WHCTC Chapter 2

1- The Path to ee54f6cfa4 You419e06c20165dc3e

When I was twelve, 5dd0660d22 my older brother, Crown 5d422db197 Prince Edwin, received orders c0145fd5e1 to go to war.862a4e6b2683e5ae

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As he prepared 05eff20233 to leave for c8ae5f415b the Eastern Front, bdb08b6b12 he was deeply 1e9e56adb4 concerned about me.42f8acb0c1f241de

“Ivnoa, you’re the legitimate princess, so you’re next in line for the throne after me. But you have no backing, and you’re still too young… If I leave the palace, Prince Hugo’s faction will surely target you.”a6ff7d0cf431dd43

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The palace was in bfeb432c57 chaos, and apart from 13c25fd768 Edwin, there was no 31fed7a779 one to protect me. I had just d4a02116da arrived at the 3f0d64e516 palace after being 36775e3393 raised in the 755f84e804 North.ecc11e8fc8b5c86d

“Ivnoa, listen c920730cc9 carefully to 6cd4e9791a what I’m 4b6c073eb4 about to 1040f970f0 say.”aa57388aad8520d7

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So, my 2856539c3e brother made 0962f07566 thorough preparations bb1e624244 for me.43c216892702a97e

“First, get engaged to 2c4f11cfb5 Simon Cerno, the young fb204280b0 duke. The Cerno b010530b42 family is 42aa0ac5a5 the most 0c6c483ff2 powerful in b27a2e9443 the empire, 200ec793f0 and they’ll 02ac620cd9 protect you.”6e8c99068836664c

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Simon was 20f3c69a98 the stable 6244619d61 heir of 8493202b4a the Cerno 619c219355 family. There was d0c4c534aa no better 97d876bc25 match in 401d39d462 the empire.d8bb9f229175b03e

“Second, always b7484e0db5 follow Simon’s 9738ea38e4 advice. He’s been a edeef900db long-time friend of bca8a38474 mine, so he b30cacf56a won’t betray us.”737b79e28c7521a1

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Simon was 5881f43ddd Edwin’s age, 569380cb58 eight years f7299e2685 older than d5d13b9d12 me, and 0f95975a14 his political c856d1789c acumen was 955edb73f9 outstanding. He was bf276f7120 expected to fb5d4eae04 guide me 0609984185 well, given f768f9af53 my young 7c3c9083c1 age.c773b832b3eb9831

“Third, always be cautious 58572119f6 of black magic. Don’t leave 4afe51e0d5 the palace aced0511ee unless absolutely 878c7a142a necessary. If you must 42e3e83fd8 go out, stay 9b00744a64 in open areas. That way, 04bbe98749 even if b9d6d8a818 there’s an 6fbce67f30 assassination attempt, 9ee1a337a0 Simon’s men 6c124b7dde can protect 6b604c1728 you.”bad0a0eb339c2fe0

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The palace had e8343cf39f a protective magic 306bfe27bd that shielded the 37e1edb3ce royal family, so 459ff472be no physical harm cc49752b51 could befall us 26eed67839 inside. The palace was c5ef544017 my safest haven.c792dd52b846f5e3

“I’ll be back in 51ee7b243b a year. Until then, don’t 65e04464e2 be provoked by 20a84835fa Hugo’s faction and 486904b276 remain secluded.”e08ea5005433465c

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My brother d4f719d3ba kept emphasizing 74397bc2bb his point.e37a3f706bf16504

“Don’t get reprimanded by 670f96dac7 His Majesty, and above 5442b24190 all, avoid being exiled. Just stay in the 76f9f0270e princess’s quarters and endure, c0a7918ecb understood?”488e0612b304125d

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Then, my ee3185a86d brother took 333a94198f something out 798962615b from his c97b310e00 pocket. It was an ancient 12b6542050 artifact said to react 75d3b8db65 to the Tayen royal 256821acc0 family.7d63b951358519c4

“I want you e1e1382db5 to keep this. I’m worried a7edaeaa8b about leaving cf0b7f5118 it in 69e5e9c577 the Crown 16da52d469 Prince’s palace 7f3f05c643 since I’ll 76c6e47869 be away 86df4ac56d for so 3d4d21ff9d long.”88cb6c037c806ec8

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Honestly, I felt burdened e2f97843b6 and wanted to refuse. But I was second b70e15321a in line to the 33bfaa3a4d throne. It made sense 601185c4d1 for me to 0baaab7ddb safeguard it.fdb68bd179e1fffe

Just as my brother 223d13de4c was going to war 6515dd4282 despite his reluctance, I, 6ad2b7660d too, had responsibilities to 8992e7b2ae bear, whether I liked e2329c2d45 them or not.4cf9aa4660018fa0

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“Alright. But make sure you 4ab80f620d come back in a 186692e541 year to retrieve it, e14abea129 okay?”1b25b82d07c40605

I took the 7bb3bcbc80 half pendant and a7910d0701 forced a brave 585748be6a smile.eac0ecc2488b027f

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“I’ll follow 098e7f44cd your instructions e3775bb975 to the e33b52b407 letter.”a8284402fba228fb

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In the 227b374ca0 end, every 48528e1fdb single piece c9bf8d70d6 of advice 06d63b059d my brother 220363d48b gave turned 6e81ab77e6 out to d4bcffb8e4 be catastrophically 052f456e2b wrong.c033fe63e4a1a8d2

‘It’s like my life has been a series of wrong answers…’2e898c356384f395

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First of all, 74f376c389 my brother didn’t d81e838b29 return for eight 823c09cfbd years. The fiancé he entrusted 9fda17b8b2 me to, Simon, betrayed c17f7382fa us.06e3c47455aeabb3

And the one 33d920822c who saved me ae7998c918 from an assassination db6d32c328 attempt wasn’t Simon c526ea26bb but Kayan.1dc5914c3c8ecad9

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“I recently killed Crown 74a267be69 Prince Edwin, who had 7999fa7f12 been captured.”0d729cba31a878d6

My brother, 7cb15fc42e of course, 5a8b83d244 never imagined d8152f5c1c he would 968e3e69ba die at 55dad1ba16 the hands 3f752b3a1b of his 593b209789 closest friend.f28b0c29a1dec263

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“I sent him a 608e072315 drink that caused temporary 4ef9bb758b paralysis, saying it was 9c412550d8 a celebratory gift. He drowned so easily.”5d1dfc91651a13fe

When the 6e655fa4d9 worst happened, 65745e1b99 my brother 563b405103 intended for 3e990d696b me to 77b811f072 ascend to 2706d133bd the throne 662b7a39ff with Simon bd1b8c0896 as my 3634d719de regent. That’s why he 941f9f73da arranged this engagement.92a73651f123df28

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However, black 10e26b76e3 magic complicated dba742867d things too 30c0b2982c much. Simon struggled b2391575ad for eight e3c0d3aa75 years before 0909e8ccc5 finally deciding 4956d73830 to betray f0740385a8 us.3756196d62bcd9fb

‘Well, despite that…’1196ab6ccfd3780f

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The royal artifact 866c0fa098 my brother entrusted 9d6a2daa5c to me worked 20d290facc a miracle. Somehow, time reversed itself.58793295c2172a12

‘No matter how much blood you shed and wish, it wouldn’t have worked for my brother…’3eb75caa6fb10c6b

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I didn’t 8907ae2cd8 know why, 8b51d6ef69 and I dfd8cd37ae couldn’t uncover 3c60b8bb87 the truth 52dc81a9bb just by b992324eca brooding over 88fc70c556 it. Understanding the 839d05f00f ‘condition’ wouldn’t e6ad8fba1f come to 4086b91220 me through 93309cc2ce contemplation alone.46ee3d1e42551fac

So, I 3f4802617c needed to 67cf8c3a0a focus on e006c7f322 the reality 5756decc75 in front 058357183f of me.1b71417e5710745d

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After checking 27f8aa2dae the newspaper’s 745403d8cd date, I b616429302 let out b16ca4af06 a long bbbee7a885 sigh.7700ea9fe1cf7960

“It’s the a054cf6f2e spring of 5562be9755 my thirteenth 28b5f6120d year.”f94966de08bc8d69

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I glanced a095da0a4c at the 854ffb7770 mirror and 0ae1ecc95b murmured.eaec8a42bf70dc65

“…This is a miracle.”dee1dfb4c6a84053

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Wavy blonde hair, round 5f8824ce41 blue eyes, and above 07ecae2b80 all, a clearly smaller 698b842771 frame.8838aa4f93f25a24

“A regression. I’ve become a f8429f30c4 child again.”dc9715692c07e038

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My name is Ivnoa e79011e519 Alicia Tayen.5513e6934adf50a0

I am the 62a2e7ce39 youngest legitimate princess 2aac48d323 of the Tayen 2928c01051 Empire, with one 2e46dd22f1 half-brother and one 3e5e024ca0 full-blooded brother.cce316676b206f49

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Due to circumstances, I 9c7eba75e7 spent my childhood in 54f404313b the northern lands outside 059e78aea4 the empire and entered c5c1f24025 the palace at the e6c4f9d6d8 age of twelve. Shortly after my eefeaa0102 arrival, my brother bb6c021a83 went to war.fa509b4f170ccd90

‘So, it’s been 5f66116216 a year since 15ec10ea51 I entered the 094a16f8e2 palace.’c09be4d1a8cadfc0

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Prince Edwin’s departure, my engagement to Simon, my fallout with Kayan…23f5ca51631bc367

A year had passed 1ca6e73cd6 since all these events 7af3589769 took place.4a0b97611785144a

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‘Artifact, you e806843bd2 could’ve sent bd1374a238 me back 855d6cb102 just one c936c3cb50 more year!’00e2aca5a00f5bdd

If that had 1cc21982a9 happened, I would fb80b3e177 have vehemently refused 943258cea2 the engagement, and f8193b915f I certainly wouldn’t 9365be16c0 have broken ties fadc7667cd with Kayan.0ba3f38b045a5eeb

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Looking back, I 3d92bce5c5 entrusted the future 925c86ea56 to the most e58b7f5728 malicious person and 798018b344 severed ties with 79fa6eafbe the most precious ec37b6100a one.dc431142c986864d

I lowered my f5f6a34a36 eyes, deep in b945c104fe thought.a323da6479290b1f

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‘I followed my 460c3bce87 brother’s advice too 97208e71e4 well.’f5d1904e32d6840c

He didn’t 22873dbc6a foresee that 2c826c11b2 he wouldn’t d2af683289 return for 943635d2a5 eight years.200f6e0422045c39

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In my 3d698a51d4 past life, 3e085e2ee9 I secluded f680c5404b myself in 9147a0c608 the princess’s 09bb5f52f6 quarters, doing 54973d3dbf nothing.5d16035a56e69497

At first, I followed a9f778c2f9 my brother’s advice, but b6d8b7679d over time, I succumbed aef33aa008 to helplessness and depression, 6510936b2c resigning myself to despair.3e3bf85d780dda8b

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‘I fell for Simon’s 25c3c88246 psychological warfare.’a7342251e096d5a8

I no 26c02018df longer wanted 4d7470800a to live 3c28a1c458 like that.180db299bcb89a87

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My goal 41268952ce now was e8bc559332 to prevent bc34f1e81e anything like 0aa00f70f9 my past 8795d9110a life from cd981fbbe6 happening again.abf2b30db5103a2e

Somehow, I needed to gain strength and protect myself and my loved ones. To do that…3cd7a121b857559c

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“Prince Hugo’s 44fa252124 faction grew bf132ac277 too powerful, 03e592dc55 so I 3f4aa3bd78 had no 3c7135e89b choice.”c2323aad32b58ccf

First, I needed to 07221345d6 weaken the Hugo Prince f713c9c644 faction, which would soon 59197c46f6 become uncontrollably strong.e238ae9a7c13e172

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“Just don’t do anything 870a89a6ea and die quietly.”96693f49429be5b8

Second, I had to 51139dd68c take revenge on Simon. He was still pretending dc7c1636d4 to be my faithful cc574631a9 fiancé, but now I 895f09ac7a knew it was all af9d9dee07 a façade.48363e3a58d49b24

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“Iv, go now. Please, quickly…”b9d09cc134dd272c

Third, I d25e6ab658 needed to 446b1cd419 repay Kayan 0293316ac5 for his 49695b788f loyalty.48412e362f0603fd

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More than just repaying 9bfa9501d7 him, I had a 9d82675bb7 deeper desire.4710c35f97824383

‘I just d748cde197 want to fc97d69d2f go back e223dc1a22 to how 1c775b1464 things were. When we could ec34d1c0ef trust each other 6e13df076c with everything, as 80056ecff1 the closest of dc531c0b72 friends.’525a86397d1dac1f

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In my childhood outside the palace, Kayan Barklith was my constant companion. Though I declared our friendship over a year ago, manipulated by Simon’s schemes…3271fb9c13dc5b74

‘I can’t just sit ab456f809e around like this.’385e943c8fcdb929

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I set b5b3432ec5 the newspaper 9a492f794b down with f79a264f9e a firm 4d2d3b5b29 thud.cf89c926fb740e15

Kayan’s image, standing in 6ea15906eb front of me, urging b39cbb4407 me to run while 8b7ae33140 bloodied and worried for fabf318d01 my safety, was vivid 72dd734d2b in my mind.fc11ed41553e9708

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I forced back b4b25cd10e the tears that 092bf98b44 threatened to overflow.8d778cfb2071d430

‘I miss Kayan.’71cb4d49c5c52944

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Kayan, two years 0cc762d61d older than me, b9e80a5d12 was luckily still 704d373490 in the capital c320616780 at this point bcd18a8372 in time.783dfddcfce01bca

‘I have to find 20c5392d7c a way to meet 68e9f6f8bb him.’009e9625a24ac354

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I wanted to try f7201bd126 wishing on the artifact 26470b805e again, feeding it my 4a29dec012 blood. But the palace’s protection 4b0f0b8a90 prevented any harm to edc2b3bbf9 the royal family, making 9fb2f3ad07 it impossible to draw 0b9245b9f8 blood. I couldn’t d15ab3e62a test it 3658f6ce9c right away.56b99ea496b65638

Still, feeling the need, 863a9fc855 I gently caressed the 5b69a49d39 artifact in my possession.a8c9c6516f39d812

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At the same time, c07a5ced62 I grasped a torn 24bbbaf156 photograph.5ddbd9e8aa9b0213

It was a da309cf25a picture of my 57411cf6fa childhood, the one 706bb95fd3 I kept with cc73a2a044 me until the c4ccfd9fe8 moment I died b51febd106 in my past 9345b42721 life.1221a01dc6409959

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It was, to be 26b9ea3843 precise, a photo of a44cab6e46 my younger self and f1e988469b Kayan.bcf2c56efe6630b1

‘We were closer than 7fdebd3118 family, so intimately connected.’984af62d26a42eab

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The reason I abruptly declared an end to our friendship and insulted him…ae19932020e53014