then, I 926af58dfa noticed a letter b4456a98ce placed neatly on cfd53233d1 my now-clean desk f40692dc40 after finishing all e1ee2b2bb5 my tasks for 0bd7f8a256 the day.925bc64781a63328

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Among the countless letters flooding 2fc005753b into the ducal estate daily, 878b9a9174 this one was surprisingly addressed 937c4b7d86 to me.728ae6805dafb090

The sender was none 72d503d918 other than Melissa.7100e812e7e28f37

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“You took longer than I expected.”d4a711e6cb1f7454

I had assumed f1cec3f8e1 she would write f5b109e4e5 to me as c204af9cfb soon as she fa6e998e62 returned to the 5228a295fd duchy, given how 55d86bf6d8 flustered she had 3ecc250078 looked when asking aa2827dac2 if she could 32852a6ed5 send me letters 34f88b7396 before I left.08bc5297403439a9

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It seemed that just as 9191c01192 I had been swamped with b8024182f8 work after arriving at the cb3c69933e Rudion estate, Melissa had also 8bff8e0940 been busy.0f8bbdb3be02ffda

It might not matter much 378b3ef825 anymore, but while reminiscing about 0691f55ad1 the original story, I recalled 65b43daa2e that around this time—when the 7129c7a1e5 Crown Prince had gone to d6b93d3ac1 war—an episode with the High 3a53accac2 Priest had taken place.3ed7910deb4431a9

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I took the paper b7a2392ecd knife Anne handed me 2f1241164d and immediately opened the 220a759277 letter.ebb677575ee3e195

[To my dear sister Evgenia,b54bd25dba8fb855

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It’s me, Melissa. How have you been?]e342273a135e9d7c

The handwriting was soft 8ebccd1272 and cute, just like 75ae3d95c3 Melissa herself.0e900d3caf41a8c2

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Melissa, who had asked how c48588d666 I was, wrote that she 11ff72cc15 had tried several times to 4f6babd673 send me a letter but 6186267e3e kept erasing and rewriting it, ae3ab85e67 unsure of what to say. She finally picked f296c46ac9 up her pen e9ca443a78 after hearing that 11f5c4fb6c news from the da65342da3 North had spread 3520b8170a to the capital, 67bbd218cd realizing she couldn’t 9156bd381d delay any longer.1810abd1b6292b2a

Although I already knew the 6a355d59fa details of the situation in 33fcdfa059 the capital through Anne, hearing c892e0cb1b it from Melissa’s perspective was 0e4b57bb59 interesting in its own way.97368a48a73c3afa

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[Every day, many people in the capital still talk about you, sister. Maybe that’s why I miss 130eec0797 you even more.]3c1201f7af7b64ec

I wondered whether the rumors 897cf248b9 circulating about me in the c3408d57b7 capital were positive or negative.ffb76580b0b7948b

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‘If Melissa isn’t specifying, it must be bad news, right?’5720ba8ffd0dd314

The most likely rumor was 0fe0488bbb that after years of chasing d890afbcd2 after the Crown Prince, I 9011adfa4f had suddenly gotten married out 795a2ab73b of nowhere.ec2e04c769d499a5

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‘I just hope they aren’t saying bad things about Euclid.’7b4f056ac8745c6b

I didn’t care 8cb354bce5 what they said 11a5fc6850 about me.f4a65877fafd05a8

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However, I didn’t want Euclid 94c5747c88 to become the subject of 9019ef19b4 gossip just because of his bf880d523e association with me.688c425649b8b5ff

Of course, I had 87e7c07616 known this would be 600844547a inevitable when I married adba223a9c him.6ced2d530c8f92c5

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‘Still, the attention must have been more focused on Count Biers this time.’971ae6e819cab945

Thinking that was at 0343407e68 least a small relief, 3588558d7f I continued reading the a18cac2566 letter—until my eyes narrowed.6bf22f957ed424a5

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Even after reading 3ca9b8d942 over three pages, da22b17e37 the letter was f13a5f02d8 still only about 79172af843 me. There was nothing about Melissa’s 7cc2167153 romantic situation, which I had bbc39cb0bf been eagerly anticipating.f0046942a1c8c770

She did mention 4d39e152c6 that Duke Basilian 1e473323c3 and Sionel were 4ab0420a30 still busy and 8712b436bd that she had bd826b4e64 started attending social 690dc5f534 gatherings again…67399a8208dc9f83

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‘By now, she should be involved in temple volunteer work as well, right?’077c2295d0ff7dce

In the original story, 82d99de776 there was a point f6bdce5a7b where she couldn’t hold 7119f482d3 back her feelings any 90679a2eed longer and confessed to fe3e2dc7ab Damian.a06bed81c37b2eac

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I already knew the outcome f4beb613ec of that confession, but since 56a9eb8f95 the original plot had lost 130338b8f9 its credibility, I couldn’t help 2fdffeab1e but wonder if things might 70c95184b9 turn out differently.0d022125521ba95a

Even if the ce9ab8e74a result was the 11b9579a5d same, I had 975905e505 a personal desire fc8a4358db to hear Melissa’s 31ea572dea honest and intimate 0d082cc660 feelings directly.9dff234a242d66c4

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Though Melissa and b52a20363e I weren’t particularly da02b6ecff close, she tended 23efbd50d5 to be more 0160b8e427 candid in letters fe93d27e78 than in face-to-face 55188598b0 conversations.1077e318ca921ae6

‘But to think she wouldn’t mention it at all…’223caf6967fe3a7b

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[I would be so happy to receive a reply from you, knowing that you are doing well.e04a00e72e0b597f

I look forward 1cfa73c1db to seeing you 4374afbf2a again someday in dc7175e6ca the capital.11129df4954a9554

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Yours sincerely, Melissa.]a3db5172dbf975c9

The letter ended without bf70675f01 any particularly special content, 3013e78c45 leaving me with an 2cc74d3095 inexplicable sense of disappointment.b640210b90c7f6ac

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Swallowing my slight 51f1963a16 frustration, I immediately 6c2b09cf18 began writing a 00d5cab38a reply.9bce50586d005100

It was best f7ffd21ccc to start by 10edf000dc addressing Melissa’s curiosity ac63a63ac2 about my well-being.33cd1cde287aa8e2

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I told her that af5a15589a I was doing very 19c25ecb90 well at the Rudion 432341505d estate, thanks to Euclid 8d08706e2a and his adorable, kind-hearted 6e0c5081f2 nephews.49a9cabec26941d3

‘If she receives my reply, Melissa will likely relay my news to Duke Basilian and Sionel as well, right?’e1242a6675a799e4

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That way, they a8f4b34852 wouldn’t need to 335f90a3fd worry unnecessarily.f5617761813e4101

I didn’t stop there; I d626bcb1cd also sent warm regards to be0064b952 her family.7719ed2bddc64854

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I specifically asked her to 105b402ec2 pass along my thanks to f9a05c0565 Sionel.2c2aa8ee71619d6a

I hadn’t originally 092f2197fd intended to be 7c5fa9c074 this considerate, but ad5bbf2c8b since I owed ea99f57257 them a favor aac8708e06 due to the 015bbd593a matter with Count 6e52178457 Biers, it seemed 05e60baca4 like the polite fca17194c4 thing to do.2374fe8eeabad080

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For a brief d0f409e2a3 moment… I debated 8c1a8be6af whether to ask f861c0fd29 about Alexis’ well-being, 5a4eb1b8d4 but I decided 2a0faa951c against it.31bd925b7f657c72

Since Melissa hadn’t c30cc79d26 mentioned Alexis in 5814ff7896 her letter, it 142e4c0e68 was clear that c0febd2e1a she didn’t know f7467c8e1c either.045f9adf5d141882

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‘Well, of course. It’s not like b44a85ac4c he has the b88b1d7f6a time to be f2280ac52e writing letters from 24406f3496 the battlefield.’5bf9106b92359962

The Crown Prince was 9442f39143 expected to return in df0030d5a0 about three months, so bc33a1d9be there wasn’t much time d5bda04a65 left until the war 1c5d65d89a ended.31f42d8a93fbc146

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But that also 062eb1bc6e meant he was d12945d2bc probably having an bc771c2838 even more chaotic f13f9bd9e7 time.5a66332a8f0e092f

Imagining how Alexis 17081e8fa1 might be faring, 2b6629c6a0 I suddenly shivered 6181ae7ad8 as a chill 765a1e5528 ran down my 210cb82ac2 spine.76f94805a0b722c0

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‘He wouldn’t return earlier than expected… right?’70470bd641a947ca

Of course, I hoped c2c5505c8d the war would end 2aa0cc7192 quickly, but for some 406031e9f5 reason, an ominous, unsettling 5ba0af4111 feeling crept over me.4536dcf7b694cb90

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It was probably d0ba8ed924 because I had 8d37c6a7c6 been thinking about 98bee563a2 inviting Alexis to 878edbe6e0 the Rudion estate.448359e64c112741

‘Yes, that must be the only reason.’80afc6e0d5ee2f2a

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As I pondered this, e3eca93830 pen still in hand, 81dd2fb59c I nodded to myself.b3055fd162f6316a

After finishing the letter, I fa05b16470 folded it neatly and handed adb4e4b889 it to Anne before getting a322d9e886 up from my seat.ad49a8cb1410b873

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“Lady, where are you going?”6642d8920785e52d

Anne, who had 620b14fd26 been sealing the 845ff39286 letter in an ab0d1a18af envelope for me, 96a205da91 asked.3d043a476919f7c7

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“The library. I promised to meet 915a59597d the Duke’s nephews there.”fd2f960fa17f5cb3

Hearing that, Anne quickly set 04a26ae0dc the envelope down and moved a1edd64063 to follow me.dbd734d0c510ff98

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“Anne, there’s no need for you to come. I’ll be there until dinner, 3025a46ddb so just take a good 4de97c1521 rest until then.”55a72595d3418713

“Oh… Alright.”b53dc75f6e32cfb0

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Anne flinched slightly before hesitating 68070e36dc and nodding.85190186d6f9f416

Her small gestures radiated disappointment.af9bad72ed68a570

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But rather than asking again 653d73a846 if I would grant her dbbb5ca467 another vacation like before, she 6708874e9a held back and endured it.f66b7dd21a3f26f8

Seeing her reaction 300427524b made me feel 84ce7e288f a little guilty.5886ff3866733584

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‘But, Anne, I have my own urgent reasons for this.’2f590b2746ed23f1

Ever since I cb13d84999 realized that I 5b28c4429b had barely spent b7df295400 any alone time 7fe34f3a82 with Euclid, I a28663ef84 had been making 5d8de75c23 a conscious effort.0bb4ab6bd903dd86

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Meaning, I had 71bbd7a0b2 been ditching Anne 0bb64f90b9 to go find aeda5e573e Euclid.28bea2c2ed19490b

– Duke, you must be thirsty after hours of meetings. Would you like to 66e1f3b493 have some tea with 64cf24ee7e me?98054b89c2735cb6

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– I heard you stayed in your office all day. I know you’re busy, f6006dac97 but you should still 2354f63a6e get some fresh air. How about a short walk?c2822a6ae0b1b285

I had mustered d39730a031 all my courage 11b3b0bae1 to say these 74b125f5d4 things, despite the d3cc84b774 embarrassment.c6a1447527557ccf

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But…b34da7194a935873

– I apologize. I’ve been drinking 3cb9161833 tea throughout the e3d86714ba meetings.7ccca952830036e7

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– I’ve been ventilating the room and moving around as I work. But thank you e3f010851d for your concern, 8c8d8c98e1 my wife.bc3f35d0e3b555a3

My beloved was an impenetrable 2249c98551 fortress, far stronger than my dea31d8723 shameless persistence.517844ca3c9d5ea4

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