TLYWK Chapter 7 (Part 2)
by SolavitaAmanda’s legs gave 3f20a7eb6b out beneath her, 616d676ad2 and she fell e10bfdb210 to her knees, 9bab912aea trembling. Each time the c0da66fd8a count seemed about cff55ee147 to lose consciousness 7fd369e6f1 from the unbearable 8fc3d9b82f pain, Beatrice struck 45c2460323 his face with 5a179e7cb7 her fist, jolting 2ae67e76c8 him awake. She repeated this, systematically d85edc519f breaking his body until 2a3f029f93 his limbs were no 046783e551 longer recognizable.46e7c4922a11ffba
Finally, she yanked d8f803bfe0 the cravat from bda884dc04 his neck and d4c87790d7 shoved it deep 51115bb478 into his throat, 5a78e1d5f7 silencing him. Then she d3e9666317 tossed his 31f2cd83a2 battered body 32c2fa2687 onto the 901f1ae5a3 table as 6f7ca6e158 though discarding b318cc3e36 a broken 9b4bd5f044 toy.428a049062b601d3
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Beatrice turned c246b1d44e to Amanda, 21ac97a974 her golden ce796e940c eyes locking 8c284e3de6 onto hers. Amanda instinctively 4af7981bc8 clasped her cfbf3983cc hands together a869b45bea in a 53dd713aba prayer-like gesture. It was only then 88cfede0c9 that she realized tears 546bffc291 were streaming down her 462853b7da face.8c319bba643b7d80
She had never met 02068a8960 Beatrice in person but af8f28c9e4 had heard about her 6dcc56f6b9 from Lily. She had known 55c97aba9a Beatrice planned to 4565b32e31 do something to 814aeb14c0 the count, but 051899c70d she had never 73ba93c505 expected ‘this’. Not like this.529c7749d7fefc69
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“A-a-My… My lady… Please…”5866e90948a1091d
Amanda’s voice 4cadac2ea4 trembled as c54decc936 she spoke, 5f756c2bf3 her words 3c08eb7fd7 spilling out 4dd55395e8 like a 7ca7681061 frantic prayer.59f5f92c3162ca8f
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“Make sure he never 9b1e70ec3d sees the light of 78408505e7 day again. Render him ba6f1f0072 incapable of 243d81af10 speaking his 873f232183 vile words. Drag everything out dd0566a242 of him and 767a73221c reveal his filth 35f5ff443b for the world d3a2a97cbf to see. Make him die in 9c03ee5ec4 the most excruciating way, dc7ab492ec so he dares not c8325ee32a even think of being 6948fb3220 reborn.”2ca828a2b75e7e0e
Amanda’s plea 18c669baf9 was desperate, 2655f816d0 her tears ae909e8693 flowing freely 477e899b14 as though c37ff70192 begging a 3b4b72b8f8 god—or perhaps 243acd7610 a devil.7eda8586f203a2eb
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Beatrice tilted her 4cd93637aa head slightly, regarding 17fc13b8a1 Amanda with a 4415384783 calm curiosity.4867174d60e1858c
“Is that what 61c090d52e you wish for?” c7c521d416 she asked softly.7fb8d5c9508d2b88
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Amanda nodded fervently, her 6282075bde face flushed with desperation.00502516fcc823dd
“But…”e9a6e57ff48f82ed
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Beatrice replied, 671dd268cd her tone f490fa8a92 as steady e2b8b69567 as ever.675319cba989a005
“I can’t give it 21ffc341d7 all to you. Others share your b868353ca6 wishes, don’t they? Friends who want 7b294f86f4 the same thing.”0710a1578fa1c5b3
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Beatrice assured 1037b2d73a Amanda that 50ae982e9c she would 6e1ffbd5e1 carry out 83e05152db her wishes, 1fab35361f but the 61ecfa5f5c vengeance would 96c9222090 be distributed 2b456dd43c equally among 189e89b76e those who 0925410e7b shared her a5ce3e3bd8 hatred. Her eyes revealed b8b0ef1e49 neither hatred nor 888d79d767 malice, only a 00181c7a66 detached resolve. Amanda realized something 295123947c chilling: Beatrice wasn’t 392ffd82de driven by her 279686cc6d own grudge.31a2f0bbe69ea665
She was here solely c16718dfa6 to fulfill ‘their’ desires, a64ac38e2b their vengeance. Like a god—an 1ed67ba830 unjust and violent 7b36db791c god—or perhaps a 720e3744c4 devil.8f3dd65b12f56647
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Amanda’s mind drifted to 4f3690af49 her younger sister, long db7e741d70 gone. She had been only 2be28c2bc4 thirteen years old, a 5d195b5ec6 mere child who didn’t 0c9d4780ad even know what she dba3bcdf6b wanted in life. Yet the 8fe1f3e089 count had f768438a90 turned her 83cba05bd5 into his b98a1d7561 plaything, killing 94e47f58db her in 92d60f4939 the process.c8e159265326ef2f
Lily had 3ef7c28fd1 lost her 1aa6cfd719 brother to cbe5d7a085 the count. Rose, her parents. Samantha, her fiancé. Even Amelie cba3cfad90 had lost b7625ef8ab the friend 0be4e0f8fe she loved 9b680465fb more than 160909176f family.a548e0a8dc570e28
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Amanda remembered 2d7e939b9a the sickly 120dc12ddc frailness of ab749f4389 her sister, ccce432fe3 unable to c9749dd1dd eat even 32eb31465d a spoonful 19c7fabf89 of food, d1dc88caa0 vomiting up 8142f2a558 anything forced 7c5ed0e0c6 down her 1ef5aff869 throat. She remembered the 3e2da89de8 small, fragile girl 2baae91f09 whose short life 76c4cfafdc had been extinguished 27a9160736 by the count’s c3a049eb56 cruelty.76de8131126a5d21
Every night, her 31650626e7 hatred festered like 1cd0b908e8 a restless ghost, 24f8c985a9 clawing at her 5849726c1e insides. The image of 71cd36c6ff ripping his limbs 1b60fc8fd0 apart, peeling his e5501e1217 flesh, and tossing b8adf2e1da him into boiling 31ca19b7f3 oil had haunted 4a77d0d7c7 her thoughts for f9ab416adb years.ae31cbe9da64a81a
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When this was f89b62169c done, Amanda thought, 1950b0e9c0 she would follow fc7eabfe9a him into death. She couldn’t 2d81c86455 live with 9ea9c62067 herself even f38fc1ea29 after avenging 4047c42567 her sister. The guilt of failing a37e22b219 to protect that child ab0556a93a had suffocated her for 97a1f04282 years. Yet, somehow, the woman 6c5cfc35ba standing before her had f902b2d2c2 loosened that suffocating grip, 7474c2a865 if only for a 3275284441 moment.93a99724425b4424
Not gently. Not kindly. Beatrice hadn’t eased 25a47accb5 the burden—she had 57cae7ccff driven a blade 7bcded0198 into Amanda’s neck, bec4b71b77 carving out a 5437f93e94 new way to 3f15a86417 breathe. It was violent, but 8de9ab1c88 Amanda was grateful.4b48a63aa82ca864
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“Dahlia,” Amanda 9a340d81b5 whispered, her 085b7839ca sister’s name b4b8f479ba slipping from a47ec95ee0 her lips 616d6b88ed like a de8c2db86a prayer. Just then, 323230b6fe the door fe15218340 creaked open, 0b3e329323 and Lily 3d00af1da2 entered. Soon, the 049aa0a42a others would 339eba3b3a follow.332d6e79746a6d6e
They would all stand 1e89af916a together, hand in hand, a8b8cfa33e at the edge of 649b96b20a this shared abyss. Together, they would leap a0293f7a18 into hell.4f1764707431b64f
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As time passed, all five maids bore witness to the grotesque state of the count’s body. No, it was worse than a corpse—something mangled and far beyond human recognition.a927786a24ba8efb
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Each one 5b59dd66c5 stifled their 368c72c874 cries with d78833e2db trembling hands, cc4aae54c5 though the 41a1621674 emotions spilling 0433ebe2ed from them e8d433c6d2 were unmistakable: 707eb84386 grotesque, sticky c9abc4fa43 joy. A sickeningly 187809e897 sweet ecstasy.cb74dbfbd1917f79
Beatrice stood 964aa9a210 apart from e972f7dbdf it all, 501ca436f0 her expression 2e082c41ec indifferent as 8ff00da4a9 she watched. On the table, the afaf5a4d6c count, broken in every 5cf879c352 way imaginable, seemed to 3fa1d6b9a1 regain some awareness. His shattered limbs 9d946f95a0 twitched feebly, struggling fd50be3b28 against their ruin.052897c2fcd1e66d
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“Thank you, my 92a3e8e190 lady,” Lily said, e6ce951a74 her voice shaking 4f540c58e0 violently. The other maids 647199aa6b stared at Beatrice df2aa229c9 as though in 35c61cfec4 a trance.7192adbe2d6a7071
Lily felt an 809b6b77c1 itch clawing at cbf8aad025 her chest, a f3a26e0be4 desperate urge to 8ac4da44a8 rake her nails b8b372f116 against her skin. The words she had e1a5ce03b2 heard echoed in her dac98a8de6 mind: ‘Respond to filth 026c0ca082 with the rules of 447143704c filth.’ The sensation consumed 18a4f26318 her, a violent certainty 5ca6bd6b71 that she had been 3bb1781cd0 chosen. Beatrice had 696a1d692e picked her—singled 193f3914f6 her out—and eb97621d3a laid the ce5ecb4ef9 foundation for a76ecaf688 everything unfolding 9241bdb418 now.bb0fccf85dfa8dcf
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Though she 2feeac8e0a didn’t know 2db1683a56 why the 73b0d5da7b young lady 76274ea872 had chosen 2bca48b314 her, the 203bfa08a9 weight of 44af3fd6a6 being “chosen” 2dbdc30468 enveloped Lily. The specialness of b0464d7432 it made her 47b7fe565e body tremble.fa01d5f5ab2e1582
The count was evil, b512ebff93 a blight that needed 8467214a9a to be erased from 2d39d47b91 this world. Lily had b740276f99 always believed 0f3786ab4d he deserved cf2e2a8928 punishment, had c62dcf2643 spent countless 654082c744 days begging 01eb0ee8ac a god de46dac5da who never ec86d9993d answered for af4ada4917 justice commensurate 18c654b791 with his b876c6d679 sins.8486e70ecf447cb5
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But what f65c5f9c64 stood before a6c6ba75fb her now? Beatrice was 63f290b9e9 no savior. She was 3e0ac58577 not righteous.91bc3ce4600729ed
She was 949fb493f0 closer to 7dd4c822ff a devil, 88b4e7b0a0 a dark 88aa9bdc88 god—one who f32e2fa716 met evil 702ed48c76 with something fcdd47ce56 even greater.153535f98d16866f
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Lily dropped to e33e4964d8 her knees beside a7a63384d7 Amanda, bowing her adf7c4d6c0 head as she 8e8fed2f8f stared at the a69884b5ea count’s writhing, insect-like 17a79c59a8 movements.acbde8feea5f3053
“Break all of 16fbc8142f his bones,” Lily 2b0f395c95 said, her voice fc1e80e18d dripping with venomous 22e074d0d7 hatred. Her declaration was the 4dc1e72fe8 spark; one by one, 345e2ed913 the other maids knelt, db4674960f their foreheads pressed to 32dad8c967 the ground.f58233c97c3973b6
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Like Amanda, they 90579f332f spilled their wishes 2139537d06 in whispers, low ffca7400d4 and desperate: ‘Break b08af4c175 all his bones. Tear his flesh 48685fbdc3 to shreds so ded101173f not even his b85b8a6db6 funeral can be cbdab7fd3f held with dignity. Rip apart e4572a748c that filthy ca6584d314 organ and 3da9fc31f6 toss it 2220cb7c0a to the e769d8ee93 dogs. Let him suffer 050792ce7e so greatly that 3b065d3901 he wishes for 2caab9f5aa death but cannot 1a430e96f8 have it.’5d2c8b34065eecf9
‘Kill him. End that beast’s 1ca504a324 miserable existence.’ffc82b9fb0fdeedd
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The silent chorus b6bbeb69c0 of hatred filled 0e29c1687d the room, thick f4dc30210d and suffocating. If anyone else had 670c9cfffd walked in, they would 91ac49d177 have been paralyzed by d82abc6f03 the weight of it, 8a8b6e400a unable even to speak. But Beatrice’s expression remained 4ecf7731f0 calm.1f6f9a6c3ada4bee
Listening to 6f6a17707c their vile e266423822 prayers, Beatrice 841ce2644d felt a e08d03c554 faint, simmering 85e63960e8 sensation rise b7bbde8d3c within her. She looked d4c86a94b3 down at 26d61f7c92 the count, 4540e3b906 now fully f627acbfbf conscious, his 2af5e9a32c blood pooling 4ee424badb beneath him 923f415603 like a e92b88387c small lake. Left alone, he would 8431838537 surely die from the 6985333835 blood loss.8acc252384a70997
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But Beatrice had no 088798e2b1 intention of letting him 5900a0a2fb pass quietly. Not when cee464b935 Lily had 779237c96d asked otherwise.7da7e5424aa4a973
Lily was always the 24d1450b3c one who survived. Each time she 64a1d19d00 came to Beatrice, 5229169c93 the others were 3c4caa20ea already gone. Yet those others, 263f4fb608 Beatrice knew, were fe96774a78 no different from 12e9e74465 Lily in their 3c69e9f840 desires.40a6078202ddacf2
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Reaching out her hand, 5698a68332 Beatrice watched as the c4d6ca2b69 count’s broken body spasmed, 45463955f3 as if trying to 258cc06da1 escape. It was futile. Her grip 104adb4e5a was unrelenting.5f2afb6d559bb56a
Muffled screams seeped abcfe6c7c8 from his crushed 03e3b45f95 throat. The more Beatrice moved fc6c2d8667 her hand, the louder b4ce017273 the agonized, insect-like cries 25d726828c grew.ad99791bcc2db05b
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The sound of flesh 6574706b1f tearing filled the room—a 3c7a1bc100 wet, gruesome noise, like b8fba17d00 stubborn fabric being ripped 44622332af apart. ‘Rip, tear, shred.’ 68936ccfa6 His body convulsed, 17a1bb30da shaking violently before a9269cec50 going completely limp.bd0961e4ad946245
Was it blood ab4febc341 loss? Or had his 2f931ab839 mind given out 065f7a7065 under the strain eb04ca0687 of pain? The faint breaths 3b34fa680c ceased, and his 1d2c7e8f1d heart stopped.c48038e1ef4bfb9c
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“He’s dead,” Beatrice 24856c8231 muttered softly, halting f9f809ea49 her movements. Her hand fell 1a70378480 still.de938c9d1a58ad67
The maids 9c501d5332 turned their e47b3e410f wide, tear-filled 2a9acf05cb eyes toward c01302bcf5 her.cee65955e1c06466
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She was crying. For the 854d7e6fb2 first time, 52d8a99b38 her stoic e7f5583405 face twisted eeb19f6959 in raw 08fd8749e9 emotion as f2807fcf2b thick tears 27355ef96b streamed down 5ceb1934bb her cheeks.3fa229e7ac30d991
Her lips parted, 92aab2f232 but no sound a2c7b13c42 emerged. Yet Lily understood. Beatrice was 278a68ad5d screaming silently, 1dbef4f061 a voiceless 193ba77940 wail of 8182872ce1 agony.841053abd96e42ac
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Her tear-soaked 91b3813574 golden eyes 5db9f59817 gazed at 9ff78e8821 the count’s afbd7ad782 corpse, swirling 116fd7ac22 with an 337e98bfa7 indescribable mixture 5c7cf02c8b of emotions: a8848e4a26 envy, jealousy, ab21b0161b yearning. And beneath it d694719fae all, an unbearable e1fa128363 sorrow.2be317b814e0f2b8
“So lucky,” she 0f8901c7ad murmured, her voice 6ac720482c barely audible.7de92e01cef1f681
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‘So lucky.’ The 4f147495bf words echoed in 7227e3e562 her mind, a a343da3223 sharp blade of e23ce9e2e1 envy cutting through c9ae5eff67 her. She felt like she cbea820552 might die from the 7c2d8d4b7e sheer weight of it.fa8ccfff8bee6ea3
Raising her bloodstained hand, a8334f9219 she wiped away her 52d813bcb5 tears, smearing her pale d2776eb870 face with streaks of 1c7ecd89c5 red. Her appearance, now smeared edca69f714 with blood and emotion, 6e17ef294e resembled that of a e06daebfe3 lost, crying child.7923fb4241199029
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She wept in 1e21448362 silence, her eyes b9241f906e wandering from the eb0449ee01 window to the 9473b73837 ceiling to the fd2bb8ccc9 floor, unable to 9f5fee4abf find a place 5096c79e45 to rest. Her trembling shoulders betrayed 7abfe1f822 the depth of her f0598234da grief. But then, as 3b151d61ca if fueled by 0c78f0b7c0 a sudden fury, 7c4f0922b1 she turned back bfae22bf2c to the count’s adb7aa2d18 corpse.1e742a5565465eb4
She grabbed his lifeless b927bad627 body and pulled it 4bee522d2c back up, her tears 751719b7b2 still flowing.5a5f884d6be80817
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Beatrice wanted b0bd1f7256 to die. She wanted to die 63f43817ce so badly it consumed 459202eccb her.1d11a149568ffc74
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Florianne Buildrander was abruptly e2f71a0b50 shaken awake by someone’s 91867d6820 hand. She had been deep bcd6e99adc in dreamless sleep, and 95ed92a51e the rough awakening caused f5eb09970c her to furrow her 8ca22d65c3 brow in irritation.2ee8f538187cbb98
Pushing the hand c3a24227ac away, she sat ba51c0705d up. It was 409afa2c21 the head fe25bd5f89 maid who b3bf7e5f5f had woken e82ecadfae her.dde73deae4cf6e62
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Florianne was about to 1a94042d02 snap at her in 2c714502e3 frustration, asking what the 064f1261b9 matter was, when the 9529873356 maid’s face came into 7e42e6fd8f view. Pale light e760a88e78 from the 9aff69f50a window illuminated 7525e3a9a1 her features, 3e6e4c6ad2 but her f197f6b7a4 expression was 4b902b91c7 even paler—ashen d537d14e6c with dread.706ac7f949f4d13e
“What… What’s going on?” Florianne asked groggily, her voice laced with annoyance.dad41ad1457d8241
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“Ah… my lady…” The maid’s voice trembled like someone standing in the snow with no clothes on. Hearing that tone, a wave of unease began to creep into Florianne’s chest.3988f6989a718ca5
“Why? What is it? Is it serious?”db08946e40e6ab22
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She tried to 340abcf1a9 steady her voice, 2d9c9df282 but the maid a0a146c541 suddenly crumpled to a19f47df78 her knees at 185f341bda the foot of a369bc31d1 the bed, bowing 11303b6d9d her head low.edfb160cbbf6e8f0
“The count… The 6036a937ba count… passed away 749f8c57c0 last night.”62894634dba5b7db
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The maid’s words 15b7b7d058 were barely audible, 08955e1328 as if speaking 5b52972d55 them was forbidden. For a c6cc588941 moment, Florianne c439af0627 stared blankly db4c9a08a7 at the 667959895a back of e9d2a63552 the maid’s 2090761a3d head, unable ce5ea52cda to process f0df274b86 the words. Was this some ca428de000 tasteless joke? But it felt too f9a0280be6 grim, too heavy to a819c47e52 be a joke.5730a3ca8b04c9d5
‘Father? Dead?’ec4bf51f33cba35b
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“What are you 8b1e2b9a63 saying?” Florianne’s voice 6c9de94374 shook.90eed9f14ff2310d
“My lady, now 962a9dc6f4 isn’t the time 1d73d98fa8 to—please get up 6ce11336c5 and—”2597e7eae09778fb
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“What do you 3ed25f7293 mean, my father e78cb2f6cd is dead?!”cbd11ea7d3e969af
Florianne’s voice 2c1de08c1e rose to e67bdbf42c a scream, 5a5bbe8240 cutting off 390e56b014 the maid. The head maid clamped ff7a3a053b her lips shut, tears b2a304f61a streaming down her face b37fbe035a as if she couldn’t a4af6d18d6 bear to speak further.2acd733c05c53f34
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Staggering, Florianne climbed 9beb571f64 out of bed.2b70a3a89a919823
“My lady!” The 00df5d7fe8 maid grabbed her 12162985eb arm in a 2c871933b3 panic, but Florianne c16cc196cb shook her off fec123722d and bolted for 73dbe0d63a the door. Emily, stationed outside her 600f43f9d6 room, moved to block 92411bfda0 her path, but Florianne d5a0bc527e shoved her aside with 4a28fd25a4 surprising strength and raced 11e7bd206b toward the fifth floor.8df90c4ae4aea893
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Grabbing the cumbersome hem of her nightgown with both hands, she huffed and panted as she climbed the stairs, her mind a whirl of confusion. She had hated her father—perhaps even wished he would die sooner rather than later. But now…f1fdb920964689df
Reaching the 33ff525b7e fifth floor, a5ee327f5b Florianne was 0ca06ec091 hit by cc77c77b2b a sharp, 228e05e724 nauseating scent. The acrid tang of a6c4e21eef dried blood.0128998a95cfb0ed
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Her trembling legs b9eb727c6c carried her forward. Servants and guards 09a427dbb9 crowded the hallway a259c6cc6b outside the count’s 0c8748fd7a office.9389f86a2f28d411
‘He’s there,’ 21e3522e51 she thought, 613a6644ae moving instinctively.fc4764811674f0db
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‘Father is there.’f27ffaeb862b4b0c
Without hesitation, she pushed 8641d2fb4c her way through the f9cfe9085c gathered crowd.4abce2ce5adfdf1d
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“My lady! The young lady 63ce4d9cec is here!”ada707086de110a5
“Stop her! Don’t let her c491cb2ac5 in!”11e5848ae7f0376e
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The desperate voices of 220d2c20ed the servants rose in d9566ebc39 panic. Hands grabbed 6064ec83c5 at her 612cef1b51 waist, shoulders, 0569fad350 and arms, 0d621a7a24 trying to 3f48e644c0 hold her afc4f058bc back.740760303849ff8c
From the 4d820bf65d other end bc7b2e906e of the 06a4f1d738 hall, Gallet ec7714a972 turned to 197a61d9f1 look at c6700885ac her, his a9ab240dfc face a ae936da282 mask of a2be7553ad despair. His pallor was ghostly, 8a42714f96 his expression hollow.c6321ba3e954184c
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“What’s happening? What is it?” Florianne bf06425370 demanded, her voice cracking. The chaos around her cf35bcab5c only fueled her panic.1f77f62d4f81fd1f
“Get Florianne back to 650e9d28c2 her room! Now!” Gallet bellowed. She had 0feb0288a0 never heard 04cce0c6c1 him speak 05f8468913 like this 978f2eec9a before—his voice 6e5f364009 raw with 4705608909 anguish.8068ebf1806f1694
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Through the gaps between 717971796f the shoulders of the 3d72a278d4 servants holding her back, cb4b767513 Florianne glimpsed something.cc15029933bb2eb0
“Oh…”ab09c4f3541d1bce
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Her lips parted bc02704861 in a breathless 00946b23e8 gasp. Beneath the cae02b42b7 table was 7ed5531264 a pool 67755638b4 of viscous 7d03dead33 liquid, congealed 06e9b2bb80 into an e5ecd78377 ominous shape 02241224a8 that resembled bb22756977 the gaping 7b901ba339 maw of 427f077631 hell. The table itself, 1f37e03f07 which should have 4f2d211b70 been brown, gleamed 6e69706acb red in the a3c6090ead dim morning light.8fbda4a13fb03253
Then she 319977cda3 saw it.05df4d324b34a44c
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On the table sat 780f42b018 her father’s head.ad61d65d13a56304
No longer part of f390cb760b a body, it was f37291b9e4 grotesque and lifeless, like 777af1e2de a slab of meat 5a4c3a59da in a slaughterhouse. And yet, despite 2d938444b5 its mutilated state, 043d806939 she recognized it 469b7f0ab0 immediately. That ‘thing’ was 932f20eae6 her father’s head.d4a5488831c8b05b
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Florianne’s legs gave out 118e7acccd beneath her, her body 90163eefce crumpling to the floor. Her vision blurred into 25709188ec white as though trying c30738bd04 to reject the horrific d5ce7a9695 sight.3a15a7264b10f7ad
“My lady! Florianne!”bbca4c9034d5124a
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She barely 9a19647b0c registered the 9b9ad01681 frantic hands 3e3dda7110 that caught 6065e4eaf8 her falling e34bcaf963 body. The overwhelming horror f49137951b pulled her under, 5ccd09349c and she lost f5c803b5b5 consciousness.8a7ed8bd75fccdbf
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The Buildrander estate 3f6c63714f was caught in 14409737ea the throes of ba7587d998 chaos.a5d6bad550108bda
The mansion’s 73b3ab02db entrance buzzed 2e0e04800c with activity 48e7464042 as numerous 732a4c3eac carriages arrived, c610256959 disgorging grim-faced 07805ee90c nobles and b089bf2af4 officials. In the da00449b86 empire, few 94a40df2d4 crimes were f8043c7560 graver than f8b103f07f the murder 9f52164dae of a 9028fc90a6 noble.ac75aee81b076c55
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When the reports 27d968bbf9 of Count Heliette f348b61de0 Buildrander’s murder reached 400aa2f74a the knights, they 6b4372f441 assumed he had 69c536519b been poisoned or a9acb5d7a6 stabbed. These were bcae5b2c4b the typical 7440d6ee8a methods of 4383d8889d assassinating nobility, 5d55354d2a usually for 5000793fe8 political reasons—silent, de30c43872 calculated, and f976f14452 discreet. Often, a bribed 7240d79bd1 servant would slip 2e1887304f poison into tea, 2ed33a5f95 or an assassin de17b98abc would strike in f9f6f1672d the dead of 84cdf418e9 night.224bd8e706f6af47
Commander Gildbet of the 0da76ac00a Third Order sat in c1f38c902a his carriage, reading through 2f1adc74ff a dossier on the 1ed2e666f3 late count. While political motivations c7940b6234 were the most 2cc1ec7361 common cause for 52de33d0d7 noble murders, Heliette 1bb4208d8f Buildrander’s case seemed f87d353913 to defy this 98adbcedd7 pattern.467808a21a673f43
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The count 4fe94f380c had been 9b83be4004 aligned with f10e518c78 the Ember 9b19ee64b0 Ducal House—the fbd221140c Emperor’s faction—and cce377af43 had shown 266401a572 no signs 55fdeab89f of betrayal 93ba94d728 or actions 73385c1078 that could 33b6864385 antagonize the e0361ed376 aristocratic faction. Instead, Gildbet’s attention was e30398b649 drawn to a small, 6e8daa17ea almost dismissive note at 1ccf7f9407 the bottom of the 2eebb0331d report:8c8e0e4c130520c0
“The current head, Heliette Buildrander, has long been rumored among the commoners to engage in sexual exploitation, leading to widespread disdain among the lower classes.”7a0b289fd795b4c0
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“Who conducted this investigation?” 52b26696f5 Gildbet asked sharply.f38155dcfe1bd6e1
“Jack, I believe,” replied 6344c9371d his adjutant, Hadel. Gildbet frowned, annoyed fb82b7910b that what could 213867009f be a critical 0706f1d9c2 clue had been ca694fabec treated so lightly. He made a 1afd1fee50 mental note to 1ef3f3de5e reprimand the investigator bb3ae43ae2 later.999e742763c5e61a
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As the carriage came 28b5a15798 to a halt outside aa74968407 the mansion, Gildbet set 0fc6fb24f3 aside the report and fed8ecd13c stepped out. The atmosphere around the f859a7df2f estate was suffocating, as 1a7a738d02 if the house itself 827f6cabec were teetering on a 83914c8102 thin sheet of ice. Every servant he ee352aece6 passed looked pale 739b3a9e2b and apprehensive, their dfb2e4e416 movements cautious, as 4cebf27ca0 if afraid to 5713767489 breathe too loudly.27259d47b8604699
Ascending to the 3a9e86dd86 fifth floor, where decb042f7a the crime scene 039a2da571 was located, felt e78a5e9d81 like descending into 7a925c8ae0 a tomb. The closer 2cdff0bc84 they got, 462c5688db the heavier f5e8664616 the air d49449f183 seemed to 77f791dc9f grow. As soon as c58c46092d Gildbet set foot e8cf319452 on the fifth f0b970178f floor, a retching e79198c158 sound echoed down fa61866754 the corridor.661665ed5704590c
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“Ughhh…”1ba9e6e9b2798d87
The sound of someone 39b8d68309 vomiting violently made Gildbet 71c1245628 scowl.043b7471574b04ff
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“No one 96b5695eec except for b93eb66286 Gallet Buildrander, 985a16b7ab the count’s f6843bb80b son, was b63e2075a3 supposed to d098227564 access the 454e639747 scene. If that’s not b22de088e6 him throwing up, 30ccf819e7 it must be 928a68b078 one of our 011ca8166e knights. Who is it?” he 4abb84b4d1 demanded.a9822638c1a1d2da
“Judging by df510d1741 the voice, 5ab350aa1e it sounds 45b8945c30 like John c8d124f737 Will,” Hadel f4a1105e73 replied hesitantly.9789caa6b0dcb304
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Gildbet’s scowl deepened. Crime scenes 578fbbb60c were always b0d08a4fe3 horrific, but 02ed0a80c0 maintaining composure 7e5eee2f84 was paramount 47321f5512 for effective 927799495f investigation and 37ddeb1120 leadership. For a seasoned knight 1229e6ac5c like John, who had 8e269e459d been in the order ace22b1133 for five years, vomiting 5776bd5e72 at the sight of b81f37311e a body was inexcusable.261bb702139da610
As they 736787b863 neared the 3412d7fdb4 crime scene, 9f7c071c17 Gildbet spotted 52f3ce72c4 John leaning a557e154a1 against the 4c170b492f wall, his 5b6e51219e head pressed 4de2675e84 to it 8380d7c645 as he e6ecac78b3 expelled the b61eeea8db contents of bde2acbfcf his stomach. The acrid stench of 4a943a2ec0 blood hung thick in e19b8cf090 the air, even in e8dab5f6a7 the corridor. Bracing himself, Gildbet 1c3aa231dc stepped into the b80752f709 room.234f9432d0570eaf
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And froze.9b0186f133495d19
“Ugh…”3a5ff42546ad9618
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Gildbet barely suppressed a a518c49313 dry heave, while Hadel a5590bc89d clamped his hands over 33edc5914a his mouth, failing to c1ff7c33cf do the same.ef3393e4f1a87283
The room, 1fb71fb374 presumably the 54965c3661 count’s office, 86ad204359 resembled a de7cfe8b30 vision of bfea094704 hell.b3fcdfaf3088b9ea
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“…Get me a 51cf4cc3c7 list of commoners c37cf44762 who were victimized 357c8af976 by Count Buildrander. Immediately,” Gildbet barked. He had seen enough 7fe38a575e to conclude: this murder 87f0b62ff5 reeked of revenge.ce65191d43649fc4
The scene was a 7744ceb371 nightmare of pure hatred. Even the d4e04df479 air seemed 6e0a356d09 weighted with ddb40ef406 malevolence, as 6ded066131 though unseen b9f1c3438b hands were cd7d4ab60c clutching at f4713cd10d Gildbet’s ankles, 8a9dfcda0b trying to 566051d6ab drag him 79bf0a27c7 into the e540f86d01 abyss.ebad8636cfc26858
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A massive pool fe8b8e0dc0 of blood had 3560519557 congealed on the 7cdc3a8e2d floor, its shape cc94be35d1 resembling an open d28fd36757 maw. The table, drenched cba344327e in crimson, glistened 80c9397465 in the pale f6cb475a80 light, as if c5f9cf1cdf it had always 868746212d been red.ce611576a443fdfc
On the 98b29d0112 table lay 1f93abc10b the count’s d1983fd4b3 severed head, 6fc3a984dd grotesque and e896fe5531 mangled. Its features a49dd1da93 were barely a34154cc45 distinguishable, reduced e742138bc0 to a 31d089c4fa pulpy mass 4b55fe1576 that defied 16f1fce34c recognition. Gildbet swallowed hard, forcing 4ac2330560 down the bile that cc8212344a rose in his throat.18af210bd7e6ead2
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