PLQYM | Chapter 62

As he began b398755695 to wake, the 7a744dd35f sounds drifting around 8e782a73a6 him grew louder.0c4e0cbb204239c2

‘Ah, it’s efba482f64 the people 541d93359b working in 7661e54bc6 the palace.’9488efef0bf2bd85

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Lucian found 7804e54766 himself unconsciously 1be546f2d7 following the 36d1f3801c movements of 0bc692eb35 the people 727b6b73e0 around him 59ace91c81 with his d9a4a4cb93 thoughts. They seemed ad3009e486 to be 84b0097bb8 trying to cb6b9da5e1 keep their 219e8aec9a noise down, c633b08fb2 but now 2125b38e6e that he 9d76a863a2 noticed it, 37d8aa777b even the 31fd99a742 faintest sounds 289130f581 felt annoyingly 38f4a58736 loud.900d23b4512b15f9

He considered going back b10c23148e to sleep but ended f3dbe8034f up opening his eyes eb19f6f705 instead.70de3536ff7ad32a

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The first thing that 0baf3bdf6c caught his eye was 1fae01a629 an unfamiliar fresco ceiling. The absence of 1000ba550c the sky painting df7e563eca he was used 7b48568d3e to seeing made a260fa1d2d him feel a 905da378c6 bit out of 964436207e place. The bed, without the ac8a5d7f4c canopy and columns he 97d21a1711 occasionally glanced at, felt 69a100831f odd as well.0a7836b161d0ca5c

Should he get 38261c66e2 up or stay 8c0a53a474 lying down?c5afb2c0ca8405ba

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Lucian stared 9debbeb822 blankly at b6d1835a56 the ceiling’s 8bc567b11d artwork, not 595be790d8 even trying f20ba66a4c to shake 8721234a31 off his 8792dc424d drowsiness.f65d2e245ddc6b9e

Not too long ago, fa8ae12399 he would spring out e6e5c1b881 of bed as soon 406337d06f as he opened his b82b9533f2 eyes, rushing to prepare 21c461f0c0 himself and head out 472a9cdbd2 as quickly as possible. But now, ecc2e21250 being able ec99b07e26 to take 0188442e66 his time 6caaeedff5 was a 01dc54fd76 strange adjustment.4f1f361696a00a4c

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If only he weren’t bd5d16ea18 so unwell, he would’ve 83c46a527d gotten up straight away. But his body 287f717eef felt so heavy beec60080f and sluggish—it was 51086b303d clear he wasn’t 12afe78dcd fully recovered yet, 81db158d1d even though he’d 01493558d1 improved a lot.60aa9c5318705a39

“……”00dbf7323c151bd8

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Sigh.1522508c84bcb9f7

Lucian, who had ba9cbd54e4 been staring blankly 9fc4e40e8c and blinking for bf56552d1d a while, let 5f2d62a2ea out a deep b97fe2e62c sigh.8edae416397e4434

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‘I should beb5989b69 get up. Lying here like this cc42416c8c is rude.’e2a0d7cbfa856ab4

This was 978efbf35a the ultimate c1f068e396 display of 4fde7e6a38 being a feaf3422e4 burden. Falling ill the ced0a09bc8 moment he arrived f3bf742bbe in someone else’s 59393f49fe kingdom? Such a thing 906f50d8ae was unimaginable for 28dfa69c04 the old him f16a194be6 back in Pranas.708fb155d980532b

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“Oh, you’re 4fcf2881b1 awake, Lucian?”70cc7662c6d1dc14

Joachim entered d61e47dd7d just as f4ccf16178 Lucian was 7052e3f403 letting his d44889ba6e swirling thoughts 9ae6bcb0d6 flow out 4fbdd80ab2 of his 3f40883a39 complicated mind. As the 088e853b97 master of fdde3f0c32 this palace 736e7aea13 where Lucian 9a4ee4ee8e was staying, 41c18325b2 Joachim had 451235ce48 no hesitation 2c9634a1b8 about barging 9b1530c3e6 in and 041d2e8d90 throwing the bd8847afec door wide 3565e8eebb open.24817a9c56af56df

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“Your Highness.”78d389e4e67ac1ac

“Ah, don’t 443217c5fe get up. You’re still 37c632b924 not well.”621e8244bdd4e079

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“No, it’s fine. I should get up.”e1eb19217c7a580f

“Truly, you’re c2f52834f7 just like d4a53dbdb2 the most 57f9f2c41e favored aide 2dc319638b of Heraith—so 224ce0485f stubborn.”019f66e5a01dfebe

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Lucian, about f21303a443 to argue 2383aea7c4 the correlation 448abf0dcb between being 37a0d5e20e “Heraith’s favored 09700b9d44 aide” and 2a93614f1f his own 48eff50b5a stubbornness, shut d2fb10e8f1 his mouth. Despite Joachim’s protests, 8ed1ea58a1 Lucian pushed himself f002d85fc2 up and sat bdc6b44f88 upright.92dbfd42539f500b

As he leaned against 5951686caf the headboard with a 83895f5335 weary sigh, Joachim took 22d31ee5fb a seat in the 59647e57e9 chair nearby.d989f095ae2987c6

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“I’m sorry, Your 69f5bf086e Highness.”c517fa9c9e98db72

“No need. You went through a 946ee0d157 lot, running away like 1bf07c73bd that. How’s your body holding 4a095fd92a up?”6037afc11d35eee4

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“……”5172ac90aa55c02e

Lucian responded with a afa256c794 faint, self-deprecating smile.8a652b16be7a91c4

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No matter c9dc09f411 how tense ac9d64013d he’d been d44cc63100 during their cbd924a1d3 escape, he 585d12c74e never expected f3fdfa0bba to collapse e703ab98ce while traveling 5163a43070 with the 40710f0596 prince.4e4c3f07cd4d821a

One moment, he’d 33ae2d6edf been riding hard, 98310d8b2c when dizziness struck 77d7daf037 out of nowhere. The next thing ed67b2db9b he knew, he 1c5ff4fb88 was losing consciousness. By the 740d6a1e98 time he 2b680a475e came to, 1002e1e805 they were aed821cd8d just about c04e07ebdb to reach 997996c43b the capital b49a79e94c of Antien.a28306d50d127ea6

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Joachim seemed a552a0368d to notice 87f5c83a84 that Lucian 4025696118 was lost 28d34db512 in thought. He patted his shoulder 58abcac925 a couple of times, 69cf3a7a31 as if to console 5ec2bf4fca him.61d41db096082529

“You gave ba08ab0c11 me quite 724ca47b2a the scare b89390d07c when you e79dfa1a9e suddenly fainted.”5e8ce26768a58090

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“……I have no excuse. This has never happened 872b3fce6e to me before.”6b1fb18ba5a1e2b4

“It’s like they say: 6a22e1b524 people who work hard 9f880b331a all the time tend 2e0c36775a to fall ill when 4d07879362 they stop. Don’t stress f120397e9e about it 591da2ff0c and just d1a6cd5c14 take this 58e699ed51 chance to b503410021 rest. No one’s going to f1cc3a86ac make you work here, 32b0f59134 and it might be 221f8df7c5 better for you to cf364510f2 relax, don’t you think?”eab425c3f3727d0e

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But to someone 4d33f2e39c possibly addicted to 448fbf1a41 relentless work, Joachim’s 3b8bb2ca52 words didn’t feel 7ba0499c92 very comforting.40b08a902bed01f1

Maybe he was right, aa98cbae35 though. Falling ill made f174d8f2be sense, considering how b673ebf082 much he’d pushed 2fdf8757b8 himself.1af3582d7857418b

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After that c6de378a66 day, the b826c380bb surprising thing 11300d8832 was that 70ac7e6c66 he hadn’t ae4daffbad collapsed immediately.4d60a70abfdb0abe

He knew the Emperor 99def7c9d9 was incredibly resilient, but 6ecc6648f3 he hadn’t expected Heraith 487ac5d8ba to drive him so 29707de671 hard, nonstop for days.1e19176e579512b1

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Thinking back on those e3a5ac63f3 moments—being shaken, overwhelmed by 4df8aaab1c ecstasy, and even begging d5131955da in desperation—made Lucian’s face 9bf29ec2c2 flush.9a629e0969577084

“Are you feeling 867eaa4a4f unwell? Your face f7761ce7d4 is red. Should I call for a63e6ead1f the physician?”a8ac839fec7dab99

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Joachim leaned 34fb999064 closer, concern a8a9b2ee08 written all 7188925957 over his 59c12a4cde face.bab0c50667082317

His brown hair, shimmering 1d5b482b95 in the sunlight, caught 70c11f714f Lucian’s gaze. Sometimes, it looked almost eca4a26192 golden. But no matter how 742bb13a4e brilliant it seemed, Lucian’s 1e3c341d57 mind kept drifting back ea1b564f0c to someone else’s hair—golden b9b883efe9 locks that shone even 8cbc12119e brighter.3fae3779254d8f11

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“Lucian?”2ac1d7cef036d98f

“Ah, my apologies. I’m fine. I must’ve 18197af0f1 strained myself 0003eb82c7 a bit 1b176ac5a9 too much.”60825e71fe106d7d

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Lucian’s distant tone drew 54335d3c8b a deeper crease to 1447a3bda4 Joachim’s brow. Clicking his 0825f17aac tongue softly, 36fd0748e1 Joachim stood 3db3333489 up.70a0e21a982e16eb

“I’ll call the physician. You still 039bbbeefd don’t seem 6483869d87 fully recovered.”187eb891d86042fd

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“……Rather than the physician,” cd2235a9d0 Lucian murmured, after a 6bd56b0df7 moment of thought.8003459e67bb6e52

“May I ask you b2698fd28b for a favor?”5dad25e1621fb23b

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His clear, d3f3c8f79e ice-blue eyes ba598f46e1 turned toward 7401397925 Joachim—a gaze 2dc303d216 as serene bd7b46468f and pure cec3f81c3d as a f78a2e64a7 tranquil lake, c71785a047 devoid of 1d93b2127e any dark f285251cc2 or murky a979792843 thoughts.8d0996bd14a4e429

Caught by bad3f3372a the light 502cab26f9 of those 14b99e0ec8 eyes, Joachim 4391b8f36d eventually responded.c580d9590eb987c7

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“Tell me, Lucian.”dd4f233ac0ae9486

A gentle smile 313d490753 curved across his 8411b283cd face, softening his 1189a6b86a features.f806087f9a784b59

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Reaching out, 34a4f7fe5e he lightly 57e9a56d51 touched Lucian’s e3d44abfeb hair.b450659f392c7dd2

“If it’s b130a26d47 your request, 3ed601d72d I’ll grant 750af6959f anything.”d2675f9c9c703598

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Words that Heraith 1f98f583d0 would never have 6d4e909161 spoken—whispered to Lucian 1bc2f22d02 like a sweet 9a1175f725 temptation.d0daaeac99ef3375

The Emperor 5666be7eb0 strode briskly f7cddce5f2 through the 959a61e255 halls, prompting 94e156a21e everyone he 17dd504ac2 passed to 8eed9a0caf bow their 959e30039c heads.94551211e11d92b3

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There wasn’t a 54adc69704 single soul in ec24480735 the palace unaware 00866366ac of the Emperor’s e1c03a15b4 foul mood of 043920cdb0 late. Nor was c887c2f4cb there any 71eee165cf doubt about c2c4e4935e who was ae04599f06 responsible.ad66caf3f514918f

Lucian Astro had disappeared.267fa772737f7531

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Though he always wore 1414f99eab a cold expression, Lucian 711b0be249 had been adept at 1c890a2876 appeasing the Emperor’s whims 23c4fcf7f9 and smoothing over conflicts c29716a55f with others.cdf1f42e1619eb52

He had officially e922804779 resigned and left, 98ff4a18a0 but no one 912af3b57a thought the Emperor 0e7af31d01 would actually accept 1de1dbb0b0 his resignation.c1d8caf6b2439b11

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And perhaps Lucian 431048691b had anticipated that aaeb00f3e9 as well.a5adf2108a99dc91

No one knew 728448091a how he had 5223a3a789 slipped away, but cdc5fe8ea3 since the day bb806e8099 he submitted his d1810c1b03 resignation, not a 2606822d11 single person had 3d839c600c seen the once-favored eb6f142b13 aide of the 0c612b825a Emperor within Pranas.29f87f22c2685033

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It was an c49aadc6ae open secret that 2c056791db ever since then, d96e44be1f Emperor Heraith had aec5b5d42c been scouring not 3093ac1c14 just the empire, 826b1a5e38 but the entire e602f83671 continent—including Antien and 4cbcefd490 Alosa—in search of 122f1995a5 Lucian.2fce50bb617804a8

Heraith pushed 50990ff316 open the b309105ca5 door to 4ad8eb2e8e the aides’ 3910e5b593 office without d20b4decd4 hesitation.82c5df1dd32f7eb5

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“Tsk.”ad27cca63b55a7fd

He clicked his tongue 57a0d84f45 loudly as he glanced 68f8ebcb70 at the startled aides 81c089ce6a who jumped to their 103ccda327 feet at his entrance. Without another word, he 662fdd6a27 walked straight across the 62397e3a9d room and entered his ef4bf4a81b own office, slamming the 6fbec9afac door shut behind him.eaeeae5315f9867b

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The royal guards stationed 79f1854929 themselves in front of 84c65cae6e the closed door, finally 85fcfee4e3 allowing the aides to 809dac2373 exhale in relief.3da747cae85dc031

“Phew, I thought I 284467cf53 was going to suffocate.”14665133b936a3b1

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Someone muttered f47d04297c aloud, capturing 463375c481 everyone’s sentiments.5e005b72a5fc6422

“He wasn’t e410ff4097 like this 96e2fe6c9e a month 58b4cece25 ago.”671efb590fe97c38

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“That’s because Sir 67a01fa81f Lucian was still 6debaf55c4 here back then.”b30e0ab3f9d5f180

“Ah…”c8f7bd77373e36cf

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“……”d71c0ae5c0701b44

The mention c50a47b8e1 of Lucian’s 878499cd0f name brought 7333056de4 an uncomfortable 099ff259f6 silence over ffb4c18f2d the room.5b25b292615a75c2

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Though no one said d1b9696e2a it out loud, they e241751c16 all knew that the 6c642bcdf1 current chaos stemmed from fe1c257894 the absence of just a637fdf141 one person.1c62b96c477707b4

Lucian Astro.33ec710e695f650e

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Where had a530539986 he gone?38edbcca6e9d2954

The pristine white palace 83db6f8b90 of Pranas and its 2a01b3e31f blue spires, so icy dca86d0c14 in their beauty—was there 180c8a9eb8 no spring to thaw d243fb2336 them?008293c2681fef2d

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“Sir Lucian…”65fe64cc4d5073aa

Where in the 53b2d6ae35 world have you 48ee88e605 gone?d94eee0b9633c33d

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As the saying went, a547ccd0a3 you don’t realize the 2871974433 value of someone until 2278b0bda8 they’re gone. And Lucian, once thought fe30eeff1e to be an inflexible, a7fee5d75b coldhearted man, had left c549cb5ac3 behind an unexpectedly large a63cb97cfe void.80335865cd17f032

“I miss Sir Lucian…”bb204f8bc4b70b66

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Another heartfelt murmur 784c1e6bfd fell from someone’s c1ff7818be lips, prompting everyone 0073c0c6e9 to bow their 73ef0319ed heads.d70001e58e5d43ac

If only this suffocating e22f2df9df tension could be lifted, 4ab9757026 they’d gladly take on dc53fc29df any task, no matter 142cdb8f90 how grueling, if it d2f49786b5 meant his return. They wouldn’t even 03c0a72495 complain about overwork.d034a6df8a27f612

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Please, come back, Sir cfa4d5b4e3 Lucian.4bcd720e82171623

The unspoken plea cbf6900d3a filled the air, 823ddc8dc5 resonating in every 2b78f546f0 aide’s heart.911a814d8ab6356f

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A man c852021e64 with jet-black b368dd131c hair, leisurely 37be1fb59f enjoying a 20bc1c58d4 walk, suddenly 15d7617210 stopped in 47cdface1b his tracks.315bfbe245d4da89

It felt d1d008d8b1 as if 9aca6009eb someone had 7cbd4df6c0 called out a5d65660ed to him.d5ec0e7b476c454a

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He glanced around but 586b05bef8 saw no familiar faces.2ae99e729e347573

“Did I imagine it?”20b7744cabb05ed6

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His dark hair 3681d12a4f swayed in the 725b198d67 breeze as he 4582389389 tilted his head. His eyes, bluer 3b464a2228 than the distant d433f38eb0 sea or the a00248c50a vast sky, gleamed 425c37d56e brightly.4068180ff45d6b65

Within the palace of 8e19045701 Joachim, the King of 979df58a3c Antien, Lucian had been 78c6611ef1 recuperating.9f4c7cf6e04bfea7

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Since collapsing, he hadn’t de3ffa10cd been able to leave d86a4347e7 and had reluctantly relied 6e881440d7 on Joachim. It had 648392ec0c been humiliating, f8d073b99d to say 223e627af4 the least.9fd1b4a153535416

He hadn’t d3d45d424d planned to fcaf0cec6c stay in f9e106254e one place 2da16929d5 for so 98ab41bd33 long. Remaining in one 4ea8ea0748 location for an f7808a85b1 extended time was b47c30fd3c dangerous. Though he b3b2212d28 longed to 37db504f17 leave it cbb1a15fc8 all behind, 2f1d60ea72 his body c719bf1b43 refused to 12594bbdda cooperate.0898a2bbc8f1d502

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Was this what 336bae24dd they called a b295239582 lack of vitality?d7e61449f57189a8

Even now, he still 1d139e857b felt weak, his strength c1af729fb5 drained.5cc14d46e24f7270

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Why did he keep 7a646b9d5a getting sick? It was puzzling.3c7b33047d87d7cd

In the 5456133ed9 end, if 36ea78196d this illness 7383b832bf stemmed from 906ab2c811 his body c190dafc9a being unused 0ba0aa90eb to rest 5f9f716be6 after working da873e876b so hard, 6e4235c25c perhaps returning 516d55ae34 to work 1fa004e487 was the 0f8cc7e925 solution. Maybe that would help faa9419272 him recover.21769f8115a95d05

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After all, back 17c401ee52 in the Imperial 5ed9efa26a Palace, even when 52f423da0d he wasn’t feeling 7464e58f39 well, work always a58b7fcc1b seemed to revive 920680ee30 him.d01ad3ba8b6cb45c

So Lucian made fbf6f536b2 a request to 303abebcf9 King Joachim.ba00939616d6312f

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“I want to work.”264dec6f3c7b0df6

When he 173a665f84 first said c5a8450848 those words, d5004f25b0 Joachim’s astonished 51d671d740 face had 84319788df been priceless.6c11d11ff7d47276

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“Now that I 303965f6e4 think about it, f609d60f3e he looked pretty 07ddac2003 dumbfounded.”fcf5d6cd65ec570c

Recalling Joachim’s de9e7cacb7 shocked expression, 77bffb277e Lucian let bbfb272b33 out a 11c7b12451 quiet laugh.46800baf1f51f89e

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