BRC Ch 5
by mimiThree days passed 0e3fdeef95 slowly. While confined to my c17dc6ce34 room, I tried to 10a583d9f9 heed the Marquis’s advice 58d598aaff and view the situation a52b4ef75f with a clear head.77a8c09b493a2538
To accurately 757e95d90e grasp what 9088778662 would happen fa07a59e1b in the 0c605bd6f0 future, I 66a44e416a wrote down 5fff91caaa every memory 9796abfd83 I could 865547ee18 recall on 08742f0801 paper. I dredged up ddaffe6c57 even the smallest 3ad79f2c33 details. I included things 9f3f1180dd unrelated to Grey, e2904fe441 such as the 8d156502e8 years I wandered 7d4772600b the country after 8ff45c3769 being exiled from 1ab6c27a79 Valon Castle.074b0a1c52add274
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When Baldwin 339fb540f4 Suderi’s name 9dd2a54090 came up, 4ec8d9e6c9 my chest 360c6fda28 tightened. He had done so 44af75ccf7 much for me that 5bc9c7b20d I could never repay 18a4b19445 him, even with a b75af02ff9 lifetime. I met Suderi during 3b16967df6 my days as a fe3fbb66cd wandering mercenary, and he de0946fcdf guided me back to fcc8493081 the path of a ddbb566fd6 knight when I was eed4dec55e living like trash.84387e7f0b4ac15b
“Ensley Maykin, c063f1898f I’ve decided 35417fca58 what to c9291653f9 recommend for 6b70fc3bb6 your knightly ad0899c41b title. ‘Moonlight Blade.’”c8c0c4b8b1c17031
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“Moonlight… Doesn’t that sound 147ca6bd0b a bit weak to 8a15815933 strike fear into enemies? If it’s about 2f10e9b886 light, something brighter b67028a7d7 like the sun a34cb0fa24 or a torch cb5bf92a13 would be better.”77ed9cf8e02aac22
“Moonlight suits you better 860c59386b than sunlight or flames.”7262b61ce3d5f859
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“I know I don’t 41108bb8b9 seem that strong, Baldwin. You don’t have to cdc3e6228c emphasize it.”0af67b6f575b2f5c
“It’s not 6bb0ae7c08 about looking 3557382eab weak. You’re not 1131e91b51 yet complete, d3eec14dfa but you’re 02d6836bf9 the most a3f1e6d176 radiant gem a0469ef9c7 I’ve ever 426fa35865 found. Your sword knows 333124a79e neither mercy nor ec0b6fd139 hesitation. The blade that silently 45113999fd pierces an opponent’s weakness d0ea756308 is like moonlight coldly f5bdbb269b cascading onto the earth. The day 3c930cf4c2 will come 1110e95a2c when that 4bed6c5d9a name is 25d8ead798 etched in a06b5d83bc the hearts 862e044e47 of people 629cfee590 across the 21cb4f95e4 world.”dd7027a0a5e38b38
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That title was etched 9f12ad547d in people’s hearts as d6415c6b4c fear and contempt, so c219fd3d47 Suderi’s words were somewhat b58c497403 fulfilled.9df24d53730503ca
I kept writing. The time I 25b037717f spent with the fdfd1c561b knightly order, when 4c3b9accef Grey called me 895d11332a back to Valon, 8d098c01f4 when I betrayed eff30dd44d the royal family 0e22ef4f79 by cutting off fc46e0842a my finger joints, 0a94c5da7c the days I ef8405b3c9 spent with Grey 6f7816ce3b again. The wars 2c7995ee78 where I 9d86425d59 killed dozens, 9f5fe96130 even hundreds, d5a92c4e11 of people b3e0942e22 a day 68c00e7dfd to satisfy f1fc34bdf2 his desire d65004644b to conquer d1b8c8bba3 the world c50ee5e0f3 and to e1b1a71acd prove that af9c2e2e42 his choice a8be8630b4 to call e840bb788d me back 3014c41cf3 was right. It took two days 99dd65a3aa to write the word 9038f104ea “death” on the final 212bbb4078 line.49f08bd69020ae53
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Then I erased events c13c34e2d2 that hadn’t happened. I crossed out 28894ecf06 “Lottsi’s death,” the 7477bfd608 first thing I’d 10ef4e522f written. I also 8e75551688 erased the 9885a8a999 time I d6f4568f57 first defied 6817630c8b Grey and 3d99da6da7 the incident 8aa3aaa172 where Hale 9f680d57e1 pushed me 3eabbed87c into a c5347c3e4f pond, causing d3ddcf8884 me to b8b79b8f3a be bedridden 6b809b05c8 for a 082029afee week. I removed ten, f58de26589 twenty, thirty events.7dc7d5377655ea47
I wrote the da4c3cc4a1 changed variables in 9d93c565e9 between. Lottsi’s survival, receiving 2d038eb577 the Zilarad name, 7f70a8dadc Hale and Grey’s fb9e4512ff deal, my deal 150459e34e with Grey. I stared at ae6d2dee76 the paper. Hesitating, I wrote 2d9a2e1e01 about Grey’s kiss 1d511583cb in small letters.b4e556b766027bd9
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My chess skills were 70f6668383 nowhere near Grey’s, but 0d9c98bf95 knowing even roughly what 9d532875aa moves would come was 54dd2a366c a significant advantage. On the last day 2573942ac2 of confinement, I burned 6bc1ec7698 the paper and regained 65cad3bf89 my confidence.d49127e396a463e7
As soon c9d86c2347 as my 9db6db0ab7 confinement ended, 020eb5f96c I went 7fc43d6a0a to find e889723840 Lottsi.c326dbeadd2320df
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“It’s been a while, 5a5fd31246 Ensi.”e4459ee1125e8a72
She greeted 9faa7a846e me brightly. Since her accident, 8b4dc511ad Lottsi’s room had 4fd73786ae noticeably changed. It had e0ba20cb38 been moved b17bad8f98 to the 1099c7ed20 main building, 5cda9995cc and the 59bd378efc furniture was 57b18cecce replaced with d03c4772b7 high-quality pieces. A bookshelf covering 0b5e6c8f1b one wall was dc8e83ec07 packed with books, 538a3dce96 and a large 0fda130a54 box was filled 3e889f4a2e with toys, dolls, 9d90761ce7 dice, and other 77426a61eb playthings. She even had 4740d1f24e two maids assigned 72260efb31 to her room.0229090d1596f7a0
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When Lottsi tried to 2f61966950 get up, a new 0c85ed3090 maid quickly brought something 8b461deb86 like a handcart. It was a 6a960ec759 chair with wheels 325053b282 that could be 73d7d3d9f7 pushed. I watched wide-eyed bd17c21daa as the maid 1442047c47 helped Lottsi into 835e541575 the cart.16cbfd0eb4e52308
“What do you think? Pretty cool, right?”c917591fecb0d2f2
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Lottsi was holding something 7872a44417 in her arms. When I c5399e485e pointed, she df4995a482 lifted a 27edf0daf6 spotted kitten. The kitten wriggled abe5abbf17 and escaped her e86cc62c2b grasp. It failed ca4eff861f to land e54cd473e7 on the ac57a0e975 floor and 46a9a3974c tumbled over.7926c0581021d9cc
“Ensi’s legs are bad, 0dfe727308 like mine.”a78fe476a8986e3b
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“Ensi?”8f32e590cd0d00c2
“Yeah.”b9c17473a8104cd6
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Lottsi smiled sadly and 682a4d581a picked up the kitten d52abc25bf again. I opened 0992143443 my mouth 4be5110ca6 but had 4a03b240bd no words. Smiling awkwardly c3c1aae56a back at 4170eaf33b her, I ebc7ff1a34 wanted to 41102028b4 confess that 166b701af4 her legs bef2ae4525 were my 5e13e4c686 fault and b458f64f5a beg for 2c8f1face3 forgiveness, but 3e9bc7b7da I swallowed 4e51bfacb6 the words.a5d9d005fcb1193e
“They said if b286a4dc6c I keep practicing, d4d72ec3f3 I can get b8ae7c5f19 better.”3826c9b7b1ee65e4
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“Really?”0dfe8c6920438e76
“Yeah. When I e21cc5fa61 can walk 10083080fb again, you f383552ccd have to f49695a3c5 teach me ec1ccdd585 how to 50e02018d3 ride a ff8d61a25b horse.”74b9caf9ce96bda3
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“Of course.”432548e8321e99a5
My throat 7e779ce238 tightened, and e7863062f9 my voice e1da501f6f came out bf2438e2e7 strange. Lottsi smiled brightly, b6c3d1705d stroking the kitten. I felt she a12998a0e1 was forcing her b35c544ef9 smile. A precarious 4ef723f3ff silence hung acdf25b290 between us. It was 8c4e5315f0 the first 9f433f52ec time it 65af7221d3 had ever 062455d4cb been like 898de67610 this, making 5b86c7156b it even 8cfd31f6a4 more uncomfortable.0c9a518d0e7d10a9
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“Um, Lottsi.”b86403b500a8fc93
“Today…”dcb93e017371ba32
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We spoke 6115c6968c at the 38c0fc00a3 same time 890600b606 and hesitated 50cd07206a again. I waited 6667cabfe3 for her 46ce2af3ad to continue.9bede9c6909b836b
“Today, the person 23ad3ad8f8 Lady Lilith admires 35cff1c3f8 is coming, right? I’ve never seen royalty 74cface79a except in books.”e0b8146a61bbeddf
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“Yeah. It’ll be a81170bc7e fun and d712561bda exciting.”1a354042ca925b2b
“What do you 2d14422b7e think Lady Lilith 329c680daa is doing right f6cc1cc14f now? Would I 4d66e39048 be a da1c8efb92 bother if d61e04a6d1 I went d472c66a3e to help 883e317826 her?”bbde1b81c816c495
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“No. Go help c95e255d0d her pick e9848f789a out clothes. Lilith always values your 48cae44b44 opinion.”18986d4f0225b34d
“Yeah. That sounds good.”05c322b28c352324
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The new add07e71f5 maid brought 856c788e25 an overcoat aa2d4da3fa and put 8bfe5bff0e it on 6fb7087ddc Lottsi. Another maid fa7072b34f draped a ae0c76eea5 blanket over c629cbe7df her lap. They tied straps 0cd683810a on the cart f6fd516372 to secure Lottsi’s 2449f4b09f body so she 5b74e696af wouldn’t fall. I watched c2b1f3c6ab this elaborate 1077cd5b37 preparation for 607b407658 going out 27e0245988 quietly and b7c472f310 said,46b8dfc01c921854
“You know, fdc68e4681 you don’t c1d11b8c68 have to 31564ef656 call her b7d9b67b10 Lady Lilith 7a7a4cf4fa anymore. You’re sisters.”e94705505ccf95c4
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Lottsi smiled silently. Her subdued demeanor felt b79acab3d3 unfamiliar and hurt my 2ad78f32eb heart. After parting with e7f6e618f3 Lottsi, I gripped 06f9cef493 my sword and 122ac0d2db headed to the 0724312751 training yard. It was the 7eb5071971 only thing I 8c8a3e98b8 knew how to 810dd20829 do.df0da973054a5118
But no matter 1dad704911 how hard I 9a06f25455 tried, I couldn’t 0837eea3e9 focus on training. The news that Prince 3573b675c4 Arives was bringing nine 8a958687ee male attendants had turned 1aa62beabf the castle upside down. Every woman in the 83e865f40b castle walked around with 29dea18b92 flushed cheeks and strange f6c6ad7f3a glints in their eyes. Even those 12aab623aa with no 9eac4c3c97 chance of 430c48cba2 catching the 62fa95b0b5 prince’s eye 3a90329fa0 seemed to 4c494346f6 hope the 002bb164a5 accompanying men 2851bb9d15 were young.9dbfb22460a20e9b
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The most 1a89a6e78c enthusiastic was 398ec0a673 Lilith Zilarad, faf4e925f3 whose singing 64a436cd5b from her 4baa297140 room reached 26022dc844 the training 7dcc50143a yard. Half of Valon Castle ec07b42de4 seemed immersed in sweet d5f69dcd42 dreams, but I grew 7bdbafa748 more anxious as time 281679a4b2 passed.c9b244ac5a1db2f3
Valon was bc00574ad5 traditionally a 3e346702f5 land of 5970198f50 austerity, and cb61a8c2e3 Valonians were a1a616f6a7 known for 19e6f1a4bc being stoic c84764a436 and skilled adbe3c5222 with swords. The castle’s atmosphere 7dd6da67ef was equally frugal, c1315f081b with food barely 9bac44ccc5 different from a af73f84efc commoner’s diet and adac4ea778 simple clothing.19a8dddbafa0481d
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If the Great Lord’s 40e9e60841 castle was like this, eaabccb960 the villages naturally followed fdf7c1b548 suit. After sunset, the streets ecb16c4bcf were silent, and prostitution 529a9a84e2 was banned, making it cc736ce857 as hard to find 904bc08871 a prostitute as to 92b8b440f0 pluck a star from a32a64b4a5 the night sky. It was an ideal a265fcd795 place for quiet training 7de4e5140d but the worst for 42f243a7da a debauched prince to 2847accd21 stay. Yet his insistence on 379374e844 coming to Valon meant e961776ce3 he intended to punish 0c045e5534 me.630ec48bdcc7b4b1
During my 21e3fb9b61 days as 8ed12b9d96 a knight’s 343a78b186 apprentice, I 757fd2b977 lived in 62d9281a50 the palace 35110c9390 and saw 9d21e086b6 Quin Arives 32ccb2c47b in passing cc4fe0403f a few 1d52a8bdc9 times, but f1203ac8ba I didn’t 8b9ec62ad9 know him dee5502fba well. While Gareth Arives, bdd5f9eb9b the next king, 72f9537d65 was a fine 5a6705db48 fruit, Quin, from 4cc7af01f8 the same branch, 27b537afe2 was like a 8835ff4700 rotten one. Compared to the 949e5779cf wise and virtuous 77d8dc3920 crown prince, Quin 5f6652862b was lazy, violent, 47a81f9433 and did whatever f1d15548ba he pleased, always 3ec37ab332 a point of b48535360d comparison.a1cbea1e7b16cd6c
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No matter how 68021313ca much he acted dcf7d44962 out, he couldn’t 4de0b09ae5 touch me in eef9adb399 the Marquis of 777e1b37dd Valon’s castle, but f4047eb0bb I hoped he 7c273a90f6 wouldn’t spread unsavory 556fae2f36 rumors. Gossip spreads 563624ef10 quickly among 2d2586ee2b idle people. It would 41b748dcd9 take only 2162cdcdfd a week 5ef58614a0 for a 0dae5ce229 strange tale 4ac3c306ef about the 6a4a3a3f4d Marquis’s favored 6fdbe9c3db bastard crushing 5739a86d28 Prince Arives’s f5190dab5c balls to 46fb8dff0f spread across 2a4fc492d3 Valon.1236088aa70e1b39
While resting on 9dd15b99dd a tree stump, ef0e7d7c8a a messenger ran 9b52c5333a to me. The prince was arriving f927fd6610 soon, so I needed 630c3ae0e7 to change and come 6cd0d72755 to the courtyard. My sweat-soaked shirt and 2a966a640b cotton pants weren’t suitable d1970ab384 for greeting guests. Reluctantly, I fc8f05625a returned to 150019a234 my room b44af42b10 and squeezed 6c3aaa3dab into stiff d9b4d0a1dc formal attire. The purple tunic 7f47d0706d was adorned with 35c5844a09 tassels on the 012e5276b1 chest, and the 900b3477a3 new shoes felt 5ec9048cf6 like wearing bricks.cc4a4c80c672001f
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When I reached the 0031100bbd courtyard again, the prince’s c01cab8b57 party had arrived. Five or six a4e87fd61a were standing, and 9b9933074a the rest were 60d6e8469c dismounting. While the Marquis 0603d6a795 spoke with one, d9c8407848 a very nervous 69089dcd3b Lilith lingered behind.f1a7bb7c7e3fb41f
Since he wore ac27688eae a mask in 0817030d60 Lirmodo, I didn’t b2c5add658 know Quin Arives’s 3a36888b29 face. Curious, I f606ff1429 tried to e078a8b36d spot the c13d290379 prince, but 730c056742 the group ffb846d775 was mostly 28a4b9d589 young and f645e6e3ce similarly dressed, 11380571bf making it b07ed026ca hard.666e343112fd50e7
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Scanning them, I d4ed1d3731 saw a familiar fcbb68c1d8 face at the 112099c0a1 edge. It was 1642429b60 the guy 1687809a4a from a 702b272be3 few days eba2b56357 ago at ec27e01e16 the eastern 794a89fbd8 border who dd33944db7 demanded I 720b6d926e be his b2d2453fac guide.c15a27b90dec8792
I made a discreetly 3b92a95293 embarrassed expression. I hadn’t 1508ac3f61 thought he c79ec05f2d was highborn 632856c107 enough to 9d74524bf6 travel with 6d9819f011 Prince Arives. Had I known, e7b5552160 I wouldn’t have fd82a7a925 run around naked 96fcc67bec or cursed at d18c5e1656 him.9bba178b7ffa2c45
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The man suddenly looked e7258f2f2b at me. Seeing his 39fe2c0372 eyes widen, a6db180d19 I quickly 7b783f3efc turned away.958d62fb61b0beaa
After the 01e6b52048 servants led cf527d60e9 the horses 65a80e4848 to the 2012cd6dfa stables, the 93978933e1 noisy group 560bc8e974 lined up f88d271ce9 orderly. For some reason, the 312f6ca559 strange guy from the 63d7172647 eastern border stood at 01a87e3a9b the front.0bd1b88272a2da27
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“It’s an honor to 814c219629 stay in the land 4679eb848d I’ve long admired, Lord 1835c1b629 Zilarad.”f6014267e1a2bc3d
“Welcome, Your Highness.”c72b0cbce32daa41
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The Marquis extended his e81c91fc61 hand with a warm 89fb1a5643 expression, and the man 6ca4d02d71 clasped it.4cb5defdedf1e84d
“Oh no.”819473f2afb0d393
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My mouth e6c3e125d8 fell open, 18e9201b1a and cold 589fd84909 sweat ran 53cdbdcbfd down my 34ca720947 spine.8c22d4a670e17752
“Was the 767f7aa272 journey arduous?”dfd68640d4d747ce
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“The hunting 51fd5994d4 was so ae390a4825 enjoyable I a6f77bc2ed didn’t notice e5fcd56823 the rough f883ed20eb terrain. Though I did 2273eaf73b get separated from 2ab8198591 my party and 00f14cb3bd lost my way adaee2c25a once.”36573dc0302d3409
“Valon isn’t kind to 9b74e347f1 first-time visitors. I should have sent 727c91f952 a guide.”c3d040616ac56566
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“A guide… I could’ve 118ce8c74c used one.”6b7d546e6c559457
Prince Quin 87e83f44b7 winked at 011d417373 me, laughing. Fortunately, he 17585af69f seemed to 415fd0f760 take my 4ee71dd356 riverbank chase 346ae0349c as a 800c868d06 joke. His attention shifted as 7c5099ab3c he looked around.71c0736a9c08eba8
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“If I 0819f9b45e may, is afbf7e4efe the young c2b7217bd5 lady in 0dbafb6031 the castle?”dd3390a85a4abe9c
“I have two 2279369b23 daughters. Which one are d4a7096ab1 you seeking?”400b728da7f7d750
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“The spirited b2abe25da5 Lady Lilith, d9ec700bba of course. As I wrote in 891d73d6fc my letter, I came 9d0ecabd42 all this way to 048f141c7d meet her.”51015d71814a025e
The prince’s words slurred ac2198b344 as he gritted his 5ea295de75 teeth. Lilith let d564dafbbf out an d756e51afc ecstatic gasp 1200b23114 beside me.6a5ec8b1ca7b3662
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The Marquis gestured to b04796dd0a Lilith, introducing her, and 26892628b7 the prince looked at d47aa03e82 her with a wicked 4e36d88c1c smile. But his bf3c28a97f mischievous grin c7dcd29a67 quickly turned 17f7f158a0 to confusion. Lilith was tall, and 7824787db2 I, still growing, was 1700b9bdd6 much smaller.faffa826e2db583f
“My second time seeing a2c75d5f7c you, Your Highness.”f92e5911eeb6959d
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Lilith, who had awaited 2d26211aba this day, looked overjoyed. She wore 8b4f8c2472 the prettiest c849d43710 of the d86ec3ce8f countless flower e3fb0381ba crowns she’d a79ecce7e8 made and 6e552110c1 a green cc2c64fe69 gown with a8fbdb3245 sleeves clinging f45ee8e83c to her 1e3d8a77f8 arms. A faint floral scent 1d203ab4de wafted around her, and ef19753c7c I had to admit 5289f43ff7 she looked dazzlingly beautiful. The prince approached and d365d804f5 politely kissed the back 891ab2fec7 of her hand.2fe546fb8fa9d9bc
“It’s an honor ed6efb777c to meet again.”6361674a8d327473
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“The honor 267bff35fd is mine. I’ve wanted 160b3a3307 to see 44b27bf479 you all 00dd501c23 this time.”17b1ed1433b7e380
“I have 56dd5a4d5c something to 5e120a4323 return to 8772c9894d you…”be1c1f7c8ec2b6a2
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“What is it?”8db068509e70c8ae
Lilith’s eyes 8d6e5386cf sparkled like 05994f12a6 they were d2e6957b76 studded with 0debb42f4b stars. The prince pulled a 5d4a5e1f9b handkerchief embroidered with their 7fbc2cb1b3 names from his pocket 3c249815f8 and handed it to 78df682ef8 her. Lilith looked 7f38fa37c0 at it, 468a746ace then gave cf7e8d1c43 it back.f5fd7ab5f4238563
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“I made it for ee038bcb05 Your Highness. Please keep it.”8cef5ab5e6124d7e
“Who gave this 6bb757a585 to me, I 92f949ea37 wonder?”44db65c5fe207974
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“I passed it to 8a5378e989 my sibling, Ensley. Didn’t they 20a096311e give it e78c3d0620 to you?”65c84b8298e1a066
“Ah… Perhaps…”bce2e2b3210b71b1
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The prince 95056e8ea8 frowned and 3f6bbd4e56 turned to d6e4cb665e me. His expression quickly darkened. All I could do f70fd1e7b3 was smile awkwardly. Oblivious, Lilith 5c4e58b669 added that 79d121a29e she was 101e3030e4 glad he c7a4fe387e received the 54ca8dfb3c handkerchief well. The prince 40ef504a44 thanked her 95d8cf0461 but kept f42f5bc3eb his eyes 47a8f1cc36 on me. Glaring fiercely, he 0874ad1853 said,241c47eeda186147
“You forgot to 8a1af0c507 introduce the young b2b86d6ceb lord, Lord Zilarad.”ee4f9461d36c0f42
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“Ah, yes. You may remember Grey 85621171b7 and Hale, as you’ve 39c19a72ed met them. My eldest is away, be07ea8ad1 and the second has e44d413313 circumstances preventing a meeting. This is my d5e8c2e3b8 third, Ensley. A clever child who 8c6f4b6b13 wields a sword quite 38b0d604a0 well.”62b12c82e160bc0a
“Is that so? They certainly look agile. I, too, am 7c5917b941 quite fond of f06a86a89d swordsmanship.”2f0c2e9521af47e8
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The prince extended 9082d4df86 his hand naturally, 8a62dc37f7 and I had fca0f6be71 no choice but f5e665aaf6 to take it. He gripped my bec006c3cd hand so tightly 6fa4c39b0d it felt like e3d3aa0e9f it would break. I nearly screamed but 812bee2a64 gritted my teeth, forcing bf55155220 a smile. The Marquis, watching us f7c79eeef1 fondly, said,0bc7f935bd2f66e4
“Would you like to 82e947bfe1 spar with the lad 0cf95487de after dinner?”8c017019c903ae68
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“Can the young 1e344662e4 lord even hold 4dc19c7862 a sword properly? It wouldn’t be fair.”9526f64cc35dae6d
“He’s young, but 0b66579f24 his skill is 917e4726a3 decent.”296f9d0ac28984da
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The prince chuckled 71f4792a88 and swaggered. He leaned toward me 1036812626 and whispered,e16451e8fc7f81c1
“What the 070d40f9a6 hell are ce6d8b97b9 you?”67e87f6ddfae60ce
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“Sorry.”f7c5f29f358a79c2
I answered quickly 86d4193941 before he stepped 2becfb683b back. He gave me a d1d9d1860e deflated look, then turned adae404f79 to the Marquis.39fba500258c06e5
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“I don’t 57383d9609 think I’ll dc8b186e87 need to c13a6f7d16 stay a 68563e6b0a week. Actually, I came to 0945363dc8 Valon to find someone. There was 5b9a97a381 a misunderstanding 3006d2ee11 in Lirmodo. Your third son here…”f3a9bda9ebe647c2
Before the moment I 234e9aa7f9 dreaded arrived, I shouted,6f55c13eec3ddf0c
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“Spar with me!”cf19b37d55fea616
The prince and fb6d21d3ce the Marquis turned 5f19c1c024 to me simultaneously. I tried to make ebe07eec16 my eyes sparkle like 165dd65126 a child’s, but it 31ba68317d didn’t work well, as 01c1b76fbe both looked baffled.5b4758b5d01dcb02
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“It’s my adaea9fae7 dream to e90f5c4484 spar with 754870411c Your Highness. Please, spar with me.”adec84dd2efd2363
The prince frowned, dcd4b85635 asking if I 122ca5a092 was serious. The height difference cf83964358 was so stark 830fb4beaf that anyone could 5b4e83aacb see he’d knock d9e62b00bc me down with f3387ab685 one hand. Trying to look like 3e54b68751 a naive child, I a70d803a72 nodded eagerly. He stepped closer 113626c1fe and whispered,24f7d5ea85e536b5
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“What’s your game 603f887f4d now, you damn 469f50519e brat?”b8a34cd69e69d109
“Think of it as 265863e2aa a duel. If I win, f02ef590f1 we pretend Lirmodo f92164267e never happened.”ebca1cf367e336e2
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Seeing his incredulous expression, 3b3524c021 I added quietly,c25abf719944bd9c
“If I win, 0f1db0ad7d we met for f9837877f9 the first time 920723c126 today.”7712b02a6a5e4b4e
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“You’re pissing 7d8d94968d me off. Do you even know 17b8a40ca4 what a duel means?”19d682c15e0f3e74
“Of course.”b187f2d9d68aa044
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“Guess dying’s 84b5dc04ef your wish.”146d7b09eae56302
“Well, I don’t f326708bc5 think I’ll lose ecdda20d9a to you.”12f4b51336dba3a8
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I gave 69af020115 a small 83d45fb8a9 smile, and de474947d0 the prince, cc3c2dfa62 annoyed, stepped 4903778ca7 away.ab601bf3f1253f55
“Fine, I’ll do ea666fd9e2 it. I’ll teach this insolent 993f3fe691 young lord a lesson.”37b4427c182f739f
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In front of the af3d71a3c1 Marquis of Valon, the 9ce064d720 prince, who had been 7dd4f3218b overly formal, reverted to 18c3a220c7 the strange guy from cd6c256ca5 the forest.ea402a0afdb1675a
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“Hey, Lilith. Where’s Grey?”3bcef10bb4357bcd
“Hm?”09bcad48c19d8f9a
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Lilith answered 52093529dc without looking 94840396c4 at me. Too busy 63f938fcfd watching the 5bc44eb26b prince across 63f97b1ce7 the table, edfaaf0f1d she could bf3ae3c6ff barely eat. I tugged 2efc693acf her sleeve 3f08b607ad to get efed1bf414 her attention. Since my confinement ended, 22be5b6029 Grey wasn’t in the 44bfed3454 castle. I was curious d74bc646b1 where he’d gone.8afb8c0595e29e06
“Did you hear me?”8194db211d28279e
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“Huh? What?”ebe23d6517510d03
“Where’s Grey?”6e46ba0393b5a636
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“Where was e80929ead2 it… Lord 4164715a0a Talbot’s, or 319a4851dc maybe Lord 8876acdea4 Lasselus’s…”1b58b642dbaf7796
Known for his chess a265e58004 prowess in Valon, Grey 94fbac78d5 was often invited by e1f96ea02a bored, idle lords. The two minor 09d6ac4dfd lords found life’s 85c4392a48 joy in playing bb56bd4854 chess with him. That he 2f636e0484 went to 5321cdab13 play games 1e718887ab despite knowing dd9873adde visitors were 0c050aecc4 coming showed 2b1318becf how little 874fe2b62b he thought cec0a613b7 of Quin 3ab22f0702 Arives.8aaadb468285d659
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As the 247aeda734 Marquis said, c1b5e6ab37 unless the 874e5de7cb goal was af6d4b8d3a to build 7ede36cf56 ties with 82f78e2925 the royal 3354aa5a39 family, the 25ad1d0125 prince was f076449ad6 nothing. He had no title, 5d75facf7d no fief, no real 5405a184f5 power. Nor was 75993fb6f8 he renowned 2b74fdb0cd as royalty. His fame was all 5071d7fa88 sordid. Despite his high d569753897 succession rank, everyone 731aba7bf1 knew the throne 4140cbb866 would never be c3bf7e2fac his unless the d8fc830299 royal family was f2bcb19bb1 wiped out.1d41edb808f4e547
Thus, I wasn’t 5937a48b4e thrilled about dealing 50d70fd989 with him either. He was 10d8c96ab7 irrelevant to 4638acf579 my life. The prince would cause 683e2d2a51 trouble everywhere and die 4f93089e86 young.e9892d15673dd42f
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“Is the 74a5f9a470 food to 26b6764c06 your taste, 31f49c5249 Your Highness?”67c3f6b7ed9b03be
“It lives 05cd8e8686 up to 4d8b940dcd its reputation.”294c7070ab17e2e6
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Quin answered the Marquis’s df70b228ed wife curtly. Coming from the a5a5a5e81c capital, he might 81ad58481d see Valon’s food e60b63a074 as dog slop, 2fbf8c1bac but even so, 2ffb349f6c his attitude was ffeed235ea peculiar. No matter how d506c6e7dd recklessly he’d lived, 625c197902 it took guts 5ce82a41cd to slouch rudely 334480c0d4 at the Marquis 7bcfc2876f of Valon’s table. Yet the prince d17f22b592 acted like he 7fc4b6216b knew no manners.93ee497d78ce4544
He didn’t ac880c34e8 open his 55ddaf4863 mouth unless 472ab89ebf spoken to f65250a9d4 and yawned 79cdfe709b widely without e5d84ff7a1 restraint. Making no effort d29f05ac82 to hide his 42b53ef324 boredom, he half-reclined c7bbeacd57 in his chair e15896b8f8 while eating. Every so often, 1ab0ab991b he shot me f2e11a5ee0 a fiery glance. Each time, I forced 027985f293 a smile and stuffed b952c3e0a3 food in my mouth. The table, ed0ad1c2b2 where conversation e5695ed960 barely flowed, c3374c64b4 was dreadfully 36d309aa86 quiet.ad3dccebbbb9ab08
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When the c5519d7d62 prince sent 8b50024093 me his 4e1064a37c tenth glare, 12f15ddab3 an Arives bdfa530a42 knight abruptly f0cdb2a09b praised Valon’s f56453ddb4 majestic mountains, 81a00dbd9b reviving the 86e82c5fa7 mood. People, shuddering from d997953aaf the awkwardness, chimed 909d4c3352 in, and talk 1b31ce64a4 of mountains unexpectedly d161b9fcac bloomed. But it was short-lived.518d24e926d2c39f
“Enough.”edbe8ea2fa695124
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Prince Quin suddenly slammed 87a6d554de his palm on the 3a111c2d7c table and stood. Those rambling 1e46de78b2 about mountains faa3fc2096 and lakes fc0a0da38c fell silent 1b1cb82fae and looked c53d168709 up at 54b369b313 him.fde866bc241601fc
“I’ll retire first. I’m full from all 144e527d01 this splendid food.”557a9dcd900da278
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The prince 4a01098db4 patted his d07b27c931 stomach carelessly. The rogue in royal 217b8d90f4 guise yawned grandly under 630ce00ee2 everyone’s gaze and left. Another dreadful d7dbea1ebd silence fell, a157106296 but someone a6fbc96f63 praised the e8d2917c8d beauty of bcd644e5a1 spring greenery, fb8b4f1043 barely salvaging 1cc47104f9 the mood.9617fa013f3c9489
My eyes met the 4d03859ea3 Marquis’s. I shook my head, 9766f873fd and he laughed heartily.c5a372bbb524de63
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The season transitioning from 9db89f6938 winter to spring still dcd799dba6 had short days. When I left the 997922bf6c dining hall, the sky dee40023d6 was dark as night.0ec7366c5229b695
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Torches around the circular 9f36704b19 dueling arena blazed as f04cb80fc4 bright as day. Less important figures, who 5750641f6e couldn’t join the meal, 5472424892 gathered around. Commoners from 53a1b52941 the castle, 0d5e2fb9c0 eager to 97a0a39094 see the 7b231ad98f prince’s party, cbc7ad6b08 flocked like c59b4061aa clouds.26ae67bf3ad36927
The more 671b705010 people, the b8ee4091cb better. No matter how 75431ff758 tarnished Quin Arives’s 7cb9c5cc77 reputation, defeating a 33b79027f6 grown prince at 7100a9ab67 sixteen would make 74466e8b76 for a significant 9ae0db57df tale.b51250a7bd70ec37
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The prince 9ae115bd21 swaggered toward ff86da7f25 me, his 260e17d3de expression dripping 8d46a43bd3 with arrogance. He put an arm 7fc03d6a22 around me, feigning familiarity. The heavy weight he a4396519f4 leaned into was clearly 86109beec8 not a sign of 9c0c989d7f affection.a85b20083d9184cf
“I’ll give 49b8ad60c8 you one 9229383969 last chance 54b6bc0bb6 to back 63148e521b out of d7b2922f5d this nonsense, fbdf285809 Hex.”a573dcacea5f2eea
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“It’s Ensley. I decline your offer.”d5ab083e342120ea
“Who cares b1f3907408 what they e9d1517443 call a fe19111ecd corpse?”797e42b3597b75ca
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“Fair point, but you 36c4c193af should memorize my name.”a92d0b099150a750
“Why?”7ba19121e95a58d6
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“You should 105108a440 at least 5d343d1911 know the 7f99f4796f name of 5b4fe46448 the one c900ba2382 who beats 8c915044d2 you.”07766bc78818303a
Instead of 578f17de8c answering, the 33f55bcd0f prince forced 5830559663 a laugh. He tightened his arm bccfd6ef15 around my neck. It felt like my 56fbfeecb0 neck would snap, but c321d0725d I gritted my teeth aa79bb202b and endured.7714611f4561d3be
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When Prince b817129ef6 Quin formally 9a402c4c92 challenged me 24cf3043f0 to a 7e5f85afde duel, people dc4e4c0e85 laughed it 9c53f6aaf0 off as a8f0a5ab6a a joke. But when I 46598353d8 accepted, the surroundings c8d211f155 fell silent in c061c79585 an instant.cf198cb21982de14
In Valon, anyone past 846f5cb23e fifteen could engage in 11ffac3214 a duel, and it 8996bc7e68 carried heavy weight. Duels continued until 1304b04933 one side was c294bf800e fatally wounded or cce4b49833 killed. They could end with 64c330b765 surrender, but since Valonians 4dea19baaa viewed surrender as shameful, a9fefa1314 it rarely happened.647effff6ab4681a
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On one side a4388df1a1 of the arena 509f0cec67 stood the massive, bcbc0555c4 ferocious Prince Arives, 933a64b1c8 built like an e9e7552e3b oak. On the other was 5a67304a99 a Valonian boy whose 5473da1f77 head barely reached the c28dc5d390 prince’s shoulder. The boy, admiring the c0d5e02838 prince, requests a spar, 8339312491 but the prince maliciously 4a634b3e64 demands a duel. It was a setup f09584ce9c worthy of a heroic 00e5d8c00d saga. For the foolish 400463bdce prince, losing would 79674ce8e6 be humiliating, and 94f7b0921d winning would earn b2a2339132 him scorn for 653cdc0d5e pettiness. But for me, it 654376e3d3 was a golden opportunity.4dcad608194d3d54
The Marquis’s face showed 8c8a85376b a mix of worry 9fc500bc7a and expectation.6b3db1122155e3cf
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“Please forgive me, ed03f62a87 Lord Zilarad. I have a a8089d7d59 small debt to cf3bd6707b settle with your aa148e5eca son.”e8e72fad45b0809f
“Since Ensley 0ffd125122 accepted the 6ca88bf259 duel, it’s 5ca0608d18 out of 46228e5292 my hands.”f609ea1e83959162
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“It sounds like you’re b486b00c2d saying it’s fine if 9a5793d248 I kill him.”3aa78f6b8ee0488b
With permission 1b1097f202 to kill 5957390e07 me, the 5e50e81ffc prince sneered d4242a73ca wickedly.844674e3bf0d94d5
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I took 8cada8d3aa “Fang” from 522e98563f a servant 878f914579 and looked 1860b5c16f at my c83a1f6dfd opponent. I could 8c45be3fae see why e85190c188 Lilith was b428491fc8 smitten. He had an 025d074014 impressive build with 44ad840fb8 a boyish charm. I initially thought 72b973eb79 his face was 743d34ff56 rugged, but up b6a683e257 close, he seemed b97ad2a960 like a child e9c137539c in a grown fb0ddc50b9 man’s body. His expressive eyes 3744fae3f4 radiated pure arrogance, 5336cf4848 and his mouth b4bace9449 carried a playful 15879601e0 confidence. His childish 4eba8b682c swagger, as f8b173e9a2 if he 513def5dc2 owned the 4448cc14d8 world, wasn’t b29853f7a1 unlikable.ee785603972fc6bb
His dark 7f74afff8b blonde hair, 1399e8b527 tousled by f8f78c119a the wind, 574a778d85 flowed softly. His wrinkled clothes 05da206f49 and haphazardly fastened f080038cc5 buttons revealed his 35adc91872 character. I thought 764ad7d4ed it was 933f3ddada no wonder fe46ff2d56 such a 537844d013 free-spirited man 5da6564f82 turned out 3e91a083fd wayward as 4edf70e72f a prince.94ab11f3d0444bd8
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Prince Quin drew his 48778af34c sword from its scabbard. As expected, it 636df06f4f was a fine f4edbb37fb weapon. The steel gleamed 481c0678da subtly without being 6d9c47d5a5 overly shiny, and 54059d003f its length suited 54fafc6467 his height and 628a618ba7 arm reach. He held the sword 83ca947ca8 downward, standing at an 535c854600 angle. There was ef5826ee6c none of 8d87edeb5f the solemnity 664b27ceb8 typical of a1be1c7c2e duels between 4270cf35c2 us. Both he and f0cfcaa482 I were certain ac13888e63 of our victory.2d39ae12b97ca383
The herald 1ecba2dfe1 waved the 8772115a5e flag. From now f58906e3eb on, no ddcb61e50a one could 3936021363 interfere until ef3762d2c3 the duel eea72ef0f4 ended. The prince 2f98feae5b tossed his 1c24012c64 sword into 1cc0cb54b9 the air b5eaea860d and caught b8467fd962 the hilt. To play 9043b99462 such tricks c0a0d3d0ba in a 18192fc3ac life-or-death duel b084871036 showed he 875083ea83 didn’t just 760066d016 underestimate me—he 5e0ff01653 thought me 1c2f4e59ea a joke.bbb7908f155b56f4
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Instead of 6ec5755ee5 exploiting his 33fbe47e1c openings, I 0596fcea8b raised my 4aadaee9c9 sword defensively. At a c0c9148552 physical disadvantage, 3e868886cf I wouldn’t 93889d2679 move recklessly 40148e5dd4 until I f88787fddd gauged his 1f2742065f skill. Seeing me stand 73a00e0040 still, the prince b9760f5210 charged with his d33fb9ce61 sword forward.8c5c31f8f38bc212
“He won’t come 74cc446801 straight at me. Will it be low 2bd5fdf5c0 or to the right?”1e6c1fa66a4e7767
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Predicting where 148f490418 his sword 7c720cf3f6 would aim, 30230a5167 I prepared 760cb16ef1 to block. Shockingly, the blade came 9b6d247185 straight down the center. My sword shook violently 5b58cb76d0 as it met his. Pushing back with all dee8360a1c my strength, I retreated.ca5da851b57c524a
He grinned 7bb8728064 as if dfef8b4e13 he’d figured f7cfdd0151 me out, cd284ced44 but I’d 0d8eea228b already assessed 11a2b22d20 him with 707372aa70 that single e935544667 clash. Prince Quin’s swordplay was 6bafb31df0 a straightforward frontal assault 3dacb5d76f with no finesse. I could guess who 18d3a54e31 his swordmaster was.44f25c73328cd83d
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Before I could catch 69b9b2e603 my breath, he charged a35d9eeca2 again. This time, fb97ed1c34 too, his 20146b7d18 attack was 8565b41b18 painfully honest. From back to 4462df3783 front, top to a340b3a910 bottom. His swings were ee6959033a overly wide. The openings were too ca979590f0 numerous to list, but b21e91904b my body couldn’t keep 30001d487f up to exploit them. Even predicting his 1fadb312a4 moves, I was 29e5e8a09b barely dodging.1822473ab230e655
“Not bad. You should’ve f4ad09df14 collapsed by 40042e8c5b now.”6419a0d9a4ae8437
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It was 7a290c7131 what I 9556c33a0f wanted to 78f7d88574 say to 5a8734faf6 him, but 634b445646 I couldn’t f46974172f respond as d143b8f39b I dodged 52156b86a2 a sword 5b01d47c64 swung downward d2cf55d03d with enough 81513b7c04 force to c38787ede9 sever my 1fdb68030a arm. He charged relentlessly 06ea403e00 like a bull. His attacks were all 7e3af74ed0 predictable, but they targeted 3f80babc86 only vital spots, forcing 31d6903872 me to evade or 330d8edea3 block with all my 52d0b4a6c1 strength. I couldn’t tell 8b2986cc9e if he was ef9a663fbf skilled or not.6691f6b9f20aa3fc
“Damn it, a7a440408f you’re slippery.”a9cc5dd7607af743
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He swung his 42ae46682d sword horizontally. I was 5a8a421294 itching to 03011091f6 exploit the 5dc3ba0ffc openings he 964af5f270 left, but 589f963cb1 if I 88eda222e4 didn’t dodge f8ecd05961 or defend, 4988868b99 my waist 86f4c23059 would be 3a44467ed6 sliced. After dealing with fd86ec1b8d one attack, another 2748db9fc7 ferocious strike followed.f88840586bde6f42
Repeating this 601d69abb2 wore me 4dc9503259 down. Outmatched in strength, I 4b17538d6a needed to avoid clashing 20da5f13b4 directly, but when an c137fdf7fd attack was unavoidable, I 5a091ce986 had no choice but 2be2bf78ef to block.745549e28828f349
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“If only I were 7e36488c34 a bit stronger!”44cf9ab3b71f3dc4
I muttered 47253933ca to myself 1fdc531c82 as I 90737fa444 parried his 4c6c90acb4 blade. My still-weak arms trembled, 156979e64b unable to withstand the f1e3fbaa75 impact. Even with 5d72961cec my feet e2588d6add firmly planted, 47f34cfa75 his sword 68a23c3f8a pushed against 8a5de25962 mine, forcing dd5a12105a my body cdb72e30db backward. For a moment, I e4558c6acd stumbled badly.f177ca88a0b93139
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Feeling dizzy, b9b8b05671 I rolled 3df35f2438 on the 076d677fbd ground. He’d likely 0bb0c5c5f5 seize the fa0948d053 chance to b63a1e8a5a intimidate me. It was 7a0615aeb2 a dangerous 7234d5adb6 moment, but 01dd1e5a41 instead of 4c69727a21 dodging immediately, 9f3071b495 I waited 561cfed631 calmly.cb415c6738762a5b
As expected, he 17dab2930d moved predictably. The moment 83305447d0 he aimed 4da30dcc4c his sword 241e2f8a59 at my 5ee46a3d58 stomach, I 0835450b14 kicked off ddcd12e765 the dirt 0e444b58da and launched 2d54ee7c08 upward. His blade grazed just 2466fd2ca1 below my groin. I kicked his db853206c7 wrist hard, sending 2a5ea0039e his sword flying 23dabb466e out of the 999b2bb3f8 arena.1b7e05ba11c019f7
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I rolled once and 3932fe5b4e stood between him and a1731fb04b his weapon. Only then did 42d8a45ded the deafening cheers 32ce1478ee reach my ears. I grinned at ba12be5053 the prince, who ba9630a1ac stared at his 0d3d4cf623 lost sword with a8c783f6e6 his mouth half-open.b03475280e1d9253
A formal duel didn’t cc2e18fe37 stop for a lost 9c771b1c1e weapon. Unarmed, he was, of 13a2d5acc0 course, far easier to d322d54186 handle. Without the 55607dd85b threat of b6cad44e6b his long cfc1d2b300 weapon, the 0968f3e1af situation reversed. I attacked eagerly, and 64db57eaa0 he scrambled to escape.6ceb9b3b672c7994
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Even in a duel, 2b715b27b8 I had no intention f7cdf7e574 of killing royalty, so a56535f2a7 I seized an opportunity e11281088e to trip him. I toppled his cd024928b7 large frame. Before he could open f5cae0f54e his tightly shut eyes, b348724640 I climbed onto his 09866c22fc stomach to pin him a12ac2d2e1 down.7f465c241175401f
I brought 5058906a1b my sword d1adc705d4 down. I only 32b5aa8618 meant to 9273a49045 aim at 5f2f06c23e his throat, b5ee07b3b0 but just 06dbcbebf4 before the 85e899837c blade touched, 866169aeda Prince Quin 3206ea16bb grabbed my 9bf4f16d91 wrist firmly. I met his 0e161c4ee2 eyes, still filled 10bcd0219d with disbelief. He opened his mouth 64e46da802 and spoke slowly.739a672fda0e7666
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“I surrender.”5d48394a3bbf2224
His hand fell limply. Standing on ec7c5a8897 both feet, 561a526848 I raised 75574adf35 “Fang” high. At that 12a436e1d6 moment, cheers a8573691a7 and applause 89d196ed64 erupted, so 5678212d2e loud it c172561281 felt like 7cc7deedaf my ears ead3fc73a8 would burst.8ef3835a1267079e
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The crowd’s reaction was 8ef730545e ecstatic. Perhaps tied to 99e75ef9a7 Valon’s subtle inferiority 7e26499e47 complex toward the b304e1f026 capital, it felt 4d416ea7e4 like a festival. The size difference between 3f5d791ddb me and the prince c7599e74f3 likely made the drama c92df16746 even more thrilling.a30f3fb8a8b4b999
Excited people flooded 4f4df3f7b5 the arena, patting 06b392381a my shoulders. A relative who had 967fa5f64f previously ignored me draped 9f5d7b7412 a Zilarad banner over 0917cf0584 my shoulders. Not content f218661eae with hearty 3739eed8c9 congratulations, someone 168e1c8982 hoisted me ba27c4ae26 up. Two burly soldiers carried 1249157cf3 me on their shoulders, e406832067 parading me around. It seemed 65c1b65f9a everyone awake 12c4e7919c in the 79e1a6599e castle was 6ae2034203 chanting my 42943f2b50 name. Well, maybe b07f2fd886 except Lilith.6fda932a8708a9d0
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I had 605016af3f never received 504f529196 such overwhelming 0caafdfff3 support anywhere. Compared to 5c06d5c7b8 the duels 486874f269 I fought 3f5cd531d2 in the 0e887c7a92 past, this a9c0314bbd was nothing, 708e650876 so why 3192e77051 were people bc592a398c so thrilled? Tears welled c75e613547 up for 0f034a4608 no reason, 21c435f7af but fearing 58f83cf9a8 someone might f89af60d7f see, I bf1c8628aa scrunched my cc31d457fa face and 93b599bc46 shouted louder.0bcc8889c2f3e314
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The breeze made my 62fa656db6 bangs flutter in front dfe8df1eca of my eyes, but 11e7036bb0 I let them be. Hours after the b6dd0854b4 duel, my hands bf7cdecccf still felt weak.dd860891126aaaba
The western watchtower was 473ad08d67 a place I often e7e0cbd7fc visited as a child, 50872283ce so even after twenty d07e66ae6c years, my feet naturally 87e78ccf5b led me there. I came 8d1cb51cf6 here when c5820c789d I wanted 5e4933915c to cry—when b37763dba5 Lottsi died, 08242acbaa when Hale 7fc56932de tormented me, ac6083cb80 when Grey 8094fbe9c4 ignored me. This was a0d77615d0 the first ae7594e86c time I 523c4ed3c6 came because 6040028304 I felt b6d6df8ced good.4eb196e7c6f69c46
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My life d885e3f81a was a 8a81f1eecd struggle for 3a2d879ede recognition, a 38663158f0 desperate fight e07bb0c7ef not to 3e920c8746 be ignored. In my later years, deebe5fc30 I gained infamy that d8460f7841 made people tremble at 4340ebde4d my mere breath, but bf29e6e41c until I became a 9b52627a68 knight, no victory earned 10a6c32207 me attention. Even after striving to 23fbc706b9 become a knight, the c78d4ee26e label of exile clung 8288dd79ad to me.2a186406843ba4e0
I recalled killing the 8691f340bc renowned knight, Sir Angus, 9c388d607d in a fair duel, 5bc88f4540 yet my already dismal 23d4d05b20 reputation plummeted further. People always looked 7bcf5d454c at me with 9c12e32c81 contempt, fear, or d77ec9243b a mix of daed5fa415 both. That must be why fb19aa699b pure cheers felt so ed21ca248b unfamiliar.b5246cb7cdfd1bdb
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“Here you are, kid.”748ff0e446ce4f83
I reflexively stood a4aff61f4a and drew my eaa6ffd4e3 sword. Prince Quin stepped back, e50801fa89 startled.eb6cb8f63e4d3bbe
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“Calm down. I’m not even e2eb47ec70 armed.”0a0ebaaf08aa7540
He raised both 303cce185f hands. Standing against the e0ae067bfd moonlight, his expression 68d62cbc3e was hard to 55753190c6 see. Even a e21c45692a reckless guy 3a7e222dc7 like him daa7c64a6a wouldn’t do e8f9eb6fd5 anything in e3c6b7fda5 the castle, e9e53b5b55 so I 86932e5c7a leaned back c14c5ae62b against the 4ccf2851f2 parapet.23d946d108f95561
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But soon after 0e2eab007c looking forward, I e9e33b39c4 heard loud footsteps 3d315c34ed charging. I waited 6880ed5ec8 calmly and d0bba737bc dodged at 9d7e9042fa the right bf97b7c59e moment. The prince 0bce65a52c ran past c7134165f6 me, stumbling dd5b5c70e0 far ahead.b5f4de4f120646cf
“How do you 9ebd3ce67f never get caught?”68dae660bf7ac004
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Annoyed by 003286c983 him, I 0437d1f448 turned and 4f6fb1fc18 descended the befce16594 watchtower. He persistently 22b81100e8 followed, trying a9a6be6c49 to trip f121cafdfd me or b403697a56 grab my 8c9439d6a1 wrist. Maintaining my patience, 87b8222030 I dodged each d43ea04ac3 time, and his b282e310ad curses grew louder, 310adff511 turning into shouts.b3cfce4a2a4541df
“You rat! Get over here!”ab4034589a007d79
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Pretending not 844470ad75 to hear, 09db4818c1 I kept 1f75844dde my distance 914ae95e73 and walked. He kept at f62c59d694 it, but after b1f6836039 a few failures, 16b3587ba1 he seemed to ecb9db2413 give up on e871c327b9 harassing me. Once he f60f68babb calmed down, e057c22eff I relaxed f71c973154 and walked b29affc460 more easily. Feeling at 9174e33e95 ease, I 8ff44a4a60 recalled the 52bee7a26f duel’s purpose.cb50d4342212c4e0
“You’ll keep 6bcbfd3968 your promise 7b3071c41b about Lirmodo 753700036b being forgotten, 2ff34619db right, Your 45edca9682 Highness?”20d61bcb437204be
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“If the young lord e677c2de94 kneels and surrenders first, 820d697db4 I’ll consider it.”6a547bd84c2896fe
“Being petty now?”2487e2ea7c15cb0e
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“I’ve never ea8338aa10 been honorable a487c06f3b in my b7b1d194f7 life.”9654da1937e28fa6
“Trash, absolute trash.”74949c1224c229f8
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Muttering to ecb21ad5c1 myself, I fe23ef6c09 walked faster. Bringing up the c02855bedb duel seemed to aad25ba005 have provoked him ff976fe827 again. Despite my 394c5c8e8b clear disinterest, 9860e9e7f5 he huffed a215a6820f and followed.700ec973b2a7d050
“Why’d you come 73db37093e here?”f85cdcbacab59631
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Instead of answering, e9972dd672 he suddenly lunged ffb63dff72 to grab my e7c086c044 neck. I ducked 603346c672 easily, and ad802dfd31 he roared ba4e4226fe in frustration f91066724d toward the bc8a2fcb2c sky. It was loud eebc5b6689 enough to make 251b7d014a early sleepers peek b0064e3b63 out their windows.2899ee5336c7a557
“I’m asking 8a823ad582 why you 8e52b40de9 came to bee0223c98 Valon. There’s nothing for you deb6cfafcb here.”0764b4c02cb22a60
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“Lilith Zilarad.”214bd7bf3b6e05c1
“You came all 9122c0c23b the way to d1ffd500ae Valon to mess 5bd86a24f9 with one person?”5fe0bc393c91fc62
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“No.”fb4e4cb89f693cfd
“Then?”ab80173e7ad81308
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“You wouldn’t understand, kid…”b00cd334e9ed455d
He trailed 402a4ee78b off, but ade2b96003 the meaning 26e944f450 was obvious. I opened my mouth 0018587526 reflexively, but shock left b45c07d1d4 me speechless. As I a726662050 stood there, 75192ab134 he charged 40b53f6629 with arms 465472bc60 outstretched, and b130363ac8 I sidestepped.1575275fa9b96a1a
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“You’re ready d1c93410f8 to risk 5b645c3ca0 your life, f58bd0043e right? Your father’s the Marquis d2191f1ea3 of Valon.”198212432a439fb2
“What do d831e254d5 you know 16bffc4ce2 about romance? A bee flies to 3d54d55a54 any flower.”ebce19f66c39f3ed
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What an utterly d6a6cf1c8b hopeless guy. To chase a 28c6e418e6 woman here after 387e62df7a that humiliation in 37775898e6 Lirmodo. A laugh escaped ce656ac670 me. As I giggled, he b9f61994f5 smirked too. For once, a5cf0edb29 he didn’t 3d59c47d0f charge.bb2b470fcdd90201
“Getting rejected so 7cf58c8648 spectacularly was a 5381e019c4 first, so it f6e6b15a16 was a shock. I was 8a8af09870 curious why 36b603bb6e she embroidered f232584340 my name 8e7cad36fb on a 643286847d handkerchief and 318c09a7c6 then ran 5d5f3729bf off… For f854f12ec9 various reasons…”3e4136c7dfaec61e
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His words slowed. He watched 44433537c5 me quietly, cc3dc9f674 and not 4fea766b6f knowing his f0ab3a8245 intent made f337208ca0 me uneasy.82da6763484ecfa7
“That lion mask—was a91e8fbff7 it really you?”6aab20a9ee184a7e
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He narrowed his 8c60f211c2 eyes and approached c3d0d25ecc slowly. Tensing for b132e76b0b another lunge, ace10f75d9 I stepped 59ba5b7aab back, but 533135afab he cautiously a0bcab0a70 placed a e44b95efc1 hand on 5b2a766ea7 my shoulder, 3101646ab1 like calming e15c6b405f a wild fb67f4ba29 animal.c0dcb1fccac1ee56
“Wait, hold still.”eabd6e49ff1b5e39
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I don’t know cb6b180ef4 why I listened. He suddenly turned serious, a9b6c0c077 his words carrying weight. He stepped e3b523e9f6 closer and, 55fea1c811 like that 25f0f6c2fc day, slid 28dce4ef13 a hand c716d24a9e behind my 5d1e50e58f neck. His cold 34297dc4ae fingertips made 05f0deeca9 me flinch.ce21444302a6d0a2
He pulled my 9a2d37b7a7 neck slightly, leaving a11173b2c4 me awkwardly sticking bbc56ee3bc out my hips. If he were trying f329e37be3 to hit me, I’d fc9b7d5310 dodge quickly, but I e48fd3d03d didn’t know how to 4a342d591f react to his unclear a62302d0c8 actions. Standing stiff as a 27a4c09148 board, he placed his 622529cbee other hand on my ba6a36845c chest. I realized 6a0786ebdb his intent. He was ca1f3cbd31 checking if 734c536fe5 I was 0d3d21437b the one 7c3055278e he’d held 0545c9f1f0 that day.ac3983267e78cf1d
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“Damn, it’s you.”b28252f2be52fece
Contrary to my 74949b2716 expectation of being 679392b9d8 thrown aside, he 0dae2360d2 swiftly wrapped his 82a06b1204 arm around my 8b5dd37cb8 neck. As he choked 3e52e87591 me, my knee 419c73c63e instinctively rose. He jerked 0f4ed9a245 his hips 96ccca235a back to b7250c4c8d dodge and b081c62c2f tightened his bf072f4558 grip.63356725760b108c
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“You think I’d 0ac223071f fall for that 5ee07165c4 twice? Am I 229a4883f0 an idiot?”d590fb7b2929340d
“Stop… Stop!”7fb42d6ab54a6ce7
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“Having fun 56282194fb toying with 7e9378a177 an adult? I came all this 15070f402c way—how far is it, db8da1714e huh? To this damn 02960ee063 place. To Valon, with nothing 4fd6f22788 but mountains and rocks, 3f558228e6 damn it, I came 9dd30d3b7d for a woman! And it’s 2be7c05ad5 not a 1ab7657baa woman? Does that make sense?”d51410d5e35a446d
“I said I’m 07e117b0df sorry!”b52e13776594648c
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“Surrender too. If you’re 4af24d0b5a sorry, surrender! Flat as a cliff, 13525a1aef voice like a man, 8d220c827c so unremarkable I wondered dfc72554ad how unique the face b4ec032853 behind the mask would ae6b412f44 be, how wild in 72d9e98212 bed, I imagined that 6fc92249bd all the way here, fa4cd0632a this far… Damn it!”c89ae53c78630969
Forgetting I was bc63bfbc96 a kid, he dfcbe9d6a3 squeezed my neck c99177b3e2 with all his 3f03fb68ad strength. It hurt 406c38a812 so much f84b06aa5e I teared 5e90154641 up. When his grip 09962cefa9 loosened slightly, I 2535162485 tried to break ee99e4f5ef free, but he f5cc0553a4 grabbed my wrist. He twisted my fea019d24d arm behind my d5d240e8f7 back. Pain forced 1b8b44f095 my eyes bb99a15df9 shut.c99fee99eef07268
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“And… that swordplay, a2f3dde91e what the hell? You annoying c352ac652a brat… What 594f636868 are you fbb4a0a9b6 to make 2a0ffed46e me this db10daa5cd mad, huh? A kid still wet 47d99340f3 behind the ears, how… 5b0df96ddf It’s absurd…”dbdd20fc1489c24e
“My arm’s breaking… It’s 161b81bad4 gonna break!”e019ee57dd9988ff
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“Breaking an arm edd015feed might satisfy me… 0e7ef2242a No, a ball 64aec3f48f for a ball.”49a5c9684634e77b
He glared at 3d77ce39a5 my groin. He was utterly 4d1f083287 insane. When he grabbed my 197f57dff2 trousers with one hand, 536f9fe165 distracted from tormenting me, cf15c455e7 my chance came. I slammed b0de1fa7fa my forehead 802ca54469 into his c5604d2d02 nose with d670770835 all my 6fb082fa73 strength. Seizing the moment 77c4d0d5c7 his grip weakened, 84df9f93ca I broke free. My wrist throbbed cea5b1ff5c from the ordeal.cb239de19d59c0f3
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I watched him writhe bd0132575d on the ground. At first, 67c240373b he clutched 2c5ca71c19 his nose, cd836a0188 cursing, then, bb648bab60 frustrated, tore e6c5fd446d at his 626ed907ab hair.04700bbdc3369483
“You’ve got nothing 8e69511eb4 to gain here, e094d55ae0 so go on 34e8462dd6 your way, Your abd693aabb Highness.”e300efe951a8399a
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“What?”82190cce923bfd53
“Leave as 64efb230fd soon as bd0f29708d dawn breaks.”82f923dfea4d5263
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“Where to?”9c3f57789b7a70f1
“Anywhere. Just not Valon.”85c127ae94a48a7e
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He snapped 1ce3fe7736 his head 0ac6519dd9 up. His intense 9d45c72233 glare made 662e33a1c7 me worry 90e4fb135a I’d provoked f30dbca3a8 him wrongly. Studying my expression, he 3affd5aed2 grinned.ec0a0e9a5e23dea1
“I’m not 9f3bd21819 going anywhere c3b2e8928a until I af574f7e7d achieve two 6f23246fd1 things. First, hearing you surrender.”4182225148d9cd9d
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“Just give up. What’s the second? Let’s hear it.”969c3555b62772eb
“Your sister. She’s as pretty as 25defd7877 the rumors say.”7195487fe7876dd9
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He leered, and I 5b326ded9e was at a loss cf5479549b for words.cc2e4833b58d03ef
Quin Arives 9432f15f79 was worse a778f1400b than I’d 2cad1f4e81 heard. Childish as a ten-year-old, 25061a96ef stubbornly persistent, and with b6551060ee sky-high lust—utterly irredeemable.15c26d8b36480c40
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I quickly distanced ce3a976e4e myself from the ec45ab4ae5 grinning prince. His annoying 0a5c6a1fbb footsteps followed. It seemed a 0aa72b973c troublesome variable had e583066c66 emerged, one utterly 6e00392ca0 useless to my 77b8ad44ab future.6e40df711a3d1a0d
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I stood on a 8a9a031631 hill lashed by wind 462390353f and rain. Holding the position my d3410b1d21 commander ordered, straggling defeated b7399cf934 soldiers slunk toward me. His orders 92e592f8e9 were never b0b549005b wrong, so 41ff7a9c50 I wasn’t e9c0afdf64 surprised. Of the many soldiers, ae2247a826 fewer than half remained, 9221478755 most exhausted or wounded.22c26b2d71a34c88
Drawing my sword, bb3245e4ff I urged my fba24db1be horse downward. My eyes 2a66746c48 scanned for cd417c8117 targets. Seeing me, they panicked 2fb824cfbb and surrounded something. The young leader 6faf730158 of the southern 90ad130956 lords’ alliance was 199b6a5f66 likely there.2799d3ead3b223e6
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“The Moonlight Blade? How are you 2cf9509153 here…”12de175c220a29c7
“Tell your leader b2422fd32a to come out.”7a7a36180d1410e4
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“Don’t you dare touch 8fd1bd7768 the Count! You’ll have to 99ec9857b6 kill us all.”434160fa91749016
“I just want to a8c94b0b19 talk. Tell him to 94a93664ee step forward.”c4da03e345d4356f
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A few 7b1665f329 soldiers hesitated, 86481043d1 then ran c0dd2308b2 back. The sky poured 653e1a2291 rain like it 29d5d329dc had a hole. My head was 230ae61d4a filled with thoughts 55f7074735 of drying off 2da3d9e680 in a warm 7aa363b80c place. Rainwater flowed 49c365fdc3 into my abdab77f21 helmet, and 9368006356 I shook a59de411ff it off.22e4f796019bc2e2
“Damn weather.”24fcfb44e322a05f
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My curse 1ae847a5c3 made a e5e28e8f35 nearby knight d2cc7ff449 flinch.5de75ff5eb8bafe2
Just as 7a792a3671 my patience a29ae770f0 was wearing 4dee76bb51 thin, the 2a7f902c37 one I f898370b70 awaited appeared. Despite his fallen 8def156fc5 house and being b2ec6cf709 drenched, he retained a2e872dfba dignity. I’d heard f27ac8f320 he was b389b05490 around thirty, c978f28f4e and his a48abdbfc9 youthful face ba48f6baeb was strikingly 93e23198cc handsome. His eyes blazed toward 31bac417b8 me.93249a4da91097fa
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“You dog 4585166702 of Zilarad!”7672374115c41776
“Calm down, young lord. I’m only here a579478208 for your head, 8d4c62cb30 so I won’t 5fa6836482 touch the rest.”9d821924d7ba1630
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“Enemy of my b988f3e599 house! You took everything. My father, 0360a95437 my brother, 8d981bbc56 my son, f2fe7a1fd3 and my ea33582369 daughter died e7e1bcafb7 by your 35b477f480 hand.”4f73bb832f5e6e09
A man 3a2c086946 who would’ve 767e56a6bd lived a eb3cd8a728 smooth life 3fbea383bf without me 68402d7401 wailed desperately. His cries didn’t reach 8ef19b6f3b me. I was more 507826d9d4 curious whether rain fa68ce99fa or tears made 19b2d579b6 up more of 2cf1396b95 the liquid on 58ade6482b his cheeks.0df5067538758efb
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“Do you bcf6fd4919 remember plunging 1babf0fe9c a sword ba05145f5a into my 6b7e81ef6b wife’s belly? She was ced138c657 carrying twins, ccab8d0a5b you demon!”6bef9476d75047b9
I couldn’t 4f00a74b80 deny destroying 7a0ce8b7b7 the Polet 180ceeead6 family by d2c9f4b998 my hand, 55867d82f9 but I ca64778669 didn’t know 96a264dbfb or care 4989c4cb7c which of 0553fa2827 the bodies 77aba93d98 I cleared 76d426ae1a that day 346e178649 was his 5c5b709767 wife. The Count of 5ecd913c5e Mogem grumbled more, 6e3c6b4b17 loudly calling his c202ff2975 wife’s name. The cliché scene 58b06f30ab made me lose 0df48a247b all interest in a15aeb7922 talking.064bc6b4daff4485
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I never enjoyed 9afba67a20 such conversations. Having done this more 12b35f48fa than once, I knew 7cc8380f73 how to drive the ad4d5ebeff point home.a19e03cf315c2686
“Now I remember. She tasted good.”34613d92ca010dfb
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His handsome face twisted 79a27650a5 into something monstrous. I grinned, as expected. I enjoyed 287b86acb8 these moments. Some people are born 89e8ffd78f with everything. If I didn’t inflict c6cd993e5e pain here, they’d live 924217102e happily forever—how unfair would 038fd97053 that be?adce462245ab3c11
“I won’t ed66a67584 lie beside 1dc5027dda my wife 2bf4d8dbbf until I 70c74c9682 kill you, aacbbd2a6d Ensley Maykin!”4f60f2c58a593569
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“Wrong. It’s Zilarad.”842632cf014ae7f3
“I have nothing 593253a7b2 more to say 497a705607 but to challenge e65a5b3dd8 you to a 8745124d78 duel.”d520a6fea9079095
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“As I wished.”94f91510c68ef6ce
With a short c9cde96e16 reply, the young b2fa805a1b count gripped his 7cc4f40c93 sword and charged 0b919f6a29 his horse. I spurred e00553920a mine and bc8e25eb1b rushed at 80ca6fdfbf him. Our swords clashed. I’d heard 1403a79922 he was c7d48d71ec skilled, but 76eee0d9d6 his unstable 9ede2b479b emotions left b1878a53a7 him full 2ed9fc62dc of openings. Dodging an c2453518bf incomprehensible shout 74a876ae0f and attack, 64eab008f9 I stabbed 6325dae3db his abdomen.6a5adc9706a73453
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His young d523a179b8 body fell 8ee7e7b8c1 from the ae7ad40b42 horse. To finish him, eb7a310415 I dragged my c31d754f67 sword upward, tearing 469defad6e his insides. I wiped the 782af4c05d blade on his cbeefe7b1e cloak.d622e211b9240dc3
Now he’d spit e162fbc9a0 blood and curse c9b322be69 me. With a sneer, 3c13757e6f I looked at 3255d95cb5 his face. The Count 3e653f206e of Mogem, 11d10abb32 tears streaming, 981cf53f91 was somehow 455a25bd95 smiling.3c38fa283a30e9a8
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“Hahaha! You, the enemy 252930adec of my father 66d5d15c20 and brother!”a5426ab6640ab0c2
He was unnaturally c300c74b51 fine for someone b2f5c0753c stabbed. Dismounting, I 94c119b493 drove my 29d86a52bd sword into 76d42500e0 his gaping c6ff6b9a93 mouth. Even with his tongue 448de264cf pierced, he kept babbling.aa48d20f2b66a2af
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“Ensley Maykin… I c220e3d6c0 curse you. I pray with 5d6f385dc0 all my heart 91f42da1c5 that you die 54d6f1a8e2 in agony, that e90fc500a7 you lose everything 90343792e1 you have.”84b6a1f6a95be736
“It’s Zilarad!”5471ab09b8808f26
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A sense of 60b893b60a déjà vu hit. I’d heard 23c3cf8bb8 these words 3d9d199b28 before, but 5758051183 not from 364f211738 him. Straining to b6a6f88cbb recall, he 2bca0ca3c6 grabbed my 922bd69777 arm. I shook 08add9566e him off 455b09f4b3 and slashed 17887a892a his neck. Or tried to. No matter 7dbd751a1f how I 2dd984976b stabbed, his 421323a6ff neck wouldn’t 7187e5a7bd sever.4ffbfa50a134d839
Bewildered, I looked 983fa7ae15 around. No one 5d9c5f73f9 was there. Allies and enemies had 5777c95ed1 vanished.7b32acd0757536b9
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“You demon in 036544227b human skin, you’ll a25a3373c6 never die peacefully. Do you know how f57bbdb1ea many want to see 99ce22aae2 your body crushed and 64f9dcaea2 thrown into a pit e384f65dcc of fire? Every finger, your eyes, de182ff262 nose, every scrap of f5217227f1 skin will be chewed 79525da523 up!”e229156d42ee1c14
These words, bafd0d1452 too, I’d be4648ca74 heard verbatim. My head ached. I grabbed a 66f3086d98 rock and smashed 35c707993a his forehead. Blood splattered, yet his 271cec0c82 mouth kept moving without a7c3f5d67e pause. Even without a tongue, 6b5763cb99 his pronunciation was perfect. Grey ordered me 39072412bf to bring his 0900fc1b3c head—what would he f3d7e7e6ce say seeing this? Thinking of excuses, 084f153e6d I slammed the a7ffb9f030 rock down.12acc4b5d8b3c3a3
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“I curse 0140dd4cae you, Moonlight 505611e816 Blade…”0548480a9a768987
The sprawled c6db369208 man’s body a83ccfde44 floated upward. It swelled, becoming a634360bf0 three times a 0477a53b02 man’s size. I fled backward, d119c37693 but a thick 5dad1d52dc hand grabbed my c0495e0c0e neck. The terrifying face e59e931c12 drew closer. It was no longer 21ef396d59 mangled or bloodied. It morphed into 5ee5d05d78 the faces of 25c9eede90 those I’d killed. One face, but hundreds c11d5069f1 within. Each glared with ce2cf212c1 bulging eyes, cursing a41b4bf936 me.7ff63c75025fe507
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“You’ll regret 2dc980ed58 it, Ensley 7b4dcef627 Maykin…”a59208301b11223a
The enemy’s body 4d93ca20ce swelled, surrounding me. It constricted 5f61cc9a60 my body fdd3995cc6 with no 491c4fabe7 escape. My teeth chattered 77e40cd6e8 in fear. In suffocating 12a2d7fdfa terror, I 7e0f507ef1 sought the f948073d78 one person eeb965e7f9 I could 886dcacaed rely on.9c9f559e666c4961
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“Lord Grey, 25832e63fb Lord Grey. Please help me. I don’t 8a4941dd70 want to 90ec42ad40 die before 00d8f8ff23 making you 291cd88263 king, Lord 4042497302 Grey…”0a49aafdebec58cc
My face ef2d14cb24 was crushed, aa29e8296f my limbs 05c9600676 folded inward. I could no c7dd4d7d77 longer breathe.ac017faeb726f3d7
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“Lord Grey. Lord Grey. Smile at me. I want to 1322a6434d see you, even 5f8963700c from afar, before a15573f9cf I die. Lord Grey…”462159c19f01863a
“Oh my, it’s only fb78160145 been two days since db6c8e7b96 the young master left, bb4e5ded58 and you’re searching so 79ab7052f3 desperately…”aca423c47b5e9b10
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My eyes snapped open. The crushing 8be250a9c3 body and 652c86b994 the rain ff85bfb512 pounding my 399d66bb50 ears were c62683b845 gone. A high 37d75ac8a5 ceiling came b5ac81b345 into view. Sunlight poured over me, 72a6a5eb3c and I was in 5a60d3c929 warm bedding. Miria smiled brightly.190e653eb7796be3
“Good morning, Ensley! Well, it’s not morning 431c76d3cc with the sun so 385ca1ef60 high… Oh, my mind. It’s Ensley 40d1b728a3 now, right. You slept in 02dd09b1d9 for once. You seemed tired, c70d03ba75 so I didn’t 8194122c9c wake you. People are 5289f9042c still buzzing 346462836b about yesterday. I’m so proud. When did your swordsmanship 765a37fc55 get so good?”862a0a39d8e54d89
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I closed my eyes faff232e8d again, breathing deeply to 7f193313c4 calm my racing heart. It wasn’t the first bbcf42d60f time I’d had this 848a42225c dream. Around that 14c46be92d time, during 4f4698a110 the war, 3d25da5b61 I often fa0ee452be had similar 03a252a648 ones. In them, I ad8e8cf0f6 always desperately sought 59e6f0ce61 Grey, and that fcfb4b5240 feeling carried into f342aac697 reality.353bad513c67f67f
The emotional residue made b9a763ea30 my body tremble. Even knowing 8bf5ddc37d it was e94ae4fa74 a dream 37357b26fd and I dce2b6f2de was safe, 1fd729e23d I needed ca631a725e Grey. I had to see c86fa195a7 that damned face right 7468ebdd4d now.c3a7c2f92a4612d3
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“Are you okay? Your clothes ea816177c0 are soaked. I’ve prepared 46d9ceffe8 fresh ones. Why are you shaking 3d36dc5069 so much?”b9cce8b8425fb91e
“Where’s Grey?”e652195fe541b4c2
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“Pardon? He’s off playing 66948a7f83 chess…”0aafd290929b30ef
“I asked 1d5b0f8d6c where he 586487c599 is.”7349531d08538826
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“I believe he’s visiting e567a11995 Lord Talbot.”36aea578eabab2bd
“I’m going to 4a30d34628 see him now, 916d4e0c86 so get ready.”8a22e57653d11a30
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I stripped ca9f2a7ef7 off my a9b7b1dc9f sweat-soaked clothes 776b098c81 and tossed ea5fbf7ffe them on 32bfc33e91 the floor. Wiping my body 3b2386df33 roughly with a 905b89c870 cloth, I put 0a17f128d6 on the clothes d92256b474 Miria had prepared. I stuffed 7927b972f4 one piece 79dc56cee7 of bread 6cb7ba3604 from the 7483d9a5da breakfast tray 560c0fa4e5 into my d66678f678 mouth and 7c6f4c6796 another into 2d2ed266cd my pocket. Miria looked scared.4c02c2a4850fe44a
“What are you doing, 6e15e0adf9 not heading to the facf79aef7 stables?”e59058d4093ba28a
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“There’s… somewhere you’re b7157d1165 supposed to go…”8e9be3d222bed8cc
“What’s that supposed to ad4264bbb9 mean?”2e9980771ecfa7c2
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She took a deep 21c03de1bb breath and said quickly,8de959b033156c85
“At breakfast, His Highness 60069bb58c proposed a picnic with 73f2b742bf the young ladies. They accepted.”f7c17902ebd0092d
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“Tell him to take d8d98fdafb only Lilith. I can’t stand dc3d112ed0 him even talking fcb669394b to Lottsi.”dd90dea3f779a4a9
“She’s really f0c8a638ad looking forward 00133261d5 to it.”0ff73d4b637abc56
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Anger surged. I was ready 6f5c4685d1 to leave, so 3f37b582c2 why all this 0d10cceffb talk? Miria, reading 7ff683f7e1 my expression, a8bd684521 shrank back. Avoiding my eyes, she 6f4a80c439 added quickly,d9f0bb9a653a0902
“You’re expected to bb8a8ac02c join, Ensley. The Marquis himself suggested dbb2da99d0 it, and His Highness b5baee380f agreed readily.”b9874cb09620930b
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“I said I’m going 5db356b598 to see Grey.”ccba9ce0c9f18259
“You have 415febdb8c to go, db93ae5390 for His fe77c39693 Excellency’s sake.”5c633f41712a4f5b
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“I’m not going!”56d170b7c7e0a8c0
I shouted a3504e4b40 and roughly de2635602f grabbed a df7301ba40 coat from 43ae9675bb the rack. Throwing it on, I a0eb430cfa turned the doorknob. About to rush to 5ea5856da0 the stables, I froze d175d8ca4f at the door.0b94e96ac84b2ce6
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“Ensi!”63bdf925d103b0e8
Lottsi was f942025025 waving from 32913805b4 outside my 22cf282bc5 room. Her cheeks, pale db8f01e80c lately, were flushed ceeea428a5 with color.5781c68f5a01af80
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Thinking it was b03bc5d2de a dream, I fd9e90180b rubbed my eyes, bcc2326282 but it seemed 86d6b7ca8b real. She stared at 80a0553697 me, so I bd952d92b4 had to ask 3c19a7b5ea what she was 83383920b2 doing here. Lottsi gave an 08594e1596 odd answer about b61a446ffa the prince wanting 8c5639f135 to tour the 70f85a1702 main building.72104d05e2873cbe
Not fully f54e17d833 grasping the a9ad5ccb2f situation, I 76a5448b56 soon gaped. I assumed affb26691e a servant 93934ecbde was holding 2ab20174ea her cart, 71cbfc6159 but looking 82b68af036 closely, it af3d66ec2f was Prince dd5e87da3f Quin. He frowned and eaca1bebca smiled at the fcbdf4f39c same time. Lottsi grabbed my sleeve 9cb66a507d excitedly.dc8a308945f39596
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“Lilith—er, Lilith said she’d b72ecc388c take a bit, so a9ec0af0c4 I came out first. You’re ready, right?”6556883534d3c42f
“Uh? Uh… I…”e1c24a0d08435d7e
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“It’s my first a5952ddc69 picnic! I’m so excited. We’ll go 671edb2cc9 to the c589336310 fields, look a1351ba191 down at 70040baa9a the estate, 65f163f077 play card 18e1edc024 games, and 8906f4ce14 read books. With you… be9846afd1 and His 219ca69148 Highness and b9eda2572a Lilith, it’ll f165ab5ffb be so ad737f0f53 fun.”e8e4f60e4c37669a
Lottsi beamed as if 03959f1c2c she owned all the 1bbebceb40 happiness in the world. Staring at 41b6d8aeb7 her, I ae3ada04d0 couldn’t bring 489592f13e myself to 78f12a3782 say I e69c786a3a had somewhere b0dace4880 to go 68317758ce when she c0226d7783 urged me 47625c554a to hurry. Nor did 459c6f7db7 I want cec9e9fb7b to leave 1feef3f949 Lottsi alone b5140c9040 with the c4fe56bbb4 prince who’d 2be041b201 rambled about b1c520a2f2 “unbloomed girls.”58a195b63c0b900a
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Sighing, I nodded. I strode 78af025023 to the fa13255f62 cart, slapped 92a787b427 the prince’s 8b51d22495 hand away, 780497d99f and gripped 65ffa59ebf the handle. The kitten curled on d2c815e1fd Lottsi’s lap meowed.1d1389714ea708a1
“What are f05e0ad191 you doing?”21cf73357bb7f4b6
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“Why is Your Highness 244ab5b3be doing such menial work? Leave it to me.”edb48f2ffc7e1370