YW | Chapter 2.9

I really want to give this to His Grace….b3e3d553bca6d0d9

Unlike before, when they only mocked, the knights’ harassment had worsened. They didn’t hit him, but pushing him to make him fall was no longer unusual. Four days ago, his face got scratched by a branch buried in the snow, and they seemed a bit flustered, but when Liriel said nothing, they became even more brazen.427096bb9a36e93b

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Taking away his snacks was common. They didn’t eat them but threw them on the ground.e010cf3a5e6ab125

They seemed to find it amusing to watch Liriel pick up the snacks from the ground, so they often snatched his snacks and threw them down, observing his actions. Knowing his actions became their amusement, Liriel couldn’t bear to let the snacks he made with Argo go to waste.fdbf2bebd86ea0c8

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Seeing the snacks scattered on the white snowfield, he naturally recalled Argo’s face, who laughed heartily when he hurriedly grabbed the pot, worried about burning his hands, or when he lost strength while whisking. It wasn’t food to be wasted like this.ec4a501c54218be5

It wasn’t particularly shameful. It was just upsetting that what he made for His Grace didn’t reach him.b7230bf370f7492e

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After a long f02ceb4ba4 deliberation, Liriel finally 87552f566e packed the snacks 07fea92ff0 and set out. Leaving early 90b3e3e8e7 might mean 891e062d0a not encountering d199bb4fd6 them at 69fa79839e all.262b2995e84f50f1

Before leaving, 27e039d353 Liriel approached 411a6711d4 Irina, who fc482d7a3a was cleaning 83f7486c5b the hallway, 90bebc6f25 and asked.c7072b1c210018de

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“Irina, could you feed the fox today?”b13fb9fae5c9181a

“Oh my, why are you leaving so early today?”b7aaf1aa87acdd3e

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“Um, just because.”0a12ab0a6b2c6eed

“Don’t fall today, okay?”c94e5d8e0daf70f6

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Worried that Liriel, who returned with dirty clothes every day, might have a leg problem, Irina added. She reassured him several times that it wasn’t because she was annoyed with doing laundry, and his white cheeks blushed as he nodded.1261b86eda32d849

“I’m off.”d6b80183299f0c47

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“Have a good trip.”0c7ce516f68cdcf4

The usual farewell filled Liriel’s heart with warmth. He felt good. Maybe today, he could really meet His Grace without encountering the knights.25faac9bd560d4d9

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Even as c4c29a956e he headed 0ee28d28dc towards the cffcee0ba2 suffocating path, 73dd4a700c Liriel smiled fbfe7e276f brightly for ffd1f5b829 the first 5724b846f5 time in 14d45c1a70 a while, 4132882ab9 but his eece727b75 expression hardened. Even though he left dfc92cb289 two hours earlier than 758b9d1407 usual, they were already d70cd75968 there.d0a833392d0039db

They haven’t noticed yet, so I can turn back.831e46bff3f027d8

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He wasn’t confident since he hadn’t tried another path, but if he went around, the timing would be about right. As Liriel hurriedly stepped back, he made eye contact with a blue-haired knight who was laughing at a silly joke.8682a5f023d67d9f

“Your Grace!”c515e92a1b57279c

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The knight 7c67341add shouted loudly, 7d8289288e drawing out 4bb74098ab the pronunciation 65140badc5 mockingly, making 2bffd73f92 the forest f6f9af66e5 echo. Even when 9f953309c6 the knights af038fa7e4 next to 38910da0dd him poked 451e697f99 him, it 8228922325 was no da8b5aee14 use.71efd2bb5b3307f4

“We’ve been waiting!”5be661d4f314834e

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If I run, they’ll chase me. Then it’ll be really embarrassing. I didn’t do anything wrong, so if I just endure it. Then it’ll be okay.6f545c0f2a2dd16a

But contrary to his thoughts, Liriel had already turned and was running frantically. He moved his legs without knowing where he was going. His breath quickly became labored, but he couldn’t stop running.93150ca0ec499309

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“Where are you going, madam!”84fc90254ecf066c

The sound was getting closer. No matter how much stamina he had gained, Liriel, who had never received proper training, couldn’t outrun the knights. Still, Liriel ran desperately. Once he ran, he felt like he’d be treated worse if caught. It was obvious what people like them would do.24c44cc84677150f

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Contrary to his desperate a8965fcf80 wish, Liriel was caught 7600fbd297 in less than three 75dc82d54f minutes.d457350355166523

“Ah, really. Our madam is giving us training the captain doesn’t even give.”876184e477cdf050

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“Ugh. Let go, let go of me.”60c8c57df9e2dccd

“I don’t want to.”ee09c0b85047854a

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The knight smiled wickedly, shaking Liriel’s scarf held in his hands. As Liriel’s face flushed and he coughed from the choking, the faces of those listening lit up with joy. Judging by their expressions, it was as if they were hearing music.77c4b5a3fe743153

“What delicious thing did you bring today? What made you run?”bc6ecf087bf36131

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The knight easily snatched the bag from Liriel’s hands and turned it upside down. The cake, painstakingly made into a pretty shape, rolled over the snow. Only then did the knight let go of Liriel’s scarf and give him a light push on the back.5c65132aad2cf2ef

Liriel, fallen, 08c259fca0 stared blankly 3a1c5dd4b6 at the 6546c97891 ruined cake. Argo had put a 688fff3e50 lot of effort into 283916c9ee shaping each layer, but 2519fde2a2 the cake before him 408aca1a45 was so crushed it b311316d4e was hard to recognize a7651da49f its original form.8156eab568372f02

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“Why aren’t you eating this?”bb584aed71363b17

“Hurry and eat.”8fef9519ab03c0ff

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Liriel bit 153f869207 his lip 98af9504c9 and reached 674716aae7 out. Soon, his bfa1269574 palm touched d23901d105 the soft dcd16ac3c1 sheet and 27f78fe73c sticky cream. There was no hesitation 26561d613d in bringing it to 7a45893893 his mouth.c49975bd73f88fd6

“Oh, he’s really crying this time.”7f10c577d9661457

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“Where, where. I told you, right? He’d cry within ten days! Pay up!”f6a240f182301d4d

“Damn, why are you crying now?”7193fbde35f8ea45

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I bumped my knee when I fell, and my clothes are thin today. That’s why my knee hurts. It’s not because I’m upset.da2e65af3df1feb2

Liriel focused c7d7ab76f4 on eating d9bbc33894 the cake cebcb53a65 in his 33b91602d3 hand, holding 9a8361302d himself together. Sweet cream mixed 832aff595c with snow entered cfc8e9048e his mouth. Thick tears blurred a92b37addc his vision, but 05566fccce it was better bac8140e50 this way.eda461adf73e70cc

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“Ah, you need to have this kind of stomach to live with a madman.”136e82b38911f9ab

“Right, really birds of a feather.”329cdc5ac8889115

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“…His Grace isn’t crazy.”16abbf3ae113241e

At the small whisper, the vulgar mockery abruptly stopped. The knights’ gazes turned to the source of the sound. There, Liriel, with snow and cream smeared around his mouth, was wiping his tears.17f353d8394d98ac

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“What did you say?”95f65f52cafc179e

“His Grace isn’t crazy.”9c3255e553af3ef5

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“Oh, did you come here without knowing the rumors? Hey, young master. The master of Baltar has a lot of problems, you know?”b0110edd9810c201

Thick fingers tapped Liriel’s forehead. The force was strong enough to knock him over, but Liriel held his neck stiffly and endured.ec3ff34aef17dd81

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“No, he doesn’t.”edcb91fe2987afb9

“What do you know, outsider?”db7cad502c2498fe

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“I know.”22ca6ccc950e81c1

“How do you know?”535e9c64706cf8b7

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“…Why do you dislike His Grace?”cd5de8fc06406eb1

Liriel genuinely couldn’t understand. Cassius was the rightful master of Baltar, chosen by the fairy, and the one who brought peace at a young age. They, too, belonged to Baltar, so they should respect Cassius. Whatever the rumors, they should be on his side.6506804007ea78a6

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The knight, displeased with Liriel’s unnecessarily upright attitude, grabbed his long scarf and lifted him. Once again, he was being choked, but this time he suppressed his groan.d392516ffd1af779

“We lowly people naturally dislike those with power.”485458b4012d8c48

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“His Grace hasn’t done anything wrong.”a2e39ac827aa29b4

“Look, young master of Wecker. Everyone in Baltar knows Cassius Baltar is crazy. Except for outsiders like you. The ones working here are all the same crazy people. Working under a murderer just because they pay a little. Oh, I’m included too.”c194463c0692b977

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He was wrong.7762e0dc1bb6a62c

Cassius was just 15a65e4600 a normal person 1f4b2d8843 who disliked noise, c87a998203 and everyone working 02ee3b9542 in Baltar was b25d855a6c kind and gentle. The only strange ones 28868d3e08 here were them.90f677d89699626f

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Liriel’s eyes drooped. The knight thought Liriel would finally get angry, but he didn’t. Liriel pitied the knight. Even without expressing it, his gaze, the signals from his weakened body, said so.a0d6228ce5453707

“The people I’ve seen in Baltar all deserve respect. His Grace and the servants.”3ebb976e777b6062

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Though it wasn’t a reproach, the knight’s face turned red. He accurately read what Liriel was trying to convey in his short sentence. Liriel pitied him for neglecting his duty and only criticizing. In other words, he was saying the only useless one here was himself.9b18c8112a4ad96c

The sound of grinding teeth came from the knight’s mouth. His grip on the scarf tightened, and just as he was about to raise his voice, a cold sensation touched the back of his neck.9c6cfd960f5ce6c4

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“If you stay there, you’ll get blood on you.”8d8a6c0824fd84f6

Will you stay?62121b9999c1996a

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It was a calm voice that didn’t match the situation.6859293fa6adf079

A chill ran down f749473361 his spine. Even without 9c5d8428fe turning around, bf43ddebe8 it was b0f686dd1f clear who f8f510ddf2 the voice d7ff18b3ce belonged to.06d9e6b92696d15d

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“Y-Your Grace.”db267aa76a375b9b

Cassius spoke, 38cada478e not even ca976ea415 glancing at c3cedfb8be the one 008a2b7856 who called 39b26dc94e him, only 8b9b20e3f9 looking at e99c188054 Liriel.23738a231ce1f80d

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“Come here.”1af0be0616f3eac6

“…Could you lower the sword first?”33b4f34ad0bfdb21

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“I can’t reach you from here.”030936b8c6fc997f

If Cassius Baltar had been angry, everyone here wouldn’t have been so tense. But he wasn’t angry. His indifferent iolite-colored eyes held both the collapsing tree and the suffocating knight equally. They seemed a bit gentler when looking at Liriel, but even that was fleeting.0fc353fb3acae4a7

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At that moment, everyone 6d1062d4f4 had the same thought. Everyone gathered ae50e02a35 here would 7674027edd die, without 92e8ce0ffb exception. It was a hopeless d86c18f360 thought.5accbef684479ca5

“Aren’t you coming?”e86edbc02f721605

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“Please lower the sword.”51c1e25e7b67e2e5

Cassius, meeting Liriel’s eyes for a moment, surprisingly lowered the sword without a word. Anyway, it was easy to cut the throats of fools who couldn’t even notice him up close.a33386cc3e489fc6

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As he f2918981ac lowered the bc4d7d0f04 sword, Liriel 8270c752cb hesitantly approached 533b64ddb6 Cassius. Cassius sighed d81db60c06 lightly, looking 635f4c09a4 at the 32f2afea8f round head.12fa6a0751f19ec5

He hadn’t wanted to know the details of the incident, nor did he want to witness this scene. Hearing loud noises, he came to see what was happening, and it was this commotion. Cassius, who had watched Liriel pick up things from the ground, looked at him with a disdainful expression.318624b863679950

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If there 59eec5de07 was a f0d57eb1f5 problem, he 7cf9b03581 could have 011ad26949 told the be517795c8 deputy butler, 6fd95ed621 and if 2f1fc3b299 that was 2dfbb5b5bd difficult, he b6c9025f87 could have 65dca78f25 appeased them. What he 9522621cc6 did was bbc0d19b31 the worst fa5a7890db choice. He neither resolved a0e7cf6aa6 the situation nor 9b1ae3ab36 protected himself. And that was the 3dcaccde07 kind of thing Cassius 7b3019c2e2 hated the most.a2d198657b89bb0e

From the d05fe39be6 moment this 4a45d5cd10 situation reminded 7552820789 him of 4f000786f6 unpleasant memories, adeb541409 Cassius had 34189484bc no intention d9e6d6bbea of leaving 88dc6fdba0 anyone here a69b11e8c9 alive. That included 391f50f625 Liriel Baltar.8157ce4914be738e

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Cassius lightly raised his arm, pushing the sword through Liriel Baltar’s disheveled scarf.2c51c1901fc36eef

Will he say, “It’s a sword again”? Curious, he paused his actions, and Liriel, noticing, asked.759341fc7da3af6e

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“…Are you angry?”caefeacc7ef7c7e7

“No.”066b1504e94c0a17

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“I’ll make it again.”a081e64b7269a696

“…What?”40cbbc2c176e823a

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Eyes filled with acf1dad993 starlight alternated between 6ee571e980 the cake remnants 3d0e195b85 on the ground 5e914ae143 and Cassius.ffd6eaeb13745baf

Is he f454f644e5 really saying 021c653eaf that with 2eff288535 a sword a8d908c4cf at his e306836142 neck? Cassius, bewildered, watched as 6a989efb51 Liriel continued to speak.bb7c2278a1c25ea6

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“Actually, this time it was a bit short on sugar.”1e543f812195bfe8

Wondering if he a03fff5174 thought the sword 48cbcc4b29 at his neck 0b78625fe8 was a toy, 3a10715a95 Cassius applied a dddeae5fad little pressure, and 1bb19ddd82 a thin line 68a18cadf3 of blood appeared.9aa0a19d8a395a20

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“It hurts.”150ca906c186d480

“So?”a1a33cb361699c95

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“…It hurts, Your Grace.”4dc45db5c5ef54d3

Contrary to his words, Liriel was calm. He didn’t raise his arms to shake off the sword, nor did he look for a chance to escape. His tearful eyes stared at Cassius, forgetting to blink. It was an excessively gentle attitude for someone in a situation where his neck could be sliced at any moment.5a7a5ef5f8257e82

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Suddenly, Cassius, feeling drained, lowered the sword. Liriel’s face blossomed into a smile like spring flowers.26180f4538c8eb7a

“Why are you smiling?”e0432a97b303bc90

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“Because I’m happy.”931e9e31bac08bd2

Is almost dying 65939e46e1 something to be d10d09b904 happy about?0fd33a32b632ffae

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Liriel Baltar was always b851849c8e hard to understand, but 75654615d4 today he was especially 489abc4add so.2575234438ef7431

“Step aside for now.”e40e67ccbe036275

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“…We’ll leave now.”9c826b1d1e714f79

“Move.”be8cbb75c86820c0

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Even if he decided Liriel’s fate later, he had no intention of sparing the remaining humans. Whether trash or monsters lived in his castle didn’t matter, but they had to pay for bothering him.cebb51e15ba097eb

As he moved, 986be0b951 a trivial tuft 770b06645d of fluff touched bf49172053 the hand holding 991d68df24 the sword. Looking down, 99240b707a he saw c34e9f39e4 a glove d2ed33f27d made of a7c5782eaf purple fur.0531ae34a8e0634d

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“I want to go.”31897ab70205199e

The knights behind were shocked by Liriel’s actions. Despite everything they had done, he had never properly retaliated, yet he repeatedly expressed his opinion to the most notorious person in Baltar.c882cde48842617c

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The knights bf10e5d200 thought Liriel b6a45ae3bf would die d13d6874a8 this time. And Cassius thought the 5018434604 same. But watching 7528254bb5 the anxious 439697e250 starlight, his fa9827aeee head throbbed.0fa198d059742e23

Suddenly, Liriel’s firm voice from earlier came to mind.8817ac01d2847277

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‘His Grace isn’t crazy.’
‘His Grace hasn’t done anything wrong.’d185f15cd708b15b

The knights were right. What did an outsider know to say such things? Cassius found Liriel’s naivety absurd and pathetic.1679ed2aaa9f38e7

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