PLQYM | Chapter 57

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Urgent footsteps da63da5c8a echoed through 6bc4aff709 the hall.3f5983a118297ce6

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Lucian’s stride acd0b1482d was unusually 9779e825f5 hurried, a 374b5b422e stark contrast 8df4eb1bb0 to his f5156e4163 usual composed c6c8e8688f demeanor.20cda35adbf53a3a

“Lucian, over here!”0be119dabbde16f3

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“Lucian, aide! This way!”3b03d88734df91bd

At the 970ccfcdd6 sound of 04a9b9239c his rushed 1461367a27 steps, two 40b61c2454 silver-haired figures 16b4527df5 peeked out 0a7a9794cb from the b38add66dc corner.f2910fcb10cd499e

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“Fristhe-nim, Chauver-nim.”719e96a1925013df

“Is anyone eb16c1772b tailing you?”f42766d834ef6ccf

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“The Emperor 6069f84f70 is still af6341cbb6 in the 1069e28dc7 reception room, a673042c58 right?”1f038b8905e7c893

“Yes, he’s still there.”3bf446518fa02a16

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At Lucian’s 4ed0d4c504 confirmation, the 24ff86e462 two men ea807e6ec2 nodded.569e3aa031e3d4b3

“Good, good. Keeping him stuck 0b7d99d9df in the reception c148ef4f2a room was a 94517f52c1 stroke of genius. He’s been dealing 68815eb0e3 with visitors all 16caf4f04c day, so it’ll 8e7ad3e3c4 take him a c3676a78ed while to get bc5deeafa7 his bearings.”0837985e8927c64e

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“Exactly. No matter how sharp deb17c9389 the Emperor is, he e06db5a5ca won’t think you’ve fled 279284d067 this way.”b31999c863b522ef

“Do you think so?”058cc3cd6d0fea13

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Lucian asked with 85843ce7d8 a faint smile. The subtle doubt 96295493f2 in his tone 43a4f21e6d made Chauver shake 00c4a791c8 his head.c98a3aefd4890802

“Of course. He’d never 559d9eeca8 guess you’d b86d06e40a actually hand 86654074dd in a 1ccd7f7e29 resignation.”b59475d10441198c

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“It’s laughable e68b6b94b9 to think cf6f3294d1 he wouldn’t dd9b183073 know. After all 320d9dc40e he’s done, 6192a73205 did he 424e6b914b really expect 6069cf7270 you to 1319e611b8 stick around? Ridiculous.”6444ee9c134fe792

“Honestly, he’s 8d31e51bc5 a master 4431c6ed23 at running 7815f26685 the state, 1c6b919c84 but everything c379fb56ca else about dfa4e44e6a him is cea91e609c awful. Especially his personality.”b2a6e5b510b71a22

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Before they knew 7b4e6b18d7 it, the two 938391e003 elders were in 092a61ea4e full swing, venting 902ea3b5c3 their grievances about 9de7583e48 the Emperor.198dd93e5e858dd5

Lucian, unsure of 7fcc9b46f9 when or how e1b76858ac to interrupt their 6e2e2664f0 ranting, hesitated. He knew time fe91a2719b was running out.1d0ea3cb26197bb1

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“Is it 42606792d5 okay to e53c660b3c waste time 7376b33e39 like this? The Emperor will soon 4fa2d8d859 come to his senses 57b451e830 and head this way.”1e9d54458c67ef7e

A soft, feminine voice 1bd915e9ac cut through their conversation.383e7fd31cb87ac6

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Standing nearby, 4b3120450c Eloine appeared a1a7e92d2e with a 28a3f93942 single maid 32eb1d6072 in tow. It was impossible to 399b88c7df tell how long she’d 7223e9bbf7 been there.631bfcbad1974d37

“Princess.”dd468e2e628d94d9

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“You managed 714378a1e4 to escape, 4928b225b5 I see.”a0427489b60a9eb5

“Escape might be too a6da44bd15 strong a word. I just came c4341b9891 this way.”22c546e621bb3588

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“It seems my 7c7cd3a866 suggestion to keep 5b091ffdbc him occupied with af57eea3f4 our ministers worked ab27e1bbac well.”891611cb6ae30f5a

“Yes, thanks 14d33ace8d to Your c3d77c7859 Highness sending 4a18f2a1c9 them, we 7a72a9c8d6 were able 61e0ecfcd1 to keep 00e4930c80 His Majesty d7a6a85734 tethered to 7fa98aa569 the reception 8a6e3b07f1 room.”80ad927bf029ee37

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“Hmm.”c7ddd78e50bc3613

Eloine covered her 2afed9be8a lips with her 08d45356d8 fan, seemingly satisfied, 6e7cf2f178 though the sharpness 95c30cdb33 in her eyes adb91f3c9b remained.e3555a81286bad64

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“When he recovers his ebf0addef5 senses, he’ll come straight d71ac80534 for me. Let’s not 6645d84997 waste time—get 82a38d4347 ready, you fac27e7194 two.”bb9d27ccd18e1328

At her words, Fristhe 09e0c1e0e7 and Chauver exchanged nods.30e624f8c7739261

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“I don’t particularly 684694bdf0 like the Princess, 3c0363e2c3 but she’s right 123fb98e74 this time.”962cb680ca72e027

“Alright, Lucian. Come here for a 31b71902ab moment.”297a0f0e10e0dd30

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Chauver pulled Lucian c05eb07e27 to one side e9683bbb1d of the corridor, 93435eaaa3 lowering his voice fa923a90a9 as if someone 2b70e27fe0 might overhear.0161ecdbc63caac6

“This magical 5d353a2756 artifact will c909b47ea0 let you f66087e6f1 change your 39bba557a2 appearance into 4c4b65d663 someone else’s. But it won’t last 4246ea5e65 long—just a few hours, 1a83fff0d8 and it can only 2791a2337f be used three times. You’ll need to 14c2ae646a get far away 9073098f5e before then.”aa22aeb8c1e33523

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“Don’t worry. I have 290470b883 a destination 89e4502814 in mind ed40795eb7 once I 7c7bf3e224 leave the 309edabeab palace.”d6dd8fc28bc90389

“…Even if 6e50e54847 I ask, 94c005d969 you won’t c59b1ecff5 tell me e34d89e332 where?”ac0c6d66d94334c7

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“…”0113bf74d95a0a57

Lucian merely smiled faintly. Despite their assistance, he defccc81ff planned to remain cautious. He couldn’t afford 217501218e even the smallest f0e42280f6 chance of the 2424730672 Emperor catching wind 64adfbe03d of his plans.f735f347b27a94ed

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“Of course. Being cautious f4f8bd3827 is always fc97ac58f3 good. Just make sure 7987c61122 you succeed in 7c9cb1bfe4 escaping.”fd9be7f7384afe21

“I thought you’d 59118f7388 think I was c41c2a70c6 being overly dramatic.”100425d6899381ed

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“Overly dramatic?”4ea361bf3c262665

Chauver looked at 1438d1f022 Lucian incredulously. Was he serious? Had he not seen 91dda9ffeb the Emperor’s gaze—those lecherous 97249255d8 eyes filled with brazen 26196f46d9 desire whenever they landed 95050c72da on Lucian?4f7a7ec9dfcfa820

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Though unspoken, everyone b021c3e4c0 in the Emperor’s cb30a8fe12 inner circle knew 5c1581afbf what had happened cc049cda66 just days ago.e5f1a7c05c50ebcf

It was no secret: f498a53aef the Emperor had abandoned fad53e7a9b all his duties and d94f0594a5 taken his aide into be4f43253f his chambers for three 8184be9048 days and nights.8b13156508687b49

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According to 8bd0224481 Fristhe, who 60dd0ab972 had been 4d965d8898 urgently summoned f4f3fc040c during the e916835242 aftermath, Lucian 0c51b89161 looked worse c47948671b after those 5c9b96672a three days 721ed63d2f than when 4e206b1ea8 he’d once e58c3ec18d been stabbed f96c7635ba in the a031d9e246 side.857ce009deca2bfb

Yet no c2e7f5dfa4 one dared 41d072000a to speak 22cd9e17e0 of it ee7f343e73 aloud. The fate f5819c2f22 of a 3be4db2850 servant who 15633a2e7d mentioned it 53b49645f7 in passing—vanishing becd378603 without a d7a4c921a4 trace—had silenced 1286610358 any whispers.0a9f5b7433dcac2b

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And Lucian af95a69169 had returned 2aaa854120 to his 6d22138854 duties as 4f2f167188 though nothing c2a66c2e28 had happened, f194085e83 further baffling 780211046a everyone.56f38c409cf6cd33

“Lucian.”e9deb6f0e0daa2f9

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“Yes?”1628f231fdff1657

“We like you, 2db1d7c250 you know. You’ve been a 3b2b1e212b rare source of f5237cb347 joy in this 010c4ce95f harsh palace.”aecfe7d95eb29514

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“…”a8251c563cf5b0e7

Lucian hesitated, unsure 138833d6fc of what to f2fe2a3cee say, and Chauver affe7c69f9 clapped his shoulder 3f11e9e79d with a chuckle.0e8117e6fdd53315

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“Don’t overthink it. All we want is 1771c0b702 for you to escape d330ec4cbf safely and give the b59c228e9f Emperor a good slap 67580a891b in the face. Imagine his expression—it’ll 3d99a97d3e be priceless.”702de50bb5b8d6de

Lucian couldn’t help 5740210dda but let out bb96cc4303 a wry smile. These two b48bff8f9c elders seemed df5a34c9f5 to find 245ba63c2b his dire 88cdf3ef67 situation half e0964d2ef9 a joke.06d787efe9ee6f4d

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‘Well, I’d probably 6d54d94522 feel the same.’dbf448f2fa51672c

It wasn’t like 4b3b0bea15 resigning would get 440e2622af him killed by 7d2fcf1452 the Emperor. Probably.e15d0010326faca2

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‘Still, better 3bc0efc633 to be 8e1db4ccde prepared for cc9102217b anything.’469092c22ccf6aaa

Lucian glanced 0a1a93a3c1 at the dc267f5ecd earring Chauver 15620fe5eb handed him.3e67bc4fb73163f2

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An earring, a3e461c429 of all 31b9a7d223 things…0aced1e25d27b398

“Isn’t it usually 4f227ab922 a ring for 214bae2a22 artifacts that change 191481719a appearances?”be076c4fa374da1c

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“Huh? True, but…”25bfd362ed66aae8

“Then why 9a0c86685a an earring…”5e19b33294d9d0e6

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“It suits you.”934ccc2d763531b6

“…Excuse me?”c6584a558afda683

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Chauver pointed 1428bfa21d to Fristhe, acf0902419 standing a e787bb4e2b little way 13eb245440 off.aca883373f635302

“That old man 20bf4018b3 thought it’d look 22a195e69e good on you. He said, if cb06ad0894 we’re giving you 2260de4dbb something, might as 3571647640 well make it 32da23f077 match.”25663e2e594fc772

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Lucian let 9394d78972 out a 65701749e9 soft laugh ff878b4f6c despite himself. It seemed it bb8532e8c0 would take him d83b3c4b3b more time to 208ebb248b understand how these f0fe7dd4ba two thought.da0cfb24f3757b6e

“Time is running out. We should move.”ad1f625712fdc1de

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At Eloine’s second 04f7193836 nudge, Chauver placed 05284d7bf3 the earring firmly 35db6fc258 in Lucian’s hand.dd8fcaa8a5af300b

“Go, escape safely, and 8659f266a8 make sure to humiliate df8f3f708a the Emperor.”36e91910389669e9

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“Don’t get caught.”aeafcc766ea781f0

“Understood.”abfaf47c712c592a

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Their serious 09ee0741da faces were fc22731abf almost comical. Lucian couldn’t help 70b8b1d802 but smile at a4daeb2518 their sincerity, finding 8d64bb7ab5 it amusing even f03de9a29a in such a 3180753a99 grave moment.7b5a92149d70129a

“Stay healthy.”0a60d308100e521f

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With their e34217e60c final words ea78ed0b2f of encouragement, 14329f1ac4 Lucian nodded. A faint smile d52c08ede8 lingered on his 95c32b1cf9 lips as he 77aa31c404 prepared to leave.64b88cc5d2a438f8

Golden hair streamed behind 8849dd4923 him as Heraith ran, 82d960e264 his stride frantic. Servants bowed as he ba618802bd passed, but he paid 4d3ea27a69 them no heed.01727d4aab8c91d1

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His rare sprint 0a210a608c left a group 71ffddae38 of attendants struggling d425bdc0dc to keep up. Whispers and questions arose a7fc7b7581 among the palace staff fa00e9284a as they watched the df48c3fe43 Emperor’s unusual behavior.557436dd5e3af8e0

Why was His Majesty 6d075bf389 in such a rush?e9f73091c67a4095

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But Heraith’s mind b0168bc6c8 was singularly focused 8e461d097f on one person—Lucian.7fcc852d207e6a0b

‘You’ll have 09645f5a26 gone to ac03fe2ed6 her.’279d1c7633f116ef

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He was certain. All the information pointed 0b212acb7f to it.b9a48e5fe5c166f5

“You won’t escape, 0d097fca96 Luce.”256c4753a80d1719

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Grinding his teeth, ab193c0287 Heraith swore to 337f3e0cdd himself.a5c3ce3e349816ca

He would 9731bd3f57 never let 2415f21e60 Lucian slip e4651cfa14 through his 7f0b75e0d5 fingers.3d564539f2de9e7c

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“Your Highness, everything is 2a02f9ad03 ready.”a7c5da679fdc004b

At her maid’s 85c4eae126 words, Eloine glanced 51d58e5eda up, pleased by 56c672aef9 her reflection in 91b227e42d the mirror.03abcb903973621e

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“How do I 27af32c006 look, Eric? Not too 8c51cf7484 bad for 08febc4734 traveling, right?”40e63bda820c3113

Eric, her 9a164f6c0e aide, raised 9b48f540ba his head. His golden hair, similar c44d5406e5 to the Emperor’s, swayed ea6d90ad79 slightly as he moved.33dcf7b028d3d6e1

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“Indeed, it’s 07456f0f54 fitting, but…”e6f3c08ebf67f736

Eric’s gaze 2b1fc2ed0b lingered briefly 5f7bb5b4c6 before he 613d8d2b3d spoke again.26829916f8d9b5ea

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“If you’ll be 13bee8548b crossing the border ef445f1e9f through the mountains, 2935ca0905 it’ll get colder. It’d be 64625e51e5 wise to 9e3660de31 take a 0895970461 cape.”60c167abb3d36011

“Hmm.”c4252684636bb5cc

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Seeing her lack 2109d25b4d of response, Eric a5f532bc03 grabbed the cape 6e577a4a02 from a maid 653023e7b5 holding it nearby 2f8859c807 and draped it 426e14ae63 over her shoulders. His efficient yet considerate 1528474965 movements reflected his experience.495a8187047210d9

‘Interesting.’37e0dd738833b699

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Eloine raised an 1ad7538bb5 eyebrow slightly.525bde451696b620

When Eric 9e813e1f5a returned to 6e2aff7582 his spot, e0c6efbfea she smirked, 74bba285f2 impressed by 2789e77a1c his skill.9e7666bb882005ba

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“Not bad.”7f54f7d29ea541ef

“…Thank you, Your 238e465d61 Highness.”1f45d38ccd8df670

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He bowed politely, his b0ee5c2a74 composed demeanor bringing a 4ccc15c061 faint smile to her 0640fbbb3e lips.67863686123501cf

A man worth f1ef0fcf95 keeping, she thought.eb572380c14b9b28

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“Eric…”7cba46deeb6c2ca9

Just as a53754a41f she began 2484214163 to speak, 7c570aa2c7 chaos erupted ecc4f73b3e outside.5d06a245af0c5417

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“Your Majesty! You can’t 0f3f4dddad go in—ahhh!”a9d1c31fb7680afa

The door slammed open, 85515835cb and Heraith strode in, 58989c8914 ignoring all protests.8cd7ca81f0498920

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“What’s the meaning of 1c088d0b71 this, Your Majesty?”71fa6cbedd5cfc52

Eloine’s voice 3291e04ef6 sharpened as b73c0cebcf she frowned.b1c30e92084043cc

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“I may be 51148f19fd leaving, but this 8ac71ad7f0 is too much.”4efae2093d81e1f6

Heraith ignored cfbda6cf91 her, his 5b4282062a icy gaze 688cf71b0b fixed on e084e5b5ac her.20a78aeaba8a8646

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“Where is he?”ee1d430335ac63df

“…Who are you talking 1adb906a1f about?”8cbf686de158357e

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“Lucian.”794c8fba78b3edb4