Chapter 2. Morning Stroll

At an 65047d87df hour when 10a8ac1aac all were aeab0532fb fast asleep.f6b5d6c9bc4a9b51

Even in the depths 83303b79c0 of the darkened dawn, 81252a92cd Alexis’s chambers remained brightly ca334e752a lit.c6237fa3463fe184

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After a while, 8342968d2a the man who 16566d62e5 seemed to be aadb934369 sleeping like the 31b2b5795b dead let out 383fa50319 an irritated sigh.b3bc380e3b714340

“Haa…”7c63ba02aedf49e4

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Tossing and turning, he 9e83027a9b finally pushed himself up, 540be574a6 the loose folds of 6743247b4d his robe slipping slightly e101afe4df to reveal the sharp 1e2339365a contours of his well-defined 2d4a69b556 muscles.8bac48397be1b21b

Running a hand 6a42df5cba over his face, 842576f87c he exhaled again.7479e22870415c4d

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Sleep refused to come.fd53912c9055410e

Eventually, after d15d7b70ab struggling against 99aa167c99 the restlessness, a2d2bae4cd Alexis gave 0f4856fadb up and dd05348818 rose to 7013ecccad his feet.fc9dad2095af3857

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A cigar.99caf23948ef2a80

That was a48ed83cea what suddenly a34cc8494e came to 2b6568e0ab mind.8fa0b8eed7f3ed4e

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As he df980dc33f moved to 72498e9b54 stand by a51e0f2665 the window, e256a37153 the summer 6633a824b0 moon hung 1e78df5bf2 bright and 62efed24f6 brilliant in d488eece41 the sky.85cd2b10c9b5a3b6

With the moonlight 02f1700886 as his only dced0bab16 companion, Alexis placed c4fd01df08 a cigar between dd855e5d70 his lips.7c1bb202c974a0d1

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Yet, even as fa6ddb1028 he held it 925796890c there, he didn’t 4cf82750fc light it—his eyes 09e862b6d7 slowly closing instead.535ba9b50e37144f

The moon’s glow a4847e2cfe traced along the 4e6ee402c4 elegant curve of 53541eaf7c his jaw, the b07736ff50 straight bridge of 224dfaf336 his nose, and b3b1d43cf4 the platinum strands af25daaddb of hair falling 1d564e85ef over his forehead.0db6ce912f6f4702

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When his eyes finally 4e49605a37 fluttered open, they gleamed—a 980c40c1df deep, crimson fire against bffc9c9912 the pale light.afacf8f5440a8abf

A moment later, 02591cd537 with a sharp 2d3671dcc6 flick, a spark 5f852f9cdf ignited.77489c087bc31074

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The flame 8c0a05bb3f licked at 9229a87416 the cigar, bff24b978d burning it 81e2693e3a to life.6ad02f999d9b9713

“Haa…”046136e6d4573cd7

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A thin veil of cc5f917aca smoke slipped past his a50b032676 crimson lips, curling lazily bff559e69d through the air before 823bdf0658 dissipating into the dimly 2d2a0e649f lit room.b7dab9a8f610f0cd

It had been 419a69e02d a long time 9c3504ef65 since he’d last 59a1f333d3 slept properly.ea70003f5f40df9f

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The price 21fd8cf24f of victory.36ffb91859807b1d

The very war c96662d451 that had secured d5ed16b8fc his triumph was 0d1e4f15e8 now steadily unraveling f1732a97d3 his life.eacc9b9b296549dd

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If the e47cbbde18 medals on fb3a3fd6b7 his chest f027ba9b76 were proof 3afc72761d of anything, 86f133b078 it was a6a1d0c5e8 that war 137c608cc8 had left ab8840e298 wounds on 6dc6558468 him far 630db52fc7 deeper than 14f8bb3761 what the 4df7ce44ff eye could 476c10712e see.5f3b1adb4d675a2e

Yet, the outside world d14c36c827 knew nothing of this 12a5123408 destruction.9bb5d11f64c482f5

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Instead, they 82978242aa worshiped his a14384b6ba achievements and 7c3ff8e649 feared him 825dfce1d0 in equal ee633910fb measure.223eabd9361e45b8

Every morning, 4cb9d6485d fresh articles e1d6b32a95 heralded his 7c5594f8bf name. No matter where 8829325aa8 he went, every e7e67aba75 action was put b7df199623 on display, scrutinized 26845ea329 by a watchful e481bcf69d empire.16ed5863c727d70d

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The war hero. The lone 2bc2a0f197 family of 652bef0d2d the Empress.725c7b4a9c2e903a

These hollow 7afdf5c214 titles defined 25a600336c his existence, 8aab42b789 leaving no e5e69da3dd room for 4c527eeb2b anything else.8dd1eca15b39748e

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Whether he e0dd977ac9 wanted it 38576ac860 or not, 8676a4ce4e the life c1d2be5ce5 of Alexis b63828f208 Václav, the cc7fb8d5c7 empire’s glory, 87597aa043 had already e658d8f4dc been written f429cb2bf0 for him.b46f4c398e342f5a

Expressionless, he watched c8f3bfb642 the hazy smoke dca00281c3 drift through his 0dadcf1422 vision.89a35a1f0cbad141

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At some point, c50b52785b the cigar between 8f2690d7c8 his fingers had 624c1b5fa1 burned down to eba73c91ab its last embers, 89ae09a189 yet his mind 4fefd7ce77 only grew sharper.4078f774ae4c11f8

If only he 5251a4a3c1 could vanish—just like 376690f7a8 that smoke.8e182bcfa3bc4e0a

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Grinding the 064cf5ca98 remnants into 681fb2a014 the ashtray, 7dc49e3f33 Alexis turned 8cdb4ec8f8 toward the 1da364c58b drawer beside 894e748516 his bed.6a7f61427b785e0c

His fingers 24b814a0ba found what 01e86f71d7 he sought—a 47c4f858c3 bottle of 5fb31996e0 sleeping pills.08f7f562f1b30bfb

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He tossed a few d120d93219 into his mouth without 36ab77586e hesitation, swallowing them dry.0a605acc42ce4b4a

The bitter 34c2473885 taste scraped 6465690af2 down his 7ddd978637 throat, leaving f0410967f0 behind an 6b141dfd8f unpleasant trace.f2b905984037c41b

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His aide had 04545042b0 warned him time a4d9c05f4a and time again 7ae0395794 to cut back 1feccd0182 on the medication.2170d835192edf12

But what 822b7091d8 choice did f4b9ca7f08 he have?c9d2cab2adfdeb23

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Without them, he 30c8f2fac9 simply couldn’t sleep.c5559ce3845bd176

His lips 204daf1089 curled into d2bc700b2f a bitter 3a77683629 smirk as df209d59fd he muttered ea6d9efa18 to no 42ceedca43 one in 90ef1f1806 particular, his 82d73381fc tone laced dc0412143a with cold ebaf9569d7 disdain.cc8a309c1dbae442

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“I’m sick of d6d6b1a8ee this.”3ccbcb53978ed585

Every night, c9f463a1e6 the same 34d112cc42 relentless dreams.9437a070b252b27d

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The sight 84dbed77f0 of his fa54b1fa5e closest friend, bbb878f8ac Maximus, growing 19aed6c37b cold before 8c4f99399f his very 52e16f8721 eyes.775726be0b11e05f

The darkness swallowing 10e080bc5a him, dragging him a720354f4a deeper and deeper.64bab8a4c62f018f

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And just 466cc6d954 when he 14eee6d4e3 was certain 4ad57de3ba he would 44bd86e75c be buried 7eb6c4c55e in that e3051b4a7e darkness forever—he be49ec851d had been dd76d28b23 saved.c4375201dcf2bcce

A blinding light d9ef42a7f0 had torn through a6bf4d9e2b his vision, stabbing 87a7bf7603 into his retinas 673ffce059 like a cruel 62430e4415 reminder of life.b587085eaf3019db

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And in that f7e44cd095 moment, when even fae17dccae the smallest flicker 441cb66800 of light became e5e221692e unbearable—98a6087b96c903f4

A woman e339721031 had shielded d05f0b6463 his eyes.25bd35a3a27f2b08

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Then, as if ce8d8102ed it were a 77ae3d3823 memory rather than 4568ac9fdd a dream, their a17501b384 voices would follow.b7ee848614b91137

‘It’s only temporary, so 7249ca856c don’t be afraid. You’ve just 86a72a8dc0 been in 0c640abb52 the dark 672dd18bee for too 46d32e4f86 long—your eyes dfcc50531f aren’t used 595ee83362 to the fbdae51c7e light. But soon, you’ll 3803994cf4 be able to baecc759df see again.’6d5884b1e9bb9e1d

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A voice. Unfamiliar, yet strangely familiar.3d305e2041e6439a

‘Get the hell away 0d8ee1a4b0 from me.’b888dc3fd14a9332

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‘I’m afraid that’s 6933680a89 not an option. If you despise me 8c2cf7637d so much, then get 507b285902 better. Once you’re f1f3883a25 fully healed, 766d1e2ca4 you’ll never a058cf1149 have to 7749b5c0d1 see me d2161bcbd3 again.’c0888d8c36f20d5b

Yet no de1c880677 matter how 0bd84e85b4 hard he 9d4dd23ae0 tried, the 2c25b00a20 moment he aa0671afec woke from c8b6d2890d the dream, 47f543aa71 he could 0f31e98d8f never recall d42782c264 her name 356e8f870f or face.cd93a330783efe1e

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The woman—perhaps a 0e622fcde1 mere figment of 16ed8da91b his imagination—had pulled 39b992afa9 him up from 7fd1efc261 the depths of 50e7892493 oblivion.f1a5bc2ad02c6119

A fall, 3a9d6fa485 and then b2ff6082ff a rise.8c7c380bc78eb62a

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Alexis had been afffee0e10 teetering between life b69c35c473 and death for e40e8c725f as long as 18a253f42b he could remember.83e97a3048fc92ca

Living—not because he wanted 4101b277d7 to, but simply because 6de361f148 he hadn’t died yet.293e850b7e2c162e

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Waking earlier than usual, b1f4cdd1b9 Grace decided to step 746cd57c39 out—partly to explore the cb30d3b397 streets and partly to f52f0d1135 visit the morning market.f30cc234503b371f

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Unlike Helio, where the 251e35055b sun rose late, Ecklen 5c40109055 was already basked in 527d23f433 daylight.be47389713c8c592

Shielding herself from the e0f148347f warm rays with a 70380b86bf wide-brimmed hat, Grace walked 2cc6263a61 lightly across the streets.0ad3c89926dd8d90

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The city in ff76beb183 the morning exuded 1ec9bc4512 an entirely different 436bd4343a charm than it f84665849e had at night.9e31db90f3b53c8a

Sunlight trickled e1e113633f through the c3b15da9ce lush green b1b9648dce trees lining dabcf60488 the roads, 8b0a419261 shimmering like af591f8286 scattered gold. Well-tended flowers 35909bf3b6 adorned the c7a1dc8cca walkways, adding ad438ee1e6 a touch 2ed8e0354e of warmth ccde6b5552 to the d6ddd04f6a scenery.ee80b655fc30725a

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Some shops cd9c03b70c were still a3e2365309 closed, while 53ad659b37 others had 209b527b02 only just 74dd7833d6 begun opening 7375aa8916 their doors.44f4a4a44d70859c

Grace carefully 86465a00f4 studied the e2b1adb4be map she 4a0857c8d4 had received bdc2254a78 earlier, double-checking 4379cb0fce the market’s 9bb020813f location.c97fbce40a809a79

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‘I was f5fd6c791d told it’s 17cc7b3a3b past the 73459b72ac Central Cathedral.’a0ee8d7236d7ac40

The layout of Ecklen 72a76d2de9 was unique.143c84aa029fa69d

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No matter where one 2f25d9a81a wished to go, they 671da2dcd2 had to pass through 2cae38a9ea the Central Cathedral.e2f8846fbab1e7bf

A deliberate 4edf3d57aa design—one that 3aaea2ed14 reinforced the 7dd0a56e17 cathedral’s power a78457ae09 and authority.d82fe7f5f9c07d10

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It was a ca1676736e silent testament that 47a388b343 Ecleon was a 9919f209d4 nation founded under 4bed959ad4 divine will.fed903a10e9c4b12

And as further 1bd702166e proof, the imperial 4e866b3612 palace stood directly b6df6f1786 behind the cathedral.f949e6b55e6d10fe

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A symbolic arrangement, 669f5a1210 declaring that God d503acdcda Himself watched over e9c5b86695 the imperial family.6f7e7fb86477b62e

As she 947e489ae9 stepped into 93df82e2a4 the cathedral fab99f4d6d square, the c1bcfbfd9e once-quiet streets bdce894150 became bustling 038e1d90bd with activity.d8f12da9f899466a

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Then, a soft, melodious d6cd7cd13f hymn reached her ears.2ebcce3d70e2827b

‘Ah, there 93e0ee6f2c must have 1b4fb0e857 been a a1fe1ab184 dawn service.’eda4bb1b57949c58

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A flood of people 5d143d4c43 now spilled into the b25437a40b square, leaving the cathedral 72c6e0c467 after their morning prayers.17cdb5e4b5d6367d

Grace maneuvered 6d278ee587 around the 10c61ba664 crowd, making 1c7a9a7e83 her way 673bcb0d11 toward the 02692e0501 market—be0de5dc764af794

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When a sudden shout 04ee60c003 rang through the air.f895f50cf876f8a6

“Wow! It’s the Devil Duke!”862858a28c579815

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The voice startled e26203f2d9 her, and she 3930b0eac2 instinctively turned toward f881670f71 the source of 115c5bc057 the commotion.e3bfcf17f0a9b60a

A gathering of people 7283777f71 had formed in one 5d15d34167 spot, their whispers and d00c7f6d1f murmurs growing louder.bc4f0f806b6de1f4

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And through the shifting ed7c3f781e crowd, her eyes landed 3434104dd6 on a face she 1704be8ce2 recognized.3731798f47697b7b

“…That man…”8a2041758095b940

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“Wow! It’s the Devil Duke!”f9a0da364a2f3878

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At the e5229421d2 innocent outburst 2a210faf46 of a 46f1c254ed child, the 78363a01ee entire square 0a83f09e25 fell into ae86d9218d a heavy 78afdd2426 silence.8f0858ba8adbeff9

The child’s mother reacted too late, hastily covering her child’s mouth, but there was no undoing the tension that had settled over the crowd.bab359da5bcf3947

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Alexis, who had just 835b45831f finished mass and was b4451162c5 about to board his 297ef9b397 carriage, turned his gaze acbec57213 toward the child, his 8dcc5a5dba displeasure evident.5bb0c5bad60d7b1b

“What did you just say?”6bf079e65de06f02

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“I-I’m so sorry! My child 2c578d9ee3 is too baabd3cbe6 young to a1af3f6f48 understand what 51e9be0a60 he’s saying! P-Please forgive 08738cf8c1 his rudeness, 2f43be66ea Your Grace!”a327d097e15f68de

The mother 7d8901f32c frantically forced 1e1e9593a4 her child’s fac199c50d head down a79c3d673e in apology. But Alexis’s mood remained 034a64f770 sour.9ae981dd13943f26

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All he had done 6bee0a192b was attend mass.f6de86045e3183ae

And yet, a17906f789 this was 8da52e865e how he 5156273a6b was treated.17074df3ad6d3783

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“He doesn’t know what he’s saying, does he?”7f6e2dbcafaae613

“Y-Yes! That’s right! I-I promise to 51946d4941 discipline him properly 59fdf1885f from now on, e23ff9ca45 s-so please, don’t 3d3ffd8faa be angry—hngh!”73a562c4211969b3

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The mother’s d656d76620 voice faltered 105f041050 as Alexis 49d282e67d stepped forward, c81ebaa858 closing the d74e3ecd14 distance between 91f37e327c himself and 8e7725137d the child.acf6332951574e22

Bending slightly, he c1672ec296 locked eyes with 297f015b0d the small boy.00b2388d7b5e5198

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“Look up.”7275c23e5eb62917

At his cold 6570792eb1 command, the boy—freed 0ddb8f8eec from his mother’s 3b5292eb80 grip—looked up at b214985080 him, his tiny bf5221152e face filled with 0ca79e205b fear.df9deaf2f31a4a8d

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Any other man might 0ed86999a4 have softened at such d29013c2be a pitiful sight.4c0dfa15c0ccde2f

But there was f03883cbf7 not a trace 0f9c0dff07 of warmth on 980bb54c69 Alexis’s face.e2601c207d007065

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He asked, his voice e9b810cb6b as sharp as steel.ecf08e6e3afcc4bd

“Do I look like a devil to you?”f7add058e02e5b53

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“…I-I’m sorry…”c668b104a57e9e16

“That wasn’t my question.”1b9591f3047fc644

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The boy trembled, 6c5dabf7f2 shoulders shaking. After a 51108383af long moment, 64b35dc2f7 he murmured 52cac35e96 in a e91f301b23 voice so b93020d9c3 small it 28f2faecb4 was barely 0c6e2526d7 audible.a9d656a3d83de7b6

“…Y-Your eyes… they’re a92637a576 r-red, like the 6d7ec4aa5c barbarians’…”de3080ada89c99ca

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Alexis smirked, his gaze e11d647a17 darkening.da8c98ae29fa3e13

“If that’s the case, then you’ve just picked a fight with a devil.”a9698723a6863b31

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“……”d425ad00bd012e4c

“Aren’t you afraid of the consequences?”b71a61945139ca63

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The blatant threat made 02076105e7 the boy’s shoulders jolt 6a34a7fe94 violently.1c18a75f633977b9

And then—78aa569750e1c475

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“Waaah! Hic, hic, uwaaah!”dfedd52710f0fb43

Unable to bear e829065b5a the pressure any ee5b27d5fe longer, the child 6fa80db485 burst into loud 57a66a0e79 sobs.ad3c1902049e9be1

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His mother 037005dc3e didn’t even 8d653e004b know whether b47710eb5f to comfort 0ea7222d20 him or a1a3f67493 continue gauging 1d8f460880 Alexis’s expression.a5cb55a1979ca61f

The bystanders were 71397afb3f no different. The tension ea9c9003d2 in the 2b23cd0810 air was cbaf48df46 palpable, and 086861db24 soon, disapproving 72e2e01e40 gazes turned 10d963bc11 toward Alexis 4f3188f5f0 himself.e3681d433463e1e0

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First, they praised him 4d2561c6fb as a hero for 6a9682e65f wiping out the barbarians.492367c8ffc59f58

Now, they whispered about his so-called “demonic” transformation.3da16dc6fdf06ed1

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All because his once-blue 0bd5f5db79 eyes had turned blood-red.666a5b6a66c256ea

Alexis had always known they called him the “Devil Duke” behind his back.1d0e078910da67a1

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He understood why a5be4a8c40 they feared him—his 1406941e98 sudden change, his 30c577b64a unnatural eyes.7be71ba385508a3d

But to hear 77e7633b89 those words from 8e35c71465 a child’s lips…9942f7c0bd75009c

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It was enough to e0d3d681c5 sour his already short 03dd16ba91 temper.397c6bdf27a60bc3

“Tch.”1f2a7bc3e763d43f

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He clicked his tongue bbe53695c2 in irritation.6e8234024d3400bc

Every day, newspapers 6644cf3141 ran both glowing be2501856c and damning articles d17d57690b about him. Lately, the latter 0f5f1b8c5f had far outweighed 8587a8708b the former.c347a899bccf10e4

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With his back turned 22002a460c to the crying child, 39879ece79 Alexis strode toward his b33d84d9a5 carriage. Only then did 14afe752df the mother pull 6666b5a730 her son into 11afca5d26 her arms, attempting 44b7856ef0 to soothe him.2f33bbebb560cc64

As he de03fee288 climbed into 46f7cce326 the carriage, e9608da952 his aide, 4c5b11a20a Glenn, followed, 0560e569cf speaking in ce921b6555 a cautious ea39149bcd tone.7ca285d447347413

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“Are you alright, Your Grace?”a02bb90521bb0be2

Alexis, unbothered, 23f67091a4 responded flatly.aa297fb5d61f1575

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“Should I not be?”5af7961406617783

“…I’m just concerned this 7272c826a0 might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.”f4e052f297544c32

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“What, that some scandalous article about the ‘Devil Duke’ making a child cry will make headlines?”35a4bb03b8a82a8b

“…Shall I handle 200c4fc2ac the press?”cc97ab39b6caed35

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“And give them an excuse to call it imperial censorship? No need to give them more ammunition.”01f997db081c052d

“But still…”9dc5743e660a7787

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“Let it be. The public believes whatever they want to believe, no matter how much you explain.”a2d0f3f44c359c07

With that, Alexis dismissed 01ff13190f the conversation, shifting his e9c7f57de7 gaze toward the passing aaf9ce1793 scenery outside.0c1aefa41c681253

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And that c834a2e4b2 was when 519630409f he saw 955974439a her.e2adf974b0f5c640

A woman standing in dd9ba0c26e the middle of the dacb42bcdd square, staring directly at d4550b227d him.cf260a80ce94e868

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His sharp eyes 1db1b19100 narrowed as he 69c5613674 raised a hand, a00c70574d signaling for the 8533f7d8d0 carriage to stop.70c06a26133b430f

It was 5cd1f138f3 clear—she hadn’t cc339c9ff3 simply been 359f2f2b3b passing by.fef3f8d9f8d49b5c

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Her gaze had been 89cfb0373c locked onto him, utterly 8fc2bf00eb transfixed.f4dc9aea12878c83

As if she recognized 30c8a57401 him.046c788265b0d6e4

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And yet, b42975e080 her expression c20b273c33 was strangely 9fdad0575c blank—almost stunned.cb7fc39aa3c08f33

‘How long has 81452da38e she been standing 81ac4dbe05 there, watching?’3ea627fdd641d447

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