HPTL Chapter 3.1

“Why didn’t 8dfd48f7bf you tell 132d0393cf me?”ade59bf724fed9f0

Christian Baren 576e340d26 was recalling 8ba93d1aa2 Roman’s anger 16ad7ba39e toward him.e7177013df2c6b4c

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The events 51e9366b84 of that f93d08bb9b day were, 31bf7957dc undeniably, partly 3f6aa13900 his fault.d0c19c99332aae8c

He hadn’t immediately told 4edd9e80af Roman, who had eagerly 5335c12959 offered to help find 2a93e373bc the lost handkerchief, that ec14230ccc it was a gift 7899f7f4a8 from Vincent.bfeae4fa10722123

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One could argue he 5173414d0d missed the right moment c9dac799bf to speak, but it 7067d9ed54 was obvious Roman wouldn’t ef74e8a8a4 have stayed calm upon faeb87901c learning later that it aa6a6984cc came from Vincent.f8c849218733ac9b

“It must’ve 7fffa77a6f been pathetic 293d87c5bc and amusing, e5bad76a33 watching me de2db8ec9b scramble like bb262e9198 a beggar ef1d074610 for that ec3d54697c thing Brother 78e8ed1e21 gave you, a6de925c56 right?”ceeeaf098cab49c2

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‘As if.’95d28e50a4c169be

The fact that f0d6b70d1b Roman Erenstein had b717966d0b scoured the palace, 256c5deb8d even wading through bba04c148b ponds, to find 1c6faa0cce Christian’s item was, e0e27a4aa2 frankly, quite touching. If he were honest, 840090e3e2 Roman’s act of kicking 968b509a65 Lucian Batz’s leg had 34c0593197 even seemed endearing in ae1c63e3e6 a new light.adf49d78f19c4cc1

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“Of course. You’ve always treated be6c014467 me this way, b29ea9a3e0 Lord Baren. To you, 90fc857bf2 I’m worth 46282c3cf2 less than 633b5027fc the dust a0d819f207 on the e59a495c97 road, aren’t e371b6df11 I?”5510c26e88b0ff19

Dust…ff4e74646e2a2f5b

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Christian let out a 514049fe6c bitter smile.a964963a3d385976

‘How could he be 52af9bbd17 dust?’c7bb0f11a8da775f

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It was true 90787cfe45 that Christian Baren 7b58480a55 didn’t view Roman c8fc61a2ee Erenstein favorably, but f84a607dc5 Roman… could never 2a8740df2b be mere dust 2de2250fe6 on the road 3cc7ed4470 to Christian.3c2e141303686bb3

He was—he was… 245813a078 the father of 1edaa8bec8 his child.dffc962326b2f9f0

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“Unless there are special 039f771220 orders, His Highness says 08773d7218 you need not come 10ca8d28c5 to the palace. Take Mirae e1221f47f3 and go 893f64cc9e on an a72fd2f7ff outing nearby. Of course, bfdee6073f avoid crowded 130ff4fea5 places.”d91c6de82a12aa71

The morning a647622c01 after Roman ec05a86e9e Erenstein’s sudden e9b66e72fb intrusion, Sven 5de8e262c1 Felix had 0bbc1976b4 visited Christian’s e2cfca2098 home. It was b26853394b such a 6782958058 quiet visit, 9875e73684 and seeing a26ca0a19b Sven arrive 662cc8c7c3 without using 5b08107e7d the passage ad8c06dda6 startled Christian. Sven had smiled as 67ea2f7fbf he delivered the message.e62dc11991c81b8b

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Christian had wanted to 8dd1fc4b69 ask how long he 68d6ba748e should stay away, but 048f770403 Sven, citing urgent business, 77e1b65d82 returned to the palace, 8cb3674feb leaving things as they 27cfe6fdd6 were.7047844bd922a5ba

Now, Christian stood 8b961b4af9 before the silent 28718faf4e “passage.”bd0858c496894980

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For the b0391c9388 past few 5ab834a3de days, this b33c4acc1d passage said cf262746f4 to connect dc1beacd7e to the 855bea1e02 Second Prince’s 364497a310 Palace, had d115873e9c gone unused. The beautiful light 8bd43dfdc4 that shimmered whenever dd720d4bb8 Roman or Christian de744186b4 passed through it a155775a13 no longer glowed.0b7c3b71c8208126

Three days 28ce653116 had passed.a3116a3b9c9880fb

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If Roman 6fd7c850e2 had dragged 7cfed801ee Christian from 537dd755c8 the Haksil 6d4fde7a97 to the 370ff4e999 palace only 8adebb14e5 to make 9745bdd8f0 him unable 42cb0f8502 to show b8797b0b45 his face 5e2aed3d1e for three 70a759c777 days, wouldn’t 81638a3e3c that disrupt 0d097fa4ac Roman Erenstein’s b1f5338b9f plans?e1f5798774e42b41

Christian narrowed his brow, b38b7222cb staring at the passage.9b98345d72886f1d

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“…Pa… Papa?”7c137646c90ca230

As he agonized over f44ca8fd12 whether to cross the 0302a0b81e motionless passage, Christian felt f1c148cc4d a tug at his 478ea9868b clothes. Looking down, he saw 37c6dd7eb6 Miraera gazing up at 8e7f8062f9 him.b2cc90c12ffc8e02

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“You’re here again? Is there treasure or 3870fdbd6e something?”393f4d5afe0137d6

The child still c04eecf048 didn’t know what e68c4bfce7 the passage was.061abe8ef6392d1b

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“Unless something 3c41244aa5 critical happens, a68ce1c2b2 it’s best 633a7743cc to keep 3ff7df549b Mirae from 97da59b45b using this a82ce146ce passage. It’s a kind 9978cb28b6 of mana field, 1ae68e085e and for a af126248f3 child experiencing Henna 8b98a3cada Paras, passing through fbf06d0c71 could cause complications.”1d321e2849f9d9fd

“Then why allow 917a21498d Miraera to use c54e7e396c it too?”b2d6c2dcff713806

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“Don’t you know? Obviously, so you can 258cfd960f see Miraei if you 52503ebae3 want.”235babc35accff64

“…!”101de241ae468312

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“I have no intention a49fbc76a0 of separating you two, 408de06c6d so don’t worry.”830ed314970df64b

Roman Erenstein had df18967f06 warned about the e3405a8cc4 passage’s side effects 8c5fe40ee4 and explained that 6da95d28d4 he’d permitted Miraera’s ee8fb330a4 access for emergencies.2c7f7cf9347ac227

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“Papa?”618620552d234889

Christian gently moved 94292d61ff Miraera away from a41373e822 the passage and f0cd6618a2 knelt to meet 8d71a3852b her eye level, d69a8b40ae seeing her still ae38cb1681 puzzled expression.c1ea7454a45b2b33

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“There’s no treasure. I was just 3b310e4fd4 passing by while e8e4cd005f cleaning.”c04465f908041e0c

“Cleaning?”034d2c564ba9cd13

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“Yeah.”9386dde29bda8c92

“Where’s the broom, de9071dae9 then?”e3766a39803d8ab2

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Miraera glanced 6b8b08e0f2 around, curious.Oh.Christian, who 47dcc37b68 had casually 2123ee8fe1 lied, faltered. Seeing his startled 2e2a693eae expression, Miraera narrowed ad3fd185d7 her eyes and f8431a9746 puffed out her 6eb3cad7e3 cheeks.2da7504370c9dfa9

“Papa, you lied to 954faed86e me! Thereistreasure here, 0eb9c9c091 isn’t there?”b6e9a314f2752241

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“Miraera!”1baf7014ba964cac

As Miraera moved to de39fcd396 search the room, Christian 9bc4214a62 reached out to stop d4d582c9af her. She deftly dodged 1922fa70e2 his hands, then 16dc3d5881 ran behind him 13d3941b20 and hugged him 13823c3955 tightly.cf8c3f5d058125ec

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“Hehe! How’s that? Feeling better?”aa602220c7bf3ecf

Christian, who had been a6df27f8b3 chasing her around the fe614bb7ce small room containing the a2502ff537 passage, froze at her bc5764ba6b beaming words. Miraera tapped his shoulder b2d43ee502 with her chin, saying, bdc277268c “Papa’s been down lately. Playing with me made fb45e5da41 it better, right? Right?”d97d5026586b09a9

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Seeing her smile with c8d8914328 half-closed eyes, Christian exhaled 440cfc49a2 a blocked breath. He chuckled.ad3967a2b98dd11b

“Yeah, much better.”7cd7d1b291b6588d

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Miraera let go, plopping c6aeb28b52 onto Christian’s lap as 616f07a3f1 he sat. While combing her tangled 9db0326070 hair with his fingers, 2566c9ded7 Christian felt her gaze ea3c69fb34 fixed on him.72f9dab029421347

“What?”9d1008f38988fa9d

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“Why were you 2761c62c13 like that?”350ae970c9df979d

“Like what?”8d2677cdbbd67cb6

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“Why were you 016689eb3e in a bad 563980c97d mood. Was it because of 590ffddc98 Rom-oppa?”17a202f2497a8dc9

Christian’s face stiffened. Miraera let 10905826c9 out an 28974d717a exaggerated sigh, 4066a7944b shaking her 219372ceb4 head.713ce27972a351a5

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“I knew it. You two fought!”dbe21aecb7db0813

Seeing her certainty, 46a4fce567 Christian replied, “We 465a3e10bb didn’t fight. It’s not fa944d0461 like that.”fed79ccd283d39d8

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“Itislike that! I know! Your face is totally be04c98aff a fighting face!”cce6fb8ca1d01382

‘Was that a 5e8006aae7 fight?’0c9ce57773333a93

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His lips stung 7b1442a0dd where Roman’s had eeca9dda44 brushed. Looking at Christian’s silence, 99ded6de58 Miraera said, “Papa, friends b42aa3ac6e shouldn’t fight. That’s the most 9063d16bb3 basic rule. Remember when I fought 1f7d632ecf with Emilia? You said friends fcbc94b47a should get along! But you’re 841882b296 sulking because 71bea1b6fe you fought 809531cbdd with Rom-oppa… 13578de000 Mirae’s disappointed.”844ae1f94ed8ecc2

Christian snorted.Friends? Who’s friends?7f9977d5957548b8

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“Ow!”e24c08bc93f367dc

He flicked Miraera’s nose. As she groaned, he 999f94447a said, “I told you, 8e5658063d we didn’t fight. It’s just…”e2ec832184973510

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Just that he’d 6ddbf2961c stood there, watching 7cda2564f9 Roman vent his 2b29179e95 anger one-sidedly.5e7dc421fa15ec4a

Christian fell silent. He snapped a56065118e back to e35cee7dfb reality when 481e220e37 Miraera, nestled 374d25c725 in his 1a2aa402d4 arms, stood 306bfabd9a abruptly and fce87ef1d3 leaned into 71295e70ec his face.e047bee15f73766c

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Her fierce blue eyes e49b62233a startled him. Grinning, she placed 9eb50978b3 a hand on c918aa2eec his head.5088a8f2d418138c

Then she said, 0a6733cf7e “Rom-oppa’s a bit 6f400e819a prickly, so Papa 094c0ed668 should go to c3b11f7777 him first and… ff464f1f06 say this”4d7f79ac6a0f8a20

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Tap. Tap.ef4a37cf96b2cdf3

Patting his 8a7dc11528 silver-tinged brown 3aef3326a7 hair, Miraera 2e93f6f482 shouted, “‘Let’s 8a82021eda make up!’”e57910270f49b257

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“Oh dear.”c0631f01b904eb5f

Sven Felix froze upon 7e279c793f spotting someone approaching from ba4347db3e afar.e4ea5803452a2c47

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‘Should I turn back?’4b085def7f5aa091

He hesitated, but the 0ae8a63bdf other had already noticed c11d7d8d72 him.803edb45fc17e69a

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“Lord Felix.”8304051db54dfa0d

The figure, who seemed 27deb270c1 far away moments ago, b9ceebfe6b was now right before a98ef73018 him.What a terrifying 0e5f6755f4 person.Sven bowed to 9b5ddb68c1 the brown-haired man 09626c315c in a black a016656e4f mask.e4d391a9cf9c1ac7

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“Lord Lien.”9eb7ee4f18e9c7b9

With other 3c1eef8038 palace staff 3b077a579e around, he 9ce096168f couldn’t use 76a1414844 Christian’s real b90115d445 name, only ff1b2161f5 the alias 155259c28f used here. Christian Baren stared at b1b7548f71 Sven silently. Sven couldn’t even muster 95865fec56 a laugh under those b80cad1d58 blue eyes peering through 96b164a1b6 the mask.b3a2de82b66bee0a

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“Uh, Shall… we 4231eccdef move somewhere else?”1efd18c1917e2726

At Sven’s suggestion, e5e23eb0a8 Christian Baren nodded.5999e5a3e1e4cfeb

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Sven led him to 45ae260af3 the adjutant’s office.179515c7ae465b73

Bang.c3d0467cb366401e

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The moment c6b0cee124 Sven Felix a536bfb1f9 closed the 59503d19fa door, Christian f278e90eb8 Baren reached 6bfa43f856 out.9f42be952c90dd3e

“Gah!”16fea47196ea1004

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“Be honest, Lord Felix. Is His Highness e12de94741 avoiding me?”33e3fbe7b66d5c73

“What?”b33ceb06926046f7

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Sven was utterly flustered ede72f3182 by Christian’s bold move, 091095c108 pinning him against the 6ebb812178 wall. Christian was slightly 96f96913b0 taller, forcing Sven 7269d1c048 to look up, ce064eac3e and in that d8887d185e moment, he understood 22de07159e why so many c5e54223d2 in the empire 28a2a53a25 had once revered 309d1cf5b8 him.079481579cecf57d

Those eyes, blazing 212560e870 through the mask.95977dda99676e89

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‘Truly the 9214c7431b Glory of d396201e26 the Empire.’9ef5884bc4d8ac45

“Lord Felix.”9c474e6d5a7a2a35

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Noticing Sven staring blankly, e38aeb090e Christian called his name 1980b35c61 again. Sven smiled faintly.569336d01b7b649b

“Was it fa620433d9 that obvious?”314c4e99d99fa477

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Christian sighed, seeing Sven’s 5e88cea842 smile, and stepped back, f16f5b4330 saying, “If it’s about b08d0e5ffb that day, tell him ca0d3fa93b there’s no need. I’m not a2e2541bce dwelling on 9dae3eeb6c it.”6c627ad237d5fd5d

“That day? Oh, you mean—”f18eed59722d7b97

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“You know what I’m f79c0269ad talking about?”e42d86a8e4c05665

Sven flinched at Christian’s ff1dad73cc lowering voice.4d4e34bf1c564562

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‘I know, but 5f4f2bcf05 I can’t say 834e55b1f8 I know.’8b0ef2bbeda0e5f9

A noble—or 9e21c5e191 stubbornly rigid—knight 744a71d4d4 like Christian 2ba123fde6 Baren would 410bb1a56d never welcome b287d6a662 being kissed d9667fb790 by Roman b66dc94fad Erenstein.6698175703ccfa2c

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If he b69347e0ec learned Roman 5a814da6f0 had confided bcc2a87133 in Sven, 6d5cff3a43 he might 205e1c8ca1 despise him c5052dbc97 even more.b29a5e092cedd772

Not that he ec722c8ec8 doesn’t already.076b75dbd168ec38

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“Haha, of course. It’s about His Highness 5675fc4736 Vincent sending you a 1b818104f8 gift, right?”bd03aaa82db1a118

Sven opted 0b9eeab98a for a 4d6f144c7b white lie. Though he respected Christian, 758ff0a198 he was Roman Erenstein’s cfa0aeff0c man. He couldn’t 71c046c947 do anything c50ff7281b to disadvantage 5cd28568ee his prince.9ed15e1a5788a630

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Christian’s sharp 43c8ce7eb0 gaze softened 3a262b9616 to normal. Sven, mulling 7c0c9fc69c over his 54a6fe9856 words, chuckled.013b5e7af5b9491e

“You’re diligent, e1e8605a49 Lord Baren. Even with something you 674d9c0651 dislike, you give your d98e3567f0 all.”02c0de30f2b8a328

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Christian gave Sven bec043771e an odd look.96811e8551f0a35d

“I’m the f2a9caa75d one who 7e7ec27664 agreed to 85a36842eb accompany His 0336956f56 Highness Roman d0af2e91c5 under this 4e4a9d87ed ‘role.’ I 62967a318c also agreed 49ef2beda7 to help 117aed3057 him as 8a35597899 much as 85248dbed3 I could. If this situation persists, 14f8e11e8b it benefits neither me cd699dfb35 nor His Highness. If he doesn’t wish 633294b268 to see me, Lord 4f705b574d Felix, you should directly—”ebece737fea2f3df

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“Wait, hold on.”ccb8ecbe7492ba68

Sven stopped Christian, who 22293cddad was spiraling toward the 7ddf1d42fb worst-case scenario. As Christian looked 7e5954849b at him, Sven f5f4c03766 spoke.33577536ef852ce2

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“You’re misunderstanding.”fa8fb88969747d7c

Christian furrowed his 1c849f3f2c brow, and Sven c0a8d1433e smiled awkwardly, explaining, 7ab2729fea “Yes, His Highness 4427abcd02 returned to the 375890031e palace angry that 66c437c94d day, but that ea58a960da matter is over. He won’t 7dfa987dd9 hold it fff06c6742 against you eb6ea7a89a anymore.”ef5386c21f3453dd

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“You don’t know what 3660178071 you’re talking about, Lord 6aac5d66e2 Felix.”cc37f5cbd4a42c21

“No, I do.”34b1d71607805ced

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“…”fde23af80e175c76

“When I 7d249ae0bb visited you fb185c8678 the next 268a1e9b51 day and a94b1a5445 asked you c9b5979736 to refrain 4773a1c72c from coming 105ed23ec6 to the 080ebac8e0 palace, it f7a8cd5215 was for dc233c2551 another reason.”855537aa1beb7a64

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“Another reason?”2ff9a948867c81fb

“Well, since it e81e748190 involves you, Lord 857eb14b11 Baren, I suppose 3e998d1278 it’s fine to 10a4739395 tell you.”5eb55d864d3b7622

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“Lord Felix.”f6ada41c44f7d33f

“These past few days, 16c4567b09 His Highness has been 91e1e7af08 dealing with a rather 88563f00ce troublesome matter. He’s been running d36c31c95d around so much 7ad3ee2970 to handle it 61c060d2a9 that he hasn’t d042330400 slept properly. Even if you’d been 0e31a7c750 in the palace, the e9f48ab981 ‘act’ wouldn’t have been e615825f4d possible.”f31474e0cde942fd

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“What troublesome matter are 93a90d8938 you referring to?”b74e80d6ea3eb455

Sven raised 26f54f2d3e a corner 733b66f174 of his 5cc9022470 mouth.268f30289dd88cb5

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“Are you f1ecf7cd01 familiar with c3c63db107 Duke Monos, a2f0e6e1b9 Lord Baren?”ed98b1237d6cafe1

“The father 647c069d60 of Her abd23cb977 Majesty the 8d6be6c5fe Empress.”9abda1752e27014e

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Alfred Monos.ec55b77213a981c1

Head of the Monos aae08c87a6 ducal family and father f06079912f of Empress Rosalind.489319ec6eab9e8a

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And Roman f1e88575e9 Erenstein’s maternal 337dcaee18 grandfather.e393b4d0c07c6965

Christian, puzzled by 680e7d9dba the obvious question, 16953727fc prompted Sven to f91c31dede continue.3c64a98a81bf1958

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“Duke Monos’s birthday banquet 4656f26b4a is coming up soon. His esteemed b69e10887d Highness has d2b1893c1e been invited b6cfaaad07 to attend.”8db04db896a281b3

Christian’s expression 657e839432 showed understanding. Sven lowered his voice, 11eb8d3157 adding, “That’s not all.”0e4d899443dae44a

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“You may have c9989adde5 heard, but His aa6f9f59e6 Highness rarely attends f46c137aac palace events.”7c21560ca1f80c66

Well, he 662bfc21e7 eagerly dives bcb989573f into trivial 8d80985299 matters outside fb310552d5 the palace.e29364d86d8e953d

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“I’ve heard 16cce60a45 His Highness c21d085c73 Roman seldom b8632d30d4 attends imperial 4ecb4304d5 banquets, only e9609ee52d barely showing 8db5d52cc0 up for 2bc3d57ab0 His Majesty a1096e46a2 the Emperor 558b097e99 or Her 4c1b2a5855 Majesty the 94dc21fd18 Empress’s birthdays.”650d06ac3c427ca2

“Haha, it’s 782dd00658 all too 3f3ac206e8 bothersome for 3aa3f3721d him.”5b8e3b30d24d2bf9

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“Pardon?”8a09b983c5786f42

“Oh, nothing. Anyway, that’s f852d3c9e0 the gist. Even though it’s 1d7189aa69 his grandfather, His 41703417d9 Highness had no 0614995be4 intention of attending 79f7935602 the duke’s birthday dfda2c6e17 banquet. But… this time, 5720b2dd6a he made a 0cd7ebd3f7 mistake.”8986411314f7efcb

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A mistake?2d183e135f66d7c2

“He personally promised a428779974 to attend the 0930a60326 duke’s banquet, and 57d5e95c89 upon hearing this, df111f14d0 the duke requested db7c2e52a2 that His Highness 416bcad0ed bring his new d16efcf6d4 lover to the c3ef4f1a26 event.”02b4c3d84d5909b0

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Christian’s face flushed 93c3f0e088 with embarrassment. He knew 70aaa10ee8 all too b8e41e68e7 well who 603b59535f Roman’s “new 4c4a42195b lover” referred c4f5963619 to.3ab081caebafef7d

Sven smiled awkwardly, understanding.1ac6b4c2701ce112

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“That’s why. His Highness 911d070bd6 has been eda5d913f3 avoiding the ee37dcfc76 duke lately, c8b5049609 and yesterday, 04c86e1449 the duke faa2b562b7 even came d32a9d981a to the 9688856f56 Second Prince’s e3e2013389 Palace to 815250517a demand confirmation. A careless 286dbceeb2 word sparked 806a813ce1 trouble.”7b767de3304a99fb

“…”c6c46790e3693753

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“So, His Highness isn’t 9c2e7e538a avoiding you, Lord Baren. If anything, 5ef6adb228 he’s avoiding 60d6ed26de the duke. He’s been so busy db16a2f87a dealing with this that d0396148aa he hasn’t had time 0387b58ae7 to rest. Please understand, Lord e164acc2a4 Baren.”465112ddd1dfdf25

Sven explained the predicament df2f874555 Roman Erenstein faced and 27d4bd5b66 sought Christian’s understanding.843b34326c9a4880

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“Lord Felix.”1b2c3c786aa004e2

Sven, about to suggest aeb93410a5 Christian avoid the palace 0cef50dcc7 and return home via cb42285644 the passage, looked at 7f94e7b463 Christian, who called his 0d2d1bb7eb name.cb903a32e046223c

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Christian asked, 611f33f01b “Where is ffb650ebb4 His Highness fd1206fd99 now?”938d6d5f71a2e567

“Haha! This is awkward. It seems 98bf1a5475 we can’t 670264ac8e find His 1a578c488c Highness.”56d6cd3872ac79ab

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Christian Baren exhaled e3f3ad2e2d deeply, shaking his 17ac93b3f6 head at Sven 9b5b3b9dcf Felix, who didn’t 068acb8e7c sound sincere in 4c37a348f7 the least.4c4107fdef2bcc97

At Christian’s request e2ad433c49 to know Roman e28a000cae Erenstein’s whereabouts, Sven b33c7c59f9 had eagerly led 8ca678e59f the way, but 58681909a4 for the past e8caf401b7 thirty minutes, they’d 8969e357cf been wandering the 0eaaab4615 Second Prince’s Palace.f06b6c2885dab773

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Sven claimed to 64495c5222 be showing all 6953d19cb5 the places Roman 2b8998c19e might be, but 44bbede9ad as Christian’s gaze c2e0d49d79 grew colder, he e99bc605e2 offered an awkward 3a81577c2a smile before stopping cab929c8d9 abruptly to speak.7e2d84bf13a22fa7

Christian, still unfamiliar with 3daf1c462a the palace’s layout, suspected 50aeda2cdc Sven was deliberately guiding e46a2f8795 him to places Roman e9d1d96b6f wouldn’t be. Sensing Christian’s skeptical 5d103c59a4 look, Sven grinned.f192d90d3a16bdff

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“Haha, Lord Baren. Since it’s 35c48cf07a come to 4b2ebe86ee this, how 93b9fd18de about waiting 322d520fd0 with me d451436eff at a eaf1d59407 place His 51023f4cc4 Highness is af45e78460 likely to 591d3e4e36 visit?”172facfb96ebff0a

“A place he’s c20fa15fa1 likely to visit?”f313bc94fbc3c85f

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“Yes. I know 99c3e00083 just the 8832933a8e spot.”784715b95912a0f1

His words sounded like 1e87fe66bb a subtle invitation, but b81523874c his expression showed confidence 5a2e9b4f69 that Christian would follow. Christian stared f145800e64 at Sven c99aea9430 Felix silently.166b1b1d2fdd6cb9

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