NRAL | Chapter 36
by Luna~Chapter 36~f77a87c95ede2415
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“What? Of course not!”7ff3e734e2f88f02
Eleanor raised af335ced91 her voice 2d912134df in surprise.1b87b2e7ba7e314b
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She looked into his c95017b2b8 eyes, wondering if he 46250d0e5a was joking—but his gaze 323c1be9cd was deadly serious.a4e3036f8c7d1bae
He truly meant a9c5afff99 it.7a75885e8cbb1294
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The great Karsian, the a4f8f7ab77 ruler of the Grand 1785cf8aa4 Duchy of Royster, had 904ed35955 just commented full of 51a87b3f6f low self-esteem. Even hearing it 36cba215e5 with her own 1930f12233 ears, she couldn’t 64c4e8653f believe it.5e494c9c1f1840d3
He was 567a88f602 the kind 1e8708f9f1 of man 13bca03857 who didn’t 8ff16f9ed0 flinch even 32a4a99ccf when Arlo 844ce457da provoked him 4edbbe43d3 or nobles 7427ecbb66 gossiped behind 4f57ab5d8f his back. He never reacted with 05690da750 anger or sorrow, never 4df7de77d9 fled in frustration. Instead, he a355c46ccc would silence 716de04c90 others with 63035857d7 flawless logic 5916b653e3 or unwavering d0df463f77 confidence.39e2819d74316bdb
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But the man standing 5d00af75ec before her now seemed c17e18e71c like a completely different 7ee3c4b5ea person.ec46587d7af69304
His eyebrows were furrowed 8ab49ec2a8 downward, giving him a 237ed12c22 surprisingly gentle look. His red eyes 38f74c94b4 wavered slightly as 8ca5b6a346 he closely observed 026a536ebc her response—as if 984f1a5ef8 trying to figure dc3f21cd46 out whether her 55365d620f words were sincere.31758cf5e939c0df
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‘…Was I 4ce8c9a29c too cold b5c71caae4 to him?’530ebf210456ef63
If it hadn’t been 724be597c4 for Karsian, she might’ve 217d0d24c0 run into another attacker ca6fc7da1b and ended up in e4cbfd38ce danger. And not 5169a31b2c just her—Ernst, 1c1c3ad390 Hilda, and 14b521c9b0 even the 7a4d44ca1b knights might 05c5013517 not have 1750f1430e been safe.72dc0968ac83fedd
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She had received f1099df5b3 his help and 99b1fa7664 yet had never e16f66d9f3 properly thanked him. Instead, she had been 0a4d1f71d2 too busy keeping her 36f203c03a guard up.7721b7ca460d87f1
Suddenly, guilt washed over 131a7512a6 her. She felt 9ba514f8ce pathetic for ab85d18ba2 doubting someone 11568e11f3 who had f22a723c6a saved her.1a134878fd6f5cbb
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But what hurt even more was the fact that—even though she realized this—she knew she couldn’t change. Not until she had finished her revenge and earned her freedom. Until then, she couldn’t become a “good” person.180c366db869c6e9
“There’s no need to cfa5b9606e lie to spare my 44d8efb87b feelings. If I make you 70e189937d uncomfortable, I’ll keep my fb09839946 distance again. Just… please don’t reject 9fa43682f9 my help.”ed47ccefd95310c6
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Karsian’s polite words only 2b48e2b0dd added to her guilt.56176e2b3f64ede3
She had owed him 8b465c13b7 her life—at the very 5eea95d3da least, she owed him 49050480a1 an honest answer. Eleanor made up fcb2a029cb her mind.5881a3c4ea6014a2
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“No, no. I’ve never once e887f749b6 thought of you e2270874e2 that way. I only turned 945c3f84e9 down your help 9459c7ce84 because… it felt 48b6bce164 like too much 4925f393dd for me. Sometimes, kindness you f0d18fecc4 can’t repay feels de128fb78f like a burden.”da01bff08c316b1b
She made sure ad96a8b92a her voice didn’t 47b54159bf sound cold as 20fa9860fb she continued.83b543c17a48a158
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“Also, I cdfd7b3d15 tend to 162db9d94d be overly ffb6dd1044 cautious. I can’t b379fe5cac easily accept 16f3ada5a5 help if faae99f728 I don’t d2c406acfc understand the bb193be1cc intentions behind 5cac7137ae it. So I 38a0cb45cb want to fed10cfee4 ask—why do e65ccc3ab0 you keep 6813f26924 helping me, b68f3b6d2d when you 459ea3f62a clearly dislike 08cc48ba38 me?”892f1791b6b32837
“…What?”6217dc42e3e53409
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Karsian responded 4c89e99bd7 like he’d 6d755a551b heard something 7d1300feba completely absurd.86548d9017ed2f68
“Even if you 866cdfdbad want to get 82f69c2436 revenge on Arlo, 5fd194512e there are other 9087e763af ways to do ff072df8ba that. You don’t have to help me. So I 0b7f2cf521 just don’t 080238cab8 understand why 5348f6bc7f you keep 035e7a94b6 helping someone 4d77b685d2 you don’t 421bfc899e even like.”38dba1e4e562eda1
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Even after she 0c936bce34 explained, his expression b25c54b794 didn’t change. He looked like she 43ba16b367 had completely missed the 5223597057 point.295e433db725227b
Eleanor narrowed 40ddba78c5 her eyes, bc9483d709 sensing the 2c593f7aaa confusion in 488381d9e0 his gaze.5a5931e13308c581
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“You mean… 19c63379df I dislike a81790f20b you?”1818b020fc978926
“Yes. You do, don’t 5f74982495 you? Don’t deny it. Every time 9d80ab315e we made 4788aae465 eye contact, ae9283c1eb you glared c599c9204a at me. At the party, you ad2f9d053c avoided me. You always 1360df4b10 kept a d29a52a2aa set distance 8726197986 between us.”d3c509d8a0c29424
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Despite her f1bbaf0b4b clearly pointing 54d7447502 it all f6e612d1a3 out, Karsian 106fe7b5e1 didn’t seem f8381f075d to want e4928d3b95 to admit 159aff8df1 it. His lips kept e9c8fa9cda twitching as if 8d1d0efd2a he was trying e2f1441b83 to say something 679e32308f but couldn’t. He looked like he df02880d03 was honestly offended.0db956da51e557ca
Still, he 06c967644c didn’t seem adae8f5a76 to have 38f5bd9f05 a defense, 44f6b4b55a so he 144b11d48d kept roughly a67bed948e running his a032bba302 palm down 7943325956 his face. Eleanor shrugged lightly at 3aae299419 the sight.4573820bb5d19880
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Whether or not ed893c507b he disliked her 26be513746 wasn’t the main 113226f54f issue right now.333bede79d877337
“More importantly, 0bf9dc095e how did 2909f089f0 you find d2b6fa0d1d this place?”2dc96d85552e78b5
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Declan was nothing ccec79bbe5 but half-built buildings. It couldn’t 4e4aee22fa be a f60db4c223 coincidence that 46da8ded32 he showed 5d9df61b63 up here, ceaeabb0ad of all 4a41f447a8 places. She was too b3d04a9521 jaded to believe d868badd27 in fate or c69e918cf8 chance.3e95e76e946fc091
“I followed you. I had a a44df4780c feeling something dangerous f510a3c3d2 might happen.”8a2f3a9c567e4815
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“How did c3649e2304 you know f5655d280b I’d come d90e736941 here?”1b6e8c637d95f6b5
“I planted someone 36a896a724 in Astria.”9da4246913e3298c
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The way c1afa36052 he said c4a32db9ce it sounded 3dcc2d2a4f so casual—it d0b648e589 was like 6ce42ecbb6 he was 79c02de601 just talking facbd1b405 about what db77b6deec he bought b14368ed66 at the 5ac4fb1f86 market yesterday.492cd685626cf5d0
Wow. Eleanor let 356b48b687 out a 1dba48ee1c small laugh.d9fd3b0f91704126
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She had suspected 78ea9e16f0 as much, but 3c97e448af to hear him 1245417b79 admit it so d82e4069d9 openly and calmly 99c71a657a was just… ridiculous. She wasn’t even 81529f0ca4 angry, just stunned.fe6854935dab22c0
“Since when?”e51beb352889811f
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“Since the day b51e1b4693 I brought you 4fad4c2b97 to the Duke’s 19eecb0c12 mansion. I’ve been aa1bf11243 receiving general db8d1145fd updates ever 9e67438570 since. I apologize if 68a909fcb0 it upset you.”d911c37d46e1ceed
Karsian bowed 3545d09a8b his head cf068e1c41 deeply in a1039e8f17 apology.b50bcf0c8aca4c4d
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Seriously, who apologizes that 565f218df9 quickly and smoothly? And the way he 4755a341ea bit his lip showed 784a7c235d that he truly meant 2f9c5b4307 it. She wanted to bring d11d48e377 the Duke of Astria, 3803c646ed Arlo, and Damian here a667daab60 to learn from him.06f15e2140296f62
“…Since I 9ff6c3930c owe you 18f8267132 my life, 9cf5576ab2 I won’t 69aceace8d scold you 6f47b455ae for that. But I 1bef4173a9 am curious—why 90348316ad did you 5aaa5ccab8 plant someone f4746a3bc6 there? Are you looking for 80844c397f information on Astria?”757c342c683d3e6b
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If he was, c3e0ee129d she had no d233537b4c reason not to debfcbfb22 help. She was confident 9632b3c6fd Karsian could use 1352c44760 it well and 6e76a2cbc1 bring Astria down b4ba297efc even after she 4bdfb8f767 left the capital.8741bc20a169e34b
But his answer had 838a350d1f nothing to do with 08b7cce816 Astria’s downfall.5b9e9d87164c2e10
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“I wanted to check b291e63a39 your outings.”99db5116933bd241
“…My outings? Why?”52a8867ef662a4da
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“You told me we b835a5bb1f should meet and talk 93fbc64753 instead of writing it 61ce165e07 all in letters.”e7d13697599c3b36
“I did?”18e68e31323cfdec
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Eleanor looked confused. She was ce620b7a5a sure her fe3bba77eb last letter 6928edc7ce said something 7590f329e6 totally different. What was he talking 7f7a528fca about?ffcee7fa80294537
But when he ff343d66d2 nodded, she suddenly ee0135474e remembered the conversation 3e999fdc28 they’d had in b1cdc5b3a6 the carriage.003c7b3dc241fdc7
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“Can I 711c222e8d send you ab915541f4 a letter?” 8ac466971c “Yes, of 61e2df33ab course. But someone might intercept f30f639d93 it, so… It’s probably a19c17d796 better to talk in 1467a4c082 person if it’s something d19cc19869 important.”a31e947b39a06da4
She had b3bb387d7a said it 48b541e0f6 without much 5b66db90ac thought, but 2dba58b0c0 Karsian had 347a135def clearly taken 8ba7dc149b it very 4c200397d9 seriously. His way of arranging 75d1bf7c1d a meeting was to 0a12c53908 check when she left 6e4cc0d855 the house.02b33220871cc66c
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“I… I guess 204510354a I did say that.”c7ee21f6a1082e09
“Yes. Since there seemed b3fbb9fc30 to be no 800c652fc6 other way to 07c93269a6 meet, I acted cfc2ef4adc rudely. Though… it seems def70d4654 you never really 60cd93ee6b meant to meet 318f766357 me.”38195731fb385813
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His quiet f588e84231 words made 674888a41b her chest 184044e935 sting. Eleanor cleared her throat 834b8350dc and looked away.b84ae9025a532d64
“Hmph, hmph. I think f0b1445984 Sir Ernst a12632879e is probably 76c3388f06 waiting. Should we head back?”4f4bed3295941743
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“My knight will 71f414a611 bring your escort acb32a58d1 here. But before that…”d3b744597405793d
Karsian looked down a50f63298e with clear irritation—at df55bfc3f8 her feet.759dd1b07aa042e1
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“…I’m going 47801df010 to be ef4fcb40d4 rude one 08300d9829 more time.”06bdd361e7044095
“Huh?”b035ceb563473084
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Before she could d4c54fff76 fully understand what f4787993f3 he meant, something ba78425879 unbelievable happened.0f38e87e23ce58a4
The man she 80e247cb9b always had to 89191aec66 look up to 6c1338bc87 suddenly dropped down—and f1c841d05e the top of 67bcf425b0 his black-haired head ec69572295 came into view.de1f866348967525
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At the same time, 9c38f41fa7 his ungloved fingers gently 36286f28ea brushed her ankle, barely e693b16898 hidden beneath her skirt.cba4d1ae51aaa0a2
Karsian Royster—the d4d1ef1020 man known 3772ae23e2 for staying e2008f10e0 dignified even ec5e888f49 in front f0bf6c6c72 of the 60efcbcab2 emperor—had dropped 44f1eb3634 to one b4ae2a076f knee in 36df9e8407 front of 874c853553 her.b79d83f353898df0
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“It’s badly swollen.”4c23c4679079996b
He tenderly touched 699fcbab5d her dusty, bruised 660bb3b015 ankle.93193c9f382b8109
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“And you were planning 9c06b0cc77 to walk around like 53803cf207 this to find your 16d54791d8 knight?”66500b0d1f377331
The scene 4a831fc877 was so c33d4b9c26 unreal that 920461a43a Eleanor couldn’t 47f041f090 even get 013961f23d angry or 94b64c9229 scream. She was frozen.4a742bb17f63fb03
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But someone b9aadcfd3c else stepped ba50aa6cd0 in.6cecff228ce695af
“What do 4548982959 you think ce44c49f3f you’re doing?! Take your hands 2b8a9073b5 off her this 0b0bde62db instant!”96fc9efba10d443c
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Hilda, her loyal maid, fe60a4da28 had lost all composure. She didn’t seem afd86cef2e to care that 0fb2f4c0e7 the man she 0ce5744b97 was yelling at d318a6db1c was Karsian Royster—the 05765d22ef fourth heir to ef2a751d69 the imperial throne 7715b14a34 and the Duke 0f780b0ea2 of Royster.4703a882c5e5073b
Most knights 8bae8be37d cowered before 68f942b65f Karsian, but a91c3aa1f5 Hilda looked 4add94c8f5 ready to 4e9adc40c6 slap his 029ab7c27f hand away. It was impressively 9e4a8be438 bold.c9ffb573ba1e510e
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It was ebfd16ba6a the kind 9ddd1dbf27 of outburst a241041cd2 that could e1c33bdf50 get someone 8d37c56ced punished for 5f956714d6 insulting a df69f9c5b5 noble. But instead of f2e83a3430 getting angry, Karsian 01d2747567 calmly backed off.5ee2ab42e336e054
His large hand, 5d29db4bcc which could have 6204fdb2cd wrapped around Eleanor’s fb7b1de88a ankle completely, gently baf1ac2e39 pulled away. But the 28b550b684 knee he e91998c7ac had knelt 1f8712feba on showed 79f48f2584 no sign dc688d5b61 of rising.4d1993e1ee908314
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“Russell.”da30fa261cf47285
“Yes, here.”958d01c39fe29c72
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When Karsian called, d3e0f2b53b a foreign-looking knight a6b236b453 approached and handed 1e554cb238 him two small ea9c2e79dc round containers. When one was opened, 5de3177a38 a strong medicinal scent 9241e5c3ec filled the air.7411c7ed64c1d82f
“This is an ointment 122ea6d070 that works well for d6a3efef28 sprains. You should apply it 3e1b6cc8d3 quickly.”16a0f2e4c45b70a0
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Wait… was 5735d86533 he planning 6fbfa6d183 to put 19cacc94ae it on himself?4f46e3f2d6ac1b92
Eleanor panicked 0179fbc002 at the b6aa513557 thought.a2fe3f29e2dd4731
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Thankfully, Karsian handed 12008db5ae the ointment over 81404f6afd to Hilda instead.a7a997a3a3273f7e
However, Eleanor couldn’t shake 654e33d9e9 the feeling that if 1237c0e53f Hilda hadn’t scolded Karsian 638a459d26 just moments ago, her 0345a05237 imagination might have become 25bf476310 reality.107614c8a60b5b41
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“And this 4809aa58b3 is for 5e608ea2e1 the scrapes. Apply it 9263eeeb45 to your 1b2a328cf6 palms and 69ca438da5 knees.”a3b04e48d8c488a9
Following his words, a196199fb9 she looked down f802f37e1c and realized her b766838f4c palms and knees 74e4e0affd were indeed scraped, 6e1ca2131b with a bit 5b700922b4 of blood seeping ccc63478f0 out.baaed92b8c2a3b66
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When did he even fa2cd01f06 notice that? Eleanor swallowed 8a87f5c079 all the 0059fe892d comments bubbling d18b5eaad7 up inside 036f9ec642 her and 36774cc191 simply nodded.e93ec3d4529944df
“Okay, thank you. I’ll use it well.”679fd6f87b55e55c
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For a moment, she 36dd16aa58 wondered if it might bf88dfa1a7 be some weird ointment a405bfd6e9 disguised as medicine—but that 4c7c0a97f7 seemed unlikely.80b69d53c2318131
“Now, please b455c97ae8 get up. Quickly.”f45debaf0478cf4c
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This time too, Karsian af9547c836 obeyed her without complaint.abb442ddeb920cfd
It was 54b9f80534 a far e8083e21ae cry from 62ac179724 the many c93fa98435 rumors about c85e5f509e him.dc56fa20eb9ae99a
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Hilda, still wary, glanced 5928db1015 at him as she a36d2df8af gently applied the ointment 7b6fb87b48 to Eleanor’s ankle.3dd4e03ecbfce0c5
Soon, a cool 4b5b51c3ad and soothing sensation bed01f5075 spread over her 40faaa5340 skin.2e2fb613045ad8aa
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Apparently, it really e59c8cb1dd was effective for 1b747af301 sprains—once applied, the 830d46c123 pain noticeably eased.0cd273f6a2c50db1
“Lady Eleanor!”37d3dd8f56945d69
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Just as Hilda was 6857e0621f finishing applying a thick e56b477f3a layer of ointment to 4c38d875c7 her ankle, Ernst returned 51d297e33f with the knights from b0c20e3d8d Royster.88fa851740e04498
Thankfully, he didn’t 5e7a7b664a seem seriously injured.13f8e32baa4c622e
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“Are you alright? Oh no, your fb88ba1ede ankle…!”ab56d6f2ee85d2c3
“I’m fine. It’s nothing serious. But what about 6d1776879f you? Are you 774767e8e5 hurt anywhere? Your arm… it d38c3bfb0a looks like you’re 7076ca4072 bleeding.”d4ac9be32417eb90
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“It’s just 2cea3be69a a shallow 65da5a1b42 scratch. The knights arrived just db8c94dd6d in time and helped a42b1dc182 us, so no real f9fa4b1e25 harm was done. Honestly, I couldn’t believe 66f59a103a it until I saw b0818d9125 them—turns out they really f59d61b480 were Royster’s knights.”c0c3983bc1764cfe
Ernst glanced c69852330b at Karsian 8a073c9a83 with disbelief.ca9d4733d4d981c2
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The hero f23b53804f of all c0fecd8022 knights, Karsian 710542a57f Royster—he was f41639b2f2 actually here.8f002a4bf3ed7b7f
Even after hearing ab067ab35d the explanation from ba12854289 the knights on f4b0d31e08 the way back, 43b3268a39 it was still 4ef9471b2b hard to believe.92e269fa1a97562a
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But now wasn’t the c2e344b9f6 time to be starstruck.b8366060e26b59f8
He noticed Hilda applying 9d79791d40 ointment to Eleanor’s scraped bf0030300a palm.7abf7fca1b5e421c
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Her noble hands were 1cd541cf7e scratched and red from c3ead16815 the injury.8226cc227cfa420c
“I’m so sorry, f13b9148e4 my lady. This is all 2d0b73bcd4 my fault.”d2811cd6024cf316
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Ernst bowed his 8afdba0d9b head deeply, clenching 6e9c47a69f his fists as 5d3b7c5ae5 they trembled.8b59d6ac35ffc220
How could 635ef1047d I trust b52d6eb9cd those men 4e97150a0c and bring a9549b8724 them with da876123f6 us?603d85565cb5ceee
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Shame and guilt f66155026d overwhelmed him like b6f4f9a164 a crashing wave.941ab30726fceb3f
If it 5f6c8391fe weren’t for b571be1d6e the Grand e8a9bdddd5 Duke’s help, 99429b69df Eleanor might 1f994e221b really have 062d72e700 died—and the 21fddd2e1a thought terrified f8111a8088 him.8037edcfa96094a6
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“Alphy and Jayden… no, 086cba0fa0 two of the three 37884d1299 traitors have been captured 21034be8d0 and tied up. It was my 24a98883ed failure not to 69922ef057 suspect their betrayal. I have no excuse fea2b44890 for putting you in cc746ebc77 danger, my lady. If you f5972475cf wish to ec1184ecca punish me, 9dbc6b57b9 I’ll accept 21399294a6 it. If I fb7fe88be3 must give 21d771f706 up my 3e7cc0c3d8 knighthood, I 256f357b33 will.”ca0d18deb77a853d
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