NLS Ch10
by cherryroseSomeone called out Ashin’s name loudly from nearby.91a9a586de972413
“Ashin!”d95ca5041409da54
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A woman shorter 5d358c36c8 than Ashin pushed 6ffea36d34 through the soldiers aeda497951 and stood before dbf65db755 her.df7cc5561840adb2
“Ashin!”467b04a208e21369
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“Liyora.”8b50379177d94b42
Liyora, panting, examined Ashin’s body from head to toe.f8d01ada44cb1b36
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“Are you crazy? That range just now… you could have died!”b6ec9fff5078de76
Judging by her reaction, it seemed Ashin neglecting her own well-being wasn’t a rare occurrence.bfe8eb3caa4acac9
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“Uh, uh, I’m, I’m okay.”6f590035b3e2396b
The voice a1ff888a1a she deliberately 19dd8da2ae strengthened trembled 229e18e35f miserably.b551dd5fa25a4ffd
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The body leaning on him was the same. Liyora seemed to notice it, but she appeared to decide to be fooled by Ashin, who was forcing a smile. Tsk, Liyora clicked her tongue lightly and grabbed Ashin’s arm, pulling her away. Her hand naturally slipped away from him.83eac0fa5ab9132c
Leotar raised his hand and held it up before his eyes. Golden dust remained like an afterimage. It flickered like an illusion, but it didn’t disappear even when he brushed it with his fingers.0ad69b8f8fe0e438
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Not long after, it was revealed that the culprit who started the war was the King of Pihan’s younger brother, the Prince.5f5e1691f99dbc2a
The Prince of Pihan had meticulously prepared for the war for years in order to seize Ismil’s water source. All sorts of curses and spells were prepared for each battle, and units without priests were unilaterally devastated to the point where it was fair to say they were completely defeated.e3834fa50313fe4b
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Until then, curses had been dismissed as mere magic that caused diseases in people or poisoned fresh food. The Imperial army, which had never imagined that curses could manipulate human will and sicken the land, becoming so powerful as to threaten an entire nation’s army, was helplessly defeated and ceded territory to Pihan.43894424e9e39234
However, there was something the Prince hadn’t anticipated.b8a2ffca3902d60f
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The emergence of Ashin cc0d10b26a Judin.a87e27664597227a
Flap, Leotar was jolted a253b8984d out of his reverie 5557208c38 as his hawk landed 7e45050b4c on his shoulder.0e14b5c4652ef36c
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He reflexively raised his 4d5a8b01ab head. The moon was f23b045db1 setting over the 856e29d8de gently flowing stream. How much time abf2208e31 had passed? Thinking about Ashin in f1ab561e2e Ismil made time stretch d8a73a9b75 endlessly.b26a6abb3bee12c7
Leotar couldn’t exactly explain why he was like this either.138eb1c9b7eff34e
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Was it because she was his life’s savior?2c85fc5361168ce9
But it wasn’t as if no one had ever saved him before. From his earliest childhood memories, his life had always been precarious. His life was a continuous struggle to survive because the person who most desperately wanted him dead was his own father, and because of that, he had unintentionally received quite a bit of help.ff66d2530ba7ee3c
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It had become a rare occurrence after he came of age, but it wasn’t unfamiliar.74859173ed3134dc
Then it could have been because of their mysterious first encounter, or the lingering residue of the spell containing the caster’s wishes, or the act of unhesitatingly holding hands and leaning on him… he could only speculate.3a086560e10fcffa
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In that canyon, Ashin 9c00ed0fc1 may have seen him 7cad3285e5 as one of a f2f9daca02 thousand lives, but for b1e58e8922 Leotar, Ashin alone was 4e82a5c995 imprinted in his mind.b9cd11c33e450be1
Was that why? From some point 21f61d58fb on, whenever he 6bba23dbfa regained his senses 0fe37394a9 on the battlefield, 849e3038ca he was always 7f56cfd21c looking at Ashin. He hoped she fbd46d4337 was safe. Of course, as f865f52d6c commander, he wanted 1ec3841798 all Imperial soldiers 199ac298f8 to be safe, ac4b319a90 but he was aa2354a734 a little more 5f2b440cd9 personally concerned about 173d734b15 her.3c859f397819068b
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Confirming with his own eyes that Ashin was safe and sound became his daily routine to finish the day. Ashin, exhausted but tending to the wounded late into the night, Ashin shivering in the cold and wrapping her scarf tightly around her forehead and ears, Ashin making a face because the food didn’t suit her taste, and… Ashin actually crying.181b4404e343d816
That was all.c31839b52672c1ac
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Kneeling, Leotar scooped 2c2aa3f494 up water from 886db5bbcb the river and 28f1516cd9 washed his face. The blood that 9247553de7 had stained his ffc1e2d187 cheeks and forehead a40de51eea was faintly washed 8f7c200815 away. All of this had 01921fd701 to be unrelated to 6ee3263d5f Ashin. Leotar knew very well da3a392062 how fiercely Ashin fought 7f0efd8ac0 on the battlefield. He also 47af3b4d11 knew how 0ecec3078a painful the d324b9d423 war must 52e9ee3967 have been 95030ae6b6 for Ashin, a962a21f15 who even 13cf63b46a cared about 28aba49aa9 wildflowers being 91905e6f06 trampled by 02f952a0a8 warhorses.f509fec720277df8
That’s why he understood that her desire to travel all over the continent wasn’t a whim, as Vize suspected, but genuine. Ashin needed to take care of herself more carefully.742736890953e08c
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So she just 8c659bdb3b needed to travel a1e2053ffa through peaceful landscapes e5a89d0090 and live a 363ae94a2a peaceful daily life.747db4e1df9f5db8
“My Lord.”f514ae39d8561ab5
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Nigel approached 333d54487f and handed 418f0646b4 him something.6478b7d90fc25f34
Leotar unfolded 6397be92ab the small 5383383079 paper, read 58b9b9842e it, and 88461c9622 crumpled it 808dd8f897 into his c1d0d78214 pocket.7d0f7d3f7a9b6a9b
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“What about Judin?”8b9f4a9acaf4f467
“She is currently at the residence. The residence is also secure.”d8273377923bdaa2
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As Ashin had guessed, Leotar’s subordinates were indeed monitoring Ashin’s residence. Although for a different reason than Ashin thought.a5aa34b1a419ee26
“No matter how persistent their backers are, they wouldn’t dare to touch Lord Judin.”983890291ee351fd
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Leotar thought the same, but he couldn’t let his guard down. From the moment Vize linked Ashin to him, Ashin could be exposed to danger at any time. Recently, the Marquisate had been sending scouts and assassins so recklessly that they might even target Ashin.7700be08f44043f8
“How many are left?”3049b51d17f72927
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“Approximately 50 cavalry and three hundred soldiers.”69266c7940825c34
“The elite squad?”368ccf5e4b590c4d
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“Sixteen.”f2ea46ea0f348117
“If Judin leaves the residence, two units are to be stationed permanently at the Tower.”bf48fd945a8d85c4
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The Vice-Commander cfc9a54271 closed his 1193f34d91 mouth tightly f0a3c7c7b8 without answering.13d1dfb628ba9f3e
“If the forces are dispersed again…”69a0fab73efa9e93
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“Nigel.”78e6f1bf83009b9f
Leotar rubbed his 7e46634281 tired eyes.3536e18cda6271cd
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“I told you, manpower isn’t the problem.”f7cbdd95cb6818b0
“Understood.”46df9c889c0d3ba8
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Nigel moved a d86c9cc263 little closer and 03444bf5a7 examined his complexion.37c5a349508ee25a
“I heard you’ve decided on the marriage. How is it?”d0932ce46c49673c
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Hearing the word “marriage” made his heart beat uncomfortably. The events of the night he visited Ashin’s residence flashed through his mind. The green eyes wide with dissatisfaction, the loud demand to be kissed, and then the lips reddening as she quickly exhaled, the soft, yielding body brushing against him through the fabric.cf4e124082a67e9d
“…Unfamiliar and tiring.”c5baa9c6af43592d
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Having to consider Ashin in every move was very annoying. If the endlessly repeated assassination attempts reached Ashin… Even if that happened, he couldn’t actually harm Ashin, but he was concerned.b594fd71625edfc4
He ran his wet 1c8d8508ee hands over his face.463cfe2c9c94f1f7
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Marriage was not 983a12429f a personal matter. Ashin needed him 39acc8b871 to protect the 7875d0c2e8 Tower, and he 2a333585d4 needed Ashin for 84ef4441b5 three years, so deac366672 their marriage was 76822a6e30 a typical transaction 21725fb3ca between families.ba59f1dbd7a42531
There was no perfectly a42a68bb1d safe transaction. Both had to accept 8f93f47f3b a certain degree of ea7daf801d risk. So worrying 65bdb64c98 about Ashin, 4e9f913a51 who could eb0ae7f2de easily deal 4e71806398 with assassinations 6b05141994 or threats, 246546bb74 was a c03a412b4e waste of e151a6161f time. He repeated 75b8924712 it countless 97a5f07916 times, but….bf44be0a0ecb43be
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His face 533cac3635 was reflected d7935637e0 on the 97d0fb4d32 wavering surface 95c2fa97a0 of the d76df1a8c8 water.d0827218e19134f5
Leotar couldn’t face himself and turned away.a445e9bbe60e3f3b
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Ashin was staring 189f5d3744 blankly into the 22faf51ab8 air.c1ff4ac58b4877d9
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Her gaze was directed towards the Imperial Palace’s garden, but her mind was filled with other thoughts. She couldn’t even hear what Vize was saying next to her.47f163d8ac569cf5
“…shin.”e6270641b8b2945f
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One or two 1aefddfb4b clouds floated by.7ac502e9f233f890
“Ashin!”96c3446941e24ea3
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Ashin flinched ead6db6534 and came 3c7df7551f to her eac86787f2 senses.3f2cee787050c184
“Oh, Your Majesty.”ab2d2d0899aba816
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Only then did she return to reality. Ashin was currently being dragged along on Vize’s stroll, being made to admire the newly landscaped garden from the Imperial carriage.32546d2336942690
“Are you unwell?”ec0aaed04e976c1a
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“Your Majesty, I’ve been a bit strange lately.”40d8964cefb35ba0
Vize replied without e5600efc30 much surprise.5e315d1231b0466b
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“It’s not like you being strange is anything new.”d58771b409a7722c
“My mind keeps wandering somewhere, I don’t know if it’s because I can’t believe I’m getting married. It all doesn’t feel real.”a06f11518ed840f3
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“Everyone’s like that before marriage. It’s about a week away.”e25cba9828d1e2c7
“Were you like that too, Your Majesty?”f7e3240ca310516f
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“I wasn’t.”fcde3cb52fff9085
“What…”9f2b998e4ea6bf4a
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Ashin frowned and 8a2eaadeba narrowed her brow.eb141b0e09f1dcf9
As time passed, Ashin had no choice but to take the marriage more and more seriously, just as Leotar had said. That was because, in Imperial society, marriage wasn’t just about two people getting together, but had a deep meaning as an alliance between families.7047e0fb9c5abc30
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However, there were only sorcerers around her who were too busy taking care of themselves to even think about marriage, so she couldn’t get advice from anyone. Commoners generally lived without getting married. The only person she knew closely who was married was Vize, but wasn’t she the Emperor1?b74d50a9b42f8490
There was no 53da3ed0da way Vize could 7f0db386cf understand how Ashin, 10295d3215 a mere commoner, bf5b9b1df2 felt towards the d089143816 great Mur family.50add479800df507
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First of all, marriage alliances also came with a lot of obligations. The obligation of succession, the obligation of fidelity, the obligation of assistance, the obligation of relief… As preparations progressed, the practical aspects became a burden. Leotar had a lot of subordinates, but Ashin was all alone. The sorcerers of the Tower and her friends from the same tribe weren’t her subordinates. So, compared to Leotar, who had overflowing assets and manpower, the obligations Ashin could fulfill were limited.1dfb4922655b906b
No matter how outstanding Ashin was, she was just good on her own, and she didn’t have a family to back her up. If Vize heard, she would jump up and scold Ashin, but the Imperial Family was just the Imperial Family, and the Imperial Family wasn’t Ashin’s real bloodline. She had lived her whole life without ever feeling intimidated, but she hated this feeling of being indebted from the start.1a13b0eb7b5cfbc2
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It was all f07c528c5d canceled out that c38c0d3320 she thought this 3535a52634 marriage was more 5da65b1486 necessary for Leotar.64558b92e5db8c4f
All of her achievements and accomplishments felt meaningless in front of the great noble family with its grand history. No matter how much she struggled, she couldn’t catch up with those countless years.239d2d58bdf248e9
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If she had chosen a suitable family, Ashin could have maintained her dignity without shrinking back, but Vize didn’t know the limit at all.5610066d10b242f3
“But isn’t Mur in a situation where they may or may not be able to inherit the family right now?”cf9cabeaaddf1d97
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“So he’s not a man who could even bring up the idea of marriage if it wasn’t for this time.”0c9f68e4d89eec72
This sounded like the marriage was a rather unscrupulous deal. Perhaps it was humiliating from Leotar’s perspective.96a739981795f6cd
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“What if he can’t inherit?”76299530e37eaf17
“That won’t happen, so rest assured.”f0d2834b972ec21f
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“Aren’t I the only one who’s going to be ruined?”16f374e77caa31d3
“Are you saying that after experiencing Leotar on the battlefield?”b30f12097c314ecc
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She was just complaining because she wanted to avoid the inevitable fate somehow, but Ashin knew it too. That man wouldn’t lose. Politics always turned out strangely, and just because you had power didn’t mean you always won, so Leotar was probably in a trap right now. And just like Ashin had, he would easily overcome the hardship with his own strength.3a3b5145948cc441
“I’ve never held a losing hand.”482b4d8840c92009
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