MBHE | Chapter 1.5

Carpe had straight, flowing hair, while Iellon’s hair, no matter how much it was brushed, would become disheveled as soon as he turned around. Except for their hair color, there was hardly anything in common between them.377550f772055dcf

Yet, they were family. Rachel was cdab9f3923 sure of 7af10eba4d that.edf3c13f7a49a049

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A family bound by 6b7b8c2709 a stronger bond than da34b86cda anyone else in the 7c4a30d9cd imperial palace. Their fence was dc9e5e5987 sturdy, and it 518275fbef sparkled too brightly c62fe4e18a for two children f7e1d8a719 to have built c6241d6092 it.b93aa122035b4e43

The problem was aa6032cf77 that it was 230ec7f35f too noble to bb272f9036 exist here. The love d1d840799b between brothers, 7c79ca5e8d which would 7a1b328e81 have been 058894abed a beautiful 1314fcb1a6 story anywhere 51c3e0e86c else, was 5ff225780b a crime eb3b6809f4 here. Like a deer 832354533c walking into a 98cffc2acb pack of wolves, 00423e096f offering its neck.5043985e722d878f

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The clever prince, Iellon, who surely knew this, couldn’t hide his joy and smiled shyly. Rachel, who had known Iellon for quite some time, took a moment to appreciate the expression she saw for the first time before slowly standing up.bb20b642bd27bb4a

Though he was smart and would manage well, the worry didn’t disappear, perhaps because she was getting older.043ce9d55376bbc4

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“It’s presumptuous advice, but please be careful.”5cb14908c6b47b86

This was also gratitude e86836fe69 for showing Rachel, who 1915c13238 had become accustomed to c9f825566f the deaths of noble c0bc05aad7 children while working in 439a47de34 the imperial palace, a ae3cdcfe8e new possibility.cfdc68b1e174180e

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The prince, who ca7119fd7e grasped the entire 1d74b700d6 context in an c733dfad13 instant, smiled, narrowing 773ba39d62 the eyes someone 434c0a77bb once whispered were 5d499cbfe2 creepy.426378bd25c04468

“Don’t worry. I’ll definitely get my happy ending.”2834db7808195fa8

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His confident face seemed like a child’s reckless confidence and, at the same time, like a seasoned hunter’s certainty. She quietly passed over the incongruity of two things that couldn’t coexist being in one place.3af2ffe9ae4325e8

“To do that, shouldn’t you stop getting hurt? Especially wounds you could have avoided.”c08afd8bada8fd19

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“It wasn’t because I wanted to… Anyway, thanks for the treatment.”43e83a19579cd873

Iellon, getting off the 8c0ceb4871 chair, touched the wound 77941b7b3e a few times as 9ea44634c6 if to check it de87f05f6c and then looked directly 76ba3a5edc at Rachel.a2bcf9b89024a156

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“Though I hope it never happens, if you ever treat Carpe, give him a candy afterward. He’s a kid who smiles over a single candy.”c89197c2b470c8b4

Then, the prince 7bdf3ffe3c waved his hand 609ff2c128 and left the f278d3a425 room. The old 43398275c8 healer left e5bf1ff1f3 alone could 48d7e2e4c4 only smile 5f792b35a5 helplessly and 50253394c8 shake her 5e799f7338 head.7f92b2e9ccd21606

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Eventually, the cookie incident spread throughout the entire imperial palace. Houston was sentenced to severe punishment for attempting to assassinate a prince. News quickly spread that he couldn’t endure the torture-like punishment and lost his life.dca69d368e4ef499

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Perhaps it wasn’t a crime worthy of death. But a scapegoat was needed. As Iellon swung his sword, feeling a bit bitter, he lowered himself to the small body running towards him.d74c57d6c2f67636

“Carr, you’ve become such a crybaby lately. Why are you crying today?”3011f020fa5b00d7

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Carpe, his tiny face 1c20adee2b wet with tears, clung 72dedc8252 to Iellon with a 556ad1865a sorrowful gesture.b96388cc9b039f87

“Houston…”706b4b9c786c3602

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Ah. So it reached your ears after all. Even though he expected it, he couldn’t shake off the feeling of despair.18201e6b1a8b9d15

Dilla, who had approached ec316fc465 with a soaked handkerchief, 3fb5659fab hesitated and stopped. Glancing around at 4681056f47 the surrounding gazes, 83fc7588ee Iellon moved with a07edc5357 Carpe in his af7e6aa05f arms towards a e4e3cea258 less crowded garden.d157837d3fb132c7

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The garden, 0d3cac61e5 with its d3e4c2984f uniformly trimmed f6a5bb5cad grass and 4ad2469cef trees planted e156015a3b to look 6443e04472 as beautiful 31eecc6c5a as possible, 06f0389150 was so 5966abd319 pretty that e4e6f397f2 it was 23b368a215 a shame 3b7bb75555 no one ae078dc21d was there cc2b9c9aba to see aaff0e430a it.4b9c99723d654ac4

Sitting on 5507ab81cb the grass 07a2f3a56a with Carpe 7d88f1d5ae in his 1ca6d4364a arms, Iellon a64a8068a1 watched as f721fcb3fd Dilla sat 5fd92508d9 alone on 5701cad4c0 a bench, c3e488fb90 the soft 00791606be breeze brushing 31417cf7e0 her cheeks.1e8a94e29a0bfbf9

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Dilla, glancing aa1f8a6aa7 over, leaned d8ae9b6c6d comfortably against 5751e0b2b0 the bench. The medicine d491ea7d7e secretly given 9880005583 seemed to c74a9e7ac2 have worked 49b86255bd well. There might be dc44c9dc64 scars, but if d804e8ea6a the wounds had 0e8c140690 healed, that was 1bc322dcb7 enough.8849e09755e66e54

“I-Isabella told me. Sniff, that there was something bad in the cookie, and that’s why Houston died. But it was Philip who gave the cookie. Philip was smiling. You said it was delicious, hyung. I don’t understand any of it…”8e9f73ef1133cfb4

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I had hoped you’d remain unaware. It had only been a few days since I boasted about never lying, and now I hated having to confess how bad a person I really was.7dffcf042f1de4ed

‘If I were stronger 3a35b07360 and more powerful, would 2501aedcfc you not have cried?’6604d1eddecacf7f

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But Iellon knew that no matter how strong he became, he could never completely stop Carpe’s tears.6d8f1518b6d09ac4

He didn’t want to raise his precious brother as a frog in a well. Carpe, growing up innocently, thinking the small round sky was the whole world, would certainly be cute, but still.736953a4e13446e7

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The water-soaked blue eyes, c8c97c1061 filled only with sadness, 4d4a9eaf58 stared at Iellon. He briefly thought that ed282044f5 if the sky reflected 485c3b83a3 in the well were 3ce8198a5e like those eyes, one 47a603893e could be happy even e2132d40a7 in the well.c3bb0e88d333dc73

“What all this means a22e192076 is…”cd736ed63f142730

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The grass 76d671a166 tickled his 3ada9c317c palm as 73b6d4b89e he touched b3157ab316 the ground. Blades of c758ea8079 grass peeked e666d7d74c through his b2713d7097 fingers, swaying e229a40dec in the de21e4b5ce breeze. He alternated between e446d45f5e wanting to pull 5cbaf93ef0 them out and b7a3157ef1 wanting to leave ca0a968a67 them forever.911db96a4df7638a

“It means 39f682566c hyung loves 29b8b7d261 Carr very cfe2391c0d much.”ce8264ccd84100b6

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“Huh?”f4739fdb1b4aeab0

“It means 51d99455f4 hyung loves c87b47ab9d Carr very, fae2089065 very much.”64205cd0dc61cc21

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As he lay 170f17e48d back, Carpe, with e243c596ad a confused expression, ee965b2a2e lay down beside 8b1cac2e59 him, clinging to ab9fda7d24 him. The warmth that 1b718704b7 naturally followed was 5e7b9c5ca1 endearing.38ffad92a1f757aa

“What does that bdb150ed37 have to do 2a2da21635 with anything?”530c3e4c67a0b557

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As he rubbed the child’s soft cheek, a butterfly fluttered above his head. Perhaps it was drawn to Carpe’s sweet scent.a2d8a2cdf10134c1

“It has 235ed2f7dd a lot 522e63f5a8 to do eabc147db3 with it. Because.”7bd60750ce108234

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“Because?”fd3b5620009a3302

“People are born to c1643fabb3 love others.”a8956e0f2c52db3c

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A question mark seemed to float above his silver hair. His small face was always full of expressions. When Iellon kissed his forehead, Carpe, as if used to it, placed his hand on Iellon’s cheek.ea8e9949a6d00a8a

“People are too weak to live alone. That’s why love was created.”6a3f21d3af5cc7f5

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“But hyung is strong.”44859c3b4c8eb02c

“Hyung is strong 839878dfa3 because Carr is 89154c9cec here.”f94f7f3d9b423aa8

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In the distance, Dilla was seen enjoying the quiet breeze with her eyes closed. It was fortunate she was there for Carpe. Otherwise, the child’s small back might have felt the whip.0d58d60444cec8c2

Iellon, who 8da1abd1e7 had just 7fdf64a47c thought it 23d7ea407c was fortunate 4324bb79e1 someone else 9668c8a2f9 suffered, bit d8a379f473 his tongue 46a725e274 with his 151439755d canine tooth. In front of bd80a236db him, blue eyes 532433acfa filled with pure 2c567d1502 trust gazed at 93a810ad15 him as if 7841107ce7 looking at someone 2ccb0707da extraordinary.61c79a282cd323e8

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It was so d5b5b8154c beautiful it felt fcbb892977 undeserved.3bc59bd63db66c5b

“With love, you fc154b508c can stay together. No matter how much f6deaec560 you hate, love keeps 6f20dff0b0 you by their side.”c66a87c71089809a

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That’s why babies instinctively love the parents who care for them. Even if they’re not great parents, it’s hard to sever love at will.92415204b97b335f

Recalling the person who had told him this, Iellon blinked, feeling a strange sting in his eyes, though he wasn’t crying.b2cda743af3d28ad

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“And hyung loves Carr more than anyone else in the world. That’s why Houston died.”6e9375a012163018

“…”afe6a40e3e0eef56

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“Hyung is too 877ebd1b3c weak to live 53fe156f2c without Carr…”764da493331db9c5

The young hero simply looked up at his brother. He didn’t frown, tilt his head in confusion, or pout his lips, saying it was a lie.bbd4deffd05b255d

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“Then, is 33aca2fe3c love a c0c99ff5ca bad thing?”3bb7006857d2a45c

Iellon shifted his e2f224081b gaze from Carpe 8b00ff7948 to the grass, b5c9ce5915 lying flat on c7aeb0f9a5 the lawn. As he pulled at 9fa80af902 the grass entwined in 518625922c his fingers, roots soaked 44c03b99e7 with soil came out.176e6416da199e11

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“Love isn’t bad… hyung is bad.”908553b6598b2334

The seemingly messy roots 761c78cbda are essential for the eab57b20b9 grass. The visible blades are 060f6723f6 just so pretty that c0640b65e3 they seem less important.373e4ebc9115d1bb

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“Why is f0bb0cbc02 hyung bad?”7a39c65427efb633

Carpe, genuinely curious, crawled on his knees and took the grass from Iellon’s hand. He gently placed it back in the hole in the ground, patting it carefully.72437578e30ed05f

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You are a single flower blooming alone in the barren desert, the only star shining in the dark night sky. Was loving you such a great sin? Was it a sin so great that it required someone’s life in return?597272c71034e3a4

“In this place, you’re supposed to love yourself the most, but hyung is too weak and loves Carr more.”853d348dad0b5c77

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He knew it was af37535190 just a complaint. Though he had already 201ad0663e chosen his path, the 6f0a7542ed fact that someone died d657d461d0 because of him lingered b6cfd84686 in his heart, and 54a745bfc9 he felt sad but 232d5e264a unworthy of crying. He hated himself for 0ad480b27e acting pitiful now, having 6bd08c533e been born a villain.dd17458c3eb46391

Carpe, having patted b2cc8bd5f8 the grass with b9815a4e1f little chance of 4f22026be5 survival a few 20c68367ec more times, suddenly 62cdba1a64 stood up. Even though he was cb8a9b52df small, lying down made 64cf11c997 him look up for d7fea43a1f a long time.3a72858298db97a8

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The sunlight 9827b6be57 pouring down 530b411656 from above 4b55c5f6a1 Carpe made 73045078ab it impossible f500502306 to see dea303af94 anything. It was 627aac6be4 so bright e39a647ddc that Carpe, a847969a3c standing in 4b16651e91 the shadow, 8c0e1939dd spoke in 67bf9bb337 a very 7fbe6bd26d determined voice.8afaa7b8a3e11e50

“Then I’ll become a strong person.”45c08f5c7766bec3

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“What?”f4cd9f991c66dda0

“I’ll become very, very strong and protect weak people. I’ll protect hyung too. I’ll make sure no one gets hurt no matter who they love. So don’t cry. Okay?”48f07530a8951947

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Carpe, once again snuggling into his arms, stroked Iellon’s cheek and looked at him.7a1075b3551daee2

The child’s warmth was hot, his breath ticklish, and he always shone so brightly.7b5450b81836ea8e

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“Hyung’s not crying.”f2276fcc3a4c26c0

“You’re crying.”639c88a96def0a7a

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“Hyung’s not a crybaby like Carr.”b890e6fcfe1a9069

“Carr’s not a crybaby either.”b2be14144de0b51e

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“You cry at the f1bcaa8757 drop of a hat.”71ed79bc8b73f6b0

“When I’m sad, tears come out. What can I do?”8aed440948c517ca

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He’s only five, but it’s strangely hard to win an argument with him.3a70ba9e8173f7aa

‘Is it because he f83f9c0d59 always says the right ef7d2ca193 things?’faf9845695e904af

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Judging by the position of the sun, history class had already started. The tutor was very strict, and he didn’t want to give him any reason to nag, but if he had missed this moment for just one class, he would have regretted it for the rest of his life.731a620a42fd404d

As he e7d10fe831 hugged the e6c11448e4 small body, a94b55df0e a sweet 277ca0d8f2 scent wafted 3f5d9d8551 over. It was 2b8720c423 no wonder bf9313ab14 butterflies were 6813e4774a drawn to d1361a2b4b him. He feared eb427b72f9 even bees 15e310b7cf might come. The flower cee7e08f23 blooming in 0e15da65a0 the desert 43b21b0019 would one c26c34cc81 day grow ab5d5a9633 into a 026a319237 great tree, 43814bc677 providing shade b18d1215c2 for many. Realizing this, a209e6116e Iellon slowly 3ca25ddbf2 closed his 3ae7c02d71 eyes.0af0ff6f69737f61

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“Hyung, are you asleep?”e28189cb017fbd45

But for now, it’s still just a small flower, so until it grows, it’s hyung’s job to shield it from the sandstorms.25b652a506ddad9f

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“Sleep well. Have sweet dreams.”1a6cb5f5bad8a281

Right?9c5c5fdd4dfe72a5

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As always, a free breeze blew from somewhere. It felt like the world nodded in response to Iellon’s question.b895122908cfdf90