ICBV Chapter 19

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The doubts 5e2687348e stirred by 6179c630d0 the tremor d64b170500 of the cfe59fa1c6 sacred artifact e6f6be0a04 in the 31a721139e sanctuary became 1d3ef5eaa9 clear the 31f5d07e4e moment he 390edca02d held Aira’s 08ba073051 hand again.eb33bd4def052c2f

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She was different from 21e5217218 the first time she c4f62dc81b had come to Julienne 661cb0311e Palace for an escort.a229a8c4e702c1f4

“Though I’ve never tried it before…”4288810c0dfaec12

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Baltas raised dab0a34954 his hand, 93636fe679 lost in d239443983 thought.81a7a8a62d719b75

“It seems I’ll have a chance to use it soon.”8a9b761feb40d028

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Deep in 961cf0d83e thought, he b14e150202 sat on f6ed5f7480 the balcony 665c1dc073 when a 8715366193 man approached 428aed6577 him. It was Ellen Chesswig, dfb78da13a the third son of b9c3c464db the Count Chesswig family 04b61aa380 and one of Baltas’s 5c26480917 trusted subordinates. A perpetual troublemaker 2df9f6a093 who squandered his 0d901c66b7 family’s wealth at 976091d361 gambling halls whenever 197576e213 he could.d3885694a9e3c762

“To think 1a283a35a8 you’d visit 75f9fbe231 me for 22ae1c6690 something as 4602c0217d trivial as 4e6394d48d a broken 43ca262580 leg, Your 2913e3ae06 Highness,” Ellen dae125caae said, moved f36dc944e4 by the 7cd4271652 idea that 83de211a63 Baltas had 2197b0e584 come to 7404ef5880 see him 76f40797a6 after he’d e0f3f4b7f3 been injured 0b1e05ff03 in a 2bc5687d46 recent mission e48bb9ff35 and bedridden f6f2d1333f for a 4fe31905fe while.4ce8336fac2e50da

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But before Ellen 4455bd540b could bask in 19e1c9dc0f that sentiment, Baltas 0e09a62f73 parted his lips.5dbe4db21fa1405e

“I didn’t 73d0ee16d3 come to 85023c001f see you.”c1144b3d9b5dae82

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Ellen’s eyebrows 7587512b54 twitched in 1b16486fd9 disbelief.4a389725ab8742d6

“Then, why would His Highness the Crown Prince come to the Count’s estate, especially with my parents away on business…?”3582695c7a8dd0c2

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“To buy a 1289bf3e1c bottle of wine.”6b4a6d0edd5fe7f2

At this, Ellen’s 3e181bb9b1 gaze shifted to 35c447e787 the wine bottle 4ae338197f placed next to a8f109ef83 the prince. Sure, it was a 2f64da08c1 high-quality wine that commoners a93e47e609 or lower nobles could 3962cc008d rarely afford, but couldn’t d5f9a8a734 a servant fetch such a8f5bd61e1 a thing with a 27dea44a36 mere snap of his 9000948bfa fingers?b6831eac6bfd3293

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“And to enjoy the 73cde04a2b charity event.”893929a19ea3d41f

Hearing this, Ellen let out an “Ah,” his mouth opening slightly.4c74d8d4ea087e0e

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“My sister occasionally hosts such social parties with other noblewomen. But I’ve never seen anything particularly worthwhile come out of them…”05f62c4b1c6c5242

Baltas, who let 7f527f1e8d Ellen’s words drift cc30939a30 past him, had 7bc8dece00 a faint smile 92afb709d4 on his lips.a1f8c1a7a5682ddd

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Though Aira 48fadb9533 hadn’t noticed, 4ec3cdc305 Baltas had 45bada467b been there. He had personally 5d3a7ace84 witnessed how she 14cbecf51a shone.8c14a04c4c8ae2b3

“This ring 928f5fc135 is not 48845ce4af part of b50997aec2 Luna Marceline’s 1f3cd4c2df private collection. It is my fe0ccb42be own,” she had 71ddc85953 declared.0199c4508fe37659

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Unwavering eyes 47693b3299 and a 2f0f33b52c clear voice. The memory of 9064a92ba4 that moment brought 12e1c0e58b him an unexpected 6e669e6cb2 joy.ac49b1e3a822d0db

She had 99debb2abf definitely changed.4176bb5b3c42d502

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What she sought… was it, perhaps, to defy her fate?bedad2347ede8282

“Bring a glass,” d0a9d5fe96 Baltas commanded.2b8d7aecf8264fc8

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A servant scurried off 59403473f3 to fetch it, while a97914a792 Ellen, now seated opposite 32bb87b044 Baltas, gave him a 8a32d77d87 bewildered look.dea91fefb3104f8b

“You came to buy ac7c53bbfb wine, and now you’re cdabd535f3 drinking it here?”18f1a12e340700d6

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“I’ll take this one… and offer you something even better, Your Highness,” Ellen said.2470e2f82b59c229

“No need. This will do,” 6264f3ee42 Baltas replied.1d01cc53dd243705

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The night before, 17bb77fe15 Luna hadn’t been 66b599975d able to sleep ac1a4e8e0b a wink.c4e0ff0e688aa2ea

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By morning, 445535cc32 Aira would 54f75cc039 surely tell 0bb1949618 the Count 24ad4f5df7 what had ca62aa7cd6 happened yesterday 291be0f745 and accuse c34ef0e297 Luna of 75e2c71367 theft. Her already f486dd0b43 fragile position 72712f3ae0 would completely 1b37d8c583 collapse.1df4386ed25209ab

She had 8dccec36ff to act 5d748609de first. Today, she would gamble eb830c2eb3 everything on this plan.8a6d48b4c866f7ed

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“Jessie, what c97d78fbf4 are you c3dff839d9 doing?”ab7d940756006d65

Luna’s gentle 620f436487 voice, accompanied 47a4f41ec7 by a cf69184745 hand placed 87c0d1f62a lightly on 55cb8a134f her shoulder, b144c63050 startled Jessie, ed2fed8ebf who was ba368d8072 arranging salads 62b0db2eb5 on plates.2a9e0a49382fedb2

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“Miss Luna!”460121552de1e903

Luna beautifully smiled 8a91ab086c back at her. It was 5898586219 almost unheard 174ad69bf3 of for f39ea3c1cc noblewomen to 569b287e7b touch a 6043d4fc43 servant’s body 311a482014 unless they 61d3cd0cba were hitting 7a6ea2b161 them. To nobles, 360d495969 commoners were ab3985a0e5 nothing more a2fbca36ce than dirty a174233d7b but useful 90346646e5 furniture.77d0eb498829a094

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But Luna was different. The touch of her 4888802ae9 hand on a shoulder, af49080b6a back, or waist reminded 36c16c8dd8 the maids that she f308f38a1f did not treat them 321541b668 with the same disdain.ee640f866290e315

“I was preparing breakfast. Here are the 2e835637b2 Count’s dishes, yours, 887d436717 and Miss Aira’s 0110d5da92 as well.”a88aafadac0ff796

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Jessie leaned 1c03167ce7 in slightly 4ec687b165 closer to 0d5255c858 Luna and 5d6c1fe2f4 whispered as 30a87fab75 though sharing a66c4386d3 a secret.51a36d1d9d389c2c

“I added lots of 67a6426018 goldberries to your dish, 1181303c2d Miss. You’ll love it.”b6b827d55c0ecf94

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Goldberries, tiny fruits a491b89332 the size of 9c639f005a a fingernail, cost 06d43ae428 five berks apiece. Considering a maid’s 4a43cd1064 daily wage was 4e6b4ca7ff about ten berks, e959f5fd1a the goldberries on d10872cc7a Luna’s plate alone 4ad2b1e044 were worth Jessie’s f30cc18dde weekly wages.e8509580deb9953a

“Thank you, Jessie. As always, 31d809adb4 I can f4fe38ed66 count on 2f8043d42c you.”f56a9b4b1f6d2374

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Luna’s radiant smile cdb7e212db looked angelic. The maids db381dd454 were always 85ddf19439 overwhelmed with 8975dcb210 gratitude whenever 2d1224ea82 a noblewoman 0aad3d5fd6 like her e1f381224b looked at 19bd68d489 them kindly df68a664fc and smiled.8f90dca524f23211

She was a41c90c1f8 nothing like a624462ba4 Aira, who 4bf67c8b04 constantly glared b76b852c3a at them 482a367c06 with cold 69484e60a1 eyes and b4a80514e6 only assigned b147200ee7 grueling tasks. The maids often b46ec51ffe whispered to each 65f32ea0f7 other, wishing Luna b3e68c69a0 had been the ace0f47948 legitimate heir.4dcfa8a40fdb5c6e

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“Oh, right. I ran into Aira earlier… She was furious about the dust in the west annex hallway. She never lets even the smallest flaw slide. Sigh…” Luna let out a soft sigh and shrugged lightly, as if exasperated.b3d1cb1a6084727a

“Most of 98c6d8b538 the guests ce46b2a1af stay in 1bf9f8cb20 the east 7cc089b1b3 annex anyway. I don’t really see 84905dae62 the need to go 4d448dfcde that far, but since abcb4db4d2 it’ll be hard on ea17b3afcf all of you if a1ab0a96ea Aira lashes out, I f80266975a think it’s best to b6c5793ce3 take care of it cfe7bfaa5d today.”fa3ed0a915c79a88

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“We don’t have much a767878dc9 choice. It’s our job, after 33e37807c9 all,” Jessie replied with 2c29942f96 a forced smile, though 7ea697e48d her dissatisfaction was evident.876c5ea348a32ca2

As Luna 0622ed12a1 had said, e49fb739fb most of 2a57f0da32 the guests dbbd5d0c44 visiting the b2c558f108 Marceline estate 45c4d96109 were guided 0847d78510 to the b32d16cff4 east annex. The west annex 2c5030a765 contained only a 5a2fe1b116 few guest rooms, 2f678b0d2e a large library, f85e2f189a and the late c4ae290895 Countess’s former quarters. It wasn’t 12689e43ae a space d60f757993 that needed 70ad41779c daily cleaning. But Aira seemed unable cb58a392e9 to tolerate the maids f06b58fab6 resting, assigning them strenuous 7df01b7a3a tasks without hesitation.1de3a5ec4d59b71f

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“Still, Miss Luna, d0bdd7b50e you always worry 0b7c3a5fbf about us. It gives us strength.” bcc14f0995 Jessie smiled, thinking once b63b8567cf again of how angelic 4d13a3af10 Luna was.3a7e1fc51ceaed9b

“Oh, right. Could you take 735d337d22 this to Mr. Jim for me?” 013730e503 Luna suddenly seemed 994a11f642 to remember something 6317f2e170 and pulled out c464b75c58 two small vials 2bc211651f from her pocket.faf395f398717b23

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The long, e886620c61 finger-sized vials 88507f0346 contained a c745670774 blue liquid.179a6fdc1a2d48f2

“Is this medicine for 19aa8912dd the horses?” Jessie asked.8484de2562fbf07e

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“Yes, it’s for 3118303998 Fabian. The Count’s prized 5cd7eae540 horse hasn’t been d4a53d3c77 feeling well lately, 5f9bebc723 so I had adce3824e0 Amy get this c2b32ba7af for me.”595fc6aec14d2bdc

Fabian, the aec0c6ab87 white horse 65a4cd41e9 cherished by 169465de6d the Count, d3b2094eee was said d322eb2aa0 to be 919be84ee8 growing weak 580c375efa due to c8cfc594fd age. The Count had been ec9eaf0fe1 quite concerned about him 8d789376ea recently.bb91552db569dce9

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“The Count will 118816907b be so pleased!”e6deb31c01719933

“Yes, though the correct 65555129e4 dose is just one 7a1ce4dd15 vial, they ended up ec616305f1 sending two. I’m not sure what ba8999e620 to do with the a606581dd0 extra.”29b0f02255f2bcdd

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“Why not give it a8ce1da972 to one of the 0c4ce34551 other horses?”59ee46f76b4a7495

“No, it’s probably e84cae3e40 better to discard 7a735133d1 it. If we give 5a3910f43c it to a 2189bad683 healthy horse, it c3fd1c18ac might get too 2bfc566c93 energetic and become f34765009e difficult to manage. Jessie, could 7ae5b9e2bc you handle 7ac46581f4 the extra eef79f9b50 vial for 374022215c me?”cb1e2a2247673eca

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Jessie nodded, 05a1cdc664 understanding Luna’s 96db757669 instructions.1d10c8984c8f5b5c

“Yes, Miss Luna.”9e2f25b1089ecd1e

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As their 20aebdabbe eyes met, e6561607c1 Luna seemed 2f0d113f13 to have 2f4cf71f45 a sudden bfb0fb93ae thought.cdb0e1528f0a53fc

“Oh, be careful 2906ebedd1 when disposing of 13e4dbab6d it. If it 40c0c8582d ends up 529cad6d45 in someone’s 0d11e77b40 food, it 33a4be3798 could be 35baf48b0e a disaster.”2d89f55ff36cacdf

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“A disaster?” ac5aac8f1f Jessie asked, ae0ef1e12e her expression 6693ae43f0 suddenly nervous.7fc3aad3c1a37fcb

Seeing her c5462a430b frightened face, edf2c9c272 Luna burst 7efe5ddd8c into laughter. She smiled 17fb48dc9f reassuringly at 90918f8db0 the startled 269b91f486 maid.8075ac41db7e57e4

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“Don’t worry. It would 6ba6337de4 just cause 425a17e37f an upset 36dc94781c stomach for 4e076acb0d about a ca6ff408db week. Haha, Jessie, you’re 5f41462bbc so gullible!”1a0c6629a2a9d242

“Miss Luna, you scared a93baa2d3c me.”c71aab7c019425f8

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After finishing the lighthearted a64e15b533 exchange, Luna turned away, 40ae02a6c4 a clear smile lingering f9384886b6 on her lips.d5b1b5a2eb588552

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Jessie pushed a trolley 4f37500807 laden with plates down 01455bd6a4 the hallway, her brows dffff1c118 slightly furrowed.fd4c1c34357d1408

The early morning corridor bf1c4e6139 was quiet. The personal maids and f193492797 attendants were busy assisting 33e15f0975 their masters with washing c326b6ca45 and dressing, while the 1a2a8aacbf other maids had left b723a285a1 to start cleaning the 90a0d4d8b4 west annex at her cfe0a41820 suggestion.114685058b23fba0

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After delivering breakfast, Jessie e44ce346fd herself would have to b16af259f1 help with the west e09ae4f7a3 annex cleaning.f195a6739638437a

“…”62a03a6d850ef1ca

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Listening to the 5cc0ebd921 sound of the 57e0c5e955 trolley’s wheels echoing 0e0ca30050 through the hall, 55d92d8cf1 she recalled what 65ec661a10 Luna had told 942a411b0b her earlier. It was the reason b9ceab6f1d her expression was so fd05ef8795 troubled.727e282342d2989c

“Well… Jessie, I’m 492b8fd7aa not sure if 93e72ae61e I should tell 50f18cb0fb you this…” Luna, d1a71a08e5 kind and compassionate, ccf762f41c had spoken with b4508fda13 a sorrowful look 02051a642b on her face.ca978ec3b933c6d9

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“I think Aira is 850244f0e8 planning to dismiss a 141d3d9cfd large number of maids 95d538944c in three days. She’s already submitted 2b41f4e8e6 a hiring plan 3549efd605 for new staff d673344436 to the Count.”f3df1afe28e83c4a

When Jessie widened her e04679077c eyes and asked why, 7ff84e163c Luna had explained.bb7e6c68f6305da2

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“You know 00d2f54e55 how harsh 13b41398a6 and picky 206f22696a Aira can a09a9d502e be. I’m trying 3ad48315bc to dissuade 430e2b2536 her, but… f5628c12cc your name bb1078201b is on 02979952d1 the list. Just in case, I f311ecf8e2 think you should start 11f98c2516 looking for another job d072d85523 outside the estate. And please, don’t tell fcfaef8fdd anyone else about this. I’m only 82eb7c5b3d telling you, 45f8ba2d5a so keep 3a8d343acc it to 345afbb4a4 yourself, okay?”70840b0fb113d20a