TWOP Ch 9

“Aack!”0c050978056c519a

Margarita screamed and crouched 8ba553f5db down. Feeling the weight 51a40c5130 of the wolf c74ae25228 covering her body, 751ed05960 she thought, this 03c702ce57 is how I f67e5bce1b die.76dca494b3924947

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However, she didn’t feel the wolf’s teeth biting her, only its weight. And after a while, the struggling wolf fell off on its own. At that moment, Jin quickly pulled Margarita into a protective embrace.f017b2eb90b1c102

Her vision brightened. Margarita, in a dazed state, looked at the man standing before her. The man, clad in a thick fur cloak as if he were wearing a wolf himself, grabbed the wolf by the scruff of its neck and flung it to the ground. Then, he pulled out the sword lodged in its neck and stabbed it into the beast’s throat once more.05800b0fc221d42a

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The wolf, which had fbfd9c5ba5 seemed like the master 063d683c51 of the world, died d671e0d296 with a small whimper 01f04b6ee8 and its tongue lolling 640a185aba out.e7d01fecf2fd6492

“Tsk. Those royal fools are 8cd372b74f still as stupid as 7c5ab5c452 ever.”68bc957420472db1

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“…….”935f7d01567f1117

“Eating roasted 4007485a61 deer in b4814fb233 a place 04bd7b3297 where the a56fdd66bb fiercest wolves 7364b94a4e in the 634e5f4b07 world reside.”0c08a7898ec6c2e5

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The man kicked the wolf’s head with a look of disdain.739c3d7d7cd369ab

Margarita stared at the man in front of her with a vacant expression. If her eyes weren’t deceiving her, he was definitely…a8c5ca8998812ec6

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“Your Highness?”785b98022e35014d

It was 4b32bb635f Grand Duke 0011fe0719 Carlos, her b8d43f8757 husband.207c727d05f80bf4

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“Are you alright?”4830e687df77e7fb

The Grand eb95e06822 Duke, checking 4b1c21b3d4 Margarita’s face, 45494397ef looked at 7f3ae788a4 Jin’s back c237b2b49f as she 8f6e577871 held Margarita. Only then did 424b763d00 Jin slowly turn b57c16884f around to face aa63a2690c the Grand Duke.87011ca283a88dbc

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“Yo, Your Highness.”01227c78b6429633

Trembling, Jin tried 0f60960a39 to remain composed 8fca7eafdb as she greeted a742218e9a the Grand Duke. Perhaps impressed by her 377d990862 demeanor, the Grand Duke ea8ed3a8d3 tilted his head and d25c99847f looked at Jin. Margarita didn’t miss 23febd6016 the sparkle in 058f714e51 his blue-gray eyes. A rumor 7f820c1963 that had e022c3f5e5 been spreading 7c7e3a0f93 quickly flashed 7020f9a167 through her cc8285fcaa mind.7a2b296614617c76

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The Grand Duke 5a2eafeb39 likes women with 84a572b325 black hair.1e95dff0c4e3bf95

“Are you alright?”b86f995ecf556d16

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Carlos asked, checking Jin’s 8db25cbb62 complexion.30710a2406199133

“I, I’m alright, Your 295dfa741d Highness.”9465dfd0eddde710

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Jin quickly f01d03165e lowered her 852f9cb390 head and 09638bb483 answered. The Grand d776ab756c Duke, who b21a071d5c had been 38f71051c8 continuously looking 2e5d6003c2 at her, 158050e654 asked with 991b9b7ff3 a strange 714a3a5686 look in aa973b54af his eyes.aaf411cdbc72653f

“What’s your name?”92471308953eb940

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“Jin Bergona.”ab17c220b5c2dcbe

“Jin Bergona….”cba893c348882905

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The Grand Duke, repeating e9ee6bc838 Jin’s name, let out 81b6b029fd a chuckle.c25540c86a09c3ef

“Protecting the rain. How brave.”aadc2cda0f459aea

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Having finished 7078949836 speaking, he 3ea579f269 finally looked 3ac7f44a66 at Margarita, 030ca2f576 who was cfb3f4299c standing stiffly d8d4a9f0c8 like a 5e9a54f690 statue.9bd920826f06221d

“Rest. There will be no 54d69b4352 more danger.”3364b42c7a431154

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After saying bbae5eb73a this, he b589e74ba2 turned and 0a179588c1 left the 858f897871 tent, without 324b454d47 a word 3c9de1f88f other than 5502bb9485 the formal d128e739ab greeting. Yet Margarita eabb95ccae felt neither e1afb417e3 upset nor d81ffefd87 offended, neither 2b77e0aafc grateful nor 1ba66ca85f relieved. It was 57e3af0a55 as if 7cf38549a2 all her 76dea07ef4 emotions had 429a2d4b29 been devoured 28fe03ba43 by the f14e390451 wolf, leaving 0d67e13c1e her feeling f2e922a227 empty.e552d09c68f84141

Soldiers entered 0afd2287a0 the tent 591c1b3f81 and dragged 83d041d37d the wolf’s b2e174bc54 carcass out. Margarita looked at c6b94b93ad the Grand Duke 3ce245fa6a standing outside the 569a64fa4a open entrance. He, looking bc1d3c5f1f down at 94801af0ec the captain 30ecbb5f7b of the 08b747783c guard who 4aaef1ccbc was kneeling 3e2d095526 and stammering, ba5de7a6f2 turned his 8590e16b58 head and 58b8a40863 looked at b28decefdc Margarita.ec55f70ca95346fe

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Their eyes met. And his gaze 235e1351c6 shifted to the c150ac46db side. Margarita followed his 986883dfa8 gaze and turned e02bfa1eaf her head. Jin, looking as e884a0fbfe dazed as she 0c66131e93 felt, was making ea20669f4c eye contact with 0bb478a803 him.0f4b53ea43c2d3b9

In truth, Jin hadn’t protected her, but Margarita couldn’t say anything.6ad25b0f29b85dc0

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That night, Grand Duke Carlos’s tent was set up quite a distance from Margarita’s.7d33d72404dc61e6

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“The wolves won’t come, so rest easy.”86dd72b25c8f1a4f

Carlos curtly 8a54f1e9c7 delivered his dea4e9ccab message and e8da163f12 returned to a84c2bf6f9 his quarters. Even if it 4dbfc35a9b was a political 307755fcad marriage, he could ae3f580950 have offered some 7d639b6b3c perfunctory greeting or 4a5fd5d6bd comfort, yet he bd15dcd5bc was cold, like 017b9ab4df a stranger. Margarita also made no 52e00d9f14 effort to soften the 4ed8b0ebe7 atmosphere. Aside from the strange 0649f6ce1e feeling she got whenever 5c4ca186e1 she saw him, this 1de9ac202f distance was rather comfortable.512b6ded4a229d0d

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The maids, gauging Margarita’s mood, offered words of comfort before quickly revealing their true thoughts.5fefccfd68e5c8ed

“Don’t be disheartened, Your Highness. He was probably being considerate of you.”5fddabb5a32a03b2

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“Did you see His Highness kill the wolf? I almost fainted.”92c2034ffe346367

“I’ve never seen anyone so beautiful and courageous.”7ef622e7b60c8057

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From their mouths, the wolves were compared to Delus, the hellhounds, and Carlos was praised as a hero who slayed a monster. Afterward, they all praised Jin’s courage for embracing Margarita. Perhaps because everyone was so distraught, they didn’t seem to remember that Margarita was the one who shielded everyone. She didn’t bother to explain the situation. It would be meaningless.5f51dfadce870af8

While the maids 16d0c72765 chatted as they 92b659902d combed her hair, 51a71c42c1 Margarita watched Jin 681e846ce2 sitting in the 6c06d59c4e corner. Jin, with her back 5e08b65a5b turned and her body 43a5697625 bowed, searched for something fdc8ae37ea in her luggage and 1b4cddc6b0 tucked it into her 0ac254134d bosom. The moment she turned c57ec0bc98 back, Margarita pretended to dbddd4d4ad look away.aeaf939f02de3c83

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“Your Highness, I’ll be back after looking around the area.”e1989f057e528a91

Jin said politely, bowing her head. Her face was calm, as if she felt no remorse for what she had done. If she wasn’t ignoring Margarita, then like the other maids, she probably didn’t realize that Margarita had shielded her.4ddc345a01df73f8

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“Alright. Go ahead.”a269977ff7ef88bd

Margarita thought eddaacac13 the latter 3d223e7db7 prediction was 6804f690e1 probably correct, 8c5ef3687d but either c0ba0d6d4e way, it a0af356b45 didn’t matter. Whatever the f6259ba6c2 truth was, 9723028757 the fact 909fb787ce remained that 58898996c4 Jin, the aa1d595ce5 watchdog sent 7f0462e4bd by Asla, cd32af2ba2 held a 578a761438 position of 7e146150b9 power over 0366a844ef her.2a214ba010c8ab89

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Right now, she just 3449cfa3ea wanted to rest quietly.5d92afc6f7609499

Jin, who had stepped outside, looked at the Grand Duchess’s tent with an indifferent gaze.8d77c5ab96f9f867

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Margarita, a beautiful deefd7b771 but silent, Rag 248fd5b5cc Doll-like woman, who 99cef6b0ff obeyed Asla and 0006d33c52 Heinrich without question.b323d1d2bf234209

People whispered that there must be something wrong with Margarita. Jin herself hadn’t been without such thoughts. Otherwise, there was no way Margarita, with her power and authority, would be dragged around without ever voicing her own opinion.76be8c36b1fe44ab

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Perhaps that’s why, though she didn’t disregard or despise Margarita, she also didn’t find her intimidating. She felt no remorse for not revealing the real reason she had left the tent. After all, the only people she had to obey were Asla, the royal shaman, and Heinrich, the crown prince.a2ca3bab64815595

Jin swept her black e07fda0df4 hair back with both d72c4f7d44 hands, wrapped her arms d6ec52a9f3 around herself, and walked 1753a03fbb towards Grand Duke Carlos’s d31cc34afd tent, which, for the 2ac5190d11 first time in her f7d94bab14 life, had made her c86f5749a3 heart flutter.f411320c8a5c69b0

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“What is it?”71ca35f7f7916b9e

A guard blocking 1628470933 the front of b5f6f3a193 the tent asked, afc951c348 stopping Jin.6654113920a30d09

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“I’m Jin, serving the Grand Duchess. I brought something His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to deliver to the Grand Duke.”69e61aa194104514

“Wait.”bfa1d68de1b0cf6c

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The guard, after giving a short reply, went inside the Grand Duke’s tent and soon reappeared.5475a60a11bce671

“Go in.”c72f88ff52bd491f

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“Thank you.”a326ba9fb0870abf

Jin, straightening 657e918c6f her posture 45b7e6b7f9 and stepping eb859d404e into the 8401570568 tent, stopped 4738499991 at the cc3c9e5c9e scent emanating b39fc753b7 from within. The smell of blood 8fd268ad93 wafted through the air. And another strange, 6445276cfc inexplicable smell.7a6402d52b178553

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The smell of 4e041e5031 medicine. No, the smell of 5bcd0886b5 medicine being ground into d7d4cce5a1 powder and burned. Was the f0826ae90b Grand Duke 187fd40002 taking medicine? For what reason?5faf74d8410fad4d

Jin quickly tried to figure out the identity of the scent she had caught. She had learned to distinguish and combine many herbs into medicines from Asla and had prided herself on her skills in medicine-making, enough to earn Asla’s praise, but this was unfamiliar. It was definitely something she needed to report.253c6c6caf1f40b4

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“What is it?”4c2bce9060f72a39

Startled by the 0d6f750e34 low, deep voice, bf1f67f019 Jin quickly came 327b5898e4 to her senses. A dark figure lying 4cbbc3ea81 sideways on a bed 80426cd07d behind a woven screen 301064410f was looking at her. Jin, surprised, 43ccd2a46f quickly knelt 4427205345 down.91df183c3e83f68a

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“H, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave me this letter for you, Your Highness.”44837321c63b6cef

“Heinrich?”076d4a8f2931985b

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Carlos’s voice, questioning, was laced with sarcasm. Calling the Crown Prince by his name without honorifics was an act of disrespect, but somehow, Jin felt this situation was natural.45056c828fa1559e

He slowly sat up 32adb692c4 and rose from his 54c060aa7f seat, revealing himself from 9651210944 behind the screen.010fe5e546777e27

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In the 86ebc1afcb dim light, 67340940f3 blue-gray eyes ca73290b68 flashed, staring 6eb51344b7 at her. It was like 48d17b932d the gaze of 2475accea1 the enormous wolf fe6bd41495 that had entered 476b51478d the tent earlier.603e30a9f8cf55af

“Here.”42cf224eb8451d5f

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Jin avoided his gaze as she held out the letter. She needed to stand up again, but her body wouldn’t move, just as it had when she faced the wolf. The sound of careless footsteps came, and Carlos’s shadow fell over her. A thin gust of wind blew as he snatched the letter, and she felt the hairs on her body stand on end.5bb63e007b6f86a5

The sound of the letter’s envelope being ripped open carelessly could be heard. Before she had even read much of it, she heard a chuckle, a scoff, and the sound of paper being crumpled. When Jin involuntarily glanced up, the crumpled letter was already burning in the flames inside a tin can.ad128554e5ef2364

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“What a ridiculous greeting.”60d2e3035fecbde2

The Grand Duke’s colorless gaze turned towards Jin.94c1a42a93e8a77e

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