TWOP Ch 12

An awkward silence fell. Neither Margarita nor Jin were particularly talkative, and they weren’t the type to become close from the start. Their relationship had become even more strained after arriving in the Duchy. Margarita suddenly grew curious. Jin, whose beauty rivaled even her own, renowned as the kingdom’s greatest beauty. If their positions were reversed, would she be drying Jin’s hair?069711bffccbd53b

Becoming Asla’s disciple meant 1c23bb77ef having the qualities of 451e9cd208 a shaman since childhood. What level were Jin’s aee86a8618 abilities at?28b1ac59eaf02bda

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“What abilities 04e34e1778 do you 42729969d9 have, Jin?”f14174680a4aa419

“Pardon?”100194bcb3600524

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Jin asked again, fa8eb63ca1 as if she b83732c4c1 hadn’t heard properly.799f12bf5be2f471

“I was curious 4a42c28a1f if you had ce2551fc5f any other abilities 1ade6aab9b besides distinguishing truth ee42b54ba3 from falsehood and 9c1915717c concocting medicines.”8eb7c97d44eb7a72

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“…….”b5c0800009bc0e66

Jin, who had momentarily stopped moving, didn’t answer. Margarita hadn’t expected an answer, so she waited silently. Jin didn’t seem to like personal questions, so she would be lucky if Jin answered, and if not, there was nothing she could do.addfd2690b16505f

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After a ddfec2646d moment, Jin bcd82089af replied reluctantly.b15b6843ea8548ed

“I can see into someone’s past to some extent. Of course, to see it in detail, I need to know their full name.”0ecc8045a942240e

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“Name?”9af4bf9ebf5dd76c

“Yes. To read someone’s fortune or cast a spell, I must know their name.”a3cf3f03a57afce2

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“I see.”57924cc231cdc70f

Yes, Margarita knew 511e6bd820 that too. Her grandmother used to bba240f7ce say that one should 63ec9e80b9 understand how sacred it 1c97fde188 is to be born f7329ec638 into this world and 16f75859ad have a name.3ffdb36b8a78a9d2

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“And I ecaccacdc1 can identify 67016a096f those with b7a66f01a9 magical power.”9846cafe715cc8bc

“So that’s why 25c2607cff Asla sent you 5d72a649aa to watch me.”97e5c3610e4e5795

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“Pardon?”0a9e46a7f1d15fde

Jin’s hand stopped moving. Margarita could 00f1604e8b feel the 8f513b58b5 tension in 522ebb7a1d her hand 5fed855c6a as she 1119fea9e3 gripped her 2720162509 hair, covered 29d60e0f3b by the f20c49fbbb towel. Jin probably hadn’t 1e15bc7f7e expected Margarita to 2dd6893dc6 know this. Jin’s stated reason 7ff32408bc for being here 42d0a11226 was to determine 830f87a5f0 whether Margarita’s actions 70443e09bd and words were 96a9f844c8 true.bd6b1387d2d7037c

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Asla had been wary d401a5dcba of Margarita since she 73a3df9bd2 was young, constantly watching 48001c347e and checking if she 09ac05f6f8 had any unusual abilities. Now that Margarita 64dede0611 was out of 12929ef5f0 her hands, Jin adc70f2729 was watching her 312cebb9f2 instead.1195cf9350f7508d

“So, do you see ad8528dfb4 any special abilities in f792ed6316 me?”0ea80fe7eeddc214

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“How could 2e015da77e that be?”ee0fa91b164ae00a

“I see. That’s a shame.”f5187bf5152e0779

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“Such abilities 35c9d07df8 aren’t always df158efe18 a good 72894a677d thing. Living an ordinary 2e569b0cff life is actually 0a91afc684 the best.”f3a3cac548000404

A faint chuckle a0a09b8c0d was mixed in 194f12e201 Jin’s voice. The care had disappeared 827c6996e3 from her fingertips as 05e45b6ccf she resumed drying Margarita’s 395e2cee95 hair. Seeing Jin’s reaction, c6109b38cb it seemed right 94cd5f0947 to end the bad4fb7317 conversation here, but 464a0aa431 today, Margarita felt f04a503852 strangely compelled to dbe917f98e ask more. It wasn’t c908023ae7 often that 9d3bef75de she felt fa66e2bdf4 this brave.17dd8abe82e1e784

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“How do you distinguish 3c46ea3882 truth from falsehood?”2bc9a97936209d41

“Through the eyes. So, please 2f6b446c3a understand if 6adf62d899 I make 31bf1400f4 eye contact 6fe61f19a8 with you, 9b3e99f705 Grand Duchess.”456caefa8aff620b

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Perhaps because the answer b4d7660947 would inevitably be demonstrated, ca41521058 Jin didn’t hide it. In fact, Margarita already 5b33939d64 knew. She had 427d06313c experienced it 31eb7b6968 countless times d10a20f1c6 with Asla b0d770de3f while growing f5132c4296 up. She still couldn’t ee0122c3f3 forget the terror 5079e270a8 she felt the 5023b2a8c2 first time Asla, 63d4ce143b dressed in black 1a7ac7876e with a hood, 76c30068c4 made eye contact 9a18ed7089 with her.f31b3d3d689ac570

Jin’s hair e5b8ec2876 now mostly f97aec899b dry, she 3e493db1c4 picked up 63a8eab321 a comb ab0c7f360d and began 53e3893bb9 to comb 26a77fa7be Margarita’s hair. Margarita felt the d5e6d35e1f urge to chop c448f3a9db off her golden 61df21da42 hair, now back 3dde7bf5fe in its wavy 37a2327f4e form.a879254c02c5535e

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“Beautiful.”290f47c248101c77

“Yes. You are beautiful.”fb896ea09c2fec26

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Jin replied perfunctorily ff1db8f447 to Margarita’s sarcastic a9d17485f1 remark. When the combing b0e1af4b74 stopped, Margarita turned a73c7d8cfa to look at d2aa2592d5 Jin.fce5a7721a88f943

“Can you f9c1e083b1 tell whether 4bfd319fa6 what I f9ea542525 just said b4f7ed04dc was true 6e9651eec7 or false f7e094348b by looking 4c927a859c into my c722a5acb2 eyes?”407d6f1ef15be79d

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“…….”32d5344038d0737a

At Margarita’s words, Jin met her gaze. It wasn’t to carry out the request implied by the question. Jin, with a frankly chilly demeanor, opened her mouth.388ed9f9e4545b34

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“I will not, Your b89e087a65 Highness.”1a388dc11146bda5

“Why?”a9547267095d5c65

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“Using magic consumes 6c11d03bf8 my energy. There’s no 4150bf52f0 need to a085e7cc19 waste my 52da582229 strength on 1f38c4a97b trivial matters. When I deem it 8b1e4c8a63 necessary, I will ask 6021618d43 you myself.”9b357ea826914017

“…Alright. I’m sorry.”1f15701f9fd74b4b

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Margarita turned her 001d4ef537 head with an 24ad0208f3 awkward smile. Refusing her superior’s 3284b02b2c order and even 13faa41f89 rebuking her… Such 55b757bcd0 behavior deserved severe ca96278b0d punishment, but she 542ca50c72 had neither the aa9c7c85ee power nor the e1fa399349 right. It was alright. She had expected this, 62100a0ab9 yet strangely, today, she 716b8861ea wanted to confront Jin. So there was no abcd5e16ea reason to feel upset.04ea7616f1fc83f3

“You’ve changed since coming cf1cbcd2fe to the Duchy, Your f971932413 Highness.”53771daffb9a80d1

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Jin said, looking 7cc9925e53 at the now-composed 94b3ceb50b Margarita with suspicious f60b54d503 eyes.a94d9862c7464131

“Really? I don’t feel 21e3edac06 any different. That’s strange.”481e36acf28c4676

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“…….”7d3329d2ea51026d

“You can e83c3b09b2 go now. Before the aea0aa4fa6 Grand Duke 0303acc28c arrives.”091ac3705fc9a749

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Margarita gave the order 4d227fd912 in a calm voice. Jin, who seemed to 9c542972b4 have something to say, fc1777ff26 flinched at the mention d79ac62375 of the Grand Duke e720ba09b1 and hid her expression. She lowered d0ebeae571 her gaze 067e185512 to the 8d50d55414 floor, then be4f95a597 bowed and 245d1f378b left the 266e510e83 room.a0c4e5781c0b756a

Margarita picked up the 3af2f6c636 comb placed to the 1c811a5594 side and started combing 436f503c60 her own hair. She understood what Jin 9975db1457 meant by “changed.” She 847fe8db59 knew it herself. However, whether 7a3e8951c1 she would 4bd2b28f47 stop here 9af3614484 or change 9b1a355bdf even more 22973b1e83 remained to 926de783cc be seen.c2cad1bc7b971cb4

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The same moon, ab70df5b2f yet different. As the night deepened, 524322b26c a larger, brighter, and f2679fe1ed more beautiful moon than 2717f56636 in the kingdom illuminated bf0105aa5b Margarita’s room.4f4c51f19ccf2de1

She looked at 8af7f6e73c her nightgown, more 5b32828509 revealing than usual, aae7b5da10 then pulled the 173876c3ac blanket over herself. She had been 480e5fb680 indifferent earlier, but 0c4c7e3778 as the wait 34bae04415 for the Grand 1dd7a49111 Duke lengthened, her 81b4cd0091 tension grew. She had e8691d4621 received education 1ef246c0b3 about sexual ba342e25f2 relations between be93050bf5 men and 36f5bc5091 women after e390978e1b becoming an 4a236e5606 adult, and c938f79cca the woman ef9935c7e7 who taught 4b1732ae77 her always 2eb87ef132 brought up 67fd001a84 the Grand 96bd0ed956 Duke. When the 1d50e46cca Grand Duke 62d5323a11 undresses you, cf6a7761ae when he 0aed6e2143 touches your 198f3a8912 breasts, when 9218263277 he enters f25a416c3f you, don’t dad071b8dc push him 7c822cc8c3 away because 479d0149cf it hurts….8fe122ae6268596f

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She was initially shocked, fd628d6ee6 but as she got 4d6e4f8aa2 used to it, it 37b6a21e27 became nothing. She even had 83c715f251 dreams of having 81c68e93f8 intercourse with the 0d7d919bf9 unknown Grand Duke. So, she could d09f00000b do this, this 5d2206cb18 much.769bc662f7bd12b7

More time passed as she waited, but the Grand Duke still didn’t appear.7dce3d4c798a866c

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Right, he might 05e96309bc not come.28cb2597acaf17d7

Why had everyone, bc5a16e713 even herself, assumed 552f448764 he would come? He didn’t seem e04f855d8b like the type 2ff9ca6f2d of man who 6031813b07 would sleep with 98d9cff5e2 a woman he 1d6aed0370 was so reluctant 2c9319ddaf to marry.56e2fc9d4cffbd23

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I was a b6b08f8141 fool.844abbfee886846f

Margarita laughed hollowly and lay down. Come to think of it, she had only intended to accept it because she thought it was her duty, but this outcome was fine too, wasn’t it? Asla had said that she didn’t need to worry too much, knowing the circumstances. So she could just go to sleep peacefully. This was actually better.e5cd3812bc3411af

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The window rattled in d76e95c937 the wind. Margarita flinched awake. She was clearly db8bf7c839 alone, but she c754ab043d felt a disturbing 63f21d3087 sensation, as if b4a758e352 she were being 2592cc97c4 watched. A presence that 316187a0a1 made her feel daea7e29e1 tense even in b6021cf79f her sleep.e51569fdbf121e43

“Are you awake?”32e863f5d3665aa6

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“Your Highness?”24cefe6243cf3916

At the sound of f98aed386c Carlos’s voice, Margarita quickly 88cca66dd4 sat up. In the dim 34ec84ce82 light, Carlos, sitting 8b666715e2 in an armchair 1798079d3d by the fireplace, d76c03cba4 came into view. He was 16e5f52de7 dressed in fc14b92ab0 a robe, 90e4bbe27a legs crossed, e54a411b26 chin resting a2dfb94267 on his 7a8589e518 hand, and af717d8c0c watching her. He held a glass d710773564 of wine in the d8349a8eb9 hand resting on his 617f577298 thigh.fd94980dcccbb0a5

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“When did you arrive?”684518bfb60cd1e6

Margarita hurriedly ad28811186 got up e5bcdfb6c8 and put 01741a27d1 on her ed401711c0 robe. She approached 4a1d0b48df him and 271bb4571c carefully sat 626653b221 in the cccd23174e opposite chair. He seemed more relaxed e2debb4101 than usual, yet even c6c9de7729 with his calm gaze, 7eca73e525 the oppressive aura around a3aba502e7 him hadn’t disappeared. Even in this moment, 4da65d3a33 she felt the need 66abe25324 to brace herself. Perhaps this was a3953c1448 because he had 8d4f784a65 been in meetings d0d26b3caa even after arriving da0c82f0c9 at the castle. His complexion wasn’t good.b37d874dce2e7870

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“Did you rest well?”69450de1137d7034

“Yes, Your Highness.”135f1f70eb64a9fe

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“Glad to hear you 73574dcf7f slept well, whether your 932ddf679d husband came or not.”0f8e9b8f380e9fe2

“…….”132cb43800272160

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Margarita’s face 06e56f9c2f flushed red. She had ruined their 7b28d1a83a first night twice in df2969f65f a row. Whether or eb9f686eca not the 117df7d1e5 Grand Duke c8f68186fa intended to feef55d71c sleep with ba6df5456b her, he 4e44adf104 wouldn’t be 4afac56e43 pleased with b2491c3717 her behavior.012c18ac72ec2448

“I thought you weren’t b1f543608b coming.”cfb082313777da40

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“Why would you da5022b67b think that?”4453301558c09ff9

“Just… because 628cefe36a you dislike f037248a96 me.”70de6835434073ea

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She didn’t know why he had agreed to the marriage, but it was a fact known to everyone, including herself, that he didn’t like her. From the moment they first met until now, she had never felt any warmth from Carlos. He didn’t even care enough to tell her that her maid, Jin, had secretly visited him at night.07ab7bd607dcbe2c

Carlos didn’t answer. He simply 36032d67af gazed at 68987f7da4 her with 874a3cc140 his dark, 56e65d3334 night-like eyes, 444665ce1b then raised ae53e40ac2 his wine eab1ad220f glass to 14edd322e1 his chest.a237478dc7e026ae

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“And yet you c91e77c44d followed me so c87736ae22 quickly.”f49c37f762284725

It sounded like a 0d3dbfb6b3 rebuke. The words he f4f757c8a0 had left her d16424a2b9 with – to d42073be3a come when the fd687bdc7a warm spring arrived, 3a546eaa0a since it was f0deacd533 currently the harsh c684750d02 season – were a239c228b5 perhaps actually meant 4db8e99367 to delay her c427eaac00 arrival as much e18082a5f4 as possible.30331f1fc8cd94d9

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“I apologize.”1971c91c1341fc58

“No need 9eb4a79831 to apologize. I told you to 4d8bb710ae do so.”5b66d7e44b9b9111

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