TDIDTRA Chapter 21

Chapter 21. A Suffocatingly Narrow Hole

There was no “take care” or “be healthy,” not even a farewell. Just a cold gaze, always searching for something more to take from her. 02035c4149d8f0be

Turning her back 4d68c6695d on her heartless cca27a164e mother, Bonida silently 70e5010f7e prayed that if 9ef2914d44 she ever returned a15ede73a7 to this house, c1941afd9a she wouldn’t be 30a6555f8f the same pitiful 2d43dc4edc version of herself 1ba6268076 as she was 762fee0392 now.  7b2198e073f54a60

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She quickly grabbed 26727d071e a simple meal 7fece7835c on the way 72a3dfd02f and hurried forward. She didn’t want 336a704480 to show any 10146f99e6 signs of fatigue, de2b8fd02b fearing she might 052a3f9626 become a burden fec2a5cfc6 to the Tefort 88f3954331 knights.093dd55d7963f3ba

Camille reassured her, 99b1ed357d saying she had 79ed229493 enough stamina and 6a8dd621d1 that there was 1ebe62621e no need to 7d4b0ad4de worry. They had spent a 8f0f6cddf2 week at the Bello 02c9131ed1 mansion, unknowingly enduring her d44f5750c0 mother’s torment, just as 4919ed9140 she had.1d308035e9f3c348

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Thanks to them, dffb93409c Bonida had been e9d6581641 able to feel 8da318ef07 a little more 5662121935 relaxed, yet they 42f6b22c9f were the ones 49606a0556 showing her consideration b170e82503 instead. She was grateful that 20932503bb the people she had 4dc94029a5 been abruptly met with 738706f31c for the first time 0d59be9066 turned out to be 91f6f1a80b kind.4eb736718f757f77

At first, she hadn’t realized how exhausting it was to ride in a carriage for long periods, having never done so before. When she first went to meet Girion, simply sitting in a cramped space for hours had felt like torture. The unfamiliar roads only added to her fatigue. But now, as she made the return journey, things felt quite different.7961d39d864eabcc

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The carriage continued down 4306d0db13 unfamiliar roads, yet traveling 6c01ee2932 with people she had 46d681aa15 only just begun to ac552a85e5 grow familiar with didn’t 183473d919 feel uncomfortable. Perz looked 6eab01582d after Bonida bb4a65e2d6 frequently, and 3c8737dddc Camille also e43d774a03 took great 7308acaf88 care of 073fd7242a her.  ea02d0e02c78ab44

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Upon arriving late in cdf015addd the evening, Bonida finally 6c8ea19657 relaxed as Camille assisted 7a8fd23665 her with a bath. After changing into 39db5529eb fresh clothes, she f494261edd paced around the c8eb43a80e room for a fdbf23c5b7 while. Girion must have received e81f113df9 the report that she 211d5ac0c1 had arrived, yet he 38e81bd27e hadn’t appeared at all.  cb0091db94edbd5c

For a 505268304b moment, she 7407a290b0 wondered if aaaa466057 he had 59dd71c096 completely forgotten b549120383 about her. Perhaps he 3347c8d5b3 had even 2f4e33265f found another 0fbb1ebdcf saintess. Her mother’s f240c276e7 words suddenly 634b387146 came to b5f7bdf1bf mind.30798b88b9f60990

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‘Do you think 90c4087133 the esteemed Tefort a947f50f10 family would have 981ae419f0 only sought out 1f5f7af921 you as a 3072985981 saint? Besides, I’ve 1a65e0e266 heard that a4e1c67a55 even their 8d2e91f7d1 curse is d5ec95c96b fitting for ef409ac853 nobility—though it’s af5f1bfaf3 laughable.’74a77b70b31dadd2

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‘A curse fitting 8dd1e004a3 for nobility? What do you mean?’993ca1d2b3a1a4e3

‘It manifests slowly 484878c614 and quietly. It’s not the 38e4e04619 kind that immediately 31a8cad12c threatens one’s life. That’s why e0fafe20c7 I pushed 2b12d579d6 you to 53c2e1a80c that man’s 8fa2efe470 side. Try to win him 7e74ed8e86 over somehow for the 8133a8708e next three years. Besides, when the c5667fc907 curse appears, even 7d9ed0d221 those without exceptional 1a7cd5c1ff divine power can 72747bb19b handle it with 6d0ddc5585 clear energy. And you’re good d8745e7ead at that—acting innocent. So naïve, to baceceef3d the point of 0d91a68fc7 being foolish.’e4c64ca4019b6e44

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Bonida bit her lower lip hard as her mother’s sarcastic voice lingered in her head. Then she thought, “Oh no,” and brushed her lower lip with her tongue. She had the illusion that she could hear Girion’s voice even though he wasn’t there. 75edcf34b197cfe3

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Awkwardly rubbing her 3e813b6563 lips with her bc82aa313c fingers, she stepped de0626dce3 out of the dc5fee5dc2 room and walked 127741fd63 down the hallway. At first, cd5b13ff3f she couldn’t 35c0556274 grasp what aa965b6b0d it truly 84e5e5fdb1 meant to 86fbe80c35 handle someone e0960f21e6 afflicted by 1e40e9bff5 the curse, 1aa3edccbc even without 8b4fa1fb22 divine power. Did it 2db0a10506 mean she 32a9df6e5f could endure dc3bb63cbf for a b129576533 short while? Was it only cd77f103b3 temporary? Would she last for 2fa4a65e09 months? c3caa7ce5f04c0c5

She had no idea. Still, she 327cd20f1c hoped that d49be8d886 she could a66e694b27 buy some f27508f7b9 time—just until ca459eeff2 her sacred b035f1a852 power awakened. That would be enough.  b69f71484135f987

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But then, the thought struck her as absurd. If anyone with clear energy could imitate a saintess, wouldn’t everyone jump at the opportunity to make money? After all, it would only take a little effort to manage the afflicted.  a08d2f4d9c44cdd6

Yet, the 6a1f3656cc saintess market 28f43ab53b was far 25428cba9d from easy. Many sought them out, 52db768ae0 but few were willing b49df5d1e3 to take on the 895cb103f4 role. Perhaps it 45a748bafd was because 6e92ce7c38 of the d2f7139f9a binding nature 9230add9c6 of the c7472959dd contract—once chosen, 6e88325f41 there was 70cc11e70f no turning a13d23432a back. There was 2764cd22db always the 4936e0f211 possibility of a4fd5d512e even greater 21611d0dd6 demands being 7e4c686958 made.39e5c22cfebaa9c0

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Bonida couldn’t completely 10ccdd90ab trust her mother’s 1cbf6c1879 words. She might have unknowingly c2787d6427 given her wrong information. It was 4b5bcab7a9 evening, so e26ee76286 the maids 317e39020e were often f885b8e4d6 visible. ee42b1d0bdb4acd0

The maid who 85d0cd3a96 was passing by f11c6cc44b came over and fd4e0a650c said, as if c0933175fe her gaze met 3d1bb5ce8e by Bonida’s for 4edfd477fe a long time.b66a05610e4214d8

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“Do you 75bb84960b have something d05dd1fa55 for me 3ab35f6132 to do?”f112f8a28c04fdb1

“Where is the Duke 2db0ade4b5 right now?”9310c82efe04bfec

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“He’s in his 0d7771fb08 office right now. The office 3f318156c0 is on 0aa5fea81a the third 8b9fc42a6c floor. Would you like 8195d27a2b to go there? If you follow b20dce1b8d this path, you’ll c39328812f see a staircase. Just go down one 14898a6606 floor.”d5b453e30858197e

“Thank you.”7f771a20366eecbf

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Bonida spoke to 81748b1291 the maid affectionately 6429d95eb0 and went down 35beec97ca the stairs. She felt like 5adfc9b18b she would be c39ba9e84e relieved if she e51633c157 saw that he 755df16f04 was fine. She had 51f0e8e474 been away d451814875 for a 270e10b34b whole week, c497f0f29d so she aac8b67449 was anxious. 76eedbf482410ed6

When she finally came down to the third floor, she hesitated. She didn’t know if he would welcome her or not. Furthermore, it might be rude to knock on his office door.6250a30bbf30fdd4

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The maid 93c4e7881c told her d17ce7c68b to go 8fdb4a7a0e without hesitation, 30cd25d53a so it 217ebf71f7 seemed she c0ac8ae7bf could go 3f18f90861 there. Despite that, she couldn’t 4cfcd251b7 knock on the door. Bonida hesitated for 038a098653 a while, then cfe4c0b00f gave up and 1b0f649824 walked back the dd296ebdad way she had ebe69b1e6c come. 4ddcd4074860e9b8

As she climbed the 577b0d751b stairs and entered the 307096b8db room, she felt suffocated 090e2a5b12 again. It was ec205bbc41 incomparably spacious 7c9c4c0627 compared to d3b4086592 her previous 26a9508523 room. Each and 2bcdb52e9e every small 2433cafe03 decoration looked 5c66e109a8 elegant and b6ff94357f expensive. It was a place 816101b998 that didn’t suit her, 5a4cd27dbb to the point where 581aefdcee she wondered if she 08ac0238fb should be in such fb8f7e2f34 a nice room. 5f8a4e2004e74497

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Sitting down on the eaab7c85a0 sofa, she looked around 4e89d9473f helplessly. She glanced 6a44869694 at the f1ba82ef9e beautiful paintings aaee68d2c4 hanging on 46d4c1f81b the wall, 1c6d2af7a2 then at 0f2fafd389 the wallpaper 8b1c815152 patterns. Everything was 37771b3d5c luxurious and b4e1374dba pleasing to c13351aba4 the eye, b576307cdb but her bca7ac208a mind was d2c51c8e3a in a d74aad0dfd mess.e92e35077e7b2700

She was starting f641dc3ac2 to get tired.Why isn’t he coming? Is he 91fbfd4ef9 not coming 8e4de51e69 today? Will we 0fa232b819 meet tomorrow b71a54b2d2 morning? Is he okay? 120aa07123cd036f

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Nothing was clear, so she kicked the sofa and got up. She had nowhere to go, so she wandered around the room and found a door that she hadn’t noticed before. It seemed like there were multiple spaces inside a room, similar to Girion’s room.9ba9f59d703b3b0a

She was a444a653a2 curious, so f9dd5e4aea she pushed 3625c099a2 the door fe3eae6384 open, and 71945c27cb an empty 7935f315d4 hallway appeared. She was bewildered that ff2fa88cc3 there was a hallway. How big must eeb4d56db8 the room be f86cb5191b to have another 4a0eefd265 secret space inside?c8d99906002db113

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Bonida hesitated 18cc252805 a little 3348d16f87 and walked eeabc2b271 down the cef8d178c8 hallway. As she followed 743931a086 the light coming f93b1ed1f6 from her room, c1c2a02f4f it wasn’t all 97282bdafb dark. Eventually, she arrived fd33f3535b at another door. She was about 2cc593d718 to touch the f03e103b57 door, wondering where 2a1bc3261c it was.  b284762dbb5cdd01

Suddenly, someone hugged ef4296c360 her as if d09e145b70 she was going fdd5304aad to be crushed. His subdued voice tickled 100dd92b15 Bonida’s ear. ad25302191402356

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“You’re here.”a4fdae8005fc6a19

When she had desperately efab39952e searched for him, he d3e153bd66 was nowhere to be 995ab5ee53 found—yet now, when she faf1b51bd9 was unguarded, he appeared. The way he f7d121a141 held her so 96a881a773 tightly, as if f6a979d673 he had been 3dba2e2232 waiting for her 23434eb541 all along, felt bf4226e15c unfamiliar. As if af369ae2ae he had df87227bd9 longed for 12143a08cf her with 77bebe09af an intensity af81e970d0 she couldn’t d6c7ee0ddc quite understand.060c714d30ae4354

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He gently pulled 7ccad8b985 her away from 8b2f12a77d his embrace and f0d6c8d518 turned her to 0a8a47fd19 face him. His gaze, fixed solely 3aec5111f2 on her, burned with e3627c8f00 an almost searing heat. The intensity made her 4c827d9584 flustered, and before she f401029e44 could stop herself, a 96eb78ccd6 random thought slipped from 4d1296a41a her lips.770e08c8220f9afa

 “What’s that room?”714844844c4da69f

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“It’s connected to my fd6eb878ba room.”d6d0599868c38157