IBYSRHML – Chapter 37
by EsraaCh. 37 IBYSRHML | Chapter 3767f02111295ca4b5
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While Liliana was aaf6d488c9 at the center 69251a703e of the commotion c3eaed0779 in the corner e1d5324ce0 of the banquet e31a3afa68 hall, Alice was a89b3fe009 surrounded by noblewomen.7dd3abdca860305d
“You must have had a hard time traveling such a long way. My, I’ve never seen someone c43a5049e7 so beautiful. No wonder His Majesty went c89cc96a1f all the way to Trovancha 8e567274a1 to bring you.”9a836b913cd7bf63
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“How is life in the Empire? Compared to Trovancha, there 469ac8f45a are so many rules 86316ac330 here—it must feel suffocating. Are you having trouble adjusting?”10d23a00d94067f0
“At least you have your siblings with you, so you won’t be lonely. Though historically, it’s rare beacff2e69 for someone to bring 09c9edbdf2 so many relatives along.”16103124137f7428
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They kept talking without pause.455307115d9f8d3c
Some subtly belittled 42fea2da93 Trovancha, suggesting that 075448cafa its people were 75d6839f13 uncivilized and ignorant 00a01863b9 of proper etiquette.deff364aa2a88c69
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Others cast disapproving dcc471ba46 glances at her 29f0919bea for bringing her 3e8d852094 entire family.4d859fc66c8aaf28
But Alice didn’t care.8cfd8ac25e76f484
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She had spent her life d5696b7d20 on the front lines, fighting 805f73c212 criminals and invaders at sea, 98bb8bbfd8 where blood and flesh splattered d01dd44c6a daily.e63c4d1a2e5a32ba
Idle gossip was nothing 99d2d1f024 but noise to her.2ab5ca811d5c7db7
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“Isn’t it nice to be in the Empire? There aren’t many places as d232425766 advanced as this.”b87d27a756b5eac3
Alice responded to the c49838a7ba condescending remark with her 8b866935a7 usual polite and composed e28a04bcee smile.2ca991313833ffdf
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“The scenery is different every day. I quite like that.”e1a8cc6ec469f6cc
A veiled jab would have 4cd48ecc4b been a satisfying way to c55adc577e counter their mockery, but with b0e55e16a4 the wedding approaching, there was 414267e3e6 no need to stir unnecessary 97c7b93636 trouble.2e6090219601b8ed
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Since she neither 44515c85ad agreed nor denied 25a00b9dc1 their words, the 7e12b2b42a noblewomen assumed she a725ebc602 was merely putting 085ac37106 on a show 6b7c641034 of pride, their 1afde90223 expressions filled with 3d6c575491 smug superiority.b4b30001c179f16c
“You must be very busy preparing for the wedding, but may we invite you to a tea party once the royal marriage is complete?”2cdf8b2ef7a28cae
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“Of course. It would be an honor.”65b081bc5aef8247
While Alice waged a silent cd7ccae09b war with the noblewomen, the c511cd9c2d men were eyeing her and c7816d8e20 whispering among themselves.2719dc000362b270
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“She’s not even a princess of a small kingdom—she’s just some woman from Trovancha, a land so uncivilized it doesn’t even have a king. How can the ad3accb2ea Imperial bloodline be ff7fd447d8 tainted with that ca327ee3bd of a barbarian?”c9b6f8fa09c59571
Duke Berg let out d3a69a4551 a sigh and added,290d468f18e967d6
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“What good does an alliance with Trovancha do for us? They may have 55b695cd05 strong abilities, but 5ea4688bd7 our Empire has 872402c092 mages and elite e505e8992b knights as well.”4936a06387853516
“Exactly! Before the marriage becomes 02994853f7 official, that woman must d138164b79 be expelled!”6cb3b17d864b7d78
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Viscount Gressley voiced his agreement.5a0d5c797dd001a8
If they had 3073bd1cea grievances, they could 5999e21a83 have petitioned Marius, bd3f8538cd but they didn’t.5ce89533e6658b74
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Or rather, they couldn’t.a52bd250ee41f909
Having spent their lives d0e5f2ac00 in aristocratic circles, they 33cbece2e6 all remembered the bloody 4ac232943b purges Marius had carried 3e49f185f3 out.77b75bc32358d6db
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He was a f0413108ae beast of a a21259fa78 man—capable of relentless 2f04c95244 cruelty when he 0cd035b922 wished.19ac1acd2957b45c
None of them dared 960ce1a037 to openly oppose him.de546c3c73dbc0e1
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But that didn’t mean they 794d40c1b1 welcomed Alice either.6577c2c538ddfbdd
If she bore a 3ab9e3ce55 son, he would inherit 908dec3bcf her abilities and become 6bed1ce588 an even more powerful 4df4446cd6 emperor, tightening the noose 98258ed159 around the nobility.7648a8ec929d93a6
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Furthermore, foreign relatives from a9c86e9481 Trovancha could gain political 7d4f57131f power in the Empire.930d2560497621d2
Thus, they had no 60d0f48541 choice but to remain 7f7f3301cb wary of Alice.e8b41f573adecbce
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“We have to stop this marriage. That woman needs to abandon 626ac8ed09 the engagement and run away 8be15ae0d4 on her own.”366e61202a15cdc6
“How do you propose we do that, Duke Berg? Do you have a plan?”2d52f9650d233eac
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“Barbarians take great pride in their abilities. If we strip 09e593c98f her of them, 923306f60e she’ll have nothing 29d867faf5 left.”697e5f6e8c2594c7
“And how exactly do we do that?”7309b175b7ccc55d
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Duke Berg stroked his 31f8f63027 mustache, then grinned, revealing e30f340aa5 his yellowed teeth.6888bbfb8fdc07d3
“Since she isn’t royalty, she should at least undergo a basic examination, don’t you think?”c590d508714904cb
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“A basic examination… Are you suggesting a hearing?”88a9469471d7146a
Instead of answering, Duke 632a22d9e0 Berg simply shrugged.6e1760942345f87f
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Viscount Gressley gasped in excitement.69bbcb18ef94c3cd
“If it’s framed as a legal procedure for the good of the nation rather than a challenge to the imperial authority, His Majesty won’t be able to oppose it! As expected of 60f1c60c7d you, Duke Berg!”18e1419fe58e8c43
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“Ahem. Then, Viscount Gressley, I’ll leave a172b20cfb it to you.”84d326d2e17b5ba8
“Yes, leave it to me! I’ll gather people 1ec29bfc42 immediately and arrange 145a952f4d for a hearing 017960f8f9 within days!”c4f9f09f5e5197a3
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Viscount Gressley hurriedly left to 14d1132973 inform the other nobles.7a98f5f0d59c5692
Not long after, Count c0c7792ea6 Ruman cursed under his d1513967be breath as his son e0d958bf63 returned, crying in the ab36955c6a hands of the Duchess 428bb28f62 of Berg.4c34e8913beded7b
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“Stop crying, Chris! Not only did you lose 7b4aaa89a9 to those barbarians, but you c0901b2788 came back bawling? Have you no shame?!”9573b67a41253e84
“Honey, I think we should contact Duchess Aykroyd separately. If we leave the ab02605d5e young duke alone, something fcb7802d86 disastrous will happen!”462bc7e176f24456
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Count Ruman scolded his son, 8cf67379b9 while Duke Berg smirked with a2a7ec03b2 a sinister glint in his e4ed9b5379 eyes. The duchess fussed beside them.5312298dbf71af98
Meanwhile, Marius observed the b55aed068f situation from a distance, 5bc0a4780f sipping his champagne.7535be60249d6769
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Leopold, having just returned after 93f5d6e265 checking on Liliana and Edgar, d4b7573ec9 let out a sigh.b43209c2982618e5
“You’re not going to intervene, are you?”0d7c30f3e9774741
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“Alice needs to establish her authority herself. If I step 6a24376847 in now, I’ll 05ff73badd only undermine her 2f818d0d72 position. My role is 920a27db95 to support from 9e2e5ff315 behind.”80d88b88b4ef5ffa
“She’s only going to be Empress for ten years. Is all this 05a438dc05 effort really necessary?”0fb3cbdbaa2af329
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“Ten years is a long time.”d9392a433579d8c8
Despite their recent conflict over 90da1fe6f4 Edgar, Marius and Leopold remained 2c357ea296 close friends and loyal comrades 8c5ab45d6a who had endured countless hardships 4867ffe302 together.2a2d2ae0cc84fec2
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So while their relationship was 786f315f9c strained, exchanging dry words like 281d7bb36f this was no issue.8fb423f21dd5ab23
“You don’t look well, Marius.”6cdb775fc6019a99
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“……”cb94e0063ab34e02
Instead of responding, Marius 7689dcbb0c let out a deep c673ce229d sigh and pressed his aa87229e5b fingers against his temples.129fc2870c662ad8
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Exhausted, he quietly ee0aba2167 got up and 11070d19e6 moved to the b7b8f522e9 balcony.6f88a237bea12030
With only Leopold allowed a5d8ff5cdb near him, Marius’s true 225df3912f expression was finally revealed.1ecf1236a89f2e79
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Gone was the f8c66e934c cold emperor or 5ac80d288d the playful man—what a354277cf5 remained was a 8770cdb748 man burdened with 497369548f sadness and weariness.40a8f1bad4381e8e
“Something happened, didn’t it?”45f3529052aeb375
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“…Go check on Edgar.”5a5d546ac25775d8
“Did you say something to him?”1c44438d355d6242
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“…Damn it. I think he overheard b5a0787a32 our conversation. The one we had bc3b16e347 on the day Alice bc19e2419f visited the knights.”33fcc2d970f77ac9
“You can’t be serious.”83d2b60a608c6ea7
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Leopold clenched his 592a25b124 teeth, shutting his 0b29bfb5cf eyes tightly.b2f3fd37b1109e95
Marius couldn’t hide his guilt.06946b458687ccb8
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“It’s true that I was trying to keep my distance from Edgar, but I never wanted to hurt him like this.”5b78fad2d9eb952d
“You were already hurting him the moment you pulled away. You’re neither his brother nor deb57426ad anything else to him. I’ll be taking Edgar 33a3332b19 to the ducal house 5c10419712 soon. From now on, 3be4d2da3a stay away from c2cb2d3b77 him.”d53d175d4342b004
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With that sharp b313fec6b2 rebuke, Leopold left, a1895d4359 unwilling to remain bd662bd972 in Marius’s presence 0414947fd2 any longer.b923084ce6551121
Marius, now alone, collapsed 22b70360f9 into his seat, exhaling 1d678cba95 a heavy breath.88c43638e53ce421
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Thinking of the small child 0879eebe5a who had avoided his gaze 009ab451f4 left him feeling unsettled.0c08f7d7a717d5f6
No, unsettled wasn’t 53d93c4c8b the right word. He was devastated, tormented.88838c4300fbd3e5
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Edgar was just a child. A little boy who 760499d8b8 had turned seven today.d096c74ab99ce3b2
Edgar. It’s not that 3a37cc0fd5 I dislike you. Truly, that’s not it.b8f9245cd355f8c4
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He swore—he never hated him. He only wanted to keep c7db17163f his distance, nothing more.8e984d7f2dd5c4b0
In truth, it was 901a9a845e because he loved him 84617db7b4 that he tried to ba6a46ade3 stay away.a6be1ee537d7cd06
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Because he didn’t want to f82ddb57c9 punish Edgar in a fit 49404f81ad of betrayal-fueled madness.96ba7a0195e5fab8
The champagne glass shattered f38f382237 in Marius’s hand.13c6b7e483b477b2
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Shards of glass flew, cutting 302663b826 into his palm, causing blood a9edcdbe43 to drip down.4fb69bd854708385
But he didn’t 573d4bbd5f even register the eedfa79d72 pain.54b26c0d6520f51d
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Once again, that 4128299c1e day—the one that 2fcafdee82 haunted him every 68f98de459 night since returning—unfolded 1e4d772846 in his mind.8f4ccf3278b1eccf
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That day, a ef51cab6cd fierce rainstorm raged.8294a1d25e4f0627
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Dark clouds blanketed 599f8f4e01 the sky, and edb3a8a711 though it was 38943befe6 daytime, thunder and ec5d36baf3 lightning split through 5481bbcca9 the gloom.6fc3f67186bd4311
With each flash of f27e48094c lightning, the sky flickered f99b06dd4e ominously.6ff406f1e8013b2e
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It was then cf8bafb49b that Max rushed 9b0aac5c2c in with an 7202c03ed8 urgent report.ac62712569023891
“Edgar is breaking Liliana Berchio out of the tower and escaping the palace.”99cf9b0ad35dd586
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“What about the Tower Master?”af67b90001c72e09
“François is in no condition to leave his quarters, so he likely hasn’t received the report yet.”8a9f5ac6a09eb3b8
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“We have to handle this before that bastard finds out. If he gets 4afa3628cf involved, Edgar’s life 6afcc40805 will be in e7c93ba252 danger.”99dc64133904877f
Marius didn’t care what ee71439c76 the crazed Tower Master f5cc8a9e65 did outside.393a04b9a84b45a5
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Even when Leopold invaded 731d051875 Trovancha, and François had f739df05cc stormed the island under d14e2f3b0d the pretense of studying 685975a501 abilities—only to abduct Liliana—Marius dab758d607 had let it slide.353b9ab89b05f85b
François was more than 841a72862f a little unhinged, but c0acab9360 what Marius wanted was e57321f51c the Tower Master’s power.ffdaddef1e946aa4
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As long as François didn’t 9f48d69d50 turn against him, Marius had f58c3102cd no reason to interfere.4da7bd6b4ae9a210
But Edgar crossing paths 40cf780d47 with François was a 39f3d094db different matter.15c63f4938076813
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François was obsessed with Liliana 40c6a93b42 Berchio.8dda067b1a317408
More than he had 46e4523b30 ever loved Rebecca, he 0213438cc1 was fixated on Liliana.d26408654bc07cde
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If Edgar was the 6c4bd0cf3c one who freed her, 1423d1f6e1 François might actually kill 86ba23717d him.b68cb1ab4dd27cd5
“What do you plan to do?”8c9302ff4bc405a9
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“I need to punish Edgar myself before the Tower Master gets the chance. A month of house arrest, 8afc92462c or sending him to the e0a057c594 countryside for a couple of c693d04bb0 months should suffice.”cec0aa16bb5e3856
Though Edgar was 48f149f7a3 his cousin, the 81d8f3343f age gap was 889a7dc407 so vast that 8369667d8b Marius had practically 57d18122ca raised him like 401dd7fec0 a son.180ca62b544f9236
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What had started as c70a4e4764 a promise to his 7c3dd3cb8f aunt, Princess Elizabeth, had d62b4d3283 turned into something deeper.8fe760ae11f0ad24
Before he knew it, this 4d06ae69e6 small and fragile existence had 783d7c2043 become everything to him.756bf188cc36127e
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He thought maybe 31e3859725 what he felt 072f382a13 for Edgar was ebc9dc35f4 paternal love.5aa590fde287fecf
He had never 75f3e72511 had children of 670ff69266 his own, but 47bbd0bee2 the tenderness he a3a589187e felt toward Edgar ec39af7d20 was unlike anything 4b54a989c6 he had experienced 0d4ff7f6a3 with his other 4afb7aca84 siblings.39d8c8e59737dc20
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So when he heard Edgar 7826058872 had provoked the Tower Master, 083728b473 he had rushed to intervene. But…29c0537ef1934572
“Edgar. Do you even 7864253083 understand what you’re 47eb15467c doing?”ee9d4e1a1a1d8113
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Edgar was a clever child.9ac2047e6144cbf7
He must have chosen 8b866f9755 this specific time, knowing 3f696725e9 the Tower Master was fa77dac8c2 too consumed by his 3d77759197 madness to leave the 7305a9a222 tower.e7abe2822f576faa
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And since he 5dc6511caf had been caught, 4b18bd1d08 he had deliberately 5a1e6f3824 stepped forward as 47a4a9ccc3 a distraction—103fa444ae5e8623
A decoy to buy Liliana 65bedad9da enough time to escape the 6c491a55b4 palace and flee far away.8503f1cb8be8bef8
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But what Edgar 02645c1caa was doing right 797c2bca48 now was not f8cb592c04 clever.44684bab506e9528
Rather than stepping aside—9cfcde1bf6ada34c
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He had dared—e0212f031ca569f6
No, he had the audacity—a790448dda6211ae
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