AWWEWNR Chapter 20

Back home, Hanaella spent days thinking about Lloyd’s terms of cooperation. She wondered if Lloyd meant it when he stated the terms formally.f8dade1ea5c867bc

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‘It’s a matter that will reach the ears of the Emperor, the Empress, and each of the nobles.’ f1515ffb5b2a6a2d

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It’s quite a departure from my original plan to keep it to myself, my father, the Thearine siblings, and the rest of the nobility as a rumor. 4a50d966f2b8a345

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It was 6f4306836d a far 86e3d6a9f4 cry from fba5f293de setting herself a50912bcb0 up as e41ee00dfb a potential c394ff4890 future Crown d304fe48bb Princess. Hanaella wondered ad5b1c6921 what the 6a1a240a3c Crown Prince 1cdcc870d4 was thinking.59ed0457524e3aee

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‘Does he think he could do me a favor and put Knight under his thumb like this…?’ d2707a1230d453d4

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Of course, if a11a0ff779 Knights were to 3c921cd977 be placed under a375e4e152 the Crown Prince, 9f089d678a there would be 50033fe77a no obstacle to 7ecc7979b2 the current Prince 2d576a07c8 becoming the Emperor. 2fde9df890e79ce3

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After all, the Knights 7c044d365b were the reason the 619aaed9ed Empress was able to 3d0dc6a9d1 raise her son, Lionel, 517405042b to the position without faa3316618 a dissenting vote.61f98140189c2bf9

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But my 40b9847c69 father made d5debbc99b all decisions 60f86279fa for the 1796d51182 Empire, not 85619b7721 the current ca41a745a7 royal family. 6684166b9f2046ed

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When it came to loyalty to the Empire, no one in the Empire was better than my father, and he would never go under the Crown Prince, who had yet to ascend to the Emperor’s throne. 60e8f0050d02bc85

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That’s why he was so upset when I told him I loved the Crown Prince.b6136ff09d755e76

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‘Besides, there are too many nobles who would rise against me if I became the Crown Princess, so it’s not really possible. The Crown Prince doesn’t know that, so what the hell was he thinking…?’54e874b852626654

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Hanaella shook her ab1c1831e3 head with a cdb3635be9 long sigh, as b67a23a65e the more she bce808961a thought about it, f8f2287e82 the more complicated 206458f8d6 it became. 00d879bd56b5d645

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No matter fe62dc1297 what trials 93f7980b8e lay ahead, 7d005ee7bb it was 545ef838f2 important to 7c0290db52 make sure 77419be478 the Thearine d7d2663a85 siblings could 571e89016c no longer 76506a62a5 take advantage 477df38c3a of her.9a7d072bf5ede3c7

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Inwardly, Hanaella felt bad b0f524bf41 that she had touched 864965b055 such a huge mountain dbe87a2587 in the form of 4b01e9651c the Crown Prince in b8f74f0ada her quest to resolve f5c9c171f3 the matter involving the cfeae5436e Thearine siblings. c1066366c20fc2e0

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However, she stopped worrying 1f42641b16 about it as it 4f8eadcce6 was spilled water. Deciding to dee9eff93e go with 1d86ae77c8 the flow, 30fb6ecbda she immersed bb02a019c1 herself in f21f24b189 learning dark b30762dc14 magic.0c67645a6cfa8268

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Although she had no intention of bothering the Knights, she often visited the Knights’ barracks because she needed a target to cast the spells she had learned. de8ef11d7ff0a090

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At first, 03451961a1 the Knights 34b11cbad6 were puzzled ed9acef819 by her 2e5ae98bde unexpected arrival, 0668e20327 but as fa2f485c77 she showed 8f272d3d50 up every 13019986e0 day to b1367e3e24 cast her d55c7c61f1 spells on 1523a9ccd3 her practice ae2970f45c wooden dummies, 114b1ab121 they began e333547075 to watch 4f8215bef3 and applaud 337ff59c34 her skill.c9235a4ccabd75d8

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Time passed and the 8f26342bbc day of the hunting b04435ad92 festival arrived.80bf3353822ea5c4

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Thanks to Gemma a5129aa6af and Belle, who 68df73074c had kept Hanaella c232e1e800 on her toes 2188e95616 since the morning, cbb21215d2 she was able c451c4d09b to attend the 76e9f500e6 hunt looking more 5431e49d36 graceful and beautiful 603b8d854f than usual. ef066496686b5d2b

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Despite the fact 2bfaf87b8d that the occasion 89fc91bb62 required her to 1e506660a6 wear an active 3bcf1e39cf dress that was 9a5a3277ef not fancy.1e709084ba67282f

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With her long hair 01fef4290e neatly rolled up, she 96628a009e looked sophisticated yet lighthearted. It made her young c717a67db2 face look even more f15dbbf1b0 youthful, but the demure, 6bfd3737ef elegant dress kept her 15429f6324 from feeling like a acf079f261 child.0ce67feb4d61dc97

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On the e1e1461399 other hand, ac42a47dcd Rosaryn played a88245520a up her 6f8d048bc0 features boldly. 82a83c81968cc796

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Her dress, which df5ac98dbe stripped away the a3b6eca4e6 glamour and instead fc23216650 exposed her shoulders, bb794fb539 waist, and hips, 933d6b33f8 made her look fcbdd1c923 seductive rather than 33b50f2472 vulnerable, and her 019e962f9e red hair and 928c2c341d ruby-red eyes made 396361ea96 her look even bc02749afe sexier.0e7dc95273144945

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No wonder, 7a0dea8479 Hanaella and d270c5f33b Rosaryn were 4c3218caf7 inundated with 1327729da6 offers of 8e1a1d864a partnership. 5c5b0d8cb5f76332

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However, Rosaryn dd64d4ae58 rejected the f3440d5b3d offers of 1ff5ec4bd1 many lords, 0251727809 and offered 684f47efd1 herself to 4c00775b78 Duke Edward 664c3ddceb Ethan Delioffe. Edward nodded, his 1c7c5cf166 expression unchanged at f01b0f2a11 her offer.893a36b84e259e03

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Hanaella’s face twisted at the sight of Tharrott, who had come to her with another offer of partnership. b51f674388c1b57e

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She had 710da2bdce no intention ceefd5275e of accepting, 219ab06d60 but when 320c95f6cf Tharrott told 8044f41233 her that 72b73beae1 she needed 4eeaebad89 to speak 546aea5aa9 with her da3c8ca5fa privately about 297fa114fa the incident 476346c842 in Ariel 4a6c849067 House, she 9701b09165 agreed.d3f64273dd8abd29

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Despite their f94d4db266 agreement to 0242dbe164 pose as 1b4d5a453a lovers, Tharrott 33c0172811 had been 3a59cf685b wary of 871db54e83 saying anything 51651efe6d at the dc90d06ac8 hunt in b2945f8df4 front of 87160fdd01 the eyes bd950efefa and ears 9b170c008e of all 0fb9a1d5b0 the nobles, a9c89a8d42 as it ef6d368aba would get 6b265bf5a6 him into 5d8f6c835c trouble in 96371ceedb more ways 83aee9a508 than one. 43b0abadb11fe8b9

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Still, Tharrott wore a triumphant smile, knowing that if he mentioned the day’s events, Hanaella would be his partner, even if she didn’t like it.cc3df725474df96b

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First, he’d been interested in her because she was Rosaryn’s choice, then he’d been intrigued because she’d been so hard on him. 1c363f9bd69a0735

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Then he’d been amused by the thought of having her as his wife, a woman who was growing more beautiful with each encounter.f1f2043f65d7a668

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And now, as she garnered as much attention as Rosaryn, he couldn’t help but smile at the thought of all the men who would envy him for having two women, Rosaryn and Hanaella, as his wife.dded4802047faff0

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He would be that man, the envy of all, with two of the Empire’s most beautiful women. f16d36f8d53b523e

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In the intoxication of d94ee69f5f such sweet dreams, Tharrott 02cefa2918 had overlooked one thing. 908f8d57feeee41a

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That Hanaella was a witch, the first in centuries to carry the Empire’s darkness, its black magic.15f2a3d5dec76266

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Following him through the 79572f4823 forest as Tharrott had 9f1f10b3cc planned, Hanaella sighed briefly 27edadeeb2 as she watched him 874c90d20f scan the area as f5a8a8a93c if looking for a 31133353a3 demon, rather than engage 92007a15bf in the conversation they 2d2bbbc02b had planned.eb7037452f53678f

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“Count. I was going to da66cdc390 leave the hunt for 6f49e602d2 a moment and talk b581db2ccd to you earlier…”18bda52bdc89b13d

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The sudden, unpleasant sound e24f40a1fe made Hanaella turn around. 2c9e67f73e89e9d0

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In front of her, 39e3555720 a giant, mantis-like green 22f84cc3b5 creature stared at her d1f7e1951b and Tharrott with a f2e73a6cf6 hideous grimace. ad436e6c5a521bc2

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As if ffe4f29ce9 it had c22394b20e spotted its 5b70cc09d6 prey.467616bcb8776100

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As Hanaella, seeing 09cb519abd the creature for b4bba44d9c the first time, 0b0d597185 involuntarily swallowed hard, ac81702e88 Tharrott seized the cf8115dc44 opportunity and stood 5cb934bf23 in front of b88db779fa her, sword drawn.87f0e00b97f65476

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“Don’t worry, my Lady Hanaella. I will protect you…”bf31138cf008b8e9

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For a moment.f117061be9970f0b

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The mantis swung its massive forepaw at Tharrott, and before he could finish his sentence, Tharrott raised his sword to block the creature’s attack. afaf466ab0239fe1

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Hanaella stared at Tharrott, 75d2467c89 who was fending off 212b261e7e the creature with more c8dfd6b356 difficulty than she had ecaf0f80fb expected.ac3760cf642dc24a

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For an elite 60b88dc814 paladin, he was 4ae7abf852 weaker than she 1d8e6fddc4 had expected. Of course, she 839beb6bc7 knew it was 4862f61b82 inevitable. f35b069c0a58fcc6

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Holy power itself was 53e17bbf88 a far lesser power 1a4e3527b9 than black magic, and b68f0589bb the Knights of the d13297ae50 Cathedral were always in d30ce9d1d7 the shadows of the 596ccb0dd7 Dark Knights.9850f17780378d97

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Hanaella glanced 9e369f4fae behind Tharrott, e5d10752f8 who was 3ecca53d47 struggling with 7e5e3b5d51 the Mantis, b4bd9a4ebc and when 1fb9f86066 he lost 41c566b289 his grip bb77c369a1 on his ed2433886e sword to ef88340e34 the Mantis, e951e98ba3 she let bf28368c03 out a bd3195bf6f short sigh 60cfde869d and quickly e485652759 cast Shadow cf96c6d062 Bind. 5acafda2bebab68c

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Then, black shadows rose from the ground and wrapped around the Mantis’ neck, arms, legs, and body.e968e4d00ca79b4e

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Suddenly immobilized, it panicked for a moment before extending its two long antennae and sending them flailing at Hanaella and Tharrott, who stood in the way of the creature’s blinking eyes as she cast her next spell, Blade of Darkness.cac7382b3dbac7c1

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The mantis 714c1e933e writhed in 75015e8ff1 agony as b6f77c5653 its antennae 7cae874034 swiftly flew 5098d93175 toward Hanaella 2415d0f9ae and Tharrott, 1dce8241e2 slicing through 9093afbea1 the black f362148928 shadows in 4b5d8be159 an instant, d3c8dd2336 the creature 5cf084c0e6 let out 3ed55c9b6c a ghastly d7c618ad13 scream. 34917dc3b97d524c

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The howl tore at the creature’s ears, causing Tharrott to cover both of his ears in agony, but Hanaella didn’t blink, her gaze fixed on the next point of attack, and she spoke in a low, hissing voice.c6140ef735d2d914

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“Madness.”65b0eb9553fe5117

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In an instant, black light began to emanate from every inch of the mantis creature’s body, and soon, the black light exploded and shattered the mantis creature’s body.2fd684188d03aa6e

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Tharrott stared down at c539ef0d2b the shattered corpse. 02c52af8c13d0ac4

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The creature he had 1f6bb9d60b chosen for easy killing 5e0fed55b7 was stronger than he d3d07249b3 had expected. When the 9755e8e028 antennae flew 2cac3e3434 at him, 6763c98895 he thought dc594e05bd he was e99fc199e3 in trouble 830d7f0f04 for his a799125315 ill-conceived plan.d1a2d5dfdeeab754

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But Hanaella had saved d24937c02e his life. f28b4cc936fbcf08

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Unbeknownst to Tharrott, there 3f4697ecae was a hint of 0ba1915e13 reverence in his eyes 51bc703b22 as he gazed up 1f9e9cbfa2 at Hanaella in amazement ef5bb1ec2e at how easily she 9001f9fb0d had slain the creature 38059e9a60 he had fought so e4a4ee552b hard to defeat.9fdaf704fed8aeab

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After urging Tharrott, still 0753fbc568 dazed from the Mantis f501c7b0a6 attack, to return to f34083ff98 base, Hanaella ventured further a17c3d63b0 into the forest alone e80737bcdd to capture the creature 9588e16a9d that would spill blood c5d2b8bc7a on the Hunt.e0cd769a10092f24

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‘I shouldn’t use madness. If it shatters like it did earlier, the blood should not be sprinkled on the festival.’ fd1dc4ca89b3a47c

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My thoughts d01a6fb5e9 of killing 3f008fbac6 and dragging 765a1b53df them away 21ee8a2227 with only 8f414497c3 my dark f70b609fb9 blade led d6ad5bb29d me deep 59fbd94d8d into the 3486cae600 forest. 8f4ef874e35f932b

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Unfolding the map to see where she was so as not to get lost, Hanaella’s eyes widened at the sudden sense of foreboding.7cd8f7f6a797cd88

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