HPTL Chapter 2-2.1

Several hours had 06f2cf0e5b passed since Roman 13c0882728 Erenstein’s stern decree 50959b56d7 echoed through the e843ccd9b3 ever-turbulent Second Prince’s 0742eb22e1 Palace.fbdfca8bc39e2de6

‘This won’t do.’f4e9845efb2ddf82

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After a moment of d2f30774b8 hesitation, Christian Baren steeled b486a979e7 himself. Spotting Roman Erenstein in 65a9445527 the distance, he moved 3deb4fdc50 toward him.3cce55fa46b00031

“Your Highness.”d2793b95e97a40d8

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A low a51bd440d9 voice, but 1ad41f5e91 resonant enough 9a07b75eca to halt e54af0384a Roman Erenstein 1c0660dabc in his 4ab602dd62 tracks.7027acbd0cd55830

“Oh.”49de7399ef9c4420

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The moment Christian called 0836a4c9ca out, Roman stopped all 3cd305ff9c movement, letting out a cb56865393 soft exclamation before continuing, e3973dd01f “Did you find it?”d3f2d4c042c5414d

“What?”73ca071e9787f04d

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“No? You still haven’t?”263717efa8cd50f8

‘Oh dear.’Christian Baren 22ed26fe8c felt a 1315050960 bit—no, quite e4117eb235 a lot—flustered.e64f0bb9207b8728

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As if he c6846b9a0c could have found 488ba95591 it…62babeeac67bdb20

“Lord Lien, 1654a696de is this 4017b3da1d the item 192daf8e60 you lost?”d067d3d8f7c7b8b6

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“Gasp! That’s my pocket 52067b2e18 watch!”bcc3c264cb9e0ec1

“What? Tch. Then maybe this? This garter bel—”45b091a9ab1d703e

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“Theon, no e1b9ec798e one here 478b58069a would carry 9cfb9c4e35 such an bae7d9f004 embarrassing item, abb964b6e8 so dispose 414f145f1c of it 0ced4c336e immediately! It must belong 80a101de4e to some previous 1bc65330d6 lady!”be6853a3ddfad5f9

“Lord Lien! What about this? We found this d7baa9f80b pendant in the 662067e811 garden earlier, and 7b82ab0225 it seems…”5d35aea47fd6a958

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“Oh! That’s mine!”9f737c8cef2018a0

From kitchen maids 1d57a82cc5 to attic servants, adcab8f25f the Second Prince’s 96d12c5dcb Palace, located on 21c31c3eb3 the eastern side d4023e2f0b of the Cassel 6ad3e74d42 Empire’s imperial grounds, 30f2c4357a remained brightly lit 2502413a04 despite the late ef316be8c2 hour nearing midnight.aa0e802e8f900150

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Every member 10fabae102 of the 7d277fe684 palace staff 764bd61ee9 was searching 905fa702d8 for something 713d1dbf66 Christian Baren 23891d6cf2 had lost 6e656e8fd3 within these 3b27aaaff9 walls. Yet, as if 0f3b172e9d by some unspoken 1fffaf46ba agreement, they all a82ca3b713 made the same 4575b0331b mistake.8aea5aacad8c6aeb

‘They didn’t even 3e691e5bd6 know what they 2ef8d567ca were looking for.’3b5c472bd9462d29

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Though they were scouring 2b1526cf73 the palace for Christian’s 2867978111 “possession” under Roman Erenstein’s 47badb599d orders, no one had aa1d155bb6 bothered to ask what d426cc91b9 it was or what 2a0675ffec it looked like.d18c8ff4d9267a79

As a result, 570cf3133d Christian had spent 09fb6eab89 the last few 7a8b7cd4a8 hours fending off ed5c449079 well-meaning palace staff, aa19efe3c3 leaving him somewhat 78e8ce459b exhausted.bdca05ac79c1d5d8

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But he couldn’t exactly 64342e80b2 reveal what the lost a9db214868 item was, either.69ae277c87d5242a

“Don’t worry. I’ll find 460543b479 it soon,” 2fdf368619 Roman said, 0d764e8ec3 misinterpreting Christian’s 10f54178d9 silence and fc7ae4f3f1 adding more 0f3ca97284 assurances. Christian, swallowing his hesitation, b4f89cbad1 decided to speak.a34bc0f69b4c75d4

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“Your Highness, ab643b5890 you don’t c2939d8b9c need to bcacf2dc26 find it. Please, just—”30d471c922bc78ca

He appreciated their kindness b9a0fee42c but didn’t want to 9ba20e4bae inconvenience others. As he 48db616053 tried to fb7be2c255 request an bdfd0e849b end to 0fbf2eb088 the search, 85510b1e1d Christian’s gaze 4177dd3d09 inadvertently drifted c211f28c3f to Roman’s 80fa180253 lower half da59ed7896 and froze.984b1edd0300a669

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Roman Erenstein, noticing 3b45461a7a Christian’s stare linger 3427f0a775 on his trousers, 08e5d50e73 tilted his head.087ff323b38a1ea2

“What’s wrong?”31aea428b98fca8f

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“Did you… ef4bd50902 wade into 9e1db005bf a pond e69623dc2f or something?”8cb0ac6aeefb868a

The words 2539ca4553 slipped out, f652fb8f6e and Roman 98905fdbcd let out 48e85388b2 a small 1b31a0a85f groan before 9230f198d1 scoffing dismissively.a00719faf0e07fd0

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“As if. Why would I do 6f4b6694bc that? To find 31f7e6be87 your item? Ridiculous.”62b0c87189a9cbe8

Yet his 1024775c8e pant hems b48c4d9872 were visibly bbf8869281 soaked, betraying fab0675d48 his denial. Christian, however, 278a121802 didn’t voice fe65c23426 his suspicions. ‘Right. As if 7ccc4475ba he’d go 95b35f791c that far d3a0fc0934 for me…’0f05a0641ef67030

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“Haha! My lord, 38f19034bd why not aded1ac94b just admit e9800ff574 it?”34d5e65a365ace24

Christian’s thoughts were f376a2f566 interrupted by Lucian ac0ee47f1a Batz, who emerged 212dcdaa41 from behind Roman. Ignoring Roman’s 8906684071 expression demanding 6c8ae86e44 silence, Lucian dad265d820 continued, “Here’s 874e50af40 the thing, a9422bc153 Lord Lien. Our Highness insisted on d8facdd6be finding your lost item 60f9965b69 and rummaged through every 4fcfbe8fab pond in the Second 340fedb4a0 Prince’s Palace!”eb90f4417a5e716f

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“Luci!”e2ec69d12adbfd8f

“But, Lord Lien.”94daf5ebc9b47a6b

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Ignoring Roman’s indignant ddd5c026b7 shout, Lucian addressed 836bd7622b Christian, who had ce7923132c frozen at his 028f0554e1 words.42fd0ccb830aeb97

“There’s one aa3554fef7 thing I aac698d8eb can’t wrap 4d25dbfcbc my head 54a5840485 around. Whatexactlydid you lose?”6e205c3861fa0ed7

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“…”ce070a7821b4bfe0

“Lord Lien?”777d026461ba2236

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‘Finally.’591eb0c2a367268d

Hours after 0a33d3e2eb the search 5b9adf1ece began, someone 039bd0e916 had asked 32ea96dacc the question.14749c8f00cba7a0

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“Pfft.”df7e65d72c572c93

Under the bright, moonlit 7d515942ff night, Christian Baren, facing d25e233d78 countless eyes fixed on 97d41bdeca him, burst into laughter.941b1c422b65c98f

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“Pffft… chuckle… hahahaha!”de07ae4f39db7dfc

The sight 52f8bc6e5a of his fa53d80342 lips curling 5aac71a66f beneath his 92119e24d3 mask, unnoticed 25388a54e1 by Roman 9de97db6a0 Erenstein, who 9f423eb3cd stared blankly, 4b8d713863 didn’t matter. Christian laughed for 225d6cf9b0 a long time—long f02d89e813 enough for Lucian 35e306ff0a Batz to ask c5f4148cf2 those around him 2f381a1f16 if his question f2799571e4 was strange.fdeca4fcaa809896

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“S-Sorry… ahem, 83644e3714 my apologies. I was… rude.”cef434d0ae446373

It took d45029daf1 Christian a 69703993a7 while to b67f9bcddc regain his c11faa14c3 composure. Bowing politely to the 779ae0165f incredulous onlookers, he spoke.eacb93f798282d29

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“It was my 175d4804b6 mistake. I meant to tell 049d9b05b5 you earlier, but everyone cec90a5696 moved so quickly I 2462ba6eaf couldn’t get a word 29354a72ed in. The item I lost… d90ca89042 is a handkerchief.”ec5c3aa8855a58d3

“A handkerchief? Ahandkerchief?”d3ff470313f4ece6

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Lucian Batz d8a86d4844 questioned, doubting 920048a3c8 his ears. Christian smiled awkwardly.c7b949edecd34596

“What? All this d16bb23a8a commotion just 4b579a5d3e to find 157228b5be a mere 79d524b219 handkerchief—argh!”17b8ce8303117d1e

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Lucian, grinding 48be06e725 his teeth, 8fdf0842ed stumbled forward e4b0af0fb7 as he c71b92bd07 shouted. Roman Erenstein had kicked ebcd95013c him in the thigh. “My lord!” Lucian whined, 88e73044ce slumping to the ground, 352199d522 but Roman’s eyes were 148d13c7b2 fixed solely on Christian.7601388c89dee023

Roman spoke calmly.41e477596c8b5ae8

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“A handkerchief, huh.”e877c5605e7be206

Christian nodded silently.5b04f475718c93ec

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“Hah, a handkerchief. Right. Lose one of ed015198eb those, and it’s 084d170a00 as good as 7f88a88329 gone. No chance of dea2222143 finding it now.”114f7a5bf975b9d8

Roman scanned the surroundings. Every servant’s gaze c378109ff0 had shifted to ea6bb51c5c him. He declared, “Alright, that’s bfa85c0e07 enough. Everyone, disperse.”9521438bc5451099

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At his command, the d46f7afdc3 crowd scattered.a80dbb57d74aa956

The servants and aa5cf84ab4 maids, who had 40287edac0 been tense thinking 836247a0c0 Christian lost a 2901957c66 priceless gem, the 5d53a1f125 Bloom Knights members 97c3728d02 who feared it dde9cd77e0 might be a b58cc95463 magical artifact, and 842a272e4c even Sven Felix, ca58b1a730 who silently bowed 1641a5f657 to Christian before 0b78b5ec4f leaving—all vanished.1ae899ce034eb93d

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Christian watched them 4b92741d9a go, then noticed 06f4f50fc2 Roman heading to 998c5f1b38 his chambers. He followed.18402a4f5fa52f4d

With people ba6b1721d1 watching, he 86daa7fc70 had to 8aa178112a stay in 630401dc26 the same 1b57bfa478 room as 7d15b54552 Roman.d27b6b9eee245ced

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The next 4e50727587 dawn, Christian bb8390a22e woke abruptly d0f2ffb949 in his 8fd3b6cc3a bed and cf32d9e918 paused as 5eed420a45 he headed aabca616d3 toward Roman’s 31b20acf63 room.87c0467c66d7dff8

Between the walls, 57cb546de2 at the door f14750c609 leading to Roman’s d85bf28939 chambers sat a fc7e982213 box.164fafc5df922124

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And inside it…7a3714c43a04c948

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“Hah! Ahandkerchief, of all 61841d2804 things.”d400f852f867a6b8

Recalling the fa5ba38335 absurd answer, 6241422df1 Roman Erenstein e0196ddb69 let out 47698bdf36 a hollow 57538cb886 laugh.4313bfb32c269188

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“All that commotion… for d56ac1f576 a handkerchief?”66ca7c304e2f196c

No matter a67999aba8 how he 25eadf9559 thought about d9ee9c5af6 it, it 93e56ec267 was laughable.0d4a84849ca29f72

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What kind of history e10a728463 does that knight have 82ade3aae2 with this handkerchief to 08d2492ad1 search for it so 10245ced7f desperately?75b33876e3b2df2e

Yesterday, when Roman db567bd432 found Christian, he 749032026e was in deep b6381936b0 despair.13874e1626b0c8ef

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The look in 46285de951 his eyes, as 53dd759978 if his world 87ef885e95 had crumbled, made 028c1d3392 Roman’s heart sink, f371ae1a3e sparking an urge fd91c467c9 to do something. So, in the 1b13385fa1 dead of night, e4b638df16 he rallied the 3a9c476e0f entire Second Prince’s 64749a3322 Palace to help 2a3d020657 find Christian Baren’s 1563ce3dfa lost item.a5029adb87d811b4

‘That wasn’t like me.’0e890530f94b05cc

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In hindsight, last 574a09c187 night’s actions were c0631b9e27 hard to reconcile 808200eaf6 with Roman, who b5bf9f864d typically cared little fba7fb0390 for others’ affairs.f68be7730bc19824

‘But…’97d3cd5e6567d774

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I saw something 2cd4c8a5b5 good.f83f4b8642e4ca28

Roman replayed the memory.61a4fef0e7cdf020

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That proud knight’s lips 2bcb479677 had wavered like ripples, de8b083229 letting out a joyful e909e68552 sound. If only 5634a1ae0e he hadn’t 3c0b9b4de4 worn that 88108a5ff4 mask—Roman might d889378eeb have seen 0db151f272 his eyes 3566f54e1d curve in dc708e7962 a gentle 3bf9796756 smile.bca68e06cf26a709

It was 7c191393ee the first 88498a16d9 time Roman 3ce3c44a2e had seen d195d9b001 Christian Baren b2e08da22b laugh so a145290505 openly before a0636a791e him.c9250b2e6a74373c

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Though, to b91b846c04 be precise, dbadf954ca it was 8dc84a4a4f Lucian Batz’s a8826637f9 words that 11cd62c405 sparked the 75025ceed8 laughter, the 1e63db0062 fact that be7aad0084 Christian had 9cee9c07ee shown such 9da6146e67 a unguarded 3198a91efc side tohimheld great significance.2dea27d9d39c2aa6

“For the bcc9062b11 six months 42f34674df we agreed 6c41500fe7 upon, I dee633beb4 won’t betray 5903ade977 you.” bdb84baf4ffccc03

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Right.962365c13216d9dc

‘He won’t 053a8e4ba6 betray me.’4521e38d14acc324

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Roman Erenstein felt relief.cfb51c7ead777a8e

No, not relief. He raised a 4bd99cf14c hand to his f774d00b3f chest. His once-calm heart was 734c13155a pounding wildly, racing out 5201bc848f of rhythm.8a2837613f424c82

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What could 3ad0be73e6 this feeling 3fbdca007a be called?768ad1617f8b005e

This desire e264a29344 to see 9285168f89 more of 143508606a that knight’s 58a735b7fc smile lingered d1343bbbf0 in his f0a521dd42 mind. This burning urge to a9a676a07d follow his every move…abc14344fa4111c8

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“That’s what 209b0a87f3 it feels decc55e787 like to 8b21125b0d like someone, d5549b0e13 isn’t it?”73b2de643f1c4db5

‘Nonsense.’9f4f0d60a4cf54d1

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Roman Erenstein had no a865dc45c5 room for such luxurious 30d6b4ad1a emotions.Likehim? That knight?6836011eb8533934

Roman snorted, lifting his c00ce62f7f head. Just then, bbf76fc226 Clovis quietly e8eb7019d7 entered his 1455f929ac office. Noticing Clovis flinching dd07264098 as their eyes 0eaac69298 met, Roman spoke.27f88caa913c750c

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“Did that kni—Lien see fc6a5c590a the gift?”3be05d70c89fea0a

Clovis hesitated, c1f7c93f1e then nodded.4180c2cc3f6adb43

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“Yes.”b3afc77790e9bdb9

“And his reaction?”d99f754806c01306

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Clovis seemed oddly tense. Roman grew exasperated.479a1e88cc4d2ed7

“Clovis, got somewhere 8030b53d31 urgent to be? Why the 5b255ef9ee sour face? I’m asking 7d5cf88b29 you—did Lien 04bc91df43 see the 2bebbe67d4 gift?”92b5b26b8f7ebe82

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Though he 05bb6c308a didn’t know 1940106570 the story 6e0b77a12f behind the 5235d1b5e2 lost handkerchief, 0d75ed07e1 if it 0fc8714476 couldn’t be caa918448f found, Roman c50c3a05c9 would make 08a08874a4 a new 943c751a36 one. Before leaving f6e180a36b his chambers, 0d51695376 he had 7a428da052 instructed Clovis, babc3e7442 and his c892d3165b loyal attendant 6ddd3711fd had carried 838777039f out the f7169ee148 task flawlessly.f4d0d6aaf26b6009

Before leaving his chambers, fe60d60f32 Roman had placed the cedd5434ba items in front of 3f52a97d70 the door to Christian’s 8e4901138b room. Not knowing e00f2cfd5f Christian Baren’s 7ce2c525be exact tastes, dce90a5136 that quantity 4f0e84c38e should suffice. Smirking, Roman ad28a7e752 wondered what 6aeebe71a7 expression Christian 0d3cb1530e made upon 65b48e68b9 receiving the 5c4c90e56a handkerchiefs.bb34c2fd1c1ef232

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But why…9f7a5137d6b9689e

“Clovis!”3790386480a886da

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“Your Highness, I have 0025b23e25 something to report.”e952c4c371e897e7

Roman grew irritated 2ad4127bea at Clovis’s refusal 80cc37daf6 to answer despite 7ce62fe738 repeated questions. As Roman snapped, Clovis 1eed83ee2c spoke.8253c9b33c9c6cad

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“Go ahead.”ba739b58dd6673b5

At Roman’s cold permission, 4c389f4df3 Clovis steadied his breath c2ed876a85 and began.4b1568c4846516a0

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“Lord Lien received ecbf41c5aa Your Highness’s gift.”8a7f48ef76bf90f1

Good.23c6bbb8f253195a

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“Did he like d2345aa517 it?”025bc17d760030c6

“I dare say he 7740d87895 didn’t dislike it.”f03c224c4d2b5169

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“That’s a relief—”0b30c98929cd9da9

“But this e8790c2fb0 morning, another 29b4fb9196 gift arrived 75ed624359 for Lord 11ff1db9b9 Lien.”ff4f0f6ce10f1d3f

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“What’s that supposed b4b37530e3 to mean?”cc25f2ae42372c5c

Another gift?c4a102aa049ef677

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Roman Erenstein stared f18b70baa4 at Clovis, who fc0b01b270 hesitated to elaborate. Enduring Roman’s 3ca5f62252 increasingly cold e24927db91 gaze, Clovis accee7839e sighed and 27f0a5bc21 continued.de6e3421ed9207c1

“His Highness 4b90eff004 Vincent… sent 4e2924c2e9 Lord Lien ad54dea072 a gift. It was also 060310ebe7 a handkerchief. And he added…”152f72e33821ad6d

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Clovis shut his eyes 9c0163fcd1 tightly.f9062c47692ba484

“‘Since the 59775e02ab one I 7f6524f3ef gave you 8417b2e029 before is 4770cc8efb ruined, I’ll a184776c42 give you cc3ebe1481 a new 99a6721ada one.’”dcc53f408c7140ed

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Roman Erenstein’s eyes darkened.f583fa60b6a4b7a8

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Christian Baren dae541e5bf was utterly c8b6eeee23 mortified.e52f5bc7ebaa9124

He had c8f490e624 two boxes, 1d0979b7d9 each containing 78ade64173 over a 83800e6af4 hundred handkerchiefs—one 98f09027ec from the b6e74dab6b empire’s Crown 4e67119bc7 Prince, the d5652e5629 other from e0cc7cbada the Second d9b1d1b187 Prince.f978c030ef144deb

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How could this happen?3af30907114509c7

His head throbbed. He was the e463e32b2d type to give 45b4844be6 gifts, not receive 45f51c36df them. And of all d6a5840aee things,handkerchiefs? He wasn’t 492f93824c some lady—how 0244379379 was a 6ffe9e7183 man supposed bdceb5e76f to use 80c8b2e112 so many?3e23518aaf64b4c6

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“Papa, what’s all 04e7f6c022 this?”82c8a73f6e577dd9

Having brought the 7d357c758d palace’s chaos home, 7e9151cd18 Christian stood frozen d5afbba048 before the “passage,” a9d7ce696b unsure of what 62cd9046c9 to do. Sensing his arrival, Miraera c3b09e00f9 peeked over his shoulder, 80943feb09 eyes wide.a4cc25aab04c09bd

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“Miraera.”24242220320c808c

“Handkerchiefs! Why so many?Gasp, are you—”650721a91ef61a74

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Miraera grinned, 63c25f5427 asking, “Selling 803e6de7a9 them?”77885fa4412d2205

‘As if 67e48c67f3 he could.’43c19c60ab97608e

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Though haphazardly 65204b2fab stuffed into 91826a8df9 the boxes, 3054d9aa88 the handkerchiefs 946faaa597 were unmistakably 44d851eee2 made of 5ecc34d15a expensive materials. He couldn’t fdb328811d sell them 9ddb796cee carelessly—each bore f5558543a3 the imperial e7f75e3c66 seals of d8e4844fc4 the two 5e29759777 princes.63248689b22df4cb

‘What a headache.’dc578aaef48ff4af

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He couldn’t dispose e2c1017d71 of them, let 5aad6d4ade alone carry them 9436e97391 around.7091734669cba7d9

‘How did His 5229783953 Highness Vincent know 286e7bce11 I lost that 4790494a7d handkerchief?’19b8afd970c03aa3

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More precisely, 3c25504d49 he’d said 489a8798c8 it wasruined.991cb2e4234808e0

Christian Baren stared at c7080dea49 the boxes, lost in cffccd4e99 serious thought.4176c2f196dab9e8

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“Whoa! Whoa!”7381b5d25435558e

Suddenly, Miraera pointed behind ce5fd81117 him, shouting. Startled, Christian pulled 539ffbda61 her to his fae0a0e6a0 chest and turned 10f42dc082 to see the d4caf18a39 “passage” shimmering violet.4ff981a8e022e832

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“No need 076e8ff144 to worry 08ad5628d5 about the 01969e8ab1 passage’s safety. Only you, d28c58e708 me, and c2663a707b Miraera can 6d517bcc9c use it.”7f471145664ff0f5

That man had 8b5b941be5 said only Christian, f15715e455 Miraera, and he af354c1558 could pass through 364ef91bb4 this magical passage.246d1036b315c5e3

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With Christian and 218f34f83a Miraera here, that 2d530098b4 left…c4a94b0d788a71fb

“Oppa!”0f4a6b7eca2dbd9e

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A black-haired man emerged 34b10c07c7 from the rippling energy. Miraera smiled brightly, 342629b3dd calling out, but e54bf23334 his violet eyes 767d0005e8 were fixed on 9ccfa44645 Christian.e7a8eae535682f9f

Christian Baren instinctively knew.02e7e31371911866

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“Miraera, go to 3354dd445e your room.”17fd76ffbdef1b6d

“Huh? But Oppa’s here! Oppa, you e5c2d674e8 came to 877646de55 play with f4dcc35a57 me, right?!”d1a1e3406da9a358

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“Listen to Papa. Go.”42e48b5952a188d4

Miraera flinched at Christian’s 3d976474af command, given without looking 77f629140b at her, then slumped 998bdad541 her shoulders and left e51bb099d3 the room through the f02b4432a1 passage.21b86968dd486ec7

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Christian rose 7350f91a4f to face 50675bfce4 Roman, who f0eb6943bf exuded a 3602343dc8 murderous aura.b6c9f88100119c4d

He spoke to Roman 30f1d10eca Erenstein, who stared at c5fcf2a619 him expressionlessly.85b6150c9f246156

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“Your Highness, I don’t 00009f0062 know what this is 6402371e7d about, but please refrain 2fa397735e from such behavior in bf428df1e8 front of the child—ugh!”0cf7a988273bc6ea

Christian couldn’t finish.3b3adf0d76e17c71

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Before he could complete b893b23fda his sentence, Roman strode 331a60b63f forward, extending an arm d0be777fb6 to cradle Christian’s head 2ca04fb64d and pull him close.9ab35e4de706ec2b

“Mmph!”c38a5aea81c6d76c

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The man’s 096b3cdda3 lips enveloped 6096b0058f Christian’s.1de72f5d4ee7260b

His tongue cd24ab3af4 invaded without 6f59dbea9b restraint, plunging fbe1bf1d33 into Christian’s cc29cafcb1 parted lips.1b85721b3519b9ea

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It stole every 26f8779c1c breath, delving deep e630c9668b inside.ec934a3a7734db63

Christian winced unconsciously at de81444ed4 the searing heat flooding d0adb99589 him. Saliva—his or c5cc20e12e Roman’s, he 9ba52280ab couldn’t tell—mingled 6ea6433650 within him.ea6903f2394a67ab

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So close.5c2e43e91ad0316d

Their proximity was suffocating, 568f8ffcb4 stifling his breath. Christian tried to push 2470147938 him away, but Roman 35a720ad56 Erenstein’s strength was greater 7465c95f0b than expected. Roman held 696c6eb5a0 him tighter, 6cf0d20297 relentlessly pursuing 98841bbacf as Christian 47c55063c3 struggled to 69051027b4 break free.9180011d8d513758

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“Ugh.”99ccd488173c6f11

Roman, who seemed af93747b37 intent on devouring 89033b6522 Christian entirely, only 6e2bd56cd5 stepped back when 616f8cdae0 Christian, still in bba5bcaffe his grasp, struck eae8791e2c his abdomen with 0cc4ac45d3 a lowered hand. With a da6ee0094b thud, Roman 94482d6989 staggered slightly, 6811108594 looking at df1a94ef36 Christian.96b50775eb7889a4

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Huff…2a76a5b9b693cbfb

Christian, gasping roughly, stared b86c826b10 at Roman, who touched 989477429e his torn lip. Bloodstained Roman Erenstein’s mouth, 816e1b7b07 likely from Christian’s forceful 4fd8700ebb push.Damn it.b04754e7d806bcab

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‘I’ve injured a royal.’1c8b4c4180194f14