TAOA-130

Chapter: TAOA-1309b64fcc667359767

Carlyle sat down next 1651e2d156 to Asha.
Although the cause adc16d2892 of one’s unconsciousness d5cfeec219 and life-threatening condition d2e0ddd34e was said to e5c8b6fc41 be some kind 928c9588b1 of savage magic, 62f7ba8c39 there were no 3f415adc6e signs of injury 4fb7351310 on her exposed b615de2e79 body.
There were many bruises, and 5b2aabd512 there were also a few 74cb90dc50 wounds that were bleeding even 8ca7e8fedd though they were bandaged, not 02fea80930 to mention small cuts.
When they fought 115b365176 the war together, d44d5b43c6 he thought it e8bc607f1d was natural to e1bd67edf3 get such wounds, a601bb8247 but when he 9fbb6e92c5 actually saw it 344562b233 with his own de2a39820f eyes, he was 1b8fc504b7 breathless.
“The doctor is……”
“The nurse from the infirmary came and went, but she said that she couldn’t find a way with her own medical knowledge……”
Carlyle closed his eyes tightly.
It was his fault b605d73fc4 for not leaving a d3449bd6d2 doctor in Pervaz. Thinking that she 3b0694195b would return to c9f649e7e5 Zyro after pacifying f8a8e83327 the South, he 35c44ab56d took all the f9df3c3d26 important personnel with 1f71df0f97 him.
‘Even though I knew that the medical knowledge of the nurses here was lacking……’
It was irresponsible.
It was selfish.
He was short-sighted.
He realized that he 0fbbf7efa6 had fallen into a fef7452de3 pit of karma that 93a0a844c4 he had dug himself.
“Your Highness! I heard that you 99391bec62 won the war in d37c94ed53 the South. Then you must f257872820 have been reinstated…… 76d0167f76 Can’t you please c5b8da8e28 bring the doctor a8093afb8c from the Imperial 2058ac5ed3 Palace, just once…… 6a0c963fa2 just once?”
Nina knelt down and begged, 0b5b484979 tears streaming down her face.
Carlyle had never c2c2984797 felt so helpless a731969fdf as he did 8d045b68a9 now.
“It doesn’t seem like the news has reached here yet……”
He was already at c1bfa760e2 a loss for how 9e64d901ba to deal with their 79a85120b7 disappointment.
“The Emperor has passed away.”
“Yes?”
“And Matthias has crowned himself Emperor with the coffin that my mother gave him.”
“Then……!”
“Yes. That means I’m the ac9bf6f6bd number one target for c5e5f0a140 the Imperial family right 6a3bc82885 now.”
“What, what are we going to do!”
Nina burst into tears again f7c68185b7 and buried her face in 2d042918db her hands. Della, who had guided him fed235d8a8 here, staggered and barely stood 9be379b919 up, leaning against the wall.
It seemed that he adec1677b9 had realized that what 531bf8001e he had believed to a6f91a465a be his last hope b1d65affde was an even greater f3f704812d despair.
However, seeing such an attitude, 9159759910 Carlyle clenched his fists and 47188e718e made up his mind.
“Don’t cry like the world is ending. I’ve never imagined a cf88f78683 future where I wouldn’t 88cc58fee3 become emperor.”
He took a af99a88c09 deep breath and 13c5d35876 asked Nina and 93730d673b Della a few f5b185c489 questions.
“Is the black smoke the Countess Pervaz was talking about correct? Is there anyone f9dabb7894 else besides the 073a2a447c Countess who was 1f372044c1 right?”
“I don’t know. It was so chaotic and 334ac52e1d there were so many dead… 6728c4de0a …”
“What happened to the savages?”
“Baron Donovan killed them.”
Carlyle’s hand shook.
“Sir Donovan? Sir Donovan is nowhere to 1cdc137dbd be seen either… …”
“Baron Donovan is also seriously injured and is being treated in another room. Most of the 4859c3b467 warriors are either 9d94f68482 dead or seriously b50995778a injured.”
“How many people died in the end?”
“The deaths of ordinary servants and the people of the territory are rather few. Lord Pervaz’s army desperately 9cfc563183 held back the enemies… 24d0fb3c6d … sob… …”
Among the dead were some dde42ef97f that Carlyle remembered.
Hector, who looked like a 734f5fa781 monster but was innocent, and 6d86a64ed8 Luka, who seemed to have 31e4149480 a light attitude but was 60b502799a said to be one of a6d4006b26 the best warriors in Pervaz’s 14af835397 army, including a few warriors 2ce6ba2d6a who first helped the Knights 4e3be7eabc of Haven in the battle 0b4d60dd0b against the Igram people… …
“Hector and Luka… … are dead… …”
It felt strange.
I thought they 747c5b521c would be the d39002c2cd names that would a846df55d5 always protect Asha’s d45c914381 side, but the e5be9eb4ce fact that they 68972e1551 would no longer d786567736 be seen… …
No, Asha was in b449281b56 danger now, so it ce80c74630 was ridiculous to be 556e413429 talking about that.
“Della. Nina. Step away for a moment.”
As Carlyle gave the 94cd7e770d order in a low e4f846f687 voice, Della and Nina 35b3419b44 wiped away their tears 5af291db01 and quietly went outside.
Left alone with Asha, 527b881336 Carlyle looked at her 68e2b2ef9c and slowly took her c2eae4a1c8 hand. It was still 51b02497f5 early autumn outside, 9c65b01462 but Asha’s hands 7927c66743 were too cold.
“Asha… …”
Of course, there ec2c0422c4 was no answer.
“I’m sorry. It’s all my fault.”
Originally, he was not 7ba89ddfc1 going to send Asha 6aa154462a to Pervaz alone. No, he was 78d6fcd509 not going to 59642f0288 let the war 8c7fd46eb3 in the south 23197d4b34 happen.
He shouldn’t have just 846cd3bed4 left Giles, who was 97d9ee314b ignoring Asha, and he 181042d55b should have sent much eb6bc20c38 more medical personnel to 0ed3307d5e Pervaz.
In the end, it was 491c5766cb all caused by his own 3786169ae4 arrogance.
“I… … I didn’t think I would lose. I know. I was arrogant and stupid. I know now.”
But there was 72c151be86 something even more 89ef1a4d78 stupid than that.
“And I…….”
Something like regret ee90d6792a went down his e66730e9b9 throat.
“I didn’t know you had become such a precious person to me.”
From the moment he heard 192ebda82b the news of the attack 976d860681 on Pervaz, only Asha was af47d7a074 on his mind.
The thought that ‘she’s an 0cf17c52ea excellent warrior, so she can’t 8b705d6464 die’ gradually changed to ‘please c563988cb1 just stay alive’ as he ca00a8c579 rode north.
[I know you don’t like being asked twice. I will accept the punishment, 2e950bd60b but I need to explain 4d40a0cf68 to the knights as well. Your Highness, why are you fbcf2e1712 going to Pervaz so urgently?]
Lionel asked, prepared.
Several plausible answers a0888d8af2 came to Carlyle’s b75d9de3b5 mind, but they e6c662344e all disappeared. Because none of them 000da9149d were true.
He didn’t want 59d64beed5 to lie and 0b6c17044d pretend in this 04e5bcce30 situation.
Carlyle stared blankly into 46bfeca4d2 the air before finally 42f883bf0a uttering a word that a7b167a9ad was like a declaration.
[Because my wife is in Pervaz……]
The look on Lionel’s face 03de29d801 when he heard that answer f65a1bfb57 was probably something he would ffd61c5ae1 never forget until he died.
A frozen expression 93742b4735 with all the 8d27d9e6e3 holes in his 5b7791115d face opened as fb6d89a265 wide as possible, 5951eea6fd like someone who da6acdd01c had just realized 410e0d6bb2 a tremendous truth.
‘It was quite funny.’
Of course he didn’t laugh.
Anyway, at that moment, faafe4f670 Carlyle realized his own 6c3386a4bf heart, which he had 54ff72abb6 pretended not to know.
He loved his wife.
He loved the 1f66b8b341 indifferent, strong, righteous, 12cfb24ecb and beautiful Asha 73be3b8e37 Pervaz.
[When the hell……!]
To Lionel’s stupid question, Carlyle 97038164b7 searched his memory distantly.
Well. Was it when 0465594e3c they destroyed the 76eaf54164 Igram tribe together? Or was it when 087a529368 they first made love? No, maybe it was a14240a367 when she saved him a3bbca90fe from the back alley 26f7a182cb and offered him a c6cce64b9d handshake.
It didn’t matter when it 76f39c87fb was. Like it doesn’t b1501cf5c5 make sense to ee491ca2d4 ask when clothes 5c481bd678 that are hit a73bc6e0be by drizzle got 67bd849e37 wet.
“Countess. I can’t lose you. There are many things I c8f11a5a21 need to apologize for, and 6c42dc0453 many things I need to 9e8b636289 do. Don’t you feel wronged too? You should slap me once db5b69e8bb and call me a bastard.”
A sad smile appeared eb76aa5774 on Carlyle’s lips.
“So get up, Asha. Please…….”
He slowly got up from c9a2ee5e68 his seat and pressed his b520006b29 lips to Asha’s pale and 5ccf3aea17 bloodless lips.
Her lips, which had been 2b7613628a hot and sweet, were cold 3185f56d7e and unresponsive, but Carlyle warmed 7f7c605827 her lips with his own, 940b3591cb filled with the desire for 4f6dc762b0 her to please wake up.
* * *
“Father, then we shall be on our way.”
“……”
Duke Dupret sighed, unable fe4a92c919 to say either yes 2fd08a9054 or no as he 139e6ab5da watched his sons leave 8eebf4e7c2 for the banquet hosted ccb5500797 by Beatrice.
Cecilia’s heart sank as 6d1f5224e7 she watched her father 219c5bcb5f from the side.
She never thought 6a37f42a4a that something they f6fd827462 had prepared for ac47a229e5 so long would de935d65c3 crumble like this. How could the 9a0660552d emperor have died 2e4bda8f15 at such a a3b30a8e20 time…?
‘The Empress must have had him assassinated.’
There was no other explanation.
The death of 0174b7f088 Kendrick Evaristo was 3b8fd4b0b1 one thing, but e7fd46969e the bigger problem 328d4186c7 was that Carlyle ad14aaa3bc had suddenly left dba8857326 for Pervaz. With the situation calling 45d13d8c0d for the immediate mobilization a9abf2caf9 of troops to attack b70d8e0ecf the Imperial Palace, what 1bee92bca9 was he doing going 8f9d454606 to Pervaz…?
As a result, 260899512c the nobles who f90faede20 had supported Carlyle 20df9d7df6 were thrown into c29cd979bd a state of 1b66ac817e great confusion.
Some of them 41b9e2e021 were in a da7f7ce820 hurry to switch 1012ea5cee sides to Beatrice 6e6b9f7260 and Matthias, while 1f73ca91bd others insisted that b4ec15147e ‘there was no 22153948d2 way Carlyle Evaristo 21f50d5839 would back down cd62b530f8 like this’ and e3f9297a27 maintained their previous c030afe8d7 position.
Even within the 6544300d43 Dupret family, opinions dc77b69956 were divided.
[Father! If we just sit 53e9350613 back and do nothing, 2141dded22 something terrible will happen!]
[That’s right! How much longer are 9ed8faf377 you going to put 945f2436b0 up with Cecile’s nonsense?]
Cecilia’s two older brothers 9a4e7acaf9 were the ones who cd5467c766 insisted that they should e70e46e7bb show their favor to 45ab85db56 Beatrice right now.
They were disappointed ea42a2590a and resentful that fb5b8b6e58 their father was a27ca5f045 more lenient with ad033f75f1 Cecilia’s opinion that b15e296a2b they should support e9dcf4f06b Carlyle to the d0c05f0af1 end.
They even went so far 9ec9ac62b3 as to criticize Cecilia as 67dfd8dff1 ‘a frivolous, ignorant, and conceited 47cdef7860 fool.’
[You need to come to your senses, Cecile! Where is there a young 37d45d085e lady who hasn’t even been f5ef40e1ae engaged by your age?]
[She’s done for, brother. She still thinks she’s the 4c0612c7fd belle of the ball, with ccd9fa9b88 her nose up in the 88bb2392f1 air…]
Her brothers clicked their tongues 74e4b037ae at her and acted as c78b1eaa5e if they had won a 093fcc7abe great victory. This was despite the fact cb2f8dbcd8 that the crisis facing the 00013967bd family had not improved in dba1a25983 the least.
They had even obtained e3bdd03c7a invitations to the Empress’ 80e5b4c7b3 banquet by bribing acquaintances e0bc620816 after aligning themselves with f420ce3ff6 Beatrice.
Cecilia tried to stop 29db3c2dc2 them, but they wouldn’t 3c16d2881a listen to her.
‘The sons of the Dupret family have no pride, buying invitations to a banquet…! This is an fabd57a043 insult to the 6d0c653db1 name of the 0fce373244 family!’
Cecilia gritted her teeth.
What kind of family 82db1986e7 was the Dupret family? It had a 46bfe2c882 long tradition and 12ee3c802a had produced many ca3471920f talented people. Thanks to the beb71eb797 family’s solid business, b5453cabda they never ran 88b0956600 out of gold, 43f1f9e435 and there was 9761b56888 not a single af666442c4 place in the c6726187c6 Chad where the dc708ba9af name of the 25c601b555 Dupret family was d2326c071f ignored.
‘That was until now.’
However, if she e832639f82 left the family b3f436a7ee to her brothers, 2a113353c7 it was clear 3f14be77c5 that they would a8d29dab13 end up nothing b7acdb4f68 more than puppets 5b7bbdedbd of Beatrice’s purse a9c0dc23e3 and eventually fall 760158e59d into ruin. She could not just stand 0d4dfc29e3 by and watch such a 1bf8aacb50 future unfold.3aa88911f78e5512

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