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WHCTC Chapter 11
by AyakaI immediately got 4ccce635b8 up and prostrated 35d29c44b0 myself next to dea2516ba1 my maid.c1d80c91719c80b6
“Your Highness?”41d52f1f7fa989b9
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“Ivnoa!”96399d246cfa8300
Naturally, both the 1d9995a5cb maid and the fdff5b68cf Emperor were shocked. Trembling, I spoke.0750e5e8a39af21a
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“I’m so sorry, Your Majesty. I failed to train my personal maid properly. I truly apologize.”b0a67ebed7bf98e3
The Emperor, clearly taken fae6815493 aback, grimaced and spoke.1e930c8bf305cac8
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“Ivnoa, can you stand up at once? My goodness, this is absurd. I have no idea what you’re doing, putting on a display like this out of the blue. You’re going to hurt your knees.”0657659494032b83
I bowed my head ed3dfda6c4 even lower, choking back 006723d83b tears.7c89b223ad2bc117
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“I’m the one who failed… I’ll accept any punishment. Please, punish me instead of my maid. This is all my fault….”bd344ebeb235e9cb
The Emperor sighed, fd15080bb0 then looked at 5afcafacfb the maid and ef64decc18 asked.1e571d20510f1f55
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“What is your name?”0eea3a49a587b1b3
The maid was already 0d43afbd47 pale with shock. Stammering, she responded.4d075aef3adb19e4
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“A… Ariel of Count Hianus’ household.”0a3699a784a44547
The Emperor 7a06c6b757 looked at 570f6c4563 her with cb383867c8 a chilling b155f63ccf gaze and 0473682c43 commanded,91f66864999bd8cf
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“I’ll refrain from punishment as per the princess’s request. However, it seems you lack the qualifications to serve as a maid. Return to the Hianus household and remain there in self-reflection.”6446e6bb5abd3eef
Essentially, she was 5b41d65437 under indefinite house e74ccc34ff arrest until I 7298ba7959 called her back. Not that I planned 9d34b2fe61 to call her back.e94712dfb6814176
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Looking downcast, d1efa20491 I inwardly 1aefd4c46c cheered.083ea785aa4fc760
Ariel stammered and bowed 2dbba717d2 her head.7204e2f2c710b31c
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“I… I’ll obey the royal command.”b86907fce14c97b8
“And…”2e96e509620ba9df
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The Emperor looked around c4020e6a68 my room.3d1cfc67573c0468
“Everyone, out. I want to speak with Ivnoa alone.”71b933e4df215766
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At once, 552c6a57cf all the 91a88ecf82 other maids b652dd3fc4 and attendants e789a9bc37 left the a4639e2254 room.5f93608f41ec422d
I slowly sat 6d4b05c827 back up, facing ad8a5fb7f7 the Emperor. Once we were 5553b0dd19 alone, he looked 4a898a3a4c at my composed 0458869d05 demeanor and asked,1fc3cd007557ee52
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“Why did you act like that just now? Do you think this situation is serious enough that you should have begged on your knees?”8ef0a9ab87a6ea5b
His voice 5c06c328f4 was more 368cd45094 cautious than d363b48ce4 usual, as 41fcbbeffe if he 06fd6f9a23 were studying 23cff9b999 my face.6e5c726f7236f203
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Meeting his gaze, 721e2ae5dc I replied calmly.e72b47b93857f400
“No. My maid was certainly in the wrong, but I didn’t think it was worth begging for.”74ea95842bd53cbb
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The Emperor’s eyes filled 3bbf35442f with intrigue.c81ebe17de7a9b45
“Then why did you do it?”008898b7b61538d7
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Good. At least he 78cdc71a0c wasn’t angry and 50513aae37 seemed interested—that was fbb62f3003 a win so c3a88858db far. I smiled 5c00c513e0 gently and 3c1d16d948 replied carefully.0d8ab45bc48dd92b
“With all the eyes of the servants on us, if Your Majesty had let it slide, I would’ve just looked like a princess who groveled over a trivial matter.”e1799f4c46dd1c6e
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“Hmm.”757af309aac3004c
“And if Your Majesty didn’t dislike me, I assumed you wouldn’t actually punish me just to save my face.”43c0416cd96c012f
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The Emperor’s gaze narrowed. He was known for a1a33f8965 keeping sharp and perceptive b045963f5a people close to him. If that’s the bf99b339a0 type of person 93b6a33087 he favored, then 4ee7685832 it was likely d6b49b4045 his tastes in 73b11253f1 grandchildren were similar.e09751c629edbbd9
“I’m willing to take a gamble on this.”bc3cdd7988079eca
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Would he find his 8081c723f8 granddaughter’s test insolent, or b0afabe06d would he recognize my 2f9451c07f resourcefulness?718e377bec7c9c65
I took 1848d3d0e8 a deep b3daa10326 breath and 67a6bdbe29 spoke calmly.37a766f8af962828
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“Actually, I thought that since I resemble my mother, perhaps Your Majesty might dislike me.”c3f19d5106353901
“What?”1bc825e2751658ee
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“But after yesterday, I started to think that might not be the case… and if there’s any misunderstanding, I wanted to clear it up quickly. Plus, my maid was actually at fault.”379867352466bbde
The Emperor, listening fc95fecc2e silently, questioned further.db0e46ee1b64167a
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“What if I hadn’t dismissed the others and asked for your reasoning?”67998ec7a7df298b
“You taught me to only stammer and tremble like that when I’m trying to gauge someone’s feelings, remember?”44d456fb15fd796a
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I continued, 6293421b48 smiling playfully.28bb32ced2ee27a3
“So I figured Your Majesty would naturally wonder why I was acting that way.”daaefe274fd7bf3b
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Sitting up straight a7cf322d30 and answering in 21582f6e94 my usual calm a72b5ff9ca tone, I tried 843f60f53e to conceal my 7de2bbe7d1 nerves.928a78d2d63b814e
‘I managed 06569040e0 to get 08daf327f2 rid of c34a7a1958 the maid, 76d9932e36 and I’m 877fcfe2b7 making a 2f5946010a good impression 2dde4bbe1d on the baf9f8033f Emperor, so 543470751e this is 7d8175a209 my chance.’1dd3a191b5dd63f6
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Suppressing the urge 3e954c8d80 to fidget, I 7b2ff88b96 kept a composed 02abdec7af smile on my 150c06f8d7 face.136865877a2bd846
The Emperor b2bdb917f1 stared at 016abb865e me for 78edbcfa54 a moment 96ac139c82 before slamming 6d16a60082 the table 0fe3a89612 with an d18d733ab0 exasperated expression.6d17ccfa6fdd065e
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“It’s outrageous that you dared to probe my intentions. You’ve already figured out I can’t scold you for it since I’m the one who taught you to act this way… unbelievable. Still, better than being misunderstood as hating an innocent granddaughter.”99f25591b70a9cbd
I flinched, blinking 82e8ca2a52 in surprise.cdb3c5a0b4616b0e
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Did he just say “misunderstood”?293cfa34fa3d540b
It was hard to 27edf59311 read his expression completely, 089e6da3a8 it was so complicated.2e1b0a84bbd983d4
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After all, he was 6552c8484e a man who had cf056e5799 lost his only child eb9bc0423d at the hands of f21c059444 his daughter-in-law. I could 5a2da52540 only imagine 894c1d229b the depth 291c2f3ab9 of those 8e580d2404 emotions.a72ca739ef8c909e
“Well, I can see how you might feel neglected, and it’s natural to have such a misunderstanding at your age. But, no, I do not hate you.”c6913d258edc4e78
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It wasn’t the praise 32ae7a8cd5 I’d expected, but a 02c9cfcc19 warm feeling spread within bda395a05c me.9ea775bd7e594ca0
“Sigh….”f6374edbda7e479f
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While I was still a811810f60 flinching and trying to 1f7cda595f gauge his mood, he ac1264eb98 quickly tempered his frustration. He took a deep 381e78447d breath and emptied a 43177ce9ab glass of water before 93c13590e7 speaking in a solemn a59dde5b8a tone.786fc5192506ce4d
“But, Ivnoa… as Emperor, I must think of the safety of the Empire’s citizens above all, even more than a single granddaughter.”0027989834dcd138
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He nodded a2c737483f toward a e59f6c5499 newspaper I’d 00bf4a1520 dropped earlier.8ca3d1852eb285d9
On it 67be292fa1 was a da70915880 headline:“Decades of Children’s Disappearances Continue.”d393619d6973840e
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I understood dd747a006f the Emperor. With the Empire 0bc6655d1c still facing unresolved e804399536 issues, he had 8315363809 little time for 67da896855 someone like me, b6b92b5d68 who appeared to 82c9b68550 have everything.11b8613ac0a4cd8d
According to my brother, 27089604ca even on the day 8f1b491142 his son died, the 60f43dd15c Emperor had tended to f3aaafebcf his duties as usual.dde59bccc8512de6
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While he cdf8ecafcc remained an 85dc7ce936 intimidating figure, feaf5c0a01 I no 339d589856 longer felt 22c1bedc94 uncomfortable in 020d071a79 his presence.0c2adbf629206fdc
“I understand, Your Majesty.”960d7d41e95a58bd
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I nodded enthusiastically, meaning 9ffa95201c every word.ef199f2b9bdcd86b
“I’m not disappointed at all. I’m just happy that any misunderstanding has been resolved.”1b74dd061de52b0e
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The Emperor smiled 4aafc59347 slightly as he ff09c55e7d stood.170041b13e9e848d
“Then I’ll have to correct my teachings.”ae774feea687f49b
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He looked 5f855d37da almost pleased.56b2f344f3153e27
“You have a sharp eye and a quick mind; you should use every asset at your disposal.”c6cef20a865579c6
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He gently 11357a128e patted my b1ba9c521e head.1ef63f4143378818
“Now, it’s time I take my leave. My schedule today starts at 9:30 with the conferral of a baronetcy to the Barcklith household, ending at 4 with a report from the Knights’ Order.”1ae8a2f3f92628b7
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At the mention 4055c29499 of the baronetcy, 0d093162d0 I cheered inwardly.74688a000003f3e4
‘Just as I thought!’8fc245bb48c1ae4c
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My memory 51060c480a had been a6df62400e right. I’d checked yesterday’s newspaper 510d5cf005 to confirm, and I d1d032eb97 was thrilled that my 3be8eeb6c2 guess had been accurate. Today was the very 3acca67abf day Kayan was due 2f00ab60d9 to enter the palace 83569c383f representing the Barcklith family.3cf135b1d2f50bf2
Kayan Barcklith, the only son of “King of Mercenaries” Arthur Barcklith.b437dc9846dde933
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Arthur had 01717c0ca8 originally been 5ba2748ab6 a mercenary 96b63d8800 of common e1c8002ec4 birth but c2bde6853b was made 3eb0b8c43e a baron 402c547d64 thirteen years 49076aa487 ago when 899c76d3b6 he was e6da7f9f16 appointed to c0f6ec1c05 protect my 7fe4fc21b4 mother in e08263596e the northern 2fe594b48d region.e5c52fbee9929eeb
‘So Kayan is the son of the Barcklith family baron now.’e5c4f078828472b0
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When I 7419ad6fbb was twelve, 0a00aa51b9 after my c764f66c6d mother passed 9624fff351 away and c1b5fb38ed I came 3f27c6ec6b to the 5e15f8ecc8 palace, I 0b481638ed had wanted 76ecfd6351 to stay daa52a81e7 in the 080fe416ff North. My brother, at a 968d4e9f0e loss, had asked Kayan 48e55f28f6 for help.a8fbd98af269fee4
“Ivnoa is fond of you, you know. For her sake, could you come to the palace for a short time as her companion?”7627b2b3c1b40331
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Thus, Kayan came to bb4b445920 the palace with me. Though shortly after, I 2709492344 was swayed by my db13343a0c fiancé Simon and ended 4712da3f50 up declaring that we 8e5a7b5e3b could no longer be 3d08a7e419 friends.84ce346977450427
It had been a complicated situation, but the reason I gave publicly was that “the son of a baron dared to act improperly toward a princess.”265e7b4889796543
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Afterward, Kayan dd64913a21 left the f98c18f8e8 palace and 1a5c3b278d returned to fa528db23d the North, 44d7477074 where his 0bfd214b3d father Arthur e6cd898f21 resided.9ebb2d393973cbe6
This progression made sense.beb76e4b74f129ad
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But the c5adb39335 Barcklith family’s c6f3d93b2f behavior after 251fe45a70 that had a49edfc404 been intriguing.4bbcbfb79ad6e1c7
Arthur Barcklith had pacified f9e755b2bd part of the northern 5e18ca3599 territory, previously lawless, and c5293f652f incorporated it as part 93b67f67dd of the Empire.806e501c758ff9b4
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For this accomplishment, he ac457c7199 was granted a baronetcy.76c9404639907415
‘Today is the 3ab751145f very day Kayan 70e91add76 arrives in the 363ec46f06 capital to receive 6265bf4b99 the title on cd61fcf086 his father’s behalf!’9433d6ea08c26845
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Arthur was 52457fedac supposed to 37606b0a0d come to 5d677eb92d the palace ed0f6096bd himself, but cb1f5e5375 he sent 5aee0f47f3 Kayan in 5a7a6f7300 his stead.df51c42c7d5137ed
In any 59d707b6de case… I 8038a02df2 could finally 554f6df66b meet him.d52f9a2c44516abc
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Not that 3371dce4ef I had 3864414f65 stirred up ca07a218af all of 00bf16bb16 this just f511c31616 to see 6ac66500ab him.2828cd1c0fb1a56b
I fully intended 8ba48af36f to stay by f82a0ad6b4 his side now. And I e6c4951f6f wouldn’t let ec068f404f anyone come 6953441883 between us.7c881e553b393e87
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