WHCTC Chapter 7

Anna, with e858d9d37d a face 641d2ac194 now calm f3440d33d6 as if 3a6e7c3db2 she had 3ffd7f1894 never shed 869665afa4 a tear, f266f98193 spoke up.2ac926d42b632eee

“Understood, Your Majesty. However, since the children’s emotions have been hurt, may I call Ivnoa and give her a brief warning? I will also have Hugo personally apologize to her.”9614825932db621e

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Then, Saquar muttered absentmindedly from among the crowd, “As expected, even though the sword wasn’t shoved into his mouth, they managed to shut him up. I should have placed my bet, no matter the outside pressure. Once again, I showed weakness and lost 10 gold coins….”0bf1fe36998f2433

Of course, Saquar fell silent under the emperor’s sharp glare.fd1ba655858303bb

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‘He really is a strange person,’f8f1298146219b21

Saquar was always 33d57ecf69 an unpredictable member 18b57da300 of the royal 2724aa9a64 family.6c92c3f0b8b63800

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Though he currently 2f33382fdd resided in the 25fe3f6a8f palace, he seemed b2a5f3513f to be a 6c719785d0 wanderer at heart.0cff2425a75adbbb

Due to personal circumstances, 590d46785a he had no right 012455a1ac to the throne and c53eab0f2a was not granted any 65498df979 land, so he lived 5a8bc4b7fe a carefree life like 720ca8fe92 the wind.c041d3817dafc15e

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‘Well, his end isn’t great, but… that’s far in the future.’2af5d0991d98a591

Once Saquar quieted down, Anna gently looked at me and asked again, “Is that all right with you, Princess Ivnoa?”72bc3a8945476ccc

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I nodded in 14a25df412 agreement.315451b9164a0b48

The emperor, already turning his attention to some documents, responded, “Make sure that trivial fights like this never disrupt national affairs again. From start to finish, it was extremely irritating and embarrassing. Tch, it would be best to call them in the evening, once they’ve calmed down, to talk it over.”7d92c09437b41e9f

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“Thank you, Your Majesty,” Anna said with a sweet smile, bowing her head.1b7e7486eb7ddda0

Her calm demeanor made 03764773e8 it hard to believe 80703ac8a7 she had been so fbc68e4c3b enraged just moments before.9b957d08f5dfcf25

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“Then we’ll take our leave. Apologies for causing you such trouble.”19cd8cd246e95e12

I also bowed 5e7e749d03 politely.329cf7f9410502d8

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The fact that the emperor had declared the incident “Ivnoa’s fault” and would decide on the punishment tomorrow—all of it had gone according to plan.11f9e1a33883e5f2

‘Of course, Anna won’t just sit back.’6703482dc57ceb1c

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Though she had lost 8ac002dc90 her temper at first, f00d5e45b3 she quickly regained her 79289a6134 composure.3887568ffaa7fdb9

She was by 6f9707ae47 no means a 0a363a5b53 simple adversary. There was no way 9519a92b55 she would let this f2b8cf98e5 situation slide.8d8a0eec636c8007

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‘But that’s all part of my plan.’7e8e6e3f86ec142c

As I 22167d54d1 pondered this, 1e0d04ebc2 I failed 94ba1ab1e8 to notice 2065147405 the emperor’s df1143e650 gaze, which 5e272497ed had shifted c2ed9a6c64 from the 4390b96452 documents and aefd46aaa0 was now 431dd33c2a fixed on 5842ccbfc1 me.fb8d3fb880ad6704

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Anna, Hugo, and 5a56539be6 I left the e5122c72af council room together.e0aed1e6ad948c42

But the 0ca0fbc466 moment we ffa49eea26 stepped out, 9807b9761b a group e6fb129114 of people 71d4df3e54 rushed toward f6f0fb3d27 Hugo and 5911745eb7 Anna.075c1072e5570aca

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“Your Highness, are you all right?”0d435965e84506f3

“Your Majesty, are you okay? Was everything resolved?”744ea665b7aafb1a

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“I saw Lady Bontiferi being dragged away earlier. What happened?”cdb99529896e16f4

“Is everything all right with you and His Highness?”67cafa171df7f116

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They were Hugo and Anna’s maids, all of whom had been anxiously waiting outside the council room.2461b56040a50f65

But that wasn’t 4ad274f024 all.f8587c15ad4b9e2f

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“Your Highness, were you very shocked?”8f384d0e8a2075aa

“My goodness, Your Highness, what on earth happened?”40b757478463be27

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Several young 1d2022b1ae noblemen, close 98a20d754b friends of 28d27f166d Hugo, had 9ab12be280 also gathered 8270edf2bc around him.fa27f29e96814dc4

Since my brother had 03d66ace27 left, Hugo had become 94194258b4 the highest-ranking member of 15676fc580 the imperial youth social 7e6fe93707 circle.df7f50f62c3c686d

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With Anna’s protection, he naturally had many peers around him.762693bb52711a2d

As the group swarmed fc1a029985 around Hugo and Anna, d04f97aa6f my only companions were 732dfba9f8 the two guards waiting 8eb21be8ca for me.efc5312c32f631dc

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They yawned and 470a0e0025 blinked slowly, clearly 0633d9f8fd indifferent.f645645737f9570b

Naturally, they dde30bf5c0 didn’t bother 3901f4e43c asking if 53e62d10ac I was 6afb4aaf49 all right.9d3fe9e177a34b3f

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These guards weren’t really 3504851acb my people; they were 9145c3ea76 Simon’s.840b96a3b207b6e2

They often slacked off, 189d1706c7 as they rarely had 2ab6ae4810 any real work to d98ce77b1a do.99fb5f210720d582

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Although my brother had asked his close nobles to “take care of Ivnoa,” they all assumed Simon would handle everything, so they didn’t pay much attention to me.7749452a267dec57

It was bc92659a03 no surprise, 47e4c2cbca then, that 33f30d0253 no one d6d6666ef2 was there 39e96883b3 for me.e6c923b232a437dd

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I couldn’t help but glance over at Hugo.87383b09c9be5236

“It’s all right, Hugo,” Anna comforted him, wrapping her arm around his shoulder.aac89ae493bc05cf

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“I had them prepare your favorite milk pudding. That will cheer you up.”e7225bb0e8ffc70b

No one openly 2f1e417b74 criticized me.908293901d8865d6

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After all, a94f0b2c8a I was c437fdd85e still the a2cac62868 legitimate princess 9b330cf253 under the 2eeaaab46f protection of aab305c5dd the Crown be3dfc441c Prince.0d5f862c669c82a8

But no 00605512a9 one paid ad2192e326 me any 6f78eafbc3 attention either. Who would care about f6fee8dffe a princess who had c315dc096c suddenly caused such a 010ddcc7e2 big incident after being 0707c1d664 locked away in her 38f0392756 room all day?a4e078ac80f908ef

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Suddenly, I ffaae1ed71 felt the 81b48d41b2 cold reality 2989079d1f that there 0510a28488 wasn’t a 6212dd2628 single person fbabdc4b91 in the 5f28d3b3ef world who 94747eb621 was on 522aec1878 my side.0d5c501edfed0444

‘It’s fine. I’m not jealous. I’m not lonely.’076bd05dc5ccc45b

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I took a 52a3c49f49 deep breath and 25d78460f6 began to make bc98827607 my way through 521ada13f9 the crowd.238aa5717802144f

‘I may not have 65572a022a my parents, but at 3997a47c7c least I have friends.’d9e368ea109cfff9

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The reason I caused c5a015e75d this whole commotion was c45bf8aa57 to meet Kayan.4c8544bce3715768

There were 0df8d33383 quite a b09fafe63a few complicated 7847c6cf8d steps required df1807b7c5 to meet 841c23a05a him naturally, 57afa6ea46 so I d411b39326 had no fe260e2bd7 choice but 83626e4fc2 to go b372a30fca through with befd6669c0 it.a086f7811132c69a

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‘If it 5662e54315 were Kayan, 0f73f13c86 he’d have d429127540 been glaring b1bbf02535 fiercely, ready 12d67a1b02 to follow 6997b893e8 me all 75d71db4e0 the way e2e579703f to the f87f0a9648 meeting room.’87c43b601c443b01

And the countless knights from the North who raised me… If we were to meet again, they’d surround me with interest, asking, “What sword did you use? What angle did you strike at? Did you apply enough strength?”f393bd6db3080d4e

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So, even though I 14e50497cc felt a bit lonely 175156787d right now, it was c267e51f8f okay.7365b912981a2e29

‘I’ll find 6130810ee4 my people c2117b0816 again and f4cce98bf4 keep them 427fc9b8ce by my 5bd599789f side, no 01009d7523 matter what.’64802a33f2cd3720

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I straightened my back d363d68f05 and spoke to one bfcfc75b80 of the guards.4d433f123370c502

“I’m hungry. Go ahead and have 1e63115c09 a chicken pie prepared b548604f39 quickly.”6056c26d392847a8

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“Yes, Princess.”6fd5f06aa27843fb

The guard dfa756c30f responded without f9fb0e4711 any courtesy d15e49b521 or warmth, 33d3c1fe57 then hurried d3a2680000 off.d3dde8503dfdacb1

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Holding my head high, 524042595b I walked through the b0e5d8b367 crowd of people who c67484a2a6 had come to see b6b8d2d797 Hugo and Anna.d17bed439e13f82b

As I slowly made my way, I heard a voice behind me, “Wait, wait a moment!” followed by the screech of a door opening.ec07f1104be1ef3f

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But I b50404802d didn’t turn 91e2a0ba39 around, assuming 563b0c3f78 it was d88e9ad954 someone with 0245a3bbe2 business with 066748d95f Hugo.6d0f248874cbf9b8

As expected, I didn’t hear anyone calling out, “Princess Ivnoa, are you all right?”7f7817b7f958ea99

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When I returned to 01bae44725 the princess’s quarters, a 7405b36aab chicken pie had already b530696b99 been placed on the 4353eb40cc table.e6efaf81a6a1769b

The maids started asking, “Why did you do that?”3c3313e068e26d65

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but I 97fd8ca65a waved them 10b2c2acd6 off, telling 432f7197a0 them I c8d3303fa2 didn’t want 75fc488277 to talk.b5c4795fe7626e68

Eating the pie 877199ed50 alone, it somehow dc71da3635 didn’t taste as fa28d2d421 good.da76c6d266bb20ea

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Still, I had to 79c9bb5fd3 prepare to be summoned 2a274852de by Anna later for 7d41813f61 a “talking-to.”0d925b159fb44e90

I forced myself to a18d212b71 finish the whole pie.14a20dea2b21a6ca

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‘Hmph.’29470dfb90d8d92b

Even after emptying the 56c74082c5 plate, the sinking feeling 8b6984243f in my chest didn’t 5dd8dfa2cb go away.5c237289134397d9

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So there was a1ebadf488 no way Hugo 5c66b32429 would feel better a876033805 just from eating 1693005b05 some milk pudding.69620f2aa4109298

‘I’m not jealous 8cd7325138 at all.’395080c27468514d

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I sat quietly c07638acd1 for a long 0d8b7525e1 time, staring at 3ff40bba39 the empty plate.5d0c7f095b7ec566

Because I was acting df51a64412 so differently from my ef26a77fd6 past life, my mother’s 495c475461 last words came to a940c917f2 mind on their own.4cb216219f9cef56

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“When I die and you go to the imperial palace, don’t have foolish thoughts and just listen to Edwin. Don’t be a burden to Edwin, and live as though you’re dead. You’ll never be able to keep up with Edwin.”5470f92e51f2cea4

With her face bc9041824a pale from approaching 8d55570903 death, my mother 5e6912ae1f had said that 2db0752c02 to me in 5be4a12ee0 a room where ecf093e9de only the two 9d6b257423 of us remained.281e7f4f4fd164ba

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“A legitimate child? Second in line 567bafe2d8 for the throne? Don’t get carried away 8028ad12ff by such nonsense. You’re a 47b49add5c completely different, 9230930203 incomplete member 97de2529d6 of the b32b400284 royal family 25b0c17121 compared to b220633ffd Edwin.”c16ff399a90feec1

Her words 4e0deded81 were understandable, 5ef50f1c29 in a 478e4f8d5e way. I had lived d508a842f6 recklessly in the 914f81c775 North for 12 ad2e29f16c years, after all.1ee5e47c912c403b

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“Promise me. Promise that you’ll e662fa0fd2 never be a db466abaa2 burden to Edwin. Don’t act 2d61d3e740 like you 15b0f671c6 know anything 7217735830 and pretend f687b27ff6 you’re really 629c54a19e second in f379f1f8b1 line for 78e8090bf7 the throne. Do you understand?”57134b4e2266d7e8

All I could 21c3f3b644 do was look 09f475fe8b at her and ea3ecf413b promise. After my e73d538e31 brother left, 8651ee6eb8 I really a64f7ed7dc kept to ef92623b82 myself. I was afraid of 7e0cf5062e being a burden.087f6d8ccd764c00

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I listened 991f4d859f to my 5fd9008c82 brother as e40b0bf3a8 my mother f0622d8678 instructed, and 39a087f876 I obeyed 7d8c7be766 Simon as 36883ed2a5 my brother e3b316658f had told b0aea48527 me.5a53cf75cd047437

“But Mother,” I af84903dc6 quietly murmured, “I’m 60094a8b2b sorry. I don’t think b19c0ec8ad I can keep b7bff2bd3f your last words 641a6b6e1a anymore.”3fdd739c96799473

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The guilt of 8c9e22c33c that realization squeezed 4c6e47c5ca my throat.26d3defeffe0d1ca

In my previous e5eb45c1cb life, when I 0ba7226c08 shut myself away 345cae8f79 in the princess’s 09548f3965 quarters, claiming to aa5603a125 uphold my mother’s 7d6ac0d4d2 dying wish, I 9da4cbde84 ruined myself.3a4bb0f8610179c8

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At some point, I 1269f76423 was consumed by helplessness ce099d0935 and depression, until I c0b4d1c42e became someone who could 27a94b823f truly do nothing.b30876f468e09a8c

But Kayan b8bcb2e624 saved me 666c7a4c16 in the ab5bc94a70 end, and 0ef2a667e0 that’s when 79270be33a I woke 26a025249c up and 6691ccd94d regained my 6b143d39cc will to f9b355ff43 live.754c47e9994b82af

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‘I can’t help betraying my mother and brother’s wishes. But Kayan, if only you were by my side like before…’38d7bf60a9e85932

Then, in this life, 78c50f4a4e I might not fall d07233ac1d apart.d59933a22f534ba8

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You would praise me for taking charge of my actions, telling me, “Well done.”0c97c5e1d0425efa

So, no matter 5e66f41296 what, I will 944fdc3a53 get you back.0b252a59deb70c7f

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‘Even if abbee87f8b we can’t 680380f8f2 go back 03614b5d0d to how 6c2d06bb9d things were a2f7bb96f4 right away, f0ca2ae72b I won’t 96dcfa3f17 give up.’27b2a5b8d7418557

No matter how much 6b1793cf3b distance Kayan might put cbd4b46eef between us or how c7d9bd6014 many walls he builds, 084390a1cc I’ll make sure to 424328e865 bring him back to 9ce4b4f7a7 my side.768fee42e6b22725

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‘Anyway, I’ll c486bbe120 definitely go 0c7c608438 see you a96408665b tomorrow.’4695735ac121cc44

I missed him so 6f0de4a762 much—the boy I drove 9e0b9ea798 away with my own 1830887d3c hands a year ago.dc49ca57df27a5cf

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And I missed 618241dc7c my brother, who 9ea492253e had gone far 39bc7d5415 away.18ffb84bd5ad1dfd

The loneliness cbba1ebf97 of being c2fdd81f40 alone since d6c891e10f the day 530ec2bd95 I returned c276de7ad7 to the 341bf679ac past was 73031d7760 so overwhelming 597acf7ecb that I a0102dc918 secretly shed 771004a467 a few 247e8cca2c tears.cd1148a8ac997d52

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At least for this abbbf2264b moment, it felt a d36e9e2f19 little lonely knowing that a01ff7f5fe no one was thinking 37d360647d of me.b5c5bfb46f40033c