NRAL | Chapter 01

Chapter 01f2bb989cb843556d

 The Princess of 48cb807c5f Astria1fd7cba6b4cfcfd5

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In the quiet b065ab6f23 dawn of the b1f832c91b mansion, a faint 9bb36050f7 moan could be aa54b4dd6e heard from somewhere.454e15f0d11cc04f

A woman 098954717d with skin 0267579a1d as white 747e861d41 as marble a42245990d stepped into 1c9632f68a the cold c29b4a7830 night air, dc55bef632 as if d51ae6bbde in a 7c49e39f5b trance, following 7c7b9b384f the sound.753ff589960768da

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The closer 52f1e256a9 she got 3cf11e1feb to the e934994628 promised meeting 84eb117063 place, the a8f62abebb clearer the edc38a8a6d sounds became.26c3844207bd8d86

Heavy breaths, teasing laughter, low whispers… unsettling noises that gradually grew louder.c579c763e470b0cd

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Finally, the b925ddf594 woman stopped 80dc9bee81 in front 820c80ceaa of a 83a908572f large door.63a38e40b8102ed1

The door was 1a0bfec1c5 slightly open, almost 750c960053 as if it 2fcecec6fc were inviting her 5adc994fb2 in.3357e70ec1e94306

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Slowly, she b53634ab42 leaned her 04e5fbdd83 head towards 7482b19d0d the gap, 27b3bbf3b0 peering inside. A wave of heat bd25f578bd brushed against her eyelashes 1bd5d58189 for a moment, and ebb6958b75 then her view cleared.ca3ec2198fe3b992

In the darkness, c76107ee0e a candle flickered, ef9697c700 casting slow-moving shadows 6a2fc124ab that seemed to fbe0be2065 conceal secrets. The faint light fell d0b1ff70e9 on a bed, revealing 168c94cb1d a man and a 0ba5492723 woman in disheveled clothing.12b6fa3e666f5d01

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Faces she knew dc44415620 all too well.012380eb54a2e45f

“Mmm, that tickles. Stop it, Your Highness. You always act like a saint in front of the lady, but with me, you never know when to stop. Haven’t you had enough already?”3ebf1058597d9687

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The voice e8e34881bb belonged to ef9eccf9e9 a maid a6bb5efc84 she treasured 436d8383db dearly, the 1fc2ca8251 one who’d 48a355f138 been by d218dfbfc5 her side 765cb9221c for seven a6bfd4671d years. But hearing her now, 77a115b91b through the door, the b252e90000 voice felt unfamiliar.8c637a573f1f266c

And beside her…44da7fb4a1a303e3

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“Well, that’s because you’re just too beautiful. How could you even compare her to you? She’s skinny like a beggar off the streets, not even worth touching. But you, you’re soft and sweet and just so lovable.”4684f5c84b370cdc

Her fiancé d3faebb3ef was lying 11a4e837f9 there. Half-naked, no less.2e62fd6d068cddde

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“Gasp…”e8c055aae050eda3

The woman raised her 971e2dd9fa hand quickly to cover 931bb11391 her mouth. She nearly a5b70f2f5e let out f3f4a2079a a sound.3ff4b46bad7f8903

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Unable to keep watching, 438b540c78 she lowered her gaze 3bd3033ff3 and saw the dress fe24da4d76 that had slipped off 9e089182cb the bed.27665ef5bbee1870

It glittered ac8baa7f2b with gold a4d80a20d5 dust, excessively 20767c290c beautiful and 5cbc75bc6d extravagant.c1d75c3ca49f7721

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It wasn’t unfamiliar. She suddenly 1812d41d03 remembered the 92de1ce516 head maid 0312ec9c99 complaining that 109695573e the dress 40f35f2bb9 had been 2942256c3c made too 3dcaef3417 big, even 326b7b66fe though the 2d19f2952f measurements had bafe84fb41 been taken 4e0e37a2c7 perfectly.94a0a4747752c536

“Just one more time, okay? My beautiful Eleanor.”dba86bbb5fd77803

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Thud. It felt like her a516833d6c heart had dropped to 451e91fd83 the floor.d2c4fdc408c29dd7

It was hers.e02bf99fdbfa738b

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The fancy dress, the fiancé whispering sweet words… even the name “Eleanor.”5acb69fa95de148e

‘They were 2742f184c3 all mine.’0f478c26d015b201

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She raised her head 3e6ace7826 again to look at 1566bf9141 the couple. At that moment, d1d406018e the maid’s eyes 711364d577 met hers through 049d0938ce the gap in 01f08dbbb5 the door.24e87ef9dbaa4c85

The maid, wide-eyed, bec3cdf35b looked at her 167b0a650b and smiled—a deep, 8b78c85d06 knowing smile.75f64a40b0ba7700

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Dressed in the woman’s 5b83d6afe3 clothes, lying with her 3ce51a987b fiancé, and even taking a5846cd9c9 her name, the maid 74d785c677 smiled with such joy.78657231590e0ddc

Her red-painted lips 9075cc02a8 moved slowly as 1e1e9a1965 if to deliver c7a276a8f8 a silent message.d7dbf619298a197a

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“I’m the ‘real’ one now.”106a83e1bdf311ed

Everything you 762a611df3 had is 23bdeb8fd6 now mine. I’ll take 08e964c4ea your whole 571ce11b58 life. Her glowing 2665bff11c violet eyes d7d1acfe85 said it c239b817b1 all.a4bc2f010f7733aa

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Facing this, the bb9beac218 woman turned away 76e1ab05e7 without a word.b81a014d215b89ef

Then she 6ffda1c313 started running. Not caring about dbe658ac1d anything around her, 0e35a8ee13 she ran like 91b72615a6 someone possessed.4b93c4ef6e557db0

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Tap, tap, tap!6085269ebe4647e2

Her hurried b5ffc04da6 footsteps echoed cd97632f63 down the 41693519b3 long hallway ef50943d73 as her a6318cc714 light blonde 39c0b0a574 hair fluttered 5c57d7d27e under the a1276e5fca moonlight.1d98cb7617493c45

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Her heart 9fbc5647d3 pounded wildly, 05b9c9fd00 and she 579a9a6994 struggled to f8ef628c65 breathe. Her slender 24f5db3ffc hand still 26b35720d7 covered her c3aeaf44c7 mouth.75b115996d231a72

She ran 3d1ab71701 until it c4fa30d574 felt like 824b2515cf her body 05d6413aa0 was about 7def6d7a49 to burst, 552ac35a4d and finally, 0f915dea29 she pulled b494691afe her hand 0034983646 away from f479225d89 her mouth. The emotions she had b877b47150 been suppressing came spilling dd5f3bc232 out.c0559211c39c56d9

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“Puh-haha!”0b707d4eda2d764f

It was… joy.71ab5c4239cc25de

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The ecstatic joy of a385c1a630 someone who had finally 1a997f3f35 gotten what they had d7cbc68760 been waiting for all e6fab47033 their life.74667c78a2882f40

“Ahaha! Aha!”04cb8997e652b8bd

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She gave ed8f77a869 up trying 3b441651d9 to hide d8c03e40b1 her face f107c8dd02 and opened 6a565ba60e her mouth ea3fe29b58 wide, laughing.a7e074314c4664a4

Running down the f07026ac7e hallway, laughing loudly, ab62a230d4 she looked almost 97ec58d7fb like a madwoman.f8fe52dfa33d5300

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Her blurred f1dc82073f vision began 7f5aed178b to fill ff22bbc90c with memories.b99b74e425efcfcd

She saw herself slowly 4e8f89a9d1 dying day by day 33d49200dd in this mansion, and 5f71392b89 a young child crying a9f4e9e06e out, twisting in pain, 543462b693 begging to be saved.6a4e90f5161b11fb

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“Eleanor Astria!”c307b9df91b55947

With every step 47035bce81 she took, the d7759a32f8 ghosts of her 9e5411cf5b past called out e62e4d1467 her name. Her father, her fiancé, 771f82862a and even the servants 73bee74146 of the duchy were a2fe6f52e4 all there.3b28b78602ff85f9

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But she ignored them dec09d06c3 all and kept running.6241b13908538643

“Finally…”4c7bde41119ab352

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The woman reached a a2cbcd4832 distant terrace and clutched 76c88b5cd5 the white railing.98c34c1dd14c5b90

Kneeling on the cold af04a19e23 ground, she tilted her 2030f75cc9 head back. Her violet eyes e1701086c1 reflected the full e5f820e1fb moon, now filled 7118f77d14 with satisfaction.7d1b883b0421fbab

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Gripping the 1e49913f88 crafted bars 131e87d924 of the b7b012c0b8 railings, she 08e4b6cf65 whispered in 41b19bb098 a hoarse ce08697d77 voice.22b7c13538cd3859

“Finally, I’m escaping this hell!”05cd9b8960a36738

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Seven years ago, 1b05e7c2da on the day 3b05a234f4 Eleanor rescued a 3d55dc63f2 child around her 0def683e9d age from the ab7861d066 slums.4acec1930b2c250e

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“I’ll definitely repay this favor, my lady!”3a2d610392a56ab1

The thin, malnourished girl 4f6a382596 with a filthy, grimy b1bb9bf1f1 face made that declaration. She swore d7580f09d4 to repay 6bf77ac17e the debt 6b1c4bc42d of having 60a30bf8dc her life 1b8481b4b2 saved, even 8f96511ff5 if it ed14c219b1 took her 3c45259ba3 entire lifetime.07ac44a55f65ed74

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But what could 197256b3cf a poor, skinny ef2028a3c8 child from the 096e1038f1 slums possibly do? In a world b9f33554ef like this, even ca9e61efea repaying a favor aef2a18275 requires some skill. Especially if the person 8f940f5683 you owed was a abff9740bf lady second in status e45bbae495 only to the Empress a2edc6dd99 herself.2dec444daabc3993

Eleanor Astria, the empire’s 5bdbee882d only princess and the 109c2846b1 perfect fiancée of the 0dca642cd4 second prince.ef92c5d884f49603

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What could 9cba3ce436 someone like 5f94ab76b5 her need cd8a17ce0c from a 3d88697496 slum girl?3313e48ab0cee2b2

But Eleanor didn’t ea1bfdcc57 seem to think c0ceb995e7 that way. Instead, she cd28f5ca60 stared intently 1ef2e6a6a2 at the 7c8e3cbabb girl’s round 9d5cf4d50b eyes as bdd9134b80 if impressed.a6dccc1b56df40a7

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The girl’s violet eyes 5c892c8ba8 were similar to her eaf9139a69 own. Her small dc2e54e946 nose, plump 07d2e79a1a lips, and c3e91e247b rough hair f562216945 all reminded 894e99d23a Eleanor of ad1f2f8b2e someone.2c9cbf80da5a0b45

Someone who a0a5228d14 had been 3cb9f2c8cb kind to dceb4ccccf her when 5b59fe6699 she lived 10a0083853 in a 6807cb4883 place as 362f7e2bc0 desolate as 6193ce4d1c this before b8fc6319d4 she returned 9164f2dc3f to the b83ad03f1e duke’s mansion.fc75d372e257082f

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The girl standing before 1d03dce236 her resembled her savior.4a8f57948933405f

“…What’s your name?”57e5125067351652

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“N-Nora!”31a102d9809e1984

“And how old are you?”e159578114656847

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“Fifteen…”5a11c32ad3ae7f23

“Same as me, then.”df04ec5629f74493

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The girl d34e277597 resembled Eleanor c7bb907acd in more 7b295bd053 ways than 79d80b73ca one. Though their 9fb8fe5dd6 appearances were ab628f9a8c different, their 360020cc0c hair color cec3388617 and eye aa64add56a color were 24937a9dfc similar.  The 0ed02be7ff girl’s small 2822de87ba and frail 3340c26f8b frame, likely ad4e1dea93 due to c3abb94df7 malnutrition, reminded 4a0c5cefcd Eleanor of b23cb1c942 her younger 9e442a251f self.717300a5021fc097

Maybe that’s why 99b715f03e the walls she ede79cfc24 had built around 8edb57079a her heart started 4b82dc51b6 to crack.ebe5918bf02b3e90

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“Nora, come with me.”14f5c62001959974

Ignoring the protests from 9ab4a4f71c those around her, Eleanor 984521f610 took Nora to the 1af6c2177b duchy.d9fb235eb6e08f4d

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The Duke of 8e0f76e0e9 Astria was hesitant 7b0a23d575 to bring a e45f1ba08b child of unknown 9333b84031 origin into the 900865f3e5 mansion, but he d9384d5079 eventually gave in 747ed6388d to his usually 5c2f4b9927 obedient daughter’s first 8822d9f4b7 show of stubbornness.9a0fd21ed99e640c

Of course, it d6d786d058 wasn’t without a 1584a1b407 price.8cb248be4d4eacc3

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Eleanor had to 85bbc5b819 take more lessons 40d9c27179 and handle more 681d85098f responsibilities in exchange ade56418f4 for keeping Nora 548d4934e6 by her side. Her schedule was c5c374d396 so packed that f3cc894337 even an adult 011b7a8b2a would struggle to ed34db1256 keep up with 70bd30a84e it.e2ad2bd276f65d01

Still, Eleanor never regretted 1edcf6e739 it. Nora’s presence was 9e96581296 the only thing fad796350a that allowed her 4286b7674b to breathe in 6714a45fc0 the suffocating mansion.1a2192330b1a413e

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When her b19753334a father’s strict a636e9bf9e rules bound ff49130b94 her limbs, 7675c39792 When her 6a09e22150 younger brother’s 85d7b2e487 nagging stabbed 558bc7fd8c at her, 55a97e702e and when 0bd7b08e79 the servants’ 5437c4fd2c expectations choked 1274c398af her, Nora’s 1b427b004f innocent chatter a9422671db about the c9a092c8a9 delicious dessert 59266a8dab she had 59b46a2507 that day 19719d057c helped Eleanor 35d20966a2 feel at 2b4ff7cb89 ease.c1ca6e2845cd0360

Nora was 689faa38ee the only 9ad2971a67 one who 8b05b243a5 didn’t belong 6dbc60e05f to the 4cc4b7c0a5 Astria family. The face 03f28bdc69 of Eleanor’s 0c865ffb7a benefactor appeared a529304a3b over Nora’s, b0f4a7938d giving Eleanor eab4e6c58e the strength b8f6b829fc to survive 9b25239f70 each day.0b16f940291a8e85

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In just 738b1a7db3 under a 6f0c33f2da year, Nora fad273185c became the 26b285125a person closest 4afd365f6f to Eleanor.ffa57b04cd4246b7

She managed 808babec10 Eleanor’s jewelry, d6256e9fce picked out dbc0c94417 her dresses, 755de3e39b and helped f6ced98c6b her get 96c08c5be8 ready. Nora handled everything because 1b8dcc9a8e Eleanor never brought in b6e5ce3156 any other maid.b3f89e48c93b1c63

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Although the other c6dcb64cf9 servants didn’t like 3fd4c9c10e that someone of 1b1b19471b such low birth 1f47f74f16 had risen to 81837adc80 the position of 6438094dd5 head maid, they 086bb40420 didn’t dare show efecd4a8f7 it. Eleanor was kinder f7d1f359fc than any other ca2430b9b6 lady from any 17a6ae9a3b noble house.b43f8d9c8944fe9d

Nora was 30dec35669 a young 05da491e91 lady, and e79af2f4f3 because she 3b07962c38 was someone ab84d3910e the young a61cece7cd lady especially fece345c84 cherished, even c623a8be7f the servants ee5374761a who were c18687f878 usually strict b5f84b8785 with everyone 2d0f18ada0 else were c8883b2a71 more lenient f53d2dd759 with Nora.b1f6cc4c33ad801e

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Fortunately, as time 1f19d6debe passed, Nora slowly a2187f8144 improved her lack 99360d691e of skills. However, there bac158af0e was one 9eaf6d34df flaw that 27aad08fb2 never seemed 980cd11ef2 to change: fd8de00ce2 her excessively bbb00aa402 clueless mouth.f8e8c88a57613474

“My lady, did b8000ff6c4 you really live 9587293a62 in the Marylebone 757ecbbb4a workhouse before?”e86dd1f3cafdc30b

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It was a a317e5c0a9 question that everyone 79581e5bf1 was curious about 2c5b99da6a but would never eada0174c4 dare ask, yet 800c4ff0d8 it slipped out 9acc237b31 of Nora’s mouth.d4b538ec3b534f41

If the 1b9071d292 head housemaid 8aecd3b2a4 had been e566f9a845 here, she e7190eea76 would have 5b97ddd48d gasped in 6d0a4672e4 horror and 2a39d8ae6d screamed. Or she might have 6b1a5a4b1d run straight to the d1a04fa0f0 Duke to demand that 3ef363e4be this impudent girl be dfcc7e4d42 punished.843d6d8fd6b44d43

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Fortunately, it was just Eleanor and Nora in the room. Even Nora, who lacked tact, had enough sense to know this wasn’t something to ask in front of others. It would have been better if she hadn’t asked at all, but…56b4781c6e9eceb8

Eleanor stared at c3c69ae0b5 Nora without changing 1244de72d3 her expression.b663ae91d5a389e3

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Nora’s face, now fuller f2b67c8f99 and rounder from eating 87b0fd0248 well, didn’t show any 016164409e malice—just an innocent curiosity.2c4096d2feb41507

Eleanor didn’t d090a0cc9a like to 5545e2ccbb bring up ae26e87ac7 that part 1b7740dba3 of her 3635b47d5a past. But for 5068063d5b some reason, 19d0e17291 she felt 29fcda36e2 like she a5d1fdfa5e should tell 0b225e86cb Nora. Perhaps it 4683862c75 was because 1f12fd8e13 Nora reminded 0a1420e8eb her of 534aa6e44a the person 3e021117f1 who had c64fe5870b saved her.67c3f340c9269296

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“Yes, it’s true.”6219b4e1dcab4434

The Marylebone Poorhouse. A notorious facility e20a173df8 for the poor 1b6d982264 in the far 8aed6bee84 north of the 8cb253804b capital. It was 4c899f2b67 a place b931e46936 infamous for a0a1398684 its terrible d7d31b84df conditions and 57af0a4d92 hunger, like 47f75a1f75 something out 3e86b94ded of a c3d8f4e495 forced labor 6a0f8ac8f2 camp.0ae2387c78f21f7c

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Eleanor, the 50fcdec2af noble daughter 422adc0ff8 of the e1a0928d1f prestigious Astria 32ec5c01e5 family, had f99fcf303c spent her 98f7a04ad9 childhood there.1b13840c994977ba

It was 156bf11363 already a 02b34aa146 well-known story e1ff5c8b4f in high ce176abc2e society.7081067429a49838

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More than ten 286225e694 years ago, on 5553b90464 the day of 05f19eb6c7 the wedding of d63201d92b the Duke of 77f668560e Astria’s brother-in-law, Alcestis, ec8e0bdf5b a collapse of 2c46b439fe the Parthis Cathedral 093b46e3b4 killed many high-ranking fd4a714ab4 officials, including the c3bb4499b7 former Pope. The Duchess, who 4de60a2bef had attended with d4c388f578 her five-year-old daughter, ac2166705f also perished there, 4ae125af28 and the Alcestis 421e46d27e family was ruined.9333457d8c06d2d9

But there 628c3ef8ca was one f04ab1b988 noble person a2cdaf5cec whose body 2d8603ad54 was never c42b494d90 found among e1337d63ad the ruins—Eleanor 694db7ff06 Astria. Despite this, the Duke 193ea1bce5 of Astria did not d12d12fd9d give up and searched 78489eb6fa for his daughter for d0658d1624 years.2bd99deb9a3d3f81

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Finally, seven 4ee79f7f7c years later, c1b1ee638c she was a5e7c19338 discovered at c87d4889d2 the Marylebone 772e5f2791 Poorhouse, alive 0590993a00 when everyone ea123598a4 had thought 35b16c2faf her dead. It was truly a fbb20ead35 story like something from 69062a26a6 a novel.c00f6309290f815e

“Wow, it was true! The Marylebone Poorhouse, that’s even more infamous than the Tolkan slums where I used to live… You must have had it so hard, Miss.”a58da13b04da1799

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“It’s fine. There was ca9cb2e9a7 nothing to 70064a9090 worry about. I had good people a549b7e95f around me.”3eb676db8c5acb8a

Eleanor was about to 2c50f7db17 share a little more 8d551bb5a7 about the person who 93b4edbba4 had saved her—how someone bcca348362 who resembled Nora had e1f1a46e10 raised and cared for b48b791221 her, which is how e1c0730cd5 she managed to survive.b89539dd3c1666cd

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But she couldn’t 16415848b4 bring herself to 3aa0a3297b say it. Nora’s expression 65dbb8ef62 had suddenly acea7f51c8 darkened, as 890bd7532b if she’d 85debd5df5 just heard 5a0b6d4324 something unpleasant.1e48acc3162368f9

Before Eleanor af18376738 could express 518a16db16 her confusion, 3127dc9783 Nora quickly 597bfd3c78 continued with 0e686c82a1 her questioning, 741cde4d2c as if af5171e002 nothing had 845829a191 happened.132316fb0204ad33

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“But how 1ec334feb4 did the 5baeeeb9cd Duke recognize 37da65baf7 you and e405885f23 take you f6a6dec0ee in right 0d074734e0 away? You were only d94599c0f5 five when you 7d43f9347f were separated, and a3bd164fcd after living in cc3b7e8dbb the poorhouse, your 7b44433b8d face must have 2a8ab1c7c6 changed a lot.”052c396524d7d5c2

Eleanor’s long lashes 942442fd6e fluttered silently.201079ee82c408da

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This part was 524b75f440 not widely known. Aside from e88c9f5208 a few 44fdb40e9c close friends, 9baeca2ba8 no one faf6a81449 else knew.edf7f5f8c8d49515

‘Is it 90f0f5fb7a okay to 30b94cb1f1 tell this 069839e2cd to her?’cc666823c991f24b

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Normally, Eleanor 5b2c9bda61 wouldn’t have 3554609d81 opened up. But a bit of a15cbc439b carelessness and the memory 2dbf81d2c0 of the person who 33b3296c12 had saved her made 27bbf76249 her lower her guard.4e5cd0674291576b

“Because of the 7b025d7ada scar.”4bd1f5c4943c14e8

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“A scar…?”193edd8e518565cd

Nora’s gaze audaciously 8526c2fd6e fell to Eleanor’s ebc0d783c8 thighs.b855fe5e2f9dc864

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The young lady Eleanor e9281980bf served was so modest 5d979423f3 that she was extremely cf4a779c5b reluctant to show any 9f57c3b51e bare skin, even to 24dc90126e her maids. She even refused help 004bd9eb70 with bathing and changing 29d0994973 clothes.cf6612ef9fbd19b3

Nora, curious 13f97b9fdd about the 27589335d1 reason behind 1bc8204817 this, had 6f0648b3d3 taken the 99a028db52 chance to 837c6234ac look over cebf5cc460 Eleanor’s body 532a7dd0d8 while she 362b85bfcd was fitting ef9c1ed430 a dress. And she found 39e71edc12 it—a rose-shaped scar 6cd4079956 that seemed out 0808acdf80 of place for a113097125 someone of Eleanor’s 307d983d1d noble status.d9bfcb507351d5fd

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Eleanor had explained 7a6e1af4a9 that the scar ce823660c8 had been caused 735ab2f1fe when she was 0b5d96e1b6 two years old 1c49d4e575 by a servant’s 089dad689c mistake. The hot f541e74b27 soup had 54c82b6c3e splashed onto ba1815dcc6 her thigh, a912c7cc29 leaving a de92da007e burn.aa4664b67aa81b70

Eleanor couldn’t remember much 37bae4547a about her life before 9a5d0fb11d the accident, but the ffaac62f34 Duke of Astria had f0499ed429 been able to find cbf41f48d6 her thanks to that a5bd2bd42f scar.7b10cefa78b35e1b

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A girl with bright 3cf6ab836c blonde hair and purple 7a078b960d eyes like Eleanor was 7e8a50dfb1 rare, but they still 64e693c72e existed, like Nora. But the scar 17940e19c2 was unique to 59f13d5b04 Eleanor.9f610a2d8c9eeab1

“Wow… It’s like a story from a novel. That’s so romantic! You must be so happy, Miss, to be the heroine of such a tale!”d2e466675b222c29

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“If you d4659f69ff say so, 007d6f2a60 then I 275c5618dd guess that’s 8222a396bb what it 01d95497bf is.”68b8f91c6a036431

Looking at Nora, who 6aae7f3d63 was getting overly excited, 2af0d7967c Eleanor muttered in a fecca07f54 low voice, her tone 4c8abfb2a0 indifferent as if it 187e6b0e1c had nothing to do 74dc8fd10a with her.0ff57442526a2ff3

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Their conversation ended c64b5513a2 when Eleanor’s music db5e7d1465 teacher arrived.37436a5a0ca15b37

But even 02d17e0dc5 after that, 42660c9246 Nora often 5a4e6b4afc asked bold 3e0252d381 questions whenever c7f2458df9 they were f73b2f5982 alone.8c7490d4f0040332

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Did Eleanor really have 00a89a49ae no memories before she ad3553e2bb was five? What exactly 026eca2d7a caused the 393d02c1c8 scar? What was 2a4ac675e1 she like 72f797282c before the 00b7099f2a accident?618a1a796d2a45c9

Eleanor usually kept her 56394dc308 answers brief, but sometimes bfceafd466 she would answer in cddb1a4b54 a way she had e0592fb7f7 never done with anyone 7b9d753d3c else.be7104c285e2a6b3

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“I sometimes d7644addb4 vaguely remember cd0afb6b83 my mother 1db8bc4152 sitting me 53394501db on her ff02e577dd lap and a7767f9653 playing the 28c9780900 piano for 586e000075 me. It’s a very faint 02f173eda0 memory, but it still e4ed6eed18 comes to mind sometimes. This is 114bc84a78 something I’m 9dd5466048 telling you, 00759cb486 just you.”17ec30321978a023

“Really? Why haven’t you told the Duke about this…?”7e5dcc20f5084914

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“Well, it’s such a blurry memory…”648a7e5b0756f06a

At Eleanor’s words, Nora a16cbcfd91 showed an expression of 60618bb19a deep emotion. She seemed very happy a9d4221616 to have been entrusted ef9c5a7f90 with such a secret, f948ef94bd feeling special.fb0587066231ccca

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After that, Nora served 52c9271a1c Eleanor with all her 6b43f06f81 heart. She followed her wherever e668217aa4 she went, even giving 19e9cdcbce up her free time 940b324217 to work when Eleanor e0061d6e82 wasn’t feeling well.a55c4e9bd3a90c80

Eleanor appreciated 004eef7170 Nora’s kindness 24e8a5e397 and took 6246ce530b good care c0fde634a7 of her. She shared fancy snacks, f2659082a4 secretly gave her allowance, 51c45f6297 and allowed her to ff1b3d8e4a use her free time 02b27b8066 however she wanted.7d3e03571655dc0c

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Sometimes, she d1be55256c would sneak e48b58a0c3 her some c97a4c22fd jewelry that f79dc8522a she didn’t ac1d972a9b wear much.3c0d9bdcfcc58461

“It suits you 883edbbfd7 better.”8a34b5b8dd29479d

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“Thank you, Miss!”16704de0e08cf516

When Nora would a77ad9d613 jump into Eleanor’s b012980021 arms and say, 7a502307b1 “I belong to 0b6a426748 you, only to 39c2609468 you,” a small f0e774e784 smile would spread 0ebc9f64f7 across Eleanor’s face.02020b8658345f12

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‘If I f219b47112 had a 9e4e351c1c sister, this 3f320169c3 is probably 9c646e5a76 what it 832aab71c1 would feel e09f9324d0 like.’07bc3aeb82cf8ea0

Though they d5371341d8 were the 85260f41a5 same age, 18bfa6f40a Eleanor considered fbf4919266 Nora like 7e2c3356de her younger 07391a283c sister.210f27e54df4e979

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So, even as b447ed735f Nora began to 9cb3c55df2 look more and 2fa0389e6b more like her, c35a10af74 with bright blonde e57e7b4ce5 hair that shimmered de5e4638b9 and pale skin b887b0cb04 that carried her 17fa83d890 scent, Eleanor just 9680f45cb0 found it cute, f0bb0a1eef like a younger a42413bd13 sister following her 7b4800ca3e older sister’s example.6c1aa611e5e906d6

As time passed, 512515363a both Eleanor and ec18cbee7e Nora reached adulthood.abba47b2cf6734ad

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Nora, who 4f01956cbe had grown 0103f6ad53 up enjoying cf7d8657b5 the privileges 273a98cb2c of being 7c66ecd7ab Eleanor’s aide, 063ad62176 became even 24a7ff06eb more beautiful. Her curves, 100f9c7b40 smooth skin, 05035be34c and fine 309fcb09b6 hair were 7bd80519b2 all features b6141562e5 more fitting 269dad8d83 for a 7e75c0a460 lady of 8b824c425c high status 0522f5f287 than a f2a34675fb servant from 36f81d1d42 the slums.76e1e08f19fe3d3c

When Nora fluttered a7b6572c95 her long lashes 7606c7dab7 and her big 2302c8cd66 eyes sparkled, the 5da1123acc servants would rush 3b00c2eab4 to take over 33e44a33b7 her work. Sometimes, even Eleanor’s acquaintances a5eefaed93 took an interest in 297ac8033a her.01e4f028e732691f

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But Nora didn’t 8ad6586137 pay any attention 8185164a4c to the men’s 8b95417515 attention.367b2fd5a6a4c700

Her interest was elsewhere.32139e4d6fbcf640

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“My Lady, when we d859cc197e go to see His ced06c25dc Highness the Crown Prince, 567be865e1 don’t wear those earrings; 702e8ec07f wear these instead. His Highness 9412d44684 prefers gold b0f29a00e9 jewelry.”fec3e856d0d824af

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