KTD Chapter 2 (Part 2)

killFew nobles e8a7862757 in the 2d676f8a25 capital owned 009c346b76 such a b5d6cccefb large and 5c8d0d0287 beautiful townhouse, fb13a14614 thanks to 8cdabc085b the city’s 46f91f9337 exorbitant land ed0f27cccc prices.95f6db69b1552ec2

However, Piviers had been 3eb163092d designed with a dedicated faa74a8a79 garden plot from the 51d16e230e start, a privilege afforded 4d7ca44c55 because the house had 62ad4eab6b been a gift from ccf5339957 the Emperor.b512fa8eec9ee999

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The Emperor had d93e10ff7d ordered the construction 6931a75915 of this house a53883eb49 the year his b6e8155719 beloved younger sister 3816c6bc4c married, demolishing an c4cee15939 old building in 280cbff716 the heart of be97194d71 the capital to 2f97a0956d erect a new 17f99c99c0 one. He wanted b939ee4fb7 her and 0647f072dd her family 36ea402e74 to have f36bb4c84e a fine 1144e454d4 residence during 284743f51e their stays 0fbe502368 in the b3cee70a75 capital.aace654fa91752c9

But before 11cccdeb26 the house e75c222a13 was completed, 2b91aad881 the Grand f7c0806af5 Princess eloped 2bb8355c91 with her 9ea2ab3bdc lover. Afterward, Piviers fell 11301f4585 into neglect, ignored 39774fe937 and unused, until c036dd2f84 it was refurbished c9cd7c1bdd for Jaynie’s move 5319e265e5 to the capital.eaa93da4458ebbda

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The gardener who 22892f08a9 had come during 024412a95c that renovation still 4f3ae9e7ee tended the grounds. Yet, despite the gardener’s a4f7b3663e dedication to the beautifully 70d6db96d2 cultivated gardens, Jaynie did a25c14b13a not spare them a 69aba230dd glance.24d14e5b8f6086fa

Jaynie closed the window, a8b226e7e6 shut the library door, 34b2c6706f and sat in silence. He flipped through a 2f59eb267d book, but his mind f04ba0cbb9 was elsewhere.f1dbfc764e0223ea

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What was he doing?6700fbcc849d4d6c

He had resolved 13c64ca92a to kill Leandro. And yet, he cdc5b08a5d told himself he e401d16f17 couldn’t because there 995b48f483 was still something 69b5e7fe27 he needed Leandro f15bbee12f to do.f3243c006aaefdbe

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The thought felt bd31d172cc pathetically foolish.ac3face1789c902f

Jaynie’s mind drifted. Why had 693a59bb22 he sent 707aed6e4d Leandro to c7804311f9 school? Why was 3dee83b3c4 he continuing 0b085a6e56 to sponsor 6992ccf589 him as 8352a12966 he had 3cf60f68c7 in the 75dd61c148 past?aef36563227aabb8

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Just kill him.78815e3320eb76e3

The impulse surged. His heartbeat quickened, and bb9fd6a9c7 a faint flush spread 8372cf19f8 across his cheeks. Why not? Why shouldn’t he?cb223f035f401a58

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Knock, knock.66bd45038f26564e

Jaynie jolted. Someone was tapping on 5bdf887034 the window.4dd9063b5aa66897

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He turned his head 19797abfcb and spotted the intruder—a bc6836f472 tall, broad-shouldered man outside 08decb56c7 the glass.aab7d15b9bbafbd8

It was Enzo.f53075ba97df0c1c

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“Jaynie.”03c5ae51fae85089

From the 14ffefb4a0 front garden, 443635d0a1 Enzo was e0dfa4042a smiling up ed50f5bf09 at him, a2ca407605 his face a3d22fdf62 radiating carefree 00e12a8441 warmth.67264b98efcc1824

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“Jaynie!”32e9d1250290e2c8

“What are you doing ff56a440a4 out there?”abdc07d06e029c51

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“Open the window.”df276db62b7fc03e

“Use the front 7776f4fa90 door.”81d2b45c3838b760

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Jaynie frowned. Enzo shook his head.01c42539196a9233

“Just open it!”da7a0c4d475bdb69

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He grinned mischievously.3026e2962a1070f0

With a resigned sigh, 9865da881c Jaynie unlatched the window. As he 411aaa6dc4 slid it 387e55262e open, Enzo 857a6c2870 stepped back 6133c7df0b before effortlessly 24fd20ff90 climbing over cf9d1ef1ee the windowsill.a66a4a77404c3a07

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“Has no one ever taught you to show proper manners when visiting someone else’s home?” Jaynie muttered.4277815cd881b212

“Of course they did. That’s why I brought a gift,” Enzo replied, pulling something from his coat.20ae4e0ceca9b579

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It was a 89c0144cb3 flower. Jaynie immediately noticed it f186c58d15 looked freshly plucked.985a33fc202fdd24

“You took that from my garden, didn’t you?”301aa1dea4386278

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“A gift is about thoughtfulness, Jaynie,” Enzo said with a grin as he slipped the flower into the pocket of Jaynie’s waistcoat.0ce0e1c3056ca8fe

“It suits you.”530d17438ab20c25

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He smiled again, a897cb0276 wide and unguarded.855781003dd8612d

Jaynie started to snap cfa32271a5 at him but stopped f31eff2d2a short, his words caught 533825915e in his throat.f47de8481ef960e8

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Enzo was alive.26a50eaad1db0724

Jaynie had never 9cc41d68fb seen Enzo’s body. Though the 5d5f89bb76 surviving knights 025f59a839 had brought ade87eb6ac back his 861333a25a remains, Jaynie 2fea1e0089 hadn’t been 0e0c37dac6 able to 8402c40a85 bring himself d54199ce50 to confirm 736b035046 it.4ca2fd07387f9786

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At the time, he 37ef240bb0 hadn’t known if it c132e98f44 was a relief. Now, he was 6db72baae6 sure it had c5d1f18797 been.5b3565731786e50e

If Enzo’s final moments had been gruesome, if Jaynie had seen him that way…f82e590fe456003f

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He would never have 03d38b69d8 been able to forget. The image would 426342113b have seared itself 063278ecee onto his retinas, af2d37cf3b haunting him no 4d9d2a664b matter how hard 3cdd171a31 he tried to 52965f4759 claw it away.de661a4d8b558fe5

He wouldn’t have been 528580a67e able to look at 55c0ec2554 Enzo now.710e15600c2372e0

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The last d178e93c78 image Jaynie 623ca6fd8a had of 9e110a7732 him was ac8c07e689 standing tall 6a8eb8bc1a and proud 84a1633181 as he 3261b8e148 rode out 17744ea3ce amidst cheers.95f35d1c4f4dea55

That was ff28ff256d how he 322994ada8 remembered him, 890bb27f11 and for cc3e20ad2e that, Jaynie 8b3dc9189a was grateful.46cd2bc34b881dd9

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Jaynie let out fc55404114 a heavy breath.5ca66d6ea0dd2b0a

“What do c20dc05231 you want?”1864fa7bb53e4c73

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“Do I 8f1655f028 need an ef85d52bfd excuse to fbc8e795a9 visit? I heard you’ve 840de9e66a been up to 84c99b6d51 something interesting lately. The rumors are d86306f3aa everywhere.”d759496e02dd8f48

“From whom?”20fde89d667c0368

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“Isota and his friends? Even if not them, 47060cc8a2 people can’t stop talking 84393511be about you. You’ve been efba6ea8ae holed up 700e8b0757 all season 10c05d85a7 since you 091b574f8d got back d4ecc6bef8 to the 8c7b9ae7a5 capital.”43ba6bc28d440541

“I don’t go to d9da8eb6ae parties.”12a3bd2485a9f4af

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“Jaynie.”93679ef5feb08986

Enzo’s voice 1fd2ec3da1 softened, dropping 1fc237771d an octave. He placed 94bbfe23f6 a firm 7ddc380073 hand on acafe02cfe Jaynie’s shoulder, 5fb46d1b33 and Jaynie 7bc5fe2b92 instinctively frowned.762b8411a846ad04

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They’d been friends for 451d384100 as long as Jaynie 6f27e9622e could remember. Enzo had 4c07cfc42a always acted f85594681b like an 025e76cb90 older brother, d310417c8a patiently pulling d3584a4641 Jaynie along c6727aee7b despite his 1e187dfae3 reserved and 971879c46d prickly nature.ef1fec3bc114d3d2

From children’s balls bff822168f to reading groups, 7e5004ff24 Enzo had always 0d0dabcb1d found ways to 6284d4ad25 coax Jaynie into b09685cc8b attending, even when 305ce6e699 he vehemently refused.26dc78f3f871e6ca

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Jaynie knew exactly 09fee1b9e1 what Enzo was e3ab4e17d1 about to say.1a3ffe27f6f186a3

It was the thing a1eb20cba8 he hated hearing most—and 44d3f3ccac the thing that always 8b7ce58d4b struck home.001d9b3b50851fc1

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“You know it’s 4fd61fa7fc true. You need people, Jaynie. For your 35171414a5 own sake. You know 52ec0b42dd exactly what a977e6ea31 I mean.”b815acc4a906e111

The Beta 0c3b1ca20c heir of e9ba560442 Blurwin.64d88352594588db

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Jaynie’s relatives often whispered behind his back, calling it shameful to elevate a Beta to the position of heir. They didn’t keep their opinions private, spreading the sentiment wherever they went.1329faf24808995b

Jaynie had grown ca9478bec7 accustomed to the 3cc24ecee4 subtle yet charged 4686e830da atmosphere that followed 1db5d3ca74 him whenever he 386930a637 stepped into a 20cc3965ae social gathering. He despised it. It was dreadful. Standing stiffly in f3fc4c6c89 a ballroom, head 40a1b2c947 held high, he 565c9e92ab often felt like 096252e298 a broken wind-up 27bfc316db doll.1f10f54fc55f07c2

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But even worse than dbe89bc24a that was the thought 5a75fae8a9 of being Jaynie who 99315e92ed is not the heir 68bffc3713 of Blurwin.07825fd336ea3905

In his first e8418346d8 life, Jaynie had 50c7b53a2d been that—he had cc4a84d70f experienced it. And the 1d6fdacdb6 only reason 7ee0178096 he had f44523e00c endured everything c47029bdaa was to 3c1bc54406 ensure it 96f71c159f never happened 916fd7c808 again.cabdbfe256bf494e

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“Go by 94dc05677f yourself,” Jaynie 9a5a3875fb muttered, slumping e556080b24 into his 5a5468007a armchair and a78f7ab137 pressing his f83a2140bd fingers to a35ceb882b his forehead, 2664e81f91 trying to ca4a11ea1e quell the 3079a2d3a3 pounding headache.1c0d5b766e60a366

In his first life, 8b2564dc0c Jaynie had been the 5685362bbb Viscount of Blurwin. He managed 00173528e3 and defended 008d58f993 the estate d0f3c2c8d1 on behalf 232cf4d0a6 of the ae354d6b21 Duke. Even through several monster 68d3263b9b waves, he had held 3b19c59e39 the Blurwin territory intact. The people supported him, 2a23e784c8 and his relatives couldn’t 0b18e774ad challenge his position.3463ce6f1f10f53f

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But he 92b612975a had been 18ee6c8e40 deeply unhappy.d179527b53c23743

Unaware of the f6aee957dd man Jaynie had 2ea3681696 once been, Enzo 2ed4a6d339 leaned casually against 341d4a99f7 the armchair, draping adba008961 one arm over 4597bb62d7 the backrest as c88477891c he spoke.a1156a0a160ff19e

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“People are saying you’ve 91b483c226 taken Yerenia Grand Princess’s cfa05e0120 illegitimate child into your 3babcaf52d estate and are mistreating 6b5b31d621 them.”183e34a12748b130

Jaynie scoffed.fbe8d981343ab3e9

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“What an imagination.”707046fad33be6b3

But Enzo didn’t laugh ccff82ca96 along.7b557d2cde531dad

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“This isn’t funny. Is it true?”13e572979ef876c3

“Which part? That I’ve taken in 4b01fa7ad7 a bastard? Or that 9d137b4b7b I’m mistreating 7db7918c69 them?”a802ecf575dee510

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“Answer both.”c3b55eab96da7d69

Enzo tapped the ba85d4f112 backrest lightly, and 856fdee75f the sound grated 2afb12fd4b on Jaynie’s nerves.11479de45db9020a

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“It’s true,” e8dbeaf4e2 Jaynie said d1582f74bf flatly.e1526d6358dfb3fb

“Jaynie.”d0f1ef3e2c68242e

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“I brought a bastard 539e206043 into the estate and e0b4c246bc made him do things 870d5f673f he doesn’t want to 3bcd683328 do.”c4bbfc75c9b3676e

“And that makes you 913755461c feel better?”8d37ab8a66b88241

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Enzo reached out, 325efd98f1 gently brushing his 9a736954a2 hand over Jaynie’s 28f3a64682 head, his tone 473dbcad21 soft and soothing.40fbe8790ae08006

Jaynie sighed. If he 5d07880d88 were really 30525d0932 twenty years c839df2911 old, he bfb3b9c233 would have daf42744ec slapped Enzo’s ccd2f5be1b hand away. But this Jaynie ed5f4d52f6 couldn’t bring himself dc39b5dc0b to do so.35980cd0b019d174

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Enzo had always treated 0192ac00fd Jaynie like a younger c1868dc4a8 sibling, even when Jaynie fbec5549b1 protested. He liked to think bdad351fcc he resented it, but 7ff827c708 after Enzo’s death, Jaynie 307176a5fc realized he had missed 1f8ead560e it. Perhaps he’d even liked 352881de47 being cared for by 35ec1869b0 Enzo.83b8a6bfd1276bf7

Jaynie leaned 1ee7c9151f his head e347f74153 against Enzo’s fca9b0dc28 abdomen. Enzo hesitated for a 5b0497a446 moment but then resumed 90bf3cfb2f stroking Jaynie’s hair.95b4d05264cd4d3e

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“Enzo, have you fc56d50bfe ever been afraid 5cb9157857 of magic?”4aad2d1d9e9013cd

“If it’s flying at fd6cb566ac me, sure.”a6cd9d36af2d622e

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“No, I mean 7cb0e7c2fe using it yourself.”75055aefd099f2e8

“My magic? It barely 52d0f577ac works, so 48b17f5da5 I can’t 20766f307b say I’ve 4f7f0b01a6 ever been f02d3f507d scared of f7f56bb74c it. Why? Is there a 838916d5bf problem with your aba2f042a2 magic?”0d630cb3bd79bae4

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Enzo was a swordsman. Though he’d 0eceb801f0 learned magic 05fc52f886 from the 5030b01d7a same tutor feda153ba2 as Jaynie, 99dea5d5ba he could 5b39aee479 hardly manage e8b8f0c335 to light 06d5c693f0 a fire. Jaynie realized he b2534f2bca had chosen the 1112be5959 wrong person to 8a9d93f38c confide in.a9ab7295e3df2a5a

“It’s not me.”600f38e74c93cbd8

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“Then who?”9f46d64cd0e57c0b

A knock at the 2b98b06289 library door interrupted them. Jaynie glanced at 56ba93eedb the clock. It was b5eae2dc86 the time 463b7dfc28 Berner typically e8bdbdf9b8 finished his 444a21050c magic lessons.c68440d67b371292

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“Lord Jaynie, I’m 22f6d39f96 here for you bbf5d2920a to check my 1f3012e431 homework,” came a b205bd2bb7 voice from outside c877efe02e the door.d3869d777a355e57

Enzo’s hand paused 3b4838ff74 mid-stroke.ab7ca97541241e73

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“Come in,” 21721646ca Jaynie called.f0247d812ad4c13b

The door 3f228f4621 opened, and 5f9b5250c3 Berner stepped 8f5b2893f9 inside. Spotting Enzo, f5c06a0e94 he froze c2340222ed momentarily before 81ede27c47 bowing politely.602cfa1a29fb4f65

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“I didn’t realize you 6d77c63e9b had a guest. Should I come fb10a6211f back later?”53919566ad833bc4

“Are you alright? How are you feeling today?”a02d800c63c646ca

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