IBYSRHML – Chapter 22

Ch. 22 IBYSRHML | Chapter 227e29fff2d5bc2216

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2. Pumpkin and Seaweed2b2c65937dd78189

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“Wowww!”93b602993388fc1a

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“Wowww!”99a34fe8e9c4a658

“Wooow!”ecafd323ed84ab30

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“Wooow!”4a39972ded08c8c0

“Kyahhh!”0d2ce24dbc458dc7

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“Kyahhh!”1cd20a4c690f94c6

Every time I let out 36b4f717b2 a gasp of amazement, Marius 1bdc5f1c8e puffed out his chest proudly. Sometimes, he’d lift his b7b3187e43 chin triumphantly.616968edd855ab7c

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Every time I 084373d35f let out a 692038b2ee gasp of amazement, cfaac4804f Marius puffed out f9f3a6267f his chest proudly. Sometimes, he’d lift his d7a1a2b227 chin triumphantly.04d729079724fb14

It was because even 6e69457f19 I couldn’t help but 2762e5bd6f be impressed by the 2bbe9be32d unfamiliar and dazzling scenery 3e69c7922a of the empire outside 79a4015642 the window.41121c7abf226f7f

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It was because ff3a7db0a7 even I couldn’t fb4e588862 help but be 047b79f665 impressed by the ed50064439 unfamiliar and dazzling 8460627360 scenery of the b0b6e01704 empire outside the 8a1a3d35d6 window.ba75cca54ab6045a

If Trovancha was 0599a47eee naturally beautiful and c60e1eb627 harmonious, the empire 81240273c8 was shiny and 0ea356820f grand.80fc8d5dedc253fc

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If Trovancha was 407eede0ec naturally beautiful and cbc9ce4a42 harmonious, the empire 943d3b9517 was shiny and 4b248a8d04 grand.1557da8b308521f5

From towering six-story 21f6928a93 buildings, rare in 521769a937 my hometown, to 94f4dbd9a4 ornate architectural designs 92eab02f17 and people dressed 3a021921aa in unfamiliar clothing—everything a444af8ab8 was fascinating.a7b4317625d81423

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From towering six-story buildings, 3807ab1e45 rare in my hometown, 20b18254ed to ornate architectural designs 8c5cf47046 and people dressed in 272775546e unfamiliar clothing—everything was fascinating.1cd3a42d1a477d04

Since getting off 1294e2cae7 the ship, I b94dae672d had been glued f8744f0c0e to the carriage f9cb546519 window, admiring the 72c7977691 view without a 0644665f86 moment’s rest.4598cc34511f7cbd

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Since getting off the 0094390e1f ship, I had been 8139367bb3 glued to the carriage 22f44cd906 window, admiring the view 0d91bcc043 without a moment’s rest.c4275a95016618c0

“Liliana, sit properly. It’s dangerous.”b55de3919e418ef9

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“Liliana, sit properly. It’s dangerous.”2aebf9acf51630e0

“Okay, got it.”f6772c69add642f4

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“Okay, got it.”14c2bdc06109189d

At my eldest unnie’s urging, f4a1f76ed9 I reluctantly sat down.8ca4d620b8ef84b6

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At my eldest unnie’s 8adc8dd708 urging, I reluctantly sat 558c5f712a down.584ab3f77b406cd2

But as soon 1424a3c0d1 as we passed 780569f723 by a fountain, 0ccc6ac21e I sprang up f6087bb743 again and clung 3846f70a5c to the window.135bdb09ec19d758

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But as soon 976f67a169 as we passed 06d4ce390c by a fountain, 3afa7c0b1d I sprang up 2b2fd88150 again and clung 122af4d1f7 to the window.d28bc41a8683a1a2

In the end, Marius bf22e7c24b sat me on his da7c3d36c5 lap and held me 79e0726851 firmly around the waist d6caea86c2 to keep me from f41f537811 moving.969d70fac3c85b86

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In the end, f6f923ae5d Marius sat me bbd611828e on his lap 1181e295bf and held me 0bf3010f97 firmly around the 173f6b587d waist to keep d3e5c9cb50 me from moving.5b216f43166f4a3e

His chin rested 55f8dd2ee9 on the top 0ba2077770 of my head fdf0a32420 as he pressed 48d208891a down slightly and c050588d3b asked,ba5afe86fa69f30e

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His chin rested on 471dda0b13 the top of my af73e778df head as he pressed 68fb28e9b3 down slightly and asked,c5c721400f1fdb9d

“Isn’t it amazing?”f2587845cf790b68

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“Isn’t it amazing?”68c381e57f50ab8e

“Yeah, it’s so amazing.”fe730ba67dfce6c1

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“Yeah, it’s so amazing.”dc1b815e1fbf0e77

“Aren’t you glad you came to the empire?”5e7c3cde9a3184c0

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“Aren’t you glad you came to the empire?”d68f10d2c7cfaec1

“Well, that depends on how well you treat me.”77fcfcd0ef8d2956

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“Well, that depends on how well you treat me.”5c3ef955cd0127c7

“I’m offended. Do you know 7f76d72972 how much I 0a41237e7a adore you?”e576ff76bbec4ffe

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“I’m offended. Do you know how 74a23f26bc much I adore you?”8003b0e737510adb

“But you tease me every day, calling me ‘chestnut.’”fd6d3f76a9a118c4

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“But you tease me every day, calling me ‘chestnut.’”fe8b611b9e1be0ed

“That’s just stating facts.”d8d7c4ab0d8aa160

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“That’s just stating facts.”b007a6493f50c985

“I’m not talking to you anymore!”49ef2f502ede4d55

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“I’m not talking to you anymore!”d35a2bf8ee1d27a7

When I turned my 20cd42c2fc head sharply, Marius laughed 8bfdd1ef45 quietly behind me.a49ebb09e7105ad4

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When I turned 680a18f250 my head sharply, fae712078c Marius laughed quietly e128989313 behind me.f2e5e0cfa62c41d9

Unlike the lively 3fa7c7dbe8 chatter between Marius ba4e2dccda and me, my 4f749bed0e eldest unnie, sitting 7ce5d06a42 across from us, 5b200a1232 silently stared out 684a96bf8f the window with c965738a1f a stoic expression.7c81241a0fc5fc1c

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Unlike the lively chatter 8621bc44ee between Marius and me, dc983c10e7 my eldest unnie, sitting e9df237d4c across from us, silently 1445fe3563 stared out the window 24ab2ea3cb with a stoic expression.1bf3f2948c960d5b

She hadn’t seemed d87a4b1388 in a good 693075ceb7 mood since we ec0acd4c08 boarded the ship. She was much gloomier and bf785ada80 more on edge than usual.b78eca679befa4c6

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She hadn’t seemed 4b4354e879 in a good cb1fef8236 mood since we 26e6cd713f boarded the ship. She was much gloomier 557016fe1f and more on edge 397e7b9d48 than usual.bb1e77b15e1c6b46

While the sudden change 7058ba4e77 of environment might be c95f6fb5b6 a factor, it was 15c7b6f342 probably because of my 4a50f75122 younger unnie.f9143bd685d83742

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While the sudden 76f00a006e change of environment 7764f561de might be a 89295145bb factor, it was 255ba948c2 probably because of 8ef8e22d38 my younger unnie.cfab9d696ec8cf06

The twins and my da1e6ea6a8 eldest unnie had grown 11429183e5 up bickering but inseparable, 153727a424 sharing a bond I c2b6853cac couldn’t fully understand.0504009d76188675

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The twins and my eldest 17f08a9a6a unnie had grown up bickering adf216000e but inseparable, sharing a bond 0594b9131d I couldn’t fully understand.839d3975db1ed5c0

I was starting to a4ee16ffbd feel down from worrying 51d5928db2 about her when Marius 254401a0af poked my side, trying f6496247fc to tickle me. I squirmed and burst into 93eba55939 laughter.c65348ff4529fdef

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I was starting 0ae3d18584 to feel down 2402ba168b from worrying about d3ff67ad4c her when Marius 3a13e3e4e3 poked my side, 740d715eba trying to tickle 4cd3593fb7 me. I squirmed and burst into b5858dd548 laughter.109a5a6f3b905eb4

“What do you want to eat first when we get to the palace?”9c0be255f92be46a

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“What do you want to eat first when we get to the palace?”83675666ddb46fce

“Blueberry cheesecake!”5ebf1632943cd413

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“Blueberry cheesecake!”5464ccdad7cf6c15

“So, blueberry cheesecake is your favorite?”fa3287462147aa30

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“So, blueberry cheesecake is your favorite?”89965eb0d0e9faff

“Of course! It’s so delicious!”542238ec840a3ca8

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“Of course! It’s so delicious!”2eed51c6bec1d442

“Alright, tonight’s dessert is blueberry cheesecake.”ac665b8dfe0d7fd1

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“Alright, tonight’s dessert is blueberry cheesecake.”0e9bf73551db0d7d

“Yay! Then I’ll give 110ad6a05a cookie and jelly e59e7735b3 it too!”d1ac909e7ea8a8ed

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“Yay! Then I’ll give cookie c16bd780fc and jelly it too!”0a014438f1e8bce8

Of course, Cookie and 878b5074a1 Jelly were my dolls d6467bc11b and couldn’t eat, but 47c7e5657a I always pretended they ba2aea413a did for fun.cdc942a0c80a6ce9

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Of course, Cookie and Jelly 27184d2825 were my dolls and couldn’t c1bec8bfb5 eat, but I always pretended 2aae421967 they did for fun.640824e33a5d9b1a

As I got excited again, 3cf34a4e53 chatting with Marius about what 6cb5094fc2 we’d eat for dinner, the 3be3efc0de carriage came to a stop.d796e9d158b089c6

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As I got excited 0c325f1ccb again, chatting with Marius 19aa13efc1 about what we’d eat fa6432e91e for dinner, the carriage 770213de46 came to a stop.e83908f51a7a41b3

I pressed myself against eb649bbbb8 the carriage window again 3aa59a1d12 to check outside.411ded1a8b49b681

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I pressed myself 468e898f5b against the carriage b319e4a07d window again to ee381c417b check outside.ca6a75b7eeb67690

We were already inside 36384f9ddd the splendid imperial palace.2a96e7cefdbf7d5c

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We were already inside 1d2da968e3 the splendid imperial palace.afad5f84921a9e18

“Hey, kiddo, outside the carriage, you have to call me ‘Your Majesty’ or ‘Hyungbu.’ Got it? It’s ‘Hyungbu.’”2d365852aea22f0d

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“Hey, kiddo, outside the carriage, you have to call me ‘Your Majesty’ or ‘Hyungbu.’ Got it? It’s ‘Hyungbu.’”eedc6c2b66c192ab

“Oh, come on. I know that already. You think Liliana wouldn’t know ed12575904 something like that?”584abbdc780508a9

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“Oh, come on. I know that already. You think Liliana wouldn’t know 4044258374 something like that?”430b6b9a3462cc4c

I nodded in acknowledgment as be41bb0b84 Marius kept emphasizing “Hyungbu.”ef025bc95fd04582

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I nodded in acknowledgment d88a10275b as Marius kept emphasizing e58ccbcda7 “Hyungbu.”bfb93efa1ed24046

Satisfied with my response, 38b4cb492f Marius turned to say 135441a966 something to my eldest 0ef42102c6 sister, but she spoke 8974463d4c first.317ba24bd42a62ba

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Satisfied with my response, cc4e328831 Marius turned to say 1968e41b55 something to my eldest 5eb12b5e43 sister, but she spoke 4fa0b1be53 first.5ada1367449cb91c

“Don’t worry.”2e2fe71db2b21210

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“Don’t worry.”8fe5d04d47446e5b

“…Well, if it’s you, Alice, I suppose there’s nothing to worry about.”5d15478afe1ad45f

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“…Well, if it’s you, Alice, I suppose there’s nothing to worry about.”69045031e5f297cd

Marius’s expression shifted from ef09d42522 the lighthearted smile he f9bcee1d11 gave me to a da80bbbdbf serious and mature look af107fe69e as he spoke to 772c60bc1b unnie. Then he got off 259c2aa0cc the carriage.525fafc9a4871339

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Marius’s expression shifted ce84788662 from the lighthearted fde6c8bc1e smile he gave 1a8175ca6e me to a 2a2cead2e6 serious and mature 023da0d368 look as he 95ca5077dd spoke to unnie. Then he got off the b477db532b carriage.99089198e3477878

Outside, palace officials stood in e37e8bcf1f neat rows, waiting to greet 7087dd5c10 Marius.1cc7d4081df1e8a7

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Outside, palace officials stood in 17c1ee869b neat rows, waiting to greet a4755a0694 Marius.2bccee5ab697a459

With his shoulders straight 5f3373fab2 and steps confident, he fcd2ef48f1 was the embodiment of a951c622d8 a monarch.3b1f55e0cecbb772

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With his shoulders d2988f08f8 straight and steps 3af1b5dd84 confident, he was 5a00d3f9ee the embodiment of 5554c896fb a monarch.21bbb56dd7ff8532

My eldest unnie was ea36e17e76 the next to step 4e03d2fa9b out of the carriage, faf698a814 offering me a hand 8424789224 to help me down.23161626ade76472

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My eldest unnie was the faa14ed3a3 next to step out of 92a7741764 the carriage, offering me a ada87a65c0 hand to help me down.713e9b0739646066

The gazes of the 219e32a780 palace officials, dressed in 78aa94209f unfamiliar and luxurious attire, 86a7681237 instantly fixed on us.d81b36858925d45c

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The gazes of fb8fb60552 the palace officials, 16a1a5fcf8 dressed in unfamiliar 093bb380e5 and luxurious attire, 67f9c0c92d instantly fixed on 8cf402d66d us.c39d9fbf52be5fd6

They were all 962cb76d9a wearing expensive clothes 4a47da2c90 and adorned with bae8f56b80 elaborate accessories.638ad8870914b527

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They were all wearing 60b8317095 expensive clothes and adorned 436b881a92 with elaborate accessories.4e667f1237a0b20b

With their chins held high, 34390bd6d9 they looked at us with 0a7f65d3ca disdainful, condescending eyes, scrutinizing us dffa746992 from head to toe.517d7569d57d11fc

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With their chins held high, 1771c60bad they looked at us with c25b333ccc disdainful, condescending eyes, scrutinizing us ebaa3f4dc0 from head to toe.d45918a0a5b8604f

‘…Scary.’9b75828850d8cfc6

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‘…Scary.’b2f86ef966d942fc

Even as a f83b61e2d9 child, I could bcb48b73f1 easily read the 61ded7b82d hostility and wariness 54b8b6930e in their eyes.128416ad9f6facdb

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Even as a ae8197607b child, I could 466a37ca82 easily read the a4b968df4e hostility and wariness ae42c5cf80 in their eyes.befa621b24bd7639

Intimidated, I quickly hid behind 3b378a41b3 my eldest sister.4c42f61fb23db5e9

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Intimidated, I quickly hid f7fe90758b behind my eldest sister.a2aad41b872deb7c

“Welcome to the Empire of Beiderke.”24ca3f77bf8a4780

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“Welcome to the Empire of Beiderke.”bbc0a87a17addb8f

A palace official stepped 014bbe314a forward and bowed to 2ba4a00c42 greet my eldest unnie 06be7bd9b8 and me.1aaff73df7478afe

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A palace official 7d09c49acc stepped forward and a2ffa8e6fb bowed to greet 72a20c5379 my eldest unnie 9c419cf138 and me.a281940c95ff64e3

The accent was bdfc0e9228 unfamiliar, making it 0a84e17a1d hard to understand, 846b9db393 but it was 70caa67d34 clear that Marius f77b4f5511 and Leopold had f00d8c7819 gone to great 734e224d9b lengths to make a9a716b14a things easier for 5970bd348e us.ec73d13220bbbfbe

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The accent was 0bff164e88 unfamiliar, making it 6467cdff4b hard to understand, 81e147801f but it was 4c6a08461c clear that Marius 3600807291 and Leopold had 085425cb3e gone to great 8fcf563f50 lengths to make bf25862bf7 things easier for e4d89e1509 us.431404c20b292edc

Despite the blatant 1b8729ccd8 coldness, my sister 3632d60b6a gave a slight 44fc210cca nod and responded ac82aeaa6f with a polite 3c09e11772 greeting.0e41c93d71239f28

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Despite the blatant coldness, my ac53f3aa82 sister gave a slight nod 7b88b27d30 and responded with a polite eb70a9b4ff greeting.83bc998a2184b86e

Just then, another 04a377857a carriage arrived, and c52cb06a8a my younger unnies db9f630de4 stepped out to 2e39354bc2 join us.e1549a4a19de0bb8

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Just then, another carriage 3799a7adc6 arrived, and my younger 1327740f21 unnies stepped out to d6c896a162 join us.4de41a92d3af2b5d

“Thank you for the warm welcome. We’ll be in your care.”8812bc4b40b0071a

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“Thank you for the warm welcome. We’ll be in your care.”0f130e47accedec3

Unlike my eldest e7756a605a unnie, who remained d8a9fae9ed composed, the twins 606e215e5d were pale with 129482dd7a nervousness.e678e97373818848

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Unlike my eldest unnie, who 721ca79670 remained composed, the twins were be6943bf37 pale with nervousness.0656c4f73ef91150

Still, they stood beside b6f639a704 our eldest unnie as b22a4818ae if to protect her.3348a1b7b72bbfc9

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Still, they stood beside our eac4d7f9e2 eldest unnie as if to abc80aba5d protect her.0f842fbd4b3e903d

I was the dbba1d77dd only one hiding.0dd02bf8e667d5d5

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I was the only one ae18cc65ee hiding.7d9948f435206747

So, while clutching c33ecd0188 my unnie’s waist, 5751354601 I poked my 63cb35a828 face out from ace83b2494 between them.52cd0216c139c4fb

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So, while clutching a88ac51b6c my unnie’s waist, 3274c9187c I poked my f3f0576bde face out from d47321c432 between them.07cf09688cfa952c

Though my shoulders were 2bd6a9195d hunched, I didn’t want c7fba94137 to be a burden e3200c4e62 to my sisters.172e7b7700865218

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Though my shoulders were hunched, d17a371e9a I didn’t want to be d49beb5bcc a burden to my sisters.e31327949c940ad1

No, I was already e6037b4021 a burden, but at a440dac899 least I wanted to 032f27c244 lighten the load as b2cf7f9cd1 much as I could.076847b0d051e2cc

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No, I was b9b68aca4b already a burden, 72e9cb75f8 but at least 8b2f2bb9ed I wanted to b714811569 lighten the load 3b82752cd6 as much as edf3ee4245 I could.01f3e8c9d5f92be1

Marius turned around sharply, fcf9b50061 his face completely transformed ff3f7064af into that of an 531479332f emperor.8e5ec08e7685857d

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Marius turned around sharply, d15654b245 his face completely transformed 7530381d6e into that of an f7cd4dfe16 emperor.fa5d553dd3d4d05b

As if the 125def388f grand imperial palace abbac5529b spreading out behind bb224a818d him suited him bc642d43af perfectly.e0466d40d3bb8c5a

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As if the grand a70a17ec2b imperial palace spreading out 64f5d68977 behind him suited him 3ab10e2883 perfectly.771f3e5488be27de

“Miss Alice. And my sisters-in-law. Welcome to the Empire.”9a8915a3a9c8f1c6

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“Miss Alice. And my sisters-in-law. Welcome to the Empire.”98d88463c024e3a3

The smooth smile 7e2731c2c0 that greeted us 32b9b59a29 felt quite unfamiliar.329a96c7de0c1740

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The smooth smile f1e0c8c6de that greeted us 242a35e094 felt quite unfamiliar.ab60afc74520e570

It was a ec2ba26215 moment when it ddb040f592 truly hit me aaeb38755b that Marius Chemelhoffen 8e76b53411 was indeed the 9c680d6f27 Emperor of this 26cefbd599 Empire.950bef9186e755e9

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It was a moment 720586359d when it truly hit 5e67525661 me that Marius Chemelhoffen 277afef29a was indeed the Emperor d7fe4ab74e of this Empire.1f6e374734b77bce

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We were assigned bafa8f1868 to stay at 9632a05d95 a place called 727cdd2e06 the Lete Palace, bcfcfdfee8 with the eldest 543fe15899 unnje, me, the 4ac0372101 second unnie, and fd844926f2 the youngest unnie 5dcb4555a0 each occupying a e203570bd8 room. While arranging Cookie and 7c34004fec Jelly in my designated accf4bc646 room, I was suddenly 2f55a8e7be startled by the appearance 5dc55d7598 of two maids.de955b687cb6aaec

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We were assigned to stay e5c65f7245 at a place called the 42b6268724 Lete Palace, with the eldest 73500ca9ea unnje, me, the second unnie, 007a668bbe and the youngest unnie each 9fe3941294 occupying a room. While arranging Cookie aa30fe0a11 and Jelly in b5bc350b0a my designated room, 6ab619bea9 I was suddenly 5ea210e32b startled by the 261cce2776 appearance of two 926a0db823 maids.330bcace011d5c69

“Ahhh! Who are you?”ed84ad20380da524

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“Ahhh! Who are you?”1aa32aa366352d4d

“Hello. It’s a pleasure to meet 021de044ba you. We are Mary and Jo, 84da55b0c6 maids assigned to serve you, 5264c4f42b Miss Liliana.”0ab17e9caef0324e

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“Hello. It’s a pleasure bd6f4ab741 to meet you. We are Mary and Jo, 2bb2d016c0 maids assigned to serve you, 27375851cd Miss Liliana.”bf7a50b9d6ab5083

In Trovancha, we had housekeepers c08d3ebdae to help with chores, but d4283190a3 we had never had maids ed5e0e9755 or attendants. So when these two d4ac0695f5 knelt before me and 3c5ce47eb8 greeted me, I stood 6203e4270c there, dumbfounded, clutching Cookie f8e4cd19a2 tightly.803522a74fed12d6

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In Trovancha, we had housekeepers 333270550c to help with chores, but bcee9e5ffa we had never had maids e9f081ebce or attendants. So when these two knelt 0702fb177b before me and greeted me, 287f6e2896 I stood there, dumbfounded, clutching 564332f66f Cookie tightly.fa598d3e6c4d40ea

“Oh, um, hello! I’m Liliana, and I’m six 87ac350885 years old! This is my little b335ee96a0 brother, Cookie!”9bee436bdbaa7891

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“Oh, um, hello! I’m Liliana, and I’m 6cf5508523 six years old! This is my little brother, 630b6e22da Cookie!”de57b2880a03f255

“What a cute doll. Miss, if you ba76340c21 need anything, please 650d5e484d let us know. For example, unpacking or organizing.”9f47a371c3260ae7

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“What a cute doll. Miss, if you 72a036c848 need anything, please e98a988d9f let us know. For example, unpacking or organizing.”9394bcbae33796dc

“Uh… um…”d10b0e7961894622

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“Uh… um…”37c982e20c87d4b0

I felt dizzy. Asking someone else to do c11d285008 the unpacking? Why? Isn’t unpacking something 75be907412 you do yourself?ff8d8a60c753e10f

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I felt dizzy. Asking someone else to do 304e0da026 the unpacking? Why? Isn’t unpacking something 2764d20b40 you do yourself?3c873195c6fe2098

“I don’t think I need anything. Maybe… maybe you should 716d9f8bd6 go to my eldest 671489a740 unnie instead!”8d79ef0641c38aa0

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“I don’t think I need anything. Maybe… maybe you should go 9f84c3c6e8 to my eldest unnie instead!”17ef7fdd75851b71

“Other maids are already assisting Miss Alice.”387b851f0a52be4a

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“Other maids are already assisting Miss Alice.”e53b2e8f59786c48

“Uh… still…”80e42cbd6bfd1f31

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“Uh… still…”2e301473ce00787c

As I stammered, unsure 3cb2193eb7 what to do, the b52fdc710c two exchanged glances and 5757d8acd5 began to unpack the 7f8d25a7e2 luggage delivered to my 4f7bca33b0 room. I watched them ab972baa9b uneasily as they 86b4331110 organized my belongings.15d5f98f28df0165

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As I stammered, 9dd12fac03 unsure what to ab9a9e9d9a do, the two 7f687ec0c6 exchanged glances and c6a0bdb671 began to unpack 09c0be5f46 the luggage delivered c3b84c0b25 to my room. I watched them f551f591cb uneasily as they ee1cb5eab7 organized my belongings.0b017d832534bf8a

“I-I can do it myself…”fec1b29f7ea6cc58

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“I-I can do it myself…”b361bedf26723ce2

“No, this is our job, Miss. Please sit down and rest; 32211bbe7e you must be tired from c2adcf20a2 the long journey.”a281aae58b931f90

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“No, this is our job, Miss. Please sit down a3b0d78071 and rest; you fd136cd24c must be tired 9e0d2977bc from the long 0964ee955c journey.”4fe1755a84403a9c

“Oh… Then, can I go visit my sisters?”8a35286c1de023bd

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“Oh… Then, can I go visit my sisters?”677a3f19b60cf3c3

“Of course. This palace is c9a6fe8fd7 your home now, d0ec5d64e0 so feel free 88e72d1e34 to go wherever 9c7888ffa0 you like.”679f6c29efe81987

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“Of course. This palace is a1c15d6660 your home now, c33d1b4d62 so feel free 6bf5f51a82 to go wherever 31d93876fe you like.”4131fd156da00941

With their permission, I quickly a28d705d7e grabbed Cookie and rushed to ade1db64a3 the next room.4e05000d77293118

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With their permission, aed0c7b1f8 I quickly grabbed d59dd327b6 Cookie and rushed 5462a17876 to the next db5eb14d4e room.4133b5da79b6ed81

The eldest unnie bcec94f691 was busy unpacking ae8dee88a9 her luggage with 99e04c702f the help of 40a7da70c7 some maids. She looked so 3801500e88 occupied that I 88d7df6c1c couldn’t bring myself 5dd6a6a272 to interrupt her, c5cf4d0b42 so I moved 4c1ce773f9 on to the d89da529f7 second unnie.55d0182dc7486547

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The eldest unnie was fc9ed3e68d busy unpacking her luggage 020a1f8d8b with the help of 154e3ed0e8 some maids. She looked so occupied f52d14bf7a that I couldn’t bring c796b6a299 myself to interrupt her, d2453950ef so I moved on 446773f73a to the second unnie.aefd0a5eadb21b66

“Second unnie, can I help you?”49cf16cfc5095f6d

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“Second unnie, can I help you?”8104e6b9b9bd31c9

I peeked in, slightly 9eea77710b opening the door. The second unnie was laughing 85c60bea35 and chatting with her assigned c85ac45a99 maids.3b8d2530b29d6b36

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I peeked in, slightly opening ef88895a84 the door. The second unnie was laughing a2fd9f7b8e and chatting with her assigned 60a1815ea0 maids.439b97831e7a42b2

It didn’t look like 15a598c7c4 there was any space 74241e25f6 for me to join f5f9a192fb either. With no other 1ff7663d8c choice, I headed 6b2d21b8ec to the youngest 51797a96d2 unnie’s room. She was…db83fad2ea948d2c

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It didn’t look like c3b578a07f there was any space 9e70689373 for me to join 66d1b553ac either. With no other 46d9af1129 choice, I headed 029374610c to the youngest 0a0d454069 unnie’s room. She was…aedd45c27d33c220

“I’ll take care of arranging the books and documents myself, so don’t touch those. I am not 73108a3f9f staying long anyway.”c1d2368be69bb80d

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“I’ll take care of arranging the books and documents myself, so don’t touch those. I am not staying long d0ca7b4413 anyway.”b94fd3405b98a327

“Oh, will you be returning to your homeland soon?”0d879db8c4f2ef84

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“Oh, will you be returning to your homeland soon?”9059e1dcc4a40205

“No. I’ll be finding 0760dbbdab a place to 6c16396794 move into. I can’t commute c3c25acba2 to the palace fcec0f7358 for work every 1e5d1ac8da day. Just unpack the essentials; I 3a7852482c can handle the rest myself.”143018f754e9e846

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“No. I’ll be finding a place f50ea7f154 to move into. I can’t commute to 977b010768 the palace for work 44f39a4f45 every day. Just unpack the essentials; 3a6a53f90d I can handle the a7e19754a4 rest myself.”d20c2058d09cfb36

“You’re… working?”07b75b984291face

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“You’re… working?”383f9bdd172b8818

“Yes. I have to work.”d4471e6a4feeeace

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“Yes. I have to work.”a7ff97f5ad7de5ff

The maids exchanged startled b7afaa763b glances at her words. The youngest sister, ignoring fb93e21926 their odd reactions, added c328fe0dc8 coldly:d1176559c1622aee

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The maids exchanged startled b2d78a9de1 glances at her words. The youngest sister, 7a28cd41d9 ignoring their odd 2d75a99436 reactions, added coldly:5fdbea6eb9cfa430

“It doesn’t seem like you have much to do here, so you don’t need to bother with me. Oh, and don’t touch anything fb0f44fedb inside the room—I’ll take care 76e4b9867a of it. Understood?”25892789075817c7

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“It doesn’t seem like you have much to do here, so you don’t need to bother with me. Oh, and don’t touch 4bcb025be9 anything inside the room—I’ll 3fdaec3336 take care of it. Understood?”73fa50ad7a2a05bd

Seeing the atmosphere 78ed87f1d7 wasn’t one I 452b99a6ed could fit into, d192b9ea06 I quietly closed 2c22cd2e28 the door again.9a3773741eaa3afe

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Seeing the atmosphere wasn’t d6d10382cc one I could fit ab98997ba9 into, I quietly closed 16196b1f22 the door again.ba29336480aaf9ee

“Hah… Cookie, you’re the only one who’ll play with me, huh? Cookie, where should we play?”bdd921ae99c38845

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“Hah… Cookie, you’re the only one who’ll play with me, huh? Cookie, where should we play?”0b42ad5cebecb93e

There probably wouldn’t be 7c386c84b9 a playground in the de18df25f5 palace…cf025e0e12cb5026

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There probably wouldn’t be 01850e9d00 a playground in the 9ff38a38e3 palace…ac77bf69696189d1

“Hah. I wish I could ride 3f9b491c8f a swing.”d60d16bc71a76e24

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“Hah. I wish I c006928859 could ride a 90a35a5b50 swing.”2b5842422184f47b

A seesaw or f6432e2492 just a sandpit d56b557528 would be nice. In Trovancha, under adult supervision, 8336c3092b we’d go to the beach 22fd8e5692 and build sandcastles with friends. But there wouldn’t be a 6f78217a7a beach in this palace.76817168fd0c3c7d

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A seesaw or 5677ccde47 just a sandpit bf879a0406 would be nice. In Trovancha, under 4e0b1d7eb0 adult supervision, we’d a5f7d7b747 go to the 4e2f448b93 beach and build f289e62498 sandcastles with friends. But there wouldn’t be af9540c75f a beach in this e72a16634c palace.8b5f678dbe4a2d82

“Alright, that’s it! We’ll explore the palace, Cookie!”a0dcb9d82e57b061

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“Alright, that’s it! We’ll explore the palace, Cookie!”d431c492e3ba394c

I decided to c3b9e06421 keep the exploration b541ed0b3b within a range adf746424d visible from my 579e5b258d unnies’ rooms to dca0c8030d avoid causing trouble.d0f208716eed5748

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I decided to keep the aad86dfc13 exploration within a range visible 99f70e9df8 from my unnies’ rooms to 5e934d7e6f avoid causing trouble.ff44a4b9c284e39b

Fortunately, there was a flower f9a498c1dc bed right outside the window. I crouched down by 5bb6527a92 the flower bed, tapping 56d9926e7b on flowers I couldn’t 411e3e1bea name, playing as I d3ac50f876 pleased.718201a10ea0a000

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Fortunately, there was a 2f9ed9151c flower bed right outside 2084d5e96b the window. I crouched down a857abd653 by the flower 9635308ebd bed, tapping on 464b02a46a flowers I couldn’t 778b5f1807 name, playing as a63f910151 I pleased.519d0797a8df1cdb

I spotted caterpillars 1ce6c32fd8 and ants in b81b2ed150 the soil, and 5848c2ee35 the flowers gave c49ee2d5d9 off a sweet 06a0842831 fragrance.cdff70993b384e8f

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I spotted caterpillars 9a9452a4dd and ants in 55f73cc445 the soil, and e596299192 the flowers gave 52fe4b535c off a sweet 3da65f47db fragrance.626f39ab35c5c889

“Hmm… Jelly should see this too, don’t you think, Cookie?”55e421a248d74ba8

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“Hmm… Jelly should see this too, don’t you think, Cookie?”46f053ef20facaf3

As I observed 279e4735a5 the flower bed b046becb22 for a while, 0ac664eea6 I turned around 261044bb51 while still squatting.59caac44912781c1

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As I observed the flower d51e0c37e7 bed for a while, I 4624b84949 turned around while still squatting.77bb6304f537fe21

Behind the flower bed was af81f68115 a neatly paved clearing, perfect 4e66d65648 for drawing on the ground 11c3dea4be or playing hopscotch.c6dbbba8d72fc5aa

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Behind the flower bed was 83502a2332 a neatly paved clearing, perfect 75cbba384f for drawing on the ground 4df3212cd8 or playing hopscotch.62ffc4f6dc45db17

Just as I was wondering 4535c60726 whether I needed Marius’ permission 928ffd43c1 to draw there, a large f07f87829e shadow loomed over me.b0ea872d99c0bb43

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Just as I was wondering 37747118c8 whether I needed Marius’ permission a59029c5c5 to draw there, a large cb86abecd2 shadow loomed over me.425257393b819e5c

“Huh?”12e00dfe2fe6cc77

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“Huh?”cf02e0a3be75e04b

When I looked d0620567f4 up, Leopold was d749584ff7 standing there. Thrilled to see 9537c15f8b him, I jumped 2a556ea5ab up and clung 33abcdb69b to his leg.8e7378e0f1e4812a

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When I looked e725497830 up, Leopold was 3d98334064 standing there. Thrilled to see him, 251d37d299 I jumped up and 1aadc61177 clung to his leg.f81b44088f605303

“Uncle Leo! I missed you! Didn’t you miss me?”29cee0aa66e6ef7f

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“Uncle Leo! I missed you! Didn’t you miss me?”07953a6b7ebf2b22

“Of course, I did.”01245cf0d4011a93

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“Of course, I did.”229002dadae1fb51

“Hehe. Uncle, you came at just 3f72640f1a the right time! What kind of flower is 1d1da684b3 this?”cb2533bf2ef72dd1

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“Hehe. Uncle, you came at a06218f45a just the right time! What kind of ec201e8bfc flower is this?”7f0d1f9c30665668

“That’s a tulip. It seems they 684ff1390e don’t have this 3411ff4740 flower in Trovancha.”e545430cf6c4a2a6

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“That’s a tulip. It seems they don’t have f534ab7e02 this flower in Trovancha.”985016ed0e2fe8d5

“Oh, so this is a tulip!”7a6a6c4317e08895

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“Oh, so this is a tulip!”55cc5f22dcba1f40

“You seem bored.”cf5d566aa6c7e530

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“You seem bored.”06e887d7c3977283

“Yeah. My unnies are 8cd3115297 all busy and df0ffc08ee can’t play with 2815bfdcf3 me.”147b46e23b36feab

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“Yeah. My unnies are all busy 0fcb6b96b3 and can’t play with me.”bfde3a866af4b6e5

“I see. That works out well. My little brother is 9480d422a6 also feeling very bored; feb470a626 the two of you eb3d35d0b3 can play together.”c626cb5a675ba522

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“I see. That works out well. My little brother 03c432bc58 is also feeling c919819890 very bored; the 51c41faa35 two of you 386dc7f8ae can play together.”41cd75213dfb321a

“Brother? Is your brother a baby?”7c2bcb1a4fa68fb5

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“Brother? Is your brother a baby?”1791f62b85d54aac

“He’s not a baby. He’s your age, so 7764997231 he’ll be your friend.”b3d9f0726555db3d

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“He’s not a baby. He’s your age, so he’ll dda6396c2e be your friend.”3844a019eef37900

“Friend?”3c49817b8e4db9f6

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“Friend?”ac7e98b40c04168d

At the word “friend,” 144ceb72ce my eyes lit up. Leopold stood me 7e17e5b9d1 upright, then motioned 6e77ead07a behind him.f85b6bd25c3e0dee

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At the word 4910a53d3b “friend,” my eyes 4d733a3fc3 lit up. Leopold stood me 1c7209d02f upright, then motioned d80a1db0fd behind him.4f0d4015fb07465a

From a distance, I saw a39b30013d a boy slightly taller than 6c506c0be7 me glaring in this direction bfe01f8932 with a pouty face.2a6f556e5103a269

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From a distance, I saw e920d9195e a boy slightly taller than a96924ae00 me glaring in this direction 3641836b15 with a pouty face.52b8318f4441ef3e

‘Wow, he’s so pretty.’1085a401e7d9c674

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‘Wow, he’s so pretty.’4699d70d3a2b8e2c

I had never e1a404289c seen anyone prettier 6fced2899c than Antonio until 12f483e859 now.567bb73398646ce9

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I had never seen anyone ec451fd4a4 prettier than Antonio until now.23eeeccf00960f66

He was as beautiful as 4e8a84db6b a cherub in a painting, 829d55bb00 and I couldn’t take my d5314e94f2 eyes off him.a8893eff2cbe0a45

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He was as 84adf3d93e beautiful as a a5ed2864a5 cherub in a 6e1592b473 painting, and I 432caa7e1a couldn’t take my a29bdc18c1 eyes off him.82599a9c3a8e404d

The boy shook his head 567c56de53 in disapproval, and Leopold motioned c875f0c491 to him again. The boy reluctantly approached, exuding ea400c7cb9 irritation with every step.49a6dc067c57469d

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The boy shook aedc557687 his head in 512421257b disapproval, and Leopold aca389bef4 motioned to him b76f3c4f8d again. The boy reluctantly approached, exuding f914e47a2a irritation with every step.855b924533ed6c4b

“Edgar, come introduce yourself. This is Liliana. Liliana Berchio.”9f4df0209dce96c1

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“Edgar, come introduce yourself. This is Liliana. Liliana Berchio.”d71a1f4d1f569025

Up close, Edgar’s eyes ee3d7e2339 were a stunning shade 6e295fff05 of green—brighter and more dc53680498 vibrant than olive, like 39f85d265f fresh leaves.5c3b40c8bc4229f4

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Up close, Edgar’s eyes were 846b37138c a stunning shade of green—brighter b12cb43660 and more vibrant than olive, 037b3855a8 like fresh leaves.db1fa6a9176f52ce

“Edgar, Liliana is your age, so be friends with her from now on.”7bca527f707b3b01

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“Edgar, Liliana is your age, so be friends with her from now on.”4f97cefc18ac408c

“Hello! I’m Liliana!”e9fea5f6a15c9db8

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“Hello! I’m Liliana!”9054176e52d7c984

Edgar’s pretty green eyes darted 3108794434 to my hand, still holding daacf66f0b tightly onto Leopold. He scowled, then 87233a3a1a raised his voice 2501d7e18a sharply.9bacab21fe10f1e9

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Edgar’s pretty green eyes darted e75f91b6cf to my hand, still holding d53b474e8d tightly onto Leopold. He scowled, then raised bc9190ef9b his voice sharply.420521c1c2e1b7d2

“You’re just an outsider! I’m not going to be 05a11d8f97 your friend, so don’t act 775ab40801 familiar with me!”80f706f2ab5de603

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“You’re just an outsider! I’m not going to be f8cca29001 your friend, so don’t act f9836d3aff familiar with me!”dfb955732966d16c

Edgar shoved my hand off 8e92ff5b8e Leopold, causing me to stumble 1807b95ba3 backward. Cookie fell to 2200772965 the ground with 0ca274f5d6 a soft thud.aa983d00fdb1c65b

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Edgar shoved my hand off 107f02cd6b Leopold, causing me to stumble 5f882f44fe backward. Cookie fell to the 19a7d0e5ec ground with a soft bd32e26d4d thud.e1827878eb6ecacd

As I stared at 79264c7c65 Edgar in shock, his cf77f4779d words repeated in my 1a5a7bad87 head.60ab15cb7bc5903c

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As I stared at 271de1d494 Edgar in shock, his 6e9ef24bfb words repeated in my 130676487e head.d026e074db1cf3c8

He doesn’t want to be 29c27199db my friend…1733d2e104047bf5

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He doesn’t want to 3f5e8247f7 be my friend…52a052b12ba34ec2

It was the 8de5f892d1 first time I 080c0a6f92 had ever been 8e208770ea rejected so harshly. Tears welled up 6c460eea02 in my eyes.87df94148b15ec9f

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It was the first time bd59e1c2e1 I had ever been rejected ea5f8b32cc so harshly. Tears welled up in my 2dbc6d8e3c eyes.9fd2ef2d7dc3d971

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