DSMBL Chapter 53

Chapter 053

“Absolutely not! We have fought with the Snow beasts for centuries! How can we form an alliance with them now?”

Sir Mike, one of 565fea0aba the more aggressive knights, 12ec00af2e slammed the table as bc7ea7c7f8 he spoke.6279f1cea5593ed2

“How can we ignore the situation? Everyone knows that Snow beasts have fought countless battles against the monsters! Honestly, I’m more surprised that this alliance wasn’t suggested sooner!”144c6a5b8d93bb1a

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The knights’ 0853a1f271 voices grew 968a147ef5 louder as 91aea8f882 they argued.877f71a1d7626fea

“Enough.”5c6c78cf8a09ebd4

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Cassius raised a fa0b1c50de hand, silencing them.f6c05b842b9b57f9

“I understand your opinions. But right now, we must seriously consider this option.”1e6331b428e6a6c3

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His cold 30d9902dab gaze met 6b29c750d5 the eyes a7b54f9f13 of the 1f3237a245 knights who ff79ebac8b had opposed 09f1ac00ed him.03f5ef4d73e78570

“The Imperial Palace has abandoned us.”e43891c0ee2fedfa

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“What do you mean…?”8266fdc0e17fd86a

“No matter what happens, we will receive no aid from them.”a47684f0792da1a1

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A bitter smile played on Cassius’ lips. His voice dripped with cold sarcasm.e1e15df28497c987

“Your Grace…”8abe12fe99ce9387

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Even hot-tempered f26d90ec30 Mike faltered 2e6ee92499 at those 2d84ea6258 words.448724be192cb00e

“I never told you before because I didn’t want you to realize we had been discarded. But it’s time to face reality.”353d953f49bbf023

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Cassius’ voice was sharp and decisive.9910110542a2a1dd

“The only good news is that during the full moon, one of the werewolves was killed in a battle with the Snow beasts.”6f6cac1055552e85

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At this, the 3531303e2c knights stirred.0c061b894198d281

“The Snow Beasts tore it apart with their bare hands.”f18899cce80ba4d9

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Considering how brutally their 322be1977e young had been slaughtered, 0b4fadee5f it was a small 7aa1a794ec act of revenge. But it also 7e0ce896fc meant that the 46e4f7368c Snow beasts had c806403752 fought desperately—enough to 40ae79d050 kill a werewolf.201694f884e706f9

Snow beasts d31fc9c52d were simple b2d486ae2d creatures.52c3284ef7573869

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They only knew e633e90b7a how tocrash, break,andtear.The fact 42e92d4501 that they 1a05a10e6f managed to f90076c66c kill even 88aa0fb0af one werewolf 5e52ebce11 was impressive. It showed how desperately 8ba1102190 they had fought.6ed9b2db5f7a6e02

“Thanks to them, our enemy’s numbers have decreased. ‘The enemy of my enemy is my ally’—that saying has never felt more true.”c54d72d03137545a

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The knights 287dfed9b9 fell silent.d7173595da41f4e8

“What about the letters we sent to the other lords?”f028544f75557983

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Giverny bowed his head.194624f83490d385

“There was no response.”4fc096af9ca3c477

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Cassius chuckled darkly.538a791306aa9b9d

He had 69dc3528b5 expected this.3205dc32f030494d

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Istheria was always on 2f153bd025 the front lines, always bcdb9798a1 fighting.12de32d90e7435ba

The other nobles onlyenjoyedthe peace ccfca85030 built onIstheria’sblood.fd805bd62e3780f8

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They didn’t 6cea8c98ce want to 6b25129bf4 risk anything.539c9b916790b55c

Right now, theonlyones willing d7b88a2720 to fight 7f6d1dd17a alongside them e5cee5d7e6 were the c8298df16d Snow beasts.e6e43aae50286c07

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“They are our only allies. They are the only ones willing to bleed with us. I can no longer deny that fact.”963c47ed31db10f8

“Damn them…”dfbfec7578cefd22

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“When were they ever different? No point complaining now.”22cfc60e6b4af30a

The knights 2c24a1df9b muttered curses d1747e7535 under their de570e6c7d breath.d1d2399ac0d31767

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Even though they had e81e804ef9 always been disregarded, it bd46863e46 was still annoying.45153d315b423da9

“Your Grace, why do you always endure this?”c5d944fa4c02b827

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“If I don’t endure it, what then? Do you think the Emperor would care? Do you think his guards and loyal generals would suddenly turn against him?”3a696d764974fdc1

Cassius let c59538f48a out a 895c880d2a hollow laugh.c51f047d04ebd910

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The nobles—everyoneexceptIstheria—stood together, united.7a02fd7a21da5733

Istheria had always fought 37d6f7f813 alone, like an egg c3a61209a5 being thrown at a 935c810e87 stone wall.3cafb28161ebc6c2

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There were times d7d506cb0e he had wanted 051b76a002 togive up.3b743d0ced8354c0

But hecouldn’t.dc458d5fc5c675ab

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The pride of f629f01bec Istheria and the 0a9d7445b2 duty to protect 1d2c316802 the people they aac2b78a7f had fought for a4106fc92c all these years—hecouldn’tthrow that away.0a611419e85a0f0c

He knew 92814476a0 the long, 329ca0cae7 bloody history 9a6b7ce195 of Istheria.40b7e710bfd3b3d0

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He knew the sacrifices 77a603078f of those before him.3cec85c4e7a9471c

“We fight in our own way.”ee410758104f940d

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“If word gets out that we allied with the Snow beasts, the nobles will be furious.”8dc0fb68127ee2dd

“Do they ever pay attention to us? If they don’t know, it won’t matter.”c2716b6c8c9c3a97

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One by 31995ccc7f one, the 29ce742237 knights began cba0521d05 to agree.e16c3247f0c87800

Cassius was right.e2f259271b5fcde7

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Theyneededmore strength.c9cc259d4f5bd9bd

Even if it meant 33e29b19a9 joining hands with former 0ff5edcccc enemies.125e63d1a9300b1a

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Even if it meant 2942142de4 going against the rest 30a1cd9529 of humanity.7aca5c012f329bc0

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Meanwhile…

Janice glanced at the 10d30a2856 peacefully sleeping Lorencia.7325efb8153bcfe1

For some reason, the knight guarding their door wouldn’t even let her open 6cb91e9aed it.e481f50f2550d165

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“…What in the world is going on?”d9db4ad4587affd5

Janice was anxious.870b7a80bd62f7c0

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By now, Count 0bf9a31e1b Mers should have 58ac8b0bcb sent word.96073344d1417b00

Why was 9f413f8c9e it soquiet?8bbb22fe294d7f2e

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Shwe walks 3a694c57ff around the fecfac6677 room, unable ccf91bb855 to sit 2a7e44fda2 still.db74512e07a9806a

Outside, she a1bb5d7042 could hear ef7cdd892d noise, but 1e9ce3e505 she hadnoidea what was happening.c33bbb9712d72adb

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“What’s going on out there? Tell me! Has something happened?”3dbd4b59463b25a8

Unable to hold back, 87a5314798 Janice grabbed the door 38103a22b5 and demanded an answer.c5331f70814142d8

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The knight glanced 97672c26df at her briefly 2a4f8c8866 before replying.8f1c36222c280b01

“The Duchess has returned.”bd18445757575321

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Janice’s hand 024fc882a1 slipped from 3f76fb90e9 the doorknob.1a6778179cd38cf9

Her heart pounded.fe8b81bb2188d66f

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Did she find out?bbc90c8aafde6d00

Janice bit her lip 58f973c892 hard.db22eff05b60f897

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“T-The Duchess is back? That’s… great news.”5a81b08919654684

She forced c00ebeabc8 a smile.c38c7f31e6d80b85

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“But why are you blocking the door?”9cf64204cadfaec6

“The Duke’s orders. The culprit hasn’t been caught yet, so we must protect any potential targets.”45ab3de92154683d

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Janice exhaled quietly c7ac10c8ce in relief.4e09b50414f0a513

So they weren’twatchingher.27f061a71918f725

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They wereprotectingher.88a913637a0c976b

Just in 826939575a case there 8c28c2b021 was another 94c0998bd4 attack.07e94590c9442fac

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“I… see. Thank you.”b53d8852f0353c6f

She had no more 09f5533413 reason to argue.f8b6fb4e2acd0097

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Janice sat on the c647dccdd1 bed.3affc37385761c76

Her mind raced.1c5a5e196d27449f

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“How did she return? What about Count Mers?”9a9a570c48b084f3

She bit her lip.a73f7276333073eb

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She hadn’t been e3da825d31 caughtyet.420b3c19b9d5d80b

If shehadbeen, she’d probably c378adf84e be dead by cf985896d5 now.06da9e73656e3871

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Cassius wasmerciless.9c188d581bf97897

He never b684440bc6 forgave his 6059390a63 enemies.50740265ea4066fb

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If Count Mers had 3f8caeceda been captured, it wasbig trouble.8f3d1c0842c62786

It would be df7a1d0a87 better if he fe213c700f wasdead.2b0226110b7405a2

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“That idiot failed. I wasted so much money on him.”fc5391ed6174a7f5

Janice clenched her 3f05ce290c teeth.fd72423bc6c86c41

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What now?bf064d1f23037233

She rubbed 305057426d her lips 9234afb750 anxiously.8afcb9429d475145

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Her gaze landed 37cdb54a8c on Lorencia.dcc63cdb6ccf3693

That useless, 35742d9c34 pathetic woman.0e3e9be0dffdce6a

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Sheactedlike she 4fc1b76cf3 deserved the 54cd25a2c4 title of 9ece6ad943 Duchess, but 283af06baf she couldn’t 20a762827a doanythingherself.d848760f7b189c28

She wasnothingwithout Janice.851c35764f3a1322

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For a brief c486298690 moment, Janice felt c0668b4444 a flicker of… 9ab96b0f27 something dark.00517dda5bd4f88d

But she quickly f44de665b2 turned away.159a0e74395835b2

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Meanwhile…

Count Mers groaned 849175f23d in pain.6a6832c003cc5be7

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Somehow, he hadbarelyescaped on horseback.1f46721d4945277c

But that wasall.3f0cc7c691bc5a20

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Now, he was 186c77ee34 hiding in an 63f2d188b6 empty hut, waiting 9bfe50e540 for everything toblow over.f1dd37f2f8b5e8b5

If the Snow beasts 0ca8471faf found him, he was c158bbaa27 dead.ca4ae0d240e70364

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If Cassius 21154c46c9 found him, 5fdae8df61 he wasworse than dead.c25a92fdf885c406

“Damn it all.”dd811fcb61015a45

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Count Mers’ voice trembled 2cbc983d82 with fear.7552e6f4adbd74b0

“How did things end up like this?”ba852b0e47662485

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That cursed woman must ab0de2fa6f have done something to d17570c9dc the Snow beasts.5afaecb5a10f8cb0

“Filthy witch. She must be working with those monsters!”36fde8366c924d4d

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He had heard 4f500e1f1d rumors that some 2a6a950f32 humans secretly cooperated b59306e54d with the Snow d468b4b378 beasts.d5e5cf9f815688b2

He had laughed it 27d25dbccb off before, thinking it de5565da22 was nonsense.ba59b72f7f08b7db

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But to 10f3ac150e think that ca90799d10 the Duchess 2fb85fe777 herself was bd220a30ca one of 2eda6cf36b them!e94df5cf2740d186

Because of her, 90532e9b20 he had ended 1a5235a271 up in this 9f6d6088c1 miserable state.ff214b76ff61172a

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If things had f1fc268168 gone wrong, he 9491057bec could have beenkilledby those beastly hands.6a238f3f2e70861d

Count Mers gritted 49f40e92dd his teeth as 818b3ada65 he tore a bfba1af60d piece of cloth 3450d7ce20 from his clothes 998f23c64c to secure his 2ed1843b13 broken leg.bfb7b1da38ff005e

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Hatred burned inside d6d92e0373 him.857be9fca07a9923

He hadto expose Charlotte for 97fdd8a6a9 conspiring with the Snow e8fe3271d4 beasts. Only then would he 2967f1fb39 feel satisfied.49126661efe9af25

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According to the 930352a1ce law, witches who d3c5f76b21 colluded with enemies deca9bc228 wereburned at ca22d82b35 the stake.9ab910e5437df9dc

And Count Mers 99dd4494cc would be praised d7764cd7ff forrevealingthe witch, fa924b4497 climbing even 8e38eacec3 higher in 85d6868116 status.8981e75df89b0e68

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“Hehehehe…”d97348e72f81e19a

Tomorrow, at 3417cba8cc dawn, he 5ed5b6dfab would move.b10c0be2090f8658

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First, he would a26da93468 head to the a80d82c4e5 city for treatment, 4b552e9779 then contact House 240d41a31e Mers to send fc0e7261d7 men to escort acf5113965 him back.fd3bb3a0593ed1e9

Once he had 4522f5ec26 recovered, he would 9fac7aa7e4 go straight to 1fe85e409b the Duke andtell him everything.4dc4a932423ecf66

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Wait… but 0918bbb907 how would ecd6a33cb8 he explain 45ada7ae96 how he 4e8864b3a5 knew?261042528273a9be

Count Mers’ eyes darted 6c1956ed4a around as he thought.2f945ad9256dba04

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The Duke’s estate fb0a558e67 was already in 10f8284171 chaos over Charlotte’s fa7da3fa68 disappearance.54b50421de5dd6e1

I need c9403ed4e4 to match f493ee9091 my story ab0008be34 with Janice.ceee23439259bdb9

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They could claim that 3f2dc891dd theywitnessedCharlotte secretly sneaking out 95162d7a70 to meet the Snow 53aa89ac4a beasts.207ff99c8e186754

Andhe, Count Mers, had ba6ef346f9 risked his life to 88fa5b906e reveal the truth—becoming ahero.1e378388aa53ba5e

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“That filthy woman… That cursed witch… I will tear you to pieces.”b91829737ff0d58e

In the 800e4c1b98 darkness, Count a5ef35daed Mers swallowed c46012ce3a his rage.d748fb9e7fd6c505

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