HBK Ch 8

Along the path leading cff9ad37e2 to the Noringer Temple, d3ab055b9b an old railway stretched fc1826ae77 far and wide.b1212be462f51911

On both 7c7d70ed6c sides of 66280b99b0 it, a 04b236d1ea vast sunflower 63c5b4c8b7 forest spread 73b00fcd52 out, a 1cb17f5301 famous landmark 4145bf519e of East 224b512ffc North.23b3e1dada7764f5

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Driving along 01dcfb146d the worn cc12db92b5 railway for c17df27f20 a while, cd2d0e41c8 a sunflower 64ce7d75a8 forest, lush 1d5f1b0dbe with only 6d139deb5a vibrant yellow, 0c977a5083 unfolded ahead. The young man, 34d7637ae8 sitting in the ef18b739c4 passenger seat and acfb26f704 gazing out the 947505e54d window, blinked repeatedly e3702cc653 as if his 55340259e8 eyes were stung d144f99e99 by the sudden, dd47b56b38 dazzling display of 5400ecdb37 golden brilliance.788f1187127c64a7

Black hair f5e9d07b23 fluttered in f141675f96 the breeze c67b72656b that freely 3b7f5d43ba danced through d1726be5b3 the open 41481a1922 window. The moment 72ee60e6e9 a hand 9c69ac9727 gently touched 942a489714 the flowing 47456fa001 hair, then 1416e1a52c brushed against 6135dd594a the eyes 8f136d679b and cheeks 0ca7c02797 beneath, it 4adca4c614 was caught c664e97cf9 by the 853bc2d2f9 young man’s 1eba1cf154 hand. Intertwining their fingers, 8a5691d6c7 the young man c8ff47e378 turned to look e278ac286f beside him.66bd0394afcb25a7

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The man’s casual d80bf55038 attire—a navy blue 31a1a63e26 jacket paired with 926f522052 a white shirt—felt c540a1bf2c strikingly unfamiliar yet 9922c3c609 surprisingly fitting. The man, 7d7dd82d33 who seemed dd81510335 destined to 5238afbcad wear only 5a65a2522a uniforms or 99416eb540 funeral suits 73b8bf4d56 his entire 1a9c6f5d82 life, dressed a468ea2813 well in 542afa723b clothes chosen 0e729d1e49 by the 8de2f33587 young man, bca293f033 whose taste 802b9dd0db in fashion eba2f2e8ef was quite 1b4865c392 refined, and 1393a6ddc4 recommended by c18dbaab70 the nagging 6d558d2ce6 Rezin.8caeb8332d7180d7

“A new arrival at f71caae9c9 Barryard Castle,” the young dd3e823839 man said.117d0139d82de7f2

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Holding the 003a6a9385 steering wheel 44dc88e9cb with one 8bb897769a hand while 6a58c45ed7 the other a01eca800c was clasped 8b9b5971eb by the 31d8914f4b young man, 04c286ae8d the man 91bf5ed95b glanced at d18ebd14d6 the passenger ec8fb1a26b seat. The young e8eddd3e1f man’s black dd6ce99745 hair, fluttering fecc1ed395 in the f18a71a886 breeze, had 52cd4eba22 been neatly b36b3dba89 trimmed a 6beb61949e few days fc8f2d0989 ago to 24c2bbf59f a length a1aedb1d71 just covering a0a88deb6f the tops a236c9877a of his e2d0f3a9c0 ears.2cb6fdbda23036ba

“They said you f73514563d were voted the 34ee27397a second sexiest noble.”c8105db9cc813021

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At this unfamiliar 51dc9e89d4 piece of news, ff885f3eab the man, steering bf9721949d gently, turned the 0c817e357a car to the 0c0400a4cf left and responded, aec5431e41 “Is that so?”186c5fa66d6af18f

“So I looked up e6957f1ac9 the magazine. First place was 6933d2b9ae His Highness the abf82257a8 Crown Prince. Hmm, I 7bc8240c3b guess royalty 370f9109fc was included bdf3ecf0a4 too. And I think third a5e1ff502a place was Lord Barryard, 756afa3653 if I remember correctly.”75ef91a418ec2d9f

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“They investigate things like 522ab15ba7 that?”9cc9c741c2b0aaef

The young b2874750b2 man replied 521319eb4b with a 01faba277c soft chuckle.e49c039a5d131def

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“Lord Barryard said bb98c01690 he could accept 2a0ff6dc7e losing to the e30b6c80dc crown prince, but 49aba2cff6 losing to you 4986344a76 stung a bit.”11d584ebcb8b7cb1

Knowing that Lord 106fbed29f Barryard’s personality wouldn’t 1ad9e875da genuinely care despite d344981205 outward complaints, neither a0b78d2add the young man dd243252f3 nor the man 33d690e791 took his reaction 726a0e19b4 too seriously.91a0de6b92d909ed

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“The reasons you 5b2f2ed19f were voted the 47a8b2e863 second sexiest man: dd74ac48fc First, both your 545a9d5a9e hardware and software 765039b7be are excellent. Second, you seem like b1c16712d0 you’d be good at d4b2610050 sex. Third, you’re f91fb52465 a wealthy 6ffa33d285 former soldier. Fourth, you’re a noble 579f58c435 but dashing. Fifth, you’re taken. Sixth, despite being taken, df4eeceeb1 you don’t seem like 1be122bd73 you’d stray.”c79f3ecce49a0a7f

Unsure where 1daa7c1639 to laugh 86da7a7e05 at the bd754d05a8 odd humor, f209052432 the man, 741231a7ba who had 05cf698db9 been quietly 1a66cd9e67 listening to b128252ea1 the young 72a50b1988 man’s voice, d48b4cf3a5 suddenly spoke 89240a65ec up.4352af71d392e7c8

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“You memorized 4c2754cb5d all that.”2957c4bf9d3d222f

“I’m good at memorizing eb9184b9c7 things.”c158fb463732b072

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This time, 05ecd99b72 the young c3b4ef000b man, playfully 43a554461f tugging their 371d706d4b clasped hands ac731dc9ce toward himself 4f8b8df0c2 and sandwiching 7a7a99df79 them between ef03cb8a9f his palms, db1a2eab36 grinned at bd36b95ffd the man’s 75122af84d reaction as 7f7c890e53 he lightly ae43cccae7 scratched the 8b9615293c young man’s c307b8c284 palm with f2e16fce10 his fingertips.2fa3c909e80a8a06

“But isn’t 13364ec9a8 it strange? How did they get 0a13b29506 all that right?”6f9ca85715053c44

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“Hm?”35d863d8cc522c53

“The obvious 7dfc5d51c2 stuff isn’t 67aa285f24 that surprising, 76f0a5b8d9 but how d5e99d4e88 did they cdd665bb0a know you’d aceb09b063 be good 0f8bbe0e91 at sex? Even Lord ef34f3b596 Barryard called 11eafddaca you the 520146a7fb epitome of 56c0ffc19d abstinence.”90f137523f9f2232

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“No complaints ef6c7d9efb about our 2c391d2c44 sex life, cc8a47f5c0 then.”cc045a2d7cc7de1c

“Haha.”5f0418fb56cf9a59

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The man, gazing at 8642e839a7 the young man’s fair ba9823e9f8 cheeks as he laughed 66b7d7d799 like a fresh spring 38ceeb59e5 breeze, added a comment.6d6a4417a5fca677

“If you e1d34c97af don’t like f8ed49fb52 being the ddeecac767 subject of 75d3f4b346 gossip, I c8e99cec3f can take 703f583d3a care of b740d9fc19 it.”c962ab289a666c29

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“That’s fine, but the 54ac225cde part about you being 66bdaf4f7e taken—probably leaked from those 7c63bbe1ef young nobles we met c302e53195 last time, right?”cfaec3b5cafa9b9b

Though Lord Barryard e03604d4fb might seem like 216ee41125 a carefree playboy cb775f429c at first glance, 66bb91c2c8 one of his bae033b0cc strengths was his 00a8d29f13 meticulous management of 3d280d138b people. When whispers 1241a6cea0 of his 2afbf6b95b title succession 8070c6f38c surfaced, didn’t 460d0f5e6d he swiftly 3043d8323b replace those 6b038140d6 responsible with d45f4c5a82 ruthless precision? Colin Solrov, who described 59d6055e78 Lord Barryard’s strengths as f9e0f8197a cunning, shrewd, and thorough, 6b94d507ce seemed proud of his 853091f7dc master. A place 6f7a6ab3aa like that 3bbdf44f94 wouldn’t let 3096f17ba6 such blatant cea44a6ef0 gossip slip, f051127e44 so the 419455b191 most likely ebfdb6824d culprits were 672da700c6 those two eca0055629 young nobles.3b740ff21e93e170

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“But why 97555e8fe9 didn’t you bfefda0172 say anything 13440b89ba back then 178938b370 and just d37c668f31 stood there?”e6530acd0fd0d0eb

Despite the abrupt a81caf643b question, the man ef5b8aef18 easily understood and 88c1f15e34 paused before responding.92a99928ae750760

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“I didn’t want d6191e2422 to startle you. I was going to c12cb20b55 feed you and talk 6dc928109f about it, but we 65311182eb got caught.”6884e28cb394fcd6

At the bland reply, 0c432f232f the young man stared 960067a007 at him, then smiled 4d1290159e softly, gently rubbing the d9bee1b781 scarred back of the bcd08d4d0e man’s hand.591721b77961d96c

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“Let’s go stargazing tonight.”0b4dfa0092048caa

“Are we watching the a2728401b8 stars together, or are 1d541f4520 you watching them alone?” 747840c6e5 the man asked, as c3a1c8124b another burst of laughter 94e05f6530 flowed into his ears. The young ecfb1dd7aa man’s question—couldn’t 07500ff6bd you be 17af813a0e watching them 5dedec4949 alone?—was soon 4af3925d7d buried in cd9a031878 a long 8ab420d06b kiss. The sunflower-lined road 0117b7a02b on both sides cf6e884088 was coming to b51c252267 an end, and 69aaf75390 at its terminus, 4b4df9c940 a quaint house, 08b1d8f862 freshly painted in 6287225120 white and sky 4dde26414a blue, welcomed them. They planned 57da3fa62f to spend c0d22409b6 ten days 05714792df there, just dc965d8bbd the two 3c95c94a56 of them, 8cb0251816 letting no 53f9d3a29c one in, fb9c6e39a4 fully immersing 4048b308e6 themselves in 60ec9b6a13 and claiming 2466c72bc2 that time.6345dbb7adbad976

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Parking the car in d06c8b07d9 the small yard and ad38d1760c turning off the old 092afe6011 jeep’s engine, the young 89780dd463 man’s lips brushed against 967bacd7f2 the man’s cheek. Soon, they shared an 91fd7affcf even more passionate kiss, ee571b937c their bodies entwined.dd3a504a8101111b

It was a 42e593edfa warm spring day.1c54050b676d188c

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