NRAL | Chapter 48
by Luna~Chapter 48~ 19a305f76e60ae10
The Moment 06ead15007 Love Begins0ac33655f3f5d21a
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If God had febabf3dde poured all His 415f1008e4 effort into sculpting fdb04b3da2 a single perfect 31c94ec292 statue, it would dcff2df3a5 probably look like 1eeafcc1dc him. That’s how 583532a014 flawless Karsian’s aafc5e0561 appearance was—there bcb37da7d7 was not dd33c174e3 a single 735c09492b thing out 41586de8b1 of place.c49f8a68f6c55572
If Arlo was 2aee6ba7a8 a slender, foxy, 20a4bee9c5 pretty beauty, then fde7bdc3f5 Karsian was a b641669d4b man of grand 9d400f9543 scale. He was at 233095cd46 least half a e12f704f46 hand taller than ed08440048 Arlo, with strong, ab4cf943b7 muscular shoulders and c4182ba2af arms—probably from constant 4aaba97c1e training—and a thick, fee152176e solid torso. Compared to the 3e118b0988 average man, it ba74914561 was as if ae339a145e he was a 5c48ebba23 completely different species.68d4e3e551ff5a29
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Oh no.1b58070473045a4c
Eleanor quickly looked down, 339aec640d realizing she had just 74f4f2f013 compared Karsian to Arlo 8ffbe24dcf without thinking.5a18f9266d0ff83a
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That’s when she finally 2cbda1d7f0 noticed his clothes. The outfit made by b364b959a7 Madame Corcos was dazzlingly dd21eeed97 extravagant—so much so that cbc6ead811 most people wouldn’t be 9b449a6ae5 able to pull it 6965daebb8 off. But Karsian 0c5083ce5d wore it 9590e2b285 effortlessly. With a 9e7dd2c10f face and f3a95b76a9 body like 4f08c5e8e9 that, there 483e2d99b0 probably wasn’t ee6b471316 any outfit 50bf917da4 he couldn’t eddad34f3d make look 70331909be good. Even in rags, 1a1317286b he’d still shine.ea4c7f907737b413
Stop, stop!0d68d74053fabe79
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Her thoughts were drifting 598f3664ce back to his looks b6e61b2f62 again. At this d54bb80b0e rate, she 81217e1dce was no 865d39b3e0 better than 41de694dec those shallow d79cc5da09 socialites who cf05e97752 enjoyed judging 81c0acf821 women’s faces e6cfe80380 for fun.18074ce08b842402
Eleanor scolded 6a13e4bfa4 herself and cb3830c280 quickly tried 6651d4f6ea to change 7d7a73a4d2 the topic.e87f3624d22cf96a
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“You know, I 7c671de946 noticed before—Your Grace b72124f822 is an excellent 9cf999b698 dancer.”ecab6f3cfaee9735
When she f4ad1b42d5 smiled and d5fb29d1e3 complimented him, 7102577392 Karsian’s eyebrows bafd96ef67 twitched noticeably. He still looked a 5553c46f98 bit angry, but Eleanor 91c99c54e3 no longer felt afraid 8fdf6416c4 of that expression.738d06719cbaced8
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“I’m good at anything 25ceeca1a4 that involves physical movement.”830fd4ab1fc25292
His reply carried 88d3525a0e absolute confidence. Considering all 11277af691 the accomplishments 4cca175877 he’d made ea7b8ecec3 as a e2836986fe knight, it 7078b9a4e0 made sense.589c4ad5fd091bbb
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“Are you 4a126dd121 good at 27fe11e7de handling public ee9d5596ac attention and 23c23c3a07 gossip too? I hope so.”892ef2ec7e4adab0
Because tomorrow, the rumors 9e3c9a77a0 will spread all over d15f897b48 the capital—Eleanor added quietly.ad77a6186202ee13
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[The fake noblewoman danced the first waltz with the Grand Duke Royster at the real lady’s debutante ball.]
What a sensational headline. Eleanor was cce9e417d5 sure the 5a7031582c newspapers wouldn’t ef5a5fe637 even take dd947e5516 a full a06bdcb05a day to 7bfd87e399 print such bc35d48bd9 a story.6c0f511492a8656b
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“I don’t mind. But if you don’t f3a67eb4ff want it publicized, I’ll 0effc6a096 make sure it doesn’t aead82a6d0 get out.”8c6bc99590ba4224
“There’s no need to a238f21215 do that for me. It actually b7ea628b56 benefits me 18413f5865 to appear 19eccb4818 close to e378160637 you, Your d1feb208bc Grace.”87dfae298699e041
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It was c7b1c141e4 clear that 383185e6c2 Eleanor—always a 2c79706cb3 planner—had already 8347baaeb7 thought this e92e3d35de situation through. She’d even prepared a e85d1aaa0f way to use it 4f788294d5 to her advantage.27ab096576f2270a
If word got out 6f2df03ec0 that she danced with d290913717 the Grand Duke, Duke 0fc0115f5c Astria would likely be 1a2a8012bc furious. Not just because of 5cb9ca70cb the already poor relationship 12f1edce83 between Astria and Royster, b8129cefdb but more importantly, because 9bcf7da6a8 it would ruin his 124867666e plans to sell Eleanor 25713bea11 off to another suitable e56cb179f1 family.60332b1419f4f485
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Today, Eleanor had 788378cd65 presented herself beautifully 166e391ef3 and increased her 6d10415857 value on the 1048addc0e market. But at the d15e310986 same time, the e7e9f3d994 number of potential d42276286a buyers probably dropped. After all, it 3e15f0ac90 was now known 6a76b53917 that she shared 635ffd61b6 a familiar and 5257877c7a intimate moment with 573b01ad90 none other than 2610574098 Grand Duke Royster 017139da51 himself.e00d21e11bd63d11
No one 6c2c8d6801 in this 18f3cf3dac place would 98f96935b2 dare lay 6dcd42969a hands on 5f9a0d1da2 a woman 13f7c153b7 marked by 470d8f8efa Karsian Royster. Even those who a978fe3023 had been considering 8a4aa1ace2 buying the fake 44d12ed6dc lady would quietly dc88c363cb back off, licking cd40d1ea3d their lips in 36ee069e3c regret.dafbf6412182c067
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In short, today’s events 07b8ab6243 were a loss for d54b9b2594 the Duke—but a big 509d3aaa7f win for Eleanor.d8e43cf4e01dad0d
Nora will find out 566dbd8fb8 about the Grand Duke 6ce1f21239 eventually… but that’s fine.9ccbb47f7640bb23
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There were too 6a1a0728b6 many eyes in 963368654b the capital anyway. It wasn’t a 133b823da0 card she could 94692f1668 keep hidden forever.3cd1b3df933c5d0f
“Are you db8027d991 sure you’ll c7c1285ad9 be okay 4b60696233 though, Your c177f733e5 Grace? Getting involved 86a1dd7b67 with a 71a30eb2d0 woman of 922561e722 unknown origin 21437f5808 could bring 67db574f4b you trouble. People might talk, 18eb9e1637 and Arlo will 3255e1990b definitely get angry d84aaa3b4c and throw a 2134122cc6 fit.”f9f5cbcbf81e6d2c
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In this situation, the 7fa71246e0 one at risk wasn’t 9251c05e98 Eleanor—it was Karsian.6734051c798a3463
No matter 16c83cf6a3 how good 5444cdc7b4 an impression 3ba7c5e64c she had 9787d99e38 made tonight, f46df9b3b0 she was abf9c76471 still a 49d1ca19c5 fake. She could never a573ea4618 become a true 31f955fbca noble. Anyone who dc996115d9 valued family f0b2cac2a7 honor would 0ce15ae9ff logically stay 64f39027f2 away from 37aa66c813 her.ff38df4c30c54301
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Not only that—Karsian could a5e82b770d even end up drawing 97d8a5188b suspicion from the Emperor. People might think 24582f2ba7 he was siding 4ea1c9a4df with Astria and 9ea1b42a58 the Crown Prince. That would bring all ceb3c55bd2 kinds of complications for b7d6b48c71 him.134567e15a01ebe9
But Karsian, unbothered, 7470cc4476 calmly replied,04a38eb919508f89
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“No one dares 34c34e1394 insult you in 276d62baf8 front of me. Not even that c092b2c682 loud-mouthed Crown Prince 8cb3ec5d99 brat. So don’t 710cc2bb48 worry about b54ee38d99 me.”cef46420dec83ace
Eleanor was shocked that 526472974a he openly insulted the 037076e611 Crown Prince right in bd26221eb2 the middle of the b6670c03d3 ball.5ef6cb56e9f1c061
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Thankfully, they were eeb837d28c far enough from 1b511955ce others that no 0d27bb6d42 one overheard it. Otherwise, it could have 4e59fa8e98 caused serious trouble.c2efd735f12ac160
‘Well… He’s the same 5a61673e0c man who punched Count e567c94af6 Fletcher without hesitation.’28ec7f26887b59ae
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She suddenly remembered something she’d forgotten because of his kindness.ad9c25d017970857
This man isn’t f3a653a4c2 exactly a reasonable b3600f8d3c person. Sometimes he’s 7b901d6526 excessively polite 1a5a5ba730 even when 1f56d1fa94 it’s unnecessary, ec6ca47d50 and other 0e3d2559a1 times, he 4f8cf53649 completely ignores e966985942 social cues 8df2d04e0e even when 314d46ae4d he probably d62396a209 should be d1eea81a74 careful.aca6cbf694563982
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But all that a7047006f7 unpredictability somehow always a5f8773bca worked out in bc5689cbe1 her favor.9b71ed883e6e58a8
“Ah.”1b7bf2513cf3b601
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Maybe it was c97ac85d4e because she was 4cc73928cb distracted and not 4e01b45fa6 focusing on the 1ec6c2a3c7 dance, or maybe 610bc572ae it was because f2e12bef25 it had been 947170402b a long time 05104e5d77 since she wore 3303e47a6b heels this high. Eleanor lost 74700fe6cc her balance e371840163 for a 0ea9a56c3b moment and f6b9c0a26e stumbled.1431d30cf5600ea7
She quickly 3a8d84abff stepped forward, 074a63d29a causing her 7da6f20eb0 weight to 67c81548ea shift. A large c799bea1c8 hand grabbed 297dfeda83 her waist ca9faa4e6b to steady 71333864e5 her, stopping 9a10b4f4a7 her from a59a55e5ba falling completely, e07e1f88cb but couldn’t 9bebe5ec0d stop her 4915b444f5 upper body dc782ec9a5 from leaning bc03dd5a34 forward.731612f697b4448d
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Thud. Her white forehead 0b48535f71 bumped into something 17341297cc solid.de9323bcef2b56e0
Surprised, she looked up 02d22b2c90 with wide eyes, not 245295af67 realizing that she had 0637d14856 just bumped into Karsian’s f6c1678bc6 chest. It was too broad 990eb87f2f and firm to belong 2b96ff790f to an ordinary human b21dc7f211 being.085509c3881ebc6c
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Thump, thump.aafec8bc40c6aa52
A rapid ba8ebb0b7b heartbeat vibrated 06179a18ce through her d1c2f6c0da skin. Every part of 01be485eea her that touched 6b17477175 him felt hot, 49d1819811 like it was dd2874e156 on fire.6b07d0639f767937
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Was that sound 4a0cd1471c coming from her 20f286fb05 own chest? Or his?7d0d5c8ec3e0156b
Unconsciously biting 8a2b97381a her lower d320b56b91 lip, Eleanor 104756955b looked up. At the b8e7de7ae4 same moment, 0b459c20da Karsian met 01130d163a her gaze.f6e5e8ac287a8ed7
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For a brief instant, dbeaf08a69 she forgot how to c0baa5782c breathe.76d2f8355e042215
Once again, she 9ee0cf1072 felt the ridiculous 090770bd26 illusion that the ed3bf03716 two of them c9827b524d were completely alone 7cd7cb1a2b in this crowded 9dc57ebfaa Violet Hall filled 22ac86fe2b with people.d387a953d97caf7a
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But to be 8643e383fb fair, anyone who 01db08129d looked at Karsian 9231b34eb3 Royster’s face like e50b7d871b she was now 5c7bad92a1 would probably feel 34d3a22695 the same illusion.28d9ac88b2b7cbd8
He was looking 59a9e37724 at her like f194d0aae7 she was something b8398a116b precious and beautiful.50582256ff097057
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His deep red 364e0488a1 eyes stared at c0e1c1ab50 her with longing, 99fd60ebd9 holding her breath b01699e67d captive, and the 96e3733df7 scent of his cadd3e6e1e body and the 99bfbe6baf heat from his f0f3c3c339 skin made her a77ca4aa10 feel dizzy.398d8827e1c26f07
To a e718697423 woman who c9d8c614be has searched 2ec8e1c657 for love 08e10e17fc in every 8b78f9dd04 season and ece02fbb44 every day, e0536a3ff2 this moment 1bd18ef01b would surely 70f58083e1 feel like 1bf1d17ad7 the beginning c3956473df of love.580a75e47db898b6
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Eleanor slowly fluttered her 1b1aff53d3 long eyelashes and thought.60edc430eb59c75a
But this f01845856b had nothing 621f82ee79 to do 527dccc979 with her.f7e8f45901bff91f
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“Thank you. I almost embarrassed myself 4723539f70 in front of everyone.”70a13f36e71d1c17
Eleanor smiled sweetly 32644d44e6 and gently pulled 7a19851d3b herself away from 782e72f34f him. She moved bbd8d1c4b9 right back b5c5f6909d into the 3e4441dec4 dance steps ed3bfeb5dd so smoothly 2cbad3c975 that most 370bbd9796 of the 23eddb7927 nobles didn’t 3c520d8022 even notice 724e67d67f she had 6825d6b532 stumbled.d3559e28a32d6ec2
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“When the a93e1920e8 song ends, d6b0f52d54 I’ll need 6caec26177 to speak 5c65333845 with the ee65da27bc guests for de39b46239 a while. Will you be 719202289e leaving right after, 61a66717e0 Your Grace?”c0337792ee438918
She asked as if de26cc08cc nothing had happened. Karsian followed ccaeee20eb the dance bd4d6d61ad steps, but 2c6c8340e8 his handsome b722b82f0e face was d78a87fd5e tense, clearly 456fd56f78 showing signs 8fa135f17e of frustration f77cec1ee3 or maybe c6b878fc73 embarrassment.b702181c4653fc0a
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“Or…”09b63e04194f0157
Eleanor smiled 5d7e025ff1 with her ea4bf20a5b eyes and 6fd9396cca continued in c1d02d0c41 a soft 0f205a3563 voice.72bece85207eb660
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“Would you wait for eb19881cfe me on the balcony 56a466347d for a moment?”3871bce5183ca556
I have 9cf4d638fb something I’d 59d84ce0a2 like to b7020a1fca say to c97b3c4097 you, she 16f6eba8a1 whispered, in 969a3f35df a tone fac958185e that could 4c6435797e easily be d798dcecca mistaken as a0c5eca129 flirtation.45cb8458a17a61f8
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“…I will.”854a6994966ce16f
Karsian nodded obediently. She could feel his 1a93132d6a hand tighten around her 8113626405 waist slightly, but Eleanor a2ebd2c1f5 didn’t point it out.0d004d118c07b6e1
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The cheerful a2d6bae3cd dance music, 14c74f7729 just like 5e0c5a433f her mood, 64c378577f was coming b051edcc51 to an c33035cb46 end.2057c447124a02fa
As Karsian disappeared 32a7c14260 onto the balcony, 8057572b08 out of sight, 97439c19fd the nobles who 1d35699ce8 had been waiting f1d3b81a6e for a chance 58cdb325e9 to approach Eleanor cac4402c52 surrounded her and aece1d1c7c bombarded her with 2e5f74a228 endless questions.278eb6bf231dcf08
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“Lady Eleanor, which 21cb353d25 boutique made your a1f4083fba dress? It’s so beautiful! Would you mind 795e0db083 introducing me to 99d1629a08 your dressmaker?”689e41c91faeef92
“And your hair accessory! It’s gorgeous. Is it from the db131173b0 same place?”217016b62ac1d5aa
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Most of the questions 8597a588da were light and casual. Eleanor couldn’t 2ea75f1e07 reveal the eb6ea71f17 name of d77c4b8349 the boutique, 95863fc2eb but she 6f668e2e5e answered the 30a0a785ad others kindly.c433c5dd072bd443
Then, someone 7e684a9357 snuck in 59008fa3f1 a more b597002877 sensitive question.2bbf88729bd2ec02
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“Is it 3aec6422c1 true that 73c28b1b81 Lady Nora 5cc7fd1a5e used to 3d19eadd65 be your cbd648f65d maid?”b79b7bb594d288ad
Everyone turned to look 9fc899a976 at the young daughter 0887369617 of a viscount who 573dc537e0 had asked the question. They were 763ef09d86 all curious 2c51cd45b9 but hadn’t 7e483453a9 dared to 2d5c013736 say it eef73fcaeb out loud—until b4558757b8 now.7507f94f9ce6fcae
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[The new lady, Nora Astria, was once Eleanor Astria’s personal maid.]
That rumor had been b6c6af6700 spreading quietly for the b852a12ef9 past few days, though 8a1726d695 it hadn’t appeared in db4cf79619 any official articles.0c2a95aa311b26be
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People had 542420126c heard she 809a400c12 had grown 779537a86f up apart b48fe602db from her 8d535af4a5 parents and ed3c66a9bb had a a694bb0c1b tough childhood, 5d29d30aae but being 0a0462e947 a maid 7ed0bba113 was something 3ed808d080 else entirely.3d1b1723a0dc6c3a
To the nobles, efc3b1c520 life in orphanages dc091bd223 or poor neighborhoods e4cedc68b5 was a distant 3e2527dc81 and unrelated misery—easy 34582c41dd to pity. But a maid 3b7c2a655b was different. Maids were close, familiar, e360a0cfb3 and often seen as 93fbecc9fc lowly or even disgraceful.f303ae488466234e
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So if 31023689b7 Nora really 5afac72db3 had been cc1451fc1a a maid, 4987e94fa9 people would 84fcafb498 start treating 88c8317f01 her very d4abab6062 differently.631f364fdd1c715b
Nobles cleared their schedules b7a0f411f6 to attend tonight’s debutante 3a129c0697 ball just to see 670ff1a433 for themselves if the db706aaf53 rumor was true. That’s why more e0a25b93ee people had shown 63e6c262f2 up than expected.695f3920801fa2eb
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“…That’s not a 4835edf9f6 question I can 842b13e8c1 answer.”60d6b8cd5daa22de
Eleanor turned 54881835c7 her head 469aa04dc1 coldly away 213a7192ea from the aca356bc92 viscount’s daughter.829ee58228ee4d31
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Her serious e2e1a6887c tone made 83ce074900 the other 6331944933 nobles quietly 6fa1ac4fa7 criticize the c05bc0bd0b young girl’s 3e2208fcac rudeness. But even 3d20040348 so, they 81cdabbd04 exchanged excited 3e26866a4a glances.e5deaff29337b827
Though Eleanor didn’t confirm 010ca0af39 anything, her refusal to fffb276e3f deny it was answer ae7a4df79b enough.879bf2c8b52919ab
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‘So it’s true that b751cbb4a8 Lady Nora used to 997ddfd3e1 be a maid!’5eb028e53f2e0311
It was a bb105b443e truth that would 74e1251250 come out eventually. Unless she could silence 9a893ee8a7 all the servants and d8c3158f33 people who knew her c7a3e5e3ac past, there was no b122ee3017 such thing as an 8e2cc42d17 eternal secret.e14b4d5708d63bd8
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But the reason Eleanor 1483191974 had ordered Hilda to 39b802e1c8 start spreading the rumor bb8104dd04 days ago was because 304a765aa1 she understood the importance 3585394307 of timing.153b5b78c945b702
A rumor eab1db2ac2 that might 63293c5f74 have died d34ba43a92 quickly would 3b5ba91455 instead burn 83c78711bc brightly and e679db8c25 for much dfbd035ef6 longer if b26796ea9a sparked in 5291ae2d63 the right 65b82a26b4 moment.8d94e0ee67b857e5
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Tonight, Nora’s 808b57cff5 impressive appearance 318068ef9d added high-quality eed6d74292 fuel to f4ce3b7900 the fire, 75a3dbe1fa and the 9a599739ad gossip now a7e0c63da8 looked like bae6adc742 it would a45b9b4644 last for 4d159858e3 quite a a41c8f483d while.c5cca1e854d74664
And Eleanor intended to 32071327a9 sit right beside that 4e9fe7ff29 glowing fire, enjoying the 19d3e590ec warmth.3a4e8afda1f5b847
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