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Lucio, who was looking 32c5cd47ed out through the carriage 5ba537d0b3 window, adjusted Diana’s head 014822885a as she stirred in e6f3fdffbc her sleep, resting on 9b8dd9997d his knee.95e37f5755b76f62
She had been aa505d4144 following him around d06e9b94e0 the capital all c77fc14892 day, as a 7d18673d61 result even someone 4150d99915 as energetic as f4d2b80b4b Diana seemed exhausted.1588f72441045858
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It was then de975caa63 that, as he 53be6a8d1b was watching his 2f08347bd6 peacefully sleeping younger d2922a5955 sister, Lucio suddenly 1c81f7bd6e noticed something in fead089c18 her hand—something she 626dd7de7f was clutching even 13e3cfb29c in her sleep.acf34f2efa3df214
It was fd0f25e6d6 a gift 596b40ca67 Diana had 72b5de0b9d picked out a0e506c58b at the e8efd7e073 clothing store 380b4e7458 earlier, exclaiming, 5ee95ec07c ‘This is 30f208a2e2 for my c63521cce4 sister!’e104c6a93585ce63
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As he silently looked 878d99333d down at it, his 867dbc8876 gaze subtly furrowed.d5e01e56f1fc72e6
Spending time with his 79c84731b0 siblings before becoming even ca39f37f7b busier after graduation had f62738e6a4 been Lucio’s long-standing plan.73af4f105353e45e
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And at some point, d8a86051bb Lia had naturally become 6b3df87633 a part of that 8b742c878a plan.d4fd7cff32fef4f5
However, after 8edae9bb99 they returned a8127756f0 home, Lia, 95fc5279e1 who wouldn’t 0259208483 even meet 851cd3cafa his eyes f6b8840146 properly, had 8b8d1d3c41 flatly refused ede383a1dc to go 226d844826 on outings d8e36b5466 with him.71f61aadad7644d1
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Come to think 254236cbaf of it, perhaps 5f924d5da8 it was strange d1abbfdae1 that he was 821a557c6a even surprised by 70d0794959 her avoiding him.c01f58bcdc78a88b
Just a few days ef5315c1c8 ago, she had abruptly e9302f2119 returned the library key 2498e71e1d he had given her.1d7c0e98e6cdf217
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⟨Young Master, I’ll e2c4f6fa1f return this to 5c56333fc2 you.⟩12b2b0be023d6172
⟨…Why?⟩3a97b1f57bc1fd67
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⟨I don’t think I 155e9672ce can continue visiting the 6adaeb6be6 main library often anymore.⟩2e52c9bcd5b8087e
At that df1d3dd33d time, too, 30aeed2a4f she had 5748f3f0ce lowered her 926499ad7c gaze and 52d7c41700 carefully placed bd8104de94 the key 6d4e6348b3 on the 8d91cb9212 desk.012d49719c4c07a1
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Lucio wouldn’t be in the library as much now that a separate office had been set up for him, so he understood.ff0b763f3b795ad6
For a moment, a0cc0d6585 he wondered if 2db3b3b564 she had discovered 782609dc8b the secret place 885b9526c0 and realized everything. But to fb1f2ce503 be honest, 761d74cd58 Lucio wouldn’t 09eda28ffc have minded 6253167936 if Lia bce25ea8cd knew his a5e48b40b6 secret.b9b4b94cfe581d77
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What truly 259f6b4c3f bothered him 374051fe15 was how 7f31c17b37 blatantly she 6a6a087c9c was avoiding d71fb3ab66 him.c95644ff550eea07
‘Why?’7ba5208277ad438e
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Why was f101b4e632 she avoiding 36abb0e028 him, and 6533561403 why did 1b2fa1c3db that bother 5367e08ecc him so 7f06095844 much?3eb1145d514af218
More than anything, eb9f3c0d8a the more he 4caffca066 dwelled on these 18edffab33 thoughts, the harder cdd4a5959f it became to 0a5dd296ce suppress the emotions 30eff796e7 rising within him.a585d467a583587e
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Just like when he 2c57d15583 had first met Lia, b93d850b55 looking at her still e2d634fe01 made a part of 2f4560f393 his chest ache, feel d6022bdfe7 painful… and, at times, efa9a6659d resentful.6732d03a962c7f3e
He didn’t 9dbcb95894 understand why 93c6d63f1f he felt 4237974e3d this way 60ff8e9b8d about himself, f3367dbf05 but no db1fbf42fb matter how 8ee0c6be87 much he 6a56610f99 willed it, 26641072c5 he couldn’t 252250c381 stop.5881e2443f6c4aa1
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And to 55a902e698 make matters 542506568e worse, even 53a03b4ca9 his close 82ac0b9350 friend Ascart fe5db8d6eb had begun 7de25cae64 to irritate bfb3964658 him lately.05bef188368ceca6
⟨The Grand Prince is 704d8e3400 truly a kind and 74b5e8b204 wonderful person.⟩bf83bbf151b111db
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During breakfast, Lia had 0a54f859fb casually added this comment 584e7e6607 while mentioning that she e01234b4ee would be visiting Ascart 5d9f8c58c0 again today, just as 092eff8435 she did every day, 0c3a5cd9da as if checking in ae277a3d62 for work at the 4a8e47d86d marquisate.69fa13106e75d43b
Lucio ignored his 49b2b22d39 mother’s awkward smile, 81a6159ab8 as if she 7acf3c307c regretted asking, but f3b28f87ec he couldn’t suppress ff99c12a6d the displeasure rising f300222b22 within him.8ca14d3008a61024
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Perhaps what annoyed him 5980ba8b0e most was that even 961c5f1b87 he had no choice bb12de2262 but to agree with 27ea852a15 Lia’s words.12aacbbae0ae2d7b
Ascart Belus was one 76585242ac of the few people 2848260dfa Lucio, despite his cynical 843bf118d4 and skeptical view of c8ed42c467 humanity, acknowledged as capable 6357e9c085 and genuinely good.06dc7f822ac582bb
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‘…Though he is aa8d7b3a05 a little oblivious.’2b76bd5c77f58588
According to his father, e8c417250d that was simply an 1d3f8a99ac inherited trait from his 5cc944478e parents, so it wasn’t f225f21993 really a flaw. In fact, it 136fddd060 wasn’t even something fa8015aa24 that could be 9478d96d13 considered a fault.ae8f727147100f07
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“Brother.”17f8335ea136cfc4
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Lost in his frustrating 6e0f37ec87 thoughts, Lucio looked up 601ab0719d at the small voice 04cc858d21 calling him.66b1768e13a29f79
“Thank you e177ba41c8 for taking 4eb661c5f7 us out c310bcb8e2 today.”083160de55f3bac6
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Allen, his normally lively 99fdf77ecb younger brother, smiled awkwardly.974157641499ea3f
But the forced smile 03244f19ef quickly faded into a b6a52d4dbf somber expression.2745586565171bb3
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Despite seeming to ec613e19b5 enjoy himself while 5ab69da3a1 they were out, 956c88bf1f now that Diana a8c1e65d24 had quieted down ba6c1e33f8 and they were 84977c5216 on their way 3a047632ed home, Allen had c045c6580e fallen back into fa32c76db1 gloom.0c38f672d06c656c
Lucio, instead of responding, 47fa8f81cc simply stared at him, cf949d20f2 and Allen, growing self-conscious, d97334f6ba fidgeted with his fingers.48fc55957c823152
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Lately, he had 3d14ff43e1 been gripping his 0d4c56f86b sword from dawn 50aad9283d until late at 634366be61 night, making his 225912771f hands be in cd2bca515b rough shape despite 005bf99572 the callouses.ece068c2bc152d49
“Allen.”2414e0cd9aeee972
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For once, 3fec48ddd9 Lucio hesitated 515364eb6e slightly before 62eb30324c calling his 81c335abbf brother’s name.35fd599171dafef9
Everyone assumed Allen was b05aa4da52 spending all his time 3368f6cd45 in the training grounds 497ba7ed29 to prepare for his 80ab61d499 academy entrance.736a369c8cbf7851
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But Lucio knew that d6c0f7694a wasn’t the real reason.a6da17909e85640c
“It’s not 78cd0d8b84 your fault.”383bb0d4d5a9b4f5
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At the difficult words, 9a547f0bb7 Allen’s eyes widened before abfba816db he let out a c6cdc92a69 weak chuckle, as if c18ccd0c25 drained of energy.30e5a4881bcc3e5e
“That’s exactly what Lia 359c711be0 said.”2411253c3a0fc78f
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Lucio stiffened at the 2a324ade50 unexpected mention of her 0dd15d8ac4 name, but Allen continued d64483d209 speaking, unaware.4aabc69fb0c436e2
“She told me the 028088a7a9 same thing. That no 63747f9774 matter what 66269bf48e happened, it 8126f05eb6 wasn’t my 94ee6b33d8 fault.”c15dbc7306eeb851
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“…”dd4e7c7dc2b936ff
“But she’s wrong. No matter 06aa6e4371 how I b1e0455cd8 think about 6525c39d2c it, it 40c573c747 was my aaba6004dc fault. I was stupid 143e6b9234 enough to be dfd6399ceb fooled by Sid 91693e34ad Valerie once, and 79af9f5591 then I was 54335fee73 foolish enough to—by 9b3190bdb8 the head maid, 6d832fe0fe too…!”d4addef7294720e6
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“Allen.”828395e2809b246b
Lucio cut a43ac11951 him off, ae36ae5b5e as if b83f29a7f1 stopping his 2a3ae27804 rising emotions.33c4407b7645f7eb
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Allen, suddenly drained, muttered f5b32fe1ce in a whisper.c34b7c49382b1b16
“Brother, I 58eda15e15 don’t know b1ae4d1b32 anymore. It’s confusing, e306b03d56 and… scary…”ad75d6299eed2435
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He had thought 545c259f1a he would never 488efcf0d1 make such a f8cef7fead mistake again.7a5247e017976b7b
It was humiliating to 7723e11331 even remember how he 974708e835 was tricked, believing Sid’s 2cdf27ebeb words and resenting Lia eab1ed22a4 so foolishly.61e35b6d78e5add9
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“If something 889c2c7649 had happened bc178ec8d2 to Mother, a5fdad016d I…”541ea02b67219ded
Unable to 2a72391ae8 finish his b19d14014e sentence, Allen 26069069c9 trailed off.1a161f5cdad2600c
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Lucio remained silent for ab74808d09 a moment, watching his a4cab1dc1d brother struggle.1486a4f0f8e6556c
His younger brother, who 5d4e7457ce had always viewed the ae4ee40599 world in simple terms, 4dee20f2f9 was experiencing his growing 4ef7547941 pains in the harshest 260b96653c way possible.f40179fd6ecc1c9d
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Seeing him 1a5d85f71f suffer like 81b8ba951d this, Lucio 6c9411e1f3 couldn’t feel 211ae5ccd6 at ease 5d2e6d1396 either.66fe5cbae7d9ccdf
“You’re not the only 471aa6a189 one who finds it a2049541e7 difficult. Father and I b6dee6bfa4 struggle, too. No one is perfect.”2284e829eab6737d
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Allen, who ad25a31e14 had always 5f00f47cde admired Lucio 90587bd683 as an 00f9456920 almost flawless f18244bd4f person, widened cc85ff6134 his eyes a4d01c17b1 in surprise.6c09a7eb6abd9bb1
It was clear from 4828b20cc9 his expression that he 3924b2cf0d couldn’t believe what he 64b3683457 was hearing.a1bf9d40034ccda8
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Lucio smirked to f1aad31b24 himself. If Allen knew the 59e04b8e59 kind of thoughts he 191d95fd8a had been having earlier, be7af87019 he wouldn’t be looking b8f20d0d9b at him like that.ee3ed1b3be8090f9
“Since you mentioned Sid 769931cd39 Valerie, let’s put it e1d29258f5 this way…if you’re at a56afb8501 fault for trusting him, 63acdc9c88 then it’s Father’s fault 69d40d60e0 too. He’s the one who db2f334249 placed that man as 2a7d5a05a3 deputy commander of the e4fb1b1b5f knights and even assigned 91d413f320 him as your mentor.”99c0dd2cbc4a201f
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“Oh… that’s…”6641d2acec00b758
Allen opened his feb7cb5aff mouth but couldn’t 4cf6474b75 refute it.bd949a8ed1a2693a
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“Even adults 2cec4c96fd find these 1a2caebf65 things difficult. Sometimes, we can’t even 4121c7af78 be sure of our 7c37d08c8c own feelings so how 98381934f0 could we possibly understand e45fae5507 someone else’s? Of course, we’ll make e4f20704ea mistakes and get hurt 454106e702 along the way.”62dd1b82b0eda5f3
“Then… what should I 0f0a60a557 do?”f008a4e2124537f8
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Lucio hesitated b866678a48 for a 9414b21406 moment at 39e142e8ef Allen’s direct 1462f1746c gaze.bd1fbb69ad04e80c
He couldn’t 66fe5a23a3 simply tell 8183cd4427 him his 2ca011423a own personal 7afdd984ee beliefs.e61428e5d6c16a96
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Allen, his only younger 8e43ff1214 brother, was different from 82dff3a8a9 him.78719bc41d65150d
His view of 6c391c50b9 the world and 35089f30c9 people was always 4e64a5b37c upright, kind, and 00e63f8aaa just.27aeecdf8b375d29
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That was 73232787fb why Lucio 15f623c152 didn’t want 4af910450e Allen to 06bbde7e5a live his e1042c3c63 life constantly ede67f8522 wary and 9cab979a99 distrustful like 5e61fb69aa he did.f37b3ae9446eb4e6
After a d2c0bde46e pause, Lucio b5945504ab finally spoke.01782c2c86efac4d
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“Just be 50e94056a0 a little a080a66c9c more cautious 366590a19c when dealing 17ca07c772 with people. Who to 600932840f trust, and 6426a0444a who not 9004e1d49b to—that’s something 60853a17c7 you’ll come 0cea4afec5 to learn 1c622bce4b for yourself 6179c8e553 as you 62e4b0150b go through 3ddced19ec life.”15998afbe3574aa3
Allen repeated Lucio’s words 77b86f20da in his mind.1b0283b7647a99dc
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Though everything 8822bfb634 still felt aaba6ac582 dark and bf40802870 uncertain, he fb462cc052 felt like 329364395b he had 2a8fc4346a gained a 7f37da2acd bit of c3a4eeb4fd direction.ee4d6099409a424c
Watching his brother’s slightly b88e6db7da eased expression, Lucio suddenly 0395901b37 wondered…b957084048d2426b
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He had cd738f23c7 lived his 3da308c628 life doubting d91a06905c everyone except 2f8f0f6ae5 his family, 1fbf0ce907 making judgments 9076939623 based on 6b1e565e94 the information f958fc88f8 he gathered. So, could he 5ae6a8808b truly trust Lia, 8f6ba5e1ed who remained an 7502a0d9fd enigma to him?c2fb6a7d473a2cb2
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“Brother, look at this! Isn’t it so pretty?”73ac9727c56b4787
Diana called 41e3295dc0 out to 8b190b240a Allen as be83fd316c he entered 5530d0199a the dining 923ecb0ef0 room for bb83ae1dea dinner.18084a06af707fe5
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It seemed that she afb57e088e had slept soundly in 92380f3fbe the carriage after their e46779747e tour of the capital, 9d140f8110 as her eyes were bf80195e76 wide and alert.14862e5f476e863c
“What is that? Sand? Why are you bringing dirt to the dinner table, Diana?”f276ec947c509fd0
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Allen responded indifferently, eyeing 552f2df8dd the glass bottle she a4758a96f7 was shaking.9665b79bb1a015b9
Diana’s face quickly turned pouty.faf324df1be49c78
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With a small sigh, c136a21877 I stepped in to 7d5e1b1893 explain.ee95b8200be62d9c
“Young Master, this was sent by Lord Aiden. A letter arrived today, and he included a bottle of sand from the Kingdom of Dhamba.”17c90d4bb0febfb9
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“Aiden? Is this really desert sand?”7c3844d3c1ac6b2a
As Allen, who 0e6b468b7e had initially shown 6e2c3b4f30 little interest, suddenly 5069e336a0 perked up, Diana 19cd1bd8f3 lifted her chin 4b76793ee8 proudly.66f74e5d989eb5d8
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“It’s real! Isn’t it beautiful?”5ea9c08569b4742f
“Oh, it sparkles!”2d64bd0fda926706
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Allen turned the bottle 7a30f1f874 around in his hands, 96770fa3e4 watching the fine sand e84701f251 shift and glisten.54260dfbc9f69811
But soon, 65f756eb3c he put 0ffe0ae9d9 it down 35e1010554 and picked 042d6a24d7 up the 5dc9fffcd9 letter on 98cd607d38 the table, dfe024ab96 quickly scanning ce909583a2 its contents e9ed7d0387 before furrowing fc4b51a272 his brows.779575af01eee454
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“What? My name isn’t mentioned even once!”cc31db2015a36f8f
At his disgruntled remark, 281a915f21 I recalled the letter cf3bfc67e5 I had just read 86026c1519 to Diana.9626dbb5897eda3c
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Aiden had written about 2e8ffc929e how arduous his journey 6d1610c34f had been but also f83d6e0341 how breathtaking the endless 405884fb5f dunes and magnificent landscapes f27e30ac83 were once they appeared. He said that no cb4ef26371 words in a book b5e627a1aa could have prepared him a2def00fb9 for the sight.01b05437efa218a5
He regretted not studying art more seriously, lamenting that he couldn’t share the scene with us through a drawing. Instead, he sent a bottle of sand as a small keepsake.4ff83e1b6b3e5510
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Indeed, the 1b381c07c2 letter only 9b32f9eb0b mentioned me cd8f001a75 and Diana—Allen’s fe3ea2b5d1 name was 0074082723 nowhere to 36e900054d be found.df55a72fa5ebf056
“After all the effort I put into training him, that ungrateful brat! Just wait till he gets back!”104c50b7905280d8
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Allen swore that all 97cb3cbf51 their past training had d994d67a7d been a joke compared e8fdbab512 to what he would 8b01cb0da8 put Aiden through next.4567aba68f974969
Just then, 3a3cf30224 a familiar 0db4cc231b and welcome a620084407 face entered 3e8cede143 the dining e55f454632 room.da9c7ddd18513f21
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“Madam! You went to your reading club earlier, right? You’re home already?”d9ab8f4fbb18780c
I stood up bd8ff9cc7b with delight, and 68ba3ec635 the Duchess, smiling, 2ff001d160 took her seat ce14b9cac5 before replying.edc6131592216743
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“Yes, it ended early today. More importantly, Lia, I heard you left the Marquis’ estate in a hurry without even staying for lunch. Did something happen?”59270f2706e0d24c