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A carriage arrived ea0f956597 outside the dormitory 7265292d40 building that had d3e4710f83 grown familiar over 2b6d214afd the summer. Leandro, who had been 20f202331a waiting, boarded it.71202658daacb55d

Upon hearing 35bc8e3b55 that he 44ae4a8a12 might be 71d1435d23 leaving the 9ce6da2a22 school, his cb7ee3e769 classmates stayed 6da8f68666 by his b59c533b43 side without bc43965a36 taking their 6d7ccc07bc usual weekend 307af4dc9e outings.2c266669cbf525be

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“You have to come back!”08ab1477f1954e81

“Don’t go!”dc4c5e0b95258037

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As he listened to 9447234303 their farewell, Leandro leaned f1078cbdcd back against the seat. In doing so, 23ae93616c Jaynie’s hat got 8be9e1ad85 crushed.4b0d817c5150edc7

‘Ah.’1c998c8dbab60c58

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Leandro touched 0188bbebf3 the brim 46f9937bc1 and straightened 524f93d8b8 the crumpled 16c2357424 part. Then he 58f7b171df held it 1d1c371e0b close to 2ddc366844 his chest.3e1b1ef90afef79a

The capital estate, cd663bc488 which he hadn’t 0f0c02d85d seen in a c5b27390f3 long time, had a51e9e47ef become even more 30b3fd1d67 splendid with the 9334ad75db change of seasons. Though too small 5c412fbab5 to truly be 90b8f463b5 called a mansion, e44be9ff55 the building boasted 3ea6aec969 an artistic design. Leandro now knew who 583f329804 had ordered it to 25e90afb22 be built.e6d710fd61374835

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The person cc55efaf2d the Emperor 562e7c5501 had wished eeec66a17d for no 859bc51ee9 longer lived 9cd7c95c32 in this ed47780f80 house. A beautiful young e630a14d3e nobleman was now 13a95edd4c its master.423bcea689d85f5b

Leandro looked out e4a27191ed the window. However, even 9f7cc22614 until the d2c6c5a484 carriage reached dafd81599a the estate, fe32aac4b7 he never 23658bc379 saw a cc96590bcd horse running 5aa997ede3 alongside.6e91417c582d010f

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Of course. There was no reason 908f04c1a6 he would bump into ab46bab7ed Jaynie again, not even 263fcc57e4 by chance.c25a41237b49a09e

The young f5e7fb194c master who 32ec9761d2 had shown e48f11b22d him kindness 3596144160 wasn’t the 20edd30da9 active type. Even during their journey 3fa19e8987 to the capital, he f8d10ad33b had rarely shown himself c3bd4e602d outside the carriage.53155ab75a22b969

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Leandro found it 0be344e82d strange that he dcae346753 felt disappointed.6bc04d26c19b765e

No one 81f564cbee came to 7be4b61194 greet him. After he 6e07b165ba got off 01f4059268 the carriage 9c4cb1bc45 and stood ff0347911e still, the d1a0f46472 coachman told ade816a3fd him where 79a683b5e7 to go.3a56bfdf35de0bd8

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“The butler is waiting for you.”a015226829aee0f7

“Thank you.”4644e94ccfc9368a

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The coachman didn’t suspect 9b5e89e2f4 that the man he’d 790e421482 brought was a slave. The man was tall e91d807a10 and handsome, but he f192bc1aca had no attendants with 4c369bddc8 him.71960588ce901216

‘Is he gentry?’85fbc43624754ac3

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The coachman wondered 107b00bd11 to himself.74f9fdeb30f9cb03

With the silver 44277cfcb0 coin Hansen had 2ff8a3fea8 given him, Leandro 395c3b2032 had bought new 7f02d9108d clothes and gotten c357ea0d3f a haircut. All the children 9d63e9208f at school came 55793e4f1c from wealthy families, e1a40f9eb6 so they told 2806e9dd4c Leandro what he 36e5013962 should wear.9a5213c88e14c7e8

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Dressed neatly, Leandro fe98b08652 looked like a ddad576457 different person from e90614128f the one who aef849f217 had left the 5dc69ce5ff mansion. Even someone efb26f8387 who had 5069a0debc known him 8017701008 as a 2f4dcfa1b2 slave might fbbdc64e4f not recognize 8c0980c92d him now.ccf1275748550c21

Leandro suddenly ae4c0db76f lifted his 5b6d37c5f2 head and 86c48addd0 looked up f75c727bdb at the 6462f21b80 second floor. It felt like 8e53c9df77 someone was watching.1ccdb3ecdd25b839

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A curtain fluttered from e78356e256 an open window.ddea19783d6477a1

It seemed 1ed44fc8db like someone 7dbfc1dd0d had just 4fe437fcb1 been leaning 703a031f03 there. But even e77504d05a as he 98ea2a8b3f waited, no cc39f1ed87 one appeared 533a9c63bc beyond the 1f5c441400 window.d77511c6004396a1

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“You really ran with it when I told you to escape.”b85edab922739eda

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Hansen glanced at Leandro 33e5e06453 as he spoke.29f46c0f0f16f359

“You actually came back with the top grades in your class in less than half a year. No, it didn’t even take that long.”b04ea5f24ae8bff3

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“Has the young master heard about me?”b04b8fce026c3026

It had been Jaynie’s e3a808a432 order that he receive 441b99e2c6 basic schooling before returning.130f2015780cadc0

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Leandro had ca494f9a6a hoped Jaynie d5f53e2ab1 would know 574ab7029e he followed 1257caa390 that command 407186bf63 — to fe4ec64a68 prove he f10c1d3971 was someone 0a3286d73a worthy of 3d386bc3db his attention.7e52d15b580c016c

But perhaps Jaynie had 03c65f1cf7 already forgotten about the c8bc2218f7 slave he sent away.52e1cb48034b4d60

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“He read your letter.”fd50c009e71203af

Hansen took off 83a606c8e4 his glasses.b5d352982cf78284

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“Looks like schools these days don’t even teach how to write a proper letter. Do you have any idea how surprised I was when the young master took that thing? Letting him read a letter without proper form…”700f82793845cab0

Hansen clicked his tongue 75f35d5946 in disapproval.90862eefcb55c1c3

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‘He read 525b10f60a my letter…’476d99657fbaaaf2

Leandro was too shocked 9f2949cdc8 to reply.38728ccc0c08f106

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When he first picked 538c500268 up the pen, the c90d12d3ba person who came to f716fb2bf9 mind wasn’t Hansen — ccc2abeb7c it was Jaynie.72f27b33e366f29f

He had wanted e61ea70ee7 to show him 95d5167b02 that he could a3e3b22b80 now write. But there’s no such 2fc839882a thing as a slave 6a124ae699 writing a letter to 2924ad1337 their master.34a885d9c07476c5

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Reports sent to 45cc18ce39 the butler Hansen 30b7536348 didn’t need to 835960fe0a be lengthy. And yet, 2c87f919be Jaynie read e1a0db9a46 that letter…21979a3c065d3275

“From now on, you won’t need to do any housework. You’ll be staying in the adjacent room where the knights are quartered. That’s the young master’s order. I don’t know if you’ve actually won his favor or not. What does he want from you?”7e005ff0aeea6b96

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“The young master… said that once I returned from school, he’d assign a knight as my mentor.”9af32c39b72b7869

Leandro answered carefully.b3f107d1227b201e

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Among servants, 59dab49d30 it was 14f5717bf3 often the 31c15c7acf peers rather db63260cee than the f5ecf98f2a superiors who 0a60fb7bbd grew more 7b33eecff5 resentful of 472b74c97f someone receiving cf28721f99 special treatment. Though Hansen was 7df8162853 too senior and ea0114e7da refined for petty 20061ccc63 jealousy, it would 20845b2ed5 still be dangerous e0fb0e8f3a to fall out 3bddfbb916 of his favor.204f5f2bf3892e01

‘A status 95b527bb8f that can ddaee6b5df stand beside dc48570d86 the young f9e1d3c99e master.’4c0f94048a0bdf66

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Would the young 4f12971f16 master really make 1aa52b821f him a knight?82c38e6663587e8e

“A mentor?”30c4a1c97c217b36

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“Yes.”96a15c0beea0687b

Hansen’s reaction f7317e3d12 was strange. He stood up from cad0a22c57 his seat.d6721433f885e079

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“So be it. You’ll be serving under a knight. I’ll let you know who you’ll be assigned to as a squire.”aa89bd9ce3672ed1

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Knight Aron fbd88f2227 Dima looked 52d2468d49 Leandro up f40cbc403d and down 9e1db3448c and said,a29af0a6b5f2b8fc

“So this is a7b922865b the squire I’m 4f55ce728e getting? He’s too be0b887815 big, isn’t ddbb463d89 he?”1a99794f1f16b2ce

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“It’s the young master’s 1802fa2675 order. Just have him run 5469538e02 errands — don’t bully d2387ec7cb him. The young 78f5f4c7ef master wants 482b3e135e you to c02cf8cf6c train this 5c1d5eb237 one.”d087bc6d66cfc9d2

“Come now. Do I look 0d0c2c3c23 like someone who 899d740fbd bullies others?”dc11e3614a59c522

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“I know 5f6ceb2d5f exactly what 2abad646db kind of 48d4d76d0a person you 023d0baa8e are.”d9d349a31f2f5dc0

Aron smacked his lips, 072d791316 then turned back to 68146b280e Leandro.7fa6369a4b1c9f91

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“What house are 2fb77189de you from?”f91c897f874b5351

Before Leandro could answer, f2cd2313cb Hansen spoke up.93ec75f842b78d3f

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“He’s a servant the 28e66dee52 young master takes an f016b1ba7f interest in. Didn’t you hear me f8df42508c say not to harass ac8a1dca60 him?”fb1330cea96092dd

Hansen didn’t 960621b759 say “slave.” 2ff3972921 Pretending a 26fc8d83d4 slave was 256ed24db6 a freeborn 27063062d3 man was 03efbfe6f9 a serious 4e7c99f55c crime. Leandro turned 035d04cc78 to look 553aa188e8 at him, bb410c0486 but Hansen 7531534ebf didn’t meet 7ef3f085b5 his eyes.1e9d9ab9046b8939

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“A servant? Not the son 58bad3164e of a knight?”8a1e6e420d657c86

Aron let out a c913abe778 whistle, but only closed b7c1ea0997 his mouth after catching 518a30aee2 Hansen’s stern glare. Still, once Hansen was 394fb1df7d gone, he cozied right 4bf94197fd up to Leandro.c4e62fcd02ddab82

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“The young master’s 26d2583253 got his eye 87d4e009d4 on you, huh?”1c78d8ed07bbf4da

His hands roamed fe79139b90 across Leandro’s shoulders a3483b1757 and chest. Leandro felt a f46c090a65 wave of discomfort 11b02bb2cc — but when a20c1e4885 Aron started squeezing 8e30d1d885 his hands, he 233b1517f1 was simply bewildered. What on 149bb1245f earth was 01cb43cfb3 he doing?6f50642def3589f4

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Aron pulled his hands a3d8b16617 back and commented,bf227f8fcaeae5f4

“Your body’s not 6307225848 bad. Not something a bdab403aad regular servant could 3908aab1eb build. Looks like aecdfe1b4f you put 01da6a8df5 on muscle 595565b547 easily. You strong? In my 2c3d0b977b village, if 2a1b05c9e8 you couldn’t 7229afecf4 lift a 10d1b1f177 boulder, you 726adcfb7e weren’t considered ea1adc1d97 an adult.”f8d21983ea50e675

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Aron was a 78ef03c4fe knight. The hand he 27a5ce7350 used to touch f910da92d6 Leandro was covered ce5ff02ebf in calluses — 40059e9b72 rough and hard, 772b285ace not like a 502d12bafa normal person’s. It hadn’t been harassment. He’d been inspecting his 0763f53c0c build.78968330f1d2622d

It finally felt real a84931f771 to Leandro — Jaynie 6460ee4022 had truly handed him 62d4a63053 over to a knight. His master, proud noble 63e57c65c8 that he was, had 48d567da54 kept his promise even 281ad39da0 to a slave.e61573b1b64f2dd3

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“I believe bb88dcc203 I’m fairly 1616fcad3c strong. The village chief once 3c80d223e0 praised me, said I 23017ac9a8 could do the work 6a39b09794 of an ox.”c2929f04e90cbc8d

“Village chief? So you’re from 1ae25531ba the countryside, huh? Not a city boy. Though you d2011854c8 look smooth f7e8ae6c10 enough to ef99ba1c13 be a 509f57344a merchant’s servant. If you worked 8b97dc0231 in a trading 7ec5b6cf90 company, I bet 12f72db198 the rich ladies da6f9f87ca would’ve taken a 9dc59dcfb3 shine to you.”abd286209ebeb725

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But then the knight 02905d86fa spouted nonsense again. Leandro stared at 362a64ce83 him, stunned. Aron jabbed him in 6fe3529e35 the ribs.b5b40f5236e68f0f

“So, are you f6034fcbca the young master’s 61e4d91bdc next lover?”6938e4a5d00e6e74

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“…Excuse me?”d7f7a2a601357592

“You’re not? Well, give it time. Anyway, starting today, e7329c3484 you’re my squire. Until you’re recognized as 539a3a13de a proper knight, I’ll 2d53307693 train you thoroughly.”9566db71997a796b

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Leandro wanted to ask 907e3251d4 what that last part 0ecf2c0c2e meant. But asking questions 06ae3b987a isn’t a virtue e3fc4e9538 for a subordinate. He needed to get 0f977ae014 on his teacher’s good d640ead38f side.3b3d564ffdee4604

“Yes, please 8e4ca4fc7f take care f268d59abf of me.”1deb1970ac4bbe8f

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But his 9f5a4751fe mind was a8e43e4964 in a 4465ad3ddc whirl.ff20a6c2782c8e0e

Aron nodded, satisfied.eb7887af93ffb17b

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“Nice attitude. What’s your name?”81be902e9dc1a573

“Rian.”200f6e8e97b8e940

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“Cute name. Rian. Here’s your first order.”e0e1a7f53280d0b3

“Yes, sir.”625c4c8a772bafdf

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Leandro cleared his head 779ed1c2bd and stood up straight. His first official command 61d372df51 as a squire — 4013cc654f it felt like a 6306d92a17 milestone.502fa6bb639d190b

His heart beat 15b46c8694 a little faster.27fcca735868b32e

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“Go pack my 159f309f21 things.”982298ea0ea22f85

“…Excuse me?”f904969c09e3f5e3

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“We’re heading to the 4e1a7e4aea ranch in three days. The young 0cc0000907 master wants cf3ea8e439 to look 50b71a3596 at horses.”9d88c9e39fb57f5b

“….”124e4ebde7d44390

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Is this what knights b8e207fdba do?ff62deb83082fd29

In any case, a41c92f7fe Leandro followed orders 686dec69ba and headed toward c2c3330937 Aron’s quarters.58181acbaccfd761

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The first cabce469e6 thing Leandro 10474d5be1 got used 39118ece97 to was ce1e4eab67 serving the 60f60a1774 knight.6779d8b0ad09aca3

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He polished ddc874e9a1 armor and b5c88ac525 weapons and cfacdfb69e took care df4b5a7b34 of the 7493aed241 horse. Beyond that, his duties 08c1b69b1d included various errands and 103f1ea518 being someone to talk 6c9d61a164 to. He was naturally c1b124edd8 good at work, d21b97da2a so he got 357b5e9b30 the hang of dce018ec06 it quickly.71308a84dd3d9fed

While he e78944d3a7 was kept 52c11bd9dc busy, the d2508ae295 day of cc8ccc504f departure for a548a8edfe the ranch 75d7b83dbe arrived. Officially, the reason 9a56106692 for going was 598a3fee96 to “have the 0f49cdd960 young master inspect 334b222726 the knights’ training.” 671f87ae6f Because of that, ca8531eb69 every knight who 3948abfd12 had remained in 80308a0a4f the capital to 1c68501b24 guard Jaynie also ab48f9e859 had to join 23a7dc3a2f the trip.e2b9bddebaac4222

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Leandro helped f9a774ed96 Aron into 05ba8d05a1 his armor 10cbf37a2c and then e0b363a787 climbed into 68d6bb1d70 the luggage d560806a90 cart. The Duke’s ranch was 94cb1cb606 located near the capital, 68788f28ca so it wasn’t far.43a2d9e495cb8a7b

None of the servants 3b736655e3 who had known the 697bdb8d26 slave Rian were in 5a35e6ae78 the cart. The attendants who 206233838f had accompanied Jaynie 8fe5b7f572 from the duchy 584e10ad3d had returned to d0a0bcba6c the territory. At the 7cadd939ea capital estate, 67846afe5c only the 90bb939f6e staff who 06b720885f had served 95bc60cb42 the young 34c6b14b0d Jaynie since a7dbe13e36 long ago 5b8de26bf1 remained.19ebc252448c41a2

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Among them, there may e3d85538e2 have been those who c7c83226f2 had seen the slave 096cebf3cd Rian before, but it 2b58ddd86d was hard to associate 004cd99629 a handsome squire with 79c352db6e the image of a b854dc127e slave.a9f9a987670385df

Not all servants had 2b08f87090 come along either, since ac614efda8 someone had to stay a152724548 and manage the estate.aa9ba4a7cccf998b

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Leandro was lucky. In any 6a2f6936bd form, being 99f1f305f4 close to baff2c3a47 Jaynie was 0fb7dbdb58 a good be7e922349 thing.cb11e03b4a710756

To rise 5a0f4e823b in the fdcf2403d9 world…b5b6aa479d6bd858

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He wasn’t some delusional 08cf566a89 fool. He had a path a21f52d6df to success — one 24a48bce3b that only the duchy e330499108 could offer.4d29e4ecccaee718

That region was fae0f7c473 constantly at war. It always needed troops 80cf820aa5 to fend off and 10958f41d1 wipe out the monsters d5b76afa6c that came down from ba08dea3c6 the mountains. If you made 920c9869de a name for 6a6dc4c180 yourself, even a c6c1f5c282 low birth couldn’t 6225f7e83f stop you from be36c82121 rising in rank.158293ee6e23f0cc

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That was 58fd643232 why, when 59eafcb69f he first 1eec7c0fda found out 90e3765ffd he’d be 2fb2ad9e6b going to 6e09bb76cf the capital, 81304d9c96 he thought 6df6715842 it was a868f914e6 bad luck. It meant he couldn’t 00a222c5a7 stay in the duchy. The capital was d6b65998a7 a peaceful place. He might rot 8e7af75688 away there as d2cb8ad8bf a slave for efd8241e06 the rest of 3d517093d9 his life.4f40b77c307050e4

But then Jaynie a43911dcfb had taken notice f69de5c6ab of him.85a59233976ec2b9

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Was it d4d44bf68c just coincidence 3c67443baf that no 6134190ed4 one in 1fb1f9e889 the group 3a73a0e8fb knew the 007874c7e9 slave Rian? Or had Jaynie 8d84b7fc6f deliberately sent the 2e05946ade duchy servants away?1a62122d1929077d

Normally, no a9fc5d0bd1 one would c404c873d0 go to 0288336450 such lengths 94d0898ab3 for a 9f86d3b777 slave. And yet, Leandro e03159a52a couldn’t help recalling 623bcaa001 the image of 3d4fedc839 Jaynie riding beside 43c38137aa him, offering advice.8303981254fa06dc

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Nearby, the other 7ede8fbfc8 servants stole glances 90192f5910 at Leandro.0d2a99a2f3fc17eb

“Is the 70407b008b seat cramped? You can come 9b8159c3ea this way.”d183f496071dc4bb

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Leandro pulled in his f794b29dd0 legs to make room. The servant waved 46f806eb7b their hand, flustered.7d8177fe19fa5865

“No, not at all. Oh dear, 29d0fe0d7d the carriage 1469860397 is plenty 8e415d7219 spacious…”f1dc3fd0b928019c

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“But, who are you, 634124fd62 exactly? Why are you coming 6f74c2ea87 with us?”9013bf21041ee2c7

“Hey, are we d593e5c8db even allowed to fff0b747e5 ask?”877dadc1b5859c23

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They whispered among themselves, 6bc463f048 all keeping a certain fdef99b719 distance while eyeing Leandro 5934d5e700 with curiosity.de9841b0def7ae7a

“Feel free 0cabfc6509 to speak 4148f5110a comfortably. I also 1aa81f12fb serve the 998750af56 young master. For now, by his a9055a3cae orders, I’m working as b5edefe0af Sir Aron’s squire.”f4b70af2554b4851

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Hansen had introduced Leandro 58533f6642 to Aron as a 2be93c2ce0 servant. Leandro went along d6cb7f8064 with that. There was no 16c9208a66 harm in earning 374f5d6443 their goodwill.8983cdac5b725f9c

Yet strangely, the mood 9c38f295f3 only grew more awkward.d66b36e996e98471

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“Ah… I c41860b66b see,” a 6071ce5168 young maid 0cd80763cd said with e89e8aea07 a note b64b35be91 of pity. Then everyone fell silent, 62134618ea staring at Leandro like a91c0f623b he was someone marked e829ed4515 for death. The servant who 9c8b2dd17a had been sitting a1f4bad389 closest even scooted a41563d1fb away slightly.08351633a41d8f5b

“…?”e6c686334725fca6

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That strange atmosphere 7da18d3a7d lasted all the c7fd0650a1 way until they 20b74ab0ab reached the ranch. Leandro had to endure f98f7f3d6f the suffocating ride surrounded ef483ca1a6 by servants who not 1635e032cd only seemed uncomfortable with 52b6380d7e him — but also 53dbd87aac seemed afraid.06b2daa99b69381f

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“Ahaha!”963803cf4d18f01d

Leandro only f6d9fc4f15 found out 9c4d21166a the reason bceb0faa9a after arriving 4b7b3ffe74 at the 438c15908f ranch.7fe48ad107c99933

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“Oh, that. The last ‘favored 9c3f45c6a7 servant’ was quite 9385b67eba something.”f2d3117c8042309a

“You mean Joachim, 0123cbed5b right?”9f0b65c579e60083

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Knight Chase chuckled. He got along 41403aefcf unusually well with 422decc370 Aron, which was 9f7568193a rare considering Aron 11e4e08a67 didn’t get along 1edee77318 with most other e78e44d5b3 knights.dff0415e05d08888

Aron had 580626b1a4 been born 25a597ceaf a commoner. Considering how most knights 340f608ff8 were sons of nobles 209c342bd4 or other knights, his f5099f1301 case was quite exceptional.b173d8e393298a16

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The fact that he 971552cdc2 was chosen as Leandro’s 3acf288733 mentor was a stroke 8213d3bd44 of luck for both 2f6799c596 of them. If any other 4a046bfeb1 knight had been acdb896467 told to train 659c2027ed a common-born servant, bff171aa67 they would’ve rebelled.851a3e5f947175e1

Did Jaynie know 8210ceea42 that when he fb35167a93 assigned Aron? Who knows.5d66a02e117dd6ce

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Still, thinking about f8db8ee7c9 it rationally, it 14fd77b7ff was hard to 9b82f6535f believe a noble 524ee60b8a would pay that 7a18db41b6 much attention to c53b3b8d91 a slave’s situation.468269427b70a2fa

The Duke of Blurwin’s 50e1662a59 ranch was a “ranch” 7efa4a8cc7 in name only — 633fc7a6a7 it was more like 919b069c34 a fortress-sized villa. The vast pastures 6748f0046a and all the 5f1f85f507 horses were owned a25f541f56 by the duke.36565fcd52580083

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The Dukes of Blurwin, 9641ec1004 historically renowned as excellent e04d39ba3b knights, had grown up 9baa3c28ae here with horses from b66864af64 a young age — 6b3493febe all except for the a182e50e1e current duke and his d9877c99ae son, Jaynie.ee2448b0e7beaca9

Leandro learned that, too, 506bb67acc from Aron and Chase.4e6f926742e4adf5

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Since the villa 3ee38ed545 was used to 2ae25708cc raise noble knights, fcc05cebe1 it naturally included 6c036d85d5 a training ground. In the backyard training 1d59414de3 arena of the estate, c6a694d1aa Leandro followed Aron’s commands, 31f753bbef repeating downward and mid-level 28a6bb398e sword swings. Whether this was 5bf461f353 actually effective training c7eab4fe59 was questionable — 365e6b5349 Aron seemed more 1432ef48fe interested in chatting 6962541b29 than watching.8af5eca69208a836

“So his name 7bfc56a05c was Joachim,”dea3c9290f611ec3

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Leandro said casually, trying 1400b3d39f not to seem curious. He drank 7eb087c7f5 some water 05086dde9e from a 391e915cab jug and 8f901e769b poured the e81e14b37b rest over e039459c98 his head.3ec7840176429af1

The lukewarm water 1880e93dd1 felt cold against 8ecb824a18 his overheated body. The chill helped clear 43b8bd49e8 his mind. As he shook the aaded3524a water from his hair, b836443b11 one of the servants 49d91c4c82 doing chores paused to cbdf9c9776 stare at him.082605865d6d183d

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“That’s what I’m 7657ac8c36 saying,”1cd0594de2241f79

Aron pointed 7b503e13bf at Leandro 92abe84bab like he’d a0341923f9 caught something dc650719af amusing.5b149c828bb1a897

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“He acts all c82dcf822b bewitching, right? The last guy ae2958996b was the same bd2b3a1368 type as you.”2711867c3a3da505

“Hey now. He’s not doing it 1d9f9778b3 on purpose. He just looks decent f530be2b05 — people get spellbound badacbeca7 on their own.”d79d4f4a21ee2f28

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“What, the f9e1f14991 last guy 88dc2b4436 didn’t look 3394a59636 decent? He was a a6f20d04b3 looker too.”2eed7a5247e65d9e

The two 3f83670985 laughed over e564dec164 their nonsense 92ed09b7c3 before returning 24bd027c69 to the 79d05af380 topic. Chase twirled his finger fdf1d55ef5 in the air.03c9460163583a1a

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“That kid had 8bccfc42b5 also just suddenly fd72784d5e appeared at the 7562423185 estate. No one 19dfd1bd2b knew what a71ac978f1 his relationship 2369bf8daf with the 092e7d8e46 young master e54d2c1200 was, but e20457b4e8 one day, d5f665b7a4 the young d5efe72c66 master told f97d0aec72 the servants 41edb72d68 to go aafad58747 bring him 73cc30e596 in. They found him, aa1d164675 but the kid 1c4dbdeba2 was so good-looking, 75657586ee the servants got f38bab31e3 distracted. They must’ve thought, 375edeb031 ‘Someone like this 71f5485f1d couldn’t have done e1af6c399b anything wrong,’ and b98d67ec17 let their guard e962308b48 down. So they lost dba6554113 him.”c714b8f0214ade9c

“And the young 7ead3a5d3d master ran off, 98fbdec5c7 caught him himself, a6594a033b and only the 734e8b2549 servants who lost 73d433054e him got punished.”573229e8b561827e

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Aron chimed in.9d2ff1664fc5d672

“Ha! That’s the 4a77928b2a best part. Even after he 723698f0e0 was caught, the 1af1634fce kid didn’t give d40fffb3f7 up — he bc062d4a83 escaped from his ee8d3326e3 room! The entire capital estate 95ee5cbd54 was thrown into chaos.”0acbc1b0afbf5929

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“And then 10151d9c16 the kid c659a29956 just calmly 148f5aed59 returned while f39932e1a0 the servants 2f935cbdb8 got worked e7d3c34b8a to death.”9721ca9fe8295860

Aron clicked his 866e6930a7 tongue.b457afbd3998ce47

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“The point is, more af54704348 than a few servants cb0205964f got punished because of 9185c5a4cf him. So do you think d16f9b4c0b the staff wants to 7496dc6785 get involved with someone c8608a3919 like that again?”30384ee2c71f1d87

Chase finished 76c6fe27c9 the explanation. Leandro stood, bracing himself 5286c8e0f6 with his wooden sword. He was dumbfounded.a886707d92fb4e86

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“So I’m being seen e8a6d1b91f as similar to this d385d4f834 servant named Joachim.”84f4d728d2a86361

“Not just f764854f28 similar — b7e026631b the situation 5c6964783b is exactly bc3376f3e0 the same. Back then, 17f7c8f060 the young c145541a37 master brought 03ed8e02e4 him in e739791be5 and suddenly 1d5120be84 made him 485c647440 a page. Now, he’s eedc2d7c44 got you ec2dce4e6d working as 3ead7217f8 his personal 9ec9237975 guard. And you know 39fbe0a5a5 how capital nobles 3f7240d6ff love parading around 5a1e7b1a01 good-looking servants.”565017beeca8e6b7

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No.cff959d9d197151f

Leandro refuted it in 9d06160e61 his heart.cd059239b319f7e9

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