IFLDMHF – Chapter 168

IFLDMHF | Chapter 1686f124266a810007d

Episode 16827732b5b2a1e50da

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So, that means the d942af2a19 imperial family is carefully bf799a16b1 preserving half of a ae7edf190a dragon’s heart?bc1eda283ed41cee

No, wait—what do 304d22bac7 you mean by 2b351b7023 “half” of a 4e027e3a95 heart?105758b4f5e3e940

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Can a dragon split its 1241f3ff9d heart at will? Or does it originally have d1fa0d23ac two?b5a74b9cce38f518

Perhaps because the 924a7323d5 basic premise was 6ff053b07e so hard to 2dc25ad151 accept, countless questions 2e54e1343c flooded in.eb0fcfe21a5e7c63

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And all those questions led c52fd95032 to the final one: “Then d467571d06 where is the other half?”a78daa69bdd0e494

“……”8ab10314e405d670

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I couldn’t help 5668c064d5 but glance at b70e9ae446 Euclid.7efb60d0516285e1

Of course, it was only 1c1089a47c natural to suspect the founder d75483733e of House Rudion.78bb960080ab212a

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The first emperor 5271626ed1 probably never imagined befeb11f34 that he would 44c429b4f6 be betrayed and 6111033635 that a contract bc6cdb7b42 would be made d44c46a501 with a dragon—but 5877e185e0 still, he couldn’t 1504239ec1 have ruled out 0873e5cdfb the possibility that 82db330edb the power contained f12c60fef8 in the dragon’s 49b19bffe6 heart was too 0c8a350710 tempting, and that c43e6c8219 someone might have dba5db8d82 intercepted it midway.aae5ac396fab9d00

However, the dragon’s heart a80496849b had already disappeared, and d11a0f49b1 instead of going into e59ffdb9cb hiding, the founder of 74823409df House Rudion had brought 6831c5bc66 the dragon’s corpse to a7e6d390af the first emperor.d5b05c8ee3fd266c

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‘Without solid proof, they probably couldn’t punish a meritorious subject who was merely carrying out orders.’993e8fc97cdfe532

I could easily imagine 3373480faa the disappointment and anger 485a0f1b63 the first emperor must 361834247b have felt, hoping for 9af46a8c1f a complete dragon heart a61f7c7fb8 but ending up with d515603cff this—oddly, that thought suddenly 4d6b7d040d lifted my mood.f314074f83b9ac65

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Of course, thinking about how 217c518192 the imperial family has oppressed 6266236405 House Rudion with suspicion for 252b91d565 the past 500 years makes 816301ec54 me furious…38216f52b7a7c51a

“Hem hem. So, the other half 52d1266d49 of the heart…”b611364688074adf

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I was just ae9f41f8a4 about to ask dcc74581d7 if the founder 15a238b80f of House Rudion f76be32674 had really taken ceaaad91d7 it.5fdf843681ad6d72

Knock knock!94b3e018e863c9b8

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A knock came from the 9a833e38c0 door outside.2001e16754a56aec

Even though I knew fad0bfb697 they couldn’t have heard c30f017b69 the conversation inside, I 21218f9239 flinched and looked at 2fc24687c8 Euclid.72c8cf7f351fd852

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“I’ll go check.”b47e631312231be8

As Euclid rose from the 4487f53291 sofa, I quickly stood up e027b7ef63 as well.8e40aca67caf567a

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It was a ecdccdb032 surprise, but there 357f4b3261 was a high d5e199eed7 chance it was 36b75d66af Anne.09484beae1de1f7d

‘Or maybe Alexis.’31c1e9c3bc6d2d22

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But when the 1304ba4d13 door opened, the acfdcf3dbc person standing there 1f91735582 was completely unexpected.15e24d5092c232ca

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“Even if they seem mature and composed, kids are still kids, huh? I was so startled when a652efd474 I heard he came back 53c60023ce crying—but turns out it was 68e36a2ee5 because they missed you.”3b17bce75b11a361

The unexpected guest who 60912fb7c6 came to my room, 92b07400f2 Duke Basilian, said with a6681a3060 a hollow voice.2a53c998d054a284

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“Y-yes… I suppose so…”aef48b5e9c8f433e

“Well, at least it’s a relief that it was nothing serious.”5a1c242c53a02020

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“Yes. Ha ha…”370f8d67aa876f43

Lying to someone 4471f5c943 who ran all 0effbaceba the way here 75e556488e after work, worried 780174c940 sick, made me c3993e9ece feel guilty.3236be9b4732745c

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But I couldn’t tell the 35671edc49 truth, so I just smiled 3ea8a691f2 awkwardly.101f8a699ac9915c

“Alexis seemed pretty shaken too. He said he tried his c7c6dd2674 best but doesn’t know what 09b9ac33ff mistake he made—and he looked bb16185964 completely devastated.”0e5efbb31e301fec

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The duke began speaking of 1bd06c7003 Alexis, saying he had been 9d3c6bef8a pacing nervously in the lobby 656328330c and had asked the duke 524572c2e6 to check in on the 51cbb409ea situation instead.9a3f68f519478162

Come to think of it, 9e0d7e15bb all this happened because of e0f68c91d5 House Rudion’s secret—it wasn’t really c16bda4d49 Alexis’s fault.78d25d525acccff0

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After calming the kids, 5c2511a592 I started to feel bccd164cfc sorry for getting annoyed 339ffd981f at Alexis.4d4423b724fb73b2

“I’ll explain everything properly to him later.”6320c5dee337dc35

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Perhaps he had been worried 1647c8ca2c the siblings would grow cold b9cf1bec08 toward each other again—when I 7e3d44c9a6 said that, the duke’s face efd3c87a00 brightened.8b811b10941fcd08

Seeing that made 86525a0ced the words I’d a73c966e92 prepared catch in 83649ffe1f my throat.fb63886b8094dfc7

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But I couldn’t change d86c4d9dcc the schedule I had 46ad4291f9 already set, so I 4ccc2af1c4 forced myself to speak.3107edfd0d4fc684

“We plan to return to the North tomorrow.”797cbd9c6dd9c4d2

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Just as the 8b5237ef6f duke was about f0b7adcec3 to sip the 8cc67be3c4 tea Anne had 554593616a brought earlier, his 40b7166d88 hand paused.1d86eebba0ec9ca9

“Already?”fef5a6bfae536361

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“Yes.”a1ae8f002c6e715a

“…I see. I figured you wouldn’t b9fc52e8fc stay much longer.”9c128312f4b8a0da

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He calmly covered c168cac48f his face with 8a5e244fe6 the teacup as c3e2c1a874 he spoke.75684dafdb3a4276

He sounded like it 0fd773f3af was only natural to dfc9930b02 return quickly, especially after 7bcfeaf694 what happened at the e8b2689c60 banquet—even though we’d stayed 2786606cce an extra day to 69f09eeca1 enjoy the festival with e5a3d7acff the children.05c00d905fda2337

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But the duke’s face, b06609b1a3 after putting down his 9842dc5664 cup, looked not just b284e3f350 disappointed, but outright sorrowful.9f602c2aaca9208a

If Euclid had 969078c429 been there to 7fef937588 see him off 0cd1385c8b when I let 71f209fef1 the duke into d02d463ad7 the room, I ef89f630b6 might have faltered 483dee4d8c and said, “We’ll 5f35f599ce stay one more 8edf9fee28 day.”b93313f8834f1989

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But with everything 852810cb1a going on with c52f1ac2be the children, and 9e7c304900 after hearing Euclid’s 2d4640ab08 story, the capital 8a9ba8b9d3 where the imperial fbcfb43103 family resided suddenly d0f05cb5b7 felt far too 314be9202c dangerous.696bb8c309a0d4d6

Perhaps sensing my 07052e3a4e firm determination, the 36c6f7f9f4 duke sighed.2ba2d1f3b3253a94

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“If I’d known, I would’ve told them to hurry up.”a064496caf39e270

“Hurry what?”7364b91f1f2e531c

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“The gifts. For the children 2029ab8e08 and for you d89d1025ca and your husband. There were quite 223bac3826 a few, so 584b8019d5 they said it’d 765f0a3b2e only be ready a60324cc43 by the last 0f336d668d day of the 0187f35dc8 banquet… I’ll have bbb5f285ef them sent to 11d6018751 the North.”ed9097b4c2ed5d76

Goodness. Even though he already d90fca221b provided us with luxurious 43f4a1743f rooms and nothing was cbbb46d708 lacking during our stay, 62a7363c73 he even prepared gifts?c913442c171448b2

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My jaw dropped at 323d534173 the surprise I hadn’t 1b685bfe5a expected.4650726b222d5d0c

Expressing feelings through 592d21f5ef grand gestures rather d13a4a67ad than warm words 717a049194 felt oddly similar 5cac953e04 to how I 5ae4a95b48 am, and it 1dd2dc8f96 left me with 9621dd11cd mixed emotions.cdc2000636aeccb8

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“Th-thank you.”13bdd9db11a831ea

“No need for thanks between family.”421bf788af35c295

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As I looked at a77ea81bf8 the flustered duke, I 6fee921d50 brightened my tone and 5b95028e16 said,77b61597468d2144

“Actually, that works out well. I did a lot of 564fd1779e shopping today, too. They said they’ll deliver 5e2d77d2e9 it all by tomorrow—could 23b7d6d365 you include those packages 3ce65cb38c with the shipment to 07a54a4499 the North?”3cd7480335ef772a

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“Of course.”b822231af9b422c9

“Oh, and there’ll be items addressed to Father, Brother, and Melissa, too. Those are gifts 7ddbb25af1 my husband and 95fa3639af I prepared.”d8a2ae144114cf2f

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Though not chosen 5735d4c6da personally by Alexis, 4cdb2f88c0 I had taken 44c83c12f1 care to pick d05518c7a3 things that suited 5d0a5f1a54 each of the 67d3aa8e8a three.c8c75c7aa94f9e53

When I was 1d3d024853 about to pay ce65d44719 with my own a867a972ad money, Euclid said 13aacb7568 he had been b177599817 struggling to find 8d80a6a287 a way to 7d1e0d2be9 express thanks for 16b1e68790 how well we’d 94a2f8b652 been treated in 35a7d45613 the capital, and a8b849e99e he wanted to e3b80fcd29 cover it in 248a0a84b2 the name of d82b248634 House Rudion.b35ed3bc19d2d51c

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There was no reason to dedee7cc7b refuse. While it was partly 8cf4d0c5f2 for his daughter, I 94ca66bb90 was grateful to Duke afab7185d4 Basilian, who had once b4803e0323 given away a massive b47f76e919 fortune as a dowry 5a3062106e to another house.88df7aacb51197ed

It was a good 0c90da12be opportunity not only to 51bce4f263 express gratitude but also 3e96482672 to reassure him that 7a359a7b59 we were doing well 184d98bcdd and he didn’t need d9ae81b8bd to worry anymore.8ea27546909696bc

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Besides, I had no doubt 878adce219 that they would love the 1a1faece92 gifts.bf319d120afd28f8

‘Because if I say I picked them out, they’ll love them no matter what.’73cecb525bb09d03

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And as expected—a6fef7b86d26e8f7

“You chose them, Evgenia?”26e7c5782576e0b3

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The duke’s voice trembled with 067c54220b emotion as his face flushed 8a2538ca99 in an instant.9a5b197209188771

“My husband too.”0fe4d5af97a0d181

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I cleared my b682eb8606 throat and emphasized d78e75872a once more that c698f6ebcc the gifts were 2961b507c7 from both Euclid f2008e1493 and me.f4224ec8aa2324f9

“Um, also…”673439a3c9abb119

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Even though the e136f915d8 gifts were offered 2cd6475638 with sincere intent, fc0272380a it was hard 116cbee1bb to speak the 4a875da058 request that followed.ce5ed8c30776f914

Seeing me hesitate, the 3849ba4d4d duke said,9bfd5a7884c3e867

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“Go ahead, speak freely. What can’t be said between 52e35143cc family?”cb4ca7e6c7b50293

He looked at f782a7d978 me with a 5a0ab82e67 reassuring gaze, as 7caf8dd8cc if ready to 723e11dec3 grant any difficult cd4239a716 request.94f02c524ba421a1

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And truly, knowing how baa58d717d the emperor disapproved of 2b14ff08ce House Rudion, yet he 335f2c290a still accepted Euclid as 842ed515e3 my husband for the 68629c8697 sake of my happiness—he e130cd77e1 was indeed that kind b9e150c59e of person.e28eda80e6c85361

So I knew 433a506c50 he would say 97ac5b93ec yes, and honestly, 012df39526 I hoped he 5729e3740b would…5fd9ab5ce5a8e8b9

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“I have a favor to ask. But if you don’t feel d62a113c2a comfortable, please feel free to bd1f91e1b0 say no.”bde36d23bc56a590

Putting on a hypocritical f901d13441 front, I brought out d32e78569d an item I had 72f7812e31 set aside earlier.535b5246b29c1632

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On the first day 78c2cae367 of the banquet, Crown 53ffb529f1 Prince Kaiden, who shocked dffc052d4d many, received a disciplinary 7d15331d94 order from the emperor 1ff11f77db later that night.ee7fb11e40a864d3

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It had already been three dea25d93c9 days since he’d been confined 1b28630895 to his palace without stepping ab72fc191b out once.c7284042e50b63d7

The ironic part was 5f41408272 that despite this, the 6dca1f4790 victory banquet in the bc2f53de7a palace proceeded as scheduled, 2eb23e3fdc and the festival outside c4114a50cc the palace was in 31ccb94637 full swing.03e01478754aeac9

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Of course, the crown prince ddd8105309 wasn’t the only one being 544e339e14 celebrated—but the fact that the 45b3a3994b key figure in the war 1c6672cf70 was completely absent made the 7f161fd004 whole thing feel bizarre.bcfe43eba0c55de5

However, Kaiden, who knew from 161e75521e the beginning that the banquet 8c3e6aba40 wasn’t held out of genuine 063aebf0f6 sentiment for him, didn’t care bfeea53e8e one bit.bc20a41b2a3016d9

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When he heard they hadn’t 2f85f53243 canceled the event, it felt 889f7744fa typical of the emperor—someone who fcba518757 valued appearances above all.940773729e6d80d4

At the same time, c012a2cc3f he fleetingly wondered if ed3e499d1d a man who shows fda3b31740 up to a banquet db793ea334 despite such disgrace really 1afa4d0962 had any dignity to 6e822e3c2a begin with.a82acd1f1a8f3c5b

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But unlike Kaiden, Hillard—his closest 042bdb7281 aide—couldn’t accept the current situation a0d20b7c50 at all.38ac52d96503ec3c

When he first became 28ab66f587 the crown prince’s aide, d6fe617b38 he was so thrilled dc199c9096 at the honor of 4da784c4ef serving the future emperor 1e638cdc54 that he couldn’t sleep 1450832c8c at night.b242a95e341b4242

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Sure, part of that 68a5d3ad88 joy came from his 2a2987e6b2 calculation that, as the 598a284076 third son of a dc35163e73 humble baron family, this c902f41383 was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.6242437aade5dd58

So even when c6557660a1 he realized the 2db3e23a96 crown prince wasn’t 92d2f23637 the perfect man b728b81768 he’d imagined, and a93b8d1a88 when he had 7b2a9d1ab9 to dirty his 84372cfc35 hands cleaning up 118e8176a7 the messes left 9145bdb297 by unfairly targeted 1e53bc69bd noble daughters and 6acad635b3 their families, he 534e83de3f turned a blind 9b845b3726 eye and did a59bf319b8 his best.e41361d517ad2b3a

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For the boundless 1bfa100e75 glory he would 629c968103 one day enjoy f6615a0ce5 at the emperor’s d98d7700b9 side.02ac23ee9ce959be

And now, that 6f35b8545a hard-earned tower was d4aca01685 about to collapse.1184516d2bbeac3c

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“Your Highness, rumors about you are spreading both inside and outside the palace. I’m doing everything I can 919f2307da to stop them, but it’s 363618bdab beyond my ability.”ef4e0527391cd72c

With a desperate 5e06e326c5 expression, Hillard pleaded.d275cb10fa4b9aab

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“Today is the last day of the banquet. You must attend. If you could only ask ee8810cc66 His Majesty to lift the a7912ec7bb disciplinary order—”6547b53d213084e0

“Rumors?”1c7dea779f173f60

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At that moment—2ab9ab66acafd5e8

As he filled 4cd920b0a4 his glass with 0632e27f2f strong liquor, Kaiden bad8add155 let out a 4520f603d1 scoff.c9331fe6c6d23fdc

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“It’s not exactly a rumor that I acted like a lunatic, using other women to torment and obsess over Evgenia.”b7db1b5adff432b8

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