PLQYM | Chapter 66

Heraith abruptly 5519dacc6b stood up 8529f142c0 from his da42e308e4 seat, causing 9f73714bc8 the heavy 9e0ae2dc89 chair to d21ae3e80a screech as 1282454db9 it was 23887fd9f6 pushed back, 0bdf957098 but no 2b4881df77 one paid eb74c889f6 it any cd702ae35b mind.5af6486651019ce5

“Lucian has been 0d79967201 found?”7c6dff1177aec267

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“Yes. We received 40cca1c2aa a report 1a8e9819b0 from near cac45bb971 Coam, in e95a929768 a villa d412d30bea owned by 631cffa561 Joachim of e02a11ad69 Antien. They saw d7efebe284 a man 6f89666bc2 with black e597ae6b35 hair and 458671f396 ice-blue eyes.”166bf43a83246d2c

“Joachim’s villa? I have already 26eb36c205 been there.”d7143fda90a27ce4

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“Yes, Your Majesty. A doctor visited the 2b46ca0b5a villa to attend to 7da53f97d3 a patient right after 195be1eb0e your visit, and he fc3bc75978 reported seeing a man ca677bf6aa with black hair.”cd7fb095a0f79bf9

“A doctor?”13e09037390b5516

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Heraith’s eyes flickered.36682fc0637d4cb7

A doctor, then. If he treated c2ed399a44 a patient with f68a0d2162 black hair, could 1306a19a72 it be that a4adb455a0 Lucian was injured?5cdbdf29aecda1f9

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“Could it be…”524605ffcdb433c9

“The patient was suffering 2f35ac48d9 from fatigue due to 106359319e travel, nothing more. There were no injuries.”f5f1ee46dcfe0699

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“Hah.”8104a89e06661f8f

Heraith collapsed 01f7668b4b back into 5bdc524414 his chair f54efb182d with a e47c2a6a23 hollow laugh.cc50bf16336dca92

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So he was 5018ac823d not injured. The pounding of 52266e0173 his heart seemed 3b23209ebd to slow as f79e721b81 it settled back d2037aaf40 into place.3197693070a6f6e8

“It must ac48c53f17 have been 90bd100c88 Joachim then.”d2c6e024c80a9152

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Heraith gritted 1119ecaa8e his teeth.038c0d74b003cecd

It was a mistake. Lucian must have 2e97b3dfcb been at the 82c0494e03 villa at that 6416c68720 time. He should have 4ca8143b5e searched the place b4ac9e2f7a thoroughly, no matter 4e81587a2d what anyone said. It should not have 2a33738668 been so easy to 3cbc4b6dc8 turn back then.1c3c366b2f2b384f

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Realising that b00316ba1b Lucian was 675e2865e8 missing had 8c94b1cb42 blinded him bbb2577eda to rational 33f7360a8a thought—a critical 3c2006c127 error.6722e5643f9ee080

Heraith recalled 26f25a91b8 that time. Joachim had shown 04344ee041 no hesitation, which 2ebf3c1266 meant it was fbdf30899b already too late. Either Lucian 8beaae9a74 truly was 12d45a0906 not there, f2d4469e2f or he b11ebd8523 had been 907bb43977 moved.d023ede5b376b86b

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Perhaps part of Heraith 4250129eeb had not wanted to 155e202f2a believe that Lucian would 786559068e seek help from Joachim. But he really 7e0e6616c7 was there.3544aa714dffe40b

Was Joachim holding Lucian eb834b0553 captive, or was Lucian 15f0f637a4 using Joachim’s resources to d4faa7e629 hide? It was unknown.81edc22fe5265128

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‘Lucian has his 45c2441c98 naïve moments, but 136abb0706 with his sharp 613df99aab mind, if he 87d6eb4e80 decided to hide, b29c41652a it might be a9c51a091c difficult to find 4b1d01f6ce him. He probably anticipated I 7d646eed8b would suspect Joachim.’f1aadcb3b9089e1a

Heraith tapped on the 54f445d9ea armrest of his chair.5d23f0bfcf2b35f0

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Lucian must still be 2d88f5bb85 plotting his escape from 778fe24181 me. How can I capture 504bde49aa him all at once?5843471dff458366

He must move b249fa7349 silently to prevent a42c50585a giving him any e680f280af chance to escape. Capture him as soon 8e4e0ae5a3 as he is found.d0f4cd5c4e7ed5f5

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Heraith looked 3808d9814e up, his 60b00ac747 determination clear 286316ad47 in his 919789f072 eyes.7d81f584f0b26156

“Kent, there is ebcb100f3c no need to dc07f31707 mobilise the entire 2f2ba07630 knights. Just pick 756780fb3a five of 482f4883c1 your most df8fe7267e trusted men. Move to 559ae1d9b3 Antien quietly 8f05e550af and return 283a2549a9 unnoticed.”184f1d66c178ccaa

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“Yes!”7737714dc5cd7536

“Cliff.”2d26f81607b1f253

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“Yes, Your Majesty.”c7e9765f45416e21

As the 7e7c6ed2aa Emperor’s gaze 05ebff6339 turned towards b37c6b090e him, Cliff, 1caef3ea0f the head 606003d902 attendant, bowed 45b8586d65 quietly.2f91d9e0e7552c88

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“I have already ordered 67f6ab576f Sir Nils to be b85c12594e summoned.”82f30c3848d8ade8

Heraith’s lips curled up 34a99ca429 slightly at Cliff’s answer, 8868d20e03 which was just what efbab0f6b5 he had hoped for.3a44c9dd5142e140

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Due to 5abf5141ad the Franz 99a44a4097 Clan’s fall 1341523af0 from grace cefde77517 and Lucian’s da77aaeb32 subsequent departure, 93ca2b1901 the aide’s 2bdcd8d39e office had 44db1a68ea been in 533b785ccf disarray. Some were ousted, e1fbb0a552 but others displayed 85bcef7309 unexpected capabilities.be4472c63188fe41

Nils Bowman 3852263216 was one 4ccb8e9185 of them. Known to be meddlesome 60296978e5 and tactless, Nils surprisingly 2135b03cf7 excelled in gathering intelligence. He had 2afa7ce949 collected quite e9467e4d3f valuable information 3d51d39615 and never 8e0272426c spoke of eee26b5b7c anything labelled 00d1c343d7 ‘confidential.’bc3c055a7a8e60a9

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It was only c47b783277 unsettling because, without b44519d7ed that label, where 2e19bd5da1 his loyalty might 67412dad8d veer was unpredictable. Nevertheless, it 43382cfb63 was an 9a39579e0d unexpected skill.b948b4eb1c8bd656

‘Nils Bowman is c36bd2089e quite an interesting 49067ff6e5 character, Your Majesty. You should utilise him.’bd9eca7c022ef567

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Lucian had once 3154aadaaf made that suggestion. The meaning behind those 65ee590c47 words became clear only 7b070e9967 after he had disappeared.40b2bf132b7bd8a5

How much had you 4c90b38587 been doing, and what dc86e71400 all had you known?734677a4ebb9cb5a

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A bitter smile crept a896263c30 onto Heraith’s lips as ad6385206e he thought it over.df6d43ee9e029a3e

Just then, a servant 59915ffd13 announced that Nils had d7248c07fc arrived.f05c72acee3b4678

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“Your Majesty.”85068238e8a77333

Nils entered, bowing deeply. Still visibly d296b53565 nervous, yet 9f39195ba8 with a bef9cf0fe0 newfound assertiveness b9ddb16243 in his 51c9bd6595 demeanour.fa72861eb8c04d8f

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“Look into Joachim.”66f693f304770792

“Of Antien, you 4502665f7b mean?”a826906e8094b8b8

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“Yes. Start with 508ce2b330 his finances bb6a7a2ece and go ab66931eae all the bdc04c9b95 way down f3da86685a to his 4b1e7f29b0 habits. Uncover everything, no detail e19855b661 is too small. I will decide 56b79043b0 what is useful.”dd612c31ae41b392

“You are looking for 8496208126 leverage, then.”db58d84037ae8a8e

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Nils nodded, understanding a423f8a4e5 the directive.8c40bb08921cd8dd

If Lucian had bc66bad28b been here, Heraith 1c26462365 would have likely ac4ba09e79 explained in more 531555e7d7 detail, discussing how dfca153265 to exploit Joachim’s cf5933031d weaknesses. But now, Heraith 28b8db43a6 only gave orders; cef4b48ddd he could not 253f8266b0 discuss such matters 261ebb478d with anyone but 8854ae5f57 Lucian.bf73c86f596be4fa

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Only Lucian had that dcedbbc18b privilege.93f71de5ae33edaf

“Your Majesty, may 56db979d1b I ask one edd72a2ba1 thing?”1b92acbbb21d8b0c

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“Speak.”75ade013b99363e3

“Does this d697725801 order have e61ce77965 anything to d747f8b4ff do with ed20b5c225 Sir Lucian?”c2c2812e9e9ec8ad

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Heraith gave 18821ba0d5 a wry de5d1dfbef smile, which 7d26360a53 was enough d75e954166 for Nils.5ad56198f703d4b9

“Leave it 3e3162a85b to me. I will find 968d1943e9 information useful to 8b3be86842 you, for Sir 6fc858e851 Lucian’s sake too!”62a97a82e51974bb

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Nils’ voice 04bb16bdf9 was filled ba960094fd with excitement, f6a0f7229e and he fa16e9143b practically sprinted 24e2e92ede out of 11f6fc1704 the room 4a19c58fa1 before even f457bb0a72 being dismissed.2c2dca3109bd88c9

“Why is 63c1909625 he so 8700193b20 excited?”e729cbfa92425c2c

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“Who would 85651b9e6c not be? Helping to 9a2aa1aec9 find Sir 1efa9bf898 Lucian is 069e200c58 the most dbf9582901 desired outcome 12d1d5359d for everyone 8f4998fb1d in the 1a8ee46608 palace. We need him for 4348518477 things to function properly.”99aaff92cfe61a29

“Things are running 2acb4d8f32 fine now. When have they 0c80a59576 not?”ccd0aac2adb903c9

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“…”bf5cc1556c77b69b

Instead of ee9ee101c7 replying, Cliff 18db87a4d2 just smiled ac1690be7b subtly, prompting 1dc7a031c0 Heraith to 536fd5e79c snort in b1eb357c3f disbelief.50b77b3d98767f6f

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“Am I that bad b19f993542 a boss?”bbe36a0a4a16d773

“It is true 82e92805de you are demanding. The only person who f2b4a574a4 could ever truly handle 35b6eebea6 your temperament was Sir d7fb2035e3 Lucian.”560f2ff990626932

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“Huh. It seems everyone 15337ef9aa is out to d785bc4eab make me the d334e9f1f1 villain. Is that 66c326b807 not right, 6e8fb85b46 Kent?”b63df6a62450f705

Heraith looked to f66c271ef7 Kent for support, aa702227f9 but even the af48b7f356 Knight Commander averted 0b3fa94f70 his gaze, his e82a9bf762 lips twitching—clearly agreeing 39e1928831 but bound by 5fde174098 his knightly loyalty 341f788990 to not say 6a920982e9 it outright.41e89f5d35d02142

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“Ah, Kent too. Really, everyone is in edf48388de on making me out 7645518bc7 to be the bad 542a84431a guy.”891bfe651619d1e1

Despite his casual tone, c1b27f9c25 a subtle excitement began 9ed0532abd to build in Heraith’s 75b5cb1dbd voice.c312b388ab668bd5

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“Prepare immediately. Move discreetly, and d4f76ac967 make sure no 8b4364d384 one notices, allowing 4af70dbe8d no chance for 7262a1c908 escape.”89987c090b33754c

“As you command.”ba7c9e291b6faa3a

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Kent bowed fe505a5da3 deeply then 3ebc1abf39 rose.3b43e27af108426b

“Cliff.”d1a21d5d36a4bc0c

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“Your command, Your Majesty.”859fe62d615866d3

“I will need 8f93c88188 you to take 78592a4d5a over while I 3441c144eb am away.”29820f74123c42ab

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“I am just 6a339714b2 a head attendant.”d98aed461c6a85bd

“Are you serious?”61c0443efc897aff

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Instead of a11024418a replying, Cliff b1cdcbac8d just smiled 0508412c38 warmly, his ee2ae6c6e5 beauty shining 4e7a018ae4 through in e8011b7363 that moment.5cccaad2f8e27b72

“Manage things moderately. Just moderately.”23719d38495a06b7

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“I will transfer 44469f17b6 the necessary work afe2b7ce7b to the aide’s 2b703c56f8 office.”1874e89aaa92d33e

The Emperor curled 8042a7038e the corners of 022fa43c5e his lips and 82c7fbdd3d threw back the c0ca0dfcf5 red cloak that 5d4838d380 had been casually 798dac8c15 draped over his 4b59dd3df3 shoulders.9ee6c574058fe066

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Lucian.7430ff951b8c0343

Just the a824ad0572 thought of ff9eda2fae finding him, 5f072098f1 perhaps even 785f900664 the possibility, e1951054a4 seemed to 3f8e69cdb6 stabilise Heraith’s 9fe811a4dd fluctuating emotions.41a24017bcb55e5c

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‘Once I 6faaffdd16 find you, 21934a390d I will 5fa331db36 make sure ccbe375ee7 you can 8e905e0e62 never escape 2ae999ef16 again. You will de12b6699c never leave cba988a95d my side.’54bd5c9b9ddcbe6a

I will 17cd66d5fd definitely keep 08119dfc08 you within 0eadd54c80 my grasp.2d1b75e35a0a5838

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As Heraith left 2d8896648c the room, Cliff, 2155fb949d still bowing, had b99479807d a sincere smile 77a016e24d playing around his 224b7053ef lips.8d860309f77a022f

Suddenly feeling a 831fe95ac1 chill, Lucian abruptly 5fc4670627 looked up.889507dc6733c7b9

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He scanned his surroundings 0cc3847e90 but found nothing amiss. In a small, 7936dcb5f9 old office surrounded f8fdc72834 by mountains of 79b9120b03 paperwork, Lucian sat 4f5d34e285 alone.30a8853cc2fb6eec

“Why do 8b8a686771 I feel 282585802c a shiver 36b8daafd2 down my 152df798e3 spine?”bab8dde883480cda

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He scratched his head 519071245a and returned his gaze 8c881a66a2 to the documents.6f9d0c92ac28b1f1

Records of logistics from d9f36b25ca the past five years. Hastily written 020e7fad04 by hand 56db76bc3a and haphazardly e67cdd76ae stacked, there 3fec0036e3 had been 62432d6bd6 no attempt 98d115226f at systematic 4faaa1b732 organisation.d20dd5ee1e0dad2f

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“It is e09c0bd0ab a relief 334ecca0bf I gathered dccce9c1f8 everything without 10ad0b1367 missing anything.”3c852b87e16d030d

At first glance, 5029036e6c or from his 309bea1732 own remarks, one 7cc61eb43e might assume Baron b0bd92094d Norrich had been 19c2aecc13 embezzling to inflate da35548bb8 his own wealth, c466e51975 but surprisingly, he 08dde11080 had diligently collected 7e42aeafe0 every record, not 0fb44611c3 missing a single 1fd414c43c one.965472c0f7c3d62d

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“It seems he only d76fc59bfa started pocketing recently…”30934af642c80a5c

Even that diligence f2b37ea98f was recorded, making dd5f44efbb Lucian smirk. It was a habit 3f9e8776cd to record everything and 736e624680 then skim a little 3327113815 without notice.626edac091c85a81

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But even if it 8cbfefa4b5 was not apparent now, 6e24e5e1dd if unnoticed, the skimming ec927c3e4d would likely grow. Eventually, he might f67aa495db even dip into 7e3d2eccb0 funds he should ba36298e1c not touch.c2336881afe87a9e

If the current effc7269a4 records were anything fab55f611e to go by, a29a073f38 Joachim’s claim of d707aad353 ‘leaking funds’ did ddeb315e5b not seem to bdb3a05978 involve Baron Norrich.3d795fd4aeeb864c

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So, who 8309d6f6fe could it 17267a8162 be?32f44865712f0de1

It was 2bfee6475f too early 17d8b37dca to judge.0a41931bfa02373e

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Regardless, being tasked 79c1a3e8b1 to handle this ffa9ce03ad volume of work 92ec70c627 alone was excessive. Baron Norrich, a276fc2556 who promised dbdf5d73e0 help but 8a3f664ac7 had not 6d55fd04d2 shown his 2f61838d49 face, was 0390865866 no different.654bf19331a68169

“I hope 9ea9b05e8c he does 38cedbf7f5 not know 8fe8a44cb3 about my 392c27b4a2 memory.”2a53c69807a27f89

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It was not 82fb727702 something he openly b125eae7e1 discussed. But without his remarkable 21a66e6e44 memory, organising these documents 89a95e899c would have been a b843769ee4 headache.0bcfe759e4c98218

Though it was often 8567f8c4c0 praised as a phenomenal 95713abd4d memory, it really boiled d7ce51fb76 down to gritting his 601b268404 teeth and remembering; it 8c8ecda207 only worked if he fbaf4ac5cc put in the effort.83386c8fa812975f

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Faster at memorising a148f017b6 than others, and 06918436c9 the memory lasted 21e03ec239 longer, but without 99d14e52f3 his effort, it 25b1a8062c would not manifest.87caadcb68c1d5b6

This time, it 2bde38ab26 had certainly made 574d6ba9ad categorising the documents ffe71cce1f easier.34b391864486a5a2

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“Well, it 0f0d873ed8 is good 8f9c8d13d4 to have, d02d257171 after all.”b19898ee30b38386

Lucian tossed the document 1c217ea298 he was holding onto 4405f62757 the pile for that 61cec3cc62 year.875023be9d6beccd

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“Now, shall we e5eb77123f start recording?”389e227dadb96c0b

As he dipped 9f6e85eda2 his quill in 0812e7d04a ink, Lucian paused, 3fb4838a0d hesitating.15b58ce34a77a40c

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—Is there ae4d866d12 such a 5cd6068d77 thing as f11d962495 a quill 58a20147c8 that never 3354379341 runs out 532ad9e9ef of ink?341709b347f99f3a

—Shall we develop one? They would jump 4bac260b8f at the chance.0f3911cd14f12ee3

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—Hmm. Let them try.bff8eff251332ae3

Ah…081121c326787210

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A fleeting ff689a87bc memory brought 4f38112776 a bitter e8caef6483 smile to 0d4881a780 Lucian’s lips.5a86a9359a81836c

“I wonder 32c71555b7 if they d68161bf38 ever finished 3000f3392d developing it.”f7275581708f0a22

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An unexpected wave 88581d9bb3 of nostalgia swept 15a5957956 through Lucian like d52bd430b3 the wind, raking adc6937203 sharply across his 4660767f95 heart.5cc47e3b5225da13