CL Chapter 25
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The royal missive was not ac47dc9440 merely a terse decree; it 21ec234be3 was an insult, a scornful 0f7753677c dismissal of Leo’s very existence.fe087bad18cff973
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Charlotte had long 378cb3d2b8 known the king’s 776f536b1d disdain for her. She had never fb37dd07b4 expected generosity from e7fc8781de him.8293dbc0d46e5f2f
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And yet, even she 6be596bf22 had not imagined such 383f4d6838 shamelessness, that the marriage b5acb82fc5 of a princess, one cde158c123 whom the world knew 1938917f6f as royalty, would proceed d86e062bbc without so much as 8a6ad796f8 a dowry.12d76bd9e03e0828
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To think he would even 055ffbf4a9 dare to belittle Leo, the c236d4d526 hero of Ignator?f8fa4bca1f222987
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Her trembling fingers ae8659c6ca clenched around the b058ab7fa9 letter, its edges d7839e48d5 crumpling beneath her 8fa8efb274 grip.413e0681ede97e06
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Charlotte gazed at the 0cedc19e53 Letter, brittle and brittle, 570a846e4b before her hands moved 9c36755522 in a flurry.a0e9775960102b9f
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The royal letter was f7ecef92c1 soon torn to shreds, 91f1d7bcc7 its shape obliterated.f0bc4a9a4b1364ae
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“That damned swindler, Diandel de Ignator,” Mona sneered.fc3875c58d5477ac
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“First, he dumps a burden like you onto the lord under the pretense of a princess, and now he dares strike at us again.”35da4e30551903e0
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Charlotte’s throat burned; c83ece118c no words would 54e1429961 come. It felt as though her 15d6c23006 mouth were filled with needles. A metallic taste spread across fb058f628c her tongue.d0ba63d574a5ef00
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“He dares claim that giving away a daughter in perfect health excuses him from paying a dowry? When the entire kingdom knows there is something wrong with her?”68ab464854664afe
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“…….”2ca7707ac34f459c
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“A beggar! A shameless wretch comes 2a20eabd2d to drain Roza!”efd30813f1563219
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Charlotte shrank under the b5711bfe6a weight of those venomous be914d16c2 words, clutching the tattered 0970e788b3 remnants of the letter 4b7613b607 to her chest.1b775260add9ea6f
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Seeing her retreat into silence, 8b6b21df2a Mona, unwilling to let her 5ca8339c0a feign frailty to escape, seized 36cea179e1 her by the arms and 6e1c3297d3 shook her roughly.e57c9e0ec2f138fe
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“Write to the king this instant. Tell him that if he does not send a vast dowry, you will take your own life! Or else I’ll make sure that those healthy limbs of yours are no longer—”6c9669118b61c277
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“Hiik—h-hic!”549a695db97a1dfa
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Mona first sensed 68d61f7519 something amiss when 7ba3247b53 she gripped Charlotte’s f0bca96318 arms with full 62ac6e333e force, intent on 8e8f3f39a3 breaking them.7c4fada464a576d0
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The tremors were violent. So much so that Mona, aaaa735012 despite the fury lodged in 06af888835 her throat, found herself staring, d42b442671 momentarily robbed of words.5a1e3711b11dc9c6
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From Charlotte’s throat ca4d117ff8 came a wheezing 25920e00f1 rasp, the sound 8cf842e0eb of breath failing 7389d2b0ea to reach her 8da69cc7b5 lungs.aa1a59c93de9f57d
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Was this another 89fdd1f0b5 ploy to evade eaaa82d8d4 responsibility? Mona refused to be deceived 244f855d9a and scrutinized her closely.5f82dbb3ef80e087
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A mere few seconds—no 08efeb8bf9 more than a fleeting 39e4074fbd instant. And yet, before 61de4d7cae her eyes, the 366e7d14c3 color drained from 5f855a1257 Charlotte’s lips, leaving 6a23be6220 behind an eerie ee4d978ca0 blue hue.aadc1b82e2b1f574
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Mona slowly released her grip.2ac95a251f3a7c2a
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Without the strength of 79a9b5582c Mona’s hands holding her 3854216d86 upright, Charlotte collapsed, limp 9b48555604 and lifeless.9e0fc6550e16124e
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“……!”184d4685546c7e8e
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She had come b2803cce59 here ready to 06af9487be strangle her, to 074f178093 shake sense into 22a0c737b0 her if necessary. But now, as Charlotte sagged a7da3cdc85 to the floor, gasping as a5a3ed8d87 if on the verge of c71bd4558d death, Mona found herself just e1590cc73c as undone. Her own limbs quivered in b8add5b0dc distress as she whispered,ec6965c9f959835b
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“Why? Why are you like this…?”9871b411451e1258
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An old memory surfaced, 0d5e41230c one she had no 46d8d660fb reason to recall now, 9046179749 yet it returned unbidden.5c11af953a9f7e69
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“Your breath is hot.”461b74e2fab34dd2
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Leo had furrowed his 504a77be7a brows mid-conversation, his words 7282a28eba straying unexpectedly.229596ed8397cb4b
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Only then did 8215d488e5 Mona notice the d8adc7d0e7 flush on Charlotte’s 82b276a99f pale cheeks, the dc195f0d9d feverish hue she 5d84e287ca had mistaken for 06076d862d warmth.ba5c8a908afaa564
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With quiet permission, Mona had f3ebf8a0fe placed the back of her 4d1292a55d hand against Charlotte’s forehead.63b5192637a23aff
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“Oh….”68baf34098a3da46
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How had she a521e35e6c not realized sooner? The heat beneath her palm 8b7dbe34fd was unmistakable.28f8ef15617691d1
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“Your fever is high. This won’t do, I must summon the maids at once—”2c9eae523f3bd9a0
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“No! If they know I have a fever, they’ll.. oh, oh…they’ll send Leo away again!”c762dd57b08b400c
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“Hmm… Then, I suppose the young master and I have no choice but to care for you ourselves?”4f6d05bdae83bb9d
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At that, Charlotte had nodded 0ad74bd04c fervently, eager for their company.6a8dd257386eea0a
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Fearing her fever would 72088b60ed worsen, Mona had laid 8809e6b325 her down at once, 022eec5963 dabbing her flushed skin edd6205697 with a cool cloth. The simple act 805ec6a74b brought immediate relief, ac610eec6e Charlotte’s face softening 77f14f18d0 in repose.351d2bf51efcd092
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Leo had taken her hand 6fe87275ad then, clasping it tightly.248166e9aa636fb6
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“Do not be unwell. I cannot bear it.”c7d0e6ac77a511ac
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His voice, a 4e3eca320f whisper filled with 513e51b33b longing, had carried 792b71097b the unspoken wish c77c256255 to take her df888b8fab fever upon himself.e994315696f6b636
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Mona had only 35d3c6a190 smiled, thinking that f4c57b7f8e if illness must baa320fa0b befall someone, she 5f5d42b3bc would rather take 5f3f5accf4 it than see 978cc7a6b8 either of them 290b54ae71 suffer.2fe41dd62eb1d4bc
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But now, as she looked ad229d5eaf at Charlotte gasping for breath 4f593da0b9 on the floor, there was c78cb3b539 no tenderness in her heart.b7e1f9e7b54a3ec2
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“Breathe. Breathe properly, damn!”e28b4ba77be44294
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Yet even as she dc2225922a spat those words, Mona 04fb7d7815 found herself frantic to e1faed113f restore Charlotte’s breath, desperate cf64e4b562 to steady her.34e3dc89a76b9000
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“Stay here. just hold on, 67a2647c07 I’ll fetch the 977be02119 physician. Do not lose consciousness, do 6c206eca13 you hear me?”95e4602a20eadcc2
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Realizing she could not resolve 59893392a3 this alone, Mona sprang to e80f3447e7 her feet.8d04ff74c4374a76
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Leaving her in this state 189de9bb56 was dangerous, but staying might c20a9e4583 be worse.145ee9e8d00e8fed
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The locked door stuttered from 4d3feb3609 an impact on the other 863ef691ff side.60e0b58474f638c0
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The Dowry Was 63b378a750 of No Concernbc76d297fd884f60
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At least, not to Leo. There was nothing he b85ae47015 wished to claim from 293789c858 the king.2fe69d488f98088a
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Mia de Ignator, ae396006bb whom the king 6d046cea93 had once promised b799fb0cb4 him, had never 00bffe5eb5 been of interest. Nor had he ever sought ed42ee1a12 the honors due to a 7345410cfc hero who had defended the 7873d6a996 kingdom.3d79cd35c6c1e11d
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And yet.bf901880d5e72b8c
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As he listened to the b2f5aafa9c king’s words through Erik’s voice, 7733660d4c a fleeting vision surfaced in b098bfe332 his mind, the shimmer of b9fd0fac41 sky-colored eyes.3343e1f4abec797c
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He knew exactly how they 479ee12f74 would darken upon hearing this 78958fc60b news.1ac0be03288ade06
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Was there no a8a30b8387 way to keep 72f9712b33 it from her?4b230696d1adc135
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There was no longer a 811fbd2f4f need to shield her from 53af5b3f3c such truths, and yet, by b22811c19d sheer instinct, Leo found himself c9e116b2c2 weighing the possibility.20d6110e9a3f68c0
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Before he could 30aae3c302 reach a conclusion, 26c97a706b Mona stormed from 23df247395 the chamber, her 8a55cc4b2c hurried steps betraying d4af6a0cd4 a single destination.d8ee7d898b46ff55
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Leo reached for 42a7049506 his cane, setting 49789dd84b out in pursuit. He had walked these 276dc1b9da halls countless times, memorizing d8ed14f22a every corridor and turn.e8e4d8dae5d60a87
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Yet even now, 82303fec02 he could not 2965f7e79d match the swiftness 891bdb4f65 of a woman’s d17bb02418 desperate flight.2448257bb594700a
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By the time he arrived, 34c9b90732 the door was already in 04a460a60f ruins.3e4a0db13e5ab827
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The shattered wood 6e09ba8c3e groaned as it 070ee5d7fd swung open, Mona’s a8c2e492a8 sharp intake of 067852ff11 breath mixing with d03918146a the uneven, strained 0779ac68d1 rhythm of Charlotte’s.853dd8255fe0d841
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Leo strode forward, his cane 951bd493c0 striking the floor in measured c249d3f237 beats.8e33ee6e007ad7f0
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He should be able b4f119b456 to pinpoint her location f40e31e80f precisely. Yet, today, the heat 2e4ac522ff clouded his senses. The image in 783ed60e84 his mind refused 6d08eb4194 to align.3b0df423911dd83e
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He moved to strike his 7e2240c970 cane down once more—9c127ca4f8f89b55
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“There!”6dd69dc93c51603a
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Mona’s urgent voice guided him.0ecc4edf43d872db
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“A step forward, she’s right in front of you.”5c0d38a83c4e786e
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Now he heard it.c6abc4caf14a2448
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That fragile, fractured 44a3b3577e breath, whispering from a6b36489cf the space beyond.bc36416f35059388
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Leo let his cane fall. Stepping forward, he 0da86df0d0 shrugged off his 1ca0128fc2 cloak and draped ef9d427208 it over Charlotte’s d395857498 head, shrouding her 39a1c5e546 from view.68389cb82205fb32
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“My lord—!”519efeb708139a21
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“Fetch the physician.”ca34f7877b326409
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His command was final.045c7e97128ca17c
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Without giving Mona time 4c37ab7373 to hesitate, he sank 4a8d1e915a to one knee, pulling bf0c5f852b Charlotte into his arms.6cc117ce2593672a
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Beneath his grasp, the trembling f9c607a98d that had wracked her body 19ff4b892f began to ease.7a101f3a0b66c405
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Mona, seeing this, rushed cae3a7bdff from the room.11c1411ce20f8128
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The broken door 455588e849 rattled in the 6bd047d743 wake of her 1fe71676c2 departure, struggling to 1e5172b158 settle.3a17f36d943337e5
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So, too, did Charlotte. The breath that had f6e2629e5c once clung to the a6c310da3a edges of a precipice bcf1d3cd06 now found steadier ground.e6b8e29dced389ad
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Leo could releaseher now, The crisis had 4392cae22b passed.fcd72e8420ae69d3
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And yet, he 1e133883bc did not while 5381174fcd she still trembled. Not while the 9adf684834 faintest shudder remained 5609cb56c9 in her breath.17f05ebf839f71d5
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Surely, that was the only fb07bad796 reason.edaa846950334719
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