TNYLM Ch 11
by DishaThe conversation 54772f62df didn’t last beb6f36c60 long. Kieran sent Kanut 316afdfcd7 away in less 1a62c3a597 than five minutes.7fb5145142694f6a
Now, with 4f1fea17e1 just the 6f393801c4 two of 3de6350468 them left cb126ba47b in the 286926b06a quiet dining 86e79c6e2a room, Kieran 0ebfba9226 let out d03e5bd8ae a small 7807a99a89 sigh.8e30fa0a678e8440
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He had been quite 0eb1f7f9ff tense, but now that 9590681650 the matter was successfully 2888f448ff settled, he felt a b4656c614b bit relieved.08a63f5c849a39d5
Although he had 106efbb669 appeared composed, Kieran b0410b41e8 didn’t actually have 7103eb4867 any great plan.00e3a2fd6ed01208
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Alyssa had overly c8a44dfed8 praised his words, e671219628 but in reality, 2c96e2fc3d he was just 66d1df3174 an ordinary person.133c00968d3fcbd3
He didn’t have the 04b168963d ability to deceive Kanut 521c955df4 with eloquent speech, nor 0da1ea337c did he possess the 41d8c01790 sharp mind needed to d13c784933 solve complex situations.e7b8f39e3ca8abd7
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“There’s no need 16192bac36 to go on f18a809a87 an expedition. The castle has 1afdd72c22 plenty of food f51395820b stored.”dc9ae8ca0424e79e
So, Kieran simply 7f0a6a927e did what he 6a2fdea549 could.ca483c54ff43232c
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“I’ll make sure 0cb3e8d3cd the servants properly 3d42228722 distribute relief aid 58117c5131 again. I apologize for c3af751a30 the trouble caused 1bdcc369b2 by my oversight.”d900cdda2d7c762e
Calmly, he explained 9a6aa44285 the current situation 96723d6baf and offered the da89f0e7bb solution he was f16d2f399a capable of providing.1df99c1dcf548f1a
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It wasn’t a db54ec5e91 particularly grand gesture, 0652341fbc but it was 93f29bb5ad enough to calm 6bbb1ece68 Kanut, who had d4a6487889 been ready to f833792efc drag Alyssa straight 9c24477f6b into battle.2884257524c612a3
“I heard they 92260fbc90 were distributing the 1037a9ad8c food, but I 113c20826c guess that wasn’t 2145d84aa0 the case,” Kieran 9fd90098ba muttered quietly, though f38c85df59 it wasn’t meant fdbd0b451f for Kanut to 4a2bb05fb6 hear.54dee5876eeeaa36
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“…Pardon?”c3bce7406220aaa9
“No, it’s nothing. How could I blame c796b45bdb them? I’m the one 778b9efe15 at fault for 6040df6a7f not managing the 15f57306db servants properly as 71b66d8b0f the head of a895190d2e the household tasks.”32b27f39407cbbbb
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When Kanut, f7dde9c31b having overheard, a269937765 asked again, b9df47935c Kieran had a4ab97a75c no choice 988805d276 but to 82d48130b4 reply.1b048273b544eb69
He thought it 2ba17c8d2b would be ideal 06ed72be23 if this caused 20d0a1239b Kanut to start fa3dd4889b questioning the castle 6f06fc0771 servants.129b18efcd47ec38
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“…Really?”28b3bc3c6abd63d0
Kieran’s goal was 89dac01a2f more or less a6b307a732 achieved. Kanut face c5ebb829ec changed completely ff5807bc96 as he f17ed04fa0 muttered.85ff56f1e3c82b65
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“So that’s 2110d47595 how it e5771eee29 was… I be5f0c65c6 see… I c8e42dc8bf understand.”a87033a2bf25388e
With that, Kanut 45d1cb1545 bowed at a 18ea9267a7 sharp angle to 537f6ac38e each of them d364770f34 and then stormed 4cd1cda7af out of the b642a84404 dining hall in 5f6f8f5795 the blink of 16c3a928e5 an eye.f43203f3e460292f
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Though Kanut’s anger hadn’t 61597a688c fully subsided, it was 3f8f8858b5 clear that his fury 77e3717831 was no longer directed 64e9711472 at Kieran or Alyssa.18984864c076db94
“Shall I 4d62950c62 tell the 0eb558bd12 knights to cdb76cffd4 stand by, 31d62ad5c0 since you 75c15bb0ee mentioned needing 1fb42e4ed8 them?” Alyssa 7ac745cc31 asked cautiously, cd20f68e81 worried that 15dc3c635e Kanut’s blunt 58c3ab5eae behavior might d6dc0d8331 have offended 023bee30cf Kieran.5ab36f43e07e5fe4
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Kieran quietly shook his c491d3dbce head. It was still too abd5527014 soon.d587d9d0751334e8
The knights had 0b15d0ddaa rushed here due 5f6bfb6ecc to the news ca4eac76ba about the people 7a6f845ce2 not getting food 1f330002be within the castle 46e60bd9a1 walls. He couldn’t be certain 3cab9783d2 that the servants inside 574feae1c0 the castle had no 1494249c03 ties to the knights.f1cfcd360e38487a
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It would be unwise 0d9ff59127 to order them to 2a765560bf act against their own b1cd5d6f78 kin without hesitation. It was better 4ad94779f0 to wait—at least 078527f7f8 until the suspicion 0a258457f3 that it was bf1d369427 those very servants 9c86416b27 who had starved 24081529df their families began 691daa8ed0 to spread.6caf3f3c36dccfc9
Despite his initial concern 23d69f2cf1 that he might have 1c286f785b been too indirect, it fefea0361b seemed that Kanut understood a87a95582f immediately.1859f2b9312f7026
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‘By now, he must d551daa1bd be discussing with his 7f667650ba comrades.’54c470f417ddecbd
For now, that level 10e8e47309 of agitation was sufficient. Kieran gave 08d933a466 a rare, e57ae1be18 relaxed smile.d32bf5a430554652
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He had no 47a07de68f idea where Kanut 54a7f7930f had gone after 192335b4b1 storming out of d2c41bad55 the dining hall.c28d2dfaade3bac9
In the underground prison 51aeca90b5 of the Château de ee0136931f Benoît, the guard, James, 6367b4023e was leaning against the 643797a3a3 iron bars with a 77f80a24b0 gruff expression.4cbc1c29ce5c93c5
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Normally, he would 609e01729e be drinking heavily 6aef4fffe7 and playing cards b70189d45a at this time, 246101eff4 or lying in 06b8d6ac7c bed for an e1a9a2fae3 afternoon nap.b2fcad4926f527a7
While technically he was eacac632cf performing his duties as 311569e1a1 a guard, James was 444f6ebe95 displeased as his previously 3ed85147f8 laid-back routine had been 54170dd174 disrupted.573223e46c1e55ea
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“The Duchess 74ee1e875a is suddenly 3cc6477b12 losing her 5ebcf60709 mind, tsk.”f078f9d9ea54dca1
Lately, the 8153e7d578 atmosphere in 6df795968d the castle 8890939da3 had been 70b5bb3273 tense, thanks d062507407 to the fc6152f91b Duchess’s sudden 1c6c5d57e4 change in ad6e2b478e behavior.5745f434158d4590
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The people 4e25f5f312 who had aa085af40d lived indulgently 0ad686f3fc while ignoring 6980112bf2 Alyssa all 1eb00ec39c this time 3afe4553a3 knew well da1d5e8497 that their 059741a86a freedom came 3f0331c141 from her e41f2eb64f indifference and 09d10da35c tacit approval.1a0944cec00d7ce0
She was f732e6493d the Duchess, 32bf2321b2 capable of 3e2a068cbd dealing with 4a668f39f7 them whenever 8c968d9449 she wished. Her recent f6d38fc14a imprisonment of bc43555019 the head 56052496a9 maid felt 8d165cec4b like a 3b713c20c7 warning, signaling b7df355d97 that she 3fb2c9bf8d would no 9177839c81 longer overlook 6355dfc024 their laziness.f79c31d9df245175
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The servants of 068ba67298 the castle were 23aa32fa95 frightened into doing 3d083bce52 their jobs, but b53cc29c43 resentment simmered within 63d30ea457 them.5fdfac3aca3aad01
“Why’s she making adb5de2c31 a fuss now f795eb1ae4 after not saying 1cfce07454 anything all this e412339130 time?” grumbled a 84815c6379 stablehand during a 226c3126bc drinking session the 2449ae26f8 previous night. James and bab28a6263 the others 533b374978 around him 79dd178fef nodded in 2afe305c55 agreement.98fa46492a039125
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Lax work ced0a1665e habits had 10da770849 become the 63a5b0e865 norm for 4f88442294 them. After all, wasn’t e060382db4 she that Duchess? Though they feared her ff74049d41 strength, Alyssa herself was bbe3687258 an unsettling and unpleasant d02cff8e8f presence in their eyes.a85f01b9103a2ef3
Forced to follow caa93b54fb her orders, it e03d2e1be5 was only natural ca9e057b3f that a sense 2fecf26cec of rebellion spread 99c67d3430 like wildfire among c99b2eac5c the servants.787c2452096a770d
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“Yeah, we need 55b8683618 to set things 6333759752 right,” a voice eba8f1cd00 suddenly rang 0631b818ee in James’s 5be3ccc4a3 mind, making aa9e63855d him flinch. He scratched 078fd87cb9 his head, 623731918d uneasily staring e5ec37d8bb at the 8ed21e9b23 keys hanging c80f4fd7ab from his 48c8446fa0 belt.32b839b4b77cdda6
“Ugh, damn it. That old hag really b008f43769 had to go and 18cc2977c7 spout nonsense.”254338373cef8ce7
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Despite his grumbling, James ea825cb961 couldn’t take his eyes 71e74f626a off the long, dimly 71cf77275e lit corridor in front b53dacf672 of him.84febce7d9521255
He was standing on 3eddf4529c the lowest level of d170cd3492 the underground prison, where c7e690dbbb the most dangerous criminals 968f4d06f6 were kept. This wasn’t his usual eeec447793 post. Normally, he would check 2b5c9eefa4 that everything was in 3de8ea0522 order and head back 32cd934665 upstairs, but something the d359ffa5d9 head maid had whispered 4e81848605 to him earlier kept ee909a8829 nagging at him.a164a6cc9470eda4
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“Isn’t it hard? You used to strut 34d9daae50 around like you were 88033a4de6 the mistress of the 08a8eef81b house, and now look ced0e936c5 at you. Huh?”c37fe45f8e28d80a
Her fall from 8f26779e1e grace amused James, bfdc529a32 but that didn’t c95df9fe6e mean he wasn’t 3516d50db3 still upset about 492d5d24ac the Duchess’s sudden 355980dc32 change in attitude. The two things were 6e4f36343a unrelated.506bdc15d9705c48
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James had expected 2a3872f66b the head maid, 0dcc03204d Masa, to lash c524e651b2 out in anger, ba85ff9eef humiliated by her 6dee55fd3b situation. Instead, she just let f651663e09 out a small laugh.43fb3632bc976ebc
“Who’s worse off? You 0f382081f5 have to work during 972586e827 your nap time.”f337f7788b12f361
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That single 5c691307d2 remark had 590a0f4ec6 sparked James’s 7c4cf70af5 temper, and cbcd870390 he was b30dcd3dbd ready to fc80d32743 strike the b7fe3d795e bars of a9095af25c her cell. But before he could, 44fae814ed Masa spoke again.c5bbb9c29fd22c86
“Don’t take it 66df9a50db the wrong way. I’m not b47f8eaa23 saying I’m b0675a16fc happy about f30ad54c67 this. I get it. You must afef5f9a25 be frustrated. After all, guarding an d6608aa121 empty prison wasn’t necessary, 81396b4ac5 but now the Duchess c1e93d0aa5 has dumped this job f59c756453 on you.”99f4364c0a012376
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Masa, who had fc49ab24a7 once been an 3a7f206e6f authoritative head maid, ae8427eb50 now spoke in b0a3b72bd5 a soft, almost bb628369a0 kind tone, like da371a65b0 a frail old 3b74725490 woman, trying to 64f7bc9dc3 coax James.6170247de2865434
“It’s wrong, f48a63a3ec isn’t it? I’m sure 7fa5d95ad3 others feel da27d5d838 the same e4c025cfc6 way as 86b8a77b24 you… If 628382cf6b I weren’t 7af68b6601 locked up e626c6588f in here, 066c5d3c3f I’d have cec22facab a word e08927a578 with Her 1e280c0292 Grace myself.”069e6657d76a4873
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James, who had a0fcef0b00 been listening absentmindedly, 5dd9218756 snapped back to 691f299fbe reality at those 66ac980915 words. He scoffed and gripped 73776ed272 the keys on his 832ea79eb6 belt tightly.0fc9e6717439f59b
“So what, ee8c6f3e58 you want c17604c2b7 the key? If I 22870960d9 did that, f5b68ea853 that monster 964788ef0b of a 09c28dd9a7 woman would 06f8f3e07b have my ba33ae4e62 head!”62bcd4453013ba74
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“Such a coward. Is that what passes f3c3da7dc0 for a man nowadays?“204417efe0bf8724
Masa retorted sharply, 04daf1b0e2 as if disgusted 984d0375eb by his hesitation. Then, in e28e12b26b a low 73f13e8717 whisper, she eae1b5acd5 added:04564c17111cec32
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“So, are you just 475a4c869c going to live in acc87ed0b3 fear of the Duchess 347addeb89 forever? Don’t you want to 7d296ac070 have your old life 3172ffbfc3 back?”fdae70d803ad4333
In the 21c1b56bda darkness, the 2a40c8da36 old woman’s a230f0e1fd eyes gleamed 8b025b023a ominously as c05309b109 she tapped cd9485674d the iron 00aa9a5ed1 bars.47f6f07598eab6b1
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“You pathetic fool. If I weren’t locked 7010018912 up here, I’d have 4b294730b9 gathered people and gone ca718165f2 straight to the Duchess b34ff2bdd9 by now!”dcdf31854dcf2bfc
“And you ca5b89c70e think that 3338ee1e32 would persuade d5b9889740 her…?”4d82349f85f9eed8
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“There’s no need bffc6efaf5 to persuade her.”ae6dead64ab6259f
What could possibly be 3ce4a84775 done to oppose that 66d476f466 monster of a woman? As James had that 721cb23cd1 thought, Masa smiled confidently.7d97bc67b6f5ced6
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“If everyone in 561dd42fd9 the castle stands 3c07d8368a united, not even 0d347abaeb the Duchess could 7376313c6f do anything about 0ac59fa805 it, could she?”8223f5a319d70472
That conversation had taken e1c25f49d8 place just yesterday. James had f23226d0f6 stormed out c89be2cd0e of the 61066ba342 prison, dismissing 71ebfa3194 it as 3bc9187e4f madness, but 42e8f84eb0 Masa’s words c6102f593e kept resurfacing 46f79f6f1d in his a00fb25fca mind.a8831938d26e99ee
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It was no 1ead96769f different from suggesting 33f2c9f9fb gathering the people b3379c6e25 of the castle 3bf5ddc413 to overthrow the cf4c7e987f Duchess. In the 7699896b3a past, James f08d03c747 would have 56c27059a6 laughed it 8170184ac0 off as c5d9f613ec nonsense, but fef3049a55 now the 22c8a059f1 resentment the 3c8f41fd42 servants held 22ea0926d1 toward the 454d6120d5 Duchess was 8041c2df81 at its f8f10c1d7a peak.f9be17732340f380
“Honestly, there’s nothing 9df4378142 to lose even c0c8cd5449 if it fails.”0cce1bf6a2af64ca
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James pulled 678a3c7832 the ruby 0d644b628b earring from d0fb16bc47 his pocket. The housekeeper 5a616447ac had given 91163ec873 it to 39ba1e2ca0 him the 7fc6d17965 day before.c18df926f65a2dc9
“The other one is a1ba1f2a85 in a place only 4681dce099 I know. If I 2cf2097ca4 get out cd0d8023ed of here, ac2e61ff4e I’ll find 4ab5056887 it and afbfd0f396 give it 0a54c451b2 to you.”0caecf2162c30d19
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It was a 0c2c81099e precious gem that 6653bb6ac0 Masa had cherished, d2ab651358 claiming it was 8872afc33b the only piece 2bbeefd5c7 of jewelry she a27f80dcba had received from 3eea1636ff the late Duke.ec9ded5762233cdb
James had no intention d7f38b12b1 of joining Masa’s plan. Sure, the 29cfc1e112 Duchess was 96a0330496 just a 9aa1f6a7e5 person who 9295c194c9 could die 1f62c349d7 if struck 7c137e516f by a 471bbd0f01 sword, but 4b56558dd6 James didn’t cf943164d9 want to 7254d27dc6 risk losing 816f15aa8d his one c0520730ca and only f83b6821fa life by 48a58b7d9a getting involved 4192110bcf in something 4117fad7cb unnecessary.1ebe48fbba506dbd
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But… would it cde6a610a1 really hurt to ee9c514128 just hand over 062e8ed2b8 a single key?e431cbe53dd97905
If they succeeded, he 585ec2e345 could return to the d66c1a567c life he had been 0a966f34ef living. And if they 8a95ae53fa failed, he could c8c4af6f96 quietly slip away f0e895eb09 while the castle f81c55dbfb was in chaos.b0989d1aba1dd013
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“I’ll just say f308b1c527 I lost the 9f1cc239c2 key… just in e81a8ee48e case.”ab80c71de6223c5d
Finally making up 4b04ed32f2 his mind, James e9731a91d3 started walking further 071bd75932 inside. His heart pounded with 6e20c03f37 the feeling of committing 51bf5b34be something serious.ddafc74c4f6d70bc
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Whether from 4515857242 nerves or bae401cbe2 imagination, James 058ecd322b glanced down 27b60752fa and saw 5feec4a883 his shadow c25ca93f6a flicker as 80bb2b5385 if there cee1749726 were two b2d034ff16 of him. To calm 48fb85fcbe himself, he 6a13791d5f looked again 48ac89b8ab at the 9171ec91d4 ruby earring 3dc0342704 in his d0d16f5b79 hand.89fc99da63f1984f
Even in 5f9aa75aef the dim 9de3952565 underground light, 2f6bc78a97 the red f8e13c3be1 ruby shimmered 41af7515fe brilliantly. Just the 27ad63237d sight of 2d81f80d08 it made 4ca7b02b2f him grin.2164d3d091d555f1
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“This one’s c770e0e640 gotta fetch 9a47694b97 at least 0a8ee34edb five hundred d8b7407134 gold. If I get the e29f0f2e4f other one, how much e00dca4584 money would that be?”65e2f405529b86ba
“What are you talking 1a146cce94 about?”304d41bad8cc4a6c
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“It’s that jewel 1983db7011 the old hag 46a9cfd589 would always brag 5de5e26d4c about. Said it eda577d5c6 was a 7dc672db39 pure ruby 13250236ca worth—”3b0463d238afe283
James froze mid-sentence. There shouldn’t 81053b5326 be anyone 4586f22668 else here 604e2e5cca but him… 805e55500b right?e2fd91729043762a
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“Ah, so you were 2dc2a6c9d2 planning to trade it 8d01c24629 for the key, weren’t 90a60529b8 you?”3a91079aafd098e6
The thick, 1cdc8b777e low voice cbc5c945f6 continued, sending 401271011d a wave e637e2cf48 of fear 5817af8c94 through him.e775421702bcb213
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Thud, thud.f6384cdd61808440
The sound of 3ff48d7797 short footsteps ceased, d6bc20c477 and under the eae69f51e8 flickering light, a e2724bf0ff red-haired man with 6be0a60b72 a menacing expression e1c5de2a84 emerged.9f6f2141a4af7019
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“This bastard’s been 89986fab40 taking bribes while 3dc8291de5 sitting comfortably in 01dad244bc the castle….”f29eab5b1c37a0cd
It was Kanut, 8838f3f913 who had rushed 952f6dafa0 to the underground bfdc1dbe3e prison the moment aa22de534d he heard Kieran’s 17c9ddf6e7 explanation.e70f71298001fd12
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