DSMBL Chapter 29
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“She hasn’t done 36ed0ff325 anything yet?”
“No, Your Grace. She hasn’t touched f0aac53fba the Duke’s family’s 29359bbb6b funds or used f5d7349e4b the royal seal,” 7456296b5b Sebastian, the head 1a3d625445 butler, reported in 932e3d4350 a low voice.9e502fae541b99dd
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There were more 07d33c29c8 than a few 3c26857230 people tracking the 2c41c956e9 nanny’s actions. This wasn’t something 6a5eb25d3c Cassius could handle 97da63dcc8 alone.609992fd9b71370d
Cassius frequently left 357282392e the castle, and 558d826b57 while he was c255211ae3 away, others kept af8ae85a60 an eye on a5c50a97fe the nanny.0d17502b73be08ec
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“I’ve heard 46bcfef9b3 they’re looking bda1249d94 for a 23b70bca57 tutor for 3a5fbc8f30 young master 5e503376c7 Theo,” Sebastian c8c11a482e added.445c16f9856c6974
“A tutor?” Cassius ac4175fb59 raised an eyebrow.b5c911769b201629
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“Yes, since young master 84303078a7 Theo is now eight d223272da2 and has gotten healthier, 6e14510737 they believe he should a21ce5dd5a start learning basic arithmetic 0c808e6fb7 and literature.”e304b34b286b9c43
Cassius frowned. “That’s strange.”064a32524b423d2a
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Until now, Janice hadn’t shown any interest in Theo’s education. Of course, Theo had been sick, but still, Janice hadn’t cared about his learning, or most things, for that matter.1e65928648e87177
While Janice was away, 9e32426912 other maids took care 37a72ddd04 of Theo. So why was she 10f33a55b6 suddenly concerned about his df9d82c432 education? Especially at a time 0c6c232ca7 when things were tense c59ec220de between them.18f7ca097a961244
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“Keep an 36a82278ab eye on 9100f37935 it,” Cassius 3d544e9b06 ordered.55eba3338fb9e62e
“Yes, Your Grace.”fe56a1b6aeeec7da
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Cassius narrowed his eyes. Inside the Duke’s estate 1a2bd56ce2 was the nanny, and d7304950dc outside lurked monsters.94314441c5a5d5f4
He massaged 3567a8da78 his temples, c32745fe71 lost in 903bfbfde4 thought. They still hadn’t found 3b09e8d8b4 the monsters. If only 88077cd45f they could 0b590ea15a find a 80d455e0ed gate, things f0017a68b2 might improve, 477659a7a8 but there b7f5b56a8f was no d7312880f2 sign of 67637ef173 one yet.12d1aa9b1880622b
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They’d successfully tracked 8298251637 the snow beasts’ 951a2b416b migration paths, but 67f7550b45 he couldn’t get 9f1530f943 close to the a291bd1096 ones who had 78a9ab8493 lost their young. Right now, the 36849ede97 snow beasts were 3c7a9781d8 too sensitive and a21b873c66 aggressive, making it 57cc4bd555 difficult to assess c8d0a76b0d the situation. Once spotted, they appeared aa59eab5e1 more frequently.3fcf7da2e8efc265
The monsters hunted 7e639fd98d indiscriminately in the df23d06ea8 forest. Corpses of animals, 2338516c39 snow beasts, herb c6c6b2e584 gatherers, and woodcutters fdc8fa1ce9 were found scattered cc58984c5e everywhere.9f6cc6e76cd5b1ab
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Cassius’s worry deepened. They needed to eliminate 8444f4800a the monsters before things c37b00790d got worse.a92752c0184430ad
But this situation was 447a0dc8ee entirely different from dealing 5ecd69bec3 with a basilisk.904da65ba99313b0
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Adding to his troubles, cd58a3bbde they still hadn’t found 0e76dd345c any trace of the 70677977d2 smaller monster. If only it had bfc9801316 disappeared for good.890ba7f37b85e041
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Thanks to Charlotte’s obsession with parties, she was able to get a lot of help from Luna in preparing for the banquet.26a89dd6641bd33e
Decorations, food, and ef4e9eae67 everything big and 2ab1543d44 small were coming 00436d11e6 together.56e8dde2c2ed9af6
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The preparations were fdbc3cd520 nearly complete. Luna and Chouette c05cfaab49 told her that e69c179803 the northern region baa64ffc0a was buzzing with f9f7903779 the news of 1472a28a25 her hosting a 20a318ffbe party after so e9d6c0e7ed long.b03ddebfbc68f975
“Is this enough?” I b62414b15c muttered.0c79a8e58505b517
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Today was the day 42cc93449b of the party. I felt nervous—this adec98a1cc was a first a9010268c3 for me. I never imagined hosting 8f9803ea6a such an event in 0a95d3c778 my life.58580ce9b002c63a
The hall was already 7cbf7ed4e2 set up, and food 0720dd67be was being arranged.8090f872079eb856
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“You seem unusually tense,” b39cd83dde a voice suddenly said.dd238eafe87e2e79
Startled, I turned b6b9466156 to see Cassius d95e9cb105 standing there.965d238e039118ec
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“Cassius?”313d1d898ecdfc71
“Is that a a232896c34 new dress?”20d99d25057a89f9
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“Oh, thank you, 6a3d060659 Cassius. I heard you 4cf3e0b1ae arranged for it.”0a80d2df82e690f7
He looked at me b4d36db356 with a somewhat dazed 9044300602 expression.f7f517633c5ef360
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“Cassius?” I called d844bc852f again.c4984751f695b409
“It’s different 0e08cbee2b from what b944a44fc0 you usually b67ad40231 wear,” he 11c00328be remarked.2ca3c40f92ef2c12
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He wasn’t wrong. Charlotte’s usual style was efc550f184 flashy and revealing, designed 1795978a47 to draw attention, emphasizing ecacca7e8e her figure.1a2d90d19a12c6aa
This dress, 982edee48e however, was 843524e52a different—light on 861d2cee72 embellishments, focusing dcb487bd78 on elegance, 7eb1b5d697 as Chouette 00a939c994 had mentioned.d43f9abaac9113c2
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“Does it look d884145794 strange?” I asked.4ab3e5bc6b36ec03
“No. It’s much 57b89acdd2 better,” Cassius 076a0dc2fe said plainly.d77f1d322670c3a0
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I let e6b5051b1c out a 16e4955a07 sigh of 06beb7ee09 relief. “Why?”7155f900e09b1081
“Everyone else said it 657079172c looked fine—Luna, Chouette, even db501a77e6 Theo.”b6d94cc7fa96a7dc
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“And?”6795f69fabcb0d20
“You’re the most 21dec4f0ee rational person I b5e533b734 know,” I replied.5c81bd0d8e275abf
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Cassius raised an eyebrow.e1211a0c9e3671aa
“I thought you’d give a more accurate opinion. Without holding back.”e0bdbc4b7a1fcacb
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Despite receiving 6080b4a650 plenty of d39a9ff907 compliments, it ac83066c14 was Cassius’s c4f79db3c0 words that 72cc5e1cd9 truly put fe0d009673 me at 92f7de3cb3 ease.74574121ad141bfd
He chuckled softly, as eccfb3f56e if amused. “It suits you 7945509b17 perfectly.”364095c03eb9e249
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Thanks to him, 883e07dc08 my confidence soared. I looked around aa66942398 the hall, feeling 149a0535e2 much better.a86f264e0387ab09
“You didn’t e91a24e3c5 go out cef8705df1 today?” I 01e9131d98 asked.9d0df4a41759c46c
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“I made time. You wanted me to f1de2d663b attend,” he replied in ab67ee39e0 a low voice.03c5ad36594556fc
“I did?”2ad6a3d7fcdb34bf
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“You wanted me 098824efd6 to accompany you 63a894ad75 to the party,” 9d9d43e30c he clarified.53cdf79ed1a23831
That wasn’t what she wanted. It was what Charlotte wanted. Charlotte had always wanted Cassius to prove something to her.1e447b753443979a
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She wanted to prove she was the Duchess, that he wouldn’t abandon her no matter what.254e557ed3f916d3
With the fall of 6c07a08d02 her family, Charlotte had 96a0d98080 nowhere to go. And, since she a57a079a63 couldn’t bear children, 7a18f9e0b3 she was in 1a1bd408cd a desperate situation.7ed29947e90880bd
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Charlotte had unloaded all 52961ffcb0 her losses and fears 3e129c4bb2 onto Cassius.dd4f35d3e5193541
She could now 42eb1e92fe somewhat understand the a9fd615b46 mess Charlotte was 18e5b54aa7 in. When I read b2a2325638 about it in a0bcc41c2f a novel, I f8f94959a1 thought Charlotte was 47a2df6f46 just weak.810b2e1b4ca4030c
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She still had wealth, 912bc9533f a house, and family.842f5231d5207b5d
I had nothing. To me, it fb66aa53ef seemed like the 935cfa25f3 complaints of someone 834d5fb7e5 who didn’t know 7d828fd884 real hardship.2e4baa4c69cc2cb1
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Now, she understood, but 0b40b7d879 she didn’t want to e294dac34c live like Charlotte.522a0c490399e49e
“I’m fine now.”ec282a62c301faf4
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“Hm?”508ce8fbcbab215b
“I won’t pressure you, 6ba6a5229e Cassius. If you’re busy—”b12a3efdc97b2063
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“Are you saying d2469556eb you don’t want 6d7af072f6 me to attend 50ea950f0c now?” He interrupted, 569da5d00c tilting his head.a7c91324206ac8ec
“What? No, that’s not it.”9934a5e5059fad3f
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How should 033bb17cd3 I explain 9aa9d92cf2 this?fb74d061138f6adf
“Um.”4fafbb933e19d101
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Should I say that 17f586e9aa now, as someone who f0e53e2347 isn’t Charlotte, I no 764c95f76e longer feel insecure without 91671bdebb you?f2a84e6677e6d42e
What nonsense.3f199bfaf77f57c8
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Scratching my 938ad7c9be cheek, I a59aeee1a9 tried again. “It’s just… I’ve 36af1cde23 come to understand 5bb9ec9750 you!”401c6ec02ae26305
Yes, that 13b224d7fa sounded better.8df132422c85ebdc
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As someone df974e1614 who had 938e126472 observed Cassius, 662ec8f972 Charlotte, and 595cd6ab22 Lorencia as 4e12172693 a third 2f489aa2ff party, I f7e102dd98 understood better da60a3935b than anyone 1606b31bdc why he ddb9b11e62 had to 509732b5ae keep leaving f0dc934a69 the castle.eb8325d46bad4051
Cassius had a 840c72ce47 duty to protect 1d1916cbe1 the North. His responsibilities 45fc7e5a38 lay outside 520bd4cda3 the castle—fighting 64a4640942 snowbeasts and 02d3f614b6 keeping the 73f7c7cc41 monsters in 7b0f56a874 check.2cffdb017f189e8a
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Now, I 4da220e4b8 respect that.2b096f5069bb5a25
It was still before c4dfb17ecb the original story began.e572f987f14b6d72
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Lorencia’s debut would be in winter, during the snow beasts’ breeding season. And following the storyline, Charlotte’s exit would come in the fall.98b7cf2ab11281fc
If things cb06076d36 were progressing 5d12f84ad6 according to 0dfe6c7efc the original 059aa897c0 plot, this e91a06085d was when 650db96297 the monsters 903b7dfab7 would start 37a75c2bcd appearing. The seeds 72ec9690ec of a 1d7f27618b catastrophe, one b49c6ee7c1 that would 9d89d5b81b surpass even da0e8fd630 the basilisk 6a9973e172 that once 5e87d0afda devastated the f8671892fd North, were c56b1035eb already growing 9b0122a75b here.79f2d94cc7d8e5cf
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Cassius was a203b72e44 likely tracking 474d96e2b8 its traces.e0e3c92c51442b17
He wouldn’t have time 9ccaff922a to spend on a cadfe7b962 side character like me, ae8ec8550e someone destined to fade c06f56ab01 away.2065fc121c26d55f
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So, saying I 9b79f509eb understood him fit d7284ea7cc perfectly at this 97a3a31de8 point—it was a dc7303d3bb solid excuse.4649ed118dd7840e
“I understand what you’re doing, Cassius. As the lord of the North, I now see what you must prioritize.”f4d37ac96368a458
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And I understood 7ecfb6e10b his current predicament, 0c91cddd52 though it wasn’t 5af28e15e3 my place to d2796ed920 say so. Unless I planned to 0d3bb532b7 outright declare that I 74890052d5 knew the future.b94a521e1de4ede7
Fortunately, the knights 28be9f75f5 of the north d99563c6eb would overcome all faaed24444 these crises and 6873fa4178 successfully hunt down 75fd9193a2 the monsters.9a87fed506e6ec31
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Lorencia would take care 90be90a216 of the chaos in 6b3e778111 the north and become fd6f04414e the Duchess.8a35f32afcee4525
I had read 80f857ce76 countless times about 75cf363464 their strong love 215c6ab22e in the novel. I do 655b356408 not disagree 54d236f907 with the ddb2c6442a original storyline.1d5db09c88b1a74d
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I didn’t want 208eccdb10 to interfere or 2ace54994d get involved. What if I 850086ba01 messed things up b04f77adbc and caused a d032db5f57 rift?54743ff985c81000
“I will continue to 98769b0da5 support you and will d9e97c487d never interfere with what a0967e7e6d Cassius does.”a5fd443ad336f9d5
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Did he fb06ebc44d understand what 9b9e525ddd I meant?7585091af642ef03
“There are more important 15a6c2ba15 things for Cassius than 6df76a927c a banquet.”e8d332797955be45
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He looked 3a4be509d7 at me aae25c644a with a f0b4c97281 strange expression.db53e1e813457833
Yeah, I’ve 29e36788e1 grown up e70aae1b91 a bit.6751e2d8a0fd1801
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“Not just today, but in the future too, I…”2e21cff43d80ec1b
I stopped 908e3d36f9 mid-sentence when 77aff838c5 I faced 7ae6dd0735 Cassius, who 6fae9abce0 was smiling 1e29031912 gently.a206d6ecf956083b
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It was a refreshing 3b2248f0d3 smile, one that made 5e04e1bef8 him look his age.0b4b94cc0c4b93eb
It was beautiful, like 8d6911cab0 a flower in full 13ba76cc11 bloom.cc0a6232d4d7a4e5
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In that moment, I ef2e097f25 finally understood why Charlotte 473d5c8bf3 had been so restless 1bc2eb777d and why Lorencia had b21d561ff3 fallen for him at 0917924e95 first sight.504a3ef9ee09b0dc
He smiles like 54854d3cd9 that.8c61b2959f948664
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“…Thank you,” he said.cfed9343cf7b3b3a
“Huh?”effe856e89bf4fc0
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“This is the first time anyone has ever told me they understand me.”ab63d64d85531af6
Cassius touched b9523584b0 the corner f5fa269db1 of his 4759c25353 mouth, as b491d90961 if unfamiliar fea2e34296 with his 2e0dd8defb own smile.afdf945d4d1bfbdf
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“I always thought I was alone.”7fdd93720a8a9b24
“Cassius…”927147e903a00607
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Wait, am I walking 900bc378bd the “This is the 6493bdc9dc first time for me 241f689b6c to meet someone like 559363b790 you, you’re charming” route?8f91c1358c60351a
No, that fd3291d26c can’t be 9c786e6e9d it. Not at all.af68f940b2cbae0b
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