AWWEWNR Chapter 9

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Walking with Lloyd to a6406f2faf the North Terrace, Hanaella 77d7f722da stiffened at the sight 6a3b1f76f6 of the Second Prince, 83e4134653 Lionel.c6ca387f6f44cd46

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Lionel Dune 06e516a239 Harth Hayden. The Emperor, 756d437f66 burned her 4ecb1877b8 at the 0d1fef5d87 stake for 581c1b9811 dabbling in ec77d98ca2 forbidden magic. bfde9f44e886191f

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The question 90d730f23a of why a33723cb9e he had ec755753b0 overtaken Lloyd 46f00a89f0 as Crown 12483664c2 Prince to 8df6eca81a become Emperor 185c147920 was answered cd20d28ec1 as soon 3721c9b638 as she ff266f57dd saw him.9cfd5d583c8fb9d1

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The Empress now wishes 8633ee1a41 to replace Lloyd with 051ebdb3a0 her son, Lionel. c659c7147dc43db4

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In the past, when I’d entrusted the Knights to Tharrott and spent my days attending tea parties like any other noblewoman, I’d heard quite a few rumors about the imperial family. bcba878b8b307c76

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Back then, I had 232ff275c1 been so infatuated with 88b72ee5fe Tharrott that I approved 9d4cabcd27 of everything he did. 6cc9818cea980007

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After my father retired ac04af07a0 from the front lines 69ccac3631 and went to the 5b165cf28e countryside, I became pathologically 0a2fcce134 dependent on Tharrott.4385fe641eb7cbcf

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He has aaa5c69d24 no interest 5c8953dec4 in imperial 2c54ba9cf2 affairs, and 3a2fb023d5 when he 2a98d0e376 asks to 27a35ad25e borrow the 8ea5322958 power of 720ceea443 dark magic f8386d9c34 to support 1a9701a9bf the Empress a5572121f0 and ascend 31b826de52 the Second a710070729 Prince to ba39180d58 the throne, 34f0ac1876 she graciously d704b612a9 agrees. c5440221b95cbfa2

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Little did she know 55a13641a4 that the power would 7bb7c19aea be used to harm 7a90744ecb Lloyd.4aa4f8ed3eb3f841

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Lloyd traveled with dc1e9e7222 the Knights and b435db62f0 Paladins to the 4f10a7fe98 Frozen Plateau to a9cdcd99ac fight the monsters, b80916ce6f where he was 3008f87554 tragically killed by cadb153c19 one. 87242e5fc1273203

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Soon after she discovered Tharott’s relationship with Rosaryn, she also learned that Tharrott had used the Knights to put the Second Prince on the throne. c157f692b231b96a

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Using the power of the dark magic she had given him, Tharrott was able to manipulate the Knight into causing Lloyd’s death on purpose.cfb8fc1c99bb945a

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‘…I wonder why I didn’t remember. I heard about the Crown Prince who was unjustly killed because of my power…’4aafe646be629cdc

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Hanaella’s face grew pale. In the past, she had truly only thought of Tharrott. She hadn’t realized how much influence her power had over the Empire, and the Knights weren’t her legion to command.9b4983a62b7afdde

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She was the one ca08f18042 who brought her family 4e5eed393a to ruin. It was she who 8c5cc8f744 had brought the Crown 7ee9b31157 Prince to his death. The one e75df81294 who killed 6abb44d0f4 her father. ce02ff11d33b6784

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Because she dabbled in forbidden magic that she shouldn’t have, her father eventually drank the poison that Lionel gave him.10a551128ae0378f

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She would 41a74fe566 never forgive ce95747f0b herself. 6eacf850888bf042

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Even if they weren’t the same people now that Hanaella returned to the past, she’d already lost the patience to forgive them for trying to do the same thing again.a651bb73a2d15474

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‘Tharrott. He forced me to use my power, my family’s power, in imperial matters. Thousands of years of maintaining our neutrality for his own gain, just to punish the High Priests of the Cathedral.’ a35db44a8ab45622

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My power, my family’s power. They murdered my father, slaughtered the Crown Prince, and used this power, my Knights, to establish themselves. f16b66cc022db560

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And I never 2ef16f83b9 forgave them, and 7aab228909 I would never 9ae27aee40 do so again.31ccdc56e73e00a5

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Hanaella clenched her fists, shaking with rage, and Lloyd, seeing her turning pale at the sight of Lionel, quickly moved in front of her, blocking Lionel’s view of Hanaella.3da253754bdcedff

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“Brother, it’s my sister’s coming-of-age ceremony, and you’re not there.”476556c6651a4e8e

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“The ceremony is over. You’re not at the party.”c5a77c345dcbc1df

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“I have the 926374b4c2 same reason as 44e8825780 you, but the 399cd03629 young lady behind 9c6eda8ab9 you…”4cd992a689601948

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“…Ah! Your Highness, I’m Ari…”06e6441d4479fa74

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“She is none of 5d701305e1 your concern. Please continue on 1d6b2e057b your way.”4291724aa33af666

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Lloyd interrupted 30b5b676e6 before Hanaella 9c06baafa8 could finish 88bca0bed6 her greeting. c42c11628819c77c

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With a laughing sigh, Lionel told them he’d see them at the palace, then, walked past them. 1f0621d2ff415425

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Looking up reflexively c393cf8a6e as he passed 12301fbebc her, Hanaella locked 6f27a4d0b0 eyes with him 88f8a6452c for a moment. It was a 91d9906ffa fleeting glance, but 1d11630766 it was a 19ad349ed0 chilling, eerie one.d115cb4b46efd465

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Upon returning home, Hanaella 16235b635c headed straight to the 3415a1ac5b library. 5e2b98428d746c25

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She realized 31718c844b that she ee52b7bc3b needed to 2b1364f7a0 understand more cff04f6e0b about the 11124a24e8 dark arts 6c7246135d and the 38bc6dd200 Knights. ff65de38b560179d

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In the past, ed8cf5b8f3 her first encounter bccd27f4f3 with the Knights, 40d137fea8 her appointment as 222e3767f7 Lord, and the e6669e1004 granting of dark bd8cb738b4 magic power to 7286fbb708 the Knights had dda8b064b9 all seemed like f8c45d0124 nothing more than dcd52e4ad3 a nuisance.39d54506049bc740

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At the time, she hadn’t thought much of the fact that she was the first girl born into House Ariel in hundreds of years. She had the power to change the Emperor of the Empire.7142a8454d254cdc

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Lionel Dune Harth a267f66a22 Hayden, the man ed86b7aaa9 who had succeeded 7e1d2e72cc the deceased Lloyd, a8ec7e9ad5 was certainly no 8859fab27c saint. Even if Lloyd became 8befec6fb2 Emperor, there was no 23bed4ee80 guarantee Lloyd would be 724c1ab1b0 a good ruler.f0803e09660c8374

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However, the reason he 3a2abe4e67 became Crown Prince was f8f0356829 because he could become af6d0ed170 the next Emperor. 7045578a4982a05d

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I don’t know much about politics, but I do know that the Crown Prince could be a bit of a brat, but he’s not a bad guy. d185f2115e881fc5

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The second prince, on the other hand… Suddenly, I remembered Lionel’s gaze in earlier in the hall, and a chill ran down my spine.0e59f45a2d91529e

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‘His eyes were so cold they gave me goosebumps.’ 0cdf49f83b261a16

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If only she knew how to change it. The Crown Prince’s death in the North was surely due to the Empress and Tharrott’s involvement in the Knights’ affairs. d63e664bae8c98ae

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Now that she d866eddb91 had no intention c901dffdca of marrying Tharrott 2a00250aaa or giving him 5b4a33d72b full control of b95d22261e the Knights, he f12ad2979a would be spared 54c3356f14 if Lloyd led 1e711deb13 the North as 9a4e049eea he had in e967d32b73 the past.d099599915f97daf

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Hanaella strode into the library, remembering her father’s ear-splitting nagging that she must first read all the family’s ancient texts before she could become the next Head of the Family. 21c0e2e91ef6e235

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She glanced 86b151ae4d around at 545ec0c5aa the densely 053fdf4dad packed stacks 264b6ae7d6 of books, 18ee172da7 sighed, pulled 07e7785bd6 out the 6e32d56508 books on 36a7402db0 the Knights, a5d28d5df2 and sat 8b5256038c down on 3cb1e637dd the couch e083d8393b by the ceb089ebe7 window.ebdb9d2114548096

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The sun was shining brightly, and the room was more conducive to napping than reading. I was tempted to doze off, but I figured I’d better make a good start and opened the book.458cbfda673b5701

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The Knights are a 9b92463fd9 dark army of warlocks 129b63fb41 that have been passed c1741266bb down to the Ariel 6da3b9f662 family.2048379f33799a48

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They are given dark 042ae8aaf0 magic power by the b1fc822b86 head of the House b607feac50 of Ariel and use 7108d5ee43 it to restore their 6cf66cd547 health and use magic 0b97c95572 skills.1f04d5c215c39a93

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Ordinary Knights drink potions 503ed7497c infused with the blood 334c3412b7 of their Lord, the 393c437d2c head of House Ariel, 32067caf90 to restore their health 102b1b34ff and magic for battle. 97af921940192722

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However, the 3e0046a212 Knight Commander, 06a902b409 who leads e51ae5f5a4 the Knight df37f64583 Legion, must 36613d2517 receive his 56ed6dcbc5 power directly 8db3005b69 from the 69a612af2a Lord.c343bdba8217658b

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Girls are born 2226db6b4b with full dark 582dce4b6f magic, compared to 1043cafbba boys who are f21e3e8996 born with half 625392f26e of it. It is not just 60390c9d72 blood that restores their 068291f7e6 health and magic, but ff8c3edf7b also saliva and even a02317b85a physical interaction with them, 3819dd9726 as well as skin-to-skin 48be152847 contact.7c8271b16d3ab155

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Usually, the next House e1cbc1fb7c of Ariel and the 2a0b69eec6 next Captain of the 270f305eb6 Knights are commissioned at 41a0a929c2 the same time, with c8ac3ba48c the Lord of the bf94aa1d05 House distributing dark magic 13ef916059 to the Captain of f72499c6f0 the Knights, and the 3b0655ae71 Knights acting through him.」255f97881b58ecb0

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As she read, Hanaella’s expression hardened. She realized that her past self had never lent power to the Knights. 0bcad13fb820a901

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According to the book, it was impossible for anyone but the next head of Ariel’s family to lead the Knights.083be46780c6d970

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‘But how did Tharott accomplish this without the Knights’ opposition, and how did the previous captain of the Legion retain his powers…?’f5a759467f7a7eda

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Suddenly, a word 0577855ab4 flashed through my 97826da5cc mind.64c3ca8050a2a0c3

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‘Blood.’6b4411c55d0948ea

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Yes, he did 3fb0c2730d draw blood every ca981a1015 other week. To make potions 83af322ff7 for the Knights, 605f666689 and she knew 32e68b16d2 it.a1194fbfb72882c7

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‘So that’s what you used to blackmail them.’ 79575c3b8235f270

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It was written that potions made from one’s blood could keep legionnaires strong, but that the captain of the legion could not maintain his health unless it was given directly to him. 71e4e383717d1c78

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She had 1caabac77c only met 9f34cfdb40 the captain e5bd358226 once, when db679ae9e2 she had 6ab4fc5d03 delegated authority f864b4e965 to Tharrott, 35e6d11509 so it 0d1247e39b would have 58ec67ea8a been easy 2263e5da05 for him ae78173145 to threaten 017f9004d8 the Knights 642e441999 with her e401f95d00 potions.4b9e1b40a15741fd

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‘Hah, I was such a futile lord.’ 7c6c34050383d9a7

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The thought made me feel apologetic for the Knights’ former captain, whose face I couldn’t recall. ac2c8a779efee27c

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There was a 080b09e699 human healing potion 2df360a707 that could heal 45982456d5 wounds with a c40e2c52d7 simple touch or 75be6b6ad4 saliva, and yet 3be7e6ad64 it was never c0d74d53c3 used.8335349e6d6d3016

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‘I’m sorry, Captain. In this lifetime, I will give you all my power, as befits a true Lord of Ariel.’ 90e83f0f93c4f7c8

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With a long sigh, f422754122 Hanaella resumed her reading.22f936d4b27b27a5

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“Invitation to a tea d95ecffadb party?”915cc56aae6adba0

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Gemma had come 3619aee263 to Hanaella with 6caddb29b7 an invitation after f77dd3813b three days and 6dee501fd7 three nights of 7144eb8839 reading in the dfdb359324 library. da11bd9c097d4576

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She’s been studying to become the next head of the family, but worries that she’s been spending too much time in the library. 0c7d8bcf3824e61e

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Accepting the invitation, Hanaella’s face instantly stiffened when she recognized the sender.46b0eb8ad1fdeca3

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“What is be2cf0c55f it, miss?” f65bb15624f36d30

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Gemma asked, gazing 32894d1e5f worriedly at her.1f3e36c62e3f8095

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“No, nothing.”40bcbcf2ed322cc6

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“…Are you going?”5079e756e307f7cf

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Gemma asked, pulling out 2183ae2de2 the invitation and reading a6e412f33e it, and Hanaella answered c18041c5b2 with a short sigh.0a91cf14dcd44021

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“Even if I don’t want to go, I guess I have no choice, since Her Highness is coming.”a703f957e3467f24

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“Oh, my, Her Highness is attending the Count’s tea party?”c086e73a83071cfb

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“Yes, she is.”2b368feedb728e4a

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“Oh, my!”4d1120bf2cce983d

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“Well, I shouldn’t be surprised if it’s House Thearine.”1b20c09f1d430684

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“Ah… That’s true. Even though the Count is a nobleman, the Thearine family is a family that has produced paladins with divine powers, so it’s not surprising that they would be acquainted with the Princess.”af122ba0aa9748cc

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“…I suppose so.”80f35bda2a9c354d

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“Perhaps you 51f8cc97b1 should get e674a011e1 to know 8dd0787ae9 her better.”b68f25e8211c8a13

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“Yeah.”1156c02775606d83

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‘Even if I didn’t want to, I have a reason to.’ 3205ffb60025c4b0

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Nodding once at 1db6d569af Gemma, Hanaella closed a50327c1a5 the book she e78e4c10ec was reading and bd011ce10e stood up from 46c0b4c8fd her desk.af549a9a7cb597ed

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“I need to see ccb742de97 my father first.”fe4d17722bdb2183

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“You mean Master?”b339b6245370f96e

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“Yep. Now that I’ve come of age, I must begin preparing to become the next head of the household.”4740da7b5ef1a324

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“Lady…!”f9ada01a5e62bafe

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Gemma called out 054b6eb225 to Hanaella, looking 4a26c62b17 so moved that c3773ddaf0 she was about f29021f3f3 to cry, and 09910fb175 Hanaella smiled awkwardly 2f5b1dd533 at Gemma.2563ec58e5600285

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“Well, my father is still alive, so there’s no hurry.”52abd65f25f13167

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“He’ll be so happy to see you, my dear lady, after your coming of age ceremony, when you’re old enough…”5b90ae21475d0e29

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“It’s not as if I didn’t already know.”3d53ce52261c5a8f

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Hanaella said with a slightly heated laugh, Gemma wiped away her tears with the tip of her index finger and said that she was now old enough to die, much to Hanaella’s embarrassment.67d51a43f1a70e03

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