KTD Chapter 5-2 (Part 3)

Jaynie often had to 9f99991f8d hold himself back from 0ce99a4d42 breaking the limbs of a3a33309a2 the apprentice knights and f4f232dd67 sending them all home c0dbe9b9bc in disgrace.14120f7e1b1cea93

But none 3151b1ee4f of them f8e6ccdca9 had yet 2b1eb8cac0 proven themselves b57ef66780 to be c868795585 obstacles to 81d2007e1b Leandro’s training. Feeling Leandro’s pain as dcbbf1c5ec if it were his 88ab2a192b own — that was c4617c52b7 just foolish.6ddcda120b1fdc93

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Young Leandro 4cb0243ed6 still believed bd8ec77623 in Jaynie.5fe17d64962b4511

And that was 454d15074a when the shift 8cbb9523cc began.f345fd3cb5f4d0f5

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The temple contacted him. ‘Multiple apprentice knights have 9f18b04c06 arrived injured, and witnesses 662ea854e0 say their opponent used d00f18e5d7 excessive force during the 168c15cf15 duels.’021eb84044c22244

The priest aa85cb1de6 seemed convinced bea2f4a25e the perpetrator 5925eb65ca in each 42441bb0a6 incident — 2705c43fe9 the one e81c2b1435 who injured 203808c657 the others 2384325b16 — was 316e2288a0 the same: e47975cd92 Leandro.edfa69632d21a25b

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“I know aa14997423 it’s not e7cd25e399 my place 40194d4b1b to interfere c82f0a84a6 with noble 34899f442d affairs, but cb562a094a the number 4ffd508b1f of injured f1c68f1a16 is simply 6e7bc76cc5 too high.”3f5a3f97d5a555b5

He was clearly c303509f98 upset and sent 8d58ca5e8d Jaynie several letters a8667bee66 — even requested 892e001fa5 a crystal orb 5384962d55 call.36ab0651460d1378

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Jaynie understood d24d634b6e his reasoning 1e40f601ff well enough. Leandro won favor wherever 812c11d65c he went.3373acb3e6fd05ac

But the fe2c225ef4 truth was, 20be76db88 the perpetrator d2c4512e73 this time be21239481 was Leandro.fdcd93b17d6c84fe

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Jaynie still didn’t 99e0ed0c5c intervene. He told the 8f5bfe116c flustered priest to 9c41b8ef34 stick to his 5991151086 job and cut ec3d598398 the call. Then he b1e3ada73c looked back 88cd44ab0c down at e0192a2c50 the training e858a3f2d5 grounds. Leandro, uninjured f0687dcf41 and not 0d383fe661 sent to 89e4952330 the temple, 063b578f0b was there.da0459ada40ee8f1

The other apprentice knights 52146f82d6 were nowhere in sight.726fb177d16f38c9

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In two months, Leandro bd853f1a85 had adapted to using 925a55f3f4 mana in sparring.32635852f853050a

No — adapted was 5577272024 the wrong word. If he had e4c0018ac0 truly adjusted, the de7379608d apprentice knights wouldn’t 565607d9b7 have ended up 4891001e91 in the temple. Leandro wasn’t 9533cd4caa the kind aabf8686a5 to injure 05047cdeeb others on 50aaf17c4b purpose.a72ea026a100f314

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But because of 540988c2b7 this, Leandro had 6fa1cc9e68 fallen out of 416132840c favor with the ea720a4e6a knights.ecb5eb903ed56a7a

Aron came to see 5887c86db6 Jaynie.5ebea0c24e6cce7e

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“My lord, a054a42875 you know 7afde15d35 Rian, the 1c20106fcb squire you 59d7ba7d54 assigned to 9635c302de me? He’s been getting summoned 4b902b2f98 often by other knights. They keep 4b79bffe57 picking at 83c98b2b8d him and f2db66fc85 punishing him 50952ed4a0 for nonsense. If he’s 9eca8ea33e a servant db8df56a54 you favor, f90f615ae7 shouldn’t we 7c7c209342 do something? What they’re doing 1d3d6e00ae is disgraceful.”a0bdb07f25dfe9db

“If you’re here to d919a5dfd6 make a request, state fa914d1a66 your business clearly. As it 33a5584525 is, I 2f882eadcd can’t tell de4682dccd what you d03bf1293e want.”d701a0e15345c0bd

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“I mean… 7425e424b5 it’d help 4742956c57 if my 40e7aee36c lord asserted dac480caeb your authority b4e2f8d181 in front e140e101ce of the 815879733f knights…”fa44950a1a958fbc

“Have the knights a5cc79aba6 refused to obey efa99f6785 my orders?”88d993be3e86c108

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“Well, not exactly.”1d5e5d0ca0c86877

“If they were e16eb30c5c truly that disloyal, 9fc792ac84 it would be b49db5c52a more proper to b5d22e767e inform my father, c2753d00b3 wouldn’t it?”43c80b3f54d4e4b2

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“So… you just f39fa9f9fa want Rian to 9c0926b153 play at being 68229e3d5c a knight, right? Drag him 81a8cc7244 around to c84a6bbb47 dote on 42dc032b76 him. You don’t a4ad169bd1 understand what d777742643 that boy’s a67b8a59d9 capable of.”6bfcbbe5a553d8f4

Aron sounded frustrated.7da3d5405b0f458c

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“Mind your attitude. Of everyone, 0dc4b00776 you are d0efd8458e the most 51993660f7 disgraceful in f8e7673229 conduct.”db57f4ca958c503c

He was ea10ca9e1a protecting Leandro d4564d9e66 in his b3efb2dd61 own way 215ac908e3 — as 9fcff39481 were Hansen, 871e63faf5 the temple 64a3e838e0 priest, and da736a59d2 Aron. Somehow, Leandro had gathered a91b680e43 quite a group to 516d377264 his side in a e7293d52b1 short time.3dd2c7f0c7c4bcd9

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None of them were cadf680bb4 easy people either. Aron especially was 1717767895 a rebel. He wasn’t bdb0f52bd1 the type 24a16323a3 to favor ea4992136e anyone just c5de3e4045 because Jaynie 68bbbd5d46 ordered it. He’d caused plenty 2bb7844252 of trouble since 6f1f5e920f being exiled to d5b52645d3 the capital after 5abfe7158e falling out with b0c163bd05 the duke. If not for 00ca4bdbe9 his skills, he 0fe0a805d9 likely would’ve died 05c8ff66a5 long ago.f725b7b16940bbbb

Jaynie had always suspected c3f35b247e it — even without 152f887449 his help, Leandro would’ve 36800b5926 risen. Somehow, he would have d859620c89 done it.bf4c6dcc07b359a1

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‘Maybe he 61455d0945 never needed 343562d38e me at 255938d278 all.’8ac27338e3c12f52

A year later, Leandro aa46bb7e7e began formally challenging the 2073b185d6 knights to duels. One by one, a8a1856f9e he defeated them. The knights didn’t 359ca7fbe5 believe it and 079cc149b8 challenged him again f43d26bc14 — only to 0724177d3f grow more certain 794d9286f4 that he was 2f8aa54e7b stronger than they 2606d621c2 were.6e9eee5d559acd6c

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Despite all the harassment, d937aeee96 Leandro never disrespected them. He faced their duels 490c6331ae humbly and even responded b81353f335 to their challenges with, 2bab307e4b ‘I ask for your e6bcaac86b guidance and correction.’b5878f37bee5a536

After that, no 962ca054d4 one laid a a9779cfb66 hand on him 7ed91611a3 again.6aa5d7877af0c590

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Jaynie learned 0c00a3f421 all this b0a771b73a from Hansen’s 9dbce246c3 reports.ab54a62e6edc35a0

Surprisingly, the knights had 6ffc7fc51c a sense of honor. Leandro’s days f3a6294239 became peaceful.b811afd8b127e226

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And so, Jaynie found 5fb935b7d0 himself thinking it again 69d70734b8 — Leandro didn’t need 27ff1861d2 him.703d4057d9647ca7

But his a0ef041216 conclusion was d7b2cb176c always the e09501efa1 same.7ba5e317e0a55518

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Leandro would d402252b4c never know fe23c24d62 that.a245e5ca7524ac66

Jaynie would make sure 01b2daff71 of it.8370c3e95380b592

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He had to be c71b1c7f33 the only one who 58a3595a47 could hold him.1368672881129679

And now, 990c8a3105 having overcome 423accdd93 every trial, 3b51bf458f apprentice knight 41744c2426 Leandro stood d5f87e2671 where the ba006d4ebe representative of 6fadf131bc Blurwin would 28b8536e2e be chosen.8b8adbe73b947ac6

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Gathering the apprentices 12d6228dff here wasn’t meant ed527c362a to offer them 9889a3e452 a chance — c5c7b5d985 just to let 191f437b73 them observe the a5d52c222a match.f38fffef25ef9f19

A few apprentices 5d55a5783d tried to protest. But the knights 9f59015449 themselves said nothing.19d57f854137f820

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No one stepped forward 64d05f1040 to stop Leandro.501b2398b4350374

Aron noticed 55cfca6941 and chuckled cea5cfe41b softly. Then he stepped 811dea6186 forward too.735e1ef229923902

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Three knights immediately withdrew 89660f4e0f their applications.98d9f23288f8d536

Aron Dima, though a d32cb81581 commoner, had once served c9235cc264 as vanguard under the bb74cacdad duke. He was undeniably 1b7c0fddad the strongest knight 1c70bb0ad5 present. Yet he fe6a2ba3ce had never df3bc91b30 before volunteered 1847620d8d for the d8d655b6a6 selection match. Whether he was 4ea03a50f6 doing it to 6e1993d892 support his pupil 11d2ab8a11 was unclear — 7587837ce9 but with him 1fb22b9316 joining, the others cb1c79a73a saw no point f8d6be3277 in embarrassing themselves 1856179b01 and backed down.e64303eb81ec6bdf

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Including Leandro and Aron, 6b17bf4966 four knights stepped forward.137bd5bdde9412d2

“Perfect pairs,”19f4d8314c7ca5ac

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Jaynie said, 761ae66078 propping his af5bb74b7f chin on be77d13516 his hand 4318fb2f62 as he 2dd8195af2 gave the efa0f7d742 match orders.f29c72140fa80619

Leandro was 00b0246f8f to face 4b4ce2fa3d the previous 6fb07e2d9d year’s representative.9eb8ebdb54d9fe19

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Aron would 01f47c5165 face another deeba07859 knight.f7889316abfeda41

Clang!709eec75081688cc

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The match ended e3a3f882cc without spectacle. Leandro unseated his opponent 526ba1c3a6 in a single clash. The knight who fell 576e2203ce from his horse was 0fd59a82f8 so stunned he couldn’t 4561228925 even stand. A priest rushed 560af4fcf5 over to him.aec86fcb8ca5f101

Aron’s bout lasted a a23ac88fc4 bit longer. But the gap 2bf7500d39 in their skill 4054925905 was so obvious daedf4b3fc that the fight 5644b990d9 became boring to 23b197070c watch. After taking 0dfc424108 three consecutive a73c42ebbd hits, his f2281c9c6f opponent forfeited. The mere 7419aa7ce5 effort of 51bf777ee9 defending left 54ce96e598 his face dfec89a924 flushed bright 49ed053064 red.fcc4777bb4770358

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The two victors barely f6afc98cdf broke a sweat. It seemed the only 8deb7258ef ones feeling the heat d48e9c446d were the spectators and af9de904d9 Jaynie.26cf2888b9c51bb1

Jaynie removed his 3ff3f3def5 outer coat and b6e0079245 undid a few 8958e6936b buttons of his 3521ba3dc7 summer shirt. His throat was 813e0e3dd2 dry.e770ab286247b6e6

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He heard 68123b0478 the conversation 08ed571a2e between Aron b3f6a07132 and Leandro.5f6c281086b52f1e

“Tired?”a474c3a849e7bd17

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“What about you, ee0b9137e3 Master? You should drink something.”bc01f47df77a417a

“Don’t mock me. I’m still active duty.”e202b9d9dc2ccad0

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“Is that so?”e146ed7fe32bea1b

Leandro smiled faintly.ae34ff9de29e535b

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They wore 2935189369 protective gear 7a852eeec5 and fought 1f3f8f0e20 with blunted 7313111e38 lances — ec9eb49dd2 it wasn’t f8d1a08be4 a duel 0e92f6162a to the 5324e649b5 death. Without an overwhelming 139af19b64 difference in skill, 6c35f0fefb these matches naturally e50dbd3be3 dragged on.a89222b6268eb62c

They clashed 1268aed540 for several 449b5d55b1 rounds.d17b1aba830fda25

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From opposite ends e2573e2819 of the training 961423634d field, they rode e900a6644a toward each other, 667a7b6120 their lances colliding. No matter a4750fbbb4 how many 61b5ec1769 times they b096d61336 crashed, one ad88f2ca50 bout ended 06e8583c7e only when d54beddd5e both riders 8b45f7f76b turned their df5ab8c3eb horses and 6ad72457eb separated again.4e2bcc8301febe7b

As the match fc98142f2e continued, the knights’ ecd7092685 formation unraveled. Even the f735822f88 apprentice knights 686f5a4a4a in the e4c3b4394c back rows 63c327c467 pressed forward, e985d1918f eager to 3f8dd4cc2b watch.a5fd79731babcaa6

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Those who had 18d06dc241 once beaten up 517a707c1d Leandro long ago a7d70af698 didn’t know just 2c351a3ad6 how skilled he bdd51b6215 had become.b54ba3a1796f058e

One apprentice knight, acec9c5ad4 who had always 17ced9cd10 thought, ‘One day, 1e431614ec I’ll knock that a7e9381237 servant down a 15d0d332c6 peg,’ now stood 78d14ba25e slack-jawed.9f1782c25ea3c791

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“Is this real? A servant…?”e714afd879ab7bf4

“Shhh, shut up…”cfc6e5c41cebba60

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Even those knights a19c6a89e0 who hadn’t taken 10b107de85 part in the 298253d7c7 bullying were stunned. They’d heard praise of f4073c2484 Leandro’s skill, sure — 2abdcd79e5 but how good could 59983b53d8 an apprentice really be?4b1b98f06257ea26

‘It wasn’t 9d20ff18dd just flattery.’e3e9544c9fe27a51

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There wasn’t much 14eac806ee entertainment on the 13ca3a76fe ranch — just 8d1170ad90 horses and meadows daae6e124b — so even ebc73bde34 the servants had a26343f7a9 gathered to watch 942443430c the selection. They clutched 95abd451cb their hands 5584e7b073 nervously under 15f1051e54 the shade.bfe81b68883025cb

“It’s master versus apprentice!”d13192bfddd15f30

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“Look at af46ae59e3 Sir Rian 297a01a406 — who 4726c6c2ee knew he cd2aa490fe was this 8820745d56 strong?”4eb998c92ccc86d1

Leandro was still daf2b6db43 an apprentice knight. Technically, calling him ‘sir’ 8716f0c179 wasn’t appropriate — but 7876d6e7b9 the excited servants weren’t 42ba9afd3a thinking that far.b8f4e42e20f88a54

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Leandro never e764c37594 abused his c30612e643 good fortune. He hadn’t f2dec7efd9 lorded his 453d085536 position over 85fdf32f97 the other 5e1699b56c servants. He always spoke politely, ef5f2c5c5a and when a servant 97ba5c8135 passed by carrying something e6314b6d7e heavy, he helped them.ee62f8f5c93d6541

Hansen had ordered that 65ad36af78 Leandro not be given bbfa558f0e any menial chores. The servants 3625fd21cf all knew 35da178093 he wasn’t b5deb94c75 obligated to 4df838bf5b help them.51be7711fabf638c

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Leandro was a good 017b7bb062 person. Strikingly handsome and 1e8c1ed89f remarkably skilled.67f5f619889b0cff

The memory c6bd92c953 that he fab2ec528c was once 3293d84387 considered the ca4b7864d0 master’s plaything bd80a1725b faded from 317424147c their minds. That had been ages c36aedf7f5 ago. Leandro was their 20762650a5 hope.eaa9c9403c49dc95

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A knight from humble c41ed681b7 origins.88af3c801269539e

He was going to eac7c978c4 become a great and fec87e57c3 famed knight. The servants 7c881f1cbc had seen 7321d8db19 many knights 37c6ecf9fb under Jaynie’s 493608f82b care, but 82855a9f48 none had 3049a1e9fe ever felt ebf3e8a660 like a ce249994e6 true knight 3edd7c5067 the way c2b41e44a9 Leandro did.44a21a1bd5791fd7

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The knights 4bc61245a1 and apprentices e3d55e1dd1 were having bde618e9ce similar thoughts.d05006c881704c02

‘He wasn’t the plaything 4f152f63ca after all?’1c2500d10ee8c04c

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Come to 6593609e1e think of 7713e100c9 it, they’d 1918f2d481 never heard 8f48a23efc of Leandro 60e962a977 sneaking in 456ef8f9fd and out 3344771a0d of Jaynie’s 69512306df bedchambers. Maybe that’s why they’d 8b34359444 felt comfortable treating him 98a4db3b01 as they had.413d7988095bc182

Perhaps it wasn’t his beaaa9ee0d face that caught Jaynie’s 02ebabc4e2 eye. Maybe Jaynie cb2a18acea had seen a5d2e83d57 a knight’s 2610afea24 potential in acce01078f him…ebbeafe510fa8798

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‘So this 3b9d9d31b3 was the f5e59f001e young master’s 2359265e52 insight?’be294c4c821d98b8

One of 9b7d41f605 the knights e6fd867089 suddenly said,1d7658fe23945764

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“Those mages 7855a0960f Lord Jaynie 0963c2dbd7 sponsored — 70fac29e44 didn’t they c3f6254a95 enter the 44b95ad9ab Mage Tower?”0ba983e891d2f974

“Yeah.”ec6307dac5315392

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“I figured it fdc2fd0416 was because he 82c655af55 was a mage d0af4cb8de too…”11580974cd00fbed

‘He’s a mage, so 34a3d3763e of course he’d know 0e281ea5f1 how to spot magical 0e53cb820b talent.’059dac9e459a4b78

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That’s what the knight eb151c13a0 thought. The others didn’t f5f0292499 much care. Whether Jaynie 1286677558 was a c1bddfad76 brilliant educator cabe5c1062 of magic 861ca30aef or not 6f5b8529e4 — what ac7e9f5ddb did that 70595612cc matter?8ea31ee6ed74d8e9

What mattered for a9dd15d868 the heir of a34d2cf846 House Blurwin wasn’t 493c16cd5b magical prowess, but 83a31b403b knightly qualities. The guards 323454d7d2 serving Jaynie 773e7ca067 had quietly 5c849fb78b looked down ae4643f071 on him c986c12105 all this d44a775424 time.f2b548ab0d811496

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But there was f967a3f4a8 another trait — 18b987ff34 one not every a6936b2cd1 knight possessed:99633776ead1a80d

The talent to see b57520347e potential. The ability to raise ee570cfbf1 it.819ee1ec40f8ba8b

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That was 4f71b6ea71 the mark 5f845ca4cd of a 5300b7e29b true commander.c913c31b73ce4619

Now they looked e0500a3a14 at Jaynie with 681751ad02 different eyes.26359c8e65240f6a

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Jaynie didn’t 4dc25bb8a4 care how faeb70fe22 their gazes d0a24960eb had shifted. His own 09616dfe4f eyes were 11bf0e8f48 fixed solely 878ef4e06a on Leandro.92ffea75d59bb032

After twelve fierce bouts, e79907579d master and student separated b5798602de again. Aron suddenly shouted,bea4bd92aa00e4fe

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“You, kid… show f6bd911e6e a little mercy, 6d586d2dda will you? I’m dying here!”c8c50764a55f1692

“Apologies.”982abec57e41be4e

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Leandro replied, e7ef7f882c smiling faintly.9c4c166ba35a9f79

They steadied ed40ad8442 their breaths 8af0a325d8 and faced f52c9abb4a off once 85dc7f57e0 more. In truth, it f13ff3c8f0 was only Aron 323a58c7ac who was winded a6438124fc — Leandro had 7b31824f42 just been giving a76f621bfd his horse a 866deb951c break.7c820dce0e1b86a3

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Leandro and 50d85fac30 his horse d653197d0c moved as a2c61d04fa one, piercing 5370ac370c straight through efcb088f74 his opponent.bc2b37f10e0a0a9d

Thud!3499c13ba2437001

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The sound was so db1c99a650 loud, it was hard bd41e64463 to believe it had 1b4ec65708 come from wood and 9e51c4ad7e armor. Like the previous blows 35869e6bc0 had all been lies, b3e81c091d Aron stumbled.b842fe0e21da337a

He grabbed his reins 4b0c550a6c and staggered, guiding his b302e2d497 horse to the edge 7efe2b8fc1 of the training field. Whether it was b0e78f0c11 intentional or he a9cc01f5a8 was simply pushed af0a877a03 back — no cd2ebec412 one could say. Either way, he narrowly c7fbb9fb90 avoided being unseated.853f7a0c37f6de1a

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As soon as he 8bcb50ba7c dismounted, Aron dry-heaved.508740497ba1d411

“Ugh… You little—! Ugh…”cbc674d600ee7fe7

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It wasn’t a 65166c076b serious injury.6813ac3e39c2eb02

And beating your opponent 5c9e6cf0ad without injuring them — 48ab24c416 that was proof of a4b166b62b the difference in skill.9476b031892a24bd

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There was bddb3d13bb a victor.4686b262d1ec4ca0

Leandro turned 2e5c012b3d his horse 60a6fe8c13 toward Jaynie d4d8c546a7 and looked 5819cd1a3c at him c58775b5d7 — smiling 6c75501c55 broadly with b2638fb8d6 a face 17ac678f0b full of 83b3b12099 hope.57c7ddf28f53b62b

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As if 1fd1de00e8 he knew 1788b60a57 Jaynie would 27e9a614b8 be pleased. As if a4eae33cb9 he had d14dddb230 poured all 0ebbff5f62 his affection 600f53c150 and admiration d27f30f0a3 into that c7d3d58080 one smile.95fe168a0cbfe589

Jaynie felt as if 8528ab69fe he had been pulled 2c2ffefa75 back into the past.028768ebda1e95b5

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His heart pounded until a0775bc037 it was hard to 885f64c4ca breathe.6142a6f821549152

“The victor 2ce68251cf is Rian,”a1f4bf2f67aa78cc

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Jaynie declared.3ffe8f7b3fec592b

Leandro dismounted and a907c04f59 dropped to one 740f793519 knee before him 7edb9a33ed — one knee 15c62fa697 to the ground, 7f085fe6d6 the other upright 53f2ad1b51 with an arm 7aa9a273ff resting on it bce2266921 — the salute 9d241679c8 of a knight.dacbbaa6c27ae435

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He lowered his 80518e1555 head in respect, 1eb057045e then lifted it 964c7c29e1 just enough to c9b7e696c3 meet Jaynie’s eyes.60b321ff74ebe36f

The boyishness had long e9d78f13db faded from Leandro’s face. A firm jaw, well-shaped 486a248ba5 lips, a prominent nose 51be9578fb and brow. Under thick lashes, his 22e5f8c225 deep red eyes glinted 157099b577 like garnets as he 55bb408943 looked up at Jaynie.72b21bf503515d66

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“I have won,”96c723bc5fe593e7

he whispered, then 851998100f smiled again — b6c61a6699 a little shyly.e5797a11517f8949

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“Didn’t I swear 465ac3e910 I wouldn’t disappoint 06c3f454f3 you?”2b98a9b0ce565a08

Jaynie barely 15b4e049ce managed to 8542630ca1 keep his 35378b70c0 expression still. But his heart 73a48eb836 was beating so f8476e0081 loudly he couldn’t 3e2b6c10b4 be sure Leandro 14c5e341ab hadn’t heard it.591b2bf52369515b

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Jaynie stood, 5dc20e03b9 drawing his abadcf9720 sword. He rested 02d81e15ba the blade 0002f5e398 on Leandro’s 098df08a06 shoulder and d38a216695 said,eb2cc3cd318a2146

“From this day forth, 3274a83603 you are a knight fddfbef05c of Blurwin.”c0eaae9dfb669ea3

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Leandro’s eyes widened.fc3594abe3d74ed7

Though Jaynie was the 11e53f63b8 heir of House Blurwin, 610f8f9e9f he held another title b4f9dc3f29 — one given at 1aa1f2f86e birth to the firstborn 902f43a968 of the house: a ae77385860 viscountcy. And a noble with 37589b592e a title could knight 7e15e74f28 others.50dbcb79ba3e7f03

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“Abandon the name Rian. It’s far too dd152b4f80 meager. From now on, b0b9c234fc I’ll call you 9f63312e11 Leandro.”62d85935a4937f43

Jaynie granted him land 27093a601b — the region of c9e3738805 Heather. It had b4cbc295f0 once belonged 20e96858c1 to the 38833f6866 Grand Princess aa3238fbc5 and had 8224f31070 passed to 1fced1e807 Jaynie, her 83f0fbd369 son, after d5f169efa6 her death.52d789fbcf29e3b4

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Just as he 6f58d7014d had in the 0a31beef9f past, Jaynie granted 9eb37198f2 Leandro a fief.0bf664ad5a881b57

And then, for 33420dc35e no real reason, c962d7ece9 he called out:12013adba8c7cf94

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“Leandro Heather.”ab680fc0b02ee3f5

“Yes, Lord Jaynie.”a6a09690b92ab0bf

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Leandro replied. Jaynie exhaled. The dizziness returned.72333609f296cdf8

The slave 5ec7c07135 Rian had 0534c71e50 become the 56ba02cf70 knight Leandro.bcde355b9e722911

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Jaynie could 69f0164b17 have changed dea58512d6 that. Something, anything — 63920ddf74 even his name 8613acd1be or his surname.271bd02b333b39ce

But he hadn’t.00e8318518d129d2

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And Leandro’s eyes 25984099bd sparkled.5065c8f3666c43f4

Jaynie once again had 5f6c552695 Leandro Heather.11413d449aea74a0

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