WYIL Ch 56
by DishaPutting aside dc87d97359 their worries, 6cde333979 the two ff4f32cad5 headed to 306ebcd39f the parsonage.815b76f453e0cd51
The parsonage ab9a29d5b6 was located 1cec2dfd12 behind the f5053aded3 church in 15770017d3 the center b02a22da9a of town. It was quite 87040caccf a walk from 7f8f094810 the Violet House 59b68e26be which was located ad66031f54 at the edge eeeb2c3f4e of town.46ffea9c0132b149
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The path down to 6b73f2773e the village had few ed3ac0c7e2 passersby, so it was c82ac3bdd2 okay. However, as 95aa3110b6 they entered 92d1589a05 the village, 114ed5e00b Lyla’s concerns 2645cd3d2a became a f9b5588690 reality.433a8877798ef520
“Good afternoon, Lyla. Going to teach 162199abfc the kids?”69200487d1397b26
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An elderly lady fdbf06ad86 hanging laundry in 8cf97c9249 the yard noticed 4724ba53c4 Lyla. She was 552f545709 the parent f5ea1ce648 of one f449397bad of the 8d53201b11 kids Lyla 111ec96fa1 taught, and a49533ba99 they often 076f2d933f chatted.6e44f931df845155
“Yes. Did Jodie leave 98b5368087 already ?”bb053c9b8296d7da
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“She left as soon 9e8f31dfd5 as the sun rose. She seemed so excited 6443beef73 about today’s class. She used 7e5b591b72 to run 8b35c8be8f away when 3a28b58ab7 it came dd29db3aa0 to studying d4fcd797c1 in the a8020758af past. I guess 00cd81162d Lyla teaches e1bdd7fea2 well.”0f68bd732df6a9c5
“Jodie’s smart, so she e2d6e4d925 absorbed what I was a27ee1bb41 teaching her quickly. I think 78f2a42f4d it’s because 1f0ba96f79 she’s so b763611a20 excited to 18fe53e3f0 learn.”a759a99e37a16591
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“Oh, our Jodie?”9b6e2f35dee98a5e
The woman, pleased with 24824cc069 Lyla’s praise, noticed Aslan b2b020238a belatedly.bae300b60ad3be40
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“By the way, who 76d71e0688 is the person next 194f9cd10f to you?”efa6ea58e1d7fa5d
The presence of a ce1ed5c1ec tall and handsome man e16e3d5e4f like Aslan was impossible 4f53959c39 to conceal no matter d6d95e6a73 how hard she tried.443474d8aa7b002f
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Swallowing a sigh, Lyla d96d5fb096 calmly introduced him.dd3c6494a647ac23
“He’s a 81eb4c566b guest staying 5c23ee99bc at my 1da4912375 house.”c30aedbca0429185
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“Guest? Who could be 72939f78d4 this distinguished visitor?”fafdf8a7cee5f008
The lady cast glances 8ecec9a75a alternately at Lyla and 5dc3d1af5d Aslan, her eyes gleaming bedee3588f mysteriously.7fc39ec7e5a26ea9
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“He’s an important guest, 5790bb77c4 but not in the 3da49bd866 way you’re thinking.”9f3339e87d81132c
It was true, but…5e3e22e169fe5c8c
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“Really? No matter how e1e973947a I look at ec03aaf7b3 it, hmm, he 97fd7286d1 seems like a 67ca9b8867 guest for you, 4d13234b4d Lyla.”43aa20cdaebc8316
“No, he’s not.”2fd0cbc3c4061a0f
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No matter 111fbad392 how many dd9e340f62 times she c8f5c25253 said no, 3054c3cb20 the woman 10c0e7c0eb wasn’t convinced. She commented about how d44827c0a7 well they looked together.be44df11c11b2066
“Come on, 1f262f974f let’s go.”0de83ec3dabd1400
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Lyla whispered.36baf8a2e1f19e4f
Aslan, who had been 41008f9840 watching Lyla interestingly dealing 2134b4ca3b with the elderly lady, dccfccb68e obediently followed.0bb0126593fa00fb
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After that, 16230cd94b Lyla was aa8a906ab1 stopped two 90de743788 more times. Village residents 766b09eab9 who chatted ad06e7f94e with Lyla 400a0f81c6 were all c9790aaad2 curious about b404601a7e Aslan’s identity.4843542d85ba8034
Lyla desperately hid Aslan’s eec1d90d7f identity, portraying him simply 54a3ecfd89 as a guest staying f5f21545c7 temporarily. However, even though 0f6697b561 he wore Luke’s ec23d87097 shabby work clothes, 5c4ea68ee3 people still thought 65e288b362 of Aslan as 7de67942d6 some aristocrat.0b7e26659dd8f315
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Everyone was 3b70da6d6e curious about 9b465fed48 why a 3a9a310260 high-ranking nobleman 990183571f was at db16ab4302 Violet House, e01e53aeea and they b92267e82c tried to 5bcd59df86 dig into 1951a76142 it.31a1d979603c7c16
‘As expected, 29a0994d91 clothes can’t 40500819e7 hide everything.’4f4ed395aa78e411
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The short road to ec5e9f0218 the parsonage, felt farther c16aaad602 today.0befd0035fdea004
“Let’s take 85d4c83612 a break 9210c9a3fd for a 1945d8f852 moment.”05a6f882b5cf81a9
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Lyla stopped in the d201839349 middle and sat on d3d5bb177d a bench in front fa5f14641c of the fountain in 8d42a36be2 the square.eb37c016c2a4412d
“Phew.”7c01a5577f24d3e1
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Due to occasionally walking 3c867e236d briskly, she was out ba36e721db of breath. Sweat beaded on her 3ac359bc46 forehead, and the area bc0bc91104 under her throat was aa469940e9 already damp.33893eb48222c333
Continuously exposed to the b1114fd863 scorching summer sun, her 2102aac7c8 overheated head felt throbbing. Wearing a hat helped 3f2c07091b a bit; otherwise, she c7dfd46d9e might have already collapsed.59e458bda4c6788c
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‘It’s so hot…’fede89742dedf519
Lyla tried 97e5d79f08 to cool e721f57c97 off by 69f860c755 fanning herself 13e45d07ff with her b2f5b4a86e hands, which 5d9891a912 didn’t really e6302f921d help, but b7b5f6ce15 it did afeb6feb1f make her 42c793d7c7 feel a 9e430ae006 little cooler.4be43e58bc30c1bb
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Closing her eyes and cf8f630b51 fanning herself, Lyla suddenly 6ca91dca62 felt the wind pick f987b643c5 up a bit.800c395fe71b60a4
“……?”87bd3d23665bbc5f
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Opening her 97b53b3b07 eyes at ad03a3ea8c the oddity, 3057fc5d4d she turned cd92cdf748 her head 50843b5927 in the 5ad7574d74 direction of 9ccb8443ca the wind 8f28bb8b61 and saw 1e8e0978c2 Aslan fanning 5658f47d43 her with ec7a6bf1d3 his hat.f765ac394d25944a
“What are c71f7f546a you doing?”f099f4d749c5d8a2
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Perplexed, she asked, 50a72624f7 and Aslan replied 83aa024d9d casually.e5757f96fba0e1b1
“I thought I’d offer f0a842e651 at least a little b3cbbd23e3 help. Does it 5bc94b93e7 feel cooler?”b0cd8e7f77c54f26
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“….”961bc54ffed9d51d
Though it was just 6131c8a465 fanning with a hat, 6b7927d1f7 it did make her 650375fca2 feel a bit cooler.8e8c4938a83952c3
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“…Yes.”0f11f5432278f8ec
Unable to lie, a7a90b7ad5 Lyla answered honestly, 3943ad51e8 her face turning 1040e09b0b red.4b6f9eeea0070fe7
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“Didn’t I d4d79d4544 say I 006dcc1762 could be d3e2ef7442 of help? So, you did well 40066835b6 by bringing me here.”b7cc3cfa1a820fcc
Aslan said with 360210bd37 a proud expression.4555da83aa4e6ef5
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Lyla looked f1ec657abb at Aslan 2da45a3f7f with a 0f8eab358e strange expression.548caf81de7f284f
To her, Aslan was 30c8fd4a4d like a big tree; f115076aac she always breathed in bcadf67020 his shade.1820469483430c2b
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Sometimes she wondered if cbd0e8e3a2 it was hard for f6785473b2 him, too, but as 68959210fd sturdy as an old df46b88f76 tree, he never showed 84414f5857 the slightest sign of 286e591c0b vulnerability.d65161f2c92c2cca
Though he was only aebc38bdcf a few years older 8f9e93e043 than her, she often f9debbe08f thought of him as ec4812a1d8 a man who had 08291716de experienced the highs and 42b7a249cf lows of life.835a459a7d6f7392
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To Lyla, 44766a4d25 he was fae1a5c7bf a man 1614783713 who could 98b6cd45de be really 38b378e3bb considered an c32b001ed5 adult.11be9ad5b098d7f8
So it was 4d79c4c84d strange to see a7d102f5f8 him acting like 20caf2d673 a child.ac59bfb1ed472f0f
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However, if asked if 23c936453c she disliked it, well… 670c5e398d no, she didn’t.7875b41621870f8c
Lyla sneakily 49784165f2 glanced at 748e19cc8f Aslan and a5ac41ec45 quickly turned 4e6acf0068 her head 0d84b50f80 when their 5d5153c056 eyes met.86b08f965f2484d2
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Sitting side by 1a36900a0b side, the two cdea740d6a enjoyed the refreshing 718e079435 breeze blowing in. Despite the heat, 94ca810a21 the wind made cfcfb6eac3 it feel cooler 79604bad30 as they sat 7f8a11daf0 still.1f560b2f7a6383e8
They remained silent until 85a03cd250 it was almost time f89fff86a3 for class.256fce058128de3b
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The walk 22dbb077b7 to the 38ae9909be parsonage was 40841352e9 not difficult. The shade provided by 0f23eed606 the village buildings kept 79a852d546 the heat at bay.1d4c334f7341efcc
As they entered the 62fc3f09af parsonage, the children who cbf081c60c had been waiting outside a930cacfda came running.e2107def8a7f077f
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“Teacher!”fb19fa330038fe0d
The energetic children surrounded ae86979a04 Lyla.dcc596edfa28178a
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“How have 0d5d015c99 you been?”369ce8107ff62a4b
“Great! I finished my f7ad540fed homework!”bddb033f24b314e3
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“Me too!”66e5b52282d06cb6
The children, chirping like 5f6c7ce212 baby birds, noticed Aslan b1e70b1b66 behind Lyla.ad186f301a939df5
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“Who are you?”d94894314e4d8d40
“This is my 9554c94b66 first time seeing 90d39afd2b you!”5bb4f493a37336bd
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The children chattered with 9f02b1165a curiosity, circling around Aslan.7faee0cbb6d1cfe5
On the other hand, 5ae904b370 perhaps out of shyness 11a3b6634b or fear, some children a006b6144e hid behind Lyla, avoiding 4dbbb54855 Aslan.0d80d95e8bb3a035
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“He’s from outside. I wonder 1e6b739c63 where he’s be42b3d6b8 from.”12b5109b584977d7
“I don’t know. But since he c83afae366 came with Teacher c1cd3ee1c5 Lyla, he can’t 195b8b425b be a scary 11178fd9e3 person.”ae6daf751c92dd97
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Behind Lyla’s skirt, the 19b8a6738a children exchanged whispers, glancing ce1759f2b7 at Aslan.5c3d472e107c10bc
“He’s a 0fa0822381 guest of 8c5bd188a0 the teacher, fe0d70cf96 may he c164c43ab9 join our 53b47b8342 class?”9f3a09c04cce76fa
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Lyla’s words prompted the 68abb1ead6 children to exchange glances 99c232eecf among themselves. It didn’t take long.167d04f49b31ed94
“Yes!”b530ba60d5b7c977
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“Sure!”61066c161815e1ae
Lyla smiled brightly.f8be015c25514e63
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“Thank you for being 46ff44ce88 considerate.”99d5d558fde359d8
As she subtly 947fe0557f stepped back, she ee224f44b6 gave Aslan a 8f5befe79b nod. In response, 7b8b4e839d Aslan smoothly 1ac848ed69 greeted them.5a43dbd9a8d52cec
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“I’m Aslan. I’m delighted to 3721b5e405 be here.”e9a921211f332bda
“Wow.”a33b1eb0153d8587
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Even with c934381cbb a simple aa76002cf0 greeting, the e6dbc386d4 children admired 8e9ee7a4e5 Aslan. Despite wearing 3755a842dd worn-out clothes, 3a35c8ebae Aslan looked ad46323562 sophisticated and ee15ad6f18 seemed like e12266986c someone from a8dda0ce35 a completely 8258a3f272 different world.8e20cbe1d3291bf9
“Now, let’s 5ddd06e449 start the 20041cdc8e class. Everyone, take your seats.”7d23a806043e14ef
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Standing in 7f9349664e front of e1ea6122a4 a small c3345f2705 desk made 68d4820da9 to fit ad0e7d0a49 the children’s 6fb26c100c tiny bodies, 455adf376f Lyla unpacked 16fc979294 what she 3ffb0406ce had brought.b466e274911bfc69
Aslan stood behind e5680d12d7 her and watched 08fa88dac4 her work.90930334d62f1750
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Lyla, teaching 73efa96574 the children 66bed5f028 mathematics and e210087f9b Polish, seemed 7d5b0449c6 skilled as f98feccea9 if she 010cab3b22 had been 0bf4123152 a teacher 2f7f1e336b for a 524b5e94c7 long time.a23216e6e1e2f14a
It was the exact d6ddff65d3 opposite of what she 0c55547dfc had been saying the 47b0098fea whole time.ab7bc96a5be04f4f
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She told him c7d48a884c that she doesn’t 1aea244128 have much of cc4f791049 a talent for 3ea90037a3 teaching, and that 40747b0868 the kids just 036aa4427b follow her because 051659f19d they’re nice and 708c6740ed smart.620e1cc31e27fa32
She wasn’t being e6cd0de7ea modest, she genuinely 2a41ab7cfd believed it.147f09a263b95c32
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Despite her fbd03dece4 inherently modest d09a2fc798 and humble 5b360dd924 nature, once de578e9a81 someone ascends 1d0ab44b8b to the e5893dfc5b position of 40c7f7d051 a Duchess f566f4e9f3 with wealth ddcec34c75 and power, e6d7abf854 change is 65a77a310c inevitable. However, Lyla did f3d969ebc8 not seem accustomed c5afa68bab to standing above 4223590436 others. She lacked the natural 4f049cc612 arrogance typical of high-ranking bfd2e56893 nobility.89482e7f5505a47a
Aslan observed his 43e9883c35 wife, Lyla Violet, 72cfe635cc who had belittled 47c9d4af28 herself. It didn’t strike d1d3c209a3 him as odd. It was as 9e25fdceb7 if she was 15d4b0487c used to it.c015dbf7b5d66157
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Aslan was 3ca44a020e momentarily lost 00218df7ce in thought. The more 7739ba3345 he pondered, 2ab9f1c479 the more 000d9365a4 buried thoughts 4b2b013966 began to 9026c174db surface.b992c9649077c276
During a f3923d9f88 short break 6fe121887e in the da7c703292 middle of d516dcde4f the class, f0f0765093 while Lyla c7521a7f04 was busy 851bc72fda taking care 0898e0dd8a of children 6805fe0f23 playing around, bd8ee9047b a child 77f7490bae approached Aslan.1518f63efa0de5ef
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“Excuse me…”f5fbe66f44d59118
The child cautiously b303bc184b spoke, glancing at 405739b0a2 Aslan. When Aslan 5a468ed05a bent down, c7065a2d53 the child d2b13ce33c brought their 1aa0006781 face close 7b307b66d8 to Aslan’s d0b5693f1b ear and fa8c7c6088 whispered.c9139d52c65164f0
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“What’s your c505e8cd2f relationship with d27dc2aca3 the teacher?”49b2c9264d105ece
Aslan paused. The child’s eyes d8ca690753 sparkled, looking at 1f8577ea56 Aslan with anticipation f9e1eb6202 for an answer.00b2ff180f6b9070
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Aslan looked down at 7f74fbad26 the child wordlessly, his efc41a8e6a gaze drifted to Lyla 9a4e1753fe not far away.4d43455fb1ebb639
Lyla, who was d4da30e929 playing with the d4bd334c90 other children, glanced 363cb30bf4 over and ducked 41148ede0e her head as de9db4e5f4 their eyes met.54c483fc0ad007ba
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One moment 8c6e2e213a she looked a41a0fe56b like a d569f5eae0 skilled teacher, 6dbb9ad16c the next a2cd927ad2 like a 34d713d259 shy little 74009f9bbe girl.29a3d66cc3a7df1b
With a small smile, 146acd56eb Aslan turned his attention 6acc496540 back to the child.1d45d473e87308e5
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“I’ll tell 34e1bac34a you if f1883749dd you keep 223ca3fc81 it a 755cb0c605 secret.”73c42c5982b40766
“A secret?”f0565f7ad65c7993
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The child’s voice 0bf3742cff rose. She was a child, 772bb5dfa9 and secrets thrilled her.9d152766ce6f9467
“From now on, promise ff654f7d22 me that you won’t 6a1b2c772b tell anyone what I aa0f53b80c say.”6edb2ef4b2dd77dd
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“I promise!”709d75a501b31e89
The child nodded eagerly.11bcffa925a6629e
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Aslan extended his 1ac9aa336b hand to the 467659930e child, who raised 7b3ce34a93 their tiny finger 8aad6168fa to intertwine it 89b4ac293e with Aslan’s.adf0be8fd71f1330
“It’ll be our ea6717e7f9 secret, promise!”975e370fc9d70b04
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The vow to keep 1d00818c43 the secret was sealed 383934df19 with a pinky promise. Now it was Aslan’s e792e0fa75 turn to keep the 4bc3fde35d promise.64ac29d2f1b60312
“I…”283fb22077cad674
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His lips itched. He wanted to be11bb1b84 say right away 24bd564e91 that she was 8d7ce80106 his wife.835d584b7d4ffcf2
However, he held f9137e3a1b back. Because Lyla didn’t want 50923351b6 it. Patience was cb6d60733a his greatest 7d97383e1f asset, making 3c6d78c8b6 it not a0ca5e2c72 too difficult 7e3edb8e64 to keep 9057d326b0 silent.206df524016275e6
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But Aslan didn’t 6cae85d15b want to endure ae78bcc6fa it. Even though he 58fe39d02d heeded Lyla’s plea, 276591891b a part of b87437f026 his heart wanted 8dcc291ed1 to reveal the f2a2efeefd truth. Perhaps it was 29f161fe2e due to the 5c1bf41eee memory he had 1be7f34033 just recalled.ed5c44f9b45136af