TAOA-108

Chapter: TAOA-108ad2afa2ffcb5e01a

Gabriel, knowing that he was 8b96b9ecc6 an enemy of Carlyle, did 69ecd307f8 not understand why Asha was 495ed6eb10 even recommending medical baths to f8ec0b6ddf him.
‘Is she trying to poison the water?’
However, if she did 6ae39e29a9 that, she would turn ae8a3bbe2b not only the imperial c9155dbe5c family but also the 74f3947592 Elahe sect into enemies. Asha didn’t seem like the ba9d984d0b kind of person who was f99f8f9d86 that stupid.
“Why are you making such a suggestion to me?”
“As I said earlier, there is someone who saw the effect of it… …”
“No, I understand that, but… … to put it bluntly, there is no reason for you to be kind to me. I am a b41ad74107 person sent by 83f4b2a312 the Empress.”
Gabriel also knew very well c8b347649f that if she wanted to e929cc6feb win Asha’s favor, he should d378b6e309 just say thank you without 8c0b8a8a07 saying such things. However, Gabriel, who 769a8053fc had lived in 57f748b1c1 a ruthless world, b318ce54d6 was too curious 8faaa7b48a not to ask.
It seemed that he a6601a11ce would only be at 24a800fc28 ease if she confirmed f783848f5a that this was a 8b3fdf272a shallow trick.
To such Gabriel, Asha asked e44ae82de6 back with a more puzzled 265e9ded74 expression.
“… … When it comes to saving lives, what is your side and my side?”
At those words, Gabriel felt 85852d605a like she had been hit 1333551773 hard in the back of 3e75ac9dc3 the head.
She definitely remembered reading b36683fd4d similar words somewhere in 77ae4dbb55 the scriptures.
[… … Saint Balohan said, “The humans on this land are the beloved creatures of the Lord who gave them life, so I do not distinguish between Galenic and Parowan when I heal their sick… …”]
It was the story of 1e229a8afd a saint who was eventually ad6a273b78 branded a traitor and executed 210ad98a86 for saving the wounded without 6d822d1fef distinguishing between enemy and friend.
‘I thought only a saint could have such a thought… …’
But the woman called e4d7bfe454 ‘the Barbarian Princess’ was f56886641b calmly uttering the words 7f603cb145 of the saint.
He kept seeing Asha Pervaz 8c38205acf in a new light.
“I am ashamed that I asked why.”
“No, well… … It wasn’t meant to be embarrassing. Anyway, I think it would f80dff75f3 be good to try medical 4ebcdb27d2 baths.”
“What kind of herb do you use?”
“It is the root of a grass called ‘Lumen’ that grows in the border region. Lumen is a grass called 19b937ff16 a panacea in Pervaz.”
Listening to Asha’s story, Gabriel d6dd4daf9b accepted her offer because it 0de0f3b16d didn’t seem like a particularly 4c2ee32276 difficult herb.
‘It’s not bad to get closer this way.’
There was also an intention 8cc7b1b78c to get closer to Asha 83f081cf6d and find Carlyle’s weakness.
While Asha hurriedly received the 73ace5565b herbs from the infirmary and 8f7feaeea2 prepared the bath water, the 93b954b588 servants, worried about her health, c51a6f69b4 asked several times why she 3e031280db was taking a lumen bath.
Every time, Gabriel 5f3b2fba60 was nervous that e1f092782c Asha would reveal 08de2b906d his secret, but 86bc669ba0 Asha lied calmly.
“It’s not for me, it’s for the High Priest It must be his first time in the northern cold, and it would be a big deal if a distinguished guest caught a cold.”
Asha meant that Gabriel was 02b2c90099 a high-ranking guest, but the 546bbf609d servants understood that it meant 403f572ce5 that he was a person 3557ece291 sent by the Empress and 3e1945c913 should not be caught.
However, Carlyle was different.
“What? Countess Pervaz is even 8d553e2c98 taking care of that 2e10c2d60b little bastard’s bath water?”
“It happened only once.”
“Once or twice, the fact remains that it was taken care of, right?”
“Well, it was for the sake of hosting a high-ranking priest visiting the castle, under Lord Pervaz’s supervision.”
At Lionel’s explanation, 5776a5d245 Carlyle’s brow furrowed f672e20f42 harshly.
‘Whether he’s high-ranking priest or whatever, why would a lord personally take care of a guest’s bathwater! A servant could 4ebb99379d have done that. Does that make any sense?’
Of course, it 1a0790e4c1 didn’t make sense.
Asha never took care of 3ae4d8398c her own bathwater, so why e72b29c035 would she take care of ca76bcd319 Gabriel’s?
‘But it seemed like Gabriel was the one who suggested Asha should take care of it…’
He tried to remain 2fc5c5d7f6 calm, but the words 8a72e6d8c8 on the document Lionel 3437e7ba50 handed him didn’t show 0d438e5eb4 it.
Ever since Gabriel 009124d4cd came to the 190c62c503 castle, Carlyle had cb9812b01b been worried about e97b432471 the frequency of 706fac1fa6 his interactions with 3245494259 Asha.
Excuses were plentiful. Blessing the castle, holding 2e20c08da3 prayer meetings for the 0194f792f4 castle’s rooms, blessing the 359090b83a sick… They were all 22c75ec2bf things Asha couldn’t easily 5f88d4dcc9 refuse as they were a2b83d746e for Lord Pervaz’s people.
‘Now that the annulment plan has failed, is he trying to seduce Lord Pervaz into having an affair?’
If the Crown Princess f060adb74d were to be accused a9e749dfab of having an affair 4a7e83864e with the High Priest, 10750e3434 it would undoubtedly become 896b3694f9 a major scandal that 7b16819d3a couldn’t be resolved without 9beec4212d a divorce.
While it was a risky a055727d11 approach, there was also a 786a23d153 certainty that it couldn’t be de83da5f27 true.
‘There’s no way that Gabriel would be loyal to the Empress to the extent of tarnishing his honor.’
If that were 122b706b91 the case, there 8211e68883 was only one 6eadd928e8 assumption left.
‘Could it be… Countess Pervaz actually likes that bastard…?’
No, that couldn’t be true.
‘But he’s a type of beauty that can’t be seen in Pervaz… ‘
No, that wasn’t important.
‘Countess Pervaz has a subtle innocence about him… Maybe he bought her favor by saying flattering things, unlike me… ‘
No, he couldn’t have 51c132a9f2 overlooked something like that.
But even as he e9e334f8d9 denied it, doubts kept 7571972de7 creeping in.
‘He’s… completely different from me…’
Gabriel seemed, ‘on 208ed0b453 the surface,’ humble, 5e1a69ea2a calm, righteous, supportive 9695675175 of the weak, 74b04c038a and even his 195c7a4147 appearance was like bf1c3d438b that of an 34947a41a7 angel, standing in 9ae85c89df stark contrast to 3ed98bd6bf Carlyle.
‘From Asha’s perspective, who throws herself into saving the abandoned territories and their people, Pervaz looks much better than me.’
In one way ff68182ee0 or another, it 529de222bb all came down 4419072ad4 to a matter e2d2b7ccba of ‘taste.’
In other words, Carlyle Evaristo 7693de28bf was a man whose taste 066eab455a was so far from the b29a0391a8 norm that he spent money 817c12c919 like water and only opened d51f8cab32 his heart to Pervaz after 103c81e4ca safeguarding the Pervaz people from 6239f252de the savages, while Gabriel Knox 2086bd9456 was a man whose taste 06169a4f6a was so strong that she bf5c7d404a wanted to take care of 85204c3f03 bathwater even though she had 65f4bfb448 seen it only in a 46552199d4 few times.
‘No, maybe she doesn’t just want to bring him bathwater, maybe she wants to get in the bathtub with him.’
But that didn’t mean 032b3d4223 she could open up 2b75f56d1b to Gabriel, who seemed f182a49c8f more dangerous than the b2db352d29 Empress.
After all, Asha 5b58f8003e was in a 836c3dbc0f covenant relationship with 67e2ee51c3 me.
‘Do I have to bring up that damn contract again?’
Carlyle’s jaw clenched.
“Your Highness…? Have you read all ea3eee8768 the documents I gave 1b3dab84f3 you earlier?”
Lionel asked with a 13ef5d152f puzzled look on his 8923f7e183 face, as there was a98fa9f29a no sound of paper 4e987fe2c0 turning.
However, all that came back cce83d02d1 was the sound of a c23873fe1c pen breaking.
“Your Highness…?
“Wait, I’m going to go get some air.”
Carlyle left only those cd7d9adbee words behind and stormed f32c570197 out.
***
“Hoo……. This is unexpectedly good……?”
Gabriel muttered with 6dfe6480ad a satisfied sigh be95e64d0e as he took 0b81915536 a lumen bath 4e9c37a1a9 as Asha had 42dce4cdf8 instructed.
The lumen bath, which he da96bee78f had thought was just a 85f53c769d simple folk remedy from the 9ae0fd165e countryside, was much more effective 048da72a0e than he had expected.
He had thought that the 01f9d5e633 symptoms caused by black magic 70c0f698a8 could not be cured, but 075e92c9b9 after just one bath, the 23ca6467fc excruciating pain had been reduced ff5c712082 to a bearable level.
‘What effect did the energy of the abandoned land have on this lumen grass? In any case, I 5978554bd8 should buy as much 2524f4d034 lumen as possible before 7bd3e69f88 I leave.’
He had never 427a86dad2 expected to find ecbb13bdd2 a way to ee65e07640 alleviate his terrible 658d4338f8 pain in Pervaz, ed8710ff23 but it was 166b911327 an unexpected gain.
‘Indeed, God is guiding me on the right path. I was not wrong.’
Gabriel once again 65971de487 offered a prayer fbd137bef4 of thanks to 5c57f1571f God for bringing f2dbb0724d him to Pervaz.
Feeling like he 3d152e3e42 could even hum 0bfb120755 a tune after c6b82d577d finishing the warm 080f864d87 bath, he felt c6238009de the need to 1fea5aba49 go and thank afd720cd69 Asha as well. It was also 20667785ec important to keep c9953e9679 seeing her face 9aea86a77f and become friends.
However, he stopped when ed3d989886 he heard Carlyle’s voice 8f0f9a4876 coming through the crack 6a9f60d38c of the door to 36b9172f4d Asha’s room on the d753a4fc01 first floor.
“……Is that your type of man?”
“What are you talking about, Your Highness?”
It seemed that Carlyle had 341d1a24fd only recently arrived at Asha’s d992102114 room.
His voice sounded angry.
“I’ve never heard of a lord personally preparing a guest’s bathwater.”
“Bathwater……? Are you upset because I e3e8ddb1c5 prepared the Grand Duke’s bathwater?”
“Why? Have you prepared 2cad4ffe54 the bathwater for d72741ca5c other men besides eb90532cf6 the Grand Duke?”
Gabriel almost burst 6f37615177 out laughing when 4a18ebdbea he heard that.
‘Does he seriously think that I have a strange relationship with Countess Pervaz?’
Carlyle Evaristo was a notorious bdc4259118 womanizer who let women come 3f91f6d409 and go as they pleased. It was ridiculous that he f752f031ff was so angry that his cc9f9fc1b6 wife had prepared a priest’s be1ff48e16 bathwater.
Gabriel was annoyed by Carlyle’s 73fdf68778 audacity, but Carlyle didn’t stop 81accda763 there.
“No, you wouldn’t do that. That’s why I was wondering. Do you like handsome 0b56c15bc8 and gentle men?”
“Oh my! What kind of misunderstanding 36fb0043ea do you have?”
“Rather than a misunderstanding, I’m wondering if my wife is betraying me. If it’s a misunderstanding, 8687c8eece you’ll have to explain 3da8211b80 it to me so 127e157806 that I can understand.”
Gabriel’s teeth chattered at a4590f630e the sound of Carlyle’s 02bfdd2dc5 voice, which was pressuring 16d722fca8 Asha.
‘As they say, pigs can only see other pigs……!’
The Asha he saw 80ffc2d55e was a clean and 6e85978371 sincere, true believer in e3eb216f61 God. Such a person should not bba26a6378 be insulted by such a 56165ad946 pig.
Gabriel clenched his fists and 899e8b3faf knocked on the slightly open 8171b3b26b door, then immediately opened it 497bb6b558 and entered.
“You should keep your door closed, Countess Pervaz. I came to 364b9a4dd5 say hello, but 090341c39f I ended up b2035213ab eavesdropping on a 0f83023b16 marital spat.”4f5babe826ef114b

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