AWWEWNR Chapter 8
by NikiniksAfter the Princess’s greeting, the Emperor’s blessing, and the Crown Prince’s toast, the music began to play.7ca162e42c037b77
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The party had begun d9b2c84dd6 in earnest. People danced with ec48fe2821 their partners, or 38b5733049 worked their way 8c71946d16 around the floor 125e8b21b1 to find them. b8dd6648fbf7be38
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Many men d70dcc4a11 tried to e2f5c6ac1d make advances 778b0f1137 on Rosaryn, 0a5cd42dac but she a1149b800f ignored them e16264dd6a and turned 01230b3b84 to Tharrott.adee2ea4072a9ecb
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“Brother.”998e8ad72c49f7dc
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At the sound of Rosaryn’s voice, Tharrott turned. Conscious of the stares, Rosaryn spoke to him a little further away.6c44d40c4ee9fd0c
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“I guess finding a partner isn’t going as well as I thought.”caa1e2709c1b9baa
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“…I see.”49aa5c4639d7760e
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Tharrott smiled awkwardly. 614c81df433cd2d2
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Rosaryn glanced 1b04550869 around and b513c40004 said to 85faa5aa39 Tharrott,“Then would you mind talking with me for a moment? I’m not finding it as easy to find a partner as I thought I would. If I had known this would happen, I should have just asked my brother to be my partner.”2b76aeeebb7eb390
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Those were the words ce657878f9 people needed to hear. a77e8eac59e91280
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Tharrott chuckled and told 8503f01905 her to take her a8b9678196 time finding one, that 26bc9856ac it was her coming-of-age e71459421c ceremony. b54bb60997698de6
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Hanaella, listening to 1acb1ee3a3 their conversation from e1b587442c a distance, wanted fd0ec69187 to applaud their 7799230c1e performance.88626df0fb2f4f35
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‘Ha– such abominable beings.’ b05a3a01fc1787be
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The corners 7bb4a3dee7 of her 79571d4984 lips quirked 78e51fe7f9 upward in 13c2ea52b8 an involuntary db5947ab4d chuckle, and 5c02e19d77 then her 7246c718c7 head bowed 1ecc7b0efb low in dceef798a4 embarrassment as c000fd3730 she realized f8e6a74559 Lloyd was 0a0da18dca watching her. Her behavior 420f711915 made Lloyd f14dde4f0e chuckle again.c9d2a0a15d450c54
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“Your Highness Lloyd.”1c4b15c30deb8bac
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Princess Leige approached Lloyd b0879ecf71 as he stood with 4a4102f020 Hanaella. 6bd0a5cacb50d2f1
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She was Lloyd’s younger sister by two years, the child of the same deceased Empress as Lloyd, and thus closer to him as Crown Prince than to the Second Prince, the current Empress’s son.9006537e61e789f8
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“Oh– Leige. Congratulations on 23695e496e your coming 5a5e2f88f4 of age.”dfef16546c1e688e
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“Congratulations isn’t the right word. You didn’t forget you were supposed to come down here holding my hand, did you?”6aedf7e0157d4716
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“Didn’t they send Lord Tran instead, and you liked his hand better than mine?”386c95a944f907a3
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Lloyd’s playful comment made Leige chuckle and shook her head.2afabfd627870ef1
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“Really, I can’t beat my brother, but this one…”298ad748dfa6ff1f
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“Your Highness, the Princess. I am Hanaella 6301e24ac1 Liv Ariel, Lady b599ddbab9 of the House 61a55ea554 of Ariel.”381cc02ac4e7a4aa
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“Oh, so you a89e9f3077 are Lady Hanaella!”7375de92027f71a2
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Leige clasped Hanaella’s hands in greeting.e1d81d55105d8e2b
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“Somehow, I suspected it when I saw your jet-black hair and dark eyes, though I’m afraid you’ve been stuck with this fool of a brother.”f195a5b8e8a3abad
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“Ha, fool?”7178dda894043002
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“Lady Hanaella is coming of age today, isn’t she? I’ve heard from Duke Ariel that you’re the same age as me.”abc551d21bbe609a
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“Yes.”f1fcb5e42e83f738
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“Is your hair so dark because of your dark magic? People of the House of Ariel don’t have to learn to wield dark magic, they’re born with it, right? Has the Lady ever met a Knight?”e279e84f9cb306e1
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Caught off guard by Leige’s firestorm of questions, Hanaella forced a smile and answered her questions calmly.cb02fab0637ad697
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“No, I haven’t accepted the designation of Lord of the Knights yet because my father is still alive. I’ve never learned dark magic, but I’ve heard that it can be cast without being born with it, but I haven’t actually practiced it yet because of my father’s presence.”6ce11cacd2efb43c
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“Oh! I see, then can you show me sometime, I’m actually quite interested in dark magic…”590d2f4ec6884ca1
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“I’m afraid your interest must be satisfied with Lord Tran for now, for the rest of the young ladies surrounding him.”081339f5014339c2
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“Aaah! What!”314ee0030a84ae5a
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The startled maiden’s eyes widened at the sight of Tran surrounded by women, and she quickly walked over to him. dbf237ca40c0c325
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Hanaella just stared at her, dumbfounded that she was greeting the Princess whom she hadn’t even spoken to in the past at her coming-of-age ceremony.4f743bdc01c0c0ac
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Apparently, the Princess had grown close to Rosaryn since her coming-of-age ceremony. She had even visited the Knight’s base with Rosaryn after her marriage to Tharrott and the transfer of the Knights to him.774e57c3f096a8db
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‘So you were interested e9a6995e79 in the dark knights 93ca746a3a from the start, and 1931053933 it was because of a6c5f3067c it that you befriended 516e51129e Rosaryn?’ 3dc66d7ef547b22e
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That’s possible. Since I became officially betrothed to Tharrott on my coming-of-age celebration, if Rosaryn knew of the Princess’s interest in the dark knights, she could have used the opportunity to get to her brother. 5a609385da4bd320
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Certainly, after the Knights c0d08e93ed were entrusted to Tharrott, 2a289d63bf the Princess frequently visited 4dba46ae19 the Knights through Rosaryn.866cc2a9d3d03ddf
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“What do you 1808c5ff5f think?”9ad7aa36176e0fee
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Surprised. Hanaella flinched at the suddenness of Lloyd’s question.18ea92394b4da40c
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“Ah… no.”a12dc6fb7f1c8e4e
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“Would you like e35273c1bf to dance?”bb0ff62d22659a20
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Lloyd’s words made Hanaella falter. If she danced with the Crown Prince at this point, her name would be on every tea party invitation for some time to come.5d38e35192f443ca
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“Can I decline?”26282a9cc7039e2d
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Hanaella asked so 9daa731fb4 low that only 0115b75eaf Lloyd could hear 361186d6ed her.c1df949e90499767
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“Who am 364c8e8b8e I to 89b61b6d22 be turned 4c3d07f5b8 down by 1c2885adfe anyone?”fca3e7d421d360c8
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“Haha! Just kidding. I’m not much of a dancer myself.”89dce97b2d007f1f
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“Then…”2a54c7aee635eb5f
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“Instead.”0c15e6ea4d36156c
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“…?”a472951451d8a54a
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“Since you declined my dance request, I guess you’ll have to stay out until the party’s over.”c12d7192d5927455
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“…?”a89acad4165578df
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“Since my partner declined my dance request, shouldn’t we stay until the party is over?”e969dfb86c265f48
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“…well, shall we go 9dc070317d then?”5ec31d92129ceb75
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“…Where…?”9d7b435f954be31a
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Hanaella asked in 2317b9890c confusion, and Lloyd 0e90a66dca grinned like a edfe9b3fc5 child.6412fe8dd5691342
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“My secret place.”1c32e34887cf8eb6
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Stepping out 89370e2132 onto the 045a820e44 terrace with ef2c084695 Tharrott, Rosaryn 87a5106024 found herself 0337128bc8 biting her b4cc3eaa3c thumb’s nail. ae71a536d0a5b60c
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It was a habit she had whenever she was nervous or things weren’t going her way. 905a8c9c3a4db98f
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Tharrott grabbed her hand 34555ce7ea and stopped her, saying, 2c52949b01 “Perhaps you shouldn’t be biting your thumb.”0f1597974a7ceb3e
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“It seems that f42179ef44 Lady Ariel has 8792ee6448 no interest in…”bb80a2a327687286
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“I don’t have a connection, so I’ll make one!”98d627ffc39ae2ff
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“…It doesn’t have to be Ariel, I’d rather have some other ducal lady…”c7a14e8dcac8c6f1
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“Where have you been listening to what I’ve been saying all this time, it has to be House Ariel, and it has to be a house that those freaking High Priests will never be able to get involved with!”47db93468a38e756
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Shouting angrily, Rosaryn let 95898b1131 out a long sigh, eb04973043 pressing her hand to 15f96ff8a2 her forehead as if 02a2209ab5 realizing her actions. 315f9c03b93a40c9
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Then she looked 055d248f6f up at Tharrott 663db26ba4 and smiled her 75fd4271fa trademark soft smile.d76148dbc6ee84a4
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“They see me 35618a4ef5 as an eyesore, 3e9199f14a Tharo. If they d699d7de73 knew that aa0aad746d my brother 4f2f584e5a and I 60588260c7 were lovers, 6ef9837c99 they would 50c4788685 surely point 2570e3d772 the finger 8ae98dd142 at me edbbb459cf as a 16129fb2f1 sinister woman 24b686229a who taints 7aa7e5b7c7 the blood e550e46f4e of paladins.”6ef8c9238e0eb7b5
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“A woman who tarnishes the name of House Thearine, the heir to divine power, just as they did to my mother… Is that all? There’s no telling what those old foxes will do to keep us apart.”7cbea247dae9b5da
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“Tharo. I hope they can’t do anything to us if they find out about our relationship.”e0aa08c75d7bf848
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“To do 14808b00ed that, we 0c5704af7b need the 6631374ecb Knights of 4ec24e2a2f House Ariel. You know that.”0af4977e5e6d5f87
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“…Yes.”2b5ec1b9ca26a03f
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“Let’s plan again. I don’t think we’ll be able to make it past her with any effort. Her defenses are stronger than I thought.”4a7fe12ea997a280
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“Yeah. I don’t know what it was, but she didn’t seem to like me.”97549825caea99e1
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“She didn’t have anything against you when we met in the dressing room. Isn’t that weird? I wonder why, since we’ve never met before.”487a7fe145ccf29d
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“Anyway, there’s no tree that won’t fall if you cut it ten times. I think you should be more assertive with her. I’ll set up the situations.”f9ba31a9faac4577
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“…Yeah… but Rose.”2ac7b08bb2849a2d
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Turning to Rosaryn, Tharrott’s voice sounded a little pensive.3d43dd66f407186a
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“I know this is a bit of a strange thing to ask, but… are you sure you’re okay?”5516f5d44f87a86a
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“Huh?”007fe66a74abfd07
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“Even if I… 37a630acc7 stay with her.”cfecf342530436cd
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“If you want to win her heart, you’ll have to deal with unwanted touching. Are you sure you’re okay with that?”6894959db076da5a
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Her heart sank at Tharrott’s words. 03f5ebc7cf7bde93
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The tip of her nose wrinkled, and her fingertips tingled, but she forced herself to look at him as if she didn’t care.03a4162c6c7de49e
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“It’s what I’ve come to expect from loving you, Tharo.”973e9e964b095042
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“We can never be husband and wife, and to preserve this love, Tharo needs a scarecrow wife, and I can live with you holding Ariel’s hand in front of me if it means marrying the perfect scarecrow wife.”1a299542de8df9e9
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“But as you promised before, your love for me must remain unchanged, and it must be my child and Tharo’s child who will carry on the line of House Thearine. Don’t forget that.”c8643551c3554405
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“…I won’t forget.”2e55760fe4e86564
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“I love 83cefa2c24 you, Tharo, b99464d3f1 and you cba89b3cf5 have no e5c1665393 idea how ecdc159f0d much I 65efda6e9e love you.”fa68f9b3661c4f24
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“I love you more than you can imagine, and that’s why I decided to play this crazy marriage game for you.”72abfa80f0ce22fb
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“I can’t wait for Tharo to marry her and take over the Knights.”cd9ac89667863fe3
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Looking pitifully 0fdf8d0745 at Rosaryn 599c75c0be as she 186c081138 spoke with 0703732981 tears welling 2a25156b10 up in 31491d6c35 her eyes, 37a23c8b7b Tharrott wished 9be3f4bdc0 he could 177b3601fa wipe her 31c91e1445 tears away 7872f048d8 and comfort 1a9e2c5ab9 her without 2811f065d2 paying attention af4d764b8f to his 8773294757 surroundings.b4ff7bccbd6e1430
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