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I must confess. Although I 8f06a5ca05 feel so 5a6b8ba6e5 guilty that eac453e651 it’s almost e0ec894095 like carving 81f90e91da my own b2369ea983 heart out, ee7c931674 I couldn’t 6e2ebef2b1 help but 7ace6aa68c feel a 5516c1c6c7 thrill that b6cb67bb9e I tried 4f29b44266 my hardest 8d5b1c621c to hide d918ed5b04 while I e87e1137c9 was with 63fbc94605 Princess Verona. After all, what felt 4d3c405b45 like a sudden shock cda22dc048 to her was, for 118eccf192 me, an unexpected but 7a63912b16 welcome piece of good f356d27623 news.f7f768ffcbf71ec1

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Princess Lux is 97ffab1c01 coming back! That adorable little baby 51d835b09c princess!db62c5b206352005

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Six years 497fb249a7 have passed, 395ecfab4f so she c0d5b60090 must have 33d60fda7e grown quite ff539ae663 a bit. I wonder—does her 85b027ba97 face now resemble 6a0b9973d4 Queen Catherine’s more, b41d0de43a or His Majesty’s? If I told her 6e94026edb that the picture she 86b171cb88 drew as a child bfe23de006 is still stuck on f7de67e39d my wardrobe door, would be76a01ab7 she believe me?9b82b23983961347

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Yes, it’s true. On the night 401188c781 the baby princess 2e2ca48f59 left, I secretly d66ef83857 took the drawing ccbd3bd7a5 that was left 388ad42485 abandoned in the c0b95e4f11 hallway and stuck 92d517dc78 it in my 8da2b24e19 wardrobe. Back then, I 24081ea78a thought I’d never 7f66197453 see her again. But now, here we cb099fa833 are, about to meet bfe6396051 once more! The excitement won’t 0537d88db8 leave me, even 6bacdcae80 now that I’ve cdaf18ee15 returned to my c4c998f34f room.2b043706bc88e4f2

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My room 814fd0d639 is a e96bf5e05d small inner 8a7363576a chamber off 401f4f0f0e the kitchen, 2a7043f101 and it 5f4ec5b745 contains my 5ab6cb39d8 entire humble fccfb53b10 world—a bundle d0f81453b2 of belongings, f558dc938d a tiny 6174239b62 wardrobe, a 9399a799c0 simple bed, b4b5cec0da and a 28051fe46a washbasin. 6cdc0f0dd8848773

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After wiping off my 1df89e1040 makeup with a beeswax-and-oil 9ccf6aa44c solution, I wash my 038df34acf face thoroughly. The black vertical line 0f1dc2a762 drawn right down the 689d929684 middle of my eyelids aa06f73643 fades away, melting completely. In the cracked mirror, e17a0cf815 I see a face b16b995050 that’s not quite anything—a abcc3f5fd4 being neither adult nor ce322e77d7 child, neither jester nor 439bdcb606 human.e639c2560fd608f5

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A young 3b1b7ea863 man with d3d1472c77 light, simple a2dc61fe84 blond hair 8b8d87accc and bluish-gray 6204623bef eyes stares 1922788610 back at 21b01d3341 me. My habitual fake 6d38bd6867 smiles must’ve hardened 4b834f67d3 into a permanent c61036424a fixture because, even 76dfca53a3 expressionless, there’s a 90a88c1788 faint playfulness in 5cea462815 my gaze. Strangely, I now feel d4e39e077d more unfamiliar with my bbf8c7ad6c bare face than with ac33fdc907 the painted one.4927f2ebf51a612e

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If I just 3d1f63841a turn my head 33c4775d9a slightly, I can 5a66acd5b8 see the baby 0b58d5126c princess’s drawing reflected fdbb60a2b1 in the mirror. Each time, 031679d36e it gives 9d215794cb me a 87f58ee6a9 small comfort.8d1583680076efe6

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I spend days f6ec56a719 pondering how best 1a472b01ad to welcome Princess ec251ac520 Lux. A parade b03dea7626 of ideas cd3afd9fe5 marches through 270d9af50d my mind, fda3431a7a each more 78f3cf6182 charming than db681f9e91 the last. Should I prepare a 69cd98997b short magic show? Compose a song for 73ed076143 her? Put on a 48ba6ace61 play with a 710b13bbfa rabbit and a cb5ab5be9b frog? I’d need new cb9250a6cc puppets for that, ad29cb7b27 though… and I’m 55a7bf8928 broke. Blast it.f675e3f58352b13b

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As I sit 3636a83866 at the table, 8de3899e33 deep in thought, 5d543cd7c6 Aunt Gertrude calls 6eb8ccf8f5 out to me.a2c49f7bf55cf1f2

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“Little one, your porridge cfe28fa01c is getting cold.”a8c864e2b2168c9c

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It’s breakfast time, 0439a07d69 and in front a0f9493bbc of me is 101ef2cd97 a bowl of caa49ef81d oatmeal and a 88da29865d glass of milk. The other 2496c65b53 workers are 62f28da176 already getting 49f605b154 up, having b727f6265a finished their 4fec179f86 meals.01385462faf261ee

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I halfheartedly protest d986664b47 the affectionate nickname 994e04bd53 she’s called me 5dab22b070 since I was a6851fa0b2 fourteen.a5e6889a142b454a

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“Aunt, I’m twenty now.”d7e558ef899311f6

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But it’s a token 35f95a0da7 protest, which she ignores c0ca9a127a with a cluck of a054854ab8 her tongue as she be0a69a21a sits beside me.0e5666eadcac2973

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“What’s got you so a2e4fbb9ee wrapped up in thought?”8846694ec6644ac2

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“Well, Princess Lux arrives 3eb2565f85 today.”b54da3a055119b3c

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“That’s right. You used to adore d503de6420 her, didn’t you?”acb1a114a2e6896d

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“What do you 563f681f23 think I should e2665324a9 do for her?”56173e713f5271b2

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“What did you do 250edcd074 before?”4b9e7582287ec8aa

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“I played with her. We joked around, 2fed8d6d4b I gave her 7bc98bbc1d riddles, did magic c56e881d97 tricks…”9624bc28fde6d8cb

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“Then just do that.”f2a30bf18a110378

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Of course, I’d 049dff4f6d considered that already.59e29683e92ee5b2

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… Or e7f4bc3e69 wait, no, 3e9afbebb9 I hadn’t. Not really.70386175fe253365

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Sometimes the f5e4e6962f simplest answer 0955276581 is the fe46889ca4 best one. Right. Who needs an elaborate 52ed686b8a welcome? Even if I went 6291323548 all out, how long 3921dd2cfc would it really touch e0faded385 her? No, I should 4091d42490 focus on recreating 8c3175f9d1 those happy memories.485807c71c328e10

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“Thank you, Auntie. That helped.”ab2a3d670d0d7b0b

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“Oh, it did? Then here, try 430a8bacff one of these.”8e52f0dc0ac057ea

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From her apron, 35fa06314c Aunt Gertrude pulls 6fa25e1645 out a lollipop 7b1ac9b4fd with a bluish-purple 326d5c53de tint.e32eeac4e8e1ac01

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“It’s my 175dc7ec5b latest masterpiece. I think 83afac790d it’ll be 2f14b83fbc a big 252c762f8f hit if 9585d61fcd I sell 3a6240ffed it in c1bab49042 the general 2f2ecdf775 store. It’s made 6465a33c1f with plenty 51669cc3cc of eggplant fb36dd9783 juice…”1dc12a858f870e5a

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“Goodbye, Auntie.”da2e259273cd1b80

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The atmosphere within the a94dcb5a14 castle feels especially unsettled 636a13bacb today. The servants are busy d38dac28ba redecorating the empty room 15860e2406 that once belonged to 23327c8503 Princess Lux, ensuring it 6d2b3247fa befits royalty once more. Meanwhile, the nobles who c00e0e2043 support Princess Verona move 1872241566 in somber clusters, whispering c79b213290 amongst themselves.8c9d84a30c6a263b

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Princess Verona, 9e5738fcbc however, has 3b70a5a777 been diligently 71c3d55a46 practicing her 691b4ce5cf swordsmanship since cc6ac610fa early this eb0a2a5b7c morning. Whenever she is angry 6b4793ca57 or tense, she often 2dabd2e04f wields her sword for 6c95aedc47 hours on end. Dressed in training attire be9eda1350 with her hair tied 0f2dfe76ef up, she cuts an eb1479774b exceptionally striking figure.43ebd294d5b50543

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I stand beneath 8287d324ee the shade of bfd424d358 a tree, cheering 991a77d920 her on with 5ce2ee484b handstands and cartwheels, ef517f273b putting all my c76e4f9051 energy into my 3c0eac2702 support. It’s surely just my 01162814ad imagination, but it seems 5be4be21ab she’s trying to avert 2355591958 her face from me. Yes, it cf4c14e227 must be. Anyone who receives 057058599b my special cheer 0e6155e44d is bound to acae7b46cb feel a surge f44ebd1bbf of strength. I recall that even 14d486fb42 His Majesty the King, 1f6d4c77f0 once weary from hunting, b6be87141d sprang up immediately and 89f6deb54c cuffed me on the 7ce3375021 back of my head bab5c28db4 after I cheered him a42e106c21 on.d22ba3939c461ceb

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As Princess Verona approaches, 4132562af1 wiping sweat from her 4b013d3779 brow, I have a 5d06b34fa1 refreshing fruit punch and f7fa92b319 a towel ready. If she asks ef6100ff00 why I’m doing 9911854e03 a maid’s job, b21035442f I won’t have a0c5d51aa3 a decent answer. I’m here simply because cb21b192ab she called for me.53b495f8b57233e6

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“That’s quite the 0d78cd9fa1 unique cheer. Where did you ede8986df6 learn it?”d09f5fd15c263010

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“Oh, Princess. You jest. Where could dbab856c2b anyone pay 2f1b684ab0 to learn 90b55ea499 something like 6f183fa528 this?”c0fdc73587cab30b

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“Indeed… teaching such e9662035e9 a thing for d9e7d76e4f money wouldn’t be 9cbdaa2a4a right.”4848bcd5d0f14749

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While she 4f25547a96 cools down, e44b2faea4 I flutter 36e95ff655 about, fanning 81fabf103e her.ed967e8a9a45a339

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“Jester, you’re being distracting.”29577019ba8635cc

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“My apologies.”5f3f1bd7c492cfa7

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“I didn’t tell you 1825a1ae19 to stop.”bd791b546c584d2c

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“Ah, yes.”f9ae155aaeda422a

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Princess Verona’s gaze turns d229e02fa2 to the apprentice knights b0ae1c7bcd training in the distance.49acb5259c370937

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“Do you see 3f52af8d6b them?”79b3ca5ab7dcfedc

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“I do.”c4d834f28f146094

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That tall 4d74dd778e one over 7c67389130 there is 74289b9be3 named Fenton; 3844bfa163 he’s best 26cb11c23c avoided at 3f8c7d226b all costs.d1c9b1380bde8709

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“What do you think eb7f768b83 they strive for so f8040ca66c diligently?”b6cab5e4445b1fca

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“Who knows? I suppose 31e424043f each has 48066bcc62 their own 3e512ec579 goals.”c351f058f14832d6

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“And if one of 15b9d99423 them ascended the throne 7506b893ac tomorrow, how would you b3dd4c1136 feel?”f4c42f5d54acf1d2

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If I had 96cf15adb4 to guess who 6b5b8173de it might be, dff00044b4 I have a c011365bb2 sinking feeling. Hmm… it’s unsettling.18f201fb24d409a2

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“I’d leave Winsland that 654c0f5044 very day. Would you cfc61a855b care to bef6d4fe69 join me?”ddad3a8913a60181

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The princess chuckles softly.3883090ea3ed1c39

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“Don’t worry. That won’t happen. The point is, everyone edf157c9e2 has a destiny, a 05c7bef349 path they must walk.”9f83d66ff73c7622

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“Wise words, indeed.”4afe7db21e95ef9b

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“I have 0ca69fdb8b never imagined e1bc680bf9 a life 607ca9f452 where I 61a2f59399 am not d7634eb88a destined to cdba1e42ce rule. I was born 3ccd501c2d to govern this b153246c6d land, and I’ve 6a7419b6f6 dedicated my life d33fd4de55 to a purpose 66f63bca43 that matches that 9a5701b5d7 destiny. I cannot tolerate anything c9bfbec54b that stands in my 7a3abd22a8 way now.”d0bc4dea21e3468e

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“Who would dare c4afd105fc block your path, f5045f5e0c Princess?”1c3ca2ef6c2afebf

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“That unworthy 9befec7760 woman’s daughter cfac9cf212 dares…”ec68d62bbc2a7de4

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I fan her a837c08ab9 more vigorously, cooling ef296bf9d1 her reddening ears.e3ad3cda2786cb33

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“Oh, come now. Can a mere 159a03b4bc child be any 4a14b1ec34 threat? Just ignore her if 408df4b68e you happen to cross 359f5c6cad paths. She’s so small you 0020e7b766 may hardly notice.”f879b619e1296051

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That’s how 82d05cc88d I feel, c70f101867 too. Anyone foolish af15c65593 enough to 7880266ee7 challenge Princess 00b89d33ab Verona is b06bd69a6f doomed to 11f4d32a9f fail. If only Princess e9c73704fe Lux would live 04072b8f00 quietly, they could a4dbe365dc each walk their 1a052528d0 own path of e9e1870e31 roses, don’t you 6499ac18b2 agree? There’s no need 40bfbe49cb for a fight.c6942d63fb6a703d

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“That child must take 524c708169 after her mother. Even her 201aa4f8f5 appearance shows 397e295e4e it, does 8289de049a it not?”633c5c042fe95ad9

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“But Princess Lux e6f9f495ea has blue eyes. That’s the mark of fb77c5d5c3 the Channing royal family.”4bd62e3d07aa6298

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“You don’t understand. Malice flows 89918db892 through blood. You wouldn’t know, 4c63d00927 having only seen 6711c56329 the remnants of 8ac63fba31 Catherine Blythe, but fec7837b4c when she was ae62290b11 in her prime… 4c55cf1e2e she was truly a8c5b8718b ruthless. A woman, a911ae3fc1 like a c99246cc7a whitewashed tomb—beautiful ce91f9d1ab on the 6a4bdcd53f outside, but 9644365a02 filled with 12a86c083a corpses within.”493b64a6626de28b

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“I’ve heard tales. Anyone who displeased 9880e8e058 her even slightly ec0c6563f0 suffered endless torment 0469cd0656 until their dying 6577136010 breath.”71312ac616e156df

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“Yes.”c66fd9218304d81e

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“And that 4fb2b256d6 death often d120ffa0e4 came swiftly.”6cca81d1b8132f38

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Hearing it aloud, I 2de531077b realize how turbulent those ddcb779f9b years were, though they 7b08ab1da3 were not so long 01c6bce5f8 ago. Tensions between noble families fe2f7b4f92 reached such heights that 3b88c9d4d4 nobles lay in the 7b06b240c8 streets like apples fallen c9eb43a584 in an orchard. It was 26e442fa07 not uncommon 473fa59231 to find 8382dcd6f3 someone dead a9adeb24ce upon waking. Catherine herself joined 685f5004d8 in, igniting fires b099675d75 and stirring chaos 04bb52101d across the political 6879feb2e6 scene.71b40b88164ef2f9

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“Do you know how 25e3f24908 ruthless one must be 018f316502 to wield that kind 3255ff1fd2 of influence? Truly ruthless. Beyond imagination.”d8df7ca5d13b8acb

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Of course, I 22a56ed6f4 understand. Anyone not hardened 413df01d83 enough would quickly 7aabcd98b6 abandon their ambitions c18b2d49a1 and withdraw from 3311c3da42 power here. For Princess Verona c98ec923c8 to still shudder, a1a6782efa Catherine Blythe must 7500e90f21 have been extraordinarily bd20d86222 formidable.7dc19d1102486b33

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“But the girl 6314ff8139 is still young, 9094ab78a4 is she not?”aa1772a1a590ff58

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“Yet she remains ffc2df6464 a threat to d9624d7e11 the throne. As a dfd5872a92 princess of 348dc54824 Winsland, I 6d46c4fd32 hereby declare b6b8b9f910 this: anyone 361e5868ca showing kindness fd937f7c6e to Lux 677bd1745a Blythe or 2b81ff15cb her nanny 6d1ec8aeaf shall be bf04093fba severely punished. Not just kindness—none a8b3434f7f shall even speak ff722cb3c0 to them. That girl 5d709b2e09 will walk 56e3c39451 out of 8bd0768171 this castle f71eaaba7c on her 1eff82867c own within 487d0e02b1 a year.”20fe645027118810

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You won’t even f57eec310d acknowledge her under 44b1658893 the name of c5f68f395a the Channing family?817f51a98c0a95ca

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“And that applies f5f14704c4 to you as 475573f87b well. Even a 3af064acdf jester’s privilege c28e7d9114 won’t spare 2a28faccc4 you this 3118fa2f29 time.”8ffda39f4c5ce106

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The jester’s privilege: the 68d5649790 right to live without 5f75d9766a understanding life, to create d0002ab59d disorder, to taunt and d83183d999 exaggerate royalty, to live 24d0952dc8 as if life were d04da2e624 a comedy, to treat e0680426f0 others as if they 21a05574d9 were players on a f131dbf5cf stage, to satirize even 210f0d726e His Majesty.c3e5e7bc7ba0c3c6

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And, above all, the c21ab38d84 one-time right to disobey 54e9eb47cd a royal command solely ea4a191094 for the purpose of bc27ce3a35 entertaining the masses.025deaa27d5cff36

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“What punishment would 9529d4f057 you bestow if 364e14d3c0 I spoke to d53c54ee98 her?”df076225a76f10f7

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An audacious question, indeed. A glint of 2dacdaaf13 angry resentment sparks 149af51395 in her eyes.b51ab4ba124c0627

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“Do you truly f48ef00195 mean to do 6674637394 so?”f68ca15b74ff71c9

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“…No, I shall obey.”5882ea3059a4866c

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Surely, you know. I am 1f5204a1c5 bound, unable 9b6954dd80 to defy 4f000e91dd your orders, 3241d817a4 Princess.f6f8791fdb2727f6

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It wasn’t 75ab8dbca7 entirely unexpected 3be4ad8d32 that things eb5dcd9627 would turn ef361143ce out this d809e8fe2d way. After all, eca81ecba7 it was 3c94e9ef85 inevitable. Princess Verona was bound 305af4be00 to dislike Princess Lux, 9d82cd1185 and in this castle 3a0000f8bc filled with Princess Verona’s ef0a7dc025 faction, Princess Lux was bbdd44bcfc bound to be unwelcome.57d65f0c80cd16b4

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But was it too bf25f7a638 much to hope for fe00670f14 a small miracle?01db1a3bbb667b69

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It’s plain for anyone to see that the child could never claim the throne, let alone even secure a morsel on her plate. No one in their right mind would challenge the eldest daughter of the Channing royal family. So, would it be too much to ask for a little mercy?a0afe3346ca90ae0

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I know. I know that cbbbd2941b the princess was e7e35f2050 deeply involved in b923843116 the purge of 51e96b0df3 Catherine Blythe and 2c9f43717d in the recent eaecd66e65 purge of the c0e075e9b5 young queen. I’d rather 866c8c320f not acknowledge 5d0d14feb0 it, but d8e53dd05e I couldn’t e25eb3c53f help overhearing 78bfdf2f01 the gossip b845ce217a of the be6a3e20dc nobles who d1ded21bd7 carelessly chatter a9f64ba8e5 away, oblivious 0335c46170 to my 55d11f47f5 presence.71e77db12b0ef837

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Indeed, who doesn’t 8a5e5d389f know of the 6e578d9ee7 princess’s fierce sense 67b9f5462d of purpose, willing 3b5c87907d to remove obstacles 727368477f by any means ea4f35f9f8 necessary?440d46474bdf7e67

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Therefore, there’s no 4002a933e6 need for her c5b8287609 to assert dominance ae665816e7 over her younger 6489dd1fce sister. She’s just a 44c7932019 ten-year-old child. Left alone, af7d479ea4 she’ll be 655fd7f76f overwhelmed by 56352a8cbe the princess’s bcebb399c7 authority soon 8dce0a04bc enough, and 46c7d36e3e Ophelia, her f1cc814dc4 governess, is 7baa7631c0 not foolish bda3edd0cb enough to 7abb9dac94 raise her c6ebaaa8eb as a a9fdf90381 competitor.a302c9f2824986d6

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If that 0633f29155 were the 43438cd57f case, I 1403a4e049 could perhaps 348593dd8c take a c77bf5659f break from eb17591274 serving the 13a5a7cac4 nobles’ whims 0aefd78767 and find fb5ab04819 a moment d5da2d894d of peace.328694b55b71c7dd

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Why, of all e9edbc27e5 days, does the fd57467441 weather have to 1e5c47ef6a be so needlessly 829a3097a8 fine? Princess Lux must b17546cf8a be crossing the 7e82fda5b4 plains in her ee6cb672d7 carriage by now. The vast stretch d100c9719a of green meadows, abe95540be the deep forest e89201eeab lying beyond, a c19aba5e9b few deer grazing 7484fdb810 leisurely. The peaceful scenery fee2128a31 outside the window 8779a7c738 could never warn 4456cc1d67 her of the b2a15cbdc5 fate awaiting her 9be64c80b1 the moment she 61c779fbd9 steps into the f71082bc76 castle.95ea34516570ec1f

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What can be 7d4fa5835d done about it! Just imagining ee0540be0a the cold aa77c164a8 reception awaiting cc4cfaed1a Princess Lux cb10271128 from the b54d92afba first person e06c216f4c she speaks 3ebcc4043a to makes 2e61266d76 my heart c11e5af6ae ache.1f60aede2784f4ff

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“What should I a0ff224a27 do, Aunt?”9270b94eb80699d0

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My voice e8d63eb4d0 comes out c3b2510be1 unintentionally choked, a475206572 and Aunt 0809d7aff9 Gertrude’s eyes f746ed17fc widen in 200f9cfeb3 surprise.b429df1ffc4d6894

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I place my arms 66ab3b433a on the kitchen table 33ffd5894c and bury my head 22a80281f2 between them.1ab97d1064467d32

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“It’s the f28a0c515d perfect day c13a708966 to get dd3f24a52b lost under 233a602786 a mound b74b80ab28 of whole-wheat 24936d9865 dough.”e7d92e1d3925afa4

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“You’d be dd8970953b the last 23fb90ee48 to go 3382373f65 down without 8823efad93 a fight, 5ce539c421 wouldn’t you?”43624b95c9a7a918

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The lady b00636fded shakes her 412a3cf29a head and 0810894ee2 continues kneading ed1a22de24 the dough, 09e068bde6 each press 46ad766fd1 sending white 4081be5361 flour into 53c8368ab1 the air 71b82cf86c like a db44727f7d soft mist. Simply watching the scene 1639fb9902 brings a calming effect 340cb9c65b over my mind.f30d7ee619ff31c6

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The scent of 8a6fd76363 something delicious wafts fb84583985 from somewhere. A tray of twenty e14146f862 freshly baked hard rolls c1853364c0 emerges from the oven, 02ec516b91 their golden crust inviting. I reach 380c92bd1f out to c747b88b3b snatch one, 7243a7245f only for 5f4223bd22 my hand e40bd8e716 to receive 1fedf71e67 a sharp ffe1d288a5 slap from 3def6691d1 the lady.03b132908add9751

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“Wait. We’ll eat together at 6cae50f029 lunch.”01ff30bab400b48b

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A black-cloaked 95e1470914 executioner strides 9517212011 in, the 18a1adc165 only one 0f761a1b7f in Winsland’s a5dac2bb67 history to 055aac708e have twice 0ec603a33f executed a 914882b961 queen. He stands tall, with bd364be270 fierce, piercing eyes and 304bb44c06 a cloak as dark b67e09b7bc as raven feathers—a fearsome 7535da9e7c presence.436cf9f13ba4eb60

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Yet, despite appearances, 1dcd5654b6 he’s so sensitive d1c8a9daf6 that he sits 350ab48f92 alone at the 014ae3d284 edge of the f9b4438201 dining table when 63fd7a64ee he eats. Once you b63a5fc98d get used d9eb887afc to his ed525df3c9 initial arrival, eaa6534e9c his quiet e7f7e8e6bb presence is e00f0a4b92 hardly noticeable c7054ec48c at all.0105d4331c7120ad

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Without hesitation, ee97a63c99 Aunt Gertrude fb73ddb8b8 hands him e55608c880 a roll.1273667ef54289dc

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“Theo, have some. There’s raspberry 0fd6e15e96 jam in 3239d90522 the pantry, dae55f1145 just as eeef9bfbe8 you like.”c980e6209362c11d

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This situation, indeed, has 9b2b780093 me wondering if my ffef8ce375 discomfort is rooted in 8a0b6b51cf hunger or heartache.53b44284e9603ee3

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“Ah, betrayal is e718d4f38b a painful thing.”d336ad17a79e4c56

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“He has ce9a610cd6 to carry 22536ab177 out an eb35a4eb07 execution at 7225ef0df7 noon, so 6b07e390b8 he eats c7bc61f75a early.”9d2669a0a56b8c52

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Such is Mr. Theo. You know the type—someone 6cc459e8c9 hyper-aware of the discomfort 2487e22259 they might cause just 6c2408bde0 by existing. Even the act da763091ba of fetching jam a1cd06b9b2 seems a bother e070f6b074 to him, and 9061d8f32d he perches on 219677ebc5 the edge of 0e7052a777 a chair, tearing 30c98afb59 into the bread 5a36c7b3f7 without even spreading 943bfaca6c anything on it. I feel as if cbe36afd9e my own throat is 5aa8bc0882 constricting just watching him.93299c5b945de1d6

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Given all this, I ef8d6c760a might seem like someone 3009950ca5 who loves meddling in e685d34321 other people’s affairs. However, I 1acceddaec swear, as c1accf5030 a mere 329b0ddfb2 jester, my 09f655ee8b goal is 0486e281c3 to live 6e1f9778bc quietly and 77e0bce80e cautiously, and b2d2732e71 I’ve never b00103f6ea overstepped my 42c7b47231 bounds without cc9e2a0965 necessity.a548b2dd86d7fa24

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Why am 1edd945fb8 I telling 3b10a6bf0d you this? It’s to caution 598dd42ca9 you not to 2d3fdb7206 admire me as 859ab891b5 some altruistic helper, fb22487163 such as when bcc1e23cf5 I stood up b492385869 and handed Mr. Theo the jar of a6091c4f2f jam and a knife, 10765ea805 or when I once 1e4d1563d9 saved a young squire 7f41b34060 from a group of 4f3038e66e bullying apprentices. Admiring me 40faa650fc as a abdd763fd6 “jester with 351eb20822 a heart f1c2065123 of gold” 864ee2bf41 is only fa581f6c1c bound to 11b9051b49 lead to d139738f41 disappointment.0671612f8f2fd0ea

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Theo gives a af5b754e84 slight nod of a767f23ca6 thanks, and I, e2d2a202d1 compelled by an ed67afffc4 inevitable force, return d8d0129365 to my seat, d9163f80e9 burying my face b01843453f in my arms fe28f0805b once more. Aunt Gertrude sighs af98e8a9e3 in exasperation.c6728c9a67b095c5

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“Haven’t you received any e42cad82da orders, Aunt? Not to speak to 0b06fb6db5 Princess Lux, not to eef8acc2c3 show her any kindness…?”350a0b55722ed2ec

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“Ah, yes. Someone relayed that e0c5197f97 message to me dfd721a8df earlier. It’s just nobles throwing 56cca4c471 their weight around as a68ee7e13b usual. I can’t fathom e54cd4e8b5 why they’d need 8fd005b267 to be so 171490d920 cruel to a e35c6023dc child. Not that I’d have 574fa88f23 any reason to get 8fac6e3114 close to a highborn d772816086 like her, anyway.”15a82c2e5297188c

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“That’s an order c3df8cd6cd from Princess Verona. Everyone in the 6d42e34dcc castle received it. I received it, e55a41c273 too.”210dbfe415bfa4bc

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Aunt Gertrude stares at 0aa670c53f me, then picks up 47af1401a7 a hard roll and 5d774adddc sits down on a f93cb93a8c step beside me.5a5b7fd565fb96bb

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“Here. When your a0c8e6392d head’s in ee98b1ba65 turmoil, you f297a1c86e need to 80a6e73a7d eat.”ea7bc5e00fce28bf

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I take 86052223e1 a bite f2a64fda61 of the 25440ccae6 crust, then fa595b8f63 use a 8b6f33ba72 fork to 23532705f5 scoop out 66a8212c2c the inside. I’m not fc54fa4025 sure when 2c5a420d0c I developed 1f68cf0a90 this habit, 220d1ff0b6 but as 34985d632d long as 4030f93849 I can 19f316b55c remember, I’ve f9f9a71145 been eating 021648db50 crusty bread 15147ac3e7 this way.549b6bdafbe5557c

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“Who on earth eats 86f1dfb097 bread like that?”5133b2aad5191a09

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If there’s any b180fdbf8c joy in routine d13723461c actions, it’s in 08a9371198 inventing a reason 972fa9a7a0 for them.79a773ce8f05bf63

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“Eating it this way 69274553cc allows the crust to 2b9816b761 cool and become chewier 99ac99af38 and tastier while I c5837855b2 finish the inside. This is 15f91f04cd a tip 6b82dbd8a5 I don’t 0d953dad12 share with 6725793723 just anyone.”13678a1e5b71c96e

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“Oh, aren’t you clever.”19f3caa1426a5fd2

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The lady shakes af63c2be5e her head in 638ed86cf9 disbelief.8a64ca8ae3a7bf6b

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“You’ve always 65f00faf06 been that 56b4a10774 kind of b2f6bf67b1 child, haven’t 9969f96c9a you? Living in your 65e1fa8e88 own way, no f4653a3f81 matter what anyone f64850b7b9 else says.”5bc2e55755f25a28

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“Was that b6f1002aa3 a compliment?”4914d1234950059d

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“It means you’re 8292569c88 an oddball.”0b6dc8e73067e0af

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“How harsh.”0af29cddbe8ce51e

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“All your little 05b2c4bbe0 rules—do they really c06e4b5696 help you?”cd7e217dbffc1f31

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“They’re better than nothing.”c757a01767e68d0f

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“Then this time, efec95726f follow your own c458abbc11 rules. Don’t fret 8eb64d6c5a over someone 5ab017e942 else’s orders.”73b4952e60a90ab3

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