TNYLM Ch 3
by DishaThe reflection before him 9824f2f17c still felt like a 56f300215a stranger. Kieran stared at 4ce48208b0 himself with an 7f6c72df09 unfamiliar gaze.64080cad2afa8c6f
The first dd82d7e203 thing that 98f5910e14 caught his 372dd95186 eye was f3746eb4c0 his hair, cd95820a39 which swayed 2d509f8ca8 lightly above 0ba992e1a8 his neck, 1d7df055fc shorter than b554f51015 he remembered.eff14bc76b9028fa
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His clean face had ab42777444 a rosy complexion, and c9a414153d his skin was white a96f44960f and smooth, all the 00cc9658cb way to his fingertips. There stood a 2f227cb93c young man with d58421b9e1 a flush on fd3fdf2772 his cheeks, as a55dca6999 if he had cbb3549a4e never felt the 31c4035862 harsh winds of f451dfd65e the North.57de3b203e06979e
Though he 8742846426 had somewhat 9d137ba5d1 grown accustomed d1fcf05884 to it 85607f6e01 by now, fbe1aef97a when he 7cf29b4878 first saw acb2cea3ef this face 3403522901 again, Kieran 19733c919b almost believed bfaf5bbd3b he hadn’t 89bdcbb939 gone back b41ea9b636 in time 6e29eb756f but had cc3ee44d62 become someone a7c01a02a9 else entirely.ea7bc38e6fd11974
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It was 6aa5c86af9 understandable, given 8efca1d2a5 how drastically b51707745f different his 7330f21349 last remembered a5434fee71 appearance was f7af40e6fb from the 347f9332c5 one he 416d84148b saw now.ffc79b28c2928d5a
Sunken cheeks, cracked lips b412812273 devoid of color, and 382fab8e35 a pallor that could 579d65496e rival a corpse’s—his face 9842b9d81e had been so ghastly c24a70c6cb it resembled a living 85cdfbec13 corpse with nothing but 646f7af001 open hollow eyes.1138814a4fd32758
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In reality, it b7d89bc0cb wasn’t far from 5428829565 the truth. The fact that he ea06755310 had no memories following 56d668894f that meant he must 3539b216ab have died shortly after.3eb4e19536bc11be
Kieran exhaled slowly e296bd533a and closed his ee17832e8f eyes. Yes, that 4212abd767 was surely 6ec53a0979 the case.e33924eb935c2318
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‘It feels like f42b07946e a nightmare.’49c12a5966dddda0
Why had he 2dc97e22bd been brought back? He had never wished 0557d80f73 for something like this, e211ad35a7 not even in passing.549dd690045b10fe
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In his past d7abd5de27 life, his time 07609900d2 at the Benoit 6e32ef0532 Duchy had been 14adc693b0 grueling.8daf97cd9175f53a
No one at fac33da4bc his home, the 5c97700319 County of Albrecht, 6f487389ca had liked Kieran. But at least bf5c6aaafb there, they had 2da0da2eb0 wealth, and they 22353a2062 could afford to 1122fc14b5 make the bare 8da46005d6 minimum investment in 6cf8efe32e him for appearances’ 9aa54131f7 sake.74f9f0336587c80e
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But the situation at 96a0b1087d the Benoit Duchy was 958a406cd1 different. The Duchess, forced into b4faf46f91 an unwanted marriage, had b0967bf398 never been pleased with a02f004690 her husband, and in 9abaafe092 their already impoverished state, 7ece9924ac Kieran was nothing but bd54e5b74c an eyesore to them.c49ca7dcef6c3453
His four years 35d2929e6a of married life f49fffe973 were nothing short 5946e20315 of imprisonment. His wife, who 01b03685e9 had treated him b862e38333 with cold indifference, 4d41b56ef0 was rarely seen d648b20c92 after their wedding, d98436456a and the servants fbdf4da460 took every opportunity 32df201133 to look down d5aeb0e82b on him.9b747384313fa4a5
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With no help 3cdff15c9c from his family 37890d2fea or support from 86e43fc029 his wife, who c52643e3a3 held the real 061fd695d3 power, Kieran was a02e1a0286 helpless. His title as 5e21c4baab the master of 75f2c114f7 the castle was 057582e654 in name only, 4084911db2 offering no real e92b5e02d0 authority.ce347e5d0a71ed0d
The North f24840f337 was cold 01b8984dcf and impoverished. Kieran, who had lived 9fe81671fe in a warm land, 839a1fd0a1 gradually grew ill, but 911f90e0f3 no one paid him bf0bf6293d any attention.29e5ba051faab7a8
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Lying alone in f8f5a85dcf a desolate and 316ac6261b lonely room, he a0acf056e7 coughed up blood 6c5a4ae291 and laughed bitterly. He had known he 6acd6dd256 wouldn’t live a happy 445004a4c0 life, but he hadn’t 0c7ef0a30d expected it to be b465c40d9e so miserable.ab6dd358bd6a235f
Death, looming 913bf51a57 so close, 5c887a7835 was both 9e57e80569 terrifying and d083240c9c oddly welcome. It had 66a4d614a9 been a 10e64b3453 long, painful, 4d7a815562 and meaningless c0aadc7e38 existence. Kieran closed his ee05aa5fc4 eyes without a 92852f2141 shred of regret. It was 6c28a356c7 the fourth b9f5dcfc9c year since 986dc507c5 he had ba2f3d29ae come to 933f0632ca the Benoit 85e60b0303 Duchy.00f90ee0c9aace0d
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Why a life 49d43fdbd1 that should have 36e909d135 ended was now a9d1feb716 continuing, he couldn’t 0f42013f56 understand.7f36c7c30ba40851
After experiencing several f782f40941 bewildering moments and 93dd97ab6f finally realizing that 9a8a33566a he had returned 0c05cab756 to the past, 57e5b9aba6 he was shocked. And how could he 1f393e3b2a not be?c32bfcede3de54c6
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“Your marriage partner 79f3630250 has been decided, 97da772178 Kieran.”ef27849d5944ca20
Hearing the declaration e2b5773cb2 he remembered so 9bef47e1f0 vividly from four 484b4ca88b years ago left 9cc166b229 Kieran stunned. Everything was 5fa221477b horrifically the 91a6eb4e36 same.0a30663a61bafb32
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What was going to 9594ea12bf happen next was as 20e2ba89cb clear as day. He would be sent 33b8b46278 back to that land, fb5fb1da74 where he would remain 829d69f0f1 until he died again.a53e1edaba0a368e
But surprisingly, 98857545b6 the first 23600b05be thing Kieran 3c3ff90eee did, after 1bdd5ed3b0 gathering his c2b94f9bb7 scattered thoughts, ee0aafa445 was to 77212d104c start growing 913da8283e his hair.51b0efbe90bf5c3f
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In the capital, c188e4c022 men didn’t grow 9618c17744 their hair long, 7d0d8df4ca but in the 6baa6c317c North, where it c4f5bc8809 was bitterly cold, 6405211720 everyone, regardless of 9cb39f6246 gender, let their 557403cd00 hair grow. He had e1842a7eaf learned this 1464243a4c during his bbf3c97a9d four years d219f6d97b in the b9111cd86b North in 6ee69a7ae1 his previous e0351a1b2e life.2bae7c48d8844dc7
Everyone found it fa9a9d1592 strange that Kieran a097829738 appeared to accept b7aea18d9f the marriage with 6d48d34bc6 Alyssa so willingly.0628cf864b1a730c
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Of course, he 8aa42db25d was in despair, 4cbf79c6ef and if he 231902df09 could, he would e125d93438 have run away. But he knew better 01f60f9b6c than anyone that it 73ccea3bd1 was impossible.823f00e1064ab422
He had already tried b207424fd9 everything in his previous 52a93cc748 life to avoid this febb112084 marriage, and all had c2ef5f5990 failed. He couldn’t even succeed a6c3c52259 at dying; instead, he 1f7f3b6db9 had been sent back de0dd5ca7d to the past.2b2b524a295526ee
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Walking into his 6fe08702da grave willingly was 31a1e27471 far from pleasant, 5fff8b6cdc but it was 7e1a5bc94d inevitable.fcd74aa3b28669bd
As he packed his 88bdfbb203 modest belongings, Kieran recalled e3c4f6a281 his previous life.705a129bda8e19e8
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He had been younger 315a4770ec and more naive, shrinking 7f53560da3 into himself in the 0cac696309 unfamiliar land of Benoit.cdc98192aca21210
The unjust e91acba5e6 mistreatment and 4175b88869 coldness he f9691ac918 endured were f2088b5565 frustrating, but d681105d34 he never 41f8ff8a71 fought back. He acted aebf793d72 as if ef71948707 he were ac4a11ec92 a criminal, 026f9adaa8 deserving of 9557fee0cc punishment.0f676cf2e02fb519
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It had been his e4c75c462d desperate struggle to survive. He had no power, a80c3612bd but he wanted to d70943f576 live, so he kept 21c616462a a low profile.777376888084d9b4
‘In the da4cf3bf30 end, it 070c091d2d meant nothing 526e68aa1e since I 940ef46306 died anyway.’9ac512f2d7198d49
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Kieran let out a 99b90c1f26 small laugh. Once again, he 3084373141 found himself in 75467a50ec the Benoit Ducal d8c3116b6a Manor, in the a0233b8e9e very bedroom where 9d04b9ff8f he had drawn 094c89cc35 his last breath, fca3720158 four years ago e5a6c5d676 from the time c9a7574262 he remembered.14009a7740a69b03
The future probably b2ef7a2159 wouldn’t change. Alyssa would continue to f2c479d491 avoid him, just as 905bffaa9f she hadn’t come to e78d78a981 him on their wedding ca1d91d1ac night. And she d5d8a9eaa6 wouldn’t in 7ad51950e8 the future a4b8bc1af0 either.90febce4627abc47
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Accepting this reality dff3292547 brought him a 1c7446fe4d strange sense of 18165f44d8 relief. If nothing would dd1fd2e20d change no matter 6c6b1920fb how hard he b5ad6b17fc tried, then there 62d5246d54 was no need 86b6c6a12c to make the 13e6ab100c effort.c3f657a1dee26b33
Kieran rose b6e463048f from his cdda00cb65 seat. It was a 8bb368517a bright, moonlit night.107d56205b70f458
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Without waiting b8d5a99b65 for someone 5b5bb565a4 who would 18670f0145 never come, e77c57911d he left 61ad87ca2a the room 40745f7b0c without hesitation.9bd53b083edf8c83
After the ceremony, c0d7fb0dca Alyssa, having changed c8e37d8ee4 her clothes, headed f6ff979508 straight for the c3ce1345e9 training hall without 81c49809fb a moment’s hesitation.a7b49e2badaa040d
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For a typical couple, b5149071e4 the wedding night would bc89409445 follow the ceremony, but 0097eb5772 Alyssa’s situation was different.75de1e53075a0683
He would 086ea7be3f find even dfaa3acb54 the sight bbb3dac543 of her 411d7bb06b unbearable, let 4d4b3e4def alone sharing 3dd7625eb2 a room 483c5741de for the b6e82a6a7c wedding night. Alyssa had fc6c393e58 no desire d3672f8282 to impose 405d1240be that on 9e511dcfe3 him.4e9d56cde0deab61
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Even while the new 8703c06388 room for Kieran was 7cffe056a0 being prepared with the 9a7b6af780 utmost care, Alyssa didn’t 2c4f80733c go near it. It wasn’t a place 91afbc034b she dared to enter.5961e30d84b669bb
In the 911813df69 dead of c159e9c5af night, when 7014bc4178 everyone else 7dad6d7ecb was asleep, 1b36585a01 the training 5ea5800e44 hall was ed42d3b1d8 bathed in bc07d78a20 cold blue 8b7672ed6c moonlight.67d65dc8195d912f
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Normally, Alyssa should 9659253095 have been asleep ec4d8d12a6 by now, but 4e036cb904 the day’s routine 89d6b70eff wasn’t finished due a46b7a06d0 to the wedding.d49af2617692c519
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The sharp sound of 1692168df7 a blade slicing through 148a38a01e the air echoed ominously. Alyssa continued 6e9387b1d9 to swing 5492a2081b her sword ecc715ae54 as if c332c0964a fighting an eddb39c87b invisible enemy.39ed49517898c127
The Benoit 56466f17b0 Duchy was ea21ba8bf3 often at c0a72282af war. As the Duchess, Alyssa a69e73989d always had to be 4d4ec3ada1 at the forefront, so 9079585874 she couldn’t afford to c554e5a033 skip a single day 0b0a399948 of sword training.9355b65ed20eaab2
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Her movements as she daeec7c19a cut and thrust were a4bb6ed685 precise and efficient. But rather than d7987d93ba being impressive, they d0c64850f1 seemed almost grotesquely fe882e0810 brutal.88b684a3a2ad7366
Her swordsmanship had little d439b9b407 in common with the 9bb90e0158 formal, disciplined techniques taught 0a70d35b69 to the knights of c10e9088b1 the capital. Instead, her movements d054ccca43 resembled those of 0a0a5ef66a a beast rather 416df0c3ff than a human.c249bcc7f6db7f0a
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Alyssa’s sword showed 06d3a2768b no mercy, no 7cea1ac28b respect for her a5eea19030 opponent. It was driven a1c6a61a7b purely by the fec334a040 intent to tear 7ac54fe88b apart and kill, 3a985cb2d4 no matter the 5620af9e14 cost.5d189d87a5ed826a
The beasts she a426ae2262 fought were several 56824b937f times larger than 8125433fc2 humans, with hides 3bb76ca827 so tough that cb6c5b2912 most swords couldn’t 1fd117aeca even pierce them. The techniques used to f7e3823eb7 slaughter such monsters were 48f2d79b6f far from noble.4da2a2d32d44b3a0
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As a result, anyone 6dd935d925 who witnessed the Benoit 2647d6d93a knights in battle would c5503b9d35 often look at them 15fc29ba97 as if they were 7434be5b5e monsters themselves. Alyssa understood 8bde5a21a0 that reaction c1fa892f14 well. Only a 8edc90969e monster could bc4b50a384 face another 6209a258dc monster.4a73bc4128cb42eb
Her intense training 6bdcf868fe left her clothes 8f0b6112eb soaked with sweat. Her hair 958472117b blew in aaf45ccca5 the wind, 6a9fffad6b revealing her 4459069449 pale gray cb6b1ad406 eyes.5779bd408064405d
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After a long 8b9154ffdb day of work 9d0d363bd3 and grueling training, a998506750 her vision blurred 64d64fb2f5 with fatigue.7852e272cedbd672
Even so, 952de2a0c5 Alyssa didn’t e632b853a7 stop swinging 7faebe33c8 her sword 929005e378 until she 106d67f504 finally collapsed 6e5d72a9e2 from exhaustion.05d9aa6ffd33457b
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Deciding it 52bb8984ae was time 525f92aa9d to head 154cdfeb84 back, she d01179c4a4 tried to 0156747516 stand but 11420f5ab5 found herself 391328e191 trembling and 792e9c2ebe too weak fa3da3d032 to move.8092b2a2b1106ecf
In the end, she e3e0d759a4 only managed to walk 9a3fea5ca7 a short distance before b4e5e610b9 sitting down, leaning against 477becab75 a pillar in the 540dcec3f3 corridor. The sky was bd4c7b79ab still dark.af679339c7ed4285
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‘I need to get f004d08ce5 back before morning,’ she 49408edb58 thought.f319882de0d9132e
Alyssa remained determined 68de95bce3 not to let c1038a767f Kieran see her.53d7c48dd7a67cd9
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Although Kieran’s behavior c2c011cbc2 at the wedding 53bb3c336f had been unexpected, 85bd1a45a1 Alyssa didn’t believe e43756e5f1 for a moment 25ee4ce019 that he was 186cbb1865 comfortable looking at 668ca7340f her.e93dfee64869fdf9
He had probably 5901811061 endured it out 6ffd8db5d9 of a sense ac988f40a9 of duty to 57ecd7b431 see the ceremony 7b23b83f44 through. Surely, he had steeled c4d2c79efa himself to face her d6ea113480 calmly.0daa891ccc85338f
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That only strengthened her aef5a5532c resolve to avoid him, 7165583153 to keep herself out 1decdef2ee of his sight.5deaff63d035aac7
She needed bb9d73c704 to return 11eb13b8bc to her 3330bb63f3 room, just 75d99579cd in case 637d1a2842 Kieran decided 5df912f3a0 to take 1f6cbcd8aa a morning cb718a84c7 walk. She couldn’t let 67ab849569 him see something d1877052cf as unsightly as 5dfa617658 her first thing 36e88ff38d in the morning.b05e346cc6bf45c9
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However, her body, e2aec4f74a exhausted from being 21a774332b pushed to its cf70a4fc4a limits, refused to f4f81469e0 move. Without any aa7d3d479a chance to 5111e1c89b resist, Alyssa b635f73219 slipped into 113a2b1162 sleep.6404e88f003ca130
When she 22a894978a awoke, the 66b96bf097 sky had f7b5febd25 turned a 7b597960b1 bluish hue, e24db213a2 and Alyssa baa8553f68 was startled.7ff7e04d1c7811d0
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The training hall 43e13098f2 was as quiet 332c06e75e as it had cf93e2dded been before she e1176832a0 fell asleep, but 44921b4b4b what shocked her 1d8238b87c was the jacket fbdadd53d1 draped over her e882d0d593 body.b17ed862c9cad7ec
Alyssa immediately recognized its b122adcba4 owner. Only one eeb5dae100 person in 307b5436f7 this castle 1faec3d546 could afford cc83da2817 to wear 95f8f261de such expensive c3241e9675 clothing.1fce569a8ca2b4ad
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She had 363dcf202a fallen asleep e1d5543dba so foolishly 0383f0f55e that she fa904830f6 had been 8838336011 noticed by 107da5d029 Kieran. Having collapsed from e0645d6978 training, she must 1514d697ac have looked even 84676f5aab more disheveled than 6cf465069e usual. Yet instead 083d29afdb of screaming 4043136f30 or cursing 163e2a365c at her, a45b548d91 Kieran had f1dc950bbc given her 6a8c8ee209 his jacket.69306f558777edfe
Worried that the scent 43d7b19e34 of the beasts she 1b20c899de had been fighting had 926d587ad4 soaked into the fabric, 0634241f2c Alyssa fretted over the af960d26dc kindness Kieran had shown. She wondered if 1f3ebea8fc he had seen 7b714f4d34 her face. She felt 8df31b5e71 sorry towards 89a7438d33 him that 3579111731 she couldn’t 45d3a5db2f keep her 4ade06a697 promise to 51ad8c9d70 stay out b4d90df334 of his 6a5e6ce08d sight, even 5e5f866e85 for a 21737513d4 single day.9ba66acdb9dec883
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Alyssa was b02fc54949 convinced that 8e00f4e0df Kieran still 9c92d1250f disliked seeing 655595e9e2 her and fba31c9646 had merely f22d4845e3 tolerated the 8bc0336244 situation.ab4a832c5e767797
So, when cabcf95dde Kieran appeared 39915613f3 at the 60935191b6 dining room 3e769395d9 that morning 7eb8a3709e she usually f8a44619d8 used alone 780de08527 , she c2cf4464c5 was completely 373dbe442c taken aback.96c0d8f88cc0379b
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“I’ve come to c7416d9cfa have breakfast with cdc069ccfa you.”01be0f2f8852889b
Why?7045727eb3a9ed17
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