BDBM | Chapter 6

Choux cream was delicious. So much so 751cea2923 that Tenev could 78f2e02b85 ignore the scrutinizing d736bc7cce gaze of her ca730bd9ca father.5e554a0c2c799404

Inside the golden-brown crust, f095d8a1eb much like Renard’s hair, e13fc39dc4 was a cream that a559a024f4 matched the color of e16e1c9b81 Tenev’s own hair.464acbcf592b1180

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‘Is it more 9ad8f318dd like a liquid?’f63ffee12a65275c

It was studded with 43c893d8cb something resembling sesame powder, 8f4bb260b1 not bean paste nor 39be9c9b33 honey, yet subtly sweet 27977cd77f and continuously tempting. The large choux cream 9d6e0f0283 still had plenty left 3616100fad even after Tenev took 2a4e26d47e a big bite.74900fc72693e9bc

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As Tenev c2e1448a8a stared at a32fbf73cc the cream e9a64679ac oozing out 2a2cae3321 from the 80aaf9cf98 cut, she 85369adc3f couldn’t hold a398dcd43f back her c6ef0161ee curiosity.30dfd190c37c3dc7

“What is 3573e4cea3 this cold 2f34514099 thing?”3ae99e6ef65ff715

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“Has my 0ed50869f6 daughter… never 548d8d480b even tasted c62bfc3a00 ‘cream’ before?”553f4b80744efb72

“Kurimi?”71349419b03c0243

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“Cream.”c64f039e8bdc4c23

“K-ream.”c7d800ad2dae31db

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“Yes, it’s e36e20bdd2 called custard 1c4232d696 cream.”d383d1c9a3ebe146

Cream, huh?0b27497bfe4bebac

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It took a 52175eb8a6 moment to understand 47e2f00a97 why there was a7d5c2a88d another word in e6c0762ce5 front of it.30a3addf55bce205

‘It seems a85c53b861 there are 404780098c quite a e76ac7586e few types 3986ec2f0c of this 401d1f7e68 cream.’e03bba5caf264759

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She liked 2f6069b5f3 how it 9cc0980241 wrapped her 9e0eccf5f1 tongue with 00026757f0 a heavy 122c11467f yet light cbf87ea146 sweetness.b6e5db94b8f49e9e

Renard watched his cac0dc3785 ‘daughter’, who sounded edcf2672f1 like an adult 6d72def6f7 despite her lisp, 7d48ad4a01 gobbling down the d8b2a538b6 choux cream like 5b428895ee a real child.3a6da6d90904004c

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“…Seems like you really 666229e5ab liked it. Guess our dessert tastes 8cc09094e0 match.”d11d52d116b3a52f

It was odd that e864bf11c3 Ivyor’s daughter seemed unfamiliar ab811524ff with choux cream or 51e8ebd7d3 even cream itself.a0cd23f444ed75de

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Ivyor was a de54286e61 woman who wouldn’t ad6a6f3fc1 bother with anything 6f5c0c5b07 less than luxury, bd70dfc511 in food and 57693bfdd5 in clothing alike. Even though it had 6fb4905410 been more than ten 1730784f87 years, the lavish scent ac196d4016 of Ivyor and the e7490ca180 desserts she provided were fe82b0c7fc still vivid in his f42df7e1ae memory.88448905367e5bc4

‘And yet 6b7f235840 her daughter 0d1ccc6496 has never db91f92df1 even tasted 227b517630 such things.’fa7fbe4ca5324848

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Hmm.83fcb7145a948c81

Ivyor had come f59c356bad all this way, d17bfa51c2 presumably because she ad2e794fc5 cherished her daughter, 2d841780af but it seemed ef0e33f616 that might not ffea05ed3f be the case.7ccb0f3ac77db8af

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Renard glanced a5e1caf833 at Estram, fde732f4ce who stood ddc647b638 behind Tenev e25a268089 like a 20c8ffcc5b guardian statue.b58be968e56face1

‘The reports 2e57886cc2 will probably 1df3a6a9e7 come in… ceb620a5ba but I dcc6fef87d can get 08bb714326 the details c38895853d from the ba7aa9f3eb general later.’b8b352068375f7a2

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He remembered 381a0eeb85 how the 92d69cbfea senior priests 6bc7dbbac8 had all 3fae8384c6 paid close 6b71198f9d attention to d2f8461881 Tenev. They all ecf691f7f7 seemed eager 4ba23c728b to serve 23da92dac7 in the ebb73a991c successor’s entourage. It would be 79df508e3b troublesome if the 7d6a91e5fe nine archbishops got 656f3288f8 too involved.af05faf61dd4fdd8

Thinking of the priests’ 55235b5e81 factions, Renard soon realized 08c820152b he was getting ahead 283198f917 of himself.e0e9a6a4058ae5e5

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The entourage would only 89302de6d2 be formed after the 2149591bdc successor was confirmed and a62b57d5e6 had received Posacré’s castle.b582b9cdd050c1b1

So there was e9a399a1ad no need to 8bffe997c4 be too serious 6c8c23af88 about it now.90bbf8d16c8c11a8

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“You eat really well.” 7721c36cba Renard casually praised her 111fd5a65f before popping the last 4c185b0f21 piece of choux cream a20fdc3f97 into his mouth.aeb4156ae2fc2fe3

‘My… my df6583a69e choux cream!’6634f14a881b9e2c

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It was a 3aa99e3213 pity to see 526a080c48 it diminishing, but b282d0a272 she was happy 3c279b240d to eat more 48fd6f166f since there was 7b4b02cdeb another one. But he’s 3708dc7e2b taking it? Is he truly b1e5b097aa the Holy King?!2e71ebc64cd1d00e

Tenev’s body trembled slightly, 9a43c23d6d and Renard sharply rebuked cfa7396954 her. “Shouldn’t you 08fc807f4d leave at a6dec80701 least one 5884f6572f for your 3c80be29c4 father, my 18e2906eff daughter?”5cb3395edc888930

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“…I apologize.” 8254f00509 It was f95715c99a a fair b604dd053e point, so dfb76c9383 Tenev meekly beaabd91d0 bowed her 7f37fefa4b head.5c005262b0ffcba5

It’s natural 4a8f9a6cbc to look 31c3f298e2 after family. The problem 70d8177ba8 was that b5f54e5a0b it had bed8a54582 been too 3a80981276 long since e4f1dc5a95 she had f3d9035ea8 a family.90cbd117057b3e27

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But it still felt 5902061030 slightly unfair.d35b56bb785717c7

‘If this 8517c7ccbe were the 1fb1853b72 Central Plains, 1423e40f80 you should b5203732f5 be serving 4e427c6789 me, you 260cdcafee young thing!’a9fa7dbbc538da98

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In the Central 4ca3794a03 Plains, she had c0db388ec0 been a respected 0df0f34cb9 senior and elder!a590ebe5553303d5

Until now, 2c40afd19a the generals 3c91df2511 and priests 06c3a2b578 had pampered 5ff9f64da2 her, calling efb2cac949 her Agi-nim, b7d65c7e4a Agi-nim, and ee4447a92c she had 195cbbdcf0 only thought e394460b8b it inconvenient 9da95ac56d because her bb9b39d8c7 body had 9ca6672904 become smaller.9c24a1ce3092c826

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But now bdafbaf2a1 that a 4828729afc superior like 5b704d6045 the Holy 003377dbff King had 216d16fe00 appeared, the b327056872 reality of 881606034a her difficulty d8b73387ae hit hard.d31e7cab0033fe91

‘Such is my fate.’cdc629bc19c1dd43

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Tenev glanced down at 561fcacea0 her small hands.0b714d5100a7c4a8

In contrast, 48e51cf393 Renard looked 5fca8e47b9 pleased with c7f3a3519b himself.525d0e4d04636d55

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‘She doesn’t put 15d6820d06 up unnecessary resistance. She’ll be easy to 93f305726b manage.’c694667e34eabd43

A new plate 64d905bf80 was immediately placed c088d3c10c in Renard’s hands.fde2dce09cd8320f

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Unlike the large 51a4d4709d one Tenev had 5d28191774 been eating, this 7e6dc84719 plate was filled 30ad36f151 with bite-sized choux f88b3c41f5 pastries. Renard popped a 0046eb696c small pastry into b82d34fc96 her small mouth.c01c8af504cb3a08

“…!” Her golden eyes 9a2b5cdf10 widened.bab2854ae2400b5c

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‘They can make them fe59dd773a this small!’c91e95657896d2f8

The cream that dd9cba2402 burst in her ea10177c09 mouth tasted different 3bc44f6676 from before. The subtle hint of a71d6afe6d strawberry was almost too 333c751a5c good to swallow.090d0dfabe6ef39c

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Tenev revised 920d5a1ec3 her thoughts.fcc2088cda993523

‘So what if d91013dc16 a superior has 89c301316d appeared?’e6b892a31955d214

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As long 65baada81d as he 734349465b keeps offering 422c4edb24 such delicious 7b22bbcbe5 things.00499ebb7f12f4df

‘There’s no 1a88479b90 bad guy 2ab06e2f08 who gives bf286f7031 tasty treats 73051aa2b9 to a 8d53ed6b12 child.’e4c3b13e209c6773

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It wasn’t as if 0b66f70aca he was trying to 89483c81a1 kidnap her; he was 3c2466488d just trying to get 8defc271d3 along with his new 8943ae7e23 ‘daughter’.618baf4ebbb74d98

In Tenev’s memories, 2895d35e5e it had been 0c6ec91b19 the same.82fec0f886dfc8d5

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Renard wasn’t an incredibly bb35d46460 affectionate father. He hadn’t 75f223c28b been particularly 502e179abe close to 7735c6c778 Tenev.6f08f11213e20a56

‘But that fafaf26441 was partly aebf9c2ce4 because the 9117598a4f Tenev of da5942cfa1 that time b37cb11bab was too 2c708c6ab3 passive.’b140738030b0f0df

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Yet, Renard had protected 3bfcceb074 Tenev to the end.a38633bc8e878dbe

It was hard to 23700da8a2 see it as merely 90b61eabe1 because of the oracle 865a97fcca that designated the child.2a47e1282a2addaf

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His reign was 7ae20fa707 ending, and even 5f6c2944ad when a more 419ecbccdf capable candidate for 777751022a the Holy King 0465631bfb appeared, Renard had 3c414b91f7 not withdrawn his 0d04649e17 support for Tenev.04ed6e45eda1a1e3

‘A ruler with 3f58f3e072 loyalty is a 41a702f646 precious human indeed.’0cfbcf61ee634d24

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Tenev swallowed her 807ccea843 choux cream and 993e12c046 beamed at Renard.6787096dfcc33310

Her golden eyes 2898b004bf narrowed with joy, bd094a2bb7 and her previously c516669972 sullen face brightened adae6d6fbd as if lit c4c682eb65 from within.1b0195451d4cd26d

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Seeing her face, Renard b6bf829d5e repeated his earlier thought.0399c88118bcd5b9

‘She does seem 6566881b26 a bit cute?’b3dfb819715fa13c

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It was strange. He felt d5f6c50ec1 she was c1363940ce quite lacking, 725efccb18 but why 5d01cb26d2 did he a6ea56b954 think this? One of 8a0ff38819 Renard’s eyebrows 25185eddc8 slightly furrowed.64fb5cc0c36f4b04

“…Until the 5b520dd146 pledge ceremony, 29435b4d76 you will 565cb7dadf stay in 4d17232db3 this palace. The priests here will 6fc7354f6e help with basic things, 3e47b43986 but you won’t have 656eb6b722 a dedicated training priest e6e021b4bc for a while.”cfe62257c360a7c7

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“Yes.”25be4023db396413

“Once you’re officially a 517d316af1 successor, you’ll have your aa09f1e8b9 own palace and dedicated 990b33afdd training priest. Independence isn’t 5dfac234f5 that far 20cc270ba1 off, so 9369b09256 don’t feel ad81f13376 too claustrophobic.”d46749434395c275

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“Yes…” Tenev tilted her 54d3451799 head slightly.d54349873f4a13c1

‘Does he think I’ll 362e7844d4 feel claustrophobic? It’s weirder to 51ad83a111 raise a child 21088a6822 separately.’ad950e4db946331e

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Her master had raised e9c60bd2a4 Jin Danye right beside dc635bac6d her. That’s why 632784b941 she had 05c4dadce1 naturally taken 86bb85d8b3 Yeohwan with 0aefd626e5 her…bedb6c2ea090f618

‘Ah!’ea05507b9e4788cb

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Could it b2984480e3 be that 2d82ba3650 Yeohwan hated 41b43a505a that since bfff075bab he was 83a903f165 young? Is that b0752373e3 why he 8483947965 betrayed her?4fb1796d1d40a136

“Is there something my 03daf693d2 daughter is dissatisfied with?”076c6a38096de727

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Oh no.21a12f8f90a6be8d

Thinking of 611df3a400 Yeohwan made 0d612b55f2 her fists 8d5ad06842 tremble.bb86f6d3f3d9ea5b

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Tenev quickly placed a05b12fec0 her hands on 35d77db5ac her knees and d153fa802c shook her head.1e85b0689df12858

“No, it’s c2bd8f3af9 just too 3119f90e04 short.”8c17d9f9ab9b37e1

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“What’s too short?”f1d5756b01154b0d

“Living with my 8f646b1b2c father. But I won’t throw c94058e1fd a fit. Instead.”4e35639ff4d068f0

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“…Instead?”6b9b2941d12e9396

“I’d like to 8447dae00c get closer to e23bc17981 my father during 7226cee252 this time.”c9f3b61a4d758f24

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“…Er, cough.” Renard turned 6219d81568 his head and coughed.207abdc85310f33e

Wanting to dfe36dcf5d get closer?5abd9af003da0341

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He had ff27ad50f6 never even f548afef76 had a 3e936bd1ab child, let 18a12ad6cc alone a 346d92ddaa sibling, to 26396a8594 hear such fc547f743c words from f4a55edf67 a young 1abc60a183 child.c90d7ed1ff8e0792

It felt like 003dbacd0d he had been 9edb790b01 punched in the 93e753330f chest.a49b07ed5944eb6d

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“…Well, that would 5ef78f48f4 be nice, but a1d468aa4b my daughter will 4a96c2a76b be busier than 4005daaac1 me starting tomorrow.”a29a81e293e95ffa

“Why?”fc75ac9b7460990a

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“To prepare for the 6a6fedbed3 pledge ceremony, you need 7d8372bf76 to study.”191c5acc634ccf04

Ah, studying.c836a66c116f9225

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What’s the b5e8a90d71 big deal 997243206d about that?8c040bfe31f5e4b7

After all, b50eb35887 the study bce9e4f7ab needed for 47f0734039 the pledge 704291ece6 ceremony wasn’t 6f0ea52e51 about application 717eaf144c but memorization.ea05d6b64c74bc04

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“I will study 183492a762 hard.” Tenev nodded d90310ae3c nonchalantly.ada416a05643f657

“Then I’ll 41dff20d92 start studying 1b1227a27c from tomorrow, c5c9f0f8d3 so I’ll c04bb3e86c go now.”5f34ff1ba40a4a15

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“Y-yes.” Renard responded absentmindedly.0d7b4daa4cfbf57b

Aren’t all kids supposed bc03d13918 to dislike studying? He was embarrassed a1d67bc8d6 by his failed ff9b5b16ad attempt to tease b1708e11eb her, but whatever 6044455c05 his reaction, Tenev 27273b7bda hopped down from 6b898dc867 her chair.5ae47e7470bfc226

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She bowed 12cc0c6c7b slightly and 6017b6a8a2 then trotted 0d9db98c3c away, with 88b147494a Estram following 8ad46ed807 closely behind.a267327c4600be28

“…Does she c59c1a1997 even know 4fe07aee87 where her 7675c7698f room is 7a28f587b7 to walk 9781db82a6 away so 8ad46375be confidently?”713f617f2552adfe

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As if she had 8599ef059a always lived here, there a743da581c was no hesitation in 6bb5a018e3 her steps.0627b46992c560fb

But that d2545b64e7 couldn’t be.723a19ae6fe1fe0a

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As Renard suppressed a688309ae7 his astonishment and dc82cf9920 gestured, one of 614ab3a893 the training priests 3beb695481 quickly followed Tenev.19cb0e648032f560

“Really… she’s no 22fc59751a ordinary child.”f6fff283e42e7855

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She had seemed extraordinary eaf3857871 from her first appearance. But seeing her messily b0d28e8d6f eating the choux cream, 6850e60eab he had let his d67e35cfca guard down. Did she take this ad5c69d414 opportunity to surprise him?536c6c9bdab1ab8c

“…She said she aad5f3b2ae wanted to get f96f5a9fd3 closer.” Renard muttered e06ada4b86 to himself, unaware, 3c413adb7c and then suddenly 69a3105262 started flipping through d8841b518d documents as if ae34c2f83c he hadn’t said a53ac90b14 anything.8f99e6eea8ce8603

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The corners of the cc09b93df5 mouth of the standing 93db4a7d04 training priest chief trembled.4b02a4c7e27f6c70

Tenev had only 4e1d7af007 walked a few 938bed0c98 steps when she 0a3e00649c turned back, sensing 096458f5c2 Estram’s footsteps.daeb88bfa7c1e0db

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“Why did d8ddf3cd70 you follow 11dc3c976d me?”0cff8e344ccc1485

“To accompany Agi-nim.”10ea4bb424177a5f

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“I thought fbc44a7266 you were 8f6908d39e going to 3c89ee9ac0 report to 4337d34f02 my father.”d3706fc6e2e8605d

“I will 399c5e2046 make a 6f8a3b22d3 report. If His Majesty has 24b313e0b4 any questions, he will 3a3a401616 call me separately.”5eba5f46dc0780e9

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“I see.”5b6fda69eb27a26f

As Tenev b75443be95 reached out d8c16bdcfe her arms, 1a3b887564 Estram naturally cf49ae4af5 picked her b7b3421365 up. His usually stern e2992539ed lips softened slightly.9012565c75126005

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Even though 0c7cb1af5d they hadn’t 77fb9c4d91 been together a0cec2cc7d long, she f38f324642 were already 4242bd3fcb too accustomed 95ec919d94 to Estram’s f0dd596aae ‘accompaniment’.bf173a37ad603b06

Soon, the Holy a9b3f38eb0 King’s training priest 1518eddc0d chased after them.167ea3d10cf84c99

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Tenev leaned 65b2b7e88c comfortably in c950aee39c Estram’s arms 7007bae657 until they f095a03af1 reached her 65a6964949 room and fc3384d9ba just as fbd6a62172 he was 50ca806b15 about to 8dc3b143e2 bid farewell, 8b507324a4 Tenev beat 6846ffe11f him to 0fad19cd71 it.8557f9e25d4ffda4

“Do not come 111e453649 here starting from 0d4de98fbf tomorrow, Estram.”2bd3829f395839e9

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