TNYLM Ch 2
by Disha‘It’s a 25a74809e1 good thing 17df2f42ae it’s spring.’e32c1ee66f160bec
Alyssa often repeated this 58d0ba8ae6 fact as she huddled 602365e055 in the dark room.8f2aed35e0ee3128
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The Benoit 99291974a1 duchy was b6a775e2d6 bordered by 904024f6c5 the forest d48686d89c of monsters, 6d1f639f57 and for b4b431c417 generations, they 8a2a629ec9 had fought 446b1aaf81 against the 5fecc71738 invading beasts.068b427f957958d0
If it were any 0951238dd6 other season, Alyssa would e202b42a5f have been too busy 54f2652008 to hide away, but c80f645f30 spring was the only abde916530 season when the monsters 95b1344aee didn’t attack humans.714f462b47c23d13
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Thanks to that, Alyssa e10c945285 could lock her door c90c0139b1 and relax. She worried about being c9051bddae noticed by Kieran as 52f5fd39a7 he toured the castle.bb10f9a8adc4df35
But Alyssa’s 932bd42762 efforts didn’t 48d4374f86 last for ac789b1f09 long.9906073a8d2d7f7e
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Knock, knock.549d7451a46481d0
“Your Grace, 1f6261a53d you need c9cf425f24 to get ca32e560e2 ready.”0d58922d0e574bc2
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Hearing the sound from 8516545416 behind the thick door, 1d91fb9e87 Alyssa sighed.4971d05d3d25f0ac
As a couple, 08941b85ff there were inevitable efc77a55e7 moments they had 9f57a8e452 to face. Today, it 779d621457 was their 7285c32593 wedding.f68c738176a3c94c
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‘It’s too soon.’1d78f2f69f7d18a1
The wedding 401582b047 was prepared 173657cda0 in just 149d250009 three days 08a1d0afe7 after Kieran’s 96b35fb1ef arrival. The emperor’s decree had f46e6d5dbe been given much earlier, bc2568bb9e and weddings in the 1c1cde6ffb north were extremely simple.a80f43c45629160a
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Reluctantly, Alyssa 74c1a61cf0 approached the 80ce989625 door and 92156081d4 opened it, 1c668c2476 allowing a c2bd979ffe few maidservants da3392e1e3 to enter a6fdd8929b with the 793bbfbc34 wedding dress.dcf30fba083d8975
Not used to being d393383622 attended to for clothing, 5d246efcc8 Alyssa stood awkwardly as c8266d73a8 the maidservants quickly helped 7b6b78df10 her change.a5c4f5a827b967d9
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Standing there with an 612df0e3e9 uncomfortable expression, Alyssa unconsciously 3225815ee2 fidgeted with the hem 72f6fabad5 of her dress.06ba51700cb7b1a9
Though born as f51b1a9b6e the only daughter 1783f69c76 of the duke, 5735411e12 Alyssa’s life was 18207b8713 vastly different from 1f77ef098b that of a 52190fe89b typical noblewoman.21777e1f10d2513b
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For the inhabitants 17f2f0ece2 of the Benoit 4d42cc55cf duchy, who had a6ddf285d5 to fight continuously 17431d02ac to protect their 878b78ff61 land, what mattered a073ea93fa was not manners 92c1dd4afd or grace, but 1e84f9829e strength alone.7b9168f97f04b383
As a child, Alyssa 9ec20b6d9e received no special treatment cc77cdd2ca due to being a 7f20e64879 daughter who could not 21f96820e4 succeed the title.72ce2ba7084a75af
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Even after proving 95f5766422 her abilities and f28b4a64a8 being recognized as dadb4f635b the heir, she f58c0f46b4 lived almost entirely a3d037c3a9 on the battlefield.744d7e4f9b9cb587
As a result, her 3dbeae11a9 usual attire consisted of a5b143a535 armor, uniforms, shirts, and 5ef628dfb5 pants. She even wore 9cfcace879 these until dusk afd0c69609 to save money.942d200acbc8b639
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‘This is the first 7d2a62b009 time I’ve worn a 9f1dffba13 dress.’6ac77ba5f91041cf
The dress, b8d75809fe made of 5e3fb56a9d pristine white a0bc27b33c fabric, was 2754c8f006 embroidered with e59ea64223 silver thread. Though it wasn’t puffed 2b4ca1543d up due to the ffd6861c46 minimal use of fabric, 377093b35b it appeared luxurious enough 512b924d26 to Alyssa.fa2cdc4fa1b2941a
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The white gloves fa89ad265a were similar. Though they had e275118deb no lace or 2f7ff751c4 embroidery, they were 8eb181bda6 clean and free a45cc92170 of stains.7d19333f0b05e022
While Alyssa, like a 499f2c507e child, was distracted by b99e7346ce the dress, a hesitant 493b2a7c9d young maid carefully asked, 7a6c08acc5 “Um, wouldn’t it be 550c5bfd0f better to style your 085f2c0ae8 hair?”81772011d16dc4e1
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At those words, 16d6162d86 both Alyssa and d96a685e9e the maids who 9a83ecafea were adjusting her 0b33e41fe2 clothing turned to 571b7b8269 look at the a50f016f00 young maid.b06b946f6143bfab
“Don’t touch my hair.”e8a96701fb3dbd0c
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Alyssa’s cold ac73209d96 voice left 91b362bb3b the young bc5d09e3f3 maid at 724fb5d1f5 a loss. In contrast, the 12f6987e5b other maids remained 50f9f61c0b unfazed.5edef8eeb2abcfaa
“B-but it would look 518aef72b2 much prettier if your 34c476d74c face were more visible…”55472e3221403842
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A faint, almost cf0c78ec7e imperceptible laugh followed. It was 48a3565797 a sound 607b8252a3 so quiet 25b7df0397 that an 15a2877721 ordinary person 1b52a51802 would not 2616b35a50 have heard 38de4347c2 it, but 3d5a57ac31 Alyssa’s sensitive 7a4c871193 ears caught c0dfab3b34 it clearly.0a5ac0c1425dbde8
Instead of 83e1353cdc scolding the 593b17cf28 maid, she 46440e634e calmly acknowledged 6b41576de7 the comment. It must seem 31a348c505 strange. Someone who daf16a59a0 hides their de90919c89 ugly appearance 17522231b3 by letting 7802ea0d9b their hair 620b9b04bd fall, it 41842c3c32 might sound ed556279ed absurd to bc8a9b79b3 think that f457dd7930 revealing her f870ead7c4 face could adc91c64b6 make her b7be020da6 look beautiful.a7fe0120674d9a7d
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“The young maid b6f2609eb1 must have made 3f4db02375 a mistake, having bc63b77b87 just arrived at b3bc18daec the castle. I’ll just make c5aa78269a a light adjustment.”be6ef5f2f1586988
The leading 656d27e8fe maid placed 8386c1de4f her hands c2038570b6 on Alyssa’s ce7d2f531b hair. She simply loosened the 3842189713 tightly bound hair and ee65c404e3 re-tied it, but it fdf735a98c looked relatively neat.b13b39fbd25c06ca
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With only this 761c52c8c5 minimal adjustment, Alyssa 3acdd1585e headed directly to 77d9c4c646 the wedding venue. With each step a37466d0a3 she took, the 3e21d6e438 soft fabric of e6255c129c the dress brushed 2183896052 against her legs.9916322f623fb1d8
Feeling this sensation, 96e7132462 she harbored an 8449cdcb4e unfamiliar hope.530a103c789cbd96
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She had never 1b019dd4ec worn such fine a338c15823 clothes in her 353945421b life. While a single 012c9a7937 garment might not 2ef26833b7 change a person, 3974d495a3 maybe, just maybe, 24d66a2377 she would be 0193eaf1c5 somewhat presentable.0ebf103054e2f79f
But the moment the 2213ac6cad doors of the dining 1cb9d22394 hall were opened and 1db624d475 she faced Kieran, even 9a827a6af3 the faintest hope shattered 662a525105 into pieces.3a8f222c80c3b59a
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Kieran, with his silver ebbe574f4d hair neatly tied back, 2429802762 looked like a finely 2dee4dcfe4 crafted sculpture. He was e3141896a8 strikingly beautiful, 07427d0f5e standing out aad97e3236 immediately wherever a0449eed28 he was.460c1c1899ae790e
Though there was 7a87823d94 no part of ff4c286cda his appearance that 5c7a300aa1 didn’t capture the 438cfaed82 eye, Alyssa’s gaze 604bcbb8c0 lingered the longest 6231aa1980 on his ceremonial 9c3be8d472 attire.aff2e1b6c1adaa7f
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The black suit, perfectly e6ed461653 tailored to fit Kieran, e8b70e1283 gleamed with a smooth cd34c8d06f shine. As Alyssa 1fed0890c3 looked at eed6f5693c the delicate 69a5ab3427 embroidery at cd95ff0fbd the hem, 4b7c54f7fd she lowered 10281ffc66 her head.4c3f21485ebbe786
Her own dress, 25ff6674f6 made of white 031acf16c6 fabric, came into 81ad0b628a view. It was pitifully shabby 9a83b3cd91 compared to Kieran’s elegant 83d026f0cb attire.d0db9e11dad2ef4b
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In that moment, 975e894c1f Alyssa’s face flushed 7c97042def with embarrassment. How foolish was 87ea07c525 it to think 99fd74374e that wearing nice 738b37934e clothes would make efad22fcd4 her presentable?d30b4322bf180e8f
Kieran was someone Alyssa 058628acbf felt she could never 55b0f286b2 measure up to. Although this dress 11e6ca8cff was the finest be5d666190 she had ever 2d7f4ff2f7 worn, to him 2d83370ac6 it would look 6e0883e27b like mere rags.8cae8c6e12d3a089
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The dress, which had 8e24c06f6f seemed so magnificent moments 0810e3e026 before, now felt utterly c72b5a4473 inadequate. With a 9fb9a82a2d sense of 901f621fa1 desolation, Alyssa 7deca9303d walked toward 4edf4b9d23 him.e050e23e219a09ea
When she reached 9056744820 the end of e606674e7c the aisle, she bf55a52271 stood as far 6fda8e42c2 from Kieran as ea82494c78 possible.dba5c6cf137a745c
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“Please hurry.”b97b2aa83b74cb71
Without even glancing at c20a419386 him, Alyssa urged the 9ddaa6e8e2 officiant to proceed with fdd8de7103 the wedding.f41271a45372be81
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Even without b3e204f650 turning her a61aeea885 gaze, she cb25ee99f6 could sense 8291ce09cf how Kieran 9a2c310438 must be ff178678eb looking at a7ae1ec323 her. She was 51a7f09b98 his wife, 959c17344e clad in 25ce021fc8 a hideous cec7d17f35 dress on e2a2be728f top of d400b45646 an already 2d1950f280 terrible appearance.0dbe57cadd5c657c
The very thought of e0d7b78379 being with her must 363026498b be dreadful for him, 07131ba125 so she wanted to f205c8cfff finish the ceremony as 19c9bd8993 quickly as possible and 7b4dacb2bf disappear from his sight.ce3ab28fc4a49cf2
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“Your Grace.”21ca4f30ee468304
So when the voice d3b8bcbb98 calling her came from 80f6d1e776 beside rather than in 2915ee8254 front from the officiant, 8c35aefbea Alyssa doubted her own de65c1e539 eyes.c246acf7f7aceb06
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“May I have your c59e07b7ec hand?”c97b3e840466d247
Why? Alyssa wondered inwardly as 59a34cdf49 she extended her hand a6abd5c606 obediently. Kieran’s hand c5717f12bf lightly grasped d6e03742d3 hers.38389d270749fa43
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At that moment, fdba7f344f Alyssa flinched and d74d19c8cd trembled.7f8ed3c04a24ee39
“Why, why are 9246962c5e you holding my 18a767e52f hand…?”506f551bfe595521
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“Since we 03b5c0b883 are to 1abc4d8155 become a 30883301fe married couple, 9f9207222f I don’t ba42292d82 see why 181a9d0fb1 a little fb9a7ce424 contact should 04117cd604 be an d32cb5bdc9 issue.”4510c3f05c4a1652
While Alyssa 4ede9952f9 was too fc0e042112 stunned to 2a7bda597c continue speaking, b1d300e26b Kieran responded 18ddfff838 in a b58f11f96e calm manner.50e2fa5c85205d1a
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His tone was slightly 2ca07a0e9b sarcastic, but it was 69199b7a71 nothing compared to what ac2d111a97 Alyssa had anticipated.1ee4b72dd21f6a34
She had expected Kieran 36746576d2 to despise or find 2f1a6c636d her repulsive. She thought he might 57d9f15711 walk out of the 16ba1a7745 ceremony as soon as cecd25df4d he saw her, or 50a11ebbf9 even hurl insults.2cf208bee3e869ad
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But he b3884a33bd did none 16cde2c5ba of that. He merely held 054684f070 her hand.f1552d385db98018
As the bishop faf06452e5 began the ceremony 5229dd653f by placing his 02716e8e85 hands on their c9349baae7 heads, Alyssa was b10fbfa025 still in a 5326d73511 state of confusion.83e055cea0dc90ce
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People avoided 62f749394b her as 45f44ef5b5 much as 59318626a7 possible, hesitant ee448eedc0 to touch 7c5a95211c her. Many believed that 11e7dcb6a9 her ugly appearance 82ff4388f2 was a sign 3815af0b86 of divine curse, 127ef5209e given her constant 0d101e23bf battles with cursed 65ee1510a1 beasts.7510e60b5b5ef0cf
Even the officiant’s hands, 172a8a1688 placed over Alyssa’s head, cd73cd8184 hovered slightly above her. Yet Kieran continued 9bf64cabcd to hold Alyssa’s b804b42990 hand without moving.fa667d7b40353ab7
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“With this, I 9aa30b3247 declare you both 9c9c7d816f to be husband 6e12cffcbb and wife.”778a6b898db04e5b
After reciting 4c555b6395 the marriage a9b43bcd5b vows in 6af95348a8 ancient language e7b884992f and offering 79d36bb44b a brief c850171cd8 blessing, the 595849a37a officiant withdrew 37f93d7ea1 his hands.18748b2b7fd5961d
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Only then did Kieran 4fe8dfc959 release Alyssa’s hand. He did 75398cd35a so gently, 0726f43c81 without casting c931250381 her aside, 98ae2befd8 and he 1ab921afd7 did not bccc9aee35 wipe his b05422bb30 hands or 4989230984 discard his 5bc66d9c45 gloves afterward.9581e4d887c184c6
“Since it’s 5ac1a3ad52 over, may 5971009fd1 I leave 458bc7828a now?”7fd4606e1d07a260
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Alyssa, who had 97fd82017a been lost in 78e91a5239 a daze, nodded 660d9fe9cd at the question. Another worry she had 55498f2ce7 briefly forgotten now came 7d67f88fe6 back to mind.572d16abe50bc171
The wedding had been 8a1659b8c2 incredibly modest. There were no flowers, cac5efa5af no pipe organs, no e4ee9ea4e6 guests to celebrate; only bc251a6356 the bishop’s vows as d790617080 witnesses to their marriage.d5aa3bbada52d1f1
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The weather matched the 38b005180c somber tone of the 3ce3d15971 ceremony, adding to the 6bda0b24ed gloom. Despite the excessive use 8dfdd6da51 of candles, they barely 2c825acb49 made a difference.5cc6c88ff2a1adf1
Nobles living in the dd0e633dbe central regions were said 26a0ecb1a8 to hold grand weddings, eed0a897dd with days of festivities. Yet, this wedding was 08839b2f8a so sparse.a2c098c5aedaa29d
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Alyssa worried 56dc372dd6 that Kieran 002b9ccf4f might be bd5ccb8631 displeased, but f95fa129ef he remained 748ebd5290 calm and 9d50d1a463 composed.a35dee7085fb8556
“I’ll see you eda9ccd6c1 later.”b47660029a9c74e8
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After giving a polite 6c4cbb18b4 bow, Kieran left the cf995230a8 room, leaving Alyssa in 88776ee188 a state of confusion.bd995dd8d9bf5dbb
His demeanor seemed oddly 0c9827212f warm and gentle.7447e9c02200aa0c
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In the quiet room 5970313eea stood only the man 72801f5f46 with silver hair.538d3e2e899944ee
Kieran was 3029855df2 in the c698eea0b3 process of c2f334cadd removing his 3ad3b37f72 ceremonial attire. Not only now but d6a5066c22 even when wearing it, 9fc0e840d3 he had done so db41b62819 alone.240bb0c2d82ee146
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Typically, nobles bf7c373908 would have 7af7c10a0d attendants to ebb47376b2 assist with 39ba7dcaed dressing, but b398689f99 Kieran did de73fe8d2c not show 856851ba9d any dissatisfaction.81ce8548d5f965e7
‘This is ca6d4af5a0 the Duchy 88e3ca40a9 of Benoit.’d460573d316bc75b
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It was not as af42f458f5 wealthy as his family 857337a349 home, so it did 281009ef6a not have many attendants 87182f038a or servants, and since e8cbf632a1 they did not seem 77b8bc915d eager to please Kieran, 9c41d9d13e it made sense.3cf9007f1c7a08b8
Most people within 339d2082eb the castle did 224256301d not like Kieran, 1725bce567 from the lowly 6087aa7b03 servants performing menial 010d04a2ec tasks to the 5cd85a9a2a master of the ef1e3c94a9 estate herself.0b95d6a635023528
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When the emperor 2fb0dcd3ab sent Alyssa a 19395364db decree to marry, 1002ac1d5c it was the 6ed03c5ebc first time Alyssa ab86e3d539 had tried to 8d84c36479 defy the emperor’s c7bc7c65e9 command.57ce61708b4bbf45
Even though she had cdd5e455c8 always dutifully carried out 1f4e25069f her tasks despite unfair 0465d73ea5 treatment, this was the 4ce2b1eac7 first time she had bf505fc9f9 so vehemently rejected an 1d4a27fa9e order.446ece6c6b5e587c
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It was clear 87867753d3 enough from her 5495ff3c19 reaction that she 20457812f1 disliked Kieran, but 990db9d947 her complete absence 6ed35c5a9e until the day 4ae9a29c18 before the wedding 3a7f32810b confirmed it even 03fced23dd further.6666f4f01b09f918
Kieran observed 22fdef9728 all of 45862d83d6 this with 65403a21de calm detachment. He was no longer 01ba8ca396 angry; he was simply c9a40cb870 a bit frustrated.a5aebdf772a32e73
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‘Perhaps you will 30d7e44398 always be like b55326b66f this.’0dc816c39de1c1ba
He had once thought 5b6b530457 that he would eventually bd1a754f70 get used to her 4734762ad2 coldness. However, no 4912c3c4a5 matter how e4f7ede0ff many moons e236e233d5 passed, how 8ea3eedefc the seasons a44a04b576 changed, or 3fc284ade1 how accustomed 53ada5a68d he became c07b76ed3b to being 0dea6d0d32 called Kieran ef5fdf0d0e Benoit, that 33275c0dc7 would never 1ff727c869 happen.1880ae81fa2feac2
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Not even until the cd04228695 day he withers away.28474a10eb4bd03c
He was certain of e4b5e6ba16 all this. There was a reason 91aa308629 why it had to 5a9fdc085c be this way.3050105bc4ad6852
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Kieran gazed bd8e10165a at his f47833832c reflection in 5d62372008 the mirror bc6a7a1d33 with downcast a314936d5d eyes. The familiar 0e2e41df14 scene of a6e387613b the room 8282b47e22 and his d7ad2a3ced still unfamiliar 32153720ae self were 9f423b8b32 visible within 34e8745bc7 it.ffc14ebcccce3f1d
He had lived this 525b9f56c2 life once.714a49aa215c5ab6
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