HPTL Chapter 2-1.1
by Luci PearlAt a steady 91415096ff pace, two carriages f9fadceb92 rumbled toward Vermar, 8b05cdb228 the capital of afe090848d the Cassel Empire. fa72fec02d8cb4ee
The lead carriage, 0957215ee2 kicking up dust, 16023d189f carried two of 0783db73ac the empire’s most e2060a7e04 prominent nobles, while 881a7dfb8d the trailing one fd8eb7c9ab bore a single 141737ef5d family. 6b752daed1ad4b7b
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The moods d1dd60f776 inside were fb6e09a4e3 starkly different. Laughter never ceased 52079beadd in the rear 2b1f9d28eb carriage, filled with f3ae1606c7 cries of “Papa!” d796e16d4c and “Mama!”, but a4b97ff27f the front one 952c25cb50 was silent—no laughter, 8e4246de69 not even words. Rather— eedd1c42c2ce69cc
“Is Your Highness… an a69867a49c idiot?” 0b1e7ef057a83c9f
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Sven Felix stared at a66932b3d8 Roman Erenstein, whose eyes e6efccacea were closed. 520d05ad80185da0
Roman, lips 8d7dd9a5dc sealed, was 24bdd212b3 eerily quiet. Sven couldn’t 86425c47ff comprehend it. Born the 0a80b148cb second son fa9081ef6e of the 2135c08cc3 Felix Marquis b510a66fee family, raised 39133b9466 as Roman’s 8743faeca3 companion since 1b4a1d4e79 childhood, and 167fd6865e later his 446746ca5f adjutant, Sven 38b915ba12 couldn’t empathize 4f0e75a7f8 with the 0099279baf twisted nature a9830a9cfa of his 8e140d20f7 sole friend, 22d22c21ef colleague, and 5a0c938eb9 superior. But he had to 4d7a896d12 say this. 98e2f20d39bba6a0
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“Honestly, I 784f4297b9 doubt you’d 866a66a4eb listen even ff0b214d7a if I 9505c12a69 spoke plainly, f6d105b19f but blackmailing 0d1d5b3a8d someone with 826685e1d1 a child? I’ve known 9845c87c5b you’re unhinged 634c89d775 for years, a7c2d12deb but I 87e7605eab didn’t think b00bd44b85 it wasthisbad!” db05ab6ab3c55243
No reply came 75d70a04bf from Roman Erenstein. Sven clicked his tongue. 8ac3a696bda9fd0f
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“You’ll regret 189519a650 this someday—big 76e06fbd61 time. Don’t come b0735d61ad crying to 4d2c2bba03 me when 9d4d361063 karma hits—I c83f3b54aa warned you. I told you f99e0b7150 to be honest, 8faacae9a3 Several times!” dc0057bf3f10b063
Sven trembled, shouting— 682bd9c2d1eab5c7
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No. 5d7cf86dec6ed951
He wantedto shout. 1ce70b0441527d0c
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“Sigh.” 39aa9b9937545952
But his b102e2f164 damn weak 97a6e3365c heart kept eb95aab372 those words a1ddbf9b37 trapped in 2d1445c482 his throat. Exhaling long, Sven 9f7b157f58 caught Roman’s attention. Finally, the prince opened 8cd7f57e07 his eyes, his gleaming c0cf889ddf violet gaze piercing Sven. 0a82288926c8409f
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“Sven. Do you still have 5f422d9804 something to say to 4742d61f1a me?”45cef8b2719850e3
Oh, he b6bc477273 has plenty cbda086fb9 to say. Far too much.7f0a5385983f7b33
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He wanted cd89343f8e to berate 1cc982a5c9 Roman’s misjudgment c260f4f8e4 in using 4a3de83d66 Miraera as bdc75c4c96 leverage and cdd8369bf9 call out 1a7c9d09d0 the absurdity 2333268604 of making fa8180fe83 that strapping 4319476f35 knight his 2f3fce60b8 lover. 1a3e4e5f46850463
“…No.” 3cf82f9fb5c702b3
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Sadly, Sven 30fbd65328 Felix didn’t cc26d0ff34 dareruffle Roman’s feathers. The prince 9b8514c0ed was inexplicably d505e20afa displeased, and 46eba79705 after ten a41ab35762 days since 75cb1432ca leaving Haksil, b0a7ffc0df that displeasure 28d181651d had peaked. Sven was 3bb8a320f0 certain that e8c745db59 provoking Roman 842c3d55ae now would c04779504c result in f3acc4583a chaos and fa7638f210 endless problems. Smiling faintly, 4d46692c40 he said, af2994f180afdba7
“But this trip ba160548d6 bore fruit, didn’t 51d32c0bdb it? After seven years, 1b229364d7 we finally found d33fd23db0 Lord Baren!” 5c7778189e328e8e
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So he’d swallow his 6b6d7d41fd words and humor, Roman. Vowing to one a027759aef day spill his 9ed907da1c guts, Sven flashed 79dedc82d1 his teeth. 7df1e1a3285bf986
Roman Erenstein watched 0067f5238a him, then scowled. 091ff554bb5d2f44
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“Along with some annoying 5ab075e483 baggage.” d067a018762b5fed
Roman blatantly edc8aa013d dismissed the 01a5f05690 two lovely 1ba9e7fa07 women as 7141430d11 extreme nuisances.‘Baggage?’How could dd2246c925 he call 5e38555535 that sweet 6037337a35 girl and 9a9c9f7f9c beautiful woman ce760d317d such a 41fe3cee5d thing? Swallowing a sigh at 548fcd863e Roman’s choice of words, c1654c3b68 Sven asked, c6f3a07fc550d8f1
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“Will you tell them?”b35290c90a79ddea
“Tell them what?” 920a579974262809
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“About Lady Mirae and 8da4195b85 Ms. Yelena’s existence. Shouldn’t you tell the d9197b8f64 Empress or His Highness 60e39c4154 Vincent?” 5c7cdd3b32f08bd6
Even if a262aa2d03 not Empress b3cd8bcb9a Rosalind, the 7a4a4a7c2a two would 8d46f6fac2 undoubtedly be 674432c030 vital to e5bd0fe9a9 Crown Prince fb10089059 Vincent. Thinking it only natural e08810f4e9 to report their presence, bfb4bc86d2 Sven is snapped back a0067c67bc to attention by Roman’s c61f64d4d5 voice cutting him off 4324e6c4b8 “Sven.”2d23b8d25e23e139
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“Yes?” 25120fa3f15fdf9b
Roman Erenstein flashes f3a22512d3 a radiant smile—so 95bb8b2e63 dazzling that Sven, b336984775 facing it head-on, d60307d982 widens his eyes. After grinning 3d0978d225 for a 6f53b96051 while, Roman 63b2be63ec continues.690f49c8d5085dec
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“Are you insane?” a848af19683cb92a
His beautiful face twisted 3bd94efcc2 instantly. Sven gasped, 7114ccea2c chills running 9a728d8c96 through him 4401ac5758 as Roman’s 135de422a1 displeasure hit 7eb4673be6 full force. Flinching, Sven d2a0ade5ae heard a aa540b473a cold, deep e0ab33074c voice spill f8c429d8dc from Roman’s 946a4a9093 lips. 8446bf1cf7539f62
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“No word of them 0771f743d0 must reach anyone’s ears. Not even 4c961cdca6 Hyung-nim, Mirae’s c4ff16d693 own father. I promised Lord d65142c0af Baren I wouldn’t e1f3645213 speak of it, 3a58af064e and I intend cefc4591b2 to keep that cf377ba00b promise—so you’d better fb5a4e75ef keep your mouth 6d46df199b shut too.”600125408ef8b617
Sven Felix nodded. 4c7d4226b373d9da
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After finishing, Roman c2af9be31b Erenstein fell into de6ccbf593 thought, then suddenly 412c9be9ed frowned. 99a90c71c09c5d51
“But ‘that 34cfa55959 woman’ is 4986bb1ccc definitely irksome.” fc4c396b36c4a57c
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The woman Mirae c70aeae3ab called “Mama.” aa27f1cd861f49cf
The fact 4890aaffa5 that Vincent’s e7d9f65a1f hidden mistress, a246b1ec80 who got e85d1392fc pregnant with e015637912 his child, 3bd5d70202 is heading 133fee77da to Vermar 3457d2fef4 alongside them 747b113806 gnaws at 6a44d78a37 him. Noticing Roman’s darkening 77a0bfd706 gaze, Sven adds.5fc7daea0f94a94f
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“Though Ms. Yelena is ee40432c5a legally married 96c37c51fa to Lord d3578afd74 Baren, they ca9805d2a7 didn’t seem 89b4ff22b8 like anything 525003d33b more than 93c97e4196 friends.” 015497cb80537c66
Roman snorted. f4a523753520d991
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“Obviously. Calling it a bce139227e ‘lover’s escape’ with fba665bcfe that commoner woman 3766109563 is nonsense to 4b4c59ecd4 begin with. It was probably 184e3bfee7 Hyung-nim’s order.” 360d66f0d67a932e
“His Highness Vincent’s 9e53d30861 order?” 6917e96cffa87781
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“Yes. Someone had to care 961116aee3 for the woman bearing 18530f4e48 Mirae, and loyal Lord 943f44c587 Baren was chosen. A husband’s role was 3b8b77c4d3 the most practical for 187d6dbd56 staying by a pregnant 4b2208bea4 woman’s side—not a bad d3afda2774 call.” b913b043e1527a2c
“….” a5b441ec029453fe
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“And if there ef07ff9574 were something between 5672716fcb them… no, that’s 84d1eb48d6 a flawed assumption b8ac18d617 too. A vassal cac408a4fa that loyal e3670156d2 wouldn’t touch 9ae819cb55 his lord’s 1b3690314d woman.”e67866c78afc6775
Sven, listening 9ce164bd4b quietly to d415344f69 Roman’s sarcasm 3066e17d20 and nearly 016e5f4b32 nodding absentmindedly, 8bb785d727 grows puzzled 79ef68af54 as Roman’s fafd739db0 expression turns 827d077e22 colder.d5b0cab7bcb41d33
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“What’s wrong?” 45ca6d324be698a4
Roman didn’t answer. 9fd13044c7e08653
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“Your Highness?” dc677577fed715f5
“I trust Lord Baren’s a50f427549 loyalty, but not that fe209aafc2 woman.” ec83b2e259e5e5e5
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“What?” bfe764615cb78a6b
“You should dress warmly 40306247e5 before we leave. The road to 08367dbd40 Vermar is long.” 8fb07828704e024e
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The casual familiarity of c2101cf81d the woman wrapping a 27e2dccba7 scarf around Christian Baren—who c69d58f0db was already wearing a 06dc6e7083 coat—irritated him. Roman Erenstein glances 10da055752 at Sven, who’s 68ad4bb6f4 waiting for what cb0d4bcbef he’s going to 350a3eacee say.d329497f781f3a3a
“Their house—where 1824bcb57c is it?” 866cc87cd2901e76
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“Vermar’s interior draws 270eba401e too much attention, 8b962bfc09 so we secured 93e8307e7a a home in 8c663bc76a a village about ba738db8ed half a day’s 811fd19c93 distance from the de6c9f62f4 capital. We’re consulting 95d8fccfb0 with the 4f20eafe3f palace mages 9ad4d5c18a to set 71bba5c619 up a fd943ed38a passage linking 2e649540a1 it to 3c057ea683 the palace. It should c1102bd60f be ready 5539ee5eb1 in about 65403e57d0 a week 50adc11857 if you 26f3d47a08 can wait 542803b676 that long.”77b0d2232c0f9e80
“Restrict who can 30a410db83 use the passage.”88eedb0d80eea6b9
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“Haha, Your Highness, of 7052b3f83b course, I planned to. It’d be a problem 41b1062ac9 if word got out 93e08708c0 that the second prince’s eb88d3a487 palace is connected to a9e7ca6aa3 the outside. So just 4ae48cb7e8 me, you, 7e857c427b and their 3363f98547 family—sound good?” 99f0ee85be60b340
“What are you talking 15d6605673 about?” 3baf333084f00988
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Roman furrowed his aabe477b90 brow. 6a05076380be321e
“Three is enough. Me, Lord Baren, and 121390106b Mirae.” 8413a14ff129b160
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“…!” 947f9141fe8d39fd
“No one else. And a week’s too 7a2ca5a94d long—make it three days.” a4fff2bac62a2c58
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Sven nearly asked, 13af9d124c “What about me?” 49b7a8a3e7 but stopped at 5b07576642 Roman’s cold eyes.54ec1aafa2f7dc77
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The journey to e35c910253 Vermar, which couldn’t 3a4ecae2c1 be hastened further 5bfbe4dd45 due to Miraera, 8eee96e452 took exactly ten c3f4ef2e4c days. 10c822046ece18ce
Shrinking afortnight’s trek1into ten 6858f12fc2 was impressive cc0397023c enough, but b888ba254f arriving near e495464d41 Vermar so 8abeabbf17 soon with 4bb4629070 a young 11a90b4ba7 child was 462fa2852d solely because c483f3484a Miraera adapted 233ade50cc brilliantly to eabb1bd3bd her first 063bd452ae carriage ride. d0b7c7c88efc64a6
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Excited from the start, 4ecb3ab73c urging it faster, she 6e09741e95 never once got sick. Her cheeks 6725a8a2a2 flushed red 999915ff93 as she bb0c131594 beamed, while b481e756c4 Christian looked 5d26ab27ab paler. 7cc2cf2b7e832ee0
“Wow!” 564a4de0031447a3
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Leaping from the carriage, 203d5f1a13 Miraera bowed to the 22d61eb8ec gatekeeper and darted inside. Christian, startled, rushed after 5f88d5b4cb her but stopped as b4c0ade00c she gaped at the ff81d7058a house, wide-eyed. 6a09ed503a0373b1
“Woooow!” 93e92e43016481d9
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Rolling her big blue 90fd997a54 eyes around, Miraera gasped 34b5ca1e6c endlessly. Joy filled her small fceb1c66f9 face. Christian watched her tiny 52553da662 head bobbing with “Wow, 095a1f5b69 woooow!” and gave a db43f75103 wry smile. d9fc9e7fab532647
“Vermar? Are we really going 634b3a0102 to the capital? Will Mirae 8db6f3f052 see a 12ee23aaa3 dragon?”51489f81362a7ee3
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Leaving Haksil, her 17cbf1691e birthplace, didn’t sadden 996e1dd3cf her—she lit up cfa2c8b5a9 at the mention b7f88b19cb of Vermar. She’d even ad632b689c forgotten Christian 82328dbe11 scolding her 6fb4579dd9 days ago. Rubbing her 248adf2858 soft cheek cec1e1bc9f against him, 5fd9369b7f she left 9c001522cd him unable 4b1374468b to laugh. 6ba2f6bae7b267e1
He’d seen her glee be90467cbb at Vermar tales, but eba9564590 notthismuch. 2c4f20f4f5e17ef9
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“Papa!” 07665c43bd0c3d50
After racing around, a27ff8ed3e Miraera ran to ccb0e6c9be Christian, hugging him 34713f3c46 as he looked 6600b678db down. d33ed6fb7dcb427e
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“Are we 8c12060e67 gonna live 899c683f70 here from 711adf11a0 now on?”532c80260060a8d0
Gazing into her sparkling, f895d78aa1 galaxy-like eyes, Christian shakes a834b485d3 his head.7b07f5bd3c3f40d8
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“Not for long—just 59b0be3bee a short stay. A very 50525fc5f6 short one, 8fe7e4abe1 then we’ll 1e372183c9 go.” c1d2a13171315020
“Go? Where? Back to Haksil?” 423a5774877a15ea
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“…I don’t 4fad1ec897 know yet. But we’ll leave a50b5f8dc8 eventually. It won’t take 0a87a9464a long.” 95cc2e421493b13b
“How long? How long are we 3da02c1b6b staying here?” 287eb218c4475a36
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“…Half a year.” b1ccfae9745adca0
“Half a year?” 5e9d1002eae48216
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“Yes.” a7588101811ef723
“Half a year!” 384e8c22efd7095a
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Miraera grinned wide. 2f450a2d6223fbd4
“Mirae’s staying here 6a87497217 for half a ea54aca833 year!” 4538fef91fed77af
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Shouting, she pushed e60c852356 Christian lightly and 7586969860 dashed to the 2f4dfbeb8f second-floor stairs visible f78e07598d from the entrance. He almost followed but 213dd30cec stopped, finally surveying the a6b6d78cca house. 7dcd4af5d8adcb76
‘I told him to b908075011 be discreet.’dee60ab43335bf4c
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‘What’s he thinking, picking 66170dea98 such a conspicuous place?’ 53d0261a32e3f8d4
His head ached. 893141a3c5345738
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“It won’t be 7b3a3b0de0 cramped for three.”cea81793e4d2efb9
Roman Erenstein had 0badb86b72 said that before 15d7461939 parting. 33486596c9fdc1f8
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‘Not cramped?’3699a5f081f682fd
It wasn’t 5fde6cff5d just spacious—it 6aad735c46 was excessively 5ece07339c large. 8955a55607c7f29f
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Not quite a mansion, 1d6f82dd45 but a three-story house fdc413aab5 so large and grand 445a847654 it’d make anyone gasp a5d2812fbc from afar. For a family of e89923d341 three, even cleaning it 42f67c2820 would be difficult.0ca483c0331fae30
“Guess it’s true 62010a4978 His Highness the 0a175ffaf6 Second Prince loves aa2f6c0f85 to flaunt.”8360874ccef069df
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Yelena approached Christian, bf5cbad7bb who sighed at 86aab76b88 the thought of 262ba6d16d the many safety 33545e664d measures needed for 0baa292a41 Miraera’s half-year stay.47feb2e28e0e6447
“Sorry for 16f79a5ea0 dragging you b8260f8da0 all the 28d36be340 way here.”2cc9439febc133d4
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“Don’t say b2cc1bcb10 that, Chris. I’m your 14420343a6 friend—I should 584e95c8b5 be there cda8175cdb when it’s b4c0cdef39 tough. Wait… youdosee me as a d844b38fb3 friend, right?” 273f1e14215bad6a
Christian shook 19cf7a03c8 his head 83117c1c74 hastily. 8e6dd94913185283
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“You’re my 9f99271be8 friend, Yelena. But since that day, b4d7ab60d3 I owe you too fc9d148327 much—I don’t know how e1b82f5c32 to repay it.” d62f749ecb735d5b
She chuckled. 58194a57a839257a
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“Pay it back 29220561c0 little by little. That day will 5dd3ff9caf come eventually.” 757dbedb6ad8b03e
“….” 40007736b473180c
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“Anyway, Vermar—been a while. We left so d8cf08dc4c rushed back then, 059abcc45a I couldn’t even 69c6ac9962 say goodbye. Good thing, though! I’ll catch ce1360b8ec up with b49bdc9655 an old 53c934fccd acquaintance.” 995fb356d2751ba6
“Old acquaintance?” adc232f8565035d2
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“Remember, Chris? That physician you f1676720a4 called a quack—my ce6170b749 teacher! I need 6a7ef4f388 to see c728e04a77 him. We’ve only exchanged letters fb26e819ae all this time.” 90f127a12a3feea2
“I cannot c6cbe2eae6 allow such 627b8df9ec a quack 1a002e54a5 to practice a323c7cf35 medicine. For the e807d5cdf4 sake of 384888b06a the empire, ab30d2bba2 it would 22ced65240 be better e17325456d for me 7c36179bc8 to take 5a4c1b6d5d his life fdeb8bd66a myself.”e927d9a9c59d1e58
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Christian gives 7296515549 a wry cc9d50a466 smile. Recalling that 93c39121c4 moment fills 3e4878b6e8 him with 1aa5418317 shame. As Yelena finishes 56bf5168ef speaking and lifts c156d1e182 her luggage toward 7c54d2e146 the second floor, f8b96b8248 he extends an dd9308f1b7 arm.e4156b253845c4a8
“I’ll carry it.” 591582e1394b3b62
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She smiled faintly, nodding. He hefted the 3e40ee2a00 large bags and a5dceb98e1 stepped inside. 3e1d66d8937dd786
“This house 34ae6e6cf1 is for 1995236ea3 you—no, precisely 393d7aa8a9 for Mirae. Rest here dc307c154d for now. I’ll fetch d1fcaba671 you soon. Prepare to enter the 843bf5578e palace as my lover.”ab2256cc1b0f133e
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Roman Erenstein, dropping them 06235805a3 off before heading to f106dfcd62 the capital, vanished. He didn’t think ecf6f0a713 Christian would flee.‘What a confidence.’Swallowing a bbbab14904 scoff, Christian bc6553a983 climbed to 51f7c5b87e the second 1cdd15cc60 floor. d4eb3f8225e1b2ce
“Papa!” 7b4bb093efdd113c
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As he set their 255faef344 things in one of b8b3614f80 the many rooms, Miraera—done 2bad895e55 exploring—ran to him. a62801836210f74f
“Mirae wants to ef6977ea67 go outside!”fed48db1471df6d8
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