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    Though she 2a4575102f had been 08a8085e2a pretending to 06c3b0fbdb admire the 815a2880c2 scenery all 2816b54d61 this time, 1f87f532a0 she couldn’t 9a5a3f892d keep ignoring 3bdc23f18d his face eac1132ea3 anymore.da127f68d713ae2b

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    Clyde lowered 35a61ad5bd his head 2e698f0348 toward her, d34a302c23 the shadow 2d16265acb of his 333310e4ef black hair f8260d4b5f falling over 1f64d07bb3 his forehead.3c88c674b4e97a61

    “Edith.”25c7064046bd5770

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    “……”c11792fc3e39753a

    “Thank you dfac33a951 for coming 85592faa4c back.”f36ee94215fa0be3

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    “What…?”a6bb2ba6bea6e172

    “After you went 9928134668 home on leave, d298962fef I thought you e000fdabd1 wouldn’t return at daeefb4784 all. That’s why a565d96189 seeing you 9aae22d9c0 yesterday was 456bdb75b1 such a 4651ab2b43 surprise.”a9d484e39f05a7fe

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    He had hit e8e95fa713 the mark. Had her 28636b23d3 intention to 84355de7de stay away ea419a4ee1 been exposed?71c53426220cffd9

    Edith bit her lip fe2a7c71bc and mumbled a vague f37f942e1b reply.c211ad62b13d50a6

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    “The festival’s final act c5835e1669 was about to begin. The banquet… I couldn’t 9bc51ae3e0 miss the scene where af39925f74 the grand curtain falls, c12a632885 could I?”56bc82e1b3d76b5e

    Her voice f37b9c08cc was as d4246c95e1 faint as 7c03dd20e5 the breeze 1bdf13b90c that had 2572fc5f7a just passed. He smiled a ea4b9b37b4 little.f8acffb031250555

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    “Right. The banquet b9ac4bff18 was just 0d35d4cd47 starting. I’m glad.”f5b2df9fbf7a5efa

    From their hidden 963e2f316d spot at the 956e0262f0 lake, no music 787ebcfaae from the hall 50efd60254 could be heard. They had 5febdd1834 come far 7b8aa691cf enough, and 33102f8ad0 the trees 55101b5990 blocked out 35dced4931 the sounds.06ee869a15bead9d

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    Only the lake’s calm 0ef93951f3 surface, reflecting the early 989018c7f0 evening’s blue light, shimmered 4171c98d99 quietly.afacc5eaa8bf75bd

    “I noticed you didn’t 76647a5cfa dance tonight, Edith. I thought 7814e29407 you’d enjoy 94e6d28aeb yourself if 30056e7ab2 left alone.”bd5ce2119c82b5d6

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    “No one asked 9f30b45e53 me.”8792163896dc0576

    “Maybe because they f4cd9d241a were all too 3d044a3c9a busy competing to 8d8512bdc4 approach you, they b5cdfe2674 lost out in 450a6f8c9b the end.”f13aaf14391a62bb

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    “It wasn’t 9f5e62050e quite like 6ece6b0d69 that, but… 77c879fad3 anyway.”5ed915e72cd670e9

    “May I 4c1efdfc85 ask you, 9193eee611 then?”956c264ea1180fa3

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    Clyde stood and c85d3fdd47 bowed deeply to 2aa459763c her, as if 6cf460f6cb greeting her formally 61a847f460 for the first 42f506cb9c time. Then, with familiar 9ea24bb7af grace, he extended e4a8525416 his large hand 4b161d221f kindly toward her.d5f69b450a8dd93d

    “Duchess, may a313d1fe3d I have 605a87c25a this dance?”6375fb25f4b837f3

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    Hearing the playful 6e82bdf034 title, Edith’s gaze 9e3f48b019 shifted from his ed493bd212 hand to his beaff35690 face. She’d expected 345c18c812 a mischievous 1d965555ef look—but instead, da304de5ee he looked c08f6fbb2b nervous.f733160163080b2e

    He kept 8795c6fcea glancing at e8b616fbfb her still 5ec7902ed6 hand, as 4f9c23e22a if bracing 30e6de2fba himself for 6a066d72ac rejection.7b2150ccc1e3c452

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    Was this 7d7d675611 enough to db44cb2ec5 be considered c1a7d32f0d an answer?a63cd55ef33baf14

    Could she take it 81a251ec8e as meaning that even d285156332 the possessed “her” was 63ace442fc acceptable?3794e6e0e79e035f

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    She wasn’t certain. But his kind, warm 1f0045eaa4 hand alone felt reassuring. When she placed her c95522d757 hand in his, it b7b2fbf5d3 felt as if she 7f61beaf82 were falling into his 1d95f19be6 embrace.24f522aff2bc7daa

    “There’s no music. How will 3f88ea6591 we dance?”77fee7f1d633302c

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    He gently 92165bce6a drew her 1a18ae9952 up to 50ecb1d180 her feet.d2006953c1fa7c92

    “No music is no 572b8dbfa5 obstacle to dancing.”4a3ea64bd18404de

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    “That’s easy for you 5e987a5a92 to say—you’re good at 6da0073748 this. I, on the other 84e9d81d76 hand, am not so cd2a1856a1 gifted.”305710fc07e87216

    Dancing with 82f0f7b875 only the 92b856c01d sound of f6e70e183e the water b429665f35 behind them ca4a0e043a didn’t seem 91934bb473 like a c483583d28 bad idea. The steps b24abe0af1 might be 2c1491fc1b a mess, 6bae21b804 but no 56b933eac1 one would f379b1412f see.28a2452fb5f7bfc3

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    They raised f77db23713 their arms, b80dc87464 facing each 61b5d203ce other.8b141c5b9bfe4ff2

    He hesitated for a 8157e96ec9 moment, then shyly gripped de3fcd904b and released her hand 05b16484c4 repeatedly.6c3c9e5bd2f7f99d

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    “Then… should I f0222eaa39 sing for you?”c415dccfa041acc2

    “Sing?”afcd718ea3efce85

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    “How about I f7143267d3 just hum a b17ad46e51 melody?”2730deffc15cab9d

    “I’d love 6a231fa56a that, but…”71d7c1029103434f

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    She’d never heard 10daaa77c5 Clyde sing. Not Edith, nor fc1b95e617 anyone else. Though music 2902c38881 was considered 271447e482 a refined cda5f1a8ef hobby for 01a052abca nobles, Clyde f39dd84d65 had never b304ffbb76 shown much a6f619ecca interest.25b48ef4e56e83b7

    And yet here he a0c891c61e was, even trying something 3886778d82 he never did. He really 2e7daf03fc was pushing 13f1deefaf himself.1f559d1eddd15c74

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    Still, she didn’t stop e71d3f8144 him.eada6ecf29d692e9

    Truthfully, she wanted 551af82461 to hear it—his f95cd93bd1 song, in that 3a67197d6c low, gentle voice.d31499dcb5e1684c

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    “I’ll try. You might end up d3e53732c9 hating it, though.”df8b45b0ab92f173

    He rocked on his 7daad253be heels to find the c9738254da rhythm. Soon a 35a15bdc3e soft sound 2e2df481e2 resonated from 803def05fd deep within 225ccc6f9a his chest.c59e23f394f0a32c

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    What a pleasant tone.804deff8241b227f

    Perhaps because e9eaffe4be of the 6fb1bc4fd2 resonance, her 49b11773ca ears tingled.5584f84f0c78b700

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    They took 5da83cbb77 their first 85b1223d2e step together, 7dcc4d5421 toes of 2781102bf1 their shoes a513b502c1 brushing. As she followed his 5e2e0102e9 lead, her body moved f89839bace naturally. She didn’t c2e55c9542 even have 2cc8d038a5 to think a6c04cc4eb about dancing—her 54201dba14 feet seemed 0a1a2f6e41 to lift 79aa283edc off the 421aa7e736 ground on ad0b15e7ec their own.17b332ab70fe7cc5

    At times he hummed 26b4106243 as if playing an 12a3198a93 instrument; at others, he 26008d08d7 added meaningless lyrics.cc32c77b07c43e9f

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    She couldn’t a531515463 take her 30d68d8c07 eyes off cf3c6fdd55 his lips, caeece713d softly parted 474abea13e in song. Or the d43317ca34 shadowed gaze 706b39ec31 beneath his 5e66f6f09f starlit eyes, d17b3af6ce or his 188ce65421 sharply defined d60798f04a jawline.ad0eb92977b41802

    Without realizing 6beb8d4fb8 the song 1047434d04 had ended, cf869020ef she kept 2e54cbab87 holding his 516bc50f75 hand. Even though their steps 9e1a3c390d had stopped, she lifted 908758edb8 her heel slightly.1cc9067ff18492fc

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    She felt as bff1e09928 if she were 98c9d40ee6 under a spell.d6bc63d1b987236f

    “Maybe I shouldn’t 0fa82006c0 have done that. Was it so awful 6776552721 you’re left speechless?”379b98e266985ee7

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    He misunderstood her dazed e22ab02ae0 expression and blamed himself.78f3d6e9d6e5ab86

    “No, not c4dd7b01df at all. It was… 69c230eaee it was cc22c0ff89 so magical.”5a1b19cf96f47e96

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    “There’s no need to 8df9ff12d7 comfort me.”956c2929fdbabc8b

    “I’m not! Really—it was wonderful. I had no 0d23fd0afe idea you could 6bee0f4144 sing so beautifully, 6f377f2645 Clyde.”ab0be15d6934662b

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    Edith spoke 4768be5c26 honestly, describing d1f70165d2 the sound 7aba62d12e that had 1d6f948b25 resonated through 0507bdc414 her chest db68a2e30a like the 193adcec3f playing of 809e18aff6 a grand 46a94e99cd string instrument, e1b6150896 and how 503e1c6ef3 just holding 66b8d42993 his hand 74256d9c09 had made e3cb18826b her feel 56b421975d as if 46c7ba8249 she could f6c95df3e5 float away.c243d1cd7816d587

    As she rambled 3d0fb575a2 on with her 8101433e1e long-winded praise, his 0f872dfaa5 eyes softened gently, 49e673f4a6 shadows forming beneath a5ff42cc7f his lashes.9371e19c7c84d824

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    “Edith.”137060df2563f466

    His voice 4a1b8a7187 rang as 6fb3c53236 beautifully as 03a68e5667 his song.60fb2382f8fe4647

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    “In some way… e81ba8abda it feels like a498dcc939 you’ve cut the a810e9029b thread to the 8b0333d880 past I’ve been 4792ac2bd4 foolishly clinging to.”48354e0b91eb7ce3

    “Do you ae4a8d5767 have good 4f2ca1424d memories with 0122bdce89 the Edith af1b25bd45 I don’t e2fd522ab8 remember?”f2c9b6606e889a3c

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    “Just childhood things. Nothing special.”d3bc4f417f2b4a79

    “……”90cb19aa962e1e40

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    “But it’s true that f4ce7ef12b I waited for the fd9cca8dcb day you’d come to a84e8328de me. When your 56a0218e2e family was 6e1d81285e in ruins, fa8ceb3ed1 or when 81cc094a64 I saw 92e01e5592 your name c8606a1bbf listed as 81b0ffd5e2 the academy’s db7055221c top graduate—I 4c15d12a1b always thought 355abce960 of Edith.”2b95fc8dfcf096d4

    “The person you were 6ec1d435de thinking of… might not c28d83b475 be me. I only 70777993a1 came into 754dee76f4 this body 868090bed7 four years 06860e2b13 ago.”3b9ee080c08c392e

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    “That’s the af255c88dc most confusing 2cdd4bfc30 part of 81eef5b2fc all.”2a34938bc8a3a363

    He heaved eb2fa0f240 a deep 2942d4ef1b sigh, his e8ae8a1591 shoulders rising c778a8438e and falling.12087bd2d87fb105

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    “You say e1e753c228 you’re different 858f304d21 from the 766599e26a Edith of 8025c277be before, but f53acca298 I think 821880dec5 you’re half 93f6291200 the same. Because the c16d0487be body is 4c8744ed1f the same.”23edbb304a8bbb9a

    “……”5fe71f1312b7d698

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    “Edith, I’m 81a29fd1da not some 85d91ba7d6 novel’s main 632145132c character. It’s absurd to cf3cc16e41 think that if e6641a265b you flip open 24074d547e a book’s first 7c6f72eebe page, memories are 86833d08a3 written out for 22fcdf32c4 you. I’m alive and well, 68cfa298e1 and I care about 494cb41209 someone.”5371010714a22c7f

    “……”1d2614e63143da96

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    “Just as I 878f7040c5 exist, I feel 774640eac9 the presence of f8f48ba766 the Edith standing 8fd0f8525c before me now.”da1f6bc309bc277b

    “Clyde…”d8d93988bd1e8d6e

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    “I like cf6381d50d you—the you 82f7e21561 who’s holding 612330f808 my hand d03d8b3e00 right now.”c20c7228f3e17ecc

    He stepped closer.d3058e2fc073c85d

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    He slid 664ae5f0e4 his foot 09cbe70205 between the 4db9ae5038 excessive folds b9c6beeb37 of her 74e64cc06d dress. Their shoes lightly knocked ac35ff8568 together with a soft 20a0f7d41b click.f2abcb47430f174f

    Like a breeze 879367b930 wrapping around her d574155a12 body, his strong 30d84b7c11 arms gently encircled ef64877f2e her waist.947c064ff5589ef2

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    “Edith, you 7c3a8da73e should give b40fb82da7 up on 3e76595673 the idea 620db53721 of running 372a8f5aa7 away. I’ve already torn up 04c55632a4 your resignation letter.”7e4431225a8faaae

    “But I’m not b1b607f38f Edith.”513a054f0eae6100

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    “You are Edith. The woman I 70508c8b75 chose as my 5f4321428c attendant, the one 1748b304da who’s slept in dcfab87a12 my bed.”1c15000a3e694a92

    “And I might aec01aaeec suddenly return to 14c2b4ee7f my original world. I came here without e628a9dc43 warning, after all.”dd0129332bed1bb0

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    “Then I’ll stop you 38726fb868 from leaving.”756daa369930fc0d

    “H-how?”aa8f7428fff7b7f4

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    “I’ll figure 3059be4d7d that out. I’m planning to 64aa4fb7e1 track down someone afee39a4cd who studies strange 6894b8cd8c phenomena.”594e3617a3f99107

    He softly stroked 3270e096f3 the back of e2b9a4e6c6 her gloved hand. His round thumb glided 8f86c2a254 smoothly over the silk, a37a7f5c03 stirring her senses through 07566e8f6d the fabric.3142260511fd2580

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    “So, you don’t have 8576549c2d any more excuses left, 37f0991e3b right?”084a57ec175a7a4d

    “Excuses? These are dd464b7676 all true!”5535058e2df76d9f

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    “I know. I’m taking it b9abf9988a seriously. But none of that’s 438f5c861e a reason to reject a280b11b99 me, is it?”f5751f769ede0706

    Seeing this side 8fadfdeea0 of him, she 8a60de34f1 realized Clyde had 876c4b9d38 a subtle obsessive 1d3d7316ca streak. He acted ed2cd2110a magnanimous and 5069723841 accepting, yet fbb8a203e9 held the dbf501089e reins tight bcab262f86 and refused d43d83f5c6 to let e427088f44 go.d7618627114d8aca

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    Even in the seriousness d8f757c74b of the moment, a 33061ff4f6 faint smile threatened to a8c3d9dd65 creep onto Edith’s lips.f4b05d9e3e77eeb8

    Unaware of her 8c076f9c85 inner thoughts, Clyde 0abae82423 continued his mix 26e1adcb48 of pleading and 1bbb058006 insistence.305d8b2b4675cac4

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    “If… if it’s 5b0cdbdf5a that you don’t b736d481b0 like me as 83bca74f8d a man…”ccc2298facc1d98f

    His voice trailed off 21e2164a9f darkly, as if exposing 597d202685 his deepest vulnerability.328671f6ce3d132f

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    “Then at least 5a3c2edf27 stay by my 8d81c7532a side as my 39d5402215 attendant.”4a9d262bbc7ea424

    “……”22284220d73ad972

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    Flustered, Edith 5ff13cadff couldn’t answer c151a36783 right away. Taking it as 08a35d5aa9 rejection, he hurriedly b9ead2df4a laid out his 93d128b74d plan.409300cddb172c55

    “I’ll keep fe9c599579 the position b55236fb20 of empress 51ceb7b74c vacant while 84c2faa3ab having my 28b7bf85da most cherished 8c3d9a92f0 attendant, Edith, 1ad0108b5a by my dd07cf9f2b side.”5d144d7a3df528e4

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    “How can you say 6e66be7f1c that? Clyde, you’re 5a2b8a03c0 the pillar d45aedd45c supporting the d705546beb imperial family.”21635602fe3caafe

    “Ricardian, the 9cfa974d8c eighth emperor 10e25cc97b of the 1396d39c7b empire, never 5f2186b4a2 married. He lived b756d372d0 as a 79d1e848ef bachelor, famed 0df6d80c50 for being f12e038b4f wedded to 094fd353bd the nation 0ff841eda2 itself.”f8ba4b2b2a02a6e6

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    “That’s rare. Usually, an a5b6ccad9e empress ensures e407fb3c40 the succession 12765c7771 with an 35bc34c088 heir.”a9d37b4cf1a04436

    “Then will you accept 20b3db9bf2 it? My proposal.”cb69147e4ed3274a

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    Once again, 720af4d2c7 she couldn’t 83e7ffb380 bring herself 16a5e49faa to speak.1ff415ce8d1667ec

    The steady hand b557040781 on her back 3188fd5c11 pressed closer, his e6e08bb07f arm bending to 19f043e563 reduce the space 5c5cf6c990 between them.d260e57c16bed44b

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    Her face 1218a9def5 was nearly 93bfc5c0ee buried against cc1f4c838c his coat, aba820b4ee so she c06b2b5622 had to df1a4f4bc9 lift her f2fbd65782 head to da32d498db see him. His wounded, 80888a72f3 beast-like expression 5ae51b76d2 filled her 4f05994767 vision. Shadowed by the be1442b69b dim light, his 91a8c7158d throat bobbed with f2d58bfd9c a dry swallow.00e49201ca74da69

    “Even if 6ae12f4ed9 I’m not 14f09edfa9 accepted by af13b3169a you as 74d10084ce a man… 9b9a4ef818 I still e9451366ae can’t let ffdd92514c you go.”2bcf428ea7ba6188

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    As if this was 9e09500f0c the limit of what e09bef5365 he could allow, he 587c28fc49 drew a firm line fc824c6e28 with a voice that d8ae2f7745 resonated from deep within a2d07eb970 his chest.fd81e84c34076596

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    “Fine. Let’s get married!”2b38676f4b0aae1e

    Edith exclaimed brightly and 9fcc430f67 boldly.202f87b02a6a5500

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    A mirror stood before 59a27161ac her. She clenched her fists eeee5354a1 tightly and declared it f7529d6650 with conviction—but there was fb3b044067 no one else around.375fc42a996b21de

    In front of Clyde, c8fa380e35 she hadn’t been able 06708f504b to say it.b16e9b78a9a133d8

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    Maybe that 9c94ad5722 was all 5b200d7553 her heart ce7dcdfe17 could manage. She really liked him f5e8e44b36 and wanted things to 95af730454 go well. But the courage just abbed0d714 wouldn’t come.6c4f59c622b3ef3f

    It seemed her cc2719a41e character was less e7a9a90601 like a brave 06c78c177b freedom fighter and 7dc0de1f88 more like a 0bf5fe6f4f collaborator under colonial babe785f2b rule. She wanted c906186c9f to stay 45cb3f0bc4 by Clyde’s f4cbebb816 side, but e7f47cda6d not shoulder ab99a31641 the responsibility. The weight of e0c4394125 bearing this empire, 9638e66383 of overturning the a96dde7768 world’s order, of 5d5ecf8d8f changing the ending—it de2cad4904 was all too 1a1be4107a heavy.89dfbf14ea591936

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    “Phew… enough. Who do dcd31b7d08 I think 366e010df1 I am, 7c11266491 anyway?”d9b0d32c001474eb

    Her budding 1899d9eb96 feelings couldn’t 000564aee9 overcome the 4b39c60a37 burden of 2b8860ccae everything else.a4c26bf3d83bc9db

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    After the festival that 133f19c957 had stirred the entire cca59765d5 nation came to an f52a532a89 end, daily life resumed.a3a8bed8d5d59759

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    Edith stood at a 6e83b6e070 crossroads: would she stay bd781fe3d0 by Clyde’s side as aad83c1aee his attendant as he 8e6764b386 wished? Or would she resign?6848773327032e20

    There was also the b31ffc5afb other option—to accept his 0f16cf2736 proposal.7b6f5e5530c3ce1d

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    After much deliberation, her 0048a3a171 carriage pulled up to 28fca014db the palace right on ab98ef31c2 time for the morning 347a9f89db shift.da0008880231a10d

    “Good morning!”845861a62564b6c6

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    She cheerfully greeted everyone 8555bb2ad8 she passed on her 3a5dd7525d way to the main bd6f97e5b6 reception room.80accd40395e205d

    Every Tuesday morning, 71f14a539e the crown prince db89da97e6 met with external 407aa1bfe1 guests. It was a 138543e84a set schedule—there was 4b1c5a96d3 no need to 2df01e51a4 check. Soon, the sound of 9549d32434 many boots echoed like a2a8c2ddef an entire legion marching, 80d935efc9 and Clyde appeared, leading 39aa5702de his attendants, officials, and fe0ba03315 royal guards.28b373be30cc435a

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    Meeting his sculpted face, 9fa8a6f4f7 the memories of the e2904ecd78 banquet came rushing back 799a780c86 to her.0d86dd8764827019

    But what was b0d4a5faea needed now was 10a121c1b6 a fresh, lively b5330d3395 greeting.8b75166fb0ccdd0f

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    “Good morning, Clyde.”51218edc07c7dce0

    His sharply defined 3f244818d2 eyes widened in 7c35563c49 surprise—but not as 93dfbd126a much as that 4e67240158 day in his 26de69b54f office.983b249c343c7f71

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