TWOP Ch 2

Behind the positive assessment of having created a powerful duchy lay negative appraisals: “The War Madman,” “The One Protected by a Witch.” There were strange rumors that he enjoyed impaling multiple enemies on his longsword, that he smeared and drank the blood of his enemies, and that he had a peculiar fondness for women with black hair. There could not have been a more unsuitable marriage partner.13b952eca90bfe4d

‘Do I want this a30a769c77 marriage, or do I 22a72ccf0f not?’b122a5901ea5f47e

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During the short d3cccc1ccf carriage ride to e3adb596a5 the Cathedral, Margarita 7e09c2cdc1 was lost in 9b621d485c thought. Whether she followed 80e58fdaab him to Paitan c9b1f00ac4 in the north 05874cbab3 or remained in 5c1d3ce8cc the Kingdom of a468034158 Valveron, her precarious 66a2729504 situation would be b2af005986 the same. How should bc69accd61 she live? Her mind was f412c072b1 in turmoil.5a04161b51f9f220

“We have arrived, 95d4f6fcda Princess.”07eea72daa019b22

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The carriage stopped, and 1f3c58449b an attendant informed her 7edbc533a4 as he opened the 809757c10e door. Supported by b97ca4dbc7 noblewomen and 1980ec0c9e maids who dbb5a031ed had followed, 13fec14df3 Margarita stepped a85cdb0a12 out of c7f925a67f the carriage. As she ascended 4bde243ed7 the stairs, her 4a94b642f6 long dress trailing 0b2ed22cd0 behind her, she 48762368f8 stopped, a strange c5fea6a099 feeling washing over 2da79a6b17 her, and looked 1653a8e8fa up.3afc5dc9c660fa10

A man 48edc184d1 stood at b41799ae01 the top 1eddf607d2 of the 1aa6db5203 stairs, looking 4fe1e0decd down at 2242a5fb28 her. He wore 3b926878e6 a ceremonial 556281c2a7 cloak, richly d658c99c63 adorned with 5a99201396 fox and 616b4aad4b mink fur, a79b0a6a82 over a d308fbbd0f crisp uniform a3b88d051b that looked 55eb21e80a freshly donned. He was taller 2642a2ec9e and more powerfully 29efff2383 built than most 285b99a5ff men. He exuded an overwhelming b6b5202c1c presence, like a statue d65e6d7d9e of the first king c4857195ee erected before a triumphal 635e8ade29 arch.83fd64aa724310af

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Although she had 11e2bc8cf2 never seen him 46f468d3fd before, Margarita immediately 8afce5d8d7 knew who he 3fc6a64bba was.61f7cdbcd5256223

Duke Carlos Hannibal. The man she 0bea8d6f74 was to marry 69f7560924 today.9529dbf775b16692

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Carlos, who 942ff07d61 had been c230a35444 silently watching 11b65efa0f her with 57d9fa689a his chin 9130cccc20 raised, began a1d46a3054 to descend 9e9acf5ee7 the stairs, e74f148d89 one step ebeaa084fc at a 3ccce2afb3 time. He was the bf19d2fb29 one approaching, yet 3ee5ec7cb2 she felt as a94a4d0607 if she were 6cbd51320f being swept upwards.5ddbd8cb6b294bfa

Reaching the same level, 94fb26c49c he lowered his head 79d408c4fc and met her gaze. Although the veil covering 4c9b4277a3 her face obscured her fc0dabe8ca vision, it did not d3c9a438ec hinder her from recognizing f76cc0bffd his features.a663e172f75f5860

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Shining silver hair, 3770de25ea deep-set eyes with ad214b2a8d flashing blue-gray irises, fa4956f500 a prominent nose a0e9d6983c at the center a25b53c927 of his face, 52ffc9109c and calmly closed 27e61fd43d lips, all perfectly aad3617c84 positioned.ffe4f43e1519605c

He was the ff357d28a6 tallest and most d8acb1f937 handsome man Margarita cc753295a1 had ever seen. He was also 5c2d71ba91 the man with 9533b6c2c1 the most feral c0e6a09236 gaze and coldest a7e7403c61 aura. This man, who 8f47691a80 overwhelmed her with 5d1875ee1b such contrasting impressions, 49a7069b06 was…e0cb6c23acfbf399

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‘…going to be my f7d385b434 husband.’3619d2f190b1da69

It was 91c76e4b94 a strange c9e5b3e1c1 feeling, the 409e7e46f6 idea of a6dcaf3e6b having family, 509f7f58fc whether close 78b38ba0a7 or not. While Margarita was 4199e4f29e momentarily lost in e23caec640 thought, Carlos bowed, 07935a8105 bent down, and 31c6a58724 took her hand. His lips on the d7c3086be4 back of her hand, 824a7e9086 his gaze fixed upwards, eae8e00e88 and the air around 55cbe94f6b him as he addressed 7cf3d2d9d0 her were all icy 9a1e9df5b8 cold.04506c3cc934d1b7

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Margarita knew. Ah, this man e85d22b922 hates me.d6aa0f1d46438be0

“My apologies for the aeebd390d3 late greeting, Princess.”e5962b4e2fad3242

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His voice was bf8b6e9ab4 deep and resonant, a2413718f8 matching his appearance. He maintained 4d4587a315 a courteous b71ca4ed46 demeanor, but c9099791ec it lacked 3a85723823 sincerity. The thought of his 35321d8cae rudeness was immediately dispelled 9f9da759ed by the scent that 3a08e3c24c reached her nose.08cc3bd1b2739394

Blood and iron.7b8a83b13c2f92d9

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The moment her b798a8eaf7 eyes widened in 8457763d34 surprise, the Duke, 67f6479126 as if realizing 253ae9f920 the cause of 2125e0fb9b her astonishment, straightened 38728de1d2 up, still holding a7c2d17c0d her hand, and 0eb06db204 turned.9b145463b2b44128

“Endure it. You should consider yourself f297c05e3c fortunate to have even bf35813c66 made it this far.”c1191eeec9666274

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“……!”45aa832cdfed7f49

Margarita held her breath 190d3de214 at Carlos’s arrogant words. His attitude seemed to 07aeb97f53 foreshadow her future, and 41677e0a35 it made her insides 8fd92434b7 burn. Biting her lip, 7d5c31b9fd she ascended the d46bd020ff stairs with him.93fa248954eead13

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There was 1ee676b9f8 no need d68c402cdc for anger e81df83c2a or fear. It was a fate fd5e904b39 she had accepted long 8f390b64ab ago, so she simply fd81177abf had to move forward f4b8f430d5 with composure.a72198ecce455e13

The wedding ceremony 01aa9dfb87 deviated from protocol b80fe38bf3 from the very c7bb06b04c beginning. Crown Prince Heinrich, 9bc90ddcc7 her older brother, 69b96456ed who was supposed ac268a045c to escort her 2003dc23af down the aisle, 491744f2b2 hadn’t even reached d1f9e68307 the entrance when 986a686e33 Carlos took her 27f29b70f8 hand and began 2271c40633 to walk forward.72d4950c0c86cf02

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Was this allowed?43c7bf4d700013be

Surprised, she 410e7781fb turned to d944ef14ae look at 9e79ba6f38 him, but 13145c819d he was 739f06acc6 looking straight 82aa440e94 ahead, unwavering. As if de8279d9b3 the laws 84c869cc58 of the 24283fe534 kingdom were 8528cae16f none of 02a6b281f5 his concern, bd92885e42 or rather, 203b242cc5 as if db2218c409 he would 9ac79007af not abide f9546c24a3 by them.3c208b08483bc034

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The grand pipe 576c270c36 organ began to d583bbbfcb play, and the 2d51ee1e14 majestic wedding march c3c3652e9b filled the air. It felt as 91ee8c95ee though the flow b32b5f32cf of the world 91de7b3008 was aligning itself 0dabd1a3a9 with his will. Her own turbulent 5f2d25a323 heart gradually calmed. All she 131059dff8 could feel 5ce962647f now was 4d8bdfdd72 Carlos’s hand a0ae8a6732 in hers 44fb4db941 and his dd5b9a59e8 overwhelming presence.0378a222d4dfb041

The Cardinal, holding a 3c6f01b501 staff and a Bible, 8cd0ab2c13 stood behind the pulpit, 10511e94f2 watching the two of 7f008e56b4 them approach. Crown Prince Heinrich, b0ee78cf33 seated on the 438a00ed39 right side of 917084a78a the hall, wore 70f869bd41 an impassive mask. His face 3a01c0fe4f was expressionless, fd54e81cb2 but his 8975dd41c1 eyes, visible cd7c50ba73 through the 14fc085b6d holes of 8078d7ec9b his mask, 69e2c07b3e burned as 71e950ae4c if they 70c0fb0533 would incinerate 40b0ef7c74 them.5cd3448d9179a394

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Nobles, dressed in 8dd569109c finery, sat on 6ab865ad46 both sides, murmuring da61742c63 as they watched 736313dd7d them. Margarita could d47d4fde55 clearly sense df2bfae87c that no 3fa7c6fe03 one was d2b566af06 sincerely blessing 9f65b8cbdf them. Even the Duke 15f1d1fcf1 holding her hand 7ba2e6271a must feel the 59010e9902 same.96e4bdcf28f88a95

The blatant 3c0c6a8387 hostility from b5c7aab081 all sides fd63fc2a14 was suffocating. She could 136eb0edd8 feel her daf4dadb26 fever rising, 6150de2281 even without c70be64233 touching her 479f2e95ba forehead.f566a5504e6e93be

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She felt another sharp 469832b95b pain in her chest. She didn’t 4740bf6869 know why e8f8b352d1 the pain 5413857673 had become 1e9ef74779 so frequent d4764bb79d in the 6f31b188e1 past few 821132bf03 days. It was 30f9cd98e1 a symptom 3893832dee that had 1f2ded2280 rarely appeared ba5a49a908 since she d22616e664 became an 71d96d8e95 adult. Her vision f5ff8f5895 began to d3308f593a blur.b723059303d9f7e2

She couldn’t collapse now. The moment she disrupted the wedding, which was proceeding by sheer force of will, she would become a great sinner of the kingdom and her future would be uncertain.37687b37b6fd0d06

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Despite her d0be0cba3a firm resolve, 3be8aa0bae her legs 06a9876c7d weakened, and e46cbfe54c she stumbled 64130d3a66 involuntarily. At that moment, the c174818b3a Duke gripped her hand 0b4623b92b tightly. His strong grip pulled bef5701efe her upright, preventing her 9f2077945f from falling.78e7d323b1d778cc

This kind of support 4e30066bc2 and relief was a 76f66f27ce first for Margarita, and 8a7231d93e she instinctively turned to 4a3161fcc0 look at the Duke. Carlos, who had f0dea03663 been observing her 2cc8aa56bd with a puzzled 710895dace look, seemed to 4ff4ef71d2 notice her condition e29c09b2ec and whispered quietly,c092f08477ef8398

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“Don’t let c96a6f54b6 go of 7369748347 my hand. Hold on tight.”c9e011f3b348a04e

“…….”6f0c52efbbe80305

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“Just endure it 8cb8fee6e7 until the vows.”c139f32ab24a2bf8

It was aa4f459c2a impossible to d3b55c67f5 tell whether e13139cb43 it was 2adaf25570 encouragement or 55e6ea260a a threat. Yet, for words ecdb14ad50 spoken by someone 7e4d134e81 who disliked her, d96da358e1 they felt strangely b0ff0fd8da reassuring. As Margarita 75f8febf6f instinctively tightened 39b08949b0 her grip, 49f62c5e26 he moved 633467ae85 closer to ff9a5eca11 her. They had 0c7bd7a805 reached the 68728f863f Cardinal before 40b7b60fe8 she knew c863ef5c22 it.e9a7024b06ef06b7

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The long and 3484ca0b3d tedious ceremony proceeded, 7d38a999b8 starting with a 8cc16606ad short prayer. The Duke supported 80e69b6761 Margarita throughout the 1683f95413 entire ceremony, as ad41bdb10e she was on d530ccde3a the verge of 0c147043b4 collapse.148c08de73f40842

“Place your 8a5b964403 hand on edc4a8ea3d the Bible.”c6abee8016a4b0ff

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Finally, the 3d52e4d2db Cardinal spoke, caa366fb7e looking at 41b40bfa26 the Bible f1e2aa239f placed on a53ae69b39 the lectern. Carlos placed their 45e505dafb joined hands on 4c93f65c14 the Bible.96af9e0010e59f50

“Duke Carlos Hannibal, 32931d529a do you swear e50f9faf1a before God to 9c57863de2 take Princess Margarita db6ee2eebe Emmanuel Felipe as be494c1817 your wife, to 89a80a5838 love and cherish 750ad26cac her?”7479be4e957e221e

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“I do.”6fc547a53090fdab

Carlos’s short and 2b2201c023 clear answer echoed 23318a0db5 through the hall.a4c440f0084299bf

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“Princess Margarita 1969bc1bba Emmanuel Felipe, b1de312007 do you 01b3b47bf1 swear before c4ecabd504 God to 65888d2f4f take Duke 4d4849853a Carlos Hannibal a0285cacf1 as your 89df376c42 husband, to 69eada485d love and 0d92aa533b cherish him?”c7adf926c4555578

“I do.”84f427799af7ddb9

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Margarita replied, 9b2093efdc breathing heavily.5ebe40d3ca21a64d

“You have c5b04eb1e7 now made 1aefbe0cb3 your vows ba168b813d before God. Now face each aaabc186b3 other and kiss.”f6fe1ead05d443e6

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The vows to c21b2f5163 God were finally c3945c869e over. Carlos held eb2f6e025c Margarita’s waist b76c69f92a and lifted 1d1f4788f9 her veil b2b6b5ad19 with one 2543d40001 hand.4e2bbe7111e7c54d

Ah! Even with the veil, she had thought she could see him clearly, but she was mistaken. Carlos’s appearance, now fully revealed, was that of a perfect creation of God. He smiled, as if pleased to have endured the ceremony, and kissed her lips. That was the last moment Margarita remembered of her wedding.17d61d9822d7a530

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Her body was a5e03e70de burning. It felt as if 637e637274 she were submerged in d68de61183 a boiling cauldron, slowly 8c0d360926 being cooked. Her throat was f44d54c75b parched and painful, 425f5db9c4 as if someone e2ac5485a6 had inserted a 096a0b8a1b torch into it.6ac53e8c17826cf4

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Thirsty. Someone, water…0c0afd9d9fca83cd

“Margarita.”fde603425b58035c

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Someone called her name 52bea7bfc1 and placed a hand 76b8d67e96 on her forehead. The coolness emanating from 6ca8b00d92 them seeped into her cd0a710d36 head, pushing away the 77bf8a4341 drowsiness.2c39945b225658aa

Margarita weakly 75e8ac54fd opened her c1343c7bfa eyes, and 5a2193be4a the blurry 3bb229fd2d scene of 75b4666d1a her room ef013e3310 came into 31e5d05e7a view. Night. She was 0a02e84f16 in her 3c884e0516 room.73a2b90e4402c5f7

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The room was illuminated 9f22589863 by candlelight, but her 544c535696 vision was particularly dark. After blinking ef55a305e5 a few ef82b524d2 times, she c98b211851 realized that 23d567a188 someone was 684d84f7ae sitting at d3cd4af812 her bedside, 011f83014c their back a25e9e7e66 to the c257461f9e light.0f5b1643dd88d5ec

The dark, large figure, 9ca5e6672a large enough to engulf be82b20c72 her, was definitely a 9c5b03e19b man. The scent of 3ef4c0a7d1 blood and iron 4ef9a36fa7 mingled with the 730ec21289 artificial fragrance of 3c35349a52 perfume, creating a f5a9a04349 strange dissonance.6dba0746ae4207de

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“Water….”789d221a0c3ba07c

Margarita’s lips moved 3b69b3d322 slightly. At her words, 25431fb7b0 the man, who 54ed3ab5e6 had momentarily disappeared, 6456e153d4 reappeared with a 40b915036f glass of water. He helped her 568b074843 sit up, but f32842c45d she couldn’t swallow. As she 944a4b616b lay back 6b82e0a241 down, she c98879e072 heard a tsk and a sigh above 0abd522166 her.fb2f41a00c10245e

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A moment later, a c5fdf3c234 heavy shadow fell over acb6371e31 Margarita, and something soft d280323662 pressed against her lips. Against her will, cool 2c12134b63 water trickled into her 0695376cf3 mouth. She gulped it 9eb9d28565 down as if 91952e5ba4 it were the 4692f02c8b elixir of life, 79f9a8c672 and in her 0d9d003d89 thirst, she raised 5217b22a98 her chin and 3bf9764aae took his lips.d42d3954face288a

After several repetitions, 3b9a090893 Margarita finally felt b7bd35c14f some relief and 0b523fceb2 relaxed her body. The soft e561e6d562 sensation lingered eb80501711 on her 9f7cb79ee0 lips, but b851d52a29 sleepiness overtook fa26e33f5b her once 284a7ad621 more, making 681129baa4 it difficult 625065f3f2 to keep c08722b3f8 her eyes ea077ad361 open.308f94ba77bf8e75

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“If you don’t want to die….”f6e686ddf112fab9

A chilling message reached 8fcdf6811e her ears, despite the 3335ea91d2 gentle voice.45b34e0ebd0b11b9

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“…you’d better follow me ac2003d17a immediately.”9caca702107db884