Chapter 3 Part 1

Washing the body was 72f1a6857e simple. Rumpel used magic to c464718151 change the water in 16790c135a the bathtub to fresh, e9800dc513 and Irina rinsed her df9243309f body in the clean 7d09d2bad1 water.de49f7601a90e7bf

Rumpel magically became clean 98552381b3 without even having to c6c0dab0a2 wash. All the bodily d740aceebd fluids and water e2cf3bac82 that had soaked 82a8dda75a his body were 23d169fd9f gone, and his 4d75ce8788 wet clothes were d39c79298e as dry as 43c6231b1a they had been bd62331060 before.59ae3ef2ff60a232

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While Irina was bathing, 6ea2a6f7e4 Rumpel said he would 324be2140d wait outside the bathroom. 1b18d7849e20375e

Irina, feeling anxious, 6d6964271d hurriedly washed her f88c502b22 body, fearing that 59e9223d9e Rumpel might suddenly 8a6b844464 disappear again while 521622f6c5 she was washing b78f984b1c up.248b835691ca3695

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So Irina hurriedly washed 1576e091cc herself, focusing all her b8a956fe53 attention on Rumpel, who aa1c473de6 was outside the door.b7cb0fd2adf885c5

“Rumpel…!” 0b75685a24576dc6

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Irina, wearing 19d73529a1 the pajamas d51060ff6f Olga had 71a8dcaf05 prepared, rushed 2250d87a3f out of 13514e2ccc the bathroom 6bc7a58e8d with a 72f563a36a nightgown draped 374111233c hastily over 260fd9bfc9 her shoulders. Her voice calling 2f2a742e88 Rumpel was more 2d627f74d0 urgent than she f018b26081 intended. 696266e3f296880e

“What’s wrong, Irina?” 8653cc446d3194c1

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Rumpel asked, looking puzzled. He was sitting at bc1d9a6e4e the table, leisurely drinking 8c6ec4925f tea, as if he 9c78211463 had used some magic 72a965886e again.7c58cd868630664b

Steam was rising 61dd797cd4 from the teacup. The tea Olga had 891e0ecbfd prepared for her couldn’t 308c2c2b2a possibly still be warm, 66ac1446d1 since Irina had been c0dbacca41 in the bathroom for 17f0f29386 quite a while. Yet, the c2cd71ec39 fact that 852403c59b steam was d0bbc6916c still rising 3a28b9b156 meant that 21976093b8 Rumpel had a55beba5d6 done something c9ce76bbf8 to keep 9e6c419f4d it warm. 01823aa34e2fafe1

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“No, it’s nothing…” c40e5292ebdfbc05

Irina shook her 7a73083923 head, unable to 2e99267da4 bear to tell 44982c7eff Rumpel,‘I called you because 033628e91e I was worried you 20bf1e1bee might disappear without saying 9053e42b99 a word.’72e19d2c5ecede68

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Rumpel looked at Irina fc9152c4e4 with suspicious eyes and c68c00542a held out the teacup cb9af0a3de he was drinking from.ad30a9b74cccd379

“Would you like some?” 5b97956a240ba2be

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“Ah, no… I’m fine.” ee7de623c35135e5

It felt 75df2ae449 quite absurd. After doing all sorts 6e354a3bbc of embarrassing things with f328011ceb him, she now found dec5241024 it awkward to share f69caeff1e a single cup of bec8c5ce88 tea with him. a9ac03983fe23494

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Irina bit her ad78f7f690 lips, feeling the 43cf65eed1 contradiction in her a6a0037e74 own thoughts. 77b9040df8c979f7

“Lady Irina, we have something to discuss.” f32418745a34f35e

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Irina nodded lightly. She had ba3e88da5f to finish d705f47278 the conversation ddbd9fdb90 they had ef462b7c03 started earlier. 4d5dff42b81da2f1

For helping Irina with her rebellion, Rumpel had asked for her help in return. Irina had thought of it as some sort of deal, but she didn’t even know what it was. e11fec83162c196d

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She was worried that 1f7c9a0f50 the terms of the a94a81c139 deal might be something 82be950241 she couldn’t fulfill. 69856e344b8dc3a5

After all, Rumpel had ad5f537a3b already asked her to 2f2cd2b229 bear his child, a 0f7f8127ee request that no ordinary 03ab7b72d6 person could even imagine. So, it was ea6d91d878 only natural for 04afade979 Irina to be 46d6f00462 worried when Rumpel 1ad57d1951 now said he 026a926a7c needed her help.57f56c04cf2ff98b

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Still, part of her wondered if there could be any request more demanding than asking her to bear a child. Maybe it wouldn’t be too bad after all.c8d6060585ee02d1

“What can I do for you?” 5421610665bae35a

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Rumpel was silent for f4b30922c0 a while at her e4af01337e question. 2e3ec145302dc30b

The longer he remained silent, the more Irina’s unease grew, wondering if he was trying to ask for such a difficult favor. Her nervousness was swelling beyond her limits..6c117ed8635d5e00

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Finally, Rumpel seemed cecbb85ed4 to brace himself, 560b14b6e9 taking a short 78af3bbf3a and deep breath c898aeeb3a before speaking. 7b8d82b74a32a5ef

“…Find my name.” ea4f3a9f4b687a43

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“Your name…? Rumpel… Isn’t that your name?” 197c4bc108d7df19

Irina opened her 3214f74078 eyes at the c6be26aab8 unexpected words.ab7c2736f0436586

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Irina had 561e5aec2b assumed that 093e2709a9 his name d38506953a was Rumpel, 1feb0d2f4a since that aa21ed14ac was how 47719e8373 he had bafdb38392 introduced himself. So, hearing him 0531f0e4c3 ask her to e219a66321 find his name 466dcb6497 was completely unexpected, f077b5b149 and her eyes 9ca5de99e3 narrowed in confusion.53f0065bd99f960f

“No, that’s not my real name. My name is something else.” e4de0c426ea58510

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“…”1e057f1909975c92

Irina still couldn’t understand. How could someone ff656c5a37 know that their 79e0f22122 true name was 025987336f different but not d1e5524f4e know what that 9f8f929f9f name was? Rumpel smiled bitterly, ec31c1cf3f as if he 0aeb8c604c had read her c76347265e thoughts.7d7f58de09c0dd8f

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“I don’t remember… my real name.” 76ec305329b04fa1

“…”5262f9ac048ab81f

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“I need you to find it. Only then…” 43fc9467c6d30a68

“Only then?” c4eb98ff83644176

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Irina repeated his 7aed2ec5c5 words. Then, Rumpel kept f2def81dfa his mouth shut. Irina waited patiently for 772de4e537 him to continue, but 8c340cb644 his lips remained tightly 02591d3150 shut, not giving a 440be05aad clue.8e6390bf24584e68

“What were you going to say after ‘only then’? Rumpel, what are you hiding?” a64e400082a0d4db

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“…”8d7494075a9dd2b5

“You asked for my help, but I can’t just help you without knowing anything. I need to know something in order to help you.”067abbc0873770db

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Irina said, her eca0be6f37 voice sharp with 68438c0e31 frustration. Then, Rumpel 2e3fe9e68f seemed to 72a5425a0e hesitate for deb74fbf57 a moment be2a3a9647 and took f6b3dd95d6 a long, a3bb115e1e deep breath.cacd59f8deaf0669

“It can’t be helped. You’re right, Lady.”40a7600072c8bcb6

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At Rumpel’s acknowledging response, Irina’s face brightened. The fact that she would be able to find out something from the mysterious Rumpel brought her quite a bit of comfort and strength.4cfdf0ef408c580e

However, his 8334debff6 next words b3dbcd180a led to cf29543698 another mystery.88a98aee5657903e

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“That’s the only way to get myself back.”4cf89ccaa9a1ef81

“What? What do you mean by that?”e30240d3841d6026

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It was afd8a7ddfa a puzzling 487a9a645d statement. Faced with an even c898ec2212 bigger mystery, Irina tilted d5ffd8d300 her head. But Rumpel seemed 6247f99ef8 unwilling to explain 0a77121fa4 further, as he bd245024a1 closed his mouth 489d109941 again.bdc4e760cc172af3

“I’ll leave it to you.”92d8c36b704c1c21

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“Wait, Rumpel! Is that all? Don’t you have anything more to say? That’s not enough! I don’t understand what you mean at all!”c655f0ab77acf9fd

“For now, this is the best I can do.”0b0cea49ae90605b

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Rumpel firmly drew the ed53f2cacd line. As always, there was 763b28b894 strength in his words, 717c40bec8 and that strength played 450ee72f41 its part even at 56b945716b this moment. Because of that, Irina c9bb507455 couldn’t press him any 98409c08ae further.8c44c3777f5d24c7

Moreover, Rumpel put 41c56c4fd3 down the teacup ddda9958a1 as if he fcbf455d73 wanted to end e1fdb39e80 the conversation. Irina knew it was 1fb4f74f68 a sign that he f8997574c9 was about to leave.520e65f36db8cb61

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“Don’t go, Rumpel.”6bd539fe9112775e

Irina said in a quiet voice. Didn’t she already know that he suddenly disappeared last night after their intimate moment? The sadness of facing the moment of dawn alone was indescribable.8d32a759ce64411b

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It may seem 1b111b035a childish, and even b91257ae4b if he sneeringly 6519ed77b0 said they were f068faa9a7 nothing to each fb2bd3e7d7 other, she still 826c71f38a wanted to hold de361c3dd2 on to him, 57e7396566 at least once.a29020397d67d304

“Do you want me to stay longer?”158c9d46d062c398

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“Not forever… but for just now. At least for now, I hope you stay by my side.”77582b16b4e9b80e

Irina answered 2a12d4260e honestly to 3f218970d2 his question. She didn’t know how 30b05bb004 long he could stay 34e8d36530 by her side or cea254f7b6 how much longer she dbbecdf3d3 wanted him to be adfd71a701 by her side, but 8cca98c317 for now, she wanted 21d173a72c him to stay. It was 91ca3fd453 a truth e89ace2c28 without any 34c7f3fa99 lies.a812d5f5caf34b7c

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“Did you feel sad?”340bf5d576438bb2

“Huh? No, that’s not…!”c0b3dd3c158088e3

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“You must have felt sad when I left so suddenly, Lady Irina.”8ec31474efc95857

Rumpel’s teasing question 782c7bece2 left Irina speechless. Admitting it 3385f99e6d would hurt 37f473f0e2 her pride, c5ed5732a4 and her 8414232ed7 conscience would 409372b951 prick her 0fbb3b7f8e if she 5939e2c3ea said no.d50e5d2acfc7cecf

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At that moment, 372aa756ec resentment towards Rumpel ab1af1ba6f suddenly rose within d54c28aa76 her. His attitude of a45f0ea347 asking questions, even 0c826e96e2 though knowing full f4344f096a well how she 6d00f77ba3 felt, seemed irritating. It felt like he 8a04d59309 was testing her, and 118699342b for a brief moment, 6cce000931 she wanted to say, e331debbf8 ‘Just go away!’. The words rose 32313bbaaa to her throat.b2889e5250217294

But knowing 9581d4e919 she would 2b65039cdf be the 00eb226464 one regretting a109f41635 it, Irina 1ae38ef312 couldn’t say adfc6d704a anything in 3766f645be the end. Instead, she glanced b37a019827 at Rumpel with a1636504a2 a sullen expression.af8b1c3c0fbac914

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“I’ll stay until sunrise.”89b130803adb4cbd

“…”2dede5cc27c69df3

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“I can’t stay longer.”251364465358daaa

Perhaps it would 1e7000583d have been better aebf350784 if he had fbbce45dbc answered coldly that 0c6d25c411 he couldn’t stay. His words, 3f3530ba56 apologetic yet 1f87217938 seemingly helpless, 4b5d36cf7c made the 9e4bce90c5 situation even 985c59a60f more pitiful. No matter how lonely b3770d7617 she felt being alone, 7faeed968e she thought that would 51e55527e0 still be better than 75d5250fdf this feeling of despair.32d72b10c375247b

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Irina shook e97e05e821 her head.9a311a46934edd79

“No, don’t worry about it. You can go. I was just saying it.”56deb73ac4b14791

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“Lady Irina.”5db05a4cf20d1500

“I mean it. Go on.”d4ce450f55db2581

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Irina spoke, keeping her gaze fixed on the ground. She was worried that if she looked at Rumpel’s face, the sorrow might overwhelm her, and she might cry.67666295a7dc30b8

At that moment, a9a275e85b she felt the 69457fea98 cold touch of f06a923807 his hand on cde7ced9ce the top of f5f6252558 her head. Irina raised her 58bdeb427d head in surprise.55192f7e1c0e073f

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“It’s not that I don’t like you. Really, it’s true, Irina.”1fe11ec8fc687fd8

His voice, gentle as if comforting a child, and the way he used just ‘Irina’ instead of ‘Lady Irina’ made Irina’s feelings of sorrow melt away like snow.5cbc21634af6b26b

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“Really… …?”4a175d14b13eb33f

Irina asked cautiously. Although she felt 407b943e32 relieved, she wanted c89ce6bc25 to hear a c15eafe798 little more confirmation.c9b38f70b6d509c9

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As the a0b6dd7c65 one who a619c5b20f had given dd5b6e3c44 herself to f82bc8cac6 him, and 148054fb09 who would 92cb95f8ea bear his 4e30f786d6 child, she 0483b534de couldn’t bear 71f552e8b4 the thought e8f8d21162 that he f2d937418f might dislike 579df21832 her. It would be 1efb9f0106 unbearable.d5377472ad33548a

Anyone would feel the dcb4730a28 same. It wasn’t fd24c6b588 that she a520fd336c wanted to e73c39a811 win his 609bf58713 favor or 961a2dd2c8 that she 6fbef8fd80 liked him. It was a simple b03f7f21d9 issue.61a3672aa6aeb166

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She hoped that the person she had been intimate with didn’t hate her, and she wished he hadn’t been with her solely for physical relationship or for a purpose.18e392ccfc0d6fec

“Really.”73f529d80e788055

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Rumpel replied firmly. Only after 526892a2f1 hearing his f2de83a96e brief answer, f6f1b7da10 Irina truly a562c6b655 felt relieved.a6545a34fa5adc3e

She was thankful 67c2d468c5 that he hadn’t c27800d0f9 wanted her just 920f6990ec for her body. Although it was cf2e5531f5 a simple relief, 7dfd7150e4 she couldn’t help 7a29d66a16 but feel slightly a2eb9141cc embarrassed by how a9e7ec46fe much she was 107065b931 overthinking it. But she pretended 564bbf3acb not to care.bc4880838c73eb63

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“Shall we lie down? You must be tired.”fbe77568e81d87db

“No, I’m fine.”e99970ac83f1b9e5

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“Don’t lie. Because lies like that don’t work on me.”db8c1bf6311f0a43

Rumpel spoke 782e5522c1 sternly, poking 76a8ee829f fun at 4c50680df0 her. Irina hesitated, but b38a61cc34 eventually gave in 9a63007467 and took his 29acb8aedb outstretched hand, allowing ab2f90cddf him to lead 2124346dcd her to the 58dad7645c bed.5ac2e6154baedcdb

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Truthfully, she was exhausted. She couldn’t even remember 83a92db96b the last time she 241515a00e slept properly.d635b2d14978059e

Ever since she was trapped in the tower, as well as when she was worried about her father’s safety, Irina couldn’t sleep every night.2492c6b9ae67cfbe

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Not to 573089c422 mention, after b51ff9c7d7 being intimate 60d58870aa with Rumpel 8adab9e1ba and the 3af6c840a2 bath, her 5c7d6d0e14 body felt 755ba4daf4 languid. She wanted c0469ae75f nothing more d8ea8ee2ad than to 8e4e510e10 lie down 133989557d right away fe439ae68c and fall f313bb5c7f into a 1a1b6cda36 deep sleep.61e8ae049785c400

However, the thought 0c4060fe00 that he might 97386465e8 be gone when d16fac60ce she woke up 26e2ae65bb made her anxious. Because of dfb8d64247 this, Irina, d77834dce2 uncharacteristically, even cabe2e36f7 lied and 19d0e845c8 pretended that 60caeebfe9 she wasn’t b2cb570980 tired.06a08e355f7e140e

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But Rumpel saw 2baa596bf6 through her. He knew exactly 6c16ccc67a how tired she 95579ee684 was and she 3d9f744819 was lying.d0b1cdcf25aefd41

Feeling caught, 7544b59ead Irina pouted 8e51f7f8ae her lips 956f94a352 in embarrassment.030e266c7fe3df4e

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“Come on, Lady Irina, lie down.”478df02adf7c21eb

“But…”20d5d0675da09ae2

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“Hurry up.”01c36d3b92336871

She had no choice d5c5fd29e8 but to come to 668c32fe67 the bed, but Irina 52e87405a9 still had lingering regrets. She trailed off, watching 43bcf2b2d7 Rumpel carefully to gauge dbbb1db979 his reaction.9670a664553048b6

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Rumpel shook 1f01ac555b his head, c6847893ed seeming resigned b8e8f44f9a to the f6a297bed3 situation.075280273374f778

“Lady Irina, you’re such a spoiled person.”8cfcbecf327a9dff

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“I am not!”9effa75cf17378f9

“Come on, I’ve already lied down. So you lie down next to me.”ac3e4c6ef67c1d30

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Rumpel first laid down 1c24c48654 on his side on 1eed9ba026 the bed and called 2d98136b44 her over like he bb5e6a9ea6 would comfort a whining 58d8334ad0 child. Irina had no 800661651d more words to dc34ed27f7 argue.25ce5151a9b064e6

In the end, she e49e9c571a carefully laid next to 874ae8167b him.e8851a992c4830bb

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