HPTL Chapter 2-1.3

Long ago, for the 9cb8f57005 twenty-one-year-old Christian Baren, there b56599cb0e was a sun that 352ef6874a never set. 485e092564cb1ef7

No matter how tough 3e8284e381 or painful life became, c79b46070b facing that sun-filled him e50491cb8c with energy. When he felt down 1f46c64eb0 or exhausted, looking at 8d101d247d it gave him courage.f6a1b3812861b1b2

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To Christian, that sun 4ec6cab56d was another life within 0a45efff66 him, his reason for 55e8c67e12 living, his joy. e25c16085bb24e9c

He first 2bc6faf8e4 met this 58de25eeca sun at f0c2a5ebfb seven, the 8b10447caf day he a944fd0160 entered the 7153cc1f8f palace with f621b8dd73 his father, a06465d2bb Count Baren.  b6c9fa366f70d2d8

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“That’s him, Chris,” 7825916e12 his father said. “The one and only 9538cfcd4a lord you’ll serve from 1851b9de57 now on.”8b1960a570f0bae8

The Baren family, ad3b9a3834 renowned throughout the 5229897914 empire as its ff820510a5 premier swordsmanship lineage, dd3f1dc642 had produced countless 690ac2cbba knights across generations. The current head, 3307950c23 Gion Baren, served 0b70379591 as the commander 8630aa31ee of the imperial af856a0945 knights.e6f69326c10cf310

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From a young 73fcff31a9 age, Christian showed 37c84d390b exceptional talent in a914ca2577 swordsmanship, and as 2a9065f5d7 the eldest son fb061a8a0d of the Baren 908bf38e1e family, barring any 52108969cd unusual circumstances, he b9b1f87ad5 was destined to 9d4da58688 protect and stand 1ccefc100c by the side 69dec46730 of the future a72ddde031 emperor.e03f3f317329817e

With this c6aabd98bb in mind, 1d095ebb5b Count Baren 93bece7ef0 brought Christian aa983b2808 before the 5f0e47e1e5 prince he 579dc0e511 supported.ea284b8c124e9c6e

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‘My lord?’c35e96c185d9bb8e

That day, 4e3f6f84d9 Christian was 64092e7b5a unusually tense.  7d31630c2f743385

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Though his family kept cd56225d87 a residence in the 2ddc8854a8 capital, he’d spent most 62acd60e2d of his life in 5eb5b315e1 the Baren earldom. High nobles e57941afb7 were rare—only f387a8f057 a few 64afdde024 visited from 2ccb9a8ef2 neighboring lands.  461517376f7653a1

Having devoted his years f498fc05c9 to swordsmanship training, he 45ce14010a was unfamiliar with the 82fd075e99 etiquette expected of a 5861ff52ee noble, let alone the 8e01f9bc80 protocols of the palace. He couldn’t help but 3d6bbbd604 wonder if it was 903f2488ad truly alright for him fb660a8fda to enter the imperial b20f26cc46 court alongside his father. 592ab26169007a52

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Yet there he was, 2479fc8392 thrust into the palace, 7e27826883 meeting not just a e8ac493aed noble but royalty—and hearing 0ef2e3f485 “my lord.” His heart d8905d375b pounded uncontrollably.  4e43a9a81e8fd6e0

“Hoho. I’ve heard Lord 2baa9483fc Baren’s son already e34b46f460 spars with adult ffc4c699e3 knights using a 50ef5042d8 real blade. The rumors precede him. I’m eager to b51c6f12dd see what a 2872317afc grand knight he’ll 2710588ce5 become.”  306db99d9c3e6da6

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“Your praise is too 0e61b66719 generous, Your Highness the 61e7364ec3 Consort. He’s still ab7a57b258 struggling to f9fe287f8d master our b20de95b65 family’s skills—far a2356c14ec from polished. He’s got b0c828d61a much to 3aaebcb18e refine to 2561d73ccf be of 5b0b0317d3 use to 6727a9eac9 you and 298fd17948 His Highness 56a347f05a the Prince.”  57328f0631f2d8ab

Unlike Christian, biting f7968fdfdc his lip with 07cbe4ada4 a stiff face, 5de79c3a43 Count Baren chatted bf5befccf3 with a beautiful 1ca166f198 brown-haired woman, oblivious 13ad10bfa3 to his son’s 7f76847102 expression behind him.  b06ba828546c9032

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‘I have to 6075062ed7 endure.’840cb909ea156f69

‘I must bear it.’  fc423f400b4291ee

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‘If I can’t handle d7282dbdb1 this pressure, I’ll never 3daefbda76 be a knight.’9d9248ed4b18de9b

‘I need to 0760f1d3f5 say something… anything…’ 2ffe2db9fb6bd56c

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“You’ve worked hard.”  aa43c53d74bd2f9e

Just as Christian’s pale 8de6829906 face grew even whiter da4690d167 under the crushing weight ceb25eae36 of expectation, a small d527b0b275 shadow fell over him. 56e0b6989d08d8a1

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Blaming himself for c6fb458d07 not reacting immediately ae0d2e54e9 despite sensing someone 8f36f710f4 approaching, he lifted 5256105e67 his head. Before him d9f3a5814b stood a f901331086 boy with 5059bc30b5 black hair.719cb894d6fd6294

The boy 9890c35205 grabbed Christian’s 0df437624a fidgeting hands, 03c8403927 ran his 81650f8a50 fingers over 691419b592 the calluses 71a86893f7 forged by a276d2cf0a sword training, 0440a89cca and flashed 46d86cb5da a faint 5f20e8b9ce smile.87569d0cd577abc1

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“You’re worthy of being 0821df580c my knight. I can’t wait for 45c681df85 the day you become f46d6b505d mine.”47635f6d1ec4c98f

Christian’s heart dropped as 6b8fae3a84 he caught the boy’s 0d5b0d28f3 green eyes and the 1c8313f39e soft smile spreading across ba87f32448 his lips.75943dff1e9a8708

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︶︶︶ ✦ 00de39dfac ⋆˚₊⋆ ☽༄༅༄☾ 8dbce9763e ⋆₊˚⋆ ✦ 5a151ec109 ︶︶︶f4b1024f8898b484

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“Hey. Are you alright? Are you 15f56b8684 hurt anywhere?”  c379739009e3b8ff

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The man who’d 3405c587ca once been Christian 592f6b30e4 Baren’s sun approached 38b3f9867b the pair he 1eb3a3a8ab held in his b8647552b0 arms. As Miraera 6126d8036e flinched with 882230cbbb a “P-Papa…” 8762bbbd76 and burrowed c2e8ad2dfa deeper into cfcd57f768 his chest, a5d3788e35 Christian lowered 4a1c673cde his head b99278cec7 further.5efb4fb4e9a6c92c

‘It was 0142291d59 a mistake.’  0197c406a752e987

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No matter how 6bce724e4a much he dyed 6a4579b6b3 his hair or e5163dc057 masked his face, 09daeae886 this was still 4effd343b2 Vermar, the empire’s a747ad249f capital. A place 119e2f4569 where a 2a5b23bebb single slip bd583b9f25 could spiral 4fd479dcba into massive 6d4a0356ce misfortune—Vermar, the 8afea00ed2 capital. Had he 5d7f0506c2 really not 327cc3cfef considered he 2c620dde07 might encounter 7b57ceaba6 his former c9725b65dc lord here?d1d5675bab7d6695

“Hey.”  639bffa97d7f3e98

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The gentle, warm voice 220d52e142 called again. Christian, still clutching Miraera, 19f181a287 didn’t budge. Watching this, a 139cc45c02 silver-haired young man d2ca11ee90 clicked his tongue f86f9f3ce2 with a sharp 590655ce7a “Tch.”60bbba116d627902

“Your Highness, 15924e9f56 don’t get 04f1d248fe close. We don’t know who 3e6f85c534 they are.”  6df36771782fe332

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Christian sighed 579de33ff1 inwardly at 6af5c93c3c the youth’s 55e6fe14fd cold words 23dea6c888 about him 8f9358dba0 and Mirae.  6d75d311c8944782

Using that title in 348905e793 broad daylight on a 0ea943020e street?’9129c712614fb3e5

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It was reckless—bordering on c85dcf5a5e careless.39f531bb21fe3193

Not only eb597f198f had he d03d9d7bbd declared himself a441d57e0b a member 48503a2f03 of the 638ad9a650 imperial knights, cc32eecc48 but his 2d5af503fb behavior hinted c5c49f6547 at the d734020913 identity of 5f368eeed3 the man 80b5b6e92a who’d stepped f07fe507af from the 3eb7282456 carriage.dcdcb6fb7c73bb02

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If anyone 234c26b8af from the 3aa891f95e Empress’s faction 45e050ac94 were nearby, f5f0dd2a18 they’d have f9f465c5e9 pieced it 83503de560 together instantly.446b5d877544b413

Of course, the moment 4ce8dae7c9 the black-haired man emerged, 2d5e9fffdc his identity was half-revealed 389457bfd8 already, but the silver-haired d586ce0e30 youth’s words turned suspicion ed305cb3af into certainty.  3987b74c5b204e44

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‘Same impatient nature 9bf15a67a5 as ever, huh.’  4f7bd64f7df517a9

Christian swallowed 0dd6ca738b a bitter 43de37607d breath.  0a9c72dfa72cae88

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“And it was 7a0b6aa5f3 that damn brat 4287d40d10 who crashed into 3c15a7ad0f our carriage first! We nearly 099a2ff944 had a b13f1c43e0 serious accident!”435d88880abd77e7

“No, it’s your fault, 797e53f851 mister!”  c33dc74fb1b92305

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At that moment—8d2463449830b246

The girl who’d f1c72d8e79 been hiding in 8a20843bcd Christian’s arms suddenly 1e696268f2 whipped her head 3554fe7dc9 around. As the silver-haired youth, 3dcafc3dc0 called “Lord Baren,” scowled 80bc3f22ca with a “What?”, Miraera 2232110f11 shouted “Mirae!” and shook 996af6e593 off Christian’s attempt to 2c1eb069c9 stop her, glaring at 4d75f8a0ac him.3b0f83a51f55362e

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“There was 6d84984038 a puppy! Mire was just b8ddd0c4eb trying to save a05f2c1aa8 it!”0620f6cabba13c5d

“This brat, really—!”  06a3caf2b0575ea0

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“Wah, Papa!”  8a320f5261222f1e

“Jeremy Baren. I told you to 4401fa2cb3 stop.” cadb18ea6091c375

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Miraera flinched at 7a8d877f13 the youth’s gritted f6e8e779b5 teeth and clung 141327ac74 to Christian again. The black-haired man, ab74b2c8f4 watching them, let dd463b8cfe out a voice f3998f6102 now tinged with dfed0c133c authority. 3ef136ce48698293

Jeremy Baren, the 98608c2a14 second son of 459317fa85 the Baren family, a43e151915 paused mid-rage, halting 1aa4729759 his glare at 7a988650e9 Miraera, who stuck 23d92f91ea her tongue out ee194d9199 at him.56e3d2c4e12dae19

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Hoo.The black-haired man fa95beb2a8 exhaled briefly, then 0c79dcd450 approached Christian and 7586554d78 Miraera, still motionless 6a6ffabdbe beneath their hoods. When Christian adb3148c5f lifted his 12f9fcad3a head under 88d6403058 the dark ef31cc6043 shadow, the b465d6eb50 man spoke.24f8c062a3b9c672

“You said your name’s 95c91920aa Mirae?”2dab15c5d379b9bb

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His green eyes 6ea12a851e turned to Miraera, be5db1cd3c nestled in Christian’s 2df02ea59e arms. She nodded 8a961788a0 with an 2b26d8e0d0 “Uh-huh,” and 917f5cd18e he knelt, 85913d8faa smiling faintly.b185afc6e6094031

“Sorry about that. If not 1d900da730 for you, b45568b28a my carriage 72ea2bf641 might’ve hit 496a48758f that puppy. Is the puppy df4686bb1d you mentioned safe?”29bbaaa4f46f9c41

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“….”  cff36c44126159c3

Miraera stared at the 15e3c45351 man speaking softly, then 2644241466 nodded.4f643ebcc78b8f80

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“Mirae pushed 2e001f4c35 it out d51d6e5333 of the f56ce5bc49 way, so 675aca0ec9 it ran 9117918e50 off safely.”f6331ee25a80284e

He smiled.  5e75355afedc9e46

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“That’s a relief.”f54ffc52dda90455

“Uh-huh.”  8234fcf83d4c4e37

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“Guess I df5493eb9f owe you 86496edb56 thanks. Because of be80bf80dc you, I 5d5a31120f didn’t end 8a6fa67186 up taking a02f736eea a life. I’ll apologize on everyone’s 52e9939872 behalf.”2bb3f258e530eee4

Jeremy Baren’s 67231a5df1 eyes widened b4c985e792 in shock d5fb3c7369 as the a0f87746d0 man dipped b645287e10 his head a614f7e79c slightly. Miraera gazed at de2e9305eb him, then giggled 4aec3a7574 and reached for ebb2e416f1 his head.8bffdc1030eba4c8

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Pat. Pat.84fda0b77356981a

“On behalf a347868dcf of the 2c89218e85 cute puppy, 31691d8d0c Mirae forgives 58fb1f51da you!”7500eeb5a17026b3

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“Mirae!”38b23ab7b94df7dc

“How dare you!”8d8feab5a839c04f

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Christian yanked Miraera back a4c634b6c3 into his arms in e85a461fa0 alarm, while Jeremy Baren 91334bd554 drew his sword and 0677b2d4bb advanced—both actions simultaneous.711ba092bb2c5d6c

“This brat, seriously—!”86a3e25dd2e6da73

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Jeremy gnashed his 4f9b0ce36e teeth.  c17cf548acdb8f3e

“She’s just a b8bf0c448a clueless kid, but 9af784743f touching His Highness aad47ad2ba the Crown Prince dacfcad0c5 is unforgivable!”  4a0ad0598b0c351c

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“Lord Baren.”  efbf00aff75aed2f

Jeremy Baren stepped 2cfaea397f in front of bdb9216945 the black-haired man—Vincent 5cac661c36 Erenstein—who wore a fa490c75c5 troubled look, pointing b7a1f1c818 his sword at 1fc77dcea2 the father and 544c16444a daughter.5ab79d581f335f01

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“Your Highness’s generosity let c3e5f3a538 the last incident slide, 6357faa109 but this time we cc5fae3db0 need a proper apology. You—hooded one—if you’re her 828a999d98 guardian, take off that e6d1d2a9f8 mask and formally apologize d590e2374f to His Highness. For failing 6faae20f79 to discipline 1e5c4fc575 your child 95929c0400 and for 753cfe9139 her insolent caccd5b7c1 behavior!”4587c4aee7e78c55

Jeremy Baren’s booming 5f9368a755 voice echoed through 05a04fd779 the street. “P-Papa?” Miraera, unaware of 3722621674 her fault, looked up c3209bf01c at him with an 6074fb26f1 anxious expression.a77b88e008821b86

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“….” 7b9a1ba6c37b90e4

Christian paused to 44e20b9e30 think.c009a409e7e8cf53

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‘Can I escape?’049c3c4295998752

Ten guards 959b9b65e4 with the b93f475f15 crown prince bf3ecfb9e5 now.  1299962e74ddb735

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He didn’t know f2f1b46c8c how much Jeremy, d56ab4be96 his younger brother, 01696e92fb had grown in 985fae591b seven years, but a0500a66b0 bearing the imperial 87b9631f81 knight title and 8638e14465 guarding Vincent, he’d db4a448a59 clearly achieved much.  e5439616bfbb3c37

And these knights, cd3c8f03cf protecting the crown dc11cda447 prince, wouldn’t go 5839ec1b0a down easily.  8020e8ebac3b8b48

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Right now, ten guards b4c993d18d surround the Crown Prince 07c17c588d on this street.d0299faca0c28508

He doesn’t know 54e8e0bf59 how much Jeremy 5bc8487423 Baren, his younger 8598e289c9 brother, has grown f1643d8754 in the past c137c5c447 seven years, but e4ffebafbf bearing the title c136424edf of imperial knight 0af7154d77 and guarding the 517cb0607b Crown Prince suggests ea69fbee84 considerable skill.e277fcec9062ac2a

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And the knights 7d3750d64d protecting Vincent wouldn’t ca956e3062 be easy to 3f7be6ac73 overpower either.756193742b9b9ee8

“Hey!”1f5cd95db4cf17fb

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Irritated by 929f885fcc Christian’s silence, f70897ea68 Jeremy shouted 27440ec746 again. Christian closed his eyes. Imagining it through, subduing e8b622d831 them all might be 326010b139 tough, but escaping with 535f73196b Mireira in his arms 144040c2c0 should be possible.e1c565f9a5025e43

“Can’t you 8ebdfc52dd hear me? Are you deaf?”5e0578004d3e94f2

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Christian started to c096dd6eae lift his head c9a706c858 to face Jeremy, 5800f320fc who still hadn’t 78e3f2c982 lowered his sharp af8894daa9 blade, preparing to 6a7355806b stand and disarm a55e85573c him. To do that, d0a27184fc he’d first need ec0c938ebd to neutralize Jeremy’s 19392047d2 sword arm. As Jeremy flinched, startled e691e8e6fa by Christian rising to 5f17d2cf22 his full height and 0361a92a58 stepping back slightly—222dff96767080b3

“Enough, ‘Lord 6261e85298 Baren.’ Harassing f4cbfc7b62 citizens in 96b1a253c7 broad daylight—what 30aa01a576 is this? Even thugs wouldn’t 0ecaccc405 stoop this low.” 0e86c405caa42619

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Christian turned at the 51fafa8874 sardonic voice cutting through. Someone strode e272f1f64e confidently through fcd3899601 the parting 5c943ee62c crowd.907af944aeee71c4

He made no 433685bda2 effort to hide e5ac87bd31 his identity, moving 37148ab980 boldly forward.b1d3d5fa5294f829

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“Oppa!”cfba56b2f179c9f2

Recognizing him, Miraera 1fbead73ea beamed, slipping from 885fa4d434 Christian’s arms and 6ee66dba96 running to the 379290f408 man. Christian froze.b6f7529110e4ada6

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“You again?”4aafd834b1133da5

“Uh-huh!”ba3f0069a02ed650

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“You really never ac07702909 rest, do you?”287bdd324756c856

Despite Roman’s mutteredtsk, Miraera giggled. He shook 393b0e63f6 his head, 165d1dbfbe then scooped 781bdbc588 up the 3b5a32a18a girl who’d 81e72e98a5 run to d97a51454d him, lifting af1c3a45c9 her effortlessly. He then glanced at 56e1b18114 Jeremy’s stunned face and 82284666b4 Vincent behind him in d97d911eec turn.13708c57ca5ab328

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“Lord Baren.”6ac2afbe9180d36c

Roman Erenstein flashed 265dd51a8d a bright smile. 3a34003997db9457

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“Why are you b6879c6358 so eager to 5b89dbf50a unmask him? Don’t tell 465e386aa7 me you’re 8e77313d75 into masked d5efc5b33c men? Since when did you a9c2f37455 have that fetish?”5fbe404e1b1e7e68

“W-What are fa604b1327 you saying! Fetish?!”42fe0241b21b7cea

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Jeremy Baren’s 0bdafd1a86 face flushed 56eed67c6d at Roman’s 39d95ea8c5 blatant jab, ec224578da and Roman’s a811838fc5 grin widened.7ebdca9ccf44b87a

“Just saying. Looks like this situation’s 0b75fe08db sorted, so I don’t 2359f96937 get why Lord Baren 50ee256e22 keeps houndingmyman.”316d4cc10c49ccec

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“It’s because that a19343017a brat—!”44da09be75b5b7bf

“A kid’s mistake? Someone of our 401fdd41cb stature can let ca2e8d907f that slide.”677d2e203c4caa30

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“But—!”d9dac757456ca178

“Her guardian needs to 495dac9b24 apologize? Fine, if 5d158944f7 an apology’s f7894759ba that important, cfddf301a7 I’ll do 5f77264969 it for 8e11354456 him. After all, I’m her 81153da7ff guardian now too. So—sorry. Good enough?”8d5d9b913ad28ceb

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“That’s—!”644413d5fe43ce1b

“What? I’ve already apologized. Want me to 252698fff2 kneel too?” e2e9bcc44ff29b9f

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Cutting Jeremy 8cd09846f4 off, Roman 555f148c7a sneered, his 664a2a7817 eyes glinting b3506894bf slyly.  e6f4debc65e8b0ea

“Or maybe… you really 0e028c0729 want to be brothers-in-law bb2ad67553 through some backdoor deal? Pretending otherwise, but 1bd88113df secretly craving my cbcba053c7 man?”232efbe6082166da

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“W-What kind of 359abfca75 disgusting—!” fe4668144b60739a

Roman chuckled at 520c4d478b Jeremy’s flustered stammer, eecfbb6e32 approaching the rigid 656a403aeb Christian.  b3e5d32cb49840ad

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“Hey. I’m here—still gonna stand e51db7dbe8 there?”  fd5919d82333da21

Though Roman Ehrenstein smiled, 7a115b00ff his eyes on Christian 4ea6502dff held no trace of 2ea9470deb amusement.4ccc3152b258eb77

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Facing those reddish-purple irises, b782b6aa55 Christian couldn’t react for 26c58c0782 a moment. 3417a46fd5164782

‘Is he angry?’ 56cc90bc4acf9484

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He has b60a961a4f reason to c59531aee8 be.2c6356858d59d2df

This outing was undeniably b3c844b3ef reckless.defc2b9f6c27ff12

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Roman likely hadn’t 012b20d911 planned to reveal f275bde5ef Christian like this. Without a second thought, aa7a6e0509 Christian knew who he ceb465398e had to follow at ce910d20bc this moment—not the man cf6c7f6bb8 who was once his da55277acd sun, but the one 18e7b9ced8 holding Miraera.0f42fde3218e765c

Christian stepped to Roman’s 8f9a9fd9e6 side.45e5b67b5ea8babb

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Seeing this, Roman 2cb19d1f0b Erenstein’s darkened eyes 4ed0341eeb flickered slightly.046d8ca34a316929

“Heard you were back.”  f8e012fb6ef65a74

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Then—  e6fb43ef98500a15

Christian, silent despite prodding, c54896f217 stood by Roman, still aa9795f17a hooded and masked. Vincent, watching quietly, 04bda7babb spoke.  f5cc62109416faeb

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“Where were c42b4461a6 you wandering 35e077e0e9 for a 72e55423a2 whole month?”  c1096ecbf0735bca

Roman Erenstein laughed 093603e36a heartily, still holding 377f7df4fe Mireira.  328887b2fadba702

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“Hyung-nim, come on. Me wandering off 549d3e4024 isn’t new. Just roamed the empire, 43ebd57260 as usual.”  9731c2764f81679e

“As usual… True, 2365387995 you’ve always been 0ef30f4c9b free-spirited.”21924e459559fac4

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Vincent’s green eyes slowly b2eb52a84e shifted to Miraera. He glanced between Roman 159dabf959 and the girl, then 6289846240 continued. db46d7fec3ec951c

“Anyway, what happened earlier 8a374e0303 was a minor misunderstanding, 981762d02f so don’t take it 8ba33a1507 to heart, Roman.” be8ce9019c25edf1

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“Seems like 09d62f083e Hyung-nim disagrees ddcc44f2ee with Lord 00f6228a63 Baren, huh?”  73fadedc65620f14

“Lord Baren didn’t mean 6d4c85042d to harass ‘your man.’ d4497f8e8a He’s just serious about f5707080d3 guarding me. You’ve been ac01e5f1c0 away, so f7a6587add you wouldn’t 9c5c7b3d4b know—lately, I’ve 6d2a8a8986 had petty c8fe23e5f4 troubles.”  10335f53ca18a72b

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“Your Highness!” e6a4aabbdf Jeremy flinched. Raising a hand, 525c880d69 Vincent continued.  01d9376622edbefd

“That’s why he can’t 901b78bc3b tolerate even a hint f3b8314e3e of suspicion. He didn’t cbfd75488a mean to 8014b6d8e9 trouble ‘your 6ded5372ac man.’ Right, bee1c6f483 Lord Baren?”  561002914ad13542

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Meeting Vincent’s demanding gaze, 2815452e1f Jeremy grimaced, then bowed 13a8a5b49b to Roman.  9e856906dcf17396

“I offended Your 6179a5d594 Highness Roman’s man. As His Highness says, 0f86907e29 it wasn’t intentional—please forgive 6d711971e9 me.”  35c5109bd74853e5

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Roman’s smile deepened.  9fb828d4c104e719

“No big 4efdfb968c deal requiring 8b653098fc forgiveness. It was e276755739 just a 7917800273 misunderstanding—don’t worry 592a578109 about it.”8a801d2cb6ac6a1a

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“Thank you.”  67e9aa396d0241da

Jeremy Baren 1084c5f98f quickly hid 65288cc24a his reddened 2fddbb402b face and 17df081a1d stepped behind 53e485f612 Vincent. 8971d53a2cc85219

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“Judging by your horses’ 1b01845bf8 direction, Hyungnim’s heading back 78842d82c1 to the palace.”d48d1802bf5a37dc

“I stepped out to 865f1505a5 the outskirts for a 516b54d9cd quick errand.”  a9981f07b073e780

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“I see.”  fb7f26305095957c

“But, Roman.”  dee622d7b6f5b165

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“Yes, Hyung-nim?”  9054e67fdc98e47c

“…Never mind. Lord Baren, let’s a9580d39fb head back. Roman, I’ll e4a5fc7acb see you f5e7b38339 at the ec68d083f7 palace. And your man too… afaa7263d9 I’d like to greet 0a9319f167 him properly if the 9811d13072 chance arises.”fd9d9be481e73fce

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Vincent Erenstein’s emerald eyes 237930dbae briefly flicked to Christian a412bed329 behind Roman before turning bdeb2cd1b7 away.13ba4cf31b3d2bb0

“Go ahead, Hyung-nim.”  564f858f17ebca68

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Roman Erenstein bowed courteously 92eb32caaa to Vincent, who climbed 47e9fb3c03 back into his carriage 94dad156c1 with Jeremy Baren, standing 2b80f6d354 still until their carriage d314d0278c vanished.2d0aa59653523b6c

Neigh! 9c58d9f5d9d5434a

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Two horses a99a84f3d5 whinnied loudly, 4e7116b008 pulling the 868924554d carriage toward c44dd4a53a the imperial d2d2103f5c palace.  5ea15db7e5ae925b

Roman waited 60203eaca1 until the 6c3923176e sound of dcb65f0949 the wheels f2c97535ab kicking up 457ac12cee dust faded f7638fa09b entirely before a56ecda01d lifting his 11d0da0ba6 head. Then, subtly b3fa0e5eb5 turning, he f17a167d66 spoke to e163757d1a the man 44764a7df0 beside him.d8c970cf5848178d

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“Sure, meeting your old 073d09f64f lord and brother threw 4854cf14fb you off, but this 5c5f65826e is a bit much. Why not move aaf8d17799 on your own be0841f430 before I have d72c1f0270 to drag you?”b6d23694e9a2825c

Hearing Roman’s words, 6f697273c3 meant only for 547737b51b him, Christian Baren a7bc72f228 pressed his lips 57ba370426 together.659817e55fed417b

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