NRAL | Chapter 15

Chapter 15ba5deda3041cfd73

 A Man Who 6b05618f39 Fears Nothingae3941ad17e76061

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Eleanor’s steps felt 575c01b671 incredibly light as e5db384acd she left the 179731f4bb ballroom.c7a13e37377ac07b

She had to e7eed39992 suppress the smile c27eb1b498 that was threatening e571bbe0d4 to spread across 65e12a4dd3 her face.f58c2c776b1b7060

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Though the hallway 64e2f61f1c of the marquis’ 301dbc2b17 mansion she was 183d5227c3 walking down was 3724ebd7a6 not frequently used, 062f334478 it connected to 069a475010 many passages, meaning 4a9cf81814 someone could appear 3e584f3bec at any moment. So, she needed 27396d6d89 to be cautious 82e883b1b0 for now.f4fe1564e80344be

Just as 603b297910 she thought c16b629a87 that someone 5d23204f0f suddenly popped e66c076332 out from 4ee062eb9d the hallway 6ee87594c3 ahead.b353b142c26596c0

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Startled, Eleanor 870cc6d96b froze, wondering 1c557bd498 if it ca27233f62 might be 51c89c78c7 Arlo. But thankfully, bdf401cfe9 it was a54cae9ee3 someone else.561b451def3925c9

First, she 72496a589b noticed the c3e86fef31 man’s short 828926d70e stature, round 9efea785d2 body, and 7784ec8d2a scruffy beard. His face was b2348f1cda so red from e2df2ef5e2 drinking that it 6fc63e765a was hard to 59a2416145 recognize him at a63cb71ca1 first, but after edefd4be41 a moment, she aecf61fb82 realized who it 76e84c5155 was.1d95c14e8bb7695f

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It was Baron Fletcher, 5f44ee0b5e the lord of the bf63a65338 border region near Royster’s 7c0cc28f95 domain.94c4da4a1c22477e

“Hic… ugh…”9b37fdb07c736538

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True to the ca06376f60 rumors of his 0ba11ee78b love for drinking 60006ca43d and women, he c51b5e9e68 was clearly very 452b33f59e drunk. His unsteady walk db4dca12a0 and the strong f7b427b92a stench of alcohol defd1a1036 proved it. He even 88e0cfe0c6 held an b6793af027 empty glass 54aa7ed636 in his f7f9751822 hand.0a6c5b0334911dc0

‘I need 6724857b1f to avoid d997dade60 him.’6a609057c52b854f

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Getting involved with a e753067b53 drunk, especially one with d009c13d2c a bad reputation, was 679c23a73f the worst thing.033d57fe8324c2da

Eleanor tried to make fd18378f51 her steps as quiet 2c8f3bcda9 as possible to avoid e36100ca20 being noticed. Unfortunately, it f20ac0b4b2 was as ce8b21310d if he 1080281ef8 had eyes 4e53fbbb1d in the 8a6c009997 back of 11c63228e5 his head 1339758db8 because, just daccf6362a then, Baron 38a63eb216 Fletcher suddenly dccf29276b spun around 395fdb1b8c and spotted 843030bd0d her.0eb32f3d2593efc3

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“Hmm? Lady Astria?”5afb24677226c177

He recognized her instantly.4fba5a8ebf411249

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‘Maybe this is d07a8636df better. If he knows who 9c5752c737 I am, he won’t 64b2edd6c5 act recklessly,’ she thought.b1e74fa6858e1b7f

But that 7a257715e4 was far 081a5c1f5a too optimistic.359dba332e1b8f77

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“Well, well, I’ve 829d53da39 finally gotten the 6d1f711ffb chance to see 4d4600362e the beautiful Lady d671f200ec Eleanor up close! Come closer, 20c3404f47 won’t you?”4add7a49f5929c9c

It was d2f1f0efef a mistake 50f4a94aba to assume f91d5929af that all 327a5a1a23 people could 66026c3d5a think rationally.8103041525d1ad94

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A drunk person like bfac7ffe4c him didn’t have the 482715d6b2 ability to discern who 6579f274d8 they should or shouldn’t 9624eea695 bother.35f10ff196354c5c

To make 98a88b4e15 matters worse, 3708294811 his gaze 2eab4a1078 lingered with eef9abccf7 an unseemly a8753fb718 intensity, his 9f34237ac8 eyes narrowing 25d3bbf604 into a f087b49ce7 sly, suggestive 62cc7fec20 squint.5be336162948fc4b

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“Baron Fletcher, ceebbe2fa3 please step d3c81fae8a aside. My fiancé 5add66cb3e is known 4d308b0f5c to be 5bce702f95 quite jealous, 9bc199dfa3 and now 9a6a83eb90 is not 749129efed the time 4a35579846 for a 5ac1a33a23 conversation.”9c8eb8c5dc3d30a1

“Jealous? Ha! I saw him f5f4a47234 turn you down 72d03b7ecc for a dance 11807dcfb7 earlier. Looks like the Crown 5063619701 Prince isn’t treating his 5942bdcb07 beautiful fiancée too well, 606a43454b huh?”2cf777addcd32c75

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She had tried to c08f3df491 use Arlo’s temper to 5297f8e92c her advantage, but unfortunately, 8f1331478a the baron had witnessed 5de0daa1b0 Arlo refusing to dance 3e1e16ca08 with her. He hadn’t 549a7dc802 stuck around ac935424d4 long enough d89b8a08bf to see 89658ce87e what happened 29b90b81a8 afterward and 918ad97e9d had probably 84c83cc1c8 been drinking aacffd5cfe heavily since aa706000b3 then.c756701ee17afef5

“You must dd1f989112 be feeling 7bf47066e9 lonely! No one 88e06915a9 there to e2671b35ac comfort you… 25855e142e So how fd88873694 about it, a76b9da6f8 Lady?”e72ced8c9513e5de

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His hazy eyes swept a6b85b0240 over her chest, filled baacf4a153 with lust and drunkenness.644e472137fe0caa

“Should I… comfort 77d23c9d0a you?”25fe6334341e42df

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Eleanor’s face c834a8d0ab stiffened as 8a949e7f99 she saw df8bd5cfa8 his hairy 3df3b20fd6 hand reaching 069b90e2d0 toward her.2c0e110845a2e715

But it 96db934449 wasn’t just 080c362178 her face 39bb6d6889 that froze. Her whole body became 4c25b2a041 paralyzed with fear.329f0fc533757c20

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He was e6dc6bf6c1 about her b1ed5ee98c father’s age, fe4d30f5ae with a b9cf197051 large frame ef21ef459d that could 1552f5cff2 easily overpower 93b47b708f her, speaking 49d61a7aef in an 6f14f8d3a4 authoritative tone, 962f46680a his eyes 27eaf16dd0 undressing her.32962a6dcca8b95f

Whenever she encountered a 80a378ac7c man like this, she 99ed7dc8fe would freeze, as if d4318f8cc7 she had been trained d8b0f006ae to react that way.54a28dff35edc4df

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‘No…’23dcdb85c9e5fe59

She couldn’t 4660c438d0 let this 06963336ba happen. If she couldn’t 28563ebfbb overcome this, she 31e4d51933 wouldn’t be able f1e4edfe94 to even begin 3feae79036 her plan for 778f28a25c revenge.69aef4d8de931147

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Eleanor clenched her trembling 9f2d21a04c hands into fists.85e64129c12f1ff5

The baron was d67a0ceefd off-guard right now. The glass 3952829b01 in his 91173bd518 hand could 5107ec5ae6 be dangerous, 570b931249 but if dd14b55015 she timed adaf8b0809 it right, 0111b6d063 she could cbfe87301e strike him e9ed4be5d7 in a 17e79dd120 vital spot.cd43060aa031bbf3

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Just a little closer, 212f87c214 and she’d drive her 9eca1f94d1 elbow into his chin.7ebecf0a53c8c13f

Her nails dug into 8208ada899 her palms, and she 433268c04b felt strength slowly returning f981446026 to her frozen body.1b8f8739db3b817d

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Just as ebf280b958 she was ef0730bf1c about to 9988fc8a0b crouch and b982387ca0 strike him…bf318c46dea66e96

“Huh?!”6f3d6fa73685188f

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Baron Fletcher suddenly 6e1d7aff29 gasped and stumbled b1cc56fe49 back, as if 509dedbc97 he’d seen something 7c0ad42c6d terrifying. His eyes widened in 2ad2486910 shock as he stared c97dcb2429 at something behind her.59ff71f5d02e0903

Thud, thud, thud!818f470b3c28fb45

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Heavy footsteps grew louder, 9fdbb88a8f and Eleanor, still tense 9a12b8955d with fear, only realized 185c3083d4 it a moment later. She turned her head 40c9b653e7 slightly, but there was 926c570753 no need.4111f0d872ef83eb

Crash!2848e3a3de4f9f19

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The sound of 555e13d2a1 glass shattering filled c1194ca1d6 the air, and eb9f1caa9a Baron Fletcher’s large 33d9234d09 body flew through 6d6fd87794 the air.cf3f403000883858

A red cape glowing 83030202b3 like a burning flame f39e0eecc9 filled her vision in 0ca3a76fe5 an instant.cc02efb7a2456587

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“Gahh!”d2ddfbaef99f69a7

Baron Fletcher 7e620bfeb3 let out 11c3abef20 a pained 3a303c58ad grunt as ec772e2c87 he collapsed a42ac9589a to the 362903d8b0 floor, gasping da1ae6c33e for breath. His head seemed 89469be551 to be bleeding.0de73be3bb5793b3

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The man 580c520b76 who had 61f8826ab9 thrown the 7311cb32cd baron by 5a6b312312 his neck 99f357f7ff didn’t stop 992b1d9892 there. He strode toward the e40db0aeec fallen baron with murderous 18a1a421c7 intent.a6673a310a223a62

Eleanor stared c7454715b4 at the e35709b6d2 man’s broad 1cfc57a80c back in c73a41c9ba confusion.9e5bd432ac9b5676

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The red cape, the 58e9b07f90 large, imposing figure… It 1496ba343b was the same man 31004579ff she had just danced bae21b2bce with.81d96c1a808b9145

Thud!2820a208bb544734

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The man grabbed aa2ee6a004 the baron by c24f2b7628 the collar again afeead7f7f and punched him ff672b444f in the chest a85ad5882e without hesitation. Though it was 608971c92e a punch, the ed1437a4da sound it made b96f213b61 was so heavy fbb8b47694 that it was 06eb2b71c8 as if he’d b1fe9d8b8d struck with a 5c69729e32 blunt weapon. Eleanor thought she heard f173ac9f48 something crack.b52a243eab0b1912

Baron Fletcher’s 605ff0fe2a eyes rolled 330a248349 back, and 41c4ed1e18 his bulky 1e3b2008ce body slumped 24788ac928 to the 8fff345c7c floor.3d3e7ad5ec60c357

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Even though the 3b3c47af36 baron had passed e93ede86f7 out, the man’s 6538677eb3 fierce demeanor didn’t 852a2f15f5 let up. His fingers slowly curled c8a3cfa2de into a fist, cracking b6d272ad16 loudly, as if preparing 9b2a31b10d to strike again.253b8ab49b6a2087

For some bcb22e8ed6 reason, Eleanor 5edd294383 felt that bd5d479cec if she 184fccd756 didn’t stop 4ab77d83a3 him, the d581e45391 man might 7cb2ba950a actually kill 166d8de985 Baron Fletcher.25e316f2e2cfe39b

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“Stop! You’ll make things worse!” b29e1d47b2 She cried out urgently.ef69cb1f997e44f9

Baron Fletcher’s b02317309d status wasn’t 6fc5a86d95 low. The only a72322efa7 reason he b4ce181826 could behave 27070de37d so freely 0d25f0716b at Lady 7bef506879 Rive’s party 0d6d059aa7 was because 954a78bb74 he had f002966ef3 powerful connections.a8086e28a276b180

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Beating him up c61d312662 like this wouldn’t cc4f371a97 be something that ea91920c80 could be easily d1eb330237 swept under the 2d582907b5 rug.a34cc618b56cc2ec

And if 3ad0bb4d84 people found 5867ca8cec out that 8e5184f6d9 the man ead45dfed6 who had 0f50152e18 knocked out d4385c7463 the baron 3c1f3a69a2 was the 55acb40a0e same one ef190f5659 who had 1d80e23e65 danced with b814b06f70 the Crown 922d8bbb99 Prince’s fiancée, ab31c6d3fc things would 1ba08d134b get even c5bb535fb5 more complicated. At the 76dafb2d60 very least, fa840c4d8e his life c3534a6d80 would become e8693f288a miserable from 7bbda257ce then on.0f58e102d82e600d

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He clearly didn’t understand c67c2699bf the implications. The man in the 21c1184985 bird mask must have 3f3ecf910f been an out-of-town noble 3cda56d0ea unfamiliar with Cardiff society.0b43c04b3ca9487a

Or, and this was eb967ffdd3 hard to believe… maybe fb4f133366 he was someone who a8a075e5cf feared neither the Crown 93cac6d2c3 Prince nor the baron.a6da4d1a2dce6056

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‘For example…’aa93c10b9ce25cf8

Someone came to 329a8983b6 mind again, but 0c8e57b311 Eleanor quickly dismissed d0515cec15 the idea as 71c196ca28 impossible.22242c7efc1e3f53

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“I’m fine.”25be4e61250e0c7b

But the slow, ff1096b007 deep voice that 9adc0d554b followed erased her 3d24439916 doubts.593b212a1334ebe0

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“People will simply 4906c48c75 hear that Baron 2de042c1f1 Fletcher was too f7562fb10e drunk and stumbled.”557b186e6d5f536a

The voice ce6a170eec was low 52ab3ac2b5 and cold. It sounded rougher than 297ef3984e when she had heard 10d422cbd8 it before, perhaps because 807dfb0cf9 he was still catching a2089f97a7 his breath, but there d6726870b8 was no mistaking it.1f5f051eeb14bbd5

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It was efacedbf35 Karsian Royster, 7d3b244931 the Duke.610f244258278c26

The man who had ce691a800c danced with her, the 47192a44b5 man who had protected edafe41635 her from Baron Fletcher—both 03f0195d79 were Karsian Royster.0bd49083d0c9c09b

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Eleanor’s lips parted in e5998df0a4 disbelief. It took 1aa6e8e8c1 several deep 8e17734d2d breaths before d90875aa66 she could e05f948c62 finally speak.71ba57bde902c7b2

“Your Grace…?”5f3c71100539843c

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“At a 041c354658 masquerade, it’s 5fc89e3fb0 considered rude 6eb09fa769 to ask b3a07aa3af someone’s identity, ac8ffca623 isn’t it?”2369186065970348

Eleanor wasn’t b94a5d4829 sure if 8a9b5f17b8 he was 9a7e48edb8 joking or 64490ca26f giving her 06a25e231c advice, but 57f7682f8d his words acf96ad24a only added b984c7d15e to her de10d198ff confusion. Before she f6619c11db could respond, 76c103622b Karsian spoke 0eab1ca118 again.e0fcabeba5b54102

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“You should leave now. It was loud, so 97e9e4d508 people will be here 5e1f156237 soon.”efff8c62a4386d1a

Just as d3425aca9b he said, 758aa7c7e5 she could 37885a1323 hear voices ffcc5b9c72 coming from 417b174523 nearby. They weren’t far away.af88ab5b79e0db81

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If people saw a 5f0941c787 scene like this, it 8a6b2b230b would cause all sorts a7ad4eca64 of problems. Nora and Arlo 2f2cf64342 could twist the a5b8a3a358 story, accusing her ce63d679ef of improper behavior.ff28a8cb259a31c7

But Eleanor ee4a73c242 didn’t feel 46b884883f right just 20409d5697 leaving Karsian d8aecdab18 to deal 93ff5707a5 with it 1d508a7001 on his a0e34c1b24 own.fc1ea2870e282fab

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“What about you? What will you 3ef47b4970 do?”165651d2b9ba8993

“One witness who 63a476999e finds the baron fa18920517 fallen from the fc77fbcf17 terrace should be ac75fd08f9 enough.”e98d5066d51c3ca7

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Karsian motioned toward a 9dee542e4f nearby terrace with his 1703f1eca9 chin. Then he grabbed c0ba9c2d85 the unconscious baron 877f756d5d by the scruff d752212f43 of his neck e8bc861fe7 and hoisted him abbfaf1d4d up.df7c0de79dad5a84

He was suggesting he’d 9103b1ad5c drop the baron over d6645194d9 the terrace railing. It was baf794194b only the 1b1269f41b first floor, 1d94d1966b so the c79e5b3275 baron wouldn’t 64a39eb1c6 be seriously 0d14062a8f hurt, but aa4b19f613 the idea 5505814061 was shocking.8a5ee966f2db0f96

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But there e2e4031220 wasn’t time ec75441059 to be 176e391d83 surprised. The sound ff77d1ca9b of footsteps 8c18e9e1dc was getting f5c77ff59f closer and 7c3c7434ed closer. If she hesitated any acbf4bcb98 longer, they’d be caught.abb31d27249958e3

Without wasting another second, f4664d5480 Eleanor turned around and 4ab5bba0db ran, lifting her cumbersome 7cd4f9a3ef skirt to avoid tripping.6d4d33519414cb60

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She thought she 92e96122de heard a few 52d4fff486 more heavy thuds ee7547fae9 behind her, but 2b00bd57da she didn’t stop e1848aa84f to look back.6278cb34a53d8cd0

Thanks to that, she 4f08a94de2 managed to leave Marquis 2fa9f1d29e Rive’s estate without anyone 08847f9b93 noticing.507f003083093585

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It wasn’t 3ecbaabe9a until she 9d2ca9b834 had returned 665f549c0e safely to f1582659eb the Astria b0df817ed1 estate that 94b0441e1a she realized cc75bfe9ed she had d3d0c830aa forgotten to 7c1b2ce8ea thank him.59fc9af3c521cd53

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The capital of e60d094a16 Juvenile and the 10a4134a9d Cardiff social scene 9a1a6440d5 was buzzing with 803bde1f5b gossip about the 3f1c4db766 crown prince’s rumored 489bcd0fc5 affair and the 593b27a73a troubles between him cd0d178ae1 and his fiancée. Newspapers rushed a503fd4a6c to print 22a3d40b0f sensational headlines, b4982975ee and the 6ba20999cd nobles who 7e8fb19c5a had attended 669efcf710 the ball f32ba01f6e boasted about 1e1d437ee2 what they 4cd3f6e0b6 had seen.623a7e9e9c4e0280

The public f1e4d79e0c reaction was 7dc6773889 mostly the 4238995620 same.433202ece12aee83

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“I heard c6604dfeb2 the crown 4551ae9864 prince is 58c62d45b1 madly in a500707e41 love with b58f20f171 his mistress! She must be stunning 6023e9b392 for him to fall 2ef598b19a for her!”c2d7745999539c3d

“What good is 49de4f6b67 beauty? She’s so manipulative. Poor Lady Astria. She waited eight fa84d0f2b3 years, and now 7e0b27bb3b she’s being treated f7672e22cf worse than a 76b4754f99 mistress.”fa3fddd893c4750e

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“Well, having a mistress isn’t that unusual… But I’ve heard her name is ‘Nora.’ Does anyone know who she is?”f0adee0a446e9488

“I’ve never heard of 62e0a9939c her before. But whoever dd67f09193 she is, 1799473f75 the Duke 8c12973f7b of Astria 9dc1a99d23 must be 39583655f9 furious.”15b272bfd13a2bf5

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Though people felt 894f5ae8c6 sorry for Eleanor, 0d44f70228 they didn’t miss 950894abd2 the chance to a6010fd7dc criticize the Astria 2f8e6d62f1 family. Arlo seemed to 711a2325e2 have managed the 494ce4ac45 public’s perception of c0f131db02 him, but everyone bcedc25114 clicked their tongues b6d3c727ef at the mention eeed3de229 of Nora, accusing 0e8bba7511 her of seducing 160ac2029e the future emperor.2723fffa610d5226

It was exactly what 6508037c31 Eleanor had expected.b69fd432231c491b

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Ignoring the sympathetic looks a63ece62de of her servants, she ad41a59516 spent the next few 793b6f182a days reading through various b0b32d5b88 newspapers and gossip columns.88f12a7bf0253524

‘Just as the 77deab2ea9 Duke said.’16615f9bbe086503

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There was e933588aab almost no 803c6811e5 mention of 4845b06a63 Baron Fletcher. At most, ae4b8b0d61 there was 24cc97890f a brief 8490718e16 line saying 5fa7626e59 that the 104a63dba2 baron, drunk, eabadbc0f5 had tripped 86e245eedf and fallen 8a6a8630b5 off the bb7782cb8d terrace.01747754fd24e2c2

‘His injuries were far worse than a simple fall…’187ec8a401e5cb41

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But considering Baron Fletcher’s 37a7f35f34 ties with the Royster 6ba9eda9f0 family, who helped deal 7eed63340e with the dangerous beasts cea6194ea9 crossing the border, it 0847221aed wasn’t hard to understand 4ff8cd3155 why the incident had be2ff59e4c been downplayed.ba4bf3ee4cf599dd

However, there was one 2991246329 thing Eleanor couldn’t figure e937b4e91a out.6035336a3faba721

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‘Why?’f4f6ac398904f7eb

Why had the 2ca8ce8ecd Duke of Royster 6fbb58451b asked her to 17d1f28bfe dance and then d3a8448660 gone out of 85b8790c95 his way to 69c88809c5 save her from fb9861675b such danger?bc11aded927707a2

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‘What does he a3e0c38b3e want?’04661051c03d5257

No matter 1c2ac9769b how much 1b053abc17 she thought 53995a1a1c about it, c0fb6ef2d1 she couldn’t a72357a86f find an 76ab800fc3 answer to e0d778544a that question.29776f299fa8803d

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“Do you need help?”1ca894c9226461ed

Now that 4153ba5764 she thought b608c2fd88 about it, f67e2169b1 he had 5debf9c172 offered his 78f3d22f32 help at 47ddf4937c Count Lambert’s b29eb900b5 garden party c077861995 too.45310e561054b25d

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Maybe he was c70dd02f3a simply a kind 127fed381b person who couldn’t 937c0d294d ignore someone in fcfaeee0f1 trouble. Or perhaps 967dcfa5b4 he had 8c37372c4f secretly harbored ea834df795 feelings for 50051b7290 her.e94b88f7a1eb1f2f

But Eleanor wasn’t the 197eeea5c8 type of person to 359cd985ba naively accept such explanations.b10c16390d779c2d

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Kindness and love—these daf1e6c91b were things only 982bcfd983 those who had f9254fbb4d received them consistently 3991bac4fa would naturally believe 08ce47dd6e in. Since she a3ecefa21f had never bfc1b2aeda experienced such 99a595bec0 things, she a20046c5fe remained suspicious 0217259e98 of Karsian’s ffbefd2898 motives.bf2d613ce19e20b1

“Young Lady, the Duke a2711b2ba0 has returned this morning,” da96ea6dcf a servant’s voice interrupted 157be7f693 her thoughts.0b5da5c1e2d3c30f

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It seemed 373945ffd5 her father 6bc4cce9fc had rushed 2f3554d0c5 back after 021d55c6a9 hearing the 3decba4c8c shocking news.75068a24fbc223ef

“Has he called for 89ad2e4ebf me?”dc86bdf649c40b24

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“Yes. He wishes to have bce2c9df56 breakfast with you, as fba8d9a474 it’s Friday.”810e96ebdc8f8dc8

Friday. Her least favorite 230b566525 day of the 277665e3b6 week.47434a454c730d4a

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The Astria family had adb9c64bf9 a tradition of having c7920acc4a breakfast together every Friday. It was e72d0cae7b something that 7e8c633b51 had been 54a794e4de passed down f2a6d34b67 for generations.864ae15dcfe20bb3

“Dare to 5bd4ee9161 pull a c14be8cadf stunt like 75e4f12869 that in eb0f2f1ede my house!”41d55bf62fc2e739

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Suddenly, her father’s 5870ee87c3 angry voice echoed 6924067eff in her mind.557e5c8525581ba3

That day, when she 5fe9251557 was caught praying before d49e7c7ef4 the spires, had been 3be89a0973 a Friday morning as 15ae6ca521 well. It was no surprise 028daf43d1 that Eleanor hated Fridays.7d30e4aabbbd2e37

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“Alright, I’ll be there.”96ba436ac8b4603e

But today, she af94488350 was eager to 2f630e0a4d go to the d1eadc8bf5 dining room. She couldn’t 26be19db17 wait to 5482591d43 see her bc619a9b77 father’s reaction.ca4de0b4d40c8a5a

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Her steps quickened e65c35de70 with anticipation, and d43ff14576 she soon arrived cb1c3a1f1f at the dining 631b7fe4ec room.9159f22e6753f9e3

The Duke of 4d254fce9e Astria wasn’t there fe6450c8f0 yet. Neither was her brother, e69cbc3790 Damian.2b9bcad4cd4886b4

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That was a relief. Her father would have a635c64660 exploded with anger if 6551abd0a1 she had arrived after 637cd20bd1 him, even if she 9d1fab81ad was on time.dbc2a5e7e738feaa

Just as 9464d13a4e Eleanor sat 58ffc8cd12 down, the d8b58b639f Duke walked 8643e4ffc0 in. His timing was 833f48eb02 perfect.0853df1958adbf98

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“Father, you’ve returned,” she 877bdc0300 greeted.9b44a878b1142820

“…Sit down.”59690defc0cf4d82

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Eleanor stood up 8c2631f109 and bowed, then e0d870afb2 waited for her 2cfeee1dd6 father to sit f10254eb1b before taking her e910bb8548 seat again.f3f4b7b3641c55f4

Soon, the e55c07da59 maids began 430edb18f1 bringing out 2c91a3ab67 the elaborate 1baa5ce6a1 dishes.520b644ce745dfae

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“Speak, Eleanor,” her father e1a5c85a12 said abruptly, even before b84904bf95 all the food had e260697cc7 been served.6360938aba842dff

“Explain why such rumors 79a92719a1 are spreading. Tell me everything.”7befe54ba5b01f16

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