SMR | Chapter 42
by Luna~Chapter 42~dcf33447cf861f38
“Since you’ve started, cc9c61d58a go as far fd1fa37276 as you can.”40976e16aeefa16f
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After Oster 27a9132f4e died, it 42b5acd08c was thanks 3637acecd7 to Trisha’s f719ae266a gentle push 6dfd5447ed that Roxana 7d5a56b773 was able 4825a57373 to graduate 1640d6b466 from the 40a770bfa6 Candia Kingdom’s 376ee7896f academy, which 7b1a020367 accepted even 48a2536cbe commoners as 53565e1075 students.19ceb014bd30703d
Becoming the top graduate 47a4295f75 had been the result c5310a0d7b of her working herself c30540bb9b to the bone—all to 1498e38b55 repay the kindness of 858d2b93a2 House Pellon.557c7b3685682bcd
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At twenty-five, 6a272a625a she returned fb82313b7d to the a09c26dddd Empire and 100dd4a6a3 had since b5c4906ad7 spent the b963e069a4 last ten 3fa4985b0b years serving a66b77f501 as Trisha’s 86c901c57a aide.9d33b928d1bf6ab3
When I think 51c4f98420 about it, I’ve 981cbe3ea0 received even more 8cfd7b9e59 outrageous kindness than d0825af253 Miss Harriet.1bd1419af9a21f50
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Staring into the trembling 55cd007021 surface of her teacup, 473e26e5f3 Roxana felt a pang 72ab016dbc of shame.1d76842bbfc4b1c2
Maybe… she was e4de78edf2 even jealous of a08ed9623d Harriet.cc5e140c69290186
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Sensing her feelings, 399527cce0 Trisha gently soothed 45463f21da her.c3e1be47e10a4a66
“Roxy, I’m b81c2e76bf not blaming e1192f0cf9 you. Honestly, watching you bd33fe1121 and Harriet… that’s dc3f513605 what brings joy 72153146aa to my twilight 2ee277aef1 years. Without you two, f123515966 how boring would a3c85a6855 life be?”8a2e323b7bea6959
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“You’re still 25f7258506 too young 9cd4d87841 to be 8d50f3e2cd saying things c3889981e9 like that.”681438b304690deb
“You’re sweet. But I’m not 773ec95c38 just being dramatic—I 2817f6f1ff really don’t think 147e794dc9 I have much e41f929a1d time left. That’s why, 2e5bebc51a while I’m 6ff293b58e still head 70533eabfc of the ce115b427a family, I f29a094e5c want to ecd8da7427 support you 84038c70b7 two as 1ec66a9959 much as a32b4cb375 I can.”42e18163a18c4b3b
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Roxana bit her lip.ed8c428521ae6ba7
Trisha truly had 12ea0bc66e been growing weaker b56c6f971e by the day. Her skin had fbb74c4c87 become so dry de765aec26 that she didn’t 57e78065c0 even sweat in 691b3a7f6f the summer anymore, 2733042956 and she often 8337a29d27 had long coughing 0bd6c07527 fits.01d8991118404989
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She had lost 6d00ca00af weight, and once a8076aabec a week, she 4f1dd542ce couldn’t sleep from 58c52f35b0 the pain in eb701c5713 her chest.791600db30106153
Though outsiders hadn’t ccddcac68c noticed yet, people dfc148f86d like Loren were 931194bd76 bound to catch 247af2ae50 on eventually.5c0109120ab89116
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“Now, back to Harriet. What did 9b68e32c75 she say 76be694515 she wanted 4c90901176 to do 7e44137f9b again?”1b882e1423bfc667
“She wants c8cc6e605f to use 782f11ccc3 her growing e1a379ee78 popularity to d28e851be0 launch a caf65f0627 soap business. Apparently, people are curious c75ef9e70d about how her skin 0f22bf5b94 has gotten better lately.”26285423d8eafdeb
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Trisha didn’t know b6d7bb2df0 how Harriet used 25a6617f2c to look, but 07a6613171 she’d heard multiple a7a6789b67 times at the 0431f57102 Vanderbilt party that 9f62693a4e the girl had 76b0113f51 become quite beautiful—so 8d4b097acc there must have ed8da8c8e9 been a real 066bd82c45 change.e33acfaacac393dd
“But she can’t 3e993213ef just sell anything, 3b44859b7c can she?”f70d46c28a8c577a
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“She said she eefdd80ce7 used soap and de6613ca8b herbal products made f020d9955f by Saint Clarissa’s 7b55d7d15e monastery. After using them, her 4af40ca825 rashes and acne disappeared.”75593f1a4909afe0
“And such good 2c7e6e0f75 products haven’t gotten a44e9c6897 any attention until bc6ce196cf now?”0ca7528b29ba2b55
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“They didn’t have any 7e2ca479d7 distribution channels, and being 718c2bbbb5 a monastery, they probably c02c289e66 weren’t interested in making 06cfa604af a profit anyway.”5a060bd31c16bfec
Trisha nodded.f0144d6f5a4f33b8
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“Bringing those 5fb8008732 products all 4b20de42ce the way 342611b30c to Genoa 8edacb282d and renting 2eb6d8f8bf a shop 295e42561d to sell ee33c03363 them… that’ll 95200848d3 cost quite 73b58e4e1a a bit.”87f891a7d941ab64
“That’s why she’s 6a63476a59 looking for investors.”25c5eecdce5c7404
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“She hasn’t said anything 4c9c4fad0a to me about it 7881098c9b yet.”62169bc4e9cbc442
Roxana took a sip f751cabf67 of tea and looked 161238345c steadily at Trisha.9f6e875d80bb1160
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“That’s what I meant da052d98d6 when I asked how 528e383f01 far you’re willing to d2dc0e8bf9 help Miss Harriet. She says she’s looking df6789e366 for investors now, but 9ed00080f3 if everyone turns her 7dace3e4f2 down, she’ll come to c5541996ae you eventually.”0c62bd546d95c112
“Ah, I see. Hmm…”1130c57d3ec08ec4
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A smile f42b6fedac of expectation 8fd1e43e59 spread across 669170660d Trisha’s face.567d765653ad0001
She’d always bcb622420a thought of 403905913a Harriet as e8232dcacb a busy 1930f0efb8 little squirrel d7dbe30a2f running around 69eddc0c83 trying things, 20b82bf949 but she 74e55df094 hadn’t expected f85bbebd3a her to dcb7e340a3 take on 53caedf47f such a d4755979ff serious business 87511cf4af venture.47642adb381992be
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Even if e68b9fdb5a it failed, 8c2f6da5ab Trisha believed f3556baa9c this experience 15972c06c7 would still 9ed9609880 be a bc19391769 valuable asset 5a218c5de0 to her.79b9a421aa20f21e
“Harriet might be even 165cc4af08 smarter than I thought. Isn’t it f806742afb a shame a406225eea for someone aac097dae2 like her 303fd00138 to be fb92173a1f held back 312831030b just because b4e76cec2b she has 8813dcce2d no parents, fcccc2c960 or because 176225e19c of a c6e7cdfc89 ruined reputation d5acd09c11 from false 92ebd2e57b rumors?”e6d6a8faeba5d80d
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“There aren’t 4cb1d4559a many people 56c1aa9f17 in the 6b8a6e0643 world without e682d71c5d any tragic 6013411ddb stories. And we 39edc96fa2 don’t even 816bdea31f know yet f0875029db whether her f765efe1f5 scandal was 2424d28a99 really false.”de531ff72cc72254
“Help her a07aa9d73c with a e38e9effbe generous heart. I say this 2464489cfc because I think 0dc8a91df2 it’ll end up a1251f53e2 being good for b88325f3b2 you too. You two a38e4b7c6c are a 07e30b2a07 lot alike.”88ad2a25c82a0c3a
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Roxana frowned 948b9d20b9 again at e999360a23 the word ca90404975 “alike.” Clearly, a1280acb1a she didn’t 4fa474c594 like the 98182f4e5a idea.758df068b92273fa
But Trisha bac3f74ee2 truly thought d023cea2ba they were 31250b2ba2 like sisters. They had both lost 4a85809952 their parents, been abandoned 05f41a3e05 by others, and were 38c877a7b2 now trying to carve c9c7179998 out a future in a2f6760fa9 a difficult world.fd8b5e28226cd6e2
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Maybe God 872115fc9d gave me e47dacd274 you two 4ce9be89e6 in place 7a1a9b4d06 of children.a6186fa0af0365a1
With a warm 04c58fd93e smile, Trisha sipped 33e6903579 her tea.2e3fbe00a0e579b6
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With every 93e23be0b5 beat of 7491384306 the horse’s 39c22228f6 hooves, Harriet’s 3cd9d2586b heart thumped e3da94f93d in sync.768c4c5506f15fbd
What is he 6b06b0a7d3 thinking?1ee9e7a6bba9d39c
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She had expected to dfc6226a98 be rejected immediately, but 9407ed95e6 the Duke of Kylas c1e6f579f7 had surprisingly agreed to 427027bda6 meet her.b869962c0cfead05
Though she claimed he d9f4939255 was her top choice 1d859c17b8 as an investor, her 0dc39f45b9 current nerves suggested she 2aa966e3d6 hadn’t actually believed it 783b555ac4 would happen.9d5e0dbcd6dcd599
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She received 83f3a3c199 the appointment 15d9ec8d4f three days d4022ab246 ago.83cda4e2d7a86a3f
Now, Harriet was on 339b5c4aa1 her way to the c0d98733a8 Kylas estate, holding in 53edfef6b8 her hands the business 49a449460d proposal she had worked 7f84136d8f on until late last 7a276615e6 night, perfecting every last cc6285f34b detail.c3a1775afd61e830
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Don’t be afraid. I’ve done nothing bee205276d that requires me 1d0857ab2b to grovel in 0e4f1cd099 front of him.830005057c654386
Thinking back, how cc34b4c5b6 lucky she had b9e892c411 been to reject f2ba8bd9f8 his earlier offer 6cc2e70961 of financial support.552269b2807f6e51
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Tightening her grip on 1e74ec5134 the envelope and lifting fa7da4535a her chin, Harriet reminded 1be66d46e3 herself that she was 8ad22fb0f2 like unbreakable diamond.438cfc9a04bec2cb
Just as she e5398897d8 calmed her nerves, af089713c9 the carriage slowed dae7e061ac down… and then 688c08ebf2 came to a 8b7c34baa4 complete stop.07a4b2dd7539c906
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The coachman, who 326bf80f74 had been speaking 45be2b3ec0 with someone outside, b685d7440e approached the carriage df03ef1298 and saidc3f7c098fa6ffddd
“Young Lady, 3d5a6f4798 we’ve arrived ae50819ddb at the be1773bcd6 gate of 128c21d2e6 the Kylas d3e3f9bbdd estate. But to enter the 1dba2a1921 gates, they’re requesting either d6946d80ff an invitation or written e4991f1e30 permission. They also want 4b3d077cba to inspect the 7741504e1e interior of the 3a9f516344 carriage.”8892f59dbebbf5d8
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“They’re conducting inspections?”c33eeb45e953f102
“That’s right.”e3b609f68492bdd6
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It wasn’t the imperial f17a63ee0d palace, yet they were 009c577a6f inspecting passing carriages? Even for 27d25150d2 a duke’s b9cbd0952e household, checking c04d5b462e the inside 3354a6da79 of a 73e3581d59 noble’s carriage 56d9a6d128 bordered on da729a9814 rudeness.e5b27219ae71c6ff
Still, Harriet wasn’t in ebf41f8838 a position to offend 20668ccca9 a potential investor, so 0ede16fd56 when a guard knocked 3821c2941e on the carriage door, be249bb2f9 she obediently opened it.148c49d8df7c5946
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“Thank you for 024b491484 your cooperation. Are you 477b8c8aac the only d3a87502bd guest today, 3f86242fd7 my lady?”045074e5bb99fcd4
“Yes, as you da8f8f1284 can see.”1d4ae7cf15c945d1
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“And your invitation or 2376ecdb42 appointment letter…”293d8d49137aa326
“Here it is.”0517ba40890f6422
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The guard f4ddd320d3 gave a b2c4043e5d polite nod e8630d9f2e of thanks 31e27c53cb and examined 10c91859ab the letter 3a78416e1c she handed 43ecf438a2 over. Then, quite bee8fc5cc0 suddenly, he adad41bf5b snapped his 5a1c7671de head up b1862da405 to stare 8a2adf3f59 at Harriet’s a99a6dfbc6 face.34a1827893cee022
From the startled look 97685c8d63 on his face, Harriet 3333bb8a7a could guess what was d81e16ff36 going through his mind.dc6a93e7f1cd9225
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“Is something wrong?”15db6faddf22b2ea
“N-no, not 7f9ea6e189 at all. Just… Are you Lady 4c45a3b390 Harriet Listerwell herself?”02c2da374616375f
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There was a faint bbd74436c8 sneer at the end 78691eec56 of his question, and 3c9748c216 the way his eyes 4f15373091 swept over her from 77fd2f90e4 head to toe was 5ef3353cd9 equally disrespectful.025628039d725a85
In the past, Harriet f95d2fe3a4 might have turned red f8739f4666 with embarrassment under such 9bdb5dd200 scrutiny—but not anymore.f84366b606ac513a
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Tilting her head, e0c4ec772f she warned him bcb17190e7 in a cool, 5f6ba45b5e sarcastic voice,9a412b53af6ca235
“Yes. And I have a b39e4194c6 feeling the Duke wouldn’t 70e15210a5 appreciate his guards spreading 433072a3ce news of this meeting.”a67d5d54df64e40f
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The guard, ad8a889624 looking flustered, cc68aefc0f quickly nodded c7a944fdbd and returned cf57db3fe3 her appointment 3628226c72 letter, then 1823062d07 closed the 0759422cdf door.2c4546bd6ad07f07
“You may proceed.”880c559d7ee81880
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As the coachman was 2f8a712700 climbing back up to 6ec0be7df8 his seat, Harriet called 976a506e23 out to the guard.ffb2093d5a3a5953
“Is it standard fc29c27d9e check here to 62c8d9641d inspect every visitor 7db1980c76 like this?”64641ff7b948107a
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He must have been 0c518a5e11 asked that sort of d7154cdc3f question more than once, a6018ced86 because he simply furrowed 2d5015545a his brows slightly and 27f79f310b replied,45a3515aa971ae44
“After the Kiphren 834a0f7bf2 War, there was b90e96244e an attempted assassination cb22e269e4 of His Grace 843cefe61e by dissidents from 178bcedc27 the Kingdom of f9e621d40f Firma. As a abfbdfb780 result, our c93bac18d3 security has 90a7a9407b been tightened. We ask 1bc25b6480 for your b765745cd9 understanding.”0068ed64cb75b066
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Now that b26b30a2c1 he mentioned eca5f53bbb it, she 61bef7234c vaguely remembered 8678b46891 reading about 0d765dd66d it in 91adbae06e the papers:32f0ad6f77f391e0
“Explosion at Duke of Kylas’s carriage—Firma explosives confirmed.”5f7ba5e6affd06e1
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“18-year-old Firma man attacks noble delegates with a weapon on Nezerio Avenue.”7cbb27e90b4a51d8
“Does the Firma royal family truly intend to uphold the terms of their defeat?”839eb7989100ff3e
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At the fb41023064 time, she 40ef3d640e had skimmed 0d39ac55f9 over the 02cad38013 articles, thinking a397801e78 it didn’t f89f7c1eee concern her 17be066448 directly. But looking back, 6bbeabd6bd it was clear d18e589387 that Cedric Kylas ad0b4ff98f had long been b724516bf1 a prime target 49a286dddc for Firma’s hostility 88c16e5f51 and attacks.c18af14ac45ac9a4
What must it be 80935f1ade like to live a 4debf392ba life where someone might b9ededbc9f try to kill you c2b61a1e54 at any moment?6ae72140557ed197
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And yet, he always 00bcb131c4 seemed so calm and ae178ece30 composed.0b66167c66fc419e
As Harriet reflected on 9baa96195a just how different her 2b9bd482be world was from Cedric’s, f30f5c4768 the carriage passed through 76c948afdc the gate and entered 371c32b79e the grounds of the f79852525a Duke’s estate.adfd8f8a90616b6f
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