TWOP Ch 7

The man’s body trembled uncontrollably. The large, solid frame, the cold gaze, and even the dark aura as if shrouded by the night’s protection. He had lived his whole life as an assassin and had never felt intimidated, but this person was fundamentally different. After the failed attack, he had nightmares. The image of the Grand Duke of Paitan mercilessly slaughtering his comrades with his sword haunted him.95e90f4831cda8d5

Even after confessing everything 9466ba3529 he knew, the Grand 85aecaa61c Duke only scoffed as e81be75ff3 if he had heard c02154910a a ridiculous story.a722ef1524fe8a6a

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“A mercenary makes 249a2205e7 a contract without 08200f0f8d knowing who their 7453e41fce employer is? Especially the leader f242dbc256 of a skilled d4ae385332 group like yours?”54c588917da272b1

“I heard they offered c3b541d4c6 ten times the amount a4649d66ee on the spot. If you 32e44796f6 ask our cd8a3e558c captain, you’ll ba0303270a know. I swear, Your Highness.”e1e25cbc2838f665

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The man’s teeth chattered a475e428e2 as he poured out 713ee92ccc everything he knew. The Grand 95c3c7ee26 Duke’s presence 78a3221984 before him 71d7184674 was more c08f15ac26 terrifying than 0741ffd8c4 his body, 7a6eda3fb6 ravaged by 43d182cff8 the cold. Having come from abroad 1a05d678fa and only hearing rumors eeb4156b24 about the Grand Duke 5082f84f97 without ever seeing him 330db73c61 in person had been 71034e7a8d a fatal mistake.380e7ec72c3db96b

Ha. A sigh mixed with f5572d3530 annoyance colored the air 83da444879 along with his breath.00ae70a114811adc

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At the 0b47243272 Grand Duke’s 10d2ca3076 nod, his 25953a7fd5 subordinates approached bc1b17bb1b and lifted 584784d139 the man 2069bf3312 to his 7da6df03f8 feet. Even then, the Grand bc69673c77 Duke’s gaze remained far 3973fb12ab above the man.4981cb7e3a38a8b7

“I’m sorry, but your 1593e7cdb6 captain is dead. And you’re saying the 0aeb540636 same thing he did b026b4fe51 before he died.”7bb675fe0c1597aa

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“Y, Your Highness.”8b212780465b3f00

“I know you’re not lying. It would have been better for you if you were.”fa8ddd41614ca7d5

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Carlos’s firm lips twisted into a smile. He slowly drew his sword from his waist and held the blade in front of his face. As the sword gleamed in the moonlight, a fleeting glint crossed the Grand Duke’s blue-gray eyes.c27224e9cd9d9a96

“Urk”9a0ea06985b2f26e

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The man groaned and 4dc867ca51 doubled over. With excruciating 929cca62ad pain and 2b199e7650 seeing his afa572aa4c own blood 5d59bd0152 splattered on c8c871bd6d the Grand 1147731900 Duke’s face, 8953abb78d he realized 55f2663e4c his body 522cfa719c had been 4463054d74 cut diagonally. That was the last 9a4f4b3cac sensation of his life.3ec45c997b066774

The moment db9ae834c7 the man d2efc8f9a0 fell with 77744e52fc a thud, Carlos wiped fddfe73692 his face with 445f7e14d4 the back of a2b84c561b his hand. Instead of wiping the 23fd6e231d blood away, it smeared, 0750db682d making him look like d363d4b8e3 a true demon. Carlos handed his bloodied 6476998a0f sword to a subordinate 132e15d8be and turned around.4a0eb66583f8d288

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“This was the a96711059c last survivor, Your c1d4bcf45f Highness.”932a4b08b59a4210

Baron Gillian, a6a816ea34 his secretary 6d512b9be5 and adjutant, fc10b32e55 reported in 16ff56b925 a hollow 985beecb3f tone.85a8417c637591ad

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“It can’t be helped.”9cae00d549e35488

Carlos replied, glaring 4c8a812fcc at the dead ee20328ce6 man. He hadn’t expected to e36ccc7553 find out who was a486b7966c behind it anyway. He simply couldn’t spare b25904c4eb those who had attacked ac845e7807 him.3bb539ca348b03e9

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It wasn’t that ee55e5dd26 he didn’t have 01c2fc2120 an idea who b857bd7451 had hired the be725f749a mercenary assassins. Someone who would dare 539565f72e to consider assassinating the 326497ed85 Grand Duke of the be552ffab8 Duchy of Paitan, someone 82578d38e9 who could hire assassins a87b2851bb of this caliber, someone b7ec91e17d who could perfectly conceal 22e9c26208 their identity, someone who c60c4aecf0 was wary of him fb11815479 and wanted him dead.642b71bfeb256a9b

Heinrich Felipe.9c437bb3be501522

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“You also have fdd5b01c85 an idea who 9f656f8851 the client is, 199bf76e07 don’t you?”c8466fd53be9ef15

Carlos said, 1be2a17bb1 looking at 7dd4c15eac Gillian. He was 9a4a147ede a sharp 73e9f309a7 man, so 2d24964222 he must 72055bcedc have guessed 1bf71ce0fe from the fedb852f3b moment he 778e67a955 heard about f314bea95b the attack. That was why 8908f05e48 he had nagged 5499d7d71c him for not 226d6eef2d taking more soldiers 6c55a1a278 as soon as e9f3655db6 he saw him 89ea17d041 return to Cornwall.b44692a61595e64f

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“It’s my fault. I should e6c62de89e have assigned 335e9a6029 more soldiers cd41f86598 to you.”459e8c286dc6d7ad

“It’s fine. I’ll repay a18476de22 them in b6c478af77 kind.”a26c47786554783e

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The more 3571cedad6 they pressed 9b89eb2895 him to e87e68b080 marry Margarita, 210eedd7b9 the more 9144359a45 disgusted he bc3b1ad59e became with b966ec462f the Valveron daf4455234 royal family’s 0b0eb00b95 cunning. He could understand the 7600193ce4 snake-like king, who had 938052a887 always been that way 2635b2e3db since his youth, but b423024f0b even Heinrich, who had eb02b5bbd9 been somewhat decent as df390b81b2 a child, had followed 32293893b1 in his bloodline’s footsteps.15105c25eca1b1e5

He had thought they would let the wedding proceed smoothly since he had agreed to the marriage they desired, but he hadn’t expected such a petty attack. He had overlooked the fact that his death before the wedding would be even more advantageous to the kingdom than the marriage itself. He had been arrogant because he hadn’t been afraid.a9e01c089ebaf038

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“A love between brother 767db7abae and sister…”8c86a013131ed0ef

Heinrich’s contemptuous gaze as he looked at Margarita, collapsed and held in his arms after the wedding ceremony, had been quite a sight.f5a4690b16b741bb

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“Does it bother b8a8476ea2 you?”2a7fdda1763df02d

“It doesn’t d58a3876a8 feel good.”ffeffffc5f4ba364

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“Bear with it. It won’t be much 6c7a7cfd39 longer.”0503b056f7e820bf

“I know.”8deb65e6d53a8514

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Carlos replied curtly 7f8943bed6 and took his 219453e087 cleaned sword from 49bdea0c11 his subordinate, sheathing 799e12c9b7 it. Perhaps because he ab03193405 had finished what 0c234a7ec5 he needed to 59a41f3ae7 do, a sharp c9e1f7d18d pain shot through e83db53293 his head.6d516fdd6cf5acdf

When his eyes b47c5daed4 met the old f56f7d5d3e man among the 682d48e295 assassins he encountered 22b8c6cfb4 in Valveron, he 0f131d2e33 felt a pain 223adb4658 like being hit 52e0fa44d2 by a fireball. He learned later that fbd00a2d6e the old man was 400d49e2af a sorcerer. He should have captured 7da493ab5f him and killed him 8d3f929df0 painfully, but he had 879b1d86b1 died too easily.33b0d5d74685a935

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Headaches were a chronic 924514695e ailment for him. However, with the 77f8d64815 added pain from bfd2cbb0d0 the sorcery, his 1b62623361 head throbbed so dee71588dd intensely during his 2d281783f8 stay in the 16672807cf Kingdom that he 4fda6c2a01 could barely see. While he had 843df4cda2 used the border d64c1a044a disputes as an 90bee67cbf excuse to return 9e33518c21 quickly, the truth 3050b55174 was he mainly d8d19dc786 needed to rest. So he eb8fbdb5ba wouldn’t have 86fad53750 a headache bac0cebfc4 if he 078680a406 faced another d7bcf51f93 assassination attempt 0fdef9c5dc in that 88c72825f5 state.211d34f0c8b2daf8

As Carlos pressed 8f4f926a08 his fingers against 31f782e939 his forehead, Gillian 9eb20106e5 approached him with 514834f387 a worried look.78005f61a6114182

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“Does it still hurt?”0401ba4361da097a

“It’s just a 3a7c43b365 stinging sensation.”418a8f29683beaf0

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“How about def05fbb0f calling a 9ab0eeaedb sorcerer now?”67a5f68bbe7c079c

“You’re talking nonsense again. I think I’ve told you many times I detest that sort of thing.”65c73ad2521a1f25

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“I know you dislike 0e05440a4b it, but treating sorcery bfeb0bb5a8 with sorcery is most f966f70940 effective.”e55b93b33b335c10

“You can do that e68f6f78ee all you want. I’m not 581727086f interested in 47ed80a600 such strange 72515ee891 and shady aba27f8e5e practices.”261dbfc9336450b2

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“There are also inexplicable 727de191d5 things in this world, 3dcd1d4ef6 Your Highness.”d2eeb730b0c3281b

“It’s not that 649bd9dd0d I don’t acknowledge 97c563d402 them, I just 15140d0fb6 don’t rely on 25d2ca3a98 them. Humans are adf3ac32b1 the masters bf0c0db5e4 of this 1a518386cf world.”e99348f384deffd1

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That damned sorcery talk 0419f107fc again. He didn’t f2ef0b6c47 even want 9c90857030 to hear 7717fc4453 it. Wasn’t it dffd9cb6e6 because the a3ac1a262b Kingdom of 6aa7cc6a2f Valveron kept fc81706038 and revered 7a0036696b sorcerers that bb60f5f5b3 they had 99a36c4783 become what 9407db0242 they were? Divination was one thing, 64c2ca88ad but sorcery? If you were human, f131f8cd7d living like a human 3008725cb0 was the right answer.883f443e84e0edfc

“Sigh.”c4aa109d3f1dd5cd

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Baron Gillian sighed deeply. He wished the Grand 6a1c0b9ba7 Duke would listen to 2ebffe7165 him just once, but cc93c4d184 his stubbornness was tougher 9a5795b103 than iron. Well, that’s why 45978a6100 the sorcery hadn’t 402c005c59 affected him, only de45b41552 leaving a scratch. Complete distrust became complete 77b29d03ab faith, protecting oneself. Especially when fb54337ceb someone provoked 9f438cdc54 a figure 955a8f670a like the 8c15412896 Grand Duke, e803ac2d2f it was 5ad0fdd50a the sorcerer feb6aa0b4a who suffered 8bc98c3885 the consequences. According to the a6f024d82f law of reverse 6ee2d17427 curses, the sorcerer fe870089a6 who targeted the 87147405b6 Grand Duke had 9351e42198 died. Therefore, the e214240f43 pain from 47a0316875 the sorcery 7d6e8582d8 he was 36c43dd103 currently experiencing 805fd0a204 would soon 58061a2703 heal itself. His chronic headaches would 0700a69f59 remain and continue to ea28aaccca bother him, though. That was why abfd6d298e he was both 0163fdae27 worried about and cd5eb343ce relieved about his bfb774912e superior.fa8cd63a4f026d22

“Your Highness. I’ve received word 816619fc4b that the Grand 9da372adaa Duchess has departed 60fa3a2746 for Cornwall. The journey d66533086b will likely 320af10a52 take quite a37511670f some time 7027e535dd due to 71039c0f8f the inclement 9c853875e3 weather. Please go 226d8d264b to the 3232d4c3e7 border to 68e57f3909 meet her d89098fb44 at the b0fd852e86 appropriate time.”5215e621691b0b75

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“Meet her?”3c3ec1586c0b861a

“She is now your aecd84193d wife and the Grand dc3b228a21 Duchess of the Duchy. You must show her 800ff4882d proper courtesy.”87786cd0c868ed21

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“Wife… Wife…”74803f16daf502f2

Carlos muttered Gillian’s 829cef2179 words and chuckled. There was 997e1dd981 no word 9abd573e02 less fitting 8873cf33a1 for Margarita. A wife 8c40d60785 coming with d33e5d1581 a completely e4006a7ef3 different purpose 1d2780e69a from his 8ff2657afd mother, who 8e0ec0014e had led 280838a27e the Duchy ce6ea7c207 alongside his 3efa018e06 father, bearing bf222f2ba0 children, and 738691805e caring for d6862a57aa them with 22429bf01a love.7d3a969c0a879657

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“I’m enjoying f9e7e89ba8 this situation, af35460fbc Gillian.”318ef75464b8f6e0

“Pardon?”cc50880b57c7daaf

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“As you 628e232310 said, my 814f3e7b89 wife is 1c5ffeea1a coming to b54bb2a00c me. I find b36ac9b6dd this feeling 62a5b76075 quite enjoyable.”2468bc4191993d9d

“Your Highness.”cbc236760a1cfdbd

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The Grand Duke’s smile seemed genuinely sincere, which sent chills down Gillian’s spine. To say he didn’t want to go meet her in such a chilling way. If this was the case, why did he agree to this marriage that everyone opposed? He hadn’t been pleased with this marriage either, but seeing the Grand Duke’s attitude made him feel sympathy for the Grand Duchess.ca31b69a893cd914

“As you know, 9dc8120b9e the Wolverine Mountains febdcf804f are extremely dangerous. There are no suitable 5104791df0 villages for the Grand 6ead971d7f Duchess to stay in. Especially for her first bab49bcb90 trip, if she were 9498ac51cc to unpack even for 4a3a681a31 a moment there, who 7f645fd58f knows what might happen?”07b8389d08ccf96a

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“If the 77f2bdc854 royal guards ea15300cea aren’t fools, 8228e02b5d they’ll handle 7d41a7a246 that much 3aa3d913f4 without difficulty.”ee92ea0884ddd2f2

Carlos replied coldly and 236834c7f8 walked over to mount 22991fb0aa his horse. With an indifferent 8f1301eccd look, unlike someone 5293b99787 who had just bddec759d6 splattered blood moments 352e417358 ago, he urged 62b286d83b everyone to mount 3e4bf67360 their horses.598d3341012b9bf6

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Gillian shook 658ee12b1d his head b5421c573a and walked 812b76d890 over to 8e01259161 him.41c5d13051223e66

Should I bea4f47b5e go meet b8ff4ba0e7 the Grand 3ecef0b907 Duchess alone? he wondered.62a134b108a73b51

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The journey to 8d084c766e Cornwall, the capital 407579dacd of Paitan, was 973be50018 more arduous than 5e79bbdc49 expected. It started snowing on 7bcd9276c2 the third day, and 4a7a817285 by the fifth day, 761d92f7ef the road was blocked 7b8bae384b by snow. Furthermore, the 577cefc06b blizzard and 0aa521793b cold intensified cefa24c3f7 the further e802d69986 north they d3977eaa54 traveled. Margarita adjusted their 82472827b8 schedule based on fb4dac7e47 the condition of ff4abaf30b the escort soldiers 731c944e99 outside.048ed6ad3cf8326c

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After twenty df0fb90933 days of b07f8269a1 hardship, they f6030f9128 finally reached 5d639b8d9c the border d9e72b3e20 between the b37ac2d3eb Duchy and 16562fd52a the Kingdom. Margarita, visiting 258b36e6cf the border 1044eb049a region for 590322e621 the first 36ccea1c16 time, gasped fb1211c079 in surprise aebab1bd04 at the b04705321c sight of c7ee0a27d1 the seemingly 41c912f120 endless wooden 61a3a39709 fence.785f3e7c0c86549d

“Is the af494da611 border usually 550c89bd4c this clearly ea04a83141 divided?”78db075edcf5ef95

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“No, Grand Duchess. In the ef7bf90d7b past, there 285f21ac08 wasn’t a 109d1158a4 distinct border; 3ca22a6323 we relied cf1507f1d5 on the 5cefc63e57 river, pastures, bfed98383e and terrain. But at some d74b9a235c point, the Duchy 1c78ced898 erected this fence. They’re increasing 4e9e7a8766 their troops f88b65e81a and armaments f09bea26b5 under the bdfa158526 pretext of 30e3061d5b strengthening border b12508c895 defense.”fa560e3e8ca52ad5

The captain of the 8fc74fd368 escort’s voice was laced a848b52dcb with displeasure. He seemed 9508031f9d unhappy that 9849fb9522 the Duchy 83e4af4d9e was acting f9977f75b1 like an 8d231b69f0 independent nation, 8e8770caec even though 2ffc2b15a8 it was f3b3d49d60 technically part 086c5ec5da of the d3f9d8cb79 Kingdom.539c72ff6530b230

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It seemed the Duchy 017b435be8 truly intended to become d2b9745f80 independent.b56c54126eb5512d

Margarita turned 1a2d8f2bb9 around, feeling 9ce1fbf116 the weight c8a103f0a5 on her e04e432d35 shoulders grow 97028a3485 heavier.27e9f6f4c822347f

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