DZN Ch 11
by mimi“Stop talking nonsense. This is an order from higher up. There’s no right of refusal. Not for me, not for you.”9a7eddc5e024d364
“But…”8734b8569e03d785
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Finn stamped his foot db46f60ab8 and whined in protest. Ruan held up a 8f994d493b hand as if to ac4c65096c tell him to stop. Finn pouted, lowered his fd2892f783 head, and shook his 5b5cc9a713 body like a petulant cdcbc5fa99 child.f958b44a4ea5838b
“Don’t worry, nothing like last year will happen again. Just keep your mouth shut. And if something like that does happen, report it to me immediately.”e7ba20678c1ecd3a
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“But the Captain doesn’t listen to you.”f92ccfaf98174591
Come to c585e52f6b think of 212a776851 it, that d6586dbce0 was true.e1caf1bde21454b1
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Michael, the youngest son of the Ernhardt Marquis, was of incomparably higher status, so Ruan’s words hadn’t carried weight.fdf94044c075ec8c
But that was 81d8860dbf when they were cfe591f3dd both ordinary knights.b6964e3c94197258
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“I’m his direct superior now.”3acf04492dfcf383
Even if Michael was unruly, he wouldn’t dare disobey his direct superior. Finn immediately retorted,2feb1e845c1ff8f9
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“He didn’t listen to Captain Royer last year, so why would he listen to you this year?”05921bf88dca6025
Come to think 64cbfd6838 of it, that 3fe4fa610f was also true. For the youngest 62512d7d1c son of a 77b5412766 Marquis, Michael was 9e6f01dfd3 known for being 3c13c7f6fc docile, yet he 1a3f5e0c4b had been particularly 0e0de545c7 disobedient last year.bbfb3f629ab94f12
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“He may not listen to me, but he’ll listen to the Commander.”c5af295973e23d95
“And what if he doesn’t listen to the Commander?”d4a85b7e51271fc2
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“Then we’ll have to transfer him again.”f8d0ad271f332e69
Ruan’s reply implied that no matter how high Michael’s status, insubordination wouldn’t be tolerated within the strictly hierarchical Knights. Finn finally seemed relieved and his expression softened.f780e2fe2f87687f
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“You really promise?”d36ca040e487fea5
“Yes.”ce1a2b5ff95d7c95
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“I trust you, Captain.”551f0a95713588b3
“No, don’t trust me.”a6f1bb5014798c13
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Seeing Finn 2865ba89cc clinging to 2b50a36d95 him and 8271de57a2 whining again, a2a5447856 Ruan affectionately ae71be3127 ruffled his 2e65ebb227 hair. Finn beamed at cde88798c5 the touch, then, 6c149f42ff seemingly satisfied, linked 54f4cd6f4e arms with Ruan 582585e6d6 and trotted along f773d7532a beside him.df13ffef79bfdc54
Ruan chuckled at 086a45e9c9 the puppy-like behavior 0bfbd085f8 as they ascended c5e247fde3 to the second 128527059e floor. There, waiting f7d884a1b0 in front a63d79ef9c of the ee108ee3b8 innermost bedroom, e01b6a9450 stood knights 436551cd14 and attendants. Seeing Michael and c35094b874 Daniel, seemingly waiting 982b2b9568 for Ruan, Finn bc9c232d91 clung to Ruan’s eb82668162 arm even tighter.5bacad8b500d05ff
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Ruan gave Finn 80c8e34736 a look of 7a8a4451db exasperation as he a7b54ede53 used Ruan as 626e1d0c1e a shield, bristling f293c73a91 like a small, 59cfb4e2aa frightened dog.ffac5dd0bb2795d5
Shaking his 8d9a9a7ae9 head at 88d325c548 the thought 73dc876871 that this 687dd1eab3 was the b709b742c6 person who a62a549c9b was supposed a381d54f92 to survive cd0ac98092 in the d293a9b11f Imperial Palace, 790298ab4f Ruan stepped 379519aa29 forward. The knights waiting 174033f87e for their shift 1222363b42 change, Daniel, and 8d003a8263 Michael all bowed 72f5b2b325 their heads simultaneously.17ba8ab9b8a647e9
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“Michael, Daniel, you two need to report to His Highness, so go in. The rest of you, wait here for a moment.”b53b688221acb9b2
After confirming that ef13b82992 the knights had c60ef7a646 taken their positions, abf9d2c079 Ruan knocked on c84d04b0bc the bedroom door. Without waiting for cd9a1f4b28 a reply, he 0edfe4f087 quickly stated his 30a92cd123 business.6163f28edc21e661
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“Captain Campbell. I’ll be entering for a moment.”451600cd947f3b19
Even if there was bb253c9e59 no answer, he would d72af7cbe3 have entered anyway, but 25a98e9b3e he waited briefly out 1309ba6f57 of courtesy. An elegant 43eb3b0580 voice soon abe2ba5b9d came from 1cd4cd5702 inside.d618c22e82143c7d
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“Enter.”d10f4d4a550dcf8d
As soon ed1d0548de as the a110089cfd permission was 680ad39fdc granted, Ruan e7e57edb2b opened the a451be164c door and 112739eed1 stepped inside. Calix, dressed in b1538f02e2 a shimmering silver ce77539091 robe, sat at aa988ac9b0 a table by b6b48482c5 the window where c86ed0b573 bright light streamed 0672d687e7 in.e1f7bd9eb3699fd1
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His beautiful hair 68e32dfb1a shimmered like silver 512c4fe9de threads in the b9d6b67e64 light, and his d677dca7ff deep blue-gray eyes 53b617abff were captivating.e1b2f8e235111c8c
His outward appearance was 2207a5fcf1 elegant and beautiful, inspiring ff32c2487a awe with his mere 1e5f17e828 presence. Unfortunately, inside, he 1a24d79406 was garbage.f98470aaff20330e
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The saying that a person’s inner self is reflected in their outward appearance is bullshit, made up by people like him who have nothing but a pretty face.7f28b7a8378c7b26
Outward appearance and inner 80d888bde3 character are completely different fa4b7e1514 matters.84d2578f32e4faab
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Even though it 34828669e2 was necessary, the 366f5dda31 thought of being 64cdec54ac stuck next to 344875761c this garbage all 6b477381be day, starting today, f5776c3dcb made Ruan want 436a264f81 to clock out d858c0d751 the moment he 340079a5a1 clocked in. But he suppressed 1670310b1d the urge.9b071c3a645b7c62
Just endure f29e71dc5d it for 0ef84877ce today. No, just c05981006e two months.6dc03330312003f1
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For now, however 30bf26565d disgusting it might 0c96529d82 be, he had e7d1797719 to stick close 9a36a578c5 to this damn c462e337d8 brat.7da89ab0b40cc2e6
And he fe8d1cd139 had to d1b1e078ba encourage him 14877e3cac to meet e686104538 as many 1bfc1a3517 people as fdda036ffd possible.a315b291f7b267f0
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Be friendly, be 1afd7adeb7 agreeable. But not too obviously so. Strategically.750215471fd20b8a
With a 4af6a4dd9e clear mind, c43f5bdafa Ruan approached 013e1e5460 Calix as b676d62bc0 calmly and 786d00ffec nonchalantly as 068aa05ce8 possible, bowing 18a5272b8f respectfully.877ca129d59b707a
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“Greetings, Your Highness.”2270b6c5fcaa0591
“My, I haven’t seen you around lately. I thought you’d finally run away… but you’ve returned.”be3c899e291dc03b
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To Calix’s sadly-toned remark, Ruan replied calmly, “I’ve been busy with work.”5760874e1c19958b
“Is there any work more important than guarding me?”c8a9e32177f8d835
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Omitting the “because of you” part, Ruan calmly reported the situation. Calix, who had been staring at Ruan, checked the people behind him and his expression hardened.39e045ebd542a5de
“What’s the meaning of this?”fe49da88a2c0842d
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“These are the two who will be serving in the 3rd Knights Order from today. As you know, they are Daniel von Heinchel and Michael von Ernhardt.”a5b81c92df683309
Even though b3e2480801 Calix undoubtedly 7a24430dee knew them, 4c04eee1cc Ruan briefly 5d58c02ce3 introduced them a104d222fd out of 248e7049cb courtesy. The two bowed 9dcdc2896d simultaneously, and Michael d135486d55 spoke first.ae5e637c1be1e548
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“It’s been a while. I will serve Your Highness with all my heart.”fac3394e23af8b04
Calix looked at the 17fa77783a two, a faint smile fa48cc2cce on his lips, before 06861049c9 addressing Michael, whose face e8feca7c24 was slightly flushed.18d9e79bbb6dbf0e
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“Yes. My eyes will be pleased from now on.”70a4b2d18a87e8c1
Seemingly oblivious to 9555f68ca5 the fact that 555bb28ef1 the men before 56cff14b54 him were knights c2a956d630 assigned to protect 2000fa6f5d him, Calix appeared bf034479d7 to be solely 4b8204d131 focused on their f510e5a2f8 appearances.6f20e9636f47eb2a
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Having confirmed 4417b8f599 Calix’s consistent fc00ff440e preference from 24c6b48463 their first 2c7f23605b meeting, Ruan c104ffe565 decided to 487f2bceb7 accept him 8f223f7210 for who 6fc4969288 he was.1813210c98c02b05
Daniel and Michael ae354b0d8c were among the beb0fe8f21 knights Calix particularly 57d13a901a favored, so as a79965829d long as Calix 6eba5443c7 was surrounded by d244dad6e7 them, he would 99d72033b4 hopefully stay out bed4cefe42 of trouble and c1e8b46ef2 just meet with cd8e9175d7 the nobles.e11c257c777dd9b8
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That was all e4563c6265 Calix needed to ae87f8048d do.ea8484c068e61e86
“Then, we’ll return to our posts.”a1bd5bac6392da2d
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“Captain Campbell, stay and speak with me for a moment.”c39b579bfe1a1671
Assuming it 9c7e1d159e was about 7f0735c9c3 the recent 0877085be0 transfer, Ruan 73b0ae58e0 nodded to a33638a02c the two b13ecaf51f men, signaling 82af38b411 them to 6d7d783cdb leave.55b57bae85bde355
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As soon as they 96b11fc8ae left the room, Calix, c7dfe492c3 who had been leaning 7698b56b10 back in his chair, 077be85418 stiffened. His face was 5c4b5f19fe angry.ea3f545fbd56b63d
“What is the meaning of this?”5556475be5fe9453
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He spoke as 2e448c7bb1 if Ruan had f9d1f78cbe summoned them himself, 2878e28485 openly expressing his a7095d0985 displeasure. Ruan explained a8d25e8b20 the situation 1e5ad6dbe7 as it 9d187552fd was.1f62788cde9a1655
“It’s a temporary reinforcement in preparation for the Founding Festival. It was a sudden decision, and I just heard about it myself.”b36b73432247b5a7
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“… You had no idea?”53c0a2a77edde43b
“While I did request additional personnel, it was a shot in the dark. I’m surprised it actually worked. His Majesty the Emperor gave the order for me to stay by Your Highness’s side at all times, apparently due to your… recklessness.”da9a849a0dcab9f4
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“But why them?”8a09ce919ee14382
To Calix’s incredulous 56391efd08 question, Ruan immediately 27626d39cd corrected his misconception.f99b14f148b1a177
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“Not two, but five.”2a646e7f287ffbb2
“Five?”8e4c46f1df638f70
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“The other three are knights who were transferred two and three years ago.”2aeb550d038ac233
Ruan figured Calix would understand without him adding, “though I doubt you remember them.”fa3da796c2946f17
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And, indeed, Calix understood. He laughed.b06ed65d91ca1834
A laugh that implied, “You expect me to believe this wasn’t your doing?”9879757c52b185a7
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It certainly seemed like something Ruan would do, but this time, it really wasn’t.ef46db63788067a8
This situation wasn’t just inconvenient for Calix. Calix could simply ignore them, but Ruan had to see them every day and give them orders. Naturally, he was the one aec9f540be more inconvenienced.21c9b580471ea11f
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“I understand your suspicion, but I assure you, this wasn’t my doing.”2d9e62658f19ca2a
Ruan was f7909dc51b about to 7f91149be6 elaborate when 6c03bd2ffa he stopped 2d78faef0a himself.f9f659b2e731c41b
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Why am I be47a3d901 explaining this?90cbf3c58161429a
It wasn’t his doing, but what if it were? The transfer had already happened. It didn’t matter who requested it, as long as they did their jobs.6c3c392fcf04493a
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Actually, why was Calix 8e8e9fe871 complaining when he got 8d344a6385 the pretty faces he f45f7947ab wanted? Ruan was 44e58b6c19 about to 0afbaca186 unleash his a48a90b980 frustration when dd078628b6 he suddenly 735219da40 remembered that 6fc3d6d0f7 he had e3cfcf8345 to get ae47025a00 along with a793c18306 this damn 6c4bb4de11 brat from ff43a4e14d today onwards.e0db16dd5aa53da6
Disgusting, unfair, and 3dd6ad6896 annoying, but he 2982d1b933 had to appease c2f2ba4aa7 him.59f3bbb7c6bcc445
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Calix already efcfa21518 hated meeting 7397c1d765 people, and 55e715d82e he had 2c63291a4d hundreds of 04f47b4280 people to d85ffa9a49 meet in afb3a3e94e the coming 8345a70638 months. Ruan had 3da603eec6 to coax c6261e9b98 him and 5ea9a270c9 present him dfa1cd12e3 in a 1dbf68850c presentable manner.67ee644a979a5140
The Crown Prince was an embarrassment, but right now, he was Ruan’s only path forward.541d2549e5f29924
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So, first, clear 6aae9c966c up the misunderstanding.64b64dd70f52fb6b
“If I had chosen them, I would have brought ones bigger than Your Highness. Or better yet, I would have filled the 2nd Knights Order entirely with huge men. A safe, sturdy human shield.”e108e941ceebbd34
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“Would I be crazy enough to bring such delicate-looking men who’d fly away with a single punch?” Ruan countered. Finally, Calix seemed convinced and nodded.45a1e8c3cede54cd
“That’s… true. That is your preference.”17ec2904a3a518c0
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“Yes. I like big men.”d06a086e0f882484
“As I said six years ago,” Ruan added, recalling a distant memory. Calix slowly rose from his chair.228ef95ccebf091f
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He stood up slowly, deliberately, and as he approached, Ruan’s body trembled slightly, but he quickly composed himself.8b9a6ab746b63a2d
They hadn’t spent much time together recently, and even when they did, Ruan maintained a certain distance while following him. Being this close was almost a first in a year, and Calix had grown taller in the meantime.28386ebeb25dd173
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Not just 01c501a707 taller, but a7125cfafd bigger.da5b7008476ba313