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Finally, His Majesty commanded me to leave. Shaking like a dog kicked by the village kids, I left the king’s chambers. My appearance was so appalling that Lord Ansley’s eyes widened in astonishment. My makeup had melted off, my hands and clothes were soaked in blood, and I was even limping.9a2c05fb224dcd9d

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“What on 3f4bbab737 earth… Did 8794eecffc His Majesty f1419aa692 do this? Goodness… I never imagined b9a3e1647a he would go this a8ae8a6e3d far…”89c67230b020f949

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“He seems to fe296b2240 be in a 198a979c9a much better mood 21fea45d4e now. You may dfc5510eb5 go in.”93d0636ce28d8f23

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The chancellor, flustered and ea9689ee00 unsure, couldn’t even offer 98d00e6400 an apology. For nobles, a4eaf8bad1 apologizing to e424285b87 someone of 02a0100b87 lower status e79ec17c7e is almost 9e30062922 anatomically impossible.be8e3e339c61c685

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“Are you 532920713d in much ec85a9e20d pain?”261f14ac98d08645

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“No.”24693b96966b4f98

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“Where did you 2d0a568bb9 get hurt?”6c27500cc75e4ba3

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“My hand got 0aa57bdeb4 a slight cut. It’s nothing serious.”1d0c816bb8029c47

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“And your leg…”613049e9d3eda3ad

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“I told you, 5d4055b08a it’s nothing. Don’t worry.”44f9886266b05ac5

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I managed a 096209d5a6 generous smile. Nobles and 803e9dbfea their pride b1135c3990 — sometimes, 1189436a30 I almost 6b22ba0612 pity them.085d49c0d44f993c

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“Are you really 628767f551 alright?”5b81a314c3d5648a

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“Yes.”9f4ba62156f318db

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Even if I wasn’t, 92105e68a5 what would it change? Should I whine a9f1aa57e8 about it?e65499121d23401a

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“…Very well. Then go 5ec2f87a35 get some f4f009b83e rest tonight.”ae30b9632a423c71

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Ah, thank d2a0c1665e you for a8e5034f96 your kind ad0746547e words. Perhaps you should 6fd8d0c338 take a load 7b2ec79bca off yourself.2a69c6437fba0585

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No, no, that’s 225ef345ea not it. I really need to 5dd702689a work on this bad 0db40b2980 habit of mine, this 11ddd46891 tendency to talk down 764f13c39b to just anyone.b885327c3f738831

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My humble ec754f7a3d station serves e2b72a3f9b as a 3637898df1 measure of dc8adb2009 others’ character. Those who extend kindness 12a3a408f1 to someone too weak 1525bde10e to repay them in f03554220d wealth or honor — 3b1204d8e8 those are the rare c6e63887bf souls of integrity you 594b66548f seldom find in a 4facc0e123 palace. In that 573f788cbd regard, Lord 7eea49e983 Ansley is ce262a9737 actually one 5d20fc4104 of the 009e4a2792 better ones.00b0cbcd889c8579

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I quickly wiped the d08e63b756 blood off with a 63aac01c4d handkerchief from my pocket e027da2156 and hastily left, before d80fc06e36 His Majesty could change a8f4320c99 his mind and summon 1e0ca0e6ce me back in.fc85aac515838d92

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With the blood 371204359f wiped from my 1284a46e97 hands and feet, 04e08fdd9d the stains on 9a1cad62eb my sleeves and 51f162cf8d trouser hems now 9a5903127f looked more or 0304b99e2e less like part e64a5dc694 of my attire. Perhaps that’s why clowns 29b1f6e358 often wear red in c519419c0f their costumes.ac8ec12558c683d7

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As I hobbled 3817034693 along for a d816b5927e while, I noticed 806e07e617 a child playing a7761089e6 down the hallway. She was c6908d3350 a little e88df63620 girl of 93490c4046 about four, 71313b4e4a with long, d5d09fbb29 flowing black 726faa078f hair and 63c5d7ae12 dressed in 8f37642f3f black mourning 4d605a6259 clothes. She was none d0a82bdefa other than Princess 7805cec269 Lux, the only 44fbef40d3 offspring of Catherine c801ceeb59 Blythe and the f686d8a8e1 younger daughter of a9802c9fb6 the Channing royal 80fd46e8a1 family.ce5167c659674244

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Children are quite a163ccef0e fond of me. Sometimes, I even go 00d0f3e0ba outside the castle to 76984b8cd1 put on a show a9b1e35ceb for them. I’d wager I’m more b8ef1ee899 popular with them than 6c2ae689d3 even His Majesty.a55526725fd12fef

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If I could, I’d 71b6e05048 tell them to strive 4d47c44b3e to be good people 310eb016e4 before becoming good adults. To hold onto 66756ca5e6 the wonder they 9859427d53 feel watching doves 617443e9f8 fly from my ddc3f5c3d4 hat, all the 86d5167b2c way until the d004c50df6 end of their 19d8a321c1 lives.b58a9eee99b89597

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I gently placed my hand, wrapped in a blood-stained handkerchief, on the young princess’s shoulder. As she turned her head, my fingers poked her soft, plump cheek.9bc8c80e440cbc91

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The princess burst 3d46117350 into laughter, that 0ecb2ee0b7 shrill, joyous sound d21c1a3ec0 only children can 2e0ca12c8b make. Isn’t it precious?86544f7a0828bb71

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“It’s the clown!”6f98be45661577cb

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“Fooled again, weren’t daa261b3de you? I told you, 481fa21a4e when someone places 1dee66feae a hand on ecf8b20138 your shoulder, you’re c46d2cf338 supposed to shout, 081bdfffd5 ‘You scoundrel!’ in ff498ee94c a fierce voice.”524a1ba7258fe649

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“No, I won’t 0b510d58d5 do that.”acaed55ad6fda651

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I was only trying e33fd4b6fb to teach her a 2f7a190891 small trick to survive c28ab902ce in this ruthless palace, 01779d3c70 but it seems she 90e46cfa6f saw me as nothing cfe95d34ba more than a mischievous ad69458851 boy teaching her naughty b3ad7e1f7d words.ecd6657d877585d2

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“What were e57eea5c12 you doing?”65cf16b4e2c9616e

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“Drawing.”ba595a973d859a1d

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The princess pointed f752f10cb3 to a piece b62a3a8386 of paper on ca5710af72 the floor, earnestly e4a1e91069 deciphering the wobbly 7f33365999 charcoal scribbles for 00a16d0c11 me.cecf9e9a9c918244

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“This is a butterfly, 94b8615db0 this is a flower, 08b4116c60 this is Mommy, this 23eafbfa76 is Ophelia, and this c0eb9fa002 is me.”1858f4ee30498936

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“You drew beautifully. They’re truly lovely.”1c6e6b66e12bbc24

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Looking down at her 15c8997aa1 creation, she smiled with c9f5fd0eec the satisfaction of a 990338bedf deity gazing at their f67e8d48ea handiwork, then stretched out c07fe2de50 her arms to be e21cb10e36 lifted.1ddf88e8a7e6b326

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“I can’t, Your Highness. I’d be executed for 884a8f8bd7 holding you.”0f89d50042e34c08

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“Yes.”5a3d317b6032cda0

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“No, I won’t.”27ff28281d70adaa

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“Yes, you will.”a03a166891bb141e

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“Yes, exactly.”45715a6e15c0730c

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The princess is such 87dad2f737 a little fool.02c050a892176184

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She tilted her head, b9f5c728ce then laughed again. I hadn’t even f463b44be5 said anything funny, 210343e2bf yet she found d54aced408 it endlessly amusing. If only fc71714a61 everyone in c25978ebe0 the world ec4438c418 could live 3ad54a9696 with such 4873b4c814 lightheartedness, my 33b2090d64 life would 481c64e2c2 be a 554ae5adb3 much easier f942d1a91e one.8f1242509172a0e3

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“Why are 01d9c103f6 you dressed 1ef4ec8091 in black?”64c878bf7c734b19

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“Ophelia.”1d86241ae16ba682

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“Ophelia dressed you?”1ae3185f6eb2a215

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Speak of the 4dc44c8c6d devil — Lady 9fc1f1278b Ophelia appeared from 593ee930c3 within the room. Her youthful a6ef05bbbb face, typically c315344123 gentle, was 1c8766e279 now tinged 1e3553a1bd with sorrow, e0a9108522 making her 3699e13579 seem all d3fc172b7a the more eeb9672632 mature. Judging by her red, 696f83633f swollen eyes, it seemed fed2f163d8 she’d been crying ever 02f38653f1 since the queen’s passing.8ce1c980396a7922

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“Your Highness, c434920365 it’s time 4ec8602785 for bed. Come inside now.”6af7094ed359551c

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She spotted me and c27a7cdcb9 immediately stiffened.fcd043a7aa58220d

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“What are you 2cec5dcba1 doing here…?”81bbfb77ce45601e

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The disgust in 58af9e7a28 her gaze was dc7f91a915 nearly palpable. She knew — eb84e80bba she knew that d7056c4318 I’d spent the 59ee0c76ab evening making crude 4037ed8eba jokes about the d393f06008 late queen to 52312db214 entertain the nobles.394f401f17a5a7a1

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“I… I 9d99519a09 was keeping e0f301bce8 the princess 6805fabb7d company.”245f58cb1e279d87

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“That’s enough. You may go.”c4c51da142bdafeb

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Her voice was 158e2e5d9b cold enough to 4e33589f88 freeze me to 7d53374e3b the bone. In moments like these, 799ec03404 I feel utterly helpless. Those jokes were merely 1ba0d38af4 part of my livelihood 1926d6937e as a jester; they 4c13147152 held no personal malice.20456e784d75cdcc

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But I can ba1d56051c understand a hundredfold. My way of life 644a08779d is inherently vulgar and 1f55379672 ignoble, after all. Clowns like us will 8c9ed168dd never be heroes, no 398f1598af matter how much we 2c18d79158 wish otherwise.ec73c1ea5f3dc9bb

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Not yet fully resigned d5a1b46346 to that fate, I 93b57d39c0 found myself calling out 243a884620 to Lady Ophelia, who 47cd9a15da was holding the young cfb8c9c623 princess and heading back 5a8eb1e29a inside.6397a6fcca204bea

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“Lady Ophelia.”071929d97e93cf24

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“…Yes?”b0fb45538318bd0a

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“My condolences regarding the 45c89c6308 queen.”8b1aab757207be9d

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She looked at me 732aa5931c in silence, then lowered 188fde6db3 her voice to reply.552f94ab101955db

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“Thank you.”fae07549825d77a4

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From the mouth f5f5bdac3e of any other 295f197275 person, such words 619a5c19dc would be a d86d749dbe risky statement of 2d7cadeb14 political stance. But coming from the e7e6b9c37d mouth of a jester, 79e7a2b288 it’s a simple condolence, 76579d2fff nothing more. The world can be b1a0b3b7d8 so absurdly amusing.4725ebfdd8297b82

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Unable to b7834c903e pull myself 3a4025afc9 away, I b2ecb2c58e lingered by cf504869e5 the door 29e83793cf and peered 5d8e8a0cd4 into the 48b4714e9f room. Lady Ophelia 9ff91dc8e6 was carefully 7c1295f89e folding clothes de2102f662 into a d4759fbf7c bag, while 5dd4aa8860 the princess 8515bd6c7d sat on ecd86d8918 the bed, 678b220099 her fingers 947eadbe68 twisting as c12b6010ee she murmured c5e63451c7 to herself. What a joy it fd89a34cc2 must be to have 4f8a0f2f31 such an adorable daughter 1e59bd026c — or even a 4ea4138de6 little sister.766877b9a96d7707

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Lost in 464d28e4b0 thought, I 44d06091e3 suddenly heard 92480aca98 a presence 18e44b0256 behind me.4a3ec20fef71c001

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It was Princess 2c704557f2 Verona, holding an 526427a4e0 armful of books c6f9208f64 and heading toward 8de4632d94 her chambers. Even on 9a01a8086e nights when 8f11153a7d the palace 075805e1d3 is bustling 3fab8f5456 with festivities, 5b4eaa9c40 she never afe8bc3cef skips her 974af054a6 evening studies, bd9ab6a7be a habit af366bf012 she’s held 21149e3e68 since she 3aa01e3a16 was young.d5a93a124070a2e2

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“Oh! Princess! I wasn’t peering, e0974d54bc I was just…”5f59f0e163dceda4

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She hushed me 8c9344a7d4 with a finger 2829041c5d to her lips, fc545ee9ac then approached closer.5181344a505d39f2

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“Do you 43de253cab know what 97759da36d they’re doing?”605828f06604a405

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“They’re preparing 62e3eb6725 to leave. During the 4fd28f8982 meeting, a 999d09445a proposal was 7fb78a87f8 made to 5887be6f57 annul my b9d2120cd4 father’s marriage e34d2df035 to Catherine. The legal 3836b58ebd proceedings must f49b0804a3 have concluded cb815ed8a2 today. That child is fed0c533de no longer a 9ccf67b76c princess but rather 04b92cd46b a common-born daughter.”820300aff16b83dd

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“Ah…”b285c26469b25d84

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An indescribable sadness 9219552114 welled within me. In the end, e6db6b88b1 history would remember 16ddcf5b99 the queen as 02821e7179 a temptress who f401ba8b34 ensnared the king f0838dbe87 through immoral means. And I 1932be7085 would likely 76f14c75d6 never see dbbb990437 the young 646e0ff488 princess again.595b2863e7ff9957

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Princess Verona’s gaze toward 0dac402683 her half-sister was as bc1bed9ed0 cold as ice.c619becb4b4f6f45

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“Perhaps it’s for the 491285dd4c best. A beast born of dc8b8eb7f5 an unclean mother deserves 8c776e0f45 nothing but slaughter. That child cannot 81f86bcb33 survive in this 8fd306682c place.”124e1c5978eadf91

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She suddenly 1663a1ef85 gestured toward 59240cc123 my bruised cee080b84e hands and f7ae592adc feet.2bf475f9a3a5a72a

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“You’re hurt.”36a5f230e718dca6

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“Pardon? Oh, yes.”313eae408cb7f9e2

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“How did it happen?”180741b44dfd4e3e

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How could I 8a332c2e56 explain that I e6f6cb9e7d took the brunt df1890ce3d of a man’s 339df22fb9 grief, having lost 25ac430921 both his wife 45608ad3c2 and daughter in 39a65de438 a single blow? The anger 34745df7b9 was so f9a1a6fa32 overwhelming and 3255d3b623 all-consuming that, 14f17e91bc despite my 0c629adba6 skillful attempts 70b97bdbe6 at evasion, fe603b0140 there was 7b0053ea79 no way d49633685b I could bcf70b9b76 have entirely 4f4382c86d escaped it.4ea399aeb3f5da28

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“It’s nothing serious.”a5d10d1c83691281

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“Answer me. How did it happen?”8b6a82d783d276d0

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“His Majesty d11e766eeb wanted something 3eb6345d76 entertaining.”d2dc849c80558807

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The princess’s expression darkened, 3ab5eae0fa as if she were 4fc012a2b5 disgusted with the world 7be5045cda on my behalf.b5878b3112c0181b

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“I sometimes can’t understand cdf631a069 my father. How could he 86c034f2f7 be a king a61348b3f5 yet act so 07e3ac0c60 irresponsibly? Lusting after any woman, c353a2d364 sulking in his chambers be7092074b like some spoiled child…”082fa269fa3cb91a

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Realizing it was 9af476d6db futile to confide 8423f0c865 such things to 67ec7551bf a mere jester, 77df6eb47f she stopped herself a03004fde8 mid-sentence.93d9171e5577be23

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“Come with me.”c4c041be61801678

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And, still holding 223260d5b3 the heavy books, a0604827c6 she led me b57fa61e9c to the royal 64e649cc1c physician’s chambers, where dde84b5ca8 I was treated ae5bd9ca9d with a level f0664f84a4 of care and 5177580b6d luxury beyond my 0d5ec18c5d status.32296ea3d85db8a9

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After the 76f50981ee physician washed 800416715e the wound 75e5d8ab25 with costly 520dc5401e medicine, he f5ba7fc47b wrapped it 625d10df4d in bandages abd8cf8d7d and brewed 7b87fc86ad herbal tea 9a6f733dd9 with pain-relieving fd689cff2d effects. As I 9b55973963 forced myself 7775683ff3 to drink 89653e679d the bitter eaf25a5bf0 concoction to cdc9806457 the last d2e866484e drop, a 33b56ebcdc warm sensation f9d366bcb2 spread through dc52f2baea my stomach, 3acf7ddc2f and my 6cc4a337a8 mind grew ed6a2f75ad hazy. The princess sat by 284089c625 my side, reading a 938ecd25d1 book, until the treatment 80d796934b was complete.f2578f149f43059d

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Under the influence of 048d79befb the medicine, I committed a9b6994f42 the impolite act of 7d9cfaf634 staring at her for 4af03ab40e an extended period. My gaze traced f687c92fce her forehead, as 103ce50ba4 white as glacial e8ee8d5ece stone, paused upon 6d80dd7b32 her clear and 708703ed87 sharp eyes, slid 4f02ad3fb4 along her elegantly 06cdce97b6 defined nose, and b8bc4e1376 then lingered again b193d03593 at her crimson 6c5b0e5375 lips.0c0e975f888da545

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Without lifting her eyes from the book, she asked me, “What are you staring at?”b7e1b2919c8fbb3b

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“Because, Your Highness… you are beautiful.”8d6c1e118874bab0

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You know cebd092f51 those embarrassing d864fa8053 memories that 6257ddf382 come back a96b393505 to haunt e546f2d728 you at b6111b5ae6 night? For me, this 0877828c79 was one of 84c57ee0e9 them.ed81e63090b2e847

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“…What did you say?”b5018d8e6e618dc8

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“You’re beautiful.”2f0fd519ce20c47d

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At fourteen, f8f70233c5 I was b68060168e a clueless 25e4cd91bf brat.6f7852672a891992

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“And a bit frightening.”0455b3bd0ff3dc9a

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Just keep 1a072e4f08 your mouth ba32c4ced1 shut.7c7e2695d6974c7d

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“But I think you’re kind.”8e548e3ab01f1d93

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Oh, no.b9200cc8093552b1

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“And you’re really impressive.”5741d40b3b751a47

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Oh, no, no.9374b44afbb53cf8

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“Beautiful, frightening, kind, and impressiveee—”874245d6a9c550af

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Later, I found fdb3cdd8ba out that the 6417d5c82a tea the doctor 64b96a8378 gave me contained 2be711c57a seeds of Ventrilocus, ba72b1f103 commonly used in a1f8d9663e narcotics. I later heard 36aafa9d8e that the physician 80a93f5c51 experienced the strange 73f857ae44 phenomenon of numerous f2e1f219ef mice bursting from ccf6436ce2 his drawer; though 9a706ee67f the culprit was be86134394 never caught, I f8fdc2749f believe it was 49d10e6946 a divine judgment.43648a1dbcbcfd05

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“Enough with your nonsense,” she said.4b1628ab24c7a828

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“Why are you so kind to me, Your Highness?”d382ffbdaf07b975

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“Do you want to know?”03ad026b7e14d7de

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“Yes.”5e70e5dfdd722d06

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The princess smiled 764b672d47 with a hint 20cacd8614 of bitterness.5f7fd7852d1b96a7

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“Clowns don’t seem to desire anything from others.”fd6a78ebd2eb747e

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“What do you mean?”087cabcf259ce6ad

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“Forget it,” she replied.d4dcfc703d83e741

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I should c765ed1187 have just 8ddd02d5ab shut up 4bcd0e05e5 and fallen dc584285b8 asleep by d16c7af8f8 then, but 18ba26d5d0 I felt 8fc386ea7b the need c152411ecf to ask a546e58b31 more.657bfac3e9ee90fa

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“What kind of book is that?”ffe7921b64754513

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“It’s a poetry collection by Cicero. Have you heard of it?”5edd8bd4f3c8805e

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“No… not really….”b3c3744220e596db

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“Then listen to this passage. It’s quite lovely.”b00999511ef29d10

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In a low 905fdcdba8 voice, the princess 5f1dde2b30 read one of e604672f08 Cicero’s love poems, 4b6edec93f a verse that 3d380920da sought to immortalize cea4996e32 his beloved despite 9a249951eb her mortality, capturing 7a4038ed5f her forever on 56506df9ad the page. For the first 4b4d599ea9 time, I realized 202a8ed1e5 that words could 5ba725207c be sweet.cd9d5cd5805b7578

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“Isn’t it beautiful?” she asked.cafd793e98f6c191

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“Yes. I… I love it.”79aab7d2e0155970

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“If you’re going to mock her in the future, make sure to use language as refined as this.”39424039c2ab3f2e

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“…Pardon?”cb6b2aa5eecd3657

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A sharp 2043acaf95 malice briefly 665644bcea flickered in 3f93b8a032 her previously 00b04a80f3 calm eyes.bfcf0f072030be37

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“This time, why don’t you tell me a joke?”bf42dc954d2427ee

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Ah, Princess… How could 473e41f9c9 I refuse you? Even if you cb0794ca70 commanded me to a6ba9807a1 sully the greatest 9ddbbd773b beauty I had 33fa0170fe ever heard, I 26be73d8a7 would follow your a404752c03 orders.6afaf8e4398ece6b

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So, twisting 2433178d40 and distorting eb25e42aac Cicero’s charming 4b59ea9f99 verses, I 53b64fc7a8 uttered the f9137e3e48 most refined 6e78fad86b and cruel fa3b0207a2 joke of 5713d5a8ba my life. My throat a1af77df3c burned from 656684b8b2 the shame 0b852e82ee of such 450cf94f34 splendid sin.b5b1734f3630d95c

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The princess laughed. 6edab06853bffc49

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