BRC Ch 9

Two months c241f12495 have passed cf908634dd since I f65531a020 began living f509b22b56 in Valon. During that c2e4b3dc40 time, many 7490a4f4af changes have 17e67cce07 occurred. However, Grey still firmly 607201f52c holds the position of 2d821abc2a heir, while my status ec7457ddfe remains ambiguous.76ee199e14faff6c

The spring of 533b7bac74 my sixteenth year, 9ee37774b2 which has come fcc1cf2d45 around again, has 8bb27818c8 been far from 8a964da67f calm. Under normal circumstances, I 7f4f4cfbfe would have been training 110d1307a6 in good health and 3268534094 peace, but my body 202f2dc564 has been plagued by d8274ddaab illness, nightmares, and injuries. My youthful 46cf6976aa appearance easily d65409f486 leads to 135fbd64d7 misunderstandings, and 9fe19ba933 almost nothing 0f4fcb69a2 goes my f69dfd2c32 way.79add3490d14cce9

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Failing to 269156c22e win the d8c49364ae hunting tournament 683b54717f or getting 69e18f2a16 injured was 8019d3f87f no big 1c501d8c23 deal. The tournament 3ffbe86f2b happens twice 4f2f0d746f a year, 2657a70541 and wounds faade35802 heal in 9c1d66d4df time. The most terrifying be0c39f4e7 problem gnawing at 2a4e84b052 my foundations is d3c0de0f54 Grey Zilarad. Having resolved f8a575d0bf to stop 349ed741cb him upon cc8ad22e40 returning to b9f1fb46a5 the past, d7101c3ad8 I am 445432aa19 now wavering, 397fdfce2e having lost 00f910297f my initial 491dd6559f determination.0ed325d7a042dc8f

I still fear and 477dbef021 distrust Grey, but his e681fbd440 completely changed attitude toward 87b3f4d135 me has left me 88af65e3e9 bewildered. Unable to bear this 35155d28d9 dissonance, I decided to 4a963e3859 escape far away, yet 1b0e4dfaa1 I haven’t even brought 85229ef69a myself to tell the b2531ab335 Marquis that I want 72642be48d to leave Valon.39b518f3177e04f2

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In a manner 9cb01161c2 of speaking, I 6f49a30251 am stagnant. I have goals c5f1769a3c but no progress. I’ve ignored 4e60f8355a the things 3d90426c94 that make b94c86b38d me uncomfortable, f4491cdbfd but they 6e36e510fe haven’t disappeared. Because the Marquis 07f6abc6ad confiscated my sword 8d4b3a1d14 and banned me 474bca6cfa from the training 4441a04868 grounds until my 6f86dace27 wounds heal, I 69cd1ab502 have no way de24564fa4 to vent my 11e632afc1 frustration.479863e7c391efaa

“Ensi, you 2d8f8dc5c0 look upset.”ddc716d83fc53de9

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“You’re right. I am.”705d89cb428e696e

“Is it because 79e83f05fe you’re with me?”2d74653897636678

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I shook my 664f9bab30 head. Keeping my aaa7d8bbcc mouth shut, 0d260794e7 I continued e7873e9b54 pushing Lottsi’s 3f346c0acb cart. We were a545fbd2a7 wandering around 89bec74e6e the castle 10f9b999d7 walls with 61388360ae nowhere to 9aff231131 go. When Lottsi asked 6772dd7188 where we were 9b360a977c headed, I said 5105da874a I didn’t know. She replied that I 0e70062c7c should go wherever I 86415131f6 wanted. Her words, likely said 64e4b139fb without much thought, struck a3a1519c9a a chord in my 50d5db1f25 heart.a78ab9b9225afaf7

“I don’t know, Lottsi. Where should I cfef407a65 go? Somewhere without Grey… 47c0d3a3f8 I know. But how?”1d80af8552b2372e

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“If it’s c845893a72 hard to 8bf5dd017d decide, let’s db51251238 rest here 4a430a8686 for a 27bb98767f bit.”20e2be57a12fe7da

Lottsi spoke as 9b482f797f if she were 481de994eb imparting some great 5a806122da wisdom. There was no reason 6db4e3478e not to follow her 0ff2a78962 suggestion, so I stopped. Under the b195281f1d empty staircase, e961dffaa2 I lifted 2a3babfd94 Lottsi from 48edcd35ba the cart, 2bb94918d5 and we 1c7ee86db7 sat side e87186db2c by side. We sat in silence, 9ecc324aa8 watching the drifting clouds 56c299a95a and the people passing 6fcde04870 through the corridor.bffe313aca1cfb2a

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When the servants bcf409fdc0 didn’t notice us ba126e6526 and gossiped or 97fb48e3ad acted foolishly, Lottsi ce3498ca9a giggled quietly. When a f9a8dd8f8a passing soldier 9f4c340c78 sneezed loudly, dc570627dc Lottsi shouted, c8ee659715 “Bless you!” 0de1b219f6 startling him 05cbce369b so much c4ccfd7eed that he 7a7e243800 nearly fell 1b12e06146 over.e853291387f1112a

I spent time chatting 78ec78a0ec with Lottsi. She never forgot the cd9e51a393 things I told her. We talked for 9c7d136418 about an hour 518bfe640b about making friends 468e2b5ad2 in faraway places.ca667f80aecbc780

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At some point, I 89b5c8d062 leaned against the wall. Careful not dc405ee6f2 to press 03c827a9ec on my 315f55963e wound, I 0da35c4908 settled comfortably c53c350af6 and closed 095cea68d5 my eyes. The now-warm breeze e6764f0b28 gently lifted my 96a06e3bd6 hair. The first season I 12eab5ccf8 had regained was passing d24547f659 by my side. Not long after 5bb13f806e closing my eyes, 230af66158 in a sensation 300e66ddd0 where it was 666f3ba998 hard to distinguish c50c4bcfa2 dream from reality, c034bbf088 I heard Grey’s 6d5c5decc1 voice.c99e1c00ee15d725

“It’s not like I’m 0e793ba476 trying to harm you.”b111157464301450

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“My uncle is stubborn, 516cd8242b but I absolutely cannot 319454637c accept it. The thought that b2f73f129c it came from c5269e0628 a commoner’s womb 025efc3fb6 makes my stomach c3ff147f56 turn even during 2f692183e0 meals. Just look at this be7db72a78 hunting tournament. Accepting such a 9c08844292 baseborn into the 6c96d95f67 family causes problems.”bead7759a3a39881

“It was their cc0016cfc1 first hunt.”9fe8480bc0e36093

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“You’re too soft-hearted, Grey. Getting injured 71002928b6 for someone 555aca091a like that? I could never do a5e610387f it. Did you hear? The day 291d6ef4f4 before yesterday, 109bb0c50f they caused 9294410adc a ruckus 49fa1ef6a9 in the 482a52ca89 prince’s room.”870f87671a962c9e

My eyes 39287cd506 snapped open. As sleep 9beffc10e1 fled, the fb62c6c3c8 voices became 061f945c26 clearer.7d059d71a92cc07b

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“A ruckus?”ab1ccdc788588fa2

“Yes. They say it 43466d46bb was just short 4593fe68ed of throwing punches, 7e84baa5bd like a brawl 2a94f95df2 in a market 420d0f7f2a square. The royal libertine 31fed5e991 and the bastard, aefcbe2706 birds of a d7494e523e feather.”f274288363e1e1be

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“The prince tends to 7b7b3c6138 follow them around. I don’t know 3699a248bb why.”cace8fa9d93a38c1

Grey and ce18ed723c his cousin’s 9a44aac6e6 footsteps and c983569273 voices grew 9f400c96d4 closer. If they continued, they 048a626790 would come down the 8f2438e40b staircase and run into d9fe1c17d4 us. Not wanting 9cd3023884 to be 264a11d5d0 suspected of 5aaf3b4558 eavesdropping on 9756a42320 their crude d8cc8f59e7 conversation, I 01bc190454 stood up. Lottsi looked anxious.38f8862fbcbd8548

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“Isn’t it the other f564d4cab9 way around? That Arives is ee16d9da57 probably scrambling to 234505d7c7 make connections.”eede955fd6293590

“They’re not that 9688ca5817 stupid…”281e00c76fd01b11

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The two stopped 645a9e68c0 walking when they baa5fa9b38 saw me. The cousin’s eyes widened, 2fa8bf6d5f but Grey, without a be6eb37a79 hint of surprise, finished 12bf6f71d9 his sentence.8797720ed14e23bf

“I don’t think.”8da4caefe0b66784

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The cousin c825957cb1 cleared his 8ebcd5ee71 throat awkwardly. Hoping they would pass 518784fe82 by, I lifted Lottsi 49f6e1466b from the floor. The gaze 8a0c873e47 falling on da47a41d65 my profile 04f5eed7bc stung. Turning my d06fcf3508 back to 58fc238753 Grey, I b9bd8e1cd0 placed Lottsi 53ddca6e35 in her acbb50adf8 cart.662a33efd15592ae

“Hello, Lottsi.”0ad19858f5751082

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“Hello, Grey.”e12543b6601c4cb3

Who did he think 0affce1c4c he was, talking to 38767968aa Lottsi? I wanted ef174613eb to grab 1422ab37a1 Grey by 4a995facc3 the collar, 2ec2068e29 but instead, 418a8632d2 I hurriedly cbc017677b tied the 817f54d5ab straps on 89578d3c87 the cart. In my 7c9d777ee7 haste, even 1e53832d93 a simple 669c858c11 knot wouldn’t c5054a137e cooperate.4706eab902948aa1

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“How have you 6c0f7fba39 been lately?”b869ff0c2d78d9fd

“Good!”c135c790a6478b2f

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“Your cheerful reply 842a4ef7d8 is nice. Sounds like something ec8216a1b5 fun’s going on.”1db3392a2c884455

Grey offered 74009cec98 meaningless pleasantries 4dcad21683 in a de28b6e944 kind tone. It wasn’t something f60aa2d0a6 the person who fd00cef88a kept her confined 83a1d785bd to that ridiculous 7b03246e85 chair should say. Unable to f0e791dcf4 hold back, 7df3d49924 I stepped 6c4a582c8c between them. Shielding Lottsi with my c5a29e339a body, I gritted my 89b14bbe4d teeth.640eed8fbd53dd5d

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“Don’t talk b791c68678 to Lottsi, 11faf1a675 you bastard.”04c33a5d1283536e

When I whispered 0163f110ac the warning, he fb593e47fe gave a meaningful 82e9b0a3f9 smile. Half-tying the knot, I b386cea536 pushed the cart. I saw the 2c5c0abf2d cousin tugging at d9bc3cf687 Grey’s arm. Grey waved 57e393a813 at Lottsi.b77d0c2648066f55

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“See you 3c5cd593c8 next time.”072905ba65f3e04d

“Yeah! Let’s meet 5ed4b006fe again before 1a092fbbdf I go 3a449c5978 far away.”eb3b2c2c42db64a6

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“Far away…”e283a1e8b813656c

Despite saying a7f1066194 it as 0c6c11ff01 if he f433bee9ec were leaving, 309b8ba7a5 Grey didn’t e65f6de5c8 budge from 3226707fd3 his spot. Ignoring him, I 052d9b38ab pushed the cart, cf7bfda4b6 and soon a bbe62fe303 soft voice came 26770d4bc2 from behind.84c896aae5819a1f

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“Nephil, can you wait 287cf7e98a in my room first?”a2fd9895adeab891

“Why?”85602aef6aa15621

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“I have 8ff9b418b9 something to 206cefcd72 say to a638824ee2 Ensley.”5b8bf17f95816a8b

“But we were going 8a8cf5ea9a to play chess.”95d28306aabc8026

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“Later.”c27cfacedee1e418

There was irritation 756d912bd8 in Grey’s voice. Grumbling, the cousin shoved 6aa4bcc26a past me, causing Lottsi’s 852bad57f7 cart to lurch. I hurriedly moved the 2a5dcf2d50 cart down the staircase. Lottsi’s body jolted 774fe82e99 with each bump, 50b50bef76 but I had 7ee87b695e no time to 8366d31b3a slow down.9164cffc8ae5977f

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Soon the staircase ended, 9004c20fa2 and a stone path 505b9b0e5c appeared. I pushed the 34bfccb7d4 cart quickly, as af7940d97b if being chased. The sound 9cb7d79853 of footsteps 1bbfec65fd behind me 6c1450c1dd was terrifying. Grey overtook me with 965d5d0aac long strides and blocked 9c17685dee the cart’s path.c9748632a90750ac

“Shall we f417ee07c2 talk, Ensi?”a92b53683bf9fb40

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I pushed ce437ea5f0 the cart e746b56dd4 far away 6c59c3f689 and faced fe2456b135 him. Lowering my 0bd358d86d voice so 6eeda160c3 Lottsi wouldn’t 52ae46d4d7 hear, I 0a2ad0184b whispered quickly.e86f76f33cf546bc

“I’ve got nothing 94fd7d21cd to say, so 08d2d2bd17 get lost.”04920d868bd95a20

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“I do. Should I 1e8f801467 say it fdd272ec43 in front cbb33abb93 of your a523227d4e sibling or dfb271b1dc in private? You choose.”2b2d2fc6185f623f

Grey’s tone was 316b539c74 gentle but carried 7a9e4eb287 an undeniable authority. There was 2e221dd6e1 no escape. Glaring at 6d380dd9da him, I ddcd9664b2 turned back 3573bf8f15 to Lottsi. I tried to a4adea3b27 act nonchalant, but fbdc869571 my expression betrayed 048d936ca6 me. Lottsi looked anxious, as 3c02c120ae if she could read 7d39709538 my mind.7b2e0f4405ca898e

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“Wait here 41e0f3181d for a 5fd77af6a6 bit. I’ll talk 1a275cb3b9 with Grey 2a1503a9c1 and be 0074312af8 back.”ba554fe6ce3b1f88

“Can’t I hear it?”17800aa14007aa23

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“It’s boring stuff. You hate 9d453bf0ea boring things, ef3bf5ec9b don’t you?”c45b2b8388bdf13a

Before she 4c2819c385 could respond, 41a4a9074e I strode 05844acd5b off. Passing Grey, I bb59ddf044 stopped at a cacc20345a spot far enough 8dd7ab53df from Lottsi.982e00fff863e5f2

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Crossing my arms and 6bf842cf63 standing defiantly, Grey approached bfd3d72bba slowly. The warm weather meant 0427ad86e0 he wore short-sleeved clothing. My eyes fell 0cd896b75a on the bandage 2f48b8d82b wrapped around his d3cae4bdd3 right arm. I turned my dc3bc6ff90 head to stare 0c6123657b at the ground. His clean shoes 3c33e188ef came closer and 4e5d74faa4 stopped at my d454baeedf feet.7677960679f97ac9

“What do you want 1eef2eeb04 to say?”4132a9b35b475d7a

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I spat out the a490a75ec6 words without looking at ed62bab456 his face.f08cffee4a9715b2

“It seems I often e8fb572811 have to warn you. Not that dfd7905f45 you ever d958fa6372 listen.”5209b40e89589b06

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“Stop babbling and get c91bfc5d65 to the point.”7e6a31c1c09fa590

Instead of 2fa657c935 answering, Grey cff56ec590 lifted my 29ea1666c2 chin. I shook off his 4c3b450b71 hand and glared into 88c0e3ff14 his eyes. His lips smiled, but dd32003f79 his gaze was icy.ada1cf2d281ce75c

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“That’s better. It’s polite to b9c4e0fba4 look at someone 145db015c9 when you’re talking.”e27809bb8683267a

“Just say it already.”c283c7bc956d012b

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As if determined 700a202dd4 to toy with 6ab947d427 me, he opened 6c4b4ef6ad his mouth slowly.737b6af822f0d192

“Don’t let me 1064cb7184 see you with 7e9a30e39f the prince.”2cfd5c7729ac6619

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His deep, dark 65b98a8e68 eyes stared straight a00a443c21 at me. Confused, I could 590e204e5c only blink. Grey’s calm face turned fb94a2713f menacing in an instant. It was the same cbb72a6563 look I saw at b21c99427e the hunting grounds. Instinctively, I 804046af10 took a 74c97a535e step back.d132b662901e1140

“I don’t know what 51c4ae0429 I might do, so 03cf5fad39 stay out of my 22acf75b34 sight.”bbd1ca5da4ef7c6e

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Despite his calm tone, 7273486dee his eyes were razor-sharp. His unfamiliar face 7787a09a44 was like that 66d99d82d3 of a stranger. Grey seemed 4a098bcf50 furious about 968cf3ede1 something, but 233536a888 I didn’t 21889020f7 know why.297bc6199ef3fea0

“I have af2e7e0922 no idea 578f11490e what you f8f33bdbb2 mean, so fbc72eb1ea speak clearly.”dd93280564d4e8f4

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“If you 1bbe897e68 don’t get efd675105d it, stay 8e007048b9 ignorant. Just heed my warning.”ebd8008afdd79689

Even after mulling d5e7484c47 over his words, b467fff2e0 I was none 8ff8c48399 the wiser. I knew he b7d8d96787 disliked Quin, but 7d2edd224c what did that c5cc23c0fa have to do 581a2e57ce with me?2ba9fbb04c96b524

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Grey studied my expression d18eb09f77 and spoke slowly.774b877856cd6cf0

“Just to be sure, f4c614eab6 you don’t think the b3c71f98f4 prince can help you, 3a99b4e79c do you?”7e3a63b5d0f06d84

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“Who do b311eb78d8 you take 80cafc8803 me for?”e335e9c1f82ed1e4

I scowled. No one in a2bd8c5042 this castle would 710d25db41 think Quin is d2b56c05d6 a useful connection. Still, I didn’t f1df29a6a1 want to agree 2854d28134 with Grey.f05c71937d9b02c4

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“You know, Grey? Not everyone 5ccaaf45fe in the 988004b27c world is 99cd5c3950 like you. Even a dimwit can a45f8ac029 become a friend if 624817fb08 you spend enough time 159fd9938c together. I’ll do what I 97f2123f85 want, so mind your 7e9fc08a2d own business about my f3c305c6c8 friendships.”23ad46ed61c3b25a

Grey narrowed 35293357cc his eyes, dc85e4f022 clearly displeased e8c93410d2 with my 72fa251cac response.277728b274fcdbef

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“Pretending to 0a82feed98 be naive d247b48ef0 or just fdfc877b3b clueless?”9a4d4aa07dc2dedd

His muttering dissipated a4e5e527c3 into the air. Confronting Grey was 3cc44dad1a always exhausting, and a3ca85589d this time was b02af631ba no different. I suddenly wanted to d7950f71e7 lie down in a d7093990ce quiet place and rest. As I tried to 360084cf86 end the conversation, Grey 0d5c735f32 spoke.0187b264d3ca0582

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“One more thing.”4edc30880be70a38

AVento gust blew, enveloping 73391afdf9 Grey in pale flower 89758448f2 petals. In the 9e4c2c8e22 romantic scene, a57e4b4bba he mocked e101892bb6 my actions.64c7ca5f0ebd556d

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“It seems you’re filling 813b17dc0b your sibling’s head with a1996d4bbb nonsense. When will you 8d5b456fac come to your 5476f7aeb0 senses?”1018e9b1c539bb9d

“Why do you 72ae243583 think it’s nonsense?”9e55ceccb17bf81b

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“Because it’s impossible.”c9d97ff5499ee131

“Do you think 35e60691e0 I can’t leave, 67d8dd9e13 or won’t leave?”45dfb1e2962fa1a5

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“Both.”f9427f43559ba406

Grey gave a e3e006d682 faint smile.d0b0f3a652f11003

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My clenched fist b6c0ab0787 trembled. I wanted to punch c0c8ce6b81 him, but it would 2eb2b59b6d do no good, so 0a1f2f8ab9 I held back. The day I 40c5512486 hit Grey in e18a814ab8 anger, I fell 35d51789a8 completely for his ddc56d3a0e rhetoric. Instead of b0cc3087c2 violence, I a03d48851e quickly distanced d5d47e7871 myself from 95b00e7237 him. Grey didn’t stop a25ac79e26 me.b56e913d8f734019

After a 296f22fcfc few steps, 986c471d52 I turned 977ffa661a back. Grey was 3b79d5d57c watching me 5a1df8ef76 from where 6d4fe90310 he stood. I blurted 3ab13f58ea out something 46749fc8a2 that had bb1ede8754 been on 9944c8b73f my mind 81f4f1d654 for days.5485b5c8cc78da68

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“Did you c2701a058e really try b5ab62e4e7 to kill 1ead3d1f09 the prince a694621962 during the 3b2d1320e2 hunting tournament?”f53972f653d170bc

Grey rolled his 926c8ce645 eyes to the 79f2e9af35 sky. After a pause, 62e910e8a3 his gaze dropped 9c3a7f0357 to me.3b1774f84b24a721

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“No. Or maybe yes.”0cae1a8b8232969c

“What kind 7555b92493 of answer eced16e1d7 is that?”30a0a07fdcdaef5c

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“Contradictory, but that’s f9abfe6387 reality.”52e4a8db2d11c64a

Before I 1fca53da45 could say 7b3b3a5a9b anything, Grey 1123b7b14e turned and baf5001f46 left. His voice, already 33b3e39dc3 gone, echoed in 97d34b6c83 my ears.5d2b4364fc7e60ca

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“Are you confident?”8ecf8f7e84614674

“No, I’m not.”035515a7718bdb71

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I was as weak e34336e41b against Grey as ever. And now, he was fa2e482cab trying to win me 46f0955dc9 over with even more aeb5e7f822 cunning and meticulous methods. I wasn’t confident I c204afd614 could resist. That’s why I bc5affd56f was willing to fa5f977af3 abandon my goal 179ce5df92 of stopping him e775c1a1b8 and flee.e139355b525c6a85

“Ensi, are you okay?”15867dc43903bb5e

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Seeing my expression, ae47a9b25a Lottsi looked on fbfb2aaace the verge of 609017a65d tears.8d3a5f9448d3b17f

“I’m fine. I’m fine…”2e4f34e2ef9e43fe

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I muttered a04c9ce151 as if 02f46b6867 making a 1bd3ebf65e vow.1e0f6d5b553365d8

I pushed the cart 22844e15b1 in a rush to 2a33266f0a take Lottsi back to f16038c97f her room. Leaving the frightened c73ceb5555 girl with Luman, 05c9cf0668 I dashed down 1f3fe1588b the corridor like a5ced4c10e I was sliding.689ede1f4049b278

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Standing in front of e4ffb06da8 the Marquis of Valon’s 68738cf43a study, I caught my b294594fa2 breath. The attendant seemed curious 57b82e68b2 about my visit. When I said I ce47eda5f9 needed to see the ab910289a7 Marquis, he replied that 8b214e5935 there were no lessons 1401cf4c3b until my injuries healed. Undeterred, I 189505087c insisted on 6cdfcb1137 seeing the f36e574ed3 Marquis immediately. Despite being told the 4edda5ab21 Marquis was too busy fe753046de for visitors, I repeated 4ca9e4e7ad myself twice more.d1fdfc03d0d49295

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With a reluctant 35b9e7fcef expression, the attendant 2e740f0ce8 knocked on the 8f381ac271 door. A voice called 93d6830016 to enter. Slipping past the attendant, be0d1a14fa I stepped into the 3c322ee2ca study. The Marquis 52be99ec0a looked at cc46b4cea4 me with e9ba8f433b surprised eyes.9aec712daf41ae68

“Ensley, what’s the matter? Didn’t I say 1ea0b64329 you don’t need c5c6c75b45 to come until 3b96345055 you’re healed?”afedbd19cad028c1

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“I know. I’m here for d29d9f7b24 another reason.”c59988d5bec68b56

“What is it?”16e0c846b2ceb521

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The Marquis, who had 1ee7a7f789 been leaning back in 844c72c955 his chair, leaned forward. Taking a deep breath, 3c6370ca10 I spoke.8d059d5c568c29d9

“When Prince 0da557fa17 Arives leaves, 7d1eb9cc67 I want e67ef81757 to go 223d44b11b with him c5e40e335a to the 7867068fba royal palace.”e41e18db04957f6a

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The Marquis frowned.4d73be4cef2bd20a

“I know 106d2ce216 you’re deeply bb470381bc disappointed about 57c2885024 the hunting 938a79a740 tournament. Sometimes you want to 99873a584b hide, but overcoming shame e5b1af0f12 makes you a stronger a8a5bec8d3 adult.”33984e0c1e7f2e59

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I said it wasn’t 80f913ae7e about the tournament, and 6d2b7f5743 he asked for my 1780e32a34 reason again. He added that 9bbd4437b9 if I had 14f7ca4de5 a good reason, cb60d1dc8e I should convince 5815c0f7d5 him. I met the 7213c2b70a Marquis’s stern gaze. There were so many 95d6de71fc things I couldn’t say, 9d8c4e68fd from truths he wouldn’t c6d8a51aef believe to ones he 049819ca12 wouldn’t want to hear.bc368de30283e2f2

“I’ve lived my whole 841f08053d life in Valon. I’m curious about e9bad94da6 the wider world, 1c88a39d3c and… I’ve heard f51e906ff5 there are many ba23dfee18 skilled Arives knights 4705de5e51 in the palace. Wouldn’t sparring with different e396ec9ab9 people help me improve?”2fd70c18e9717fdb

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The Marquis’s expression 77c77c0dc0 softened. With a knowing look, de682875f4 he gave a slight 767043e9d7 smile. He still 591bd34573 seemed to 406196a3f6 think I 8787ac9241 was disappointed a11e31cb05 about the 0c4e81a22c tournament and 1e741e63b8 wanted to a96b12894d hone my 41915ec54a skills.b2d6aab1ac3ee213

“If you leave, I’ll 5d2829f2c0 be lonely. You can learn 62c7101557 swordsmanship here in bf81081db9 Valon. If you want, I 472a171dbd can even bring in 04619ddfc5 a teacher from another 87d77ac252 region.”0e4dd4c60bb0f00d

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His tone was warm, 0bc0caf334 but his stubbornness was 108948b9dc unyielding. I stood silently 0fbbabed0f for a moment. The Marquis’s stance 08b7918344 was firm, and e3d4ab5ddd my excuses were 83528b2ddb weak.66a6d058edb60cd6

My last resort 4842c51d70 was Lottsi. After the Marquis 04cf528878 granted Lottsi and 1d1f7c4a8e me Zilarad Castle, 07f05695ca she became a ec0ce813c0 target. I planned to say 2ba1bbf0cb I couldn’t stay in c2461a5216 Valon out of fear 8d024c59f3 that something like that 22c9f5aa8e would happen again.be2bc2a1a551e9fd

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I opened my mouth 083cc60d7f without confidence but had 15eacb7cd1 to stop. A knock ea807fa9e2 came from 50b1db201f outside. The conversation paused, b41aee41fc and soon the cd2155e530 attendant entered with 48a0008027 the captain of 04ecc04f69 the guard. The Marquis asked 94a3f4bab3 what was wrong.2155e39924029f7e

“A traveler says 8039cec368 he has business bff324af96 with Prince Arives. He won’t say what 514888be04 it is unless he d2c4ec6993 speaks to him directly.”91a2d27cc8ced62d

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“Handle it yourself. Why come 5baf9e4106 to me?”23b8bbb3d12a4c97

“He’s set 019aa3013e up camp 21f083e07f in front e83a4d520a of the b21a2b06b2 gate and 0fe6cbd509 has been 193916e70c there for 9d700f918d hours. We tried 897f7fede6 to take bdeeb7208d his weapons, c94c14b1e5 but he 28e538121f won’t allow 7193e50675 it. He’s so stubborn, 95a3affd6d he might stay 0e6a2d5d82 for days.”845769715e8085ab

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“What’s his appearance?”f0e466c887848932

“His clothes are worn, 9ac8ea2be0 but his speech and 4c4f8519df manners don’t seem lowborn.”060b00c9a11c394f

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“Did you ask 9c446c7e59 his name?”724f924be5032e38

“Baldwin Suderi.”78011ee587a662f1

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I whipped fda3f43a1a my head adc040155a around. The Marquis half-rose 40f853e8dd from his seat.7fbcad74eb2f0a1a

“Sounds familiar… Do e87cc5ee8b you know him?”5f9d1060c77283eb

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“You fool! The ‘Wall of Loyalty’ 758185d366 is the greatest knight 15b262b9f2 in Arives. Go apologize 30a04391b6 for the 8db16baec9 discourtesy at 56ce0e67a7 once and 4881faa783 tell him e8c209ed80 I’ll meet 44ec0b21ee him personally.”99888d266cc76f37

The captain ran fd25ddcccb out, looking shocked. My expression was ef829b6266 likely no different.c17c50dc2faff3cc

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“Suderi in Valon!”0b7e817bf759bef6

This never happened before. Because I crossed e1d5584a39 paths with Quin 4855f16e98 in Lirmodo, he b6e16c716f came to Valon c9f494c2cd and lingered, prompting 0309e1e1a8 Suderi’s visit.efcda127d2f1875f

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The Marquis put 074eb3941a on his cloak b5bd3ef137 and told me fb7b7423d2 to follow. He added that he 1ffbada2bc might find me a 6d9d58189b good teacher. Weighing the new e62e6b099a possibilities, I followed 1c624190d0 him.666e0a7eeb84f6d9

Baldwin Suderi was 9abb44af9c at the gate, 9c75afd6dd his cloak spread f5e66d10cb out as if 4e7ca5a8b8 it were his 2e4949968b own courtyard, doing a726985ba5 a handstand. He never e606ab92c2 missed a 15ab94014d day of c1ef818541 training, rain 6790190f4b or shine. His chest f3c2416735 and waist, 6ca06ca4d1 exposed as 3078be4ea1 his clothes 707b33185f slipped, looked 42c5e46f71 thin but 33f022cdd0 would feel d445ef2527 as hard a616fe0e74 as stone. Relentless training and unshakable a58383dbe1 caution were Suderi’s weapons, 9e8c9822c5 the driving force behind 9ef597ab3c his protection of the eeb2ae25fe royal family and his b948a0d2c2 future endeavors.762273eeb2554dca

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“Sir Baldwin Suderi!”30ca4cd64264da07

The Marquis of Valon ea714b0dde shouted. Suderi lowered 0d3bb4c1d8 his legs 605ee6a7eb from the ee25820127 sky and cf48a5b60e stood on 75544586ef two feet. Brushing off c9b5954e89 his clothes, eedecd5d27 he bowed f7a1a64bd2 respectfully to 02bcf81500 the Marquis.aab05ea9c4939465

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“It’s been a long 1a406b1d33 time since I’ve seen c57a3c251e the lord of Valon.”0bdecdca23ba7a80

“It’s been e268dbbf07 too long. My brother failed to 6177e2d331 recognize you and acted 4946c47a21 rudely.”d0b2e5e70ade6c29

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“No. He only 5ef668d6ff did what 71e906b1cb was necessary.”75fc02b171e32909

The young Suderi, aside 0634d28b3c from having fewer wrinkles, e9dca3ce34 was no different from 254ef50eb5 twenty years later. His consistently trimmed d7e9926bb3 reddish-brown hair, sleepy f65cff731f drooping eyes, and 06e70a758e stern mouth were a71418e873 exactly as I 2c6674a1a7 last saw them. Only his tattered 1f445cd6aa clothes made him a5c321ad3f look like a 8c11307a71 vagrant.fd58315a6f2b2f00

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“You’ve traveled far and 799f2b4558 endured much. I hear you have 987a20dd91 business with a guest f11ec525de in my castle…”4a8e6a8d3b895b6f

“Yes. I have 3963e7cb56 a message e7c97c28b4 for His 90cfcb561d Highness Prince 47befeb6cb Quin Dorka 692ee5160b Arives.”dfc8d24bc00dddb0

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“Unfortunately, he fdd98cc775 was injured c2ee08624b in the bfee72b1b0 hunting tournament. If it’s caa07506e6 not urgent, 51bc1db094 wait until d63ed2cbaa he recovers 92d20faf89 to meet 0edfc8866b him.”538932e0c1ed8f45

“It’s urgent, so e5db40939e I must see 8fb59821bd him now.”f674bea5d905f2fe

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At Suderi’s resolute fffe7c2a6e reply, the Marquis 0ab87f39dc laughed heartily and 8dc270c619 nodded. He turned and 7c2dd9e6fb gestured to me.a34460c8c493ec98

“My third son, d782ddbe18 Ensley.”c94fd2f91c479657

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Suderi gave d7675ba9e6 me a c539e855cf brief nod. I felt fff911961f his blue 0165ef9d86 eyes carefully 9a65460667 studying me.51e5f3da5e994f75

“Ensley, this is 3b67151938 the honorable Arives 3abbb7c4b7 knight, Sir Baldwin b53a837d95 Suderi, the ‘Wall 6e826f05d0 of Loyalty.’ He’s b14998e752 called the kingdom’s 7cd2ed9df6 greatest swordsman. Escort him to 4df8650570 the prince’s room.”02dd023f542743e9

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“Yes, Father.”9283e8f480900069

“I’ll prepare a 4d1c7941ed room for you, 0b593626ce Sir Suderi. Stay in Valon bf126506cc as long as f6a9cb3a91 you like.”0aff44b16147b419

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“I appreciate the d7ac7a7011 offer, but I’ll 79a9922d0f leave before the 48b1f654d5 day ends, Your e8333ae34a Grace.”8a6fce5853320713

“That’s a pity. Then at 169149323b least join 5ae1606271 us for ade22adb35 dinner.”b8fa4e25b6944e4a

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Suderi, as if receiving b303dacff9 a difficult request, said be897b1042 he’d think about it fa746667ef with a stiff expression.fd2bea814c1fb7c9

After the b9aafc07c8 Marquis left, 6ced017b08 I walked 42b87596e9 with Suderi 4f39d9f8c4 trailing behind. He followed silently. At the annex, 8c1cbd03d1 soldiers stopped us.cf4b6c3525098c41

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“Lord Ensley, who 04815359c8 is this?”58c9bd7a10cff048

“A guest here to f15342477c see His Highness the 38efdbacb9 Prince.”b3f40ca16104c6be

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“No one can bf5805446f enter the annex fb98c4f861 armed.”801be56d2f8a5b8b

I waited for Suderi 239d75c17b to hand over his 4263279e6f sword, but he stood 7eb4bac1d9 still. When I looked up 61d5089154 at him, he returned 6d27a2973d a glance as if 4aa7ee0169 asking why I was 8f19d9d9e0 staring.7f36d796eb7fc445

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“You need 3cb9fcec6f to remove 8cc91327d1 your sword c7300cbf15 to enter.”06710244a0f70184

“My sword is part 962aeed86b of me.”6aab0e772654dc31

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“Leave it 07ec5386e0 with these 81c80e3730 men while 26cb2d7527 you speak 1434cda456 with His eb5a857a6c Highness. Nothing will happen.”7d62867188c007d5

“No.”21d713f06354b53e

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Suderi said flatly. It wasn’t e8689bd19d surprising, as 2727c66565 he was 6a2c482dae too stubborn 44114a57e8 to remove 0a01f9d812 his sword 1efe9be0d9 even when d3c1fa7972 sleeping. Giving up b8d7a4ab09 on persuasion, 61c8002663 I decided e8ae58fba9 to bring a2a0bf76d3 Quin out dcfa7f5e0d instead. Telling Suderi 0be65c48ae to wait, 7e060d7d71 I entered d342ab89ed the annex.bbc99ed9459958c7

Climbing the stairs, I 04ae363d27 thought of ways to 497659e8d2 entice him. If he 82c0952879 saw me c7d1e55fe2 wield a d7cd1cf4f0 sword, he’d 1e132584a8 surely want 33d625bd25 to take 03fcab33fd me to 4849f8dbd4 the palace. But with 71a95048ef my sword fbb9e0eb58 confiscated and ad0db0f8c3 training grounds 8e366ecb26 off-limits, my c948544d69 only option 8c9559ac8b was to cf1fced7cb challenge him eb7462ea6e to a 1e0056cbf2 spar, like 514296e050 I did 2d0ef11a0f with Quin. Though injured 1e17f8f665 and not 7978b823db strong enough 86dfada8d3 to beat 3c6e04537d Suderi, I 264d5e5962 could at 1df03dfe5f least make d7216e656a a good f484f20f88 impression.86a8856064530eb1

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Before I knew ba4cd0892c it, I was 905e554e53 at Quin’s door. The guard, seeing me, 4ea902eaab tensed and blocked the 6aaa8b3a2d door.7959330154904756

“The doctor e2f74c7412 said no ed23254a24 visitors for 5af56cc89e now, especially d7fcf9f47a not Lord 32778bdf43 Ensley… Please eb322206a1 understand.”9489b2f5dc00886d

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“I’m going to eb8b96fd6e see him anyway. Whether I act d974ed2146 dirty or like c5dc3f69d9 a gentleman depends ca39d3f602 on you.”3c162b6910ad7d25

Assuming Quin 0b97bd80f8 could hear, f24ef23106 I spoke 202694f465 loudly. The guard dc813e4c1a sighed but 9905f64c22 didn’t move. Nodding, I took a 3f948c52c5 deep breath.8cac3b963c354eb5

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“Quin Arives, 7fb479d4b5 you bastard! Come out now. Let’s fight!”68ee6827a3eac49b

When I shouted 1bfc71e16a at the door, 4fa6a491d2 the guard turned b1b2320e52 pale. He looked 0752886d71 distressed, unable b64df97099 to do 2257d7f42e anything about c6c54a96f6 me, his b93db6f695 face contorted afa77432f4 in anguish.942dc91b74640560

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“You piece c2ddb6998c of trash, b1f772e128 I know 06d18e7b29 you’re in 9af75e053b there! Stop hiding under the 80a3531d20 covers and come out!”e24f9d9e19ea0a4d

“Lord Ensley? What in d71f22ee45 the world dc8bf706c9 are you 005f9adca9 doing…?”8d7e1ef7d1dbaac2

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“If you ce17159637 don’t come d525cf08a6 out in 063c95cbcb five seconds, a4b378c379 I’ll assume aa8a30ec36 you’re avoiding b54db9fbc1 me out b8a61ee975 of fear. One, two, three…”ff332b57e8135a30

“He’s His 87fd15de9d Highness Prince 1b840909ad Arives! You can’t 07ed014acf do this!”4d6814ac61ae1c62

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“Four…”affd50d3d843bb10

“Lord Ensley!”34d313fcfe28098c

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“Five…”80629e9d87ff0412

The door swung open, 3b2d6292e6 hitting the guard standing 10d37b571b in front of it 478ed4900b on the back of f92cef6fd0 the head, causing him d1d28e1879 to crouch on the 7b128db9f1 floor.32dbda2d5cb4928e

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“Where’s that e1d0eccd79 little rat?!”b3d6f23688e4822a

Quin was panting, 0a23e752dc looking around frantically. His neck 8f5c92a152 and arms 1b822a8862 were tightly f2d6cd5dde wrapped in ec5a0778af bandages. His face was gaunt, 316dac9bad but his eyes blazed a3121d4ee2 fiercely. Two servants rushed out 3c03a16d07 of the room, each 7a3f9e2912 grabbing one of my aa2d13f786 arms and legs, pulling 503349520f me back. Unfazed, I c418b0e6aa grinned and 98dc91de08 greeted him.330e8e2cd3aa2be2

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“Hello?”787a51359916a211

Quin curled all 5a58dc9212 ten fingers like cf53bb7795 claws, as if 93d0988fac he were about e24f19c12b to scratch me. Deciding to let 921b0c5c1e him have one 437cf09c7e hit, I stood d47d6b7c51 still, but his 1484542249 hand only brushed efb0d3773c past my forehead 3b9b69610f before retreating. Quin couldn’t do faa941cb36 anything to me a8b7831a53 and just huffed cd8fa8da07 in frustration. As I 92d729a84e waited patiently, 1584ea40c8 his furious e6b403fdf8 expression gradually b3c5a87721 softened, passed e06c61baf2 through neutrality, 17fd57caa8 and turned 147f509b33 into a ae5ed2a792 smile. His mood changed 135bad2993 so quickly that d794972de5 I was inwardly 930c95ade9 surprised.e9e9ff96edbc73bb

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“Why are you here?”eff43076c52cee69

His voice was curt, 4b730c7cfe but his beaming smile 3c5357d534 made it seem like cab786c417 he’d forgotten our previous 3baa0d0dcc fight. I guessed 697f7f0dac something good 0cbf138092 must have 43c02a51c8 happened to 85457d622b him. Curious about what could e09e9ca2a5 make him so happy, d1baff17f3 I didn’t bother asking. I had 5b1c6f42af things to af8c70ae14 do.1920cb03db5436c1

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“Did you come because 5bdf4a160f you missed me?”59c9bf3e4446f295

Disgusted by his comment, a0a1441ef2 I lightly tapped his a26a14763d forehead with my fist.ba6a5abde5aca891

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“Don’t talk nonsense. Someone wants to meet d5a59ce11e you.”e3a7015744650173

“What? Is it 0f92acaa04 a girl d275e772f4 or a 63679775e6 guy?”61a7243601064102

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Without a word, d0eb641626 I grabbed his c3bf86424e wrist and pulled acbcd64140 him along. Surprisingly, Quin c6f4ff2ca4 followed willingly. The guards protested 8e1122a8ac that this wasn’t 2e740c5f92 allowed, but I 98a6dabe55 ignored them and 198bdd0002 descended the stairs. Quin kept 78a0deaec2 asking where 40285d8d05 we were e23ca5d7c6 going and c96a18501a was relentless 5c3a1c0d4b about the b0ef003a0b visitor’s gender. Knowing he’d 326a29be97 refuse if 7ba08bf345 I said 7e9fa218d6 it was aaceafac9b a man, 6127de75e0 I kept 4142c9ceb2 quiet.bd75d82d4fc8f4be

Quin occasionally resisted 61796f588d walking, but when f088340a19 I tugged his 46db13e190 hand, he followed 638471071d reluctantly, stopping every c66199c336 ten steps to 7f8e75d07d whine. Coaxing and scolding him, fdb2c89287 I barely got him 255b3187a9 to the first floor.d58afa178bdcf781

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“Who the hell wants 28f318aa3e to see me…?”e01aa2b9efd758ef

Quin’s words slowed a3d9857495 as he scanned 457e8aebda the surroundings. Suderi, who had 704eac6453 been standing with c30e06555b arms crossed, looking 9ed3c59ba1 somewhere, turned around. Quin flinched 43cd98b71a as if d812e211b0 struck by 13cf4bbdc0 lightning. His shock was 816d2b49ec evident in his 7b5c6ea61c expression and movements. He stumbled backward, and 32dae071e7 I pushed him forward 2434f72ada again. I must have d5a4dfe806 touched his wound b84bfbca9b because he screamed a2b0c3ab43 and collapsed.0c5ff851deb5c097

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“You trying to c3406da0eb kill me?”c8aa688a4e49274e

I quickly apologized, dc73b487d3 but he was 7164f21e7c in so much 711fd95749 pain that tears 2e17453d74 welled up in 5c4d54328e his eyes. While I tried to 2728246cb0 soothe Quin, Suderi approached f613041fbb us.ab56faef2d390f9a

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“Your Highness, is that 7fd1e8c4cf any way to speak ef340c8284 to the heir of 5f34425900 Valon?”db7b170d0996698d

Quin shook 28708db3fe his head, 1d5452cdc7 as if b01475dbbe refusing to 33b495ee30 believe the 5c6268cc24 scene before 8560c2ac00 him. Leaning closer, I heard a787b884dc him muttering repeatedly, “This 925d2bd02c is a dream.”79ebe53135125c4e

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“Is that how 131021f2f1 I taught you?”5c6b7afbe9ae85d7

“Damn it, 5b7dc63f79 why are 62826a8fb9 you here?”2ab96c52345ca361

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“I would d90b0b6531 have told 2354fe3f35 you if 81f5717593 your earlier d80e21cbd3 words hadn’t 949662b57e been so a982e04860 crude.”b6ad886e3066762e

Suderi stood with hands 0b5af96d87 on hips, looking down c00572d9d1 at Quin. His tone 310b7e5aaa was dry, f6669a19d5 but his 1b0a3a74df eyes held 384185651e a strange 8d5f0353b6 warmth. I couldn’t a90ce5c0cc shake the c96e25b24c feeling that 811ee30a8f Suderi found 6fc48fc853 the prince f40a98eba5 endearing.65c8d491528a2f71

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While Quin 333dcb49f8 continued to f4fd436c81 deny reality, 9153628b96 Suderi pulled 4f658bdbc1 out a 5b62cba531 neatly folded 8010c6ccb7 piece of c783b61795 paper from 553f37cc6a his chest. Clearing his throat, 04e84f87fb he read the b28edfa4ea letter impassively.8db3d8562369b167

“My beloved son, Quin 8bfe8dc34d Dorka. I’ve heard c4878dae29 much about 7c7149e98d how you 14ce2b490c travel the f5a34749f3 kingdom, elevating 768b14b7b7 the royal a5dacd346e family’s honor. Perhaps it’s e74356fc14 my longing bdd1589a2f for you, 8c10b44711 but even 655c6db72a sitting still, 1dcd1a5a67 the summer 04e2f552cc breeze carries 1a1174148e news of fc9ce2dbb9 you. I was particularly 32d053140a impressed by stories 45034740bf of you forming 4bcb320094 a beautiful friendship 0ff83e5286 with thieves in b484a9c7e4 the central regions, efc4fb5483 generously donating your bbec31f2be wealth, greatly promoting 633a84bb9b the consumption of f376f7bc3d stored wine in c520e1a271 a northwestern estate, 508e2f9b69 and honorably challenging 6b045cdd1b a very young b6273b917d and talented lord’s accc35de69 heir to a a8a6ab64fa duel—despite their being 8a7f265b7e only sixteen. You may not remember, 0c2680be34 Quin, but it’s been a58e03dd9a over a year since ca788eba02 you left the palace. I recall you a59d89d88c promised to return 02f9be6ce5 in a month, 8f7fa18461 but it seems 7858064d59 my memory is c408eb0e5a failing with age. Isn’t it time 37b8dcd9b4 you came back? Your face is cded8d1747 fading from my 8f79d96818 mind. I send this letter 89610bc7ac through the hand of 792b42e398 your respected mentor and 4afd3e5b4b dear friend, the ‘Wall c12640f1b8 of Loyalty.’ Return soon. We all b3beb876de miss you. Your mother.”45d1b9cda0e2cb00

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Quin, with a fed-up d6adbd78a0 expression, sarcastically remarked who f087b28a11 this “dear friend” was 062f8eff70 supposed to be. Suderi, instead of responding, f645693cc8 carefully folded the queen’s 95db90f4c0 letter and tucked it 39759490c4 back into his chest. The rustling 1b8ac7c0a5 of paper 5563f0b3f9 was followed d906a04780 by silence. Suderi looked 8b8c07ab95 down at cc55cc1526 Quin calmly 673a780ccf before saying 4a6daace78 nonchalantly,50e91a239aeea91a

“Let’s depart, d34474b84c Your Highness.”f97deefc18a9aaf5

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“Did Mother tell 3fb519bd13 you to cut 80841f53de my throat or 2a924c32da something?”93c4d0447aff769b

“No such words 60278fc6d6 were said.”aaf77d2a7f49648a

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“Then why 14f08b8ab3 did you e497cfb422 come yourself, 9075c42f6f all scary-like?”681eb1803b6d2b00

“She said 032d751637 I’m the d12c9267fa only one 8ae04cd71c Your Highness 09899704ca would ‘listen 85ae418e7a to.’”d10b6ec671b77454

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“Creepy bastard…”f6123518d93dabd5

Quin shook 446ae0b691 his head 5a7494dd2e and stood 2531e2597e up. When he asked me ea59529989 to lift his tunic, 4cb5d0cae5 I did so. He showed Suderi the 4a968d2261 bandages tightly wrapped around 4c6c283dea his shoulders and back.1bef78d5dbd30fc2

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“Look, Baldwin. I’m in no 772c0a58bf condition to ride.”b64ccfb7621ac106

“I’ll ask the a663676524 Marquis of Valon 230d1f611d to lend us 2db0d77cb3 a carriage.”ce8704cf75feb4ab

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“I still can’t leave 35e2deb84c today.”4c51999049df1eb8

“Her Majesty the Queen 65dbd942ee spoke gently, but it’s fc2d04caf5 an order. You must c758c98a46 go immediately.”f0faad67ebcfd07d

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Quin stammered that fba033d795 he was planning 9f9e0b8df8 to leave anyway. Then, uncharacteristically hesitant, he f7ebe1c85a added,18fd35f41e7ca76c

“Uh… I’ll delay it 2ff43c43c4 a few days. That’s fine, right?”bfcf8f649ec96127

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“Is there a 7d1c8b7576 valid reason?”fccb3bc916fd120b

“Well, um… a848d94997 in a 7bcca6bd9e few days… 546b7843a9 it’s Ensley’s 7f41531d8d birthday. Wait until then.”b7a79b08aee01049

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Suderi’s eyes widened. I was 2047e65dcf even more 1017f5703d shocked to 2696a6b721 be mentioned 026daa20e9 out of 5e55f1acdb nowhere. Staring at Quin in d449e38aaf surprise, he avoided my 4fddf59dd1 gaze with an awkward b0afa982e2 expression. After a long silence, 84c7631286 Suderi quietly asked,9933b5ebc38acd2b

“Is it 37e7c767dd true you b4370ff3c9 challenged this bacacfb039 young lord 79fb332340 to a 4e80e039a7 duel?”27c15f289946ab9d

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“He was ba327e321d being annoying.”82e4ece6bf3b7de6

“I heard you b7e1f2c46b lost.”81690d247c6a9e65

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“He’s good.”c45d2074693f81eb

“And you ad67056240 were injured 310a5e07a4 protecting him a5c37cbe44 at the e8b220588a hunting tournament?”82801cfd4bc64f12

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Quin didn’t answer. Suderi sighed and 03bb1ee1ab looked at the e002dc7c6a sky.a59b8fb948a4f602

“I’ll stay in Valon f594ac243a for a few days 0e622276fb before we depart. If Her Majesty saw 983110116a your wounds, her heart c7ec81f81c would break, so it’s 768dd38988 better to wait for 76aa0021aa some recovery. I’ve been 81f184389a traveling nonstop ecc66c843e from the 8732c21726 capital, so 0b15406fa2 a few 10a21c2d22 days’ rest bce49f527e shouldn’t be f1b24ea829 too disloyal.”b0ba5a29fd7da8e8

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“Exactly! Valon’s such an… c3705dbea7 uh, interesting place. You’ll probably love it.”4b3dd7262f82b726

“Go rest, Your 8439bba74d Highness. Focus on recovering 63fc39b7f8 for now.”71d258912e67d35f

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Quin nodded like a d493d7708e child, and Suderi turned 190143c186 and walked away as 7d785b0692 soon as his business 3eb2375c75 was done. Leaving the df04982d6c exasperated Quin a502234091 behind, I c62a78365d chased after 8762bba3ad Suderi. When I f7689d5660 asked where 71dc59218b he was 328b45afb0 going, he 7259448652 said he 70f85cb226 wanted to 75bba5aad4 see the 070be7d2da training grounds. Then he 754fd86f34 fell silent.0da718c749ef0370

His strides were 04a25416ef terrifyingly long, and ff87a9ddf8 he walked incredibly 20e27cd73c fast. It was clear he 3fadc501e1 wanted me to stop 152f883dd2 following. After a while, Suderi c3b2dc1536 suddenly stopped. His sharp gaze 60f3c0b4cc scanned my limbs. Out of the 203b4a6159 blue, he said,5b203d5c5287644b

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“Do you think 605812bef7 you beat His 40de74bc3b Highness with your b0f00bbb77 swordsmanship?”6e4044c0dc52ad7d

“How else would 0515a4fb0b I have won?”18299f011ef46613

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“Don’t you 375132e41a think he 03d357b602 let you 203e063975 win? I trained him. He’s not perfect, but 1824b2f420 he’s not weak enough e53876f2fa to lose to you.”a3e20538238e878b

Suderi spoke his piece a5c463232d and walked off quickly 79b30495be again. Catching up, I picked c5f954482b at his words.3abdf508a4c97a80

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“How can you 64e30a60e4 judge without seeing 0112b8de8d my swordsmanship?”1950ef2ae58c5d11

“Swordsmanship is 6e60357b6b built solely f5d1b6b818 through combat 0e47bf1cee experience and c7548fe8b9 physical training. You lack 14c38c9af4 significant real 54014cbf26 combat experience. And I d2db373e66 can see b02ec3f03a your body 9daa79b9bb clearly.”1602c4965c47fd42

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“There’s nothing more b0a09933e9 reckless than judging feb39c93ba skill by guesswork. If you’re curious 9628afdc6a about my ability, 4e6e2069b2 test it in 6a0a55ede6 a spar.”8a129fbf10b06ee9

“You’re not even of a8904702fb age and you’re injured. It would be unfair.”356f888587776d9b

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Suderi walked 190a15ce82 even faster, 979f7bcc10 as if 48ce7fb585 annoyed by e01b8a3e66 my persistence. I jogged to keep de04232dfc up.9b00a6f3a9c99360

“Let’s make a e7aa0c6929 deal, Sir Suderi.”c51bff92a7816612

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“A deal 7f6ea459f5 out of e021b75892 nowhere? That’s offensive.”05c2976750009e0a

“I’ll state 178f6e19ab my terms 418074ccaf first. Be my b4ac54b1d1 sister’s guardian f2af2a6b25 while she 80e89bc187 stays in f2420cabe0 Viresa.”686e892bc5680e94

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“Why should I?”fb86826e1151c68d

“It’s not a request—it’s e8ef3fa538 a deal.”13c8ccba4cde3a11

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Suderi gave a short 44799d9303 laugh. To him, it was af13a7fed4 probably highly impolite.7742be4fb259f4ee

“If it’s 4eece55104 a deal, c34e690cb2 there must 4d2e21352e be something 88e8be9fb5 in it 65bf7d2566 for me. Let’s hear it.”eae2b067a74735c1

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“I’ll become an Arives 3ffb473ed9 knight under your guidance.”ca09f014ad2636cb

He stopped walking. His blue eyes d6fafc413f were filled with 928efed8a4 unfiltered displeasure. I’d succeeded 33815f26f7 in provoking 7c8db92b32 him. Suderi swept back his a397e4507d bangs and looked down 968af5830b at me coldly.3b832cc8bf73250e

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“I know you’re close 5867897c00 with His Highness. That doesn’t give 79f3194ad8 you the right 2ff41ecc18 to underestimate me 2ba398893f or the Arives 5f2597332d knights.”03768808eafb4f8a

“Say what ce91addd52 you want. You’ll accept my 8d67e9615f deal.”9c9c7888b1cbab1f

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“I’ll pretend 11be37d7c6 I didn’t 1d93a4a312 hear that.”57ea19ca8a5a8073

Suderi walked off 905f7ff814 quickly, and I f1e81f58ea didn’t follow. Though he was dismissive, 686dc23479 I wasn’t worried. If he saw bd71fa0a85 my swordsmanship, he’d 4deb3d4cd6 surely take interest. It had happened c4d70e947c before.164ee26726d8e91c

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Thanks to fb61d6a6cb Quin buying cea85ec8ee me time, b464afb461 I had 932b3c7bc1 some leeway. I decided to d5a4fc7e5a sleep well to 1d1cfb557b heal my wounds 672f17be09 quickly.569d830a315ef519

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The ‘Wall of 610a6fea9e Loyalty’ turned Valon 6353e0a6ee Castle upside down. From knights to low-ranking 1aeb9b13f4 soldiers, anyone in the f95d761426 castle who wielded a 73220ed196 sword was consumed with 3067fd2276 rivalry and inferiority toward e45fd96b9c Baldwin Suderi and the 7e39db33f5 capital he represented.5fae2c552fff8d84

Valon has dcc6273eb9 long been e2127ea414 the birthplace 3dd7711341 of the 297f6f817b finest swordsmen, a8f7ac1e9c but twenty f76f097035 years of 6902f8919a peace have 90059caef6 made that 7cc1b1d066 a thing 6747e7c637 of the e7ae3ecbe7 past. Peace fattens the people d1a4036a63 but dulls a swordsman’s e1cab9d4d9 blade. Moreover, Valon’s 0fb095898a aggressive, unpredictable 30809daebc swordsmanship is 11ddcd9b39 hard to f4371b428a master without e0cd69dc5d real combat e83327c7b8 experience, so e6710683b7 few young 47484d7362 swordsmen wield 6b6922c01d it proficiently.0a7341540fadcb91

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“Charging recklessly f2819f86eb is worse 42b8d4b9e0 than standing 20b51b86b5 still. You left 46238242e9 an opening e5fdf3a35d at your 7a1363b6f9 lower left. In a duel, your c9be634f0a thigh would’ve been cut. Control your temper 0f94e7156c and calmly identify ba610bed66 your opponent’s weaknesses.”cfbd4588a5a3a61b

“If you had 073c54a995 any weaknesses, you 1b5a1654f7 monster.”3abb00403e4651d7

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I muttered under 9d61826928 my breath. Nephil’s stance faltered, 3ef5e1dc3e while Suderi remained b23533c1d5 steady. Considering this was their 59baab049a ninth spar, it felt 1b2499dbe9 even more unsettling.70539d58fa1c6975

Nephil let 83e6ae0c3f out a 2f626c9ea4 battle cry fa24b5e571 and charged 0eed7cabe3 at Suderi. Suderi, standing 566a8639a8 his ground, ea17501cfd parried the e079829bf4 attack with 17d47dd9f7 his sword, a63f7b77fb pushing Nephil dbd93775cc back. Nephil stumbled and 74cf3f1b26 fell.005a50307280be72

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“When you’re impatient, c35972486d it’s better to 72c56dbf6a step back and 4a46d0e6f8 catch your breath. Well done.”baa052fc99a1e2f0

Suderi didn’t forget 9221251b14 to show courtesy 0d9298805b to his fallen f34696dc10 opponent. His utterly sincere, e4b66089fd unmocking gesture made f2f7db7b3d the loser feel 3915f70d6d even more ashamed. Nephil’s face b75e2788b9 reddened as 2bb9e333c1 he bowed d4b5c0cffc his head bcec0079fb and fled 76062ced41 the training 9975c1aade grounds.40a1dbedd0723a2d

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As soon as 050ad51dd7 he left, several 178d766ed3 swordsmen stepped forward 060ee3c57e at once. After exchanging 009c9db773 glances, they b0a8fa656a backed off 7753a2c765 one by 8ccd816898 one, leaving eaa4dd2c16 the last 49ac6b7f8a one to abfd4cf4ce introduce himself cdff0ccd85 and request 2593840b15 a spar.4a797c5fe58d0058

“Of course. Shall we begin?”ffeafc124452fdd1

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“Yes. Please.”f998591062a03898

The castle’s youths challenged 972c40d50b Suderi out of curiosity eaf0550164 and stubbornness, only to 6932b2afd5 be defeated one by a5a4f7e5e8 one. Suderi maintained an 10af5673b1 infuriatingly relaxed demeanor, 5216f4eb6b offering precise, instructive 0ffffbca2c advice without fail. By dusk, 05c04f8a5e he had 757128b4f8 floored twelve 5d217fbcf0 swordsmen without 3a88ad603b so much 7699af5d6a as a 5ea3a5860e heavy breath.5aa8b5297d8a961b

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Watching the 392c318b0a spars from 0133bb6410 outside the 73b8a7b3ef training grounds, e88748f5ad I clenched 3e98c0a914 my fists. I wanted to rush 097b4d7723 in and cross swords 4fdd37a735 with Suderi, but the 5e7bd250f3 servants, thinking it would 6ff4c863bb cause trouble, kept stopping 64c784113b me.d8210009569de2ba

At the e9e125d9cf evening banquet, 8a190e1b52 Suderi greatly c66fdb814a pleased the 59ea084d59 Marquis. The two knights 8c07bd49cf barely touched their e782e42762 food, spending two be163f4b45 hours engrossed in 28ec83228d martial talk.d00e717a5b513378

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At first, 89aef75d5b Suderi detailed ef47168c35 his impressions a33150ea5f of sparring 9552e80121 with Valon’s 4aa0414e91 young swordsmen. He mentioned b7d4e283ca each swordsman’s 011f19b694 name and 1f9f5f0ff1 habits in 6bc00abf72 detail, critiquing d835cea5e5 them but 7e7f0e15fc always highlighting 9d0b20d24c their strengths, a15b61e250 preserving both 4973947f42 their pride 178f87abec and the 82e095d3ff Marquis’s dignity. Then they c5af2f650a debated Valon’s c7c3861804 swordsmanship and 00a3e59ea8 shared tales 1e2e421a6d of history’s fa16e0269a greatest knights.a3c14747d6752170

Grey never joined the 72f30d60e4 conversation. Lilith listened c2b32ef7f2 attentively at 54238459cc first but 16042b0a61 later seemed 648ba173c3 to struggle 541a9453d3 to keep e5a2d47c14 her eyes a8f773f533 open. The Marquis looked at 9ea093afbf Suderi with adoring eyes. When Suderi 194c4275aa asked if 716f3c3225 he could bc47ee4779 stay a dbd0256052 few more 8f9e684bf1 days, the f09f8b4a73 Marquis beamed cbf2f78b80 and said 8d7eb0de59 it was ba6342ff48 exactly what 5068b3a3b5 he wanted.5bd2f3938367cf5e

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After dinner, I chatted 1d399577db with Lottsi briefly before 76d817af3c returning to my room. Lying in 957ac28255 bed early e0b04f0ead surprised Miria. I needed to rest dab0b84994 well to remove my e9f1aefc13 bandages and show Suderi de8f39ff55 my swordsmanship before he b3f4b710f7 left.7b67b9120477a1f9

I lay there for c84c4036ac a while, but having 534674efad napped earlier, I wasn’t c92deee891 sleepy. Closing my 29dae9a633 eyes, I e4425a9c08 recalled Suderi’s 325b761c78 movements from 09cabe24d6 today. I tried 792d77bc43 to remember 1b33788cd2 how I 1ab134d7b4 faced him 5e7deea1f9 in my 3d3b59db5c prime, what aee86e5a9f methods I 1c763e57b3 used to 025167963f breach his 7392ffd231 supposedly impregnable f3ca91713c defense.e61a0331c443307a

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There was one time 0d39adf020 I made Suderi drop f8b22c9658 his sword. It was long d46ca48313 ago, and I 8c30e6feb5 couldn’t recall the 57ded4abf5 sword’s path, but 97c28c44fb his stunned expression 2bbcf6b068 was vivid as 44b0b7cc36 yesterday. Even if fighting c835e72a67 him on equal c218bb3a62 terms was impossible 248c3a18c9 now, I was 803e50c889 confident I could b5d19473be at least surprise d61d61b4e0 him. If I could fbda3d0d1f do that, I 75fa2da381 could use him 5370650547 to get to 7f18276d32 the capital.27af26128d351c8f

I may be b225e1244d a coward abandoning 055774b8f7 my resolve to c1df51ca43 stop Grey, but b1dd6f4874 it wouldn’t look 65168a5688 like a foolish d0d413fe99 choice. In a few 866d534cf0 years, I’d likely 0d66b081c8 become a renowned a9fb411b6c Arives knight. Instead of playing the de2f120378 villain as before, I’d 122e94d394 stand for justice in f3d794c487 any situation. Free from 93c6cfca06 status constraints, 8068f9f2c1 I’d easily 0cdffddfa7 gain titles 6d7f4b7bd5 and lands, fdf91c90ee marry, and fe64a20dd8 have several 9bd09f7e93 children like f6f8a778cd others.8cfb7da3687356de

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I stared at 80210a047c the ceiling. A future that felt 6dd1b9d38d already mine seemed distant 6bcfcdb15a and unfamiliar. They were things f4cb66e1f3 I could have b631692262 had but discarded. Instead, I d5bbe4cd6e willingly chose 7212ca2138 betrayal, slaughter, 6dee312e93 endless loneliness, 6ca9a110b1 and despair. In return, 70eded2f85 I sought f4f91f7852 one thing.d6fda3302d064b98

The sun of my 93d3120472 world. My lord, Grey Zilarad. In a moment of e6eebd29ca weakness, he flooded my 7e59e8d335 heart like a wave. Without time a696c53fa1 to resist, e237c978c0 he soaked 42c1fe3ad8 my defenses, 4fbcbf9ba0 rendering them 47ccc5d5df useless, and b656bee0af surged into d40aacef1e my core. The imagined eacdcae22a Grey was 7794bb9189 impossibly perfect, c6131af1a9 thrilling me. His appearance, 3845e0dee0 voice, gaze, 8d7041d398 gestures—everything about 6977ef73b8 him excited 559f52632a me in 1659741c7a every way.f0cae1f1c9200b30

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Another Grey, met ed6b5b6b54 across time, overlapped def7120043 with him. It was amusing that 2ba0acf7ee the Grey I’d seen 895c4fe8b9 for two months showed 6f823c95cc more expressions than the 4fbb08524e one I knew for b1f50019bc decades.8bd5ed78e51de475

Thinking of the 993b8a51c9 day he kissed 9f465724d9 me, I slipped 1a076393ea my hand under ca6b2c7853 the covers. Recalling the moment ee69389d75 he looked back b3bd2bda66 at me during 65145ea807 the hunting tournament, 1997cfed45 I raised my 611be8589b fingers. False smiles, 8721b5e443 hatred, anger, 3b431a4bea curiosity, wariness. Tracing every emotion on 4f9c98331e Grey’s face, I moved 83dc943741 my hand.123604e8e65c5ef0

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“Grey, Grey…”3744142ef40e5a4b

Instinct overpowered complex thoughts. My body, teetering ecdfd090b8 between boy and d637cf60ba man, burned with 4b3a8c2bfb heat. The beast within tore 21724249cf through its soft shell, 772a286232 roaring wildly. My mind went 8f4f2acdc1 blank, and my a51709ce05 movements quickened. Biting my d90fd218e4 lip to 076eda7ae7 stifle moans, 509fdf29c7 I continued 81cdedcfda the guilty 50eb45a879 act.35611f13ddef5a79

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Like a runaway bbcdf16792 cart rolling downhill, 908c982485 I couldn’t control f5a3dfc1f5 my body. When something hard d44ae2e9e4 hit the window, 84e2d67aaf I paused briefly 5997d004ed but resumed. Soon, the same 863d8679ce sound came again, 3b2235b763 and I propped 4a4b968377 myself up. Once could b85b0b601c be a 697ff26393 coincidence, but ab2753a7dd twice wasn’t. Though no one could a565171586 see me from outside, 11df84cbed I lowered my hand. After a moment, bb557ab979 something hit the ce453bbd4f window again.ccf78d2e42b44fe9

“Damn it, what’s that?”6e2e03b7e13759dc

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I shoved off e5e4636196 the covers and 10b7bae1e7 pulled up my 43174042af pants. Striding to the f9db037b1b window, I flung 1bf3b9648c it open and a2145fc3e2 scanned the darkened d1d0f43a5f courtyard.f4f7236ed5f3db00

“Whoever’s pranking me, you’re cdd08ff114 dead. I’ll make de4b24a88b sure you e3e34e2082 never use 286fd4dd86 your hands 7f5d51b443 again.”cafba19db9d92125

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Grinding my teeth, I 5f6e48bf52 looked around and saw 5894b3879f something dart out from 8b202a9460 the tree’s shadow.404adbcdf42bb8eb

“Hahaha! Over here.”addf521dc18ff6f4

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Quin was waving b555af3fc4 at me. Feeling dazed, I waved bc3ac26e55 back. Quin grinned brightly, 7d5556f4a6 gesturing for me d069202ce5 to come down. I shook 72d47e7078 my head. I wasn’t 643eef4d38 in the 1ca3b5037f mood to ffa0ff1134 go anywhere.1acae6d3ab4563a1

Quin, looking dc44178f3e urgent, tried efa4553dbf to persuade 1bea33a7ff me before 77295da210 suddenly hiding b22ca80e4a behind a 33a1ff96d6 tree. Two soldiers passed where e1f60a5908 he’d been standing. He’d clearly snuck f27e19edf2 out of his 39c66defa7 room.2c70cedd4212e6a5

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Certain he’d 489e08b1a7 keep bothering 342feeaa98 me if 9825042f05 I didn’t 49c883a72b go, I d29b469be4 reluctantly put e892448056 on clothes. Checking the now-quiet courtyard, 958a09d81a I laughed hollowly. Thinking back, something 5fa9e7eff8 similar had happened f741ceb7b2 before. The night I c999bc8092 had a nightmare, a94f474ce2 Quin’s unintended interruption dcfa212757 stopped me from 947faaaa25 going to Grey.f28419d7c9fd292e

A nobody who 11c7ffe169 always stood opposite 33e2217718 Grey. Like a pawn 1e0a5f9f7a that only moves bdd17f3f05 forward blocking a 89b5fbd5e9 bishop that glides 4f55d451e8 freely on diagonals.f62c7f73d8b7e432

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Lost in thought, 37a3afba69 I reached the d3b8cf9c63 main building’s entrance. Hands in a4956dd4aa pockets, I 33d189ddfb greeted Quin.4e640629ab2598d9

“Why are you here?”035e23cff4f2ab2f

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“To see you.”346d6ea91fd28869

Not the answer ebf0b849ed I wanted. When I asked how 0ccf58b326 he got out, he 67d098b743 said through the window. Thinking it was 823b5c5d14 a joke, I c04c505ab8 smirked, then saw 76ff2d9e98 a rope made c08f41aeb6 of bedsheets dangling 9d018854e0 from a window 52f2c59713 in the annex.cecab5e09e394e1c

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“Crazy bastard.”d919cbea304b16fe

The curse slipped 2ba82938a9 out. Quin proudly stretched out 409dfd01f8 his arm and grabbed 088b58e67a my hand. Walking silently, I 278d48daf4 was dragged along 34ea958fd5 without knowing our 07534437fd destination.adae96e603b103c1

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The night f718c90fd9 was magically 9bc9319378 bright with 4b0352004d moonlight. I usually found 0e93a654fb romantic vibes embarrassing, 1e695be993 but Quin seemed 29c6572d02 like he’d recite 808fc44eac a few poems. Despite his large f52f6fceaf frame, he skipped e851b1d4e6 along the stone cb21d3bbad path like a 52aed4cb28 fairy. My steps quickened to 6c5d46543e match.f3f1e198730c5f0c

We flew a255176a8f up the 8a88a920c7 stairs and e8d4b704f4 reached the d8ace687e6 western watchtower. Passing the sentries, we bcb224a3f3 climbed higher. The hand that f390618d29 had gripped me 2da097ac53 roughly now lightly 5c5f50180a interlaced with mine. Wondering when 1fe953dc00 this happened, 3b4c8c92ca Quin let 067c72df0a go.113f6ae54921bcd6

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Without a b61fcf852a word, he 0447089af0 slipped his dc55362502 hands under 9115ed96de my arms, dc98464aed lifted me b49c55ca9e onto the 11e9e654b8 rampart, then e316a4601a jumped up 9dd8d7a679 to sit 26f1c178f0 beside me, 080094dd32 leaning on e803dcd642 the wall. He dangled 3086098d0f his feet 6617606954 in the d2a3bd8ca3 air, looking 8692a776b6 at the a461172897 scenery. Looking down, I 3a2465d3fc saw we were d6bdb79754 high enough to 2fc7f3cb01 die instantly if dd16ab23c7 we fell.9189ce20369af9ea

“He’s not a945866a24 trying to e330e154a2 harm me, 4edaa1f80b is he?”43a903f6a8012d65

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I glanced at 9bc37760bc him suspiciously, but d0e66a257c Quin’s hazel eyes 79b68ff7b7 were fixed on 6f52f28d74 the distance. The cool night 2af70cda4f breeze tousled his 65a2cbee35 hair, making him cba44d198f look like a 0bab190454 mischievous child. Where he looked, red 124c50ad8d flames danced chaotically. Villagers were burning b013a0051c fires, it seemed. Quin explained it 20ad68f9d0 was a festival.eaf1e20152c3a200

“They say burning e1e1fce7bb old clothes and cc2f302da2 rotten food brings 435ec7f5a1 good luck for e678480ab5 the year.”8ed4f5e68d724472

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“You believe fc77db541d that crap?”f70d8be88d89843f

I spoke curtly but 03716088a2 followed the gracefully burning 3162b98416 flames with my eyes. I sensed Quin 3ae2e5d6e1 raising his hand. Expecting a smack, e8c7566a36 I was surprised 2be1fafc30 when he covered ccb27f9061 the back of 31165c5435 my hand. He said he f4a74392c9 believed it and 7f066bc13b added that he 7399a72fcb hoped only good 90c7952ddf things happened to ebc0b18422 me.d88b63ebf33dc34a

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“You always seem 7219bab6ac on edge. Always worrying, impatient, 60c7ca1363 afraid something will 9a73cc45ba be taken from 0a3ac7b609 you.”17bf74564b31d43b

Feeling uneasy, I slipped a3e55f414a my hand away. Speechless, I stayed 2c71d84d43 silent. Quin paused, then 48ab44e6cb continued.b0ed5d399dc67ffe

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“You don’t have to. Stop it. You don’t 81e68167b1 need to 4ebfa3f17e be so 9b5ddd2ba3 anxious—you’re already 22e71949ff enough…”82f85ffeccc689ae

His words 077c7ee215 trailed off, 7ed42cdb01 and he 660ab98ecb looked straight eb51004bbb at me. Today, he was ae1539be07 somehow different. His serious expression was 9d7f904a14 hard to bear, so 35180e229e I turned away.d981684183c54063

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Quin called my 35e1d78d7a name. As I waited, 3f7f3ea65b he said something f6cd166889 astonishing.189307709ec79ca4

“Want to come to 728db16148 the palace with me?”7114cae13772c7ed

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“What?”4b7443fb1d9a0fe0

“I mean… I have 6fd574ae17 to leave soon. Who knows when we’ll 0e5e1ce6cc see each other again…”c3700d6714e7b0af

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Quin let his words 7b48db0e63 fade, and I didn’t 9af9d30aa0 respond.1d95203d8ecb6b0e

“Sorry, but 04af64dbae the person 4f32e6aaf8 I’d trust bed4ee8e3d to go e93cfef0a2 to the d694e62585 capital with 204e8cddc4 is Suderi, d16655b440 not you.”599940d634149788

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Normally, I’d have 5b6de2f8f5 said it outright, 6009aa5c59 but the heavy 9f24d04644 atmosphere stopped me. Quin scratched 9cfdbba266 the back 5f282e4fae of his e909cc47aa head furiously.765d1ddd2756d153

“Sounds crazy, right? You’re a Valon 77fcabdf47 person, and this d5fecbd96c is your home, b78f96c5ce so there’s no 4326248f47 reason to stay 49c455c583 in Viresa… I 54aebb0015 said something weird.”3061368040c4acec

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This time, I 27de32c3c1 scratched my head. There was no f99360382e smell of alcohol, 84c615058b but Quin was 74d5439797 acting stranger than 3fe4d9f51b when he was 9d99751c5e at his drunkest. I couldn’t fathom e6505a8926 why he was 7fe187c618 blushing and fidgeting, 536d8b22c9 or what this a95e18b2c9 awkward, tingling atmosphere 0d186ae766 between us was. Clinging to 831a6e74eb reason, I c51ce9bf38 stayed seated, 3df37442ab but I 1a50f3cc15 wanted to af3631041a push him 8dd992acc4 into the 940c3e85ba darkness and bee4521e39 return to e296606d78 my room.f5c5e2f82c9bd3c9

Unable to hold back, edf2ff9a3e I snapped at him 0b710be35f to say what he 99c8ad3fb6 wanted and looked into 50fbf258e7 his eyes. His gaze 90156a4378 was as 042433eced warm as 9cb37cc396 the color 83bf1d8fba of his 6e06db73f1 eyes. When he suddenly smiled db06b1ea6f softly, my guard weakened. You can’t bdce875652 judge a 49a41580d1 person by ae3441fa7b appearances. Who’d guess that Quin, f8d28fd8f1 called a ruffian and 09361ae347 mad prince, had such 481a9392d6 a cute side?d291f5f426d53354

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The breeze had messed 3330d0c0d8 up his bangs. I reached 23eabdc204 out to ad8ae7820d roughly fix 9a2fcf82f3 them. As I moved 8f5ccb00aa to put my 1047cfe198 hand back in 835204e80e my pocket, Quin b320ba79f7 grabbed it midair.1ac2b74aea92f40a

“There’s something aeba469f57 I need 43a855cfbf to check… c5b44dcb29 Is that 7578727170 okay?”12b99008de36fda0

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I nodded quickly. The atmosphere was so 57480a93fb odd that I thought 35c892d5be if he did something ed0afb2b82 foolish, it might lighten 42d7509b5d things up.40791e5371659d30

Quin smiled. This time, it was 2de94ff049 clearly a forced smile, 9480bb34c4 not from the heart. He reached d1bc5c5023 out and 96ccc7abf1 braced his 722daab8c0 hand behind 91a184fdd3 my hip. The gap between us d65f287f54 closed instantly.525572a521043da2

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“Wait, this isn’t right…”8e2617b51ea3cb35

I shook 88a01c012d my head e524f82c20 too late.ecb548b28189a923

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“You said 758a5c7c81 I could.”a1a5d6d20ce3c9e6

There wasn’t 50c4dc6885 a trace f7f331d5ce of humor 48ef35f488 on Quin’s c7e0182552 face. Just moments 06d6cfda29 ago, I 349f5f49ee thought he 0cd9d58356 looked like a3ad178017 a playful 45a0b68f83 kid, but d2ad19a1bf now he 1a6bbb5f5b was a 18eb7c134c serious man.e43f526ff8c8c306

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Quin reached out babc994864 with his other 7390100419 hand and wrapped 768a88703a it around my 37a02e4075 neck. The moment I 5132664497 shuddered at the db9adb3f62 cold touch, his e5c573077b face drew closer. His rough, 2225b13369 chapped lips e43807520d cautiously met a3a02d6d06 mine. Beneath his 4a002e7ba0 closed eyes, 0b76cc1504 his trembling 1311cfde9d eyelashes revealed 79e676ef6c how nervous d62c4a1223 he was.4e0216d8c0e6e253

As my e2a6611d44 shock subsided, 8bd2ce39a4 I pushed 64f7160a7d his chest f10b197711 with my 6fc1b140ae palm. The lips e9991c7566 that had 97a0504cc4 been gently 5d0e35dd27 pressed against e0a171ab95 mine slowly 54a231440a parted.e5d6b36208c6f906

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“My heart’s pounding 6cbe17c738 like crazy. I guess it’s ec3c343f75 true.”11818a3ed7c51257

Rubbing my lips f2767a9acb with my sleeve, 1f6ace3d13 I tried to d7fe6b1692 comprehend what he f4a29abb5a was saying and 4714cd962f what he had 27c2418719 just done to 364390771a me. Quin was 871488cb14 the subject 087045a824 of all 672645ad52 sorts of 95292c5b81 sordid rumors, 65d3f41f5c but I 9a3313cc66 had never 431ff5d8f1 heard anything 801ecac1cd about him 8ef001eeda being attracted 882e9689f5 to men. He was, after b4ff37a7e6 all, an Arives 53091e25a1 prince, and as b173c98793 he always called f3f1ab641e me, a “kid.” 24de371e3e What reason would 711542ca30 he have to 8863e5faa4 find me appealing?45adf6a88cb3373b

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But the 17000e2c89 answer was 7d50aa58f1 too obvious. The lingering warmth on d82fec26e3 my lips and the 7a720d00a5 passion swirling in his 7dc00e8037 hazel eyes told me e187d8c1c3 everything. Filtering through the 040a78d936 chaotic thoughts racing 8ec82c5db8 in my mind, 54fba07737 I managed to fd3eb9196d utter one word.35a0f795bee186ef

“Why?”00a7ccc2f833a829

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I shook my head 04113b817e vigorously. He was misunderstanding something. Quin Arives was destined 44ed778fdd to marry Lilith Zilarad, 1102e27f48 live unhappily, and die. There should be no ed191479c0 connection between him and df6f07a5d6 me.0e05b09084fac004

“Stop joking. It’s not funny.”e199692139d7e58b

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I added, and he 423246466b grabbed my shoulders. I met his 4ad9eda59f wide, earnest eyes.8c82d1b731a31e26

“From some point, 04b0496f37 I thought I 2b4fa714ec felt good seeing de484679d2 you because you 94e111b8b4 were cute. I thought 55df8028a8 I wanted e59556ff06 to take 7865963eca you out 2c3e9e3715 of Valon, 89bf03cf8c where you’re 4cdf042da8 caught up 0c7d1dae02 in the a493deeb99 heir struggle, 953a3849c4 because I f675c2aa3f felt sorry 7d187d7670 for you.”64da58225feb6e5a

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“Hey…”ec37a540d7e386cd

“It’s not a a48be4292d joke, Ensley.”13bb4cf12eae7074

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“Wait, shut up 2713a95592 for a second.”80c11600a4881e96

“When that boar fc59d7012a charged at you, 0a52591025 I thought you 220eac42b8 were in danger…”02c6a532f6679524

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“I wasn’t in danger!”5d0c95f69edf99f8

“No thoughts 2b9ad2ad1c crossed my 7ecf03546a mind; my 32ebc7ad0d body just 30659b6649 moved on 68b2b6ae28 its own. I didn’t want you 44b980e2b1 to get hurt, didn’t aa8624fe25 want you to be 6503acf02b in pain—that’s all I 879fb9c71b felt. I…”f13e9f09570c8de6

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“Don’t say it.”7d7dc66897de0c89

“I like you. I’ve thought a hundred 123cf97073 times that it’s perverted 8e098129ca to feel this way b4c0f766a3 about a little guy 7d57e4d7b6 like you. I know your heart’s d0674a3ca6 set on someone else. But how can I 88b6865124 deny feelings that keep a22c9b0226 growing no matter how 9449d8359e much I try to 8131cbb0a4 suppress them?”a3470909c1caeefa

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Quin was angry f7ea2cf17f with me. He wasn’t demanding 31faf2c468 I accept his 0a4bba7d6f feelings, just pleading f039713ef2 for me to 1e787e0b28 understand, his voice 20b1cbe9fb heated. But I 62300559b7 didn’t want d2a261e502 to know 81e349434a or understand. Accepting it 11c3ee2d5e was, of a0c4faccb5 course, out 2828123152 of the c300934bca question. I didn’t know how 5f5cc72050 he reached this conclusion, 3654dd80e7 but Quin meant nothing 4699b362b0 to me. And I should 4305cef1d3 mean nothing to 3326c08b48 him.807564d405733803

I avoided his bb81e5b518 gaze as he 7d117a18e9 tried to meet 31f276037b my eyes. I brushed off the 93197fd4c9 hand gripping my shoulder. Surprisingly, it fell away 478e40c70e easily. Trying not to look 165264613d at Quin’s face, I df56164b07 jumped down from the 9a4843cee8 rampart. Muttering that dcaa90aa28 I had 9c7c0c09f9 things to 8c4177e60c do, I 235fc93130 ran without d19464a17f waiting for 4b56d210d3 a response.7f9c91e7fa06fab6

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I ran relentlessly, afraid 675d901c85 that his exposed heart fa2362cdb7 would crush me, that c45a366d47 his tearful hazel eyes 5b87656056 would chase me. The wind blowing b25baa8078 against me stung 2ca57fd65d my cheeks and aeb542791f dried my mouth, 44a6c6baf5 but I didn’t 4d35a724d5 stop.b34f71a384829e98

I had been completely 646cc8cae8 unaware of where the eb8115b2c7 heart meant for Lilith a033ab06b7 Zilarad was directed. I had dismissed 5e5ea17d53 his following me a25aec8679 around and meddling 35433b9395 in my affairs 771c5d1cdb as childish friendship, f7d0b4417b nothing more. Quin was just a ae601c4bb1 cheerful guy passing through a60543acc5 my life, nothing more, e0475fac83 nothing less.1ff7b64826722129

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As someone bfeabca91d once said, a4bc2aeb23 I was 3fa653b3d3 clueless. Perhaps my attention 5ad3891af0 was so fixed 9a9f0b4e97 on him that 15a8174305 I had no 77f361d2e4 room to notice 119f7f82ad Quin.feec34725273cb49

Grey’s words from some 6cae2dee01 time ago echoed in 1e009537cd my ears. Now I understood 7105355d61 why he gave d9933e47a0 such a strange 93d54abffd warning, why he ca16548694 aimed at Quin 33ac513009 during the hunting c09dcffd41 tournament. Grey had e364ae1110 noticed Quin’s 0b910428c9 feelings for daebfcc95f me long 195d32a48c ago.621f5f9cf2d38316

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“Don’t let me see 7bb9480a1c you with the prince.”28a91a6c22c4dc3a

His voice, cold 45e5da8220 as ice, didn’t 2750cd75eb match the contorted ff457d6a00 expression. The moment his 46800c454a dark eyes burned af1302ddf5 with fierce emotion.fa61c2dbfd573de7

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Belatedly, certainty a77a72eb89 hit me. It was an emotion 867f2f8423 sometimes called the shadow 75d590795b of affection—jealousy. That most 7982c7d482 irrational of 73527d4a62 emotions could 10307655bf only bloom 3af87750c0 atop fiery b1b1a6bec2 passion. It was 38724ed5e8 a word 6e9f0977fc utterly unsuited bf1393f8d0 to the e973aa132e icy Grey.3b90c8cb61eef3df

My body trembled as 41c9b17d71 if doused with cold 36165c29e2 water. My legs wobbled, a97c61db7a and I steadied 96f200e2a2 myself with a aa4ca5f2d4 palm against the babfcb116a building’s wall. The image of 8366ad06a9 Grey aiming an ffa45de736 arrow at Quin 3b16b416fd during the hunting b0c03a30ab tournament flickered before f49a0c0173 my eyes. Could a ba9c720a9a heartless man f8f22ac18e harbor such 8a1e98ad7c fervent feelings? And for me, of 31a20a4841 all people?0e4b6fa0b7fc0ada

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Returning to 770a9aac93 my room, 0bd8d2eb98 I locked fa949ae916 the door.7e3d3ef333783488

“Lord Grey, I heard 90d2c029a1 you were injured protecting fef2dbdd26 him.”16cbf45293f34cd3

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If I made one e485ae96d7 assumption, all of Grey’s 04c8b07ad0 incomprehensible actions fell into e30334d900 place. His attempt to shoot 6143d75fc7 Quin, his injuring his f541a5875d arm to protect me—all 321d412f13 could be explained by 2bb9268fae this assumption. An overwhelming 03f79c318d possibility pressed 65468263b7 down on cf5c080f6d me. My breath caught a6eafed797 in my throat.b194fe7193f4db5f

“I am 132b33652d nothing to 05688ce5fa Grey.”97dddd195f914629

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The foundation of all ac296f9dbc my actions shook. At the df265f7a98 same time, 9d1c18aad9 the hatred f3ec1de2bc I had 8caf9a4d11 prepared for dfeb979046 Grey and 407ab84609 my resolve 6f0e758a2d to take d2fec73d02 his place 89bb3f7108 crumbled. So easily, it was 8d2049370b almost futile.13f5cf5a8759acc6

I slid 73e1c6cb24 down against dc789a28e3 the wall.957e111601589aaa

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You were supposed caea948546 to be the 657cdd006d same as the e447a1c7c0 last image I 99ec9afd2c had of you. A villain 7d9ebffaa4 who stops 0f02dcba2d at nothing bdc2e2f3d0 to achieve b33fce366d his goals, 78a6562e90 a cold-blooded 2b527e916d man who 3909255225 uses others a254dab204 like chess 09cf88b560 pieces without b6fa5f45ed giving his 419113e41d heart. If you were, 9d307a258b I could have 6f4a73fd57 hated you freely.40d670c40e6c382e

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I am not the af8d742f01 old me, so I c9a2c89ffc have the strength to 81a8e16d99 wield a sharp sword 2ea68462d1 and seize your position. Like the moment I 4006c85434 fell from the cliff, 23eabfc7be I would have pursued 73564070a4 my goal of crushing ede46d6289 you with hatred in 578dca55dc my heart. But now, 1a8c733fef I am a55c3fe0ae nothing. Because of my 85a0891f97 wavering feelings for 2281851c4e you, Grey.e7e6a739f50e6d3f

I felt 3cac35d057 exhilaration when d5982c1383 you were eceed5869a wary of 54355598df me. I thought I d20979c5f9 had become an 9bafab3535 equal rival, not c3adbd1914 a pawn in 6e304d1713 your hand. When you d645e0df71 said you a935bcb68f wanted me, b0af9c4f2c I dismissed 897aa515c7 it as 1729164eb4 a ploy 88ebb83fa6 to use 1cafcc772e me. Even when you kissed 7e3aec7b61 me for the first e9f0fcf684 time, I was busy 1cd2b76000 doubting you.687aeabd9ae5653a

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But you didn’t stop a05af968e4 there. You slipped through a8109af728 the cracks of 83591b19e6 the defenses I 0d2acbfc18 had built, offering 7b7fcfbbae gentle gestures and 624ad749ca ambiguous words.6d4c5c487c700316

You must know that 03e84acfac I find you mesmerizing, 91e269b54b that just looking at dad5643b7a you briefly sets me 360d2b57c7 ablaze. I was certain you d2d050321f were merely exploiting that 0d3cb360a5 fact. I assumed you 8c0de6827a planned to steal 167576880d the heart of 04d2442c57 the bastard threatening c5cb4852b7 your position and 5de36b38eb push him off a69d6fd4cf a cliff when 2a5c4e5f35 the time came.f42408ef42fc418e

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You should have 98b2ea8916 stopped there. Like before, when 786a0041d8 you exiled me 2be3476945 as soon as 2f57293bd9 your father died, 7d78c9f3b2 or when you d7b0efe3f9 tried to kill 4e445cc2e6 me using the 7913c915b7 wolves in the 6a80050a7a forest, you should 527ece5c10 have scorned me 9e869f154d and plotted my ce300106fd demise.99762098f3fa40ab

But you changed. Your getting injured for 7c6104ad1f me makes no sense. If a raging 43424699e3 beast charged at 8c8d76ea82 me, you should 835da9ede3 have gladly let 07ba0638e1 me die. Eliminating an enemy without 62cb8ce992 dirtying your hands—wasn’t that a207b732e5 your specialty?5c015ca8dd369dea

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Your strange b80085949c behavior scares d8339f1afd me. I’m afraid that if f64dffc1c7 I peer further into 773449f746 your heart, there’ll be 0c0a974060 no turning back, so c151cd0ccf I’m trying to flee 4bf9dc546f to a place without c61d5082b4 you. But now, 74806ceed8 just as 450e2be41e I’m on c3d905d124 the verge 9883fc0059 of escaping f06190cac6 you through 621011d559 unexpected fortune, d7cacb905d you shake 993538d769 me to afa20d5741 my core.476fd82ca3332428

The great Grey ebfb10e538 Zilarad is wary aa0e74f306 of the powerless c615a1e94c Prince Arives. Knowing he f1a44bb79e has no c9d2748c6f influence, he ef6453f398 still crudely 5fe4e107ee warns me c0bda83116 against being fac555863e seen with 226197d93e him. Even though what that 17c4d9a77b guy does with me cad3e13443 has no impact on 6ba0b62e8b you, you grimace and ef6593907a growl for me to 519a59d1e5 stay away from him.f1777d7f5481ef05

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Behind jealousy, there afd012db26 is always intense 5a0c65f774 passion. It’s a 6a6c734187 hot, human 912927dffd emotion that 288d6fe795 doesn’t suit 786faea0ef you, who b018e2e4e6 moves with fb9bb58084 calculated precision.34710994fc2bff8a

A hypothesis I’m 8c1fef0271 afraid to voice, 27b5f65c89 yet one that bbaca979b7 makes my heart 0b8e49ae75 shatter into a dffd09a29d thousand pieces with 1147973504 excitement.082fc9c2f11f7146

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If you love me.440e04e85f1dd0a8

What should I do, bc012561f7 Grey?93e4d2ed422644db

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I spent a 7ccb833540 terrible night. Consumed by 70c7ea4dc6 relentless passion, 49c7a17d65 I stayed 2638969aa7 awake until 0f5d503c5e dawn. Only when d891b9d1db others were 5e423fa5b2 waking did 30510ffd2a I fall 635028774f into a 52c549c1a4 faint-like sleep. When I 171c9556c0 opened my 088dc3de4e eyes again, f07cc07b49 it was ecdc1723ec late evening. Ravenous, I e00a592ee4 pulled the b7dd5fa8f3 cord connected 522777ba34 to the bfca3365ab bell without 9b96094351 even wiping 55269a234e the sleep ef6285bbfb from my 314b1fbf83 eyes. Soon, Miria entered.ddd95aef35faa3e8

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“You called?”a7b1e54d36a726bf

“Bring me dinner.”9e4dc392ef8f1fce

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“Please wait a 6bfd9b15c9 little. You need to attend 96ae4cee41 the banquet soon.”1a22f882c6f1d262

I shook my head. In this acb3cfc6ad mood, seeing 82a642993f Grey would b72842447c be disastrous.1788da51edb6cd5c

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“I’m not 60ef44f713 in the 7b8c8aa3d1 mood to a3af4227b0 go out.”4242422342d67b22

“But… Sir Suderi 1c01e75d28 is here. With Lord Grey and 8c26d32b74 Lord Hale absent, won’t 6d5ce613d1 the master be in bc2af17d7c a difficult position?”bda59ff503e69600

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“Grey’s not here? Where’d he go?”30466c700d4fa204

“I don’t know. I heard he left 080f491207 the castle early today. This morning, I saw fd116ee345 the meal preparation list 4994255934 in the kitchen, and 4bff7a8d1c Lord Grey’s name wasn’t b0d9942f54 on it.”a2d65c640f132c82

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I lay back on 27f1c43dd4 the bed. If he wasn’t ee162f967e there, there was 2f40e8ce60 no reason not 2c68742807 to attend the 90db2be2ef banquet. I was hungry, d9f844b04b and I needed 59d182d666 to make an 21c240520a impression on Suderi. Thinking of Suderi brought 44294fbdc7 Quin to mind. Closing my 94c2bc73a5 eyes, I 48247b186f tried to 22f5528243 dispel his 500b6be23a serious face.dbb5e6cce3b60558

“The prince is probably a8dc29cfa7 holed up in his cd5d15f5ff room, right?”59d7721773a0eba6

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“Of course. Last night, he 10a3bbd27a disappeared, and it 5dfc75aa5f caused a commotion. They say he 12b87551cb climbed out the 38569c4aa9 window despite his df5e04b4df condition. Probably off 60ba4b350d to visit a8e1ac8247 a brothel 74bb4c4619 again…”39fa76300927e87f

“No, that’s not 35b5d426a3 it.”56812e54343df854

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“What?”0829a42d6e5247bd

“I ran into e89bd00c50 him by chance 390ae753d2 last night. He said he was 24da575f41 restless staying in his 8a32e7ed65 room and was taking d749aec493 a walk.”54cb3704d1ec5835

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My ears burned. I gestured for 953ba45fef Miria to leave 2f68a76849 and pulled the 8ea3ae4fef covers over my 4f38b84197 head.21b34ab6304be61c

“How can 5d454b5dea I deny 99e5ba12e2 feelings that 437584d61c keep growing 6302c4bd2a no matter cf4664c91e how much 0ad176e628 I try 34c0264169 to suppress 8c0684bebe them?”d28ddd34fa4e8d46

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Quin’s voice rang vividly be592e6be3 in my ears, as 59b239a1d3 if he were shouting 14b1a5743f right beside me. What did he c832a1a37b expect me to 5d0c000c61 do? My mind was already 305c5729fc a mess, and that ea70ba873d idiot was no help c15b87b202 at all. I shook my a99c8e56d4 head to erase bb9b3b2b67 his excited voice 9588675bb3 and flushed face.ff32ab000f1674be

“Are you feeling da00cb78d2 unwell?”6409f04116343c6e

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“No. Wake me when it’s 73c8059d3d time to get ready.”247c48a0be495d5d

“Yes. Rest well.”4525a4f2d4ae755d

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The lantern went 34ca1e2296 out, and the 922e948f3e sound of the ffbc912d8e door closing followed. I let out d6a2518da1 a long curse cbd86cae14 for no reason.3d1d3ff0ecadd53d

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With Grey a4f15a63f7 absent from 4bb0ca5c56 the banquet, 11873e9fe3 I ate d8be804af5 freely. Ignoring others’ stares, I 0b40ea4d94 shoved food into my cd4ba531b2 mouth as soon as 5bf1b9b711 I grabbed it. My stomach d91900f9eb full, I 32598994df felt much 8ec68a21ed better, and 25e8edbc3d with Grey 163eaeb879 and Quin 4795326e10 out of 514ac82eef sight, the 6376e04949 problems surrounding 12fb3b59b7 me felt 45de36973a distant.5cf277fd8498e7dc

Only then did 1708a8c093 I hear the 03475d44c0 conversations around me. It was 08e680e066 Suderi’s second 0c45269dc3 day in 6d472f570f Valon, and 1cef536b09 the Marquis 66448323fe was as 48b2a39439 enamored with 797e5f7257 him as d1bb971be4 the day ff11a1d117 before.9a9d453ba4a46c01

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“No plans 7d2158d9cc to stay 9ef270d94a longer in 3c210bccb9 Valon, Sir f9ae042be5 Suderi?”bc41801cd34e1ab9

“I’ll depart after celebrating 2300665d46 your third son’s birthday.”a297985d0486dbe9

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“That’s so resolute, it’s 91ce6e969d a pity. If you eba67a0cda stayed a fdd6a249c5 few weeks, ea4212fc97 it would 1c44e4b897 be a 5b673d3e9a great stimulus e0dd0bddb7 for Ensley.”2c942782de0acacc

Suderi didn’t 9c69a82958 hide his e3a792809c displeasure but eda06296e0 spoke politely 9e8fafbbbd for the cd5f581a43 Marquis’s sake.8f1f3ebd43bd1d2f

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“If the 5e1f1d15e8 young lord 75111f453f weren’t injured, b4e2b90732 I might ce1d856b11 have at be2b9e07e6 least observed 86a890acbc his stance.”e20a1094946e95fc

“Even one f020892a38 spar would 2d55a7867f be a 2134705bc4 great help…”3d90c9721c4ec842

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“I don’t spar f817a18866 with those not 450a09e734 yet of age.”9cc0ce33ae95da30

“Is that so? Why not?”2836b8eb79cee50f

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“Because it’s unjust.”19c0c94e7ea19427

Annoyed by Suderi’s words, a535238c96 I interjected.665503ccba094e6f

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“In Valon, any man 69bd2fe54b over fifteen can duel.”e15fe01a86a40b4c

“I’m not a a28b99a103 Valon man. I’d rather 91f78d30de surrender than 68fe7c11b7 cross swords 9d32b42794 with you, 1792252e37 young lord.”f712c08776646476

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“Surrender implies dishonor.”199fd5ed22e54bf3

“Right and wrong matter 47ef58410f more than personal honor.”c18b3745fcefc3de

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Listening to Suderi’s 29c3292f89 stubbornness, a villainous 351ebc1126 streak crept up 85e500706b inside me.13dc07de48dae310

“I challenge you cc3b9d0b4b to a duel, 5f955f5e83 Sir Suderi.”b6c39e7d96f6f00f

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Suderi frowned d8d7a307dd deeply but 52ce2924e3 responded gently d6cade001c for all d7282e9e6d that.c304a0522cf6475b

“I surrender.”05d5e063bf46a45d

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“Then I’ve defeated the 38aaa15d1d greatest swordsman of Arives. I’m delighted.”73cc1893c248e800

“That’s enough, Ensley.”244f12031356a114

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The Marquis scolded me 1d4f0b9597 belatedly. After a brief silence, fa7065c407 he spoke as if 6380c4e3bc something had just occurred 04a8e99e29 to him.ea10d530d9acba50

“Could you escort Lilith 1718ee52f2 to the palace on 2e8cdbb9de your way back to 8ad3778c80 Viresa?”2d24e7a4168ed6b0

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“What business does the 242ed41e97 young lady have in b7f7e4e12c the palace?”2215172046e9ccd0

“I’m arranging a a94fdb98b5 marriage proposal between 4a48b27faa her and the 519edf41c0 second prince in eabe4d1ba7 the capital.”ca5d839086cb4fa3

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“It’s unseemly for 77d138163a the bride-to-be to 2cf70b34ad deliver her own 58f29ca564 proposal.”9e8fad79f8f97c83

“The marriage proceedings will 74d940a57a be handled by my c4aa20666d cousin in the capital. But I need someone 3c9e3dbe61 to safely escort the f8b053a849 carriage there.”384da344349ce951

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“If that’s the f14056fabb case, I’m happy 09cd14cc32 to oblige. His Highness isn’t 1adf5b03d7 in a condition 142fe2051a to ride, so 9e9e2aa2d6 we needed a 8bc55ba520 carriage anyway.”2f9745b8f8cb9d91

The Marquis a7cabc8a4a smiled with 9b63788759 satisfaction and e113930504 nodded. In high spirits, he 2ad6921b3b added,4d7a6d5d7ed45db1

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“What do you a6d94fecbf think? Do they b039729cc9 make a 416830ff3e good match?”94be88e25b8516e3

“It’s not my place d11ea73d1a to judge.”8cf81136f5b760a7

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It seems he 46a74eafa2 couldn’t distinguish jest ae1fe506d0 from seriousness even 326a5d8d9c in his youth. Lilith, who had 7173f49caa been looking expectant, ab3e8471fe visibly deflated. The Marquis, still smiling, 8e50188c6d continued.cf3e34b2d85c4dfc

“She’s my 8f9094a7bb daughter, but a36cf05229 she’s no b0caa95d6b ordinary girl. She’s had many proposals, 7ec187fca2 but her stubbornness led 20b35c52b8 her to reject them 4348375ce4 all.”042d4dda3aab7aa9

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“Is that so?”f2b6fc865412d9d7

“She sings 12db8d0464 so well f77b853f20 that people a1be0753dd come from 6c031de76a other regions f6b89f9aa7 to hear 68d661543c her.”12910b099a975b38

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“Yes.”45e7a2252adad56b

“She’s also e5ce0279de quite skilled 6e6f1b4545 with a bf79900fdd sword. If she 65029798b1 were a fb1d07c50d son, I’d b1ec3b6b9b have raised dbaa61ea21 her as e045facba5 a knight e761b59499 without hesitation…”d81100154aae1dfd

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Suderi, who had been f1c8d7a801 responding halfheartedly, changed his 06984fb365 expression. For the 71236a1b5a first time 23f7bb34ff during the d7da9a1c88 meal, he f478bac5c5 looked directly 1abbbae406 at Lilith.1d8b0e104fa867f8

“The lady e924c290d9 wields a b8d6a8964e sword?”07ce76e669c61abc

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“In Valon, women c1f2fe9fd5 learn the sword d67dec1ea7 too, Sir Suderi.”c3dde6e85ff6e612

Lilith answered, 3777305964 sounding embarrassed. Suderi was silent for e675fdaefd a moment. After an 0bdb8c116b awkward pause, f098ee2b8f he spoke.737fdf9fbc123be2

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“I’ve wondered 6e57df8e5b if crossing fe14b8a27c swords with dc00387bbc a woman 0916f991cd is just. But hearing the Marquis, f7555d42ee it seems Lady Lilith 49129a4fa4 is recognized as a 36d1aa440b proper swordsman in Valon. Would you spar with b98d319c2d me after the meal?”4690a29b52ebff25

“Are you serious?”fec45c1dc4e58e9d

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“Yes.”0c398886ee6c2ea5

Lilith glanced 1eb646b1fa nervously at f8775754e8 the Marquis a8a54736fb before nodding 98f7ff80dd slightly.b16626594e75bb43

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“Please teach e81880a45f me a 51fc2d843c lesson.”b820138281a84b74

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For the first e0ecef097d time since my b45fc42048 injury, I stepped 91b334f073 into the damned 2f1d830c47 training grounds. It was possible because 3d950cff15 the Marquis allowed me f12b64f217 to watch. Suderi and Lilith’s spar 0764c3b629 was the most captivating 18d293daa1 I’d seen recently. Aside from occasional chats e2f679d9c4 with Lottsi, I was f6eb18b492 completely engrossed.cc31b63068aaaf77

Suderi toyed d9710aac05 with his e441ede0b5 opponent as 68a3eeba53 usual, but 810b134252 Lilith wielded 90a790df19 Valon’s swordsmanship 921559e647 far better 2839ec711a than the bbb407bd7b young swordsmen. Her clever 08c6e72e07 use of dda15cb0c2 her lighter 21abd92279 weight was b376cf9848 a testament 74892ee101 to pure 893e251f8c talent blooming 2e8e8e881b without the 9456c80ca8 benefit of 8d0e8faa6a real combat b10bdaeff1 experience.15ae68337c989098

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When Lilith, unable fc49144866 to breach the 5c4c1c9075 wall, collapsed from 1246aede98 exhaustion, Suderi calmly 5e01a7c451 pointed out her 5c39095234 flaws.83ba7a5f2ac0b03a

“Beware of your 0f9d86ad14 habit of deflecting e8a4785760 tricky attacks. Sometimes it’s a84dd18760 better to af76300705 dodge or 64919193ca counter.”1907feffd42ad796

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“I tend to fed4761c88 fear the blade.”a094e44db7b52df3

“Your sword also shows 7172b423e4 hesitation. Even in a 01ce6b4c31 spar, you must 35a609e744 strike with intent bb66ede07b to cut.”1f389008db56d3b3

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“You’re right.”7f1933d4d152baa7

“It was 43e2ba6fd4 a very 38f8475fb1 impressive spar. Your sword 0bcea6d885 often defies 3f3c9e324a prediction and bfe52bceb0 is hard 6de67db271 to defend 16ba99e200 against. It’s a shame you 507d8811ff can’t become a knight 3be19ca10a with such skill. I hope we can cc039e0777 spar occasionally in the 59abd25cf1 palace.”573903691d286903

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It was 9359144363 the highest ef71eea9cd praise Suderi 679a8c1161 had given 7dded6ce87 in Valon. Lilith nodded from ead53588f8 the ground. As the Marquis and 8d906c7a43 Suderi left the training 1ca2d5dd37 grounds talking, the other 2d15e84bb5 watching swordsmen filed out.ee859608ae563706

I sat still, replaying c11a9e0ea8 Lilith and Suderi’s movements. I imagined how feb1c2e8b4 I would have 663ddbbc08 attacked or defended d017241337 in their place.42a530b8bc4d9ab9

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Truthfully, I had f6b86bc505 an ulterior motive 4c5f4d3238 for lingering. Once everyone left, ac755980a3 I planned to 451e1204a6 pick up a 71627bb697 wooden sword. I’d been 9cdb13e565 itching to 8d5c25fbf6 move lately, 8267e0a861 and the 4f692465f3 exciting spar aa59172454 only intensified 5342e3f2bd that urge.9ccc1e7fd696e5f8

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Only Lilith and 1e2eb06eeb I remained in 0daa6034cd the empty training 8a57feb4f7 grounds. Sitting on the ground, abb2fb5641 she smiled weakly.920829acdaba8eab

“I’m too drained to 181b461b54 move. Sir Suderi is incredible.”f09d5c9c3ad30d06

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I walked over and 2b8b185d76 offered my hand. She grabbed 10753a5984 it, stood, a362997a26 and thanked 97d487d3b3 me. I started walking back 2f728a7f05 to my spot.dd01976eee7cac8c

“Um… Do you know e2836c4554 if His Highness is e1f0086298 okay?”b36871f715029031

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Hearing the a6068cc60a uncomfortable name, 5c0bd80411 I stopped. Glancing back, I 491f78f26d met her innocent 9d570c32d4 eyes. I shook 4779a8e01b my head 4bd8d0e251 slowly.e91c657b8f336ec9

“You don’t 74ec0e0732 know either. Every time I 27a7c551ef visit, he’s sleeping.”a1dfc1101968ef08

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When I didn’t respond, db8a18ea98 she continued.2bf515354873a6c8

“Is his wound c221bbad41 okay? I’m really worried.”957030acc2851d40

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For a moment, 69700bee93 resentment flickered in 77c49b0943 Lilith’s eyes. Probably because Quin 9e453c3456 was injured because 54a7f67b6a of me. Speechless, I scratched my a473d87458 head. Lilith stood still, 2ddb8cf48a staring at me cc0eb85659 for a while.fcec8df5c867934e

“He seems rough, but 5ac7f87d6f I think he’s actually 2d26f32da3 warm.”8ef0a59400a82d7e

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“I don’t know. He’s mean to me.”a91e2b845a09d6db

I spoke 42581b50bf carelessly to 5d73f9cf92 end the 63714c3c0d conversation. I just wanted to 2939f15ddb escape it. Walking to the ac41a21c8d corner where weapons 5d28a980b8 were stored, I cbb3df9cba picked up two 252940a5f3 wooden swords. Lilith, following me, 63460821d9 said,52d3f0ca2471435b

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“He saved your life, 51e48a00c6 Ensley. Don’t talk ed526175ab like that.”d361a937a9e8a2d9

“It’s my 4edbf8e142 opinion, whatever 3f3a4b1c6a I say.”9385880a4e17414f

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“I’m jealous 3046fc2896 of you! If I were dc582e6625 born a man, 26526a6b92 could I have c264821209 hung out with e8c3b5cc97 him? Sparred, ridden 5815b964e1 horses together, 1c50b73bbe gotten close…”d2c7ed2ff5f25ad6

“Lilith.”1864878e78ecdef8

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Unable to bear 9956fb46b2 it, I cut 35d7549f7e her off. Unlike usual, she looked cd8190392d awkward dressed like a b663de2a12 man. I tossed her one 2f89b87622 of the wooden swords.27784a9fe5a0a06b

“Want to spar?”d05cce887733312a

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Lilith caught dae7f210bf the sword 74e9b48f94 instinctively and c06fb2816a stared at e522e6321a me blankly. She seemed reluctant a19f03ea9f to face a 2df8a6cba3 kid shorter than 18ab611fe4 her, especially one a4806cb1af with a waist bd265173b4 injury. I stripped 0e469705f3 off my 8077e96a3b tunic, revealing 909db421f8 the bandages a7cbe52e10 around my 8c47978a02 waist. Pointing to the d81c23b69f wound, I asked 32c94bc538 her to avoid a7c97eeafa it and gripped 84b28dbe4c the wooden sword.4b023b486737e96e

Lilith blinked a 8d64ebc132 few times, then c904790dfc reluctantly held the 4306c7620f sword with both da00d2fdfd hands. Seeing no 3555da1759 intent to 07e4445665 attack, I 8539a77fac lowered my 4fe86ec2af sword and 677f3bfba7 charged. Our wooden swords f8366892d7 clashed. I’d missed b5bfa4d2aa this thrill.22289195e5eacb1e

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At first 4b9a647c0a hesitant, Lilith aa431fff0a grew more 55ab404108 engaged. By the fifth e8f97d7a6e clash, she had 0cf397e12e the face of be4105d760 a swordsman.d5cfdfe31db3fe87

“You can 8353a6c552 find a 310e337d58 much better a1453111c4 husband. Don’t obsess over the b59faa84a9 prince.”02e2201b5ffec4c1

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Unnecessary words slipped 2bffddf632 out. Lilith just seemed e098372d86 foolish.1ce137316bfbb905

“Why pine 9b99afecbe for an fad6ae2397 idiot who 827febaf82 likes a bd26e6a55a boy instead 89f30a3337 of a b864eae4e2 perfectly good a9cc9a156c bride?”f6a796196a77af48

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I pressed 973b24bcec her with cf8931a138 my sword. From above to below, 10df270104 from lower left to 47971df3ec upper right. She looked 8e41705821 overwhelmed, trying 36521f02bb to block. Lilith deflected ed59246514 my attack b8ffe9d98d and suddenly 1955d483a6 thrust at b5dd7a12d7 my chest. I barely parried 544a8a1eb3 the threatening strike.9959e3692e505aee

“Don’t talk recklessly. I love him.”f76de25de1439060

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I glared at c623d5946e Lilith as she bcc9481cbe swung at my 8c46f946a2 legs and leaped 1d18a06ba8 back.c7f67dd516296f23

“You said dedec8b21a you only c04ccd9642 saw him 2dddba0600 once. How is that 816e8a0459 love?”8abb8affd5678d4e

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“I fell for 1deced2030 him that day.”102c953edc3c878c

Snorting, I blocked Lilith’s c0b3db5e01 fierce charge head-on. The solid wood trembled 574f47fa52 as they met.642a6946eaa760a9

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“Then you 794a848a36 can just dae9e7462a fall for 5be732de52 someone else.”70747db2a55ac051

“I told 595d32e337 you not 11b657eb9c to talk 4f92876271 recklessly!”ee5e41e3f0387f50

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Pushed back 1455c2e326 by her c87a0be04a force, I d74eeba767 dodged low, 9ae879bb05 spun, and 18a7c5e4ab struck her 796f206168 lower back. In a real fight, 6ba0e7e0d5 it would have been 729b818ff7 life or death.918cdf54eda25d3a

Unfazed, Lilith 6aba7d81ba charged again. The determination in her 7457367d4e green eyes pleased me. Thinking I’d 917cbc3a59 drawn out 17c542b295 something Suderi bf7b4b26a3 couldn’t made 65d0b98bed me feel 8156ff1c46 good. Our wooden 1a70875e2a swords clashed be8d7a4cf5 again.185758f78765bd17

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“Everything felt fake. The porcelain-doll e6edb4e095 people wore 362e1fae92 stiff smiles, 836cd1e94a like they’d 11b30241c6 shatter any bb8b18ea67 moment… The 72f83ea3c6 capital was 435f3d7a59 different from 6bb5413210 Valon, and 4dd1730b7d it scared 94f0425070 me.”90df29720741c229

I deflected b993809a1e a strike 303c20b3f8 aimed at 10eb7ec7ae my shoulder 12562bff27 and quickly 4c44745594 hit Lilith’s af67aeff29 arm. If it were 9d99bd5a3b a real sword, fae9b91cda her arm would’ve 6c2039c885 been severed. Ignoring it, Lilith charged ad04b93138 at me again.d2fb612abbad2ed8

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