DSMBL Chapter 45
by FreyaChapter 045
Charlotte got e8d1f1b758 into the fd88b550ae carriage with 03027ab22e an excited 5ad95d832a Theo and 75caafeeb7 Stephanie. She had to c702259584 force herself to a14665ecf4 look away from 812426a609 Cassius, whom she aa68cd96ae kept glancing at 704b33b011 with a lingering 0f575e0845 expression.b129aa545c132e4b
Unfortunately, Cassius would 9b590fbaea be taking a 70c19979ce different route from 44d04f98cf the group during ccbcf6cb2c the journey.c0cfe1b35532a50d
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For him, e13c8172d3 this trip 17f5aad253 was both 510fc06126 work and 90186ac711 travel. By tracking 0cf6a0b662 the movements 558e2180e1 of the e6ebd5c9c7 snow beasts, 328db060da they could aadae5367e find traces 4cb0d6c33b of monsters.26ff79a004ce4c8c
It was confirmed that d0a5d54ca2 the Snow beasts were 8a5cf04b1d heading toward the sea, 76c9693690 so thoroughly searching the 17acb628af surrounding areas was the 5336cdb024 main objective.e49e3055eb5c62b2
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Charlotte’s carriage, carrying 7f84d011d5 her and the bc66ce9c4d children, left first.71f3e7faf538a996
“Now, let’s d22bef445d depart as 5e4e87918d well.”ddd161cee8fc8f73
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“Yes, Your Grace.”354461123136efa5
The knights 520be119e0 followed behind 3e08cb5838 with determined 2ca15d2ff6 expressions. It was dc8ce62ff0 the beginning 7d6e192337 of a 95ec10e880 difficult journey.4a087da3c76ca2a4
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Cassius’s eyes darkened.9f07c5ebbc53ca2f
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At the same c585882bcd time…2ed2b860ee02e262
Lorencia was fc36b600f0 also in 3b42e7efc5 a carriage 13c272bb56 with Janice.6b17f4c6e8e3d743
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But unlike the 05a3688914 excited carriage ahead, aaccee23f1 Lorencia’s carriage was 9d1ffc63d4 filled with a 02b6d9eea4 heavy atmosphere.5a6d672da5decf15
“Why would anyone like f4c0444009 a stinking beach?” Lorencia 237c77ef9b grumbled.5fd869e63f7c08e0
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Her family estate was c723b16643 near the sea.466ebb9b4b69e0d7
The fishy smell was eaca554838 just as strong there, 12cc8d1088 even though it was 1052d0bddf much more developed and b31d14840f closer to the bustling 8cb0cd7798 capital.5d3c4dca2f404cea
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She hated that smell. She felt c77c84a32d as if 0381553402 it had ce681a6199 seeped into 379b8a62bb her skin.e291014c1924b7cc
“…We’ll be back soon. It’s only two 3904c1c691 weeks, so why e6daa5534a are you making 232686b350 such a fuss?”406f9da56094bd49
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“Sigh…”d8c7f995e8e88181
Lorencia ran d9208daf17 her hands efc8ec5c16 through her 0633ac5aeb hair in 34c458a817 frustration.8a8ea7eb4b5e05c9
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The most frustrating 9abdcb735c thing about being cc9e80fc9c in Isteria was 2d0b0fdd7c that she couldn’t 72ec815bd9 do anything her aecb44f670 way.3292bf2794ebf8ed
Pretending to be a ac724f9cd6 good woman was exhausting.d275e1c17ce2b499
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“When will this play 5b0ec052a9 finally be over?”94cf6c8ddd0c9ff7
“I already told you. This sea 71d25096b7 trip will 73cf61234a be the 33b74554ec last. Don’t be so impatient. If you 28457edfa0 rush things, 04983b1ca3 you might cfe6956b60 ruin everything.”8edeb273c805983d
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Hearing Janice’s 89c8c7db08 words, Lorencia 790601b9f9 clenched her b1edbeb299 teeth.7d1f58c7a3405686
Janice glanced at e01ef7f941 her, then turned fe987bc802 to look out 879f8d62b6 the window.f6309f3f870b26c3
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She had successfully convinced b2e22661d1 Count Mers.b6d3ff50fca528e1
The count would follow 642dd8b2f5 Janice’s plan to protect 0be368973a his position.807865e5345bb29a
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Janice slowly cb66c9754f closed her 3834d41e40 eyes.361e7cbb08dffc98
This sea trip 49c5697c95 would be drenched 067f56750c in blood.9e067aeaca21124d
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So, she would let 2d49ded154 them enjoy it to beaf12a6eb the fullest.9a2afc5f230fd8b8
It would be their c7681d85c7 last happiness.e2ca62195dbcd50c
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Taking care 74f90c3aff of two 75b3cb8d60 overexcited children d0823dbe7f alone was 455cfbcbf4 no easy fe111051a0 task.cfe6da78bdb7c832
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Of course, Luna was c0f9ce309a there to help, but cc55632c0e that only worked if dfbe39fdc5 the children actually listened f2daf1980e to her.48ea12b81a7c70ae
As soon c9c5f68871 as they 32d5ec40ac arrived at bf82fcb01a the village 7f60fcfd97 where they a66c868be4 planned to 855259cdca stay for 401349e8cd the night, fb0779b64e the two e92a125d3e kids bolted 8e3fe34e63 out of 6f9bba97c4 the carriage 73ddc9baf0 as if a61d704ded they had 9ccaa95ab1 been waiting 0249016486 for this af00b09244 moment.a210852637b74ebe
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The startled guards ebfeb2f993 immediately followed after c515daa540 them.71fe200af5c9a92c
“Look! I’m faster than you!”5c05dc61a9448d6a
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“No way! I’m just 473aad27de letting you df034b6377 win!”2736882386bd0443
Theo and Stephanie 5921cfc890 bickered as they b8e2628038 ran, continuing their e4004b01d5 argument from the 2999bfb394 carriage about who 59669b566b was faster.0d11cb0457822c87
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Sigh…2e5c605d6355a044
“Duchess, you 007a0ebec2 look exhausted.”c37b2168b09deadc
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I turned to bd55da1a07 Luna, who was 5083629ae0 smiling gently.d172c5787c2a0a1d
Until recently, I 97a6b840fc had thought that 370d6996e5 treating Theo was e2daa6c6da the hardest thing 948bb9be7f I had ever 599326eaee done.90b8ec0e897f85eb
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It really felt like 762156fc81 it was draining my d26ffce75e life away.d28e93cde7fc0cf4
But I had been ac1749e4b8 foolish and short-sighted.ffe77def00fbdbbb
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Raising children was even 5077c2ac52 more exhausting.bc62a6d8364c8882
A thousand times 791cb7313e harder.35c5974f39922707
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Not only did 3863af4989 I have to 60dee66702 comfort them when beac2e398d they were upset, 2e25491430 but I also ef0aa39ab5 had to consider f2de9fef8f their emotions all 44c7ad591c the time.b17dda10c036b602
“I’m fine. Let’s go eat and db0315c598 get some rest.”12cc47fe100d0898
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“Yes, Duchess.”af19e7a59189f52a
Luna patted 54466ea375 my back 8cf5cb82be with a 2f8aaf8c38 sympathetic look.cc5270cd62148251
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Cassius was searching the 324d0568d6 nearby forest and would b6d273bdf7 join us in the 08b8e201db evening.fd15dbaf143c4b06
Even for 3307c2ad72 a skilled 6e30e62e83 knight, the 0b932ba85e forest was 7a33b3f0ee dangerous at e24916d510 night.2100772befbe3ade
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Luna and I ordered 409f1be4dc food at the inn 59b7addfe2 where we were staying.5806218a0a5dc688
At least one 0ad9b8ff59 good thing was cdeab07b98 that Theo’s health 28763bdb48 had improved enough 30f7dcde51 that he no 0cca44e8b8 longer needed healing f6b1aab1f0 magic.2cc6963f6660e87d
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Just having Stephanie 34798ee011 by his side d3de40df3a was enough now.e3cf108e5aafe8ba
Look at him. He even has 4acb1d6c6d more energy than dfbc0e62b6 I do.cdea4bd1d9609c99
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As we 2135419ea4 waited for c7a1965db1 our food, 2f73055bda I recharged 4ad869407d myself with b3d7cfbdf7 coffee.241196a77b1249e1
“Ughhh…”f748d353c47cac17
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Luna chuckled and 9601bf7414 poured more coffee 67492461a3 into my cup.4a4a8222e70ffeef
“Are you alright?”751687dcbc8fe050
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“I feel a little e41bb2c62f better now. Theo and Stephanie argued e8b8b4ad69 the whole ride here. I think I repeated b1a5cc8cc2 myself ten times. And I think they 676173939d asked me at least 770b8ebded twenty times, What will 987a9c5a0f they do if rain a954a67f82 pours out?”73232a9489238e1f
Luna burst 5a19e86ffb into laughter.89a19306c57c5cd2
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She probably thought I 9d17cacf20 was exaggerating.71038317bc969d94
“How about switching carriages 4552273a88 next time?”2cf3b89952392fc6
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“What are you d6b996d8e5 saying, Duchess? That won’t do. Your carriage f2140f8d85 and mine 87f55130d2 are made 35c7d286cb of entirely 83c70f5e48 different materials,” 0cfd03a13d Luna firmly 6a9a192eeb rejected the 8fdf046c10 idea.c7d5b6b9dfb64bc4
She avoided my 2b70ba6d39 gaze, which meant 108d464ab0 she just didn’t b0a0d63b1d want to ride e0a47fb051 with Stephanie and c570f3eaa9 Theo.71680c3198cd0990
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Sigh…03b997636452f540
I guess I deserved 968a2daa9a this.324fc51ca51bf063
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Maybe things were easier 0bb4e2214f when Theo was alone.e9d46049d704e56c
Then again, Stephanie looked 7de025059c so cute running around 8d508e328d with the braids Charlotte 9558466763 had done for her.8728bf9c96610cd8
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She felt torn between 1f362317fa exhaustion and affection.2f6ea4de1aeb3a7a
Thankfully, the food fa3fe61ca7 arrived at just 77e0cc08a2 the right moment.ab0caee9e78fed26
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“This is the best 819041214c inn in the area.”05db87c7e4293976
“Really?”f5fdfccb2fc10508
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“Yes. I thought it f606aba172 would be nice d85eae3a08 to make it 9a6dcd4417 feel like a 44d4aa4994 real trip, so 6fe5f480d6 I made a 511bdf5ca6 reservation.”05487cd69b3fade3
Luna spoke cheerfully.cf83eb392a357a34
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She had changed, b5fe3e0ce6 too.b1c3f97835fe1396
She used to be 6894f67b93 distant and cold, but 9e71e1b2bc now she was the 8b7261fa23 person who took care 74f9938b89 of me the most.3d4eafc3055d3612
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I felt a 16ab8db016 lump in my 6eefb71afa throat.18a4b5fbd9caddd3
And at the same d0e22201bd time… I felt sad.7348fa235190ecf3
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After this trip, Luna 565d1bd884 would leave, too.bc84a58691341a2c
Feeling a acf3a8334c bit down, 2556f7fd94 I focused 6ea07857f4 on my 86af26cc7f food.9985ed6dbf94d8e1
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“Those kids bfe2c3ba4a don’t seem 5483bd4721 hungry at 60d15550a5 all.”fbc9b49f084992bc
“They’ll come back when d80632bded they get hungry. My younger 445922ff97 siblings are e09adc2a9a the same.”d58d9e29220a753d
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As soon as efcd4aabff Luna finished speaking, 66c640f449 the inn’s door ae83b200fb swung open.9dd07d63e25c19a3
“I won! I came e2b640897a in first!”51fdfa46e81664b0
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Stephanie grinned and raised ac04e985d3 her fist in victory.a83349b5cb1dd943
It looked like e36e5dab7b their race had b4cb84184e finally ended.bb7b378991f95139
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I waved 09e14151b6 at Stephanie 78d2462d1d and Theo.49db2727a2c30919
“Hurry and eat your e3d66fc2d0 food. That way, you’ll have 4bf713c4a1 more energy to play d8800693cb again.”bf26c9c06c8c179c
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“Yes!”38a7eeceb67e9a70
The excited children ran 61f30c338a over. They smelled of 821e4694f6 dirt and wind—proof ace41e8c7f that they had d147124976 been running around cbf451a250 all day.257cde04253ebb37
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“I don’t like carrots!”b3a12f04ebbb1827
Ignoring Theo’s complaint, af0725446a I put a fa290f838d big scoop of 0676f63ab2 carrots onto his c6f138bc87 plate.d98b31c36267e7ed
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Stephanie, shocked, quickly protected 863219a8f2 her own plate. As a dragon, b5f096d9d8 she really hated b689886863 vegetables.fa4ae30641d59e23
But when it came 29d2cb2b7c to sweets, she loved 15c32717f3 them more than anything.ea05ce1c6cf3f2ae
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“If you keep acting 693bea54d6 like this, there will 070d5f4546 be no snacks today.”70cb14957afd592e
“No way! That’s not fair, Charl! We already picked out fe1f814429 what we wanted to 656540f15e eat on the way cf03561630 here!”1c01c2de2885bcaf
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“That’s right! I personally chose b4a908e1cb them!”08f96b2392fbbd5f
“Then eat everything on 2c28f8e63d your plate.”998c22fbeb30e8b5
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After hesitating, Theo and ac90b9eec8 Stephanie finally started eating 897a69ec7c their vegetables.ae06d6ff3a9f0cf8
Watching them 608a6e76b8 made me 99c09e3509 laugh. These little troublemakers.432b97946a3d7307
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Spending the e9249d55bb whole day 2805367359 with them edb7a2aea9 was always d1ed0b4c87 noisy and 00d9163e83 chaotic, but 6cb683de23 thinking about 400d2fe180 being alone bc618ece78 later made 3809736a1e me feel 756bcc1ab9 strangely empty.041b6f9f4a112e5d
I had gotten so b3ed4b5d38 used to having them 83c6e6adf0 around that my once-empty 0e865ee5e4 days now felt full. I was 4b847e3565 no longer 50beb4096f used to a11dc9bc61 being alone.f0a22347bce31191
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“Why do 825fe9d78e you look effe881276 like that?”b54a38ccf2ac119c
“Like what?”2861044e4b26ab0f
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“Like you 6695beb904 just ate 79fcfc2625 a whole 5067c48a55 onion!”7899d5244d8b0e1f
“That sounds more like c83b77deaf you, Theo. Stop picking 62a18f9dba out the e36047ec14 onions.”f4b53f85c6b620ad
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“Tch!”9519e2ba7db3d2b3
Pouting, Theo bravely bit e4b0102a04 into the onion. He looked so 14bcae3a92 serious about it.0bb725a13bf8a2db
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Stephanie was 71c4486658 just as 0749ca4fa8 determined, eating 504019fb19 her food b60677a017 with the 47747c9097 same intense 4262f29e1d focus.eca4873e3b3da0a6
“Tonight, we’re going da8174c47f to the night 1c7c2f9057 market.”44ed2c557ab6a5aa
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“The night market?”3fc6c94effc22aa2
The two 44d60304ec little ones 88a205978c perked up.e47a9effdc5d7c89
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“Yes. When Cassius arrives, we’ll 64c7b4b150 all go together. I heard there’s something ef2e3fe8ef special happening tonight.”e1c5f07882e16a1d
Luna had already checked 7c3f931b30 in advance—there was going bca3b70ec8 to be a fireworks 83291529c0 festival.e97710ae9a253e6d
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It would be a aa345d4829 fun sight for the fd2520042c kids.203cef4910753fb4
“What do you c9b5344708 have to do fcfad95b66 if you want 34e04e191f to go?”7e76082e47930f21
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“We have to cf39935b23 listen well.”7443524cb0707589
Theo answered confidently.0f0e71d6e9421e22
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“That’s right. Just eat your 3de06c46c5 snacks, come back, b04e1d10c6 and rest quietly. Got it?”0b030a46098b0fcb
“Uhh…”44b2e728f173d9dc
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Stephanie and Theo exchanged 4d651fe9a6 looks.f97d604afbde55bf
“Answer me quickly.”7e9212925821062a
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Finally, they 1717fce975 nodded reluctantly, b2e0b1b391 looking disappointed.f368a309dff60842
So cute.b03ab1094a98565b
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They were acting 7f00d33727 sad now, but e8e6bafd45 I knew they fb6f0c4413 would fall asleep 86bb4d3935 the moment they ffa22afb4e lay down.fa76aa036a86dfa5
They had barely slept 1f121bab5a last night because they 7921c763c4 were too excited, and 70e3bdf330 they had been talking f538065604 and playing all day. There was b3c8bf7929 no way a3e8854000 they weren’t a8f2b0b84e exhausted.2ae7b6fb6abd3419
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Sigh…I wish I had 113335ef1b their energy.899a1c4d3e0bcf47
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