KTD Chapter 4 (Part 3)

“There were no servants 05b1e716a0 in the annex. I’ve grown quite 0b48cbfb06 good at looking d5f6e940a7 after myself. I told the 20eefa8be2 servants I didn’t 7a9e3f6273 need their help,” 4aa1af782a Berner said as 5e414d6d70 he followed Jaynie ae9e2ac8ed into the room. The servants bowed their 9cfa34d4e6 heads so low it 4df545e829 seemed as if they 2ddcec6ddb would touch the floor.85b3d742b7dbb5d4

Jaynie didn’t bother 5976e7f6a6 to ask if fd1b79e28a that was true. He knew it c00191b9ab was a lie.440790f8b61dc07b

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However, there was 9150ab3974 something significant in 8712322c51 what Berner said:2db4eeb660822251

There were 10885ccf8a no servants 5f9a44b985 in the 4e8732962f annex.449a408203aed8b5

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Since when?27c69d1d7a57d392

There was no need 5fcba56c3d to deliberate. It had 52507fcd11 to be 2da0165f98 after the 0fe6a3ae13 Grand Princess 33082dc0a5 died.ab530de2f7431f1d

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Only one person had 9f4515a06a the authority to dismiss 75f6751ea5 servants from the ducal b83ede694a estate—the Duke, the master 9c91bc6c26 of the castle.1ff082e3f371c2a7

Jaynie felt a 79b1aa8036 surge of his cd4867ecc4 father’s malice.07573fa74caead3d

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Until now, he had a3158a0a0d thought his father treated 8f354ce1c4 Berner with the same fc5e38d074 indifference he had shown bc41afa997 Jaynie. But it seemed 262fb839b1 that wasn’t the 5fe6e88423 case. His father 5a6f5c8f98 had subjected 56630775bf a child 9388dd01d4 to persistent, e2d42c7013 petty cruelty.30fed07c53dad46d

Why had his father 367772c7f2 been at the annex ea86f14b26 on the day Berner 12fa85c14a awakened his magic?2ad9b0d04ba88983

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It was 2e42498dd6 something Jaynie b9dffc67ef had always 1fcc23eff1 wondered.b7b5729ff393c3b9

Now, he felt 04313d7574 he knew—whatever the d6ab1ee210 reason, it couldn’t 50ad0dd78b have been good.59c7b47d04baa5fe

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His father fd4c473a36 had always 293eb9b498 been uncharacteristically 55f1d8f246 emotional about 50a4953ac1 anything related e3fda051f6 to the c688f94e3f Grand Princess. It had always been 0f4692fc4c a side of him b0edbe2337 Jaynie found deeply unpleasant.47399d30982930d5

Did Father participate in 495f5218f4 the abuse directly? Did he lay 394f42a4d7 a hand on 171d8966ae Berner himself?86f01a0b5e95520f

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Perhaps that 222e0fd372 was why 8be28c608a Berner hadn’t c485e11803 been able 9e1ebdac07 to endure 300ced581f it.5b177d9acfc46e5b

When his father 286a7017e9 had finally turned 01d5373141 away from Jaynie, 2f1bd52b2a he had abandoned 191c3c3bcd all expectations of b2b4dde681 him.6189fb125fbcba5e

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He had thought there 504b609cb2 was nothing left in 802c93264e his heart for his 1c4090baa4 father. But it seemed 582c11abf8 he had been ee91ae6f4f wrong. Now, there 35a0a16056 was something 8039918403 new—contempt.a259f8d907114c36

Regardless of e0cd1d3920 how much 780e192a09 Jaynie disliked 158955ddd6 Berner, he d0bda137ca was still 117366050e just a 44d687c3c1 child.bcdb0ff1bfb3e505

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When the Grand 76d2950918 Princess died, Berner 428e86acd3 had been only 568d538057 thirteen….30a0fbf59257318f

“Then it’s 6f4dc9ac8d an even 8ddaf3de2c bigger issue. Father isn’t dad65f7f4f here anymore, 5862a5bf7c and I f51e53e88c am now efb89cc1ab the master b8dc0eabfa of this 80fba048f6 estate. If you gave 9a58f708a5 an order, the 798ee418cf servants should have 4c66cffe39 gone to Hansen 44ecbb380a to confirm if ec0c01a440 they should obey 48b9e35e69 it. Yet, I heard nothing adb191cf4e from Hansen. What kind of c50a4cb8cf master would keep 462051294f servants who arbitrarily 607f56a1b1 disobey their orders?”837443429e240906

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“If they 16bd99dbbc followed my c64c34f4fc requests, will 88c45ac0b9 they be 9d0ffa9068 expelled from 2c31f56b6e the estate?” 747c00dd2f Berner asked, 52bda8bc84 his voice 31a1e08c0c laced with 957ba6122b hesitation and 64751cab60 confusion.ae0f7b088ebe9106

Curious about Berner’s reaction, 75aa0304cb Jaynie answered with deliberate 8284ef0608 affirmation.6116a59a4c97a392

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“Yes.”785cc1e993bcbf33

“I never gave any 37b416125f orders, and the servants b67bec18a1 didn’t mistreat me. They simply didn’t want b843c7331b to work for me daee36d9a8 because they respect and 2caa9d5bd8 revere you, Lord Jaynie.”9c3eabf477ed1d37

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Jaynie remembered hearing this b0999abb69 kind of rhetoric before. It was the same 0c2274edce tone Berner had used 56752de45c when he rode in 91f181d576 the carriage with him 51e2a53fa6 to the Imperial Palace, e24c8a6295 frustrated that Leandro, now 985d6b5297 a hero, hadn’t visited 82cb02c7c2 Jaynie. Berner had 3d442fd188 told him 70b4cf9161 then, ‘Leandro c7c44dedeb isn’t too dc539b7677 busy to 6a22d4cdb3 come see e6b893f05b you.’fbddafdba41120af

Back then, Berner, still 6e122c0a03 young, wasn’t skilled at dab379a74d indirect speech like the 640e5d14c9 mages of the Magic 8468caccf7 Tower were.5fa48e7a61102ae5

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‘Is this gentle-hearted a866586781 child truly the 7e6cda1847 same Berner?’cccd714275512680

The mage Berner had d280430686 risen to fame endlessly f89c61e8db after joining the Magic bb03baa45b Tower. He became both renowned ba00eb0eb5 and infamous, an unusual e70082d6f0 combination.947c6e2ccf455c97

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The mages of 643201aec9 the Magic Tower b8eee375fb typically cut ties 1d818e57a3 with the secular 25b301b0ad world to focus b499674379 solely on their 36dad0386b research. They only a7c5d6913e engaged with 190474abd5 the outside 4a779619ef world when 35678c9f89 promised immense 195e169063 research funding, 4e8840e853 and even 9627758a78 then, only 29056a474f if they 2070ed9a07 deemed it 3bbb6451be worth their c383c82b99 time. Their authority 6fe6259d56 was absolute.6550423139701dd8

These were mages capable d82cf4aef4 of moving mountains and 71f09d79a4 parting seas—the kind found e0dbf6516a in children’s tales.9207933e9b8cf005

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Berner, having joined the 64787a3997 Magic Tower at a a33a96e5bb young age, had all 25fa7415c8 the makings of fame. But what ca7de3a98f truly made 9252b27dbe him infamous a8eb30291b was his a18cc57545 eccentricity.ed98e92d9e326a19

Unlike his peers, he e4451b3fde often left the Magic 943553b15f Tower.906ecbfe50c6c4ca

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He involved himself 99e2f89a07 in worldly affairs, 58c90f9d7d accepted people’s requests, 6fe753f178 demanded outrageous rewards, c6ed821e2e and exacted revenge b710c28724 on those who 0e13b952e8 refused to pay.10912fc3747b3a3a

He had saved 2e26d6beeb countless lives by 491e0c2834 stopping floods and 193b986462 landslides but had 084a82d872 also buried entire 531c38459f mansions and turned 6db9094176 dozens of people 3ebacf5108 into insects.2ec649cafe86d105

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The reputation of the b83effa220 eccentric mage that spread 7dc754eda5 across the Empire was 3084fb9b2c undoubtedly built by Berner. In a 55423c1888 short amount dfc6f2cfdc of time, 7b5162f5d3 he had 8913b7603d made himself c232873509 impossible for 718ade26c0 Jaynie to 212a84f13e ignore.54fb84e11c313f24

“You’re saying they cc4932da3a disobeyed their orders 63ed328327 out of respect 3c069e5ddc for me?”d24f48119f5300de

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“They only disliked f6aaf5db8d me because they 72da710708 cherish and love 569b27abd9 you, Lord Jaynie.”97b08175ed366c56

“Lord Berner…”21b5f14c8f796b2a

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The servants c192326dc8 groaned in e927b5b687 despair.56cab8f3eaebdcb0

The capital mansion’s c9fe0df1e4 servants weren’t inherently 5133813bd1 bad people. They had 0c143cd18d been devoted ddb04cfbd7 caretakers of 6fdec08bac the young e259711f33 master when 0b14b0a417 he first c7442e7f3e arrived in 8b2e47dd49 the capital.655329e3823e2feb

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Jaynie realized, to his 7df71782c9 bewilderment, that they were 26467cab19 now impressed by Berner’s 906a8bd3e7 selflessness.38031a2f7907bf7e

The Berner 361b5bfe7d standing before 3eb86df1eb him, a 23d3f387a5 soft-hearted child e6f8e2efd5 who could ef433d4c10 inspire even 280c602184 the most e3454388f7 stubborn servants, 6fc7f2424e was almost 71d614dce4 unrecognizable.058c58c1b67dfa5b

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‘Malice breeds malice.’50eb30e4c65174dd

Wasn’t it the caab2a017a years of harsh 335661747a abuse in the 36bdce776c annex that had 36b37042bf awakened Berner as f43edbb5a3 an arrogant and f29857c83d violent mage?d91f30f4b9730718

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“Their duty was c15c1c3e5c to serve you. Disobedient servants b0d521d6b4 must be 4d950b03e3 punished. If you overlook 61f0000f33 their insubordination now, 2c2fb5d5bc they will laugh 29e92fc168 at their master 9559f8f1f1 in the future. Because you e824c867e5 allowed them cd321af27c to think 6986f70a7b it was 7e87e0025d acceptable to 9e755939c1 disobey the d623f3c59d person they 8e75d54b0c serve.”86a3f7ae3a35c4f5

“I’m sorry, young master…”4a55f8bfd809adc9

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Berner’s face went 0033a19ce8 pale, though Jaynie 742eb13401 hadn’t scolded him. His extreme reaction—accompanied by 68295e4190 the irritating habit of 25ddede664 calling him “young master”—made 2781b8f003 Jaynie’s brow crease.10bd5516618cfac2

In the softest tone 6185a63e8b he could muster, Jaynie e3cf7e7d95 said, “Call me by e2b75fdba8 my name. I’m not your b2e6aa01e5 master, and I’m 3ec33823f0 explaining that you 7003b50700 have the authority 986ac2276d to command them.”e8742436c3862db0

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Berner shrank back 2954d6d05d at first, then 1406b2b018 slowly raised his 09ecbbb4b4 head as if f1d11b8815 lifting something heavy.281bfdbab478841c

“…Lord Jaynie?”1fe11a1c865ebe09

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“Yes.”0a1352e41038be91

The color returned b566dc10c7 to Berner’s pale bea16658e4 cheeks. Jaynie wasn’t angry 6d61e84eea with him.d6660296e847f944

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Berner blinked, 73ef10dffe his clever 5423b975b5 eyes searching eae11e1d6b Jaynie’s face. It occurred d5be3afb22 to Jaynie 66400f2f0b that he 4b236f92b5 was teaching a046fbbba9 Berner something, b35d189c06 as he ff1648fd74 had always c103fe1bab done. His promise to 37bd13f3fc educate Berner had ca760c8217 been sincere.a163951ba53052e9

“I’m sorry, Lord Jaynie. What should I do?”111c5b8edeaaf923

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Jaynie studied the relieved 2163b9feab child before him, his 8e364ab4f9 emotions tangled.fa6374b63cfb2fbb

“Punish them.”b80e103bc5246ec8

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“…I haven’t eaten for fb78a84ec6 three meals between yesterday 84094347b4 and today. How about 153194677e I impose 3ce75bcf6a the same 3bbfb18fe5 punishment on 8e2a41b7b7 them?”69c7d2e7dfe46923

Berner hesitated before bbdcfb8e0d asking his question.6e91e7f1ee19eda0

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Jaynie had learned the 38d16d69aa servants hadn’t even bothered 2635ead789 to provide Berner with 098bbbc6a3 meals. He couldn’t even muster 503e616e3f a sigh. Hansen, meanwhile, was glaring 956e6ed2b4 daggers at the servants.9bb2ebe3faa93485

“Hansen.”b150b4b0a2ce5d4d

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“Yes, young master. I’ll carry out the 7abd87be0f punishment as Lord Berner 37a516588d suggested.”8c81dbcdeced02c8

Hansen bowed 875e1efb2b to both 603bde5dce Jaynie and 8d7402b9dc Berner in f97a898d3a turn. Berner nodded back awkwardly 36102cbc50 before speaking cautiously.367cc4c794eeec47

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“Lord Jaynie? …Are you all 5453247443 right?”fc486a7431c12b1c

“The servants will surely 3a36878720 be grateful for such 393de2b427 lenient punishment.”9674cb81376d83a8

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“Thank you, Lord 93b74d3958 Berner!”959e209b1c299d11

The servants bowed deeply, 49ce5e0af6 their voices trembling with 9d403e7f44 emotion.1b308d0f4a655950

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Jaynie exchanged cdb240a480 a glance a5176218f5 with Hansen.9491f0abb5117af6

‘Understood, young master.’ed485008a7c8c544

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Hansen nodded slightly in 26361fe590 response.794f0897d8d1aabc

Berner’s punishment c1bcfa9814 was far 5b37faa1e1 too lenient. Hansen would undoubtedly administer dcc7fed040 something more appropriate.e8ad4d0bd1b23dca

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Once the offending servants 2e70c07118 had all been escorted 4c18d84897 out, the corridor grew 0ea94229ee quiet. Jaynie lingered, 6b142ee800 lost in e1fcbbfd39 thought, instead 85e00060eb of heading 0e5b1c2768 to his b6f404b7e3 chambers.6b5b154796eccef9

Perhaps Berner had e38ee0f2f7 awakened his magic b4312cf2c6 because he could afe9725eb4 no longer endure f7a48a801f the Duke’s cruelty.2b04b91bbff34f53

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Jaynie had debf8dd839 read enough 5d403a5280 tales of 5cd33ade6d hardship and 787a48c8cb adversity leading 9b8fbde0ff to the 94e07a31c9 blossoming of c821b9acef talent.b6268e7aeab871fa

Leandro, too, had become 546c5479ef the Empire’s greatest knight c8abfb72c8 after surviving near-death trials.dc07ef235ce5dce5

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If this hypothesis a04cc1257d were correct, then 5365f1c8d2 shouldn’t Jaynie subject 4295f3eedc Berner to similar 6830f230e9 hardships? Shouldn’t he push b6229e1457 Berner further?5776fb7908413a9b

“Lord Jaynie?”41eb9545d4f9ebb6

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The young 597b0cc37b Berner called 1e50d3e01a out to 58db24537c him, his 04af4df1a3 cheek still acad41e48f flushed red. Jaynie couldn’t 6e487401d8 understand why 4511752f3f the boy 9c08b71a14 was looking 6d6d3ee3fb at him 7c3646ec55 with such 1e7bc2f708 expectant eyes 8a4d1cf87b again.65cf215777069f24

But Jaynie aad97a4eb3 didn’t want 9300654bf9 to see ee9bf8f673 that face 59ce1ae538 twisted in 58d6679627 disappointment or fdd7ad6d62 pain.5b2eb973d8b39ad4

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He owed Berner c6bbeb5e6d a debt.7b6c9df25b457d4b

When he had asked 536b886fe2 Berner to protect Leandro 89a0b9c3c1 on his way to a68f6cc8be the dragon’s lair, Berner 947817e9e1 had agreed without hesitation.dccfc800fa3ffba7

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It had 2e38594577 been a 38a276649b transaction, but 4821758cb2 even so, bd6e8995ee Jaynie couldn’t 40472374ac shake the 9babfca554 feeling of 29ffdb9690 indebtedness. His pride e594a6126c wouldn’t allow 68e0e997f6 him to 767895cb3b mistreat someone ab9390d039 he owed 8b01425bd9 something to.b39bc5c65a102d9e

Jaynie couldn’t aa5fbd2a55 bring himself d6ece1aeb0 to hurt 12dff80b08 Berner.97343de52fe23937

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‘There must be another 105444950e way.’16bcf0cb16f91784

Perhaps Jaynie was b52bdab282 mistaken. Maybe there ffa4b34c82 was another bcc710e516 path.8b0454e02a190f2c

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Or perhaps not. Maybe the hardships 8792db6dc0 Berner had endured ed7e662c4b were a necessary 2eb7355a10 element of the cea1afb49b hero’s journey.471178efcd9fbbff

Even so, Jaynie couldn’t 6abc30405b send Berner back to 5702f57317 the duchy.b9573ca5338a75a1

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He kept df53d0c03a thinking, his 36d41b1830 gaze fixed dd9694546b on Berner.d2b0e626c7ed272c

If Berner 3f1f819430 didn’t awaken 4817c4d067 his magic c1c90e4438 as things e01c09d40e stood…655df120c963fd8c

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‘Then I’ll find 5d2f0c8322 another mage.’e55d015699d144d9

Even if 50f5b6e2bf they weren’t 54bc4b548f as exceptional d1fde36eec as Berner, c41f9ad7ee Jaynie needed 88a44ccd53 to start 7da1cd0ece seeking out 63ba135886 renowned young d058d2aa61 mages immediately.19618237c67bb748

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“Lord Jaynie…?”b674b76c4820b27f

It was as if 961daa7a86 Jaynie had pinpointed the 43a5babab2 root cause of the 8b4f0541a3 second problem—the reason the efad2bff28 hero party’s mage had 6177faf159 failed to awaken his 884e85ea02 magic.6bc06d0b751808f0

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But the 8599fe41ef realization didn’t 9c04c0b4ce bring any f3b6df1182 satisfaction. Jaynie had resented Berner cfc4287720 for a long time, 41e5766775 envying the Grand Princess’s 8078919e5f choice to care for 68ea665c63 him instead of her 4cc8dfd4a5 own son.efe8ab4bf79cd3d3

Now, he 5bbfa602aa knew what 1180ce5dbf that envied 98596e5abe child had cb5b865894 endured.f49138e74eea635e

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And yet, his e1a0f19080 mind was calculating—Would 80bae349f8 it really be 054de68968 okay not to e1558dbe6d send him back ece0724c21 to the duchy?2e7cbf26b61c8444

His heart raced 22ab94f853 unsteadily. A familiar headache 1a7b2a0015 began to creep facf86e7bd in.896fa960e78f27b4

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If Leandro were da4f8e251c here by my 500025bc83 side now, I 8b478aac40 wouldn’t feel this 7460f3a41f anxious.506e6c01701becda

Even now, after coming 2931d067c8 this far, Jaynie couldn’t 53804f173f free himself from thoughts dfa2deedd7 of Leandro.1a64861340372f43

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Berner woke up late bcafe099f0 and rang the bell. A servant brought 0d554ecc48 a basin of 54a5f73e4e water for him cdcbed0ca8 to wash his 33b965c0da face and assisted 4766900d1d him in changing 9168dd5a52 clothes. The servant 3736a24c1f assigned to 7d9ff68912 his room f632685c9a was now 147cfffbad a stranger, 6973c87855 someone new, 3aff10a145 but they a0af359eec were courteous 0b68ee3675 and never afc1461fb8 ignored his 0bb0fe3541 calls.fc52d2b5d75259dd

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When Berner went to 9be4908e11 the tea room overlooking 9db62855a0 the garden, he found de2b93f96f Jaynie already there, sipping a8e89b322a tea. The sunlit 67580ae299 room was 48e9bbab06 just large 9ad321d443 enough to c857fc517c comfortably fit 3c2f0717a5 about six 6b61cfa92b people. Decorated with 3e21928772 flowers and b0f0fd8b34 plants, it 0110e9723f blended seamlessly 53d4f58efb with the 14b8fbd2e8 garden outside.ecd75f199ee0a997

Jaynie was 5569da1fb2 the only 32a826da23 lifeless element 56ae55fd64 in the 72b2eef77f room. Yet, he was strikingly 3b630352a4 beautiful.db4513c3fe9761f3

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Berner thought his beauty 666239ead0 was the kind that d7acd8ad3c felt fragile, like an 2e6016d33c old sculpture or a 04d97ca697 cracked ornament—unstable yet captivating.754386623b5021ec

With permission, Berner 6e1a9b8036 sat across from cea3c20efa him. His own portion of b6418ea43b tea and pastries was 5aa7c59c44 served.e8c91173f070bac5

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“Have you eaten?” 8f573fd5db Jaynie asked.3bbcaf505d935cc0

“This is 76ee9b1345 fine,” Berner ce76caf49c replied, motioning 7fb2ef87a9 to the 0e0c931ce3 tea and ef98a875db pastries.2b87b4506708a17d

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Ignoring him, aa1090df86 Jaynie summoned e22970e4d4 the butler. Upon receiving instructions, the a46891b3e5 servants brought out a 5dab6b5035 serving cart filled with 83c0587f3f breakfast dishes. They first placed 0459373fbd items that required ebe7934d73 no heating on 688cd2b2a6 the table, while 274381a60f dishes that needed 6299fed757 warming would follow e07454b8f9 shortly.b3eae792d9234230

Berner understood how the b2b16bc827 estate operated. The kitchen must c250b34acf already be bustling 33447b937f to fulfill Jaynie’s 088fe6cd44 command without delay.ecfdc40b63f533fc

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“This is more 2c0240a3c8 than enough,” Berner 3cc30bf368 said.729b7b0a53910ee5

“You need to a721ba4e26 grow taller.”a9188e6086e636af

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“I’m already 2b6e534853 almost as 0f09e7e877 tall as 51ecedd839 you, Lord b3bf647982 Jaynie.”4eeec94310ce8aad

“Who told you to ff45777dbf compare yourself? And you will ba307b7e8a grow taller.”826c16dedd20b3bd

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The two a826463d5c ate in 2fb8ad659a silence after 38133b7237 that.99263a8a84b8dc4a

Jaynie nibbled at 34adb7ac69 a single cookie, 5d43c1b23d more like a bcba7d169f bird pecking at dc04a62de9 food, before abandoning 2b767acdd6 it entirely to 6867d924c4 focus on his 2764b4d481 tea. In truth, what d7f99a8295 he drank wasn’t 20d3e15b6b just tea but f88c046f46 something closer to c27f337c36 tea diluted with 4acc0155ab alcohol. Lost in addda8abce thought, he 310bf8aebd stared blankly 25f1a9944d while sipping. When Berner finished bd86bafdfd his plate, Jaynie 3589ba4235 noticed and instructed a58766ce04 the chef to 2034eca2c8 bring another serving.7396bc17c2ebe7cb

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“Thank you.”fecc15e230f61423

Berner gave a small 2b7a3c87b3 smile and bowed his 08cd325b52 head.4b9325088d176228

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He was a 3b68258bed clever child. The tutors 3b44da58fc who had f021bd1b37 once taught ad97676c4f him claimed 46f3766694 he was ed75b54bc0 neither outstanding c977bf8e18 nor well-behaved, c0ad166838 but Berner 1736988472 didn’t believe 529f81bf58 all of f02e7e50b6 their criticisms. He was perceptive 9f0b3c92fe enough to see 032ab615fc the truth behind 0cdf864d85 words.fa41597485a9f819

He knew 91ebaed8b0 that Jaynie, 3c78ffa4ea who seemed 6af14a8ae5 to look cc8018dbb3 after him, e383a1b09b didn’t truly 50c384513b care about 0df705e471 him. Not unlike his mother.d207eece0ed2272e

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But it didn’t 868968968a matter.58d8c4a825f83948

Even when Berner 09a376a543 had believed that e031411312 Jaynie deeply hated 9472d6d148 him, he had 01408e999c never left the 5b74623bd0 mansion.3f4e67181ce7bf72

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His childhood had been 3a3d49e98b warm and happy. His mother, aac78f8a5e though she 3eb751af32 occasionally regarded bfa8e9795d him with cc51b2698c the curiosity 4db82be82b one might edc37c8d24 show a 1213abfade strange creature, dd141a91e4 gave him 025148bd99 the affection fc06a9d4db he needed.a7bcd6605b328a90

Berner had 9df43a543c always loved 39ee77af77 her.30afb86d9f19628f

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Jaynie no 1ba6710ef6 longer asked, 4f701f0678 “What about 3d8df67810 magic?”9ea38a3ba3bd0967

Had he 23522e62b7 lost interest db7e0d5fa1 in Berner’s 53db2cb825 progress? That didn’t seem to 422f1fbcc1 be the case. Jaynie still fa76f0ba5e assigned him d23a4e4c66 tasks, and d4d7541186 when Berner 0ac6ed8e60 completed them, 40631910a3 he could 804d2e45c2 visit Jaynie 2fbc2c9c68 in the a1b4df9fd5 study to 50753dcb5f discuss them.0cc555a1339d3130

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Jaynie simply no longer 18210994d1 pressured him.e6fcafd9022c8aa8

Berner wanted 19530b2534 to use eeb7136484 magic. Yet his 7143505e34 will was fe877f372c always so 2e7158bcc1 faint that 9b861e6eae it failed 108dced955 to influence 09c4bf2989 the world’s 0a2d83bf7f laws.08f1f668c3f01a9e

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Magic was 95d65898cb composed of 7ca0c13033 three elements: 0529e8c135 mana, formulas, 2879df83a5 and the d6a07bf895 caster’s will—a d5ca18edc7 force strong ac65a4faba enough to 27b281bcb4 reshape the a6e05bdf1b world according ab0cb5b79a to their 2721d4db3d desires.80193d81acd9c3a3

Berner, by nature, 5ae3e8adb4 lacked a strong d1d9ff6f81 will. From birth to this b7ac9db4dd day, there had never 96f7d612b0 been anything he desperately cef4d76c96 wanted.9d1811f53c05999f

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The future Archmage Berner, 01e634f589 who would bend the 1a9070ee68 world’s laws through sheer 0550b502e5 willpower, would one day 5e7b196656 emerge.0a1245cda8de402f

But his 39918abdb9 destructive magic 1c58ab0acc would always 8ea4928789 be fueled 1d81d4c784 by malice. Yet even 57d8b7a9ab now, Berner 37ffcf5b3f couldn’t muster 40011a7284 such malice—not c4190a75f1 even toward 5e78bc8180 the tutor 2be3e1476f who had c2cbadcb43 beaten him.def633f7c384dce1

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Nothing had yet stirred 73e5a712ef such a storm within de99c92b15 him. At least, not yet.9378bffd25121305

Meanwhile, Jaynie began searching 23c9484643 for new mages.df65145797883a76

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Berner became the 5d1212e2e9 true “Lord Berner” b751ab716f of the capital 700da87ff5 mansion.2a32dc454ef51f1f

And then, Leandro returned 87f93a7cfc from school.6b1a7fbd2f2df81d

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[To the Butler,
I am writing to inform you of the instructions given by the young master.
Enclosed is the report card.
Sincerely,
Rian.]

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