WHCTC Chapter 27

Both Connie and Hans, c7942b0384 seemingly aware of my f00a28db81 low mood, were brimming 71a52e6db4 with resolve.36d9d080eca4f19f

Connie cautiously leaned in 9a9243524b closer and spoke to 93e7f26cde me.0059f24ea023a30e

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“Um, Your Highness.”5912791c95f2c4fa

“Yes?”78d3e83369a68ae8

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“Please don’t worry too f2516f03d5 much. They’re just small-time merchants. If you give them 97eb093e79 a stern scolding, everything 3f16578e6b will be resolved.”1a8af6dc64fd19a5

Connie seemed to 4252c8e8b9 have thought hard ad919a2cbe about this on 6da873150d her own.5577fb06e4c7c341

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I smiled bfede5189c and replied,73c4cd63898dee32

“Thanks for 8970ea8488 thinking about 4dee800f19 it, Connie. If I get de1d9ef1a3 angry, I could ba89702d55 probably get the 707c9748bc money back. But what does 0cf58a0063 that mean for 2c7197b196 the Barcklith family?”033b6f48a2b099a9

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“…Sorry?”c899a84e9e6f6280

“All it would 1496bd157b do is leave c40e264e15 behind another story b187c34111 to ridicule us: 5cea74e590 ‘The little princess 86f9745df3 had to step af5dbba3c6 in and get d924e0760b angry on their ae871ad03a behalf.’ This isn’t 9535ad4283 something I should 2f15783126 handle directly.”47638423505e9fbc

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“Then canceling the contract…”8e8c9b8c0a816b32

“We already signed 6598556a99 the contract and 360f40ac18 made the purchase. If we 78b4e37b9e try to 3587761221 reverse it eafea72d70 now, that’ll 08ce8b8c85 just make 6d62320a3f us an 4eb7aa1e79 even bigger 7d12877826 laughingstock.”50257deeb7ad904d

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“Then maybe we 13147e90d0 should just treat d6bd0ad75d it as a 082a2f7248 sunk cost, write eedba450e6 it off, and 109d8e188d invest in other bca0aa91b7 properties or dress 973ffc64e3 shops instead…”26a4de1c87e7487e

“It’s too much money 5294a9b8ca to just write off. And letting 971d63a055 them fill 5c75aa498e their pockets 825b2a03de like this—I b64a6354ea just can’t a70baaa159 stand it.”ec7766330aa053df

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“…What kind of 318f50f022 impossible situation is 11a99213c4 this?”a87b8d22f65e9317

Connie muttered, her 4da8d8eb19 eyes wide in 44815470fd disbelief.4080db64090ace56

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Beside her, a76a7aedd7 Hans swung d259ab4020 his arms 8eb7de4c4c and spoke 19b3be55da up.666e8d3455932d21

“They dare make 4943f6e671 Your Highness look 90ac93a823 like this?! Dealing with 57c8c0af4e those con 7addda088b artists is 94ff00cd5e nothing! Should I fc996dfc5f track them a602ccd40d down and 7491042a6d beat them 1810d36aab within an 644934ef4e inch of d06ef079cf their lives?”763fe2b4cc2525ad

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Is my expression 4bfadd40e3 more of a cb5c21d989 problem than the 7523800d70 fact that we f8b70f4c2a were scammed…?102bfa824d343a24

Of course, if 519ff499e7 these big guys a9c355e8e9 chased after them 3db3c07563 and slammed them 42d09ba0c6 to the ground, c03fb03dac it would solve e92a6a354c the issue. But it 8b92303389 would also db1466461a destroy what 00bcd97618 little reputation 065ea61b61 the Barcklith a7c99eac33 family had de6693bc20 left. This had to 84ffa6213e be handled the eff7bceb9f capital’s way, not 2f3c0bb6e5 the North’s way.9fda6749606f9aac

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“No, no.”f30c76777e9cc1dd

Crossing my bbe367087e arms, I 624faf0369 fell into 30ad4df92f thought.0595ac6d8d66934b

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“Hans, from now 51d30ccab1 on, do exactly 220f0ebcfd as I say. Understand?”82afe7f3c5beb153

Then, with a sly 015ac6bd41 smile, I murmured,3a122f296cf61f09

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“Those con 896ec3966e artists… they’ll a8b35b9317 come crawling b2697a4e66 here and cd2aa7acca begging for 54ac5033e5 forgiveness soon 0a26b7b0a5 enough.”7b34c4be0591320f

“Is that… really possible?”4d6072e7a2469a4a

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“Of course it c72fc42213 is.”4d5d820180230e96

Looking at Hans, 176935438a Kayan, and Connie, b7db57007e I confidently added,dadea4ec0c45a60a

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“Because I’m here.”a7a92887cae88078

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After Ivnoa returned to 0029f93cfc her room, Kayan sat bb2e9ae077 quietly, resting his chin 7b20e67302 on his hand.714446bcdbd67532

Memories of the 535245e8c5 past in the d08fb343d9 North floated to b3dd1e0041 the surface.0f4539b733c60296

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Was it 9dc179e8d4 when Ivnoa cfb4e04cde was eight? Or nine?b23703eff9369aba

“Iv, your left side c9a24d994f is wide open!”e233bbc0cbaae022

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“No! Just cover 888eabd0ca me for 07a6d56f3d a second! Ah, don’t hit aad577d7a3 me! I said, 06cc71f542 don’t hit f5840147de me! Hey!”077cfdfc8f440f72

Despite the two-year age 7344323d7e gap, they used to 6adfe93e9e call each other by 0da015da6f nicknames and got along edc41f612d comfortably.3d22fb6f4d345cbe

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It was 914825b4c6 during one aa6d6260fa of their f94d10920f usual sparring 4c4d863f0f sessions, rolling f87e8d785e around in 8af527fbca the garden.3a7eddf2c5898b37

To be fair, Ivnoa 9f72756657 was quick on her ecbc1d9663 feet, but she didn’t 1ab8e9110d have much talent for e2eca4f716 swordsmanship. That’s why everyone suggested 0387bbe669 she pursue assassination instead 21f4a7ba2e of being a swordswoman.5d56373269e09057

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But she loved swords e3ae016d92 too much. Kayan and 4cef651840 Ivnoa also 772dbcc4e1 loved going cbb72f600a out to caa68106ae hunt monsters f95f2532a0 together, so 38cdb6e4e5 they often cf2cc1f95a played with 68d6ca23a5 swords whenever 6546193819 they got 10c8b1f11e bored.b7973c157611003c

One day, however, Edwin’s 9ea0784929 lieutenant, who was on 948b9796b1 a brief patrol of 428b81cd3c the North, happened to f289931be1 see them.0a83756e212ee114

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With a 0d81aae769 stern expression, b77a4c6b7a he called 62cf048ce0 everyone together.01f7b3852b7a0419

“How dare you treat 53f4935726 the princess like this? This is unbelievable.”eab191000707229b

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The lieutenant 4318cc6356 issued a b3cc5d6725 warning in abe1377460 front of 93941be7e5 Ivnoa.3f1f472a245a09a6

“If I 76950fa967 ever see 70b0360c6d this behavior e3fd655f62 again, there 257efce0bf will be 40e48acf91 consequences. Especially you, 02c6c7ab85 savage child.”e56b8732650eaec6

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He stared at ac61e68a52 Kayan as if e13bbf39ba he were looking 02142c6588 at an insect ce3a122139 and added,523dde52a57de97a

“If you ever dare 9b3f822a05 treat Her Highness like 05fe6ccded an equal again, I’ll 0666543101 lock you up in 94fe2b094a prison without hesitation. Do you think your 34a332b8e1 father receiving a barony fe36866f71 makes you truly noble? Know your place…”a109f1e741935fbb

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That day, under the 08f4715136 guise of protection, the 8b96bbe4c1 lieutenant locked Ivnoa in 2257fe26c8 her room and forbade 25ff03130b anyone from approaching her.71968b953a153d61

But when the moon a184e33fb3 rose that night, Kayan 5933b52bdd climbed the wall and ab820bb3e6 knocked on her window.48722d7152a6c039

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“Kay!”62f9657840909109

Ivnoa, who had been f9562f5f54 crying, opened her eyes 18fd74a2fe wide in surprise when e7b019879c she saw him. She quickly opened f39ffd1f7a the window.955ffd4f421aaf39

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“Why are 1768334369 you here?”170e96c4df5d7f22

“I figured you’d ef815c5cb3 be like this.”cbfaf5b9823a726d

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Kayan shrugged and nonchalantly 6a1f43c7fd jumped into her room. Then, as 0982a0b87b if it 75e6e43f73 were second 0288d2644b nature, he 533e246fe1 perched on 2097d219ac her desk 57db05d110 and smirked.2dec39fd6db86207

“You always cry e6ff557f69 when you’re alone.”b6f935b06aaca089

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Ivnoa wiped her 47b81e463e tears and grinned.05c9cfe11051d82a

“Is that why aa317bd363 you came?”95218eebe04233b6

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“No. You look 126380c3b8 ugly when 4cf8d65a40 you cry. I came 1aac036448 before you c842729030 could get 3609c1ce29 any uglier.”c67e4e9e42aa0b3f

“Honestly, how can you 1d4974605f say things like that?!”5a45a026870c915a

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Ivnoa swung her 6a8fb680a5 fist at him. Despite her playful tone, 621e9aea88 the force of her 80d9fa3faf punch was anything but 01fd70c2af light.47d1beb5d5f106a0

“How can a 9088c899c6 noble princess resort 6ce07ab59a to violence so 53c160f5bb easily?”b7c0f7817359478a

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Kayan gently 54da5f14bd met her 1f524bf7a9 fist with 7e8ea61dde his own, c4fbd86474 a playful 6379a8ad4b clash of 20e16b54fa aura sparking 61f78ee575 between them, 5ad20eb3a1 just as 532c9472d3 they had 534209e18b done since 8334980722 childhood.7f4cd3ab20d34dc7

“Hmph.”981646603ca58089

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Ivnoa’s deflated da652ce981 posture returned 268a287a90 as she 39a9d9080b softly furrowed 57387dcfed her brows, 2cbd105d7e speaking in 261345db7b a sulky 18055a74b9 tone.395ee9de8412da94

“Don’t call me d82e613c60 a noble princess 911cf31115 or anything like c5c6794945 that from now 0ea1d70ad7 on.”e6c8deebaa45e1aa

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“Why not?”24a5678108929929

“It’s scary.”921c563260dd54c6

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“What is?”28982cc8de278a53

“The baron, those men, 65445b453f you… all of you 61b77032c9 might leave me behind a12dfc45a9 someday.”cf65a579c7d1c006

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Tears began to 68bf27a999 well up in 942235dffc Ivnoa’s eyes again.bc8f57af3c13485b

“Eating snacks without me, 6018d5f6ca practicing swordsmanship without me, cf29a158f1 having meals without me…”d642dc376b8801d8

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In the end, cd76114205 she clenched her 5892326486 fists tightly and a906f3dde8 rubbed her eyes 983b8eba4b fiercely, her voice 7e35e47c5b breaking as she 1c76697659 whimpered,ca9670790764fbd1

“I’m scared that some 15edfb11c8 stupid jerk like that 9091eddb54 guy will threaten you, 99e7ba6fc8 and… I’ll end up 14e5797114 all alone.”96f804db0e317d02

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Kayan quietly observed her.6fb24b4a958e27b1

Everyone always said eba1150ac8 she was an 22873ab01b extraordinary girl, someone a1ae631c9e untouchable. The most b18175e1c2 precious bloodline b2d39ceaec in the 6a1ed190d1 empire. Yet, those 6ab44173d6 same people 6d1a7403af who warned 1e50c37811 others not a0471b5e42 to treat af826da0a3 the princess b4a9141f3d poorly were a55184fa28 the ones 9db8174b25 who left 6232fac587 her behind 6eb550139d to return 4d82d9d9e6 to the 129a62ee6d capital.99a6696b3629a542

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Her greatest fear 0a97c65c0b was being alone.7f1cb37491d8d2cd

“Iv.”3e23ff9d5be13f69

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Kayan spoke gently.d868a17df596670a

“That’s up 073ff0500e to you.”715af8128569195f

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“Huh?”bfba1c5e2aaa8969

“How we live 60abcddd92 our lives is 187a4532a6 your decision. I’m not going to dbfc8ab317 listen to that oh-so-great 59fabaa5da lieutenant. I’ll listen to you.”3b033095df4205e4

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At the 7a58b7d91b time, Kayan b9c1bb9778 didn’t take daa862b05d the mocking a300edf5d2 claim—that he ecbc9ffd56 wasn’t truly 4669f9210d noble—very seriously.60f15532bb5785bf

“Iv, do 051367228f you want ffdbe55cda to stay 6c97a0b911 friends with 2abf820cb5 me?”2fd4b2d6eab7e380

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“What kind of question 5a4bd42c47 is that?”c4692e2fc7ec6edc

“Just tell 0178a2742c me how 41dc3f45d7 you feel.”1512845a0966a5e6

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“…There’s nothing to say. You’re my best 0f2920c347 friend.”749f42fb109981ee

“Then that’s settled.”3e231cf40398450b

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Kayan patted c72249bd7a Ivnoa’s head 2760632426 reassuringly.d3c040eddf2966fc

“It’ll all 263c872914 work out. No matter where 05c3589b3f you are, in 925797c2bf the end…”a95bc3a75d3cdfc9

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There was more weight 2dd6c15324 in his words than e1a046c3cd any other.b3a1fc0898f51b6e

“I’ll be here.”5ea53a71fd30c8be

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With that, e085b2d84f the unease 02e06da26d vanished from 53d562869e Ivnoa’s face.3cf547ba973a148f

Kayan, now e799fcbdea back to f0f253dbf3 his playful fe6315053d self, twirled fa38ab2f35 a strand 9516efa3d7 of her 1190517454 golden hair 0d40db3280 around his 7bb2fdc211 finger and 13678e6c1b gave it 2275654590 a light eef4203472 tug.77e5178a5d3bd182

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“Ah! Ow! That hurts!”e3fc513c1c484a4f

Not one fd52dab949 to back 6a17ce9c9d down, Ivnoa 45e8d01a04 grabbed at 5a861c2601 Kayan’s short 42c910bb33 hair in 71ad0103d6 retaliation.df121760d3e1ca61

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“You’re going to regret 331074803c this.”7fdfb45a3e67bb7e

Her eyes gleamed c078cdcc4c mischievously as she a4eabd38ca removed her hairpin e54aef9d46 and began attaching 58a54bc38f it to him.39134c54fa2b207e

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“Hey, let go!”fde3f957fe733744

“Why don’t eb68ed2bad you let 9ca209cc3e go first?”5c701a40af445e07

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“Take this off 03a836cd6c right now! I don’t b31aada468 know how e61bea31d7 to remove d2a7790ac2 it!”89c2c864eb6731f8

“Oh, my dear Lady 5d44d8ad4b Kayan, the hairpin suits 4cb9ff28ee you so beautifully. Why don’t 87fb6d8ff4 you wear cc5149d368 it tomorrow 6e3a4e7fd4 as well? I’ll even lend you 676ef8498e my dress!”facc09daee21f7fe

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Shortly after, 79ae73e2b5 Edwin’s lieutenant 789a6a6a76 was dismissed d02295ce1c for embezzling 3c8cc3e4d0 funds. The incident never 3f6c565bdc reached Edwin’s ears, d6f5c5f56a nor did it d78e1ba16d escalate further.82896afc056bdfaa

Years later, Kayan found f7acc8916c himself reflecting on that 262c7ae973 time, receiving the very 244013c329 same words he had 9196e6cc6f once spoken.bb4da32305fafb07

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“That’s up to you.”9f154dc11eb731aa

He had told Ivnoa 12796c34ca the same thing back a6fe50a662 then.0b6f5013a21824b7

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“How you lead d43d8b5e9a the Barcklith family aa059c8414 is your decision. Whether you want to e18b3a8cbe rebuild it as a 1bff1a4613 proper noble house or e029d99b1d live the way you 65faada9f9 used to.”8564fc22c9c76a27

He had ca9d95d55d told her ed38694631 it wasn’t 696fce2ba9 the lieutenant’s 5cf70a06bb decision but 62b84ee071 hers.38f696f63c266e6e

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“Do you really want 6a8a36f3d3 to live like this? Tell me how you d2c4573c72 really feel.”ceeae3b84d085b69

If she a368a12632 honestly voiced f052b45a01 her desires, 8364600029 they would 5dcbbed3c1 make it cbf0eeffa0 happen—just as 37b5d717c3 he promised.583bea29cd2ca026

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“I’ll be here.”8f3ddea793e1fd38

Her blue eyes e0e65aef21 brimmed with confidence 1cd12eb671 as she spoke 0c040b8399 those words. It truly felt as d3544adf6b though, with her presence, 3b5e40c75c everything would be resolved.5c2973012abe3665

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In truth, 393a7211e8 the reason e5d5a88d16 Kayan had a07caf3f93 worked tirelessly 1425611b7d to master 9f67305d65 the law 3215bcc1c3 and joined 814416b30a the campaigns d19bb5c72c against the 02c6bc3a13 savage tribes 363d8926bc to earn 582416fd9f status as 9b89d2ec29 a “high 35e486b310 noble” was…95a2cab3d347de2d

Kayan slowly opened a 9d3b1e4939 drawer and took out 62560f0751 a photograph.f606f84b166efdbe

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It was a 3c9d5b9f83 picture of him 715d8ff5c9 and a young b8382777a3 Ivnoa.37ef6db6e987087c

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