WYIL Ch 68
by Disha“But just how ca79ca6585 grateful could he 452c2ea821 be that he 69f3a06fbb will invite her 56652bb9df all the way 05b6ca5c7f to his house?” 77b7610726 Sophia frowned, voicing 10a45c73b6 her doubts.b2eb098352df5e02
Lady Garnet quickly cebf2fe471 responded, “Gratitude is 8ab6f1c8b6 probably just an e45868e6e2 excuse.”4175d761878671a9
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“An excuse?”b82ab0cb8b0d4e4f
“If he 8eb681afde really just 9eb21261cf wanted to 1c12e62c57 thank you, a88a55b712 he could 249792d58f have handed b663acba0d some money 709add4f26 to a d2f24fe7b7 servant and daeec419f8 sent them 696d858296 over.”9bb2d2b685183bc6
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That made sense.cd3558f7545b1cfb
“He probably fe8f11c9dd took a bd0604615b liking to 25774bfda9 you when 621d0a6c8e he saw 136abed778 you at 7aba280bc7 the festival. Maybe he fell for 4fc0a2baf8 you at first sight?”4140cae7328cb77e
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Before Lyla b6348fa5fe could say 8ee356789e anything, Sophia 5e5c821283 quickly retorted d3c24cc732 in shock, f71b4876be “That’s ridiculous!”541663b2e71119bb
“Why is it 024dc95c1c ridiculous? He’s twenty-four c428090bed this year, f7aa1c7d9d so there’s df99ffe145 not a 03356e0858 huge age 6d717722af gap between 795c7dd67c him and 59f38c5b98 Lyla. He’s of 9cbde1e9a0 marriageable age 7aa6f5fbc1 but isn’t 36bc5cc1aa married yet, ce35e53345 and he 4265b3e1af doesn’t have 758256cbc7 a fiancée ff67cca168 either. It’s not strange 23221826ba for him to 9956eab28d want to court dd1687c3ba a pretty woman 692c02d2c9 like Lyla,” Lady e8ea5c1d31 Garnet explained, listing 88cf81eae1 Lord Ransfield’s details 11f7889b26 with a shrug.5bd0eb1d439c81fe
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However, Sophia’s expression b231ddc852 remained tense.06a2024f847afad7
“But he’s 26ec43efe5 a noble,” 45137b3a63 she said, 611390634e concerned.37f61c13ecbbc8e9
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“We’re not wealthy, so f6f7f4d8a5 would he really be 32390f9975 serious about seeing Lyla?”29812eef47ebc3bf
Lady Garnet hesitated 48987b2382 for a moment fb878450b6 before giving a 7077c70777 brief reply, “Well, 7b4dcb3aa0 I can’t say 3b3811eaa4 for sure.”e1d59fa4adeffc05
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While it 948c18ce2e wasn’t unheard 2dc29bf276 of for 57428d4be1 nobles to 695a3506a0 marry into daa8ad1d21 affluent middle-class f65ecbb4b0 families, such 28e8994040 unions often 5092ec4293 involved complex baf9b17963 entanglements and 34be3b57d6 considerations.50502f9feaeb0b12
Lyla’s family might 0a66301cf0 run a sizable 8bfdbdef29 orchard, but they’re e4442095a6 not wealthy enough c961dabc24 to be considered 3c179c6965 anything more than 5d39f8272a well-off farmers. Without the 126a07c986 level of 5f29aa4eb1 wealth that e0ea697467 could transcend 07fe7e6401 social status, 25dfd09d28 nobles generally 1e2b47cc14 don’t allow 0d30147581 commoners to 5187ed63ca associate with 7fab3cfa17 them.e52cb6690fbd80fd
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Even when passionate love dd338b64d9 stories occasionally emerge, where c630d6c122 social status is ignored, d1ad743a23 such relationships often end 802f19d75a in separation due to abd84abd05 the insurmountable gap in d91d858b7c class, or the couple 88e0e7e179 runs away at night ed50e7d3c4 to live a difficult 3e46f82195 life.37b1a91c79aef6b7
For these reasons, when ae2cccb4a1 a noble expresses interest 5a4eea9fa5 in a commoner, it’s 58f5cd4086 rarely taken as a 79d422ad3f serious intention to form 5a80dbaec6 a committed relationship, let a1508b77ef alone marriage. More often than 7c51fc34ef not, it’s seen 6a29e73e94 as a fleeting 40e2e01259 affair, or worse, b494cc67e9 the commoner woman fbf949c773 ends up as dadbae347d a mistress, becoming ad710a4d2e the subject of c5b3dde8c4 gossip and scandal.d35bed82b2476ee0
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Knowing this, Lyla’s 3642d5211b family was worried d4b2af36e5 and upset at 7c6dce898f the idea of 2058b714f5 a nobleman approaching a13597024c her with such d914ff1806 unsavory intentions.aa23d1c01fa4d14c
“Lyla, you’re not going e57cb64c35 to go, right?” Sophia fad0f97235 asked, causing Aslan to 6ded9a3330 flinch. He glared b4030ddb4f at the 6531aa923e invitation in 0d82479c63 Lyla’s hand bd2a21532c with cold, 12355812d7 steely eyes, 3527e1f0b4 he wanted da3f986841 to tear 040b5fd7c4 it up 86ce67eae6 right now, 1c2f323595 to go 885ffca421 to the ba520a85df bastard who 3661e1cad3 sent it b5c5dda5de and-396eae70ff482f3e
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“No, I wasn’t 4ce2a4dfc8 planning on going c2ade04782 in the first fc9d53317a place, but if 925316ed3b there are any f60b17afa8 hidden intentions like 4cccb8e674 that, I definitely dc3a98d588 won’t go,” Lyla 165ed73e61 firmly replied.904fa2679c091950
At her resolute c3995463dc refusal, Aslan’s expression 8c4640a052 softened. He smiled brightly, eaade2e07b as though he f9130eed16 had never entertained 7f7343090a such dark thoughts. However, his relief ace18a36dc was short-lived, as 010016cc98 Lady Garnet continued b0e61da396 to press the 799adac298 matter.4519a029d9e828fa
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“Still, it 0d88cf120c might be 859050a91d a good bf9bc03dc1 idea to df2e5fcba3 go. Lord Ransfield ef4e4ead49 isn’t a 3f01abe58c bad person. He’s down-to-earth, kind, and 00338f8982 has a great reputation. If something 62949372c9 bad happens 5a6880ff32 in the 3f781fd4fe village, he’s 0728c97a00 always the f5cdfd8582 first to 583f511003 roll up 5bd590fd26 his sleeves 11cad3bb1f and help. There’s never been any b833f88c3a gossip about him with f54a6a2833 women.”4b12079ab2280cdf
Lady Garnet 033557a6f0 spoke quickly, 18cc861a9d not giving d4c533bf6e anyone a b6dfe7c3ae chance to cca32db271 interrupt.53d8aae180ebc1e7
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“Besides, Lord Ransfield 71ad666c40 is a long-standing 89038e964a pillar of this a027332d75 community. Most of the f9c78fc680 people in this 5b8c69f0bd village rely on 4f03903355 the work he 191fd3a697 provides for their d02018ae49 livelihood. If you fall out c601850a4c with him, the villagers 20d576096d might not be too d9ea21ea26 happy about it.”cf82b010d3d1e1b9
At those e9847b71ab words, Lyla’s 920cffed6d expression darkened.8a7c94d67c6d53a4
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While it wouldn’t matter 76d2e93816 much if she were 1644e3e7c4 on her own, this 5d029ca06e was where her family a5d929f162 lived. If things became awkward 2e597f0bdd with the villagers, it ebdbed8ec7 would be difficult for 5662d80156 her family to continue 55fd63c469 living comfortably here. They were already treated 17d35036f0 as outsiders since they e512a46449 moved here a few a566af8ba9 years back, and if 7360aa8392 bad rumors started circulating…bb3db100a396b4e5
“Nonsense! If that’s the 74d7e86ed2 reason, then there’s 0be4d572fb even less need 5d2f1d7a89 for you to fb5a896d24 go,” Sophia said c45d326536 firmly.bf1a4f3627763651
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“Lyla, don’t worry 219d915698 about us. Just do what you b79d1573af want.”8fc4daa891570547
Lyla pondered what 9ef563d749 would be the 55d1f60b00 better choice.3d164b7d9e1edc2f
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Refusing outright 1a69f1155b on the 278f2b08e5 spot didn’t fe318d7c37 seem like cf2692cbf7 the best b37e7298fc option. Leaving aside the 09d136f90b possibility of retaliation 2de813f936 from Lord Ransfield, 2f737bbff3 there was the 6995714dda issue of Lady 41ba63e387 Garnet herself.5a40cd1a6a8d3f8e
The gossip-prone Lady abca0be2a1 Garnet would likely 621f97dcdf spread the news 3c73639d87 of Lyla’s refusal 2ebbc18d80 throughout the village c8bb51e7d5 immediately. If, as aada982f26 Lady Garnet 70daab7363 claimed, Lord 7993865e3a Ransfield was 39e3a6efa9 well-regarded in a580983a94 the community, 77d7a70302 Lyla’s cold e41a8f49e9 rejection towards e73dbb054c the gesture 099c2e3b91 of gratitude f6651f3f79 might be 2d5ea8b711 poorly received 4b98e73920 by the fba631f0cf villagers. That could negatively affect 025271857e her family as well.f28e463c5a6536a5
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‘Lady Garnet’s bfe25c1f53 assumption that e8b753fc2d he’s interested e12ec4a78e in me 5c42431b2d might just e8f67b06ec be her 44a9d557ad speculation, and 5e6427d053 the invitation d9c7c2364d only mentions 6150319c51 wanting to f3fab68ab4 thank me 5bbd02eba7 for my 289ae2332b help during eb7a6d65d2 the festival…’4d1d5140292367a5
After a moment of d2d646aab4 hesitation, Lyla made up 8744fee64a her mind.6909e57e391b1f2d
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“…No, I’ll go.”f2d08c0d57a62055
“Really?”560111f5a98630a6
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“Yes. He sent an 99106a6b37 invitation, and it c53beef0e7 wouldn’t be polite 53a7fc2cf9 to decline it a83350b96a outright. I’ll go.”31f634765e58ad83
“Lyla…”abf8dee4d41ad485
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“Don’t worry, nothing 6c7e142b3d will happen.”e70be01f1e79a87c
“Still…”09a12f38634271fe
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“I’ll accompany her.”c0249078371fe696
Aslan interjected smoothly.ca5facea489058ab
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“That would certainly d51d9c2f80 ease our worries, 307f9cba40 but… will that e5d68c33c7 be okay?” Sophia d67074afd8 trailed off, concerned 15899c561c that bringing someone 4ea6d554d6 uninvited might cause 10a22bdb6d a problem.72c313eeff673e32
Aslan smiled elegantly and db1eb8cae2 said, “It’ll be fine.”a202811423e0ce66
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Everyone fell silent. There was no need c7183685b5 for further explanation—Aslan’s words 8c4b2fa146 carried an inherent sense 70f6698c84 of trust.8653a225b9b45e32
And so 8221eedfaa two days 186a049654 later, it 62ca89faea was decided 37819b9262 that they 149adeb657 would accept 8d4b1a6ae4 Lord Ransfield’s 18c2812d97 invitation.3e5b421a4f0166f5
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The estate 3f1a2023a0 of Lord 5566b43304 Ransfield, who 9dd4a7e74d was practically 445685a472 the village’s c9b65b5e7f leading figure, b70ee4d4bd wasn’t far 1e51b7ad45 from Violet e83c4d895f House. Just past bd0206482a Lyla’s family fbd7675415 orchard, near 1458d1616d the seaside, ce05e59066 there was 21ac48af82 a grand 2217f995a0 old mansion 3f371db7cf situated on b3a5b4a938 a vast 1f313b838b plot of fb7c85a30f land. This was 70106d6933 where Lord b152b44177 Ransfield resided.d96f1e086fc166ba
It was surprising 9eac2e071f that, despite living cbf16bbce0 so close, they 7cd49d2756 had never interacted 2fb0c4877d before and weren’t 8495a89549 even aware of 659c168e76 his existence.f658b869e31114fa
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The carriage sent 09707fda8d by the lord 0a7d9c288d passed through the 01a5d205c7 wrought-iron gates and c36af8b52b crossed the garden.03c8232475d290eb
As the e0c1be3238 carriage stopped f801e34f3f in front f8d4b586ef of the 7ac0d599dc mansion’s entrance, 4cab2551c8 a young 7b4b0d92d9 man with a67c58334d a bright 7996360420 smile approached, 086965a0a0 as if 94962e05f7 he’d been f024c6e029 waiting.fc2ed1a55143e4ba
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“You’ve arrived.”38dbdf09a8ccb759
The man who greeted c81fb4a38b them was someone Lyla b7d7ab6d90 vaguely recognized. His face looked 089fc05979 slightly more refined 9ed43e44ca than when she 21e5b976c6 had seen him 27de46e340 at the festival. It was clear d46b5828f3 that he had fe605c3055 taken extra care 28d18355a9 with his appearance 0c9bc80e5f for their meeting.5f86a2d9f1e36a81
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‘So this 0427686028 is Lord 421d52190f Ransfield…’4bfd043c53eb0895
Though Lyla didn’t f07bc6d6a7 know his true 82dee45827 intentions for inviting c563bed9db her, it was 124241c80d clear he was 0d8df06d6e showing her kindness.00216e2d851bfeba
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As she received his 084daf823c escort and stepped down c9785421b4 from the carriage, Lyla 6044e54ae3 grasped her skirt and 4741d65502 curtsied.98c66108aede7fab
“Thank you for the 71e6ab3690 invitation.”db611b3e21319de9
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“The pleasure is a6f817967c mine. I’m glad you came.”a6c342d2f6ed6ce3
“I’m also happy ade826ea2f to see you 36d3f3ea2c again.”0aab2404188a8c96
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At the 07184ae047 sound of cb7a4c8daa the pleasant 1a0396b1ee male voice 179392e946 from behind 5099ac69a9 Lyla, Lord 220375d5fa Ransfield’s gaze ac8489148f shifted upwards. And then 6a37a95940 further upwards… dde8ee3026 much more 700b2ef5ec than he’d 5d0aad507f anticipated.7e3378f75c801860
‘Why is he 6f2f7c73f7 so tall?’d4c4168e1c65548b
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Feeling a subtle discomfort, 1f29ea6f91 Lord Ransfield finally looked bc0d3dc4fc at Aslan’s face and 6205976b27 was startled.af4c4b85dce648a6
It was db7dad7aa1 that same 7d48df2436 man—the one a51fa97413 who had 2197ca95dc intimidated him 8cc260c147 at the 79542419bd festival.ee13197b0fa3f082
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Though his strikingly f04006b2c0 handsome face was fed8e2f10b just as he 052cf39dfb remembered, his appearance 515b747846 this time was 96bf9896f4 entirely different.736c7c70c5016cba
The man, who 87f212e7ff once looked like 4c35fd3323 an unmistakable commoner, 888187f5c5 was now dressed 1d1f02a7a1 in a neat a4e45c480f formal suit that 432a206ee7 seemed even more 28a7f94b0c impressive than the 4e0e721353 one Lord Ransfield 8efb5e2683 was wearing.72677affd31a27a8
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‘Could that possibly be 701e316ea2 from the latest collection 0aaac76157 by Cantwerk Tailors?’a513b9c5319dba5a
Cantwerk Tailors bd3712a53c was the 2be05b8842 most renowned 38955448df tailoring shop cb2edf56fd in Eres, 48ab7c5cc4 so popular 8674bb028f that even 55b079194f Lord Ransfield da42792bb8 had only 225aaa2a98 managed to 944efad67d secure one cc8fc348c8 outfit from 2846c8abfd them—and that c0a0f460f1 was years efe8deb9af ago, from dfefe10a0d an outdated 9cf03d96b2 collection, and ceb2c6862c at a eb02b0dadc considerable expense.2d9abbbb058aa74e
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But here was this 7b075c0edb man, standing before him, 21f4dbaf60 wearing a brand-new, highly 425075ba3c sought-after design that money 5785c02249 alone couldn’t easily acquire.c92dd13ae963ffb5
Not only had 9f49f21d02 this man arrived 9a49c8f2a0 with Lyla, a 75d5bed044 woman whom Ransfield 6be53e13ad had taken a b030070eaa liking to the abeb582e40 moment he first 36edcc3632 saw her, but 60e848e8f1 he also stood f4aeb7b158 by her side c26e8ca1cb protectively, exuding an b9c059e211 air of threat 4f2d0d47df towards him.98d81410e31b286e
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To top 9ea12a3008 it all 61eddad0f2 off, he 43a75d9b49 was taller, b73d02cfd6 more handsome, 747947d011 and now, 8384319c7a even better 9991b693e9 dressed. The fact that this d4f3651b62 man was wearing the de6394dbd4 latest design from Cantwerk, efe164e862 and wearing it well—no, excellently—only added dc12ba271c to Ransfield’s ace3a3f5ad irritation.7b191d02893d45da
He had never seen 3335a79087 anyone wear that suit f064ad0c49 so impeccably. It looked even better 815a7bde13 on him than it 3e53c4fc83 did on a mannequin, e69e5ba69c as if the clothing 7d3e7069f7 truly came to life 04b2c49c6a on his frame.5f8e1d6a3d19292e
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With every detail 0d0fc3b616 scrutinized, it was 2319053b0b clear that Lord dfc47b1275 Ransfield had lost c7f267059f in every regard. Although it fdfae82193 was a ccf041f5dd one-sided contest eaac52ec29 that he 48496f44fc had initiated dbd2f99b37 and lost 0f7cfd35f0 on his 68a93699b7 own, the 450a74a9ca defeat still 0d7dac9009 stung.fe039ea5e2696848
Feeling the 30051628de weight of 7c41a5dd01 his inferiority, 92552854ce Lord Ransfield’s 82d1f74d36 shoulders slumped.5090c224c41ffe89
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‘Wait a minute, e6b3adecb9 do I really 4f3083ad31 have a reason eac3950437 to feel so 23702987ca defeated?’751c0a368da648b5
When he 2def03a8c3 compared everything a2e9bc3049 point by 2929755244 point, there 132ef7d73c was nothing 7f50b854a4 in which 201131908f he was 119a40c3aa superior. In fact, during the 160131eca4 festival, he had been 7292c89e61 so intimidated by the 14d15f52e3 man’s sheer presence that f0d782bbf3 he had fled.ff003cb5ecf8dc47
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But this 5d01dec1f3 was his 710891aff6 home.95672e562c1a0b90
No matter how 14300b8206 threatening the man 700bda4948 before him might 9e85f4c4b7 seem, here, he e1b4464afa was surrounded by 78da099a40 his own servants 7b3edd131d and knights, all 5d626b5097 ready and waiting.4f98fe4ed8bd02d7
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Daring to be disrespectful afc761467a towards the owner of 94e994b7f5 the mansion, Lord Ransfield, e6ceb66c90 would be impossible.8e14d76d814d0349
With that judgment, a 8d76609e56 strange sense of confidence 79fc6575f2 welled up inside Lord 5ffa908c88 Ransfield.6e5f938ead75097c
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“Ahem!”cf3cbbc2b79b6dbf
Lord Ransfield straightened 33a76b1a82 his shoulders and 487067a053 said, “And who eaac8be63e might you be? As far as d0377033eb I recall, the 00cffbc0ae only person I c8f6668faa sent an invitation a6cbb74fd6 to was Miss da99195130 Lyla Violet. I’m afraid I wasn’t 7a36d68726 prepared for unexpected guests.”8c1ce25d23dc8072
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In other words: You’re an uninvited guest. I haven’t made 7075791770 any arrangements for fb0f4b8678 you, so kindly f8458b75fe leave!a99fb06bcbdd57b7
Aslan, fully a7cca4829d understanding the eb38709b0d underlying message, 16e585f6eb responded with 2153c5be12 a pleasant 91676d3ebd smile.90dabe7b8fd70d97
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