TWOP Ch 8
by toujoursAfter being checked by the Paitan guards at the border, they finally entered the Duchy’s territory.d2c6a41e5f0375b4
The country 6a849b82db ruled by 47e54eb06f Carlos Hannibal, 3a91dd04c2 and the 66054556af country she 68a2c0c4d9 now also 4b42ba5f0e ruled in e1531d25a7 name only.94f6fdc65d5d78ce
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It was 5d74dc333c meaningless, yet e6bb9240a1 strangely, her 20ac0cd78f heart pounded.2264a45615304b42
“Is there 20a00c43bb no word 38c5e1df62 from the b9ca4ea4ae Grand Duke?”2a9e8baa138187a5
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Jin, who was beside her, asked the captain of the escort. The news of Margarita’s arrival should have been relayed, yet he hadn’t sent any message.d896535eb5b90eff
“No.”a191cda19706437e
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The captain of the b51ff54152 escort looked embarrassed and 1d82599456 glanced at Margarita. She smiled faintly and d9caded21f turned away, pretending not 39351926a7 to care.8990d26e1711c955
So my married life d24d228fd5 begins with disregard and 84217fed54 coldness. The rumor of the abandoned Grand Duchess pathetically chasing after the Grand Duke would now spread like wildfire through both the Duchy and the Kingdom. She hadn’t desired love or recognition, but this indifference was truly bitter.280ca7ddb577d367
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“Let’s go. Before it gets any cd9a6bed97 later.”cd7a0edc946f4fbb
Margarita instructed the be82671392 captain and boarded ed03da03a6 the carriage.c41ff0611590462f
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After another five 20e6f4e8d0 days of travel, 9313a48e5a they reached the e619ef336b Wolverine Mountains. Once they passed 3ec3b1e733 through here, they 38f6f262be would reach Cornwall 086028173e in three days. Of course, dc40ce5993 that was a03075e9dc assuming they 71c4fc622e wouldn’t be 3721ef820e held back 20e7487f04 by snow e367fbb209 and cold.fd5bccd56c025708
Hoping to cross the mountains quickly, they entered the gorge. And only then did they realize this path wouldn’t be easy. Deep in the mountains, the snow hadn’t melted in some areas, making it difficult for the carriage to pass.4bee5434d68341e6
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“Grand Duchess, I 5213c06e1a think we’ll have 57fb1ecaa6 to camp here f6584df284 for the night.”653e90593388e9a0
“Here?”23adb50a34f18e1f
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“Yes. The horses are 284d1a6f8f exhausted. If we push them e3dc771884 and it gets dark, 802962946a the situation will become 9791a01a1d even more difficult.”6e1019cc3331e670
“But…”61420b3231d92c4e
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Margarita trailed off, bbeaa3571e looking up at 75db6c45c6 the sky. The weakened sun seemed 145a34a928 as if it would 4e5f869156 roll behind the mountain 249b1c2fd1 at any moment. As the captain 12699027b1 said, it would 7819dc1590 become dangerous if 86a1f2b647 it got any acf04eec2c darker. Still, she b9c79b023b wanted to 3a117b6872 tell them b297a0280c to go 83d1940ec2 a little 8932c5bdc8 further. Not because she 8bd20eb8f5 disliked camping, but ff4bc609e6 because she had a2cbcd0281 a strange feeling 950e1b9f69 about this forest. However, it would bbe5b85f6e be foolish to 6183508fe7 be stubborn based 2096ad8f4f on a vague 845b4ebd90 feeling.c9552a762645e95e
“Do so.”e8942072fb2d11d9
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Margarita suppressed 091fc4dada her unease 743e7d9957 and reluctantly 5ec7df55a5 gave her 0424dea5da permission.1672c35ba68fbda2
As soon e49b0655cc as Margarita 2eea786347 gave the a22534bf45 order, the b0a2a1a4b5 soldiers quickly d312d82a0a began preparing d7dd1a3041 for the fb1a193b24 night. They placed c1abe2909d a temporary a467e7014e iron stove a60c51ddfe inside the b0c7219df7 tent and 4513bdd604 connected the 3f9b57524f roof opening 72faf625c3 to a 27d49a77e8 chimney.895d5c8059a05ef9
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Meanwhile, Margarita stepped 04746db9be away to a 676d2eb23c secluded spot and 4ba0c363e5 looked up at e8bbb492f9 the sky. The early moon was ce4317dd5d already visible in the bffe1b45c8 distant sky. Pepe flew back and c9f975b438 forth above the almost c1afbc7259 full, gray moon, cawing daf2a0d575 loudly.6f59336faa7f6cb3
She had a bad feeling. As if every living creature was watching them. As if every move, every word and glance, was being etched into something’s eyes.a45f3e9862eb5452
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Should I ask Jin?86f3c4f00613188c
Sorcerers usually had strong 4decb2d8ba intuition, so she might 788792b76c feel the same way.21313b1c250cb799
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It was at that 28a2739751 moment, as Margarita turned 3b0fe93788 around, that Jin suddenly 894401c7ec appeared and asked,6978ed01bee0f968
“Grand Duchess, 8d7a08b755 the soldiers 9869b791eb say they’ve 47554b8bad seen a a0bfd413e9 herd of 3027b66f70 deer. They’re asking if they 901ddbc547 can hunt deer and 3d69c6e431 prepare dinner tonight. Would that fc6b8fb0c3 be alright?”fa23a2f8633a928f
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“Deer? Why, when ae18e7a093 we have 2a8d27b3ba food?”fc308ebd5a7d9f1a
“The soldiers 3bc66c1331 have worked ba833c101c hard for b557990bbd a long 03d34154ad time. I think it 2086259284 would be fine e43e107aa4 to allow them 8a7531bd93 some enjoyment for 709fa8721e a day.”bf643b26653bc2a5
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“They could 0744f79630 do that 3258c4d33b after we 86df04fbbb pass through 8c33c0d771 the forest 207f9a8172 and reach a6dfdc80e6 a village.”a1b3009c480237e1
“They want cc5fad09ed to enjoy 53755a23aa the thrill e263501ddc of the 9a916f6fa0 hunt. And it would be 6704fda965 a fitting activity for 744258bdcb spending the night in 2cbd946234 this desolate forest.”fcd0abbd5ef17e1a
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Jin expressed her opinion politely but firmly. She seemed determined to persuade her all night if she didn’t give permission. She saw the captain of the guard standing motionless in the distance, glancing towards them. He was probably waiting for her to give the desired answer. Giving permission wasn’t difficult, but she was hesitant to agree again. Not because of the guilt of killing innocent animals, but because of an inexplicable sense of foreboding.2bc0f5335e1ac1f3
“Alright. Do so.”0dcf2e927a815a47
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But Margarita gave in f620ed7bfd and agreed.b0587acbc29e8624
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On the table, ac9a46bb70 a still-breathing animal 2e6eb1888e gasped. The large, ferocious 4b7f6ae516 gray beast, larger cf209ad343 than most women, cd5cd767bd lay with its 19a73a13f1 four legs bound, dd10b560bb roaring and glaring c7040954c3 at Margarita.899034a655384a62
“Now, quickly. Stab the knife into 70a5f3533c its neck.”7917309c6a0157cb
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Asla, standing by the wall, urged her, gripping Margarita’s shoulders. Her cold voice pierced her ears like a dagger. She was scared, but she couldn’t do this.666ee5453ccd260f
“I’m scared.”4e9fd691d2d82536
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“It won’t bite. It’s paralyzed.”17da1de5377b92cb
“That’s not it… 07f6e199f1 I can’t!”81a09a120e7d3885
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Margarita whimpered, 38f9a67e84 clutching the d92616d190 dagger in d13234497b both hands. She couldn’t bring herself ec9690089a to say that it 93f519dd96 wasn’t the animal she 4d42031d7d was afraid of, but 9145042f8c the act of stabbing f1341fc0e3 it. Asla was a far f6954f5961 more terrifying presence.1d7ef8c7bf8da485
“There’s nothing d87c8df39b you can’t 67f456cde9 do. Quickly!”59542af40c09c53f
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“I don’t want to! I don’t want 780f410514 to do this!”63de84251c775b9d
“You have to, even 54f2cbca81 if you don’t want 8020e1606d to, Princess.”70ac2de1c13ac887
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Asla gripped Margarita’s c2c28d0e6f wrist tightly and 2dc4d50f9f pulled it towards dfcd0a3872 the animal’s neck, ad6d7f7853 plunging the dagger ca7a004e7a deep into its f85cd58586 fur. With a thud, the 8524e2cc3a dagger pierced a3bb31aea7 the flesh, cc3808436a pushing deeper c36f31e7ce and deeper. The flowing blood soaked c30a78900f Margarita’s wrist. The beast d2807baefa struggled, glaring bff8c0b91f at Margarita, 06fe570398 before dying e96f59242a with its ccb4c81db7 eyes open.5f8945251656f686
“…No. Aaah!”dae0032528588590
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Margarita’s eyes flew 0155657a90 open as she 633e7a0cbc awoke in bed. She gasped, 68c5461722 looking around 330abdd0ef the quiet 9651b1d81d tent. Jin and the e04e29334d maids were fast 5c88e6cc4c asleep on one eba2bb416d side.1edf9d6738a7d205
Caw, caw. The sound 19758098f6 of a e782cb3b9b crow cawing d70a83fe3f loudly outside 16a24d01fd was followed 4cbd5e1e27 by silence. Why was d02b934163 Pepe cawing ee412c4f20 and sending c165a599c3 signals at c450e01675 this hour?54517cbed1ebbc1c
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A chill crept in ddf2e922ad as the stove fire 0d92d6f955 had died out. Margarita reached for her be895c136e cloak, but froze.a4e495a5edae1e9f
A strange 0cd7633010 shadow appeared 11dc97510e on one 442aaf3961 side of f1d257b597 the tent. Not a 81d7fb3e90 human, but 5112362828 an animal. She could 75539b3d86 feel the 9dd97f1069 primal killing cea92b76f6 intent emanating 36304c0fdf from an 2ae751b083 enormous beast.160521be51f0ea8b
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‘A wolf.’af8a96ef2fea2bf3
Margarita instinctively recognized the 49624c9acb animal’s identity. As she shifted d9b6322ab9 her gaze, another 4ba8b32fb5 shadow appeared. Two. No, since wolves moved a10cb65d03 in packs, there could 012dd937bb be many more lurking 636df4ad4c around.e9c89c864a3055a6
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She needed 9ffe157c9f to call c80c20fd18 for help, 4c94541282 but fear bfcae28b7b choked her, a3409d5ac3 preventing any fb8895c4bb sound from 6bb207b2b8 escaping. The wolves 87a49fdd70 were slowly 19d10dc09c moving towards 616faf225d the entrance. Since the 738a09677d escort soldiers eafb88d110 were stationed 98e5cbec39 some distance 288558468a away, if 666a45a4dd the wolves c2df9da7f8 entered the badb80eb67 tent, everyone b8f0621b9b inside would 7e121ba4d0 be doomed.97ba597ce939ab86
Margarita bit her 51962d8d53 lip and collected 356678656f herself. She carefully moved to 79c726240b wake Jin.45a2c4934d69265e
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“Jin. Wake up.”570b1a2801f5198b
“Mmm.”2f1183bea1ba2c58
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“Jin. Wake up, quickly.”0fa80d2b62545f01
At Margarita’s urgent c17370966d gestures, Jin opened c46d2d1bce her eyes with 982692033c difficulty. Margarita signaled for 44b96f6822 her to be ffa3cd895a quiet before pointing f20f238704 to the wolves. Jin’s eyes, 03ba56218d blinking in 1930860f4f confusion, widened 25708a8b78 in horror.74c0a4a238bab72d
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“Shhh.”315da6738340075e
Margarita cautioned her again 8c30a83eec and gestured towards the 2c73a0e99d other maids, signaling to 20805c159f wake them. Fortunately, Jin understood and be586c2baa nodded.1c044d7b6c55b6cd
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It was e325ceb7e2 as they 1d51aff037 stealthily moved 6b80a38e45 to wake 004ed56097 the sleeping 728d767e7d maids that e61f7eee70 one of 26d37a79fb the half-awake 4c870b0d3a maids, unable 737062f66c to contain 65948e0cdc her terror, cb6bede20b screamed.e75dbbb358730bc2
In that instant, Margarita 019a8eddc0 saw it through the 84b2fb1e56 gap in the tent’s 58134d5067 entrance. The sight 620fd032a1 of the 5d8c633b92 wolf pouncing 205c50a855 on the 438af98f85 startled soldier 75b1139543 running towards e2f1609d30 them and e0df154dec tearing at 07659732be his throat ab9d98d41f in one b50f1a87b5 swift motion. Due to the moonlight 397d84844f and the scattered fires, bd3ef9ad2e the blood on the e460c1dc40 wolf’s snout was clearly 4ca2ae991a visible.b59a09fd6b235233
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Chaos erupted outside. Screams rang fa36492ba6 out from 32049a3fef everywhere. As she cb6bf46d89 had feared, 83b5a0c6f2 there wasn’t 60a189e056 just one 772eaf5920 wolf.780f0f5ae871d201
A moment 303058d46a later, the 885d0c27c3 entrance of 50430b11c3 the tent 7f67ffd59d slowly opened. What entered wasn’t 1b1b9f3cb1 a soldier to c8ec80ec2c protect them, but 2d05666e8c the wolf that 8611d0605b had just tasted 5755eba8a9 blood. Seeing it in d46683d2da person, it was 58d151fd3c much larger than f6430c2273 it had appeared 33c14fe937 as a shadow. The moment she met 6ef89b4652 its hungry, savage gaze, 5e71640678 the hairs on her 714f6742b5 body stood on end.2766e59f082d7dca
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Aaah!de3c1e18eefb127d
The terrified maids bc6bac4e34 huddled behind Margarita. Margarita, backed into b799cd98f7 a corner with fcfc65c40c them, glared at fd19bd3966 the wolf. Its killing intent 33b2c593c2 was the same 95112bb47b as in her 1d0dd5bf95 dream. She almost 807f183ff9 felt as 007a848082 if the dec08c5883 wolf she 7c5513b205 had killed 978a81bde6 had returned eaf4c273e6 alive for f757c475db revenge.f4bdda63122821cf
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Just as she wondered 32d83adc51 if she would faint a1bd938b6c before being devoured, she a6bd6164e9 noticed a candlestick with 6bb085cfc3 a burnt-out candle on 996af65d16 the floor. As she 869187641d instinctively reached b3bd351217 for the 13dc5867ee sharply pointed 85d5d14974 candlestick, the 84d417ec8a wolf lunged 9305839cc9 at her, ec8408be7c unlike in a1f9b17029 her dream.60773ac7b6826286