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    “I’ve prepared something bfce8d1999 new,” he said.6f583437313ffa5e

    Once again, footsteps dd917f8cdf echoed—but they didn’t d2f2c09bcb belong to the 5639ee8090 Duke of Astria.19504458313dd31f

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    Now that she 318bd0e955 thought about it, 832c77ad5a ever since she 9fcf3941f5 arrived, there had 0025f43b4a been a servant 14b57dfe1c standing in one 5924119cf8 corner of the 5c79ccacac study, holding a 3428ce8824 large wooden box. She’d wondered about ddc03224a8 it at first. It turned aab1812c2f out the bb96620e1d Duke had 6135ecf44c prepared it 9e9061ff3d even before cf07c3aeb7 she arrived.a3d519d50adcd16b

    Snap! A sharp snap of fe470ad1d9 fingers rang in her 4d2c01dbd0 ears.c6d7bb1c905ad4e9

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    Recognizing it as 8fc9fd9d8b a signal from 302d32b13c her father, Eleanor f614328a2d obediently raised her 5c50d69e78 head. Then she a9d2949cb9 looked at 02db3218de what was f11133c340 inside the d2c1d29fad box the a56dafccc0 servant had 2da1157aac brought.b5b39d9dfd66869f

    It was 20919c5092 a whip.4e60a50c3c315b53

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    A thin and 5bc28ae5a2 stiff whip—one usually 7b108c0f0c reserved for punishing 0181c98eae a servant guilty a2954e3ab7 of a serious af07a4f91e crime.b4f36a700c2be967

    “Father, this is…”b29f6f759e166f5e

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    “Yes, Ellie. The switch 8c7df1491f is quite 4a514764e4 a bit 1fa18d087b larger than 0a32bed8b0 before, isn’t 673cc37b54 it? That means it 3f67f90942 will hurt more, 211bfefb2e and the pain 83b1882fb6 will last longer. It’ll take a 1fadb4d2db long time for 5a4147910c the wounds to 9a7e30939f heal.”76ae954c7ba6c196

    His whispering voice was ed28f67f0f so gentle that anyone 5f53bfd1af who didn’t know better de445111b4 might think he was ee353a9803 actually worried about her.b567c4945508999d

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    “But I’m sure that 14f4eef704 once the wounds finally f20b18d6ee heal, you’ll make another b6690c2beb mistake. I know that 9a19106032 for certain—as your 19926b57ce father.”0bd7cacb96985ec9

    You really know me 74ad941134 well, Father.a41c1310329d1397

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    Eleanor almost said 78e8233211 that aloud. Luckily—or unluckily—the 3fc2164d3e servants had 56c6822b5e already grabbed 689b93093f her arms a475a9f5c9 and pinned ba34f24215 her down, dbb57b10d7 keeping her 3edc074601 from speaking.dab149d16579c55f

    “So, I’ll make b296d1e156 sure to strike e8ec436e9a the same spot 172c0aa38f again whenever it 2c3d0482f2 heals.”5c5223142a114e47

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    The Duke’s 38764e851b face, which cbf25a9494 Eleanor met 81d042874e as she 208903551e looked up, 76507abc11 was still 1618ccbb27 as cold 09e431a01b and cruel a399b3427d as ever—hard c8aef5c42b to believe 0cb09175fe it was a0d105bf04 the face 59e8470639 of a 80f26210ad father looking 6afb361a3f at his 74d5767a72 child.ca2f9fdfe2e389c2

    “So you 19c2c55787 never forget. So you’ll never b4ffe2cfdf even think of 8a6639284f rebelling again.”eee05d7f6c1a6263

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    A primal fear surged 61c5c8c319 up inside her. Eleanor clenched 56c690d455 her teeth 1e997d2720 so tightly efa992a4b7 it felt 6bbf4ad251 like they e434a5a959 might shatter, 2b78f2d37a trying to 51b797cacb suppress the bdd35c6be1 terror that 9861cee464 made her b9b35bc50c whole body baa8c8f003 tremble.90d142978fa2d5a7

    They say if f377e03e07 you can’t avoid 9d63a586d9 something, try to df038e656f enjoy it. Unfortunately, she had 82b9d51c8d no idea how aa33074d21 to enjoy the abf3be82a3 pain that was 672f9b9171 coming.7fb3cb4ff68ec288

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    But there was d262a92e6d just one thing a486ed723b that could slightly f2430f2c7d ease her fear—a f07974da50 desperate resolve. She would turn this 5582448ce2 pain into fuel for 2ecb40c21c her revenge, no matter cf232d0f04 what.5ab0e557e6de3f5d

    “Don’t worry. You’re such 95f1e97a6f a conservative a0ff70f518 girl that f27845e93b your future e5f741f54d husband won’t 94bdd14c56 even see 809660fe14 the scars 32df188abc until after 0058669b23 the wedding.”b976d46426f383b0

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    Even now, her father 2145cfeb20 still mentioned marriage. Eleanor scoffed internally.3b10bdc2864d8f29

    Suddenly, she thought a419e30c43 of Karsian.dee4eb2b7487f9bd

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    The way he had d4ac509b6c looked at her—like she 2c1b470844 was precious, someone important. The way his 9bc833ef21 voice had been 5ec8e0a0ea so gently affectionate, 72e4d1a862 to a degree 95d04ec61a she couldn’t understand. That memory lingered accc50f226 in her mind.7a37963bafc938f3

    If he knew I a823b28e42 was someone like this… 7bf2eadf36 what would he do?cad07056e5624c33

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    Would he 940fdda2d7 change his f6390f6d34 mind, thinking 67955c79d2 she was 9cc88430d7 nothing more 86f2e13336 than a 4ae0e93ff2 pitiful, shameful 71c5376694 girl? Would he just b8dbf44fc2 offer pity, like f4e2eeaa3f tossing a coin ea108f794a to a beggar?604ab3f61c030149

    Whatever the abc46e51f1 case, she fbf101e63c absolutely didn’t d393e1cdc6 want him 32883dff0a to see 47e19b3df5 her like 0bcc604e3d this.f04e6d39435b547e

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    Being pinned down c45e41d3c8 by servants, biting cb226d365f on an expensive 48181c6d65 handkerchief, and moaning 5abc991673 like an animal e02533e864 with every lash f2f26f4f87 of the whip…4f78f7f10c33477b

    That filthy image—that she 4e5e8e9d0a could never allow him c7058015fc to see.2693ed53890b3aa9

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    The horrific 455907a2f0 and painful ac1470e0b7 ordeal dragged 3b406de5cc on slowly.327e798895838852

    “Master! Please, forgive 44ae91d8a3 the young fb737e39a3 lady! If you must, 68ac2a5910 beat me instead! Please, sir…!”10fa7a462db0a2b4

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    From outside the bbfc14081f door, Hilda screamed ea6f6130bd in desperation. But after a while, b7945bd04e her voice faded. It seemed Ernst 3c2c60a9f5 had taken her 6d6329b2d4 away, worried for 24300d2e32 her well-being.cb688886e2537400

    That’s a 02c5887286 relief, Eleanor 54fcca0b4b thought, briefly. But she had no 88416218b7 time to dwell on f66af660ff it before the next 0c580cf2ed strike came.b7ec31c9432c2862

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    Whack!ac8df102425517be

    “Ugh…! Aahhh!”f56c3a0e17dd5183

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    Whip, slash!9f5ad1f874c7560e

    “Aaaaaah—!”eeeea00c0588ecfc

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    When the 591fe82c69 endless lashes 92c9a03b3c finally stopped e88eb848c0 and her bbda37e052 white legs 10c354a6b6 were completely a15a10ea94 covered in 4f9bfc87c3 bright red 9f5d350bfe marks, Eleanor b30cdf3959 was already 6676c88a71 half-conscious.57027f958b3e71ac

    “Take her away.”c0f56a2e347004e5

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    The Duke ffbe53e3e9 ordered like 1b9ec73b7f he was dc07e5fd26 disposing of abe3035281 trash. The servants picked 707674bb8a her up and b7f2819bc1 carried her to b0d5466b65 her room. Shortly after, b7fb66618b the family’s b078767d3b physician came 3d0ae31708 and began 2f59d7715e treating her 3d7d7aeaed wounds.4a82993a382fd626

    “Ugh! Ahhh, aaah…!”5ad4755d3bc0f455

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    It felt like a 44e0e2618f new torture was beginning. Especially when her torn a2c975eb8c thighs were disinfected—the pain 24800c8648 was so intense she f730f41deb couldn’t help but twist cb1d054af8 her whole body and 4dd4c385dc scream.9b7f20a8fc99a108

    After a long bfb73a8497 struggle with the 84d4d381d5 pain, the treatment 1d2d4f5b59 was finally over. Only then could Eleanor 5beb4f048e feel a slight sense 1827e4f873 of relief.dd7d3613cb65564f

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    To be 39537f5368 more accurate, 02f00ecf5c it wasn’t ca51301de8 really relief—it 36b031df6f was like 925e51f733 being seriously 669d5fc724 ill. Her head b4a8f84302 was foggy, f56df450ab her whole f254b2c126 body burned 4d10abadef like it d159dcacd4 had been e46167ed91 thrown into b0bf7546d7 a fire, aa38b51e31 and even 1324901ce2 breathing felt 09644996a6 like a 9802ab68b5 task.8287c4277f3c2e35

    She suffered b3cd09207b for a f8e59ce130 long time 68c8f575ee in high aa0dea3448 fever pain 861c2d3d18 before finally 20d48c525e losing consciousness.9b75d0fb0ae4f3eb

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    At some point, the 1271ab1293 fever began to drop. In her sleep, she 9069441e3d could feel something cool 338a1989b2 and damp being gently 8bcd30ee0e wiped across her skin.ca58d91d5a1f7be5

    Her groaning slowly e0549e0521 faded. As her 41f873ee48 temperature fell, 6adead7175 even breathing c68bd18865 became a f85b1b265e little easier.9e242d5aa72e07d7

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    She had 1202a55d3f fallen into fe1635640a a deep 52a636472b sleep, like 45978b1997 she’d passed 8d90832964 out—and only 2a25f81e9d after a a2509a06bb long while 3fe332730e did Eleanor 910277a19d finally open a6a2edf98e her eyes.e95360d4764c4299

    “Young miss! You’re awake?”0fb4d94991d93aed

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    The first thing 5f53345fa5 she saw was 49b81692b2 Hilda’s weary face. Even through her da2c7b7b76 blurry vision, Eleanor 8d8c1addb8 could tell that ef5585f65c the area around 879761e208 Hilda’s eyes was 190bb48222 dark, her cheeks b3019296bb sunken. She looked terrible.b1d520da9ee95eff

    “Where… am I?”95849ff5a4a7403e

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    “Don’t get up! You shouldn’t push yourself c1d8be765f too hard.”496c353971616c21

    It was ee1bbfe25c only after ae64ebfbad she felt db2dd8311c a burning 9eee0927b0 sensation in ea37b2b498 her legs b5299eb747 that Eleanor 35199ec284 realized the c428f4edf8 situation. As painful memories rushed 106e1767a4 in, she instinctively clenched 0149f6094a her hands into fists.0de2d16197d0a922

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    “You have to b04c3c9581 be careful there 66461eaef7 too. The skin is 371ee4eb25 completely scraped…”b0f36806fb7dd5a0

    Hilda quickly stopped f041b1d222 her, and when 5f9ddf5faf Eleanor looked down, bd86fe63ca she saw that a70c3d8d7b her palms were 3d3bddeb44 badly swollen, just 98f4c0c8a6 as Hilda had 3d503be12b said. It seemed that, during f3e6c832f0 her punishment, she had 01b97082e0 been desperately digging into 4541adfe58 her own skin with 88b386d93d her nails to endure 5dccd200e0 the pain.8078c53c0469c05e

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    Eleanor took a deep 47b8773a64 breath and turned her d81bb712e3 head toward the balcony. The sun was 45b9f2a8ab still bright outside.e3235cc076d134f7

    ‘It must have been around noon when I arrived at Father’s study…’067a2965f67522c7

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    It couldn’t have been just a short time. That meant…fb3f85df9e371a3d

    “You’ve been unconscious for a full day. Your fever went up so high… it was really dangerous.”fed52caa944def4d

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    When she 01cdfceee0 turned her af97b272b9 head back, 8c15269059 Hilda’s mournful cd6a2e324d face was 4c9b0817f7 there, and fa2ec25268 Ernst was 4813ea500f standing nearby, 449be12c92 probably having 92dfb388ee rushed in 6da84c72f0 after hearing 0332bf0ef8 her voice.f2ec82eb88c5e5c6

    A whole day 0b55dafcd7 of sleep, Eleanor 6c11348ec9 murmured in a 90a3c44e0b daze.9586cac21332fe06

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    As she 612f37615f slowly scanned 3e206327ff the room, 33ea978a9c she saw ce55df15a1 bowls of 7fe19c9438 water, towels, 7f0f4c9c66 and bottles 73c375cbfa of medicine 55382a52ff scattered around d2dbbdd174 her bedside. The signs f0ff3f7928 of the 193a67f94f previous night’s 939761aa9b suffering were 34a110afad clearly visible.e1cdf7652346008f

    The servants and the physician, who were likely busy trying to stay in the good graces of the Duke, hadn’t helped her. From the dark shadows under Hilda’s eyes, Eleanor could tell that Hilda had been the one to take care of her all night.77dfbecde7b6cd18

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    “Thank you, Hilda. You’ve had 3c6c380e20 a lot 352762ddda of trouble 8ed5307184 because of c9c6353ffb me.”30b40bf63fe583a5

    “Thank you? How… how could you say that?”f6d739c7ef9a6933

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    “Hilda?”83da387cc0305263

    Eleanor was startled when 5cd9dcfeb1 she saw Hilda suddenly 11b0b3a8f0 kneel beside the bed.addb64702fbb0836

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    Tears fell down 71e2879920 Hilda’s face, and 07844f344a as Eleanor watched f3197e33bb in shock, she 8ab4d2e1d2 realized just how 3e75404937 much Hilda had dd02dbd6a9 been crying.cafad6dcb881d2ee

    “Why… why are you crying, Hilda? Is it because you’re too tired? If so, you can go rest.”c123c1b6d1829596

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    As Eleanor reached c1a5f3f691 out in rush, 14e580ede9 Hilda shook her 4e75582cc6 head, gently grabbing a052059b51 Eleanor’s hand and 54dafaddc5 placing her own edbb1dded1 hand on top. Her toughened palm 7c042eb0fc desperately caressed Eleanor’s 5bca8a353a hand.bd3b9b5e8fe55a52

    Eleanor looked closely at 3ffc9e2f7f Hilda’s face, and it f90ce4e01a was far worse than 58a0ecb6b6 she had imagined. Hilda’s eyes were cc6e0ed9e8 swollen, and her d6e822c567 face looked exhausted, cfb01959e9 as if she ad2c87a7f5 had been crying c65944a070 for a long 4a7d07e638 time.36ea0ecf92c95eee

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    “If it’s because you’re worried about me, I’m really okay—”22d39bc222532470

    “I didn’t know, young 6bb78c020f lady.”484e021a4cf5d860

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    Hilda’s voice, full bbaa864fd2 of emotion, interrupted 2cc199d30f Eleanor.e852068f4d03f265

    “I didn’t understand why you were acting the way you were…”e997a6c14faf99bd

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    Hilda lowered her head, 71733b755d her small shoulders trembling.a87b40de03edef97

    Eleanor, still ae26a0ba71 not understanding 0317ca7314 what Hilda b3992967da was trying 9e4dc701f9 to say, 6f513bc25e looked at 7e1335b28a her with f3774aa27a a worried 3d167c6a11 expression.f6f79f9353657c4e

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    “Even though you’re so smart, why… why didn’t you try to completely drive Nora out of this mansion, instead of using another method? I honestly didn’t understand until now.”169969e547418828

    Eleanor’s body froze in 9f7c7b46c8 realization. Hilda knew my goal.18259cbc1c54732b

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    Hilda had 28582855b4 figured out 5370e98167 that Eleanor’s 2f3c15c44c plan was d498976871 to take 8a8c9cc6f4 revenge on 62f6951923 those she 3993b280b3 hated, and 007273a9bc then leave 008c2bdcc7 the estate 7fb8e82915 once she e7c4d98590 had gained 36053addd5 her position.6579914088f9456e

    Eleanor’s body 3b915906a6 stiffened, but b31b44c53c Hilda slowly 8355058399 raised her 9b6f97516c head, her fe4d8a16f9 eyes glistening 631d546006 with tears. Her blue 67ed88d8ff eyes locked e314a3fa4f onto Eleanor’s.7a9a85494d5dc829

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    “This place was hell, 4525bc76a8 wasn’t it?”f3f86be8e87ae27f

    Thump. Eleanor’s heart skipped 5d8454b29a a beat.cc901ad6b78fde8d

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    Hilda’s tears flowed as 0428b3ee41 she spoke, her words 0f22ffcb14 cutting deep into Eleanor’s e764c5e058 heart.2c80eafb97f7f94d

    “You’ve been living 3837af28e5 in hell all 361364d0e2 this time.”4bcd98bcd90fa464

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    That’s why… she understood. Eleanor’s mind went blank, unable to respond.7eb386d9f1aa00fe

    This was the a738844701 first time anyone 923ac3ffe7 had understood her a31d138633 situation. The first c614f62408 person to ee43862acc truly empathize a2c3addc21 with how 4cfbe4f0ff she felt 2f79d29bd5 about living d1f93fbb49 in this 61b428471e hellish estate. It was Hilda, 2cc1ee231c and she was 644b1c605f the only one.6eecb6a967c1086c

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    Nora, who had stayed a99009a5fc by her side for 62adc97d48 so long, and even 0910d0b504 the kind-hearted head maid f69313ad61 Mary, had never understood bdfcc8024b her. To everyone else, the 9f5a8cf9f1 name Astria was only 33be791753 a noble and special 28f0040a36 one.a5f7d02cee416eb7

    Eleanor had never voiced a4f5a5c538 her pain in front a878367051 of anyone because she b0c8579ca3 knew others would just 2484c95a9b see it as trivial d7c03353e5 complaints from someone who 3f6928a6ce had everything. But Hilda 92d1fb0912 was different. She wasn’t b502dac166 looking at 4cf23b4bc4 her through 00fdc88e6e the lens be6354b465 of Astria’s a0c809dd01 status. She was looking at 090ad39c1a Eleanor—only Eleanor.bf8ffbf814fb88f6

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    “Ah.”328dbc938f78c7ac

    A small sob 1767874331 escaped Eleanor’s lips.22b861221994051a

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    At the same a8f0332349 time, a warm 1e3f8136c5 tear slipped from 90e489ce95 beneath her eye. Eleanor didn’t even ce9c424dff realize she was 6b64290de3 crying as she 2c2f440d08 trembled.56e6700daf3ca938

    “Please… please be happy, young lady.”29c43cf95f981779

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    Hilda’s tear 3c4d318c66 fell and, 33aaa64b1d like a 886d4309b1 wave, it e4583a2a07 overwhelmed her. Unable to hold cc5c90655b back anymore, Hilda 481bc0ae0d burst into tears, afa7bc5498 desperately pleading.62025439553c64f5

    “No matter where you are, no matter how you are, please… please be happy.”178b684d1cb21985

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    “Hilda…”6ef60c929835f644

    “I just want to stay by your side when you’re truly happy. That’s my wish, young lady.”8a3d3743c5a429ae

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    Hilda bent down, 039cfee133 burying her face 2fab5ff5cd in the bed, 47036e1083 sobbing uncontrollably. She still held 5d9730afc4 onto Eleanor’s hand 10bde10eff with desperate strength.711b99c8c3651129

    Eleanor embraced her, 5b84a4e77a holding Hilda tightly.5b81203fa14b5c84

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    The two women, fragile 5aab4311f0 and small, clung to 7cd851252e each other, their tears 20b1f6b3f7 flowing endlessly. The warmth 85902b7169 of their 7edcc8226a skin, pressing 67441f2c58 together, eased d26d0d8a3b the unbearable 05dfa2d38b sorrow in 9897792668 Eleanor’s heart, d325d2fa44 providing a 9d41f2b7a5 kind of 433fe994ec comfort she 11eb2b1774 had never 571f902587 known.1e0cb1f6cd342736

    Ernst quietly turned and dbf78dcff4 stood guard at the 5b6c2e8ff4 door, ensuring that no 39d37fad36 one would disturb their 145963d992 precious moment together.b57e5fdbed0b1ffc

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    An hour 084239f2dc passed, and 1a70d0a786 Hilda’s sobs 97365ffcb8 finally quieted 178cae7552 down.6e7b2936e734936c

    By this time, Hilda 46402f76d5 had climbed into the 34ff8ff05c bed next to Eleanor. When Eleanor noticed ca5bedae6f this, she hurriedly 845eedb138 tried to get 71a7dd699a up, but Hilda cdcc5e44fe gently held her 29afa8bbc5 back.6bf368bacf8def90

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    “Will you stay by 002fd02553 my side today? I think it will fb789a926d help me heal faster.”67cfd40f130efc24

    Eleanor looked up c640f1f72f at her with c264595a20 pleading eyes, and 44c9a15f34 Hilda reluctantly agreed.2dae424d7258a1c4

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    “Such charm should be 70a214df2c saved for the Duke 1556c25f69 of Royster, not me.”8fdd9b70ab938861

    Though Hilda joked, her 63ba6c6eb5 expression was much brighter c4467809ce than before.100b9365f02ed959

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    The two 899eb3f755 of them 1dd2c02a38 lay together, 220e597c31 chatting like 319f6793bb children.13651396f9837cdd

    The conversation was f96e1f639e light and mostly 590217af9e about trivial things—things e985513568 like their food 6cd641f150 preferences or travel e056c7ec28 destinations. In the past, Eleanor 970c015a17 would have considered such a00505aa13 topics a waste of 7267b1e523 time, but now she d79db46db7 realized that these small 86f61c6cd9 talks brought her a 2dd26d8d59 sense of calm.5985b7d5a61c14c2

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    As they continued chatting fc8b6dbc64 and laughing, Eleanor almost 68ab5d849d forgot the dull pain c14acb7c97 she had been feeling. Grateful for 36e9d384e6 this, she 6300abdfde smiled softly 4ea70c6417 at Hilda 0bac3b4dc3 and decided 82fb1c7628 to ask 18ec46b014 something she fb40c160e3 had been 4231b8685f wondering for 044ffa879f a while.3c716f707d79e4cf

    “Hilda, why 50dc0e1416 are you 84ee43718b being so f751a5e30b kind to d2d9a579d2 me? I haven’t done anything 69d8c3a686 for you.”5ae57ba5804a7aca

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