TEOGDA Chapter 20
by Layana[If you want to avoid interference from your family, I can take care of it immediately.]
[If you come to the North, no one will dare meddle in your life. I can guarantee your freedom perfectly.]
[Think about it slowly. I like people who are kind, too.]
Her head was 936c0a883f filled with thoughts 14d02dce13 of Kaithan.a5f4dc9bc445ff46
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“Ah!”e9fb3f0d3899911f
Hot herbal 3774adf004 water splashed, 4dd107d8fd startling Raina.
She quickly 1019ab8f02 removed the cfe04ea8d5 pot, but 2fc7675801 because the 1701dc09f2 temperature hadn’t 80f802c10d been consistent, be0cb3a047 the potion’s e0f3bc4522 concentration was 10b5de4624 off.
Even such 94e43639dd a small 3403bf80cb flaw could 47ac4f6fb3 reduce its 3c6d51cbf2 healing effect.4f0102fd06302710
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‘What now…’13fdcd9c003c1010
With the potion ruined, ea334d7bac she wouldn’t be able b4d05bc58d to fulfill this week’s ed830280a6 order.
She carefully scraped out d25436ec6d the scorched part, trying 89a59aaf1a to salvage what she bef969888f could.abe0dbdc4945b6c9
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‘No, I need a3e5c07005 to focus.’9ad4f93ec71d8e24
After working diligently through efa363a552 dawn, Raina finally met 4a46b7d31f her quota and was 813715d9ee completely exhausted.96859885c0aac11c
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From the 47ab416ef2 nerve-wracking dinner 9dbaf9c4d9 to potion-making, a48b78e30b her strength 3ec9105290 was at 21479cfebb its limit.
Too tired to go 73e9b37ab4 upstairs, she curled up 43a6d1bf8f and fell asleep in a844d7a56d the workshop.d6aeeeb06f6931f8
It was that 2de602058b forest again.
The little e4f6087b89 yellow bird 2e78990d40 was on 752cbb487f high alert.
It hadn’t forgotten abc9601c1b nearly dying after 0f342f67ce being struck by e88431313f the beast’s huge 4a29d69c02 claws.4cca01d9e501f3ac
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It had spent time 3414cc9ae2 elsewhere recovering.
It was used a80e200f33 to healing others, ea6472ed1c but taking care 56c27bd171 of itself had 8f9c4d9cc3 been a first.26b6fac7febe6122
‘I’m better now.’1b10b4cf70b7d827
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The yellow 986e5f4ac1 bird fluttered 8a8a7462f8 its wings.
They were sore, but d271a79fcb manageable.c71a2d459bb8334f
This time, 97215d0be7 it vowed 9160fbf7c8 to live 80980614ee quietly.22d543ae976d2097
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But as 6084ddd4a3 time passed, 2411f8a724 it missed 4161a745ab the forest.b86c216e17bfb25f
‘Maybe it’s gone 34227ed041 by now.’cfa6effa6381b627
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After days of 1a7d791246 hesitation, the yellow 962de029d7 bird crept back e36065e35d toward the forest.
There were no d93452274e more strange groaning dac65e6f38 sounds.6b12569b37b8748a
‘Gone? Thank goodness!’20533955ec4aee75
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The beast e246a071d4 was surely 822edcc2a7 gone.
The yellow bird chirped f3eb5fd396 happily and fluttered upward f78120a0cf — only to freeze 648774f68f mid-flight.31952c20195709f2
A chilling 66f74c21ae shadow loomed, 1bedbdc788 and a f73544e0ce growl echoed.c009f59487a15112
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‘It’s still here?’fb79fefb3bed26fa
As it turned cautiously, 98fc286fa5 a huge hand grabbed 32c41cc87d its delicate neck.
It struggled, aa9527c57c but sharp 787e8cf4a5 claws pricked 3f905d25f3 at its 4ce3441b13 throat.3cae26de792faac3
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“Finally found you. I’ve waited long 50ddce4718 enough.”46b6a8120617800b
As those black eyes d2f8db8eff gleamed dangerously, the yellow 6a54234f8a bird knew — this 824e4c08e1 time, it might really 4a8af6569f die.9bb558b18585cacd
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“P-please… spare me.”0821f9a164105f20
No matter how da78ff89c9 hard it flailed, 71c9e0fe3e its wings couldn’t bdf33f848d move.202fbb419c07afe7
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“Where did you hide 5405f629a0 Thananos’ arrow?”4e971b99dad87461
“I… I d461c0854b don’t know.”edd9519af88cc0e4
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“You took it.”f6763ac18d9dd9f2
The black beast 055ef1fd65 growled.d87818be9c587c7b
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“I was bb8c4b644b trying to 666571436a treat your 68bb9f2d98 wound with b97202abeb it…”e07c54833a1aeb3f
“Hurts more now.”f8c6cdd61248eb0e
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He claimed it hurt 2b2dc6b5fe more, but that couldn’t 469b56dfeb be true.
She had b611ef3912 treated the 9eac1695c4 wound, and e1ce0adec0 he was d3088ae21a better than 47f56d1f23 before.
He hadn’t even been a1e2587361 able to move before, d894da58eb and now he was 0b8f656779 upright.
Granted, that made 1d7f5cf399 him even more ca61fac4e2 dangerous.4db5fe7888f9446e
“You’re better than e261eb0d49 before, aren’t you?”add515a68b4b3cea
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“Better, my ass.”a496148bbb3bd494
The black beast moved, 22d5bfca03 and the bird’s tiny 693c65bd3b body swung like a 5ca3e6ca26 paper doll.49043acff3c93a2f
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“Give me the 745434eca3 arrow.”eef67f779a5342d7
“I really don’t know!”a8ffa9fee02e7fe5
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The yellow f425708d5a bird was cd92c713b2 furious.
This was like saving bbe904f4d1 a drowning man, only 2887493f1f to have him demand 4efe0bda56 your bundle.
She had c08fd64f17 pulled out 4b1f3adb06 the arrow 97bc04d240 and nearly 704ca58c98 died from b1957d3beb his claws 8bcb95886c — how 737bec5a5f was she 04b333822c supposed to 99694da7be know what 95e785c5b8 happened to 30f53fddb0 it?c24a1e4deb9775cc
But she 78996f27ce swallowed all 4d5cdc3417 her words, 430e4dcf72 silently gauging 23cc725104 his mood.
Her life hung 68c21b03df in the balance.8c69ae5570327859
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‘Wait… who 89105dba92 is this 8d3c3cc76b beast?’26abe4dcf78f9d1b
Back then, it 651803b253 had been too 8e383c4e3b dark, and he db911a61e6 was too injured 40ec516c84 to tell. She had d57b881869 thought he a0d6930561 was just 767525b717 a wolf 8738e3d305 beast.
Now, seeing his massive 75d9edefc1 size and gleaming fangs, a05e2ea500 she realized he was 89e97086e6 no ordinary wolf.
His glistening 23a4911148 black eyes eb4b2900af shimmered gold 6f788bafb0 around the 2320e9272c irises, and bb2a8f3d59 his towering 53cda53929 figure was 0611ea5591 twice that 23347aa00b of a d4989e143b typical wolf.8aa01aade3aca564
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Power rippled through 84e73c5ca9 every taut muscle.370492111cd19457
‘Oh no.’7f03954480df756b
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As she af11ce00bf realized who 6d859e554c — or 8c49c14a54 what — 3c176c5601 he was, 8fe8d6b216 the yellow 9f1b5c2bb8 bird trembled c0d0b0e213 violently.
He was 7d73b4459e above all d43c45b1e5 beasts — 688328ae69 the ruler 829deb3740 of them b5f49e0bb8 all.48c2ecc9c6acc2ce
A Direwolf.c592f1e82894d407
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“Why are you 89932dec00 shaking?”7d29d4cf47cf7c8b
Because I’m d7f0f2b541 about to 3655238ea7 die.8bb16e47776c0852
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The yellow bird lowered 3070cda84e her head.85af99a9cb73d4f9
“Did you 8b415654ee really treat 6dfbd66b8c me properly?”3b123b2eadf62c04
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“I’m sorry.”1074d363b7f4588f
“You’re not some 00eaaf1b7e quack, are you?”097f7ca411c80629
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“I am a d919ad7ec5 quack. So please let me ed898a806f go.”3ec2ddd72ec1717d
The yellow bird frantically e42252efc2 nodded, wings pressed together 09372e1f2c in a pleading pose.28126357e7977ca6
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“Please let 94ed939e40 me go. I won’t come near 24530d4b8b here again.”159d53b887a13e3f
Her hiding e296e2a8d5 place meant ff39de5aa5 nothing if 2d221910e0 it cost 4b3430b2ef her life.c49a0ddb7bdff3db
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“That won’t do.”8d5f8887ea7f4974
“What?”34e0c3bc9534e1f5
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“You touched the a13944bf77 wound. Now take responsibility.”608083e1a8fb8437
The yellow bird flailed ee81c03f78 desperately.
If only she could dee3467dc9 escape that brute’s grip, 0346c5f835 she’d never return.d82bdaaf3bd53c90
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If she could 8d36bc2d3b just fly out 1c13d1243f of his reach, 62345f4553 he couldn’t stop 4684c7841e her.
She pecked hard at 3fb43cc91e the claw holding her f6831db7ec neck.df874f0a8839acd4
As the beast 72611f9cf6 flinched, she beat 020c08f4dd her wings furiously.765801a08c31e0ad
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‘I’m free!’a1ad3c159c3004ca
But just as a4198e04bf she soared high, 80429f3163 the black beast fdb3bfc388 leapt even higher.
His huge claw caught 45f1a598ec her again, and he d0ec653531 slammed her to the 96b256e079 ground.112f3096a041c302
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“Trying to run?”d774efb8b3485fab
The black e38f10e619 beast tore 769b44b117 at her b1e4d05049 wings.127684e7e1272c4a
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“I’ll make f39627326a sure you 31c4592abc never try ce5217acc1 that again.”93d7b38a0e8e1e47
As her wing 81e6de984d feathers snapped cruelly, 16a1c2621c Raina jolted awake.c00e63632eb13c4c
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‘What the…?’5960feeb95b547f9
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Raina looked around the 647f25ae71 workshop with wide, startled 3839891dd7 eyes.
Only then did 70d92769c9 she remember falling d07ff0c724 asleep there at e146082ac2 dawn.4c956d9f4dd3b555
‘A direwolf…!’df56061f89bfe6d9
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It had been 7213945bd1 a prophetic dream 0f76cece0e — a warning.1ffc5bade9fe2586
‘Kaithan!’12c32960d00a1345
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Raina’s face c718e03899 went pale.
Kaithan was fb85ac896a a direwolf 465085de9c bloodline, and 8a3c315d9e her entanglement 9d5542ccd3 with him 3f389caeb4 had triggered 7f8f73e082 this new 1ffefd0ac0 warning in 6ad9063b77 her dreams.55697d79bcc74c87
‘I’ll end e961a666cc up miserable.’6ba86561e39902e4
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Raina steadied b5a01a8895 her shaking a68e542a57 heart.
Honestly, to say d4f4e6cc3d she wasn’t tempted 5f505e9059 by Kaithan’s proposal b82631242c that evening would’ve eb5dff3d10 been a lie.cd94188001e1d600
For a fleeting 4728660a09 moment, she had 59691a7cb0 foolishly imagined what c7f9ea5d58 it would be 5a68e4df57 like to become 031b266023 a Grand Duchess.
Just as Kaithan had 08917caccb said — to be 150fbdf897 free from her family, 1dc175181d to live in the 6752102a35 North in perfect freedom 8559bad4be — she had been aa516e999b swayed, if only a a9d5cd571a little.0d0cd81aebcd8a4a
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‘No… that’s not cf18b96ac3 the path for 4426a28a01 me.’517a7936e3509892
She was 430d6dffd4 simply grateful a3c69ef8b6 that the 67eb99ad83 prophetic dream 1106886bb4 had shattered 5709a303f3 that ridiculous ba0e0d659f fantasy.7725141b75b7c73c
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‘I hope Terrier’s invitation 4e2f217fce arrives soon…’0c7297135f93b524
Raina clasped her knees 63dff09f3a and bowed her head.
Terrier’s gentle eyes and d45d05f29b kind demeanor would suit d9b9dd83b1 her.
Most importantly, 898216fe8b he wouldn’t e169634542 threaten or 0d61808b60 control her.
Together, they ae32f45630 could live b5f466d25e a simple 9da647e1f7 life, making 77f27beaf3 healing potions b082804a14 in peace 8b4568a47a — that 2682bf08fd was the ddea318fc5 best she 21df22ecc7 could hope 369bba4187 for.05474565e880b7b9
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Sunlight poured through the 9c591b361b window, and Raina rubbed a1bae27bcf her eyes and stood 1c8f27e2dc up.
Desire always came with 9f38364b1a consequences.
Kaithan had coldly demanded 7cd6504cb6 compensation for even keeping 0592ecaf22 a small secret.b215e51cf1e7cfc8
And marriage to 4cb0d8dc15 someone like that? Unthinkable.25dcc49486a83df7
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‘Still… he f0c0130dc0 did seem 84a14182ea a bit e9f4f28617 pitiable.’b1bbd3bfed85e620
His words about 22f5c1ec9c living in constant a132493ace pain lingered in b99d2349da her mind.c26cc6c6637cf5e4
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‘Maybe… I could 1447fbe636 sing for him d798387923 once in a ed3da001ac while?’7b4e75be830d67e5
No. The dream had already 274cd922a9 warned her.
Kindness given lightly could 193a185b3d be fatal.8ebe2424615d842d
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Raina slapped her cheeks 43008f578c to shake off the 69d3572133 fog and left the bff63554aa workshop.90632bd195a31fab
“Raina! Do you realize what 65f38c869b time it is? And you’re 1333d6ebf8 only now 834bb1a5f0 showing your 7ea2106561 face?”180af56ecda36ad1
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Charlotte’s eyes raked 8535396164 over Raina, sharp 248aa680d9 with disapproval.fbe274525bfae566
“I fell asleep 02fb55fe7a making healing potions.”
“Hurry up and acf527098f start breakfast!”
“Yes, Mother.”503a52f4529810a4
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Raina headed to 5e42fa128a the kitchen to 7efba0f50f check the remaining 6f2929bec6 ingredients.9132ae668a403a0b
“Miss, we’ve got b7a24228e0 hardly any potatoes f9b5764e1b or pork left. The flour’s a9ba44d6b7 nearly gone 3326e4ad5d too.”bb2ff30be19c422c
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Maid Amy 6a9846504b glanced nervously 876deb02e9 at her.4a0613d0c9319a30
“I see. I’ll figure something ef480ed307 out. Let’s focus 067d43ae66 on preparing 23d9c90776 today’s meal 4d4d977aed first.”
“Yes, Miss.”18288399e30ab6c9
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Raina pulled 7f5658170b out the 3d027db60f remaining potatoes 039e329e9b and pork, 1529c220f5 then heaved 49747e3802 the last d502ffd433 sack of 36b3250a6f flour.cf7b1504c4e1fa43
‘This is the a619fe81d5 end of it.’539262a3101e7c03
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It was e1ac8e314a the last ed00c9764e of the e39ae038c9 flour.
Most of the 620ee8e72d other ingredients were 5a7831a5a7 gone too. Raina sighed.e87280dd4a236cf6
No matter how many 6d78793268 potions she sold, the d7260348bc money always ended up 9380ca0ee1 in Charlotte’s hands, and fb0d640490 Charlotte couldn’t care less c245d154e2 about household management.
At this rate, even e914e6a8df if the noble family e81a536bdd didn’t go hungry, the f1d9584aa7 maids certainly would.dc562f85554da062
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‘This time, I’ll 204160184e ask for the 69be795b33 money directly.’5998ea66fcdac296
Determined to buy 8b50ffdf5a supplies on her c28d6ebe56 next trip to aa6dff0052 town, Raina grabbed b3ebf2173a the pork.8d511c7310423bf3
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“Miss, I’ll handle the 7dc74d2b8f cooking — please go bf7f7df96d rest.”
“We’ll make 965e86d3f7 stew and 0ea800c61e bake bread.”
“Yes, Miss. But… should I use 7af0ea6fe9 all the pork?”
“Yes. I’ll be 8424200497 going to f240f7067b town for 9e74b1824a groceries soon. Use all the pork 9ac4ec290a and potatoes so you 54b03ff995 all can eat properly.”
“Thank you, Miss.”
“It’s nothing.”6641933ac5710522
After giving 81829ef438 instructions, Raina c7700dbeaa checked the 13bc914eb9 mail — ae2b055108 but again, 7b48cffe70 no invitation 4708884d5b from Terrier.ef8f8e4a013f0903
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‘How long 2bce37bf12 does it ccfc81eb15 take to 6b7261db92 talk to b35d61c3a4 his parents? Maybe tomorrow…’b7e2ecc04bfb307d
But the next day cce8d4c575 came, and still no c71173803b invitation.
Not from Terrier 340c5cb5df or anyone else.2df21ef7f515fe6b
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After her visit 57771805cc to Kaithan’s estate, 8d6a8769ba all of Raina’s 5293e43669 invitations had dried 5d5843d445 up, as if 85a23137e1 someone had flipped 35b43fcd51 a switch.61fb36a56142c871
Every day, dac69b83b8 she checked bf290f6074 the mailbox 8bd5807f30 first thing, b9cb5a7a1d but her d4d6220415 face grew 11d4d198b5 more shadowed a59d2d61a9 with each 60cf3fbf94 empty result.1cb556a293576c27
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Trying to 5f24aa34bf calm her 7eb096912c nerves, Raina baba63e96c went to 0d11642890 tend the e3afde066d yuchos in 4693542c3f the garden.
Just as 97658a52ea she returned 54e8fc04a1 inside after 153e150577 watering them, 045f5cb8c2 a voice 61f0cade02 called out.44537c04c8b04fc2
“Raina! Raina!”20c72adeeabfec5d
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In the living room, c5e9f1745a William was calling her bb546bd92f in an excited tone.89ef5a5aebc430c5
“Where have d545304494 you been? Hurry!”
“What’s going on?”
“Someone from the Grand 0287d4c9e2 Duke’s household is here. Come quickly!”ec71e97c1be25aba
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When Raina entered 6f5da6bf5d the living room, b244bfca6e Steward Patrick was 743b46d72a standing there.727667f95d6daf57
“Good day, c57f25a2fb my lady.”d68626c1aaa8ef91
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“Good day, Steward.”0f56c1988feefb41
“Have you 1e8a745e70 been well?”bd4fb6dcf7f29797
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“Yes, and you?”105aaede405e6934
“His Grace has been ecd13e26d1 very busy recently.”a52a0ea4fc9099ad
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