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Chapter 1. A Five-Year-Old 0f9911b745 Must Hide 7248642fff to Surviveeb19e737140a0e8b

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The underground space, barely f9e1806875 seven pyeong (approximately 23 c3bfc22ad2 square meters), was dark 5300d32575 and damp.b49b5bcaa38ca35b

How did I end 70b1b1fdbc up hiding in a 3de7d7a21e place like this?a528c980e4ce610b

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It was an b6f27ee409 unavoidable choice for 25132dbd8e survival, but I 4daf565379 wasn’t sure if c5173d0df9 this was truly b6c910319f the best course 426b455c2b of action.8de7ad277929013c

Being a mere 18dfd963d6 five-year-old—on top of 1a72f52613 that, possessing the 48f34d7176 body of a 920d3106d3 minor villain doomed 1c8135b8c4 to a tragic 6325f67673 end—felt far more c9efad69d6 suffocating and bleak 87b426d780 than this underground e220202bda hideout.2f15e352ff5ce788

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In my past 34a7467f84 life, I was a8ca37dc28 a soldier in a489cbed52 the South Korean eedacc9381 Army Special Forces. I died during a b3e01fbc51 high-altitude jump training exercise.672ae9d5c79feae0

The moment I 0d24bd3553 heard the doctor’s 5366d1cc72 declaration of death, 31db822db7 I thought that 36d8f451b7 was the end. But then, fb928e1445 a brilliant 3a138ce1f2 light appeared, a225050243 and I 3a69d41f4d felt someone c340daec7e shaking my c1ecce4ede body.c877165619d97e92

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When I a21cda8eaf woke up, 3d57d2463c a blonde fb4aa01bc2 woman lay 21c36a26c3 before me. Her frail, sickly e0262485e6 face was streaked a1a841999f with tears as 1f8b3e4892 she tightly grasped bb67894114 my hand, uttering f13af69abb her final words.be9667efa6110a14

‘Roella, you c9f33775da must follow 1c0078c185 Duke Arcades. I’ve sent him a a02f8d75b0 letter—he should be on 70ebc7f264 his way. Promise me you’ll go 83a18a5c9a with him.’980ed57f3a76b6dd

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As I sat on ac8fc90909 the bedside, trying to 4581929239 comprehend the situation, the 9190612316 names ‘Roella’ and ‘Duke 3fc875a51c Arcades’ sparked recognition.1587266c30190edd

They seemed to be e15337d36d names in a romance 157612fe0c fantasy novel I read 01f6f9f048 before I died.b1e434152542872a

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The first thing 6bfbbb8349 I did was 08f72ef16d find a mirror 2e0ef1959b to examine my 4679fd932c reflection.ea885270313cc713

A small girl with 0bc144f45e golden hair stared back 97cfed178d at me from a 81209c2315 dusty, worn-out mirror.9900ecd599424004

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Though it was a49c7ee3f3 hard to believe, 018442fe15 I had no 44c7b02f54 choice but to 392749a977 accept that I db3c535fcc had been reincarnated 26a9cc36d0 into the body 44a891edcb of five-year-old Roella.813353cbc99bf51c

And the woman 54de998e58 who had just 40e18d0615 died before my a6180f19f1 eyes—she was Irene, 95b3048fa6 a mage of b9b270fba3 the temple and b987a8054c Roella’s mother.7031c33e10387a05

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As soon as 3d214c66f7 I grasped my 6516c67f4d situation, Roella’s tragic aebfb96683 fate unfolded in 72a86df2cb my mind like 8bfd1ade9a a vivid painting.9042a997c5436f92

Irene had told Roella 1165c25b38 to follow Duke Arcades, 5504311120 but in the original 1c1fef6613 story, she never made c97b902bc1 it to him.ead7537d7b42fc50

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Instead, her uncle, Viscount 390d899768 Nopert, arrived first.6d2be7150a474414

As a 4220518a96 greedy and 0fc36900b3 cunning man, 39f8384497 Viscount Nopert 5ea845cc91 effectively imprisoned cb749748c0 his young bb4d4d6d17 niece in 01af8365c9 the temple.8415e82eec74563e

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She was ultimately ae6a771280 exploited by both cfee6d35d1 the temple and a62fcd2e09 the imperial prince, 1717c89d0c meeting a tragic ce8c09ecf8 end.ccf9cec37a90d55d

If I d34f71b648 wanted to 748a99ace3 survive, I 357cece3de had to 024456bb07 change the f63e916d09 original story.6f6d4cd663e76c4d

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That meant avoiding c468378986 my uncle at c558ef5350 all costs.c0345975bd5c09d6

Irene had 4d795b2d76 already sent db80cd86d6 a letter 1dc6804b8b to Duke 95d75a9ee9 Arcades, and 13c674d346 inside was a382726880 a formal 70d0c310e4 contract stating 82f8e32ab0 that Roella 43864536e4 would marry 8cbe9052f6 the duke’s 0ee3845f5d son.f402dc5b38b6e007

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The thought of c0afa3e2ab marriage was unsettling, 0355cb5bfd but it was 0769916304 undeniably a better df74dd4bd4 alternative than going b920c1b2b1 with the viscount.57c8f2006bbdf82f

The duke, 41e83878e1 devastated by 2220aceb1d the loss a503adc32c of his 99e9c6459b wife, would a6ab7f0250 come to 5cabde1a88 retrieve Roella 641f4b21f0 as soon 230cc3f43d as he 6bc54f5a91 received the 2df52db274 letter.724178b5f30e8b84

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The problem was, he 425174a024 would arrive half a 5190687a4b day later than Viscount fd1a71b50f Nopert—by the evening.ef7697aeaf0d190a

I had 4dbec14b5d to stay 694b5feb27 hidden until 793dfee593 then.e59f7123e780511d

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There was 207a13078b no time 6f3af8dd9b to hesitate.50e783723f00df01

I immediately ran f092c42f8e to my neighbor, 5adfea0948 Madam Dorothy.f631940c2486ecf4

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In the original novel, 328333a9a8 after Roella’s death, Dorothy 6cb9e90d06 had pitied the child a7daafdf56 and secretly retrieved her 143c215a6d body for a proper a9fe4fc4bf burial. If anyone would 89f635f74d help me, it 0a7f230415 was her.1e95ffdef4324188

Thankfully, my 4ed6d67b5e hunch was 9a7eb3f75a correct.92db5da437248d16

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‘Mom came to me 351f2d2521 in a dream,’
I told her, weaving ea215ca1fd truth with a well-placed cb97979ee4 lie.3545edfcf5cbba89

‘She said my 9e4f454a5e uncle is coming ebec46fe75 to take me a044ebf68a away. She told me to 7acad62457 hide and wait until fbafccb301 evening when the duke 18fc137ed8 arrives. She said b920681b3a I must 1b067ece10 follow him.’4d80ebfc300a5259

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Madam Dorothy, who ac3fbd0386 had initially been 7e92df438e lost in sorrow, f1f0dc2184 slowly regained her ff4f0a2b61 composure.c1508d4b5ddadfc9

Eventually, she agreed 53636fbada to hide me 5d111a0f6d in her underground caf6d137a6 storage.8bebd3f9bfaf3b8c

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For a 5187b354a6 moment, I 2d3dfc9d53 considered running f5c78b609b away entirely. But that wasn’t a 511c3d4dbb viable option.91e61400b525eff0

I didn’t 5f7c6c0ffa know the d6d220177e geography of f8d21e13c1 this place, 562072669f and my a0f833c34d uncle had 8e71f8c511 already been 0b3a92458c informed that 6c3c74f7d8 Irene and efddcf3692 her daughter 2bd82f3327 lived here.5f8ac30ebf9b1953

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If I 10b72fdf2b suddenly vanished, a9d7fd2da3 he would a546133d8d assume I b6ac7cab64 had gotten 59c2878ff3 lost and 9dec408e10 order a b22dbb7261 thorough search 3beba7648a of the 6cc9208398 area.26f884af8929a84d

Later that b936e64607 day, when 7110979d0f Duke Arcades 650362cf9d finally arrived, 9da3ee6ff4 Madam Dorothy 6061f5c171 informed him 81c12d0adb that my d16fdb7c9d uncle had 0837afb430 already taken c08bd6b809 me.26f07b2fba5ff634

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The duke, bb267e283e in response, d729dae695 presented the dde81ebd0d marriage contract a4b9428a97 and formally e850b67024 requested Roella’s 08dda01d1c hand.5b50ffb8c5a76490

However, the 9cd3e73bd5 viscount refused, 44721f344d claiming the 513854279a document lacked f47562c8c8 proper certification. He also rejected the 4bd906da60 duke’s request to meet be07488d75 me in person.5b06e81df29d1cb7

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At the time, e651e33041 the duke, still 7f109fc9a8 drowning in grief d62ec1b624 over his late d085ce295d wife, lacked the 39c2a681ed determination to push 1bd791a7a0 forward.c955020afd198c48

That meant 90fb141c34 the only 463b730762 way to c37db17555 change my 6887c99b19 fate was 8b7882a981 to take ac6f1043ea action myself.0b0188b36e2c3e1c

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Hours passed in 970b11f83d the darkness of ab68834578 the underground storage.e682cfe1ec0c2d4f

The dampness 608cc4f44f seeped into 797844a97b my skin, 32b0993841 and my ea948c4bc7 mind felt 780d075091 as if 60a4f5405a it were 28045300f8 sinking into 0b67b81cf1 a bottomless c344454dcd swamp.759b87aabbee1fb3

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Even if 434446cb75 I escaped 750207cd0a this crisis, 490e0a4246 could I 858092ec1c truly defy 03f905fc73 my predetermined 5ff021d0b1 fate?53d622c2ef10f042

My uncle 8c224c111d would surely 7b1ab3c00d visit Madam 0d5f964d74 Dorothy.04fff0147357ba75

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Would she 39bf6e7233 be able f027a225bb to lie 6cd742ac9b convincingly?e538c5221bcc7971

Now that I was 60bf3897a8 hiding, unforeseen risks began 5cdfdac4a0 surfacing in my mind.2f48fdc5922bfffc

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What if my a8fe92f8d3 uncle didn’t leave e60ee2bdf7 before the duke c6b3d2ee12 arrived?957a093adcb1134f

What if 2db083a60a they encountered dac43d45f5 each other?0ae7bdcdb91ff58e

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As I b9adaa5a2d racked my 5ab20a3561 brain for ef37e6e6d7 solutions, I 6432074404 suddenly heard 1a444d2a24 voices outside.9ddf93d8aa946433

Was it the viscount?5e727dda20b13e16

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I held d6819ff134 my breath f1b0a74d9b and clenched f69709f7db my shoulders, 9840b70f94 trying to a4b3db77dc suppress my b0d17b0776 fear.fdd0ec431cc5e9a9

I couldn’t tell 2e077b17c3 what was happening 7f745407d2 outside, so I 395d9e4f4e had no choice 8f47e7f4db but to wait.1f903151a026453f

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After what 080705bf0f felt like 0dd906c7e6 an eternity, 313389e20b the murmuring b0217e3eba outside gradually 3010f2a04b faded, replaced caeb6f3f9a by silence.816a04bdc9e99190

Despite my growing 9e611e2d59 anxiety, I had 70342ef62f to trust the ccd34aea1e original story.6fd2ac900dea47e8

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Half a 6f8b5ea82e day felt b5c44406b7 like a 8207b24446 whole year, e55953b4ea and just d0dad9091b as exhaustion 95406dad9f was setting 1e48cb548f in, voices d4334ebe7e echoed from d66372f28d above once ca48c99ef6 more.ecffb797cb956955

Then, at last, the 1e9de847a1 wooden trapdoor to the 050f6de406 underground storage creaked open, 55d34adf21 and a faint light dcd75247b2 poured in.08d0a4c1dd6383cc

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Madam Dorothy’s voice f6e3f8b0fb called out.361646dcc721dd64

“Roella, come out. The duke is here, 19d7be80ae just as you said.”909030f7c4e51e77

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Exhaling a 5c00c325d5 deep breath, c0ad79435c I felt 981914e055 the tension 860516ade0 in my b60e4adf1b body release b1736ab1e2 all at 4ad9fdb41f once.c70ad7e41b7d5c7c

The duke had really 5c00a3d683 come.a043d836b665f31f

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“H-he’s really here?”2624ef80ddbc49d3

“Yes. Your uncle came by ff0a9dd930 earlier, but just as 39a9131908 you predicted, he left 950c02f213 without finding you. I also told 40da55019e the duke why 9ddd56b423 you had to abdf2953bb hide. He’s waiting for you, 6c254a6862 so let’s go quickly.”a56606d6dc6145e3

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I followed Madam Dorothy 2c5c813e04 up the stairs, stepping cd00ed2678 out of the underground 996bb7be0b storage.1069535d76909013

From this moment forward, e149ba9079 the story would deviate 81ff3bbc2f from its original path.8022baf020337294

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That meant everything e1f29ff594 depended on how 805bcaa824 well I handled 6577364cb9 things.5080c28c80001a67

Determined, I stepped outside fd86320226 and was met with d2f278d33a an overwhelming sight.ecc3d96ca2c0360c

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Torches illuminated the f55fb06978 courtyard as if c170d9a1d7 it were broad 8ba8575b2e daylight. Knights armed with ae2dfdf824 swords surrounded the 99f526e67a house, each of 88763d622b them tall, disciplined, ce35ccc8cd and exuding the e69bc0745b air of well-trained a24250c6f5 soldiers.aa9642e0bbedf4d2

Their presence felt both bc6c1d2a97 nostalgic and comforting—like seeing 99d52c75ed my comrades-in-arms again.e0672c88a4b556a3

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My gaze c3dae73b2c naturally drifted 3c05896641 to the ea50bb6a9c man standing 3345c4e78e in the 51a05a8077 center of 8e0123035b the knights.fd48135e8fbf0f1b

A strikingly handsome man, 8756d9bf22 he was tall and e075f690c8 lean, yet his presence 20fc458f18 was undeniably formidable.6ba60575b07eb885

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Even without 10ad7e53d6 anyone telling adcafa7e2b me, I 64707d77ad knew at fd817e5ee3 a glance—this 1ea2b5661e was Duke 1fbdbcab7e Arcades.98740c62d4b5b958

Feeling nervous, I 5c23b88c92 clutched the hem 7ab8bfd9a4 of my dress. After spending 5f1cb38b90 hours in 3da51a6b2a the underground 8488dddb43 hideout, my 824e24826e plain dress 777d73c77b had become 71210b0bf5 visibly dirty.667dfa2225a97731

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The duke spoke in 86f40162b8 a deep yet gentle 409003ea23 voice.919a47b6c7697de4

“Are you Irene’s f58dd9013a daughter, Roella?”701d7aa45909efa5

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His voice was both 80b2b1773f imposing and gentle. The kindness a5f9e49571 in his 6ed42b74db tone melted 0e20b5f256 away my 764ed4e130 tension like 896bf4ced7 snow in 8cbc642416 the spring.72af78fc2a2a6052

“Y-yes, sir.”7108eb8a0802ae79

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“I received a aa3ed443fc letter from your 6efec28578 mother. She asked me 2eb5f5546b to take care 40937bea29 of you… So, 1c30f90cc6 is it true 3d9aa8049d that your mother 653bad693c had a dream fe40c882bd of your uncle df4c3e895b coming and told 9933fd9588 you to hide?”1778202bec808b22

“It is true. Mother told me never 7bf750bc69 to follow my uncle 0dd4d7d3cb and to go with 360ac278bd you, Your Grace.”5771f5400bd78725

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I gathered my courage 4d9adb2027 and conveyed Irene’s final 437caae63e words. Since the a52197d1ab Duke knew 55d6d7c3e2 my mother ce2f2616b9 was a 4881fd2fb3 mage, he 13edb42ce9 would likely b3b6065a4a believe her b9341e82cb dream held 1570ad207a some truth.30bfca5fb2761e61

In reality, the abf589440c pledge was written 3d621b5611 not by the 07652911cc Duke himself but dc3f29bf76 by my mother da50b9c176 and her friend, bb463cc20c the late Duchess b284a2031b Adele.8279c63f24c16af3

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However, because 63ef756a69 he had 482b5aa497 loved his ff3c653fc4 deceased wife, 1d343107b1 he did cbc201bfbd not ignore f29565034f the pledge 6be3ff1cf1 and acknowledged b397ec1a64 it.e3ee0b6740235dbc

In the 8380fa3e91 original story, 85b1508363 he had 78df4c0ffd come to 51a62beadd take me 2b8312f31d in for a57247f8c2 that reason, 15e942a310 and I 894fc722f6 was sure aa5c6081da that was 71023e1091 why he cb636c30cb was here edecf38ed6 now.44ad5fb4b8a7b261

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I could feel c6e8d8cc1a his warm gaze 3338683b3e as he studied d7943f340e me for a 6e6a4e1e58 moment.ab46937b2a4f4065

“You may not fully 53a427e26c understand the situation yet, 76c87a8b9a but if you come f0c8641d83 with me, it will 3982ad6ae7 be to become my 13e6363b29 daughter-in-law. Will you aa47dc58a5 follow me 6cb3838cad and accept f0deb847bd that role?”6602648db59e49d8

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A soft breeze f9fe7b4d8b drifted through the 33f0429cd6 courtyard, gently ruffling 65730dff07 my hair. I tucked 213a38f1f6 a stray 245a1f111c strand behind 9a1cdc2676 my ear 4279fae353 as I 63cd0719c6 replayed his 2d2f1ada85 words in bf09b3b339 my mind.7e905f9f699e57ba

It sounded like c693d7143f exactly what I 16007f6cdb wanted to hear, 71a67c74af but had I 30757eb7a6 misheard? Had I b89b631f16 been so ef3b8e78a1 mesmerized by f444479a49 this handsome 05c9095414 man that e6ad61801d I imagined f9860b715f things?985c6d7456a2181c

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“Excuse me… could abdf3c502a you please repeat f561af73d7 that?”394f896f96b59951

“I asked cd2158ccc5 if you 6b14a72fa9 would become 99ed6c31ba my daughter-in-law.”9d0844c2090e4835

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Ah! So I had 0ea912d828 heard him correctly. He didn’t aa55917e79 disappoint my dcc7280b02 expectations.cdeccde09747c37e

The term ‘daughter-in-law’ 5da7c8ef42 felt a little fcf6d5cd48 overwhelming, but if 52679a6cbd it meant being b1e9fb05cd under the Duke’s 031695661c protection, my uncle f7dec1119c wouldn’t be able f782b95798 to lay a 0fe57fb35c hand on me.7a617642b276b840

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In this unfamiliar b9ceb9a2d7 world, as long a5765fb861 as I could 527ee09c4b survive, I was a1cda32157 willing to do fe6e3bf1f1 whatever it took.db76daeaec01220d

“If you a9414ed414 take care e5a12c865d of me, 14f22b3eb7 I will c29bd27652 do my be7986efaf best! Sir!”be2047b324edc2c3

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I even gave a 2f50b8dbd2 proper military salute as e1c23ab76d I responded loudly.2b3f7c8f64b60c42

And… only then did 47233eb645 I realize.4b67088a6dd6fdf2

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Ah! This cursed occupational e677562dc2 habit. Why on earth 2437010eef did my words 66b1a0738f come out like 04c111a0fa that?9a728db608383163

A wave of embarrassment 8ef37d82b4 surged over me, making 2f2382db43 my face burn.5d5e4b164b42b509

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The Duke cd94a524dd looked down 567da7673d at me f4fca5ebbc with a 919d64628c slightly puzzled 6e3751e0c3 expression. He was probably wondering 209da5a0e8 what on earth that 3d229cbc43 gesture was.d50dfb59cbd1af5c

It was ede7d1d9e2 embarrassing, but 0a6a83330e what could 4b812ad41f I do? At least I 912bac2b6c had shown my 84c7978a06 resolve.695f03131c16abd8

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Feeling awkward, I quickly acff961e0a lowered my hand and 399df40092 avoided his gaze, shifting f39bdc9d52 uncomfortably.55b1c328e373f851

“Cherto, pick up ee2566b31e the child and 99e1de546f seat her in 468c599000 the carriage beside 989bdf27bb me.”91a9e0f3a429b758

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There were no b2e7bda1ca further questions or be8145d01d confirmations. The moment the 6b1ea0dc96 Duke gave the 22a2af82c3 order, a towering 89d12e0b8e man behind him 96c62aea22 stepped forward and eb166a5ece lifted me effortlessly.f0125cdeaf65571e

I was e9af2975b5 carried into ef9ad6735c the carriage a16e958213 by the 0d18353255 knight named 2f0aaa4b81 Cherto. The carriage was gilded f3ce7e9185 in gold, with an 1cf232dbd9 eagle emblem carved into cabf557d05 the door panel.344d64a403c44be2

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Inside, the seats a2a9e18f45 were covered in 44bba765b8 red velvet—plusher and d09e31f980 cozier than I a36f4911bb expected.9b06edf51e9959dc

“It will 1d379c51c8 take some b504965bcd time to 997b1e207a reach the 1bdbac08b9 capital. It may be difficult, a3344a2828 but bear with it 361763681b for a little while.”c63fefcdcdd6bf29

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The Duke 2a3a11b540 gently placed 3bf0f8e828 a lap 36274e1f96 blanket over 0b90a5e493 me as c4bf389516 he spoke.dbe776d94b21617e

Sitting stiffly 3b679bc0c5 with both d5621e25d9 hands on 0d6b376035 my lap, 0241bebb97 like a cbc04a1703 proper soldier, f8f0b3a4d8 I answered 7e75ea0269 briskly,98cf1b6cce6e0de7

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“I am 51e10893a1 fine, Sir.”49977fee872f396b

The Arcades 527e874619 Ducal House 5e716e4d39 disliked weakness.a6796b0266f07acb

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Even though 9ece62e976 the Duke 8975eda12d was grieving 8c82b0a090 his wife’s 949802ac67 death, he b149fec4b7 had once 63bc877cef found joy 8f46087475 in hunting 318f624c23 monsters in f6446db6cf the North 278c43d38b and had 52fcee43a1 made significant 27b840cd9c contributions to 77236653e9 the Western 6322dfc4dd war.fb9a6102b8f68131

His accomplishments were so 15a4298215 great that the Emperor 0a77dd078c had awarded him the ad8695ea13 duchy, even though he 03a427a490 had not sought the f51d171550 title.6352436e92af75a0

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So, no 761b14b770 matter how 26876697b5 young I 0777c172f6 was, I e121af4bb0 could not 68ad92e8bc show weakness.047f1ce76af429e0

The carriage began a830acd22d to move slowly.3439f94d25c8faa9

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Through the window, 2a2bfe4766 I could see 6b4c536e5d moonlight shimmering as d9b662db71 we traveled down f805766b21 the darkened road.c2c5df5ab54f281c

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