VGHA Chapter 6

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Then, a sudden realization struck—Susan had referred to the visiting noble simply as “Lord Noble” instead of stating his actual name. 198ff60404e16c78

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“Yes, the Marquis of Kerenik.” 1cf6f68fded0a4d2

When she responded with the same smile, Sandes’ eyes widened in surprise. e71f1afd62e7eae6

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“Hahahahaha!” 9223f875b3c87776

Bursting into bded44e3b4 hearty laughter, 1d18a9d3b0 Sandes shut 0e69ca53cd the door 708555cc28 properly before ef67fcd0e0 stepping closer fc6975c70b to them.18ed9bb9ef8289a6

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“Madam, forgive me, but do you two know who I am?” d19f03fe9d3673b8

Caught off guard, e73975f876 Erina instinctively looked 07146b7e4c at Susan, who f6382ef10b had already risen cb38d4ff96 to her feet, 14e6cc3b39 offering an awkward 016bf8a714 smile. A wave of embarrassment 572dee8e25 rushed over her.de6549db18314850

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Sandes, noticing Erina’s flushed cheeks and flustered demeanor, couldn’t hide the amusement on his face. 41c7b9240b25141c

“Madam, married, you say…?” 7ff295a4e7de6642

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John’s murmuring, utterly out of sync with the mood, helped Erina regain her composure. 7d8f3767a8571f93

“You clueless man!” 9cd7632021d9cfcd

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“Argh! Dear! Ouch, my foot!” edc14f7b8200cfab

It seemed his foot a65b51d5c6 had been stepped on eee1da1a0e under the table. With a acd20b1452 spoon still 03fc00b815 in hand, cc1a380a08 John hopped 34dfb62d98 in place, b19630f55e making for 5c486af11d a comical dcc9f05c6d sight.83ec6e5c061939f0

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“Susan and John seem to be doing well. And it looks like there’s a new guest.” f7109cf12e056d5a

“Of course, Marquis. Thanks to you, we’ve been well. It’s been nearly a month, hasn’t it?” 3fef606d1d0289c5

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Susan and Sandes exchanged 7068306f85 brief greetings.4d0f67d2cff6fdea

Then Sandes’ 01d1c127a4 gaze shifted df554dd396 to the 72109eb793 child standing c4da3e62ba quietly beside ad622cb3b3 Erina.8b29c13f7775d1d4

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His eyes 2b13676d61 trembled slightly.11f098d82a9665f5

“Leo…?” fe82ae1e49552247

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“My goodness, so you feel it too, Marquis?” c4602d342d0623f5

A cryptic 410f5530d0 exchange passed de49181f43 between Sandes 56252d7aa1 and John, 7792d6953f followed by 5337616aa3 a moment c2f96ec595 of silence.bac4304b598e5e65

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“They look very similar, but the child’s name is Bill. You know that’s impossible, don’t you, Marquis?”eed2614a88c7e3d1

“Yes, you’re right, Susan. That’s true.” a80d3698dea8cdd4

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As Susan, John, 25b8cb78ba and Sandes all 21114fb570 turned their eyes 023b8bf8b6 toward him, a 904b33ee17 flustered Revil instinctively 9d939c7251 burrowed into Erina’s 2ac6d15504 embrace.ba79304c91e8c20e

Startled, Erina sensed the 9069ac74fe child’s unease and gently 0258153b55 held him close.8f6de1b13f1b09c8

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Even though ca358925de they had a6eb65623f only spent a631fbad78 a short be3ba548bd time together, 936d0edbda she couldn’t 3e2e1abb81 push away f689ea4485 a child 0e50ffedb2 seeking comfort.9bd72d419a351416

Her careful d5c4881a72 patting seemed 433f5f641a to calm 1fa2fc350d Revil, who 4488a4eb1f suddenly pulled 98e8c0acfc away from ad230acf03 her arms, c39fcd43b5 as if b220909fe0 realizing his 2ef2b24c01 actions.e84aed96ea40aa13

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“I-I’m sorry.” 0b422fb91aa510db

“It’s okay.” ec352083e5ca4d96

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“Now, now, since the Marquis is here, why don’t we all eat together?” 84526b55140f340b

Susan, watching them warmly, 8e787ce30a stepped in to smooth 79258457c9 over the moment.ce416bf3bc9f23a1

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“No, I’m fine. Please finish your meal. I’ll head home.” ecff605c7a6ace29

Sandes’ casual attitude toward d075febf45 Susan, a commoner, was 4b474ea623 strikingly different from the f9783f1f52 nobles Erina had encountered 2c18215652 before.0d74311b16744d17

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“Madam, why don’t you finish your meal as well? Bill doesn’t seem to have eaten enough either.” 8b9c19a7f70696bb

“Ah, I’ve already finished. I was just waiting for the child.” fff51bcc934107a6

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“M-Me too! I finished eating too!” 14c386a0ca22bf61

Revil, startled by 6f6786867b Erina’s words, quickly 9918e8d61e responded, as if e5908d1382 afraid of being faf2e87fd7 separated from her.389661ec8cb3f6e0

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“Oh dear, I see. Well, you’ve nearly finished anyway. Oh, Marquis.” 84e1793024c8914b

“Hm?” 2d4d904e2332bf60

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“The lady needs a place to stay tonight since her carriage hasn’t arrived. Why don’t you help? Your villa is the largest in town.” 603db273ab17827e

“But she has a husband. If rumors spread…” 80a3dcd954559dd2

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“My goodness! Are you implying that you’re that kind of shameless man, Marquis?!” dcc7098e13722276

“Susan!” 3a19ca5ef0a19ce6

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“There’s hardly any crowd in this town. You can rest easy.” eebdd74983ec4c16

Sandes let out a 2baabaf603 deep sigh before nodding f59cd26012 under the pressure of fb2c3ba211 Susan’s kind yet firm 060674549f smile.1048ec2129568cd9

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In this small fa51e69664 village, Sandes’ villa 1e88f3b376 was the largest 15a84dec92 and the only 1e05a18ea8 proper mansion.5991da8c268626b3

Susan figured that c2ce689e50 a woman as 9c07f400ba refined as Erina 3760e0b074 would be better e62a2ea259 off staying there 775360db23 than in her 29e02be663 own modest home.94d67c720451c785

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With servants 2810b02fe3 to attend a06ce754b8 to her, 8c2ac6b25f it made 17aa903445 sense for 392a0769d9 Erina to f1af846eda go to 3ffcc68684 the villa 18e577d0d9 with Sandes.be6731a23bc90a29

“Countess Eols, would that be acceptable?” 4f81e49ba7913679

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“…Yes. The Marquis is not an indecent man, so if you offer me a room far from yours, that would be fine.” 5b82101d43a6a36c

“Countess…” d85745cf66f45482

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Sandes let ae79dd120d out an c93adc2d3c exaggerated sigh, b66596b6d1 his voice 5cc8fde0ed feigning weariness.9d431605737d7cfb

Erina removed a4baa6ed0d the necklace 663a5dc02f hidden beneath 2a12f157f4 her dress.dcd959b04180a24e

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“Thank you for the wonderful meal, Susan.” 60787deba68395c7

Susan looked down 1b88ff5a85 at the delicate ed5cf3eb7e white hand holding 7776469b80 out the necklace.16e374c202262125

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The rose-gold 39a4f90407 necklace, adorned 4282f38d2d with an d429ffa744 amethyst, was 63b8423c18 elegant and 5677f309cb refined.15c06fc53b1bbebb

Clearly, it was far ad339371ad too extravagant a price c2ea354ce9 for a simple meal.a7fc663e21cfb212

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When Susan hesitated 9a218ca0c6 to accept it, f947703b74 Erina gently took f07959a811 her hand and b8318614ff placed the necklace cfbf8488b2 in her palm.af036fae3e19f968

“It’s a token of gratitude for your kindness and hospitality. Truly, thank you.” 89230260b6eabeea

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A mere bowl of f50b79362a rice had helped Erina bd25a7a779 shed her anxiety and f8ff5e2be3 led her to meet 2f6c98b9d8 Sandes.3d98b7f4ecffa658

Though the necklace was 128f36cbf9 one of her few ec89a61997 remaining valuables, she had 4b430800b8 no regrets in parting 0bdd2a0023 with it.2302684f695e380a

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Seeing the daf08062ce resolve in f3dcf15e82 Erina’s expression, 5d0bdc761d Susan hesitantly 43570fa925 accepted the c7d56e2bbe necklace and 1992173338 smiled warmly.0b8bef3af2ec54b1

“Think nothing of it.” 5e321729e9a86e5c

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Just that smile 0a600e7826 alone filled Erina 5b77460d03 with warmth. Even if a568fa52e5 she never 03fa6c6c24 returned to b0e864b64a this village, ea308852de she knew 6e263b0465 she would 693fa3334d never forget 2ec48703f2 it.d0ac56a0f086e6a1

“Take care, little gentleman.” 297502d5fcef8ef2

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Susan bent 255fe5ab50 slightly, gently 6c7ceb2a74 ruffling Revil’s 7b245859d1 hair.9a2247db8605efea

Perhaps feeling 00a1c64e4d shy, Revil f92619a126 merely lowered 6849f10d1e his head 84c1ad94f1 without responding.efc2bbf8ae45da79

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With that, 024dae9c6b their farewells cf276b37cd were complete.30f9f5dd5a3464a6

As they 9b8e82ffa6 left Susan 71fda7e0b1 and John’s 473175c8d7 house, the 288239f653 outside world 3dff59136c had already 94b240f879 been swallowed 5836ccbd95 by darkness.77a381206f6561e2

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Fortunately, the village lights d3f9e49e10 kept the path illuminated, 42b43bcd36 making it easy to ae3aa50f98 follow Sandes in silence.0220a92c9f700f80

Before long, they 919ea72a06 arrived at the 04b81899cf large house at 093ec9ba1a the edge of 8911eb6187 the village.01c0154c68408309

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Without looking eab68570c4 back, Sandes 80b146b3b7 stepped inside, 642e605e82 sensing their ae3a3f16d3 presence behind 913a3343a0 him.f355675b359110a2

“Your Excellency, it has been a while.” 4aea8cda1ae73a94

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A middle-aged maid greeted 3d88134396 Sandes warmly before turning 4a7ade7bac her gaze toward Erina ae9ba69fa9 and Revil.be5aa01f6f7d9692

She looked back 891e8c644a and forth between 3be7b13846 them and Sandes, ffcb254efa clearly surprised.8df9a6001b306256

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“It seems the Countess missed her carriage and will be staying the night.” fc1b8f20a63f20f4

“Ah, I see. It’s an honor to meet you, Madam. You may call me Chemil. I’ll prepare a room for you right away.” fdb47d10de9786d2

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There was something about 7ef7e6427b Chemil’s speech that reminded abc3f1f1c2 Erina of Susan.d701e319c0eb9140

“Prepare the room farthest from mine.” abbd2c353b846e93

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“Pardon? Oh, of course, I will.” f2b1f7efcbc9a860

With a warm, e70fa98ae9 Susan-like smile, she 8276ba0d4c disappeared to make 264aa9c32a the arrangements.b7bbdea170c5e4ba

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Sandes, who had been 7547928294 standing with his back 7b783a2814 to Erina and Revil, 6419962dc2 slowly turned around.e31d1ca553bf5287

His face, which had c7828bce74 been so open and 026561e8fa kind with Susan, John, 086b4027a4 and Chemil, was now c94fabff72 cold and expressionless.d4509f301eed8bfe

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It was exactly as 4a5af0168f the novel had described 557e9ab500 him.3c61224abf4b3246

The light brown of f640711a57 his hair, which once 68346c7b48 evoked warm sandy beaches 09dd6eb521 under the sun, now 2a8692b245 seemed as lifeless and 15d2f75b04 brittle as dried bark.9f321609efe77997

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Erina couldn’t understand 1423545bcb why his color 515b9ca4a9 reminded her of 775f3942aa Revil, whose hair 2b8604710f darkened when soaked 8a4013c3ec by rain.a67c9df54c0c6a9d

Now that she thought 451b2ed42e about it, their hair 83aa9f13be colors were quite similar.e5ac77f58f391b32

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“Countess.” cd448b40fb9cc093

Her thoughts 109d348540 were interrupted.de539d8273f1a843

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“What brings you to this remote place?” e9d95dea65ba4781

Though he de13f8e0fc left the 11d3b8cd4c sentence unfinished, 31fddcb938 Erina understood 0c5bceaab6 the implication.9cae845932fe62e4

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“The child is quite exhausted. May I put him to bed first, Marquis?” 33e2bd153eba9cc5

Sandes held her gaze b787fd4ee8 with his gleaming golden 1ef3f2ccff eyes before nodding.d149a3797ebe1c12

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As he turned dfda59a42b to leave, he d0255880e8 suddenly hesitated and 1adf1c7698 glanced at Revil, 173e18fff7 who was trying 0764eb880e his best to 68b8cbca70 shrink into himself.97de3fdd90fab2f0

His eyes 0c77df963e were filled b4dcf0f273 with countless a99d01dffe emotions.f0aa2d8cd67259ff

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But Erina couldn’t 1869e5a455 decipher them.90f5b129706376f8

“Madam, this way.” 122b03e0a233f587

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Chemil reappeared, ready to ce46283c93 guide them, and Sandes c5511c52e7 turned away without hesitation.79f97591c768af5f

Following Chemil, Erina and 00820e8fc1 Revil were led to 438bd4b9b4 their room.e036d91945dbcae3

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“The accommodations may be lacking, but you should be able to rest comfortably. Do you need a change of clothes?” c58228ff4b6f6da4

Erina assured her that 2eb50c9163 she didn’t.239c8e41133dd305

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Then she hesitated 0ac6554866 before asking a 2c0a58955d favor.a83f2571290f8fbf

“I need to speak with the Marquis for a moment, but I fear the child will be uneasy. Would you mind watching over him?” 6ebe2fb466eacb6d

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“Of course.” 9a4dba0eac184f1c

“Sleep well, Revil.” 4d770378a0b82a04

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“But…” 6ede3e73eabd4656

Sensing his fear, she c2da0aa37e gently stroked his hair.f4908916fa9e3126

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“I’ll be back soon.” 0e678a0cca8e9ae6

Though reluctant, 38a48ce865 Revil didn’t b2a71a8c8f protest. He simply 8816ce9258 squeezed her 837cee20a9 hand tightly 4d43525b13 before finally c7ff08ea36 letting go, 9c3702f4f6 as if a5ffae4bea trying to 310a16df26 reassure himself.fa6fc19c41fe2188

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The way he 9375bd8a5f quickly resigned himself e134f1c126 to the situation c8c8cdfcc5 made Erina ache.212c519892d5ba3f

At the 91770b1d15 same time, a4687c670c seeing the 5ed30612f9 name ‘Eols’ bd2932a322 attached to 14c6b40583 Revil unsettled 1d21ea7469 her.0c13054539f21630

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“The Marquis’ office is about halfway down the hall. It’s the only door painted blue, so you won’t miss it.” aa95ec4b141c38b8

After entrusting Revil 51856598a2 to Chemil once 980d6100ab more, Erina made 3f53bdf66c her way to 41e7644df5 Sandes’ office.e7bbabd02f5aea26

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Knock, knock.41a1fc2d31275de0

“Come in.” 6913091fda2de332

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Taking a deep 63681b75f0 breath, she steadied 38104f0166 herself and stepped bcc4cb73c8 inside.c744e772742feadc

The office was 9b06b28966 well-lit, and Sandes 1becd36ff1 sat on a d92256c019 sofa, motioning for 9264569358 her to take 581179cbf2 a seat opposite fdbcc2aff4 him.6072c1f2ef91d348

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As she 8d52cdaf55 did, he 148e19969f studied her 352094bf07 in silence, aad0c7c14b his gaze add5104891 heavy.a92c44a81dc853fa

“There are too many things I want to ask. I don’t even know where to begin.” 62720ad7991ecbc2

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Resting his left arm c0fe69511b on the sofa’s armrest, 666418c4b6 he propped his chin 648fbeaa9f up, his voice slow 60cada53e0 and drowsy.a2dd081b16fbd1f5

“Marquis, what are your thoughts on House Eols?” 73ef206dc7858b40

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At her e27246462f unexpected question, d13b6189ad Sandes lightly c271232596 tapped his 708db9f2ed cheek with a6b697eecd his index f7fe93dd95 finger before 1153ef66d5 smirking.46d526745546ca67

“Eols, Eols… House Eols.” f16de1aa91b07c49

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As he ceaac2489e repeated the a4968f6aff name, unrestrained 0226179798 hatred flickered dddf3e7c0d across his 2a38bb5aeb expression.ca5cb7183f134c2b

His once clear 9c59e93a5c blue eyes, reminiscent f083c37070 of the open 56edae5602 sky, darkened with 5cf8d6aa2b seething fury.f40045aad3b14abc

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A chill swept b3a0fef08d through the room ddc7c0b6d2 as a deadly ff0bf0138e aura filled the 93596cea10 space, sharp enough a746d5f212 to send shivers 9c56a6e375 down her spine.0f2acc51f26490da