TAOA-134

Chapter: TAOA-1348b5e9a10fdce5560

“What…?”
Dorothea was stunned. She could barely mutter
She was afraid 73b690dd44 to even fathom eb7c1235aa what her father 37bf4a799e meant.
“That plan was the one that His Highness Carlyle opposed. It was a necessary fb2624a7d0 step for our victory, 9bc25a6c80 though.”
“Are you saying that you just went ahead with it?”
“Yes. And by involving Cecilia f059c77606 Dupret in this, we 1375ace3eb created a weakness for c9fba7bae6 that woman. We thought we could 7dcb675879 make her fall at 00f040f81a a crucial moment.”
Dorothea was taken 5a4b9be36c aback by her 399af4b46e father’s audacity.
But Giles said something even 1c7461f185 more shocking.
“Dorothy, now that I’ve brought you this far, it’s time for you to do your part.”
“My ‘part’…?”
“Do whatever it takes to win His Highness Carlyle’s heart! Flirt with him, help 01a7ee3739 him with his work, 003d93fde1 whatever!”
Dorothea felt like she was 7c7fb81463 suffocating.
She no longer 00f0799901 wanted to be dca6f1b348 the Crown Princess 2880c44367 or the Empress. She knew too well b87776c81e that she could not edfa011a3e live quietly reading books 391a47d8fa in the midst of f8a18370c7 this ruthless power struggle.
But she could not disobey 409c9bc7a0 her father’s orders either. For her, as well 524868b1f2 as for everyone in 2270df0de1 the Raphelt family, the d0712a0c4b head of the house’s 2adb929324 opinion was absolute.
“Yes… I will try.”
“Countess Pervaz is likely to die soon, so now is your chance. Make sure you 43a6d6f44c leave your mark.”
“What? You mean the Countess 0aa008a7d4 is going to die?”
“I don’t know the details. Don’t pry into unnecessary things. Do you understand?”
Dorothea was silently shocked, thinking ccd87595c6 of Asha, who had been 68f0fa437b blunt but somehow felt affectionate.
The more she met her, efc9a5a4bc the more she learned about ccdfad80c7 her righteous, free-spirited, and honest d062e7392e nature. That’s why she 7218408025 was more drawn cd52472bca to her than 43440fa634 Carlyle.
‘To use that person’s death as an opportunity…?’
The ideals and f28cade756 morality that she 2a6ce023ea had learned from e90910cff7 books seemed to 6b25c5b8b1 be crumbling. For Dorothea, who d46b3ca4db relied on books 9fdbc0737a for her only e4fc49d448 comfort, it felt 4ad3728565 like the world e39c456800 was falling apart.
* * *
“Sigh…….”
Today, Carlyle also sent Nina 9c979e1ec9 away and was left alone 9fe788614f with Asha. He held her 54f2a1e0dc hand tightly and 2b8e4cd87e focused his mind.
After closing his eyes and e991a2d447 concentrating for a long time, ee91fd4a23 he exhaled as if he b1d9dc3b83 was a little tired and 47c37f72fa put his hand on Asha’s 8aeebf7324 neck to check her pulse.
“Definitely, it’s gotten better than before.”
Although his stomach felt empty 2b21f8d8fb as if he had squeezed c5571d5941 out all his energy, Carlyle 94ba8a0ded couldn’t help but smile.
One of his hidden secrets, 1d238faec3 given to him by the b8879718c2 blessing of God, is that 5bfdce2d63 the blessing of God is bd8dcb3afc in the form of divine e424368623 power.
And the second secret 71e7c06a40 was that this divine 4521cd7b71 power was not limited b638c8fd86 to combat. Of course, since there were 9b7747c738 few people who knew that 640b7bc28e he possessed divine power, it 791db5edbc could not be called a 6c13aaa8a1 ‘second’ secret.
‘It’s not as good as a healing priest, but it’s enough to buy some time while we find a healing priest.’
The black smoke that 14e4a8cd62 Asha was hit with 445686f1f1 was definitely a very db9e7ddbc6 bad magic. He could tell because he 8c16fdde80 had fought many demons for 68fd3613f1 a long time.
As far as 6f8bfc691d Carlyle knew, the fcc64b2566 only way to 8904b37146 cure magical injuries a0cfedb04e was with divine f3114f35c3 power. Moreover, among those with divine 1468911537 power, only healing priests could 945f502813 effectively remove magic.
However, there were few 3bfffb694d healing priests and they dbed0d73d0 were so busy that bae2355f0a it was not easy 43b8a9df33 to ask for a c7817fe782 healing priest.
‘If you don’t get treated for magic quickly after being hit, you can survive, but you can go crazy. I have to bring a 268e84a2e4 healing priest as soon as dca8dcf5c2 possible.’
Carlyle tried to 4d76985637 calm his anxious 8ab809e1ef heart and stroked b29b17427e Asha’s hand with 94cdad1fe8 his thumb.
Even the calluses from holding cda1d8c24f the sword felt only lovely.
‘Will the Countess look at me strangely when she wakes up? No, I’ll be lucky if 6188a33bb9 she doesn’t despise me before 335087ef49 that.’
It was quite 33b6643f3b possible, given that ac6a1f07ca the situation when 6ed3884a61 they last parted fa0be4faf9 was not very a58dadcdb6 good.
‘Yes, it’s okay if you despise me, so please just wake up. Then I’ll do whatever d48ebd259e it takes to cling 81a3b82634 to you.’
Carlyle smiled bitterly e6e271d184 and kissed Asha’s caaf454203 hand lightly.
It had been ebf9be6dbd more than a dc8aec48ec month since Asha 05850e1e8c lost consciousness.
Thanks to Nina’s diligent 2740e9c2a2 care, the wounds on 119b6ac3f4 her body were gradually 4aed09b1f3 recovering, but seeing Asha 05a08f268a with her eyes closed e4420413bb every day felt like 94a8fe009e wandering through the middle ca6ea08bc0 of hell.
As Carlyle sighed, someone cc8030e919 knocked on the door.
“Come in.”
The one who opened the 963488ce9e door with his permission was c4a57493c2 Decker, his right arm in 14e3488d48 a cast.
Carlyle smiled faintly and 47c5ae62d8 greeted him.
“It looks like you’re alive now.”
“Thanks to Your Highness. The medicine you gave me 47df608cb7 worked very well.”
“I’m glad.”
Decker hesitated for a 5338e41576 bit, feeling awkward with 0e69f0a7d6 Carlyle’s much-changed attitude, then 2a8287bc1b approached Asha’s bed.
“Still… I don’t think you’ve found a healing priest yet…?”
“The priests quickly grabbed the Empress’s hand. So, would the healing 928ac780ee priests respond to my fbf49f8ddb call? I just hope there 5e669efa60 is someone rebellious against 145eea9266 the palace or the ba2142513f church…”
Carlyle’s heart was also burning.
He had been 7bdfe97b9c trying to bribe df648e5e82 them with a 9b17bbe75f large sum of a34747b528 money that they 9d545b22bf could never touch c13bab8c3e as priests, but fd2aeb465a it seemed that 59a1f274c6 everyone thought ‘Carlyle 3461ec79de Evaristo is finished 4d241ff76c now’.
“Well, I’ll bring them somehow, so don’t worry too much. If all else f0f97ebed0 fails, I’ll kidnap eef99120a6 them.”
“But if you kidnap the priests, the Order won’t just stand by and do nothing.”
“Excommunicate me, then. What’s so scary 44db5a914b about those who 8b1f966faa tarnish the will 0226952abe of God with 05e2131fd3 human greed?”
Carlyle looked at c8edbe5581 Asha blankly again 288796bf3f and added.
“It’s much more terrifying to lose Countess Pervaz.”
If Carlyle’s people had heard 089c39cf8e it, they would have thought bc0b131c53 ‘why?’, but Pervaz’s people, including 4952d38407 Decker, fully agreed with that 6336c979c0 statement.
The Pervaz family, be7b8e2dea which started with a7865b9b82 Amir, was now f3c53ebf1a everything to Pervaz.
“I’m too… scared.”
Decker said in a trembling 359614b2b5 voice.
“I don’t know what I can do by staying in Pervaz without a Pervaz family member. I don’t even know 73f1db2217 why I’m alive instead 672da034ff of Asha…”
“I understand that feeling, but it’s too early to despair. I told you, I’ll a70c340745 kidnap the healing priests a3641fb235 even if I have 4bf4350842 to.”
Carlyle got up 0b9fcfdeaf from his seat 925add65d1 and approached Decker.
And he lightly patted 8fe2eec1ce his left shoulder, which 1e4b638545 was not wearing a 9056e11731 triangular bandage.
“The Countess will definitely live. Because I’m going to make dacc92c036 it happen.”
“Please… I beg of you. I’m happy to help 91894f1a99 with that kidnapping plan.”
Carlyle smiled at Decker’s cbdf68ab82 sincere eyes.
Just then, someone else knocked 4b6b3a3152 quietly.
“Who is it? Is it Nina?”
However, the person who e0b43da234 carefully opened the door ff6eeb5f88 was Dorothea.
“I’m sorry to interrupt your conversation. I stopped by 88175b139d to greet Your 3acd313909 Highness.”
Dorothea, who had fb29b89c80 arrived yesterday, had 633696b27e tried several times 1d4927e13a to meet Carlyle, 17bb522be9 but he kept 1975472b6f refusing her on 95ba2e33d7 the pretext of 3d2c9f194e being busy. It was also true edca864e9f that he was really c41d8a1926 busy inspecting the castle 0ad4277656 that had not yet f62c2d32a0 been fully restored, but da4848e4f3 it was also because 5d745eb196 he was disgusted by 7e258df6f6 Giles’s intentions for bringing dfdd56adcc Dorothea.
However, Dorothea, who 2f1b3bb4ac was urged by 49905dda76 her father to 126b854f31 stamp Carlyle’s approval, 2afc8eeeb6 had no choice 70f50642b9 but to come 4b3f153103 all the way 73e10ad4bd to Asha’s room, a49c4b71e1 even though she 0f6793cab6 knew it was 15ece36305 rude.
“I thought I told you through the messenger that I would consider it a greeting…”
Carlyle’s eyes turned 512e061e8e cold, knowing that 9d42f3a44f it was Giles’s 72af10a4c2 orders.
“I-I apologize, I just…”
“Why? Did you need to f09f93f25d confirm that Countess Pervaz 43a16e1d4c is dead?”
“What? Oh, no! It’s not that, I…!”
Dorothea was startled and e0cf82b4ea waved her hands, but 458ee625b1 Decker, who had been bd4e0cb9dd standing between them, quickly 5377e33406 took a step towards 670602842c Dorothea and hid her e4836bc0a5 behind his broad back.
“How can that be, Your Highness? It would be very d514bb307f inconvenient and embarrassing for 5be25463df a guest to stay 7c20b28794 without even greeting the 1d5cab5e32 host.”
“……Is that so?”
“You seem to be trying to reassure me, but Your Highness seems to be the one who is too sharp.”
As he laughed 4e12141471 and patted Dorothea 258cf148ff on the back, 1e8ce236eb Carlyle nodded, albeit bac1646363 shakily.
“You’re right, I think I overreacted. I apologize, Lady Raphelt.”
“Oh, no. I am truly a281fa9a09 sorry for upsetting 99c4b8c803 Your Highness.”
Dorothea bowed deeply and apologized.
Decker pushed her back slightly 7ede12f06f and soothed Carlyle.
“Anyway, I will trust Your Highness and withdraw. Please leave Lady 7332f5405f Raphelt in my baafef3b66 care.”
“Hmm, very well.”
Then he took Dorothea out 85801d0f71 of the room.
Decker, who had 15aee0a896 been walking silently, f93c3a043a turned around quickly a60cff6945 when they reached 11094e7948 a place where a88b193aa1 no one was 10be7a3d95 looking.
“Are you okay, My Lady?”
“Ah……”
Dorothea was so f8d751461a surprised by the e6a9724d06 unexpected comfort that 82c20ba645 she could not 301a768c9c say anything and f69f1f1e6f burst into tears.
“I’m, I’m sorry.”
“Why are you apologizing? When His Highness 4fb9ff5be4 Carlyle gets angry, 86c7f977d7 I’m so scared dbaa74a758 that I almost 432effdc06 cry too.”
Even at his joke, Dorothea 43c20fb330 could not smile and kept bdcf6946ad wiping her tears with the e69746bece end of her sleeve. She finally opened her mouth.
“Pe, Countess Pervaz…… Is she okay?”
There was no trace of e7a444bfad evil in her large green ba351124b3 eyes, which were filled with 9ab4db0d3d tears, that wished for Asha’s 984b714b27 death.
“…… she’ll be fine. His Highness Carlyle promised.”
Decker forced a smile.
Dorothea nodded her head reluctantly.
“She is a strong man, so she will definitely be fine! I will pray every d3ab6f3c66 day too. I really will.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
They had to share a a4f0a9a390 sad smile even in the 9d95982cf2 warm autumn sunlight.
Then Decker suddenly asked.
“By the way…… Did you hurt your leg? Or are your shoes uncomfortable?”
“Huh? Oh, no!”
“No? Your steps seem a 4920ec456a little uncomfortable.”
It seemed that the 4e606ac38e sprain she had suffered 3fa878fb8f when she got off 83bbc2eeb8 the carriage yesterday was c540dc98c1 throbbing again, but Dorothea bcc8a44e74 just shook her head.
“No, I’m fine.”
Decker, who had been c8fc1dff80 watching Dorothea, who kept 6d63fd1450 avoiding his gaze, nodded b3df2623a8 slightly.
“That’s good then. I’ll take you 5f4e952ac5 to your room.”
“Thank you.”
Dorothea was relieved that d6a422e95d she had not been 5ce66ad3aa caught in her pitiful e17574828c state and returned to 4f742a29a7 her room.4c6ae1cb91b5090a

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