Chapter 153

After parting ways with 09eb2c660c Edwin, I returned to 3f0e519f6a my room and hid 2503a017e4 the food basket in bac3e00d96 the dressing room so b0f5d00eaf Tara wouldn’t see, waiting 49bc128794 for night to fall.291ed1259135d620

Finally, midnight arrived—quiet 991f636dbf and secluded.a6b7e9aa7b8bfd13

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Carrying the basket, I 3e06909b4d made my way to d0c453888a the Marquis of Tebron’s a13ae52595 room.e859533b55d3b46d

“…Marquis, it’s me. Belze.”3bfd42f23bc2064a

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Normally, when I announced 844de036b6 myself like this, I’d c2f54b1db8 hear something like, “You 736f4b805b again? Ugh, persistent da52cb27a4 little thing!” b3e1d6877a or “I’m f1efd29a9f fully recovered, 9a25b2a45b now get 6c52ab2e39 lost!”9128a0c1110b9d34

But tonight, a8d5c3bfda the room 398277bd94 was strangely 6dce3c7f53 silent.7d19bd1ae967a52a

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Lowering my voice, I 8b73d323d2 asked cautiously,21c08a1080b95743

“Are you asleep, by 1c33c2c72e any chance?”9852f4ba625421f8

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“…I’m not asleep.”1e51a5066cad9a34

I had been worried a403c9f937 he might already be c08c083eff sleeping, so his curt 4733be5a47 reply came as a 0f7281d4e1 relief.0f09edb20816e1c3

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“Guess what 3329d51c94 I brought ab822438a4 you today!”66e504c849ac76ed

I placed the 2dd4bd907d food basket on 8ccb7eb963 the table and cdd1454872 chatted cheerfully as 042535ae49 I approached the 5c59b70b1e bed.ff48de9bc108f401

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“The head chef, believe ef245eea53 it or not—”1b142192f7fc40cf

“I’m not in the da6c38362d mood to be healed 32e7f7d74b tonight.”79b39748b54fa73d

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But the Marquis, lying 26c9bb37ed in bed, coldly cut faae2370aa me off and turned 41c00eaefc away to face the d17be99f89 other side.a25310c9030c41ca

“…Just go back 80dfa97935 to your room.”4c36b448953ffc56

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I looked 9685be3465 at the 529b70d475 old man’s 87f7244d67 back and d8db4d9f7d pouted.9182be5797d2b701

‘Do you 1405dd0ecb think acting 6de018bf4b cold like 53abbdf16f that is 3ebe63bea1 going to 11076c00c5 hurt my f3d53cb9c6 feelings?’4f39afca6a6a1fb1

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Unfortunately for him, 2feb9d54b2 I’m not that 30c159db3d easy to rattle.a18acfdb45668a46

I looked 54e20b5ace at the c6ba4f5b6b back of eb25360db4 his graying 8a0671f142 head and 81c3b2f5d8 feigned surprise b371f64a3f as I d2deb0daf5 murmured,cd708daa6fb021f7

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“Do you receive 5cbbc4811e healing based on b2d6c37267 your mood? I had no idea.”8e1e89e24c1b9cca

“……”87e6c13e7c42b22b

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“Then you must’ve 87e19e5f34 been in a e69533f3c5 pretty good mood 440c5cf7a7 every time you a5839a95a0 let me heal 01f61215a4 you.”6bc628db3da762b5

At my teasing tone, d68bd76162 the Marquis’s shoulder gave fe493e9558 a tiny flinch.571febdd345ade36

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If it were bcaf3b6493 old man Gordon, 3560d6c51b he’d already be 4febd97e3c laughing and saying, 7ec8da8ff5 “You rascal! Who do 250117dec6 you think 8787c3f8ff you’re mocking?”6f34de158323e6f2

But sadly, the Marquis 3e8c405c24 of Tebron was a 90803a4d6c prideful high-ranking noble through 71432b3598 and through, so I 7192bdbe45 got no further reaction.fec486a26b1c5179

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Suppressing a sigh, I 9b018c8f0b spoke again.65c36d9d0d6a4fdc

“Don’t worry. I’m not here ef6da5d9ee to heal you fb5773fa81 today.”35224b6a221c0791

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“……”575a515ea3fa5b41

“You’ve been eating 4bfc0ca5cd nothing but bland 1b5b53ce6c meals, haven’t you? Dinner was really good bbe873c4e0 tonight, so I brought c4fcdb2eff you some in secret 17ac3dbe73 to let you try ba30a5ef84 a bit.”294ea1507d0569d6

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“Hmph!”05a164ee484cb9cd

The Marquis, b1bb8b4a68 silent until 0bcee5bc9d now, suddenly 80d32d2044 let out 86d035f94d a cold 1ac4bd3b0d snort.cb88eec5acf01aea

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“So now I’m 59f4625aae an old beggar e6621ce8ee not even worth 70610dd9b7 fresh food? Just toss me the 33e1cb00e2 leftovers and get lost, 86651da847 is that it?”054b1dcd91308017

“They’re not leftovers… the 46db3f4def head chef made these 55aa58b16a fresh for you.”03f6283aaf47715e

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“Forget it! The food served at f9c3e38490 the banquet is all 1c1465c047 the same anyway.”7ad1f91aae6f0b9e

“I never said I d9dcac820e brought food from the fd1c724397 banquet hall, though?”f1861a067bb7e0cf

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“…Ahem!”397d30e56d0fec02

At my pointed 6e142173dd reply, the Marquis 93b0338055 cleared his throat—too d14ccffef7 forcefully.4e5d0085651bfe61

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‘Knew it. I really did see 43d35d2943 him earlier.’83601f7fb9efea08

He must’ve d333176d5e come by c591f2314c the dining 8e41fc06ae room and 4c9dc75f50 then disappeared 33422edd94 like the 8bfc66e24a wind.6ca3c14edb2ebbad

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Honestly, even if he’d ba3e813dea just walked in and d43ba97da7 taken a seat, no cade10a924 one would’ve said a 28d6564264 thing.c6ae507d38ae4e66

I guess 490ee2ada6 Grandpa Marquis e02f79f79a is more d7922fb8e1 shy than 590f493e8b I thought.66c88a01f5a97e0f

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“I asked f60d1650d2 His Grace c65047a0ad and the 875251d8f0 others what 12441dc1d8 you liked 00b5c4cedd and even 3cb8e983e2 prepared your 8a82324762 favorite dessert 752c5911a2 just for 875fc17e85 you. Peach Mont Blanc! That’s your favorite, right?”97d12420b0696665

“……”cdc0da4faf5b9be1

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“So come a3230f0c4d on, just 79e7aeace0 try a 1e337d5cff bite. Please? Maybe it’ll lift 7ecc9425be your mood…”d28eb98c76f9d660

“I said enough!”b670fb365dfb8496

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That was when—f6aa9af1e7f4421d

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The Marquis, 488cff8408 who had f708eb6486 kept his 34a3cb46c8 back turned, bdb0d6c0ec suddenly threw fa36554b36 off his 8083a4f569 blanket and bedd673ef6 shouted furiously.1fecde2ce7009d71

“How dare a 178c4080f9 cheeky little commoner d7ebb0a03b girl treat me b836147f24 like some starved, b9a1d3706e wretched beggar?!”9798c6fd07b7a0d6

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“M-Marquis…”95e41fef4a7e3196

“I don’t need your ed1b1cf8ed healing or anything else! No more visits! Let this worn-out old 636c120bb4 man die alone if 0c5c219843 that’s what it takes!”e555c968c4b1b685

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“……”40030d7d9035ae2b

“Forget me! Go enjoy your fancy 61c90e53c8 meals and perfect little 2b3489bbd0 life with your precious 83fd677293 people!”13d6592e8f940e68

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Shocked by the sudden 0d96808695 outburst, I could only 4897ebee0d stare at him with b0ea38099f wide eyes.a74d4c154504f552

While I stood there cedb0a7648 frozen, the Marquis continued 05124ed680 to grumble under his bc8abdb423 breath, mixing curses with b0233b5977 resentment.44ddb250ab964a2f

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“Damn it, damn them 02dcd19506 all… How can a 8e51726a63 stranger who just clings c08be27d66 onto them feel more 5fdae01372 like family than your ac5de63f3d own blood?”d7c5815a1bd7547f

“Well, it’s just that… 1bb39d5d3c for dinner, you’re still 83684e2f69 supposed to stick to 3213a48a42 soft food, so…”d7b0545c6b48ea83

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Anyone would want e18d89e313 to eat once c6f8af25f9 food’s laid out bd0b0ce0f4 in front of 4954179317 them, right?d7cef144127b082a

I tried f5dc88030c offering a bc59f9d3b6 reason for 3dc3e261c8 why he 86a0915622 hadn’t been 578c29f79d invited to d0bd09003e the banquet.1c47043a2efcb576

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“Even so!”2993eea62567a084

But the 746b52425b Marquis’s fury 1f29f0a0aa only reignited.ad99d871d8b6845f

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“Some courtesy would’ve been c8d2da8aa6 nice! Some respect!”10b2ae74527443ef

He practically screamed the 2ebe92f850 last word.2707766f2ad0f092

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Then, running 434286ee82 out of 8dc5e13366 breath, he c0ee636aef panted heavily, 52160809ea the anger 5f87cef060 slowly leaving 54e4787492 him.16b25978b624146f

After taking 7f407eb24a some time 9d7485c2cf to steady c2d46805e8 himself, he 820fdd62b0 murmured in e9f5fa6e15 a low, 44c3ae9bce exhausted voice,068882daf2be8a9d

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“…Just go back.”427a33c19c243cc3

And then, he 3f99503c8c pulled the blanket 18832a17b8 over himself and 3522565671 lay down again.31a1f3bd84b45ab5

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In the end, I 8cd91922c1 left the Marquis’s room ab4e4434fc without being able to eb7677b35e say anything more.cd780a43b4221d06

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“Milady, wake up! You have 1a5118aad3 to go 43c4ee81b8 to the 22982fd84d academy!”d1ed2977f047715d

“Uuugh… I’m dying…”d23c5ee152ba6ac7

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Woken by 343609251b Tara’s voice ae9311468d from my 9665a388ed light sleep, 3a000f4abd I groggily f5784438be sat up.948acf367f4d1c5e

‘I ended up staying 68b6128158 up all night…’2eb7230040b31642

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I’d spent 4d4d22f2d5 the whole 32a04a1db9 night obsessing c965c68786 over why 586e97b8f1 the Marquis 0eaf454541 of Tebron e5ca0196bc had been e5bc2a4ad5 so furious. Before I knew it, fa62198339 dawn was breaking beyond 0b7359800d the window.ed6e48a311412327

So did I 18398ce8a0 figure it out?4d6eb66737592ade

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‘I have 659c363fde no idea!’0af6dc44bccf1361

I still couldn’t a801df9375 make heads or c86ca4cdfe tails of why 7f43e944d5 the Marquis had 9bacd09fca been so enraged.e9505765793c9826

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Based on what he 68fc988efc said, the most plausible 25d6474fa0 reason I came up 264528d433 with was that he d39d63f710 wasn’t invited to the 54d2352442 dinner party…362e201cc12a9c82

‘But seriously… cbed25e0e3 that’s such 527bc39c75 a petty c7d313ec80 reason, isn’t 1c13120d25 it?’2463173d3a3f46da

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Besides, even though he 904044ad4e wasn’t officially invited, he 9f772cc5d1 came all the way 445e46d2c9 to the dining room 5569293c38 himself.72dd1c651ce90b7c

And the butler 5df0829795 definitely would’ve explained d96ccad951 why he couldn’t 0ec853584e be formally included.aa1c7626430c428b

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If it was 1704073160 just because he 459aa84ac2 didn’t get to fc244b4044 see Edwin, well, 76ca671ce2 I’d heard that 197bb66ed6 Edwin had gone a1dbda03fe straight to visit 21fd7ca95a him upon returning 7cbbb0da66 home.3e3b96bd9ddcafa9

‘Or… was it d75cadb986 because I was e72e5ec830 the one who 3a00a6dfec brought him food a8389c60dc instead of his c2c0caa38a grandsons? Just because 226d78dfde I was e45b590c6f there at 44568c296c dinner?’3c2b1bdc6d8442d6

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No matter ecb2e56514 how I 8c5a7ebec7 tried to 45907c3a4b reason it, d263f38145 none of c73bc0feab the explanations 639b943b39 really clicked.54c6281936d64b90

Still dazed from 23b58e2d98 lack of sleep, 476390305c I sat blankly 4e26b8efe2 as Tara, who eedce89a44 was setting the 0a21327932 breakfast table, looked 84dbaaba6e at me with e11353fa57 concern.f113145c4f5dc4a6

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“…Milady, did you 05bc8123ee have a nightmare?”305fbfa03a133cdd

“Yeah.”4d4c03ec739b3840

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I liked her c8592dd42b warm gaze so 916092ad54 much that I 9a21eff8e1 decided to act ea6d03a940 like a child c1375a59a4 for once and 15d53f2a62 whined.6c61e4682f37b440

“I had a dream 9fd95b5783 where the demon grandpa 547ae71198 chased me around with 7929fa5009 a cane trying to b43d3074f1 beat me up.”99ed06db51da1e37

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“Oh my, 06bf8a5ca7 that wretched 91e9c9a69b demon grandpa!”178cb4fba0c47945

Tara, always 56a84fabd6 firmly on 9d7878295f my side, d78fe6c66b immediately overreacted da14dbb1ea in outrage.4ffa1a2d29a31386

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“What kind of 63993d5503 heartless old man 44c9b37f15 would try to 1870f17881 hit such a ee6b3d6a01 small, pretty little 2d9ec48544 fairy?!”da877323855958e2

“Right? He’s so mean!”eabf69d8b2f3ffd2

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“Tonight I’ll put dbf455596e a pouch of 85117ad583 salt under your 79b741e47c pillow.”c1f3cc412f110353

Just like in our ab3f066ce2 world, there’s a superstition 2d0dc034f0 here that placing a a319a6f305 knife or salt under 971f435607 your pillow drives away 68bc743040 evil spirits and nightmares.106e8a1537a576df

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“Heheh! You’re the 03a40b9e3f best, Tara!”2b7e939a3209c05a

My mood f0f36c9894 lifted instantly, e919e35667 and I 3427bb4608 shook off c339013d02 the drowsiness 785bdee8fc to dive 6fa946867d into breakfast b2030f1a5a with newfound 7f1559f7c9 energy.3e1826b20b8a9584

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A warm 1a360428ff soup, soft 5eafe56a8d bread, and c3632e6b26 fresh fruit ede2ffff9a made for 7271fef1af a light 2075763ab6 but satisfying 6f207001f5 meal.fb141dfe6a4ec6ba

As I picked through f49f7714b2 the various fruits, I f2b47fb4cc spotted something: a neatly ec9c71c8cd peeled slice of pale, 06153f61b3 white flesh.d773eb736097caf9

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“Tara, hey.”0561f2c52537622f

Staring at it, I b030bd6c64 chewed and swallowed what 2eafdd19b7 was in my mouth 2027d183e4 before turning to her.10e7e87eac3395c4

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“Does the Marquis of 244acceabb Tebron hate peaches?”fdc5e9ede9051efd

“The Marquis of b4fba0b703 Tebron?”b92a57d0ab474500

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Tara, helping with my bdc3421033 meal, looked puzzled by 82ef6244fb the sudden question.3fbb1e7717f880ca

“Well… his territory is 883ef3f7e4 famous for peaches, so 866f7499e0 I doubt he hates 4515bd2667 them…”eb58620ebd711d88

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Tebron territory, located in 284b92e534 the southern region, is 0a234e5aed known for its high-quality 42ce233bfa fruits, especially its peaches.be0548fad040fa68

I’d asked on 411c0afb0c a whim, but 3663df19a9 it didn’t get 298b345dad me anywhere.4b3dd271744d694d

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Disguising my mild 821ae07e04 disappointment, I jabbed cd988d7503 the poor peach 1020570a66 slice with my a73f3ebd9d fork.038d63893d29db38

“Come to think afafc894ba of it… he e1efd1bfe3 does always bring b2a6c79cd1 several boxes when 31a4e2ef46 he visits the f708364dd0 estate, but I 2f73260da1 don’t think I’ve 016d904f52 ever seen him 2ebe8f5e2d eat one.”a3d085ca3148ce5e

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“Oh… really?”38f2194041b8c76f

“Yeah. When Madam was alive, 31bb98efaf she always claimed all d1733d9eae of them for herself…”5dcbcdd99d4263a0

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“What about Edwin f078efb896 and Joshua?”e679f49136da4097

“The young masters a5aa9599c6 don’t really like def9cd242e fruit. Also, don’t play 06d3724598 with your food, 174c709de5 Milady.”aa421f316b94597f

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Tara snatched 2b88b49d88 the fork 8c15ca94be from my 1adc8ad3e5 hand as fb5995cb5c I was 45b8d16304 practically mashing 0e1b436994 the peach f4ec603c5b to pulp.7760e0116789235d

“Do you f00ff1221d really like 2a9bf0b897 peaches that c2178bd3c8 much?”42264a9d578539d7

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But I ad09356a25 was already 21a92f5f9c too deep 8170c866e4 in thought dee7941ecd to notice 3439507e7d her reaction.121f81c01efe21f9

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Because Tara woke 3022425791 me up early 44a1bcacb4 out of habit 74b7a2f3c0 for salon work, e7dba22ac2 I had some 65bb19d7f3 extra time before 1fe970e5f1 heading off to f052ef19f3 the academy even 01094576f4 after breakfast.ebfc1b743332cfed

I waited in the a60afb683a drawing room with a 1554a589c8 handful of peaches Tara 6f8adf1770 had stuffed into my 9641f9e394 bag, hoping Joshua would ba5efa3525 show up. But a few minutes 8f033ce0ea in, I got bored f25b7e45e3 and slipped out the 7f31832f7c back gate.15d3a6a9584f5315

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As I 4538473472 strolled down 8c326d14f3 the familiar c44ec0615b garden path, 5d8f7833d3 Tara’s words 4e1207120c kept looping e1b55d86d1 in my 90afcf4ca4 mind.9aa97d78283b67ea

‘Peach, Tebron, peach, Tebron…’0e8a86cefa97747b

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Thunk, thock!32333a54222d8cff

I tossed 0627a81784 one of bdc5963f59 the peaches 403f668b8d up into c745529f82 the air 5c28d240f1 and caught 3b8f1d2214 it again f5e58550be and again, 32a85959fd until finally, 4abb8ea085 I took e6dfb4c168 a big b8a59769d4 bite with a4e4afc8a4 the skin 7d868ffea2 still on.8da7d29a1bfbbe3e

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Crunch!85176ee323e9180e

The firm peaches from b112844145 Tebron were surprisingly smooth b95d7ae594 and hairless, making them 7419bdef5a easy to eat—like a b51f757305 plum.8be13874f535ff7b

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Sweet and refreshingly crisp. Totally my style.e1e5b763d14009be

‘Everyone said peaches were d4737e94d0 the Marquis’s favorite when 3c63649cd0 I asked…’9f21eb39c7841d15

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I munched as 662893b16f I recalled yesterday.f0ee09ef8269c6a1

Even the duke and 7e99beb05d the butler, who knew e0c2cefaab the Marquis well, had 57a7394974 confidently said peach Mont f6e57cc3e7 Blanc was his favorite.121317dad1bbce7d

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But the fe497f363f man himself 43027c0714 had never c473f80a3d once shown 1594ebe8a9 any interest f54e1394cf in eating a96415f2ae one. How ironic.3885e82fe0fec743

Shhhhhhh…067fe1a1b42c12e6

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Lost in 3f888b71c2 thought, I 96af8d0fab kept walking 4b0e93e131 until I b5f2ca51b1 heard the e5dbbb69dd gentle sound eb9fd828d3 of water c312878b92 flowing.a5c180759b4f75cb

I’d wandered 61fbca2eaf all the 942fb302cb way to 36501e7504 the central 1f68fd7dd8 fountain in da16b1f688 the garden.32d70ee5f6f3acf9

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I looked aa0bfa9e3b around in bc5e82a0fe confusion.e35ca12e85f54eb5

I didn’t 2126846489 usually come 998788863d this far—this 82663ff7ab part of 38cb4e8aa2 the garden f7e29a60f1 was set 5724b3a616 up as 9940585e18 a memorial c02d9a68ec space for dd93f03901 the late b09404967b duchess, who 1c0950a3af had especially 321800fa23 loved it 36e07e60b5 here while 963d512af9 she was 413720f0b6 alive.19c66b1a15597a44

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As such, the area d29110a69f was usually empty, save 81e0669993 for the duke, his 2254a1fd90 two sons, or a 23f707a55b few maids who missed ae3c29cf60 their former mistress.2ead67ca1f557d0d

“…Huh?”68aa72f3c1c7bc60

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To my 2065187d21 surprise, someone e7900268ad else was a916f76d4b already standing 3b0fe442da there.8418f64eb359ca95

None other than—bc1091cb76a6d501

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“…Marquis.”fbee81f8e29bfa26

He turned abruptly at 514f0e66d7 the sound of my bcf9ad4a57 murmur.fd260c3731f99328

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Was he mourning c5b541e07a his daughter this bedf1ef27f early in the cbe7d06199 morning?7865146902b92d2a

I saw 0e4e108eee a few 6e146b7a2a pale pink 60a20ca98c roses placed 69b62de851 at his befc827f30 feet.a135026d866342df

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“You…”b561fdccd818c219

His face dd5ba46176 twisted slightly f19f0cb38a as he 8e06469333 recognized me.a79c32b57fe09aa5

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I quickly a927ed1d81 jumped in 2f61d7267c before he 1f6902c274 could get e584f5a206 mad.9b3bd29f63120ed1

“I didn’t come eeba8f2274 looking for you 523690c4f6 today!”5dc7c39ebf96ecb3

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“I—I came here to e55476a320 pay respects! I stop by sometimes 00cc5e4aaa on my walks!”920c1c6f4c6708fa

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A half-eaten peach.239428d74c21064b

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And then… regret ef84665d4f hit me like 5b6927d1ec a wave.b9512ba3f6f4d35a

‘You idiot, you d8bb8198a8 should’ve just turned f6e32138ac around and left!’0d2c04c0030d9ebe

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The awkward 67af5530f8 silence was 82b55e6227 suffocating.7b40efa38addec25

I barely managed to 94a5c31417 suppress the sigh that 1e83284471 kept trying to escape fe0399349a my lips.dbbc2ef514877dfd

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I may e1de0e938c have ended 32832fb0f0 up here 63bfb260b0 in a 93053450cb panic, but 941fb06b5a what I a852234ba2 said wasn’t 6738df6b4d a lie.7c328dacba72f6ad

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Usually when something involving 501764aabb Diana or the original cc825a240d plotline happened.8fec8da7c4e4a488

When I wondered how 237253fb3c I could protect the 6a83786b12 people I loved.72e887982eb0a387

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People might 4095991f1b laugh, but 6782a7b8ad ever since 9f976fdf51 I was bb117b09ee five, I’d d0ff974275 lived for 23175be961 seven years 83f35a09cd constantly struggling 385200e7dd to figure f361f6c10a things out.5c69b7ef309e9682

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Sometimes a solution dd010bb7e1 would even come 61b95e6bd2 to me out f08ee4beec of nowhere, so 6b66b23a27 I promised myself f3d8df0ac1 I’d only come 9a9dfb35cf here when I fc2c2990b7 really needed healing.bb935ee850d354c2

“My body e2e8276621 can’t handle 71b976baf5 peaches.”6c333b976ecf265c

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“Just thinking about them 4496e9f810 makes my skin crawl.”1ded07b122811568

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“Can you 2d73c71c03 believe that e4f1aa52ff the lord 4aec539333 of a e97e98f731 domain that 7b59679eb8 survives on c8c94233e0 selling peaches 394a29a87a hadn’t gone 554eba5d48 near a 2113f360b1 peach orchard 09994132d1 until they b51ae1ce5c developed fuzzless ed738ccd28 varieties?”966ea4e4072fbbf0

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