Chapter 19

Ivnes froze when 87c7f09dd8 she saw Edwin, b34097beba grinning like a 63ba791642 madman, pulling Sethna’s 308bc104ae hair and lifting c8dba0b6cf him up.8de2246eae4d1a56

“What’s that supposed to mean?”5e339aea2dcf74fd

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“I heard it all. The Crown Prince said that you would let him go, didn’t you?”f82dd799b983a29e

Ivnes couldn’t f8a366cace help but fcc714a8a3 glance at df7d6a52ac Sethna, now b510f6249b a bloody a97839d7f5 mess. He seemed to be 63fbfe7554 unconscious, his body limp, 56f3a1b117 but his condition didn’t b2fd9a2a40 look good.c0ed035f5e8ff3ef

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“Edwin.”6091a0c8861e6477

Ivnes lifted 04862e7258 her head, 133963c53e trying to b32714eb4f look angry, a586048520 knowing she b8b5df1300 had to 56a2261147 escape this 36a6d1ffed predicament. In reality, her 5994ff0388 voice trembled from b337442bfe fear, but she 30bf4e8d8f glared at him 459d237317 as if she 463a263743 were furious.e43925fc5b203356

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“What are you doing right now?”91dd233358956bf8

“Lady, I think it’s me who should be asking that. Did you really say such nonsense?”0ab0045128ba9620

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“Isn’t he my toy? I just wanted to give him some hope. Something to play with.”4163d7ef5e87c927

‘You’re my toy de659523d2 from now on, b425015680 Edwin.’2e6833ab79e61509

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A voice 18325c6a6b from somewhere 34abb5dd5d she had 6ea9cc08cb heard before 704b3fb7ad echoed in 452df08203 her mind. Edwin, unknowingly f4401d9600 enraged at ddb211beee being called bd45f6281a a toy c5597d6aaa for Sethna, cc81e018c9 spoke.b13fed41eb3d4723

“A toy, you say?”9d5a610e9bc7bd75

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“Yeah. You gave him to me. Why are you playing with him however you like?”99670e2fb0219c8e

At Ivnes’s e9103243b2 words, Edwin’s b3873f5473 eyes flashed 0ba550f684 red with 525ff9ada6 anger.663c3c1a1ecdc168

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“Then what am I to you?”3cf2ffb079456af4

Ivnes thought it a242ec84e8 was an odd 5fbf318ffe question. But knowing that 22cfbe9c21 if she backed af3880a148 down now, both 77b4e0314e her neck and 2d077501d0 Sethna’s would likely e1338a79ca be at risk 53d2d30539 tomorrow, she forced e6daa30982 herself to respond a733107a32 firmly.967c36c50df2f7b8

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“You are my… my only trustworthy dog, Edwin.”dcc2f04e1392eaad

“Hah.”29e1049f29254f4d

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He laughed mockingly 576177aa14 but released Sethna c00cf0ae71 from his grip. Sethna slumped down 7ab7ee05e8 to the floor, 06f54c26d7 lifeless like a 0c4fe2ec56 puppet.203b4e96bf94e8ab

“Are you coveting what’s mine?”703ae3fbe4777503

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Ivnes grew fearful 323c100d24 as Edwin stared f302e0d205 at her. She couldn’t help 0777d4eb0f but think again, 769e7a6c53 ‘Maybe he really 6677626e76 is a telepath.’31937592d06c6bd2

She deliberately took d06c973df8 off her gloves d0e8cb9b1e and slowly approached 28cd5e2e0a him, gently caressing b6b37e39b5 his cheek as 89094ed4e1 she spoke.764674bb3130c107

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“If you want it, I’ll give it back. He’s just a trivial toy to me.”e784b258a83bf69b

“….”24d038c588ef66d6

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“I’ve only been playing with him because you gave him to me.”a2807a41216bc942

Ivnes hoped that 9eeef7a0c8 Edwin would lose b41e81b39c interest in Sethna. Only then would she 68aafd111f fulfill her promise with b9499a0d8e Tesis and help Sethna a0f9e30b8c escape.b4e3df080fbd57d8

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Once Sethna was e76eeebf3f out, Ivnes had 84a869b0f2 no intention of 9a5083eacb keeping her promise d1f50f3867 to Tesis.a44e9bedcdc89cf7

She would run away, 3289a7aa31 escaping from the cursed 4f43061f70 House Rosmond to a f3d6102348 foreign country, where their ee5bbc1cd9 influence couldn’t reach her.0fbcace11b237b2d

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She didn’t care a79d433965 about not receiving 533434c25b the dowry. She couldn’t 9c2453a0ee steal away 168541cf9e the vast 6a055ff91b amounts of f2a403e249 money she ceecf6f3d2 could have, 36037bb48c but in 20f3b8e4c2 the end, d20cf74430 her life 3ac3132b56 was more ff4d9e52f6 important.ca88ff4240010ec1

Besides, since the ca116da15c fake account hadn’t 08644d0f64 been fully transferred ea1f28712f yet, she would 678f396b95 quickly withdraw the e142569980 money from it e2eab152c8 and run away.feee73df0cbf7df3

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The transfer was 5bff30c6a0 still in progress, 1b9989d7dc so the money 0893caa9e6 in the fake 917dccb9ae account hadn’t all 7b7433032b gone back to 56576b0fdf Duke Rosmond yet.07c77ba2d76c76ef

At the same time, 8f33c3470c Ivnes was certain that 46b8f34726 Edwin wasn’t a telepath. If he ef37a2fe50 had been 2cfe46c63a reading her 35156823ee thoughts, his 8a8b846088 expression wouldn’t f6c21a2dae have softened 03f671a650 like that.13fa392bac271293

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“Why were you interested in that toy?”4d861f680c272d5c

“Because you gave him to me.”c1ddbb0e2aa20316

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“Are you interested in me, Lady?”e93fa9cee83d2bdd

“Of course.”b609ebe97b899645

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Ivnes answered immediately, 713896897c almost mechanically, as 8edddb3373 she caressed his 4edbb45789 cheek.f9758231a04135ba

“I want to kill you.”890f4be1ec96ce02

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For a 87ba19005f moment, his 92fd493515 pupils turned 68108ad40e bright red.e12043514a119f82

“Yeah, if I were to die, I’d want to die by your hand.”c8190c4e0ba1814d

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Ivnes spoke 6b0b61aa7e slowly, as 49e14b5290 though to 81d6f02acf calm him, ccf5b9c5f8 but his 13a027a5f0 pupils quickly 405e2c1407 returned to d5dfa22d01 black. The black b10eac6f99 pupils within ae56fa75b9 his red ff4ec320d7 irises were e85966d939 subtly trembling.cb771cda78d0c765

“Are you serious?”83d139cc4698d59b

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“There’s no reason to lie, Edwin.”629ed6794b66e0f6

He seemed 461440ea56 to lose 01bb64791a his will 7cd7775a44 to fight 8fbfa58e43 at her c7b73bcda5 words and 5100dfa385 placed his 0a9a212d50 hand over 6443de73c0 hers. Then, he kissed 5064a99fdb her palm and a16333e554 spoke.ceebc1e63f719d79

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“I will never let you go easily, Lady.”2f9619977c8b7a6d

A chill ran 81878c6634 down Ivnes’s spine, 60773b4b2b but she forced 2915a4acaf herself to smile 1fff23b55c calmly.c174e854a3f4bba9

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“I’ll be looking forward to it.”289016f558dcee64

With that, Ivnes a619bcd842 managed to take e87d0c7fd7 Edwin out of 929d529ba9 the basement.6e3022aaf8ede837

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In the early morning, Ivnes gathered the medicine and first aid kit she had prepared in her room, along with a clean towel and the mansion’s map, and headed for Sethna’s room.6a1acd4589f53310

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Surprisingly, when 7037b30d18 Ivnes arrived, 8449aa1a0d there were 3521014c13 no guards 4152bb6079 in front 2623847508 of the c40b8dd80c basement.e2dcc76cd7b0a874

It seemed Edwin had a615bc84ef cleared them away.c29823d9366d91eb

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Ivnes sighed as a720ca6304 she checked to d5269342b2 make sure the 16c0fd2954 stabilizer Tesis had 3f4e5f535e given her was ca639cb04b still in her 87a7fa272f pocket. Then, with 666a203d5e a soft 4fc4b2ca28 clacking sound 8b38e5168f from her dc3c647d86 heels, she df6d230c3e descended the 96de728f83 stairs.29e284902ddc44f6

Creeeak.cc6b1d1504cc7fec

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When she 521208181c opened the 5b9dbec5d6 door, she 495de00b38 found Sethna, 1c6f840b33 in a 422ce1f1e1 pitiful state, 80e8d13250 reaching out.9b72aa438d9c35b3

Crackle! Squeak!a9cbfdcae8ee9208

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“Your Highness.”13bbecea87ca1905

Whether it was due f58726d607 to his anger or 1195e933df because he was such a689ee1681 a powerful ability user, 27332e2363 Ivnes felt tense as a7a07071da she saw the frozen 21302a3a4e floor at her feet.16f213d49e882737

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She realized the water aa77a9073d bucket she was carrying 27b522672c had become as cold 0c5c73959e as ice, and the 4a202daad9 hem of her dress 536b9cdb46 was frozen, crackling like 8a729f94f6 brittle paper.bcf609ed8b5fec16

“Lady.”7efa2655a990d88f

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Sethna seemed to be a6e1eff977 furious.d1ea365226a02f34

“I brought the stabilizer.”3f9c4640092fdaa2

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“……”3536678de1594daf

“Edwin has done this before, hasn’t he?”e999a7e02974b4b6

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At Ivnes’s words, Sethna became even angrier. But when she slowly approached him without fear, he was unable to use his powers.a347e13c4eefba18

The restraining 1aabbce9ef collar around 179ba126fa his neck 03c9f636ae was still 73bb2a2f7c blocking his c57ded8433 magic, preventing 29be3d9e46 him from 617db3702a using his 3ae9e33574 original abilities.59394afce03e2d93

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If he hadn’t 14aa992ce1 been wearing that 1bb4ddee95 collar, Ivnes would 3476c991fa have been frozen 8fe661644a to death the 1dbbb75897 moment she entered.d75e241b52e1be0f

Ivnes placed the things she had brought down nearby and slowly took Sethna’s hand, bringing it down. It seemed like his expression was slowly softening.b36df215ae7e68d5

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“You’re injured.”df8a7a6ce15ff1fa

“I know.”e76f56f50605609f

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“If you wash up, I’ll finish treating you.”3f21cb4e4b08d6bc

It seemed like Sethna was studying Ivnes’s expression.41f9f3317627b188

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“Why didn’t you tell me that Edwin does this?”bd35491a226b5803

He hated the idea c90c7b6db4 of Edwin being involved 97016172a3 between him and Ivnes. Though it 86222e2494 was Edwin d3caf2eb7c who had 0ef6e3f96c brought him 86d349ebcd here, Sethna 226eae47c0 had been 488ad88f89 planning to 3530846657 win Ivnes’s 05f69baf28 favor and 8f388952b2 leave with e7fd34254b her from 07323770b7 here.64a02987e6943123

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On the 54486eac9f other hand, 07d642b8d6 he also 624ca30b76 had a ac8b274026 bit of c7ae4d50e0 confidence. The imperial knights would b49209518c soon be chasing after 82a5c43ac6 him.fa39af95845d2484

But this 468b6829c7 humiliation was bc12366462 new to 1714976910 him. He wasn’t talking a96b26fd8d about the torture 8001e4f4b7 Edwin had inflicted. It was the humiliation f44e58c5a7 of standing before Ivnes 4679d0691f in such a pitiful 4e05983fa0 state.64ec4c177763b182

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“Your Highness?”f2e388fc0f28fdf5

Sethna’s eyes were red c2d4786bb8 with frustration. Then, tears that bc49d5320e had gathered in 62e306ddfc his eyes fell, 4450fadb39 leaving long streaks 6ab9898b25 of blood on 2f7e424f43 his cheeks.f818c6949a307c61

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“Don’t pity me.”9addbc1b522d30f3

At first, Ivnes had a9ef311d78 hoped he would see c0624934ad her as pitying him bd4ec20c59 and feel at ease. But now, she didn’t ecb63b53f4 want him to feel 97a5730559 sorry for her, and 635705876e the words slipped out a85efffb25 without her realizing it.6c31976b06526b55

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“How could I see you that way, Your Highness?”8cf0b2c880958bf5

“Lie. Do you know what your eyes look like? I can see that you pity me.”047bb4f9da9877a9

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“Your Highness, I’m much more pitiable than you. I’m not here because I like this mansion either.”561c5dbcb3dd1037

“……”e86b2137175ac26d

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“How much more terrible must it be for me, who’s lived my whole life in this awful mansion, than it is for you to be here for a few days?”7058b2ef00211464

Ivnes was speaking as f35be046a1 carefully as she could, 567c818cd1 trying not to upset b14cb956e9 his mood.bf0d4c6a07c997dc

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It seemed like her d63c94bc24 effort was working because 20e32734be his expression softened a a4e8c6198f little more.2a8d62a6c29feafa

“I’ll go wash up.”f40a7f723558f5d9

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“Your Highness, please wash quickly. After taking the stabilizer and the treatment potion… let’s leave here.”17da5132d032308d

“…What?”64c2bad25e2343f2

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Ivnes handed him 6cdc2b8065 the letter she 67bd22d3cf had received from 56a63a51bd Tesis.0ae1ff3bd3c82ef0

[03:45
North Gate behind the annex.]

The magical aura f437d63dcc emanating from the 84a6ab1f65 letter was familiar 6655c3816d to Sethna. Tesis Renold.07512851a824fff5

“Could it be, Lady… for this?”23dbd45c66cd5525

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“Yes, that’s why I came today. Let’s go together.”e7c3b6b629d94d1e

Of course, b8bae3eecc Ivnes’s plan 89f5b3479e and Sethna’s f9d0cd93e7 plan were 5438f114f0 different, but f67e0f519d at this f376c06885 moment, they adfad7dfd2 were accomplices.554c3c3609df9078

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“Once we leave, I’ll hide you myself.”8297f5dc3b13d10e

“Oh, where will you hide me?”ebd3993efe183ad8

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“Somewhere only I know?”dce6f0ef0b88625d

Sethna regained 5aa9b151bb his composure a821a58540 and headed 7d45da512b toward the 9cae8f3b23 bathroom.6eeae3afef713560

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Ivnes, hearing the e6a0286294 sound of water 84a9f00fac from the bathroom, 692464db85 thought about her b2e867589f plan. She would eb98a8b2f5 let Sethna 41e07c8d4d escape, shift a6abd913e8 Edwin’s attention 38f4a50e80 to his aa2d1ba92d escape, and 2db1852d62 once the fb96583cd9 mansion’s boundaries eaa6d641bf loosened, she 13f9c122e5 would take 4a82811b27 the documents cf21023fe1 related to ceeb7e76d8 the fake ffbcb0dcf8 account and d61ace35bf emergency funds, d34b02ead7 then run.9a53da6344553062

The chase 00916c02ac would be 3d55415fe9 quick, so d326583155 she also d5b336e53b needed to ab6fc25b09 buy a 47630fed92 teleportation scroll ec1dcb9505 that would 2a40c2a016 randomly move bb49d4349a locations.74cf5b27ca19baee

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With a teleportation spell 70de7442ad like that, it would cc0664aff0 be difficult for them 7ec031b0d1 to track her.ac93172c4c82bf40

“I’m done washing.”34d991552d96ac51

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Ivnes felt a strange 86cb148a08 sensation, realizing that the f337e22944 clothes Sethna was wearing 1e2300494c were actually the ones d3d8bab322 she had once given 0d8c709471 to Edwin.4e35a976cdf207e0

But there was 9e47fdcbd6 no time to c9099c515d dwell on it. She quickly gave Sethna 74a91248b2 the stabilizer and recovery dd9e95f0e8 potion.c7af4e44122e931e

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“Here.”c888507c69d943b2

She showed 584a1ee89a him the 1b28cc1b6f key that 3e913e399f could open 87abe05054 everything Tesis bc9092c874 had given 53a9ed7bc4 her, then 835d681265 used it bb0872b99b to unlock 8d8af9f038 Sethna’s restraining 37c692e9c4 collar.41dddf059285cbb1

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Now, the 50bc5728b8 only thing 27df0a54c9 left was 3e13fb4f9b to head 92f5179d66 outside.440574f91f8fb190

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It was 3 a.m., and as expected, the living servants were asleep. Even the puppets were in the basement of Duke Rosmond’s estate for their recharge.19c4007751f76bc7

How much time 4b7c584c67 had passed?94a1291f9b2fb3ec

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Ivnes, walking b18c8ce8e0 with Sethna 0be1677bc2 toward the 822e3c3b94 north gate, 2323ad3d0c checked the 8ace577d57 time again. It was 3:44.b5babe8f34f3ea11

The gate Tesis was fd75504f6d going to open was 129e415f2c a one-minute window. They needed to escape 8991a87769 within that time, and 4592fea5ea the gate was one f0f4a7aab6 that could take them e2c9d1ac9e to any random location.f9d3936fe094abe1

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“Ah, as expected. I knew this would happen.”6150337686a5f8b1

Ivnes was startled when 10d96967b0 the gate appeared before 8c9becb52c her eyes, and she dede6b9066 heard a voice behind f64a16bb29 her.85a81fe2d8097553

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“Running away with the Crown Prince. How romantic.”7844af179972bc5f

It was Edwin.6e662a187efda02d

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“Go ahead, Lady.”256a907a3b86b093

“Your Highness?”a9daa9f1db6262d6

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“He’ll die right here.”f9c180961699d8c3

Sethna said this, then dc100cb1e9 pushed Ivnes into the d5b0a5e50d gate, sending her through.ac31b676358fc652

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“Ah!”1ac930e60af9332e

Edwin stared 22b5f2ce7b at the 2cec2c26d7 gate Ivnes e275104164 had fallen edb6fd4714 through with 07c5cffa89 a look fdc00bb631 of surprise.5ceecbd4dc9aa84b

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“I didn’t think the opportunity for revenge would come this quickly.”162653f1266188af

Sethna, however, wasn’t 250a3128ea wearing any restraining 0f6dd4673a collar. He was a 2eb01f74b3 top-tier ability user 7562a064c7 with ice powers.c4b2cd12171060c9

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He was a man 112eee4e5b capable of freezing all 20484b0d75 living creatures.2c4555d30f031630

“Die, Edwin Rosmond.”fcbc4c2099da013c

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Sethna spread his hand fb6d7e0e18 and poured all his f9eede4ab0 magical energy into it, df79912970 ready to kill Edwin.2e7594ace683fd06