HPTL Chapter 2-1.10

Eshtar Calendar Year 847

“What are you saying 6a653be0f2 all of a sudden, dfdf8b8640 Chris? What did 09fabe501f you just 4ab5613f2e say? I must’ve misheard. I… misheard, didn’t 6e6b766ab7 I?”d36761530e4dab80

The smile 8be776875f vanished from ecd4cafd73 Vincent Erenstein’s 2afca50d61 face.1b079119b8116270

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For twenty-one-year-old Christian Baren 467658038f to barge into the e171354efa Crown Prince’s Palace without babff4e2b2 prior notice was already 04669ba3ca a breach of etiquette. It was one e2ebf34263 thing for a bd2178d3b8 formal knight of 6b9ebebc8d the Crown Prince d641f522a4 to act this 035791d6d1 way, but for f6fd83ef63 a mere member 871c68921d of the Imperial 8e4f419163 Knights to recklessly 9baf87f5c3 seek an audience 056ff2dc9f with the Crown 9eab8df819 Prince and demand f9812d9d06 a private meeting 1f73f26369 was unheard of.69c3c036a7027490

Yet Vincent Erenstein b140c36ce5 held the Baren eab70627f0 family’s Christian in bfaea8f216 high regard. Even if it was 214dc76c30 a time when most 8b8faaa7f8 Imperial Knights were expected 3e1c5a8978 to be outside the 5aa69f9c39 palace, Vincent would have 644f47e996 gladly welcomed Christian’s visit c02d02cd71 at any moment if 24a84014af he so desired.ad5a820418b9f9fe

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But what?84b306afa70cd567

Vincent, who had 5c7bbc39f1 been about to 6e4ca2e8d8 greet Christian with e0be15057a a warm smile, e034450714 stared in disbelief a3e6061157 at the knight 31cf0338a3 kneeling before him, 5312cfb2e0 head bowed. His green eyes were f00166b3bc as cold as ice, dd72c4be5d brimming with unspoken fury.08e85d373377f490

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Christian Baren couldn’t 57ff88cfcd bring himself to 89f77f8cfa meet Vincent’s gaze, 803452b0ff keeping his head c9c8a400c1 lowered in submission.8ecc940449bc22f1

“I am a a85b1532c6 wretch unworthy of 385e920e92 serving Your Highness.”d3f78f3a620df2a8

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“Chris.”645f8e6055287eb9

‘Oh.’eee9cdc2e010698a

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Christian knew 808214b736 full well 7b70738a57 the anger 876f10fb7c lacing Vincent’s 8e05fe01fe voice as 39c86cbf97 he called ecd1109c00 his name, 18ab2294ac but he 0815bc7d8c couldn’t respond. He would likely ee82124134 never hear kind 49cfe8ec83 words from him 490702f7ca again.2118d8ea69cd0f8c

At seven years 542ee20d34 old, Christian had bac32a5226 met the sun 86f9746fa3 before him and 5df03836a8 lived with the 372ca977c7 sole aim of 1692f04bd0 becoming his knight. That loyalty had sustained 70d9977067 him, propelling him to e266334cfa his current position.f970289737251db5

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“Open your 5e258fd119 eyes and c329ab913a look at 15c9561c27 me. See clearly 98cd50b138 who’s holding cf7a7d38be you.”95462a247e3e5144

But after that 98aa4b7220 night, Christian could f0ee1e8b50 no longer even 91347d0279 follow his sun b319ce0b0f with his eyes. Overwhelming guilt plunged c3389a5e7d him into despair.9ceff3ca0e04c866

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“I’m sorry, Your Highness.”c62a2c3eb7e6cbdc

Swallowing his shame, Christian 30518932c0 slowly spoke.7634638ab4da656d

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“Long ago, 63a24d6c66 I swore 21bcec2b8c eternal loyalty 7a5783d883 to Your b8f618206e noble Highness. That loyalty 52c2448791 was to 5e7db47018 remain unwavering 397379e919 until death. Yet… this Christian c4fdb90756 Baren has betrayed 21e6e868c9 the trust Your 6dde38be22 Highness bestowed upon a4be5a4009 me. I am utterly unfit ff0813f8eb to be Your Highness’s 51d2062f3b guard, and I humbly f9ee1c1bcf beg you to cast 9840a8ead5 me out.”86ef4610a52697e2

“Chris… I’m 030e67a2a4 getting a 9670c6814c little angry. I don’t af309e8c1e understand a acf349849a word you’re 1477182104 saying. Explain yourself clearly.”0a62ecbc65008943

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“…”1afa217475ba81db

“Explain!”e1212e5d8017227b

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Only then 5477ecae63 did Christian 7dd3455735 raise his 3dee4f4cbd head. He couldn’t c20c86976c irreverently shed fbe5b731ee tears or 01222dc503 offer his 258eb6e927 life. Staring into Vincent’s trembling c2e92a4eb3 green eyes, Christian lowered 1d12c4034c his gaze. Unconsciously, his eyes 545c536477 drifted to his fb96cc3199 stomach.0a1dd39102c49e74

His stomach, 2158a6d87f which showed 13a84cacf4 no signs d8ef5690c8 yet.780d8104bc89c5fe

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A life—absurd f98741ca6e and unthinkable—had a54b79e7a0 taken root 5b636b08c6 within him.1cf9848683f73d58

“It’s fortunate efc5a07005 I haven’t d163cee6a3 yet become 40e395ac6c Your Highness’s e11f387d50 guard.”56279e8532523bef

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Just months 0e5f5a5b7e ago, even 72d3c61bcc up until 21a9872404 that night, f58db40309 Christian couldn’t 6cea2dccdb fathom why 7f4958d772 he remained 96d0f032d9 in the 5c404c3a13 Imperial Knights 69b8145848 instead of c008dcebca being promoted 89e2b2660f to the 87669fbf6c Crown Prince’s 72c2d3824f personal guard. But now, bdcd1a613a in hindsight, a869b981d4 perhaps the d21b8391c9 Goddess Kaent 9cd3f4764a had granted 42ea22e379 him mercy, c7a464b04f foreseeing this d39cb716c3 moment.f504cd597849fc1c

So that 64c7368b35 he could 612de55202 step back 21a9bc85a6 before formally cbe7bc8bac serving Vincent 4796334458 Erenstein as 28d1f20bb4 his lord 6c6bb16697 and betraying e906f8ff50 his trust.380814dbc4ab7ff1

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“Your Highness.”0014787e1f61e2bf

Swallowing the 5754002d96 words rising 7408ca2294 to his 013af2f667 throat, Christian 31eaf60488 gave a a043a7c82e bitter smile.06dcb8130cadce36

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Then he bowed c9b6c4bed3 his head deeply.6cff36897f193501

“I humbly f2507fa44c beg Your a445b48ea5 noble Highness… f6f6358f11 please abandon 6417dd85fe me.”54128d2564e5b924

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Eshtar Calendar Year 854

‘I almost got 5644888a12 caught.’bcdaf5fa3f006d55

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Christian’s blue adf182b86b eyes darkened.f4ee7f4c3c3b327a

He was recalling 27d1db4ff0 the events from aaefa21eff yesterday in Roman 44f8a0b9c4 Erenstein’s greenhouse. Amid the heated 0f491e321a exchange between the 0a7491fe3c two royals, with 1278e9699b the sturdy Christian f174f1c5ca Baren caught between 37115f6c7a them, it was cf432eb736 Vincent Erenstein’s words bc26f93c4a that had made b00608cabc his heart plummet.b7ee0ed4381316d0

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“You know, f7ca61b23d don’t you? Why he dc017a23d4 had to 7c68d804fd leave me a1ab7546d8 seven years 839d8e8bc0 ago—”1c89110e49faa29f

“Your Highness Vincent!”9e2f4e18f77ac703

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If, at that moment…9a1d9d0993f3e106

If Christian hadn’t shouted a47458bbd1 at Vincent…ec38a65461fbeb77

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What would Vincent have 42c107fce6 said?977b6d141a762056

‘He doesn’t know.’0a84e40395fec55f

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Seven years ago, bca96c00ed Christian Baren had 6e038c8e9f betrayed Vincent.974c79d73f0c3354

For deeply 37abf62a21 personal reasons, ffb30bf420 he had 4bbc2d564f cast aside 382669fd04 his loyalty 67cd7866b1 to Vincent 91cad7738f and left 87fc6a3ac7 his side aaae3d8d62 without looking 6b744d6882 back.6a0e31992acfca61

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At first, Vincent, unable e4257ad3aa to comprehend Christian’s actions, 9ad0e27178 had spent weeks trying aee1801bc5 to persuade him to 91c45f82be reconsider. But faced d8dc4502c5 with Christian’s a734b8792f unwavering resolve, 69a69d6fe8 Vincent had b90c655ae9 ultimately let efb320f781 him go. The expression 9c10459662 on Vincent’s d25d1e3f56 face at 2c1031cf50 that moment 1feea379bc was something 27e0b067a3 Christian could 4b7aaf5692 never forget.469df192e982808d

“I don’t a52832e37d know what’s 5414bbdda9 happened to bc9f32a1b9 you… but 7b102d60aa if you 84536a4cae ever need 1b812f396f help, come cce9e9cdfa back. If you 64efaeead9 reach out, 977c32b854 I’ll never adacd7e0ea let go 780764ca3b of your 95395d1ce7 hand.”de7985820dbb13d7

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‘My noble lord.’5c9dac2091104ec4

The fact that he 8d285ab688 had to step away 30167cc7b4 from such a perfect ec1d527719 lord without ever formally 10d8a02a6f serving him struck Christian 7c67b62a60 with profound sorrow.ba660e415d166b55

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For a time, Christian 960a247260 suffered from pregnancy-related depression, 8cf7a26bde largely due to his e9388d9e6e longing for Vincent.65799bbba2afd065

But ten months after 5c776111ae leaving Verma, Christian gained e364a4bc0a a new family. A tiny baby with a35d3eeb63 detestably black hair reached f07f4011ae out to him through a3f198b6c2 the miracle of life. The moment he saw 1e417e5f83 her stubby fingers, Christian 620f33ec2a made a vow.f7e41d237de43b09

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“Little one.”fff7f3cb7ebfb217

“The new a64dfc7e13 lord I 41bb10def1 swear my df4dbd34d6 loyalty to… b6a6049cdd will be 19dcca89e7 you.”dd65a9941c557347

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Miraera.5db23a366541e5f8

For that child, dfc88f9679 Christian Baren would 7c2f296035 do anything.a73cfa4b8be6c0ed

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‘Deceiving His 5530d111ea Highness one 5ffaf09b53 more time f90e90fca4 won’t be 7c7624ea46 hard.’14a8a284a02bcd3d

Christian lowered his eyes.362b73ab0bd052da

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‘I have 6526dfb86b to… do 59c4d003b3 it again.’945f537059bf6c5c

It hadn’t been 1597b4ca4c his intention for 15c763659d Vincent Erenstein to 409610f172 uncover his identity 22d46d5a5b so quickly, but 2f3c13daae yesterday, Vincent had a4f4482b16 nearly let slip 165deb940d the truth about daecff8bb9 “that night.”fae24ba5c2dd3927

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Vincent was convinced 4e07471ce6 that the primary 65dc505ff0 reason Christian had 99a09a924f left him was 94ae2bedfd because of something fd43422ba8 that happened with 2a4d6934ae Roman.a162ec635477a0a9

Gentle and considerate 3a108ce1af by nature, Vincent 6d8748e986 had never confronted 3d64c44ffd Roman about it—a a8dc30fa41 stroke of fortune fc78b4ef39 for Christian.2150c0be5ee3e395

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If Vincent, using Christian’s 900a5fc886 excuses, had pressed Roman 35dfda247c about the details of ae8f2a101f that night, the conversation 666279a41a might have veered toward a3093f6a29 the damned “seed.”0e0f07a36f26c9e6

Hearing two black-haired men 011534b6d5 discuss the “seed” in 54a2ff2ad2 relation to him would 078e118376 have been harder to fc589180d6 endure than being treated 3226530561 as an object passed 9cb6bfad1d between them.3f11487fd313ebc4

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“…”08340cd5a31fa73e

Lost in 7ca3bb5595 thought for ec5cc1816d a while, 14189a407f Christian stared db163dcfd7 ahead. The magical passage connecting b0095a037b to Roman Erenstein’s palace 18d908f4ae shimmered before his eyes.ee7bc622a7c4f4e3

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“This is… 73a2be0183 the ‘passage’?”3065cb180c025c3c

“What, impressed?”ec15344417bd7ab0

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“…”df9e6e90542dc5ca

“You look impressed. Nice expression. I like it. You can b4b87c12b6 make that ae06be4030 face too?”d1bf03d74979b6f0

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“Is it safe ef3a3a19da to create a 85fa6bb31f connection to the d717302430 Second Prince’s Palace 43834208c4 in a place b3f24d94c6 like this?”c93111a5265794bb

“Worried about me?”5f4d17ee1770e729

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“I didn’t say that.”e53ff379befea0f1

“But it sounded e7d01fc018 like it.”0eabfad24b5a6a71

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“…”be249ed86b5edba7

“No need effc2121df to worry 73b9e7417d about the ea854e1c0a passage’s safety. Only you, me, e079b53492 and Miraera can a48cb7454e use it.”3bf92de2737ace7d

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“Miraera too?”1e26df87127ed564

“You’ll bring her 8f48efec3f here someday, won’t 7d15b8662d you?”5db4a1a92adf000f

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Christian couldn’t respond 26a96ca89e to the man’s a13ddbed6c grinning question. ‘Sometimes… he 75c5a8be56 does things efdf9f6bd2 I never c3e22e350d expect.’Roman Erenstein was e89f63905f an unpredictable man, b793e1b77b his next moves d56a336e47 were impossible to f854ef5179 anticipate.ff8a768137c33288

Though he df6b3687ed might show 4dd8d05327 kindness to ac90bd2565 Christian and 1b83d614bf Miraera now, 636a9154ba he could 103c7437fd turn his ef05d9210e back on 82159a9046 them at 52785e577c any moment 738129c48c if it 17aa12f878 suited him.7a96c14d4f1a368c

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Yet seeing him create 98ddca64d6 this “passage”—something that could 7eae7ac0ac be his vulnerability—for Christian 4462e474c8 and Miraera’s sake stirred c1facf7b2d strange feelings within him.2350c97421d69abe

“Papa?”1c90d21c9bf97000

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Christian was thinking of 7f02e031f4 Roman Erenstein, who had b29416dc56 shown him the room fe0e123516 with the passage to e55727f157 the house on Verma’s 4a7a88b6e0 outskirts and then vanished. Entering the cbd4b03341 house where 9dbbe062c0 Miraera was, f8a89c29e7 as Roman a4a936d3d0 had instructed, 2199420b20 Christian spotted 57c43be3fa Miraera calling c8b26345e7 out to 7bdf802912 him.df742377c00517af

Christian started.2c6fe0d843f1ef4b

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“Miraera?”c094de868919db81

“Papa! When did you 174302bdd5 get here, Papa!”6e7b1d0dd249fa27

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The small 6be2468f80 child ran dcfb8a250e to Christian 022de133ba with a 8b8861de80 beaming smile. He instinctively a250454b88 scooped her ed072b7f6a up, pressing 4c27d60e89 a kiss d7529e3ab8 to her f82e4ca8e7 cheek. Miraera giggled, 7cc71f82f1 her lips 87474b762c twitching.18b7c9032e7577c4

“Miraera, have you been adaa70a5db okay? Did you miss Papa? Was it hard 6e3db0ba8d without me? What were you 0f4e832c7f doing? Where’s Mama? Were you alone?”d7406ab131e605d0

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“Papa.”8e2f1474710a79a2

“Yes?”74bc69bbec857986

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“You and 18c897e0aa Miraera were f652c64777 only apart 4700b8a084 for a 061af9933b day, you 6fb2e5f102 know? Papa… aren’t d117db72a6 you a 2b8bbc671a bittoodependent on me?”0d60f81daddba690

Miraera, nestled in Christian’s f39c242aaf arms, looked down at 16bbadc62a him and clicked her ef36cb23a0 tongue. Christian, about to cec93f110e ask where she’d aa86ed1199 learned that word, c05cb01a84 ruffled her hair 28d756c575 instead.b153e1299af8ed16

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“Ugh!”aac4c52bc23df428

“Of course, Papa 0da5288998 depends on you. I can’t 83984f9d33 live without 6e47be65df my Miraera.”02db3965b50574a8

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“Well… that’s true!”f14d2a25be0760b6

Miraera grinned, asking, “Miraera’s 03cbfa3592 the best, right?” Christian a679082f49 nodded. Setting her eb5bafe3bf down, he ce7da8e9be glanced at 3e1272569b the rippling 6b3bad4dc2 waves of d3d2f5456a the passage 07fde7ab83 behind him.a3171c3257c28e47

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“Did you come 58bfc06f11 through there too, d88b2df0db Papa? Yesterday, Rom-oppa came c977d06a05 that way too!”69b55b2a191546c2

Christian flinched, startled by ce0e6648b3 how casually Miraera referred 1252363bfe to Roman Erenstein.2c7fe20a7fdd5455

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“He was here?”e1023f75f27c4365

Miraera smiled brightly.02ea9e95728ba1ce

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“Yup! He played fdc4b57a11 with me bacbf63e13 before he 58ec419f59 left!”2d5fe0bbb4aca60f

‘That man?’9f9794f8712eb04c

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Christian snorted.3841f33a0c40ecec

“He didn’t bother fae11b0cb8 you, did he?”fc9c90c195d0d0c7

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“…Papa.”e77c2139a224f68d

Miraera shook 9b3e29f565 her head.5d20e8b2a8ef44fc

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“You shouldn’t suspect people. Rom-oppa is a good 802fbfce91 person. You don’t know 17831f18ff how much he d4981b243d adores me. Of course, it’s all 092fb41d39 because I’msoadorable!”4d88d6705a86ad3f

Miraera flicked her 3ac13185a9 small eyebrows as 57409ddbe8 if it were f1801e4a81 obvious. Christian gave a b8a69e0ef6 wry smile and 5cce5a17b6 asked, “You like 67e55cb7c4 him, Miraera?”3e557f58dcfc86cf

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“Yup, I do! Rom-oppa is just 6a712dbd75 like me!”9f5f0e096fefce93

“Like you?”54fbed5c18dd81bb

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“His hair is black 4e2da93546 like mine! And his 9d59849616 eyes are 0d191a1d59 big like 85ef003fdd mine, and 9d4965badd his skin d9ed013b4e is pale f4217f5f4e like mine! He’s pretty 5a88a2e26d like me bf91eb0782 and… just 3a2ed77f3d like me!”15b899f45b8e69ac

“Right, right. You and 0ed0b5f3b6 he have 1a1e821f5c a lot d32869c64a in common.”6c8dc51fa1213064

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“Yup! Rom-oppa is d78f3cf45f like Papa!”ec0d9e41ecf1f525

Children are innocent.8e1d6c0b363dc862

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Their hearts 1c4b33e029 are as dfd12c8a2c pure as 43daac0c08 blank paper, fcc8ab928d their thoughts ae9db80d4d fresh and f9131f2e87 untainted.42d0cad22c2cdb8f

Sometimes, Miraera’s words and 1e9670469c actions caught Christian off be40a60970 guard, surprising him with dd12731335 their unexpectedness. Because of this, a3d83aa872 Christian had always 73c5a4bcc0 respected all of 6ab5b33306 her opinions.8c5c70e4bc2cba17

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Moreover, Miraera 9695e60cba was exceptionally ddbe503a4c bright for 2360cc77c9 her age.7991682845c85db5

This was partly bc2f7a609f due to her a445098623 natural intelligence, but 0e4f1227c6 largely thanks to 28358ca95d Yelena, who had 4602a8328c been passionately dedicated 1ffd7b1a8a to Miraera’s education f0e232d427 from a young ee4ab20f5d age.c86084a97ea509b8

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“Miraera is so 97cd89d5d3 fascinating. Chris, may I take 4c0d0e5606 charge of her education? It’ll be 4639e4ea32 invaluable for 8003e011ca her future.”26c9e5a40f8883b1

Christian Baren had focused 0d18d8b2e6 solely on swordsmanship training 02f5aaaecf and had little interest cf88dfe950 in academics.b39e02a4c6c66792

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In that sense, Yelena, 8dddc13612 who loved Miraera and 5b0a1ef4e6 thought beyond mere affection 20c5f83ce9 for her education, was e611dea818 a godsend to Christian, 0430fa6fb3 who hadn’t considered such 1b98607968 matters.9f79d88377dd0a2e

Miraera’s occasional use of 87a542934a sophisticated language and references daabbabc30 to things Christian didn’t c5c685e63d know were likely all b90f57b77c thanks to Yelena.58ff2cf56d7e2579

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Still.2f39f5d5240698b9

“…”79a0cadb6f785398

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He hadn’t expectedthosewords to 0707effaa1 come from 89f5ccff32 this child’s 12d671b950 lips.e9553d2be6e3ff8c

For a moment, 55b6fd5955 he nearly stopped 37552392e6 breathing. Oblivious to Christian’s turmoil, 06ee495493 Miraera continued with a eccfe983c7 cheerful smile.425d0524c7f007bc

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“Papa, remember? You know, b50b62889a Shudel from 4d933b3591 our village. The one a 29667bf658 year older than ec428d8a1d me!”6c90716bfe8a1223

“…Yeah.”22b4517cc5dac509

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“Shudel kept saying I c2e5ada8d4 don’t look like Mama 68b1dceacf or Papa! So I abcbc08004 fought with e606c4228d him that 782ce86fbb one time, 1b1f2a09a6 remember?”762ba94d3860d997

“…Yeah, you did.”e70af7e8677d7fa7

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“But yesterday, I a84d029c1d was standing in c6ba61fe3c front of a d13d6cfab3 mirror with Rom-oppa. And you 96eac37e42 know what? I realized I look 76caa03465 way more like Rom-oppa c51b31fa3b than Shudel looks likehisdad when they stand 3c3f9764db together!”2423a2caf92d84d3

“…”9dda67d360d66b29

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“I should’ve 4b97b8ea37 said something e100c7f7ef to Shudel eb33659442 before we 15a98e70e8 left the 16e56a430d village. That I 1f771c9def look more b0be2ad31d like someone 75ddfb8242 I just fe596c8f7c met! Right?”bc2735aa6ae75ab0

Christian didn’t respond. Miraera’s lips twitched.da43250b3031b13f

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“But Rom-oppa said 9d41d68286 maybe we look 7e643c2d00 alike because we 6dfded8773 share the same ea2a10d0b3 ancestor. That’s why 0c539e9054 our hair ca0f1d9856 color’s the 31c89b0160 same, and 547f6dac8a we look 4739f3ce57 so similar! Isn’t that cool? Right?”f761ec622d0d81a8

“Miraera…”a654f343dc3060eb

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“Yes?”a23200b219ec6f08

“Is that 92dcf64c6a why you 6321e0fcfd think he’s 780e74de78 like a c66f45325c ‘dad’ to cd0361a82e you?”2c67fe09f8a89ef9

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Miraera stared 45b465072f at Christian, 229a8e430a who muttered bbbfbcde6d quietly, then e103850ccb burst out dac25822fb laughing. She let out 86ad8d74db a long sigh 3c80e3a0cd at his suddenly 69e88794a7 darkened expression.8b57fa9988be2f24

Raising her tiny a68982ca41 hands, she cupped a244177af9 Christian’s face moments 994804a36d later. Startled by her a7346cfe61 touch, Christian looked 74d1a16e2d at her as 0d3acf16cb she spoke.75fdfd109027efcf

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“Papa’s jealous again. I just meant 5a957c04e2 it like that. Myrealdad is you, 15fe42a924 Papa!”7756849a336b9d37

Flashing a 417c27fab6 toothy grin, ef1a58546f Miraera kissed a8c49c5352 his cheek c04ba99330 and shouted, 77169e87e1 “Papa is 872047e910 my one 930c1bc0d2 and only 453f37f911 dad!”01e929c8af42473c

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‘Oh, Miraera.’677ff762abc21611

Christian couldn’t bring db235f4853 himself to agree 593a4ef09e as Miraera wrapped 3238e33563 her arms around f7007042a1 his neck after 019fd3a98b saying those words.70705b6d693f9c90

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“Papa, are 44c5d17802 you crying?”8c567f470b6cc085

He could remain 9ccdb69654 composed in all 01ac722e41 other matters, but 9787aa8864 when it came 4e6c61d975 to Miraera, his 8e73886046 emotions overwhelmed him. Tears streamed 576bf94c7e down his 45bf651c14 cheeks unbidden. Noticing this, a3b36f4adb Miraera looked 48775bb00d at him 937a8ed35a in alarm. Christian quickly aa56f8472c turned away, e515f29e3a wiping his 42ea0aa097 eyes.c39ea0652490404d

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“No way. I’m not cr—”44f18c7f8712d02e

His movement froze as ff76d540a8 he reached for a 693bf0bdd9 handkerchief. Christian’s face hardened.b2d6973db5478c2e

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It was gone.8baa8df3e0f9231f

The “handkerchief” 1c6a778a74 that should ca6965ead3 have been cec42820e2 in his a59e3fd1a0 possession was 0346841220 nowhere to dba4fd974d be found.65b6caa3f7c84525

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