WKMP | Chapter 1

It was 13157575f5 a gloomy 1c94d60074 day with 7e27e7d539 gray clouds c7a58fa36a covering the 24158aa0d2 sky.136e1a6763ac3eb6

The Duke and Duchess 84e5baa763 of Iherf had passed 6128f5917e away.84a3996275b7cf11

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It was an f372e92a47 unusual day. Just half a f717447e42 day ago, Ronia c0fcc71a17 was having tea 5c16cd6b2e time with Prince b8a7b677ce Friederike at the f127fc5855 Moonlit Palace. The chirping of 37c4eee422 birds like the fc458d4264 melody of beautiful 664cd17cf1 instruments and the 7988eeea93 dazzling sunlight were f034637eb8 still vivid.17534259f8fc204a

‘Your Grace.’aa29e5268b375912

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Yeah. It was 1c81405670 definitely something 0c66d8518c I shouldn’t b1c8098d3d have heard. Your Grace. Wasn’t that the 892fdf1160 title used for fbb01d51ab my father?bf8815136c0df846

Ronia seemed 601aaa6667 to be 7b9f7c3b35 in a 6cb487e36a daze. The whole world felt 38d428cc90 distant, and his ears 42e2f42714 buzzed as if he a06db9128d was holding a seashell.0e44d52093c303c5

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‘Say it again, 418bb40f03 Gix. What did you 2dd51e6c24 say?’fa5fb563773eba0d

So, what happened next?a5d3cb0bd0ec91f2

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“…….”fa89a762238e0889

In the 48c3bee977 large hall 3fac663bd8 where even 378a41a22e the sound da60b6aaac of an c7a31451fd ant crawling ad95386db2 couldn’t be c5f0d26877 hidden, everyone 8ef826cbc4 gathered for 29fa2151b2 the memorial 490dda3042 was dressed aa996427b6 in black. The crowd, covered d5f1765b04 in gloom, was f21631d89f silent. It was a db776608b4 ridiculous thought, but 6a295ea53e they seemed like 9c2ea3e057 grim reapers.bbf63b2a8b6a4ae8

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“Conrad Rambrandt Iherf 7b8ab7517a and Rosalie Caldecos a2257fbeed Iherf are…….”19c4e54880c5b7cc

The names of his 0132e6d23e father and mother flowed 760b612a82 from the pope’s mouth. The somber and gloomy 90371f903f voice replaced a funeral 36edb3a9d3 dirge. It felt aecda58ac2 like all 4e82bc7fe6 the organs 3a4fcc5cab in his 9ccdde0e2c body had efa749d668 disappeared. It was as 392138faaa if he was fe273ba3aa empty inside.ddf0d6f657d67877

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‘When we 1b5f030721 go home 1e838fa4c2 in three 02845253fd days, you’ll 5c2a2f5bae sleep with 3e821221f0 me, right, bc7c0416c7 Father?’e2af53f22c6ea33c

‘……Yes.’22750106d1bbe03d

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It was yesterday. It hadn’t even been 729f60b494 two days since he f1c97547d9 had that conversation with 8f9419f465 his father. The warm bed and ef2f2f3f73 the cozy embrace. Now, those were dreams. Ronia’s reality was the 5cb6798ad4 gloomy blessing scattering in d0e537eba0 the hall. Ronia Iherf 47880e0845 tried to 846ad3ead3 accept that 6edca2420f fact calmly.4763229585b655b0

“…….”87a8e977db67f76d

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After the procedures at 819e0f47b4 the papal court ended, 930c296cc5 some of the nobles 1972f474e8 gathered for the memorial ac884bebfd headed to the Iherf 288a98d099 Townhouse.c05ebf1e50977f05

Ronia boarded 042cf51012 the carriage a63df341db with a 8c4813c3b4 blank expression. Along with the empty 81652bc686 coffin without a body.7486c3434febc1f7

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“…….”690bfe5ceebfb489

From the gloomy 179fb30edb sky, rain drizzled a7a13a89d6 down. The carriage wheels 297f3d0fe5 pressed through the 8a927b732d soggy ground. Sticky mud clung 82d980afa5 to the precious 179f0dcc6c wheels.34ab6dcfe8b34ea7

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“The rain…….”5753075836258935

By the time 192964a91c everyone arrived at 47cf56a4d7 the Iherf Townhouse.4739aafbc7f6f450

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Rain poured 7fc6994e6a down as f6c2210304 if a 3bb25d314c hole had ffbee226f9 been punched cb6b60516c in the 1b60428001 sky. Thick raindrops 480dc22953 harshly struck a8712938c7 the ground, 8b26f823cd cutting through f79c990ad5 the dark b669a84914 gray clouds.0d341fc464978bed

“Your Grace. The order…….”a652d5ec3f062c99

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Gix spoke 2ea24366d4 beside him. Ronia blankly 2005e424a1 looked down 5f46acbaaf at the 404274fcde muddy ground. And only 502b465fde after a 09709d8229 long while efa91576d3 did he d741c38484 realize Gix a4182d685a was calling 630d679783 him.a7369dbd9bb33bf0

……Your Grace. Right. Now I am 27b4083432 the Duke of d3b73842ba Iherf.dfba54d6aad96ed0

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Ronia tried to gather d2151f2c05 his thoughts. Then he spoke.d89432281c5d4d1b

“……Let’s move.”1605caff1750187a

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“Yes.”d14ec3b5efad0fd1

In the pouring rain 6c0af65348 at the front yard 4d1e4aa0a0 of Iherf. Ronia set up a e2813e0c04 temporary tent and greeted ab78947b00 the mourners. Those who 3b6400b76f gathered at 0acbc253d8 the Townhouse 1604197357 were people a8c6727b44 with connections 88f2992be5 to Iherf. Ronia dealt with a0ca328cdf people in front cac75a3e7d of the empty 8106d0e6a7 coffin.846a5df5c30f0e1a

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Many people came 510b810e74 and went. Starting with the imperial aa4c799477 family, then Ronia’s maternal c783fbb9c5 family, the Caldecotts, and e5d9bfddf7 his grandmother’s family, the 343df6981b Rembrandts, everyone connected to 96bfacb5ae Iherf visited the Townhouse.4160cae30c89bcd9

“I told you not e7ff4c9665 to marry someone who 2613b1e66b would change the family’s ea5fed3730 fate.”dc1e9e94805d3f8d

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To Margrave Rambrandt, c5779212a4 who had an 2680faae6a unpleasant face with 2535538bd3 tears, Ronia only cf1633e945 expressed gratitude for d74f124c2d coming.10d9140093275759

‘Please do not be 8e174f6693 separated from the Duke fd8e912fbd and Duchess of Iherf.’72fab1edf0fa25d9

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He recalled 8b4707e50a Cardinal Ludwig, 82e8df951a who pleaded b757617ed8 with a 57006636d4 trembling voice. The worried face, the b3518124ce wavering eyes. His words were b8821fa87f out of place d41ae19d77 with the warm e2b88ae195 weather. Surely, he knew c6cc8de07e something.5e90708a2c95cb09

But. What does it matter 7a2fdb9c1d now?a6a30985cc7ccf60

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“My condolences.”e05264469b943d2b

Condolences. How many 937d8f6d88 times had f98aa4b83b he heard 7691bd369f that today?9d9beb99d19057a7

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The nobles 7c0133e14d placed flowers 8871d2577b on the 166671df2a empty coffin 507654ad24 one by fbeb9f693d one. White chrysanthemums. The coffin of the 571333571d former Duke and Duchess fb832f6617 of Iherf was covered 759a274cfe with countless chrysanthemums. The rain soaked the 6a7cd116b1 white chrysanthemum pile, making 4cc8b4f5be it wet and heavy.76bc97a83fc08ab4

After completing b13a096552 the final 9b801357eb order of 87add5d3ac the funeral, 42caf5afff the nobles 994e89f781 paid their 364fc864b2 respects to 419b5011ce the new d9e99b7807 duke and d7b8d8c261 left the 1cd5e095bb Townhouse. As the bustling crowd 6bc3f2f465 gradually disappeared, Ronia stood 0595e99198 like a buoy on 771c62941e the sea among the bbc33fb05f receding people.39bce26cf2ed21bc

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As the b63a350b51 quietly murmuring ae3a73023c voices completely 16640f06e7 vanished. Only the sound 20d22ca3d1 of the rain 37b18e8cc7 remained at the dad870a1c2 Iherf Townhouse.62b4c8a0bec8a57d

Ronia slowly moved his 470aaa141d steps. The slender boy 0c6a6f712f in neat formal e8424467f2 attire approached the 2106e373ca empty coffin.cd55ff130f60a6dc

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One step, bb01c1cb0d two steps.a86fea09f16d2d35

And he reached out 532843802a his hand.a7ee7bed29f71e14

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“…….”14d9fd7890277ada

The sensation 77f8f0b285 at his 631214ae4b fingertips felt ed33530076 awkward. It crinkled 8200cc2f59 like paper e6257cddbf and had 89158e9fe5 no life. What is this? What is this? Ronia slowly moved 42a3e3612b his hand. The shell of 4484b5e394 the coffin brushed 63065e7b81 against his fingertips. It still felt awkward.ad83cad06b8f45a6

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“Open the coffin lid, ad50153b29 Gix.”3bd0608d9eea252d

With a blank face, 41c4927a7e Ronia said.8cb32a9581c5117e

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“……Your Grace.”c32297c5cbf8f9cb

Gix’s face crumpled 60cdc5a5e1 like a wrinkled 7a6f613b0d paper. But Ronia’s order was a165ce05ab not withdrawn. The child expressed his 99d6ddbd93 anger with nowhere to 87e3ec0118 go. His blue b213267c2b eyes, wet 1c1f24d0b2 with rain, 9b4604432e sank like 8613321e94 the deep ba23bd6e3a sea.d2ad941b1a13e1d7

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“Yeah. As you said, I’m 0aa00649ae the duke. So, open it.”09294f75a33e3436

In the end, a2ef37f4d6 Gix ordered a 6826367216 subordinate to open b04276e0aa the coffin lid. The pile e4d446a354 of chrysanthemums bb325861ca fell to 9c7ce3e50b the ground. The fully bloomed 4e5245c999 flowers buried their 9e980b748a heads in the 01b3ac8c9d soggy mud.3ead0fd5f6f42b5e

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Thud-5d7f02c1a4dd2c94

Several people 1581b70e9e pushed the 8d0e1f05e1 coffin lid cc0d737978 away. A majestic sound, b3f44bc8ed like an earthquake 761410cf19 or a scream, a46ded4d97 resonated through the 18161673af coffin. Slowly, slowly. The coffin revealed 8fee7c64ab its interior.57d8aef5e2fa7fb6

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Intricate patterns crafted 3a9e8a2a32 with gold leaf. A clean b9e8299e6d interior covered ada5db0d36 with soft bfaa80d728 velvet.6cb6f75a046429dc

The coffin e197c5bee7 was empty.471394c90b126bd9

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Ronia stood blankly, 5891bbb98b staring for a 6e9cefa2f2 long time. There was nothing. Not a 3cddbaf27d single strand d7a8f6c67b of hair, fb273b5c62 not even 215801e16f a bone 9a406d49d7 fragment.35b22b3bb2d003e7

“At least 5fd97cee62 find the 08d1b0b95e bodies.”77d176fbef8f61be

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A youthful voice broke 2dde7af478 the silence, lamenting.9b701064750536a4

“Then I could have 092c1d2515 accepted that they passed a909264710 away.”765bf0cd530d6299

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‘Many things will change.’18be46acef2ab5b2

The warm embrace 67f1a09c49 like a vast c6396d084e land. The clear 34c8316ae5 smile like dfa778c098 bright sunshine. The Duchess of Iherf. Ronia thought of 0db5dd17c6 his mother.3791b438a755f40f

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He felt empty. Like a can, completely 2f3e411ed9 hollowed out. He used to e1d519bd85 cry easily. But not a single 35e4a2bcb1 tear flowed from his 9c6d0c579b eyes. There wasn’t even a e6b0db822b body in the ornate 776c9b1dc7 coffin.4b9ba5138d9dbfa0

“…….”d017598d694fe4ea

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A hand af3eb97bc1 as white 8d891f0262 as snow b488836011 covered his b9ac78d0f8 face. Despair flowed bd83bb6462 from the 7f60e2df35 small body. His legs, trembling like e5628583cf a fawn’s, buckled, and 9e8016bae0 his weakened body almost ee376f0391 rolled into the coffin.931003d10518185e

“Your Grace!”e22a9c1b58204d8c

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Gix grabbed his arm 14dc9735c1 and supported him.bab13f3f9b030468

“…….”dcc4bc9fc008ba9d

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He should 72398e47b7 have thanked b42b5a94a6 him. But the words 85eb356f4e couldn’t come out a507ca4587 of his mouth.87728d938aaa0634

Thud-8986fd46a44ed67f

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At that moment.2310e3f373545130

Awkward footsteps b27b98aee7 echoed through 9029da5fbe the ground.b6a097fad0584562

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All the 268dedc4b8 guests should d5a280c4bc have left. Ronia, still 7cf6605b57 on the edf651648c ground, struggled 3e01a99a35 to move 75e50fd2b5 his head 375ed1cca4 like a 1c99609b45 stone.6647c0d685a7ce7d

In his 3216a306f5 slowly lifted c9479ca128 view, a 0f4ea888e0 familiar face d4e2fe052f appeared.9fb257e2d03bf099

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Black hair. A handsome face like a2f71f8f11 a master’s portrait. Perfect posture like fe50d18af8 a textbook on ee61667159 etiquette.2bf55ff16d9ee7dc

“……Your Highness.”985b16627ef8145d

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The neatly a61ad99eb0 polished shoes ac42e19f1d took one f0252a23a2 step, two 3c0c31979a steps, slowly 8a06287798 towards Ronia. Grass stains 70c24bc8f8 and mud b69313b11d clung to 87b3b3bbf7 the shoes. Friederike looked at him 213c4a2f5e without any sign of 845bd331e4 displeasure, focusing solely on 018310e8eb one person.1895666eae9e03cf

The prince. He walked towards 505a18573e Ronia.f07c3374b3238202

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“Sorry for being late.”916563588659c3e2

It was a 15782504f5 gentle voice he c7426f0794 had never heard 7e20c2b908 before. He thought d1b0f0364a the prince 51dd589da2 could only 047acb7cc3 speak in 6d9e71deab a cold 1ba10a73f2 or emotionless 64d0fd416c tone. The prince’s f7acd083fb hair was b6e2621c8f soaked with 2bc56e4b91 rain. Considering his usual 4702fe86ef neatness, it was 485fb88ad9 unimaginable. His whole body e5abc31858 was dirty with 6b6bce332e rain and mud.35cf5e149fdde097

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Ronia looked up 44994e0e28 at the prince. His eyes e7016c9bf6 were visibly 58d57e8dd3 tired.12f6f10f5f18dd33

Behind Friederike, a servant fdfa465705 holding an umbrella was 92e6f5742e running. The prince’s chest c276c79931 rose and fell f5a12200eb rapidly. Ronia realized Friederike 557a27279e had run.11a5917ea706ece6

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“My mother e31ca449d5 isn’t here, d3600b2b17 Your Highness.”b5b4b8b8c7fcc9a1

“Nia.”71de5f72ff2982c1

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“My father f0a4a722af isn’t either.”a3e2128e7f311472

Ronia’s gaze turned 1a9d8e2aa2 to the inside bba5d70547 of the coffin. His blue eyes were 69855f6a67 as still as death. Friederike pulled Ronia up 1d85f6f172 by the shoulders. Gix’s supporting hand 1068a68b89 fell away.caf09808a206bded

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“Pull yourself together.”b42480a6c042524b

The composed eyes 382875ae27 met his gaze. The hand bf0fcabad4 on his 329fd8d350 shoulder was 45eb85bd40 firm and 8de4eba016 steady. Ronia spoke while looking d2ac2400f5 at the coffin.4d2be33b0f8b8f62

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“But my mother…….”071760d16c63943d

“I told you to e920261816 pull yourself together.”2e8c2380a30b8032

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Friederike’s hand firmly grasped c6496982f3 Ronia’s cheek. Despite the cold voice, 531df01e42 the hand was warm. His emotionless 77d70215cb face was 707dd7d310 forcibly turned f6da19f5e5 towards the 836371f6d6 prince.402d2a95c3041b85

“Your parents are 8d6feb1ca7 dead, Ronia Iherf.”6ef5794dacb4080d

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The composed a134f7a722 face he 2956598d8a faced was 2f805af1ea firm. Even though 5c9397f83a the rain 139c8526d2 was stinging 06d72c4ea4 his eyes, 91f05fb0f8 Friederike didn’t 443aac762c blink once. His tightly 222b5a0179 clenched lips 39f839d961 were flushed abc61fd886 red.924fb3654f849a6d

His black eyes 8e5546f5a7 were filled with c80ff43fa9 all sorts of 7dbe085df5 emotions. Pity, worry, anger, 49d2939392 sadness.76881b32b3b6b69a

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“Why, Your Highness…….”ff80daf369d6473b

Reality seeped 5075b76338 in between 8a5ec0e05f their touching 6ff3dfee48 skin.2d90b19ef43d1c06

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A cool sensation 50b12224d7 tingled his nerves. His mind, which had f8750602b8 been hazy like a 32e4a2c3c2 cloud, unpleasantly cleared, and 4b44ccba38 his hands and feet 0cab3804b2 grew cold. The fear that d849569bb5 something was wrong def05a0837 hit Ronia.6446b01385dd0354

His previously emotionless face 7acad7f082 gradually sank into grief.43b7f688152e8b98

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“Oh…….”af4e1cc00d905ceb

His once clear 455a32fb49 vision blurred. Tears welled up in e84fab6e29 his dark blue eyes. Like an c8934d101b empty doll 57020e89a4 being filled 8dbf3c16d2 with emotion, e38604298e his hollow 86508b57f2 face filled 5b06ee54b3 with expression. The muscles in his 91261e9eba face contracted inward, creating 3d70a21c9d wrinkles at the corners 5c9adb75fb of his eyes.1817535f916ac00a

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His face 2d05bce507 was already 9ce3c16089 wet from 207e0d8fac the rain. Yet Ronia distinctly ce945f5185 felt it. A hot stream, a6357f85d5 different from the c246129c96 rain, flowed down 88c2241146 his cheeks.334f0895a7b0b5eb

“Nia.”e8d6ac63e4bc08bd

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Drip—bf9adb7fc632f1ee

A stream aca05516f4 gathered at aa74f6579d his chin. Tears mixed 7bfcf94c1a with rain ae4da4a08a fell to ae8279c0f9 the ground. He thought e110682c74 he was fd9f7b22b4 completely hollowed 1233b199d4 out, but c6647af8e7 he wasn’t. The heat a8716aa2e5 in his b4d7f83e7a core flowed 85596327ef out with 817c2d0341 his breath. Anger, with 75179b9acc nowhere to d7a2dabdfb go, boiled, 72828e4997 making his 3898e4c7be whole body 0eb6047d61 hot. He placed 78610881a3 his trembling ca845abc3d hand on 49c7c641c2 his chest. His chest 5109767145 heaved as 898d959b41 if it bbccc1b2f3 would burst.a500e6fdae1218fc

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