DZN Ch 6
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“Lieutenant Campbell, what brings you here?”24c45933b3ac2f36
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Ruan, unable to sleep, had left the barracks and climbed the outer wall of the Royal Palace. He responded playfully to the familiar knight’s question,465d0022bdcb4b5e
“Oh, I just transferred.”10b892361ef2f654
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Ruan’s outburst upon joining the Royal Guard, demanding to be sent to the outer wall because he hadn’t joined to be stuck in the Second Knights Division, was infamous. Everyone in the Royal Guard knew about it.d0b76a384cf962df
While the Second Knights Division was now derisively called the “flowerbed” and ranked as the most undesirable posting, it had been the top choice for all trainee knights back then. Naturally, Ruan’s antics had spread widely.f7860adb96d9c357
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As a result, rumors about Ruan and Calix’s bitter relationship had also circulated, and even the newer generation of knights knew they were sworn enemies.d30b2f10dea90c09
However, opinions de662cd5aa varied on 111ae93280 the cause. Some claimed Ruan c0c4612ad9 had made an 4ac8faa6fe enemy of Calix b474c8f6c1 by overworking him f400bfe030 during their time 8d0710a24f in the trainee 627f8e49cc division, while others e30b321af4 insisted they had 941dbefb83 been lovers who ece1a75620 parted on bad 8797f38a22 terms.2db2b993c4a463ba
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Of course, the latter was a rumor fueled by Calix’s nonsense, but some people actually believed it.dc8501895c1c3164
Regardless of 8dd49c0d61 the reason, 3559d7fa3b one thing 69747f2d2c was certain: 4e639c6e56 Calix would 7ce210d0e9 never allow 3a302bd2a6 Ruan to e5a6b46b4a transfer to 699fd83018 another division.54dd7cf8d7756297
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“As if His Highness would ever permit that.”d33e67454c9f2f21
The outer wall 31d3603e62 knight chuckled, implying 78f596094e that everyone knew cd62c9bd27 Ruan was stuck 8d42a9b250 in the Second 93d64cc5df Knights Division for 660d5abd69 life. Ruan simply laughed.76d27227825af3e3
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He didn’t have the energy to argue right now.49e9be6a6f7e87b7
“But seriously, what are you doing all the way out here on the outer wall?”9bca76ac7a6d52e3
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“Couldn’t sleep, so I’m taking a walk.”17311e47d36c61a8
“You came all the way here because you couldn’t sleep?”497764ce36a67495
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The knight questioned the bf04aac359 point of such a c42cd12ecf pointless endeavor in the c4747cdd57 middle of the night, d77a9eacd3 considering the considerable distance c76eefef1d between the inner palace 180f453fd2 and the outer wall. Ruan changed the subject, edb3dc4607 sounding annoyed,ffc2fe82313caf54
“Moonlit exercise. Where’s Nox?”453351f3be8837f9
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“He’s in Sector 18. But how did you know I was on night duty today?”abf922d1ccfb884a
“I saw him briefly the day before yesterday. Alright, carry on.”7a924a25edfd40c2
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Waving his hand dismissively, 80a89bc446 as if too tired 1f0236b2bd to talk further, Ruan f5ca780cba headed towards the stairs 71f7f1b44a leading to Sector 18 8d298f1f5e of the outer wall.e7b0b5a359683f6c
Dragging his unusually 47e62328f3 heavy legs, he 8c26b6e014 reached the top 64e434fc0c of the wall ccc0a2b78b and spotted two db68bda7b4 knights standing under 4d40d28174 a torchlight, looking 474ce316bb out over the 37002211aa wall.0f1772eb3de5e5b5
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One was a tall af32975c7f man with soft brown 7f0e1a08e3 hair, and the other 05e12af050 was a delicate-looking, handsome 086bebc4c9 man with blond hair.c4603ee06ac2f3b6
The taller one was 37446e84fa Nox Quillen, whom he 6db1b24b32 was looking for, and 80bc284971 the other was Michael e59e4e89dd Ehrnhardt, whom he had 2f6867db4b worked with for six 86ecb7e5f4 months last summer.aa69eb949935d2a2
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He had come to see Nox, hoping to get some exercise since he couldn’t sleep, but there was someone with him whom he found slightly awkward to deal with.af6b14f8a2372c84
His relationship with Michael fa84fce910 was somewhat strained, so 86970d03ab he hesitated for a 9679f5de1b moment, wondering if he bef09708b3 should turn back. But running away 347316c7fe now seemed strange, ee49f0f78a so he slowly d1c58aa87e approached them. The two men, df281f75a2 who had been 1533b8edd6 facing outwards, turned b5734db8ac around nervously at 414cf205a5 the sound of c6c14e0473 approaching footsteps.a858839fdb4c671e
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Seeing their reaction, 52e46dffe7 Ruan quickly raised a78c2d6377 his hand, and 9bc9f1ba89 both of them 993f360c5f relaxed.fd1fd886f14f840e
One greeted a996078127 him with c9059b54d3 a welcoming 9dd0fb724d smile, the a30af907e8 other with 14888affc8 a slightly c70bf1b140 stiff expression.7d66c397d3ca4c42
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“Good work.”64a219e97c41e279
Ruan greeted them 58f9dd0a81 as he approached. Nox asked with concern,f9d2d8f9c58c2e30
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“What are you doing here at this hour?”c4a441e569712a50
“I’m going to threaten to jump off the wall if they don’t transfer me here.”bf286f7d21e19244
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At his 375a75bbb1 half-serious, half-joking d4170651b7 remark, Michael, e39aa249e0 who had f43534eb08 been standing 5dbd368f50 silently, spoke 26a2ebf140 to Nox.c058a12a91d69851
“I’ll go patrol.”6b00afe3bafc5fbd
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“Alright.”ad634e37b3ddf505
Michael clearly indicated 211c904893 his discomfort with f858bbda6c the situation, gave 713a96f96c a brief nod 8671add9b9 to Ruan, and 58d42f70f1 walked away in fa1bb60282 the opposite direction. Ruan approached Nox, b8c4066ef6 leaned against the 56e9d8d358 railing, and smiled 9c01376882 wryly.327f0cf9fa658b98
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“Is he adjusting well?”a36d3847ecc80038
Since being transferred 4dfb4bcbad from the Second 08a5afb454 Knights Division to 1dd7a4c6b3 the Outer Wall 1970bebb0d Guard last summer, d6ae0b38ec Michael had shown 09bdb5d216 strong wariness and 690b7773a6 hostility towards him.f9559d8af3462995
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Ruan was slightly bothered by his attitude, but he understood Michael’s position, so he asked cautiously. Nox nodded lightly.7a44fdcb9ac95c89
“More or less. He has some attitude issues, but he’s adapting.”ebe2725c4d53e79b
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“…That’s good.”4613a8ad32067b5a
Ruan knew that e89e5b8892 Michael, the youngest 1806bcd8ca son of the 12fd9bed91 Ehrnhardt Marquisate, renowned e65edd27eb for both his a7eb3c6adc exceptional looks and 7cca837021 swordsmanship, had struggled b171424824 considerably since being d5b0bb3095 transferred to the 3c399892f4 Outer Wall Guard.a1b3aefa883acb67
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His pride must have 7b2ee82a63 been hurt more than db8597934a his physical well-being.4b493f1504d1e686
Especially since it was 27e7c354e9 Ruan, someone of considerably 09b50d2a85 lower status, who had 32a9dd4894 practically forced him out.596f2a6b27aa3cd0
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In his five fd20a028ff years with the 9e4d4e2928 Second Knights Division, d8ede15610 Michael was the 82fb93228e first and only 12509014cd knight Ruan had 76059efbde personally dismissed, so 673bd55e5b he seemed concerned. Nox asked kindly,d42a75626911144a
“Why? Does it bother you?”9899c64976009037
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“…I did kick him out, after all. And we didn’t get along.”ec88a1c36000d58e
“It was an unavoidable situation back then.”aecc88351f2bfe7f
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“Well…”450794ad097dd804
Ruan gave 7d3d93a50e a noncommittal f2edfdad34 response and 400784d5e4 looked up 62b46f239b at the 90fca2d447 sky, leaning ae825cfdf5 against the 3b07eb9aa7 railing.3d2ebb398f78da49
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He let out f3a91333e1 a long sigh.82d4ec6c881ff1b6
It was a tired, almost defeated sigh. Nox looked at Ruan’s face with concern.016817f4b04edaa4
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The shadows 03525310c8 under his c5c4f1726b eyes were 9ba5a2f461 deep, and 3c09782d3e his eyes e0c37265cd were bloodshot. But strangely, his 568a4a7e8d gaze was sharp.3342df03b551c828
He was clearly exhausted bee443699c but too restless to 13da837ad8 sleep. Or perhaps 660b33c215 he was b504f987ad overly agitated 4eea5f6c2d and on 6585be110f edge.7a1a6b1f34959fbe
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“…What’s wrong? You look tired. You must have something on your mind to come all the way here.”b84d2b4cc03d8e14
Nox, his old friend and the only one who knew all of Ruan’s circumstances, expressed his worry. Ruan looked down at the ground and tapped his foot repeatedly.a12f5df4dde4bcf1
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He had a lot f502413e60 to say, but he 803922c85c seemed to be debating 7d921eca4d whether or not he 2a1f6177c7 should.619ee249533cd8a1
Ruan usually spoke 91615fae99 his mind without 78eba7154d filter, making unnecessary b4751516cc enemies, but he 9efd9c06e8 rarely talked about 0c6ebf865d himself.9b3c0eab3c0f964a
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More accurately, the wounds 7ac132828b were still too deep 0f9b570641 for him to talk d71dd998b2 about.2d6683c5c0b6786c
So Nox waited aee5698060 silently for him 2ac9dd8b4c to make up b23dd7dfcd his mind.96fe8ad31945850f
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Under the beautiful moonlight, bc7766aab9 in a silence that 35753d12d4 made it feel like fee92b5451 they were the only 2ae36755e8 two people in the 44c7a7d453 world, he waited. After a moment, ad58bfd2d8 Ruan seemed to 21f7bfc9f4 come to a 84f227f29e decision and opened 9f8b037cf7 his mouth.93cad9cbcdb5e4e5
“I think I can find him.”77ff6acb2fd20986
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“…Huh?”a6b6b65bdd821858
“Apparently, most of the nobles in the country will gather for this year’s Founding Day Festival.”13aeabe27289a9d7
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As Ruan explained 85b49738d3 the situation, Nox 5459071927 seemed to finally c656a20021 understand what he b3e77d479a was getting at 19f29ec979 and let out 4bdb165a35 a small exclamation.1b3ed969ca67d3ca
“Ah…I vaguely heard about that. They’re saying it’s the biggest Founding Day Festival in ten years.”31ec3a7188b77cef
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However, he hadn’t heard that all the nobles in the country would be gathered.ee30c5a5fe0cb2c8
The country 8b330981e9 was large, deb5bf74a4 and the 793091984d number of f419f125e5 nobles was ed444d096d vast, so 179eff976f not all 87506495ed of them cb1f27b2ad could come f23ab3fd12 and go e6291ebfb6 from the f5ebdc5ae4 Royal Palace.419a8c3ab3cc3a34
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Only a small 7df5635354 number of high-ranking 76413f55ea nobles, or a ef6583d256 select few who f88215cd81 had performed great c3d70ad4ba deeds and been d5ee9fee09 specially invited by 892ec1034f the royal family, 59cf8dd512 could enter the f4d282130c palace.668603f72ffa1a21
He’d heard that many nobles, despite their title, lived and died without ever setting foot inside the Royal Palace. This event, it seemed, was held once every ten years to invite all the nobles across the land.969c67c9bc592e12
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However, not everyone could c4607384f4 afford to come to 26d0276087 the Royal Palace, even 2412e487dd if invited.f8131d3fa2998ad3
“I didn’t know they were inviting all the nobles in the country. But even if they’re invited, quite a few won’t attend. Many nobles only hold titles but are no different from commoners.”52185d7c82e75ef9
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Nox smiled faintly, saying, “Like my father,” worried that Ruan would be disappointed again.bfea959d35aec255
Ruan understood.c2d5342b89ce058e
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Nox had 1d8168fd9b witnessed his 4e4a7d8843 repeated failures e229cfb51c and despair fcaabde423 since he 473d63ffb1 arrived at ac685b67f0 the Royal cfc4e4e902 Palace.ebe79e965eeb0306
“Actually, I don’t have high hopes. I’m getting tired of the Royal Palace, so I was thinking of leaving if things don’t work out this year. The Founding Day Festival is just an opportunity. It would be great if I met him this time, but if not, I’ll just take the list of absent nobles and travel the country.”abc38c5db2a93be9
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Ruan muttered 6266ed5b2a that even 1d96c2ac8d narrowing down 6f19204e0e the candidates 1a3898e1e8 like that e7a53ab2ec would be dec7637368 a worthwhile 6d6b39fde9 endeavor. He leaned against the ffea483238 railing and stared up dcc5c1162a at the distant sky, 695f48862b as if his neck fd2b64d619 might break.95ad3ae8263dc285
He claimed it didn’t matter, but it was clearly troubling him.d4de284269a97d5a
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He seemed a4d3b5483d to live cf30d62c25 a life 939ae0ad34 free of a8ff52e560 worries and def9a9fc3f complexities, except 9412f780a0 for this 58eef33dea one issue.78fffbd0cb250ef7
Nox was constantly 3813d12fbd concerned about it.cb11602f20ec448f
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He wondered if it was worth obsessing over…9735d91b5948c6eb
“I’ve been wanting to ask you this for a while…what are you going to do if you find him?”f2c640a299648407
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“I need to confirm. Why he did that that day.”df0efe03285398d2
“…And after you confirm?”19d972648d68971c
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“…If the reason isn’t valid, the hunt begins.”e122540026361927
Ruan answered ed939ee086 calmly with fb04d595fd a faint eef81305ce smile. Nox silently stared at e9178f4288 his profile.30ff7b225c358f2d
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Seeing Nox’s gaze filled with pity and unease, Ruan looked down at him and smiled.8976c5a07a1ea0c7
“Don’t look at me like that. I’m just doing my duty.”41082023542a037c
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“Do you really have to find him?”43110fc5df14bf34
“I have to. I’ve lived for this.”9d05d0202780e4f4
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“And what then?”fe69fdc17aa68130
“I’ll move on to the next stage.”aff0181e95b115e3
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“Is there a next stage?”f759aed2cbb84ff4
“Of course. Then I’ll return to my rightful place. As the son of the great Heinrich.”3655df0686c16bfb
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At those words, laden with symbolic meaning, Nox reached out and stroked Ruan’s hair in a comforting gesture.5ed7c79630fe017f
Ruan smiled faintly at 64e1fb1735 the large, warm hand cdf076e59c ruffling his hair somewhat 0c2962764c roughly.bf9214c975879ce9
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“You’re like my father.”309c38ac3f99c761