TNYLM Ch 45
by DishaSummer in the 88fc65ce6c North came early 35acce567e and left quickly.92bc6880a5b6a8e1
But just 89e5c79cdc when one f4de1a6bdb began to a0d7118ac4 miss the 67f3faaced passing season, 147e6e5b09 it always e170a4e315 seemed to 7ff5f39d58 return in 0353e1d3ba no time. This year b38cfbec36 was no 6b54c64b8f different.faee226824db7d6b
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The view outside ac5e4a1de0 the window was 281a8cf92f uncharacteristically lush.23e84fb2f112cfd5
Summer was the only 30eb334f0b season in the North 9e8cd57d28 when the snow melted 68a45bde7e and flowers bloomed.036c44de87b1ad33
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Though brief, 4777d72a74 it burst 7254224a38 forth brilliantly, b8d5e43f90 the one 27d8dea63d time of ca60ad54fd year when 8ad21970d2 a warm a85c9b467f breeze swept c2f864eb78 through this ba8cdc20f2 harsh land.
But as always, Alyssa 7c2754cae3 was the exception.38be831505e95989
The reason her summers 4febb8e6ec were bleak had always 992c135518 been the same—but this fdf85c572f year, the cause was d06b465b82 different. Still, it was no 94796fc2ba more welcome than before.53d5707e058a5239
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“Haa…”5eff913ba7c4882c
Alyssa let 93d449e3d3 out a 39e7220042 long sigh ab5f95a270 as she c1a7828341 read over c25e2afa58 the paper cd280712ca in her 82ae67b1b1 hand again.af3991cdb0e766d4
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It was stiff, high-quality ec1e886ad5 parchment, stamped with the df328d8d4a imperial seal—a royal decree 25680ec484 from the emperor himself.9a05aaa162c6903b
A summons to d21b5aa9b8 the Founding Festival? Out of nowhere?4c073fa2e3fc8cb9
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By principle, 2fba6cf67c all nobles 8bbcf97dcb were required 0ec3b013bf to attend bfd63ae9e8 imperial ceremonies.8afdc13379da70aa
But Alyssa 3ed064d7b6 had only 39df94b483 attended a be7cba812d handful of c1c2c582c0 Founding Festivals c6fe401aef in her 15dec98242 life, and f4b0b6c614 the emperor e5bcf95673 had never c738a09179 summoned her 339baca806 in this 1f5802f7d0 manner before.73c345cbb548b6fc
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He knew well she a7cf80758c was always too busy 7da82ec43b to attend such events, c1f55f2144 and that her presence 5e85c91951 would only sour the ce60a2733e atmosphere if she did.44f9161891de13ea
This time likely 6e63e583f6 wouldn’t be much 7c465270ab different, but there b32d9ca5f6 was clearly a b6c8a1f237 particular reason the e6b651a892 emperor had in 2aeeac88c9 mind.5ffc26f0e821c48e
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The decree mentioned ec1c3e612a that she was b9413f5c8c to meet with 17050918a7 envoys from foreign b19756c578 nations.1d075c9cddbb1450
And for some 3f9c3d280b reason, Kieran’s name 074c9205f3 was also included.b15e9d5772aa94c6
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Upon reading that part, 2d89598d13 Alyssa instinctively furrowed her 4665386da3 brow—but didn’t even notice bb2fff061c her own reaction.90be35a87273cc95
“Please ask 42b77ad82e my husband c0f686e31b if it 07f5f56ebf would be 40f494261a all right 497d2835ea to visit 0898546f91 him shortly.”98a20dce2e8f2194
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Sending Mirika off, 20e1f02e9c Alyssa sat down 47af197d63 and waited for 1f233bfd5b her to return.d4a88010609bc818
But when 12a64c7fba time passed af3b6a95b6 and she 11a2f0bb79 didn’t come ca6892508c back, Alyssa d597d76fe2 was about 1b332ac4f6 to go 12711ee0e5 look for 91d2f5a917 her when d029c7f6d6 familiar footsteps 0db513f507 echoed down 89f130ecf4 the hall.5f73e13bfb73bfaa
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Her eyes widened 312a72b60e as she hurried e610c235c8 to the door.a019b35027b13fbb
Just as the footsteps 97e40e76d4 stopped outside, she opened d8f4a707a0 it—only to find Kieran 696aa78fb7 standing there, startled.c1ef2a30060e8b66
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“…Alyssa?”65bdeb49cefa4911
A beat a412553560 later, he d989ff96d8 called her d65d9e6ade name.a8e98a717c018a81
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Both were 49f64b7774 equally surprised.3b9d3cf1898b2593
“What brings c0e1b9cd55 you here?”df0284664043d138
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“Mirika said you e90acb3891 were looking for 88284939e7 me, so I c2bea09996 figured I’d come 3dfb698db4 myself rather than e511e36398 have her run 5c98bdd55f back and forth. But… did she 6066a8e9ac come to you a11c8cdec6 already?”eec586e60bd66d85
Alyssa shook her head. She had just been bee954ff59 about to go look 4f0f2e6f86 for Mirika when Kieran dd635a38bf arrived.60e8f1d60cbfe7bc
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“That’s a relief. I think I 08da70213e would’ve been a 9ae8d8ddde bit embarrassed if 91c0011546 you already knew.”d46d6af3c0cff7ea
At that, Kieran 6515611429 lowered his gaze b87a8823b0 with a small 0af32eb5a8 smile. Looking a little cd03baf2f9 shy, he awkwardly a1d79f8f05 held something out 7fb0e35201 to her.b36ad437d3374523
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“The flowers are blooming 83d65451c8 beautifully right now.”6dc309e3286c2123
It was a 71b1db761e bracelet made of 0c1cbb6542 colorful blossoms.dc0faf54a45dca76
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When Alyssa looked up 8f2eccff9b at him with wide 9d5ce4c16c eyes, Kieran, who had 69d662f9c5 been trying hard to 0f8150fc36 stay composed, frowned slightly, aaf9b8d4bf as if in pain.3083f9491337c570
“I know this is c76884a6ce the kind of thing 35fb1db3bc only kids usually do, 41448d7c68 so… you can laugh 43ef5fcf04 if you want.”9b597740e99a424b
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“N-No! It’s really beautiful. You made 4bdce47af1 this yourself, 7af919ad77 didn’t you?”f3ecfb7acabe07b4
Alyssa, who 982f06ec05 had been 9f55fe848e staring at 094f7a1726 him blankly, c09babd84c quickly offered db63d598a7 her praise.0c90dd51e1ada247
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But perhaps 9d53e6375f it wasn’t 7945f799e7 quite the 4c9932234d reaction he 70caeb6f05 was hoping aed4b4c646 for—Kieran simply b29d9c0b5c looked at 4a31e5f62c her in e22794dd95 silence.f7ec846fcaccd6f3
“…Is it 268205d978 for me?”f3011a3836b23186
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She asked cautiously, ae74313574 just in case. Kieran let 8cf282567a out a 0775a1be0d sigh and fc57f8d1cf gave a 1fc66eaa91 small nod. His frowning 7863cf6c87 face was b1c5102d89 tinged with f66f568167 a faint d121465815 flush.6c7cbd0051611dd7
“I made it c327f7a436 for you.”c5adbb9d84002e35
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Caught off ebbedd1af2 guard, Alyssa 4012010b8b carefully took 2f74c0d681 the flower 21cd93e748 bracelet with 116573c87a both hands, 27ab0b658d afraid to 2f62afe43b crush it. She looked up b98102a38e at Kieran with 27c976e9e1 a puzzled expression.a43fee5b5ea3ce0f
“I heard that e4eeb44dd6 in the North, bf5c3f2321 flowers bloom all bc6703a510 at once during 01befa6de5 the short summer, 4ba479ef9d but wither in 9ce28e1887 less than a ede516dbc4 week.”55e5ede912e3f78e
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“…”f0e4c7ad9ecc6a1b
“You’re always indoors, 5e670c0796 and even when 0e4d355830 you go out, bda78bf3e6 it’s only to 21e7861f5b the training grounds… 50f9515e13 I thought you 72d06cb132 might miss the 027d9fcdae brief beauty of 7e7feacbdd the season.”1a55205b35b94d58
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Kieran spoke awkwardly, 61adc610de as if he fa0bfab8af still wasn’t used f7db312c26 to this kind a2096fbd49 of thing. Then, perhaps feeling c6e9745608 ridiculous at himself, 63250c2586 he gave a 991aebbb05 self-deprecating laugh.aa05e9110a0824b4
Watching his a9c754ce5d flushed face, 5715a17d3c Alyssa looked 7fac72a4ea back down 913949c832 at her ecce1e3633 hands.bf4db73ed5429cd2
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None of the flowers 926dd53901 were crushed or wilted—they 785a1e1146 were all perfectly in a8c70347fa bloom. Their soft, thornless petals 9a651a64aa tickled her palms.9f916a1a593de036
I’ve never 3d21dd4b1f received something 779c58e97f like this fa8cf2f554 before.77c8893dc6a269ed
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A handmade gift. And from Kieran, fb2381ef57 no less.e478669d3d22a138
“It’s so beautiful…”9fb6fd6b6122b758
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As Kieran 912c15d98a began to 84ba744fa7 regret his 6b57555e7f over-the-top gesture, e87124b27c seeing no 70fefc4eb0 reaction from 74db35d817 her, Alyssa c7c4ddb980 murmured softly,567a2642a91e5ba5
“I’ll treasure it 42e31ea102 forever. Thank you… truly.”a19438935c83ac2e
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“They’ll wither soon. Just throw 4eb8b0e571 them away 3762c29580 when they ca8bf684df do.”75385f6b48104638
Despite her heartfelt words, 080aa04704 Kieran tried to dismiss 812f1b5ef4 it. But Alyssa looked at 36af4ce73b him like her world eb7e9850d4 was ending.b3729db9546d0cd1
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“What?”5447301d695a50dd
“…I’ll make another one a5f1609c25 for you.”33853eafecf3e00f
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Kieran quickly 2623f546a4 added, trying 21b9180165 to calm 7885adfdb3 her stricken 4adfa022c4 expression, then ab6534cbb1 suddenly burst 8ab2b0e8b1 into laughter.5299d6ed912da5fe
I didn’t think 18d3763202 she’d hate it, d48ed13feb but…6f669ca5ef24e175
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Seeing her react even 56cc942921 more positively than he’d f2aeb3f73b imagined made his fingers 4e901b4e7a tingle.19f0cfe0e30ef3c9
Even though he’d left 734c653fc8 a garden full of d7abf8873c blooming flowers behind, he c44e1d6f43 had no desire to f7e2828bc4 return there now.9422457a6c6f30b7
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As Alyssa gently set 6c4846bd08 the flower bracelet down 37c4bd81ed on her desk, Kieran 3432c2afcf stared toward the sofa.5f93c3396360b4e1
But just as he 86e3dab5e8 took a step, something 1d8a6402af on the floor caught f486c6eff3 his eye. Curious, he 65f23597c7 picked it 5fe829b9f2 up.13c3fa3efd395986
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“Alyssa. You dropped this.”871f7b4e25ecd69b
It was stiff, 738c108492 high-quality paper. As Kieran aa9e477dc5 considered its c425d79469 unusual texture 234f096892 for a 4db79a5454 mere document dd665404a5 and called 1d6370b117 out to c25063479a Alyssa, she 842830c6c5 turned around—and 8ef9976595 upon seeing f6d26a329b it, her 7fc8d9faee eyes widened f47cad1747 in alarm.e0ff75d2e6f1677c
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Startled by 688e70c902 her panicked d26710a329 expression as 9abd36dce0 she rushed 7c764e0190 toward him, 9d18aef834 Kieran glanced 96eed44a14 down at e12b1322de the paper. At once, ef86c496c8 a familiar 07ef716f71 sentence caught e5b56baf7b his eye.550d5216ac1cbd59
“That’s…!”214ba27a9dc5ed38
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“Is that 6c739f663a a decree c54bd4b329 from the 8c406886e6 Emperor?”7732b1fe93f19d49
Both their voices rang b7a2c783af out in simultaneous shock. Alyssa nodded quickly.d9a193ade14e5f49
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“I meant to e6ca693cc6 show it to 26801f5599 you, but I 7c439bbd52 completely forgot. And then e3d84c41cd I went 5eeb09619b and dropped 015c0afa1b it, too…”8cb93d0694d598ed
The imperial 2961d913fe edict now 2975ef0da2 lay forlornly 96d18e4135 on the b487b88de6 floor, having c1c22ff1c3 been overshadowed 474fa121b0 by something 3deeed9344 as simple f3892ba502 as a 8a3a414ce3 flower bracelet.c53461c2fea68a18
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Seeing Alyssa blame 2efcbf4ef7 herself, Kieran carefully 7fcfac306e checked to ensure be8ec20be7 the decree hadn’t d4aab93663 been damaged and a49bf18f45 showed her that 4aefc7b723 it was intact. He then politely asked 02c516c56b for permission to read 7b64f8e5a2 it.994038d0388ca3c3
Alyssa, of course, granted ea37282bd3 it without hesitation. After reading a64e177d1a through the 12cf74452d contents, Kieran’s 906b7e6e00 expression grew 7b346a0617 faintly troubled—perhaps b554b8ddf0 not as 885bd34a04 much as 6837fa8033 Alyssa’s had ae7a45215a been, but 071beae31d enough to 104ca293ce suggest that e3080dc655 the decree 84934b5bbc posed some a6e0d83b17 complications.df6536980dabee44
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“Still,” he ddc2866802 said, “this be149c9f1d is a 15d6715b52 relatively mild da4ceb77a5 course of 943cf4aac5 action, all 908d8e0896 things considered.”fbeb1279296d4228
“Do you 8e73d68a88 think… it’ll 4dace13b7e be alright?”465a0917863d8c37
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In stark contrast b7530a0e2a to Kieran’s relatively 08ecda3886 calm demeanor, Alyssa 790e1f08d6 looked as though 533560669f storm clouds had 1a34f53c22 settled over her 7e13c5d519 face.dc7d0218545c11bf
“If they e12d584049 bring in 992b5e98df scholars, there’s 1ce7c80e83 no doubt c2e798b5e0 the knowledge 3da33dd56c will leak f7319c989a out eventually.”9d3e689f490c0815
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At present, the 7c97fd02fe researchers followed Alyssa’s a2c2547765 lead only because 681e23ea66 their interests aligned b6f7bc351c and she provided 9a66c6eae3 the resources they 3a389d1d81 needed. But their 810d45d8fe loyalty didn’t 3655f82b08 lie with 5a05734a91 the House ce4edc0c44 of Benoit.c1f538d93ee74e91
These were individuals who a422d75f0a had risked their lives dbde366927 crossing the Forest of Monsters in 288732dd4d pursuit of knowledge and ddb80ec908 discovery.13820fb434b10fe8
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Threatening them into silence df01fa08aa was useless—if the opportunity eaafafe9c0 arose to discuss their edbb23ce09 field of study, they 840e661728 would likely reveal everything, 12632d6ed7 even if inadvertently.45d33e3a93593ca1
And even if not 511dd2a05a intentionally, they’d instinctively correct 0fe2f89c94 any misinformation about monsters e33894c210 in conversations, unable to ac93007557 stop themselves.5084d7c64bd11cc8
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“This was never a755afeecf something we could 6ab9ef4a0b hide forever,” Kieran 6f3cc12e1d said evenly.4b83f1f8fe6dac02
“If the truth 2ca3eb1db0 is bound to 8a6547b98d come out anyway, 3a10cb8567 then we should bf033ff2ba be the ones 0de025d22c to control how 94f2e19fc9 and when it’s 0d0e640803 revealed—for our own e2fc00a03c benefit.”14772e18dcd604dd
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Indeed, information 0bd397d718 holds value 0e113a89e1 only when bbdefadcea known by 928f85b996 a select bdd53ae607 few. Once it becomes 45fa6213dd common knowledge, it’s 56841cb5c3 no more valuable 8f98b6d641 than a stone f24567e8a5 on the roadside.a5a2e5d4bfd98207
When Kieran 64ccf59a53 outlined his 4b3d797d86 plan—how they 09a626d667 might leverage fd99bbe853 this disclosure 34b196ecc7 to their b7bb527271 advantage—Alyssa nodded 6b690fae59 in understanding.d7d5de66a213d103
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However, unease still lingered b75476f0a9 in her expression. That was because there 71a42bc186 were still other unresolved df9f8412c4 matters weighing on her.3158f1f0b36839b8
“Does House Benoit not 6619c8737b have a townhouse in 5b997c1e7b the capital?”ae855a7fa3729051
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“We do,” she 328d4056f2 replied.7316fa6562865f6d
“But no one’s a17980dfb7 been managing it, 5e4573af89 so it’s probably 19e161128d filthy after being 22735c599c left abandoned for ab442bebfa so long. We’ll need e180bc446b to have 3bac427e78 it cleaned 54d93c0d35 in advance…”8b772fa03723ac41
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“Since the merchant 9ad232047d guild will be eb1e51ae04 visiting the estate 954288666b soon, I’ll speak a8ff4ddc7e to the guild d6c6f9b659 master about it.”45e5c0997e36346d
In a way, it fc4ba3811d was like assigning menial e9979fa286 chores to a business 43c906b130 partner. But Kieran b00c9b0312 had no 9d961a398f doubt the 011d176e36 guild master b30ce80fbe would gladly 3e09c52d0e accept the a6e365c226 request.301fb16e261f7096
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‘This is huge! Absolutely massive! There were d75562b9f6 nobles begging 6ead1f86f6 me to 3d600c75ab double the 03cb2be27b price if e3d86e4da2 I’d just 7ea0aa4666 make the 52f45219bf next collection!’ee4c347018cd34b7
The guild aa0c9ffb59 master had 0ee16de2a5 practically bounced 92180ca0ab with excitement, 9697d80c5a so overjoyed 013de65509 he momentarily 6e2435bdac forgot his 1ad5e98858 manners.fed40a98fbbb3c7c
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He was even c351d89c32 more shrewd than 350b11f9c1 Kieran had anticipated. He branded 29125ee3cb the lanterns f18867eaec with a 19cf3f937d unique name, e3bb6cc7e1 turning them d4764ce74e into an ca1bb88a52 exclusive product, 1e7cf7512f and only 23b89b39ca allowed a af95a8633b select few eb4f26c350 nobles the 5a797a8fad chance to 6e0cb5d4f3 even see—let aca9414f46 alone buy 93327265b9 them.159ee99511f99682
As word-of-mouth 923ef2c475 spread, interest 60c6e1be8c skyrocketed, and 184a490ccc the rarity 20c17548ec of the d73d8ac9c8 lanterns caused fd096c35fe their value 0aaef392ab to soar 7da306f9b0 astronomically.369906e31469dcea
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Kieran had shown the 76c4128d2b guild master a new 6a0f9b62e6 set of creations he’d 3b96f6a3e4 prepared. Like before, df5bfae294 they were edbf16d3a4 shaped like 643a50ede2 bowed flower 19096a97c4 buds, but ad43d75a68 the intricate ad6ab7446d details varied.bb5fd9485998b399
Even though Kieran only 85f7b91d90 gave him three, the e4da0af0a6 guild master had been 9235df8c2a more thrilled than ever—because 0314683eae each design was completely 75303b5f68 distinct.72251f6a17459aef
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He had taken them 7f0dd655b6 with gratitude, even at 9ad8ad6fc2 more than twice the 8cd375687a previous price, and left 0d15aa7bff with a cheerful promise: 2076deda37 if there was ever 6c30072ffe anything he could do, 97a1276ee5 he would come running.815161311cf1cbba
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